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CONTAINING  TfHE 


OLD  AND  NEW  ITESTAMENTS 


TRANSLATED  OUT  OF  THE  ORIGINAL  TONGUES: 


BEING  THE  VERSION  SET  FORTH  A.  D.  1611,  COMMONLY  CALLED  KING 

JAMES’S  VERSION ; 


'arranged  in  parallel  columns  with  the  revised 

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ADVERTISEMENT. 


In  this  volume  are  printed,  in  parallel  columns,  the  Authorized  Version  of  1611  and  the 
Revised  Version,  of  which  last  the  Old  Testament  appeared  in  1885  and  the  New  Testament 
in  1881. 

The  left-hand  column  contains  the  text  of  the  Authorized  Version  as  usually  printed,  the 
copy  followed  being  that  of  the  Oxford  edition  of  1885,  with  the  references  to  other  passages 
of  Scripture,  but  without  the  marginal  readings.  These  references  are  placed  at  the  foot  of 
the  page,  with  numbers  corresponding  to  superior  numerals  in  the  text. 

The  right-hand  column  contains  the  Revised  Version ; the  marginal  readings  are  placed  at 
the  foot  of  the  page,  and  indicated  by  letters  corresponding  to  superior  letters  in  the  text. 

In  this  edition  the  chapter  headings  of  the  King  James  Version  are  retained,  as  well  as  the 
ordinary  division  of  chapter  and  verse.  In  consequence,  the  amount  of  matter  in  the  left 
hand  column  exceeds  that  in  the  right-hand  one,  and  the  equalization  of  the  two  has  been 
obtained  by  blank  spaces  in  the  right-hand  column,  which  are  not  to  be  taken  as  indicating 
any  unusual  break  in  the  contents. 

The  address  to  the  reader  prefixed  to  the  King  James  Version,  the  Prefaces  of  the  Revisers, 
the  names  of  the  Revisers  of  both  British  and  American  Companies,  and  the  lists  of  renderings 
preferred  by  the  American  Committee  are  also  included  in  this  volume. 


{Piiefixed  to  Authorized  Ven^ion  of  the  Bible.'] 


T(  ' 


KiNG 


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r HIGH  AND  MIG:axY  PRINCE 

JAMES, 

TEE  GRACE  OF  Gqj)^ 

BRITAII^,  FRANCE^  AND  IRELAND, 
nDER  of  the  FAI'j^r^^ 


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The  T’ 


i the  Bible!  wish  Grace,  ]V[ercy,  a 
ti  JESUS  CHRIST  oiL  Lord! 


RE  AT  andmanifol'd  were  : : i,  i- 
IK  Sovereign,  vihich  Atr'^iighty  :'G<' 


most  dread 
; Father  o 

all  mercies,  bestowoui  ipeji^  m . ^ ^ ] iopi>'  A Englam, 
when  first  he  ser  /You»*  Majet  Hoyal  Person  to  ruie 
and  reign  over  us.  F.r  when,.  , was  the  expectation 
of  my,  who  wished  ^lot  well  un,to  o iv  Sion,  that  upon 
the  setting  i that  bright  Occidei  fal  Jtar,  Qaeen  Eli^a- 


resolutioD 
and  prop 


heth  of  mos^  happy  ijnemory,  so  ,e  i,LacrK  and  palpable 
clordo  f.f  darkness  v^njuld  so  b ve 
Land,  t jiat  men  should  ha  3 br 
they  Were  to  walk  ; an' I that  it  . 
who  wa^  io  direct  the  unsettle' y 
of  Your  Majesty,  ks  of  the  gi. 
stantly  dispelled  those  suppc,jje(j 
an^kgJAve  unto  all  that  wer^ 


of  a Man  in  maintaining  the  truth  t > 

gating  it  far  |!ind  near,  is  that  which 
b'^und  an(i  fi^j^ly  knit  f'o  hearts  of  all  Your  j^ajesty’s 
loyal  anci/relijrious  peM®  «Mo  You,  that  YM^i*  ^^ry 
name  is  |)recious  thei\:  their  ey^^  dot^  behold 

You  with  comfort,  and  they  ble&s  You  in  theii*  liearts, 
as  that  4nctified  Person,  who,  u»der  G«Jd7  is'  the  im- 
mediate Author  of  their  true  happ?a^ss.  And  this  their 
^3nt  doth  not  diminish  or  ^ecay,  but  every 
^y  incr*)aseth  and  taketh  strength,  wben.^^^y  observe, 
that  the  geal  of  Your  Majesty  toward  the 
-__'doth  notjjdack  or  go  backward,  but  is  mo\  more 

yd0  kindled,  iiianifesting  itself*  abroad  in  the  f 


verhadowed  this 
dcTOt  which  way 
1 ha, idly  be  known, 
e ; !*■  .,.ppearance 

in  i'i  strength,  ii^  kindled,! juanifesting  itselt  aeroaa  m tuc  ^‘^.^hest  parts 
nised' 'mists,  . of  ChriLendom,  hj  writin^dn  defence  ofj,j^g  Truth, 

• :ected  exceedin''^  (which  liath  given  such  a blow  unto  that  m:^ 


we  beheld 


cause  of  comforl.  ; especia  dy  wl 
Government  established  in  Your  Pifrlmess,  and  Your 
'mpeful  Seed,  by  f,in  unddui,ted  Tit!  ^ and  this  also  ac- 
npanied  with  ipeace  and,  tranq  dty  at  home  and 
ad.  . i 


the  ' -will  not  I be  healed,)  and /every  day  at  hoi^^ 
. learned  discourse,  by  frequenting  t 
learing  the  Word  preached,  by  che 
by  caring  for  the  Church 
Rving  nursing  Father. 


amo 
ar  1' 


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all  our  joys,  there  wi®  no 


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gious  an 
God,  by 
Teachei 
tender  f 


lid 


Tkwc’ 
and  reJ 
more  fc 


3 are  infinite  arguments  of  this  righ 
igions  affection  in  Your  Majesty  ; bi 
.rcible  to  declare  it  to  others  than  the 


that  more 

rts,  than  th,  blessed 

of  Grod’s  sacred  Word  anongl^ ; which  is 
nabl  e treasure;^  which  e^celletli  al.|^the  riches 

b ccause  th<;^  fruit  t Weof  extendeth  itself)  ^ 

tiiae  spei^t  in  thh  transitory  .world,  but  unto  Y our  Majesty.  For  i dien  Your  Higl 
li'  loseth  3 iien  uirtctliat  eterna'l  happiness  1 once  out  of  dee^>  judgment  apprel^iudetf  how  c 


and  per  pietuated  desire  of  accomplishing  and  i 
of  this  /;vork,  which  now  with  all  humilii}’'  w 

T7' .1 rai/ 


! in  heavf  i^.  ) 

0 suffer  this  ground,  bi\t 

it  up,  aiid  to  state, 

mious  r •edecesso/  ’^Your  Highness  did 
, to  go  irward  w confidence  and 


it  was,  that  'Owt  of  the  Originfi  Sa^re( ' Ton 
gc.ther  w It ^ comparing  of  the  Iibours,  both  in 
and  othe  - foreign  Languages,  of  many  worthy 
"went  bef  ug^  there  should  be  one  more  exaci 
[ation  of]  the  holy  Scriptures  into  the  English 
if  our  Miiiesty  did  never  desist  to  urge  and  t* 


/ 


XXXXi  X:iXXOXX^J!i 


bos^^  J.0  '^>.’11  it 

e hastt-  V and 
1 so  Jecent  r ms 
li^ht  justb  'i'’ 


commended 
t the  business 
f,  as  a matter  ». 


t the  work  might 
ht  be  expedited 
eh  impoitance 


.x..id  » / the  mercy  of  God. 

inu?  our  labours,  it  being  broug] 

Oi.  .n,  i s tb  i?  we  have  great  hopes  tt 
»f  England  shall  X'jap  good  fruit  theret 
>ar  duty  to  olfer  it  to  Your  Majesty,  not 
ving  and  -iovt'  h i,  but  as  to  the  princip 
A.uthor  of  the  .•  ork  : humbly  craving  c 
f ijesty,that  since  things  of  this 

[■V  . f subject  to  tl^e  censures  of  ill 
f d persons,  it  may  receive  app 
from  so  learned  and  judicious 
orr  ness  is,  whose  allowance  and  i 
I ..>?  ]r  > ' j shall  more  h(mour  and  encou; 
■ ^ r im^’ntignsLahd-hard  interoretat 


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,|r.. 


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the  con- 
to  such  a 
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re  hold  it 
as  to  our 
over  and 
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lity  have 
ling  and 
tion  and 
*rince  as 
tance  of 
us,  than 
of  other 
. ^v'e 


instruments  to  make  ’s  holy  'i'rnch  to  be  yet  more 
and  more  known  unto  o,  le.  ' bon  they  desire  still 
to  keep  in  ignorance  a .larkness  ; or  if,  on  the  other 
>»id»>  we  shall  be  rnali^  by  selfconceited  Brethren, 
who  rtin  their  own  ways,  uid  gi*  e liking  unto  nothing, 
but  wha^'  ia^ramed  by  bemselves,  and  hammered  «n 
their  anv^^;,  we  may  rest  ' supported  within  by  the 

truth  and  iiinocency  of  a coitscience,  having  walked 
the  ways  di'  sidiplicity  ; integrity,  as  before  the 


Lord  ; and  sustained  witht 
of  Your  Majesty’s  grace 
give  countenajice  to  hone 
against  bitter  rjensures  am 

The  Lord  o>‘  heaven  ar 
with  ma*  / and  happy 
hand  hath  cJnriched  Yo 
gular  and  e;xtraordinar 
wonder  of  the  world  in  . 
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’1  PJC  ■ 


'hi 


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fs. - our,  which  will  ever 
m Christian  endeavours 
hui  t^able  imputations. 


?th  bless  Your  Majesty 
, that,  as  his  heavenl} 
gh;  ess  with  many  sin 
; io  You  may  be  thi 
agt  for  happines 
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jm.  Chris 


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f-.EYISERS  PREFACE. 


' " 

The  Revision  of  the  A a 
taken  in  consequence  of  i 
houses  of  the  Convocation  r f uiv.  Province  of  Cantei 


Ol- 

ive 


■5  S^ersion  wa|5  undei 
olucion  passed  by  bot 


:'U/..’d  ju  the  Preface  to  th 
Ve  w Te;  tament,  which  WJ 
L.  Whi  n the  two  Compj 
pying  out  this  work,  the  fo 
! . among  others,  were  la: 

■ imittee  of  Convocation  f< 


bury,  as  has  been  fully  e: 

Revised  Version  of  the 
first  published  in  May  1 
nies  were  appointed  for  c 
lowing  General  Princij  1 
down  by  the  Revision 
their  guidance  : — | 

‘1.  To  introduce  as  b ' alterations  as  possible  in 
the  Text  of  the  Authoiisod  Version  consistently/  witii 
faithfulness.’  ' 

‘2.  To  limit,  as  fai  i ossible,  the  express: 
such  alterations  to  the  l?  'ig'  ..ge  of  the  Authorisec' 
earlier  English  Versions.’ 

‘4.  That  the  Text  a.  be  adopted  be  that  for  which 
the  evidence  is  deckb  cll;  prepoi? derating  ; and  that 
when  the  Text  so  adoj  ted  differs  horn  that  from  which 
the  Authorised  Version  was  made,  the  alteration  be 
indicated  in  the  margin.’ 


ent  such  as  to  justify  any  attempt  at  an  entire  recon- 
fcruction  of  the  text  on  the  authority  of  the  Versions,  the 
levisers  have  thought  it  most  prudent  to  adopt  the  Mas- 
oretic  Text  as  the  basis  of  their  work,  and  to  depart 
rom  it,  as  the  Authorised  Translators  had  done,^  only  in 
xceptional  cases.  With  regard  to  the  variations  in  the 
dassoretic  Text  itself,  the  Revisers  have  endeavoured 
o translate  what  appeared  to  them  to  be  the  best  read- 
!ig  in  the  text,  and  where  the  alternative  reading 
eemed  sufficient!}^  probable  or  important  they  have 
•laced  it  in  the  margin.  In  some  few  instances  of  ex- 
treme difficulty  a reading  has  been  adopted  on  the  au- 
thority of  the  Ancient  Versions,  and  the  departure  from 
e Massoretic  Text  recorded  in  the  margin.  In  other 
cases,  wffiere  the  versions  appeared  to  supply  a very 
probable  though  not  so  necessary  a correction  of  the 
text,  the  text  has  been  left  and  the  variation  indicated 
in  the  margin  only. 

In  endeavouring  to  carry  out  as  fully  as  possible  the 
spirit  of  Rules  1 and  2,  the  Revisers  have  borne  in 
njind-that,  it  was  their  duty  not  to  make  a new  transla- 


paragraphs,  italics,  and  punctu?  aica.’ 

In  order  to  shew  the  manner  ' ' which  the  Old  Testa- 
ment Company  have  endeavoui  f"!  to  carry  out  their  in- 
structions, it  will  be  convenie  A to  treat 'the  subjects 
mentioned  in  the  foregoing  rules  in  a somewhat  differ- 
ent order. 

It  will  be  observed  that  in  Ride  4 the  word  ‘ Text  ’ 
is  used  in  a different  sense  from  that  in  Rule  1,  and 
in  the  case  of  the  Old  Testament  denotes  the  He- 
brew or  Aramaic  original  of  the  several  books.  In 
this  respect  the  task  of  the  Revisers  has  been  much 
simpler  than  that  which  the  New  Testament  Company 
had  before  them.  The  Received,  or,  as  it  is  commonly 
called,  the  Massoretic  Text  of  the  Old  Testamenti 
Scriptures  has  cone  down  to  us  in  manuscripts  which) 
are  of  no  very  gi-'it  antiquity,  and  whicli  all  belong  to' 
the  same  family  recension. ^ That  other  recenrians  I 

were  at  one  time  exi  itence  is  probable  from  the  vari-  [ 
ations  in  the  A ient  Versions,  the  oldest  of  wliich,  j 
namely  the  Gree  or  Septuagint,  was  made,  at  least  in  j 
part,  some  two  ( eniuries  before  the  Christian  era.  But  j 
as  the  state  of  ‘ owledge  on  ’the  subject  is  not  at  pre-  1 


7.  To  revise  the  headings  cf  chapters  and  pages,  - tion  but  to  revise  one  already  existing,  which  for  more 


’ The  earliest  MS 
A.  D.  916. 


whicli  the  age  is  certainly  known  bean  date 


than  two  centuries  and  a half  had  held  the  position 
of  an  English  classic.  They  have  therefore  departed 
from  it  only  in  cases  where  they  disagreed  with  the 
Translators  of  1611  as  to  the  meaning  or  construction 
of  a word  or  sentence  ; or  where  it  was  necessary  for 
the  sake  of  uniformity  to  render  such  parallel  passages 
as  were  identical  in  Hebrew  by  the  same  English  words, 
so  that  an  English  reader  might  know  at  once  by  com- 
parison that  a difference  in  the  translation  corresponded 
to  a difference  in  the  original  ; or  where  the  language 
of ^ the  Authorised  Version  was  liable  to  be  misunder- 
stcod  by  reason  of  its  being  archaic  or  obscure  ; or 
finally,  where  the  rendering  of  an  earlier  English  ver- 
sion seemed  preferable,  or  where  by  an  apparently 
slight  change  it  was  possible  to  bring  out  more  fully 
the  nT^^aning  of  a passage  of  which  the  translation  was 
already  substantially  accurate. 

It  has  been  thought  advisable  in  regard  to  the  word 
‘Jehovah’  to  follow  the  usage  of  the  Authorised 
Version,  and  not  to  insert  it  iinifoimly  in  place  of 
‘ Lord  ’ or  ‘ God,’  which  when  printed  in  small  capi- 
tals represent  the  words  Aubstituted  by  Jewish  custom 

2 See,  for  instance,  2 S.ain.  xvi.  ^2  Chr.  iii.  1,  xxii.  6 ; J ob  xxxvii. 
7 ; Er->ixlvi.  10  ; Am.  v.  26  ; Hag.  i.  2. 


V 


for  the  ineffable  Name  according  to  the  vowel  pomes 
by  which  it  is  distinguished.  It  will  be  found  there- 
fore that  in  this  respect  the  Authorised  Version  has 
been  departed  from  only  in  a few  passages,  in  which 
the  introduction  of  a proper  name  seemed  to  be  re- 
quired. 

1 Terms  of  natural  history  have  been  changed  only 
where  it  was  certain  that  the  Authorised  Version  was 
I incorrect  and  where  there  was  sufficient  evidence  for 
the  substituted  rendering.  In  cases  of  doubt  the  alter- 
native rendering  has  been  given  in  the  margin  ; and 
even  where  no  doubt  existed,  but  where  there  was  no 
fainiliar  English  equivalent  for  the  original  word,  the 
I Old  Version  has  been  allowed  to  remain, ^ and  the  more 
accurate  term  has  been  placed  in  the  margin. 

In  some  words  of  very  frequent  occurrence,  the  Au- 
thorised Version  being  either  inadequate  or  inconsis- 
* tent,  and  sometimes  misleading,  changes  have  been 
introduced  with  as  much  uniformity  as  appeared  prac- 
ticable or  desirable.  For  instance,  ‘the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  ’ has  been  everywhere  changed  to 
‘ the  tent  of  meeting,’  on  account  of  Exodus  xxv.  22, 
xxix.  42,  43,  and  also  because  ‘ the  tabernacle  of  the 
' congregation  ’ conveys  an  entirely  wrong  sense.  Th^ 
words  ‘ tabernacle  ’ and  ‘ tent,’  as  the  renderings  of  two 
different  Hebrew  words,  are  in  the  Authorised  Version 
frequently  interchanged  in  such  a manner  as  to  lead  to 
confusion  ; and  the  Revisers  have  endeavoured  through- 
out the  Pentateuch  to  preserve  a consistent  distinction 
between  them.  Their  practice  in  regard  to  the  words 
‘ assembly  ’ and  ‘ congregation  ’ has  been  the  same  in 
principle,  although  they  have  contented.  themseIv^V> 
with  introducing  greater  consistency  of  rendering  with- 
out aiming  at  absolute  uniformity.  In  consequence  of 
the  changes  which  have  taken  place  in  the  English  lan- 
, guage,  the  term  ‘ meat  offering  ’ has  become  inappro- 
priate to  describe  an  offering  of  which  flesh  was  no 
part  ; and  by  the  alteration  to  ‘ meal  offering  ’ a suffi- 
ciently accurate  representation  of  the  original  has  been 
obtained  with  the  least  possible  change  of  form. 

As  regards  the  use  of  words,  there  are  only  a few 
cases  in  which  it  has  been  found  needful  to  deviate  from 
the  language  employed  in  the  Authorised  Version.  One 
of  these  deviations  occurs  so  frequently  that  it  may  be 
, well  to  state  briefly  why  it  was  adopted.  The  v ord 
‘peoples  ’ was  nowhere  used  by  King  James’s 
tors  in  the  Old  Testament,  and  in  th'-  ' 
it  occurs  only  twice  (Rev.  ...ur'effeet 

of  this  was  ito  leave  the  rend  ^ ...  numerous  passages  i 
inadequate  or  obscure  or  even  positively  mis 
Thus  in  one  of  the  best- known  Psalms  (Ps.  Ixv’r  » 
where  the  Septuagint  has  Kaol  and  the  Vulgate  popuii^ 
the  English  had  ‘Let  " > people  praise  thee,  ■)  (Pnl  , 
let  all  the  people  pi  tjiee  ’ ; leaving  it  at  least 
doubtful  whether  the  ‘ ms’  of  verse  4,  o j 


’TTKTJJXCJI — 0.04.  JLV  ..  . . , 

• Behold,  I have  given  L.. 
leader  and  commandei  ; 
i ’ is  naturally  under, sw- 
< ’er  to  Israel. 


. xxr^o  ooiXVL  iJU  XS^ctlU/U  IV. 

. pr  a witness  to  the  people, 
‘he  ptjiople,’  the  word  ‘ peo- 
by  the  English  reader  to 


Lin,  the  Hebrew  ' V. 
died  to  the  nations  : 
brewis,  and  then  also 
Lorn  the  people 

persed,  lacquired  in  latei  tim  'S 


1 goyinj  ‘nations,’  which  is 
C anaarl  dispossessed  by  the 
the  1 '-rounding  nations 
Israel  * afterwards  dis- 


significance. 


which  i^  represented  in  t:  .e  Authoj' ’’"T' Version  by  the 
rendering  ‘ heathen  ’ or ‘(  entnes.’  jvVhile  recognizing 
this  moii-al  sense  of  the  v ord,'the  visers  have  em- 
ployed it  much  more  spari  igly  than  • nr  predecessors 
had  done.  ^ 

Similarly,  the  Hebrew  Skeol,  v ich  signifies  the 
abO|Ie  of  departed  spirits,  aud  c.orres^-  nids  to  the  Greek 
Hades,  or  the  under  world,  irv  varioujly  rendered  in  the 
Aut|iorised  Version  by  ‘gravL,,’  ‘pit,’  and  ‘hell.’  Of 
these  renderings  ‘ hell,’  if  it  could  be  taken  in  its  origi- 
nal sense  as  used  in  the  Creeds,  would  be  a fairly  ade- 
quate equivalent  for  the  Hebrew  word  ; but  it  is  so 
commonly  understood  of  the  place  of  torment  that  to 
^y  it  frequently  would  lead  to  inevitable  misunder- 
•^■ing.  The  Revisers  therefore  in  the  historical  nar- 
ra^^s  have  left  the  rendering  ‘ the  grave  ’ or  ‘ the 
pit  ’ in  the  text,  with  a marginal  note  ‘ Heb.  Skeol  ’ to 
indicate  that  it  does  not  signify  ‘ the  place  of  burial  ’ ; 
while  in  the  poetical  writings  they  have  put  most  com- 
monly ‘ Sheol  ’ in  the  text  and  ‘ the  grave  ’ in  the  mar- 
gin. In  Isaiah  xiv.  however,  where  ‘ hell  ’ is  used  in 
more  of  its  original  sense  and  is  less  liable  to  be  misun- 
derstood, and  where  any  change  in  so  familiar  a passage 
which  was  not  distinctly  an  improvement  would  be  a 
decided  loss,  the  Revisers  have  contented  themselves 
with  leaving  ‘ hell  ’ in  the  text,  and  have  connected  it 
with  other  passages  by  putting  ‘ Sheol  ’ in  the  margin. 

In  connexion  with  this  it  may  be  mentioned  that 
‘ Abaddon,’  which  has  hitherto  been  known  to  the  Eng- 
lish reader  of  the  Bible  only  from  the  New  Testament 
(Rev.  ix.  11),  has  been  introduced  in  three  passages 
(Job  xxvi.  6 ; Prov.  xv.  11,  xxvii.  20),  where  a proper 
name  appears  to  be  required  for  giving  vividness  and 
point. 

e Hebrew  word  Asherah,  which  is  uniformly  and 
jly  rendered  ‘ grove  ’ in  the  Authorised  Version, 
most  probably  denotes  the  wooden  symbol  of  a goddess  ; 
ana  the  Revisers  therefore  have  not  hesitated  to  intro- 
duce it  as  a proper  name  in  the  singular  (Judg.  vi.  25, 

) with  the  plurals  Asherim  (Ex.  xxxiv.  13,  &c.)  and 
eroth  (Judg.  iii.  7,  &c.),  following  the  analogy  of 
Baalim  (Judg.  iii.  7)  and  the  Ashtaroth  (Judg.  ii. 
which  are  already  familiar. 

i regard  to  the  language  of  the  Authorised  Version, 
Revisers  have  thought  it  no  part  of  their  duty  to 


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REVISERS’  PREFACE. 


reduce  it  to  conformity  with  modern  usage,  and  have 
therefore  left  untouched  all  archaisms,  whether  of  lan- 
guage or  construction,  which  though  not  in  familiar 
use  cause  a reader  no  emharrassment  and  lead  to  no 
misunderstanding.  They  are  aware  that  in  so  doing 
they  will  disappoint  ^he  large  English-speaking  race  ou 
the  other  side  of  tb  Atlantic  and  it  is  a question  upon 
which  they  are  pr  pared  to  agree  to  a friendly  differ- 
ence of  opinion.  The  principle  by  which  they  ha\e 
been  guided  has  bf>ni  clear  and  consistent.  Where  au 
archaic  word  or  e'Vpression  was  liable  to  be  misunder- 
stood or  at  least  was  not  perfectly  intelligible,  they 
have  substituted  ^ rr  it  another,  in  equally  good  use  at 
the  time  the  Au  horised  Version  was  made,  and  ex- 
pressing all  that  're  archaism  was  intended  to  conveyl 
but  more  familial*  to  the  modern  reader.  In  such  easel 
the  gain  was  greater  than  the  loss.  But  in  other  in- 
stances where  the  word  or  expression,  although  obsO' 
lete,  was  not  unintelligible,  it  was  thought  that  tin 
change  would  involve  greater  loss  than  gain,  and  the 
old  rendering  was  therefore  allowed  to  stand.  More 
especially  was  this  the  case  when  the  archaism  was  a 
perfectly  correct  rendering  of  the  original  and  tlierci 
Avas  no  exact  modern  equivalent  for  it.  The  principl 
adopted  by  the  Company  will  be  best  illustrated  by  tw 
typical  examples.  The  verb  ‘ to  ear  ’ in  the  sense  of  ^ tq 
plough ’ and  the  substantive  ‘earing’  for  ‘ploughing; 
were  very  reluctantly  abandoned,  and  only  because  ii 
was  ascertained  that  their  meaning  was  unknown  tc 


language,  the  Revisers  have  followed  the  example  c 
the  translators  of  the  Authorised  Version,  who  allowed 
themselves  in  this  respect  a reasonable  freedom,  with- 
out permitting  their  liberty  to  degenerate  into  license. 

It  will  be  at  once  seen  that  the  old  division  of  the 
books  into  chapters  and  verses  has  been  abandoned  in 
favour  of  the  arrangement  in  paragraphs,  the  number- 
ing of  the  chapters  and  verses  being  however  retained 
for  convenience  of  reference.  Where  the  change  of 
subject  seemed  to  require  a greater  break  than  was 
marked  by  the  beginning  of  a new  paragraph,  it  has 
been  indicated  by  a space  before  the  paragraph.  Oc- 
casionally the  divisions  of  the  chapters  in  the  Author- 
ised Version  differ  from  those  in  the  common  Hebrew 
Bibles.  In  such  cases  the  A^ariations  are  given  in  the 
margin.  In  the  Psalms,  the  titles  are  printed  in  smaller 
type,  as  in  some  modern  English  Bibles,  which  differ  in 
this  respect  from  the  edition  of  1611.  One  consequence 
of  the  arrangement  in  paragraphs  has  been  the  omission 
of  the  headings  of  chapters,  which  for  other  and  more 
important  reasons  it  was  thought  advisable  to  abandon, 
as  involving  questions  which  belong  rather  to  the  pro- 
vince of  the  commentator  than  to  that  of  the  translator. 
With  the  headings  of  chapters  the  head-lines  of  pages 
naturally  disappeared  also,  and  for  the  same  reason.^ 

In  the  poetical  portions,  besides  the  division  into  pa- 
ragiaphs,  the  Revisers  have  adopted  an  arrangement 
in  lines,  so  as  to  exhibit  the  parallelism  which  is  cha- 


racteristic of  Hebrew  Poetry.  But  they  have  not  ex- 
many  persons  of  good  intelligence  and  education.  BuU,  tended  this  arrangement  to  the  prophetical  books,  the 
it  was  easy  to  put  in  their  place  equivalents  Avhich  hac^  language  of  Avhich  although  frequently  marked  by  pa- 
a pedigree  of  almost  equal  antiquity,  and  it  would  haya  Aallelism  is,  except  in  purely  lyrical  passages,  rather  of 
been  an  excess  of  conservatism  to  refuse  to  substitute  the  nature  of  lofty  and  impassioned  prose, 
for  an  unintelligible  archaism  an  expression  to  whiclj  In  the  use  of  italics  the  Revisers  departed  from  thu 
no  ambiguity  could  be  attached.  On  the  other  hand  custom  of  the  Authorised  Version  and  adopted  as  the: 
the  word  ‘ boiled  ’ (Ex.  ix.  31),  Avhich  signifies  ‘ podded!  rule  the  following  resolution  of  their  Company  : 
for  seed’  and  is  known  in  provincial  dialects,  has  no  ‘That  all  such  Avords  now  printed  in  italics  as  are 
synonym  in  literary  English.  To  have  discarded  it  in  plainly  implied  in  the  HebreAv  and  necessar-  in  Eno-- 
favour  of  a less  accurate  or  more  paraphrastic  expres-  lish,  be  printed  in  common  type.’  * 

sion  would  have  been  to  impoverish  the  language  ; and  But  where  any  doubt  existed  as  to  the  ex  t . ender- 
it  was  therefore  left,  because  it  exactly  expresses  onejing  of  the  Hebrew,  all  words  which  have  b ;ei.  added  in 
view  Avhich  is  taken  of  the  meaning  of  the  original.  |order  to  give  completeness  to  the  Engli-  expression 
One  of  the  few  instances  in  Avhich  the  language-fifjare  printed  in  italic  type,  so  that  the  read  ay  omitting 
the  Authorised  Version  has  been  modified  in  accordancejthem  may  be  able  to  see  how  far  their  i -jrt’o?'  is  jus- 


course  IS 


with  later  usage  is  the  change  of  the  neuter  possessivejtified  by  the  Avords  of  the  original.  T 
pronoun  from  ‘ his  ’ to  ‘ its.’  It  is  well  known  thatjespecially  true  of  those  renderings  fo/  in'ch  an  alter- 

^ /IrkOO  1Y-»  4*1y/-A  rv-p  1 1 O-IA/1  t4-  /-Iz-AZ-J  YY  ^ il  _ • Y 


its  ’ does  not  occur  in  the  Bible  of  1611,  and  it  doej  native  is  given  in  the  margin,  whe 
not  appear  to  have  been  introduced  into  any  edition  bej  italic  type  play  exactly  opposite  j^ar 


fore  1660.  But  it  is  found  ten  times  in  Shakespeare,  a 
there  is  other  evidence  to  shew  that  at  the  time  of  v 
Authorised  Version  it  Avas  coming  into  use.  It  a^ 
found  necessary  in  some  cases  to  substitute  ‘ its  ’ 

‘ his  ’ in  order  to  avoid  obscurity,  and  there  seemed 
good  reason,  Avhen  it  Avas  once  introduced,  for  ref  us ; 
to  admit  it  generally  when  it  referred  to  purely  iin- 
mate  objects 

In  making  minor  changes,  whether  in  translatioiir 


ersion  it 
These 


oi'ian  and 

To  complete  the  account  of  the  .s  ■ t,scd  /^i 
I remains  only  to  describe  the  m?  ’ ai  n 
I will  be  found  to  contain 

(1)  The  renderings  of  such  v 
retie  Text  as  appeared  to  1)^  c 
These  variations  are  jenown  b’ 

K’ri  (read)  and  C’thib  (ivride 
K’ri,  or  reading  in  the  marg 
to  be  substituted  fol*  the  C ,i,‘  ; 


= • ill  the  Mass' 
■ ‘i- iVc  importar 
ideal  names 
denote  that 
'Hebrew  Bibl^ 
i.  I appears  in  ' 


REVISER.^’  PREFACE. 


.en  text.  The  Revisers  have  generally,  though  not 

formly,  rendered  the  C’thib  in  the  text,  and  left  the 
.'ri  in  the  margin,  with  the  introductory  note  ‘ Or,  ac- 
cording to  another  reading,’  or  ‘ Another  reading  is.’ 
IWhen  the  K’ri  has  been  followed  in  the  text,  the  C’thib 
[as  been  placed  in  the  margin,  if  it  represented  a vari- 
Ition  of  sufficient  importance. 

(2)  Alternative  renderings,  introduced  by  ‘Or.’ 
:hese  are  either  different  meanings  of  the  word  or 
assage,  or  they  ^erve  to  connect  it  with  other  render- 
igs  elsewhere. 

(3)  Literal  renderings  of  the  Hebrew  or  Aramaic, 
idicated  by  the  prefix  ‘ Heb.’  or  ‘ Aram.’ 

(4)  Changes  of  text  made  on  the  authority  of  the 
acient  Versions. 

, (5)  Readings  from  ancient  Versions  which  appeared 
) be  of  sufficient  importance  to  be  noticed. 

(6)  Renderings  of  the  Hebrew  consonants  as  read 
ith  different  vowel  points,  or  as  differently  divided. 


upon  ; the  decision  in 'the  first  Revision  being  by  a ma- 
jority only.  If  a proposal  met  with  no  seconder,  it  was 
not  discussed  but  allowed  to  drop.  In  the  second  Re- 
vision, the  Secretary  read  out  in  order  the  changes 

thich  had  been  made  at  the  first  Revision  ; if  these 
ere  unchallenged  they  were  allowed  to  remain,  other- 
wise they  were  put  to  the  vote  and  affirmed  or  rejected 
According  as  they  were  or  were  not  supported  by  the 
requisite  majority  of  two- thirds.  In  the  second  Revi- 
fjion  new  propositions  could  only  bl  made  by  special 
permission  of  the  Company,  and  discussion  was  limited, 
as  far  as  possible,  to  exceptional  cases.  In  the  final  re- 
view, which  was  in  reality  the  completion  of  the  second 
Revision,  the  Company  employed  themselves  in  mah- 
iug  a general  survey  of  what  they  had  done,  decidii  ^ 
finally  upon  reserved  points,  harmonizing  inconsisten- 
cies, smoothing  down  roughnesses,  removing  unneces- 
sary changes,  and  generally  giving  finish  and  complete- 


pi 


ness  to  their  work.  Everything  in  this  final  survey 
hese  are  introduced  by  the  words  ‘ Or,  as  otherwise  was  decided  by  the  vote  of  a majority  of  two-thirds. 

> The  Revisers  had  already  made  some  progress,  and 

(7)  Marginal  references  to  other  passages,  which-are  had  in  fact  gone  twice  through  the  Pentateuch,  before 
ther  strictly  parallel,  or  serve  the  purpose  of  illustrat-  they  secured  the  co-operation  of  the  American  Old 
Ig  or  justifying  a particular  rendering.  Testament  Revision  Company.  The  first  Revision  of 

j (8)  Explanations  of  certain  proper  names,  the  mean-  ^the  several  books  was  submitted  to  the  consideration  of 
iig  of  which  is  referred  to  in  the  text.  [the  American  Revisers,  and,  except  in  the  case  of  the 

In  the  Proper  Names  the  Revisers  have  endeavoured  Pentateuch,  the  English  Company  had  the  benefit  of 
4o  ascertain  the  system  of  transliteration  adopted  by  jtheir  criticisms  and  suggestions  before  they  proceeded 
;he  Translators  of  the  Authorised  Version  and  to  carry  jfco  the  second  Revision.  The  second  Revision  was  in 
t out  with  somewhat  greater  consistency.  They  have  (like  manner  forwarded  to  America,  and  the  latest 
lot  however  attempted  anything  like  rigid  unif  or  mi  ty,||  thoughts  of  the  American  Revisers  were  in  the  hands 
nd  have  left  unchanged  all  those  names  which  by  usage  ^f  the  English  Company  at  their  final  review.  In 
lave  become  English  ; as,  for  instance,  Moses,  Aaron,  every  instance  the  suggestions  from  America  were 
Baiah,  Jeremiah,  Ezekiel,  and  the  like.  treated  with  the  same  consideration  as  those  proceeding 

] Among  the  Rules  laid  down  by  the  Revision  Com-|  from  members  of  the  English  Company,  and  were 


nittee  of  Convocation  for  the  guidance  of  the  Revisers 
vas  one  that  no  change  should  be  finally  made  in  the  tex1 
)f  the  Authorised  Version  except  by  the  vote  of  two 
birds  of  the  Company  present  and  voting  ; and  this  Ruh 
ias\been  invariably  acted  upon.  The  result  has  beei 
hat\in  many  cases  a rendering  which  was  preferred  b; 
he  majority  of  the  Company  voting  has  been  recordec 


adopted  or  rejected  on  their  merits.  It  was  a part  of 
the  terms  of  agreement  with  the  American  Company 
that  all  points  of  ultimate  difference  between  them  and 
the  English  Revisers  should  be  placed  on  record,  and 
they  will  accordingly  be  found  fully  stated  at  the  end 
of  the  Old  Testament,  or  at  the  end  of  the  several  por- 
tions, according  as  the  Revised  Version  appears  in  one 
the  margin,  the  majority  not  being  sufficient  to  giv|-6^^ore  volumes.  Many  of  them  will  be  found  to  be 
a place  the  text.  But  all  questions  of  marginal  changes  of  language  which  are  involved  in  the  essen- 
well  as  of  punctuation  and  division  intj  tially  different  circumstances  of  American  and  English 
except  where  these  affected  the  sense  of  | readers  ; others  express  a preference  for  the  marginal 


;adin^ 
iaragra 
[assage, 
j It  ma^ 

bserved 
hat  ever 
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ce  for  the 
’iginai 
VO,-  als  fo. 
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e decided  by  a simple  majority. 


readers 

rendering  over  that  given  in  the  text  ; others  again  in- 
of  some  interest  to  describe  the  method volve  a real  difference  of  opinion  ; but  all  shew  that 
he  Company  in  their  work,  if  only  to  shew  hey  have  been  dictated  by  the  same  leading  principle, 

ae  sincere  desire  to  give  to  modern  readers  a faithful 
jpresentation  of  the  meaning  of  the  original  docu- 
lents. 

It  could  not  but  be  expected  that  in  the  course  of 
urteen  years  many  changes  would  take  place  in  the 
embers  of  the  Company.  Of  the  original  number 
iio  first  put  their  hands  to  the  work  on  the  30th  of 
jTifi  1870,  only  fifteen  now  remain.  Ten  of  the  Com- 


lestion  raised  was  carefully  and  deliber- 
^d.  In  the  first  Revision  it  was  the  prac- 
cretary  to  read  over  each  verse,  first  in 
d then  ’’  e Authorised  Version  : the 
ange  were  !i.en  taken  ; first  those  com- 
riting  by  absent  members,  and  next 
he  members  present.  Each  proposal 


1 


T 


RfeviSERS’  iRE: 


FACE. 


XV 


pany  have  been  removed  by  death,  and  two  resigned : 
the  places  of  these  were  filled  from  time  to  time  by 
others  ; but  since  October  1875  no  new  members  have 
been  added.  The  Revision  was  completed  in  eighty- 
five  sessions,  ending  on  20th  June,  1884 ; and  it  occu- 
pied 792  days.  The  greater  part  of  the  sessions  were 
for  ten  days  each,  and  each  day  the  Company  generally 
sat  for  six  hours.  The  labour  therefore  has  been  great, 


but  it  has  been  given  ungrudgingly  ; and  now  with  a 
feeling  of  deep  thankfulness  to  Almighty  God,  and  the 
earnest  hope  that  their  endeavours  may  with  His  bless- 
ing tend  to  a clearer  knowledge  of  the  Old  Testament 
Scriptures,  the  Revisers  bring  their  long  task  to  a 
close. 

Jeeusalem  Chamber,  Westminster  Abbey, 

10  July,  1884. 


I 


i 

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\ 


'H 


K IJ 


GENESIS,  II. 


which  he  had  made  ; and  he  rested  on  the  seventh  day 
from  all  his  work  which  he  had  made. 

3 And  God  3 blessed  the  se’venth  day,  and  sanctified 
it  : because  that  in  it  he  had  rested  from  all  his  work 
which  God  created  and  made. 

4 ^ ^ These  are  the  generations  of  the  heavens  and  of 
the  earth  when  they  were  created,  in  the  day  that  the 
Lord  God  made  the  earth  and  the  heavens, 

5 And  every  ® plant  of  the  field  before  it  was  in  the 
earth,  and  every  herb  of  the  field  before  it  grew  : for  the 
Lord  God  had  not  ® caused  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth, 
and  there  was  not  a man  "^to  till  the  gri^md. 

6 But  there  went  up  a mist  from  the  earth,  and 
watered  the  whole  face  of  the  ground. 

7 And  the  Lord  God  formed  man  of  the  ^ dust  of  the 
ground,  and  ^ breathed  into^his  nostrils  the  breath  of 
life  ; and  man  became  a living  soul. 

8 ^ And  the  Lord  God  planted  a garden  east- 
ward in  Eden  ; and  there  he  put  the  man  whom  he 
had  formed. 

9 And  out  of  the  ground  made  the  Lord  God  to 
grow  every  tree  that  is  pleasant  to  the  sight,  and 
good  for  food  ; the  tijee  of  life  also  in  the  midst  of 
the  garden,  i^and  the  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and 
evil. 

10  And  a river  went  out  of  Eden  to  water  the 
garden  ; and  from  thence  it  was  parted,  and  became 
into  four  heads. 

11  The  name  of  the  first  is  Pison  : that  is  it  which 
compasseth  the  whole  land  of  Havilah,  where  there  is 
gold  ; 

12  And  the  gold  of  that  land  is  good  : there  is 
bdellium  and  the  onyx  stone. 

13  And  the  name  of  the  second  river  is  Gihon  : the 
same  is  it  that  compasseth  the  whole  land  of  Ethi- 
opia. 

14  And  the  name  of  the  third  rl\er  is  Hiddekel  : 


that  is  it  which  goeth  townrcl  tlie  east  of  Assyria.  And 
the  fourth  river  is  Euphi'ixtes. 

15  And  the  Lord  God  took  the  man,  and  put  him 
into  the  garden  of  Eden  to  dress  it  and  to  keep  it. 

16  And  the  Lord  God  commanded  the  man,  say- 
ing, Of  every  tree  of  the  garden  thou  mayest  freely 
eat  : , 

17  But  of  the  tree  of  the  knowledge  of  good  and 
evil,  thou  shalt  not  eat  of  it : for  in  the  day  that  thou 
eatest  thereof  thou  shalt  surely  die. 

18  ^ And  the  Lord  God  said.  It  is  not  good  that  the 
man  should  be  alone  ; I will  make  him  an  help  meet 
for  liim. 

19  And  out  of  the  ground  the  Lord  God  formed 
every  beast  of  the  field,  and  every  fowl  of  the  air  ; an’d 

brought  them  unto  Adam  to  see  what  he  would  c^ll 
them  : and  whatsoever  Adam  called  every  living  crea- 
ture, that  was  the  name  thereof. 

20  And  Adam  gave  names  to  all  cattle,  and  to 
the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every  beast  of  the  field  ; but 
for  Adam  there  was  not  found  an  help  meet  for  him. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a deep  sleep  to  fall 


3 Neh.  9.  14.  Is.  58. 

13. 

4 ch.  1.  1.  Ps.  90. 1, 

2. 

3 ch.  1.  12.  Ps.  104. 

14. 

6 Job  38.  20,  27,  28. 

7 ch.  3.  23. 

8 oh.  3.  10,  23.  Ps. 
103.  14.  Eccles.  12.  7. 


Is.  04.  8.  1 Cor.  15. 

47. 

0 Job  33.  4.  Acts  17. 
ch.  7.  22.  Is.  2. 

22. 

11  1 Cor.  15.  45. 
i2ch.  13.  10.  18.51. 
3.  Ezek.  28. 13.  Joel 
2.  3.  . 


13  Ch.  3.  24. 

14  Ch.  4.  10.  2 Kin. 
19.  12.  Ezek.  27.  23. 

1“  ver.  15. 

1C  Ezek.  31.  8. 

11  cli,  3.  22.  Pro.  3. 
18.  & il.  30.  Her.  2. 
7.  & 2^.  2,  14. 

18  rer.  17. 

10  ch.  25.  18. 


on  the  seventh  day  from  all  his  worlf 

3 made.  And  God  blessed  the  seventl' 
lowed  it  : because  that  in  it  he  r/ 
work  wliich  God  had  created  and/^ 

4 These  are  the  generations  oftOT^SfcWe 
the  earth  when  they  were  created,  in 

5 “ the  Lord  God  made  earth  And  heav 
plant  of  the  field  was  yet  in /the  earth 
of  the  field  had  yet  sprung/up  : for  P 
had  not  caused  it  to  rain  lypoii  the  e‘ 

6 was  not  a man  to  till  the/  ground  ; 
up  a mist  from  the  eart]n>  3nd  wr 

7 face  of  the  ground.  A^nd  the  L 
man  of  the  dust  of  the  ground, 
his  nostrils  the  breatlji  of  life  ; 

8 living  soul.  And  the ' Lord  G 
eastward,  in  Eden  ; jylid  there 

9 he  had  formed.  Aiid  out  of 
Lord  God  to  grow  every  trea^  tli 
sight,  and  good  foi/  food  ; tUe  tre 
midst  of  the  garc^n,  and  tjne  tree  o 

10  of  good  and  evil/  And  a/river  went 
Avater  the  gardmi  ; and  yrom  thence 

11  and  became  fo/ir  heads/  The  name  o 
Pishon  : that  i/s  it  whim  compasseth  the 

12  of  Havilah,  Adhere  there  is  gold  ; and  th 
that  land  is  /good  : tliere  is  bdellium  and  tli 

13  stone.  And/  the  naipe  of  the  second  river  is 
the  same  ys  it  that/  compasseth  the  whole  lai 

14  Cush.  Apd  the  name  of  the  third  river  is 
dekel  : tMat  is  it  which  goeth  ^ in  front  of  Assyri 

15  And  th^^  fourth  rwer  is  Euphrates.  And  the  Lo' 
God  toy6k  the  man,  and  put  him  into  the  gardeP 

16  Eden  /o  dress  it  and  to  keep  it.  |^nd  the  Lo 
God  Jommanded  the  man,  saying,  Ot  every  tree 

17  the  garden  thou  mayest  freely  eat  : but  of  the 
of  t/lie  knowledge  of  good  and  evil,  thou  shalt 

of  it  : for  in  the  day  that  thou  eatest  ther 
thf/u  shalt  surely  die. 


18  And  the  Lord  God  said,  It  is  not  good  that  th 
man  should  be  alone  ; I will  make  him  an  hek 

19  ® meet  for  him.  And  out  of  the  ground  the  Lord 
God  formed  every  beast  of  the  field,  and  every  fow 
of  the  air  ; and  brought  them  unto  the  man  toee 
what  he  would  call  them  : and  whatsoever  the  in 
called  every  living  creature,  that  was  the  nle 

20  thereof.  And  the  man  gave  names  to  all  cautic, 
and  to  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every  beast  of  the 
field  ; but  for  ^ man  there  was  not  found  an  help 

21  meet  for  him.  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a dee 


20  Num.  11.  7. 

21  Dan.  10.  4. 

22  ver.  8. 

23  ver.  9. 

21  ch.  3.  1,  3,  11, 
17. 

20ch.  3.  3, 19.  Rorn. 
0.  23.  1 Cor.  15.  50. 
Jniu.  1.  15.  1 Jolm  5. 
16. 


2c  ch.  3.  12.  1 Cor.  Lord  is  put  in  cap 
11.  9.  1 Tim.  2.  13.  tals. 

21  ch.  1.  20,  24.  h Or,  beryl. 

28  Ps.  8.  0.  See  ch.  c That  is,  Tigris. 

0.  20.  d Or,  toward  t 

20  oh.  15.  12.  1 Sam.  ca.d  of. 

20.  12.  e Or,  answering  to 

a Heb.  Jehovah.,  as  / Or,  Adam. 
ill  other  places  where 


lid  he  slept  : and  he  took  one  of  his  ribs, 
the  flesh  instead  thereof  ; 

which  the  Lord  God  had  taken  from 
ivoman,  and  brought  her  unto  the 

.^1  sai\d,  This  is  now  bone  of  my  bones, 
f my  flekh  : she  shall  be  called  Woman, 
was  ^^ta^en  out  of  Man. 
fore  shaW  a man  leave  his  father  and  his 
hall  cleaw.e  unto  his  wife  : and  they  shall 

3y  were  iboth  naked,  the  man  and  his 
lot  ashamed. 

CHAPTER  III. 

ve.  % Man\s  shameful  fall.  9 God  arraigneth 
is  cursed.^  15  The  promised  seed.  16  The 
\J.  21  l'heiT\  first  clothing.  22  Their  casting 

vas  2 mWe  subtil  than  any  beast 
ThicSi  the  Lord  God  had  made.  And 
^womaVi,  Yea,  liVtli  God  said.  Ye  shall 
^tree  of  she  garden  ? 

Ionian  saidNunto  the\serpent,  We  may  eat 
the  trees  oA^^the  garoten  : 
the  fruit  of  the  tree  \Miich  is  in  the  midst 
:den,  God  hath  said.  Ye  Ahall  not  eat  of  it, 
lall  ye  touch  it,  lestwe  die. 

^^Ind  the  serpent  said  upto  the  Woman,  Ye  shall 
BS^ely  die  : 

FPor  God  doth  know  that  in  the  day^ye  eat  thereof, 

shall  be  as 


untl 


e vms  good 
yes,  and  a 
ok  of  the 
her  hus- 


m ^your  eyes  shall  be  opened,  and 
bds,  knowing  good  and  evil. 

6 And  when  the  woman  saw  that  the 
food,  and  that  it  was  pleasant  to  the 
.e  to  be  cj^ired  to  make  one  wise,  she 
it  thereof,  ® and  did  eat,  and  gave  also 
W with  her  ; ^ and  he  did  eat. 

/'  And  ®the  eyes  of  them  both  were  open 
:y  knew  that  they  were  naked  ; and  they  s< 
ves  together,  and  made  themselves  aprons. 

8 And  they  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord  God 
g in  the  garden  in  the  cool  of  the  day  : and 
d his  wife  ^^hid  themselves  from  the  presence  of \ the 
ORD  God  amongst  the  trees  of  the  garden. 

9 And  the  Lord  God  called  unto  Adam,  and 
into  him,  Where  art  thou  ? 

TO  And  he  said,  I heard  thy  voice  in  the 
^ and  I was  afraid,  because  I was  naked  ; and  I 
nyself. 

11  And  he  said.  Who  told  thee  that  thou  imst 
aked  ? Hast  thou  eaten  of  the  tree,  whereof  I com- 
anded  thee  that  thou  shouldest  not  eat  ? 

12  And  the  man  said,  The  woman  whom  thou 
vest  to  he  with  me,  she  gave  me  of  the  tree,  and  I 

eat. 

13  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the  woman.  What  is 
this  that  thou  hast  done  ? And  the  woman  said,  The 
serpent  beguiled  me,  and  I did  eat. 

14  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the  serpent,  Be- 
ause  thou  hast  done  this,  thou  art  cursed  above  all  cat- 


, ^ and 
ed  fig 

\walk- 

Mam 


garden} 

“ “ hid\ 


sleep  to  fall  upor 
took  one  of  his  ri, 

22  thereof  : and  the  i 
from  the  man,  o' 

23  her  unto  the  man. 
bone  of  my  bones 
be  called  ^Woms 

24  * Man.  Therefon 


^ man,  and  he  slept  ; and  he 
id  closed  up  the  flesh  instead 
hich  the  Lord  God  had  taken 
le  he  a woman,  and  brought 
1 d the  man  said.  This  is  now 
flesh  of  my  flesh  : she  shall 
cause  she  was  taken  out  of 
1 a man  leave  his  father  and 
his  mother,  and  shall  cleave  u nis  wife  : and  they 
25  shall  be  one  flesh.  And  they  were  both  naked,  the 
man  and  his  wife,  and  were  not  ashamed. 


3 Now  the  serpent  was  more  subtil  than  any  beast 
of  the  field  which  the  Lord  God  had  made.  And  he 
said  unto  the  woman.  Yea,  hath  God  said.  Ye  shall 

2 not  eat  of  “ any  tree  of  the  garden  ? And  the  wo- 
man said  unto  the  serpent,  Of  the  fruit  of  the  trees 

3 of  the  garden  we  may  eat  : but  of  the  fruit  of  the 
tree  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  God  hath 
said.  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  it,  neither  shall  ye  touch 

4 it,  lest  ye  die.  And  the  serpent  said  unto  the  wo- 

5 man.  Ye  shall  not  surely  die  : for  God  doth  know 
that  in  the  day  ye  eat  thereof,  then  your  eyes  shall 
be  opened,  and  ye  shall  be  as  ^ God,  knowing  good 

6 and  evil.  And  when  the  woman  saw  that  the  tree 
was  good  for  food,  and  that  it  was  a delight  to  the 
eyes,  and  that  the  tree  was  ^ to  be  desired  to  make 
one  wise,  she  took  of  the  fruit  thereof,  and  did  eat  ; 
and  she  gave  also  unto  her  husband  with  her,  and 

7 he  did  eat.  And  the  eyes  of  them  both  were 
opened,  and  the_y  knew  that  they  were  naked  ; and 
they  sewed  fig  leaves  together,  and  made  themselves 

8 ^ aprons.  And  they  heard  the  ^ voice  of  the  Lord 
God  walking  in  the  garden  in  the  -^cool  of  the  day  : 
and  the  man  and  his  wife  hid  themselves  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord  God  amongst  the  trees  of 

9 the  garden.  And  the  Lord  God  called  unto  the 

10  man,  and  said  unto  him.  Where  art  thou  ? And  he 
said,  I heard  thy  ® voice  in  the  garden,  and  I was 
afraid,  because  I was  naked  ; and  I hid  myself. 

11  And  he  said.  W ho  told  thee  that  thou  wast  naked  ? 
Hast  thou  eaten  of  the  tree,  whereof  I commanded 

.12  thee  that  thou  shouldest  not  eat?  And  the  man 
^ said.  The  woman  whom  thou  gavest  to  be  with  me, 

13  she  gave  me  of  the  tree,  and  I did  eat.  And  the 

' Lord  God  said  unto  the  woman.  What  is  this  thou 

\ hast  done  ? And  the  woman  said,  The  serpent  be- 

14  yguiled  me,  and  I did  eat.  And  the  Lord  God  said 
unto  the  serpent.  Because  thou  hast  done  this,  cursed 


Pro.  18.  22.  Heb. 

i. 

31  ch.  29.  14.  Judg. 

2 Sam.  .').  1.  & 
).  13.  Eph.  5.  30. 

3 1 Cor.  11.  8. 

3 oh.  .31.15.  P.*.  4.5. 
\M.\tt.  19.  5.  Mark 


10.  7.  1 Cor.  6.  16. 

Eph.  5.  31. 

34  oil.  3.  7,  10,  11. 

35  Ex.  32.  25.  Is.  47. 

3. 

1 Rev.  12.  9.  & 20. 

2. 


2 Matt.  10.16.  2 Cor. 
11.  3. 

3 Ch.  2.  17. 

4 ver.  13.  2 Cor.  11. 
3.  1 Tim.  2.  14. 

5 ver.  7.  Acts  26. 
18. 

fi  1 Tim.  2.  14. 


7 ver.  12,  17. 

8 ver.  5. 

9 ch.  2.  25. 

10  Job  38.  1. 

11  Job  31.  33. 

23.24.  Amos  9.  3. 

12  ch.  2.  2i5.  lix.  3. 
6.  1 John  3.  20. 


.Jer. 


13  ch.  2.  18.  Job  31. 
33.  Pro.  28.  13. 

14  ver.  4.  2 Cor.  11. 
3.  1 Tim.  2.  14. 

15  Ex.  21.  29,  32. 

g Heb.  builded  he 
into.  \ 
h 


i Heb.  Ish. 
a Or.  all  the  trees, 
b Or,  gods, 
c Or,  desirable  i 
looK  upon, 
d Or,  girdles, 
r Or 


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fN  the  beginning  God  cren  ' ed  ^ he  heaven  a. 
lih.  And  the  earth  was  "-  aste  and  void  ; 
rkness  was  upon  the  fae  ui  the  deep  : 

3  spirit  of  God  “moved  ui^on  the  face  of 
faters.  And  God  said,  Let  there  he  light  : 

4 there  was  light.  And  God  saw  th^  light,  tha 
was  good  : and  God  divided  the  light  from 

5 darkness.  And  God  called  the  light  Day,  ard 
darkness  he  called  Night.  And  thd 

and  there  was  morning,  O’*’-  d^Q^'T^ 


And  God  said.  Let  there  he 
tpidst  of  the  v/aters,  and  ’ / 
rj  Lorn  the  waters.  An 
^ i divided  the  wate: 
rnei'^t  l om  the  wi  >.  " 


^ dnnainent  in  t 
divjtle  the  wah 
i-io  V'  . tirmarae 
•e  lii-der  the  j 
; hove  t 
called  t 

as  - :l 


he  heaw  ’ 
?t  the  d J 

■1 

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truit 
arth  : 

yield-  | 
whose  j 
that  it 

..  e third 

J\ 

A the  fii>  j 
the  night  ; , 
IS,  and  for 

mament  of  j 
and  it  was  j 

the  greater  1 

>0’’.  4.  G. 

'8.  4.  IG.  & 104. 

/ob  3718.  Ps.  13G. 
•Ter.  It.  12.  & 51. 

' Pro.  8.  28.. 


^naraeut  ^ and  it  wf  > . ^ 

there  was  mornii%, • v., 

9  And  God  said.  Let  iho'ato.  ■ a.  do 

be  gathered  together  uiP  01  a.;  , 

10  dryland  appear:  and  it  vas  ,0.  Ao 
the  dry  land  Ea  rth  ; and -he  gan  :e  -=n 
the  waters  called  he  Se.y 

11  was  good.  And  God  saidLet  ; 0 o 

grass,  herb  yielding  see<  u 

fruit  after  its  kind,  w^.e’^  =8  tb 

12  upon  the  earth  : and  i'  . , 

brought  forth  grass,  h?*  .'ichiiUg  S’oi!d 
kind,  and  tree  bearingV‘E  ^vhcrtn)  is  th^  < 
thereof,  after  its  kind  : g-  Dod  saw;,  mat  1 0 

13  good.  And  there  was  eve^S  there  was  lt 
ing,  a third  day. 


:ruit  tr  :'^ 
be  se<’U 


1 

bo;i 

m."r 


so.  A;,\{J  the' 


14  And  God  said.  Let  there  ' b 
mament  of  the  heaven  to  cliv> 
the  night  ; and  let-  them  be 
seasons,  and  for  days  and  year 
for  lights  in  the  firmament  of 
16  light  upon  the  earth  : and  i 
Made  the  two  great  lights  • 


9 Ps.  148.  4. 

10  .lob  2G.  10.  & 38. 
8.  P.S.  XI.  7/ & 05.  5. 
X'104.0.1»G.G.  Pro. 
8.  29.  JH5.  22.  2 
Pet.  3.  5. 


n Heb.  G.  7^ 
12  Luke  G.  4 
23  Dent.  4. 
74.  IG.  & !?/:» 

14  Ps.  74; 

19. 


f 


t to  j^ule  the  day,  and  ^®the  lesser 
it  : he  the  stag’s  also. 

7 And  set  them  in  the  firmaraen 
ive  light  upon  the  earth, 

^ And  to  rulh  over  the  day  and 
to^  divide  the  light  from  the  da 
; i.  was  good. 

9 Alia  the  evening  and.  the  morning  vrer 


[)  And  God  said.  Let  tl^je  waters  bring  h 
dy  the  moving  creature  that  hath  life,  and 
fly  above  the  earth  in  the  open  firm; 

a. 

nd  God  created  great  whales,  and  evej 
that  moveth,  which  the  waters  broug 
, after  their  kind,  and  every  winge 
.and  : and  God  saw  that  it  was  good, 
d C '■*d  blessed  them,  saying,  Be  fruitf 
. -ind  All  the  waters  in  the  seas,  and  let’ 
in  the  earth. 

id  the  evening  and  the  mornmg  were  the 

And  Goi?  .SciH,  Let  the  earth  bring  forth  tl 
Yii>  After  ' ;s  kind,  cattle,  and  creeping  thinj® 
die  ■'^KB^-Ater  his  kind  : and  it  was  so.  ’’ 
jtod  ni^e  the  beast  of  the  earth  after  h 
ua  cattle  afr|r  their  kind,  and  every  tiling  tha^ 
;h  upon  the 
was  good.  A 

[ And  God  sajL  Let  us  n^ake  man  in  our  ir 
ur  likeness  : Sd  ^-let  tl  . . have  dominioy 
h of  the  sea,^d  c.  er  liic  fowl  of  the  d' 
le  cattle,  and  over  ah!  the  jarth,  p’.:d  ove: 


i^arth  after  his  kind  : and  God  sai'^ 

«w 


lulling  that  creepeth  - . 4 


age, 
over 
1’,  and 
everv 


5(?^od  created  mai 

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in  the 
ere- 


„£  God  created  he  ife  ; airilmale 

e them.  U 

tind  God  blessed  ( and  God  said  unto  them, 
[riut£ul,and  inultii  | and  replenish  the  earth,  and 
b It : and  have  doimiin  oyer  the  fish  of  the  sea, 
rer  the  fowl  of  the  avand  over  every  living  thina’ 
mveth  upon  the  eartl  & ts 

t And  God  said  Belid,  j i,ave  given  you  every 
bearing  seed,  whiohL  upo„  the  face  of  all  the 
and  every  tree,  in  tl  which  is  the  frnit  of  a tree 
ig  seed  ; -Ho  you  it  kl!  be  for  meat. 

IVnd  to  aevery  bea/of  the  earth,  and  to  every 

^ 

Vw  4y  thing  that  he  had  made, 
yr^-ood.  And  the  evening  and  the 
Nflay. 

VtER  II. 

VtanUiif!  of 

7 ^7.^,  opMowmae 


<j  of  the  creatures 
'aae 


ing 


'he  iriijh 

earth  were  flnishetl,  and 


God  ended  his  ^ work 


' 7.  29.  24  ch.  5. 

29.  1 15.  Matt, 

f.  4.  24.  10.  G. 
k 3.  9.  25  ch.  9. 

IPs.  8.  2G.  9.  P 


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thing, 

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1 

2. 


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31  fo. 
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2 And 
'll]  the 
linishfi'i 

81.  *’s.  ] 11 

13G.  25.  & VO.  i 
14.  17. 

Ps/.*5.  iG.  1 
147.  9.  ' 


1 


GE^^ESIS,  IV. 


■tie,  and  above  every  beast  of  the  field  ; upon  thy  be^ly 
* halt  thou  go,  and  dust  shalt  thou  eat  all  the  days  )of 
thy  life  : 

15  And  I will  put  enmity  between  thee  and  /the 
woman,  and  between  thy  seed  and*  her  seed  ; it 
shall  bruise  thy  head,  and  thou  shalt  bruise  his  heel. 

16  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I will  greatly  multiply 
thy  sorrow  and  thy  conception  ; in  sorrow  thou  shalt 
bring  forth  children  ; and  thy  desire  shall  he  to  thy 
husband,  and  he  shall  22rule  over  thee. 

17  And  unto  Adam  he  said,  Because  thou  hast 
hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  thy  wife,  and  hast  eaten 
of  the  tree,  of  which  I commanded  thee,  saying.  Thou 
shalt  not  eat  of  it  : ^6  cursed  is  the  ground  for  thy  sake  ; 
2'^  in  sorrow  shalt  thou  eat  of  it  all  the  days  of  thy  life  ; 

18  28  Thorns  also  and  thistles  shall  it  bring  forth  to 
thee  ; and  thou  shalt  eat  the  herb  of  the  field  ; 

19  In  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt  thou  eat  bread, 
till  thou  return  unto  the  ground  ; for  out  of,  it  wast 
thou  taken  : for  dust  thou  art,  and  unto  dhst  shalt 
thou  return. 

2Q_And  Adam  called  his  wife’s  name  Eve  ; because 
she  was  the  mother  of  all  living. 

21  Unto  Adam  also  and  to  his  wife  did  the  Lord 
God  make  coats  of  skins,  and  clothed  them. 

22  T[  And  the  Lord  God  said,  Behold,  the  man  is 
become  as  one  of  us,  to  know  good  and  evil  : and  now, 
lest  he  put  forth  his  hand,  ®^and  take  also  of  the  tree 
of  life,  and  eat,  and  live  for  ever  : 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  God  sent  him  forth  from  the' 
garden  of  Eden,  to  till  the  ground  from  whence  he 
was  taken. 

24  So  he  drove  out  the  man  ; and  he  placed  at  the 
east  of  the  garden  of  Eden  Cherubinis,  and  a flaming 
sword  which  turned  every  way,  to  keep  the  way  of  the 
tree  of  life. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  birth,  trade,  and  religion  of  Cain  and  Abel.  8 The  murder  of 
Abel.  11  The  curse  of  Cain.  17  Enoch  the  first  city.  19  Lamechand 
his  two  wives.  25  The  birth  of  Seth,  26  and,  Enos. 

And  Adam  knew  Eve  his  wife  ; and  she  conceived, 
and  bare  Cain,  and  said,  I have  gotten  a man  from 
the  Lord. 

2  And  she  again  bare  his  brother  Abel.  And  Abel 
was  a keeper  of  sheep,  but  Cain  was  ^ a tiller  of  the 
ground. 

3  And  in  process  of  time  it  came  to  pass,  that  Cain 
brought  2 of  the  fruit  of  the  ground  an  offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

4  And  Abel,  he  also  brought  of  ® the  firstlings  of  his 
flock  and  of  the  fat  thereof.  And  the  Lqrd  had  ^re- 
spect unto  Abel  and  to  his  offering  : 

5  But  unto  Cain  and  to  his  offering  he  had  not  re- 
spect. And  Cain  was  very  wroth,  ® and  his  countenance 
fell. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Why  art  thou 
wroth  ? and  why  is  thy  countenance  fallen  ? 

7  If  thou  doest  well,  shalt  thou  not  be  accepted  ? 


art  thou  ^ above  all  cattle,  and  ^ above  every  beast 
of  the  field  ; upon  thy  belly  shalt  thou  go,  and 

15  dust  shalt  thou  eat  all  the  days  of  thy  life  ; and 
I will  put  enmity  between  thee  and  the  woman, 
and  between  thy  seed  and  her  seed  : it  shall 
* bruise  thy  head,  and  thou  shalt  * bruise  his  heel. 

16  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I will  greatly  multiply 
thy  sorrow  and  thy  conception  ; in  sorrow  thou  shalt 
bring  forth  children  ; and  thy  desire  shall  be  to  thy 

17  husband,  and  he  shall  rule  over  thee.  And  unto 
Adam  he  said,  Because  thou  hast  hearkened  unto 
the  voice  of  thy  wife,  and  hast  eaten  of  the  tree,  of 
which  I commanded  thee,  saying,  Thou  shalt  not 
eat  of  it  ; cursed  is  the  ground  for  thy  sake  ; in 
^ toil  shalt  thou  eat  of  it  all  the  days  of  thy  life  ; 

18  thorns  also  and  thistles  shall  it  bring  forth  to  thee  ; 

19  and  thou  shalt  eat  the  herb  of  the  field  ; in  the 
sweat  of  thy  face  shalt  thou  eat  bread,,  till  thou  re- 
turn unto  the  ground  ; for  out  of  it  wast  thou  taken  : 
for  dust  thou  art,  and  unto  dust  shalt  thou  return. 

20  And  the  man  called  his  wife’s  name  j Eve  ; because 

21  she  was  the  mother  of  all  living.  And  the  Lord 
God  made  for  Adam  and  for  his  wife  coats  of  skins, 
and  clothed  them. 

22  And  the  Lord  God  said.  Behold,  the  man  is  become 
as  one  of  us,  to  know  good  and  evil  ; and  now,  lest 
he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  take  also  of  the  tree  of 

23  life,  and  eat,  and  live  for  ever  : therefore  the  Lord 
God  sent  him  forth  from  the  garden  of  Eden,  to  till 

24  the  ground  from  whence  he  was  taken.  So  he 
drove  out  the  man;  and  he  placed  at  the  east  of  the 
garden  of  Eden  the  Cherubim,  and  the  flame  of  a 
sword  which  turned  every  way,  to  keep  the  way  of 
the  tree  of  life. 


4  And  the  man  knew  Eve  his  wife  ; and  she  con- 
ceived, and  bare  Cain,  and  said,  I have  ® gotten  a 

2 man  with  the  help  of  the  Lord.  And  again  she  bare 
his  brother  Abel.  And  Abel  was  a keeper  of  sheep, 

3 but  Cain  was  a tiller  of  the  ground.  And  in  pro- 
cess of  time  it  came  to  pass,  that  Cain  brought  of 
the  fruit  of  the  ground  an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

4 And  Abel,  he  also  brought  of  the  firstlings  of  his 
flock  and  of  the  fat  thereof.  And  the  Lord  had 

5 respect  unto  Abel  and  to  his  offering  : but  unto 
Cain  and  to  his  offering  he  had  not  respect.  And 

6 Cain  was  very  wroth,  and  his  countenance  fell.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Why  art  thou  wroth  ? and 

7 why  is  thy  countenance  fallen  ? If  thou  doest  well, 
^ shalt  thou  not  be  accepted  ? and  if  thou  doest  not 


16  Is.  65.  25.  Mic.  7. 
17. 

11  Matt.  3.  7.  & 13. 
38.  & 23.  33.  John  8. 
44.  Acts  13. 10.  1 John 
3 8 

18  Ps.  132.  11.  Is.  7. 
,14.  Mic.  5.  3.  Matt. 

1.  23,  25.  Luke  1.  31, 
&4,  35.  Gal.  4.  4. 

I'J  Rom.  16.  20.  Col. 


2.  15.  Heb.  2.  14.  1 
John  5.  5.  Rev.  12.  7, 
17. 

20  Ps.  48.  6.  Is.  13. 
8.  & 21.  3.  John  16. 
21.  1 Tim.  2.  15. 

21  ch.  4.  7. 

22  1 Cor.  11.  3.  & 14. 
34.  Eph.  5.  22,  23, 24. 
1 Tun.  2.  11,  12.  Tit. 


2.  5.  1 Pet.  3.  1,  5, 

6. 

23  1 Sam.  15.  23. 

24  ver.  6. 

25  ch.  2.  17. 

20  Eccles.  1.  2,  3.  Is. 
24.  5,  6.  Rom.  8.  20. 

2'  Job  5.  7.  Eccles. 
2 *^3 

-^28  job  31.  40. 

29  Ps.  104.  14. 


30  Eccles.  1.  13.  2 

Thess.  3.  10. 

31  ch.  2.  7. 

32  Job  21.-  26.  & 34. 
15.  Ps.104.29.  Eccles. 

3.  20.  & 12.  7.  Rom. 
5.  12.  Heb.  9.  27. 

33  ver.  .5.  Like  Is. 
19.  12.  A 47.  12,  13. 
Jer.  22.  2.3. 

34  ch.  2.  9. 


35  ch.  4.  2.  & 9.  20. 

36  ch.  2.  8. 

37  Ps.  104.  4.  Heb. 
1.  7. 

1 ch.  8.  23.  & 9.  20. 

2 Num.  18.  12. 

3 Num.  18.  17.  Pro. 
3.  9. 

4 Heb.  11.  4. 

5 ch.  31.  2. 


g Or,  from  among.  i 
h Or,  lie  in  wai^ 
for. 

i Or,  sorrow, 
j Heb.  Hawah,  tha'O 
is,  TAving,  or,  Life.  I 
a Heb.  kanah,  t|3 
get. 

h Or,  shall  it  not  bn 
lifted  up  f 


VT-CjXN 


iV. 


and  if  thou  doest  not  well,  sin  lieth  at  the  door.  And 
unto  thee  shall  he  his  desire,  and  thou  shalt  rule  over 
him. 

8 And  Cain  talked  with  Abel  his  brother : and  it 
came  to  pass,  when  they  were  in  the  field,  that  Cain 
rose  up  against  Abel  his  brother,  and  ® slew  him. 

9 ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Where  is  Abel 
thy  brother?  And  he  said,  know  not : Am  I my 
brother’s  keeper  ? 

10  And  he  said.  What  hast  thou  done  ? the  voice  of 
thy  brother’s  blood  ® crieth  unto  me  from  the  ground. 

11  And  now  art  thou  cursed  from  the  earth,  which 
hath  opened  her  mouth  to  receive  thy  brother’s  blood 
from  thy  hand  ; 

12  When  thou  tillest  the  ground,  it  shall  not  hence- 
forth yield  unto  thee  her  strength  ; a fugitive  and  a 
vagabond  shalt  thou  be  in  the  earth. 

13  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord,  My  punishment  is 
greater  than  I can  bear. 

14  Behold,  thou  hast  driven  me  out  this  day  from 
the  face  of  the  earth  ; and  n from  thy  face  shall  I be 
hid  ; and  I shall  be  a fugitive  and  a vagabond  in  the 
earth  ; and  it  sliall  come  to  pass,  '^'^that  every  one  that 
findeth  me  shall  slay  me. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Therefore  whoso- 
ever slayeth  Cain,  vengeance  shall  be  taken  on  him 
13  sevenfold.  And  the  Lord  i^  set  a mark  upon  Cain, 
lest  any  finding  him  should  kill  him. 

16  *![  And  Cain  i^  went  out  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Nod,  on  the  east  of 
Eden. 

17  And  Cain  knew  his  wife  ; and  she  conceived,  and 
bare  Enoch  : and  he  builded  a city,  i®and  called  the 
name  of  the  city,  after  the  name  of  his  son,  Enoch. 

18  And  unto  Enoch  was  born  Irad  : and  Irad  begat 
Mehujael  : and  Mehujael  begat  Methusael  : and  Me- 
thusael  begat  Lamech. 

19  ^ And  Lamech  took  unto  him  two  wives  : the 
name  of  the  one  teas  Adah,  and  the  name  of  the  other 
Zillah. 

20  And  Adah  bare  Jabal  : he  was  the  father  of  such 
as  dwell  in  tents,  and  of  such  as  have  cattle. 

21  And  his  brother’s  name  was  Jubal  : he  was  the 
11  father  of  all  such  as  handle  the  harp  and  organ. 

22  And  Zillah,  she  also  bare  Tubal-cain,  an  instructer 
of  every  artificer  in  brass  and  iron  : and  the  sister  of 
Tubal-cain  was  Naamah. 

23  And  Lamech  said  unto  his  wives,  Adah  and  Zil- 

lah, Hear  my  voice  ; ye  wives  of  Lamech,  hearken  unto 
my  speech  : for  I have  slain  a man  to  my  wounding, 
and  a young  man  to  my  hurt.  ' 

24  13  If  Cain  shall  be  avenged  sevenfold,  truly  La- 
mech seventy  and  sevenfold. 

25  ^ And  Adam  knew  his  wife  again  ; and  she  bare 
a son,  and  i^  called  his  name  Seth  : For  God,  said  she, 
hath  appointed  me  another  seed  instead  of  Abel,  whom 
Cain  slew. 

26  And  to  Seth,  to  him  also  there  was  born  a^son  ; 
and  he  called  his  name  Enos  : then  began  men  ^ito  call 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 


iwell,  sin  coucheth  at  the  door  : and  unto  thee  sha  i 
be  his  desire,  and  thou  shalt  rule  over  him.  Antf 
' Cain  told  Abel  his  brother.  And  it  came  to  pa-ss, 
'when  they  w,ere  in  the  field,  that  Cain  rose  up 
9 against  Abel  his  brother,  and  slew  him.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Where  is  Abel  thy  brother  ? 
10  And  he  said,  I know  not  : am  I my  brother’s  keep- 
er ? And  he  said.  What  hast  thou  done  ? the  voice 
of  thy  brother’s  blood  crieth  unto  me  from  the 
11  ground.  And  now  cursed  art  thou  from  the 
ground,  which  hath  opened  her  mouth  to  receive 
12  thy  brother’s  blood  from  thy  hand  ; when  thou 
tillest  the  ground,  it  shall  not  henceforth  yield  unto 
thee  Ifer  strength  ; a fugitive  and  a wanderer 
13  shalt  tnou  be  in  the  earth.  And  Cain  said  unto  the 
Lord^  ^ My  punishment  is  greater  f than  I can  bear. 
14  Beh(4d,  thou  hast  driven  me  out  this  day  from  the 
face//of  the  ground  ; and  from  thy  face  shall  I be 
hidi'  and  I shall  be  a fugitive  and  a wanderer  in  the 
eaufih  ; and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  whosoever 
15  findeth  me  shall  slay  me.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him.  Therefore  whosoever  slayeth  Cain,  vengeance 
s|all  be  taken  on  him  sevenfold.  And  the  Lord 
appointed  a sign  for  Cain,  lest  any  finding  Ifini 
should  smite  him. 


16  And  Cain  went  out  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of  o Nod,  ''on  the  east 

17  of  Eden.  And  Cain  knew  his  wife  ; and  she  con- 
ceived, and  bare  Enoch  : and  he  builded  a city,  and 
called  the  name  of  the  city,  after  the  name  of  his 

18  son,  Enoch.  And  unto  Enoch  was  born  Irad  : and 
Irad  begat  Mehujael  : and  Mehujael  begat  Methu- 

19  shael  : and  Methushael  begat  Lamech.  And  Lamech 
took  unto  him  two  wives  : the  name  of  the  one  was 

20  Adah,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Zillah.  And  Adah 
bare  J abal : he  was  the  father  of  such  as  dwell  in 

21  tents  and  have  cattle.  And  his  brother’s  name  was 
Jubal  : he  was  the  father  of  all  such  as  handle  the 

22  harp  and  pipe.  And  Zillah,  she  also  bare  Tubal- 
cain,  Ghe  forger  of  every  cutting  instrument  of 

brass  and  iron  : and  the  sister  of  Tubal-cain  was 

23  Naamah.  And  Lamech  said  unto  his  wives  ; 

Adah  and  Zillah,  hear  my  voice  ; 

Ye  wives  of  Lamech,  hearken  unto  my  speech : 
For  I have  slain  a man  ' for  wounding  me, 

And  a young  man  for  bruising  me  : 

24  If  Cain  shall  be  avenged  sevenfold. 

Truly  Lamech  seventy  and  sevenfold. 

25  And  Adam  knew  his  wife  again  ; and  she  bare  a 
son,  and  called  his  name  Seth  : For,  said  she,  God 
” hath  appointed  me  another  seed  instead  of  Abel  ; 

26  for  Cain  slew  him.  And  to  Seth,  to  him  also  there 
was  born  a son  ; and  he  called  his  name  Enosh  : 
then  began  men  to  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 


« Matt.  23.  35.  1 John 
3.  12.  Jude  11. 

T Ps.  9.  12. 

8 John  8.  44. 

, 0 Heb.  12.  24.  Rev. 
(.  10. 

I 10  Job  15.  20-24. 

Ill  Ps.  51.  11. 


12  ch.  9.  6.  Nuni.  35. 

19,  21,  27. 

13  Ps.  79.  12. 

14  Ezek.  9.  4,  0. 

lo  2 Kin.  13. 23.  & 24. 

20.  Jer.  23.  39.  & 52. 


11  Rora.  4. 11,  12. 

18  ver.  15. 

10  ch.  5.  3. 

20  Oh.  5.  G. 

21  1 Kin.  18.  24.  Ps. 
lie  17.  Joel  2.  32. 
Ze,Ji.  3.  9.  1 Cor.  1. 


c Or,  is  its  desire, 
but  thou  shoiddest  rule 
over  it. 

d Heb.  said  unto. 
Many  ancient  autlior- 
ities  have,  said  ilnlQ 
Abel  his  brother.  Let 
us  go  into  the  field. 


e Or,  Mine  iniquihj. 
f Or,  than  cun  be 
forgiven. 

g That  is,  Wander- 
ing. 

h Or,  in  front  of 
i Or,  an  instructor 



j Or,  copper  and  so 
elsewhere. 
k Or,  I will  slay. 

I Or,  to  my  tvound-  i 
ing,  and  a young  man  I 
to  m y hurt.  ! 

/i  ifeb  Sihe.th.  ! 


10  Ps.  49.  11. 


GENESIS,  /. 


7 


CHAPTER  V. 

The  genealogy ^ age,  and  death  of  the  patriarchs  from  Adam  unto 
Noah.  24  The  godliness  and  translation  of  Enoch. 

HIS  is  the  ^book  of  the  generations  of  Adam.  In 
the  day  that  God  created  man,  in  ^th'e  likeness  of 
od  made  he  him  ; \ 

2 8 Male  and  female  created  he  them  ; and  blessed 
lem,  and  called  their  name  Adam,  in  the  day  when 
.ey  were  created. 

3 And  Adam  lived  an  hundred  and  thirty  years, 
id  begat  a son  in  his  own  likeness,  after  his  image  ; 
id  ^ called  his  name  Seth  : 

4 ®And  the  days  of  Adam  after  he  had  begotten 
eth  were  eight  Wndred  years  : ®and  he  begat  sons 

di  d daughters  : 

5 And  all  the  days  that  Adam  lived  were  nine  him- 
•ed  and  thirty  years  : and  he  died. 

6 And  Seth  lived  an  hundred  and  five  years,  and 
'Cgat  Enos  : 

7 And  Seth  lived  after  he  begat  Enos  eight  hundred 
d seven  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

8 And  all  the  days  of  Seth  were  nine  hundred  and 
elve  years  : and  he  died. 

9 ^ And  Enos  lived  ninety  years,  and  begat  Cainan  : 

10  And  Enos  lived  after  he  begat  Cainan  eight 
ndred  and  fifteen  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 

11  And  all  the  days  of  Enos  were  nine  hundred  and 
five  years  : and  he  died. 

12  If  And  Cainan  lived  seventy  years,  and  begat 
Mahalaleel  : 

13  And  Cainan  lived  after  he  begat  Mahalaleel  eight 
hundred  and  forty  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters : 

14  And  all  the  days  of  Cainan  were  nine  hundred 
( and  ten  years  : and  he  died. 

15  ^ And  Mahalaleel  lived  sixty  and  five  years,  and 
begat  Jared  : 

16  And  Mahalaleel  lived  after  he  begat  Jared  eight 
hundred  and  thirty  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
:eT8  ; 

17  And  all  the  days  of  Mahalaleel  were  eight  hun- 
dred ninety  and  five  years  : and  he  died. 

■ 18  ^ And  Jared  lived  an  hundred  sixty  and  two 

vears,  and  he  begat  ® Enoch  : 

, 19  And  Jared  lived  after  he  begat  Enoch  eight  hun- 

i  dred  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

20  And  all  the  days  of  Jared  were  nine  hundred  sixty 
id  two  years  : and  he  died. 

21  Tf  And  Enoch  lived  sixty  and  five  years,  and  begat 
thuselah : 

2  And  Enoch  walked  with  God  after  he  begat 
uselah  three  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
ters  : 

Vnd  all  the  days  of  Enoch  were  three  hundred 
s d five  years  : 

'd  Enoch  walked  with  God  : and  he  was  not  ; 
foi  ook  him. 

2 Methuselah  lived  an  hundred  eighty  and 

seve,  0 ^jTS,  and  begat  Lamech. 

26  i . Methuselah  lived  after  he  begat  Lamech 
seven  eighty  and  two  years,  and  begat  sons 

and  da  . ^ : 


5 This  is  the  book  of  the  generations  of  Adam.  In 
the  day  that  God  created  man,  in  the  likeness  of  God 

2 made  he  him  ; male  and  female  created  he  them  ; 
and  blessed  them,  and  called  their  name  “ Adam,  in 

3 the  day  when  they  were  created.  And  Adam  lived 
an  hundred  and  thirty  years,  and  begat  a son  in  his 
own  likeness,  after  his  image  ; and  called  his  name 

4 Seth  : and  the  days  of  Adam  after  he  begat  Seth 
were  eight  hundred  years  : and  he  begat  sons  and 

5 daughters.  And  all  the  days  that  Adam  lived  were 
nine  hundred  and  thirty  years  : and  he  died. 


6 And  Seth  lived  an  hundred  and  five  years,  and 

7 begat  Enosh  : and  Seth  lived  after  he  begat  Enosh 
eight  hundred  and  seven  years,  and  begat  sons  and 

8 daughters  : and  all  the  days  of  Seth  were  nine  hun- 
dred and  twelve  years  : and  he  died. 

9 And  Enosh  lived  ninety  years,  and  begat  Kenan  : 

10  and  Enosh  lived  after  he  begat  Kenan  eight  hundred 
and  fifteen  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

11  and  all  the  days  of  Enosh  were  nine  hundred  and 
five  years  : and  he  died. 

12  And  Kenan  lived  seventy  years,  and  begat  Maha- 

13  lalel  : and  Kenan  lived  after  he  begat  Mahalalel 
eight  hundred  and  forty  years,  and  begat  sons  and 

14  daughters  : and  all  the  days  of  Kenan  were  nine 
hundred  and  ten  years  : and  he  died. 


15  And  Mahalalel  lived  sixty  and  five  years,  and  bf 

16  gat  Jared  : and  Mahalalel  lived  after  he  begat  Jar/ 
eight  hundred  and  thirty  years,  and  begat  sons  a 

17  daughters  : and  all  the  days  of  Mahalalel  were  eig 
hundred  ninety  and  five  years  : and  he  died. 


18  And  Jared  lived  an  hundred  sixty  and  two  years, 

19  and  begat  Enoch  : and  Jared  lived  after  he  begat 
Enoch  eight  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons  and 

20  daughters  : and  all  the  days  of  Jared  were  nine 
hundred  sixty  and  two  years  : and  he  died. 

21  And  Enoch  lived  sixty  and  five  years,  and  begat 

22  Methuselah  : and  Enoch  walked  with  God  after  he 
begat  Methuselah  three  hundred  years,  and  begat 

23  sons  and  daughters  : and  all  the  days  of  Enoch  were 

24  three  hundred  sixty  and  five  years  : and  Enoch 
walked  with  God  : and  he  was  not  ; for  God  took 
him. 


25  And  Methuselah  lived  an  hundred  eighty  and 

26  seven  years,  and  begat  Lamech  : and  Methuselah 
lived  after  he  begat  Lamech  seven  hundred  eighty 


» Jude  14,  15.  • Ps.  IG.  8.  & 116.  9.  & n 2 Kin.  2. 11.  Heb. 

lOch.  6.9.&17.1.;A  128.  1.  Mic.6.8.  Mai.  11.5. 

24.  40.  2 Kin.  20.  3.  2.  6.  a Or,  Man. 


1 1 Chr. 


* c...  1.  26  ■ 
1.  Col.  3.  . 


..irke  3 ch.  1.  27. 

« ch.  4.  25. 

1 >.  8 1 Chr.  1.  1, 

8 Ch.  1.  28. 


&c. 


7 ch.  3.  19.  Heb. 
27. 

8 ch.  4.  26. 


o 


Gr:¥Eii 


Vi. 


27  And  all  the  days  of  Methuselah  were  nine  hun- 
dred sixty  and  nine  years  : and  he  died. 

28  And  Laniech  lived  an  hundred  eighty  and  two 
years,  and  begat  a son  : 

29  And  he  called  his  name  Noah,  saying.  This  same 
shall  comfort  us  concerning  our  wdrk  and  toil  of  our 
hands,  because  of  the  ground  which  the  Lord  hath 
cursed. 

30  And  Lamech  lived  after  he  begat  Noah  five' hun- 
dred ninety  and  five  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters : 

31  And  all  the  days  of  Lamech  were  seven  himdred 
seventy  and  seven  years  : and  he  died. 

32  And  Noah  was  five  hundred  years  old  : and  Noah 
begat  i^Shem,  Ham,  ^^aiid  Japheth. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  ThewicJcedness  of  the  world,  which  provoked  God's  wrath,  and  caused 
the  flood.  8 Noah  flndeth  grace.  14  The  order,  form,  and  end  of  the 
ark. 

A ND  it  came  to  pass,  ^ when  men  began  to  multi- 
ply  on  the  face  of  the  earth,  and  daughters  were 
I b<^  ' unto  them. 

That  the  sons  of  God  saw  the  daughters  of  men 
I'Rey  were  fair;  and  they  ^took  them  wives  of  all 
, which  they  chose. 

3 And  the  Lord  said,  ^My  spirit  shall  not  always 
strive  with  man,  ^for  that  he  also  is  flesh  : yet  his  days 
shall  be  an  hundred  and  twenty  years. 

4 There  were  giants  in  the  earth  in  those  days  ; and 
also  after  that,  when  the  sons  of  God  came  in  unto  the 
daughters  of  men,  and  they  bare  children  to  them,  the 

I  same  became  mighty  men  which  were  of  old,  men  of 
renown. 

5 V And  God  saw  that  the  wickedness  of  man  was 
great  in  the  earth,  and  that  every  ® imagination  of  the 
1 thoughts  of  his  heart  was  only  evil  continually. 

6 And  ® it  repented  the  Lord  that  he  had  made  man 
on  the  earth,  and  it  grieved  him  at  his  heart. 

7 And  the  Lord  said,  I will  destroy  man  whom  I 
have  created  from  the  face  of  the  earth  ; both  man,  and 
beast,  and  the  creeping  thing,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air  ; 
for  it  repenteth  me  that  I have  made  them. 

I 8 But  Noah  ® found  grace  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord. 

9 V These  are  the  generations  of  Noah  : ® Noah  was 
i just  man  and  perfect  in  his  generations,  and  Noah 
® walked  with  God. 

10  And  Noah  begat  three  sons,  Shem,  Ham,  and 
"apheth. 

11  The  earth  also  was  corrupt  before  God,  and  the 
arth  was  infilled  with  violence. 

12  And  God  looked  upon  the  earth,  and,  behold,  it 
T^as  corrupt ; for  all  flesh  had  corrupted  his  way  upon 
lie  earth. 

13  And  God  said  unto  Noah,  ^^The  end  of  all  flesh 
; come  before  me  ; for  the  earth  is  filled  with  violence 
irough  them ; i®and,  behold,  I will  destroy  them  with 
le  earth. 

14  V Make  thee  an  ark  of  gopher  wood  ; rooms  shalt 

.2  ch.  3.  17.  & 4.  11.  20.  19.  Pro.  G.  18.  12,  13,  16,  17.  Luke 

‘3  ch.  G.  10.  Matt.  1,5.  19.  1.  30.  Acts  7.  46. 

14  ch.  10.  21.  6 See  Num.  23.  19.  » ch.  7.  1.  Ezek.  14. 

1 ch.  1.  28.  1 Sam.  15.  11,  29,  2 14,  20.  Rom.  1.  17. 

2 Dent.  7.  3,  4.  Sam.  24. 16.  Mai.  3.  6.  Heb.  11.  7.  2 Pet. 

3 Gal.  5.  16,  17.  1 Jam.  1.  17.  2.  5. 

;t.  3.  19,  20.  7 Is.  63.  10.  Eph.  4.  lo  ch.  5.  22. 

4 Ps.  78.  39.  30.  11  ch.  5.  32. 

3 ch.  8.  21.  Dent.  « pli  io  v.v.  12  ch,  7.  1.  & 10.  9.  & 

'U.r.  34.  27. 


md  two  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : j ’ 

11  the  days  of  Methuselah  were  nine  hundred  si^ ' 

. \d  nine  years  : and  he  died. 

2  And  Lamech  lived  an  hundred  eighty  and  t ' 

2'c/  jears,  and  begat  a son  : and  he  called  his  na 
Noah,  saying.  This  same  shall  ^comfort  us  for  our 
work  and  for  the  toil  of  our  hands,  because  of  the 

30  ground  which  the  Lord  hath  cursed.  And  Lamech 
lived  after  he  begat  Noah  five  hundred  ninety  and 

31  five  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : and  all 
the  days  of  Lamech  were  seven  hundred  seventy  and 
seven  years  : and  he  died. 

32  And  Noah  was  five  hundred  years  old  : and  Noah 
begat  Shem,- Ham,  and  Japheth. 


6 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  men  began  to  multiply 
on  the  face  of  the  ground,  and  daughters  were  born 

2 unto  them,  that  the  sons  of  God  saw  the  daughters 
of  men  that  they  were  fair  ; and  they  took  them 

3 wives  of  all  that  they  chose.  And  the  Lord  said, 

My  spirit  shall  not  “ strive  with  man  for  ever,  ^ for 
that  he  also  is  flesh  : yet  shall  his  days  be  an  hun- 

4 dred  and  twenty  years.  The  ‘^Nephilim  were  in  ^ 
the  earth  in  those  days,  and  also  after  that,  when 
the  sons  of  God  came  in  unto  the  daughters  of  men,  ^ 
and  they  bare  children  to  them  : the  same  were  the  ' 
mighty  men  which  were  of  olcb  the  men  of  renown.  / 

5 And  the  Lord  saw  that  the  wickedness  of  man  was  \ 
great  in  the  earth,  and  that  every  imagination  of  1 
the  thoughts  of  his  heart  was  only  evil  continually.  | 

6 And  it  repented  the  Lord  that  he,  had  made  man  | 

7 on  the  earth;  and  it  grieved  him  at  his  heart.  And  j 
the  Lord  said,  I will  ® destroy  man  whom  I have  ^ 
created  from  the  face  of  the  ground  ; both  man,  and 
beast,  and  creeping  thing,  and  fowl  of  the  air  ; for 

8 it  repenteth  me  that  I have  made  them.  But  Noah 
found  grace  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord. 

i 

9 These  are  the  generations  of  Noah.  -Noah  was  a 
righteous  man,  and  ^ perfect  in  his  generations  : j 

10  Noah  walked  with  God.  And  Noah  begat  three  ! 

11  sons,  Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth.  And  the  earth' 
was  corrupt  before  God,  and  the  earth  w^as  filleJ 

12  with  violence.  And  God  saw  the  earth,  and,  be- 
hold, it  was  corrupt  ; for  all  flesh  had  corrupted  his 
way  upon  the  earth. 

13  And  God  said  unto  Noah,  The  end  of  all  flesh  is 
come  before  me  ; for  the  earth  is  filled  with  violence 
through  them  ; and,  behold,  I will  destroy  them 

14  with  the  earth.  Make  thee  an  ark  of 'gopher  wood  ; 

Luke  1.  6.  Rom.  2.  13.  ’o  ver.  17.  I Or,  in  their  going 

& 3.  19.  h Heb.  nahem,  to  astray  they  are  flesh. 

43  Ezek.  8.  17.  & 28.  comfort.  c Or,  therefore. 

16.  Hah.  2.  8,  17.  c Or,  which  cometh  d Or,  gicnts.  See 

14  ch.  18.  21.  Ps.  14.  from  the  ground.  Num.  13.  33. 

2.  & 33.  13,  14.  & 53.  a Or,  rule  in.  Or,  e Heb  Mot  out. 

2,  3.  according  to  many  an-  / Or,  blameless. 

’•'>  Jer.  51.  13.  Ezek.  cient  versions,  abide 

7.  2,  3,  6.  Amos  8.  2.  in. 

1 Pet.  4 7. 


GENESIS,  VII. 


thou  make  in  the  ark,  and  shalt  pitch  it  within  and 
without  with  pitch. 

15  And  this  is  the  fashion  which  thou  shalt  make  it 
of:  The  length  of  the  ark  shall  three  hundred  cubits, 
the  breadth  of  it  fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  of  it  thirty 
cubits. 

16  A window  shalt  thou  make  to  the  ark,  and  in  a 
cubit  shalt  thou  finish  it  above  ; and  the  door  of  the 
ark  shalt  thou  set  in  the  side  thereof  ; with  lower,  sec- 
ond, and  third  stories  shalt  thou  make  it. 

17  And,  behold,  I,  even  I,  do  bring  a flood  of 
waters  upon  the  earth,  to  destroy  all  flesh,  wherein  is 
the  breath  of  life,  from  under  heaven  ; and  every  thing 
that  is  in  the  earth  shall  die. 

18  But  with  thee  will  I establish  my  covenant  ; and 
18  thou  shalt  come  into  the  ark,  thou,  and  thy  sons,  and 
thy  mfe,  and  thy  sons’  wives  with  thee. 

19  And  of  every  living  thing  of  all  flesh,  i®  two  of 
every  sort  shalt  thou  bring  into  the  ark,  to  keep  them 
alive  with  thee  ; they  shall  be  male  and  female. 

20  Of  fowls  after  their  kind,  and  of  cattle  after  their 
kind,  of  every  creeping  thing  of  the  earth  after  his 
kind,  two  of  every  sort  shall  come  unto  thee,  to  keep 
them  alive. 

21  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  hll  food  that  is  eaten, 
and  thou  shalt  gather  it  to  thee  ; and  it  shall  be  for 
food  for  thee,  and  for  them. 

22  21  Thus  did  Noah  ; according  to  all  that  God 
commanded  him,  so  did  he. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Noah,  with  his  family,  and  the  living  creatures,  enter  into  the  ark. 
17  The  beginning,  increase,  and  continuance  of  the  flood. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah,  i Come  thou  and 
all  thy  house  into  the  ark  ; for  ^ thee  have  I seen 
righteous  before  me  in  this  generation. 

2  Of  every  ^clean  beast  thou  shalt  take  to  thee  by 
sevens*,  the  male  and  his  female  : ^and  of  beasts  that 
are  not  clean  by  two,  the  male  and  his  female. 

3  Of  fowls  also  of  the  air  by  sevens,  the  male  and 
the  female  ; to  keep  seed  alive  upon  the  face  of  all  the 
earth. 

4'  For  yet  seven  days,  and  I will  cause  it  to  rain  upon 
the  earth  ® forty  days  and  forty  nights  ; and  every  liv- 
ing substance  that  I have  made  will  I destroy  from  off 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

5 ® And  Noah  did  according  unto  all  that  the  Lord 
I commanded  him. 

I  6 And  Noah  was  six  hundred  years  old  when  the 
flood  of  waters  was  upon  the  earth. 

7 And  Noah  went  in,  and  his  sons,  and  his  wife, 
and  his  sons’  wives  with  him,  into  the  ark,  because  of 
the  waters  of  the  flood.  * 

j 8 Of  clean  beasts,  and  of  beasts  that  are  not  clean, 
and  of  fowls,  and  of  every  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth, 

I 9 There  went  in  two  and  two  un^  Noah  into  the  ark, 
' the  male  and  the  female,  as  God  h£^d  commanded  Noah. 
10  And  it  came  to  pass  after , seven  days,  that  the 
waters  of  the  flood  were  upon  the  earth. 

IT  ^ ,]Ikll^il.S’'.;xViuYimt;auiyeai*  of  Noah’s  life,  in  the 
second  month,  t)»  seventeenth  day  of  the  month,  the 

< 

ver.  13.  ch.  7.  41  ch.  7.  9,  15  See  ^ ver.  7,  13.'  Matt. 
21,  22,  23.  2 Pet.  2.  slch.  2.  19.  , 24.  38.  Luke  17.  2G. 

ch.  7.  1,  7,  13.  11  2*  Heb.  11.  7.  (See  Heb.  11.7.  1 Pet.  3. 

• ■•’t.  3.  20.  2 Pet.  2.  5.|Kx.  40.  IG.  t 20.  2 Pet., 2.  .5, 

S.  0 - 'sir  ch.  7.  5.  9,  l»i.  2ch.  G.  9,  Ps.  33; 


S'  rooms  shalt  thou  make  in  the  ark,  and  shalt  pi 

15  it  within  and  without  with  pitch.  And  this  is  h 
thou  shalt  make  it  : the  length  of  the  ark  thr 
hundred  cubits,  the  breadth  of  it  fifty  cubits,  ai 

16  the  height  of  it  thirty  cubits.  A * light-  shalt  th 
make  to  the  ark,  and  to  a cubit  shalt  thou  finish 
* upward  ; and  the  door  of  the  ark  shalt  thou  s 
in  the  side  thereof  ; with  lower,  second,  and  thir 

17  stories  shalt  thou  make  it.  And  I,  behold,  I d( 
bring  the  flood  of  waters  upon  the  earth,  to  destroy 
all  flesh,  wherein  is  the  breath  of  life,  from  under 
heaven  ; every  thing  that  is  in  the  earth  shall  die. 

18  But  I will  establish  my  covenant  with  thee  ; and  thou 
shalt  come  into  the  ark,  thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 

19  wife,  and  thy  sons’  wives  with  thee.  And  of  every 
living  thing  of  all  flesh,  two  of  every  sort  slialt  thou 
bring  into  the  ark,  to  keep  them  alive  with  thee 

20  they  shall  be  male  and  female.  Of  the  fowl  after 
their  kind,  and  of  the  cattle  after  tfieir  kind,  of 
every  creeping  thing  of  the  ground  after  its  kind, 
two  of  every  sort  shall  come  unto  thee,  to  keep 

21  them  alive.  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  all  food 
that  is  eaten,  and  gather  it  to  thee  ; and  it  shall  be 

22  for  food  for  thee,  and  for  them.  Thus  did  Noah  ; 
according  to  all  that  God  commanded  him,  so  did  he. 


7 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah,  Come  thou  and  all 
thy  house  into  the  ark  ; for  thee  have  I seen  right- 

2 eons  before  me  in  this  generation.  Of  every  clean 
beast  thou  shalt  take  to  thee  seven  and  seven,  the 
male  and  his  female  ; and  of  the  beasts  that  are  not 

3 clean  two,  the  male  and  his  female  ; of  the  fowl 
also  of  the  air,  seven  and  seven,  male  and  female  : 
to  keep  seed  alive  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

4 For  yet  seven  days,  and  I will  cause  it  to  rain  upon 
the  earth  forty  days  and  forty  nights  ; and  every 
living  thing  that  I have  made  will  I “ destroy  from 

5 off  the  face  of  the  ground.  And  Noah  did  accord 
ing  unto  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  him. 

6 And  Noah  was  six  hundred  years  old  when  the 

7 flood  of  waters  was  upon  the  earth.  And  Noah 
went  in,  and  his  sons,  and.  his  wife,  and  his  sons’ 
wives  with  him,  into  the  ark,  because  of  the  waters 

8 of  the  flood.  Of  clean  beasts,  and  of  beasts  that 
are  not  clean,  and  of  fowls,  and  of  every  thing  that 

9 creepeth  upon  the  ground,  there  went  in  two  au 
two  unto  Noah  into  the  ark,  male  and  female,  : 

10  God  commanded  Noah.  And  it  came  to  pass  aft< 
the  seven  days,  that  the  waters  of  the  flood  we 

11  upon  the  earth.  In  the  six  hundredth  year 
Noah’s  life,  in  the  second  month,  on  the  sevf 


18,  19.  Pro.  10.  9.  2 Lev.  10. 10.  E/ 
Pet.  2.  9.  <*4,  23. 

•”  ver.  8.  Tjot.  eh.  i ver.  12,  17. 

11.  I ft  ch.  G.  22. 


GENESIS,  VII 


day  were  all  ®tlie  fountains  of  the  great  deep 
ken  up,  and  the  ® windows  of  heaven  were  opened. 

2  And  the  rain  was  upon  the  earth  forty  days  and 
ty  nights. 

13  In  the  selfsame  day  entered  Noah,  and  Shem, 
d Ham,  and  Japheth,  the  sons  of  Noah,  and  Noah’s 
fe,  and  the  three  wives  of  his  sons  with  them,  into 
e ark  ; 

14  They,  and  every  beast  after  his  kind,  and  all 
cattle  after  their  Mnd,  and  every  creeping  thing 

hat  creepeth  upon  the  earth  after  his  kind,  and  every 
owl  after  his  kind,  every  bird  of  every  sort. 

15  And  they  ^^^ent  in  unto  Noah  into  the  ark,  two 
id  two  of  all  flesh,  wherein  is  the  breath  of  life. 

16  And  they  that  went  in,  went  in  male  and  female  of 
1 flesh,  as  God  had  commanded  him  : and  the  Lord 
tut  him  in. 

17  And  the  flood  was  forty  days  upon  the  earth  ; 
<1  the  waters  increased,  and  bare  up  the  ark,  and  it 
is  lift  up  above  the  earth. 

18  And  the  waters  prevailed,  and  were  increased 
•eatly  upon  the  earth  ; and  the  ark  went  upon  the 
ce  of  the  waters. 

19  And  the  waters  prevailed  exceedingly  upon  the 
rth  ; and  all  the  high  hills,  that  were  under  the 
lole  heaven,  were  covered. 

20  Fifteen  cubits  upward  did  the  waters  prevail  ; 
|d  the  mountains  were  covered. 

21  And  all  flesh  died  that  moved  upon  the  earth, 
jth  of  fowl,  and  of  cattle,  and  of  beast,  and  of  every 
keeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth,  and  every 
in  : 

22  All  in  whose  nostrils  was  the  breath  of  life,  of 
that  was  in  the  dry  land,  died. 

23  And  every  living  substance  was  destroyed  which 
,s  upon  the  face  of  the  ground,  both  man,  and  cattle, 
i the  creeping  things,  and  the  fowl  of  the  heaven  ; 

1 they  were  destroyed  from  the  earth  : and  Noah 
ly  remained  alive,  and  they  that  were  with  him  in  the 

i4  And  the  waters  prevailed  upon  the  earth  an 
idred  and  fifty  days. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

liers  asswage.  4 The  ark  resteth  on  Ararat.  7 The  raven  and 
e dove.  15  Noah,  being  commanded,  18  goeth  forth  of  the  ark.  20 
e buildeth  an  altar,  and  offereth  sacrifice,  21  which  God  accepteth, 
ad  promiseth  to  curse  the  earth  no  more. 

k ND  God  1 remembered  Noah,  and  every  living 
thing,  and  all  the  cattle  that  was  with  him  in  the 
k : 2 and  God  made  a wind  to  pass  over  the  earth, 
id  the  waters  asswaged  ; 

2 ®The  fountains  also  of  the  deep  and  the  windows 
heaven  were  stopped,  and  ^the  rain  from  heaven  was 

ained ; 

A.nd  the  waters  returned  from  off  the  earth  con- 
lly  : and  after  the  end  ® of  the  hundred  and  fifty 
the  waters  were  abated. 

Vnd  the  ark  rested  in  the  seventh  month,  on  the 
teenth  day  of  the  month,  upon  the  mountains  of 

^rs  decreased  continually  until  the 

Heb.  11. " Pet.  ” Ps.  104.  6.  Jer.  3. 
\2  Pet.  23. 

3,  8,  ver.  4.  ch.  6.  13, 

20,  17.  .Job  22.  16.  Matt. 

24.  39.  r.uke  17.  ‘Jfi. 
^et.  3.  6. 


teei  ay  of  the  month,  on  the  same  day  were  all 
the  tains  of  the  great  deep  broken  up,  and  the 

12  win  of  heaven  were  opened.  And  the  rain  was 

13  upbi  ^ earth  forty  days  and  forty  nights.  In  the 
selfsame  day  entered  Noah,  and  Shem,  and  Ham, 
and  Japheth,  the  sons  of  Noah,  and  Noah’s  wife, 
and  the  three  wives  of  his  sons  with  them,  into  the 

14  ark  ; they,  and  every  beast  after  its  kind,  and  all 
the  cattle  after  their  kind,  and  every  creeping  thing 
that  creepeth  upon  the  earth  after  its  kind,  and 
every  fowl  after  its  kind,  every  bird  of  every  ^ sort. 

15  And  they  went  in  unto  Noah  into  the  ark,  two  and 

16  two  of  all  flesh  wherein  is  the  breath  of  life.  And 
they  that  went  in,  went  in  male  and  female  of  all 
flesh,  as  God  commanded  him  : and  the  Lord  shut 

17  him  in.  And  the  flood  was  forty  days  upon  the 
earth  ; and  the  waters  increased,  and  bare  up  the  ark, 

18  and  it  was  lift  up  above  the  earth.  And  the  waters 
prevailed,  and  increased  greatly  upon  the  earth  ; 

19  and  the  ark  went  upon  the  face  of  the  waters.  And 
the  waters  prevailed  exceedingly  upon  the  earth  ; 
and  all  the  high  mountains  that  were  under  the 

20  whole  heaven  were  covered.  Fifteen  cubits  upward 
did  the  waters  prevail ; and  the  mountains  were  eov- 

21  ered.  And  all  flelh  died  that  moved  upon  the  <^ai  th, 
both  fowl,  and  cattle,  and  beast,  and  every  ® i "eef 
ing  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth,  and  ever 

22  man  : all  in  whose  nostrils  was  the  breath  of  th* 
spirit  of  life,  of  all  that  was  in  the  dry  land,  died 

23  ^ And  every  living  thing  was  ® destroyed  which  w'ai 
upon  the  face  of  the  ground,  both  man,  and  cattle 
and  creeping  thing,  and  fowl  of  the  heaven  ; am 
they  were  ® destroyed  from  the  earth  ; and  Noal 
only  was  left,  and  they  that  were  with  him  in  the 

24  ark.  And  the  waters  prevailed  upon  the  earth  an 
hundred  and  fifty  days. 


8 And  God  remembered  Noah,  and  every  living 
thing,  and  all  the  cattle  that  were  with  him  in  the 
ark  : and  C made  a wind  to  pass  over  the  earth, 

2 and  the  wa  assuaged  ; the  fountains  also  of  the 
deep  and  th  ndows  of  heaven  were  stopped,  and 

3 the  rain  fron  iven  was  restrained  ; and  the  waters 

returned  froi  ■ the  earth  continually  : and  after 
the  end  of  an  dred  and  fift^  days  the  waters  de- 

4 creased.  Am  ark  rested  m the  seventh  month, 

on  the  seven  h day  of  the  month,  upon  the 

5 mountains  of  at.  And  the  waters  decreased 


20  1 Pet.  3.  20.  2 

Pet.  2.  6.  & 3.  6. 

21  ch.  8.  3.  & ch.  8. 
4.  compared  with  ver. 
11.  of  this  chapter. 

I 19.  29.  Ex.  2. 


2 Ex.  14.  21. 

3 3h.  7.  11, 

* Job  38.  3? . 

6 h.  7.  2-.. 

6 Rob.  wi  ' . 


Ic  Or,  swarming  thing 

hat  swarmeth. 

d Or,  And  he  de- 
stroyed every  living 
... 


GENESIS,  IX. 


13 


tth 
mtl 

l.l 

ide  : 

7 An 
o,  un4 

8 Alsc 
Iters  w< 

9 But  t 
d she  re 

on  the  > 
hand,  ana 
I ; ark. 
ttO  And  he  > 

«ent  forth 
ill  And  th> 
dl  lo,  in  her  • 

)ah  knew  that  tiit> 
ill.  > 

!2  And  he  stay.- 
h the  dove  ; 
re. 

3 ^ And  it  c; 

•t  year,  in  the  h 
waters  were  df 
loved  the  cover 


1 tenth  months  on  the  first  day  of  the 
s\of  the  mountains  seen. 
td\pais~at  the  end  of  forty  days, 
rha  window  of  the  ark  which  he  had 


th  a-  raven,  which  went  forth  to  and 
’re  dried  up  from  off  the  earth, 
a dove  from  him,  to  see  if  the 
iU  off  the  face  of  the  ground  ; 
no  rest  for  the  sole  of  her  foot, 
to  him  into  the  ark,  for  the  waters 
i'.e  whole  earth  : then  he  put  forth 
I , and  pulled  her  in  unto  him  into 


her  \seven  days  ; and  again 
f the  ark  ; 

*n  to  him  in  the  evening  ; 
olive  leaf  pluckt  off  : so 
w^ere  abated  from  off  the 

her  seven  days  ; and  sent 
led  not  again  unto  him  any 

in  the  six  hundredth  and 
le  first  day  of  the  month, 
ii  off  the  earth  : and  Noah 
rk,  and  looked,  and,  be- 
is  dry. 

on  the  seven  and  twen- 
• arth  dried. 

% saying, 

ind  thy  wife,  and  thy 

Iffi 


the  face  of  tht 

4 And  in  the  sec 
ti  day  of  the  mom 

5 % And  God  spa. 

6 Go  forth  of  the 
Is,  and  thy  sons’  wi\ 

17  Bring  forth  with 
1 thee,  of  all  flesh,  6* 
ry  creeping  thing  ti 
t they  may  breed  abu 
itful,  and  multiply  upt 

18  And  Noah  went  for; 

I his  sons’  wives  with  h|i 
.9  Every  beast,  every  c: 

I whatsoever  creepeth 
ds,  went  forth  out  of  thi 

0 ^ And  Noah  builded 
£ of  every  clean  beastj, 

offered  burnt  offerings  or, 

1 And  the  Lord  smelled 
ID  said  in  his  heart,  I wil. 
ind  any  more  for  man’s  sake 
nan’s  heart  is  evil  from  his  y. 

n smite  any  more  every  thing . / 

1 15  While  the  earth  remain(\'t!. 

, and  cold  and  heat,  and  sumyu» 
vy  and  night  shall  not  cease. 

CHAPTER  ]^X. 

■ blesseth  Noah.  4 Blood  and  murder  arefo’^'-^'-y 
%t.  13  signified  by  the  rainbow.  18  Noah  repi  '-nA  ( 
\leth  a vineyard,  21  is  drunken,  and  mocked  ' h' 
tan,  26  blesseth  Shem,  m prayethfor  Japhet 

ND  God  blessed  Noah  and  his  son 
, them,  iBe  fruitful,  and  multiply, 
'larth. 

* And  the  fear  of  you  and  the  dread 


iving  thing  that  is 
<id  of  cattle,  and  of 
upon  the  earth  ; 
i earth,  and  ^be 

s,  and  his  wife, 

id  every  fowl, 
i,  after  their 

Lord  ; and 
clean  fowl, 

nir  ; and  the 
'^culrse  the 
lagY^ation 
er^wiii  I 
i,ve  done, 
and  har- 
nter,  and 


's  cov- 
•Id,  20 
irseth 


•into 

•leaish 

ill 


continually  until  the  tenth  month  : in  the  tent 
month,  on  the  first  day  of  the  month,  were  the  top 

6 of  the  mountains  seen.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  forty  days,  that  Noah  opened  the  window  of 

7 the  ark  which  he  had  made  : and  he  sent  forth  a 
raven,  and  it  went  forth  to  and  fro,  until  the  waters 

8 were  dried  up  from  off  the  earth.  And  he  sent 
forth  a dove  from  him,  to  see  if  the  waters  were 

9 abated  from  off  the  face  of  the  ground  ; but  the 
dove  found  no  rest  for  the  sole  of  her  foot,  and  she 
returned  unto  him  to  the  ark,  for  the  waters  were 
on  the  face  of  the  whole  earth  : and  he  put  forth 
his  hand,  and  took  her,  and  brought  her  in  unto 

10  him  into  the  ark.  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven 
days  ; and  again  he  sent  forth  the  dove  out  of  the 

11  ark  ; and  the  dove  came  in  to  him  at  eventide  ; and, 
lo,  in  her  mouth  “an  olive  leaf  pluckt  off  : so  Noah 
knew  that  the  waters  were  abated  from  off  the^eartli. 

12  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days  ; and  sent  forth 
the  dove  ; and  she  returned  not  again  unto  him 

13  any  more.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  six  hundred 
and  first  year,  in  the  first  month,  the  first  day  of 
the  month,  the  waters  were  dried  up  from  off  the 
earth  : and  Noah  removed  the  covering  of  the  ark, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  the  face  of  the  ground  was 

14  dried.  And  in  the  second  month,  on  the  seven  and 
twentieth  day  of  the  month,  was  the  earth  dry. 


15  16  And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  saying.  Go  forth  of 
the  ark,  thou,  and  thy  wife,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 

17  sons’  wives  with  thee.  Bring  forth  with  thee  every 
living  thing  that  is  with  thee  of  all  flesh,  both  fowl, 
and  cattle,  and  every  creeping  thing  that  creepeth 
upon  the  earth  ; that  they  may  breed  abundantly  in 
the  earth,  and  be  fruitful,  and  multiply  upon  the 

18  earth.  And  Noah  went  forth,  and  his  sons,  and  his 

19  wife,  and  his  sons’  wives  with  him  : every  beast, 
every  creeping  thing,  and  every  fowl,  whatsoever 
moveth  upon  the  earth,  after  their  families, . went 

20  forth  out  of  the  ark.  And  Noah  builded  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord  ; and  took  of  every  clean  beast,  and 
of  every  clean  fowl,  and  offered  burnt  offerings  on 

21  the  altar.  And  the  Lord  smelled  the  sweet  savour  ; 
and  the  Lord  said  in  his  heart,  I will  not  again 
curse  the  ground  any  more  for  man’s  ^ sake,  for  that 
the  imagination  of  man’s  heart  is  evil  from  his 
youth  ; neither  will  I again  smite  any  more  every 

22  thing  living,  as  I have  done.  While  the  e;arth  fC- 
maineth,  seedtime  and  harvest,  and  cold  ajiid  heat, 
and  summer  and  winter,  and  day  and  night  shall  not 

9 cease.  And  God  blessed  Noah  and  his  sons,  and  said 
unto  them.  Be  fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  replenish 

2 the  earth.  And  the  fear  of  you  and  the  dread  of  you 


..  6. 16. 
..  7.  13. 
i.  7.  15. 
:♦>.  1.  22. 


10  Lev.  ch.  11. 

11  Lev.  1.  9.  Ezek. 

20.  41.  2 Cor.  2.  15. 

Eph.  6.  2. 


« ch. . . 6. 17  . 

i3ch.  V Ob  14. 
4.  &»■>.  T.  .1,  '• 

Jer.  17.  5 u 15. 


19.  Rom.  1.  21.  & 3. 
23. 

ci),  9.  11,  15. 

“ l8.  64.  9. 


18  Jer.  33.  20,  26. 

1 ver.  7,  19.  ch.  1. 
28.  & 10.  32. 

»oh.  1. 28.  Hob.  2. 18. 


a Or,  a fresh  olive 
leaf. 

b Or,  sake  ; for 
the. 


be  upon  every  beast  of  the  earth,  and  upon  every  fowl 
" the  air,  upon  all  that  moveth  upon  the  earth,  and 
I /on  all  the  fishes  of  the  sea  ; into  your  hand  are  they 
'/livered. 

3 2 Every  moving  thing  that  liveth  shall  be  meat  for 
)u  ; even  as  the  ^ green  herb  have  I given  you  ^all 


Lings. 


4 ® But  flesh  with  the  life  thereof,  which  is  the  blood 
ereof,  shall  ye  not  eat. 

5 And  surely  your  blood  of  your  lives  will  I require  ; 
,t  the  hand  of  every  beast  will  I require  it,  and  ^at 
k hand  of  man  ; at  the  hand  of  every  ^ man’s  brother 
11  I require  the  life  of  man. 

S 10  Whoso  sheddeth  man’s  blood,  by  man  shall  liis 
k)d  be  shed  : n for  in  the  image  of  God  made  he 


' And  you,  i^  be  ye  fruitful,  and  multiply  ; bring 
;h  abundantly  in  the  earth,  and  multiply  therein. 

I ^ And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  and  to  his  sons  with 
i,  saying, 

> And  I,  i^beliold,  I establish  i^my  covenant  with 
1,  and  with  your  seed  after  you  ; 
to  10  And  with  every  living  creature  that  is  with  you, 
the  fowl,  of  the  cattle,  and  of  every  beast  of  the 
fth  with  you  ; from  all  that  go  out  of  the  ark,  to 
lery  beast  of  the  earth. 

Ill  And  10 1 will  establish  my  covenant  with  you  ; 
dther  shall  all  flesh  be  cut  off  any  more  by  the  waters 
' a flood  ; neither  shall  there  any  more  be  a flood  to 
sstroy  the  earth. 

12  And  God  said,  ^ This  is  the  token  of  the  covenant 
bich  I make  between  me  and  you  and  every  living 
eature  that  is  with  you,  for  perpetual  generations  : 

13  I do  set  10  my  bow  in  the  cloud,  and  it  shall  be 
r a token  of  a covenant  between  me  and  the  earth. 

14  And  it  shffl^.  come  to  pass,  when  I bring  a cloud 
er  the  earth,  that  the  bow  shall  be  seen  in  the  cloud  : 

15  And  1®  I ill  remember  my  covenant,  which  is 

tween  me  and*  you  and  every  living  creature  of  all 
\9^'^  the  waters  shall  no  more  become  a flood  to 


desli. 


And  the  bow  shall  be  in  the  cloud;  and  I will 
)k  upon  it,  that  I may  remember  the  everlasting 
tenant  between  God  and  every  living  creature  of  all 
5h  that  is  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  God  said  unto  Noah,  This  is  the  token  of  the 
•enant,  which  I have  established  between  me  and  all 
h tlw  ipon  the  earth. 

P . the  sons  of  Noah,  that  went  forth  of  the 

j .,e  Shem,  and  Ham,  and  Japheth  : ^land  Ham  is 
^atber  of  Canaan. 

9 22  Xhese  are  the  three  sons  of  Noah  : and  of 

n was  the  whole  earth  overspread, 
t)  And  Noah  began  to  be  an  husbandman,  and  he 
ited  a vineyard  : 

1 And  he  drank  of  the  wine,  25  and  was  drunken  ) 
he  was  xmcovered  within  his  tent. 

2 And  Ham,  the  father  of  Canaan,  saw  the  naked- 
s of  his  father,  and  told  his  two  brethren  without. 

i3  And  Shem  and  Japheth  took  a garment,  and  laid 


shall  be  upon  every  beast  of  tl? 
every  fowl  of  the  air j witji 
ground  ® teemeth,  and^ali'tji^ 

3 your  hand  are  they  deliver 
thing  that  liveth  shall  be  food 

4 herb  have  I given  you  all.  J 
thereof,  which  is  the  blood  thG., 

5 And  surely  your  blood,  the 

I require  ; at  the  hand  of  ev^i' 
it  : and  at  the  hand  of  ma  \fj 
every  man’s  brother,  will  I , 

6 Whoso  sheddeth  man’s  bloc  d 
be  shed:  for  in  the  imag^  'o 

7 And  you,  be  ye  fruitful,  ar  il  ' 
abundantly  in  the  eai^fh,  andT 


\ 


Up03 
iiii^  th 

se"*,,  int 
movin 
, ns  the  gred 
with  the  lif 

\ives,  wi 
lii  I requi| 
the  hand  ( 
le  iit'e  of  ma 
i shall  his  bloj; 
1 made  he  ma 
Ay  ; bring  fofl 
y therein.  j, 


8 And  God  spake  unto 

9 him,  saying.  And  I,  belt 
10  nant  with  you,  and  wit’ 

with  every  living  creat 
the  cattle,  and  every  " 
of  all  that  go  out  of  t 


11  earth.  And  I will  e 
neither  shall  all  fle 
waters  of  the  flood  • 

12  a flood  to  destroy  tb 
the  token  of  the  co. 
me  and  you  and  e’  *' 

13  you,  for  perpetual  «•' 
in  the  cloud,  and  i^ 

14  nant  between 
to  pass,  when  ! 

15  the  bow  shall 
member  my  cov . 
and  every  living . 
shall  no  more  ^ 

16  And  the  bow  si  Ai  o*' 
upon  it,  tha,t  I . 'v 
nant  between  Gc 

17  flesh  that  is  u^ 
Noah,  This  is  ihv 
have  esl  'she<'  e, 
upon  th»  -rtn 


. i to'  his  sons  wi 
stanlish  my  cov 
seed  after  you  ; ai 
h wth  you,  the  foMj 
W.  the  earth  with  yoi 
even  every  beast  of  tl 


•L^jny  covenant  with  yoi 
..  .io  oft*  any  more  by  t 
c shall  there  any  more 
And  God  said.  This 
which  I make  betwe 
-iVAiig  creature  that  is  wi 
rions  : do  set  my  b( 

be  for  a token  of  a co 
earth.  And  it  shall  coi 
cloud  over  the  earth,  tl 
• he  cloud,  and  I will 
i lich  is  between  me  and  y 
of  all  flesh  ; and  the  wat< 
fl^ood  to  destroy  all  fle 
h cloud  ; and  I will  lo 
the  everlasting  coi 
living  creature  of 
And  God  said  ur 
ji  of  the  covenant  which 
,en  me  and  all  flesh  that 


J',  CIOUU 

iber  the 
irery  livii 
;#rth.  A 


18 

weife  ^ ’ 

19  the  fr 
of  N 
spread. 

20  And 

21  plai  ■ 
was 

22  tent. 
nak(id 

23  wit! 


)f  Noah,  that  went  forth  of  the  ai 
Ham,  and  Japheth  : and  Ham 
'an.  These  three  were  the  sc 
these  was  the  whole  earth  ov 


began  to  be  an  husbandman, 
u j ard  : and  he  drank  of  the  wine, 

• and^  he  was  uncovered  withir 
ai,  the  father  of  Canaan,  saw 
jf  his  father,  and  told  his  two  breti] 
And  Shem  and  Japheth  took  a garm 


L 


•eut.  12.  15.  & 14.  & 19.  26.  Deut.  12.  _ Ey  21.  _12,  14. 


, 11.  Acts  10.  12,  23.  1 Sam.  14.  33.  Lev.  24.  17.  Matt. 

Acts  15.  20,  29.  52.  Rev.  13.  10. 

ich.  1.  29.  7 Ex.  21.  28.  “ ch.  1.  27.  . 

Rom.  14.  14,  20.  1 8 ch.  4.  9,  10.  Ps.  yer.  1,  19.  ch.  1. 

10.23,26.  Col.  9.12.  28.  . 

■'  ‘ 9 Acts  17.  26.  18  ch.  6.  18.  f-.y 


, ,2.  Lev. 
Kzck.  16. 


20  ch.  17.  13,  19. 

21  ch.  10.  6. 

22  ch.  5.  32. 

23  ch.  10.32.  IChr. 

1.  4,  &c. 

24  ch.  3.  19,  23.  & 4. 

2.  Pro.  12.  11. 


25  Pro.  20.  1.  1 
10.  12. 

20  Ex.  20.  12. 

6.  1. 

a Or,  creepeth. 
b Or,  I have  s'  i 


GENfcSIS,  X. 


13 


it  upon  both  their  shoulders,  and  went  backward,  and 
covered  the  nakedness  of  their  father  ; and  the.’i*  face? 
were  backward,  and  they  saw  not  their  father’s  naked- 
ness. 

24  And  Noah  awoke  from  his  wine,  and  knew  what 
his  younger  son  had  done  unto  him. 

25  And  he  said,  Cursed  he  Canaan  ; servant  of 
servants  shall  he  be  unto  his  brethren. 

26  And  he  said,  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of  Sheni ; 
and  Canaan  shall  be  his  servant. 

27  God  shall  enlarge  Japheth,  and  he  shall  dwell  in 
the  tents  of  Shem ; and  Canaan  shall  be  his  servant. 

28  ^ And  Noah  lived  after  the  flood  three  hundred 
and  fifty  years. 

29  And  all  the  days  of  Noah  were  nine  hundred  and 
fifty  years  : and  he  died. 

CHAPTER  X. 


1 The  generations  of  Noah.  2 The  sons  of  Japheth.  6 The  sons  of  Ham. 

8 Nimrod  the  first  monarch.  21  The  sons  of  Shem. 

nVrOW  these  are  the  generations  of  the  sons  of  Noah, 
Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth  : ^ and  unto  them  were 
sons  born  after  the  flood.  ^ 

2 2 The  sons  of  Japheth  ; Gomer,  and  Magog,  and 
Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tubal,  and  Meshech,  and  Tiras. 

3 And  the  sons  of  Gomer  ; Ashkenaz,  and  Riphath, 
and  Togarmah. 

4 And  the  sons  of  Javan ; Elishah,  and  Tarshish, 
Kittim,  and  Dodanim. 

5 By  these  were  ® the  isles  of  the  Gentiles  divided  in 
their  lands  ; every  one  after  his  tongue,  after  their 
families,  in  their  nations. 

6 ^ ^ And  the  sons  of  Ham  ; Cush,  and  Mizraim,  and 
Phut,  and  Canaan. 

7 And  the  sons  of  Cush  ; Seba,  and  jllavilah,  and 

Sabtah,  and  Raamah,  and  Sabtechah  : amp.  the  sons  of 
Raamah  ; Sheba,  and  Dedan.  j ' 

8 And  Cush  begat  Nimrod  : he  began  to  be  a mighty 

one  in  the  earth.  I 

9 He  was  a mighty  ® hunter  ® before  the  Lord: 
wherefore  it  is  said.  Even  as  Nimrod  tHe  mighty  hun- 
ter before  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  beginning  of  his  king(^m  was  Babel, 
and  Erech,  and  Accad,  and  Calneh,  in  the  land  of 
Shinar. 

11  Out  of  that  land  went  forth  Assl;iiiiT,  and  builded 
Nineveh,  and  the  city  Rehoboth,  and  Cfilah, 

12  And  Resell  between  Nineveh  amd  Calah  : the 
same  is  a great  city. 

13  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim,  and  Ai  lamim,  and  Le- 
habim,  and  Naphtuhim, 

14  And  Pathrusim,  and  Casluhim,  out  of  whom 
came  Philistim,)  and  Caphtorim. 

15  ^ And  Canaan  begat  Sidon  his  firs  thorn,  and  Heth, 

16  And  the  Jebusite,  and  the  Amori  te,  and  the  Gir- 
gasite, 

17  Ind  the  Hivite,  and  the  Arkite,  • and  the  Sinite, 
iVnd  the  Arvadite,  and  the  Zema  rite,  and  the  Ha- 

• ' e : and  afterward  were  the  fa  ,milies  of  the  Ca- 

nine . i 3S  spread  abroad. 

''  And  the  border  of  the  Canaa  nites  was  from  Si- 
> 0 } thou  comest  to  Gerar,  unto  G aza  ; as  thou  goest. 


11.  1 


t.  27.  16. 
i.  9.  23.  1 Kin. 


144.  16.  Heb. 


so  Eph.  2.  13,  14.  < 
3 0 ^ 

'I'ch.  9.  1,  7,  19. 

2 1 Chr.  1.  5,  &c.  ‘ 
« Ps.  72.  10.  Jer.  2 


10.  & 25.  22.  Zeph.2. 

11. 

4 1 Chr.  1.  8,  &c. 
ojer.  16.  16.  Mic. 


ch  6.  11. 


and  laid  it  upon  both  their  shoulders,  and  went  back- 
ward, and  covered  the  nakedness  of  their  father  ; 
and  their  faces  were  backward,  and  they  saw  not 

24  their  father’s  nakedness.  And  Noah  awoke  from 
his  wine,  and  knew  what  his  ^ youngest  son  had  done 

25  unto  him.  And  he  said. 

Cursed  be  Canaan  ; 

A servant  of  servants  shall  he  be  unto  his 
brethren. 

26  And  he  said. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Shem ; 

And  let  Canaan  be  ^ his  servant. 

27  God  enlarge  Japheth, 

And  ® let  him  dwell  in  the  tents  of  Shem  ; 

And  let  Canaan  be  ^ his  servant. 

28  And  Noah  lived  after  the  flood  three  hundred 

29  and  fifty  years.  And  all  the  days  of  Noah  were  nine 
hundred  and  fifty  years  : and  he  died. 


10  Now  these  are  the  generations  of  the  sons  of 
Noah,  Shem  Ham  and  Japheth  : and  unto  them 
were  sons  born  after  the  flood. 

2 The  sons  of  Japheth  ; Gomer,  and  Magog,  and 
Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tubal,  and  Meshech,  and 

3 Tiras.  And  the  sons  of  Gomer  ; Ashkenaz,  and 

4 “ Riphath,  and  Togarmah.  And  the  sons  of  Javan  ; 

5 Elishah,  and  Tarshish,  Kittim,  and  ^ Dodanim.  Of 
these  were  the  isles  of  the  nations  divided  in  their 
lands,  every  one  after  his  tongue  ; after  their  fa- 
milies, in  their  nations. 

6 And  the  sons  of  Ham  ; Cush,  and  Mizraim,  and 

7 Put,  and  Canaan.  And  the  sons  of  Cush  ; Seba,  and 
Havilah,  and  Sabtah,  and  Raamah,  and  Sabteca : 

8 and  the  sons  of  Raamah  ; S aba,  and  Dedan.  An/1 
Cush  begat  Nimrod  ; he  be  gan  to  be  a mighty  oxie 

9 in  the  earth.  He  was  a m'  hty  hunter  before  the 
Lord  : wherefore  it  is  said  ^.Like  Nimrod  a mighty 

10  hunter  before  the  Lord.  And  the  beginning  of  his 
kingdom  was  Babel,  and  Erech,  and  Accad,  and 

11  Calneh,  in  the  land  of  Shinar.  Out  of  that  land 
^ he  went  forth  into  Assyria,  and  builded  Nineveh,  and 

12  Rehoboth-Ir,  and  Calah,  and  Resen  between  Nine- 

13  veh  and  Calah  (the  same  is  the  great  city).  And 
Mizraim  begat  Ludim,  and  Anamim,  and  Lehabim, 

14  and  Naphtuhim,  and  Pathrusim,  and  Casluhim 
(whence  went  forth  ® the  Philistines),  and  Caphtorim. 


15  And  Canaan  begat  Zidon  his  firstborn,  and  Heth  • 

16  and  the  Jebusite,  and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Girga 

17  shite  ; and  the  Hivite,  and  the  Arkite,  and  the  S'  '' 

18  nite  ; and  the  Arvadite’,  and  the  Zemarite,  and  the 
Hamathite  ; and  afterward  were  the  families  of  the 

19  Canaanite  spread  abroad.  ' And  the  border  of  the 
Canaanite  was  from  Zidon,  as  thou  goest  toward 


Mic.  5.  6. 

' 1 Chr.  1.  12. 

' ch.  13.  12,  14,  15, 
& 15.  18-21. 

im.  34.  2-12.  Josh. 


c Or,  younger, 
d Or,  their, 
e Or,  he  shall, 
a In  1 Chr.  1.  6,  Di- 
phath. 


6 In  1 Chi’.  1.  7,  Ro- 

danim. 

c Or,  coastlands. 
d Or,  went  forth  As- 
shur. 

e Heb.  Pelishtim. 


into  Sodom,  and  Gomorrah,  and  Admah,  and  Zeboim, 
jven  unto  Lasha. 

20  These  are  the  sons  of  Ham,  after  their  families, 
after  their  tongues,  in  their  countries,  and  in  their  na- 
tions. 

21  TfUnto  Shem  also,  the  father  of  all  the  children 
of  Eber,  the  brother  of  Japheth  the  elder,  even  to  him 
wrere  children  born. 

22  The  children  of  Shem  ; Elam,  and  Asshur,  and 
Arphaxad,  and  Lud,  and  Aram. 

23  And  the  children  of  Aram  ; Uz,  and  Hul,  and 
Gether,  and  Mash. 

24  And  Arphaxad  begat  Salah  ; and  Salah  begat 
Eber. 

25  And  unto  Eber  were  born  two  sons  : the  name 
f)f  one  was  Peleg  ; for  in  his  days  was  the  earth  divided  ; 
|ind  his  brother’s  name  was  Joktan. 

2b  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad,  and  Sheleph,  and 
Hazarmaveth,  and  Jerah, 

27  And  Hadoram,  and  Uzal,  and  Diklah, 

28  And  Obal,  and  Abimael,  and  Sheba, 

29  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and  Jobab  : all  these 
')ere  the  sons  of  Joktan. 

30  And  their  dwelling  was  from  Mesha,  as 

oest  unto  Sephar  a mount  of  the  east.  ^ ^ 

31  These  are  the  sons  of  Shem,  after  their  families, 
Fter  their  tongues,  in  their  lands,  after  their  nations. 

32  18  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Noah,  after 
leir  generations,  in  their  nations  : and  by  these  were 
le  nations  divided  in  the  earth  after  the  flood. 


CHAPTER  XI. 


One  lani 
Sion  of  tom 
Ter  ah  the  fat, 


8 The  building  of  Babel.  5 The  confu- 
les.  W The  generations  of  Shem.  27  The  generations  of 
of  Abram.  31  Terah  goeth  from  Urto  Haran. 


A ND  the  whole  earth  was  of  one  language,  and  of 
rV.  one  speech. 

,2  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  journeyed  from  the 
ist,  that  they  found  a plain  in  the  land  of  Shinar  ; and 
ley  dwelt  there. 

3 And  they  said  one  to  another,  Go  to,  let  us  make 
■ick,  and  burn  them  throughly.  And  they  had  brick 
r stone,  and  slime  had  they  for  morter. 

4 And  they  said.  Go  to,  let  us  build  us  a city  and  a 
.wcr,  1 whose  top  may  reach  unto  heaven  ; and  let  us 
lake  us  a name,  lest  we  be  scattered  abroad  upon  the 
ice  of  the  whole  earth. 


5 ^And  the  Lord  came  down  to  see  the  city  and  the 
>wer,  which  the  children  of  men  builded. 

6 And  the  Lord  said.  Behold,  8 the  people  is  one, 
|id  they  ^ve  all  4 one  language  ; and  this  they  begin 
\ do  : and  now  nothing  will  be  restrained  from  them, 
hich  they  have  ^ imagined  to  do. 

7 Go  to,  8 let  us  go  down,  and  there  confound  their 
iguage,  that  they  may  not  understand  one  another’s 
2ech. 

3 So  8 the  Lord  scattered  them  abroad  from  thence 
pon  the  face  of  all  the  earth:  and  they  left  off  to 
lid  the  city. 

) Therefore  is  the  name  of  it  called  Babel  ; i^be- 
ise  the  Lord  did  there  confound  the  language  of  all 
1 earth  : and  from  thence  did  the  Lord  scatter  them 
•oad  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 


: 1 Chr.  1.  17,  &c. 
!ch.  11.  12. 

1 Chr.  1.  13. 

I ver.  1. 
i ch.  9.  19. 

Deut.  1.  28. 


2 ch.  18.  21. 

3 ch.  9.  19.  Acts  17. 
26. 

* ver.  1, 

Ps.  2.  1. 


6ch.  1.  26.  Ps.  2.  4. 
Acts  2.  4,  5,  6. 

2 ch.  42.  23.  Deut. 
28.  49.  Jer.  5.  15.  1 
Cor.  14.  2,  11. 


Gerar,  unto  Gaza  ; as  thou  goest  toward  Sodom  and 
jomorrah  and  Admah  and  Zeboiim,  unto  Lasha. 
'^hese  are  the  sons  of  Ham,  after  their  families, 
fter  their  tongues,  in  their  lands,  in  their  nations. 

1 And  unto  Shem,  the  father  of  all  the  children  of 
'er,  -^the  elder  brother  of  Japheth,  to  him  also 

2 re  children  born.  The  sons  of  Shem  ; Elam,  and 

2i  hur,  and  Arpachshad,  and  Lud,  and  Aram.  And 

sons  of  Aram  ; Uz,  and  Hul,  and  Gether,  and 

24  h.  And  Arpachshad  c'  begat  Shelah  ; and  Shelah 

25  ^ it  Eber.  And  unto  Eber  were  born  two  sons  : 
the  name  of  the  one  was  * Peleg ; for  in  his  days 
was  the  earth  divided  ; and  his  brother’s  name  was 

26  Joktan.  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad,  and  Sheleph, 

27  and  Hazarmaveth,  and  Jerah  ; and  Hadoram,  and 

28  Uzal,  and  Diklah ; and  * Obal,  and  Abimael,  and 

29  Sheba  ; and  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and  Jobab  : all 

30  these  were  the  sons  of  Joktan.  And  their  dwelling 
was  from  Mesha,  as  thou  goest  toward  Sephar,  the 

31  J mountain  of  the  east.  These  are  the  sons  of  Shem, 
after  their  families,  after  their  tongues,  in  their 
lands,  after  their  nations. 


32  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Noah,  after 
their  generations,  in  their  nations  : and  of  these 
were  the  nations  divided  in  the  earth  after  the  flood. 


11  A lb  whole  earth  was  of  one  “language  and  of 
2 one  ^bh.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  jour- 
k,  that  they  found  a plain  in  the  land  of 
tid  they  dwelt  there.  And  they  said  one 
t Go  to,  let  us  make  brick,  and  bum 
ifighly.  And  they  had  brick  for  stone, 
! had  they  for  mortar.  And  they  said, 
"IS  build  us  a city,  and  a tower,  whose  top 
flto  heaven,  and  let  us  make  us  a name  ; 
scattered  abroad  upon  the  face  of  the 
And  the  Lord  came  down  to  see  the 


neyet 

3 Shina 
to  am 
them 

4 and 
Go  to, 
may  rec 
lest  we 

5 whole  e 
city  and 

6 And  the 
they  havt 
begin  to 

7 from  thei 
us  go  dow 

8 they  may 
the  Lord 
the  face  ol 

9 the  city, 
bel ; becauf 
^age  of  a 
Lord  scatte 
earth. 


ower,  which  the  children  of  men  builded. 
o said.  Behold,  they  are  one  people,  and 
one  language  ; and  this  is  what  they 
and  now  nothing  will  be  withholden 
hich  they  purpose  to  do.  Go  to,  let 
id  there  confound  their  language,  that 
inderstand  one  another’s  speech.  So 
;ered  them  abroad  from  thence  upon 
the  earth  : and  they  left  off  to  build 
'efore  was  the  name  of  it  called  Ba- 
e Lord  did  there  ® confound  the  lan- 
le  earth  : and  from  thence  did  the 
?m  abroad  upon  the  face  of  all  the 


® ch.  10.  25,  32.  lat  Cainan,  and 

10  1 Cor.  14.  23.  inan  begat  Shelah. 

' f Or,  the  brother  oj  That  is,  Division. 

Japheth  the  elder.  ^ In  1 Chr.  1.  22, 

g The  Sept.  reztM  il. 

™ Or,  hill  country. 


a Heb.  lip. 
b Heb.  words, 
c Or,  in  the  east,  j 
d That  is,  bitumen, 
e Heb.  balal^  to  cpn- 
found. 


GENl  iSIS,  XII. 


These  are  the  generations  of  Shera  : Shem 
111  hundred  years  old,  and  begat  Arphaxad  ivl'o 
; ; after  the  flood  : i 

; And  Shem  lived  after  he  begat  Arphaxad  five 
i t.’ed  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

And  Arphaxad  lived  five  and  thirty  years,  and 
: Salah  ; 

13  And  Arphaxad  lived  after  he  begat  Salah  four 
dred  and  three  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 
Id  And  Salah  lived  thirty  years,  and  begat  Eber  : 
io  And  Salah  lived  after  he  begat  Eber  four  hundred 
id  three  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

16  And  Eber  lived  four  and  thirty  years,  and  begat 
Peleg  : 

17  And  Eber  lived  after  he  begat  Peleg  four  hun- 
[red  and  thirty  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

18  And  Peleg  lived  thirty  years,  and  begat  ReU  : 

19  And  Peleg  lived  after  he  begat  Reu  two  hundred 
and  nine  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

20  And  Reu  lived  two  and  thirty  years,  and  begat 
13  Serug  : 

21  And  Reu  lived  after  he  begat  Serug  two  hundred 
and  seven  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

22  And  Serug  lived  thirty  years,  and  begat  Xahor  : 

23  And  Serug  lived  after  he  begat  Nahor  two  hun- 
dred years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

24  And  Nahor  lived  nine  and  twenty  years,  and  begat 
13  Terah : 

25  And  Nahor  lived  after  he  begat  Terah  an  hundred 
and  nineteen  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

26  And  Terah  lived  seventy  years,  and  i’^  begat 

Abram,  Nahor,  and  Haran.  * 

27  ^ Now  these  are  the  generations  of  Terah  : Terah 
begat  Abram,  Nahor,  and  Haran  ; and  Haran  begat 
Lot. 

28  And  Haran  died  before  his  father  Terah  in  the 
land  of  his  nativity,  in  Ur  of  the  Chaldees. 

29  And  Abram  and  Nahor  took  them  wives  : the 
name  of  Abram’s  wife  was  i^  Sarai  ; and  the  name  of 
Nahor’s  wife,  i^Milcah,  the  daughter  of  Haran,  the 
father  of  Milcah,  and  the  father  of  Iscah. 

30  But  20  Sarai  was  barren  ; she  had  no  cliild. 

31  And  Terah  21  took  Abram  his  son,  and  Lot  the 
son  of  Haran  his  son’s  son,  and  Sarai  his  daughter  in 
law,  his  son  Abram’s  wife  ; and  they  went  forth  with 
them  from  22  Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  to  go  into  23  the  land 
of  Canaan  ; and  they  came  unto  Haran,  and  dwelt 
there. 

32  And  the  days  of  Terah  were  two  hundred  and  five 
years : and  Terah  died  in  Haran. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 God  cnlleth  Abram,  and  blesseth  him  with  a pt'omise  of  Christ,  4 He 
departeth  with  Lot  from  Haran.  6 He  jmimeyeth  through  Canaan, 

7 which  is  promised  him  in  a vision.  10  He  is  driven  by  a famine  into 
Egypt.  11  Fear  maketh  him  feign  his  wife  to  be  his  sister.  14  Pha- 
"m,  having  taken  her  from  him,  by  plagues  is  compelled  to  restore 

• the  1 Lord  had  said  unto  Abram,  Get  thee  out 

> of  thy  country,  and  from  thy  kindred,  and  from 
I father’s  house,  unto  a land  that  I will  shew  thee  : 
i 2 And  I will  make  of  thee  a great  nation,  3 and  I 
i bless  thee,  and  niake  thy  name  great  ; ^and  thou 
• t be  a blessing  : 

ch.  10.  22.  1 Chr.  u Called,  Luke  3.  35,  Josh.  24.  2.  1 Clir. 

■ • "•  Phalec.  1.  2G. 

See  Luke  3.  3G.  lo  Luke  3.  35,  Sa-  1®  ch.  17  1.^.  & 20. 
1 Chr.  1.  19.  ruch.  12. 

^‘'•Luke  3.  34,  Thara.  ’.9  ch.  22.  20. 


10  These  are  the  generations  of  Shem.  Sir 
an  hundred  years  old,  and  begat  ArpachsR  f 

11  years  after  the  flood  : and  Shem  lived  after  h . 
Arpachshad  five  hundred  years,  and  begat  s 
daughters. 

12  And  Arpachshad  lived  five  and  thirty  ye*  /' 

13  begat  Shelah  : and  Arpachshad  lived  after  ] u 

Shelah  four  hundred  and  three  years,  and  be 
and  daughters.  j 

14  And  Shelah  lived  thirty  years,  and  begaf  ' 

15  and  Shelah  lived  after  he  begat  Eber  four  1 f ; 
and  three  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughte'  :,T'. 

16  And  Eber  lived  four  and  thirty  years,  a;nd  b 

17  Peleg  : and  Eber  lived  after  he  begat  Peleg  .i 
hundred  and  thirty  years,  and  begat  sons  and  dau, 
ters. 

18  And  Peleg  lived  thirty  years,  cmd  begat  Rei 

19  and  Peleg  lived  after  he  begat  Reu  'two  hundred  ar 

nine  years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters.  ‘ 

20  And  Reu  lived  two  and  thirty  years,  and  hag 

21  Serug : and  Reu  lived  after  he  begat  Serug  ti 

hundred  and  seven  years,  and  bt!gat  sons  ai 
daughters.  j.- 

22  And  Serug  lived  thirty  years,  and  h^^gat  Nahc 

23  and  Serug  lived  after  he  begat  Nalior  'l^to  hundi 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

24  And  Nahor  lived  nine  and  twenty  years,  and  I 

25  gat  Terah  : and  Nahor  lived  after  he  begat  Tei 

an  hundred  and  nineteen  years,  and  begat  sons  a 
daughters.  I 

26  And  Terah  lived  -seventy  years,  and  begat  Abr{'  u., 
Nahor,  and  Haran. 

27  Now  these  are  the  generations  of  Terah.  Te  Uh 
begat  Abram,  Nahor’  and  Haran  ; and  Haran  beg  t 

28  Lot.  And  Haran  died  in  the  presence  of  his  fatiie  ’ 
Terah  in  the  land  of  his  nativity,  in  Ur  of  the  Cl 

29  dees.  And  Abram  and  Nahor  took  them  wm‘ 
the  name  of  Abram’s  wife  was  Sarai  ; and  the  na 
of  Nahor’s  wife,  Milcah,  the  daughter  of  Har{t%  1 . 

30  father  of  Milcah,  and  the  father  of  Iscah.  An;  ’ 

31  Sarai  was  barren  ; she  had  no  child.  And  Teraf 
took  Abram  his  son,  and  Lot  the  son  of  Haran,  hi . 
son’s  son,  and  Sarai  his  daughter  in  law,  his  son 
Abram’s  wife  ; and  they  went  forth  with  them  from 
Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  to  go  into  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 

32  and  they  came  unto  Haran,  and  dwelt  there.  And 
the  days  of  Terah  were  two  hundred  and  five  years  : 
and  Terah  died  in  Haran. 


12  Now  the  Lord  said  unto  Abram,  Get  thee  out  of 
thy  country,  and  from  thy  kindred,  and  from  thy 
father’s  house,  unto  the  land  that  I will  shew  thee  : 

2 and  I will  make  of  thee  a great  nation,  and  I will 
bless  thee,  and  make  thy  name  great  ; and  be  thou 


2''  ch.  IG.  1,  2.  & 18.  23  ch.  10.  19.  Dent.  26.  5.  1 Kiu. 

a,  12.  1 ch.  15.  7.  Neh.  9.  3.  8. 

21  ch.  12.  1.  7.  Is.  44.  2.  Acts  7.  ® ch.  24.  35. 

22  Neh.  9.7.  Acts  3.  Heb.  11.  8.  « ch.  28.  4.  Gal.  3. 

7.  4.  2 ch.  17.  6.  & 18.  18.  14. 


;^AIK 
,to  thy 
A alta 
/ And  he 
^ t^ast  of  . 
>,the  west, 
n altar  imt 
;he  Lokd. 

9 An.^  A 

>outh. 

10  H ^ 
Vbrani  y, 


bless  them  that  bless  thee,  and  curse 
-^oeth  thee  : ® and  in  thee  shall  all  families 
jarth  be  blessed. 

Abram  departed,  as  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto 
md  Lot  went  with  him  : and  Abram  was  seventy 
e years  old  when  he  departed  out  of  Haran. 
id  Abram  took  Sarai  his  wife,  and  Lot  his  bro- 
(on,  and  all  their  substance  that  they  had  ga- 
and  the  souls  that  they  had  gotten  ^ in  Haran  ; 
y went  forth  to  go  into  the  land  of  Canaan  ; and 
, land  of  Canaan  they  came. 

' nd  Abram  ® passed  through  the  land  unto  the 
■'^^em,  unto  the  plain  of  Moreh.  And  the 

k hen  in  the  land. 

L(0RD  appeared  unto  Abram,  and  said, 
will  I give  this  land  : and  there  builded 
to  the  Lord,  who  appeared  unto  him. 
loved  from  thence  unto  a mountain  on 
-el,  and  pitched  his  tent,  having  Beth-el 
1 Hai  on  the  east : and  there  he  builded 
Lord,  and  called  upon  the  name  of 


ii  journeyed,  ingoing  on  still  toward  the 


lere  was  a famine  in  the  land : and 
dpwn  into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there  ; for 
he  famine  was  grievous  in  the  land. 

^ 11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was  come  near  to 
hter  into  Egypt,  that  he  said  unto  Sarai  liis  wife,  Be- 
old  now,  I know  that  thou  art  a fair  woman  to  look 
Don  : 

12  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  Egyp- 
ins  shall  see  thee,  that  they  shall  say.  This  is  his  wife  : 
d they  will  kill  me,  but  they  will  save  thee  alive. 

. 13  Say,  I pray  thee,  thou  art  my  sister  : that  it 
y be  well  with  me  for  thy  sake  ; and  my  soul  shall 
i because  of  thee. 

4 ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  Abram  was 
le  into  Egypt,  the  Egyptians  beheld  the  woman 
t she  wao  very  fair. 

.5  The  princes  also  of  Pharaoh  saw  her,  and  com- 
nded  her  before  Pharaoh : and  the  woman  was 
aken  into  Pharaoh’s  house. 

16  And  he  ^5  entreated  Abram  well  for  her  sake  : and 
, had  sheep,  and  oxen,  and  he  asses,  and  menservants, 

vud  maidservants,  and  she  asses,  and  camels. 

17  And  the  Lord  plagued  Pharaoh  and  his  house 
jvith  great  plagues  because  of  Sarai  Abram’s  wife. 

18  And  Pharaoh  called  Abram,  and  said,  ^7  What  is 
:his  that  thou  hast  done  unto  me  ? why  didst  thou  not  tell 
me  that  s le  was  thy  wife  ? 

19  Why  saidst  thou.  She  is  my  sister?  so  I might 
tiave  taken  her  to  me  to  wife  : now  therefore  behold 
bhy  wife,  take  her,  and  go  thy  way. 

20  And  Pharaoh  commanded  his  men  concerning 
iim  ; and  they  sent  him  away,  and  his  wife,  and  all  that 
lie  had. 


blessing  : and  I will  bless  them  that  bless  thee, 
d him  that  curseth  thee  will  I curse  : and  in  thee 
ill  all  the  families  of  the  earth  be  blessed.  So 
ram  went,  as  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  him  ; 
m l Lot  went  with  liim  : and  Abram  was  seventy 
I five  years  old  when  he  departed  out  of  Haran. 

5 d Abram  took  Sarai  his  wife,  and  Lot  his  broth- 
M son,  and  all  their  substance  that  they  had  gath- 
• 1,  and  the  souls  that  they  had  gotten  in  Haran  ; 
.V.  they  went  forth  to  go  into  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 

6 into  the  land  of  Canaan  they  came.  And  Abram 
' ed  through  the  laud  unto  the  place  of  Shechem, 

the  ^ oak  of  Moreh.  And  the  Canaanite  was 

7 in  the  land.  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
im,  and  said.  Unto  thy  seed  will  I give  this 

1 ; and  there  builded  he  an  altar  unto  the  Lord, 

8 \ appeared  unto  him.  And  he  removed  from 

t V e unto  the  mountain  on  the  east  of  Beth-el,  and 

p 3d  his  tent,  having  Beth-el  on  the  west,  and  Ai 

o.  3 east : and  there  he  builded  an  altar  unto  the 

9 L , and  called  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And 

A n journeyed,  going  on  still  toward  the  ^ South. 


10  there  was  a famine  in  the  laud  : and  Abram 

wCi  own  into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there  ; for  the 

11  far  was  sore  in  the  land.  And  it  came  to  pass, 

wh  3 was  come  near  to  enter  into  Egypt,  that  he 
sail  to  Sarai  his  wife.  Behold  now,  I know  that 

12  tho  t a fair  woman  to  look  upon : and  it  shall 

coir  pass,  when  the  Egyptians  shall  see  thee, 
that  T shall  say.  This  is  his  wife  : and  they  will 

13  kill  but  they  will  save  thee  alive.  Say,  I pray 

thee  u art  my  sister  : that  it  may  be  well  with 

me  1 ly  sake,  and  that  my  soul  may  live  because 

14  of  tl  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  Abram 
was  r 3 into  Egypt,  the  Egyptians  beheld  the 

15  womi  lat  she  was  very  fair.  And  the  princes  of 
Phar;  ?aw  her,  and  praised  her  to  Pharaoh  : and 

16  the  V n was  taken  into  Pharaoh’s  house.  And 
he  en  ed  Abram  well  for  her  sake  : and  he  had 
sheep  oxen,  and  he-asses,  and  menservants,  and 

17  maids  mts,  and  she-asses,  and  camels.  And  the 

Lord  Pharaoh  and  his  house  with  great 

18  plagm  sause  of  Sarai  Abram’s  wife.  And  Pha- 
raoh c,  Abram,  and  said,  What  is  this  that  thou 

hast  d<  nto  me  ? why  didst  thou  not  tell  me  that 

19  she  was  thy  wife  ? Why  saidst  thou.  She  is  my 
sister  ? so  that  I took  her  to  be  my  wife  : now 
therefore  behold  thy  wife,  take  her,  and  go  thy 

20  way.  And  Pharaoh  gave  men  charge  concerning 
him  : and  they  brouglit  him  on  the  way,  and  his 
wife,  and  all  that  he  had. 


E ch.  27.  29.  Ex.  23. 
22.  Num.  24.  9. 
r ech.  18. 18.  &22. 18. 
& 26.  4.  Ps.  72.  17. 
Acts  3.  25.  Gal.  3.  8. 

^ ch.  14.  14. 

8 ch.  11.  31. 


« Heb.  11.  9. 

10  Deut.  11.  J 
Judg.  7.  1. 

11  ch.  10.  18,  19. 
13.  7. 

12  ch.  17.  1. 


IS  ch.  13.  15.  &17.  8. 
Ps.  105.  9,  11. 
w ch.  13.  4. 

15  ch.  13.  4. 

15  ch.  13.  3. 

’’  -h.  26.  1. 

13, 


19  ch.  43.  1.  ch.  20.  2.  ^ Pro.  21.  1. 

20  ver.  14.  ch.  2 *5  ch.  20.  14.  a Or,  terebinth. 

21  ch.  20. 11.  & 2 26  ch.  20.  18.  1 Chr.  b Heb.  Negeb,  the 

22  ch.  20.  5,  13.  16.  21.  Ps.  105.14.  southern  tract  of  Ju- 

ch.  26.  7.  Heb.  13.  4.  dah. 

23  ch.  39.  7.  : 27  ch.  20.  9.  & 26.  10. 

5.  28. 


GENESIS,  XIII. 


17 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 Abram  and  Lot  return  out  of  Egypt.  7 By  disagreemmt  they  part 
asunder.  10  Lot  goeth  to  wicked  Sodom.  14  God  renexveth  the  pro- 
mise to  Abram.  18  He  removeth  to  Hebron,  and  there  buildeih  an 
altar. 

And  Abram  went  up  out  of  Egypt,  he,  and  his  wife, 
and  aU  that  he  had,  and  Lot  with  him,  ^ into  the 

south. 

2  ^ And  Abram  was  very  rich  in  cattle,  in  silver,  and 
in  gold. 

3  And  he  went  on  his  journeys  ^ from  the  south  even 
to  Beth-el,  unto  the  place  where  his  tent  had  been  at 
the  beginning,  between  Beth-el  and  Hai ; 

4  Unto  the  ^ place  of  the  altar,  which  he  had  made 
there  at  the  first  : and  there  Abram  ® called  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

5  ^ And  Lot  also,  which  went  with  Abram,  had  flocks, 
and  herds,  and  tents. 

6  And  ® the  land  was  not  able  to  bear  them,  that  they 
might  dwell  together  : for  their  substance  was  great,  so 
that  they  could  not  dwell  together. 

7  And  there  was  a strife  between  the  herdmen  of 
Abram’s  cattle  and  the  herdmen  of  Lot’s  cattle  : ^ and 
the  Canaanite  and  the  Perizzite  dwelled  then  in  the 
land. 

8  And  Abram  said  unto  Lot,  ^ Let  there  be  no  strife, 
I pray  thee,  between  me  and  thee,  and  between  my 
herdmen  and  thy  herdmen  ; for  we  he  brethren. 

9  Is  not  the  whole  land  before  thee  ? separate  thj'-- 
self,  I pray  thee,  from  me  : if  thou  wilt  take  the  left 
hand,  then  I will  go  to  the  right  ; or  if  thou  depart  to 
the  right  hand,  then  I will  go  to  the  left. 

10  And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  beheld  all  the 
plain  of  Jordan,  that  it  was  well  watered  every  where, 
before  the  Lord  destroyed  Sodom  and  Gomorrah, 
even  as  the  garden  of  the  Lord,  like  the  land  of 
Egypt,  as  thou  comest  unto  Zoar. 

11  Then  Lot  chose  him  all  the  plain  of  Jordan  ; and 
Lot  journeyed  east  : and  they  separated  themselves  the 
one  from  the  other. 

12  Abram  dwelled  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  Lot 
dwelled  in  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and  pitched  his 
tent  toward  Sodom. 

13  But  the  men  of  Sodom  were  wicked  and  sin- 
ners before  the  Lord  exceedingly. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abram,  after  that  Lot 
was  separated  from  him,  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and 
look  from  the  place  where  thou  art  northward,  and 
southward,  and  eastward,  and  westward  : 

15  For  all  the  land  which  thou  seest,  ^^to  thee  will  I 
give  it,  and  ^3  to  thy  seed  for  ever. 

16  And  I will  make  thy  seed  as  the  dust  of  the 
earth : so  that  if  a man  can  number  the  dust  of  the 
earth,  then  shall  thy  seed  also  be  numbered. 

17  Arise,  walk  through  the  land  in  the  length  of  it 
and  in  the  breadth  of  it ; for  I will  give  it  unto  thee. 

18  Then  Abram  removed  his  tent,  and  came  and 
25  dwelt  in  the  plain  of  Mamre,  26  which  is  in  Hebron, 
and  built  there  an  altar  unto  the  Lord. 


1 ch.  12.  9. 
2ch.24.35.  Ps.112. 
3.  Pro.  10.  22. 

3 ch.  12.  8,  9. 

4 ch.  12.  7,  8. 

3 Ps.  IIG.  17. 

6 ch.  3G.  7. 

7 ch.  2G.  20. 


8 ch.  12.  6. 

9 1 Cor.  6.  7. 

10  ch.  20.  15.  & 34. 

10. 

11  Rom.  12. 18.  Heb. 
12.  14.  Jam.  3.  17. 

12  ch.  19.  17.  Deut. 
34. 3.  Ps.  107.  34. 


13  ch.  19.  24,  25. 

14  ch.  2.  10.  Is.  51.  3. 

15  ch.  14.  2,  8.  & 19. 

22. 

10  ch.  19.  29. 

11  ch.  14.  12.  & 19. 1. 
2 Pet.  2.  7,  8. 

13  ch.  18.  20.  Ezek. 


13  And  Abram  went  up  out  of  Egypt,  he,  and  his 
wife,  and  all  that  he  had,  and  Lot  with  him,  into  the 

2 South.  And  Abram  was  very  rich  in  cattle,  in 

3 silver,  and  in  gold.  And  he  went  on  his  journeys 
from  the  South  even  to  Beth-el,  unto  the  place  where 
his  tent  had  been  at  the  beginning,  between  Beth-el 

4 and  Ai ; unto  the  place  of  the  altar,  whidh  he  had 
made  there  at  the  first : and  there  Abram  called  on 

5 the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  Lot  also,  which  went 

6 with  Abram,  had  flocks,  and  herds,  and  tents.  And 
the  land  was  not  able  to  bear  them,  that  they  might 
dwell  together  : for  their  substance  was  great,  so 

7 that  they  could  not  dwell  together.  And  there  was 
a strife  between  the  herdmen  of  Abram’s  cattle  and 
•the  herdmen  of  Lot’s  cattle  : and  the  Canaanite  and 

8 the  Perizzite  dwelled  then  in  the  land.  And  Abram 
said  unto  Lot,  Let  there  be  no  strife,  I pray  thee, 
between  me  and  thee,  and  between  my  herdmen  and 

9 thy  herdmen  ; for  we  are  brethren.  Is  not  the 
whole  land  before  thee?  separate  thyself,  I pray 
thee,  from  me  : if  thou  wilt  take  the  left  hand,  then 
I will  go  to  the  right  ; or  if  thou  take  the  right 

10  hand,  then  I will  go  to  the  left.  And  Lot  lifted  up 
his  eyes,  and  beheld  all  the  ^ Plain  of  Jordan,  that  it 
was  well  watered  every  where,  before  the  Lord  de- 
stroyed Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  like  the  garden  of 
the  Lord,  like  the  land  of  Egypt,  as  thou  goest  unto 

11  Zoar.  So  Lot  chose  him  all  the  Plain  of  Jordan  ; and 
Lot  journeyed  east  : and  they  separated  themselves 

12  the  one  from  the  other.  Abram  dwelled  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  and  Lot  dwelled  in  the  cities  of 

13  the  Plain,  and  moved  his  tent  as  far  as  Sodom.  Now 
the  men  of  Sodom  were  wicked  and  sinners  against 

14  the  Lord  exceedingly.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Abram,  after  that  Lot  was  separated  from  him,  Lift 
up  now  thine  eyes,  and  look  from  the  place  where 
thou  art,  northward  aiid  southward  and  eastward 

15  and  westward  : for  all  the  land  which  thou  seest,  to 

16  thee  will  I give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  for  ever.  And  I 
will  make  thy  seed  as  the  dust  of  the  earth  : so  that 
if  a man  can  number  the  dust  of  the  earth,  then 

17  shall  thy  seed  also  be  numbered.  Arise,  walk 
through  the  land  in  the  length  of  it  and  in  the 

18  breadth  of  it ; for  unto  thee  will  I give  it.  And 
Abram  moved  his  tent,  and  came  and  dwelt  by  the 
^oaks  of  Mamre,  which  are  in  Hebron,  and  built 
there  an  altar  unto  the  Lord. 


16.49.  2Pet.  2.  7,  8. 
49  ch.  G.  11. 

20  ver.  11. 

21  ch.  28. 14. 

22  ch.  12.  7.  & 15. 18. 
& 17.  8.  & 24.  7.  & 2G. 
4.  Niun.34.12.  Deut. 
34.  4.  Acts  7.  5. 


23  2 Chr.  20.  7.  Ps. 
37.  22,  29.  & 112.  2. 

24  ch.  15.  5.  & 22. 17. 
& 2G.  4.  & 28.  14.  & 
32.  12.  Ex.  32.  13. 
Num.  23.  10.  Deut. 
1.  10.  1 Kin.  4.  20. 

1 Chr.  27.  23.  Is.  48. 


19.  Jer.33.  22.  Rom. 
4.  IG,  17,  18.  Heb.  11. 
12. 

25  ch.  14.  13. 

20  ch.  35.  27.  & 37. 
14. 

a Or,  Ci0xcle. 
b Or,  terebinths. 


18 


GENESIS,  XIV. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  hatile  of  four  kings  against  five.  12  Lot  is  taken  prisoner.  14 
Ahram  rescueth  him.  18  Melchizedek  blesseth  Abram.  20  Abram  giv- 
eth  him  tithe.  22  The  rest  of  the  spoil,  his  partners  having  had  their 
portions,  he  restoreth  to  the  king  of  Sodom. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  Amraphel  king 
1 of  Shinar,  Arioch  king  of  Ellasar,  Chedorlaomer 
king  of  2 Elam,  and  Tidal  king  of  nations  ; 

2  That  these  made  war  with  Bera  king  of  Sodom, 
and  with  Birsha  king  of  Gomorrah,  Shinab  king  of 
3 Admah,  and  Shemeber  king  of  Zeboiim,  and  the  king 
of  Bela,  which  is  ^ Zoar. 

3  All  these  were  joined  together  in  the  vale  of  Sid- 
dim,  3 which  is  the  salt  sea. 

4  Twelve  years  ^they  served  Chedorlaomer,  and  in 
the  thirteenth  year  they  rebelled. 

5  And  in  the  fourteenth  year  came  Chedorlaomer, 
and  the  kings  that  were  with  him,  and  smote  the 
phaims  ^ in  Ashteroth  Karnaim,  and  ^ the  Zuzims  in 
m,  and  the  Emims  in  Shaveh  Kiriathaim, 

1  And  the  Horites  in  their  mount  Seir,  unto  El- 
an, which  is  by  the  wilderness. 

And  they  returned,  and  came  to  Enmishpat,  which 
iadesh,  and  smote  all  the  country  of  the  Amalekites, 
also  the  Amorites,  that  dwelt  i^  in  Hazezon-tamar. 
And  there  went  out  the  king  of  Sodom,  and  the 
r of  Gomorrah,  and  the  king  of  Admah,  and  the 
r of  Zeboiim,  and  the  king  of  Bela  (the  same  is 
r ;)  and  they  joined  battle  with  them  in  the  vale  of 
iim  ; 

With  Chedorlaomer  the  king  of  Elam,  and  with 
al  king  of  nations,  and  Amraphel  king  of  Shinar, 
Arioch  king  of  Ellasar  ; four  kings  with  five. 

0 And  the  vale  of  Siddim  was  full  of  i3  slimepits  ; 

the  kings  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  fled,  and  fell 
re  ; and  they  that  remained  fled  n to  the  mountain. 

1 And  they  took  i^all  the  goods  of  Sodom  and 
Qciorrah,  and  all  their  victuals,  and  went  their  way. 

.2  And  they  took  Lot,  Abram’s  i®  brother’s  son,  i’^  who 
elt  in  Sodom,  and  his  goods,  and  departed. 

|l3  ^ And  there  came  one  that  had  escaped,  and  told 
)ram  the  Hebrew  ; for  i®  he  dwelt  in  the  plain  of 
amre  the  Amorite,  brother  of  Eshcol,  and  brother  of 
aer  : i^  and  these  were  confederate  with  Abram. 

14  And  when  Abram  heard  that  his  brother  was 
.ken  captive,  he  armed  his  trained  servants^  ^i  born  in 
is  own  house,  three  hundred  and  eighteen,  and  pursued 
lem  unto  Dan. 

15  And  he  divided  himself  against  them,  he  and  his 
ervants,  by  night,  and  ^3  smote  them,  and  pursued  them 
nto  Hobah,  which  is  on  the  left  hand  of  Damascus. 

16  And  he  brought  back  all  the  goods,  and  also 
irought  again  his  brother  Lot,  and  his  goods,  and  the 
romen  also,  and  the  people. 

17  ^ And  the  king  of  Sodom  ^^went  out  to  meet  him 
3 after  his  return  from  the  slaughter  of  Chedorlaomer, 
Hid  of  the  kings  that  were  with  him,  at  the  valley  of 
fliaveh,  which  is  the  king’s  dale. 

18  And  28  Melchizedek  king  of  Salem  brought  forth 
iread  and  wine  : and  he  was  the  priest  of  30  the  most 
liigh  God. 

1 cli.  10.  10.  & 11.  2. 

2  Is.  11.  11. 

3  Deut.  29.  23. 

* ch.  19.  22. 

3 Ni,ni.  .14. 12.  Deut 
3.  17.  Josh.  3. 16.  Ps 
107.  34. 

0 ch.  9.  26. 


2 ch.  15.  20.  Deut. 
3.  11. 

8 Josh.  12.  4.  & 13. 
12. 

8 Deut.  2.  20. 

10  Deut.  2.  10,  11. 

11  Deut.  2.  12,  22. 

12  2 Chr.  20.  2, 


13  ch.  11.  3. 
u ch.  19.  17,  30. 
15  ver.  16,  21. 

10  ch.  12.  5. 

11  ch.  13.  12. 

18  ch.  13.  18. 

10  ver.  24. 

20  ch.  13.  8. 


14  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  Amraphel  king 
of  Shinar,  Arioch  king  of  Ellasar,  Chedorlaomer 

2 king  of  Elam,  and  Tidal  king  of  ® Goiim,  that 
they  made  war  with  Bera  king  of  Sodom,  and 
with  Birsha  king  of  Gomorrah,  Shinab  king  of 
Admah,  and  Shemeber  king  of  Zeboiim,  and  the 

3 king  of  Bela  (the  same  is  Zoar).  All  these 
^joined  together  in  the  vale  of  Siddim  (the  same  is 

4 the  Salt  Sea).  Twelve  years  they  served  Chedor- 
laomer, and  in  the  thirteenth  year  they  rebelled. 

5 And  in  the  fourteenth  year  came  Chedorlaomer, 
and  the  kings  that  were  with  him,  and  smote  the 
Rephaim  in  Ashteroth-karnaim,  and  the  Zuzim 
in  Ham,  and  the  Emim  in  ^ Shaveh-kiriathaim, 

6 and  the  Horites  in  their  mount  Seir,  unto  El-paran, 

7 which  is  by  the  wilderness.  And  they  returned, 
and  came  to  En-mishpat  (the  same  is  Kadesh),  and 
smote  all  the  ^ country  of  the  Amalekites,  and  also 

8 the  Amorites,  that  dwelt  in  Hazazon-tamar.  And 
there  went  out  the  king  of  Sodom,  and  the  king  of 
Gomorrah,  and  the  king  of  Admah,  and  the  king 
of  Zeboiim,  and  the  king  of  Bela  (the  same  is 
Zoar)  ; and  they  set  the  battle  in  array  against 

9 them  in  the  vale  of  Siddim  ; against  Chedorlaomer 
king  of  Elam,  and  Tidal  king  of  Goiim,  and  Amra- 
phel king  of  Shinar,  and  Arioch  king  of  Ellasar  ; 

10  four  kings  against  the  five.  Now  the  vale  of  Sid- 
dim was  full  of  ® slime  pits  ; and  the  kings  of  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah  fled,  and  they  fell  there,  and  they  that 

11  remained  fled  to  the  mountain.  And  they  took  all 
the  goods  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and  all  their 

12  victuals,  and  went  their  way.  And  they  took  Lot, 
Abram’s  brother’s  son,  who  dwelt  in  Sodom,  and 

13  his  goods,  and  departed.  And  there  came  one  that 
had  escaped,  and  told  Abram  the  Hebrew  : now  he 
dwelt  by  the oaks  of  Mamre  the  Amorite,  brother 
of  Eshcol,  and  brother  of  Aner ; and  these  were 

14  confederate  with  Abram.  And  when  Abram  heard 
that  his  brother  was  taken  captive,  he  led  forth  his 
trained  men,  born  in  his  house,  three  hundred  and 

15  eighteen,  and  pursued  as  far  as  Dan.  And  he  di- 
vided himself  against  them  by  night,  he  and  his 
servants,  and  smote  them,  and  pursued  them  unto 
Hobah,  which  is  on  the  left  hand  of  Damascus. 

16  And  he  brought  back  all  the  goods,  and  also  brought 
again  his  brother  Lot,  and  his  goods,  and  the  women 

17  also,  and  the  people.  And  the  king  of  Sodom  went 
out  to  meet  him,  after  his  return  from  the  slaughter 
of  Chedorlaomer  and  the  kings  that  were  with  him, 
at  the  vale  of  Shaveh  (the  same  is  the  King’s  Vale). 

18  And  Melchizedek  king  of  Salem  brought  forth 
bread  and  wine  : and  he  was  priest  of  * God  Most 


21  ch.  15.  3.  & 17. 
12,  27.  Eccles.  2.  7. 

22  Deut.  34.  1.  Judg. 
18.  29. 

23  Is.  41.  2,  3. 

21  ver.  11,  12. 

25  Judg.  11.  34.  1 

Sam.  18.  6. 

26  Heb,  7.  . 


27  2 Sam.  18.  13. 

28  Heb.  7.  1. 

29  Ps.  110.  4.  Heb. 
5.  6. 

30  Mic.  6.  6.  Acts 
16.  17. 

a Or,  nations, 
b Or,  joined  them- 
selves together  against. 


c Or,  the  plain  of 
Kiriathaim. 
d Heb.  field, 
e That  is,  bitumen 
pits. 

f Or,  terebinths, 
g Or,  north, 
h Heb.  El  Elyon. 


V 


GENESIS,  XV. 


19 


) And  he  blessed  him,  and  said,  Blessed  he  Abram 
;he  most  high  God,  possessor  of  heaven  and 

./ii  : 

liO  And  blessed  be  the  most  high  God,  which  hath 
delivered  thine  enemies  into  thy  hand.  And  he  gave 
him  tithes  of  all. 

21  And  the  king  of  Sodom  said  unto  Abram,  Give 
me  the  persons,  and  take  the  goods  to  thyself. 

22  And  Abram  said  to  the  king  of  Sodom,  I ^^have 
lift  up  mine  hand  unto  the  Lord,  the  most  high  God, 

the  possessor  of  heaven  and  earth, 

23  That  I will  not  take  from  a thread  even  to  a 
shoelatchet,  and  that  I will  not  take  any  thing  that  is 
thine,  lest  thou  shouldest  say,  I have  made  Abram 
rich  : 

24  Save  only  that  which  the  young  men  have  eaten, 
and  the  portion  of  the  men  which  went  with  me, 
Aner,  Eshcol,  and  Mamre  ; let  them  take  their  por- 
tion. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  God  encourageth  Abram.  2 Abram  complaineth  for  want  of  an  heir. 
4 God  promiseth  him,  a son.,  and  a multiplying  of  his  seed.  6 Abram 
is  justified  by  faith.  7 Canaan  is  promised  again,  and  confirmed  by  a 
sign,  12  and  a vision. 

After  these  things  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Abram  ^ in  a vision,  saying,  ^ Fear  not,  Abram: 
1 am  thy  ^ shield,  and  thy  exceeding  ^ great  reward. 

2  And  Abram  said.  Lord  God,  what  wilt  thou  give 
me,  ® seeing  I go  childless,  and  the  steward  of  my 
house  is  this  Eliezer  of  Damascus  ? 

3  And  Abram  said.  Behold,  to  me  thou  hast  given 
no  seed  : and,  lo,  ®one  born  in  my  house  is  mine  heir. 

4  And,  behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  him, 
saying.  This  shall  not  be  thine  heir  ; but  he  that  shall 
come  forth  out  of  thine  own  bowels  shall  be  thine  heir. 

5  And  he  brought  him  forth  abroad,  and  said.  Look 
now  toward  heaven,  and  ® tell  the  ® stars,  if  thou  be  able 
to  number  them  : and  he  said  unto  him,  So  shall  thy 
seed  be. 

6  And  he  believed  in  the  Lord  ; and  he  counted 
it  to  him  for  righteousness. 

7  And  he  said  unto  him,  I am  the  Lord  that  brought 
thee  out  of  Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  to  give  thee  this 
land  to  inherit  it. 

8  And  he  said.  Lord  God,  whereby  shall  I know 
that  I shall  inherit  it  ? 

9  And  he  said  unto  him.  Take  me  an  heifer  of  three 
years  old,  and  a she  goat  of  three  years  old,  and  a ram 
of  three  years  old,  and  a turtledove,  and  a young 
pigeon. 

10  And  he  took  unto  him  all  these,  and  divided 
them  in  the  midst,  and  laid  each  piece  one  against 
another  : but  ^^the  birds  divided  he  not. 

11  And  when  the  fowls  came  down  upon  the  car- 
cases, Abram  drove  them  away. 

12  And  when  the  sun  was  going  down,  a deep 
sleep  fell  upon  Abram  ; and,  lo,  an  horror  of  great 
darkness  fell  upon  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  Abram,  Know  of  a surety  that 


3'  Ruth  3.  10.  2 

Sam.  2.  5. 

32  ver.  22.  Matt.  11. 
25. 

33  ch.  24.  27. 

34  Heb.  7.  4. 

33  Ex.  G.  8.  Dan.  12. 
7.  Rev.  10.  5,  G. 

36  ver.  19.  ch.  21..33. 

37  So  Esth.  9.  15,  IG. 
33  ver.  13. 


1 Dan.  10.  1.  Acts 

10.  10,  11. 

2 cli.  2G.  24.  Dan. 

10.  12.  Luke  1.  13,  30. 

3 Ps.  3.  3.  & 5.  12.  & 

84.  11.  & 91.  4.  & 119. 
114.  * 

4 Ps.  IG.  5.  &58.  11. 
Pro.  11.  18. 

3 Acts  7.  5. 

0 ch.  14.  14. 


7 2 Sam.  7.  12.  & IG. 

11.  2 Chif.  32.  21. 

8 Ps.  147.  4. 

» Jer.  33.  22. 

10  ch.  22.  17.  Ex. 
32.13.  Dent.  V’.IO.  & 
10.  22.  1 Chr.  t!,^.  23. 
Rom.  4.  18.  Hell  11. 

12.  See  ch.  13.  \G. 

11  Rom.  4.  3,  9,i22. 
Gal.  3.  G.  Jam.  2. 


19  High.  And  he  blessed  him,  and  said.  Blessed  be 
Abram  of  ^ God  Most  High,  j possessor  of  heaven 

20  and  earth  : and  blessed  be  ^ God  Most  High,  which 
hath  delivered  thine  enemies  into  thy  hand.  And 

21  he  gave  him  a tenth  of  all.  And  the  king  of  Sodom 
said  unto  Abram,  Give  me  the  persons,  and  take 

22  the  goods  to  thyself.  And  Abram  said  to  the  king 
of  Sodom,  I have  lift  up  mine  hand  unto  the  Lord, 
* God  Most  High,  j possessor  of  heaven  and  earth, 

23  that  I will  not  take  a thread  nor  a shoelatchet  nor 
aught  that  is  thine,  lest  thou  shouldest  say,  I have 

24  made  Abram  rich  : * save  only  that  which  the  young 
men  have  eaten,  and  the  portion  of  the  men  which 
went  with  me  ; Auer,  Eshcol,  and  Mamre,  let  them 
take  their  portion. 


15  After  these  things  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Abram  in  a vision,  saying.  Fear  not,  Abram  : I am 

2 thy  shield,  “ and  thy  exceeding  great  reward.  And 
Abram  said,  O Lord  ^ God,  what  wilt  thou  give  me, 
seeing  I go  childless,  and  he  that  shall  be  possessor 

3 of  my  house  is  Dammesek  Eliezer  ? And  Abram 
said.  Behold,  to  me  thou  hast  given  no  seed  ; and, 

4 lo,  one  born  in  my  house  is  mine  heir.  And,  be- 
hold, the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  him,  saying. 
This  man  shall  not  be  thine  heir  ; but  he  that  shall 
come  forth  out  of  thine  own  bowels  shall  be  tliine 

5 heir.  And  he  brought  him  forth  abroad,  and  said. 
Look  now  toward  heaven,  and  tell  the  stars,  if  thou 
be  able  to  tell  them  : and  he  said  unto  him,  So  shall 

6 thy  seed  be.  And  he  believed  in  the  Lord  ; and 

7 he  counted  it  to  him  for  righteousness.  And  he 
said  unto  him,  I am  the  Lord  that  brought  thee 
out  of  Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  to  give  thee  this  land  to 

8 inlierit  it.  And  he  said,  O Lord  God,  whereby  shall 

9 I know  that  I shall  inherit  it  ? And  he  said  unto 
him.  Take  me  an  heifer  of  three  years  old,  and  a 
she-goat  of  three  years  old,  and  a ram  of  three 
years  old,  and  a turtledove,  and  a young  pigeon. 

10  And  he  took  him  all  these,  and  divided  them  in  the 
midst,  and  laid  each  half  over  against  the  other  : 

11  but  the  birds  divided  he  not.  And  the  birds  of 
prey  came  down  upon  the  carcases,  and  Abram 

12  drove  them  away.  And  when  the  sun  was  going 
down,  a deep  sleep  fell  upon  Abram  ; and,  lo,  an 

13  horror  of  great  darkness  fell  upon  him.  And  he 
said  mito  Abram,  Know  of  a surety  that  thy  seed 


42  Ps.  lOG.  31. 

43  Ch.  12.  1. 

14  ch.  11.  28,  31. 

15  Ps.  105.  42,  44. 
Roin.  4.  13. 

10  See  ch.  24.  13,  14. 
Judg.  G.  17,  37.  1 Sam. 
14.  9,  10.  2 Kin.  20. 
8.  Luke  1.  18. 

44  Jer.  34.  18,  19. 

48  Lev.  1.  17. 


49  ch.  2.  21.  Job  4. 

13. 

20  Ex.  12.  40.  Ps. 
105.  23.  Acts  7.  G. 
i Heb.  El  Elyon. 
j Or,  maker, 
k Or,  let  there  be 
nothing  for  me;  only 
that  ttc. 

a Or,  thy  reward 


shall  be  exceeding 
great. 

b Heb.  Jehovah,  as 
in  other  places  where 
God  is  put  in  capi- 
tals. 

c Or,  go  hence. 

d The  Chaldee  and 
Syriac  have,  Eliezer 
the  Damascene. 


20 


GENESIS,  XVI. 


thy  seed  shall  be  a stranger  in  a land  that  is  not  their’s, 
and  shall  serve  them  ; and  they  shall  afflict  them 
four  hundred  years  ; 

14  And  also  that  nation,  whom  they  shall  serve, 
22  will  I judge  : and  afterward  23  shall  they  come  out 
with  great  substance. 

15  And  24  thou  shalt  go  25  to  thy  fathers  in  peace  ; 
25  thou  shalt  be  buried  in  a good  old  age. 

16  But  27  in  the  fourth  generation  they  shall  come 
hither  again  : for  the  iniquity  28  of  the  Amorites  29  is 
not  yet  full. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  the  sun  went 
down,  and  it  was  dark,  behold  a smoking  furnace,  and 
a burning  lamp  that  5*^  passed  between  those  pieces. 

18  In  the  same  day  the  Lord  ^imade  a covenant 
with  Abram,  saying,  ^2  Unto  thy  seed  have  I given  this 
land,  from  the  river  of  Egypt  unto  the  great  river,  the 
river  Euphrates  : 

19  The  Kenites,  and  the  Kenizzites,  and  the  Kad- 
monites, 

20  And  the  Hittites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the  Re- 
phaims, 

21  And  the  Amorites.,  and  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Girgashites,  and  the  Jebusites. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  jSarai,  being  barren^  giveth  Hagar  to  Abram.  4 Hagnr,  being  afflicted 
for  despising  her  mistress,  runneth  away.  7 An  angel  sendeth  her 
back  to  submit  herself,  11  and  telleth  her  of  her  child.  15  Ishmael  is 
born. 

O W Sarai  Abram’s  wife  ^ bare  him  no  children  : 
J31  and  she  had  an  handmaid,  2 an  Egyptian,  whose 
name  was  ® Hagar. 

2 ^And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram,  Behold  now,  the 
Lord  ^ hath  restrained  me  from  bearing  : I pray  thee, 
5 go  in  unto  my  maid  ; it  may  be  that  I may  obtain 
children  by  her.  And  Abra^m  hearkened  to  the  voice 
of  Sarai. 

3 And  Sarai  Abram’s  wife  took  Hagar  her  maid  the 
Egyptian,  after  Abram  ® had  dwelt  ten  years  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  gave  her  to  her  husband  Abram  to  be 
his  wife. 

4 ^ And  he  went  in  unto  Hagar,  and  she  conceived  : 
and  when  she  saw  that  she  had  conceived,  her  mistress 
was  2 despised  in  her  eyes. 

5 And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram,  My  wrong  he  upon 
thee  : I have  given  my  maid  into  thy  bosom  ; and  when 
she  saw  that  she  had  conceived,  I was  despised  in  her 
eyes  : the  Lord  judge  between  me  and  thee. 

6 But  Abram  said  unto  Sarai,  ^2  Behold,  thy  maid 
is  in  thy  hand  ; do  to  her  as  it  pleaseth  thee.  And 

^when  Sarai  dealt  hardly  with  her,  she  fled  from  her 
face. 

7 ^ And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  found  her  by  a foun- 
tain of  water  in  the  wilderness,  by  the  fountain  in  the 
way  to  75  Shur. 

8 And  he  said,  Hagar,  Sarai’s  maid,  whence  earnest 
thou  ? and  whither  wilt  thou  go  ? And  she  said,  I flee 
from  the  face  of  my  mistress  Sarai. 

9 And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  her.  Return 
to  thy  mistress,  and  76  submit  thyself  under  her  hands. 


21  Ex.  1. 11.  Ps.  105. 
25. 

22  Ex.  6.  6.  Deut. 
6.  22. 

23  Ex.  12.  36.  Ps. 
105.  37. 

24  Job  5.  26. 

25  Acts  13.  36. 


20  ch.  25.  8. 

27  Ex.  12.  40. 

28  1 Kin.  21.  26. 

20  Dan.  8.  23.  Matt. 
23.  32.  1 Thess.  2. 16. 
30  Jer.  34.  18,  19. 

SI  ch.  24.  7. 

32  ch.  12.  7.  & 13.  15. 


& 26.  4.  Ex.  23.  31. 
Num.  34.  3.  Deut.  1. 
7.  & 11.  24.  & 34.  4. 
Josh.  1.  4.  1 Kin.  4. 
21.  2 Chr.  9.  26.  Nelu 
9.  8.  Ps.  105.  11.  Is. 
27.  12. 

1 ch.  15.  2,  3. 


shall  be  a stranger  in  a land  that  is  not  theirs,  and 
shall  serve  them  ; and  they  shall  afflict  them  four 

14  hundred  years  ; and  also  that  nation,  whom  they 
shall  serve,  will  I judge  : and  afterward  shall  they 

15  come  out  with  great  substance.  But  thou  shalt  go 
to  thy  fathers  in  peace  ; thou  shalt  be  buried  in.  a 

16  good  old  age.  And  in  the  fourth  generation  they 
shall  come  hither  agam  : for  the  iniquity  of  the 

17  Amorite  is  not  yet  full.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  the  sun  went  down,  and  it  was  dark,  behold  a 
smoldng  furnace,  and  a flaming  torch  that  passed 

18  between  these  pieces.  In  that  day  the  Lord  made 
a covenant  with  Abram,  saying.  Unto  thy  seed  have 
I given  this  land,  from  the  river  of  Egypt  unto  the 

19  great  river,  the  river  Euphrates  : the  Kenite,  and 

20  the  Kenizzite,  and  the  Kadmonite,  and  the  Hittite, 

21  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Rephaim,  and  the  Amor- 
ite, and  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Girgashite,  and  the 
Jebusite. 


16  ‘ Now  Sarai  Abram’s  wife  bare  hin^  no  children  : 
and  she  had  an  handmaid,  an  Egyptian,  whose  name 

2 was  Hagar.  And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram,  Be- 
hold now,  the  Lord  hath  restrained  me  from  bear- 
ing  ; go  in,  I pray  thee,  unto  my  handmaid  ; it 
may  be  that  I shall  “ obtain  children  by  her.  And 

3 Abram  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Sarai.  And  Sarai 
Abram’s  wife  took  Hagar  the  Egyptian,  her  hand- 
maid, after  Abram  had  dwelt  ten  years  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  gave  her  to  Abram  her  husband  to 

4 be  his  wife.  And  he  went  in  unto  Hagar,  and  she 
conceived  : and  when  she  saw  that  she  had  con- 

5 ceived,  her  mistress  was  despised  in  her  eyes.  And 
Sarai  said  unto  Abram,  My  wrong  be  upon  thee  : I 
gave  my  handmaid  into  thy  bosom  ; and  when  she 
saw  that  she  had  conceived,  I was  despised  in  her 

6 eyes  : the  Lord  judge  between  me  and  thee.  But 
Abram  said  unto  Sarai,  Behold,  thy  maid  is  in  thy 
hand  ; do  to  her  that  which  is  good  in  thine  eyes. 
And  Sarai  dealt  hardly  with  her,  and  she  fled  from 

7 her  face.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  found  her  by 
a fountain  of  water  in  the  wilderness,  by  the  foun- 

8 tain  in  the  way  to  Shur.  And  he  said,  Hagar, 
Sarai’s  handmaid,  whence  earnest  thou  ? and  whither 
goest  thou  ? And  she  said,  I flee  from  the  face  of 

9 my  mistress  Sarai.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  her.  Return  to  thy  mistress,  and  submit 


2 ch.  21.  9. 

3 Gal.  4.  24. 

4 ch  '30.  3. 

5 oh.  20.  18.  & 30.  2. 
1 Sa  n.  1.  5,  6. 

G So  ch.  30.  3,  9. 

7 ~ 

f 


0 2 Sam.  6.16.  Pro. 
30.  21,  23. 

40  ch.  31.  53.  1 Sam. 
24.  12.  * 

4 4 Pro.  15. 1.  IPet. 
3.  7. 

12  Job  2.  6.  Ps.  106. 

• T flS  fl 


13  Ex.  2.  15. 

44  ch.  25.  18. 

45  Ex.  15.  22. 

40  Tit.  2.  9.  1 Pet. 

2.  18. 

a Heb.  be  builded  by 
her. 


21 


GENESIS,  XVII. 


10  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  srhl  ^ito  her,  I will 
multiply  thy  seed  exceedingly,  tha*.  . t shall  not  be  num- 
bered for  multitude. 

11  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  her,  Behold, 
thou  art  with  child,  and  shalt  bear  a son,  and  shalt 
call  his  name  Ishmael  ; because  the  Lord  hath  heard 
thy  affliction. 

12  And  he  will  be  a wild  man  ; his  hand  will  he 
against  every  man,  and  every  man’s  hand  against  him  ; 
20  and  he  shall  dwell  in  the  presence  of  all  his  brethren. 

13  And  she  called  the  name  of  the  Lord  that  spake 
unto  her.  Thou  God  seest  me  : for  she  said,  Have  I also 
here  looked  after  him  21  that  seeth  me  ? 

14  Wherefore  the  well  was  called  22  Beer-lahai-roi  ; 
behold,  it  is  2^  between  Kadesh  and  Bered. 

15  ^ And  24  Hagar  bare  Abram  a son  : and  Abram 
called  his  son’s  name,  which  Hagar  bare,  25  Ishmael. 

16  And  Abram  was  fourscore  and  six  years  old,  when 
Hagar  bare  Ishmael  to  Abram. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 God  reneweth  the  covenant.  5 Abram  his  name  is  changed  in  token 
of  a greater  blessing.  10  Circumcision  is  instituted.  15  Sarai  her 
name  is  changed,  and  she  blessed.  17  Isaac  is  promised.  23  Abraham 
and  Ishmael  are  circumcised. 

And  when  Abram  was  ninety  years  old  and  nine, 
the  Lord  ^ appeared  to  Abram,  and  said  unto 
him,  2 1 am  the  Almighty  God  ; ^ walk  before  me,  and 
be  thou  ^perfect. 

2  And  I will  make  my  covenant  between  me  and 
thee,  and  ® will  multiply  thee  exceedingly. 

3  And  Abram  ® fell  on  his  face  : and  God  talked 
with  him,  saying, 

4  As  for  me,  behold,  my  covenant  is  with  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  be  a father  of  many  nations. 

5  Neither  shall  thy  name  any  more  be  called  Abram, 
but  ® thy  name  shall  be  Abraham  ; 2 for  a father  of 
many  nations  have  I made  thee. 

6  And  I will  make  thee  exceeding  fruitful,  and  I 
will  make  nations  of  thee,  and  kings  shall  come  out 
of  thee. 

7  And  I will  12  establish  my  covenant  between  me 
and  thee  and  thy  seed  after  thee  in  their  generations 
for  an  everlasting  covenant,  ^^to  be  a God  mito  thee, 
and  to  thy  seed  after  thee. 

8  And  I will  give  unto  thee,  and  to  thy  seed  after 
thee,  the  land  wherein  thou  art  a stranger,  all  the  land 
of  Canaan,  for  an  everlasting  possession  ; and  I will 
be  their  God. 

9  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  Thou  shalt  keep 
my  covenant  therefore,  thou,  and  thy  seed  after  thee  in 
their  generations. 

10  This  is  my  covenant,  which  ye  shall  keep,  between 
me  and  you  and  thy  seed  after  thee  ; Every  man 
child  among  you  shall  be  circumcised. 

11  And  ye  shall  circumcise  the  flesh  of  your  foreskin  ; 
and  it  shall  be  token  of  the  covenant  betwixt  me 
and  you. 

12  And  he  that  is  eight  days  old  20  shall  be  circum- 

n ch.  17.  20.  & 21.  24  Gal.  4.  22.  13.  Job  1.  1.  Matt. 

18.  & 25.  12.  . 25  ver.  11.  5.  48. 

>8  ch.  17.  19.  Matt.  1 ch.  12.  1.  c ch.  12.  2.  & 13.  IG. 

1.  21.  Luke  1.  13,  31.  2 ch.  28.  3.  & 35.  11.  & 22.  17. 

29  ch.  21.  20.  Ex.  G.  3.  Deut.  10.  0 ver.  17. 

20  ch.  25.  18.  17.  2 Rom.  4.  11,  12,  IG. 

21  ch.  31.  42.  3 ch.  5.  22.  & 48.  15.  Gal.  3.  29. 

22  ch.  24.  G2.  & 25.  1 Kin.  2.  4.  & 8.  25.  2 « Neh.  9.  7. 

11.  Kin.  20.  3.  0 Rom.  4.  17. 

23  Num.  13.  2G.  « ch.  G.  9.  Deut.  18.  10  ch.  35.  11. 


10  thyself  under  her  hands.  And  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  said  unto  her,  I will  greatly  multiply 
thy  seed,  that  it  shall  not  be  numbered  for  multi- 

11  tude.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  her. 
Behold,  thou  art  with  child,  and  shalt  bear  a son  ; 
and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  ^ Ishmael,  because  the 

12  Lord  hath  heard  thy  affliction.  And  he  shall  be 
as  a wild-ass  among  men  ; his  hand  shall  he  against 
every  man,  and  every  man’s  hand  against  him  ; and 
he  shall  dwell  in  the  presence  of  all  his  brethren. 

13  And  she  called  the  name  of  the  Lord  that  spake 
unto  her,  ^Thou  art  ®a  God  that  seeth:  for  she 
said.  Have  I even  here  looked  after  him  that  seeth 

14  me?  Wherefore  the  well  was  called -^Beer-lahai- 

15  roi ; behold,  it  is  between  Kadesh  and  Bered.  And 
Hagar  bare  Abram  a son  : and  Abram  called  the 

16  name  of  his  son,  which  Hagar  bare,  Ishmael.  And 
Abram  was  fourscore  and  six  years  old,  when  Ha- 
gar bape  Ishmael  to  Abram. 


17  And  when  Abram  was  ninety  years  old  and 
nine,  the  Lord  appeared  to  Abram,  and  said  unto 
him,  I am  “ God  Almighty  ; walk  before  me,  and 

2 be  thou  perfect.  And  I will  make  my  covenant  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  and  will  multiply  thee  execed- 

3 ingly.  And  Abram  fell  on  his  face  : and  God 

4 talked  with  him,  saying.  As  for  me,  behold,  my  co- 
venant is  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  the  father  of  a 

5 multitude  of  nations.  Neither  shall  thy  name  any 
more  be  called  Abram,  but  thy  name  shall  be  Abra- 
ham ; for  the  father  of  a multitude  of  nations  have 

6 I made  thee.  And  I will  make  thee  exceeding 
fruitful,  and  I will  make  nations  of  thee,  and  kings 

7 shall  come  out  of  tliee.  And  I will  establish  my 
covenant  between  me  and  thee  and  thy  seed  after 
thee  throughout  their  generations  for  an  everlasting 
covenant,  to  be  a God  unto  thee  and  to  thy  seed 

8 after  thee.  And  I will  give  unto  thee,  and  to  thy 
seed  after  thee,  the  land  of  thy  sojournings,  all  the 
land  of  Canaan,  for  an  everlasting  possession  ; and 

9 I will  be  their  God.  And  God  said  unto  Abraham, 
And  as  for  thee,  thou  shalt  keep  my  covenant,  thou, 
and  thy  seed  after  thee  throughout  their  genera- 

10  tions.  This  is  my  covenant,  which  ye  shall  keep, 
between  me  and  you  and  thy  seed  after  thee  ; every 

11  male  among  you  shall  be  circumcised.  And  ye 
shall  be  circumcised  in  the  flesh  of  your  foreskin ; 
and  it  shall  be  a token  oi  a covenant  betwixt  me 

12  and  you.  And  he  that  is  eight  days  old  shall  be 


22  ver.  IG.  ch.  35. 
11.  Matt.  1.  G,  &c. 

22  Gal.  3.  17. 

23  ch.  2G.  24.  & 28. 
13.  Heb.  11.  IG. 

24  Rom.  9.  8. 

23  ch.  12.  7.  & 13. 15. 
Ps.  105.  9,  11. 

20  ch.  23.  4.  & 28.  4. 
22  Ex.  G.  7.  Lev.  2G. 


12.  Deut.  4.  37.  & 14. 
2.  & 2G.  18.  & 29.  13. 

28  Acts  7.  8. 

29  Acts  7.  8.  Rom. 
4.  11. 

20  Lev.  12.  3.  Luke 
2.  21.  Jolin  7.  22. 
Plul.  3.  5. 

b That  is,  God  hcar- 
eth. 


c Or,  over  against. 
Or,  to  the  east  of. 

(ZOr,  Thou  God  seest 
me. 

e Heb.  El  roi,  that 
is,  God  of  seeing. 

/That  is.  The  well 
of  the  living  one  who 
seeth  me. 

a Heb.  El  Shaddai. 


22 


GENESIS,  XVIII. 


cised  among  you,  every  man  ehild  in  your  generations, 
he  that  is  born  in  the  house,  or  bought  with  money  of 
any  stranger,  which  is  not  of  thy  seed. 

13  He  that  is  born  in  thy  house,  and  he  that  is  bought 
with  thy  money,  must  needs  be  circumcised  : and  my 
covenant  shall  be  in  your  flesh  for  an  everlasting  cove- 
nant. 

14  And  the  uncircumcised  man  cliild  whose  flesh  of 
his  foreskin  is  not  circumcised,  that  soul  shall  be  cut 
ofB  from  his  people  ; he  hath  broken  my  covenant. 

15  ^ And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  As  for  Sarai  thy 
wife,  thou  shalt  not  call  her  name  Sarai,  but  Sarah  shall 
her  name  he. 

16  And  I will  bless  her,  and  give  thee  a son  also  of 
her  : yea,  I will  bless  her,  and  she  shall  be  a mother 

of  nations  ; kings  of  people  shall  be  of  her. 

17  Then  Abraham  fell  upon  his  face,  and  laughed, 
and  said  in  his  heart.  Shall  a child  be  born  unto  him 
that  is  an  hundred  years  old  ? and  shall  Sarah,  that  is 
ninety  years  old,  bear  ? 

18  And  Abraham  said  unto  God,  O that  Ishmael 
might  live  before  thee  ! 

19  And  God  said,  ^5  Sarah  thy  wife  shall  bear  thee  a 
son  indeed  ; and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  Isaac  : and  I 
will  establish  my  covenant  with  liim  for  an  everlasting 
covenant,  and  with  his  seed  after  him. 

20  And  as  for  Ishmael,  I have  heard  thee  : Behold, 
I have  blessed  him,  and  will  make  him  fruitful,  and 

will  multiply  him  exceedingly  ; twelve  princes  shall 
he  beget,  ^®and  I will  make  him  a great  nation. 

21  But  my  covenant  will  I establish  with  Isaac, 
29  which  Sarah  shall  bear  unto  thee  at  this  set  time  in 
the  next  year. 

22  And  he  left  off  talking  with  him,  and  God  went 
up  from  Abraham. 

23  ^ And  Abraham  took  Ishmael  his  son,  and  all 
that  were  born  in  his  house,  and  all  that  were  bought 
with  his  money,  every  male  among  the  men  of  Abra- 
ham’s house  ; and  circumcised  the  flesh  of  their  fore- 
skin ill  the  selfsame  day,  as  God  had  said  unto  him. 

24  And  Abraham  was  ninety  years  old  and  nine, 
when  he  was  circumcised  in  the  flesh  of  his  foreskin. 

25  And  Ishmael  his  son  was  thirteen  years  old,  when 
he  was  circumcised  in  the  flesh  of  his  foreskin. 

26  In  the  selfsame  day  was  Abraham  circumcised, 
and  Ishmael  his  son. 

27  And  29  all  the  men  of  his  house,  born  in  the  house, 
and  bought  with  money  of  the  stranger,  were  circum- 
cised with  him. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 Abraham  entertaineth  three  angels.  9 Sarah  is  reproved  for  lauqhing 
at  the  strange  promdse.  17  The  destruction  of  Sodom  is  revealed  to 
Abraham.  23  Abraham  maketh  intercession  for  the  men  thereof. 

And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  the  ^ plains  of 
Mamre  : and  he  sat  in  the  tent  door  in  the  heat 
of  the  day  ; 

2 2 And  he  lift  up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and,  lo,  three 
men  stood  by  him  : 2 and  when  he  saw  them,  he  ran  to 
meet  them  from  the  tent  door,  and  bowed  himself 
toward  the  ground, 

3 And  said.  My  Lord,  if  now  I have  found  favour  in 
thy  sight,  pass  not  away,  I pray  thee,  from  thy  ser- 
vant : 


Ex.  4.  24. 

22  ch.  18.  10. 

23  ch.  35.  11.  Gal.  4. 
31.  1 Pet.  3.  G. 


24  ch.  18.  12.  & 21. 


25  ch.  18.  10.  & 21. 2. 
Gal.  4.  28. 


25  ch.  IG.  10. 

27  ch.  25.  12,  IG. 

28  ch.  21.  18. 

29  ch.  21.  2. 


circumcised  among  you,  every  male  throughout  your 
generations,  he  that  is  born  in  the  house,  or  bought 
with  money  of  any  stranger,  which  is  not  of  thy  seed. 

13  He  that  is  born  in  thy  house,  and  he  that  is  bought 
with  thy  money,  must  needs  be  circumcised  : and 
my  covenant  shall  be  in  your  flesh  for  an  everlast- 

14  ing  covenant.  And  the  uncircumcised  male  who 
is  not  circumcised  in  the  flesh  of  his  foreskin,  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  liis  people  ; he  hath  bro- 
ken my  covenant. 

15  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  As  for  Sarai  thy 
wife,  thou  shalt  not  call  her  name  Sarai,  but  ^ Sarah 

16  shall  her  name  be.  And  I will  bless  her,  and  more- 
over I will  give  thee  a son  of  her  : yea,  I will  bless 
her,  and  she  shall  be  a mother  of  nations  ; kings  of 

17  peoples  shall  be  of  her.  Then  Abraham  fell  upon 
his  face,  and  laughed,  and  said  in  his  heart.  Shall  a 
child  be  born  unto  him  that  is  an  hundred  years  old  ? 

18  and  shall  Sarah,  that  is  ninety  years  old,  bear  ? And 
Abraham  said  unto  God,  Oh  that  Ishmael  might 

19  live  before  thee  ! And  God  said.  Nay,  but  Sarah 
thy  wife  shall  bear  thee  a son  ; and  thou  shalt  call 
his  name  ^ Isaac  : and  I will  establish  my  covenant 
with  him  for  an  everlasting  covenant  for  his  seed 

20  after  him.  And  as  for  Ishmael,  I have  heard  thee  : 
behold,  I have  blessed  him,  and  will  make  him 
fruitful,  and  will  multiply  him  exceedingly  ; twelve 
princes  shall  he  beget,  and  I will  make  him  a great 

21  nation.  But  my  covenant  will  I establish  with 
Isaac,  which  Sarah  shall  bear  unto  thee  at  this  set 

22  time  in  the  next  year.  And  he  left  off  talking  with 

23  him,  and  God  went  up  from  Abraham.  And  Abra- 
ham took  Ishmael  his  son,  and  all  that  were  born  in 
his  house,  and  all  that  were  bought  with  his  money, 
every  male  among  the  men  of  Abraham’s  house,  and 
circumcised  the  flesh  of  their  foreskin  in  the  self- 

24  same  day,  as  God  had  said  unto  him.  And  Abra- 
ham was  ninety  years  old  and  nine,  when  he  was 

25  circumcised  in  the  flesh  of  his  foreskin.  And  Ish- 
mael his  son  was  thirteen  years  old,  when  he  was 

26  circumcised  in  the  flesh  of  his  foreskin.  In  the  self- 
same day  was  Abraham  circumcised,  and  Ishmael 

27  his  son.  And  all  the  men  of  his  house,  those  born 
in  the  house,  and  those  bought  with  money  of  the 
stranger,  were  circumcised  with  him. 


18  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  by  the  “ oaks  of 
Mamre,  as  he  sat  in  the  tent  door  in  the  heat  of  the 

2 day  ; and  he  lift  up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and,  lo, 
three  men  stood  over  against  him  : and  when  he  saw 
them,  he  ran  to  meet  them  from  the  tent  door,  and 

3 bowed  himself  to  the  earth,  and  said,  ^My  lord,  if 
now  I have  found  favour  in  thy  sight,  pass  not  away, 


so  ch.  18.  19. 

7ch.  13.  18.  & 14. 
13. 

2 Heb.  13.  2. 


8 ch.  19.  1.  1 Pet.  4. 

b That  is,  Princess, 
c From  tlio  Hebrew 


word  meaning  to 
laugh. 

a Or,  terebinths, 
b Or,  O Lord. 


I 


GENESIS,  XVIII. 


23 


4 Let  little  water,  I pray  you,  be  fetched,  and 
wash  your  feet,  and  rest  yourselves  under  the  tree  : 

5 And  ® I will  fetch  a morsel  of  bread,  and,  ® comfort 
ye  your  hearts  ; after  that  ye  shall  pass  on  : for  there- 
fore are  ye  come  to  your  servant.  And  they  said,  So 
do,  as  tliou  hast  said. 

6 And  Abraham  hastened  into  the  tent  unto  Sarah, 
and  said.  Make  ready  quickly  three  measures  of  fine 
meal,  knead  it,  and  make  cakes  upon  the  hearth. 

7 And  Abraham  ran  unto  the  herd,  and  fetcht  a calf 
tender  and  good,  and  gave  it  unto  a young  man  ; and 
he  hasted  to  dress  it. 

8 And  ® he  took  butter,  and  milk,  and  the  calf  which 
he  had  dressed,  and  set  it  before  them  ; and  he  stood 
by  them  under  the  tree,  and  they  did  eat. 

9 ^ And  they  said  unto  him.  Where  is  Sarah  thy 
wife  ? And  he  said.  Behold,  ^ in  the  tent. 

10  And  he  said,  I will  certainly  return  unto  thee 

according  to  the  time  of  life  ; and,  lo,  Sarah  thy 

wife  shall  have  a son.  And  Sarah  heard  it  in  the  tent 
door,  which  was  behind  him. 

11  Now  Abraham  and  Sarah  were  old  and  well 
stricken  in  age  ; and  it  ceased  to  be  with  Sarah  after 
the  manner  of  women. 

12  Therefore  Sarah  laughed  within  herself,  saying. 

After  I am  waxed  old  shall  I have  pleasure,  my  lord 

being  old  also  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abraham,  Wherefore  did 
Sarah  laugh,  saying.  Shall  I of  a surety  bear  a child, 
which  am  old  ? 

14  Is  any  thing  too  hard  for  the  Lord  ? At  the 
time  appointed  I will  return  unto  thee,  according  to  the 
time  of  life,  and  Sarah  shall  have  a son. 

15  Then  Sarah  denied,  saying,  I laughed  not  ; for 
she  was  afraid.  And  he  said.  Nay  ; but  thou  didst 
laugh. 

16  ^ And  the  men  rose  up  from  thence,  and  looked 
toward  Sodom  : and  Abraham  went  with  them  to 
bring  them  on  the  way. 

17  And  the  Lord  said,  Shall  I hide  from  Abraham 
that  thing  which  I do  ; 

18  Seeing  that  Abraham  shall  surely  become  a great 
and  mighty  nation,  and  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
shall  be  blessed  in  him  ? 

19  For  I know  him,  ^^that  he  will  command  his 
children  and  his  household  after  him,  and  they  shall 
keep  the  way  of  the  Lord,  to  do  justice  and  judgment ; 
that  the  Lord  may  bring  upon  Abraham  that  which  he 
hath  spoken  of  him. 

20  And  the  Lord  said.  Because  ^^the  ery  of  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah  is  great,  and  because  their  sin  is  very 
grievous  ; 

21  26  I will  go  down  now,  and  see  whether  they  have 
done  altogether  according  to  the  cry  of  it,  which  is  come 
unto  me  ; and  if  not,  26 1 will  know. 

22  And  the  men  turned  their  faces  from  thence, 
2"^  and  went  toward  Sodom  : but  Abraham  28  stood  yet 
before  the  Lord. 

23  ^ And  Abraham  29  drew  near,  and  said,  Wilt 
thou  also  destroy  the  righteous  with  the  wicked  ? 

* ch.  19.  2.  & 43.  24.  lo  ver.  14.  w Luke  1.18. 

e Judg.  G.  18.  & 13.  u 2 Kin.  4.  10.  u i Pet.  3.  0. 

15.  12  ch.  17. 19, 21.  & 21.  18  jer.  32.  17.  Zech. 

6 Judg.  19.  5.  Pfl.  2.  Rom.  9.  9.  8.  G.  Matt.  3.  9.  & 19. 

104.  15.  13  ch.  17.  17.  Rom.  2G.  Luke  1.  37. 

ich.  19.  8.  & 33.  4.19.  Heb.  11.  11, 12,  i'->  ver.  10.  ch.  17. 

10.  19.  21.  2 Kill.  4.1  G. 

8 ch.  19.  3.  M ch.  31.  .3,5.  20  po,u.  15.  24.  3 

• » ch.  24.  G7.  10  di.  17.  17.  John  G. 


4 I pray  thee,  from  thy  servant : let  now  a little  water 
be  fetched,  and  wash  your  feet,  and  rest  yourselves 

5 under  the  tree  : and  I will  fetch  a morsel  of  bread, 
and  comfort  ye  your  heart  ; after  that  ye  shall  pass 
on  : ^ forasmuch  as  ye  are  come  to  your  servant. 

6 And  they  said.  So  do,  as  thou  hast  said.  And  Abra- 
ham hastened  into  the  tent  unto  Sarah,  and  said. 
Make  ready  quickly  three  measures  of  fine  meal, 

7 knead  it,  and  make  cakes.  And  Abraham  ran  unto 
the  herd,  and  fetched  a calf  tender  and  good,  and 
gave  it  unto  the  servant ; and  he  hasted  to  dress  it. 

8 And  he  took  butter,  and  milk,  and  the  calf  which  he 
had  dressed,  and  set  it  before  them  ; and  he  stood 

9 by  them  under  the  tree,  and  they  did  eat.  And  they 
said  unto  him.  Where  is  Sarah  thy  wife  ? And  he 

10  said,  Behold,  in  the  tent.  And  he  said,  I will  cer- 
tainly return  unto  thee  when  the  season  ^ cometh 
round  ; and,  lo,  Sarah  thy  wife  shall  have  a son. 
And  Sarah  heard  in  the  tent  door,  which  was  behind 

11  him.  Now  Abraham  and  Sarah  were  old,  and  well 
stricken  in  age  ; it  had  ceased  to  be  with  Sarah  after 

12  the  manner  of  women.  And  Sarah  laughed  witliin 
herself,  saying,  After  I am  waxed  old  shall  I have 

13  pleasure,  my  lord  being  old  also  ? And  the  Lord 
said  unto  Abraham,  Wherefore  did  Sarah  laugh, 
saying.  Shall  I of  a surety  bear  a child,  which  am 

14  old  ? Is  any  thing  too  ^ hard  for  the  Lord  ? At 
the  set  time  I will  return  unto  thee,  when  the  season 

15  cometh  round,  and  Sarah  shall  have  a son.  Then 
Sarah  denied,  saying,  I laughed  not ; for  she  was 
afraid.  And  he  said.  Nay  ; but  thou  didst  laugh. 


16  And  the  men  rose  up  from  thence,  and  looked 
toward  Sodom  : and  Abraham  went  with  them  to 

17  bring  them  on  the  way.  And  the  Lord  said.  Shall 

18  I hide  from  Abraham  that  which  I do  ; seeing  that 
Abraham  shall  surely  become  a great  and  mighty 
nation,  and  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  shall  be 

19  blessed  in  him  ? For  I have  known  him,  to  the 
end  that  he  may  command  his  children  and  his 
household  after  him,  that  they  may  keep  the  way  of 
the  Lord,  to  do  justice  and  judgement ; to  the  end 
that  the  Lord  may  bring  upon  Abraham  that  which 

20  he  hath  spoken  of  him.  And  the  Lord  said,  » Be- 
cause the  cry  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  is  great,  and 

21  0 because  their  sin  is  very  grievous  ; I will  go  down 
now,  and  see  whether  they  have  done  altogether  ac- 
cording to  the  cry  of  it,  which  is  come  unto  me  ; and 

22  if  not,  I will  know.  And  the  men  turned  from 
thence,  and  went  toward  Sodom : but  Abraham 

23  stood  yet  before  the  Lord.  And  Abraham  drew 
near,  and  said.  Wilt  thou  consume  the  righteous 


21  Ps.  25.  14.  Amos 
3.  7.  John  15.  15. 

22  ch.  12.  3.  & 22. 18. 
Acts  3.  25.  Gal.  3.  8. 

23  Dent.  4.  9,  10.  & 
G.7.  Josh.  24. 15.  Eph. 
G.  4. 

^ ch.  4.  10.  & 19.  13. 
Jam.  5.  4. 


25  ch.  11.  5.  Ex.  3. 

8. 

2G  Dent.  8.  2.  & 13. 3. 
Josh.  22.  22.  Luke  IG. 
15.  2 Cor.  11.  11. 

27  ch.  19.  1. 

28  ver.  1. 

23  lleb.  10.  22. 


sONiim.  IG.  22.  2 

Sam.  24.  17. 
c Or,/o»-  therefore, 
d Heb.  Uveth,  or,  re- 
viveth. 

e Or,  wonderful, 
f See  Amos  3.  2. 

<j  Or,  Verily. 


24 


GENESIS,  XIX. 


24  Peradventure  there  be  fifty  righteous  within  the 
city  : wilt  thou  also  destroy  and  not  spare  the  place  for 
the  fifty  righteous  that  are  therein  ? 

25  That  be  far  from  thee  to  do  after  this  manner,  to 
slay  the  righteous  with  the  wicked  : and  that  the 
righteous  should  be  as  the  wicked,  that  be  far  from 
thee  : Shall  not  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth  do  right  ? 

26  And  the  Lord  said,  If  I find  in  Sodom  fifty 
righteous  within  the  city,  then  I will  spare  all  the  place 
for  their  sakes. 

27  And  Abraham  answered  and  said,  ^5  Behold  now, 
I have  taken  upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord,  which 
am  hut  dust  and  ashes  : 

28  Peradventure  there  shall  lack  five  of  the  fifty 
righteous  : wilt  thou  destroy  all  the  city  for  lack  of  five  ? 
And  he  said.  If  I find  there  forty  and  five,  I will  not 
destroy  it. 

29  And  he  spake  unto  him  yet  again,  and  said,  Per- 
adventure there  shall  be  forty  found  there.  And  he 
said,  I will  not  do  it  for  forty’s  sake. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  Oh  let  not  the  Lord  be  angry, 
and  I will  speak : Peradventure  there  shall  thirty  be 
found  there.  And  he  said,  I will  not  do  it,  if  I find 
thirty  there. 

31  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  I have  taken  upon  me 
to  speak  unto  the  Lord  : Peradventure  there  shall  be 
twenty  found  there.  And  he  said,  I will  not  destroy  it 
for  twenty’s  sake. 

32  And  he  said,  Oh  let  not  the  Lord  be  angry,  and 
I will  speak  yet  but  this  once  : Peradventure  ten  shall 
be  found  there.  And  he  said,  I will  not  destroy  it 
for  ten’s  sake. 

33  And  the  Lord  went  his  way,  as  soon  as  he  had 
left  communing  with  Abraham  : and  Abraham  returned 
unto  his  place. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 Lot  entertaineth  two  angels.  4 The  vicious  Sodomites  are  stricken 
with  blindness.  12  Lot  is  sent  for  safety  \into  the  mountains.  18  He 
obtaineth  leave  to  go  into  Zoar.  24  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  are  de- 
stroyed. 26  Lot's  wife  is  a pillar  of  salt.  30  Lot  dwelleth  in  a cave. 
31  fhe  incestuous  original  of  Moab  and  Ammon. 

And  there  ^ came  two  angels  to  Sodom  at  even  ; and 
Lot  sat  in  the  gate  of  Sodom  : and  ^ Lot  seeing 
them  rose  up  to  meet  them  ; and  he  bowed  himself  with 
his  face  toward  the  ground  ; 

2  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  my  lords,  ^ turn  in,  I pray 
you,  into  your  servant’s  house,  and  tarry  all  night,  and 
^ wash  your  feet,  and  ye  shall  rise  up  early,  and  go  on 
your  ways.  And  they  said,  ® Nay ; but  we  will  abide 
in  the  street  all  night. 

3  And  he  pressed  upon  them  greatly  ; and  they 
turned  in  unto  him,  and  entered  into  his  house  ; ®and 
he  made  them  a feast,  and  did  bake  unleavened  bread, 
and  they  did  eat. 

4  If  But  before  they  lay  down,  the  men  of  the  city, 
even  the  men  of  Sodom,  compassed  the  house  round, 
both  old  and  young,  all  the  people  from  every  quarter  : 

5  "^And  they  called  unto  Lot,  and  said  unto  him. 
Where  are  the  men  which  came  in  to  thee  this  night  ? 
® bring  them  out  unto  us,  that  we  ® may  know  them. 

6  And  i^^Lot  went  out  at  the  door  unto  them,  and 
shut  the  door  after  him, 

7  And  said,  I pray  you,  brethren,  do  not  so  wickedly. 

31  Jer.  5.  1,  Ps.  58.  11.  & 94.  2.  36  ch.  3.  19.  Job  4. 

32  Job  8.  20.  Is.  3.  Rom.  3.  G.  19.  Eccles.  12.  7.  1 

10,11.  34  Jer.  5.  1.  Ezek.  Cor.  15.  47,  48.  2 Cor. 

33  Job  8.  3.  & 34.  17.  22.  .30.  6.  1. 

33  Luke  18.  1.  3V  Judg.  C.  39. 


24  with  the  wicked  ? Peradventure  there  be  fifty 
righteous  within  the  city  : wilt  thou  consume  and 
not  spare  the  place  for  the  fifty  righteous  that  are 

25  therein  ? That  be  far  from  thee  to  do  after  thi^; 
manner,  to  slay  the  righteous  with  the  wicked,  tha 
so  the  righteous  should  be  as  the  wicked  ; that  be 
far  from  thee  : shall  not  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth 

26  do  right  ? And  the  Lord  said,  If  I find  in  Sodom 
fifty  righteous  within  the  city,  then  I will  spare  all 

27  the  place  for  their  sake.  And  Abraham  answered 
and  said.  Behold  now,  I have  taken  upon  me  to 
speak  unto  the  Lord,  which  am  but  dust  and  ashes  : 

28  peradventure  there  shall  lack  five  of  the  fifty  right- 
eous : wilt  thou  destroy  all  the  city  for  lack  of  five  ? 
And  he  said,  I will  not  destroy  it,  if  I find  there 

29  forty  and  five.  And  he  spake  unto  him  yet  again, 
and  said,  Peradventure  there  shall  be  forty  found 
there.  And  he  said,  I will  not  do  it  for  the  forty’s 

30  sake.  And  he  said.  Oh  let  not  the  Lord  be  angry, 
and  I will  speak  : peradventure  there  shall  thirty  be 
found  there.  And  he  said,  I will  not  do  it,  if  I find 

31  thirty  there.  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  I have 
taken  upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord  : peradven- 
ture there  shall  be  twenty  found  there.  And  he 
said,  I will  not  destroy  it  for  the  twenty’s  sake. 

32  And  he  said.  Oh  let  not  the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I 
will  speak  yet  but  this  once  : peradventure  ten  shall 
be  found  there.  And  he  said,  I will  not  destroy  it 

33  for  the  ten’s  sake.  And  the  Lord  went  his  way,  as 
soon  as  he  had  left  communing  with  Abraham  : and 
Abraham  returned  unto  his  place. 


19  And  the  two  angels  came  to  Sodom  at  even  ; and 
Lot  sat  in  the  gate  of  Sodom  : and  Lot  saw  them, 
and  rose  up  to  meet  them  ; and  he  bowed  himself 

2 with  his  face  to  the  earth  ; and  he  said.  Behold  now, 
my  lords,  turn  aside,  I pray  you,  into  your  seiwant’s 
house,  and  tarry  all  night,  and  wash  your  feet,  and 
ye  shall  rise  up  early,  and  go  on  your  way.  And 
they  said.  Nay ; but  we  will  abide  in  the  street  all 

3 night.  And  he  urged  them  greatly  ; and  they  turned 
in  unto  him,  and  entered  into  his  house  ; and  he 
made  them  a feast,  and  did  bake  unleavened  bread, 

4 and  they  did  eat.  But  before  they  lay  down,  the 
men  of  the  city,  even  the  men  of  Sodom,  compassed 
the  house  round,  both  young  and  old,  all  the  people 

5 from  every  quarter  ; and  they  called  unto  Lot,  and 
said  unto  him,  Where  are  the  men  which  came  in 
to  thee  this  night  ? bring  them  out  unto  us,  that 

6 we  may  know  them.  And  Lot  went  out  unto  them 

7 to  the  door,  and  shut  the  door  after  him.  And  he 
said,  I pray  you,  my  brethren,  do  not  so  wickedly. 


38  Jam.  5.  16. 

1 ch.  18.  22. 

2 ch.  18.  1,  &c. 

3 Heb.  13.  2. 


< ch.  18.  4. 

6 See  Liike  24.  28. 
6 ch.  18.  8. 

2 Is.  3.  9. 


8  Judg.  19.  22. 

8  ch.  4.  1.  Rom.  1, 
24,27.  Jude  7. 

18  Judg.  19.  23. 


GENESIS,  XIX. 


25 


8 Behold  now,  I have  two  daughters  which  have 
not  known  man  ; let  me,  I pray  you,  bring  them  out 
unto  you,  and  do  ye  to  them  as  is  good  in  your  eyes  : 
only  unto  these  men  do  nothing  ; for  therefore  came 
they  under  the  shadow  of  my  roof. 

9 And  they  said.  Stand  back.  And  they  said  again, 
This  one  fellow  i®  came  in  to  sojourn,  i^and  he  will 
needs  be  a judge  : now  will  we  deal  worse  with  thee, 
than  with  them.  And  they  pressed  sore  upon  the  man, 
even  Lot,  and  came  near  to  break  the  door. 

10  But  the  men  put  forth  their  hand,  and  pulled  Lot 
into  the  house  to  them,  and  shut  to  the  door. 

11  And  they  smote  the  men  i®  that  were  at  the  door 
of  the  house  with  blindness,  both  small  and  great : so 
that  they  wearied  themselves  to  find  the  door. 

12  ^ And  the  men  said  unto  Lot,  Hast  thou  here 
any  besides  ? son  in  law,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  daugh- 
ters, and  whatsoever  thou  hast  in  the  city,  i®  bring  them 
out  of  this  place  : 

13  For  we  will  destroy  this  place,  because  the  i’’'  cry 
of  them  is  waxen  great  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  1®  the  Lord  hath  sent  us  to  destroy  it. 

14  And  Lot  went  out,  and  spake  unto  his  sons  in  law, 

which  married  his  daughters,  and  said,  Up,  get  you 

out  of  tliis  place  ; for  the  Lord  will  destroy  this  city. 
21  But  he  seemed  as  one  that  mocked  unto  his  sons  in 
law. 

15  IT  And  when  the  morning  arose,  then  the  angels 
hastened  Lot,  saying,  22  Arise,  take  thy  wife,  and  thy 
two  daughters,  which  are  here  ; lest  thou  be  consumed 
in  the  iniquity  of  the  city. 

16  And  while  he  lingered,  the  men  laid  hold  upon  his 
hand,  and  upon  the  hand  of  his  wife,  and  upon  the  hand 
of  his  two  daughters  ; 28  the  Lord  being  merciful  unto 
him  : 24  and  they  brought  him  forth,  and  set  him  with- 
out the  city. 

17  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had  brought 
them  forth  abroad,  that  he  said,  28  Escape  for  thy  life  ; 
28  look  not  behind  thee,  neither  stay  thou  in  all  the 
plain  ; escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  thou  be  consumed. 

18  And  Lot  said  unto  them.  Oh,  27  not  so,  my  Lord  : 

19  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath  found  grace  in  thy 
sight,  and  thou  hast  magnified  thy  mercy,  which  thou 
hast  shewed  unto  me  in  saving  my  life  ; and  I cannot 
escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  some  evil  take  me,  and  I 
die  : 

20  Behold  now,  this  city  is  near  to  flee  unto,  and  it 
is  a little  one  : Oh,  let  me  escape  thither,  (is  it  not  a 
little  one  ?)  and  my  soul  shall  live. 

21  And  he  said  unto  him,  See,  28 1 have  accepted 
thee  concerning  this  thing  also,  that  I will  not  over- 
throw this  city,  for  the  which  thou  hast  spoken. 

22  Haste  thee,  escape  thither  ; for  29 1 cannot  do  any 
thing  till  thou  be  come  thither.  Therefore  the  name 
of  the  city  was  called  Zoar. 

23  ^ The  sun  was  risen  upon  the  earth  when  Lot 
entered  into  Zoar. 

24  Then  the  Lord  rained  upon  Sodom  and  upon 
Gomorrah  brimstone  and  fire  from  the  Lord  out  of 
heaven ; 


” See  Judf?.  19.  24. 

12  See  ch.  18.  5. 

13  2 Pet.  2.  7,  8. 
w Ex.  2.  14. 

15  See  2 Kin.  C.  18. 
Aeta  13.  11. 

le  ch.  7.  1.  2 Pet.  2. 
7.  9. 


12  ch.  18.  20. 

18  1 Chr.  21.  15. 

19  Matt.  1.  18. 

20  Num.  IG.  21,  45. 

21  Ex.  9.  21.  Luke 
17.  28.  & 24.  11. 

22NU111.  10.  24,  20. 
Rev.  18.  4. 


23  Luke  18. 13.  Rom. 
9.  15,  10. 

24  Ps.  34.  22. 

25  1 Kin.  19.  3. 

25  ver.  20.  Matt.  24. 
10, 17, 18.  Luke  9.  02. 
Phil.  .3.  1.3,  14. 

2/  Acts  10.  14. 


8 Behold  now,  I have  two  daughters  which  have  not 
known  man  ; let  me,  I pray  you,  bring  them  out 
unto  you,  and  do  ye  to  them  as  is  good  in  your  eyes  : 
only  unto  these  men  do  nothing  ; “ forasmuch  as  they 

9 are  come  under  the  shadow  of  my  roof.  And  they 
said.  Stand  back.  And  they  said,  Tliis  one  fellow 
came  in  to  sojourn,  and  he  will  needs  be  a judge  : 
now  will  we  deal  worse  with  thee,  than  with  them. 
And  they  pressed  sore  upon  the  man,  even  Lot,  and 

10  drew  near  to  break  the  door.  But  the  men  put 
forth  their  hand,  and  brought  Lot  into  the  house  to 

11  them,  and  shut  to  the  door.  And  they  smote  the 
men  that  were  at  the  door  of  the  house  with  blind- 
ness, both  small  and  great : so  that  they  wearied 

12  themselves  to  find  the  door.  And  the  men  said 
unto  Lot,  Hast  thou  here  any  besides  ? son  in  law, 
and  thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters,  and  whomsoever 
thou  hast  in  the  city  ; bring  them  out  of  the  place  : 

13  for  we  will  destroy  this  place,  because  the  cry  of 
them  is  waxen  great  before  the  Lord  ; and  the 

14  Lord  hath  sent  us  to  destroy  it.  And  Lot  went 
out,  and  spake  unto  liis  sons  in  law,  which  ^ married 
his  daughters,  and  said,  Up,  get  you  out  of  this 
place  ; for  the  Lord  will  destroy  the  city.  But  he 
seemed  unto  his  sons  in  law  as  one  that  mocked. 

15  And  when  the  morning  arose,  then  the  angels  has- 
tened Lot,  saying,  Arise,  take  thy  wife,  and  thy  two 
daughters  which  are  here  ; lest  thou  be  consumed 

16  in  the  ^iniquity  of  the  city.  But  he  lingered  ; and 
the  men  laid  hold  upon  his  hand,  and  upon  the  hand 
of  his  wife,  and  upon  the  hand  of  his  two  daugh- 
ters ; the  Lord  being  merciful  unto  him  : and  they 
brought  him  forth,  and  set  him  without  the  city. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had  brought  them 
forth  abroad,  that  he  said.  Escape  for  thy  life  ; look 
not  behind  thee,  neither  stay  thou  in  all  the  Plain  ; 

18  escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  thou  be  consumed.  And 

19  Lot  said  unto  them.  Oh,  not  so,  ^ my  lord  : behold 
now,  thy  servant  hath  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  and 
thou  hast  magnified  thy  mercy,  which  thou  hast 
shewed  unto  me  in  saving  my  life  ; and  I cannot  es- 
cape to  the  mountain,  lest  evil  overtake  me,  and  I 

20  die  : behold  now,  this  city  is  near  to  flee  unto,  and  it 
is  a little  one  : Oh,  let  me  escape  thither,  (is  it  not 

21  a little  one  ?)  and  my  soul  shall  live.  And  he  said 
unto  him.  See,  I have  accepted  thee  concerning  this 
thing  also,  that  I will  not  overthrow  the  city  of 

22  which  thou  hast  spoken.  Haste  thee,  escape  thither ; 
for  I cannot  do  any  thing  till  thou  be  come  thither. 
Therefore  the  name  of  the  city  was  called  Zoar. 

23  The  sun  was  risen  upon  the  earth  when  Lot  came 

24  unto  Zoar.  Then  the  Lord  rained  upon  Sodom  and 
upon  Gomorrah  brimstone  and  fire  from  the  Lord  out 


28  Job  42.  8,  9.  Ps. 
145.  19. 

29  See  ch.  32.  25,  20. 
Ex.  32.  10.  Deut.  9. 
14.  Mark  0.  5. 

30  ch.  13.  10.  & 14. 

2. 


13.  19.  Jer.  20.  10.  & 
50.  40.  Ezek.  10.  49, 
50.  Hos.  11.  8.  Ainos 
4.  11.  Zeph.  2.  9. 
Luke  17.  29.  2 Pet.  2. 
0.  Jude  7. 
a Or,  Jor  therefore. 


h Or,  tvere  to  marnj, 
e Or,  punishment, 
d See  ch.  13.  10. 
e Or,  O Lord, 
f Or,  the  evil. 

(j  That  is,  Lillie,  ver. 

20.  See  ch.  14.  8. 


31  Deut.  29.  23.  Is. 


26 


GENESIS,  XX. 


25  And  he  overthrew  those  cities,  and  all  the  plain, 
and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  cities,  and  ®^that  which 
grew  upon  the  ground. 

26  ^ But  his  wife  looked  back  from  behind  him,  and 
she  became  a pillar  of  salt. 

27  IT  And  Abraham  gat  up  early  in  the  morning  to 
the  place  where  he  stood  before  the  Lord  : 

28  And  he  looked  toward  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and 
toward  all  the  land  of  the  plain,  and  beheld,  and,  lo, 
^ the  smoke  of  the  country  went  up  as  the  smoke  of  a 
furnace. 

29  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  destroyed  the 
cities  of  the  plain,  that  God  remembered  Abraham, 
and  sent  Lot  out  of  the  midst  of  the  overthrow,  when  he 
overthrew  the  cities  in  the  which  Lot  dwelt. 

30  ^ And  Lot  went  up  out  of  Zoar,  and  dwelt  in 
the  mountain,  and  his  two  daughters  with  him  ; for  he 
feared  to  dwell  in  Zoar  : and  he  dwelt  in  a cave,  he 
and  his  two  daughters. 

31  And  the  firstborn  said  unto  the  younger.  Our 
father  is  old,  and  there  is  not  a man  in  the  earth  to 
come  in  unto  us  after  the  manner  of  all  the  earth  : 

32  Come,  let  us  make  our  father  drink  wine,  and  we 
will  lie  with  him,  that  we  may  preserve  seed  of  our 
father. 

33  And  they  made  their  father  drink  wine  that 
night  : and  the  firstborn  went  in,  and  lay  with  her 
father  ; and  he  perceived  not  when  she  lay  down,  nor 
when  she  arose. 

34  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  the  first- 
born said  unto  tlie  younger.  Behold,  I lay  yesternight 
with  my  father  : let  us  make  him  drink  wine  this  night 
also  ; and  go  thou  in,  and  lie  with  him,  that  we  may 
preserve  seed  of  our  father. 

35  And  they  made  their  father  drink  wine  that  night 
also  : and  the  younger  arose,  and  lay  with  him  ; and 
he  perceived  not  when  she  lay  down,  nor  when  she 
arose. 

36  Thus  were  both  the  daughters  of  Lot  with  child 
by  their  father. 

37  And  the  firstborn  bare  a son,  and  called  his  name 
Moab  : the  same  is  the  father  of  the  Moabites  mito 
this  day. 

38  And  the  younger,  she  also  bare  a son,  and  called 
his  name  Ben-ammi : the  same  is  the  father  of  the 
children  of  Ammon  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1 Abraham  sojourneth  at  Gerar,  2 denieth  his  wife,  and  loseth  her.  3 

Abimelech  is  reproved  for  her  in  a dream.  9 He  rebuketh  Abraham, 

14  restoreth  Sarah,  16  and  reproveth  her.  17  He  is  healed  by  Abra- 
ham's prayer. 

k ND  Abraham  journeyed  from  ^ thence  toward  the 
south  country,  and  dwelled  between  ^Kadesh 
and  Shur,  and  ^ sojourned  in  Gerar. 

2 And  Abraham  said  of  Sarah  his  wife,  ^ She  is  my 
sister  : and  Abimelech  king  of  Gerar  sent,  and  ^ took 
Sarah. 

3 But  ® God  came  to  Abimelech  in  a dream  by 
night,  and  said  to  him,  « Behold,  thou  art  hut  a dead 
man,  for  the  woman  which  thou  hast  taken  ; for  she  is 
a man’s  wife. 

4 But  Abimelech  had  not  come  near  her  : and  he 

said.  Lord,  ® wilt  thou  slay  also  a righteous  nation  ? 

32  ch.  14.  3.  Ps.  107.  35  Rev.  18.  9.  ’ 38  ch.  IG.  2,  4.  & 38. 

84.  30  ch.  8.  1.  & 18.  23.  8,  9.  Deut.  2.5.  5. 

33  Liike  17.  32.  a?  ver.  17, 19.  so  Mark  12.  19. 

3i  ch.  18.  22.  40  Deut.  2.  9. 


25  of  heaven  ; and  he  overthrew  those  cities,  and  all  the 
Plain,  and  all  the  inliabitants  of  the  cities,  and  that 

26  which  grew  upon  the  ground.  But  his  wife  looked 
back  from  behind  him,  and  she  became  a pillar  of 

27  salt.  And  Abraham  gat  up  early  in  the  morning  to 

28  the  place  where  he  had  stood  before  the  Lord  : and 
he  looked  toward  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and  toward 
all  the  land  of  the  Plam,  and  beheld,  and,  lo,  the 
smoke  of  the  land  went  up  as  the  smoke  of  a fur- 
nace. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  destroyed  the  cities 
of  the  Plain,  that  God  remembered  Abraham,  and 
sent  Lot  out  of  the  midst  of  the  overthrow,  when  he 
overthrew  the  cities  in  the  which  Lot  dwelt. 

30  And  Lot  went  up  out  of  Zoar,  and  dwelt  in  the 
mountain,  and  his  two  daughters  with  him;  for  he 
feared  to  dwell  in  Zoar  ; and  he  dwelt  in  a cave,  he 

31  and  his  two  daughters.  And  the  firstborn  said  unto 
the  younger.  Our  father  is  old,  and  there  is  not  a man 
in  the  earth  to  come  in  unto  us  after  the  manner  of 

32  all  the  earth  : come,  let  us  make  our  father  drink 
wine,  and  we  will  lie  with  liim,  that  we  may  pre- 

33  serve  seed  of  our  father.  And  they  made  their 
father  drink  wine  that  night : and  the  firstborn  went 
in,  and  lay  with  her  father  ; and  he  knew  not  when 

34  she  lay  down,  nor  when  she  arose.  And  it  came  to 
pass  on  the  morrow,  that  the  firstborn  said  unto  the 
younger.  Behold,  I lay  yesternight  with  my  father  : 
let  us  make  him  drink  wine  this  night  also  ; and  go 
thou  in,  and  lie  with  him,  that  we  may  preserve 

35  seed  of  our  father.  And  they  made  their  father 
drink  wine  that  night  also  : and  the  younger  arose, 
and  lay  with  him  ; and  he  knew  not  when  she  lay 

36  down,  nor  when  she  arose.  Thus  were  both  the 

37  daughters  of  Lot  with  child  by  their  father.  And 
the  firstborn  bare  a son,  and  called  his  name  Moab  : 
the  same  is  the  father  of  the  Moabites  unto  this  day. 

38  And  the  younger,  she  also  bare  a son,  and  called 
his  name  Ben-ammi  : the  same  is  the  father  of  the 
children  of  Ammon  unto  this  day. 


20  And  Abraham  journeyed  from  thence  toward  the 
land  of  the  South,  and  dwelt  between  Kadesh  and 

2 Shur  ; and  he  sojourned  in  Gerar.  And  Abraham 
said  of  Sarah  his  wife.  She  is  my  sister  : and  Abime- 

3 lech  king  of  Gerar  sent,  and  took  Sarah.  But  God 
came  to  Abimelech  in  a dream  of  the  night,  and 
said  to  him,  Behold,  thou  art  but  a dead  man,  be- 
cause of  the  woman  which  thou  liast  taken  ; for  she 

4 is  a man’s  wife.  Now  Abimelech  liad  not  come 
near  her  : and  he  said,  Lord,  wilt  thou  slay  even  a 


« Deut.  2.  19.  < ch.  12.  13.  & 26-  ’ Job  33. 15. 

1 ch.  18.  1.  7.  8 ver.  7. 

2 ch.  IG.  7,  14.  3 eh.  12.  1.5.  o ver.  IS.  ch.  18. 

8 ch.  2G.  6.  c Ps,  105.  14.  23. 


GENESIS,  XXL 


27 


5 Said  he  not  unto  me,  She  is  my  sister  ? and  she, 
even  she  herself  said,  He  is  my  brother  : in  the  in- 
tegrity of  my  heart  and  innocency  of  my  hands  have  I 
done  this. 

6 And  God  said  unto  him  in  a dream.  Yea,  I know 
that  thou  didst  this  in  the  integrity  of  thy  heart  ; for 

1  also  withheld  thee  from  sinning  i^  against  me  : 
therefore  suffered  I thee  not  to  touch  her. 

7 Now  therefore  restore  the  man  his  wife  ; i^  for  he 
is  a prophet,  and  he  shall  pray  for  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
live  : and  if  thou  restore  her  not,  n know  thou  that  thou 
shalt  surely  die,  thou,  i^and  all  that  are  thine. 

8 Therefore  Abimelech  rose  early  in  the  morning, 
and  called  all  his  servants,  and  told  all  these  things  in 
their  ears  : and  the  men  were  sore  afraid. 

9 Then  Abimelech  called  Abraham,  and  said  unto 
him.  What  hast  thou  done  unto  us  ? and  what  have  I 
offended  thee,  i®  that  thou  hast  brought  on  me  and  on 
my  kingdom  a great  sin  ? thou  hast  done  deeds  unto 
me  1"^  that  ought  not  to  be  done. 

10  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Abraham,  What  sawest 
thou,  that  thou  hast  done  this  thing  ? 

11  And  Abraham  said.  Because  I thought.  Surely 
i®the  fear  of  God  is  not  in  this  place  ; and  ^^they  will 
slay  me  for  my  wife’s  sake. 

12  And  yet  indeed  ^ she  is  my  sister  ; she  is  the 
daughter  of  my  father,  but  not  the  daughter  of  my 
mother  ; and  she  became  my  wife. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  caused  me  to 
wander  from  my  father’s  house,  that  I said  unto  her. 
This  is  thy  kindness  which  thou  shalt  shew  unto  me  ; at 
every  place  whither  we  shall  come,  say  of  me.  He  is 
my  brother. 

14  And  Abimelech  ^3  took  sheep,  and  oxen,  and  men- 
servants,  and  womenservants,  and  gave  them  unto  Abra- 
ham, and  restored  him  Sarah  his  wife. 

15  And  Abimelech  said.  Behold,  ^4  niy  land  is  before 
thee  : dwell  where  it  pleaseth  thee. 

16  And  unto  Sarah  he  said.  Behold,  I have  given 
25  thy  brother  a thousand  pieces  of  silver  : 26  behold,  he 
is  to  thee  2^  a covering  of  the  eyes,  unto  all  that  are 
with  thee,  and  with  all  other : thus  she  was  reproved. 

17  ^ So  Abraham  28  played  unto  God:  and  God 
healed  Abimelech,  and  his  wife,  and  his  maidservants  ; 
and  they  bare  children. 

18  For  the  Lord  29  had  fast  closed  up  all  the  wombs 
of  the  house  of  Abimelech,  because  of  Sarah  Abraham’s 
wife. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 lannc  is  born.  4 He  is  circumcised.  6 Sarah's  joy.  9 Hagar  and 
Ishmael  are  ca.H  forth.  15  Hagar  in  distress.  17  The  angel  com- 
forteth  h£r.  22  Ahimelech's  covenant  with  Abraham  at  Beer-sheha. 

And  the  Lord  i visited  Sarah  as  he  had  said,  and 
the  Lord  did  unto  Sarah  2 as  he  had  spoken. 

2  For  Sarah  ^ conceived,  and  bare  Abraham  a son  in 
his  old  age,  ^ at  the  set  time  of  which  God  had  spoken 
to  him. 

3  And  Abraham  called  the  name  of  his  son  that  was 
born  unto  him,  whom  Sarah  bare  to  him,  5 Isaac. 

4  And  Abraham  ® circumcised  his  son  Isaac  being 
eight  days  old,  as  God  had  commanded  him. 

10  2 Kin.  20.  3.  2 i3  1 Sam.  7.  5.  2 Kin.  21.  Josh.  7.  25. 

Cor.  1.  12.  5.  11.  Job  42.  8.  Jam.  i7  ch.  M.  7. 

“ ch.  31.  7.  Si  35.  5.  5.  14,  15.  1 John  5.  is  oh.  42.  18.  Ps.  36. 

Ex.  .34.  24.  1 Sam.  25.  IG.  1.  Pro.  16.  6. 

26,  .34.  H ch.  2.  17.  10  ch.  12.  12.  & 26. 

12  ch.  39.  9.  Lev.  6.  i”’  Num.  16.  32,  33.  7. 

2.  Ps.  51.4.  iGch.  26.10.  Ex.  32.  20  Sec  ch.  11.  29. 


5 righteous  nation  ? Said  he  not  himself  unto  me. 
She  is  my  sister  ? and  she,  even  she  herself  said. 
He  is  my  brother  : in  the  integrity  of  my  heart  and 

6 the  innocency  of  my  hands  have  I done  this.  And 
God  said  unto  him  in  the  dream.  Yea,  I know  that 
in  the  integrity  of  thy  heart  thou  hast  done  this,  and 
I also  withheld  thee  from  sinning  against  me  : there- 

7 fore  suffered  I thee  not  to  touch  her.  Now  there- 
fore restore  the  man’s  wife  ; for  he  is  a prophet,  and 
he  shall  pray  for  thee,  and  thou  shalt  live  : and  if 
thou  restore  her  not,  know  thou  that  thou  shalt 

8 surely  die,  thou,  and  all  that  are  thine.  And 
Abimelech  rose  early  in  the  morning,  and  called 
all  his  servants,  and  told  all  these  things  in  their 

9 ears  : and  the  men  were  sore  afraid.  Then  Abime- 
lech called  Abraham,  and  said  unto  him.  What  hast 
thou  done  unto  us  ? and  wherein  have  I sinned 
against  thee,  that  thou  hast  brought  on  me  and  on 
my  kingdom  a great  sin  ? thou  hast  done  deeds  unto 

10  me  that  ought  not  to  be  done.  And  Abimelech  said 
unto  Abraham,  What  sawest  thou,  that  thou  hast 

11  done  this  thing  ? And  Abraham  said.  Because  I 
thought.  Surely  the  fear  of  God  is  not  in  this  place  ; 

12  and  they  will  slay  me  for  my  wife’s  sake.  And  more- 
over she  is  indeed  my  sister,  the  daughter  of  my 
father,  but  not  the  daughter  of  my  mother  ; and 

13  she  became  my  wife  : and  it  came  to  pass,  when 
God  caused  me  to  wander  from  my  father’s  house, 
that  I said  imto  her.  This  is  thy  kindness  which 
thou  shalt  shew  unto  me  ; at  every  place  whither 

14  we  shall  come,  say  of  me.  He  is  my  brother.  And 
Abimelech  took  sheep  and  oxen,  and  menservants 
and  womenservants,  and  gave  them  unto  Abraham, 

15  and  restored  him  Sarah  his  wife.  And  Abimelech 
said.  Behold,  my  land  is  before  thee  : dwell  where 

16  it  pleaseth  thee.  And  unto  Sarah  he  said.  Behold, 
I have  given  thy  brother  a thousand  pieces  of  sil- 
ver : behold,  " it  is  for  thee  a covering  of  the  eyes 
to  all  that  are  with  thee  ; and  ^ in  respect  of  all 

17  thou  art  righted.  And  Abraham  prayed  unto  God  : 
and  God  healed  Abimelech,  and  his  wife,  and  his 

18  maidservants  ; and  they  bare  children.  For  the 
Lord  had  fast  closed  up  all  the  wombs  of  the 
house  of  Abimelech,  because  of  Sarah  Abraham’s 
wife. 


21  And  the  Lord  visited  Sarah  as  he  had  said,  and 

2 the  Lord  did  unto  Sarah  as  he  had  spoken.  And 
Sarah  conceived,  and  bare  Abraham  a son  in  his  old 
age,  at  the  set  time  of  which  God  had  spoken  to  him. 

3 And  Abraham  called  the  name  of  his  son  that  was 
born  unto  him,  whom  Sarah  bare  to  him,  Isaac. 

4 And  Abraham  circumcised  his  son  Isaac  when  he  was 


21  ch.  12.  l,9,ll,&c. 
Heb.  11.  8. 

22  ch.  12.  13. 
z-i  ch.  12.  16. 

24  ch.  13.  9. 

2G  ver.  5. 

2G  ch.  26.  11. 


27  ch.  24.  65. 

28  Job  42.  9,  10. 

2!*  ch.  12.  17. 

1 1 Sam.  2.  21. 

2ch.  17.  19.  *18. 10, 
14.  Gal.  4.  23,  28. 

3 Acts  7.  8.  Gal.  4. 


22.  Heb.  11.  11. 

4 ch.  17.  21. 

6 ch.  17.  19. 

® Acts  7.  8. 

7 ch.  17.  10,  12. 
a.  Ov,  he. 

b Or,  before  all  men. 


28 


GENESIS,  XXI. 


5 And  ® Abraham  was  an  hundred  years  old,  when 
his  son  Isaac  was  born  unto  liim. 

6 ^ And  Sarah  said,  ^ God  hath  made  me  to  laugh, 
so  that  all  that  hear  will  laugh  with  me. 

7 And  she  said.  Who  would  have  said  unto  Abraham, 
that  Sarah  should  have  given  children  suck  ? for  I 
have  born  him  a son  m his  old  age. 

8 And  the  child  grew,  and  was  weaned  : and  Abra- 
ham made  a great  feast  the  same  day  that  Isaac  was 
weaned. 

9 1[  And  Sarah  saw  the  son  of  Hagar  the  Egyp- 
tian, which  she  had  born  unto  Abraham,  mocking. 

10  Wherefore  she  said  unto  Abraham,  i^Cast  out 
this  bondwoman  and  her  son  : for  the  son  of  tliis  bond- 
woman  shall  not  be  heir  with  my  son,  even  with  Isaac. 

11  And  the  thing  was  very  grievous  in  Abraham’s 
sight  1®  because  of  his  sou. 

12  ^ And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  Let  it  not  be 
grievous  in  thy  sight  because  of  the  lad,  and  because  of 
thy  bondwoman  ; in  all  that  Sarah  hath  said  unto  thee, 
hearken  unto  her  voice  ; for  ^ in  Isaac  shall  thy  seed 
be  called. 

13  And  also  of  the  son  of  the  bondwoman  will  I 
make  i®  a nation,  because  he  is  thy  seed. 

14  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
took  bread,  and  a bottle  of  water,  and  gave  it  unto  Ha- 
gar, putting  it  on  her  shoulder,  and  the  child,  and 
1®  sent  her  away  : and  she  departed,  and  wandered  in 
the  wilderness  of  Beer-sheba. 

15  And  the  water  was  spent  in  the  bottle,  and  she 
cast  the  child  under  one  of  the  shrubs. 

16  And  she  went,  and  sat  her  down  over  against  him 
a good  way  otf,  as  it  were  a bowshot : for  she  said.  Let 
me  not  see  the  death  of  the  child.  And  she  sat  over 
against  him,  and  lift  up  her  voice,  and  wept. 

17  And  2®  God  heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  ; and  the 
angel  of  God  called  to  Hagar  out  of  heaven,  and  said 
unto  her.  What  aileth  thee,  Hagar  ? fear  not  ; for  God 
hath  heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  where  he  is. 

18  Arise,  lift  up  the  lad,  and  hold  him  in  thine  hand  ; 
for  I will  make  him  a great  nation. 

19  And  God  opened  her  eyes,  and  she  saw  a well 
of  water  ; and  she  went,  and  filled  the  bottle  with  water, 
and  gave  the  lad  drink. 

20  And  God  ^^was  with  the  lad  ; and  he  grew,  and 
dwelt  in  the  wilderness,  and  became  an  archer. 

21  And  he  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  of  Paran  : and  his 
mother  took  him  a wife  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  that  Abi- 
melech  and  Phichol  the  chief  captain  of  his  host  spake 
unto  Abraham,  saying,  God  is  with  thee  in  all  that 
thou  doest  : 

23  Now  therefore  swear  unto  me  here  by  God  that 
thou  wilt  not  deal  falsely  with  me,  nor  with  my  son,  nor 
with  my  son’s  son  : hut  according  to  the  kindness  that  I 
have  done  unto  thee,  thou  shalt  do  unto  me,  and  to  the 
land  wherein  thou  hast  sojourned. 

24  And  Abraham  said,  I will  swear. 

25  And  Abraham  reproved  Abimelech  because  of  a 
well  of  water,  which  Abimelech’s  servants  had  vio- 
lently taken  away. 


5 eight  days  old,  as  God  had  commanded  him.  And 
Abraham  was  an  hundred  years  old,  when  his  son 

6 Isaac  was  born  unto  him.  And  Sarah  said,  God 
hath  “ made  me  to  laugh  ; every  one  that  heareth 

7 will  laugh  with  me.  And  she  said.  Who  would  have 
said  unto  Abraham,  that  Sarah  should  give  children 
suck  ? for  I have  borne  him  a son  in  his  old  age. 

8 And  the  child  grew,  and , was  weaned ; and 
Abraham  made  a great  feast  on  the  day  that 

9 Isaac  was  weaned.  And  Sarah  saw  the  son  of 
Hagar  the  Egyptian,  which  she  had  borne  unto 

10  Abraham,  ^mocking.  Wherefore  she  said  unto 
Abraham,  Cast  out  this  bondwoman  and  her  son  : 
for  the  son  of  this  bondwoman  shall  not  be  heir 

11  with  my  son,  even  with  Isaac.  And  the  thing  was 
very  grievous  in  Abraham’s  sight  on  account  of  his 

12  son.  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  Let  it  not  be 
grievous  in  thy  sight  because  of  the  lad,  and  be- 
cause of  thy  bondwoman  ; in  all  that  Sarah  saith 
unto  thee,  hearken  unto  her  voice  ; for  in  Isaac 

13  shall  thy  seed  be  called.  And  also  of  the  son  of 
the  bondwoman  will  I make  a nation,  because  he 

14  is  thy  seed.  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  took  bread  and  a ‘^bottle  of  water, 
and  gave  it  unto  Hagar,  putting  it  on  her  shoulder, 
and  the  child,  and  sent  her  away  : and  she  departed, 

15  and  wandered  in  the  wilderness  of  Beer-sheba.  And 
the  water  in  the  bottle  was  spent,  and  she  cast  the 

16  child  under  one  of  the  shrubs.  And  she  went,  and 
sat  her  down  over  against  him  a good  way  off,  as  it 
were  a bowshot : for  she  said.  Let  me  not  look  upon 
the  death  of  the  child.  And  she  sat  over  against 

17  him,  and  lift  up  her  voice,  and  wept.  And  God 
heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  ; and  the  angel  of  God 
called  to  Hagar  out  of  heaven,  and  said  unto  her. 
What  aileth  thee,  Hagar  ? fear  not  ; for  God  hath 

18  heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  where  he  is.  Arise,  lift 
up  the  lad,  and  hold  him  in  thine  hand  ; for  I will 

19  make  him  a great  nation.  And  God  opened  her 
eyes,  and  she  saw  a well  of  water  ; and  she  went, 
and  filled  the  bottle  with  water,  and  gave  the  lad 

20  drink.  And  God  was  with  the  lad,  and  he  grew  ; 
and  he  dwelt  in  the  wilderness,  and  ^became  an 

21  archer.  And  he  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  of  Paran  : 
and  his  mother  took  him  a wife  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  that  Abimelech 
and  Phicol  the  captain  of  his  host  spake  unto  Abra- 
ham, saying,  God  is  with  thee  in  all  that  thou  doest  : 

23  now  therefore  swear  unto  me  here  by  God  that  thou 
wilt  not  deal  falsely  \vith  me,  nor  with  ® my  son,  nor 
with  my  son’s  son  : but  according  to  the  kindness 
that  I have  done  unto  thee,  thou  shalt  do  mito  me, 

24  and  to  the  land  wherein  thou  hast  sojourned.  And 

25  Abraham  said,  I will  swear.  And  Abraham  re- 
proved Abimelech  because  of  the  well  of  water, 
which  Abimelech’s  servants  had  violently  taken 


8 Ch.  17.  1, 17.  >4  Gal.  4.  29.  is  yer.  18.  ch.  16. 10.  Luke  24.  16,  31.  27  ch.  26.  28.  b Or,  playing. 

9 Ps.  126.  2.  Is.  54.  15  Gal.  4.  30.  See  & 17.  20.  23  ch.  28.  15.  & 39. 2,  28  Josh.  2. 12.  1 Sam.  c Or,  .'ikin. 

1.  Gal.  4.  27.  ch.  25.  6.  & 36.  6,  7.  i-'  John  8.  35.  3,  21.  24.  21.  d Or,  became,  as  he 

10  Luke  1.  58.  ^ ch.  17.  18.  20  3.  7.  24  ch.  16.  12.  29  See  ch.  26.  15,  18,  greiv  up,  an  archer. 

11  ch.  18.  11,  12.  11  Rom.  9.  7,8.  Heb.  21  yer.  13.  25  ch.  24.  4.  20,  21,  22.  e Or,  my  of  spring, 

i2ch.  16.  1.  11.18.  22Num.  22.  31.  See  20  ch,  20.  2.  & 26.  a Or,  prepared  nor  wilh  my  posterity. 

13  ch.  16.  15.  2 Kin.  6.  17,  18,  20.  26,  laughter  for  me. 


GENESIS,  XXII. 


29 


26  And  Abimelech  said,  I wot  not  who  hath  done  this 
thing  : neither  didst  thou  tell  me,  neither  yet  heard  I 
of  it,  but  to  day. 

27  And  Abraham  took  sheep  and  oxen,  and  gave 
them  unto  Abimelech  ; and  both  of  them  made  a 
covenant. 

28  And  Abraham  set  seven  ewe  lambs  of  the  flock 
by  themselves. 

29  And  Abimele6h  said  unto  Abraham,  What  mean 
these  seven  ewe  lambs  which  thou  hast  set  by  them- 
selves ? 

30  And  he  said,  For  these  seven  ewe  lambs  shalt  thou 
take  of  my  hand,  that  they  may  be  a witness  unto 
me,  that  I have  digged  this  well. 

31  Wherefore  he  called  that  place  Beer-sheba  ; 
because  there  they  sware  both  of  them. 

32  Thus  they  made  a covenant  at  Beer-sheba  ; then 
Abimelech  rose  up,  and  Phichol  the  chief  captain  of  his 
host,  and  they  returned  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines. 

33  ^ And  Abraham  planted  a grove  in  Beer-sheba, 
and  called  there  on  the  name  of  the  Lord,  ®^the 
everlasting  God. 

34  And  Abraham  sojourned  in  the  Philistines’  land 
many  days. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 Abraham  is  tempted  to  offer  Isaa/i.  3 He  giveth  proof  of  his  faith  and 
obedience.  11  The  angel  staijeth  him.  13  Isaac  is  exchanged  with  a 
ram.  14  The  place  is  called  Jehovah-jireh.  15  Abraham  is  blessed 
again.  20  The  generation  of  Nahor  unto  Rebekah. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  ^ God 
did  tempt  Abraham,  and  said  unto  him,  Abraham  : 
and  he  said.  Behold,  here  I am. 

2  And  he  said.  Take  now  thy  son,  ^ thine  only  son 
Isaac,  whom  thou  lovest,  and  get  thee  ® into  the  land  of 
Moriah  ; and  offer  him  there  for  a burnt  offering  upon 
one  of  the  mountains  which  I will  tell  thee  of. 

3  ^ And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
saddled  his  ass,  and  took  two  of  his  young  men  with 
him,  and  Isaac  his  son,  and  clave  the  wood  for  the  burnt 
offering,  and  rose  up,  and  went  unto  the  place  of  which 
God  had  told  him. 

4  Then  on  the  third  day  Abraham  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  saw  the  place  afar  off. 

5  And  Abraham  said  unto  his  young  men.  Abide  ye 
here  with  the  ass  ; and  I and  the  lad  will  go  yonder 
and  worship,  and  come  again  to  you. 

6  And  Abraham  took  the  wood  of  the  burnt  offering, 
and  * laid  it  upon  Isaac  his  son  ; and  he  took  the  fire  in 
his  liand,  and  a knife  ; and  they  went  both  of  them  to- 
gether. 

7  And  Isaac  spake  unto  Abraham  his  father,  and 
said.  My  father  : and  he  said,  Here  am  I,  my  son.  And 
he  said.  Behold  the  fire  and  the  wood  : but  where  is  tlie 
lamb  for  a burnt  offering  ? y 

8  And  Abraham  said.  My  son,  God  will  provide  him- 
self a lamb  for  a burnt  offering  : so  they  went  both  of 
them  together. 

9  And  they  came  to  the  place  which  God  had  told 
him  of  ; and  Abraham  built  an  altar  there,  and  laid  the 
wood  in  order,  and  bound  Isaac  his  son,  and  ® laid  him 
on  the  altar  upon  the  wood. 

10  And  Abraham  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  took 
the  knife  to  slay  his  son. 

so  Ch.  2G.  31.  83  ch.  26.  33.  40.  28.  Rom.  16.  26. 

81  ch.  33.  8.  84  ch.  4.  26.  1 Tim.  1.  17. 

*2  ch.  31.  48,  62.  86  Deut.  33.  27.  I8.  1 1 Cor.  10. 13.  Heb. 


26  away.  And  Abimelech  said,  I know  not  who  hath 
done  this  thing  : neither  didst  thou  tell  me,  neither 

27  yet  heard  I of  it,  but  to-day.  And  Abraham  took 
sheep  and  oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  Abimelech  ; 

28  and  they  two  made  a covenant.  And  Abraham  set 

29  seven  ewe  lambs  of  the  flock  by  themselves.  And  .>4 
Abimelech  said  unto  Abraham,  What  mean  these 
seven  ewe  lambs  wliich  thou  hast  set  by  themselves  ? 

30  And  he  said.  These  seven  ewe  lambs  shalt  thou 
take  of  my  hand,  that  it  may  be  a witness  unto  me, 

31  that  I have  digged  this  well.  Wherefore  he  called 
that  place  Beer-sheba  ; because  there  they  sware 

32  both  of  them.  So  they  made  a covenant  at  Beer- 
sheba  : and  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  Phicol  the  cap- 
tain of  his  host,  and  they  returned  into  the  land  of 

33  the  Philistines.  And  Abraham  planted  a tamarisk 
tree  in  Beer-sheba,  and  called  there  on  the  name  of 

34  the  Lord,  the  Everlasting  God.  And  Abraham  so- 
journed in  the  land  of  the  Philistines  many  days. 


22  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  God 
did  prove  Abraham,  and  said  unto  him,  Abraham  ; 

2 and  he  said.  Here  am  I.  And  he  said.  Take  now 
thy  son,  thine  only  son,  whom  thou  lovest,  even 
Isaac,  and  get  thee  into  the  land  of  Moriah  ; and 
offer  him  there  for  a burnt  offering  upon  one  of  the 

3 mountains  which  I will  tell  thee  of.  And  Abraham 
rose  early  in  the  morning,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and 
took  two  of  his  young  men  with  him,  and  Isaac  his 
son  ; and  he  clave  the  wood  for  the  burnt  offering, 
and  rose  up,  and  went  unto  the  place  of  which  God 

4 had  told  him.  On  the  third  day  Abraham  lifted  up 

5 his  eyes,  and  saw  the  place  afar  off.  And  Abraham 
said  unto  his  young  men.  Abide  ye  here  with  the 
ass,  and  I and  the  lad  will  go  yonder  ; and  we  will 

6 worship,  and  come  again  to  you.  And  Abraham 
took  the  wood  of  the  burnt  offering,  and  laid  it 
upon  Isaac  his  son  ; and  he  took  in  his  hand  the  fire 
and  the  knife  ; and  they  went  both  of  them  together. 

7 And  Isaac  spake  unto  Abraham  his  father,  and  said. 
My  father  : and  he  said.  Here  am  I,  my  son.  And 
he  said.  Behold,  the  fire  and  the  wood  : but  where 

8 is  the  lamb  for  a burnt  offering  ? And  Abraham 
said,  God  will  “provide  himself  the  lamb  for  a 
burnt  offering,  my  son  : so  they  went  both  of  them 

9 together.  And  they  came  to  the  place  which  God 
had  told  him  of  ; and  Abraham  built  the  altar  there, 
and  laid  the  wood  in  order,  and  bound  Isaac  his 
son,  and  laid  him  on  the  altar,  upon  the  wood. 

10  And  Abraham  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  took 


11.  17.  Jam.  1.  12,  .♦  John  19.  17.  a.  Heb.  see  for  him- 

1 Pet.  1.7.  Heb.  11.  17.  Jam.  self. 

2 Heb.  11.  17.  a.  21. 

8 2 Chr.  3.  1. 


30 


GENESIS,  XXIII. 


11  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called  unto  him  out  of 
heaven,  and  said,  Abraham,  Abraham  : and  he  said, 
Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said,  ®Lay  not  thine  hand  upon  the  lad, 
neither  do  thou  any  thing  unto  him  : for  now  I know 
that  thou  fearest  God,  seeing  thou  hast  not  withheld 
thy  son,  thine  only  son  from  me. 

13  And  Abraham  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and 
behold  behind  him  a ram  caught  in  a thicket  by  his 

orns  : and  Abraham  went  and  took  the  ram,  and  of- 
ered  him  up  for  a burnt  offering  in  the  stead  of  his  son. 

14  And  Abraham  called  the  name  of  that  place 
*.Jehovah-jireh  : as  it  is  said  to  this  day.  In  the  mount  of 

the  Lord  it  shall  be  seen. 

15  •[[  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called  unto  Abra- 
ham out  of  heaven  the  second  time, 

16  And  said,  ®By  myself  have  I sworn,  saith  the 
Lord,  for  because  thou  hast  done  this  thing,  and  hast 

/ not  witliheld  thy  son,  thine  only  son  : 

17  That  in  blessing  I will  bless  thee,  and  in  multiply- 
ing I will  multiply  thy  seed  ^ as  the  stars  of  the  heaven, 

and  as  the  sand  which  is  upon  the  sea  shore  ; and 

thy  seed  shall  possess  the  gate  of  his  enemies  ; 

18  And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
be  blessed  ; ^ because  thou  hast  obeyed  my  voice. 

19  So  Abraham  returned  unto  his  young  men,  and 
. they  rose  up  and  went  together  to  i®  Beer-sheba  ; and 

Abraham  dwelt  at  Beer-sheba. 

20  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  it 
was  told  Abraham,  saying.  Behold,  i®  Milcah,  she  hath 
also  born  children  unto  thy  brother  Nahor  ; 

21  11  Huz  his  firstborn,  and  Buz  his  brother,  and 
Kemuel  the  father  i®  of  Aram, 

22  And  Chesed,  and  Hazo,  and  Pildash,  and  Jidlaph, 
and  Bethuel. 

23  And  1^  Bethuel  begat  Rebekah  : these  eight 
Milcah  did  bear  to  Nahor,  Abraham’s  brother. 

24  And  his  concubine,  whose  name  was  Reumah,  she 
bare  also  Tebah,  and  Gaham,  and  Thahash,  and  Ma- 
achah. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 


1  The  age  and  death  of  Sarah.  3 The  purchase  of  Machpelah,  19  where 
Sarah  was  buried. 


And  Sarah  was  an  hundred  and  seven  and  twenty 
years  old  : these  were  the  years  of  the  life  of  Sarah. 
2 And  Sarah  died  in  i Kirjath-arba  ; the  same  is 
2 Hebron  in  the  land  of  Canaan  : and  Abraham  came  to 
mourn  for  Sarah,  and  to  weep  for  her. 

3  ^ And  Abraham  stood  up  from  before  his  dead, 
and  spake  unto  the  sons  of  Heth,  saying, 

4  31  am  a stranger  and  a sojourner  with  you  : ^give 
me  a possession  of  a buryingplace  with  you,  that  I may 
bury  my  dead  out  of  my  sight. 

5  And  the  children  of  Heth  answered  Abraham,  say- 
ing unto  him, 

6  Hear  us,  my  lord  : thou  art  ^a  mighty  prince 
among  us  : in  the  choice  of  our  sepulchres  bury  thy 
dead  ; none  of  us  shall  withhold  from  thee  his  sepulchre, 
but  that  thou  mayest  bury  thy  dead. 

7  And  Abraham  stood  up,  and  bowed  himself  to  the 
people  of  the  land,  even  to  the  children  of  Heth. 


6 1 Sam.  15.  22.  Mic. 
6.  7,  8. 

^ ch.  2G.  5.  Jam.  2. 
22. 

8 Ps.  105.  9.  Luke 
1.  73.  Heb.  6.  13,  14. 

9 ch.  15.  5.  Jer.  33. 
22. 


10  ch.  13.  10. 

11  ch.  24.  GO. 

12  Mic.  1.  9. 

13  ch.  12.  3.  & 18. 18. 
& 2G.  4.  Acts  3.  25. 
Gal.  3.  8,  9,  IG,  18. 


11  ver.  3,  10.  ch. 
2G.  5. 

10  ch.  21.  31. 

10  ch.  11.  29. 

11  Job  1. 1. 

18  Job  32.  2. 

19  ch.  24.  15. 


11  the  knife  to  slay  his  son.  And  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  called  unto  him  out  of  heaven,  and  said, 

12  Abraham,  Abraham  : and  he  said.  Here  am  I.  And 
he  said.  Lay  not  thine  hand  upon  the  lad,  neither 
do  thou  any  thing  unto  liim  : for  now  I know  that 
thou  fearest  God,  seeing  thou  hast  not  withheld  thy 

13  son,  thine  only  son,  from  me.  And  Abraham  lifted 
up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and  ^ behold,  behind  him  a 
ram  caught  in  the  tliicket  by  his  horns  : and  Abra- 
ham went  and  took  the  ram,  and  offered  him  up 

14  for  a burnt  offering  in  the  stead  of  his  son.  And 
Abraham  called  the  name'of  that  place  <^Jehovah- 
jireh  : as  it  is  said  to  this  day.  In  the  mount  of  the 

15  Lord  ^Gt  shall  be  provided.  And  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  called  unto  Abraham  a second  time  out 

16  of  heaven,  and  said.  By  myself  have  I sworn,  saith 
the  Lord,  because  thou  hast  done  this  thing,  and 

17  hast  not  withlield  thy  son,  thine  only  son  : that  in 
blessing  I will  bless  thee,  and  in  multiplying  I will 
multiply  thy  seed  as  the  stars  of  the  heaven,  and  as 
the  sand  which  is  upon  the  sea  shore  ; and  thy  seed 

18  shall  possess  the  gate  of  his  enemies  ; and  in  thy 
seed  shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  « be  blessed  ; 

19  because  thou  hast  obeyed  my  voice.  So  Abraham 
returned  unto  his  young  men,  and  they  rose  up  and 
went  together  to  Beer-sheba  ; and  Abraham  dwelt 
at  Beer-sheba. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  it  was 
told  Abraham,  saying.  Behold,  Milcah,  she  also  hath 

21  borne  children  unto  thy  brother  Nahor  ; Uz  his  first- 
born, and  Buz  his  brother,  and  Kemuel  the  father 

22  of  Aram  ; and  Chesed,  and  Hazo,  and  Pildash,  and 

23  Jidlaph,  and  Bethuel.  And  Bethuel  begat  Rebe- 
kah : these  eight  did  Milcah  bear  to  Nahor,  Abra- 

24  ham’s  brother.  And  his  concubine,  whose  name  was 
Reumah,  she  also  bare  Tebah,  and  Gaham,  and  Ta/- 
hash,  and  Maacah. 


23  And  the  life  of  Sarah  was  an  hundred  and  seven 
and  twenty  years  ; these  were  the  years  of  the  life 

^ of  Sarah.  And  Sarah  died  in  Kiriath-arba  (the 
same  is  Hebron),  in  the  land  of  Canaan  : and  Abra- 
ham came  to  mourn  for  Sarah,  and  to  weep  for  her. 

3 And  Abraham  rose  up  from  before  his  dead,  and 

4 spake  unto  the  children  of  Heth,  saying,  I am  a 
stranger  and  a sojourner  with  you  : give  me  a pos- 
session of  a buryingplace  with  you,  that  I may  bury 

5 my  dead  out  of  my  sight.  And  the  children  of  Heth 

6 answered  Abraham,  saying  unto  him.  Hear  ns,  my 
lord  : thou  art  “ a mighty  prince  among  us  : in  the 
choice  of  our  sepulchres  bury  thy  dead  ; none  of  us 
shall  withhold  from  thee  his  sepulchre,  but  that  thou 

7 mayest  bury  thy  dead.  And  Abraham  rose  up,  and 
bowed  himself  to  the  people  of  the  land,  even  to  the 


20  Called,  Rom.  9.  * Acts  7.  5.  cThtitis,  The  Lord 

10,  Rebecca.  o ch.  13.  2.  & 14.  14.  will  see,  or,  provide. 

1 Josh.  14.15.  Judg.  &24.  35.  d Or,  he  shall  be 

1.  10.  b Or,  according  to  seen. 

2 ver.  19.  ch  13.  18.  many  ancient  ant])ori-  e Or,  bless  them- 

3 ch.  17.  8.  1 Chr.  ties,  behold  a (Heb.  selves. 

29.  15.  Ps.  105.  12.  one)  ram  caught.  a Heb.  a prince  of 

Heb.  11.  9,  13.  God. 


GENESIS,  XXIV. 


31 


8 And  he  communed  with  them,  saying.  If  it  be  your 
mind  that  I should  bury  my  dead  out  of  my  sight  ; hear 
me,  and  intreat  for  me  to  Ephron  the  son  of  Zohar, 

9 That  he  may  give  me  the  cave  of  Machpelah, 
which  he  hath,  wdiich  is  in  the  end  of  his  field  ; for  as 
much  money  as  it  is  worth  he  shall  give  it  me  for  a 
possession  of  a buryingplace  amongst  you. 

10  And  Ephron  dwelt  among  the  children  of  Heth  : 
and  Ephron  the  Hittite  answered  Abraham  in  the  audi- 
ence of  the  children  of  Heth,  even  of  all  that  ® went  in 
at  the  gate  of  his  city,  saying, 

11  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me  : the  field  give  I thee, 
and  the  cave  that  is  therein,  I give  it  thee  ; in  the  pre- 
sence of  the  sons  of  my  people  give  I it  thee  : bury  thy 
dead. 

12  And  Abraham  bowed  down  himself  before  the 
people  of  the  land. 

13  And  he  spake  unto  Ephron  in  the  audience  of  the 
people  of  the  land,  saying.  But  if  thou  wilt  give  it,  I 
pray  thee,  hear  me  : I will  give  thee  money  for  the 
field  ; take  it  of  me,  and  I will  bury  my  dead  there. 

14  And  Ephron  answered  Abraham,  saying  unto  him, 

15  My  lord,  hearken  unto  me  : the  land  is  worth  four 
hundred  ® shekels  of  silver  ; what  is  that  betwixt  me 
and  thee  ? bury  therefore  thy  dead. 

16  And  Abraham  hearkened  unto  Ephron  ; and  Abra- 
ham ® weighed  to  Ephron  the  silver,  which  he  had 
named  in  the  audience  of  the  sons  of  Heth,  four  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  current  money  with  the  merchant. 

17  If  And  the  field  of  Ephron,  which  teas  in  Mach- 
pelah, which  ivas  before  Mamre,  the  field,  and  the  cave 
which  was  therein,  and  all  the  trees  that  were  in  the 
field,  that  were  in  all  the  borders  round  about,  were 
made  sure 

18  Unto  Abraham  for  a possession  in  the  presence  of 
the  children  of  Heth,  before  all  that  went  in  at  the 
gate  of  his  city. 

19  And  after  tliis,  Abraham  buried  Sarah  his  wife  in 
the  cave  of  tlie  field  of  Machpelah  before  Mamre  : the 
same  is  Hebron  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

20  And  the  field,  and  the  cave  that  is  therein,  were 
made  sure  unto  Abraham  for  a possession  of  a burying- 
place by  the  sons  of  Heth. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 Ahraham  menreth  his  servant.  10  The  servant's  journey:  12  His 
prayer:  \\  llis  sign.  \b  Rebekahmeeteth  him,  \%  fvtfiUeih  his  sign, 
22  receiveth  jewels,  23  sheweth  her  kindred,  25  and,  inviteth  him 
home.  26  The  servant  hlesseih  God.  29  Laban  entertaineih  him.  34 
The  servant  sheweth  his  message.  50  Laban  and  Bethuel  aj)pyrove  it. 
58  Rebekah  consenteth  to  go.  62  I,saac  meeteth  her. 

And  Abraham  ^ was  old,  and  well  stricken  in  age  : 
and  the  Lord  ^ had  blessed  Abraham  in  all  things. 
2 And  Abraliam  said  ® unto  his  eldest  servant  of  his 
house,  that  ^ ruled  over  all  that  he  had,  ® Put,  I pray  thee, 
thy  hand  under  my  thigh  : 

3  And  I will  make  thee  ® swear  by  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  heaven,  and  the  God  of  the  earth,  that  ^ tliou 
shalt  not  take  a wife  unto  my  son  of  the  daughters  of 
the  Canaanites,  among  whom  I dwell  : 

4  ^ But  thou  slialt  go  ® unto  my  country,  and  to  my 
kindred,  and  take  a wife  unto  my  son  Isaac. 

5  And  the  servant  said  unto  him,  Perad venture  the 
woman  will  not  be  willing  to  follow  me  unto  this  land  : 

C cli.  34.  20,  24.  0 Jer.  32.  9.  « See  Ruth  4.  7,  8, 

Ruth  4.  4.  10  ch.  25.  9.  & 49.  30,  9, 10.  Jer.  32.  10,  11. 

7 See  2 Sam.  24.  21-  31,  32.  & 50. 13.  Acts  i ch.  18.  11.  & 21. 
24.  7.  IG.  5. 

8 Ex.  30.  IS.  Ezek.  2 ygr.  35.  ch.  13.  2. 

45.  12. 


8 children  of  Heth.  And  he  communed  with  them, 
saying.  If  it  be  your  mind  that  I should  bury  my 
dead  out  of  my  sight,  hear  me,  and  intreat  for  me 

9 to  Ephron  the  son  of  Zohar,  that  he  may  give  me 
the  cave  of  Machpelah,  which  he  hath,  which  is  in 
the  end  of  his  field  ; for  the  full  price  let  him  give 
it  to  me  in  the  midst  of  you  for  a possession  of  a 

10  buryingplace.  Now  Eplu-on  was  sitting  in  the  midst 
of  the  children  of  Heth  : and  Ephron  the  Hittit 
answered  Abraham  in  the  audience  of  the  childre 
of  Heth,  even  of  all  that  went  in  at  the  gate  of  h' 

11  city,  saying,  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me  : the  field  giv 
I thee,  and  the  cave  that  is  therein,  I give  it  thee 
in  the  presence  of  the  sons  of  my  people  give  1 i 

12  thee  : bury  thy  dead.  And  Abraham  bowed  him 

13  self  down  before  the  people  of  the  land.  And  he 
spake  unto  Ephron  in  the  audience  of  the  people  of 
the  land,  saying.  But  if  thou  wilt,  I pray  thee,  hear 
me  : I will  give  the  price  of  the  field  ; take  it  of 

14  me,  and  I will  bury  my  dead  there.  And  Ephron 

15  answered  Abraham,  saying  unto  him.  My  lord, 
hearken  unto  me  : a piece  of  land  worth  four  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  what  is  that  betwixt  me  and 

16  thee  ? bury  therefore  thy  dead.  And  Abraham 
hearkened  unto  Ephron  ; and  Abraham  weighed  to 
Ephron  the  silver,  which  he  had  named  in  the  audi- 
ence of  the  children  of  Heth,  four  hundred  shekels 

17  of  silver,  current  money  with  the  merchant.  So  the 
field  of  Ephron,  which  was  in  Machpelah,  which  was 
before  Mamre,  the  field,  and  the  cave  which  was 
therein,  and  all  the  trees  that  were  in  the  field,  that 
were  in  all  the  border  thereof  round  about,  were 

18  made  sure  unto  Abraham  for  a possession  in  the 
presence  of  the  children  of  Heth,  before  all  that 

19  went  in  at  the  gate  of  his  city.  And  after  this, 
Abraham  buried  Sarah  his  wife  in  the  cave  of  the 
field  of  Machpelah  before  Mamre  (the  same  is  He- 

20  bron),  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And  the  field,  and  the 
cave  that  is  therein,  were  made  sure  unto  Abraham 
for  a possession  of  a buryingplace  by  the  children  of 
Heth. 


24  And  Abraham  was  old,  and  well  stricken  in  age  : 
and  the  Lord  had  blessed  Abraham  in  all  things. 

2 And  Abraham  said  unto  his  servant,  the  elder  of  his 
house,  that  ruled  over  all  that  he  had,  Put,  I pray 

3 thee,  thy  hand  under  my  thigh  : and  I will  make 
thee  swear  by  the  Lord,  the  God  of  heaven  and  the 
God  of  the  earth,  that  thou  shalt  not  take  a wife  for 
my  son  of  the  daughters  of  the  Canaanites,  among 

4 whom  I dwell  : but  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  country, 
and  to  my  kindred,  and  take  a wife  for  my  son 

5 Isaac.  And  the  servant  said  unto  him,  Peradven- 
turc  the  woman  will  not  be  willing  to  follow  mo 

Ps.  112.  3.  Pro.  10.  c ch.  47.  29.  1 Chr.  & 28.  2.*  Ex.  34.  IG. 

22.  29.  24.  Lam.  6.  G.  Dent.  7.  3. 

8 ch.  15.  2.  c cli.  14.  22.  Dent.  8 d,.  28.  2. 

4 ver.  10.  ch.  39.  G.  13.  .Tosli.  2.  12.  0 ch.  12.  1. 

4,  5,  G.  7 ch.  2G.  35.  & 27.  4G. 


32 


GENESIS,  XXIV. 


must  I needs  bring  thy  son  again  unto  the  land  from 
whence  thou  earnest  ? 

6 And  Abraham  said  unto  him,  Beware  thou  that 
thou  bring  not  my  son  thither  again. 

7 U The  Lord  God  of  heaVen,  which  took  me  from 
my  father’s  house,  and  from  the  land  of  my  kindred, 
and  which  spake  unto  me,  and  that  sware  unto  me,  say- 
ing, Unto  thy  seed  will  I give  this  land  ; i^he  shall 
send  his  angel  before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  take  a wife 
unto  my  son  from  thence. 

8 And  if  the  woman  will  not  be  willing  to  follow 
thee,  then  i®  thou  shalt  be  clear  from  this  my  oath  : 
only  bring  not  my  son  thither  again. 

9 And  the  servant  put  his  hand  under  the  thigh  of 
Abraham  his  master,  and  sware  to  liim  concerning  that 
matter. 

10  •[[  And  the  servant  took  ten  camels  of  the  camels 
of  his  master,  and  departed  ; i^  for  all  the  goods  of  his 
master  were  in  his  hand  : and  he  arose,  and  went  to 
Mesopotamia,  unto  i^the  city  of  Nahor. 

11  And  he  made  his  camels  to  kneel  down  without 
the  city  by  a well  of  water  at  the  time  of  the  evening, 
even  the  time  i®  that  women  go  out  to  draw  water. 

12  And  he  said,  ii  O Lord  God  of  my  master  Abra- 
ham, I pray  thee,  i®  send  me  good  speed  this  day,  and 
shew  kindness  unto  my  master  Abraham. 

13  Behold,  I stand  here  by  the  well  of  water  ; and 

the  daughters  of  the  men  of  the  city  come  out  to  draw 

water  : 

14  And  let  it  come  to  pass,  that  the  damsel  to  whom 
I shall  say.  Let  down  thy  pitcher,  I pray  thee,  that  I 
may  drink  ; and  she  shall  say,  Driuk,  and  I will  give 
thy  camels  drink  also  : let  the  same  he  she  that  thou  hast 
appointed  for  thy  servant  Isaac  ; and  thereby  shall  I 
know  that  thou  hast  shewed  kindness  unto  my  master. 

15  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  before  he  had  done 
speaking,  that,  behold,  Rebekah  came  out,  who  was 
born  to  Bethuel,  son  of  22]VIilcah,  the  wife  of  Nahor, 
Abraham’s  brother,  with  her  pitcher  upon  her  shoulder. 

16  And  the  damsel  i^as  very  fair  to  look  upon,  a 
virgin,  neither  had  any  man  known  her  : and  she  went 
down  to  the  well,  and  filled  her  pitcher,  and  came  up. 

17  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet  her,  and  said.  Let 
me,  I pray  thee,  drink  a little  water  of  thy  pitcher. 

18  And  she  said.  Drink,  my  lord  : and  she  hasted, 
and  let  down  her  pitcher  upon  her  hand,  and  gave  him 
drink. 

19  And  when  she  had  done  giving  him  drink,  she 
said,  I will  draw  water  for  thy  camels  also,  until  they 
have  done  drinking. 

20  And  she  hasted,  and  emptied  her  pitcher  into  the 
trough,  and  ran  again  unto  the  well  to  draw  water,  and 
drew  for  all  his  camels. 

21  And  the  man  wondering  at  her  held  his  peace,  to 
wit  whether  ^ the  Lord  had  made  his  journey  prosper- 
ous or  not. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  camels  had  done 
drinking,  that  the  man  took  a golden  ^6  earring  of  half 
a shekel  weight,  and  two  bracelets  for  her  hands  of  ten 
shekels  weight  of  gold  ; 

23  And  said.  Whose  daughter  art  thou  ? tell  me,  I 

10  ch.  12.  1.  13  Josh.  2.  17,  20.  Ex.  3.  6, 15. 

11  ch.  12.  7.  &13. 15.  w ver.  2.  is  Neh.  1.  11.  Ps. 

& 15.  18.  & 17.  8.  Ex.  16  ch.  27.  43.  37.  5. 

32.  13.  Deut.  1.  8.  & lo  Ex.  2.  16.  1 Sam.  lo  ver.  43. 

34.  4.  Acts  7.  5.  9.  11.  20  ch.  29.  9.  Ex.  2. 

12  Ex.  23.  20,  23.  & n ver.  27.  ch.  26.  16. 

83.  2.  Heb.  1.  14.  24.  & 28.  13.  & 32.  9.  21  SeeJudg.6. 17,37. 


imto  this  land  : must  I needs  bring  thy  son  again 

6 unto  the  land  from  whence  thou  earnest  ? And 
Abraham  said  unto  him.  Beware  thou  that  thou 

7 bring  not  my  son  thither  again.  The  Lord,  the  God 
of  heaven,  that  took  me  from  my  father’s  house, 
and  from  the  land  of  my  nativity,  and  that  spake 
unto  me,  and  that  sware  unto  me,  saying.  Unto  thy 
seed  will  I give  this  land  ; he  shall  send  his  angel 
before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  take  a wife  for  my  son 

8 from  thence.  And  if  the  woman  be  not  willing  to 
follow  thee,  then  thou  shalt  be  clear  from  this  my 
oath  ; only  thou  shalt  not  bring  my  son  thither 

9 again.  And  the  servant  put  his  hand  under  the 
thigh  of  Abraham  his  master,  and  sware  to  him  eon- 

10  cerning  this  matter.  And  the  servant  took  ten  cam- 
els, of  the  camels  of  his  master,  and  departed  ; “ hav- 
ing all  goodly  things  of  his  master’s  in  his  hand  : and 
he  arose,  and  went  to  ^ Mesopotamia,  unto  the  city 

11  of  Nahor.  And  he  made  the  camels  to  kneel  down 
without  the  city  by  the  well  of  water  at  the  time  of 
evening,  the  time  that  women  go  out  to  draw  water. 

12  And  he  said,  O Lord,  the  God  of  my  master  Abra- 
ham, send  me,  I pray  thee,  good  speed  this  day,  and 

13  shew  kindness  unto  my  master  Abraham.  Behold, 
I stand  by  the  fountain  of  water  ; and  the  daugh- 
ters of  the  men  of  the  city  come  out  to  draw  water  : 

14  and  let  it  come  to  pass,  that  the  damsel  to  whom  I 
shall  say.  Let  down  thy  pitcher,  I pray  thee,  that  I 
may  drink  ; and  she  shall  say.  Drink,  and  I will  give 
thy  camels  drink  also  : let  the  same  be  she  that  thou 
hast  appointed  for  thy  servant  Isaac  ; and  thereby 
shall  I know  that  thou  hast  shewed  kindness  unto 

15  my  master.  And  it  came  to  pass,  before  he  had 
done  speaking,  that,  behold,  Rebekah  came  out,  who 
was  born  to  Bethuel  the  son  of  Milcah,  the  wife  of 
Nahor,  Abraham’s  brother,  with  her  pitcher  upon 

16  her  shoulder.  And  the  damsel  was  very  fair  to  look 
upon,  a virgin,  neither  had  any  man  known  her  : and 
she  went  down  to  the  fountain,  and  filled  her  pitcher, 

17  and  came  up.  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet  her,  and 
said.  Give  me  to  drink,  I pray  thee,  a little  water  of 

18  thy  pitcher.  And  she  said.  Drink,  my  lord  : and 
she  hasted,  and  let  down  her  pitcher  upon  her  hand, 

19  and  gave  him  drink.  And  when  she  had  done  giv- 
ing him  drink,  she  said,  I will  draw  for  thy  cam- 

20  els  also,  until  they  have  done  drinking.  And  she 
hasted,  and  emptied  her  pitcher  into  the  trough,  and 
ran  again  unto  the  well  to  draw,  and  drew  for  all 

21  his  camels.  And  the  man  looked  stedfastly  on  her  ; 
holding  his  peace,  to  know  whether  the  Lord  had 

22  made  his  journey  prosperous  or  not.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  as  the  camels  had  done  drinking,  that  the 
man  took  a golden  ring  of  half  a shekel  weight,  and 
two  bracelets  for  her  hands  of  ten  shekels  weight  of 

23  gold  ; and  said.  Whose  daughter  art  thou  ? tell  me. 


1 Sam.  6.7.&14. 10.  & 
20.  7. 

22  ch.  11.  29.  & 22. 

“^ch,2C.,. 

« 1 Pet.  3.  8.  & 4. 
9. 


26  ver.  12,  .56. 

20  Ex.  32.  2,  3.  Is. 
3.  19,  20,  21.  Ezek. 
16.  11,  12.  1 Pet.  3. 

3. 

a Or,  for  all  the 


goods  of  his  master 
were  in  his  hand. 

b Heb.  Aramnaha- 
raim,  that  is,  Aram 
of  the  two  rivers. 

c Heb.  a heka.  See 
Ex.  38.  26. 


GENESIS,  XXIV. 


33 


pray  thee  : is  their  room  in  thy  father’s  house  for  us  to 
lodge  in  ? 

24  And  she  said  unto  him,  I am  the  daughter  of 
Bethuel  the  son  of  Milcah,  which  she  bare  unto  Na- 
hor. 

25  She  said  moreover  unto  him.  We  have  both  straw 
and  provender  enough,  and  room  to  lodge  in. 

26  And  the  man  bowed  down  his  head,  and  wor- 
sliipped  the  Lord. 

27  And  he  said,  ^9  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of  my 
master  Abraham,  who  hath  not  left  destitute  my  master 
of  29  his  mercj'  and  his  truth  : I being  in  the  way,  the 
Lord  led  me  to  the  house  of  my  master’s  brethren. 

28  And  the  damsel  ran,  and  told  them  of  her  mother’s 
house  these  things. 

29  And  Rebekah  had  a brother,  and  his  name  was 
22  Laban  : and  Laban  ran  out  unto  the  man,  mito  the 
well. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  saw  the  earring 
and  bracelets  upon  his  sister’s  hands,  and  when  he  heard 
the  words  of  Rebekah  his  sister,  saying.  Thus  spake  the 
man  unto  me  ; that  he  came  unto  the  man  ; and,  behold, 
he  stood  by  the  camels  at  the  well. 

31  And  he  said.  Come  in,  22  thou  blessed  of  the  Lord  ; 
wherefore  standest  thou  without  ? for  I have  prepared 
the  house,  and  room  for  the  camels. 

32  ^ And  the  man  came  into  the  house  : and  he  un- 
girded his  camels,  and  24  gave  straw  and  provender  for 
the  camels,  and  water  to  wash  his  feet,  and  the  men’s 
feet  that  were  with  him. 

33  And  there  was  set  meat  before  him  to  eat : but  he 
said,  251  will  not  eat,  until  I have  told  mine  errand. 
And  he  said.  Speak  on. 

34  And  he  said,  I am  Abraham’s  servant. 

35  And  the  Lord  22  hath  blessed  my  master  greatly  ; 
and  he  is  become  great  : and  he  hath  given  him  flocks, 
and  herds,  and  silver,  and  gold,  and  menservants,  and 
maidservants,  and  camels,  and  asses. 

36  And  Sarah  my  master’s  wife  27  bare  a son  to  my 
master  when  she  was  old  : and  28  unto  him  hath  he 
given  all  that  he  hath. 

37  And  my  master  29  made  me  swear,  saying.  Thou 
shalt  not  take  a wife  to  my  son  of  the  daughters  of  the 
Canaanites,  in  whose  land  I dwell  : 

38  40  But  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  father’s  house,  and 
to  my  kindred,  and  take  a wife  unto  my  son. 

39  And  I said  unto  my  master,  Peradventure  the 
woman  will  not  follow  me. 

40  42  And  he  said  unto  me.  The  Lord,  ^2  before  whom 
I walk,  will  send  his  angel  with  thee,  and  prosper  thy 
way  ; and  thou  shalt  take  a wife  for  my  son  of  my  kin- 
dred, and  of  my  father’s  house  : 

41  ^^Then  shalt  thou  be  clear  from  this  my  oath, 
when  thou  comest  to  my  kindred  ; and  if  they  give  not 
thee  one,  thou  shalt  be  clear  from  my  oath. 

42  And  I came  this  day  unto  the  well,  and  said, 
“*2  O Lord  God  of  my  master  Abraham,  if  now  thou  do 
prosper  my  way  which  I go  : 

43  ^2  Behold,  I stand  by  the  well  of  water  ; and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  when  the  virgin  eometh  forth  to 
draw  water,  and  I say  to  her.  Give  me,  I pray  thee,  a 
little  water  of  thy  pitclier  to  drink  ; 

44  And  she  say  to  me.  Both  drink  thou,  and  I will 

27  ch.  22.  23.  39.  2 Sam.  18.  28.  32  ch.  29. 6. 

28ver.  52.  Ex.  4.  Luke  1.  98.  33  ch.  20.  29.  Jurlp, 

81.  30  ch.  32.  10.  Ps.  93.  17.  2.  Ruth  3.  10.  Ps. 

29  Ex.  18.  10.  Ruth  3,  115.  15. 

4.  14.  1 Sam.  25.  32,  si  ver.  48. 


I pray  thee.  Is  there  room  in  thy  father’s  house 

24  for  us  to  lodge  in  ? And  she  said  unto  him,  I am 
the  daughter  of  Bethuel  the  son  of  Milcah,  which 

25  she  bare  unto  Nahor.  She  said  moreover  unto  him. 
We  have  both  straw  and  provender  enough,  and 

26  room  to  lodge  in.  And  the  man  bowed  his  head,  and 

27  worshipped  the  Lord.  And  he  said.  Blessed  be  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  my  master  Abraham,  who  hath  not 
forsaken  his  mercy  and  his  truth  toward  my  master  : 
as  for  me,  the  Lord  hath  led  me  in  the  way  to  the 

28  house  of  my  master’s  brethren.  And  the  damsel 
ran,  and  told  her  mother’s  house  according  to  these 

29  words.  And  Rebekah  had  a brother,  and  his  name 
was  Laban  : and  Laban  ran  out  unto  the  man,  unto 

30  the  fountain.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  saw 
the  ring,  and  the  bracelets  upon  his  sister’s  hands, 
and  when  he  heard  the  words  of  Rebekah  his  sister, 
saying.  Thus  spake  the  man  unto  me  ; that  he  came 
unto  the  man  ; and,  behold,  he  stood  by  the  camels 

31  at  the  fountain.  And  he  said.  Come  in,  thou  blessed 
of  the  Lord  ; wherefore  standest  thou  without  ? for 
I have  prepared  the  house,  and  room  for  the  camels. 

32  And  the  man  came  into  the  house,  and  he  ungirded 
the  camels  ; and  he  gave  straw  and  provender  for 
the  camels,  and  water  to  wash  his  feet  and  the  men’s 

33  feet  that  were  with  him.  And  there  was  set  meat 
before  him  to  eat  : but  he  said,  I will  not  eat,  until 
I have  told  mine  errand.  And  he  said.  Speak  on. 

34  35  And  he  said,  I am  Abraham’s  servant.  And  the 
Lord  hath  blessed  my  master  greatly  ; and  he  is 
become  great : and  he  hath  given  him  flocks  and 
herds,  and  silver  and  gold,  and  menservants  and 

36  maidservants,  and  camels  and  asses.  And  Sarah 
my  master’s  wife  bare  a son  to  my  master  when  she 
was  old  : and  unto  him  hath  lie  given  all  that  he 

37  hath.  And  my  master  made  me  swear,  saying.  Thou 
shalt  not  take  a wife  for  my  son  of  the  daughters  of 

38  the  Canaanites,  in  whose  land  I dwell : but  thou 
shalt  go  unto  my  father’s  house,  and  to  my  kindred, 

39  and  take  a wife  for  my  son.  And  I said  unto  my 
master,  Peradventure  the  woman  will  not  follow 

40  me.  And  he  said  unto  me.  The  Lord,  before  whom 
I walk,  will  send  his  angel  with  thee,  and  prosper 
thy  way  ; and  thou  shalt  take  a wife  for  my  son  of 

41  my  kindred,  and  of  my  father’s  house  : then  shalt 
thou  be  clear  from  my  oath,  when  thou  comest  to 
my  kindred  ; and  if  they  give  her  not  to  thee,  thou 

42  shalt  be  clear  from  my  oath.  And  I came  this  day 
unto  the  fountain,  and  said,  O Lord,  the  God  of  my 
master  Abraham,  if  now  thou  do  prosper  my  way 

43  which  I go  : behold,  I stand  by  the  fountain  of 
water  ; and  let  it  come  to  pass,  that  the  maiden 
which  eometh  forth  to  draw,  to  whom  I shall  say. 
Give  me,  I pray  thee,  a little  water  of  thy  pitcher 

44  to  drink  ; and  she  shall  say  to  me,  Both  drink  thou. 


34  ch.  43.  24.  Juclg. 
19.  21. 

33  Job  23.  12.  .Tolm 
4.  34.  Eph.  0.  5,  0, 7. 
3C  ver.  1.  ch.  13.  2. 


37  ch.  21.  2. 

88  ch.  21. 10.  & 25.  5. 

89  ver.  3. 

^9  ver.  4. 

44  ver.  6. 


47  ver.  7. 

« ch.  17.  1. 
■>4  ver.  8. 

T.  ver.  12. 

^8  ver.  13. 


34 


GENESIS,  XXIV. 


also  draw  for  thy  camels  : let  the  same  he  the  woman 
whom  the  Lord  hath  appointed  out  for  my  master’s  son. 

45  ^^And  before  I had  done  speaking  in  mine 
heart,  behold,  Rebekah  came  forth  with  her  pitcher  on 
her  shoulder ; and  she  went  down  unto  the  well,  and 
drew  water:  and  I said  unto  her.  Let  me  drink,  I pray 
thee. 

46  And  she  made  haste,  and  let  down  her  pitcher 
from  her  shoulder,  and  said.  Drink,  and  I will  give  thy 
camels  drink  also  : so  I drank,  and  she  made  the  camels 
drink  also. 

47  And  I asked  her,  and  said.  Whose  daughter  art 
thou  ? And  she  said.  The  daughter  of  Bethnel,  Nahor’s 
son,  whom  Milcah  bare  unto  him  : and  I put  the  ear- 
ring upon  her  face,  and  the  bracelets  upon  her  hands. 

48  And  I bowed  down  my  head,  and  worshipped 
the  Lord,  and  blessed  the  Lord  God  of  my  master 
Abraham,  which  had  led  me  in  the  right  way  to  take 

my  master’s  brother’s  daughter  unto  his  son. 

49  And  now  if  ye  will  deal  kindly  and  truly  with 
my  master,  tell  me  : and  if  not,  tell  me  ; that  I may 
turn  to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the  left. 

50  Then  Laban  and  Bethnel  answered  and  said. 

The  thing  proceedeth  from  the  Lord  : we  cannot 

speak  unto  thee  bad  or  good. 

51  Behold,  Rebekah  is  before  thee,  take  her,  and 
go,  and  let  her  be  thy  master’s  son’s  wife,  as  the  Lord 
hath  spoken. 

52  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  Abraham’s  ser- 
vant heard  their  words,  he  worshipped  the  Lord, 
homing  himself  to  the  earth. 

53  And  the  servant  brought  forth  jewels  of  silver, 
and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment,  and  gave  them  to  Re- 
bekah : he  gave  also  to  her  brother  and  to  her  mother 

precious  things.  « 

54  And  they  did  eat  and  drink,  he  and  the  men  that 
were  with  him,  and  tarried  all  night  ; and  they  rose  up 
in  the  morning,  and  he  said,  Send  me  away  unto  my 
master. 

55  And  her  brother  and  her  mother  said.  Let  the 
damsel  abide  with  us  a few  days,  at  the  least  ten  ; after 
that  she  shall  go. 

56  And  he  said  unto  them.  Hinder  me  not,  seeing  the 
Lord  hath  prospered  my  way ; send  me  away  that  I 
may  go  to  my  master. 

57  And  they  said.  We  will  call  the  damsel,  and  en- 
quire at  her  mouth. 

58  And  they  called  Rebekah,  and  said  unto  her,  Wilt 
thou  go  with  this  man  ? And  she  said,  I will  go. 

59  And  they  sent  away  Rebekah  their  sister,  and 

her  nurse,  and  Abraham’s  servant,  and  his  men. 

60  And  they  blessed  Rebekah,  and  said  unto  her. 
Thou  art  our  sister,  be  thou  the  mother  of  thousands 
of  millions,  and  let  thy  seed  possess  the  gate  of  those 
which  hate  them. 

61  ^ And  Rebekah  arose,  and  her  damsels,  and  they 
rode  upon  the  camels,  and  followed  the  man : and  the 
servant  took  Rebekah,  and  went  his  way. 

62  And  Isaac  came  from  the  way  of  the  ®®well 
Lahai-roi ; for  he  dwelt  in  the  south  country. 

63  And  Isaac  went  out  to  meditate  in  the  field  at 
the  eventide  : and  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw,  and, 
behold,  the  camels  were  coming. 

« ver.  15,  &c.  ^ ch.  47.  29.  Josh.  ^5  ch.  20.  15. 

48  1 Sam.  1.  13.  2.  14.  5o  yer.  2G. 

49  Ezek.  IG.  11,  12.  63  Ps.  lig.  23.  Matt.  67  Ex.  3.  22.  & 11.  2. 

60  ver.  2G.  21.  42.  Mark  12.  11.  & 12.  35. 

61  ch.  22.  23.  64  ch.  31.  24. 


and  I will  also  draw  for  thy  camels  ; let  the  same 
be  the  woman  whom  the  Lord  hath  appointed  for 

45  my  master’s  son.  And  before  I had  done  speaking 
in  mine  heart,  behold,  Rebekah  came  forth  with  her 
pitcher  on  her  shoulder  ; and  she  went  down  unto 
the  fountain,  and  drew  : and  I said  unto  her.  Let 

46  me  drink,  I pray  thee.  And  she  made  haste,  and 
let  down  her  pitcher  from  her  shoulder,  and  said. 
Drink,  and  I will  give  thy  camels  drink  also  : so  I 

47  drank,  and  she  made  the  camels  drink  also.  And  I 
asked  her,  and  said.  Whose  daughter  art  thou  ? 
And  she  said.  The  daughter  of  Bethuel,  Nahor’s 
son,  whom  Milcah  bare  unto  him  : and  I put  the 
ring  upon  her  nose,  and  the  bracelets  upon  her 

48  hands.  And  I bowed  my  head,  and  worsliipped 
the  Lord,  and  blessed  the  Lord,  the  God  of  my 
master  Abraham,  which  had  led  me  in  the  right 
way  to  take  my  master’s  brother’s  daughter  for  his 

49  son.  And  now  if  ye  will  deal  kindly  and  truly  with 
my  master,  tell  me  : and  if  not,  tell  me  ; that  I may 

50  turn  to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the  left.  Then  Laban 
and  Bethuel  answered  and  said.  The  thing  proceed- 
eth from  the  Lord  : we  cannot  speak  unto  thee  bad 

51  or  good.  Behold,  Rebekah  is  before  thee,  take  her, 
and  go,  and  let  her  be  thy  master’s  son’s  wife,  as 

52  the  Lord  hath  spoken.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Abraham’s  servant  heard  their  words,  he 
bowed  himself  down  to  the  earth  unto  the  Lord. 

53  And  the  servant  brought  forth  jewels  of  silver,  and 
jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment,  and  gave  them  to  Re- 
bekah ; he  gave  also  to  her  brother  and  to  her 

54  mother  precious  things.  And  they  did  eat  and 
drink,  he  and  the  men  that  were  with  him,  and 
tarried  all  night  ; and  they  rose  up  in  the  morning, 

55  and  he  said.  Send  me  away  unto  my  master.  And 
her  brother  and  her  mother  said.  Let  the  damsel 
abide  with  us  a few  days,  at  the  least  ten  ; after  that 

56  she  shall  go.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Hinder  me 
not,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  prospered  my  way  ; send 

57  me  away  that  I may  go  to  my  master.  And  they 
said,  We  will  call  the  damsel,  and  inquire  at  her 

58  mouth.  And  they  called  Rebekah,  and  said  unto 
her.  Wilt  thou  go  with  this  man  ? And  she  said,  I 

59  will  go.  And  they  sent  away  Rebekah  their  sister, 
and  her  nurse,  and  Abraham’s  servant,  and  his  men. 

60  And  they  blessed  Rebekah,  and  said  unto  her.  Our 
sister,  be  thou  the  mother  of  thousands  of  ten  thou- 
sands, and  let  thy  seed  possess  the  gate  of  those 

61  wliich  hate  them.  And  Rebekah  arose,  and  her 
damsels,  and  they  rode  upon  the  camels,  and  fol- 
lowed the  man  : and  the  servant  took  Rebekah,  and 

62  went  his  way.  And  Isaac  came  ‘^from  the  way  of 
Beer-lahai-roi  ; for  he  dwelt  in  the  land  of  the 

63  South.  And  Isaac  went  out  to  meditate  in  the  field 
at  the  eventide  : and  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw. 


68  2 Chr.  21.3.  Ezra 
1.  6. 

69  ver.  .50,  & 59. 

GO  ch.  35.  8. 

Gi  ch.  17.  16. 


C2  ch.  22.  17. 

G3  ch.  IG.  14.  & 25. 

11. 

04  Josh.  1.  8.  Ts.  1. 


2.  & 77.  12.  & 119.  15, 
& 143.  5. 

d The  Sept,  has 
through  the  tcilder- 
ness. 


GENESIS,  XXV. 


35 


G4  And  Rebekah  lifted  up  her  eyes,  and  when  she 
saw  Isaac,  she  lighted  off  the  camel. 

65  For  she  had  said  unto  the  servant,  What  man  is 
this  that  walketh  in  the  field  to  meet  us  ? And  the  ser- 
vant had  said,  It  is  my  master  : therefore  she  took  a 
vail,  and  covered  herself. 

66  And  the  servant  told  Isaac  all  things  that  he  had 
done. 

67  And  Isaac  brought  her  into  his  mother  Sarah’s 
tent,  and  took  Rebekah,  and  she  became  his  wife  ; and 
he  loved  her  : and  Isaac  was  comforted  after  his 
mother’s  death. 

CHAPTER  XXY. 

1 The  sons  of  Abraham  by  Keturah.  5 The  division  of  his  goods.  7 His 
age,  and  death.  9 His  burial.  VZ  The  generations  of  Ishmael.  Yl  His 
age,  and  death.  \%  Isaac  prayeth  for  Rebekah,  being  barren.  22  The 
children  strive  in  her  womb.  24  The  birth  of  Esau  and  Jacob.  27 
Their  difference.  29  Esau  selleth  his  birthright. 

Then  again  Abraham  took  a wife,  and  her  name  was 
Keturah. 

2  And  ^she  bare  him  Zimran,  and  Jokshan,  and  Me- 
dan, and  Midian,  and  Ishbak,  and  Shuah. 

3  And  Jokshan  begat  Sheba,  and  Dedan.  And  the 
sons  of  Dedaii  were  Asshurim,  and  Letushim,  and 
Leummim. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Midian  ; Ephah,  and  Epher,  and 
Hanoch,  and  Abidah,  and  Eldaah.  All  these  were  the 
children  of  Keturah. 

5  ^ And  2 Abraham  gave  all  that  he  had  unto  Isaac. 
6 But  unto  the  sons  of  the  concubines,  which  Abra- 
ham had,  Abraham  gave  gifts,  and  ^sent  them  away 
from  Isaac  his  son,  while  he  yet  lived,  eastward,  unto 
^ the  east  country. 

7  And  these  are  the  days  of  the  years  of  Abraham’s 
life  which  he  lived,  an  hundred  threescore  and  fifteen 
years. 

8  Then  Abraham  gave  up  the  ghost,  and  ® died  in  a 
good  old  age,  an  old  man,  and  full  of  years  ; and  ® was 
gathered  to  his  people. 

9  And  his  sons  Isaac  and  Ishmael  buried  him  in  the 
cave  of  Machpelah,  in  the  field  of  Ephron  the  son  of 
Zohar  the  Hittite,  which  is  before  Mamre  ; 

10  ® The  field  which  Abraham  purchased  of  the  sons 
of  Heth  : ® there  was  Abraham  buried,  and  Sarah  his 
wife. 

11  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Abra- 
ham, that  God  blessed  his  son  Isaac  ; and  Isaac  dwelt 
by  the  well  Lahai-roi. 

12  ^ Now  these  are  the  generations  of  Ishmael,  Abra- 
ham’s son,  whom  Hagar  the  Egyptian,  Sarah’s  hand- 
maid, bare  unto  Abraham  ; 

13  And  12  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Ishmael, 
by  their  names,  according  to  their  generations  : the 
firstborn  of  Ishmael,  Nebajoth  ; and  Kedar,  and  Adbeel, 
and  Mibsam, 

14  And  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  and  Massa, 

15  Hadar,  and  Tema,  Jetur,  Naphish,  and  Kedemah  : 
16  These  are  the  sons  of  Ishmael,  and  these  are  their 
names,  by  their  towns,  and  by  their  castles  ; i®  twelve 
princes  according  to  their  nations. 

17  And  these  are  the  years  of  the  life  of  Ishmael,  an 
hundred  and  thirty  and  seven  years  : and  i^  he  gave  up 
the  ghost  and  died  ; and  was  gathered  unto  his  people. 
18  1'^  And  they  dwelt  from  Havilah  unto  Shur,  that 

Josh.  15.  18.  8 ch.  21.  14.  « ch.  35.  29.  & 49. 

C6  cli.  38.  12.  * Judg.  6.  3.  33. 

MChr.  1.32.  fich.  15.  15.  & 49.  ^ ch.  35.  29.  & 50. 

2 ch.  24.  3G.  29.  13. 


64  and,  behold,  there  were  camels  coming.  And  Re- 
bekah lifted  up  her  eyes,  and  when  she  saw  Isaac, 

65  she  lighted  off  the  camel.  And  she  said  unto  the 
servant,  What  man  is  this  that  walketh  in  the  field 
to  meet  us  ? And  the  servant  said,  It  is  my  mas- 
ter : and  she  took  her  veil,  and  covered  herself. 

66  And  the  servant  told  Isaac  all  the  things  that  he 

67  had  done.  And  Isaac  brought  her  into  his  mother 
Sarah’s  tent,  and  took  Rebekah,  and  she  became  his 
wife  ; and  he  loved  her  : and  Isaac  was  comforted 
after  his  mother’s  death. 


25  And  Abraham  took  another  wife,  and  her  name 

2 was  Keturah.  And  she  bare  him  Zimran,  and  Jok- 
shan, and  Medan,  and  Midian,  and  Ishbak,  and 

3 Shuah.  And  Jokshan  begat  Sheba,  and  Dedan. 
And  the  sons  of  Dedan  were  Asshurim,  and  Le- 

4 tushim,  and  Leummim.  And  the  sons  of  Mi- 
dian ; Ephah,  and  Epher,  and  Hanoch,  and  Abida, 
and  Eldaah.  All  these  were  the  children  of  Ke- 

6  turah.  And  Abraham  gave  all  that  he  had  unto 

6 Isaac.  But  unto  the  sons  of  the  concubines,  which 
Abraham  had,  Abraham  gave  gifts  ; and  he  sent 
them  away  from  Isaac  his  son,  while  he  yet  lived, 

7 eastward,  unto  the  east  country.  And  these  are 
the  days  of  the  years  of  Abraham’s  life  which  he 
lived,  an  hundred  threescore  and  fifteen  years. 

8 And  Abraham  gave  up  the  ghost,  and  died  in  a 
good  old  age,  an  old  man,  and  full  of  years ; and 

9 was  gathered  to  his  people.  And  Isaac  and  Ish- 
mael his  sons  buried  him  in  the  cave  of  Machpelah, 
in  the  field  of  Ephron  the  son  of  Zohar  the  Hit- 

10  tite,  which  is  before  Mamre  ; the  field  which  Abra- 
ham purchased  of  the  children  of  Heth  : there 

11  was  Abraham  buried,  and  Sarah  his  wife.  And  it 
came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Abraham,  that  God 
blessed  Isaac  his  son  ; and  Isaac  dwelt  by  Beer- 
lahai-roi. 

12  Now  these  are  the  generations  of  Ishmael,  Abra- 
ham’s son,  whom  Hagar  the  Egyptian,  Sarah’s  hand- 

13  maid,  bare  unto  Abraham : and  these  are  the  names 
of  the  sons  of  Ishmael,  by  their  names,  according 
to  their  generations : the  firstborn  of  Ishmael,  Ne- 

14  baioth  ; and  Kedar,  and  Adbeel,  and  Mibsam,  and 

15  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  and  Massa ; Hadad,  and 

16  Tema,  Jetur,  Naphish,  and  Kedemah  : these  are 
the  sons  of  Ishmael,  and  these  are  their  names, 
by  their  villages,  and  by  their  encampments  ; twelve 

17  princes  according  to  their  nations.  And  these  are 
the  years  of  the  life  of  Ishmael,  an  hundred  and 
thirty  and  seven  years : and  he  gave  up  the  ghost 

18  and  died  ; and  was  gathered  unto  his  people.  And 
they  dwelt  from  Havilah  unto  Shur  that  is  before 


8 ch.  23.  10. 

«ch.  49.  31. 
ch.  IG.  14.  & 24, 
G2. 


11  ch.  16.  16. 

12  1 Chr.  1.  29. 

13  ch.  17.  20. 


11  ver.  8. 
w 1 Sam.  15.  7. 


36 


GENESIS,  XXVI. 


is  before  Egypt,  as  thou  goest  toward  Assyria  ; and  he 
died  in  the  presence  of  all  his  brethren. 

19  And  these  are  the  generations  of  Isaac,  Abra- 
ham’s son  : Abraham  begat  Isaac  : 

20  And  Isaac  was  forty  years  old  when  he  took 
Rebekah  to  wife,  the  daughter  of  Bethuel  the  Syrian 
of  Padan-aram,  the  sister  to  Laban  the  Syrian. 

21  And  Isaac  intreated  the  Lord  for  his  wife,  be- 
cause she  was  barren  : and  the  Lord  was  intreated 
of  him,  and  Rebekah  his  wife  conceived. 

22  And  the  children  struggled  together  within  her  ; 
and  she  said.  If  it  be  so,  why  am  I thus  ? And  she 
went  to  enquire  of  the  Lord. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  her,  ^8  Xwo  nations  are 
in  thy  womb,  and  two  manner  of  people  shall  be  sepa- 
rated from  thy  bowels  ; and  the  one  people  shall  be 
stronger  than  the  other  people  ; and  the  elder  shall 
serve  the  younger. 

24  And  when  her  days  to  be  delivered  were  ful- 
filled, behold,  there  were  twins  in  her  womb. 

25  And  the  first  came  out  red,  over  like  an 

hairy  garment ; and  they  called  his  name  Esau. 

2(5  And  after  that  came  his  brother  out,  and  his 
hand  took  hold  on  Esau’s  heel  ; and  his  name  was 
called  Jacob  : and  Isaac  loas  threescore  years  old  when 
she  bare  them. 

27  And  the  boys  grew  : and  Esau  was  a cunning 
hunter,  a man  of  the  field  ; and  Jacob  was  a plain 
man,  dwelling  in  tents. 

28  And  Isaac  loved  Esau,  because  he  did  eat  of 
his  venison  ; ^^but  Rebekah  loved  Jacob. 

29  ^ And  Jacob  sod  pottage  : and  Esau  came  from 
the  field,  and  he  was  faint  : 

30  And  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed  me,  I pray  thee, 
with  that  same  red  pottage ; for  I am  faint  : therefore 
was  his  name  called  Edom. 

31  And  Jacob  said.  Sell  me  this  day  thy  birthright. 

32  And  Esau  said.  Behold,  I am  at  the  point  to  die  : 
and  what  profit  shall  this  birthright  do  to  me  ? 

33  And  Jacob  said.  Swear  to  me  this  day  ; and  he 
sware  unto  him : and  he  sold  his  birthright  unto 
Jacob. 

34  Then  Jacob  gave  Esau  bread  and  pottage  of  len- 
tiles  ; and  he  did  eat  and  drink,  and  rose  up,  and  went 
his  way  : thus  Esau  despised  his  birthright. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Isaac  because  of  famine  went  to  Gerar.  2 God  instructeth,  and  bless- 
eth  him.  7 He  is  reproved  by  Abimelech  for  denying  his  wife.  12  He 
groweth  rich.  18  He  diggeth  Esek,  Sitnah,  and  Rehoboth.  26  Abime- 
lech makeih  a covenant  with  him  at  Beer-sheba.  34  Esau's  wives. 

And  there  was  a famine  in  the  land,  beside  ^the 
first  famine  that  was  in  the  days  of  Abraham. 
And  Isaac  went  unto  ^Abimelech  king  of  the  Philistines 
unto  Gerar. 

2 And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him,  and  said.  Go  not 
down  into  Egypt ; dwell  in  ^ the  land  which  I shall  tell 
thee  of  : 

3 ^ Sojourn  in  this  land,  and  ® I will  be  with  thee,  and 
® will  bless  thee  ; for  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  seed,  I 


iG  ch.  16.  12. 

17  Matt.  1.  2. 

18  ch.  22.  23. 

19  ch.  24.  29. 

20  1 Chr.  5.  20.  2 

Chr.  33.  13.  Ezra  8. 
23 

21  Rom.  9.  10. 

22  1 Sam.  9.  9.  & 10. 

22. 


23  ch.  17.  16.  & 24. 
60. 

21 2 Sam.  8.  14. 

25  ch.  27.  29.  Mai. 
1.  3.  Rom.  9.  12. 

20  ch.  27.  11,  16,  23. 

27  Hos.  12.  3. 

28  ch.  27.  36. 


29  ch.  27.  3,  5. 

30  Job  1. 1,  8.  & 2.  3. 
Ps.  37.  37. 

31  Heb.  11.  9. 

32  ch.  27.  19,  25,  31. 

33  ch.  27.  6. 

34  Heb.  12.  16. 

35  Eccles.  8.  15.  Is. 
22.  13.  1 Cor.  15.  32. 


Egypt,  as  thou  goest  toward  Assyria  : he  “abode 
^ in  the  presence  of  all  his  brethren. 

19  And  these  are  the  generations  of  Isaac,  Abraham’s 

20  son  : Abraham  begat  Isaac  : and  Isaac  was  forty 
years  old  when  he  took  Rebekah,  the  daughter  of 
Bethuel  the  Syrian  of  Paddan-aram,  the  sister  of 

21  Laban  the  ® Syrian,  to  be  his  wife.  And  Isaac  in- 
treated  the  Lord  for  liis  wife,  because  she  was 


barren  : and  the  Lord  was  intreated  of  him,  and 

22  Rebekah  Jiis  wife  conceived.  And  the  children  strug- 
gled together  within  her  ; and  she  said.  If  it  be  so, 
^ wherefore  do  I live  ? And  she  went  to  inquire 

23  of  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  her. 

Two  nations  are  in  thy  womb, 

And  two  peoples  shall  be  separated  even  from  thy 
bowels  : 

And  the  one  people  shall  be  stronger  than  the  other 
people  ; 

And  the  elder  shall  serve  the  younger. 

24  And  when  her  days  to  be  delivered  were  fulfilled, 

25  behold,  there  were  twins  in  her  womb.  And  the  first 
came  forth  ® red,  all  over  like  an  hairy  garment  ; and 

26  they  called  his  name  Esau.  And  after  that  came 
forth  his  brother,  and  his  hand  had  hold  on  Esau’s 
heel  ; and  his  name  was  called Jacob  : and  Isaac 

27  was  threescore  years  old  when  she  bare  them.  And 
the  boys  grew  : and  Esau  was  a cunning  hunter,  a 
man  of  the  field  ; and  Jacob  was  a ^ plain  man,  dwell- 

28  ing  in  tents.  Now  Isaac  loved  Esau,  because  he  did 

29  eat  of  liis  venison  : and  Rebekah  loved  Jacob.  And 
Jacob  sod  pottage  : and  Esau  came  in  from  the  field, 

30  and  he  was  faint  : and  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed  me, 
I pray  thee,  with  * that  same  red  pottage  ; for  I am 

31  faint : therefore  was  his  name  called  ^ Edom.  And 

32  Jacob  said.  Sell  me  -^  tliis  day  thy  birthright.  And 
Esau  said.  Behold,  I am  at  the  point  to  die  : and 

33  what  profit  shall  the  birthright  do  to  me  ? And 
Jacob  said.  Swear  to  me  -7  this  day  ; and  he  sware  unto 

34  him  : and  he  sold  his  birthright  unto  Jacob.  And 
Jacob  gave  Esau  bread  and  pottage  of  lentils  ; and 
he  did  eat  and  drink,  and  rose  up,  and  went  his 
way  : so  Esau  despised  liis  birthright. 


26  And  there  was  a famine  in  the  land,  beside  the 
first  famine  that  was  in  the  days  of  Abraham.  And 
Isaac  went  unto  Abhnelech  king  of  the  Philistines 

2 unto  Gerar.  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him,  and 
said.  Go  not  down  into  Egypt ; dwell  in  the  land 

3 which  I shall  tell  thee  of  : sojourn  in  this  land,  and 
I will  be  with  thee,  and  will  bless  thee  ; for  unto  thee. 


1 ch.  12.  10. 

2 ch.  20.  2. 

3 ch.  12.  1. 

4 ch.  20.  1.  Ps.  30. 
12.  Heb.  11.  9. 

5 ch.  28.  15. 

0 ch.  12.  2. 

7 ch.  13.  15.  & 15. 
18. 


a Or,  settled.  Heb. 
fell. 

b Or,  over  against, 
c Heb.  Aramean, 
d Or,  wherefore  am 
I thus f 
e Or,  ruddxj. 
f Tlat  is,  One  that 


takes  by  the  heel  or 
supplants, 
g Or,  quiet.  Or, 
harmless.  Heb.  per- 
fect. 

h Heb.  the  red  pot- 
tage, this  red.  pottage. 
i Tliat  is.  Red. 
j Or,  first  of  all. 


GENESIS,  XXVI. 


37 


will  give  all  these  countries,  and  I will  perform  ®the 
oath  which  I sware  unto  Abraham  thy  father  ; 

4 And  ® I will  make  thy  seed  to  multiply  as  the  stars 
of  heaven,  and  will  give  unto  thy  seed  all  these  coun- 
tries ; and  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  nations  of  the 
earth  be  blessed  ; 

5 Because  that  Abraham  obeyed  my  voice,  and 
kept  my  charge,  my  commandments,  my  statutes,  and 
my  laws. 

6 ^ And  Isaac  dwelt  in  Gerar  : 

7 And  the  men  of  the  place  asked  him  of  his  wife  ; 
and  12  he  said.  She  is  my  sister  ; for  i^  he  feared  to  say. 
She  is  my  wife  ; lest,  said  Ae,  the  men  of  the  place 
should  kill  me  for  Ilebekah  ; because  she  n was  fair  to 
look  upon. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had  been  there  a 
long  time,  that  Abimelech  king  of  the  Philistmes  looked 
out  at  a window,  and  saw,  and,  behold,  Isaac  was  sport- 
ing with  Ilebekah  his  wife. 

9 And  Abimelech  called  Isaac,  and  said.  Behold,  of  a 
surety  she  is  thy  wife  : and  how  saidst  thou.  She  is  my 
sister  ? And  Isaac  said  unto  him.  Because  I said.  Lest 
I die  for  her. 

10  And  Abimelech  said.  What  is  this  thou  hast  done 
unto  us  ? one  of  the  people  might  lightly  have  lien  with 
thy  wife,  and  i^thou  shouldest  have  brought  guiltiness 
upon  us. 

11  And  Abimelech  charged  all  his  people,  saying.  He 
that  toucheth  this  man  or  his  wife  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death. 

12  Then  Isaac  sowed  in  that  land,  and  received  in 
the  same  year  an  hundredfold : and  the  Lord 

blessed  him. 

13  And  the  man  waxed  great,  and  went  forward, 
and  grew  until  he  became  very  great : 

14  For  he  had  possession  of  flocks,  and  possession  of 
herds,  and  great  store  of  servants  : and  the  Philistines 
20  envied  him. 

15  For  all  the  wells  21  which  his  father’s  servants 
had  digged  in  the  days  of  Abraham  his  father,  the 
Philistines  had  stopped  them,  and  filled  them  with 
earth. 

16  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Isaac,  Go  from  us  ; for 
22  thou  art  much  mightier  than  we. 

17  ^ And  Isaac  departed  thence,  and  pitched  his  tent 
in  the  valley  of  Gerar,  and  dwelt  there. 

18  And  Isaac  digged  again  the  wells  of  water,  which 
they  had  digged  in  the  days  of  Abraham  his  father  ; for 
the  Philistines  had  stopped  them  after  the  death  of 
Abraham  : 28  and  he  called  their  names  after  the  names 
by  which  his  father  had  called  them. 

19  And  Isaac’s  servants  digged  in  the  valley,  and 
found  there  a well  of  springing  water. 

20  And  the  herdmen  of  Gerar  24(Ji(j  strive  with 
Isaac’s  herdmen,  saying.  The  water  is  our’s  : and  he 
called  the  name  of  the  well  Esek  ; because  they  strove 
with  him. 

21  And  they  digged  another  well,  and  strove  for  tliat 
also  : and  he  called  the  name  of  it  Sitnah. 

22  And  he  removed  from  thence,  and  digged  another 
well ; and  for  that  they  strove  not : and  he  called  the 
name  of  it  Rehoboth  ; and  he  said.  For  now  the  Lord 

8 ch.  22.  16.  Ps.  105.  11  ch.  22.  16,  18.  Ps.  105.  15. 

9.  12  ch.  12. 13.  & 20.  2,  17  Matt,  lli  8.  Mark 

0 ch.  15.  5.  & 22.  13.  4.  8. 

17.  13  Pro.  29.  25.  is  ver.  3.  ch.  24.  1, 

10  ch.  12.  3.  & 22.  14  ch.  24.  16.  35.  Job  42.  12. 

18.  13  cli.  20.  9. 


and  unto  thy  seed,  I will  give  all  these  lands,  and  I 
will  establish  the  oath  which  I sware  unto  Abraham 

4 thy  father  ; and  I will  multiply  thy  seed  as  the 
stars  of  heaven,  and  will  give  unto  thy  seed  all  these 
lands  ; and  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  nations  of  the 

5 earth  “ be  blessed  ; because  that  Abraham  obeyed  my 
voice,  and  kept  my  charge,  my  commandments,  my 

6 statutes,  and  my  laws.  And  Isaac  dwelt  in  Gerar  : 

7 and  the  men  of  the  place  asked  him  of  liis  wife  ; 
and  he  said.  She  is  my  sister  : for  he  feared  to 
say.  My  wife  ; lest,  said  he,  the  men  of  the  place 
should  kill  me  for  Rebekah  : because  she  was  fair  to 

8 look  upon.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had  been 
there  a long  time,  that  Abimelech  king  of  the  Phi- 
listines looked  out  at  a window,  and  saw,  and,  behold, 

9 Isaac  was  sporting  with  Rebekah  his  wife.  And 
Abimelech  called  Isaac,  and  said.  Behold,  of  a surety 
she  is  thy  wife  : and  how  saidst  thou.  She  is  my  sis- 
ter ? And  Isaac  said  unto  him.  Because  I said,  Lest 

10  I die  for  her.  And  Abimelech  said.  What  is  this 
thou  hast  done  unto  us  ? one  of  the  people  might 
lightly  have  lien  with  thy  wife,  and  thou  shouldest 

11  have  brought  guiltiness  upon  us.  And  Abimelech 
charged  all  the  people,  saying.  He  that  toucheth  this 

12  man  or  his  wife  shall  surely  be  put  to  death.  And 
Isaac  sowed  in  that  land,  and  found  in  the  same  year 

13  an  hundredfold  : and  the  Lord  blessed  him.  And 
the  man  waxed  great,  and  grew  more  and  more  until 

14  he  became  very  great  : and  he  had  possessions  of 
flocks,  and  possessions  of  herds,  and  a great  house- 

15  hold  : and  the  Philistines  envied  him.  Now  all  the 
wells  which  his  father’s  servants  had  digged  in  the 
days  of  Abraham  his  father,  the  Philistines  had 

16  stopped  them,  and  filled  them  with  earth.  And 
Abimelech  said  unto  Isaac,  Go  from  us  ; for  thou  art 

17  much  mightier  than  we.  And  Isaac  departed  thence, 
and  encamped  in  the  valley  of  Gerar,  and  dwelt 

18  there.  And  Isaac  digged  again  the  wells  of  water, 
wliich  they  had  digged  in  the  days  of  Abraham  his 
father  ; for  the  Philistmes  had  stopped  them  after  the 
death  of  Abraham  : and  he  called  their  names  after 

19  the  names  by  which  Ins  father  had  called  them.  And 
Isaac’s  servants  digged  in  the  valley,  and  found  there 

20  a well  of  ^ springing  water.  And  the  herdmen  of  Ge- 
rar strove  with  Isaac’s  herdmen,  saying.  The  water 
is  ours  : and  he  called  the  name  of  the  well  Esek  ; 

21  because  they  contended  with  him.  And  they  digged 
another  well,  and  they  strove  for  that  also  : and  he 

22  called  the  name  of  it '^Sitnah.  And  he  removed  from 
thence,  and  digged  another  well  ; and  for  that  they 
strove  not : and  he  called  the  name  of  it  Rehoboth  ; 


10  ch.  24. 35.  Ps.  112. 

3.  Pro.  10.  22. 

20  ch.  37. 11.  Ecclos. 

4,  4. 

21  ch.  21.  30. 

22  Ex.  1.  9, 


23  ch.  21.  31. 

24  ch.  21.  25. 

Or,  bless  them- 
selves. 

b Hcb.  tivinyi 


c That  is,  Conkn- 
tion. 

d That  is,  Enmity, 
e Tliat  is,  Jiroud 
places,  or,  liowmt 


38 


GENESIS,  XXVII. 


hath  made  room  for  us,  and  we  shall  ^^be  fruitful  in 
the  land. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence  to  Beer-sheba. 

24  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  the  same  night, 
and  said,  I am  the  God  of  Abraham  thy  father  : ^7  fear 
not,  for  I am  with  thee,  and  will  bless  thee,  and  mul- 
tiply thy  seed  for  my  servant  Abraham’s  sake. 

25  And  he  ^^builded  an  altar  there,  and  called 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and  pitched  his  tent  there  : 
and  there  Isaac’s  servants  digged  a well. 

26  T[  Then  Abimelech  went  to  him  from  Gerar,  and 
Ahuzzath  one  of  his  friends,  ^^and  Phichol  the  chief 
captain  of  his  army. 

27  And  Isaac  said  unto  them.  Wherefore  come  ye  to 
me,  seeing  ye  hate  me,  and  have  sent  me  away  from 
you  ? 

28  And  they  said,  We  saw  certainly  that  the  Lord 

was  with  thee  : and  we  said,  Let  there  be  now  an  oath 

betwixt  us,  even  betwixt  us  and  thee,  and  let  us  make  a 
covenant  with  thee  ; 

29  That  thou  wilt  do  us  no  hurt,  as  we  have  not 
touched  thee,  and  as  we  have  done  unto  thee  nothing 
but  good,  and  have  sent  thee  away  in  peace  : thou  art 
now  the  blessed  of  the  Lord. 

30  86  And  he  made  them  a feast,  and  they  did  eat 
and  drink. 

31  And  they  rose  up  betimes  in  the  morning,  and 
87  sware  one  to  another  : and  Isaac  sent  them  away, 
and  they  departed  from  him  in  peace. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  day,  that  Isaac’s 
servants  came,  and  told  him  concerning  the  well  which 
they  had  digged,  and  said  unto  him.  We  have  found 
water. 

33  And  he  called  it  Shebah  : 88  therefore  the  name 
of  the  city  is  Beer-sheba  unto  this  day. 

34  T[  89  And  Esau  was  forty  years  old  when  he  took 
to  wife  Judith  the  daughter  of  Beeri  the  Hittite,  and 
Bashemath  the  daughter  of  Elon  the  Hittite  : 

35  Which  were  a grief  of  mind  mito  Isaac  and  to 
Bebekah. 

CHAPTER  XXYII. 

1 Isaac  sendeth  Esati  for  venison.  6 Rebekahinsiructeth  Jacob  to  obtain 
the  blessing.  15  Jacob  tinder  the  jterson  of  Esau  ohtaineth  it.  30  Esau 
bringeth  venison.  33  Isaac  trembleth.  34  Esau  complaineth,  and  by 
importunity  obtaineth  a blessing.  41  He  threateneth  Jacob.  42  Re- 
bekah  disappointeth  it. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Isaac  was  old,  and 
1 his  eyes  were  dim,  so  that  he  could  not  see,  he 
called  Esau  his  eldest  son,  and  said  unto  liim.  My  son  : 
and  he  said  unto  him.  Behold,  here  am  I. 

2  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  I am  old,  I ^know  not 
the  day  of  my  death  : 

3  8 Now  therefore  take,  I pray  thee,  thy  weapons,  thy 
quiver  and  thy  bow,  and  go  out  to  the  field,  and  take  me 
some  venison  ; 

4  And  make  me  savoury  meat,  such  as  I love,  and 
bring  it  to  me,  that  I may  eat  ; that  my  soul  ^ may 
bless  thee  before  I die. 

5  And  Bebekah  heard  when  Isaac  spake  to  Esau  his 
son.  And  Esau  went  to  the  field  to  hunt  for  venison, 
and  to  bring  it. 

6  *11  And  Bebekah  spake  unto  Jacob  her  son,  saying, 

25  ch.  17.  6.  & 28.  3.  28  ver.  3,  4.  83  ver.  16. 

& 41.  52.  Ex.  1.  7.  29  ch.  12.  7.  & 13.  3*  ch.  21.  22,  23. 

20  ch.  17.  7.  & 24. 12.  18.  as  ch.  24.  31.  Ps. 

& 28.  13.  Ex.  3.  6.  30  Ps.  HG.  17.  115.  15. 

Acts  7.  32.  31  cli.  21.  22.  3g  ch.  19.  3. 

27  ch.  15.  1.  32  judg.  11.  7.  a?  ch.  21.  31. 


and  he  said.  For  now  the  Lord  hath  made  room  for 

23  us,  and  we  shall  be  fruitful  in  the  land.  And  he 

24  went  up  from  thence  to  Beer-sheba.  And  the  Lord 
appeared  unto  him  the  same  night,  and  said,  I am 
the  God  of  Abraham  thy  father  : fear  not,  for  I am 
with  thee,  and  will  bless  thee,  and  multiply  thy  seed 

25  for  my  servant  Abraham’s  sake.  And  he  builded 
an  altar  there,  and  called  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
and  pitched  his  tent  there  : and  there  Isaac’s  servants 

26  digged  a well.  Then  Abimelech  went  to  him  from 
Gerar,  and  Ahuzzath  his  friend,  and  Phicol  the  cap- 

27  tain  of  his  host.  And  Isaac  said  unto  them.  Where- 
fore are  ye  come  unto  me,  seeing  ye  hate  me,  and  have 

28  sent  me  away  from  you  ? And  they  said.  We  saw 
plainly  that  the  Lord  was  with  thee  : and  we  said. 
Let  there  now  be  an  oath  betwixt  us,  even  betwixt 
us  and  thee,  and  let  us  make  a covenant  with  thee  ; 

29  that  thou  wilt  do  us  no  hurt,  as  we  have  not  touched 
thee,  and  as  we  have  done  unto  thee  nothing  but 
good,  and  have  sent  thee  away  in  peace  : thou  art 

30  now  the  blessed  of  the  Lord.  And  he  made  them 

31  a feast,  and  they  did  eat  and  drink.  And  they  rose 
up  betimes  in  the  morning,  and  sware  one  to  another  : 
and  Isaac  sent  them  away,  and  they  departed  from 

32  him  in  peace.  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  day, 
that  Isaac’s  servants  came,  and  told  him  concerning 
the  well  which  they  had  digged,  and  said  unto  him, 

33  We  have  found  water.  And  he  called  it  -^Shibah  : 
therefore  the  name  of  the  city  is  Beer-sheba  unto  this 
day. 


34  And  when  Esau  was  forty  years  old  he  took  to 
wife  Judith  the  daughter  of  Beeri  the  Hittite,  and 

35  Basemath  the  daughter  of  Elon  the  Hittite  : and 
they  were  o a grief  of  mind  unto  Isaac  and  to  Be- 
bekah. 


27  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Isaac  was  old,  and 
his  eyes  were  dim,  so  that  he  could  not  see,  he  called 
Esau  his  elder  son,  and  said  unto  him.  My  son  : and 

2 he  said  unto  him.  Here  am  I.  And  he  said.  Behold 
now,  I am  old,  I know  not  the  day  of  my  death. 

3 Now  therefore  take,  I pray  thee,  thy  weapons,  thy 
quiver  and  thy  bow,  and  go  out  to  the  field,  and  take 

4 me  venison  ; and  make  me  savoury  meat,  such  as  I 
love,  and  bring  it  to  me,  that  I may  eat  ; that  my 

5 soul  may  bless  thee  before  I die.  And  Bebekah 
heard  when  Isaac  spake  to  Esau  his  son.  And  Esau 
went  to  the  field  to  hunt  for  venison,  and  to  bring  it. 

6 And  Bebekah  spake  unto  Jacob  her  son,  saying,  Be- 


ss ch,  21.  31.  2 Pro.  27.  1.  Jam.  4.  15.  & 49.  28.  Deut. 

39  ch.  3G.  2.  14.  33.  1. 

49  ch.  27.  46,  & 28.  3 ch.  25.  27,  28.  f See  ch.  21.  31. 

1,8.  * ver.  27.  ch,  48.  9,  g Heb.  bitterness  of 

7 ch.  48.  10.  1 Sam.  spirit. 

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39 


Behold,  I heard  thy  father  speak  unto  Esau  thy  brother, 
saying, 

7 Bring  me  venison,  and  make  me  savoury  meat,  that 
I may  eat,  and  bless  thee  before  the  Lord  before  my 
death. 

8 Now  therefore,  my  son,  ®obey  my  voice  according 
to  that  which  I command  thee. 

9 Go  now  to  the  flock,  and  fetch  me  from  thence  two 
good  kids  of  the  goats  ; and  I will  make  them  ® savoury 
meat  for  thy  father,  such  as  he  loveth  : 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  it  to  thy  father,  that  he  may 
eat,  and  that  he  may  bless  thee  before  his  death. 

11  And  Jacob  said  to  Rebekah  his  mother,  Behold, 
® Esau  my  brother  is  a hairy  man,  and  I am  a smooth 
man  : 

12  My  father  peradventure  will  ^ feel  me,  and  I shall 
seem  to  him  as  a deceiver  ; and  I shall  bring  a curse 
upon  me,  and  not  a blessing. 

13  And  his  mother  said  unto  him,  Upon  me  he  thy 
curse,  my  son  : only  obey  my  voice,  and  go  fetch  me 
them. 

14  And  he  went,  and  fetched,  and  brought  them  to 
his  mother  : and  his  mother  made  savoury  meat,  such 
as  his  father  loved. 

15  And  Rebekah  took  goodly  raiment  of  her  eldest 
son  Esau,  which  were  with  her  in  the  house,  and  put 
them  upon  Jacob  her  younger  son  : 

16  And  she  put  the  skins  of  the  kids  of  the  goats 
upon  his  hands,  and  upon  the  smooth  of  his  neck  : 

17  And  she  gave  the  savoury  meat  and  the  bread, 
which  she  had  prepared,  into  the  hand  of  her  son  Jacob. 

18  T[  And  he  came  unto  his  father,  and  said.  My 
father  : and  he  said.  Here  am  I ; who  art  thou,  my 
son  ? 

19  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  father,  I am  Esau  thy 
firstborn  ; I have  done  according  as  thou  badest  me  : 
arise,  I pray  thee,  sit  and  eat  of  my  venison,  that  thy 
soul  may  bless  me. 

20  And  Isaac  said  unto  his  son.  How  is  it  that  thou 
hast  found  it  so  quickly,  my  son  ? And  he  said.  Because 
the  Lord  thy  God  brought  it  to  me. 

21  And  Isaac  said  unto  Jacob,  Come  near,  I pray 
thee,  that  I may  feel  thee,  my  son,  whether  thou  be 
my  very  son  Esau  or  not. 

22  And  Jacob  went  near  unto  Isaac  his  father  ; and 
he  felt  him,  and  said.  The  voice  is  Jacob’s  voice,  but  the 
hands  are  the  hands  of  Esau. 

23  And  he  discerned  him  not,  because  ^®his  hands 
were  hairy,  as  his  brother  Esau’s  hands  : so  he  blessed 
liim. 

24  And  he  said.  Art  thou  my  very  son  Esau  ? And 
lie  said,  I am. 

25  And  he  said,  Bring  it  near  to  me,  and  I will  eat 
of  my  son’s  venison,  ^^that  my  soul  may  bless  thee. 
And  he  brought  it  near  to  him,  and  he  did  eat  : and  he 
brought  him  wine,  and  he  drank. 

26  And  liis  father  Isaac  said  unto  him,  Come  near 
now,  and  kiss  me,  my  son. 

27  And  he  came  near,  and  kissed  him  : and  he 
smelled  the  smell  of  his  raiment,  and  blessed  him,  and 
said.  See,  the  smell  of  my  son  is  as  the  smell  of  a field 
which  the  Lord  hath  blessed  : 

28  Therefore  God  give  thee  of  ^ the  dew  of  heaven, 

® ver.  13.  0 ver.  22.  25.  24.  2 Sam.  14.  9. 

0 ver.  4.  lo  ch.  9.  25.  Deut.  Matt.  27.  25. 

’’  ver.  4.  27.  18.  12  ver.  4,  9. 

» ch.  26.  25.  ch.  43.  9.  1 Sam.  23  yer.  27. 


hold,  I heard  thy  father  speak  unto  Esau  thy  brother, 

7 saying.  Bring  me  venison,  and  make  me  savoury 
meat,  that  I may  eat,  and  bless  thee  before  the  Lord 

8 before  my  death.  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey  my 

9 voice  according  to  that  which  I command  thee.  Go 
now  to  the  flock,  and  fetch  me  from  thence  two  good 
kids  of  the  goats  ; and  I will  make  them  savoury 

10  meat  for  thy  father,  such  as  he  loveth  : and  thou 
shalt  bring  it  to  thy  father,  that  he  may  eat,  so  that 

11  he  may  bless  thee  before  his  death.  And  Jacob  said 
to  Rebekah  his  mother.  Behold,  Esau  my  brother  is 

12  a hairy  man,  and  I am  a smooth  man.  My  father 
peradventure  will  feel  me,  and  I shall  seem  to  him 
as  a “ deceiver  ; and  I shall  bring  a curse  upon  me, 

13  and  not  a blessing.  And  his  mother  said  unto  him. 
Upon  me  be  thy  curse,  my  son  : only  obey  my  voice, 

14  and  go  fetch  me  them.  And  he  went,  and  fetched, 
and  brought  them  to  his  mother  : and  his  mother 

15  made  savoury  meat,  such  as  his  father  loved.  And 
Rebekah  took  the  goodly  raiment  of  Esau  her  elder 
son,  which  were  with  her  in  the  house,  and  put  them 

16  upon  Jacob  her  younger  son  : and  she  put  the  skins 
of  the  kids  of  the  goats  upon  his  hands,  and  upon 

17  the  smooth  of  his  neck  : and  slie  gave  the  savoury 
meat  and  the  bread,  which  she  had  prepared,  into 

18  the  hand  of  her  son  Jacob.  And  he  came  unto  his 
father,  and  said.  My  father  : and  he  said.  Here  am 

19  I ; who  art  thou,  my  son  ? And  Jacob  said  unto  his 
father,  I am  Esau  thy  firstborn  ; I have  done  accord- 
ing as  thou  badest  me  : arise,  I pray  thee,  sit  and 

20  eat  of  my  venison,  that  thy  soul  may  bless  me.  And 
Isaac  said  unto  his  son.  How  is  it  that  thou  hast 
found  it  so  quickly,  my  son  ? And  he  said.  Because 

21  the  Lord  thy  God  sent  me  good  speed.  And  Isaac 
said  unto  Jacob,  Come  near,  I pray  thee,  that  I may 
feel  thee,  my  son,  whether  thou  be  my  very  son 

22  Esau  or  not.  And  Jacob  went  near  unto  Isaac  his 
father  ; and  he  felt  him,  and  said.  The  voice  is 
Jacob’s  voice,  but  the  hands  are  the  hands  of  Esau. 

23  And  he  discerned  him  not,  because  his  hands  were 
hairy,  as  his  brother  Esau’s  hands  : so  he  blessed 

24  him.  And  he  said.  Art  thou  my  very  son  Esau  ? 

25  And  he  said,  I am.  And  he  said.  Bring  it  near  to 
me,  and  I will  eat  of  my  son’s  venison,  that  my  soul 
may  bless  thee.  And  he  brouglit  it  near  to  him,  and 
he  did  eat  : and  he  brought  him  wine,  and  he  drank. 

26  And  his  father  Isaac  said  unto  him.  Come  near  now, 

27  and  kiss  me,  my  son.  And  he  came  near,  and  kissed 
him  : and  he  smelled  the  smell  of  his  raiment,  and 
blessed  him,  and  said. 

See,  the  smell  of  my  son 

Is  as  the  smell  of  a field  which  the  Lord  hath 
blessed  : 

28  And  God  give  thee  of  the  dew  of  heaven, 


ver.  4,  1?  ver.  4.  Bent.  SS.  13,  2& 

ver.  12.  is  Hos.  14.  (1.  2 Sam.  1.  21. 

23  vor.  le.  Hel).  11.  20.  a Or>  mocker. 


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and  21  the  fatness  of  the  earth,  and  22  plenty  of  corn  and 
wine  : 

29  28  Let  people  serve  thee,  and  nations  bow  down  to 
thee  : be  lord  over  thy  brethren,  and  24  let  thy  mother’s 
sons  bow  down  to  thee  : '25  cursed  he  every  one  that 
curseth  thee,  and  blessed  he  he  that  blesseth  thee. 

30  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  Isaac  had  made 
an  end  of  blessing  Jacob,  and  Jacob  was  yet  scarce  gone 
out  from  the  presence  of  Isaac  his  father,  that  Esau  his 
brother  came  in  from  his  hunting. 

31  And  he  also  had  made  savoury  meat,  and  brought 
it  unto  his  father,  and  said  unto  his  father.  Let  my 
father  arise,  and  26  eat  of  his  son’s  venison,  that  thy 
soul  may  bless  me. 

32  And  Isaac  his  father  said  unto  him.  Who  art 
thou  ? And  he  said,  I am  thy  son,  thy  firstborn  Esau. 

33  And  Isaac  trembled  very  exceedingly,  and  said. 
Who  ? where  is  he  that  hath  taken  venison,  and  brought 
it  me,  and  I have  eaten  of  all  before  thou  earnest,  and 
have  blessed  him  ? yea,  21  and  he  shall  be  blessed. 

34  And  when  Esau  heard  the  words  of  his  father, 
28  he  cried  with  a great  and  exceeding  bitter  cry,  and 
said  unto  his  father.  Bless  me,  even  me  also,  O my 
father. 

35  And  he  said.  Thy  brother  came  with  subtilty,  and 
hath  taken  away  thy  blessing. 

36  And  he  said,  29  Is  not  he  rightly  named  Jacob  ? 
for  he  hath  supplanted  me  these  two  times  : he  took 
away  my  birthright ; and,  behold,  now  he  hath  taken 
away  my  blessing.  And  he  said.  Hast  thou  not  reserved 
a blessing  for  me  ? 

37  And  Isaac  answered  and  said  unto  Esau,  8i  Behold, 
I have  made  him  thy  lord,  and  all  his  brethren  have  I 
given  to  him  for  servants  ; and  82  with  corn  and  wine 
have  I sustained  him  : and  what  shall  I do  now  unto 
thee,  my  son  ? 

38  And  Esau  said  unto  his  father.  Hast  thou  but  one 
blessing,  my  father  ? bless  me,  even  me  also,  O my 
father.  And  Esau  lifted  up  his  voice,  88  and  wept. 

39  And  Isaac  his  father  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  84  thy  dwelling  shall  be  the  fatness  of  the  earth, 
and  of  the  dew  of  heaven  from  above  ; 

40  And  by  thy  sword  shalt  thou  live,  and  85sLalt 
serve  thy  brother  ; and  86  it  shall  come  to  pass  when 
thou  shalt  have  the  dominion,  that  thou  shalt  break  his 
yoke  from  off  thy  neck. 

41  ^ And  Esau  87  hated  Jacob  because  of  the  blessing 
wherewith  his  father  blessed  him  : and  Esau  said  in  his 
heart,  88  The  days  of  mourning  for  my  father  are  at 
hand  ; 89  then  will  I slay  my  brother  Jacob. 

42  And  these  words  of  Esau  her  elder  son  were  told 
to  Rebekah  : and  she  sent  and  called  Jacob  her  younger 
son,  and  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  brother  Esau,  as 
touching  thee,  doth  comfort  himself,  purposing  to  kill 
thee. 

43  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey  my  voice  ; and  arise, 
flee  thou  to  Laban  iny  brother  to  Haran  ; 

44  And  tarry  with  him  a few  days,  until  thy  brother’s 
fury  turn  away  ; 

45  Until  thy  brother’s  anger  turn  away  from  thee, 
and  he  forget  that  which  thou  hast  done  to  him  : then  I 
will  send,  and  fetch  thee  from  thence  : why  should  I be 
deprived  also  of  you  both  in  one  day  ? 

21  ch.  45.  18.  25  ch.  12.  3.'  Num.  28  Heb.  12.  17. 

22  Deut.  33.  28.  24.  9.  29  ch.  25.  26. 

23  ch.  9.  25.  & 25.  23.  26  yer.  4.  so  ch.  25.  33. 

24  ch.  49.  8.  27  ch.  28.  3,  4.  Rom.  Fulfilled,  2 Sam. 

11.  29.  8.  14.  ver.  29. 


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And  of  the  fatness  of  the  earth. 

And  plenty  of  corn  and  wine  : 

Let  peoples  serve  thee. 

And  nations  bow  down  to  thee  : 

Be  lord  over  thy  brethren. 

And  let  thy  mother’s  sons  bow  down  to  thee : 
Cursed  be  every  one  that  curseth  thee. 

And  blessed  be  every  one  that  blesseth  thee. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  Isaac  had  made  an 
end  of  blessing  Jacob,  and  Jacob  was  yet  scarce 
gone  out  from  the  presence  of  Isaac  his  father,  that 
Esau  his  brother  came  in  from  his  hunting.  And  he 
also  made  savoury  meat,  and  brought  it  unto  his 
father  ; and  he  said  unto  his  father,  I^et  my  father 
arise,  and  eat  of  his  son’s  venison,  that  thy  soul  may 
bless  me.  And  Isaac  his  father  said  unto  him.  Who 
art  thou  ? And  he  said,  I am  thy  son,  thy  firstborn, 
Esau.  And  Isaac  trembled  very  exceedingly,  and 
said.  Who  then  is  he  that  hath  taken  venison,  and 
brought  it  me,  and  I have  eaten  of  all  before  thou 
earnest,  and  have  blessed  him  ? yea,  and  he  shall  be 
blessed.  When  Esau  heard  the  words  of  his  father, 
he  cried  with  an  exceeding  great  and  bitter  cry,  and 
said  unto  his  father.  Bless  me,  even  me  also,  O my 
father.  And  he  said.  Thy  brother  came  with  guile, 
and  hath  taken  away  thy  blessing.  And  he  said. 
Is  not  he  rightly  named  ^ Jacob  ? for  he  hath  sup- 
planted me  these  two  times  : he  took  away  my 
birthright ; and,  behold,  now  he  hath  taken  away 
my  blessing.  And  he  said,  Hast  thou  not  reserved 
a blessing  for  me  ? And  Isaac  answered  and  said 
unto  Esau,  Behold,  I have  made  him  thy  lord,  and 
all  his  brethren  have  I given  to  him  for  servants  ; 
and  with  corn  and  wine  have  I sustained  him  : and 
what  then  shall  I do  for  thee,  my  son  ? And  Esau 
said  unto  his  father.  Hast  thou  but  one  blessing,  my 
father  ? bless  me,  even  me  also,  O my  father.  And 
Esau  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept.  And  Isaac  his 
father  answered  and  said  unto  him. 

Behold,  of  the  fatness  of  the  earth  shall  be  thy 
dwelling. 

And  of  the  dew  of  heaven  from  above  ; 

And  by  thy  sword  shalt  thou  live,  and  thou  shalt 
serve  thy  brother  ; 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  when  thou  shalt  break 
loose. 

That  thou  shalt  shake  his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck. 
And  Esau  hated  Jacob  because  of  the  blessing 
wherewith  his  father  blessed  him  : and  Esau  said  in 
his  heart.  The  days  of  mourning  for  my  father  are 
at  hand  ; then  will  I slay  my  brother  Jaeob.  And 
the  words  of  Esau  her  elder  son  were  told  to  Rebe- 
kah ; and  she  sent  and  called  Jacob  her  younger 
son,  and  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  brother  Esau,  as 
touching  thee,  doth  comfort  liimself,  purposing  to 
kill  thee.  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey  my  voice  ; 
and  arise,  flee  thou  to  Laban  my  brother  to  Haran  ; 
and  tarry  with  him  a few  days,  until  thy  brother’s 
fury  turn  away  ; until  thy  brother’s  anger  turn 
away  from  thee,  and  he  forget  that  which  thou  hast 
done  to  him  : then  I will  send,  and  fetch  thee  from 
thence  : why  should  I be  bereaved  of  you  both  in 
one  day  ? 


ver.  28.  8.  14.  Obad.  18, 19,  20. 

Heb.  12.  17.  36  2 Kin.  8.  20. 

ver.  28.  Heb.  11.  37  ch.  37.  4,  8. 

38  ch.  50.  3,  4,  10. 
ch.  25.  23.  2 Sam.  39  obad.  10. 


40  Ps.  64.  5. 

41  ch.  11.  31. 

h See  ch.  25.  26. 
c Or,  away  from. 


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41 


r 


46  And  Rebekah  said  to  Isaac,  I am  weary  of  my 
life  because  of  the  daughters  of  Heth  : if  Jacob  take  a 
wife  of  the  daughters  of  Heth,  such  as  these  which  are 
of  the  daughters  of  the  land,  what  good  shall  my  life 
do  me  ? 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 Isaac  bJesseth  Jacoby  and  sendeth  Mm  to  Padnn-aram.  6 Esau  mar- 
rieth  Mahalath  the  daughter  of  Jshmael.  10  The  vision  of  Jacob's 
ladder.  18  The  stone  of  Beth-el.  20  Jacob's  vow. 

And  Isaac  called  Jacob,  and  ^ blessed  him,  and 
charged  liim,  and  said  unto  him,  ^ Thou  shalt  not 
take  a wife  of  the  daughters  of  Canaan. 

2  ® Arise,  go  to  ^ Padan-aram,  to  the  house  of  ® Bethuel 
thy  mother’s  father  ; and  take  thee  a wife  from  thence 
of  the  daughters  of  ® Laban  thy  mother’s  brother. 

3  And  God  Almighty  bless  thee,  and  make  thee 
fruitful,  and  multiply  thee,  that  thou  mayest  be  a mul- 
titude of  people  ; 

4  And  give  thee  ® the  blessing  of  Abraham,  to  thee, 
and  to  thy  seed  with  thee  ; that  thou  mayest  inherit  the 
land  ® wherein  thou  art  a stranger,  which  God  gave  unto 
Abraham. 

5  And  Isaac  sent  away  Jacob  : and  he  went  to  Padan- 
aram  luito  Laban,  son  of  Bethuel  the  Syrian,  the  brother 
of  Rebekah,  Jacob’s  and  Esau’s  mother. 

6  ^ When  Esau  saw  that  Isaac  had  blessed  Jacob, 
and  sent  him  away  to  Padan-aram,  to  take  him  a wife 
from  thence  ; and  that  as  he  blessed  him  he  gave  him  a 
charge,  saying.  Thou  shalt  not  take  a wife  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Canaan  ; 

7  And  that  Jacob  obeyed  his  father  and  his  mother, 
and  was  gone  to  Padan-aram  ; 

8  And  Esau  seeing  that  the  daughters  of  Canaan 
pleased  not  Isaac  his  father  ; 

9  Then  went  Esau  unto  Ishmael,  and  took  unto 
the  wives  winch  he  had  Mahalath  the  daughter  of 
Ishmael  Abraham’s  son,  the  sister  of  Nebajoth,  to  be 
his  wife. 

10  And  Jacob  went  out  from  Beer-sheba,  and 
went  toward  Haran. 

11  And  he  lighted  upon  a certain  place,  and  tarried 
there  all  night,  because  the  sun  was  set ; and  he  took 
of  the  stones  of  that  place,  and  put  them  for  his  pillows, 
and  lay  down  in  that  place  to  sleep. 

And  he  dreamed,  and  behold  a ladder  set  up  oii^ 
the  earth,  and  the  top  of  it  reached  to  heaven  : and 
behold  i®the  angels  of  God  ascending  and  descending 
^ on  it. 

13  And,  behold,  the  Lord  stood  above  it,  and  said, 
I am  the  Lord  God  of  Abraham  thy  father,  and  the 
God  of  Isaac  : the  land  whereon  thou  liest,  to  thee 
will  I give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  ; 

14  And  20  thy  seed  shall  be  as  the  dust  of  the  earth, 
and  thou  shalt  spread  abroad  21  to  the  west,  and  to  the 
east,  and  to  the  north,  and  to  the  south  : and  in  thee 
and  22  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the  earth  be 
blessed. 

15  And,  behold,  231  am  with  thee,  and  will  24  keep 
thee  in  all  places  whither  thou  goest,  and  will  26  bring 
thee  again  into  this  land  ; for  20 1 will  not  leave  thee, 
2"^  until  I have  done  that  which  I have  spoken  to  thee  of. 


« ch.  2G.  35.  &28.  8. 
43  ch.  24.  3. 

1 ch.  27.  33. 

2 cli.  24.  3. 

3 Hos.  12.  12. 

4 ch.  25.  20. 
c ch.  22.  23. 

6 ch.  24.  29. 


2 ch.  17.  1,  G. 

8 ch.  12.  2. 

0 ch.  17.  8. 

10  ch.  24.  3.  &2G.  35. 
41  ch.  3G.  3,  she  is 
called  Bashemath. 

12  ch.  25.  13. 

13  Hos.  12.  12. 


14  Called,  Acts  7.  2, 
Charran. 

13  ch.  41.  1.  Job  33. 
15. 

18  Jolm  1.  51.  Heb. 
1.  14. 

11  ch.  35.  1.  & 48.  3. 
18  ch.  2G.  24. 


46  And  Rebekah  said  to  Isaac,  I am  weary  of  my 
life  because  of  the  daughters  of  Heth  : if  Jacob 
take  a wife  of  the  daughters  of  Heth,  such  as 
these,  of  the  daughters  of  the  land,  what  good 
28  shall  my  life  do  me  ? And  Isaac  called  Jacob, 
and  blessed  him,  and  charged  him,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thou  shalt  not  take  a wife  of  the  daughters 

2 of  Canaan.  Arise,  go  to  Paddan-aram,  to  the 
house  of  Bethuel  thy  mother’s  father  ; and  take 
thee  a wife  from  thence  of  the  daughters  of  Laban 

3 thy  mother’s  brother.  And  “God  Almighty  bless 
thee,  and  make  thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee, 

4 that  thou  mayest  be  a company  of  peoples  ; and 
give  thee  the  blessing  of  Abraham,  to  thee,  and 
to  thy  seed  with  thee  ; that  thou  mayest  inherit 
the  land  of  thy  sojournings,  which  God  gave  unto 

5 Abraham.  And  Isaac  sent  away  Jacob  : and  he 
went  to  Paddan-aram  unto  Laban,  son  of  Bethuel 
the  ^ Syrian,  the  brother  of  Rebekah,  Jacob’s  and 

6 Esau’s  mother.  Now  Esau  saw  that  Isaac  had 
blessed  Jacob  and  sent  him  away  to  Paddan-aram, 
to  take  him  a wife  from  thence  ; and  that  as  he 
blessed  him  he  gave  him  a charge,  saying.  Thou 
shalt  not  take  a wife  of  the  daughters  of  Canaan  ; 

7 and  that  Jacob  obeyed  his  father  and  his  mother, 

8 and  was  gone  to  Paddan-aram  : and  Esau  saw  that 
the  daughters  of  Canaan  pleased  not  Isaac  his  fa- 

9 ther  ; and  Esau  went  unto  Ishmael,  and  took  unto 
the  wives  which  he  had  Mahalath  the  daughter  of 
Ishmael  Abraham’s  son,  the  sister  of  Nebaioth,  to 
be  his  wife. 


10  And  Jacob  went  out  from  Beer-sheba,  and  went 

11  toward  Haran.  And  he  lighted  upon  ^a  certain 
place,  and  tarried  there  all  night,  because  the  sun 
was  set ; and  he  took  one  of  the  stones  of  the 
place,  and  put  it  under  his  head,  and  lay  down  in 

12  that  place  to  sleep.  And  he  dreamed,  and  behold 
a ladder  set  up  on  the  earth,  and  the  top  of  it 
reached  to  heaven  : and  behold  the  angels  of  God 

13  ascending  and  descending  on  it.  And,  behold,  the 
Lord  stood  above  it,  and  said,  I am  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Abraham  thy  father,  and  the  God  of  Isaac  : 
the  land  whereon  thou  liest,  to  thee  will  I give  it, 

14  and  to  thy  seed  ; and  thy  seed  shall  be  as  the  dust 
of  the  earth,  and  thou  shalt  spread  abroad  to  the 
west,  and  to  the  east,  and  to  the  north,  and  to  the 
south  : and  in  thee  and  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the 

15  families  of  the  earth  be  blessed.  And,  behold,  I 
am  with  thee,  and  will  keep  thee  whithersoever  thou 
goest,  and  will  bring  thee  again  into  this  land  ; for 
I will  not  leave  thee,  until  I have  done  that  which 


19  ch.  13.  15.  & 35. 
12. 

20  ch.  13.  IG. 

21  ch.  13.  14.  Deut. 
12.  20. 

22  cli.  12.  3.  & 18.  18. 
& 22.  18.  & 2G.  4. 


23  See  ver.  20,  21. 
ch.  2G.  24.  & 31.  3. 

24  ch.  48.  IG.  Ps. 
121.  5,  7,  8. 

23  ch.  35.  G. 

28  Deut.  31.  G,  8. 
Josli.  1.  5.  1 Kin.  8. 
57.  Heb.  13.  5. 


27  Nura.  23.  19. 
a Hob.  El  Shaddoji. 
b Heb.  Aram  can. 
c Heb.  the  place, 
d Or,  beside  h im. 
c Hob.  break  forth. 


42 


GENESIS,  XXIX. 


16  ^ And  Jacob  awaked  out  of  his  sleep,  and  he  said, 
Surely  the  Lord  is  in  this  place  ; and  I knew  it  not. 

17  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said.  How  dreadful  is  this 
place  ! this  is  none  other  but  the  house  of  God,  and  this 
is  the  gate  of  heaven. 

18  And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  took 
the  stone  that  he  had  put  for  his  pillows,  and  set  it  up 
for  a pillar,  and  poured  oil  upon  the  top  of  it. 

19  And  he  called  the  name  of  that  place  Beth-el : 
but  the  name  of  that  city  was  called  Luz  at  the  first. 

20  ^^And  Jacob  vowed  a vow,  saying.  If  ^^God  will 
be  with  me,  and  will  keep  me  in  this  way  that  I go,  and 
will  give  me  bread  to  eat,  and  raiment  to  put  on, 

21  So  that  I come  again  to  my  father’s  house  in 
peace  ; ®®then  shall  the  Lord  be  my  God  : 

22  And  this  stone,  which  I have  set  for  a pillar, 

shall  be  God’s  house  : and  of  all  that  thou  shalt 

give  me  I will  surely  give  the  tenth  imto  thee. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  Jacob  cometh  to  the  well  of  Hnran.  9 He  taketh  acquaintance  of 
Rachel.  Vi  Laban  entertaineth  him.  VS  Jacob  covenantelh  for  Rachel. 
23  He  is  deceived  with  Leah.  23  He  marrieth  also  Rachel,  and  serveth 
,for  her  seven  years  more.  32  Leah  beareth  Reuben,  33  Simeon,  34  Levi, 
35  and  Judah  '. 

Then  Jacob  went  on  his  journey,  ^and  came  into 
the  land  of  the  people  of  the  east. 

2  And  he  looked,  and  behold  a well  in  the  field,  and, 
lo,  there  were  three  flocks  of  sheep  lying  by  it  ; for  out 
of  that  well  they  watered  the  flocks  : and  a great  stone 
was  upon  the  well’s  mouth. 

3  And  thither  were  all  the  flocks  gathered  : and  they 
rolled  the  stone  from  the  well’s  mouth,  and  watered  the 
sheep,  and  put  the  stone  again  upon  the  well’s  mouth  in 
his  place. 

4  And  Jacob  said  unto  them.  My  brethren,  whence 
be  je?  And  they  said,  Of  Haran  are  we. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Know  ye  Laban  the  son 
of  Nahor?  And  they  said.  We  know  him. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  ^ Is  he  well?  And  they 
said.  He  is  well : and,  behold,  Rachel  his  daughter  com- 
eth with  the  sheep. 

7  And  he  said,  Lo,  it  is  yet  high  day,  neither  is  it 
time  that  the  cattle  should  be  gathered  together  : water 
ye  the  sheep,  and  go  and  feed  them. 

8  And  they  said.  We  cannot,  until  all  the  flocks  be 
gathered  together,  and  till  they  roll  the  stone  from  the 
well’s  mouth  ; then  we  water  the  sheep. 

9  ^ And  while  he  yet  spake  with  them,  ^ Rachel 
came  with  her  father’s  sheep  : for  she  kept  them. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jacob  saw  Rachel  the 
daughter  of  Laban  his  mother’s  brother,  and  the  sheep 
of  Laban  his  mother’s  brother,  that  Jacob  went  near, 
and  ^rolled  the  stone  from  the  well’s  mouth,  and  wa- 
tered the  flock  of  Laban  his  mother’s  brother. 

~ 11  And  Jacob  ® kissed  Rachel,  and  lifted  up  his 
voice,  and  wept. 

12  And  Jacob  told  Rachel  that  he  was  ®her  father’s 
brother,  and  that  he  was  Rebekah’s  son  : and  she  ran 
and  told  her  father. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Laban  heard  the  ti- 
dings of  Jacob  his  sister’s  son,  that  ® he  ran  to  meet  him, 

28  Ex.  3.  5.  Josh.  5.  81  Judg.  1.  23,  26.  36  Judg.  11.  31.  2 

15.  Hos.  4.  15.  Sam.  19.  24,  30. 

23  ch.  31.  13,  45.  & 32  ch.  31.  13.  Judg.  so  Peut.  26.  17.  2 

35.  14.  11.  30.  2 Sam.  15.  8.  Sam.  15.  8.  2 Kin.  5. 

30  Lev.  8.  10,  11,  12.  33  ver.  15.  17. 

Num.  7.  1.  34  1 Tim.  6.  8.  37  ch.  35.  7,  14. 

38  Lev.  27.  30. 


16  I have  spoken  to  thee  of.  And  Jacob  awaked  out 
of  his  sleep,  and  he  said.  Surely  the  Lord  is  in 

17  this  place  ; and  I knew  it  not.  And  he  was  afraid, 
and  said.  How  dreadful  is  this  place  ! this  is  none 
other  but  the  house  of  God,  and  this  is  the  gate  of 

18  heaven.  And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in  the  morning, 
and  took  the  stone  that  he  had  put  under  his  head, 
and  set  it  up  for  a pillar,  and  poured  oil  upon  the 

19  top  of  it.  And  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
•^Beth-el  : but  the  name  of  the  city  was  Luz  at  the 

20  first.  And  Jacob  vowed  a vow,  saying.  If  God 
mil  be  with  me,  and  will  keep  me  in  this  way  that 
I go,  and  will  give  me  bread  to  eat,  and  raiment  to 

21  put  on,  so  that  I come  again  to  my  father’s  house 

22  in  peace,  s' then  shall  the  Lord  be  my  God,  and 
this  stone,  which  I have  set  up  for  a pillar,  shall  be 
God’s  house  : and  of  all  that  thou  shalt  give  me  I 
will  surely  give  the  tenth  unto  thee. 


29  Then  Jacob  “ went  on  his  journey,  and  came  to 

2 the  land  of  the  children  of  the  east.  And  he  looked, 
a,nd  behold  a well  in  the  field,  and,  lo,  three  flocks 
of  sheep  lying  there  by  it  ; for  out  of  that  well  they 
watered  the  flocks  : and  the  stone  upon  the  well’s 

3 mouth  was  great.  And  thither  were  all  the  flocks 
gathered  : and  they  rolled  the  stone  from  the  well’s 
mouth,  and  watered  the  sheep,  and  put  the  stone 

4 again  upon  the  well’s  mouth  in  its  place.  And 
Jacob  said  unto  them.  My  brethren,  whence  be  ye  ? 

5 And  they  said.  Of  Haran  are  we.  And  he  said  unto 
them.  Know  ye  Laban  the  son  of  Nahor  ? And  they 

6 said.  We  know  him.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Is  it 
well  with  him  ? And  they  said.  It  is  well : and,  be- 
hold, Rachel  his  daughter  cometh  with  the  sheep. 

7 And  he  said,  Lo,  it  is  yet  high  day,  neither  is  it  time 
that  the  cattle  should  be  gathered  together  : water 

8 j’^e  the  sheep,  and  go  and  feed  them.  And  they  said, 
We  cannot,  until  all  the  flocks  be  gathered  together, 
and  they  roll  the  stone  from  the  well’s  mouth  ; then 

9 we  water  the  sheep.  While  he  yet  spake  with  them, 
Rachel  came  with  her  father’s  sheep  ; for  she  kept 

10  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jacob  saw  Ra- 
chel the  daughter  of  Laban  his  mother’s  brother, 
and  the  sheep  of  Laban  his  mother’s  brother,  that 
Jacob  went  near,  and  rolled  the  stone  from  the 
well’s  mouth,  and  watered  the  flock  of  Laban  his 

11  mother’s  brother.  And  Jacob  kissed  Rachel,  and 

12  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept.  And  Jacob  told  Ra- 
chel that  he  was  her  father’s  brother,  and  that  he 
was  Rebekah’s  son  : and  she  ran  and  told  her  father. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Laban  heard  the  tidings 
of  Jacob  his  sister’s  son,  that  he  ran  to  meet  him, 


1 Num.  23.  7.  Hos. 

12.  12. 

2 ch.  43.  27. 

3 Ex.  2.  16. 

4 Ex.  2.  17. 

3 ch.  33.  4.  & 45.  14, 
15. 


c ch.  13.  8.  & 14.  14, 
16. 

7 ch.  24.  28. 

8 ch.  24.  29. 

/ That  is.  The  house 
of  God. 


<7  Or,  and  the  Lord 
will  be  my  God,  then 
this  stone  &c. 

a Heb.  lifted  up  his 
feet. 


GENESIS,  XXIX. 


43 


and  embraced  him,  and  kissed  him,  and  brought  him  to 
his  house.  And  he  told  Laban  all  these  things. 

14  And  Laban  said  to  him,  ^ Surely  thou  art  my  bone 
and  my  flesh.  And  he  abode  with  him  the  space  of  a 
month. 

15  ^ And  Laban  said  unto  Jacob,  Because  thou  art 
my  brother,  shouldest  thou  therefore  serve  me  for 
nought  ? tell  me,  what  shall  thy  wages  he  ? 

16  And  Laban  had  two  daughters  : the  name  of  the 
elder  was  Leah,  and  the  name  of  the  younger  was 
Eachel. 

1 7 Leah  laas  tender  eyed  ; but  Rachel  was  beautiful 
and  well  favoured. 

18  And  Jacob  loved  Rachel  ; and  said,  ^°I  will  serve 
thee  seven  years  for  Rachel  thy  younger  daughter. 

19  And  Laban  said,  It  is  better  that  I give  her  to 
thee,  than  that  I should  give  her  to  another  man  : abide 
with  me. 

20  And  Jacob  served  seven  years  for  Rachel  ; and 
they  seemed  unto  him  but  a few  days,  for  the  love  he 
had  to  her. 

21  ^ And  Jacob  said  unto  Laban,  Give  me  my  wife, 
for  my  days  are  fulfilled,  that  I may  go  in  unto  her. 

22  And  Laban  gathered  together  all  the  men  of  the 
place,  and  made  a feast. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  evening,  that  he  took 
Leah  his  daughter,  and  brought  her  to  him  ; and  he 
went  in  unto  her. 

24  And  Laban  gave  unto  his  daughter  Leah  Zilpah 
his  maid  for  an  handmaid. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the  morning,  behold, 
it  was  Leah  : and  he  said  to  Laban,  What  is  this  thou 
hast  done  unto  me  ? did  not  I serve  with  thee  for 
Rachel  ? wherefore  then  hast  thou  beguiled  me  ? 

26  And  Laban  said.  It  must  not  be  so  done  in  our 
country,  to  give  the  younger  before  the  firstborn. 

27  Fulfil  her  week,  and  we  will  give  thee  this  also 
for  the  service  which  thou  shalt  serve  with  me  yet 
seven  other  years. 

28  And  Jacob  did  so,  and  fulfilled  her  week  : and  he 
gave  him  Rachel  his  daughter  to  wife  also. 

29  And  Laban  gave  to  Rachel  his  daughter  Bilhah 
his  handmaid  to  be  her  maid. 

30  And  he  went  in  also  unto  Rachel,  and  he  loved 
also  Rachel  more  than  Leah,  and  served  with  him  yet 
seven  other  years. 

31  ^ And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  Leah  was  hated, 
he  opened  her  womb  : but  Rachel  was  barren. 

32  And  Leah  conceived,  and  bare  a son,  and  she 
called  his  name  Reuben  : for  she  said.  Surely  the  Lord 
hath  looked  upon  my  affliction  ; now  therefore  my 
husband  will  love  me. 

33  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare  a son  ; and 
said.  Because  the  Lord  hath  heard  that  I was  hated,  he 
hath  therefore  given  me  this  son  also  : and  she  called 
his  name  Simeon. 

34  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare  a son  ; and 
said.  Now  this  time  will  my  husband  be  joined  unto  me, 
because  I have  born  him  three  sons  : therefore  was  his 
name  called  Levi. 

35  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare  a son  : and  she 
said.  Now  will  I praise  the  Lord  : therefore  she  called 
his  name  Judah  ; and  left  bearing. 

9 ch.  2.  23.  Judg.  9.  ^ ch.  30.  26.  Hos.  u Judg.  14.  12. 

2.  2 Sam.  5.  1.  & 19.  12.  12.  ver.  20.  Deut. 

12,13.  .Judg.  1.5.  1.  21.15. 

lOch.  31.  41.  2 Sam.  ^3  14.  ly,  10  yj,.  30.  ^ 31 

3.  14.  2.  1,  2.  41.  Ho.s.  12.  12. 


and  embraced  him,  and  kissed  him,  and  brought  him 
to  his  house.  And  he  told  Laban  all  these  things. 

14  And  Laban  said  to  him.  Surely  thou  art  my  bone 
and  my  flesh.  And  he  abode  with  him  the  space  of 

15  a month.  And  Laban  said  unto  Jacob,  Because  thou 
art  my  brother,  shouldest  thou  therefore  serve  me 
for  pought  ? tell  me,  what  shall  thy  wages  be  ? 

16  And  Laban  had  two  daughters  : the  name  of  the 
elder  was  Leah,  and  the  name  of  the  younger  was 

17  Rachel.  And  Leah’s  eyes  were  tender  ; but  Rachel 

18  was  beautiful  and  well  favoured.  And  Jacob  loved 
Rachel  ; and  he  sfiid,  I will  serve  thee  seven  years 

19  for  Rachel  thy  younger  daughter.  And  Laban  said. 
It  is  better  that  I give  her  to  thee,  than  that  I 
should  give  her  to  another  man  : abide  with  me. 

20  And  Jacob  served  seven  years  for  Rachel  ; and  they 
seemed  unto  him  but  a few  days,  for  the  love  he 

21  had  to  her.  And  Jacob  said  unto  Laban,  Give  me 
my  wife,  for  my  days  are  fulfilled,  that  I may  go  in 

22  unto  her.  And  Laban  gathered  together  all  the 

23  men  of  the  place,  and  made  a feast.  And  it  came 
to  pass  in  the  evening,  that  he  took  Leah  his  daugh- 
ter, and  brought  her  to  him  ; and  he  went  in  unto 

24  her.  And  Laban  gave  Zilpah  his  handmaid  unto 

25  his  daughter  Leah  for  an  handmaid.  And  it  came 
to  pass  in  the  morning  that,  behold,  it  was  Leah : 
and  he  said  to  Laban,  What  is  this  thou  hast  done 
unto  me  ? did  not  I serve  with  thee  for  Rachel  ? 

26  wherefore  then  hast  thou  beguiled  me  ? And  La- 
ban said.  It  is  not  so  done  in  our  place,  to  give  the 

27  younger  before  the  firs^orn.  Fulfil  the  week  of 
this  one,  and  we  will  givP'thee  the  other  also  for  the 
service  which  thou  shalt  serve  with  me  yet  seven 

28  other  years.  And  Jacob  did  so,  and  fulfilled  her 
week  : and  he  gave  him  Rachel  his  daughter  to  wife. 

29  And  Laban  gave  to  Rachel  his  daughter  Bilhah  his 

30  handmaid  to  be  her  handmaid.  And  he  went  in 
also  unto  Rachel,  and  he  loved  also  Rachel  more 
than  Leah,  and  served  with  him  yet  seven  other 
years. 


31  And  the  Lord  saw  that  Leah  was  hated,  and  he 

32  opened  her  womb  : but  Rachel  was  barren.  And 
Leah  conceived,  and  bare  a son,  and  she  called  his 
name  Reuben  : for  she  said.  Because  the  Lord 
^ hath  looked  upon  my  affliction  ; for  now  my  hus- 

33  band  will  love  me.  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a son  ; and  said.  Because  the  Lord  hath 
heard  that  I am  hated,  he  hath  therefore  given  me 
this  son  also  : and  she  called  his  name  Simeon. 

34  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare  a son  ; and  said. 
Now  this  time  will  my  husband  be  ® joined  unto  me, 
because  I have  borne  him  three  sons  : therefore  was 

35  his  name  called  Levi.  And  she  conceived  again, 
and  bare  a son  : and  she  said.  This  time  will  I 
f praise  the  Lord  : therefore  she  called  his  name 
S'  Judah  ; and  she  left  bearing. 


IT  Ps.  127.  3. 

18  ch.  30.  1. 

19  Ex.  3.  7.  & 4.  31. 
Deut.  26.  7.  Ps.  25.  18. 
& 106.  44. 


20  Matt.  1.  2. 
b Ileb.  raah  heonyi. 
c Heb.  shama. 
d Heb.  IShvmeon. 


e From  the  root 
lava/). 

f From  the  Heb. 
/)&dah. 

<j  Heb.  JeJiuduh. 


44 


GENESIS,  XXX. 


CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Rachel,  in  grief  for  her  barrenness,  giveth  Bilhah  her  maid  unto  Ja- 
cob. 5 Bhe  beareth  Dan  and  Najmtali.  9 Leah  giveth  Zilpah  her 
maid,  who  beareth  Gad  and  Asher.  \\  Reuben  findeth  mandrakes,  with 
• 1.  HI  ' ' 


which  Leah  buueth  her  husband  of  Rachel. 

Zebulun,  and  Dinah.  22  Rachel  beareth  Joseph.  25  Jacob  desireth  to 


Leah  beareth  Issachar, 


depart.  27  Laban  stayeth  him  on  a new  covenant.  37  Jacob's  policy, 
whereby  he  became  rich. 

And  when  Rachel  saw  that  ^she  bare  Jacob  no 
children,  Rachel  ^ envied  her  sister  ; and  said  unto 
Jacob,  Give  me  children,  ^ or  else  I die. 

2  And  Jacob’s  anger  was  kindled  against  Rachel  : 
and  he  said,  ^ Am  I in  God’s  stead,  who  hath  withheld 
from  thee  the  fruit  of  the  womb  ? 

3  And  she  said.  Behold  ®my  maid  Bilhah,  go  in 
unto  her  ; ® and  she  shall  bear  upon  my  knees,  ^ that  I 
may  also  have  children  by  her. 

4  And  she  gave  him  Bilhah  her  handmaid  ® to  wife  : 
and  Jacob  went  in  unto  her. 

5  And  Bilhah  conceived,  and  bare  Jacob  a son. 

6  And  Rachel  said,  God  hath  ® judged  me,  and  hath 
also  heard  my  voice,  and  hath  given  me  a son  : there- 
fore called  she  his  name  Dan. 

7  And  Bilhah  Rachel’s  maid  conceived  again,  and 
bare  Jacob  a second  son. 

8  And  Rachel  said.  With  great  wrestlings  have  I 
wrestled  with  my  sister,  and  I have  prevailed  : and  she 
called  his  name  Naphtali. 

9  When  Leah  saw  that  she  had  left  bearing,  she 
took  Zilpah  her  maid,  and  gave  her  Jacob  to  wife. 

10  And  Zilpah  Leah’s  maid  bare  Jacob  a son. 

11  And  Leah  said,  A troop  cometh  : and  she  called 


his  name  Gad. 


12  And  Zilpah  Leah’s  maid  bare  Jacob  a second  son. 

13  And  Leah  said.  Happy  am  I,  for  the  daughters 

will  call  me  blessed  : and  she  called  his  name  Asher. 

14  ^ And  Reuben  went  in  the  days  of  wheat  harvest, 
and  found  mandrakes  in  the  field,  and  brought  them 
unto  his  mother  Leah.  Then  Rachel  said  to  Leah, 
13  Give  me,  I pray  thee,  of  thy  son’s  mandrakes. 

15  And  she  said  unto  her,  n Is  it  a small  matter  that 
thou  hast  taken  my  husband  ? and  wouldest  thou  take 
away  my  son’s  mandrakes  also  ? And  Rachel  said. 
Therefore  he  shall  lie  with  thee  to  night  for  thy  son’s 
mandrakes. 

16  And  Jacob  came  out  of  the  field  in  the  evening, 
and  Leah  went  out  to  meet  him,  and  said.  Thou  must 
come  in  unto  me  ; for  surely  I have  hired  thee  with  my 
son’s  mandrakes.  And  he  lay  with  her  that  night. 

17  And  God  hearkened  unto  Leah,  and  she  conceived, 
and  bare  Jacob  the  fifth  son. 

18  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  given  me  my  hire,  be- 
cause I have  given  my  maiden  to  my  husband  : and  she 
called  his  name  Issachar. 

19  And  Leah  conceived  again,  and  bare  Jacob  the 
sixth  son. 

20  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  endued  me  with  a good 
dowry  ; now  will  my  husband  dwell  with  me,  because  I 
have  born  him  six  sons  : and  she  called  his  name  i®  Ze- 
bulun. 

21  And  afterwards  she  bare  a daughter,  and  called 
her  name  Dinah. 


1 ch.  29.  31. 

2 ch.  37.  11. 

3 Job  5.  2. 

*■  ch.  16.  2.  1 Sam. 

1.  5. 

3 ch.  16.  2. 
c ch.  50.  23.  Job  3. 
12. 


7 ch.  16.  2. 

8 ch.  16.  3.  & 35.  22. 

9 Ps.  35.  24.  & 43.  1. 
Lam.  3.  59. 

10  Called,  Matt.  4. 
13,  Nephthalim. 


11  ver.  4. 

12  Pro.  31.  28.  Luke 
1.  48. 

13  ch.  25.  30. 

11  Num.  16.  9,  13. 

15  Called,  Matt.  4. 
13,  Zabulon. 


30  And  when  Rachel  saw  that  she  bare  Jacob  no 
children,  Rachel  envied  her  sister  ; and  she  said 

2 unto  Jacob,  Give  me  children,  or  else  I die.  And 
Jacob’s  anger  was  kindled  against  Rachel : and  he 
said.  Am  I in  God’s  stead,  who  hath  withheld  from 

3 thee  the  fruit  of  the  womb  ? And  she  said.  Behold 
my  maid  Bilhah,  go  in  unto  her  ; that  she  may 
bear  upon  my  knees,  and  I also  may  “obtain  children 

4 by  her.  And  she  gave  him  Bilhah  her  handmaid  to 

5 wife  : and  Jacob  went  in  unto  her.  And  Bilhah 

6 conceived,  and  bare  Jacob  a son.  And  Rachel 
said,  God  hath  ^ judged  me,  and  hath  also  heard  my 
voice,  and  hath  given  me  a son  : therefore  called 

7 she  his  name  Dan.  And  Bilhah  Rachel’s  hand- 
maid conceived  again,  and  bare  Jacob  a second 

8 son.  And  Rachel  said.  With  “mighty  wrestlings 
have  I ‘^wrestled  with  my  sister,  and  have  pre- 

9 vailed  : and  she  called  his  name  Naphtali.  When 
Leah  saw  that  she  had  left  bearing,  she  took  Zilpah 

10  her  handmaid,  and  gave  her  to  Jacob  to  wife.  And 

11  Zilpah  Leah’s  handmaid  bare  Jacob  a son.  And 
Leah  said,  “Fortunate!  and  she  called  his  name 

12  f Gad.  And  Zilpah  Leah’s  handmaid  bare  Jacob  a 

13  second  son.  And  Leah  said,  ^ Happy  am  I ! for 
the  daughters  will  ^ call  me  happy  : and  she  called 

14  his  name  Asher.  And  Reuben  went  in  the  days  of 
wheat  harvest,  and  found  * mandrakes  in  the  field, 
and  brought  them  unto  his  mother  Leah.  Then 
Rachel  said  to  Leah,  Give  me,  I pray  thee,  of  thy 

15  son’s  mandrakes.  And  she  said  unto  her.  Is  it  a 
small  matter  that  thou  hast  taken  away  my  hus- 
band ? and  wouldest  thou  take  away  my  son’s 
mandrakes  also  ? And  Rachel  said.  Therefore  he 
shall  lie  with  thee  to-night  for  thy  son’s  man- 

16  drakes.  ' And  Jacob  came  from  the  field  in  the 
evening,  and  Leah  went  out  to  meet  him,  and  said. 
Thou  must  come  in  unto  me  ; for  I have  surely 
hired  thee  with  my  son’s  mandrakes.  And  he  lay 

17  with  her  that  night.  And  God  hearkened  unto 
Leah,  and  she  conceived,  and  bare  Jacob  a fifth 

18  son.  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  given  me  my  j hire, 
because  I gave  my  handmaid  to  my  husband  : and 

19  she  called  his  name  Issachar.  And  Leah  conceived 

20  again,  and  bare  a sixth  son  to  Jacob.  And  Leah 
said,  God  hath  endowed  me  with  a good  dowry  ; 
now  will  my  husband  dwell  with  me,  because  I 
have  borne  him  six  sons  : and  she  called  his  name 

21  Zebulun.  And  afterwards  she  bare  a daughter, 

J 


a Heb.  he  buitded  hy 
her. 

b Heb.  dan,  he 
judged. 

c Heb.  wrestlings  of 
God. 


d Heb.  niphtal,  he 
wrestled. 

e Heb.  With  for- 
tune/ Another  read- 
ing is,  Fortune  is 
come. 

/That  is,  Fortune, 


g Heb.  With  my 
happiness  ! 

h Heb.  asher,  to  call 
happy. 

i Or,  love-apples, 
j Heb.  sachar. 
k Heb.  sabal,  he 

dwelt. 


GENESIS,  XXX. 


45 


22  ^ And  God  remembered  Rachel,  and  God 
hearkened  to  her,  and  opened  her  womb. 

23  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a son  ; and  said,  God 
hath  taken  away  my  reproach  : 

24:  And  she  called  his  name  Joseph  ; and  said,  The 
Lord  shall  add  to  me  another  son. 

25  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Rachel  had  born 
Joseph,  that  Jacob  said  unto  Laban,  Send  me  away, 
that  I may  go  unto  limine  own  place,  and  to  my 
country. 

26  Give  me  my  wives  and  my  children,  ^2  for  whom  I 
have  served  thee,  and  let  me  go  : for  thou  kiiowest  my 
service  which  I have  done  thee. 

27  And  Laban  said  unto  him,  I pray  thee,  if  I have 
found  favour  in  thine  eyes,  tarry : for  have  learned 
by  experience  that  the  Lord  hath  blessed  me  for  thy 
sake. 

28  And  he  said,  Appoint  me  thy  wages,  and  I will 
give  it. 

29  And  he  said  unto  him,  ^sThou  knowest  how  I 
have  served  thee,  and  how  thy  cattle  was  with  me. 

30  For  it  was  little  which  thou  hadst  before  I came, 
and  it  is  now  increased  unto  a multitude  ; and  the  Lord 
hath  blessed  thee  since  my  coming  : and  now  when 
shall  I 27  provide  for  mine  own  house  also  ? 

31  And  he  said.  What  shall  I give  thee  ? And 
Jacob  said.  Thou  shalt  not  give  me  any  thing  : if  thou 
wilt  do  this  thing  for  me,  I will  again  feed  and  keep 
thy  flock. 

32  I will  pass  through  all  thy  flock  to  day,  removing 
from  thence  all  the  speckled  and  spotted  cattle,  and  all 
the  brown  cattle  among  the  sheep,  and  the  spotted 
and  speckled  among  the  goats  : and  of  such  shall  be 
my  liire. 

33  So  shall  my  ^ righteousness  answer  for  me  in  time 
to  come,  when  it  shall  come  for  my  hire  before  thy  face  : 
every  one  that  is  not  speckled  and  spotted  among  the 
goats,  and  brown  among  the  sheep,  that  shall  be  counted 
stolen  with  me. 

34  And  Laban  said.  Behold,  I would  it  might  be  ac- 
cording to  thy  word. 

35  And  he  removed  that  day  the  he  goats  that  were 
ringstraked  and  spotted,  and  all  the  she  goats  that  were 
speckled  and  spotted,  and  every  one  that  had  some 
white  in  it,  and  all  the  brown  among  the  sheep,  and 
gave  them  into  the  hand  of  his  sons. 

36  And  he  set  three  days’  journey  betwixt  himself 
and  Jacob  ; and  Jacob  fed  the  rest  of  Laban’s  flocks. 

37  T[  And  Jacob  took  liim  rods  of  green  poplar, 
and  of  the  hazel  and  chestnut  tree  ; and  pilled  white 
strakes  in  them,  and  made  the  white  appear  which  was 
in  the  rods. 

38  And  he  set  the  rods  which  he  had  pilled  before 
the  flocks  in  the  gutters  in  the  watering  troughs  when 
the  flocks  came  to  drink,  that  they  should  conceive 
when  they  came  to  drink. 

39  And  the  flocks  conceived  before  the  rods,  and 
brought  forth  cattle  ringstraked,  speckled,  and  spotted. 

40  And  Jacob  did  separate  the  lambs,  and  set  the 
faces  of  the  flocks  tovrard  the  ringstraked,  and  all  the 
brown  in  the  flock  of  Laban  ; and  he  put  his  own  flocks 
by  themselves,  and  put  them  not  unto  Laban’s  cattle. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  whensoever  the  stronger 

10  ch.  8.  1.  1 Sam.  4.  1.  Luke  1.  25.  « ch.  20.  20,  30. 

L 19.  10  ch.  35.  17.  23  cli.  39.  3,  5. 

• ” ch.  29.  31.  20  ch.  24.  .54,  50.  24  Sce  ch.  20.  24. 

« 1 Sam.  1.  G.  IB.  21  ch.  18.  33.  & 31. 55.  *3  ch.  20.  15. 


22  and  called  her  name  Dinah.  And  God  remembered 
Rachel,  and  God  hearkened  to  her,  and  opened  her 

23  womb.  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a son:  and 

24  said,  God  hath  taken  away  my  reproach  : and  slie 
called  his  name  J oseph,  saying.  The  Lord  ^ add  to 
me  another  son. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Rachel  had  borne 
Joseph,  that  Jacob  said  unto  Laban,  Send  me  away, 
that  I may  go  unto  mine  own  place,  and  to  my 

26  country.  Give  me  my  wives  and  my  children  for 
whom  I have  served  thee,  and  let  me  go  : for  thou 
knowest  my  service  wherewith  I have  served  thee. 

27  And  Laban  said  unto  him,  If  now  I have  found 
favour  in  thine  eyes,  tarry : for  I have  divined  that 

28  the  Lord  hath  blessed  me  for  thy  sake.  And  he 
said.  Appoint  me  thy  wages,  and  I will  give  it. 

29  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thou  knowest  how  I have 
served  thee,  and  how  thy  cattle  hath  fared  with  me. 

30  For  it  was  little  which  thou  hadst  before  I came, 
and  it  hath  increased  unto  a multitude  ; and  the 
Lord  hath  blessed  thee  ” whithersoever  I turned  : 
and  now  when  shall  I provide  for  mine  own  house 

31  also  ? And  he  said.  What  shall  I give  thee  ? And 
Jacob  said.  Thou  shalt  not  give  me  aught  : if  thou 
wilt  do  this  tiling  for  me,  I will  again  feed  thy  flock 

32  and  keep  it.  I will  pass  through  all  thy  flock  to- 
day, removing  from  thence  every  speckled  and 
spotted  one,  and  every  black  one  among  the  sheep, 
and  the  spotted  and  speckled  among  the  goats  : and 

33  of  such  shall  be  my  hire.  So  shall  my  righteousness 
answer  for  me  hereafter,  when  thou  shalt  come  con- 
cerning my  hire  that  is  before  thee  : every  one  that 
is  not  speckled  and  spotted  among  the  goats,  and 
black  among  the  sheep,  that  if  found  witli  me  shall 

34  be  counted  stolen.  And  Laban  said.  Behold,  I 

35  would  it  might  be  according  to  thy  word.  And  he 
removed  that  day  the  he-goats  that  were  ring- 
straked and  spotted,  and  all  the  she-goats  that 
were  speckled  and  spotted,  every  one  that  had  white 
in  it,  and  all  the  black  ones  among  the  sheep,  and 

36  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  his  sons  ; and  he  set 
three  days’  journey  betwixt  himself  and  Jacob  : and 

37  Jacob  fed  the  rest  of  Laban’s  flocks.  And  Jacob 
took  him  rods  of  fresh  ® poplar,  and  of  the  almond 
and  of  the  plane  tree  ; and  peeled  white  strakes  in 
them,  and  made  the  white  appear  which  was  in  the 

38  rods.  And  he  set  the  rods  wliich  he  had  peeled 
over  against  the  flocks  in  the  gutters  in  the  water- 
ing troughs  where  the  flocks  came  to  drink  ; and 

39  they  conceived  when  they  came  to  drink.  And  the 
flocks  conceived  before  the  rods,  and  the  flocks 
brought  forth  ringstraked,  speckled,  and  spotted. 

40  And  Jacob  separated  the  lambs,  and  set  tlie  faces  of 
the  flocks  toward  the  ringstraked  and  all  the  black 
in  the  flock  of  Laban  ; and  he  put  his  own  droves 

41  apart,  and  put  them  not  unto  Laban’s  flock.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  whensoever  the  stronger  of  the  flock 


20  ch.  31.  G,  38,  .39, 
40.  Matt.  24. 45.  Tit. 
2.  10. 

27  1 Tim.  5.  8. 


28  ch.  31.  8. 

23  Ps.  37.  G. 

30  See  cli.  31.  9-12. 
I Ucb.  juscijli. 


^nlteb.  hrohen  forth, 
n Heb.  at  my  foot. 

Q Or,  storax  ircQ. 


46 


GENESIS,  XXXI. 


cattle  did  conceive,  that  Jacob  laid  the  rods  before  the 
eyes  of  the  cattle  in  the  gutters,  that  they  might  con- 
ceive among  the  rods. 

42  But  when  the  cattle  were  feeble,  he  put  them  not 
in  : so  the  feebler  were  Laban’s,  and  the  stronger  Jacob’s. 

43  And  the  man  increased  exceedingly,  and  had 
much  cattle,  and  maidservants,  and  menservants,  and 
camels,  and  asses. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1 Jacob  ^ipon  displeasure  departeth  secretly,  19  Rachel  stealeth  her  fa- 
ther's images.  22  Laban  pursueth  after  him,  26  and  complaineth  of 
the  wrong.  34  Rachel's  policy  to  hide  the  images.  36  Jacob's  com- 
plaint of  Laban.  43  The  covenant  of  Laban  and  Jacob  at  Galeed. 

And  he  heard  the  words  of  Laban’s  sons,  saying, 
Jacob  hath  taken  away  all  that  was  our  father’s  ; 
and  of  that  which  ivas  our  father’s  hath  he  gotten  all  this 
^ glory. 

2  And  Jacob  beheld  ^ the  countenance  of  Laban,  and, 
behold,  it  was  not  ® toward  him  as  before. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  uuto  Jacob,  ^Return  unto  the 
land  of  thy  fathers,  and  to  thy  kindred  ; and  I will  be 
with  thee. 

4  And  Jacob  sent  and  called  Rachel  and  Leah  to  the 
field  unto  his  flock, 

5  And  said  unto  them,  ^ I see  your  father’s  counte- 
nance, that  it  is  not  toward  me  as  before  ; but  the  God 
of  my  father  ® hath  been  with  me. 

6  And  ’ ye  know  that  with  all  my  power  I have 
/served  your  father. 

7  And  your  father  hath  deceived  me,  and  ® changed 
ny  wages  ^ ten  times  ; but  God  suffered  him  not  to 
hurt  me. 

8  If  he  said  thus,  The  speckled  shall  be  thy  wages  ; 
then  all  the  cattle  bare  speckled  : and  if  he  said  thus. 
The  ringstraked  shall  be  thy  hire  ; then  bare  all  the 
cattle  ringstraked. 

9  Thus  God  hath  taken  away  the  cattle  of  your 
father,  and  given  them  to  me. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  that  the  cattle 
conceived,  that  I lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw  in  a 
dream,  and,  behold,  the  rams  which  leaped  upon  the 
cattle  were  ringstraked,  speckled,  and  grisled. 

11  And  the  angel  of  God  spake  unto  me  in  a dream, 
saying^  Jacob  : And  I said.  Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said,  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and  see,  all 
the  rams  which  leap  upon  the  cattle  are  ringstraked, 
speckled,  and  grisled  : for  I have  seen  all  that  Laban 
doeth  unto  thee. 

13  I am  the  God  of  Beth-el,  where  thou  anointedst 
the  pillar,  and  where  thou  vowedst  a vow  unto  me  : 
now  arise,  get  thee  out  from  this  land,  and  return 
unto  the  land  of  thy  kindred. 

14  And  Rachel  and  Leah  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Is  there  yet  any  portion  or  inheritance  for  us  in 
our  father’s  house  ? 

15  Are  we  not  counted  of  him  strangers  ? for  he 
hath  sold  us,  and  hath  quite  devoured  also  our  money. 

16  For  all  the  riches  which  God  hath  taken  from  our 
father,  that  is  our’s,  and  our  children’s  : now  then,  what- 
soever God  hath  said  unto  thee,  do. 

17  ^ Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and  set  his  sons  and  his 
wives  upon  camels  ; 

18  And  he  carried  away  all  his  cattle,  and  all  his 

31  ver.  30.  3 Deut.  28.  54.  i ver.  38,  39,  40,  41. 

32  ch.  13.  2.  & 24.  35.  * ch.  28.  15,  20,  21.  ch.  30.  29. 

&26.  13,  14.  &32.  9.  8 ver.  41. 

1 Ps.  49. 16.  3 ver.  2.  » Num.  14.  22.  Neh. 

2 ch.  4.  5.  c ver.  3. 


did  conceive,  that  Jacob  laid  the  rods  before  the 
eyes  of  the  flock  in  the  gutters,  that  they  might 

42  conceive  among  the  rods  ; but  when  the  flock  were 

I  feeble,  he  put  them  not  in  : so  the  feebler  were 

43  Laban’s,  and  the  stronger  Jacob’s.  And  the  man  in- 
creased exceedingly,  and  had  large  flocks,  and  maid- 
servants and  menservants,  and  camels  and  asses. 


31  And  he  heard  the  words  of  Laban’s  sons,  saying, 
Jacob  hath  taken  away  all  that  was  our  father’s  ; 
and  of  that  which  was  our  father’s  hath  he  gotten 

2 all  this  “ glory.  And  Jacob  beheld  the  countenance 
of  Laban,  and,  behold,  it  was  not  toward  him  as 

3 beforetime.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jacob,  Return 
unto  the  land  of  thy  fathers,  and  to  thy  kindred  ; 

4 and  I will  be  with  thee.  And  Jacob  sent  and  called 

5 Rachel  and  Leah  to  the  field  unto  his  flock,  and 
said  unto  them,  I see  your  father’s  countenance,  that 
it  is  not  toward  me  as  beforetime  ; but  the  God  of 

6 my  father  hath  been  with  me.  And  ye  know  that 

7 with  all  my  power  I have  served  your  father.  And 
your  father  hath  deceived  me,  and  changed  my 
wages  ten  times  ; but  God  suffered  him  not  to  hurt 

8 me.  If  he  said  thus.  The  speckled  shall  be  thy 
wages  ; then  all  the  flock  bare  speckled  ; and  if  he 
said  thus.  The  ringstraked  shall  be  thy  wages  ; then 

9 bare  all  the  flock  ringstraked.  Thus  God  hath 
taken  away  the  cattle  of  your  father,  and  given 

10  them  to  me.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  that 
the  flock  conceived,  that  I lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and 
saw  in  a dream,  and,  behold,  the  he-goats  which 
leaped  upon  the  flock  were  ringstraked,  speckled, 

11  and  grisled.  And  the  angel  of  God  said  unto  me  in 

12  the  dream,  Jacob  : and  I said.  Here  am  I.  And  he 
said.  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and  see,  all  the  he- 
goats  which  leap  upon  the  flock  are  ringstraked, 
speckled,  and  grisled  : for  I have  seen  all  that 

13  Laban  doeth  unto  thee.  I am  the  God  of  Beth-el, 
where  thou  anointedst  a pillar,  where  thou  vowedst 
a vow  unto  me  : now  arise,  get  thee  out  from  this 

14  land,  and  return  unto  the  land  of  thy  nativity.  And 
Rachel  and  Leah  answered  and  said  uuto  him.  Is 
there  yet  any  portion  or  inheritance  for  us  in  our 

15  father’s  house  ? Are  we  not  counted  of  him 
strangers  ? for  he  hath  sold  us,  and  hath  also  quite 

16  devoured  *our  money.  For  all  the  riches  which 
God  hath  taken  away  from  our  father,  that  is  ours 
and  our  children’s  : now  then,  whatsoever  God  hath 

17  said  unto  thee,  do.  Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and  set  his 

18  sons  and  his  wives  upon  the  camels  ; and  he  carried 
away  all  his  cattle,  and  all  his  substance  which  he 


4.  12.  Job  19.  3. 
Zech.  8.  23. 

10  ch.  20.  6.  Ps.  105. 
14. 

n ch.  30.  32. 


12  vei*.  1,  16. 

13  ch.  48.  16. 

14  Ex.  3.  7. 

15  ch.  28.  18,  19,  20. 
40  ver.  3.  ch,  32.  9. 


17  ch.  2.  S. 

18  ch.  29.  15,  27. 
a Or,  wealth. 

b Or,  the  price  paid 
for  us. 


GENESIS,  XXXI. 


47 


goods  which  he  had  gotten,  the  cattle  of  his  getting, 
which  he  had  gotten  in  Padan-aram,  for  to  go  to  Isaac 
his  father  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

19  And  Laban  went  to  shear  his  sheep  : and  Rachel 
had  stolen  the  images  that  were  her  father’s. 

20  And  Jacob  stole  away  unawares  to  Laban  the 
Syrian,  in  that  he  told  him  not  that  he  fled. 

21  So  he  fled  with  all  that  he  had  ; and  he  rose  up, 
and  passed  over  the  river,  and  set  his  face  toward  the 
mount  Gilead. 

22  And  it  was  told  Laban  on  the  third  day  that  Jacob 
was  fled. 

23  And  he  took  his  brethren  with  him,  and  pursued 
after  him  seven  days’  journey  ; and  they  overtook  him 
in  the  mount  Gilead. 

24  And  God  came  to  Laban  the  Syrian  in  a dream 
by  night,  and  said  unto  him,  Take  heed  that  thou 

speak  not  to  Jacob  either  good  or  bad. 

25  ^ Then  Laban  overtook  Jacob.  Now  Jacob  had 
pitched  his  tent  in  the  mount  : and  Laban  with  liis 
brethren  pitched  in  the  mount  of  Gilead. 

26  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob,  What  hast  thou  done, 
that  thou  hast  stolen  away  unawares  to  me,  and 

carried  away  my  daughters,  as  captives  taken  with 
the  sword  ? 

27  Wherefore  didst  thou  flee  away  secretly,  and  steal 
away  from  me  ; and  didst  not  tell  me,  that  I might  have 
sent  thee  away  with  mirth,  and  with  songs,  with  tabret, 
and  with  harp  ? 

28  And  hast  not  suffered  me  ^^to  kiss  my  sons  and 
my  daughters  ? thou  hast  now  done  foolishly  in  so 
doing. 

29  It  is  in  the  power  of  my  hand  to  do  you  hurt  : but 
the  God  of  your  father  spake  unto  me  yesternight, 
saying.  Take  thou  heed  that  thou  speak  not  to  Jacob 
either  good  or  bad. 

30  And  now,  though  thou  wouldest  needs  be  gone,  be- 
cause thou  sore  longedst  after  thy  father’s  house,  yet 
wherefore  hast  thou  stolen  my  gods  ? 

31  And  Jacob  answered  and  said  to  Laban,  Because 
I was  afraid  : for  I said,  Peradventure  thou  wouldest 
take  by  force  thy  daughters  from  me. 

32  With  whomsoever  thou  findest  thy  gods,  let  him 
not  live  : before  our  brethren  discern  thou  what  is  thine 
with  me,  and  take  it  to  thee.  For  Jacob  knew  not  that 
Rachel  had  stolen  them. 

33  And  Laban  went  into  Jacob’s  tent,  and  into  Leah’s 
tent,  and  into  the  two  maidservants’  tents  ; but  he  found 
them  not.  Then  went  he  out  of  Leah’s  tent,  and  en- 
tered into  Rachel’s  tent. 

34  Now  Rachel  had  taken  the  images,  and  put  them 
in  the  camel’s  furniture,  and  sat  upon  them.  And  La- 
ban searched  all  the  tent,  but  found  them  not. 

35  And  she  said  to  her  father.  Let  it  not  displease 
my  lord  that  I cannot  rise  up  before  thee  ; for  the 
custom  of  women  is  upon  me.  And  he  searched,  but 
found  not  the  images. 

36  ^ And  Jacob  was  wroth,  and  chode  with  Laban  : 
and  Jacob  answered  and  said  to  Laban,  What  is  my 
trespass  ? what  is  my  sin,  that  thou  hast  so  hotly  pur- 
sued after  me  ? 

37  Whereas  thou  hast  searched  all  my  stuff,  what 

ch.  35.  2.  22  ch.  20.  3.  .Job  33.  9,  14.  1 Kin.  19.  20. 

20  cli.  4().  28.  2 Kin.  15.  Matt.  1.  20.  Acts  20.  37. 

12.  17.  Luke  9.  51,  23  el,.  24.  .50.  2.;  ] Sain.  13.  13.  2 

53.  24  1 Sail..  30.  2.  Clir.  10.  9. 

21  ch.  13;  8.  25  ver.  55.  Ruth  1.  27  vcr.  5.3.  cli.  28.  13. 

28  vor.  24. 


had  gathered,  the  cattle  of  his  getting,  which  he  had 
gathered  in  Paddan-aram,  for  to  go  to  Isaac  his  father 

19  unto  the  land  of  Canaan.  Now  Laban  was  gone  to 
shear  his  sheep  : and  Rachel  stole  the  ‘^teraphim 

20  that  were  her  father’s.  And  Jacob  stole  away  un- 
awares to  Laban  the  Syrian,  in  that  he  told  him  not 

21  that  he  fled.  So  he  fled  with  all  that  he  had  ; and 
he  rose  up,  and  passed  over  ^ the  River,  and  set  his 
face  toward  the  mountain  of  Gilead. 

22  And  it  was  told  Laban  on  the  third  day  that 

23  Jacob  was  fled.  And  he  took  his  brethren  with  him, 
and  pursued  after  him  seven  days’  journey  ; and  he 

24  overtook  him  in  the  mountain  of  Gilead.  And  God 
came  to  Laban  the  Syrian  in  a dream  of  the  night, 
and  said  unto  him.  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou 

25  speak  not  to  Jacob  either  good  or  bad.  And  Laban 
came  up  with  Jacob.  Now  Jacob  had  pitched  his 
tent  in  the  mountain  : and  Laban  with  his  brethren 

26  pitched  in  the  mountain  of  Gilead.  And  Laban 
said  to  Jacob,  What  hast  thou  done,  that  thou  hast 
stolen  away  unawares  to  me,  and  carried  away  my 

27  daughters  as  captives  of  the  sword  ? Wherefore 
didst  thou  flee  secretly,  and  f steal  away  from  me  ; 
and  didst  not  tell  me,  that  I might  have  sent  thee 
away  with  mirth  and  with  songs,  with  tabret  and 

28  with  harp  ; and  hast  not  suffered  me  to  kiss  my 
sons  and  my  daughters  ? now  hast  thou  done  foolishly. 

29  It  is  in  the  power  of  my  hand  to  do  you  hurt  : but 
the  God  of  your  father  spake  unto  me  yesternight, 
saying.  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  speak  not  to 

30  Jacob  either  good  or  bad.  And  now,  though  thou 
wouldest  needs  be  gone,  because  thou  sore  longedst 
after  thy  father’s  house,  yet  wherefore  hast  thou 

31  stolen  my  gods  ? And  Jacob  answered  and  said  to 
Laban,  Because  I was  afraid  : for  I said.  Lest  thou 
shouldest  take  thy  daughters  from  me  by  force. 

32  With  whomsoever  thou  findest  thy  gods,  he  shall 
not  live  : before  our  brethren  discern  thou  what  is 
thine  with  me,  and  take  it  to  thee.  For  Jacob  knew 

33  not  that  Rachel  had  stolen  them.  And  Laban  went 
into  Jacob’s  tent,  and  into  Leah’s  tent,  and  into  the 
tent  of  the  two  maidservants  ; but  he  found  tliein  not. 
And  he  wont  out  of  Leah’s  tent,  and  entered  into 

34  Rachel’s  tent.  Now  Rachel  had  taken  the  teraphim, 
and  put  them  in  the  camel’s  furniture,  and  sat  upon 
them.  And  Laban  felt  about  all  the  tent,  but  foui»d 

35  them  not.  And  she  said  to  her  father.  Let  not  my 
lord  be  angry  that  I cannot  rise  up  before  thee  ; for 
the  manner  of  women  is  u])on  me.  And  he  searched, 

36  but  found  not  the  teraphim.  And  »Tacob  was  wroth, 
and  chode  with  Laban  : and  Jacob  answered  and 
said  to  Laban,  What  is  my  trespass  ? what  is  my 

37  sin,  that  thou  hast  hotly  ])ursued  after  me  ? Whereas 
thou  hast  felt  about  all  my  stuff,  what  hast  thou 


c See  vv.  .30,  34,  e That  is,  the  Eu- 
Jiidg.  17.  5,  1 Sam.  19.  phr.ates. 

13,  and  Hos.  3.  4.  / licb.  didst  steal 

d,  stole  the  me. 
hoiirt  of  Laban  the 
Aramean. 


29  ver.  19.  Judg.  18. 
24. 

29  See  ch.  44.  9. 

9'  Kx.  20.  12.  Lev. 
19.  32. 


48 


GENESIS,  XXXI. 


hast  thou  found  of  all  thy  household  stuff  ? set  it  here 
before  my  brethren  and  thy  brethren,  that  they  may 
judge  betwixt  us  both. 

38  This  twenty  years  have  I been  with  thee  ; thy  ewes 
and  thy  she  goats  have  not  cast  their  young,  and  the 
rams  of  thy  Hock  have  I not  eaten. 

39  ^^That  which  was  torn  of  beasts  I brought  not 
unto  thee  ; I bare  the  loss  of  it  ; of  my  hand  didst 
thou  require  it,  whether  stolen  by  day,  or  stolen  by 
night. 

40  Thus  I was  ; in  the  day  the  drought  consumed 
me,  and  the  frost  by  night ; and  my  sleep  departed  from 
mine  eyes. 

41  Thus  have  I been  twenty  years  in  thy  house  ; I 

served  thee  fourteen  years  for  thy  two  daughters,  and 

six  years  for  thy  cattle  : and  thou  hast  changed  my 
wages  ten  times. 

42  Except  the  God  of  my  father,  the  God  of  Abra- 
ham, and  3^  the  fear  of  Isaac,  had  been  with  me,  surely 
thou  hadst  sent  me  away  now  empty.  God  hath  seen 
mine  affliction  and  the  labour  of  my  hands,  and  re- 
buked thee  yesternight. 

43  ^ And  Laban  answered  and  said  unto  Jacob, 
These  daughters  are  my  daughters,  and  these  children 
are  my  children,  and  these  cattle  are  my  cattle,  and  all 
that  thou  seest  is  mine  : and  what  can  I do  this  day  unto 
these  my  daughters,  or  unto  their  children  which  they 
have  born  ? 

44  Now  therefore  come  thou,  ^°let  us  make  a cove- 
nant, I and  thou  ; and  let  it  be  for  a witness  between 
me  and  thee. 

45  And  Jacob  ^^took  a stone,  and  set  it  up  for  a 
pillar. 

46  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  brethren.  Gather  stones  ; 
and  they  took  stones,  and  made  an  heap  : and  they  did 
eat  there  upon  the  heap. 

47  And  Laban  called  it  Jegar-sahadutha  : but  Jacob 
called  it  Galeed. 

48  And  Laban  said,  ^^This  heap  is  a witness  between 
me  and  thee  this  day.  Therefore  was  the  name  of  it 
called  Galeed  ; 

49  And  Mizpah  ; for  he  said.  The  Lord  watch  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  when  we  are  absent  one  from  an- 
other. 

50  If  thou  shalt  afflict  my  daughters,  or  if  thou  shalt 
take  other  wives  beside  my  daughters,  no  man  is  with 
U5  ; see,  God  is  witness  betwixt  me  and  thee. 

51  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob,  Behold  this  heap,  and 
behold  this  pillar,  which  I have  cast  betwixt  me  and 
thee  ; 

52  This  heap  be  witness,  and  this  pillar  be  witness, 
that  I will  not  pass  over  this  heap  to  thee,  and  that 
thou  shalt  not  pass  over  this  heap  and  this  pillar  unto 
me,  for  harm. 

53  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Nahor,  the 
God  of  their  father,  judge  betwixt  us.  And  Jacob 
^^sware  by  ^’^the  fear  of  his  father  Isaac. 

54  Tlieii  Jacob  offered  sacrifice  upon  the  mount,  and 
called  his  brethren  to  eat  bread  : and  they  did  eat 
bread,  and  tarried  all  night  in  the  mount. 

55  And  early  in  the  morning  Laban  rose  up,  and 


32  Ex.  22.  10,  &c. 

33  Ex.  22.  12. 

34  ch.  29.  27,  28. 
3-'>  ver,  7. 

86  Ps.  124.  1,  2. 


3'  ver.  53.  Is.  8.  13. 

38  ch.  29.  32.  Ex.  3. 

7. 

39  1 Clu:.  12.  17. 
Jude  9. 


40  ch.  26.  28. 

41  Josh.  24.  27. 

42  ch,  28.  18, 

43  Josh,  24,  27, 

44JudR.  11.  29.  1 

Sam.  7.  5. 


found  of  all  thy  household  stuff  ? Set  it  here  before 
my  brethren  and  thy  brethren,  that  they  may  judge 

38  betwixt  us  two.  This  twenty  years  have  I been 
with  thee  ; thy  ewes  and  thy  she-goats  have  not  cast 
their  young,  and  the  rams  of  thy  flocks  have  I not 

39  eaten.  That  which  was  torn  of  beasts  I brought 
not  unto  thee  ; I bare  the  loss  of  it  ; of  ray  hand 
didst  thou  require  it,  whether  stolen  by  day  or 

40  stolen  by  night.  Thus  I was  ; in  the  day  the 
drought  consumed  me,  and  the  frost  by  night  ; and 

41  my  sleep  fled  from  mine  eyes.  These  twenty  years 
have  I been  in  thy  house  ; I served  thee  fourteen 
years  for  thy  two  daughters,  and  six  years  for  thy 
flock  : and  thou  hast  changed  my  wages  ten  times. 

42  Except  the  God  of  my  fatlier,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
and  the  Fear  of  Isaac,  had  been  with  me,  surely  now 
hadst  thou  sent  me  away  empty.  God  hath  seen 
mine  affliction  and  the  labour  of  my  hands,  and 

43  rebuked  thee  yesternight.  And  Laban  answered 
and  said  unto  Jacob,  The  daughters  are  my  daugh- 
ters, and  the  children  are  my  cliildren,  and  the  flocks 
are  my  flocks,  and  all  that  thou  seest  is  mine  : and 
what  can  I do  this  day  unto  these  my  daughters,  or 

44  unto  their  children  which  they  have  borne  ? And 
now  come,  let  us  make  a covenant,  I and  thou  ; 
and  let  it  be  for  a witness  between  me  and  thee. 

45  And  Jacob  took  a stone,  and  set  it  up  for  a pillar. 

46  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  brethren.  Gather  stones  ; 
and  they  took  stones,  and  made  an  heap  : and  they 

47  did  eat  there  by  the  heap.  And  Laban  called  it 
O' Jegar-sahadutha  : but  Jacob  called  it  Galeed. 

48  And  Laban  said.  This  heap  is  witness  between  me 
and  thee  this  day.  Therefore  was  the  name  of  it 

49  called  Galeed  ; and  * Mizpah,  for  he  said,  The  Lord 
watch  between  me  and  thee,  when  we  are  J absent 

50  one  from  another.  If  thou  shalt  afflict  my  daugh- 
ters, and  if  thou  shalt  take  wives  beside  my  daughters, 
no  man  is  with  us  ; see,  God  is  witness  betwixt  me 

51  and  thee.  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob,  Behold  this 
heap,  and  behold  the  pillar,  which  I have  set  betwixt 

52  me  and  thee.  This  heap  be  witness,  and  the  pillar 
be  witness,  that  I will  not  pass  over  this  heap  to 
thee,  and  that  thou  shalt  not  pass  over  this  heap  and 

53  this  pillar  unto  me,  for  harm.  The  God  of  Abraham, 
and  the  God  of  Nahor,  the  ^ God  of  their  father, 
judge  betwixt  us.  And  Jacob  sware  by  the  Fear  of 

54  his  father  Isaac.  And  Jacob  offered  a sacrifice  in 
the  mountain,  and  called  his  brethren  to  eat  bread  : 
and  they  did  eat  bread,  and  tarried  all  night  in  the 

55  mountain.  * And  early  in  the  morning  Laban  rose 


ch.  16.  5.  of  WiiitesSf  In  Arii^  t That  isj  The  watch- 

46  ch.  21.  23.  maic.  lower t 

47  ver.  42.  h That  is,  The  heap  j Heb.  hidden, 

g That  is,  The  heap  of  witness,  in  Hebrew.  k Or,  hods. 

*[Ch.  32,  1.  iu 
Ik^b.] 


GENESIS,  XXXII. 


49 


kissed  his  sons  and  his  daughters,  and  blessed  them  : 
and  Laban  departed,  and  returned  unto  his  place. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1 Jacob's  vision  at  Mahanaim.  3 His  message  to  Esau.  6 He  is  afraid 
of  Esau's  coining.  9 He  prayeth  for  deliverance.  13  He  sendeth  a 
yresent  to  Esau.  24  He  wrestleth  with  an  angel  at  Peniel,  where  he  is 
called  Israel.  31  He  halteth. 

And  Jacob  went  on  his  way,  and  ^the  angels  of  God 
met  him. 

2  And  when  Jacob  saw  them,  he  said.  This  is  God’s 
2 host : and  he  called  the  name  of  that  place  Mahanaim. 

3  And  Jacob  sent  messengers  before  him  to  Esau  his 
brother  ^ unto  the  land  of  Seir,  ^ the  country  of  Edom. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  saying,  ® Thus  shall  ye 
speak  unto  my  lord  Esau  ; Thy  servant  Jacob  saith 
thus,  I have  sojourned  with  Laban,  and  stayed  there 
until  now  : 

5  And  ®I  have  oxen,  and  asses,  flocks,  and  menser- 
vants,  and  womenservants  : and  I have  sent  to  tell  my 
lord,  that  ^ I may  find  grace  in  thy  sight. 

G ^ And  the  messengers  returned  to  Jacob,  saying, 
We  came  to  thy  brother  Esau,  and  also  ®he  cometh  to 
meet  thee,  and  four  hundred  men  with  him. 

7  Then  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid  and  ® distressed  : 
and  he  divided  the  people  that  was  with  liim,  and  the 
flocks,  and  herds,  and  the  camels,  into  two  bands  ; 

8  And  said.  If  Esau  come  to  the  one  company,  and 
smite  it,  then  the  other  company  which  is  left  shall  es- 
cape. 

9  ^ And  Jacob  said,  O God  of  my  father  Abra- 
ham, and  God  of  my  father  Isaac,  the  Lord  which 
saidst  unto  me.  Return  unto  thy  country,  and  to  thy 
kindred,  and  I will  deal  well  with  thee  : 

10  I am  not  worthy  of  the  least  of  all  the  mercies, 
and  of  all  the  truth,  which  thou  hast  shewed  unto  thy 
servant ; for  with  ^^my  staff  I passed  over  this  Jordan  ; 
and  now  I am  become  two  bands. 

11  Deliver  me,  I pray  thee,  from  the  hand  of  my 
brother,  from  the  hand  of  Esau  : for  I fear  him,  lest  he 
will  come  and  smite  me,  and  the  mother  with  the 
children. 

12  And  thou  saidst,  I will  surely  do  thee  good,  and 
make  tliy  seed  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which  cannot  be 
numbered  for  multitude. 

13  ^ And  he  lodged  there  that  same  night ; and  took 
of  that  which  came  to  his  hand  a present  for  Esau  his 
brother  ; 

14  Two  hundred  she  goats,  and  twenty  he  goats,  two 
hundred  ewes,  and  twenty  rams, 

15  Tliirty  milch  camels  with  their  colts,  forty  kinc, 
and  ten  bulls,  twenty  she  asses,  and  ten  foals. 

IG  And  he  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  his  ser- 
vants, every  drove  by  themselves  ; and  said  unto  his 
servants.  Pass  over  before  me,  and  put  a space  betwixt 
drove  and  drove. 

17  And  he  commanded  the  foremost,  saying.  When 
Esau  my  brother  meetetli  thee,  and  asketh  thee,  saying. 
Whose  art  thou  ? and  whither  goest  thou  ? and  whose 
are  these  before  thee  ? 

18  Then  thou  shalt  say.  They  he  thy  servant  Jacob’s  ; 
it  is  a present  sent  unto  my  lord  Esau  : and,  behold, 
also  he  is  behind  us. 


48  ch.  28.  1. 

40  ch.  18. 3.3.  & 30.  2.3. 
1 Ps.  91.  11.  Heb.  1. 
14. 

5.  14.  Ps. 


103.  21.  & 148.  2. 

Luke  2.  13. 

3 ch.  33.  14,  IG. 

4ch.  3G.  G,  7,  8. 
Dout.  2.  5.  Jush.  21.  4. 


r-  Pro.  1.5.  1. 

6 ch.  30.  43. 

7 cli.  3.3.  8,  15. 

8 ch.  3:5.  1. 

0 ch.  35.  3. 


up,  and  kissed  his  sons  and  his  daughters,  and 
blessed  them  : and  Laban  departed,  and  returned 
32  unto  his  place.  And  Jacob  went  on  his  way,  and 
2 the  angels  of  God  met  him.  And  Jacob  said  when 
he  saw  them.  This  is  God’s  host  : and  he  called  the 
name  of  that  place  “Mahanaim. 


3 And  Jacob  sent  messengers  before  him  to  Esau 
his  brother  unto  the  land  of  Seir,  the  field  of  Edom. 

4 And  he  commanded  them,  saying.  Thus  shall  ye 
say  unto  my  lord  Esau  ; Thus  saith  thy  servant 
Jacob,  I have  sojourned  with  Laban,  and  stayed 

5 until  now  : and  I have  oxen,  and  asses  and  flocks, 
and  menservants  and  maidservants  : and  I have 
sent  to  tell  my  lord,  that  I may  find  grace  in  thy 

G sight.  And  the  messengers  returned  to  Jacob,  say- 
ing, We  came  to  thy  brother  Esau,  and  moreover 
he  cometh  to  meet  thee,  and  four  hundred  men  with 

7 him.  Then  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid  and  was  dis- 
tressed : and  he  divided  the  people  that  was  with 
him,  and  the  flocks,  and  the  herds,  and  the  camels, 

8 into  two  companies  ; and  he  said.  If  Esau  come  to 
the  one  company,  and  smite  it,  then  the  company 

9 which  is  left  shall  escape.  And  Jacob  said,  O God 
of  my  father  Abraham,  and  God  of  my  father 
Isaac,  O Lord,  which  saidst  unto  me.  Return  unto 
thy  country,  and  to  thy  kindred,  and  I will  do  thee 

10  good  : ^ I am  not  worthy  of  the  least  of  all  the 
mercies,  and  of  all  the  truth,  which  thou  hast  shewed 
unto  thy  servant ; for  with  my  staff  I passed  over  this 

11  Jordan  ; and  now  I am  become  two  companies.  De- 
liver me,  I pray  thee,  from  the  hand  of  my  brother, 
from  the  hand  of  Esau  : for  I fear  him,  lest  he 
come  and  smite  me,  the  mother  with  the  children. 

12  And  thou  saidst,  I will  surely  do  thee  good,  and 
make  thy  seed  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which  cannot 

13  be  numbered  for  multitude.  And  he  lodged  there 
that  night ; and  took  of  that  which  he  had  with 

14  him  a present  for  Esau  his  brother  ; two  hundred 
she-goats  and  twenty  he-goats,  two  hundred  ewes 

15  and  twenty  rams,  tliirty  milch  camels  and  their 
colts,  forty  kine  and  ten  bulls,  twenty  she-asses  and 

IG  ten  foals.  And  he  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
his  servants,  every  drove  by  itself  ; and  said  unto 
his  servants.  Pass  over  before  me,  and  put  a space 

17  betwixt  drove  and  drove.  And  he  commanded  the 
foremost,  saying.  When  Esau  my  brother  meetetli 
thee,  and  asketh  thee,  saying.  Whose  art  thou  ? and 
whither  goest  thou  ? and  whose  are  these  before 

18  thee  ? then  thou  shalt  say.  They  be  thy  servant 
Jacob’s  ; it  is  a present  sent  unto  my  lord  Esau  : 


W Ps.  50.  15. 

14  ch.  28.  13. 

13  cl..  31.  3,  13. 
18  cli.  24.  27. 

1*  Job  8.  7. 


ic  Ps.  59.  1,  2. 

K'  llos.  10.  14. 
u ch.  28.  13,  14,  15. 
'8ch.  43.  11.  Pro. 
18.  IG. 


a That  is,  Hosts,  or. 
Companies. 

h Hob.  I am  less 
than  all  (to. 


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GENESIS,  XXXIII. 


19  And  so  commanded  he  the  second,  and  the  third, 
and  all  that  followed  the  droves,  saying.  On  this  manner 
shall  ye  speak  unto  Esau,  when  ye  find  him. 

20  And  say  ye  moreover.  Behold,  thy  servant  Jacob 
is  behind  us.  For  he  said,  I will  appease  him  with 
the  present  that  goeth  before  me,  and  afterward  I will 
see  his  face  ; perad venture  he  will  accept  of  me. 

21  So  went  the  present  over  before  him  : and  himself 
lodged  that  night  in  the  company. 

22  And  he  rose  up  that  night,  and  took  his  two 
wives,  and  his  two  womenservants,  and  his  eleven  sons, 
20  and  passed  over  the  ford  Jabbok. 

23  And  he  took  them,  and  sent  them  over  the  brook, 
and  sent  over  that  he  had. 

24  T[  And  Jacob  was  left  alone  ; and  there  21  wrestled 
a man  with  him  until  the  breaking  of  the  day. 

25  And  when  he  saw  that  he  prevailed  not  against 
him,  he  touched  the  hollow  of  his  thigh  ; and  22  the  hol- 
low of  Jacob’s  thigh  was  out  of  joint,  as  he  wrestled 
with  him. 

26  And  23  he  said,  Let  me  go,  for  the  day  breaketh. 
And  he  said,  2^  I will  not  let  thee  go,  except  thou  bless 
me. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him.  What  is  thy  name  ? And 
he  said,  Jacob. 

28  And  he  said,  25  Thy  name  shall  be  called  no  more 
Jacob,  but  Israel : for  as  a prince  hast  thou  26  power 
with  God  and  2’^  with  men,  and  hast  prevailed. 

29  And  Jacob  asked  him,  and  said.  Tell  me,  I pray 
thee,  thy  name.  And  he  said,  28  Wherefore  is  it  that 
thou  dost  ask  after  my  name  ? And  he  blessed  him 
there. 

30  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of  the  place  Peniel : 
for  29 1 have  seen  God  face  to  face,  and  my  life  is  pre- 
served. 

31  And  as  he  passed  over  Penuel  the  sun  rose  upon 
him,  and  he  halted  upon  his  thigh. 

32  Therefore  the  children  of  Israel  eat  not  of  the 
sinew  which  shrank,  which  is  upon  the  hollow  of  the 
thigh,  unto  this  day  : because  he  touched  the  hollow  of 
Jacob’s  thigh  in  the  sinew  that  shrank. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  The  kindness  of  Jacob  and  Esau  at  their  meeting.  17  Jacob  cometh  to 
Succoth.  18  At  Shalem  he  buyeth  a field.,  and  buildeih  an  altar 
called  El-elohe-Israel. 

And  Jacob  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, ^ Esau  came,  and  with  him  four  hundred 
men.  And  he  divided  the  children  unto  Leah,  and 
unto  Rachel,  and  unto  the  two  handmaids. 

2  And  he  put  the  handmaids  and  their  children  fore- 
most, and  Leah  and  her  children  after,  and  Rachel  and 
Joseph  hindermost. 

3  And  he  passed  over  before  them,  and  2 bowed  him- 
self to  the  ground  seven  times,  until  he  came  near  to 
his  brother. 

4  3 And  Esau  ran  to  meet  him,  and  embraced  him, 
^and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  kissed  him  : and  they  wept. 

5  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  women  and 
the  children  ; and  said.  Who  are  those  with  thee  ? 
And  he  said,  The  children  ® which  God  hath  graciously 
given  thy  servant. 

19  Pro.  21.  14.  21  Hos.  12.  4.  28  judg.  13.  18. 

20  Deut.  3.  16.  25  ch.  35.  10.  2 Kin.  29  ch.  16.  13,  Ex.  24. 

21  Hos.  12.  3, 4.  Eph.  17.  »4.  11.  & 33.  20.  Deut.  5. 

6.  12.  20  Hos.  12.  3,  4.  24.  ,Tudg.  0.  22.  & 13. 

22  See  Matt.  26.  41.  27  25.  31.  & 27.  22.  Is.  6.  5. 

2  Cor.  12.  7.  33.  i cli.  32.  G. 

23  See  Luke  21.  28. 


19  and,  behold,  he  also  is  behind  us.  And  he  com- 
manded also  the  second,  and  the  third,  and  all  that 
followed  the  droves,  saying.  On  this  mamier  shall 

20  ye  speak  unto  Esau,  when  ye  find  him  ; and  ye 
shall  say.  Moreover,  behold,  thy  servant  Jacob  is 
behind  us.  For  he  said,  I will  appease  him  with 
the  present  that  goeth  before  me,  and  afterward  I 
will  see  his  face  ; peradveuture  he  will  accept  me. 

21  So  the  present  passed  over  before  him  : and  he  him- 
self lodged  that  night  in  the  company. 

22  And  he  rose  up  that  night,  and  took  his  two  wives, 
and  his  two  handmaids,  and  his  eleven  children,  and 

23  passed  over  the  ford  of  Jabbok.  And  he  took  them, 
and  sent  them  over  the  stream,  and  sent  over  that 

24  he  had.  And  Jacob  was  left  alone  ; and  there 
wrestled  a man  with  liiin  until  the  breaking  of  the 

25  day.  And  when  he  saw  that  he  prevailed  not 
against  him,  he  touched  the  hollow  of  his  thigh  ; 
and  the  hollow  of  Jacob’s  thigh  was  strained,  as  he 

26  wrestled  with  him.  And  he  said.  Let  me  go,  for 
the  day  breaketh.  And  he  said,  I will  not  let  thee 

27  go,  except  thou  bless  me.  And  he  said  unto  him, 

28  What  is  thy  name  ? And  he  said,  Jacob.  And  he 
said.  Thy  name  shall  be  called  no  more  Jacob,  but 

Israel  : for  thou  hast  ® striven  with  God  and  with 

29  men,  and  hast  prevailed.  And  Jacob  asked  him, 
and  said.  Tell  me,  I pray  thee,  thy  name.  And  he 
said.  Wherefore  is  it  that  thou  dost  ask  after  my 

30  name?  And  he  blessed  liim  there.  And  Jacob 
called  the  name  of  the  place  / Peniel : for,  said  he, 
I have  seen  God  face  to  face,  and  my  life  is  pre- 

31  served.  And  the  sun  rose  upon  him  as  he  passed 

32  over  Penuel,  and  he  halted  upon  liis  thigh.  There- 
fore the  cliildren  of  Israel  eat  not  the  sinew  of  the 
hip  wliicli  is  upon  the  hollow  of  the  thigh,  unto  this 
day  : because  he  touched  the  hollow  of  Jacob’s 
thigh  in  the  sinew  of  the  hip. 


33  And  Jacob  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and, 
behold,  Esau  came,  and  with  him  four  hundred  men. 
And  he  divided  the  children  unto  Leah,  and  unto 

2 Rachel,  and  unto  the  two  handmaids.  And  he  put 
the  handmaids  and  their  children  foremost,  and  Leah 
and  her  cliildren  after,  and  Rachel  and  Joseph 

3 hindermost.  And  he  himseK  passed  over  before 
them,  and  bowed  himself  to  the  ground  seven  times, 

4 until  he  came  near  to  his  brother.  And  Esau  ran  to 
meet  him,  and  embraced  him,  and  fell  on  his  neck, 

5 and  kissed  him  : and  they  wept.  And  he  lifted  up 
his  eyes,  and  saw  the  women  and  the  children  ; and 
said,  Who  are  these  with  thee  ? And  he  said.  The 
children  which  God  liath  graciously  given  thy  ser- 


2ch.  18.  2.  & 42.  6.  cThat  is,  Be  who  and  thou  shall  prevail 
& 43.  26.  striveth  with  God,  or,  against  men. 

3 ch,  32.  28.  God  striveth.  e Or,  had  power 

4 ch,  45.  14,  15.  d The  Sept,  and  Vul-  with. 

6 ch.  48.  9.  Ps.  127.  gate  have,  thou  hast  / That  is.  The  face 
3.  Is.  8.  18.  had  power  with  God,  of  God. 


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GENESIS,  XXXIV. 


6 Then  the  handmaidens  came  near,  they  and  their 
children,  and  they  bowed  themselves. 

7 And  Leah  also  with  her  cliildren  came  near,  and 
bowed  themselves  : and  after  came  Joseph  near  and 
Kachel,  and  they  bowed  themselves. 

8 And  he  said.  What  meanest  thou  by  ® all  this  drove 
which  I met  ? And  he  said.  These  are  to  find  grace  in 
the  sight  of  my  lord. 

9 And  Esau  said,  I have  enough,  my  brother  ; keep 
that  thou  hast  unto  thyself. 

10  And  Jacob  said.  Nay,  I pfay  thee,  if  now  I have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then  receive  my  present  at  my 
hand  : for  therefore  I ® have  seen  thy  face,  as  though  I 
had  seen  the  face  of  God,  and  thou  wast  pleased  with 
me. 

11  Take,  I pray  thee,  ®my  blessing  that  is  brought 
to  tliee  ; because  God  hath  dealt  graciously  with  me, 
and  because  I have  enough.  And  he  urged  him,  and 
he  took  it. 

12  And  he  said,  Let  us  take  our  journey,  and  let  us 
go,  and  I will  go  before  thee. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  My  lord  knowcth  that  the 
children  are  tender,  and  the  flocks  and  herds  with 
young  are  with  me  : and  if  men  should  overdrive  them 
one  day,  all  the  flock  will  die. 

14:  Let  my  lord,  I pray  thee,  pass  over  before  his  ser- 
vant : and  I will  lead  on  softly,  according  as  the  cattle 
that  goeth  before  me  and  the  children  be  able  to  en- 
dure, until  I come  unto  my  lord  unto  Seir. 

15  And  Esau  said.  Let  me  now  leave  with  thee  some 
of  the  folk  that  are  with  me.  And  he  said.  What  need- 
eth  it  ? let  me  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord. 

16  ^ So  Esau  returned  that  day  on  his  way  unto 
Seir. 

17  And  Jacob  journeyed  to  Succoth,  and  built  him 
an  house,  and  made  booths  for  his  cattle  : therefore  the 
name  of  the  place  is  called  Succoth. 

18  ^ And  Jiltob  came  to  Shalem,  a city  of  She- 
chem,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  when  he  came 
from  Padan-aram  ; and  pitched  his  tent  before  the 
city. 

19  And  he  bought  a parcel  of  a field,  where  he  had 
spread  his  tent,  at  the  hand  of  the  children  of  Ham  or, 
Shechem’s  father,  for  an  hundred  pieces  of  money. 

20  And  he  erected  there  an  altar,  and  called  it  El- 
elohe-Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1 Dlnnh  is  ravished  hy  Shechem.  4 He  siteth  to  marry  her.  13  The  sons 
of  Jacob  offer  the  condition  of  circumcision  to  the  Shechemites. 
20  Hamor  and  She,chem  persuade  them  to  accept  it.  25  The  sons  of 
Jacob  upon  that  (ulvantage  slay  them,  27  and  spoil  their  city.  30  Ja- 
cob reproveth  Simeon  and  Lev%. 

And  1 Dinah  the  daughter  of  Leah,  which  she  bare 
unto  Jacob,  ^ went  out  to  see  the  daughters  of  the 

land. 

2  And  when  Sheehem  the  son  qf  Hamor  the  Hivite, 
prince  of  the  country,  ^ saw  her,  he  ^ took  her,  and  lay 
with  her,  and  defiled  her. 

3  And  his  soul  clave  unto  Dinah  the  daughter  of 
Jacob,  and  he  loved  the  damsel,  and  spake  kindly  unto 
the  damsel. 

4  And  Shechem  ^ spake  unto  his  father  Hamor,  say- 
ing, Get  me  this  damsel  to  wife. 

6  ch.  .32.  IG.  25.  27.  & 30.  2G.  2 Kin.  ’3  .Tosh.  13.  27.  Judg. 

7  ch.  32.  5.  6.  15.  8.  5.  Ps.  GO.  G. 

8  ch.  43.  3.  2 Sam.  2 Kin.  5.  23.  .Tohn  3.  23. 

3.  13.  & 14.  24,  28,  32.  ch.  32.  3.  Jo  Josh.  24.  1.  Judg. 

Matt.  18.  10.  i2cli.  34.  11.  & 47.  9.  1. 

» Judg.  1.  15.  1 Sam.  25.  Ruth  2.  13.  ’c  Josh.  24.  32.  John 

4.  5. 


6 vant.  Then  the  handmaids  eame  near,  they  and 

7 their  children,  and  they  bowed  themselves.  And 
Leah  also  and  her  children  came  near,  and  bowed 
themselves  : and  after  came  Joseph  near  and  Ra- 

8 chel,  and  they  bowed  themselves.  And  he  said. 
What  meanest  thou  by  all  this  company  which  I 
met  ? And  he  said.  To  find  grace  in  the  sight  of 

9 my  lord.  And  Esau  said,  I have  enough  ; my 

10  brother,  let  that  thou  hast  be  thine.  And  Jacob 
said,  Nay,  I pray  thee,  if  now  I have  found  grace 
in  thy  sight,  then  receive  my  present  at  my  hand  : 
« forasmuch  as  I have  seen  thy  face,  as  one  seetli 
the  face  of  God,  and  thou  wast  pleased  with  me. 

11  Take,  I pray  thee,  my  ^,gift  that  is  brought  to  thee  ; 
because  God  hath  dealt  graciously  with  me,  and  be- 
cause I have  enough.  And  he  urged  him,  and  he 

12  took  it.  And  he  said.  Let  us  take  our  journey,  and 

13  let  us  go,  and  I will  go  before  thee.  And  he  said 
unto  him.  My  lord  knoweth  that  the  children  are 
tender,  and  that  the  flocks  and  herds  with  me  give 
suck  : and  if  they  overdrive  them  one  day,  all  the 

14  flocks  will  die.  Let  my  lord,  I pray  thee,  pass  over 
before  his  servant  : and  I will  lead  on  softly,  ac- 
cording to  the  pace  of  the  cattle  that  is  before  me 
and  according  to  the  pace  of  the  children,  until  I 

15  come  unto  my  lord  unto  Seir.  And  Esau  said.  Let 
me  now  leave  with  thee  some  of  the  folk  that  are 
with  me.  And  he  said.  What  needeth  it  ? let  me 

16  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord.  So  Esau  returned 

17  that  day  on  his  way  unto  Seir.  And  Jacob  jour- 
neyed to  Succoth,  and  built  him  an  house,  and 
made  booths  for  his  cattle  : therefore  the  name  of 
the  place  is  called  ^ Succoth. 


18  And  Jacob  came  ® in  peace  to  the  city  of  Shechem, 
which  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  when  he  came  from 

19  Paddan-aram  ; and  encamped  before  the  city.  And 
he  bought  the  parcel  of  ground,  where  he  had 
spread  his  tent,  at  the  hand  of  the  children  of 
Hamor,  Sheehem’s  father,  for  an  hundred  f pieces  of 

20  money.  And  he  erected  there  an  altar,  and  called 
it  S'  El-elohe-Israel. 


34  And  Dinah  the  daughter  of  Leah,  which  she 
bare  unto  Jacob,  went  out  to  see  the  daughters  of 

2 the  land.  And  Shechem  the  son  of  Hamor  the 
Hivite,  the  prince  of  the  land,  saw  her  ; and  he 

3 took  her,  and  lay  with  her,  and  humbled  her.  And 
his  soul  clave  unto  Dinah  the  daughter  of  »Tacob, 
and  he  loved  the  damsel,  and  spake  "kindly  unto 

4 the  damsel.  And  Shechem  spake  unto  his  father 


17  ch.  35.  7. 

1 ch.  30.  21. 

2 Tit.  2.  5. 

8 ch.  G.  2.  Judg. 
14.  1. 

4 Ch.  20.  2. 
e Judg.  14.  2. 


a Or,  for  therefore 
have  T seen, 
b Hob.  ble.s.sing. 
f Hcl).  all. 

(1  Tliat  is,  Booths, 
e Or,  to  Shalem,  a 
city. 


/Hch.  kesitah. 
y Th.at  is,  God,  the 
God  of  Israel. 

a Hch.  to  the  heart 
of  the  damsel. 


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6  And  Jacob  heard  that  he  had  defiled  Dinah  his 
daughter  : now  his  sons  were  with  his  cattle  in  the 
field  : and  Jacob  ®held  his  peace  until  they  were  come. 

6 T[  And  Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem  went  out 
unto  Jacob  to  commune  with  him. 

7 And  the  sons  of  Jacob  came  out  of  the  field  when 
they  heard  it:  and  the  men  were  grieved,  and  they 

were  very  wroth,  because  he  ® had  wrought  folly  in 
Israel  in  lying  with  Jacob’s  daughter  ; ® which  thing 
ought  not  to  be  done. 

8 And  Hamor  communed  with  them,  saying.  The 
soul  of  my  son  Shechem  longeth  for  your  daughter  : I 
pray  you  give  her  him  to  wife. 

9 And  make  ye  marriages  with  us,  and  give  your 
daughters  unto  us,  and  take  our  daughters  unto  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  dwell  with  us  : and  the  land  shall 
be  before  you  ; dwell  and  trade  ye  therein,  and  get 
you  possessions  therein. 

11  And  Shechem  said  unto  her  father  and  unto  her 
brethren.  Let  me  find  grace  in  your  eyes,  and  what  ye 
shall  say  unto  me  I will  give. 

12  Ask  me  never  so  much  dowry  and  gift,  and  I 
will  give  according  as  ye  shall  say  unto  me  : but  give 
me  the  damsel  to  wife. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  answered  Shechem  and 
Hamor  his  father  deceitfully,  and  said,  because  he 
had  defiled  Dinah  their  sister  : 

14  And  they  said  unto  them.  We  cannot  do  this 
thing,  to  give  our  sister  to  one  that  is  uncireumcised  ; 
for  that  were  a reproach  unto  us  : 

15  But  in  this  wdll  we  consent  unto  you  : If  ye  will 
be  as  we  &e,  that  every  male  of  you  be  circumcised  ; 

16  Then  will  we  give  our  daughters  unto  you,  and 
we  will  take  your  daughters  to  us,  and  we  will  dwell 
with  you,  and  we  will  become  one  people. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  us,  to  be  circum- 
cised ; then  will  we  take  our  daughter,  and  we  will  be 
gone. 

18  And  their  words  pleased  Hamor,  and  Shechem 
Hamor’s  son. 

19  And  the  young  man  deferred  not  to  do  the  thing, 
because  he  had  delight  in  Jacob’s  daughter  : and  he 
was  more  honourable  than  all  the  house  of  his  father. 

20  ^ And  Hamor  and  Shechem  his  son  came  unto 
the  gate  of  their  city,  and  communed  with  the  men  of 
their  city,  saying, 

21  These  men  are  peaceable  with  us  ; therefore  let 
them  dwell  in  the  land,  and  trade  therein  ; for  the  land, 
behold,  it  is  large  enough  for  them  ; let  us  take  their 
daughters  to  us  for  wives,  and  let  us  give  them  our 
daughters. 

22  Only  herein  will  the  men  consent  unto  us  for  to 
dwell  with  us,  to  be  one  people,  if  every  male  among 
us  be  circumcised,  as  they  are  circumcised. 

23  Shall  not  their  cattle  and  their  substance  and 
every  beast  of  their’s  he  our’s  ? only  let  us  consent  unto 
them,  and  they  will  dwell  with  us. 

24  And  unto  Hamor  and  unto  Shechem  his  son 
hearkened  all  that  went  out  of  the  gate  of  his  city  ; 
and  every  male  was  circumcised,  all  that  went  out  of 
the  gate  of  his  city. 

25  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  when 
they  were  sore,  that  two  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  Simeon 

6 1 Sam.  10.  27.  2 « Josh.  7.  15.  Judg.  Jo  ch.  13.  9.  & 20. 

Bam.  13. 22.  20.  G.  15, 

7 ch.  49.  7.  2 Sam.  « Dent.  23.  17.  2 ch.  42.  .34. 

13.  21.  Sam.  13.  12.  12  ch.  47.  27. 


5 Hamor,  saying.  Get  me  this  damsel  to  wife.  Now 
Jacob  heard  that  he  had  defiled  Dinah  his  daughter  ; 
and  his  sons  were  with  his  cattle  in  the  field  : and 

6 Jacob  held  his  peace  until  they  came.  And  Hamor 
the  father  of  Shechem  went  out  unto  Jacob  to  com- 

7 mune  with  him.  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  came  in 
from  the  field  when  they  heard  it : and  the  men 
were  grieved,  and  they  were  very  wroth,  because  he 
had  wrought  folly  in  Israel  in  lying  with  Jacob’s 

8 daughter  ; which  thing  ought  not  to  be  done.  And 
Hamor  communed  with  them,  saying.  The  soul  of 
my  son  Shechem  longeth  for  your  daughter  : I pray 

9 you  give  her  unto  him  to  wife.  And  make  ye  mar- 
riages with  us  ; give  your  daughters  unto  us,  and 

10  take  our  daughters  unto  you.  And  ye  shall  dwell 
with  us  : and  the  land  shall  be  before  you  ; dwell 
and  trade  ye  therein,  and  get  you  possessions 

11  therein.  And  Shechem  said  unto  her  father  and 
unto  her  brethren.  Let  me  find  grace  in  your  eyes, 

12  and  what  ye  shall  say  unto  me  I will  give.  Ask 
me  never  so  much  dowry  and  gift,  and  I will  give 
according  as  ye  shall  say  unto  me  : but  give 

13  me  the  damsel  to  wife.  And  the  sons  of  Jacob 
answered  Shechem  and  Hamor  his  father  with 
guile,  and  spake,  because  he  had  defiled  Dinah  their 

14  sister,  and  said  unto  them.  We  cannot  do  this  thing, 
to  give  our  sister  to  one  that  is  uncircumcised  ; for 

15  that  were  a reproach  unto  us  : only  on  this  condition 
will  we  consent  unto  you  : if  ye  will  be  as  we  be, 

16  that  every  male  of  you  be  circumcised  ; then  will 
we  give  our  daughters  unto  you,  and  we  will  take 
your  daughters  to  us,  and  we  will  dwell  with  you, 

17  and  we  will  become  one  people.  But  if  ye  will  not 
hearken  unto  us,  to  be  circumcised  ; then  will  we 

18  take  our  daughter,  and  we  will  be  gone.  And  their 
words  pleased  Hamor,  and  Shechem  Plamor’s  son. 

19  And  the  young  man  deferred  not  to  do  the  thing, 
because  he  had  delight  in  Jacob’s  cj^ughter  : and  he 
was  honoured  above  all  the  house  of  his  father. 

20  And  Hamor  and  Shechem  his  son  came  unto  the 
gate  of  their  city,  and  communed  wdth  the  men  of 

21  their  city,  saying,  These  men  are  peaceable  with  us  ; 
therefore  let  them  dwell  in  the  land,  and  trade 
therein  ; for,  behold,  the  land  is  large  enough  for 
them  ; let  us  take  their  daughters  to  us  for  wives, 

22  and  let  us  give  them  our  daughters.  Only  on  this 
condition  will  the  men  consent  unto  us  to  dwell  with 
us,  to  become  one  people,  if  every  male  among  us 

23  be  circumcised,  as  they  are  circumcised.  Shall  not 
their  cattle  and  their  substance  and  all  their  beasts 
be  ours  ? only  let  us  consent  unto  them,  and  they 

24  will  dwell  with  us.  And  unto  Hamor  and  unto 
Shechem  his  son  hearkened  all  that  went  out  of  the 
gate  of  his  city  ; and  every  male  was  circumcised, 

25  all  that  went  out  of  the  gate  of  his  city.  And  it 
came  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  when  they  were  sore, 
that  two  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  Simeon  and  Levi, 


13  Ex.  22.  10,  17.  14  See  2 Sam.  13.  24,  m 1 Clir.  4.  9. 

Deut.  22.  29.  1 Sam.  &c.  n cli.  23.  10. 

18.  25.  13  Josh.  5.  9.  18  ch.  49.  5,  6,  7. 


GENESIS,  XXXV. 


63 


and  Levi,  Dinah’s  brethren,  took  each  man  his  sword, 
and  came  upon  the  city  boldly,  and  slew  all  the  males. 

26  And  they  slew  Hainor  and  Sliecliem  his  son  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  took  Dinah  out  of  Shechem’s 
house,  and  went  out. 

27  The  sons  of  Jacob  came  upon  the  slain,  and  spoiled 
the  city,  because  they  had  defiled  their  sister. 

28  They  took  their  sheep,  and  their  oxen,  and  their 
asses,  and  that  which  was  in  the  city,  and  that  which 
was  in  the  field, 

29  And  all  their  wealth,  and  all  their  little  ones,  and 
their  wives  took  they  captive,  and  spoiled  even  all  that 
was  in  the  house. 

30  And  Jacob  said  to  Simeon  and  Levi,  ^^Ye  have 

^ troubled  me  to  make  me  to  stink  among  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  land,  among  the  Canaanites  and  the  Periz- 
zites  : and  I being  few  in  number,  they  shall  gather 

themselves  together  against  me,  and  slay  me  ; and  I 
shall  be  destroyed,  I and  my  house. 

31  And  they  said.  Should  he  deal  with  our  sister  as 
with  an  harlot  ? 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1 God  xendeth  Jacob  to  Bcth-el.  2 He  purgeth  his  house  of  idols.  6 He 
bnildeih  an  altar  at  Beth-el.  8 Deborah  dieth  at  AUon-bachuth.  9 
God  blcsseth  Jacob  at  Beth-el.  16  Rachel  travaileth  of  Benjamin,  and 
dieth  in  the  way  to  Edar.  22  Reuben  lieth  with  Bilhah.  23  The  sons 
of  Jacob.  27  Jacob  cometh  to  Isaac  at  Hebron.  28  The  age,  death, 
and  burial  of  Isaac. 

And  God  said  unto  Jacob,  Arise,  go  up  to  ^ Beth-el, 
and  dwell  there  : and  make  there  an  altar  unto 
God,  2 that  appeared  unto  thee  ^when  thou  fleddest 
from  the  face  of  Esau  thy  brother. 

2  Then  Jacob  said  unto  his  ^household,  and  to  all 
that  were  with  him.  Put  away  *^the  strange  gods  that 
are  among  you,  and  ® be  clean,  and  change  your  gar- 
ments : 

3  And  let  us  arise,  and  go  up  to  Beth-el  ; and  I will 
make  there  an  altar  unto  God,  who  answered  me  in 
the  day  of  my  distress,  ® and  was  with  me  in  the  way 
which  I went. 

4  And  they  gave  unto  Jacob  all  the  strange  gods 
which  were  in  their  hand,  and  all  their  ^ earrings  which 
were  in  their  ears  ; and  Jacob  hid  them  under  the  oak 
which  teas  by  Shechem. 

5  And  they  journeyed  : and  the  terror  of  God  was 
upon  the  cities  that  were  round  about  them,  and  they 
did  not  pursue  after  the  sons  of  Jacob. 

6  So  Jacob  came  to  i^Luz,  which  is  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  that  is,  Beth-el,  he  and  all  the  people  that  were 
with  him. 

7  And  he  built  there  an  altar,  and  called  the  place 
El-beth-el  : because  there  God  appeared  unto  him, 
when  he  fled  from  the  face  of  his  brother. 

8  But  Deborah  Rebekah’s  nurse  died,  and  she  was 
buried  beneath  Beth-el  under  an  oak  : and  the  name  of 
it  was  called  Allon-bachuth. 

9  *[f  And  i®God  appeared  unto  Jacob  again,  when  he 
came  out  of  Padan-aram,  and  blessed  him. 

10  And  God  said  unto  him.  Thy  name  is  Jacob  : 
thy  name  shall  not  be  called  any  more  Jacob,  but 
Israel  shall  be  thy  name  : and  he  called  his  name  Israel. 
11  And  God  said  unto  him,  ^^I  am  God  Almighty  : 

19  ch.  49.  f),  3 ch.  27.  43.  8 ch.  28.  20.  & 31.  3, 

29  Josh.  7.  25.  * ch.  18.  19.  Josh.  42. 

21  Ex.  5.  21.  1 Sam.  24.  15.  9 Hos.  2.  13. 

13.  4.  0 ch.  31 . 19,  34.  Josh.  lo  Josh.  24. 2G.  Judg. 

22  Deut.  4.  27.  Ps.  24.  2,  23.  1 Sam.  7.  3.  9.  0. 

105.  12.  c Ex.  19.  10.  11  Ex.  1.5.  10.  & 23. 

1 ch.  28.  19.  1 ch.  32.  7,  24.  Ps.  27.  & 34.  24.  Deut.  11. 

2 ch.  28.  13.  107.  6. 


Dinah’s  brethren,  took  each  man  his  sword,  and 
came  upon  the  city  ^unawares,  and  slew  all  the 

26  males.  And  they  slew  Hamor  and  Shechem  his 
son  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  took  Dinah  out 

27  of  Shechem’s  house,  and  went  forth.  The  sons  of 
Jacob  came  upon  the  slain,  and  spoiled  the  city,  be- 

28  cause  they  had  defiled  their  sister.  They  took  their 
flocks  and  their  herds  and  their  asses,  and  that 
which  was  in  the  city,  and  that  which  was  in  the 

29  field  ; and  all  their  wealth,  and  all  their  little  ones 
and  their  wives,  took  they  captive  and  spoiled,  even 

30  all  that  was  in  the  house.  And  Jacob  said  to  Simeon 
and  Levi,  Ye  have  troubled  me,  to  make  me  to 
stink  among  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  among  the 
Canaanites  and  the  Perizzites  : and,  I being  few  in 
number,  they  will  gather  themselves  together  against 
me  and  smite  me  ; and  I shall  be  destroyed,  I and 

31  my  house.  And  they  said.  Should  he  deal  with  our 
sister  as  with  an  harlot  ? 


35  And  God  said  unto  Jacob,  Arise,  go  up  to 
Beth-el,  and  dwell  there  : and  make  there  an  altar 
unto  God,  who  appeared  unto  thee  when  thou  fled- 

2 dest  from  the  face  of  Esau  thy  brother.  Then 
Jacob  said  unto  his  household,  and  to  all  tliat  were 
with  him.  Put  away  the  strange  gods  that  are  among 
you,  and  purify  yourselves,  and  change  your  gar- 

3 ments  : and  let  us  arise,  and  go  up  to  Beth-el ; and 
I will  make  there  an  altar  unto  God,  who  answered 
me  in  the  day  of  my  distress,  and  was  with  me  in 

4 the  way  which  I went.  And  they  gave  unto  Jacob 
all  the  strange  gods  which  were  in  their  hand,  and 
the  rings  which  were  in  their  ears  ; and  Jacob  hid 

5 them  under  the  “ oak  which  was  by  Shechem.  And 
they  journeyed  : and  ^ a great  terror  was  upon  the 
cities  that  were  round  about  them,  and  they  did  not 

6 pursue  after  the  sous  of  Jacob.  So  Jacob  came  to 
Luz,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan  (the  same  is 
Beth-el),  he  and  all  the  people  that  were  witli  him. 

7 And  he  built  there  an  altar,  and  called  the  place 
^ El-beth-el  : because  there  God  was  revealed  unto 

8 him,  when  he  fled  from  the  face  of  his  brother.  And 
Deborah  Rebekah’s  nurse  died,  and  she  was  buried 
below  Beth-el  under  the  oak  ; and  the  name  of  it 
was  called  Allon-bacuth. 


9 And  God  appeared  unto  Jacob  again,  when  he 

10  came  from  Paddan-aram,  and  blessed  him.  And  God 
said  unto  him.  Thy  name  is  Jacob  : thy  name  shall 
not  be  called  any  more  Jacob,  but  Israel  shall  be  thy 

11  name  : and  he  called  his  name  Israel.  And  God  said 
unto  him,  I am  God  Almighty  : be  fruitful  and 

25.  Josh.  2.  9.  & 5. 1.  Hos.  12.  4.  b Hob.  a terror  of 

1 Sam.  14.  15.  2 Chr.  u di.  17.  5.  God. 

14.  14.  18  ch.  32.  28.  c Tliat  is,  The  God 

12  ch.  28.  19,  22.  19  ch.  17.  1.  & 48.  3,  of  Beth-el. 

13  Eccles.  5.  4.  4.  Ex.  0.  3.  d That  is,  The  oak 

11  ch.  28.  13.  b Or,  boldly.  of  weeping. 

19  ch.  24.  59.  a Or,  terebinth.  e Heb.  El  Shaddui. 


54 


GENESIS,  XXXVI. 


be  fruitful  and  multiply  ; a nation  and  a company  of 
nations  shall  be  of  thee,  and  kings  shall  come  out  of  thy 
loins  ; 

12  And  the  land  which  I gave  Abraham  and  Isaac, 
to  thee  I will  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  after  thee  will  I 
give  the  land. 

13  And' God  went  up  from  him  in  the  place  where 
he  talked  with  him. 

14  And  Jacob  set  up  a pillar  in  the  place  where  he 
talked  with  him,  even  a j)illar  of  stone  ; and  he  poured 
a drink  offering  thereon,  and  he  poured  oil  thereon. 

15  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of  the  place  where 
God  spake  with  him,  ^^Beth-el. 

16  And  they  jo^lrneyed  from  Beth-el  ; and  there 
was  but  a little  way  to  come  to  Eplirath  : and  Rachel 
travailed,  and  she  had  hard  labour. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  was  in  hard  labour, 
that  the  midwife  said  unto  her.  Fear  not  ; ^^thou  shalt 
have  this  son  also. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  her  soul  was  in  departing, 
(for  she  died)  that  she  called  his  name  Ben-oni  : but 
his  father  called  him  Benjamin. 

19  And  Rachel  died,  and  was  buried  in  the  way  to 

Eplirath,  which  is  Bethlehem. 

20  And  Jacob  set  a pillar  upon  her  grave  : that  is 
the  pillar  of  Rachel’s  grave  unto  this  day. 

21  ^ And  Israel  journeyed,  and  spread  his  tent  be- 
yond the  tower  of  Edar. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Israel  dwelt  in  that 
land,  that  Reuben  went  and  lay  with  Bilhah  his  fa- 
ther’s concubine  ; and  Israel  heard  it.  Now  the  sons  of 
Jacob  were  twelve  : 

23  The  sons  of  Leah;  Reuben,  .Jacob’s  firstborn, 
and  Simeon,  and  Levi,  and  Judah,  and  Issachar,  and 
Zebulun  : 

24  The  sons  of  Rachel ; Joseph,  and  Benjamin  : 

25  And  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  Rachel’s  handmaid  ; Dan, 
and  Naphtali  : 

26  And  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  Leah’s  handmaid  ; Gad, 
and  Asher  : these  are  the  sons  of  Jacob,  which  were 
born  to  him  in  Padan-aram. 

27  ^ And  Jacob  came  unto  Isaac  his  father  unto 
32  Mamre,  unto  the  33  city  of  Arbah,  which  is  Hebron, 
where  Abraham  and  Isaac  sojourned. 

28  And  the  days  of  Isaac  were  an  hundred  and  four- 
score years. 

29  And  Isaac  gave  up  the  ghost,  and  died,  and  34  was 
gathered  unto  his  people,  being  old  and  full  of  days  : 
and  35  his  sons  Esau  and  Jacob  buried  him. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1 Esau's  three  unves.  6 Ilis  removing  to  mount  Eeir.  9 His  sons.  15 

The  ihihes  which  descended  of  his  sons.  20  The  .sons  and.  dukes  of 

Seir.  24  Anah  findcth  mules.  31  The  kings  of  Edom.  40  The  dukes 

that  descended  of  Esau. 

these  are  the  generations  of  Esau,  ^who  is 

J3I  Edom. 

2 2 Esau  took  his  wives  of  the  daughters  of  Canaan  ; 
Adah  the  daughter  of  Elon  the  Hittite,  and  3 Aholiba- 
mah  the  daughter  of  Anah  the  daughter  of  Zibeon  the 
Hivite  ; 

3 And  ^Bashemath  Ishmael’s  daughter,  sister  of 
Nebajoth. 

20  ch.  17.  5,  6,  16.  & 25  ch.  30.  24.  1 Sam.  29  Mic.  4,  8. 

28.  3.  & 48.  4.  4.  20.  so  ch.  49.  4.  1 Chr. 

21  ch.  12.  7.  & 13. 15.  2g  cli.  48.  7.  5.  1.  See  2 Sam.  16. 

& 26.  3,  4.  & 28.  13.  27  Ruth  1.  2.  & 4.  11.  22.  & 20.  3.  1 Cor. 

23  ch.  17.  22.  Mic.  5.  2.  Matt.  2.  6.  5.  1. 

23  ch.  28.  18.  28  1 Sam.  10.  2.  2 8i  ch.  40.  8.  Ex.  1.  2. 

24  ch.  28.  19.  Sam.  18.  18. 


multiply  ; a nation  and  a company  of  nations  shall 
be  of  thee,  and  kings  shall  come  out  of  thy  loins  ; 

12  and  the  land  which  I gave  unto  Abraham  and  Isaac, 
to  thee  I will  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  after  thee  will 

13  I give  the  land.  And  God  went  up  from  him  in  the 

14  place  where  he  spake  with  him.  And  Jacob  set  up 
a pillar  in  the  place  where  he  spake  with  him,  a pil- 
lar of  stone  : and  he  poured  out  a drink  offering 

15  thereon,  and  poured  oil  thereon.  And  Jacob  called 
the  name  of  the  place  where  God  spake  with  him, 

16  Beth-el.  And  they  journeyed  from  Beth-el ; and 
there  was  still  some  way  to  come  to  Eplirath : 
and  Rachel  travailed,  and  she  had  hard  labour. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  was  in  hard  labour, 
that  the  midwife  said  unto  her.  Fear  not  ; for  now 

18  thou  shalt  have  another  son.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
as  her  soul  was  in  departing  (for  she  died),  that  she 
called  his  name  Ben-oni : but  his  father  called  him 

19  S' Benjamin.  And  Rachel  died,  and  was  buried  in 

20  the  way  to  Eplirath  (the  same  is  Beth-lehem).  And 
Jacob  set  up  a pillar  upon  her  grave : the  same  is 

21  the  Pillar  of  Rachel’s  grave  unto  this  day.  And 
Israel  journeyed,  and  spread  his  tent  beyond  the 

22  tower  of  Eder.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  Israel 
dwelt  in  that  land,  that  Reuben  went  and  lay  with 
Bilhah  his  father’s  concubine  : and  Israel  heard  of 
it. 


23  Now  the  sons  of  Jacob  were  twelve  : the  sons  of 
Leah  ; Reuben,  Jacob’s  firstborn,  and  Simeon,  and 

24  Levi,  and  Judah,  and  Issachar,  and  Zebulun  : the 

25  sons  of  Rachel  ; Joseph  and  Benjamin  : and  the 
sons  of  Bilhah,  Rachel’s  handmaid  ; Dan  and 

26  Naphtali  : and  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  Leah’s  handmaid  ; 
Gad  and  Asher  : these  are  the  sons  of  Jacob,  which 

27  were  born  to  liim  in  Paddan-aram.  And  Jacob 
came  unto  Isaac  his  father  to  Mamre,  to  Kiriath- 
arba  (the  same  is  Hebron),  where  Abraham  and 

28  Isaac  sojourned.  And  the  days  of  Isaac  were  an 

29  hundred  and  fourscore  years.  And  Isaac  gave  np 
the  ghost,  and  died,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  peo- 
ple, old  and  full  of  days  ; and  Esau  and  Jacob  his 
sons  buried  him. 


36  Now  these  are  the  generations  of  Esau  (the  same 

2 is  Edom).  Esau  took  his  wives  of  the  daughters  of 
Canaan  ; Adah  the  daughter  of  Elon  the  Hittite, 
and  Oholibamah  the  daughter  of  Anah,  the  “ daugh- 

3 ter  of  Zibeon  the  Hivite  ; and  Basemath  Ishmael’s 


32  ch.  13.  18.  & 23. 
2 19. 

’33  josh.  14. 15.  & 15. 
13. 

34  ch.  15. 15.  * 25.  8. 

35  So  ch.  25.  9.  & 49. 
31. 


1 ch.  25.  30. 

2 ch.  26.  34. 

3 ver.  25. 

4 ch.  28.  9. 

f Tliat  is,  The  son  of 
my  sorrow. 


g That  is,  The  son  of 
the  right  hand. 

a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities have,  son. 
See  ver.  24. 


GENESIS,  XXXVI. 


55 


4 And  ^Adah  bare  to  Esau  Eliphaz  ; and  Basliemath 
bare  Reuel  ; 

5 And  Aholibamah  bare  Jeusli,  and  Jaalam,  and 
Korah  : these  are  the  sons  of  Esau,  which  were  bom 
unto  him  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

6 And  Esau  took  his  wives,  and  his  sons,  and  his 
daughters,  and  all  the  persons  of  his  house,  and  his  cat- 
tle, and  all  liis  beasts,  and  all  his  substance,  wliich  he 
had  got  in  the  land  of  Canaan  ; and  went  into  the  coun- 
try from  the  face  of  his  brother  Jacob. 

7 ®For  their  riches  were  more  than  that  they  might 
dwell  together ; and  the  land  wherein  they  were 
strangers  could  not  bear  them  because  of  their  cattle. 

8 Thus  dwelt  Esau  in  ® mount  Seir  : ® Esau  is  Edom. 

9 ^ And  these  are  the  generations  of  Esau  the  father 
of  the  Edomites  in  mount  Seir  : 

10  These  are  the  names  of  Esau’s  sons  ; Eliphaz 
the  son  of  Adah  the  wife  of  Esau,  Reuel  the  sou  of 
Basliemath  the  wife  of  Esau. 

11  And  the  sons  of  Eliphaz  were  Teman,  Omar, 
Zepho,  and  Gatam,  and  Kenaz.  < 

12  And  Timna  was  concubine  to  Eliphaz  Esau’s  son  ; 
and  she  bare  to  Eliphaz  ^^Amalek  : these  loere  the  sous 
of  Adah  Esau’s  wife. 

13  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Reuel ; Nahath,  and 
Zerah,  Shammah,  and  Mizzah  : these  were  the  sons  of 
Basliemath  Esau’s  wife. 

14  If  And  these  were  the  sons  of  Aholibamah,  the 
daughter  of  Anah  the  daughter  of  Zibeon,  Esau’s  wife  : 
and  she  bare  to  Esau  Jeusli,  and  Jaalam,  and  Korah. 

15  ^ These  were  dukes  of  the  sons  of  Esau  : the  sons 
of  Eliphaz  the  firstborn  son  of  Esau  ; duke  Teman, 
duke  Omar,  duke  Zepho,  duke  Kenaz, 

16  Duke  Korah,  duke  Gatam,  and  duke  Anialek  : 
these  are  the  dukes  that  came  of  Eliphaz  in  the  land  of 
Edom  ; these  were  the  sons  of  Adah. 

17  If  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Reuel  Esau’s  son  ; 
duke  Nahath,  duke  Zerah,  duke  Shammah,  duke  Miz- 
zah : these  are  the  dukes  that  came  of  Reuel  in  the  land 
of  Edom  ; these  are  the  sons  of  Basliemath  Esau’s 
wife. 

18  ^ And  these  are  the  sons  of  Aholibamah  Esau’s 
wife  ; duke  Jeusli,  duke  Jaalam,  duke  Korah  : these 
were  the  dukes  that  came  of  Aholibamah  the  daughter 
of  Anah,  Esau’s  wife. 

19  These  are  the  sons  of  Esau,  who  is  Edom,  and 
these  are  their  dukes. 

20  ^ These  are  the  sons  of  Seir  the  Horite,  who 
inhabited  the  land  ; Lotan,  and  Shobal,  and  Zibeon,  and 
Anali, 

21  And  Dishon,  and  Ezer,  and  Dishan  : these  are  the 
dukes  of  the  Horites,  the  children  of  Seir  in  the  land  of 
Edom. 

22  And  the  children  of  Lotan  were  Hori  and  He- 
mam  ; and  Lotan’s  sister  was  Timna. 

23  And  the  children  of  Shobal  were  these  ; Alvan, 
and  Manahatli,  and  Ebal,  Shepho,  and  Onam. 

24  And  these  are  the  children  of  Zibeon  ; both  Ajah, 
and  Anah  : this  was  that  Anah  that  found  ^ the  mules  in 
the  wilderness,  as  he  fed  the  asses  of  Zibeon  his  fatlier. 

25  And  the  children  of  Anah  were  these  ; Dishon, 
and  Aholibamah  the  daughter  of  Anah. 

c 1 Chr.  1.  35.  0 ver.  1.  12  i chr.  1.  38. 

•’>  ch.  13.  0,  11.  1"  1 Chr.  1.  35,  &c.  is  di.  14.  G.  Dout. 

2 ch.  17.  8.  & 28.  4.  11  Kx.  17.  8,  14.  2.  12,  22. 

« ch.  32.  3.  Dcut.  2.  Num.  24.  20.  1 Sain. 

5.  Josh.  24.  4.  15.  2,  3,  &c. 


4 daughter,  sister  of  Nebaioth.  And  Adah  bare  to 

5 Esau  Eliphaz  ; and  Basemath  bare  Reuel  ; and 
Oholibauiah  bare  Jeush,  and  Jalam,  and  Korah  : 
these  are  the  sons  of  Esau,  which  were  born  unto 

6 him  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And  Esau  took  his 
wives,  and  his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and  all  the 
souls  of  his  house,  and  his  cattle,  and  all  his  beasts, 
and  all  his  possessions,  which  he  had  gathered  in  the 
land  of  Canaan  ; and  went  into  a land  away  from  his 

7 brother  Jacob.  For  their  substance  was  too  great 
for  them  to  dwell  together  ; and  the  land  of  their 
sojournings  could  not  bear  them  because  of  their 

8 cattle.  And  Esau  dwelt  in  mount  Seir : Esau  is 

9 Edom.  And  these  are  the  generations  of  Esau  the 

10  father  of  ^ the  Edomites  in  mount  Seir  : these  are  the 
names  of  Esau’s  sons  ; Eliphaz  the  son  of  Adah  the 
wife  of  Esau,  Reuel  the  son  of  Basemath  the  wife 

11  of  Esau.  And  the  sons  of  Eliphaz  were  Teman, 

12  Omar,  Zepho,  and  Gatam,  and  Kenaz.  And  Timna 
was  concubine  to  Eliphaz  Esau’s  sou  ; and  she  bare 
to  Eliphaz  Amalek  : these  are  the  sons  of  Adah 

13  Esau’s  wife.  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Reuel  ; 
Nahath,  and  Zerah,  Shammah,  and  Mizzah  : these 

14  were  the  sons  of  Basemath  Esau’s  wife.  And  these 
were  the  sons  of  Oholibamah  the  daughter  of  Anah, 
the  daughter  of  Zibeon,  Esau’s  wife  : and  she  bare 

15  to  Esau  Jeush,  and  Jalam,  and  Korah.  These  are 
the  dukes  of  the  sous  of  Esau  : the  sons  of  Eliphaz 
the  firstborn  of  Esau  ; duke  Teman,  duke  Omar, 

16  duke  Zepho,  duke  Kenaz,  duke  Korah,  duke  Gatam, 
duke  Amalek  : these  are  the  dukes  that  came  of 
Eliphaz  in  the  land  of  Edom  ; these  are  the  sons  of 

17  Adah.  And  these  are  the  sous  of  Reuel  Esau’s  son  ; 
duke  Nahath,  duke  Zerah,  duke  Shammah,  duke  Miz- 
zah : these  are  the  dukes  that  came  of  Reuel  in  the 
land  of  Edom  ; these  are  the  sons  of  Basemath  Esau’s 

18  wife.  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Oholibamah  Esau’s 
wife  ; duke  Jeush,  duke  Jalam,  duke  Korah  : these 
are  the  dukes  that  came  of  Oholibamah  the  daughter 

19  of  Anah,  Esau’s  wife.  These  are  the  sous  of  Esau, 
and  these  are  their  dukes  : the  same  is  Edom. 


20  These  are  the  sons  of  Seir  the  Horite,  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  land  ; Lotan  and  Shobal  and  Zibeon  and 

21  Anah,  and  Dishon  and  Ezer  and  Dishan  : these  are  the 
dukes  that  came  of  the  Horites,  the  children  of  Seir 

22  in  the  land  of  Edom.  And  the  children  of  Lotan 
were  Hori  and  ‘’Hcmam  ; and  Lotan’s  sister  was 

23  Timna.  And  these  are  the  children  of  Shobal ; 

Alvan  and  Manahatli  and  Ebal,  0 Shepho  and 

24  Onam.  And  these  are  the  children  of  Zibeon  ; Aiah 
and  Anah  : this  is  Anah  who  found  the  hot  springs 
in  the  wilderness,  as  he  fed  the  asses  of  Zibeon  his 

25  father.  And  these  are  the  children  of  Anah  ; 
Dishon  and  Oholibamah  the  daughter  of  Anah. 


H See  Lev.  19.  19.  d Or,  chiefs.  /In  1 Chr.  1.40, 

/)  Uah.  J^Jdoni.  e In  1 Chr.  1.  39,  Alvm. 

V.  In  1 Clir.  1.  3G,  llumnnt,.  ij  In  1 CJir.  1.  40, 

Zejdii.  Shejdii. 


56  GENESIS, 

26  And  these  are  the  children  of  Dishon  ; Hemdan, 
and  Eshban,  and  Ithran,  and  Cheran. 

27  The  children  of  Ezer  are  these  ; Bilhan,  and  Zaa- 
van,  and  Akan. 

28  The  children  of  Dishan  are  these  ; Uz,  and  Aran. 

29  These  are  the  dukes  that  came  of  the  Horites  ; 
duke  Lotan,  duke  Shobal,  duke  Zibeon,  duke  Anah, 

30  Duke  Dishon,  duke  Ezer,  duke  Dishan  : these 
are  the  dukes  that  came  of  Hori,  among  their  dukes  in 
the  land  of  Seir. 

31  If  And  these  are  the  kings  that  reigned  in  the 
land  of  Edom,  before  there  reigned  any  king  over  the 
children  of  Israel. 

32  And  Bela  the  son  of  Beor  reigned  in  Edom  : and 
the  name  of  his  city  was  Dinhabah. 

33  And  Bela  died,  and  Jobab  the  son  of  Zerah  of 
Bozrah  reigned  m his  stead. 

34  And  Jobab  died,  and  Husham  of  the  land  of 
Temani  reigned  in  his  stead. 

35  And  Husham  died,  and  Hadad  the  son  of  Bedad, 
who  smote  Midian  in  the  field  of  Moab,  reigned  in  his 
stead  : and  the  name  of  liis  city  was  Avith. 

36  And  Hadad  died,  and  Samlah  of  Masrekah  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

37  And  Samlah  died,  and  Saul  of  Rehoboth  hy  the 
river  reigned  in  his  stead. 

38  And  Saul  died,  and  Baal-hanan  the  son  of  Achbor 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

39  And  Baal-hanan  the  son  of  Achbor  died,  and 

Hadar  reigned  in  his  stead  : and  the  name  of  his  city 

was  Pau  ; and  his  wife’s  name  was  Mehetabel,  the 
daughter  of  Matred,  the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

40  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  dukes  that  came 
of  Esau,  according  to  their  families,  after  their  places, 
by  their  names ; duke  Timnah,  duke  Alvah,  duke 
Jetheth, 

41  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah,  duke  Pinon, 

42  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman,  duke  Mibzar, 

43  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram  : these  he  the  dukes 
of  Edom,  according  to  their  habitations  in  the  land  of 
their  possession  : he  is  Esau  the  father  of  the  Edomites. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

2 Joseph  is  hated  of  his  brethren.  5 His  two  dreams.  13  Jacob  sendeth 
him  to  visit  his  brethren.  18  His  brethren  conspire  his  death.  21  Reu- 
ben saveth  him.  26  They  sell  him  to  the  Ishmeelites.  31  His  father, 
deceived  by  the  bloody  coat,  mourneth  for  him.  36  He  is  sold  to  Poti- 
pharin  Egypt. 

And  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land  ^ wherein  his  father 
was  a stranger,  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

2  These  are  the  generations  of  Jacob.  Joseph,  being 
seventeen  years  old,  was  feeding  the  flock  with  his 
brethren  ; and  the  lad  ivas  with  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  and 
with  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  his  father’s  wives  : and  Joseph 
brought  unto  his  father  ^ their  evil  report. 

3  Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more  than  all  his  chil- 
dren, because  he  was  ® the  son  of  his  old  age  : and  he 
made  him  a coat  of  many  colours. 

4  And  when  his  brethren  saw  that  their  father  loved 
him  more  than  all  his  brethren,  they  ^ hated  him,  and 
could  not  speak  peaceably  unto  him. 

5  ^ And  Joseph  dreamed  a dream,  and  he  told  it  his 
brethren  ; and  they  hated  him  yet  the  more. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Hear,  I pray  you,  this 
dream  which  I have  dreamed  : 

ic  1 Chr,  1.  43.  u 1 Clir.  1.  51.  2 1 Sam.  2.  22,  23, 

1C  1 Chr.  1.  50,  Ha-  i cli.  17.  8.  & 23.  4.  24. 

dad  Pai.  After  liis  & 28.  4.  & 36.  7.  Heb.  3 ch.  44.  20. 

death  was  aii  Aristo-  11.  9.  i ch.  27.  41.  & 49. 

cracy.  Ex.  15.  15.  23. 


XXXVII. 

26  And  these  are  the  children  of Dishon  ; * Hemdan 

27  and  Eshban  and  Ithran  and  Cheran.  These  are  the 
children  of  Ezer  ; Bilhan  and  Zaavan  and  ^ Akan. 

28  These  are  the  children  of  Dishan  ; Uz  and  Aran. 

29  These  are  the  dukes  that  came  of  the  Horites  ; duke 

30  Lotan,  duke  Shobal,  duke  Zibeon,  duke  Anah,  duke 
Dishon,  duke  Ezer,  duke  Dishan : these  are  the 
dukes  that  came  of  the  Horites,  according  to  their 
dukes  in  the  land  of  Seir. 

31  And  these  are  the  kings  that  reigned  in  the  land 
of  Edom,  before  there  reigned  any  king  over  the 

32  children  of  Israel.  And  Bela  the  son  of  Beor  reigned 
m Edom  ; and  the  name  of  his  city  was  Dinhabah. 

33  And  Bela  died,  and  Jobab  the  son  of  Zerah  of  Boz- 

34  rah  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  Jobab  died,  and 
Husham  of  the  land  of  the  Temanites  reigned  in  his 

35  stead.  And  Husham  died,  and  Hadad  the  son  of 
Bedad,  who  smote  Midian  in  the  field  of  Moab, 
reigned  in  his  stead  : and  the  name  of  his  city  was 

36  Avith.  And  Hadad  died,  and  Samlah  of  Masrekah 

37  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  Samlah  died,  and  Shaul 

38  of  Rehoboth  by  the  River  reigned  in  his  stead.  And 
Shaul  died,  and  Baal-hanan  the  son  of  Achbor  reigned 

39  in  his  stead.  And  Baal-hanan  the  son  of  Achbor 
died,  and  * Hadar  reigned  in  his  stead  : and  the 
name  of  his  city  was  ^ Pau  ; and  his  wife’s  name  was 
Mehetabel,  the  daughter  of  Matred,  the  daughter  of 

40  Me-zahab.  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  dukes 
that  came  of  Esau,  according  to  their  families,  after 
their  places,  by  their  names  ; duke  Timnah,  duke^ 

41  Alvah,  duke  Jetheth  ; duke  Oholibamah,  duke 

42  Elah,  duke  Pinon  ; duke  Renaz,  duke  Teman,  duke 

43  Mibzar  ; duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram  : these  be  the 
dukes  of  Edom,  according  to  their  habitations  in  the 
land  of  their  possession.  This  is  Esau  the  father  of 
” the  Edomites. 


37  And  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land  of  his  father’s  so- 

2 journings,  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  These  are  the 
generations  of  Jacob.  Joseph,  being  seventeen  years 
old,  was  feeding  the  flock  with  his  brethren  ; and  he 
was  a lad  with  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  and  with  the  sons 
of  Zilpah,  his  father’s  wives  : and  Joseph  brought 

3 the  evil  report  of  them  unto  their  father.  Now 
Israel  loved  Joseph  more  than  all  his  children,  be- 
cause he  was  the  son  of  his  old  age  : and  he  made 

4 him  “ a coat  of  many  colours.  And  his  brethren 
saw  that  their  father  loved  him  more  than  all  his 
brethren  ; and  they  hated  him,  and  could  not  speak 

5 peaceably  unto  him.  And  Joseph  dreamed  a dream, 
and  he  told  it  to  his  brethren  : and  they  hated  him 

6 yet  the  more.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Hear,  I pray 


h Heb.  Dishan.  A In  1 Chr.  1.  50,  m In  \ Chr.  1.  6t, 

i In  1 Chr.  1.  41,  and  some  ancient  an-  Aliah. 

Hamran.  thorities,  Hadad.  n Heb.  Edom. 

j In  1 Chr.  1.  42,  I In  1 Chr.  1.  50,  a Or,  a long  garment 
Jaakan.  Pai.  tvith  sleeves. 


GENESIS,  XXXVII. 


57 


7 For,  ^ behold,  we  icere  binding  sheaves  in  the  field, 
and,  lo,  my  sheaf  arose,  and  also  stood  upright  ; and, 
behold,  your  sheaves  stood  round  about,  and  made 
obeisance  to  my  sheaf. 

8 And  his  brethren  said  to  him,  Shalt  thou  indeed 
reign  over  us  ? or  shalt  thou . indeed  have  dominion 
over  us  ? And  they  Hated  him  yet  the  more  for  his 
dreams,  and  for  liis  words. 

9 ^ And  he  dreamed  yet  another  dream,  and  told  it 
his  bretliren,  and  said.  Behold,  I have  dreamed  a dream 
more  ; and,  behold,  ®the  sun  and  the  moon  and  the 
eleven  stars  made  obeisance  to  me. 

10  And  he  told  it  to  liis  father,  and  to  his  brethren  : 
and  his  father  rebuked  him,  and  said  unto  him.  What 
is  tliis  dream  that  thou  hast  dreamed  ? Shall  I and 
thy  mother  and  thy  brethren  indeed  come  to  bow 
down  ourselves  to  thee  to  the  earth  ? 

11  And  ® his  brethren  envied  him  ; but  his  father 
® observed  the  saying. 

12  ^ And  his  brethren  went  to  feed  their  father’s 
flock  in  Shechem. 

13  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Do  not  thy  bretliren 
feed  the  Jloch  in  Shechem  ? come,  and  I will  send  thee 
unto  them.  And  he  said  to  liim,  Here  am  I. 

14  And  he  said  to  liim.  Go,  I pray  thee,  see  whether 
it  be  well  with  thy  bretlu*en,  and  well  with  the  flocks  ; 
and  bring  me  word  again.  So  he  sent  him  out  of  the 
vale  of  Hebron,  and  he  came  to  Shechem. 

15  ^ And  a certain  man  found  him,  and,  behold,  he 
was  wandering  in  the  field  ; and  the  man  asked  liim, 
saying.  What  seekest  thou  ? 

16  And  he  said,  I seek  my  brethren  : tell  me,  I 
pray  thee,  where  they  feed  their  flocks. 

17  And  the  man  said.  They  are  departed  hence  ; for 
I heard  them  say.  Let  us  go  to  Dothan.  And  Joseph 
went  after  his  brethren,  and  found  them  in  Dothan. 

18  And  when  they  saw  him  afar  off,  even  before  he 
came  near  unto  them,  they  conspired  against  him  to 
slay  him. 

19  And  they  said  one  to  another.  Behold,  this  dreamer 
cometh. 

20  Come  now  therefore,  and  let  us  slay  him,  and 
cast  him  into  some  pit,  and  we  will  say.  Some  evil  beast 
hath  devoured  him  : and  we  shall  see  what  will  become 
of  his  dreams. 

21  And  Reuben  heard  iV,  and  he  delivered  him  out 
of  their  hands  ; and  said.  Let  us  not  kill  him. 

22  And  Reuben  said  unto  them.  Shed  no  blood,  hut 
cast  him  into  this  pit  that  is  in  the  wilderness,  and  lay 
no  hand  upon  him  ; that  he  might  rid  him  out  of  their 
hands,  to  deliver  him  to  his  father  again. 

23  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joseph  was  come 
unto  his  brethren,  that  they  stript  Joseph  out  of  his 
coat,  his  coat  of  many  colours  that  was  on  him  ; 

24  And  they  took  him,  and  east  him  into  a pit  : and 
the  pit  teas  empty,  there  was  no  water  in  it. 

25  And  they  sat  down  to  eat  bread  : and  they  lifted 
up  their  eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold,  a company  of 

Ishmeelites  came  from  Gilead  with  their  camels  bear- 
ing spicery  and  balm  and  myrrh,  going  to  carry  it 
down  to  Egypt. 

26  And  Judah  said  unto  his  brethren,  What  profit 
is  it  if  we  slay  our  brother,  and  conceal  his  blood  ? 

e ch.  42.  6,  9.  & 43.  » Dan.  7.  28.  Luke  « i Sam.  19.  1.  Pk. 

2G.  &44.  14.  2.  19,  51.  31.  13.  & :i7.  12,  32.  .Vk 

«cli.  46.  29.  lOch.  35.  27.  94.  21.  Matt.  27.  1. 

T ch.  27.  29.  11  Cant.  1.  7.  Mark  14.  1.  .John  Jl. 

8 Acts  7.  9.  1^  2 Kin.  G.  13.  53.  Acta  23.  12. 


7 you,  this  dream  which  I have  dreamed  : for,  behold, 
we  were  binding  sheaves  in  the  field,  and,  lo,  my 
sheaf  arose,  and  also  stood  upright  ; and,  behold, 
your  sheaves  came  round  about,  and  made  obeisance 

8 to  my  sheaf.  And  his  brethren  said  to  him,  Shalt 
thou  indeed  reign  over  us  ? or  shalt  thou  indeed 
have  dominion  over  us  ? And  they  hated  him  yet 

9 the  more  for  his  dreams,  and  for  his  words.  And 
he  dreamed  yet  another  dream,  and  told  it  to  his 
brethren,  and  said.  Behold,  I have  dreamed  yet  a 
dream  ; and,  behold,  the  sun  and  the  moon  and 

10  eleven  stars  made  obeisance  to  me.  And  he  told 
it  to  his  father,  and  to  his  brethren  ; and  his  father 
rebuked  him,  and  said  unto  him.  What  is  this  dream 
that  thou  hast  dreamed  ? Shall  I and  thy  mother 
and  thy  brethren  indeed  come  to  bow  down  our- 

11  selves  to  thee  to  the  earth  ? And  his  brethren 
envied  him  ; but  his  father  kept  the  saying  in  mind. 

12  And  his  brethren  went  to  feed  their  father’s  flock  in 

13  Shechem.  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Do  liot 
thy  brethren  feed  the  flock  in  Shechem  ? come,  and 
I will  send  thee  unto  them.  And  he  said  to  him, 

14  Here  am  I.  And  he  said  to  him.  Go  now,  see 
whether  it  be  well  with  thy  brethren,  and  well  with 
the  flock  ; and  bring  me  word  again.  So  he  sent 
him  out  of  the  vale  of  Hebron,  and  he  came  to 

15  Shechem.  And  a certain  man  found  him,  and,  be- 
hold, he  was  wandering  in  the  field  : and  the  man 

16  asked  him,  saying.  What  seekest  thou  ? And  he 
said,  I seek  my  brethren  : tell  me,  I pray  thee, 

17  where  they  are  feeding  the  flock.  And  the  man 
said.  They  are  departed  hence  : for  I heard  them 
say.  Let  us  go  to  Dothan.  And  Joseph  went  after 

18  his  brethren,  and  found  them  in  Dothan.  And 
they  saw  him  afar  oft’,  and  before  he  came  near  unto 

19  them,  they  conspired  against  him  to  slay  him.  And 
they  said  one  to  another.  Behold,  this  ^dreamer 

20  cometh.  Come  now  therefore,  and  let  us  slay  him, 
and  cast  him  into  one  of  the  pits,  and  we  will  say. 
An  evil  beast  hath  devoured  him  ; and  we  shall  see 

21  what  will  become  of  his  dreams.  And  Reuben 
heard  it,  and  delivered  him  out  of  their  hand  ; and 

22  said.  Let  us  not  take  his  life.  And  Reuben  said 
unto  them.  Shed  no  blood  ; east  him  into  this  pit 
that  is  in  the  wilderness,  but  lay  no  hand  upon  him  : 
that  he  might  deliver  him  out  of  their  hand,  to  rc- 

23  store  him  to  his  father.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joseph  was  come  unto  his  brethren,  that  they  stript 
Joseph  of  his  coat,  the  coat  of  many  colours  that 

24  was  on  him  ; and  they  took  him,  and  cast  him  into 
the  pit  : and  the  pit  was  empty,  there  was  no  water 

25  in  it.  And  they  sat  down  to  eat  bread  : and  they 
lifted  up  their  eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold,  a tra- 
velling company  of  Ishmaelites  came  from  Gilead, 
with  their  camels  bearing  s^jicery  and  ^ balm  and 

26  ® myrrh,  going  to  carry  it  down  to  Egypt.  And 
fJudah  said  unto  his  brethren,  What  profit  is  it  if  we 


’•»  Pro.  1.  11,  IG.  & 
G.  17.  iV  27.  4. 

< li.  42.  22. 

I’ro.  30.  20.  Amos 

(;.  G. 


Soo  vor.  28,  36. 

18  .Jer.  8.  22. 
i-J  vor.  20.  ch.  4.  10. 
Job  IG.  IS. 

b lleb.  HKistcr  oj' 


dreams. 

c Or,  ffimi.  traga- 
canlh.  Or,  storax. 

(/  Or,  via.sfic. 
c Or,  ludanum. 


58 


GENESIS,  XXXVIII. 


27  Come,  and  let  us  sell  him  to  the  Ishmeelites,  and 
20  let  not  our  hand  be  upon  him  ; for  he  is  our  brother 
and  22  our  flesh.  And  his  brethren  were  content. 

28  Then  there  passed  by  23  Midianites  merchantmen  ; 
and  they  drew  and  lifted  up  Joseph  out  of  the  pit,  2^  and 
sold  Joseph  to  the  Ishmeelites  for  25  twenty  pieces  of 
silver  : and  they  brought  Joseph  into  Egypt. 

29  ^ And  Eeuben  returned  unto  the  pit  ; and,  be- 
hold, Joseph  was  not  in  the  pit  ; and  he  26  rent  his 
clothes. 

30  And  he  returned  unto  his  brethren,  and  said.  The 
cliild  27  is  not  ; and  I,  whither  shall  I go  ? 

31  And  they  took  28  Joseph’s  coat,  and  killed  a kid  of 
the  goats,  and  dipped  the  coat  in  the  blood  ; 

32  And  they  sent  the  coat  of  many  colours,  and  they 
brought  it  to  their  father  ; and  said.  This  have  we  found  : 
know  now  whether  it  he  thy  son’s  coat  or  no. 

33  And  he  knew  it,  and  said.  It  is  my  son’s  coat ; an 
23  evil  beast  hath  devoured  him  ; Joseph  is  without 
doubt  rent  in  pieces. 

34  And  Jacob  ®3rent  his  clothes,  and  put  sackcloth 
upon  his  loins,  and  mourned  for  liis  son  many  days. 

35  And  all  his  sons  and  all  his  daughters  rose  up 
to  comfort  him  ; but  he  refused  to  be  comforted  ; and 
he  said.  For  ^2  I will  go  down  mto  the  grave  unto  my 
son  mourning.  Thus  his  father  wept  for  liim. 

36  And  the  Midianites  sold  liim  into  Egypt  unto 
Potiphar,  an  officer  of  Pharaoh’s,  and  captain  of  the 
guard. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1 Judah  begetteth  Er,  Onan,  and  Shelah.  6 Er  marrieth  Tamar.  8 The 
trespass  of  Onan.  11  Tamar  stayeth  for  Shelah.  13  She  deceiveth 
Judah.  27  She  beareth  twins,  Pharez  and  Zarah. 

And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  that  Judah  went 
down  from  his  brethren,  and  ^ turned  in  to  a cer- 
tain Adullamite,  whose  name  was  Hirah. 

2  And  Judah  2 saw  there  a daughter  of  a certain 
Canaanite,  whose  name  was  ^ Shuali  ; and  he  took  her, 
and  went  in  unto  her. 

3  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a son  ; and  he  called 
his  name  ^ Er. 

4  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare  a son  ; and  she 
called  his  name  ® Onan. 

5  And  she  yet  again  conceived,  and  bare  a son  ; and 
called  his  name  ® Shelah  : and  he  was  at  Chezib,  when 
she  bare  him. 

6  And  Judah  took  a wife  for  Er  his  firstborn,  whose 
name  was  Tamar. 

7  And  ® Er,  Judah’s  firstborn,  was  wicked  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord  ; 3 and  tlie  Lord  slew  liim. 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Onan,  Go  in  unto  i3thy 
brother’s  wife,  and  marry  her,  and  raise  up  seed  to 
thy  brother. 

9  And  Onan  knew  that  the  seed  should  not  be  his  ; 
and  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  went  in  unto  his  brother’s 
wife,  that  he  spilled  it  on  the  ground,  lest  that  he  should 
give  seed  to  liis  brother. 

10  And  the  thing  which  he  did  displeased  the  Lord  ; 
wherefore  he  slew  ^2  him  also. 

11  Then  said  Judah  to  Tamar  his  daughter  in  law, 

20  1 Sam.  18.  17.  27  ch.  42. 13, 36.  Jer.  32  ch.  42.  38,  & 44. 

2ich.  42.  21.  31.15.  29,31. 

22  ch.  29.  14.  28  ver,  23.  33  ch.  39.  1. 

23  Jndp.  G.  3.  2u  ver.  20.  ch.  44.  i ch.  19.  3.  2 Kin. 

24  cli.  45.  4,  5.  Ts.  28.  4.  8. 

105.  17.  Acts  7.  9.  30  ver.  29.  2 Sam.  2 cli.  34.  2. 

23  Matt  27.  9.  3.  31.  3 1 Chr,  2.  3. 

23  Job  1.  20.  31  2 Sam.  12.  17. 


27  slay  our  brother  and  conceal  his  blood  ? Come, 
and  let  us  sell  him  to  the  Ishmaelites,  and  let  not 
our  hand  be  upon  him  ; for  he  is  our  brother,  our 

28  flesh.  And  his  brethren  hearkened  unto  him.  And 
there  passed  by  Midianites,  merchantmen ; and 
they  drew  and  lifted  up  Joseph  out  of  the  pit,  and 
sold  Joseph  to  the  Ishmaelites  for  twenty  pieces  of 

29  silver.  And  they  brought  Joseph  into  Egypt.  And 
Reuben  returned  unto  the  pit  ; and,  behold,  Joseph 

30  was  not  in  the  pit  ; and  he  rent  his  clothes.  And 
he  returned  unto  his  brethren,  and  said.  The  child 

31  is  not  ; and  I,  whither  shall  I go  ? And  they  took 
Joseph’s  coat,  and  killed  a he-goat,  and  dipped  the 

32  coat  in  the  blood  ; and  they  sent  the  coat  of  many 
colours,  and  they  brought  it  to  their  father  ; and 
said.  This  have  we  found  : know  now  whether  it  be 

33  thy  son’s  coat  or  not.  And  he  knew  it,  and  said.  It 
is  my  son’s  coat ; an  evil  beast  hath  devoured  him  ; 

34  Joseph  is  without  doubt  torn  in  pieces.  And  Jacob 
rent  his  garments,  and  put  sackcloth  upon  his  loins, 

35  and  mourned  for  his  son  many  days.  And  all  his 
sons  and  all  his  daughters  rose  up  to  comfort  him  ; 
but  he  refused  to  be  comforted  ; and  he  said.  For  I 
will  go  down  to  -^  tlie  grave  to  my  son  mourning. 

36  And  his  father  wept  for  him.  And  the  » Midianites 
sold  him  into  Egypt  unto  Potiphar,  an  officer  of 
Pharaoh’s,  the  * captain  of  the  guard. 


38  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  that  Judah  went 
down  from  his  brethren,  and  turned  in  to  a certain 

2 Adullamite,  whose  name  was  Hirah.  And  Judah 
saw  there  a daughter  of  a certain  Canaanite  whose 
name  was  Sima  ; and  he  took  her,  and  went  in  unto 

3 her.  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a son  ; and  he 

4 called  his  name  Er.  And  she  conceived  again,  and 

5 bare  a son  ; and  she  called  his  name  Onan.  And 
she  yet  again  bare  a son,  and  called  his  name 
Shelah  : and  he  was  at  Chezib,  when  she  bare  him. 

6 And  Judah  took  a wife  for  Er  his  firstborn,  and  her 

7 name  was  Tamar.  And  Er,  Judah’s  firstborn,  was 
wicked  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ; and  the  Lord  slew 

8 him.  And  Judah  said  unto  Onan,  Go  in  unto  thy 
brother’s  wife,  and  “perform  the  duty  of  an  hus- 
band’s brother  unto  her,  and  raise  up  seed  to  thy 

9 brother.  And  Onan  knew  that  the  seed  should  not 
be  his  ; and  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  went  in  unto 
his  brother’s  wife,  that  he  spilled  it  on  the  ground, 

10  lest  he  should  give  seed  to  his  brother.  And  the 
thing  which  he  did  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 

11  Lord  : and  he  slew  him  also.  Then  said  Judah  to 
Tamar  his  daughter  in  law.  Remain  a widow  in  thy 


4ch.  46.  12.  Num. 
26.  19. 

3 ch.  46.  12,  Num, 
26.  19. 

0 cli,  46,  12.  Num, 
26.  20. 

^ ch.  21.  21. 
ech.  46,  12,  Num. 


26.  19. 

9 1 Chr.  2.  3. 

40  Deut,  25.  5.  Matt, 
22.  24, 

4'  Deut.  25.  6. 

42  ch,  46.  12,  Num- 
26.  19. 

/ Heb-  Shcol,  the 


name  of  the  abode  of 
the  dead,  answering  to 
the  Gceek  Hades,  Acts 
2.  27. 

g Heb,  Medanitcs. 
h Heb,  chief  of  the 
executioners, 
a See  Deut.  25.  5. 


GENESIS,  XXXVIII. 


59 


IS  Remain  a widow  at  thy  father’s  house,  till  Shelah  my 
son  be  grown  : for  he  said.  Lest  peradventure  he  die 
also,  as  his  brethren  did.  And  Tamar  went  and  dwelt 

in  her  father’s  house. 

12  ^ And  in  process  of  time  the  daughter  of  Shnah 
Judah’s  wife  died  ; and  Judah  was  comforted,  and 
went  up  unto  his  sheepshearers  to  Timnath,  he  and  his 
friend  Hirah  the  Adullamite. 

13  And  it  was  told  Tamar,  saying,  Behold  thy  father 
in  law  goeth  up  to  Timnath  to  shear  his  sheep. 

14  And  she  put  her  widow’s  garments  off  from  her, 
and  covered  her  with  a vail,  and  wrapped  herself,  and 

sat  in  an  open  place,  which  is  by  the  way  to  Timnath  ; 
for  she  saw  that  Shelah  was  grown,  ani^  she  was  not 
given  unto  him  to  wife. 

15  When  Judah  saw  her,  he  thought  her  to  he  an  har- 
lot ; because  she  had  covered  her  face. 

16  And  he  turned  unto  her  by  the  way,  and  said.  Go 
to,  I pray  thee,  let  me  come  in  unto  thee  ; (for  he  knew 
not  that  she  was  his  daughter  in  law.)  And  she  said. 
What  wilt  thou  give  me,  that  thou  mayest  come  in  unto 
me  ? 

17  And  he  said,  I will  send  thee  a kid  from  the 
flock.  And  she  said,  Wilt  thou  give  me  a pledge,  till 
thou  send  it  ? 

18  And  he  said.  What  pledge  shall  I give  thee  ? 
And  she  said,  Thy  signet,  and  thy  bracelets,  and  thy 
staff  that  is  in  thine  hand.  And  he  gave  it  her,  and 
came  in  unto  her,  and  she  conceived  by  him. 

19  And  she  arose,  and  went  away,  and  laid  by  her 
vail  from  her,  and  put  on  the  garments  of  her  widow- 
hood. 

20  And  Judah  sent  the  kid  by  the  hand  of  his  friend 
the  Adullamite,  to  receive  his  pledge  from  the  woman’s 
hand  : but  he  found  her  not. 

21  Then  he  asked  the  men  of  that  place,  saying, 
Where  is  the  harlot,  that  was  openly  by  the  way  side  ? 
And  they  said.  There  was  no  harlot  in  this  place. 

22  And  he  returned  to  Judah,  and  said,  I cannot  find 
her  ; and  also  the  men  of  the  place  said,  that  there  was 
no  harlot  in  this  place. 

23  And  Judah  said.  Let  her  take  it  to  her,  lest  we 
be  shamed  : behold,  I sent  this  kid,  and  thou  hast  not 
found  her. 

24  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  about  three  months  after, 
that  it  was  told  Judah,  saying,  Tamar  thy  daughter  in 
law  hath  played  the  harlot  ; and  also,  behold,  she 
is  with  child  by  whoredom.  And  Judah  said.  Bring  her 
forth,  24  and  let  her  be  burnt, 

25  When  she  was  brought  forth,  she  sent  to  her 
father  in  law,  saying.  By  the  man,  whose  these  are,  am 
I with  child  : and  she  said,  25  Discern,  I pray  thee,  whose 
are  these,  26  the  signet,  and  bracelets,  and  staff'. 

26  And  Judah  2?  acknowledged  them,  and  said,  28  She 
hath  been  more  righteous  than  I ; because  that  26 1 gave 
her  not  to  Shelah  my  son.  And  he  knew  her  again 
26  no  more. 

27  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  time  of  her  travail, 
that,  behold,  twins  icere  in  her  womb. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  travailed,  that  the 
one  put  out  his  hand  : and  the  midwife  took  and  bound 
upon  his  hand  a scarlet  thread,  saying.  This  came  out 
first. 


13  Ruth  1.  13. 

“ Lev.  22.  13. 

13  2 Sam.  13.  39. 

16  Josh.  15.  10,  57. 
Judg.  14.  1. 


17  Pro.  7.  12. 

18  ver.  11,  20. 
in  Ezek.  IG.  33. 

20  ver.  20. 

21  ver.  25. 


22  ver.  14. 

23  Judg.  19.  2. 

21  Lev.  21.  9.  Deut. 
22.  21. 


father’s  house,  till  Shelah  my  son  be  grown  up  : for 
he  said.  Lest  he  also  die,  like  his  brethren.  And 

12  Tamar  went  and  dwelt  in  her  father’s  house.  And 
in  process  of  time  Shua’s  daughter,  the  wife  of 
Judah,  died  ; and  Judah  was  comforted,  and  went 
up  unto  his  sheepshearers  to  Timnah,  he  and  his 

13  friend  Hirah  the  Adullamite.  And  it  was  told 
Tamar,  saying.  Behold,  thy  father  in  law  goeth  up 

14  to  Timnah  to  shear  his  sheep.  And  she  put  off  from 
her  the  garments  of  her  widowhood,  and  covered 
herself  with  her  veil,  and  wrapped  herself,  and  sat 
in  the  gate  of  Enaiin,  which  is  by  the  way  to 
Timnah  ; for  she  saw  that  Shelah  was  grown  up, 

15  and  she  was  not  given  unto  him  to  wife.  When 
Judah  saw  her,  he  thought  her  to  be  an  harlot  ; for 

16  she  had  covered  her  face.  And  he  turned  unto  her 
by  the  way,  and  said.  Go  to,  I pray  thee,  let  me 
come  in  unto  thee  : for  he  knew  not  that  she  was 
his  daughter  in  law.  And  she  said.  What  wilt  thou 

17  give  me,  that  thou  mayest  come  in  unto  me  ? And 
he  said,  I will  send  thee  a kid  of  the  goats  from  tho 
flock.  And  she  said.  Wilt  thou  give  me  a pledge, 

18  till  thou  send  it  ? And  he  said.  What  pledge  shall 
I give  thee  ? And  she  said.  Thy  signet  and  thy 
cord,  and  thy  staff  that  is  in  thine  hand.  And  he 
gave  them  to  her,  and  came  in  unto  her,  and  she 

19  conceived  by  him.  And  she  arose,  and  went  away, 
and  put  off  her  veil  from  her,  and  put  on  the  gar- 

20  ments  of  her  widowhood.  And  Judah  sent  the  kid 
of  the  goats  by  the  hand  of  his  friend  the  Adullam- 
ite, to  receive  the  pledge  from  the  woman’s  hand  : 

21  but  he  found  her  not.  Then  he  asked  the  men  of 
her  place,  saying.  Where  is  the  ^ harlot,  that  was  at 
Enaim  by  the  way  side  ? And  they  said.  There 

22  hath  been  no  ^harlot  here.  And  he  returned  to 
Judah,  and  said,  I have  not  found  her  ; and  also 
the  men  of  the  place  said.  There  hath  been  no 

23  ^ harlot  here.  And  Judah  said.  Let  her  take  it  to 
her,  lest  we  be  put  to  shame  : behold,  I sent  this 

24  kid,  and  thou  hast  not  found  her.  And  it  came  to 
pass  about  three  months  after,  that  it  was  told 
Judah,  saying,  Tamar  thy  daughter  in  law  hath 
played  the  harlot  ; and  moreover,  behold,  she  is 
with  child  by  whoredom.  And  Judah  said.  Bring 

25  her  forth,  and  let  her  be  burnt.  When  she  was 
brought  forth,  she  sent  to  her  father  in  law,  saying. 
By  the  man,  whose  these  are,  am  I with  child  : and 
she  said.  Discern,  I pray  thee,  whose  are  these,  the 

26  signet,  and  the  cords,  and  the  staff.  And  Judah 
acknowledged  them,  and  said,  She  is  more  righteous 
than  I ; forasmuch  as  I gave  her  not  to  Shelah  my 

27  son.  And  he  knew  her  again  no  more.  And  it 
came  to  pass  in  the  time  of  her  travail,  that,  behold, 

28  twins  were  in  her  womb.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  she  travailed,  that  one  put  out  a hand  : and 
the  midwife  took  and  bound  upon  his  hand  a scarlet 


23  ch.  37.  32. 

20  ver.  18. 

27  oh.  37.  33. 

28  1 Sam.  24.  17. 


20  ver.  14.  cated  to  impure  hea- 

80  ,Tol)  34.  31,  .32.  then  wor.^jliip.  See 
h Heb.  h edeshnh,  Deut.  23.  17.  Hos.  4. 
that  is,  a woman  dedi-  14. 


60 


GENESIS,  XXXIX. 


29  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  drew  back  his  hand, 
that,  behold,  his  brother  came  out  : and  she  said.  How 
hast  thou  broken  forth  ? this  breach  he  upon  thee  : 
therefore  his  name  was  called  Pharez. 

30  And  afterward  came  out  his  brother,  that  had  the 
scarlet  thread  upon  his  hand  : and  his  name  was  called 
Zarah. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1 Joseph  advanced  in  Potiphar's  house.  7 He  resisteth  his  mistress's 
temptation.  Vi  He  is  falsely  accused.  2^  He  is  cast  in  prison.  21  God 
is  with  him  there. 

And  Joseph  was  brought  down  to  Egypt ; and 
1 Potiphar,  an  officer  of  Pharaoh,  captain  of  the 
guard,  an  Egyptian,  ^ bought  him  of  the  hands  of  the 
Ishmeelites,  which  had  brought  him  down  thither. 

2  And  ®the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and  he  was  a 
prosperous  man  ; and  he  was  in  the  house  of  his  master 
the  Egyptian. 

3  And  his  master  saw  that  the  Lord  was  with  him, 
and  that  the  Lord  ^ made  all  that  he  did  to  prosper  in 
his  hand. 

4  And  Joseph  ^ found  grace  in  his  sight,  and  he 
served  him  : and  he  made  him  ® overseer  over  his  house, 
and  all  that  he  had  he  put  into  his  hand. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  from  the  time  that  he  had 
made  him  overseer  in  his  house,  and  over  all  that  he 
had,  that  ^ the  Lord  blessed  the  Egyptian’s  house  for 
Joseph’s  sake  ; and  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  was  upon 
all  that  he  had  in  ,the  house,  and  in  the  field. 

6  And  he  left  all  that  he  had  in  Joseph’s  hand  ; and 
he  knew  not  ought  he  had,  save  the  bread  which  he  did 
eat.  And  Joseph  ^ was  a goodly  person^  and  well  fa- 
voured. 

7  If  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  his 
master’s  wife  cast  her  eyes  upon  Joseph  ; and  she  said, 
® Lie  with  me. 

8  But  he  refused,  and  said  unto  his  master’s  wife. 
Behold,  my  master  wotteth  not  what  is  with  me  in  the 
house,  and  he  hath  committed  all  that  he  hath  to  my 
hand  ; 

9  There  is  none  greater  in  this  house  than  I ; neither 
hath  he  kept  back  any  thing  from  me  but  thee,  because 
thou  art  his  wife  : how  then  can  I do  this  great  wick- 
edness, and  sin  against  God  ? 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  spake  to  Joseph  day 
by  day,  that  he  hearkened  not  unto  her,  to  lie  by  her,  or 
to  be  with  her. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  about  this  time,  that  Joseph 
went  into  the  house  to  do  his  business  ; and  there  was 
none  of  the  men  of  the  house  there  within. 

12  And  12  she  caught  him  by  his  garment,  saying.  Lie 
with  me  : and  he  left  his  garment  in  her  hand,  and  fled, 
and  got  him  out. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  saw  that  he  had 
left  his  garment  in  her  hand,  and  was  fled  forth, 

14  That  she  called  unto  the  men  of  her  house,  and 
spake  unto  them,  saying.  See,  he  hath  brought  in  an  He- 
brew unto  us  to  mock  us  ; he  came  in  unto  me  to  lie 
with  me,  and  I cried  with  a loud  voice  : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  heard  that  I lifted 
up  my  voice  and  cried,  that  he  left  his  garment  with 
me,  and  fled,  and  got  him  out. 

SI  ch.  4G.  12.  Num.  s ver.  21.  ch.  21.  22.  s ver.  21.  ch.  18.  3. 

2G.  20.  1 Chr.  2.  4.  & 2G.  24,  28.  & 28.  15.  & 19.  19. 

Matt.  1.  3.  1 Sam.  IG.  18.  & 18.  s ch.  24.  2. 

1 ch.  37.  3G.  Ps.  105.  14,  28.  Acts  7.  9.  ^ ch.  30.  27.  ' 

17.  Ps.  1.  3.  8 1 Sam.  IG.  12. 

2 ch.  37.  28. 


29  thread,  saying.  This  came  out  first.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  as  he  drew  back  his  hand,  that,  behold,  his 
brother  came  out : and  she  said,  ® Wherefore  hast 
thou  made  a breach  for  thyself  ? therefore  his  name 

30  was  called  Perez.  And  afterward  came  out  his 
brother,  that  had  the  scarlet  thread  upon  liis  hand : 
and  his  name  was  called  Zerah. 


39  And  Joseph  was  brought  down  to  Egypt ; and 
Potiphar,  an  officer  of  Pharaoh’s,  the  captain  of  the 
guard,  an  Egyptian,  bought  him  of  the  hand  of  the 
Ishmaelites,  which  had  brought  him  down  thither. 

2 And  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and  he  was  a pros- 
perous man  ; and  he  was  in  the  house  of  his  master 

3 the  Egyptian.  And  his  master  saw  that  the  Lord 
was  with  him,  and  that  the  Lord  made  all  that  he 

4 did  to  prosper  in  his  hand.  And  Joseph  found 
gTace  in  his  sight,  and  he  ministered  unto  him  : and 
he  made  him  overseer  over  his  house,  and  all  that 

5 he  had  he  put  into  his  hand.  And  it  came  to  pass 
from  the  time  that  he  made  him  overseer  in  his 
house,  and  over  all  that  he  had,  that  the  Lord 
blessed  the  Egyptian’s  house  for  Joseph’s  sake  ; 
and  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  was  upon  all  that  he 

6 had,  in  the  house  and  in  the  field.  And  he  left  all 
that  he  had  in  Joseph’s  hand  ; and  “he  knew  not 
aught  that  was  with  him,  save  the  bread  which  he 
did  eat.  And  Joseph  was  comely,  and  well  fa- 

7 voured.  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  his  master’s  wife  cast  her  eyes  upon  Joseph  ; 

8 and  she  said.  Lie  with  me.  But  he  refused,  and 
said  unto  his  master’s  wife.  Behold,  my  master 
^ knoweth  not  what  is  with  me  in  the  house,  and  he 

9 hath  put  all  that  he  hath  into  my  hand  ; ^ there  is 
none  greater  in  this  house  than  I ; neither  hath  he 
kept  back  any  thing  from  me  but  thee,  because 
thou  art  his  wife  : how  then  can  I do  this  great 

10  wickedness,  and  sin  against  God  ? And  it  came  to 
pass,  as  she  spake  to  Joseph  day  by  day,  that  he 
hearkened  not  unto  her,  to  lie  by  her,  or  to  be  with 

11  her.  And  it  came  to  pass  about  this  time,  that  he 
went  into  the  house  to  do  his  work  ; and  there  was 

12  none  of  the  men  of  the  house  there  witliin.  And 
she  caught  him  by  his  garment,  saying.  Lie  with 
me  : and  he  left  his  garment  in  her  hand,  and  fled, 

13  and  got  him  out.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
saw  that  he  had  left  his  garment  in  her  hand,  and 

14  was  fled  forth,  that  she  called  unto  the  men  of  her 
house,  and  spake  unto  them,  saying,  See,  he  hath 
brought  in  an  Hebrew  unto  us  to  mock  us  ; he  came 
in  unto  me  to  lie  with  me,  and  I cried  with  a loud 

15  voice  : and  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  heard  that  I 
lifted  up  my  voice  and  cried,  that  he  left  his  gar- 


9 2 Sam.  13.  11.  ^2  pro.  7.  13,  &c.  a Or,  with  him  he 

10  Pro.  G.  29,  32.  c Or,  How  hast  thou  knew  not. 

11  ch.  20.  G.  Lev.  G.  made  a breach ! a h Or,  knoweth  not 

2.  2 Sam.  12.  13.  Ps.  breach  be  upon  thee  ! with  me  what  is  <&c. 

51.  4.  d That  is,  A breach.  c Or,  he  is  not. 


GENESIS,  XL. 


61 


16  And  she  laid  up  his  garment  by  her,  until  his  lord 
came  home. 

17  And  she  spake  unto  him  according  to  these 
words,  saying,  The  Hebrew  servant,  which  thou  hast 
brought  unto  us,  came  in  unto  me  to  mock  me  : 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  I lifted  up  my  voice  and 
cried,  that  he  left  his  garment  with  me,  and  tied  out. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  his  master  heard  the 
words  of  his  wife,  which  she  spake  unto  him,  saying, 
After  this  manner  did  thy  servant  to  me  ; that  his 

wrath  was  kindled. 

20  And  Joseph’s  master  took  him,  and  ^^^put  him 
into  the  prison,  a place  where  the  king’s  prisoners 
were  bound  : and  he  was  there  in  the  prison. 

21  But  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and  shewed 
him  mercy,  and  gave  him  favour  in  the  sight  of  the 
keeper  of  the  prison. 

22  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  coiymi^itted  to 
Joseph’s  hand  all  the  prisoners  that  were  in  the  prison  ; 
and  whatsoever  they  did  there,  he  was  the  doer  of  it. 

23  The  keeper  of  the  prison  looked  not  to  any  thing 
that  ivas  under  his  hand  ; because  the  Lord  was  with 
him,  and  that  which  he  did,  the  Lord  made  it  to  pros- 
per. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1 The  butler  and  baker  of  Pharaoh  in  prison.  4 Joseph  hath  charge  of 
them.  5 He  interpreteth  their  dreams.  20  They  come  to  pass  accord- 
ing to  his  interpretation.  23  The  ingratitude  of  the  butler. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  the 
1 butler  of  the  Mng  of  Egypt  and  his  baker  had 
offended  their  lord  the  king  of  Egypt. 

2  And  Pharaoh  was  ^ wroth  against  two  his  offi- 
cers, against  the  chief  of  the  butlers,  and  against  the 
chief  of  the  bakers. 

3  ® And  he  put  them  in  ward  in  the  house  of  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard,  into  the  prison,  the  place  where 
Joseph  was  bound. 

4  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  charged  Joseph  with 
them,  and  he  served  them  : and  they  continued  a season 
in  ward. 

5  ^ And  they  dreamed  a dream  both  of  them,  each 
man  his  dream  in  one  night,  each  man  according  to 
the  interpretation  of  his  dream,  the  butler  and  the 
baker  of  the  king  of  Egypt,  which  were  bound  in  the 
prison. 

6  And  Joseph  came  in  unto  them  in  the  morning, 
and  looked  upon  them,  and,  behold,  they  were  sad. 

7  And  he  asked  Pharaoh’s  officers  that  were  with  him 
in  the  ward  of  his  lord’s  house,  saying.  Wherefore  look 
ye  so  sadly  to  day  ? 

8  And  they  said  unto  him,  ^ We  have  dreamed  a 
dream,  and  there  is  no  interpreter  of  it.  And  Joseph 
said  unto  them,  ® Do  not  interpretations  belong  to  God  ? 
tell  me  them,  I pray  you. 

9  And  the  chief  butler  told  his  dream  to  Joseph,  and 
said  to  him.  In  my  dream,  behold,  a vine  was  before 
me  ; 

10  And  in  the  vine  were  three  branches  : and  it  was 
as  though  it  budded,  and  her  blossoms  shot  forth  ; and 
the  clusters  thereof  brought  forth  ripe  grapes  : 

11  And  Pharaoh’s  cup  was  in  my  hand  : and  I took 
the  grapes,  and  pressed  them  into  Pharaoh’s  cup,  and  I 
gave  the  cup  into  Pharaoh’s  hand. 

«Ex.  23.  1.  Ps.  15  Ps.  105.  18.  1 Pet.  ii  Ex.  3.  21.  & 11.  3. 
120.  3.  2.  19.  & 12.  3C.  Ps.  lOG.  40. 

M Pro.  G.  34,  35.  lo  See  ch.  40.  3,  15.  Pro.  IG.  7.  Dan.  1.  9. 

& 41.  14.  Acts  7.  9,  10. 


16  ment  by  me,  and  fled,  and  got  him  out.  And  she 
laid  up  his  garment  by  her,  until  his  master  came 

17  home.  And  she  spake  unto  him  according  to  these 
words,  saying.  The  Hebrew  servant,  which  thou 
hast  brought  unto  us,  came  in  unto  me  to  mock  me  : 

18  and  it  came  to  pass,  as  I lifted  up  my  voice  and 
cried,  that  he  left  his  garment  by  me,  and  fled  out. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  his  master  heard  the 
words  of  his  wife,  which  she  spake  unto  him,  saying. 
After  this  manner  did  thy  servant  to  me  ; that  his 

20  wrath  was  kindled.  And  Joseph’s  master  took 
him,  and  put  him  into  the  prison,  the  place  where 
the  king’s  prisoners  were  bound  : and  he  was  there 

21  in  the  prison.  But  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and 
shewed  kindness  unto  him,  and  gave  him  favour  in 

22  the  sight  of  the  keeper  of  the  prison.  And  the 
keeper  of  the  prison  committed  to  Joseph’s  hand  all 
the  prisoners  that  were  in  the  prison  ; and  whatso- 

23  ever  they  did  there,  he  was  the  doer  of  it.  The 
keeper  of  the  prison  looked  not  to  any  thing  that 
was  under  his  hand,  because  the  Lord  was  with 
him  ; and  that  which  he  did,  the  Lord  made  it  to 
prosper. 


40  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  the 
butler  of  the  king  of  Egypt  and  his  baker  offended 

2 their  lord  the  king  of  Egypt.  And  Pharaoh  was 
wroth  against  his  two  officers,  against  the  chief  of 
the  butlers,  and  against  the  chief  of  the  bakers. 

3 And  he  put  them  in  ward  in  the  house  of  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard,  into  the  prison,  the  place  where 

4 Joseph  was  bound.  And  the  captain  of  the  guard 
charged  Joseph  with  them,  and  he  ministered  unto 

6  them  : and  they  continued  a season  in  ward.  And 
they  dreamed  a dream  both  of  them,  each  man  his 
dream,  in  one  night,  each  man  according  to  the  in- 
terpretation of  his  dream,  the  butler  and  the  baker 
of  the  king  of  Egypt,  which  were  bound  in  the 

6 prison.  And  Joseph  came  in  unto  them  in  the 
morning,  and  saw  them,  and,  behold,  they  were  sad. 

7 And  he  asked  Pharaoh’s  officers  that  were  with  him 
in  ward  in  his  master’s  house,  saying.  Wherefore 

8 look  ye  so  sadly  to-day  ? And  they  said  unto  him. 
We  have  dreamed  a dream,  and  there  is  none  that 
can  interpret  it.  And  Joseph  said  unto  them.  Do 
not  interpretations  belong  to  God  ? tell  it  me,  I pray 

9 you.  And  the  chief  butler  told  his  dream  to  Jo- 
seph, and  said  to  him.  In  my  dream,  behold,  a 

10  vine  was  before  me  ; and  in  the  vine  were  three 
branches : and  it  was  as  though  it  budded,  and 
its  blossoms  shot  forth  ; and  the  clusters  thereof 

11  brought  forth  ripe  grapes  : and  Pharaoh’s  cup  was 
in  my  hand  ; and  I took  the  grapes,  and  pressed 
them  into  Pharaoh’s  cup,  and  1 gave  the  cup  into 


18  ch.  40.  3,  4.  2 Pro.  IG.  14.  5 See  oh.  41.  IG.  Dan. 

i^ver.  2, 3.  » ch.  39.  20,  23.  2.11,28,47. 

1 Neh.  1.  11.  * cli.  41.  15. 


62 


GENESIS,  XLL 


12  And  Joseph  said  unto  him,  ® This  is  the  interpre- 
tation of  it : The  three  branches  are  three  days  : 

13  Yet  within  three  days  shall  Pharaoh  ^ lift  up  thine 
head,  and  restore  thee  unto  thy  place  : and  thou  shalt 
deliver  Pharaoh’s  cup  into  his  hand,  after  the  former 
manner  when  thou  wast  his  butler. 

14  But  ^ think  on  me  when  it  shall  be  well  with  thee, 
and  shew  kindness,  I pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  make 
mention  of  me  unto  Pharaoh,  and  bring  me  out  of  this 
house  : 

15  For  indeed  I was  stolen  away  out  of  the  land  of 
the  Hebrews  : and  here  also  have  I done  nothing  that 
they  should  put  me  into  the  dungeon. 

16  When  the  chief  baker  saw  that  the  interpretation 
was  good,  he  said  unto  Joseph,  I also  was  in  my  dream, 
and,  behold,  I had  three  white  baskets  on  my  head  : 

17  And  in  the  uppermost  basket  there  was  of  all  man- 
ner of  bakemeats  for  Pharaoh  ; and  the  birds  did  eat 
them  out  of  the  basket  upon  my  head. 

18  And  Joseph  answered  and  said,  This  is  the  in- 
terpretation thereof : The  three  baskets  are  three  days  : 

19  i^Yet  within  three  days  shall  Pharaoh  lift  up  thy 
head  from  off  thee,  and  shall  hang  thee  on  a tree  ; and 
the  birds  shall  eat  thy  flesh  from  off  thee. 

20  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  the  third  day,  which  was 
Pharaoh’s  birthday,  that  he  ^^made  a feast  unto  all 
his  servants  : and  he  lifted  up  the  head  of  the  chief 
butler  and  of  the  chief  baker  among  his  servants. 

21  And  he  restored  the  chief  butler  unto  his  but- 
lership  again;  and  ^^lie  gave  the  cup  into  Pharaoh’s 
hand  : 

22  But  he  hanged  the  chief  baker  : as  Joseph  had 
interpreted  to  them. 

23  Yet  did  not  the  chief  butler  remember  Joseph, 
but  forgat  him. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

1 Pharaoh's  two  dreams.  25  Joseph  interpreteth  them.  83  He  giveth 

Pharaoh  counsel.  38  Joseph  is  advanced.  50  He  hegetteth  Manasseh 

and  Ephraim.  54  The  famine  beginneth. 

ND  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two  full  years, 
that  Pharaoh  dreamed  : and,  behold,  he  stood  by 
the  river. 

2 And,  behold,  there  came  up  out  of  the  river  seven 
well  favoured  kine  and  fatfleshed  ; and  they  fed  in  a 
meadow. 

3 And,  behold,  seven  other  kine  came  up  after  them 
out  of  the  river,  ill  favoured  and  leanfleshed  ; and  stood 
by  the  other  kine  upon  the  brink  of  the  river. 

4 And  the  ill  favoured  and  leanfleshed  kine  did  eat 
up  the  seven  well  favoured  and  fat  kine.  So  Pharaofi 
awoke. 

5 And  he  slept  and  dreamed  the  second  time  : and, 
behold,  seven  ears  of  corn  came  up  upon  one  stalk,  rank 
and  good. 

6 And,  behold,  seven  thin  ears  and  blasted  with  the 
east  wind  sprung  up  after  them. 

7 And  the  seven  thin  ears  devoured  the  seven  rank 
and  full  ears.  And  Pharaol^  awoke,  and,  behold,  it  was 
a dream. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning  ^ that  his  spirit 
was  troubled  ; and  lie  sent  and  called  for  all  ^ the  ma- 
gicians of  Egypt,  and  all  the  ^ wise  men  thereof^;  and 

® ver.  18.  ch.  41,  Luke  23.  42.  ver.  13. 

12,  25.  Judg.  7.  14.  30  josh.  2. 12.  1 Sam.  « Matt.  14.  (5. 

Dan.  2.  3G.  & 4.  19.  20.  14,  15.  2 Sam.  9.  is  Mark  0.  21, 

’ ch.  41.  2G.  1.  1 Kin,  2.  7.  lo  ver.  13,  19.  Matt. 

8 2 Kin.  25.  27.  Ps.  3i  ch.  39.  20.  25.  19. 

3.  3.  Jer.  52.  31.  12  ver,  12. 


12  Pharaoh’s  hand.  And  Joseph  said  unto  him.  This  is 
the  interpretation  of  it : the  three  branches  are  three 

13  days  ; within  yet  three  days  shall  Pharaoh  lift  up 
thine  head,  and  restore  thee  unto  thine  office  : and 
thou  shalt  give  Pharaoh’s  cup  into  his  hand,  after 

14  the  former  manner  when  thou  wast  his  butler.  But 
have  me  in  thy  remembrance  when  it  shall  be  well 
with  thee,  and  shew  kindness,  I pray  thee,  unto  me, 
and  make  mention  of  me  unto  Pharaoh,  and  bring 

15  me  out  of  this  house  : for  indeed  I was  stolen  away 
out  of  the  land  of  the  Hebrews  : and  here  also  have 
I done  nothing  that  they  should  put  me  into  the 

16  dungeon.  When  the  chief  baker  saw  that  the  inter- 
pretation was  good,  he  said  unto  Joseph,  I also  was 
in  my  dream,  and,  behold,  three  baskets  of  white 

17  bread  were  on  my  head  : and  in  the  uppermost 
basket  there  was  of  all  manner  of  bakemeats  for 
Pharaoh  ; and  the  birds  did  eat  them  out  of  the 

18  basket  upon  my  head.  And  Joseph  answered  and 
said,  This  is  the  interpretation  thereof  : the  three 

19  baskets  are  three  days  ; witliin  yet  three  days  shall 
Pharaoh  lift  up  thy  head  from  off  thee,  and  shall 
hang  thee  on  a tree  ; and  the  birds  shall  eat  thy 

20  flesh  from  off  thee.  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third 
day,  which  was  Pharaoh’s  birthday,  that  he  made  a 
feast  unto  all  his  servants  : and  he  lifted  up  the 
head  of  the  chief  butler  and  the  head  of  the  chief 

21  baker  among  his  servants.  And  he  restored  the 
chief  butler  unto  his  butlership  again  ; and  he  gave 

22  the  cup  into  Pharaoh’s  hand  : but  he  hanged  the 
chief  baker  : as  Joseph  had  interpreted  to  them. 

23  Yet  did  not  the  chief  .butler  remember  Joseph,  but 
forgat  him. 


41  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two  full  years, 
that  Pharaoh  dreamed  : and,  behold,  he  stood  by 

2 the  “ river.  And,  behold,  there  came  up  out  of  the 
river  seven  kine,  well  favoured  and  fatfleshed  ; and 

3 they  fed  in  the  reedgrass.  And,  behold,  seven  other 
kine  came  up  after  them  out  of  the  river,  ill  fa- 
voured and  leanfleshed  ; and  stood  by  the  other 

4 kine  upon  the  brink  of  the  river.  And  the  ill  fa- 
voured and  leanfleshed  kine  did  eat  up  the  seven 
well  favoured  and  fat  kine.  So  Pharaoh  awoke. 

5 And  he  slept  and  dreamed  a second  time  : and,  be- 
hold, seven  ears  of  corn  came  up  upon  one  stalk, 

6 ^rank  and  good.  And,  behold,  seven  ears,  thin 
and  blasted  with  the  east  wind,  sprung  up  after 

7 them.  And  the  thin  ears  swallowed  up  the  seven 
^ rank  and  full  ears.  And  Pliaraoh  awoke,  and,  be- 

8 hold,  it  was  a dream.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning  that  his  spirit  was  troubled  ; and  he  sent 
and  called  for  all  the  ‘^magicians  of  Egypt,  and  all 
the  wise  men  thereof  : and  Pharaoh  told  them  his 


17  ver.  13.  1 Dan.  2.  1.  & 4.  5,  8 Matt.  2.  1. 

18  Neh.  2.  1.  19.  a Heb.  Year,  that 

39  ver.  19.  2 Ex.  7.  11,  22.  Ls.  Is,  the  Nile. 

20  Job  19.  14.  Ps.  29.  14.  Dan.  1.  20.  & b Heb.  fat. 

31.  12.  Eccles.  9.  15,  2.  2.  4.  7.  c Or,  sacred  scribes. 

16.  Amos  G.  G. 


GENESIS,  XLL 


63 


Pliaraoh  told  them  his  dream  ; but  there  was  none  that 
could  interpret  them  unto  Pharaoh. 

9 Then  spake  the  chief  butler  unto  Pharaoh,  say- 
ing, I do  remember  my  faults  this  day  : 

10  Pharaoh  was  ^ wroth  with  his  servants,  ® and  put 
me  in  ward  in  the  captain  of  the  guard’s  house,  hath  me 
and  the  chief  baker  : 

11  And  ® we  dreamed  a dream  in  one  night,  I and 
he  ; we  dreamed  each  man  according  to  the  interpreta- 
tion of  his  dream. 

12  And  there  was  there  with  us  a young  man,  an  He- 
brew, servant  to  the  captain  of  the  guard  ; and  we  told 
him,  and  he  ® interpreted  to  us  our  dreams  ; to  each  man 
according  to  his  dream  he  did  interpret. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  ® as  he  interpreted  to  us,  so 
it  was  ; me  he  restored  unto  mine  office,  and  him  he 
hanged. 

14  ^ Then  Pharaoh  sent  and  called  J oseph,  and 
they  brought  him  hastily  out  of  the  dungeon  : and 
he  shaved  himself,  and  changed  his  raiment,  and  came 
in  unto  Pharaoh. 

15  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  I have  dreamed  a 
dream,  and  there  is  none  that  can  interpret  it  : ^^and  I 
have  heard  say  of  thee,  that  thou  canst  understand  a 
dream  to  interpret  it. 

16  And  Joseph  answered  Pharaoh,  saying,  It  is  not 
in  me  : God  shall  give  Pharaoh  an  answer  of  peace. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  i®In  my  dream, 
behold,  I stood  upon  the  bank  of  the  river  : 

18  And,  behold,  there  came  up  out  of  the  river  seven 
kine,  fatfleshed  and  well  favoured  ; and  they  fed  in  a 
meadow  : 

19  And,  behold,  seven  other  kine  came  up  after  them, 
poor  and  very  ill  favoured  and  leanfleshed,  such  as  I 
never  saw  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt  for  badness  : 

20  And  the  lean  and  the  ill  favoured  kine  did  eat  up 
the  first  seven  fat  kine  : 

21  And  when  they  had  eaten  them  up,  it  could  not 
be  known  that  they  had  eaten  them  ; but  they  were  still 
ill  favoured,  as  at  the  beginning.  So  I awoke. 

22  And  I saw  in  my  dream,  and,  behold,  seven  ears 
came  up  in  one  stalk,  full  and  good  : 

23  And,  behold,  seven  ears,  withered,  thin,  and  blasted 
with  the  east  wind,  sprung  up  after  them  : 

24  And  the  thin  ears  devoured  the  seven  good  ears  : 
and  I told  this  unto  the  magicians  ; but  there  was  none 
that  could  declare  it  to  me. 

25  And  Joseph  said  unto  Pharaoh,  The  dream  of 
Pharaoh  is  one  : God  hath  shewed  Pharaoh  what  he 
is  about  to  do. 

26  Tlie  seven  good  kine  are  seven  years  ; and  the 
seven  good  ears  are  seven  years  : the  dream  is  one. 

27  And  the  seven  thin  and  ill  favoured  kine  that 
came  up  after  them  are  seven  years  ; and  the  seven 
empty  ears  blasted  with  the  east  wind  shall  be  seven 
years  of  famine. 

28  20  This  is  the  thing  which  I have  spoken  unto 
Pharaoh  : What  God  is  about  to  do  he  sheweth  unto 
Pharaoh. 

29  Behold,  there  come  21  seven  years  of  great  plenty 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt  : 

30  And  there  shall  22  arise  after  them  seven  years  of 


4 ch.  40.  2,  3. 

C ch.  39.  20. 

<5  ch.  40.  5. 

? cli.  37.  30. 

8 ch.  40.  12,  &c. 


0 ch.  40.  22. 

10  Ps.  105.  20. 

’’  Dan.  2.  25. 

12 1 Sam.  2.  8.  Ps. 
113.  7,  8. 


isver.  12.  Ps.  25. 
14.  Dan.  5.  10. 

14  Dan.  2.  30.  Acts 
3.  12.  2 Cor.  3.  5. 

10  ch.  40.  8.  Dan.  2. 


dream  ; but  there  was  none  that  could  interpret 
9 them  unto  Pharaoh.  Then  spake  the  chief  butler 
unto  Pharaoh,  saying,  I do  remember  my  faults 

10  this  day  : Pharaoh  was  wroth  with  his  servants,  and 
put  me  in  ward  in  the  house  of  the  captain  of  the 

11  guard,  me  and  the  chief  baker  : and  we  dreamed  a 
dream  in  one  night,  I and  he  ; we  dreamed  each 
man  according  to  the  interpretation  of  his  dream. 

12  And  there  was  with  us  there  a young  man,  an 
Hebrew,  servant  to  the  captain  of  the  guard  ; and 
we  told  him,  and  he  interpreted  to  us  our  dreams  ; 
to  each  man  according  to  his  dream  he  did  interpret. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  interpreted  to  us,  so  it 
was  ; me  he  restored  unto  mine  office,  and  hiiTi  he 

14  hanged.  Then  Pharaoh  sent  and  called  Joseph,  and 
they  brought  him  hastily  out  of  the  dungeon  : and 
he  shaved  himself,  and  changed  his  raiment,  and 

15  came  in  unto  Pharaoh.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto 
Joseph,  I have  dreamed  a dream,  and  there  is  none 
that  can  interpret  it  : and  I have  heard  say  of  thee, 
that  when  thou  hearest  a dream  thou  canst  interpret 

16  it.  And  Joseph  answered  Pharaoh,  saying.  It  is  not 
in  me  : God  shall  give  Pharaoh  an  answer  of  peace. 

17  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Joseph,  In  my  dream,  be- 

18  hold,  I stood  upon  the  brink  of  the  river  : and,  be- 
hold, there  came  up  out  of  the  river  seven  kine, 
fatfleshed  and  well  favoured  ; and  they  fed  in  the 

19  reedgrass  : and,  behold,  seven  other  kine  came  up 
after  them,  poor  and  very  ill  favoured  and  lean- 
fleshed, such  as  I never  saw  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt 

20  for  badness  : and  the  lean  and  ill  favoured  kine  did 

21  eat  up  the  first  seven  fat  kine  : and  when  they  had 
eaten  them  up,  it  could  not  be  known  that  they  had 
eaten  them  ; but  they  were  still  ill  favoured,  as  at 

22  the  beginning.  So  I awoke.  And  I saw  in  my 
dream,  and,  behold,  seven  ears  came  up  upon  one 

23  stalk,  full  and  good  : and,  behold,  seven  ears,  with- 
ered, thin,  and  blasted  with  the  east  wind,  sprung 

24  up  after  them  : and  the  thin  ears  swallowed  up  the 
seven  good  ears  : and  I told  it  unto  the  magicians  ; 
but  there  was  none  that  could  declare  it  to  me. 

25  And  Joseph  said  unto  Pharaoh,  The  dream  of  Pha- 
raoh is  one. : what  God  is  about  to  do  he  hath  de- 

26  dared  unto  Pharaoh.  The  seven  good  kine  are 
seven  years  ; and  the  seven  good  ears  are  seven 

27  years  : the  dream  is  one.  And  the  seven  lean  and 
ill  favoured  kine  that  came  up  after  them  are  seven 
years,  and  also  the  seven  empty  ears  blasted  with 
the  east  wind  ; they  shall  be  seven  years  of  famine. 

28  That  is  the  thing  which  I spake  unto  Pharaoh  : 
what  God  is  about  to  do  he  hath  shewed  unto  Pha- 

29  raoh.  Behold,  there  come  seven  years  of  great 

30  plenty  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt  : and  there 
shall  arise  after  them  seven  years  of  famine  ; and 


22,  28,  47.  & 4.  2. 

’•J  ver.  1. 

4^  ver.  8.  Dan.  4.  7. 
IS  Dan.  2.  28,  29,  45. 
Rev.  4.  1. 


W 2 Kin.  8. 1. 
20  ver.  2.5. 

24  ver.  47. 

22  ver.  54. 


d Or,  'wiU  ’ninlcd 
tnenfion  of. 

e Or,  I was  restored 
4 . . and  fie  was 
iiangeA. 


CxENESIS,  XLI. 


famine  ; and  all  the  plenty  shall  be  forgotten  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  ; and  the  famine  shall  consume  the 
land  ; 

31  And  the  plenty  shall  not  be  known  in  the  land  by 
reason  of  that  famine  following  ; for  it  shall  he  very 
grievous. 

32  And  for  that  the  dream  was  doubled  unto  Pharaoh 
twice  ; it  is  because  the  thing  is  established  by  God, 
and  God  will  shortly  bring  it  to  pass. 

33  Now  therefore  let  Pharaoh  look  out  a man  dis- 
creet and  wise,  and  set  him  over  the  land  of  Egypt. 

34  Let  Pharaoh  do  this,  and  let  him  appoint  officers 
over  the  land,  and  ^5  take  up  the  fifth  part  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  in  the  seven  plenteous  years. 

35  And  26  let  them  gather  all  the  food  of  those  good 
years  that  come,  and  lay  up  corn  under  the  hand  of 
Pharaoh,  and  let  them  keep  food  in  the  cities. 

36  And  that  food  shall  be  for  store  to  the  land  against 
the  seven  years  of  famine,  which  shall  be  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  ; that  the  land  27  perish  not  through  the  famine. 

37  ^ And  28  the  thing  was  good  in  the  eyes  of  Pha- 
raoh, and  in  the  eyes  of  all  his  servants. 

38  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his  servants.  Can  we  find 
such  a one  as  this  is,  a man  29  in  whom  the  Spirit  of 
God  is  ? 

39  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  Forasmuch  as  God 
hath  shewed  thee  all  this,  there  is  none  so  discreet  and 
wise  as  thou  art : 

40  Thou  shalt  be  over  my  house,  and  according 
unto  thy  word  shall  all  my  people  be  ruled  : only  in  the 
throne  will  I be  greater  than  thou. 

41  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  See,  I have  set 
thee  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

42  And  Pharaoh  *2  took  off  his  ring  from  his  hand, 
and  put  it  upon  Joseph’s  hand,  and  arrayed  him  in 
vestures  of  fine  linen,  and  put  a gold  chain  about  liis 
neck  ; 

43  And  he  made  him  to  ride  in  the  second  chariot 
which  he  had  ; ^5  and  they  cried  before  him.  Bow  the 
knee  : and  he  made  him  ruler  ^®over  all  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

44  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  I am  Pharaoh, 
and  without  thee  shall  no  man  lift  up  his  hand  or  foot 
in  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

45  And  Pharaoh  called  Joseph’s  name  Zaphnath- 
paaneah  ; and  he  gave  him  to  wife  Asenath  the  daugh- 
ter of  Poti-pherah  priest  of  On.  And  Joseph  went  out 
over  dll  the  land  of  Egypt. 

46  T[  And  Joseph  was  thirty  years  old  when  he  stood 
before  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt.  And  Joseph  went  out 
from  the  presence  of  Pharaoh,  and  went  throughout  all 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

47  And  in  the  seven  plenteous  years  the  earth  brought 
forth  by  handfuls. 

48  And  he  gathered  up  all  the  food  of  the  seven 
years,  which  were  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  laid  up  the 
food  in  the  cities  : the  food  of  the  field,  which  was 
round  about  every  city,  laid  he  up  in  the  same. 

49  And  Joseph  gathered  corn  the  sand  of  the 
sea,  very  much,  until  he  left  numbering  ; for  it  teas 
without  number. 


all  the  plenty  shall  be  forgotten  in  the  land  of 

31  Egypt  ; and  the  famine  shall  consume  the  land  ; and 
the  plenty  shall  not  be  known  in  the  land  by  reason 
of  that  famine  which  followeth  ; for  it  shall  be  very 

32  grievous.  And  for  that  the  dream  was  doubled 
unto  Pharaoh  twice,  it  is  because  the  thing  is  estab- 
lished by  God,  and  God  will  shortly  bring  it  to 

33  pass.  Now  therefore  let  Pharaoh  look  out  a man 
discreet  and  wise,  and  set  him  over  the  land  of 

34  Egypt.  Let  Pharaoh  do  this,  and  let  him  appoint 
overseers  over  the  land,  and  take  up  the  fifth  part 
of  the  land  of  Egypt  in  the  seven  plenteous  years. 

35  And  let  them  gather  all  the  food  of  these  good 
years  that  come,  and  lay  up  corn  under  the  hand  of 
Pharaoh  for  food  in  the  cities,  and  let  them  keep  it. 

36  And  the  food  shall  be  for  a store  to  the  land  against 
the  seven  years  of  famine,  which  shall  be  in  tlie 
land  of  Egypt  ; that  the  land  perish  not  through 

37  the  famine.  And  the  thing  was  good  in  the  eyes  of 

38  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of  all  his  servants.  And 
Pharaoh  said  unto  his  servants,  Can  we  find  such  a 
one  as  tliis,  a man  in  whom  the  spirit  of  God  is  ? 

39  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  Forasmuch  as  God 
hath  shewed  thee  all  this,  there  is  none  so  discreet 

40  and  wise  as  thou  : thou  shalt  be  over  my  house,  and 
according  unto  thy  word  shall  all  my  people  be 
ruled  : only  in  the  throne  will  I be  greater  than 

41  thou.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  See,  I have 

42  set  thee  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Pharaoh 
took  off  his  signet  ring  from  his  hand,  and  put  it 
upon  Joseph’s  hand,  and  arrayed  him  in  vestures  of 
^ fine  linen,  and  put  a gold  chain  about  his  neck  ; 

43  and  he  made  him  to  ride  in  the  second  chariot  which 
he  had  ; and  they  cried  before  him,  Bow  the  knee  : 

44  and  he  set  him  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And 
Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  I am  Pharaoh,  and  with- 
out thee  shall  no  man  lift  up  his  hand  or  his  foot  in 

45  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Pharaoh  called  Joseph’s 
name  Zaphenath-paneah  ; and  he  gave  him  to  wife 
Asenath  the  daughter  of  Poti-phera  priest  of  On. 

46  And  Joseph  went  out  over  the  land  of  Egypt.  And 
Joseph  was  tliirty  years  old  when  he  stood  before 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt.  And  Joseph  went  out 
from  the  presence  of  Pharaoh,  and  went  throughout 

47  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  in  the  seven  plenteous 

48  years  the  earth  brought  forth  by  handfuls.  And  he 
gathered  up  all  the  food  of  the  seven  years  which 
were  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  laid  up  the  food  in 

' the  cities  : the  food  of  the  field,  which  was  round 

49  about  every  city,  laid  he  up  in  the  same.  And 
Joseph  laid  up  corn  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  very 
much,  until  he  left  numbering  ; for  it  was  without 


23ch.  47.  13.  28  PS.  105.  19.  Acts  so  pg.  i05,  21,  22.  34  Dan.  5. 7, 29.  38  di.  22.  17.  Jndg  ^ probably 

24  Niun.  23.  19.  Is.  7.  10.  Acts  7.  10.  ss  psth.  6.  9.  7.  12.  1 Sam.  13.  5.  an  Egyptian  word, 

46.  10,  11.  29  Num.  27.  18.  Job  si  Dan.  6.  3.  so  dj.  42.  G.  & 45.  8,  Ps.  78.  27.  similar  in  sound  to 

2®  Pro.  6.  6,  7,  8.  32.  8.  Pro.  2. 6.  Dan.  S2  pstli.  3.  10.  & 8.  26.  Acts  7.  10.  / Or,  order  them-  the  Hebrew  word 

20  ver.  48.  4.  8,  18.  & 5.  11,  14.  & 2,  8.  S7  1 gam.  16.  21.  1 selves.  Or,  do  homage,  meaning  to  kneel. 

^ ch.  47.  15,  19.  6.  3.  33  Esth.  8.  15.  Kin.  12.  6,  8.  Dan.  1.  g Or,  cotton. 

19. 


GENESIS,  XLTI. 


G5 


50  ^ And  unto  J oseph  were  born  two  sons  before  the 
years  of  famine  came,  which  Asenath  the  daughter  of 
Poti-pherah  priest  of  On  bare  unto  him. 

51  And  Joseph  called  the  name  of  the  firstborn  Ma- 
nasseh  : For  God,  said  he,  hath  made  me  forget  all  my 
toil,  and  all  my  father’s  house. 

52  And  the  name  of  the  second  called  he  Ephraim  : 
For  God  hath  caused  me  to  be  fruitful  in  the  land  of 
my  affliction. 

53  ^ And  the  seven  years  of  plenteousness,  that  was 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  were  ended. 

54  And  the  seven  years  of  dearth  began  to  come, 

according  as  Joseph  had  said  : and  the  dearth  was 

in  all  lands  ; but  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt  there  was 
bread. 

55  And  when  all  the  land  of  Egypt  was  famished, 
the  people  cried  to  Pharaoh  for  bread  : and  Pharaoh 
said  unto  all  the  Egyptians,  Go  unto  Joseph  ; what  he 
saith  to  you,  do. 

56  And  the  famine  was  over  all  the  face  of  the  earth  : 
And  Joseph  opened  all  the  storehouses,  and  sold  unto 
the  Egyptians  ; and  the  famine  waxed  sore  in  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

57  ^^And  all  countries  came  into  Egypt  to  Joseph 
for  to  buy  com  ; because  that  the  famine  was  so  sore  in 
all  lands. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1 Jacob  sendeth  his  fen  sons  to  buy  com  in  Egxjpt.  16  They  are  impri- 
soned by  Joseph  for  spies.  18  They  are  set  at  liberty,  on  condition  to 
bring  Benjamin.  21  They  have  remorse  for  Joseph.  24  Simeon  is 
kept  for  a pledge.  25  They  return  with  corn,  ana.  their  money.  29 
Their  relation  to  Jacob.  36  Jacob  refuseth  to  send  Benjamin. 

OW  when  1 Jacob  saw  that  there  was  corn  in 
Egypt,  Jacob  said  unto  his  sons,  Why  do  ye  look 
one  upon  another  ? 

2 And  he  said.  Behold,  I have  heard  that  there  is 
corn  in  Egypt  : get  you  down  thither,  and  buy  for  us 
from  thence  ; that  we  may  ^live,  and  not  die. 

3 ^ And  Joseph’s  ten  brethren  went  down  to  buy 
corn  in  Egypt. 

4 But  Benjamin,  Joseph’s  brother,  Jacob  sent  not 
with  his  brethren  ; for  he  said,  ^ Lest  peradventure 
mischief  befall  him. 

5 And  the  sons  of  Israel  came  to  buy  corn  among 
those  that  came  : for  the  famine  was  ^iii  the  land  of 
Cjinaan. 

G And  J oseph  was  the  governor  ® over  the  land,  and 
he  it  was  that  sold  to  all  the  people  of  the  land  : and 
Joseph’s  brethren  came,  and  ® bowed  down  themselves 
before  him  with  their  faces  to  the  earth. 

7 And  Joseph  saw  his  brethren,  and  he  knew  them, 
but  made  himself  strange  unto  them,  and  spake  roughly 
unto  them  ; and  he  said  unto  them.  Whence  come  ye  ? 
And  they  said.  From  the  land  of  Canaan  to  buy  food. 

8 And  Joseph  knew  his  brethren,  but  they  knew  not 
him. 

9 And  Joseph  '^remembered  the  dreams  which  he 
dreamed  of  them,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  spies  ; to 
see  the  nakedness  of  the  land  ye  are  come. 

10  And  they  said  unto  him.  Nay,  my  lord,  but  to  buy 
food  are  thy  servants  come. 

11  We  are  all  one  man’s  sons  ; we  are  true  men,  thy 
servants  are  no  spies. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them.  Nay,  but  to  see  the  naked- 
ness of  the  land  ye  are  come. 

so  ch.  46.  20.  & 48.  5.  « ver.  30.  i Acts  7.  1 2. 

40  ch.  49.  22.  43  ch.  42.  G.  & 47.  2 di.  43.  8.  Ps.  118. 

41  Ps.  105.  16.  Acts  14,  24.  17.  Is.  38.  1. 

7.  11.  41  Dcut.  9.  28.  3 vor.  38. 


50  number.  And  unto  Joseph  were  born  two  sons  be- 
fore the  year  of  famine  came,  which  Asenath  the 
daughter  of  Poti-phera  priest  of  On  bare  unto  him. 

51  And  Joseph  called  the  name  of  the  firstborn  * Ma- 
nasseh  : For,  said  he,  God  hath  made  me  forget  all 

52  my  toil,  and  all  my  father’s  house.  And  the  name 
of  the  second  called  he  j Ephraim  : For  God  hath 

53  made  me  fruitful  in  the  land  of  my  affliction.  And 
the  seven  years  of  plenty,  that  was  in  the  land  of 

54  Egypt,  came  to  an  end.  And  the  seven  years  of 
famine  began  to  come,  according  as  Joseph  had 
said  : and  there  was  famine  in  all  lands  ; but  in 

55  all  the  land  of  Egypt  there  was  bread.  And  when 
all  the  land  of  Egypt  was  famished,  the  people  cried 
to  Pharaoh  for  bread  : and  Pharaoh  said  unto  all 
the  Egyptians,  Go  unto  Joseph  ; what  he  saith  to 

56  you,  do.  And  the  famine  was  over  all  the  face  of 
the  earth  : and  Joseph  opened  all  the  storehouses, 
and  sold  unto  the  Egyptians  ; and  the  famine  was 

57  sore  in  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  all  countries  came 
into  Egypt  to  Joseph  for  to  buy  corn  ; because  the 
famine  was  sore  in  all  the  earth. 


42  Now  Jacob  saw  that  there  was  corn  in  Egypt,  and 
Jacob  said  unto  his  sons.  Why  do  yc  look  one  upon 

2 another  ? And  he  said,  Behold,  I have  heard  that 
there  is  corn  in  Egypt  : get  you  down  thither,  and 
buy  for  us  from  thence  ; that  we  may  live,  and  not 

3 die.  And  Joseph’s  ten  brethren  went  down  to  buy 

4 corn  from  Egypt.  But  Benjamin,  eloseph’s  brother, 
Jacob  sent  not  with  his  brethren  ; for  he  said.  Lest 

5 peradventure  mischief  befall  him.  And  the  sons  of 
Israel  came  to  buy  among  those  that  came  : for  the 

6 famine  was  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And  Joseph 
was  the  governor  over  the  land  ; he  it  was  that  sold 
to  all  the  people  of  the  land  : and  Joseph’s  ])rethren 
came,  and  bowed  down  themselves  to  him  with  their 

7 faces  to  the  earth.  And  Joseph  saw  his  brethren, 
and  he  knew  them,  but  made  himself  strange  unto 
them,  and  spake  roughly  with  them  ; and  he  said 
unto  them.  Whence  come  ye  ? And  they  said.  From 

8 the  land  of  Canaan  to  buy  food.  And  J oseph  knew 

9 his  brethren,  but  they  knew  not  him.  And  Joseph 
remembered  the  dreams  which  he  dreamed  of  them, 
and  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  spies  ; to  see  the  naked- 

10  ness  of  the  land  ye  are  come.  And  they  said  unto 
him.  Nay,  my  lord,  but  to  buy  food  are  thy  servants 

11  come.  We  are  all  one  man’s  sons  ; we  are  true 

12  men,  thy  servants  are  no  spies.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  Nay,  but  to  see  the  nakedness  of  the  land  ye 


4 Acta  7.  11.  1 ch.  37.  t),  0.  j T’rom  a Hebrew 

Cell.  41.41.  iTXmt  19.,  Making  to  wbrrl  .'dignifying  to  be 

3 ch.  37. 7-  forget.  fruitful. 


G6 


GENESIS,  XLII. 


13  And  they  said,  Thy  servants  are  twelve  brethren, 
the  sons  of  one  man  in  the  land  of  Canaan  ; and,  behold, 
the  youngest  is  this  day  with  our  father,  and  one  ® is  not. 

14  And  Joseph  said  unto  them.  That  is  it  that  I spake 
unto  you,  saying.  Ye  are  spies  : 

15  Hereby  ye  shall  be  proved  : ^ By  the  life  of  Pha- 
raoh ye  shall  not  go  forth  hence,  except  your  youngest 
brother  come  hither. 

16  Send  one  of  you,  and  let  him  fetch  your  brother, 
and  ye  shall  be  kept  in  prison,  that  your  words  may  be 
proved,  whether  there  he  any  truth  in  you  : or  else  by 
the  life  of  Pharaoh  surely  ye  are  spies. 

17  And  he  put  them  all  together  into  ward  three 
days. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  them  the  tliird  day.  This 
do,  and  live  ; '^^for  I fear  God  : 

19  If  ye  he  true  men,  let  one  of  your  brethren  be 
bound  in  the  house  of  your  prison  : go  ye,  carry  corn 
for  the  famine  of  your  houses  : 

20  But  bring  your  youngest  brother  unto  me  ; so 
shall  your  words  be  verified,  and  ye  shall  not  die.  And 
they  did  so. 

21  ^ And  they  said  one  to  another,  "VVe  are  verily 
guilty  concerning  our  brother,  in  that  we  saw  the  an- 
guish of  his  soul,  when  he  besought  us,  and  we  would 
not  hear  ; therefore  is  this  distress  come  upon  us. 

22  And  Reuben  answered  them,  saying,  Spake  I 
not  unto  you,  saying.  Do  not  sin  against  the  child  ; and 
ye  woiild  not  hear  ? therefore,  behold,  also  his  blood  is 

required. 

23  And  they  knew  not  that  J oseph  understood  them  ; 
for  he  spake  unto  them  by  an  interpreter. 

24  And  he  turned  himself  about  from  them,  and 
wept  ; and  returned  to  them  again,  and  communed  with 
them,  and  took  from  them  Simeon,  and  bound  him  be- 
fore their  eyes. 

25  Y Then  Joseph  commanded  to  fill  their  sacks 
with  corn,  and  to  restore  every  man’s  money  into  his 
sack,  and  to  give  them  provision  for  the  way  : and 

thus  did  he  unto  them. 

26  And  they  laded  their  asses  with  the  corn,  and  de- 
parted thence. 

27  And  as  one  of  them  opened  his  sack  to  give  his 
ass  provender  in  the  inn,  he  espied  his  money  ; for,  be- 
hold, it  was  in  his  sack’s  mouth. 

28  And  he  said  unto  his  brethren.  My  money  is  re- 
stored ; and,  lo,  it  is  even  in  my  sack  : and  their  heart 
failed  them,  and  they  were  afraid,  saying  one  to  another. 
What  is  this  that  God  hath  done  unto  us  ? 

29  ^ And  they  came  unto  Jacob  their  father  unto 
the  land  of  Canaan,  and  told  him  all  that  befell  unto 
them  ; saying, 

30  The  man,  who  is  the  lord  of  the  land,  spake 
roughly  to  us,  and  took  us  for  spies  of  the  country. 

31  And  we  said  unto  him.  We  are  true  men  • we  are 
no  spies  : 

32  We  he  twelve  brethren,  sons  of  our  father  ; one 
is  not,  and  the  youngest  is  this  day  with  our  father  in 
the  land  of  Canaan. 

33  And  the  man,  the  lord  of  the  country,  said  unto 
us,  Hereby  shall  I know  that  ye  are  true  men  ; leave 
one  of  your  brethren  here  with  me,  and  take  food  for 
the  famine  of  your  households,  and  be  gone  : 

8 ch.  37.  30.  Lam.  m Lev.  25.  43.  Neh.  12  Job  36.  8,  9.  Hos. 

5.  7.  See  ch.  44.  20.  5.  15.  5.  15. 

9 See  1 Sam.  1.  26.  ” ver.  34.  ch.  43.  5.  is  Pro,  21.  13.  Matt. 

& 17.  55.  & 44.  23.  . 7.  2. 


13  are  come.  And  they  said.  We  thy  servants  are 
twelve  brethren,  the  sons  of  one  man  in  the  land  of 
Canaan  ; and,  behold,  the  youngest  is  this  day  with 

14  our  father,  and  one  is  not.  And  Joseph  said  unto 
them.  That  is  it  that  I spake  unto  you,  saying.  Ye 

15  are  spies  : hereby  ye  shall  be  proved  : by  the  life  of 
Pharaoh  ye  shall  not  go  forth  hence,  except  your 

16  youngest  brother  come  hither.  Send  one  of  you, 
and  let  him  fetch  your  brother,  and  ye  shall  be 
bound,  that  your  words  may  be  proved,  whether 
there  be  truth  in  you  : or  else  by  the  life  of  Pharaoh 

17  surely  ye  are  spies.  And  he  put  them  all  together 

18  into  ward  tlu-ee  days.  And  Joseph  said  unto  them 

19  the  third  day.  This  do,  and  live  ; for  I fear  God  : if 
ye  be  true  men,  let  one  of  your  brethren  be  bound 
in  your  prison  house  ; but  go  ye,  carry  corn  for  the 

20  famine  of  your  houses  : and  bring  your  youngest 
brother  unto  me  ; so  shall  your  words  be  verified, 

21  and  ye  shall  not  die.  And  they  did  so.  And  they 
said  one  to  another.  We  are  verily  guilty  concerning 
our  brother,  in  that  we  saw  the  distress  of  his  soul, 
when  he  besought  us,  and  we  would  not  hear  ; there- 

22  fore  is  this  distress  come  tipon  us.  And  Reuben  an- 
swered them,  saying.  Spake  I not  unto  you,  saying, 
Do  not  sin  against  the  child  ; and  ye  would  not 
hear  ? therefore  also,  behold,  his  blood  is  required. 

23  And  they  knew  not  that  Joseph  understood  them  ; 

24  for  there  was  an  interpreter  between  them.  And  he 
turned  himself  about  from  them,  and  wept  ; and  he 
returned  to  them,  and  spake  to  them,  and  took; 
Simeon  from  among  them,  and  bound  him  before 

25  their  eyes.  Then  Joseph  commanded  to  fill  their 
vessels  with  corn,  and  to  restore  every  man’s  money 
into  his  sack,  and  to  give  them  provision  for  the 

26  way  : and  thus  was  it  done  unto  them.  And  they 
laded  their  asses  with  their  corn,  and  departed 

27  thence.  And  as  one  of  them  opened  his  sack  to 
give  his  ass  provender  in  the  lodging  place,  he  es- 
pied his  money  ; and,  behold,  it  was  in  the  mouth  of 

28  his  sack.  And  he  said  unto  his  brethren.  My  money 
is  restored  ; and,  lo,  it  is  even  in  my  sack  : and  their 
heart  failed  them,  and  they  turned  trembling  one 
to  another,  saying.  What  is  this  that  God  hath  done 

29  unto  us  ? And  they  came  unto  Jacob  their  father 
unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  told  him  all  that  had 

30  befallen  them  ; saying.  The  man,  the  lord  of  the 
land,  spake  roughly  with  us,  and  took  us  for  spies 

31  of  the  country.  And  we  said  unto  him.  We  are  true 

32  men  ; we  are  no  spies  : we  be  twelve  brethren,  sons 
of  our  father  ; one  is  not,  and  tlie  youngest  is  this 

33  day  with  our  father  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And  the 
man,  the  lord  of  the  land,  said  unto  us.  Hereby  shall 
I know  that  ye  are  true  men  ; leave  one  of  your 
brethren  with  me,  and  take  corn  for  the  famine  of 


W ch.  37.  21.  pg.  9.  12.  Luke  11.  17  See  ch.  43.  21. 

19  ch.  9.  5.  1 Kin.  50,  51.  is  ver.  7. 

2.  32.  2 Chr.  24.  22.  lo  Matt.  5.  44.  Rom.  is  ver.  15,  19,  20. 
12.  17,  20,  21. 


GENESIS,  XLIII. 


67 


34  And  bring  your  youngest  brother  unto  me  : then 
shall  I know  that  ye  are  no  spies,  but  that  ye  are  true 
men : so  wUl  I deliver  you  your  brother,  and  ye  shall 

traffick  in  the  land. 

35  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  emptied  their 
sacks,  that,  behold,  every  man’s  bundle  of  money 
was  in  his  sack  : and  when  both  they  and  their  father 
saw  the  bundles  of  money,  they  were  afraid. 

3G  And  Jacob  their  father  said  unto  them.  Me  have 
ye  22 bereaved  of  my  children:  Joseph  is  not,  and  Si- 
meon is  not,  and  ye  will  take  Benjamin  away : all  these 
things  are  against  me. 

37  And  Reuben  spake  unto  his  father,  saying.  Slay 
my  two  sons,  if  I bring  him  not  to  thee  : deliver  him 
into  my  hand,  and  I will  bring  him  to  thee  again. 

38  And  he  said.  My  son  shall  not  go  down  with  you  ; 
for  23  bis  brother  is  dead,  and  he  is  left  alone  : 24  if 
mischief  befall  him  by  the  way  in  the  which  ye  go, 
then  shall  ye  25  bring  down  my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow 
to  the  grave. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 

1 Jacob  is  hardly  persuaded  to  send  Benjamin.  15  Joseph  entertaineth 
his  brethren.  31  He  maketh  them  a feast. 

ND  the  famine  wa^  ^ sore  in  the  land. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had  eaten  up 
the  corn  which  they  had  brought  out  of  Egypt,  their 
father  said  unto  them.  Go  again,  buy  us  a little  food. 

3 And  Judah  spake  unto  him,  saying.  The  man  did 
solemnly  protest  unto  us,  saying.  Ye  shall  not  see  my 
face,  except  your  2 brother  he  with  you. 

4 If  thou  wilt  send  our  brother  with  us,  we  will  go 
down  and  buy  thee  food  : 

5 But  if  thou  wilt  not  send  him,  we  will  not  go  down  : 
for  the  man  said  unto  us.  Ye  shall  not  see  my  face,  ex- 
cept your  brother  he  with  you. 

6 And  Israel  said.  Wherefore  dealt  ye  so  ill  with  me, 
as  to  tell  the  man  whether  ye  had  yet  a brother  ? 

7 And  they  said.  The  man  asked  us  straitly  of  our 
state,  and  of  our  kindred,  saying.  Is  your  father  yet 
alive  ? have  ye  another  brother  ? and  we  told  him  ac- 
cording to  the  tenor  of  these  words  : could  we  certainly 
know  that  he  would  say.  Bring  your  brother  down  ? 

8 And  Judah  said  unto  Israel  his  father.  Send  the 
lad  with  me,  and  we  will  arise  and  go  ; that  we  may 
live,  and  not  die,  both  we,  and  thou,  and  also  our  little 
ones. 

9 I will  be  surety  for  him  ; of  my  hand  shalt  thou 
require  him  : ® if  I bring  him  not  unto  thee,  and  set 
him  before  thee,  then  let  me  bear  the  blame  for  ever  : 

10  For  except  we  had  lingered,  surely  now  we  had 
returned  this  second  time. 

11  And  their  father  Israel  said  unto  them.  If  it  must 
he  so  now,  do  this  ; take  of  the  best  fruits  in  the  land 
in  your  vessels,  and  ^ carry  down  the  man  a present,  a 
little  ® balm,  and  a little  honey,  spices,  and  myrrh,  nuts, 
and  almonds  : 

12  And  take  double  money  in  your  hand  ; and  the 
money  ® that  was  brought  again  in  the  mouth  of  your 
sacks,  carry  it  again  in  your  hand  ; peradventure  it  was 
an  oversight  : 

13  Take  also  your  brother,  and  arise,  go  again  unto 
the  man  : 

14  And  God  Almighty  give  you  mercy  before  the 

20  Ch.  34.  10.  24  ver.  4.  ch.  44.  29.  a cli.  44.  32.  Pliiloni. 

21  See  ch.  43.  21.  25  ch.  37.  35.  & 44.  18,  19. 

22ch.  43.  H.  31.  “ch.  32.20.  Pro. 

23  ver.  13.  ch.  37.  33.  i ch.  41.  54,  57.  18.  IG. 

& W.  28.  2 ch.  42.  20.  & 44.  23. 


34  your  houses,  and  go  your  way  : and  bring  your 
youngest  brother  unto  me  : then  shall  I know  that 
ye  are  no  spies,  but  that  ye  are  true  men  : so  will  I 
deliver  you  your  brother,  and  ye  shall  traftick  in  the 

35  land.  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  emptied  their 
sacks,  that,  behold,  every  man’s  bundle  of  money 
was  in  his  sack  : and  when  they  and  their  father 

36  saw  their  bundles  of  money,  they  were  afraid.  And 
Jacob  their  father  said  unto  them.  Me  have  ye  be- 
reaved of  my  children  : Joseph  is  not,  and  Simeon 
is  not,  and  ye  will  take  Benjamin  away  : all  these 

37  things  are  ‘i  against  me.  And  Reuben  spake  unto 
his  father,  saying.  Slay  my  two  sons,  if  I bring  him 
not  to  thee  : deliver  him  into  my  hand,  and  I will 

38  bring  him  to  thee  again.  And  he  said.  My  son  shall 
not  go  down  with  you  ; for  his  brother  is  dead,  and 
he  only  is  left  : if  mischief  befall  him  by  the  way  in 
the  which  ye  go,  then  shall  ye  bring  down  my  gray 
hairs  with  sorrow  to  ^ the  grave. 


43  And  the  famine  was  sore  in  the  land.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  they  had  eaten  up  the  coru 
which  they  had  brought  out  of  Egypt,  their  father 

3 said  unto  them.  Go  again,  buy  us  a little  food.  And 
Judah  spake  unto  him,  saying.  The  man  did  so- 
lemnly protest  unto  us,  saying,  Ye  shall  not  see  my 

4 face,  except  your  brother  be  with  you.  If  thou  wilt 
send  our  brother  with  us,  we  will  go  down  and  buy 

5 thee  food  : but  if  thou  wilt  not  send  him,  we  will 
not  go  down  : for  the  man  said  unto  us.  Ye  shall 
not  see  my  face,  except  your  brother  be  with  you. 

6 And  Israel  said.  Wherefore  dealt  ye  so  ill  with  me, 
as  to  tell  the  man  whether  ye  had  yet  a brother  ? 

7 And  they  said.  The  man  asked  straitly  concerning 
ourselves,  and  concerning  our  kindred,  saying.  Is 
your  father  yet  alive  ? have  ye  another  brother  ? 
and  we  told  him  according  to  the  tenor  of  these 
words  : could  we  in  any  wise  know  that  he  would 

8 say.  Bring  your  brother  down  ? And  Judah  said 
unto  Israel  his  father.  Send  the  lad  with  me,  and 
we  will  arise  and  go  ; that  we  may  live,  and  not  die, 

9 both  we,  and  thou,  and  also  our  little  ones.  I will 
be  surety  for  him  ; of  my  hand  shalt  thou  require 
him  : if  I bring  him  not  unto  thee,  and  set  him  be- 

ICf  fore  thee,  then  “ let  me  bear  the  blame  for  ever  : for 
except  we  had  lingered,  surely  we  had  now  returned 

11  a second  time.  And  their  father  Israel  said  unto 
them.  If  it  be  so  now,  do  this  ; take  of  the  choice 
fruits  of  the  land  in  your  vessels,  and  carry  down 
the  man  a present,  a little  ^ balm,  and  a little  honey, 

12  spicery  and  myrrh,  nuts,  and  almonds  : and  take 
double  money  in  your  hand  ; and  the  money  that 
was  returned  in  the  mouth  of  your  sacks  carry  again 
in  your  hand  ; peradventure  it  was  an  oversight : 

13  take  also  your  brother,  and  arise,  go  again  unto  the 

14  man  : and  ^ God  Almighty  give  you  mercy  before 


n ch.  37.  25.  Jer.  8,  h Heb.  Shcol.  See  b Sen  ch.  37.  2.5. 

22.  cli.  .37  . 35.  (•  That  is,  jJstachio 

c ch.  42.  25,  35.  a lleb.  / .shall  have  nuts, 

a Or,  upon.  si/metl  ayainsl  thee  d ileb.  El  Bhuddai. 

for  ever. 


68 


GENESIS,  XLIII. 


man,  that  he  may  send  away  your  other  brother,  and 
Benjamin.  If  I be  bereaved  of  my  children,  I am  be- 
reaved, 

15  ^ And  the  men  took  that  present,  and  they  took 
double  money  in  their  hand,  and  Benjamin  ; and  rose 
up,  and  went  down  to  Egypt,  and  stood  before  Joseph. 

16  And  when  Joseph  saw  Benjamin  with  them,  he 
said  to  the  ^ ruler  of  his  house.  Bring  these  men  home, 
and  slay,  and  make  ready  ; for  these  men  shall  dine 
with  me  at  noon. 

17  And  the  man  did  as  J oseph  bade  ; and  the  man 
brought  the  men  into  Joseph’s  house. 

18  And  the  men  were  afraid,  because  they  were 
brought  into  Joseph’s  house  ; and  they  said.  Because 
of  the  money  that  was  returned  in  our  sacks  at  tlie 
first  time  are  we  brought  in  ; that  he  may  seek  occasion 
against  us,  and  fall  upon  us,  and  take  us  for  bondmen, 
and  our  asses. 

19  And  they  came  near  to  the  steward  of  Joseph’s 
house,  and  they  communed  with  him  at  the  door  of  the 
house, 

20  And  said,  O sir,  ® we  came  indeed  down  at  the 
first  time  to  buy  food  : 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  we  came  to  the  inn, 
that  we  opened  our  sacks,  and,  behold,  every  man’s 
money  was  in  the  mouth  of  his  sack,  our  money  in  full 
weight  : and  we  have  brought  it  again  in  our  hand, 

22  And  other  money  have  we  brought  down  in  our 
hands  to  buy  food  : we  cannot  tell  who  put  our  money 
in  our  sacks. 

23  And  he  said.  Peace  he  to  you,  fear  not  : your  God, 
and  the  God  of  your  father,  hath  given  you  treasure  in 
your  sacks  : I had  your  money.  And  he  brought  Si- 
meon out  unto  them. 

24  And  the  man  brought  the  men  into  Joseph’s 
house,  and  gave  them  water,  and  they  washed  their 
feet  ; and  he  gave  their  asses  provender. 

25  And  they  made  ready  the  present  against  Joseph 
came  at  noon  : for  they  heard  that  they  should  eat 
bread  there. 

26  ^ And  when  Joseph  came  home,  they  brought 
him  the  present  which  was  in  their  hand  mto  the  house, 
and  bowed  themselves  to  him  to  the  earth. 

27  And  he  asked  them  of  their  welfare,  and  said.  Is 
your  father  well,  the  old  man  of  whom  ye  spake  ? 
Is  he  yet  alive  ? 

28  And  they  answered.  Thy  servant  our  father  is^in 
good  health,  he  is  yet  alive,  And  they  bowed  down 
their  heads,  and  made  obeisance. 

29  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  his  brother 
Benjamin,  his  mother’s  son,  and  said.  Is  this  your 
younger  brother,  i®  of  whom  ye  spake  unto  me  ? And 
he  said,  God  be  gracious  unto  thee,  my  son. 

30  And  Joseph  made  haste  ; for  his  bowels  did 
yearn  upon  his  brother  : and  he  sought  where  to  weep  ; 
and  he  entered  into  his  chamber,  and  i®  wept  there. 

31  And  he  washed  his  face,  and  went  out,  and  re- 
frained himself,  and  said.  Set  on  i®  bread. 

32  And  they  set  on  for  him  by  himself,  and  for  them 
by  themselves,  and  for  the  Egyptians,  which  did  eat 
with  him,  by  themselves  : because  the  Egyptians  might 
not  eat  bread  with  the  Hebrews  ; for  that  is  20  an 
abomination  unto  the  Egyptians. 

7 Esth.  4.  16.  10  ch.  42.  27,  35.  12  ch.  37.  7,  10. 

8 ch.  24.  2.  & 39.  4.  “ ch.  18.  4.  & 24.  is  ch.  42.  11,  13. 

& 44.  1.  32.  11  ch.  37.  7,  10. 

» ch.  42.  3,  10. 


the  man,  that  he  may  release  unto  you  your  other 
brother  and  Benjamin.  And  if  I be  bereaved  of  my 
children,  I am  bereaved. 

15  And  the  men  took  that  present,  and  they  took 
double  money  in  their  hand,  and  Benjamin  ; and 
rose  up,  and  went  down  to  Egypt,  and  stood  before 

16  Joseph.  And  when  Joseph  saw  Benjamin  with  them, 
he  said  to  the  steward  of  his  house.  Bring  the  men 
into  the  house,  and  slay,  and  make  ready  ; for  the 

17  men  shall  dine  with  me  at  noon.  And  the  man  did 
as  Joseph  bade  ; and  the  man  brought  the  men  into 

18  Josejih’s  house.  And  the  men  were  afraid,  because 
they  were  brought  into  Joseph’s  house  ; and  they 
said.  Because  of  the  money  that  was  returned  in 
our  sacks  at  the  first  time  are  we  brought  in  ; that 
he  may  seek  occasion  against  us,  and  fall  upon  us, 

19  and  take  us  for  bondmen,  and  our  asses.  And  they 
came  near  to  the  steward  of  Joseph’s  house,  and 

20  they  spake  unto  him  at  the  door  of  the  house,  and 
said.  Oh  my  lord,  we  came  indeed  down  at  the  first 

21  time  to  buy  food  : and  it  came  to  pass,  when  we 
came  to  the  lodging  place,  that  we  opened  our 
sacks,  and,  behold,  every  man’s  money  was  in  the 
mouth  of  his  sack,  our  money  in  full  weight : and 

22  we  have  brought  it  again  in  our  hand.  And  other 
money  have  we  brought  down  in  our  hand  to  buy 
food  : we  know  not  who  put  our  money  in  our  sacks. 

23  And  he  said.  Peace  be  to  you,  fear  not : your  God, 
and  the  God  of  your  father,  hath  given  you  treasure 
in  your  sacks  : I had  your  money.  And  he  brought 

24  Simeon  out  unto  them.  And  the  man  brought  the 
men  into  Joseph’s  house,  and  gave  them  water,  and 
they  washed  their  feet  ; and  he  gave  their  asses 

25  provender.  And  they  made  ready  the  present 
against  Joseph  came  at  noon  : for  they  heard  that 

26  they  should  eat  bread  there.  And  when  Joseph 
* came  home,  they  brought  him  the  present  wliich  was 

in  their  hand  into  the  house,  and  bowed  down  thein- 

27  selves  to  him  to  the  earth.  And  he  asked  them  of 
their  welfare,  and  said.  Is  your  father  well,  the  old 

28  man  of  whom  ye  spake  ? Is  he  yet  alive  ? And 
they  said.  Thy  servant  our  father  is  well,  he  is  yet 
alive.  And  they  bowed  the  head,  and  made  obei- 

29  sance.  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  Benja- 
min his  brother,  his  mother’s  son,  and  said.  Is  this 
your  youngest  brother,  of  whom  ye  spake  unto  me  ? 
And  he  said,  God  be  gracious  unto  thee,  my  son. 

30  And  Joseph  made  haste  ; for  his  bowels  did  yearn 
upon  his  brother  : and  he  sought  where  to  weep  ; 
and  he  entered  into  his  chamber,  and  wept  there. 

31  And  he  washed  his  face,  and  came  out  ; and  he  re- 

32  trained  himself,  and  said.  Set  on  bread.  And  they 
set  on  for  him  by  himself,  and  for  them  by  them- 
selves, and  for  tlie  Egyptians,  which  did  eat  with 
him,  by  themselves  : because  the  Egyptians  might 
not  eat  bread  with  the  Hebrev/s  ; for  that  is  an 


16  ch.  35.  17, 18.  18  ch.  42.  24.  e Heb.  roU  /limaclf 

18  (4i.  42.  13.  12  ver.  25.  upon  us. 

11 1 Kiu.  3.  26.  20  ch.  46.  34.  Ex.  8. 

26. 


GENESIS,  XLIV. 


69 


33  And  they  sat  before  him,  the  firstborn  according 
to  his  birthright,  and  the  youngest  according  to  his 
youth  ; and  the  men  marvelled  one  at  another. 

34  And  he  took  and  sent  messes  unto  them  from  be- 
fore him  : but  Benjamin’s  mess  was  five  times  so 
much  as  any  of  their’s.  And  they  drank,  and  were 
merry  with  him. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1 Joseph's  policy  to  stay  his  brethren.  14  Judah's  humble  supplication 
to  Joseph. 

And  he  commanded  the  steward  of  his  house,  say- 
ing, Fill  the  men’s  sacks  with  food,  as  much  as 
they  can  carry,  and  put  every  man’s  money  in  his  sack’s 
mouth. 

2  And  put  my  cup,  the  silver  cup,  in  the  sack’s 
mouth  of  the  youngest,  and  his  corn  money.  And  he 
did  according  to  the  word  that  Joseph  had  spoken. 

3  As  soon  as  the  mornmg  was  light,  the  men  were 
sent  away,  they  and  their  asses. 

And  when  they  were  gone  out  of  the  city,  and 
not  yet  far  off,  Joseph  said  unto  his  steward.  Up,  follow 
after  the  men  ; and  when  thou  dost  overtake  them, 
say  unto  them.  Wherefore  have  ye  rewarded  evil  for 
good  ? 

5  Is  not  this  it  in  which  my  lord  drinketh,  and 
whereby  indeed  he  divineth  ? ye  have  done  evil  in  so 
doing. 

6  ^ And  he  overtook  them,  and  he  spake  unto  them 
these  same  words. 

7  And  they  said  unto  him,  Wlierefore  saith  my  lord 
these  words  ? God  forbid  that  thy  servants  should  do 
according  to  this  thing  : 

8  Behold,  ^ the  money,  which  we  found  in  our  sacks’ 
mouths,  we  brought  again  unto  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Canaan  : how  then  should  we  steal  out  of  thy  lord’s 
house  silver  or  gold  ? 

9  With  whomsoever  of  thy  servants  it  be  found, 
2 both  let  him  die,  and  we  also  will  be  my  lord’s 
bondmen. 

10  And  he  said.  Now  also  let  it  he  according  unto 
your  words  : he  with  whom  it  is  found  shall  be  my 
servant ; and  ye  shall  be  blameless. 

11  Then  they  speedily  took  down  every  man  his 
sack  to  the  ground,  and  opened  every  man  his  sack. 

12  And  he  searched,  and  began  at  the  eldest,  and 
left  at  the  youngest : and  the  cup  was  found  in  Ben- 
jamin’s sack. 

13  Then  they  *rent  their  clothes,  and  laded  every 
man  his  ass,  and  returned  to  the  city. 

14  ^ And  Judah  and  his  brethren  came  to  Joseph’s 
house  ; for  he  was  yet  there  : and  they  ^ fell  before 
him  on  the  ground. 

15  And  Joseph  said  unto  them.  What  deed  is  this 
that  ye  have  done  ? wot  ye  not  that  such  a man  as  I 
can  certainly  divine  ? 

IG  And  Judah  said.  What  shall  we  say  unto  my 
lord  ? what  shall  we  speak  ? or  how  shall  we  clear 
ourselves  ? God  hath  found  out  the  inicpiity  of  thy 
servants  : behold,  ® we  are  my  lord’s  servants,  both  we, 
and  he  also  with  whom  the  cup  is  found. 

17  And  he  said,  ®God  forbid  that  I should  do  so  : 
hut  the  man  in  whose  hand  the  cup  is  found,  he  shall 
be  my  servant  ; and  as  for  you,  get  you  up  in  peace 
unto  your  father. 

, 3 ch.  37.  29,  34. 

Num.  14.  G.  2 Sam.  1. 

11. 


33  abomination  unto  the  Egyptians.  And  they  sat  be- 
fore him,  the  firstborn  according  to  his  birthright, 
and  the  youngest  according  to  his  youth  : and  the 

34  men  marvelled  one  with  another.  And  he  took 
and  sent  messes  unto  them  from  before  him  : but 
Benjamin’s  mess  was  five  times  so  much  as  any  of 
theirs.  And  they  drank,  and  s' were  merry  with 
him. 


44  And  he  commanded  the  steward  of  his  house,  say- 
ing, Fill  the  men’s  sacks  with  food,  as  much  as  they 
can  carry,  and  put  every  man’s  money  m his  sack’s 

2 mouth.  And  put  my  cup,  the  silver  cup,  in  the  sack’s 
mouth  of  the  youngest,  and  his  corn  money.  And 
he  did  according  to  the  word  that  Joseph  had  spoken. 

3 As  soon  as  the  morning  was  light,  the  men  were  sent 

4 away,  they  and  their  asses.  And  when  they  were 
gone  out  of  the  city,  and  were  not  yet  far  off,  Josepli 
said  unto  his  steward.  Up,  follow  after  the  men  ; and 
when  thou  dost  overtake  them,  say  unto  them, 

5 Wherefore  have  ye  rewarded  evil  for  good  ? Is  not 
this  it  in  which  my  lord  drinketh,  and  whereby  he 
indeed  divineth  ? ye  have  done  evil  in  so  doing. 

6 And  he  overtook  them,  and  he  spake  unto  them  these 

7 words.  And  they  said  unto  liiin.  Wherefore  speaketh 
iny  lord  such  words  as  these  ? God  forbid  that 

8 thy  servants  should  do  such  a thing.  Behold,  tlie 
money,  which  we  found  in  our  sacks’  mouths,  we 
brought  again  unto  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Canaan  : 
how  then  should  we  steal  out  of  thy  lord’s  house 

9 silver  or  gold  ? With  whomsoever  of  thy  servants 
it  be  found,  let  him  die,  and  we  also  will  be  my 

10  lord’s  bondmen.  And  he  said.  Now  also  let  it  be 
according  unto  your  words  : he  with  whom  it  is  found 
shall  be  my  bondman  ; and  ye  shall  be  blameless. 

11  Then  they  hasted,  and  took  down  every  man  liis  sack 

12  to  the  ground,  and  opened  every  man  his  sack.  And 
he  searched,  and  began  at  the  eldest,  and  left  at  the 
youngest  : and  the  cup  was  found  in  Benjamin’s 

13  sack.  Then  they  rent  their  clothes,  and  laded  every 

14  man  his  ass,  and  returned  to  the  city.  And  Judah 
and  his  brethren  came  to  Joseph’s  house  ; and  he 
was  yet  there  : and  they  fell  before  him  on  the 

15  ground.  And  Joseph  said  unto  them.  What  deed  is 
this  that  ye  have  done  ? know  ye  not  that  such  a man 

16  as  I can  indeed  divine  ? And  Judah  said.  What 
shall  we  say  unto  my  lord  ? what  shall  we  speak  ? or 
how  shall  we  clear  ourselves  ? God  hath  found  out 
the  iniquity  of  thy  servants  : behold,  we  are  my  lord’s 
bondmen,  both  we,  and  he  also  in  whose  hand  the 

17  cup  is  found.  And  he  said,  God  forbid  that  I should 
do  so  : the  man  in  whose  hand  the  cup  is  found,  he 
shall  be  my  bondman  ; but  as  for  you,  get  you  up  in 
peace  unto  your  father. 


21  ch.  45.  22. 

1 ch.  43.  21. 

2 ch.  31.  32. 


4 ch.  37.  7. 
6 vor.  9. 


0 Pro.  17.  IG. 


f Or,  messes  were  y Hob.  drank  tanje^ 
taken.  ly. 


70 


GENESIS,  XLV. 


18  ^ Then  Judah  came  near  unto  him,  and  said.  Oh 
my  lord,  let  thy  servant,  I pray  thee,  speak  a word  in 
my  lord’s  ears,  and  let  not  thine  anger  burn  against 
thy  servant  : for  thou  art  even  as  Pharaoh. 

19  My  lord  asked  his  servants,  saying.  Have  ye 
a father,  or  a brother  ? 

20  And  we  said  unto  my  lord.  We  have  a father, 
an  old  man,  and  ® a child  of  his  old  age,  a little  one  ; 
and  his  brother  is  dead,  and  he  alone  is  left  of  his 
mother,  and  his  father  loveth  him. 

21  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants,  ® Bring  him 
down  unto  me,  that  I may  set  mine  eyes  upon  him. 

22  And  we  said  unto  my  lord.  The  lad  cannot  leave 
his  father  : for  if  he  should  leave  liis  father,  his  father 
would  die. 

23  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants,  Except 
your  youngest  brother  come  down  with  you,  ye  shall 
see  my  face  no  more. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass  when  we  came  up  unto  thy 
servant  my  father,  we  told  him  the  words  of  my 
lord. 

25  And  our  father  said.  Go  again,  and  buy  us  a 
little  food. 

26  And  we  said,  We  cannot  go  down  : if  our  young- 
est brother  be  with  us,  then  will  we  go  down  : for  we 
may  not  see  the  man’s  face,  except  our  youngest 
brother  he  with  us. 

27  And  thy  servant  my  father  said  unto  us.  Ye 
know  that  my  wife  bare  me  two  sons : 

28  And  the  one  went  out  from  me,  and  I said, 

Surely  he  is  torn  in  pieces  ; and  I saw  him  not 

since  : 

29  And  if  ye  take  this  also  from  me,  and  mischief 
befall  him,  ye  shall  bring  down  my  gray  hairs  with 
sorrow  to  the  grave. 

30  Now  therefore  when  I come  to  thy  servant  my 
father,  and  the  lad  he  not  with  us  ; seeing  that  his 
life  is  bound  up  in  the  lad’s  life  ; 

31  It  shall  come  to  pass,  when  he  seeth  that  the  lad 
is  not  with  us,  that  he  will  die  : and  thy  servants  shall 
bring  down  the  gray  hairs  of  thy  servant  our  father 
with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

32  For  thy  servant  became  surety  for  the  lad  unto 
my  father,  saying,  If  I bring  him  not  unto  thee, 
then  I shall  bear  the  blame  to  my  father  for  ever. 

33  Now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  let  thy  servant 
abide  instead  of  the  lad  a bondman  to  my  lord  ; and 
let  the  lad  go  up  with  his  brethren. 

34  For  how  shall  I go  up  to  my  father,  and  the  lad 
he  not  with  me  ? lest  peradventure  I see  the  evil  that 
shall  come  on  my  father. 

CHAPTER  XLV. 

1 Joseph  malceth  himself  known  to  his  brethren.  5 He  comforteth  them 
m iiod's  providence.  9 He  sendeth  for  his  father.  16  Pharaoh  con- 
firmeth  it.  21  Joseph  furnisheth  them  for  their  journey^  and  exhort-^ 
eth  them  to  concord.  25  Jacob  is  revived  with  the  news. 

Then  Joseph  could  not  refrain  himself  before  all 
them  that  stood  by  him  ; and  he  cried.  Cause 
every  man  to  go  out  from  me.  And  there  stood  no 
man  with  him,  while  Joseph  made  himself  known  unto 
his  brethren. 

2 And  he  wept  aloud  : and  the  Egyptians  and  the 
house  of  Pharaoh  heard. 

7 ch.  18.  30,  32.  Ex.  lo  di.  43.  3,  5.  ch.  42.  30,  38. 

32.  22.  11  cli.  43.  2.  I'l  1 Sam.  18.  1. 

8 ch.  37.  3.  12  cli.  4(;.  19.  I'J  cl:.  4.‘\  9. 

0 ch.  42.  15,  20.  18  ch.  37  . 33.  n Ex.  32.  32. 


18  Then  Judah  came  near  unto  him,  and  said.  Oh  my 
lord,  let  thy  servant,  I pray  thee,  speak  a word  in 
my  lord’s  ears,  and  let  not  tliine  anger  burn  against 

19  thy  servant  : for  thou  art  even  as  Pharaoh.  My  lord 
asked  liis  servants,  saying.  Have  ye  a father,  or  a 

20  brother  ? And  we  said  unto  my  lord.  We  have  a 
father,  an  old  man,  and  a child  of  his  old  age,  a little 
one  ; and  his  brother  is  dead,  and  he  alone  is  left  of 

21  his  mother,  and  his  father  loveth  him.  And  thou 
saidst  unto  thy  servants.  Bring  him  down  unto  me, 

22  that  I may  set  mine  eyes  upon  him.  And  we  said 
unto  my  lord.  The  lad  cannot  leave  his  father  : for  if 

23  he  should  leave  his  father,  his  father  would  die.  And 
thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants.  Except  your  youngest 
brother  come  down  with  you,  ye  shall  see  my  face 

24  no  more.  And  it  came  to  pass  when  we  came  up 
unto  thy  servant  my  father,  we  told  him  the  words 

25  of  my  lord.  And  our  father  said.  Go  again,  buy  us 

26  a little  food.  And  we  said.  We  cannot  go  down  : if 
our  youngest  brother  be  with  us,  then  will  we  go 
down  : for  we  may  not  see  the  man’s  face,  except 

27  our  youngest  brother  be  with  us.  And  thy  servant 
my  father  said  unto  us.  Ye  know  that  my  wife  bare 

28  me  two  sons  : and  the  one  went  out  from  me,  and  I 
said.  Surely  he  is  torn  in  pieces  ; and  I have  not  seen 

29  him  since  : and  if  ye  take  this  one  also  from  me,  and 
mischief  befall  him,  ye  shall  bring  down  my  gray  hairs 

30  with  “sorrow  to  ^ the  grave.  Now  therefore  when  I 
come  to  thy  servant  my  father,  and  the  lad  be  not  with 
us  ; seeing  that  ‘^his  life  is  bound  up  in  the  lad’s  life  ; 

31  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  he  seeth  that  the  lad  is  not 
with  us,  that  he  will  die  : and  thy  servants  shall  brmg 
down  the  gray  hairs  of  thy  servant  our  father  with 

32  sorrow  to  ^ the  grave.  For  thy  servant  became  surety 
for  the  lad  unto  my  father,  saying.  If  I bring  him 
not  unto  thee,  then  shall  I bear  the  blame  to  my 

33  father  for  ever.  Now  therefore,  let  thy  servant,  I 
pray  thee,  abide  mstead  of  the  lad  a bondman  to  my 

34  lord  ; and  let  the  lad  go  up  with  his  brethren.  For 
how  shall  I go  up  to  my  father,  and  the  lad  be  not 
with  me  ? lest  I see  the  evil  that  shall  come  on  my 
father. 


45  Then  Joseph  could  not  refrain  hlniself  before  all 
them  that  stood  by  him  ; and  he  cried,  Cause  every 
man  to  go  out  from  me.  And  there  stood  no  man 
with  him,  while  Joseph  made  liimSelf  kno^Ui  unto  hiS 
2 brethren.  And  he  “ Wept  aloud  ; and  the  Egyptians 


a Het).  evil.  e Or,  his  kout  is  knit  a Heb.  ^tive  frth 

h Heb.  SheoL  See  V’ifh  the  lad's  soul,  his  voice  in  wecpiny. 
ch.  37.  35.  Sec  1 Sam.  18.  1. 


INESIS,  XLV. 


71 


3 And  Joseph  said  unto  his-  brethren,  ^I^^^fceph  ; 
doth  my  father  yet  live  ? And  his  brethr^^^^^  not 
answer  him  ; for  they  were  troubled  at  his 

4 And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  to 

me,  I pray  you.  And  they  came  near.  A^^^vaid, 
I am  Joseph  your  brother,  ^ whom  ye  sold  int^^Rpt. 

5 Now  therefore  ®be  not  grieved,  nor  aii^^Hwith 

yourselves,  that  ye  sold  me  hither  : ^ for  GIH  did 
send  me  before  you  to  preserve  life.  ■ 

6 For  these  two  years  hath  the  famine  been  in  ^ the 
land  : and  yet  there  are  five  years,  in  the  which  there 
shall  neither  be  earing  nor  harvest. 

7 And  God  sent  me  before  you  to  preserve  you  a 
posterity  in  the  earth,  and  to  save  your  lives  by  a great 
deliverance. 

8 So  now  it  was  not  you  that  sent  me  hither,  but 
God  : and  he  hath  made  me  ® a father  to  Pharaoh,  and 
lord  of  all  his  house,  and  a ruler  tliroughout  all  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

9 Haste  ye,  and  go  up  to  my  father,  and  say  unto 
him.  Thus  saith  thy  son  Joseph,  God  hath  made  me 
lord  of  all  Egypt  : come  down  unto  me,  tarry  not  : 

10  And  ®thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen, 
and  thou  shalt  be  near  unto  me,  thou,  and  thy  children, 
and  thy  children’s  children,  and  thy  flocks,  and  thy 
herds,  and  all  that  thou  hast  : 

11  And  there  will  I nourish  thee  ; for  yet  there  are 
five  years  of  famine  ; lest  thou,  and  thy  household, 
and  all  that  thou  hast,  come  to  poverty. 

12  And,  behold,  your  eyes  see,  and  the  eyes  of  my 
brother  Benjamin,  that  it  is  my  mouth  that  speaketh 
unto  you. 

13  And  ye  shall  tell  my  father  of  all  my  glory  in 
Egypt,  and  of  all  that  ye  have  seen  ; and  ye  shall 
haste  and  ® bring  down  my  father  hither. 

14  And  he  fell  upon  his  brother  Benjamin’s  neck, 
and  wept  ; and  Benjamin  wept  upon  his  neck. 

15  Moreover  he  kissed  all  his  brethren,  and  wept 
upon  them  : and  after  that  his  brethren  talked  with 
liim. 

16  ^ And  the  fame  thereof  was  heard  in  Pharaoh’s 
house,  saying,  Joseph’s  brethren  are  come  : and  it 
pleased  Pharaoh  well,  and  his  servants. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  Say  unto  thy 
brethren.  This  do  ye  ; lade  your  beasts,  and  go,  get 
you  unto  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 

18  And  take  your  father  and  your  households,  and 
come  unto  me  : and  I will  give  you  the  good  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  eat  ® the  fat  of  the  land. 

19  Now  thou  art  commanded,  this  do  ye  ; take  you 
wagons  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  for  your  little  ones, 
and  for  your  wives,  and  bring  your  father,  and  come. 

20  Also  regard  not  your  stuff  ; for  the  good  of  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  is  your’s. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so  : and  Joseph 
gave  them  wagons,  according  to  the  commandment  of 
Pharaoh,  and  gave  them  provision  for  the  way. 

22  To  all  of  them  he  gave  each  man  changes  of 
raiment  ; but  to  Benjamin  he  gave  three  hundred 
pieces  of  silver,  and  five  changes  of  raiment. 

23  And  to  his  father  he  sent  after  this  manner ; ten 
asses  laden  with  the  good  tilings  of  Egypt,  and  ten  she 
asses  laden  with  corn  and  bread  and  meat  for  his 
father  by  the  way. 

3 Is.  40.  2.  2 Cor.  10, 17.  See  2 Sam.  10. 

2.7.  10,11.  Acts  4.  27,28. 

4 ch.  GO.  20.  Ps.  105.  0 ch.  41.  43.  Judg. 


3 heard,  and  the  house  of  Pharaoh  heard.  And  Joseph 
said  unto  his  brethren,  I am  Joseph  ; doth  my  father 
yet  live  ? And  his  brethren  could  not  answer  him  ; 

4 for  they  were  troubled  at  his  presence.  And  Joseph 
said  unto  his  brethren,  Come  near  to  me,  I pray  you. 
And  they  came  near.  And  he  said,  I am  Joseph  your 

5 brother,  whom  ye  sold  into  Egypt.  And  now  be  not 
grieved,  nor  angry  with  yourselves,  that  ye  sold  me 
hither  ; for  God  did  send  me  before  you  to  preserve 

6 life.  For  these  two  years  hath  the  famine  been  in  the 
land  : and  there  are  yet  five  years,  in  the  which  there 

7 shall  be  neither  plowing  nor  harvest.  And  God  sent 
me  before  you  to  preserve  you  a remnant  in  the  earth, 

8 and  to  save  you  alive  ^ by  a great  deliverance.  So 
now  it  was  not  you  that  sent  me  hither,  but  God  : 
and  he  hath  made  me  a father  to  Pharaoh,  and  lord 
of  all  his  house,  and  ruler  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

9 Haste  ye,  and  go  up  to  my  father,  and  say  unto 
him.  Thus  saith  thy  son  Joseph,  God  hath  made  me 
lord  of  all  Egypt  : come  down  unto  me,  tarry  not  : 

10  and  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen,  and  thou 
shalt  be  near  unto  me,  thou,  and  thy  children,  and 
thy  children’s  children,  and  thy  flocks,  and  thy  herds, 

11  and  all  that  thou  hast : and  there  will  I nourish 
thee  ; for  there  are  yet  five  years  of  famine  ; lest 
thou  come  to  poverty,  thou,  and  thy  household,  and 

12  all  that  thou  hast.  And,  behold,  your  eyes  see,  and 
the  eyes  of  my  brother  Benjamin,  that  it  is  my  mouth 

13  that  speaketh  unto  you.  And  ye  shall  tell  my  father 
of  all  my  glory  in  Egypt,  and  of  all  that  ye  have  seen  ; 
and  ye  shall  haste  and  bring  down  my  father  hither. 

14  And  he  fell  upon  his  brother  Benjamin’s  neck,  and 

15  wept  ; and  Benjamin  wept  upon  his  neck.  And  he 
kissed  all  his  brethren,  and  wept  upon  them  : and 
after  that  his  brethren  talked  with  him. 


16  And  the  fame  thereof  was  heard  in  Pharaoh’s 
house,  saying,  Joseph’s  brethren  are  come  : and  it 

17  pleased  Pharaoh  well,  and  his  servants.  And  Pha- 
raoh said  unto  Joseph,  Say  unto  thy  brethren.  This 
do  ye  ; lade  your  beasts,  and  go,  get  you  unto  the 

18  land  of  Canaan  ; and  take  your  father  and  your 
households,  and  come  unto  me  : and  I will  give  you 
the  good  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  eat  the 

19  fat  of  the  land.  Now  thou  art  commanded,  this  do 
ye  ; take  you  wagons  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  for 
your  little  ones,  and  for  your  wives,  and  bring  your 

20  father,  and  come.  Also  regard  not  your  stuff  ; for 

21  the  good  of  all  the  land  of  Egypt  is  yours.  And  the 
sons  of  Israel  did  so  : and  Joseph  gave  them  wagons, 
according  to  the  commandment  of  Pharaoh,  and  gave 

22  them  provision  for  the  way.  To  all  of  them  he  gave 
each  man  changes  of  raiment  ; but  to  Benjamin  lie 
gave  three  hundred  pieces  of  silver,  and  five  changes 

23  of  raiment.  And  to  his  father  he  sent  after  this 
manner  ; ten  asses  laden  with  the  good  tilings  of 
Egypt,  and  ten  she-asses  laden  with  corn  and  bread 


17.  10.  Job  29.  IG.  8 Acts  7.  14.  ch.  43.  34, 

0 cli.  47.  1.  ^ ch.  27.  28.  Num.  h Or,  to  he,  a great 

’’  ch.  42,  23.  18.  12,  29.  company  that  escape. 


1 Acts  7.  13. 

2 ch.  37.  28. 


72 


GENESIS,  X] 


24  So  he  sent  his  brethren  away,  and  they  departed  : 
and  he  said  unto  them,  See  that  ye  fall  not  out  by  the 
way. 

25  ^ And  they  went  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  came  into 
the  land  of  Canaan  unto  Jacob  their  father, 

26  And  told  him,  saying,  Joseph  is  yet  alive,  and  he 
is  governor  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Jacob’s 
heart  fainted,  for  he  believed  them  not. 

27  And  they  told  him  all  the  words  of  Joseph, 
which  he  had  said  unto  them  : and  when  he  saw  the 
wagons  which  Joseph  had  sent  to  carry  liim,  the  spirit 
of  Jacob  their  father  revived  : 

28  And  Israel  said.  It  is  enough  ; Joseph  my  son  is 
yet  alive  : I will  go  and  see  him  before  I ^e. 

CHAPTER  XLVI. 

1 Jacob  is  comforted  by  God  at  Beer-sheba : 5 Thence  he  with  his  com- 
vany  goeth  Into  Egypt.  8 The  number  of  his  family  that  ivent  into 
Egypt.  29  Joseph  meeteth  Jacob.  31  He  xnstructeth  his  brethren  how 
to  ansioer  to  Ptmraoh. 

And  Israel  took  his  journey  with  all  that  he  had, 
and  came  to  ^ Beer-sheba,  and  offered  sacrifices 
2 unto  the  God  of  his  father  Isaac. 

2  And  God  spake  unto  Israel  ® in  the  visions  of  the 
night,  and  said,  Jacob,  Jacob.  And  he  said.  Here 
am  I. 

3  And  he  said,  I am  God,  ^ the  God  of  thy  father  : 
fear  not  to  go  down  into  Egypt  ; for  I will  there  ® make 
of  thee  a great  nation  : 

4  ® I will  go  down  with  thee  into  Egypt  ; and  I will 
also  surely  bring  thee  up  again : and  ® J oseph  shall 
put  his  hand  upon  thine  eyes. 

6  And  ® Jacob  rose  up  from  Beer-sheba:  and  the 
sons  of  Israel  carried  Jacob  their  father,  and  their 
little  ones,  and  their  wives,  in  the  wagons  which 
Pharaoh  had  sent  to  carry  him. 

6 And  they  took  their  cattle,  and  their  goods,  which 
they  had  gotten  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  came  into 
Egypt,  Jacob,  and  all  his  seed  with  him  : 

7  His  sons,  and  his  sons’  sons  with  him,  his  daugh- 
ters, and  liis  sons’  daughters,  and  all  liis  seed  brought 
he  with  him  into  Egypt. 

8  And  12  these  are  the  names  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  which  came  into  Egypt,  Jacob  and  his  sons  : 
1®  Reuben,  Jacob’s  firstborn. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Reuben  ; Hanoch,  and  Phallu,  and 
Hezron,  and  Carmi. 

10  ^ And  11  the  sons  of  Simeon  ; Jemuel,  and  Jamin, 
and  Ohad,  and  Jachin,  and  Zohar,  and  Shaul  the  son  of 
a Canaanitish  woman. 

11  ^ And  the  sons  of  i®  Levi ; Gershon,  Kohath,  and 
Merari. 

12  ^ And  the  sons  of  i®  Judah  ; Er,  and  Onan,  and 
Shelah,  and  Pharez,  and  Zarah  : but  i"^  Er  and  Onan 
died  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And  i®  the  sons  of  Pharez 
were  Hezron  and  Hamul. 

13  ^ i^And  the  sons  of  Issaehar  ; Tola,  and  Phu- 
vah,  and  Job,  and  Shimron. 

14  ^ And  the  sons  of  Zebulun  ; Sered,  and  Elon, 
and  Jalileel. 

15  These  be  the  sons  of  Leah,  which  she  bare  unto 


ojob  29.  24.  Ps. 
12G.  1.  Luke  24. 11, 41. 
1 ch.  21.  31,  33.  & 28. 

10. 

2ch.  26.  24,  25.  & 
28.  13.  & 31.  42. 

3  ch.  15.  1.  Job  33. 
14,  15. 


4 ch.  28.  13. 

5 ch.  12.  2.  Deut. 
26.5. 

6 ch.  28. 15.  & 48.  21. 

7 ch.  15.  16.  & 50. 13, 
24,  25.  Ex.  3.  8. 

8 ch.  50.  1. 


» Acts  7.  15. 

70  ch.  45.  19,  21. 

77  Deut.  26.  5.  Josh. 
24.  4.  Ps.  105.  23.  Is. 
62.  4. 

72  Ex.  1. 1.  & 6. 14. 
73Num.26.5.  1 Chr. 
6.  1. 


1  for  his  father  by  the  way.  So  he  sent 
ren  away,  and  they  departed  : and  he  said 
m.  See  that  ye  fall  not  out  by  the  way. 

went  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  came  into  the 
Canaan  unto  Jacob  their  father.  And  they 
a,  saying,  Joseph  is  yet  alive,  and  he  is  ruler 
the  land  of  Egypt.  And  his  heart  fainted, 
he  believed  them  not.  And  they  told  him  all 
words  of  Joseph,  wliich  he  had  said  unto  them  : 
hnd  when  he  saw  the  wagons  which  Joseph  had 
^ sent  to  carry  him,  the  spirit  of  Jacob  their  father 
28  revived  : and  Israel  said.  It  is  enough  ; Joseph  my 
son  is  yet  alive  : I will  go  and  see  liim  before  I die. 


46  And  Israel  took  his  journey  with  all  that  he  had, 
and  came  to  Beer-sheba,  and  offered  sacrifices  unto 

2 the  God  of  his  father  Isaac.  And  God  spake  unto 
Israel  in  the  visions  of  the  night,  and  said,  Jacob, 

3 Jacob.  And  he  said.  Here  am  I.  And  he  said,  I 
am  God,  the  God  of  thy  father  : fear  not  to  go  down 
into  Egypt  ; for  I will  there  make  of  thee  a great 

4 nation  : I will  go  down  with  thee  into  Egypt  ; and 
I will  also  surely  bring  thee  up  again  : and  Joseph 

5 shall  put  his  hand  upon  thine  eyes.  And  Jacob  rose 
up  from  Beer-sheba  : and  the  sons  of  Israel  carried 
Jacob  their  father,  and  their  little  ones,  and  their 
wives,  in  the  wagons  which  Pharaoh  had  sent  to 

6 carry  him.  And  they  took  their  cattle,  and  their 
goods,  which  they  had  gotten  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
and  came  into  Egypt,  Jacob,  and  all  his  seed  with 

7 him  : his  sons,  and  his  sons’  sons  with  him,  his 
daughters,  and  his  sons’  daughters,  and  all  his  seed 
brought  he  with  him  into  Egypt. 


8 And  these  are  the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  came  into  Egypt,  Jacob  and  his  sons  : Reu- 

9 ben,  Jacob’s  firstborn.  And  the  sons  of  Reuben  ; 

10  Hanoch,  and  Pallu,  and  Hezron,  and  Carmi.  And 
the  sons  of  Simeon  ; « Jemuel,  and  Jamin,  and  Ohad, 
and  ^Jachin,  and  Zohar,  and  Shaul  the  son  of  a 

11  Canaanitish  woman.  And  the  sons  of  Levi ; Ger- 

12  shon,  Kohath,  and  Merari.  And  the  sons  of  Judah  ; 
Er,  and  Onan,  and  Shelah,  and  Perez,  and  Zerah  : 
but  Er  and  Onan  died  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And 

13  the  sons  of  Perez  were  Hezron  and  Hamul.  And 
the  sons  of  Issaehar  ; Tola,  and  Puvah,  and  lob, 

14  and  Shimron.  And  the  sons  of  Zebulun  ; Sered, 

15  and  Elon,  and  Jahleel.  These  are  the  sons  of 
Leah,  which  she  bare  unto  Jacob  in  Paddan-aram, 


17  Ex.  6.  15.  1 Chr. 
4.  24. 

73  1 Chr.  6.  1,  16. 

70  1 Chr.  2.  3.  & 4. 

21. 

77  Ch.  38.  3,  7,  10. 

78  ch.  38.  29.  1 Chr. 

2.  6. 


70  1 Chr.  7.  1. 
a In  Niim.  26.  12,  1 
Chr.  4.  24,  Nemnel. 

b In  1 Chr.  4.  24,  Ja- 
rib. 

c In  Num.  •^26.  13,  1 


Chr.  4.  24,  Zerah. 

^fln  1 Chr.  6.  16, 
Ger. shorn. 

cin  1 Chr.  7.  1, 
Puah,  Ja.s/mb.  See 
Nuiu.  26.  23,  24. 


GENESIS,  XLVI. 


73 


Jacob  in  Padan-aram,  with  his  daughter  Dinah  ; all  the 
souls  of  his  sons  and  his  daughters  were  thirty  and 
three. 

16  ^ And  the  sons  of  Gad  ; Ziphion,  and  Haggi, 
Shuni,  and  Ezbon,  Eri,  and  Arodi,  and  Areli. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Asher  ; Jimnah,  and  Ishuah, 
and  Isui,  and  Beriah,  and  Serah  their  sister  : and  the 
sons  of  Beriah  ; Heber,  and  Malchiel. 

18  These  are  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  ^s^hom  Laban 
gave  to  Leah  his  daughter,  and  these  she  bare  unto 
Jacob,  even  sixteen  souls. 

19  The  sons  of  Rachel  Jacob’s  wife  ; Joseph,  and 
Benjamin. 

20  ^ And  unto  Joseph  in  the  land  of  Egypt  were 
born  Manasseh  and  Ephraim,  which  Asenath  the  daugh- 
ter of  Poti-pherah  priest  of  On  bare  unto  him. 

21  ^ And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  were  Belah,  and 
Becher,  and  Ashbel,  Gera,  and  Naaman,  Ehi,  and 
Rosh,  Muppim,  and  Huppim,  and  Ard. 

22  These  are  the  sons  of  Rachel,  which  were  born  to 
Jacob  : all  the  souls  were  fourteen. 

23  ^ And  the  sons  of  Dan  ; Hushim. 

24  ^ And  the  sons  of  Naphtali  ; Jahzeel,  and  Guni, 
and  Jezer,  and  Shillem. 

25  These  are  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  which  Laban 
gave  unto  Rachel  his  daugliter,  and  she  bare  these 
unto  Jacob  : all  the  souls  were  seven. 

26  All  the  souls  that  came  with  Jacob  into  Egypt, 
which  came  out  of  his  loins,  besides  Jacob’s  sons’  wives, 
all  the  souls  were  threescore  and  six  ; 

27  And  the  sons  of  Joseph,  which  were  born  him  in 
Egypt,  were  two  souls  : all  the  souls  of  the  house  of 
Jacob,  which  came  into  Egypt,  were  threescore  and  ten. 

28  And  he  sent  Judah  before  him  unto  Joseph, 

to  direct  his  face  unto  Goshen  ; and  they  came  into 

the  land  of  Goshen. 

29  And  Joseph  made  ready  his  chariot,  and  went  up 
to  meet  Israel  his  father,  to  Goshen,  and  presented 
himself  unto  him  ; and  he  fell  on  his  neck,  and  wept 
on  liis  neck  a good  while. 

30  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Now  let  me  die, 
since  I have  seen  thy  face,  because  thou  art  yet  alive. 

31  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  and  unto  his 
father’s  house,  I will  go  up,  and  shew  Pharaoh,  and 
say  unto  him.  My  brethren,  and  my  father’s  house, 
which  were  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  are  come  unto  me  ; 

32  And  the  men  are  shepherds,  for  their  trade  hath 
been  to  feed  cattle  ; and  they  have  brought  their  flocks, 
and  their  herds,  and  all  that  they  have. 

33  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  shall 
call  you,  and  shall  say,  What  is  your  occupation  ? 

34  That  ye  shall  say.  Thy  servants’  trade  hath 
been  about  cattle  from  our  youth  even  until  now,  both 
we,  and  also  our  fathers  ; that  ye  may  dwell  in  the  land 
of  Goshen  ; for  every  shepherd  is  an  abomination  unto 
the  Egyptians. 


with  his  daughter  Dinah  : all  the  souls  of  his  sons 

16  and  his  daughters  were  thirty  and  three.  And  the 
sons  of  Gad  ; -^’Ziphion,  and  Haggi,  Shuni,  and 

17  ^ Ezbon,  Eri,  and  ^ Arodi,  and  Areli.  And  the  sons 
of  Asher  ; Imnah,  and  Ishvah,  and  Ishvi,  and 
Beriah,  and  Serah  their  sister  : and  the  sons  of 

18  Beriah  ; Heber,  and  Malchiel.  These  are  the  sons 
of  Zilpah,  which  Laban  gave  to  Leah  his  daughter, 
and  these  she  bare  unto  Jacob,  even  sixteen  souls. 

19  The  sons  of  Rachel  Jacob’s  wife  ; Joseph  and  Ben- 

20  jamin.  And  unto  Joseph  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
were  born  Manasseh  and  Ephraim,  which  Asenath 
the  daughter  of  Poti-phera  priest  of  On  bare  unto 

21  him.  And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  ; Bela,  and  Becher, 
and  Ashbel,  Gera,  and  Naaman,  ^ Ehi,  and  Rosh, 

22  J Muppim,  and  ^ Huppim,  and  Ard.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Rachel,  which  were  born  to  Jacob  : all  the 

23  souls  were  fourteen.  And  the  sons  of  Dan  ; ^ Hu- 

24  shim.  And  the  sons  of  Naphtali  ; Jahzeel,  and 

25  Guni,  and  Jezer,  and  ” Shillem.  These  are  the  sons 
of  Bilhah,  which  Laban  gave  unto  Rachel  his  daugh- 
ter, and  these  she  bare  unto  Jacob  : all  the  souls 

26  were  seven.  All  the  ® souls  that  came  with  Jacob 
into  Egypt,  which  came  out  of  his  loins,  besides 
Jacob’s  sons’  wives,  all  the  souls  were  threescore 

27  and  six ; and  the  sons  of  Joseph,  which  were  born 
to  him  in  Egypt,  were  two  souls  : all  the  souls  of 
the  house  of  Jacob,  which  came  into  Egypt,  were 
threescore  and  ten. 


28  And  he  sent  Judah  before  him  unto  Joseph,  to 
shew  the  way  before  him  unto  Goshen  ; and  they 

29  came  into  the  land  of  Goshen.  And  Joseph  made 
ready  his  chariot,  and  went  up  to  meet  Israel  his 
father,  to  Goshen  ; and  he  presented  himself  unto 
him,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  wept  on  his  neck  a 

30  good  while.  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Now  let 
me  die,  since  I have  seen  thy  face,  that  thou  art  yet 

31  alive.  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  and  unto 
his  father’s  house,  I will  go  up,  and  tell  Pharaoh, 
and  will  say  unto  him.  My  brethren,  and  my  father’s 
house,  which  were  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  are  come 

32  unto  me  ; and  the  men  are  shepherds,  for  they  have 
been  keepers  of  cattle  ; and  they  have  brought  their 

33  flocks,  and  their  herds,  and  all  that  they  have.  And 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  shall  call  you, 

34  and  shall  say.  What  is  your  occupation  ? that  ye 
shall  say.  Thy  servants  have  been  keepers  of  cattle 
from  our  youth  even  until  now,  both  we,  and  our 
fathers  : that  ye  niay  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen  ; 
for  every  shepherd  is  an  abomination  unto  the 
Egyptians. 


Nura.  26. 15,  &c. 
Zephon. 

21  1 Chr.  7.  30. 

22  ch.  30.  10. 

23  ch.  29.  24. 

2^  ch.  44.  27. 

ch.  41.  50. 

»1  Chr.  7.  C.  &8. 1. 


27  Num.  26.  38,  Ahi- 
ram. 

28  Num.  26.  39, 

Shupham.  1 Chr.  7. 
12,  Shuppim, 

20  1 Chr.  7.  12. 

80  1 Chr.  7.  13. 

81  ch.  30.  5,  7. 

82  ch.  29.  29. 


83  Ex.n.  5. 

81  Deut.  10.  22.  See 
Acts  7.  14. 

80  ch.  31.  21. 

80  ch.  47.  1. 

87  So  ch.  45.  14. 

88  So  Luke  2.  29,  30. 
80  ch.  47.  1. 

*0  ch.  47.  2,  3. 


« ver.  32. 

12  ch.  30.  35.  & 34. 
5.  & 37.  12. 

13  ch.  43.  32.  Ex. 
8.  26. 

/In  Nura.  26.  15, 
Zephon. 

g In  Nura.  26.  16, 
Ozni. 


hln  Num.  26.  17, 
Arod. 

i In  Num.  26.  38, 
Ahiram. 

j In  Num.  20.  39, 
Shephupham.  In  1 
Chr.  7.  12,  Shuppim. 

k In  Num.  26.  39, 
Ilupham. 


nn  Nura.  26.  42, 
Shuhnm. 

m In  1 Chr.  7.  13, 
Jnhziel. 

71  In  1 Chr.  7.  13, 
Shnllum. 

o Or,  soid.’i  helong- 
irtg  to  Jacob  that 
came. 


74 


GENESIS,  XLVn. 


CHAPTER  XLVII. 

1  Joseph  presenteth  five  of  his  brethren,  7 and  his  father,  before  Pha- 
raoh. 11  He  (jivetfi  them  habitation  arid  maintenance.  13  He  getteth 
all  the  Egyptians''  moneij,  \%their  cattle,  18  their  lands  to  Pharaoh. 
22  The  priests’  land  was  not  bought.  23  He  letteth  the  land  to  them 
for  a fifth  part.  28  Jacob’’ s age.  29  He  sweareth  Joseph  to  bury  him 
with  his  fathers. 

Then  Joseph  ^came  and  told  Pharaoh,  and  said, 
My  father  and  niy  brethren,  and  their  flocks,  and 
their  herds,  and  all  that  they  have,  are  come  out  of  the 
land  of  Canaan  ; and,  behold,  they  are  m ^ the  land  of 
Goshen. 

2  And  he  took  some  of  his  brethren,  even  five  men, 
and  ^ presented  them  unto  Pharaoh. 

3  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his  brethren,  ^What  is 
your  occupation  ? And  they  said  unto  Pharaoh,  ® Thy 
servants  are  shepherds,  both  we,  and  also  our  fathers. 

4  They  said  moreover  unto  Pharaoh,  ® For  to  sojourn 
in  the  land  are  we  come  ; for  thy  servants  have  no  pas- 
ture for  their  flocks  ; for  the  famine  is  sore  in  the  land 
of  Canaan  : now  therefore,  we  pray  thee,  let  thy  ser- 
vants ® dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

5  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Joseph,  saying.  Thy  father 
and  thy  brethren  are  come  unto  thee  : 

6  ® The  land  of  Egypt  is  before  thee  ; in  the  best  of 
the  land  make  thy  father  and  brethren  to  dwell  ; in 
the  land  of  Goshen  let  them  dwell : and  if  thou  knowest 
any  men  of  activity  among  them,  then  make  them  rulers 
over  my  cattle. 

7  And  Joseph  brought  in  Jacob  his  father,  and  set 
him  before  Pharaoh  : and  Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh. 

8  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jacob,  How  old  art  thou  ? 
9 And  Jacob  said  unto  Pharaoh,  The  days  of  the 
years  of  my  pilgrimage  are  an  hundred  and  thirty 
years  : few  and  evil  have  the  days  of  the  years  of  my 
life  been,  and  have  not  attained  unto  the  days  of  the 
years  of  the  life  of  my  fathers  in  the  days  of  their 
pilgrimage. 

10  And  Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh,  and  went  out  from 
before  Pharaoh. 

11  ^ And  Joseph  placed  his  father  and  his  brethren, 
and  gave  them  a possession  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the 
best  of  the  land,  in  the  land  of  Rameses,  as  Pha- 
raoh had  commanded. 

12  And  Joseph  nourished  his  father,  and  his  brethren, 
and  all  his  father’s  household,  with  bread,  according 
to  their  families. 

13  And  there  was  no  bread  in  all  the  land  ; for  the 
famine  was  very  sore,  so  that  the  land  of  Egypt  and 
all  the  land  of  Canaan  fainted  by  reason  of  the  famine. 

14  18  And  Joseph  gathered  up  all  the  money  that  was 
found  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
for  the  corn  which  they  bought  : and  Joseph  brought 
the  money  into  Pharaoh’s  house. 

15  And  when  money  failed  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  all  the  Egyptians  came  unto 
Joseph,  and  said.  Give  us  bread  : for  why  should  we 
die  in  thy  presence  ? for  the  money  faileth. 

16  And  Joseph  said.  Give  your  cattle  ; and  I will 
give  you  for  your  cattle,  if  money  fail. 

17  And  they  brought  their  cattle  unto  Joseph  : and 
Joseph  gave  them  bread  in  exchange  for  horses,  and  for 


47  Then  Joseph  went  in  and  told  Pharaoh,  and  said. 
My  father  and  my  brethren,  and  their  flocks,  and 
their  herds,  and  all  that  they  have,  are  come  out  of 
the  land  of  Canaan  ; and,  behold,  they  are  in  the 

2 land  of  Goshen.  And  from  among  his  brethren  he 
took  five  men,  and  presented  them  unto  Pharaoh. 

3 And  Pharaoh  said  unto  liis  brethren.  What  is  your 
occupation  ? And  they  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Thy  ser- 

4 vants  are  shepherds,  both  we,  and  our  fathers.  And 
they  said  unto  Pharaoh,  To  sojourn  in  the  land  are 
we  come  ; for  there  is  no  pasture  for  thy  servants’ 
flocks  ; for  the  famine  is  sore  in  the  land  of  Canaan  : 
now  therefore,  we  pray  thee,  let  thy  servants  dwell 

5 in  the  land  of  Goshen.  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto 
Joseph,  saying.  Thy  father  and  thy  brethren  are 

6 come  unto  thee  : the  land  of  Egypt  is  before  thee  ; 
in  the  best  of  the  land  make  thy  father  and  thy 
brethren  to  dwell  ; in  the  land  of  Goshen  let  them 
dwell  : and  if  thou  knowest  any  “ able  men  among 

7 them,  then  make  them  rulers  over  my  cattle.  And 
Joseph  brought  in  Jacob  his  father,  and  set  him  be- 

8 fore  Pharaoh  : and  Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh.  And 
Pharaoh  said  unto  Jacob,  How  many  are  the  days  of 

9 the  years  of  thy  life  ? And  Jacob  said  unto  Pha- 
raoh, The  days  of  the  years  of  my  ^ pilgrimage  are 
an  hundred  and  thirty  years  : few  and  evil  have 
been  the  days  of  the  years  of  my  life,  and  they  have 
not  attained  unto  the  days  of  the  years  of  the  life 

10  of  my  fathers  in  the  days  of  their  ^ pilgrimage.  And 
Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh,  and  went  out  from  the  pre- 

11  sence  of  Pharaoh.  And  Joseph  placed  his  father 
and  his  brethren,  and  gave  them  a possession  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  in  the  best  of  the  land,  in  the  land 

12  of  Rameses,  as  Pharaoh  had  commanded.  And 
Joseph  nourished  his  father,  and  his  brethren,  and 
all  his  father’s  household,  with  bread,  ‘^according  to 
their  families. 


13  And  there  was  no  bread  in  all  the  land  ; for  the 
famine  was  very  sore,  so  that  the  land  of  Egypt  and 
the  land  of  Canaan  fainted  by  reason  of  the  famine. 

14  And  Joseph  gathered  up  all  the  money  that  was 
found  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, for  the  corn  which  they  bought  : and  Joseph 

15  brought  the  money  into  Pharaoh’s  house.  And  when 
the  money  was  all  spent  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  all  the  Egyptians  came  unto 
Joseph,  and  said.  Give  us  bread  : for  why  should  we 

16  die  in  thy  presence  ? for  our  money  faileth.  And 
Joseph  'said.  Give  your  cattle  ; and  I will  give  you 

17  for  your  cattle,  if  money  fail.  And  they  brought 
their  cattle  unto  Joseph  : and  Joseph  gave  them 
bread  in  exchange  for  the  horses,  and  for  the  ^ flocks. 


1 ch.  46.  31.  G ch.  15.  13.  Deut. 

2 ch.  45. 10.  & 46. 28.  26.  5. 

3 Acts  7. 13.  7 ch.  43.  1.  Acts  7. 

« ch.  46.  33.  11. 

« ch.  46.  34.  8 ch.  46.  34. 

0 ch.  20.  15. 


iover.4.  le  Ex.  1.  11.  & 12. 

11  Ps.  39.  12.  Heb.  37. 

11.  9,  13.  iG  ver.  6. 

12  Job  14.  1.  11  ch.  41.  30.  Acts 

13  ch.  25.  7.  & 35.  28.  7.  11. 

1*  ver.  7.  18  ch.  41.  56. 


iG  ver.  19.  tlie  number  of  their 

a Or,  men  of  acti-  little  ones, 
vity.  d Heb.  cattle  of  the 

b Or,  sojonrnings.  flocks,  and  for  the  cat- 
c Or,  according  to  tie  of  the  herds. 


GENESIS,  XLVIII. 


75 


the  flocks,  and  for  the  cattle  of  the  herds,  and  for  the 
asses  : and  he  fed  them  with  bread  for  all  their  cattle 
for  that  year. 

18  Wiien  that  year  was  ended,  they  came  unto  him 
the  second  year,  and  said  unto  him.  We  will  not  hide  it 
from  my  lord,  how  that  our  money  is  spent  ; my  lord 
also  hath  our  herds  of  cattle  ; there  is  not  ought  left  in 
the  sight  of  my  lord,  hut  our  bodies,  and  our  lauds  : 

19  Wherefore  shall  we  die  before  thine  eyes,  both 
we  and  our  land  ? buy  us  and  our  land  for  bread,  and 
we  and  our  land  will  be  servants  unto  Pharaoh  ; and 
give  us  seed,  that  we  may  live,  and  not  die,  that  the 
land  be  not  desolate. 

20  And  Joseph  bought  all  the  land  of  Egypt  for 
Pharaoh  ; for  the  Egyptians  sold  every  man  liis  field, 
because  the  famine  prevailed  over  them  : so  the  laud 
became  Pharaoh’s. 

21  And  as  for  the  people,  he  removed  them  to  cities 
from  one  end  of  the  borders  of  Egypt  even  to  the  other 
end  thereof. 

22  20  Only  the  land  of  the  priests  bought  he  not ; 
for  the  priests  had  a portion  assigned  them  of  Pharaoh, 
and  did  eat  their  portion  which  Pharaoh  gave  them  : 
wherefore  they  sold  not  their  lands. 

23  Then  Joseph  said  unto  the  people.  Behold,  I have 
bought  you  this  day  and  your  land  for  Pharaoh  : lo, 
here  is  seed  for  you,  and  ye  shall  sow  the  land. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  increase,  that  ye 
shall  give  the  fifth  part  unto  Pharaoh,  and  four  parts 
shall  be  your  own,  for  seed  of  the  field,  and  for  your 
food,  and  for  them  of  your  households,  and  for  food 
for  your  little  ones. 

25  And  they  said.  Thou  hast  saved  our  lives  : 21  let 
us  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord,  and  we  will  be 
Pharaoh’s  servants. 

26  And  Joseph  made  it  a law  over  the  land  of  Egypt 
unto  this  day,  that  Pharaoh  should  have  the  fifth  part ; 
22  except  the  land  of  the  priests  only,  which  became  not 
Pharaoh’s. 

27  ^ And  Israel  23  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the 
country  of  Goshen  ; and  they  had  possessions  therein, 
and  24  grew,  and  multiplied  exceedingly. 

28  And  Jacob  lived  in  the  land  of  Egypt  seventeen 

years  : so  the  whole  age  of  Jacob  was  an  hundred  forty 
and  seven  years.  ^ 

29  And  the  time  25  drew  nigh  that  Israel  must  die  : 
and  he  called  his  son  Joseph,  and  said  unto  him.  If 
now  I have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  26  put,  I pray  thee, 
thy  hand  under  my  thigh,  and  27  deal  kindly  and  truly 
with  me  ; 28  bury  me  not,  I pray  thee,  in  Egypt  : 

30  But  29  I will  lie  with  my  fathers,  and  thou  shalt 
carry  me  out  of  Egypt,  and  bury  me  in  their  burying- 
place.  And  he  said,  I will  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

31  And  he  said.  Swear  unto  me.  And  he  sware  unto 
him.  And  Israel  bowed  himself  upon  the  bed’s  head. 

CHAPTER  XLVIII. 

1 Joseph  with  his  sons  visiteth  his  sick  father.  2 Jacob  strengtheneth 
himself  to  bless  them.  3 He  repeateth  the  promise.  5 He  taketh  Ephra- 
im and  Manasseh  ns  his  own.  7 He  telleth  Joseph  of  his  mother's 
grave.  9 He  blesseth  Ephraim  and  Manasseh.  17  He  preferreth  the 
younger  before  the  elder.  21  He  irrophesieth  their  return  to  Canaan. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  one  told 
Joseph,  Behold,  thy  father  is  sick  : and  he  took 
with  him  his  two  sons,  Manasseh  and  Ephraim. 

30  Ezra  7.  24.  24  ch.  40.  3.  27  ch.  24.  49. 

21  cli.  33.  15.  25  So  Deut.  31.  14.  =8  So  ,50.  25. 

22  ver.  22.  1 Kin.  2.  1.  2U  2.  Sam.  19.  37. 

28  ver.  11.  26  (.ji.  24.  2. 


and  for  the  herds,  and  for  the  asses  : and  he  « fed 
them  with  bread  in  exchange  for  all  their  cattle  for 

18  that  year.  And  when  that  year  was  ended,  they 
came  unto  him  the  second  year,  and  said  unto  him. 
We  will  not  hide  from  my  lord,  how  that  our  money 
is  all  spent  ; and  the  herds  of  cattle  are  my  lord’s  ; 
there  is  nought  left  in  the  sight  of  my  lord,  but  our 

19  bodies,  and  our  lands  : wherefore  should  we  die  be- 
fore thine  eyes,  both  we  and  our  land  ? buy  us  and 
our  land  for  bread,  and  we  and  our  land  will  be 
servants  unto  Pharaoh  : and  give  us  seed,  that  we 
may  live,  and  not  die,  and  that  the  land  be  not  de- 

20  solate.  So  Joseph  bought  all  the  land  of  Egypt  for 
Pharaoh  ; for  the  Egyptians  sold  every  man  his  field, 
because  the  famine  was  sore  upon  tliem  : and  the 

21  land  became  Pharaoh’s.  And  as  for  the  people,  ,^he 
removed  them  s'  to  the  cities  from  one  end  of  the 
border  of  Egypt  even  to  the  other  end  thereof. 

22  Only  the  land  of  the  priests  bought  he  not  : for  the 
priests  had  a portion  from  Pharaoh,  and  did  eat 
their  portion  which  Pharaoh  gave  them  ; wherefore 

23  they  sold  not  their  land.  Then  Joseph  said  unto  the 
people.  Behold,  I have  bought  you  this  day  and  your 
land  for  Pharaoh  : lo,  here  is  seed  for  you,  and  ye 

24  shall  sow  the  land.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
the  ingatherings,  that  ye  shall  give  a fifth  unto  Pha- 
raoh, and  four  parts  shall  be  your  own,  for  seed  of 
the  field,  and  for  your  food,  and  for  them  of  your 

25  households,  and  for  food  for  your  little  ones.  And 
they  said.  Thou  hast  saved  our  lives  : let  us  find 
grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord,  and  we  will  be  Pha- 

26  raoh’s  servants.  And  Joseph  made  it  a statute  con- 
cerning the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this  day,  that  Pha- 
raoh should  have  the  fifth  ; only  the  land  of  the 

27 ‘priests  alone  became  not  VPharaoh’s.  And  Israel 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  land  of  Goshen  ; 
and  they  gat  them  possessions  therein,  and  were 
fruitful,  and  multiplied  exc^diiigly. 


28  And  Jacob  lived  in  the  land  of  Egypt  seventeen 
years  : so  the  days  of  Jacob,  the  years  of  his  life, 

29  were  an  hundred  forty  and  seven  years.  And  the 
time  drew  near  that  Israel  must  die  : and  he  called 
his  son  Joseph,  and  said  unto  him.  If  now  I have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  put,  I pray  thee,  thy  hand 
under  my  thigh,  and  deal  kindly  and  truly  with 

30  me  ; bury  me  not,  I pray  thee,  in  Egypt  : but  when 
I sleep  with  my  fathers,  thou  shalt  carry  me  out  of 
Egypt,  and  bury  me  in  their  buryingplace.  And 

31  he  said,  I will  do  as  thou  hast  said.  And  he  said. 
Swear  unto  me  : and  he  sware  unto  him.  And  Is- 
rael bowed  liimself  upon  the  bed’s  head. 


48  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  one 
said  to  Joseph,  Beliold,  thy  father  is  sick  : and  he 
took  with  him  his  two  sons,  Manasseh  and  Ephra- 

20  ch.  49.  29.  & 50.  5,  e Heb.  led  them  as  a he  made  bondmen  of 

13.  shcpliei’d.  them . from  Ac. 

21  ch.  48.  2.  1 Kin.  / Accordii^r  to  Sa-  <j  Or,  according  to 

1.47.  Hob.  11.  21.  mar.,  Sept,  and  Vulg.,  their  cities. 


76 


GENESIS,  XL VIII. 


2 And  one  told  Jacob,  and  said.  Behold,  thy  son 
Joseph  cometh  unto  thee  : and  Israel  strengthened  him- 
self, and  sat  upon  the  bed. 

3 And  Jacob  said  unto  Joseph,  God  Almighty  ap- 
peared unto  me  at  ^ Luz  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
blessed  me, 

4 And  said  unto  me.  Behold,  I will  make  thee  fruit- 
ful, and  multiply  thee,  and  I will  make  of  thee  a multi- 
tude of  people  ; and  will  give  this  land  to  thy  seed  after 
thee  ‘^  for  an  everlasting  possession. 

5 ^ And  now  thy  ^ two  sons,  Ephraim  and  Manasseh, 
which  were  born  unto  thee  in  the  land  of  Egypt  before 
I came  unto  thee  into  Egypt,  are  mine  ; as  Reuben  and 
Simeon,  they  shall  be  mine. 

G And  thy  issue,  which  thou  begettest  after  them, 
shall  be  thine,  and  shall  be  called  after  the  name  of 
their  brethren  in  their  inheritance. 

7 And  as  for  me,  when  I came  from  Padan,  ^ Rachel 
died  by  me  in  the  land  of  Canaan  in  the  way,  when 
yet  there  ivas  but  a little  way  to  come  unto  Ephrath  : 
and  I buried  her  there  in  the  way  of  Ephrath  ; the 
same  is  Beth-lehem. 

8 And  Israel  beheld  Joseph’s  sons,  and  said.  Who 
are  these  ? 

9 And  Joseph  said  unto  his  father,  ®They  are  my 
sons,  whom  God  hath  given  me  in  this  place.  And  he 
said,  Bring  them,  I pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  ® I will 
bless  them. 

10  Now  the  eyes  of  Israel  were  dim  for  age,  so  that 
he  could  not  see.  And  he  brought  them  near  unto  him  ; 
and  ® he  kissed  them,  and  embraced  them. 

11  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  ® I had  not  thought  to 
see  thy  face  : and,  lo,  God  hath  shewed  me  also  thy  seed. 

12  And  Joseph  brought  them  out  from  between  his 
knees,  and  he  bowed  himself  with  his  face  to  the  earth. 

13  And  Joseph  took  them  both,  Ephraim  in  his  right 
hand  toward  Israel’s  left  hand,  and  Manasseh  in  his 
left  hand  toward  Israel’s  right  hand,  and  brought  them 
near  unto  him. 

14  And  Israel  stretched  out  his  right  hand,  and  laid 
it  upon  Ephraim’s  head,  who  was  the  younger,  and  his 
left  hand  upon  Manasseh’s  head,  guiding  his  hands 
wittingly  ; for  Manasseh  luas  the  firstborn. 

15  ^ And  he  blessed  Joseph,  and  said,  God,  i^  be- 
fore whom  my  fathers  Abraham  and  Isaac  did  walk, 
the  God  which  fed  me  all  my  life  long  unto  this  day, 

16  The  Angel  i^  which  redeemed  me  from  all  evil, 
bless  the  lads  ; and  let  i^  my  name  be  named  on  them, 
and  the  name  of  my  fathers  Abraham  and  Isaac  ; and 
let  them  grow  into  a multitude  in  the  midst  of  the 
earth. 

17  And  when  Joseph  saw  that  his  father  inlaid  his 
right  hand  upon  the  head  of  Ephraim,  it  displeased 
him  ; and  he  held  up  his  father’s  hand,  to  remove  it 
from  Ephraim’s  head  unto  Manasseh’s  head. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  father,  Not  so,  my 
father  : for  this  is  the  firstborn  ; put  thy  right  hand 
upon  his  head. 

19  And  his  father  refused,  and  said,  i®  I know  it,  my 
son,  I know  it : he  also  shall  become  a people,  and  he 
also  shall  be  great  : but  truly  his  younger  brother 
shall  be  greater  than  he,  and  his  seed  shall  become  a 
multitude  of  nations. 


Ich.  28.  13,  19.  & 
35.  6,  9,  &c. 

2 ch.  17.  8. 

3 ch.  41.  50.  *46.  20. 
Josh.  13.  7.  & 14.  4. 


* ch.  35.  9,  16, 19. 
3 So  ch.  33.  5. 

6 ch.  27.  4. 

7 ch.  27.  1. 

8 ch.  27.  27. 


0 ch.  45.  26. 

^0  ver.  19. 

Heb.  11.  21. 

12  cli.  17.  1.  & 24.  40. 
18  ch.  28.  15.  & 31. 


2 im.  And  one  told  Jacob,  and  said.  Behold,  thy 
son  Joseph  cometh  unto  thee  : and  Israel  strength- 

3 ened  himself,  and  sat  upon  the  bed.  And  Jacob 
said  unto  Joseph,  “God  Almighty  appeared  unto 
me  at  Luz  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  blessed  me, 

4 and  said  unto  me.  Behold,  I will  make  thee  fruitful, 
and  multiply  thee,  and  I will  make  of  thee  a company 
of  peoples  ; and  will  give  this  land  to  thy  seed  after 

6  thee  for  an  everlasting  possession.  And  now  thy  two 
sons,  which  were  born  unto  thee  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
before  I came  unto  thee  into  Egypt,  are  mine  ; 
Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  even  as  Reuben  and  Simeon, 

6 shall  be  mine.  And  thy  issue,  which  thou  ^ begettest 
after  them,  shall  be  thine  ; they  shall  be  called 
after  the  name  of  their  brethren  in  their  inheritance. 

7 And  as  for  me,  when  I came  from  Paddaii,  Rachel 
died  ‘^by  me  in  the  land  of  Canaan  in  the  way, 
when  there  was  still  some  way  to  come  unto  Eph- 
rath : and  I buried  her  there  in  the  way  to  Ephrath 

8 (the  same  is  Beth-lehem).  And  Israel  beheld  Jo- 

9 seph’s  sons,  and  said.  Who  are  these  ? And  Joseph 
said  unto  his  father.  They  are  my  sons,  whom  God 
hath  given  me  here.  And  he  said.  Bring  them,  I 

10  pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  I will  bless  them.  Now 
the  eyes  of  Israel  were  dim  for  age,  so  that  he 
could  not  see.  And  he  brought  them  near  unto 

11  him  ; and  he  kissed  them,  and  embraced  them.  And 
Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  I had  not  thought  to  see 
thy  face  : and,  lo,  God  hath  let  me  see  thy  seed 

12  also.  And  Joseph  brought  them  out  from  between 
his  knees  ; and  he  bowed  liimself  with  his  face  to 

13  the  earth.  And  Joseph  took  them  both,  Ephraim 
in  his  right  hand  toward  Israel’s  left  hand,  and 
Manasseh  in  his  left  hand  toward  Israel’s  right 

14  hand,  and  brought  them  near  unto  him.  And  Is- 
rael stretched  out  his  right  hand,  and  laid  it  upon 
Ephraim’s  head,  who  was  the  younger,  and  his  left 
hand  upon  Manasseh’s  head,  guiding  his  hands 

15  wittingly  ; for  Manasseh  was  the  firstborn.  And  he 
blessed  Joseph,  and  said,  Tlie  God  before  whom  my 
fathers  Abraham  and  Isaac  did  walk,  the  God  which 

16  hath  fed  me  all  my  life  long  unto  tliis  day,  the  angel 
which  hath  redeemed  me  from  all  evil,  bless  the 
lads  ; and  let  my  name  be  named  on  them.,  and  the 
name  of  my  fathers  Abraham  and  Isaac  ; and  let 
them  grow  into  a multitude  in  the  midst  of  the 

17  earth.  And  when  Joseph  saw  that  his  father  laid 
his  right  hand  upon  the  head  of  Ephraim,  it  dis- 
pleased him  : and  he  held  up  his  father’s  hand,  to 
remove  it  from  Ephraim’s  head  unto  Manasseh’s 

18  head.  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  father.  Not  so,  my 
father  : for  this  is  the  firstborn  ; put  thy  right 

19  hand  upon  his  head.  And  his  father  refused,  and 
said,  I know  it,  my  son,  I know  it : he  also  shall  be- 
come a people,  and  he  also  shall  be  great  : howbeit 
his  younger  brother  shall  be  greater  than  he,  and 


11, 13,  24.  Ps.  34,  22. 
& 121,  7. 

Amos  9.  12.  Acts 
15.  17. 

18  ViJJ-.  14. 


1^  ver.  14. 

11  Num.  1.  33,  3S.  * 
2.  19,  21.  Dent.  33. 
17.  Rev.  7.  6,  8. 
u licb.  A'l  i:>haddai. 


h Or,  hast  begotten> 
c Or,  to  my  sorrow, 
d Or,  crossing  kiS 
hands. 


GENESIS,  XLIX. 


77 


20  And  he  blessed  them  that  day,  saying,  In  thee 
shall  Israel  bless,  saying,  God  make  thee  as  Ephraim 
and  as  Manasseh  : and  he  set  Ephraim  before  Ma- 
nasseh. 

21  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Behold,  I die  : but 
God  shall  be  with  you,  and  bring  you  again  unto  the 

land  of  your  fathers. 

22  Moreover  ^^I  have  given  to  thee  one  portion 
above  thy  brethren,  which  I took  out  of  the  hand  of 
tlie  Amorite  with  my  sword  and  with  my  bow. 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 

1 Jacob  calleth  his  sons  to  bless  them.  3 Their  blessing  in  particular. 
29  He  chargeth  them  about  his  burial.  33  He  dieth. 

And  Jacob  called  unto  his  sons,  and  said.  Gather 
yourselves  together,  that  I may  ^tell  you  that 
which  shall  befall  you  ^ in  the  last  days. 

2 Gather  yourselves  together,  and  hear,  ye  sons  of 
Jacob  ; and  ^ hearken  unto  Israel  your  father. 

3 ^ Reuben,  thou  art  ^ my  firstborn,  my  might,  ® and 
the  beginning  of  my  strength,  the  excellency  of  dig- 
nity, and  the  excellency  of  power  : 

4 Unstable  as  water,  ® thou  shalt  not  excel  ; because 
thou  wentest  up  to  thy  father’s  bed  ; then  defiledst 
thou  it : he  went  up  to  my  couch. 

5 T[  ® Simeon  and  Levi  are  ^ brethren  ; instruments 
of  cruelty  are  in  their  habitations. 

6 O my  soul,  come  not  thou  into  their  secret ; 
unto  their  assembly,  limine  honour,  be  not  thou 
united  : for  in  their  anger  they  slew  a man,  and  in 
their  selfwill  they  digged  down  a wall. 

7 Cursed  he  their  anger,  for  it  was  fierce  ; and  their 
wrath,  for  it  was  cruel  : i^I  will  divide  them  in  Jacob, 
and  scatter  them  in  Israel. 

8^1®  Judah,  thou  art  he  whom  thy  brethren  shall 
praise  : thy  hand  shall  he  in  the  neck  of  thine  ene- 
mies ; i^thy  father’s  children  shall  bow  down  before 
thee. 

9 Judah  is  i®  a lion’s  whelp  : from  the  prey,  my  son, 
thou  art  gone  up  : 20  he  stooped  down,  he  couched  as  a 
lion,  and  as  an  old  lion  ; who  shall  rouse  him  up  ? 

10  21  The  sceptre  shall  not  depart  from  Judah,  nor 
22  a lawgiver  28  from  between  his  feet,  24  until  Shiloh 
come  ; 25  and  unto  him  shall  the  gathering  of  the  peo- 
ple he. 

11  26  Binding  his  foal  unto  the  vine,  and  his  ass’s 
colt  unto  the  choice  vine  ; lie  washed  his  garments  in 
wine,  and  his  clothes  in  the  blood  of  grapes  : 

12  His  27  eyes  shall  he  red  with  wine,  and  his  teeth 
wliite  with  milk. 

13  T[  28  Zebulun  shall  dwell  at  the  haven  of  the  sea  ; 


18  So  Ruth  4.  11, 12. 

19  ch.  4G.  4.  & 50.  24. 

20  Josh.  24.  32.  1 

Chr.  5.  2.  John  4.  5. 

« ch.  15. 16.  & 34. 28. 
Josh.  17.  14,  &c. 

1 Deut.  33.  1.  Amos 

3.  7. 

9  Num.  24. 14.  Deut. 

4.  30.  Is.  2.  2.  & 39.  G. 
Jer.  23.  20.  Dan.  2. 
28,  29.  Acts  2.  17. 
Heb.  1 . 2. 

9 1>3.  31.  11. 


4 ch.  29.  32. 

8 Deut.  21.  17.  Ps. 
78.  51. 

0 1 Chr.  5.  1. 

7 ch.  35.  22.  Deut. 
27.  20.  1 Clir.  5.  1. 

8 ch.  29.  33,  34. 

0 Pro.  18.  9. 

10  ch.  34.  25. 

11  Pro.  1.  15,  16. 
i9Ps.  26.  9.  Eph.  5. 

11. 

18  Ps.  16.  9.  & 30.  12. 
& 57.  8. 


14  ch.  34.  26. 

19  Josh.  19.  1.  & 21. 
5,  6,  7.  1 Chr.  4.  24, 
39. 

io  ch.  29.  35.  Deut. 
33.  7. 

17  Ps.  18.  40. 

18  ch.  27.  29.  1 Chr. 

5.  2. 

19  Hos.  5.  14.  Rev. 

5.  5. 

20  Nuin.  23.  24.  & 24. 
9. 


20  his  seed  shall  become  ® a multitude  of  nations.  And 
he  blessed  them  that  day,  saying,  -^Tn  thee  shall 
Israel  bless,  saying,  God  make  thee  as  Ephraim  and 
as  Manasseh  : and  he  set  Ephraim  before  Manasseh. 

21  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Behold,  I die  : but 
God  shall  be  with  you,  and  bring  you  again  unto 

22  the  land  of  your  fathers.  Moreover  I have  given  to 
thee  one  portion  above  thy  brethren,  which  I took 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Amorite  with  my  sword  and 
with  my  bow. 


49  And  Jacob  called  unto  his  sons,  and  said  : Gather 
yourselves  together,  that  I may  tell  you  that  which 
shall  befall  you  in  the  latter  days. 

2 Assemble  yourselves,  and  hear,  ye  sons  of  Jacob  ; 
And  hearken  unto  Israel  your  father. 

3 Reuben,  thou  art  my  firstborn,  my  might,  and 

the  « beginning  of  my  strength  ; 

The  excellency  of  dignity,  and  the  excellency  of 
power. 

4 ^ Unstable  as  water,  thou  shalt  not  have  the  excel- 

lency ; 

Because  thou  wentest  up  to  thy  father’s  bed  : 
Then  defiledst  thou  it  : he  went  up  to  my  couch. 

5 Simeon  and  Levi  are  brethren  ; 

Weapons  of  violence  are  their  ‘^swords. 

6 O my  soul,  come  not  thou  into  their  ® council  ; 
Unto  their  assembly,  my  glory,  be  not  thou  united  ; 
For  in  their  anger  they  slew  ^ a man, 

And  in  their  selfwill  they  houghed  0 an  ox. 

7 Cursed  be  their  anger,  for  it  was  fierce-; 

And  their  wrath,  for  it  was  cruel : 

I will  divide  them  in  Jacob, 

And  scatter  them  in  Israel. 

8 Judah,  thee  shall  tiiy  brethren  praise  : 

Thy  hand  shall  be  on  the  neck  of  thine  enemies  ; 
Thy  father’s  sons  shall  bow  down  before  thee. 

9 Judah  is  a lion’s  whelp  ; 

From  the  prey,  my  son,  thou  art  gone  up  : 

He  stooped  down,  he  couched  as  a lion. 

And  as  a lioness  ; who  shall  rouse  him  up  ? 

10  The  sceptre  shall  not  depart  from  Judah, 

Nor  the  ruler’s  staff  from  between  his  feet, 

4 Until  Shiloh  come  ; 

And  unto  him  shall  the  obedience  of  the  peoples 
be. 

11  Binding  his  foal  unto  the  vine. 

And  his  ass’s  colt  unto  the  choice  vine  ; 

He  hath  washed  his  garments  in  wine. 

And  his  vesture  in  the  blood  of  grapes  ; 

12  His  eyes  shall  be  red  with  wine. 

And  his  teeth  white  with  milk. 

13  Zebulun  shall  dwell  at  the  j haven  of  the  sea  : 


30.  21.  Zech.  10.  11. 

^ 22  Pa,  GO.  7.  & 108.  8. 
or,  Num.  21.  18. 

23  Deut.  28.  57. 

24  Is.  11.  1.  & 62.  11. 
Ezek.  21.  27.  Dan.  9. 
25.  Matt.  21.  9.  Luke 
1.  32,  33. 

29  Is.  2.  2.  & 11.10.  & 
42.  1,  4.  & 49.  6,  7,  22, 
23.  & 55.  4,  5.  & 60. 
1,  3,  4,  5.  Hap.  2.  7. 
Luke  2.  ;«),  .'5] , .32. 

29  2 Kiu.  18.  32. 


27  Pro.  23.  29. 

28  Deut.  33.  18,  19. 
Josh.  19.  10,  11. 

e Heb.  fulness, 
f Or,  By. 

g Or,  mountain 
slope.  Heb.  shechem^ 
shoulder. 
a Or,  frstfruits. 
b Or,  Bubbling  over, 
c Or,  have  not  thou, 
d Or,  compacts, 
e Or,  secret. 


f Or,  men. 

Or,  oxen. 

Or,  a lawgiver, 
i Or,  Till  he  come  to 
Shiloh,  having  the  obe- 
dience of  the  peoples. 
Or,  as  read  by  the 
Sept.,  Until  that  which 
is  his  shall  come  <£'c. 
Another  ancient  ren- 
derinp  is.  Till  he  come 
whose  it  is  d:c. 
j Heb.  beach. 


21  Num.  24.  17.  Jer. 


78 


GENESIS,  XLIX. 


and  he  shall  he  for  an  haven  of  ships  ; and  his  border 
shall  he  unto  Zidou. 

14  T[  Issachar  is  a strong  ass  couching  down  between 
two  burdens  : 

15  And  he  saw  that  rest  was  good,  and  the  land  that 
it  was  pleasant  ; and  bowed  his  shoulder  to  bear,  and 
became  a servant  unto  tribute. 

IG  ^ Dan  shall  judge  his  people,  as  one  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel. 

17  Dan  shall  be  a serpent  by  the  way,  an  adder 
in  tlie  path,  that  biteth  the  horse  heels,  so  that  his  rider 
shall  fall  backward. 

18  2^  I have  waited  for  thy  salvation,  O Lord. 

19  23  Gad,  a troop  shall  overcome  him  : but  he 
shall  overcome  at  the  last. 

20  ^ 24  of  Asher  his  bread  shall  he  fat,  and  he 
shall  yield  royal  dainties. 

21  ^ 25  Naphtali  is  a hind  let  loose  : he  giveth  goodly 
words. 

22  ^ Joseph  is  a fruitful  bough,  even  a fruitful 
bough  by  a well ; whose  branches  run  over  the  wall  : 

23  The  archers  have  2®  sorely  grieved  him,  and  shot 
at  him,  and  hated  him  : 

24  But  his  27  bow  abode  in  strength,  and  the  arms  of 
his  hands  were  made  strong  by  the  hands  of  28  ^be 
mighty  God  of  Jacob;  (2® from  thence  ^^is  the  shep- 
herd, the  stone  of  Israel  :) 

25  Even  by  the  God  of  thy  father,  who  shall  help 
thee  ; ^2  and  by  the  Almighty,  who  shall  bless  thee 
with  blessings  of  heaven  above,  blessings  of  the  deep 
that  lieth  under,  blessings  of  the  breasts,  and  of  the 
womb  : 

2G  The  blessings  of  thy  father  have  prevailed  above 
the  blessings  of  my  progenitors  unto  the  utmost 
bound  of  the  everlasting  hills  : they  shall  be  on  the 
head  of  Joseph,  and  on  the  crown  of  the  head  of  him 
that  was  separate  from  his  brethren. 

27  Benjamin  shall  ravin  as  a wolf  : in  the  morn- 
ing he  shall  devour  the  prey,  ^2  and  at  night  he  shall 
divide  the  spoil. 

28  ^ All  these  are  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel  : and 
this  is  it  that  their  father  spake  unto  them,  and  blessed 
them  ; every  one  according  to  his  blessing  he  blessed 
them. 

29  And  he  charged  them,  and  said  unto  them,  I 

am  to  be  gathered  unto  my  people  : 2®  bury  me  with 

my  fathers  in  the  cave  that  is  in  the  field  of  Ephron 
the  Hittite, 

30  In  the  cave  that  is  in  the  field  of  Machpelah, 
which  is  before  Mamre,  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  which 
Abraham  bought  with  the  field  of  Ephron  the  Ilittite 
for  a possession  of  a buryingplace. 

31  22  There  they  buried  Abraham  and  Sarah  his 


And  he  shall  be  for  an  ^ haven  of  ships  ; 

And  his  border  shall  be  ^ upon  Zidon. 

14  Issachar  is  a strong  ass. 

Couching  down  between  the  sheepfolds  : 

15  And  he  saw  a resting  place  that  it  was  good, 
And  the  land  that  it  was  pleasant  ; 

And  he  bowed  his  shoulder  to  bear. 

And  became  a servant  under  taskwork. 

IG  Dan  shall  judge  his  people. 

As  one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

17  Dan  shall  be  a serpent  in  the  way. 

An  adder  in  the  path. 

That  biteth  the  horse’s  heels. 

So  that  his  rider  falleth  backward. 

18  I have  waited  for  thy  salvation,  O Lord. 

19  Gad,  " a troop  p shall  press  upon  him  : 

But  he  shall  press  upon  their  heel. 

20  5 Out  of  Asher  his  bread  shall  be  fat, 

And  he  shall  yield  royal  dainties. 

21  Naphtali  is  a hind  let  loose  : 

He  giveth  goodly  words. 

22  Joseph  is  a fruitful  bough, 

A fruitful  bough  by  a fountain  ; 

His  ® branches  run  over  the  wall. 

23  The  archers  have  sorely  grieved  liim, 

And  shot  at  him,  and  persecuted  him  : 

24  But  his  bow  abode  in  strength. 

And  the  arms  of  his  hands  were  made  * strong. 
By  the  hands  of  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob, 
(“From  thence  is  the  shepherd,  the  stone  of  Is- 
rael,) 

25  Even  by  the  God  of  thy  father,  who  shall  help  thee. 
And  by  the  Almighty,  who  shall  bless  thee. 

With  blessings  of  heaven  above, 

Blessings  of  the  deep  that  coucheth  beneath. 
Blessings  of  the  breasts,  and  of  the  womb. 

2G  The  blessings  of  thy  father 

Have  prevailed  above  “ the  blessings  of  my  pro- 
genitors 

Unto  the  utmost  bound  of  the  everlasting  hills  : 
They  shall  be  on  the  head  of  Joseph, 

And  on  the  crown  of  the  head  of  him  that  was 
separate  from  his  brethren. 

27  Benjamin  is  a wolf  that  ravineth  : 

In  the  morning  he  shall  devour  the  prey. 

And  at  even  he  shall  divide  the  spoil. 

28  All  these  are  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel : and  this 
is  it  that  their  father  spake  unto  them  and  blessed 
them  ; every  one  according  to  his  blessing  he  blessed 

29  them.  And  he  charged  them,  and  said  unto  them, 
I am  to  be  gathered  unto  my  people  : bury  me  with 
my  fathers  in  the  cave  that  is  in  the  field  of  Ephron 

30  the  Hittite,  in  the  cave  that  is  in  the  field  of  Mach- 
pelah, which  is  before  Mamre,  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
which  Abraham  bought  with  the  field  from  Ephron 

31  the  Hittite  for  a possession  of  a buryingplace  : there 


29  1 Sam.  10.  9. 

80  Deut.  33.  22. 

Judg.  18.  1,  2. 

31  Judg.  18.  27. 

32  Ps.  25.  5.  & 119. 
166,  174.  Is.  25.  9. 

33  Deut.  33.  20.  1 

Chr.  5.  18. 

31  Deut.  33.  24.  Josh. 
19.  24. 

*3  Deut.  33.  23. 

30  ch.  37.  4,  24,  28. 


& 39.  20.  & 42.  21. 
Ps.  118.  13. 

37  Job  29.  20.  Ps.  37. 
15. 

38  Ps.  132.  2,  5. 

30  ch.  45.  11.  & 47. 
12.  & 50.  21. 

10  Ps.  80.  1. 

11  Is.  28.  16. 

12  ch.  28.  13,  21.  & 
35.  3.  & 43.  23. 

13  th.  17.  1.  &35.  11. 


11  Deut.  33.  13. 

15  Deut.  33. 15.  Hab. 
3.  6. 

10  Deut.  33.  16. 

17  Judg.  20.  21,  25. 
Ezek.  22.  25,  27. 

18  Num.  23.  24.  Esth. 
8.  11.  Ezek.  39.  10. 
Zech.  14.  1,  7. 

19  ch.  15.  1.5.  & 25.  8. 
50  ch.  47.  30.  2 Sam. 

19.  37. 


M ch.  50.  13. 

52  ch.  23.  16. 

53  ch.  23.  19.  & 25.  9. 
k Heb.  beach. 

I Or,  by. 
m Or,  rest, 
n Or,  horned  snake. 
0 Heb.  gedud,  a ma- 
rauding baud. 
p Heb.  //ru/,  to  pres.s. 
q According  to  some 


ancient  versions,  Ash- 
er, his  bread  &c. 

r Heb.  the  son  of  a 
fruitful  tree. 

s Heb.  daughters, 
t Or,  active, 
u Or,  From  thence, 
from  the  shepherd.  Or, 
as  otherwise  read,  Jly 
the  name  of  the  shep- 
herd. 


V According  to  some 
ancient  authorities, 
the  blessings  of  the  an- 
cient mountains,  the 
desire  (or,  desirable 
things)  of  the  everlast- 
ing hills. 

w Or,  that  is  prince 
among. 


GENESIS,  L. 


79 


wife  ; there  they  buried  Isaac  and  Rebekah  his  wife  ; 
and  there  I buried  Leah. 

32  The  purchase  of  the  field  and  of  the  cave  that 
is  therein  was  from  the  children  of  Heth. 

33  And  when  Jacob  had  made  an  end  of  command- 
ing his  sons,  he  gathered  up  his  feet  into  the  bed,  and 
yielded  up  the  ghost,  and  was  gathered  unto  his 
people. 

CHAPTER  L. 

1 The  mourning  for  Jacob.  4 Joseph  getteth  leave  of  Pharaoh  to  go  to 
bury  him.  7 The  funeral.  15  Joseph  comforteth  his  brethren^  who 
craved  his  pardon.  22  His  age.  23  He  seeth  the  third  generation  of 
his  sons.  24  He  prophesielh  unto  his  brethren  of  their  return.  25  He 
taketh  an  oath  of  them  for  his  bones.  26  He  dieth,  and  is  chested. 

And  Joseph  1 fell  upon  his  father’s  face,  and  ^ wept 
upon  him,  and  kissed  him. 

2  And  Joseph  commanded  his  servants  the  physicians 
to  3 embalm  his  father  : and  the  physicians  embalmed 
Israel. 

3  And  forty  days  were  fulfilled  for  him  ; for  so  are 
fulfilled  the  days  of  those  which  are  embalmed  : and 
the  Egyptians  ^mourned  for  him  threescore  and  ten 
days. 

4  And  when  the  days  of  his  mourning  were  past, 
Joseph  spake  unto  ®the  house  of  Pharaoh,  saying,  If 
now  I have  found  grace  in  your  eyes,  speak,  I pray  you, 
in  the  ears  of  Pharaoh,  saying, 

5  ® My  father  made  me  swear,  saying,  Lo,  I die  : in 
my  grave  which  I have  digged  for  me  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  there  shalt  thou  bury  me.  Now  therefore  let 
me  go  up,  I pray  thee,  and  bury  my  father,  and  I will 
come  again. 

6  And  Pharaoh  said,  Go  up,  and  bury  thy  father,  ac- 
cording as  he  made  thee  swear. 

7  Hi  And  Joseph  went  up  to  bury  his  father  : and 
with  him  went  up  all  the  servants  of  Pharaoh,  the 
elders  of  his  house,  and  all  the  elders  of  the  land  of 
Egypt, 

8  And  all  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  his  brethren, 
and  his  father’s  house  : only  their  little  ones,  and  their 
flocks,  and  their  herds,  they  left  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

9  And  there  went  up  with  him  both  chariots  and 
horsemen  : and  it  was  a very  great  company. 

10  And  they  came  to  the  threshingfioor  of  Atad, 
which  is  beyond  Jordan,  and  there  they  ® mourned  with 
a great  and  very  sore  lamentation  : ® and  he  made  a 
mourning  for  his  father  seven  days. 

11  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  the  Ca- 
naanites,  saw  the  mourning  in  the  floor  of  Atad,  they 
said.  This  is  a grievous  mourning  to  the  Egyptians  : 
wherefore  the  name  of  it  was  called  Abel-mizraim, 
which  is  beyond  Jordan. 

12  And  his  sons  did  unto  him  according  as  he  com- 
manded them  : 

13  For  his  sons  carried  him  into  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, and  buried  him  in  the  cave  of  the  field  of  Mach- 
pelah,  which  Abraham  bought  with  the  field  for  a 
j)ossession  of  a buryingplace  of  Ephroii  the  Hittite, 
before  Mamre. 

14  ^ And  Joseph  returiujd  into  Egypt,  he,  and  his 
brethren,  and  all  that  went  up  with  him  to  bury  his 
father,  after  he  had  buried  his  father. 

15  ^ And  when  Joseph’s  brethren  saw  that  their 
father  was  dead,  ^^they  said,  Joseph  will  peradventure 

M ch.  a-j.  29.  14.  Matt.  20.  12.  Mark  “ Num.  20.  29.  Deut. 

es  ver.  29.  14.  8.  & 10.  1.  Luke  34.  8. 

ich.  40.  4.  24.1.  Jolm  12.  7.  & o Kstli.  4.  2. 

» 2 Kill.  13.  14.  19.  39,  40.  e eh.  47.  29. 

® ver.  20.  2 Clu'.  10. 


they  buried  Abraham  and  Sarah  his  wife  ; there 
they  buried  Isaac  and  Rebekah  his  wife  ; and  there 

32  I buried  Leah  : the  field  and  the  cave  that  is  there- 
in, which  was  purchased  from  the  children  of  Heth. 

33  And  when  Jacob  made  an  end  of  charging  his  sons, 
he  gathered  up  his  feet  into  the  bed,  and  yielded  up 
the  ghost,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people. 


50  And  Joseph  fell  upon  his  father’s  face,  and  wept 

2 upon  him,  and  kissed  him.  And  Joseph  commanded 
his  servants  the  physicians  to  embalm  his  father  : 

3 and  the  physicians  embalmed  Israel.  And  forty 
days  were  fulfilled  for  him  ; for  so  are  fulfilled  the 
days  of  embalming  : and  the  Egyptians  wept  for 
him  threescore  and  ten  days. 

4 And  when  the  days  of  weeping  for  him  were 
past,  Joseph  spake  unto  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  say- 
ing, If  now  I have  found  grace  in  your  eyes,  speak, 

5 I pray  you,  in  the  ears  of  Pharaoh,  saying.  My 
father  made  me  swear,  saying,  Lo,  I die  : in  my 
grave  which  I “ have  digged  for  me  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  there  shalt  thou  bury  me.  Now  therefore 
let  me  go  up,  I pray  thee,  and  bury  my  father,  and 

6 I will  come  again.  And  Pharaoh  said.  Go  up,  and 
bury  thy  father,  according  as  he  made  thee  swear. 

7 And  Joseph  went  up  to  bury  his  father  : and  with 
him  went  up  all  the  servants  of  Pharaoh,  the  elders 
of  his  house,  and  all  the  elders  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 

8 and  all  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  his  brethren,  and 
his  father’s  house  : only  their  little  ones,  and  their 
flocks,  and  their  herds,  they  left  in  the  land  of 

9 Goshen.  And  there  went  up  with  him  both  chariots 
and  horsemen  : and  it  was  a very  great  company. 

10  And  they  came  to  the  threshing-floor  of  Atad,  which 
is  beyond  Jordan,  and  there  they  lamented  with  a 
very  great  and  sore  lamentation  : and  he  made  a 

11  mourning  for  his  father  seven  days.  And  when  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  the  Canaanites,  sav/  the 
mourning  in  the  floor  of  Atad,  they  said.  This  is  a 
grievous  ^ mourning  to  the  Egyptians  : wherefore 
the  name  of  it  was  called  Abel-mizraim,  which  is 

12  beyond  Jordan.  And  his  sons  did  unto  him  accord- 

13  hig  as  he  commanded  them  : for  his  sons  carried  him 
into  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  buried  him  in  the  cave 
of  the  field  of  Machpelah,  which  Abraham  bought 
with  the  field,  for  a possession  of  a buryingplace,  of 
Ephron  the  Ilittite,  before  Mamre. 


14  And  Joseph  returned  into  Egypt,  he,  and  his 
brethren,  and  all  that  went  up  with  him  to  bury 

15  his  father,  after  he  had  buried  his  father.  And 
when  Joseph’s  brethren  saw  that  their  father  was 
dead,  they  said.  It  may  be  that  Joseph  will  hate  us, 

1 2 Chr.  10.  14.  Is.  » 1 Sam.  31.  13.  Job  » cli.  23.  10. 

22.  10.  Matt.  27. 00.  2.  13.  12  job  15.  21,  22. 

® 2 Sam.  1.  17.  Acts  i"  cli.  49.  29,  30.  Acts  a Or,  bought. 

8.  2.  7.  10.  b lleb.  cbul. 


80 


EXODUS,  I. 


hate  us,  and  will  certainly  requite  us  all  the  evil  which 
we  did  unto  him. 

16  And  they  sent  a messenger  unto  Joseph,  saying, 
Thy  father  did  command  before  he  died,  saying, 

17  So  shall  ye  say  unto  Joseph,  Forgive,  I pray  thee 
now,  the  trespass  of  thy  brethren,  and  their  sin  ; for 
they  did  unto  thee  evil  : and  now,  we  pray  thee,  forgive 
the  trespass  of  the  servants  of  the  God  of  thy  father. 
And  Joseph  wept  when  they  spake  unto  him. 

18  And  his  brethren  also  went  and  fell  down  before 
his  face  ; and  they  said,  Behold,  we  he  thy  servants. 

19  And  Joseph  said  unto  them,  ^^Fear  not  : for  am 
I in  the  place  of  God  ? 

20  But  as  for  you,  ye  thought  evil  against  me  ; hut 

God  meant  it  unto  good,  to  bring  to  pass,  as  it  is  this 

day,  to  save  much  people  alive. 

21  Now  therefore  fear  ye  not : I will  nourish  you, 
and  your  little  ones.  And  he  comforted  them,  and 
spake  kindly  unto  them. 

22  ^ And  Joseph  dwelt  in  Egypt,  he,  and  his  father’s 
house  : and  Joseph  lived  an  hundred  and  ten  years. 

. 23  And  Joseph  saw  Ephraim’s  children  of  the  third 
generation : ^2  the  children  also  of  Machir  the  son  of 
Manasseh  ^3  were  brought  up  upon  Joseph’s  knees. 

24  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  I die  : and 
24  God  wiU  surely  visit  you,  and  bring  you  out  of  this 
land  unto  the  land  25  which  he  sware  to  Abraham,  to 
Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 

25  And  26  Joseph  took  an  oath  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  God  will  surely  visit  you,  and  ye  shall 
carry  up  my  bones  from  hence. 

26  So  Joseph  died,  being  an  hundred  and  ten  years 
old  : and  they  27  embalmed  him,  and  he  was  put  in  a 
coffin  in  Egypt. 


and  will  fully  requite  us  all  the  evil  which  we  did 

16  unto  him.  And  they  sent  a message  unto  Joseph, 
saying,  Thy  father  did  command  before  he  died, 

17  saying,  So  shall  ye  say  unto  Joseph,  Forgive,  I pray 
thee  now,  the  transgression  of  thy  brethren,  and  their 
sin,  for  that  they  did  unto  thee  evil  : and  now,  we 
pray  thee,  forgive  the  transgression  of  the  servants 
of  the  God  of  thy  father.  And  Joseph  wept  when 

18  they  spake  unto  him.  And  his  brethren  also  went 
and  fell  down  before  his  face  ; and  they  said,  Be- 

19  hold,  we  be  thy  servants.  And  Joseph  said  unto 
them.  Fear  not  : for  am  I in  the  place  of  God  ? 

20  And  as  for  you,  ye  meant  evil  against  me  ; but  God 
meant  it  for  good,  to  bring  to  pass,  as  it  is  this  day, 

21  to  save  much  people  alive.  Now  therefore  fear  ye 
not  : I will  nourish  you,  and  your  little  ones.  And 
he  comforted  them,  and  spake  ^ kindly  unto  them. 

22  And  Joseph  dwelt  in  Egypt,  he,  and  his  father’s 
house  : and  Joseph  lived  an  hundred  and  ten  years. 

23  And  Joseph  saw  Ephraim’s  children  of  the  tliird 
generation  : the  children  also  of  Machir  the  son  of 

24  Manasseh  were  born  upon  Joseph’s  knees.  And 
Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  I die  : but  God  will 
surely  visit  you,  and  bring  you  up  out  of  this  land 
unto  the  land  which  he  sware  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac, 

25  and  to  Jacob.  And  Joseph  took  an  oath  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  God  will  surely  visit  you, 

26  and  ye  shall  carry  up  my  bones  from  hence.  So 
Joseph  died,  being  an  hundred  and  ten  years  old  : 
and  they  embalmed  him,  and  he  was  put  in  a coffin 
in  Egypt. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 

CALLED 

EXODUS. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 

COMMONLY  CALLED 

EXODUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  children  of  Israel,  after  Joseph's  death,  do  multiply.  8 The  more 
they  are  oppressed  by  anew  king,  the  more  they  multiply.  15  The  god- 
liness of  the  midwives,  in  saving  the  men  children  alive.  22  Pharaoh 
commandeth  the  male  children  to  be  cast  into  the  river. 


’'Vr O W 1 these  are  the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
jLi  which  came  into  Egypt  ; every  man  and  his 
household  came  with  Jacob. 

2 Reuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and  Judah, 

3 Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Benjamin, 

4 Dan,  and  Naphtali,  Gad,  and  Asher. 

5 And  all  the  souls  that  came  out  of  the  loins  of 
Jacob  were  2 seventy  souls  ; for  Joseph  was  in  Egypt 
already. 

6 And  ^Joseph  died,  and  all  his  brethren,  and  all 
that  generation. 


13  Pro.  28.  13. 
n ch.  49.  25. 

13  ch.  37.  7,  10. 
ifi  ch.  45.  5. 

11  Dent.  32.  35.  2 

Ivin.  5.  7.  Job  34. 


20.  Rom.  12. 19.  Heb. 
10.  30. 

18  Ps.  .50.  5.  Is.  10.  7. 

19  ch.  45.  5,  7.  Acts 
3.  13,  14,  15. 


20  ch.  47.  12.  Matt. 
5.  44. 

21  ,Tob  42.  16. 

22  Nuui.  32.  39. 

23  ch.  30.  3. 


1 Now  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
which  came  into  Egypt  ; every  man  and  his  house- 

2 hold  came  with  Jacob.  Reuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and 
3 4 Judah  ; Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Benjamin  ; Dan 

5 and  Naphtali,  Gad  and  Asher.  And  all  the  souls 
that  came  out  of  the  loins  of  Jacob  were  seventy 

6 souls  : and  Joseph  was  in  Egypt  already.  And 
Joseph  died,  and  all  his  brethren,  and  all  that  ge- 


24  ch.  15. 14.  &46.  4. 
& 48.  21.  Ex.  3.  16, 
17.  Heb.  11.  22. 

25  ch.  15.  18.  & 26. 
3.  & 35.  12.  & 46.  4. 


28  Ex.  13.  19.  Josh. 
24.  32.  Acts  7.  16. 

2<  ver.  2. 

1 Gen,  46.  8.  ch.  6. 
14. 


2 ver.  20.  Gen.  46. 
26,  27.  Dent.  10.  22. 

3 Gen.  50.  26.  Acts 
7.  15. 

c Heb.  to  their  heart. 


EXODUS,  II. 


81 


7 ^ ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  were  fruitful,  and 
increased  abundantly,  and  multiplied,  and  waxed  ex- 
ceeding mighty  ; and  the  land  was  filled  with  them. 

8 Now  there  ^ arose  up  a new  king  over  Egypt,  which 
knew  not  Joseph. 

9 And  he  said  unto  his  people.  Behold,  ® the  people 
of  the  children  of  Israel  are  more  and  mightier  than 
we  : 

10  Come  on,  let  us  ® deal  wisely  with  them  ; lest 
they  multiply,  and  it  come  to  pass,  that,  when  there 
falleth  out  any  war,  they  join  also  unto  our  enemies, 
and  fight  against  us,  and  so  get  them  up  out  of  the 
land. 

11  Therefore  they  did  set  over  them  taskmasters  ® to 
afflict  them  with  their  burdens.  And  they  built  for 
Pharaoh  treasure  cities,  Pithom  and  Raamses. 

12  But  the  more  they  afflicted  them,  the  more  they 
multiplied  and  grew.  And  they  were  grieved  because 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

13  And  the  Egyptians  made  the  children  of  Israel  to 
serve  with  rigour  : 

14  And  they  ^^made  their  lives  bitter  with  hard 
bondage,  ^^in  morter,  and  in  brick,  and  in  all  manner  of 
service  in  the  field  : all  their  service,  wherein  they  made 
them  serve,  was  with  rigour. 

15  ^ And  the  king  of  Egypt  spake  to  the  Hebrew 
midwives,  of  which  the  name  of  the  one  was  Shiphrah, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Puah : 

16  And  he  said.  When  ye  do  the  office  of  a midwife 
to  the  Hebrew  women,  and  see  them  upon  the  stools  ; if 
it  he  a son,  then  ye  shall  kill  him  : but  if  it  he  a daughter, 
then  she  shall  live. 

17  But  the  mid  wives  feared  God,  and  did  not  as 
the  king  of  Egypt  commanded  them,  but  saved  the  men 
children  alive. 

18  Aim!  the  king  of  Egypt  called  for  the  midwives, 
and  said  unto  them.  Why  have  ye  done  this  thing,  and 
have  saved  the  men  children  alive  ? 

19  And  the  mid  wives  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Because  the 
Hebrew  women  are  not  as  the  Egyptian  women  ; for 
they  are  lively,  and  are  delivered  ere  the  midwives 
come  in  unto  them. 

20  Therefore  God  dealt  well  with  the  midwives  : 
and  the  people  multiplied,  and  waxed  very  mighty. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  because  the  midwives  feared 
God,  that  lie  made  them  houses. 

22  And  Pharaoh  charged  all  his  people,  saying. 

Every  son  that  is  born  ye  shall  cast  into  the  river,  and 

every  daughter  ye  shall  save  alive. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 Moses  is  born^  3 and  in  an  ark  cast  into  the  flags.  5 He  is  found.,  and 
brought  uj)  by  Pharaoh's  daughter.  11  He  sldyeth  an  Emptian.  13 
He  rejyroveth  an  Hebrew.  15  He  fleeth  into  Midion.  21  He  marrieth 
Zipjiorah.  22  Gershom  is  born.  23  God  respecteth  the  Israelites'  cry. 

And  there  went  ^a  man  of  the  house  of  Levi,  and 
took  to  wife  a daughter  of  Levi. 

2 And  the  woman  conceived,  and  bare  a son  : and 
^ when  she  saw  him  that  he  was  a goodly  child,  she  hid 
him  three  months. 

3 And  when  she  could  not  longer  hide  him,  she  took 
for  him  an  ark  of  bulrushes,  and  daubed  it  with  slime 


7 neration.  And  the  children  of  Israel  were  fruitful, 
and  increased  abundantly,  and  multiplied,  and  waxed 
exceeding  mighty  ; and  the  land  was  filled  with 
them. 

8 Now  there  arose  a new  king  over  Egypt,  wliich 

9 knew  not  Joseph.  And  he  said  unto  his  people.  Be- 
hold, the  people  of  the  children  of  Israel  are  ® more 

10  and  mightier  than  we  : come,  let  us  deal  wisely  with 
them  ; lest  they  multiply,  and  it  come  to  pass,  that, 
when  there  falleth  out  any  war,  they  also  join  them- 
selves unto  our  enemies,  and  fight  against  us,  and 

11  get  them  up  out  of  the  land.  Therefore  they  did 
set  over  them  taskmasters  to  afflict  them  with  their 
burdens.  And  they  built  for  Pharaoh  store  cities, 

12  Pithom  and  Raamses.  But  the  more  they  afflicted 
them,  the  more  they  multiplied  and  the  more  they 
spread  abroad.  And  they  ^ were  grieved  because  of 

13  the  children  of  Israel.  And  the  Egyptians  made 

14  the  children  of  Israel  to  serve  with  rigour  : and 
they  made  their  lives  bitter  with  hard  service,  in 
mortar  and  in  brick,  and  in  all  manner  of  service  in 
the  field,  all  their  service,  wherein  they  made  them 
serve  with  rigour. 

15  And  the  king  of  Egypt  spake  to  the  Hebrew  mid- 
wives, of  which  the  name  of  the  one  was  Shiphrah, 

16  and  the  name  of  the  other  Puah  ; and  he  said.  When 
ye  do  the  office  of  a midwife  to  the  Hebrew  women, 
and  see  them  upon  the  birthstool  ; if  it  be  a son, 
then  ye  shall  kill  him  ; but  if  it  be  a daughter,  then 

17  she  shall  live.  But  the  midwives  feared  God,  and 
did  not  as  the  king  of  Egypt  commanded  them,  but 

18  saved  the  men  children  alive.  And  the  king  of 
Egypt  called  for  the  midwives,  and  said  unto  them. 
Why  have  ye  done  tliis  thing,  and  have  saved  the 

19  men  children  alive  ? And  the  midwives  said  unto 
Pharaoh,  Because  the  Hebrew  women  are  not  as 
the  Egyptian  women  ; for  they  are  lively,  and  are 

20  delivered  ere  the  midwife  come  unto  them.  And 
God  dealt  well  with  the  midwives  : and  the  people 

21  multiplied,  and  waxed  very  mighty.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  because  the  midwives  feared  God,  that  he 

22  made  them  houses.  And  Pharaoh  charged  all  his 
people,  saying.  Every  son  that  is  born  ye  shall  cast 
into  the  river,  and  every  daughter  ye  shall  save 
alive. 


2 And  there  went  a man  of  the  house  of  Levi,  and 

2 took  to  wife  a daughter  of  Levi.  And  the  woman 
conceived,  and  bare  a son : and  when  she  saw 
him  that  he  was  a goodly  child,  she  hid  him  three 

3 months.  And  when  she  could  not  longer  hide  him, 
slie  took  for  him  an  ark  of  « bulrushes,  and  daubed 
it  with  ^ slime  and  with  pitch  ; and  she  put  the  child 


4Gen.  40.  3.  Dent.  25.  Pro.  16.  25.  & 21.  « gh.  2.  23.  & 0.  9.  See  Josh.  2.  4,  &c.  1 Kin.  2.  24.  & 11.  38.  a Ov,  too  many  and 

20.  5.  Ps.  105.  24.  Acts  30.  Acts  7.  19.  Num.  20.  15.  Acts  7.  2 Sam.  17.  19,  20.  Ps.  127. 1.  too  mighty  for  us. 

7.  17.  9 Gen.  15.  13.  cli.  3.  19,  34.  n Pro.  11.  18.  Ec-  19  Acts  7.  19.  b Or,  dbhorred. 

9 Acts  7.  18.  7.  Dent.  20.  0.  i3  Ps.  81.  0.  cles.  8.  12.  Is.  3.  10.  i ch.  0.  20.  Num.  c See  Gen.  41.  1. 

9 P.S.  105.  24.  Well.  2.  11.  & 5.  4,  w pro.  K!.  0.  Heb.  0.  10.  20.59.  1 Clir.  23.  14.  « Tliat  is, 

’ Ps.  10.  2.  & 8.3.  3, 4.  5.  P.s.  81.  0.  w Dan.  .3.  10,  18.  & w See  1 Sam.  2.  3.5.  2 Acts  7.  20.  ileb.  5 That  is, 

8 Job  5. 13.  Ps.  105.  Geu.  47.  11.  G.  13.  Acts  5.  29.  2 Sam.  7.  11,  13,  27, 29.  11.  23. 


82 


EXODUS,  II. 


and  with  pitch,  and  put  the  child  therein  ; and  she  laid 
it  in  the  flags  by  the  river’s  brink. 

4 2 And  his  sister  stood  afar  off,  to  wit  what  would  be 
done  to  him. 

5 Tf  And  the  ^ daughter  of  Pharaoh  came  down  to 
wash  herself  at  the  river  ; and  her  maidens  walked  along 
by  the  river’s  side  ; and  when  she  saw  the  ark  among 
the  flags,  she  sent  her  maid  to  fetch  it. 

6 And  when  she  had  opened  she  saw  the  child  : 
and,  behold,  the  babe  wept.  And  she  had  compassion 
on  him,  and  said.  This  is  one  of  the  Hebrews’  children. 

7 Then  said  his  sister  to  Pharaoh’s  daughter.  Shall  I 
go  and  call  to  thee  a nurse  of  the  Hebrew  women,  that 
she  may  nurse  the  child  for  thee  ? 

8 And  Pharaoh’s  daughter  said  to  her.  Go.  And  the 
maid  went  and  called  the  child’s  mother. 

9 And  Pharaoh’s  daughter  said  unto  her,  Take  this 
child  away,  and  nurse  it  for  me,  and  I will  give  thee  thy 
wages.  And  the  woman  took  the  child,  and  nursed  it. 

10  And  the  child  grew,  and  she  brought  him  unto 
Pharaoh’s  daughter,  and  he  became  ® her  son.  And  she 
called  his  name  Moses  : and  she  said.  Because  I drew 
him  out  of  the  water. 

11  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  ® when  Moses 
was  grown,  that  he  went  out  unto  his  brethren,  and 
looked  on  their  burdens  : and  he  spied  an  Egyptian 
smiting  an  Hebrew,  one  of  his  brethren. 

12  And  he  looked  this  way  and  that  way,  and  when 
he  saw  that  there  was  no  man,  he  ® slew  the  Egyp- 
tian, and  hid  him  in  the  sand. 

13  And  ® when  he  went  out  the  second  day,  behold, 
^wo  men  of  the  Hebrews  strove  together  : and  he  said 
to  him  that  did  the  wrong.  Wherefore  smitest  thou  thy 
fellow  ? 

14  And  he  said,  Who  made  thee  a prince  and  a 
judge  over  us  ? intendest  thou  to  kill  me,  as  thou 
killedst  the  Egyptian  ? And  Moses  feared,  and  said. 
Surely  this  thing  is  known. 

15  Now  when  Pharaoh  heard  tliis  thing,  he  sought  to 
slay  Moses.  But  Moses  fled  from  the  face  of  Pharaoh, 
and  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Midian  : and  he  sat  down  by 

a well. 

16  Now  the  priest  of  Midian  had  seven  daughters  : 

and  they  came  and  drew  water ^ and  filled  the  troughs 

to  water  their  father’s  flock. 

17  And  the  shepherds  came  and  drove  them  away  : 
but  Moses  stood  up  and  helped  them,  and  watered 
their  flock. 

18  And  when  they  came  to  Reuel  their  father,  he 
said.  How  is  it  that  ye  are  come  so  soon  to  day  ? 

19  And  they  said.  An  Egyptian  delivered  us  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  shepherds,  and  also  drew  water  enough 
for  us,  and  watered  the  flock. 

20  And  he  said  unto  his  daughters.  And  where  is  he  ? 
why  is  it  that  ye  have  left  the  man  ? call  him,  that  he 
may  eat  bread. 

21  And  Moses  was  content  to  dwell  with  the  man  : 
and  he  gave  Moses  Zipporah  his  daughter. 

22  And  she  bare  him  a son,  and  he  called  his  name 

Gershom  : for  he  said,  I have  been  a stranger  in  a 

strange  land. 

23  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  process  of  time,  that 


therein,  and  laid  it  in  the  flags  by  the  river’s  brink. 

4 And  his  sister  stood  afar  off,  to  know  what  would 

5 be  done  to  him.  And  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh 
came  down  to  bathe  at  the  river  ; and  her  maidens 
walked  along  by  the  river  side  ; and  she  saw  the 
ark  among  the  flags,  and  sent  her  handmaid  to 

6 fetch  it.  And  she  opened  it,  and  saw  the  child  : 
and,  behold,  the  babe  wept.  And  she  had  compas- 
sion on  him,  and  said.  This  is  one  of  the  Hebrews’ 

7 children.  Then  said  his  sister  to  Pharaoh’s  daughter. 
Shall  I go  and  call  thee  a nurse  of  the  Hebrew 

8 women,  that  she  may  nurse  the  child  for  thee  ? And 
Pharaoh’s  daughter  said  to  her.  Go.  And  the  maid 

9 went  and  called  the  child’s  mother.  And  Pharaoh’s 
daughter  said  unto  her.  Take  this  child  away,  and 
nurse  it  for  me,  and  I will  give  thee  thy  wages. 

10  And  the  woman  took  the  child,  and  nursed  it.  And 
the  child  grew,  and  she  brought  him  unto  Pharaoh’s 
daughter,  and  he  became  her  son.  And  she  called 
his  name  Moses,  and  said.  Because  I ^ drew  him 
out  of  the  water. 


11  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  when  Moses 
was  grown  up,  that  he  went  out  unto  his  brethren, 
and  looked  on  their  burdens  ; and  he  saw  an 
Egyptian  smiting  an  Hebrew,  one  of  his  brethren. 

12  And  he  looked  this  way  and  that  way,  and  when  he 
saw  that  there  was  no  man,  he  smote  the  Egyptian, 

13  and  hid  him  in  the  sand.  And  he  went  out  the 
second  day,  and,  behold,  two  men  of  the  Hebrews 
strove  together  : and  he  said  to  him  that  did  the 

14  wrong.  Wherefore  smitest  thou  thy  fellow  ? And 
he  said.  Who  made  thee  a prince  and  a judge  over 
us  ? thinkest  thou  to  kill  me,  as  thou  killedst  the 
Egyptian  ? And  Moses  feared,  and  said.  Surely  the 

15  thing  is  known.  Now  when  Pharaoh  heard  this 
thing,  he  sought  to  slay  Moses.  But  Moses  fled 
from  the  face  of  Pharaoh,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of 

16  Midian  : and  he  sat  down  by  a well.  Now  the  priest 
of  Midian  had  seven  daughters  : and  they  came  and 
drew  water,  and  filled  the  troughs  to  water  their 

17  father’s  flock.  And  the  shepherds  came  and  drove 
them  away  : but  Moses  stood  up  and  helped  them, 

18  and  watered  their  flock.  And  when  they  came  to 
Reuel  their  father,  he  said.  How  is  it  that  ye  are 

19  come  so  soon  to-day  ? And  they  said.  An  Egyptian 
delivered  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  shepherds,  and 
moreover  he  drew  water  for  us,  and  watered  the 

20  flock.  And  he  said  unto  his  daughters.  And  where 
is  he  ? why  is  it  that  ye  have  left  the  man  ? call 

21  him,  that  he  may  eat  bread.  And  Moses  was  con- 
tent to  dwell  with  the  man  : and  he  gave  Moses 

22  Zipporah  his  daughter.  And  she  bare  a son,  and 
he  called  his  name  Gershom  : for  he  said,  I liave 
been  ^ a sojourner  in  a strange  land. 


23  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  course  of  those  many 


3 ch.  15.  20.  Num. 
26.  59. 

4 Acts  7.  21. 

0 Acts  7.  21. 

c A-^s  7.  23,  24. 
Heb.  11.  24,  25,  26. 


7 ch.  1.  11. 

* Acts  7.  24. 

0 Acts  7.  26. 

10  Acts  7.  27,  28. 

11  Acts  7.  29.  Heb. 
11.  27. 


12  Gen.  24.  11.  & 29. 

2. 

13  ch.  3.  1. 

11  Gen.  24.  11.  & 29. 
10.  1 Sam.  9.  11. 

10  Gen.  29.  10. 


16  Num.  10.  29. 

called  also  Jethro,  or 
J ether,  ch.  3.  1.  & 4. 
18.  & 18.  1,  &c. 

11  Gen.  31.  54.  & 43. 
25. 


18  ch,  4.  25.  «fe,  18.  2. 
10  ch,  18.  3. 

20  Acts  7.  29.  Heb. 
11.  13,  14. 

21  ch.  7.  7.  Acts  7. 
30. 


c Heb.  Mosheh. 
d Heb.  mashah,  to 
draw  out. 
e Heb.  Ger. 


EXODUS,  III. 


83 


the  king  of  Egypt  died  : and  the  children  of  Israel 
22  sighed  by  reason  of  the  bondage,  and  they  cried,  and 
28  their  cry  came  up  unto  God  by  reason  of  the  bon- 
dage. 

24  And  God  24  heard  their  groaning,  and  God  25  re- 
membered his  25  covenant  with  Abraham,  with  Isaac, 
and  with  Jacob. 

25  And  God  27  looked  upon  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  God  28  had  respect  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Moses  keepeth  Jethro's  flock.  2 God  appeareth  to  him  in  a burning 
hush.  9 He  sendetk  him  to  deliver  Israel.  14  The  name  of  God.  15  His 
message  to  Israel. 

"VT OW  Moses  kept  the  flock  of  Jethro  his  father  in 
law,  ^ the  priest  of  Midian  : and  he  led  the  flock 
to  the  backside  of  the  desert,  and  came  to  2 the  moun- 
tain of  God,  even  to  Horeb. 

2 And  * the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in 
a flame  of  fire  out  of  the  midst  of  a bush  : and  he  looked, 
and,  behold,  the  bush  burned  with  fire,  and  the  bush 
was  not  consumed. 

3 And  Moses  said,  I will  now  turn  aside,  and  see  this 
^ great  sight,  why  the  bush  is  not  burnt. 

4 And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  he  turned  aside  to 
see,  God  called  ^ unto  him  out  of  the  midst  of  the  bush, 
and  said,  Moses,  Moses.  And  he  said.  Here  am  I. 

5 And  he  said.  Draw  not  nigh  hither  : ® put  off  thy 
shoes  from  off  thy  feet,  for  the  place  whereon  thou 
standest  is  holy  ground. 

6 Moreover  he  said,  I am  the  God  of  thy  father,  the 
God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Ja- 
cob. And  Moses  hid  his  face  ; for  ^ he  was  afraid  to 
look  upon  God. 

7 ^ And  the  Lord  said,  ^ I have  surely  seen  the  af- 
fliction of  my  people  which  are  in  Egypt,  and  have  heard 
their  cry  by  reason  of  their  taskmasters  ; for  I know 
their  sorrows  ; 

• 8 And  12 1 am  come  down  to  deliver  them  out  of  the 

hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  to  bring  them  up  out  of  that 
land  unto  a good  land  and  a large,  unto  a land  flow- 
ing with  milk  and  honey  ; unto  the  place  of  the  Ca- 
naanites,  and  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites. 

9 Now  therefore,  behold,  the  cry  of  the  children 
of  Israel  is  come  unto  me  : and  I have  also  seen  the 

oppression  wherewith  the  Egyptians  oppress  them. 

10  Come  now  therefore,  and  I will  send  thee  unto 
Pharaoh,  that  thou  mayest  bring  forth  my  people  the 
children  of  Israel  out  of  Egypt. 

11  ^ And  Moses  said  unto  God,  20  Who  am  I,  that  I 
should  go  unto  Pharaoh,  and  that  I should  bring  forth 
the  children  of  Israel  out  of  Egypt  ? 

12  And  he  said,  21  Certainly  I will  be  with  thee  ; and 
this  shall  he  a token  unto  thee,  that  I have  sent  thee  : 
When  thou  hast  brought  forth  the  people  out  of  Egypt, 
ye  shall  serve  God  upon  this  mountain. 

13  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Behold,  when  I come 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  shall  say  unto  them. 


22  Num.  20.  IG. 
Deut.  2G.  7.  Ps.  12.  5. 
2a  Gen.  18.  20.  ch. 

3.  9.  & 22.  23,  27. 
Deut.  24.  15.  Jam.  5. 

4. 

21  ch.  G.  5. 

2c  ch.  G.  5.  Ps.  105. 
8,  42.  & lOG.  45. 

2<i  Gen.  15.  14.  & 4G. 

4. 


27  ch.  4.  31.  1 Sam. 
1.  11.  2 Sam.  IG.  12. 
Luke  1.  25. 

28  ch.  3.  7. 

1 ch.  2.  IG. 

2 ch.  18.  5.  1 Kin. 
19.  8. 

3 Deut.  33.  IG.  Is. 
G3.  9.  Acts  7.  30. 


4  Ps.  111.  2.  Acts  7. 

31. 

3 Deut.  33.  IG. 

3 ch.  19.  12.  Josh. 
5.  15.  Acts  7.  33. 

7 ver.  15.  Gen.  28. 
13.  ch.  4.  5.  Matt.  22. 

32.  Mark  12.  2G.  Luke 
20.  37.  Acts  7.  32. 

8 So  1 Kin.  19.  13. 
Is.  G.  1,  5. 


days,  that  the  king  of  Egypt  died  : and  the  children 
of  Israel  sighed  by  reason  of  the  bondage,  and  they 
cried,  and  their  cry  came  up  unto  God  by  reason  of 

24  the  bondage.  And  God  heard  their  groaning,  and 
God  remembered  his  covenant  with  Abraham,  with 

25  Isaac,  and  with  Jacob.  And  God  saw  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  God  took  knowledge  of  them. 


3  Now  Moses  was  keeping  the  flock  of  Jethro  his 
father  in  law,  the  priest  of  Midian  : and  he  led  the 
flock  to  the  l3ack  of  the  wilderness,  and  came  to 

2 the  mountain  of  God,  unto  Horeb.  And  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a flame  of  fire 
out  of  the  midst  of  a bush  : and  he  looked,  and, 
behold,  the  bush  burned  with  fire,  and  the  bush  was 

3 not  consumed.  And  Moses  said,  I will  turn  aside 
now,  and  see  this  great  sight,  why  the  bush  is  not 

4 burnt.  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  he  turned 
aside  to  see,  God  called  unto  him  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  bush,  and  said,  Moses,  Moses.  And  he  said, 

5 Here  am  I.  And  he  said.  Draw  not  nigh  hither  : 
put  off  thy  shoes  from  off  thy  feet,  for  the  place 

6 whereon  thou  standest  is  holy  ground.  Moreover 
he  said,  I am  the  God  of  thy  father,  the  God  of 
Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob. 
And  Moses  hid  his  face  ; for  he  was  afraid  to  look 

7 upon  God.  And  the  Lord  said,  I have  surely  seen 
the  affliction  of  my  people  which  are  in  Egypt,  and 
have  heard  their  cry  by  reason  of  their  taskmasters  ; 

8 for  I know  their  sorrows  ; and  I am  come  down  to 
deliver  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
to  bring  them  up  out  of  that  land  unto  a good  land 
and  a large,  unto  a land  flowing  with  milk  and 
honey  ; unto  the  place  of  the  Canaanite,  and  the 
Hittite,  and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 

9 Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite.  And  now,  behold,  the  cry 
of  the  children  of  Israel  is  come  unto  me : more- 
over I have  seen  the  oppression  wherewith  the 

10  Egyptians  oppress  them.  Come  now  therefore,  and 
I will  send  thee  unto  Pharaoh,  that  thou  mayest 
bring  forth  my  people  the  children  of  Israel  out  of 

11  Egypt.  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Who  am  I,  that 
I should  go  unto  Pharaoh,  and  that  I should  bring 

12  forth  the  children  of|Israel  out  of  Egypt  ? And  he 
said.  Certainly  I will  be  with  thee  ; and  this  shall* 
be  the  token  unto  thee,  that  I have  sent  thee  : when 
thou  hast  brought  forth  the  people  out  of  Egypt,  ye 

13  shall  serve  God  upon  this  mountain.  And  Moses 
said  unto  God,  Behold,  when  I come  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  shall  say  .unto  them,  The  God 


9  ch.  2.  23,  24,  25. 
Neh.  9.  9.  Ps.  lOG.  44. 
Acts  7.  34. 
ch.  1.  11. 

“Gen.  18.  21.  ch. 
2.  25 

’12  Gen.  11.  5,  7.  & 
18.  21.  & 50.  24. 

13  ch.  6.  C,  8.  & 12, 
51. 


u Deut.  1.  25.  & 8. 
7,  8,  9. 

15  ver.  17.  ch.  13.  5. 
& 33.  3.  Nuin.  13.  27. 
Deut.  2G.  9,  15.  Jer. 
11.  5.  & 32.  22.  Ezek. 
20.  G. 

1C  Gen.  15.  18. 

17  ch.  2.  23. 


18  ch.  1.  11,  13,  14, 
22. 

19  Ps.  105.  2G.  Mi- 
cah  G.  4. 

29  See  ch.  G.  12.  1 
Sam.  18.  18.  ls.G.5,8. 
Jer.  1.  G. 

21  Gen.  31.  3.  Deut. 
31.  23.  Josh.  1.  5. 
Rom.  8.  31. 


84 


EXODUS,  IV. 


The  God  of  your  fathers  hath  sent  me  unto  you  ; and 
they  shall  say  to  me,  What  is  his  name  ? what  shall  I 
say  unto  them  ? 

14  And  God  said  unto  Moses,  I AM  THAT  I AM  : 
and  he  said.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  I AM  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

15  And  God  said  moreover  unto  Moses,  Thus  shalt 
thou  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  The  Lord  God  of 
your  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  sent  me  unto  you  : this  is 
23  my  name  for  ever,  and  this  is  my  memorial  unto  all 
generations. 

16  Go,  and  ^4  gather  the  elders  of  Israel  together, 
and  say  unto  them.  The  Lord  God  of  your  fathers,  the 
God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  appeared  unto 
me,  saying,  ^ I have  surely  visited  you,  and  seen  that 
which  is  done  to  you  in  Egypt  : 

17  And  I have  said,  ^6 1 will  bring  you  up  out  of  the 
affliction  of  Egypt  unto  the  land  of  the  Canaanites,  and 
the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and 
the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  unto  a land  flowing  with 
milk  and  honey. 

18  And  they  shall  hearken  to  thy  voice  : and  ^8  thou 
shalt  come,  thou  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  unto  the  king 
of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  say  unto  him,  The  Lord  God  of 
the  Hebrews  hath  ^9  met  with  us  : and  now  let  us  go,  we 
beseech  thee,  three  days’  journey  into  the  wilderness, 
that  we  may  sacrifice  to  the  Lord  our  God. 

19  And  I am  sure  that  the  king  of  Egypt  will  not 
let  you  go,  no,  not  by  a mighty  hand. 

20  And  I will  stretch  out  my  hand,  and  smite 
Egypt  with  32  all  my  wonders  which  I will  do  m the 
midst  thereof  : and  33  after  that  he  will  let  you  go. 

21  And  34 1 will  give  this  people  favour  in  the  sight 
of  the  Egyptians  : and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that,  when 
ye  go,  ye  shall  not  go  empty  : 

22  35  Bat  every  woman  shall  borrow  of  her  neigh- 
bour, and  of  her  that  sojourneth  in  her  house,  jewels  of 
silver,  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment  : and  ye  shall 
put  them  upon  your  sons,  and  upon  your  daughters  ; and 
36  ye  shall  spoil  the  Egyptians. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

l Moses's  rod  is  turned  into  a serj^ent.  6 His  hand  is  leprous.  10  He  is 
loth  to  he  sent.  14  Aaron  is  appointed  to  assist  him.  18  Moses  depart- 
eth  from  Jethro.  21  God's  message  to  Pharaoh.  24  Zipporah  eir- 
cumcisefh  her  son.  27  Aaron  is  sent  to  meet  Moses.  31  The  people  be- 
lieveth  them. 

And  Moses  answered  and  said.  But,  behold,  they 
will  not  believe  me,  nor  hearken  unto  my  voice  : 
for  they  will  say.  The  LoRD|hath  not  appeared  unto 
• thee. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  What  is  that  in 
thine  hand  ? And  he  said,  ^ A rod. 

3  And  he  said.  Cast  it  on  the  ground.  And  he  cast 
it  on  the  ground,  and  it  became  a serpent  ; and  Moses 
fled  from  before  it.  . 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Put  forth  thine 
hand,  and  take  it  by  the  tail.  And  he  put  forth  his 
hand,  and  caught  it,  and  it  became  a rod  in  his  hand  : 

5  That  they  may  2 believe  that  3 the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  appeared  unto  thee. 

22  ch.  6.  3.  John  8.  2.  25.  & 4.  31.  Luke  so  ch.  5.  2.  & 7.  4. 

58.  2 Cor.  1.  20.  Heb.  1.  G8.  si  ch.  6.  6.  & 7.  5.  & 

13.  8.  Rev.  1.  4.  20  ver.  8.  Gen.  15.  9.  15. 

*3Ps.  135.  13.  Hos.  14,  16.  32  ch.  7.  3.  & 11.  9. 

12.  5.  27  ch.  4.  31.  Deut.  G.  22.  Neh.  9. 

21  ch.  4.  29.  28  ch.  5.  1,  3.  10.  Ps.  105.  27.  & 135. 

*5  Gen.  50.  24.  ch.  29  Num.  23.  3,  4,  15,  9.  Jer.  32.  20.  Acta 
16. 


of  your  fathers  hath  sent  me  unto  you  ; and  they 
shall  say  to  me.  What  is  his  name  ? what  shall  I 

14  say  unto  them  ? And  God  said  unto  Moses,  “ i am 
THAT  I AM  : and  he  said.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  ^ i am  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

15  And  God  said  moreover  unto  Moses,  Thus  shalt 
thou  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  The  Lord, 
the  God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham,  the 
God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  sent  me 
unto  you  : this  is  my  name  for  ever,  and  this  is  my 

16  memorial  unto  all  generations.  Go,  and  gather  the 
elders  of  Israel  together,  and  say  unto  them,  The 
Lord,  the  God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of  Abra- 
ham, of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  hath  appeared  unto 
me,  saying,  I have  surely  visited  you,  and  seen  that 

17  which  is  done  to  you  in  Egypt : and  I have  said,  I 
will  bring  you  up  out  of  the  affliction  of  Egypt 
unto  the  land  of  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Hittite,  and 
the  Amorite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Hivite,  and 
the  Jebusite,  unto  a land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 

18  And  they  shall  hearken  to  thy  voice  : and  thou  shalt 
come,  thou  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  unto  the  king 
of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  say  unto  him.  The  Lord, 
the  God  of  the  Hebrews,  hath  met  with  us  : and 
now  let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  three  days’  journey 
into  the  wilderness,  that  we  may  sacrifice  to  the 

19  Lord  our  God.  And  I know  that  the  king  of 
Egypt  will  not  give  you  leave  to  go,  no,  not  by  a 

20  mighty  hand.  And  I will  put  forth  my  hand,  and 
smite  Egypt  with  all  my  wonders  which  I will  do 
in  the  midst  thereof  : and  after  that  he  will  let  you 

21  go.  And  I will  give  this  people  favour  in  the  sight 
of  the  Egyptians  : and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that, 

22  when  ye  go,  ye  shall  not  go  empty : but  every 
woman  shall  ask  of  her  neighbour,  and  of  her  that 
sojourneth  in  her  house,  jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels 
of  gold,  and  raiment  : and  ye  shall  put  them  upon 
your  sons,  and  upon  your  daughters  ; and  ye  shall 

4 spoil  the  Egyptians.  And  Moses  answered  and  said. 
But,  behold,  they  will  not  believe  me,  nor  hearken 
unto  my  voice  : for  they  will  say.  The  Lord  hath 

2 not  appeared  unto  thee.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  What  is  that  in  thine  hand  ? And  he  said,  A 

3 rod.  And  he  said,  Cast  it  on  the  ground.  And  he 
cast  it  on  the  ground,  and  it  became  a " serpent  ; 

4 and  Moses  fled  from  before  it.  And  the  Lord  said 
unto  Moses,  Put  forth  thine  hand,  and  take  it  by  the 
tail  : (and  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  laid  hold  of 

5 it,  and  it  became  a rod  in  his  hand  :)  that  they  may 
believe  that  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers,  the 
God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 


7.  36.  See  ch.  7.  to  ch. 
13. 

33  ch.  12.  31. 

34  ch.  11.3.  &12.  3G. 
Ps.  106.  46.  Pro.  16.7. 

35  Gen.  15.  14.  ch. 
11.  2.  & 12.  35,  36. 

30  Job  27.17.  Pro. 


13.  22.  Ezek.  39.  10. 

4 ver.  17,  20. 

2 ch.  19.  9. 

3 ch.  3.  15. 

a Or,  1 AM,  BE- 
CAUSE TAM.  Or,  / 
AM  WHO  AM.  Or,  I 


WILL  BE  THAT  I 
WILL  BE. 

b Or,  I WILL  BE. 
Heb.  Ehyeh, 
c Heb.  Jehovah, 
from  the  same  root  as 
Ehyeh. 

a Heb.  nahash. 


EXODUS,  IV. 


85 


6 Tf  And  the  Lord  said  furthermore  unto  him,  Put 
now  thine  hand  into  thy  bosom.  And  he  put  his  hand 
into  his  bosom  : and  when  he  took  it  out,  behold,  his 
hand  was  leprous  ^ as  snow. 

7 And  he  said.  Put  thine  hand  into  thy  bosom  again. 
And  he  put  his  hand  into  his  bosom  again  ; and  plucked 
it  out  of  his  bosom,  and,  behold,  ® it  was  turned  again 
as  his  other  flesh, 

8 And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will  not  believe 
thee,  neither  hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  first  sign,  that 
they  will  believe  the  voice  of  the  latter  sign. 

9 And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will  not  believe 
also  these  two  signs,  neither  hearken  unto  thy  voice, 
that  thou  shalt  take  of  the  water  of  the  river,  and  pour 
it  upon  the  dry  land  : and  ® the  water  which  thou  takest 
out  of  the  river  shall  become  blood  upon  the  dry  land. 

10  ^ And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  O my  Lord,  I 
am  not  eloquent,  neither  heretofore,  nor  since  thou  hast 
spoken  unto  thy  servant : but  I am  slow  of  speech,  and 
of  a slow  tongue. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  ® Who  hath  made 
man’s  mouth  ? or  who  maketh  the  dumb,  or  deaf,  or 
the  seeing,  or  the  blind  ? have  not  I the  Lord  ? 

12  Now  therefore  go,  and  I will  be  ® with  thy  mouth, 
and  teach  thee  what  thou  shalt  say. 

13  And  he  said,  O my  Lord,  send,  I pray  thee,  by 
the  hand  of  him  whom  thou  wilt  send. 

14  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against 
Moses,  and  he  said.  Is  not  Aaron  the  Levite  thy  brother  ? 
I know  that  he  can  speak  well.  And  also,  behold,  he 
cometh  forth  to  meet  thee  : and  when  he  seeth  thee,  he 
will  be  glad  in  his  heart. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  and  put 
words  in  his  mouth  : and  I will  be  with  thy  mouth,  and 
with  his  mouth,  and  ^^will  teach  you  what  ye  shall  do. 

16  And  he  shall  be  thy  spokesman  unto  the  people  : 
and  he  shall  be,  even  he  shall  be  to  thee  instead  of  a 
mouth,  and  thou  shalt  be  to  him  instead  of  God. 

17  And  thou  shalt  take  ^®this  rod  in  thine  hand, 
wherewith  thou  shalt  do  signs. 

18  ^ And  Moses  went  and  returned  to  Jethro  his 
father  in  law,  and  said  unto  him.  Let  me  go,  I pray 
thee,  and  return  unto  my  brethren  which  are  in  Egypt, 
and  see  whether  they  be  yet  alive.  And  Jethro  said  to 
Moses,  Go  in  peace. 

19  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  in  Midian,  Go,  re- 
turn into  Egypt  : for  ^’^all  the  men  are  dead  which 
sought  thy  life. 

20  And  Moses  took  his  wife  and  his  sons,  and  set 
them  upon  an  ass,  and  he  returned  to  the  land  of  Egypt  : 
and  Moses  took  the  rod  of  God  in  his  hand. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  When  thou  goest  to 
return  into  Egypt,  see  that  thou  do  all  those  wonders 
before  Pharaoh,  which  I have  put  in  thine  hand  : but  I 
will  harden  his  heart,  that  he  shall  not  let  the  people  go. 

22  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  Pharaoh,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Israel  is  my  son,  ^2  my  firstborn  : 

23  And  I say  unto  thee.  Let  my  son  go,  that  he  may 
serve  me  : and  if  thou  refuse  to  let  him  go,  behold,  ^^I 
will  slay  thy  son,  even  thy  firstborn. 

* Num.  12. 10.  2 Kin.  8 Pg.  94.  9,  12  ch.  7.  1,  2. 

5.  27.  0 Is.  50.  4.  Jer.  1.  9.  Num.  22.  38.  & 23. 

c Num.  12.  13,  14.  Matt.  10. 10.  Mark  13.  5, 12,  IG.  Deut.  18. 18. 

Deut.  32.  39.  2 Kin.  11.  Luke  12.  11,  12.  & Is.  51.  10.  Jer.  1.  9. 

6.  14.  Matt.  8.  3.  21.  14,  15.  !•*  Deut.  5.  31. 

« ch.  7.  19.  10  See  Jonah  1.  3.  cli.  7.  1.  & 18. 19. 

^ ch.  G.  12.  Jer.  1.  u ver.  27.  1 8am.  ver.  2. 

6.  10.  2,  3,  5. 


6 Jacob,  hath  appeared  unto  thee.  And  the  Lord 
said  furthermore  unto  him.  Put  now  thine  hand  into 
thy  bosom.  And  he  put  his  hand  into  his  bosom  : 
and  when  he  took  it  out,  behold,  his  hand  was 

7 leprous,  as  white  as  snow.  And  he  said.  Put  thine 
hand  into  thy  bosom  again.  (And  he  put  his  hand 
into  his  bosom  again  ; and  when  he  took  it  out  of 
his  bosom,  behold,  it  was  turned  again  as  his  other 

8 flesh.)  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will  not 
believe  thee,  neither  hearken  to  the  voice  of  the 
first  sign,  that  they  will  believe  the  voice  of  the 

9 latter  sign.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will 
not  believe  even  these  two  signs,  neither  hearken 
unto  thy  voice,  that  thou  shalt  take  of  the  water  of 
the  river,  and  pour  it  upon  the  dry  land  : and  the 
water  which  thou  takest  out  of  the  river  shall  be- 

10  come  blood  upon  the  dry  land.  And  Moses  said 
unto  the  Lord,  Oh  Lord,  I am  not  ^ eloquent, 
neither  heretofore,  nor  since  thou  hast  spoken  unto 
thy  servant : for  I am  slow  of  speech,  and  of  a slow 

11  tongue.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Who  hath 
made  man’s  mouth  ? or  who  maketh  a man  dumb, 
or  deaf,  or  seeing,  or  blind  ? is  it  not  I the  Lord  ? 

12  Now  therefore  go,  and  I will  be  with  thy  mouth, 

13  and  teach  thee  what  thou  shalt  speak.  And  he  said. 
Oh  Lord,  send,  I pray  thee,  by  the  hand  of  him 

14  whom  thou  wilt  send.  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Moses,  and  he  said.  Is  there 
not  Aaron  thy  brother  the  Levite  ? I know  that  he 
can  speak  well.  And  also,  behold,  he  cometh  forth 
to  meet  thee  : and  when  he  seeth  thee,  he  will  be 

15  glad  in  his  heart.  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him, 
and  put  the  words  in  his  mouth  : and  I will  be  with 
thy  mouth,  and  with  his  mouth,  and  will  teach  you 

16  what  ye  shall  do.  And  he  shall  be  thy  spokesman 
unto  the  people  : and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  he 
shall  be  to  thee  a mouth,  and  thou  shalt  be  to  him 

17  as  God.  And  thou  shalt  take  in  thine  hand  this 
rod,  wherewith  thou  shalt  do  the  signs. 

18  And  Moses  went  and  returned  to  ^Jethro  his 
father  in  law,  and  said  unto  him.  Let  me  go,  I pray 
thee,  and  Return  unto  my  brethren  which  are  in 
Egypt,  and  see  whether  they  be  yet  alive.  And 

19  Jethro  said  to  Moses,  Go  in  peace.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  Moses  in  Midian,  Go,  return  into  Egypt : 

20  for  all  the  men  are  dead  which  sought  thy  life.  And 
Moses  took  his  wife  and  his  sons,  and  set  them  upon 
an  ass,  and  he  returned  to  the  land  of  Egypt  : and 

21  Moses  took  the  rod  of  God  in  his  hand.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Moses,  When  thou  goest  back  into 
Egypt,  see  that  thou  do  before  Pharaoh  all  the  won- 
ders which  I have  put  in  thine  hand  : but  I will 

harden  his  heart,  and  he  will  not  let  the  people  go. 

22  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  Pharaoh,  Thus  saith  the 

23  Lord,  Israel  is  my  son,  my  firstborn  : and  I have 
said  unto  thee.  Let  my  son  go,  that  he  may  serve 
me  ; and  thou  hast  refused  to  let  him  go  : behold,  I 


17  ch.  2. 15, 23.  Matt.  Deut.  2.  30.  Josh.  11.  23  ch.  11.  5.  & 12. 29. 

2.  20.  20.  Is.  G3.  17.  John  b Heb.  a man  of 

18  ch.  17.  9.  Num.  12.  40.  Rom.  9.  18.  words. 

20.  8,  9.  21  Ho.s.  11.1.  Rom.  c Heb.  Jether. 

12  ch.  3.  20.  9.  4.  2 Cor.  G.  18.  d Heb.  make  strong. 

20  ch.  7.  3,  13.  & 9.  22  Jer.  31.  9.  Jam. 

12,  35.  & 10. 1.  & 14. 8.  1.  18. 


86 


EXODUS,  V. 


24  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  by  the  way  in  the  inn,  that 
the  Lord  ^4  met  him,  and  sought  to  kill  him. 

25  Then  Zipporah  took  a sharp  stone,  and  cut  off 
the  foreskin  of  her  son,  and  cast  it  at  his  feet,  and  said. 
Surely  a bloody  husband  art  thou  to  me. 

26  So  he  let  him  go  : then  she  said,  A bloody  hus- 
band thou  art,  because  of  the  circumcision. 

27  ^ And  the  Lord  said  to  Aaron,  Go  into  the  wil- 
derness to  meet  Moses.  And  he  went,  and  met  liiin 
in  the  mount  of  God,  and  kissed  him. 

28  And  Moses  ^^told  Aaron  all  the  words  of  the 
Lord  who  had  sent  him,  and  all  the  signs  which  he 
had  commanded  him. 

29  ^ And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  and  gathered  to- 
gether all  the  elders  of  the  children  of  Israel  : 

30  32  And  Aaron  spake  all  the  words  which  the  Lord 
had  spoken  unto  Moses,  and  did  the  signs  in  the  sight 
of  the  people. 

31  And  the  people  33  believed  : and  when  they  heard 
that  the  Lord  had  34  visited  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
that  he  3^  had  looked  upon  their  affliction,  then  3®  they 
bowed  their  heads  and  worshipped. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 Pharaoh  chideih  Moses  and  Aaron  for  their  message.  5 He  increaseth 
the  Israelites'’  task.  15  He  checketh  their  complaints.  20  They  cry  out 
upon  Moses  and  Aaron.  22  Moses  complaineth  to  God. 

And  afterward  Moses  and  Aaron  went  in,  and  told 
Pharaoh,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Let 
my  people  go,  that  they  may  hold  ^ a feast  unto  me  in 
the  wilderness. 

2 And  Pharaoh  said,  2 Who  is  the  Lord,  that  I should 
obey  his  voice  to  let  Israel  go  ? I know  not  the  Lord, 
3 neither  will  I let  Israel  go. 

3 And  they  said,  4 The  God  of  the  Hebrews  hath 
met  with  us  : let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  three  days’  journey 
into  the  desert,  and  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  our  God  ; 
lest  he  fall  upon  us  with  pestilence,  or  with  the  sword. 

4 And  the  king  of  Egypt  said  unto  them.  Wherefore 
do  ye,  Moses  and  Aaron,  let  the  people  from  their 
works  ? get  you  unto  your  3 burdens. 

5 And  Pharaoh  said.  Behold,  the  people  of  the  land 
now  are  ^ many,  and  ye  make  them  rest  from  their  bur- 
dens. / 

6 And  Pharaoh  commanded  the  same  day  the  task- 
masters of  the  people,  and  their  officers,  saying, 

7 Ye  shall  no  more  give  the  people  straw  to  make 
brick,  as  heretofore  : let  them  go  and  gather  straw  for 
themselves. 

8 And  the  tale  of  the  bricks,  which  they  did  make 
heretofore,  ye  shall  lay  upon  them  ; ye  shall  not  dimi- 
nish ought  thereof  : for  they  he  idle  ; therefore  they 
cry,  saying.  Let  us  go  and  sacrifice  to  our  God. 

9 Let  there  more  work  be  laid  upon  the  men,  that  they 
may  labour  therein  ; and  let  them  not  regard  vain  words. 

10  ^ And  the  taskmasters  of  the  people  went  out, 
and  their  officers,  and  they  spake  to  the  people,  saying. 
Thus  saith  Pharaoh,  I will  not  give  you  straw. 

11  Go  ye,  get  you  straw  where  ye  can  find  it : yet 
not  ought  of  your  work  shall  be  diminished. 

12  So  the  people  were  scattered  abroad  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt  to  gather  stubble  instead  of  straw. 

13  And  the  taskmasters  hasted  them,  saying.  Fulfil 
your  works,  your  daily  tasks,  as  when  there  was  straw. 


Num.  22.  22. 

25  Gen.  17.  14. 

26  Josh.  5.  2,3. 

27  ver.  14. 

28  ch.  3.  1. 


29  ver.  15,  IG. 

86  ver.  8,  9. 

31  ch.  3.  16. 

82  ver.  16. 

33  ver.  8, 9.  ch.  3. 18. 


31  ch.  3.  16. 

35  ch.  2.  25.  & 3.  7. 

36  Gen.  24.  26.  ch. 
12.  27.  1 Chr.  29.  20. 

1 ch.  10.  9. 


24  will  slay  thy  son,  thy  firstborn.  And  it  came  to  pass 
on  the  way  at  the  lodging  place,  that  the  Lord  met 

25  him,  and  sought  to  kill  him.  Then  Zipporah  took  a 
flint,  and  cut  off  the  foreskin  of  her  son,  and  ^ cast 
it  at  his  feet ; and  she  said.  Surely  a bridegroom  of 

26  blood  art  thou  to  me.  So  he  let  him  alone.  Then 
she  said,  -f  A bridegroom  of  blood  art  thou,  because 
of  the  circumcision. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  to  Aaron,  Go  into  the  wilder- 
ness to  meet  Moses.  And  he  went,  and  met  him  in 

28  the  mountain  of  God,  and  kissed  him.  And  Moses 
told  Aaron  all  the  words  of  the  Lord  wherewith  he 
had  sent  him,  and  all  the  signs  wherewith  he  had 

29  charged  him.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  and 
gathered  together  all  the  elders  of  the  children  of 

30  Israel  : and  Aaron  spake  all  the  words  which  the 
Lord  had  spoken  unto  Moses,  and  did  the  signs  in 

31  the  sight  of  the  people.  And  the  people  believed  : 
and  when  they  heard  that  the  Lord  had  visited  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  that  he  had  seen  their  afflic- 
tion, then  they  bowed  their  heads  and  worshipped. 

5 And  afterward  Moses  and  Aaron  came,  and  said 
unto  Pharaoh,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  hold  a feast 

2 unto  me  in  the  wilderness.  And  Pharaoh  said.  Who 
is  the  Lord,  that  I should  hearken  unto  his  voice 
to  let  Israel  go  ? I know  not  the  Lord,  and  more- 

3 over  I will  not  let  Israel  go.  And  they  said.  The 
God  of  the  Hebrews  hath  met  with  us  : let  us  go, 
we  pray  thee,  three  days’  journey  into  the  wilder- 
ness, and  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  our  God  ; lest  he 
fall  upon  us  with  pestilence,  or  with  the  sword. 

4 And  the  king  of  Egypt  said  unto  them.  Wherefore 
do  ye,  Moses  and  Aaron,  loose  the  people  from  their 

5 works  ? get  you  unto  your  burdens.  And  Pharaoh 
said.  Behold,  the  people  of  the  land  are  now  many, 

6 and  ye  make  them  rest  from  their  burdens.  And 
the  same  day  Pharaoh  commanded  the  taskmasters 

7 of  the  people,  and  their  officers,  saying,  Ye  shall  no 
more  give  the  people  straw  to  make  brick,  as  hereto- 
fore : let  them  go  and  gather  straw  for  themselves. 

8 And  the  tale  of  the  bricks,  which  they  did  make 
heretofore,  ye  shall  lay  upon  them  ; ye  shall  not 
dimmish  aught  thereof  : for  they  be  idle  ; therefore 
they  cry,  saying,  Let  us  go  and  sacrifice  to  our  God. 

9 Let  heavier  work  be  laid  upon  the  men,  that  they 
may  labour  therein  ; and  let  them  not  regard  lying 

10  words.  And  the  taskmasters  of  the  people  went 
out,  and  their  officers,  and  they  spake  to  the  people, 
saying.  Thus  saith  Pharaoh,  I will  not  give  you 

11  straw.  Go  yourselves,  get  you  straw  where  ye  can 
find  it  : for  nought  of  your  work  shall  be  diminished. 

12  So  the  people  were  scattered  abroad  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt  to  gather  stubble  for  straw. 

13  And  the  taskmasters  were  urgent,  saying.  Fulfil 
your  works,  your  daily  tasks,  as  when  there  was 


2 2 Kin.  18.  35. 
21.  15. 

3 ch.  3.  19. 

4 ch.  3.  18. 


Job  <5  ch.  1.  11. 

0 ch.  1.  7,  9. 
7ch.  1.  11. 
e Heb.  made 
touch. 


it 


f Or,  A bridegroom 
of  blood  in  regard  of 
the  circumcision. 


EXODUS,  VI. 


87 


14  And  tlie  officers  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
Pharaoh’s  taskmasters  had  set  over  them,  were  beaten, 
and  demanded.  Wherefore  have  ye  not  fulfilled  your 
task  in  making  brick  both  yesterday  aud  to  day,  as 
heretofore  ? 

15  If  Then  the  officers  of  the  children  of  Israel  came 
and  cried  unto  Pharaoh,  saying,  Wherefore  dealest  thou 
thus  with  thy  servants  ? 

16  There  is  no  straw  given  unto  thy  servants,  and 
they  say  to  us.  Make  brick  : and,  behold,  thy  servants 
are  beaten  ; but  the  fault  is  in  thine  own  people. 

17  But  he  said,  Ye  are  idle,  ye  are  idle  : therefore 
ye  say.  Let  us  go  and  do  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

18  Go  therefore  now,  and  work  ; for  there  shall  no 
straw  be  given  you,  yet  shall  ye  deliver  the  tale  of 
bricks. 

19  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  see 
that  they  were  in  evil  case,  after  it  was  said.  Ye  shall 
not  minish  ought  from  your  bricks  of  your  daily  task. 

20  ^ Aud  they  met  Moses  and  Aaron,  who  stood  in 
the  way,  as  they  came  forth  from  Pharaoh  : 

21  ® And  they  said  unto  them.  The  Lord  look  upon 
you,  and  judge  ; because  ye  have  made  our  savour  to 
be  abhorred  in  the  eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of 
his  servants,  to  put  a sword  in  their  hand  to  slay  us. 

22  Amd  Moses  returned  unto  the  Lord,  and  said. 
Lord,  wherefore  hast  thou  so  evil  entreated  this  people  ? 
why  is  it  that  thou  hast  sent  me  ? 

23  For  since  I came  to  Pharaoh  to  speak  in  thy  name, 
he  hath  done  evil  to  this  people  ; neither  hast  thou  de- 
livered thy  people  at  all. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 God  reneioeth  his  promise  by  his  name  JEHO  VAH.  14  The  genealogy 
of  Reuben,  15  of  Simeon,  16  of  Levi,  of  whom  came  Moses  and  Aaron. 

Then  the  lord  said  unto  Moses,  Now  shalt  thou 
see  what  I will  do  to  Pharaoh  : for  ^ with  a 
strong  hand  shall  he  let  them  go,  and  with  a strong  hand 
2 shall  he  drive  them  out  of  his  land. 

2  And  God  spake  unto  Moses,  and  said  unto  him,  I 
am  the  Lord  : 

3  And  I appeared  unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and 
unto  Jacob,  by  the  name  of  ® God  Almighty,  but  by  my 
name  ^JEHOVAH  was  I not  known  to  them. 

4  ®Aiid  I have  also  established  my  covenant  with 
them,  ® to  give  them  the  land  of  Canaan,  the  land  of 
their  pilgrimage,  wherein  they  were  strangers. 

5  And  I have  also  heard  the  groaning  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  whom  the  Egyptians  keep  in  bondage  ; 
and  I have  remembered  my  covenant. 

6  Wherefore  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  ® I am 
the  Lord,  and  ® I will  bring  you  out  from  under  the 
burdens  of  the  Egyptians,  and  I will  rid  you  out  of 
their  bondage,  and  I will  redeem  you  with  a stretched 
out  arm,  and  with  great  judgments  : 

7  And  I will  take  you  to  me  for  a people,  and  I 
will  be  to  you  a God  : and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the 
Lord  your  God,  which  bringeth  you  out  from  under 
the  burdens  of  the  Egyptians. 

8  And  I will  bring  you  in  unto  the  land,  concerning 
the  which  I did  swear  to  give  it  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac, 

® Ch.  f).  9.  4 ch.  3.  14.  Ps.  G8.  0 Gen.  17.  8.  & 28.  4. 

1 ch.  3.  19.  4.  & 83.  18.  Jolm  8.  i ch.  2.  24. 

2 ch.  11.  1.  & 12.  31,  58.  Rev.  1.  4.  « ver.  2,  8,  29. 

33,  39.  r,  Gen.  15.  18.  & 17.  » ch.  3.  17.  & 7.  4. 

a Gen.  17.  1.  & 35.  4,  7.  Dent.  2r).  8.  Ps.  81.  G. 

11.  & 48.  3.  & 13G.  11,  12. 


14  straw.  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  Pharaoh’s  taskmasters  had  set  over  them, 
were  beaten,  “and  demanded.  Wherefore  have  ye 
not  fulfilled  your  task  both  yesterday  and  to-day,  in 

15  making  brick  as  heretofore  ? Then  the  officers  of 
the  children  of  Israel  came  and  cried  unto  Pharaoh, 
saying.  Wherefore  dealest  thou  thus  with  thy  ser- 

16  vants  ? There  is  no  straw  given  unto  thy  servants, 
and  they  say  to  us.  Make  brick  : and,  behold,  thy 
servants  are  beaten  ; but  the  fault  is  in  thine  own 

17  people.  But  he  said,  Ye  are  idle,  ye  are  idle  : there- 
fore ye  say.  Let  us  go  and  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

18  Go  therefore  now,  and  work  ; for  there  shall  no 
straw  be  given  you,  yet  shall  ye  deliver  the  tale  of 

19  bricks.  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of  Israel 
did  see  that  they  ^ were  in  evil  case,  when  it  was 
said.  Ye  shall  not  minish  aught  from  your  bricks, 

20  your  daily  tasks.  And  they  met  Moses  and  Aaron, 
who  stood  in  the  way,  as  they  came  forth  from  Pha- 

21  raoh : and  they  said  unto  them.  The  Lord  look 
upon  you,  and  judge  ; because  ye  have  made  our 
savour  to  be  abhorred  in  the  eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and 
in  the  eyes  of  his  servants,  to  put  a sword  in  their 

22  hand  to  slay  us.  And  Moses  returned  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said.  Lord,  wherefore  hast  thou  evil  en- 
treated this  people  ? why  is  it  that  thou  hast  sent 

23  me  ? For  since  I came  to  Pharaoh  to  speak  in  thy 
name,  he  hath  evil  entreated  this  people  ; neither 

6  hast  thou  delivered  thy  people  at  all.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Now  shalt  thou  see  what  I 
will  do  to  Pharaoh  : for  by  a strong  hand  shall  he 
let  them  go,  and  by  a strong  baud  shall  he  drive 
them  out  of  his  laud. 


2 And  God  spake  unto  Moses,  and  said  unto  him, 

3 I am  JEHOVAH  : and  I appeared  unto  Abraham,  unto 
Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob,  as  “ God  Almighty,  but  ^ by 

4 my  name  Jehovah  I was  not  known  to  them.  And 
I have  also  established  my  covenant  with  them,  to 
give  them  the  land  of  Canaan,  the  land  of  their 

6 sojournings,  wherein  they  sojourned.  And  more- 
over I have  heard  the  groaning  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  whom  the  Egyptians  keep  in  bondage  ; and  ^ 

6 I have  remembered  my  covenant.  Wherefore  say 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  I am  Jeliovah,  and  I 
will  bring  you  out  from  under  the  burdens  of  tlie 
Egyptians,  and  I will  rid  you  out  of  their  bondage, 
and  I will  redeem  you  with  a stretched  out  arm, 

7 and  with  great  judgements  : and  I will  take  you  to 
me  for  a people,  and  I will  be  to  you  a God  : and 
ye  shall  know  that  I am  Jehovah  your  God,  which 
bringeth  you  out  from  under  the  burdens  of  the 

8 Egyptians.  And  I will  bring  you  in  unto  the  land, 
concerning  which  I lifted  up  my  hand  to  give  it  to 


ch.  15.  13.  Dent.  29.  45,  4G.  Dent.  29. 13.  b Or,  were  set  on 
7.  8.  1 Chr.  17.  21.  Rev.  21.  7.  mischief,  when  they 

Nell.  1.  10.  cii.  5,  4^  5.  pg.  said. 

11  Dent.  4.  20.  & 7.  G.  81.  G.  a Heb.  El  Shaddui 

& 14.  2.  & 2G.  18.  2 11  Gen.  15.  18.  & 2G.  b Or,  as  to. 

Sam.  7.  24.  3.  & 28.  13.  & 35.  12.  c Or,  made  ic7wun. 

12  Geu.  17.  7,  8.  ch.  a Heb.  saying. 


88 


EXODUS,  VI. 


and  to  Jacob  ; and  I will  give  it  you  for  an  heritage  : 
I am  the  Lord. 

9 And  Moses  spake  so  unto  the  children  of  Israel : 
^®hut  they  hearkened  not  unto  Moses  for  anguish  of 
spirit,  and  for  cruel  bondage. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

11  Go  in,  speak  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  that  he 
let  the  children  of  Israel  go  out  of  his  land. 

12  And  Moses  spake  before  the  Lord,  saying.  Be- 
hold, the  children  of  Israel  have  not  hearkened  unto 
me  ; how  then  shall  Pharaoh  hear  me,  who  am  of  un- 
circumcised lips  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 
and  gave  them  a charge  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  to  bring  the  children 
of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  ^ These  he  the  heads  of  their  fathers’  houses  : 

The  sons  of  Reuben  the  firstborn  of  Israel  ; Hanoch, 

and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and  Carmi  : these  he  the  families  of 
Reuben. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Simeon  ; Jemuel,  and  Jamin, 
and  Oh?.d,  and  Jacliin,  and  Zohar,  and  Shaul  the  son 
of  a Canaanitish  woman ; these  are  the  families  of 
Simeon. 

16  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Levi 
according  to  their  generations  ; Gershon,  and  Kohath, 
and  Merari  ; and  the  years  of  the  life  of  Levi  were  an 
hundred  thirty  and  seven  years. 

17  The  sons  of  Gershon  ; Libni,  and  Sliimi,  ac- 
cording to  their  families. 

18  And  22  the  sons  of  Kohath  ; Amram,  and  Izhar, 
and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel  : and  the  years  of  the  life  of 
Kohath  were  an  hundred  thirty  and  three  years. 

19  And  23  the  sons  of  Merari  ; Mahali  and  Muslii : 
these  are  the  families  of  Levi  according  to  their  genera- 
tions. 

20  And  24  Amram  took  him  Jochebed  liis  father’s 
sister  to  wife  ; and  she  bare  him  Aaron  and  Moses  : 
and  the  years  of  the  life  of  Amram  were  an  hundred 
and  thirty  and  seven  years. 

21  ^ And  25  the  sons  of  Izhar  ; Korah,  and  Nepheg, 
and  Zicliri. 

22  And  26  the  sons  of  Uzziel ; Mishael,  and  Elzaphan, 
and  Zithri. 

23  And  Aaron  took  him  Elisheba,  daughter  of  27  Am- 
minadab,  sister  of  Naashon,  to  wife  ; ,and  she  bare  him 
28  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

24  And  the  29  sons  of  Korah  ; Assir,  and  Elkanah, 
and  Abiasaph  : these  are  the  families  of  the  Korhites. 

25  And  Eleazar  Aaron’s  son  took  him  one  of  the 
daughters  of  Putiel  to  wife  ; and  89  she  bare  him  Phine- 
has  : these  are  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites 
according  to  their  families. 

26  These  are  that  Aaron  and  Moses,  8i  to  whom  the 
Lord  said,  Bring  out  the  children  of  Israel  from  the 
land  of  Egypt  according  to  their  82  armies. 

27  These  are  they  which  83  spake  to  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  84  to  bring  out  the  children  of  Israel  from  Egypt  : 
these  are  that  Moses  and  Aaron. 

28  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  when  the  Lord 
spake  unto  Moses  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 


Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob  ; and  I will  give  it 
9 you  for  an  heritage  : I am  Jehovah.  And  Moses 
spake  so  unto  the  children  of  Israel  : but  they  heark- 
ened not  unto  Moses  for  anguish  of  spirit,  and  for 
cruel  bondage. 

10  11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Go  in, 
speak  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  that  he  let  the 

12  children  of  Israel  go  out  of  his  land.  And  Moses 
spake  before  the  Lord,  saymg.  Behold,  the  children 
of  Israel  have  not  hearkened  unto  me  ; how  then 
shall  Pharaoh  hear  me,  who  am  of  uncircumcised 

13  lips  ? And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto 
Aaron,  and  gave  them  a charge  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  to  bring 
the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  These  are  the  heads  of  their  fathers’  houses  : the 
sons  of  Reuben  the  firstborn  of  Israel ; Hanoch,  and 
Pallu,  Hezron,  and  Carmi  : these  are  the  families  of 

15  Reuben.  And  the  sons  of  Simeon  ; Jemuel,  and 
Jamin,  and  Ohad,  and  Jachin,  and  Zohar,  and  Shaul 
the  son  of  a Canaanitish  woman  ; these  are  the  fa- 

16  milies  of  Simeon.  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Levi  according  to  their  generations  ; Ger- 
shon, and  Kohath,  and  Merari : and  the  years  of 
the  life  of  Levi  were  an  hundred  thirty  and  seven 

17  years.  The  sons  of  Gershon  ; Libni  and  Shimei,  ac- 

18  cording  to  their  families.  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  ; 
Amram,  and  Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel  : and 
the  years  of  the  life  of  Kohath  were  an  hundred 

19  thirty  and  three  years.  And  the  sons  of  Merari  ; 
Maldi  and  Mushi.  These  are  the  families  of  the 

20  Levites  according  to  their  generations.  And  Am- 
ram took  him  Jochebed  his  father’s  sister  to  wife  ; 
and  she  bare  liim  Aaron  and  Moses  : and  the  years 
of  the  life  of  Amram  were  an  hundred  and  thirty 

21  and  seven  years.  And  the  sons  of  Izhar  ; Korah, 

22  and  Nepheg,  and  Zicliri.  And  the  sons  of  Uzziel ; 

23  Mishael,  and  Elzaphan,  and  Sithri.  And  Aaron  took 
him  Elisheba,  the  daughter  of  Amminadab,  the  sis- 
ter of  Nahshon,  to  wife  ; and  she  bare  him  Nadab 

24  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and  Ithamar.  And  the  sons  of 
Korah  ; Assir,  and  Elkanah,  and  Abiasaph  ; these 

25  are  the  families  of  the  Korahites.  And  Eleazar 
Aaron’s  son  took  liim  one  of  the  daughters  of  Putiel 
to  wife  ; and  she  bare  him  Phinehas.  These  are 
the  heads  of  the  fathers’  houses  of  the  Levites  ac- 

26  cording  to  their  families.  These  are  that  Aaron 
and  Moses,  to  whom  the  Lord  said.  Bring  out  the 
children  of  Israel  from  the  land  of  Egypt  according 

27  to  their  hosts.  These  are  they  which  spake  to 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  to  bring  out  the  children 
of  Israel  from  Egypt : these  are  that  Moses  and 
Aaron. 


28  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  when  the  Lord 


isch.  5.  21.  i9Gen.46.10.  IChr.  22  Num.  26.  57.  1 25  Num.  16.  1.  1 3.  2.  & 26.  60.  1 Chr.  61.  Niim.  33.  1. 

16  ver.  9.  4.  24.  Chr.  6.  2,  18.  Chr.  6.  37,  38.  6.  3.  & 24.  1.  33  ch.  5.  1,3.  & 7.  10, 

11  ver.  30.  ch.  4.  10,  20  (jen.  46. 11.  Num.  23  1 chr.  6. 19.  & 23,  *«  Lev.  10.  4.  Num.  21)  26.  11.  ver.  13.  ch.  32.7. 

Jer.  1.  6.  3.  17,  1 Chr.  6.  1,  16.  21.  3.  30.  3o  Num.  25.  7,  11.  & 33.  1.  Ps.  77. 20. 

Gen.  46.  9.  1 Chr.  21  1 Chr.  6. 17.  & 23.  24  ch.  2.  1,  2.  Num.  27  Ruth  4.  19,  20.  1 Josh.  24.  33.  d Or,  impatience. 

5, 3.  7.  26.  59.  Chr.  2.  10.  Matt.  1.  4.  3i  yer.  13.  Heb.  shortness  a/ 

28  Lev.  10.  1.  Num.  32  ch.  7,  4.  & 12.  17,  spirit. 


EXODUS,  VII. 


89 


29  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  i am 
the  Lord  ; speak  thou  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt 
all  that  I say  unto  thee. 

30  And  Moses  said  before  the  Lord,  Behold,  I am 
of  uncircumcised  lips,  and  how  shall  Pharaoh  hearken 
unto  me  ? 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Moses  is  encouraged  to  go  to  Pharaoh.  7 His  age.  8 His  rod  is  turned 
into  a serpent.  11  The  sorcerers  do  the  like.  13  Pharaoh's  heart  is 
hardened.  14  God's  message  to  Pharaoh.  19  The  river  is  turned  into 
blood. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  See,  I have  made 
thee  1 a god  to  Pharaoh  : and  Aaron  thy  brother 
shall  be  ^ thy  prophet. 

2  Thou  ® shalt  speak  all  that  I command  thee  : and 
Aaron  thy  brother  shall  speak  unto  Pharaoh,  that  he 
send  the  cliildren  of  Israel  out  of  his  land. 

3  And  ^ I will  harden  Pharaoh’s  heart,  and  ® multiply 
my  ® signs  and  my  wonders  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

4  But  Pharaoh  shall  not  hearken  unto  you,  ^ that  I 
may  lay  my  hand  upon  Egypt,  and  bring  forth  mine 
armies,  and  my  people  the  children  of  Israel,  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  ® by  great  judgments. 

5  And  the  Egyptians  ® shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord, 
when  I stretch  forth  mine  hand  upon  Egypt,  and  bring 
out  the  children  of  Israel  from  among  them. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded them,  so  did  they. 

7  And  Moses  loas  fourscore  years  old,  and  Aaron 
fourscore  and  three  years  old,  when  they  spake  unto 
Pharaoh. 

8  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 
saying, 

9  When  Pharaoh  shall  speak  unto  you,  saying,  ^^ghew 
a miracle  for  you  : then  thou  shalt  say  unto  Aaron, 
Take  thy  rod,  and  cast  it  before  Pharaoh,  and  it  shall 
become  a serpent. 

10  ^ And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  in  unto  Pharaoh, 
and  they  did  so  as  the  Lord  had  commanded  : and 
Aaron  cast  down  his  rod  before  Pharaoh,  and  before 
his  servants,  and  it  became  a serpent. 

11  Then  Pharaoh  also  called  the  wise  men  and 
the  sorcerers  : now  the  magicians  of  Egypt,  they  also 
did  ill  like  manner  with  their  enchantments. 

12  For  they  cast  down  every  man  his  rod,  and  they 
became  serpents  : but  Aaron’s  rod  swallowed  up  their 
rods. 

13  And  he  hardened  Pharaoh’s  heart,  that  he  heark- 
ened not  unto  them  ; as  the  Lord  had  said. 

14  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Pharaoh’s 
heart  is  hardened,  he  refuseth  to  let  the  people  go. 

15  Get  thee  unto  Pharaoh  in  the  morning  ; lo,  he 
goeth  out  unto  the  water  ; and  thou  shalt  stand  by  the 
river’s  brink  against  he  come  ; and  ^2  the  rod  which  was 
turned  to  a serpent  shalt  thou  take  in  thine  hand. 

16  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  him,  ^3  The  Lord  God  of 
the  Hebrews  hath  sent  me  unto  thee,  saying,  Let  my 
people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me  in  the  wilderness  : 
and,  behold,  hitherto  thou  wouldest  not  hear. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  this  ^sthou  shalt  know 
that  I am  the  Lord  : behold,  I will  smite  with  the  rod 


29  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  that  the 
Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  I am  the  Lord  : 
speak  thou  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  all  that  I 

30  speak  unto  thee.  And  Moses  said  before  the  Lord, 
Behold,  I am  of  uncircumcised  lips,  and  how  shall 

7  Pharaoh  hearken  unto  me  ? And  the  Lord  said 
unto  Moses,  See,  I have  made  thee  a god  to  Pha- 
raoh : and  Aaron  thy  brother  shall  be  thy  prophet. 

2 Thou  shalt  speak  all  that  I command  thee  : and 
Aaron  thy  brother  shall  speak  unto  Pharaoh,  that 
he  let  the  children  of  Israel  go  out  of  liis  land. 

3 And  I will  harden  Pharaoh’s  heart,  and  multiply 
my  signs  and  my  wonders  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

4 But  Pharaoh  will  not  hearken  unto  you,  and  I will 
lay  my  hand  upon  Egypt,  and  bring  forth  my  hosts, 
my  people  the  children  of  Israel,  out  of  the  land  of 

5 Egypt  by  great  judgements.  And  the  Egyptians 
shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I stretch 
forth  mine  hand  upon  Egypt,  and  bring  out  the 

6 children  of  Israel  from  among  them.  And  Moses 
and  Aaron  did  so  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  them, 

7 so  did  they.  And  Moses  was  fourscore  years  old, 
and  Aaron  fourscore  and  three  years  old,  when  they 
spake  unto  Pharaoh. 


8 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 

9 saying.  When  Pharaoh  shall  speak  unto  you,  saying, 
Shew  a wonder  for  you  : then  thou  shalt  say  unto 
Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and  cast  it  down  before  Pha- 

10  raoh,  that  it  become  a “serpent.  And  Moses  and 
Aaron  went  in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  they  did  so,  as  the 
Lord  had  commanded  : and  Aaron  cast  down  his 
rod  before  Pharaoh  and  before  his  servants,  and  it 

11  became  a serpent.  Then  Pharaoh  also  called  for 
the  wise  men  and  the  sorcerers  : and  they  also,  the 
^ magicians  of  Egypt,  did  in  like  manner  with  their 

12  ‘^enchantments.  For  they  cast  down  every  man  liis 
rod,  and  they  became  serpents  : but  Aaron’s  rod 

13  swallowed  up  their  rods.  And  Pharaoh’s  heart  was 
hardened,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them  ; as  the 
Lord  had  spoken. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Pharaoh’s  heart 

15  is  ® stubborn,  he  refuseth  to  let  the  people  go.  Get 
thee  unto  Pharaoh  in  the  morning  ; lo,  he  goeth 
out  unto  the  water  ; and  thou  shalt  stand  by  the 
river’s  brink  to  meet  him  ; and  the  rod  which  was 
turned  to  a -^serpent  shalt  thou  take  in  tliine  hand. 

16  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  him.  The  Lord,  the  God  of 
the  Hebrews,  hath  sent  me  unto  thee,  saying.  Let 
my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me  in  the  wil- 
derness : and,  behold,  hitherto  thou  hast  not  heark- 

17  ened.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  this  thou  shalt  know 
that  I am  the  Lord  : behold,  I will  smite  with  the 


ver.  2. 

ver.  11.  ch.  7.  2. 
87  ver.  12.  ch.4.  10. 
7 ch.  4.  IG.  Jer.  1. 
10. 

2 ch.  4.  IG. 

3ch.  4.  l.G. 

* ch.  4.  21. 


5 ch.  11.  9. 
c ch.  4.  7. 

7 ch.  10.  1.  & 11.  9. 

8 ch.  G.  G. 

0 ver.  17.  ch.  8.  22. 
& 14.  4,  18.  Pa.  9.  IG. 
cli.  3.  20. 

77  ver.  2. 


72  Deut.  29.  5.  & 31. 
2.  & 34.  7.  Acts  7.  23, 
30 

is  Ls.  7.  11.  John  2. 
18.  & G.  30. 

77  ch.  4.  2,  17. 

15  ver.  9. 


7«  ch.  4.  3. 

77  Gen.  41.  8. 

78  2 Tim.  3.  8. 

70  ver.  22.  ch.  8.  7, 

18. 

20  ver.  4.  ch.  4.  21. 

21  ch.  8.  15.  & 10.  1 , 
20,  27. 


22  ver.  10.  ch.  4.  2, 
3. 

23  ch.  3.  18. 

27  ch.  3.  12,  18.  & 5. 
1,  3. 

25  ver.  5.  cli.  5.  2. 
a lleb.  tannin,  any 


large  reptile ; and  so 
in  vv.  10,  12. 
b See  Gen.  41.  8. 
c Or,  secret  arts, 
d Heb.  was  strong, 
e Heb.  heavy. 

/ See  ch.  4.  3. 


90 


EXODUS,  VIII. 


that  is  in  mine  hand  upon  the  waters  which  are  in  the 
river,  and  they  shall  be  turned  to  blood. 

18  And  the  fish  that  is  in  the  river  shall  die,  and  the 
river  shall  stink  ; and  the  Egyptians  shall  lothe  to 
drink  of  the  water  of  the  river. 

19  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Say  unto 
Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and  stretch  out  thine  hand  upon 
the  waters  of  Egypt,  upon  their  streams,  upon  their 
rivers,  and  upon  their  ponds,  and  upon  all  their  pools  of 
water,  that  they  may  become  blood  ; and  that  there  may 
be  blood  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  in  ves- 
sels of  wood,  and  in  vessels  of  stone. 

20  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  so,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded ; and  he  lifted  up  the  rod,  and  smote  the 
waters  that  were  in  the  river,  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh, 
and  in  the  sight  of  liis  servants  ; and  all  the  waters 
that  vjere  in  the  river  were  turned  to  blood. 

21  And  the  fish  that  was  in  the  river  died  ; and  the 
river  stank,  and  the  Egyptians  could  not  drink  of  the 
water  of  the  river  ; and  there  was  blood  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  And  the  magicians  of  Egjpt  did  so  with  their 
enchantments  : and  Pharaoh’s  heart  was  hardened, 
neither  did  he  hearken  unto  them  ; as  the  Lord  had 
said. 

23  And  Pharaoh  turned  and  went  into  liis  house, 
neither  did  he  set  his  heart  to  this  also. 

24  And  all  the  Egyptians  digged  round  about  the 
river  for  water  to  drink  ; for  they  could  not  drink  of 
the  water  of  the  river. 

25  And  seven  days  were  fulfilled,  after  that  the  Lord 
had  smitten  the  river. 


CHAPTER  YIII. 

1 Frogs  are  sent.  8 Pharaoh  sueth  to  Moses,  12  and  Moses  by  prayer 
removeth  them  away.  16  The  dust  is  turned  into  lice,  which  the 
magicians  could  not  do.  20  The  swarms  of  flies.  25  Pharaoh  in- 
clineth  to  let  the  people  go,  32  but  yet  is  hardened. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Go  unto  Pha- 
raoh, and  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let 
my  people  go,  ^ that  they  may  serve  me. 

2  And  if  thou  ^ refuse  to  let  them  go,  behold,  I will 
smite  all  thy  borders  with  ^ frogs  : 

3  And  the  river  shall  bring  forth  frogs  abundantly, 
which  shall  go  up  and  come  into  tliine  house,  and  into 
^ thy  bedchamber,  and  upon  thy  bed,  and  into  the  house 
of  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  into  thine 
ovens,  and  into  thy  kneadingtroughs  : 

4  And  the  frogs  shall  come  up  both  on  thee,  and 
upon  thy  people,  and  upon  all  thy  servants. 

5  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Say  unto 
Aaron,  ^ Stretch  forth  thuie  hand  with  thy  rod  over  the 
streams,  over  the  rivers,  and  over  the  ponds,  and  cause 
frogs  to  come  up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

6  And  Aaron  stretched  out  his  hand  over  the  waters 
of  Egypt  ; and  ®the  frogs  came  up,  and  covered  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

7  '^And  the  magicians  did  so  with  their  enchant- 
ments, and  brought  up  frogs  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

8  ^ Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron,  and 
said,  ® Intreat  the  Lord,  that  he  may  take  away  the 
frogs  from  me,  and  from  my  people  ; and  I will  let  the 
people  go,  that  they  may  do  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Glory  over  me  : 


*0  ch,  4.  9. 

27  Rev.  IG.  4,  G. 

28  ver.  24. 

29  ch.  8.  5,  G,  IG.  & 
9.  22.  & 10.  12,  21.  & 


14.  21,  2G. 

30  ch.  17.  5. 

31  Ps.  78.  44.  & 105. 
99 

32  ver.  IS. 


33  ver.  11. 

31  ver.  3. 

1 ch.  3.  12,  18. 

2 ch.  7.  14.  & 9.  2. 

3 Rev.  IG.  13. 


rod  that  is  in  mine  hand  upon  the  waters  which  are 

18  m the  river,  and  they  shall  be  turned  to  blood.  And 
the  fish  that  is  in  the  river  shall  die,  and  the  river 
shall  stink  ; and  the  Egyptians  shall  loathe  to  drmk 

19  water  from  the  river.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Say  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and  stretch 
out  thine  hand  over  the  waters  of  Egypt,  over  their 
rivers,  over  their  streams,  and  over  their  pools, 
and  over  all  their  ponds  of  water,  that  they  may 
become  blood  ; and  there  shall  be  blood  tliroughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  in  vessels  of  wood  and 

20  m vessels  of  stone.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did 
so,  as  the  Lord  commanded  ; and  he  lifted  up  the 
rod,  and  smote  the  waters  that  were  in  the  river,  in 
the  sight  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  sight  of  his  ser- 
vants ; and  all  the  waters  that  were  in  the  river 

21  were  turned  to  blood.  And  the  fish  that  was  in 
the  river  died  ; and  the  river  stank,  and  the  Egyp- 
tians could  not  drink  water  from  the  river  ; and  the 

22  blood  was  tliroughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And 
the  magicians  of  Egypt  did  in  like  manner  with 
their  enchantments  : and  Pharaoh’s  heart  * was  har- 
dened, and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them  ; as  the  Lord 

23  had  spoken.  And  Pharaoh  turned  and  went  mto 
his  house,  neither  did  he  *lay  even  this  to  heart. 

24  And  all  the  Egyptians  digged  round  about  the  river 
for  water  to  driidc  ; for  they  could  not  drmk  of  the 

25  water  of  the  river.  And  seven  days  were  fulfilled, 
after  that  the  Lord  had  smitten  the  river. 


8 * And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Go  in  unto 

Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 

2 Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me.  And  if 
thou  refuse  to  let  them  go,  behold,  I will  smite  all 

3 thy  borders  with  frogs  : and  the  river  shall  swarm 
with  frogs,  which  shall  go  up  and  come  mto  tliine 
house,  and  into  thy  bedchamber,  and  upon  thy  bed, 
and  into  the  house  of  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy 
people,  and  into  tliine  ovens,  and  into  thy  kneading- 

4 troughs  : and  the  frogs  shall  come  up  both  upon 
thee,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  upon  all  thy  ser- 

5 vants.  f And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Say  unto 
Aaron,  Stretch  forth  thine  hand  with  thy  rod  over 
the  rivers,  over  the  “ streams,  and  over  the  pools, 
and  cause  frogs  to  come  up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

6 And  Aaron  stretched  out  his  hand  over  the  waters 
of  Egypt  ; and  the  frogs  came  up,  and  covered  the 

7 land  of  Egypt.  And  the  magicians  did  in  like  man- 
ner with  their  enchantments,  and  brought  up  frogs 

8 upon  the  land  of  Egypt.  Then  Pharaoh  called  for 
Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said.  Intreat  the  Lord,  that 
he  take  away  the  frogs  from  me,  and  from  my  peo- 
ple ; and  I will  let  the  people  go,  that  they  may 

9 sacrifice  unto  the  Lord.  And  Moses  said  unto 
Pharaoh,  Have  thou  this  glory  over  me  : against 


4 Ps.  105.  30. 

3 ch.  7.  19. 

« Ps.  78.  45.  & 105. 
30. 

7 ch.  7.  11. 


8 ch.  9.  28.  & 10.  17. 
Num.  21.  7.  1 Kin.  13. 
G.  Acts  8.  24. 
g Or,  canals, 
h Heb.  was  strong. 


i Heb.  set  his  heart 
even  to  this. 

* [Ch.  7.  2G.  in  Heb.] 
t [Ch.  8.  1.  in  Heb.] 
a Or,  canals. 


EXODUS,  vm. 


91 


when  shall  I iiitreat  for  thee,  and  for  thy  servants,  and 
for  thy  people,  to  destroy  the  frogs  from  thee  and  thy 
houses,  that  they  may  remain  in  the  river  only  ? 

10  And  he  said,  To  morrow.  And  he  said.  Be  it  ac- 
cording to  thy  word  : that  thou  mayest  know  that  ® there 
is  none  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

11  And  the  frogs  shall  depart  from  thee,  and  from  thy 
houses,  and  from  thy  servants,  and  from  thy  people  ; 
they  shall  remain  in  the  river  only. 

12  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  out  from  Pharaoh  : 
and  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord  because  of  the  frogs 
which  he  had  brought  against  Pharaoh. 

13  And  the  Lord  did  according  to  the  word  of 
Moses  ; and  the  frogs  died  out  of  the  houses,  out  of 
the  villages,  and  out  of  the  fields. 

14  And  they  gathered  them  together  upon  heaps  : 
and  the  land  stank. 

15  But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  there  was  respite, 
12  he  hardened  his  heart,  and  hearkened  not  unto  them  ; 
as  the  Lord  had  said. 

IG  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Say  unto 
Aaron,  Stretch  out  thy  rod,  and  smite  the  dust  of  the 
land,  that  it  may  become  lice  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

17  And  they  did  so  ; for  Aaron  stretched  out  his 
hand  with  his  rod,  and  smote  the  dust  of  the  earth,  and 
1®  it  became  lice  in  man,  and  in  beast  ; all  the  dust  of 
the  land  became  lice  tliroughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

18  And  1^  the  magicians  did  so  with  their  enchant- 
ments to  bring  forth  lice,  but  they  could  not  : so  there 
were  lice  upon  man,  and  upon  beast. 

19  Then  the  magicians  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Tliis  is 
1®  the  finger  of  God  : and  Pharaoh’s  heart  was  har- 
dened, and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them  ; as  the  Lord 
had  said. 

20  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  i®  Rise  up 
early  in  the  morning,  and  stand  before  Pharaoh  ; lo,  he 
cometh  forth  to  the  water  ; and  say  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  i®  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may 
serve  me. 

21  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my  people  go,  behold,  I 
will  send  swarms  of  flies  upon  thee,  and  upon  thy  ser- 
vants, and  upon  thy  people,  and  into  thy  houses  : and 
the  houses  of  the  Egyptians  shall  be  full  of  swarms  of 
flies,  and  also  the  ground  whereon  they  are. 

22  And  2®  I will  sever  in  that  day  the  land  of  Goshen, 
in  which  my  people  dwell,  that  no  swarms  of  flies  shall 
be  there  ; to  the  end  thou  mayest  know  that  I am  the 
Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

23  And  I will  put  a division  between  my  people  and 
thy  people  : to  morrow  shall  this  sign  be. 

24  And  the  Lord  did  so  ; and  21  there  came  a grie- 
vous swarm  of flies  into  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  and  into 
his  servants’  houses,  and  into  all  the  land  of  Egypt  : 
the  land  was  corrupted  by  reason  of  the  swarm  of  flies. 

25  T[  And  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and  for  Aaron, 
and  said.  Go  ye,  sacrifice  to  your  God  in  the  land. 

2G  And  Moses  said.  It  is  not  meet  so  to  do  ; for  we 
shall  sacrifice  22^}^q  abomination  of  the  Egyptians  to 
tlie  Lord  our  God  : lo,  shall  we  sacrifice  the  abomina- 
tion of  the  Egyptians  before  their  eyes,  and  will  they 
not  stone  us  ? 


9 ch.  9.  14.  Dent.  33. 

29.  2 Sim.  7.  22.  1 

Chr.  17.  20.  Ps.  80.  8. 
Is.  40.  9.  .Ter.  10.  0,7. 

10  ver.  30.  ch.  9.  33. 
&10.  18.  & .32.  11. 


Jam.  10,  17,  18. 

11  Ecclo,s.  8.  11. 
i‘-i  ch.  7.  14. 

11  P.s.  10.3.  31. 

!•»  ch.  7.  11. 
loLuke  10.  18.  2 


Tim.  .3.  8,  9. 

10  1 Sam.  0.  3,  9.  Ps. 
8.  3.  Matt.  12.  28. 
Luke  11.  20. 

11  ver.  1.5. 

18  ch.  7.  15. 


what  time  shall  I intreat  for  thee,  and  for  thy  ser- 
vants, and  for  thy  people,  that  the  frogs  be  de- 
stroyed from  thee  and  thy  houses,  and  remain  in  the 

10  river  only  ? And  he  said.  Against  to-morrow.  And 
he  said.  Be  it  according  to  thy  word  : that  thou  mayest 
know  that  there  is  none  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

11  And  the  frogs  shall  depart  from  thee,  and  from  thy 
houses,  and  from  thy  servants,  and  from  thy  people  ; 

12  they  shall  remain  in  the  river  only.  And  Moses 
and  Aaron  went  out  from  Pharaoh  : and  Moses  cried 
unto  the  Lord  concerning  the  frogs  ^ which  he  had 

13  brought  upon  Pharaoh.  And  the  Lord  did  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  Moses  ; and  the  frogs  died  out 
of  the  houses,  out  of  the  courts,  and  out  of  the 

14  fields.  And  they  gathered  them  together  in  heaps  : 

15  and  the  land  stank.  But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that 
there  was  respite,  he  hardened  his  heart,  and  heark- 
ened not  unto  them  ; as  the  Lord  had  spoken. 


IG  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Say  unto  Aaron, 
Stretch  out  thy  rod,  and  smite  the  dust  of  the  earth, 
that  it  may  become  lice  throughout  all  the  land  of 

17  Egypt.  And  they  did  so  ; and  Aaron  stretched  out 
his  hand  witli  his  rod,  and  smote  the  dust  of  the 
earth,  and  there  were  lice  upon  man,  and  upon 
beast  ; all  the  dust  of  the  earth  became  lice  througli- 

18  out  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  the  magicians  did 
so  with  their  enchantments  to  bring  forth  lice,  but 
they  could  not  : and  there  were  lice  upon  man,  and 

19  upon  beast.  Then  the  magicians  said  unto  Pha- 
raoh, This  is  the  finger  of  God  : and  Pharaoh’s 
heart  ®was  hardened,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto 
them  ; as  the  Lord  had  spoken. 

20  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Rise  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  stand  before  Pharaoh  ; lo,  he 
cometh  forth  to  the  water  ; and  say  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may 

21  serve  me.  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my  people  go, 
behold,  I will  send  swarms  of  flies  upon  thee,  and 
upon  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  into 
thy  houses  : and  the  houses  of  the  Egyptians  shall 
be  full  of  swarms  of  flies,  and  also  the  ground 

22  whereon  they  are.  And  I will  sever  in  that  day 
the  land  of  Goshen,  in  which  my  people  dwell,  that 
no  swarms  of  flies  shall  be  there  ; to  the  end  thou 
mayest  know  that  I am  the  Lord  in  the  midst  of 

23  the  earth.  And  I will  put  a division  between  my 
people  and  thy  people  : by  to-morrow  shall  this  sign 

24  be.  And  the  Lord  did  so  ; and  there  came  grie- 
vous swarms  of  flies  into  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  and 
into  his  servants’  houses  : and  in  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  the  land  was  s' corrupted  by  reason  of  the 

25  swarms  of  flies.  And  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses 
and  for  Aaron,  and  said.  Go  ye,  sacrifice  to  your 

26  God  in  the  land.  And  Moses  said.  It  is  not  meet 
so  to  do  ; for  we  shall  sacrifice  the  abomination  of 
the  Egyptians  to  the  Lord  our  God  : lo,  shall  we 
sacrifice  the  abomination  of  the  Egyptians  before 


ver.  1 . 34.  Deut.  7.  25,  20.  & flea.t. 

20  ch.  9.  4,  0,  20.  & 12.  31  e Hcb.  was  strong. 

10.  23.  & 11.  0,  7.  & Or.  fir .9  he  had  ap-  /Or,  set  a .si,G:ii  of 
12.13.  pointed  unto  Pharaoh,  deliveranee.  Heb. 

2’ I’s.  78. 4.5. 105.  31.  r Heb.  made  heavy,  redemption. 

22  Gen.  43.  32.  & 4(),  d Or,  sand  flies.  Or,  g Or,  destroyed. 


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EXODUS,  IX. 


27  We  will  go  23  three  days’  journey  into  the  wilder- 
ness, and  sacritice  to  the  Lord  our  God,  as  “4  lie  shall 
command  us. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said,  I will  let  you  go,  that  ye  may 
sacrifice  to  the  Lord  your  God  in  the  wilderness  ; only 
ye  shall  not  go  very  far  away  : 25  iutreat  for  me. 

29  And  Moses  said.  Behold,  I go  out  from  thee,  and 
I will  intreat  the  Lord  that  the  swarms  of  flies  may  de- 
part from  Pharaoh,  from  his  servants,  and  from  his  peo- 
ple, to  morrow  : but  let  not  Pharaoh  26  deal  deceitfully 
any  more  in  not  letting  the  people  go  to  sacrifice  to  the 
Lord. 

30  And  Moses  went  out  from  Pharaoh,  and  27  in- 
treated  the  Lord. 

31  And  the  Lord  did  according  to  the  word  of 
Moses  ; and  he  removed  the  swarms  of  flies  from  Pha- 
raoh, from  his  servants,  and  from  his  people  ; there  re- 
mained not  one. 

32  And  Pharaoh  28  hardened  his  heart  at  this  time 
also,  neither  would  he  let  the  people  go. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 The  murrain  of  beasts.  8 The  plague  of  boils  and  blains.  13  His 
message  about  the  hail.  22  The  plague  of  hail.  27  Pharaoh  sueth  to 
Moses,  35  but  yet  is  hardened. 

Then  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  ^ Go  in  unto  Pha- 
raoh, and  tell  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
the  Hebrews,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve 
me. 

2  For  if  thou  2 refuse  to  \et  them  go,  and  wilt  hold 
them  still, 

3  Behold,  the  ® hand  of  the  Lord  is  upon  thy  cattle 
which  is  in  the  field,  upon  the  horses,  upon  the  asses, 
upon  the  camels,  upon  the  oxen,  and  upon  the  sheep  : 
there  shall  he  a very  grievous  murrain. 

4  And  ^ the  Lord  shall  sever  between  the  cattle  of 
Israel  and  the  cattle  of  Egypt  : and  there  shall  nothing 
die  of  all  that  is  the  children’s  of  Israel. 

5  And  the  Lord  appointed  a set  time,  saying.  To 
morrow  the  Lord  shall  do  this  thing  in  the  land. 

6  And  the  Lord  did  that  thing  on  the  morrow,  and 
® all  the  cattle  of  Egypt  died  : but  of  the  cattle  of  the 
children  of  Israel  died  not  one. 

7  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and,  behold,  there  was  not  one 
of  the  cattle  of  the  Israelites  dead.  And  ® the  heart 
of  Pharaoh  was  hardened,  and  he  did  not  let  the  people 
go. 

8  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 
Take  to  you  handfuls  of  ashes  of  the  furnace,  and  let 
Moses  sprinkle  it  toward  the  heaven  in  the  sight  of 
Pharaoh. 

9  And  it  shall  become  small  dust  in  all  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  shall  be  a boil  breaking  forth  with  blains 
upon  man,  and  upon  beast,  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

10  And  they  took  ashes  of  the  furnace,  and  stood 
before  Pharaoh  ; and  Moses  sprinkled  it  up  toward 
heaven  ; and  it  became  ® a boil  breaking  forth  with  blains 
upon  man,  and  upon  beast. 

11  And  the  ® magicians  could  not  stand  before  Moses 
because  of  the  boils  ; for  the  boil  was  upon  the  magi- 
cians, and  upon  all  the  Egyptians. 

12  And  the  Lord  hardened  the  heart  of  Pharaoh, 

23  ch.  3,  18.  20  ver.  15.  2 di.  8.  2. 

24  ch.  3.  12.  27  ver.  12.  « ch.  7.  4. 

25  ver.  8.  ch.  9.  28.  28  ygr.  15.  ch.  4.  21.  4 ch,  8.  22. 

1 Kin.  13.  G.  1 ch.  8.  1. 


27  their  eyes,  and  will  they  not  stone  us  ? We  will  go 
three  days’  journey  into  the  wilderness,  and  sacri- 
fice to  the  Lord  our  God,  as  he  shall  command  us. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said,  I will  let  you  go,  that  ye  may 
sacrifice  to  the  Lord  your  God  in  the  wilderness  ; 
only  ye  shall  not  go  very  far  away  : intreat  for  me. 

29  And  Moses  said.  Behold,  I go  out  from  thee,  and  I 
will  intreat  the  Lord  that  the  swarms  of  flies  may 
depart  from  Pharaoh,  from  his  servants,  and  from 
his  people,  to-morrow  : only  let  not  Pharaoh  deal 
deceitfully  any  more  in  not  letting  the  people  go  to 

30  sacrifice  to  the  Lord.  And  Moses  went  out  from 

31  Pharaoh,  and  intreated  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord 
did  according  to  the  word  of  Moses  ; and  he  re- 
moved the  swarms  of  flies  from  Pharaoh,  from  his 
servants,  and  from  his  people  ; there  remained  not 

32  one.  And  Pharaoh  hardened  his  heart  this  time 
also,  and  he  did  not  let  the  people  go. 


9  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  in  unto  Pha- 
raoh, and  tell  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  the  Hebrews,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may 

2 serve  me.  For  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  go,  and 

3 wilt  hold  them  still,  behold,  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
is  upon  thy  cattle  which  is  in  the  field,  upon  the 
horses,  upon  the  asses,  upon  the  camels,  upon  the 
herds,  and  upon  the  flocks  : there  shall  be  a veiy 

4 grievous  murrain.  And  the  Lord  shall  sever  be- 
tween the  cattle  of  Israel  and  the  cattle  of  Egypt  : 
and  there  shall  nothing  die  of  all  that  belongeth  to 

5 the  children  of  Israel.  And  the  Lord  appointed  a 
set  time,  saying,  To-morrow  the  Lord  shall  do  this 

6 thing  in  the  land.  And  the  Lord  did  that  thing  on 
the  morrow,  and  all  the  cattle  of  Egypt  died  : but 
of  the  cattle  of  the  children  of  Israel  died  not  one. 

7 And  Pharaoh  sent,  and,  behold,  there  was  not  so 
much  as  one  of  the  cattle  of  the  Israelites  dead. 
But  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was  “stubborn,  and  he 
did  not  let  the  people  go. 

8 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 
Take  to  you  handfuls  of  ^ ashes  of  the  furnace,  and 
let  Moses  sprinkle  it  toward  the  heaven  in  the  sight 

9 of  Pharaoh.  And  it  shall  become  small  dust  over 
all  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall  be  a boil  breaking 
forth  with  blains  upon  man  and  upon  beast,  through- 

10  out  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  they  took  ashes  of 
the  furnace,  and  stood  before  Pharaoh  ; and  Moses 
sprinkled  it  up  toward  heaven  ; and  it  became  a 
boil  breaking  forth  with  blains  upon  man  and  upon 

11  beast.  And  the  magicians  could  not  stand  before 
Moses  because  of  the  boils  ; for  the  boils  were  upon 

12  the  magicians,  and  upon  all  the  Egyptians.  And 
the  Lord  hardened  the  heart  of  Pharaoh,  and  he 


5 Ps.  78.  50.  ® Deut.  28.  27.  h Heb.  made  heavy. 

c ch.  7.  14.  & 8.  32.  « ch.  8.  18,  19.  2 a Heb.  heavy. 

7 Rev.  IG.  2.  Tim.  3.  9.  b Or,  soot. 

c Heb.  made  strong. 


EXODUS,  IX. 


93 


hnd  he  hearkened  not  unto  them  ; as  the  Lord  had 
spoken  unto  Moses. 

13  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  i^Rise  up 
early  in  the  morning,  and  stand  before  Pharaoh,  and 
say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews, 
Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

14  For  I will  at  this  time  send  all  my  plagues  upon 
thine  heart,  and  upon  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  peo- 
ple ; 12  that  thou  mayest  know  that  there  is  none  like 
me  in  all  the  earth. 

15  For  now  I will  i®  stretch  out  my  hand,  that  I may 
smite  thee  and  thy  people  with  pestilence  ; and  thou 
shalt  be  cut  off  from  the  earth. 

16  And  in  very  deed  for  ^ this  cause  have  I raised 
thee  up,  for  to  shew  in  thee  my  power  ; and  that  my 
name  may  be  declared  throughout  all  the  earth. 

17  As  yet  exaltest  thou  thyself  against  my  people, 
that  thou  wilt  not  let  them  go  ? 

18  Behold,  to  morrow  about  this  time  I will  cause  it 
to  rain  a very  grievous  hail,  such  as  hath  not  been  in 
Egypt  since  the  foundation  thereof  even  until  now. 

19  Send  therefore  now,  and  gather  thy  cattle,  and  all 
that  thou  hast  in  the  field  ; for  upon  every  man  and 
beast  which  shall  be  found  in  the  field,  and  shall  not  be 
brought  home,  the  hail  shall  come  down  upon  them,  and 
they  shall  die. 

20  He  that  feared  the  word  of  the  Lord  among  the 
servants  of  Pliaraoh  made  his  servants  and  his  cattle 
flee  into  the  houses  ; 

21  And  he  that  regarded  not  the  word  of  the  Lord 
left  his  servants  and  his  cattle  in  the  field. 

22  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  forth 
thine  hand  toward  heaven,  that  there  may  be  ^^hail  in 
all  the  land  of  Egypt,  upon  man,  and  upon  beast,  and 
upon  every  herb  of  the  field,  throughout  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

23  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod  toward  heaven  : 
and  ^®the  Lord  sent  thunder  and  hail,  and  the  fire  ran 
along  upon  the  ground ; and  the  Lord  rained  hail  upon 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

24  So  there  was  hail,  and  fire  mingled  with  the  hail, 
very  grievous,  such  as  there  was  none  like  it  in  all  the 
land  of  Egypt  since  it  became  a nation. 

25  And  the  hail  smote  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  all  that  tvas  in  the  field,  both  man  and  beast  ; 
and  the  hail  smote  every  herb  of  the  field,  and  brake 
every  tree  of  the  field. 

26  Only  in  the  land  of  Goshen,  where  the  children 
of  Israel  were,  was  there  no  hail. 

27  ^ And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  called  for  Moses  and 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  them,  I have  sinned  this  tune  : 
20  the  Lord  is  righteous,  and  I and  my  people  are 
wicked. 

28  21  Intreat  the  Lord  (for  it  is  enough)  that  there 
be  no  more  mighty  thunderings  and  hail  ; and  I will  let 
you  go,  and  ye  shall  stay  no  longer. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him.  As  soon  as  I am  gone 
out  of  the  city,  I will  22  spread  abroad  my  hands  unto 
the  Lord  ; and  the  thunder  shall  cease,  neither  shall 
there  be  any  more  hail ; that  thou  mayest  know  how 
that  the  23  earth  is  the  Lord’s. 


10  ch.  4.  21.  Pro.  10.  4.  Rom.  9. 

cli.  8.  20.  17.  1 Pet.  2.  9. 

12  ch.  8.  10.  1C  Rev.  10.  21. 

13  ch.  3.  20.  18  .Tosh.  10.  11.  Ps. 

1‘Seo  ch.  14.  17.  18.  13.  &78.  47.  & lO.'l. 

32.  & 148.  8.  Is.  30. 


30.  Ezek.  38.  22. 

Rev.  8.  7. 

11  Ps.  10.5.  33. 

18  Ch.  8.  22.  & 9.  4, 
G.  & 10.  23.  & 11.  7.  & 


hearkened  not  unto  them  ; as  the  Lord  had  spoken 
unto  Moses. 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Rise  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  stand  before  Pharaoh,  and  say 
unto  liim.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  the  He- 
brews, Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

14  For  I will  this  time  send  all  my  plagues  upon  tliine 
heart,  and  upon  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people  ; 
that  thou  mayest  know  that  there  is  none  like  me  in 

15  all  the  earth.  For  now  I had  put  forth  my  hand, 
and  smitten  thee  and  thy  people  with  pestilence, 

16  and  thou  hadst  been  cut  off  from  the  earth  : but  in 
very  deed  for  this  cause  have  I made  thee  to  stand, 
for  to  shew  thee  my  power,  and  that  my  name  may 

17  be  declared  throughout  all  the  earth.  As  yet  ex- 
altest thou  thyself  against  my  people,  that  thou  wilt 

18  not  let  them  go  ? Behold,  to-morrow  about  this  time 
I will  cause  it  to  rain  a very  grievous  hail,  such  as 
hath  not  been  in  Egypt  since  the  day  it  was  founded 

19  even  until  now.  Now  therefore  send,  hasten  in  thy 
cattle  and  all  that  thou  hast  in  the  field  ; for  every 
man  and  beast  which  shall  be  found  in  the  field, 
and  shall  not  be  brought  home,  the  hail  shall  come 

20  down  upon  them,  and  they  shall  die.  He  that 
feared  the  word  of  the  Lord  among  the  servants  of 
Pharaoh  made  his  servants  and  his  cattle  flee  into 

21  the  houses  : and  he  that  regarded  not  the  word  of 
the  Lord  left  his  servants  and  his  cattle  in  the 
field. 


22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  forth 
thine  hand  toward  heaven,  that  there  may  be  hail  in 
all  the  land  of  Egypt,  upon  man,  and  upon  beast, 
and  upon  every  herb  of  the  field,  throughout  the 

23  land  of  Egypt.  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod 
toward  heaven  : and  the  Lord  sent  thunder  and 
hail,  and  fire  ran  down  unto  the  earth  ; and  the 

24  Lord  rained  hail  upon  the  land  of  Egypt.  So  there 
was  hail,  and  fire  ‘^mingled  with  the  hail,  very 
grievous,  such  as  had  not  been  in  all  the  land  of 

25  Egypt  since  it  became  a nation.  And  the  hail  smote 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt  all  that  was  in  the 
field,  both  man  and  beast  ; and  the  hail  smote  every 
herb  of  the  field,  and  brake  every  tree  of  the  field. 

26  Only  in  the  land  of  Goshen,  where  the  children  of 

27  Israel  were,  was  there  no  hail.  And  Pharaoh  sent, 
and  ealled  for  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them, 
I have  sinned  this  time  : the  Lord  is  righteous,  and 

28  I and  my  people  are  wicked.  Intreat  the  Lord  ; 
for  there  hath  been  enough  of  these  ® mighty  thunder- 
ings and  hail  ; and  I will  let  you  go,  and  ye  shall 

29  stay  no  longer.  And  Moses  said  unto  him.  As  soon 
as  I am  gone  out  of  the  city,  I will  spread  abroad 
my  hands  unto  the  Lord  ; the  thunders  shall  cease, 
neither  shall  there  be  any  moj^e  hail  ; that  thon 


12.  13.  la  32.  18,  19. 
10  ch.  10.  1(). 

28  2 Chr.  12.  G.  Ps. 
129.  4.  iV  14.5.  17. 

Lam.  1.  18.  Dan.  9. 
14. 


21  ch.  8.  8,  28.  & 10. 
17.  Acts  8.  24. 

22 1 Kin.  8.  22,  38. 
Ps.  14.3.  0.  Is.  1.  1.5. 

23  Ps.  24.  1.  1 Cor. 

10,  2G,  28. 


(1  Or,  pashing  con- 
tinuaUii  (imidst. 

e Heb.  voiees  (or 
thunderings)  of  God. 


\ 


94 


EXODUS,  X. 


30  But  as  for  thee  and  thy  servants,  I know  that 
ye  will  not  yet  fear  the  Lord  God. 

31  And  the  flax  and  the  barley  was  smitten  : for 
the  barley  was  in  the  ear,  and  the  flax  was  boiled. 

32  But  the  wheat  and  the  rie  were  not  smitten  : for 
they  were  not  grown  up. 

33  And  Moses  went  out  of  the  city  from  Pharaoh, 
and  spread  abroad  his  hands  unto  the  Lord  : and  the 
thunders  and  hail  ceased,  and  the  rain  was  not  poured 
upon  the  earth. 

34  And  when  Pharaoh  saw  tliat  the  rain  and  the  hail 
and  the  thunders  were  ceased,  he  sinned  yet  more,  and 
hardened  his  heart,  he  and  his  servants. 

35  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was  hardened,  nei- 
ther would  he  let  the  children  of  Israel  go  ; as  the 
Lord  had  spoken  by  Moses. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  God  threateneth  to  send  locusts.  7 Pharaoh,  moved  by  his  servants, 
inclineth  to  let  the  Israelites  go.  12  The  'plaque  of  the  locusts.  16 
Pharaoh  sueth  to  Moses.  21  The  'plague  of  darkness.  24  Pharaoh 
sueth  unto  Moses,  27  but  yet  is  hardened. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  in  unto  Pha- 
raoh : ^ for  I have  hardened  his  heart,  and  the 
heart  of  his  servants,  ^that  I might  shew  these  my 
signs  before  him  : 

2  And  that  ^ thou  raayest  tell  in  the  ears  of  thy  son, 
and  of  thy  son’s  son,  what  things  I have  wrought  in 
Egypt,  and  my  signs  which  I have  done  among  them  ; 
that  ye  may  know  how  that  I am  the  Lord. 

3  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  in  unto  Pharaoh,  and 
said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews, 
How  long  wilt  thou  refuse  to  ^ humble  thyself  before 
me  ? let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

4  Else,  if  thou  refuse  to  let  my  people  go,  behold,  to 
morrow  will  I bring  the  ® locusts  into  thy  coast  : 

5  And  they  shall  cover  the  face  of  the  earth,  that  one 
cannot  be  able  to  see  the  earth  : and  ®they  shall  eat  the 
residue  of  that  which  is  escaped,  which  remaineth  unto 
you  from  the  hail,  and  shall  eat  every  tree  which  grow- 
eth  for  you  out  of  the  field  : 

6  And  they  shall  fill  thy  houses,  and  the  houses  of 
all  thy  servants,  and  the  houses  of  all  the  Egyptians  ; 
which  neither  thy  fathers,  nor  thy  fathers’  fathers  have 
seen,  since  the  day  that  they  were  upon  the  earth  unto 
this  day.  And  he  turned  himself,  and  went  out  from 
Pharaoh. 

7  And  Pharaoh’s  servants  said  unto  him.  How  long 
shall  this  man  be  ® a snare  unto  us  ? let  the  men  go, 
that  they  may  serve  the  Lord  their  God  : knowest  thou 
not  yet  that  Egypt  is  destroyed  ? 

8  And  Moses  and  Aaron  were  brought  again  unto 
Pharaoh  : and  he  said  unto  them.  Go,  serve  the  Lord 
your  God  : hut  who  are  they  that  shall  go  ? 

9  And  Moses  said,  We  will  go  with  our  young  and 
with  our  old,  with  our  sons  and  with  our  daughters, 
with  our  flocks  an(^  with  our  herds  will  we  go  ; for  ® we 
must  hold  a feast  unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  Let  the  Lord  be  so  with 
you,  as  I will  let  you  go,  and  your  little  ones  : look  to 
it ; for  evil  is  before  you. 

11  Not  so : go  now  ye  that  are  men,  and  serve  the 


30  mayest  know  that  the  earth  is  the  Lord’s.  But  as 
for  thee  and  thy  servants,  I know  that  ye  will  not 

31  yet  fear  the  Lord  God.  And  the  flax  and  the  bar- 
ley were  smitten  : for  the  barley  was  in  the  ear,  and 

32  tiie  flax  f was  boiled.  But  the  wheat  and  the  spelt 
were  not  smitten  : for  they  were  not  grown  up. 

33  And  Moses  went  out  of  the  city  from  Pharaoh,  and 
spread  abroad  his  hands  unto  the  Lord  : and  the 
thunders  and  hail  ceased,  and  the  rain  was  not 

34  poured  upon  the  earth.  And  when  Pharaoh  saw 
that  the  rain  and  the  hail  and  the  thunders  were 
ceased,  he  sinned  yet  more,  and  o hardened  liis  heart, 

35  he  and  his  servants.  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh 
^ was  hardened,  and  he  did  not  let  the  children  of 
Israel  go  ; as  the  Lord  had  spoken  by  Moses. 


10  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  in  unto  Pha- 
raoh : for  I have  “ hardened  his  heart,  and  the 
heart  of  his  servants,  that  I might  shew  these  my 

2 signs  in  the  midst  of  them  : and  that  thou  mayest 
tell  in  the  ears  of  thy  son,  and  of  thy  son’s  son,  ^ what 
things  I have  wrought  upon  Egypt,  and  my  signs 
which  I have  done  among  them  ; that  ye  may  know 

3 that  I am  the  Lord.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  the  Hebrews,  How  long  wilt  thou 
refuse  to  humble  thyself  before  me  ? let  my  people 

4 go,  that  they  may  serve  me.  Else,  if  thou  refuse  to 
let  my  people  go,  behold,  to-morrow  will  I bring 

5 locusts  into  thy  border  : and  they  shall  cover  the 
face  of  the  earth,  that  one  shall  not  be  able  to  see 
the  earth  : and  they  shall  eat  the  residue  of  that 
which  is  escaped,  which  remaineth  unto  you  from 
the  hail,  and  shall  eat  every  tree  which  groweth  for 

6 you  out  of  the  field  : and  thy  houses  shall  be  filled, 
and  the  houses  of  all  thy  servants,  and  the  houses 
of  all  the  Egyptians  ; as  neither  thy  fathers  nor  thy 
fathers’  fathers  have  seen,  since  the  day  that  they 
were  upon  the  earth  unto  tliis  day.  And  he  turned, 

7 and  went  out  from  Pharaoh.  And  Pharaoh’s  ser- 
vants said  unto  him.  How  long  shall  this  man  be  a 
snare  unto  us  ? let  the  men  go,  that  they  may  serve 
the  Lord  their  God  : knowest  thou  not  yet  that 

8 Egypt  is  destroyed  ? And  Moses  and  Aaron  were 
brought  again  unto  Pharaoh  : and  he  said  unto 
them.  Go,  serve  the  Lord  your  God  : but  who  are 

9 they  that  shall  go  ? And  Moses  said.  We  will  go 
with  our  young  and  with  our  old,  with  our  sons  and 
with  our  daughters,  with  our  flocks  and  with  our 
herds  will  we  go  ; for  we  must  hold  a feast  unto  the 

10  Lord.  And  he  said  unto  them.  So  be  the  Lord 
with  you,  as  I will  let  you  go,  and  your  little  ones  : 

11  look  to  it ; for  evil  is  ‘^before  you.  Not  so  : go  now 
ye  that  are  men,  and  serve  the  Lord  ; for  that  is 


24  Is.  26.  10. 

25  Ruth  1.  22.  & 2. 
23. 

20  ver.  29.  ch.  8.  12. 
27  ch.  4.  21. 


1 ch.  4.  21.  & 7.  14. 

2 ch.  7.  4. 

3 Dent.  4.  9.  Ps.  44. 
1.  & 71.  18.  & 78.  5, 
&c.  Joel  1.  3. 

4 1 Kin.  21.  29.  2 


Chr . 7.  14.  & 34.  27. 
Job  42.  6.  Jer.  13.  18. 
Jam.  4.  10.  1 Pet.  5. 

6. 

5  Pro.  30.  27.  Rev. 
9.  3. 


6 ch.  9.  32.  Joel  1. 
4.  & 2.  25. 

7 ch.  8.  3,  21. 

8 ch.  23.  33.  Josh. 
23.  13.  1 Sam.  18.  21. 


Eccles.  7.  26.  1 Cor. 

7.  35. 

0 ch.  5.  1. 

/ Or,  was  in  bloom, 
g Heb.  made  heavy, 
h Heb.  was  strong. 


a Heb.  made  heavy, 
b Or,  how  I have 
mocked  the  Egyptians. 

c Or,  what  ye  pur- 
pose. before  your 
face. 


EXODUS,  X. 


95 


Lord  ; for  that  ye  did  desire.  And  they  were  driven 
out  from  Pharaoh’s  presence. 

12  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  out 
thine  hand  over  the  land  of  Egypt  for  the  locusts,  that 
they  may  come  up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  eat 
every  herb  of  the  land,  even  all  that  the  hail  hath  left. 

13  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod  over  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord  brought  an  east  wind  upon  the 
land  all  that  day,  and  all  that  night ; and  when  it  was 
morning,  the  east  wind  brought  the  locusts. 

14  And  the  locusts  went  up  over  all  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  rested  in  all  the  coasts  of  Egypt : very 
grievous  were  they ; i®  before  them  there  were  no  such 
locusts  as  they,  neither  after  them  shall  be  such. 

15  For  they  covered  the  face  of  the  whole  earth,  so 
that  the  land  was  darkened  ; and  they  i®  did  eat  every 
herb  of  the  land,  and  all  the  fruit  of  the  trees  which 
the  hail  had  left  : and  there  remained  not  any  green 
thing  in  the  trees,  or  in  the  herbs  of  the  field,  through 
all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

16  Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron  in 
haste  ; and  he  said,  i®  I have  sinned  against  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  against  you. 

17  Now  therefore  forgive,  I pray  thee,  my  sin  only 
this  once,  and  intreat  the  Lord  your  God,  that  he  may 
take  away  from  me  this  death  only. 

18  And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh,  and  intreated 
the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Lord  turned  a mighty  strong  west  wind, 
which  took  away  the  locusts,  and  cast  them  into  the 
Red  sea  ; there  remained  not  one  locust  in  all  the  coasts 
of  Egypt. 

20  But  the  Lord  20  hardened  Pharaoh’s  heart,  so  that 
he  would  not  let  the  children  of  Israel  go. 

21  T[  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  21  Stretch  out 
thine  hand  toward  heaven,  that  there  may  be  darkness 
over  the  land  of  Egypt,  even  darkness  which  may  be 
felt. 

22  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand  toward 
heaven  ; and  there  was  a 22  thick  darkness  in  all  the 
land  of  Egypt  three  days  : 

23  They  saw  not  one  another,  neither  rose  any  from 
his  place  for  three  days  : 23  ]),it  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael had  light  in  their  dwellings. 

24  ^ And  Pharaoh  called  unto  Moses,  and  2^  said,  Go 
ye,  serve  the  Lord  ; only  let  your  flocks  and  your  herds 
be  stayed  : let  your  25  little  ones  also  go  with  you. 

25  And  Moses  said,  Thou  must  give  us  also  sacrifices 
and  burnt  offerings,  that  we  may  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord 
our  God. 

26  Our  cattle  also  shall  go  with  us  ; there  shall  not 
an  hoof  be  left  behind  ; for  thereof  must  we  take  to 
serve  the  Lord  our  God  ; and  we  know  not  with  what 
we  must  serve  the  Lord,  until  we  come  thither. 

27  But  the  Lord  20  hardened  Pharaoh’s  heart,  and 
he  would  not  let  them  go. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  him,  Get  thee  from  me, 
take  heed  to  thyself,  see  my  face  no  more  ; for  in  that 
day  thou  seest  my  face  thou  shalt  die. 

29  And  Moses  said,  Thou  hast  spoken  well,  27 1 will 
see  thy  face  again  no  more. 

’•>  ch.  7.  19.  14  ver.  T).  is  ch.  8.  .30. 

11  ver.  4,  6.  lo  Ps.  105.  35.  I'J  Joel  2.  20. 

12  Ps.  78.  4G.  & 105.  i«  ch.  9.  27.  20  ch.  4.  21.  & 11.  10. 

34.  17  ch.  9.  28.  1 Kin.  21  ch.  9.  22. 

12  Joel  2.  2.  13.  G. 


what  ye  desire.  And  they  were  driven  out  from 
Pharaoh’s  presence. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  out  thine 
hand  over  the  land  of  Egypt  for  the  locusts,  that 
they  may  come  up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  eat 
every  herb  of  the  land,  even  all  that  the  hail  hath 

13  left.  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod  over  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord  brought  an  east  wind 
upon  the  land  all  that  day,  and  all  the  night  ; and 
when  it  was  morning,  the  east  wind  brought  the 

14  locusts.  And  the  locusts  went  up  over  all  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  rested  in  all  the  borders  of  Egypt  ; 
very  grievous  were  they  ; before  them  there  were 
no  such  locusts  as  they,  neither  after  them  shall  be 

15  such.  For  they  covered  the  face  of  the  whole 
earth,  so  that  the  land  was  darkened  ; and  they  did 
eat  every  herb  of  the  land,  and  all  the  fruit  of  the 
trees  which  the  hail  had  left  : and  there  remained 
not  any  green  thing,  either  tree  or  herb  of  the  field, 

16  through  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  Then  Pharaoh 
called  for  Moses  and  Aaron  in  haste  ; and  he  said, 
I have  sinned  against  the  Lord  your  Gocl,  and 

17  against  you.  Now  therefore  forgive,  I pray  thee, 
my  sin  only  this  once,  and  intreat  the  Lord  your 
God,  that  he  may  take  away  from  me  this  death 

18  only.  And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh,  and  in- 

19  treated  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  turned  an  ex- 
ceeding strong  west  wind,  which  took  up  the  locusts, 
and  drove  them  into  the  Red  Sea  ; there  remained 

20  not  one  locust  in  all  the  border  of  Egypt.  But  the 
Lord hardened  Pharaoh’s  heart,  and  he  did  not 
let  the  cliildren  of  Israel  go. 


21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  out  thine 
hand  toward  heaven,  that  there  may  be  darkness 
over  the  land  of  Egypt,  even  darkness  which  may 

22  be  felt.  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand  to- 
ward heaven  ; and  there  was  a thick  darkness  in  all 

23  the  land  of  Egypt  three  days  ; they  saw  not  one 
another,  neither  rose  any  from  his  place  for  three 
days  : but  all  the  children  of  Israel  had  light  in 

24  their  dwellings.  And  Pharaoh  called  unto  Moses, 
and  said.  Go  ye,  serve  the  Lord  ; only  let  your 
flocks  and  your  herds  be  stayed  : let  your  little  ones 

25  also  go  with  you.  And  Moses  said.  Thou  must  also 
give  into  our  hand  sacrifices  and  burnt  offerings, 

26  that  we  may  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  our  God.  Our 
cattle  also  shall  go  with  us  ; there  shall  not  an  hoof 
be  left  behind  ; for  thereof  must  we  take  to  serve 
the  Lord  our  God  ; and  we  know  not  with  what  we 

27  must  serve  the  Lord,  until  we  come  thither.  But 
the  Lord  ^Giardened  Pharaoh’s  heart,  and  he  would 

28  not  let  them  go.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  him,  Get 
thee  from  me,  take  heed  to  thyself,  see  my  face  no 
more  ; for  in  the  day  thou  seest  my  face  thou  shalt 

29  die.  And  Moses  said.  Thou  hast  spoken  well ; I 
will  see  thy  face  again  no  more. 


22  Ps.  105.  28. 
22  ch.  8.  22. 

24  ver.  8. 

22  ver.  10. 


2'’>  ver.  20.  ch.  4.  21.  c Or,  so  that  men 
& 14.  4,  8.  shnll  grope  in  dark- 

27  ITeb.  11.  27.  ness. 

f/Heb.  made  strong. 


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EXODUS,  XI.,  XII. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1  God''s  message  to  the  Israelites  to  borrow  jewels  of  their  neighbours. 
4 Moses  threateneth  Pharaoh  with  the  death  of  the  firstborn. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Yet  will  I bring 
one  plague  more  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  Egypt  ; 
afterwards  he  will  let  you  go  hence  : ^ when  he  shall 
let  you  go,  he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out  hence  alto- 
gether. 

2  Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  and  let  every 
man  borrow  of  his  neighbour,  and  every  woman  of  her 
neighbour,  ^ jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold. 

3  ® And  the  Lord  gave  the  j)eople  favour  in  the  sight 
of  the  Egyptians.  Moreover  the  man  ^ Moses  was  very 
great  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh’s 
servants,  and  in  the  sight  of  the  people. 

4  And  Moses  said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ® About 
midnight  will  I go  out  into  the  midst  of  Egypt  : 

5  And  ®all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt  shall 
die,  from  the  firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that  sitteth  upon  his 
throne,  even  unto  the  firstborn  of  the  maidservant  that 
is  behind  the  mill  ; and  all  the  firstborn  of  beasts. 

6  And  there  shall  be  a great  cry  throughout  all  the 
land  of  Egypt,  such  as  there  was  none  like  it,  nor  shall 
be  like  it  any  more. 

7  ® But  against  any  of  the  children  of  Israel  ® shall 
not  a dog  move  his  tongue,  against  man  or  beast  : that 
ye  may  know  how  that  the  Lord  doth  put  a difference 
between  the  Egyptians  and  Israel. 

8  And  all  these  thy  servants  shall  come  down  unto 
me,  and  bow  down  themselves  unto  me,  saying.  Get 
thee  out,  and  all  the  people  that  follow  thee  : and  after 
that  I will  go  out.  And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh  in 
a great  anger. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Pharaoh  shall 
not  hearken  unto  you  ; that  my  wonders  may  be  mul- 
tiplied in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  all  these  wonders  before 
Pharaoh:  ^^and  the  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh’s  heart,  so 
that  he  would  not  let  the  children  of  Israel  go  out  of 
his  land. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 The  beginning  of  the  year  is  changed.  3 The  passover  is  instituted. 
\\  Therite  of  the  passover.  Unleavened  bread.  29  The  firstborn  are 

slain.  31  The  Israelites  are  driven  out  of  the  land.  37  They  come  to 
Succoth.  43  The  ordinance  of  the  passover. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  ^Tliis  month  shall  he  unto  you  the  beginning  of 
months  : it  shall  he  the  first  month  of  the  year  to  you. 

3  ^ Speak  ye  unto  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, In  the  tenth  day  of  this  month  they  shall  take  to 
them  every  man  a lamb,  according  to  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  a lamb  for  an  house  : 

4  And  if  the  household  be  too  little  for  the  lamb,  let 
him  and  his  neighbour  next  unto  his  house  take  it  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  souls  ; every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  eating  shall  make  your  count  for  the  lamb. 

5  Your  lamb  shall  be  ^without  blemish,  a male  of 
the  first  year  : ye  shall  take  it  out  from  the  sheep,  or 
from  the  goats  : 

6  And  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until  the  ^ fourteenth  day 
of  the  same  month  : and  the  whole  assembly  of  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel  shall  kill  it  in  the  evening. 

1 ch.  12.  31,  33,  39.  c ch.  12.  12,  23,  29.  8 ch.  8.  22. 

2  ch.  3.  22.  & 12.  35.  Amos  5. 17.  » Josh.  10.  21. 

3  ch.  3.  21.  & 12.  3G.  0 ch.  12.  12,  29.  lo  ch.  12.  33. 

Ts.  100.  40.  Amos  4.  10.  ^ ch.  3.  19.  & 7.  4. 

4  2 Sam.  7.  9.  Esth.  ^ ch.  12.  30.  Amos  & 10.  1. 

9.  4.  5.  17.  12  ch.  7.  3. 


11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Yet  one  plague 
more  will  I bring  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  Egypt  ; 
afterwards  he  will  let  you  go  hence  : ® when  he  shall 
let  you  go,  he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out  hence 

2 altogether.  Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the  people, 
and  let  them  ask  every  man  of  his  neighbour,  and 
every  woman  of  her  neighbour,  jewels  of  silver,  and 

3 jewels  of  gold.  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people 
favour  in  the  sight  of  the  Egyptians.  Moreover  the 
man  Moses  was  very  great  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in 
the  sight  of  Pharaoh’s  servants,  and  in  the  sight  of 
the  people. 

4 And  Moses  said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  About 
midnight  will  I go  out  into  the  midst  of  Egypt  : 

5 and  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt  shall  die, 
from  the  firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that  sitteth  upon  his 
throne,  even  unto  the  firstborn  of  the  maidservant 
that  is  behind  the  mill  ; and  all  the  firstborn  of 

6 cattle.  And  there  shall  be  a great  cry  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt,  such  as  there  hath  been  none 

7 like  it,  nor  shall  be  like  it  any  more.  But  against 
any  of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  not  a dog  ^move 
his  tongue,  against  man  or  beast  : that  ye  may  know 
how  that  the  Lord  doth  put  a difference  between 

8 the  Egyptians  and  Israel.  And  all  these  thy  ser- 
vants shall  come  down  unto  me,  and  bow  down 
themselves  unto  me,  saying.  Get  thee  out,  and  all 
the  people  that  follow  thee  : and  after  that  I will 
go  out.  And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh  in  hot 
anger. 

9 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Pharaoh  will  not 
hearken  unto  you  : that  my  wonders  may  be'  multi- 

10  plied  in  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Moses  and  Aaron 
did  all  these  wonders  before  Pharaoh  : and  the 
Lord hardened  Pharaoh’s  heart,  and  he  did  not 
let  the  children  of  Israel  go  out  of  his  land. 


12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron  in 

2 the  land  of  Egyjjt,  saying.  This  month  shall  be  unto 
you  the  beginning  of  months  : it  shall  be  the  first 

3 month  of  the  year  to  you.  Speak  ye  unto  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  saying.  In  the  tenth  day  of 
this  month  they  shall  take  to  them  every  man  a 
“ lamb,  according  to  their  fathers’  houses,  a lamb 

4 for  an  household  : and  if  the  household  be  too  little 
for  a lamb,  then  shall  he  and  his  neighbour  next 
unto  his  house  take  one  according  to  the  number  of 
the  souls  ; according  to  every  man’s  eating  ye  shall 

5 make  your  count  for  the  lamb.  Your  lamb  shall 
be  without  blemish,  a male  of  the  first  year : ye 
shall  take  it  from  the  sheep,  or  from  the  goats  : 

G and  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until  the  fourteenth  day  of 
the  same  month  : and  the  whole  assembly  of  the 


13  ch.  10.  20,  27.  14.  1 Pet.  1.  19.  he  shall  utterly  thrust 

Rom.  2.  5.  & 9.  22.  3 Lev.  23.  5.  Nimi.  you  out  hence. 

1 ch.  13.  4.  Deut.  9.  3.  & 28.  10.  Dcxit.  b Heb.  whet. 

10.  1.  10.  1,  0.  c Heb.  made  strong. 

2 Lev.  22.  19,  20,  21.  a Or,  when  he  shall  a Or,  kid. 

Mai.  1.  8,  14.  Heb.  9.  let  you  qo  altogether. 


EXODUS,  XII. 


97 


7 And  they  shall  take  of  the  blood,  and  strike  it  on 
the  two  side  posts  and  on  the  upper  door  post  of  the 
houses,  wherein  they  shall  eat  it. 

8 And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in  that  night,  roast  with 
fire,  and  ^ unleavened  bread  ; and  with  bitter  herbs  they 
shall  eat  it. 

9 Eat  not  of  it  raw,  nor  sodden  at  all  with  water,  but 
® roast  with  fire  ; his  head  with  his  legs,  and  with  the  pur- 
tenance  thereof. 

10  ® And  ye  shall  let  nothing  of  it  remain  until  the 
morning  ; and  that  which  remaineth  of  it  until  the  morn- 
ing ye  shall  burn  with  fire. 

11  ^ And  thus  shall  ye  eat  it  ; with  your  loins  girded, 
your  shoes  on  your  feet,  and  your  staff  in  your  hand  ; 
and  ye  shall  eat  it  in  haste  : it  is  the  Lord’s  passover. 

12  For  I ®will  pass  through  the  land  of  Egypt  this 
night,  and  will  smite  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  both  man  and  beast  ; and  ® against  all  the  gods  of 
Egypt  I will  execute  judgment : I am  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  blood  shall  be  to  you  for  a token  upon 
the  houses  where  ye  are : and  when  I see  the  blood,  I 
will  pass  over  you,  and  the  plague  shall  not  be  upon  you 
to  destroy  you,  when  I smite  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  And  this  day  shall  be  unto  you  ^^for  a memorial; 
and  ye  shall  keep  it  a feast  to  the  Lord  throughout 
your  generations  ; ye  shall  keep  it  a feast  by  an  ordi- 
nance for  ever. 

15  Seven  days  shall  ye  eat  unleavened  bread  ; even 
the  first  day  ye  shall  put  away  leaven  out  of  your  houses  : 
for  whosoever  eateth  leavened  bread  from  the  first  day 
until  the  seventh  day,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
Israel. 

16  And  in  the  first  day  there  shall  he  an  holy  convo- 
cation, and  in  the  seventh  day  there  shall  be  an  holy 
convocation  to  you  ; no  manner  of  work  shall  be  done 
in  them,  save  that  which  every  man  must  eat,  that  only 
may  be  done  of  you. 

17  And  ye  shall  observe  feast  of  unleavened  bread  ; 
for  in  this  selfsame  day  have  I brought  your  armies 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  : therefore  shall  ye  observe 
this  day  in  your  generations  by  an  ordinance  for  ever. 

18  ^ 1®  In  the  first  month,  on  the  fourteenth  day  of 
the  month  at  even,  ye  shall  eat  unleavened  bread,  until 
the  one  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month  at  even. 

19  Seven  days  shall  there  be  no  leaven  found  in  your 
houses  : for  whosoever  eateth  that  which  is  leavened, 

even  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  the  congregation  of 
Israel,  whether  he  be  a stranger,  or  born  in  the  land. 

20  Ye  shall  eat  nothing  leavened  ; in  all  your  habita- 
tions shall  ye  eat  unleavened  bread. 

21  T[  Then  Moses  called  for  all  the  elders  of  Israel, 
and  said  unto  them,  Draw  out  and  take  you  a lamb  ac- 
cording to  your  families,  and  kill  the  passover. 

22  And  ye  shall  take  a bunch  of  hyssop,  and  dip  it 
in  the  blood  that  is  in  the  bason,  and  strike  the  lintel 
and  the  two  side  posts  with  the  blood  that  is  in  tlie  bason  ; 
and  none  of  you  shall  go  out  at  the  door  of  his  house 
until  tlie  morning. 

23  24p\)r  tlie  Lord  will  pass  through  to  smite  the 
^&yP^4ans  ; and  when  he  seeth  the  blood  upon  the  lin- 

* ch.  .34.  25.  Num.  » Num.  33.  4.  jr,.  * 34.  13^  25.  Lev. 

9.  11.  Deut.  IG.  3.  1 10  ch.  0.  2.  23.  5,  0.  Num.  28.  17. 

Cor.  r>.  8.  11  cli.  13.  9.  Deut.  IG.  3,  8.  1 Cor. 

c Deut.  IG.  7.  3 2 Lev,  23.  4,  5.  2 5.  7. 

cch.  23.  18.  & 34.  Kin.  23.  21.  Gen.  17.  14.  Num. 

25.  13  ver.  24,  43.  ch.  9.  13. 

2 Deut.  IG.  5.  13.  10.  ifi  Lev.  23.  7,  8. 

8 cli.  11.  4,  5.  Amos  u ch.  13.  G,  7.  & 23.  Num.  28.  18,  25. 

5.  17. 


7 congregation  of  Israel  shall  kill  it  ^ at  even.  And 
they  shall  take  of  the  blood,  and  put  it  on  the  two 
side  posts  and  on  the  lintel,  upon  the  houses  wherein 

8 they  shall  eat  it.  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in 
that  night,  roast  with  fire,  and  unleavened  bread  ; 

9 with  bitter  herbs  they  shall  eat  it.  Eat  not  of  it 
raw,  nor  sodden  at  all  with  water,  but  roast  with 
fire  ; its  head  with  its  legs  and  with  the  inwards 

10  thereof.  And  ye  shall  let  nothing  of  it  remain  un- 
til the  morning  ; but  that  which  remaineth  of  it 

11  until  the  morning  ye  shall  burn  with  fire.  And 
thus  shall  ye  eat  it  ; with  your  loins  girded,  your 
shoes  on  your  feet,  and  your  staff  in  your  hand  : 
and  ye  shall  eat  it  in  haste  : it  is  the  Lord’s  pass- 

12  over.  For  I will  go  through  the  land  of  Egypt  in 
that  night,  and  will  smite  all  the  firstborn  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  both  man  and  beast  ; and  against 
all  the  gods  of  Egypt  I will  execute  judgements  : I 

13  am  the  Lord.  And  the  blood  shall  be  to  you  for  a 
token  upon  the  houses  where  ye  are  : and  when  I 
see  the  blood,  I will  pass  over  you,  and  there  shall 
no  plague  be  upon  you  ^^to  destroy  you,  when  I 

14  smite  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  this  day  shall  be 
unto  you  for  a memorial,  and  ye  shall  keep  it  a 
feast  to  the  Lord  : throughout  your  generations  ye 
shall  keep  it  a feast  by  an  ordinance  for  ever. 

15  Seven  days  shall  ye  eat  unleavened  bread  ; even 
the  first  day  ye  shall  put  away  leaven  out  of  your 
houses  : for  whosoever  eateth  leavened  bread  from 
the  first  day  until  the  seventh  day,  that  soul  shall 

16  be  cut  ofP  from  Israel.  And  in  the  first  day  there 
shall  be  to  you  an  holy  convocation,  and  in  the 
seventh  day  an  holy  convocation  ; no  manner  of 
work  shall  be  done  in  them,  save  that  which  every 

17  man  must  eat,  that  only  may  be  done  of  yovi.  And 
ye  shall  observe  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  ; for 
in  this  selfsame  day  have  I brought  your  hosts  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt  : therefore  shall  ye  observe 
this  day  throughout  your  generations  by  an  ordi- 

18  nance  for  ever.  In  the  first  month,  on  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  month  at  even,  ye  shall  eat  unleavened 
bread,  until  the  one  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month 

19  at  even.  Seven  days  shall  there  be  no  leaven 
found  in  your  houses : for  whosoever  eateth  that 
which  is  leavened,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  whether  he  be  a sojourner, 

20  or  one  that  is  born  in  the  land.  Ye  shall  eat  no- 
thing leavened  ; in  all  your  habitations  shall  ye  eat 
unleavened  bread. 

21  Then  Moses  called  for  all  the  elders  of  Israel, 
and  said  unto  them,  Draw  out,  and  take  you  ^ lambs 
according  to  your  families,  and  kill  the  passover. 

22  And  ye  shall  take  a bunch  of  hyssop,  and  dip  it  in 
the  blood  that  is  in  the  bason,  and  strike  the  lintel 
and  the  two  side  posts  with  the  blood  that  is  in  the 
bason  ; and  none  of  you  shall  go  out  of  the  door  of 

23  his  house  until  the  morning.  For  the  Lord  will 
pass  through  to  smite  the  Egyptians  ; and  when  he 
seeth  the  blood  upon  the  lintel,  and  on  the  two  side 

U ch.  13.  3.  4.  Josh.  .5.  10.  2 Kin.  2^  ver.  12,  13. 

i8Lev.  23.  5.  Num.  23.  21.  E^'ra  0.  20.  Hcb.  hcfween  the 

28.  IG.  Matt.  2G.  18,  10.  Mark  two  evenwfjs. 

cli.  23.  15.  & 34.  14.  12-lG.  Luke  22.  7,  c Or,  for  a dedroy^ 

18.  Deut.  IG.  3.  1 «&c.  er. 

Cor.  .5.  7,  8.  22  Heb.  11.  28.  d Or,  Goforth. 

2'’  Num.  9.  13.  23  ver.  7.  e Or,  hids. 

21  ver.  3.  Num.  9. 


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EXODUS,  XII. 


tel,  and  on  the  two  side  posts,  the  Lord  will  pass  over 
the  door,  and  will  not  suffer  the  destroyer  to  come 
in  unto  your  houses  to  smite  you. 

24  And  ye  shall  observe  this  thmg  for  an  ordinance 
to  thee  and  to  thy  sons  for  ever. 

25  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye  be  come  to  the 
land  which  the  Lord  will  give  you,  ^7  according  as  he 
hath  promised,  that  ye  shall  keep  this  service. 

26  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  your  children 
shall  say  unto  you.  What  mean  ye  by  this  service  ? 

27  That  ye  shall  say,  It  is  the  sacrifice  of  the  Lord’s 
passover,  who  passed  over  the  houses  of  the  children  of 
Israel  in  Egypt,  when  he  smote  the  Egyptians,  and  de- 
livered our  houses.  And  the  people  bowed  the  head 
and  worshipped. 

28  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  away,  and  did  as 
the  Lord  had  commanded  Moses  and  Aaron,  so  did 
they. 

29  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  midnight  the 
Lord  smote  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  from 
the  firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that  sat  on  his  throne  unto  the 
firstborn  of  the  captive  that  was  in  the  dungeon  ; and 
all  the  firstborn  of  cattle. 

30  And  Pharaoh  rose  up  in  the  night,  he,  and  all  his 
servants,  and  all  the  Egyptians  ; and  there  was  a great 
cry  in  Egypt  ; for  there  was  not  a house  where  there  was 
not  one  dead. 

31  ^ And  ^®he  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron  by  night, 
and  said.  Rise  up,  a^id  get  you  forth  from  among  my 
people,  both  ye  and  the  children  of  Israel  ; and  go, 
serve  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  said. 

32  Also  take  your  flocks  and  your  herds,  as  ye  have 
said,  and  be  gone  ; and  bless  me  also. 

33  And  the  Egyptians  were  urgent  upon  the  people, 
that  they  might  send  them  out  of  the  land  in  haste  ; for 
they  said,  We  he  all  dead  men. 

34  And  the  people  took  their  dough  before  it  was 
leavened,  their  kneadingtroughs  being  bound  up  in  their 
clothes  upon  their  shoulders. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses  ; and  they  borrowed  of  the  Egyptians 

jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment  : 

36  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people  favour  in  the  sight 
of  the  Egyptians,  so  that  they  lent  unto  them  such  things 
as  they  required.  And  they  spoiled  the  Egyptians. 

37  ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed  from 

Raineses  to  Succoth,  about  six  hundred  thousand  on 

foot  that  were  men,  beside  children. 

38  And  a mixed  multitude  went  up  also  with  them  ; 
and  flocks,  and  herds,  even  very  much  cattle. 

39  And  they  baked  unleavened  cakes  of  the  dough 
which  they  brought  forth  out  of  Egypt,  for  it  was  not 
leavened  ; because  they  were  thrust  out  of  Egypt, 
and  could  not  tarry,  neither  had  they  prepared  for 
themselves  any  victual. 

40  ^ Now  the  sojourning  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
who  dwelt  in  Egypt,  was  four  hundred  and  thirty 
years. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  the  four  hundred 
and  thirty  years,  even  the  selfsame  day  it  came  to  pass, 

2C  Ezek.  9.  G.  Rev.  Deut.  32.  7.  Josh.  4.  36.  & 135.  8.  & 136. 
7.  3.  & 9.  4.  6.  Ps.  78.  6.  10. 

2 Sam.  24.  16.  1 29  ygr.  11.  ch.  4.  23.  & 11.  5. 

Cor.  10.  10.  Heb.  11.  so  ch.  4.  31.  85  ch.  11.  6.  Pro.  21. 

28.  31  Heb.  11. 28.  13.  Amos  5.  17.  Jam. 

27  ch.  3.  8,  17.  82  ch.  11.  4.  2.  13. 

28  ch.  13.  8,  14.  33  Num.  8.  17.  & 33.  3g  ch.  11. 1.  Ps.  105. 

4.  Ps.  78.  51.  & 105.  38. 


posts,  the  Lord  will  pass  over  the  door,  and  will 
not  suffer  the  destroyer  to  come  in  unto  your  houses 

24  to  smite  you.  And  ye  shall  observe  tliis  thing  for 
an  ordinance  to  thee  and  to  thy  sons  for  ever 

25  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye  be  come  to  thf 
land  which  the  Lord  will  give  you,  according  as  he 
hath  promised,  that  ye  shall  keep  this  service. 

26  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  your  children  shall 

27  say  unto  you.  What  mean  ye  by  this  service  ? that 
ye  shall  say.  It  is  the  sacrifice  of  the  Lord’s  pass- 
over,  / who  passed  over  the  houses  of  the  children 
of  Israel  in  Egypt,  when  he  smote  the  Egyptians, 
and  delivered  our  houses.  And  the  people  bowed 

28  the  head  and  worshipped.  And  the  children  of 
Israel  went  and  did  so  ; as  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded Moses  and  Aaron,  so  did  they. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  at  midnight,  that  the  Lord 
smote  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  from 
the  firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that  sat  on  his  throne  unto 
the  firstborn  of  the  captive  that  was  in  the  dungeon  ; 

30  and  all  the  firstborn  of  cattle.  And  Pharaoh  rose 
up  in  the  night,  he,  and  all  his  servants,  and  all  the 
Egyptians  ; and  there  was  a great  cry  in  Egypt ; 
for  there  was  not  a house  where  there  was  not'  one 

31  dead.  And  he  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron  by 
night,  and  said.  Rise  up,  get  you  forth  from  among 
my  people,  both  ye  and  the  children  of  Israel ; and 

32  go,  serve  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  said.  Take  both 
your  flocks  and  your  herds,  as  ye  have  said,  and  be 

33  gone  ; and  bless  me  also.  And  the  Egyptians  were 
urgent  upon  the  people,  to  send  them  out  of  the 
land  in  haste  ; for  they  said.  We  be  all  dead  men. 

34  And  the  people  took  their  dough  before  it  was 
leavened,  their  kneadingtroughs  being  bound  up  in 

35  their  clothes  upon  their  shoulders.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  did  according  to  the  word  of  Moses  j 
and  they  asked  of  the  Egyptians  jewels  of  silver, 

36  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment : and  the  Lord 
gave  the  people  favour  in  the  sight  of  the  Egyptians, 
so  that  they  let  them  have  what  they  asked.  And 
they  spoiled  the  Egyptians. 

37  And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed  from  Ra- 
meses  to  Succoth,  about  six  hundred  thousand  on  foot 

38  that  were  men,  beside  children.  And  a mixed  mul- 
titude went  up  also  with  them  ; and  flocks,  and 

39  herds,  even  very  much  cattle.  And  they  baked  un- 
leavened cakes  of  the  dough  which  they  brought 
forth  out  of  Egypt,  for  it  was  not  leavened  ; because 
they  were  thrust  out  of  Egypt,  and  could  not  tarry, 
neither  had  they  prepared  for  themselves  any  vict- 

40  ual.  Now  the  sojourning  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  they  sojourned  in  Egypt,  was  four  hundred 

41  and  thirty  years.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
of  four  hundred  and  thirty  years,  even  the  selfsame 


87  ch.  10.  9.  «3  ch.  3.  21.  & 11.  3.  1.  46.  & 11.  21. 

88  ch.  10.  26.  44  Gen.  15.  14.  ch.  “s  ver.  33.  ch.  6.  1. 

89  Gen.  27.  34.  3.  22.  Ps.  105.  37.  & 11.  1. 

40  ch.  11.  8.  Ps.  105.  45  Hum.  33.  3,  5.  4d  Qen.  15.  13.  Acts 

38.  4g  Gen.  47.  11.  7.  6.  Gal.  3.  17. 

41  Gen.  20.  3.  47  Gen.  12.  2.  &.  46.  / Or,  for  that  he 

42  ch.  3.  22.  & 11.  2.  3.  ch.  38.  26.  Num.  passed. 


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99 


that  all  the  hosts  of  the  Lord  went  out  from  the  land 
of  E^rypt. 

42  It  is  a night  to  he  much  observed  unto  the  Lord 
for  bringing  them  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt  : this  is 
that  night  of  the  Lord  to  be  observed  of  all  the  children 
of  Israel  in  their  generations. 

43  •[[  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  This 
is  the  ordinance  of  the  passover  : There  shall  no 
stranger  eat  thereof  : 

44  But  every  man’s  servant  that  is  bought  for  money, 
when  thou  hast  circumcised  him,  then  shall  he  eat 
thereof. 

45  A foreigner  and  an  hired  servant  shall  not  eat 
thereof. 

46  In  one  house  shall  it  be  eaten  ; thou  shalt  not  carry 
forth  ought  of  the  flesh  abroad  out  of  the  house  ; 

neither  shall  ye  break  a bone  thereof. 

47  All  the  congregation  of  Israel  shall  keep  it. 

48  And  when  a stranger  shall  sojourn  with  thee, 
and  will  keep  the  passover  to  the  Lord,  let  all  his  males 
be  circumcised,  and  then  let  him  come  near  and  keep  it ; 
and  he  shall  be  as  one  that  is  born  in  the  laud  : for  no 
uncircumcised  person  shall  eat  thereof. 

49  One  law  shall  be  to  him  that  is  homeborn,  and 
unto  the  stranger  that  sojourneth  among  you. 

60  Thus  did  all  the  children  of  Israel  ; as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses  and  Aaron,  so  did  they. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass  the  selfsame  day,  that  the 
Lord  did  bring  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  by  their  armies. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 The  firstborn  are  sanctified  to  God.  3 The  memorial  of  the  passover  is 
commanded.  11  The  firstlings  of  beasts  are  .'set  apart.  17  The  Israel- 
ites go  out  of  Egypt,  and  carry  Joseph’s  bones  with  them.  20  They 
come  to  Etham.  21  God  guideth  them  by  a pillar  of  a cloud.,  and  a 
pillar  of  fire. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  1 Sanctify  unto  me  all  the  firstborn,  whatsoever 
openeth  the  womb  among  the  children  of  Israel,  hath  of 
man  and  of  beast  : it  is  mine. 

3  ^ And  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  ^ Remember  this 
day,  in  which  ye  came  out  from  Egypt,  out  of  the  house 
of  bondage  ; for  ® by  strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought 
you  out  from  this  place : ^ there  shall  no  leavened  bread 
be  eaten. 

4  ® This  day  came  ye  out  in  the  month  Abib. 

5  If  And  it  shall  be  when  the  Lord  shall  ® bring  thee 
into  the  land  of  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Hittites,  and  the 
Amorites,  and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  which  he 
sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee,  a land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey,  ® that  thou  shalt  keep  tliis  service 
in  this  month. 

6  ® Seven  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened  bread,  and 
in  the  seventh  day  shall  he  a feast  to  the  Lord. 

7  Unleavened  bread  shall  be  eaten  seven  days  ; and 
there  shall  no  leavened  bread  be  seen  with  thee, 
neither  shall  there  be  leaven  seen  with  thee  in  all  thy 
quarters. 

8  ^ And  thou  shalt  shew  thy  son  in  that  day,  say- 
ing, This  is  done  because  of  that  which  the  Lord  did 
unto  me  when  I came  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

9  And  it  shall  be  for  a sign  unto  thee  upon  thine 

60  ver.  51.  ch.  7.  4.  co  yer.  6.  Num.  9.  22.  20,  30.  & 34.  19. 
61  See  Deut.  16.  6.  13.  Lev.  27.  26.  Nuin.  3. 

62  Num.  9.  14.  67  Num.  9.  14.  13.  & 8.  16,  17.  & 18. 

63  Gen.  17.  12,  13.  68  Num.  9.  14.  & 15.  15.  Dent.  15.  19. 

64  Lev.  22.  10.  15,  16.  Gal.  3.  28.  Luke  2.  23. 

66  Num.  9.  12.  John  "O  yer.  41.  2 (.j,,  jo.  42.  Deut. 

19.  33,  36.  6"  cli.  6.  26.  16.  3. 

1 ver.  12,  13,  15.  ch.  3 (j.  ). 


day  it  came  to  pass,  that  all  the  hosts  of  the  Lord 

42  went  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt.  It  is  c'a  night  to 
be  much  observed  unto  the  Lord  for  bringing  them 
out  from  the  land  of  Egypt : * this  is  that  night  of 
the  Lord,  to  be  much  observed  of  all  the  children 
of  Israel  throughout  their  generations. 

43  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  This 
is  the  ordinance  of  the  passover  : there  shall  no 

44  alien  eat  thereof  : but  every  man’s  servant  that  is 
bought  for  money,  when  thou  hast  circumcised  him, 

45  then  shall  he  eat  thereof.  A sojourner  and  an  hired 

46  servant  shall  not  eat  thereof.  In  one  house  shall  it 
be  eaten  ; thou  shalt  not  carry  forth  aught  of  the 
flesh  abroad  out  of  the  house  ; neither  shall  ye  break 

47  a bone  thereof.  All  the  congregation  of  Israel  shall 

48  * keep  it.  And  when  a stranger  shall  sojourn  with 
thee,  and  will  keep  the  passover  to  the  Lord,  let  all 
his  males  be  circumcised,  and  then  let  him  come 
near  and  keep  it  ; and  he  shall  be  as  one  that  is 
born  in  the  land  : but  no  uncircumcised  person  shall 

49  eat  thereof.  One  law  shall  be  to  him  that  is  home- 
born,  and  unto  the  stranger  that  sojourneth  among 

60  you.  Thus  did  all  the  children  of  Israel  ; as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses  and  Aaron,  so  did  they. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass  the  selfsame  day,  that  the  Lord 
did  bring  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the  laud  of 
Egypt  by  their  hosts. 


13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Sanctify 
unto  me  all  the  firstborn,  whatsoever  openeth  the 
womb  among  the  children  of  Israel,  both  of  man 
and  of  beast : it  is  mine. 

3 And  Moses  said  unto  the  people.  Remember  this 
day,  in  which  ye  came  out  from  Egypt,  out  of  the 
house  of  “bondage  ; for  by  strength  of  hand  the 
Lord  brought  you  out  from  this  place  : there  shall 

4 no  leavened  bread  be  eaten.  This  day  ye  go  forth 

6 in  the  month  Abib.  And  it  shall  be  when  the  Lord 

shall  bring  thee  into  the  land  of  the  Canaanite,  and 
the  Hittite,  and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Ilivite,  and  tlic 
Jebusite,  which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give 
thee,  a land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  that  thou 

6 shalt  keep  this  service  in  this  month.  Seven  days 
thou  shalt  eat  unleavened  bread,  and  in  the  seventh 

7 day  shall  be  a feast  to  the  Lord.  Unleavened  bread 
shall  be  eaten  throughout  the  seven  days  ; and 
there  shall  no  leavened  bread  be  seen  with  thee, 
neither  shall  there  be  leaven  seen  with  thee,  in  all 

8 thy  borders.  And  thou  shalt  tell  thy  son  in  that  day, 
saying.  It  is  because  of  that  which  the  Lord  did  for 

9 me  when  I came  forth  out  of  Egypt.  And  it  shall 
be  for  a sign  unto  thee  upon  thine  hand,  and  for  a 


4 ch.  12.  8. 

6ch.  2.3. 15.  &34. 18. 
Dent.  16.  1. 

6 ch.  3.  8. 

T ch.  6.  8. 

8 cli.  12.  25,  26. 

» ell.  12.  1.5,  16. 

16  ch.  12.  19. 


R ver.  14.  ch.  12.  26. 
12  See  ver.  16.  ch. 
12.  14.  Num.  1.5.  39. 
Deut.  6.  8.  & 11.  18. 
1‘ro.  1.  9.  Is.  49.  16, 
Jer.  22.  24.  Matt.  23. 
5. 

g Or,  a night  of 


watching  unto  the 
Lord. 

h Or,  this  same  night 
is  a,  night  of  watching 
unto  the  Lord  for 
all  d-c. 
i Hob.  do  it. 
a Ilob.  bondmen. 


100 


EXODUS,  XIV. 


hand,  and  for  a memorial  between  thine  eyes,  that  the 
Lord’s  law  may  he  in  thy  mouth  : for  with  a strong 
hand  hath  the  Lord  brought  thee  out  of  Egypt. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  this  ordinance  in  his 
season  from  year  to  year. 

11  ^ And  it  shall  he  when  the  Lord  shall  bring  thee 
into  the  land  of  the  Canaanites,  as  he  sware  unto  thee 
and  to  thy  fathers,  and  shall  give  it  thee, 

12  That  thou  shalt  set  apart  unto  the  Lord  all 
that  openeth  the  matrix,  and  every  firstling  that  cometh 
of  a beast  which  thou  hast  ; the  males  shall  he  the 
Lord’s. 

13  And  every  firstling  of  an  ass  thou  shalt  redeem 
with  a lamb  ; and  if  thou  wilt  not  redeem  it,  then  thou 
shalt  break  his  neck  : and  all  the  firstborn  of  man 
among  thy  children  shalt  thou  redeem. 

14  T[  And  it  shall  be  when  thy  son  asketh  thee  in 
time  to  come,  saying.  What  is  this  ? that  thou  shalt  say 
unto  him,  J3y  strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us 
out  from  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage  : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  would  hardly 
let  us  go,  that  the  Lord  slew  all  the  firstborn  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  both  the  firstborn  of  man,  and  the  first- 
born of  beast  : therefore  I sacrifice  to  the  Lord  all 
that  openeth  the  matrix,  being  males  ; but  all  the  first- 
born of  my  children  I redeem. 

16  And  it  shall  be  for  a token  upon  thine  hand, 
and  for  frontlets  between  thine  eyes  : for  by  strength 
of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  had  let  the 
people  go,  that  God  led  them  not  through  the  way  of 
the  land  of  the  Philistines,  although  that  teas  near  ; for 
God  said.  Lest  peradventure  the  people  repent  when 
they  see  war,  and  they  return  to  Egypt  : 

18  But  God  led  the  people  about,  through  the  way 
of  the  wilderness  of  the  Red  sea : and  the  children  of 
Israel  went  up  harnessed  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

19  And  Moses  took  the  bones  of  Joseph  with  him  : 
for  he  had  straitly  sworn  the  children  of  Israel,  saying, 

God  will  surely  visit  you  ; and  ye  shall  carry  up  my 
bones  away  hence  with  you. 

20  And  they  took  their  journey  from  Succoth, 
and  encamped  in  Ethani,  in  the  edge  of  the  wilderness. 

21  And  the  Lord  went  before  them  by  day  in  a 
pillar  of  a cloud,  to  lead  them  the  way  ; and  by  night 
in  a pillar  of  fire,  to  give  them  light  ; to  go  by  day  and 
night : 

22  He  took  not  away  the  pillar  of  the  cloud  by  day, 
nor  the  pillar  of  fire  by  night,  from  before  the  people. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 


1  God  instructeth  the  Israelites  in  their  journey.  5 Pharaoh  pnrsueth 
after  them.  10  The  Israelites  murmur.  13  Moses  comforteth  them. 
15  God  instructeth  Moses.  19  The  cloud  removeth  behind  the  camp. 
21  The  Israelites  pass  through  the  Red  sea,  23  which  drowneth  the 
Egyptians. 


And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2 Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  ^ that  they 
turn  and  encamp  before  ^ Pi-hahiroth,  between  ^ Mig- 
dol  and  the  sea,  over  against  Baal-zephon  : before  it 
shall  ye  encamp  by  the  sea. 

3 For  Pharaoh  will  say  of  the  children  of  Israel, 


13  Ch.  12.  14,  24. 

11  ver.  2.  ch.  22.  29. 
& 34.  19.  Lev.  27.  26. 
Num.  8.  17.  & 18.  15. 
Deut.  15.  19.  Ezek. 
44.  30. 

ii  ch.  34.  20.  Num. 
18.  15,  16. 


i«  Num.  3.  46,  47.  & 
18.  15,  16. 

11  ch.  12.  26.  Deut. 
6.  20.  Josh.  4.  6,  21. 
1*  ver.  3. 
i»  ch.  12.  29. 

20  ver.  9. 


21  ch.  14.  11,  12. 

Num.  14.  1-4. 

22  Dent.  17.  16. 

23  ch.  14.  2.  Num. 
33.  6,  &c. 

21  Geu.  .50.  2.5.  Josh. 
24.  32.  Acts  7.  16. 


memorial  between  thine  eyes,  that  the  law  of  tho 
Lord  may  be  in  thy  mouth  : for  with  a strong  hand 

10  hath  the  Lord  brought  thee  out  of  Egypt.  Thou 
shalt  therefore  keep  this  ordmance  in  its  season 
from  year  to  year. 

11  And  it  shall  be  when  the  Lord  shall  bring  thee 
into  the  land  of  the  Canaanite,  as  he  sware  unto 

12  thee  and  to  thy  fathers,  and  shall  give  it  thee,  that 
thou  shalt  ^ set  apart  unto  the  Lord  all  that  openeth 
the  womb,  and  every  firstling  which  thou  hast  that 
cometh  of  a beast ; the  males  shall  be  the  Lord’s. 

13  And  every  firstling  of  an  ass  thou  shalt  redeem  with 
a ^ lamb  ; and  if  thou  wilt  not  redeem  it,  then  thou 
slialt  break  its  neck  : and  all  the  firstborn  of  man 

14  among  thy  sons  shalt  thou  redeem.  And  it  shall  be 
when  thy  son  asketh  thee  in  time  to  come,  saying, 
What  is  this  ? that  thou  shalt  say  unto  him.  By 
strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us  out  from 

15  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  ‘^bondage  : and  it  came 
to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  « would  hardly  let  us  go,  that 
the  Lord  slew  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
both  the  firstborn  of  man,  and  the  firstborn  of 
beast  : therefore  I sacrifice  to  the  Lord  all  that 
openeth  the  womb,  being  males  ; but  all  the  first- 

16  born  of  my  sons  I redeem.  And  it  shall  be  for  a 
sign  upon  thine  hand,  and  for  frontlets  between 
thine  eyes  : for  by  strength  of  hand  the  Lord 
brought  ns  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  had  let  the 
people  go,  that  God  led  them  not  by  the  way  of  the 
land  of  the  Philistines,  although  that  was  near  ; for 
God  said.  Lest  peradventure  the  people  repent  when 

18  they  see  war,  and  they  return  to  Egypt : but  God 
led  the  people  about,  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
by  the  Red  Sea  : and  the  children  of  Israel  went 

19  up  armed  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Moses 
took  the  bones  of  Joseph  with  him  : for  he  had 
straitly  sworn  the  children  of  Israel,  saymg,  God 
will  surely  visit  you  ; and  ye  shall  carry  np  my 

20  bones  away  hence  with  you.  And  they  took  their 
journey  from  Succoth,  and  encamped  in  Etham,  in 

21  the  edge  of  the  wilderness.  And  the  Lord  went 
before  them  by  day  in  a pillar  of  cloud,  to  lead 
them  the  way  ; and  by  night  in  a pillar  of  fire,  to 
give  them  light  ; that  they  might  go  by  day  and  by 

22  night  : -^the  pillar  of  cloud  by  day,  and  the  pillar  of 
fire  by  night,  departed  not  from  before  the  people. 


14  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  turn  back  and 
encamp  before  Pi-hahiroth,  between  Migdol  and  the 
sea,  before  Baal-zephon  : over  against  it  shall  ye 
3 encamp  by  the  sea.  And  Pharaoh  will  say  of  the 


23  Num.  33.  6. 

26  ch.  14.  19,  24.  & 
40.  38.  Num.  9.  15.  & 
10.  34.  & 14. 14.  Deut. 
1.  33.  Neh.  9.  12,  19. 
Ps.  78.  14.  & 99.  7.  & 
105.  39.  Is.  4.  5.  1 
Cor.  10.  1. 


1 ch.  13.  18. 

2 Num.  33.  7. 

3 Jer.  44. 1. 

h Heb.  cause  to  pass 
over, 
c Or,  Md. 
d Heb.  bondmen. 


e Or,  hardened  him- 
self against  letting  us 
go. 

f Or,  he  took  not 
away  the  pillar  of 
cloud  by  day,  nor  the 


EXODUS,  XIV. 


101 


^ They  are  entangled  in  the  land,  the  wilderness  hath 
shut  them  in, 

4 And  ^ I will  harden  Pharaoh’s  heart,  that  he  shall 
follow  after  them  ; and  I ® will  be  honoured  upon  Pha- 
raoh, and  upon  all  his  host  ; that  the  Egyptians  may 
know  that  I am  the  Lord.  And  they  did  so. 

5 ^ And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Egypt  that  the  peo- 
ple fled  : and  ^ the  heart  of  Pharaoh  and  of  his  ser- 
vants was  turned  against  the  people,  and  they  said,  Why 
have  we  done  this,  that  we  have  let  Israel  go  from 
serving  us  ? 

6 And  he  made  ready  his  chariot,  and  took  his  peo- 
ple with  him  : 

7 And  he  took  ® six  hundred  chosen  chariots,  and  all 
the  chariots  of  Egypt,  and  captains  over  every  one  of 
them. 

8 And  the  Lord  hardened  the  heart  of  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  and  he  pursued  after  the  children  of 
Israel : and  the  children  of  Israel  went  out  with  an 
high  hand. 

9 But  the  12  Egyptians  pursued  after  them,  all  the 
horses  and  chariots  of  Pharaoh,  and  his  horsemen,  and 
his  army,  and  overtook  them  encamping  by  the  sea,  be- 
side Pi-hahiroth,  before  Baal-zephon. 

10  ^ And  when  Pharaoh  drew  nigh,  the  children  of 
Israel  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and,  behold,  the  Egyptians 
marched  after  them  ; and  they  were  sore  afraid  : and 
the  children  of  Israel  cried  out  unto  the  Lord. 

11  i^And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Because  there  were 
no  graves  in  Egypt,  hast  thou  taken  us  away  to  die  in 
the  wilderness  ? wherefore  hast  thou  dealt  thus  with 
us,  to  carry  us  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 

12  not  this  the  word  that  we  did  tell  thee  in 
Egypt,  saying.  Let  us  alone,  that  we  may  serve  the 
Egyptians  ? For  it  had  been  better  for  us  to  serve  the 
Egyptians,  than  that  we  should  die  in  the  wilderness. 

13  ^ And  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  i^Fear  ye  not, 
stand  still,  and  see  the  salvation  of  the  Lord,  which 
he  will  shew  to  you  to  day  : for  the  Egyptians  whom  ye 
have  seen  to  day,  ye  shall  see  them  again  no  more  for 
ever. 

14  I’^The  Lord  shall  fight  for  you,  and  ye  shall 

hold  your  peace. 

15  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Wherefore 
criest  thou  unto  me  ? speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  they  go  forward  : 

16  But  lift  thou  up  thy  rod,  and  stretch  out  thine 
hand  over  the  sea,  and  divide  it  : and  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  go  on  dry  ground  through  the  midst  of  the 
sea. 

17  And  I,  behold,  I will  20  harden  the  hearts  of  the 
Egyptians,  and  they  shall  follow  them  : and  I will  21  get 
me  honour  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  host,  upon 
his  chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen. 

18  And  the  Egyptians  22  shall  know  that  I am  the 
Lord,  when  I have  gotten  me  honour  upon  Pharaoh, 
upon  his  chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen. 

19  ^ And  the  angel  of  God,  28  which  went  before  the 
camp  of  Israel,  removed  and  went  behind  them  ; and 
the  pillar  of  the  cloud  went  from  before  their  face,  and 
stood  behind  them  : 


children  of  Israel,  They  are  entangled  in  the  land, 

4 the  wilderness  hath  shut  them  in.  And  I will 
“ harden  Pharaoh’s  heart,  and  he  shall  follow  after 
them  ; and  I will  get  me  honour  upon  Pharaoh,  and 
upon  all  his  host  ; and  the  Egyptians  shall  know 

5 that  I am  the  Lord.  And  they  did  so.  And  it 
was  told  the  king  of  Egypt  that  the  people  were 
fled  : and  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  and  of  his  servants 
was  changed  towards  the  people,  and  they  said. 
What  is  this  we  have  done,  that  we  have  let  Israel 

6 go  from  serving  us  ? And  he  made  ready  his 

7 ^ chariot,  and  took  his  people  with  him  : and  he  took 
six  hundred  chosen  chariots,  and  all  the  chariots  of 

8 Egypt,  and  captains  over  all  of  them.  And  the 
Lord  ‘^hardened  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  and  he  pursued  after  the  children  of  Israel  : 
for  the  children  of  Israel  went  out  with  an  high 

9 hand.  And  the  Egyptians  pursued  after  them,  all 
the  horses  and  chariots  of  Pharaoh,  and  his  horse- 
men, and  his  army,  and  overtook  them  encamping 
by  the  sea,  beside  Pi-hahiroth,  before  Baal-zephon. 

10  And  when  Pharaoh  drew  nigh,  the  children  of  Israel 
lifted  up  their  eyes,  and,  behold,  the  Egyptians 
marched  after  them  ; and  they  were  sore  afraid  : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  cried  out  unto  the  Lord. 

11  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Because  tliere  were  no 
graves  in  Egypt,  hast  thou  taken  us  away  to  die  in 
the  wilderness  ? wherefore  hast  thou  dealt  thus  with 

12  us,  to  bring  us  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? Is  not  this  the 
word  that  we  spake  unto  thee  in  Egypt,  saying.  Let 
us  alone,  that  we  may  serve  the  Egyptians  ? For 
it  were  better  for  us  to  serve  the  Egyptians,  than 

13  that  we  should  die  in  the  wilderness.  And  Moses 
said  unto  the  people.  Fear  ye  not,  stand  still,  and 
see  the  salvation  of  the  Lord,  which  he  will  work 
for  you  to-day  : ^ for  the  Egyptians  whom  ye  have 
seen  to-day,  ye  shall  see  them  again  no  more  for 

14  ever.  The  Lord  shall  fight  for  you,  and  ye  shall 
hold  your  peace. 


15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Wherefore  criest 
thou  unto  me  ? speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 

16  that  they  go  forward.  And  lift  thou  up  thy  rod, 
and  stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the  sea,  and  divide 
it : and  the  children  of  Israel  shall  go  into  the  midst 

17  of  the  sea  on  dry  ground.  And  I,  behold,  I will 
“ harden  the  hearts  of  the  Egyptians,  and  they  shall 
go  in  after  them  : and  I will  get  me  honour  upon 
Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  host,  upon  his  chariots, 

18  and  upon  his  horsemen.  And  the  Egyptians  shall 
know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I have  gotten  me 
honour  upon  Pharaoh,  upon  his  chariots,  and  upon 

19  his  horsemen.  And  the  angel  of  God,  which  went 
before  the  camp  of  Israel,  removed  and  went  behind 
them  ; and  the  pillar  of  cloud  removed  from  before 


4Ps.  71.  11.  Och.  15.  4.  9.  9.  Ps.  »4.  17.  & i7ver.  25.  Deut.  1.  ^ ver.  21,  2G.  ch.  7.  20.10.  Is.  03.  9. 

6 ch.  4.  21.  & 7.  3.  10  ver.  4.  107.  0.  30.  & 3.  22.  & 20.  4.  19.  a Heb.  make  strong. 

c ver.  17,  18.  ch.  9.  n ch.  6.  1.  & 13.  9.  » Ps.  lOG.  7,  8.  Josh,  10.  14,  42.  & 23.  20  yer.  8.  ch.  7.  3,  b Or,  chariots. 

IG.  Rom.  9.  17,22,  Num.  33.  3,  ch.  5.  21 , & G.  9.  3.  2 Chr.  20.  29.  Neh.  21  ver.  4.  c lieh.  made  $trong. 

23.  12  cii,  15.  9.  Josh.  2 Chr.  20.15,17.  4.20.  Is.  31.4.  22  yer,  4.  d Or,  for  whereas  ye 

■'  oh.  7.  5.  24.  G,  Is.  41.  10,  13, 14.  Is.  30.  15.  23  ch.  13.  21.  & 23.  have  seen  the  Egyp- 

8 Ps.  105.  25.  13  Josh.  24,  7.  Neh.  20.  & 32,  34.  Num.  Hans  to-day. 


102 


EX  US,  XV. 


20  And  it  came  between  the  camp  of  the  Egypti; 
and  the  camp  of  Israel ; and  ^4  it  was  a cloud  and  da 
ness  to  them,  but  it  gave  light  by  night  to  these : so  tha. 
the  one  came  not  near  the  other  all  the  night. 

21  And  Moses  stretched  out  liis  hand  over  the  sea  ; 
and  the.  Lord  caused  the  sea  to  go  hack  by  a strong  east 
wind  all  that  night,  and  made  the  sea  dry  land,  and 
the  waters  were  divided. 

22  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  into  the  midst 
of  the  sea  upon  the  dry  ground:  and  the  waters  were 
29  a wall  unto  them  on  their  right  hand,  and  on  their 
left. 

23  ^ And  the  Egyptians  pursued,  and  went  in  after 
them  to  the  midst  of  the  sea,  even  all  Pharaoh’s  horses, 
his  chariots,  and  his  horsemen. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the  morning  watch 

the  Lord  looked  unto  the  host  of  the  Egyptians 

through  the  pillar  of  fire  and  of  the  cloud,  and  trou- 
bled the  host  of  the  Egyptians, 

25  And  took  off  their  chariot  wheels,  that  they  drave 
them  heavily  : so  that  the  Egyptians  said.  Let  us  flee 
from  the  face  of  Israel ; for  the  Lord  fighteth  for 
them  against  the  Egyptians. 

26  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  out 
thine  hand  over  the  sea,  that  the  waters  may  come 
again  upon  the  Egyptians,  upon  their  chariots,  and 
upon  their  horsemen. 

27  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand  over  the  sea, 
and  the  sea  returned  to  his  strength  when  the  morn- 
ing appeared  ; and  the  Egyptians  fled  against  it  ; and 
the  Lord  overthrew  the  Egyptians  in  the  midst  of 
the  sea. 

28  And  the  waters  returned,  and  covered  the 
chariots,  and  the  horsemen,  and  all  the  host  of  Pharaoh 
that  came  into  the  sea  after  them  ; there  remained  not 
so  much  as  one  of  them. 

29  But  the  children  of  Israel  walked  upon  dry 
land  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  ; and  the  waters  were  a 
wall  unto  them  on  their  right  hand,  and  on  their  left. 

30  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Egyptians  ; and  Israel  saw  the  Egyptians 
dead  upon  the  sea  shore. 

31  And  Israel  saw  that  great  work  which  the  Lord 
did  upon  the  Egyptians  : and  the  people  feared  the 
Lord,  and  believed  the  Lord,  and  his  servant  Mo- 
ses. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

1 Moses'  song.  22  The  people  want  water.  23  The  waters  at  Marah  are 
bitter.  25  A tree  sweeteneth  them.  27  At  Elim  are  twelve  wells.,  and 
seventy  palm  trees. 

rSlHEN  sang  ^ Moses  and  the  children  of  Israel  this 
M song  unto  the  Lord,  and  spake,  saying,  I will 

2 sing  unto  the  Lord,  for  he  hath  triumphed  glori- 

ously : the  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the 
sea.  ' 

2 The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  ® song,  and  he  is  be- 
come my  salvation  : he  is  my  God,  and  I will  prepare 
him  ^ an  habitation  ; my  ® father’s  God,  and  I ® will 
exalt  him. 


24  See  Is.  8.  14.  2 
Cor.  4.  3. 

25  ver.  16. 

26  Ps.  66.  6. 

27ch.  15.  8.  Josh.  3. 
16.  & 4.  23.  Neh.  9. 

11.  Ps.  74.  13.  & 106. 
9.  & 114.  3.  Is.  63. 

12. 

28  ver.  29.  ch.  15. 


19.  Num.  33.  8.  Ps. 
66.  6.  & 78.  13.  Is.  63. 
13.  1 Cor.  10.  1. 

Heb.  11.  29. 

29  Hab.  3.  10. 

30  See  Ps.  77.  17,  &c. 

31  ver.  14. 

32  ver.  16. 

33  JoslK  4.  18. 

34  ch.  15.  1,  7. 


85  Hab.  3.  8,  13. 

30  Ps.  106.  11. 

37  ver.  22.  Ps.  77. 
20.  & 78.  52,  53. 

33  Ps.  106.  8,  10. 

30  Ps.  58.  10.  & 59. 
10. 

40  ch.  4.  31.  S:  19.  9. 
Ps.  106.  12.  Joliu  2. 
11.  & 11.  45. 


20  them,  and  stood  behind  them  : and  it  came  between 
the  camp  of  Egypt  and  the  camp  of  Israel  ; and 
there  was  the  cloud  and  the  darkness,  yet  gave 
it  light  by  night : and  the  one  came  not  near  the 

21  other  all  the  night.  And  Moses  stretched  out  his 
hand  over  the  sea  ; and  the  Lord  caused  the  sea  to 
go  hack  by  a strong  east  wind  all  the  night,  and 
made  the  sea  dry  land,  and  the  waters  were  di- 

22  vided.  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  into  the 
midst  of  the  sea  upon  the  dry  ground  ; and  the 
waters  were  a wall  unto  them  on  their  right  hand, 

23  and  on  their  left.  And  the  Egyptians  pursued,  and 
went  in  after  them  into  the  midst  of  the  sea,  all 
Pharaoh’s  horses,  his  chariots,  and  his  horsemen. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning  watch,  that  the 
Lord  looked  forth  upon  the  host  of  the  Egyptians 
through  the  pillar  of  fire  and  of  cloud,  and  discom- 

25  fited  the  host  of  the  Egyptians.  And  he  ®took  off 
their  chariot  wheels, that  they  drave  them  heavily  : 
so  that  the  Egyptians  said,  I.<et  us  flee  from  the  face 
of  Israel  ; for  the  Lord  fighteth  for  them  against 
the  Egyptians. 

26  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Stretch  out  thine 
hand  over  the  sea,  that  the  waters  may  come  again 
upon  the  Egyptians,  upon  their  chariots,  and  upon 

27  their  horsemen.  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand 
over  the  sea,  and  the  sea  returned  to  its  ^ strength 
when  the  morning  appeared  ; and  the  Egyptians 
fled  against  it  ; and  the  Lord  * overthrew  the  Egyp- 

28  tians  in  the  midst  of  the  sea.  And  the  waters  re- 
turned, and  covered  the  chariots,  and  the  horsemen, 
even  all  the  host  of  Pharaoh  that  went  in  after 
them  into  the  sea  ; there  remained  not  so  much  as 

29  one  of  them.  But  the  children  of  Israel  walked 
upon  dry  land  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  ; and  the 
waters  were  a wall  unto  them  on  their  right  hand, 

30  and  on  their  left.  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that 
day  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians  ; and  Israel 

31  saw  the  Egyptians  dead  upon  the  sea  shore.  And 
Israel  saw  the  great  ^ work  which  the  Lord  did 
upon  the  Egyptians,  and  the  people  feared  the 
Lord  : and  they  believed  in  the  Lord,  and  in  his 
servant  Moses. 


15  Then  sang  Moses  and  the  children  of  Israel  this 
song  unto  the  Lord,  and  spake,  saying, 

I will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  for  he  “ hath  triumphed 
gloriously  : 

The  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the 
sea. 

2 ^ The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song. 

And  he  is  become  my  salvation  : 

This  is  my  God,  and  I will  praise  him  ; 

My  father’s  God,  and  I will  exalt  him. 

iJudg.  5.  1.  2 4 Gen.  28.  21,  22.  2 f Or.,  and  made  them 

Sam.  22.  1.  Ps.  106.  Sam.  7.  5.  Ps.  132.  5.  to  drive. 

12.  8 ch.  3.  15,  16.  g Or,  wonted  flow. 

2 ver.  21.  9 2 Sam.  22.  47.  Ps.  h Heb.  shook  ofl'. 

3 Dent.  10.  21.  Ps.  99.  5.  «&  118.  28.  Is.  i Heb.  hand. 

18.  2.  & 22.  3.  & 59.  25.  1.  a Or,  is  highly  ex- 

11.  & 62.  6.  & 109.  e Some  ancient  ver-  alted. 

1.  & 118.  14.  & 140.  7.  sious  read,  bound.  h Heb.  Jah. 

Is.  12.  2.  Hab.  3.  18, 

19. 


EXODUS,  XV. 


103 


3 The  Lord  is  a man  of  war  : the  Lord  is  his 
® name. 

4 ® Pharaoh’s  chariots  and  his  host  hath  he  cast  into 
the  sea  : his  chosen  captains  also  are  drowned  in  the 
Red  sea. 

5 The  depths  have  covered  them  : sank 

into  the  bottom  as  a stone. 

6 Thy  right  hand,  O Lord,  is  become  glorious  in 
power  : thy  right  hand,  O Lord,  hath  dashed  in  pieces 
the  enemy. 

7 And  in  the  greatness  of  thine  excellency  thou 
hast  overthrown  them  that  rose  up  against  thee  : thou 
sentest  forth  thy  wrath,  which  consumed  them  as 
stubble. 

8 And  with  the  blast  of  thy  nostrils  the  waters  were 
gathered  together,  the  floods  stood  upright  as  an 
heap,  and  the  depths  were  congealed  in  the  heart  of 
the  sea. 

9 The  enemy  said,  I will  pursue,  I will  overtake, 
I will  divide  the  spoil  ; my  lust  shall  be  satisfied 
upon  them  ; I will  draw  my  sword,  my  hand  shall  de- 
stroy them. 

10  Thou  didst  ^ifllow  with  thy  wind,  ^^the  sea  co- 
vered them  ; they  sank  as  lead  in  the  mighty  waters. 

11  23\\rijo  is  like  unto  thee,  O Lord,  among  the 
gods  ? who  is  like  thee,  glorious  in  holiness,  fearful 
in  praises,  doing  wonders  ? 

12  Thou  stretchedst  out  ^^thy  right  hand,  the  earth 
swallowed  them. 

13  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  ^’^led  forth  the  people 
which  thou  hast  redeemed : thou  hast  guided  them  in 
thy  strength  unto  thy  holy  habitation. 

14  ^ The  people  shall  hear,  and  be  afraid  : sorrow 
shall  take  hold  on  the  inhabitants  of  Palestina. 

15  Then  the  dukes  of  Edom  shall  be  amazed  ; 

the  mighty  men  of  Moab,  trembling  shall  take  hold 

upon  them  ; ^lall  the  inhabitants  of  Canaan  shall  melt 
away. 

IG  3®  Fear  and  dread  shall  fall  upon  them  ; by  the 
greatness  of  thine  arm  they  shall  be  as  still  ^®as  a 
stone  ; till  thy  people  pass  over,  O Lord,  till  the  peo- 
ple pass  over,  which  thou  hast  purchased. 

17  Thou  shalt  bring  them  in,  and  plant  them  in 
the  mountain  of  thine  inheritance,  in  the  place,  O Lord, 
which  thou  hast  made  for  thee  to  dwell  in,  in  the  Sanc- 
tuary, O Lord,  which  thy  hands  have  established. 

18  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

19  For  the  H horse  of  Pharaoh  went  in  with  his  cha- 
riots and  with  his  horsemen  into  the  sea,  and 
Lord  brought  again  the  waters  of  the  sea  upon  them  ; 
but  the  children  of  Israel  went  on  dry  land  in  the  midst 
of  the  sea. 


7Pg.  24.  8.  Rev.  19. 
11. 

ech.  G.  3.  Pb.  83. 18. 
6ch.l4.  28. 

>0  ch.  14.  7. 

>1  ch.  14.  28. 

12  Nch.  9.  11. 

13  I’s.  118.  15,  IG. 

1^  Dent.  33.  2G. 

Ps.  59.  13. 


1C  Is.  5.  24.  & 47. 14. 

17  ch.  14.  21.  2 Sam. 
22.  IG.  Job  4.  9.  2 
Thess.  2.  8. 

18  Pg.  78.  13.  Hab. 
3.  10. 

i»  Jndg.  5.  30. 

20  Gen.  49.  27.  Is. 
03.  12.  Luke  11.  22. 

21  ch.  14.  21.  Ps. 
147.  18. 


22  ver.  5.  ch.  14.  28. 

23  2 Sam.  7.  22.  1 

Kin.  8.  23.  Pb.  71.  19. 
& 86.  8.  & 89.  (!,  8. 
Jer.  10.  G.  & 49.  19. 

21  Is.  G.  3. 

215  Ps.  77.  14. 

20  ver.  G. 

27  Ps.  77.  15,  20. 

78.  52.  & 80.  1.  & lOG. 


3 The  Lord  is  a man  of  war  : 

The  Lord  is  his  name. 

4 Pharaoh’s  chariots  and  his  host  hath  he  cast  into 

the  sea  : 

And  his  chosen  captains  are  sunk  in  the  Red  Sea. 

5 The  deeps  cover  them  : 

They  went  down  into  the  depths  like  a stone. 

6 Thy  right  hand,  O Lord,  is  glorious  in  power. 
Thy  right  hand,  O Lord,  dasheth  in  pieces  the 

enemy. 

7 And  in  the  greatness  of  thine  excellency  thou 

overthrowest  them  that  rise  up  against  thee  : 
Thou  sendest  forth  thy  wrath,  it  consumeth  them 
as  stubble. 

8 And  with  the  blast  of  thy  nostrils  the  waters  were 

piled  up. 

The  floods  stood  upright  as  an  heap  ; 

The  deeps  were  congealed  in  the  heart  of  the  sea. 

9 The  enemy  said, 

I will  pursue,  I will  overtake,  I will  divide  the 
spoil : 

My  lust  shall  be  satisfied  upon  them  ; 

I will  draw  my  sword,  my  hand  shall  destroy  them. 

10  Thou  didst  blow  with  thy  wind,  the  sea  covered 

them  : 

They  sank  as  lead  in  the  mighty  waters. 

11  Who  is  like  unto  thee,  O Lord,  among  the  gods  ? 
Who  is  like  thee,  glorious  in  holiness. 

Fearful  in  praises,  doing  wonders  ? 

12  Thou  stretchedst  out  thy  right  hand. 

The  earth  swallowed  them. 

13  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  led  the  people  which  thou 

hast  redeemed  : 

Thou  hast  guided  them  in  thy  strength  to  thy 
holy  habitation. 

14  The  peoples  have  heard,  they  tremble  : 

Pangs  have  taken  hold  on  the  inhabitants  of 
Philistia. 

15  Then  were  the  dukes  of  Edom  amazed  ; 

The  ® mighty  men  of  Moab,  trembling  taketh  hold 
upon  them  : 

All  the  inhabitants  of  Canaan  are  melted  away. 

IG  Terror  and  dread  falleth  upon  them  ; 

By  the  greatness  of  thine  arm  they  are  as  still  as 
a stone  ; 

Till  thy  people  pass  over,  O Lord, 

Till  the  people  pass  over  which  thou  hast  '' pur- 
chased. 

17  Thou  shalt  bring  them  in,  and  plant  them  in  the 

mountain  of  thine  inheritance. 

The  place,  O Lord,  wliich  thou  hast  made  for  thee 
to  dwell  in, 

The  sanctuary,  O Lord,  which  thy  hands  have 
established. 

18  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

19  For  the  horses  of  Pharaoh  went  in  with  his 
chariots  and  with  his  horsemen  into  the  sea,  and  the 
Lord  brought  again  the  waters  of  the  sea  upon 
them  ; but  the  children  of  Israel  walked  on  dry  land 

9.  Is.  63.  12,  13.  Jer.  84  josh.  5.  1.  ss  Pg.  44.  2.  & 80.  8. 

2.  G.  85  Dent.  2.  25.  & 11.  so  Ps.  78.  54. 

28  Ps.  78.  54.  25.  Josh.  2.  9.  4o  i>g.  10.  16.  & 29. 

20  Num.  14. 14.  Deut.  3g  1 Sam.  25.  37.  10.  & 14G.  10.  Is.  57. 

2.  25.  Josh.  2.  9, 10.  3t  ch.  19.  5.  Deut.  15. 

80  Ps.  48.  G.  32.  9.  2 Sam.  7.  23.  « ch.  14.  23.  Pro. 

81  Gen.  3G.  40.  Ps.  74.  2.  Is.  43.  1,3.  21.  .31. 

82  Dent.  2.  4.  & 51.  10.  Jer.  31.  11.  12  ch.  14.  28,  29. 

33  Num.  22.  3.  Ilab.  Tit.  2.  14.  1 Pet.  2.  9.  c Heb.  ronis. 

3.  7.  2 Pet.  2.  1.  (1  Heb.  gotten. 


104 


EXODUS,  XVI. 


20  ^ And  Miriam  ^^the  prophetess,  ^^the  sister  of 
Aaron,  took  a timbrel  in  her  hand  ; and  all  the  women 
went  out  after  her  with  timbrels  and  with  dances. 

21  And  Miriam  answered  them,  Sing  ye  to  the 
Lord,  for  he  hath  triumphed  gloriously ; the  horse  and 
his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the  sea. 

22  So  Moses  brought  Israel  from  the  Red  sea,  and 
they  went  out  into  the  wilderness  of  Shur  ; and  they 
went  three  days  in  the  wilderness,  and  found  no  water. 

23  ^ And  when  they  came  to  Marah,  they  could 
not  drink  of  the  waters  of  Marah,  for  they  were  bitter  : 
therefore  the  name  of  it  was  called  Marah. 

24  And  the  people  murmured  against  Moses,  say- 
ing, What  shall  we  drink  ? 

25  And  he  ^^cj-jed  unto  the  Lord;  and  the  Lord 
shewed,  him  a tree,  which  when  he  had  cast  into  the 
waters,  the  waters  were  made  sweet : there  he  made 
for  them  a statute  and  an  ordinance,  and  there  he 
proved  them, 

26  And  said,  If  thou  wilt  diligently  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  wilt  do  that  which  is 
right  in  his  sight,  and  wilt  give  ear  to  his  command- 
ments, and  keep  all  his  statutes,  I will  put  none  of  these 

diseases  upon  thee,  which  I have  brought  upon  the 
Egyptians  : for  I am  the  Lord  that  healeth  thee. 

27  T[  And  they  came  to  Elim,  where  were  twelve 
wells  of  water,  and  threescore  and  ten  palm  trees  : and 
they  encamped  there  by  the  waters. 

CHAPTER  XYI. 

1 The.  Israelites  come  to  Sin.  2 They  miirmur  for  want  of  bread. 
4 God  promiseth  them  bread  from  heaven.  11  Quails  are  .sent.,  14  and 
manna.  16  The  ordering  of  manna.  25  It  was  not  to  be  found  on  the 
sabbath.  32  An  omer  of  it  is  preserved. 

And  they  ^ took  their  joiuney  from  Elim,  and  all 
the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  came 
unto  the  wilderness  of  ^ Sin,  which  is  between  Elim  and 
Sinai,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  second  month  after 
their  departing  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  the  whole  congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel  ® murmured  against  Moses  and  Aaron  in  the 
wilderness  : 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto  them,  ^ Would 
to  God  we  had  died  by  tlie  hand  of  the  Lord  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  ® when  we  sat  by  the  flesh  pots,  and 
when  we  did  eat  bread  to  the  full  ; for  ye  have  brought 
us  forth  into  this  wilderness,  to  kill  this  whole  assem- 
bly with  hunger. 

4  ^ Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Moses,  Behold,  I will 
rain  ® bread  from  heaven  for  you  ; and  the  people  shall 
go  out  and  gather  a certain  rate  every  day,  that  I 
may  prove  them,  whether  they  will  walk  in  my  law,  or 
no. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  on  the  sixth  day 
they  shall  prepare  that  which  they  bring  in  ; and  ® it 
shall  be  twice  as  much  as  they  gather  daily. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  said  unto  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  ® At  even,  then  ye  shall  know  that  the  LoKl) 
hath  brought  you  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt  : 

7  And  in  the  morning,  then  ye  shall  see  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  ; for  that  he  heareth  your  murmurings 

^3  Judg.  4.  4.  1 Sam.  ver.  1.  See  Josh.  24.  25. 

10.  5.  « Gen.  16.  7.  & 25.  es  ch.  16.  4.  Deut. 

44  Niim.  26.  59.  18.  8.  2,  16.  Judg.  2.  22. 

43  1 Sam.  18.  6.  co  Num.  33.  8.  & 3.  1,  4.  Ps.  66.  10. 

4G  Judg.  11.  34.  & Cl  ch.  16.  2.  & 17,  3.  & 81.  7. 

21.  21.  2 Sam.  6.  16.  62  ch.  14.  10.  & 17.  4.  6g  Deut.  7.  12,  15. 

Ps.  68.  11,  25.  & 149.  Ps.  50.  15.  67  Deut.  28.  27,  60. 

3.  & 150.  4.  63  See  2 Kin.  2.  21.  68  ch.  23.  25.  Ps.  41. 

4’  1 Sam.  18.  7.  & 4.  41. 


20  in  the  midst  of  the  sea.  And  Miriam  the  prophetess, 
the  sister  of  Aaron,  took  a timbrel  in  her  hand  ; and 
all  the  women  went  out  after  her  with  timbrels  and 

21  with  dances.  And  Miriam  answered  them. 

Sing  ye  to  the  Lord,  for  he  ®hath  triumphed 
gloriously  ; 

The  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the 
sea. 

22  And  Moses  led  Israel  onward  from  the  Red  Sea, 
and  they  went  out  into  the  wilderness  of  Shur  ; and 
they  went  three  days  in  the  wilderness,  and  found 

23  no  water.  And  when  they  came  to  Marah,  they 
could  not  drink  of  the  waters  of  Marah,  for  they 
were  bitter : therefore  the  name  of  it  was  called 

24  Marah.  And  the  people  murmured  against  Moses, 

25  saying.  What  shall  we  drink  ? And  he  cried  unto 
' the  Lord  ; and  the  Lord  shewed  him  a tree,  and  he 

^ cast  it  into  the  waters-,  and  the  waters  were  made 
sweet.  There  he  made  for  them  a statute  and  an 

26  ordinance,  and  there  he  proved  them  ; and  he  said, 
If  thou  wilt  diligently  hearken  to  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  wilt  do  that  which  is  right  in  his 
eyes,  and  wilt  give  ear  to  his  commandments,  and 
keep  all  his  statutes,  I will  put  none  of  the  diseases 
upon  thee,  which  I have  put  upon  the  Egyptians  : 
for  I am  the  Lord  that  healeth  thee. 

27  And  they  came  to  Elim,  where  were  twelve 
springs  of  water,  and  threescore  and  ten  palm  trees  : 

16  and  they  encamped  there  by  the  waters.  And  they 
took  their  journey  from  Elim,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel  came  unto  the 
wilderness  of  Sin,  which  is  between  Elim  and  Sinai, 
on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  second  month  after  their 

2 departing  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  the  whole 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  murmured 
against  Moses  and  against  Aaron  in  the  wilderness  : 

3 and  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto  them.  Would 
that  we  had  died  by  the  hand  of  the  Lord  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  when  we  sat  by  the  flesh  pots,  when 
we  did  eat  bread  to  the  full  ; for  ye  have  brought 
us  forth  into  this  wilderness,  to  kill  this  whole 

4 assembly  with  hunger.  Then  said  the  Lord  unto 
Moses,  Behold,  I will  rain  bread  from  heaven  for 

^ you  ; and  the  people  shall  go  out  and  gather  a day’s 
portion  every  day,  that  I may  prove  them,  whether 

5 they  will  walk  in  my  law,  or  no.  And  it  shall  come 
to  pass  on  the  sixth  day,  that  they  shall  prepare  that 
which  they  bring  in,  and  it  shall  be  twice  as  much 

6 as  they  gather  daily.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  said 
unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  At  even,  then  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  hath  brought  you  out 

7 from  the  land  of  Egypt  : and  in  the  morning,  then 
ye  shall  see  the  glory  of  the  Lord  ; for  that  he 


3, 4.  & 103.  3.  & 147.  3. 
6a  Num.  33.  9. 

1 Num.  33.  10,  11. 

2 Ezek.  30.  15. 

3 ch.  15.  24.  Ps.  106. 
25.  1 Cor.  10.  10. 

4 Lam.  4.  9. 

6 Num.  11.  4,  5. 


6Ps.  78.  24,  25.  & 
105.  40.  Jo}m  6.  31, 
32.  1 Cor.  10.  3. 

6 ch.  15.  25.  Deut. 
8.  2,  16. 

3 See  ver.  22.  Lev. 
25.  21. 

a See  ver.  12,  13.  & 


ch.  6. 7.  Num.  16.  28, 
20,  30. 

>a  See  ver.  10.  1?. 

35.  2.  & 40.  5.  John 
11.  4,  40. 

e Or,  is  highly  exalt- 
ed. 

f That  is.  Bitterness. 


EXODUS,  XVI. 


105 


against  the  Lord  : and  what  are  we,  that  ye  murmur 
against  us  ? 

8 And  Moses  said,  This  shall  he,  when  the  Lord 
shall  give  you  in  the  evening  flesh  to  eat,  and  in  the 
morning  bread  to  the  full  ; for  that  the  Lord  heareth 
your  murmurings  which  ye  murmur  against  him  : and 
what  are  we  ? your  murmurings  are  not  against  us,  but 

against  the  Lord. 

9 IT  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  Say  unto  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  Come  near  be- 
fore the  Lord  : for  he  hath  heard  your  murmurings. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Aaron  spake  unto  the 
whole  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
looked  toward  the  wilderness,  and,  behold,  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  ^ appeared  in  the  cloud. 

11  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

12  1^  I have  heard  the  murmurings  of  the  children 
of  Israel  : speak  unto  them,  saying,  i®  At  even  ye  shall 
eat  flesh,  and  ^ in  the  morning  ye  shall  be  filled  with 
bread  ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  even  i®the  quails 
came  up,  and  covered  the  camp  : and  in  the  morning 

the  dew  lay  round  about  the  host. 

14  And  when  the  dew  that  lay  was  gone  up,  behold, 
upon  the  face  of  the  vpilderness  there  lay  20  a small 
round  thing,  as  small  as  the  hoar  frost  on  the  ground. 

15  And  when  the  children  of  Israel  saw  it,  they  said 
one  to  another.  It  is  manna  : for  they  wist  not  what  it 
was.  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  21  This  is  the  bread 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  you  to  eat. 

16  ^ This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded, Gather  of  it  every  man  according  to  his  eating, 
22  an  omer  for  every  man,  according  to  the  number  of 
your  persons  ; take  ye  every  man  for  them  which  are  in 
his  tents. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so,  and  gathered, 
some  more,  some  less. 

18  And  when  they  did  mete  it  with  an  omer,  23  he 
that  gathered  much  had  nothing  over,  and  he  that 
gfithered  little  had  no  lack  ; they  gathered  every  man 
according  to  his  eating. 

19  And  Moses  said.  Let  no  man  leave  of  it  till  the 
morning. 

20  Notwithstanding  they  hearkened  not  unto  Moses  ; 
but  some  of  them  left  of  it  until  the  morning,  and  it 
bred  worms,  and  stank  : and  Moses  was  wroth  with 
them. 

21  And  they  gathered  it  every  morning,  every  man 
according  to  his  eating  : and  when  the  sun  waxed  hot, 
it  melted. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the  sixth  day  they 
gathered  twice  as  much  bread,  two  omers  for  one  man : 
and  all  the  rulers  of  the  congregation  came  and  told 
Moses. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  is  that  which  the 
Lord  hath  said.  To  morrow  is  2^  the  rest  of  the  holy 
sabbath  unto  the  Lord  : bake  that  which  ye  will  bake 
to  day,  and  seethe  that  ye  will  seethe  ; and  that  which 
remaineth  over  lay  up  for  you  to  be  kept  until  the 
morning. 

24  And  they  laid  it  up  till  the  morning,  as  Moses 

” N«m.  10.  11.  14  ver.  7.  ch.  13.  21,  ” ver.  7. 

^^See  1 Sam.  8.  7.  Nnm.  10.  19.  1 Kiu.  is  Num,  11.31.  Ps. 

Luke  10.  10.  Rom.  8.  10,  11,  78.  27,  28.  & 105.  40. 

13,  2.  15  ver.  8.  is  Num.  11.  9. 

13  Num.  IG.  IG.  10  ver.  G.  20  Num.  11.  7.  Deut. 

8* 


heareth  your  murmurings  against  the  Lord  : and 

8 what  are  we,  that  ye  murmur  against  us  ? And 
Moses  said,  This  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  shall  give 
you  in  the  evening  flesh  to  eat,  and  in  the  morning 
bread  to  the  full  ; for  that  the  Lord  heareth  your 
murmurings  which  ye  murmur  against  him  : and 
what  are  we  ? your  murmurings  are  not  against  us, 

9 but  against  the  Lord.  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
Say  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  Come  near  before  the  Lord  : for  he  hath 

10  heard  your  murmurings.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
Aaron  spake  unto  the  whole  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  that  they  looked  toward  the 
wilderness,  and,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord 

11  appeared  in  the  cloud.  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 

12  Moses,  saying,  I have  heard  the  murmurings  of  the 
children  of  Israel  : speak  unto  them,  saying,  « At 
even  ye  shall  eat  flesh,  and  in  the  morning  ye  shall 
be  filled  with  bread  ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I am 

13  the  Lord  your  God.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  even, 
that  the  quails  came  up,  and  covered  the  camp  : and 
in  the  morning  the  dew  lay  round  about  the  camp. 

14  And  when  the  dew  that  lay  was  gone  up,  behold, 
upon  the  face  of  the  wilderness  a small  ^ round 

15  thing,  small  as  the  hoar  frost  on  the  ground.  And 
when  the  children  of  Israel  saw  it,  they  said  one  to 
another,  ^ What  is  it  ? for  they  wist  not  what  it  was. 
And  Moses  said  unto  them.  It  is  the  bread  which  the 

16  Lord  hath  given  you  to  eat.  This  is  the  thing 
which  the  Lord  hath  commanded.  Gather  ye  of  it 
every  man  according  to  his  eating  ; an  omer  a head, 
according  to  the  number  of  your  persons,  shall  ye 
take  it,  every  man  for  them  which  are  in  his  tent. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so,  and  gathered  some 

18  more,  some  less.  And  when  they  did  mete  it  with 
an  omer,  he  that  gathered  much  had  nothing  over, 
and  he  that  gathered  little  had  no  lack ; they 

19  gathered  every  man  according  to  his  eating.  And 
Moses  said  unto  them.  Let  no  man  leave  of  it  till  the 

20  morning.  Notwithstanding  they  hearkened  not  unto 
Moses  ; but  some  of  them  left  of  it  until  the  morn- 
ing, and  it  bred  worms,  and  stank  : and  Moses  was 

21  wroth  with  them.  And  they  gathered  it  morning  by 
morning,  every  man  according  to  his  eating  : and 

22  when  the  sun  waxed  hot,  it  melted.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  that  on  the  sixth  day  they  gathered  twice  as 
much  bread,  two  omers  for  each  one  : and  all  the 
rulers  of  the  congregation  came  and  told  Moses. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  is  that  which  the 
Lord  hath  spoken.  To-morrow  is  a solemn  rest,  a 
holy  sabbath  unto  the  Lord  : bake  that  which  ye 
will  bake,  and  seethe  that  which  ye  will  seethe  ; and 
all  that  remaineth  over  lay  up  for  you  to  be  kept 

24  until  the  morning.  And  they  laid  it  up  till  the 


8.  S.  Jfeh.  9.  in.  Ps. 
78.  24.  & lor).  40. 

21  John  G.  31,  49,  58. 
1 Cor.  10.  3. 

22  ver.  3C. 


52  2 Cor.  8.  ir,. 

2^  Gron.  2.  8.  cli.  20. 
8.  cfe  31.  15.  & 3.5.  3. 
Dev.  23.  8. 


« Heb.  lidii'e.eh  the 
two  eveninrjs. 
b Or,  flake, 
t Or,  It  is  manna. 
tleb.  Man  hu. 


106 


EXODUS,  XVII. 


bade  : and  it  did  not  stink,  neither  was  there  any  worm 
therein. 

25  And  Moses  said.  Eat  that  to  day  ; for  to  day  is  a 
sabbath  unto  the  Lorp  : to  day  ye  shall  not  find  it  in 
the  field. 

26  Six  days  ye  shall  gather  it  ; but  on  the  seventh 
day,  which  is  the  sabbath,  in  it  there  shall  be  none. 

27  1[  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  there  went  out  some  of 
the  people  on  the  seventh  day  for  to  gather,  and  they 
found  none. 

28  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  How  long  ^7  re- 
fuse ye  to  keep  my  commandments  and  my  laws  ? 

29  See,  for  that  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  sab- 
bath, therefore  he  giveth  you  on  the  sixth  day  the  bread 
of  two  days  ; abide  ye  every  man  in  his  place,  let  no 
man  go  out  of  his  place  on  the  seventh  day. 

30  So  the  people  rested  on  the  seventh  day. 

31  And  the  house  of  Israel  called  the  name  thereof 
Manna  : and  it  was  like  coriander  seed,  white  ; and 
the  taste  of  it  was  like  wafers  made  with  honey. 

32  ^ And  Moses  said.  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  commandeth,  Fill  an  omer  of  it  to  be  kept  for 
your  generations  ; that  they  may  see  the  bread  where- 
with I have  fed  you  in  the  wilderness,  when  I brought 
you  forth  from  the  land  of  Egypt. 

33  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  ^9  Take  a pot,  and 
put  an  omer  full  of  manna  therein,  and  lay  it  up  before 
the  Lord,  to  be  kept  for  your  generations. 

34  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  Aaron  laid  it 
up  ^9  before  the  Testimony,  to  be  kept. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  eat  manna  forty 
years,  until  they  came  to  a land  inhabited  ; they  did 
eat  manna,  until  they  came  unto  the  borders  of  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

36  Now  an  omer  is  the  tenth  of  an  ephah. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  The  people  murmur  for  water  at  Rephiclim.  5 God  sendeth  Mm  for 

water  to  the  rock  in  Horeb.  8 Amalek  is  overcome  by  the  holding  up  of 

Moses'  hands.  15  Moses  buildeth  the  altar  Jehovah-nissi. 

And  1 all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel 
journeyed  from  the  wilderness  of  Sin,  after  their 
journeys,  according  to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
and  pitched  in  Rephidim  : and  there  was  no  water  for 
the  people  to  drink. 

2  2 Wherefore  the  people  did  chide  with  Moses,  and 
said,  Give  us  water  that  we  may  drink.  And  Moses 
said  unto  them,  Why  chide  ye  with  me  ? wherefore  do 
ye  ® tempt  the  Lord  ? 

3  And  the  people  thirsted  there  for  water  ; and  the 
people  ^ murmured  against  Moses,  and  said,  Wherefore 
is  this  that  thou  hast  brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt,  to 
kill  us  and  our  children  and  our  cattle  with  thirst  ? 

4  And  Moses  ^ cried  unto  the  Lord,  saying,  What 
shall  I do  unto  this  people  ? they  be  almost  ready  to 
® stone  me. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  on  before  the 
people,  and  take  with  thee  of  the  elders  of  Israel  ; and 
thy  rod,  wherewith  ^ thou  smotest  the  river,  take  in 
thine  hand,  and  go. 

6  ® Behold,  I will  stand  before  thee  there  upon  the 
rock  in  Horeb  ; and  thou  shalt  smite  the  rock,  and 
there  shall  come  water  out  of  it,  that  the  people  may 

25  ver.  20.  so  ch.  25,  16,  21.  & 8.  2,  3,  Neh.  9.  20,  21. 

20  ch.  20.  9,  10.  40.  20.  Num.  17.  10.  John  6.  31,  49. 

27  2 Kin.  17.  14.  Ps.  Dent.  10.  5.  1 Kin.  8.  32  josh.  6.  12.  Neh. 

78.  10,  22.  & 106.  13.  9.  9.  15. 

2»  Nnm.  11.  7,  8.  si  Num.  33.  38.  Dent.  i ch.  16.  1.  Num. 

20  Heb.  9.  4.  33.  12,  14. 


morning,  as  Moses  bade : and  it  did  not  stink, 

25  neither  was  there  any  worm  therein.  And  Moses 
said.  Eat  that  to-day  ; for  to-day  is  a sabbath  unto 
the  Lord  : to-day  ye  shall  not  find  it  in  the  field. 

26  Six  days  ye  shall  gather  it  ; but  on  the  seventh  day 

27  is  the  sabbath,  in  it  there  shall  be  none.  And  it 
came  to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  there  went  out 
some  of  the  people  for  to  gather,  and  they  found  none. 

28  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  How  long  refuse  ye 

29  to  keep  my  commandments  and  my  laws  ? See,  for 
that  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  sabbath,  therefore 
he  giveth  you  on  the  sixth  day  the  bread  of  two 
days  ; abide  ye  every  man  in  his  place,  let  no 

30  man  go  out  of  his  place  on  the  seventh  day.  So 

31  the  people  rested  on  the  seventh  day.  And  the 
house  of  Israel  called  the  name  thereof  Manna  : 
and  it  was  like  coriander  seed,  white  ; and  the  taste 

32  of  it  was  like  wafers  made  with  honey.  And  Moses 
said,  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded, Let  an  omerful  of  it  be  kept  for  your  ge- 
nerations ; that  they  may  see  the  bread  wherewith  I 
fed  you  in  the  wilderness,  when  I brought  you  forth 

33  from  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  Moses  said  unto 
Aaron,  Take  a pot,  and  put  an  omerful  of  manna 
therein,  and  lay  it  up  before  the  Lord,  to  be  kept 

34  for  your  generations.  As  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  Aaron  laid  it  up  before  the  Testimony,  to 

35  be  kept.  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  eat  the 
manna  forty  years,  imtil  they  came  to  a land  in- 
habited ; they  did  eat  the  manna,  until  they  came 

36  unto  the  borders  of  the  land  of  Canaan.  Now  an 
omer  is  the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah. 


17  And  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael journeyed  from  the  wilderness  of  Sin,  by  their 
“ journeys,  according  to  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  and  pitched  in  Rephidim  : and  there  was  no 

2 water  for  the  people  to  drink.  Wherefore  the  peo- 
ple strove  with  Moses,  and  said,  Give  us  water  that 
we  may  drink.  And  Moses  said  unto  them.  Why 
strive  ye  with  me  ? wherefore  do  ye  tempt  the 

3 Lord  ? And  the  people  thirsted  there  for  water  ; 
and  the  people  murmured  against  Moses,  and  said. 
Wherefore  hast  thou  brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt, 
to  kill  us  and  our  children  and  our  cattle  with 

4 thirst  ? And  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord,  saying, 
What  shall  I do  unto  this  people  ? they  be  almost 

5 ready  to  stone  me.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Pass  on  before  the  people,  and  take  with  thee  of  the 
elders  of  Israel  ; and  thy  rod,  wherewith  thou  smot- 

6 est  the  river,  take  in  thine  hand,  and  go.  Behold, 
I will  stand  before  thee  there  upon  the  rock  in  Ho- 
reb ; and  thou  shalt  smite  the  rock,  and  there  shall 
come  water  out  of  it,  that  the  people  may  driidc. 


2 Num.  20.  3,  4.  s ch.  14.  15.  » Num.  20.  10,  11. 

3 Deut.  6.  16.  Ps.  c i Sam  30.  6.  John  Ps.  78.  15,  20.  & 105. 

78.  18,  41.  Is.  7.  12.  8.  59.  & 10.  31.  41.  & 114.  8.  1 Cor. 

Matt.  4.  7.  1 Cor.  10.  7 Ezek.  2.  6.  10.  4. 

9.  8 ch.  7.  20.  Num.  20.  d Heb.  Man. 

8.  a Or,  stages. 


4 ch.  16.  2. 


107 


EXODUS,  XVIIL 


drink.  And  Moses  did  so  in  the  sight  of  the  elders  of 

7  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place  Massah, 
and  Meribah,  because  of  the  chiding  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  because  they  tempted  the  Lord,  saying,  Is 
the  Lord  among  us,  or  not  ? 

8^1^  Then  came  Amalek,  and  fought  with  Israel  in 
Rephidim. 

9 And  Moses  said  unto  J oshua,  Choose  us  out  men, 
and  go  out,  fight  with  Amalek  : to  morrow  I will  stand 
on  the  top  of  the  hill  with  the  rod  of  God  , in  mine 
hand. 

10  So  Joshua  did  as  Moses  had  said  to  him,  and 
fought  with  Amalek  : and  Moses,  Aaron,  and  Hur 
went  up  to  the  top  of  the  hill. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  ^^held  up  his 
hand,  that  Israel  prevailed  : and  when  he  let  down  his 
hand,  Amalek  prevailed. 

12  But  Moses’  hands  were  heavy  ; and  they  took  a 
stone,  and  put  it  under  him,  and  he  sat  thereon  ; and 
Aaron  and  Hur  stayed  up  his  hands,  the  one  on  the 
one  side,  and  the  other  on  the  other  side  ; and  his  hands 
were  steady  until  the  going  down  of  the  sun. 

13  And  Joshua  discomfited  Amalek  and  his  people 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Write  this  for 
a memorial  in  a book,  and  rehearse  it  in  the  ears  of 
Joshua  : for  ^^1  will  utterly  put  out  the  remembrance 
of  Amalek  from  under  heaven. 

15  And  Moses  built  an  altar,  and  called  the  name  of 
it  Jehovah-nissi  : 

16  For  he  said.  Because  the  Lord  hath  sworn  that 
the  Lord  will  have  war  with  Amalek  from  generation 
to  generation. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 Jethro  bringetk  to  Moses  his  wife  and  two  sons.  7 Moses  entertaineth 
him.  13  Jethro's  counsel  ts  accepted.  27  Jethro  departeth. 

WHEN  1 Jetliro,  the  priest  of  Midian,  Moses’  father 
in  law,  heard  of  all  that  ^ God  had  done  for 
Moses,  and  for  Israel  his  people,  and  that  the  Lord 
had  brought  Israel  out  of  Egypt  ; 

2  Then  Jethro,  Moses’  father  in  law,  took  Zipporah, 
Moses’  wife,  ^ after  he  had  sent  her  back, 

3  And  her  ^ two  sons  ; of  which  the  ® name  of  the 
one  was  Gershom  ; for  he  said,  I have  been  an  alien  in 
a strange  land  : 

4  And  the  name  of  the  other  was  Eliezer  ; for  the 
God  of  my  father,  said  he,  was  mine  help,  and  delivered 
me  from  the  sword  of  Pharaoh  : 

5  And  Jethro,  Moses’  father  in  law,  came  with  his 
sons  and  his  wife  unto  Moses  into  the  wilderness,  where 
he  encamped  at  ®the  mount  of  God  : 

6  And  he  said  unto  Moses,  I thy  father  in  law  Jethro 
am  come  unto  thee,  and  thy  wife,  and  her  two  sons 
with  her. 

7  If  And  Moses  went  out  to  meet  his  father  in  law, 
and  did  obeisance,  and  ^ kissed  him  ; and  they  asked 
each  other  of  their  welfare  ; and  they  came  into  the 
tent. 

8  And  Moses  told  his  father  in  law  all  that  the  Lord 
had  done  unto  Pharaoh  and  to  the  Egyptians  for  Israel’s 

10  Num.  20.  13.  Ps.  « ch.  4.  20.  i ch.  2.  16.  & 3.  1. 

81.  7.  & 95.  8.  Heb.  « Jam.  5.  16.  2 Ps.  44.  1.  & 77.  14, 

3.  8.  ir.  ch.  34.  27.  15.  & 78.  4.  & 105.  5, 

w Gen.  36. 12.  Num.  lo  Nutu.  24.  20.  43.  & 106.  2,  8. 

24.  20.  Dent.  25.  17.  Deut.  25.  19.  1 Sam.  s ch.  4.  26. 

1 Svu.  ],1.  2.  15.  3,  7.  30.  1,  17.  “ Acts?.  29. 

C.v!le  \ .Tesns,  Acts  2 Sam.  8.  12.  Ezra  9.  o cli.  2.  22. 

7.  ‘15.  Ileb.  4. 8.  14.  o ch.  3.  1,  12.  • 


And  Moses  did  so  in  the  sight  of  the  elders  of  Is- 

7 rael.  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place  ^ Massah, 
and  Meribah,  because  of  the  striving  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  because  they  tempted  the  Lord, 
saying.  Is  the  Lord  among  us,  or  not  ? 

8 Then  came  Amalek,  and  fought  with  Israel  in 

9 Rephidim.  And  Moses  said  unto  Joshua,  Choose  us 
out  men,  and  go  out,  fight  with  Amalek  : to-morrow 
I will  stand  on  the  top  of  the  hill  with  the  rod  of 

10  God  in  mine  hand.  So  Joshua  did  as  Moses  had 
said  to  him,  and  fought  with  Amalek  : and  Moses, 
Aaron,  and  Hur  went  up  to  the  top  of  the  hill. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  held  up  his  hand, 
that  Israel  prevailed  : and  when  he  let  down  his 

12  hand,  Amalek  prevailed.  But  Moses’  hands  were 
heavy  ; and  they  took  a stone,  and  put  it  under  him, 
and  he  sat  thereon  ; and  Aaron  and  Hur  stayed  up 
his  hands,  the  one  on  the  one  side,  and  the  other  on 
the  other  side  ; and  his  hands  were  steady  until  the 

13  going  down  of  the  sun.  And  Joshua discomfited 
Amalek  and  his  people  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Write  this  for  a 
memorial  in  a book,  and  rehearse  it  in  the  ears  of 
Joshua  : ® that  I will  utterly  blot  out  the  remem- 

15  brance  of  Amalek  from  under  heaven.  And  Moses 
built  an  altar,  and  called  the  name  of  it Jehovah- 

16  nissi : and  he  said,  ^ The  Lord  hath  sworn  : the 
Lord  will  have  war  with  Amalek  from  generation 
to  generation. 


18  Now  Jethro,  the  priest  of  Midian,  Moses’  father 
in  law,  heard  of  all  that  God  had  done  for  Moses, 
and  for  Israel  his  people,  how  that  the  Lord  had 

2 brought  Israel  out  of  Egypt.  And  Jethro,  Moses’ 
father  in  law,  took  Zipporah,  Moses’  wife,  after  he 

3 had  sent  her  away,  and  her  two  sons  ; of  which  the 
name  of  the  one  was  Gershom  ; for  he  said,  I have 

4 been  “a  sojourner  in  a strange  land  : and  the  name 
of  the  other  was  ^ Eliezer  ; for  he  said,  The  God  of 
my  father  was  my  help,  and  delivered  me  from  the 

5 sword  of  Pharaoh  : and  Jethro,  Moses’  father  in 
law,  came  with  his  sons  and  his  wife  unto  Moses  into 
the  wilderness  where  he  was  encamped,  at  the  mount 

6 of  God  : and  he  said  unto  Moses,  I thy  father  in 
law  Jethro  am  come  unto  thee,  and  thy  wife,  and 

7 her  two  sons  with  her.  And  Moses  went  out  to 
meet  his  father  in  law,  and  did  obeisance,  and  kissed 
him  ; and  they  asked  each  other  of  their  welfare  ; 

8 and  they  came  into  the  tent.  And  Moses  told  his 
father  in  law  all  that  the  Lord  had  done  unto  Pha- 


7 Gen.  14.  17.  & 18. 
2.  & 19.  1.  1 Kin.  2. 
19. 

8 Gen,  29,  13.  & 33. 
4, 

h That  is,  Tempt- 
in<j,  or,  Provintj. 


c That  is,  Chiding, 
or.  Strife, 
d Heb.  prostm' 
e Or,  for. 

/ Tliat 
L‘o  n n is 
U Or,  ^>' 

is  a haw 


108 


EXODUS,  XVIII. 


sake,  and  all  the  travail  that  had  come  upon  them  by 
the  way,  and  how  the  Lord  ^ delivered  them. 

9 And  Jethro  rejoiced  for  all  the  goodness  which  the 
Lord  had  done  to  Israel,  whom  he  had  delivered  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians. 

10  And  Jethro  said,  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  who 
hath  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  Pharaoh,  who  hath  delivered  the 
people  from  under  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians. 

11  Now  I know  that  the  Lord  is  greater  than  all 
gods  : for  in  the  thing  wherein  they  dealt  i®  proudly 
he  teas  above  them. 

12  And  Jethro,  Moses’  father  in  law,  took  a burnt 
offering  and  sacrifices  for  God  : and  Aaron  came,  and 
all  the  elders  of  Israel,  to  eat  bread  with  Moses’  father 
in  law  1^  before  God. 

13  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  Moses 
sat  to  judge  the  people  : and  the  people  stood  by  Moses 
from  the  morning  unto  the  evening. 

14  And  when  Moses’  father  in  law  saw  all  that  he 
did  to  tlie  people,  he  said.  What  is  this  thing  that  thou 
doest  to  the  people  ? why  sittest  thou  thyself  alone, 
and  all  the  people  stand  by  thee  from  morning  unto 
even  ? 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  his  father  in  law.  Because 
1^  the  people  come  unto  me  to  enquire  of  God : 

16  When  they  have  a matter,  they  come  unto  me  ; 
and  I judge  between  one  and  another,  and  I do  make 
them  know  the  statutes  of  God,  and  his  laws. 

17  And  Moses’  father  in  law  said  unto  him.  The 
thing  that  thou  doest  is  not  good. 

18  Thou  wilt  surely  wear  away,  both  thou,  and  this 
people  that  is  with  thee  : for  this  thing  is  too  heavy  for 
thee  ; thou  art  not  able  to  perform  it  thyself  alone. 

19  Hearken  now  unto  my  voice,  I will  give  thee  coun- 
sel, and  God  shall  be  with  thee  : Be  thou  for 
the  people  to  God-ward,  that  thou  mayest  21  bring  the 
causes  unto  God  : 

20  And  thou  shalt  22  teach  them  ordinances  and  laws, 
and  shalt  shew  them  23  the  way  wherein  they  must  walk, 
and  24  the  work  that  they  must  do. 

21  Moreovfer  thou  shalt  provide  out  of  all  the  people 
25  able  men,  such  as  26  fear  God,  27  ^^en  of  truth,  28  hat- 
ing covetousness  ; and  place  such  over  them,  to  he  rulers 
of  thousands,  and  rulers  of  hundreds,  rulers  of  fifties, 
and  rulers  of  tens. 

22  And  let  them  judge  the  people  29  at  all  seasons  : 

and  it  shall  be,  that  every  great  matter  they  shall. 

bring  unto  thee,  but  every  small  matter  they  shall  judge: 
so  shall  it  be  easier  for  thyself,  and  ^^they  shall  bear 
the  burden  with  thee. 

23  If  thou  shalt  do  this  thing,  and  God  command 
thee  so,  then  thou  shalt  be  ^2  able  to  endure,  and  all  this 
people  shall  also  go  to  ^3  their  place  in  peace. 

24  So  Moses  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  his  father  in 
^“^w,  and  did  all  that  he  had  said. 

4nd  Moses  chose  able  men  out  of  all  Israel, 
them  heads  over  the  people,  rulers  of  thou- 


raoh  and  to  the  Egyptians  for  Israel’s  sake,  all  the 
travail  that  had  come  upon  them  by  the  way,  and 
9 how  the  Lord  delivered  them.  And  Jethro  re- 
joiced for  all  the  goodness  which  the  Lord  h.^d 
done  to  Israel,  in  that  he  had  delivered  them  out 

10  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians.  And  Jethro  said. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  delivered  you  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand 
of  Pharaoh  ; who  hath  delivered  the  people  from 

11  under  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians.  Now  I know 
that  the  Lord  is  greater  than  all  gods  : yea,  in  the 
thing  wherein  they  dealt  proudly  against  them. 

12  And  Jethro,  Moses’  father  in  law,  took  a burnt  of- 
fering and  sacrifices  for  God  : and  Aaron  came,  and 
all  the  elders  of  Israel,  to  eat  bread  with  Moses’ 

13  father  in  law  before  God.  And  it  came  to  pass  on 
the  morrow,  that  Moses  sat  to  judge  the  people  : 
and  the  people  stood  about  Moses  from  the  morning 

14  unto  the  evening.  And  when  Moses’  father  in  law 
saw  all  that  he  did  to  the  people,  he  said.  What  is 
this  thing  that  thou  doest  to  the  people  ? why  sittest 
thou  thyself  alone,  and  all  the  people  stand  about 

15  thee  from  morning  unto  even  ? And  Moses  said 
unto  his  father  in  law.  Because  the  people  come  unto 

16  me  to  inquire  of  God  : when  they  have  a matter, 
they  come  unto  me  ; and  I judge  between  a man 
and  his  neighbour,  and  I make  them  know  the  sta- 
ll tutes  of  God,  and  his  laws.  And  Moses’  father  in 

law  said  unto  him.  The  thing  that  thou  doest  is  ndt 

18  good.  Thou  wilt  surely  wear  away,  both  thou,  and 
this  people  that  is  with  thee  : for  the  thing  is  too 
heavy  for  thee  ; thou  art  not  able  to  perform  it  thy- 

19  self  alone.  Hearken  now  unto  my  voice,  I ^vill  give 
thee  counsel,  and  God  be  with  thee  : be  thou  for  the 
people  to  God-ward,  and  bring  thou  the  causes  unto 

20  God  : and  thou  shalt  teach  them  the  statutes  and 
the  laws,  and  shalt  shew  them  the  way  wherein  they 

21  must  walk,  and  the  work  that  they  must  do.  More- 
over thou  shalt  provide  out  of  all  the  people  able 
men,  such  as  fear  God,  men  of  truth,  hating  unjust 
gain  ; and  place  such  over  them,  to  be  rulers  of 
thousands,  rulers  of  hundreds,  rulers  of  fifties,  and 

22  rulers  of  tens  : and  let  them  judge  the  people  at  all 
seasons  : and  it  shall  be,  that  every  great  matter 
they  shall  bring  unto  thee,  but  every  small  matter 
they  shall  judge  themselves  : so  shall  it  be  easier 
for  thyself,  and  they  shall  bear  the  burden  with 

23  thee.  If  thou  shalt  do  this  thing,  and  God  com- 
mand thee  so,  then  thou  shalt  be  able  to  endure, 
and  all  this  people  also  shall  go  to  their  place  in 

24  peace.  So  Moses  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  his 

25  father  in  law,  and  did  all  that  he  had  said.  And 
Moses  chose  able  men  out  of  all  Israel,  and  made 
them  heads  over  the  people,  rulers  of  thousands,  rul- 


13  1 Sam.  2.  3.  Neh. 
10,  16,  29.  Job  40. 
^ Ps.  31.  23.  & 
Luke  1.  51. 
12.  7.  J 
1 Cor.  10., 

\ Num. 

24.  14. 


Deut.  17.  8.  2 Sam. 
15.  3.  Job  31.  13. 
Acts  18.  15.  1 Cor. 

6.  1. 

Lev.  24.  15.  Num. 
15.  35.  & 27.  G,  &c.  & 
36.  6,  7,  8,  9. 

18  Num.  11.  14,  17. 
Deut.  1.  9,  12. 

IS'  ch.  3.  12. 


20  ch.  4.  IG.  & 20. 19. 
Deut.  5.  5. 

21  Num.  27.  5. 

22  Deut.  4.  1,  5.  &5. 
1.  & 6.  1,  2.  & 7.  11. 

23  Ps.  143.  8. 

21  Deut.  1.  18. 

28  ver.  25.  Deut.  1, 
15,  16.  & 16.  18.  2 


Chr.  19.  5-10.  Acts  G. 
3. 

2fi  Gen.  42,  18.  2 

Sam.  23.  3.  2 Chr. 

19.  9. 

b Ezek.  18,  8. 

28  Deut.  16.  19. 

23  ver.  26. 

83  ver.  26.  Lev,  24. 
11.  Num.  15.  33.  & 


27.  2.  & 36, 1.  Deut. 
1.  17.  & 17.  8. 

31  Num.  11.  17. 

82  ver.  18, 

33  Gen.  18.  33.  & 30. 
25.  ch.  16.  29.  2 Bam. 
19.  39. 

34  Deut.  1.  15.  Acts 
6.  5. 


EXODUS,  XIX. 


109 


sands,  rulers  of  hundreds,  rulers  of  fifties,  and  rulers 
of  tens. 

26  And  they  ^5  judged  the  people  at  all  seasons  : 
the  hard  causes  they  brought  unto  Moses,  but  every 
small  matter  they  judged  themselves. 

27  IF  And  Moses  let  his  father  in  law  depart  ; and 
he  went  his  way  into  his  own  land. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  The  people  come  to  Sinai.  3 God's  message  by  Moses  unto  the  people 
out  of  the  mount.  8 The  people's  answer  returned  again.  10  The 
people  are  prepared  against  the  third  day.  12  The  mountain  must 
not  be  touched.  16  The  fearful  presence  of  God  upon  the  mount. 

IN  the  third  month,  when  the  children  of  Israel  were 
gone  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  the  same  day 
1 came  they  into  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

2  For  they  were  departed  from  ^ Rephidim,  and 
were  come  to  the  desert  of  Sinai,  and  had  pitched  in 
the  wilderness  ; and  there  Israel  camped  before  ^ the 
mount. 

3  And  ^ Moses  went  up  unto  God,  and  the  Lord 
® called  unto  him  out  of  the  mountain,  saying.  Thus 
shalt  thou  say  to  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  tell  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel ; 

4  ® Ye  have  seen  what  I did  unto  the  Egyptians, 
and  how  I bare  you  on  eagles’  wings,  and  brought  you 
unto  myself. 

5  Now  ® therefore,  if  ye  will  obey  my  voice  indeed, 
and  keep  my  covenant,  then  ® ye  shall  be  a peculiar 
treasure  unto  me  above  all  people  : for  all  the  earth 
is  mine  : 

6  And  ye  shall  be  unto  me  a kingdom  of  priests, 
and  an  holy  nation.  These  are  the  words  which  thou 
shalt  speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

7  ^ And  Moses  came  and  called  for  the  elders  of  the 
people,  and  laid  before  their  faces  all  these  words  which 
the  Lord  commanded  him. 

8  And  all  the  people  answered  together,  and  said. 
All  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken  we  will  do.  And  Moses 
returned  the  words  of  the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Lo,  I come  unto 
thee  in  a thick  cloud,  that  the  people  may  hear 
when  I speak  with  thee,  and  believe  thee  for  ever. 
And  Moses  told  the  words  of  the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

10  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  unto  the 
people,  and  sanctify  them  to  day  and  to  morrow,  and 
let  them  wash  their  clothes, 

11  And  be  ready  against  the  third  day  : for  the  third 
day  the  Lord  will  come  down  in  the  sight  of  all  the 
people  upon  mount  Sinai. 

12  And  thou  shalt  set  bounds  unto  the  people  round 
about,  saying.  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  that  ye  go  not 
up  into  the  mount,  or  touch  the  border  of  it : whoso- 
ever toucheth  the  mount  shall  be  surely  put  to  death  : 

13  There  shall  not  an  hand  touch  it,  but  he  shall 
surely  be  stoned,  or  shot  through  ; whether  it  he  beast 
or  man,  it  shall  not  live  : when  the  trumpet  soundeth 
long,  they  shall  come  up  to  the  mount. 

14  ^ And  Moses  went  down  from  the  mount  unto  the 
people,  and  ^2  sanctified  the  people  ; and  they  washed 
their  clothes. 


sfi  ver.  22. 

80  Job  29.  16. 

87  Num.  10.  29,  30. 

1 Num.  33.  15. 

2 ch.  17.  1,  8. 

3 ch.  3.  1,  12. 

4ch.  20.  21.  Acts?. 
38. 

3 rh.  3.  4. 


6 Deut.  29.  2. 

7Deut.  32.  11.  Is. 
63.  9.  Rev.  12.  14. 

8 Deut.  5.  2. 

0 Deut.  4.  20.  & 7.  6. 
& 14.  2,  21.  & 20.  18. 
& 32.  8,  9.  1 Kin.  8. 
53.  Ps.  135. 4.  Cant. 
8.  12.  Is.  41.  8.  & 43. 


1.  Jer.  10. 16.  Mai. 
3.  17.  Tit.  2.  14. 

70  ch.  9.  29.  Deut. 
10.  14.  Job  41.  11. 
Ps.  24.  1.  & .50.  12.  1 

Cor.  10.  26,  28. 

11  Deut.  33.  2,  3,  4. 
1 Pet.  2.  5,  9.  Rev.  1. 
G.  & 5.  10.  & 20.  G. 


ers  of  hundreds,  rulers  of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens. 

26  And  they  judged  the  people  at  all  seasons  : the  hard 
causes  they  brought  unto  Moses,  but  every  small 

27  matter  they  judged  themselves.  And  Moses  let  his 
father  in  law  depart  ; and  he  went  his  way  into  his 
own  land. 


19  In  the  third  month  after  the  children  of  Israel 
were  gone  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  the  same 

2 day  came  they  into  the  wilderness  of  Sinai.  And 
when  they  were  departed  from  Rephidim,  and  were 
come  to  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  they  pitched  in  the 
wilderness  ; and  there  Israel  camped  before  the 

3 mount.  And  Moses  went  up  unto  God,  and  the  Lord 
called  unto  him  out  of  the  mountain,  saying.  Thus 
shalt  thou  say  to  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  tell  the 

4 children  of  Israel  ; Ye  have  seen  what  I did  unto 
the  Egyptians,  and  how  I bare  you  on  eagles’  wings, 

5 and  brought  you  unto  myself.  Now  therefore,  if  ye 
will  obey  my  voice  indeed,  and  keep  my  covenant, 
then  ye  shall  be  a peculiar  treasure  unto  me  ® from 

6 among  all  peoples  : for  all  the  earth  is  mine  : and  ye 
shall  be  unto  me  a kingdom  of  priests,  and  an  holy 
nation.  These  are  the  words  which  thou  shalt  speak 

7 unto  the  children  of  Israel.  And  Moses  came  and 
called  for  the  elders  of  the  people,  and  set  before 
them  all  these  words  which  the  Lord  commanded 

8 him.  And  all  the  people  answered  together,  and 
said.  All  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken  we  will  do. 
And  Moses  reported  the  words  of  the  people  unto 

9 the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Lo,  I 
come  unto  thee  in  a thick  cloud,  that  the  people 
may  hear  when  I speak  with  thee,  and  may  also 
believe  thee  for  ever.  And  Moses  told  the  words  of 

10  the  people  unto  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Go  unto  the  people,  and  sanctify  them  to-day 
and  to-morrow,  and  let  them  wash  their  garments, 

11  and  be  ready  against  the  third  day  : for  the  third 
day  the  Lord  will  come  down  in  the  sight  of  all 

12  the  people  upon  mount  Sinai.  And  thou  shalt  set 
bounds  unto  the  people  round  about,  saying,  Take 
heed  to  yourselves,  that  ye  go  not  up  into  the  mount, 
or  touch  the  border  of  it  : whosoever  toucheth  the 

13  mount  shall  be  surely  put  to  death  : no  hand  shall 
touch  ^him,  but  he  shall  surely  be  stoned,  or  shot 
through  ; whether  it  be  beast  or  man,  it  shall  not 
live  : when  the  trumpet  soundeth  long,  they  shall 

14  come  up  to  the  mount.  And  Moses  went  down  from 
the  mount  unto  the  people,  and  sanctified  the  peo- 


12  Lev.  20.  24,  26. 

Deut.  7.  6.  & 2G.  19.  & 
28.  9.  Is.  62.  12.  1 

Cor.  3.  17.  1 Thess.  5. 
27. 

13  Ch.  24.  3, 7.  Deut. 
5.  27.  & 2G.  17. 

11  ver.  1G.  ch.  20. 
21.  & 24.  15,  IG.  Deut. 


4.  11.  Ps.  18.  11,  12. 
& 97.  2.  Matt.  17.  5. 

13  Deut.  4.  12,  3G- 
John  12.  29,  30. 
l«  ch,  14.  31, 

17  Lev.  11.  44,  45. 
Hob.  10,  22. 

18  ver.  14.  Geii.  35. 
2,  Lev.  15,  5. 


10  ver.  16,  18.  ch* 
34.  5.  Deut.  33.  2. 

20  Heb,  12.  20. 

21  ver,  IG,  19. 

22  ver.  10. 

a Or,  above, 
b Or,  it. 

c Or,  ram's  horn. 


110 


EXODUS,  XX. 


15  And  he  said  unto  the  people,  ^3  Be  ready  against 
the  third  day  : come  not  at  your  wives. 

16  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day  in  the 
morning,  that  there  were  thunders  and  lightnings, 
and  a thick  cloud  upon  the  mount,  and  the  ^7  voice 
of  the  trumpet  exceeding  loud  ; so  that  all  the  people 
that  was  in  the  camp  trembled. 

17  And  Moses  brought  forth  the  people  out  of  the 
camp  to  meet  with  God  ; and  they  stood  at  the  nether 
part  of  the  mount. 

18  And  mount  Sinai  was  altogether  on  a smoke, 
because  the  Lord  descended  upon  it  in  fire  ; and 
the  smoke  thereof  ascended  as  the  smoke  of  a furnace, 
and  the  whole  mount  quaked  greatly. 

19  And  ®^when  the  voice  of  the  trumpet  sounded 
long,  and  waxed  louder  and  louder,  Moses  spake, 
and  God  answered  him  by  a voice. 

20  And  the  Lord  came  down  upon  mount  Sinai,  on 
the  top  of  the  mount : and  the  Lord  called  Moses  up 
to  the  top  of  the  mount ; and  Moses  went  up. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  down,  charge 
the  people,  lest  they  break  through  unto  the  Lord  to 
gaze,  and  many  of  them  perish. 

22  And  let  the  priests  also,  which  come  near  to  the 
Lord,  sanctify  themselves,  lest  the  Lord  break 
forth  upon  them. 

23  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  The  people  can- 
not come  up  to  mount  Sinai : for  thou  chargedst  us, 
saying,  Set  bounds  about  the  mount,  and  sanctify  it. 

24  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Away,  get  thee 
down,  and  thou  shalt  come  up,  thou,  and  Aaron  with 
thee  : but  let  not  the  priests  and  the  people  break 
through  to  come  up  unto  the  Lord,  lest  he  break  forth 
upon  them. 

25  So  Moses  went  down  unto  the  people,  and  spake 
unto  them. 

• CHAPTER  XX. 

1 The  ten  commandments.  18  The  'people  are  afraid.  20  Moses  com- 
forteth  them.  22  Idolatry  is  forbidden.  24  Of  what  sort  the  altar 
should  be. 

ND  God  spake  ^ all  these  words,  saying, 

2^1  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  have  brought 
thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  ®out  of  the  house  of 
bondage. 

3 ^ Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me. 

4 ® Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image, 
or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or 
that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water 
under  the  earth  : 

5 ®Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  to  them,  nor 
serve  them  : for  I the  Lord  thy  God  am  a jealous 
God,  ® visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the 
children  unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of  them 
that  hate  me  ; 

6 And  ® shewing  mercy  unto  thousands  of  them 
that  love  me,  and  keep  my  commandments. 

7 Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy 


15  pie  ; and  they  washed  their  garments.  And  he  said 
unto  the  people,  Be  ready  against  the  third  day  : 

16  come  not  near  a woman.  And  it  came  to  pass  on 
the  third  day,  when  it  was  morning,  that  there  were 
thunders  and  lightnings,  and  a thick  cloud  upon  the 
mount,  and  the  voice  of  a trumpet  exceeding  loud  ; 
and  all  the  people  that  were  in  the  camp  trembled. 

17  And  Moses  brought  forth  the  people  out  of  the 
camp  to  meet  God  ; and  they  stood  at  the  nether 

18  part  of  the  mount.  And  mount  Sinai  was  altogether 
on  smoke,  because  the  Lord  descended  upon  it  in 
fire  : and  the  smoke  thereof  ascended  as  the  smoke 
of  a furnace,  and  the  whole  ^ mount  quaked  greatly. 

19  And  when  the  voice  of  the  trumpet  waxed  louder 
and  louder,  Moses  spake,  and  God  answered  him 

20  by  a voice.  And  the  Lord  came  down  upon  mount 
Sinai,  to  the  top  of  the  mount  : and  the  Lord  called 
Moses  to  the  top  of  the  mount  ; and  Moses  went  up. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  down,  charge  the 
people,  lest  they  break  through  unto  the  Lord  to 

22  gaze,  and  many  of  them  perish.  And  let  the  priests 
also,  which  come  near  to  the  Lord,  sanctify  them- 

23  selves,  lest  the  Lord  break  forth  upon  them.  And 
Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  The  people  cannot  come 
up  to  mount  Sinai  : for  thou  didst  charge  us,  say- 
ing, Set  bounds  about  the  mount,  and  sanctify  it. 

24  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Go,  get  thee  down  ; 
and  thou  shalt  come  up,  thou,  and  Aaron  with  thee  : 
but  let  not  the  priests  and  the  people  break  through 
to  come  up  unto  the  Lord,  lest  he  break  forth  upon 

25  them.  So  Moses  went  down  unto  the  people,  and 
told  them. 


20  And  God  spake  all  these  words,  saying, 

2 I am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  “ bondage. 

3 Thou  shalt  have  none  other  gods  ^before  me. 

4 Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  a graven  image,  nor 
the  likeness  of  any  form  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or 
that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water 

5 under  the  earth  : thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself 
unto  them,  nor  serve  them  : for  I the  Lord  thy  God 
am  a jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
upon  the  children,  upon  the  third  and  upon  the 

6 fourth  generation  of  them  that  hate  me  ; and  shew- 
ing mercy  unto  ^ thousands,  of  them  that  love  me 
and  keep  my  commandments. 

7 Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy 


23  ver.  11. 

24  1 Sam.  21.  4,  5. 
Zech.  7.  3.  1 Cor.  7. 

5. 

■ 25  Pa.  77.  18.  Heb. 
12.  18,  19.  Rev.  4.  5. 
& 8.  5.  & 11.  19. 

25  ver.  9.  ch.  40.  34. 
2 Chr.  5.  14. 

27  Rev.  1.  10.  &4.  1. 

28  Heb.  12.  21. 

29  Deut.  4.  10. 


30  Deut.  4.  11.  & 33. 

2.  Judg.  5.  5.  Ps.  68. 
7,  8.  Is.  6.  4.  Hab. 

3.  3 

31' ch.  3.  2.  & 24.  17. 
2 Chr.  7.  1,  2,  3. 

32  Gen.  15.  17.  Ps. 
144.  5.  Rev.  15.  8. 

33  Ps.  68.  8.&77. 18. 
& 114.  7.  Jer.  4.  24. 
Pleb.  12.  26. 

34  ver.  13. 


36  Heb.  12.  21. 
36Neh.  9.  13.  Ps. 

81.  7. 

37  See  ch.  3.  5.  1 

Sam.  6.  19. 

88  Lev.  10.  3. 

80  2 Sam.  6.  7,  8. 

40  ver.  12.  Josh.  3. 

4. 

^ 1 Deut.  5.  22. 

^2  Lev.  26.  1,  13. 

Deut.  5.  6.  Ps.  81.  10. 


Hos.  13.  4. 

3 ch.  13.  3. 

4 Deut.  5.  7.  & 6. 14. 
2 Kin.  17.  35.  Jer.  25. 
6.  & 35.  15. 

6 Lev.  26.  1.  Dent. 
4.  16.  & 5.  8.  & 27.  15. 
Ps.  97.  7. 

6ch.  23.  24.  Josh. 
23.  7.  2 Kin.  17.  35. 

Is.  44.  15,  19. 

7 ch.  34.  14.  Deut. 


4.  24.  & 6.  15.  Josh. 
24.  19.  Nah.  1.  2. 

8  ch.  34.  7.  Lev.  20. 

5.  & 26.  39,  40.  Niun. 
14.  18,  33.  1 Kin.  21. 
29.  Job  6.  4.  & 21.  19. 
Ps.  79.  8.  & 109.  14. 
Is.  14.  20,  21.  & 65.  6, 
7.  Jer.  2.  9.  & 32.  18. 

0 ch.  34.  7.  Deut.  7. 
9.  Ps.  89.  34.  Rom. 
11.  28. 


loch.  23. 1.  Lev.  19. 
12.  Deut.  5 11.  Ps. 
15.  4.  Matt.  5.  33. 

d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities have,  people, 
a Heb.  bondmen, 
b Or,  beside  me. 
c Or,  a thousand 
generations.  See  Deut. 
7.  9. 


EXODUS,  XX. 


Ill 


God  in  vain  ; for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guilt- 
less that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

8 Remember  the  sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy. 

9 Six  days  shalt  thou  labour,  and  do  all  thy  work : 

10  But  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath  of  the  Lord 
thy  God  : in  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor 
thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter,  thy  manservant,  nor  thy 
maidservant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is 
within  thy  gates  : 

11  For  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and 
earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested  the 
seventh  day  : wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  sabbath 
day,  and  hallowed  it. 

12  ^ Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother  : that  thy 
days  may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

Id  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy 
neighbour. 

17  22  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour’s  house, 
23  thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour’s  wife,  nor  his 
manservant,  nor  his  maidservant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his 
ass,  nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour’s. 

18  ^ And  24  all  the  people  25  saw  the  thunderings, 
and  the  lightnings,  and  the  noise  of  the  trumpet,  and 
the  mountain  26  smoking  : and  when  the  people  saw 
it,  they  removed,  and  stood  afar  off. 

19  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  27  Speak  thou  with  us, 
and  we  will  hear  : but  28  let  not  God  speak  with  us, 
lest  we  die. 

20  And  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  29 Fear  not: 
30  for  God  is  come  to  prove  you,  and  3i  that  his  fear 
may  be  before  your  faces,  that  ye  sin  not. 

21  And  the  people  stood  afar  off,  and  Moses  drew 
near  unto  32  the  thick  darkness  where  God  was. 

22  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Thus  thou 
shalt  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  have  seen 
that  I have  talked  with  you  33  from  heaven. 

23  Ye  shall  not  make  34^ith  me  gods  of  silver, 
neither  shall  ye  make  unto  you  gods  of  gold. 

24  ^ An  altar  of  earth  thou  shalt  make  unto  me, 
and  shalt  sacrifice  thereon  thy  burnt  offerings,  and  thy 
peace  offerings,  35tby  sheep,  and  thine  oxen  : in  all 
33  places  where  I record  my  name  I will  come  unto 
thee,  and  I will  37  bless  thee. 

25  And  38  if  thou  wilt  make  me  an  altar  of  stone, 
thou  shalt  not  build  it  of  hewn  stone  : for  if  thou  lift 
up  thy  tool  upon  it,  thou  hast  polluted  it. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  go  up  by  steps  unto  mine  altar, 
that  thy  nakedness  be  not  discovered  thereon. 


God  ‘^in  vain  ; for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guilt- 
less that  taketh  his  name  ^ in  vain. 

8 Remember  the  sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy. 

9 Six  days  shalt  thou  labour,  and  do  all  thy  work  : 

10  but  the  seventh  day  is  a sabbath  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  : in  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  tliy 
son,  nor  thy  daughter,  thy  manservant,  nor  thy 
maidservant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that 

11  is  within  thy  gates  : for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made 
heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is, 
and  rested  the  seventh  day  : wherefore  the  Lord 
blessed  the  sabbath  day,  and  hallowed  it. 

12  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother  : that  thy  days 
may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  do  no  murder. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy 
neighbour. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour’s  house,  thou 
shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour’s  wife,  nor  his  manser- 
vant, nor  his  maidservant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass, 
nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour’s. 

18  And  all  the  people  saw  the  thunderings,  and  the 
lightnings,  and  the  voice  of  the  trumpet,  and  the 
mountain  smoking  : and  when  the  people  saw  it, 

19  they  trembled,  and  stood  afar  off.  And  they  said 
unto  Moses,  Speak  thou  with  us,  and  we  will  hear  : 

20  but  let  not  God  speak  with  us,  lest  we  die.  And 
Moses  said  unto  the  people.  Fear  not  : for  God  is 
come  to  prove  you,  and  that  his  fear  may  be  before 

21  you,  that  ye  sin  not.  And  the  people  stood  afar  off, 
and  Moses  drew  near  unto  the  thick  darkness  where 
God  was. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Thus  thou  shalt 
say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  yourselves  have 

23  seen  that  I have  talked  with  you  from  heaven.  Ye 
shall  not  make  other  gods  with  me  ; gods  of  silver, 

24  or  gods  of  gold,  ye  shall  not  make  unto  you.  An 
altar  of  earth  thou  shalt  make  unto  me,  and  shalt 
sacrifice  thereon  thy  burnt  offerings,  and  thy  peace 
offerings,  thy  sheep,  and  thine  oxen  : in  every  place 
where  I record  my  name  I will  come  unto  thee  and 

25  I will  bless  thee.  And  if  thou  make  me  an  altar  of 
stone,  thou  shalt  not  build  it  of  hewn  stones  ; for  if 
thou  lift  up  thy  tool  upon  it,  thou  hast  polluted  it. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  go  up  by  steps  unto  mine  altar, 
that  thy  nakedness  be  not  discovered  thereon. 


Mic.  6. 11. 
ch.  31.  13,  14. 
Lev.  19.  3,  30.  & 26. 

2.  Dent.  5.  12. 

13  ch.  23.  12.  & 31. 

15.  & 34.  21.  Lev.  23. 

3.  Ezek.  20.  12.  Luke 
13.  14. 

i<  Gen.  2.  2,  3.  ch. 

16.  26.  & 31.  1.5. 
lONeh.  13.  16,  17, 

18,  19. 

10  Gen.  2.  2. 

11  ch.  23.  26.  Lev. 


19.  3.  Deut.  5.  16. 
Jer.  35.  7,  18,  19. 
Matt.  15.  4.  & 19.  19. 
Mark  7.  10.  & 10.  19. 
Luke  18.  20.  Eph.  6. 
2. 

i«  Deut.  5.  17.  -Matt. 
5.  21.  Rom.  13.  9. 

10  Deut.  5. 18.  Matt. 
5.  27. 

20  Lev.  19.  11.  Deut. 
5.  19.  Matt.  19.  18. 
Rora.  13.  9.  1 These. 

4.  6. 


21  ch.  23.  1.  Deut. 

5.  20.  & 19.  16.  Matt. 
19.  18. 

22  Deut.  5.  21.  Mic. 
2.  2.  Hab.  2.  9.  Luke 
12.  15.  Acts  20.  33. 
Rom.  7.  7.  & 13.  9. 
Eph.  5.  3,  5.  Heb.  13. 
5. 

23  Job  31.  9.  Pro.  6. 
29.  Jer.  5.  8.  Matt. 
5.  28. 

24  Heb.  12.  18. 

2s  Rev.  1.  10,  12. 


20  ch.  19.  18. 

21  Deut.  5.  27.  & 18. 
16.  Gal.  3.  19,  20. 
Heb.  12.  19. 

28  Deut.  5.  25. 

20  1 Sam.  12.  20.  Is. 
41.  10,  13. 

30  Gen.  22.  1.  Deut. 
13  3 

31  Deut.  4.  10.  & 6. 
2.  & 10.  12.  & 17.  13, 
19.  & 19.  20.  & 28.  58. 
Pro.  3.  7.  & 16.  6.  Is. 
8.  13. 


32  ch.  19.  16.  Deut. 
5.  5.  1 Kin.  8.  12. 

33  Deut.  4.  36.  Neh. 
9.  13. 

34  ch.  32.  1,  2,  4.  1 

Sam.  5.  4,  5.  2 Kin. 

17.  33.  Ezek.  20.  39. 
& 43.  8.  Dan.  5.  4,  23. 
Zeph.  1.  5.  2 Cor.  6. 
14,  15,  16. 

30  Lev.  1.  2. 

30  Dent.  12.  5, 11,  21. 
& 14.  23.  & 16.  6,  11. 


& 26.  2.  1 Kin.  8.  43. 
& 9.  3.  2 Chr.  6.  6.  & 
7.  16.  & 12.  13.  Ezrc« 

6.  12.  Neh.  1.  9.  Ps. 
74.  7.  Jer.  7.  10,  12. 

37  Gen.  12.  2.  Deut. 

7.  13. 

33  Deut.  27.  5.  Josh. 

8.  31. 

d Or,  for  vanity  or 
falsehood. 

e Or,  were  moved, 
f Or,  cause  my  name 
to  be  remembered. 


112 


EXODUS,  XXI. 


\ 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Laws  for  menservants.  5 For  the  servant  whose  ear  is  bored.  7 For 
womenservants.  12  For  manslaughter.  16  For  stealers  of  men.  17  For 
cursors  of  •parents.  18  For  smiters.  22  For  a hurt  hxj  chance.  28  For 
an  ox  that  goreth.  33  For  him  that  is  an  occasion  of  harm. 

NOW  these  are  the  judgments  which  thou  shalt  ^ set 
before  them. 

2  2 If  thou  buy  an  Hebrew  servant,  six  years  he 
shall  serve  : and  in  the  seventh  he  shall  go  out  free  for 
nothing. 

3  If  he  came  in  by  himself,  he  shall  go  out  by  him- 
self : if  he  were  married,  then  his  wife  shall  go  out 
with  him. 

4  If  his  master  have  given  him  a wife,  and  she  have 
bom  him  sons  or  daughters  ; the  wife  and  her  children 
shall  be  her  master’s,  and  he  shall  go  out  by  himself. 

5  ^ And  if  the  servant  shall  plainly  say,  I love  my 
master,  my  wife,  and  my  children  ; I will  not  go  out 
free  : 

6  Then  his  master  shall  bring  him  unto  the  ^ judges  ; 
he  shall  also  bring  him  to  the  door,  or  unto  the  door 
post ; and  his  master  shall  ® bore  his  ear  through  with 
an  aul  ; and  he  shall  serve  him  for  ever. 

7  ^ And  if  a man  ® sell  his  daughter  to  be  a maid- 
servant, she  shall  not  go  out  as  the  menservants  do. 

8  If  she  please  not  her  master,  who  hath  betrothed 
her  to  himself,  then  shall  he  let  her  be  redeemed  : to 
sell  her  unto  a strange  nation  he  shall  have  no  power, 
seeing  he  hath  dealt  deceitfully  with  her. 

9  And  if  he  have  betrothed  her  unto  his  son,  he 
shall  deal  with  her  after  the  manner  of  daughters. 

10  If  he  take  him  another  wife;  her  food,  her 
raiment,  ® and  her  duty  of  marriage,  shall  he  not 
diminish. 

11  And  if  he  do  not  these  three  unto  her,  then  shall 
she  go  out  free  without  money. 

12  ^ ® He  that  smiteth  a man,  so  that  he  die,  shall 
be  surely  put  to  death. 

13  And  ^®if  a man  lie  not  in  wait,  but  God  de- 
liver him  into  his  hand  ; then  I will  appoint  thee  a 
place  whither  he  shall  flee. 

14  But  if  a man  come  presumptuously  upon  his 
neighbour,  to  slay  him  with  guile  ; ^^thou  shalt  take 
him  from  mine  altar,  that  he  may  die. 

15  ^ And  he  that  smiteth  his  father,  or  his  mother, 
shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

16  ^ And  he  that  stealeth  a man,  and  selleth 
him,  or  if  he  be  found  in  his  hand,  he  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death. 

17  ^ And  i®he  that  curseth  his  father,  or  his 
mother,  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  ^ And  if  men  strive  together,  and  one  smite 
another  with  a stone,  or  with  his  fist,  and  he  die  not, 
but  keepeth  his  bed  : 

19  If  he  rise  again,  and  walk  abroad  ^^upon  his 
staff,  then  shall  he  that  smote  him  be  quit  : only  he 
shall  pay /or  the  loss  of  his  time,  and  shall  cause  him 
to  be  thoroughly  healed. 

20  ^ And  if  a man  smite  his  servant,  or  his  maid, 
with  a rod,  and  he  die  under  his  hand  ; he  shall  be 
surely  punished. 


1 ch.  24.  3,  4.  Deut. 
4.  14.  & 6.  1. 

2 Lev.  25.  39,  40,  41. 
Deut.  15.  12.  Jer.  34. 
14. 

3 Deut.  15.  16,  17. 

< ch.  12.  12.  & 22.  8, 


3 Ps.  40.  6. 

6 Neh.  5.  5. 

ver.  2,  3. 

8 1 Cor.  7.  5. 

8 Gen.  9.  6.  Lev.  24.i 

17.  Num.  35.  30,  31.' 
Matt.  26.  52. 


10  Num.  35. 22.  Deut. 
19.  4,  5. 

11 1 Sam.  24.  4,  10, 

18. 

12  Num.  35. 11.  Deut. 

19.  3.  Josh.  20.  2. 

13  Num.  15.  30.&35. 


21  Now  these  are  the  judgements  which  thou  shalt 
set  before  them. 

2 If  thou  buy  an  Hebrew  “servant,  six  years  he 
shall  serve  : and  in  the  seventh  he  shall  go  out  free 

3 for  nothing.  If  he  come  in  by  himself,  he  shall  go 
out  by  himself  : if  he  be  married,  then  his  wife  shall 

4 go  out  with  him.  If  his  master  give  him  a wife, 
and  she  bear  him  sons  or  daughters  ; the  wife  and 
her  children  shall  be  her  master’s,  and  he  shall  go 

5 out  by  himself.  But  if  the  servant  shall  plainly 
say,  I love  my  master,  my  wife,  and  my  children  ; 

6 I will  not  go  out  free  : then  his  master  shall  bring 
him  unto  ^ God,  and  shall  bring  him  to  the  door,  or 
unto  the  door  post ; and  his  master  shall  bore  his 
ear  through  with  an  awl ; and  he  shall  serve  him 
for  ever. 


7 And  if  a man  sell  his  daughter  to  be  a ® maidser- 

8 vant,  she  shall  not  go  out  as  the  menservants  do.  If 
she  please  not  her  master,  ^ who  hath  espoused  her 
to  himself,  then  shall  he  let  her  be  redeemed  : to 
sell  her  unto  a strange  people  he  shall  have  no  pow- 

9 er,  seeing  he  hath  dealt  deceitfully  with  her.  And 
if  he  espouse  her  unto  his  son,  he  shall  deal  with  her 

10  after  the  manner  of  daughters.  If  he  take  him  an- 
other wife  ; her  « food,  her  raiment,  and  her  duty  of 

11  marriage,  shall  he  not  diminish.  And  if  he  do  not 
these  three  unto  her,  then  shall  she  go  out  for  no- 
thing, without  money. 

12  He  that  smiteth  a man,  so  that  he  die,  shall  surely 

13  be  put  to  death.  And  if  a man  lie  not  in  wait,  but 
God  deliver  him  into  his  hand  ; then  I will  appoint 

14  thee  a place  whither  he  shall  flee.  And  if  a man 
come  presumptuously  upon  his  neighbour,  to  slay 
him  with  guile  ; thou  shalt  take  him  from  mine  al- 
tar, that  he  may  die. 

15  And  he  that  smiteth  his  father,  or  his  mother, 
shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

16  And  he  that  stealeth  a man,  and  selleth  him,  or  if 
he  be  found  in  his  hand,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to 
(ieath. 

17  And  he  that  curseth  his  father,  or  his  mother, 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  And  if  men  contend,  and  one  smiteth  the  other 
with  a stone,  or  with  his  fist,  and  he  die  not,  but 

19  keep  his  bed  : if  he  rise  again,  and  walk  abroad 
upon  his  staff,  then  shall  he  that  smote  him  be  quit : 
only  he  shall  pay  for  ^ the  loss  of  his  time,  and  shall 
cause  him  to  be  thoroughly  healed.  ^ 

20  And  if  a man  smite  * his  servant,  or  his  maid, 
with  a rod,  and  he  die  under  his  hand  ; he  shall 


20.  Deut.  19.  11,  12. 
Heb.  10.  26. 

n 1 Kin.  2.  28-34.  2 
Kin.  11.  15. 

15  Deut.  24.  7. 

16  Gen.  37.  28. 

11  ch.  22.  4. 

18  Lev.  20.  9.  Pro. 


20.  20.  Matt.  15.  4. 
Mark  7.  10. 

19  2 Sam.  3.  29. 
a Or,  bondman, 
b Or,  the  judges, 
c Or,  bondwoman, 
d Another  reading 


is,  so  that  he  hath  not 
espoused  her. 
e Heb.  flesh, 
f Or,  revileth. 
g Heb.  his  sitting  or 
ceasing. 

h Or,  his  bondman, 
or  his  bondwoman. 


EXODUS,  XXII. 


113 


21  Notwithstanding,  if  he  continue  a day  or  two, 
he  shall  not  be  punished  : for  he  is  his  money. 

22  If  If  men  strive,  and  hurt  a woman  with  child, 
so  that  her  fruit  depart  from  her,  and  yet  no  mischief 
follow  : he  shall  be  surely  punished,  according  as  the 
woman’s  husband  will  lay  upon  him  ; and  he  shall 
21  pay  as  the  judges  determine. 

23  And  if  any  mischief  follow,  then  thou  shalt  give 
life  for  life, 

24  22  Eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for  hand, 
foot  for  foot, 

25  Burning  for  burning,  wound  for  wound,  stripe 
for  stripe. 

26  ^ And  if  a man  smite  the  eye  of  his  servant,  or 
the  eye  of  his  maid,  that  it  perish  ; he  shall  let  him 
go  free  for  his  eye’s  sake. 

27  And  if  he  smite  out  his  manservant’s  tooth,  or 
his  maidservant’s  tooth  ; he  shall  let  him  go  free  for 
his  tooth’s  sake. 

28  ^ If  an  ox  gore  a man  or  a woman,  that  they  die  : 
then  23  the  ox  shall  be  surely  stoned,  and  his  flesh  shall 
not  be  eaten  ; but  the  owner  of  the  ox  shall  be  quit. 

29  But  if  the  ox  were  wont  to  push  with  his  horn  in 
time  past,  and  it  hath  been  testified  to  his  owner,  and 
he  hath  not  kept  him  in,  but  that  he  hath  killed  a man 
or  a woman  ; the  ox  shall  be  stoned,  and  his  owner 
also  shall  be  put  to  death. 

30  If  there  be  laid  on  him  a sum  of  money,  then  he 
shall  give  for  24  the  ransom  of  his  life  whatsoever  is 
laid  upon  him. 

31  Whether  he  have  gored  a son,  or  have  gored  a 
daughter,  according  to  this  judgment  shall  it  be  done 
unto  him. 

32  If  the  ox  shall  push  a manservant  or  a maid- 
servant ; he  shall  give  unto  their  master  25  thirty 
shekels  of  silver,  and  the  26  ox  shall  be  stoned. 

33  •[[  And  if  a man  shall  open  a pit,  or  if  a man 
shall  dig  a pit,  and  not  cover  it,  and  an  ox  or  an  ass 
fall  therein  ; 

34  The  owner  of  the  pit  shall  make  it  good,  and 
give  money  unto  the  owner  of  them  ; and  the  dead 
beast  shall  be  his. 

35  ^ And  if  one  man’s  ox  hurt  another’s,  that  he  die  ; 
then  they  shall  sell  the  live  ox,  and  divide  the  money  of 
it  ; and  the  dead  ox  also  they  shall  divide. 

36  Or  if  it  be  known  that  the  ox  hath  used  to  push 
in  time  past,  and  his  owner  hath  not  kept  him  in  ; he 
shall  surely  pay  ox  for  ox ; and  the  dead  shall  be  his 
own. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Of  theft.  5 Of  damage.  7 Of  trespasnes.  14  Of  harrowing.  16  Of 
fornication.  18  Of  witchcraft.  19  Of  beastiality.  20  Of  idolatry.  21 
Of  strangers,  widows,  and  fatherless.  25  Of  tisury.  26  Of  pledges. 
28  Of  reverence  to  magistrates.  29  Of  the  firstfruit  's. 

IF  a man  shall  steal  an  ox-,  or  a sheep,  and  kill  it,  or 
sell  it ; he  shall  restore  five  oxen  for  an  ox,  and 
^ four  sheep  for  a sheep. 

2  ^If  a thief  be' found  2 breaking  up,  and  be  smitten 
that  he  die,  there  shall  ^ no  blood  he  shed  for  him. 

3  If  the  sun  be  risen  upon  him,  there  shall  he  blood 
shed  for  him  ; for  he  should  make  full  restitution  ; if  he 
have  nothing,  then  he  sjiall  be  ^ sold  for  his  theft. 

4  If  the  theft  be  certainly  ^ found  in  his  hand  alive, 

«>  Lev.  25.  45,  40.  19.  21.  Matt.  5.  38.  25  See  Zech.  11.  12, 

2>  ver.  30.  Deut.  22.  23  Gen.  9.  5.  13.  Matt.  2C.  15.  Phil. 

18,  19.  24  ver.  22.  Num.  35.  2.  7. 

22  Lev.  24.  20.  Deut.  31.  20  ver.  28. 


21  surely  be  punished.  Notwithstanding,  if  he  conti- 
nue a day  or  two,  he  shall  not  be  punished  : for  he 
is  his  money. 

22  And  if  men  strive  together,  and  hurt  a woman 
with  child,  so  that  her  fruit  depart,  and  yet  no  mis- 
chief follow  : he  shall  be  surely  fined,  according  as 
the  woman’s  husband  shall  lay  upon  him  ; and  he 

23  shall  pay  as  the  judges  determine.  But  if  any  mis- 

24  chief  follow,  then  thou  shalt  give  life  for  life,  eye 
for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for  hand,  foot  for  foot, 

25  burning  for  burning,  wound  for  wound,  stripe  for 
stripe. 

26  And  if  a man  smite  the  eye  of  his  servant,  or  the 
eye  of  his  maid,  and  destroy  it  ; he  shall  let  him  go 

27  free  for  his  eye’s  sake.  And  if  he  smite  out  his 
manservant’s  tooth,  or  his  maidservant’s  tooth  ; he 
shall  let  him  go  free  for  his  tooth’s  sake. 

28  And  if  an  ox  gore  a man  or  a woman,  that  they 
die,  the  ox  shall  be  surely  stoned,  and  his  flesh  shall 
not  be  eaten  ; but  the  owner  of  the  ox  shall  be  quit. 

29  But  if  the  ox  were  wont  to  gore  in  time  past,  and  it 
hath  been  testified  to  his  owner,  and  he  hath  not 
kept  him  in,  but  that  he  hath  killed  a man  or  a wo- 
man ; the  ox  shall  be  stoned,  and  his  owner  also  shall 

30  be  put  to  death.  If  there  be  laid  on  him  a ransom, 
then  he  shall  give  for  the  redemption  of  his  life 

31  whatsoever  is  laid  upon  him.  Whether  he  have 
gored  a son,  or  have  gored  a daughter,  according  to 

32  this  judgement  shall  it  be  done  unto  him.  If  the  ox 
gore  a manservant  or  a maidservant ; he  shall  give 
unto  their  master  thirty  shekels  of  silver,  and  the  ox 
shall  be  stoned. 


33  And  if  a man  shall  open  a pit,  or  if  a man  shall 
dig  a pit  and  not  cover  it,  and  an  ox  or  an  ass  fall 

34  therein,  the  owner  of  the  pit  shall  make  it  good  ; he 
shall  give  money  unto  the  owner  of  them,  and  the 
dead  beast  shall  be  his. 

35  And  if  one  man’s  ox  hurt  another’s,  that  he  die  ; 
then  they  shall  sell  the  live  ox,  and  divide  the  price 

36  of  it  ; and  the  dead  also  they  shall  divide.  Or  if  it 
be  known  that  the  ox  was  wont  to  gore  in  time 
past,  and  his  owner  hath  not  kept  him  in  ; he  shall 
surely  pay  ox  for  ox,  and  the  dead  beast  shall  be  his 
own. 


22  * If  a man  shall  steal  an  ox,  or  a sheep,  and  kill  it, 

or  sell  it ; he  shall  pay  five  oxen  for  an  ox,  and  four 

2 sheep  for  a sheep,  f If  the  thief  be  found  breaking 
in,  and  be  smitten  that  he  die,  there  shall  be  no 

3 “ bloodguiltiness  for  him.  If  the  sun  be  risen  upon 
him,  there  shall  be  bloodguiltiness  for  him : he 
should  make  restitution  ; if  he  have  notliing,  then  he 

4 shall  be  sold  for  his  theft.  If  the  theft  be  found  in 


1 2 Sam.  12.  0.  See  * ch.  21.  2.  t [Ch.  22.  1.  in 

Pro.  G.  31.  Luke  19.  5 ch.  21.  IG.  Heb.] 

8.  * rCh.  21.  37.  in  a Heb.  biood. 

2 Matt.  24.  43.  Heb.] 

3 Num.  35.  27. 


114 


EXODUS,  XXII. 


whether  it  be  ox,  or  ass,  or  sheep  ; he  shall  ® restore 
double. 

5 If  a man  shall  cause  a field  or  vineyard  to  be 
eaten,  and  shall  put  in  his  beast,  and  shall  feed  in 
another  man’s  field  ; of  the  best  of  his  own  field,  and 
of  the  best  of  his  own  vineyard,  shall  he  make  restitu- 
tion. 

6 If  fire  break  out,  and  catch  in  thorns,  so  that  the 
stacks  of  corn,  or  the  standing  corn,  or  the  field,  be 
consumed  therewith  ; he  that  kindled  the  fire  shall  surely 
make  restitution. 

7 If  If  a man  shall  deliver  unto  his  neighbour  money 
or  stuff  to  keep,  and  it  be  stolen  out  of  the  man’s 
house  ; if  the  thief  be  found,  let  him  pay  double. 

8 If  the  thief  be  not  found,  then  the  master  of  the 
house  shall  be  brought  unto  the  ® judges,  to  see  whether 
he  have  put  his  hand  unfo  his  neighbour’s  goods. 

9 For  all  manner  of  trespass,  whether  it  he  for  ox,  for 
ass,  for  sheep,  for  raiment,  or  for  any  maimer  of  lost 
thing,  which  another  challengeth  to  be  his,  the  ® cause 
of  both  parties  shall  come  before  the  judges  ; and  whom 
the  judges  shall  condemn,  he  shall  pay  double  unto  his 
neighbour. 

10  If  a man  deliver  unto  his  neighbour  an  ass,  or  an 
ox,  or  a sheep,  or  any  beast,  to  keep  ; and  it  die,  or  be 
hurt,  or  driven  away,  no  man  seeing  it : 

11  Then  shall  an  oath  of  the  Lord  be  between 
them  both,  that  he  hath  not  put  his  hand  unto  his 
neighbour’s  goods  ; and  the  owner  of  it  shall  accept 
thereof y and  he  shall  not  make  it  good. 

12  And  ^^if  it  be  stolen  from  him,  he  shall  make 
restitution  unto  the  owner  thereof. 

13  If  it  be  torn  in  pieces,  then  let  him  bring  it  for 
witness,  and  he  shall  not  make  good  that  which  was 
torn. 

14  ^ And  if  a man  borrow  ought  of  his  neighbour,  and 
it  be  hurt,  or  die,  the  owner  thereof  being  not  with  it, 
he  shall  surely  make  it  good. 

15  But  if  the  owner  thereof  he  with  it,  he  shall  not 
make  it  good  : if  it  he  an  hired  thing,  it  came  for  his 
hire. 

16  ^ And  if  a man  entice  a maid  that  is  not  be- 
trothed, and  lie  with  her,  he  shall  surely  endow  her  to 
be  his  wife. 

17  If  her  father  utterly  refuse  to  give  her  unto  him, 
he  shall  pay  money  according  to  the  i®  dowry  of  vir- 
gins. 

18  ^ i^Thou  shalt  not  sufPer  a witch  to  live. 

19  T[  1®  Whosoever  lieth  with  a beast  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death. 

20  ^ 1®  He  that  sacrificeth  unto  any  god,  save  unto 
the  Lord  only,  he  shall  be  utterly  destroyed. 

21  ^ 11  Thou  shalt  neither  vex  a stranger,  nor  oppress 
him  : for  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  ^ i®Ye  shall  not  afflict  any  widow,  or  fatherless 
child. 

23  If  thou  afflict  them  in  any  wise,  and  they  i®  cry  at 
all  unto  me,  I will  surely  20  hear  their  cry  ; 

24  And  my  21  wrath  shall  wax  hot,  and  I will  kill  you 
with  the  sword  ; and  22  your  wives  shall  be  widows,  and 
your  children  fatherless. 

® See  ver.  1,  7.  Pro.  12  Deut.  22.  28,  29.  Nura.  25.  2,  7,  8. 

6.  31.  1®  Gen.  34.  12.  Deut.  Deut.  13.  1,  2,  5,  6,  9, 

7 ver.  4.  22.  29.  1 Sam.  18.  25.  13,  14,  15.  & 17.  2,  3, 

8 ch.  21.  6.  ver.  28.  Lev.  19.  2G,  31.  & 5. 

9 Deut.  25.  1.  2 20.  27.  Deut.  18.  10,  ch.  23.  9.  Lev. 

Chr.  19.  10.  11.  1 Sam.  28.  3,  9.  19.  33.  & 25.  35.  Deut. 

lOHeb.  6.  16.  Lev.  18.  23.  & 20.  10.  19.  Jer.  7.  6. 

11  Gen.  31.  39.  15.  Zech.  7. 10.  Mai.  3. 5. 


his  hand  alive,  whether  it  be  ox,  or  ass,  or  sheep  ; 
he  shall  pay  double. 

5 If  a man  shall  cause  a field  or  vineyard  to  be 
eaten,  and  shall  let  his  beast  loose,  and  it  feed  in  an- 
other man’s  field  ; of  the  best  of  his  own  field,  and 
of  the  best  of  his  own  vineyard,  shall  he  make  resti- 
tution. 

6 If  fire  break  out,  and  catch  in  thorns,  so  that  the 
shocks  of  corn,  or  the  standing  corn,  or  the  field,  be 
consumed  ; he  that  kindled  the  fire  shall  surely 
make  restitution. 

7 If  a man  shall  deliver  unto  his  neighbour  money 
or  stuff  to  keep,  and  it  be  stolen  out  of  the  man’s 
house  ; if  the  thief  be  found,  he  shall  pay  double. 

8 If  the  thief  be  not  found,  then  the  master  of  the 
house  shall  come  near  unto  ^God,  to  see  whether 
he  have  not  put  his  hand  unto  his  neighbour’s  goods. 

9 For  every  matter  of  trespass,  whether  it  be  for  ox, 
for  ass,  for  sheep,  for  raiment,  or  for  any  manner  of 
lost  thing,  whereof  one  saith.  This  is  it,  the  cavise  of 
both  parties  shall  come  before  ^ God  ; he  whom  ^ God 
shall  condemn  shall  pay  double  unto  his  neighbour. 

10  If  a man  deliver  unto  his  neighbour  an  ass,  or  an 
ox,  or  a sheep,  or  any  beast,  to  keep  ; and  it  die,  or 

11  be  hurt,  or  driven  away,  no  man  seeing  it : the  oath 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  between  them  both,  whether 
he  hath  not  put  his  hand  unto  his  neighbour’s  goods  ; 
and  the  owner  thereof  shall  accept  it,  and  he  shall 

12  not  make  restitution.  But  if  it  be  stolen  from  him, 
he  shall  make  restitution  unto  the  owner  thereof. 

13  If  it  be  torn  in  pieces,  let  him  bring  it  for  witness  ; 
he  shall  not  make  good  that  which  was  torn. 

14  And  if  a man  ^ borrow  aught  of  his  neighbour,  and 
it  be  hurt,  or  die,  the  owner  thereof  not  being  with 

15  it,  he  shall  surely  make  restitution.  If  the  owner 
thereof  be  with  it,  he  shall  not  make  it  good  : if  it 
be  an  hired  thing,  ‘^it  came  for  its  hire. 

16  And  if  a man  entice  a virgin  that  is  not  betrothed, 
and  lie  with  her,  he  shall  surely  pay  a dowry  for 

17  her  to  be  his  wife.  If  her  father  utterly  refuse  to 
give  her  unto  him,  he  shall  pay  money  according  to 
the  dowry  of  virgins. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  sufPer  a sorceress  to  live. 

19  Whosoever  lieth  with  a beast  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death. 

20  He  that  sacrificeth  unto  any  god,  save  unto  the 

21  Lord  only,  shall  be  « utterly  destroyed.  And  a 
stranger  shalt  thou  not  wrong,  neither  shalt  thou 
oppress  him  : for  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of 

22  Egypt.  Ye  shall  not  afflict  any  widow,  or  fatherless 

23  child.  If  thou  afflict  them  in  any  wise,  and  they 

24  cry  at  all  unto  me,  I will  surely  hear  their  cry  ; and 
my  wrath  shall  wax  hot,  and  I will  kill  you  with  the 
sword  ; and  your  wives  shall  be  widows,  and  your 
children  fatherless. 

18  Deut.  10.  18.  & 20  ver.  27.  Job  34.  b Or,  the  judges. 

24. 17.  & 27.  19.  Ps.  28.  Ps.  18.  6.  & 145.  c Heb.  ask. 

94.  6.  Is.  1.  17,  23.  & 19.  Jam.  5.  4.  d Or,  it  is  reckoned 

10.  2.  Ezek.  22.  7.  21  job  31.  2.3.  Ps.  in  (Heb.  cometh  into) 

Zech.  7. 10.  .Jam.  1.  27.  69.  24.  its  hire. 

19  Deut.  15.  9.  & 24.  22  pg.  109,  9.  Lam.  e Heb.  devoted.  See 

15.  Job  35.  9.  Luke  5.  3.  Lev.  27.  29. 

18.  7. 


EXODUS,  XXIII. 


115 


25  If  If  thou  lend  money  to  any  of  my  people  that 
is  poor  by  thee,  thoa  shalt  not  he  to  him  as  an  usurer, 
neither  shalt  thou  lay  upon  him  usury. 

26  If  thou  at  all  take  thy  neighbour’s  raiment  to 
pledge,  thou  shalt  deliver  it  unto  him  by  that  the  sun 
goeth  down  : 

27  For  that  is  his  cpvering  only,  it  is  his  raiment  for 
his  skin  : wherein  shall  he  sleep  ? and  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  when  he  crieth  unto  me,  that  I will  hear  ; for  I 
am  gracious. 

28  ^ Thou  shalt  not  revile  the  gods,  nor  curse  the 
ruler  of  thy  people. 

29  ^ Thou  shalt  not  delay  to  offer  ^8  the  first  of  thy 
ripe  fruits,  and  of  thy  liquors  : the  firstborn  of  thy 
sons  shalt  thou  give  unto  me. 

30  Likewise  shalt  thou  do  with  thine  oxen,  and  with 
thy  sheep  : seven  days  it  shall  be  with  his  dam  ; on 
the  eighth  day  thou  shalt  give  it  me. 

31  ^ And  ye  shall  be  holy  men  unto  me  : neither 
shall  ye  eat  any  flesh  that  is  torn  of  beasts  in  the  field  ; 
ye  shall  cast  it  to  the  dogs. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 0/  slander  and  false  witness.  3,  6 Of  justice.  4 Of  charitableness. 
10  Of  the  year  of  rest.  12  Of  the  sabbath.  13  Of  idolatry.  14  Of  the 
three  feasts.  18  Of  the  blood  and  the  fat  of  the  sacrifice.  20  An  Angel 
is  promised,  with  a blessing,  if  they  obey  him. 

Thou  ^ shalt  not  raise  a false  report  : put  not  thine 
hand  with  the  wicked  to  be  an  ^ unrighteous  wit- 
ness. 

2  ^ ^ Thou  shalt  not  follow  a multitude  to  do  evil  ; 
^ neither  shalt  thou  speak  in  a cause  to  decline  after 
many  to  wrest  judgment : 

3  ^ Neither  shalt  thou  countenance  a poor  man  in  his 
cause. 

4  ^ ® If  thou  meet  thine  enemy’s  ox  or  his  ass  going 
astray,  thou  shalt  surely  bring  it  back  to  him  again. 

5  ® If  thou  see  the  ass  of  him  that  hateth  thee  lying 
under  his  burden,  and  wouldest  forbear  to  help  him, 
thou  shalt  surely  help  with  him. 

6  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  the  judgment  of  thy  poor  in 
his  cause.  * 

7  ® Keep  thee  far  from  a false  matter  ; ® and  the  in- 
nocent and  righteous  slay  thou  not  : for  I will  not 
justify  the  wicked. 

8  ^ And  thou  shalt  take  no  gift  : for  the  gift  blind- 
eth  the  wise,  and  perverteth  the  words  of  the  righteous. 

9  ^ Also  thou  shalt  not  oppress  a stranger  : for  ye 
know  the  heart  of  a stranger,  seeing  ye  were  strangers 
in  the  laud  of  Egypt. 

10  And  1®  six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  land,  and  shalt 
gather  in  the  fruits  thereof  : 

11  But  the  seventh  year  thou  shalt  let  it  rest  and  lie 
still ; that  the  poor  of  thy  people  may  eat  : and  what 
they  leave  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat.  In  like 


25  If  thou  lend  money  to  any  of  my  people  with  thee 
that  is  poor,  thou  shalt  not  be  to  him  as  a creditor ; 

26  neither  shall  ye  lay  upon  him  usury.  If  thou  at  all 
take  thy  neighbour’s  garment  to  pledge,  thou  shalt 
restore  it  unto  him  by  that  the  sun  goeth  down  : 

27  for  that  is  his  only  covering,  it  is  his  garment  for 
his  skin  : wherein  shall  he  sleep  ? and  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  when  he  crieth  unto  me,  that  I will  hear  ; 
for  I am  gracious. 

28  Thou  shalt  not  revile  f God,  nor  curse  a ruler  of 

29  thy  people.  Thou  shalt  not  delay  to  offer  of  o the 
abundance  of  thy  fruits,  and  of  thy  liquors.  The 

30  firstborn  of  thy  sons  shalt  thou  give  unto  me.  Like- 
wise shalt  thou  do  with  thine  oxen,  and  with  thy 
sheep  : seven  days  it  shall  be  with  its  dam  ; on  the 

31  eighth  day  thou  shalt  give  it  me.  And  ye  shall  be 
holy  men  unto  me  : therefore  ye  shall  not  eat  any 
flesh  that  is  torn  of  beasts  in  the  field  ; ye  shall  east 
it  to  the  dogs. 


23  Thou  shalt  not  take  up  a false  report : put  not  thine 
hand  with  the  wicked  to  be  an  unrighteous  witness. 

2 Thou  shalt  not  follow  a multitude  to  do  evil  ; neither 
shalt  thou  “ speak  in  a cause  to  turn  aside  after  a 

3 multitude  to  wrest  judgement:  neither  shalt  thou 
favour  a poor  man  in  his  cause. 

4 If  thou  meet  thine  enemy’s  ox  or  his  ass  going 
astray,  thou  shalt  surely  bring  it  back  to  him  again. 

5 If  thou  see  the  ass  of  him  that  hateth  thee  lying 
under  his  burden,  ^and  wouldest  forbear  to  help 
him,  thou  shalt  surely  help  with  him. 

6 Thou  shalt  not  wrest  the  judgement  of  thy  poor 

7 in  his  cause.  Keep  thee  far  from  a false  matter  ; 
and  the  innocent  and  righteous  slay  thou  not  : for  I 

8 will  not  justify  the  wicked.  And  thou  shalt  take 
no  gift : for  a gift  blindeth  them  that  have  sight, 

9 and  perverteth  the  words  of  the  righteous.  And  a 
stranger  shalt  thou  not  oppress  : for  ye  know  the 
heart  of  a stranger,  seeing  ye  were  strangers  in  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  land,  and  shalt 

11  gather  in  the  increase  thereof  : but  the  seventh  year 
thou  shalt  ^ let  it  rest  and  lie  fallow  ; that  the  poor 
of  thy  people  may  eat : and  what  they  leave  the 
beast  of  the  field  shall  eat.  In  like  manner  thou 


“ Lev.  25.  35,  36,  37. 
Deut.  23.  19,  20.  Neh. 

5.  7.  Ps.  15.  5.  Ezek. 
18.  8,  17. 

2^  Deut.  24.  6, 10, 13, 
17.  Job  22.  G.  & *24. 
3,  9.  Pro.  20.  16.  & 
22.  27.  Ezek.  18.  7, 
16.  Amos  2.  8. 

25  ver.  23. 

25  ch.  34.  6.  2 Chr. 

30.  9.  Ps.  86.  1.5. 

27  Eccles.  10.  20. 

Acts  23.  5.  Jude  8. 

2«ch.  23.  16,  19. 

Pro.  3.  9. 


29  ch.  13.  2,  12.  & 

34.  19. 

30  Deut.  15.  19. 

31  Lev.  22.  27. 

32  ch.  19.  6.  Lev.  19. 
2.  Deut.  14.  21. 

33  Lev.  22.  8.  Ezek. 

4.  14.  & 44.  31. 

1 ver.  7.  Lev.  19. 
16.  Ps.  15.  3.  & 101. 

5.  Pro.  10.  18.  See  2 
Sam.  19.  27.  with  16.  3. 

2ch.  20.  16.  Deut. 
19.  16,  17,  18.  See  1 
Kin.  21.  10,  13.  Ps. 

35.  11.  Pro.  19.  5,  9, 


28.  & 24.  28.  Matt. 
26.  59,  60,  61.  Acts 

6.  11,  13. 

3 Gen.  7.  1.  & 19.  4, 

7.  ch.  32.  1,2.  Josh. 

24.  15.  1 Sam.  15.  9. 

1 Kin.  19.  10.  Job  31. 
34.  Pro.  1.  10,  11,  15. 
& 4.  14.  Matt.  27.  24, 
26.  Mark  15.  15.  Luke 
23.  23.  Acts  24.  27.  & 

25.  9. 

^ ver.  6,  7.  Lev.  19. 
1.5.  Deut.  1.  17.  Ps. 
72.  2. 

5 Deut.  22.  1.  Job 


31.  29.  Pro.  24.  17.  & 
25.  21.  Matt.  5.  44. 
Rom.  12.  20.  1 Thess. 
5 15 

’ 0 Deut.  22.  4. 

7 ver.  2.  Deut.  27. 
19.  Job  31.  13,  21. 
Eccles.  5.  8.  Is.  10.  1, 
2.  Jer.  5.  28.  & 7.  6. 
Amos  5.  12.  Mai.  3. 
5. 

® ver.  1.  Lev.  19.  11. 
Luke  3.  14.  Epli.  4. 
25.  ^ 

9 Deut.  27.  25.  Ps. 
94.  21.  Pro.  17. 15,  26. 


Jer.  7.  6.  Matt.  27.  4. 

10  ch.  34.  7.  Rom.  1. 
18. 

1’  Deut.  16.  19.  1 

Sam.  8.  3.  & 12.  3.  2 

Chr.  19.  7.  Ps.  26.  10. 
Pro.  15.  27.  & 17.  8, 
23.  & 29.  4.  Is.  1.  23. 
& 5.  23.  & 33.  15. 
Ezek.  22.  12.  Amos  5. 
12.  Acts  24.  26. 

12  ch.  22.  21.  Deut. 
10.  19.  & 24.  14,  17.  & 
27.  19.  Ps.  94.  0. 
Ezek.  22.  7.  Mai.  3. 
.5. 


13  Lev.  25.  3,  4, 

/ Or,  the  judges, 
g Heb.  thy  fulness 
and  thy  tear, 
a Or,  bear  p^itn/sss. 
b Or,  and  wotddest 
forbear  to  release  it 
for  him,  thou  shalt 
surely  release  it  with 
him. 

c Or,  cause, 
d Or,  release  it  and 
let  it  lie  fallow.  See 
Deut.  15.  2. 


116 


EXODUS,  XXIII. 


manner  thou  shalt  deal  with  thy  vineyard,  and  with  thy 
oliveyard. 

12  Six  days  thou  shalt  do  thy  work,  and  on  the 
seventh  day  thou  shalt  rest  : that  thine  ox  and  thine 
ass  may  rest,  and  the  son  of  thy  handmaid,  and  the 
stranger,  may  be  refreshed. 

13  And  in  all  things  that  I have  said  unto  you  be 
circumspect : and  make  no  mention  of  the  name  of 
other  gods,  neither  let  it  be  heard  out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  Three  times  thou  shalt  keep  a feast  unto  me 
in  the  year. 

15  Thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  : 
(thou  shalt  eat  unleavened  bread  seven  days,  as  I com- 
manded thee,  in  the  time  appointed  of  the  month  Abib  ; 
for  in  it  thou  earnest  out  from  Egypt  : and  none  shall 
appear  before  me  empty  :) 

16  And  the  feast  of  harvest,  the  firstfruits  of  thy 
labours,  which  thou  hast  sown  in  the  field  : and  the 
feast  of  ingathering,  which  is  in  the  end  of  the  year, 
when  thou  hast  gathered  in  thy  labours  out  of  the  field. 

17  Three  times  in  the  year  all  thy  males  shall 
appear  before  the  Lord  God. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of  my  sacrifice 
with  leavened  bread  ; neither  shall  the  fat  of  my  sacri- 
fice remain  until  the  morning. 

19  The  first  of  the  firstfruits  of  thy  land  thou  shalt 
bring  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou 
shalt  not  seethe  a kid  in  his  mother’s  milk. 

20  ^ Behold,  I send  an  Angel  before  thee,  to  keep 
thee  in  the  way,  and  to  bring  thee  into  the  j^lace  which 
I have  prepared. 

21  Beware  of  him,  and  obey  his  voice,  provoke 
him  not  ; for  he  will  not  pardon  your  transgressions  : 
for  29  my  name  is  in  him. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  indeed  obey  his  voice,  and  do 
all  that  I speak  ; then  I will  be  an  enemy  unto  thine 
enemies,  and  an  adversary  unto  thine  adversaries. 

23  For  mine  Angel  shall  go  before  thee,  and  bring 
thee  in  unto  the  Amorites,  and  the  Hittites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  and  the  Canaanites,  the  Hivites,  and  the 
Jebusites  : and  I will  cut  them  off. 

24  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  to  their  gods,  nor 
serve  them,  nor  do  after  their  works  : ^5  thou 
shalt  utterly  overthrow  them,  and  quite  break  down 
their  images. 

25  And  ye  shall  serve  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
2'^  he  shall  bless  thy  bread,  and  thy  water  ; and  I will 
take  sickness  away  from  the  midst  of  thee. 

26  ^ There  shall  nothing  cast  their  young,  nor  be 
barren,  in  thy  land  : the  number  of  thy  days  I will 
40  fulfil. 

27  I will  send  4i  my  fear  before  thee,  and  will  ^2  de- 
stroy all  the  people  to  whom  thou  shalt  come,  and  I 
will  make  all  thine  enemies  turn  their  backs  unto  thee. 

28  And  43 1 will  send  hornets  before  thee,  which  shall 


n ch.  20.  8, 9.  Deut. 
5. 13.  Luke  13.  14. 

15  Deut.  4.  9.  Josh. 

22.  5.  Ps.  39. 1.  Eph. 

5.  15.  1 Tim.  4.  16. 

16  Num.  32.  38. 

Deut.  12.  3.  Josh.  23. 
7.  Ps.  16.  4.  Hos.  2. 
17.  Zech.  13.  2. 

11  ch.  34.  23.  Lev. 

23.  4.  Deut.  16.  16. 

18  ch.  12.  15.  & 13. 

6.  & 34.  18.  Lev.  23. 
6.  Deut.  16.  8. 


16  ch.  34.  20.  Deut. 
16.  16. 

20  ch.  34.  22.  Lev. 
23.  10. 

21  Deut.  16.  13. 

22  ch.  34.  23.  Deut. 
16.  16. 

23  ch.  12.  8.  & 34.  25. 
Lev.  2.  11.  Deut.  16. 

4. 

21  ch.  22.  29.  & 34. 
26.  Lev.  23.  10,  17. 
Num.  18. 12, 13.  Deut. 
26.  10.  Neh.  10.  35. 


25  ch.  34.  26.  Deut. 
14.  21. 

26  ch.  14.  19.  & 32. 
34.  & 33.  2, 14.  Num. 
20.  16.  Josh.  5.  13.  & 

6.  2.  Ps.  91.  11.  Is. 
63.  9. 

2-  Num.  14.  11.  Ps. 
78.  40,  56.  Eph.  4.  30. 
Heb.  3.  10,  16. 

28  ch.  32.  34.  Num. 
14.  35.  Deut.  18.  19. 
Josh.  24.  19.  Jer.  5. 

7.  Heb.  3. 11.  IJohn 

5.  16. 


shalt  deal  with  thy  vineyard,  and  with  thy  oliveyard. 

12  Six  days  thou  shalt  do  thy  work,  and  on  the  seventh 
day  thou  shalt  ® rest  : that  thine  ox  and  thine  ass 
may  have  rest,  and  the  son  of  thy  handmaid,  and 

13  the  stranger,  may  be  refreshed.  And  in  all  things 
that  I have  said  unto  you  take  ye  heed  : and  make 
no  mention  of  the  name  of  other  gods,  neither  let  it 
be  heard  out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  Three  times  thou  shalt  keep  a feast  unto  me  in 

15  the  year.  The  feast  of  unleavened  bread  shalt  thou 
keep  : seven  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened  bread, 
as  I commanded  thee,  at  the  time  appointed  in  the 
month  Abib  (for  in  it  thou  earnest  out  from  Egypt)  ; 

16  and  none  shall  appear  before  me  empty  : and  the 
feast  of  harvest,  the  firstfruits  of  thy  labours,  which 
thou  sowest  in  the  field  : and  the  feast  of  ingather- 
ing, at  the  end  of  the  year,  when  thou  gatherest  in 

17  thy  labours  out  of  the  field.  Three  times  in  the 
year  all  thy  males  shall  appear  before  the  Lord 
God. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of  my  sacrifice  with 
leavened  bread  ; neither  shall  the  fat  of  my  feast 

19  remain  all  night  until  the  morning.  The  first  of 
the  firstfruits  of  thy  ground  thou  shalt  bring  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not 
seethe  a kid  in  its  mother’s  milk. 

20  Behold,  I send  an  angel  before  thee,  to  keep  thee 
by  the  way,  and  to  bring  thee  into  the  place  which  I 

21  have  prepared.  Take  ye  heed  of  him,  and  hearken 
unto  his  voice  ; -^provoke  him  not : for  he  will  not 
pardon  your  transgression  ; for  my  name  is  in  him. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  indeed  hearken  unto  his  voice,  and 
do  all  that  I speak  ; then  I will  be  an  enemy  unto 
thine  enemies,  and  an  adversary  unto  thine  adversa- 

23  ries.  For  mine  angel  shall  go  before  thee,  and  bring 
thee  in  unto  the  Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the 
Perizzite,  and  the  Canaanite,  the  Hivite,  and  the 

24  Jebusite  : and  I will  cut  them  off.  Thou  shalt  not 
bow  down  to  tlieir  gods,  nor  serve  them,  nor  do  af- 
ter their  works  : but  thou  shalt  utterly  overthrow 

25  them,  and  break  in  pieces  their  s' pillars.  And  ye 
shall  serve  the  Lord  your  God,  and  he  shall  bless 
thy  bread,  and  thy  water  ; and  I will  take  sickness 

26  away  from  the  midst  of  thee.  There  shall  none  cast 
her  young,  nor  be  barren,  in  thy  land  : the  num- 

27  ber  of  thy  days  I will  fulfil.  I will  send  my  terror 
before  thee,  and  will  discomfit  all  the  people  to 
whom  thou  shalt  come,  and  I will  make  all  thine 

28  enemies  turn  their  backs  unto  thee.  And  I will 
send  the  hornet  before  thee,  which  shall  drive  out 


29  Is.  9.  6.  Jer.  23. 

6.  John  10  30,38. 

30  Gen.  12.  3.  Deut. 
30.  7.  Jer.  30.  20. 

31  ver.  20.  ch.  33.  2. 

32  Josh.  24.  8,  11. 

33  ch.  20.  5. 

31  Lev.  18.  3.  Deut. 
12.  30,  31. 

35  ch.  34.  13.  Num. 
33.  52.  Deut.  7.  5,  25. 
& 12.  3. 

36  Deut.  6.  13.  & 10. 

12,  20.  & 11.  13,  14.  & 

13.  4.  Josh.  22.  5.  & 


24.  14,  15,  21,  24.  1 

Sam.  7.  3.  & 12.  20,  24. 
Matt.  4.  10. 

37  Deut.  7.  13.  & 28. 
5,  8. 

38  ch.  15.  26.  Deut. 
7.  15. 

39  Deut.  7.  14.  & 28. 

4.  Job  21.  10.  Mai. 
3.  10,  11. 

40  Gen.  25.  8.  & 35. 
29.  1 Chr.  23.  1.  Job 

5.  26.  & 42.  17.  Ps. 
55.  23.  & 90.  10. 

4iGeu.  35.  5.  ch. 


15.  14,  16.  Deut.  2. 

25.  & 11.  25.  Josh.  2. 
9,  11.  1 Sam.  14.  15. 

2 Chr.  14.  14. 

42  Deut.  7.  23. 

43  Deut.  7.  20.  Josh. 
24.  12. 

e Or,  keep  sabbath, 
f Or,  be  not  rebel- 
lious against  him. 

g Or,'  obelisks.  See 
Lev.  26.  1.  & 2 Kin.  3. 
2. 


EXODUS,  XXIV. 


117 


drive  out  the  Hivite,  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Hittite, 
from  before  thee. 

29  I will  not  drive  them  out  from  before  thee  in 
one  year  ; lest  the  land  become  desolate,  and  the  beast 
of  the  field  multiply  against  thee. 

30  By  little  and  little  I will  drive  them  out  from  be- 
fore thee,  until  thou  be  increased,  and  inherit  the  land. 

31  And  I will  set  thy  bounds  from  the  Red  sea 
even  unto  the  sea  of  the  Philistines,  and  from  the 
desert  unto  the  river  : for  I will  deliver  the  inha- 
bitants of  the  land  hito  your  hand  ; and  thou  shalt 
drive  them  out  before  thee. 

32  Thou  shalt  make  no  covenant  with  them,  nor 
with  their  gods. 

33  They  shall  not  dwell  in  thy  land,  lest  they  make 
thee  sin  against  me  : for  if  thou  serve  their  gods,  it 
will  surely  be  a snare  unto  thee. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 Moses  is  called  up  into  the  mountain.  3 The  people  promise  obedi- 
ence. 4 Moses  buudeth  an  altar,  and  twelve  pillars.  6 He  sminhleth 
the  blood  of  the  covenant.  9 The  glory  of  God  appeareth.  14  Aaron 
and  Hur  have  the  charge  of  the  people.  15  Moses  goeth  into  the  moun- 
tain, where  he  continueth  forty  days  and  forty  nights. 

And  he  said  unto  Moses,  Come  up  unto  the  Lord, 
thou,  and  Aaron,  ^ Nadab,  and  Abihu,  ^and  seven- 
ty of  the  elders  of  Israel  ; and  worship  ye  afar  off. 

2  And  Moses  ^ alone  shall  come  near  the  Lord  : 
but  they  shall  not  come  nigh  ; neither  shall  the  people 
go  up  with  him. 

3  ^ And  Moses  came  and  told  the  people  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  judgments  : and  all  the 
people  answered  with  one  voice,  and  said,  ^ All  the 
words  which  the  Lord  hath  said  will  we  do. 

4  And  Moses  ^ wrote  all  the  words  of  the  Lord, 
and  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  builded  an  altar 
under  the  hill,  and  twelve  ® pillars,  according  to  the 
twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

5  And  he  sent  young  men  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  offered  burnt  offerings,  and  sacrificed  peace  of- 
ferings of  oxen  unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  Moses  took  half  of  the  blood,  and  put  it 
in  basons  ; and  half  of  the  blood  he  sprinkled  on  the 
altar. 

7  And  he  ® took  the  book  of  the  covenant,  and  read 
in  the  audience  of  the  people  : and  they  said,  ^ All 
that  the  Lord  hath  said  will  we  do,  and  be  obedient. 

8  And  Moses  took  the  blood,  and  sprinkled  it  on 
the  people,  and  said.  Behold  the  blood  of  the  cove- 
nant, which  the  Lord  hath  made  with  you  concerning 
all  these  words. 

9  ^ Then  went  up  Moses,  and  Aaron,  Nadab,  and 
Abihu,  and  seventy  of  the  elders  of  Israel : 

10  And  they  saw  the  God  of  Israel : and  there 
was  under  his  feet  as  it  were  a paved  work  of  a sap- 
phire stone,  and  as  it  were  the  body  of  heaven  in  his 
clearness. 

11  And  upon  the  nobles  of  the  children  of  Israel  he 
laid  not  his  hand  : also  they  saw  God,  and  did  eat 
and  drink. 

12  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Come  up  to 
me  into  the  mount,  and  be  there  : and  I will  give  thee 

« Deut.  7.  22.  « ch.  34.  12.  Deut.  3 ver.  13,  15,  18. 

<3  Gen.  15. 18.  Num.  7.  IG.  & 12.  30.  Josh.  ^ ver.  7.  ch.  19.  8. 

34.  3.  Deut.  11.  24.  23.  13.  Judg.  2.  3.  1 Deut.  5.  27.  Gal.  3. 
Josh.  1.  4.  1 Kin.  4.  Sam.  18.  21.  Ps.  lOG.  19,  20. 

21,  24.  Ps.  72.  8.  3G.  3 Deut.  31.  9. 

Josh.  21.  44.  Judg.  i ch.  28.  1.  Lev.  10.  6 Gen.  28.  18.  & 31. 

1.  4.  & 11.  21.  1,  2.  45. 

« ch.  34.  12,  15.  2 ch.  1.  5.  Num.  11.  2 Heb.  9.  18. 

Deut.  7.  2.  IG.  8 Heb.  9.  19. 


the  Hivite,  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Hittite,  from  be- 

29  fore  thee.  I will  not  drive  them  out  from  before 
thee  in  one  year  ; lest  the  land  become  desolate,  and 

30  the  beast  of  the  field  multiply  against  thee.  By  lit- 
tle and  little  I will  drive  them  out  from  before  thee, 

31  until  thou  be  increased,  and  inherit  the  land.  And 
I will  set  thy  border  from  the  Red  Sea  even  unto 
the  sea  of  the  Philistines,  and  from  the  wilderness 
unto  * the  River  : for  I will  deliver  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land  into  your  hand  ; and  thou  shalt  drive 

32  them  out  before  thee.  Thou  shalt  make  no  cove- 

33  nant  with  them,  nor  with  their  gods.  They  shall 
not  dwell  in  thy  land,  lest  they  make  thee  sin 
against  me  : for  if  thou  serve  their  gods,  it  will 
surely  be  a snare  unto  thee. 


24  And  he  said  unto  Moses,  Come  up  unto  the  Lord, 
thou,  and  Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and  seventy  of 

2 the  elders  of  Israel ; and  worship  ye  afar  off  : and 
Moses  alone  shall  come  near  unto  the  Lord  ; but 
they  shall  not  come  near  ; neither  shall  the  people 

3 go  up  with  him.  And  Moses  came  and  told  the 
people  all  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  judge- 
ments : and  all  the  people  answered  with  one  voice, 
and  said.  All  the  words  which  the  Lord  hath  spoken 

4 will  we  do.  And  Moses  wrote  all  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  and  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  builded 
an  altar  under  the  mount,  and  twelve  pillars,  accord- 

5 ing  to  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel.  And  he  sent 
young  men  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  offered 
burnt  offerings,  and  sacrificed  peace  offerings  of  oxen 

6 unto  the  Lord.  And  Moses  took  half  of  the  blood, 
and  put  it  in  basons  ; and  half  of  the  blood  he 

7 sprinkled  on  the  altar.  And  he  took  the  book  of 
the  covenant,  and  read  in  the  audience  of  the  peo- 
ple : and  they  said,  All  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken 

8 will  we  do,  and  be  obedient.  And  Moses  took  the 
blood,  and  sprinkled  it  on  the  people,  and  said.  Be- 
hold the  blood  of  the  covenant,  which  the  Lord 
hath  made  with  you  “concerning  all  these  words. 

9 Then  went  up  Moses,  and  Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu, 

10  and  seventy  of  the  elders  of  Israel  : and  they  saw 
the  God  of  Israel  ; and  there  was  under  his  feet  as 
it  were  ^a  paved  work  of  sapphire  stone,  and  as  it 

11  were  the  very  heaven  for  clearness.  And  upon  the 
nobles  of  the  children  of  Israel  he  laid  not  his  hand  * 
and  they  beheld  God,  and  did  eat  and  drink. 


12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Come  up  to  me 
into  the  mount,  and  be  there  : and  I will  give  thee 

» ver.  3.  w Ezek.  1.  2G.  & 10.  18.  12.  1 Cor.  10.  18. 

10  Heb.  9.  20.  & 13.  1.  Rev.  4.  3.  18  ver.  2,  15,  18. 

20.  1 Pet.  1.  2.  “ Matt.  17.  2.  h That  is,  the  Eu- 

ver.  1.  ^3  ch.  19.  21.  phrates. 

^2  See  Gen.  32.  30.  ver.  10.  Gen.  IG.  a Or,  upon  all  these 
ch.  3.  G.  Judg.  13.  22.  13.  & 32.  30.  ch.  33.  conditions. 

Is.  G.  1,  5.  with  ch.  33.  20.  Deut.  4.  33.  Judg.  h Or,  u'ork  of  bright 
20,  23.  John  1.  18.  1 13.  22.  sapphire. 

Tim.  G.  IG.  1 Jolm4. 12.  Gen.  31.  54.  ch. 


118 


EXODUS,  XXY. 


tables  of  stone,  and  a law,  and  commandments  which 
I have  written  ; that  thou  mayest  teach  them. 

13  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  his  minister  Joshua  : 
and  Moses  went  up  into  the  mount  of  God. 

14  And  he  said  unto  the  elders,  Tarry  ye  here  for  us, 
until  we  come  again  unto  j'ou  : and,  hehold,  Aaron  and 
Hur  are  with  you  : if  any  man  have  any  matters  to  do, 
let  him  come  unto  them. 

15  And  Moses  went  up  into  the  mount,  and  ^2  a cloud 
covered  the  mount. 

16  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  abode  upon  mount 
Sinai,  and  the  cloud  covered  it  six  days  : and  the  se- 
venth day  he  called  unto  Moses  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
cloud. 

17  And  the  sight  of  the  glory  of  the  Lord  was  like 
devouring  fire  on  the  top  of  the  mount  in  the  eyes  of 

the  children  of  Israel. 

18  And  Moses  went  mto  the  midst  of  the  cloud,  and 
gat  him  up  into  the  mount  : and  Moses  was  in  the 
mount  forty  days  and  forty  nights. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 What  the  Israelites  must  offer  for  the  malting  of  the  tabernacle.  10  The 
form  of  the  ark.  17  The  mercy  seat,  with  the  cherubims.  23  The  table, 
with  the  furniture  thereof.  31  The  candlestick,  with  the  instruments 
thereof. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
bring  me  an  offering  : ^ of  every  man  that  giveth  it  will- 
ingly with  his  heart  ye  shall  take  my  offering. 

3  And  this  is  the  offering  which  ye  shall  take  of 
them  ; gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

4  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen, 
and  goats’  hair, 

5  And  rams’  skins  dyed  red,  and  badgers’  skins,  and 
shittim  wood, 

6  2 Oil  for  the  light,  ® spices  for  anointing  oil,  and  for 
^ sweet  incense, 

7  Onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be  set  in  the  ®ephod, 
and  in  the  ® breastplate. 

8  And  let  them  make  me  a ^ sanctuary  ; that  ^ I may 
dwell  among  them. 

9  ^ According  to  all  that  I shew  thee,  after  the  pat- 
tern of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  pattern  of  all  the  instru- 
ments thereof,  even  so  shall  ye  make  it. 

10  ^ And  they  shall  make  an  ark  of  shittim  wood  : 
two  cubits  and  a half  shall  he  the  length  thereof,  and  a 
cuhit  and  a half  the  breadth  thereof,  and  a cubit  and  a 
half  the  height  thereof. 

11  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure  gold,  within 
and  without  shalt  thou  overlay  it,  and  shalt  make  upon 
it  a crown  of  gold  round  about. 

12  And  thou  shalt  cast  four  rings  of  gold  for  it,  and 
put  them  in  the  four  corners  thereof  ; and  two  rings 
shall  he  in  the  one  side  of  it,  and  two  rings  in  the  other 
side  of  it. 

13  And  thou  shalt  make  staves  of  shittim  wood,  and 
overlay  them  with  gold. 

14  And  thou  shalt  put  the  staves  into  the  rings  by 
the  sides  of  the  ark,  that  the  ark  may  be  borne  with 
them. 

19  ch.  31.  18.  & 32.  23  ch.  16.  10.  Num.  i ch.  35.  5,  21.  1 

15,  16.  Deut.  5.  22.  14.  10.  Chr.  29.  3,  5,  9,  14. 

20  ch.  32.  17.  & 33.  24  ch.  3.  2.  & 19.  18.  Ezra  2.  68.  & 3.  5.  &7. 

11.  Deut.  4.  36.  Heb.  12.  16.  Neh.11.2.  2 Cor. 

21  ver.  2.  18,  29.  8.  12.  & 9.  7. 

22  ch.  19.  9, 16.  Matt.  2.5  ch.  34.  28.  Deut.  2 ch.  27.  20. 

17.  5.  9.  9.  3 ch.  30.  23. 


the  tables  of  stone,  and  the  law  and  the  command- 
ment, which  I have  written,  that  thou  mayest  teach 

13  them.  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  Joshua  his  minister  : 

14  and  Moses  went  up  into  the  mount  of  God.  And 
he  said  unto  the  elders.  Tarry  ye  here  for  us,  until 
we  come  again  unto  you  : and,  behold,  Aaron  and 
Hur  are  with  you  ; whosoever  hath  a cause,  let  him 

15  come  near  unto  them.  And  Moses  went  up  into  the 

16  mount,  and  the  cloud  covered  the  mount.  And  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  abode  upon  mount  Sinai,  and 
the  cloud  covered  it  six  days  : and  the  seventh  day 
he  called  unto  Moses  out  of  the  midst  of  the  cloud. 

17  And  the  appearance  of  the  glory  of  the  Lord  was 
like  devouring  fire  on  the  top  of  the  mount  in  the  eyes 

18  of  the  children  of  Israel.  And  Moses  entered  into 
the  midst  of  the  cloud,  and  went  up  into  the  mount  : 
and  Moses  was  in  the  mount  forty  days  and  forty 
nights. 


25  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  take  for  me  an 
” offering  : of  every  man  whose  heart  maketh  him 

3 willing  ye  shall  take  my  " offering.  And  this  is  the 
“ offering  which  ye  shall  take  of  them  ; gold,  and  sil- 

4 ver,  and  brass  ; and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 

5 and  ^fine  linen,  and  goats’  hair  ‘ and  rams’  skins 

6 dyed  red,  and  ‘^sealskins,  and  acacia  wood  ; oil  for 
the  light,  spices  for  the  anointing  oil,  and  for  the 

7 sweet  incense  ; ^ onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be  set, 

8 for  the  ephod,  and  for  the  breastplate.  And  let 
them  make  me  a sanctuary  ; that  I may  dwell  among 

9 them.  According  to  all  that  I shew  thee,  the  pat- 
tern of  the  ® tabernacle,  and  the  pattern  of  all  the 
furniture  thereof,  even  so  shall  ye  make  it. 


10  And  they  shall  make  an  ark  of  acacia  wood  : two 
cubits  and  a half  shall  be  the  length  thereof,  and  a 
cubit  and  a half  the  breadth  thereof,  and  a cuhit 

11  and  a half  the  height  thereof.  And  thou  shalt  over- 
lay it  with  pure  gold,  within  and  without  shalt  thou 
overlay  it,  and  shalt  make  upon  it  a crown  of  gold 

12  round  about.  And  thou  shalt  cast  four  rings  of 
gold  for  it,  and  put  them  in  the  four  feet  thereof  ; 
and  two  rings  shall  be  on  the  one  ^ side  of  it,  and 

13  two  rings  on  the  other  side  of  it.  And  thou  shalt 
make  staves  of  acacia  wood,  and  overlay  them  with 

14  gold.  And  thou  shalt  put  the  staves  into  the  rings 


4 ch.  30.  34. 
e ch.  28.  4,  6. 

6 ch.  28.  15. 

2 ch.  36. 1,3,4.  Lev. 
4.  6.  & 10.  4.  & 21.  12. 
Heb.  9.  1,  2. 

8 ch.  29.  45.  1 Kill. 


6.  13.  2 Cor.  6.  16. 

Heb.  3.  6.  Rev.  21.  3. 

9 ver.  40. 

10  ch.  37.  1.  Deut. 
10.  3.  Heb.  9.  4. 

a Or,  heare  offering, 
b Or,  cotton. 


c Or,  porpoise-skins. 
d Or,  beryl. 

€ Heb.  dtcelling. 
f Or,  rim.  Or, 
moulding, 
g Heb.  rib. 


EXODUS,  XXV. 


119 


15  The  staves  shall  he  in  the  rings  of  the  ark  : they 
shall  not  be  taken  from  it. 

16  And  thou  shalt  put  into  the  ark  the  testimony 
which  I shall  give  thee. 

17  And  thou  shalt  make  a mercy  seat  of  pure  gold  : 
two  cubits  and  a half  shall  he  the  length  thereof,  and  a 
cubit  and  a half  the  breadth  thereof. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  two  cherubims  of  gold,  of 
beaten  work  shalt  thou  make  them,  in  the  two  ends  of 
the  mercy  seat. 

19  And  make  one  cherub  on  the  one  end,  and  the 
other  cherub  on  the  other  end  : even  of  the  mercy  seat 
shall  ye  make  the  cherubims  on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

20  And  the  cherubims  shall  stretch  forth  their  wings 
on  high,  covering  the  mercy  seat  with  their  wings,  and 
their  faces  shall  look  one  to  another  ; toward  the  mercy 
seat  shall  the  faces  of  the  cherubims  be. 

21  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy  seat  above  upon 
the  ark  ; and  i®  in  the  ark  thou  shalt  put  the  testimony 
that  I shall  give  thee. 

22  And  1^  there  I will  meet  with  thee,  and  I will  com- 
mune with  thee  from  above  the  mercy  seat,  from  i®  be- 
tween the  two  cherubims  which  are  upon  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  of  all  things  which  I will  give  thee  in  com- 
mandment unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

23  *![  1®  Thou  shalt  also  make  a table  of  shittim  wood  : 
two  cubits  shall  he  the  length  thereof,  and  a cubit  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  a cubit  and  a half  the  height 
thereof. 

24  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure  gold,  and 
make  thereto  a crown  of  gold  round  about. 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a border  of  an  hand 
breadth  round  about,  and  thou  shalt  make  a golden 
crown  to  the  border  thereof  round  about. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  four  rings  of  gold, 
and  put  the  rings  in  the  four  corners  that  are  on  the 
four  feet  thereof. 

27  Over  against  the  border  shall  the  rings  be  for 
places  of  the  staves  to  bear  the  table. 

28  And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves  of  shittim  wood, 
and  overlay  them  with  gold,  that  the  table  may  be  borne 
with  them. 

29  And  thou  shalt  make  ^^the  dishes  thereof,  and 
spoons  thereof,  and  covers  thereof,  and  bowls  there- 
of, to  cover  withal : of  pure  gold  shalt  thou  make 
them. 

30  And  thou  shalt  set  upon  the  table  shewbread 
before  me  alway. 

31  ^ 22  shalt  make  a candlestick  of  pure 

gold  : of  beaten  work  shall  the  candlestick  be  made  : 
his  shaft,  and  his  branches,  his  bowls,  his  knops,  and  his 
flowers,  shall  be  of  the  same. 

32  And  six  branches  shall  come  out  of  the  sides  of 
it  ; three  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the  one 
side,  and  three  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the 
other  side  : 

33  Three  bowls  made  like  unto  almonds,  with  a knop 
and  a flower  in  one  branch  ; and  three  bowls  made  like 
almonds  in  the  other  branch,  with  a knop  and  a flower  : 
so  in  the  six  branches  that  come  out  of  the  candle- 
stick. 


15  on  the  sides  of  the  ark,  to  bear  the  ark  withal.  The 
staves  shall  be  in  the  rings  of  the  ark  : they  shall 

16  not  be  taken  from  it.  And  thou  shalt  put  into  the 

17  ark  the  testimony  which  I shall  give  thee.  And 
thou  shalt  make  a ^ mercy-seat  of  pure  gold  : two 
cubits  and  a half  shall  he  the  length  thereof,  and 

18  a cubit  and  a half  the  breadth  thereof.  And  thou 
shalt  make  two  cherubim  of  gold  ; of  * beaten  work 
shalt  thou  make  them,  at  the  two  ends  of  the  mercy- 

19  seat.  And  make  one  cherub  at  the  one  end,  and 
one  cherub  at  the  other  end  : j of  one  piece  with  the 
mercy-seat  shall  ye  make  the  cherubim  on  the  two 

20  ends  thereof.  And  the  cherubim  shall  spread  out 
their  wings  on  high,  covering  the  mercy-seat  with 
their  wings,  with  their  faces  one  to  another ; toward 
the  mercy-seat  shall  the  faces  of  the  cherubim  be. 

21  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy-seat  above  upon  the 
ark  ; and  in  the  ark  thou  shalt  put  the  testimony 

22  that  I shall  give  thee.  And  there  I will  meet  with 
thee,  and  I will  commune  with  thee  from  above  the 
mercy-seat,  from  between  the  two  cherubim  which 
are  upon  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  of  all  things 
v/hich  I will  give  thee  m commandment  unto  the 
children  of  Israel. 

23  And  thou  shalt  make  a table  of  acacia  wood  : two 
cubits  shall  he  the  length  thereof,  and  a cubit  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  a cubit  and  a half  the  height 

24  thereof.  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure  gold, 
and  make  thereto  a crown  of  gold  round  about. 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a border  of  an  hand- 
breadth  round  about,  and  thou  shalt  make  a golden 

26  «rown  to  the  border  thereof  round  about.  And  thou 
shalt  make  for  it  four  rings  of  gold,  and  put  the 
rings  in  the  four  corners  that  are  on  the  four  feet 

27  thereof.  Close  by  the  border  shall  the  rings  be,  for 

28  places  for  the  staves  to  bear  the  table.  And  thou 
shalt  make  the  staves  of  acacia  wood,  and  overlay 
them  with  gold,  that  the  table  may  be  borne  with 

29  them.  And  thou  shalt  make  the  dishes  thereof,  and 
the  spoons  thereof,  and  the  flagons  thereof,  and  the 
bowls  thereof,  to  pour  out  withal  : of  pure  gold  shalt 

30  thou  make  them.  And  thon  shalt  set  upon  the  table 
^shewbread  before  me  alway. 


31  And  thou  shalt  make  a candlestick  of  pure  gold  : 
of  ^ beaten  work  shall  the  candlestick  be  made,  even 
its  base,  and  its  shaft  ; its  cups,  its  knops,  and  its 

32  flowers,  shall  be  ” of  one  piece  with  it  : and  there 
shall  be  six  branches  going  out  of  the  sides  thereof  ; 
three  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the  one  side 
thereof,  and  three  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of 

33  the  other  side  thereof  : three  cups  made  like  almond- 
blossoms  in  one  branch,  a knop  and  a flower  ; and 
three  cups  made  like  almond-blossoms  in  the  other 
branch,  a knop  and  a flower  : so  for  the  six  branches 


« 1 Kin.  8.  8.  3.  25.  Heb.  9.  5.  Num.  17.  4.  7.  48.  2 Chr.  4.  8.  9.  2.  Rev.  1.  12.  & 4.  k See  ver.  11. 

12  ch.  16.  34.  & 31.  11  1 Kin.  8. 7.  1 Chr.  is  Num.  7.  89.  1 Heb.  9.  2.  5.  I Or,  Presence- 

18.  Deut.  10.  2,  5.  & 28.  18.  Heb.  9.  5.  Sara.  4.  4.  2 Sara.  6.  2u  d,.  37,  jq,  Num.  A Or,  covering.  bread. 

31.  26.  1 Kin.  8.  9.  i5  ch.  26.  34.  2.  2 Kin.  19.  15.  Ps.  4.7.  i Or,  turned.  m.  Keh.  thigh. 

2 Kin.  11.  12.  Heb.  is  ver.  16.  80.  1.  & 90.  1.  Is.  37.  21  Lev.  24.  5,  6.  j Heb.  out  of  the  n Heb.  out  of  the 

9.  4.  n ch.  29.  42,  43.  & 16.  22  d,.  37.  17.  1 Kin.  merey-seat.  same. 

i3ch.  37.  6.  Rom.  30.6,  36.  Lev.  16.  2.  lo  ch.  37.  10.  1 Kin.  7. 49.  Zech.  4. 2.  Heb. 


120 


EXODUS,  XXVI. 


34  And  in  the  candlestick  shall  he  four  bowls  made 
like  unto  almonds,  ivith  their  knops  and  their  flowers. 

35  And  there  shall  he  a knop  under  two  branches  of 
the  same,  and  a knop  under  two  branches  of  the  same, 
and  a knop  under  two  branches  of  the  same,  according 
to  the  six  branches  that  proceed  out  of  the  candlestick. 

36  Their  knops  and  their  branches  shall  he  of  the 
same  : all  it  shall  he  one  beaten  work  of  pure  gold. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  the  seven  lamps  thereof : 
and  they  shall  light  the  lamps  thereof,  that  they  may 
24  give  light  over  against  it. 

38  And  the  tongs  thereof,  and  the  snuffdishes  there- 
of, shall  he  of  pure  gold. 

39  a talent  of  pure  gold  shall  he  make  it,  with 
all  these  vessels. 

40  And  25  look  that  thou  make  them  after  their  pat- 
tern, which  was  shewed  thee  in  the  mount. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1 The  ten  curtains  of  the  tabernacle.  7 The  eleven  curtains  of  goats' 
hair.  14  The  covering  of  rams'  skins.  15  The  boards  of  the  taberna- 
cle., ivith  their  sockets  ana  bars.  31  The  vail  for  the  ark.  36  The  hang- 
ing for  the  door. 

Moreover  ^ thou  shalt  make  the  tabernacle  with 
ten  curtains  of  fine  twined  linen,  and  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet  : with  cherubims  of  cunning  work 
shalt  thou  make  them. 

2  The  length  of  one  curtain  shall  he  eight  and  twen- 
ty cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  one  curtain  four  cubits  : 
and  every  one  of  the  curtains  shall  have  one  measure. 

3  The  five  curtains  shall  he  coupled  together  one 
to  another  ; and  other  five  curtains  shall  he  coupled  one 
to  another. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  loops  of  blue  upon  the  edge 
of  the  one  curtain  from  the  selvedge  in  the  coupling  ; 
and  likewise  shalt  thou  make  in  the  uttermost  edge  of 
another  curtain,  in  the  coupling  of  the  second. 

5  'Fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make  in  the  one  curtain,  and 
fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make  in  the  edge  of  the  curtain 
that  is  in  the  coupling  of  the  second  ; that  the  loops 
may  take  hold  one  of  another. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches  of  gold,  and 
couple  the  curtains  together  with  the  taches  : and  it 
shall  be  one  tabernacle. 

7  ^ And  2 thou  shalt  make  curtains  of  goats’  hair  to 
be  a covering  upon  the  tabernacle  : eleven  curtains 
shalt  thou  make. 

8  The  length  of  one  curtain  shall  he  thirty  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  of  one  curtain  four  cubits  : and  the 
eleven  curtains  shall  he  all  of  one  measure. 

9  And  thou  shalt  couple  five  curtains  by  themselves, 
and  six  curtains  by  themselves,  and  shalt  double  the 
sixth  curtain  in  the  forefront  of  the  tabernacle. 

10  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  loops  on  the  edge  of 
the  one  curtain  that  is  outmost  in  the  coupling,  and  fifty 
loops  in  the  edge  of  the  curtain  which  coupleth  the 
second. 

11  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches  of  brass,  and  put 
the  taches  into  the  loops,  and  couple  the  tent  together, 
that  it  may  be  one. 

12  And  the  remnant  that  remaineth  of  the  curtains 
of  the  tent,  the  half  curtain  that  remaineth,  shall  hang 
over  the  backside  of  the  tabernacle. 

13  And  a cubit  on  the  one  side,  and  a cubit  on  the 
other  side  of  that  which  remaineth  in  the  length  of  the 

23  ch.  27.  21.  & .30.  8.  24  Num.  g.  2.  Acts  7.  44.  Heb.  8.  5. 

Lev.  24.  3,  4.  2 Chr.  2.5  ch.  26.  30.  Num.  1 ch.  36.  8. 

13.  11.  8.  4.  1 Chr.  28.  11, 19.  2 ch.  36.  14. 


34  going  out  of  the  candlestick  : and  in  the  candlestick 
four  cups  made  like  almond-blossoms,  the  knops 

35  thereof,  and  the  flowers  thereof  : and  a knop  under 
two  branches  ® of  one  piece  with  it,  and  a knop  under 
two  branches  ®of  one  piece  with  it,  and  a knop 
under  two  branches  ®of  one  piece  with  it,  for  the 

36  six  branches  going  out  of  the  candlestick.  Their 
knops  and  their  branches  shall  be  ® of  one  piece  with 
it : the  whole  of  it  one  p beaten  work  of  pure  gold. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  the  lamps  thereof,  seven  : and 
they  shall  3 light  the  lamps  thereof,  to  give  light 

38  over  against  it.  And  the  tongs  thereof,  and  the 

39  snuffdishes  thereof,  shall  be  of  pure  gold.  Of  a 
talent  of  pure  gold  shall  it  be  made,  with  all  these 

40  vessels.  And  see  that  thou  make  them  after  their 
pattern,  which  hath  been  shewed  thee  in  the  mount. 


26  Moreover  thou  shalt  make  the  ® tabernacle  with 
ten  curtains  ; of  fine  twined  linen,  and  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  with  cherubim  the  work  of  the 

2 cunning  workman  shalt  thou  make  them.  The 
length  of  each  curtain  shall  be  eight  and  twenty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  each  curtain  four  cubits  : 

3 all  the  curtains  shall  have  one  measure.  Five  cur- 
tains shall  be  coupled  together  one  to  another  ; and 
the  other  five  curtains  shall  be  coupled  one  to  another. 

4 And  thou  shalt  make  loops  of  blue  upon  the  edge  of 
the  one  curtain  ^ from  the  selvedge  in  the  coupling  ; 
and  likewise  shalt  thou  make  in  the  edge  of  the  cur- 

5 tain  that  is  outmost  in  the  second  ^ coupling.  Fifty 
loops  shalt  thou  make  in  the  one  curtain,  and  fifty 
loops  shalt  thou  make  in  the  edge  of  the  curtain 
tliat  is  in  the  second  ® coupling  ; the  loops  shall  be 

6 opposite  one  to  another.  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty 
clasps  of  gold,  and  couple  the  curtains  one  to  another 
with  the  clasps  : and  the  tabernacle  shall  be  one. 

7 And  thou  shalt  make  curtains  of  goats’  hair  for  a 
tent  over  the  tabernacle  : eleven  curtains  shalt  thou 

8 make  them.  The  length  of  each  curtain  shall  be 
thirty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  each  curtain  four 
cubits  : the  eleven  curtains  shall  have  one  measure. 

9 And  thou  shalt  couple  five  curtains  by  themselves, 
and  six  curtains  by  themselves,  and  shalt  double 
over  the  sixth  curtain  in  the  forefront  of  the  tent. 

10  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  loops  on  the  edge  of  the 
one  curtain  that  is  outmost  in  the  ‘^coupling,  and 
fifty  loops  upon  the  edge  of  the  curtain  which  is  out- 

11  most  in  the  second  ^ coupling.  And  thou  shalt  make 
fifty  clasps  of  brass,  and  put  the  clasps  into  the  loops, 
and  couple  the  tent  togetlier,  that  it  may  be  one. 

12  And  the  overhanging  part  that  remaineth  of  the 
curtains  of  the  tent,  the  half  curtain  that  remain- 
eth, shall  hang  over  the  back  of  the  tabernacle. 

13  And  the  cubit  on  the  one  side,  and  the  cubit  on  the 
other  side,  of  that  which  remaineth  in  the  length  of 


0 Heb.  out  of  the  g Or,  set  up.  in- ih^vst  set. 

same.  a See  ch.  25.  9.  c t)r,  set. 

p Or,  turned.  b Or,  that  is  outmost  d Or,  first  set. 


EXODUS,  XXVI. 


121 


curtains  of  the  tent,  it  shall  hang  over  the  sides  of  the 
tabernacle  on  this  side  and  on  that  side,  to  cover  it. 

14  And  2 thou  shalt  make  a covering  for  the  tent  of 
rams’  skins  dyed  red,  and  a covering  above  of  badgers’ 
skius. 

15  ^ And  thou  shalt  make  boards  for  the  tabernacle 
of  shittim  wood  standing  up. 

16  Ten  cubits  shall  he  the  length  of  a board,  and  a 
cubit  and  a half  shall  he  the  breadth  of  one  board. 

17  Two  tenons  shall  there  he  in  one  board,  set  in 
order  one  against  another : thus  shalt  thou  make  for 
all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  the  boards  for  the  taber- 
nacle, twenty  boards  on  the  south  side  southward. 

19  And  thou  shalt  make  forty  sockets  of  silver  under 
the  twenty  boards  ; two  sockets  under  one  board  for  his 
two  tenons,  and  two  sockets  under  another  board  for 
his  two  tenons. 

20  And  for  the  second  side  of  the  tabernacle  on  the 
north  side  there  shall  he  twenty  boards  : 

21  And  their  forty  sockets  of  silver  ; two  sockets 
under  one  board,  and  two  sockets  under  another  board. 

22  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tabernacle  westward  thou 
shalt  make  six  boards. 

23  And  two  boards  shalt  thou  make  for  the  corners 
of  the  tabernacle  in  the  two  sides. 

24  And  they  shall  be  coupled  together  beneath,  and 
they  shall  be  coupled  together  above  the  head  of  it  unto 
one  ring  : thus  shall  it  be  for  them  both  ; they  shall  be 
for  the  two  corners. 

25  And  they  shall  be  eight  boards,  and  their  sockets 
of  silver,  sixteen  sockets  ; two  sockets  under  one  board, 
and  two  sockets  under  another  board. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  bars  (^shittim  wood  ; five 
for  the  boards  of  the  one  side  of  the  tabernacle, 

27  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the  other  side  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the  side 
of  the  tabernacle,  for  the  two  sides  westward. 

28  And  the  middle  bar  in  the  midst  of  the  boards 
shall  reach  from  end  to  end. 

29  And  thou  shalt  overlay  the  boards  with  gold,  and 
make  their  rings  of  gold  for  places  for  the  bars  : and 
thou  shalt  overlay  the  bars  with  gold. 

30  And  thou  shalt  rear  up  the  tabernacle  ^ according 
to  the  fashion  thereof  which  was  shewed  thee  in  the 
mount. 

31  ^ And  ®thou  shalt  make  a vail  o/blue,  and  pur- 
ple, and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  of  cunning  work  : 
with  cherubims  shall  it  be  made  : 

32  And  thou  shalt  hang  it  upon  four  pillars  of  shittim 
wood  overlaid  with  gold  : their  hooks  shall  he  of  gold, 
upon  the  four  sockets  of  silver. 

33  ^ And  thou  shalt  hang  up  the  vail  under  the 
taches,  that  thou  mayest  bring  in  thither  within  the  vail 
® the  ark  of  the  testimony  : and  the  vail  shall  divide 
unto  you  between  the  holy  place  and  the  most  holy. 

34  And  ® thou  shalt  put  the  mercy  seat  upon  the  ark 
of  the  testimony  in  the  most  holy  place. 

35  And  ^tliou  shalt  set  the  table  without  the  vail,  and 

the  candlestick  over  against  the  table  on  the  side 

of  the  tabernacle  toward  the  south  : and  thou  shalt 
put  the  table  on  the  north  side. 

36  And  thou  shalt  make  an  hanging  for  the  door  of 

3 ch.  3fi.  19.  B cli.  30.  3.9.  Lev.  16.  « ch.  25.  16.  & 40. 

4 ch.  25.  9,  40.  & 27.  2.  2 Clir.  3.  14.  Matt.  21. 

8.  Acts  7.  44.  Heb.  27.  51.  Heb.  9.  3.  ^ Lev.  16.  2.  Heb. 

8*  6.  9.  2,  3. 


the  curtains  of  the  tent,  shall  hang  over  the  sides 
of  the  tabernacle  on  this  side  and  on  that  side,  to 

14  cover  it.  And  thou  shalt  make  a covering  for  the 
tent  of  rams’  skins  dyed  red,  and  a covering  of 
« sealskins  above. 

15  And  thou  shalt  make  the  boards  for  the  taber- 

16  nacle  of  acacia  wood,  standing  up.  Ten  cubits  shall 
be  the  length  of  a board,  and  a cubit  and  a lialf  the 

17  breadth  of  each  board.  Two  tenons  shall  there  be 
in  each  board,  ^ joined  one  to  another  : thus  shalt 
thou  make  for  all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  the  boards  for  the  tabernacle, 

19  twenty  boards  for  the  south  side  southward.  And 
thou  shalt  make  forty  sockets  of  silver  under  the 
twenty  boards  ; two  sockets  under  one  board  for  its 
two  tenons,  and  two  sockets  under  another  board 

20  for  its  two  tenons  : and  for  the  second  side  of  the 

21  tabernacle,  on  the  north  side,  twenty  boards  : and 
their  forty  sockets  of  silver  ; two  sockets  under  one 

22  board,  and  two  sockets  under  another  board.  And 
for  the  hinder  part  of  the  tabernacle  westward  thou 

23  shalt  make  six  boards.  And  two  boards  shalt  thou 
make  for  the  corners  of  the  tabernacle  in  the  hinder 

24  part.  And  they  shall  be  double  beneath,  and  in  like 
manner  they  shall  be  entire  unto  the  top  thereof 
unto  0 one  ring  : thus  shall  it  be  for  them  both  ; they 

25  shall  be  for  the  two  corners.  And  there  shall  be 
eight  boards,  and  their  sockets  of  silver,  sixteen 
sockets  ; two  sockets  under  one  board,  and  two 

26  sockets  under  another  board.  And  thou  shalt  make 
bars  of  acacia  wood  ; five  for  the  boards  of  the  one 

27  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars  for  the  boards 
of  the  other  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars  for 
the  boards  of  the  side  of  the  tabernacle,  for  the 

28  hinder  part  westward.  And  the  middle  bar  in  the 
midst  of  the  boards  shall  pass  through  from  end  to 

29  end.  And  thou  shalt  overlay  the  boards  with  gold, 
and  make  their  rings  of  gold  for  places  for  the  bars  : 

30  and  thou  shalt  overlay  the  bars  with  gold.  And 
thou  shalt  rear  up  the  tabernacle  according  to  the 
fashion  thereof  which  hath  been  shewed  thee  in  the 
momit. 


31  And  thou  shalt  make  a veil  of  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  : with  cherubim 
the  work  of  the  cunning  workman  shall  it  be  made  : 

32  and  thou  shalt  liang  it  upon  four  pillars  of  acacia 
overlaid  with  gold,  their  hooks  shall  he  of  gold,  upon 

33  four  sockets  of  silver.  And  thou  shalt  hang  up  the 

veil  under  the  clasps,  and  shalt  bring  in  thither 

within  the  veil  the  ark  of  the  testimony  : and  the 
veil  shall  divide  unto  you  between  the  holy  place 

34  and  the  most  holy.  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy- 
seat  upon  the  ark  of  the  testimony  in  the  most  holy 

35  place.  And  thou  shalt  set  the  table  without  the 
veil,  and  the  candlestick  over  against  the  table  on 
the  side  of  the  tabernacle  toward  the  south  : and 

36  thou  shalt  put  the  table  on  the  north  side.  And 

thou  shalt  make  a screen  for  the  door  of  the  Tent, 


8 ch.  25. 21.  & 40.  20.  ch.  40.  24. 

Heb.  9.  5.  “ ch.  36.  37. 

ch.  40.  22.  Heb.  e Ov,  porpoise-skins. 

9.  2. 


/ Oi’,  morViced. 
(j  Or,  the Jirst. 


122 


EXODUS,  XXVII. 


the  tent,  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen,  wrought  with  needlework. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  for  the  hanging  five  pillars 
of  shittim  wood,  and  overlay  them  with  gold,  and  their 
hooks  shall  he  of  gold  : and  thou  shalt  cast  five  sockets 
of  brass  for  them. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1 The  altar  of  burnt  offering,  with  the  vessels  thereof.  9 The  court  of 
the  tabernacle  inclosed  with  hangings  and  pillars.  18  The  measure  of 
the  court.  20  The  oil  for  the  lamp. 

And  thou  shalt  make  ^ an  altar  of  shittim  wood,  five 
cubits  long,  and  five  cubits  broad  ; the  altar  shall 
be  foursquare  : and  the  height  thereof  shall  he  three 
cubits. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  the  horns  of  it  upon  the  four 
corners  thereof  : his  horns  shall  be  of  the  same  : and 
2 thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  brass. 

3  And  thou  shalt  make  his  pans  to  receive  his  ashes, 
and  his  shovels,  and  his  basons,  and  his  fleshhooks,  and 
his  firepans  : all  the  vessels  thereof  thou  shalt  make  of 
brass. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  a grate  of  network  of 
brass  ; and  upon  the  net  shalt  thou  make  four  brasen 
rings  in  the  four  corners  thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  put  it  under  the  compass  of  the 
altar  beneath,  that  the  net  may  be  even  to  the  midst  of 
the  altar. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  staves  for  the  altar,  staves  of 
shittim  wood,  and  overlay  them  with  brass. 

7  And  the  staves  shall  be  put  into  the  rings,  and  the 
staves  shall  be  upon  the  two  sides  of  the  altar,  to  bear 
it. 

8  Hollow  with  boards  shalt  thou  make  it : ^ as  it  was 
shewed  thee  in  the  mount,  so  shall  they  make  it. 

9  ^ And  ^ thou  shalt  make  the  court  of  the  taber- 
nacle : for  the  south  side  southward  there  shall  he  hang- 
ings for  the  court  of  fine  twined  linen  of  an  hundred 
cubits  long  for  one  side  : 

10  And  the  twenty  pillars  thereof  and  their  twenty 
sockets  shall  he  q/’ brass  ; the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and 
their  fillets  shall  he  of  silver. 

11  And  likewise  for  the  north  side  in  length  there 
shall  he  hangings  of  an  hundred  cuhits  long,  and  his 
twenty  pillars  and  their  twenty  sockets  of  brass  ; the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  of  silver. 

12  ^ And  for  the  breadth  of  the  court  on  the  west 
side  shall  he  hangings  of  fifty  cubits  : their  pillars  ten, 
and  their  sockets  ten. 

13  And  the  breadth  of  the  court  on  the  east  side  east- 
ward shall  he  fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  one  side  of  the  gate  shall  he  fifteen 
cubits  : their  pillars  three,  and  their  sockets  three. 

15  And  on  the  other  side  shall  he  hangings  fifteen 
cuhits : their  pillars  three,  and  their  sockets  three. 

16  And  for  the  gate  of  the  court  shall  he  an  hang- 
ing of  twenty  cubits,  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  twined  linen,  wrought  with  needlework  : and 
their  pillars  shall  he  four,  and  their  sockets  four. 

17  All  the  pillars  round  about  the  court  shall  he  fil- 
leted with  silver  ; their  hooks  shall  he  of  silver,  and 
their  sockets  q/*  brass. 

18  ^ The  length  of  the  court  shall  he  an  hundred 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  fifty  every  where,  and  the  height 
five  cubits  of  fine  twined  linen,  and  their  sockets  of 
brass. 

12  ch.  36.  38.  1 ch.  38.  1.  Ezek.  2 See  Num.  16.  38. 

43.  13. 


of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen,  the  work  of  the  embroiderer.  And  thou  shalt 
make  for  the  screen  five  pillars  of  acacia,  and  over- 
lay them  with  gold  ; their  hooks  shall  be  of  gold : 
and  thou  shalt  cast  five  sockets  of  brass  for  them. 


And  thou  shalt  make  the  altar  of  acacia  wood, 
five  cubits  long,  and  five  cubits  broad  ; the  altar 
shall  be  foursquare  : and  the  height  thereof  shall  be 
three  cubits.  And  thou  shalt  make  the  horns  of  it 
upon  the  four  corners  thereof : the  horns  thereof 
shall  be  of  one  piece  with  it : and  thou  shalt  overlay 
it  with  brass.  And  thou  shalt  make  its  pots  to  take 
away  its  ashes,  and  its  shovels,  and  its  basons,  and 
its  fleshhooks,  and  its  firepans  : all  the  vessels  there- 
of thou  shalt  make  of  brass.  And  thou  shalt  make 
for  it  a grating  of  network  of  brass  ; and  upon  the 
net  shalt  thou  make  four  brasen  rings  in  the  four 
® corners  thereof.  And  thou  shalt  put  it  under  the 
ledge  round  the  altar  beneath,  that  the  net  may 
reach  halfway  up  the  altar.  And  thou  shalt  make 
staves  for  the  altar,  staves  of  acacia  wood,  and 
overlay  them  with  brass.  And  the  staves  thereof 
shall  be  put  into  the  rings,  and  the  staves  shall 
be  upon  the  two  ^ sides  of  the  altar,  in  bearing  it. 
Hollow  with  planks  shalt  thou  make  it : as  it  hath 
been  shewed  thee  in  the  mount,  so  shall  they  make  it. 


And  thou  shalt  make  the  court  of  the  tabernacle  : 
for  the  south  side  southward  there  shall  be  hangings 
for  the  court  of  fine  twined  linen  an  hundred  cubits 
long  for  one  side  : and  the  pillars  thereof  shall  be 
twenty,  and  their  sockets  twenty,  of  brass  ; the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  shall  be  of  sil- 
ver. And  likewise  for  the  north  side  in  length 
there  shall  be  hangings  an  hundred  cubits  long,  and 
the  pillars  thereof  twenty,  and  their  sockets  twenty, 
of  brass  ; the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets 
of  silver.  And  for  the  breadth  of  the  court  on  the 
west  side  shall  be  hangings  of  fifty  cubits  : their 
pillars  ten,  and  their  sockets  ten.  And  the  breadth 
of  the  court  on  the  east  side  eastward  shall  be  fifty 
cubits.  The  hangings  for  the  one  side  of  the  gate 
shall  be  fifteen  cubits  : their  pillars  three,  and  their 
sockets  three.  And  for  the  other  side  shall  be  hang- 
ings of  fifteen  cubits  : their  pillars  three,  and  their 
sockets  three.  And  for  the  gate  of  the  court  shall 
be  a screen  of  twenty  cubits,  of  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen,  the  work  of  the 
embroiderer  : their  pillars  four,  and  their  sockets 
four.  All  the  pillars  of  the  court  round  about  shall 
be  filleted  with  silver  ; their  hooks  of  silver,  and 
their  sockets  of  brass.  The  length  of  the  court 
shall  be  an  hundred  cubits,  and  the  breadth  fifty 
every  where,  and  the  height  five  cubits,  of  fine 


ch.  25.  40.  & 26.  ^ ch.  38.  9.  b Heb.  ribt. 

a Heb.  ends. 


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30. 


EXODUS,  'XXVIII. 


123 


19  All  the  vessels  of  the  tabernacle  in  all  the  service 
thereof,  and  all  the  pins  thereof,  and  all  the  pins  of  the 
court,  shall  he  of  brass. 

20  ^ And  ®thou  shalt  command  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  bring  thee  pure  oil  olive  beaten  for  the 
light,  to  cause  the  lamp  to  burn  always. 

21  In  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ® without 
the  vail,  which  is  before  the  testimony,  ’ Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  order  it  from  evening  to  morning  before  the 
Lord  : ® it  shall  he  a statute  for  ever  unto  their  genera- 
tions on  the  behalf  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 Aaron  and  hi^  sons  are  set  apart  for  the  priest's  office.  2 Holy  gar- 
Tnents  are  appointed,  6 The  ephod,  15  The  breastplate  with  twelve 
precious  stones.  30  The  Urim  and  Thummim.  31  The  robe  of  the 
ephod,  with  pomegranates  and  bells.  36  The  plate  of  the  mitre.  39 
The  embroidered  coat.  40  The  garments  for  Aaron's  sons. 

And  take  thou  unto  thee  ^ Aaron  thy  brother,  and 
his  sons  with  him,  from  among  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s 
office,  even  Aaron,  Nadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and 
Ithamar,  Aaron’s  sons. 

2  And  2 thou  shalt  make  holy  garments  for  Aaron 
thy  brother  for  glory  and  for  beauty. 

3  And  3 thou  shalt  speak  unto  all  that  are  wise 
hearted,  ^ whom  I have  filled  with  the  spirit  of  wisdom, 
that  they  may  make  Aaron’s  garments  to  consecrate 
him,  that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s  office. 

4  And  these  are  the  garments  which  they  shall  make  ; 
®a  breastplate,  and  ®an  ephod,  and  a robe,  and  ^a 
broidered  coat,  a mitre,  and  a girdle  : and  they  shall 
make  holy  garments  for  Aaron  thy  brother,  and  his 
sons,  that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s 
office. 

5  And  they  shall  take  gold,  and  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen. 

6  ^ ® And  they  shall  make  the  ephod  of  gold,  of  blue, 
and  of  purple,  of  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen,  with 
cunning  work. 

7  It  shall  have  the  two  shoulderpieces  thereof  joined 
at  the  two  edges  thereof  ; and  so  it  shall  be  joined  to- 
gether. 

8  And  the  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod,  which  is  upon 
it,  shall  be  of  the  same,  according  to  the  work  thereof  ; 
even  of  gold,  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  two  onyx  stones,  and  grave  on 
them  the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel  : 

10  Six  of  their  names  on  one  stone,  and  the  other  six 
names  of  the  rest  on  the  other  stone,  according  to  their 
birth. 

11  With  the  work  of  an  engraver  in  stone,  like  the 
engravings  of  a signet,  shalt  thou  engrave  the  two 
stones  with  the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel  ; thou 
shalt  make  them  to  be  set  in  ouches  of  gold. 

12  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  stones  upon  the  shoul- 
ders of  the  ephod  for  stones  of  memorial  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  : and  Aaron  shall  bear  their  names 
before  the  Lord  upon  his  two  shoulders  for  a memo- 
rial. 

13  ^ And  thou  shalt  make  ouches  of  gold  ; 

l4  And  two  chains  of  pure  gold  at  the  ends  ; of 


19  twined  linen,  and  their  sockets  of  brass.  All  the 
instruments  of  the  tabernacle  in  all  the  service 
thereof,  and  all  the  pins  thereof,  and  all  the  pins  of 
the  court,  shall  be  of  brass. 

20  And  thou  shalt  command  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  they  bring  unto  th^e  pure  olive  oil  beaten  for  the 

21  light,  ^ to  cause  a lamp  to  burn  continually.  In  the 
^ tent  of  meeting,  without  the  veil  which  is  before 
the  testimony,  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  order  it 
from  evening  to  morning  before  the  Lord  : it  shall 
be  a ® statute  for  ever  throughout  their  generations 
/ on  the  behalf  of  the  children  of  Israel. 


28  And  bring  thou  near  unto  thee  Aaron  thy  brother, 
and  his  sons  with  him,  from  among  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s 
office,  even  Aaron,  Nadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and 

2 Ithamar,  Aaron’s  sons.  And  thou  shalt  make  holy 
garments  for  Aaron  thy  brother,  for  glory  and  for 

3 beauty.  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  all  that  are  wise 
hearted,  whom  I have  filled  with  the  spirit  of  wisdom, 
that  they  make  Aaron’s  garments  to  sanctify  him, 
that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s  office. 

4 And  these  are  the  garments  which  they  shall  make  ; 
a breastplate,  and  an  ephod,  and  a robe,  and  a coat 
of  chequer  work,  a “ mitre,  and  a girdle  : and  they 
shall  make  holy  garments  for  Aaron  thy  brother, 
and  his  sons,  that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the 

5 priest’s  office.  And  they  shall  take  ^ the  gold,  and 
the  blue,  and  the  purple,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the 
fine  linen. 

6 And  they  shall  make  the  ephod  of  gold,  of  blue, 
and  purple,  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen,  the  work 

7 of  the  cunning  workman.  It  shall  have  two  shoul- 
derpieces joined  to  the  two  ends  thereof  ; that  it  may 

8 be  joined  together.  And  the  cunningly  woven  band, 
which  is  upon  it,  to  gird  it  on  withal,  shall  be  like 
the  work  thereof  and  of  the  same  piece ; of  gold,  of 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen. 

9 And  thou  shalt  take  two  onyx  stones,  and  gTave  on 

10  them  the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel  : six  of  their 
names  on  the  one  stone,  and  the  names  of  the  six  that 
remain  on  the  other  stone,  according  to  their  birth. 

11  With  the  work  of  an  engraver  in  stone,  like  the 
engravings  of  a signet,  shalt  thou  engrave  the  two 
stones,  according  to  the  names  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael : thou  shalt  make  them  to  be  inclosed  in  ouches 

12  of  gold.  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  stones  upon  the 
shoulderpieces  of  the  ephod,  to  be  stones  of  memorial 
for  the  children  of  Israel  : and  Aaron  shall  bear  their 
names  before  the  Lord  upon  his  two  shoulders  for  a 
memorial. 


13  14  And  thou  shalt  make  ouches  of  gold:  and  two  chains 
of  pure  gold  ; like  cords  shalt  thou  make  them,  of 


® Lev.  24.  2. 

« ch.  26.  31,  33. 

7 ch.  30.  8.  1 Sam. 

3.  3.  2 Chr.  13.  11. 

8 Ch.  28.  43.  & 29.  9, 
28.  Lev.  3.  17.  & 16. 


34.  & 24.  9.  Num.  18. 
23.  & 19.  21.  1 Sam. 

i Niim.  18.  7.  Heb. 
5.  1 4. 

’2ch.’  29.  6,  29.  & 


31.  10.  & 39. 1,  2.  Lev. 
8.  7,  30.  Niim.  20.  26, 
28. 

3 Ch.  31.  6.  & 36.  1. 

* ch.  31.  3.  & 35.  30, 
31. 


3 ver.  15. 

6 ver.  6. 

7 ver.  31. 

8 ver.  39. 

» ch.  39.  2. 
10  ver.  29. 


11  See  Josh.  4.  7. 
Zech.  6.  14. 

c Or,  to  set  tip  a 
lamp  continually. 
rf  See  ch.  25.  22.  & 
39.  7.  29.  42.  & 30.  36. 


e Or,  due. 
f Or,  from, 
a Or,  turban, 
b See  ch.  25.  3. 
c Or,  beryl. 


124  EXODUS,  XXVIII. 


wreathen  work  shalt  thou  make  them,  and  fasten  the 
wreathen  chains  to  the  ouches. 

15  Tf  And  thou  shalt  make  the  breastplate  of  judg- 
ment with  cunning  work  ; after  the  work  of  the  ephod 
thou  shalt  make  it  ; of  gold,  o/blue,  and  o/ purple,  and 
of  scarlet,  and  of  fine  twinei  linen,  shalt  thou  make  it. 

16  Foursquare  it  shall  be  doubled  ; a span  shall 
he  the  length  thereof,  and  a span  shall  he  the  breadth 
thereof. 

17  And  thou  shalt  set  in  it  settings  of  stones,  even 
four  rows  of  stones  : the  first  row  shall  he  a sardius,  a 
topaz,  and  a carbuncle  : this  shall  he  the  first  row. 

18  And  the  second  row  shall  he  an  emerald,  a sap- 
phire, and  a diamond. 

19  And  the  third  row  a figure,  an  agate,  and  an 
amethyst. 

20  And  the  fourth  row  a beryl,  and  an  onyx,  and  a 
jasper  : they  shall  be  set  in  gold  in  their  inclosings. 

21  And  the  stones  shall  be  with  the  names  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  twelve,  according  to  their  names, 
like  the  engravings  of  a signet  ; every  one  with  his 
name  shall  they  be  according  to  the  twelve  tribes. 

22  ^ And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the  breastplate 
chains  at  the  ends  of  wreathen  work  of  pure  gold. 

23  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the  breastplate  two 
rings  of  gold,  and  shalt  put  the  two  rings  on  the  two 
ends  of  the  breastplate. 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  wreathen  chains  of 
gold  in  the  two  rings  which  are  on  the  ends  of  the 
breastplate. 

25  And  the  other  two  ends  of  the  two  wreathen  chains 
thou  shalt  fasten  in  the  two  ouches,  and  put  them  on  the 
shoulderpieces  of  the  ephod  before  it. 

26  ^ And  thou  shalt  make  two  rings  of  gold,  and 
thou  shalt  put  them  upon  the  two  ends  of  the  breast- 
plate in  the  border  thereof,  which  is  in  the  side  of  the 
ephod  inward. 

27  And  two  other  rings  of  gold  thou  shalt  make,  and 
shalt  put  them  on  the  two  sides  of  the  ephod  under- 
neath, toward  the  forepart  thereof,  over  against  the 
other  coupling  thereof,  above  the  curious  girdle  of  the 
ephod. 

28  And  they  shall  bind  the  breastplate  by  the  rings 
thereof  unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod  with  a lace  of  blue, 
that  it  may  be  above  the  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod, 
and  that  the  breastplate  be  not  loosed  from  the  ephod. 

29  And  Aaron  shall  bear  the  names  of  the  children 
of  Israel  in  the  breastplate  of  judgment  upon  his  heart, 
when  he  goeth  in  unto  the  holy  place,  for  a memorial 
before  the  Lord  continually. 

30  ^ And  thou  shalt  put  in  the  breastplate  of 
judgment  the  Urim  and  the  Thummim  ; and  they  shall 
be  upon  Aaron’s  heart,  when  he  goeth  in  before  the 
Lord  : and  Aaron  shall  bear  the  judgment  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  upon  his  heart  before  the  Lord  con- 
tinually. 

31  And  15  thou  shalt  make  the  robe  of  the  ephod 
all  of  blue. 

32  And  there  shall  be  an  hole  in  the  top  of  it,  in  the 
midst  thereof  : it  shall  have  a binding  of  woven  work 
round  about  the  hole  of  it,  as  it  were  the  hole  of  an 
habergeon,  that  it  be  not  rent. 

33  ^ And  beneath  upon  the  hem  of  it  thou  shalt 

12  ch.  39.  8.  15  Lev.  8.  8.  Num.  is  ch.  39.  22. 

13  ch.  39.  10,  &c.  27.  21.  Deut.  33.  8.  d Or,  rnhy. 

1*  ver.  12.  1 Sam.  28.  C.  Ezra  2.  e Or,  emerald. 

G3.  Neh.  7.  G5. 


wreathen  work  : and  thou  shalt  put  the  wreathen 

15  chains  on  the  ouches.  And  thou  shalt  make  a breast- 
plate of  judgement,  the  work  of  the  cunning  work- 
man ; like  the  work  of  the  ephod  thou  shalt  make  it; 
of  gold,  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 

16  twined  linen,  shalt  thou  make  it.  Foursquare  it  shall 
be  and  double  ; a span  shall  be  the  length  thereof, 

17  and  a span  the  breadth  thereof.  And  thou  shalt  set 
in  it  settings  of  stones,  four  rows  of  stones  : a row  of 
^ sardius,  topaz,  and  ® carbuncle  shall  be  the  first  row; 

18  and  the  second  row  an -^emerald,  a sapphire,  and  a 

19  0 diamond  ; and  the  third  row  a * jacinth,  an  agate, 

20  and  an  amethyst  ; and  the  fourth  row  a ^ beryl,  and 
an  j onyx,  and  a jasper  they  shall  be  inclosed  in  gold 

21  in  their  settings.  And  the  stones  shall  be  according 
to  the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel,  twelve,  ac- 
cording to  their  names  ; like  the  engravings  of  a 
signet,  every  one  according  to  his  name,  they  shall 

22  be  for  the  twelve  tribes.  And  thou  shalt  make  upon 
the  breastplate  chains  like  cords,  of  wreathen  work 

23  of  pure  gold.  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the  breast- 
plate two  rings  of  gold,  and  shalt  put  the  two  rings 

24  on  the  two  ends  of  the  breastplate.  And  thou  shalt 
put  the  two  wreathen  chains  of  gold  on  the  two  rings 

25  at  the  ends  of  the  breastplate.  And  the  other  two 
ends  of  the  two  wreathen  chains  thou  shalt  put  on  the 
two  ouches,  and  put  them  on  the  shoulderpieces  of 

26  the  ephod,  in  the  forepart  thereof.  And  thou  shalt 
make  two  rings  of  gold,  and  thou  shalt  put  them 
upon  the  two  ends  of  the  breastplate,  upon  the  edge 
thereof,  which  is  toward  the  side  of  the  ephod 

27  inward.  And  thou  shalt  make  two  rings  of  gold, 
and  shalt  put  them  on  the  two  shoulderpieces  of  the 
ephod  underneath,  in  the  forepart  thereof,  close  by 
the  coupling  thereof,  above  the  cunningly  woven 

28  band  of  the  ephod.  And  they  shall  bind  the  breast- 
plate by  the  rings  thereof  unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod 
with  a lace  of  blue,  that  it  may  be  upon  the  cun- 
ningly woven  band  of  the  ephod,  and  that  the  breast- 

29  plate  be  not  loosed  from  the  ephod.  And  Aaron 
shall  bear  the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel  in  the 
breastplate  of  judgement  upon  his  heart,  when  he 
goeth  in  unto  the  holy  place,  for  a memorial  before 

30  the  Lord  continually.  And  thou  shalt  put  in  the 
breastplate  of  judgement  ^ the  Urim  and  the  Thum- 
mim ; and  they  shall  be  upon  Aaron’s  heart,  when  he 
goeth  in  before  the  Lord  : and  Aaron  shall  bear  the 
judgement  of  the  children  of  Israel  upon  his  heart 
before  the  Lord  continually. 


31  And  thou  shalt  make  the  robe  of  the  ephod  all  of 

32  blue.  And  Ut  shall  have  a hole  for  the  head  in  the 
midst  thereof  : it  shall  have  a binding  of  woven  work 
round  about  the  hole  of  it,  as  it  were  the  hole  of  a 

33  coat  of  mail,  tliat  it  be  not  rent.  And  upon  the 
skirts  of  it  thou  shalt  make  pomegranates  of  blue, 

/ Or,  carbuncle  i Or,  chalcedony.  and  the  Perfections. 

Or,  sardonyx.  j Or,  beryl.  I Or,  there  shall  be 

Ov,  amber.  k T\\sA  h,  the  Lights  a hole  in  the  top  of  it. 


EXODUS,  XXIX. 


125 


make  pomegranates  of  blue,  and  of  purple,  and  of  scar- 
let, round  about  the  hem  thereof  ; and  bells  of  gold 
between  them  round  about  : 

34  A golden  bell  and  a pomegranate,  a golden  bell 
and  a pomegranate,  upon  the  hem  of  the  robe  round 
about. 

35  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron  to  minister  : and  his 
sound  shall  be  heard  when  he  goeth  in  unto  the  holy 
place  before  the  Lord,  and  when  he  cometh  out,  that 
he  die  not. 

36  ^ And  thou  shalt  make  a plate  of  pure  gold, 
and  grave  upon  it,  like  the  engravings  of  a signet, 
HOLINESS  TO  THE  LORD. 

37  And  thou  shalt  put  it  on  a blue  lace,  that  it  may 
be  upon  the  mitre  ; upon  the  forefront  of  the  mitre 
it  shall  be. 

38  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron’s  forehead,  that  Aaron 
may  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  holy  things,  which  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  hallow  in  all  their  holy  gifts  ; 
and  it  shall  be  always  upon  his  forehead,  that  they  may 
be  accepted  before  the  Lord. 

39  ^ And  thou  shalt  embroider  the  coat  of  fine  linen, 
and  thou  shalt  make  the  mitre  of  fine  linen,  and  thou 
shalt  make  the  girdle  of  needlework. 

40  ^ ^ And  for  Aaron’s  sons  thou  shalt  make  coats, 
and  thou  shalt  make  for  them  girdles,  and  bonnets 
shalt  thou  make  for  them,  for  glory  and  for  beauty. 

41  And  thou  shalt  put  them  upon  Aaron  thy  brother, 
and  his  sons  with  him  ; and  shalt  anoint  them,  and 

consecrate  them,  and  sanctify  them,  that  they  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s  office. 

42  And  thou  shalt  make  them  23  linen  breeches  to 
cover  their  nakedness  ; from  the  loins  even  unto  the 
thighs  they  shall  reach  : 

43  And  they  shall  be  upon  Aaron,  and  upon  liis  sons, 
when  they  come  in  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, or  when  they  come  near  24  unto  the  altar  to 
minister  in  the  holy  place;  that  they  25 hear  not  ini- 
quity, and  die  : 26  h shall  be  a statute  for  ever  unto 
him  and  his  seed  after  him. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1 The  sacrifice  and  ceremonies  of  consecrating  the  priests.  38  The  con- 
tinual burnt  ojfering.  45  Goa’s  promise  to  dwelt  among  the  children 
of  Israel. 

And  this  is  the  thing  that  thou  shalt  do  unto  them 
to  hallow  them,  to  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s 
office  : ^ Take  one  young  bullock,  and  two  rams  with- 
out blemish, 

2  And  2 unleavened  bread,  and  cakes  unleavened 
tempered  with  oil,  and  wafers  unleavened  anointed  with 
oil  : of  wheaten  flour  shalt  thou  make  them. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  them  into  one  basket,  and 
bring  them  in  the  basket,  with  the  bullock  and  the  two 
rams. 

4  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  thou  shalt  bring  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  ^ and  shalt 
wash  them  with  water. 

5  ^ And  thou  shalt  take  the  garments,  and  put  upon 
Aaron  the  coat,  and  the  robe  of  the  ephod,  and  the 
ephod,  and  the  breastplate,  and  gird  him  with  ^the 
curious  girdle  of  the  ephod  : 

ch.  39.  30.  Zech.  Heb.  9.  28.  1 Pet.  2.  21  ch.  29.  7.  & 30.  30. 

14.  20.  24.  & 40.  15.  Lev.  10.  7. 

isver.  43.  Lev.  10.  i»  Lev.  1.  4.  & 22.  22  ch.  29.  9,  &c.  Lev. 

17.  & 22.  9.  Num.  18.  27.  & 23.  11.  Is.  5G.  7.  ch.  8.  Heb.  7.  28. 

1.  Is.  53.  11.  Ezek.  20  ver.  4.  cli.  39.  27,  23  ch.  39.  28.  Lev. 

4.  4,  6,  6.  John  1.  29.  28,  29,  41.  Ezek.  44.  0.  10.  & IG.  4.  Ezek. 
17,  18.  44.  18. 


and  of  purple,  and  of  scarlet,  round  about  the  skirts 
thereof;  and  bells  of  gold  between  them  round  about : 

34  a golden  bell  and  a pomegranate,  a golden  bell  and 
a pomegranate,  upon  the  skirts  of  the  robe  round 

35  about.  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron  to  minister  : and 
the  sound  thereof  shall  be  heard  when  he  goeth  in 
unto  the  holy  place  before  the  Lord,  and  when  he 
cometh  out,  that  he  die  not. 


36  And  thou  shalt  make  a plate  of  pure  gold,  and 
grave  upon  it,  like  the  engravings  of  a signet,  holy 

37  TO  THE  LORD.  And  thou  shalt  put  it  on  a lace  of 
blue,  audit  shall  be  upon  the  mitre  ; upon  the  fore- 

38  front  of  the  mitre  it  shall  be.  And  it  shall  be  upon 
Aaron’s  forehead,  and  Aaron  shall  bear  the  iniquity 
of  the  holy  things,  which  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
hallow  in  all  their  holy  gifts  ; and  it  shall  be  always 
upon  his  forehead,  that  they  may  be  accepted  before 

39  the  Lord.  And  thou  shalt  weave  the  coat  m chequer 
work  of  ”fine  linen,  and  thou  shalt  make  a mitre  of 
”fine  linen,  and  thou  shalt  make  a girdle,  the  work 

40  of  the  embroiderer.  And  for  Aaron’s  sons  thou  shalt 
make  coats,  and  thou  shalt  make  for  them  girdles, 
and  head  tires  shalt  thou  make  for  them,  for  glory 

41  and  for  beauty.  And  thou  shalt  put  them  upon 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  upon  his  sons  with  him  ; and 
shalt  anoint  them,  and  ° consecrate  them,  and  sanc- 
tify them,  that  they  may  minister  unto  me  in  the 

42  priest’s  office.  And  thou  shalt  make  them  linen 
breeches  to  cover  the  flesh  of  their  nakedness  ; from 

43  the  loins  even  unto  the  thighs  they  shall  reach  : and 
they  shall  be  upon  Aaron,  and  upon  his  sons,  when 
they  go  in  unto  the  tent  of  meeting,  or  when  they 
come  near  unto  the  altar  to  minister  in  the  holy 
place  ; that  they  bear  not  iniquity,  and  die  : it  shall 
be  a statute  for  ever  unto  him  and  mito  his  seed 
after  him. 


29  And  this  is  the  thing  that  thou  shalt  do  unto  them 
to  hallow  them,  to  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s 
offiee  : take  one  young  bullock  and  two  rams  without 

2 blemish,  and  unleavened  bread,  and  cakes  unleavened 
mingled  with  oil,  and  wafers  unleavened  anointed 
with  oil  : of  fine  wheaten  flour  shalt  thou  make  them. 

3 And  thou  shalt  put  them  into  one  basket,  and  bring 
them  in  the  basket,  with  the  bullock  and  the  two 

4 rams.  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  thou  shalt  bring 
unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  shalt  wash 

5 them  with  water,  And  thou  shalt  take  the  garments, 
and  put  upon  Aaron  the  coat,  and  the  robe  of  the 
ephod,  and  the  ephod,  and  the  breastplate,  and  gird 
him  with  the  cunningly  woven  band  of  the  ephod  : 


24  ch.  20.  2G.  1 Lev.  8.  2.  4 ch.  28.  2.  Lev.  8. 

25  Lev.  5.  1,  17.  & 2Lev.  2.  4.  & G.  20,  7. 

20.  19,  20.  & 22.  9.  21,22.  5 ch.  28.  8. 

Num.  9. 13.  & 18.  22.  , » cli.  40.  12.  Lev.  8.  m Or,  turban, 

2'>  ch.  27.  21.  Lev,  G.  Heb.  10.  22.  n Or,  silk. 

17. 7.  0 Heb.  fill  their 

hand. 


126 


EXODUS,  XXIX. 


6 ® And  thou  shalt  put  the  mitre  upon  his  head,  and 
put  the  holy  crown  upon  the  mitre. 

7 Then  shalt  thou  take  the  anointing  oil,  and  pour 
it  upon  his  head,  and  anoint  him. 

8 And  ^ thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and  put  coats  upon 
them. 

9 And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with  girdles,  Aaron  and 
his  sous,  and  put  the  bonnets  on  them  : and  ® the  priest’s 
office  shall  be  their’s  for  a perpetual  statute  : and  thou 
shalt  consecrate  Aaron  and  his  sons. 

10  And  thou  shalt  cause  a bullock  to  be  brought 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : and  Aaron 
and  his  sons  shall  put  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
bullock. 

11  And  thou  shalt  kill  the  bullock  before  the  Lord, 
hy  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

12  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood  of  the  bidlock, 
and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  with  thy  finger, 
and  pour  all  the  blood  beside  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

13  And  i^thou  shalt  take  all  the  fat  that  covereth 
the  inwards,  and  the  caul  that  is  above  the  liver,  and 
the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is  upon  them,  and 
burn  them  upon  the  altar. 

14  But  the  flesh  of  the  bullock,  and  his  skin,  and 
his  dung,  shalt  thou  burn  with  fire  without  the  camp  : it 
is  a sin  offering. 

15  ^ i®Thou  shalt  also  take  one  ram  ; and  Aaron 
and  his  sons  shall  put  their  hands  upon  the  head  of 
the  ram. 

16  And  thou  shalt  slay  the  ram,  and  thou  shalt  take 
his  blood,  and  sprinkle  it  round  about  upon  the  altar. 

17  And  thou  shalt  cut  the  ram  in  pieces,  and  wash 
the  inwards  of  him,  and  his  legs,  and  put  them  unto  his 
pieces,  and  unto  his  head. 

18  And  thou  shalt  burn  the  whole  ram  upon  the 
altar  : it  is  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord  : it  is  a 

sweet  savour,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

19  ^ And  thou  shalt  take  the  other  ram  ; and 
Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  put  their  hands  upon  the  head 
of  the  ram. 

20  Then  shalt  thou  kill  the  ram,  and  take  of  his 
blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  Aaron, 
and  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  his  sons,  and  upon 
the  thumb  of  their  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe 
of  their  right  foot,  and  sprinkle  the  blood  upon  the 
altar  round  about. 

21  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood  that  is  upon  the 
altar,  and  of  the  anointing  oil,  and  sprinkle  it  upon 
Aaron,  and  upon  his  garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and 
upon  the  garments  of  his  sons  with  him  : and  he  shall 
be  hallowed,  and  his  garments,  and  his  sons,  and  his 
sons’  garments  with  him. 

22  Also  thou  shalt  take  of  the  ram  the  fat  and  the 
rump,  and  the  fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and  the 
caul  above  the  liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  is  upon  them,  and  the  right  shoulder  ; for  it  is  a 
ram  of  consecration  : 

23  And  one  loaf  of  bread,  and  one  cake  of  oiled 
bread,  and  one  wafer  out  of  the  basket  of  the  unlea- 
vened bread  that  is  before  the  Lord  : 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  all  in  the  hands  of  Aaron,  and 
in  the  hands  of  his  sons  ; and  shalt  wave  them  for  a 
wave  offering  before  the  Lord. 

6 Lev.  8.  9.  8 Lev.  8.  13.  12  Lev.  8.  15. 

7ch.  28.  41.  & 30.  9Num.  18.  7.  is  ch.  27.  2.  & 30.  2. 

25.  Lev.  8.  12.  & 10.  10  ch.  28.  41.  Lev.’  11  Lev.  3.  3. 

7.  & 21.  10.  Num.  35.  8.  22,  &c.  Heb.  7.  28.  is  Lev.  4.  11,  12,  21. 

25.  11  Lev.  1.  4.  & 8.  14.  Heb.  13.  11. 


6 and  thou  shalt  set  the  ® mitre  upon  his  head,  and  put 

7 the  holy  crown  upon  the  ® mitre.  Then  shalt  thou 
take  the  anointing  oil,  and  pour  it  upon  his  head,  and 

8 anoint  him.  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and  put 

9 coats  upon  them.  And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with 
girdles,  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  bind  headtires  on 
them  : and  they  shall  have  the  priesthood  by  a per- 
petual statute  : and  thou  shalt  consecrate  Aaron  and 

10  his  sons.  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  bullock  before 
the  tent  of  meeting  : and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 

11  lay  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  bullock.  And 
thou  shalt  kill  the  bullock  before  the  Lord,  at  the 

12  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  thou  shalt  take  of 
the  blood  of  the  bullock,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns 
of  the  altar  with  thy  finger  ; and  thou  shalt  pour  out 

13  all  the  blood  at  the  base  of  the  altar.  And  thou 
shalt  take  all  the  fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and 
the  caul  upon  the  liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and 
the  fat  that  is  upon  them,  and  burn  them  upon  the 

14  altar.  But  the  flesh  of  the  bullock,  and  its  skin,  and 
its  dung,  shalt  thou  burn  with  fire  without  the  catnp  : 

15  it  is  a ^ sin  offering.  Thou  shalt  also  take  the  one 
ram  ; and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  lay  their  hands 

IG  upon  the  head  of  the  ram.  And  thou  shalt  slay  the 
ram,  and  thou  shalt  take  its  blood,  and  sprinkle  it 

17  round  about  upon  the  altar.  And  thou  shalt  cut  the 
ram  into  its  pieces,  and  wash  its  inw^ards,  and  its 
legs,  and  put  them  ‘^with  its  pieces,  and  ‘^with  its 

18  head.  And  thou  shalt  burn  the  whole  ram  upon  the 
altar  : it  is  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord  : it  is  a 
sweet  savour,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

19  And  thou  shalt  take  the  other  ram  ; and  Aaron  and 
his  sons  shall  lay  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 

20  ram.  Then  shalt  thou  kill  the  ram,  and  take  of  its 
blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
Aaron,  and  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  his  sons, 
and  upon  the  thumb  of  their  right  hand,  and  upon 
the  great  toe  of  their  right  foot,  and  sprinkle  the 

21  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about.  And  thou  shalt 
take  of  the  blood  that  is  upon  the  altar,  and  of  the 
anointing  oil,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  Aaron,  and  upon 
his  garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and  upon  the  gar- 
ments of  his  sons  with  him  : and  he  shall  be  hal- 
lowed, and  his  garments,  and  liis  sons,  and  his 

22  sons’  garments  with  him.  Also  thou  shalt  take 
of  the  ram  the  fat,  and  the  fat  tail,  and  the  fat 
that  covereth  the  inwards,  and  the  caul  of  the 
liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is 
upon  them,  and  the  right  ^ thigh  ; for  it  is  a ram 

23  of  consecration  : and  one  loaf  of  bread,  and  one 
cake  of  oiled  bread,  and  one  wafer,  out  of  the  bas- 
ket of  unleavened  bread  that  is  before  the  Lord  : 

24  and  thou  shalt  put  the  whole  upon  the  hands  of 
Aaron,  and  upon  the  hands  of  his  sons  ; and  shalt 
wave  them  for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord, 


16  Lev.  8.  18. 
u Lev.  1.  4-9. 

18  Gen.  8.  21. 

16  ver.  3.  Lev.  8. 
22. 


20  ch.  30. 25, 31.  Lev. 
8.  30. 

21  ver.  1.  Heb.  9. 
22. 

22  Lev.  8.  26. 


23  Lev.  7.  30. 
a Or,  turban, 
b Heb.  sin. 
c Or,  upon, 
d Or,  shoulder. 


EXODUS,  XXIX. 


127 


25  And  thou  shalt  receive  them  of  their  hands,  and 
burn  them  upon  the  altar  for  a burnt  offering,  for  a 
sweet  savour  before  the  Lord  : it  is  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

26  And  thou  shalt  take  the  breast  of  the  ram  of 
Aaron’s  consecration,  and  wave  it  for  a wave  offering 
before  the  Lord  : and  it  shall  be  thy  part. 

27  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  the  breast  of  the  wave 
offering,  and  the  shoulder  of  the  heave  offering,  which 
is  waved,  and  which  is  heaved  up,  of  the  ram  of  the 
consecration,  even  of  that  which  is  for  Aaron,  and  of 
that  which  is  for  his  sons  : 

28  And  it  shall  be  Aaron’s  and  his  sons’  by  a sta- 
tute for  ever  from  the  children  of  Israel  : for  it  is  an 
heave  offering  : and  it  shall  be  an  heave  offering  from 
the  children  of  Israel  of  the  sacrifice  of  their  peace 
offerings,  even  their  heave  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

29  And  the  holy  garments  of  Aaron  shall  be  his 
sons’  after  him,  ^^to  be  anointed  therein,  and  to  be  con- 
secrated in  them. 

30  And  that  son  that  is  priest  in  his  stead  shall  put 
them  on  seven  days,  when  he  cometh  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  to  minister  in  the  holy  place. 

31  ^ And  thou  shalt  take  the  ram  of  the  consecra- 
tion, and  seethe  his  flesh  in  the  holy  place. 

32  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the 
ram,  and  the  bread  that  is  in  the  basket,  hy  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

33  And  they  shall  eat  those  things  wherewith  the 
atonement  was  made,  to  consecrate  and  to  sanctify  them  : 

but  a stranger  shall  not  eat  thereof  because  they  are 
holy. 

^ And  if  ought  of  the  flesh  of  the  consecrations,  or 
of  the  bread,  remain  unto  the  morning,  then  thou 
shalt  burn  the  remainder  with  fire  : it  shall  not  be  eaten, 
because  it  is  holy. 

35  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his 
sons,  according  to  all  things  which  I have  commanded 
thee  : seven  days  shalt  thou  consecrate  them. 

36  And  thou  shalt  offer  every  day  a bullock  for  a 
sin  offering  for  atonement  : and  thou  shalt  cleanse  the 
altar,  when  thou  hast  made  an  atonement  for  it,  and 
thou  shalt  anoint  it,  to  sanctify  it. 

37  Seven  days  thou  shalt  make  an  atonement  for  the 
altar,  and  sanctify  it  ; and  it  shall  be  an  altar  most 
holy  : whatsoever  toucheth  the  altar  shall  be  holy. 

38  •[[  Now  this  is  that  which  thou  shalt  offer  upon  the 
altar  ; two  lambs  of  the  first  year  day  by  day  con- 
tinually. 

39  The  one  lamb  thou  shalt  offer  in  the  morning  ; 
and  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt  offer  at  even  : 

40  And  with  the  one  lamb  a tenth  deal  of  flour  min- 
gled with  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  of  beaten  oil  ; and 
the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  of  wine  for  a drink  offering. 

41  And  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt  ofter  at  even,  and 
shalt  do  thereto  according  to  the  meat  offering  of  the 
morning,  and  according  to  the  drink  offering  thereof, 
for  a sweet  savour,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

42  This  shall  be  a continual  burnt  offering  through- 

Lev.  8.  28.  30  Num.  20.  2G,  28.  Lev.  22.  10. 

25  Lev.  8.  29.  si  Num.  18.  8.  & 35.  ss  Lev.  8.  32. 

Pa.  99.  G.  25.  so  ex.  40.  12.  Lev. 

22  Lev.  7.  31,  34.  32  Num.  20.  28.  8.  33,  34,  35. 

Num.18. 11,18.  Deut.  ssLev.  8. 35. &9. 1, 8.  Heb.  10.  11. 

18.  3.  84  Lev.  8.  31.  cli.  30.  2G,  28,  29. 

2s  Lev.  10.  15.  35  Matt.  12.  4.  & 40.  10. 

28  Lev.  7.  34.  so  Lev.  10.  14, 15, 17.  ch.  40.  10. 


25  And  thou  shalt  take  them  from  their  hands,  and 
burn  them  on  the  altar  upon  the  burnt  offering,  for 
a sweet  savour  before  the  Lord  : it  is  an  offering 

26  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord.  And  thou  shalt  take 
the  breast  of  Aaron’s  ram  of  consecration,  and  wave 
it  for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord  : and  it  shall 

27  be  thy  portion.  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  the  breast 
of  the  wave  offering,  and  the  « thigh  of  the  heave 
offering,  which  is  waved,  and  which  is  heaved  up,  of 
the  ram  of  consecration,  even  of  that  which  is  for 

28  Aaron,  and  of  that  which  is  for  his  sons  : and  it  shall 
be  for  Aaron  and  his  sons  as  a due  for  ever  from  the 
children  of  Israel  : for  it  is  an  heave  offering  : and 
it  shall  be  an  heave  offering  from  the  children  of 
Israel  of  the  sacrifices  of  their  peace  offerings,  even 

29  their  heave  offering  unto  the  Lord.  And  the  holy 
garments  of  Aaron  shall  be  for  his  sons  after  him, 
to  be  anointed  in  them,  and  to  be  consecrated  in 

30  them.  Seven  days  shall  the  son  that  is  priest  in  his 
stead  put  them  on,  when  he  cometh  into  the  tent  of 

31  meeting  to  minister  in  the  holy  place.  And  thou 
shalt  take  the  ram  of  consecration,  and  seethe  its 

32  flesh  in  a holy  place.  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
eat  the  flesh  of  the  ram,  and  the  bread  that  is  in 

33  the  basket,  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And 
they  shall  eat  those  things  wherewith  atonement  was 
made,  to  consecrate  and  to  sanctify  them  : but  a 
stranger  shall  not  eat  thereof,  because  they  are  holy. 

34  And  if  aught  of  the  flesh  of  the  consecration,  or  of 
the  bread,  remain  unto  the  morning,  then  thou  shalt 
burn  the  remainder  with  fire  : it  shall  not  be  eaten, 

35  because  it  is  holy.  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto 
Aaron,  and  to  his  sons,  according  to  all  that  I liave 
commanded  thee  : seven  days  shalt  thou  consecrate 

36  them.  And  every  day  shalt  thou  offer  the  bul- 
lock of  sin  offering  for  atonement  : and  thou  shalt 

cleanse  the  altar,  when  thou  makest  atonement  for 

37  it  ; and  thou  shalt  anoint  it,  to  sanctify  it.  Seven 
days  thou  shalt  make  atonement  for  the  altar,  and 
sanctify  it : and  the  altar  shall  be  most  holy  ; what- 
soever toucheth  the  altar  shall  be  holy. 


38  Now  this  is  that  which  thou  shalt  offer  upon  the 
altar  ; two  lambs  of  the  first  year  day  by  day  con- 

39  tinually.  The  one  lamb  thou  shalt  offer  in  the  morn- 
ing ; and  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt  offer  * at  even  : 

40  and  with  the  one  lamb  a tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of 
fine  flour  mingled  with  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  of 
beaten  oil  ; and  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  of  wine  for  a 

41  drink  offering.  And  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt  offer 
^ at  even,  and  shalt  do  thereto  according  to  the  meal 
offering  of  the  morning,  and  according  to  the  drink 
offering  thereof,  for  a sweet  savour,  an  offering  made 

42  by  fire  unto  the  Lord.  It  shall  be  a continual  burnt 


« ch.  30.  29.  Matt.  « 2 Kin.  IG.  15.  8.  11,  12,  13. 

23.  19.  Ezek.  4G.  13,  14,  15.  e Or,  shoulder. 

« Num.  28.  3.  1 Chr.  1 Kin.  18.  29,  3G.  / Or,  ptirge  the  al- 
IG.  40.  2 Chr.  2.  4.  & 2 Kin.  IG.  15.  Ezra  tar,  by  thy  making 
13.  11.  & 31.  3.  Ezra  9.  4,  .5.  Ps.  141.  2.  atonement. 

3.  3.  Dan.  9.  21.  g Or,  whosoever. 

^5  See  Dan.  9.  27.  & ver.  38.  ch.  .30.  h Heb.  between  the 
12.  11.  8.  Num.  28.  6.  Dan.  two  evenings. 


128 


EXODUS,  XXX. 


out  your  generations  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  before  the  Lord  ; where  I will  meet  you, 
to  speak  there  unto  thee. 

43  And  there  I will  meet  with  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  the  tabernacle  shall  be  sanctified  by  my  glory. 

44  And  I will  sanctify  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  the  altar  : I will  sanctify  also  both  Aaron 
and  his  sons,  to  minister  to  me  in  the  priest’s  office. 

45  Tf  And  1 will  dwell  among  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  will  be  their  God. 

46  And  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  their 
God,  that  brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
that  I may  dwell  among  them  ; I am  the  Lord  their 
God. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1 The  altar  of  incense.  11  The  ransom  of  souls.  17  The  brasen  laver. 
22  The  holy  anointing  oil.  34  The  composition  of  the  perfume. 

And  thou  shalt  make  ^ an  altar  ^ to  burn  incense 
upon  : of  shittim  wood  shalt  thou  make  it. 

2  A cubit  shall  he  the  length  thereof,  and  a cubit  the 
breadth  thereof  ; foursquare  shall  it  be  : and  two  cubits 
shall  he  the  height  thereof  : the  horns  thereof  shall  he 
of  the  same. 

3  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure  gold,  the  top 
thereof,  and  the  sides  thereof  round  about,  and  the 
horns  thereof  ; and  thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a crown  of 
gold  round  about. 

4  And  two  golden  rings  shalt  thou  make  to  it  under 
the  crown  of  it,  by  the  two  corners  thereof,  upon  the 
two  sides  of  it  shalt  thou  make  it ; and  they  shall  be 
for  places  for  the  staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

5  And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves  of  shittim  wood, 
and  overlay  them  with  gold. 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  it  before  the  vail  that  is  by  the 
ark  of  the  testimony,  before  the  ® mercy  seat  that  is 
over  the  testimony,  w'^here  I will  meet  with  thee. 

7  And  Aaron  shall  burn  thereon  ^ sweet  incense 
every  morning  : when  ® he  dresseth  the  lamps,  he  shall 
burn  incense  upon  it. 

8  And  when  Aaron  lighteth  the  lamps  at  even,  he 
shall  burn  incense  upon  it,  a perpetual  incense  before 
the  Lord  throughout  your  generations. 

9  Ye  shall  offer  no  ® strange  incense  thereon,  nor 
burnt  sacrifice,  nor  meat  offering  ; neither  shall  ye  pour 
drink  offering  thereon. 

10  And  Aaron  shall  make  an  atonement  upon  the 
horns  of  it  once  in  a year  with  the  blood  of  the  sin 
offering  of  atonements  : once  in  the  year  shall  he  make 
atonement  upon  it  throughout  your  generations  : it  is 
most  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

11  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

12  ® When  thou  takest  the  sum  of  the  children  of 
Israel  after  their  number,  then  shall  they  give  every 
man  ® a ransom  for  his  soul  unto  the  Lord,  when  thou 
numberest  them  ; that  there  be  no  plague  among 
them,  when  thou  numberest  them. 

13  This  they  shall  give,  every  one  that  passeth 
among  them  that  are  numbered,  half  a shekel  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : (i^  a shekel  is  twenty  gerahs  :) 
13  an  half  shekel  shall  he  the  offering  of  the  Lord. 

« ch.  25.  22.  & 30.  G,  52  Ex.  25.  8.  Lev.  Lev.  4.  7,  18.  Rev.  8. 
3G.  Num.  17.  4.  2G.  12.  Zech.  2.  10.  3. 

50  ch.  40.  34.  1 Kin.  John  14.  17,  23.  2 3 ch.  25.  21,  22. 

8.  11.  2 Chr.  5.  14.  & Cor.  6.  IG.  Rev.  21.  ■*  ver.  34.  1 Sam.  2. 

7.  1,  2,  3.  Ezek.  43.  3.  28.  1 Chr.  23.  13. 

5.  Hag.  2.  7,  9.  Mai.  es  ch.  20.  2.  Luke  1.9. 

3.  1.  1 ch.  37.  25.  & 40.  5.  5 ch.  27.  21 

51  Lev.  21.  15.  & 22.  2 gee  ver.  7,  8,  10.  o Lev.  10. 1. 

9,  IG. 


offering  throughout  your  generations  at  the  door  of 
the  tent  of  meeting  before  the  Lord  : where  I will 

43  meet  with  you,  to  speak  there  unto  thee.  And  there 
I will  meet  with  the  children  of  Israel ; and  the  Tent 

44  shall  be  sanctified  by  my  glory.  And  I will  sanctify 
the  tent  of  meeting,  and  the  altar  : Aaron  also  and 
his  sons  will  I sanctify,  to  minister  to  me  in  the 

45  priest’s  office.  And  I will  dwell  among  the  children 

46  of  Israel,  and  will  be  their  God.  And  they  shall 
know  that  I am  the  Lord  their  God,  that  brought 
them  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  that  I may 
dwell  among  them  : I am  the  Lord  their  God. 


30  And  thou  shalt  make  an  altar  to  burn  incense  upon  : 

2 of  acacia  wood  shalt  thou  make  it.  A cubit  shall 
be  the  length  thereof,  and  a cubit  the  breadth  there- 
of ; foursquare  shall  it  be  : and  two  cubits  shall  be 
the  height  thereof  : the  horns  thereof  shall  be  of  one 

3 piece  with  it.  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure 
gold,  the  “ top  thereof,  and  the  ^ sides  thereof  round 
about,  and  the  horns  thereof  ; and  thou  shalt  make 

4 unto  it  a crown  of  gold  round  about.  And  two 
golden  rings  shalt  thou  make  for  it  under  the  crown 
thereof,  upon  the  two  ribs  thereof,  upon  the  two 
sides  of  it  shalt  thou  make  them  ; and  they  shall  be 

5 for  places  for  staves  to  bear  it  withal.  And  thou 
shalt  make  the  staves  of  acacia  wood,  and  overlay 

6 them  with  gold.  And  thou  shalt  put  it  before  the 
veil  that  is  by  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  before  the 
mercy-seat  that  is  over  the  testimony,  where  I will 

7 meet  with  thee.  And  Aaron  shall  burn  thereon  in- 
cense of  sweet  spices  : every  morning,  when  he 

8 dresseth  the  lamps,  he  shall  burn  it.  And  when 
Aaron  ^ lighteth  the  lamps  « at  even,  he  shall  burn 
it,  a perpetual  incense  before  the  Lord  throughout 

9 your  generations.  Ye  shall  offer  no  strange  incense 
thereon,  nor  burnt  offering,  nor  meal  offering  ; and 

10  ye  shall  pour  no  drink  offering  thereon.  And  Aaron 
shall  make  atonement  upon  the  horns  of  it  once  in 
the  year  : with  the  blood  of  the  sin  offering  of  atone- 
ment once  in  the  year  shall  he  make  atonement  ^ for 
it  throughout  your  generations  : it  is  most  holy  unto 
the  Lord. 


11  12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  When 
thou  takest  the  sum  of  the  children  of  Israel,  accord- 
ing to  those  that  are  numbered  of  them,  then  shall 
they  give  every  man  a ransom  for  his  soul  unto  the 
Lord,  when  thou  numberest  them  ; that  there  be 
no  plague  among  them,  when  thou  numberest  them. 

13  This  they  shall  give,  every  one  that  passeth  over 
unto  them  that  are  numbered,  half  a shekel  after 
the  shekel  of  tbe  sanctuary  : (the  shekel  is  twenty 
gerahs  :)  half  a shekel  for  an  offering  to  the  Lord. 

7 Lev.  16.  18.  & 23.  Tim.  2.  6.  1 Pet.  1.  c Or,  rim.  Or, 

27.  18,  19.  moulding. 

8 ch.  38.  25.  Num.  2 Sam.  24.  15.  d Or,  setteth  up. 

1.  2,  5.  & 2G.  2.  2 uMatt.  17. 24.  Heb.  causeth  to 

Sam.  24.  2.  ^ Lev.  27.  25.  Num.  ascend. 

8 See  Num.  31.  50.  3.  47.  Ezek.  45.  12.  e Heb.  between  the 

Job  33.  24.  & 3G.  18,  ^ ch.  38.  26.  two  evenings. 

Ps.  49.  7.  Matt.  20.  « Heb.  roof.  f Or,  for. 

28.  Mark  10.  45.  1 b Heb.  walls.  g Or,  upon. 


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129 


14  Every  one  that  passeth  among  them  that  are 
numbered,  from  twenty  years  old  and  above,  shall  give 
an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

15  The  rich  shall  not  give  more,  and  the  poor  shall 
not  give  less  than  half  a shekel,  when  they  give  an  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  your 
souls. 

16  And  thou  shalt  take  the  atonement  money  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  shalt  appoint  it  for  the  service 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ; that  it  may  be 

a memorial  unto  the  children  of  Israel  before  the 
Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  your  souls. 

17  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

18  Thou  shalt  also  make  a laver  of  brass,  and  his 
foot  also  of  brass,  to  wash  loithal : and  thou  shalt  put 
it  between  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  and  the 
altar,  and  thou  shalt  put  water  therein. 

19  For  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  wash  their  hands 
and  their  feet  thereat  : 

20  When  they  go  into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, they  shall  wash  with  water,  that  they  die  not  ; 
or  when  they  come  near  to  the  altar  to  minister,  to 
burn  offeiing  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : 

21  So  they  shall  wash  their  hands  and  their  feet, 
that  they  die  not  : and  it  shall  be  a statute  for  ever 
to  them,  even  to  him  and  to  his  seed  throughout  their 
generations. 

22  ^ Moreover  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

23  Take  thou  also  unto  thee  principal  spices,  of 
pure  myrrh  five  hundred  shekels,  and  of  sweet  cinna- 
mon half  so  much,  even  two  hundred  and  fifty  shekels, 
and  of  sweet  ^4  calamus  two  hundred  and  fifty  shekels, 

24  And  of  cassia  five  hundred  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  and  of  oil  olive  an  hin  : 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  it  an  oil  of  holy  ointment, 
an  ointment  compound  after  the  art  of  the  apothecary  : 
it  shall  be  an  holy  anointing  oil. 

26  28  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  therewith,  and  the  ark  of  the  testimony, 

27  And  the  table  and  all  his  vessels,  and  the  candle- 
stick and  his  vessels,  and  the  altar  of  incense, 

28  And  the  altar  of  burnt  offering  with  all  his  ves- 
sels, and  the  laver  and  his  foot. 

29  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  them,  that  they  may  be 
most  holy  : ^9  whatsoever  toucheth  them  shall  be  holy. 

30  And  thou  shalt  anoint  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and 
consecrate  them,  that  they  may  minister  unto  me  in  the 
priest’s  office. 

31  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  This  shall  be  an  holy  anointing  oil  unto  me 
throughout  your  generations. 

32  Upon  man’s  flesh  shall  it  not  be  poured,  neither 
shall  ye  make  any  other  like  it,  after  the  composition  of 
it  : it  is  holy,  and  it  shall  be  holy  unto  you. 

33  32  Whosoever  compoundeth  any  like  it,  or  whoso- 
ever putteth  any  of  it  upon  a stranger,  33  shall  even  be 
cut  off  from  his  people. 

34  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  34  Take  unto 
thee  sweet  spices,  stacte,  and  onycha,  and  galbanum  ; 
these  sweet  spices  with  pure  frankincense  : of  each  shall 
there  be  a like  weight : 

« Job  34.  19.  Pro.  is  ch.  38.  8.  1 Kin.  22  Cant.  4. 14.  Ezek. 
22.  2.  Eph.  G.  9.  Col.  7.  38.  27.  22. 

3.  25.  10  ch.  40.  7,  30.  23  Pg.  45.  8.  Pro.  7. 

^“ver.  12.  20  ch.  40.  31,  32.  Ps.  17. 

10  ch.  38.  25.  20.  0.  Is.  52.  11.  John  24  Cant.  4.  14.  Jer. 

11  Nuin.  16.  40.  13.  10.  Heb.  10.  C.  20. 

21  ch.  28.  43. 


14  Every  one  that  passeth  over  unto  them  that  are 
numbered,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  shall 

15  give  the  offering  of  the  Lord.  The  rich  shall  not 
give  more,  and  the  poor  shall  not  give  less,  than  the 
half  shekel,  when  they  give  the  offering  of  the 

16  Lord,  to  make  atonement  for  your  souls.  And  thou 
shalt  take  the  atonement  money  from  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  shalt  appoint  it  for  the  service  of  the 
tent  of  meeting  ; that  it  may  be  a memorial  for  the 
children  of  Israel  before  the  Lord,  to  make  atone- 
ment for  your  souls. 

17  18  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Thou 
shalt  also  make  a laver  of  brass,  and  the  base  thereof 
of  brass,  to  wash  withal : and  thou  shalt  put  it  be- 
tween the  tent  of  meeting  and  the  altar,  and  thou 

19  shalt  put  water  therein.  And  Aaron  and  his  sons 

20  shall  wash  their  hands  and  their  feet  thereat : when 
they  go  into  the  tent  of  meeting,  they  shall  wash 
with  water,  that  they  die  not  ; or  when  they  come 
near  to  the  altar  to  minister,  to  burn  an  offering 

21  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : so  they  shall  wash 
their  hands  and  their  feet,  that  they  die  not : and  it 
shall  be  a statute  for  ever  to  them,  even  to  him  and 
to  his  seed  throughout  their  generations. 

22  Moreover  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

23  Take  thou  also  unto  thee  the  chief  spices,  of  flowing 
myrrh  five  hundred  shekels,  and  of  sweet  cinnamon 
half  so  mucli,  even  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and  of 

24  sweet  calamus  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and  of  * cassia 
five  hundred,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  and 

25  of  olive  oil  an  hin  : and  thou  shalt  make  it  an  holy 
anointing  oil,  a perfume  compounded  after  the  art 
of  the  perfumer  : it  shall  be  an  holy  anointing  oil. 

26  And  thou  shalt  anoint  therewith  the  tent  of  meeting, 

27  and  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  the  table  and  all 
the  vessels  thereof,  and  the  candlestick  and  the 

28  vessels  thereof,  and  the  altar  of  incense,  and  the 
altar  of  burnt  offering  with  all  the  vessels  thereof, 

29  and  the  laver  and  the  base  thereof.  And  thou  shalt 
sanctify  them,  that  they  may  be  most  holy  : * what- 

30  soever  toucheth  them  shall  be  holy.  And  thou  shalt 
anoint  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  sanctify  them,  that 
they  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s  office. 

31  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  This  shall  be  an  holy  anointing  oil  unto  me 

32  throughout  your  generations.  LTpon  the  flesh  of  man 
shall  it  not  be  poured,  neither  shall  ye  make  any  like 
it,  according  to  the  composition  thereof  : it  is  holy, 

33  and  it  shall  be  holy  unto  you.  Whosoever  coin- 
poundeth  any  like  it,  or  whosoever  putteth  any  of  it 
upon  a stranger,  he  shall  be  cut  off  from  his  peoj3le. 


34  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Take  unto  thee 
sweet  spices,  j stacte,  and  onycha,  and  galbanum  ; 
sweet  spices  with  pure  frankincense  : of  each  shall 


25  Ps.  4.5.  8.  29  ch  29.  37.  Gen.  17.  14.  ch. 

20  ch.  29.  40.  30  ch.  29.  7,  &c.  Lev.  12.  15.  Lev.  7.  20,  21. 

27  ch.  37.  29.  Nnm.  8.  12,  30.  34  ch.  25.  G.  & 37. 

35.  25.  Ps.  89.  20.  & si  yer.  25,  37.  29. 

133.  2.  82  ver.  38.  h Or,  costits. 

28  ch.  40.  9.  Lev.  8.  i Or,  whosoever. 

10.  Num.  7.  1.  j Or,  opohalsamum. 


9* 


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35  And  thou  shalt  make  it  a perfume,  a confection 
85  after  the  art  of  the  apothecary,  tempered  together, 
pure  and  holy  : 

36  And  thou  shalt  beat  some  of  it  very  small,  and  put 
of  it  before  the  testimony  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, 8®  where  I will  meet  with  thee  : 87  it  shall  be 
unto  you  most  holy. 

37  And  as  for  the  perfume  which  thou  shalt  make, 
88  ye  shall  not  make  to  yourselves  according  to  the  com- 
position thereof : it  shall  be  unto  thee  holy  for  the 
Lord. 

38  89  Whosoever  shall  make  like  unto  that,  to  smell 
thereto,  shall  even  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1 Bezaleel  and  Aholiab  are  called  and  made  meet  for  the  work  of  the 
tabernacle.  12  The  ob.wrvation  of  the  sabbath  is  again  commanded. 
18  Moses  receiveth  the  two  tables. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  ^ See,  I have  called  by  name  Bezaleel  the  ^ son 
of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah  : 

3  And  I have  8 filled  him  with  the  spirit  of  God,  in 
wisdom,  and  in  understanding,  and  in  knowledge,  and 
in  all  manner  of  workmanship, 

4  To  devise  cunning  works,  to  work  in  gold,  and  in 
silver,  and  in  brass, 

5  And  in  cutting  of  stones,  to  set  them,  and  in  carving 
of  timber,  to  work  in  all  manner  of  workmanship. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I have  given  with  him  ^Aholiab, 
the  son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan  : and  in  the 
hearts  of  all  that  are  ^wise  hearted  I have  put  wisdom, 
that  they  may  make  all  that  I have  commanded  thee  ; 

7  8 The  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  the  ark 
of  the  testimony,  and  8 the  mercy  seat  that  is  thereupon, 
and  all  the  furniture  of  the  tabernacle, 

8  And  8 the  table  and  his  furniture,  and  the  pure 
candlestick  with  all  his  furniture,  and  the  altar  of  in- 
cense, 

9  And  the  altar  of  burnt  offering  with  all  his  fur- 
niture, and  the  laver  and  his  foot, 

10  And  18  the  cloths  of  service,  and  the  holy  gar- 
ments for  Aaron  the  priest,  and  the  garments  of  his 
sons,  to  minister  in  the  priest’s  office, 

11  11  And  the  anointing  oil,  and  i5  sweet  incense  for 
the  holy  place : according  to  all  that  I have  commanded 
thee  shall  they  do. 

12  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

13  Speak  thou  also  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, 18  Verily  my  sabbaths  ye  shall  keep:  for  it  is  a 
sign  between  me  and  you  throughout  your  generations  ; 
that  ye  may  know  that  I am  the  Lord  that  doth  sanc- 
tify you. 

14  17  Ye  shall  keep  the  sabbath  therefore  ; for  it  is 
holy  unto  you  : every  one  that  defile th  it  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death  : for  i®  whosoever  doeth  any  work 
therein,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his 
people. 

15  18  Six  days  may  work  be  done  ; but  in  the  ^8  se- 
venth is  the  sabbath  of  rest,  holy  to  the  Lord  : who- 
soever doeth  any  work  in  the  sabbath  day,  he  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

16  Wherefore  the  children  of  Israel  shall  keep  the 


85  ver.  25.  i ch.  35.  30.  & 36.  1. 

86  ch.  29.  42.  Lev.  2 1 Chr.  2.  20. 

16.  2.  3 ch.  35.  31.  1 Kin. 

8‘  ver.  32.  ch.  29.  7.  14. 

37.  Lev.  2.  3.  < ch.  35.  34. 

38  ver.  32.  5 ch.  28.  3.  & 35.  10, 

89  ver.  33.  35.  & 36.  1. 


6 ch.  36.  8. 

7 ch.  37.  1. 

8 ch.  37.  6. 

9 ch.  37.  10. 

10  ch.  37.  17. 

11  ch.  38.  1. 

12  ch.  38.  8. 


35  there  be  a like  weight ; and  thou  shalt  make  of  it 
incense,  a perfume  after  the  art  of  the  perfumer, 

36  ^ seasoned  with  salt,  pure  and  holy  : and  thou  shalt 
beat  some  of  it  very  small,  and  put  of  it  before  the 
testimony  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  where  I will  meet 

37  with  thee  : it  shall  be  unto  you  most  holy.  And  the 
incense  which  thou  shalt  make,  according  to  the 
composition  thereof  ye  shall  not  make  for  your- 
selves : it  shall  be  unto  thee  holy  for  the  Lord. 

38  Whosoever  shall  make  like  unto  that,  to  smell 
thereto,  he  shall  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 


31  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  See,  I 
have  called  by  name  Bezalel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son 

3 of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah  : and  I have  filled 
him  with  the  spirit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  and  in  un- 
derstanding, and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all  manner  of 

4 workmanship,  to  devise  cunning  works,  to  work  in 

5 gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass,  and  in  cutting  of 
stones  for  setting,  and  in  carving  of  wood,  to  work 

6 in  all  manner  of  workmanship.  And  I,  behold,  I 
have  appointed  with  him  Oholiab,  the  son  of  Ahisa- 
mach, of  the  tribe  of  Dan  ; and  in  the  hearts  of  all 
that  are  wise  hearted  I have  put  wisdom,  that  they 

7 may  make  all  that  I have  commanded  thee  : the 
tent  of  meeting,  and  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and 
the  mercy-seat  that  is  thereupon,  and  all  the  furni- 

8 ture  of  the  Tent  ; and  the  table  and  its  vessels,  and 
the  pure  candlestick  with  all  its  vessels,  and  the 

9 altar  of  incense  ; and  the  altar  of  burnt  offering 

10  with  all  its  vessels,  and  the  laver  and  its  base  ; and 
the  “finely  wrought  garments,  and  the  holy  gar- 
ments for  Aaron  the  priest,  and  the  garments  of  his 

11  sons,  to  minister  in  the  priest’s  office  ; and  the 
anointing  oil,  and  the  incense  of  sweet  spices  for  the 
holy  place  : according  to  all  that  I have  commanded 
thee  shall  they  do. 


12  13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
thou  also  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  Verily 
ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths  : for  it  is  a sign  between 
me  and  you  throughout  your  generations  ; that  ye 
may  know  that  I am  the  Lord  which  sanctify  you. 

14  Ye  shall  keep  the  sabbath  therefore  ; for  it  is  holy 
unto  you  : every  one  that  profaneth  it  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death  : for  whosoever  doeth  any  work 
therein,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his 

15  people.  Six  days  shall  work  be  done  ; but  on  the 
seventh  day  is  a sabbath  of  solemn  rest,  holy  to  the 
Lord  : whosoever  doeth  any  work  in  the  sabbath 

16  day,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death.  Wherefore 
the  children  of  Israel  shall  keep  the  sabbath,  to  ob- 


13  ch.  39.  1,  41. 

Num.  4.  5,  6,  <S:c. 

18  ch.  30.  25,  31.  & 
37.  29. 

15  ch.  30.  34.  & 37. 
29. 

16  Lev.  19.  3,  30.  & 


26.  2.  Ezek.  20.  12, 
20.  & 44.  24. 

11  ch.  20.  8.  Deut. 
5.  12.  Ezek.  20.  12. 

18  ch.  35.  2.  Num. 
15.  35. 

19  ch.  20.  9. 


20  Gen.  2.  2.  ch.  16. 
23.  & 20.  10. 

k Or,  tempered  to- 
gether. 

a Some  ancient  ver- 
sions render,  garments 
of  service. 


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131 


sabbath,  to  observe  the  sabbath  throughout  their  ge- 
nerations,/or  a perpetual  covenant. 

17  It  is  ^^a  sign  between  me  and  the  children  of 
Israel  for  ever  : for  ‘^^in  six  days  the  Lord  made 
heaven  and  earth,  and  on  the  seventh  day  he  rested, 
and  was  refreshed. 

18  And  he  gave  unto  Moses,  when  he  had  made 
an  end  of  communing  with  him  upon  mount  Sinai, 
23  two  tables  of  testimony,  tables  of  stone,  written 
with  the  finger  of  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  The  people^  in  the  absence  of  Moses^  cause  Aaron  to  mahe  a calf.  7 
God  IS  angered  thereby.  11  At  the  intreaty  of  Moses  he  is  appeased. 
15  Moses  cometh  down  with  the  tables.  19  He  hreaketh  them.  20  He  de- 
stroyeth  the  calf.  22  Aaron's  excuse  for  himself.  23  Moses  causeth 
the  idolaters  to  be  slain.  30  He  prayethfor  the  people. 

And  when  the  people  saw  that  Moses  ^ delayed  to 
come  down  out  of  the  mount,  the  people  gathered 
themselves  together  unto  Aaron,  and  said  unto  him, 
2 Up,  make  us  gods,  which  shall  3 go  before  us  ; for  as 
for  this  Moses,  the  man  that  brought  us  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not  what  is  become  of  him. 

2  And  Aaron  said  unto  them.  Break  off  the  ^ golden 
earrings,  which  are  in  the  ears  of  your  wives,  of  your 
sons,  and  of  your  daughters,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  all  the  people  brake  off  the  golden  earrings 
which  were  in  their  ears,  and  brought  them  unto  Aaron. 

4  3 And  he  received  them  at  their  hand,  and  fashioned 
it  with  a graving  tool,  after  he  had  made  it  a molten 
calf  : and  they  said.  These  he  thy  gods,  O Israel,  which 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5  And  when  Aaron  saw  it,  he  built  an  altar  before  it  ; 
and  Aaron  made  ® proclamation,  and  said.  To  morrow  is 
a feast  to  the  Lord. 

6  And  they  rose  up  early  on  the  morrow,  and  offered 
burnt  offerings,  and  brought  peace  offerings  ; and  the 
^ people  sat  down  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

7  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  3 Go,  get 
thee  down  ; for  thy  people,  which  thou  broughtest  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  ® have  corrupted  themselves  : 

8  They  have  turned  aside  quickly  out  of  the  way 
which  ^3  I commanded  them  : they  have  made  them  a 
molten  calf,  and  have  worshipped  it,  and  have  sacrificed 
thereunto,  and  said,  These  he  thy  gods,  O Israel, 
which  have  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  ^2 1 have  seen  this 
people,  and,  behold,  it  is  a stiffnecked  people  : 

10  Now  therefore  i3iet  me  alone,  that  ^^my  wrath 
may  wax  hot  against  them,  and  that  I may  consume 
them  : and  I will  make  of  thee  a great  nation. 

11  ^3  And  Moses  besought  the  Lord  his  God,  and 
said.  Lord,  why  doth  thy  wrath  wax  hot  against  thy 
people,  which  thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  with  great  power,  and  with  a mighty  hand  ? 

12  Wherefore  should  the  Egyptians  speak,  and  say. 
For  mischief  did  he  bring  them  out,  to  slay  them  in  the 
mountains,  and  to  consume  them  from  the  face  of  the 
earth  ? Turn  from  thy  fierce  wrath,  and  ^3  repent  of 
this  evil  against  thy  people. 

13  Remember  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Israel,  thy  ser- 
vants, to  whom  thou  swarest  by  thine  own  self,  and 


21  ver.  13.  Ezek.  20. 

12,  20. 

22  Gen.  1.  31.  & 2.  2. 

23  ch.  24.  12.  & 32. 
15,  16.  & 34.  28,  29. 
Deut.  4.  13.  & 6.  22.  & 
9.  10,  11.  2 Cor.  3.  3. 

' 1 ch.  24.  18.  Deut. 

9.  9. 


2 Acts  7.  40. 

3 ch.  13.  21. 

4 Judg.  8.  24,  25,  26, 
27. 

3 ch.  20.  23.  Deut. 
9.  16.  Judg.  17.  3,  4. 
1 Kin.  12.  28.  Neh.  9. 
18.  Ps.  106.  19.  Is. 


46.  6.  Acts  7.  41. 
Rom.  1.  23. 

oLev.  23.  2,  4,  21, 
37.  2 Kin.  10.  20.  2 
Chr.  30.  5. 

2 1 Cor.  10.  7. 

* ver.  1.  ch.  33.  1. 
Deut.  9.  12.  Dan.  9. 
24. 


\ 


serve  the  sabbath  throughout  their  generations,  for 

17  a perpetual  covenant.  It  is  a sign  between  me  and 
the  children  of  Israel  for  ever  : for  in  six  days  the 
Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  and  on  the  seventh 
day  he  rested,  and  was  refreshed. 

18  And  he  gave  unto  Moses,  when  he  had  made  an 
end  of  communing  with  him  upon  mount  Sinai,  the 
two  tables  of  the  testimony,  tables  of  stone,  written 
with  the  finger  of  God. 


32  And  when  the  people  saw  that  Moses  delayed  to 
come  down  from  the  mount,  the  people  gathered 
themselves  together  unto  Aaron,  and  said  unto 
him.  Up,  make  us  “gods,  which  shall  go  before 
us  ; for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  that  brought 
us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we  know  not  what 

2 is  become  of  him.  And  Aaron  said  unto  them. 
Break  off  the  golden  rings,  which  are  in  the  ears  of 
your  wives,  of  your  sons,  and  of  your  daughters, 

3 and  bring  them  unto  me.  And  all  the  people  brake 
off  the  golden  rings  which  were  in  their  ears,  and 

4 brought  them  unto  Aaron.  And  he  received  it  at 
their  hand,  and  fashioned  it  with  a graving  tool,  and 
made  it  a molten  calf  : and  they  said,  ^ These  be 
thy  gods,  O Israel,  which  brought  thee  up  out  of 

5 the  land  of  Egypt.  And  when  Aaron  saw  this,  he 
built  an  altar  before  it ; and  Aaron  made  pro- 
clamation, and  said.  To-morrow  shall  be  a feast  to 

6 the  Lord.  And  they  rose  up  early  on  the  morrow, 
and  offered  burnt  offerings,  and  brought  peace  ofler- 
ings  ; and  the  people  sat  down  to  eat  and  to  drink, 

* and  rose  up  to  play. 

7 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Go,  get  thee 
down  ; for  thy  people,  which  thou  broughtest  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  have  corrupted  them- 

8 selves  : they  have  turned  aside  quickly  out  of  the 
way  which  I commanded  them  : they  have  made 
them  a molten  calf,  and  have  worshipped  it,  and 
have  sacrificed  unto  it,  and  said.  These  be  thy  gods, 
O Israel,  which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of 

9 Egypt.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I have 
seen  this  people,  and,  behold,  it  is  a stiffnecked 

10  people  : now  therefore  let  me  alone,  that  my  wrath 
may  wax  hot  against  them,  and  that  I may  consume 

11  them  : and  I will  make  of  thee  a great  nation.  And 
Moses  besought  the  Lord  his  God,  and  said.  Lord, 
why  doth  thy  wrath  wax  hot  against  thy  people, 
which  thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  with  great  power  and  with  a mighty  hand  ? 

12  Wherefore  should  the  Egyptians  speak,  saying.  For 
evil  did  he  bring  them  forth,  to  slay  them  in  the 
mountains,  and  to  consume  them  from  the  face  of 
the  earth  ? Turn  from  thy  fierce  wrath,  and  repent 

13  of  this  evil  against  thy  people.  Remember  Abra- 
ham, Isaac,  and  Israel,  thy  servants,  to  whom  thou 


»Gen.  6.  11,  12. 
Deut.  4.  16.  & 32.  5. 
Judg.  2.  19.  Hos.  9. 

9. 

10  ch.  20.  3,  4,  23. 
Deut.  9.  16. 

11  1 Kin.  12.  28. 

12  ch.  33.  3,  5.  & 34. 


9.  Deut.  9.  6,  13.  & 
31.  27.  2 Chr.  30.  8. 
Is.  48.  4.  Acts  7.  51. 

13  Deut.  14,  19. 

14  ch.  22.  24. 

13  Num.  14.  12. 

10  Deut.  9.  18,  26, 
27,  28,  29.  Ps.  74.  1, 
2.  & 106.  23. 


12  Num.  14.  13. 

Deut.  9.  28.  & 32.  27. 

18  ver.  14. 

19  Gen.  22. 16.  Heb. 
6.  13. 

a Or,  a god. 
b Or,  This  is  thy 
god. 


132 


EXODUS,  XXXII. 


saiclst  unto  them,  I will  multiply  your  seed  as  the  stars 
of  heaven,  and  all  this  land  that  I have  spoken  of  will  I 
give  unto  your  seed,  and  they  shall  inherit  it  for  ever. 

14  And  the  Lord  repented  of  the  evil  which  he 
thought  to  do  unto  his  people. 

15  And  Moses  turned,  and  went  down  from  the 
mount,  and  the  two  tables  of  the  testimony  were  in  his 
hand  : the  tables  were  written  on  both  their  sides  ; on 
the  one  side  and  on  the  other  were  they  written. 

16  And  the  tables  were  the  work  of  God,  and  the 
writing  was  the  writing  of  God,  graven  upon  the 
tables. 

17  And  when  Joshua  heard  the  noise  of  the  people  as 
they  shouted,  he  said  unto  Moses,  There  is  a noise  of 
war  in  the  camp. 

18  And  he  said.  It  is  not  the  voice  of  them  that  shout 
for  mastery,  neither  is  it  the  voice  of  them  that  cry  for 
being  overcome  : hut  the  noise  of  them  that  sing  do  1 
hear. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he  came  nigh 
unto  the  camp,  that  he  saw  the  calf,  and  the  dancing  : 
and  Moses’  anger  waxed  hot,  and  he  cast  the  tables 
out  of  his  hands,  and  brake  them  beneath  the  mount. 

20  And  he  took  the  calf  which  they  had  made,  and 
burnt  it  in  the  fire,  and  ground  it  to  powder,  and 
strawed  it  upon  the  water,  and  made  the  children  of  Is- 
rael drink  of  it. 

21  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  What  did  this  peo- 
ple unto  thee,  that  thou  hast  brought  so  great  a sin  upon 
them  ? 

22  And  Aaron  said.  Let  not  the  anger  of  my  lord 
wax  hot  : thou  knowest  the  people,  that  they  are  set 
on  mischief. 

23  For  they  said  unto  me,  ^sjyjake  us  gods,  which 
shall  go  before  us  : for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  that 
brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not 
what  is  become  of  him. 

24  And  I said  unto  them,  Whosoever  hath  any  gold, 
let  them  break  it  off.  So  they  gave  it  me  : then  I cast 
it  into  the  fire,  and  there  came  out  this  calf. 

25  ^ And  when  Moses  saw  that  the  people  were 

naked  ; (for  Aaron  ^^had  made  them  naked  unto 

their  shame  among  their  enemies  :) 

26  Then  Moses  stood  in  the  gate  of  the  camp,  and 
said.  Who  is  on  the  Lord’s  side  ? let  him  come  unto  me. 
And  all  the  sons  of  Levi  gathered  themselves  together 
unto  him. 

27  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  Put  every  man  his  sword  by  his  side,  and  go 
in  and  out  from  gate  to  gate  throughout  the  camp,  and 

slay  every  man  his  brother,  and  every  man  his  com- 
panion, and  every  man  his  neighbour. 

28  And  the  children  of  Levi  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses  : and  there  fell  of  the  people  that  day 
about  three  thousand  men. 

29  For  Moses  had  said.  Consecrate  yourselves  to 
day  to  the  Lord,  even  every  man  upon  his  son,  and 
upon  his  brother  ; that  he  may  bestow  upon  you  a bless- 
ing this  day. 

30  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  Moses 
said  unto  the  people,  Ye  have  sinned  a great  sin  : 

20  Gen.  12.  7.  & 13.  Jer.  18.  8.  & 26. 13, 19.  26  Gen.  20.  9.  & 26. 

15.  & 15.  7,  18.  & 26.  Joel  2.  13.  Jonah  3.  10. 

4.  & 28.  13.  & 35.  11,  10.  & 4.  2.  27  ch.  14.  11,  & 15. 

12.  22  Deut.  9.  15.  24.  & 16.  2,  20,  28.  & 

21  Dent.  32.  26.  2 23ch.  31.  18.  17.2,4. 

Sam.  24.  16.  1 Chr.  24  peut.  9.  16,  17.  28  ver.  1. 

21.  15.  Ps.  106.  45.  26  Pent.  9.  21.  20  ver.  4. 


swarest  by  thine  own  self,  and  saidst  unto  them,  I 
will  multiply  your  seed  as  the  stars  of  heaven,  and 
all  this  land  that  I have  spoken  of  will  I give  unto 

14  your  seed,  and  they  shall  inherit  it  for  ever.  And 
the  Lord  repented  of  the  evil  which  he  said  he 
would  do  unto  his  people. 

15  And  Moses  turned,  and  went  down  from  the 
mount,  with  the  two  tables  of  the  testimony  in  his 
hand  ; tables  that  were  written  on  both  their  sides  ; 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  were  they  written. 

16  And  the  tables  were  the  work  of  God,  and  the  writ- 
ing was  the  writing  of  God,  graven  upon  the  tables. 

17  And  when  Joshua  heard  the  noise  of  the  people  as 
they  shouted,  he  said  unto  Moses,  There  is  a noise 

18  of  war  in  the  camp.  And  he  said.  It  is  not  the 
voice  of  them  that  shout  for  mastery,  neither  is  it 
the  voice  of  them  that  cry  for  being  overcome  ; but 

19  the  noise  of  them  that  sing  do  I hear.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  as  soon  as  he  came  nigh  unto  the  camp,  that 
he  saw  the  calf  and  the  dancing  : and  Moses’  anger 
waxed  hot,  and  he  cast  the  tables  out  of  his  hands, 

20  and  brake  them  beneath  the  mount.  And  he  took 
the  calf  which  they  had  made,  and  burnt  it  with  fire, 
and  ground  it  to  powder,  and  strewed  it  upon  the 
water,  and  made  the  children  of  Israel  drink  of  it. 

21  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  What  did  this  people 
unto  thee,  that  thou  hast  brought  a great  sin  upon 

22  them  ? And  Aaron  said.  Let  not  the  anger  of  my 
lord  wax  hot  : thou  knowest  the  people,  that  they 

23  are  set  on  evil.  For  they  said  unto  me.  Make  us 
gods,  which  shall  go  before  us  : for  as  for  this 
Moses,  the  man  that  brought  us  up  out  of  the  land 

24  of  Egypt,  we  know  not  what  is  become  of  him.  And 
I said  unto  them.  Whosoever  hath  any  gold,  let  them 
break  it  off  ; so  they  gave  it  me  : and  I cast  it  into 

25  the  fire,  and  there  came  out  this  calf.  And  when 
Moses  saw  that  the  people  were  broken  loose  ; for 
Aaron  had  let  them  loose  for  a ^derision  among 

26  their  enemies  : then  Moses  stood  in  the  gate  of  the 
camp,  and  said.  Whoso  is  on  the  Lord’s  side,  let  him 
come  unto  me.  And  all  the  sons  of  Levi  gathered 

27  themselves  together  unto  him.  And  he  said  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  Put 
ye  every  man  his  sword  upon  his  thigh,  and  go  to 
and  fro  from  gate  to  gate  throughout  the  camp,  and 
slay  every  man  his  brother,  and  every  man  his  com- 

28  panion,  and  every  man  his  neighbour.  And  the  sons 
of  Levi  did  according  to  the  word  of  Moses  : and 
there  fell  of  the  people  that  day  about  three  thou- 

29  sand  men.  And  Moses  said,  ‘^Consecrate  your- 
selves to-day  to  the  Lord,  ®yea,  every  man-^ against 
his  son,  and -^against  his  brother  ; that  he  may  be- 

30  stow  upon  you  a blessing  this  day.  And  it  came  to 
pass  on  the  morrow,  that  Moses  said  unto  tlie  people. 
Ye  have  sinned  a great  sin  : and  now  I will  go  up 


30  ch.  33.  4,  5. 

81  2 Chr.  28.  19. 

82  Num.  25.  5.  Deut. 
33.  9. 

83  Num.  25.  11,  12, 
13.  Deut.  13.  6-11.  & 
33.  9,  10.  1 Sam.  15. 


18,  22.  Pro.  21.  3. 
Zech.  13.  3.  Matt.  10. 
37. 

3<  1 Sam.  12.  20,  23. 
Luke  15.  18. 
c Heb.  whispering. 


d Heb.  Fill  your 
hand. 

e Or,  for  every  man 
hath  been  against  his 
son  and  against  his 
brother. 

/Or,  upon. 


133 


EXODUS,  XXXIII. 


and  now  I will  go  up  unto  the  Lord  ; peradventure  I 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  your  sin. 

31  And  Moses  returned  unto  the  Lord,  and  said, 
Oh,  this  people  have  sinned  a great  sin,  and  have 

made  them  gods  of  gold. 

32  Yet  now,  if  thou  wilt  forgive  their  sin  — ; and  if 
not,  blot  me,  I pray  thee,  out  of  thy  book  which 
thou  hast  written. 

33  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Whosoever 
hath  sinned  against  me,  him  will  I blot  out  of  my  book. 

34  Therefore  now  go,  lead  the  people  unto  the  place 

of  which  I have  spoken  unto  thee  : behold,  mine 

Angel  shall  go  before  thee  : nevertheless  ^®in  the  day 
when  I visit  I will  visit  their  sin  upon  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  plagued  the  people,  because  they 
made  the  calf,  which  Aaron  made. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1 The  Lord  ref tiseth  to  go  as  he  had  promised  with  the  people.  4 The  peo- 
ple murmur  thereat.  7 The  tabernacle  is  removed  out  of  the  camp.  9 
The  Lord  talketh  familiarly  with  Moses.  12  Moses  desireth  to  see  the 
glory  of  God. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Depart,  and  go  up 
hence,  thou  ^ and  the  people  which  thou  hast 
brought  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  unto  the  land 
which  I sware  unto  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob, 
saying,  ^ Unto  thy  seed  will  I give  it  : 

2  ^ And  I will  send  an  angel  before  thee  ; ^ and  I 
will  drive  out  the  Canaanite,  the  Amorite,  and  the  Hit- 
tite,  and  the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite  : 

3  ® Unto  a land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey  : ® for 
I will  not  go  up  in  the  midst  of  thee  ; for  thou  art  a 
stiffnecked  people  : lest  ® I consume  thee  in  the  way. 
4 ^ And  when  the  people  heard  these  evil  tidings, 
® they  mourned  : and  no  man  did  put  on  him  his  or- 
naments. 

5  For  the  Lord  had  said  unto  Moses,  Say  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  Ye  are  a stiffnecked  people  : I 
will  come  up  into  the  midst  of  thee  in  a moment,  and 
consume  thee  : therefore  now  put  off  thy  ornaments 
from  thee,  that  I may  ^*know  what  to  do  unto  thee. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel  stripped  themselves  of 
their  ornaments  by  the  mount  Horeb. 

7  And  Moses  took  the  tabernacle,  and  pitched  it 
without  the  camp,  afar  off  from  the  camp,  and  called 
it  the  Tabernacle  of  the  congregation.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  that  every  one  which  sought  the  Lord  went 
out  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  which  was 
without  the  camp. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  went  out  unto 
the  tabernacle,  that  all  the  people  rose  up,  and  stood 
eve^  man  at  his  tent  door,  and  looked  after  Moses, 
until  he  was  gone  into  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Moses  entered  into  the 
tabernacle,  the  cloudy  pillar  descended,  and  stood  at 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  LORD  talked  with 
Moses. 

10  And  all  the  people  saw  the  cloudy  pillar  stand  at 
the  tabernacle  door  : and  all  the  people  rose  up  and 
worshipped,  every  man  in  his  tent  door. 


85  2 Sam.  16.  12. 
Amos  5.  15. 

80  Num.  25.  13. 

37  Deut.  9.  18. 

88  cli.  20.  23. 

39  Ps.  69.  28.  Rom. 

9.  3. 

Ps.  .56.  8.  & 1.39. 
16.  Dan.  12.  1.  Phil. 
1.  3.  Rev.  3.  5.  & 


t 


13.  8.  & 17.  8.  & 20. 
12,  15.  & 21.  27.  & 22. 
19. 

« Lev.  23.  30.  Ezek. 
18.  4. 

42  ch  33.  2,  14,  &c. 
Num.  20.  16. 

43  Dent.  32.  35. 

Amos  3.  14,  Rom.  2. 

6,  6. 


44  2 Sam.  12.  9.  Acts 
7.  41.  . 

4 ch.  32.  7. 

2 Gen.  12.  7.  ch.  32. 
13. 

3ch.  32.  34.  & ,34. 
11. 

4 Deut.  7.  22.  Josh. 
24.  11. 


unto  the  Lord  ; peradventure  I shall  make  atone- 

31  ment  for  your  sin.  And  Moses  returned  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  Oh,  this  people  have  simied  a great 

32  sin,  and  have  made  them  gods  of  gold.  Yet  now,  if 
thou  wilt  forgive  their  sin  — ; and  if  not,  blot  me,  I 
pray  thee,  out  of  thy  book  which  thou  hast  written. 

33  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Whosoever  hath 
sinned  against  me,  him  will  I blot  out  of  my  book. 

34  And  now  go,  lead  the  people  unto  the  place  of  which 
I have  spoken  unto  thee  : behold,  mine  angel  shall 
go  before  thee  : nevertheless  in  the  day  when  I visit, 

35  I will  visit  their  sin  upon  them.  And  the  Lord 
smote  the  people,  because  they  made  the  calf,  which 
Aaron  made. 


33  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Depart,  go  up 
hence,  thou  and  the  people  which  thou  hast  brought 
up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  unto  the  land  of  which 
I sware  unto  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  say- 

2 ing.  Unto  thy  seed  will  I give  it  : and  I will  send  an 
angel  before  thee  ; and  I will  drive  out  the  Canaan- 
ite, the  Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite, 

3 the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite  : unto  a land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey  : for  I will  not  go  up  in  the 
midst  of  thee  ; for  thou  art  a stiffnecked  people  : 

4 lest  I consume  thee  in  the  way.  And  when  the 
people  heard  these  evil  tidings,  they  mourned  : and 

5 no  man  did  put  on  him  his  ornaments.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  Ye  are  a stiffnecked  people  : if  I go  up  into 
the  midst  of  thee  for  one  moment,  I shall  consume 
thee  : therefore  now  put  off  thy  ornaments  from 

6 thee,  that  I may  know  what  to  do  unto  thee.  And 
the  children  of  Israel  stripped  themselves  of  their 
ornaments  from  mount  Horeb  onward. 

7 Now  Moses  used  to  take  the  tent  and  to  pitch  it 
without  the  camp,  afar  off  from  the  camp  ; and  he 
called  it.  The  tent  of  meeting.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that  every  one  which  sought  the  Lord  went  out  unto 
the  tent  of  meeting,  which  was  without  the  camp. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  went  out  unto  the 
Tent,  that  all  the  people  rose  up,  and  stood,  every 
man  at  his  tent  door,  and  looked  after  Moses,  until 

9 he  was  gone  into  the  Tent.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  Moses  entered  into  the  Tent,  tlie  pillar  of 
cloud  descended,  and  stood  at  the  door  of  the  Tent  : 

10  and  the  LORD  spake  with  Moses.  And  all  the  people 
saw  the  pillar  of  cloud  stand  at  the  door  of  the 
Tent  : and  all  the  people  rose  up  and  worshipped, 


5 ch.  3.  8. 
e ver.  15,  17. 

7 ch.  32.  9.  & 34.  9. 
Deut.  9.  6,  13. 

8 ch.  23.  21.  & 32. 

10.  Num.  16.  21,45. 

9 Num.  14.  1, 39. 

49  Lev.  10.  6.  2 Sam. 
19.  24.  1 Kin.  21.  27. 


2 Kin.  19.  1.  Ezra  9. 
3.  Esth.  4.  1,  4.  Job 

I. 20.  & 2.  12.  18.32. 

II.  Ezek.  24.  17,  23. 
& 26.  16. 

44  ver.  3. 

12  See  Num.  16.  45, 
46. 


43  Deut.  8.  2.  Ps. 
139.  23. 

44  ch.  29.  42,  43. 

45  Deut.  4.  29.  2 

Sara.  21,  1. 

40  Num.  16.  27. 

■■  ’ 25.  22.  & 31. 

99.  7. 

. 31. 


134 


EXODUS,  XXXIV. 


11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  face  to  face, 
as  a man  speaketh  unto  his  friend.  And  he  turned 
again  into  the  camp  : but  his  servant  Joshua,  the  sou 
of  Nun,  a young  man,  departed  not  out  of  the  taber- 
nacle. 

12  ^ And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  See,  thou 
sayest  unto  me,  Bring  up  this  people  : and  thou  hast 
not  let  me  know  whom  thou  wilt  send  with  me.  Yet 
thou  hast  said,  I know  thee  by  name,  and  thou  hast 
also  found  grace  in  my  sight. 

13  Now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  ^^if  I have  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  shew  me  now  thy  way,  that  I may 
know  thee,  that  I may  find  grace  in  thy  sight : and 
consider  that  this  nation  is  thy  people. 

14  And  he  said,  My  presence  shall  go  with  thee, 
and  I will  give  thee  rest. 

15  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  thy  presence  go  not 
with  me,  carry  us  not  up  hence. 

16  For  wherein  shall  it  be  known  here  that  I and 
thy  people  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight  ? is  it  not  m 
that  thou  goest  with  us  ? so  shall  we  be  separated,  I 
and  thy  people,  from  all  the  people  that  are  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I will  do  this 
thing  also  that  thou  hast  spoken  : for  thou  hast  found 
grace  in  my  sight,  and  I know  thee  by  name. 

18  And  he  said,  I beseech  thee,  shew  me  thy 
glory. 

19  And  he  said,  I will  make  all  my  goodness  pass 
before  thee,  and  I will  proclaim  the  name  of  the  Lord 
before  thee  ; and  will  be  gracious  to  whom  I will 
be  gracious,  and  will  shew  mercy  on  whom  I will  shew 
mercy. 

20  And  he  said.  Thou  canst  not  see  my  face  : for 
there  shall  no  man  see  me,  and  live. 

21  And  the  Lord  said.  Behold,  there  is  a place  by  me, 
and  thou  shalt  stand  upon  a rock  : 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  while  my  glory  passeth 
by,  that  I will  put  thee  in  a clift  of  the  rock,  and 
will  cover  thee  with  my  hand  while  I pass  by  : 

23  And  I will  take  away  mine  hand,  and  thou  shalt 
see  my  back  parts  : but  my  face  shall  not  be  seen. 

CHAPTER  XXXIY. 

1 The  tables  are  renewed.  5 The  name  of  the  Lord  proclaimed.  8 Moses 
intreateth  God  to  go  with  them.  10  God  maketh  a covenant  with  them, 
repeating  certain  duties  of  the  first  table.  28  Moses  after  forty  days 
in  the  mount  cometh  down  with  the  tables.  29  His  face  shineth,  and  he 
covereth  it  with  a vail. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  ^ Hew  thee  two 
tables  of  stone  like  unto  the  first : ^ and  I will 
write  upon  these  tables  the  words  that  were  in  the  first 
tables,  which  thou  brakest. 

2  And  be  ready  in  the  morning,  and  come  up  in  the 
morning  unto  mount  Sinai,  and  present  thyself  there  to 
me  ® in  the  top  of  the  mount. 

3  And  no  man  shall  ^ come  up  with  thee,  neither  let 
any  man  be  seen  throughout  all  the  mount  ; neither  let 
the  flocks  nor  herds  feed  before  that  mount. 

4  ^ And  he  hewed  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the 
first ; and  Moses  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 


11  every  man  at  his  tent  door.  And  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Moses  face  to  face,  as  a man  speaketh  unto  his 
friend.  And  he  turned  again  into  the  camp  ; but 
his  minister  Joshua,  the  son  of  Nun,  a young  man, 
departed  not  out  of  the  Tent. 

12  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  See,  thou  sayest 
unto  me.  Bring  up  this  people : and  thou  hast  not 
let  me  know  “whom  thou  wilt  send  with  me.  Yet 
thou  hast  said,  I know  thee  by  name,  and  thou  hast 

13  also  found  grace  in  my  sight.  Now  therefore,  I 
pray  thee,  if  I have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  shew 
me  now  thy  ways,  that  I may  know  thee,  to  the  end 
that  I may  find  grace  in  thy  sight  : and  consider 

14  that  this  nation  is  thy  people.  And  he  said.  My 
presence  shall  go  with  thee,  and  I will  give  thee  rest. 

15  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  thy  presence  go  not  with 

16  me,  carry  us  not  up  hence.  Fory  wherein  now  shall 
it  be  known  that  I have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  I 
and  thy  people  ? is  it  not  in  that  thou  goest  with  us, 
so  that  we  be  separated,  I and  thy  people,  from  all 
the  people  that  are  upon  the  face  of  the  earth  ? 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I will  do  this 
thing  also  that  thou  hast  spoken  : for  thou  hast 
found  grace  in  my  sight,  and  I know  thee  by  name. 

18  And  he  said,  Shew  me,  I pray  thee,  thy  glory. 

19  And  he  said,  I will  make  all  my  goodness  pass  before 
thee,  and  will  proclaim  the  name  of  the  Lord  before 
thee  ; and  I will  be  gracious  to  whom  I will  be  gra- 
cious, and  will  shew  mercy  on  whom  I will  shew 

20  mercy.  And  he  said.  Thou  canst  not  see  my  face  ; 

21  for  man  shall  not  see  me  and  live.  And  the  Lord 
said.  Behold,  there  is  a place  by  me,  and  thou  shalt 

22  stand  upon  the  rock  : and  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
while  my  glory  passeth  by,  that  I will  put  thee  in  a 
cleft  of  the  rock,  and  will  cover  thee  with  my  hand 

23  until  I have  passed  by  : and  I will  take  away  mine 
hand,  and  thou  shalt  see  my  back  : but  my  face 
shall  not  be  seen. 


34  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Hew  thee  two 
tables  of  stone  like  unto  the  first ; and  I will  write 
upon  the  tables  the  words  that  were  on  the  first  ta- 

2 hies,  which  thou  brakest.  And  be  ready  by  the 
morning,  and  come  up  in  the  morning  unto  mount 
Sinai,  and  present  thyself  there  to  me  on  the  top  of 

3 the  mount.  And  no  man  shall  come  up  with  thee, 
neither  let  any  man  be  seen  throughout  all  the 
mount ; neither  let  the  flocks  nor  herds  feed  before 

4 that  mount.  And  he  hewed  two  tables  of  stone  like 
unto  the  first ; and  Moses  rose  up  early  in  the 


i9Gen.  32.  30.  Num.  2^  Ps.  25.  4.  & 27. 11.  28  yer.  3.  ch.  34.  9.  82  ygr.  12.  5. 24.  Judg.  6. 22.  & 13.  i ch.  32.  16,  19. 

12.  8.  Deut.  34.  10.  & 8G.  11.  & 119.  33.  29  Num.  14.  14.  ss  ver.  20.  1 Tim.  6.  22.  Is.  G.  6.  Rev.  1.  Deut.  10. 1. 

20  ch.  24.  13.  25  Deut.  9.  2G,  29.  so  gh.  34.  10.  Deut.  16.  16,  17.  See  ch.  24.  10.  2 yer.  28.  Deut.  10. 

21  ch.  32.  34.  Joel  2.  17.  4.  7,  34.  2 Sam.  7.  23.  S4  gh.  34.  6,  6,  7.  ss  jg,  2.  21.  2,  4. 

22  ver.  17.  Gen.  18.  2«  g^.  13.  01.  & 40.  1 Kin.  8.  53.  Ps.  147.  Jer.  31.  14.  so  Ps.  91.  1,  4.  s ch.  19.  20.  & 24» 

19.  Ps.  1.  6.  Jer.  1.  34-38.  Is.  63.  9.  20.  85  Rom.  9.  15, 16, 18.  <<o  ygy.  20.  John  1.  12. 

5.  John  10.  14,  15.  2 27  Deut.  3.  20.  Josh.  si  Gen.  19. 21.  Jam.  so  Rom.  4.  4,  IG.  18.  * ch.  19.  12,  13,  21. 

Tim.  2.  19.  21.  44.  & 22.  4.  & 23.  6.  16.  37  Gen.  32. 30.  Dout.  a Or,  him  whom.  / 

»*ch.  34.  9.  1.  Ps.  95.  11.  / 


EXODUS,  XXXIV. 


135 


went  up  unto  mount  Sinai,  as  the  Lord  had  commanded 
him,  and  took  in  his  hand  the  two  tables  of  stone. 

5 And  the  Lord  descended  in  the  cloud,  and  stood 
with  him  there,  and  ® proclaimed  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

6 And  the  Lord  passed  by  before  him,  and  pro- 
claimed, The  Lord,  The  Lord  ®God,  merciful  and 
gracious,  longsuffering,  and  abundant  in  ^ goodness  and 
® truth, 

7 ® Keeping  merey  for  thousands,  forgiving  in- 
iquity and  transgression  and  sin,  and  that  will  by  no 
means  clear  the  guilty ; visiting  the  iniquity  of  the 
fathers  upon  the  children,  and  upon  the  children’s 
children,  unto  the  third  and  to  the  fourth  generation. 

8 And  Moses  made  haste,  and  bowed  his  head  to- 
ward the  earth,  and  worshipped. 

9 And  he  said.  If  now  I have  found  grace  in  thy 
sight,  O Lord,  let  my  Lord,  I pray  thee,  go  among 
us  ; for  it  is  a stiffnecked  people  ; and  pardon  our 
iniquity  and  bur  sin,  and  take  us  for  thine  inherit- 
ance. 

10  ^ And  he  said.  Behold,  I make  a covenant  : 
before  all  thy  people  I will  do  marvels,  such  as  have 
not  been  done  in  all  the  earth,  nor  in  any  nation  : and 
all  the  people  among  which  thou  art  shall  see  the  work 
of  the  Lord  : for  it  is  a terrible  thing  that  I will  do 
with  thee. 

11  Observe  thou  that  which  I command  thee  this 
day  : behold,  I drive  out  before  thee  the  Amorite, 
and  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite, 
and  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite. 

12  Take  heed  to  thyself,  lest  thou  make  a covenant 
with  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  whither  thou  goest, 
lest  it  be  for  a snare  in  the  midst  of  thee  : 

13  But  ye  shall  destroy  their  altars,  break  their 
images,  and  cut  down  their  groves  : 

II  For  thou  shalt  worship  ^^no  other  god:  for  the 
Lord,  whose  name  is  Jealous,  is  a jealous  God  : 

15  Lest  thou  make  a covenant  with  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land,  and  they  go  a whoring  after  their  gods, 
and  do  sacrifice  unto  their  gods,  and  one  call  thee, 
andvthou  eat  of  his  sacrifice  ; 

16  And  thou  take  of  their  daughters  unto  thy 
sons,  and  their  daughters  go  a whoring  after  their 
gods,  and  make  thy  sons  go  a whoring  after  their  gods. 

17  Thou  shalt  make  thee  no  molten  gods. 

18  Tf  The  feast  of  unleavened  bread  shalt  thou 
keep.  Seven  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened  bread,  as 
I commanded  thee,  in  the  time  of  the  month  Abib  : 
for  in  the  month  Abib  thou  earnest  out  from  Egypt. 

19  All  that  openeth  the  matrix  is  mine  ; and  every 
firstling  among  thy  cattle,  ichether  ox  or  sheep,  that  is 
male. 

f 20  But  the  firstling  of  an  ass  thou  shalt  redeem 
with  a lamb  : and  if  thou  redeem  him  not,  then  shalt 
thou  break  his  neck.  All  the  firstborn  of  thy  sons  thou 


n ch.  33.  19.  Num. 
14.  17. 

« Nura.  14. ' 18.  2 

Chr..30.  9.  Neh.  9.17. 
Ps.  8(>.  15.  & 103.  8.  & 
111.  4.  & 112.  4.  & 
no.  5.  & 145.  8.  Joel 
2.  13. 

^ Ps.  31.  19.  Rom. 
2.  4. 

8 Ps.  57.  10.  & 108. 

4.  ^ 
och.  20.  6.  Deut. 

5.  10.  Ps.  86.  15.  Jer. 
32.  18.  Dan.  9.  4. 


10  Ps.  103.  3.  & 130. 
4.  Dan.  9.  9.  Eph. 
4.32.  lJohnl.9. 

” ch.  23.  7,  21. 
Josh.  24.  19.  Job  10. 
14.  Mic.  6.  11.  Nah. 
1.  3. 

12  Ch.  4.  31. 

13  ch.  33.  15,  16. 

11  ch.  33.  3. 

13  Deut.  32.  9.  Ps. 
28.  9.  & 33.  12.  & 78. 
62.  & 94.  14.  Jer.  10. 
16.  Zech.  2.  12. 


10  Deut.  5.  2.  & 29. 
12,  14. 

11  Deut.  4.  32.  2 

Sam.  7.  23.  Ps.  77.  14. 
& 78.  12.  & 147.  20. 

18  Deut.  10.  21.  Ps. 
145.  6.  Is.  64.  3. 

10  Deut.  5.  32.  & 6. 
3,  25.  & 12.  28,  32.  & 
28.  1. 

20  ch.  33.  2. 

21  ch.  23.  32.  Deut. 
7.  2.  Judg.  2.  2. 

22  ch.  23.  .3.3. 

23  ch.  23.  24.  Deut. 


morning,  and  w6nt  up  unto  mount  Sinai,  as  the 
Lord  had  commanded  him,  and  took  in  his  hand 

5 two  tables  of  stone.  And  the  Lord  descended  in 
the  cloud,  ® and  stood  with  him  there,  and  pro- 

6 claimed  ^ the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord 
passed  by  before  him,  and  proclaimed,  The  Lord, 
the  Lord,  a God  full  of  compassion  and  gracious, 
slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth  ; 

7 ‘^keeping  mercy  for  thousands,  forgiving  iniquity 
and  transgression  and  sin  : and  that  will  by  no 
means  clear  the  guilty ; visiting  the  iniquity  of  the 
fathers  upon  the  children,  and  upon  the  children’s 
children,  upon  the  third  and  upon  the  fourth  gene- 

8 ration.  And  Moses  made  haste,  and  bowed  his  head 

9 toward  the  earth,  and  worshipped.  And  he  said.  If 
now  I have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  O Lord,  let  the 
Lord,  I pray  thee,  go  in  the  midst  of  us  ; for  it  is  a 
stiffnecked  people  ; and  pardon  our  iniquity  and  our 

10  sin,  and  take  us  for  thine  inheritance.  And  he  said. 
Behold,  I make  a covenant  : before  all  thy  people  I 
will  do  marvels,  such  as  have  not  been  ^ wrought  in 
all  the  earth,  nor  in  any  nation  : and  all  the  people 
among  which  thou  art  shall  see  the  work  of  the 
Lord,  for  it  is  a terrible  thing  that  I do  with  thee. 

11  Observe  thou  that  which  I command  thee  this  day  : 
behold,  I drive  out  before  thee  the  Amorite,  and  the 
Canaanite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 

12  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite.  Take  heed  to  thyself,  lest 
thou  make  a covenant  with  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  whither  thou  goest,  lest  it  be  for  a snare  in  the 

13  midst  of  thee  : but  ye  shall  break  down  their  altars, 
and  dash  in  pieces  their  ® pillars,  and  ye  shall  cut 

14  down  their  Asherim  : for  thou  shalt  worship  no 
other  god  : for  the  Lord,  whose  name  is  Jealous,  is 

15  a jealous  God  : lest  thou  make  a covenant  with  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  and  they  go  a whoring  after 
their  gods,  and  do  sacrifice  unto  their  gods,  and  one 

16  call  thee  and  thou  eat  of  his  sacrifice  ; and  thou 
take  of  their  daughters  unto  thy  sons,  and  their 
daughters  go  a whoring  after  their  gods,  and  make 

17  thy  sons  go  a whoring  after  their  gods.  Thou  shalt 

18  make  thee  no  molten  gods.  The  feast  of  unleavened 
bread  shalt  thou  keep.  Seven  days  thou  shalt  eat 
unleavened  bread,  as  I commanded  thee,  at  the  time 
appointed  in  the  month  Abib  : for  in  the  month  Abib 

19  thou  earnest  out  from  Egypt.  All  that  openeth  the 
womb  is  mine  ; and  all  thy  cattle  that  is  male,  the 

20  firstlings  of  ox  and  sheep.  And  the  firstling  of  an 
ass  thou  shalt  redeem  with  a a lamb  : and  if  thou 
wilt  not  redeem  it,  then  thou  shalt  break  its  neck. 


12.3.  jud(?.  2.  2. 

24  Dent.  7.  5.  & 12. 
2.  Judg.  6.  25.  2 Kin. 
18.  4.  & 23.  14.  2 Chr. 
31.  1.  & 34.  3,  4. 

2'>  ch.  20.  3,  5. 

20  So  Is.  9.  6.  & 57. 
15. 

2T  Ch.  20.  5. 

23  ver.  12. 

20  Deut.  31.  16. 

Judg.  2.  17.  Jer.  3.  9. 
Ezek.  6.  9. 

so  Num.  26.  2.  1 

Cor.  10.  27. 


SI  Ps.  106. 28.  ICor. 
8.  4,  7,  10. 

32  Deut.  7.  3.  1 Kin. 
11.  2.  Ezra  9.  2.  Neh. 
13.  25. 

33  Num.  25.  1,  2.  1 
Kin.  11.  4. 

34ch.  32.  8.  Lev.  19. 
4. 

SB  ch.  12.  15.  & 23. 
15. 

38  ch.  13.  4. 

37  ch.  13.  2,  12.  & 
22.  29.  Ezek.  44.  30. 
Luke  2.  23. 


S8  ch.  13.  13.  Num. 
18.  15. 

a Or,  and  he  stood, 
with  him  there,  and 
called  upon  U*c. 

h Or,  Jehovah  by 
name. 

c See  ch.  20.  5,  6. 
d Heb.  created, 
e Or,  obelisks, 
f Probably  the 
wooden  symbols  of  a 
goc^ess  Asherah. 
g Or,  kid. 


136  EXODUS, 

shalt  redeem.  And  none  shall  appear  before  me 
empty. 

21  ^ Six  days  thou  shalt  work,  but  on  the  seventh 
day  thou  shalt  rest  : in  earing  time  and  in  harvest  thou 
shalt  rest. 

22  ^ And  thou  shalt  observe  the  feast  of  weeks,  of 
the  firstfruits  of  wheat  harvest,  and  the  feast  of  in- 
gathering at  the  year’s  end. 

23  ^ Thrice  in  the  year  shall  all  your  menchildren 
appear  before  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

24  For  I will  cast  out  the  nations  before  thee,  and 
enlarge  thy  borders  : neither  shall  any  man  de- 
sire thy  land,  when  thou  shalt  go  up  to  appear  before 
the  Lord  thy  God  thrice  in  the  year. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of  my  sacrifice 
with  leaven  ; neither  shall  the  sacrifice  of  the  feast  of 
the  passover  be  left  unto  the  morning. 

26  The  first  of  the  firstfruits  of  thy  land  thou  shalt 
bring  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou 
shalt  not  seethe  a kid  in  his  mother’s  milk. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Write  thou 
these  words  : for  after  the  tenor  of  these  words  I 

have  made  a covenant  with  thee  and  with  Israel. 

28  And  he  was  there  with  the  Lord  forty  days 
and  forty  nights  ; he  did  neither  eat  bread,  nor  drink 
water.  And  he  wrote  upon  the  tables  the  words  of 
the  covenant,  the  ten  commandments. 

29  ^ And  it  came  to'  pass,  when  Moses  came  down 
from  mount  Sinai  with  the  two  tables  of  testimony  in 
Moses’  hand,  when  he  came  down  from  the  mount,  that 
Moses  wist  not  that  the  skin  of  his  face  shone  while 
he  talked  with  him. 

30  And  when  Aaron  and  all  the  children  of  Israel 
saw  Moses,  behold,  the  skin  of  his  face  shone  ; and  they 
were  afraid  to  come  nigh  him. 

31  And  Moses  called  unto  them ; and  Aaron  and  all 
the  rulers  of  the  congregation  returned  unto  him  : and 
Moses  talked  with  them. 

32  And  afterward  all  the  children  of  Israel  came 
nigh  : and  he  gave  them  in  commandment  all  that 
the  Lord  had  spoken  with  him  in  mount  Sinai. 

- 33  And  till  Moses  had  done  speaking  with  them,  he 
put  a vail  on  his  face. 

34  But  when  Moses  went  in  before  the  Lord  to 
speak  with  him,  he  took  the  vail  off,  until  he  came  out. 
And  he  came  out,  and  spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel 
that  which  he  was  commanded. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  saw  the  face  of  Moses, 
that  the  skin  of  Moses’  face  shone  : and  Moses  put  the 
vail  upon  his  face  again,  until  he  went  in  to  speak  with 
him. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1 The  sabbath.  4 The  free  gifts  for  the  tabernacle.  20  The  readiness  of 
the  people  to  offer.  30  Bezaleel  and  Aholiab  are  called  to  the  work. 

And  Moses  gathered  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  together,  and  said  unto  them, 

1 These  are  the  words  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded, 
that  ye  should  do  them. 

2 2 Six  days  shall  work  be  done,  but  on  the  seventh 
day  there  shall  be  to  you  an  holy  day,  a sabbath  of  rest 

S9  ch.  23.  15.  Deut.  “2  ch.  23.  14,  17.  2 Chr.  17.  10.  Pro.  16. 

16.  16.  1 Sam.  9.  7,  8.  Deut.  16.  16.  7.  Acts  18.  10. 

•2  Sam.  24.  24.  « ch.  33.  2.  Lev.  18.  <6  ch.  23.  18. 

« ch.  20.  9.  & 23.  12.  24.  Deut.  7.  1.  Ps.  « ch.  12.  10. 

& 35.  2.  Deut.  5.  12,  78.  55.  & 80.  8.  ■‘s  ch.  23.  19.  Deut. 

13.  Luke  13.  14.  « Deut.  12.  20.  & 19.  26.  2,  10. 

« ch.  23.  16.  Deut.  8.  « ch.  23.  19.  Deut. 

16.  10,  13.  « See  Gen.  35.  6.  14.  21. 


XXXV. 

All  the  firstborn  of  thy  sons  thou  shalt  redeem.  And 

21  none  shall  appear  before  me  empty.  Six  days  thou 
shalt  work,  but  on  the  seventh  day  thou  shalt  rest : 
in  plowing  time  and  in  harvest  thou  shalt  rest. 

22  And  thou  shalt  observe  the  feast  of  weeks,  even  of 
the  firstfruits  of  wheat  harvest,  and  the  feast  of  in- 

23  gathering  at  the  year’s  * end.  Three  times  in  the 
year  shall  all  thy  males  appear  before  the  Lord  God, 

24  the  God  of  Israel.  For  I will  cast  out  nations  be- 
fore thee,  and  enlarge  thy  borders  : neither  shall 
any  man  desire  thy  land,  when  thou  goest  up  to  ap- 
pear before  the  Lord  thy  God  three  times  in  the 

25  year.  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of  my  sacrifice 
with  leavened  bread  ; neither  shall  the  sacrifice  of 
the  feast  of  the  passover  be  left  unto  the  morning. 

26  The  first  of  the  firstfruits  of  thy  ground  thou  shalt 
bring  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou 

27  shalt  not  seethe  a kid  in  its  mother’s  milk.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Write  thou  these  words  ; 
for  after  the  tenor  of  these  words  I have  made  a 

28  covenant  with  thee  and  with  Israel.  And  he  was 
there  with  the  Lord  forty  days  and  forty  nights  ; he 
did  neither  eat  bread,  nor  drink  water.  And  he 
wrote  upon  the  tables  the  words  of  the  covenant,  the 
ten  ‘ commandments. 


29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  came  down 
from  mount  Sinai  with  the  two  tables  of  the  testi- 
mony in  Moses’  hand,  when  he  came  down  from  the 
mount,  that  Moses  wist  not  that  the  skin  of  his  face 

30  j shone  * by  reason  of  his  speaking  with  him.  And 
when  Aaron  and  all  the  children  of  Israel  saw 
Moses,  behold,  the  skin  of  his  face  shone  ; and  they 

31  were  afraid  to  come  nigh  him.  And  Moses  called 
unto  them  ; and  Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  con- 
gregation returned  unto  "him  : and  Moses  spake  to 

32  them.  And  afterward  all  the  children  of  Israel 
came  nigh  : and  he  gave  them  in  commandment  all 
that  the  Lord  had  spoken  with  him  in  mount  Sinai. 

33  And  when  Moses  had  done  speaking  with  them,  he 

34  put  a veil  on  his  face.  But  when  Moses  went  in  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  speak  with  him,  he  took  the  veil  off, 
until  he  came  out  ; and  he  came  out,  and  spake  unto 
the  children  of  Israel  that  which  he  was  command- 

35  ed  ; and  the  children  of  Israel  saw  the  face  of  Moses, 
that  the  skin  of  Moses’  face  shone  : and  Moses  put 
the  veil  upon  his  face  again,  imtil  he  went  in  to 
speak  with  him. 


35  And  Moses  assembled  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them.  These 
are  the  words  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded, 
2 that  ye  should  do  them.  " Six  days  shall  work  be 
done,  but  on  the  seventh  day  there  shall  be  to  you 

BO  ver.  10.  Deut.  4.  Matt.  17.  2.  2 Cor.  15.  32,  &c.  Deut.  6. 
13.  & 31.  9.  3.  7,  13.  12.  Luke  13.  14. 

ch.  24.  18.  Deut.  bo  ch.  24.  3.  h Heb.  revolution. 

9.  9,  18.  B6  2 Cor.  3.  13.  i Heb.  words. 

B2  ver.  1.  ch.  31.  18.  b?  2 Cor.  3.  16.  j Or,  sent  forth 

& 32.  16.  Deut.  4.  13.  ^ ch.  34.  32.  beams  (Heb.  horns). 

& 10.  2,  4.  2 ch.  20.  9.  & 31.  14,  k Or,  while  he  talked 

B3  ch.  32. 15.  15.  Lev.  23.  3.  Num.  with  him. 

a See  ch.  31.  15. 


137 


EXODUS,  XXXV. 


to  the  Lord  : whosoever  doeth  work  therein  shall  be 
put  to  death. 

3 ® Ye  shall  kindle  no  fire  throughout  your  habita- 
tions upon  the  sabbath  day. 

4 If  And  Moses  spake  unto  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  ^ This  is  the  thing  which 
the  Lord  commanded,  saying, 

5 Take  ye  from  among  you  an  offering  unto  the 
Lord  : ^ whosoever  is  of  a willing  heart,  let  him  bring 
it,  an  offering  of  the  Lord  ; gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

6 And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen, 
and  goats’  hair, 

7 And  rams’  skins  dyed  red,  and  badgers’  skins,  and 
shittim  wood, 

8 And  oil  for  the  light,  ® and  spices  for  anointing  oil, 
and  for  the  sweet  incense, 

9 And  onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be  set  for  the  ephod, 
and  for  the  breastplate. 

10  And  every  wise  hearted  among  you  shall  come, 
and  make  all  that  the  Lord  hath  commanded  ; 

11  ®The  tabernacle,  his  tent,  and  his  covering,  his 
taches,  and  his  boards,  his  bars,  his  pillars,  and  his 
sockets, 

12  ® The  ark,  and  the  staves  thereof,  with  the  mercy 
seat,  and  the  vail  of  the  covering, 

13  The  table,  and  his  staves,  and  ail  his  vessels, 

and  the  shewbread, 

14  The  candlestick  also  for  the  light,  and  his  fur- 
niture, and  his  lamps,  with  the  oil  for  the  light, 

15  i^And  the  incense  altar,  and  his  staves,  ^^and 
the  anointing  oil,  and  ^^the  sweet  incense,  and  the 
hanging  for  the  door  at  the  entering  in  of  the  taber- 
nacle, 

16  The  altar  of  burnt  offering,  with  his  brasen 
grate,  his  staves,  and  all  his  vessels,  the  laver  and  his 
foot, 

17  The  hangings  of  the  court,  his  pillars,  and 
their  sockets,  and  the  hanging  for  the  door  of  the 
court, 

18  The  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  pins  of  the 
court,  and  their  cords, 

19  The  cloths  of  service,  to  do  service  in  the  holy 
place,  the  holy  garments  for  Aaron  the  priest,  and  the 
garments  of  his  sons,  to  minister  in  the  priest’s  office. 

20  ^ And  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel  departed  from  the  presence  of  Moses. 

21  And  they  came,  every  one  whose  heart  stirred 
him  up,  and  every  one  whom  his  spirit  made  willing, 
and  ^ey  brought  the  Lord’s  offering  to  the  work  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  for  all  his 
service,*  and  for  the  holy  garments. 

22  And  they  came,  both  men  and  women,  as  many  as 
were  willing  hearted,  and  brought  bracelets,  and  ear- 
rings, and  rings,  and  tablets,  all  jewels  of  gold  : and 
every  man  that  offered  offered  an  offering  of  gold  unto 
the  Lord. 

23  And  ^ every  man,  with  whom  was  found  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen,  and  goats’  hair, 
and  red  skins  of  rams,  and  badgers’  skins,  brought 
them. 

24  Every  one  that  did  offer  an  offering  of  silver  and 
brass  brought  the  Lord’s  offering  : and  every  man. 


3 ch.  IG.  23. 

* ch.  25.  1,  2. 
c ch.  25.  2. 
e ch.  25.  6. 

7 ch.  31.  6. 


Sch.26.  1,  2,  &c. 

» ch.  25.  10,  &c. 

M ch.  25.  23. 

. Uch.  25.  30.  Lev. 
24.  5,  (>. 

10^ 


32  ch.  25.  31,  &c. 

13  ch.  30.  1. 

14  ch.  30.  23. 

10  ch.  30.  34. 
i«  ch.  27.  1. 


an  holy  day,  a sabbath  of  solemn  rest  to  the  Lord  ; 
whosoever  doeth  any  work  therein  shall  be  put  to 

3 death.  Ye  shall  kindle  no  fire  throughout  your 
habitations  upon  the  sabbath  day. 

4 And  Moses  spake  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying.  This  is  the  thing  which 

5 the  Lord  commanded,  saying,  ^ Take  ye  from  among 
you  an  offering  unto  the  Lord  : whosoever  is  of  a 
willing  heart,  let  him  bring  it,  the  Lord’s  offering  ; 

6 gold,  and  silver,  and  brass  ; and  blue,  and  purple, 

7 and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen,  and  goats’  hair  • and 
rams’  skins  dyed  red,  and  sealskins,  and  acacia 

8 wood  ; and  oil  for  the  light,  and  spices  for  the 

9 anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense  ; and  onyx 
stones,  and  stones  to  be  set,  for  the  ephod,  and  for 

10  the  breastplate.  And  let  every  wise  hearted  man 
among  you  come,  and  make  all  that  the  Lord  hath 

11  commanded  ; the  tabernacle,  its  tent,  and  its  cover- 
ing, its  clasps,  and  its  boards,  its  bars,  its  pillars,  and 

12  its  sockets  ; the  ark,  and  the  staves  thereof,  the 

13  mercy-seat,  and  the  veil  of  the  screen  ; the  table, 
and  its  staves,  and  all  its  vessels,  and  the  shew- 

14  bread  ; the  candlestick  also  for  the  light,  and  its 

15  vessels,  and  its  lamps,  and  the  oil  for  the  light ; and 
the  altar  of  incense,  and  its  staves,  and  the  anointing 
oil,  and  the  sweet  incense,  and  the  screen  for  the 

16  door,  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  ; the  altar  of 
burnt  offering,  with  its  grating  of  brass,  its  staves, 

17  and  all  its  vessels,  the  laver  and  its  base  ; the  hang- 
ings of  the  court,  the  pillars  thereof,  and  their  sock- 

18  ets,  and  the  screen  for  the  gate  of  the  court  ; the 
pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  pins  of  the  court, 

19  and  their  cords  ; the  ‘^finely  wrought  garments,  for 
ministering  in  the  holy  place,  the  holy  garments  for 
Aaron  the  priest,  and  the  garments  of  his  sons,  to 
minister  in  the  priest’s  office. 


20  And  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel 

21  departed  from  the  presence  of  Moses.  And  they 
came,  every  one  whose  heart  stirred  him  up,  and 
everyone  whom  his  spirit  made  willing,  and  brought 
the  Lord’s  offering,  for  the  work  of  the  tent  of 
meeting,  and  for  all  the  service  thereof,  and  for  the 

22  holy  garments.  And  they  came,  both  men  and  wo- 
men, as  many  as  were  willing  hearted,  and  brought 
brooches,  and  ^ earrings,  and  signet-rings,  and  -^  arm- 
lets,  all  jewels  of  gold  ; even  every  man  that  offered 

23  an  offering  of  gold  unto  the  Lord.  And  every  man, 
with  whom  was  found  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  linen,  and  goats’  hair,  and  rams’  skins  dyed 

24  red,  and  sealskins,  brought  them.  Every  one  that 
did  offer  an  offering  of  silver  and  brass  brought  the 


2^  ch.  27.  9.  Chr.  28.  2,  9.  & 29.  9.  c Or,  Presence- 

18  ch.  31.  10.  & 39.  1,  Ezra  7.  27.  2 Cor.  8.  bread. 

41.  Nvim.  4.  5,  C,  &c.  12.  & 9.  7.  d See  ch.  31.  10. 

11*  ver.  5,  22,  20,  29.  20  \ chr.  29.  8.  e Or,  nose-rings. 

Ch.  25.  2.  & 36.  2.  1 h See  ch.  25.  2-7.  / Or,  necklaces. 


138 


EXODUS,  XXXVI. 


with  whom  was  found  shittim  wood  for  any  work  of 
the  service,  brought  it. 

25  And  all  the  women  that  were  wise  hearted  did 
spin  with  their  hands,  and  brought  that  which  they  had 
spun,  both  of  blue,  and  of  purple,  and  of  scarlet,  and 
of  fine  linen. 

26  And  all  the  women  whose  heart  stirred  them  up 
in  wisdom  spun  goats’  hair. 

27  And  ^^the  rulers  brought  onyx  stones,  and  stones 
to  be  set,  for  the  ephod,  and  for  the  breastplate  ; 

28  And  spice,  and  oil  for  the  light,  and  for  the 
anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense. 

29  The  children  of  Israel  brought  a willing  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord,  every  man  and  woman,  whose  heart 
made  them  willing  to  bring  for  all  manner  of  work, 
which  the  Lord  had  commanded  to  be  made  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

30  And  Moses  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
See,  the  Lord  hath  called  by  name  Bezaleel  the  son 
of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah  ; 

31  And  he  hath  filled  him  with  the  spirit  of  God,  in 
wisdom,  in  understanding,  and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all 
manner  of  workmanship  ; 

32  And  to  devise  curious  works,  to  work  in  gold,  and 
in  silver,  and  in  brass, 

33  And  in  the  cutting  of  stones,  to  set  them,  and  in 
carving  of  wood,  to  make  any  manner  of  cunning  work. 

34  And  he  hath  put  in  his  heart  that  he  may  teach, 
both  he,  and  Aholiab,  the  son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the 
tribe  of  Dan. 

35  Them  hath  he  filled  with  wisdom  of  heart,  to 
work  all  manner  of  work,  of  the  engraver,  and  of  the 
cunning  workman,  and  of  the  embroiderer,  in  blue,  and 
in  purple,  in  scarlet,  and  in  fine  linen,  and  of  the  weaver, 
even  of  them  that  do  any  work,  and  of  those  that  devise 
cumiing  work. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1 The  offerings  are  delivered  to  the  workmen.  5 The  liberality  of  the 
people  is  restrained.  8 The  curtains  of  cherubims.  14  The  curtains 
of  goats'  hair.  19  The  covering  of  skins.  20  The  boards  with  their 
sockets.  31  The  bars.  35  The  vail.  2,1  The  hanging  for  the  door. 

Then  wrought  Bezaleel  and  Aholiab,  and  every 
1 wise  hearted  man,  in  whom  the  Lord  put  wisdom 
and  understanding  to  know  how  to  work  all  manner  of 
work  for  the  service  of  the  ^ sanctuary,  according  to  all 
that  the  Lord  had  commanded. 

2  And  Moses  called  Bezaleel  and  Aholiab,  and  every 
wise  hearted  man,  in  whose  heart  the  Lord  had  put 
wisdom,  even  every  one  ® whose  heart  stirred  him  up  to 
come  unto  the  w'ork  to  do  it  : 

3  And  they  received  of  Moses  all  the  offering,  which 
the  children  of  Israel  ^had  brought  for  the  work  of  the 
service  of  the  sanctuary,  to  make  it  withal.  And  they 
brought  yet  unto  him  free  offerings  every  morning. 

4  And  all  the  wise  men,  that  wrought  all  the  work 
of  the  sanctuary,  came  every  man  from  his  work  which 
they  made  ; 

5  ^ And  they  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  ® The  peo- 
ple bring  much  more  than  enough  for  the  service  of  the 
work,  wiiich  the  Lord  commanded  to  make. 

6  And  Moses  gave  commandment,  and  they  caused 
it  to  be  proclaimed  throughout  the  camp,  saying.  Let 
neither  man  nor  woman  make  any  more  work  for  the 


Lord’s  offering  : and  every  man,  with  whom  was 
found  acacia  wood  for  any  work  of  the  service, 

25  brought  it.  And  all  the  women  that  were  wise 
hearted  did  spin  with  their  hands,  and  brought  that 
which  they  had  spun,  the  blue,  and  the  purple,  the 

26  scarlet,  and  the  fine  linen.  And  all  the  women  whose 
heart  stirred  them  up  in  wisdom  spun  the  goats’  hair. 

27  And  the  rulers  brought  the  ^ onyx  stones,  and  the 
stones  to  be  set,  for  the  ephod,  and  for  the  breast- 

28  plate  ; and  the  spice,  and  the  oil ; for  the  light,  and 
for  the  anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense. 

29  The  children  of  Israel  brought  a freewill  offering 
unto  the  Lord  ; every  man  and  woman,  whose  heart 
made  them  willing  to  bring  for  all  the  work,  which 
the  Lord  had  commanded  to  be  made  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

30  And  Moses  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  See, 
the  Lord  hath  called  by  name  Bezalel  the  son  of 

31  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah  ; and  he 
hath  filled  him  with  the  spirit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  in 
understanding,  and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all  manner 

32  of  workmanship  ; and  to  devise  cunning  works,  to 

33  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass,  and  in  cut- 
ting of  stones  for  setting,  and  in  carving  of  wood,  to 

34  work  in  all  manner  of  cunning  workmanship.  And  he 
hath  put  in  his  heart  that  he  may  teach,  both  he,  and 
Oholiab,  the  son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan. 

35  Them  hath  he  filled  with  wisdom  of  heart,  to  work 
all  manner  of  workmanship,  of  the  ‘ engraver,  and 
of  the  cunning  workman,  and  of  the  embroiderer,  in 
blue,  and  in  purple,  in  scarlet,  and  in  fine  linen,  and 
of  the  weaver,  even  of  them  that  do  any  workman- 

36  ship,  and  of  those  that  devise  cunning  works.  And 
Bezalel  and  Oholiab  shall  work,  and  every  wise 
hearted  man,  in  whom  the  Lord  hath  put  wisdom 
and  understanding  to  know  how  to  work  all  the  work 
for  the  service  of  the  sanctuary,  according  to  all 
that  the  Lord  hath  commanded. 


2 And  Moses  called  Bezalel  and  Oholiab,  and  every 
wise  hearted  man,  in  whose  heart  the  Lord  had  put 
wisdom,  even  every  one  whose  heart  stirred  him  up 

3 to  come  unto  the  work  to  do  it  : and  they  received 
of  Moses  all  the  offering,  which  the  children  of  Is- 
rael had  brought  for  the  work  of  the  service  of 
the  sanctuary,  to  make  it  withal.  And  they  brought 

4 yet  unto  him  freewill  offerings  every  morning.  And 
all  the  wise  men,  that  wrought  all  the  work  of  the 
sanctuary,  came  every  man  from  his  work  which 

5 they  wrought  ; and  they  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 
The  people  bring  much  more  than  enough  for  the 
service  of  the  work,  which  the  Lord  commanded  to 

6 make.  And  Moses  gave  commandment,  and  they 
caused  it  to  be  proclaimed  throughout  the  camp, 
saying.  Let  neither  man  nor  woman  make  any  more 


21  ch.  28.  3.  & 31.  G.  23  ch.  30.  23.  25  ch.  31.  2,  &c.  Chr.  2.  14.  Is.  28.  26.  s ch.  35.  21,  26.  1 <7  Or,  beryl. 

& 36.  1.  2 Kin.  23.  7.  2^  yer.  21.  1 Chr.  26  ch.  31.  6.  1 ch.  28.  3.  & 31.  6.  Chr.  29.  5.  h See  ch.  31.  1-6. 

Pro.  31.  19,  22,  24.  29.  9.  27  yer.  31.  ch.  31.  3,  & 35.  10,  35.  •»  ch.  35.  27.  i Or,  craftsman. 

22  1 Chr.  29.  6.  Ezra  6.  1 Kin.  7.  14.  2 2 ch.  25.  8.  6 2 Cor.  8.  2, 3. 

2.  68. 


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139 


offering  of  the  sanctuary.  So  the  people  were  re- 
strained from  bringing. 

7 For  the  stuff  they  had  was  sufficient  for  all  the 
work  to  make  it,  and  too  much. 

8 ^ ® And  every  wise  hearted  man  among  them  that 
wrought  the  work  of  the  tabernacle  made  ten  curtains 
of  fine  twined  linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet  : 
with  cherubims  of  cunning  work  made  he  them. 

9 The  length  of  one  curtain  was  twenty  and  eight 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  one  curtain  four  cubits  : the 
curtains  were  all  of  one  size. 

10  And  he  coupled  the  five  curtains  one  unto  another  ; 
and  the  other  five  curtains  he  coupled  one  unto  another. 

11  And  he  made  loops  of  blue  on  the  edge  of  one 
curtain  from  the  selvedge  in  the  coupling  : likewise  he 
made  in  the  uttermost  side  of  another  curtain,  in  the 
coupling  of  the  second. 

12  Fifty  loops  made  he  in  one  curtain,  and  fifty 
loops  made  he  in  the  edge  of  the  curtain  which  was  in 
the  coupling  of  the  second  : the  loops  held  one  curtain 
to  another. 

13  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of  gold,  and  coupled  the 
curtains  one  unto  another  with  the  taches  : so  it  became 
one  tabernacle. 

14  If  ® And  he  made  curtains  of  goats’  hair  for  the 
tent  over  the  tabernacle  : eleven  curtains  he  made 
them. 

15  The  length  of  one  curtain  was  thirty  cubits,  and 
four  cubits  was  the  breadth  of  one  curtain  : the  eleven 
curtains  were  of  one  size. 

16  And  he  coupled  five  curtains  by  themselves,  and 
six  curtains  by  themselves. 

17  And  he  made  fifty  loops  upon  the  uttermost  edge 
of  the  curtain  in  the  coupling,  and  fifty  loops  made  he 
upon  the  edge  of  the  curtain  which  coupleth  the  second. 

18  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of  brass  to  couple  the 
tent  together,  that  it  might  be  one. 

19  ® And  he  made  a covering  for  the  tent  of  rams’ 
skins  dyed  red,  and  a covering  ^ badgers’  skins  above 
that. 

20  ^ And  he  made  boards  for  the  tabernacle  of 
shittim  wood,  standing  up. 

• 21  The  length  of  a board  was  ten  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  of  a board  one  cubit  and  a half. 

22  One  board  had  two  tenons,  equally  distant  one 
from  another  : thus  did  he  make  for  all  the  boards  of 
the  tabernacle. 

23  And  he  made  boards  for  the  tabernacle  ; twenty 
boards  for  the  south  side  southward  : 

24  And  forty  sockets  of  silver  he  made  under  the 
twenty  boards  ; two  sockets  under  one  board  for  his 
two  tenons,  and  two  sockets  under  another  board  for 
his  two  tenons. 

25  And  for  the  other  side  of  the  tabernacle,  which  is 
toward  the  north  corner,  he  made  twenty  boards, 

26  And  their  forty  sockets  of  silver  ; two  sockets 
under  one  board,  and  two  sockets  under  another  board. 

27  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tabernacle  westward  he 
made  six  boards. 

28  And  two  boards  made  he  for  the  corners  of  the 
tabernacle  in  the  two  sides. 

29  And  they  were  coupled  beneath,  and  coupled 
together  at  the  head  thereof,  to  one  ring  : thus  he  did 
to  both  of  them  in  both  the  corners. 

® ch.  2().  1.  0 ch.  2C).  14.  b Or,  fbai  wax  out- 

’’  ch.  26.  5.  10  ch.  26.  15.  most  in  the  first  set. 

8 ch.  26.  7.  a See  ch.  26.  1-14. 


work  for  the  ofPering  of  the  sanctuary.  So  the  peo- 

7 pie  were  restrained  from  bringing.  For  the  stuff 
they  had  was  sufficient  for  all  the  work  to  make  it, 
and  too  much. 

8 “And  every  wise  hearted  man  among  them  that 
wrought  the  work  made  the  tabernacle  with  ten  cur- 
tains ; of  fine  twined  linen,  and  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  with  cherubim  the  work  of  the  cunning 

9 workman  made  he  them.  The  length  of  each  cur- 
tain was  eight  and  twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of 
each  curtain  four  cubits  : all  the  curtains  had  one 

10  measure.  And  he  coupled  five  curtains  one  to  an- 
other : and  the  other  five  curtains  he  coupled  one  to 

11  another.  And  he  made  loops  of  blue  upon  the  edge 
of  the  one  curtain  ^from  the  selvedge  in  the  cou- 
pling : likewise  he  made  in  the  edge  of  the  curtain 

12  that  was  outmost  in  the  second  ‘^coupling.  Fifty 
loops  made  he  in  the  one  curtain,  and  fifty  loops  made 
he  in  the  edge  of  the  curtain  that  was  in  the  second 
^ coupling  : the  loops  were  opposite  one  to  another. 

13  And  he  made  fifty  clasps  of  gold,  and  coupled  the 
curtains  one  to  another  with  the  clasps  : so  the  taber- 

14  nacle  was  one.  And  he  made  curtains  of  goats’  hair 
for  a tent  over  the  tabernacle  : eleven  curtains  he 

15  made  them.  The  length  of  each  curtain  was  thirty 
cubits,  and  four  cubits  the  breadth  of  each  curtain  : 

16  the  eleven  curtains  had  one  measure.  And  he  cou- 
pled five  curtains  by  themselves,  and  six  curtains  by 

17  themselves.  And  he  made  fifty  loops  on  the  edge 
of  the  curtain  that  was  outmost  in  the  ‘^coupling, 
and  fifty  loops  made  he  upon  the  edge  of  the  curtain 

18  which  was  outmost  in  the  second  ^ coupling.  And  he 
made  fifty  clasps  of  brass  to  couple  the  tent  togeth- 

19  er,  that  it  might  be  one.  And  he  made  a covering 
for  the  tent  of  rams’  skins  dyed  red,  and  a covering 
of  ® sealskins  above. 


20  ^ And  he  made  the  boards  for  the  tabernacle  of 

21  acacia  wood,  standing  up.  Ten  cubits  was  the 
length  of  a board,  and  a cubit  and  a half  the  breadth 

22  of  each  board.  Each  board  had  two  tenons,  joined 
one  to  another  : thus  did  he  make  for  all  the  boards 

23  of  the  tabernacle.  And  he  made  the  boards  for  the 
tabernacle  ; twenty  boards  for  the  south  side  south- 

24  ward  : and  he  made  forty  sockets  of  silver  under 
the  twenty  boards  ; two  sockets  under  one  board  for 
its  two  tenons,  and  two  sockets  under  another  board 

25  for  its  two  tenons.  And  for  the  second  side  of  the 
tabernacle,  on  the  north  side,  he  made  twenty  boards, 

26  and  their  forty  sockets  of  silver  ; two  sockets  under 
one  board,  and  two  sockets  under  another  board. 

27  And  for  the  hinder  part  of  the  tabernacle  westward 

28  he  made  six  boards.  And  two  boards  made  he  for 
the  corners  of  the  tabernacle  in  the  hinder  part. 

29  And  they  were  double  beneath,  and  in  like  manner 
they  were  entire  unto  the  top  thereof  unto  '‘one 
ring : thus  he  did  to  both  of  them  in  the  two 


c Or,  set.  e Or,  porpoise-skins.  o morticed, 

d Or,  first  set.  / See  ch.  26.  15-20.  A Or,  the  first. 


140 


EXODUS,  XXXVIL 


30  And  there  were  eight  hoards  ; and  their  sockets 
were  sixteen  sockets  of  silver,  under  every  board  two 
sockets. 

31  Tf  And  he  made  bars  of  shittim  wood  ; five  for 
the  boards  of  the  one  side  of  the  tabernacle, 

32  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the  other  side  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
tabernacle  for  the  sides  westward. 

33  And  he  made  the  middle  bar  to  shoot  through  the 
boards  from  the  one  end  to  the  other. 

34  And  he  overlaid  the  boards  with  gold,  and  made 
their  rings  of  gold  to  he  places  for  the  bars,  and  over- 
laid the  bars  with  gold. 

35  ^ And  he  made  a vail  of  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  : with  cherubims  made  he 
it  of  cunning  work. 

36  And  he  made  thereunto  four  pillars  of  shittim 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold  : their  hooks  were 
of  gold  ; and  he  cast  for  them  four  sockets  of  silver. 

37  ^ And  he  made  an  hanging  for  the  tabernacle 
door  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen,  of  needlework  ; 

38  And  the  five  pillars  of  it  with  their  hooks  : and 
he  overlaid  their  chapiters  and  their  fillets  with  gold  : 
but  their  five  sockets  tvere  of  brass. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1 The  ark.  6 The  mercy  seat  with  cherubims.  10  The  table  with  his 
vessels.  17  The  candlestick  with  his  lamps  and  instruments.  25  The 
altar  of  incense.  29  The  anointing  oil  and  sweet  incense. 

And  Bezaleel  made  ^the  ark  o/ shittim  wood  : two 
cubits  and  a half  was  the  length  of  it,  and  a cubit 
and  a half  the  breadth  of  it,  and  a cubit  and  a half 
the  height  of  it  : 

2  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold  within  and 
without,  and  made  a crown  of  gold  to  it  round  about. 

3  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of  gold,  to  he  set  by 
the  four  corners  of  it  ; even  two  rings  upon  the  one 
side  of  it,  and  two  rings  upon  the  other  side  of  it. 

4  And  he  made  staves  of  shittim  wood,  and  over- 
laid them  with  gold. 

5  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the  rings  by  the  sides 
of  the  ark,  to  bear  the  ark. 

6  ^ And  he  made  the  ^ mercy  seat  of  pure  gold  : two 
cubits  and  a half  was  the  length  thereof,  and  one  cubit 
and  a half  the  breadth  thereof. 

7  And  he  made  two  cherubims  of  gold,  beaten  out  of 
one  piece  made  he  them,  on  the  two  ends  of  the  mercy 
seat  ; 

8  One  cherub  on  the  end  on  this  side,  and  another 
cherub  on  the  other  end  on  that  side  : out  of  the  mercy 
seat  made  he  the  cherubims  on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

9  And  the  cherubims  spread  out  their  wings  on  high, 
and  covered  with  their  wings  over  the  mercy  seat,  with 
their  faces  one  to  another  ; even  to  the  mercy  seatward 
were  the  faces  of  the  cherubims. 

10  ^ And  he  made  ^ the  table  of  shittim  wood  : two 
cubits  was  the  length  thereof,  and  a cubit  the  breadth 
thereof,  and  a cubit  and  a half  the  height  thereof  : 

11  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold,  and  made  there- 
unto a crown  of  gold  round  about. 

12  Also  he  made  thereunto  a border  of  an  handbreadth 
round  about  ; and  made  a crown  of  gold  for  the  border 
thereof  round  about. 

13  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of  gold,  and  put  the 

ch.  26.  26.  1 ch.  25.  10.  » ch.  25.  23. 

12  ch.  26.  31.  2 ch.  25.  17.  t See  ch.  26.  31-37. 

13  ch.  26.  36. 


30  corners.  And  there  were  eight  boards,  and  their 
sockets  of  silver,  sixteen  sockets  ; under  every  board 

31  two  sockets.  And  he  made  bars  of  acacia  wood  ; 
five  for  the  boards  of  the  one  side  of  the  tabernacle, 

32  and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the  other  side  of  the 
tabernacle,  and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the  taber- 

33  nacle  for  the  hinder  part  westward.  And  he  made 
the  middle  bar  to  pass  through  in  the  midst  of  the 

34  boards  from  the  one  end  to  the  other.  And  he 
overlaid  the  boards  with  gold,  and  made  their  rings 
of  gold  for  places  for  the  bars,  and  overlaid  the  bars 
with  gold. 

35  * And  he  made  the  veil  of  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  : with  cherubim  the 

36  work  of  the  cunning  workman  made  he  it.  And  he 
made  thereunto  four  pillars  of  acacia,  and  overlaid 
them  with  gold  : their  hooks  were  of  gold  ; and  he 

37  cast  for  them  four  sockets  of  silver.  And  he  made 
a screen  for  the  door  of  the  Tent,  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen,  the  work 

38  of  the  embroiderer  ; and  the  five  pillars  of  it  with 
their  hooks  : and  he  overlaid  their  chapiters  and 
their  fillets  with  gold  : and  their  five  sockets  were 
of  brass. 


37  ® And  Bezalel  made  the  ark  of  acacia  wood  : two 

cubits  and  a half  was  the  length  of  it,  and  a cubit 
and  a half  the  breadth  of  it,  and  a cubit  and  a half 

2 the  height  of  it  : and  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold 
within  and  without,  and  made  a ^ crown  of  gold  to 

3 it  round  about.  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of 
gold,  in  the  four  feet  thereof  ; even  two  rings  on 
the  one  side  of  it,  and  two  rings  on  the  other  ^ side 

4 of  it.  And  he  made  staves  of  acacia  wood,  and 

5 overlaid  them  with  gold.  And  he  put  the  staves 
into  the  rings  on  the  sides  of  the  ark,  to  bear  the 

6 ark.  And  he  made  a ^ mercy-seat  of  pure  gold  : 
two  cubits  and  a half  was  the  length  thereof,  and  a 

7 cubit  and  a half  the  breadth  thereof.  And  he  made 
two  cherubim  of  gold  ; of  ® beaten  work  made  he 

8 them,  at  the  two  ends  of  the  mercy-seat  ; one  cherub 
at  the  one  end,  and  one  cherub  at  the  other  end  : of 
one  piece  with  the  mercy-seat  made  he  the  cherubim 

9 at  the  two  ends  thereof.  And  the  cherubim  spread 
out  their  wings  on  high,  covering  the  mercy-seat 
with  their  wings,  with  their  faces  one  to  another  ; 
toward  the  mercy-seat  were  the  faces  of  the 
cherubim. 


10  / And  he  made  the  table  of  acacia  wood  ; two 
cubits  was  the  length  thereof,  and  a cubit  the  breadth 
thereof,  and  a cubit  and  a half  the  height  thereof  : 

11  and  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold,  and  made  thereto  a 

12  crown  of  gold  round  about.  And  he  made  unto  it 
a border  of  an  handbreadth  round  about,  and  made  a 

13  golden  crown  to  the  border  thereof  round  about.  And 
he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of  gold,  and  put  the  rings  in 

a See  ch.  25.  10-20.  c Heb.  rib.  e Or,  turned, 

b Or,  rim.  Or,  d Or,  covering.  f See  ch.  25.  23-29. 

moulding. 


EXODUS,  XXXVIII. 


141 


rings  upon  the  four  corners  that  were  in  the  four  feet 
thereof. 

14  Over  against  the  border  were  the  rings,  the  places 
for  the  staves  to  bear  the  table. 

15  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim  wood,  and  over- 
laid them  with  gold,  to  bear  the  table. 

16  And  he  made  the  vessels  which  were  upon  the 
table,  his  ^ dishes,  and  his  spoons,  and  his  bowls,  and 
his  covers  to  cover  withal,  of  pure  gold. 

17  And  he  made  the  ^ candlestick  of  pure  gold  : of 
beaten  work  made  he  the  candlestick  ; his  shaft,  and 
his  branch,  his  bowls,  his  knops,  and  his  flowers,  were 
of  the  same  : 

18  And  six  branches  going  out  of  the  sides  thereof  ; 
three  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the  one  side 
thereof,  and  three  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the 
other  side  thereof  : 

19  Three  bowls  made  after  the  fashion  of  almonds 
in  one  branch,  a knop  and  a flower  ; and  three  bowls 
made  like  almonds  in  another  branch,  a knop  and  a 
flower  : so  throughout  the  six  branches  going  out  of  the 
candlestick. 

20  And  in  the  candlestick  were  four  bowls  made  like 
almonds,  his  knops,  and  his  flowers  : 

21  And  a knop  under  two  branches  of  the  same,  and 
a knop  under  two  branches  of  the  same,  and  a knop  un- 
der two  branches  of  the  same,  according  to  the  six 
branches  going  out  of  it. 

22  Their  knops  and  their  branches  were  of  the  same  : 
all  of  it  was  one  beaten  work  of  pure  gold. 

23  And  he  made  his  seven  lamps,  and  his  snuffers, 
and  his  snufPdishes,  of  pure  gold. 

24  Of  a talent  of  pure  gold  made  he  it,  and  all  the 
vessels  thereof. 

25  ^ ®And  he  made  the  incense  altar  of  shittim 
wood  : the  length  of  it  was  a cubit,  and  the  breadth  of 
it  a cubit ; it  was  foursquare  ; and  two  cubits  was  the 
height  of  it ; the  horns  thereof  were  of  the  same. 

26  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold,  both  the  top  of 
it,  and  the  sides  thereof  round  about,  and  the  horns  of 
it  : also  he  made  unto  it  a crown  of  gold  round  about. 

27  And  he  made  two  rings  of  gold  for  it  under  the 
crown  thereof,  by  the  two  corners  of  it,  upon  the  two 
sides  thereof,  to  be  places  for  the  staves  to  bear  it 
withal. 

28  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim  wood,  and 
overlaid  them  with  gold. 

29  ^ And  he  made  the  holy  anointing  oil,  and  the 
pure  incense  of  sweet  spices,  according  to  the  work  of 
the  apothecary. 

CHAPTER  •XXXVIII. 

1 The  altar  of  burnt  offering.  8 The  laver  of  brass.  9 The  court. 

21  The  sum  of  that  the  people  offered. 

And  1 he  made  the  altar  of  burnt  offering  of  shittim 
wood  : five  cubits  was  the  length  thereof,  and  five 
cubits  the  breadth  thereof  ; it  was  foursquare  ; and 
three  cubits  the  height  thereof. 

2  And  he  made  the  horns  thereof  on  the  four  corners 
of  it  ; the  horns  thereof  were  of  the  same  : and  he  over- 
laid it  with  brass. 

3  And  he  made  all  the  vessels  of  the  altar,  the  pots, 
and  the  shovels,  and  the  basons,  and  the  fleshhooks,  and 
the  firepans  : all  the  vessels  thereof  made  he  of  brass. 

4  And  he  made  for  the  altar  a brasen  grate  of  net- 

« ch.  25.  29.  6 ch.  30.  1.  » ch.  27.  1. 

» ch.  25.  31.  7 ch.  30.  23,  34.  g See  ch.  26.  31-59. 


the  four  comers  that  were  on  the  four  feet  thereof. 

14  Close  by  the  border  were  the  rings,  the  places  for 

15  the  staves  to  bear  the  table.  And  he  made  the  staves 
of  acacia  wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold,  to  bear 

16  the  table.  And  he  made  the  vessels  which  were 
upon  the  table,  the  dishes  thereof,  and  the  spoons 
thereof,  and  the  bowls  thereof,  and  the  flagons 
thereof,  to  pour  out  withal,  of  pure  gold. 

17  S'  And  he  made  the  candlestick  of  pure  gold  : of 
beaten  work  made  he  the  candlestick,  even  its  base, 
and  its  shaft  ; its  cups,  its  knops,  and  its  flowers, 

18  were  of  one  piece  with  it : and  there  were  six 
branches  going  out  of  the  sides  thereof  ; three 
branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the  one  side  there- 
of, and  three  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the 

19  other  side  thereof  : three  cups  made  like  almond- 
blossoms  in  one  branch,  a knop  and  a flower  ; and 
three  cups  made  like  almond-blossoms  in  the  other 
branch,  a knop  and  a flower  : so  for  the  six  branches 

20  going  out  of  the  candlestick.  And  in  the  candle- 
stick were  four  cups  made  like  almond-blossoms,  the 

21  knops  thereof,  and  the  flowers  thereof  : and  a knop 
under  two  branches  of  one  piece  with  it,  and  a knop 
under  two  branches  of  one  piece  with  it,  and  a knop 
under  two  branches  of  one  piece  with  it,  for  the  six 

22  branches  going  out  of  it.  Their  knops  and  their 
branches  were  of  one  piece  with  it  : the  whole  of  it 

23  was  one  beaten  work  of  pure  gold.  And  he  made 
the  lamps  thereof,  seven,  and  the  tongs  thereof,  and 

24  the  snuffdishes  thereof,  of  pure  gold.  Of  a talent  of 
pure  gold  made  he  it,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

25  ^ And  he  made  the  altar  of  incense  of  acacia  wood  : 
a cubit  was  the  length  thereof,  and  a cubit  the  breadth 
thereof,  foursquare  ; and  two  cubits  was  the  height 
thereof  ; the  horns  thereof  were  of  one  piece  with 

26  it.  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold,  the  top  there- 
of, and  the  sides  thereof  round  about,  and  the  horns 
of  it  : and  he  made  unto  it  a crown  of  gold  round 

27  about.  And  he  made  for  it  two  golden  rings  under 
the  crown  thereof,  upon  the  two  ribs  thereof,  upon 
the  two  sides  of  it,  for  places  for  staves  to  bear  it 

28  withal.  And  he  made  the  staves  of  acacia  wood, 

29  and  overlaid  them  with  gold.  *And  he  made  the 
holy  anointing  oil,  and  the  pure  incense  of  sweet 
spices,  after  the  art  of  the  perfumer. 


38  ® And  he  made  the  altar  of  burnt  offering  of  acacia 

wood  : five  cubits  was  the  length  thereof,  and  five 
cubits  the  breadth  thereof,  foursquare  ; and  three 

2 cubits  the  height  thereof.  And  he  made  the  horns 
thereof  upon  the  four  corners  of  it  ; the  horns  there- 
of were  of  one  piece  with  it  : and  he  overlaid  it 

3 with  brass.  And  he  made  all  the  vessels  of  the  altar, 
the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  basons,  the  flesh- 
hooks,  and  the  firepans  : all  the  vessels  thereof  made 

4 he  of  brass.  And  he  made  for  the  altar  a grating 


A See  ch.  30.  1-5.  i See  ch.  30.  23,  24,  a See  ch.  27.  1-8. 
34,  35. 


142 


EXODUS,  XXXVIIL 


work  under  the  compass  thereof  beneath  unto  the  midst 
of  it. 

5 And  he  cast  four  rings  for  the  four  ends  of  the 
grate  of  brass,  to  be  places  for  the  staves. 

6 And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim  wood,  and  over- 
laid them  with  brass. 

7 And  he  put  the  staves  into  the  rings  on  the  sides 
of  the  altar,  to  bear  it  withal ; he  made  the  altar  hollow 
with  boards. 

8 ^ And  he  made  ^ the  laver  of  brass,  and  the  foot  of 
it  of  brass,  of  the  lookingglasses  of  the  women  assem- 
bling, which  assembled  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

9 ^ And  he  made  ® the  court  : on  the  south  side  south- 
ward the  hangings  of  the  court  were  of  fine  twined  linen, 
an  hundred  cubits  : 

10  Their  pillars  were  twenty,  and  their  brasen  sockets 
twenty  ; the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  were  of 
silver. 

11  And  for  the  north  side  the  hangings  were  an  hundred 
cubits,  their  pillars  were  twenty,  and  their  sockets  of 
brass  twenty  ; the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets 
of  silver. 

12  And  for  the  west  side  loere  hangings  of  fifty  cubits, 
their  pillars  ten,  and  their  sockets  ten  ; the  hooks  of  the 
pillars  and  their  fillets  of  silver. 

13  And  for  the  east  side  eastward  fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  the  one  side  of  the  gate  were  fif- 
teen cubits  ; their  pillars  three,  and  their  sockets  three. 

15  And  for  the  other  side  of  the  court  gate,  on  this 
hand  and  that  hand,  were  hangings  of  fifteen  cubits  ; 
their  pillars  three,  and  their  sockets  three. 

16  All  the  hangings  of  the  court  round  about  toere 
of  fine  twined  linen. 

17  And  the  sockets  for  the  pillars  were  q/*  brass  ; the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  of  silver  ; and  the 
overlaying  of  their  chapiters  of  silver  ; and  all  the  pil- 
lars of  the  court  were  filleted  with  silver. 

18  And  the  hanging  for  the  gate  of  the  court  was 
needlework,  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen  : and  twenty  cubits  was  the  length,  and 
the  height  in  the  breadth  loas  five  cubits,  answerable  to 
the  hangings  of  the  court. 

19  And  their  pillars  were  four,  and  their  sockets  of 
brass  four  ; their  hooks  of  silver,  and  the  overlaying  of 
their  chapiters  and  their  fillets  of  silver. 

20  And  all  the  ^ pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  of  the 
court  round  about,  were  o/ brass. 

21  ^ This  is  the  sum  of  the  tabernacle,  even  of  ® the 
tabernacle  of  testimony,  as  it  was  counted,  according  to 
the  commandment  of  Moses,  for  the  service  of  the  Le- 
vites,  ® by  the  hand  of  Ithamar,  son  to  Aaron  the  priest. 

22  And  ’’  Bezaleel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of 
the  tribe  of  Judah,  made  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

23  And  with  him  was  Aholiab,  son  of  Ahisamach,  of 
the  tribe  of  Dan,  an  engraver,  and  a cunning  workman, 
and  an  embroiderer  in  blue,  and  in  purple,  and  in  scar- 
let, and  fine  linen. 

24  All  the  gold  that  was  occupied  for  the  work  in  all 
the  work  of  the  holy  place,  even  the  gold  of  the  offer- 
ing, was  twenty  and  nine  talents,  and  seven  hundred 
and  thirty  shekels,  after  ^ the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary. 

2 ch.  30.  18.  9.  15.  & 10.  11.  & 17.  7 ch.  31.  2,  6. 

3 ch.  27.  9.  7,  8.  & 18.  2.  2 Chr.  « ch.  30. 13.  24.  Lev. 

* ch.  27.  19.  24.  6.  Acts  7.  44.  5.  15.  & 27.  3,  25. 

3 Num.  1.  50,  53.  & « Num.  4.  28,  33.  Num.  3.  47.  & 18.  16. 


of  network  of  brass,  under  the  ledge  round  it  be- 

5 neath,  reaching  halfway  up.  And  he  cast  four  rings 
for  the  four  ends  of  the  grating  of  brass,  to  be  places 

6 for  the  staves.  And  he  made  the  staves  of  acacia 

7 wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  brass.  And  he  put 
the  staves  into  the  rings  on  the  sides  of  the  altar,  to 
bear  it  withal  ; he  made  it  hollow  with  planks. 

8 ^ And  he  made  the  laver  of  brass,  and  the  base 
thereof  of  brass,  of  the  mirrors  of  ‘^the  ^serving 
women  which  served  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of 
meeting. 

9 ® And  he  made  the  court  : for  the  south  side 
southward  the  hangings  of  the  court  were  of  fine 

10  twined  linen,  an  hundred  cubits  : their  pillars  were 
twenty,  and  their  sockets  twenty,  of  brass  ; the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  were  of  silver. 

11  And  for  the  north  side  an  hundred  cubits,  their  pil- 
lars twenty,  and  their  sockets  twenty,  of  brass  ; the 

12  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  of  silver.  And 
for  the  west  side  were  hangings  of  fifty  cubits,  their 
pillars  ten,  and  their  sockets  ten  ; the  hooks  of  the 

13  pillars  and  their  fillets  of  silver.  And  for  the  east 

14  side  eastward  fifty  cubits.  The  hangings  for  the 
one  side  of  the  gate  were  fifteen  cubits  ; their  pil- 

15  lars  three,  and  their  sockets  three  ; and  so  for 
the  other  side  : on  this  hand  and  that  hand  by  the 
gate  of  the  court  were  hangings  of  fifteen  cubits  ; 

16  their  pillars  three,  and  their  sockets  three.  All  the 
hangings  of  the  court  round  about  were  of  fine 

17  twined  linen.  And  the  sockets  for  the  pillars  were 
of  brass  ; the-  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets 
of  silver  ; and  the  overlaying  of  their  chapiters  of 
silver  ; and  all  the  pillars  of  the  court  were  filleted 

18  with  silver.  And  the  screen  for  the  gate  of  the 
court  was  the  work  of  the  embroiderer,  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  : and 
twenty  cubits  was  the  length,  and  the  height  in  the 
breadth  was  five  cubits,  answerable  to  the  hangings 

19  of  the  court.  And  their  pillars  were  four,  and  their 
sockets  four,  of  brass  ; their  hooks  of  silver,  and  the 
overlaying  of  their  chapiters  and  their  fillets  of  sil- 

20  ver.  And  all  the  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  of  the 
court  round  about,  were  of  brass. 


21  This  is  the  sum  of  the  things  for  the  tabernacle, 
even  the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony,  as  they  were 
counted,  according  to  the  commandment  of  Moses, 
for  the  service  of  the  Levites,  by  the  hand  of  Itha- 

22  mar,  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest.  And  Bezalel  the 
son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 

23  made  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses.  And 
with  him  was  Oholiab,  the  son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the 
tribe  of  Dan,  an  engraver,  and  a cunning  workman, 
and  an  embroiderer  in  blue,  and  in  purple,  and  in 
scarlet,  and  fine  linen. 

24  All  the  gold  that  was  used  for  the  work  in  all  the 
work  of  the  sanctuary,  even  the  gold  of  the  offer- 
ing, was  twenty  and  nine  talents,  and  seven  hundred 
and  thirty  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary. 

b See  ch.  30.  18.  which  assembled  to  8.  24.  1 Sam.  2. 22. 
c Or,  the  women  minister.  e See  ch.  27.  9-19. 

d See  Num.  4.  23.  & / Or,  a craftsman. 


EXODUS,  XXXIX. 


143 


25  And  the  silver  of  them  that  were  numbered  of  the 
congregation  was  an  hundred  talents,  and  a thousand 
seven  hundred  and  threescore  and  fifteen  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

26  ® A bekah  for  every  man,  that  is^  half  a shekel, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  for  every  one  that 
went  to  be  numbered,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, for  six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thousand 
and  five  hundred  and  fifty  men. 

27  And  of  the  hundred  talents  of  silver  were  cast  ^ the 
sockets  of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  sockets  of  the  vail  ; 
an  hundred  sockets  of  the  hundred  talents,  a talent 
for  a socket. 

28  And  of  the  thousand  seven  hundred  seventy  and 
five  shekels  he  made  hooks  for  the  pillars,  and  overlaid 
their  chapiters,  and  filleted  them. 

29  And  the  brass  of  the  offering  was  seventy  talents, 
and  two  thousand  and  four  hundred  shekels. 

30  And  therewith  he  made  the  sockets  to  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  the  brasen  altar, 
and  the  brasen  grate  for  it,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the 
altar, 

31  And  the  sockets  of  the  court  round  about,  and  the 
sockets  of  the  court  gate,  and  all  the  pins  of  the  taber- 
nacle, and  all  the  pins  of  the  court  round  about. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1 The  cloths  of  service  and  holy  garments.  2 The  ephod.  8 The  breast- 
plate. 22  The  robe  of  the  ephod.  27  The  coats,  mitre,  and  girdle  of 
fine  linen.  30  The  plate  of  the  holy  crown.  32  All  is  viewed  and  ap- 
proved by  Moses. 

And  of  ithe  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  they 
made  ^ cloths  of  service,  to  do  service  in  the  holy 
place,  and  made  the  holy  garments  for.  Aaron  ; ® as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

2  ^ And  he  made  the  ephod  of  gold,  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  Imen. 

3  And  they  did  beat  the  gold  into  thin  plates,  and 
cut  it  into  wires,  to  work  it  in  the  blue,  and  in  the  pur- 
ple, and  in  the  scarlet,  and  in  the  fine  linen,  with  cun- 
lung  work. 

4  They  made  shoulderpieces  for  it,  to  couple  it  to- 
gether : by  the  two  edges  was  it  coupled  together. 

5  And  the  curious  girdle  of  his  ephod,  that  was  upon 
it,  ivas  of  the  same,  according  to  the  work  thereof  ; of 
gold,  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

6  If  ® And  tliey  wrought  onyx  stones  inclosed  in  ouches 
of  gold,  graven,  as  signets  are  graven,  with  the  names 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

7  And  he  put  them  on  the  shoulders  of  the  ephod, 
that  they  should  be  stones  for  a ® memorial  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

8  ^ And  he  made  the  breastplate  of  cunning  work, 
like  the  work  of  the  ephod  ; of  gold,  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen. 

9  It  was  foursquare  ; they  made  the  breastplate 
double  : a span  was  the  length  thereof,  and  a span  the 
breadth  thereof,  being  doubled. 

10  ® And  they  set  in  it  four  rows  of  stones  : the  frst 
row  was  a sardius,  a topaz,  and  a carbuncle  : this  was 
the  first  row. 

11  And  the  second  row,  an  emerald,  a sapphire,  and 
a diamond. 


25  And  the  silver  of  them  that  were  numbered  of  the 
congregation  was  an  hundred  talents,  and  a thou- 
sand seven  hundred  and  threescore  and  fifteen  she- 

26  kels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : a beka  a 
head,  that  is,  half  a shekel,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  for  every  one  that  passed  over  to  them 
that  were  numbered,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, for  six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thousand 

27  and  five  hundred  and  fifty  men.  And  the  hundred 
talents  of  silver  were  for  casting  the  sockets  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  sockets  of  the  veil  ; an  hundred 
sockets  for  the  hundred  talents,  a talent  for  a socket. 

28  And  of  the  thousand  seven  hundred  seventy  and  five 
shekels  he  made  hooks  for  the  pillars,  and  overlaid 

29  their  chapiters,  and  made  fillets  for  them.  And  the 
brass  of  the  offering  was  seventy  talents,  and  two 

30  thousand  and  four  hundred  shekels.  And  therewith 
he  made  the  sockets  to  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
ing, and  the  brasen  altar,  and  the  brasen  grating  for 

31  it,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the  altar,  and  the  sockets  of 
the  court  round  about,  and  the  sockets  of  the  gate  of 
the  court,  and  all  the  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  all 
the  pins  of  the  court  round  about. 


39  And  of  the  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  they 
made  finely  wrought  garments,  for  ministering  in  the 
holy  place,  and  made  the  holy  garments  for  Aaron  ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

2 “And  he  made  the  ephod  of  gold,  blue,  and  pur- 

3 pie,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen.  And  they 
did  beat  the  gold  into  thin  plates,  and  cut  it  into 
wires,  to  work  it  in  the  blue,  and  in  the  purple,  and 
in  the  scarlet,  and  in  the  fine  linen,  the  work  of  the 

4 cunning  workman.  They  made  shoulderpieces  for 
it,  joined  together  : at  the  two  ends  was  it  joined  to- 

5 gether.  And  the  cunningly  woven  band,  that  was 
upon  it,  to  gird  it  on  withal,  was  of  the  same  piece 
and  like  the  work  thereof  ; of  gold,  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  ; as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

6 And  they  wrought  the  onyx  stones,  inclosed  in 
ouches  of  gold,  graven  with  the  engravings  of  a sig- 
net, according  to  the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

7 And  he  put  them  on  the  shoulderpieces  of  the  ephod, 
to  be  stones  of  memorial  for  the  children  of  Israel  ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

8 ^ And  he  made  the  breastplate,  the  work  of  the 
cunning  workman,  like  the  work  of  the  ephod  ; of 
gold,  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 

9 twined  linen.  It  was  foursquare  ; they  made  the 
breastplate  double  : a span  was  the  length  thereof, 
and  a span  the  breadth  thereof,  being  double. 

10  And  they  set  in  it  four  rows  of  stones  : a row  of 
sardius,  topaz,  and  carbuncle  was  the  first  row. 

11  And  the  second  row,  an  emerald,  a sapphire,  and  a 


2cli.  31.  10.  & 35. 

10. 

3 ch.  28.  4. 


0 ch.  30.  13,  15. 
w Nuiu.  1.  4G. 


11  ch.  2G.  19,  21,  25, 
32. 

1 ch.  35.  23. 


* ch.  28.  G. 

0 cli.  28.  0. 

« ch.  28.  12. 


t ch.  28.  15. 

8 ch.  28.  17,  &c. 


a See  eh.  28.  (>-12. 
b See  ch.  28.  15-28. 


144 


EXODUS,  XXXIX. 


12  And  the  third  row,  a ligure,  an  agate,  and  an 
amethyst. 

13  And  the  fourth  row,  a beryl,  an  onyx,  and  a jas- 
per : they  were  inclosed  in  ouches  of  gold  in  their  in- 
closings. 

14  And  the  stones  were  according  to  the  names  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  twelve,  according  to  their  names, 
like  the  engravings  of  a signet,  every  one  with  his 
name,  according  to  the  twelve  tribes. 

15  And  they  made  upon  the  breastplate  chains  at 
the  ends,  <^wreathen  work  of  pure  gold. 

16  And  they  made  two  ouches  of  gold,  and  two  gold 
rings  ; and  put  the  two  rings  in  the  two  ends  of  the 
breastplate. 

17  And  they  put  the  two  wreathen  chains  of  gold  in 
the  two  rings  on  the  ends  of  the  breastplate. 

18  And  the  two  ends  of  the  two  wreathen  chains  they 
fastened  in  the  two  ouches,  and  put  them  on  the  shoul- 
derpieces  of  the  ephod,  before  it. 

19  And  they  made  two  rings  of  gold,  and  put  them 
on  the  two  ends  of  the  breastplate,  upon  the  border  of 
it,  which  was  on  the  side  of  the  ephod  inward. 

20  And  they  made  two  other  golden  rings,  and  put 
them  on  the  two  sides  of  the  ephod  underneath,  toward 
the  forepart  of  it,  over  against  the  other  coupling 
thereof,  above  the  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod. 

21  And  they  did  bind  the  breastplate  by  his  rings 
unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod  with  a lace  of  blue,  that  it 
might  be  above  the  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod,  and 
that  the  breastplate  might  not  be  loosed  from  the 
ephod  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

22  ^ ® And  he  made  the  robe  of  the  ephod  of  woven 
work,  all  of  blue. 

23  And  there  was  an  hole  in  the  midst  of  the  robe,  as 
the  hole  of  an  habergeon,  with  a band  round  about  the 
hole,  that  it  should  not  rend. 

24  And  they  made  upon  the  hems  of  the  robe  pome- 
granates of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  twined 
linen. 

25  And  they  made  bells  of  pure  gold,  and  put  the 
bells  between  the  pomegranates  upon  the  hem  of  the 
robe,  round  about  between  the  pomegranates  ; 

26  A bell  and  a pomegranate,  a bell  and  a pome- 
granate, round  about  the  hem  of  the  robe  to  minister 
in  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

27  And  they  made  coats  of  fine  linen  of  woven 
work  for  Aaron,  and  for  his  sons, 

28  12  And  a mitre  of  fine  linen,  and  goodly  bonnets 
of  fine  linen,  and  i®  linen  breeches  of  fine  twined  linen, 

29  1^  And  a girdle  of  fine  twined  linen,  and  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  of  needlework  ; as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

30  ^ 1^  And  they  made  the  plate  of  the  holy  crown 
of  pure  gold,  and  wrote  upon  it  a writing,  like  to  the 
engravings  of  a signet,  HOLINESS  TO  THE  LORD. 

31  And  they  tied  unto  it  a lace  of  blue,  to  fasten  it 
on  high  upon  the  mitre  ; as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

32  ^ Thus  was  all  the  work  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
tent  of  the  congregation  finished  : and  the  children  of 
Israel  did  i®  according  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  did  they. 

33  And  they  brought  the  tabernacle  unto  Moses, 


12  diamond.  And  the  third  row,  a jacinth,  an  agate, 

13  and  an  amethyst.  And  the  fourth  row,  a beryl,  an 
onyx,  and  a jasper  : they  were  inclosed  in  ouches  of 

14  gold  in  their  settings.  And  the  stones  were  accord- 
ing to  the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel,  twelve, 
according  to  their  names  ; like  the  engravings  of  a 
signet,  every  one  according  to  his  name,  for  the 

15  twelve  tribes.  And  they  made  upon  the  breastplate 
chains  like  cords,  of  wreathen  work  of  pure  gold. 

16  And  they  made  two  ouches  of  gold,  and  two  gold 
rings  ; and  put  the  two  rings  on  the  two  ends  of  the 

17  breastplate.  And  they  put  the  two  wreathen  chains 
of  gold  on  the  two  rings  at  the  ends  of  the  breast- 

18  plate.  And  the  other  two  ends  of  the  two  wreathen 
chains  they  put  on  the  two  ouches,  and  put  them  on 
the  shoulderpieces  of  the  ephod,  in  the  forepart 

19  thereof.  And  they  made  two  rings  of  gold,  and  put 
them  upon  the  two  ends  of  the  breastplate,  upon  the 
edge  thereof,  which  was  toward  the  side  of  the  ephod 

20  inward.  And  they  made  two  rings  of  gold,  and  put 
them  on  the  two  shoulderpieces  of  the  ephod  under- 
neath, in  the  forepart  thereof,  close  by  the  coupling 
thereof,  above  the  cunningly  woven  band  of  the 

21  ephod.  And  they  did  bind  the  breastplate  by  the 
rings  thereof  unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod  with  a lace 
of  blue,  that  it  might  be  upon  the  cunningly  woven 
band  of  the  ephod,  and  that  the  breastplate  might 
not  be  loosed  from  the  ephod  ; as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 


22  ‘^And  he  made  the  robe  of  the  ephod  of  woven 

23  work,  all  of  blue  ; and  the  hole  of  the  robe  in  the 
midst  thereof,  as  the  hole  of  a coat  of  mail,  with  a 
binding  round  about  the  hole  of  it,  that  it  should  not 

24  be  rent.  And  they  made  upon  the  skirts  of  the  robe 
pomegranates  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 

25  twined  linen.  And  they  made  bells  of  pure  gold, 
and  put  the  bells  between  the  pomegranates  upon 
the  skirts  of  the  robe  round  about,  between  the 

26  pomegranates  ; a bell  and  a pomegranate,  a bell  and 
a pomegranate,  upon  the  skirts  of  the  robe  round 
about,  to  minister  in  ; as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

27  And  they  made  the  coats  of  fine  linen  of  woven 

28  work  for  Aaron,  and  for  his  sons,  and  the  ® mitre  of 
fine  linen,  and  the  goodly  headtires  of  fine  linen, 

29  and  the  linen  breeches  of  fine  twined  linen,  and  the 
girdle  of  fine  twined  linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  the  work  of  the  embroiderer  ; as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

30  /And  they  made  the  plate  of  the  holy  crown  of 
pure  gold,  and  wrote  upon  it  a writing,  like  the  en- 

31  gravings  of  a signet,  holy  to  the  lord.  And  they 
tied  unto  it  a lace  of  blue,  to  fasten  it  upon  the 
® mitre  above  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

32  Thus  was  finished  all  the  work  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  tent  of  meeting  : and  the  children  of  Israel 
did  according  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  did  they. 

33  And  they  brought  the  tabernacle  unto  Moses,  the 


12  ch.28.4,39.  Ezek. 
44.  18. 


16  ver.  42, 43.  ch.  25.  d See  eh.  28.  39,  40,  e Or,  turban. 

40.  42.  / See  ch.  28.  36, 37. 

c See  ch.  28.  31-34. 


9 ch.  28.  31. 

10  ch.  28.  33. 

11  ch.  28.  39,  40. 


13  ch.  28.  42. 

11  ch.  28.  39. 

13  ch.  28.  36,  37. 


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145 


the  tent,  and  all  his  furniture,  his  taches,  his  boards,  his 
bars,  and  his  pillars,  and  his  sockets, 

34  And  the  covering  of  rams’  skins  dyed  red,  and 
the  covering  of  badgers’  skins,  and  the  vail  of  the  co- 
vering, 

35  The  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  the  staves  thereof, 
and  the  mercy  seat, 

36  The  table,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  the 
shewbread, 

37  The  pure  candlestick,  with  the  lamps  thereof,  even 
with  the  lamps  to  be  set  in  order,  and  all  the  vessels 
thereof,  and  the  oil  for  light, 

38  And  the  golden  altar,  and  the  anointing  oil,  and 
the  sweet  incense,  and  the  hanging  for  the  tabernacle 
door, 

39  The  brasen  altar,  and  his  grate  of  brass,  liis 
staves,  and  all  his  vessels,  the  laver  and  his  foot, 

40  The  hangings  of  the  court,  his  pillars,  and  his 
sockets,  and  the  hanging  for  the  court  gate,  his  cords, 
and  his  pins,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle,  for  the  tent  of  the  congregation, 

41  The  cloths  of  service  to  do  service  in  the  holy 
place,  and  the  holy  garments  for  Aaron  the  priest,  and 
his  sons’  garments,  to  minister  in  the  priest’s  office. 

42  According  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses, 
so  the  children  of  Israel  made  all  the  work. 

43  And  Moses  did  look  upon  all  the  work,  and,  be- 
hold, they  had  done  it  as  the  Lord  had  commanded, 
even  so  had  they  done  it : and  Moses  blessed  them. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1 The  tabernacle  is  commanded  to  be  reared^  9 and  anointed.  13  Aaron 
and  his  sons  to  be  sanctified.  16  Moses  performeth  all  things  accord- 
ingly. 34  A cloud  covereth  the  tabernacle. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  On  the  first  day  of  the  ^ first  month  shalt  thou 
set  up  2 the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the  congregation. 

3 And  3 thou  shalt  put  therein  the  ark  of  the  testi- 
mony, and  cover  the  ark  with  the  vail. 

4 And  ^ thou  shalt  bring  in  the  table,  and  ® set  in 
order  the  things  that  are  to  be  set  in  order  upon  it  ; 
®and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  candlestick,  and  light 
the  lamps  thereof. 

5 ^ And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of  gold  for  the  in- 
cense before  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  put  the 
Ininging  of  the  door  to  the  tabernacle. 

6 And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of  the  burnt  offering 
before  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the 
congregation. 

7 And  ® thou  shalt  set  the  laver  between  the  tent  of 
the  congregation  and  the  altar,  and  shalt  put  water 
therein. 

8 And  thou  shalt  set  up  the  court  round  about,  and 
hang  up  the  hanging  at  the  court  gate. 

9 And  thou  shalt  take  the  anointing  oil,  and  ® anoint 
the  tabernacle,  and  all  that  is  therein,  and  shalt  hallow 
it,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof  : and  it  shall  be  holy. 

10  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  altar  of  the  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  all  his  vessels,  and  sanctify  the  altar  : and  it 
shall  be  an  altar  most  holy. 

11  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  laver  and  his  foot,  and 
sanctify  it. 

12  And  thou  shalt  bring  Aaron  and  his  sons  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
wash  them  with  water. 

ch.  ST).  10.  Kin.  8.  14.  2 Clir.  30.  2 ver.  17.  & ch.  2G.  1, 

18  Dev.  9.  22,  23.  27.  30. 

Nuin.  G.  23.  Josh.  22.  1 cli.  12.  2.  & 13.  4.  ■'»  ver.  21.  cli.  2G.  33. 

6.  2 Saiu.  G.  18.  1 Kum.  4.  5. 


Tent,  and  all  its  furniture,  its  clasps,  its  boards,  its 

34  bars,  and  its  pillars,  and  its  sockets  ; and  the  cover- 
ing of  rams’  skins  dyed  red,  and  the  covering  of 

35  O'  sealskins,  and  the  veil  of  the  screen  ; the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  and  the  staves  thereof,  and  the  mercy- 

36  seat  ; the  table,  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  the 

37  shewbread  ; the  pure  candlestick,  the  lamps  thereof, 
even  the  lamps  to  be  set  in  order,  and  all  the  vessels 

38  thereof,  and  the  oil  for  the  light  ; and  the  golden 
altar,  and  the  anointing  oil,  and  the  sweet  incense, 

39  and  the  screen  for  the  door  of  the  Tent  ; the  brasen 
altar,  and  its  grating  of  brass,  its  staves,  and  all  its 

40  vessels,  the  laver  and  its  base  ; the  hangings  of  the 
court,  its  pillars,  and  its  sockets,  and  the  screen  for 
the  gate  of  the  court,  the  cords  thereof,  and  the  pins 
thereof,  and  all  the  instrmnents  of  the  service  of  the 

41  tabernacle,  for  the  tent  of  meeting ; the  finely 
wrought  garments  for  ministering  in  the  holy  place, 
and  the  holy  garments  for  Aaron  the  priest,  and  the 
garments  of  his  sons,  to  minister  in  the  priest’s 

42  office.  According  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  the  children  of  Israel  did  all  the  work. 

43  And  Moses  saw  all  the  work,  and,  behold,  they  had 
done  it ; as  the  Lord  had  commanded,  even  so  had 
they  done  it : and  Moses  blessed  them. 


40  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  On  the 
first  day  of  the  first  month  shalt  thou  rear  up  the 

3 tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  thou  shalt 
put  therein  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  thou  shalt 

4 screen  the  ark  with  the  veil.  And  thou  shalt  bring 
in  the  table,  and  set  in  order  the  things  that  are 
upon  it  ; and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  candlestick,  and 

5 ® light  the  lamps  thereof.  And  thou  shalt  set  the 
golden  altar  for  incense  before  the  ark  of  the  testi- 
mony, and  put  the  screen  of  the  door  to  the  taber- 

6 nacle.  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of  burnt  offer- 
ing before  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of 

7 meeting.  And  thou  shalt  set  the  laver  between  the 
tent  of  meeting  and  the  altar,  and  shalt  put  water 

8 therein.  And  thou  shalt  set  up  the  court  round 
about,  and  hang  up  the  screen  of  the  gate  of  the 

9 court.  And  thou  shalt  take  the  anointing  oil,  and 
anoint  the  tabernacle,  and  all  that  is  therein,  and 
shalt  hallow  it,  and  all  the  furniture  thereof  : and  it 

10  shall  be  holy.  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  altar  o£ 
burnt  offering,  and  all  its  vessels,  and  sanctify  the 

11  altar  ; and  the  altar  shall  be  most  holy.  And  thou 
shalt  anoint  the  laver  and  its  base,  and  sanctify  it. 

12  And  thou  shalt  bring  Aaron  and  his  sons  unto  the 
door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  shalt  wash  them 


4 ver.  22.  ch.  2G.  35.  ver.  2G.  ‘ ” Lev.  8.  1-13. 

<>  ver.  2:5.  ch.  25.  30.  « ver.  30.  ch.  30. 18.  g Or,  porpoisa- 

Lev.  24.  5,  (5.  » cli.  30.  2().  skins. 

8 ver.  24,  25.  10  ^h.  29.  3G,  37.  a Or,  set  up. 


146 


EXODUS,  XL. 


13  And  thou  shalt  put  upon  Aaron  the  holy  gar- 
ments, and  anoint  him,  and  sanctify  him  ; that  he 
may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s  office. 

14  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and  clothe  them 
with  coats  : 

15  And  thou  shalt  anoint  them,  as  thou  didst  anoint 
their  father,  that  they  may  minister  unto  me  in  the 
priest’s  office  : for  their  anointing  shall  surely  be  an 
everlasting  priesthood  throughout  their  generations. 

16  Thus  did  Moses  : according  to  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  him,  so  did  he. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  first  month  in  the 
second  year,  on  the  first  day  of  the  month,  that  the 

tabernacle  was  reared  up. 

18  And  Moses  reared  up  the  tabernacle,  and  fastened 
his  sockets,  and  set  up  the  boards  thereof,  and  put  in 
the  bars  thereof,  and  reared  up  his  pillars. 

19  And  he  spread  abroad  the  tent  over  the  taber- 
nacle, and  put  the  covering  of  the  tent  above  upon  it  ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

20  ^ And  he  took  and  put  the  testimony  into  the 
ark,  and  set  the  staves  on  the  ark,  and  put  the  mercy 
seat  above  upon  the  ark  : 

21  And  he  brought  the  ark  into  the  tabernacle,  and 

set  up  the  vail  of  the  covering,  and  covered  the  ark 

of  the  testimony  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

22  ^ And  he  put  the  table  in  the  tent  of  the  con- 
gregation, upon  the  side  of  the  tabernacle  northward, 
without  the  vail. 

23  And  he  set  the  bread  in  order  upon  it  before 
the  Lord  ; as  the  Lord  had  commanded  Moses. 

24  T[  And  he  put  the  candlestick  in  the  tent  of  the 
congregation,  over  against  the  table,  on  the  side  of  the 
tabernacle  southward. 

25  And  he  lighted  the  lamps  before  the  Lord  ; as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

26  ^ And  he  put  the  golden  altar  in  the  tent  of 
the  congregation  before  the  vail  : 

27  And  he  burnt  sweet  incense  thereon  ; as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

28  23  And  he  set  up  the  hanging  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle. 

29  24  And  he  put  the  altar  of  burnt  offering  hy  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the  congregation, 
and  25  offered  upon  it  the  burnt  offering  and  the  meat 
offering  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  ^ 26  And  he  set  the  laver  between  the  tent  of  the 
congregation  and  the  altar,  and  put  water  there,  to 
wash  withal. 

31  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  washed  their 
hands  and  their  feet  thereat : 

32  When  they  went  into  the  tent  of  the  congregation, 
.when  they  came  near  unto  the  altar,  they  washed  ; 

he  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

28  And  he  reared  up  the  court  round  about  the 
.beruacle  and  the  altar,  and  set  up  the  hanging  of  the 
jourt  gate.  So  Moses  finished  the  work. 

34  ^ 29  Then  a cloud  covered  the  tent  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 

35  And  Moses  80  -w^as  not  able  to  enter  into  the  tent 
of  the  congregation,  because  the  cloud  abode  thereon, 
and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 


12  ch.  28.  41. 

13  Num.  25.  13. 

11  ver.  1.  Num.  7. 


10  ch.  2G.  33.  & 35. 

12. 

11  ch.  2G.  35. 

13  ver.  4. 

19  ch.  2G.  35. 


20  ver.  4.  ch.  25.  37. 

21  ver.  5.  ch.  30.  6. 

22  ch.  30.  7. 

23  ver.  5.  ch.  2G.  3G. 
21  ver.  6. 


13  with  water.  And  thou  shalt  pu/  oon  Aaron  the 
holy  garments  ; and  thou  shall  .i:  oint  him,  and 
sanctify  him,  that  he  may  minis'  unto  me  in  the 

14  priest’s  office.  And  thou  shalt  j-  mg  his  sons,  and 

15  put  coats  upon  them  : and  thov  h At  anoint  them, 
as  thou  didst  anoint  their  fathe 
ister  unto  me  in  the  priest’s  of 
ing  shall  be  to  them  for  an  ' 

16  throughout  their  generations, 
cording  to  all  that  the  Lo 
did  he. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  in  tl 
cond  year,  on  the  first  da' 

18  tabernacle  was  reared  up. 
the  tabernacle,  and  laid  i 
boards  thereof,  and  put 

19  reared  up  its  pillars.  A ■ 
the  tabernacle,  and  pu^ 
above  upon  it  ; as  thf 


at  they  may  min- 
, and  their  anoint- 
I lasting  priesthood 
ms  did  Moses  : ac- 
ommanded  him,  so 


20  And  he  took  and  put  tl 
set  the  staves  on  the 

21  above  upon  the  ark  : 
the  tabernacle,  and  sf 
screened  the  ark  of 

22  commanded  Moses, 
tent  of  meeting,  u 

23  northward,  without 
in  order  upon  it  be 

24  manded  Moses, 
tent  of  meeting, 

25  of  the  tabernach 
lamps  before  t) 

26  Moses.  And  1 

27  meeting  before 
cense  of  swe' 


rst  month  in  the  se- 
ttle month,  that  the 
nd  Moses  reared  up 
ckets,  and  set  up  the 
the  bars  thereof,  and 
e spread  the  tent  over 
3 covering  of  the  tent 
aD  commanded  Moses, 
itimony  into  the  ark,  and 
and  put  the  mercy-seat 
he  brought  the  ark  into 
the  veil  of  the  screen,  and 
testimony  ; as  the  Lord 
d he  put  the  table  in  the 
the  side  of  the  tabernacle 
veil.  And  he  set  the  bread 
the  Lord  ; as  the  Lord  com- 
he  put  the  candlestick  in  the 
against  the  table,  on  the  side 
thward.  And  he  ^lighted  the 
. >RD  ; as  the  Lord  commanded 
V the  golden  altar  in  the  tent  of 
veil  ; and  he  burnt  thereon  in- 


ices ; as  the  Lord  commanded 

28  Moses.  And  he  put  the  screen  of  the  door  to  the 

29  tabernacle.  And  he  set  the  altar  of  burnt  offering 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  meeting, 
and  offered  upon  it  the  burnt  offering  and  the  meal 

30  offering  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses.  And  he 
set  the  laver  between  the  tent  of  meeting  and  the 

31  altar,  and  put  water  therein,  to  wash  withal.  ® And 
Moses  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  washed  their  hands 

32  and  their  feet  thereat ; when  they  went  into  the  tent 
of  meeting,  and  when  they  came  near  unto  the  altar, 
they  washed  : as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

33  And  he  reared  up  the  court  round  about  the  taber- 
nacle and  the  altar,  and  set  up  the  screen  of  the 
gate  of  the  court.  So  Moses  finished  the  work. 


34  Then  the  cloud  covered  the  tent  of  meeting,  and 

35  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  tabernacle.  And 
Moses  was  not  able  to  enter  into  the  tent  of  meet- 
ing, because  the  cloud  abode  thereon,  and  the  glory 


25  ch.  29,  38,  &c.  29  ch.  29,  43.  Lev.  Hag.  2,  7,  9.  Rev,  15. 

2G  ver,  7,  ch,  30.  18.  16,  2,  Num,  9.  15.  1 8. 

27  ch.  30.  19,  20.  Kin.  8,  lO,  11.  2 Chr.  3o  Lev,  i6. 2,  1 Kin. 

28  ver.  8.  ch.  27.  9,  5.  13.  & 7.  2.  Is.  6.  4.  8.  11.  2 Chr.  5.  14. 

16.  b Or,  set  up. 

c See  ch.  30, 19,  20. 


75  ch.  25,  16. 


LEVITICUS,  I. 


147 


36  And  when  the  cloud  was  taken  up  from  over 
the  tabernacle,  the  children  of  Israel  went  onward  in 
all  their  journeys  : 

37  But  ^^if  the  cloud  were  not  taken  up,  then  they 
journeyed  not  till  the  day  that  it  was  taken  up. 

38  For  the  cloud  of  the  Lord  was  upon  the  taber- 
nacle by  day,  and  fire  was  on  it  by  night,  in  the  sight 
of  all  the  house  of  Israel,  throughout  all  their  jour- 
neys. 


36  of  the  Lord  filled  the  tabernacle.  And  when  the 
cloud  was  taken  up  from  over  the  tabernacle,  the 
children  of  Israel  went  onward,  throughout  all  their 

37  journeys  : but  if  the  cloud  were  not  taken  up,  then 
they  journeyed  not  till  the  day  that  it  was  taken  up. 

38  For  the  cloud  of  the  Lord  was  upon  the  tabernacle 
by  day,  and  there  was  fire  therein  by  night,  in  the 
sight  of  all  the  house  of  Israel,  throughout  all  their 
journeys. 


THE  THIRD  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 

CALLED 

LEVITICUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

l The  burnt  offerings.  Z Of  the  herd,  of  the  flocks,  \\  of  the  fowls. 

And  the  Lord  ^ called  unto  Moses,  and  spake  unto 
liim  2 out  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them,  ^ If  any  man  of  you  bring  an  offering  unto  the 
Lord,  ye  shall  bring  your  offering  of  the  cattle,  even 
of  the  herd,  and  of  the  flock. 

3  If  his  offering  he  a burnt  sacrifice  of  the  herd,  let 
him  offer  a male  ^ without  blemish  : he  shall  offer  it  of 
his  own  voluntary  will  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  before  the  Lord. 

4  ® And  he  shall  put  his  hand  upon  the  head  of  the 
burnt  offering  ; and  it  shall  be  ® accepted  for  liim  to 
make  atonement  for  him. 

5  And  he  shall  kill  the  ® bullock  before  the  Lord  : 
^ and  the  priests,  Aaron’s  sons,  shall  bring  the  blood, 
and  sprinkle  the  blood  round  about  upon  the  altar 
that  is  hy  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

6  And  he  shall  flay  the  burnt  offering,  and  cut  it  into 
his  pieces. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  the  priest  shall  put  fire 
upon  the  altar,  and  lay  the  wood  in  order  upon  the 
fii-e  : 

8  And  the  priests,  Aaron’s  sons,  shall  lay  the  parts, 
tlie  head,  and  the  fat,  in  order  upon  the  wood  that  is 
on  the  fire  which  is  upon  the  altar  : 

9  But  his  inwards  and  his  legs  shall  he  wash  in  water  : 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  all  on  the  altar,  to  he  a burnt 
sacrifice,  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

10  ^ And  if  his  offering  he  of  the  flocks,  namely^  of 
the  sheep,  or  of  the  goats,  for  a burnt  sacrifice  ; he 
shall  bring  it  a male  without  blemish. 

11  And  he  shall  kill  it  on  the  side  of  the  altar 
northward -before  the  Lord:  and  the  priests,  Aaron’s 
sons,  shall  sprinkle  his  blood  round  about  upon  the 
altar. 

12  And  he  shall  cut  it  into  his  pieces,  with  his  head 

31  Niim.  9.  17.  & 10.  2 Ex.  40.  34,  35.  Eph.  5.  27.  Heb.  9.  14. 

11.  Neh.  9.  19.  Num.  12.  4,  5.  1 Pet.  1.  19. 

32  Num.  9.  19-22.  3 ch.  22.  18,  19.  o Ex.  29.  10,  15,  19. 

33  ch.  13.  21.  Num.  * Ex.  12.  5.  ch.  3.  1.  ch.  3.  2,  8,  13.  & 4.  15. 

9.  15.  & ‘22.  20,  21.  Deut.  & 8.  14,  22.  & 10.  21. 

1 Ex.  19. 3.  15.  21.  Mai.  1.  14.  c ch.  22.  21,  27.  Is. 


THE  THIRD  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 

COMMONLY  CALLED 

LEVITICUS. 


1 And  the  Lord  called  unto  Moses,  and  spake  unto 

2 him  out  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  saying.  Speak  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  When 
any  man  of  you  offereth  an  oblation  unto  the  Lord, 
ye  shall  offer  your  oblation  of  the  cattle,  even  of  the 
herd  and  of  the  flock. 

3 If  his  oblation  be  a burnt  offering  of  the  herd,  he 
shall  offer  it  a male  without  blemish  : he  shall  offer 
it  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  that  he  may  be 

4 accepted  before  the  Lord.  And  he  shall  lay  his 
hand  upon  the  head  of  the  burnt  offering  ; and  it 
shall  be  accepted  for  him  to  make  atonement  for 

5 him.  And  he  sliall  kill  the  bullock  before  the 
Lord  : and  Aaron’s  sons,  the  priests,  shall  present 
the  blood,  and  sprinkle  the  blood  round  about  upon 
the  altar  that  is  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 

6 And  he  shall  flay  the  burnt  offering,  and  cut  it  into  its 

7 pieces.  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  the  priest  shall  put 
fire  upon  the  altar,  and  lay  wood  in  order  upon  the 

8 fire  : and  Aaron’s  sons,  the  priests,  shall  lay  the 
pieces,  the  head,  and  the  fat,  in  order  upon  the  wood 

9 that  is  on  the  fire  which  is  upon  the  altar  : but  its 
inwards  and  its  legs  shall  he  wash  with  water  : and 
the  priest  shall  burn  the  whole  on  the  altar,  for  a 
burnt  offering,  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord. 


10  And  if  his  oblation  be  of  the  flock,  of  the  sheep, 
or  of  the  goats,  for  a burnt  offering  ; he  shall  offer 

11  it  a male  without  blemish.  And  he  shall  kill  it  on 
the  side  of  the  altar  northward  before  the  Lord  : 
and  Aaron’s  sons,  the  priests,  shall  sprinkle  its  blood 

12  upon  the  altar  round  about.  And  he  shall  cut  it  into 
its  pieces,  witli  its  head  and  its  fat : and  the  priest 

50.  7.  Rom.  12.  1.  8 Mic.  G.  0.  12  Gen.  8. 21.  Ezek. 

Phil.  4.  18.  0 2 Chr.  35. 11.  Heb.  20.  28,  41.  2 Cor.  2. 

7 ch.  4.  20,  20,  31,  10.  11.  15.  Eph.  5.  2.  Phil 

35.  & 9.  7.  & 10.  24.  10  ch.  3.  8.  Heb.  12.  4.  18. 

Num.  15.  25.  2 Chr.  29.  24.  1 Pet.  1.2.  is  ver.  3. 

23,  24.  Rom.  5.  11.  “ Gen.  22.  9.  n ver.  5. 


148 


LEVITICUS,  II. 


and  his  fat  : and  the  priest  shall  lay  them  in  order  on 
the  wood  that  is  on  the  fire  which  is  upon  the  altar  : 

13  But  he  shall  wash  the  inwards  and  the  legs  with 
water  : and  the  priest  shall  bring  it  all,  and  burn  it 
upon  the  altar  : it  is  a burnt  sacrifice,  an  offering  made 
by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

14  TT  And  if  the  burnt  sacrifice  for  his  offering  to 
the  Lord  be  of  fowls,  then  he  shall  bring  his  offering 
of  turtledoves,  or  of  young  pigeons. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  bring  it  unto  the  altar,  and 
wring  off  his  head,  and  burn  it  on  the  altar  ; and  the 
blood  thereof  shall  be  wrung  out  at  the  side  of  the 
altar  : 

16  And  he  shall  pluck  away  his  crop  with  his  feathers, 
and  cast  it  beside  the  altar  on  the  east  part,  by  the 
place  of  the  ashes  : 

17  And  he  shall  cleave  it  with  the  wings  thereof,  but 

shall  not  divide  it  asunder  : and  the  priest  shall  burn 

it  upon  the  altar,  upon  the  wood  that  is  upon  the  fire  : 

it  is  a burnt  sacrifice,  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  meat  offering  of  flour  with  oil  and  incense,  4 either  bnken  in  the 
oven,  5 or  on  aviate,  7 or  in  a fryingpan,  12  or  of  the  firstfruits  in  the 
ear.  13  The  salt  of  the  meat  offering. 

And  when  any  will  offer  ^ a meat  offering  unto  the 
Lord,  his  offering  shall  be  of  fine  flour  ; and  he 
shall  pour  oil  upon  it,  and  put  frankincense  thereon  : 

2  And  he  shall  bring  it  to  Aaron’s  sons  the  priests  : 
and  he  shall  take  thereout  his  handful  of  the  flour 
thereof,  and  of  the  oil  thereof,  with  all  the  frankin- 
cense thereof  ; and  the  priest  shall  burn  ^ the  memorial 
of  it  upon  the  altar,  to  be  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  : 

3  And  3 the  remnant  of  the  meat  offering  shall  be 
Aaron’s  and  his  sons’  : ^ it  is  a thing  most  holy  of  the 
offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire. 

4  And  if  thou  bring  an  oblation  of  a meat  offering 
baken  in  the  oven,  it  shall  be  unleavened  cakes  of  fine 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  or  unleavened  wafers  ® anointed 
with  oil. 

5  ^ And  if  thy  oblation  be  a meat  offering  baleen  in  a 
pan,  it  shall  be  of  fine  flour  unleavened,  mingled  with 
oil. 

6  Thou  shalt  part  it  in  pieces,  and  pour  oil  thereon  : 
it  is  a meat  offering. 

7  IF  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a meat  offering  baken  in 
the  fryingpan,  it  shall  be  made  q/’fine  flour  with  oil. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  meat  offering  that  is 
made  of  these  things  unto  the  Lord  : and  when  it  is 
presented  unto  the  priest,  he  shall  bring  it  unto  the 
altar. 

9  And  the  priest  shall  take  from  the  meat  offering 
® a memorial  thereof,  and  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar  : 
it  is  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord. 

10  And  ® that  wliich  is  left  of  the  meat  offering  shall 
be  Aaron’s  and  his  sons’  : it  is  a thing  most  holy  of  the 
offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire. 

11  No  meat  offering,  which  ye  shall  bring  unto  the 
Lord,  shall  be  made  with  ® leaven  : for  ye  shall  burn 
no  leaven,  nor  any  honey,  in  any  offering  of  the  Lord 
made  by  fire. 


15  ch.  5.  7.  & 12.  8. 
Luke  2.  24. 
iG  ch.  6.  10. 

17  Gen.  15.  10. 

18  ver.  9,  13. 


1 ch.  G.  14.  & 9.  17. 
Num.  15.  4. 

2 ver.  9.  ch.  5. 12.  & 
G.  15.  & 24.  7.  Is.  GG. 
3.  Acts  10.  4. 


3 ch.  7.  9.  & 10.  12, 
13. 

4 Ex.  29.  37.  Num. 
18.  9. 


shall  lay  them  in  order  on  the  wood  that  is  on  the 

13  fire  which  is  upon  the  altar  : but  the  inwards  and 
the  legs  shall  he  wash  with  water  : and  the  priest 
shall  offer  the  whole,  and  burn  it  upon  the  altar  : it 
is  a burnt  offering,  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

14  And  if  his  oblation  to  the  Lord  be  a burnt  offer- 
ing of  fowls,  then  he  shall' offer  his  oblation  of  turtle- 

15  doves,  or  of  young  pigeons.  And  the  priest  shall 
bring  it  unto  the  altar,  and  « wring  off  its  head,  and 
burn  it  on  the  altar  ; and  the  blood  thereof  shall  be 

16  drained  out  on  the  side  of  the  altar  : and  he  shall 
take  away  its  crop  with  the  ^ filth  thereof,  and  cast 
it  beside  the  altar  on  the  east  part,  in  the  place  of 

17  the  ashes  : and  he  shall  rend  it  by  the  wings  thereof, 
but  shall  not  divide  it  asunder  : and  the  priest  shall 
burn  it  upon  the  altar,  upon  the  wood  that  is  upon 
the  fire  : it  is  a burnt  offering,  an  offering  made  by 
fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 


2  And  when  any  one  offereth  an  oblation  of  a meal 
offering  unto  the  Lord,  his  oblation  shall  be  of  fine 
flour  ; and  he  shall  pour  oil  upon  it,  and  put  fran- 

2 kincense  thereon  : and  he  shall  bring  it  to  Aaron’s 
sons  the  priests  : and  he  shall  take  thereout  his 
handful  of  the  fine  flour  thereof,  and  of  the  oil 
thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense  thereof  ; and  the 
priest  shall  burn  it  as  the  memorial  thereof  upon  the 
altar,  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour 

3 unto  the  Lord  : and  that  which  is  left  of  the  meal 
offering  shall  be  Aaron’s  and  his  sons’  : it  is  a thing 
most  holy  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire. 

4 And  when  thou  offerest  an  oblation  of  a meal  of- 
fering baken  in  the  oven,  it  shall  be  unleavened 
cakes  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  or  unleavened 

5 wafers  anointed  with  oil.  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a 
meal  offering  of  the  “ baking  pan,  it  shall  be  of  fine 

6 flour  unleavened,  mingled  with  oil.  Thou  shalt  part 
it  in  pieces,  and  pour  oil  thereon  : it  is  a meal  offer- 

7 ing.  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a meal  offering  of  the 
frying  pan,  it  shall  be  made  of  fine  flour  with  oil. 

8 And  thou  shalt  bring  the  meal  offering  that  is  made 
of  these  things  unto  the  Lord  : and  it  shall  be  pre- 
sented unto  the  priest,  and  he  shall  bring  it  unto  the 

9 altar.  And  the  priest  shall  take  up  from  the  meal 
offering  the  memorial  thereof,  and  shall  burn  it  upon 
the  altar  : an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour 

10  unto  the  Lord.  And  that  which  is  left  of  the  meal 
offering  shall  be  Aaron’s  and  his  sons’  : it  is  a thing 
most  holy  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 

11  fire.  No  meal  offering,  which  ye  shall  offer  unto 
the  Lord,  shall  be  made  with  leaven  : for  ye  shall 
burn  no  leaven,  nor  any  honey,  as  an  off-ering  made 


5 Ex.  29.  2. 

G ver.  2. 

7 Ex.  29.  18. 
Sfver.  3. 


9ch.  6.  17.  See 
Matt.  IG.  12.  Mark  8. 
15.  Luke  12.  1.  1 Cor. 
5.  8.  Gal.  5.  9. 


a Or,  pinch, 
h Or,  feathers, 
a Ov,  flat  plate. 


149 


LEVITICUS,  III. 


12  IF  As  for  the  oblation  of  the  firstfruits,  ye  shall 
ofPer  tiiein  unto  the  Lord  : but  they  shall  not  be  burnt 
on  the  altar  for  a sweet  savour. 

13  And  every  oblation  of  thy  meat  offering  shalt 

thou  season  with  salt  ; neither  shalt  thou  suffer  the 
salt  of  the  covenant  of  thy  God  to  be  lacking  from  thy 
meat  offering  : with  all  thine  offerings  thou  shalt 

offer  salt. 

14  And  if  thou  offer  a meat  offering  of  thy  first- 
fruits  unto  the  Lord,  thou  shalt  offer  for  the  meat 
offering  of  thy  firstfruits  green  ears  of  corn  dried  by 
the  fire,  even  corn  beaten  out  of  full  ears. 

15  And  thou  shalt  put  oil  upon  it,  and  lay  fran- 
kincense thereon  : it  is  a meat  offering. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  memorial  of  it, 
part  of  the  beaten  corn  thereof,  and  part  of  the  oil 
thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense  thereof  : it  is  an  of- 
fering made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  peace  offering  of  the  herd,  6 of  the  flock,  7 either  a lamb,  12  or  a 
goat. 

And  if  his  oblation  a ^ sacrifice  of  peace  offering, 

if  he  offer  it  of  the  herd  ; whether  it  he  a male  or 
female,  he  shall  offer  it  ^ without  blemish  before  the 
Lord. 

2  And  ® he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  head  of  his 
offering,  and  kill  it  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  : and  Aaron’s  sons  the  priests  shall 
sprinkle  the  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacrifice  of  the  peace  of- 
fering an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ; ^ the 
fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is 
upon  the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is  on  them, 
which  is  by  the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the  liver, 
with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he  take  away. 

5  And  Aaron’s  sons  ® shall  burn  it  on  the  altar  upon 
the  burnt  sacrifice,  which  is  upon  the  wood  that  is  on 
the  fire  : it  is  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Lord. 

6  ^ And  if  his  offering  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord  he  of  the  flock  ; male  or  female,  ® he 
shall  offer  it  without  blemish. 

7  If  he  offer  a lamb  for  his  offering,  then  shall  he 
offer  it  before  the  Lord. 

8  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  head  of  his 
offering,  and  kill  it  before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation : and  Aaron’s  sons  shall  sprinkle  the  blood 
thereof  round  about  upon  the  altar. 

9  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacrifice  of  the  peace 
offering  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ; the 
fat  thereof,  and  the  whole  rump,  it  shall  he  take  off 
hard  by  the  backbone  ; and  the  fat  that  covereth  the 
inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon  tlie  inwards, 

10  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is  upon 
them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he  take  away. 

11  And  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar  : it  is 
the  food  of  the  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 
12  ^ And  if  his  ottering  be  a goat,  then  ® he  shall 
offer  it  before  the  Lord. 


12  by  fire  unto  the  Lord.  As  an  oblation  of  firs^ruifs 
ye  shall  offer  them  unto  the  Lord  : but  they  shall 

13  not  come  up  for  a sweet  savour  on  the  altar.  And 
every  oblation  of  thy  meal  offering  shalt  thou  season 
with  salt ; neither  shalt  thou  suffer  the  salt  of  the 
covenant  of  thy  God  to  be  lacking  from  thy  meal 
offering  : with  all  thine  oblations  thou  shalt  offer 
salt. 

14  And  if  thou  offer  a meal  offering  of  firstfruits 
unto  the  Lord,  thou  shalt  offer  for  the  meal  offer- 
ing of  thy  firstfruits  corn  in  the  ear  parched  with 

15  fire,  bruised  corn  of  the  fresh  ear.  And  thou  shalt 
put  oil  upon  it,  and  lay  frankincense  thereon  : it  is  a 

16  meal  offering.  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  memo- 
rial of  it,  part  of  the  bruised  corn  thereof,  and  part 
of  the  oil  thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense  thereof  : 
it  is  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 


3  And  if  his  oblation  be  a sacrifice  of  “ peace  offer- 
ings ; if  he  offer  of  the  herd,  whether  male  or  fe- 
male, he  shall  offer  it  without  blemish  before  the 

2 Lord.  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  head  of 
his  oblation,  and  kill  it  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of 
meeting  : and  Aaron’s  sons  the  priests  shall  sprinkle 

3 the  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about.  And  he  shall 
offer  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ; the  fat  that  covereth 
the  inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

4 and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is  on  them, 
which  is  by  the  loins,  and  the  caul  upon  the  liver, 

5 ^ with  the  kidneys,  shall  he  take  away.  And  Aaron’s 
sons  shall  burn  it  on  the  altar  upon  the  burnt  offer- 
ing, which  is  upon  the  wood  that  is  on  the  fire  : it  is 
an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 


6 And  if  his  oblation  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offer- 
ings unto  the  Lord  be  of  the  flock  ; male  or  female, 

7 he  shall  offer  it  without  blemish.  If  he  offer  a lamb 
for  his  oblation,  then  shall  he  offer  it  before  the 

8 Lord  : and  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  head  of 
his  oblation,  and  kill  it  before  the  tent  of  meeting  : 
and  Aaron’s  sons  shall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof 

9 upon  the  altar  round  about.  And  he  shall  offer  of 
the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  ; the  fat  thereof,  the  fat  tail  en- 
tire, he  shall  take  it  away  hard  by  the  backbone  ; 
and  the  fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the 

10  fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards,  and  the  two  kidneys, 
and  the  fat  that  is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  loins, 
and  the  caul  upon  the  liver,  ^ with  the  kidneys,  shall 

11  he  take  away.  And  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon 
the  altar  : it  is  the  ^ food  of  the  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

12  And  if  his  oblation  be  a goat,  then  he  shall  offer 


10  Ex.  22.  29.  ch.23. 

10,  11. 

u Mark  9.  49.  Col. 
4.  6. 

12  Num.  18.  19. 

13  Ezek.  43.  24. 


u ch.  23.  10,  14. 
lo  2 Kin.  4.  42. 

10  ver.  1. 
u ver.  2. 

1 ch.  7.  11,  29.  & 22. 


2 ch.  1.  3. 

3 Ex.  29.  10.  ch.  1. 
4,  5. 

4 Ex.  29.  13,  22.  ch. 
4.  8,  9. 


c Ex.  29.  13.  ch.  6. 

12. 

0 ver.  1,  <Src. 

^ See  ch.  21.  G,  8, 17, 
21, 22.  & 22.  25,  Ezek. 


44.  7.  Mai.  1.  7,  12. 

0 ver.  1,  7,  &c. 
a Or,  thank  offer- 
ings. 

f)  Or,  which  he  shall 


take  away  by  the  kid- 
neys. 

c See  ver.  4. 
d Heb.  bread. 


21. 


150 


LEVITICUS,  IV. 


13  And  he  shall  lay  liis  hand  upon  the  head  of  it, 
and  kill  it  before  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 
and  the  sons  of  Aaron  shall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof 
upon  the  altar  round  about. 

14  And  he  shall  offer  thereof  his  offering,  even  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ; the  fat  that 
covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the 
inwards, 

15  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is  upon 
them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he  take  away. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon  the  altar  : 
it  is  the  food  of  the  offering  made  by  fire  for  a sweet 
savour  : ® all  the  fat  is  the  Lord’s. 

17  It  shall  he  a perpetual  statute  for  your  genera- 
tions throughout  all  your  dwellings,  that  ye  eat  neither 

fat  nor  blood. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 The  sin  offering  of  iqnorance,  Z for  the  priest,  \Z  for  the  congrega- 
tion, 22  for  the  ruler,  27  for  any  of  the  people. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  ^ If  a 
soul  shall  sin  through  ignorance  against  any  of  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  concerning  things  wliich  ought 
not  to  be  done,  and  shall  do  against  any  of  them  : 

3 ^ If  the  priest  that  is  anointed  do  sin  according  to 
the  sin  of  the  people ; then  let  him  bring  for  his  sin,  which 
he  hath  sinned,  ^ a young  bullock  without  blemish  unto 
the  Lord  for  a sin  offering. 

4 And  he  shall  bring  the  bullock  ^ unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  bullock’s  head,  and  kill 
the  bullock  before  the  Lord. 

5 And  the  priest  that  is  anointed  ® shall  take  of  the 
bullock’s  blood,  and  bring  it  to  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  : 

6 And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in  the  blood, 
and  sprinkle  of  the  blood  seven  times  before  the  Lord, 
before  the  vail  of  the  sanctuary. 

7 And  the  priest  shall  ®put  some  of  the  blood  upon 
the  horns  of  the  altar  of  sweet  incense  before  the  Lord, 
which  is  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ; and 
shall  pour  all  the  blood  of  the  bullock  at  the  bottom 
of  the  altar  of  the  barnt  offering,  which  is  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

8 And  he  shall  take  off  from  it  all  the  fat  of  the 
bullock  for  the  sin  offering  ; the  fat  that  covereth  the 
inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

9 And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is  upon 
them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he  take  away, 

10  ®As  it  was  taken  off  from  the  bullock  of  the 
sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  : and  the  priest  shall  burn 
them  upon  the  altar  of  the  burnt  offering. 

11  ® And  the  skin  of  the  bullock,  and  all  his  flesh, 
with  his  head,  and  with  his  legs,  and  his  inwards,  and 
his  dung, 

12  Even  the  whole  bullock  shall  he  carry  forth  with- 
out the  camp  unto  a clean  place,  where  the  ashes  are 
poured  out,  and  Alburn  him  on  the  wood  with  fire  : 
where  the  ashes  are  poured  out  shall  he  be  burnt. 

13  ^ And  if  the  whole  congregation  of  Israel  sin 

9ch.  7.  23,  25.  1 with  Deut.  32.  14.  14.  33.  Ezek.  44.  7, 
Sam.  2. 15.  2Chr.7.7.  Neh.  8.  10.  15. 

>0  ch.  6.  18.  & 7.  36.  12  Gen.  9.  4.  ch.  7.  1 ch.  5. 15, 17.  Num. 

& 17.  7.  & 23.  14.  23,  26.  & 17.  10,  14.  15.  22,  &c.  1 Sam.  14. 

“ ver.  16.  compare  Deut.  12.  16.  1 Sam,  27.  Ps.  19.  12. 

2 ch.  8.  12, 


13  it  before  the  Lord  : and  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon 
the  head  of  it,  and  kill  it  before  the  tent  of  meet- 
ing : and  the  sons  of  Aaron  shall  sprinkle  the  blood 

14  thereof  upon  the  altar  round  about.  And  he  shall 
offer  thereof  his  oblation,  even  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  ; the  fat  that  covereth  the  in- 

15  wards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards,  and 
the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is  upon  them, 
which  is  by  the  loins,  and  the  caul  upon  the  liver, 

16  ^ with  the  kidneys,  shall  he  take  away.  And  the 
priest  shall  burn  them  upon  the  altar  : it  is  the  food 
of  the  offering  made  by  fire,  for  a sweet  savour  : all 

17  the  fat  is  the  Lord’s.  It  shall  be  a perpetual  sta- 
tute throughout  your  generations  in  all  your  dwell- 
ings, that  ye  shall  eat  neither  fat  nor  blood. 


4  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  If  any  one  shall 
sm  ‘‘unwittingly,  in  any  of  the  things  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded  not  to  be  done,  and  shall  do 

3 any  one  of  them  : if  the  anointed  priest  shall  sin  so 
as  to  bring  guilt  on  the  people  ; then  let  him  offer 
for  his  sin,  which  he  hath  sinned,  a young  bullock 
without  blemish  unto  the  Lord  for  a sin  offering. 

4 And  he  shall  bring  the  bullock  unto  the  door  of  the 
tent  of  meeting  before  the  Lord  ; and  he  shall  lay 
his  hand  upon  the  head  of  the  bullock,  and  kill  the 

5 bullock  before  the  Lord.  And  the  anomted  priest 
shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the  bullock,  and  bring  it 

6 to  the  tent  of  meeting  : and  the  priest  shall  dip  his 
finger  in  the  blood,  and  sprinkle  of  the  blood  seven 
times  before  the  Lord,  before  the  veil  of  the  sanc- 

7 tuary.  And  the  priest  shall  put  of  the  blood  upon 
the  horns  of  the  altar  of  sweet  incense  before  the 
Lord,  which  is  in  the  tent  of  meeting  ; and  all  the 
blood  of  the  bullock  shall  he  pour  out  at  the  base  of 
the  altar  of  burnt  offering,  which  is  at  the  door  of 

8 the  tent  of  meeting.  And  all  the  fat  of  the  bullock 
of  the  sin  offering  he  shall  take  off  from  it ; the  fat 
that  covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is 

9 upon  the  inwards,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  loins,  and  the 
caul  upon  the  liver,  ^ with  the  kidneys,  shall  he  take 

10  away,  as  it  is  taken  off  from  the  ox  of  the  sacrifice 
of  peace  offerings  : and  the  priest  shall  burn  them 

11  upon  the  altar  of  burnt  offering.  And  the  skin  of  the 
bullock,  and  all  its  flesh,  with  its  head,  and  with  its 

12  legs,  and  its  inwards,  and  its  dung,  even  the  whole 
bullock  shall  he  carry  forth  without  the  camp  unto 
a clean  place,  where  the  ashes  are  poured  out,  and 
burn  it  on  wood  with  fire  : where  the  ashes  are 
poured  out  shall  it  be  burnt. 


13  And  if  the  whole  congregation  of  Israel  shall  err, 

8 ch.  9.  2.  7 ch.  5.  9.  11  Heb.  13.  11. 

4 ch.  1.  3,  4.  8 ch,  3.  3,  4,  5.  J2  Num.  15.  24. 

8 ch.  16.  14.  Num.  ” Ex.  29.  14.  Num.  Josh.  7.  11. 

19.  4.  19.  5.  e See  ver.  4. 

8 ch.  8.  15.  & 9.  9.  & 19  ch.  6.  11.  a Or,  through  error. 

16.  18.  h See  ch.  3.  4. 


LEVITICUS,  IV. 


151 


through  ignorance,  and  the  thing  be  hid  from  the 
eyes  of  the  assembly,  and  they  have  done  somewhat 
against  any  of  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  con- 
cerning things  which  should  not  be  done,  and  are  guilty  ; 

14  When  the  sin,  which  they  have  sinned  against  it, 
is  known,  then  the  congregation  shall  offer  a young 
bullock  for  the  sin,  and  bring  him  before  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  elders  of  the  congregation  shall  lay 
their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  bullock  before  the 
Lord  : and  the  bullock  shall  be  killed  before  the 
Lord. 

16  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed  shall  bring  of 
the  bullock’s  blood  to  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in  some  of  the 
blood,  and  sprinkle  it  seven  times  before  the  Lord,  even 
before  the  vail. 

18  And  he  shall  put  some  of  the  blood  upon  the  horns 
of  the  altar  which  is  before  the  Lord,  that  is  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  shall  pour  out  all 
the  blood  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  the  burnt  offer- 
ing, which  is  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

19  And  he  shall  take  all  his  fat  from  liim,  and  burn 
it  upon  the  altar. 

20  And  he  shall  do  with  the  bullock  as  he  did  with 
the  bullock  for  a sin  offering,  so  shall  he  do  with  this  : 

and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  them,  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  them. 

21  And  he  shall  carry  forth  the  bullock  without  the 
camp,  and  burn  him  as  he  burned  the  first  bullock  : it 
is  a sin  offering  for  the  congregation. 

22  ^ When  a ruler  hath  sinned,  and  done  some- 
what through  ignorance  against  any  of  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  his  God  concerning  things  which 
should  not  be  done,  and  is  guilty  ; 

23  Or  if  his  sin,  wherein  he  hath  sinned,  come  to 
his  knowledge  ; he  shall  bring  his  offering,  a kid  of  the 
goats,  a male  without  blemish  : 

24  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  head  of  the 
goat,  and  kill  it  in  the  place  where  they  kill  the  burnt 
offering  before  the  Lord  : it  w a sin  offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the  sin 
offering  with  his  finger,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  of  burnt  offering,  and  shall  pour  out  his  blood  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  burnt  offering. 

26  And  he  shall  burn  all  his  fat  upon  the  altar,  as 

the  fat  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  : and  the 

priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him  as  concerning 
his  sin,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  liim. 

27  V And  2"*  if  any  one  of  the  common  people  sin 
through  ignorance,  while  he  doeth  somewhat  against  any 
of  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  concerning  things 
which  ought  not  to  be  done,  and  be  guilty  ; 

28  Or  if  liis  sin,  which  he  hath  sinned,  come  to  his 
knowledge  : then  he  shall  bring  his  offering,  a kid  of 
the  goats,  a female  without  blemish,  for  his  sin  which 
he  hath  sinned. 

29  26  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  head  of  the 
sin  offering,  and  slay  the  sin  offering  in  the  place  of 
the  burnt  offering. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood  thereof 

13  ch.  5.  2,  3,  4, 17.  lOver.  3.  11,12.  IJohn  1.  7.  & 

11  ch.  1.  4.  n Num.  ir>.  25.  Dan.  2.  2. 

i-'yer.  5.  Heb.  9.  9.  24.  Rom.  5.  11.  is  yer.  2,  13. 

12,  13,  14.  Heb.  2.  17.  & 10.  10,  ^ ver.  14. 


and  the  thing  be  hid  from  the  eyes  of  the  assembly, 
and  they  have  done  any  of  the  things  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded  not  to  be  done,  and  are 

14  guilty  ; when  the  sin  wherein  they  have  sinned  is 
known,  then  the  assembly  shall  offer  a young  bul- 
lock for  a sin  offering,  and  bring  it  before  the  tent 

15  of  meeting.  And  the  elders  of  the  congregation 
shall  lay  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  bullock 
before  the  Lord  : and  the  bullock  shall  be  killed 

16  before  the  Lord.  And  the  anointed  priest  shall 
bring  of  the  blood  of  the  bullock  to  the  tent  of 

17  meeting  : and  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in  the 
blood,  and  sprinkle  it  seven  times  before  the  Lord, 

18  before  the  veil.  <And  he  shall  put  of  the  blood  upon 
the  horns  of  the  altar  which  is  before  the  Lord, 
that  is  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  all  the  blood 
shall  he  pour  out  at  the  base  of  the  altar  of  burnt 
offering,  which  is  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 

19  And  all  the  fat  thereof  shall  he  take  off  from  it, 

20  and  burn  it  upon  the  altar.  Thus  shall  he  do  with 
the  bullock  ; as  he  did  with  the  bullock  of  the  sin 
offering,  so  shall  he  do  with  this  : and  the  priest 
shall  make  atonement  for  them,  and  they  shall  be 

21  forgiven.  And  he  shall  carry  forth  the  bullock 
without  the  camp,  and  burn  it  as  he  burned  the  first 
bullock  ; it  is  the  sin  offering  for  the  assembly. 


22  When  a ruler  sinneth,  and  doeth  unwittingly  any 
one  of  all  the  things  which  the  Lord  his  God  hath 

23  commanded  not  to  be  done,  and  is  guilty  ; if  his  sin, 
wherein  he  hath  sinned,  be  made  known  to  him,  he 
shall  bring  for  his  oblation  a goat,  a male  without 

24  blemish  ; and  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  head 
of  the  goat,  and  kill  it  in  the  place  where  they  kill 
the  burnt  offering  before  the  Lord  : it  is  a sin  of- 

25  fering.  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood  of 
the  sin  offering  with  his  finger,  and  put  it  upon  the 
horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt  offering,  and  the  blood 
thereof  shall  he  pour  out  at  the  base  of  the  altar  of 

26  burnt  offering.  And  all  the  fat  thereof  shall  he 
burn  upon  the  altar,  as  the  fat  of  the  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings  : and  the  priest  shall  make  atone- 
ment for  him  as  concerning  his  sin,  and  he  shall  be 
forgiven, 

27  And  if  any  one  of  the  common  people  sm  unwit- 
tingly, in  doing  any  of  the  things  which  the  Lord 

28  hath  commanded  not  to  be  done,  and  be  guilty  ; if 
his  sin,  which  he  hath  sinned,  be  made  known  to 
him,  then  he  shall  bring  for  his  oblation  a goat,  a fe- 
male without  blemish,  for  his  sin  which  he  hath 

29  sinned.  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  head  of 
the  sin  offering,  and  kill  the  sin  offering  in  the  place 

30  of  burnt  offering.  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the 


23  ver.  20.  Num.  15.  ygr.  23. 

28.  2(!  ver.  4,  24. 

ver.  2.  Num.  15.  c Heb.  people  of  the 
27.  land. 


20  ver.  4,  &c. 

21  ver.  30. 

22  ch.  3.  5. 


152 


LEVITICUS,  V. 


with  his  finger,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of 
burnt  offering,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the  blood  thereof 
at  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

31  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the  fat  thereof,  ^8  as 
the  fat  is  taken  away  from  off  the  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings  ; and  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar 
for  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him,  and  it  shall  be  for- 
given him. 

32  And  if  he  bring  a lamb  for  a sin  offering,  ^^he 
shall  bring  it  a female  without  blemish. 

33  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  head  of  the 
sin  offering,  and  slay  it  for  a sin  offering  in  the  place 
where  they  kill  the  burnt  offering. 

34  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the  sin 
offering  with  his  finger,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  of  burnt  offering,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the  blood 
thereof  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  : 

35  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the  fat  thereof,  as  the 
fat  of  the  lamb  is  taken  away  from  the  sacrifice  of  the 
peace  offerings  ; and  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon 
the  altar,  according  to  the  offerings  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord  : and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
his  sin  that  he  hath  committed,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
him. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 He  that  sinneth  in  concealing  his  knowledge,  2 in  touching  an  unclean 
thing,  4 or  in  making  an  oath.  6 His  trespass  offering,  of  the  flock,  7 
of  folds,  11  or  of  flour.  14  The  trespass  ofl'erihg  in  sacrilege,  17  and 
in  sins  of  ignorance. 

And  if  a soul  sin,  i and  hear  the  voice  of  swearing, 
and  is  a witness,  whether  he  hath  seen  or  known 
of  it ; if  he  do  not  utter  it,  then  he  shall  ^ bear  his  in- 
iquity. 

2  Or  3 if  a soul  touch  any  unclean  tlung,  whether  it 
he  a carcase  of  an  unclean  beast,  or  a carcase  of  unclean 
cattle,  or  the  carcase  of  unclean  creeping  things,  and 
if  it  be  hidden  from  him  ; he  also  shall  be  unclean,  and 
^guilty. 

3  Or  if  he  touch  ^ the  uncleaimess  of  man,  whatso- 
ever uncleanness  it  he  that  a man  shall  be  defiled  withal, 
and  it  be  hid  from  him  ; when  he  knoweth  of  it,  then  he 
shall  be  guilty. 

4  Or  if  a soul  swear,  pronouncing  with  his  lips  ® to  do 
evil,  or  to  do  good,  whatsoever  it  be  that  a man  shall 
pronounce  with  an  oath,  and  it  be  hid  from  him  ; when 
he  knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall  be  guilty  in  one  of 
these. 

5  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  shall  be  guilty  in  one  of 
these  things,  that  he  shall  ^ confess  that  he  hath  sinned 
in  that  thing : 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass  offering  unto  the 
Lord  for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned,  a female  from 
the  flock,  a lamb  or  a kid  of  the  goats,  for  a sin  offer- 
ing ; and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him 
concerning  his  sin. 

7  And  ® if  he  be  not  able  to  bring  a lamb,  then  he 
shall  bring  for  his  trespass,  which  he  hath  eommitted, 
two  turtledoves,  or  two  young  pigeons,  unto  the 
Lord  ; one  for  a sin  offering,  and  the  other  for  a burnt 
offering. 

8  And  he  shall  bring  them  unto  the  priest,  who  shall 
offer  that  which  is  for  the  sin  offering  fii’st,  and  wring 

27  ch.  3.  14.  32  ch.  3.  5.  17.  16.  & 19.  8.  & 20. 

28  ch.  3.  3.  33  ver.  26,  .31.  17.  Num.  9.  13. 

29  Ex.  29.  18.  ch.  1.  7 1 Kin.  8.  31.  Matt.  3 ch.  11.  24,  28,  31, 

9.  26.  63.  39.  Nuiu.  19.  11,  13, 

30  ver.  26.  2 ver.  17.  ch.  7. 18.  & 16. 

31  ver.  28.  ^ ver.  17. 


blood  thereof  with  his  finger,  and  put  it  upon  the 
horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt  offering,  and  all  the 
blood  thereof  shall  he  pour  out  at  the  base  of  the 

31  altar.  And  all  the  fat  thereof  shall  he  take  away, 
as  the  fat  is  taken  away  from  off  the  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings  ; and  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon 
the  altar  for  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; and  the 
priest  shall  make  atonement  for  him,  and  he  shall 
be  forgiven. 

32  And  if  he  bring  a lamb  as  his  oblation  for  a sin 
offering,  he  shall  bring  it  a female  without  blemish. 

33  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the  head  of  the 
sin  offering,  and  kill  it  for  a sin  offering  m the  place 

34  where  they  kill  the  burnt  offering.  And  the  priest 
shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the  sin  offering  with  his 
finger,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of 
burnt  offering,  and  all  the  blood  thereof  shall  he 

35  pour  out  at  the  base  of  the  altar  : and  all  the  fat 
thereof  shall  he  take  away,  as  the  fat  of  the  lamb  is 
taken  away  from  the  sacrifice  of  peace  oft’erings  ; 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  them  on  the  altar,  ^ upon 
the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  : and  the 
priest  shall  make  atonement  for  him  as  touching  his 
sin  that  he  hath  sinned,  and  he  shall  be  forgiven. 


5  And  if  any  one  sin,  in  that  he  heareth  the  voice 
of  adjuration,  he  being  a witness,  whether  he  hath 
seen  or  known,  if  he  do  not  utter  it,  then  he  shall 

2 bear  his  iniquity  : or  if  any  one  touch  any  unclean 
thing,  whether  it  be  the  carcase  of  an  unclean  beast, 
or  the  carcase  of  unclean  cattle,  or  the  carcase  of 
unclean  creeping  things,  and  it  be  hidden  from  him, 

3 and  he  be  unclean,  then  he  shall  be  guilty  : or  if  he 
touch  the  uncleanness  of  man,  whatsoever  his  un- 
cleanness be  wherewith  he  is  unclean,  and  it  be  hid 
from  him  ; when  he  knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall  be 

4 guilty  : or  if  any  one  swear  rashly  with  his  lips  to  do 
evil,  or  to  do  good,  whatsoever  it  be  that  a man  shall 
utter  rashly  with  an  oath,  and  it  be  hid  from  him  ; 
when  he  knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall  be  guilty  in 

5 one  of  these  things : and  it  shall  be,  when  he  shall  be 
guilty  in  one  of  these  things,  that  he  shall  confess 

6 that  wherein  he  hath  sinned  : and  he  shall  bring 

his  guilt  offering  unto  the  Lord  for  his  sin  which 
he  hath  sinned,  a female  from  the  flock,  a lamb  or  a 
goat,  for  a sin  offermg  ; and  the  priest  shall  make 

7 atonement  for  him  as  concerning  his  sin.  And  if  his 
means  suffice  not  for  a lamb,  then  he  shall  brmg 
“ his  guilt  offering  for  that  wherein  he  hath  shined, 
two  turtledoves,  or  two  young  pigeons,  unto  the 
Lord  ; one  for  a sin  offering,  and  the  other  for  a 

8 burnt  offering.  And  he  shall  bring  them  unto  the 
priest,  who  shall  offer  that  which  is  for  the  sin  offer- 


5 ch.  12,  & 13,  & 15.  40.  Nnm.  5.  7.  Ezra  d Or,  after  the  man' 

6 See  1 Sam.  25.  22.  10.  11,  12.  ner  of. 

Acts  23.  12.  9 12.  8.  & 14.  21.  a Or,  for  his  guilt. 

7 See  Mark  6.  23.  '9  ch.  1.  14.  O’-,  his  trespass  ofl'er- 

8 ch.  16.  21.  & 26.^  71  eh.  1.  15,  ing. 


LEVITICUS,  VI. 


153 


off  his  head  from  his  neck,  but  shall  not  divide  it  asun- 
der : 

9 And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood  of  the  sin  offer- 
ing’ upon  the  side  of  the  altar  ; and  the  rest  of  the 
blood  shall  be  wrung  out  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  : it 
is  a sin  offering. 

10  And  he  shall  offer  the  second  for  a burnt  offering, 
according  to  the  manner  : and  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  him  for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

11  ^ But  if  he  be  not  able  to  bring  two  turtledoves, 
or  two  young  pigeons,  then  he  that  sinned  shall  bring 
for  his  offering  the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour 
for  a sin  offering  ; he  shall  put  no  oil  upon  it,  neither 
shall  he  put  any  frankincense  thereon  : for  it  is  a sin 
offering. 

12  Then  shall  he  bring  it  to  the  priest,  and  the  priest 
shall  take  his  handful  of  it,  even  a memorial  thereof, 
and  burn  it  on  the  altar,  according  to  the  offerings 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : it  is  a sin  offering. 

13  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
him  as  touching  his  sin  that  he  hath  sinned  in  one  of 
these,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him  : and  the  remnant 
shall  be  the  priest’s,  as  a meat  offering. 

14  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

15  If  a soul  commit  a trespass,  and  sin  through 
ignorance,  in  the  holy  things  of  the  Lord  ; then  ^^he 
shall  bring  for  his  trespass  unto  the  Lord  a ram  with- 
out blemish  out  of  the  flocks,  with  thy  estimation  by 
shekels  of  silver,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary, 
for  a trespass  offering  : 

16  And  he  shall  make  amends  for  the  harm  that  he 

hath  done  in  the  holy  thing,  and  shall  add  the  fifth 
part  thereto,  and  give  it  unto  the  priest  : and  the 

priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him  with  the  ram 
of  the  trespass  offering,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

17  And  if  a ^^soul  sin,  and  commit  any  of  these 
things  which  are  forbidden  to  be  done  by  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  ; ^6  though  he  wist  it  not,  yet  is  he 
^■^guilty,  and  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

18  28  And  he  shall  bring  a ram  without  blemish  out 
of  the  flock,  with  thy  estimation,  for  a trespass  offer- 
ing, unto  the  priest  : 29  and  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  concerning  his  ignorance  wherein  he 
erred  and  wist  it  not,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

19  It  is  a trespass  offering  : he  hath  certainly  tres- 
passed against  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  trespass  offering,  for  sins  done  wittingly.  8 The  law  of  the  burnt 
offering.,  14  and  of  the  meat  yff'ering.  19  The  offering  at  the  conse- 
cration of  ajyriesL  24  The  law  of  the  sin  offering. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  If  a soul  sin,  and  ^ commit  a trespass  against 
the  Lord,  and  2 lie  unto  his  neighbour  in  that  ^ which 
was  delivered  him  to  keep,  or  in  fellowship,  or  in  a 
thing  taken  away  by  violence,  or  hath  ^ deceived  his 
neighbour  ; 

3  Or  5 have  found  that  which  was  lost,  and  lieth  con- 
cerning it,  and  ® sweareth  falsely  ; in  any  of  all  these 
that  a man  doeth,  sinning  therein  : 

4  Then  it  shall  be,  because  he  hath  sinned,  and  is 


•2ch.  4.  7,  18,  30, 
34. 

13  ch.  1.  14. 

» ch.  4.  20. 
i3  Nuin.  .0.  15 
10  ch.  2.  2. 

” ch.  4.  35i 


18  ch.  4.  2G. 

13  ch.  2.  3. 

80  clu  22.  14. 

21  Ezra  10.  19. 

22  Ex.  30. 13.  ch.27. 
25. 

23  ch.  G.  5.  & 22.  14. 


* 27.  13,  15,  27,  31. 
Num.  5.  7. 

2'‘  ch.  4.  2G. 

23  ch.  4.  2. 

21’'  ver.  15.  ch.  4.  2, 
13,  22,  27.  Pa.  19.  12. 
Luke  12.  48. 


ing  first,  and  ^ wring  off  its  head  from  its  neck,  but 
9 shall  not  divide  it  asunder  : and  he  shall  sprinkle  of 
the  blood  of  the  sin  offering  upon  the  side  of  the 
altar  ; and  the  rest  of  the  blood  shall  be  drained  out 

10  at  the  base  of  the  altar  : it  is  a sin  offering.  And 
he  shall  offer  the  second  for  a burnt  offering,  ac- 
cording to  the  ordinance  : and  the  priest  shall  make 
atonement  for  him  as  concerning  his  sin  which  he 
hath  sinned,  and  he  shall  be  forgiven. 

11  But  if  his  means  suffice  not  for  two  turtledoves, 
or  two  young  pigeons,  then  he  shall  bring  his  obla- 
tion for  that  wherein  he  hath  sinned,  the  tenth  part 
of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  for  a sin  offering  ; he  shall 
put  no  oil  upon  it,  neither  shall  he  put  any  frankin- 

12  cense  thereon  : for  it  is  a sin  offering.  And  he 
shall  bring  it  to  the  priest,  and  the  priest  shall  take 
his  handful  of  it  as  the  memorial  thereof,  and  burn 
it  on  the  altar,  ‘^upon  the  offerings  of  the  Lord 

13  made  by  fire  : it  is  a sin  offering.  And  the  priest 
shall  make  atonement  for  him  as  touching  his  sin 
that  he  hath  sinned  in  any  of  these  things,  and  he 
shall  be  forgiven  : and  the  remnant  shall  be  the 
priest’s,  as  the  meal  offering. 

14  15  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  If  any 
one  commit  a trespass,  and  sin  unwittingly,  in  the 
holy  things  of  the  Lord  ; then  he  shall  bring  his 
guilt  offering  unto  the  Lord,  a ram  without  blemish 
out  of  the  flock,  according  to  thy  estimation  in  sil- 
ver by  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  for 

16  a guilt  offering  : and  he  shall  make  restitution  for 
that  which  he  hath  done  amiss  in  the  holy  thing,  and 
shall  add  the  fifth  part  thereto,  and  give  it  unto  the 
priest  : and  the  priest  shall  make  atonement  for  him 
with  the  ram  of  the  gnilt  offering,  and  he  shall  be 
forgiven. 

17  And  if  any  one  sin,  and  do  any  of  the  things  which 
the  Lord  hath  commanded  not  to  be  done  ; though 
he  knew  it  not,  yet  is  he  guilty,  and  shall  bear  his 

18  iniquity.  And  he  shall  bring  a ram  without  blemish 
out  of  the  flock,  according  to  thy  estimation,  for  a 
guilt  offering,  unto  the  priest : and  the  priest  shall 
make  atonement  for  him  concerning  the  thing 
wherein  he  erred  unwittingly  and  knew  it  not,  and 

19  he  shall  be  forgiven.  It  is  a guilt  offering  : he  is 
certainly  guilty  before  the  Lord. 


6 ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  If  any 

one  sin,  and  commit  a trespass  against  the  Lord, 
and  deal  falsely  with  his  neighbour  in  a matter  of 
deposit,  or  of  bargain,  or  of  robbery,  or  have  op- 

3 pressed  his  neighbour  ; or  have  found  that  which 
was  lost,  and  deal  falsely  therein,  and  swear  to  a 
lie  ; in  any  of  all  these  that  a man  doeth,  sinning 

4 therein  : then  it  shall  be,  if  he  hath  sinned,  and  is 


27  ver.  1,  2. 

28  ver.  15. 

2u  ver.  IG. 

30  Ezra  10.  2. 

7 Null).  5.  G. 

2eli.  19.  11.  Acts  5. 
4 Col.  3.  9. 


8 Ex.  22.  7,  10. 

4 Pro.  24.  28.  & 26. 
19. 

3 Deut.  22.  1,  2.  3. 

0 Ex.  22.  11.  ch.  19. 
12.  .Jer.  7.  9.  Zech. 
5.  4. 


b Or,  pinch, 
c Or,  prepare, 
d Or,  after  the  mari- 
ner of. 

* rC9i.  5.  20.  in  lleb.] 
a OT,2>ledge. 


154 


LEVITICUS,  VI. 


guilty,  that  he  shall  restore  that  which  he  took  violently 
away,  or  the  thing  which  he  hath  deceitfully  gotten,  or 
that  wliich  was  delivered  him  to  keep,  or  the  lost  thing 
which  he  found, 

5 Or  all  that  about  which  he  hath  sworn  falsely  ; he 
shall  even  restore  it  in  the  principal,  and  shall  add 
the  fifth  part  more  thereto,  and  give  it  unto  him  to 
whom  it  appertaineth,  in  the  day  of  his  trespass  offering. 

6 And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass  offering  unto  the 
Lord,  ® a ram  without  blemish  out  of  the  flock,  with 
thy  estimation,  for  a trespass  offering,  unto  the  priest  : 

7 ® And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him 
before  the  Lord  : and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him  for  any 
thing  of  all  that  he  hath  done  in  trespassing  therein. 

8 ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

9 Command  Aaron  and  his  sons,  saymg.  This  is  the 
law  of  the  burnt  offering  : It  is  the  burnt  offering,  be- 
cause of  the  burning  upon  the  altar  all  night  unto  the 
morning,  and  the  fire  of  the  altar  shall  be  burning  in  it. 

10  And  the  priest  shall  put  on  his  linen  garment, 
and  his  linen  breeches  shall  he  put  upon  his  flesh,  and 
take  up  the  ashes  which  the  fire  hath  consumed  with 
the  burnt  offering  on  the  altar,  and  he  shall  put  them 

beside  the  altar. 

11  And  he  shall  put  off  his  garments,  and  put  on 
other  garments,  and  carry  forth  the  ashes  without  the 
camp  13  unto  a clean  place. 

12  And  the  fire  upon  the  altar  shall  be  burning  in  it  ; 
it  shall  not  be  put  out  : and  the  priest  shall  burn  wood 
on  it  every  morning,  and  lay  the  burnt  offering  in  order 
upon  it ; and  he  shall  burn  thereon  n the  fat  of  the 
peace  offerings. 

13  The  fire  shall  ever  be  burning  upon  the  altar  ; it 
shall  never  go  out. 

14  T[  1®  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  meat  offering  : 
the  sons  of  Aaron  shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord,  before 
the  altar. 

15  And  he  shall  take  of  it  his  handful,  of  the  flour 
of  the  meat  offering,  and  of  the  oil  thereof,  and  all 
the  frankincense  which  is  upon  the  meat  offering,  and 
shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar  for  a sweet  savour,  even  the 

memorial  of  it,  unto  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  remainder  thereof  shall  Aaron  and  his 
sons  eat : with  unleavened  bread  shall  it  be  eaten  in 
the  holy  place  ; in  the  court  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  they  shall  eat  it. 

17  It  shall  not  be  baken  with  leaven.  20  j have 
given  it  unto  them  for  their  portion  of  my  offerings 
made  by  fire  ; 21  it  is  most  holy,  as  is  the  sin  offering, 
and  as  the  trespass  offering. 

18  22  All  the  males  among  the  children  of  Aaron  shall 
eat  of  it.  23  shall  he  a statute  for  ever  in  your  gene- 
rations concerning  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire  : 24  every  one  that  toucheth  them  shall  be  holy. 

19  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

20  25  This  is  the  offering  of  Aaron  and  of  his  sons, 
which  they  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord  in  the  day  when 
he  is  anointed  ; the  tenth  part  of  an  26  ephah  of  fine 
flour  for  a meat  offering  perpetual,  half  of  it  in  the 
morning,  and  half  thereof  at  night. 

21  In  a pan  it  shall  be  made  with  oil  ; and  when  it  is 
baken,  thou  shalt  bring  it  in  : and  the  baken  pieces  of 


7 ch.  5.  16.  Num.  5. 
7.  2 Sam.  12.  G.  Luke 
19.  8. 

8 cli.  5.  15. 

0 oh  4.  26. 

10  Ex.  28.  39,  ^10,  41, 


43.  ch.  16.  4.  Ezek. 

44.  17,  18. 

11  ch.  1.  16. 

Ezek.  44.  19. 

13  ch.  4.  12. 

11  ch.  3.  3,  9,  14. 


13  ch.  2.  1.  Num. 
15.  4. 

iG  ch.  2.  2,  9. 

11  ch.  2.  3.  Ezek. 
44.  29. 

18  ver.  26.  ch.  10. 
12,  13.  Num.  18.  10. 


guilty,  that  he  shall  restore  that  which  he  took  by 
robbery,  or  the  thing  which  he  hath  gotten  by  op- 
pression, or  the  deposit  which  was  committed  to 

5 him,  or  the  lost  thing  which  he  found,  or  any  thing 
about  which  he  hath  sworn  falsely  ; he  shall  even 
restore  it  in  full,  and  shall  add  the  fifth  part  more 
thereto  : unto  him  to  whom  it  appertaineth  shall  he 

6 give  it,  in  the  day  of  his  being  found  guilty.  And  he 
shall  bring  his  guilt  offering  unto  the  Lord,  a ram 
without  blemish  out  of  the  flock,  according  to  thy 

7 estimation,  for  a guilt  offering,  unto  the  priest  : and 
the  priest  shall  make  atonement  for  him  before  the 
Lord,  and  he  shall  be  forgiven  ; concerning  what- 
soever he  doeth  so  as  to  be  guilty  thereby. 

8 9 * And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Com- 
mand Aaron  and  his  sons,  saying.  This  is  the  law  of 
the  burnt  offering  : the  burnt  offering  shall  be  ^ on 
the  hearth  upon  the  altar  all  night  unto  the  morn- 
ing ; and  the  fire  of  the  altar  shall  be  kept  burning 

10  thereon.  And  the  priest  shall  put  on  his  linen 
garment,  and  his  linen  breeches  shall  he  put  upon  his 
flesh  ; and  he  shall  take  up  the  ashes  whereto  the 
fire  hath  consumed  the  burnt  offering  on  the  altar, 

11  and  he  shall  put  them  beside  the  altar.  And  he 
shall  put  oft’  his  garments,  and  put  on  other  gar- 
ments, and  carry  forth  the  ashes  without  the  camp 

12  unto  a clean  place.  And  the  fire  upon  the  altar 
shall  be  kept  burning  thereon,  it  shall  not  go  out  ; 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  wood  on  it  every  morning  : 
and  he  shall  lay  the  burnt  offering  in  order  upon  it, 
and  shall  burn  thereon  the  fat  of  the  peace  offerings. 

13  Fire  shall  be  kept  burning  upon  the  altar  continu- 
ally ; it  shall  not  go  out. 

14  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  meal  offering  : the 
sons  of  Aaron  shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord,  before 

15  the  altar.  And  he  shall  take  up  therefrom  his  hand- 
ful, of  the  fine  flour  of  the  meal  offering,  and  of  the 
oil  thereof,  and  all  the  frankincense  which  is  upon 
the  meal  offering,  and  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar 
for  a sweet  savour,  as  the  memorial  thereof,  unto 

16  the  Lord.  And  that  which  is  left  thereof  shall 
Aaron  and  his  sons  eat  : it  shall  be  eaten  without 
leaven  in  a holy  place  ; in  the  court  of  the  tent  of 

17  meeting  they  shall  eat  it.  It  shall  not  be  baken  with 
leaven.  I have  given  it  as  their  portion  of  my  offer- 
ings made  by  fire  ; it  is  most  holy,  as  the  sin  offer- 

18  ing,  and  as  the  guilt  offering.  Every  male  among 
the  children  of  Aaron  shall  eat  of  it,  as  a due  for 
ever  throughout  your  generations,  from  the  offermgs 
of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  : whosoever  toucheth 
them  shall  be  holy. 


19  20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  This 
is  the  oblation  of  Aaron  and  of  his  sons,  which  they 
shall  offer  unto  the  Lord  in  the  day  when  he  is 
anointed  ; the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour 
for  a meal  offering  perpetually,  half  of  it  in  the 
21  morning,  and  half  thereof  in  the  evening.  On  a 
® baking  pan  it  shall  be  made  with  oil  ; when  it  is 
soaked,  thou  shalt  bring  it  in  : in  baken  pieces 

19  ch.  2.  11.  23  ch.  3.  17.  b Or,  on  its  fire- 

20  Num.  18.  9,  10.  24  Ex.  29.  37.  ch.  wood. 

21  ver.  25.  Ex.  29.  22.  3,  4,  5,  6,  7.  c See  ch.  2.  5. 

37.  ch.  2.  3.  & 7.  1.  25  Ex.  29.  2.  d The  meaning  of 

22  ver.  29.  Num.  18.  20  Ex.  16.  36.  the  Hebrew  word  is 

10.  * [Ch.  6. 1.  in  Heb.]  uncertain. 


LEVITICUS,  VII. 


155 


the  meat  ofPering  shalt  thou  offer  for  a sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

22  And  the  priest  of  his  sons  that  is  anointed  in 
his  stead  shall  offer  it  : it  is  a statute  for  ever  unto  the 
Lord  ; it  shall  be  wholly  burnt. 

23  For  every  meat  offering  for  the  priest  shall  be 
wholly  burnt : it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

24  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

25  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons,  saying,  ^9  This 
is  the  law  of  the  sin  offering  : In  the  place  where  the 
burnt  offering  is  killed  shall  the  sin  offering  be  killed 
before  the  Lord  : it  is  most  holy. 

26  32  The  priest  that  offereth  it  for  sin  shall  eat  it : 
33  in  the  holy  place  shall  it  be  eaten,  in  the  court  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

27  34  Whatsoever  shall  touch  the  flesh  thereof  shall 
be  holy  : and  when  there  is  sprinkled  of  the  blood 
thereof  upon  any  garment,  thou  sjialt  wash  that  where- 
on it  was  sprinkled  in  the  holy  place. 

28  But  the  earthen  vessel  wherein  it  is  sodden  35  shall 
be  broken  : and  if  it  be  sodden  in  a brasen  pot,  it  shall 
be  both  scoured,  and  rinsed  in  water. 

29  36  All  the  males  among  the  priests  shall  eat 
thereof  : 37  it  is  most  holy. 

30  38  And  no  sin  offering,  whereof  any  of  the  blood  is 
brought  into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  to  re- 
concile loithal  in  the  holy  place,  shall  be  eaten  : it  shall 
be  burnt  in  the  fire. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  T?ie  law  of  the  trespass  offering,  11  and  of  the  peace  offerings,  12 
whether  it  be  for  a thanksgiving,  16  or  a vow,  or  a freewill  offering. 
22  The  fat,  2^  and  the  blood,  are  forbidden.  28  The  priests'  portion 
in  the  peace  offerings. 

Likewise  ^ this  is  the  law  of  the  trespass  offering  : 
2 it  is  most  holy. 

2  3 In  the  place  where  they  kill  the  burnt  offering 
shall  they  kill  the  trespass  offering  : and  the  blood 
thereof  shall  he  sprinkle  round  about  upon  the  altar. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  it  ^ all  the  fat  thereof  ; the 
rump,  and  the  fat  that  covereth  the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is  on  them, 
which  is  by  the  flanks,  and  the  caul  that  is  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he  take  away  : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon  the  altar  for 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : it  is  a tres- 
pass offering. 

6  ® Every  male  among  the  priests  shall  eat  thereof  : 
it  shall  be  eaten  in  the  holy  place  : ^ it  is  most  holy. 

7  As  the  sin  offering  is,  so  is  the  trespass  offering  : 
there  is  one  law  for  them  : the  priest  that  maketh  atone- 
ment therewith  shall  have  it. 

8  And  the  priest  that  offereth  any  man’s  burnt  offer- 
ing, even  the  priest  shall  have  to  himself  the  skin  of  the 
burnt  offering  which  he  hath  offered. 

9  And  3 all  the  meat  offering  that  is  baken  in  the 
oven,  and  all  that  is  dressed  in  the  fryiiigpan,  and  in 
tlie  pan,  sliall  be  the  priest’s  that  offereth  it. 

10  And  every  meat  offering,  mingled  with  oil,  and 
dry,  shall  all  the  sons  of  Aaron  have,  one  as  much  as 
another. 

11  And  ® this  is  the  law  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace  of- 
ferings, which  he  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord. 

2^  ch.  4.  3.  32  ch.  10.  17,  18.  35  ch.  11.  33.  & 15. 

23  Ex.  29.  25.  Num.  18.  9, 10.  Ezek.  12. 

2»  ch.  4.  2.  44.  28,  29.  so  ver.  18.  Num.  18. 

30  ch.  1.  3,  5,  11.  & 33  ver.  10.  10. 

4.  24,  29,  33.  34  Ex.  29.  37.  & 30.  37  ver.  25. 

31  ver.  17.  ch.  21.  29.  38  ch.  4.  7,  11, 12,  18, 

22.  21.  & 10.  18.  & 10.  27. 


shalt  thou  offer  the  meal  offering  for  a sweet  sa- 

22  vour  unto  the  Lord.  And  the  anointed  priest  that 
shall  be  in  his  stead  from  among  his  sons  shall  offer 
it  : by  a statute  for  ever  it  shall  be  wholly  burnt 

23  unto  the  Lord.  And  every  meal  offering  of  the 
priest  shall  be  wholly  burnt : it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

24  25  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons,  saying,  This  is  the  law 
of  the  sin  offering  : in  the  place  where  the  burnt 
offering  is  killed  shall  the  sin  offering  be  killed  be- 

26  fore  the  Lord  : it  is  most  holy.  The  priest  that 
offereth  it  for  sin  shall  eat  it  : in  a holy  place  shall 
it  be  eaten,  in  the  court  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 

27  ® Whatsoever  shall  touch  the  flesh  thereof  shall  be 
holy  : and  when  there  is  sprinkled  of  the  blood 
thereof  upon  any  garment,  thou  shalt  wash  that 

28  whereon  it  was  sprinkled  in  a holy  place.  But 
the  earthen  vessel  wherein  it  is  sodden  shall  be 
broken  : and  if  it  be  sodden  in  a brasen  vessel,  it 

29  shall  be  scoured,  and  rinsed  in  water.  Every  male 
among  the  priests  shall  eat  thereof  : it  is  most  holy. 

30  And  no  sin  offering,  whereof  any  of  the  blood  is 
brought  into  the  tent  of  meeting  to  make  atonement 
in  the  holy  place,  shall  be  eaten  ; it  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire. 


7  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  guilt  offering ; it  is 

2 most  holy.  In  the  place  where  tliey  kill  the  burnt 
offering  shall  they  kill  the  guilt  offering  : and  the 
blood  thereof  shall  he  sprinkle  upon  the  altar 

3 round  about.  And  he  shall  offer  of  it  all  the  fat 
thereof  ; the  fat  tail,  and  the  fat  that  covereth  the 

4 inwards,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is  on 
them,  which  is  by  the  loins,  and  the  caul  upon  the 

5 liver,  ^ with  the  kidneys,  shall  he  take  away  : and 
the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon  the  altar  for  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : it  is  a guilt 

6 offering.  Every  male  among  the  priests  shall  eat 
thereof  : it  shall  be  eaten  in  a holy  place  : it  is  most 

7 holy.  As  is  the  sin  offering,  so  is  the  guilt  offering  : 
there  is  one  law  for  them  : the  priest  that  maketh 

8 atonement  therewith,  he  shall  have  it.  And  the 
priest  that  offereth  any  man’s  burnt  offering,  even 
the  priest  shall  have  to  himself  ’the  skin  of  the 

9 burnt  offering  which  he  hath  offered.  And  every 
meal  offering  that  is  baken  in  the  oven,  and  all  that 
is  dressed  in  the  frying  pan,  and  on  the  ^ baking 

10  pan,  shall  be  the  priest’s  that  offereth  it.  And 
every  meal  offering,  mingled  with  oil,  or  dry,  sliall 
all  the  sons  of  Aaron  have,  one  as  well  as  another. 


11  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offer- 

Heb.  13.  11.  4,  9,  10,  14,  15,  IG.  & 8 di.  2.  3,  10.  Num. 

1 ch.  5,  & G.  1-7.  4.  8,  9.  18.  9.  Ezek.  44.  29. 

2 ch.  G.  17,  25.  & 21.  ■>  ch.  G.  IG,  17,  18.  '•»  cli.  3.  1.  & 22.  18, 

22.  Num.  18.  9,  10.  21. 

3 ch.  1.  3,  5,  11.  & 4.  3 ch.  2.  3.  e Or,  Whosoever. 

24,  29,  33.  2 ch.  G.  25,  2G.  & 14.  a See  ch.  3.  4. 

* Ex.  29.  13.  cli.  3.  13.  b See  ch.  2.  5. 


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LEVITICUS,  VIL 


12  If  he  ofPer  it  for  a thanksgiving,  then  he  shall  of- 
fer with  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  unleavened  cakes 
mingled  with  oil,  and  unleavened  wafers  anointed 
with  oil,  and  cakes  mingled  with  oil,  of  fine  flour, 
fried. 

13  Besides  the  cakes,  he  shall  offer  for  his  offering 

leavened  bread  with  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  of 

his  peace  offerings. 

14  And  of  it  he  shall  offer  one  out  of  the  whole 
oblation  for  an  heave  offering  unto  the  Lord,  and  it 
shall  be  the  priest’s  that  sprinkleth  the  blood  of  the 
peace  offerings. 

15  And  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  his  peace  of- 
ferings for  thanksgiving  shall  be  eaten  the  same  day 
that  it  is  offered  ; he  shall  not  leave  any  of  it  until  the 
morning. 

16  But  1^  if  the  sacrifice  of  his  offering  he  a vow,  or 
a voluntary  offering,  it  shall  be  eaten  the  same  day 
that  he  offereth  his  sacrifice  : and  on  the  morrow  also 
the  remainder  of  it  shall  be  eaten  : 

17  But  the  remainder  of  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  on 
the  third  day  shall  be  burnt  with  fire. 

18  And  if  any  of  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  his 
peace  offerings  be  eaten  at  all  on  the  third  day,  it  shall 
not  be  accepted,  neither  shall  it  be  imputed  unto  him 
that  offereth  it  : it  shall  be  an  abomination,  and  the 
soul  that  eateth  of  it  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

19  And  the  flesh  that  toucheth  any  unclean  thing 
shall  not  be  eaten  ; it  shall  be  burnt  with  fire  : and  as 
for  the  flesh,  all  that  be  clean  shall  eat  thereof. 

20  But  the  soul  that  eateth  of  the  flesh  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  peace  offerings,  that  pertain  unto  the  Lord, 

having  his  uncleanuess  upon  him,  even  that  soul 
^3  shall  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

21  Moreover  the  soul  that  shall  touch  any  unclean 
thing^  as  the  uncleanness  of  man,  or  any  unclean 
beast,  or  any  abominable  unclean  thing,  and  eat  of 
the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  which  per- 
tain unto  the  Lord,  even  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 
from  his  people. 

22  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  ^3  Ye 
shall  eat  no  manner  of  fat,  of  ox,  or  of  sheep,  or  of 
goat. 

24  And  the  fat  of  the  beast  that  dieth  of  itself,  and 
the  fat  of  that  which  is  torn  with  beasts,  may  be  used 
in  any  other  use  : but  ye  shall  in  no  wise  eat  of  it. 

25  For  whosoever  eateth  the  fat  of  the  beast,  of 
which  men  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord,  even  the  soul  that  eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off  from 
his  people. 

26  Moreover  ye  shall  eat  no  manner  of  blood, 
whether  it  he  of  fowl  or  of  beast,  in  any  of  your  dwell- 
ings. 

27  Whatsoever  soul  it  he  that  eateth  any  manner  of 
blood,  even  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

28  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

29  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  He 
that  offereth  the  sacrifice  of  his  peace  offerings  unto 
the  Lord  shall  bring  his  oblation  unto  the  Lord  of  the 
sacrifice  of  his  peace  offerings. 

30  ^3  His  own  hands  shall  bring  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire,  the  fat  with  the  breast,  it  shall  he 

10  ch.  2.  4.  Num.  6.  lo  ch.  22.  30.  ic  ch.  11.  10,  11,  41. 

15.  » oh.  19.  0,  7,  8.  & 19.  7. 

11  Amos  4.  5.  15  Num.  18.  27.  ^ ch.  15.  3. 

12  Num.  18.  8, 11, 19.  i8  Gen.  17.  14. 


12  ings,  which  one  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord.  If  he 
offer  it  for  a thanksgiving,  then  he  shall  offer  with 
the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  unleavened  cakes  min- 
gled with  oil,  and  unleavened  wafers  anointed  with 
oil,  and  cakes  mingled  with  oil,  of  fine  flour  soaked. 

13  With  cakes  of  leavened  bread  he  shall  offer  his 
oblation  with  the  sacrifice  of  his  peace  offerings  for 

14  thanksgiving.  And  of  it  he  shall  offer  one  out  of 
each  oblation  for  an  heave  offering  unto  the  Lord  ; 
it  shall  be  the  priest’s  that  sprinkleth  the  blood  of 

15  the  peace  offerings.  And  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice 
of  his  peace  offerings  for  thanksgiving  shall  be  eaten 
on  the  day  of  his  oblation  ; he  shall  not  leave  any  of 

16  it  until  the  morning.  But  if  the  sacrifice  of  his 
oblation  be  a vow,  or  a freewill  offering,  it  shall  be 
eaten  on  the  day  that  he  offereth  his  sacrifice  : and 
on  the  morrow  that  which  remaineth  of  it  shall  be 

17  eaten  : but  that  which  remaineth  of  the  flesh  of  the 
sacrifice  on  the  third  day  shall  be  burnt  with  fire. 

18  And  if  any  of  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  his  peace 
offerings  be  eaten  on  the  third  day,  it  shall  not  be 
accepted,  neither  shall  it  be  imputed  unto  him  that 
offereth  it : it  shall  be  an  abomination,  and  the  soul 

19  that  eateth  of  it  shall  bear  his  iniquity.  And  the 
flesh  that  toucheth  any  unclean  thing  shall  not  be 
eaten  ; it  shall  be  burnt  with  fire.  And  as  for  the 

20  flesh,  every  one  that  is  clean  shall  eat  thereof  : but 
the  soul  that  eateth  of  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings,  that  pertain  unto  the  Lord,  having 
his  uncleanness  upon  him,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 

21  from  his  people.  And  when  any  one  shall  touch 
any  unclean  thing,  the  uncleanuess  of  man,  or  an  un- 
clean beast,  or  any  unclean  abomination,  and  eat  of 
the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  which 
pertain  unto  the  Lord,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 
from  his  people. 


22  23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  Ye  shall  eat  no 

24  fat,  of  ox,  or  sheep,  or  goat.  And  the  fat  of  that 
which  dieth  of  itself,  and  the  fat  of  that  which  is 
torn  of  beasts,  may  be  used  for  any  other  service  : 

25  but  ye  shall  in  no  wise  eat  of  it.  For  whosoever 
eateth  the  fat  of  the  beast,  of  which  men  offer  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord,  even  the  soul 

26  that  eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off  from  his  people.  And 
ye  shall  eat  no  manner  of  blood,  whether  it  be  of 

27  fowl  or  of  beast,  in  any  of  your  dwellings.  Whoso- 
ever it  be  that  eateth  any  blood,  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  off’  from  his  people. 


28  29  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  He  that  offereth 
the  sacrifice  of  his  peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord 
shall  bring  his  oblation  unto  the  Lord  out  of  the 
30  sacrifice  of  his  peace  offerings  : his  own  hands  shall 
bring  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  ; the 


10  ch.  12,  & 13,  & 15,  22  ver.  20.  25  ch.  3.  1. 

20  ch.  11.  24,  28.  23ch.  3.  17.  20  ch,  3.  3,  4,  9, 14. 

21  Ezek.  4.  14.  24  Gen.  9.  4.  ch.  a 

17.  & 17.  10-14. 


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bring,  that  the  breast  may  be  waved  /or  a wave  offer- 
ing before  the  Lord. 

31  28  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  fat  upon  the 
altar  : 29  but  the  breast  shall  be  Aaron’s  and  his  sons’. 

32  And  the  right  shoulder  shall  ye  give  unto  the 
priest  /or  an  heave  offering  of  the  sacrifices  of  your 
peace  offermgs. 

33  He  among  the  sons  of  Aaron,  that  offereth  the 
blood  of  the  peace  offerings,  and  the  fat,  shall  have  the 
right  shoulder  for  his  part. 

34  For  31  the  wave  breast  and  the  heave  shoulder 
have  I taken  of  the  children  of  Israel  from  off  the 
sacrifices  of  their  peace  offerings,  and  have  given  them 
unto  Aaron  the  priest  and  unto  his  sons  by  a statute  for 
ever  from  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

35  If  This  is  the  portion  of  the  anointing  of  Aaron, 
and  of  the  anointing  of  his  sons,  out  of  the  offerings  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire,  in  the  day  when  he  presented 
them  to  minister  unto  the  Lord  in  the  priest’s  office  ; 

36  Which  the  Lord  commanded  to  be  given  them  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  32  in  the  day  that  he  anointed 
them,  hy  a statute  for  ever  throughout  their  genera- 
tions. 

37  This  is  the  law  33  of  the  burnt  offering,  34  of  the 
meat  offering,  35  and  of  the  sin  offering,  35  and  of  the 
trespass  offering,  3i  and  of  the  consecrations,  and  38  of 
the  sacrifice  of  the  peace  offerings  ; 

38  Which  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  in  mount 
Sinai,  in  the  day  that  he  commanded  the  children  of 
Israel  39  to  offer  their  oblations  unto  the  Lord,  in  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 Moses  consecrateth  Aaron  and  his  sons.  14  Their  sin  offering.  18 

Their  burnt  offering.  22  The  ram  of  consecrations.  The  place  and 

time  of  their  consecration. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  ^ Take  Aaron  and  his  sons  with  him,  and  2 the 
garments,  and  3 the  anointing  oil,  and  a bullock  for  the 
sin  offering,  and  two  rams,  and  a basket  of  unleavened 
bread  ; 

3  And  gather  thou  all  the  congregation  together 
unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

4  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  him  ; and 
the  assembly  was  gathered  together  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  the  congregation,  ^This  is 
the  thing  which  the  Lord  commanded  to  be  done. 

6  And  Moses  brought  Aaron  and  his  sons,  ^ and 
washed  them  with  water. 

7  3 And  he  put  upon  him  the  coat,  and  girded  him 
with  the  girdle,  and  clothed  him  with  the  robe,  and  put 
the  ephodupon  him,  and  he  girded  him  with  the  curious 
girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  bound  it  unto  him  therewith. 

8  And  he  put  the  breastplate  upon  him  : also  he  3 put 
in  the  breastplate  the  Urim  and  the  Thummim. 

9  ® And  he  put  the  mitre  upon  his  head  ; also  upon 
the  mitre,  enen  upon  his  forefront,  did  he  put  the  golden 
plate,  the  holy  crown  ; as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

10  And  Moses  took  the  anointing  oil,  and  anointed 

2TEx.  29.  24,  27.  Ex.  29.  28.  ch.  10.  an  ch.  G.  25. 

ch.  8.  27.  & 9.  21.  14,  15.  Niim.  18.  18,  ver.  1. 

Num.  G.  20.  19.  Deut.  18.  3.  37  Ex.  29.  1.  ch.  G. 

28  ch.  3.  5,  11,  IG.  32  Ex.  40.'13, 15.  ch.  20. 

2»  ver.  34.  8.  12,  30.  38  ver.  11. 

30  ver.  34.  ch.  9. 21.  33  ch.  G.  9.  39  ch.  1.  2. 

Num.  6.  20.  34  ch.  G.  14. 


fat  with  the  breast  shall  he  bring,  that  the  breast 
may  be  waved  for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord. 

31  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  fat  upon  the  altar  : 

32  but  the  breast  shall  be  Aaron’s  and  his  sons’.  And 
the  right  thigh  shall  ye  give  unto  the  priest  for  an 
heave  offering  out  of  the  sacrifices  of  your  peace  of- 

33  ferings.  He  among  the  sons  of  Aaron,  that  offereth 
the  blood  of  the  peace  offerings,  and  the  fat,  shall 

34  have  the  right  thigh  for  a portion.  For  the  wave 
breast  and  the  heave  thigh  have  I taken  of  the 
children  of  Israel  out  of  the  sacrifices  of  their  peace 
offerings,  and  have  given  them  unto  Aaron  the 
priest  and  unto  his  sons  as  a due  for  ever  from  the 
children  of  Israel. 

35  This  is  the  ^ anointing-portion  of  Aaron,  and  the 
anointing-portion  of  his  sons,  out  of  the  offerings  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire,  in  the  day  when  he  pre- 
sented them  to  minister  unto  the  Lord  in  the  priest’s 

30  office  ; which  the  Lord  commanded  to  be  given 
them  of  the  cliildren  of  Israel,  in  the  day  that  he 
anointed  them.  It  is  a due  for  ever  tlmoughout 

37  their  generations.  Tliis  is  the  law  of  the  burnt  of- 
fering, of  the  meal  offering,  and  of  the  sin  offering, 
and  of  the  guilt  offering,  and  of  the  consecration, 

38  and  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  ; which  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses  in  mount  Sinai,  in  the  day 
that  he  commanded  the  children  of  Israel  to  offer 
their  oblations  unto  the  Lord,  in  the  wilderness  of 
Sinai. 


8 “ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Take 

Aaron  and  his  sons  with  him,  and  the  garments, 
and  the  anointing  oil,  and  the  bullock  of  the  sin 
offering,  and  the  two  rams,  and  the  basket  of  un- 

3 leavened  bread  ; and  assemble  thou  all  the  con- 

4 gregation  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And 
Moses  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  him  ; and  the 
congregation  was  assembled  at  the  door  of  the  tent 

5 of  meeting.  And  Moses  said  unto  the  congrega- 
tion, This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  com- 

6 manded  to  be  done.  And  Moses  brought  Aaron 

7 and  his  sons,  and  washed  them  with  water.  And 
he  put  upon  him  the  coat,  and  girded  him  with  the 
girdle,  and  clothed  him  with  the  robe,  and  put  the 
ephod  upon  him,  and  he  girded  him  with  the  cun- 
ningly woven  band  of  the  ephod,  and  bound  it  unto 

8 him  therewith.  And  he  placed  the  breastplate 
upon  him  : and  in  the  breastplate  he  put  ^ the  Urim 

9 and  the  Thummim.  And  he  set  the  mitre  upon  his 
head  ; and  upon  the  mitre,  in  front,  did  he  set  the 
golden  plate,  tlie  holy  crown  ; as  the  Lord  com- 

10  manded  Moses.  And  Moses  took  the  anointing  oil. 


1 Ex.  29.  1,  2,  3. 

2 Ex.  28.  2,  4. 

3 Ex.  30.  24,  25. 

4 Ex.  29.  4. 

0 Ex.  29.  4. 
c Ex.  29.  5. 


7 Ex.  28.  4. 

8 Ex.  28.  30. 

0 Ex.  29.  G. 

10  Ex.  28.  .37, 

1'  Ex.  30.  2G,  27,  28, 
29. 


c Or,  shoulder, 
d Or,  portion, 
a See  Ex.  29. 
h Tliat  is,  the  T/ights 
and  the  Perfections, 
c Or,  turban. 


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LEVITICUS,  VIII. 


the  tabernacle  and  all  that  was  therein,  and  sanctified 
them. 

11  And  he  sprmkled  thereof  upon  the  altar  seven 
times,  and  anointed  the  altar  and  all  his  vessels,  both 
the  laver  and  his  foot,  to  sanctify  them. 

12  And  he  poured  of  the  anointing  oil  upon  Aaron’s 
head,  and  anointed  him,  to  sanctify  him. 

13  And  Moses  brought  Aaron’s  sons,  and  put  coats 
upon  them,  and  girded  them  with  girdles,  and  put  bon- 
nets upon  them  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

14  And  he  Ijrought  the  bullock  for  the  sin  offering  : 
and  Aaron  and  his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the  head 
of  the  bullock  for  the  sin  offering. 

15  And  he  slew  it ; i®and  Moses  took  the  blood,  and 
put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  round  about  with  his 
finger,  and  purified  the  altar,  and  poured  the  blood  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar,  and  sanctified  it,  to  make  re- 
conciliation upon  it. 

10  And  he  took  all  the  fat  that  was  upon  the 
Inwards,  and  the  caul  above  the  liver,  and  the  two  kid- 
neys, and  their  fat,  and  Moses  burned  it  upon  the  altar. 

17  But  the  bullock,  and  his  hide,  his  flesh,  and  his 
dung,  he  burnt  with  fire  without  the  camp  ; as  the  Lord 

commanded  Moses. 

18  ^ And  he  brought  the  ram  for  the  burnt  offer- 
ing : and  Aaron  and  his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the 
head  of  the  ram. 

19  And  he  killed  it ; and  Moses  sprinkled  the  blood 
upon  the  altar  round  about. 

20  And  he  cut  the  ram  into  pieces  ; and  Moses  burnt 
the  head,  and  the  pieces,  and  the  fat. 

21  And  he  washed  the  inwards  and  the  legs  in  water  ; 
and  Moses  burnt  the  whole  ram  upon  the  altar  : it  tvas 
a burnt  sacrifice  for  a sweet  savour,  and  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ; as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

22  ^ And  21  he  brought  the  other  ram,  the  ram  of 
consecration  : and  Aaron  and  his  sons  laid  their  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

23  And  he  slew  it ; and  Moses  took  of  the  blood  of  it, 
and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  Aaron’s  right  ear,  and  upon 
the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of 
his  right  foot. 

24  And  he  brought  Aaron’s  sons,  and  Moses  put  of 
the  blood  upon  the  tip  of  their  right  ear,  and  upon  the 
thumbs  of  their  right  hands,  and  upon  the  great  toes  of 
their  right  feet  : and  Moses  sprinlded  the  blood  upon 
the  altar  round  about. 

25  22  And  he  took  the  fat,  and  the  rump,  and  all  the 
fat  that  was  upon  the  inwards,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  their  fat,  and  the  right 
shoulder : 

26  23  And  out  of  the  basket  of  unleavened  bread, 
that  was  before  the  Lord,  he  took  one  unleavened  cake, 
and  a cake  of  oiled  bread,  and  one  wafer,  and  put  them 
on  the  fat,  and  upon  the  right  shoulder  : 

27  And  he  put  all  24  upon  Aaron’s  hands,  and  upon 
his  sons’  hands,  and  waved  them  for  a wave  offering 
before  the  Lord. 

28  25  And  Moses  took  them  from  off  their  hands,  and 
burnt  them  on  the  altar  upon  the  burnt  offering  : they 
were  consecrations  for  a sweet  savour  : it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

12  Ex.  29.  7.  & 30.  11  Ex.  29. 10.  Ezek.  4.  7.  Ezek.  43.  20, 26. 

30.  ch.  21.  10,  12.  43.  19.  Heb.  9.  22. 

Ps.  133.  2.  15  ch.  4.  4.  11  Ex.  29.  13.  ch. 

13  Ex.  29.  8,  9.  16  Ex.  29. 12,  3G.  ch.  4.  8. 


and  anointed  the  tabernacle  and  all  that  was  therein, 

11  and  sanctified  them.  And  he  sprinkled  thereof 
upon  the  altar  seven  times,  and  anointed  the  altar 
and  all  its  vessels,  and  the  laver  and  its  base,  to 

12  sanctify  them.  And  he  poured  of  the  anointing 
oil  upon  Aaron’s  head,  and  anointed  him,  to  sanctify 

13  him.  And  Moses  brought  Aaron’s  sons,  and  clothed 
them  with  coats,  and  girded  them  with  girdles,  and 
bound  headtires  upon  them  ; as  the  Lord  com- 

14  manded  Moses.  And  he  brought  the  bullock  of 
the  sin  offering  : and  Aaron  and  his  sons  laid  their 
hands  upon  the  head  of  the  bullock  of  the  sin  offer- 

15  ing.  And  he  slew  it ; and  Moses  took  the  blood, 
and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  round  about 
with  his  finger,  and  purified  the  altar,  and  poured 
out  the  blood  at  the  base  of  the  altar,  and  sanctified 

16  it,  to  make  atonement  for  it.  And  he  took  all  the 
fat  that  was  upon  the  inwards,  and  the  caul  of  the 
liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  their  fat,  and  Moses 

17  burned  it  upon  the  altar.  But  the  bullock,  and  its 
skin,  and  its  flesh,  and  its  dung,  he  burnt  with  fire 
without  the  camp  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

18  And  he  presented  the  ram  of  the  burnt  offering  : 
and  Aaron  and  his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the 

19  head  of  the  ram.  And  he  killed  it  : and  Moses 
sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

20  And  he  cut  the  ram  into  its  pieces  ; and  Moses 

21  burnt  the  head,  and  the  pieces,  and  the  fat.  And 
he  washed  the  inwards  and  the  legs  with  water  ; 
and  Moses  burnt  the  whole  ram  upon  the  altar  : 
it  was  a burnt  offering  for  a sweet  savour  : it  was 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ; as  the 

22  Lord  commanded  Moses.  And  he  presented  the 
other  ram,  the  ram  of  consecration  : and  Aaron 
and  his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 

23  ram.  And  he  slew  it  ; and  Moses  took  of  the 
blood  thereof,  and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  Aaron’s 
right  ear,  and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand, 

24  and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot.  And  he 
brought  Aaron’s  sons,  and  Moses  put  of  the  blood 
upon  the  tip  of  their  right  ear,  and  upon  the  thumb 
of  their  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of  their 
right  foot : and  Moses  sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the 

25  altar  round  about.  And  he  took  the  fat,  and  the 
fat  tail,  and  all  the  fat  that  was  upon  the  inwards, 
and  the  caul  of  the  liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and 

26  their  fat,  and  the  right  ^ thigh  : and  out  of  the 
basket  of  unleavened  bread,  that  was  before  the 
Lord,  he  took  one  unleavened  cake,  and  one  cake 
of  oiled  bread,  and  one  wafer,  and  placed  them  on 

27  the  fat,  and  upon  the  right  thigh  : and  he  put  the 
whole  upon  the  hands  of  Aaron,  and  upon  the 
hands  of  his  sons,  and  waved  them  for  a wave  offer- 

28  ing  before  the  Lord.  And  Moses  took  them  from 
off  their  hands,  and  burnt  them  on  the  altar  upon 
the  burnt  offering : they  were  a consecration  for  a 
sweet  savour  : it  was  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto 


!8  Ex.  29. 14.  ch.  4.  21  Ex.  29:  19,  31. 

11,  12.  22  Ex.  29.  22. 

19  Ex.  29.  l.G.  23  Ex.  29.  23. 

20  Ex.  29.  18. 


24  Ex.  29.  24,  &c. 

25  Ex.  29.  25. 

d Or,  shoulder. 


LEVITICUS,  IX. 


159 


29  And  Moses  took  the  breast,  and  waved  it  for  a 
wave  offering  before  the  Lord  : for  of  the  ram  of  con- 
secration it  was  Moses’  part  ; as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

30  And  Moses  took  of  the  anointing  oil,  and  of  the 
blood  which  was  upon  the  altar,  and  sprinkled  it  upon 
Aaron,  and  upon  his  garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and 
upon  his  sons’  garments  with  him  ; and  sanctified  Aaron, 
and  his  garments,  and  his  sons,  and  his  sons’  garments 
with  him. 

31  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons, 
28  Boil  the  flesh  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation : and  there  eat  it  with  the  bread  that  is  in  the 
basket  of  consecrations,  as  I commanded,  saying,  Aaron 
and  his  sons  shall  eat  it. 

32  29  And  that  which  remaineth  of  the  flesh  and  of 
the  bread  shall  ye  burn  with  fire. 

33  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  of  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  in  seven  days,  until  the  days 
of  your  consecration  be  at  an  end  : for  seven  days 
shall  he  consecrate  you. 

34  81  As  he  hath  done  this  day,  so  the  Lord  hath 
commanded  to  do,  to  make  an  atonement  for  you. 

35  Therefore  shall  ye  abide  at  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  day  and  night  seven  days,  aiid 
82  keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord,  that  ye  die  not  : for  so 
I am  commanded. 

36  So  Aaron  and  his  sons  did  all  tilings  which  the 
Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 TAe  first  ofiferings  of  Aaron,  for  himself  and  the  people.  8 The  sin 
offering,  12  and  the  burnt  offering  for  htmself.  15  The  offerings  for 
the  people.  23  Moses  and  Aaron  bless  the  people.  24  Fire  cometh 
from  the  Lord,  upon  the  altar. 

And  1 it  came  to  pass  on  the  eighth  day,  that  Moses 
called  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  the  elders  of  Israel ; 
2 And  he  said  unto  Aaron,  2 Take  thee  a young  calf 
for  a sin  offering,  8 and  a ram  for  a burnt  offering,  with- 
out blemish,  and  offer  them  before  the  Lord. 

3  And  unto  the  children  of  Israel  thou  shalt  speak, 
saying,  ^ Take  ye  a kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  ; 
and  a calf  and  a lamb,  both  of  the  first  year,  without 
blemish,  for  a burnt  offering  ; 

4  Also  a bullock  and  a ram  for  peace  offerings,  to  sa- 
crifice before  the  Lord  ; and  8 a meat  offering  mingled 
with  oil  : for  ^ to  day  the  Lord  will  appear  unto  you. 

5  ^ And  they  brought  that  which  Moses  commanded 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : and  all  the 
congregation  drew  near  and  stood  before  the  Lord. 

G And  Moses  said.  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 
commanded  that  ye  should  do  : and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  shall  appear  unto  you. 

7  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Go  unto  the  altar,  and 
8 offer  thy  sin  offering,  and  thy  burnt  offering,  and  make 
an  atonement  for  thyself,  and  for  the  people  : and  ^ offer 
the  offering  of  the  people,  and  make  an  atonement  for 
them  ; as  the  Lord  commanded. 

8  ^ Aaron  therefore  went  unto  the  altar,  and  slew 
the  calf  of  tlie  sin  offering,  which  was  for  himself. 

^ 9 18  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  brought  the  blood  unto 
him  : and  he  dipped  his  finger  in  the  blood,  and  n put  it 


29  the  Lord.  And  Moses  took  the  breast,  and  waved 
it  for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord  : it  v^as 
Moses’  portion  of  the  ram  of  consecration  ; as  the 

30  Lord  commanded  Moses.  And  Moses  took  of  the 
anointing  oil,  and  of  the  blood  which  was  upon  the 
altar,  and  sprinkled  it  upon  Aaron,  upon  his  gar- 
ments, and  upon  his  sons,  and  upon  his  sons’  gar- 
ments with  him  ; and  sanctified  Aaron,  his  gar- 
ments, and  his  sons,  and  his  sons’  garments 

31  with  him.  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron  and 
to  his  sons.  Boil  the  flesh  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of 
meeting  : and  there  eat  it  and  the  bread  that  is 
in  the  basket  of  consecration,  «as  I commanded, 

32  saying,  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  eat  it.  And  that 
which  remaineth  of  the  flesh  and  of  the  bread  shall 

33  ye  burn  with  fire.  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  from 
the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting  seven  days,  until 
the  days  of  your  consecration  be  fulfilled  : for  he 

34  shall  / consecrate  you  seven  days.  As  hath  been 
done  this  day,  so  the  Lord  hath  commanded  to  do, 

35  to  make  atonement  for  you.  And  at  the  door  of 
the  tent  of  meeting  shall  ye  abide  day  and  night 
seven  days,  and  keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord,  that 

36  ye  die  not  : for  so  I am  commanded.  And  Aaron 
and  his  sons  did  all  the  things  which  the  Lord 
commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 


9  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  eighth  day,  that  Moses 
called  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  the  elders  of  Israel  ; 

2 and  he  said  unto  Aaron,  Take  thee  a bull  calf 
for  a sin  offering,  and  a ram  for  a burnt  offer- 
ing, without  blemish,  and  offer  them  before  the 

3 Lord.  And  unto  the  children  of  Israel  thou  shalt 
speak,  saying.  Take  ye  a he-goat  for  a sin  of- 
fering ; and  a calf  and  a lamb,  both  of  the  first 

4 year,  without  blemish,  for  a burnt  offering  ; and  an 
ox  and  a ram  for  peace  offerings,  to  sacrifice  before 
the  Lord  ; and  a meal  offering  mingled  with  oil  : 

5 for  to-day  the  Lord  appeareth  unto  you.  And  they 
brought  that  which  Moses  commanded  before  the 
tent  of  meeting  ; and  all  the  congregation  drew 

6 near  and  stood  before  the  Lord.  And  Moses  said. 
This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  commanded  that 
ye  should  do  : and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  ap- 

7 pear  unto  you.  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Draw 
near  unto  the  altar,  and  offer  thy  sin  offering,  and 
thy  burnt  offering,  and  make  atonement  for  thyself, 
and  for  the  people  : and  offer  the  oblation  of  the 
people,  and  make  atonement  for  them  ; as  the  Lord 

8 commanded.  So  Aaron  drew  near  unto  the  altar, 
and  slew  the  calf  of  the  sin  offering,  which  was  for 

9 himself.  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  presented  the 
blood  unto  him  : and  he  dipped  his  finger  in  the 


20Ex.  29.  20.  Ezek.  43.  25,  20.  2 Ex.  29.  1.  cli.  4.  Over.  6,23.  Ex.  29.  14.  Heb.  6.  3.  & 7. 27.  e The  Sept.,  Onke- 

27  Ex.  29.  21.  & 30.  31  Heb.  7.  10.  3.  & 8.  14.  43.  & 9.  7.  los  and  Syr.  read,  as 

30.  Nuin.  3.  ,3.  32  Nmn.  3.  7.  & 9.  3 ch.  8.  18.  7 ver.  23.  Ex.  24.  '*  ch.  4.  10, 20.  Heb.  I am  commanded. 

28  Ex.  29.  31, 32.  19.  Dent.  11.  1.  1 « ch.  4.  2.3.  Ezra  0.  10.  5.1.  See  ver.  35,  cli.  10.  13. 

20  Ex.  29.  :u.  Kin.  2.  3.  17.  & 10.  19.  8 ch.  4.  3.  1 Sam.  3.  ch.  8.  15.  / Heb.  fill  your 

80  Ex.  29.  30,  3.5.  1 Ezek.  43.  27.  o ch.  2.  4.  “ geo  ch.  4.  7.  hand. 


160 


LEVITICUS,  X. 


upon  the  horns  of  the  altar,  and  poured  out  the  blood 
at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  : 

10  But  the  fat,  and  the  kidneys,  and  the  caul  above 
the  liver  of  the  sin  otfering,  he  burnt  upon  the  altar  ; 
1®  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

11  i^And  the  flesh  and  the  hide  he  burnt  with  fire 
without  the  camp. 

12  And  he  slew  the  burnt  ofPering  ; and  Aaron’s  sons 
presented  unto  him  the  blood,  which  he  sprinkled 
round  about  upon  the  altar. 

13  i®And  they  presented  the  burnt  offering  unto 
him,  with  the  pieces  thereof,  and  the  head  : and  he 
burnt  them  upon  the  altar. 

14  11  And  he  did  wash  the  inwards  and  the  legs,  and 
burnt  them  upon  the  burnt  offering  on  the  altar. 

15  ^ 1^  And  he  brought  the  people’s  offering,  and 
took  the  goat,  which  was  the  sin  offering  for  the  people, 
and  slew  it,  and  offered  it  for  sin,  as  the  first, 

16  And  he  brought  the  burnt  offering,  and  offered  it 
12  according  to  the  manner. 

17  And  he  brought  20  the  meat  offering,  and  took  an 
handful  thereof,  and  burnt  it  upon  the  altar,  21  beside 
the  burnt  sacrifice  of  the  morning. 

18  He  slew  also  the  bullock  and  the  ram  for  22  a sa- 
crifice of  peace  offerings,  which  was  for  the  people  : and 
Aaron’s  sons  presented  unto  him  the  blood,  which  he 
sprinkled  upon  the  altar  round  about, 

19  And  the  fat  of  the  bullock  and  of  the  ram,  the 
rump,  and  that  which  covereth  the  inwards,  and  the 
kidneys,  and  the  caul  above  the  liver  : 

20  And  they  put  the  fat  upon  the  breasts,  23  and  he 
burnt  the  fat  upon  the  altar  : 

21  And  the  breasts  and  the  right  shoulder  Aaron 
waved  ^^for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord  ; as 
Moses  commanded. 

22  And  Aaron  lifted  up  his  hand  toward  the  people, 
and  25  blessed  them,  and  came  down  from  offering  of 
the  sin  offering,  and  the  burnt  offering,  and  peace 
offerings. 

23  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  into  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  and  came  out,  and  blessed  the 
people  : 26  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
all  the  people. 

24  And  27  there  came  a fire  out  from  before  the 
Lord,  and  consumed  upon  the  altar  the  burnt  offering 
and  the  fat  ; ivhich  when  all  the  people  saw,  28  they 
shouted,  and  fell  on  their  faces. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 Naddband  Abihu,  for  offering  of  strange  fire,  are  burnt  by  fire.  6 
Aaron  and  his  sons  are  forbidden  to  mourn  for  them.  8 The  mdesis 
are  forbidden  wine  when  they  are  to  go  into  the  tabernacle.  12  The 
law  of  eating  the  holy  things.  16  Aaron's  excuse  for  transgressing 
thereof. 

And  1 Nadab  and  Abihu,  the  sons  of  Aaron,  2 took 
either  of  them  his  censer,  and  put  fire  therein, 
and  put  incense  thereon,  and  offered  ^ strange  fire  be- 
fore the  Lord,  which  he  commanded  them  not. 

2 And  there  ^ went  out  fire  from  the  Lord,  and 
devoured  them,  and  they  died  before  the  Lord. 

3 Then  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  This  is  it  that  the 
Lord  spake,  saying,  I will  be  sanctified  in  them  ®that 


blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar,  and 

10  poured  out  the  blood  at  the  base  of  the  altar  : but 
the  fat,  and  the  kidneys,  and  the  caul  from  the  liver 
of  the  sin  offering,  he  burnt  upon  the  altar  ; as  the 

11  Lord  commanded  Moses.  And  the  flesh  and  the 

12  skin  he  burnt  with  fire  without  the  camp.  And  he 
slew  the  burnt  offering  ; and  Aaron’s  sons  delivered 
unto  him  the  blood,  and  he  sprinkled  it  upon  the 

13  altar  round  about.  And  they  delivered  the  burnt 
offering  unto  him,  piece  by  piece,  and  the  head  : and 

14  he  burnt  them  upon  the  altar.  And  he  washed  the 
inwards  and  the  legs,  and  burnt  them  upon  the 

15  burnt  offering  on  the  altar.  And  he  presented  the 
people’s  oblation,  and  took  the  goat  of  the  sin  offer- 
ing which  was  for  the  people,  and  slew  it,  and  of- 

16  fered  it  for  sin,  as  the  first.  And  he  presented  the 
burnt  offering,  and  offered  it  according  to  the  ordi- 

17  nance.  And  he  presented  the  meal  offering,  and 
filled  his  hand  therefrom,  and  burnt  it  upon  the 
altar,  besides  the  burnt  offering  of  the  morning. 

18  He  slew  also  the  ox  and  the  ram,  the  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings,  which  was  for  the  people  : and 
Aaron’s  sons  delivered  unto  him  the  blood,  and  he 

19  sprinkled  it  upon  the  altar  round  about,  and  the  fat 
of  the  ox  ; and  of  the  ram,  the  fat  tail,  and  that 
which  covereth  the  inwards,  and  the  kidneys,  and 

20  the  caul  of  the  liver  : and  they  put  the  fat  upon  the 

21  breasts,  and  he  burnt  the  fat  upon  the  altar  : and 
the  breasts  and  the  right  thigh  Aaron  waved  for  a 
wave  offering  before  the  Lord  ; as  Moses  com- 

22  manded.  And  Aaron  lifted  up  his  hands  toward  the 
people,  and  blessed  them  ; and  he  came  down  from 
offering  the  sin  offermg,  and  the  burnt  offering,  and 

23  the  peace  offerings.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  into 
the  tent  of  meeting,  and  came  out,  and  blessed  the 
people  : and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto 

24  all  the  people.  And  there  came  forth  fire  from  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  consumed  upon  the  altar  the 
burnt  offering  and  the  fat  : and  when  all  the  people 
saw  it,  they  shouted,  and  fell  on  their  faces. 


10  And  Nadab  and  Abihu,  the  sons  of  Aaron,  took 
each  of  them  his  censer,  and  put  fire  therein,  and 
laid  incense  thereon,  and  offered  strange  fire  before 

2 the  Lord,  which  he  had  not  commanded  them.  And 
there  came  forth  fire  from  before  the  Lord,  and  de- 

3 voured  them,  and  they  died  before  the  Lord.  Then 
Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  This  is  it  that  the  Lord 
spake,  saying,  I will  be  sanctified  in  them  that  “ come 


12  ch.  8.  16. 

13  ch.  4.  8. 

11  ch.  4.  11.  & 8.  17. 
15  ch.  1.  5.  & 8.  19. 
iG  ch.  8.  20. 

11  ch.  8.  21. 


18  ver.  3.  Is.  53.  10. 
Heb.  2.  17.  & 5.  3. 
i»  ch.  1.  3,  10. 

23  ver.  4.  ch.  2. 1,2. 

21  Ex.  29.  38. 

22  ch.  3.  1,  &c. 


23  ch.  3.  5,  16. 

24  Ex.  29.  24,  26.  ch. 
7.  30,  31,  32,  33,  34. 

25  Num.  6.  23.  Deut. 
21.  5.  Luke  24.  50. 

26  ver.  6.  Num.  14. 
10.  & 16.  19,  42. 


2"  Gen.  4.  4.  Judg. 
6.  21.  1 Kin.  18.  38.  2 
Chr.  7.  1.  Ps.  20.  3. 

28  1 Kin.  18.  39.  2 
Chr.  7.  3.  Ezra  3.  11. 
1 ch.  16.  1.  & 22.  9. 


Num.  3.  3,  4.  & 26.  61. 
1 Chr.  24.  2. 

2 ch.  16.  12.  Num. 
16. 18. 

3 Tv  0 

4 ch.'o.  24. 'Num.  16. 
35.  2 Sam.  6.  7. 


5 Ex.  19.  22.  & 29. 
43.  ch.  21.  6,  17,  21. 
Is.  52.  11.  Ezek.  20. 
41.  &.  42.  13. 
a Or,  are  nigh. 


LEVITICUS,  X. 


161 


come  nigh  me,  and  before  all  the  people  I will  be  ® glo- 
rified. And  Aaron  held  his  peace. 

4 And  Moses  called  Mishael  and  Elzaphan,  the  sons 
of  ®Uzziel  the  uncle  of  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them. 
Come  near,  ® carry  your  brethren  from  before  the  sanc- 
tuary out  of  the  camp. 

5 So  they  went  near,  and  carried  them  in  their  coats 
out  of  the  camp  ; as  Moses  had  said. 

fi  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  Eleazar  and 
unto  Ithamar,  his  sons,  Uncover  not  your  heads,  nei- 
ther rend  your  clothes  ; lest  ye  die,  and  lest  wrath 
come  upon  all  the  people  : but  let  your  brethren,  the 
whole  house  of  Israel,  bewail  the  burning  which  the 
Lord  hath  kindled. 

7 And  ye  shall  not  go  out  from  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  lest  ye  die  : for  the 
anointing  oil  of  the  Lord  is  upon  you.  And  they  did 
according  to  the  word  of  Moses. 

8 ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

9 Do  not  drink  wine  nor  strong  drink,  thou,  nor 
thy  sons  with  thee,  when  ye  go  into  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  lest  ye  die  : it  shall  he  a statute  for 
ever  throughovit  your  generations  : 

10  And  that  ye  may  put  difference  between  holy 
and  unholy,  and  between  unclean  and  clean  ; 

11  And  that  ye  may  teach  the  children  of  Israel  all 
the  statutes  which  the  Lord  hath  spoken  unto  them  by 
the  hand  of  Moses. 

12  ^ And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  Elea- 
zar and  unto  Ithamar,  his  sons  that  were  left.  Take 

the  meat  offering  that  remaineth  of  the  offerings  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire,  and  eat  it  without  leaven  beside 
the  altar  : for  it  is  most  holy  : 

13  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  the  holy  place,  because  it  is 
thy  due,  and  thy  sons’  due,  of  the  sacrifices  of  the  Lord 
made  by  fire  : for  so  I am  commanded. 

14  And  the  wave  breast  and  heave  shoulder  shall 
ye  eat  in  a clean  place  ; thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 
daughters  with  thee  : for  they  he  thy  due,  and  thy  sons’ 
due,  which  are  given  out  of  the  sacrifices  of  peace  offer- 
ings of  the  children  of  Israel. 

15  The  heave  shoulder  and  the  wave  breast  shall 
they  bring  with  the  offerings  made  by  fire  of  the  fat,  to 
wave  it  for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord  ; and  it 
shall  be  thine,  and  thy  sons’  with  thee,  by  a statute  for 
ever  ; as  the  Lord  hath  commanded. 

16  ^ And  Moses  diligently  sought  ^^the  goat  of  the 
sin  offering,  and,  behold,  it  was  burnt  : and  he  was  an- 
gry with  Eleazar  and  Ithamar,  the  sons  of  Aaron  which 
were  left  alive,  saying, 

17  Wherefore  have  ye  not  eaten  the  sin  offering 
in  the  holy  place,  seeing  it  is  most  holy,  and  God  hath 
given  it  you  to  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  congregation, 
to  make  atonement  for  them  before  the  Lord  ? 

18  Behold,  the  blood  of  it  was  not  brought  in  with- 
in the  holy  place:  ye  should  indeed  have  eaten  it  in  the 
holy  place,  ^^as  I commanded. 

19  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses,  Behold,  this  day 
have  they  offered  their  sin  offering  and  their  burnt  of- 
fering before  the  Lord  ; and  such  things  have  befallen 


nigh  me,  and  before  all  the  people  I will  be  glori- 

4 fied.  And  Aaron  held  his  peace.  And  Moses  called 
Mishael  and  Elzaphan,  the  sons  of  Uzziel  the  uncle 
of  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them.  Draw  near,  carry 
your  brethren  from  before  the  sanctuary  out  of  the 

5 camp.  So  they  drew  near,  and  carried  them  in  their 

6 coats  out  of  the  camp  ; as  Moses  had  said.  And 
Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  Eleazar  and  unto 
Ithamar,  his  sons,  Let  not  the  hair  of  your  heads 
go  loose,  neither  rend  your  clothes  ; that  ye  die  not, 
and  that  he  be  not  wroth  with  all  the  congregation  : 
but  let  your  brethren,  the  whole  house  of  Israel,  be- 

7 wail  the  burning  which  the  Lord  hath  kindled.  And 
ye  shall  not  go  out  from  the  door  of  the  tent  of 
meeting,  lest  ye  die  : for  the  anointing  oil  of  the 
Lord  is  upon  you.  And  they  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses. 

8 9 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron,  saying.  Drink 
no  wine  nor  strong  drink,  thou,  nor  thy  sons  with 
thee,  when  ye  go  into  the  tent  of  meeting,  that  ye 
die  not : it  shall  be  a statute  for  ever  throughout 

10  your  generations  : and  ‘^that  ye  may  put  difference 
between  the  holy  and  the  common,  and  between 

11  the  unclean  and  the  clean  ; and  ‘^that  ye  may  teach 
the  children  of  Israel  all  the  statutes  which  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  unto  them  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

12  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  Eleazar 
and  unto  Ithamar,  his  sons  that  were  left.  Take  the 
meal  offering  that  remaineth  of  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire,  and  eat  it  without  leaven  beside 

13  the  altar  : for  it  is  most  holy  : and  ye  shall  eat  it  in 
a holy  place,  because  it  is  thy  due,  and  thy  sons’ 
due,  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  : for 

14  so  I am  commanded.  And  the  wave  breast  and  the 
heave  thigh  shall  ye  eat  in  a clean  place  ; thou,  and 
thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters  with  thee  : for  they  are 
given  as  thy  due,  and  thy  sons’  due,  out  of  the  sacri- 
fices of  the  peace  offerings  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

15  The  heave  thigh  and  the  wave  breast  shall  they  bring 
with  the  offerings  made  by  fire  of  the  fat,  to  wave 
it  for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord  : and  it  shall 
be  thine,  and  thy  sons’  with  thee,  as  a due  for  ever  ; 
as  the  Lord  hath  commanded. 

16  And  Moses  diligently  sought  the  goat  of  the  sin 
offering,  and,  behold,  it  was  burnt  : and  he  was  an- 
gry with  Eleazar  and  with  Ithamar,  the  sons  of, 

17  Aaron  that  were  left,  saying.  Wherefore  have  ye 
not  eaten  the  sin  offering  in  the  place  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, seeing  it  is  most  holy,  and  he  hath  given  it 
you  ^to  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  congregation,  to 

18  make  atonement  for  them  before  the  Lord  ? Be- 
hold, the  blood  of  it  was  not  brought  into  the  sanc- 
tuary within  : ye  should  certainly  have  eaten  it  in 

19  the  sanctuary,  as  I commanded.  And  Aaron  spake 
unto  Moses,  Behold,  this  day  have  they  offered  their 
sin  offering  and  their  burnt  offering  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  there  have  befallen  me  such  things  as  these  : 


«I8.  49.  3.  Ezek.  28.  5.  0,  9,  10.  & 8.  2.  12  ch.  21.12.  22.20.(^  44.2.3.  2"  Ex.  29.  24,  20,  27.  2n  ch.  0.  20. 

22.  John  13.  31,  32.  10  Ex.  33.  .5.  ch.  13.  is  Ex.  28.  41.  ch.  8.  Dent.  24.  8.  Nell.  cli.  7.  31,  34.  Nuin.  18.  20  ch.  9.  8,  12. 

& 14.  13.  2The8s.  1.  45.  <fe  21.  1,  10.  Num.  30.  8.2,8.9,13.  Jer.  18.  11.  /;  Some  ancient  ver- 

10.  0.0,7.  Dent.  33.  9.  ii  Ezek.  44.  21.  18.  Mai.  2.  7.  2’ ch.  7.  29,  .30,  34,  sions  render, 

iPs.  39.  9.  Ezek.  24.  10,  17.  Lnke  1.  15.  1 Tim.  3.  ^ Ex.  29.  2.  ch.  0.  22  ch.  9.  3, 1.5.  not  your  heads. 

«Ex,  0.  18,  22.  o Nnm.  10.  22,  40.  3.  Titus  1.  7.  10.  Num.  18.  9,  10,  23  ch.  0.  20,  29.  c Or,  ?/e  .cAa//. 

Num.  3.  19, 30.  Josh.  7.  1.  & 22,  18,  1°  ch.  11.  47.  S:  20.  ch.  21.  22.  24  ch,  0.  30.  <1  Ox,  to  take  away. 

« Luko  7.  12.  Acts  20.  2 Sam.  24.  1.  25.  Jer.  15.  19.  Ezek.  w ch.  2.  3.  & 0.  16. 

11* 


162 


LEVITICUS,  XI. 


me  : and  if  I had  eaten  the  sin  offering  to  day,  ^ should 
it  have  been  accepted  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ? 

20  And  when  Moses  heard  that,  he  was  content. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 What  beasts  may,  4 and  what  may  not  be  eaten.  9 What  fishes.  13 
What  fowls.  29  The  creeping  things  which  are  unclean. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  to  Aaron,  say- 
ing unto  them, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  ^ These 
are  the  beasts  which  ye  shall  eat  among  all  the  beasts 
that  are  on  the  earth. 

3  Whatsoever  parteth  the  hoof,  and  is  clovenfooted, 
and  cheweth  the  cud,  among  the  beasts,  that  shall  ye 
eat. 

4  Nevertheless  these  shall  ye  not  eat  of  them  that 
chew  the  cud,  or  of  them  that  divide  the  hoof  : as  the 
camel,  because  he  cheweth  the  cud,  but  divideth  not  the 
hoof  ; he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

5  And  the  coney,  because  he  cheweth  the  cud,  but 
divideth  not  the  hoof  ; he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

6  And  the  hare,  because  he  cheweth  the  cud,  but  di- 
videth not  the  hoof  ; he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

7  And  the  swine,  though  he  divide  the  hoof,  and  be 
clovenfooted,  yet  he  cheweth  not  the  cud  ; ^ he  is  un- 
clean to  you. 

8  Of  their  flesh  shall  ye  not  eat,  and  their  carcase 
shall  ye  not  touch  ; * they  are  unclean  to  you. 

9  ^ ^ These  shall  ye  eat  of  all  that  are  in  the  waters  : 
whatsoever  hath  fins  and  scales  in  the  waters,  in  the 
seas,  and  in  the  rivers,  them  shall  ye  eat. 

10  And  all  that  have  not  fins  and  scales  in  the  seas, 
and  in  the  rivers,  of  all  that  move  in  the  waters,  and  of 
any  living  thing  which  is  in  the  waters,  they  shall  he  an 
® abomination  unto  you  : 

11  They  shall  be  even  an  abomination  unto  you  ; 
ye  shall  not  eat  of  their  flesh,  but  ye  shall  have  their 
carcases  in  abomination. 

12  Whatsoever  hath  no  fins  nor  scales  in  the  waters, 
that  shall  he  an  abomination  unto  you. 

13  T[  ® And  these  are  they  which  ye  shall  have  in 
abomination  among  the  fowls  ; they  shall  not  be  eaten, 
they  are  an  abomination  : the  eagle,  and  the  ossifrage, 
and  the  ospray, 

14  And  the  vulture,  and  the  kite  after  his  kind  ; 

15  Every  raven  after  his  kind  ; 

IG  And  the  owl,  and  the  night  hawk,  and  the  cuckow, 
and  the  hawk  after  his  kind, 

17  And  the  little  owl,  and  the  cormorant,  and  the 
great  owl, 

18  And  the  swan,  and  the  pelican,  and  the  gier 
eagle, 

19  And  the  stork,  the  heron  after  her  kind,  and  the 
lapwing,  and  the  bat. 

20  All  fowls  that  creep,  going  upon  all  four,  shall  he 
an  abominatioR  unto  you. 

21  Yet  these  may  ye  eat  of  every  flying  creeping 
thing  that  goeth  upon  all  four,  which  have  legs  above 
their  feet,  to  leap  withal  upon  the  earth  ; 

22  Even  these  of  them  ye  may  eat  ; the  locust  after 
his  kind,  and  the  bald  locust  after  his  kind,  and  the 
beetle  after  his  kind,  and  the  grasshopper  after  his 
kind. 

2T  Jer.  6.  20.  & 14.  2 ig.  65.  4.  & 66.  3,  29.  Rom.  14.  14,  17. 

12.  Hos.  9.  4.  Mai.  17.  1 Cor.  8.  8.  Col.  2. 

1.  10,  13.  3 Is.  52.  11.  See  16,  21.  Heb.  9.  10. 

1 Deut.  14.  4.  Acts  Matt.  15.  11,  20.  * Deut.  14.  9. 

10.  12, 14.  Mark  7.  2,  15,  18.  c ch.  7.  18.  Deut. 

Acts  10.  14,  16.  & 15.  14.  3. 


and  if  I had  e^ten  the  sin  offering  to-day,  would  it 
have  been  well-pleasing  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ? 
20  And  when  Moses  heard  that,  it  was  well-pleasing  in 
his  sight. 


11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  to  Aaron, 

2 saying  unto  them.  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  These  are  the  living  things  which  ye  shall 
eat  among  all  the  beasts  that  are  on  the  earth. 

3 Whatsoever  parteth  the  hoof,  and  is  clovenfooted, 
and  “ cheweth  the  cud,  among  the  beasts,  that  shall 

4 ye  eat.  Nevertheless  these  shall  ye  not  eat  of  them 
that  chew  the  cud,  or  of  them  that  part  the  hoof  : 
the  camel,  because  he  ® cheweth  the  cud  but  parteth 

5 not  the  hoof,  he  is  unclean  unto  you.  And  the 
^ coney,  because  he  “ cheweth  the  cud  but  parteth  not 

6 the  hoof,  he  is  unclean  unto  you.  And  the  hare,  be- 
cause she  “cheweth  the  cud  but  parteth  not  the  hoof, 

7 she  is  unclean  unto  you.  And  the  swine,  because  he 
parteth  the  hoof,  and  is  clovenfooted,  but  “ cheweth 

8 not  the  cud,  he  is  unclean  unto  you.  Of  their  flesh 
ye  shall  not  eat,  and  their  carcases  ye  shall  not 
touch  ; they  are  unclean  unto  you. 


9  These  shall  ye  eat  of  all  that  are  in  the  waters  : 
whatsoever  hath  fins  and  scales  in  the  waters,  in  the 

10  seas,  and  in  the  rivers,  them  shall  ye  eat.  And  all 
that  have  not  fins  and  scales  in  the  seas,  and  in  the 
rivers,  of  all  that  move  in  the  waters,  and  of  all  the 
living  creatures  that  are  in  the  waters,  they  are  an 

11  abomination  unto  you,  and  they  shall  be  an  abo- 
mination unto  you  ; ye  shall  not  eat  of  their  flesh, 
and  their  carcases  ye  shall  have  in  abomination. 

12  Whatsoever  hath  no  fins  nor  scales  in  the  waters, 
that  is  an  abomination  unto  you. 

13  And  these  ye  shall  have  in  abomination  among 
the  fowls  ; they  shall  not  be  eaten,  they  are  an 
abomination  : the  “eagle,  and  the  gier  eagle,  and 

14  the  ospray  ; and  the  kite,  and  the  falcon  after  its 

15  16  kind  ; every  raven  after  its  kind  ; and  the  ostrich, 
and  the  ^ night  hawk,  and  the  seamew,  and  the  hawk 

17  after  its  kind  ; and  the  little  owl,  and  the  cormorant, 

18  and  the  great  owl  ; and  the  “ horned  owl,  and  the 

19  pelican,  and  the  vulture  ; and  the  stork,  the  heron 
after  its  kind,  and  the  hoopoe,  and  the  bat. 


20  All  winged  creeping  things  that  go  upon  all  four 

21  are  an  abomination  unto  you.  Yet  these  may  ye 
eat  of  all  winged  creeping  things  that  go  upon  all 
four,  which  have  legs  above  their  feet,  to  leap  withal 

22  upon  the  eartli  ; even  these  of  them  ye  may  eat ; 
the  3 locust  after  its  kind,  and  the  ^ bald  locust  after  its 
kind,  and  the  ^ cricket  after  its  kind,  and  the  grass- 


6 Deut.  14.  12. 

Matt.  3.  4.  . Mark 

1.  6. 

a Heb.  bringeth  up. 
b Heb.  shaphan,  the 


Hyrax  Syriacus  or 
rock-badger. 

c Or,  great  vulture, 
d Heb.  tahmas,  of 
uncertain  meaning. 
e Or,  swan. 


/Or,  ibis. 

g Four  kinds  of  lo- 
custs or  grasshoppers, 
which  are  not  certain- 
ly known. 


LEVITICUS,  XI. 


163 


23  But  all  other  flying  creeping  things,  wliich  have 
four  feet,  shall  he  an  abomination  unto  you. 

24  And  for  these  ye  shall  be  unclean  : whosoever 
toucheth  the  carcase  of  them  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

25  And  whosoever  beareth  ought  of  the  carcase  of 
them  ® shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

26  The  carcases  of  every  beast  which  divideth  the 
hoof,  and  is  not  clovenfooted,  nor  cheweth  the  cud,  are 
unclean  unto  you  : every  one  that  toucheth  them  shall 
be  unclean. 

27  And  whatsoever  goeth  upon  his  paws,  among  all 
manner  of  beasts  that  go  on  all  four,  those  are  unclean 
unto  you  : whoso  toucheth  their  carcase  shall  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

28  And  he  that  beareth  the  carcase  of  them  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even  : they 
are  unclean  unto  you. 

29  ^ These  also  shall  he  unclean  unto  you  among  the 
creeping  things  that  creep  upon  the  earth  ; the  weasel, 
and  ^ the  mouse,  and  the  tortoise  after  his  kind, 

30  And  the  ferret,  and  the  chameleon,  and  the  lizard, 
and  the  snail,  and  the  mole. 

31  These  are  unclean  to  you  among  all  that  creep  : 
whosoever  doth  touch  them,  when  they  be  dead,  shall 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

32  And  upon  whatsoever  any  of  them,  when  they 
are  dead,  doth  fall,  it  shall  be  unclean  ; whether  it  he 
any  vessel  of  wood,  or  raiment,  or  skin,  or  sack,  what- 
soever vessel  it  he,  wherein  any  work  is  done,  it  must 
be  put  into  water,  and  it  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even  ; so  it  shall  be  cleansed. 

33  And  every  earthen  vessel,  whereinto  any  of  them 
falleth,  whatsoever  is  in  it  shall  be  unclean  ; and  ye 
shall  break  it. 

34  Of  all  meat  which  may  be  eaten,  that  on  which 
such  water  cometh  shall  be  unclean  : and  all  drink  that 
may  be  drunk  in  every  such  vessel  shall  be  unclean. 

35  And  every  thing  whereupon  any  part  of  their  car- 
case falleth  shall  be  unclean  ; whether  it  he  oven,  or^ 
ranges  for  pots,  they  shall  be  broken  down  : for  they 
are  unclean,  and  shall  be  unclean  unto  you. 

36  Nevertheless  a fountain  or  pit,  wherein  there  is 
plenty  of  water,  shall  be  clean  : but  that  which  touch- 
eth their  carcase  shall  be  unclean. 

37  And  if  any  part  of  their  carcase  fall  upon  any 
sowing  seed  which  is  to  be  sown,  it  shall  he  clean. 

38  But  if  any  water  be  put  upon  the  seed,  and  any 
part  of  their  carcase  fall  thereon,  it  shall  he  unclean 
unto  you. 

39  And  if  any  beast,  of  which  ye  may  eat,  die  ; he 
that  toucheth  the  carcase  thereof  shall  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

40  And  he  that  eateth  of  the  carcase  of  it  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even  : he  also 
that  beareth  the  carcase  of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

41  And  every  creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth  shall  he  ah  abomination  ; it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

42  Whatsoever  goeth  upon  the  belly,  and  whatso- 
ever goeth  upon  all  four,  or  whatsoever  hath  more  feet 
among  all  creeping  things  that  creep  upon  the  earth, 
them  ye  shall  not  eat  ; for  they  are  an  abomination. 

8 cli  14.  8.  15.  5.  « Is.  Cfi.  17.  ” cli.  G.  28.  & 15. 

Ntini.  ly.  10,  22.  & 31.  w ch.  15.  12.  12. 

2-1.  12  ch.  17.  15.  & 22.  8. 


23  hopper  after  its  kind.  But  all  winged  creeping  things, 
which  have  four  feet,  are  an  abomination  unto  you. 

24  And  by  these  ye  shall  become  unclean  : whosoever 
toucheth  the  carcase  of  them  shall  be  unclean  until 

25  the  even  : and  whosoever  beareth  aught  of  the  car- 
case of  them  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean 

26  until  the  even.  Every  beast  which  parteth  the  hoof, 
and  is  not  clovenfooted,  nor  cheweth  the  cud,  is  un- 
clean unto  you  : every  one  that  toucheth  them  shall 

27  be  unclean.  And  whatsoever  goeth  upon  its  paws, 
among  all  beasts  that  go  on  all  four,  they  are  unclean 
unto  you  : whoso  toucheth  their  carcase  shall  be  un- 

28  clean  until  the  even.  And  he  that  beareth  the  car- 
case of  them  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even  : they  are  unclean  unto  you. 


29  And  these  are  they  which  are  unclean  unto  you 
among  the  creepmg  things  that  creep  upon  the  earth  ; 
the  weasel,  and  the  mouse,  and  the  great  lizard  after 

30  its  kind,  and  the  * gecko,  and  the  land-crocodile, 
and  the  ^ lizard,  and  the  ^ sand-lizard,  and  the  cha- 

31  meleon.  These  are  they  which  are  unclean  to  you 
among  all  that  creep  : whosoever  doth  touch  them, 
when  they  are  dead,  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

32  And  upon  whatsoever  any  of  them,  when  they  are 
dead,  doth  fall,  it  shall  be  unclean  ; whether  it  be 
any  vessel  of  wood,  or  raiment,  or  skin,  or  sack, 
whatsoever  vessel  it  be,  wherewith  any  work  is 
done,  it  must  be  put  into  water,  and  it  shall  be  un- 

33  clean  until  the  even  ; then  shall  it  be  clean.  And 
every  earthen  vessel,  whereinto  any  of  them  falleth, 
whatsoever  is  in  it  shall  be  unclean,  and  it  ye  shall 

34  break.  All  food  therein  which  may  be  eaten,  that 
on  which  water  cometh,  shall  be  unclean  : and  all 
drink  that  may  be  drunk  in  every  such  vessel  sliall  be 

35  unclean.  And  every  thing  whereupon  any  part  of 
their  carcase  falleth  shall  be  unclean  ; whether  oven, 
or  ‘ range  for  pots,  it  shall  be  broken  in  pieces  : they 

36  are  unclean,  and  shall  be  unclean  unto  you.  Never- 
theless a fountain  or  a ^ pit  wherein  is  a gathering  of 
water  shall  be  clean  : but  ^ that  which  toucheth 

37  their  carcase  shall  be  unclean.  And  if  aught  of 
their  carcase  fall  upon  any  sowing  seed  which  is  to 

38  be  sown,  it  is  clean.  But  if  water  be  put  upon  the 
seed,  and  aught  of  their  carcase  fall  thereon,  it  is  un- 
clean unto  you. 

39  And  if  any  beast,  of  which  ye  may  eat,  die  ; he 
that  toucheth  the  carcase  thereof  shall  be  unclean 

40  until  the  even.  And  he  that  eateth  of  the  carcase 
of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even  : he  also  that  beareth  the  carcase  of  it  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

41  And  every  creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth  is  an  abomination  ; it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

42  Whatsoever  goeth  upon  the  belly,  and  whatsoever 
goeth  upon  all  four,  or  whatsoever  hath  many  feet, 
even  all  creeping  things  that  creep  upon  the  earth, 
them  ye  shall  not  eat ; for  they  are  an  abomination. 

Deut.  14.  21.  Ezek.  4.  tain  meaning,  but  i Or,  steu'pan. 

14.  tV  44.  31.  proluibly  denoting  four  j Or,  ciatrrn. 

h Words  of  unccr-  kinds  of  lizards.  k Or,  he  who. 


164 


LEVITICUS,  XII  III. 


43  Ye  shall  not  make  yourselves  abominable  with 
any  creeping  thing  that  creepeth,  neither  shall  ye  make 
yourselves  unclean  with  them,  that  ye  should  be  defiled 
thereby. 

44  For  I am  the  Lord  your  God  : ye  shall  therefore 
sanctify  yourselves,  and  ^ ye  shall  be  holy  ; for  I am 
holy  ; neither  shall  ye  defile  yourselves  with  any  man- 
ner of  creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth. 

45  13  For  I am  the  Lord  that  bringeth  you  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  to  be  your  God  : i®  ye  shall  there- 
fore be  holy,  for  I am  holy. 

46  This  is  the  law  of  the  beasts,  and  of  the  fowl,  and 
of  every  living  creature  that  moveth  in  the  waters,  and 
of  every  creature  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth  : 

47  11  To  make  a difference  between  the  unclean  and 
the  clean,  and  between  the  beast  that  may  be  eaten  and 
the  beast  that  may  not  be  eaten. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  purification  of  women  after  childbirth.  6 Her  offerings  for  her 
purifying. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  If 
a 1 woman  have  conceived  seed,  and  born  a man  child  : 
then  2 she  shall  be  unclean  seven  days  ; 3 according  to 
the  days  of  the  separation  for  her  infirmity  shall  she  be 
unclean. 

3 And  in  the  ^ eighth  day  the  flesh  of  his  foreskin 
shall  be  circumeised. 

4 And  she  shall  then  continue  in  the  blood  of  her 
purifying  three  and  thirty  days  ; she  shall  touch  no 
hallowed  thing,  nor  come  into  the  sanctuary,  until  the 
days  of  her  purifying  be  fulfilled. 

5 But  if  she  bear  a maid  child,  then  she  shall  be  un- 
clean two  weeks,  as  in  her  separation  : and  she  shall 
continue  in  the  blood  of  her  purifying  threescore  and 
six  days. 

6 i^d  3 when  the  days  of  her  purifying  are  fulfilled, 
for  a son,  or  for  a daughter,  she  shall  bring  a lamb  of 
the  first  year  for  a burnt  offering,  and  a young  pigeon, 
or  a turtledove,  for  a sin  offering,  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  unto  the  priest  : 

7 Who  shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord,  and  make  an 
atonement  for  her  ; and  she  shall  be  cleansed  from  the 
issue  of  her  blood.  This  is  the  law  for  her  that  hath 
born  a male  or  a female. 

8 ® And  if  she  be  not  able  to  bring  a lamb,  then  she 
shall  bring  two  turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons  ; the  one 
for  the  burnt  offering,  and  the  other  for  a sin  offering  : 
’ and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  her,  and 
she  shall  be  clean. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 The  laics  and  tokens  whereby  the  priest  is  to  be  guided  in  discerning 
the  leprosy. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  say- 
ing, 

2  When  a man  shall  have  in  the  skin  of  his  flesh  a 
rising,  ^ a scab,  or  bright  spot,  and  it  be  in  the  skin  of 
his  flesh  like  the  plague  of  leprosy  ; ^ then  he  shall  be 
brought  unto  Aaron  the  priest,  or  unto  one  of  his  sons 
the  priests  : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the  plague  in  the  skin 


43  A V.  . lall  not  make  yourselves  abominable  with  any 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth,  neither  shall  ye  make 
yourselves  unclean  with  them,  that  ye  should  be  de- 

44  filed  thereby.  For  I am  the  Lord  your  God  : sanc- 
tify yourselves  therefore,  and  be  ye  holy  ; for  I am 
holy  : neither  shall  ye  defile  yourselves  with  any 
manner  of  creeping  thing  that  moveth  upon  the 

45  earth.  For  I am  the  Lord  that  brought  you  up  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  be  your  God  : ye  shall 
therefore  be  holy,  for  I am  holy. 

46  This  is  the  law  of  the  beast,  and  of  the  fowl,  and 
of  every  living  creature  that  moveth  in  the  waters, 
and  of  every  creature  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth  ! 

47  to  make  a difference  between  the  unclean  and  the 
clean,  and  between  the  living  thing  that  may  be 
eaten  and  the  living  thing  that  may  not  be  eaten. 


12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  If  a woman  con- 
ceive seed,  and  bear  a man  child,  then  she  shall  be 
unclean  seven  days  ; as  in  the  days  of  the  ^ impurity 

3 of  her  sickness  shall  she  be  unclean.  And  in  the 
eighth  day  the  flesh  of  his  foreskin  shall  be  circum- 

4 cised.  And  she  shall  continue  in  the  blood  of  her 
purifying  three  and  thirty  days  ; she  shall  touch  no 
hallowed  thing,  nor  come  into  the  sanctuary,  until 

5 the  days  of  her  purifying  be  fulfilled.  But  if  she 

*■  bear  a maid  child,  then  she  shall  be  unclean  two 

weeks,  as  in  her  “ impurity  : and  she  shall  continue 
in  the  blood  of  her  purifying  threescore  and  six 

6 days.  And  when  the  days  of  her  purifying  are  ful- 
filled, for  a son,  or  for  a daughter,  she  shall  bring  a 
lamb  of  the  first  year  for  a burnt  offering,  and  a 
young  pigeon,  or  a turtledove,  ^r  a sin  offering, 
unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  unto  the  priest : 

7 and  he  shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord,  and  make 
atonement  for  her  ; and  she  shall  be  cleansed  from 
the  fountain  of  her  blood.  This  is  the  law  for  her 

8 that  beareth,  whether  a male  or  a female.  And  if 
her  means  suffice  not  for  a lamb,  then  she  shall  take 
two  turtledoves,  or  two  young  pigeons  ; the  one  for 
a burnt  offering,  and  the  other  for  a sin  offering  : 
and  the  priest  shall  make  atonement  for  her,  and 
she  shall  be  clean. 


13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 

2 saying.  When  a man  shall  have  in  the  skin  of  his 
flesh  a rising,  or  a scab,  or  a bright  spot,  and  it  be- 
come in  the  skin  of  his  flesh  the  plague  of  leprosy, 
then  he  shall  be  brought  unto  Aaron  the  priest,  or 

3 unto  one  of  his  sons  the  priests  : and  the  priest  shall 
look  on  the  plague  in  the  skin  of  the  flesh  J and  if 


13  ch.  20.  25. 

14  Ex.  19.  6.  ch.  19. 

2.  20.  7, 26.  1 These. 

4.  7.  1 Pet.  1.  15,  16. 


15  Ex.  6.  7. 

1®  ver.  44. 

11  ch.  10.  10. 
1 ch.  15.  19, 


1.  59.  & 2.  21.  John  7. 
22,  23. 

6 Luke  2.  22. 


6 ch.  5.  7.  Luke  2. 
24. 

^ ch.  4.  26. 

1 Deut.  28.  27.  Is. 


3.  17. 

2  Deut.  17.  8,  9.  & 
24.8.  Luke  17.  14. 
a Or,  separation. 


2 Luke  2.  22. 

3 ch.  15.  19. 

4 Gen.  17.  12.  Luke 


LEVITICUS,  XIII. 


165 


of  the  flesh  : and  when  the  hair  in  the  plague  is  turned 
wliite,  and  the  plague  in  sight  he  deeper  than  the  skin 
of  his  flesh,  it  is  a plague  of  leprosy  : and  the  priest 
shall  look  on  him,  and  pronounce  him  unclean. 

4 If  the  bright  spot  he  white  in  the  skin  of  his  flesh, 
and  in  sight  he  not  deeper  than  the  skin,  and  the  hair 
thereof  be  not  turned  white  ; then  the  priest  shall  shut 
up  him  that  hath  the  plague  seven  days  : 

5 And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  the  seventh  day  : 
and,  behold,  if  the  plague  in  his  sight  be  at  a stay,  and 
the  plague  spread  not  in  the  skin  ; then  the  priest  shall 
shut  him  up  seven  days  more  : 

6 And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  again  the  seventh 
day  : and,  behold,  if  the  plague  he  somewhat  dark,  and 
the  plague  spread  not  in  the  skin,  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  clean  : it  is  hut  a scab  : and  he  ^ shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

7 But  if  the  scab  spread  much  abroad  in  the  skin, 
after  that  he  hath  been  seen  of  the  priest  for  his  cleans- 
ing, he  shall  be  seen  of  the  priest  again  : 

8 And  if  the  priest  see  that,  behold,  the  scab  spread- 
eth  in  the  skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  un- 
clean : it  is  a leprosy. 

9 ^ When  the  plague  of  leprosy  is  in  a man,  then  he 
shall  be  brought  unto  the  priest  ; 

10  ^ And  the  priest  shall  see  him : and,  behold,  if  the 
rising  he  white  in  the  skin,  and  it  have  turned  the  hair 
white,  and  there  he  quick  raw  flesh  in  the  rising  ; 

11  It  is  an  old  leprosy  in  the  skin  of  his  flesh,  and 
the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  unclean,  and  shall  not 
shut  him  up  : for  he  is  unclean. 

12  And  if  a leprosy  break  out  abroad  in  the  skin,  and 
the  leprosy  cover  all  the  skin  of  him  that  hath  the  plague 
from  his  head  even  to  his  foot,  wheresoever  the  priest 
looketh  ; 

13  Then  the  priest  shall  consider  : and,  behold,  if  the 
leprosy  have  covered  all  his  flesh,  he  shall  pronounce 
him  clean  that  hath  the  plague  : it  is  all  turned  white  : 
he  is  clean. 

14  But  when  raw  flesh  appeareth  in  him,  he  shall  be 
unclean. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  see  the  raw  flesh,  and  pro- 
nounce him  to  be  unclean  : for  the  raw  flesh  is  unclean  : 
it  is  a leprosy. 

16  Or  if  the  raw  flesh  turn  again,  and  be  changed 
unto  white,  he  shall  come  unto  the  priest ; 

17  And  the  priest  shall  see  him  : and,  behold,  if  the 
plague  be  turned  into  white  ; then  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  clean  that  hath  the  plague  : he  is  clean. 

18  ^ The  flesh  also,  in  which,  even  in  the  skin  thereof, 
was  a ®boil,  and  is  healed, 

19  And  in  the  place  of  the  boil  there  be  a white  ris- 
ing, or  a bright  spot,  white,  and  somewhat  reddish,  and 
it  be  shewed  to  the  priest  ; 

20  And  if,  when  the  priest  seeth  it,  behold,  it  he  in 
sight  lower  than  the  skin,  and  the  hair  thereof  be  turned 
white  ; the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  unclean  : it  is  a 
plague  of  leprosy  broken  out  of  the  boil. 

21  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and,  behold,  there  he 
no  white  hairs  therein,  and  if  it  he  not  lower  than  the 
skin,  but  he  somewhat  dark  ; then  the  priest  shall  shut 
him  up  seven  days  ; 

22  And  if  it  spread  much  abroad  in  the  skin,  then  the 
priest  shall  pronounce  him  unclean  : it  is  a plague. 

Sell.  11.  25.  14.  8. 

* Num.  12.  10,  12.  2 Kin.  5.  27.  2 Cbr.  2G.  20. 


the  hair  in  the  plague  be  turned  white,  and  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  plague  be  deeper  than  the  skin  of 
his  flesh,  it  is  the  plague  of  leprosy  : and  the  priest 

4 shall  look  on  him,  and  pronounce  him  unclean.  And 
if  the  bright  spot  be  white  in  the  skin  of  his  flesh, 
and  the  appearance  thereof  be  not  deeper  than  the 
skin,  and  the  hair  thereof  be  not  turned  white,  then 
the  priest  shall  shut  up  him  that  hath  the  plague 

5 seven  days  : and  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  the 
seventh  day  : and,  behold,  if  in  his  eyes  the  plague 
be  at  a stay,  and  the  plague  be  not  spread  in  the 
skin,  then  the  priest  shall  shut  him  up  seven  days 

6 more  : and  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  again  the 
seventh  day  ; and,  behold,  if  the  plague  be  dim,  and 
the  plague  be  not  spread  in  the  skin,  then  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  clean  : it  is  a scab  ; and  he  shall 

7 wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean.  But  if  the  scab 
spread  abroad  in  the  skin,  after  that  he  hath  shewn 
himself  to  the  priest  for  his  cleansing,  he  shall 

8 shew  himself  to  the  priest  again  : and  the  priest 
shall  look,  and,  behold,  if  the  scab  be  spread  in  the 
skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  unclean  : 
it  is  leprosy. 

9 When  the  plague  of  leprosy  is  in  a man,  then  he 

10  shall  be  brought  unto  the  priest ; and  the  priest  shall 
look,  and,  behold,  if  there  be  a white  rising  in  the 
skin,  and  it  have  turned  the  hair  white,  and  there  be 

11  quick  raw  flesh  in  the  rising,  it  is  an  old  leprosy  in 
the  skin  of  his  flesh,  and  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  unclean  : he  shall  not  shut  him  up  ; for  he  is 

12  unclean.  And  if  the  leprosy  break  out  abroad  in 
the  skin,  and  the  leprosy  cover  all  the  skin  of  him 
that  hath  the  plague  from  his  head  even  to  his  feet, 

13  as  far  as  appeareth  to  the  priest ; then  the  priest 
shall  look  : and,  behold,  if  the  leprosy  have  covered 
all  his  flesh,  he  shall  pronounce  him  clean  that  hath 

14  the  plague  : it  is  all  turned  white  : he  is  clean.  But 
whensoever  raw  flesh  appeareth  in  him,  he  shall  be 

15  unclean.  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the  raw  flesh, 
and  pronounce  him  unclean  : the  raw  flesh  is  un- 

16  clean  : it  is  leprosy.  Or  if  the  raw  flesh  turn  again, 
and  be  changed  unto  white,  then  he  shall  come  unto 

17  the  priest,  and  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  : and, 
behold,  if  the  plague  be  turned  into  white,  then  the 
priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean  that  hath  the  plague  : 
he  is  clean. 


18  And  when  the  flesh  hath  in  the  skin  thereof  a 

19  boil,  and  it  is  healed,  and  in  the  place  of  the  boil 
there  is  a white  rising,  or  a bright  spot,  reddish- 

20  white,  then  it  shall  be  shewed  to  the  priest  ; and  the 
priest  shall  look,  and,  behold,  if  the  appearance 
thereof  be  lower  than  the  skin,  and  the  hair  thereof 
be  turned  white,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean  : it  is  the  plague  of  leprosy,  it  hath  broken 

21  out  in  the  boil.  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and, 
behold,  there  be  no  white  hairs  therein,  and  it  be  not 
lower  than  the  skin,  but  be  dim,  then  the  priest  shall 

22  shut  him  up  seven  days  : and  if  it  spread  abroad  in 
the  skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  un- 


6 Ex.  9. 9. 


166 


LEVITICUS,  XIII. 


23  But  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in  his  place,  and 
spread  not,  it  is  a burning  boil  ; and  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  clean. 

24  ^ Or  if  there  be  any  flesh,  in  the  skin  whereof 
there  is  a hot  burning,  and  the  quick  Jiesh  that  burneth 
have  a white  bright  spot,  somewhat  reddish,  or  white  ; 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  it : and,  behold,  if 
the  hair  in  the  bright  spot  be  turned  white,  and  it  be  in 
sight  deeper  than  the  skin  ; it  is  a leprosy  broken  out 
of  the  burning  : wherefore  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  unclean  : it  is  the  plague  of  leprosy. 

26  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and,  behold,  there  he 
no  white  hair  in  the  bright  spot,  and  it  he  no  lower 
than  the  other  skin,  but  he  somewhat  dark  ; then  the 
priest  shall  shut  him  up  seven  days  : 

27  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  him  the  seventh 
day  : and  if  it  be  spread  much  abroad  in  the  skin,  then 
the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  unclean  : it  is  the  plague 
of  leprosy. 

28  And  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in  his  place,  and 
spread  not  in  the  skin,  but  it  he  somewhat  dark  ; it  is  a 
rising  of  the  burning,  and  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  clean  : for  it  is  an  inflammation  of  the  burning. 

29  ^ If  a man  or  woman  have  a plague  upon  the 
head  or  the  beard  ; 

30  Then  the  priest  shall  see  the  plague  : and,  behold, 
if  it  he  in  sight  deeper  than  the  skin  ; and  there  be  in  it 
a yellow  thin  hair  ; then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean  : it  is  a dry  scall,  even  a leprosy  upon  the  head 
or  beard. 

31  And  if  the  priest  look  on  the  plague  of  the  scall, 
and,  behold,  it  he  not  in  sight  deeper  than  the  skin,  and 
that  there  is  no  black  hair  in  it  ; then  the  priest  shall 
shut  up  him  that  hath  the  plague  of  the  scall  seven 
days  : 

32  And  in  the  seventh  day  the  priest  shall  look  on 
the  plague  : and,  behold,  if  the  scall  spread  not,  and 
there  be  in  it  no  yellow  hair,  and  the  scall  be  not  in 
sight  deeper  than  the  skin  ; 

33  He  shall  be  shaven,  but  the  scall  shall  he  not 
shave  ; and  the  priest  shall  shut  up  him  that  hath  the 
scall  seven  days  more  : 

34  And  in  the  seventh  day  the  priest  shall  look  on 
the  scall  : and,  behold,  if  the  scall  be  not  spread  in  the 
skin,  nor  he  in  sight  deeper  than  the  skin  ; then  the 
priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean  : and  he  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

35  But  if  the  scall  spread  much  in  the  skin  after  his 
cleansing  ; 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  look  on  liim  : and,  behold, 
if  the  scall  be  spread  in  the  skin,  the  priest  shall  not 
seek  for  yellow  hair  ; he  is  unclean. 

37  But  if  the  scall  be  in  his  sight  at  a stay,  and  that 
there  is  black  hair  grown  up  therein  ; the  scall  is  healed, 
he  is  clean  : and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

38  1[  If  a man  also  or  a woman  have  in  the  skin  of 
their  flesh  bright  spots,  even  white  bright  spots  ; 

39  Then  the  priest  shall  look  : and,  behold,  if  the 
bright  spots  in  the  skin  of  their  flesh  he  darkish  white  ; 
it  is  a freckled  spot  that  groweth  in  the  skin  ; he  is 
clean. 

40  And  the  man  whose  hair  is  fallen  off  his  head,  he 
is  bald  ; yet  is  he  clean. 

41  And  he  that  hath  his  hair  fallen  off  from  the  part 
of  his  head  toward  his  face,  he  is  foreliead  bald  : yet  is 
he  clean. 

42  And  if  there  be  in  the  bald  head,  or  bald  fore- 


23  clean  : it  is  a plague.  But  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in 
its  place,  and  be  not  spread,  it  is  the  scar  of  the  boil ; 
and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

24  Or  when  the  flesh  hath  in  the  skin  thereof  a burn- 
ing by  fire,  and  the  quick  flesh  of  the  burning  be- 

25  come  a bright  spot,  reddish- wliite,  or  white  ; then 
the  priest  shall  look  upon  it : and,  behold,  if  the 
hair  in  the  bright  spot  be  turned  white,  and  the  ap- 
pearance thereof  be  deeper  than  the  skin  ; it  is  le- 
prosy, it  hath  broken  out  in  the  burning  : and  the 
priest  shall  pronounce  him  unclean  : it  is  the  plague 

26  of  leprosy.  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and,  be- 
hold, there  be  no  white  hair  in  the  bright  spot,  and 
it  be  no  lower  than  the  skin,  but  be  dim  ; then  the 

27  priest  shall  shut  him  up  seven  days  : and  the  priest 
shall  look  upon  him  the  seventh  day  : if  it  spread 
abroad  in  the  skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce 

28  him  unclean  : it  is  the  plague  of  leprosy.  And  if 
the  bright  spot  stay  in  its  place,  and  be  not  spread 
in  the  skin,  but  be  dim  ; it  is  the  rising  of  the  burn- 
ing, and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean  : for  it 
is  the  scar  of  the  burning. 

29  And  when  a man  or  woman  hath  a plague  upon 

30  the  head  or  upon  the  beard,  then  the  priest  shall 
look  on  the  plague  : and,  behold,  if  the  appearance 
thereof  be  deeper  than  the  skin,  and  there  be  in  it 
yellow  thin  hair,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean  : it  is  a scall,  it  is  leprosy  of  the  head  or  of 

31  the  beard.  And  if  the  priest  look  on  the  plague  of 
the  scall,  and,  behold,  the  appearance  thereof  be  not 
deeper  than  the  skin,  and  there  be  no  black  hair  in 
it,  then  the  priest  shall  shut  up  him  that  hath  the 

32  plague  of  the  scall  seven  days  ; and  in  the  seventh 
day  the  priest  shall  look  on  the  plague  : and,  behold, 
if  the  scall  be  not  spread,  and  there  be  in  it  no  yel- 
low hair,  and  the  appearance  of  the  scall  be  not 

33  deeper  than  the  skin,  then  he  shall  be  shaven,  but 
the  scall  shall  he  not  shave  ; and  the  priest  shall 

34  shut  up  him  that  hath  the  scall  seven  days  more  : and 
in  the  seventh  day  the  priest  shall  look  on  the  scall : 
and,  behold,  if  the  scall  be  not  spread  in  the  skin, 
and  the  appearance  thereof  be  not  deeper  than  the 
skin ; then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean  : 

35  and  he  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean.  But  if 
the  scall  spread  abroad  in  the  skin  after  his  cleans- 

36  ing  ; then  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  : and,  behold, 
if  the  scall  be  spread  in  the  skin,  the  priest  shall 

37  not  seek  for  the  yellow  hair  ; he  is  unclean.  But  if 
in  his  eyes  the  scall  be  at  a stay,  and  black  hair  be 
grown  up  therein  ; the  scall  is  healed,  he  is  clean  : 
and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  liim  clean. 


38  And  when  a man  or  a woman  hath  in  the  skin  of 
their  flesh  bright  spots,  even  white  bright  spots  ; 

39  then  the  priest  shall  look  : and,  behold,  if  the  bright 
spots  in  tlie  skin  of  their  flesh  be  of  a dull  white  ; it 
is  a tetter,  it  hath  broken  out  in  the  skin  ; he  is 
clean. 

40  And  if  a man’s  hair  be  fallen  off  his  head,  he  is 

41  bald  ; yet  is  he  clean.  And  if  his  hair  be  fallen  off 
from  the  front  part  of  his  head,  he  is  forehead  bald  ; 

42  yet  is  he  clean.  But  if  there  be  in  the  bald  head. 


LEVITICUS,  XIII. 


1G7 


head,  a wliite  reddish  sore  ; it  is  a leprosy  sprung  up 
ill  his  bald  head,  or  liis  bald  forehead. 

43  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  it  : and,  behold, 
if  the  rising  of  the  sore  he  white  reddish  in  liis  bald 
head,  or  in  his  bald  forehead,  as  the  leprosy  appeareth 
in  the  skin  of  the  flesh  ; 

44  He  is  a leprous  man,  he  is  unclean  ; the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  utterly  unclean  ; his  plague  is  in 
his  head. 

45  And  the  leper  in  whom  the  plague  is,  his  clothes 
shall  be  rent,  and  liis  head  bare,  and  he  shall  ®put  a 
covering  upon  his  upper  lip,  and  shall  cry,  Unclean, 
unclean. 

46  All  the  days  wherein  the  plague  shall  he  in  him  he 
shall  be  defiled  ; he  is  unclean  : he  shall  dwell  alone  ; 
8 without  the  camp  shall  his  habitation  he. 

47  If  The  garment  also  that  the  plague  of  leprosy  is 
in,  whether  it  he  a woollen  garment,  or  a linen  garment  ; 

48  Whether  it  he  in  the  warp,  or  woof  ; of  linen,  or 
of  woollen  ; whether  in  a skin,  or  in  any  thing  made  of 
skin  ; 

49  And  if  the  plague  be  greenish  or  reddish  in  the 
garment,  or  in  the  skin,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in  the 
woof,  or  in  any  thing  of  skin  ; it  is  a plague  of  leprosy, 
and  shall  be  shewed  unto  the  priest : 

50  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  the  plague,  and 
shut  up  it  that  hath  the  plague  seven  days  : 

51  And  he  shall  look  on  the  plague  on  the  seventh 
day  : if  the  plague  be  spread  in  the  garment,  either  in 
the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  a skin,  or  in  any  work 
that  is  made  of  skin  ; the  plague  is  ^ a fretting  leprosy  ; 
it  is  unclean. 

52  He  shall  therefore  burn  that  garment,  whether 
warp  or  woof,  in  woollen  or  in  linen,  or  any  thing  of 
skin,  wherein  the  plague  is  : for  it  is  a fretting  le- 
prosy ; it  shall  be  burnt  in  the  fire. 

53  And  if  the  priest  shall  look,  and,  behold,  the 
plague  be  not  spread  in  the  garment,  either  in  the  warp, 
or  in  tlie  woof,  or  in  any  thing  of  skin  ; 

^4  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that  they  wash 
the  thing  wherein  the  plague  is,  and  he  shall  shut  it  up 
seven  days  more  : 

55  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the  plague,  after  that 
it  is  washed : and,  behold,  if  the  plague  have  not 
changed  his  colour,  and  the  plague  be  not  spread  ; it 
is  unclean  ; thou  shalt  burn  it  in  the  fire  ; it  is  fret  in- 
ward, whether  it  he  bare  within  or  without. 

56  And  if  the  priest  look,  and,  behold,  the  plague  he 
somewhat  dark  after  the  washing  of  it  ; then  he  shall 
rend  it  out  of  the  garment,  or  out  of  the  skin,  or  out  of 
the  warp,  or  out  of  the  woof  : 

57  And  if  it  appear  still  in  the  garment,  either  in 
the  war}),  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any  thing  of  skin  ; it  is 
a .spreading  plague : thou  shalt  burn  that  wherein  the 
plague  is  with  fire. 

58  And  the  garment,  either  warp,  or  woof,  or  what- 
soever thing  of  skin  it  he,  which  thou  shalt  wash,  if  the 
plague  be  departed  from  them,  then  it  shall  be  washed 
the  second  time,  and  shall  be  clean. 

59  This  is  the  law  of  the  plague  of  leprosy  in  a gar- 
ment of  woollen  or  linen,  either  in  the  warp,  or  woof, 
or  any  thing  of  skins,  to  pronounce  it  clean,  or  to  pro- 
nounce it  unclean. 

0 Ezek.  24.  17,  22.  8 Num.  5.  2.  & 12.  n.  2 Chr.  2G.  21.  Luke 

Mic.  3.  7.  14.  2 Kin.  7.  3.  & 15.  17.  12. 

'•  L.T,m.  4.  15.  “ ch.  14.  44. 


or  the  bald  forehead,  a reddish-white  plague  ; it  is 
leprosy  breaking  out  in  his  bald  head,  or  his  bald 

43  forehead.  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  him  : 
and,  behold,  if  the  rising  of  the  plague  be  reddish- 
white  in  his  bald  head,  or  in  his  bald  forehead,  as 
the  appearance  of  leprosy  in  the  skin  of  the  flesh  ; 

44  he  is  a leprous  man,  he  is  unclean  : the  priest  shall 
surely  pronounce  him  unclean  ; his  plague  is  in  his 
head. 

45  And  the  leper  in  whom  the  plague  is,  his  clothes 
shall  be  rent,  and  “ the  hair  of  his  head  shall  go  loose, 
and  he  shall  cover  his  upper  lip,  and  shall  cry,  Un- 

46  clean,  unclean.  All  the  days  wherein  the  plague  is 
in  him  he  shall  be  unclean  ; he  is  unclean  : he  shall 
dwell  alone  ; without  the  camp  shall  his  dwelling 
be. 

47  The  garment  also  that  the  plague  of  leprosy  is  in, 
whether  it  be  a woollen  garment,  or  a linen  gar- 

48  ment  ; whether  it  be  in  ^ warp,  or  woof  ; of  linen,  or 
of  woollen  ; whether  in  a skin,  or  in  any  thing  made 

49  of  skin  ; if  the  plague  be  greenish  or  reddish  in  the 
garment,  or  in  the  skin,  or  in  the  warp,  or  in  the 
woof,  or  in  any  thing  of  skin  ; it  is  the  plague  of 

50  leprosy,  and  shall  be  shewed  unto  the  priest : and 
the  priest  shall  look  upon  the  plague,  and  shut  up 

51  that  which  hath  the  plague  seven  days  : and  he  shall 
look  on  the  plague  on  the  seventh  day  : if  the 
plague  be  spread  in  the  garment,  either  in  the  warp, 
or  in  the  woof,  or  in  the  skin,  whatever  service  skin 
is  used  for  ; the  plague  is  a fretting  leprosy  ; it  is 

52  unclean.  And  he  shall  burn  the  garment,  whether 
the  warp  or  the  woof,  in  woollen  or  in  linen,  or  any 
thing  of  skin,  wherein  the  plague  is  : for  it  is  a fret- 

53  ting  leprosy  ; it  shall  be  burnt  in  the  fire.  And  if 
the  priest  shall  look,  and,  behold,  the  plague  be  not 
spread  in  the  garment,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in  the 

54  woof,  or  in  any  thing  of  skin  ; then  the  priest  shall 
command  that  they  wash  the  thing  wherein  the 
plagne  is,  and  he  shall  shut  it  up  seven  days  more  : 

55  and  the  priest  shall  look,  after  that  the  plague  is 
washed  : and,  behold,  if  the  plague  have  not  changed 
its  colour,  and  the  plague  be  not  spread,  it  is  un- 
clean ; thou  shalt  burn  it  in  the  fire  : it  is  a fret, 

56  ^ whether  the  bareness  be  within  or  without.  And 
if  the  priest  look,  and,  behold,  the  plague  be  dim 
after  the  washing  thereof,  then  he  shall  rend  it  out 
of  the  garment,  or  out  of  the  skin,  or  out  of  the 

57  warp,  or  out  of  the  woof  : and  if  it  appear  still  in 
the  garment,  either  in  the  war}),  or  in  the  woof,  or 
in  any  thing  of  skin,  it  is  breaking  out : thou  shalt 

58  burn  that  wherein  the  plague  is  with  fire.  And  the 
garment,  either  the  war}),  or  the  woof,  or  whatso- 
ever thing  of  skin  it  be,  which  thou  shalt  wash,  if 
the  plague  be  de})arted  from  them,  then  it  shall  be 

59  washed  the  second  time,  and  shall  be  clean.  This 
is  the  law  of  the  plague  of  leprosy  in  a garment  of 
woollen  or  linen,  either  in  the  warp,  or  the  woof,  or 
any  thing  of  skin,  to  pronounce  it  clean,  or  to  pro- 
nounce it  unclean. 


a See  ch.  10,  ().  ted  ttiujf  (md  in  vv.  hnld  in  the  head  there- 
h Or,  woven  or  tnii-  49,  t'kro.).  of,  or  in  ihe  foreticod 

c Ileb.  vvlietlier  it  bo  thereof. 


168 


LEVITICUS,  XIV. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 The  rites  and  sacrifices  in  cleansing  of  the  leper.  33  The  signs  of  le- 
prosy in  a house.  43  The  cleansing  of  that  house. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  This  shall  be  the  law  of  the  leper  in  the  day  of 
his  cleansing  : He  ^ shall  be  brought  unto  the  priest : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  go  forth  out  of  the  camp  ; 
and  the  priest  shall  look,  and,  behold,  if  the  plague  of 
leprosy  be  healed  in  the  leper  ; 

4  Then  shall  the  priest  command  to  take  for  him 
that  is  to  be  cleansed  two  birds  alive  and  clean,  and 
2 cedar  wood,  and  ® scarlet,  and  ^ hyssop  : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  command  that  one  of  the  birds 
be  killed  in  an  earthen  vessel  over  running  water  : 

6  As  for  the  living  bird,  he  shall  take  it,  and  the 
cedar  wood,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the  hyssop,  and  shall 
dip  them  and  the  living  bird  in  the  blood  of  the  bird 
that  was  killed  over  the  running  water  : 

7  And  he  shall  ® sprinkle  upon  him  that  is  to  be 
cleansed  from  the  leprosy  ® seven  times,  and  shall  pro- 
nouncQ  him  clean,  and  shall  let  the  living  bird  loose 
into  the  open  field. 

8  And  he  that  is  to  be  cleansed  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  shave  off  all  his  hair,  ® and  wash  himself 
in  water,  that  he  may  be  clean  : and  after  that  he  shall 
come  into  the  camp,  and  ® shall  tarry  abroad  out  of  his 
tent  seven  days. 

9  But  it  shall  be  on  the  seventh  day,  that  he  shall 
shave  all  his  hair  off  his  head  and  his  beard  and  his 
eyebrows,  even  all  his  hair  he  shall  shave  off  : and  he 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  also  he  shall  wash  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  he  shall  be -clean. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  take  two  he 
lambs  without  blemish,  and  one  ewe  lamb  of  the  first 
year  without  blemish,  and  three  tenth  deals  of  fine 
flour  for  a meat  offering,  mingled  with  oil,  and  one 
log  of  oil. 

11  And  the  priest  that  maketh  him  clean  shall  pre- 
sent the  man  that  is  to  be  made  clean,  and  those  things, 
before  the  Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  : 

12  And  the  priest  shall  take  one  he  lamb,  and  of- 
fer him  for  a trespass  offering,  and  the  log  of  oil,  and 
wave  them  for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord  : 

13  And  he  shall  slay  the  lamb  in  the  place  where 
he  shall  kill  the  sin  offering  and  the  burnt  offering,  in 
the  holy  place  : for  as  the  sin  offering  is  the  priest’s, 
so  is  the  trespass  offering  : it  is  most  holy  : 

14  And  the  priest  shall  take  some  of  the  blood  of  the 
trespass  offering,  and  the  priest  shall  put  it  upon  the 
tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and 
upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great 
toe  of  his  right  foot  : 

15  And  the  priest  shall  take  some  of  the  log  of  oil, 
and  pour  it  into  the  palm  of  his  own  left  hand  : 

16  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  right  finger  in  the  oil 
that  is  in  his  left  hand,  and  shall  sprinkle  of  the  oil 
with  his  finger  seven  times  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  of  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his  hand  shall 
the  priest  put  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right 
hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon 
the  blood  of  the  trespass  offering  : 


1 Matt.  8. 2, 4.  Mark  * Ps.  51.  7. 

1.  40,  44.  Luke  5.  12,  e Heb.  9.  13. 

14.  & 17.  14.  c 2 Kin.  5.  10,  14. 

2 Nnm.  19.  6.  ^ ch.  13.  6 

s Heb.  9.  19.  8 ch.  11.  25. 


0 Num.  12.  15. 

’0  Matt.  8.  4.  Mark 
1.  44.  Luke  5.  14. 

ch.  2. 1.  Num.  15. 
4,  15. 


14  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  This 
shall  be  the  law  of  the  leper  in  the  day  of  his 

3 cleansing  : he  shall  be  brought  unto  the  priest : and 
the  priest  shall  go  forth  out  of  the  camp  ; and  the 
priest  shall  look,  and,  behold,  if  the  plague  of  le- 

4 prosy  be  healed  in  the  leper  ; then  shall  the  priest 
command  to  take  for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  two 
living  clean  birds,  and  cedar  wood,  and  scarlet,  and 

5 hyssop  : and  the  priest  shall  command  to  kill  one  of 
the  birds  in  an  earthen  vessel  over  « running  wa- 

6 ter  : as  for  the  living  bird,  he  shall  take  it,  and  the 
cedar  wood,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the  hyssop,  and 
shall  dip  them  and  the  living  bird  in  the  blood  of  the 

7 bird  that  was  killed  over  the  ® running  water  : and 
he  shall  sprinkle  upon  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed 
from  the  leprosy  seven  times,  and  shall  pronounce 
him  clean,  and  shall  let  go  the  living  bird  into  the 

8 open  field.  And  he  that  is  to  be  cleansed  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  shave  off  all  his  hair,  and 
bathe  himself  in  water,  and  he  shall  be  clean  : and 
after  that  he  shall  come  into  the  camp,  but  shall 

9 dwell  outside  his  tent  seven  days.  And  it  shall  be 
on  the  seventh  day,  that  he  shall  shave  all  his  hair 
off  his  head  and  his  beard  and  his  eyebrows,  even 
all  his  hair  he  shall  shave  off  : and  he  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  he  shall  bathe  his  flesh  in  water, 

10  and  he  shall  be  clean.  And  on  the  eighth  day 
he  shall  take  two  he-lambs  without  blemish,  and 
one  ewe-lamb  of  the  first  year  without  blemish, 
and  three  tenth  parts  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour 
for  a meal  offering,  mingled  with  oil,  and  one 

11  log  of  oil.  And  the  priest  that  cleanseth  him  shall 
set  the  man  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  those  things, 
before  the  Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meet- 

12  ing  : and  the  priest  shall  take  one  of  the  he-lambs, 
and  offer  him  for  a guilt  offering,  and  the  log  of 
oil,  and  wave  them  for  a wave  offering  before  the 

13  Lord  : and  he  shall  kill  the  he-lamb  in  the  place 
where  they  kill  the  sin  offering  and  the  burnt  offer- 
ing, in  the  place  of  the  sanctuary  : for  as  the  sin 
offering  is  the  priest’s,  so  is  the  guilt  offering  : it  is 

14  most  holy  : and  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  guilt  offering,  and  the  priest  shall  put  it  upon 
the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed, 
and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the 

15  great  toe  of  his  right  foot  : and  the  priest  shall  take 
of  the  log  of  oil,  and  pour  it  into  the  palm  of  his 

16  own  left  hand  : and  the  priest  shall  dip  his  right 
finger  in  the  oil  that  is  in  his  left  hand,  and  shall 
sprinkle  of  the  oil  with  his  finger  seven  times  before 

17  the  Lord  : and  of  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his 
hand  shall  the  priest  put  upon  the  tip  of  the  right 
ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of 
his  right  foot,  upon  the  blood  of  the  guilt  offering  : 


12  ch  5.2,18.  &G.  6, 
7. 

13  Ex.  29.  24. 

11  Ex.  29.  11.  ch.  1. 
5, 11.  & 4.  4,  24. 


15  ch.  7.  7. 

ic  ch.  2.  3.  & 7.  G.  & 
21.  22. 


11  Ex.  29.  20.  ch.  & 
23. 

a Heb.  living. 


LEVITICUS,  XIV. 


169 


18  And  the  remnant  of  the  oil  that  is  in  the  priest’s 

hand  he  shall  pour  upon  the  head  of  liim  that  is  to  be 
cleansed  : and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 

for  him  before  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  sin  offering,  and 
make  an  atonement  for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  from 
liis  uncleanness  ; and  afterward  he  shall  kill  the  burnt 
offering  : 

20  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  burnt  offering  and 
the  meat  offering  upon  the  altar  : and  the  priest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  him,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 

21  And  if  he  be  poor,  and  cannot  get  so  much  ; 
then  he  shall  take  one  lamb  /or  a trespass  offering  to 
be  waved,  to  make  an  atonement  for  liim,  and  one 
tenth  deal  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meat 
offering,  and  a log  of  oil  ; 

22  And  two  turtledoves,  or  two  young  pigeons, 
such  as  he  is  able  to  get  ; and  the  one  shall  be  a sin 
offering,  and  the  other  a burnt  offering. 

23  22  And  he  shall  bring  them  on  the  eighth  day  for 
his  cleansing  unto  the  priest,  unto  the  door  of  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation,  before  the  Lord. 

24  23  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  lamb  of  the  tres- 
pass offering,  and  the  log  of  oil,  and  the  priest  shall 
wave  them  for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord  : 

25  And  he  shall  kill  the  lamb  of  the  trespass  offer- 
ing, 24  and  the  priest  shall  take  some  of  the  blood  of  the 
trespass  offering,  and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right 
ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the  thumb 
of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right 
foot : 

26  And  the  priest  shall  pour  of  the  oil  into  the  palm 
of  his  own  left  hand  : 

27  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle  with  his  right  finger 
some  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his  left  hand  seven  times  before 
the  Lord  : 

28  And  the  priest  shall  put  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his 
hand  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him  that  is  to  be 
cleansed,  and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and 
upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon  the  place  of 
the  blood  of  the  trespass  offering  : 

29  And  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  the  priest’s  hand 
he  shall  put  upon  the  head  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed, 
to  make  an  atonement  for  him  before  the  Lord. 

30  And  he  shall  offer  the  one  of  2^  the  turtledoves,  or 
of  the  young  pigeons,  such  as  he  can  get  ; 

31  Even  such  as  he  is  able  to  get,  the  one  for  a sin 
offering,  and  the  other  for  a burnt  offering,  with  the 
meat  offering  : and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  before  the  Lord. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  in  whom  is  the  plague  of 
leprosy,  whose  hand  is  not  able  to  get  2C  that  which  per- 
taineth  to  his  cleansing. 

33  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto 
Aaron,  saying, 

34  27  When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  of  Canaan, 
wliieh  I give  to  you  for  a possession,  and  I put  the 
plague  of  leprosy  in  a house  of  the  land  of  your  posses- 
sion ; 

35  And  he  that  owneth  the  house  shall  come  and  tell 
the  priest,  saying.  It  seemeth  to  me  there  is  as  it  were 
2®  a plague  in  the  house  : 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that  they  empty 
the  house,  before  the  priest  go  into  it  to  see  the  plague, 

’8  ch.  4.  20.  20  ch.  5.  7.  & 12.  8.  22  ver.  10,  11. 

*8  ch.  5.  1,  C.  & 12.  21  ch.  12.  8.  & 15.  14,  2k  ver.  12. 

7-  15.  24  ver.  14. 

12* 


18  and  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  the  priest’s  hand  he 
shall  put  upon  the  head  of  him  that  is  to  be 
cleansed  : and  the  priest  shall  make  atonement  for 

19  him  before  the  Lord.  And  the  priest  shall  offer 
the  sin  offering,  and  make  atonement  for  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed  because  of  his  uncleanness  ; and 

20  afterward  he  shall  kill  the  burnt  offering  : and  the 
priest  shall  offer  the  burnt  offering  and  the  meal 
offering  upon  the  altar  : and  the  priest  shall  make 
atonement  for  him,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 

21  And  if  he  be  poor,  and  cannot  get  so  much,  then 
he  shall  take  one  he-lamb  for  a guilt  offering  to  be 
waved,  to  make  atonement  for  him,  and  one  tenth 
part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for 

22  a meal  offering,  and  a log  of  oil  ; and  two  turtle- 
doves, or  two  young  pigeons,  such  as  he  is  able  to 
get  ; and  the  one  shall  be  a sin  offering,  and  the 

23  other  a burnt  offering.  And'  on  the  eighth  day  he 
shall  bring  them  for  his  cleansing  unto  the  priest, 
unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  befoye  the 

24  Lord.  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  lamb  of  the 
guilt  offering,  and  the  log  of  oil,  and  the  priest  shall 
wave  them  for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord  : 

25  and  he  shall  kill  the  lamb  of  the  guilt  offering,  and 
the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the  guilt  offer- 
ing, and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him 
that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the  thumb  of  his 
right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot : 

26  and  the  priest  shall  pour  of  the  oil  into  the  palm  of 

27  his  own  left  hand  : and  the  priest  shall  sprinkle  with 
his  right  finger  some  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his  left 

28  hand  seven  times  before  the  Lord  : and  the  priest 
shall  put  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his  hand  upon  the  tip  of 
the  right  ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon 
the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe 
of  his  right  foot,  upon  the  place  of  the  blood  of  the 

29  guilt  offering  : and  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  the 
priest’s  hand  he  shall  put  upon  the  head  of  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed,  to  make  atonement  for  him  before 

30  the  Lord.  And  he  shall  offer  one  of  tlie  turtle- 
doves, or  of  the  young  pigeons,  such  as  he  is  able 

31  to  get  ; even  such  as  he  is  able  to  get,  the  one  for  a 
sin  offering,  and  the  other  for  a burnt  offering,  with 
the  meal  offering  : and  the  priest  shall  make  atone- 
ment for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  before  the  Lord. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  in  whom  is  the  plague  of 
leprosy,  who  is  not  able  to  get  that  which  pertaineth 
to  his  cleansing. 


33  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 

34  saying.  When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  of  Canaan, 
which  I give  to  you  for  a possession,  and  I put  the 
plague  of  leprosy  in  a house  of  the  laud  of  your 

35  possession  ; then  he  that  owneth  the  house  shall 
come  and  tell  the  priest,  saying.  There  seemeth  to 

36  me  to  be  as  it  were  a plague  in  the  house  : and  the 
priest  shall  command  that  they  empty  the  house, 
before  the  priest  go  in^to  see  the  plague,  that  all 


2Gver.  22.  ch.  15.  27  Gen.  17.  8.  Nnm.  sspg.  91.  10.  Pro. 

15.  32.  22.  Deut.  7.  1.  & 3.  33.  Zech.  5.  4. 

28  ver.  10.  32.  49. 


170 


LEVITICUS,  XIV. 


that  all  that  is  in  the  house  be  not  made  unclean  : and 
afterward  the  priest  shall  go  in  to  see  the  house  : 

37  And  he  shall  look  on  the  plague,  and,  behold,  if 
the  plague  be  in  the  walls  of  the  house  with  hollow 
strakes,  greenish  or  reddish,  which  in  sight  are  lower 
than  the  wall  ; 

38  Then  the  priest  shall  go  out  of  the  house  to  the 
door  of  the  house,  and  shut  up  the  house  seven  days  : 

39  And  the  priest  shall  come  again  the  seventh  day, 
and  shall  look  : and,  behold,  if  the  plague  be  spread  in 
the  walls  of  the  house  ; 

40  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that  they  take 
away  the  stones  in  which  the  plague  is,  and  they  shall 
cast  them  into  an  unclean  place  without  the  city  : 

41  And  he  shall  cause  the  house  to  be  scraped  within 
round  about,  and  they  shall  pour  out  the  dust  that  they 
scrape  olf  without  the  city  into  an  unclean  place  : 

42  And  they  shall  take  other  stones,  and  put  them  m 
the  place  of  those  stones  ; and  he  shall  take  other  mor- 
ter,  and  shall  plaister  the  house. 

43  And  if  the  plague  come  again,  and  break  out  in 
the  house,  after  that  he  hath  taken  away  the  stones,  and 
after  he  hath  scraped  the  house,  and  after  it  is  plais- 
tered  ; 

44  Then  the  priest  shall  come  and  look,  and,  behold, 
if  the  plague  be  spread  in  the  house,  it  is  a fretting 
leprosy  in  the  house  : it  is  unclean. 

45  And  he  shall  break  down  the  house,  the  stones  of 
it,  and  the  timber  thereof,  and  all  the  morter  of  the 
house  ; and  he  shall  carry  them  forth  out  of  the  city  into 
an  unclean  place. 

46  Moreover  he  that  goeth  into  the  house  all  the 
while  that  it  is  shut  up  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

47  And  he  that  lieth  in  the  house  shall  wash  his 
clothes  ; and  he  that  eateth  in  the  house  shall  wash  his 
clothes. 

48  And  if  the  priest  shall  come  in,  and  look  upon  it, 
and,  behold,  the  plague  hath  not  spread  in  the  house, 
after  the  house  was  plaistered  : then  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  the  house  clean,  because  the  plague  is  healed. 

49  And  he  shall  take  to  cleanse  the  house  two 
birds,  and  cedar  wood,  and  scarlet,  and  hyssop  : 

50  And  he  shall  kill  the  one  of  the  birds  in  an  earthen 
vessel  over  running  water  : 

51  And  he  shall  take  the  cedar  wood,  and  the  hyssop, 
and  the  scarlet,  and  the  living  bird,  and  dip  them  in  the 
blood  of  the  slain  bird,  and  in  the  running  water,  and 
sprinkle  the  house  seven  times  : 

52  And  he  shall  cleanse  the  house  witli  the  blood  of 
the  bird,  and  with  the  running  water,  and  with  the  liv- 
ing bird,  and  with  the  cedar  wood,  and  with  the  hyssop, 
and  with  the  scarlet : 

53  But  he  shall  let  go  the  living  bird  out  of  the  city 
into  the  open  fields,  and  make  an  atonement  for  the 
house  : and  it  shall  be  clean. 

54  This  is  the  law  for  all  manner  of  plague  of  leprosy, 
and  scall, 

55  And  for  the  leprosy  of  a garment,  and  of  a 
house, 

56  And  for  a rising,  and  for  a scab,  and  for  a bright 
spot  : 

57  To  teach  when  it  is  unclean,  and  when  it  is  clean  : 
this  is  the  law  of  leprosy. 

20  ch.  13.  51.  Zech.  so  ver.  4.  ' 32  ch.  13.  30. 

5.  4.  81  ver.  20.  ss  ch.  13.  47. 


that  is  in  the  house  be  not  made  unclean  : and  after- 

37  ward  the  priest  shall  go  in  to  see  the  house  : and  he 
shall  look  on  the  plague,  and,  behold,  if  the  plague 
be  in  the  walls  of  the  house  with  hollow  strakes, 
greenish  or  reddish,  and  the  appearance  thereof  be 

38  lower  than  the  wall  ; then  the  priest  shall  go  out  of 
the  house  to  the  door  of  the  house,  and  shut  up  the 

39  house  seven  days  : and  the  priest  shall  come  again 
the  seventh  day,  and  shall  look  : and,  behold,  if  the 

40  plague  be  spread  in  the  walls  of  the  house  ; then 
the  priest  shall  command  that  they  take  out  the 
stones  in  which  the  plague  is,  and  cast  them  into  an 

41  unclean  place  without  the  city  : and  he  shall  cause 
the  house  to  be  scraped  within  round  about,  and 
they  shall  pour  out  the  mortar  that  they  scrape  off 

42  without  the  city  into  an  unclean  place  : and  they 
shall  take  other  stones,  and  put  them  in  the  place  of 
those  stones  ; and  he  shall  take  other  mortar,  and 

43  shall  plaister  the  house.  And  if  the  plague  come 
again,  and  break  out  in  the  house,  after  that  he  hath 
taken  out  the  stones,  and  after  he  hath  scraped  the 

44  house,  and  after  it  is  plaistered  ; then  the  priest  shall 
come  in  and  look,  and,  behold,  if  the  plague  be 
spread  in  the  house,  it  is  a fretting  leprosy  in  the 

45  house  : it  is  unclean.  And  he  shall  break  down  the 
house,  the  stones  of  it,  and  the  timber  thereof,  and 
all  the  mortar  of  the  house  ; and  he  shall  carry 
them  forth  out  of  the  city  into  an  unclean  place. 

46  Moreover  he  that  goeth  into  the  house  all  the  while 
that  it  is  shut  up  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

47  And  he  that  lieth  in  the  house  shall  wash  his  clothes  ; 
and  he  that  eateth  in  the  house  shall  wash  his  clothes. 

48  And  if  the  priest  shall  come  in,  and  look,  and,  be- 
hold, the  plague  hath  not  spread  in  the  house,  after 
the  house  was  plaistered  ; then  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce the  house  clean,  because  the  plague  is  healed. 

49  And  he  shall  take  to  cleanse  the  house  two  birds, 

50  and  cedar  wood,  and  scarlet,  and  hyssop  : and  he 
shall  kill  one  of  the  birds  in  an  earthen  vessel  over 

51  ^ running  water  : and  he  shall  take  the  cedar  wood, 
and  the  hyssop,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the  living  bird, 
and  dip  them  in  the  blood  of  the  slain  bird,  and  in 
the  * running  water,  and  sprinkle  the  house  seven 

52  times  : and  he  shall  cleanse  the  house  with  the  blood 
of  the  bird,  and  with  the  ^ running  water,  and  with 
the  living  bird,  and  with  the  cedar  wood,  and  with 

53  the  hyssop,  and  with  the  scarlet  : but  he  shall  let 
go  the  living  bird  out  of  the  city  into  the  open  field  : 
so  shall  he  make  atonement  for  the  house  : and  it 
shall  be  clean. 


54  This  is  the  law  for  all  manner  of  plague  of  le- 

55  prosy,  and  for  a scall  ; and  for  the  leprosy  of  a gar- 

56  ment,  and  for  a house  ; and  for  a rising,  and  for  a 

57  scab,  and  for  a bright  spot : to  teach  when  it  is  un- 
clean, and  when  it  is  clean  ; this  is  the  law  of  le- 
prosy. 


84  ver.  34.  sc  Deut.  24. 8.  Ezek.  b Heb.  living. 

SB  ch.  13.  2.  44.  23. 


LEVinCUS,  XV. 


171 


CHAPTER  XV. 

1 The  uncleanness  of  men  in  their  issues.  13  The  cleansing  of  ^ them. 
19  The  uncleanness  of  women  in  their  issues.  28  Their  cleansing. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  to  Aaron, 
saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them,  ^ When  any  man  hath  a running  issue  out  of  his 
flesh,  because  of  his  issue  he  is  unclean. 

3  And  this  shall  be  his  uncleanress  in  his  issue  : 
whether  his  flesh  run  with  his  issue,  or  his  flesh  be 
stopped  from  his  issue,  it  is  his  uncleanness. 

4  Every  bed,  whereon  he  lieth  that  hath  the  issue,  is 
unclean  : and  every  thing,  whereon  he  sitteth,  shall  be 
unclean. 

5  And  whosoever  toucheth  his  bed  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  2 and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

6  And  he  that  sitteth  on  any  thing  whereon  he  sat 
that  hath  the  issue  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

7  And  he  that  toucheth  the  flesh  of  him  that  hath 
the  issue  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

8  And  if  he  that  hath  the  issue  spit  upon  him  that  is 
clean  ; then  he  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  what  saddle  soever  he  rideth  upon  that  hath 
the  issue  shall  be  unclean. 

10  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing  that  was  under 
him  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even  : and  he  that  bear- 
eth  any  of  those  things  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

11  And  whomsoever  he  toucheth  that  hath  the  issue, 
and  hath  not  rinsed  his  hands  in  water,  he  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
mitil  the  even. 

12  And  the  ^ vessel  of  earth,  that  he  toucheth  which 
hath  the  issue,  shall  be  broken  : and  every  vessel  of 
wood  shall  be  rinsed  in  water. 

13  And  when  he  that  hath  an  issue  is  cleansed  of  his 
issue  ; then  ^ he  shall  number  to  himself  seven  days  for 
his  cleansing,  and  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh 
in  running  water,  and  shall  be  clean. 

14  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  take  to  him  ® two 
turtledoves,  or  two  young  pigeons,  and  come  before  the 
Lord  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  give  them  unto  the  priest  : 

15  And  the  priest  shall  offer  them,  ®the  one  for  a 
sin  offering,  and  the  other  for  a burnt  offering  ; and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him  before  the 
Lord  for  his  issue. 

16  And  ® if  any  man’s  seed  of  copulation  go  out  from 
him,  then  he  shall  wash  all  his  flesh  in  water,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

17  And  every  garment,  and  every  skin,  whereon  is 
the  seed  of  copulation,  shall  be  washed  with  water,  and 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

18  The  woman  also  with  whom  man  shall  lie  with 
seed  of  copulation,  they  shall  both  bathe  themselves  in 
water,  and  ® be  unclean  until  the  even. 

19  ^ And  if  a woman  have  an  issue,  and  her  issue 
in  her  flesh  be  blood,  she  shall  be  put  apart  seven  days  : 
and  whosoever  toucheth  her  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

1 cli.  ‘32.  4.  Num.  5.  Luke  8.  43.  s ch.  G.  28.  & 11.  32, 

2.  2 Sain.  3.  ‘29.  Matt.  2 ch.  li.  25.  & 17.  33. 

0,  ‘20.  Mark  5.  ‘25.  15.  * ver  28.  cli.  11.  8. 


15  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  to  Aaron, 

2 saying.  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them.  When  any  man  hath  an  issue  out  of  his 

3 flesh,  because  of  his  issue  he  is  unclean.  And  this 
shall  be  his  uncleanness  in  his  issue  : whether  liis 
flesh  run  with  his  issue,  or  his  flesh  be  stopped 

4 from  his  issue,  it  is  his  uncleanness.  Every  bed 
whereon  he  that  hath  the  issue  lieth  shall  be  un- 
clean : and  every  thing  whereon  he  sitteth  shall 

6  be  unclean.  And  whosoever  toucheth  his  bed  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be 

6 unclean  until  the  even.  And  he  that  sitteth  on  any 
thing  whereon  he  that  hath  the  issue  sat  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 

7 clean  until  the  even.  And  he  that  toucheth  the  flesh 
of  him  that  hath  the  issue  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until 

8 the  even.  And  if  he  that  hath  the  issue  spit  upon 
him  that  is  clean  ; then  he  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 

9 even.  And  what  “ saddle  soever  he  that  hath  the 

10  issue  rideth  upon  shall  be  unclean.  And  whosoever 
toucheth  any  thing  that  was  under  him  shall  be  un- 
clean until  the  even  : and  he  that  beareth  those 
things  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 

11  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even.  And  whom- 
soever he  that  hath  the  issue  toucheth,  without 
having  rinsed  his  hands  in  water,  he  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 

12  until  the  even.  And  the  earthen  vessel,  which  he 
that  hath  the  issue  toucheth,  shall  be  broken  : and 

13  every  vessel  of  wood  shall  be  rinsed  in  water.  And 
when  he  that  hath  an  issue  is  cleansed  of  his  issue, 
then  he  shall  number  to  himself  seven  days  for  his 
cleansing,  and  wash  his  clothes  ; and  he  shall  bathe 
his  flesh  in  ^ running  water,  and  shall  be  clean. 

14  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  take  to  him  two  tur- 
tledoves, or  two  young  pigeons,  and  come  before 
the  Lord  unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and 

15  give  them  unto  the  priest  : and  the  priest  shall  offer 
them,  the  one  for  a sin  offering,  and  the  other  for  a 
burnt  offering  ; and  the  priest  shall  make  atone- 
ment for  him  before  the  Lord  for  liis  issue. 


16  And  if  any  man’s  seed  of  copulation  go  out  from 
him,  then  he  shall  bathe  all  his  flesh  in  water,  and 

17  be  unclean  until  the  even.  And  every  garment,  and 
every  skin,  whereon  is  the  seed  of  copulation,  shall 
be  washed  with  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

18  The  woman  also  with  whom  a man  shall  lie  witli 
seed  of  copulation,  they  shall  both  bathe  themselves 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

19  And  if  a woman  have  an  issue,  and  her  issue  in 
her  flesh  be  blood,  she  shall  be  in  her  ^‘impurity 
seven  days  : and  whosoever  toucheth  Iier  shall  be 

ch.  14.  22,  23.  " c)i.  22.  4.  Deut.  a Or,  carriage. 

« oil.  14.  .‘30,  31.  33.  10.  b Heb.  living. 

^ ch.  14.  19,  31.  '•>  1 SaiM.  21.  4.  c Or,  separation. 

>0  ch.  12.  ‘2. 


172 


LEVITICUS,  . XVI. 


20  And  every  thing  that  she  lieth  upon  in  her  sepa- 
ration shall  be  unclean  : every  thing  also  that  she  sit- 
teth  upon  shall  be  unclean. 

21  And  whosoever  toucheth  her  bed  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

22  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing  that  she  sat 
upon  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

23  And  if  it  he  on  her  bed,  or  on  any  thing  whereon 
she  sitteth,  when  he  toucheth  it,  he  shall  be  unclean  un- 
til the  even. 

24  And  if  any  man  lie  with  her  at  all,  and  her  flow- 
ers be  upon  him,  he  shall  be  unclean  seven  days  ; and 
all  the  bed  whereon  he  lieth  shall  be  unclean. 

25  And  if  i^a  woman  have  an  issue  of  her  blood 
many  days  out  of  the  time  of  her  separation,  or  if  it 
run  beyond  the  time  of  her  separation  ; all  the  days  of 
the  issue  of  her  uncleanness  shall  be  as  the  days  of  her 
separation  : she  shall  he  unclean. 

26  Every  bed  whereon  she  lieth  all  the  days  of  her 
issue  shall  be  unto  her  as  the  bed  of  her  separation  : 
and  whatsoever  she  sitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean,  as 
the  uncleanness  of  her  separation. 

27  And  whosoever  toucheth  those  things  shall  be  un- 
clean, and  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

28  But  if  she  be  cleansed  of  her  issue,  then  she 
shall  number  to  herself  seven  days,  and  after  that  she 
shall  be  clean. 

29  And  on  the  eighth  day  she  shall  take  unto  her  two 
turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons,  and  bring  them  unto  the 
priest,  to  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  one  for  a sin  offer- 
ing, and  the  other  for  a burnt  offering  ; and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  her  before  the  Lord  for 
the  issue  of  her  uncleanness. 

31  Thus  shall  ye  separate  the  children  of  Israel 
from  their  uncleanness  ; that  they  die  not  in  their  un- 
cleanness, when  they  defile  my  tabernacle  that  is 
among  them. 

32  13  This  is  the  law  of  him  that  hath  an  issue,  i’^  and 
of  him  whose  seed  goeth  from  him,  and  is  defiled  there- 
with ; 

33  13  And  of  her  that  is  sick  of  her  flowers,  and  of 
him  that  hath  an  issue,  of  the  man,  i^  and  of  the  woman, 
23  and  of  him  that  lieth  with  her  that  is  unclean. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 How  the  high  priest  must  enter  into  the  holy  place.  11  The  sin  offer- 
ing for  himself.  15  The  sin  offering  for  the  people.  20  The  scapegoat. 
29  The  yearly  feast  of  the  expiations. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  after  i the  death 
of  the  two  sons  of  Aaron,  when  they  offered  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  died  ; 

2 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak  unto  Aaron 
thy  brother,  that  he  2 come  not  at  all  times  into  the  holy 
place  within  the  vail  before  the  mercy  seat,  which  is 
upon  the  ark  ; that  he  die  not : for  3 1 will  appear  in 
the  cloud  upon  the  mercy  seat. 

3 Thus  shall  Aaron  ^ come  into  the  holy  place : ® with 
a young  bullock  for  a sin  offering,  and  a ram  for  a burnt 
offering. 

u See  ch.  20.  18.  « ch.  11.  47.  Deut.  13,  20.  Ezek.  5.  11.  & 

12  Matt.  9.  20.  Mark  24.  8.  Ezek.  44.  23.  23.  38. 

5. 25.  Luke  8.  43.  is  Nuiu.  5.  3.  & 19.  is  ver.  2. 

IS  ver.  13.  11  ver.  16. 


20  unclean  until  the  even.  And  every  thing  that  she 
lieth  upon  in  her  ^impurity  shall  be  unclean  : every 
thing  also  that  she  sitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean. 

21  And  whosoever  toucheth  her  bed  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 

22  until  the  even.  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing 
that  she  sitteth  upon  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 

23  even.  And  if  it  be  on  the  bed,  or  on  any  thing  where- 
on she  sitteth,  when  he  toucheth  it,  he  shall  be  un- 

24  clean  until  the  even.  And  if  any  man  lie  with  her, 
and  her  impurity  be  upon  him,  he  shall  be  unclean 
seven  days  ; and  every  bed  whereon  he  lieth  shall 
be  unclean. 

25  And  if  a woman  have  an  issue  of  her  blood  many 
days  not  in  the  time  of  her  impurity,  or  if  she  have 
an  issue  beyond  the  time  of  her  impurity  ; all  the 
days  of  the  issue  of  her  uncleanness  she  shall  be  as 

26  in  the  days  of  her  impurity  : she  is  unclean.  Every 
bed  whereon  she  lieth  all  the  days  of  her  issue  shall 
be  unto  her  as  the  bed  of  her  impurity  : and  every 
thing  whereon  she  sitteth  shall  be  unclean,  as  the  un- 

27  cleanness  of  her  impurity.  And  whosoever  toucheth 
those  things  shall  be  unclean,  and  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 

28  until  the  even.  But  if  she  be  cleansed  of  her  issue, 
then  she  shall  number  to  herself  seven  days,  and 

29  after  that  she  shall  be  clean.  And  on  the  eighth 
day  she  shall  take  unto  her  two  turtledoves,  or  two 
young  pigeons,  and  bring  them  unto  the  priest,  to 

30  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  the  priest 
shall  offer  the  one  for  a sin  offering,  and  the  other 
for  a burnt  offering  ; and  the  priest  shall  make 
atonement  for  her  before  the  Lord  for  the  issue  of 
her  uncleamiess. 


31  Thus  shall  ye  separate  the  children  of  Israel  from 
their  uncleanness  ; that  they  die  not  in  their  un- 
cleanness, when  they  defile  my  tabernacle  that  is  in. 
the  midst  of  them. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  that  hath  an  issue,  and  of 
him  whose  seed  of  copulation  goeth  from  him,  so 

33  that  he  is  unclean  thereby  ; and  of  her  that  is  sick 
with  her  impurity,  and  of  him  that  hath  an  issue,  of 
the  man,  and  of  the  woman,  and  of  him  that  lieth 
with  her  that  is  unclean. 


16  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  after  the  death 
of  the  two  sons  of  Aaron,  when  they  drew  near  be- 

2 fore  the  Lord,  and  died  ; and  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Speak  unto  Aaron  thy  brother,  that  he  come 
not  at  all  times  into  the  holy  place  within  the  veil, 
before  the  mercy-seat  which  is  upon  the  ark  ; that 
he  die  not  : for  I will  appear  in  the  cloud  upon  the 

3 mercy-seat.  Herewith  shall  Aaron  come  into  the 
holy  place  ; with  a young  bullock  for  a sin  offering, 


ver.  19. 

19  ver.  25. 

20  ver.  24. 

1 ch.  10.  1,  2. 


27.  Heb.  9.  7.  & 10.  ^ Heb.  9.  7,  12,  24, 

19.  25. 

3 Ex.  25.  22.  & 40.  6 ch.  4.  3. 

*34.  1 Kin.  8.  10,  11,  d Or,  separation. 


LEVITICUS,  XVI. 


173 


4 He  shall  put  on  ® the  holy  linen  coat,  and  he  shall 
have  the  linen  breeches  upon  his  flesh,  and  shall  be 
girded  with  a linen  girdle,  and  with  the  linen  mitre  shall 
he  be  attired  : these  are  holy  garments  ; therefore  shall 
he  wash  his  flesh  in  water,  and  so  put  them  on. 

5 And  he  shall  take  of  ® the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  two  kids  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering, 
and  one  ram  for  a burnt  offering. 

6 And  Aaron  shall  offer  his  bullock  of  the  sin  offer- 

ing, which  is  for  himself,  and  ^ make  an  atonement  for 
himself,  and  for  his  house.  ' 

7 And  he  shall  take  the  two  goats,  and  present  them 
before  the  Lord  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

8 And  Aaron  shall  cast  lots  upon  the  two  goats  ; one 
lot  for  the  Lord,  and  the  other  lot  for  the  scapegoat. 

9 And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  goat  upon  which  the 
Lord’s  lot  fell,  and  offer  him  for  a sin  offering. 

10  But  the  goat,  on  which  the  lot  fell  to  be  the  scape- 
goat, shall  be  presented  alive  before  the  Lord,  to  make 

an  atonement  with  him,  and  to  let  him  go  for  a scape- 
goat into  the  wilderness. 

11  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  bullock  of  the  sin  offer- 
ing, which  is  for  himself,  and  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  himself,  and  for  his  house,  and  shall  kill  the  bullock 
of  the  sin  offering  which  is  for  himself  : 

12  And  he  shall  take  a censer  full  of  burning  coals 
of  fire  from  off  the  altar  before  the  Lord,  and  his  hands 
full  of  sweet  incense  beaten  small,  and  bring  it  within 
the  vail : 

13  And  he  shall  put  the  incense  upon  the  fire  be- 
fore the  Lord,  that  the  cloud  of  the  incense  may  cover 
the  1^  mercy  seat  that  is  upon  the  testimony,  that  he 
die  not : 

14  And  13  he  shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the  bullock, 
and  13  sprinkle  it  with  his  finger  upon  the  mercy  seat 
eastward  ; and  before  the  mercy  seat  shall  he  sprinkle 
of  the  blood  with  his  finger  seven  times. 

lo  ^ 11  Then  shall  he  kill  the  goat  of  the  sin  offer- 
ing, that  is  for  the  people,  and  bring  his  blood  i®  within 
the  vail,  and  do  with  that  blood  as  he  did  with  the 
blood  of  the  bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  mercy 
seat,  and  before  the  mercy  seat : 

16  And  he  shall  i^  make  an  atonement  for  the  holy 
place,  because  of  the  uncleanness  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  because  of  their  transgressions  in  all  their 
sins  : and  so  shall  he  do  for  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, that  remaineth  among  them  in  the  midst  of 
their  uncleanness. 

17  23  And  there  shall  be  no  man  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  when  he  goeth  in  to  make  an  atone- 
ment in  the  holy  place,  until  he  come  out,  and  have 
made  an  atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his  household, 
and  for  all  the  congregation  of  Israel. 

18  And  he  shall  go  out  unto  the  altar  that  is  before 
the  Lord,  and  21  make  an  atonement  for  it ; and  shall 
take  of  the  blood  of  the  bullock,  and  of  the  blood  of 
the  goat,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  round 
about. 

19  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood  upon  it  with 
his  finger  seven  times,  and  cleanse  it,  and  22  hallow  it 
from  the  uncleanness  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

0 Ex.  28.  39,  42,  43.  Ezra  G.  17.  Ezek.  45.  IG.  18,  4G.  Rev.  8.  5. 
ch.  G.  10.  Ezek.  44.  22,  23.  12  Ex.  30.  34. 

17,  18.  9 ch.  9.  7.  Heb.  5.  Ex.  30.  1,  7,  8. 

2 Ex.  30.  20.  ch.  8.  2.  & 7.  27,  28.  & 9.  7.  Nuiri.  IG.  7,  18,  4G. 

G,  7.  30  1 Joliii  2.  2.  Rev.  8.  3,  4. 

3 S^e  ch.  4. 14.  Num.  n ch.  10.  1.  Niim.  Ex.  25.  2i. 

29.  11.  2 Chr.  29.  21. 


4 and  a ram  for  a burnt  offering.  He  shall  put  on  the 
holy  linen  coat,  and  he  shall  have  the  linen  breeches 
upon  his  flesh,  and  shall  be  girded  with  the  linen 
girdle,  and  with  the  linen  “ mitre  shall  he  be  attired  ; 
they  are  the  holy  garments  ; and  he  shall  bathe  liis 

5 flesh  in  water,  and  put  them  on.  And  he  shall  take 
of  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  two  he- 
goats  for  a sin  offering,  and  one  ram  for  a burnt 

6 offering.  And  Aaron  shall  present  the  bullock  of 
the  sin  offering,  which  is  for  liimself,  and  make 

7 atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his  house.  And  he 
shall  take  the  two  goats,  and  set  them  before  the 

8 Lord  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And 
Aaron  shall  cast  lots  upon  the  two  goats  ; one  lot 

9 for  the  Lord,  and  the  other  lot  for  ^ Azazel.  And 
Aaron  shall  present  the  goat  upon  which  the  lot  fell 

10  for  the  Lord,  and  offer  him  for  a sin  offering.  But 
the  goat,  on  which  the  lot  fell  for  Azazel,  shall  be 
set  alive  before  the  Lord,  to  make  atonement  ® for 
him,  to  send  him  away  for  Azazel  into  the  wilder- 

11  ness.  And  Aaron  shall  present  the  bullock  of  the 
sin  offering,  which  is  for  himself,  and  shall  make 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his  house,  and  shall 
kill  the  bullock  of  the  sin  offering  which  is  for  him- 

12  self  : and  he  shall  take  a censer  full  of  coals  of  fire 
from  off  the  altar  before  the  Lord,  and  his  hands 
full  of  sweet  incense  beaten  small,  and  bring  it  with- 

13  in  the  veil : and  he  shall  put  the  incense  upon  the 
fire  before  the  Lord,  that  the  cloud  of  the  incense 
may  cover  the  mercy-seat  that  is  upon  the  testimony, 

14  that  he  die  not : and  he  shall  take  of  the  blood  of 
the  bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  with  his  finger  upon  the 
mercy* seat  on  the  east ; and  before  the  mercy-seat 
shall  he  sprinkle  of  the  blood  with  his  finger  seven 

15  times.  Then  shall  he  kill  the  goat  of  the  sin  offer- 
ing, that  is  for  the  people,  and  bring  his  blood  within 
the  veil,  and  do  with  his  blood  as  he  did  with  the 
blood  of  the  bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  mercy- 

16  seat,  and  before  the  mercy-seat  : and  he  shall  make 
atonement  for  the  holy  place,  because  of  the  unclean- 
nesses of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  because  of  their 
transgressions,  even  all  their  sins  : and  so  shall  he 
do  for  the  tent  of  meeting,  that  dwelleth  with  them 

17  in  the  midst  of  their  uncleannesses.  And  there  shall 
be  no  man  in  the  tent  of  meeting  when  he  goeth  in 
to  make  atonement  in  the  holy  place,  until  he  come 
out,  and  have  made  atonement  for  liimself,  and  for 
his  household,  and  for  all  the  assembly  of  Israel. 

18  And  he  shall  go  out  unto  the  altar  that  is  before  the 
Lord,  and  make  atonement  for  it  ; and  shall  take 
of  the  blood  of  the  bullock,  and  of  the  blood  of  the 
goat,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  romid 

19  about.  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood  upon  it 
with  his  finger  seven  times,  and  cleanse  it,  and  hal- 
low it  from  the  uncleannesses  of  the  children  of 


15  ch.  4.  6.  Heb.  9. 
13,  26.  & 10.  4. 

10  ch.  4.  G. 

11  Heb.  2.  17.  & 5.  2. 
& 9.  7,  28. 

38  wi'.r.  2.  Hob,  G.  19, 
& 9.  3,  7,  12, 


19  See  Ex.  29.  36. 
Ezek.  45.  18.  Heb.  9. 
22,  23. 

29  Bee  Ex,  34.  3, 
Luko  1.  U). 


21  Ex.  30,  10.  ch.  4. 
7,  18.  Heb.  9,  22,  23. 

22  Ezek.  43,  20. 
a Or,  turban. 

b Or,  disniiMHal, 
c Or,  over. 


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LEVITICUS,  XVI. 


20  ^ And  when  he  hath  made  an  end  of  ^8  reconcil- 
ing the  holy  place,  and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  the  altar,  he  shall  bring  the  live  goat  : 

21  And  Aaron  shall  lay  both  his  hands  upon  the 
head  of  the  live  goat,  and  confess  over  him  all  the  in- 
iquities of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  all  their  trans- 
gressions in  all  their  sins,  putting  them  upon  the 
head  of  the  goat,  and  shall  send  him  away  by  the  hand 
of  a fit  man  into  the  wilderness  ; 

22  And  the  goat  shall  bear  upon  him  all  their  in- 
iquities unto  a land  not  inhabited  : and  he  shall  let  go 
the  goat  in  the  wilderness. 

23  And  Aaron  shall  come  into  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  ^^and  shall  put  off  tlie  linen  garments, 
which  he  put  on  when  he  went  into  the  holy  place,  and 
shall  leave  them  there  : 

24  And  he  shall  wash  his  flesh  with  water  in  the  holy 
place,  and  put  on  his  garments,  and  come  forth,  and 
offer  his  burnt  offering,  and  the  burnt  offering  of  the 
people,  and  make  an  atonement  for  himself,  and  for  the 
people. 

25  And  28  the  fat  of  the  sin  offering  shall  he  burn 
upon  the  altar. 

26  And  he  that  let  go  the  goat  for  the  scapegoat  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  29  and  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and 
afterward  come  into  the  camp. 

27  And  the  bullock  for  the  sin  offering,  and  the 
goat  for  the  sin  offering,  whose  blood  was  brought  iu  to 
make  atonement  in  the  holy  place,  shall  one  carry  forth 
without  the  camp  ; and  they  shall  burn  in  the  fire  their 
skins,  and  their  flesh,  and  their  dung. 

28  And  he  that  burneth  them  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  afterward  he  shall 
come  into  the  camp. 

29  ^ And  this  shall  he  a statute  for  ever  unto  you  : 
that  in  the  seventh  month,  on  the  tenth  day  of  the 
month,  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls,  and  do  no  work  at  all, 
whether  it  he  one  of  your  own  country,  or  a stranger  that 
sojourneth  among  you  : 

30  For  on  that  day  shall  the  priest  make  an  atonement 
for  you,  to  ^2  cleanse  you,  that  ye  may  be  clean  from 
all  your  sins  before  the  Lord. 

31  It  shall  he  a sabbath  of  rest  unto  you,  and  ye 
shall  afflict  your  souls,  by  a statute  for  ever. 

32  And  the  priest,  whom  he  shall  anoint,  and  whom 
he  shall  consecrate  to  minister  in  the  priest’s  office  in 
his  father’s  stead,  shall  make  the  atonement,  and  shall 
put  on  the  linen  clothes,  even  the  holy  garments  : 

33  And  he  shall  make  an  atonement  for  the  holy 
sanctuary,  and  he  shall  make  an  atonement  for  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation,  and  for  the  altar,  and  he 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  the  priests,  and  for  all  the 
people  of  the  congregation. 

34  And  this  shall  be  an  everlasting  statute  unto 
you,  to  make  an  atonement  for  the  children  of  Israel 
for  all  their  sins  once  a year.  And  he  did  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 


23  ver.  16.  Ezek.  45. 

20. 

24  Is.  53.  6. 

25  Is.  63. 11, 12.  John 
1.  29.  Heb.  9.  28.  1 
Pet.  2.  24. 


26  Ezek.  42.  14.  & 
44.  19. 

27  ver.  3,  5. 

28  ch.  4.  10. 

29  ch.  16.  5. 


30  ch.  4.  12,  21.  & 6. 
30.  Heb.  13.  11. 

34  Ex.  30.  10.  ch. 
23.  27.  Num.  29.  7. 
Is.  58.  3,  5.  Dan.  10. 
3, 12. 


20  Israel.  And  when  he  hath  made  an  end  of  atoning 
for  the  holy  place,  and  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  the 

21  altar,  he  shall  present  the  live  goat : and  Aaron  shall 
lay  both  his  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  live  goat, 
and  confess  over  him  all  the  iniquities  of  the  chil-  | 
dren  of  Israel,  and  all  their  transgressions,  even  all  I 
their  sins  ; and  he  shall  put  them  upon  the  head  I 
of  the  goat,  and  shall  send  him  away  by  the  hand  of  j 

22  a man  that  is  in  readiness  into  the  wilderness  : and  j 
the  goat  shall  bear  upon  him  all  their  iniquities  unto  ' 
a solitary  land  : and  he  shall  let  go  the  goat  in  the 

23  wilderness.  And  Aaron  shall  come  into  the  tent  of  : 
meeting,  and  shall  put  off  the  linen  garments,  which  I 

' he  put  on  when  he  went  into  the  holy  place,  and  ' 

24  shall  leave  them  there  : and  he  shall  bathe  his  flesh 
in  water  in  a holy  place,  and  put  on  his  garments, 
and  come  forth,  and  offer  his  burnt  offering  and  the  j 
burnt  offering  of  the  people,  and  make  atonement  | 

25  for  himself  and  for  the  people.  And  the  fat  of  the 

26  sin  offering  shall  he  burn  upon  the  altar.  And  he  j 
that  lettetli  go  the  goat  for  Azazel  shall  wash  his  ! 
clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  afterward 

27  he  shall  come  into  the  camp.  And  the  bullock  of 
the  sin  offering,  and  the  goat  of  the  sin  offering, 
whose  blood  was  brought  in  to  make  atonement  in  the 
holy  place,  shall  be  carried  forth  without  the  camp  ; 
and  they  shall  burn  in  the  fire  their  skins,  and 

28  their  flesh,  and  their  dung.  And  he  that  burneth 
them  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  afterward  he  shall  come  into  the  camp. 


29  And  it  shall  be  a statute  for  ever  unto  you  : in 
the  seventh  month,  on  the  tenth  day  of  the  month, 
ye  shall  afflict  your  souls,  and  shall  do  no  manner 
of  work,  the  homeborn,  or  the  stranger  tliat  so- 

30  journeth  among  you  : for  on  this  day  shall  atone- 
ment be  made  for  you,  to  cleanse  you  ; from  all 

31  your  sins  shall  ye  be  clean  before  the  Lord.  It  is  a 
sabbath  of  solemn  rest  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  afflict 

32  your  souls  ; it  is  a statute  for  ever.  And  the  priest, 
who  shall  be  anointed  and  who  shall  be  consecrated 
to  be  priest  in  his  father’s  stead,  shall  make  the 
atonement,  and  shall  put  on  the  linen  garments, 

33  even  the  holy  garments  : and  he  shall  make  atone- 
ment for  the  holy  sanctuary,  and  he  shall  make 
atonement  for  the  tent  of  meeting  and  for  the  altar  ; 
and  he  shall  make  atonement  for  the  priests  and  for 

34  all  the  people  of  the  assembly.  And  this  shall  be 
an  everlasting  statute  unto  you,  to  make  atonement 
for  the  children  of  Israel  because  of  all  their  sins 
once  in  the  year.  And  he  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 


32Ps.  61.  2.  Jer.  33. 

8.  Eph.  6.  26.  Heb. 

9.  13,  14.  & 10.  1,  2. 
1 John  1.  7,  9. 

33  ch.  23.  32. 


34  ch.  4.  3,  5, 16. 

35  Ex.  29.  29,  30. 
Nutn.  20.  26,  28. 

36  ver.  4. 

37  ver.  6,  16,  17,  18, 
24. 


38  ch.  23.  31.  Num. 
29.  7. 

39  Ex.  30.  10.  Heb. 
9.  7,  26. 

d Or,  appointed 


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175 


CHAPTER  XYII. 

1  The  blood  of  all  slain  beasts  must  be  offered  to  the  Lord  at  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle.  7 They  must  not  offer  to  devils.  10  All  eating  of  blood 
is  forbidden,  15  and  all  that  dieth  alone,  or  is  torn. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  his  sons,  and  unto 
all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them  ; This  is 
the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded,  saying, 

3  What  man  soever  there  he  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
1 that  killeth  an  ox,  or  lamb,  or  goat,  in  the  camp,  or 
that  killeth  it  out  of  the  camp, 

4  2 And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  to  offer  an  offering  unto  the  Lord 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ; blood  shall  be  » im- 
puted unto  that  man  ; he  hath  shed  blood  ; and  that  man 
^ shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his  people  : 

5  To  the  end  that  the  children  of  Israel  may  bring 
their  sacrifices,  ® which  they  offer  in  the  open  field,  even 
that  they  may  bring  them  unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  unto  the  priest, 
and  offer  them  for  peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  priest  ® shall  sprinkle  the  blood  upon  the 
altar  of  the  Lord  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
conjrregfation,  and  ^ burn  the  fat  for  a sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord. 

7  And  they  shall  no  more  offer  their  sacrifices  ® unto 
devils,  after  whom  they  ^have  gone  a whoring.  This 
shall  be  a statute  for  ever  unto  them  throughout  their 
generations. 

8  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  Whatsoever  man 
there  he  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  which 
sojourn  among  you,  that  offereth  a burnt  offering  or 
sacrifice, 

9  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  to  offer  it  unto  the  Lord  ; 
even  that  man  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

10  yi  1-1  And  whatsoever  man  there  he  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that  sojourn  among  you,  that 
eateth  any  manner  of  blood  ; i^  I will  even  set  my  face 
against  that  soul  that  eateth  blood,  and  will  cut  him  off 
from  among  his  people. 

111^  For  the  life  of  the  flesh  is  in  the  blood  : and  I 
have  given  it  to  you  upon  the  altar  i®  to  make  an  atone- 
ment for  your  souls  : for  i®  it  is  the  blood  that  maketh 
an  atonement  for  the  soul. 

12  Therefore  I said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  No 
soul  of  you  shall  eat  blood,  neither  shall  any  stranger 
that  sojourneth  among  you  eat  blood. 

13  And  whatsoever  man  there  he  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that  sojourn  among  you, 
which  hunteth  and  catcheth  any  beast  or  fowl  that 
may  be  eaten  ; he  shall  even  i®pour  out  the  blood 
thereof,  and  cover  it  with  dust. 

14  20  For  it  is  the  life  of  all  flesh  ; the  blood  of  it  is  for 
the  life  thereof  : therefore  I said  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  Ye  shall  eat  the  blood  of  no  manner  of  flesh  : 
for  the  life  of  all  flesh  is  the  blood  thereof  : whosoever 
eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off. 

15  21  And  every  soul  that  eateth  that  which  died  of 
itself,  or  that  which  was  torn  loith  heasts,  whether  it  he  one 

1 See  Deut.  12.  5, 15,  Kin.  16.  4.  & 17.  10.  2 37.  1 Cor.  10.  20. 

21.  Chr.  28.  4.  Ezek.  20.  Rev.  0.  20. 

2  Deut.  12.  5,  6,  13,  28.  & 22.  9.  » Ex.  34.  15.  cli.  20. 

14.  c ch.  3.  2.  5.  Deut.  31.  IG.  Ezek. 

3  Rom.  5.  13.  7 Ex.  20.  18.  ch.  3.  23.  8. 

4  Gen.  17.  14.  5,  11,  IG.  & 4.  31.  lo  ch.  1.  2,  3. 

•'■'Gen.  21.  33.  22.  Num.  18.  17.  ” ver.  4. 

2.  &.31.54.  Deut.  12.  « Deut.  32.  17.  2 Gen.  0.  4.  ch.  .3. 

2.  1 Kin.  14.  23.  2 Chr.  11.  15.  Ps.  lOG.  17.  & 7.  26,  27.  & 19. 


17  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  Aaron,  and  unto  his  sons,  and  unto  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them  ; This  is  the  thing 

3 which  the  Lord  hath  commanded,  saying.  What  man 
soever  there  be  of  the  house  of  Israel,  that  killeth 
an  ox,  or  lamb,  or  goat,  in  the  camp,  or  that  killeth 

4 it  without  the  camp,  and  hath  not  brought  it  unto 
the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  to  offer  it  as  an 
oblation  unto  the  Lord  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  : blood  shall  be  imputed  unto  that  man  ; he 
hath  shed  blood  ; and  that  man  shall  be  cut  off  from 

5 among  his  people  : to  the  end  that  the  children  of 
Israel  may  bring  their  sacrifices,  which  they  sacri- 
fice in  the  open  field,  even  that  they  may  bring  them 
unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting, 
unto  the  priest,  and  sacrifice  them  for  sacrifices  of 

6 peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord.  And  the  priest  shall 
sprinkle  the  blood  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  at  the 
door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  burn  the  fat  for  a 

7 sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord.  And  they  shall  no 
more  sacrifice  their  sacrifices  unto  the  “he-goats,  after 
whom  they  go  a whoring.  This  shall  be  a statute  for 
ever  unto  them  throughout  their  generations. 

8 And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  Whatsoever  man 
there  be  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers 
that  sojourn  among  them,  that  offereth  a burnt 

9 offering  or  sacrifice,  and  bringeth  it  not  nnto  the 
door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  to  sacrifice  it  unto  the 
Lord  ; even  that  man  shall  be  cut  off  from  his 
people. 

10  And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that  sojourn  among  them, 
that  eateth  any  manner  of  blood  ; I will  set  my  face 
against  that  soul  that  eateth  blood,  and  will  cut  him 

11  off  from  among  his  people.  For  the  ^life  of  the 
flesh  is  in  the  blood  : and  I have  given  it  to  you  upon 
the  altar  to  make  atonement  for  your  souls  : for  it  is 
the  blood  that  maketh  atonement  by  reason  of  the 

12  ^ life.  Therefore  I said  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
No  soul  of  you  shall  eat  blood,  neither  shall  any 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among  you  eat  blood. 

13  And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that  sojourn  among  them, 
which  taketh  in  hunting  any  beast  or  fowl  that  may 
be  eaten  ; he  shall  pour  out  the  blood  thereof,  and 

14  cover  it  with  dust.  For  as  to  the  life  of  all  flesh, 
the  blood  thereof  is  all  one  with  the  life  thereof  : 
therefore  I said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  shall 
eat  the  blood  of  no  manner  of  flesh  : for  the  life  of 
all  flesh  is  the  blood  thereof  : whosoever  eateth  it 

15  shall  be  cut  off.  And  every  soul  that  eateth  ^ that 

which  dieth  of  itself,  or  that  which  is  torn  of  beasts, 

26.  Deut.  12.  IG,  23.  5.  9.  Eph.  1.  7.  Col.  20  ver.  11,  12.  Gen. 

& 15.  23.  1 Sam.  14.  1.  14,  20.  Heb.  13.  12.  9.  4.  Deut.  12.  23. 

33.  Ezek.  44.  7.  1 Pet.  1.  2.  IJolm  1.  21  Ex.  22.  31.  ch. 

'3  ch.  20.  3,  5,  G.  & 7.  Rev.  1.  5.  22.  8.  Deut.  14.  21. 

2G.  17.  Jer.  44.  11.  Heb.  9.  22.  Ezek.  4.  14.  &.  44.  31. 

Ezek.  14.  8.  & 15.  7.  ^7  pj,.  7,  26.  n Or,  satyrs. 

ver.  14.  ’3  Deut.  12.  IG,  24.  b Ileb.  soul. 

13  Matt.  26.  28.  Mark  15.  23.  c Heb.  a carcase. 

14.  24.  Rom.  3.  25.  & Ezek.  24.  7. 


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LEVITICUS,  xvin. 


of  your  own  country,  or  a stranger,  22  he  shall  both  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even  : then  shall  he  be  clean. 

16  But  if  he  wash  them  not,  nor  bathe  his  flesh  ; then 

he  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 Unlawful  marriages.  19  Unlawful  lusts. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them,  ^T  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

3 2 After  the  doings  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  wherein 
ye  dwelt,  shall  ye  not  do  : and  ^ after  the  doings  of  the 
land  of  Canaan,  whither  I bring  you,  shall  ye  not  do  : 
neither  shall  ye  walk  in  their  ordinances. 

4 ^ Ye  shall  do  my  judgments,  and  keep  mine  ordi- 
nances, to  walk  therein  : I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

5 Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  statutes,  and  my  judg- 
ments : ® which  if  a man  do,  he  shall  live  in  them  : ® I 
am  the  Lord. 

6 If  None  of  you  shall  approach  to  any  that  is  near 
of  kin  to  him,  to  uncover  their  nakedness  : I am  the 
Lord. 

7 The  nakedness  of  thy  father,  or  the  nakedness  of 
thy  mother,  shalt  thou  not  uncover  : she  is  thy  mother  ; 
thou  shalt  not  uncover  her  nakedness. 

8 8 The  nakedness  of  thy  father’s  wife  shalt  thou 
not  uncover  : it  is  thy  father’s  nakedness. 

9 ^ The  nakedness  of  thy  sister,  the  daughter  of  thy 
father,  or  daughter  of  thy  mother,  whether  she  he  born 
at  home,  or  born  abroad,  even  their  nakedness  thou 
shalt  not  uncover. 

10  The  nakedness  of  thy  son’s  daughter,  or  of  thy 
daughter’s  daughter,  even  their  nakedness  thou  shalt 
not  uncover  : for  their’s  is  thine  own  nakedness. 

11  The  nakedness  of  thy  father’s  wife’s  daughter, 
begotten  of  thy  father,  she  is  thy  sister,  thou  shalt  not 
uncover  her  nakedness. 

12  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of  thy 
father’s  sister  : she  is  thy  father’s  near  kinswoman. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of  thy 
mother’s  sister  : for  she  is  thy  mother’s  near  kins- 
woman. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of  thy 
father’s  brother,  thou  shalt  not  approach  to  his  wife  : 
she  is  thine  aunt. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of  thy 
daughter  in  law  : she  is  thy  son’s  wife  ; thou  shalt  not 
uncover  her  nakedness. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of  thy 
brother’s  wife  : it  is  thy  brother’s  nakedness. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of  a 
woman  and  her  daughter,  neither  shalt  thou  take  her 
son’s  daughter,  or  her  daughter’s  daughter,  to  uncover 
her  nakedness  ; for  they  are  her  near  kinswomen  : it  is 
wickedness. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  take  a wife  to  her  sister,  ^®to 
vex  her,  to  uncover  her  nakedness,  beside  the  other  in 
her  life  time. 

19  Also  thou  shalt  not  approach  unto  a woman  to 
uncover  her  nakedness,  as  long  as  she  is  put  apart  for 
her  uncleanness. 

22  ch.  11.  25.  5,  7,  19,  20.  s Ezek.  20.  11,  13, 

23ch.  15.  5.  2 Ezek.  20.  7,  8.  & 21.  Luke  10.  28.  Rom. 

24  ch.  5.  1.  & 7.  18.  23.  8.  10.  5.  Gal.  3.  12. 

& 19.  8.  Num.  19.  20.  s Ex.  23.  24.  ch.  20.  c Ex.  6.  2,  6,  29. 

1 ver.  4.  Ex.  6.  7.  23.  Deut.  12.-4,  30,  31.  Mai.  3.  6. 
ch.  11.  44.  & 19.  4,  10,  4 Deut.  4.  1,  2.  & 6.  ’ ch.  20.  11. 

34.  & 20.  7.  Ezek.  20.  1.  Ezek.  20.  19.  » Gen.  49.  4.  ch.  20. 


whether  he  be  homeborn  or  a stranger,  he  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
16  clean  until  the  even  : then  shall  he  be  clean.  But 
if  he  wash  them  not,  nor  bathe  his  flesh,  then  he 
shall  bear  his  iniquity. 


18  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  I am 

3 the  Lord  your  God.  After  the  doings  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  wherein  ye  dwelt,  shall  ye  not  do  : and 
after  the  doings  of  the  land  of  Canaan,  whither  I 
bring  you,  shall  ye  not  do  : neither  shall  ye  walk  in 

4 their  statutes.  My  judgements  shall  ye  do,  and  my 
statutes  shall  ye  keep,  to  walk  therein  : I am  the 

5 Lord  your  God.  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my 
statutes,  and  my  judgements  : which  if  a man  do, 
he  shall  live  “ in  them  : I am  the  Lord. 

6 None  of  you  shall  approach  to  any  that  is  near  of 
kin  to  him,  to  uncover  their  nakedness  : I am  the 

7 Lord.  The  nakedness  of  thy  father,  even  the  na- 
kedness of  thy  mother,  shalt  thou  not  uncover  : she 
is  thy  mother  ; thou  shalt  not  uncover  her  naked- 

8 ness.  The  nakedness  of  thy  father’s  wife  shalt  thou 

9 not  uncover  : it  is  thy  father’s  nakedness.  The 
nakedness  of  thy  sister,  the  daughter  of  thy  father, 
or  the  daughter  of  thy  mother,  whether  born  at 
home,  or  born  abroad,  even  their  nakedness  thou 

10  shalt  not  uncover.  The  nakedness  of  thy  son’s 
daughter,  or  of  thy  daughter’s  daughter,  even  their 
nakedness  thou  shalt  not  uncover  : for  theirs  is  thine 

11  own  nakedness.  The  nakedness  of  thy  father’s 
wife’s  daughter,  begotten  of  thy  father,  she  is  thy 

12  sister,  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her  nakedness.  Thou 
shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of  thy  father’s 

13  sister  : she  is  thy  father’s  near  kinswoman.  Thou 
shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of  thy  mother’s 
sister  : for  she  is  thy  mother’s  near  kinswoman. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of  thy  father’s 
brother,  thou  shalt  not  approach  to  his  wife  : she  is 

15  thine  aunt.  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness 
of  thy  -daughter  in  law  : she  is  thy  son’s  wife  ; thou 

16  shalt  not  uncover  her  nakedness.  Thou  shalt  not 
uncover  the  nakedness  of  thy  brother’s  wife  : it  is 

17  thy  brother’s  nakedness.  Thou  shalt  not  uncover 
the  nakedness  of  a woman  and  her  daughter  ; thou 
shalt  not  take  her  son’s  daughter,  or  her  daughter’s 
daughter,  to  uncover  her  nakedness  ; they  are  near 

18  kinswomen  : it  is  ^ wickedness.  And  thou  shalt  not 
take  a woman  to  her  sister,  to  be  a rival  to  her,  to 
uncover  her  nakedness,  beside  the  other  in  her  life 

19  time.  And  thou  shalt  not  approach  unto  a woman 
to  uncover  her  nakedness,  as  long  as  she  is  impure 


11.  Deut.  22.  30.  & 12  Gen.  38.  18,  26.  ^ ch.  20. 14. 

27.  20.  Ezek.  22.  10.  ch.  20.  12.  Ezek.  22;  10  1 Sara.  1.  6,  8. 

Araos2.7.  1 Cor.  5.1.  11.  lo  ch.  20.  18.  Ezek. 

» ch.  20. 17.  2 Sara.  la  ch.  20.  21.  Matt.  18.  6.  & 22.  10. 

13.  12.  Ezek.  22.  11.  14.  4.  See  Deut.  25.  a Or,  by. 

10  ch.  20.  19.  5.  Matt.  22.  24.  Mark  b Or,  enormity. 

44  ch.  20.  20.  12.  10.  c Or,  separated  for. 


LEVITICUS,  XIX. 


177 


20  Moreover  thou  shalt  not  lie  carnally  with  thy 
neighbour’s  wife,  to  defile  thyself  with  her. 

21  And  thou  shalt  not  let  any  of  thy  seed  pass 
through  the  fire  to  Molech,  neither  shalt  thou  pro- 
fane the  name  of  thy  God  : I am  the  Lord. 

22  Thou  shalt  not  lie  with  mankind,  as  with 
womankind  : it  is  abomination. 

23  22  Neither  shalt  thou  lie  with  any  beast  to  defile 
thyself  therewith  : neither  shall  any  woman  stand  be- 
fore a beast  to  lie  down  thereto  : it  is  23  confusion. 

24  24  Defile  not  ye  yourselves  in  any  of  these  things  : 
25  for  in  all  these  the  nations  are  defiled  which  I cast 
out  before  you  : 

25  And  23  the  land  is  defiled  : therefore  I do  27  visit 
the  iniquity  thereof  upon  it,  and  the  land  itself  28  yo- 
miteth  out  her  inhabitants. 

26  29  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  statutes  and  my 
judgments,  and  shall  not  commit  any  of  these  abomi- 
nations ; neither  any  of  your  own  nation,  nor  any 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among  you  : 

27  (For  all  these  abominations  have  the  men  of  the 
land  done,  which  loere  before  you,  and  the  land  is  de- 
filed ;) 

28  That  39  the  land  spue  not  you  out  also,  when  ye 
defile  it,  as  it  spued  out  the  nations  that  were  before 
you. 

29  For  whosoever  shall  commit  any  of  these  abomi- 
nations, even  the  souls  that  commit  them  shall  be  cut 
off  from  among  their  people. 

30  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  mine  ordinance,  3i  that 
ye  commit  not  any  one  of  these  abominable  customs, 
which  were  committed  before  you,  and  that  ye  32  defile 
not  yourselves  therein  : 33  J the  Lord  your  God. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 


A repetition  of  sundry  laws. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  ^ Ye  shall  be  holy  : 
for  I the  Lord  your  God  am  holy. 

3  ^ 2 Ye  shall  fear  every  man  his  mother,  and  his 
father,  and  3 keep  my  sabbaths  : I am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

4  ^ Turn  ye  not  unto  idols,  ® nor  make  to  your- 
selves molten  gods  : I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

5  ^ And  3 if  ye  offer  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings 
unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  offer  it  at  your  own  will. 

6  It  shall  be  eaten  the  same  day  ye  offer  it,  and  on 
the  morrow  : and  if  ought  remain  until  the  third  day, 
it  shall  be  burnt  in  the  fire. 

7  And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the  third  day,  it  is 
abominable  ; it  shall  not  be  accepted. 

8  Therefore  every  one  that  eateth  it  shall  bear  his 
iniquity,  because  he  hath  profaned  the  hallowed  thing 
of  the  Lord  ; and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
his  people. 

9  T[  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of  your  land, 
thou  shalt  not  wholly  reap  the  corners  of  thy  field, 
neither  shalt  thou  gather  the  gleanings  of  thy  harvest. 


”ch.  20.  10.  Ex. 
20.  14.  Deut.  5.  18.  & 
22.  22.  Pro.  G.  29, 32. 
Mai.  3.  5.  Matt.  5. 
27.  Rom.  2.  22.  1 

Cor.  G.  9.  Heb.  13.  4. 

»»  ch.  20.  2.  2 Kin. 
IG.  3.  & 21.  6.  & 23. 
10.  Jer.  19. 5.  Ezek. 
20.  31.  & 23.  37,  39. 

1 Kin.  11.  7,  33. 


Called,  Acts  7.  43,  Mo- 
loch. 

20  ch.  19.  12.  & 20. 
3.  <Sr  21.  G.  & 22.  2,  32. 
Ezek.  3G.  20,  &c.  Mai. 
1.  12. 

21  ch.  20.  13.  Rom. 

1.27.  1 Cor.  G.  9.  1 

Tim.  1.  10. 

22  ch.  20.  15, 16.  Ex. 
22.  19. 


23  ch.  20.  12. 

24ver.  30.  Matt.  1.5. 
18,  19,  20.  Mark  7. 
21,  22,  23.  1 Cor.  3. 

17. 

2'>  ch.  20.  23.  Deut. 

18.  12. 

2''>  Num.  35.  34.  Jer. 
2.  7.  & IG.  18.  Ezek. 
36  17 

2'  Ps.  89.  32.  Is.  26. 


20  by  her  uncleanness.  And  thou  shalt  not  lie  carnally 
with  thy  neighbour’s  wife,  to  defile  thyself  with  her. 

21  And  thou  shalt  not  give  any  of  thy  seed  ^ to  make 
them  pass  through  the  fire  to  Molech,  neither  shalt 
thou  profane  the  name  of  thy  God  : I am  the  Lord. 

22  Thou  shalt  not  lie  with  mankind,  as  with  woman- 

23  kind  : it  is  abomination.  And  thou  shalt  not  lie 
with  any  beast  to  defile  thyself  therewith  : neither 
shall  any  woman  stand  before  a beast,  to  lie  down 
thereto  : it  is  confusion. 

24  Defile  not  ye  yourselves  in  any  of  these  things  : 
for  in  all  these  the  nations  are  defiled  which  I cast 

25  out  from  before  you  : and  the  land  is  defiled  : 
therefore  I do  visit  the  iniquity  thereof  upon  it,  and 

26  the  land  vomiteth  out  her  inhabitants.  Ye  there- 
fore shall  keep  my  statutes  and  my  judgements,  and 
shall  not  do  any  of  these  abominations  ; neither  the 
homeborn,  nor  the  stranger  that  sojourneth  among 

27  you  : (for  all  these  abominations  have  the  men  of 
the  land  done,  which  were  before  you,  and  the  land 

28  is  defiled  ;)  that  the  land  vomit  not  you  out  also,  when 
ye  defile  it,  as  it  vomited  out  the  nation  that  was 

29  before  you.  For  whosoever  shall  do  any  of  these 
abominations,  even  the  souls  that  do  them  shall  be 

30  cut  off  from  among  their  people.  Therefore  shall 
ye  keep  my  charge,  that  ye  do  not  any  of  these 
abominable  customs,  which  were  done  before  you, 
and  that  ye  defile  not  yourselves  therein  : I am  the 
Lord  your  God. 


19  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak 
unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them,  Ye  shall  be  holy  ; for  I the 

3 Lord  your  God  am  holy.  Ye  shall  fear  every  man 
his  mother,  and  his  father,  and  ye  shall  keep  my 

4 sabbaths  : I am  the  Lord  your  God.  Turn  ye  not 
unto  “ idols,  nor  make  to  yourselves  molten  gods  ; I 

5 am  the  Lord  your  God.  And  when  ye  offer  a sacri- 
fice of  peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  offer 

6 it  that  ye  may  be  accepted.  It  shall  be  eaten  the 
same  day  ye  offer  it,  and  on  the  morrow  : and  if 
aught  remain  until  the  third  day,  it  shall  be  burnt 

7 with  fire.  And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the  third  day, 

8 it  is  an  abomination  ; it  shall  not  be  accepted  : but 
every  one  that  eateth  it  shall  bear  bis  iniquity, 
because  he  hath  profaned  the  holy  thing  of  Hie 
Lord  : and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  his 
people. 


9  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of  your  land,  thou 
shalt  not  wholly  reap  the  corners  of  thy  field,  neither 


21.  Jer.  5.  9,  29.  & 9. 
9.  & 14.  10.  & 23.  2. 
Hos.  2.  13.  & 8.  13.  & 
9.  9. 

ver.  28. 

20  ver.  5,  30.  ch.  20. 

22.  23. 

30  ch.  20.  22.  Jer.  9. 
19.  Ezek.  3G.  13,  17. 

31  ver.  3, 2G.  ch.  20. 

23.  Deut.  18.  9. 


32  ver.  24. 

33  ver.  2,  4. 

1 ch.  11.  44.  & 20.  7, 

2G.  1 Pet.  1.  IG. 

2 Ex.  20.  12. 

3 Ex.  20.  8.  Sr  31.  13. 
Ex.  20.  4.  cl».  2G. 

1.  1 Cor.  10.  14.  1 

John  5.  21. 

3 Ex.  34.  17.  Deut. 
27.  15. 


6 ch.  7.  16. 

7 ch.  23.  22.  Deut. 
24.  19,  20,  21.  Ruth 
2.  15,  IG. 

d Or,  to  set  them 
apart  to  Molech. 

a Heb.  things  of 
nought.  See  Jer.  14. 
14. 


178 


LEVITICUS,  XIX. 


10  And  thou  shalt  not  glean  thy  vineyard,  neither 
shalt  thou  gather  every  grape  of  thy  vineyard  ; thou 
shalt  leave  them  for  the  poor  and  stranger  : I am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

11  i[  ® Ye  shall  not  steal,  neither  deal  falsely,  ^ nei- 
ther lie  one  to  another. 

12  Tf  And  ye  shall  not  swear  by  my  name  falsely, 

neither  shalt  thou  profane  the  name  of  thy  God  : I 

am  the  Lord. 

13  ^ Thou  shalt  not  defraud  thy  neighbour,  nei- 
ther rob  him : the  wages  of  him  that  is  hired  shall 
not  abide  with  thee  all  night  until  the  morning. 

14  ^ Thou  shalt  not  curse  the  deaf,  nor  put  a 
Btumblingblock  before  the  blind,  but  shalt  fear  thy 
God  : I am  the  Lord. 

15  ^ Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in  judgment  : 
thou  shalt  not  respect  the  person  of  the  poor,  nor 
honour  the  person  of  the  mighty  : hut  in  righteousness 
shalt  thou  judge  thy  neighbour. 

16  ^ Thou  shalt  not  go  up  and  down  as  a talebearer 
among  thy  people  : neither  shalt  thou  stand  against 
the  blood  of  thy  neighbour  : I am  the  Lord. 

17  ^ 19  Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy  brother  in  thine 
heart  : thou  shalt  in  any  wise  rebuke  thy  neighbour, 
and  not  suffer  sin  upon  him. 

18  T[  Thou  shalt  not  avenge,  nor  bear  any  grudge 
against  the  children  of  thy  people,  but  thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself  : I am  the  Lord. 

19  ^ Ye  shall  keep  my  statutes.  Thou  shalt  not  let 

thy  cattle  gender  with  a diverse  kind  : thou  shalt 

not  sow  thy  field  with  mingled  seed  : neither  shall  a 
garment  mingled  of  linen  and  woollen  come  upon  thee. 

20  ^ And  whosoever  lieth  carnally  with  a woman, 
that  is  a bondmaid,  betrothed  to  an  husband,  and  not 
at  all  redeemed,  nor  freedom  given  her  ; she  shall  be 
scourged  ; they  shall  not  be  put  to  death,  because  she 
was  not  free. 

21  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass  offering  unto 
the  Lord,  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, even  a ram  for  a trespass  offering. 

22  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him 
with  the  ram  of  the  trespass  offering  before  the  Lord 
for  his  sin  which  he  hath  done  : and  the  sin  which 
he  hath  done  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

23  ^ And  when  ye  shall  come  into  the  land,  and  shall 
have  planted  all  manner  of  trees  for  food,  then  ye  shall 
count  the  fruit  thereof  as  uncircumcised  : three  years 
shall  it  be  as  uncircumcised  unto  you  : it  shall  not  be 
eaten  of. 

24  But  in  the  fourth  year  all  the  fruit  thereof  shall 
be  holy  ^6  to  praise  the  Lord  withal. 

And  in  the  fifth  year  shall  ye  eat  of  the  fruit 
thereof,  that  it  may  yield  unto  you  the  increase  thereof  : 
I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

26  ^ Ye  shall  not  eat  any  thing  with  the  blood : 

neither  shall  ye  use  enchantment,  nor  observe  times. 

27  29  Ye  shall  not  round  the  corners  of  your  heads, 
neither  shalt  thou  mar  the  corners  of  thy  beard. 

8 Ex.  20.  15.  & 22.  1,  13  Deut.  24.  14,  15.  19.  Ps.  82.  2.  Pro. 

7,  10-12.  Deut.  5.  19.  Mai.  3.  5.  Jam.  5.  4.  24.  23.  Jam.  2.  9. 

9 ch.  6.  2.  Eph.  4.  « Deut.  27. 18.  Rom.  ” Ex.  23.  1 . Ps.  15. 

25.  Col.  3.  9.  14.  13.  3.  & 50.  20.  Pro.  11. 

10  Ex.  20.  7.  ch.  6.  is  ver.  32.  Gen.  42.  13.  & 20.  19.  Ezek. 

3.  Deut.  5.  11.  Matt.  18.  ch.  25.  17.  Ec-  22.  9. 

6.  33.  Jam.  5.  12.  cles.  5.  7.  1 Pet.  2.  is  Ex.  23.  1,  7.  1 

11  ch.  18.  21.  17.  Kin.  21.  13.  Matt.  26. 

12  Mark  10.  19.  1 lo  Ex.  23.2,3,  Deut.  60,  61.  & 27.  4. 

Thesa.  4.  6.  1,  17.  & 16.  19.  & 27.  lo  1 John  2.  9,  11.  & 

3.  15. 


10  shalt  thou  gather  the  gleaning  of  thy  harvest.  And 
thou  shalt  not  glean  thy  vineyard,  neither  shalt  thou 
gather  the  fallen  fruit  of  thy  vineyard  ; thou  shalt 
leave  them  for  the  poor  and  for  the  stranger  : I am 

11  the  Lord  your  God.  Ye  shall  not  steal ; neither 

IV  shall  ye  deal  falsely,  nor  lie  one  to  another.  And 

shall  not  swear  by  my  name  falsely,  so  that  thou 
profane  the  name  of  thy  God  : I am  the  Lord. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  oppress  thy  neighbour,  nor  rob  him  : 
the  wages  of  a hired  servant  shall  not  abide  with 

14  thee  all  night  until  the  morning.  Thou  shalt  not 
curse  the  deaf,  nor  put  a stumblingblock  before  the 
blind,  but  thou  shalt  fear  thy  God  : I am  the  Lord. 

15  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in  judgement : thou 
shalt  not  respect  the  person  of  the  poor,  nor  honour 
the  person  of  the  mighty  : but  in  righteousness  shalt 

16  thou  judge  thy  neighbour.  Thou  shalt  not  go  up 
and  down  as  a talebearer  among  thy  people  : neither 
shalt  thou  stand  against  the  blood  of  thy  neighbour  ; 

17  I am  the  Lord.  Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy  brother  in 
thine  heart : thou  shalt  surely  rebuke  thy  neigh- 

18  hour,  and  not  bear  sin  because  of  him.  Thou  shalt 
not  take  vengeance,  nor  bear  any  grudge  against 
the  children  of  thy  people,  but  thou  shalt  love  thy 

19  neighbour  as  thyself  : I am  the  Lord.  Ye  shall 
keep  my  statutes.  Thou  shalt  not  let  thy  cattle 
gender  with  a diverse  kind  : thou  shalt  not  sow  thy 
field  with  two  kinds  of  seed  ; neither  shall  there 
come  upon  thee  a garment  of  two  kinds  of  stuff 

20  mingled  together.  And  whosoever  lieth  carnally 
with  a woman,  that  is  a bondmaid,  betrothed  to  an 
husband,  and  not  at  all  redeemed,  nor  freedom 
given  her  ; ^ they  shall  be  punished  ; they  shall  not 

21  be  put  to  death,  because  she  was  not  free.  And  he 
shall  bring  his  guilt  offering  unto  the  Lord,  unto 
the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  even  a ram  for  a 

22  guilt  ofltering.  And  the  priest  shall  make  atone- 
ment for  him  with  the  ram  of  the  guilt  offering 
before  the  Lord  for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned  : 
and  he  shall  be  forgiven  for  his  sin  which  he  hath 

23  sinned.  And  when  ye  shall  come  into  the  land,  and 
shall  have  planted  all  manner  of  trees  for  food,  then 
ye  shall  count  the  fruit  thereof  as  their  uncircum- 
cision : three  years  shall  they  be  as  uncircumcised 

24  unto  you  : it  shall  not  be  eaten.  But  in  the  fourth 
year  all  the  fruit  thereof  shall  be  holy,  for  giving 

25  praise  unto  the  Lord.  And  in  the  fifth  year  shall 
ye  eat  of  the  fruit  thereof,  that  it  may  yield  unto 
you  the  increase  thereof : I am  the  Lord  your 

26  God.  Ye  shall  not  eat  any  thing  with  the  blood  : 
neither  shall  ye  use  enchantments,  nor  practise 

27  augury.  Ye  shall  not  round  the  corners  of  your 
heads,  neither  shalt  thou  mar  the  corners  of  thy 


28  Deut.  18.  10,  11, 
14.  1 Sam.  15.  23.  2 
Kin.  17.  17.  & 21.  6. 
2 Chr.  33.  6.  Mai.  3.  5. 

29  ch.  21.  5.  Is.  15. 
2.  Jer.  9.  26.  & 48. 
37. 

b Heb.  there  shall  be 
inquisition. 


20  Matt.  18. 15.  Luke 
17.  3.  Gal.  6. 1.  Eph, 
5.  11.  1 Tim.  5.  20. 
2 Tim.  4.  2.  Tit.  1. 
13.  & 2.  15. 

2>2  Sam,  13.  22. 
Pro.  20.  22.  Rom.  12. 
17,  19.  Gal.  5.  20. 
Eph.  4.  31.  Jam.  5.  9. 
1 Pet.  2.  1, 


22  Matt.  5.  43.  <S:  22. 
39.  Rom.  13. 9.  Gal. 
6.  14.  Jam.  2.  8. 

23  Deut.  22.  9,  10. 

2<  Deut.  22.  11. 

25  ch.  6.  15.  & 6.  6. 
2GDeut.  12.  17,  18. 
Pro.  3.  9. 

27  ch.  17.  10,  &c. 
Deut.  12.  23. 


LEVITICUS,  XX. 


179 


28  Ye  shall  not  make  any  cuttings  in  your  flesh  for 
the  dead,  nor  print  any  marks  upon  you  : I am  the 
Lord. 

29  If  Do  not  prostitute  thy  daughter,  to  cause  her 
to  be  a whore  ; lest  the  land  fall  to  whoredom,  and  the 
land  become  full  of  wickedness. 

30  ^ 32  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  33  reverence 
my  sanctuary  : I am  the  Lord. 

31  If  34  Regard  not  them  that  have  familiar  spirits, 
neither  seek  after  wizards,  to  be  defiled  by  them  : I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

32  ^ 36  Thou  shalt  rise  up  before  the  hoary  head,  and 
honour  the  face  of  the  old  man,  and  3®  fear  thy  God  : I 
am  the  Lord. 

33  Tf  And  37  if  a stranger  sojourn  with  thee  in  your 
land,  ye  shall  not  vex  him. 

34  38  But  the  stranger  that  dwelleth  with  you  shall  be 
unto  you  as  one  born  among  you,  and  3^  thou  shalt  love 
him  as  thyself  ; for  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  : I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

35  ^ 40  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in  judgment, 
in  meteyard,  in  weight,  or  in  measure. 

36  41  Just  balances,  just  weights,  a just  ephah,  and  a 
just  hiu,  shall  ye  have  : I am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

37  42  Therefore  shall  ye  observe  all  my  statutes,  and 
all  my  judgments,  and  do  them  : I am  the  Lord.. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1 Of  him  that  giveth  of  his  seed  to  Molech.  4 Of  him  that  favour eth 
such  an  one.  6 Of  going  to  wizards.  7 Of  sanctification.  9 Of  him 
that  curseth  his  parents.  10  Of  adultery.  11,  14,  17,  19  Of  incest. 
13  Of  sodomy.  15  Of  beastiality.  18  Of  uncleanness.  22  Obedience 
is  required  with  holiness.  27  Wizards  must  be  put  to  death. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  1 Again,  thou  shalt  say  to  the  children  of  Israel, 

2  Whosoever  he  he  of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  that  sojourn  in  Israel,  that  giveth  any  of  his 
seed  unto  Molech  ; he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  : the 
people  of  the  land  shall  stone  him  with  stones. 

3  And  3 1 will  set  my  face  against  that  man,  and  will 
cut  him  off  from  among  his  people  ; because  he  hath 
given  of  his  seed  unto  Molech,  to  4 defile  my  sanctuary, 
and  3 to  profane  my  holy  name. 

4  And  if  the  people  of  the  land  do  any  ways  hide 
their  eyes  from  the  man,  when  he  giveth  of  his  seed 
unto  Molech,  and  ^ kill  him  not  : 

5  Then  ’ I will  set  my  face  against  that  man,  and 
3 against  his  family,  and  will  cut  him  off,  and  all  that 
^ go  a whoring  after  him,  to  commit  whoredom  with 
Molech,  from  among  their  people. 

G T[  And  4°  the  soul  that  turneth  after  such  as  have 
familiar  spirits,  and  after  wizards,  to  go  a whoring 
after  them,  I will  even  set  my  face  against  that  soul, 
and  will  cut  him  off  from  among  his  people. 

7  ^ 41  Sanctify  yourselves  therefore,  and  be  ye  holy  : 
for  I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

8  42  And  ye  shall  keep  my  statutes,  and  do  them  : 
43 1 am  the  Lord  which  sanctify  you. 

9  ^44P'qj.  everyone  that  curseth  his  father  or  his 
mother  shall  be  surely  put  to  death  : he  hath  cursed 
his  father  or  his  mother  ; 46  his  blood  shall  he  upon  him. 

so  ch.  21.  5.  Deut.  Chr.  10.  13.  Is.  8.  19.  « Deut.  25.  13,  15. 
14.  1.  Jer.  16.  6.  & Acts  16.  16.  Pro.  11.  1.  & 16.  11. 

48.  37.  30  Pro.  20.  29.  1 & 20.  10. 

81  Deut.  23.  17.  Tim.  5.  1.  12  ch.  18. 4, 5.  Deut. 

82  ver.  3.  ch.  26.  2.  so  yer.  14.  4.  5,  6.  & 5.  1.  & 6.  25. 

83  Eccle.s.  5.  1.  37  Ex.  22.  21.  <Sr  23.  9.  1 ch.  18.  2. 

34  Ex.  22.  18.  ch.  38  Ex.  12.  48,  49.  2 ch.  18.  21.  Deut. 

20.  6,  27.  Deut.  18.  so  Deut.  10.  19.  12.  31.  & 18.  10.  2 

10  1 Sam.  28  7.  1 10  ygr.  15. 


28  beard.  Ye  shall  not  make  any  cuttings  in  your 
flesh  for  the  dead,  nor  print  any  marks  upon  you  : 

29  I am  the  Lord.  Profane  not  thy  daughter,  to 
make  her  a harlot  ; lest  the  land  fall  to  whoredom, 

30  and  the  land  become  full  of  ^ wickedness.  Ye  shall 
keep  my  sabbaths,  and  reverence  my  sanctuary  : I 

31  am  the  Lord.  Turn  ye  not  unto  them  that  have 
familiar  spirits,  nor  unto  the  wizards  ; seek  them 
not  out,  to  be  defiled  by  them  : I am  the  Lord  your 

32  God.  Thou  shalt  rise  up  before  the  hoary  head, 
and  honour  the  face  of  the  old  man,  and  thou  shalt 

33  fear  thy  God  : I am  the  Lord.  And  if  a stranger 
sojourn  with  thee  in  your  land,  ye  shall  not  do  him 

34  wrong.  The  stranger  that  sojourneth  with  you 
shall  be  unto  you  as  the  homeborn  among  you,  and 
thou  shalt  love  him  as  thyself  ; for  ye  were  strangers 
in  the  land  of  Egypt  : I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

35  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in  judgement,  in 

36  meteyard,  in  weight,  or  in  measure.  Just  balances, 
just  weights,  a just  ephah,  and  a just  hin,  shall  ye 
have  : I am  the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you 

37  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  ye  shall  observe  all 
my  statutes,  and  all  my  judgements,  and  do  them  ; 
I am  the  Lord. 


20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  More- 
over, thou  shalt  say  to  the  children  of  Israel,  Who- 
soever he  be  of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  that  sojourn  in  Israel,  that  giveth  of  his 
seed  unto  Molech  ; he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; 
the  people  of  the  land  shall  stone  him  with  stones. 

3 I also  will  set  my  face  against  that  man,  and  will 
cut  him  off  from  among  his  people  ; because  he  hath 
given  of  his  seed  unto  Molech,  to  defile  my  sanc- 

4 tuary,  and  to  profane  my  holy  name.  And  if  the 
people  of  the  laud  do  any  ways  hide  their  eyes  from 
that  man,  when  he  giveth  of  his  seed  unto  Molech, 

5 and  put  him  not  to  death  : then  I will  set  my  face 
against  that  man,  and  against  his  family,  and  wiU 
cut  him  off,  and  all  that  go  a whoring  after  him,  to 
commit  whoredom  with  Molech,  from  among  their 

6 people.  And  the  soul  that  turneth  unto  them  that 
have  familiar  spirits,  and  unto  the  wizards,  to  go  a 
whoring  after  them,  I will  even  set  my  face  against 
that  soul,  and  will  cut  him  off  from  among  his  peo- 

7 pie.  Sanctify  yourselves  therefore,  and  be  ye  holy  : 

8 for  I am  the  Lord  your  God.  And  ye  shall  keep 
my  statutes,  and  do  them  : I am  the  Lord  which 

9 sanctify  you.  For  every  one  that  curseth  his  father 
or  his  mother  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  : lie  hath 
cursed  his  father  or  his  mother  ; his  blood  shall  be 


Kin.  17.  17.  & 23.  10. 
2 Chr.  33.  6.  Jer.  7. 
31.  & 32.  35.  Ezek. 
20.  26,  31. 

3 cln  17.  10. 

4 Ezek.  5.  11.  & 23. 
38,  39. 

3 ch.  18.  21. 


0 Deut.  17.  2,  3,  5. 

7 ch.  17.  10. 

8 Ex.  20.  5. 

» ch.  17.  7. 

10  ch.  19.  31. 

« ch.  11.  44.  & 19. 
2.  1 Pet.  1.  16. 

12  ch.  19.  37. 


13  Ex.  31.  13.  ch. 
21.  8.  Ezek.  37.  28. 

14  Ex.  21.  17.  Deut. 
27.  16.  Pro.  20.  20. 
Matt.  15.  4. 

15  ver.  11,  12,  13,  16, 
27.  2 Sam.  1.  16. 

c Or,  enormity. 


180 


LEVITICUS,  XX. 


10  ^ And  the  man  that  committeth  adultery  with 
another  man’s  wife,  even  he  that  committeth  adultery 
with  his  neighbour’s  wife,  the  adulterer  and  the  adul- 
teress shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

11  And  the  man  that  lieth  with  his  father’s  wife 
hath  uncovered  his  father’s  nakedness  : both  of  them 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; their  blood  shall  be  upon 
them. 

12  And  if  a man  lie  with  his  daughter  in  law,  both 
of  them  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  : they  have 
wrought  confusion  ; their  blood  shall  he  upon  them. 

13  If  a man  also  lie  with  mankind,  as  he  lieth  with 
a woman,  both  of  them  have  committed  an  abomina- 
tion : they  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; their  blood 
shall  he  upon  them. 

14  And  if  a man  take  a wife  and  her  mother,  it  is 
wickedness  : they  shall  be  burnt  with  fire,  both  he  and 
they  ; that  there  be  no  wickedness  among  you. 

15  2-^  And  if  a man  lie  with  a beast,  he  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death  : and  ye  shall  slay  the  beast. 

16  And  if  a woman  approach  unto  any  beast,  and 
lie  down  thereto,  thou  shalt  kill  the  woman,  and  the 
beast  : they  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; their  blood 
shall  he  upon  them. 

17  23  And  if  a man  shall  take  his  sister,  his  father’s 
daughter,  or  his  mother’s  daughter,  and  see  her  naked- 
ness, and  she  see  his  nakedness  ; it  is  a wicked  thing  ; 
and  they  shall  be  cut  off  in  the  sight  of  their  people  : 
he  hath  uncovered  his  sister’s  nakedness  ; he  shall  bear 
his  iniquity. 

18  24  And  if  a man  shall  lie  with  a woman  having  her 
sickness,  and  shall  uncover  her  nakedness  ; he  hath  dis- 
covered her  fountain,  and  she  hath  uncovered  the  foun- 
tain of  her  blood  : and  both  of  them  shall  be  cut  off 
from  among  their  people. 

19  25  And  thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of 
thy  mother’s  sister,  nor  of  thy  father’s  sister  : 26  for  he 
uncovereth  his  near  kin  : they  shall  bear  their  iniquity. 

20  27  And  if  a man  shall  lie  with  his  uncle’s  wife,  he 
hath  uncovered  his  uncle’s  nakedness  : they  shall  bear 
their  sin  ; they  shall  die  childless. 

21  28  And  if  a man  shall  take  his  brother’s  wife,  it  is 
an  unclean  thing  : he  hath  uncovered  his  brother’s 
nakedness  ; they  shall  be  childless. 

22  ^ Ye  shall  therefore  keep  all  my  29  statutes,  and 
all  my  judgments,  and  do  them  : that  the  land,  whither 
I bring  you  to  dwell  therein,  spue  you  not  out. 

23  And  ye  shall  not  walk  in  the  manners  of  the 
nation,  which  I cast  out  before  you  : for  they  committed 
all  these  things,  and  22  therefore  I abhorred  them. 

24  But  23 1 have  said  unto  you.  Ye  shall  inherit  their 
land,  and  I will  give  it  unto  you  to  possess  it,  a land  that 
fltfweth  with  milk  and  honey  : I am  the  Lord  your  God, 
24  which  have  separated  you  from  other  people. 

25  25  Ye  shall  therefore  put  difference  between  clean 
beasts  and  unclean,  and  between  unclean  fowls  and 
clean  : 26  and  ye  shall  not  make  your  souls  abominable 
by  beast,  or  by  fowl,  or  by  any  manner  of  living  thing 
that  creepeth  on  the  ground,  wliich  I have  separated 
from  you  as  unclean. 

26  And  ye  shall  be  holy  unto  me  : 27  for  I the  Lord  I 


10  upon  him.  And  the  man  that  committeth  adultery 
with  ’another  man’s  wife,  even  he  that  committeth 
adultery  with  his  neighbour’s  wife,  the  adulterer  and 

11  the  adulteress  shall  surely  be  put  to  death.  And 
the  man  that  lieth  with  his  father’s  wife  hath  un- 
covered his  father’s  nakedness  : both  of  them  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death  ; their  blood  shall  be  upon 

12  them.  And  if  a man  lie  with  his  daughter  in  law, 
both  of  them  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  : they  have 
wrought  confusion  ; their  blood  shall  be  upon  them. 

13  And  if  a man  lie  with  mankind,  as  with  womankind, 
both  of  them  have  committed  abomination  : they 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; their  blood  shall  be 

14  upon  them.  And  if  a man  take  a wife  and  her 
mother,  it  is  “ wickedness  : they  shall  be  burnt  with 
fire,  both  he  and  they  ; that  there  be  no  wickedness 

15  among  you.  And  if  a man  lie  with  a beast,  he  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death  : and  ye  shall  slay  the  beast. 

16  And  if  a woman  approach  unto  any  beast,  and  lie 
down  thereto,  thou  shalt  kill  the  woman,  and  the 
beast : they  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; their  blood 

17  shall  be  upon  them.  And  if  a man  shall  take  his 
sister,  his  father’s  daughter,  or  his  mother’s  daugh- 
ter, and  see  her  nakedness,  and  she  see  his  naked- 
ness ; it  is  a shameful  thing  ; and  they  shall  be  cut  off 
in  the  sight  of  the  children  of  their  people  : he  hath 
uncovered  his  sister’s  nakedness  ; he  shall  bear  his 

18  iniquity.  And  if  a man  shall  lie  with  a woman  hav- 
ing her  sickness,  and  shall  uncover  her  nakedness  ; 
he  hath  made  naked  her  fountain,  and  she  hath  un- 
covered the  fountain  of  her  blood  : and  both  of  them 

19  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  their  people.  And  thou 
shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness  of  thy  mother’s  sis- 
ter, nor  of  thy  father’s  sister  : for  he  hath  made 
naked  his  near  kin  : they  shall  bear  their  iniquity. 

20  And  if  a man  shall  lie  with  his  uncle’s  wife,  he  hath 
uncovered  his  uncle’s  nakedness  : they  shall  bear 

21  their  sin  ; they  shall  die  childless.  And  if  a man 
shall  take  his  brother’s  wife,  it  is  impurity  : he  hath 
uncovered  his  brother’s  nakedness  ; they  shall  be 
childless. 


22  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  all  my  statutes,  and  all 
my  judgements,  and  do  them  : that  the  land,  whi- 
ther I bring  you  to  dwell  therein,  vomit  you  not  out. 

23  And  ye  shall  not  walk  in  the  customs  of  the  nation, 
which  I cast  out  before  you  : for  they  did  all  these 

24  things,  and  therefore  I abhorred  them.  But  I have 
said  unto  you.  Ye  shall  inherit  their  land,  and  I will 
give  it  unto  you  to  possess  it,  a land  flowing  with 
milk  and  honey  : I am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 

25  have  separated  you  from  the  peoples.  Ye  shall 
therefore  separate  between  the  clean  beast  and  the 
unclean,  and  between  the  unclean  fowl  and  the 
clean  : and  ye  shall  not  make  your  souls  abominable 
by  beast,  or  by  fowl,  or  by  any  thing  wherewith  the 
ground  ^ teemeth,  which  I have  separated  from  you 

26  as  unclean.  And  ye  shall  be  holy  unto  me  : for  I 


19  ch.  18.  20.  Deut.  23.  17.  See  Gen.  19.  5.  27.  22.  See  Gen.  20.  28  ch.  18.  16.  3S  Ex.  3.  17.  & 6.  8.  36  ch.  11.  43. 

22.  22.  John  8.  4, 5.  Judg.  19.  22.  12.  20  ch.  18.  26.  & 19.  34  ver.  26.  Ex.  19.  37  yer.  7.  ch.  19.  2. 

11  ch.  18.  8.  Deut.  21  ch.  18.  17.  Deut.  24  ch.  18.  19.  Sea  37.  5.  & 33.  16.  Deut.  7.  1 Pet.  1.  16. 

27.  23.  27.  23.  ch.  15.  24.  so  ch.  18.  25,  28.  6.  & 14.  2.  1 Kin.  8.  a Or,  enormity. 

18  ch.  18.  15.  22  ch.  18.  23.  Deut.  25  ch.  18.  12,  13.  3i  ch.  18.  3,  24,  30.  53.  b Heb.  creepeth. 

le  ch.  18.  23.  27.  21.  20  ch.  18.  6.  32  ch.  18.  27.  Deut.  33  ch.  11.  47.  Deut. 

30  ch.  18.  22.  Dout.  23  ch.  18.  9.  Deut.  27  ch.  18.  14.  9. 5.  14.  4. 


LEVITICUS,  XXI.  181 


am  holy,  and  have  severed  you  from  other  people,  that 
ye  should  be  mine. 

27  1[  A man  also  or  woman  that  hath  a familiar 
spirit,  or  that  is  a wizard,  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  : 
they  shall  stone  them  with  stones  : their  blood  shall 
he  upon  them. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 Of  the  priests'' mourning.  (5  Of  their  holiness.  8 Of  their  estimation. 
7,  13  Of  their  marriages.  17  The  priests  that  have  blemishes  must  not 
minister  in  the  sanctuary. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak  unto  the 
priests  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  say  unto  them, 
1 There  shall  none  be  defiled  for  the  dead  among  his 
people  : 

2  But  for  his  kin,  that  is  near  unto  him,  that  is,  for 
his  mother,  and  for  his  father,  and  for  his  son,  and  for 
his  daughter,  and  for  his  brother, 

3  And  for  his  sister  a virgin,  that  is  nigh  unto  him, 
which  hath  had  no  husband  ; for  her  may  he  be  de- 
filed. 

4:  But  he  shall  not  defile  himself,  being  a chief  man 
among  his  people,  to  profane  himself. 

5  2 They  shall  not  make  baldness  upon  their  head, 
neither  shall  they  shave  off  the  corner  of  their  beard, 
nor  make  any  cuttings  in  their  flesh. 

6  They  shall  be  holy  unto  their  God,  and  ^ not  pro- 
fane the  name  of  their  God  : for  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire,  and  ^ the  bread  of  their  God,  they 
do  offer  : therefore  they  shall  be  holy. 

7  ® They  shall  not  take  a wife  that  is  a whore,  or  pro- 
fane ; neither  shall  they  take  a woman  ® put  away  from 
her  husband  : for  he  is  holy  unto  his  God. 

8  Thou  shalt  sanctify  him  therefore  ; for  he  offeretli 
the  bread  of  thy  God  : he  shall  be  holy  unto  thee  : for 
I the  Lord,  which  sanctify  you,  am  holy. 

9  ^ ® And  the  daughter  of  any  priest,  if  she  profane 
herself  by  playing  the  whore,  she  profaneth  her  father  : 
she  shall  be  burnt  with  fire. 

10  ® And  he  that  is  the  high  priest  among  his  bre- 
thren, upon  whose  head  the  anointing  oil  was  poured, 
and  that  is  consecrated  to  put  on  the  garments, 
shall  not  uncover  his  head,  nor  rend  his  clothes  ; 

11  Neither  shall  he  i^  go  in  to  any  dead  body,  nor 
defile  himself  for  his  father,  or  for  his  mother  ; 

12  1^  Neither  shall  he  go  out  of  the  sanctuary,  nor 
profane  the  sanctuary  of  his  God  ; for  i^the  crown  of 
the  anointing  oil  of  his  God  is  upon  him  : I am  the 
Lord. 

13  And  1^  he  shall  take  a wife  in  her  virginity. 

14  A widow,  or  a divorced  woman,  or  profane,  or  an 
harlot,  these  shall  he  not  take  : but  he  shall  take  a 
virgin  of  his  own  people  to  wife. 

15  Neither  shall  he  profane  his  seed  among  his  peo- 
ple : for  I the  Lord  do  sanctify  him. 

16  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

17  Speak  unto  Aaron,  saying.  Whosoever  he  he  of 
thy  seed  in  their  generations  that  hath  any  blemish, 
let  him  not  approach  to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God. 

18  For  whatsoever  man  he  he  that  hath  a blemish, 
he  shall  not  approach  : a blind  man,  or  a lame,  or  he 
that  hath  a flat  nose,  or  any  thing  superfluous, 


the  Lord  am  holy,  and  have  separated  you  from 
the  peoples,  that  ye  should  be  mine. 

27  A man  also  or  a woman  that  hath  a familiar 
spirit,  or  that  is  a wizard,  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death  : they  shall  stone  them  with  stones  : their 
blood  shall  be  upon  them. 


21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak  unto  the 
priests  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  say  unto  them,  There 
shall  none  defile  himself  for  the  dead  among  his 

2 people  ; except  for  his  kin,  that  is  near  unto  him, 
for  his  mother,  and  for  his  father,  and  for  his  son, 

3 and  for  his  daughter,  and  for  his  brother  ; and  for 
his  sister  a virgin,  that  is  near  unto  him,  which  hath 

4 had  no  husband,  for  her  may  he  defile  himself.  He 
shall  not  defile  himself,  “ being  a chief  man  among 

5 his  people,  to  profane  himself.  They  shall  not 
make  baldness  upon  their  head,  neither  shall  they 
shave  off  the  corner  of  their  beard,  nor  make  any 

6 cuttings  in  their  flesh.  They  shall  be  holy  unto 
their  God,  and  not  profane  the  name  of  their  God  : 
for  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire,  the 
bread  of  their  God,  they  do  offer  : therefore  they 

7 shall  be  holy.  They  shall  not  take  a woman  that  is 
a harlot,  or  ^ profane  ; neither  shall  they  take  a 
woman  put  away  from  her  husband  : for  he  is  holy 

8 unto  his  God.  Thou  shalt  sanctify  him  therefore  ; 
for  he  offereth  the  bread  of  thy  God  : he  shall  be 
holy  unto  thee  : for  I the  Lord,  which  sanctify  you, 

9 am  holy.  And  the  daughter  of  any  priest,  if  she 
profane  herself  by  playing  the  harlot,  she  profaneth 
her  father  : she  shall  be  burnt  with  fire. 


10  And  he  that  is  the  high  priest  among  his  bre- 
thren, upon  whose  head  the  anointing  oil  is  poured, 
and  '^that  is  consecrated  to  put  on  the  garments, 
shall  not  let  the  hair  of  his  head  go  loose,  nor  rend 

11  his  clothes  ; neither  shall  he  go  in  to  any  dead  body, 
nor  defile  himself  for  his  father,  or  for  his  mother  ; 

12  neither  shall  he  go  out  of  the  sanctuary,  nor  profane 
the  sanctuary  of  his  God  ; for  the  ^ crown  of  the 
anointing  oil  of  his  God  is  upon  him  : I am  the 

13  Lord.  And  he  shall  take  a wife  in  her  virginity. 

14  A widow,  or  one  divorced,  or  a ^ profane  woman, 
an  harlot,  these  shall  he  not  take  : but  a virgin  of 

15  his  own  people  shall  he  take  to  wife.  And  he  shall 
not  profane  his  seed  among  his  people  : for  I am 
the  Lord  which  sanctify  him. 

16  17  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  Aaron,  saying.  Whosoever  he  be  of  thy  seed 
throughout  their  generations  that  hath  a blemish, 
let  him  not  approach  to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God. 

18  For  whatsoever  man  he  be  that  hath  a blemish,  he 
shall  not  approach  : a blind  man,  or  a lame,  or  he 


S8  ver.  24.  Tit.  2.  2 ch.  19. 27, 28.  Deut.  2 ch.  20.  7,  8.  “ ch.  10.  6.  i'"'  ver.  7.  Ezek.  44.  The  Sept,  has,  on  a 

14.  . 14.  1.  Ezek.  44.  20.  8 Gen.  38.  24.  12  Num.  19. 14.  See  22.  sudden. 

39  Ex.  22.  18.  ch.  s ch.  18.  21.  & 19.  9 Ex.  29.  29,  30.  ch.  ver.  1,  2.  ver.  8.  b Or,  polluted. 

19.  31  Dent.  18.  10,  12.  8.  12.  & IG.  32.  Num.  J3  ch.  10.  7.  ch.  10.  3.  Num.  c Heb.  whose  hand 

11.  1 Sam.  28.  7,  8.  * See  ch.  3.  11.  35.  25.  Ex.  28.  3G.  ch.  8.  IG.  5.  Ps.  G5.  4,  is  fdled. 

‘9  ver.  9.  6 Ezek.  44.  22.  10  ex.  28.  2.  ch.  16.  9,  12,  30.  18  ch.  22.  23.  'd  Or,  consecration. 

^ Ezek.  44.  25.  « See  Deut.  24.  1,  2,  32,  a Or,  as  a husband. 


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LEVITICUS,  XXII. 


19  Or  a man  that  is  brokenfooted,  or  brokenhanded, 

20  Or  crookbackt,  or  a dwarf,  or  that  hath  a blemish 
in  his  eye,  or  be  scurvy,  or  scabbed,  or  hath  his  stones 
broken  ; 

21  No  man  that  hath  a blemish  of  the  seed  of  Aaron 
the  priest  shall  come  nigh  to  offer  the  offerings  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire  : he  hath  a blemish  ; he  shall 
not  come  nigh  to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God. 

22  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  his  God,  both  of  the 
most  holy,  and  of  the  2^  holy. 

23  Only  he  shall  not  go  in  unto  the  vail,  nor  come 
nigh  unto  the  altar,  because  he  hath  a blemish  ; that 
23  he  profane  not  my  sanctuaries  : for  I the  Lord  do 
sanctify  them. 

24  And  Moses  told  it  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his  sons, 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 The  priests  in  their  uncleanness  nfiust  abstain  f rom  the  holy  things.  6 
How  they  shall  be  cleansed.  10  Who  of  the  priest's  house  may  eat  of 
the  holy  things.  17  The  sacrifices  must  be  without  blemish.  26  The 
age  of  the  sacrifice.  29  The  law  of  eating  the  sacrifice  of  thanks- 
giving. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons,  that  they 
1 separate  themselves  from  the  holy  things  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  that  they  2 profane  not  my  holy 
name  in  those  things  which  they  ^ hallow  unto  me  : I am 
the  Lord. 

3  Say  unto  them.  Whosoever  he  he  of  all  your  seed 
among  your  generations,  that  goeth  unto  the  holy 
things,  which  the  children  of  Israel  hallow  unto  the 
Lord,  ^having  his  uncleanness  upon  him,  that  soul 
shall  he  cut  off  from  my  presence  : I am  the  Lord. 

4  What  man  soever  of  the  seed  of  Aaron  is  a leper, 
or  hath  ^ a running  issue  ; he  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy 
things,  ® until  he  he  clean.  And  whoso  toucheth  any 
thing  that  is  unclean  hy  the  dead,  or  ® a man  whose  seed 
goeth  from  him  ; 

5  Or  2 whosoever  toucheth  any  creeping  thing,  where- 
by he  may  be  made  unclean,  or  I'^a  man  of  whom  he 
may  take  uncleamiess,  whatsoever  uncleanness  he  hath  ; 

6  The  soul  which  hath  touched  any  such  shall  be  un- 
clean until  even,  and  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy  things, 
unless  he  wash  his  flesh  with  water. 

7  And  when  the  sun  is  down,  he  shall  be  clean,  and 
shall  afterward  eat  of  the  holy  tilings  ; because  ^2  ff  is 
his  food. 

8  That  which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is  torn  with  beasts, 
he  shall  not  eat  to  defile  himself  therewith  : I am  the 
Lord. 

9  They  shall  therefore  keep  mine  ordinance,  ^^lest 
they  hear  sin  for  it,  and  die  therefore,  if  they  profane 
it  : I the  Lord  do  sanctify  them. 

10  There  shall  no  stranger  eat  of  the  holy  thing  : a 
sojourner  of  the  priest,  or  an  hired  servant,  shall  not  eat 
of  the  holy  thing. 

11  But  if  the  priest  buy  any  soul  with  his  money,  he 
shall  eat  of  it,  and  he  that  is  born  in  his  house  : they 
shall  eat  of  his  meat. 

12  If  the  priest’s  daughter  also  be  married  unto  a 
stranger,  she  may  not  eat  of  an  offering  of  the  holy 
things. 

13  But  if  the  priest’s  daughter  be  a widow,  or  dl- 

19  Deut.  23.  1.  22  ch.  22.  10,  11,  12.  » Ex.  28.  38.  Num. 

20  ver.  6.  Num.  18.  19.  18.  32.  Deut.  15.  19. 

21  ch.  2.  3,  10.  & 6.  23  ver.  12.  « ch.  7.  20. 

17,  29.  & 7.  1.  & 24.  9.  i Num.  6.  3.  E ch.  15.  2. 

Num.  18.  9.  2 ch.  18.  21.  6 ch.  14.  2.  & 15.  13. 

7 Num.  19.  11,22. 


19  that  hath  a ®flat  nose,  or  any  thing  superfluous,  or 

20  a man  that  is  brokenfooted,  or  brokenhanded,  or 
crookbackt,  or  a dwarf,  or  that  hath  a blemish  in 
his  eye,  or  is  scurvy,  or  scabbed,  or  hath  his  stones 

21  broken  ; no  man  of  the  seed  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
that  hath  a blemish,  shall  come  nigh  to  offer  the 
offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  : he  hath  a 
blemish  ; he  shall  not  come  nigh  to  offer  the  bread 

22  of  his  God.  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  his  God, 

23  both  of  the  most  holy,  and  of  the  holy.  Only  he 
shall  not  go  in  unto  the  veil,  nor  come  nigh  unto  the 
altar,  because  he  hath  a blemish  ; that  he  profane 
not  my  sanctuaries  : for  I am  the  Lord  which  sanc- 

24  tify  them.  So  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his 
sons,  and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel. 


22  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons,  that  they  separate  them- 
selves from  the  holy  things  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  they  hallow  unto  me,  and  that  they  profane 

3 not  my  holy  name  : I am  the  Lord.  Say  unto 
them.  Whosoever  he  be  of  all  your  seed  throughout 
your  generations,  that  approacheth  unto  the  holy 
things,  which  the  children  of  Israel  hallow  unto  the 
Lord,  having  his  uncleanness  upon  him,  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  before  me  : I am  the  Lord. 

4 What  man  soever  of  the  seed  of  Aaron  is  a leper,  or 
hath  an  issue  ; he  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy  things, 
until  he  be  clean.  And  whoso  toucheth  ® any  thing 
that  is  unclean  by  the  dead,  or  a man  whose  seed 

5 goeth  from  him  ; or  whosoever  toucheth  any  creep- 
ing thing,  whereby  he  may  be  made  unclean,  or  a 
man  of  whom  he  may  take  uncleanness,  whatsoever 

6 uncleanness  he  hath ; the  soul  which  toucheth  any 
such  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even,  and  shall  not 
eat  of  the  holy  things,  unless  he  bathe  his  flesh  in 

7 water.  And  when  the  sun  is  down,  he  shall  be 
clean  ; and  afterward  he  shall  eat  of  the  holy  things, 

8 because  it  is  his  bread.  That  which  dieth  of  itself, 
or  is  torn  of  beasts,  he  shall  not  eat  to  defile  himself 

9 therewith  : I am  the  Lord.  They  shall  therefore 
keep  my  charge,  lest  they  bear  sin  for  it,  and  die 
therein,  if  they  profane  it  : I am  the  Lord  which 

10  sanctify  them.  There  shall  no  stranger  eat  of  the 
holy  thing  : a sojourner  of  the  priest’s,  or  an  hired 

11  servant,  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy  thing.  But  if  a 
priest  buy  any  soul,  the  purchase  of  his  money,  he 
shall  eat  of  it ; and  such  as  are  born  in  his  house, 

12  they  shall  eat  of  his  bread.  And  if  a priest’s  daugh- 
ter be  married  unto  a stranger,  she  sliall  not  eat  of 

13  the  heave  offering  of  the  holy  things.  But  if  a 
priest’s  daughter  be  a widow,  or  divorced,  and  have 


8 ch.  15. 16. 

9 ch.  11.  24,  43,  44. 

20  ch.  15.  7,  19. 

21  ch.  15.  5.  Heb. 
10.  22. 


12  ch.  21.  22,  Num. 
18. 11,  13. 

23  Ex.  22.  31.  ch, 

17.  15.  Ezek.  44.  31. 
n Ex.  28.  43.  Num. 

18.  22,  32. 


25  See  1 Sam.  21,  6. 
20  Num.  18.  11, 13. 
e Or,  slit, 
a Or,  any  one. 


LEVITICUS,  XXII. 


183 


vorced,  and  have  no  child,  and  is  returned  unto  her 
father’s  house,  as  in  her  youth,  she  shall  eat  of  her 
father’s  meat  : but  there  shall  no  stranger  eat  thereof. 

14  ^ And  if  a man  eat  of  the  holy  thing  unwit- 
tingly, then  he  shall  put  the  fifth  part  thereof  unto  it, 
and  shall  give  it  mito  the  priest  with  the  holy  thing. 

15  And  20  they  shall  not  profane  the  holy  things  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  which  they  offer  unto  the  Lord  ; 

16  Or  suffer  them  21  to  bear  the  iniquity  of  trespass, 
when  they  eat  their  holy  things  : for  I the  Lord  do 
sanctify  them. 

17  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

18  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his  sons,  and  unto  all 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  22  W hatsoever 
he  he  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  in  Israel, 
that  will  offer  his  oblation  for  all  his  vows,  and  for  all 
his  freewill  offerings,  which  they  will  offer  unto  the  Lord 
for  a burnt  offering  ; 

19  23  Ye  shall  offer  at  your  own  will  a male  without 
blemish,  of  the  beeves,  of  the  sheep,  or  of  the  goats. 

20  24  Put  whatsoever  hath  a blemish,  that  shall  ye 
not  offer  : for  it  shall  not  be  acceptable  for  you. 

21  And  25  whosoever  offeretli  a sacrifice  of  peace  offer- 
ings unto  the  Lord  26  to  accomplish  his  vow,  or  a free- 
will offering  in  beeves  or  sheep,  it  shall  be  perfect  to  be 
accepted  ; there  shall  be  no  blemish  therein. 

22  27  Blind,  or  broken,  or  maimed,  or  having  a wen, 
or  scurvy,  or  scabbed,  ye  shall  not  offer  these  unto  the 
Lord,  nor  make  28  an  offering  by  fire  of  them  upon 
the  altar  unto  the  Lord. 

23  Either  a bullock  or  a lamb  that  hath  any  thing 
29  superfluous  or  lacking  in  his  parts,  that  mayest  thou 
offer  for  a freewill  offering  ; but  for  a vow  it  shall  not 
be  accepted. 

24  Ye  shall  not  offer  unto  the  Lord  that  which  is 
bruised,  or  crushed,  or  broken,  or  cut  ; neither  shall  ye 
make  any  offering  thereof  in  your  land. 

25  Neither  5°  from  a stranger’s  hand  shall  ye  offer 

the  bread  of  your  God  of  any  of  these  ; because 

their  ^2  corruption  is  in  them,  and  blemishes  be  in  them  : 
they  shall  not  be  accepted  for  you. 

26  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

27  33  When  a bullock,  or  a sheep,  or  a goat,  is 
brought  forth,  then  it  shall  be  seven  days  under  the 
dam  ; and  from  the  eighth  day  and  thenceforth  it  shall 
be  accepted  for  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

28  And  vjhether  it  be  cow  or  ewe,  ye  shall  not  kill  it 

and  her  young  both  in  one  day. 

29  And  when  ye  will  offer  a sacrifice  of  thanks- 
giving unto  the  Lord,  offer  it  at  your  own  will. 

30  On  the  same  day  it  shall  be  eaten  up  ; ye  shall 
leave  none  of  it  until  the  morrow  : I am  the  Lord. 

31  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  my  commandments, 
and  do  them  : I am  the  Lord. 

32  98  Neither  shall  ye  profane  my  holy  name  ; but 
99  I will  be  hallowed  among  the  children  of  Israel : I 
am  the  Lord  which  hallow  you, 

33  That  brought  you  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to 
be  your  God  : I am  the  Lord. 

U Gen.  3S.  11.  23  ch.  1.  3.  23.  Ps.  Gl.  8.  & G5.  1. 

J*  ch.  10.  14.  Num.  Deut.  15.  21.  &17.  Eccles.  5.  4,  5. 

18.  11,  19.  1.  Mai.  1.  8,  14.  Eph.  2^  ver.  20.  Mai.  1. 

oh.  5.  15,  IG.  5.  27.  Heb.  9.  14.  1 8. 

«>  Nuin.  18.  32.  Pet.  1.  19.  2«  ch.  1.  9,  13.  & 3. 

9.  23ch.  3.  1,  G.  3,5. 

22  ch.  1.  2,  3,  10.  20ch.  7.  IG.  Num.  2*' ch.  21.18. 

Num.  15.  14.  15.  3,  8.  Deut.  23.  21,  ^ Num.  15.  15,  16. 


no  child,  and  is  returned  unto  her  father’s  house,  as 
in  her  youth,  she  shall  eat  of  her  father’s  bread  : 

14  but  there  shall  no  stranger  eat  thereof.  And  if  a 
man  eat  of  the  holy  thing  unwittingly,  then  he  shall 
put  the  fifth  part  thereof  unto  it,  and  shall  give  unto 

15  the  priest  the  holy  thing.  And  they  shall  not  pro- 
fane the  holy  things  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which 

16  they  offer  unto  the  Lord  ; and  so  cause  them  to 
bear  the  iniquity  that  bringetli  guilt,  when  they  eat 
their  holy  things  : for  I am  the  Lord  which  sanctify 
them. 

17  18  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  Aaron,  and  to  his  sons,  and  unto  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  Whosoever  he  be 
of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  in  Israel, 
that  offereth  Ids  oblation,  whether  it  be  any  of  their 
vows,  or  any  of  their  freewill  offerings,  which  they 

19  offer  unto  the  Lord  for  a burnt  offering  ; that  ye 
may  be  accepted,  ye  shall  offer  a male  without  ble- 
mish, of  the  beeves,  of  the  sheep,  or  of  the  goats. 

20  But  whatsoever  hath  a blemish,  that  shall  ye  not 

21  offer  : for  it  shall  not  be  acceptable  for  you.  And 
whosoever  offereth  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings 
unto  the  Lord  to  ^ accomplish  a vow,  or  for  a free- 
will offering,  of  the  herd  or  of  the  flock,  it  shall  be 
perfect  to  be  accepted  ; there  shall  be  no  blemish 

22  therein.  Blind,  or  broken,  or  maimed,  or  having 
‘^a  wen,  or  scurvy,  or  scabbed,  ye  shall  not  offer 
these  unto  the  Lord,  nor  make  an  offering  by  fire 

23  of  them  upon  the  altar  unto  the  Lord.  Either  a 
bullock  or  a lamb  that  hath  any  thing  superfluous  or 
lacking  in  his  parts,  that  mayest  thou  offer  for  a 
freewill  offering  ; but  for  a vow  it  shall  not  be  ac- 

24  cepted.  That  which  hath  its  stones  bruised,  or 
crushed,  or  broken,  or  cut,  ye  shall  not  offer  unto 
the  Lord  ; neither  shall  ye  ^ do  thus  in  your  land. 

25  Neither  from  the  hand  of  a foreigner  shall  ye  offer 
the  bread  of  your  God  of  any  of  these  ; because 
their  corruption  is  in  them,  there  is  a blemish  in 
them  : they  shall  not  be  accepted  for  you. 

26  27  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  When 
a bullock,  or  a sheep,  or  a goat,  is  brought  forth, 
then  it  shall  be  seven  days  under  the  dam  ; and 
from  the  eighth  day  and  thenceforth  it  shall  be  ac- 
cepted for  the  oblation  of  an  offering  made  by  fire 

28  unto  the  Lord.  And  whether  it  be  cow  or  ewe, 
ye  shall  not  kill  it  and  her  young  both  in  one  day. 

29  And  when  ye  sacrifice  a sacrifice  of  thanksgiving 
unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  sacrifice  it  that  ye  may  be 

30  accepted.  On  the  same  day  it  shall  be  eaten  ; ye 
shall  leave  none  of  it  until  the  morning  : I am  the 

31  Lord.  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  my  commandments, 

32  and  do  them  : I am  the  Lord.  And  ye  shall  not 
profane  my  holy  name  ; but  I will  be  hallowed 
among  the  children  of  Israel : I am  the  Lord  which 

33  hallow  you,  that  brought  you  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  to  be  your  God  : I am  the  Lord. 


31  Ch.  21.  G,  17. 

32  Mai.  1.  14. 

33  Ex.  22.  30. 

34  Dent.  22.  6. 

33  <•!).  7.  12.  I’P.  107. 

22.  & IIG.  17.  Amos 
4.  5. 


33  ch.  7.  15. 

37  ch.  19.  37.  Num. 
15.  40.  Deut.  4.  40. 

38  Cll.  18.  21. 

3'*  ch.  ]().  3.  Matt. 
C.  9.  Luke  11.  2. 

40  ch.  20.  8. 


41  Ex.  6.  7.  ch.  11. 
45.  & 19.  3G.  & 25.  38. 
Num.  15.  41. 

I)  Or,  make  a spe- 
cial VOH'. 
c Or,  sores, 
d Or,  sacrifice  them. 


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LEVITICUS,  XXIII. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  The  feasts  of  the  Lord.  3 The  sabbath.  4 Thepassover.  9 The  sheaf 
of  firstfruits.  15  The  feast  of  Pentecost.  22  Gleanings  to  be  left  for 
the  poor.  23  The  feast  of  trumpets.  26  The  day  of  atonement.  33 
The  feast  of  tabernacles. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them.  Concerning  ^ the  feasts  of  the  Lord,  which 
ye  shall  ^ proclaim  to  he  holy  convocations,  even  these 
are  my  feasts. 

3  ^Six  days  shall  work  be  done  : but  the  seventh  day 
is  the  sabbath  of  rest,  an  holy  convocation  ; ye  shall  do 
no  work  therein : it  is  the  sabbath  of  the  Lord  in  all 
your  dwellings. 

4  ^ ^ These  are  the  feasts  of  the  Lord,  even  holy  con- 
vocations, which  ye  shall  proclaim  in  their  seasons. 

5  ® In  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month  at  even 
is  the  Lord’s  passover. 

6  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same  month  is  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread  unto  the  Lord  : seven  days 
ye  must  eat  unleavened  bread. 

7  ® In  the  first  day  ye  shall  have  an  holy  convoca- 
tion : ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein. 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord  seven  days  : in  the  seventh  day  is  an  holy 
convocation  : ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein. 

9  •[[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them,  ^ When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  which  I give 
unto  you,  and  shall  reap  the  harvest  thereof,  then  ye 
shall  bring  a sheaf  of  ® the  firstfruits  of  your  harvest 
unto  the  priest  : 

11  And  he  shall  ® wave  the  sheaf  before  the  Lord,  to 
he  accepted  for  you  : on  the  morrow  after  the  sabbath 
the  priest  shall  wave  it. 

12  And  ye  shall  offer  that  day  when  ye  wave  the 
sheaf  an  he  lamb  without  blemish  of  the  first  year  for  a 
burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  meat  offering  thereof  shall  he  two 
tenth  deals  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  for  a sweet  savour  : and 
the  drink  offering  thereof  shall  he  of  wine,  the  fourth 
part  of  an  hin. 

14  And  ye  shall  eat  neither  bread,  nor  parched  corn, 
nor  green  ears,  until  the  selfsame  day  that  ye  have 
brought  an  offering  unto  your  God  : it  shall  he  a sta- 
tute for  ever  throughout  your  generations  in  all  your 
dwellings. 

15  ^ And  ye  shall  count  unto  you  from  the  mor- 
row after  the  sabbath,  from  the  day  that  ye  brought 
the  sheaf  of  the  wave  offering  ; seven  sabbaths  shall  be 
complete  : 

16  Even  unto  the  morrow  after  the  seventh  sabbath 
shall  ye  number  i^  fifty  days  ; and  ye  shall  offer  i^  a 
new  meat  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

17  Ye  shall  bring  out  of  your  habitations  two  wave 
loaves  of  two  tenth  deals  : they  shall  be  of  fine  flour  ; 
they  shall  be  baken  with  leaven  ; they  are  n the  first- 
fruits  unto  the  Lord. 

18  And  ye  shall  offer  with  the  bread  seven  lambs 
without  blemish  of  the  first  year,  and  one  young 
bullock,  and  two  rams  : they  shall  be  for  a burnt  offer- 


1 ver.  4,  37. 

2 Ex.  32.  5.  2 Kin. 

10.  20.  Ps.  81.  3. 

3 Ex.  20.  9.  & 23. 12. 
& 31.  15.  & 34.  21. 
ch.  19.  3.  Deut.  5.  13. 
Luke  13.  14. 


4ver.  2,  37.  Ex.  23. 
14. 

3 Ex.  12.  6, 14,  18.  & 
13.  3,  10.  & 23.  15.  & 
34.  18.  Num.  9.  2,  3. 
& 28.  16,  17.  Deut. 
16.  1-8.  Josh.  5.  10. 


6 Ex.  12.  16.  Num. 
28.  18,  25. 

2 Ex.  23.  16,  19.  & 
34.  22,  26.  Num.  15. 
2,  18.  & 28.  26.  Deut. 
16.  9.  Josh.  3.  15. 

8 Rom.  11.  16.  1 


23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them. 
The  ® set  feasts  of  the  Lord,  which  ye  shall  proclaim 
to  be  holy  convocations,  even  these  are  my  set  feasts. 

3 Six  days  shall  work  be  done  : but  on  the  seventh 
day  is  a sabbath  of  solemn  rest,  an  holy  convocation  ; 
ye  shall  do  no  manner  of  work  : it  is  a sabbath  unto 
the  Lord  in  all  your  dwellings. 

4 These  are  the  set  feasts  of  the  Lord,  even  holy  con- 
vocations, which  ye  shall  proclaim  in  their  appointed 

5 season.  In  the  first  month,  on  the  fourteenth  day  of 

6 the  month  ^ at  even,  is  the  Lord’s  passover.  And 
on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same  month  is  the  feast 
of  unleavened  bread  unto  the  Lord  : seven  days  ye 

7 shall  eat  unleavened  bread.  In  the  first  day  ye 
shall  have  an  holy  convocation : ye  shall  do  no 

8 servile  work.  But  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord  seven  days  : in  the  seventh 
day  is  an  holy  convocation ; ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work. 

9 10  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them. 
When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  which  I give  unto 
you,  and  shall  reap  the  harvest  thereof,  then  ye  shall 
bring  the  sheaf  of  the  firstfruits  of  your  harvest  unto 

11  the  priest  : and  he  shall  wave  the  sheaf  before  the 
Lord,  to  be  accepted  for  you  : on  the  morrow  after 

12  the  sabbath  the  priest  shall  wave  it.  And  in  the  day 
when  ye  wave  the  sheaf,  ye  shall  offer  a he-lamb 
without  blemish  of  the  first  year  for  a burnt  offering 

13  unto  the  Lord.  And  the  meal  offering  thereof  shall 
be  two  tenth  parts  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  for 
a sweet  savour  : and  the  drink  offering  thereof  shall 

14  be  of  wine,  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin.  And  ye  shall 
eat  neither  bread,  nor  parched  corn,  nor  fresh  ears, 
until  this  selfsame  day,  until  ye  have  brought  the 
oblation  of  your  God  : it  is  a statute  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations  in  all  your  dwellings. 


15  And  ye  shall  count  unto  you  from  the  morrow 
after  the  sabbath,  from  the  day  that  ye  brought  the 
sheaf  of  the  wave  offering  ; seven  sabbaths  shall 

16  there  be  complete  : even  unto  the  morrow  after  the 
seventh  sabbath  shall  ye  number  fifty  days  ; and  ye 

17  shall  offer  a new  meal  offering  unto  the  Lord.  Ye 
shall  bring  out  of  your  habitations  two  wave  loaves 
of  two  tenth  parts  of  an  ephah : they  shall  be  of  fine 
flour,  they  shall  be  baken  with  leaven,  for  firstfruits 

18  unto  the  Lord.  And  ye  shall  present  with  the 
bread  seven  lambs  without  blemish  of  the  first  year, 
and  one  young  bullock,  and  two  rams  : they  shall 


Cor.  15.  20.  Jam.  1. 
18.  Rev.  14.  4. 

0 Ex.  29.  24. 
w ch.  2.  14,  15, 16. 
“Ex.  34.  22.  ch. 
25.  8.  Deut.  16.  9. 


12  Acts  2.  1. 

13  Num.  28.  26. 

14  Ex.  23.  16,  19.  & 
22.  29.  & 34.  22,  26. 
Num.  15.  17-21.  & 28. 
26.  Deut.  26.  1. 


a Or,  appointed  sea- 
sons. 

b Heb.  between  the 
two  evenings. 

c Heb.  work  of  la- 
bour. 


LEVITICUS,  XXIII. 


185 


ing  unto  the  Lord,  with  their  meat  offering,  and  their 
drink  offerings,  even  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord. 

19  Then  ye  shall  sacrifice  one  kid  of  the  goats  for 
a sin  offering,  and  two  lambs  of  the  first  year  for  a 
sacrifice  of  peace  offerings. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them  with  the  bread  of 
the  firstfruits  for  a wave  offering  before  the  Lord,  with 
the  two  lambs  : they  shall  be  holy  to  the  Lord  for 
the  priest. 

21  And  ye  shall  proclaim  on  the  selfsame  day,  that 
it  may  be  an  holy  convocation  unto  you  : ye  shall  do  no 
servile  y^ovk.  therein : it  shall  he  a statute  for  ever  in  all 


your  dwellings  throughout  your  generations. 

22  ^ And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of  your  land, 
thou  stialt  not  make  clean  riddance  of  the  corners  of  thy 
field  when  thou  reapest,  neither  shalt  thou  gather  any 
gleaning  of  thy  harvest  : thou  shalt  leave  them  unto  the 
poor,  and  to  the  stranger : I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

23  V the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  In  the 

seventh  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  shall  ye 

have  a sabbath,  a memorial  of  blowing  of  trumpets, 
an  holy  convocation. 

25  Ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein  : but  ye  shall 
offer  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

26  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

27  Also  on  the  tenth  day  of  this  seventh  month 
there  shall  he  a day  of  atonement : it  shall  be  an  holy 
convocation  unto  you  ; and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls, 
and  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

28  And  ye  shall  do  no  work  in  that  same  day  : for  it 
is  a day  of  atonement,  to  make  an  atonement  for  you 
before  the  Lord  your  God. 

29  For  whatsoever  soul  it  he  that  shall  not  be  afflicted 
in  that  same  day,  ^3  he  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his 
people. 

30  And  whatsoever  soul  it  he  that  doeth  any  work  in 
that  same  day,  ^^the  same  soul  will  I destroy  from 
among  his  people. 

31  Ye  shall  do  no  manner  of  work  : it  shall  he  a sta- 
tute for  ever  throughout  your  generations  in  all  your 
dwellings. 

32  It  shall  he  unto  you  a sabbath  of  rest,  and  ye  shall 
afflict  your  souls  : in  the  ninth  day  of  the  month  at 
even,  from  even  unto  even,  shall  ye  celebrate  your  sab- 
bath. 

33  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

34  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  ^5  The 
fifteenth  day  of  this  seventh  month  shall  he  the  feast  of 
tabernacles  for  seven  days  unto  the  Lord. 

35  On  the  first  day  shall  he  an  holy  convocation  : ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work  therein. 

36  Seven  days  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord  : ^6  on  the  eighth  day  shall  be  an  holy 
convocation  unto  you ; and  ye  shall  offer  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : it  is  a solemn  assembly  ; 
and  ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein. 

37  These  are  the  feasts  of  the  Lord,  which  ye 
shall  proclaim  to  he  holy  convocations,  to  offer  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord,  a burnt  offering, 
and  a meat  offering,  a sacrifice,  and  drink  offerings, 
every  thing  upon  his  day  : 


« ch.  4.  23,  28.  Nuin. 
28.  30. 

oh.  3.  1. 

” Num.  18. 12.  Deut. 


18  oil.  19.  9. 

!'•»  Deut.  24.  19. 
2«  Num.  29.  1. 
21  ch.  25.  9. 


22  ch.  IG.  30.  Num. 

20  7 

28  Gen.  17.  14. 

24  cli.  20.  3,  5,  G. 


2^  Ex.  23.  IG.  Num. 


be  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord,  with  their  meal  of- 
fering, and  their  drink  offerings,  even  an  offering 

19  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord.  And 
ye  shall  offer  cue  he-goat  for  a sin  offering,  and  two 
he-lambs  of  the  first  year  for  a sacrifice  of  peace 

20  offerings.  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them  with  the 
bread  of  the  firstfruits  for  a wave  offering  before  the 
Lord,  with  the  two  lambs  : they  shall  be  holy  to  the 

21  Lord  for  the  priest.  And  ye  shall  make  proclama- 
tion on  the  selfsame  day  ; there  shall  be  an  holy  con- 
vocation unto  you  : ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  : it 
is  a statute  for  ever  in  all  your  dwellings  throughout 
your  generations. 

22  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of  your  land,  thou 
shalt  not  wholly  reap  the  corners  of  thy  field,  neither 
shalt  thou  gather  the  gleaning  of  thy  harvest  : thou 
shalt  leave  them  for  the  poor,  and  for  the  stranger  : 
I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

23  24  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  In  the  seventh 
month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  shall  be  a 
solemn  rest  unto  you,  a memorial  of  blowing  of 

25  trumpets,  an  holy  convocation.  Ye  shall  do  no  ser- 
vile work  : and  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

26  27  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Howbeit 
on  the  tenth  day  of  this  seventh  month  is  the  day  of 
atonement  : it  shall  be  an  holy  convocation  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls  ; and  ye  shall  offer  an 

28  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord.  And  ye  shall 
do  no  manner  of  work  in  that  same  day  : for  it  is  a 
day  of  atonement,  to  make  atonement  for  you  before 

29  the  Lord  your  God.  For  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that 
shall  not  be  afflicted  in  that  same  day,  he  shall  be 

30  cut  off  from  his  people.  And  whatsoever  soul  it  be 
that  doeth  any  manner  of  work  in  that  same  day, 

31  that  soul  will  I destroy  from  among  his  people.  Ye 
shall  do  no  manner  of  work  : it  is  a statute  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations  in  all  your  dwellings. 

32  It  shall  be  unto  you  a sabbath  of  solemn  rest,  and  ye 
shall  afflict  your  souls  : in  the  ninth  day  of  the 
month  at  even,  from  even  unto  even,  shall  ye  keep 
your  sabbath. 


33  34  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  On  the  fifteenth 
day  of  this  seventh  month  is  the  feast  of  ‘^taber- 

35  nacles  for  seven  days  unto  the  Lord.  On  the  first 
day  shall  be  an  holy  convocation  : ye  shall  do  no  ser- 

36  vile  work.  Seven  days  ye  shall  offer  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : on  the  eighth  day 
shall  be  an  holy  convocation  unto  you  ; and  ye  shall 
offer  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : it  is 
a « solemn  assembly  ; ye  shall  do  no  servile  work. 

37  These  are  the  set  feasts  of  the  Lord,  which  ye 
shall  proclaim  to  be  holy  convocations,  to  offer  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord,  a burnt  offer- 
ing, and  a meal  offering,  a sacrifice,  and  drink  offer- 


29.  12.  Dent.  10.  1.3. 
Ezra  3.  4.  Neh.  8.  14. 
Zech.  14.  IG.  John  7. 

2. 


20  Num.  29.  35.  Neh. 
8.  18.  Jolui  7.  37. 

27  Dent.  IG.  8.  2 

Clir.  7.  0.  Neh.  8.  18. 
Joel  1.  14.  & 2.  15. 


28  ver.  2,  4. 
d Heb.  booths, 
e Or,  closing  festi- 
val. 


186 


LEVITICUS,  XXIV. 


38  29  Beside  the  sabbaths  of  the  Lord,  and  beside 
your  gifts,  and  beside  all  your  vows,  and  beside  all 
your  freewill  offerings,  which  ye  give  unto  the  Lord. 

39  Also  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  seventh  month, 
when  ye  have  gathered  in  the  fruit  of  the  land,  ye 
shall  keep  a feast  unto  the  Lord  seven  days  : on  the 
first  day  shall  he  a sabbath,  and  on  the  eighth  day  shall 
he  a sabbath. 

40  And  ye  shall  take  you  on  the  first  day  the 
boughs  of  goodly  trees,  branches  of  palm  trees,  and 
the  boughs  of  thick  trees,  and  willows  of  the  brook  ; 

and  ye  shall  rejoice  before  the  Lord  your  God  seven 
days. 

41  And  ye  shall  keep  it  a feast  unto  the  Lord 
seven  days  in  the  year.  It  shall  he  a statute  for  ever 
in  your  generations  : ye  shall  celebrate  it  in  the  seventh 
month. 

42  34  Ye  shall  dwell  in  booths  seven  days  ; all  that 
are  Israelites  born  shall  dwell  in  booths  : 

43  35  That  your  generations  may  know  that  I made 
the  children  of  Israel  to  dwell  in  booths,  when  I 
brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  : I am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

44  And  Moses  3®  declared  unto  the  children  of  Israel 
the  feasts  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 The  oil  for  the  lamps.  5 The  shewbread.  10  ShelomiWs  son  blas- 

phemeth.  13  The  law  of  blasphemy.  17  Of  murder.  18  Of  damage. 

23  The  blasphemer  is  stoned. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  1 Command  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
bring  unto  thee  pure  oil  olive  beaten  for  the  light,  to 
cause  the  lamps  to  burn  continually. 

3 Without  the  vail  of  the  testimony,  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  shall  Aaron  order  it  from 
the  evening  unto  the  morning  before  the  Lord  con- 
tinually : it  shall  he  a statute  for  ever  in  your  genera- 
tions. 

4 He  shall  order  the  lamps  upon  ^ the  pure  candle- 
stick before  the  Lord  continually. 

5 ^ And  thou  shalt  take  fine  flour,  and  bake  twelve 
3 cakes  thereof  : two  tenth  deals  shall  be  in  one  cake. 

6 And  thou  shalt  set  them  in  two  rows,  six  on  a 
row,  ^ upon  the  pure  table  before  the  Lord. 

7 And  thou  shalt  put  pure  frankincense  upon  each 
row,  that  it  may  be  on  the  bread  for  a memorial,  even 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

8 3 Every  sabbath  he  shall  set  it  in  order  before  the 
Lord  continually,  being  taken  from  the  children  of  Is- 
rael by  an  everlasting  covenant. 

9 And  ® it  shall  be  Aaron’s  and  his  sons’  ; "^and  they 
shall  eat  it  in  the  holy  place  : for  it  is  most  holy  unto 
him  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  by  a per- 
petual statute. 

10  T[  And  the  son  of  an  Israelitish  woman,  whose 
father  was  an  Egyptian,  went  out  among  the  children 
of  Israel  : and  this  son  of  the  Israelitish  woman  and  a 
man  of  Israel  strove  together  in  the  camp  ; 

11  And  the  Israelitish  woman’s  son  3 blasphemed  the 

n&me  of  the  and  ® cursed.  And  they  brought 

him  unto  Moses  : (and  his  mother’s  name  was  Shelo- 
mith,  the  daughter  of  Dibri,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan  :) 


38  ings,  each  on  its  own  day  : beside  the  sabbaths  of 
the  Lord,  and  beside  your  gifts,  and  beside  all  your 
vows,  and  beside  all  your  freewill  offerings,  which 
ye  give  unto  the  Lord. 

39  Howbeit  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  seventh 
month,  when  ye  have  gathered  in  the  fruits  of  the 
land,  ye  shall  keep  the  feast  of  the  Lord  seven 
days  : on  the  first  day  shall  be  a solemn  rest,  and 

40  on  the  eighth  day  shall  be  a solemn  rest.  And  ye 
shall  take  you  on  the  first  day  the  fruit  of  goodly 
trees,  branches  of  palm  trees,  and  boughs  of  thick 
trees,  and  willows  of  the  brook  ; and  ye  shall  rejoice 

41  before  the  Lord  your  God  seven  days.  And  ye 
shall  keep  it  a feast  unto  the  Lord  seven  days  in 
the  year  : it  is  a statute  for  ever  in  your  generations  : 

42  ye  shall  keep  it  in  the  seventh  month.  Ye  shall 
dwell  in  booths  seven  days  ; all  that  are  homeborn 

43  in  Israel  shall  dwell  in  booths  : that  your  genera- 
tions may  know  that  I made  the  children  of  Israel 
to  dwell  in  booths,  when  I brought  them  out  of  the 

44  land  of  Egypt : I am  the  Lord  your  God.  And 
Moses  declared  unto  the  children  of  Israel  the  set 
feasts  of  the  Lord. 


24  ® And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Com- 

mand the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  bring  unto 
thee  pure  olive  oil  beaten  for  the  light,  ^ to  cause  a 

3 lamp  to  burn  continually.  W ithout  the  veil  of  the 
testimony,  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  shall  Aaron  order 
it  from  evening  to  morning  before  the  Lord  con- 
tinually : it  shall  be  a statute  for  ever  throughout 

4 your  generations.  He  shall  order  the  lamps  upon 
the  pure  candlestick  before  the  Lord  continually. 

6  And  thou  shalt  take  fine  flour,  and  bake  twelve 
cakes  thereof  : two  tenth  parts  of  an  ephah  shall  be 

6 in  one  cake.  And  thou  shalt  set  them  in  ® two  rows, 
six  on  a row,  upon  the  pure  table  before  the  Lord. 

7 And  thou  shalt  put  pure  frankincense  upon  each 

row,  that  it  may  be  to  the  bread  for  a memorial, 

8 even  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord.  Every 
sabbath  day  he  shall  set  it  in  order  before  the  Lord 
continually  ; it  is  ® on  the  behalf  of  the  children  of 

9 Israel,  an  everlasting  covenant.  And  it  shall  be  for 
Aaron  and  his  sons  ; and  they  shall  eat  it  in  a holy 
place  : for  it  is  most  holy  unto  him  of  the  offerings 
of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  by  a perpetual  statute. 

10  And  the  son  of  an  Israelitish  woman,  whose 
father  was  an  Egyptian,  went  out  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  : and  the  son  of  the  Israelitish 
woman  and  a man  of  Israel  strove  together  in  the 

11  camp  ; and  the  son  of  the  Israelitish  woman  blas- 
phemed the  Name,  and  cursed  : and  they  brought 
him  unto  Moses.  And  his  mother’s  name  was  Shelo- 
mith,  the  daughter  of  Dibri,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan. 


Num.  29.  39.  33  Num.  29. 12.  Neh.  i Ex.  27.  20,  21.  s Num.  4.  7.  1 Chr.  31.  & 21.  22.  b Or,  to  set  up  a 

3f  Ex.  23.  16.  Deut.  8.  18.  2 Ex.  31.  8.  & 39.  37.  9.  32.  2 Chr.  2.  4.  8 yer.  16.  lamp  continually. 

16.  13.  34  Neh.  8.  14,  15,  16.  3 Ex.  25.  30.  e 1 Sam.  21. 6.  Matt.  » Job  1.  5,  11,  22.  & c Or,  two  piles,  six 

31  Neh.  8.  15.  35  Deut.  31.  13.  Ps.  * 1 Kin.  7.  48,  2 12.  4.  Mark  2.  26.  2.  5,  9,  10.  Is.  8.  21.  in  a pile. 

32  Deut.  16.  14,  15.  78.  5,  6.  Chr.  4.  19.  & 13.  11.  Luke  6.  4.  10  Ex.  18.  22,  26.  d Or,  pile. 

36  ver.  2.  Heb.  9.  2.  1 Ex,  29.  33.  ch.  8.  a See  Ex.  27.  20,  21.  e Or,  from. 


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12  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  that  the  mind  of 
the  Lord  might  he  shewed  them. 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

14  Bring  forth  him  that  hath  cursed  without  the 
camp  ; and  let  all  that  heard  him  lay  their  hands  upon 
his  head,  and  let  all  the  congregation  stone  him. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  Whosoever  curseth  his  God  shall  bear  his  sin. 

16  And  he  that  blasphemeth  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death,  and  all  the  congrega- 
tion shall  certainly  stone  him  : as  well  the  stranger,  as 
he  that  is  born  in  the  land,  when  he  blasphemeth  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  shall  be  put  to  death. 

17  And  he  that  killeth  any  man  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death. 

18  And  he  that  killeth  a beast  shall  make  it  good  ; 
beast  for  beast. 

19  And  if  a man  cause  a blemish  in  his  neighbour  ; as 

he  hath  done,  so  shall  it  be  done  to  him  ; 

20  Breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth  : 
as  he  hath  caused  a blemish  in  a man,  so  shall  it  be 
done  to  him  again. 

21  And  he  that  killeth  a beast,  he  shall  restore  it  : 

and  he  that  killeth  a man,  he  shall  be  put  to  death. 

22  Ye  shall  have  ^lone  manner  of  law,  as  well  for 
the  stranger,  as  for  one  of  your  own  country  ; for  I am 
the  Lord  your  God. 

23  ^ And  Moses  spake  to  the  children  of  Israel, 
22  that  they  should  bring  forth  him  that  had  cursed  out 
of  the  camp,  and  stone  him  with  stones.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 The  sabbath  of  the  ser^enth  year.  8 Thejubilein  the  fiftieth  vear.  14 
Of  opx>ression,  18  A blessing  of  obedience.  23  The  redemption  of 
land.  29  Of  houses.  35  Compassion  of  the  poor.  39  The  usage  of 
bondmen.  47  The  redemption  of  servants. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  mount  Sinai, 
saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them.  When  ye  come  into  the  land  which  I give  you, 
then  shall  the  land  keep  ^ a sabbath  unto  the  Lord. 

3  Six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  field,  and  six  years 
thou  shalt  prune  thy  vineyard,  and  gather  in  the  fruit 
thereof  ; 

4  But  in  the  seventh  year  shall  be  a sabbath  of  rest 
unto  the  land,  a sabbath  for  the  Lord  : thou  shalt  nei- 
ther sow  thy  field,  nor  prune  thy  vineyard. 

5  2 That  which  groweth  of  its  own  accord  of  thy  har- 
vest thou  shalt  not  reap,  neither  gather  the  grapes  of 
thy  vine  undressed  : for  it  is  a year  of  rest  unto  the 
land. 

6  And  the  sabbath  of  the  land  shall  be  meat  for 
you  ; for  thee,  and  for  thy  servant,  and  for  thy  maid, 
and  for  thy  hired  servant,  and  for  thy  stranger  that 
sojourneth  with  thee, 

7  And  for  thy  cattle,  and  for  the  beast  that  are  in 
thy  land,  shall  all  the  increase  thereof  be  meat. 

8  ^ And  thou  shalt  number  seven  sabbaths  of  years 
unto  thee,  seven  times  seven  years  ; and  the  space  of 
the  seven  sabbaths  of  years  shall  be  unto  thee  forty 
and  nine  years. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  cause  the  trumpet  of  the  jubile  to 
sound  on  the  tenth  day  of  the  seventh  month,  ® in  the 

“ Num.  15.  34.  n ch.  5.  1.  & 20.  17.  12.  31.  Mark  3.  28. 

12  Ex.  18.  15,  16.  Num.  9.  13.  Jam.  2.  7. 

Num.  27.  6.  & 36.  5,  6.  lo  i Kin.  21.  10,  13.  Ex.  21.  12.  Num. 

13  Deut.  13.  9.  &■  Ps.  74.  10,  18.  Ma^t.  3.5.  31.  Deut.  19.  11, 


12  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  that  it  might  be  declared 
unto  them  at  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

13  14  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Bring 
forth  him  that  hath  cursed  without  the  camp  ; and 
let  all  that  heard  him  lay  their  hands  upon  his  head, 

15  and  let  all  the  congregation  stone  him.  And  thou 
shalt  speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying, 

16  Whosoever  curseth  his  God  shall  bear  his  sin.  And 
he  that  blasphemeth  the  name  of  the  Lord,  he  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death  ; all  the  congregation  shall 
certainly  stone  him  : as  well  the  stranger,  as  the 
homeborn,  when  he  blasphemeth  the  name  of  the 

17  Lord,  shall  be  put  to  death.  And  he  that  smiteth 

18  any  man  mortally  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; and 
he  that  smiteth  a beast  mortally  shall  make  it 

19  good  : life  for  life.  And  if  a man  cause  a blemish 
in  his  neighbour ; as  he  hath  done,  so  shall  it  be  done 

20  to  him  ; breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for 
tooth  : as  he  hath  caused  a blemish  in  a man,  so  shall 

21  it  be  rendered  unto  him.  And  he  that  killeth  a 
beast  shall  make  it  good  : and  he  that  killeth  a man 

22  shall  be  put  to  death.  Ye  shall  have  one  manner 
of  law,  as  well  for  the  stranger,  as  for  the  home- 

23  born  : for  I am  the  Lord  your  God.  And  Moses 
spake  to  the  children  of  Israel,  and  they  brought 
forth  him  that  had  cursed  out  of  the  camp,  and 
stoned  him  with  stones.  And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 


25  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  mount  Sinai, 

2 saying.  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them.  When  ye  come  into  the  land  which  I 
give  you,  then  shall  the  land  keep  a sabbath  unto 

3 the  Lord.  Six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  field,  and 
six  years  thou  shalt  prune  thy  vineyard,  and  gather 

4 in  the  fruits  thereof  ; but  in  the  seventh  year  shall 
be  a sabbath  of  solemn  rest  for  the  land,  a sabbath 
unto  the  Lord  : thou  shalt  neither  sow  thy  field, 

5 nor  prune  thy  vineyard.  That  which  groweth  of 
itself  of  thy  harvest  thou  shalt  not  reap,  and  the 
grapes  of  t%  undressed  vine  thou  shalt  not  gather  : 

6 it  shall  be  a year  of  solemn  rest  for  the  land.  And 
the  sabbath  of  the  land  shall  be  for  food  for  you  ; 
for  thee,  and  for  thy  servant  and  for  thy  maid,  and 
for  thy  hired  servant  and  for  thy  stranger  that  so- 

7 journ  with  thee  ; and  for  thy  cattle,  and  for  the 
beasts  that  are  in  thy  land,  shall  all  the  increase 
thereof  be  for  food. 


8 And  thou  shalt  number  seven  sabbaths  of  years 
unto  thee,  seven  times  seven  years  ; and  there  shall 
be  unto  thee  the  days  of  seven  sabbaths  of  years, 

9 even  forty  and  nine  years.  Then  shalt  thou  send 
abroad  the  loud  trumpet  on  the  tenth  day  of  the 

12  ver.  21.  20  ver.  17.  i Ex.  23.  10.  See 

18  Ex.  21.  24.  Deut.  21  Ex.  12.  49.  ch.  ch.  26.  34,  35.  2 Chr. 

19.  21.  Matt.  5.  38.  & 19.  34.  Num.  15.  16.  36.  21. 

7.  2.  22  ver.  14.  2 2 Kin.  19.  29, 

10  ver.  18.  Ex.  21.  33.  s ch,  23,  24,  27, 


188 


LEVITICUS,  XXV. 


day  of  atonement  shall  ye  make  the  trumpet  sound 
throughout  all  your  land. 

10  And  ye  shall  hallow  the  fiftieth  year,  and  ^ pro- 
claim liberty  throughout  all  the  land  unto  all  the  in- 
habitants thereof  : it  shall  be  a jubile  unto  you  ; ^ and 
ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  possession,  and  ye 
shall  return  every  man  unto  his  family. 

11  A jubile  shall  that  fiftieth  year  be  unto  you  : ® ye 
shall  not  sow,  neither  reap  that  which  groweth  of  itself 
in  it,  nor  gather  the  grapes  in  it  of  thy  vine  undressed. 

12  For  it  is  the  jubile  ; it  shall  be  holy  unto  you  : 
ye  shall  eat  the  increase  thereof  out  of  the  field. 

13  ^ In  the  year  of  this  jubile  ye  shall  return  every 
man  unto  his  possession. 

14  And  if  thou  sell  ought  unto  thy  neighbour,  or 
buyest  ought  of  thy  neighbour’s  hand,  ^ ye  shall  not 
oppress  one  another  : 

15  According  to  the  number  of  years  after  the 
jubile  thou  shalt  buy  of  thy  neighbour,  and  according 
unto  the  number  of  years  of  the  fruits  he  shall  sell  unto 
thee  : 

16  According  to  the  multitude  of  years  thou  shalt 
increase  the  price  thereof,  and  according  to  the  fewness 
of  years  thou  shalt  diminish  the  price  of  it  : for  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  the  years  of  the  fruits  doth  he  sell 
unto  thee. 

17  Ye  shall  not  therefore  oppress  one  another  ; 

hut  thou  shalt  fear  thy  God  : for  I am  the  Lord 

your  God. 

18  T[  12  Wherefore  ye  shall  do  my  statutes,  and  keep 
my  judgments,  and  do  them  ; i^  and  ye  shall  dwell  in 
the  land  in  safety. 

19  And  the  land  shall  yield  her  fruit,  and  i^  ye  shall 
eat  your  fill,  and  dwell  therein  in  safety. 

20  And  if  ye  shall  say,  i®What  shall  we  eat  the 
seventh  year  ? behold,  n we  shall  not  sow,  nor  gather 
in  our  increase  : 

21  Then  I will  command  my  blessing  upon  you  in 
the  sixth  year,  and  it  shall  bring  forth  fruit  for  three 
years. 

22  And  ye  shall  sow  the  eighth  year,  and  eat  yet  of 
20  old  fruit  until  the  ninth  year  ; until  her  fruits  come 
in  ye  shall  eat  of  the  old  store. 

23  ^ The  land  shall  not  be  sold  for  ever  : for  21  the 
land  is  mine  ; for  ye  are  22  strangers  and  sojourners 
with  me. 

24  And  in  all  the  land  of  your  possession  ye  shall 
grant  a redemption  for  the  land. 

25  ^ 23  jf  brother  be  waxen  poor,  and  hath  sold 
away  some  of  his  possession,  and  if  24  any  of  his  kin 
come  to  redeem  it,  then  shall  he  redeem  that  which  his 
brother  sold. 

26  And  if  the  man  have  none  to  redeem  it,  and  him- 
self be  able  to  redeem  it  ; 

27  Then  25  let  him  count  the  years  of  the  sale  there- 
of, and  restore  the  overplus  unto  the  man  to  whom  he 
sold  it  ; that  he  may  return  unto  his  possession. 

28  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  restore  it  to  him,  then 
that  which  is  sold  shall  remain  in  the  hand  of  him  that 
hath  bought  it  until  the  year  of  jubile  ; 26  and  in  the 
jubile  it  shall  go  out,  and  he  shall  return  unto  his  pos- 
session. 

* Is.  Gl.  2.  & G3.  4.  8 ver.  10.  ch.  27.  yer.  43.  ch.  19. 

Jer.  34.  8, 15, 17.  Luke  24.  Num.  3G.  4.  14.  32. 

4.  19.  f ver.  17.  ch.  19.  13.  ch.  19.  37. 

6 ver.  13.  Num.  1 Sam.  12.  3,  4.  Mic.  ch.  2G.  5.  Deut. 

36.  4.  2.  2.  1 Cor.  6.  8.  12.  10.  Ps.  4.  8.  Pro. 

0 ver.  5.  10  ch.  27.  18,  23.  1.  33.  Jer.  23.  G. 

^ ver.  6,  7.  ver.  14. 


seventh  month  ; in  the  day  of  atonement  shall  ye 
send  abroad  the  trumpet  throughout  all  your  land. 

10  And  ye  sliall  hallow  the  fiftieth  year,  and  proclaim 
liberty  throughout  the  land  unto  all  the  inhabitants 
thereof  : it  shall  be  a jubile  unto  you  ; and  ye  shall 
return  every  man  unto  his  possession,  and  ye  shall 

11  return  every  man  unto  his  family.  A jubile  shall 
that  fiftieth  year  be  unto  you : ye  shall  not  sow, 
neither  reap  that  which  groweth  of  itself  in  it,  nor 

12  gather  the  grapes  in  it  of  the  undressed  vines.  For 
it  is  a jubile  ; it  shall  be  holy  unto  you  : ye  shall  eat 

13  the  increase  thereof  out  of  the  field.  Li  this  year 
of  jubile  ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  pos- 

14  session.  And  if  thou  sell  aught  unto  thy  neigh- 
bour, or  buy  of  thy  neighbour’s  hand,  ye  shall  not 

15  wrong  one  another  : according  to  the  number  of 
years  after  the  jubile  thou  shalt  buy  of  thy  neigh- 
bour, and  according  unto  the  number  of  years  of 

16  the  crops  he  shall  sell  unto  thee.  According  to  the 
multitude  of  the  years  thou  shalt  increase  the  price 
thereof,  and  according  to  the  fewness  of  the  years 
thou  shalt  diminish  the  price  of  it  ; for  the  number 

17  of  the  crops  doth  he  sell  unto  thee.  And  ye  shall 
not  wrong  one  another  ; but  thou  shalt  fear  thy 

18  God  : for  I am  the  Lord  your  God.  Wherefore  ye 
shall  do  my  statutes,  and  keep  my  judgements  and 
do  them  ; and  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land  in  safety. 

19  And  the  land  shall  yield  her  fruit,  and  ye  shall  eat 

20  your  fill,  and  dwell  therein  in  safety.  And  if  ye  shall 
say.  What  shall  we  eat  the  seventh  year  ? behold, 

21  we  shall  not  sow,  nor  gather  in  our  increase  : then 
I will  command  my  blessing  upon  you  in  the  sixth 
year,  and  it  shall  bring  forth  fruit  for  the  three 

22  years.  And  ye  shall  sow  the  eighth  year,  and  eat 
of  the  fruits,  the  old  store  ; until  the  ninth  year, 
until  her  fruits  come  in,  ye  shall  eat  the  old  store. 

23  And  the  land  shall  not  be  sold  in  perpetuity  ; for 
the  land  is  mine  : for  ye  are  strangers  and  so- 

24  journers  with  me.  And  in  all  the  land  of  your  pos- 
session ye  shall  grant  a redemption  for  the  land. 


25  If  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor,  and  sell  some  of 
his  possession,  then  shall  his  kinsman  that  is  next 
unto  him  come,  and  shall  redeem  that  which  his 

26  brother  hath  sold.  And  if  a man  have  no  one  to 
redeem  it,  and  he  be  waxen  rich  and  find  sufficient 

27  to  redeem  it  ; then  let  him  count  the  years  of  the 
sale  thereof,  and  restore  the  overplus  unto  the  man 
to  whom  he  sold  it  ; and  he  shall  return  unto  his 

28  possession.  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  get  it  back  for 
himself,  then  that  which  he  hath  sold  shall  remain 
in  the  hand  of  him  that  hath  bought  it  until  the 
year  of  jubile  : and  in  the  jubile  it  shall  go  out,  and 
he  shall  return  unto  his  possession. 

IS  ch.  26.  5.  Ezek.  so  Josh.  5.  11,  12.  so  Ruth  2.  20.  & 4. 

34.  25,  27,  28.  21  Dent.  32,  43.  2 4,  6. 

36  Matt.  6.  25,  31.  Chr.  7.  20.  Ps.  85.  1.  24  See  Ruth  3.  2,  9, 

17  ver.  4,  5.  Joel  2.  18.  & 3.  2.  12.  Jer.  32.  7,  8. 

18  See  Ex.  16.  29.  22  1 Chr.  29.  15.  Ps.  20  ver.  50,  51,  52. 

Deut.  28.  8.  39.  12.  & 119.  19.  1 20  ver.  13. 

i»  2 Kin.  19.  29.  Pet.  2.  11. 


LEVITICUS,  XXV. 


189 


29  And  if  a man  sell  a dwelling  house  in  a walled 
city,  then  he  may  redeem  it  within  a whole  year  after  it 
is  sold  ; within  a full  year  may  he  redeem  it. 

30  And  if  it  be  not  redeemed  within  the  space  of  a 
full  year,  then  the  house  that  is  in  the  walled  city  shall 
be  established  for  ever  to  him  that  bought  it  through- 
out his  generations  : it  shall  not  go  out  in  the  jubile. 

31  But  the  houses  of  the  villages  which  have  no  wall 
round  about  them  shall  be  counted  as  the  fields  of  the 
country  : they  may  be  redeemed,  and  they  shall  go  out 
in  the  jubile. 

32  Notwithstanding  the  cities  of  the  Levites,  and 
the  houses  of  the  cities  of  their  possession,  may  the 
Levites  redeem  at  any  time. 

33  And  if  a man  purchase  of  the  Levites,  then  the 
house  that  was  sold,  and  the  city  of  his  possession, 
2®  shall  go  out  in  the  year  of  jubile  : for  the  houses  of 
the  cities  of  the  Levites  are  their  possession  among  the 
children  of  Israel. 

34  But  29  the  field  of  the  suburbs  of  their  cities  may 
not  be  sold  ; for  it  is  their  perpetual  possession. 

35  ^ And  if  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor,  and  fallen  in 
decay  with  thee  ; then  thou  shalt  relieve  him  : yea, 
though  he  he  a stranger,  or  a sojourner  ; that  he  may 
live  with  thee. 

36  Take  thou  no  usury  of  him,  or  increase  : but 
®2  fear  thy  God  ; that  thy  brother  may  live  with  thee. 

37  Thou  shalt  not  give  him  thy  money  upon  usury, 
nor  lend  him  thy  victuals  for  increase. 

38  I am  the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  give  you  the  land  of 
Canaan,  and  to  be  your  God. 

39  And  if  thy  brother  that  dwelleth  by  thee  be 
waxen  poor,  and  be  sold  unto  thee  ; thou  shalt  not  com- 
pel him  to  serve  as  a bondservant  : 

40  But  as  an  hired  servant,  and  as  a sojourner,  he 
shall  be  with  thee,  and  shall  serve  thee  unto  the  year 
of  jubile  : 

41  And  then  shall  he  depart  from  thee,  both  he  and 
his  children  with  him,  and  shall  return  unto  his  own 
family,  and  unto  the  possession  of  his  fathers  shall 
he  return. 

42  For  they  are  my  servants,  which  I brought  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  : they  shall  not  be  sold  as 
bondmen. 

43  Thou  shalt  not  rule  over  him  with  rigour  ; 
but  ^9  shalt  fear  thy  God. 

44  Both  thy  bondmen,  and  thy  bondmaids,  which 
thou  shalt  have,  shall  he  of  the  heathen  that  are  round 
about  you  ; of  them  shall  ye  buy  bondmen  and  bond- 
maids. 

45  Moreover  of  the  children  of  the  strangers  that 
do  sojourn  among  you,  of  them  shall  ye  buy,  and  of 
their  families  that  are  with  you,  which  they  begat  in 
your  land  : and  they  shall  be  your  possession. 

46  And  ^2  ye  shall  take  them  as  an  inheritance  for 
your  children  after  you,  to  inherit  them  for  a posses- 
sion ; they  shall  be  your  bondmen  for  ever  : but  over 
your  brethren  the  children  of  Israel,  ^®ye  shall  not  rule 
one  over  another  with  rigour. 

47  And  if  a sojourner  or  stranger  wax  rich  by 


29  And  if  a man  sell  a dwelling  house  in  a walled 
city,  then  he  may  redeem  it  within  a whole  year 
after  it  is  sold  ; for  a full  year  shall  he  have  the 

30  right  of  redemption.  And  if  it  be  not  redeemed 
within  the  space  of  a full  year,  then  the  house  that 
is  in  the  walled  city  shall  be  made  sure  in  perpetuity 
to  him  that  bought  it,  throughout  his  generations : it 

31  shall  not  go  out  in  the  jubile.  But  the  houses  of  the 
villages  which  have  no  wall  round  about  them  shall 
be  reckoned  with  the  fields  of  the  country  : they 
may  be  redeemed,  and  they  shall  go  out  in  the  ju- 

32  bile.  Nevertheless  the  cities  of  the  Levites,  the 
houses  of  the  cities  of  their  possession,  may  the 

33  Levites  redeem  at  any  time.  And  if  « one  of  the 
Levites  ^ redeem,  then  the  house  that  was  sold,  and 
the  city  of  his  possession,  shall  go  out  in  the  jubile  : 
for  the  houses  of  the  cities  of  the  Levites  are  their 

34  possession  among  the  children  of  Israel.  But  the 
field  of  the  suburbs  of  their  cities  may  not  be  sold  ; 
for  it  is  their  perpetual  possession. 

35  And  if  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor,  and  his  hand 
fail  with  thee  ; then  thou  shalt  ^ uphold  him  : as  a 
stranger  and  a sojourner  shall  he  live  with  thee. 

36  Take  thou  no  usury  of  him  or  increase  ; but  fear 
thy  God  : that  thy  brother  may  live  with  thee. 

37  Thou  shalt  not  give  him  thy  money  upon  usury,  nor 

38  give  him  thy  victuals  for  increase.  I am  the  Lord 
your  God,  which  brought  you  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  to  give  you  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  be 
your  God. 

39  And  if  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor  with  thee,  and 
sell  himself  unto  thee  ; thou  shalt  not  make  him  to 

40  serve  as  a bondservant  : as  an  hired  servant,  and  as 
a sojourner,  he  shall  be  with  thee  ; he  shall  serve 

41  with  thee  unto  the  year  of  jubile  : then  shall  he  go 
out  from  thee,  he  and  his  children  with  him,  and 
shall  return  unto  his  own  family,  and  unto  the  pos- 

42  session  of  his  fathers  shall  he  return.  For  they  are 
my  servants,  which  I brought  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  : they  shall  not  be  sold  as  bondmen. 

43  Thou  shalt  not  rule  over  him  with  rigour  ; but  shalt 

44  fear  thy  God.  And  as  for  thy  bondmen,  and  thy 
bondmaids,  which  thou  shalt  have  ; of  the  nations 
that  are  round  about  you,  of  them  shall  ye  buy 

45  bondmen  and  bondmaids.  Moreover  of  the  children 
of  the  strangers  that  do  sojourn  among  you,  of  them 
shall  ye  buy,  and  of  their  families  that  are  with 
you,  which  they  have  begotten  in  your  land  : and 

46  they  shall  be  your  possession.  And  ye  shall  make 
them  an  inheritance  for  your  children  after  you,  to 
hold  for  a possession  ; of  them  shall  ye  take  your 
bondmen  for  ever  : but  over  your  brethren  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  ye  shall  not  rule,  pne  over  another, 
with  rigour. 


47  And  if  a stranger  or  sojourner  with  thee  be 


See  Num.  35.  2. 
Josh.  21.  2,  &c. 

=»  ver.  28. 

See  Acts  4.  36,  37. 
^0  Deut  15.  7,  8.  Ps. 
37.  26.  & 41.  1.  & 112. 
6,  9.  Pro.  14.  31. 


Luke  6.  35.  Acts  11. 
29.  Rom.  12.  10.  1 

John  3.  17. 

31  Ex.  22.  2.5.  Deut. 
23.  19.  Neh.  5.  7. 
Ps.  15.  5.  Pro.  28.  8. 


Ezek.  18.  8,  13,  17.  & 
22.  12. 

32  ver.  17.  Neh.  5. 9. 
S3  clj.  22.  32,  33. 

34  Ex.  21.  2.  Deut. 
15.  12.  1 Kin.  9.  22. 
2 Kin.  4.  1.  Neh.  5. 


6.  Jer.  34.  14. 

35  Ex.  21.  3. 

80  ver.  28. 

37  ver.  55.  Rom.  6. 
22.  1 Cor.  7.  23. 

38Eph.  6.  9.  Col. 
4.  1. 


39  ver.  46.  Ex.  1. 13- 

40  ver.  17.  Ex.  1.  17, 
21.  Deut.  25.  18.  Mai. 

3.  5. 

41  Is.  56.  3,  6. 

42  Is.  14.  2. 

43  ver.  43. 


a Or,  a man  redeem 
from  the  Levites. 

h Or,  after  the  Vul- 
gate, redeem  not. 
e Or,  pasture  lands, 
d Or,  relieve. 


190 


LEVITICUS,  XXVI. 


thee,  and  thy  brother  thai  dwelleth  by  him  wax  poor, 
and  sell  himself  unto  the  stranger  or  sojourner  by  thee, 
or  to  the  stock  of  the  stranger’s  family  : 

48  After  that  he  is  sold  he  may  be  redeemed  again  ; 
one  of  his  brethren  may  redeem  him  : 

49  Either  his  uncle,  or  his  uncle’s  son,  may  redeem 
him,  or  any  that  is  nigh  of  kin  unto  him  of  his  family 
may  redeem  him  ; or  if  he  be  able,  he  may  redeem 
himself. 

50  And  he  shall  reckon  with  him  that  bought  him 
from  the  year  that  he  was  sold  to  him  unto  the  year  of 
jubile  : and  the  price  of  his  sale  shall  be  according  unto 
the  number  of  years,  according  to  the  time  of  an 
hired  servant  shall  it  be  with  him. 

51  If  there  he  yet  many  years  behind,  according  unto 
them  he  shall  give  again  the  price  of  his  redemption 
out  of  the  money  that  he  was  bought  for. 

52  And  if  there  remain  but  few  years  unto  the  year 
of  jubile,  then  he  shall  count  with  him,  and  according 
unto  his  years  shall  he  give  him  again  the  price  of  his 
redemption. 

53  And  as  a yearly  hired  servant  shall  he  be  with 
him  : and  the  other  shall  not  rule  with  rigour  over  him 
in  thy  sight. 

54  And  if  he  be  not  redeemed  in  these  years,  then 

he  shall  go  out  in  the  year  of  jubile,  both  he,  and  his 

children  with  him. 

55  For  ^^unto  me  the  children  of  Israel  are  servants  ; 
they  are  my  servants  whom  I brought  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt : I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 


1  Of  idolatry.  2 Religiousness.  Z A blessing  to  them  that  keep  the  com- 
mandments. 14  A curse  to  those  that  break  them.  40  God  promiseth 
to  remember  them  that  repent. 

Ye  shall  make  you  ^no  idols  nor  graven  image, 
neither  rear  you  up  a standing  image,  neither 
shall  ye  set  up  any  image  of  stone  in  your  land,  to  bow 
down  unto  it : for  I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

2  ^^Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  reverence  my 
sanctuary  : I am  the  Lord. 

3  If  ^ If  ye  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep  my  com- 
mandments, and  do  them  ; 

4  ^ Then  I will  give  you  rain  in  due  season,  ® and  the 
land  shall  yield  her  increase,  and  the  trees  of  the  field 
shall  yield  their  fruit. 

5  And  ® your  threshing  shall  reach  unto  the  vintage, 
and  the  vintage  shall  reach  unto  the  sowing  time  : and 
ye  shall  eat  your  bread  to  the  full,  and  ® dwell  in  your 
land  safely. 

6  And  ® I will  give  peace  in  the  land,  and  ye  shall 
lie  down,  and  none  shall  make  you  afraid  : and  I will 
rid  i^evil  beasts  out  of  the  land,  neither  shall 
sword  go  through  your  land. 

7  And  ye  shall  chase  your  enemies,  and  they  shall 
fall  before  you  by  the  sword. 

8  And  five  of  you  shall  chase  an  hundred,  and  an 
hundred  of  you  shall  put  ten  thousand  to  flight  : and 
your  enemies  shall  fall  before  you  by  the  sword. 

9  For  I will  i^have  respect  unto  you,  and  ^^make 
you  fruitful,  and  multiply  you,  and  establish  my  cove- 
nant with  you. 


44  ver.  25,  35. 

45  Neh.  5.  5. 

45  ver.  26. 

4^  Job  7.  1.  Is.  16. 
14.  & 21.  16. 

48  ver.  41.  Ex.  21. 
2,  3. 

4»  ver.  42. 


1 Ex.  20.  4,  5.  Deut. 
5.  8.  & 16.  22.&27. 15. 
Ps.  97.  7. 

2 ch.  19.  30. 

3 Deut.  11.  13,  14, 
15.  & 28.  1-14. 

4 Is.  30.  23.  Ezek. 
34.  26.  Joel  2.  23,  24. 


5 Ps.  67.  6.  & 85.  12. 
Ezek.  34.  27.  & 36.  30. 
Zech.  8.  12, 

5 Amos  9.  13. 

T ch.  25.  19.  Deut. 
11.  15.  Joel  2.  19,  26. 
8 ch.  25.  18.  Job  11. 


waxen  rich,  and  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor  beside 
him,  and  sell  himself  unto  the  stranger  or  sojourner 
with  thee,  or  to  the  stock  of  the  stranger’s  family  : 

48  after  that  he  is  sold  he  may  be  redeemed  ; one  of 

49  his  brethren  may  redeem  him  : or  his  uncle,  or  his 
uncle’s  son,  may  redeem  him,  or  any  that  is  nigh  of 
kin  unto  him  of  his  family  may  redeem  him  ; or  if 

50  he  be  waxen  rich,  he  may  redeem  himself.  And  he 
shall  reckon  with  him  that  bought  him  from  the 
year  that  he  sold  himself  to  him  unto  the  year  of 
jubile  : and  the  price  of  his  sale  shall  be  according 
unto  the  number  of  years  ; according  to  the  time  of 

51  an  hired  servant  shall  he  be  with  him.  ' If  there  be 
yet  many  years,  according  unto  them  he  shall  give 
back  the  price  of  his  redemption  out  of  the  money 

I  52  that  he  was  bought  for.  And  if  there  remain  but 
few  years  unto  the  year  of  jubile,  then  he  shall 
reckon  with  him  ; according  unto  his  years  shall  he 

53  give  back  the  price  of  his  redemption.  As  a ser- 
vant hired  year  by  year  shall  he  be  with  him  : he 
shall  not  rule  with  rigour  over  him  in  thy  sight. 

54  And  if  he  be  not  redeemed  ® by  these  means,  then  he 
shall  go  out  in  the  year  of  jubile,  he,  and  his  chil- 

55  dren  with  him.  For  unto  me  the  children  of  Israel 
are  servants  ; they  are  my  servants  whom  I brought 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt : I am  the  Lord 
your  God. 


26  Ye  shall  make  you  no  “idols,  neither  shall  ye 
rear  you  up  a graven  image,  or  ^a  pillar,  neither 
shall  ye  place  any  figured  stone  in  your  land,  to 
bow  down  ‘^unto  it : for  I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

2 Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  reverence  my  sanc- 
tuary : I am  the  Lord. 

3 If  ye  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep  my  eommand- 

4 ments,  and  do  them  ; then  I will  give  your  rains  in 
their  season,  and  the  land  shall  yield  her  increase'", 
and  the  trees  of  the  field  shall  yield  their  fruit. 

5 And  your  tlireshing  shall  reach  unto  the  vintage, 
and  the  vintage  shall  reach  unto  the  sowing  time  : 
and  ye  shall  eat  your  bread  to  the  full,  and  dwell  in 

6 your  land  safely.  And  I will  give  peace  in  the  land, 
and  ye  shall  lie  down,  and  none  shall  make  you 
afraid  : and  I will  cause  evil  beasts  to  cease  out  of 
the  land,  neither  shall  the  sword  go  through  your 

7 land.  And  ye  shall  chase  your  enemies,  and  they 

8 shall  fall  before  you  by  the  sword.  And  five  of 
you  shall  chase  an  hundred,  and  an  hundred  of  you 
shall  chase  ten  thousand  : and  your  enemies  shall 

9 fall  before  you  by  the  sword.  And  I will  have  re- 
spect unto  you,  and  make  you  fruitful,  and  multiply 


18.  Ezek.  34.  25,  27, 
28. 

9 1 Chr.  22.  9.  Ps. 
29.  11.  & 147.  14.  Is. 
45.  7.  Hag.  2.  9. 

10  Job  11.  19.  Ps.  3. 
5.  & 4.  8.  Is.  35.  9. 
Jer.  30.  10.  Ezek.  34. 


25.  Hos.  2.  18.  Zeph. 
3 13 

’ll  2 Kin.  17.  25. 

Ezek.  5.  17.  & 14.  15. 

12  Ezek.  14.  17. 

13  Deut.  32.  30.  Josh. 
23.  10. 


14  Ex.  2.  25.  2 Kin. 
13.  23. 

15  Gen.  17.  6, 7.  Neh. 
9.  23.  Ps.  107.  38. 

e Or,  in  these  years. 
a See  ch.  19.  4. 
b Or,  an  obelisk, 
c Or,  thereon. 


LEVITICUS,  XXVI. 


191 


10  And  ye  shall  eat  i®old  store,  and  bring  forth  the 
old  because  of  the  new. 

11  And  I will  set  my  tabernacle  among  you  : and 
my  soul  shall  not  abhor  you. 

12  And  I will  walk  among  you,  and  will  be  your 
God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people. 

13  I am  the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  that  ye  should  not  be 
their  bondmen  ; and  I have  broken  the  bands  of  your 
yoke,  and  made  you  go  upright. 

14  ^ But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me,  and  will 
not  do  all  these  commandments  ; 

15  And  if  ye  shall  despise  my  statutes,  or  if  your 
soul  abhor  my  judgments,  so  that  ye  will  not  do  all  my 
commandments,  hut  that  ye  break  my  covenant  : 

16  I also  will  do  this  unto  you  ; I will  even  appoint 
over  you  ^5  terror,  ^6  (.Qj^gm^ption,  and  the  burning 
ague,  that  shall  consume  the  eyes,  and  cause  sorrow 
of  heart  : and  ye  shall  sow  your  seed  in  vain,  for  your 
enemies  shall  eat  it. 

17  And  ^I  will  set  my  face  against  you,  and  ®®ye 
shall  be  slain  before  your  enemies  : they  that  hate 
you  shall  reign  over  you  ; and  ye  shall  flee  when  none 
pursTieth  you. 

18  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  all  this  hearken  unto 
me,  then  I will  punish  you  seven  times  more  for  your 
sins. 

19  And  I will  break  the  pride  of  your  power  ; and 
I will  make  your  heaven  as  iron,  and  your  earth  as 
brass  : 

20  And  your  strength  shall  be  spent  in  vain  : for 

your  land  shall  not  yield  her  increase,  neither  shall 

the  trees  of  the  land  yield  their  fruits. 

21  ^ And  if  ye  walk  contrary  unto  me,  and  will  not 
hearken  unto  me  ; I will  bring  seven  times  more  plagues 
upon  you  according  to  your  sins. 

22  I will  also  send  wild  beasts  among  you,  which 
shall  rob  you  of  your  children,  and  destroy  your  cattle, 
and  make  you  few  in  number  ; and  your  high  ways 
shall  be  desolate. 

23  And  if  ye  ^ will  not  be  reformed  by  me  by  these 
things,  but  will  walk  contrary  unto  me  ; 

24  ^^Then  will  I also  walk  contrary  unto  you,  and 
will  punish  you  yet  seven  times  for  your  sins. 

25  And  1 will  bring  a sword  upon  you,  that  shall 
avenge  the  quarrel  of  my  covenant  : and  when  ye  are 
gathered  together  within  your  cities,  I will  send  the 
pestilence  among  you  ; and  ye  shall  be  delivered  into 
the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

26  And  when  I have  broken  the  staff  of  your 
bread,  ten  women  shall  bake  your  bread  in  one  oven, 
and  they  shall  deliver  you  your  bread  again  by  weight : 
and  ^®ye  shall  eat,  and  not  be  satisfied. 

27  And  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this  hearken  unto  me, 
but  walk  contrary  unto  me  ; 

28  Then  I will  walk  contrary  unto  you  also  ^'^in 
fury ; and  I,  even  I,  will  chastise  you  seven  times  for 
your  sins. 

16  Ch.  25.  22.  22  Jer.  2.  20.  Ezek.  Job  31.  8.  Jer.  5.  17. 

11  Ex.  25.  8.  & 29.  34.  27.  & 12.  13.  Mic.  G.  15. 

45.  Josh.  22.  19.  Ps.  23  Dent.  28. 15.  Lam.  “u  ch.  17.  10. 

76.  2.  Ezek.  37.  2G,  2.  17.  Mai.  2.  2.  so  Dent.  28. 25.  Judg. 

27,  28.  Rev.  21.  3.  24  yer.  43.  2 Kin.  2.  14.  Jer.  19.  7. 

IS  ch.  20.  23.  Deut.  17.  15.  si  Ps.  lOG.  41. 

32.19.  25  Dent.  28.  G5,  GG,  S2  yer.  36.  Ps.  63.  5. 

i»  2 Cor.  6.  IG.  07.  & 32.  25.  Jer.  15.  Pro.  28.  1. 

20  Ex.  6.  7.  Jer.  7.  8.  33  i Sam.  2.  6.  Ps. 

23.  & 11.  4.  & 30.  22.  20  Deut.  28.  22.  119.  1G4.  Pro.  24.  IG. 

Ezek.  11.  20.  & 36.  28.  27  1 Sara.  2.  33.  34  jg.  25.  11.  & 26.  6. 

21  ch.  25.  38.  42.  65.  28  Deut.  28.  33,  61.  Ezek.  7.  24.  & 30.  6. 


10  you  ; and  will  establish  my  covenant  with  you.  And 
ye  shall  eat  old  store  long  kept,  and  ye  shall  bring 

11  forth  the  old  ‘^because  of  the  new.  And  I will  set 
my  tabernacle  among  you  : and  my  soul  shall  not 

12  abhor  you.  And  I will  walk  among  you,  and  will 

13  be  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people.  I am  the 
Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  that  ye  should  not  be  their  bond- 
men  ; and  I have  broken  the  bars  of  your  yoke,  and 
made  you  go  upright. 

14  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me,  and  will  not 

15  do  all  these  commandments  ; and  if  ye  shall  reject 
my  statutes,  and  if  your  soul  abhor  my  judgements, 
so  that  ye  will  not  do  all  my  commandments,  but 

16  break  my  covenant  ; I also  will  do  this  unto  you  ; I 
will  appoint  terror  over  you,  even  consumption  and 
fever,  that  shall  consume  the  eyes,  and  make  the 
soul  to  pine  away  : and  ye  shall  sow  your  seed  in 

17  vain,  for  your  enemies  shall  eat  it.  And  I will  set 
my  face  against  you,  and  ye  shall  be  smitten  before 
your  enemies  : they  that  hate  you  shall  rule  over 
you  ; and  ye  shall  flee  when  none  pursueth  you. 

18  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  these  things  hearken  unto 
me,  then  I will  chastise  you  seven  times  more  for 

19  your  sins.  And  I will  break  the  pride  of  your 
power  ; and  I will  make  your  heaven  as  iron,  and 

20  your  earth  as  brass  : and  your  strength  shall  be 
spent  in  vain  : for  your  land  shall  not  yield  her  in- 
crease, neither  shall  the  trees  of  the  land  yield  their 

21  fruit.  And  if  ye  walk  contrary  unto  me,  and  will 
not  hearken  unto  me  ; I will  bring  seven  times  more 

22  plagues  upon  you  according  to  your  sins.  And  I 
will  send  the  beast  of  the  field  among  you,  which 
shall  rob  you  of  your  children,  and  destroy  your 
cattle,  and  make  you  few  in  number  ; and  your  ways 

23  shall  become  desolate.  And  if  by  these  things  ye 
will  not  be  reformed  ® unto  me,  but  will  walk  con- 

24  trary  unto  me  ; then  will  I also  walk  contrary  unto 
you  ; and  I will  smite  you,  even  I,  seven  times  for 

25  your  sins.  And  I will  bring  a sword  upon  you,  that 
shall  execute  the  vengeance  of  the  covenant  ; and 
ye  shall  be  gathered  together  witliin  your  cities  : 
and  I will  send  the  pestilence  among  you  ; and  ye 
shall  be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

26  When  I break  your  staff  of  bread,  ten  women  shall 
bake  your  bread  in  one  oven,  and  they  shall  deliver 
your  bread  again  by  weight  : and  ye  shall  eat,  and 
not  be  satisfied. 


27  And  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this  hearken  unto  me, 

28  but  walk  contrary  unto  me  ; then  I will  walk  con- 
trary unto  you  in  fury  ; and  I also  will  chastise  you 


35  Deut.  28.  23.  Jer.  2.  30.  & 6.  3.  1.  Ezek.  4.  16.  & 5. 

36  Ps.  127. 1.  Is.  49.  Amos  4.  6-12.  16.  & 14.  13. 

4.  2 Sam.  22.  27.  Ps.  “c  ig.  9.  20.  Mic.  6. 

37  Deut.  11. 17.  & 28.  18.  26.  14.  Hag.  1.  6. 

18.  Hag.  1.  10.  « Ezek.  5.  17.  & 6.  ■‘c  ver.  21,  24. 

38  Deut.  32.  24.  2 3.  & 14.  17.  & 29.  8.  & « Is.  59.  18.  & 03.  3. 

Kin.  17.  25.  Ezek.  6.  33.  2.  & G6.  15.  Jer.  21.  5. 

17.  & 14.  15.’  <3Num.  14. 12.  Deut.  Ezek.  6.  13,  15.  & 8. 

36  Judg.  5.  6.  2 Chr.  28.  21.  Jer.  14.  12.  & 18. 

15.5.  Is.  33. 8.  Lam.  24.  10.  & 29.  17,  18.  d Or,  from  before. 
1. 4.  Zech.  7.  14.  Amos  4.  10.  e Or,  by. 

**  Ps.  105.  IG.  Is.  3. 


192 


LEVITICUS,  XXVI. 


29  And  ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  your  sons,  and  the 
flesh  of  your  daughters  shall  ye  eat. 

30  And  I will  destroy  your  high  places,  and  cut 
down  your  images,  and  cast  your  carcases  upon  the 
carcases  of  your  idols,  and  my  soul  shall  abhor  you. 

31  And  I will  make  your  cities  waste,  and  bring 
your  sanctuaries  unto  desolation,  and  I will  not  smell 
the  savour  of  your  sweet  odours. 

32  And  I will  bring  the  land  into  desolation  : and 
your  enemies  which  dwell  therein  shall  be  astonished 
at  it. 

33  And  I will  scatter  you  among  the  heathen,  and 
will  draw  out  a sword  after  you  : and  your  land  shall 
be  desolate,  and  your  cities  waste. 

34  Then  shall  the  land  enjoy  her  sabbaths,  as  long 
as  it  lieth  desolate,  and  ye  he  in  your  enemies’  land  ; 
even  then  shall  the  land  rest,  and  enjoy  her  sabbaths. 

35  As  long  as  it  lieth  desolate  it  shall  rest  ; because 
it  did  not  rest  in  your  sabbaths,  when  ye  dwelt  upon 
it. 

36  And  upon  them  that  are  left  alive  of  you  I will 
send  a faintness  into  their  hearts  in  the  lands  of  their 
enemies  ; and  ^ the  sound  of  a shaken  leaf  shall  chase 
them  ; and  they  shall  flee,  as  fleeing  from  a sword  ; 
and  they  shall  fall  when  none  pursueth. 

37  And  they  Shall  fall  one  upon  another,  as  it  were 
before  a sword,  when  none  pursueth  : and  ye  shall 
have  no  power  to  stand  before  your  enemies. 

38  And  ye  shall  perish  among  the  heathen,  and  the 
land  of  your  enemies  shall  eat  you  up. 

39  And  they  that  are  left  of  you  shall  pine  away 
in  their  iniquity  in  your  enemies’  lands  ; and  also  in  the 
iniquities  of  their  fathers  shall  they  pine  away  with 
them. 

40  If  they  shall  confess  their  iniquity,  and  the  in- 
iquity of  their  fathers,  with  their  trespass  which  they 
trespassed  against  me,  and  that  also  they  have  walked 
contrary  unto  me  ; 

41  And  that  I also  have  walked  contrary  unto  them, 
and  have  brought  them  into  the  land  of  their  enemies  ; 
if  then  their  uncircumcised  hearts  be  ®®  humbled,  and 
they  then  accept  of  the  punishment  of  their  iniquity  : 

42  Then  will  I remember  my  covenant  with  Jacob, 
and  also  my  covenant  with  Isaac,  and  also  my  covenant 
with  Abraham  will  I remember  ; and  I will  remem- 
ber the  land. 

43  The  land  also  shall  be  left  of  them,  and  shall 
enjoy  her  sabbaths,  while  she  lieth  desolate  without 
them  : and  they  shall  accept  of  the  punishment  of  their 
iniquity  : because,  even  because  they  despised  my 
judgments,  and  because  their  soul  abhorred  my  sta- 
tutes. 

44  And  yet  for  all  that,  when  they  be  in  the  land  of 
their  enemies,  I will  not  cast  them  away,  neither  will 
I abhor  them,  to  destroy  them  utterly,  and  to  break  my 
covenant  with  them  : for  I am  the  Lord  their  God. 

45  But  I will  for  their  sakes  remember  the  cove- 
nant of  their  ancestors,  whom  I brought  forth  out  of 

48  Deut.  28.  53.  2 62  Neh.  2.  3.  Jer.  4.  9.  16.  Ezek.  12. 15.  & 

Kin.  6.  29.  Lam.  4.  7.  Ezek.  G.  6.  20.  23.  & 22.  15.  Zech. 

10.  Ezek.  5.  10.  63  Ps.  74.  7,  Lam.  1.  7.  14. 

43  2 Chr.  34.  3,  4,  7.  10.  Ezek.  9.  6.  & 21.  67  2 Chr.  36.  21. 

Is.  27.  9.  Ezek.  6.  3,  2.  68  ch.  25.  2. 

4,  5,  6,  13.  64  Jer.  9.  11.  & 25.  69  Ezek.  21.  7, 12, 15. 

60  2 Kin.  23.  20.  2 11,  18.  oo  ygr.  17.  Job  16. 

Chr.  34.  5.  65  Deut.  28.  37.  1 21.  Pro.  28.  1. 

61  ch.  20,  23.  Ps.  Kin.  9.  8.  Jer.  18.  16.  ci  See  Judg.  7.  22.  1 

78.  59.  & 89.  38.  Jer.  & 19.  8.  Ezek.  5.  15.  Sam.  14.  16,  16.  Is. 

14.  19.  60  Deut.  4.  27.  & 28.  10.  4. 

64.  Ps.  44.  11.  Jer. 


29  seven  times  for  your  sins.  And  ye  shall  eat  the 
flesh  of  your  sons,  and  the  flesh  of  your  daughters 

30  shall  ye  eat.  And  I will  destroy  your  high  places, 
and  cut  down  your  sun-images,  and  cast  your  car- 
cases upon  the  carcases  of  your  idols  ; and  my 

31  soul  shall  abhor  you.  And  I will  make  your  cities 
a waste,  and  will  bring  your  sanctuaries  unto  desola- 
tion, and  I will  not  smell  the  savour  of  your  sweet 

32  odours.  And  I will  bring  the  land  into  desolation  ; 
and  your  enemies  which  dwell  therein  shall  be  as- 

33  tonished  at  it.  And  you  will  I scatter  among  the 
nations,  and  I will  draw  out  the  sword  after  you  : 
and  your  land  shall  be  a desolation,  and  your  cities 

34  shall  be  a waste.  Then  shall  the  land  enjoy  her 
sabbaths,  as  long  as  it  lieth  desolate,  and  ye  be  in 
your  enemies’  land  ; even  then  shall  the  land  rest, 

35  and  enjoy  her  sabbaths.  As  long  as  it  lieth  deso- 
late it  shall  have  rest  ; even  the  rest  which  it  had 

36  not  in  your  sabbaths,  when  ye  dwelt  upon  it.  And 
as  for  them  that  are  left  of  you,  I will  send  a faint- 
ness into  their  heart  in  the  lands  of  their  enemies  : 
and  the  sound  of  a driven  leaf  shall  chase  them  ; and 
they  shall  flee,  as  one  fleeth  from  the  sword  ; and 

37  they  shall  fall  when  none  pursueth.  And  they  shall 
stumble  one  upon  another,  as  it  were  before  the 
sword,  when  none  pursueth  : and  ye  shall  have  no 

38  power  to  stand  before  your  enemies.  And  ye  shall 
perish  among  the  nations,  and  the  land  of  your  ene- 

39  lilies  shall  eat  you  up.  And  they  that  are  left  of 
you  shall  pine  away  in  their  iniquity  in  your  ene- 
mies’ lands  ; and  also  in  the  iniquities  of  their 

40  fathers  shall  they  pine  away  with  them.  And  they 
shall  confess  their  iniquity,  and  the  iniquity  of  their 
fathers,  in  their  trespass  which  they  trespassed 
against  me,  and  also  that  because  they  have  walked 

41  contrary  unto  me,  I also  w alked  contrary  unto  them, 
and  brouglit  them  into  the  land  of  their  enemies  : if 
then  their  uncircumcised  heart  be  humbled,  and  they 

42  then  accept  of  the  punishment  of  their  iniquity  ; then 
will  I remember  my  covenant  with  Jacob  ; and  also 
my  covenant  with  Isaac,  and  also  my  covenant  with 
Abraham  will  I remember  ; and  I will  remember 

43  the  land.  The  land  also  shall  be  left  of  them,  and 
shall  enjoy  her  sabbaths,  while  she  lieth  desolate 
without  them  ; and  they  shall  accept  of  the  punish- 
ment of  their  iniquity  : because,  even  because  they 
rejected  my  judgements,  and  their  soul  abhorred 

44  my  statutes.  And  yet  for  all  that,  when  they  be  in 
the  land  of  their  enemies,  I will  not  reject  them, 
neither  will  I abhor  them,  to  destroy  them  utterly, 
and  to  break  my  covenant  with  them  : for  I am  the 

45  Lord  their  God  : but  I will  for  their  sakes  remem- 
ber the  covenant  of  their  ancestors,  whom  I brought 


62  Josh.  7.  12,  13. 
Judg.  2.  14. 

63  Deut.  4.  27.  & 28. 
65.  Neh.  1.  8.  Jer.  3. 
25.  & 29.  12, 13.  Ezek. 
4.  17.  & 6.  9.  & 20.  43. 
& 24.  23.  & 33.  10.  & 
36.  31.  Hos.  6.  15. 
Zech.  10.  9. 

64Num.  5.  7,  IKin. 
8.  33,  35,  47.  Neh.  9. 


2.  Pro.  28.  13.  Dan. 
9.  3,  4.  Luke  15.  18. 
1 John  1.  9. 

66  See  Jer.  6.  10.  & 
9.  25,  26.  Ezek.  44.  7. 
Acts  7.  51.  Rom.  2. 
29.  Col.  2.  11. 

66  1 Kin.  21.  29.  2 

Chr.  12.  6,  7,  12.  & 32. 
26.  & 33.  12,  13. 

67  Ex.  2.  24.  & 6.  6. 


Ps.  106.  45.  Ezek.  16. 
60. 

68  Ps.  136.  23. 

60  ver.  34,  35. 

70  ver.  15. 

71  Deut.  4.  31.  2 

Kin.  13.  23.  Rom.  11. 
2. 

72  Rom.  11.  28. 

73  ch.  22.  33.  & 25. 
38. 


LEVITICUS,  XXVII. 


193 


the  land  of  Egypt  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen,  that  I 
might  be  their  God  : I am  the  Lord. 

46  These  are  the  statutes  and  judgments  and  laws, 
which  the  Lord  made  between  him  and  the  children  of 
Israel  "^^in  mount  Sinai  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1 He  that  maketh  a singular  vow  must  be  the  Lord's.  2 The  estimation 
of  the  person.  % Of  a beast  given  by  vow.  14  Of  a house.  16  Of  a 
field.,  and  the  redemption  thereof.  28  No  devoted  thing  may  be  re- 
deemed. 32  The  t ithe  may  not  be  changed. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them,  iWhen  a man  shall  make  a. singular  vow,  the 
persons  shall  be  for  the  Lord  by  thy  estimation. 

3 And  thy  estimation  shall  be  of  the  male  from 
twenty  years  old  even  unto  sixty  years  old,  even  thy 
estimation  shall  be  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary. 

4 And  if  it  he  a female,  then  thy  estimation  shall  be 
thirty  shekels. 

5 And  if  it  he  from  five  years  old  even  unto  twenty 
years  old,  then  thy  estimation  shall  be  of  the  male 
twenty  shekels,  and  for  the  female  ten  shekels. 

6 And  if  it  be  from  a month  old  even  unto  five  years 
old,  then  thy  estimation  shall  be  of  the  male  five 
shekels  of  silver,  and  for  the  female  thy  estimation 
shall  be  three  shekels  of  silver. 

7 And  if  it  he  from  sixty  years  old  and  above  ; if  it 
he  a male,  then  thy  estimation  shall  be  fifteen  shekels, 
and  for  the  female  ten  shekels. 

8 But  if  he  be  poorer  than  thy  estimation,  then  he 
shall  present  himself  before  the  priest,  and  the  priest 
shall  value  him  ; according  to  his  ability  that  vowed 
shall  the  priest  value  him, 

9 And  if  it  he  a beast,  whereof  men  bring  an  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord,  all  that  any  man  giveth  of  such 
unto  the  Lord  shall  be  holy. 

10  He  shall  not  alter  it,  nor  change  it,  a good  for  a 
bad,  or  a bad  for  a good : and  if  he  shall  at  all  change 
beast  for  beast,  then  it  and  the  exchange  thereof  shall 
be  holy. 

11  And  if  it  he  any  unclean  beast,  of  which  they  do 
not  offer  a sacrifice  unto  the  Lord,  then  he  shall  pre- 
sent the  beast  before  the  priest : 

12  And  the  priest  shall  value  it,  whether  it  be  good 
or  bad  : as  thou  valuest  it,  who  art  the  priest,  so  shall 
it  be. 

13  3 But  if  he  will  at  all  redeem  it,  then  he  shall  add 
a fifth  part  thereof  unto  thy  estimation. 

14  ^ And  when  a man  shall  sanctify  his  house  to  he 
holy  unto  the  Lord,  then  the  priest  shall  estimate  it, 
whether  it  be  good  or  bad  : as  the  priest  shall  estimate 
it,  so  shall  it  stand, 

15  ^ And  if  he  that  sanctified  it  will  redeem  his 
house,  then  he  shall  add  the  fifth  part  of  the  money  of 
thy  estimation  unto  it,  and  it  shall  be  his, 

16  And  if  a man  shall  sanctify  unto  the  Lord  some 
part  of  a field  of  his  possession,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  according  to  the  seed  thereof  : an  homer  of 
barley  seed  shall  he  valued  at  fifty  shekels  of  silver, 

17  If  he  sanctify  his  field  from  the  year  of  jubile, 
according  to  thy  estimation  it  shall  stand. 

18  But  if  he  sanctify  his  field  after  the  jubile,  then 

Pa.  98,  2,  Ezek,  G.  1,  & 12.  1,  & 33.  4.  i Num.  G.  2.  See 
20.  9,  14,  22.  Jolin  1.  17.  Judg.  11.  30,  31,  39.  1 

« ch.  27.  34.  Deut.  70  ch.  25.  1.  Sam.  1.  11,  28. 


forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  in  the  sight  of  the 
nations,  that  I might  be  their  God  : I am  the  Lord. 

46  These  are  the  statutes  and  judgements  and  laws, 
which  the  Lord  made  between  him  and  the  children 
of  Israel  in  mount  Sinai  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 


27  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them. 
When  a man  shall  ® accomplish  a vow,  * the  persons 

3 shall  be  for  the  Lord  by  thy  estimation.  And  thy 
estimation  shall  be  of  the  male  from  twenty  years  old 
even  unto  sixty  years  old,  even  thy  estimation  shall 
be  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  after  the  shekel  of  the 

4 sanctuary.  And  if  it  be  a female,  then  thy  estima- 

5 tion  shall  be  thirty  shekels.  And  if  it  be  from  five 
years  old  even  unto  twenty  years  old,  then  thy  esti- 
mation shall  be  of  the  male  twenty  shekels,  and  for 

6 the  female  ten  shekels.  And  if  it  be  from  a month 
old  even  unto  five  years  old,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  of  the  male  five  shekels  of  silver,  and  for 
the  female  thy  estimation  shall  be  three  shekels  of 

7 silver.  And  if  it  be  from  sixty  years  old  and  up- 
ward ; if  it  be  a male,  then  thy  estimation  shall  be 

8 fifteen  shekels,  and  for  the  female  ten  shekels.  But 
if  he  be  poorer  than  thy  estimation,  then  he  shall  be 
set  before  the  priest,  and  the  priest  shall  value  him  ; 
according  to  the  ability  of  him  that  vowed  shall  the 
priest  value  him. 

9 And  if  it  be  a beast,  whereof  men  offer  an  obla- 
tion unto  the  Lord,  all  that  any  man  giveth  of  such 

10  unto  the  Lord  shall  be  holy.  He  shall  not  alter  it, 
nor  change  it,  a good  for  a bad,  or  a bad  for  a good  : 
and  if  he  shall  at  all  change  beast  for  beast,  then 
both  it  and  that  for  which  it  is  changed  shall  be 

11  holy.  And  if  it  be  any  unclean  beast,  of  which  they 
do  not  offer  an  oblation  unto  the  Lord,  then  he  shall 

12  set  the  beast  before  the  priest : and  the  priest  shall 
value  it,  whether  it  be  good  or  bad  : as  thou  the 

13  priest  valuest  it,  so  shall  it  be.  But  if  he  will  in- 
deed redeem  it,  then  he  shall  add  the  fifth  part 
thereof  unto  thy  estimation. 

14  And  when  a man  shall  sanctify  his  house  to  be 
holy  unto  the  Lord,  then  the  priest  shall  estimate 
it,  whether  it  be  good  or  bad  : as  the  priest  shall 

15  estimate  it,  so  shall  it  stand.  And  if  he  that  sanc- 
tified it  will  redeem  his  house,  then  he  shall  add  the 
fifth  part  of  the  money  of  thy  estimation  unto  it, 
and  it  shall  be  his. 

16  And  if  a man  shall  sanctify  unto  the  Lord  part 
of  the  field  of  his  possession,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  according  to  the  sowing  thereof  : the  sow- 
ing of  a homer  of  barley  shall  he  valued  at  fifty 

17  shekels  of  silver.  If  he  sanctify  his  field  from  the 
year  of  jubile,  according  to  thy  estimation  it  shall 

18  stand.  But  if  he  sanctify  his  field  after  the  jubile,' 

® Ex.  30.  13.  a Or,  make  a special  sons  unto  the  LoR  D, 

8 ver.  15,  19.  vow.  then  thy  estimation 

‘ ver.  13.  b Or,  according  to  di-c. 

thy  estimation  of  per- 


13* 


194 


LEVITICUS,  XXVII. 


the  priest  shall  ® reckon  unto  him  the  money  according 
to  the  years  that  remain,  even  unto  the  year  of  the 
jubile,  and  it  shall  be  abated  from  thy  estimation. 

19  ® And  if  he  that  sanctified  the  field  will  in  any 
wise  redeem  it,  then  he  shall  add  the  fifth  part  of  the 
money  of  thy  estimation  unto  it,  and  it  shall  be  assured 
to  him. 

20  And  if  he  will  not  redeem  the  field,  or  if  he  have 
sold  the  field  to  another  man,  it  shall  not  be  redeemed 
any  more. 

21  But  the  field,  ^ when  it  goeth  out  in  the  jubile, 
shall  be  holy  unto  the  Lord,  as  a field  ® devoted  ; ® the 
possession  thereof  shall  be  the  priest’s. 

22  And  if  a man  sanctify  unto  the  Lord  a field  which 
he  hath  bought,  which  is  not  of  the  fields  of  his  pos- 
session ; 

23  Then  the  priest  shall  reckon  unto  him  the  worth 
of  thy  estimation,  even  unto  the  year  of  the  jubile  : and 
he  shall  give  thine  estimation  in  that  day,  as  a holy 
thing  unto  the  Lord. 

24  12  In  the  year  of  the  jubile  the  field  shall  return 
unto  him  of  whom  it  was  bought,  even  to  him  to  whom 
the  possession  of  the  land  did  belong. 

25  And  all  thy  estimations  shall  be  according  to  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : i^  twenty  gerahs  sliall  be  the 
shekel. 

26  ^ Only  the  i^  firstling  of  the  beasts,  which  should 
be  the  Lord’s  firstling,  no  man  shall  sanctify  it  ; whether 
it  he  ox,  or  sheep  : it  is  the  Lord’s. 

27  And  if  it  be  of  an  unclean  beast,  then  he  shall  re- 
deem it  according  to  thine  estimation,  i®  and  shall  add  a 
fifth  part  of  it  thereto  : or  if  it  be  not  redeemed,  then 
it  shall  be  sold  according  to  thy  estimation. 

28  1®  Notwithstanding  no  devoted  thing,  that  a man 
shall  devote  unto  the  Lord  of  all  that  he  hath,  both  of 
man  and  beast,  and  of  the  field  of  his  possession,  shall 
be  sold  or  redeemed  : every  devoted  thing  is  most  holy 
unto  the  Lord. 

29  None  devoted,  which  shall  be  devoted  of  men, 
shall  be  redeemed  ; but  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

30  And  all  the  tithe  of  the  land,  whether  of  the  seed 
of  the  land,  or  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree,  is  the  Lord’s  : it 
is  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

31  And  if  a man  will  at  all  redeem  ought  of  his 
tithes,  he  shall  add  thereto  the  fifth  part  thereof. 

32  And  concerning  the  tithe  of  the  herd,  or  of  the 
flock,  even  of  whatsoever  20  passeth  under  the  rod,  the 
tenth  shall  be  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

33  He  shall  not  search  whether  it  be  good  or  bad, 
21  neither  shall  he,  change  it : and  if  he  change  it  at  all, 
then  both  it  and  the  change  thereof  shall  be  holy  ; it 
shall  not  be  redeemed. 

34  22  These  are  the  commandments,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses  for  the  children  of  Israel  in  mount 
Sinai. 


then  the  priest  shall  reckon  unto  him  the  money  ac- 
cording to  the  years  that  remain  unto  the  year  of 
jubile,  and  an  abatement  shall  be  made  from  thy 

19  estimation.  And  if  he  that  sanctified  the  field  will 
indeed  redeem  it,  then  he  shall  add  the  fifth  part  of 
the  money  of  tliy  estimation  unto  it,  and  it  shall  be 

20  assured  to  him.  And  if  he  will  not  redeem  the  field, 
or  if  he  have  sold  the  field  to  another  man,  it  shall 

21  not  be  redeemed  any  more  ; but  the  field,  when  it 
goeth  out  in  the  jubile,  shall  be  holy  unto  the  Lord, 
as  a field  devoted  ; the  possession  thereof  shall  be 

22  the  priest’s.  And  if  he  sanctify  unto  the  Lord  a 
field  which  he  hath  bought,  which  is  not  of  the  field 

23  of  his  possession  ; then  the  priest  shall  reckon  unto 
him  the  worth  of  thy  estimation  unto  the  year  of 
jubile  : and  he  shall  give  thine  estimation  in  that 

24  day,  as  a holy  thing  unto  the  Lord.  In  the  year  of 
jubile  the  field  shall  return  unto  him  of  whom  it  was 
bought,  even  to  him  to  whom  the  possession  of  the 

25  land  belongeth.  And  all  thy  estimations  shall  be 
according  to  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : twenty 
gerahs  shall  be  the  shekel. 


26  Only  the  firstling  among  beasts,  which  is  made  a 
firstling  to  the  Lord,  no  man  shall  sanctify  it ; 

27  whether  it  be  ox  or  sheep,  it  is  the  Lord’s.  And  if 
it  be  of  an  unclean  beast,  then  he  shall  ransom  it 
according  to  thine  estimation,  and  shall  add  unto  it 
the  fifth  part  thereof  : or  if  it  be  not  redeemed,  then 
it  shall  be  sold  according  to  thy  estimation. 

28  Notwithstanding,  no  devoted  thing,  that  a man 
shall  devote  unto  the  Lord  of  all  that  he  hath, 
whether  of  man  or  beast,  or  of  the  field  of  his  pos- 
session, shall  be  sold  or  redeemed : every  devoted 

29  thing  is  most  holy  unto  the  Lord.  None  devoted, 
which  shall  be  devoted  of  men,  shall  be  ransomed  ; 
he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

30  And  all  the  tithe  of  the  land,  whether  of  the  seed 
of  the  land,  or  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree,  is  the  Lord’s  : 

31  it  is  holy  unto  the  Lord.  And  if  a man  will  redeem 
aught  of  his  tithe,  he  shall  add  unto  it  the  fifth  part 

32  thereof.  And  all  the  tithe  of  the  herd  or  the  flock, 
whatsoever  passeth  under  the  rod,  the  tenth  shall  be 

33  holy  unto  the  Lord.  He  shall  not  search  whether 
it  be  good  or  bad,  neither  shall  he  change  it  : and  if 
he  change  it  at  all,  then  both  it  and  that  for  which 
it  is  changed  shall  be  holy  ; it  shall  not  be  redeemed. 

34  These  are  the  commandments,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses  for  the  children  of  Israel  in 
mount  Sinai. 


« ch.  25.  15,  16. 

® ver.  13. 

» ch.  25.  10,  28,  31. 

* ver.  28. 

* Num.  18. 14.  Ezek. 


44.  29. 

io  ch.  25.  10,  25. 

ver.  18. 

12  ch.  25.  28. 


”Ex.  30. 13.  Num. 
3.  47.  & 18.  16.  Ezek. 
45.  12. 

Ex.  13.  2,  12.  & 
22.  30.  Num.  18.  17. 


Deut.  15.  19. 

15  ver.  11,  12,  13. 

15  ver.  21.  Josh.  6. 
17,  18,  19. 

11  Num.  21.  2,  3. 


18  Gen.  28.  22.  Num. 
18.  21,  24.  2 Chr.  31. 
5,  6,  12.  Neh.  13.  12. 
Mai.  3.  8,  10. 

19  ver.  13. 


20  See  Jer.  33.  13. 
Ezek.  20.  37.  Mic.  7. 
14. 

21  ver.  10. 

22  ch.  26.  46. 


NUMBERS,  I. 


196 


THE  FOURTH  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 

CALLED 

NUMBERS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 God  commandeth  Moses  to  number  the  people.  5 The  princes  of  the 
tribes.  VI  The  number  of  every  tribe.  47  The  Levites  are  exempted  for 
the  service  of  the  Lord. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  ^ in  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai,  ^ in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
on  the  first  day  of  the  second  month,  in  the  second  year 
after  they  were  come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 
2 *Take  ye  the  sum  of  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  after  their  families,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  with  the  number  of  their  names,  every 
male  by  their  polls  ; 

3  From  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that  are 
able  to  go  forth  to  war  in  Israel  : thou  and  Aaron  shall 
number  them  by  their  armies. 

4  And  with  you  there  shall  be  a man  of  every  tribe  ; 
every  one  head  of  the  house  of  his  fathers. 

5  ^ And  these  are  the  names  of  the  men  that  shall 
stand  with  you  : of  the  tribe  of  Reuben  ; Elizur  the  son 
of  Shedeur. 

6  Of  Simeon  ; Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

7  Of  Judah  ; Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

8  Of  Issachar  ; Nethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

9  Of  Zebulun  ; Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

10  Of  the  children  of  J oseph  : of  Ephraim  ; Elishama 
the  son  of  Ammihud  : of  Manasseh  ; Gamaliel'  the  son 
of  Pedahzur. 

11  Of  Benjamin  ; Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

12  Of  Dan  ; Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

13  Of  Asher  ; Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

14  Of  Gad  ; Eliasaph  the  son  of  ■*  Deuel. 

15  Of  Naphtali ; Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

16  ® These  were  the  renowned  of  the  congregation, 
princes  of  the  tribes  of  their  fathers,  ® heads  of  thou- 
sands in  Israel. 

17  ^ And  Moses  and  Aaron  took  these  men  which 
are  expressed  by  their  names  : 

18  And  they  assembled  all  the  congregation  together 
on  the  first  day  of  the  second  month,  and  they  declared 
their  pedigrees  after  their  families,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  according  to  the  number  of  the  names, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  by  their  polls. 

19  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  he  numbered 
them  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

20  And  the  children  of  Reuben,  Israel’s  eldest  son, 
by  their  generations,  after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the  number  of  the  names, 
by  their  polls,  every  male  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

21  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 

tribe  of  Reuben,  were  forty  and  six  thousand  and  five 

hundred. 

1 Ex.  19.  1.  ch.  10.  3 Ex.  30.  12.  & 38.  2 Sam.  24.  2.  1 Chr. 

11,  12.  26.  ch.  26.  2,  63,  64.  21.  2. 

3 Ex.  26.  22. 


THE  FOURTH  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 

COMMONLY  CALLED 

NUMBERS. 


1 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Sinai,  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  on  the  first  day 
of  the  second  month,  in  the  second  year  after  they 

2 were  come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying.  Take 
ye  the  sum  of  all  the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  by  their  families,  by  their  fathers’  houses, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  every  male, 

3 by  their  polls  ; from  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
all  that  are  able  to  go  forth  to  war  in  Israel,  thou 

4 and  Aaron  shall  number  them  by  their  hosts.  And 
with  you  there  shall  be  a man  of  every  tribe  ; every 

5 one  head  of  his  fathers’  house.  And  these  are  the 
names  of  the  men  that  shall  stand  with  you  ; of 

6 Reuben  ; Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur.  Of  Simeon  ; 

7 Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai.  Of  Judah  ; Nah- 

8 shon  the  son  of  Amminadab.  Of  Issachar  ; Netha- 

9 nel  the  son  of  Zuar.  Of  Zebulun  ; Eliab  the  son 

10  of  Helon.  Of  the  children  of  Joseph  : of  Ephraim  ; 

Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud  : of  Manasseh  ; Ga- 
ll maliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur.  Of  Benjamin  ; Abidan 

12  the  son  of  Gideoni.  Of  Dan  ; Ahiezer  the  son  of 

13  Ammishaddai.  Of  Asher  ; Pagiel  the  son  of  Och- 

14  15  ran.  Of  Gad  ; Eliasaph  the  son  of  « Deuel.  Of 

16  Naphtali ; Ahira  the  son  of  Enan.  These  are  they 
that  were  called  of  the  congregation,  the  princes  of 
the  tribes  of  their  fathers  ; they  were  the  heads  of 

17  the  ^thousands  of  Israel.  And  Moses  and  Aaron 

18  took  these  men  which  are  expressed  by  name  : and 
■ they  assembled  all  the  congregation  together  on  the 

first  day  of  the  second  month,  and  they  declared 
their  pedigrees  after  their  families,  by  their  fathers’ 
houses,  according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  from 

19  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  by  their  polls.  As 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  he  numbered  them 
in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 


20  And  the  children  of  Reuben,  Israel’s  firstborn, 
their  generations,  by  their  families,  by  their  fathers’ 
houses,  according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  by 
their  polls,  every  male  from  twenty  years  old  and 

21  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  of  the  tribe  of  Reu- 
ben, were  forty  and  six  thousand  and  five  hundred. 


■*  ch.  2.  14,  he  is  ^ ch.  7.  2.  1 Chr.  n In  ch.  2.  14, 

called  Reuel.  27.  16.  Heuel. 

® Ex.  18.  21,  25.  b Or,  families. 


196 


NUMBERS,  L 


22  ^ Of  the  children  of  Simeon,  by  their  genera- 
tions, after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  by  their  polls,  every  male  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

23  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 
tribe  of  Simeon,  were  fifty  and  nine  thousand  and  three 
hundred. 

24  ^ Of  the  children  of  Gad,  by  their  generations, 
after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  ; 

25  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 
tribe  of  Gad,  were  forty  and  five  thousand  six  hundred 
and  fifty. 

26  % Of  the  children  of  Judah,  by  their  genera- 
tions, after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  ; 

27  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 
tribe  of  Judah,  were  threescore  and  fourteen  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

28  ^ Of  the  children  of  Issachar,  by  their  genera- 
tions, after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  ; 

29  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 
tribe  of  Issachar,  ivere  fifty  and  fqur  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

30  ^ Of  the  children  of  Zebulun,  by  their  genera- 
tions, after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  ; 

31  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 
tribe  of  Zebulun,  were  fifty  and  seven  thousand  and  four 
hundred. 

32  •[[  Of  the  children  of  Joseph,  namely,  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim,  by  their  generations,  after  their  fami- 
lies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

33  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 
tribe  of  Ephraim,  were  forty  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred. 

34  ^ Of  the  children  of  Mauasseh,  by  their  genera- 
tions, after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  ; 

35  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 
tribe  of  Mauasseh,  were  thirty  and  two  thousand  and 
two  hundred. 

36  ^ Of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  by  their  genera- 
tions, after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  ; 

37  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin,  were  thirty  and  five  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

38  ^ Of  the  children  of  Dan,  by  their  generations, 
after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  ac- 


Of  the  children  of  Simeon,  their  generations,  by 
their  families,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  by  their  polls,  eV^ery  male  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth 
to  war  ; those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  of  the 
tribe  of  Simeon,  were  fifty  and  nine  thousand  and 
three  hundred. 

Of  the  children  of  Gad,  their  generations,  by  their 
families,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 
those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  of  the  tribe  of 
Gad,  were  forty  and  five  thousand  six  hundred  and 
fifty. 

Of  the  children  of  Judah,  their  generations,  by 
their  families,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
were  threescore  and  fourteen  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred. 

Of  the  children  of  Issachar,  their  generations,  by 
their  families,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 
those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  of  the  tribe  of 
Issachar,  were  fifty  and  four  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred. 

Of  the  children  of  Zebulun,  their  generations,  by 
their  families,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 
those  that  wer6  numbered  of  them,  of  the  tribe  of 
Zebulun,  were  fifty  and  seven  thousand  and  four 
hundred. 

Of  the  children  of  J oseph,  namely,  of  the  children 
of  Ephraim,  their  generations,  by  their  families,  by 
their  fathers’  houses,  according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that 
were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  were  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred,. 

Of  the  children  of  Mauasseh,  their  generations, 
by  their  families,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 
those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  of  the  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  were  thirty  and  two  thousand  and  two 
hundred. 

Of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  their  generations, 
by  their  families,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 
those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  of  the  tribe  of 
Benjamin,  were  thirty  and  five  thousand  and  four 
hundred. 

Of  the  children  of  Dan,  their  generations,  by  their 
families,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  according  to  the 


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28 

29 

30 

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32 

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34 

35 

36 

37 

38 


NUMBERS,  n. 


19T 


cording  to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

39  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 
tribe  of  Dan,  were  threescore  and  two  thousand  and 
seven  hundred. 

40  If  Of  the  children  of  Asher,  by  their  generations, 
after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  ; 

41  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even’  of  the 
tribe  of  Asher,  were  forty  and  one  thousand  and  five 
hundred. 

42  Tf  Of  the  children  of  Naphtali,  throughout  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

43  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  even  of  the 
tribe  of  Naphtali,  were  fifty  and  three  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

44  ^ These  are  those  that  were  numbered,  which 
Moses  and  Aaron  numbered,  and  the  princes  of  Israel, 
beinff  twelve  men  : each  one  was  for  the  house  of  his 
fathers. 

45  So  were  all  those  that  were  numbered  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  in  Israel  ; 

46  Even  all  they  that  were  numbered  were  ® six  hun- 
dred thousand  and  three  thousand  and  five  hundred 
and  fifty. 

47  But  ® the  Levites  after  the  tribe  of  their  fathers 
were  not  numbered  among  them. 

48  For  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  Moses,  saying, 

49  Only  thou  shalt  not  number  the  tribe  of  Levi, 
neither  take  the  sum  of  them  among  the  children  of 
Israel : 

50  But  thou  shalt  appoint  the  Levites  over  the 
tabernacle  of  testimony,  and  over  all  the  vessels  there- 
of, and  over  all  things  that  belong  to  it : they  shall  bear 
the  tabernacle,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof  ; and  they 
shall  minister  unto  it,  i^and  shall  encamp  round  about 
the  tabernacle. 

51  i^And  when  the  tabernacle  setteth  forward,  the 
Levites  shall  take  it  down : and  when  the  tabernacle  is 
to  be  pitched,  the  Levites  shall  set  it  up  : i^and  the 
stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

52  And  the  children  of  Israel  shall  pitch  their  tents, 

every  man  by  his  own  camp,  and  every  man  by  his 

own  standard,  throughout  their  hosts. 

53  i®But  the  Levites  shall  pitch  round  about  the 
tabernacle  of  testimony,  that  there  be  no  wrath  upon 
the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel : and  the 
Levites  shall  keep  the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  testi- 
mony. 

54  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  according  to  all 
that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  did  they. 

CHAPTER  II. 

The  order  of  the  tribes  in  their  tents. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 
saying, 

T ch.  26.  64.  Ch.  3,  & 4,  & 26.  57.  1 7,  8.  & 4.  15,  25,  26, 

« Ex.  38,  26.  See  Chr.  6.  & 21.  6.  27,  33. 

Ex.  12.  37.  ch.  2.  32.  lo  ch.  2.  33.  & 26.  ch.  3.  23,  29,  35, 

& 26.  51.  62.  38. 

0 ch.  2.  33.  See  u Ex.  38.  21.  ch.  3.  « ch.  10.  17,  21. 


number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 

39  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan, 
were  threescore  and  two  thousand  and  seven  hun- 
dred. 

40  Of  the  children  of  Asher,  their  generations,  by 
their  families,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 

41  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  of  the  tribe  of  Asher, 
were  forty  and  one  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

42  Of  the  children  of  Naphtali,  their  generations,  by 
their  families,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

43  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  of  the  tribe  of 
Naphtali,  were  fifty  and  three  thousand  and  four 
hundred. 

44  These  are  they  that  were  numbered,  which  Moses 
and  Aaron  numbered,  and  the  princes  of  Israel, 
being  twelve  men  : they  were  each  one  for  his 

45  fathers’  house.  So  all  they  that  were  numbered  of 
the  children  of  Israel  by  their  fathers’  houses,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to 

46  go  forth  to  war  in  Israel  ; even  all  they  that  were 
numbered  were  six  hundred  thousand  and  three 
thousand  and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 

47  But  the  Levites  after  the  tribe  of  their  fathers 

48  were  not  numbered  among  them.  For  the  Lord 

49  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Only  the  tribe  of  Levi 
thou  shalt  not  number,  neither  shalt  thou  take  the 

50  sum  of  them  among  the  children  of  Israel  : but  ap- 
point thou  the  Levites  over  the  tabernacle  of  the 
testimony,  and  over  all  the  furniture  thereof,  and 
over  all  that  belongeth  to  it  : they  shall  bear  the 
tabernacle,  and  all  the  furniture  thereof  ; and  they 
shall  minister  unto  it,  and  shall  encamp  round  about 

51  the  tabernacle.  And  when  the  tabernacle  setteth 
forward,  the  Levites  shall  take  it  down  : and  when 
the  tabernacle  is  to  be  pitched,  the  Levites  shall  set 
it  up  : and  the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be 

52  put  to  death.  And  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
pitch  their  tents,  every  man  by  his  own  camp,  and 
every  man  by  his  own  standard,  according  to  their 

53  hosts.  But  the  Levites  shall  pitch  round  about  the 
tabernacle  of  the  testimony,  that  there  be  no  wrath 
upon  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel : and 
the  Levites  shall  keep  the  charge  of  the  tabernacle 

54  of  the  testimony.  Thus  did  the  children  of  Israel  ; 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses, 
so  did  they. 


2 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 

“ ch.  3. 10, 38.  & 18.  Lev.  10.  6.  ch.  8.  24,  25,  20.  & 18.  3,  4, 
22.  19.  16.  46.  & 18.  5.  5.  & 31.  30,  47.  1 

16  ch.  2.  2,  34.  1 Sam.  6.  10.  Chr.  23.  32.  2 Chr. 

10  ver.  50.  w ch.  3.  7,  8.  & 8.  13.  11. 


198 


NUMBERS,  II. 


2 1 Every  man  of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  pitch 
by  his  own  standard,  with  the  ensign  of  their  father’s 
house  : ^ far  off  about  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion shall  they  pitch. 

3 And  on  the  east  side  toward  the  rising  of  the  sun 
shall  they  of  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  Judah  pitch 
throughout  their  armies:  and  ®Nahshon  the  son  of 
Amminadab  shall  he  captain  of  the  children  of  Judah. 

4 And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  toere  threescore  and  fourteen  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

5 And  those  that  do  pitch  next  unto  him  shall  he  the 
tribe  of  Issachar  : and  Nethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar  shall 
he  captain  of  the  children  of  Issachar. 

6 And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  there- 
of, were  fifty  and  four  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

7 Then  the  tribe  of  Zebulun  : and  Eliab  the  son  of 
Helon  shall  he  captain  of  the  children  of  Zebulun. 

8 And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  there- 
of, were  fifty  and  seven  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

9 All  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp  of  Judah  were 
an  hundred  thousand  and  fourscore  thousand  and  six 
thousand  and  four  hundred,  throughout  their  armies. 
^ These  shall  first  set  forth. 

10  ^ On  the  south  side  shall  he  the  standard  of  the 
camp  of  Reuben  according  to  their  armies  : and  the 
captain  of  the  children  of  Reuben  shall  he  Elizur  the 
son  of  Shedeur. 

11  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered 
thereof,  were  forty  and  six  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

12  And  those  which  pitch  by  him  shall  he  the  tribe  of 
Simeon  : and  the  captain  of  the  children  of  Simeon 
shall  he  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

13  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  fifty  and  nine  thousand  and  three  hundred. 

14  Then  the  tribe  of  Gad  : and  the  captain  of  the 
sons  of  Gad  shall  he  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Reuel. 

15  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  forty  and  five  thousand  and  six  hundred  and 
fifty. 

16  All  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp  of  Reuben 
were  an  hundred  thousand  and  fifty  and  one  thousand 
and  four  hundred  and  fifty,  throughout  their  armies. 
® And  they  shall  set  forth  in  the  second  rank. 

17  ^ ®Then  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  shall 
set  forward  with  the  camp  of  the  Levites  in  the  midst 
of  the  camp  : as  they  encamp,  so  shall  they  set  forward, 
every  man  in  his  place  by  their  standards. 

18  ^ On  the  west  side  shall  he  the  standard  of  the 
camp  of  Ephraim  according  to  their  armies  : and  the 
captain  of  the  sons  of  Ephraim  shall  he  Elishama  the 
son  of  Ammihud. 

19  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  forty  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

20  And  by  him  shall  he  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  : and 
the  captain  of  the  children  of  Manasseh  shall  he  Gama- 
liel the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

21  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  thirty  and  two  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

22  Then  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  : and  the  captain  of 
the  sons  of  Benjamin  shall  he  Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

23  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  thirty  and  five  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

24  All  that  were  numbered  of  the  camp  of  Ephraim 
were  an  hundred  thousand  and  eight  thousand  and  an 

3ch.  10.  14.  Ruth  Matt.  1.  4.  Luke  3. 
4.  20.  1 Chr.  2.  10.  32,33. 


2 saying.  The  children  of  Israel  shall  pitch  every  man 
by  his  own  standard,  with  the  ensigns  of  their  fa- 
thers’ houses  : over  against  the  tent  of  meeting  shall 

3 they  pitch  round  about.  And  those  that  pitch  on  the 
east  side  toward  the  sunrising  shall  be  they  of  the 
standard  of  the  camp  of  Judah,  according  to  their 
hosts  : and  the  prince  of  the  children  of  J udah  shall 

4 be  Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab.  And  his  host, 
and  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  were  three- 

5 score  and  fourteen  thousand  and  six  hundred.  And 
those  that  pitch  next  unto  him  shall  be  the  tribe  of 
Issachar  : and  the  prince  of  the  children  of  Issachar 

6 shall  be  Nethanel  the  son  of  Zuar  : and  his  host, 
and  those  that  were  numbered  thereof,  were  fifty 

7 and  four  thousand  and  four  hundred  : and  the  tribe 
of  Zebulun  : and  the  prince  of  the  children  of  Zebu- 

8 lun  shall  be  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon  : and  his  host, 
and  those  that  were  numbered  thereof.  Were  fifty 

9 and  seven  thousand  and  four  hundred.  All  that 
were  numbered  of  the  camp  of  Judah  were  an  hun- 
dred thousand  and  fourscore  thousand  and  six  thou- 
sand and  four  hundred,  according  to  their  hosts. 
They  shall  set  forth  first. 

10  On  the  south  side  shall  be  the  standard  of  the 
camp  of  Reuben  according  to  their  hosts  : and  the 
prince  of  the  children  of  Reuben  shall  be  Elizur 

11  the  son  of  Shedeur.  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  were  forty  and  six  thousand 

12  and  five  hundred.  And  those  that  pitch  next  unto 
him  shall  be  the  tribe  of  Simeon  : and  the  prince  of 
the  children  of  Simeon  shall  be  Shelumiel  the  son 

13  of  Zurishaddai : and  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  fifty  and  nine  thousand 

14  and  three  hundred  : and  the  tribe  of  Gad  : and  the 
prince  of  the  children  of  Gad  shall  be  Eliasaph  the 

15  son  of  « Reuel  : and  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  forty  and  five  thousand 

16  and  six  hundred  and  fifty.  All  that  were  numbered 
of  the  camp  of  Reuben  were  an  hundred  thousand 
and  fifty  and  one  thousand  and  four  hundred  and 
fifty,  according  to  their  hosts.  And  they  shall  set 
forth  second. 

17  Then  the  tent  of  meeting  shall  set  forward,  with 
the  camp  of  the  Levites  in  the  midst  of  the  camps  : 
as  they  encamp,  so  shall  they  set  forward,  every  man 
in  his  place,  by  their  standards. 

18  On  the  west  side  shall  be  the  standard  of  the 
camp  of  Ephraim  according  to  their  hosts  : and  the 
prince  of  the  children  of  Ephraim  shall  be  Elishama 

19  the  son  of  Ammihud.  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  forty  thousand  and 

20  five  hundred.  And  next  unto  him  shall  be  the  tribe 
of  Manasseh  : and  the  prince  of  the  children  of 
Manasseh  shall  be  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur  : 

21  and  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 

22  were  thirty  and  two  thousand  and  two  hundred  : and 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin  : and  the  prince  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  shall  be  Abidan  the  son  of  Gi- 

23  deoni  : and  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered 
of  them,  were  thirty  and  five  thousand  and  four 

24  hundred.  All  that  were  numbered  of  the  camp  of 
Ephraim  were  an  hundred  thousand  and  eight  thou- 


1 ch.  1.  52. 

2 Josh.  3.  4. 


< ch.  10.  14. 
6 ch.  10.  18. 


G ch.  10.  17,  21. 


a In  ch.  1. 14,  Deuel. 


NUMBERS,  III. 


199 


hundred,  thi’oughout  their  armies.  And  they  shall  go 
forward  in  the  third  rank. 

25  If  The  standard  of  the  camp  of  Dan  shall  be  on 
the  north  side  by  their  armies  : and  the  captain  of  the 
children  of  Dan  shall  he  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishad- 
dai. 

26  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  tlireescore  and  two  thousand  and  seven 
hundred. 

27  And  those  that  encamp  by  him  shall  he  the  tribe 
of  Asher  : and  the  captain  of  the  children  of  Asher 
shall  he  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

28  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  forty  and  one  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

29  If  Then  the  tribe  of  Naphtali  : and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Naphtali  shall  be  Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

30  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  ivere  fifty  and  three  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

31  All  they  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp  of  Dan 
were  an  hundred  thousand  and  fifty  and  seven  thousand 
and  six  hundred.  ® They  shall  go  hindmost  with  their 
standards. 

32  ^ These  are  those  which  were  numbered  of  the 
children  of  Israel  by  the  house  of  their  fathers  : ^ all 
those  that  were  numbered  of  the  camps  throughout  their 
hosts  were  six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thousand  and 
five  hundred  and  fifty. 

33  But  the  Levites  A^^ere  not  numbered  among  the 
children  of  Israel  ; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  according  to  all 
that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  : so  they  pitched 
by  their  standards,  and  so  they  set  forward,  every  one 
after  their  families,  according  to  the  house  of  their 
fathers. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 The  snns  of  Aaron.  5 The  Levites  are  given  to  the  priests  for  the  ser- 
vice of  the  tabernacle.,  11  instead  of  the  firstborn.  14  The  Levites  are 
numbered  bg  their  families.  21  The  families.,  number,  and  charge  of 
the  G’ershonites,  27  of  the  Kohathites,  33  of  the  Merarites.  38  The 
place  and  charge  of  Moses  and  Aaron.  40  The  firstborn  are  freed  by 
the  Levites,  44  The  overplus  are  redeemed. 

These  also  are  the  generations  of  Aaron  and  Moses 
in  the  day  that  the  Lord  spake  with  Moses  in 
mount  Sinai. 

2  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  ; 
Nadab  the  ^ firstborn,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

3  These  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Aaron,  ^ the 
priests  which  were  anointed,  whom  he  consecrated  to 
minister  in  the  priest’s  office. 

4  3 And  Nadab  and  Abihu  died  before  the  Lord,  when 
they  offered  strange  fire  before  the  Lord,  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Sinai,  and  they  had  no  children  : and  Eleazar 
and  Ithamar  ministered  in  the  priest’s  office  in  the  sight 
of  Aaron  their  father. 

5  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

G ^ Bring  the  tribe  of  Levi  near,  and  present  them 
before  Aaron  the  priest,  that  they  may  minister  unto 
him. 

7  And  they  shall  keep  his  charge,  and  the  charge  of 
the  whole  congregation  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  to  do  ^ the  service  of  the  tabernacle. 

8  And  they  shall  keep  all  the  instruments  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  the  charge  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  to  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  ®thou  shalt  give  the  Levites  unto  Aaron  and 

0 Ex.  38.  2C.  ch.  1.  11  ch.  24.  2,  5,  G. 

4G.  & 11.  21.  1 Ex.  G.  23. 

i«ch.  1.47.  2Ex.  28.  41.  Lev.  8. 


sand  and  an  hundred,  according  to  their  hosts.  And 
they  shall  set  forth  third. 

25  On  the  north  side  shall  be  the  standard  of  the 
camp  of  Dan  according  to  their  hosts  : and  the 
prince  of  the  children  of  Dan  shall  be  Ahiezer  the 

26  son  of  Ammishaddai.  And  liis  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  threescore  and  two 

27  thousand  and  seven  hundred.  And  those  that  pitch 
next  unto  liim  shall  be  the  tribe  of  Asher  : and  the 
prince  of  the  children  of  Asher  shall  be  Pagiel  the 

28  son  of  Ochran  : and  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  forty  and  one  thousand  and 

29  five  hundred  : and  the  tribe  of  Naphtali : and  the 
prince  of  the  children  of  Naphtali  shall  be  Ahira 

30  the  son  of  Enan  : and  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  fifty  and  three  thousand 

31  and  four  hundred.  All  that  v/ere  numbered  of  the 
camp  of  Dan  were  an  hundred  thousand  and  fifty 
and  seven  thousand  and  six  hundred.  They  shall 
set  forth  hindmost  by  their  standards. 

32  These  are  they  that  were  numbered  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  by  their  fathers’  houses  : all  that  were 
numbered  of  the  camps  according  to  their  hosts 
were  six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thousand  and 

33  five  hundred  and  fifty.  But  the  Levites  were  not 
numbered  among  the  children  of  Israel ; as  the 

34  Lord  commanded  Moses.  Thus  did  the  children  of 
Israel  ; according  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  they  pitched  by  their  standards,  and  so 
they  set  forward,  every  one  by  their  families,  ac- 
cording to  their  fathers’  houses. 


3  Now  these  are  the  generations  of  Aaron  and 
Moses  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  spake  with  Moses 

2 in  mount  Sinai.  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Aaron  ; Nadab  the  firstborn,  and  Abihu, 

3 Eleazar,  and  Ithamar.  These  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Aaron,  the  priests  which  were  anointed, 
whom  he  consecrated  to  minister  in  the  priest’s 

4 office.  And  Nadab  and  Abihu  died  before  the 
Lord,  when  they  offered  strange  fire  before  the 
Lord,  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  and  they  had  no 
children  : and  Eleazar  and  Ithamar  ministered  in 
the  priest’s  office  in  the  presence  of  Aaron  their 
father. 

5 6 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Bring 
the  tribe  of  Levi  near,  and  set  them  before  Aaron  the 

7 priest,  that  they  may  minister  unto  him.  And  they 
shall  keep  his  charge,  and  the  charge  of  the  whole 
congregation  before  the  tent  of  meeting,  to  do  the 

8 service  of  the  tabernacle.  And  they  shall  keep  all 
the  furniture  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  the  charge 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  to  do  the  service  of  the 

9 tabernacle.  And  thou  shalt  give  the  Levites  unto 


8 Lev.  10.  1.  ch.  2G.  6 See  ch.  1.  50.  & 8. 

Gl.  1 Chr.  24.  2.  11,  15,  24,  2G. 

* ch.  8.  G.  & 18.  2. 


T Ch.  10.  22. 
8 oh.  10.  25. 


c ch.  8.  19.  & 18.  6. 


200 


NUMBERS,  III. 


to  his  sons  : they  are  wholly  given  unto  him  out  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

10  And  thou  shalt  appoint  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and 
they  shall  wait  on  their  priest’s  office  : ® and  the 
stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

12  And  I,  behold,  ^ I have  taken  the  Levites  from 
among  the  children  of  Israel  instead  of  all  the  firstborn 
that  openeth  the  matrix  among  the  children  of  Israel  : 
therefore  the  Levites  shall  be  mine  ; 

13  Because  all  the  firstborn  are  mine  ; on  the 
day  that  I smote  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
I hallowed  unto  me  all  the  firstborn  in  Israel,  both 
man  and  beast  : mine  shall  they  be  : I am  the  Lord. 

14  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Sinai,  saying, 

15  Number  the  children  of  Levi  after  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  by  their  families  : every  male  from  a 
month  old  and  upward  shalt  thou  number  them. 

16  And  Moses  numbered  them  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  as  he  was  commanded. 

17  And  these  were  the  sons  of  Levi  by  their  names  ; 
Gershon,  and  Kohath,  and  Merari. 

18  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Gershon 
by  their  families  ; Libni,  and  Shimei. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  by  their  families  ; Am- 
ram,  and  Izehar,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Merari  by  their  families ; Mahli, 
and  Mushi.  These  are  the  families  of  the  Levites  ac- 
cording to  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

21  Of  Gershon  was  the  family  of  the  Libnites,  and 
the  family  of  the  Shimites  : these  are  the  families  of 
the  Gershonites. 

22  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  according  to 
the  number  of  all  the  males,  from  a month  old  and  up- 
ward, even  those  that  were  numbered  of  them  were 
seven  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

23  The  families  of  the  Gershonites  shall  pitch  be- 
hind the  tabernacle  westward. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  father  of  the 
Gershonites  shall  he  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Lael. 

25  And  the  charge  of  the  sons  of  Gershon  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  shall  he  the  tabernacle, 
and  the  tent,  the  covering  thereof,  and  the  hang- 
ing for  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

26  And  the  hangings  of  the  court,  and  the  cur- 
tain for  the  door  of  the  court,  which  is  by  the  taber- 
nacle, and  by  the  altar  round  about,  and  the  cords  of 
it  for  all  the  service  thereof. 

27  •[[  And  of  Kohath  was  the  family  of  the  Am- 
ramites,  and  the  family  of  the  Izeharites,  and  the  fa- 
mily of  the  Hebronites,  and  the  family  of  the  Uzzielites  : 
these  are  the  families  of  the  Kohathites. 

28  In  the  number  of  all  the  males,  from  a month  old 
and  upward,  were  eight  thousand  and  six  hundred, 
keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary. 

29  The  families  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  shall  pitch 
on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle  southward. 

30  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  father  of  the 
families  of  the  Kohathites  shall  he  Elizaphan  the  son 
of  Uzziel. 

31  And  28  their  charge  shall  he  29  the  ark,  and  the 

7 ch.  18.  7.  27.  26.  ch.  8.  16.  i3  Gen.  46.  11.  Ex. 

8 ver.  38.  ch.  1.  51.  Luke  2.  23.  6.  16.  ch.  26.  57.  1 

& 16.  40.  11  Ex.  13.  12,  15.  Chr.  G.  1,  16.  & 23.  6. 

9 ver.  41.  ch.  8.  16.  ch.  8.  17.  n Ex.  G.  17. 

& 18.  6.  12  ver.  39.  ch.  26.  ii  Ex.  6.  18. 

10  Ex.  13.  2.  Lev.  C2.  is  Ex.  6.  19. 


Aaron  and  to  his  sons  : they  are  ® wholly  given  unttj 

10  him  ^ on  the  behalf  of  the  children  of  Israel.  And 
thou  shalt  <1  appoint  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  they 
shall  keep  their  priesthood  : and  the  stranger  that 
cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

11  12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  And  I, 
behold,  I have  taken  the  Levites  from  among  the 
children  of  Israel  instead  of  all  the  firstborn  that 
openeth  the  womb  among  the  children  of  Israel ; 

13  and  the  Levites  shall  be  mine  : for  all  the  firstborn 
are  mine  ; on  the  day  that  I smote  all  the  firstborn 
in  the  land  of  Egypt  I hallowed  unto  me  all  the 
firstborn  in  Israel,  both  man  and  beast : mine  they 
shall  be  ; I am  the  Lord. 

14  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  wilderness 

15  of  Sinai,  saying.  Number  the  children  of  Levi  by 
their  fathers’  houses,  by  their  families  : every  male 
from  a month  old  and  upward  shalt  thou  number 

16  them.  And  Moses  numbered  them  according  to  the 

17  word  of  the  Lord,  as  he  was  commanded.  And 
these  were  the  sons  of  Levi  by  their  names  ; Ger- 

18  shon,  and  Kohath,  and  Merari.  And  these  are  the 
names  of  the  sons  of  Gershon  by  their  families  ; 

19  Libni  and  Shimei.  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  by  their 
families  ; Amram,  and  Izhar,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Merari  by  their  families  ; Mahli 
and  Mushi.  These  are  the  families  of  the  Levites 
according  to  their  fathers’  houses. 


21  Of  Gershon  was  the  family  of  the  Libnites,  and 
the  family  of  the  Shimeites  : these  are  the  families 

22  of  the  Gershonites.  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  according  to  the  number  of  all  the  males, 
from  a month  old  and  upward,  even  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them  were  seven  thousand  and  five 

23  hundred.  The  families  of  the  Gershonites  shall 

24  pitch  behind  the  tabernacle  westward.  And  the 
prince  of  the  fathers’  house  of  the  Gershonites  shall 

25  be  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Lael.  And  the  charge  of  the 
sons  of  Gershon  in  the  tent  of  meeting  shall  be 
the  tabernacle,  and  the  Tent,  the  covering  thereof, 
and  the  screen  for  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting, 

26  and  the  hangings  of  the  court,  and  the  screen  for 
the  door  of  the  court,  which  is  by  the  tabernacle, 
and  by  the  altar  round  about,  and  the  cords  of  it 
for  all  the  service  thereof. 


27  And  of  Kohath  was  the  family  of  the  Amramites, 
and  the  family  of  the  Izharites,  and  the  family  of 
the  Hebronites,  and  the  family  of  the  Uzzielites  : 

28  these  are  the  families  of  the  Kohathites.  Accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  all  the  males,  from  a month 
old  and  upward,  there  were  eight  thousand  and  six 

29  hundred,  keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary.  The 
families  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  shall  pitch  on  the  side 

30  of  the  tabernacle  southward.  And  the  prince  of 
the  fathers’  house  of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites 

31  shall  be  Elizaphan  the  son  of  Uzziel.  And  their 
charge  shall  be  the  ark,  and  the  table,  and  the  can- 


27  ch.  1.  53. 

28  ch.  4.  24,  25,  26. 

29  Ex.  25.  9. 

20  Ex.  26.  1. 

21  Ex.  26.  7,  14. 

22  Ex.  26.  36. 


23  Ex.  27.  9. 

24  Ex.  27.  16. 

26  Ex.  35.  18. 

26  1 Chr.  26.  23. 

27  ch.  1.  5a 

28  ch.  4.  15. 


29  Ex.  25.  10. 

80  Ex.  25.  23. 
a Heb.  given,  given, 
b Ov,from. 
c Or,  number. 


NUMBERS,  III. 


201 


table,  and  the  candlestick,  and  the  altars,  and  the 
vessels  of  the  sanctuary  wherewith  they  minister,  and 

the  hanging-,  and  all  the  service  thereof.  • 

32  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest  shall  he 
chief  over  the  chief  of  the  Levites,  and  have  the  over- 
sight of  them  that  keep  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary. 

33  IT  Of  Merari  was  the  family  of  the  Mahlites,  and 
the  family  of  the  Mushites  : these  are  the  families  of 
Merari. 

34  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  all  the  males,  from  a month  old 
and  upward,  were  six  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

35  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  father  of  the 
families  of  Merari  was  Zuriel  the  son  of  Abihail  : 

these  shall  pitch  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle  north- 
ward. 

36  And  35  under  the  custody  and  charge  of  the  sons 
of  Merari  shall  he  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the 
bars  thereof,  and  the  pillars  thereof,  and  the  sockets 
thereof,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  all  that  serveth 
thereto, 

37  And  the  pillars  of  the  court  round  about,  and 
their  sockets,  and  their  pins,  and  their  cords. 

38  T[  36  But  those  that  encamp  before  the  tabernacle 
toward  the  east,  even  before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation eastward,  shall  he  Moses,  and  Aaron  and  his 
sons,  37  keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary  38  for  the 
charge  of  the  children  of  Israel ; and  3^  the  stranger 
that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

39  All  that  were  numbered  of  the  Levites,  which 
Moses  and  Aaron  numbered  at  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord,  throughout  their  families,  all  the  males  from 
a month  old  and  upward,  were  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand. 

40  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Number  all 
the  firstborn  of  the  males  of  the  children  of  Israel 
from  a month  old  and  upward,  and  take  the  number  of 
their  names. 

41  ^‘^And  thou  shalt  take  the  Levites  for  me  (I  am 
the  Lord)  instead  of  all  the  firstborn  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel ; and  the  cattle  of  the  Levites  instead  of 
all  the  firstlings  among  the  cattle  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

42  And  Moses  numbered,  as  the  Lord  commanded 
him,  all  the  firstborn  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

43  And  all  the  firstborn  males  by  the  number  of 
names,  from  a month  old  and  upward,  of  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  twenty  and  two  thousand 
two  hundred  and  threescore  and  thirteen. 

44  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

45  ^3Xake  the  Levites  instead  of  all  the  firstborn 
among  the  children  of  Israel,  and  the  cattle  of  the  Le- 
vites instead  of  their  cattle  ; and  the  Levites  shall  be 
mine  : I am  the  Lord. 

46  And  for  those  that  are  to  be  redeemed  of  the 
two  hundred  and  threescore  and  thirteen  of  the  first- 
born of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  are  more  than 
the  Levites  ; 

47  Thou  shalt  even  take  ^^five  shekels  apiece  by 
the  poll,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  shalt  thou 
take  them  : (^7  shekel  is  twenty  gerahs  :) 

48  And  thou  shalt  give  the  money,  wherewith  the 


31  Ex.  25.  31. 

32  Ex.  27.  1.  &30.  1. 

33  Ex.  26.  32. 

81  ch.  1.  53. 

33  ch.  4.  31,  32. 


30  ch.  1.  53. 

31  ch.  18.  5. 

38  ver.  7,  8. 

39  ver.  10. 

See  ch.  26.  62. 

14* 


11  ver.  15. 

12  ver.  12,  45. 

13  ver.  12,  41. 

HEX.  13.  13.  ch.l8. 

15. 


dlestick,  and  the  altars,  and  the  vessels  of  the  sanc- 
tuary wherewith  they  minister,  and  the  screen,  and 

32  all  the  service  thereof.  And  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest  shall  be  prince  of  the  princes  of 
the  Levites,  and  have  the  oversight  of  them  that 
keep  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary. 

33  Of  Merari  was  the  family  of  the  Mahlites,  and 
the  family  of  the  Mushites  : these  are  the  families 

34  of  Merari.  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
according  to  the  number  of  all  the  males,  from  a 
month  old  and  upward,  were  six  thousand  and  two 

35  hundred.  And  the  prince  of  the  fathers’  house  of 
the  families  of  Merari  was  Zuriel  the  son  of  Abi- 
hail : they  shall  pitch  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle 

36  northward.  And  ^ the  appointed  charge  of  the  sons 
of  Merari  shall  be  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
the  bars  thereof,  and  the  pillars  thereof,  and  the 
sockets  thereof,  and  all  the  instruments  thereof,  and 

37  all  the  service  thereof  ; and  the  pillars  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  their  sockets,  and  their  pins,  and 

38  their  cords.  And  those  that  pitch  before  the  taber- 
nacle eastward,  before  the  tent  of  meeting  toward 
the  sunrising,  shall  be  Moses,  and  Aaron  and  liis 
sons,  keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary  ^ for  the 
charge  of  the  children  of  Israel  ; and  the  stranger 

39  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death.  All  that 
were  numbered  of  the  Levites,  which  Moses  and 
Aaron  numbered  at  the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
by  their  families,  all  the  males  from  a month  old 
and  upward,  were  twenty  and  two  tliousand. 


40  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Number  all  the 
firstborn  males  of  the  children  of  Israel  from  a month 
old  and  upward,  and  take  the  number  of  their  names. 

41  And  thou  shalt  take  the  Levites  for  me  (I  am  the 
Lord)  instead  of  all  the  firstborn  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  ; and  the  cattle  of  the  Levites  instead 
of  all  the  firstlings  among  the  cattle  of  the  children 

42  of  Israel.  And  Moses  numbered,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded him,  all  the  firstborn  among  the  children  of 

43  Israel.  And  all  the  firstborn  males  according  to  the 
number  of  names,  from  a month  old  and  upward, 
of  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  were  twenty 
and  two  thousand  two  hundred  and  threescore  and 
thirteen. 

44  45  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Take 
the  Levites  instead  of  all  the  firstborn  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  the  cattle  of  the  Levites  in- 
stead of  their  cattle  : and  the  Levites  shall  be  mine  ; 

46  I am  the  Lord.  And  for  /the  redemption  of  the 
two  hundred  and  threescore  and  thirteen  of  the 
firstborn  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  are  over 

47  and  above  the  number  of  the  Levites,  thou  shalt  take 
five  shekels  apiece  by  the  poll ; after  the  shekel  of 
the  sanctuary  shalt  thou  take  them  (the  shekel  is 

48  twenty  gerahs)  : and  thou  shalt  give  the  money 


^ ver.  39,  43. 

« Lev.  27.  6.  cli.  18. 
16. 

*7  Ex.  30.  13.  Lev. 


27.  25.  oh.  18.  16. 
Ezek.  45.  12. 

d Heb.  the  office  of 
the  charge. 


e Or,  even. 

/Or,  those  that  are 
to  he  redeemed,  the 
&c. 


202 


NUMBERS,  IV. 


odd  number  of  them  is  to  be  redeemed,  unto  Aaron  and 
to  his  sons. 

49  And  Moses  took  the  redemption  money  of  them 
that  were  over  and  above  them  that  were  redeemed  by 
the  Levites  : 

50  Of  the  firstborn  of  the  children  of  Israel  took 
he  the  money  ; a thousand  three  hundred  and  three- 
score and  five  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

51  And  Moses  gave  the  money  of  them  that  were 
redeemed  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 The  age  and  time  of  the  Levites'  service.  4 The  carriage  of  the  Ko- 
hathites,  when  the  priests  have  taken  down  the  tabernacle.  16  The 
charge  of  Eleazar.  17  The  office  of  the  priests.  21  The  carriage  of  the 
Gershonites.  29  The  carriage  of  the  Merarites.  34  The  number  of  the 
Kohathites^  38  of  the  Gershonites,  42  and  of  the  Merarites. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 
saying, 

2  Take  the  sum  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  from  among 
the  sons  of  Levi,  after  their  families,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers, 

3  ^ From  thirty  years  old  and  upward  even  until 
fifty  years  old,  all  that  enter  into  the  host,  to  do  the 
work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

4  2 This  shall  he  the  service  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  about  ®the  most 
holy  things  : 

5  T[  And  when  the  camp  setteth  forward,  Aaron 
shall  come,  and  his  sons,  and  they  shall  take  down  ^ the 
covering  vail,  and  cover  the  ® ark  of  testimony  with  it  : 

6  And  shall  put  thereon  the  covering  of  badgers’ 
skins,  and  shall  spread  over  it  a cloth  wholly  of  blue, 
and  shall  put  in  ® the  staves  thereof. 

7  And  upon  the  table  of  shewbread  they  shall 
spread  a cloth  of  blue,  and  put  thereon  the  dishes,  and 
the  spoons,  and  the  bowls,  and  covers  to  cover  withal  : 
and  the  continual  bread  shall  be  thereon  : 

8  And  they  sliall  spread  upon  them  a cloth  of  scarlet, 
and  cover  the  same  with  a covering  of  badgers’  skins, 
and  shall  put  in  the  staves  thereof. 

9  And  they  shall  take  a cloth  of  blue,  and  cover  the 
® candlestick  of  the  light,  ® and  his  lamps,  and  his  tongs, 
and  his  snuffdishes,  and  all  the  oil  vessels  thereof, 
wherewith  they  minister  unto  it  : 

10  And  they  shall  put  it  and  all  the  vessels  thereof 
within  a covering  of  badgers’  skins,  and  shall  put  it 
upon  a bar. 

11  And  upon  the  golden  altar  they  shall  spread  a 
cloth  of  blue,  and  cover  it  with  a covering  of  badgers’ 
skins,  and  shall  put  to  the  staves  thereof  : 

12  And  they  shall  take  all  the  instruments  of  mi- 
nistry, wherewith  they  minister  in  the  sanctuary,  and 
put  them  in  a cloth  of  blue,  and  cover  them  with  a co- 
vering of  badgers’  skins,  and  shall  put  them  on  a bar  : 

13  And  they  shall  take  away  the  ashes  from  the  altar, 
and  spread  a purple  cloth  thereon  : 

14  And  they  shall  put  upon  it  all  the  vessels  thereof, 
wherewith  they  minister  about  it,  even  the  censers,  the 
fleshhooks,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  basons,  all  the  ves- 
sels of  the  altar  ; and  they  shall  spread  upon  it  a co- 
vering of  badgers’  skins,  and  put  to  the  staves  of  it. 

15  And  when  Aaron  and  his  sons  have  made  an  end 
of  covering  the  sanctuary,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the 

**  ver.  46,  47.  2 ver.  15.  e Ex.  25.  13. 

« ver.  48.  3 ver.  19.  1 Ex.  25.  23,  29,  30. 

1 See  ch.  8.  24.  1 4 Ex.  26.  31.  Lev.  24.  6,  8. 

Chr.  23.  3,  24,  27.  ^ Ex.  25.  10,  16.  8 Ex.  25.  31. 


wherewith  the  odd  number  of  them  is  redeemed 

49  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons.  And  Moses  took  the 
redemption-money  from  them  that  were  over  and 
above  them  that  were  redeemed  by  the  Levites  : 

50  from  the  firstborn  of  the  children  of  Israel  took  he 
the  money  ; a thousand  three  hundred  and  three- 
score and  five  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 

51  tuary  : and  Moses  gave  ^ the  redemption-money  unto 
Aaron  and  to  his  sons,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 


4  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 

2 saying.  Take  the  sum  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  from 
among  the  sons  of  Levi,  by  their  families,  by  their 

3 fathers’  houses,  from  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  until  fifty  years  old,  all  that  enter  upon  the 
“service,  to  do  the  work  in  the  tent  of  meeting. 

4 This  is  the  ^ service  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  in  the 

5 tent  of  meeting,  about  the  most  holy  things  : when 
the  camp  setteth  forward,  Aaron  shall  go  in,  and  his 
sons,  and  they  shall  take  down  the  veil  of  the 
screen,  and  cover  the  ark  of  the  testimony  with  it : 

6 and  shall  put  thereon  a covering  of  sealskin,  and 
shall  spread  over  it  a cloth  all  of  blue,  and  shall  put 

7 in  the  staves  thereof.  And  upon  the  table  of  shew- 
bread they  shall  spread  a cloth  of  blue,  and  put 
thereon  the  dishes,  and  the  spoons,  and  the  bowls, 
and  the  cups  to  pour  out  withal : and  the  continual 

8 bread  shall  be  thereon  : and  they  shall  spread  upon 
them  2t  cloth  of  scarlet,  and  cover  the  same  with  a 
covering  of  sealskin,  and  shall  put  in  the  staves 

9 thereof.  And  they  shall  take  a cloth  of  blue,  and 
cover  the  candlestick  of  the  light,  and  its  lamps,  and 
its  tongs,  and  its  snuffdishes,  and  all  the  oil  vessels 

10  thereof,  wherewith  they  minister  unto  it  : and  they 
shall  put  it  and  all  the  vessels  thereof  within  a cover- 
ing of  sealskin,  and  shall  put  it  upon  ® the  frame. 

11  And  upon  the  golden  altar  they  shall  spread  a cloth 
of  blue,  and  cover  it  with  a covering  of  sealskin,  and 

12  shall  put  in  the  staves  thereof  : and  they  shall  take 
all  the  vessels  of  ministry,  wherewith  they  minister 
in  the  sanctuary,  and  put  them  in  a cloth  of  blue, 
and  cover  them  with  a covering  of  sealskin,  and 

13  shall  put  them  on  the  frame.  And  they  shall  take 
away  the  ashes  from  the  altar,  and  spread  a purple 

14  cloth  thereon  : and  they  shall  put  upon  it  all  the  ves- 
sels thereof,  wherewith  they  minister  about  it,  the 
firepans,  the  fleshhooks,  and  the  shovels,  and  the 
basons,  all  the  vessels  of  the  altar  ; and  they  shall 
spread  upon  it  a covering  of  sealskin,  and  put  in  the 

15  staves  thereof.  And  when  Aaron  and  his  sons  have 
made  an  end  of  covering  the  sanctuary,  and  all  the 


9 Ex.  25.  37,  38,  them  that  were  re-  host  (and  so  in  vv.  35, 

10  Ex.  30.  1,  3.  deemed.  39,  43). 

g Or,  the  money  of  a Heb.  warfare,  or,  b Or,  work. 

c Or,  a bar. 


NUMBERS,  IV. 


203 


sanctuary,  as  the  camp  is  to  set  forward  ; after  that, 

the  sons  of  Kohath  shall  come  to  bear  it : i^  but  they 
shall  not  touch  any  holy  thing,  lest  they  die.  i^  These 
things  are  the  burden  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  in  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation. 

16  ^ And  to  the  office  of  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  priest  pertaineth  i^the  oil  for  the  light,  and  the 
1^  sweet  incense,  and  i®  the  daily  meat  offering,  and  the 
11  anointing  oil,  and  the  oversight  of  all  the  tabernacle, 
and  of  all  that  therein  ts,  in  the  sanctuary,  and  in  the 
vessels  thereof. 

17  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto 
Aaron,  saying, 

18  Cut  ye  not  off  the  tribe  of  the  families  of  the 
Kohathites  from  among  the  Levites  : 

19  But  thus  do  unto  them,  that  they  may  live,  and 
not  die,  when  they  approach  unto  i®  the  most  holy 
things  : Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  go  in,  and  appoint 
them  every  one  to  his  service  and  to  his  burden  ; 

20  1^  But  they  shall  not  go  in  to  see  when  the  holy 
things  are  covered,  lest  they  die. 

21  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

22  Take  also  the  sum  of  the  sons  of  Gershon, 
throughout  the  houses  of  their  fathers,  by  their  fami- 
lies ; 

23  20  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward  until  fifty 
years  old  shalt  thou  number  them  ; all  that  enter  in  to 
perform  the  service,  to  do  the  work  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

24  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of  the  Ger- 
shonites,  to  serve,  and  for  burdens  : 

25  And  21  they  shall  bear  the  curtains  of  the  taber- 
nacle, and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  his  co- 
vering, and  the  covering  of  the  badgers’  skins  that  is 
above  upon  it,  and  the  hanging  for  the  door  of  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation, 

26  And  the  hangings  of  the  court,  and  the  hanging 
for  the  door  of  the  gate  of  the  court,  which  is  by  the 
tabernacle  and  by  the  altar  round  about,  and  their 
cords,  and  all  the  instruments  of  their  service,  and  all 
that  is  made  for  them  : so  shall  they  serve. 

27  At  the  appointment  of  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
be  all  the  service  of  the  sons  of  the  Gershonites,  in  all 
their  burdens,  and  in  all  their  service  : and  ye  shall 
appoint  unto  them  in  charge  all  their  burdens. 

28  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Gershon  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : and 
their  charge  shall  he  under  the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son 
of  Aaron  the  priest. 

29  ^ As  for  the  sons  of  Merari,  thou  shalt  number 
them  after  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers  ; 

30  22  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward  even  unto 
fifty  years  old  shalt  thou  number  them,  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  service,  to  do  the  work  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation. 

31  And  23  this  is  the  charge  of  their  burden,  accord- 
ing to  all  their  service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation ; 24  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  bars 
thereof,  and  the  pillars  thereof,  and  sockets  thereof, 

32  And  the  pillars  of  the  court  round  about,  and 
their  sockets,  and  their  pins,  and  their  cords,  with  all 
their  instruments,  and  with  all  their  service  : and  by 
name  ye  shall  25  reckon  the  instruments  of  the  charge  of 
their  burden. 

“ ch.  T.  9.  & 10.  21.  Chr.  13.  9,  10.  Ex.  30.  34. 

Deut.  31.  9.  2 Sam  6.  J3  ch.  3.  31.  Ex.  29.  40. 

13.  1 Chr.  15.  2,  15.  u Ex.  25.  6.  Lev.  u Ex.  30.  23. 

w 2 Sam.  6.  6,  7.  1 24.  2.  is  ver.  4. 


furniture  of  the  sanctuary,  as  the  camp  is  to  set  for- 
ward ; after  that,  the  sons  of  Kohath  shall  come  to 
bear  it  : but  they  shall  not  touch  the  ^ sanctuary,  lest 
they  die.  These  things  are  the  burden  of  the  sons 

16  of  Kohath  in  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  the  charge 
of  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest  shall  be  the 
oil  for  the  light,  and  the  sweet  incense,  and  the  con- 
tinual meal  offering,  and  the  anointing  oil,  the  charge 
of  all  the  tabernacle,  and  of  all  that  therein  is,  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  furniture  thereof. 

17  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 

18  saying.  Cut  ye  not  off  the  tribe  of  the  families  of 

19  the  Kohathites  from  among  the  Levites : but  thus  do 
unto  them,  that  they  may  live,  and  not  die,  when  they 
approach  unto  the  most  holy  things  : Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  go  in,  and  appoint  them  every  one  to  his 

20  service  and  to  his  burden  : but  they  shall  not  go 
in  to  see  the  ‘^sanctuary  even  for  a moment,  lest 
they  die. 

21  22  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Take 
the  sum  of  the  sons  of  Gershon  also,  by  their  fathers’ 

23  houses,  by  their  families  ; from  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  until  fifty  years  old  shalt  thou  number 
them  ; all  that  enter  in  to  « wait  upon  the  service,  to 

24  do  the  work  in  the  tent  of  meeting.  This  is  the 
service  of  the  families  of  the  Gershonites,  in  serving 

25  and  in  bearing  burdens  : they  shall  bear  the  curtains 
of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  tent  of  meeting,  its  cover- 
ing, and  the  covering  of  sealskin  that  is  above  upon 
it,  and  the  screen  for  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meet- 

26  ing  ; and  the  hangings  of  the  court,  and  the  screen 
for  the  door  of  the  gate  of  the  court,  which  is  by 
the  tabernacle  and  by  the  altar  round  about,  and 
their  cords,  and  all  the  instruments  of  their  service, 
and  whatsoever  shall  be  done  with  them,  therein 

27  shall  they  serve.  At  the  commandment  of  Aaron 
and  his  sons  shall  be  all  the  service  of  the  sons  of 
the  Gershonites,  in  all  their  burden,  and  in  all  their 
service  : and  ye  shall  appoint  unto  them  in  charge 

28  all  their  burden.  This  is  the  service  of  the  families 
of  the  sons  of  the  Gershonites  in  the  tent  of  meeting  : 
and  their  charge  shall  be  under  the  hand  of  Ithamar 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest. 


29  As  for  the  sons  of  Merari,  thou  shalt  number  them 

30  by  their  families,  by  their  fathers’  houses  ; from 
tliirty  years  old  and  upward  even  unto  fifty  years 
old  shalt  thou  number  them,  every  one  that  entereth 
upon  the  service,  to  do  the  work  of  the  tent  of  meet- 

31  ing.  And  this  is  the  charge  of  their  burden,  accord- 
ing to  all  their  service  in  the  tent  of  meeting  ; the 
boards  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and 

32  the  pillars  thereof,  and  the  sockets  thereof  ; and  the 
pillars  of  the  court  round  about,  and  their  sockets, 
and  their  pins,  and  their  cords,  with  all  their  instru- 
ments, and  with  .all  their  service  : and  by  name  ye 
shall  appoint  the  instruments  of  the  charge  of  their 


See  Ex.  19.  21.  1 
Sam.  G.  19. 

20  ver.  3. 

21  ch.  3.  26,  26. 


22  ver.  3. 

23  ch.  .3.  30,  37. 

24  Ex.  20.  15. 

23  Ex.  38.  21. 


d Or,  hohj  things, 
e Heb.  war  the  wav' 
fare. 

f Or,  number. 


204 


NUMBERS,  V. 


33  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Merari,  according  to  all  their  service,  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  under  the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son 
of  Aaron  the  priest. 

34  T[  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and  the  chief  of  the 
congregation  numbered  the  sons  of  the  Kohathites  after 
their  families,  and  after  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

35  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward  even  unto  fifty 
years  old,  every  one  that  entereth  into  the  service,  for 
the  work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

36  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  them  by  their 
families  were  two  thousand  seven  hundred  and  fifty. 

37  These  were  they  that  were  numbered  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  Kohathites,  all  that  might  do  service  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  which  Moses  and  Aaron 
did  number  according  to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

38  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  the  sons  of 
Gershon,  throughout  their  families,  and  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers, 

39  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward  even  unto  fifty 
years  old,  every  one  that  entereth  into  the  service,  for 
the  work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

40  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  through- 
out their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  were 
two  thousand  and  six  hundred  and  thirty. 

41  27  These  are  they  that  were  numbered  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  sons  of  Gershon,  of  all  that  might  do  service 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  did  number  according  to  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord. 

42  ^ And  those  that  were  numbered  of  the  families 
of  the  sons  of  Merari,  throughout  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers, 

43  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward  even  unto  fifty 
years  old,  every  one  that  entereth  into  the  service,  for 
the  work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

44  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of  them  after 
their  families,  were  three  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

45  These  be  those  that  were  numbered  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  sons  of  Merari,  whom  Moses  and  Aaron 
numbered  28  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

46  All  those  that  were  numbered  of  the  Levites, 
whom  Moses  and  Aaron  and  the  chief  of  Israel  num- 
bered, after  their  families,  and  after  the  house  of  their 
fathers, 

47  29  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward  even  unto 
fifty  years  old,  every  one  that  came  to  do  the  service 
of  the  ministry,  and  the  service  of  the  burden  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

48  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  were 
eight  thousand  and  five  hundred  and  fourscore. 

49  According  to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  they 
were  numbered  by  the  hand  of  Moses,  every  one  ac- 
cording to  his  service,  and  according  to  his  burden  : 
thus  were  they  numbered  of  him,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 The  unclean  are  remolded  out  of  the  camp.  5 Restitution  is  to  be  made 
in  trespasses.  11  The  trial  of  jealousy. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2 Command  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  put 

ver.  2.  28  ver.  29.  so  ver.  15,  24,  31. 

37  ver.  22.  so  ver.  3,  23,  30.  si  ver.  1,  21. 


33  burden.  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Merari,  according  to  all  their  service,  in  the 
tent  of  meeting,  under  the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son 
of  Aaron  the  priest. 

34  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and  the  princes  of  the  con- 
gregation numbered  the  sons  of  the  Kohathites  by 

35  their  families,  and  by  their  fathers’  houses,  from 
thirty  years  old  and  upward  even  unto  fifty  years 
old,  every  one  that  entered  upon  the  service,  for 

36  work  in  the  tent  of  meeting  : and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them  by  their  families  were  two  thou- 

37  sand  seven  hundred  and  fifty.  These  are  they  that 
were  numbered  of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites,  all 
that  did  serve  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  whom  Moses 
and  Aaron  numbered  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

38  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  the  sons  of  Ger- 
shon, by  their  families,  and  by  their  fathers’  houses, 

39  from  thirty  years  old  and  upward  even  unto  fifty 
years  old,  every  one  that  entered  upon  the  service, 

40  for  work  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  even  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  by  their  families,  by  their 
fathers’  houses,  were  two  thousand  and  six  hundred 

41  and  thirty.  These  are  they  that  were  numbered  of 
the  families  of  the  sons  of  Gershon,  all  that  did 
serve  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  numbered  according  to  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord. 


42  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Merari,  by  their  families,  by  their  fathers* 

43  houses,  from  thirty  years  old  and  upward  even  unto 
fifty  years  old,  every  one  that  entered  upon  the  ser- 

44  vice,  for  work  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  even  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them  by  their  families,  were 

45  three  thousand  and  two  hundred.  These  are  they 
that  were  numbered  of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Merari,  whom  Moses  and  Aaron  numbered  accord- 
ing to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

46  All  those  that  were  numbered  of  the  Levites, 
whom  Moses  and  Aaron  and  the  princes  of  Israel 
numbered,  by  their  families,  and  by  their  fathers’ 

47  houses,  from  thirty  years  old  and  upward  even  unto 
fifty  years  old,  every  one  that  entered  in  to  do 
the  work  of  service,  and  the  work  of  bearing  bur- 

48  dens  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  even  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  eight  thousand  and  five 

49  hundred  and  fourscore.  According  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  they  were  numbered  by  the  hand 
of  Moses,  every  one  according  to  his  service,  and 
S' according  to  his  burden  : thus  were  they  numbered 
of  him,  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 


5 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Com- 
mand the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  put  out  of 

g Or,  according  to  his  burden  and  his  duty,  as  &c. 


NUMBERS,  V. 


205 


out  of  the  camp  every  ^ leper,  and  every  one  that  hath 
an  2 issue,  and  whosoever  is  defiled  by  the  ^ dead  : 

3 Both  male  and  female  shall  ye  put  out,  without  the 
camp  shall  ye  put  them  ; that  they  defile  not  their 
camps,  ^ in  the  midst  whereof  I dwell. 

4 And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so,  and  put  them 
out  without  the  camp  : as  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
so  did  the  children  of  Israel. 

5 IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

6 Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  ® When  a man  or 
woman  shall  commit  any  sin  that  men  commit,  to  do  a 
trespass  against  the  Lord,  and  that  person  be  guilty  ; 

7 ® Then  they  shall  confess  their  sin  which  they  have 
done  : and  he  shall  recompense  his  trespass  with  the 
principal  thereof,  and  add  unto  it  the  fifth  part  thereof, 
and  give  it  unto  him  against  whom  he  hath  trespassed. 

8 But  if  the  man  have  no  kinsman  to  recompense  the 
trespass  unto,  let  the  trespass  be  recompensed  unto  the 
Lord,  even  to  the  priest  ; beside  ® the  ram  of  the  atone- 
ment, whereby  an  atonement  shall  be  made  for  him. 

9 And  every  ® offering  of  all  the  holy  tilings  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  they  bring  unto  the  priest, 
shall  be  his. 

10  And  every  man’s  hallowed  things  shall  be  his  : 
whatsoever  any  man  giveth  the  priest,  it  shall  be  his. 

11  TF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

12  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them.  If  any  man’s  wife  go  aside,  and  commit  a tres- 
pass against  him, 

13  And  a man  lie  with  her  carnally,  and  it  be  hid 
from  the  eyes  of  her  husband,  and  be  kept  close,  and 
she  be  defiled,  and  there  he  no  witness  against  her, 
neither  she  be  taken  with  the  manner ; 

14  And  the  spirit  of  jealousy  come  upon  him,  and  he 
be  jealous  of  his  wife,  and  she  be  defiled  : or  if  the 
spirit  of  jealousy  come  upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  of 
his  wife,  and  she  be  not  defiled  : 

15  Then  shall  the  man  bring  his  wife  unto  the  priest, 
and  he  shall  bring  her  offering  for  her,  the  tenth  part 
of  an  ephah  of  barley  meal ; he  shall  pour  no  oil  upon 
it,  nor  put  frankincense  thereon  ; for  it  is  an  offering 
of  jealousy,  an  offering  of  memorial,  bringing  iniquity 
to  remembrance. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  her  near,  and  set  her 
before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  take  holy  water  in  an  earthen 
vessel  ; and  of  the  dust  that  is  in  the  floor  of  the  taber- 
nacle the  priest  shall  take,  and  put  it  into  the  water  : 

18  And  the  priest  shall  set  the  woman  before  the 
Lord,  and  uncover  the  woman’s  head,  and  put  the 
offering  of  memorial  in  her  hands,  which  is  the  jealousy 
offering  : and  the  priest  shall  have  in  his  hand  the  bit- 
ter water  that  cause  th  the  curse  : 

19  And  the  priest  shall  charge  her  by  an  oath,  and 
say  unto  the  woman.  If  no  man  have  lain  with  thee, 
and  if  thou  hast  not  gone  aside  to  uncleanness  with 
another  instead  of  thy  husband,  be  thou  free  from  this 
bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse  : 

20  But  if  thou  hast  gone  aside  to  another  instead  of 
thy  husband,  and  if  thou  be  defiled,  and  some  man  have 
lain  with  thee  beside  thine  husband  : 

21  Then  the  priest  shall  charge  the  woman  with 

1 Lev.  13.  3,  46.  & 6,  10.  & 19.  11,  13.  & ^ Lev.  5.  5.  & 26.  40. 

ch.  12.  14.  31.  19.  Josli.  7.  19. 

* Lev.  15.  2.  4 Lev.  26.  11,  12.  2 ^ L(;v.  6.  5. 

8 Lev.  21.  1.  ch.  9.  Cor.  6.  16.  8 Lev.  6.  6,  7.  & 7.  7. 

8Lev.  6.  2,3.  o Lx.  29.  28.  Lev.  6. 


the  camp  every  leper,  and  every  one  that  hath  an 

3 issue,  and  whosoever  is  unclean  by  the  dead  : both 
male  and  female  shall  ye  put  out,  without  the  camp 
shall  ye  put  them  ; that  they  defile  not  their  camp, 

4 in  the  midst  whereof  I dwell.  And  the  children  of 
Israel  did  so,  and  put  them  out  without  the  camp  : 
as  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  so  did  the  children 
of  Israel. 

5 6 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  When  a man  or  woman 
shall  commit  any  sin  that  men  commit,  to  do  a tres- 

7 pass  against  the  Lord,  and  that  soul  be  guilty  ; then 
they  shall  confess  their  sin  which  they  have  done  : 
and  he  shall  make  restitution  for  his  guilt  in  full, 
and  add  unto  it  the  fifth  part  thereof,  and  give  it 
unto  him  in  respect  of  whom  he  hath  been  guilty. 

8 But  if  the  man  have  no  kinsman  to  whom  restitution 
may  be  made  for  the  guilt,  the  restitution  for  guilt 
which  is  made  unto  the  Lord  shall  be  the  priest’s  ; 
besides  the  ram  of  the  atonement,  whereby  atone- 

9 ment  shall  be  made  for  him.  And  every  heave  of- 
fering of  all  the  holy  things  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  they  present  unto  the  priest,  shall  be  his. 

10  And  every  man’s  hallowed  things  shall  be  his  : wLat- 
soever  any  man  giveth  the  priest,  it  shall  be  his. 

11  12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  If 
any  man’s  wife  go  aside,  and  commit  a trespass 

13  against  him,  and  a man  lie  with  her  carnally,  and 
it  be  hid  from  the  eyes  of  her  husband,  and  be  kept 
close,  and  she  be  defiled,  and  there  be  no  witness 

14  against  her,  neither  she  be  taken  in  the  act  ; and 
the  spirit  of  jealousy  come  upon  him,  and  he  be 
jealous  of  his  wife,  and  she  be  defiled  : or  if  the 
spirit  of  jealousy  come  upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous 

15  of  his  wife,  and  she  be  not  defiled  : then  shall  the 
man  bring  his  wife  unto  the  priest,  and  shall  bring 
her  oblation  for  her,  the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of 
barley  meal  ; he  shall  pour  no  oil  upon  it,  nor  put 
frankincense  thereon  ; for  it  is  a meal  offering  of 
jealousy,  a meal  offering  of  memorial,  bringing  in- 

16  iquity  to  remembrance.  And  the  priest  shall  bring 

17  her  near,  and  set  her  before  the  Lord  : and  the 
priest  shall  take  holy  water  in  an  earthen  vessel  ; 
and  of  the  dust  that  is  on  the  floor  of  the  tabernacle 

18  the  priest  shall  take,  and  put  it  into  the  water  : and 
the  priest  shall  set  the  woman  before  the  Lord,  and 
let  the  hair  of  the  woman’s  head  go  loose,  and  put 
the  meal  offering  of  memorial  in  her  hands,  which 
is  the  meal  offering  of  jealousy  : and  the  priest  shall 
have  in  his  hand  the  water  of  bitterness  that  causeth 

19  the  curse  : and  the  priest  shall  cause  her  to  swear, 
and  shall  say  unto  the  woman.  If  no  man  have  lien 
with  thee,  and  if  thou  hast  not  gone  aside  to  unclean- 
ness, being  under  thy  husband,  be  thou  free  from- 

20  this  water  of  bitterness  that  causeth  the  curse  : but 
if  thou  hast  gone  aside,  ® being  under  thy  husband, 
and  if  thou  be  defiled,  and  some  man  have  lien  with 

21  thee  besides  thine  husband  : then  the  priest  shall 


17,  18,  26.  & 7.  6,  7,  9,  “ Lev.  18.  20.  a Or,  with  another 

10,  14.  ch.  18.  8,  9,  12  1 Kin.  17.  18.  instead  of  thy  hus- 

19.  Dent.  18.  3,  4.  Ezek.  29.  16.  band.  See  Ezek.  23. 

Ezek.  44.  29,  30.  >8  Josh.  6.  26.  1 6.  Rom.  7.  2. 

10  Lev.  10.  13.  Sam.  14.  24.  Neh.  10. 

29. 


NUMBERS,  VI. 


an  oath  of  cursing,  and  the  priest  shall  say  unto  the 
woman,  The  Lord  make  thee  a curse  and  an  oath 
among  thy  people,  when  the  Lord  doth  make  thy  thigh 
to  rot,  and  thy  belly  to  swell  ; 

22  And  this  water  that  causeth  the  curse  shall  go 
into  thy  bowels,  to  make  thy  belly  to  swell,  and  thy 
thigh  to  rot  : And  the  woman  shall  say.  Amen,  amen. 

23  And  the  priest  shall  write  these  curses  in  a book, 
and  he  shall  blot  them  out  with  the  bitter  water  : 

24  And  he  shall  cause  the  woman  to  drink  the  bitter 
water  that  causeth  the  curse  : and  the  water  that  caus- 
eth the  curse  shall  enter  into  her,  and  become  bitter. 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  take  the  jealousy  offering 
out  of  the  woman’s  hand,  and  shall  wave  the  offering 
before  the  Lord,  and  offer  it  upon  the  altar  : 

26  And  the  priest  shall  take  an  handful  of  the  offer- 
ing, even  the  memorial  thereof,  and  burn  it  upon  the 
altar,  and  afterward  shall  cause  the  woman  to  drink 
the  water. 

27  And  when  he  hath  made  her  to  drink  the  water, 
then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that,  if  she  be  defiled,  and 
have  done  trespass  against  her  husband,  that  the  water 
that  causeth  the  curse  shall  enter  into  her,  and  become 
bitter,  and  her  belly  shall  swell,  and  her  thigh  shall  rot  : 
and  the  woman  shall  be  a curse  among  her  people. 

28  And  if  the  woman  be  not  defiled,  but  be  clean  ; 
then  she  shall  be  free,  and  shall  conceive  seed. 

29  This  is  the  law  of  jealousies,  when  a wife  goeth 
aside  to  another  instead  of  her  husband,  and  is  de- 
filed ; 

30  Or  when  the  spirit  of  jealousy  cometh  upon  him, 
and  he  be  jealous  over  his  wife,  and  shall  set  the  woman 
before  the  Lord,  and  the  priest  shall  execute  upon  her 
all  this  law. 

31  Then  shall  the  man  be  guiltless  from  iniquity,  and 
this  woman  shall  bear  her  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  law  of  the  Nazarites.  22  The  form  of  blessing  the  people. 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them.  When  either  man  or  woman  shall  ^ separate  them- 
selves to  vow  a vow  of  a Nazarite,  to  separate  themselves 
unto  the  Lord  : 

3 2 He  shall  separate  himself  from  wine  and  strong 
drink,  and  shall  drink  no  vinegar  of  wine,  or  vinegar  of 
strong  drink,  neither  shall  he  drink  any  liquor  of  grapes, 
nor  eat  moist  grapes,  or  dried. 

4 All  the  days  of  his  separation  shall  he  eat  nothing 
that  is  made  of  the  vine  tree,  from  the  kernels  even  to 
the  husk. 

5 All  the  days  of  the  vow  of  his  separation  there  shall 
no  3 razor  come  upon  his  head  : until  the  days  be  ful- 
filled, in  the  which  he  separateth  himself  wwto  the  Lord, 
he  shall  be  holy,  and  shall  let  the  locks  of  the  hair  of  his 
head  grow. 

6 All  the  days  that  he  separateth  himself  unto  the 
Lord  ^ he  shall  come  at  no  dead  body. 

7 ® He  shall  not  make  himself  unclean  for  his  father, 
or  for  his  mother,  for  his  brother,  or  for  his  sister,  when 
they  die  : because  the  consecration  of  his  God  is  upon 
his  head. 

Jer.  29.  22, 

15  Ps.  109.  18. 

10  Deut.  27.  15. 

11  Lev.  8.  27. 

18  Lev.  2.  2, 9. 


cause  the  woman  to  swear  with  the  oath  of  ^ cursing, 
and  the  priest  shall  say  unto  the  woman.  The  Lord 
make  thee  a ^ curse  and  an  oath  among  thy  people, 
when  the  Lord  doth  make  thy  thigh  to  fall  away, 

22  and  thy  belly  to  swell  ; and  this  water  that  causeth 
the  curse  shall  go  into  thy  bowels,  and  make  thy 
belly  to  swell,  and  thy  thigh  to  fall  away  : and  the 

23  woman  shall  say,  Amen,  Amen.  And  the  priest 
shall  write  these  curses  in  a book,  and  he  shall  blot 

24  them  out  into  the  water  of  bitterness  ; and  he  shall 
make  the  woman  drink  the  water  of  bitterness 
that  causeth  the  curse  : and  the  water  that  causeth 
the  curse  shall  enter  into  her  and  become  bitter. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  meal  offering  of 
jealousy  out  of  the  woman’s  hand,  and  shall  wave 
the  meal  offering  before  the  Lord,  and  bring  it  unto 

26  the  altar  : and  the  priest  shall  take  an  handful  of 
the  meal  offering,  as  the  memorial  thereof,  and  burn 
it  upon  the  altar,  and  afterward  shall  make  the 

27  woman  drink  the  water.  And  when  he  hath  made 
her  drink  the  water,  then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
she  be  defiled,  and  have  committed  a trespass  against 
her  husband,  that  the  water  that  causeth  the  curse 
shall  enter  into  her  and  become  bitter,  and  her  belly 
shall  swell,  and  her  thigh  shall  fall  away  : and  the 

28  woman  shall  be  a curse  among  her  people.  And  if 
the  woman  be  not  defiled,  but  be  clean  ; then  she 

29  shall  be  free,  and  shall  conceive  seed.  This  is  the 
law  of  jealousy,  when  a wife,  being  under  her  hus- 

30  band,  goeth  aside,  and  is  defiled  ; or  when  the  spirit 
of  jealousy  cometh  upon  a man,  and  he  be  jealous 
over  his  wife  ; then  shall  he  set  the  woman  before 
the  Lord,  and  the  priest  shall  execute  upon  her 

31  all  this  law.  And  the  man  shall  be  free  from  in- 
iquity, and  that  woman  shall  bear  her  iniquity. 


6 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them. 
When  either  man  or  woman  shall  make  a special 
vow,  the  vow  of  “ a Nazirite,  to  ^ separate  himself 

3 unto  the  Lord  : he  shall  separate  himself  from 
wine  and  strong  drink  ; he  shall  drink  no  vine- 
gar of  wine,  or  vinegar  of  strong  drink,  neither  shall 
he  drink  any  liquor  of  grapes,  nor  eat  fresh  grapes 

4 or  dried.  All  the  days  of  his  ^ separation  shall  he 
eat  nothing  that  is  made  of  the  grape-vine,  from 

5 the  kernels  even  to  the  husk.  All  the  days  of  his 
vow  of  separation  there  shall  no  razor  come  upon 
his  head  : until  the  days  be  fulfilled,  in  the  which 
he  separateth  himself  unto  the  Lord,  he  shall  be 
holy,  he  shall  let  the  locks  of  the  hair  of  his  head 

6 grow  long.  All  the  days  that  he  separateth  himself 
unto  the  Lord  he  shall  not  come  near  to  a dead 

7 body.  He  shall  not  make  himself  unclean  for  his 
father,  or  for  his  mother,  for  his  brother,  or  for  his 
sister,  when  they  die  : because  his  separation  unto 


19  Deut.  28.  37.  Ps.  Lev.  20.  17,  19,  * Amos  2.  12.  Luke  5 Lev.  21.  1,  2,  11.  a That  is,  one  sepa- 

83.  9,  11.  Jer.  24.  9.  20.  1.  15.  ch.  9.  6.  rated  or  consecrated. 

& 29.  18,  22.  & 42.  18.  i Lev.  27.  2.  Judg.  3 Judg.  13.  6.  & 16.  b Or,  adjuration.  b Or,  consecrate. 

Zech.  8.  13.  13.  5.  Acts  21.  23.  17.  1 Sam.  1. 11.  c Or,  goeth  aside  c Or,  consecration. 

95  ver.  19.  Bom.  1.  1.  Lev.  21. 11.  ch.  19.  with  anotlier  instead  Or,  Naziriteship. 

11,  16.  of  her  husband. 


NUMBERS,  VI. 


20T 


8 All  the  days  of  his  separation  he  is  holy  unto  the 
Lord. 

9 And  if  any  man  die  very  suddenly  by  him,  and 
he  hath  defiled  the  head  of  his  consecration  ; then  he 
shall  ® shave  his  head  in  the  day  of  his  cleansing,  on 
the  seventh  day  shall  he  shave  it. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  bring  two  turtles, 
or  two  young  pigeons,  to  the  priest,  to  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

11  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  one  for  a sin  offer- 
ing, and  the  other  for  a burnt  offering,  and  make  an 
atonement  for  liim,  for  that  he  sinned  % the  dead,  and 
shall  hallow  his  head  that  same  day. 

12  And  he  shall  consecrate  unto  the  Lord  the  days 
of  his  separation,  and  shall  bring  a lamb  of  the  first 
year  ® for  a trespass  offering  : but  the  days  that  were 
before  shall  be  lost,  because  his  separation  was  defiled. 

13  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  Nazarite,  ®when  the 
days  of  his  separation  are  fulfilled  : he  shall  be  brought 
unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ; 

14  And  he  shall  offer  his  offering  unto  the  Lord, 
one  he  lamb  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  for  a 
burnt  offering,  and  one  ewe  lamb  of  the  first  year  with- 
out blemish  for  a sin  offering,  and  one  ram  without 
blemish  for  peace  offerings, 

15  And  a basket  of  unleavened  bread,  cakes  of  fine 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  and  wafers  of  unleavened  bread 

anointed  with  oil,  and  their  meat  offering,  and  their 

drink  olferings. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  them  before  the  Lord, 
and  shall  offer  his  sin  offering,  and  his  burnt  offering  : 

17  And  he  shall  offer  the  ram  for  a sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings  unto  the  Lord,  with  the  basket  of  unleavened 
bread  : the  priest  shall  offer  also  his  meat  offering,  and 
his  drink  offering. 

18  And  the  Nazarite  shall  shave  the  head  of  his 
separation  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  shall  take  the  hair  of  the  head  of  his  sepa- 
ration, and  put  it  in  the  fire  which  is  under  the  sacrifice 
of  the  peace  offerings. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  sodden  shoulder  of 
the  ram,  and  one  unleavened  cake  out  of  the  basket, 
and  one  unleavened  wafer,  and  shall  put  them  upon 
the  hands  of  the  Nazarite,  after  the  hair  of  his  separa- 
tion is  shaven  : 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them  for  a wave  offer- 
ing before  the  Lord  : this  is  holy  for  the  priest,  with 
the  wave  breast  and  heave  shoulder  : and  after  that  the 
Nazarite  may  drink  wine. 

21  This  is  the  law  of  the  Nazarite  who  hath  vowed, 
and  of  his  offering  unto  the  Lord  for  his  separation, 
beside  that  that  his  hand  shall  get  : according  to  the 
vow  which  he  vowed,  so  he  must  do  after  the  law  of  his 
separation. 

22  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  unto  his  sons,  saying,  On 
this  wise  ^^ye  shall  bless  the  children  of  Israel,  saying 
unto  them, 

24  The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  keep  thee  : 

25  Tlie  Lord  make  his  face  shine  upon  thee,  and 
22  be  gracious  unto  thee  : 

26  28  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon  thee, 
and  24  give  thee  peace. 


6 Acts  18.  18.  & 21. 
24. 

T Lev.  r>.  7.  & 14. 
22.  A'  15.  14,  29. 

^ Lev.  5.  G. 


0 Acts  21.  20. 

’0  Lev.  4.  2,  27,  32. 
Lev.  3.  0. 

Lev.  2.  4. 

^ Ex.  29.  2. 


34  ch.  15.  5,  7,  10. 
30  Acts  21.  24. 

30  1 Sam.  2.  15. 

13  Ex.  29.  2.3,  24. 
38  Ex.  29.  27,  28. 


8 God  is  upon  his  head.  All  the  days  of  his  sepa- 

9 ration  he  is  holy  unto  the  Lord.  And  if  any  man  die 
very  suddenly  beside  him,  and  he  defile  the  head  of 
his  separation  ; then  he  shall  shave  his  head  in  the 
day  of  his  cleansing,  on  the  seventh  day  shall  he 

10  shave  it.  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  bring  two 
turtledoves,  or  two  young  pigeons,  to  the  priest,  to 

11  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting  : and  the  priest  shall 
offer  one  for  a sin  offering,  and  the  other  for  a burnt 
offering,  and  make  atonement  for  him,  for  that  he 
sinned  by  reason  of  the  dead,  and  shall  hallow  his 

12  head  that  same  day.  And  he  shall  separate  unto  the 
Lord  the  days  of  his  separation,  and  shall  bring  a 
he-lamb  of  the  first  year  for  a guilt  offering  : but 
the  former  days  shall  be  void,  because  his  separation 
was  defiled. 

13  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  Nazirite,  when  the  days 
of  his  separation  are  fulfilled  : he  shall  be  brought 

14  unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting  : and  he  shall 
offer  his  oblation  unto  the  Lord,  one  he-lamb  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  for  a burnt  offering,  and 
one  ewe-lamb  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  for 
a sin  offering,  and  one  ram  without  blemish  for 

15  peace  offerings,  and  a basket  of  unleavened  bread, 
cakes  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  and  unleavened 
wafers  anointed  with  oil,  and  their  meal  offering, 

16  and  their  drink  offerings.  And  the  priest  shall  pre- 
sent them  before  the  Lord,  and  shall  offer  liis  sin 

17  offering,  and  his  burnt  offering  : and  he  shall  offer 
the  ram  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  unto  the 
Lord,  with  the  basket  of  unleavened  bread  : the 
priest  shall  offer  also  the  meal  offering  thereof,  and 

18  the  drink  offering  thereof.  And  the  Nazirite  shall 
shave  the  head  of  his  separation  at  the  door  of  the 
tent  of  meeting,  and  shall  take  the  hair  of  the  head 
of  his  separation,  and  put  it  on  the  fire  which  is 

19  under  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings.  And  the 
priest  shall  take  the  sodden  shoulder  of  the  ram,  and 
one  unleavened  cake  out  of  the  basket,  and  one  un- 
leavened wafer,  and  shall  put  them  upon  the  hands 
of  the  Nazirite,  after  he  hath  shaven  the  head  of  his 

20  separation  : and  the  priest  shall  wave  them  for  a 
wave  offering  before  the  Lord  ; this  is  holy  for  the 
priest,  together  with  the  w'hve  breast  and  heave 

thigh  : and  after  that  the  Nazirite  may  drink  wine. 

21  This  is  the  law  of  the  Nazirite  who  voweth,  and  of 
his  oblation  unto  the  Lord  for  his  separation,  beside 
that  which  he  is  able  to  get  : according  to  his  vow 
which  he  voweth,  so  he  must  do  after  the  law  of  his 
separation. 


22  23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak 
unto  Aaron  and  unto  his  sons,  saying.  On  this  wise 
ye  shall  bless  the  children  of  Israel ; ye  shall  say 
unto  them, 

24  The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  keep  thee  : 

25  The  Lord  make  his  face  to  shine  upon  thee,  and 
be  gracious  unto  thee  : 

26  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon  thee,  and 
give  thee  peace. 

10  Lev.  9.  22.  1 Clir.  21  Ps.  31.  IG.  * G7.  23  Pg.  4.  o. 

23.1.3.  1.  & so.  .3,  7,  19.  & 24  John  14.  27.  2 

2"P3.  121.  7.  John  119.135.  Dan.  9.  17.  Tlie.ss.  3.  IC. 

17.  11.  22  (ien.  43.  29.  d Or,  shoulder. 


208 


NUMBERS,  VII. 


27  25  And  they  shall  put  my  name  upon  the  children 
of  Israel ; and  26 1 will  bless  them. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  offering  of  the  princes  at  the  dedication  of  the  tabernacle.  10 
Their  several  offerings  at  the  dedication  of  the  altar.  89  God  speaketh 
to  Moses  from  the  mercy  seat. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  that  Moses  had 
fully  ^ set  up  the  tabernacle,  and  had  anointed  it, 
and  sanctified  it,  and  all  the  instruments  thereof,  both 
the  altar  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  had  anointed 
them,  and  sanctified  them  ; 

2  That  2 the  princes  of  Israel,  heads  of  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  who  were  the  princes  of  the  tribes,  and 
were  over  them  that  were  numbered,  offered  : 

3  And  they  brought  their  offering  before  the  Lord, 
six  covered  wagons,  and  twelve  oxen  ; a wagon  for  two 
of  the  princes,  and  for  each  one  an  ox : and  they 
brought  them  before  the  tabernacle. 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

5  Take  it  of  them,  that  they  may  be  to  do  the  service 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ; and  thou  shalt 
give  them  unto  the  Levites,  to  every  man  according  to 
his  service. 

6  And  Moses  took  the  wagons  and  the  oxen,  and 
gave  them  unto  the  Levites. 

7  Two  wagons  and  four  oxen  ^ he  gave  unto  the  sons 
of  Gershon,  according  to  their  service  : 

8  ^ And  four  wagons  and  eight  oxen  he  gave  unto  the 
sons  of  Merari,  according  unto  their  service,  ® under  the 
hand  of  Ithamar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest. 

9  But  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath  he  gave  none  : be- 
cause”® the  service  of  the  sanctuary  belonging  unto 
them  was  that  they  should  bear  upon  their  shoulders. 

10  ^ And  the  princes  offered  for  ^ dedicating  of  the 
altar  in  the  day  that  it  was  anointed,  even  the  princes 
offered  their  offering  before  the  altar. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  They  shall  offer 
their  offering,  each  prince  on  his  day,  for  the  dedicating 
of  the  altar. 

12  ^ And  he  that  offered  his  offering  the  first  day 
was  2 Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab,  of  the  tribe  of 
Judah  : 

13  And  his  offering  was  one  silver  charger,  the  weight 
thereof  was  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ; both  of  them  were  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a meat  offering  : 

14  One  spoon  of  ten  shekels  of  gold,  full  of  ^2  incense  : 
15  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the 
first  year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

16  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

17  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen, 
five  rams,  five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year : 
tliis  was  the  offering  of  Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

18  ^ On  the  second  day  Nethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar, 
prince  of  Issachar,  did  offer  : 

19  He  offered  for  his  offering  one  silver  charger,  tlie 
weight  whereof  was  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  ; both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a meat  offering  : 

20  One  spoon  of  gold  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  : 


27  So  shall  they  put  my  name  upon  the  children  of 
Israel ; and  I will  bless  them. 


7  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  that  Moses  had 
made  an  end  of  setting  up  the  tabernacle,  and  had 
anointed  it  and  sanctified  it,  and  all  the  furniture 
thereof,  and  the  altar  and  all  the  vessels  thereof, 

2 and  had  anointed  them  and  sanctified  them  ; that  the 
princes  of  Israel,  the  heads  of  their  fathers’  houses, 
offered  ; these  were  the  princes  of  the  tribes,  these 
are  they  that  were  over  them  that  were  numbered  : 

3 and  they  brought  their  oblation  before  the  Lord,  six 
covered  wagons,  and  twelve  oxen  ; a wagon  for 
every  two  of  the  princes,  and  for  each  one  an  ox  : 

4 and  they  presented  them  before  the  tabernacle.  And 

5 the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Take  it  of 
them,  that  they  may  be  to  do  the  service  of  the  tent 
of  meeting  ; and  thou  shalt  give  them  unto  the 
Levites,  to  every  man  according  to  his  service. 

6 And  Moses  took  the  wagons  and  the  oxen,  and  gave 

7 them  unto  the  Levites.  Two  wagons  and  four  oxen 
he  gave  unto  the  sons  of  Gershon,  according  to  their 

8 service  : and  four  wagons  and  eight  oxen  he  gave 
unto  the  sons  of  Merari,  according  unto  their  ser- 
vice, under  the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son  of  Aaron 

9 the  priest.  But  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath  he  gave 
none  : because  the  service  of  the  sanctuary  belonged 

10  unto  them  ; they  bare  it  upon  their  shoulders.  And 
the  princes  offered  “ for  the  dedication  of  the  altar 
in  the  day  that  it  was  anointed,  even  the  princes 

11  offered  their  oblation  before  the  altar.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Moses,  They  shall  offer  their  obla- 
tion, each  prince  on  his  day,  for  the  dedication  of 
the  altar. 


12  And  he  that  offered  his  oblation  the  first  day  was 
Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab,  of  the  tribe  of 

13  Judah  : and  his  oblation  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  thereof  was  an  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both  of  them  full  of  fine 

14  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meal  offering  ; one  golden 

15  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  ; one  young  bul- 
lock, one  ram,  one  he-lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 

16  burnt  offering  ; one  male  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offer- 

17  ing  ; and  for  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two 
oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  he-lambs  of  the 
first  year  : this  was  the  oblation  of  Nahshon  the  son 
of  Amminadab. 

18  On  the  second  day  Nethanel  the  son  of  Zuar, 

19  prince  of  Issachar,  did  offer  : he  offered  for  his  ob- 
lation one  silver  charger,  the  weight  thereof  was  an 
hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of 
seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a 

20  meal  offering  ; one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 


25Deut.  28.  10.  2 
Chr.  7.  14.  Is.  43.  7. 
Dan.  9.  18,  19. 

2*^  Ps.  115. 12. 


lEx.  40.  18.  Lev. 

8.  10,  11. 

2 ch.  1.  4,  &c. 

3 ch.  4.  25. 

4 ch.  4.  31. 


B ch.  4.  28, 33. 

6 ch.  4.  15. 

7 ch.  4.  G,  8,  10,  12, 
14.  2 Sam.  G.  13. 

3 See  Dent.  20.  5. 


1 Kin.  8.  63.  2 Chr. 
7.  5,  9.  Ezra  G.  IG. 
Neh.  12.  27.  Ps.  30, 
title. 

0 ch.  2.  3. 


10  Ex.  30.  13. 

11  Lev.  2.  1. 

12  Ex.  30.  34. 

13  Lev.  1.  2. 


K Lev.  4.  23. 

13  Lev.  3.  1. 
a Or,  the  dedication" 
gift. 


NUMBERS,  VII. 


209 


21  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

22  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

23  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen, 
five  rams,  five  be  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : 
this  was  the  offering  of  Nethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

24  ^ On  the  third  day  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon,  prince 
of  the  children  of  Zebulun,  did  offer : 

25  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger,  the  weight 
whereof  was  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels^  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ; both  of  them  fuU  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil 
for  a meat  offering  : 

26  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels^  full  of  incense  : 

27  One  young  bidlock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  ii  burnt  otiering  : 

28  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

29  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen, 
five  rams,  five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : 
this  was  the  offering  of  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

30  ^ On  the  fourth  day  Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Reuben,  did  offer : 

31  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger  of  the  weight 
of  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels^  one  silver  bowl  of 
seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both 
of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meat 
offering : 

32  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

33  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

34  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

35  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen,  five 
rams,  five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : this 
was  the  offering  of  Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur. 

36  ^ On  the  fifth  day  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zuri- 
shaddai,  prince  of  the  children  of  Simeon,  did  offer  : 

37  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger,  the  weight 
whereof  was  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
oowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ; both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil 
for  a meat  offering  : 

38  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

39  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

40  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

41  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen, 
five  rams,  five  lie  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : 
this  was  the  offering  of  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zuri- 
shaddai. 

42  ^ On  the  sixth  day  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Gad,  offered  : 

43  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger  of  the  weight 
of  an  liundred  and  thirty  shekels,  a silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both  of  them 
full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meat  offering  : 

44  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

45  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

46  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

47  And  for  a sacrifice  of  j)eace  offerings,  two  oxen, 
five  rams,  five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : 
this  was  the  offering  of  Eliasajih  the  son  of  Deuel. 

48  ^ On  the  seventh  day  Elishama  the  son  of  Am- 
mihud,  prince  of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  offered : 

49  His  offering  v)as  one  silver  charger,  the  weight 
wliereof  was  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sauc- 


of  incense  ; one  young  bidlock,  one  ram,  one  he- 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one 
male  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  ; and  for  the 
sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he-goats,  five  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  : this  was 
the  oblation  of  Nethanel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

On  the  third  day  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon,  prince 
of  the  children  of  Zebulun  ; his  oblation  was 
one  silver  charger,  the  weight  thereof  was  an  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meal 
offering  ; one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of 
incense  ; one  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  he-lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one  male 
of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  ; and  for  the  sacrifice 
of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  : this  was  the  oblation 
of  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

On  the  fourth  day  Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur,  prince 
of  the  children  of  Reuben  ; his  oblation  was  one  sil- 
ver charger,  the  weight  thereof  was  an  hundred 
and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both  of  them  full 
of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meal  offering  ; one 
golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  ; one 
young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  he-lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one  male  of  the  goats 
for  a sin  offering  ; and  for  the  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  he- 
lambs  of  the  first  year  : this  was  the  oblation  of 
Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur. 

On  the  fifth  day  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Simeon  : his  oblation  was 
one  silver  charger,  the  weight  thereof  was  an  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowd  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meal 
offering  ;*  one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  in- 
cense ; one  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  he-lamb  of 
the  first  year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one  male  of  the 
goats  for  a sin  offering  ; and  for  the  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  he- 
lambs  of  the  first  year  : this  was  the  oblation  of 
Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 


On  the  sixth  day  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel,  prince 
of  the  children  of  Gad  : his  oblation  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  thereof  was  an  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both  of  them  full  of  fine 
flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meal  offering  ; one 
golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  ; one 
young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  he-lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one  male  of  the  goats 
for  a sin  offering ; and  for  the  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  he- 
lambs  of  the  first  year  : this  was  the  oblation  of 
Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel. 

On  the  seventh  day  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammi- 
hud,  prince  of  the  children  of  Ephraim  : his  obla- 
tion was  one  silver  charger,  the  weight  thereof  was 
ail  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  om;  silver  bowl  of 
seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 


21 

22  ; 

23  : 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

46 

47 

48 

49 


210 


NUMBERS,  VII. 


tuary  ; both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil 
for  a meat  offering  : 

50  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

51  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

52  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

53  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen, 
five  rams,  five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : 
this  was  the  offering  of  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammi- 
hud. 

54  ^ On  the  eighth  day  offered  Gamaliel  the  son  of 
Pedahzur,  prince  of  the  children  of  Manasseh  : 

65  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger  of  the  weight 
of  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of 
seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a 
meat  offering  : 

56  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

57  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

58  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

59  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen, 
five  rams,  five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : 
this  zoos  the  offering  of  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

60  T[  On  the  ninth  day  Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  offered: 

61  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger,  the  weight 
whereof  was  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ; both  of  them  fuU  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil 
for  a meat  offering  : 

62  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

63  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

64  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

65  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen, 
five  rams,  five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : 
this  was  the  offering  of  Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

66  ^ On  the  tenth  day  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammi- 
shaddai,  prince  of  the  children  of  Dan,  offered : 

67  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger,  the  weight 
whereof  zvas  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ; both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil 
for  a meat  offering  : 

68  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

69  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

70  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

71  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  Oxen, 
five  rams,  five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : 
this  was  the  offering  of  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammi- 
shaddai. 

72  ^ On  the  eleventh  day  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Asher,  offered : 

73  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger,  the  weight 
whereof  vjas  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ; both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil 
for  a meat  offering  : 

74  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

75  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

76  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

77  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen, 
five  rams,  five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : 
this  was  the  offering  of  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 


both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a 
meal  offering  ; one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  ; one  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  he- 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one 
male  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering ; and  for  the 
sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he-goats,  five  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  : this  was 
the  oblation  of  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 


On  the  eighth  day  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Manasseh  : his  oblation 
was  one  silver  charger,  the  weight  thereof  was  an 
hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  thei  sanctuary  ; both  of 
them  frdl  of  fine  flour  mmgled  with  oil  for  a meal 
offering  ; one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  in- 
cense ; one  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  he-lamb  of 
the  first  year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one  male  of  the 
goats  for  a sin  offering  ; and  for  the  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  : this  was  the  obla^ 
tion  of  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

On  the  ninth  day  Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni,  prince 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin : his  oblation  was  one 
silver  charger,  the  weight  thereof  was  an  hundred 
and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both  of  them  full 
of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meal  offering  ; 
one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  ; 
one  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  he-lamb  of  the  fii*st 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one  male  of  the  goats 
for  a sin  offering  ; and  for  the  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  he- 
lambs  of  the  first  year  : this  was  the  oblation  of 
Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

On  the  tenth  day  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishad- 
dai,  prince  of  the  children  of  Dan  : his  oblation  was 
one  silver  charger,  the  weight  thereof  was  an  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meal 
offering  ; one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  in- 
cense ; one  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  he-lamb  of 
the  first  year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one  male  of  the 
goats  for  a sin  offering  ; and  for  the  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  : this  was  the  obla- 
tion of  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 


On  the  eleventh  day  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ochran, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Asher  : his  oblation  was 
one  silver  charger,  the  weight  thereof  was  an  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meal 
offering  ; one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  in- 
cense ; one  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  he-lamb  of 
the  first  year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one  male  of  the 
goats  for  a sin  offering ; and  for  the  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  : this  was  the  oblation 
of  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ochran. 


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78  ^ On  the  twelfth  day  Ahira  the  son  of  Enan, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Naphtali,  offered : 

79  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger,  the  weight 
whereof  was  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ; both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil 
for  a meat  offering  : 

80  One  golden  sppon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

81  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb  of  the  first 
year,  for  a burnt  offering  : 

82  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  : 

83  And  for  a sacrifice  of  peace  offerings,  two  oxen, 
five  rams,  five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first  year  : 
this  was  the  offering  of  Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

84  This  was  the  dedication  of  the  altar,  in  the  day 
when  it  was  anointed,  by  the  princes  of  Israel  : twelve 
chargers  of  silver,  twelve  silver  bowls,  twelve  spoons  of 
gold  : 

85  Each  charger  of  silver  weighing  an  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  each  bowl  seventy  : all  the  silver  vessels 
weighed  two  thousand  and  four  hundred  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

86  The  golden  spoons  were  twelve,  full  of  incense, 
weighing  ten  shekels  apiece,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary : all  the  gold  of  the  spoons  was  an  hundred  and 
twenty  shekels. 

87  All  the  oxen  for  the  burnt  offering  were  twelve 
bidlocks,  the  rams  twelve,  the  lambs  of  the  first  year 
twelve,  with  their  meat  offering  : and  the  kids  of  the 
goats  for  sin  offering  twelve. 

88  And  all  the  oxen  for  the  sacrifice  of  the  peace  of- 
ferings loere  twenty  and  four  bullocks,  the  rams  sixty, 
the  he  goats  sixty,  the  lambs  of  the  first  year  sixty. 
This  was  the  dedication  of  the  altar,  after  that  it  was 

anointed. 

89  And  when  Moses  was  gone  into  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  to  speak  with  him,  then  he  heard 

the  voice  of  one  speaking  unto  him  from  off  the  mercy 
seat  that  was  upon  the  ark  of  testimony,  from  between 
the  two  cherubims  : and  he  spake  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 IIow  the  lamps  are  to  be  lighted.  5 The  consecration  of  the  Levites. 
23  The  age  and  time  of  their  service, 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  say  unto  him.  When 
thou  1 lightest  the  lamps,  the  seven  lamps  shall  give 
light  over  against  the  candlestick. 

3 And  Aaron  did  so  ; he  lighted  the  lamps  thereof 
over  against  the  candlestick,  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

4 2 And  this  work  of  the  candlestick  was  of  beaten 
gold,  unto  the  shaft  thereof,  unto  the  flowers  thereof, 
was  ® beaten  work  : ^according  unto  the  pattern  which 
the  Lord  had  shewed  Moses,  so  he  made  the  candle- 
stick. 

5 ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

6 Take  the  Levites  from  among  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  cleanse  them. 

7 And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  them,  to  cleanse  them  : 
Sprinkle  ® water  of  purifying  upon  them,  and  ® let  them 
shave  all  their  flesh,  and  let  them  wash  their  clothes, 
and  so  make  themselves  clean. 

8 Then  let  them  take  a young  bullock  with  his  meat 

1.  18  Kx.  25.  22.  » Ex.  25.  18. 

” Ex.  33.  9,  11.  ch.  1 Ex.  25.  37.  & 40.  25.  ■»  Ex.  25.  40. 

12-  8.  2 Ex.  25.  31.  e ch.  19.  9,  17,  18. 


78  On  the  twelfth  day  Ahira  the  son  of  Enan,  prince 

79  of  the  children  of  Naphtali : his  oblation  was  one 
silver  charger,  the  weight  thereof  was  an  hundred 
and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; both  of  them  full 
of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a meal  offering  ; 

80  one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  incense  ; 

81  one  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  he-lamb  of  the 

82  first  year,  for  a burnt  offering  ; one  male  of  the 

83  goats  for  a sin  offering  ; and  for  the  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  he-lambs  of  the  first  year : this  was  the  obla- 
tion of  Ahira  the  sou  of  Enan. 

84  This  was  the  ^ dedication  of  the  altar,  in  the  day 
when  it  was  anointed,  ‘^by  the  princes  of  Israel  : 
twelve  silver  chargers,  twelve  silver  bowls,  twelve 

85  golden  spoons  : each  silver  charger  weighing  an 
hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  and  each  bowl  seventy  : 
all  the  silver  of  the  vessels  two  thousand  and  four 
hundred  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 

86  the  twelve  golden  spoons,  full  of  incense,  weighing 
ten  shekels  apiece,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 
all  the  gold  of  the  spoons  an  hundred  and  twenty 

87  shekels : all  the  oxen  for  the  burnt  offering  twelve 
bullocks,  the  rams  twelve,  the  he-lambs  of  the  first 
year  twelve,  and  their  meal  offering  : and  the  males 

88  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  twelve  : and  all  the 
oxen  for  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  twenty  and 
four  bullocks,  the  rams  sixty,  the  he-goats  sixty,  the 
he-lambs  of  the  first  year  sixty.  This  was  the  ^ dedi- 

89  cation  of  the  altar,  after  that  it  was  anointed.  And 
when  Moses  went  into  the  tent  of  meeting  to  speak 
with  him,  then  he  heard  the  Voice  speaking  unto 
him  from  above  the  mercy-seat  that  was  upon  the 
ark  of  the  testimony,  from  between  the  two  cheru- 
bim : and  he  spake  mito  him. 


8 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  Aaron,  and  say  unto  him.  When  thou  “ lightest 
the  lamps,  the  seven  lamps  sliall  give  light  in  front 

3 of  the  candlestick.  And  Aaron  did  so  ; he  ^ lighted 
the  lamps  thereof  so  as  to  give  light  in  front  of  the 

4 candlestick,  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses.  And 
this  was  the  work  of  the  candlestick,  ‘^beaten  work 
of  gold  ; unto  the  base  thereof,  and  unto  the  flowers 
thereof,  it  was  beaten  work  : according  unto  the 
pattern  which  the  Lord  had  shewed  Moses,  so  he 
made  the  candlestick. 

5 6 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Take  the 
Levites  from  among  the  children  of  Israel,  and 

7 cleanse  them.  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  tliem, 
to  cleanse  them  : sprinkle  the  water  of  exjnation 
upon  tliem,  and  let  them  cause  a razor  to  pass  over 
all  their  flesh,  and  let  them  wasli  their  clotlies,  and 

8 cleanse  themselves.  Then  let  them  take  a young 
bullock,  and  its  meal  offering,  fine  flour  mingled 

0 Lev.  14.  8, 9.  gift.  a Or,  settest  up. 

’ Lev.  2.  1.  c Or,  at  the  hands  h Or,  set  up. 

h Or,  dedication-  of.  c Or,  turned. 


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NUMBERS,  VIII. 


offering,  even  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  and  another 
young  bullock  shalt  thou  take  for  a sin  offering. 

9 ^ And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Levites  before  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  : ® and  thou  shalt  gather  the 
whole  assembly  of  the  cliildren  of  Israel  together  : 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Levites  before  the  Lord  : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  shall  put  their  hands  upon 
the  Levites  : 

11  And  Aaron  shall  offer  the  Levites  before  the  Lord 
for  an  offering  of  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  may 
execute  the  service  of  the  Lord. 

12  And  the  Levites  shall  lay  their  hands  upon  the 
heads  of  the  bullocks  : and  thou  shalt  offer  the  one  for  a 
sin  offering,  and  the  other  for  a burnt  offering,  unto  the 
Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  the  Levites. 

13  And  thou  shalt  set  the  Levites  before  Aaron,  and 
before  his  sons,  and  offer  them  for  an  offering  unto  the 
Lord, 

14  Thus  shalt  thou  separate  the  Levites  from  among 
the  children  of  Israel : and  the  Levites  shall  be  mine. 

15  And  after  that  shall  the  Levites  go  in  to  do  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : and  thou 
shalt  cleanse  them,  and  offer  them  for  an  offering. 

16  For  they  are  wholly  given  unto  me  from  among 
the  children  of  Israel  ; instead  of  such  as  open  every 
womb,  even  instead  of  the  firstborn  of  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  have  I taken  them  unto  me. 

17  ^^For  all  the  firstborn  of  the  children  of  Israel  are 
mine,  both  man  and  beast : on  the  day  that  I smote 
every  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt  I sanctified  them 
for  myself. 

18  And  I have  taken  the  Levites  for  all  the  firstborn 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

19  And  I have  given  the  Levites  as  a gift  to  Aaron 
and  to  his  sons  from  among  the  children  of  Israel,  to  do 
the  service  of  the  children  of  Israel  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  to  make  an  atonement  for  the 
children  of  Israel  : that  there  be  no  plague  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  when  the  cliildren  of  Israel  come 
nigh  unto  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  Moses,  and  Aaron,  and  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  did  to  the  Levites  according 
imto  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  concerning 
the  Levites,  so  did  the  children  of  Israel  unto  them. 

21  And  the  Levites  were  purified,  and  they  washed 
their  clothes  ; and  Aaron  offered  them  as  an  offering 
before  the  Lord  ; and  Aaron  made  an  atonement  for 
them  to  cleanse  them. 

22  And  after  that  went  the  Levites  in  to  do  their  ser- 
vice in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  before  Aaron, 
and  before  his  sons  : ^^as  the  Lord  had  commanded 
Moses  concerning  the  Levites,  so  did  they  unto  them. 

23  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

24  This  is  it  that  helongeth  unto  the  Levites  : from 
twenty  and  five  years  old  and  upward  they  shall  go  in 
to  wait  upon  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation : 

25  And  from  the  age  of  fifty  years  they  shall  cease 
waiting  upon  the  service  thereof y and  shall  serve  no 
more  : 

26  But  shall  minister  with  their  brethren  in  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation,  to  keep  the  charge,  and 

8 See  Ex.  29. 4.  & 40.  i^ver.  11,13.  ch.  1. 53.  & IG.  40. 

12.  14  ch.  3,  12, 45.  & 18.  5.  2 Chr.  2G. 

9 Lev.  8.  3.  15  Ex.  13.  2,  12,  13,  IG. 

10  Lev.  1.  4.  15.  ch.  3.  13.  Luke  2.  i®  ver.  7. 

11  Ex.  29.  10.  23.  19  ver.  11,  12. 

12  ch.  3.  45.  & IG.  9.  10  ch.  3.  9.  20  ygr.  15. 


with  oil,  and  another  young  bullock  shalt  thou  talce 
9 for  a sin  offering.  And  thou  shalt  present  the  Le- 
vites  before  the  tent  of  meeting  : and  thou  shalt 
assemble  the  whole  congregation  of  the  children  of 

10  Israel  : and  thou  shalt  present  the  Levites  before 
the  Lord  : and  the  children  of  Israel  shall  lay  their 

11  hands  upon  the  Levites  : and  Aaron  shall  ^ offer  the 
Levites  before  the  Lord  for  a wave  offering,  ‘^on 
the  behalf  of  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  may 

12  be  to  do  the  service  of  the  Lord.  And  the  Levites 
shall  lay  their  hands  upon  the  heads  of  the  bullocks  : 
and  offer  thou  the  one  for  a sin  offering,  and  the 
other  for  a burnt  offering,  unto  the  Lord,  to  make 

13  atonement  for  the  Levites.  And  thou  shalt  set  the 
Levites  before  Aaron,  and  before  his  sons,  and  offer 

14  them  for  a wave  offering  unto  the  Lord.  Thus 
shalt  thou  separate  the  Levites  from  among  the 
children  of  Israel : and  the  Levites  shall  be  mine. 

15  And  after  that  shall  the  Levites  go  in  to  do  the 
service  of  the  tent  of  meeting  : and  thou  shalt 
cleanse  them,  and  offer  them  for  a wave  offering. 

16  For  they  are  -^  wholly  given  unto  me  from  among 
the  children  of  Israel  ; instead  of  all  that  openeth 
the  womb,  even  the  firstborn  of  all  the  children  of 

17  Israel,  have  I taken  them  unto  me.  For  all  the 
firstborn  among  the  children  of  Israel  are  mine, 
both  man  and  beast : on  the  day  that  I smote  all 
the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt  I sanctified  them 

18  for  myself.  And  I have  taken  the  Levites  instead 
of  all  the  firstborn  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

19  And  I have  given  the  Levites  as  fi'  a gift  to  Aaron 
and  to  his  sons  from  among  the  children  of  Israel, 
to  do  the  service  of  the  children  of  Israel  in  the 
tent  of  meeting,  and  to  make  atonement  for  the 
children  of  Israel : that  there  be  no  plague  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  ^ when  the  children  of  Israel 

20  come  nigh  unto  the  sanctuary.  Thus  did  Moses, 
and  Aaron,  and  all  the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  unto  the  Levites  : according  unto  all  that 
the  Lord  commanded  M'oses  touching  the  Levites, 

21  so  did  the  children  of  Israel  unto  them.  And  the 
Levites  purified  themselves  from  sin,  and  they  washed 
their  clothes  ; and  Aaron  offered  them  for  a wave 
offering  before  the  Lord  ; and  Aaron  made  atone- 

22  ment  for  them  to  cleanse  them.  And  after  that 
went  the  Levites  in  to  do  their  service  in  the  tent 
of  meeting  before  Aaron,  and  before  his  sons  : as 
the  Lord  had  commanded  Moses  concerning  the 
Levites,  so  did  they  unto  them. 


23  24  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  This 
is  that  which  helongeth  unto  the  Levites  : from 
twenty  and  five  years  old  and  upward  they  shall  go 
in  * to  wait  upon  the  service  in  the  work  of  the  tent 

25  of  meeting  : and  from  the  age  of  fifty  years  they 
shall  J cease  waiting  upon  the  work,  and  shall  serve 

26  no  more  ; but  shall  minister  with  their  brethren  in 
the  tent  of  meeting,  to  keep  the  charge,  and  shall 


21  ver.  5,  &c.  e Or,  from.  coming  nigh. 

22  See  ch.  4.  3.  1 / See  ch.  3.  9.  i Heb.  to  war  the 

Chr.  23.  3,  24,  27.  g Heb.  Nethunimy  warfare  in  the  tcork. 

23  ch.  1.  53.  given.  j Heb.  return  from 

d Heb.  wave,  and  in  h Or,  through  the  the  warfare  of  the 

vv.  13,  15,  21.  children  of  Israel  work. 


NUMBERS,  IX.  213 


shall  do  no  service.  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  the  Le- 
vites  touching  their  charge. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 The  passoveris  commanded  again.  6 A second  passover  allowed  for 
them  that  were  unclean  or  absent.  15  The  cloud  guideth  the  removings 
and  encampdngs  of  the  Israelites. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai,  in  the  first  month  of  the  second  year  after 
they  were  come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  Let  the  children  of  Israel  also  keep  ^ the  passover 
at  his  appointed  season. 

3  In  the  fourteenth  day  of  this  month,  at  even,  ye 
shall  keep  it  in  his  appointed  season  : according  to  all 
the  rites  of  it,  and  according  to  all  the  ceremonies 
thereof,  shall  ye  keep  it. 

4  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  should  keep  the  passover. 

5  And  ^ they  kept  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth  day 
of  the  first  month  at  even  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai  : 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so 
did  the  children  of  Israel. 

6  ^ And  there  were  certain  men,  who  were  ® defiled 
by  the  dead  body  of  a man,  that  they  could  not  keep 
the  passover  on  that  day  : ^ and  they  came  before 
Moses  and  before  Aaron  on  that  day  : 

7  And  those  men  said  unto  him.  We  are  defiled  by 
the  dead  body  of  a man  : wherefore  are  we  kept  back, 
that  we  may  not  offer  an  offering  of  the  Lord  in  his 
appointed  season  among  the  children  of  Israel  ? 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  them.  Stand  still,  and  ®I 
will  hear  what  the  Lord  will  command  concerning 
you. 

9  % And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  If  any 
man  of  you  or  of  your  posterity  shall  be  unclean  by 
reason  of  a dead  body,  or  he  in  a journey  afar  off,  yet 
he  shall  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord. 

11  ®The  fourteenth  day  of  the  second  month  at  even 
they  shall  keep  it,  and  eat  it  with  unleavened  bread 
and  bitter  herbs. 

12  ® They  shall  leave  none  of  it  unto  the  morning, 
® nor  break  any  bone  of  it : according  to  all  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  passover  they  shall  keep  it. 

13  But  the  man  that  is  clean,  and  is  not  in  a journey, 
and  forbeareth  to  keep  the  passover,  even  the  same 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his  people  : be- 
cause he  brought  not  the  offering  of  the  Lord  in 
his  appointed  season,  that  man  shall  bear  his  sin. 

14  And  if  a stranger  shall  sojourn  among  you,  and 
will  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord  ; according  to  the 
ordinance  of  the  passover,  and  according  to  the  man- 
ner thereof,  so  shall  he  do  : ye  shall  have  one  ordi- 
nance, both  for  the  stranger,  and  for  him  that  was  born 
in  the  land. 

15  ^ And  on  the  day  that  the  tabernacle  was 
reared  up  the  cloud  covered  the  tabernacle,  namely,  the 
tent  of  the  testimony  : and  i®  at  even  there  was  upon 
the  tabernacle  as  it  were  the  appearance  of  fire,  until 
the  morning. 

IG  So  it  was  alway  : the  cloud  covered  it  by  day,  and 
the  appearance  of  fire  by  night. 

17  And  when  the  cloud  was  taken  up  from  the 

1 Ex.  12. 1,  &c.  Lev.  16.  See  John  18.  28.  i Ex.  12.  8. 

23.  5.  ch.  28.  16.  * Ex.  18.  15,  19,  26.  8 Kx.  12.  10. 

Deut.  16.  1,2.  ch.  27.  2.  » Ex.  12.  46.  John 

* Josh.  5.  10.  0 ch.  27.  5.  19.  36. 

8 ch.  6.  2.  & 19.  11,  « 2 Chr.  30.  2,  15.  Ex.  12.  43. 


do  no  service.  Thus  shalt  thou  do. unto  the  Levites 
touching  their  charges. 


9 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Sinai,  in  the  first  month  of  the  second  year 
after  they  were  come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 

2 saying.  Moreover  let  the  children  of  Israel  keep 

3 the  passover  in  its  appointed  season.  In  the  four- 
teenth day  of  tliis  month,  ® at  even,  ye  shall  keep  it 
in  its  appointed  season  : according  to  all  the  statutes 
of  it,  and  according  to  all  the  ordinances  thereof, 

4 shall  ye  keep  it.  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  they  should  keep  the  passover. 

5 And  they  kept  the  passover  in  the  first  month,  on 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  month,  “ at  even,  in  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai  : according  to  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses,  so  did  the  children  of  Israel. 

6 And  there  were  certain  men,  who  were  unclean  by 
the  dead  body  of  a man,  so  that  they  could  not 
keep  the  passover  on  that  day  : and  they  came  be- 

7 fore  Moses  and  before  Aaron  on  that  day  : and 
those  men  said  unto  him.  We  are  unclean  by  the 
dead  body  of  a man  : wherefore  are  we  kept  back, 
that  we  may  not  offer  the  oblation  of  the  Lord  in 
its  appointed  season  among  the  children  of  Israel  ? 

8 And  Moses  said  unto  them.  Stay  ye  ; that  I may  hear 
what  the  Lord  will  command  concerning  you. 

9 10  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  If  any  man  of 
you  or  of  your  generations  shall  be  unclean  by  rea- 
son of  a dead  body,  or  be  in  a journey  afar  off,  yet 

11  he  shall  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord  : in  the 
second  month  on  the  fourteenth  day  “ at  even  they 
shall  keep  it  ; they  shall  eat  it  with  unleavened 

12  bread  and  bitter  herbs  : they  shall  leave  none  of  it 
unto  the  morning,  nor  break  a bone  thereof  : ac- 
cording to  all  the  statute  of  the  passover  they  shall 

13  keep  it.  But  the  man  that  is  clean,  and  is  not  in  a 
journey,  and  forbeareth  to  keep  the  passover,  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  oft’  from  his  people  : because  he 
offered  not  the  oblation  of  the  Lord  in  its  appointed 

14  season,  that  man  shall  bear  his  sin.  And  if  a 
stranger  shall  sojourn  among  you,  and  will  keep 
the  passover  unto  the  Lord  ; according  to  the 
statute  of  the  passover,  and  according  to  the  ordi- 
nance thereof,  so  shall  he  do  : ye  shall  have  one 
statute,  both  W the  stranger,  and  for  him  that  is 
born  in  the  land. 

15  And  on  the  day  that  the  tabernacle  was  reared 
up  the  cloud  covered  the  tabernacle,  even  the  tent 
of  the  testimony  : and  at  even  it  was  upon  the  ta- 
bernacle as  it  were  the  appearance  of  fire,  until 

16  morning.  So  it  was  alway  : the  cloud  covered  it, 

17  and  the  appearance  of  fire  by  night.  And  whenever 
the  cloud  was  taken  up  from  over  the  Tent,  then 


n Gen.  17.  14.  Ex.  Ex.  40.  34.  Neh.  i'  Ex.  40.  36.  ch.  10. 
12.  15.  9.  12,  19.  Ps.  78.  14.  11,  :i3,  34.  Ps.  80.  1. 

12  ver.  7.  18  Ex.  13.  21.  & 40.  a Heb.  between  the 

18  ch.  5.  31.  38.  two  evenings. 

1^  Ex.  12.  49. 


214 


NUMBERS,  X. 


tabernacle,  then  after  that  the  children  of  Israel  jour- 
neyed : and  in  the  place  where  the  clond  abode,  there 
the  children  of  Israel  pitched  their  tents. 

18  At  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  the  children  of 
Israel  journeyed,  and  at  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  they  pitched  : as  long  as  the  cloud  abode  upon 
the  tabernacle  they  rested  in  their  tents. 

19  And  when  the  cloud  tarried  long  upon  the  taber- 
nacle many  days,  then  the  children  of  Israel  kept  the 
charge  of  the  Lord,  and  journeyed  not. 

20  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud  was  a few  days 
upon  the  tabernacle  ; according  to  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  they  abode  in  their  tents,  and  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  they  journeyed. 

21  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud  abode  from  even 
unto  the  morning,  and  that  the  cloud  was  taken  up  in  the 
morning,  then  they  journeyed  : whether  it  was  by  day 
or  by  night  that  the  cloud  was  taken  up,  they  jour- 
neyed. 

22  Or  whether  it  loere  two  days,  or  a month,  or  a 
year,  that  the  cloud  tarried  upon  the  tabernacle,  re- 
maining thereon,  the  children  of  Israel  abode  in 
their  tents,  and  journeyed  not  : but  wl^en  it  was  taken 
up,  they  journeyed. 

23  At  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  they  rested  in 
the  tents,  and  at  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  they 
journeyed  : they  kept  the  charge  of  the  Lord,  at 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 The  use  of  the  silver  trumpets.  11  The  Israelites  remove  from  Sinai 
to  Paran.  14  The  order  of  their  ynarch.  29  Hohab  is  intreated  by 
Moses  not  to  leave  them.  33  The  blessing  of  Moses  at  the  removing 
and  resting  of  the  ark. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Make  thee  two  trumpets  of  silver  ; of  a 
whole  piece  shalt  thou  make  them  : that  thou  mayest 
use  them  for  the  ^ calling  of  the  assembly,  and  for  the 
journeying  of  the  camps. 

3  And  when  ^they  shall  blow  with  them,  all  the 
assembly  shall  assemble  themselves  to  thee  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

4  And  if  they  blow  hut  with  one  trumpet,  then  the 
princes,  which  are  ^ heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel, 
shall  gather  themselves  unto  thee. 

5  When  ye  blow  an  alarm,  then  ^ the  camps  that  lie 
on  the  east  parts  shall  go  forward. 

6  When  ye  blow  an  alarm  the  second  time,  then  the 
camps  that  lie  ^ on  the  south  side  shall  take  their  jour- 
ney : they  shall  blow  an  alarm  for  their  journeys. 

7  But  when  the  congregation  is  to  be  gathered  to- 
gether, ® ye  shall  blow,  but  ye  shall  not  sound  an  alarm. 

8  ® And  the  sons  of  Aaron,  the  priests,  shall  blow 
with  the  trumpets  ; and  they  shall  be  to  you  for  an  ordi- 
nance for  ever  throughout  your  generations. 

9  And  ®if  ye  go  to  war  in  your  land  against  the 
enemy  that  oppresseth  you,  then  ye  shall  blow  an 
alarm  with  the  trumpets  ; and  ye  shall  be  remembered 
before  the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be  saved  from 
your  enemies. 

10  Also  in  the  day  of  your  gladness,  and  in  your 
solemn  days,  and  in  the  beginnings  of  your  months, 
ye  shall  blow  with  the  trumpets  over  your  burnt  otfer- 


18  1 Cor.  10.  1. 

19  ch.  1.  53.  & 3.  8. 

20  Ex.  40.  3G,  37. 

21  ver.  19. 

1 l8.  1.  13. 


2 Jer.  4.  5.  Joel  2.  6 ch.  2.  10. 

15.  6 ver.  3. 

3Ex.  18.  21.  ch.  1.  1 Joel  2.1. 

16.  & 7.  2.  8 ch.  31.  G.  Josh.  6. 

4 ch.  2.  3.  4.  1 Chr.  15.  24.  2 


after  that  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed  : and  in 
the  place  where  the  cloud  abode,  there  the  children 

18  of  Israel  encamped.  At  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed,  and  at  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  they  encamped  : as 
long  as  the  cloud  abode  upon  the  tabernacle  they 

19  remained  encamped.  And  when  the  cloud  tarried 
upon  the  tabernacle  many  days,  then  the  children  of 
Israel  kept  the  charge  of  the  Lord,  and  journeyed 

20  not.  And  sometimes  the  cloud  was  a few  days 
upon  the  tabernacle  ; then  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  they  remained  encamped, 
and  according  to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 

21  they  journeyed.  And  sometimes  the  cloud  was 
from  evening  until  morning  ; and  when  the  cloud 
was  taken  up  in  the  morning,  they  journeyed  : or 
if  it  continued  by  day  and  by  night,  when  the  cloud 

22  was  taken  up,  they  journeyed.  Whether  it  were 
two  days,  or  a month,  or  a year,  that  the  cloud 
tarried  upon  the  tabernacle,  abiding  thereon,  the 
children  of  Israel  remained  encamped,  and  jour- 
neyed not : but  when  it  was  taken  up,  they  jour- 

23  neyed.  At  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  they 
encamped,  and  at  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
they  journeyed  : they  kept  the  charge  of  the  Lord, 
at  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 


10  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Make 
thee  two  trumpets  of  silver  ; of  " beaten  work  shalt 
thou  make  them  : and  thou  shalt  use  them  for  the 
calling  of  the  congregation,  and  for  the  journeying 

3 of  the  eamps.  And  when  they  shall  blow  with 
them,  all  the  congregation  shall  gather  themselves 

4 unto  thee  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And 
if  they  blow  but  with  one,  then  the  princes,  the 
heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel,  shall  gather  them- 

5 selves  unto  thee.  And  when  ye  blow  an  alarm,  the 
camps  that  lie  on  the  east  side  shall  take  their  jour- 

6 ney.  And  when  ye  blow  an  alarm  the  second  time, 
the  camps  that  lie  on  the  south  side  shall  take  their 
journey  : they  shall  blow  an  alarm  for  their  jour- 

7 neys.  But  when  the  assembly  is  to  be  gathered 
together,  ye  shall  blow,  but  ye  shall  not  sound  an 

8 alarm.  And  the  sons  of  Aaron,  the  priests,  shall 
blow  with  the  trumpets  ; and  they  shall  be  to  you 
for  a statute  for  ever  throughout  your  generations. 

9 And  when  ye  go  to  war  in  your  land  against  the 
adversary  that  oppresseth  you,  then  ye  shall  sound 
an  alarm  with  the  trumpets  ; and  ye  shall  be  re- 
membered before  the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall 

10  be  saved  from  3*our  enemies.  Also  in  the  day  of 
jmur  gladness,  and  in  your  set  feasts,  and  in  the 
beginnings  of  your  months,  ye  shall  blow  with  the 
trumpets  over  your  burnt  offerings,  and  over  the 


Chr.  13.  12. 

9 ch.  31.  G.  Josh.  G. 
5.  2 Chr.  13.  14. 

10  Judg.  2.  18.  & 4. 3. 
& G.  9.  & 10.  8,  12.  1 


Sam.  10. 18.  ’ Ps.  lOG. 
42. 

11  Gen.  8.  1.  Ps. 
lOG.  4. 

12  ch.  29.  1.  Lev.  23. 


24.  IChr.  15.  24.  2 
Chr.  5.  12.  & 7.  G.  & 
29.  2G.  Ezra  3.  10. 
Neh.  12.  35.  Ps.  81.  3. 
a Or,  turned. 


NUMBERS,  X. 


215 


ings,  and  over  the  sacrifices  of  your  peace  offerings  ; that 
they  may  be  to  you  for  a memorial  before  your  God  : 
I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

11  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  twentieth  day  of  the 
second  month,  in  the  second  year,  that  the  cloud  was 
taken  up  from  off  the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel  took  their  journeys 
out  of  the  wilderness  of  Sinai ; and  the  cloud  rested 
ill  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

13  And  they  first  took  their  journey  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

14  ^ In  the  first  place  went  the  standard  of  the 
camp  of  the  children  of  Judah  according  to  their  armies  : 
and  over  his  host  was  Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

15  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Issachar  was  Nethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

16  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Zebulun  was  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

17  And  the  tabernacle  was  taken  down  ; and  the 
sons  of  Gershon  and  the  sons  of  Merari  set  forward, 
22  bearing  the  tabernacle. 

18  And  23  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  Reuben  set 
forward  according  to  their  armies  : and  over  his  host 
was  Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur. 

19  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Simeon  was  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

20  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Gad  was  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel. 

21  And  the  Kohathites  set  forward,  bearing  the  24  sanc- 
tuary : and  the  other  did  set  up  the  tabernacle  against 
they  came. 

22  ^ And  25  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  the  children 
of  Ephraim  set  forward  according  to  their  armies  : and 
over  his  host  was  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

23  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Manasseh  loas  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

24  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin  was  Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

25  ^ And  26  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  the  children 
of  Dan  set  forward,  which  was  the  rereward  of  all  the 
camps  throughout  their  hosts  : and  over  his  host  was 
Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

26  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Asher  was  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

27  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Naphtali  was  Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

28  27  Thus  were  the  journeyings  of  the  children  of 
Israel  according  to  their  armies,  when  they  set  forward. 

29  ^ And  Moses  said  unto  Hobab,  the  son  of  28  Raguel 
the  Midianite,  Moses’  father  in  law.  We  are  journeying 
unto  the  place  of  which  the  Lord  said,  29  I -wfiU  give  it 
you  : come  thou  with  us,  and  ^ we  will  do  thee  good  : 
for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  good  concerning  Israel. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  I will  not  go  ; but  I will 
depart  to  mine  own  land,  and  to  my  kindred. 

31  And  he  said.  Leave  us  not,  I pray  thee  ; foras- 
much as  thou  knowest  how  we  are  to  encamp  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  thou  mayest  be  to  us  ®2  instead  of  eyes. 

32  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  go  with  us,  yea,  it  shall 
he,  that  what  goodness  the  Lord  shall  do  unto  us,  the 
same  will  we  do  unto  thee. 

33  And  they  departed  from  the  mount  of  the 

ver.  9.  17  Gen.  21.  21.  oh.  20  ch.  1.  7. 

>*ch.  9.  17.  12.  IG.  & 13.3,  26.  21  ch.  1.51. 

IB  Kx.  -iO.  30.  ch.  2.  Dent.  1.1.  22  ch.  4.  24,  31.  & 7. 

9,10,24,31.  18  ver.  5,0.  ch.  2.  0,7,8. 

16  Ex.  19.  1.  ch.  1.  34.  23  ch.  2.  10,  10. 

1-  & 0.  5.  10  ch.  2.  3,  9. 


sacrifices  of  your  peace  offerings  ; and  they  shall 
be  to  you  for  a memorial  before  your  God  : I am 
the  Lord  your  God. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  second  year,  in  the 
second  month,  on  the  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 
that  the  cloud  was  taken  up  from  over  the  taber- 

12  nacle  of  the  testimony.  And  the  cliildren  of  Israel 
set  forward  according  to  their  journeys  out  of  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai  ; and  the  cloud  abode  in  the 

13  wilderness  of  Paran.  And  they  first  took  their 
journey  according  to  the  commandment  of  the 

14  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses.  And  in  the  first 
place  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  the  children  of 
Judah  set  forward  according  to  their  hosts  : and 
over  his  host  was  Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

15  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 

16  Issachar  was  Nethanel  the  son  of  Zuar.  And  over 
the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Zebuhm 

17  was  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon.  And  the  tabernacle 
was  taken  down  ; and  the  sons  of  Gershon  and  the 
sons  of  Merari,  who  bare  the  tabernacle,  set  for- 

18  ward.  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  Reuben 
set  forward  according  to  their  hosts  : and  over  his 

19  host  was  Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur.  And  over  the 
host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon  was 

20  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai.  And  over  the 
host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Gad  was  Elia- 

21  saph  the  son  of  Deuel.  And  the  Kohathites  set 
forward,  bearing  the  sanctuary  : and  the  other  did 

22  set  up  the  tabernacle  against  they  came.  And  the 
standard  of  the  camp  of  the  children  of  Ephraim 
set  forward  according  to  their  hosts  : and  over  his 

23  host  was  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud.  And  over 
the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Manasseh 

24  was  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur.  And  over  the 
host  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Benjamin  was 

25  Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni.  And  the  standard  of 
the  camp  of  the  children  of  Dan,  which  was  the 
rearward  of  all  the  camps,  set  forward  according 
to  their  hosts  : and  over  his  host  was  Ahiezer  the 

26  son  of  Ammishaddai.  And  over  the  host  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Asher  was  Pagiel  the  son 

27  of  Ochran.  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Naphtali  was  Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

28  Thus  were  the  journeyings  of  the  children  of  Israel 
accordmg  to  their  hosts  ; and  they  set  forward. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  Hobab,  the  son  of  Reuel 
the  Midianite,  Moses’  father  in  law.  We  are  jour- 
neying unto  the  place  of  which  the  Lord  said,  I 
will  give  it  you  : come  thou  with  us,  and  we  will  do 
thee  good  : for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  good  coii- 

30  cerning  Israel.  And  he  said  unto  him,  I will  not 
go  ; but  I will  depart  to  mine  own  land,  and  to  my 

31  kindred.  And  he  said.  Leave  us  not,  I pray  thee  ; 
forasmuch  as  thou  knowest  how  we  are  to  encamp 
in  the  wilderness,  and  thou  shalt  be  to  us  instead  of 

32  eyes.  And  it  shall  be,  if  tliou  go  with  us,  yea,  it 
shall  be,  that  what  good  soever  the  Lord  shall  do 
unto  us,  the  same  will  wo  do  unto  thee. 

33  And  they  set  forward  from  the  mount  of  the 

24  cli.  4.  4,  15.  & 7.  27  ell.  2.  34.  3’  Gen.  32.  12.  Ex. 

9.  28  Ex.  2.  18.  3.  8.  ().  7,  8. 

2''>  ch.  2.  18,  24.  21)  Gci.  y>,  7.  32  j„i,  o*).  1.5. 

2'-cli.  2.  25,  31.  3«  Judg.  1.  10.  & 4.  33  1.  10. 

Jobh.  0.  9.  11.  34  See  Ex.  3.1. 


216 


NUMBERS,  XI. 


Lord  three  days*  journey  : and  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  went  before  them  in  the  three  days’ 
journey,  to  search  out  a resting  place  for  them. 

34  And  the  cloud  of  the  Lord  was  upon  them  by 
day,  when  they  went  out  of  the  camp. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  ark  set  forward, 
that  Moses  said,  Rise  up.  Lord,  and  let  thine  enemies 
be  scattered  ; and  let  them  that  hate  thee  flee  before 
thee. 

36  And  when  it  rested,  he  said.  Return,  O Lord, 
unto  the  many  thousands  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  The  burning  at  Taherah  quenched  by  Moses'  prayer.  4 The  people 
lust  for  flesh,  and  loathe  manna.  10  Moses  complaineth  of  his  charge. 
16  God  divideth  his  burden  unto  seventy  elders.  31  Quails  are  given 
in  wrath  at  Kibroth-hattaavah. 

And  1 when  the  people  complained,  it  displeased  the 
Lord  : and  the  Lord  heard  it ; ^ and  his  anger 
was  kindled  ; and  the  ® fire  of  the  Lord  burnt  among 
them,  and  consumed  them  that  were  in  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  camp. 

2  And  the  people  cried  unto  Moses  ; and  when  Moses 
^ prayed  unto  the  Lord,  the  fire  was  quenched. 

3  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place  Taberah  : be- 
cause the  fire  of  the  Lord  burnt  among  them. 

4  T[  And  the  ® mixt  multitude  that  was  among  them 
fell  a lusting : and  the  children  of  Israel  also  wept 
again,  and  said,  ® Who  shall  give  us  flesh  to  eat  ? 

5  We  remember  the  fish,  which  we  did  eat  in  Egypt 
freely  ; the  cucumbers,  and  the  melons,  and  the  leeks, 
and  the  onions,  and  the  garlick  : 

6  But  now  ® om*  soul  is  dried  away  : there  is  nothing 
at  all,  beside  tliis  manna,  before  our  eyes. 

7  And  ®the  manna  was  as  coriander  seed,  and  the 
colour  thereof  as  the  colour  of  bdellium. 

8  And  the  people  went  about,  and  gathered  it,  and 
ground  it  in  mills,  or  beat  it  in  a mortar,  and  baked  it  in 
pans,  and  made  cakes  of  it  : and  the  taste  of  it  was 
as  the  taste  of  fresh  oil. 

9  And  when  the  dew  fell  upon  the  camp  in  the 
night,  the  manna  fell  upoir'it. 

10  ^ Then  Moses  heard  the  people  weep  throughout 
their  families,  every  man  in  the  door  of  his  tent  : and 
the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  greatly  ; Moses 
also  was  displeased. 

111^  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  Wherefore  hast 
thou  afflicted  thy  servant  ? and  wherefore  have  I not 
found  favour  in  thy  sight,  that  thou  layest  the  burden 
of  all  this  people  upon  me  ? 

12  Have  I conceived  all  this  people  ? have  I begot- 
ten them,  that  thou  shouldest  say  unto  me,  Carry 
them  in  thy  bosom,  as  a nursing  father  beareth  the 
sucking  child,  unto  the  land  which  thou  swarest  unto 
their  fathers  ? 

13  Whence  should  I have  flesh  to  give  unto  all  this 
people  ? for  they  weep  unto  me,  saying.  Give  us  flesh, 
that  we  may  eat. 

14  I am  not  able  to  bear  all  this  people  alone,  be- 
cause it  is  too  heavy  for  me. 

15  And  if  thou  deal  thus  with  me,  kill  me,  I pray 


30  Deut.  1.  33.  Josh. 
3.  3,  4,  6.  Ps.  132.  8. 
Jer.  31.  2.  Ezek.  20. 
6. 

33  Ex.  13.  21.  Neh. 

y.  12,  19. 

37  Ps.  G8.  1,  2.  & 132. 

8. 


1 Deut.  9.  22. 

2 Ps.  78.  21. 

3 Lev.  10.  2.  ch.  IG. 
35.  2 Kin.  1.  12.  Ps. 
lOG.  18. 

* Jam.  5.  IG. 

0 As  Ex.  12.  38. 


6 Ps.  78.  18.  & lOG. 
14.  1 Cor.  10.  6. 

7 Ex.  16.  3. 

8 ch.  21.  6. 

» Ex.  16.  14,  31. 

10  Gen.  2.  12. 
n Ex.  16.  31. 


Lord  three  days’  journey  ; and  the  ark  of  the  co- 
venant of  the  Lord  went  before  them  three  days' 

34  journey,  to  seek  out  a resting  place  for  them.  And 
the  cloud  of  the  Lord  was  over  them  by  day, 
when  they  set  forward  from  the  camp. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  ark  set  forward, 
that  Moses  said.  Rise  up,  O Lord,  and  let  thine 
enemies  be  scattered  ; and  let  them  that  hate  thee 

36  flee  before  thee.  And  when  it  rested,  he  said.  Re- 
turn, O Lord,  unto  the  ten  thousands  of  the  thou- 
sands of  Israel. 


11  And  the  people  were  as  murmurers,  “ speaking 
evil  in  the  ears  of  the  Lord  : and  when  the  Lord 
heard  it,  his  anger  was  kindled  ; and  the  fire  of  the 
Lord  burnt  among  them,  and  devoured  in  the  utter- 

2 most  part  of  the  camp.  And  the  people  cried  unto 
Moses  ; and  Moses  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  the 

3 fire  abated.  And  the  name  of  that  place  was 
called  ^Taberah  : because  the  fire  of  the  Lord 
burnt  among  them. 

4 And  the  mixed  multitude  that  was  among  them 
fell  a lusting  : and  the  children  of  Israel  also  wept 
again,  and  said.  Who  shall  give  us  flesh  to  eat  ? 

5 We  remember  the  fish,  which  we  did  eat  in  Egypt 
for  nought  ; the  cucumbers,  and  the  melons,  and  the 

6 leeks,  and  the  onions,  and  the  garlick : but  now  our 
soul  is  dried  away  ; there  is  nothing  at  all  : we  have 

7 nought  save  this  manna  to  look  to.  And  the  manna 
was  like  coriander  seed,  and  the  appearance  thereof 

8 as  the  appearance  of  bdellium.  The  people  went 
about,  and  gathered  it,  and  ground  it  in  mills,  or 
beat  it  in  mortars,  and  seethed  it  in  pots,  and  made 
cakes  of  it  : and  the  taste  of  it  was  as  the  taste  of 

9 ^ fresh  oil.  And  when  the  dew  fell  upon  the  camp 

10  in  the  night,  the  manna  fell  ® upon  it.  And  Moses 
heard  the  people  weeping  throughout  their  families, 
every  man  at  the  door  of  his  tent  : and  the  anger  of 
the  Lord  was  kindled  greatly  ; and  Moses  was  dis- 

11  pleased.  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  Where- 
fore hast  thou  evil  entreated  thy  servant  ? and 
wherefore  have  I not  found  favour  in  thy  sight,  that 
thou  layest  the  burden  of  all  this  people  upon  me  ? 

12  Have  I conceived  all  this  people  ? have  I brought 
them  forth,  that  thou  shouldest  say  unto  me.  Carry 
them  in  thy  bosom,  as  a nursing-father  carrieth  the 
sucking  child,  unto  the  land  which  thou  swarest  unto 

13  their  fathers  ? Whence  should  I have  flesh  to  give 
unto  all  this  people  ? for  they  weep  unto  me,  say- 

14  ing.  Give  us  flesh,  that  we  may  eat.  I am  not  able 
to  bear  all  this  people  alone,  because  it  is  too  heavy 

15  for  me.  And  if  thou  deal  thus  with  me,  kiU  me,  I 


72  Ex.  16. 13, 14. 

13  Ps.  78.  21. 

1*  Deut.  1.  12. 

15  Is.  40.  11. 

16  Is.  49.  23.  1 

Thess.  2.  7. 


17  Gen.  26.  3.  & 50. 
24.  Ex.  13.  5. 

18  Matt.  15.  33. 

Mark  8.  4. 

16  Ex.  18.  18. 

20  See  1 Kin.  19.  4. 
Jonah  4.  3. 


a Or,  which  was 
evil. 

b That  is,  Burning, 
c Heb.  eye. 
d Or,  cakes  baked 
with  oil. 
e Or,  with. 


NUMBERS,  XI. 


217 


thee,  out  of  hand,  if  I have  found  favour  in  thy  sight  ; 
and  let  me  not  see  my  wretchedness. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Gather  unto 
me  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  Israel,  whom  thou 
knowest  to  be  the  elders  of  the  people,  and  ^3  officers 
over  them  ; and  bring  them  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  that  they  may  stand  there  with  thee. 

17  And  I will  ^^come  down  and  talk  with  thee  there  : 
and  I will  take  of  the  spirit  which  is  upon  thee,  and 
will  put  it  upon  them  ; and  they  shall  bear  the  burden 
of  the  people  with  thee,  that  thou  bear  it  not  thyself 
alone. 

18  And  say  thou  unto  the  people,  Sanctify  your- 
selves against  to  morrow,  and  ye  shall  eat  flesh  : for  ye 
have  wept  in  the  ears  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Who  shall 
give  us  flesh  to  eat  ? for  it  was  well  with  us  in  Egypt : 
therefore  the  Lord  will  give  you  flesh,  and  ye  shall  eat. 

19  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor  two  days,  nor  five 
days,  neither  ten  days,  nor  twenty  days  ; 

20  29  But  even  a whole  month,  until  it  come  out  at 
your  nostrils,  and  it  be  loathsome  unto  you  : because 
that  ye  have  despised  the  Lord  which  is  among  you, 
and  have  wept  before  him,  saying,  ^‘^Why  came  we 
forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 

21  And  Moses  said,  ^^The  people,  among  whom  I 
am,  are  six  hundred  thousand  footmen  ; and  thou  hast 
said,  I will  give  them  flesh,  that  they  may  eat  a whole 
mouth. 

22  *2  Shall  the  flocks  and  the  herds  be  slain  for  them, 
to  suffice  them  ? or  shall  all  the  fish  of  the  sea  be 
gathered  together  for  them,  to  suffice  them  ? 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Is  the  Lord’s 
hand  waxed  short  ? thou  shalt  see  now  whether  my 
word  shall  come  to  pass  unto  thee  or  not. 

24  And  Moses  went  out,  and  told  the  people  the 
words  of  the  Lord,  and  gathered  the  seventy  men  of 
the  elders  of  the  people,  and  set  them  round  about  the 
tabernacle. 

25  And  the  Lord  came  down  in  a cloud,  and  spake 
unto  him,  and  took  of  the  spirit  that  was  upon  him,  and 
gave  it  unto  the  seventy  elders  : and  it  came  to  pass, 
that,  when  the  spirit  rested  upon  them,  they  pro- 
phesied, and  did  not  cease. 

26  But  there  remained  two  of  the  men  in  the  camp, 
the  name  of  the  one  was  Eldad,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Medad  : and  the  spirit  rested  upon  them  ; and 
tliey  were  of  them  that  were  written,  but  went  not 
out  unto  the  tabernacle  : and  they  prophesied  in  the' 
camp. 

27  And  there  ran  a young  man,  and  told  Moses,  and 
said,  Eldad  and  Medad  do  prophesy  in  the  camp. 

28  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  servant  of  Moses, 
one  of  his  young  men,  answered  and  said.  My  lord 
Moses,  forbid  them. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him,  Enviest  thou  for  my 
sake  ? would  God  that  all  the  Lord’s  people  were 
prophets,  and  that  the  Lord  would  put  his  spii’it  upon 
«iem! 

30  And  Moses  gat  him  into  the  camp,  he  and  the 
elders  of  Israel. 

31  And  there  went  forth  a 42  wind  from  the  Lord, 

2'  Zepli.  3.  1.5.  Is.  44.  3.  Joel  2.  28.  30  ch.  21.  5. 

22  See  Ex.  24.  1,  9.  2.;  Ex.  19.  10.  Gen,  12.  2.  Ex. 

23  Deut.  16.  18.  2-  Ex.  16.  7.  12.  37.  & 38.  26.  ch.  1. 

2^  ver.  25.  Gen.  11.  28  yer.  5.  Acts  7.  46. 

5.  & 18.  21.  Ex.  19.  39.  32  See  2 Kin.  7.  2. 

2<j  Ps.  78.  29.  & 106.  Matt.  15.  .33.  Mark  8. 

23  1 Sam.  10.  6.  2 15.  4.  John  6.  7, 9. 

Kin.  2.  15.  Neh.  9.  20. 


pray  thee,  out  of  hand,  if  I have  found  favour  in  thy 
sight  ; and  let  me  not  see  my  wretchedness. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Gather  unto  me 
seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  Israel,  whom  thou 
knowest  to  be  the  elders  of  the  people,  and  officers 
over  them  ; and  bring  them  unto  the  tent  of  meet- 

17  ing,  that  they  may  stand  there  with  thee.  And  I 
will  come  down  and  talk  with  thee  there : and  I 
will  take  of  the  spirit  which  is  upon  thee,  and  will 
put  it  upon  them  ; and  they  shall  bear  the  burden 
of  the  people  with  thee,  that  thou  bear  it  not  thyself 

18  alone.  And  say  thou  unto  the  people.  Sanctify 
yourselves  against  to-morrow,  and  ye  shall  eat  flesh  : 
for  ye  have  wept  in  the  ears  of  the  Lord,  saying. 
Who  shall  give  us  flesh  to  eat  ? for  iii^as  well  with 
us  in  Egypt  : therefore  the  Lord  will  give  you  flesh, 

19  and  ye  shall  eat.  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor  two 
days,  nor  five  days,  neither  ten  days,  nor  twenty 

20  days  ; but  a whole  month,  until  it  come  out  at  your 
nostrils,  and  it  be  loathsome  unto  you  : because  that 
ye  have  rejected  the  Lord  which  is  among  you,  and 
have  wept  before  him,  saying,  Why  came  we  forth 

21  out  of  Egypt  ? And  Moses  said.  The  people,  among 
whom  I am,  are  six  hundred  thousand  footmen  ; and 
thou  hast  said,  I will  give  them  flesh,  that  they  may 

22  eat  a whole  month.  Shall  flocks  and  herds  be  slain 
for  them,  to  suffice  them  ? or  shall  all  the  fish  of 
the  sea  be  gathered  together  for  them,  to  suffice 
them  ? 


23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Is  the  Lord’s 
hand  waxed  short  ? now  shalt  thou  see  whether  my 

24  word  shall  come  to  pass  unto  thee  or  not.  And 
Moses  went  out,  and  told  the  people  the  words  of 
the  Lord  : and  he  gathered  seventy  men  of  the 
elders  of  the  people,  and  set  them  round  about  the 

25  Tent.  And  the  Lord  came  down  in  the  cloud,  and 
spake  unto  him,  and  took  of  the  spirit  that  was 
upon  him,  and  put  it  upon  the  seventy  elders  : and 
it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  the  spirit  rested  upon 
them,  they  prophesied,  but  they  did  so  no  more. 

26  But  there  remained  two  men  in  the  camp,  the  name 
of  the  one  was  Eldad,  and  the  name  of  the  other 
Medad  : and  the  spirit  rested  upon  them  ; and  they 
were  of  them  that  were  written,  but  had  not  gone 
out  unto  the  Tent : and  they  prophesied  in  the  camp. 

27  And  there  ran  a young  man,  and  told  Moses,  and 
said,  Eldad  and  Medad  do  prophesy  in  the  camp. 

28  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  minister  of  Moses, 
■t one  of  his  chosen  men,  answered  and  said.  My  lord 

29  Moses,  forbid  them.  And  Moses  said  unto  him. 
Art  thou  jealous  for  my  sake  ? would  God  that  all 
the  Lord’s  people  were  prophets,  that  the  Lord 

30  would  put  his  spirit  upon  them  ! And  Moses  gat 
him  into  the  camp,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel. 

31  And  there  went  fortli  a wind  from  the  Lord,  and 


33  Is.  50.  2.  & 59.  1. 

34  ch.  23.  19.  Ezek. 
12.  25.  & 24.  14. 

33  ver.  16. 

3'iver.  17.  ch.  12.  5. 
37  See  2 Kill.  2.  15. 

33  See  1 Sam.  10.  5, 
6,  10.  & 19.  20,  21,  23. 


Joel  2.  28.  Acts  2.  17, 
18.  1 Cor.  14.  1,  *c. 

3!’  See  1 Sam.  20.  26. 
Jer.  .36.  5. 

4"  S(>e  Mark  9.  38. 
Luke  9.  49.  John  3. 
26. 


41  1 Cor.  14.  5. 

42  Ex.  16.  13.  Ps. 
78.  26,  27,  28.  & 105. 
40. 

f Or,  from  his 
youth. 


218 


NUMBERS,  XII. 


and  brought  quails  from  the  sea,  and  let  them  fall  by  the 
camp,  as  it  were  a day’s  journey  on  this  side,  and  as  it 
were  a day’s  journey  on  the  other  side,  round  about  the 
camp,  and  as  it  were  two  cubits  high  upon  the  face  of 
the  earth. 

32  And  the  people  stood  up  all  that  day,  and  all  that 
night,  and  all  the  next  day,  and  they  gathered  the  quails  : 
he  that  gathered  least  gathered  ten  homers  : and  they 
spread  them  all  abroad  for  themselves  round  about  the 
camp. 

33  And  while  the  flesh  was  yet  between  their  teeth, 
ere  it  was  chewed,  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  was  kindled 
against  the  people,  and  the  Lord  smote  the  people  with 
a very  great  plague. 

34  And  he  yalled  the  name  of  that  place  Kibroth- 
hattaavah  : ^'bause  there  they  buried  the  people  that 
lusted. 

35  And  the  people  journeyed  from  Kibroth-hattaa- 
vah  unto  Hazeroth  ; and  abode  at  Hazeroth. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 God  rebuketh  the  sedition  of  Miriam  and  Aaron.  10  Miriam's  le- 
prosy IS  healed  at  the  prayer  of  Moses.  14  God  commandeth  her  to  be 
shut  out  of  the  host. 

And  Miriam  and  Aaron  spake  against  Moses  be- 
cause of  the  Ethiopian  woman  whom  he  had  mar- 
ried : for  1 he  had  married  an  Ethiopian  woman. 

2  And  they  said.  Hath  the  Lord  indeed  spoken  only 
by  Moses  ? ^ hath  he  not  spoken  also  by  us  ? And  the 
Lord  ^ heard  it. 

3  (Now  the  man  Moses  was  very  meek,  above  all  the 
men  which  were  upon  the  face  of  the  earth.) 

4  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  suddenly  unto  Moses,  and 
unto  Aaron,  and  unto  Miriam,  Come  out  ye  three  unto 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation.  And  they  three 
came  out. 

5  ® And  the  Lord  came  down  in  the  pillar  of  the 
cloud,  and  stood  in  the  door  of  the  tabernacle,  and  called 
Aaron  and  Miriam  : and  they  both  came  forth. 

6  And  he  said.  Hear  now  my  words  : If  there  be  a 
prophet  among  you,  I the  Lord  will  make  myself 
known  unto  liim  ® in  a vision,  and  will  speak  unto  him 
in  a dream. 

7  ® My  servant  Moses  is  not  so,  ® who  is  faithful  in  all 
mine  house. 

8  With  him  will  I speak  mouth  to  mouth,  even 
apparently,  and  not  in  dark  speeches  ; and  the  si- 
militude of  the  Lord  shall  he  behold  : wherefore  then 
^^were  ye  not  afraid  to  speak  against  my  servant 
Moses  ? 

9  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against 
them  ; and  he  departed. 

10  And  the  cloud  departed  from  off  the  tabernacle  ; 
and,  behold,  Miriam  became  leprous,  white  as  snow  : 
and  Aaron  looked  upon  Miriam,  and,  behold,  she  was 
leprous. 

11  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses,  Alas,  my  lord,  I 
beseech  thee,  lay  not  the  sin  upon  us,  wherein  we 
have  done  foolislfly,  and  wherein  we  have  sinned. 

12  Let  her  not  be  as  one  dead,  of  whom  the  flesh 
is  half  consumed  when  he  cometh  out  of  his  mother’s 
womb. 

43  Ex.  IG.  36.  Ezek.  3 Gen.  29.  .33.  ch.  6 Gen.  15. 1.  & 46.  2. 
45.  11.  11.  1.  2 Kin.  19.  4.  Job  33.  15.  Ezek.  1. 

44  Ps.  78.  30,  31.  Is.  37.  4.  Ezek.  35.  1.  Dan.  8.  2.  & 10.  8, 

43  ch.  33.  17.  12,  13.  16,  17.  Luke  1.  11,  22. 

4 Ex.  2.  21.  4 Ps.  7G.  9.  Acts  10.  11,  17.  & 22. 

2 Ex.  15.  20.  Mic.  6.  « ch.  11.  25.  & 16.  17,  18. 

4.  19.  1 Gen.  31.  10,  11.  1 


brought  quails  from  the  sea,  and  let  them  fall  a by 
the  camp,  about  a day’s  journey  on  this  side,  and  a 
day’s  journey  on  the  other  side,  round  about  the 
camp,  and  about  two  cubits  above  the  face  of  the 

32  earth.  And  the  people  rose  up  all  that  day,  and  all 
the  night,  and  all  the  next  day,  and  gathered  the 
quails  : he  that  gathered  least  gathered  ten  homers  : 
and  they  spread  them  all  abroad  for  themselves 

33  round  about  the  camp.  While  the  flesh  was  yet 
between  their  teeth,  ere  it  was  chewed,  the  anger  of 
the  Lord  was  kindled  against  the  people,  and  the 
Lord  smote  the  people  with  a very  great  plague. 

34  And  the  name  of  that  place  was  called  * Kibroth- 
hattaavah  : because  there  they  buried  the  people 

35  that  lusted.  From  Kibroth-hattaavah  the  people 
journeyed  unto  Hazeroth  ; and  they  abode  at 
Hazeroth. 


12  And  Miriam  and  Aaron  spake  against  Moses  be- 
cause of  Ihe  Cushite  woman  whom  he  had  married  : 

2 for  he  had  married  a Cushite  woman.  And  they 
said.  Hath  the  Lord  indeed  spoken  only  “ with 
Moses  ? hath  he  not  spoken  also  ^ with  us  ? And 

3 the  Lord  heard  it.  Now  the  man  Moses  was  very 
meek,  above  all  the  men  which  were  upon  the  face 

4 of  the  earth.  And  the  Lord  spake  suddenly  unto 
Moses,  and  unto  Aaron,  and  mito  Miriam,  Come  out 
ye  three  unto  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  they 

5 three  came  out.  And  the  Lord  came  down  in 
a pillar  of  cloud,  and  stood  at  the  door  of 
the  Tent,  and  called  Aaron  and  Miriam : and 

6 they  both  came  forth.  And  he  said.  Hear  now 
my  words  : if  there  be  a prophet  among  you,  I the 
Lord  will  make  myself  known  unto  him  in  a vision, 

7 I will  speak  with  him  in  a dream.  My  servant 
Moses  is  not  so  ; he  is  faithful  m all  mme  house : 

8 with  him  will  I speak  mouth  to  mouth,  even  mani- 
festly, and  not  in  dark  speeches  ; and  the  form  of 
the  Lord  shall  he  behold  : wherefore  then  were  ye 
not  afraid  to  speak  against  my  servant,  against 

9 Moses  ? And  the  anger  of  the , Lord  was  kindled 

10  against  them  ; and  he  departed.  And  the  cloud  re- 
moved from  over  the  Tent ; and,  behold,  Miriam 
was  leprous,  as  white  as  snow  : and  Aaron  looked 

11  upon  Miriam,  and,  behold,  she  was  leprous.  And 
Aaron  said  unto  Moses,  Oh  my  lord,  lay  not,  I pray 
thee,  sin  upon  us,  for  that  we  have  done  foolishly, 

12  and  for  that  we  have  simied.  Let  her  not,  I 
pray,  be  as  one  dead,  of  whom  the  flesh  is  half 
consumed  when  he  cometh  out  of  his  mother’s 


Kin.  3.  5.  Matt.  1.  20, 
8 Ps.  105.  26. 

0 Heb.  3.  2,  5. 

10  1 Tim.  3.  15, 

11  Ex.  33.  11.  Dent, 
34.  10. 

12  1 Cor.  13.  12. 


13  Ex.  33.  19.  24.  10.  Pro.  30.  32. 

14  2 Pet,  2.  10.  Jude  i8  Ps.  88.  4. 

8.  g Or,  over. 

13  Dent,  24,  9,  h That  is,  The 

16  2 Kin.  5.  27.  & 15.  graves  of  lust. 

6.  2 Clir.  26.  19,  20.  a Or,  by. 

11  2 Sam.  19,  19.  & 


NUMBERS,  XIII. 


219 


13  And  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord,  sayings,  Heal  her 
now,  O God,  I beseech  thee. 

14  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  If  her  father 
had  but  spit  in  her  face,  should  she  not  be  ashamed  seven 
days  ? let  her  be  shut  out  from  the  camp  seven  days, 
and  after  that  let  her  be  received  in  again. 

15  21  And  Miriam  was  shut  out  from  the  camp  seven 
days  : and  the  people  journeyed  not  till  Miriam  was 
brought  in  again. 

16  And  afterward  the  people  removed  from  22  Ha- 
zeroth,  and  pitched  in  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  The  names  of  the  men  who  were  sent  to  search  the  land.  17  Their  in- 
structions. 21  Their  acts.  26  Their  relation. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  1 Send  thou  men,  that  they  may  search  the  land 
of  Canaan,  which  I give  unto  the  children  of  Israel  : of 
every  tribe  of  their  fathers  shall  ye  send  a man,  every 
one  a ruler  among  them. 

3 And  Moses  by  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  sent 
them  2 from  the  wilderness  of  Paran  : all  those  men 
were  heads  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

4 And  these  were  their  names  : of  the  tribe  of 
Reuben,  Shammua  the  son  of  Zaccur. 

5 Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  Shaphat  the  son  of  Hori. 

6 3 Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  ^ Caleb  the  son  of  Je- 
phunneh. 

7 Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Igal  the  son  of  Joseph. 

8 Of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  ^ Oshea  the  son  of  Nun. 

9 Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Palti  the  son  of  Raphu. 

10  Of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Gaddiel  the  son  of  Sodi. 

11  Of  the  tribe  of  Joseph,  namely,  of  the  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  Gaddi  the  son  of  Susi. 

12  Of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Ammiel  the  son  of  Gemalli. 

13  Of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Sethur  the  son  of  Michael. 

14  Of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  Nahbi  the  son  of 
Vophsi. 

15  Of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Geuel  the  son  of  Machi. 

10  These  are  the  names  of  the  men  which  Moses 
sent  to  spy  out  the  land.  And  Moses  called  ® Oshea 
the  son  of  Nun  Jehoshua. 

17  ^ And  Moses  sent  them  to  spy  out  the  land  of 
Canaan,  and  said  unto  them.  Get  you  up  this  way 

southward,  and  go  up  into  ® the  mountain  : 

18  And  see  the  land,  what  it  w ; and  the  people  that 
dwelleth  therein,  whether  they  he  strong  or  weak,  few 
or  many  ; 

19  And  what  the  land  is  that  they  dwell  in,  whether 
it  he  good  or  bad  ; and  what  cities  they  he  that  they 
dwell  in,  whether  in  tents,  or  in  strong  holds  ; 

20  And  what  the  land  is,  whether  it  he  ^ fat  or  lean, 
whether  there  be  wood  therein,  or  not.  And  be  ye  of 
good  courage,  and  bring  of  the  fruit  of  the  land.  Now 
the  time  was  the  time  of  the  firstripe  grapes. 

21  ^ So  they  went  up,  and  searched  the  land  from 
the  wilderness  of  Zin  unto  ^2  Rehob,  as  men  come  to 
Hamath. 

22  And  they  ascended  by  the  south,  and  came  unto 
Hebron  ; where  Ahiman,  Sheshai,  and  Talmai,  the 


13  womb.  And  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

14  Heal  her,  O God,  I beseech  thee.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  Moses,  If  her  father  had  but  spit  in  her 
face,  should  she  not  be  ashamed  seven  days  ? let 
her  be  shut  up  without  the  camp  seven  days,  and 

15  after  that  she  shall  be  brought  in  again.  And 
Miriam  was  shut  up  without  the  camp  seven  days  : 
and  the  people  journeyed  not  till  Miriam  was 

16  brought  in  again.  And  afterward  the  people 
journeyed  from  Hazeroth,  and  pitched  in  the  wil- 
derness of  Paran. 


13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Send 
thou  men,  that  they  may  spy  out  the  land  of  Canaan, 
which  I give  unto  the  children  of  Israel  : of  every 
tribe  of  their  fathers  shall  ye  send  a man,  every  one 

3 a prince  among  them.  And  Moses  sent  them  from 
the  wilderness  of  Paran  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  : all  of  them  men  who  were 

4 heads  of  the  children  of  Israel.  And  these  were 
their  names  : of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  Shammua  the 

5 son  of  Zaccur.  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  Shaphat 

6 the  son  of  Hori.  Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb 

7 the  son  of  Jephunneh.  Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar, 

8 Igal  the  son  of  Joseph.  Of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim, 

9 Hoshea  the  son  of  Nun.  Of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 

10  min,  Palti  the  son  of  Raphu.  Of  the  tribe  of 

11  Zebulun,  Gaddiel  the  son  of  Sodi.  Of  the  tribe 
of  Joseph,  namely,  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Gaddi 

12  the  son  of  Susi.  Of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Ammiel  the 

13  son  of  Gemalli.  Of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Sethur  the 

14  son  of  Michael.  Of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  Nahbi 

15  the  son  of  Vophsi.  Of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Geuel 

16  the  son  of  Machi.  These  are  the  names  of  the 
men  which  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  the  land.  And 

17  Moses  called  Hoshea  the  son  of  Nun  Joshua.  And 
Moses  sent  them  to  spy  out  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
said  unto  them,  Get  you  up  this  way  “ by  the  South, 

18  and  go  up  into  the  mountains  : and  see  the  land, 
what  it  is  ; and  the  people  that  dwelleth  therein, 
whether  they  be  strong  or  weak,  whether  they  be 

19  few  or  many  ; and  what  the  land  is  that  they  dwell 
in,  whether  it  be  good  or  bad  ; and  what  cities  they 
be  that  they  dwell  in,  whether  in  camps,  or  in  strong 

20  holds  ; and  what  the  land  is,  whether  it  be  fat  or 
lean,  whether  there  be  wood  therein,  or  not.  And 
be  ye  of  good  courage,  and  bring  of  the  fruit  of  the 
land.  Now  the  time  was  the  time  of  the  firstripe 

21  grapes.  So  they  went  up,  and  spied  out  the  land 
from  the  wilderness  of  Zin  unto  Rehob,  to  the  enter- 

22  ing  in  of  Hamath.  And  they  went  up  « by  the  South, 
and  came  unto  Hebron  ; and  Ahiman,  Sheshai,  and 


19  See  Heb.  12.  9. 

20  Lev.  13.  40.  ch. 
5 2 3 

"2iDeut.  24.  9.  2 

Chr.  20.  20,  21. 


22  ch.  11.  35.  & 33. 
18. 

1 ch.  32.  8.  Dent. 
1.  22. 

2 ch.  12.  10.  & 32.  8. 
Deut.  1.  19.  & 9.  23. 


3 ch.  34.  19.  1 Chr. 
4.  1.5. 

4 ver.  .30.  ch  14.  0, 
30.  Josli.  14.  0,  7,  13, 
14.  Judir.  1.  12. 

9 ver.  10. 


3 ver.  8.  Ex.  17.  9. 
ch.  14.  0,  .30. 

2 ver.  21. 

« Gen.  14.  10.  Judg. 
1.  9,  19. 


9 Nell.  9.  25,  35. 
Ezek.  34.  14. 

10  Deut.  31.  0,  7,  23. 
”ch.  34.  3.  Josh. 

15.  1. 

12  Josh.  19.  28. 


13  Josh.  11.  21,  22. 
* 15.  13,  14.  Judg.  1. 
10. 

1'*  ver.  33. 
a Or,  into. 


220 


NUMBERS,  XIV. 


children  of  Anak,  were.  (Now  Hebron  was  built 
seven  years  before  Zoan  in  Egypt.) 

23  And  they  came  unto  the  brook  of  Eshcol,  and 
cut  down  from  thence  a branch  with  one  cluster  of 
grapes,  and  they  bare  it  between  two  upon  a staff  ; and 
they  brought  of  the  pomegranates,  and  of  the  figs. 

24  The  place  was  called  the  brook  Eshcol,  because 
of  the  cluster  of  grapes  which  the  children  of  Israel 
cut  down  from  thence. 

25  And  they  returned  from  searching  of  the  laud 
after  forty  days. 

26  ^ And  they  went  and  came  to  Moses,  and  to 
Aaron,  and  to  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  unto  the  wilderness  of  Paran,  to  Kadesh  ; 
and  brought  back  word  unto  them,  and  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation, and  shewed  them  the  fruit  of  the  land. 

27  And  they  told  him,  and  said.  We  came  unto  the 
land  whither  thou  sentest  us,  and  surely  it  floweth  with 
20  milk  and  honey  ; 21  and  this  is  the  fruit  of  it. 

28  Nevertheless  22  the  people  he  strong  that  dwell  in 
the  land,  and  the  cities  are  walled,  and  very  great  : and 
moreover  we  saw  20  the  children  of  Anak  there. 

29  24  The  Amalekites  dwell  in  the  land  of  the  south  : 
and  the  Hittites,  and  the  Jebusites,  and  the  Amorites, 
dwell  in  the  mountains  : and  the  Canaanites  dwell  by 
the  sea,  and  by  the  coast  of  Jordan. 

30  And  2S  Caleb  stilled  the  people  before  Moses,  and 
said.  Let  us  go  up  at  once,  and  possess  it ; for  we  are 
well  able  to  overcome  it. 

31  26  But  the  men  that  went  up  with  him  said.  We 
be  not  able  to  go  up  against  the  people  ; for  they  are 
stronger  than  we. 

32  And  they  2?  brought  up  an  evil  report  of  the  land 
which  they  had  searched  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  The  land,  through  which  we  have  gone  to  search 
it,  is  a land  that  eateth  up  the  inhabitants  thereof  ; and 
26  all  the  people  that  we  saw  in  it  are  men  of  a great 
stature. 

33  And  there  we  saw  the  giants,  29  the  sons  of  Anak, 
which  come  of  the  giants  : and  we  were  in  our  own  sight 

as  grasshoppers,  and  so  we  were  in  their  sight. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 The  people  murmur  at  the  news.  6 Joshua  and  Caleb  labour  to  still 
them.  11  Ciod  threateneth  them.  13  Moses  persuadeth  God,  and  ob- 
taineth  i>ardon.  26  The  murmurers  are  deprived  of  entering  into  the 
land.  36  The  men  who  raised  the  evil  report  die  by  a j)lague.  40  The 
peojde  that  would  mvade  the  land  against  the  tvill  of  God  are  smitten. 

And  all  the  congregation  lifted  up  their  voice,  and 
cried  ; and  ^ the  people  wept  that  night. 

2  2 And  all  the  children  of  Isi’ael  murmured  against 
Moses  and  against  Aaron  : and  the  whole  congregation 
said  unto  them.  Would  God  that  we  had  died  in  the 
land  of  Egypt ! or  ^ would  God  we  had  died  in  this  wil- 
derness ! 

3  And  wherefore  hath  the  Lord  brought  us  unto  this 
land,  to  fall  by  the  sword,  that  our  wives  and  our  chil- 
dren should  be  a prey  ? were  it  not  better  for  us  to 
return  into  Egypt  ? 

4  And  they  said  one  to  another,  ^ Let  us  make  a cap- 
tain, and  ® let  us  return  into  Egypt. 

5  Then  ^ Moses  and  Aaron  fell  on  their  faces  before 

15  Josh.  21.  11.  19.  Josh.  14.  G.  21  Ex.  17.  8.  ch.  14. 

10  Ps.  78.  12.  Is.  19.  20  Ex.  3.  8.  & 33.  3.  43.  Judg.  G.  3.  1 Sam. 

11.  & 30.  4.  21  Eeut.  1.  25.  14.  48.  & 15.  3,  &c. 

11  Deut.  1.  24,  25.  22  Deut.  1.  28.  & 9.  25  See  ch.  14.  G,  24. 

18  ver.  3.  1,  2.  Josh.  14.  7. 

19  ch.  20. 1,  IG.  & 32.  23  ver.  33.  20  ch.  32.  9.  Deut. 

8.  & 33.  3G.  Deut.  1. 


Talmai,  the  children  of  Anak,  were  there.  (Now 
Hebron  was  built  seven  years  before  Zoan  in  Egypt.) 

23  And  they  came  unto  the  valley  of  Eshcol,  and  out 
down  from  thence  a branch  with  one  cluster  of 
grapes,  and  they  bare  it  upon  a staff  between  two  ; 
they  brought  also  of  the  pomegranates,  and  of  the 

24  figs.  That  place  was  called  the  valley  of  ^ Eshcol, 
because  of  the  cluster  wliich  the  children  of  Israel 

25  cut  down  from  thence.  And  they  returned  from 

26  spying  out  the  land  at  the  end  of  forty  days.  And 
they  went  and  came  to  Moses,  and  to  Aaron,  and  to 
all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto 
the  wilderness  of  Paran,  to  Kadesh  ; and  brought 
back  word  unto  them,  and  unto  all  the  congregation, 

27  and  shewed  them  the  fruit  of  the  land.  And  they 
told  him,  and  said,  We  came  unto  the  land  whither 
t^iou  sentest  us,  and  surely  it  floweth  with  milk  and 

28  honey  ; and  this  is  the  fruit  of  it.  Howbeit  the 
people  that  dwell  in  the  land  are  strong,  and  the 
cities  are  fenced,  and  very  great  : and  moreover 

29  we  saw  the  children  of  Anak  there.  Anialek 
dwelleth  in  the  land  of  the  South  : and  the  Hit- 
tite,  and  the  Jebusite,  and  the  Amorite,  dwell  in 
the  mountains  : and  the  Canaanite  dwelleth  by  the 

30  sea,  and  along  by  the  side  of  Jordan.  And  Caleb 
stilled  the  people  before  Moses,  and  said.  Let  us  go 
up  at  once,  and  possess  it  ; for  we  are  well  able  to 

31  overcome  it.  But  the  men  that  went  up  with  him 
said.  We  be  not  able  to  go  up  against  the  people  ; 

32  for  they  are  stronger  than  we.  And  they  brought 
up  an  evil  report  of  the  land  which  they  had  spied 
out  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  The  land, 
through  which  we  have  gone  to  sp}’^  it  out,  is  a 
land  that  eateth  up  the  inhabitants  thereof  ; and 
all  the  people  that  we  saw  in  it  are  men  of  great 

33  stature.  And  there  we  saw  the  Nephilim,  the 
sons  of  Anak,  which  come  of  the  Nephilim  : and 
we  were  in  our  own  sight  as  grasshoppers,  and  so 
we  were  in  their  sight. 


14  And  all  the  congregation  lifted  up  their  voice, 

2 and  cried  ; and  the  people  wept  that  night.  And 
all  the  children  of  Israel  murmured  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron  : and  the  whole  congregation 
said  unto  them,  Would  God  that  we  had  died  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  ! or  would  God  we  had  died  in  this 

3 wilderness  ! And  wherefore  doth  the  Lord  bring 
us  unto  tliis  land,  to  fall  by  the  sword  ? Our  wives 
and  our  little  ones  shall  be  a prey  : were  it  not  bet- 

4 ter  for  us  to  return  into  Egypt  ? And  they  said  one 
to  another.  Let  us  make  a captain,  and  let  us  return 

5 into  Egypt.  Then  Moses  and  Aaron  fell  on  their 


1.  28.  Josh.  14.  8.  31 1 Sam.  17.  42,  4 Neh.  9. 17. 

27  ch.  14.  30,  37.  1 ch.  11.  4.  c See  Deut.  17.  IG. 

28  Amos  2.  9.  2 Ex.  IG.  2.  * 17.  3.  Acts  7.  39. 

2!)  Deut.  1.  28.  & 2.  ch.  IG.  41.  Ps.  lOG.  c d,.  IG.  4,  22. 

10.  & 9.  2.  25.  b That  is,  a cluster. 

80  Is.  40.  22.  ■ 8 gee  ver.  28,  29.  c Or,  giants. 


221 


NUMBERS,  XIV. 


nil  the  assembly  of  the  congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

6 If  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  Caleb  the  son 
of  Jephunneh,  which  were  of  them  that  searched  the 
land,  rent  their  clothes  : 

7 And  they  spake  unto  all  the  company  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  ®The  land,  which  we  passed 
through  to  search  it,  is  an  exceeding  good  land. 

8 If  the  Lord  ^ delight  in  us,  then  he  will  bring  us 
into  this  land,  and  give  it  ns  ; a land  which  floweth 
with  milk  and  honey. 

9 Only  rebel  not  ye  against  the  Lord,  i^  neither 
fear  ye  the  people  of  the  land  ; for  i^  they  are  bread  for 
us  : their  defence  is  departed  from  them,  i^and  the 
Lord  is  with  us  : fear  them  not. 

10  1®  But  all  the  congregation  bade  stone  them  with 
stones.  And  i®the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  before  all  the  children 
of  Israel. 

11  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  How  long  will 
this  people  n provoke  me  ? and  how  long  will  it  be  ere 
they  1*  believe  me,  for  all  the  signs  which  I have  shewed 
among  them  ? 

12  I will  smite  them  with  the  pestilence,  and  disin- 
herit them,  and  will  make  of  thee  a greater  nation 
and  mightier  than  they. 

13  ^ And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  Then  the 
Egyptians  shall  hear  it,  (for  thou  broughtest  up  this 
people  in  thy  might  from  among  them  ;) 

14  And  they  will  tell  it  to  the  inhabitants  of  this 
land  : ‘^^for  they  have  heard  that  thou  Lord  art  among 
this  people,  that  thou  Lord  art  seen  face  to  face,  and 
that  ^=^thy  cloud  standeth  over  them,  and  that  thou 
goest  before  them,  by  day  time  in  a pillar  of  a cloud, 
^and  in  a pillar  of  fire  by  night. 

15  ^ Now  i/"  thou  shalt  kill  all  this  people  as  one 
man,  then  the  nations  which  have  heard  the  fame  of 
thee  will  speak,  saying, 

16  Because  the  Lord  was  not  ^^able  to  bring  this 
people  into  the  land  which  he  sware  unto  them,  there- 
fore he  hath  slain  them  in  the  wilderness. 

17  And  now,  I beseech  thee,  let  the  power  of  my 
Lord  be  great,  according  as  thou  hast  spoken,  saying, 

18  The  Lord  is  longsulfering,  and  of  great  mercy, 
forgiving  iniquity  and  transgression,  and  by  no  means 
clearing  the  guilty,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
upon  the  children  unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation. 

19  Pardon,  I beseech  thee,  the  iniquity  of  this 
people  according  unto  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy, 
and  as  thou  hast  forgiven  this  people,  from  Egvpt 
even  until  now. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  I have  pardoned  according 
to  thy  word  : 

21  But  as  truly  as  I live,  all  the  earth  shall  be 
filled  with  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

22  Because  all  those  men  which  have  seen  my 
glory,  and  my  miracles,  which  I did  in  Egypt  and  in 
the  wilderness,  and  have  tempted  me  now  these  ten 
times,  and  have  not  hearkened  to  my  voice  ; 

7 ver.  24,  30,  38.  ch.  12  Deut.  7.  18.  & 20.  i’"*  Ex.  17.  4. 

13.  G,  8.  3.  i«  Ex.  IG.  10.  & 24. 

8 ch.  13.  27.  Deut.  is  di.  24.  8.  IG,  17.  & 40.  34.  Lev. 

1-  20.  14  Gen.  48.  21.  Ex.  9.  23.  ch.  IG.  19,  42. 

® Deut.  10.  15.  2 33.  IG.  Deut.  20.  1,  3,  & 20.  G. 

Sam.  15.  25,  2G.  & 22.  4.  & 31.  G,  8.  Josh.  1.  n ver.  23.  Deut.  9. 

20.  1 Kin.  10.  9.  Ps.  5.  Judg.  1.  22.  2 Chr.  7,  8,  22.  Ps.  95.  8. 

22.  8.  & 147.  10,  11.  13.  12.  & 15.  2.  & 20.  Heb.  3.  8,  IG. 

Ifl-  G2.  4.  17.  & 32.  8.  Ps.  4G.  7,  i*  Deut.  1.  32.  & 9. 

10  ch.  13.  27.  11.  Is.  41.  10.  Amos  23.  Ps.  78.  22,  32,  42. 

“ Deut.  9.  7,  23,  24.  5.  14.  Zech.  8.  23. 


faces  before  all  the  assembly  of  the  congregation 

6 of  the  children  of  Israel.  And  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun  and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  which  were 
of  them  that  spied  out  the  land,  rent  their  clothes  : 

7 and  they  spake  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying.  The  land,  which  we  passed 
through  to  spy  it  out,  is  an  exceeding  good  land. 

8 If  the  Lord  delight  in  us,  then  he  will  bring  us  into 
this  land,  and  give  it  unto  us  ; a land  which  floweth 

9 with  milk  and  honey.  Only  rebel  not  against  the 
Lord,  neither  fear  ye  the  people  of  the  land  ; for 
they  are  bread  for  us  : their  “ defence  is  removed 
from  over  them,  and  the  Lord  is  with  us  : fear  them 

10  not.  But  all  the  congregation  bade  stone  them  with 
stones.  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  in  the 
tent  of  meeting  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel. 


11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  How  long  will 
this  people  despise  me  ? and  how  long  will  they  not 
believe  in  me,  for  all  the  signs  which  I have  wrought 

12  among  them  ? I will  smite  them  with  the  pesti- 
lence, and  disinherit  them,  and  will  make  of  thee  a 

13  nation  greater  and  mightier  than  they.  And  Moses 
said  unto  the  Lord,  Then  the  Egyptians  shall  hear 
it ; for  thon  broughtest  up  this  people  in  thy  might 

14  from  among  them  ; and  they  will  tell  it  to  the  in- 
habitants of  this  land  : they  have  heard  that  thou 
Lord  art  in  the  midst  of  this  people  ; for  thou  Lord 
art  seen  ^ face  to  face,  and  thy  cloud  standeth  over 
them,  and  thou  goest  before  them,  in  a pillar  of 
cloud  by  day,  and  in  a pillar  of  fire  by  night. 

15  Now  if  thou  shalt  kill  this  people  as  one  man,  then 
the  nations  which  have  heard  the  fame  of  thee  will 

16  speak,  saying.  Because  the  Lord  was  not  able  to 
bring  this  people  into  the  land  which  he  sware  unto 
them,  therefore  he  hath  slain  them  in  the  wilderness. 

17  And  now,  I pray  thee,  let  the  power  of  the  Lord  be 

18  great,  according  as  thou  hast  spoken,  saying.  The 
Lord  is  slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy,  for- 
giving iniquity  and  transgression,  and  that  will  by 
no  means  clear  the  guilty ; visiting  the  iniquity  of 
the  fathers  upon  the  children,  upon  the  third  and 

19  upon  the  fourth  generation.  Pardon,  I pray  thee, 
the  iniquity  of  this  people  according  unto  the  great- 
ness of  thy  mercy,  and  according  as  thou  hast  for- 

20  given  this  people,  from  Egypt  even  until  now.  And 
the  Lord  said,  I have  pardoned  according  to  thy 

21  word  : but  in  very  deed,  as  I live,  and  as  all  the  earth 

22  shall  be  filled  with  the  glory  of  the  Lord  ; because 
all  those  men  which  have  seen  my  glory,  and  my 
signs,  which  I wrought  in  Egypt  and  in  the  wilder- 
ness, yet  have  tempted  me  these  ten  times,  and  have 


& lOG.  24.  John  12. 
37.  Heb.  3.  18. 

19  Ex.  32.  10. 

29  Ex.  32.  12.  Ps. 
100.  23.  Deut.  9.  20, 
27,  28.  & 32.  27.  Ezek. 
20.  9,  14. 

21  Ex.  15.  14.  Josh. 
2.  9,  10.  & 5.  1. 

22  Ex.  13.  21.  & 40. 


38.  ch.  10.  34.  Neh. 
9.  12.  Ps.  78.  14.  & 
105.  39. 

23  Deut.  9.  28.  Josh. 
7.  9. 

24  Ex.  34.  0,  7.  Ps. 
103.  8.  & 145.  8.  Jo- 
nah 4.  2. 

23  Ex.  20.  5.  & 34.  7. 
29  Ex.  34.  9. 

21  Ps.  100.  45. 


28  Ps.  78.  38. 

29  Ps.  lot;.  23.  Jam. 
5.  10.  1 John  5.  14, 
15,  10. 

39  Ps.  72.  19. 

31  Deut.  1.  35.  Ps. 
95.  11.  & 100.  20.  Heb. 
3.  17,  18. 

32  Gen.  31.  7. 

(f  Heb.  shadow, 
h Heb.  eye  to  eye. 


222 


NUMBERS,  XIV. 


23  Surely  they  shall  not  see  the  land  which  I 
sware  unto  their  fathers,  neither  shall  any  of  them  that 
provoked  me  see  it : 

24  But  my  servant  34  Caleb,  because  he  had  another 
spirit  with  him,  and  33  hath  followed  me  fully,  him  will 
I bring  into  the  laud  whereinto  he  went  ; and  his  seed 
shall  possess  it. 

25  (Now  the  Amalekites  and  the  Canaanites  dwelt 
in  the  valley.)  To  morrow  turn  you,  36  and  get  you 
into  the  wilderness  by  the  way  of  the  Red  sea. 

26  ^ And  the  Lokd  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto 
Aaron,  saying, 

27  37  How  long  shall  I hear  with  this  evil  congrega- 
tion, which  murmur  against  me  ? 38 1 have  heard  the 
murmurings  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  they  mur- 
mur against  me. 

28  Say  unto  them,  39^5  truly  as  I live,  saith  the 
Lord,  ^9  as  ye  have  spoken  in  mine  ears,  so  will  I do  to 
you  : 

29  Your  carcases  shall  fall  in  this  wilderness  ; and 

all  that  were  numbered  of  you,  according  to  your 

whole  number,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
wliich  have  murmured  against  me, 

30  Doubtless  ye  shall  not  come  into  the  land,  con- 
cerning which  I sware  to  make  you  dwell  therein,  save 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun. 

31  ^3  But  your  little  ones,  which  ye  said  should  be  a 
prey,  them  will  I bring  in,  and  they  shall  know  the 
land  which  ^^ye  have  despised. 

32  But  as  for  you,  your  carcases,  they  shall  fall  in 
this  wilderness. 

33  And  your  children  shall  wander  in  the  wilder- 
ness forty  years,  and  ^3  bear  your  whoredoms,  until 
your  carcases  be  wasted  in  the  wilderness. 

34  ^9  After  the  number  of  the  days  in  which  ye 
searched  the  land,  even  forty  days,  each  day  for  a 
year,  shall  ye  bear  your  iniquities,  even  forty  years, 
31  and  ye  shall  know  my  breach  of  promise. 

35  3^  I the  IjORD  have  said,  I will  surely  do  it  unto  aU 
36  this  evil  congregation,  that  are  gathered  together 
against  me  : in  this  wilderness  they  shall  be  consumed, 
and  there  they  shall  die. 

36  34  And  the  men,  which  Moses  sent  to  search  the 
land,  who  returned,  and  made  all  the  congregation  to 
murmur  against  him,  by  bringing  up  a slander  upon  the 
land, 

37  Even  those  men  that  did  bring  up  the  evil  report 
upon  the  land,  35  died  by  the  plague  before  the  Lord. 

38  36  But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  Caleb  the  son 
of  Jephunneh,  which  were  of  the  men  that  went  to  search 
the  land,  lived  still. 

39  And  Moses  told  these  sayings  unto  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  : 37  ^nd  the  people  mourned  greatly. 

40  ^ And  they  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  gat 
them  up  into  the  top  of  the  mountain,  saying,  Lo,  38 

he  here,  and  will  go  up  unto  the  place  which  the.  Lord 
hath  promised  : for  we  have  sinned. 

41  And  Moses  said.  Wherefore  now  do  ye  transgress 
39  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  ? but  it  shall  not 
prosper. 

33  ch.  32.  11.  Ezek.  38  Ex.  16.  12.  65.  & 32.  12.  Deut.  1. 

20.  15.  30  ver.  23.  ch.  26.  36,  38. 

34  Deut.  1.  36.  Josh.  65.  & 32.  11.  Deut.  1.  43  Deut.  1.  39. 

14.  6,  8,  9,  14.  35.  Heb.  3.  17.  44  Ps.  lOG.  24. 

33  ch.  32.  12.  40  See  ver.  2.  46  i Cor.  10.  5.  Heb. 

36  Deut.  1.  40.  41  ch.  1.  45.  & 26.  64.  3.  17. 

87  ver.  11.  Ex.  16.  42  ver.  38.  ch.  20.  46  ch.  32.  13.  Ps. 

28.  Matt.  17.  17.  107.  40. 


23  not  hearkened  to  my  voice  ; surely  they  shall  not 
see  the  land  which  I sware  unto  their  fathers,  neither 

24  shall  any  of  them  that  despised  me  see  it  : but  my 
servant  Caleb,  because  he  had  another  spirit  with 
him,  and  hath  followed  me  fully,  him  will  I bring 
into  the  land  whereinto  he  went  ; and  his  seed  shall 

25  possess  it.  Now  the  Amalekite  and  the  Canaanite 
dwell  in  the  valley  : to-morrow  turn  ye,  and  get 
you  into  the  wilderness  by  the  way  to  the  Red  Sea. 

26  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 

27  saying.  How  long  shall  I hear  with  this  evil  congre- 
gation, which  murmur  against  me  ? I have  heard 
the  murmurings  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which 

28  they  murmur  against  me.  Say  unto  them.  As  I 
live,  saith  the  Lord,  surely  as  ye  have  spoken  in 

29  mine  ears,  so  will  I do  to  you  : your  carcases  shall 
fall  in  this  wilderness  ; and  all  that  were  numbered 
of  you,  according  to  your  whole  number,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  which  have  mur- 

30  mured  against  me,  surely  ye  shall  not  come  into  the 
land,  concerning  which  I lifted  up  my  hand  that 
I would  make  you  dwell  therein,  save  Caleb  the 

31  son  of  Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun.  But 
your  little  ones,  which  ye  said  should  be  a prey, 
them  will  I bring  in,  and  they  shall  know  the  land 

32  which  ye  have  rejected.  But  as  for  you,  your  car- 

33  cases  shall  fall  in  this  wilderness.  And  your 
children  shall  be  wanderers  in  the  wilderness  forty 
years,  and  shall  bear  your  whoredoms,  until  your 

34  carcases  be  consumed  in  the  wilderness.  After  the 
number  of  the  days  in  which  ye  spied  out  the  land, 
even  forty  days,  for  every  day  a year,  shall  ye 
bear  your  iniquities,  even  forty  years,  and  ye  shall 

35  know  ^ my  alienation.  I the  Lord  have  spoken, 
surely  this  will  I do  unto  all  this  evil  congrega- 
tion, that  are  gathered  together  against  me  : in  this 
wilderness  they  shall  be  consumed,  and  there  they 

36  shall  die.  And  the  men,  which  Moses  sent  to  spy 
out  the  land,  who  returned,  and  made  all  the  con- 
gregation to  murmur  against  him,  by  bringing  up 

37  an  evil  report  against  the  land,  even  those  men  that 
did  bring  up  an  evil  report  of  the  land,  died  by  the 

38  plague  before  the  Lord.  But  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun,  and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  remained 
alive  of  those  men  that  went  to  spy  out  the  land. 

39  And  Moses  told  these  words  unto  all  the  children 

40  of  Israel : and  the  people  mourned  greatly.  And 
they  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  gat  them  up 
to  the  top  of  the  mountain,  saying,  Lo,  we  he  here, 
and  will  go  up  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  hath 

41  promised  : for  we  have  sinned.  And  Moses  said. 
Wherefore  now  do  ye  transgress  the  commandment 


47  See  Dent.  2.  14. 

48  Ezek.  23.  35. 

4»  ch.  13.  25. 

30  Ps.  95.  10.  Ezek. 

4.  6. 


32  ch.  2S.  19. 

33  ver.  27,  29.  ch. 
26.  65.  1 Cor.  10.  5. 

34  ch.  13.  31,  32. 

33 1 Cor.  10. 10.  Heb. 

Jude  5. 

30  ch.  26.  65.  Josh. 
14.  6,  10. 


67  Ex.  33.  4. 

38  Deut.  1.  41. 

30  ver.  25.  2 Chr. 

24.  20. 

c Heb.  shepherds, 
d Or,  the  revoking 
of  my  promise. 


31  See  1 Kin.  8.  56.,  3.  17. 
Ps.  77.  8.  & 105.  42. 

Heb.  4.  1. 


NUMBERS,  XV. 


223 


42  Go  not  up,  for  the  Lord  is  not  among  you  ; that 
ye  be  not  smitten  before  your  enemies. 

43  For  the  Amalekites  and  the  Canaanites  are  there 

before  you,  and  ye  shall  fall  by  the  sword  : because 

ye  are  turned  away  from  the  Lord,  therefore  the  Lord 
will  not  be  with  you. 

44  But  they  presumed  to  go  up  unto  the  hill  top  : 
nevertheless  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and 
Moses,  departed  not  out  of  the  camp. 

45  ^^Then  the  Amalekites  came  down,  and  the  Ca- 
naanites which  dwelt  in  that  hill,  and  smote  them,  and 
discomfited  them,  even  unto  Hormah. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1 The  law  of  the  meat  offering  and  the  drink  offering.  13,  29  The  stran- 
aer  is  under  the  same  law.  17  The  law  of  the  first  of  the  dough  for  an 
heave  offering.  22  The  sacrifice  for  sin  of  ignorance.  30  The  punish- 
ment of  presumpt  ion.  32  He  that  violated  the  sabbath  is  stoned.  37 
The  law  of  fringes. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  1 Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them.  When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  of  your 
habitations,  which  I give  unto  you, 

3  And  2 will  make  an  offering  by  fire  unto  the  Lord, 
a burnt  offering,  or  a sacrifice  ® in  performing  a vow,  or 
in  a freewill  offering,  or  ^in  your  solemn  feasts,  to 
make  a ® sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord,  of  the  herd,  or  of 
the  flock  : 

4  Then  ® shall  he  that  offereth  his  offering  unto  the 
Lord  bring  a meat  offering  of  a tenth  deal  of  flour 
mingled  ® with  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  of  oil. 

5  ® And  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  of  wine  for  a drink 
offering  shalt  thou  prepare  with  the  burnt  offering  or 
sacrifice,  for  one  lamb. 

6  Or  for  a ram,  thou  shalt  prepare  for  a meat  offer- 
ing two  tenth  deals  of  flour  mingled  with  the  third  part 
of  an  hin  of  oil. 

7  And  for  a drink  offering  thou  shalt  offer  the  third 
part  of  an  hin  of  wine,  for  a sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

8  And  when  thou  preparest  a bullock  for  a burnt 
offering,  or  for  a sacrifice  in  performing  a vow,  or 
peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord  : 

9  Then  shall  he  bring  with  a bullock  a meat  offer- 
ing of  three  tenth  deals  of  flour  mingled  with  half  an 
hin  of  oil. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  for  a drink  offering  half  an 
hin  of  wine,  for  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord. 

11  Thus  shall  it  be  done  for  one  bullock,  or  for  one 
ram,  or  for  a lamb,  or  a kid. 

12  According  to  the  number  that  ye  shall  prepare,  so 
shall  ye  do  to  every  one  according  to  their  number. 

13  All  that  are  born  of  the  country  shall  do  these 
things  after  this  manner,  in  offering  an  offering  made 
by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

14  And  if  a stranger  sojourn  with  you,  or  whosoever 
he  among  you  in  your  generations,  and  will  offer  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; 
as  ye  do,  so  he  shall  do. 

15  ^Hlne  ordinance  shall  he  hath  for  you  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  also  for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth  with 
youy  an  ordinance  for  ever  in  your  generations  : as  ye 
are,  so  shall  the  stranger  be  before  the  Lord. 

00  Dent.  1.  42.  g4  ch.  21.  3.  Judg.  » Lev.  7.  16.  & 22. 

01 2 Clir.  15.  2.  1.  17.  18,  21. 

"2  Deut.  1.  43.  1 ver.  18.  Lev.  23.  “ Lev.  23.  8,  12,  36. 

0*  ver.  43.  Deut.  1.  10.  Deut.  7.  1.  ch.  28.  19,  27.  & 29.  2, 

44.  2 Lev.  1. 2,  3.  8,  13.  Deut.  16.  10. 


42  of  the  Lord,  seeing  it  shall  not  prosper  ? Go  not 
up,  for  the  Lord  is  not  among  you  ; that  ye  be  not 

43  smitten  down  before  your  enemies.  For  there  the 
Amalekite  and  the  Canaanite  are  before  you,  and  ye 
shall  fall  by  the  sword  : because  ye  are  turned  back 
from  following  the  Lord,  therefore  the  Lord  will 

44  not  be  with  you.  But  they  presumed  to  go  up  to 
the  top  of  the  mountain  : nevertheless  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  Moses,  departed  not 

45  out  of  the  camp.  Then  the  Amalekite  came  down, 
and  the  Canaanite  which  dwelt  in  that  mountain,  and 
smote  them  and  beat  them  down,  even  unto  Hor- 
mah. 


15  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them. 
When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  of  your  habitations, 

3 which  I give  unto  you,  and  will  make  an  offering  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord,  a burnt  offering,  or  a sacrifice, 
« to  accomplish  a vow,  or  as  a freewill  offering,  or 
in  your  set  feasts,  to  make  a sweet  savour  unto  the 

4 Lord,  of  the  herd,  or  of  the  flock  : then  shall  he 
that  offereth  his  oblation  offer  unto  the  Lord  a 
meal  offering  of  a tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour 

5 mingled  with  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  of  oil  : and 
wine  for  the  drink  offering,  the  fourth  part  of  an 
hin,  shalt  thou  prepare  with  the  burnt  oft’ering  or  for 

6 the  sacrifice,  for  each  lamb.  Or  for  a ram,  thou 
shalt  prepare  for  a meal  offering  two  tenth  parts  of 
an  ephah  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  the  third  part  of 

7 an  hin  of  oil : and  for  the  drink  offering  thou  shalt 
offer  the  third  part  of  an  hin  of  wine,  of  a sweet 

8 savour  unto  the  Lord.  And  when  thou  preparest  a 
bullock  for  a burnt  offering,  or  for  a sacrifice,  “ to 
accomplish  a vow,  or  for  peace  offerings  unto  the 

9 Lord  : then  shall  he  offer  with  the  bullock  a meal 
offering  of  three  tenth  parts  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour 

10  mingled  with  half  an  hin  of  oil.  And  thou  shalt 
offer  for  the  drink  offering  half  an  hin  of  wine,  for 
an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto 

11  the  Lord.  Thus  shall  it  be  done  for  each  bullock, 
or  for  each  ram,  or  for  each  of  the  he-lambs,  or  of 

12  the  kids.  According  to  the  number  that  ye  shall 
prepare,  so  shall  ye  do  to  every  one  according  to 

13  their  number.  All  that  are  hornehorn  shall  do  these 
things  after  this  manner,  in  offering  an  offering  made 

14  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord.  And  if  a 
stranger  sojourn  with  you,  or  whosoever  he  among 
you  throughout  your  generations,  and  will  offer  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the 

15  Lord  ; as  ye  do,  so  he  shall  do.  For  the  assembly, 
there  shall  be  one  statute  for  you,  and  for  the 
stranger  that  sojourneth  with  you,  a statute  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations  : as  ye  are,  so  shall 


<5  Gen.  8.  21.  Ex.  29. 
18. 

0 Lev.  2.  1.  & 6.  14. 

T Kx.  29.  40.  Lev. 
23.  13. 


8 Lev.  14.  10.  ch. 
28.  5. 

0 ch.  28.  7,  14. 

10  ch.  28.  12,  14. 

11  Lev.  7.  11. 

12  ch.  28.  12,  14. 


13  ch.  28. 

!•»  ver.  29.  Ex.  12. 
49.  ch.  9.  14. 

a Or,  in  making  a 
special  vo  w. 


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NUMBERS,  XV. 


16  One  law  and  one  manner  shall  be  for  you,  and  for 
the  stranger  that  sojouriieth  with  you. 

17  V And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

18  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them.  When  ye  come  into  the  land  whither  I bring  you, 

19  Then  it  shall  be,  that,  when  ye  eat  of  the  bread 
of  the  land,  ye  shall  offer  up  an  heave  offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

20  Ye  shall  offer  up  a cake  of  the  first  of  your 
dough  for  an  heave  offering  : as  ye  do  the  heave  offer- 
ing of  the  threshingfloor,  so  shall  ye  heave  it. 

21  Of  the  first  of  your  dough  ye  shall  give  unto  the 
Lord  an  heave  offering  in  your  generations. 

22  ^ And  if  ye  have  erred,  and  not  observed  all 
these  commandments,  which  the  Lord  hath  spoken  unto 
Moses, 

23  Even  all  that  the  Lord  hath  commanded  you  by 
the  hand  of  Moses,  from  the  day  that  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses^  and  henceforward  among  your  genera- 
tions ; 

24  Then  it  shall  be,  if  ought  be  committed  by  igno- 
rance without  the  knowledge  of  the  congregation,  that 
all  the  congregation  shall  offer  one  young  bullock  for  a 
burnt  offering,  for  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord, 

with  his  meat  offering,  and  his  drink  offering,  accord- 
ing to  the  manner,  and  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin 
offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  all 
the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  it  shall 
be  forgiven  them  ; for  it  is  ignorance  : and  they  shall 
bring  their  offering,  a sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord,  and  their  sin  offering  before  the  Lord,  for  their 
ignorance  : 

26  And  it  shall  be  forgiven  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  the  stranger  that  sojourneth 
among  them  ; seeing  all  the  people  were  in  ignorance. 

27  ^ And  24  if  any  soul  sin  through  ignorance,  then 
he  shall  bring  a she  goat  of  the  first  year  for  a sin 
offering. 

28  25  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  the 
soul  that  sinneth  ignorantly,  when  he  sinneth  by  igno- 
rance before  the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  him  ; 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

29  26  Ye  shall  have  one  law  for  him  that  sinneth 
through  ignorance,  both  for  him  that  is  born  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth 
among  them. 

30  T[  27  But  the  soul  that  doeth  ought  presumptuously, 
whether  he  he  born  in  the  land,  or  a stranger,  the  same 
reproacheth  the  Lord  ; and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 
from  among  his  people. 

31  Because  he  hath  28  despised  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
and  hath  broken  his  commandment,  that  soul  shall 
utterly  be  cut  off  ; 29]iis  iniquity  shall  he  upon  him. 

32  ^ And  while  the  children  of  Israel  were  in  the 
wilderness,  they  found  a man  that  gathered  sticks 
upon  the  sabbath  day. 

33  And  they  that  found  him  gathering  sticks  brought 
him  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  unto  all  the  congrega- 
tion. 

34  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  because  it  was  not 
declared  what  should  be  done  to  him. 


16  the  stranger  be  before  the  Lord.  One  law  and  one 
ordinance  shall  be  for  you,  and  for  the  stranger  that 
sojourneth  with  you. 

17  18  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them. 
When  ye  come  into  the  land  whither  I bring  you, 

19  then  it  shall  be,  that,  when  ye  eat  of  the  bread  of 
the  land,  ye  shall  offer  up  an  heave  offering  unto 

20  the  Lord.  Of  the  first  of  your  ^ dough  ye  shall 
offer  up  a cake  for  an  heave  offering  : as  ye  do  the 
heave  offering  of  the  threshing-floor,  so  shall  ye 

21  heave  it.  Of  the  first  of  your  dough  ye  shall  give 
unto  the  Lord  an  heave  offering  throughout  your 
generations. 

22  And  when  ye  shall  err,  and  not  observe  all  these 
commandments,  which  the  Lord  hath  spoken  unto 

23  Moses,  even  all  that  the  Lord  hath  commanded  you 
by  the  hand  of  Moses,  from  the  day  that  the  Lord 
gave  commandment,  and  onward  throughout  your 

24  generations  ; then  it  shall  be,  if  it  be  done  unwit- 
tingly, without  the  knowledge  of  the  congregation, 
that  all  the  congregation  shall  offer  one  young  bul- 
lock for  a burnt  offering,  for  a sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord,  with  the  meal  offering  thereof,  and  the 
drink  offering  thereof,  according  to  the  ordinance, 

25  and  one  he-goat  for  a sin  offering.  And  the  priest 
shall  make  atonement  for  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  they  shall  be  forgiven  ; 
for  it  was  an  error,  and  they  have  brought  their  ob- 
lation, an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord,  and 
their  sin  offering  before  the  Lord,  for  their  error : 

£6  and  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  be  forgiven,  and  the  stranger  that  sojourneth 
among  them  ; for  in  respect  of  all  the  people  it  was 

27  done  unwittingly.  And  if  one  person  sin  unwit- 
tingly, then  he  shall  offer  a she-goat  of  the  first  year 

28  for  a sin  offering.  And  the  priest  shall  make  atone- 
ment for  the  soul  that  erreth,  when  he  sinneth  un- 
wittingly, before  the  Lord,  to  make  atonement  for 

29  him  ; and  he  shall  be  forgiven.  Ye  shall  have  one 
law  for  him  that  doeth  aught  unwittingly,  for  him 
that  is  homeborn  among  the  children  of  Israel,  and 

30  for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth  among  them.  But 
the  soul  that  doeth  aught  with  an  high  hand,  whether 
he  be  homeborn  or  a stranger,  the  same  blasphemeth 
the  Lord  ; and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 

31  among  his  people.  Because  he  hath  despised  the 
word  of  the  I.(0RD,  and  hath  broken  his  command- 
ment ; that  soul  shall  utterly  be  cut  off,  his  iniquity 
shall  be  upon  him. 


32  And  while  the  children  of  Israel  were  in  the  wilder- 
ness, they  found  a man  gathering  sticks  upon  the 

33  sabbath  day.  And  they  that  found  him  gathering 
sticks  brought  him  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  unto 

34  all  the  congregation.  And  they  put  him  in  ward, 
because  it  had  not  been  declared  what  should  be 


15  ver.  2.  Deut.  26.  i®  Lev.  2.  14.  & 23.  22  See  Lev.  4.  23.  25  Lev.  4.  35.  28  2 Sam.  12.  9.  Pro.  30  Ex.  31.  14,  15.  & 

1.  10,  16.  ch.  28.  15.  Ezra  6. 17.  20  ygr,  15.  13.  13.  35.  2,  3. 

iG  Josh.  5.  11,  12.  19  Lev.  4.  2.  & 8.  35.  27  Deut.  17.  12.  Ps.  29  Lev.  5.  1.  Ezek.  3i  Lev.  24.  12. 

11  Deut.  26.  2,  10.  20  Lev.  4.  13.  23  Lev.  4.  20.  ' 19.  13.  Heb.  10.  26.  18.  20.  h Or,  coarse  meal. 

Pro.  3.  9,  10.  21  ver.  8,  9,  10.  24  Lev.  4.  27,  28.  2 Pet.  2.  10.  c Or,  in  error. 


NUMBERS,  XVI. 


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35  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  *2  The  man  shall  be 
surely  put  to  death  : all  the  congregation  shall  stone 
him  with  stones  without  the  camp. 

36  And  all  the  congregation  brought  him  without  the 
camp,  and  stoned  him  with  stones,  and  he  died  ; as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

37  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

38  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  bid  them 
that  they  make  them  fringes  in  the  borders  of  their 
garments  throughout  their  generations,  and  that  they 
put  upon  the  fringe  of  the  borders  a ribband  of 
blue  : 

39  And  it  shall  be  unto  you  for  a fringe,  that  ye  may 
look  upon  it,  and  remember  all  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord,  and  do  them  ; and  that  ye  seek  not  after 
your  own  heart  and  your  own  eyes,  after  which  ye  use 

to  go  a whoring  : 

40  That  ye  may  remember,  and  do  all  my  command- 
ments, and  be  holy  unto  your  God. 

41  I am  the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  be  your  God  : I am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 Tfie  rebellion  of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram.  23  Moses  separateth 
the  people  from  the  rebels'  tents.  31  The  earth  swalloiveth  up  Korah, 
and  a fire  consumeth  others.  36  The  censers  are  reserved  to  holy  use. 
41  Fourteen  thousand  and  seven  hundred  are  slain  by  a plague  for 
murmuring  against  Moses  and  Aaron.  46  Aaron  by  incense  stuyeth 
the  plague. 

O W 1 Korah,  the  son  of  Izhar,  the  son  of  Kohath, 
the  son  of  Levi,  and  Dathan  and  Abiram,  the  sons 
of  Eliab,  and  On,  the  son  of  Peleth,  sons  of  Reuben, 
took  men : 

2 And  they  rose  up  before  Moses,  with  certain  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  two  hundred  and  fifty  princes  of  the 
assembly,  ^ famous  in  the  congregation,  men  of  renown  : 

3 And  ^ they  gathered  themselves  together  against 
Moses  and  against  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  lake 
too  much  upon  you,  seeing  ^ all  the  congregation  are 
holy,  every  one  of  them,  ® and  the  Lord  is  among  them : 
wherefore  then  lift  ye  up  yourselves  above  the  congre- 
gation of  the  Lord  ? 

4 And  when  Moses  heard  it,  ® he  fell  upon  his  face  : 

5 And  he  spake  unto  Korah  and  unto  all  his  com- 
pany, saying.  Even  to  morrow  the  Lord  will  shew  who 
are  his,  and  who  is  holy  ; and  will  cause  him  to  come 
near  unto  him  : even  him  whom  he  hath  ^ chosen  will  he 
cause  to  come  near  unto  him. 

6 This  do  ; Take  you  censers,  Korah,  and  all  his 
company  ; 

7 And  j)ut  fire  therein,  and  put  incense  in  them  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  morrow  ; and  it  shall  be  that  the  man 
whom  the  Lord  doth  choose,  he  shall  he  holy  : ye  take 
too  much  upon  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi. 

8 And  Moses  said  unto  Korah,  Hear,  I pray  you,  ye 
sons  of  Levi  : 

9 Seemeth  it  hut  a small  thing  unto  you,  that  the 
God  of  Israel  hath  separated  you  from  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  to  bring  you  near  to  himself  to  do  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and  to  stand  be- 
fore the  congregation  to  minister  unto  them  ? 

10  And  he  hath  brought  thee  near  to  him,  and  all  thy 


35  done  to  him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  The 
man  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  : all  the  congrega- 
tion shall  stone  him  with  stones  without  the  camp. 

36  And  all  the  congregation  brought  him  without  the 
camp,  and  stoned  him  with  stones,  and  he  died  ; as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

37  38  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  bid  them  that  they 
make  them  fringes  in  the  borders  of  their  garments 
throughout  their  generations,  and  that  they  put  upon 

39  the  fringe  of  each  border  a cord  of  blue  : and  it 
shall  be  unto  you  for  a fringe,  that  ye  may  look 
upon  it,  and  remember  all  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord,  and  do  them  ; and  that  ye  ® go  not  about 
after  your  own  heart  and  your  own  eyes,  after  which 

40  ye  use  to  go  a whoring  : that  ye  may  remember 
and  do  all  my  commandments,  and  be  holy  unto 

41  your  God.  I am  the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought 
you  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  be  your  God  : I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 


16  Now  Korah,  the  son  of  Izhar,  the  son  of  Kohath, 
the  son  of  Levi,  with  Dathan  and  Abiram,  the  sons 
of  Eliab,  and  On,  the  son  of  Peleth,  sons  of  Reuben, 

2 took  men : and  they  rose  up  before  Moses,  with  cer- 
tain of  the  children  of  Israel,  two  hundred  and  fifty 
princes  of  the  congregation,  called  to  the  assembly, 

3 men  of  renown  : and  they  assembled  themselves  to- 
gether against  Moses  and  against  Aaron,  and  said 
unto  them,  “Ye  take  too  much  upon  you,  seeing  all 
the  congregation  are  holy,  every  one  of  them,  and 
the  Lord  is  among  them  : wherefore  then  lift  ye 
up  yourselves  above  the  assembly  of  the  Lord  ? 

4 And  when  Moses  heard  it,  he  fell  upon  his  face  : 

5 and  he  spake  unto  Korah  and  unto  all  his  company, 
saying,  In  the  morning  the  Lord  will  shew  who  are 
his,  and  who  is  holy,  and  * will  cause  him  to  come 
near  unto  him  : even  him  whom  he  shall  choose  will 

6 he  cause  to  come  near  unto  him.  This  do  ; take 

7 you  censers,  Korah,  and  all  his  company  ; and  put 
fire  therein,  and  put  incense  upon  them  before  the 
Lord  to-morrow  : and  it  shall  be  that  the  man  whom 
the  Lord  doth  choose,  he  shall  he  holy  : ye  take  too 

8 much  upon  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi.  And  Moses  said 

9 unto  Korah,  Hear  now,  ye  sons  of  Levi : seemeth  it 
hut  a small  thing  unto  you,  that  the  God  of  Israel 
hath  separated  you  from  the  congregation  of  Israel, 
to  bring  you  near  to  himself  ; to  do  the  service  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and  to  stand  before  the 

10  congregation  to  minister  unto  them  ; and  that  he 
hath  brought  thee  near,  and  all  thy  brethren  the  sons 


32  Ex.  31.  14,  15.  Job  31.  7.  Jer.  9.  14.  i Ex.  G.  21.  ch.  2G.  c ch.  14.  5.  <fe  20.  G.  3.  21.  17,  13.  Ezek.  d Or,  tassels  in  the 

33  Lev.  24.  14.  1 Kin.  Ezek.  G.  9.  9.  & 27.  3.  Jude  11.  2 yer.  3.  Lev.  21.  G,  40.  4G.  & 44.  15,  IG.  corners. 

21.  13.  Acts  7 58.  3o  73.  27.  & lOG.  2 ch.  2G.  9.  7,  8,  12,  15.  10  1 gain.  18.  23.  Is.  e Heb.  .spy  not  out. 

3<  Dent.  22.  12.  39.  Jam.  4.  4.  3 pg.  px;.  ig.  8 28.  1.  cli.  17.  7.  13.  a Heb.  Jt  is  enough 

Matt.  23.  .5.  37  Lev.  11.44,  45.  4 px.  19.  G.  .5.  1 Sam.  2.  28.  I’s.  n ch.  3.  41,  45,  & 8.  for  you. 

30  See  Deut.  29.  19.  Rom.  12.  1.  Col.  1.  0 Ex.  29.  45,  ch.  14.  105.  2G.  14.  Dout.  10.  8.  b Or,  whom  he  will 

22.  1 Pet.  1. 15,  IG.  14.  & 35.  34.  “ ch,  3.  10,  Lev.  10.  cause  to  come  near. 

15* 


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brethren  the  gons  of  Levi  with  thee  : and  seek  ye  the 
priesthood  also  ? 

11  For  which  cause  both  thou  and  all  thy  company 
are  gathered  together  against  the  Lord  : and  what  is 
Aaron,  that  ye  murmur  against  him  ? 

12  ^ And  Moses  sent  to  call  Dathan  and  Abiram,  the 
sons  of  Eliab : which  said,  We  will  not  come  up: 

13  Is  it  a small  thing  that  thou  hast  brought  us  up 
out  of  a land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey,  to  kill 
us  in  the  wilderness,  except  thou  make  thyself  alto- 
gether a prince  over  us  ? 

14  Moreover  thou  hast  not  brought  us  into  a land 
that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey,  or  given  us  inlierit- 
anee  of  fields  and  vineyards  : wilt  thou  put  out  the 
eyes  of  these  men  ? we  will  not  come  up. 

15  And  Moses  was  very  wroth,  and  said  unto  the 
Lord,  Respect  not  thou  their  offering  : I have  not 
taken  one  ass  from  them,  neither  have  I hurt  one  of 
them. 

16  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah,  Be  thou  and  all 
thy  company  before  the  Lord,  thou,  and  they,  and 
Aaron,  to  morrow  : 

17  And  take  every  man  his  censer,  and  put  incense 
in  them,  and  bring  ye  before  the  Lord  every  man  his 
censer,  two  hundred  and  fifty  censers  ; thou  also,  and 
Aaron,  each  of  you  his  censer. 

18  And  they  took  every  man  his  censer,  and  put  fire 
in  them,  and  laid  incense  thereon,  and  stood  in  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  with  Moses  and 
Aaron. 

19  And  Korah  gathered  all  the  congregation  against 
them  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion : and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  all 
the  congregation. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 
saying, 

21  Separate  yourselves  from  among  this  congrega- 
tion, that  I may  consume  them  in  a moment. 

22  And  they  fell  upon  their  faces,  and  said,  O 
God,  the  God  of  the  spirits  of  all  flesh,  shall  one  man 
sin,  and  wilt  thou  be  wroth  with  all  the  congrega- 
tion ? 

23  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  congregation,  saying.  Get  you  up 
from  about  the  tabernacle  of  Korah,  Dathan,  and 
Abiram. 

25  And  Moses  rose  up  and  went  unto  Dathan  and 
Abiram  ; and  the  elders  of  Israel  followed  him. 

26  And  he  spake  unto  the  congregation,  saying, 
25  Depart,  I pray  you,  from  the  tents  of  these  wicked 
men,  and  touch  nothing  of  their’s,  lest  ye  be  consumed  in 
all  their  sins. 

27  So  they  gat  up  from  the  tabernacle  of  Korah, 
Dathan,  and  Abiram,  on  every  side  : and  Dathan  and 
Abiram  came  out,  and  stood  in  the  door  of  their  tents, 
and  their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their  little  chil- 
dren. 

28  And  Moses  said,  2®  Hereby  ye  shall  know  that  the 
Lord  hath  sent  me  to  do  all  these  works  ; for  I have 
not  done  them  2^  of  mine  own  mind. 

29  If  these  men  die  the  common  death  of  all  men,  I 

12  Ex.  IG.  8.  1 Cor.  is  Ex.  3.  8.  Lev.  20.  if  1 Sam.  12.  3,  7. 

3.  5.  24.  20  ver.  42.  Ex.  16. 

13  ver.  9.  10  Gen.  4.  4,  5.  7,  10.  Lev.  9.  6,  23. 

14  Ex.  2.  14.  Acts  11 1 Sam.  12. 3.  Acts  ch.  14.  10. 

7.  27,  35.  20.  33  . 2 Cor.  7.  2.  21  ver.  45.  See  Gen. 

18  ver.  6,  7.  19.  17,  22.  Jer.  51.  6. 


of  Levi  with  thee  ? and  seek  ye  the  priesthood  also  ? 

11  Therefore  thou  and  all  thy  company  are  gathered 
together  against  the  Lord  : and  Aaron,  what  is  he 

12  that  ye  murmur  against  him  ? And  Moses  sent  to 
call  Dathan  and  Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab  : and 

13  they  said.  We  will  not  come  up  : is  it  a small  thing 
that  thou  hast  brought  us  up  out  of  a land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey,  to  kill  us  in  the  wilderness, 
but  thou  must  needs  make  thyself  also  a prince  over 

14  us  ? Moreover  thou  hast  not  brought  us  into  a land 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  nor  given  us  inherit- 
ance of  fields  and  vineyards  : wilt  thou  ^ put  out  the 

15  eyes  of  these  men  ? we  will  not  come  up.  And 
Moses  was  very  wroth,  and  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Respect  not  thou  their  offering : I have  not  taken 
one  ass  from  them,  neither  have  I hurt  one  of  them. 

16  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah,  Be  thou  and  all  thy 
congregation  before  the  Lord,  thou,  and  they,  and 

17  Aaron,  to-morrow  : and  take  ye  every  man  his  cen- 
ser, and  put  incense  upon  them,  and  bring  ye  before 
the  Lord  every  man  his  censer,  two  hundred  and 
fifty  censers  ; thou  also,  and  Aaron,  each  his  censer. 

18  And  they  took  every  man  his  censer,  and  put  fire  in 
them,  and  laid  incense  thereon,  and  stood  at  the 
door  of  the  tent  of  meeting  with  Moses  and  Aaron. 

19  And  Korah  assembled  all  the  congregation  against 
them  unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting  : and 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the  congre- 
gation. 


20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 

21  saying,  Separate  yourselves  from  among  this  congre- 
gation, that  I may  consume  them  in  a moment. 

22  And  they  fell  upon  their  faces,  and  said,  O God,  the 
God  of  the  spirits  of  all  flesh,  shall  one  man  sin, 
and  wilt  thou  be  wroth  with  all  the  congregation  ? 

23  24  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  congregation,  saying.  Get  you  up  from 
about  the  tabernacle  of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram. 

25  And  Moses  rose  up  and  went  unto  Dathan  and 

26  Abiram  ; and  the  elders  of  Israel  followed  him.  And 
he  spake  unto  the  congregation,  saying.  Depart,  I 
pray  you,  from  the  tents  of  these  wicked  men,  and 
touch  nothing  of  theirs,  lest  ye  be  consumed  in  all 

27  their  sins.  So  they  gat  them  up  from  the  taber- 
nacle of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram,  on  every  side  : 
and  Dathan  and  Abiram  came  out,  and  stood  at  the 
door  of  their  tents,  and  their  wives,  and  their  sons, 

28  and  their  little  ones.  And  Moses  said.  Hereby  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  do  all 
these  works  ; for  / have  not  done  them  of  mine  own 

29  mind.  If  these  men  die  the  conunon  death  of  all 


Acts  2.  40.  Rev.  18.  4. 

22  ver.  45.  Ex.  32. 
10.  & 33.  5. 

23  ver.  45.  ch.  14.  5. 

24  ch.  27.  16.  Job 
12.  10.  Eccles.  12.  7. 


Is.  57.  16.  Zech.  12. 1. 
Heb.  12.  9. 

25Geu.  19.  12,  14. 
Is.  52.  11.  2 Cor.  6. 
17.  Rev.  18.  4. 

2c  Ex.  3.  12.  Deut. 


18.22.  Zech.  2.9, 11. 
& 4.  9.  John  5.  36. 

27  ch.  24.  13.  Jer, 
23.  16.  Ezek.  13.  17. 
John  5.  30.  &6.  38. 
c Heb,  bore  out. 


I 


NUMBERS,  XVI. 


227 


or  if  they  be  visited  after  the  visitation  of  all  men  ; 
then  the  Lord  hath  not  sent  me. 

30  But  if  the  Lord  make  ^^a  new  thing,  and  the 
earth  open  her  mouth,  and  swallow  them  up,  with  all 
that  appertain  unto  them,  and  they  ®°go  down  quick 
into  the  pit  ; then  ye  shall  understand  that  these  men 
have  provoked  the  Lord. 

31  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  had  made  an  end 

of  speaking  all  these  words,  that  the  ground  clave 

asunder  that  was  under  them  : 

32  And  the  earth  opened  her  mouth,  and  swallowed 
them  up,  and  their  houses,  and  all  the  men  that  ap- 
pertained unto  Korah,  and  all  their  goods. 

33  They,  and  all  that  appertained  to  them,  went 

down  alive  into  the  pit,  and  the  earth  closed  upon 

them  : and  they  perished  from  among  the  congregation. 

34  And  all  Israel  that  were  round  about  them  fled  at 
the  cry  of  them  : for  they  said.  Lest  the  earth  swallow 
us  up  also. 

35  And  there  came  out  a fire  from  the  Lord,  and 
consumed  the  two  hundred  and  fifty  men  that  offered 
incense. 

36  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

37  Speak  unto  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  that 
he  take  up  the  censers  out  of  the  burning,  and  scatter 
thou  the  fire  yonder  ; for  ^5  they  are  hallowed. 

38  The  censers  of  these  sinners  against  their  own 
souls,  let  them  make  them  broad  plates  /or  a covering 
of  the  altar  : for  they  offered  them  before  the  Lord, 
therefore  they  are  hallowed  : and  they  shall  be  a 
sign  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

39  And  Eleazar  the  priest  took  the  brasen  censers, 
wherewith  they  that  were  burnt  had  offered  ; and  they 
were  made  broad  plates  for  a covering  of  the  altar  : 

40  To  he  a memorial  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 

that  no  stranger,  which  is  not  of  the  seed  of  Aaron, 

come  near  to  offer  incense  before  the  Lord  ; that  he  be 
not  as  Korah,  and  as  his  company  : as  the  Lord  said  to 
him  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

41  ^ But  on  the  morrow  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  murmured  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron,  saying.  Ye  have  killed  the  people  of  the 
Lord. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  congregation  was 
gathered  against  Moses  and  against  Aaron,  that  they 
looked  toward  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : and, 
behold,  the  cloud  covered  it,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  appeared. 

43  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  before  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation. 

44  Tf  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

45  Get  you  up  from  among  this  congregation,  that 
I may  consume  them  as  in  a moment.  And  they  fell 
upon  their  faces. 

46  ^ And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Take  a censer,  and 
put  fire  therein  from  off  ‘the  altar,  and  put  on  in- 
cense, and  go  quickly  unto  the  congregation,  and  make 
an  atonement  for  them  : for  there  is  wrath  gone  out 
from  the  Lord  ; the  plague  is  begun. 

47  And  Aaron  took  aS  Moses  commanded,  and  ran 
into  the  midst  of  the  congregation  ; and,  behold,  the 


28 

Ex. 

20.  1 

5.  & 

32. 

31  ch.  2G.  10.  & 

27. 

11.  1.  Ps.  lOG.  18. 

,34. 

Job 

35. 

15. 

Is. 

3.  Deut. 

11.  6. 

Ps. 

31  ver.  17. 

10.  r 

5.  .Ter.  5. 

9. 

lOG.  17. 

33  See  Lev.  27. 

28. 

2y 

Job  31.  3, 

, Is. 

28. 

32  See  ver.  17.  & 

ch. 

80‘Pro.  20.  2. 

llab. 

21. 

2G.  11.  j 

1 Chr.  G. 

22, 

2.  10. 

80 

ver. 

33. 

Ps. 

55. 

37. 

31  ch.  17.  10. 

& 2G. 

16. 

33  Lev. 

10.  2. 

ch. 

10.  Ezek.  14.  8, 

men,  or  if  they  be  visited  after  the  visitation  of  all 

30  men  ; then  the  Lord  hath  not  sent  me.  But  if  the 
Lord  ^ make  a new  thing,  and  the  ground  open  her 
mouth,  and  swallow  them  up,  with  all  that  apper- 
tain unto  them,  and  they  go  down  alive  into  the 
pit  ; then  ye  shall  understand  that  these  men  have 

31  despised  the  Lord.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  made 
an  end  of  speaking  all  these  words,  that  the  ground 

32  clave  asunder  that  was  under  them  : and  the  earth 
opened  her  mouth,  and  swallowed  them  up,  and 
their  households,  and  all  the  men  that  appertained 

33  unto  Korah,  and  all  their  goods.  So  they,  and  all 
that  appertained  to  them,  went  down  alive  into  ® the 
pit  : and  the  earth  closed  upon  them,  and  they  pe- 

34  rished  from  among  the  assembly.  And  all  Israel 
that  were  round  about  them  fled  at  the  cry  of  them  : 

35  for  they  said.  Lest  the  earth  swallow  us  up.  And 
fire  came  forth  from  the  Lord,  and  devoured  the 
two  hundred  and  fifty  men  that  offered  the  incense. 


36  37  * And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  that  he 
take  up  the  censers  out  of  the  burning,  and  scatter 

38  thou  the  fire  yonder  ; for  they  are  holy  ; even  the 
censers  of  these  sinners  against  their  own  ^ lives, 
and  let  them  be  made  beaten  plates  for  a covering 
of  the  altar  : for  they  offered  them  before  the  Lord, 
therefore  they  are  holy  : and  they  shall  be  a sign 

39  unto  the  children  of  Israel.  And  Eleazar  the  priest 
took  the  brasen  censers,  which  they  that  were  burnt 
had  offered  ; and  they  beat  them  out  for  a covering 

40  of  the  altar  : to  be  a memorial  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  to  the  end  that  no  stranger,  which  is  not  of 
the  seed  of  Aaron,  come  near  to  burn  incense  before 
the  Lord  ; that  he  be  not  as  Korah,  and  as  his  com- 
pany : as  the  Lord  spake  unto  him  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

41  But  on  the  morrow  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  murmured  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron,  saying.  Ye  have  Mlled  the  people  of 

42  the  Lord.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  congre- 
gation was  assembled  against  Moses  and  against 
Aaron,  that  they  looked  toward  the  tent  of  meeting  : 
and,  behold,  the  cloud  covered  it,  and  the  glory  of 

43  the  Lord  appeared.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came 

44  to  the  front  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  the  Lord 

45  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Get  you  up  from  among 
this  congregation,  that  I may  consume  them  in  a 

46  moment.  And  they  fell  upon  their  faces.  And 
Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy  censer,  and  put 
fire  therein  from  off  the  altar,  and  lay  incense  there- 
on, and  carry  it  quickly  unto  the  congregation,  and 
make  atonement  for  them  : for  there  is  wrath  gone 

47  out  from  the  Lord  ; the  plague  is  begun.  And 
Aaron  took  as  Moses  spake,  and  ran  into  the  midst 
of  the  assembly  ; and,  behold,  the  plague  was  begun 


38  oh.  3.  10.  2 Chr.  « ver.  22.  ch.  20.  G.  e Hob.  Sheol. 

2G.  18.  ^Lev.  10.  G.  cli.  1.  * [Ch.  17.  1.  m 

3»  ch.  14.  2.  Ps.  106.  53.  8.  10.  & 11.  33.  Heb.] 

25.  tV  18.  5.  1 Chr.  27.  24.  / Or,  these  men  who 

Ex.  40.  34.  1*8.  lOG.  20.  hove  sinned  at  the  cost 

ver.  10.  (Oi.  20.  G.  d Heb.  create  a ere-  of  their  lives. 

^3  ver.  21,  24.  ation,  <j  Or,  souls. 


228 


NUMBERS,  XVII.,  XVIII. 


plague  was  begun  among  the  people  : and  he  put  on 
incense,  and  made  an  atonement  for  the  people. 

48  And  he  stood  between  the  dead  and  the  living  ; 
and  the  plague  was  stayed. 

49  Now  they  that  died  in  the  plague  were  fourteen 
thousand  and  seven  hundred,  beside  them  that  died 
about  the  matter  of  Korah. 

50  And  Aaron  returned  unto  Moses  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ; and  the  plague  was 
stayed. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 Aaron's  rod  among  all  the  rods  of  the  tribes  only  flourisheth.  10  It  is 

left  for  a monument  against  the  rebels, 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  take  of 
every  one  of  them  a rod  according  to  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  of  all  their  princes  according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers  twelve  rods  : write  thou  every  man’s  name 
upon  his  rod. 

3 And  thou  shalt  write  Aaron’s  name  upon  the  rod  of 
Levi : for  one  rod  shall  he  for  the  head  of  the  house  of 
their  fathers. 

4 And  thou  shalt  lay  them  up  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  before  the  testimony,  ^ where  I will  meet 
with  you. 

5 And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the  man’s  rod, 

2 whom  I shall  choose,  shall  blossom  : and  I will  make 
to  cease  from  me  the  murmurings  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  ® whereby  they  murmur  against  you. 

6 ^ And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  every  one  of  their  princes  gave  him  a rod  apiece, 
for  each  prince  one,  according  to  their  fathers’  houses, 
even  twelve  rods  : and  the  rod  of  Aaron  was  among 
their  rods. 

7 And  Moses  laid  up  the  rods  before  the  Lord  in 
^ the  tabernacle  of  witness. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the  morrow  Moses 
went  into  the  tabernacle  of  witness  ; and,  behold,  the 
rod  of  Aaron  for  the  house  of  Levi  was  budded,  and 
brought  forth  buds,  and  bloomed  blossoms,  and  yielded 
almonds. 

9 And  Moses  brought  out  all  the  rods  from  before 
the  Lord  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel : and  they 
looked,  and  took  every  man  his  rod. 

10  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Bring  ® Aaron’s 
rod  again  before  the  testimony,  to  be  kept  ® for  a token 
against  the  rebels  ; and  thou  shalt  quite  take  away 
their  murmurings  from  me,  that  they  die  not. 

11  And  Moses  did  so:  as  the  Lord  commanded  him, 
so  did  he. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, Behold,  we  die,  we  perish,  we  all  perish. 

13  ® Whosoever  cometh  any  thing  near  unto  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  Lord  shall  die  : shall  we  be  consumed 
with  dying  ? 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 The  charge  of  the  priests  and  Levites..  % The  priests' portion.  21  The 
Leviles'  portion.  25  The  heave  offering  to  the  priests  out  of  the  Le- 
vites'  portion. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Aaron,  ^ Thou  and  thy 
sons  and  thy  father’s  house  with  thee  shall  ^bear 
the  iniquity  of  the  sanctuary  : and  thou  and  thy  sons 
with  thee  shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  your  priesthood. 

2 And  thy  brethren  also  of  the  tribe  of  Levi,  the 

1 Ex.  25.  22.  & 29.  3 ch.  10.  11.  6 Heb.  9.  4. 

42,  43.  & 30.  30.  4 Ex.  38.  21.  ch.  18.  6 ch.  10.  38. 

* ch.  10.  5.  2.  Acts  7.  44.  ^ ver.  5. 


among  the  people : and  he  put  on  the  incense,  and 

48  made  atonement  for  the  people.  And  he  stood  be- 
tween the  dead  and  the  living  ; and  the  plague  was 

49  stayed.  Now  they  that  died  by  the  plague  were 
fourteen  thousand  and  seven  hundred,  besides  them 

50  that  died  about  the  matter  of  Korah.  And  Aaron 
returned  unto  Moses  unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of 
meeting  : and  the  plague  was  stayed. 


17  * And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 

unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  take  of  them  rods, 
one  for  each  fathers’  house,  of  all  their  princes  ac- 
cording to  their  fathers’  houses,  twelve  rods  : write 

3 thou  every  man’s  name  upon  his  rod.  And  thou 
shalt  write  Aaron’s  name  upon  the  rod  of  Levi  : for 
there  shall  be  one  rod  for  each  head  of  their  fa- 

4 thers’  houses.  And  thou  shalt  lay  them  up  in  the 
tent  of  meeting  before  the  testimony,  where  I meet 

5 with  you.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  fhe  man 
whom  I shall  choose,  his  rod  shall  bud  : and  I will 
make  to  cease  from  me  the  murmurings  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  they  murmur  against  you. 

6 And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
all  their  princes  gave  him  rods,  for  each  prince  one, 
according  to  their  fathers’  houses,  even  twelve  rods  : 

7 and  the  rod  of  Aaron  was  among  their  rods.  And 
Moses  laid  up  the  rods  before  the  Lord  in  the  tent 

8 of  the  testimony.  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, that  Moses  went  into  the  tent  of  the  testimo- 
ny ; and,  behold,  the  rod  of  Aaron  for  the  house  of 
Levi  was  budded,  and  put  forth  buds,  and  bloomed 

9 blossoms,  and  bare  ripe  almonds.  And  Moses 
brought  out  all  the  rods  from  before  the  Lord  unto 
all  the  children  of  Israel  : and  they  looked,  and 

10  took  every  man  his  rod.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Put  back  the  rod  of  Aaron  before  the  testi- 
mony, to  be  kept  for  a token  against  the  children  of 
rebellion  ; that  thou  mayest  make  an  end  of  their 

11  murmurings  against  me,  that  they  die  not.  Thus 
did  Moses  : as  the  Lord  commanded  him,  so  did 
he. 


12  And  the  children  of  Israel  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, Behold,  we  perish,  we  are  undone,  we  are  all 

13  undone.  Every  one  that  cometh  near,  that  cometh 
near  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  “ dieth  : shall 
we  perish  all  of  us  ? 


18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Aaron,  Thou  and  thy  sons 
and  thy  fathers’  house  with  thee  shall  bear  the  in- 
iquity of  the  sanctuary  : and  thou  and  thy  sons  with 
thee  shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  your  priesthood. 

2 And  thy  brethren  also,  the  tribe  of  Levi,  the  tribe 

8 ch.  1.  51,  53.  & 18.  1 ch.  17.  13.  * [Ch.  17.  16.  in 

4, 7.  3 Ex.  28. 38.  Heb.] 

a Or,  shall  die. 


NUMBERS,  XVIII. 


229 


tribe  of  thy  father,  bring  thou  with  thee,  that  they  may 
be  ^ joined  unto  thee,  and  ^ minister  unto  thee  : but 
® thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee  shall  minister  before  the 
tabernacle  of  witness. 

3 And  they  shall  keep  thy  charge,  and  ® the  charge 
of  all  the  tabernacle  : only  they  shall  not  come  nigh 
the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary  and  the  altar,  ® that  neither 
they,  nor  ye  also,  die. 

4 And  they  shall  be  joined  unto  thee,  and  keep  the 
charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  for  all 
the  service  of  the  tabernacle  : ^ and  a stranger  shall 
not  come  nigh  unto  you. 

o And  ye  shall  keep  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary, 
and  the  charge  of  the  altar  : that  there  be  no  wrath 
any  more  upon  the  children  of  Israel. 

6 And  I,  behold,  I have  taken  your  brethren  the 
Levites  from  among  the  children  of  Israel  : to  you 
they  are  given  as  a gift  for  the  Lord,  to  do  the  service 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

7 Therefore  thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee  shall 
keep  your  priest’s  office  for  every  thing  of  the  altar, 
and  ^vithin  the  vail  ; and  ye  shall  serve  : I have  given 
your  priest’s  office  unto  you  as  a service  of  gift  : and 
the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

8 ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron,  Behold,  I 
also  have  given  thee  the  charge  of  mine  heave  offer- 
ings of  all  the  hallowed  things  of  the  children  of  Israel  ; 
unto  thee  have  I given  them  by  reason  of  the  anoint- 
ing, and  to  thy  sons,  by  an  ordinance  for  ever. 

9 This  shall  be  thine  of  the  most  holy  things,  reserved 
from  the  fire  : every  oblation  of  their’s,  every  meat 
offering  of  their’s,  and  every  ^^sin  offering  of  their’s, 
and  every  trespass  offering  of  their’s,  which  they 
shall  render  unto  me,  shall  he  most  holy  for  thee  and 
for  thy  sons. 

10  In  the  most  holy  place  shalt  thou  eat  it  ; every 
male  shall  eat  it  : it  shall  be  holy  unto  thee. 

11  And  this  is  thine  ; the  heave  offering  of  their 
g^ft,  witli  all  the  wave  offerings  of  the  children  of 
Israel  : I have  given  them  unto  thee,  and  to  thy  sons 
and  to  thy  daughters  with  thee,  by  a statute  for  ever  : 

every  one  that  is  clean  in  thy  house  shall  eat  of  it. 

12  26  All  the  best  of  the  oil,  and  all  the  best  of  the 
wine,  and  of  the  wheat,  26  the  firstfruits  of  them  which 
they  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord,  them  have  I given 
thee. 

13  And  whatsoever  is  first  ripe  in  the  land,  27  which 
they  shall  bring  unto  the  Lord,  shall  be  thine  ; 28  every 
one  that  is  clean  in  thine  house  shall  eat  of  it. 

14  29  Every  thing  devoted  in  Israel  shall  be  thine. 

15  Every  thing  that  openeth  the  matrix  in  all 
flesh,  which  they  bring  unto  the  Lord,  whether  it  he  of 
men  or  beasts,  shall  be  thine  : nevertheless  the  first- 
born of  man  shalt  thou  surely  redeem,  and  the  firstling 
of  unclean  beasts  shalt  thou  redeem. 

16  And  those  that  are  to  be  redeemed  from  a month 
old  shalt  thou  redeem,  ^2  according  to  thine  estimation, 
for  the  money  of  five  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  83  which  is  twenty  gerahs. 


3 See  Oen.  29.  3Il 
< ch.  3.  G,  7. 

6 ch.  3.  10. 

6 ch.  3.  2r>,  31,  36. 

’ ch.  IG.  40. 

* ch.  4.  1,'). 

" ch.  3.  10. 

'0  Ex.  27.  21.  & 30. 
7.  Lev.  24.  ch.  8.  2. 
ch.  IG.  46. 


12  ch.  3.  12, 45. 

13  ch.  3.  9.  & 8.  19. 

11  ver.  5.  ch.  3.  10. 
IS  Heb.  9.  3,  G. 

ifi  Lev.  G.  IG,  18,  2G. 
& 7.  G,  32.  ch.  5.  9. 

11  Ex.  29.  29.  & 40. 
13,  15. 

18  Lev.  2.  2, 3.  & 10. 
12,  13. 


19  Lev.  4.  22,  27.  & 
G.  25,  26. 

20  Lev.  5.  1.  & 7.  7. 
& 10.  12.  & 14.  13. 

21  Lev.  G.  IG,  18,  2G, 
29.  & 7.  G. 

22  P:x.  29.  27,  28. 
L(!v.  7.  :}0,  :u. 

28  Lev.  10.  14.  Deut. 
18.  3. 


of  thy  father,  bring  thou  near  with  thee,  that  they 
may  be  “ joined  unto  thee,  and  minister  unto  thee  : 
but  thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee  shall  be  before  the 

3 tent  of  the  testimony.  And  they  shall  keep  thy 
charge,  and  the  charge  of  all  the  Tent  : only  they 
shall  not  come  nigh  unto  the  vessels  of  the  sanc- 
tuary and  unto  the  altar,  that  they  die  not,  neither 

4 they,  nor  ye.  And  they  shall  be  joined  unto  thee, 
and  keep  the  charge  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  for 
all  the  service  of  the  Tent : and  a stranger  shall 

5 not  come  nigh  unto  you.  And  ye  shall  keep  the 
charge  of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  charge  of  the  al- 
tar : that  there  be  wrath  no  more  upon  the  children 

6 of  Israel.  And  I,  behold,  I have  taken  your  bre- 
thren the  Levites  from  among  the  children  of  Israel : 
to  you  they  are  a gift,  given  unto  the  Lord,  to  do 

7 the  service  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  thou  and  thy 
sons  with  thee  shall  keep  your  priesthood  for  every 
thing  of  the  altar,  and  for  that  within  the  veil  ; and 
ye  shall  serve  : I give  you  the  priesthood  as  a ser- 
vice of  gift : and  the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh 
shall  be  put  to  death. 


8 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron,  And  I,  behold,  I 
have  given  thee  the  charge  of  mine  heave  offerings, 
even  all  the  hallowed  things  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, unto  thee  have  I given  them  ^ by  reason  of  the 

9 anointing,  and  to  thy  sons,  as  a due  for  ever.  This 
shall  be  thine  of  the  most  holy  things,  reserved  from 
the  fire  : every  oblation  of  theirs,  even  every  meal 
offering  of  theirs,  and  every  sin  offering  of  theirs, 
and  every  guilt  offering  of  theirs,  which  they  shall 
render  unto  me,  shall  be  most  holy  for  thee  and  for 

10  thy  sons.  As  the  most  holy  things  shalt  thou  eat 
thereof  : every  male  shall  eat  thereof  ; it  shall  be 

11  holy  unto  thee.  And  this  is  thine  ; the  heave  offer- 
ing of  their  gift,  even  all  the  wave  offerings  of  the 
children  of  Israel  : I have  given  them  unto  thee, 
and  to  thy  sons  and  to  thy  daugliters  with  thee,  as 
a due  for  ever  : every  one  that  is  clean  in  thy  house 

12  shall  eat  thereof.  All  the  best  of  the  oil,  and  all 
the  ‘^best  of  the  vintage,  and  of  the  corn,  the  first- 
fruits  of  them  which  they  give  unto  the  Lord,  to 

13  thee  have  I given  them.  The  firstripe  fruits  of  all 
that  is  in  their  land,  which  they  bring  unto  the 
Lord,  shall  be  thine  ; every  one  that  is  clean  in  thy 

14  house  shall  eat  thereof.  Every  thing  devoted  in  Is- 

15  rael  shall  be  thine.  Every  thing  that  openeth  the 
womb,  of  all  flesh  which  they  offer  unto  the  Lord, 
both  of  man  and  beast,  shall  be  thine  : nevertheless 
the  firstborn  of  man  shalt  thou  surely  redeem,  and 
the  firstling  of  unclean  beasts  shalt  thou  redeem. 

16  ^ And  those  that  are  to  be  redeemed  of  them  from 
a month  old  shalt  thou  redeem,  according  to  thine 
estimation,  for  the  money  of  five  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary  (the  same  is  twenty  ge- 


24  Lev.  22.  2,  3,  11, 
12,  13. 

23  Ex.  23.  19.  Deut. 

18.  4.  Neh.  10.  35,  3G. 
28  Ex.  22.  29. 

27  Ex.  22.  29.  * 23. 

19.  I't  34.  2G.  Lev.  2. 
14.  cli.  15.  19.  Deut. 
2G.  2. 

28  ver.  11. 


29  Lev.  27.  28. 

30  Ex.  13.  2.  & 22. 
29.  Lev.  27.  26.  ch. 
3.  1.3. 

31  Ex.  13.  13.  & 34. 
20. 

32  Lev.  27.  2,  6.  ch. 
3.  47. 

33  Ex.  30.  13.  Lev. 


27.  25.  ch.  3.  47. 
Ezek.  45.  12. 

o See  Geu.  29.  34. 
h Or,  for  a portion, 
c Del),  fat. 

(I  Or,  Anri  ns  to 
their  redemption  mo- 
neji,froin  a month  old 
shidt  thou  redeem 
them. 


230 


NUMBERS,  XVIII. 


17  ®^But  the  firstling  of  a cow,  or  the  firstling  of  a 
sheep,  or  the  firstling  of  a goat,  thou  shalt  not  redeem  ; 
they  a/  e holy  : thou  shalt  sprinkle  their  blood  upon 
the  altar,  and  shalt  burn  their  fat  for  an  offering  made 
by  fire,  for  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  flesh  of  them  shall  be  thine,  as  the 

wave  breast  and  as  the  right  shoulder  are  thine. 

19  All  the  heave  offerings  of  the  holy  things,  which 
the  children  of  Israel  offer  unto  the  Lord,  have  I given 
thee,  and  thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  with  thee,  by  a 
statute  for  ever  : it  is  a covenant  of  salt  for  ever  be- 
fore the  Lord  unto  thee  and  to  thy  seed  with  thee. 

20  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron,  Thou  shalt 
have  no  inheritance  in  their  land,  neither  shalt  thou 
have  any  part  among  them  : I am  thy  part  and  thine 
inheritance  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

21  And,  behohl,  I have  given  the  children  of  Levi 
all  the  tenth  in  Israel  for  an  inheritance,  for  their  ser- 
vice which  they  serve,  even  the  service  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

22  Neither  must  the  children  of  Israel  henceforth 
eome  nigh  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  ^^lest 
they  bear  sin,  and  die. 

23  But  the  Levites  shall  do  the  service  of  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation,  and  they  shall  bear  their 
iniquity  : it  shall  be  a statute  for  ever  throughout  your 
generations,  that  among  the  children  of  Israel  they 
have  no  inheritance. 

24  But  the  tithes  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
they  offer  as  an  heave  offering  unto  the  Lord,  I have 
given  to  the  Levites  to  inherit  : therefore  I have  said 
unto  them,  Among  the  children  of  Israel  they  shall 
have  no  inheritance. 

25  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

26  Thus  speak  unto  the  Levites,  and  say  unto  them, 
When  ye  take  of  the  children  of  Israel  the  tithes  which 
I have  given  you  from  them  for  your  inheritance,  then 
ye  shall  offer  up  an  heave  offering  of  it  for  the  Lord, 
even  a tenth  part  of  the  tithe. 

27  And  this  your  heave  offering  shall  be  reckoned 
unto  you,  as  though  it  were  the  corn  of  the  threshing- 
floor,  and  as  the  fulness  of  the  winepress. 

28  Thus  ye  also  shall  offer  an  heave  offering  unto  the 
Lord  of  all  your  tithes,  which  ye  receive  of  the  children 
of  Israel ; and  ye  shall  give  thereof  the  Lord’s  heave 
offering  to  Aaron  the  priest. 

29  Out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  shall  offer  every  heave 
offering  of  the  Lord,  of  all  the  best  thereof,  even  the 
hallowed  part  thereof  out  of  it. 

30  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  When  ye 
have  heaved  the  best  thereof  from  it,  then  it  shall  be 
counted  unto  the  Levites  as  the  increase  of  the  thresh- 
ingfloor,  and  as  the  increase  of  the  winepress. 

31  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  every  place,  ye  and  your 
households  : for  it  is  your  reward  for  your  service  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

32  And  ye  shall  bear  no  sin  by  reason  of  it,  when 
ye  have  heaved  from  it  the  best  of  it : neither  shall  ye 

pollute  the  holy  things  of  the  children  of  Israel,  lest 
ye  die. 


34  Deut.  16.  19. 

36  Lev.  3.  2,  6. 

36  Ex.  29.  26,  28. 
Lev.  7.  31,  32,  34. 

3/  ver.  11. 

3«  Lev.  2.  13.  2 Chr. 
13.  6. 


39  Deut.  10.  9.  & 12. 
12.  & 14.  27,  29.  & 18. 
1,  2.  Josh.  13.  14,  33. 
& 14.  3.  & 18.  7.  Ps. 
16.  6.  Ezek.  44.  28. 

49  ver.  24,  26.  Lev. 


27.  30,  32.  Neh.  10. 
37.  & 12.  44.  Heb.  7. 
6,  8,  9. 

41  oh.  3.  7,  8. 

42  C!li.  1.  51. 

43  Lev.  22.  9. 


17  rahs).  But  the  firstling  of  an  ox,  or  the  firstling  of 
a sheep,  or  the  firstling  of  a goat,  thou  shalt  not  re- 
deem ; they  are  holy  : thou  shalt  sprinkle  their 
blood  upon  the  altar,  and  shalt  burn  their  fat  for  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  for  a sweet  savour  unto  the 

18  Lord.  And  the  flesh  of  them  shall  be  thine,  as  the 
wave  breast  and  as  the  right  thigh,  it  shall  be  thine. 

19  All  the  heave  offerings  of  the  holy  things,  which 
the  children  of  Israel  offer  unto  the  Lord,  have  I 
given  thee,  and  thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  with 
thee,  as  a due  for  ever  : it  is  a covenant  of  salt  for 
ever  before  the  Lord  unto  thee  and  to  thy  seed 

20  with  thee.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Aaron,  Thou 
shalt  have  no  inheritance  in  their  land,  neither  shalt 
thou  have  any  portion  among  them  : I am  thy  por- 
tion and  thine  inheritance  among  the  children  of 
Israel. 

21  And  unto  the  children  of  Levi,  behold,  I have 
given  all  the  tithe  in  Israel  for  an  inheritance,  in  re- 
turn for  their  service  which  they  serve,  even  the 

22  service  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  henceforth 
the  children  of  Israel  shall  not  come  nigh  the  tent 

23  of  meeting,  lest  they  bear  sin,  and  die.  But  the 
Levites  shall  do  the  service  of  the  tent  of  meeting, 
and  they  shall  bear  their  iniquity  : it  shall  be  a sta- 
tute for  ever  throughout  your  generations,  and  among 
the  children  of  Israel  they  shall  have  no  inherit- 

24  ance.  For  the  tithe  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  they  offer  as  an  heave  offering  unto  the  Lord, 
I have  given  to  the  Levites  for  an  inheritance  : 
therefore  I have  said  unto  them.  Among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  they  shall  have  no  inheritance. 

25  26  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  More- 
over thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  Levites,  and  say  unto 
them.  When  ye  take  of  the  children  of  Israel  the 
tithe  which  I have  given  you  from  them  for  your 
inheritance,  then  ye  shall  offer  up  an  heave  offering 

27  of  it  for  the  Lord,  a tithe  of  the  tithe.  And  your 
heave  offering  shall  be  reckoned  unto  you,  as  though 
it  were  the  corn  of  the  threshing-floor,  and  as  the 

28  fulness  of  the  winepress.  Thus  ye  also  shall  offer 
an  heave  offering  unto  the  Lord  of  all  your  tithes, 
which  ye  receive  of  the  children  of  Israel  ; and 
thereof  ye  shall  give  the  Lord’s  heave  offering  to 

29  Aaron  the  priest.  Out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  shall 
offer  every  heave  offering  of  the  Lord,  of  all  the 
® best  thereof,  even  the  hallowed  part  thereof  out  of 

30  it.  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  When  ye 
heave  the  ®best  thereof  from  it,  then  it  shall  be 
counted  unto  the  Levites  as  the  increase  of  the 
threshing-floor,  and  as  the  increase  of  the  wine- 

31  press.  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  every  place,  ye  and 
your  households  : for  it  is  your  reward  in  return  for 

32  your  service  in  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  ye  shall 
bear  no  sin  by  reason  of  it,  when  ye  have  heaved 
from  it  the  « best  thereof  : and  ye  shall  not  profane 
the  holy  things  of  the  cliildren  of  Israel,  that  ye 
die  not. 


44  Ch.  3.  7. 

45  ver.  21. 

46  ver.  20.  Deut.  10. 
9.  & 14.  27,  29.  & 18. 

1. 

47  Neb.  10.  38. 


48  ver.  30. 

49  ver.  27. 

59  Matt.  10.  10. 

Luke  10.  7.  1 Cor.  9. 

13.  1 Tim.  6.  18. 


51  Lev.  19.  8.  & 22. 

16. 

52  Lev.  22.  2, 15. 
e Heb.  fat. 

f Or,  neitJier  shall 
ye  die. 


NUMBERS,  XIX. 


231 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  The  water  of  separation  made  of  the  ashes  of  a red  heifer.  11  The  law 
for  the  use  of  it  in  purification  of  the  unclean. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 
saying, 

2  This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  law  which  the  Lord 
hath  commanded,  saying,  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  they  bring  thee  a red  heifer  without  spot, 
wherein  is  no  blemish,  ^and  upon  which  never  came 
yoke  : 

3  And  ye  shall  give  her  unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  that 
he  may  bring  her  ^ forth  without  the  camp,  and  one 
shall  slay  her  before  his  face  : 

4  And  Eleazar  the  priest  shall  take  of  her  blood  with 
his  finger,  and  ^ sprinkle  of  her  blood  directly  before 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  seven  times  : 

5  And  one  shall  burn  the  heifer  in  his  sight  ; ^ her 
skin,  and  her  flesh,  and  her  blood,  with  her  dung,  shall 
he  burn  : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  take  ® cedar  wood,  and  hyssop, 
and  scarlet,  and  cast  it  into  the  midst  of  the  burning  of 
the  heifer. 

7  ® Then  the  priest  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  he 
shall  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  afterward  he  shall 
come  into  the  camp,  and  the  priest  shall  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

8  And  he  that  burneth  her  shall  wash  his  clothes  in 
water,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  shall  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

9  And  a man  that  is  clean  shall  gather  up  the  ashes 
of  the  heifer,  and  lay  them  up  without  the  camp  in  a 
clean  place,  and  it  shall  be  kept  for  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  ^ for  a water  of  separation  : it  is 
a purification  for  sin. 

10  And  he  that  gathereth  the  ashes  of  the  heifer  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even  : and  it 
shall  be  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  unto  tlie 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among  them,  for  a statute  for 
ever. 

11  ® lie  that  toucheth  the  dead  body  of  any  man 

shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

12  He  shall  purify  himself  with  it  on  the  third  day, 
and  on  the  seventh  day  he  shall  be  clean  : but  if  he 
purify  not  himself  the  third  day,  then  the  seventh 
day  he  shall  not  be  clean. 

13  Whosoever  touclieth  the  dead  body  of  any  man 
that  is  dead,  and  purifieth  not  himself,  defileth  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ; and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 
from  Israel  : because  the  water  of  separation  was 
not  sprinkled  upon  him,  he  shall  be  unclean  ; his 
uncleanness  is  yet  upon  him. 

14  This  is  the  law,  when  a man  dieth  in  a tent  : all 
tliat  come  into  the  tent,  and  all  that  is  in  the  tent,  shall 
be  unclean  seven  days. 

15  And  every  open  vessel,  which  hath  no  covering 
bound  upon  it,  is  unclean. 

IG  And  whosoever  toucheth  one  that  is  slain  with  a 
sword  in  the  open  fields,  or  a dead  body,  or  a bone  of  a 
man,  or  a grave,  shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

17  And  for  an  unclean  person  tliey  sliall  take  of  the 
ashes  of  tlie  burnt  lieifer  of  purification  for  sin,  and 
running  water  shall  be  put  thereto  in  a vessel  : 

1 Deut.  21.  3.  1 Sam.  ■*  Ex.  29.  14.  Lev.  8 ver.  13,  20,  21.  ch. 
C.  7.  4.11,12.  31.23. 

2  Lev.  4.  12,  21.  & s Lev.  14.  4,  G,  40.  Over.  IG.  Lev.  21. 

IG.  27.  Heb.  1.3.  11.  c Lev.  11.  25.  & 15.  1.  oli.  .5.  2.  & 9.  G,  10. 

3  Lev.  4.  G.  & IG.  14,  5.  A'  31.  19.  Lam.  4.  14. 

19.  Heb.  0.  13.  2 Heb.  9.  13.  Hag.  2.  13. 


19  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Aaron, 

2 saying.  This  is  the  statute  of  the  law  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded,  saying.  Speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  that  they  bring  thee  a red  hei- 
fer " without  spot,  wherein  is  no  blemish,  and  upon 

3 which  never  came  yoke  : and  ye  shall  give  her  unto 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  he  shall  bring  her  forth 
without  the  camp,  and  one  shall  slay  her  before  his 

4 face  : and  Eleazar  the  priest  shall  take  of  her  blood 
with  his  finger,  and  sprinkle  of  her  blood  toward 

5 the  front  of  the  tent  of  meeting  seven  times  : and 
one  shall  burn  the  heifer  in  his  sight  ; her  skin,  and 
her  flesh,  and  her  blood,  with  her  dung,  shall  he 

6 burn  : and  the  priest  shall  take  cedar  wood,  and 
hyssop,  and  scarlet,  and  cast  it  into  the  midst  of  the 

7 burning  of  the  heifer.  Then  the  priest  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  he  shall  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and 
afterward  he  shall  come  into  the  camp,  and  the  priest 

8 shall  be  unclean  until  the  even.  And  he  that  burn- 
eth her  shall  wash  his  clothes  in  water,  and  bathe 
his  flesh  in  water,  and  shall  be  unclean  until  the 

9 even.  And  a man  that  is  clean  shall  gather  up  the 
ashes  of  the  heifer,  and  lay  them  up  without  the 
camp  in  a clean  place,  and  it  shall  be  kept  for  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  for  a water 

10  of  ^ separation  ; it  is  a sin  offering.  And  he  that 
gathereth  the  ashes  of  the  heifer  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even  : and  it  shall 
be  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  unto  the  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  among  them,  for  a statute  for 

11  ever.  He  that  toucheth  the  dead  body  of  any  man 

12  shall  be  unclean  seven  days  : the  same  shall  purify 
himself  therewith  on  the  third  day,  ‘^and  on  the 
seventh  day  he  shall  be  clean  : but  if  he  purify  not 
himself  the  third  day,  ‘'then  the  seventh  day  he 

13  shall  not  be  clean.  Whosoever  toucheth  the  dead 
body  of  any  man  that  is  dead,  and  purifieth  not 
himself,  defileth  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ; and 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  Israel  : because  the 
water  of  separation  was  not  sprinkled  upon  him,  he 
shall  be  unclean  ; his  uncleanness  is  yet  upon  him. 

14  This  is  the  law  when  a man  dieth  in  a tent  : every 
one  that  cometh  into  the  tent,  and  every  one  that  is 

15  in  the  tent,  shall  be  unclean  seven  days.  And  every 
open  vessel,  which  hath  no  covering  bound  upon  it, 

IG  is  unclean.  And  whosoever  in  the  open  field  touch- 
eth one  that  is  slain  with  a sword,  or  a dead  body, 
or  a bone  of  a man,  or  a grave,  shall  be  unclean 

17  seven  days.  And  for  the  unclean  they  shall  take 
of  the  ashes  of  the  burning  of  the  sin  offering,  and 
® running  water  shall  be  put  thereto  in  a vessel  : 


’8  ch.  31.  19. 

» Lev.  15.  31. 

12  ver.  9.  ch.  8.  7. 

13  Lev.  7,  20.  & 22. 


Lev.  11.  32.  fch. 
31.  20. 

IS  ver.  11. 

10  ver.  9. 
u Or,  perfect, 
b Or,  impurity. 


e Or,  and  on  the 
seventh  day,  so  shall 
he  he  clean, 
d Or,  and. 
e Heb.  living. 


232 


NUMBERS,  XX. 


18  And  a clean  person  shall  take  hyssop,  and  dip  it 
in  the  water,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  tent,  and  upon  all 
the  vessels,  and  upon  the  persons  that  were  there,  and 
Upon  him  that  touched  a bone,  or  one  slain,  or  one  dead, 
or  a grave  : 

19  And  the  clean  person  shall  sprinkle  upon  the  un- 
clean on  the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day  : 

and  on  the  seventh  day  he  shall  purify  himself,  and 
Wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  shall 
be  clean  at  even. 

20  But  the  man  that  shall  be  unclean,  and  shall  not 
purify  himself,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
the  congregation,  because  he  hath  defiled  the  sanc- 
tuary of  the  Lord  : the  water  of  separation  hath  not 
been  sprinkled  upon  him  ; he  is  unclean. 

21  And  it  shall  be  a perpetual  statute  unto  them, 
that  he  that  sprinkleth  the  water  of  separation  shall 
wash  his  clothes  ; and  he  that  touchetli  the  water  of 
separation  shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

22  And  whatsoever  the  unclean  person  touchetli 
shall  be  unclean  ; and  the  soul  that  touchetli  it  shall 
be  unclean  until  even. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  The  children  of  Israel  come  to  Zin,  where  Miriam  dieth.  2 They 
murmur  for  want  of  water.  7 Moses  smiting  the  rock  bringeth  forth 
water  at  Meribah.  14  Moses  at  Kadesh  desireth  gmssage  through 
Edom,  ivhich  is  denied  him.  22  At  mount  Hor  Aaron  resigneth  his 
place  to  Eleazar,  and  dieth. 

Then  ^ came  the  children  of  Israel,  even  the  whole 
congregation,  into  the  desert  of  Zin  in  the  first 
month  : and  the  people  abode  in  Kadesh  ; and  ^ Miriam 
died  there,  and  was  buried  there. 

2  3 And  there  was  no  water  for  the  congregation  : 
“^and  they  gathered  themselves  together  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron. 

3  And  the  people  ® diode  with  Moses,  and  spake, 
saying.  Would  God  that  we  had  died  ® when  our  brethren 
died  before  the  Lord  ! 

4  And  ^ why  have  ye  brought  up  the  congregation  of 
the  Lord  into  this  wilderness,  that  we  and  our  cattle 
should  die  there  ? 

5  And  wherefore  have  ye  made  us  to  come  up  out  of 
Egypt,  to  bring  us  in  unto  this  evil  place  ? it  is  no  place 
of  seed,  or  of  figs,  or  of  vines,  or  of  pomegranates  ; 
neither  is  there  any  water  to  drink. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  from  the  presence  of 
the  assembly  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  ®they  fell  upon  their  faces  : and 
® the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  them. 

7  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

8  Take  the  rod,  and  gather  thou  the  assembly  to- 
gether, thou,  and  Aaron  thy  brother,  and  speak  ye  unto 
the  rock  before  their  eyes  ; and  it  shall  give  forth  his 
water,  and  thou  shalt  bring  forth  to  them  water  out 
of  the  rock  : so  thou  shalt  give  the  congregation  and 
their  beasts  drink. 

9  And  Moses  took  the  rod  from  before  the  Lord, 
as  he  commanded  him. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  gathered  the  congregation 
together  before  the  rock,  and  he  said  unto  them,  Hear 
now,  ye  rebels  ; must  we  fetch  you  water  out  of  this 
rock  ? 

11  And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand,  and  with  his  rod 
he  smote  the  rock  twice  : and  ^^the  water  came  out 


17  Ps.  51.  7. 

18  Lev.  14.  9. 

19  ver.  13. 

20  Hag.  2.  13. 

21  Lev.  15.  6. 


1 ch.  33.  36. 

2 Ex.  15.  20.  ch.  26. 
59. 

3 Ex.  17.  1. 

<1  ch.  16.  19,  42. 


c Ex.  17.  2.  ch.  14. 

2. 

6 ch.  11.  1,  33.  14. 

37.  & 16.  32,  35,  49. 

7 Ex.  17.  3. 


18  and  a clean  person  shall  take  hyssop,  and  dip  it  in 
the  water,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  tent,  and  upon 
all  the  vessels,  and  upon  the  persons  that  were 
there,  and  upon  him  that  touched  the  bone,  or  the 

19  slain,  or  the  dead,  or  the  grave  : and  the  clean  per- 
son shall  sprinkle  upon  the  unclean  on  the  third  day, 
and  on  the  seventh  day  : and  on  the  seventh  day  he 
shall  purify  him  ; and  he  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himself  in  water,  and  shall  be  clean  at  even. 

20  But  the  man  that  shall  be  unclean,  and  shall  not 
purify  himself,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  the 
midst  of  the  assembly,  because  he  hath  defiled  the 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord  : the  water  of  separation 
hath  not  been  sprinkled  upon  him  ; he  is  unclean. 

21  And  it  shall  be  a perpetual  statute  unto  them  : and 
he  that  sprinkleth  the  water  of  separation  shall 
wash  his  clothes  ; and  he  that  toucheth  the  water  of 

22  separation  shall  be  unclean  until  even.  And  what- 
soever the  unclean  person  toucheth  shall  be  unclean  ; 
and  the  soul  that  toucheth  it  shall  be  unclean  until 
even. 


20  And  the  children  of  Israel,  even  the  whole  con- 
gregation, came  into  the  wilderness  of  Zin  in  the 
first  month  : and  the  people  abode  in  Kadesh  ; and 

2 Miriam  died  there,  and  was  buried  there.  And 
there  was  no  water  for  the  congregation  : and  they 
assembled  themselves  together  against  Moses  and 

3 against  Aaron.  And  the  people  strove  with  Moses, 
and  spake,  saying.  Would  God  that  we  had  died 

4 when  our  brethren  died  before  the  Lord  ! And  why 
have  ye  brought  the  assembly  of  the  Lord  into  this 
wilderness,  that  we  should  die  there,  we  and  our 

5 cattle  ? And  wherefore  have  ye  made  us  to  come 
up  out  of  Egypt,  to  bring  us  in  unto  this  evil  place  ? 
it  is  no  place  of  seed,  or  of  figs,  or  of  vines,  or  of 
pomegranates  ; neither  is  there  any  water  to  drink. 

6 And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  from  the  presence  of 
the  assembly  unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting, 
and  fell  upon  their  faces  : and  the  glory  of  the 

7 Lord  appeared  unto  them.  And  the  Lord  spake 

8 unto  Moses,  saying.  Take  the  rod,  and  assemble  the 
congregation,  thou,  and  Aaron  thy  brother,  and 
speak  ye  unto  the  rock  before  their  eyes,  that  it  give 
forth  its  water  ; and  thou  shalt  bring  forth  to  them 
water  out  of  the  rock  : so  thou  shalt  give  the  con- 

9 gregation  and  their  cattle  drink.  And  Moses  took 
the  rod  from  before  the  Lord,  as  he  commanded 

10  him.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  gathered  the  assembly 
together  before  the  rock,  and  he  said  unto  them. 
Hear  now,  ye  rebels  ; shall  we  bring  you  forth  water 

11  out  of  this  rock  ? And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand, 
and  smote  the  rock  with  his  rod  twice  : and  water 


8  ch.  14.  5.  & 16.  4, 
22,  45. 

» ch.  14.  10. 

10  Ex.  17.  6. 


itNeh.  9.  15.  Ps. 
78.  15,  16.  & 105.  41. 
& 114.  8.  Is.  43.  20. 
& 48.  21. 


12  ch.  17.  10. 

13  Ps.  106.  33. 

14  Ex.  17.  6.  Deut. 
8.  15.  1 Cor.  10.  4. 


NUMBERS,  XX. 


233 


abundantly,  and  the  congregation  drank,  and  their 
beasts  also. 

12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron, 
Because  ye  believed  me  not,  to  sanctify  me  in  the 
eyes  of  the  children  of  Israel,  therefore  ye  shall  not 
bring  this  congregation  into  the  land  which  I have  given 
them. 

13  This  is  the  water  of  Meribah  ; because  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  strove  with  the  Lord,  and  he  was  sancti- 
lied  in  them. 

11  ^ i®And  Moses  sent  messengers  from  Kadesh 
unto  the  king  of  Edom,  Thus  saith  thy  brother  Israel, 
Thou  kuowest  all  the  travel  that  hath  befallen  us  : 

15  20  How  our  fathers  went  down  into  Egypt,  21  and 

we  have  dwelt  in  Egypt  a long  time  ; 22  Egyp- 

tians vexed  us,  and  our  fathers  : 

16  And  23  when  we  cried  unto  the  Lord,  he  heard  our 
voice,  and  24  sent  an  angel,  and  hath  brought  us  forth 
out  of  Egypt : and,  behold,  we  are  in  Kadesh,  a city  in 
the  uttermost  of  thy  border  ; 

17  23  Let  us  pass,  I pray  thee,  through  thy  country  : 
we  will  not  pass  through  the  fields,  or  through  tlie  vine- 
yards, neither  will  we  drink  of  the  water  of  the  wells  : 
we  will  go  by  the  king’s  high  way,  we  will  not  turn  to 
the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left,  until  we  have  passed  thy 
borders. 

18  And  Edom  said  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  not  pass  by 
me,  lest  I come  out  against  thee  with  the  sword. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto  liim.  We  will 
go  by  the  high  way : and  if  I and  my  cattle  drink  of 
thy  water,  26  then  I will  pay  for  it : I will  only,  without 
doing  any  thing  else,  go  through  on  my  feet. 

20  And  he  said,  27  Thou  shalt  not  go  through.  And 
Edom  came  out  against  him  with  much  people,  and 
with  a strong  hand. 

21  Thus  Edom  28  refused  to  give  Israel  passage 
through  his  border  ; wherefore  Israel  29  turned  away 
from  him. 

22  And  the  children  of  Israel,  even  the  whole  con- 
gregation, journeyed  from  Kadesh,  and  came  unto 
mount  Hor. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron  in 
mount  Hor,  by  the  coast  of  the  land  of  Edom,  saying, 

24  Aaron  shall  be  ^2  gathered  unto  his  people  : for 
he  shall  not  enter  into  the  land  which  I have  given  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  because  ®^ye  rebelled  against  my 
word  at  the  water  of  Meribah. 

25  Take  Aaron  and  Eleazar  his  son,  and  bring 
them  up  unto  mount  Hor  : 

20  And  strip  Aaron  of  his  garments,  and  put  them 
upon  Eleazar  his  son  ; and  Aaron  shall  be  gathered 
unto  his  people,  and  shall  die  there. 

27  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  : and 
they  went  up  into  mount  Hor  in  the  sight  of  all  the 
congregation. 

28  86  And  Moses  stripped  Aaron  of  his  garments,  and 
put  them  upon  Eleazar  his  son  ; and  86  Aaron  died  there 
in  the  top  of  the  mount  : and  Moses  and  Eleazar  came 
down  from  the  mount. 

29  And  when  all  the  congregation  saw  that  Aaron 

ch.  27.  14.  Dent.  judg.  H.  16,  17.  Dent.  26.  G.  Acts  7. 

1.  37.  & 3.  26.  & 32.  Dent.  2.  4,  &c.  «Sr  19. 

51.  23.  7.  Obad.  10,  12.  ^ Ex.  2.  23.  A3.  7. 

Lev.  10.  3.  Ezek.  20  Gen.  46.  6.  Acts  24  Rx.  3.  2.  A 14.  19. 
20.  41.  A 36.  23.  A 38.  7.  13.  A 23.  20.  A 33.  2. 

16.  1 Pet.  3.  15.  21  Ex.  12.  40.  2.';  See  cl».  21.  22. 

u Dent.  .33.  8.  Ps.  22  Ex.  1.  11,  Ac.  Deut.  2.  27. 

95.  8.  A 106.  32,  Ac, 

16* 


came  forth  abundantly,  and  the  congregation  drank, 

12  and  their  cattle.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses 
and  Aaron,  Because  ye  believed  not  in  me,  to  sanc- 
tify me  in  the  eyes  of  the  children  of  Israel,  there- 
fore ye  shall  not  bring  this  assembly  into  the  land 

13  which  I have  given  them.  These  are  the  waters  of 
“Meribah  ; because  the  children  of  Israel  strove 
with  the  Lord,  and  he  ^ was  sanctified  in  them. 


14  And  Moses  sent  messengers  from  Kadesh  unto 
the  king  of  Edom,  Thus  saith  thy  brother  Israel, 
Thou  knowest  all  the  travail  that  hath  befallen  us  : 

15  how  our  fathers  went  down  into  Egypt,  and  we 
dwelt  in  Egypt  a long  time  ; and  the  Egyptians  evil 

16  entreated  us,  and  our  fathers  : and  when  we  cried 
unto  the  Lord,  he  heard  our  voice,  and  sent  an 
angel,  and  brought  us  forth  out  of  Egypt : and, 
behold,  we  are  in  Kadesh,  a city  in  the  utter- 

17  most  of  thy  border  ; let  us  pass,  I pray  thee,  through 
thy  land  : we  will  not  pass  through  field  or  through 
vineyard,  neither  will  we  drink  of  the  water  of  the 
wells  : we  will  go  along  the  king’s  high  way,  we  will 
not  turn  aside  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left,  un- 

18  til  we  have  passed  thy  border.  And  Edom  said 
unto  him.  Thou  shalt  not  pass  through  me,  lest  I 

19  come  out  with  the  sword  against  thee.  And  the 
children  of  Israel  said  unto  him,  We  will  go  up  by 
the  high  way  : and  if  we  drink  of  thy  water,  I 
and  my  cattle,  then  will  I give  the  price  thereof  : 
let  me  only,  without  doing  any  thing  else,  pass 

20  through  on  my  feet.  And  he  said.  Thou  shalt  not 
pass  through.  And  Edom  came  out  against  him 

21  with  much  people,  and  with  a strong  hand.  Thus 
Edom  refused  to  give  Israel  passage  through  his 
border  : wherefore  Israel  turned  away  from  him. 


22  And  they  journeyed  from  Kadesh  : and  the 
children  of  Israel,  even  the  whole  congregation, 

23  came  unto  mount  Hor.  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  Aaron  in  mount  Hor,  by  the  border  of 

24  the  land  of  Edom,  saying,  Aaron  shall  be  gathered 
unto  his  people  : for  be  sliall  not  enter  into  the  land 
which  I have  given  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  be- 
cause ye  rebelled  against  my  word  at  the  waters 

25  of  Meribah.  Take  Aaron  and  Eleazar  his  son, 

26  and  bring  them  up  unto  mount  Hor  ; and  strip 
Aaron  of  his  garments,  and  put  them  upon  Eleazar 
his  son  : and  Aaron  shall  be  gathered  unto  his  peo- 

27  pie,  and  shall  die  there.  And  Moses  did  as  the 
Lord  commanded  : and  they  went  up  into  mount 

28  Hor  in  the  sight  of  all  the  congregation.  And 
Moses  stripped  Aaron  of  his  garments,  and  put  them 
upon  Eleazar  his  son  ; and  Aaron  died  there  in  the 
top  of  the  mount  : and  Moses  and  Eleazar  came  down 

29  from  the  mount.  And  when  all  the  congregation 


20  Bout.  2.  6,  28. 

27  JlKlg.  11.  17. 

28  See  Deut.  2.  27, 
29. 

2»  Dent.  2.  4,  5,  8. 
Judg.  11.  18. 
ch.  33.  37. 


SI  ch.  21.  4. 

32  Gen.  23.  8.  ch. 
27.  13.  A 31.  2.  Deut. 
32.  30. 

33  ver.  12. 

34  ch.  33.  38.  Deut. 
32.  50. 


85  Ex.  29.  29,  30. 

3«  cli.  33.  38.  Deut. 
10.  6.  A 32.  50. 
a That  is,  Slri/e. 
h Or,  shewed  himselS 
holy. 


234 


NUMBEKS,  XXI. 


was  dead,  they  mourned  for  Aaron  ^7  thirty  days,  even 
all  the  house  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Israel  with  some  loss  destroy  the  Canaanites  at  Hormah.  4 The  people 
‘murmuring  are  j^lugued  with  fiery  serpents.  7 They  repenting  are 
healed  by  a brasen  serpent.  Sundry  journeys  of  the  Israelites.  21 
Sihon  is  overcome,  33  cmd  Og. 

And  lohen  1 king  Arad  the  Canaanite,  which  dwelt 
in  the  south,  heard  tell  that  Israel  came  ^by  the 
way  of  the  spies  ; then  he  fought  against  Israel,  and 
took  some  of  them  prisoners. 

2  ® And  Israel  vowed  a vow  unto  the  Lord,  and  said. 
If  thou  wilt  indeed  deliver  this  people  into  my  hand, 
then  ^ I will  utterly  destroy  their  cities. 

3  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Israel, 
and  delivered  up  the  Canaanites  ; and  they  utterly  de- 
stroyed them  and  their  cities  : and  he  called  the  name 
of  the  place  Hormah. 

4  ^ And  ®they  journeyed  from  mount  Hor  by  the 
way  of  the  Red  sea,  to  ® compass  the  land  of  Edom  : 
and  the  soul  of  the  people  was  much  discouraged  be- 
cause of  the  way. 

5  And  the  people  spake  against  God,  and  against 
Moses,  ® Wherefore  have  ye  brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt 
to  die  in  the  wilderness  ? for  there  is  no  bread,  neither  is 
there  any  water  ; and  ® our  soul  loatheth  this  light  bread. 

6  And  1‘^the  Lord  sent  fiery  serpents  among  the 
people,  and  they  bit  the  people  ; and  much  people  of 
Israel  died. 

7  1[  Therefore  the  people  came  to  Moses,  and  said. 
We  have  sinned,  for  i^we  have  spoken  against  the 
Lord,  and  against  thee  ; pray  unto  the  Lord,  that  he 
take  away  the  serpents  from  us.  And  Moses  prayed 
for  the  people. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Make  thee  a fiery 
serpent,  and  set  it  upon  a pole  : and  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  every  one  that  is  bitten,  when  he  looketh 
upon  it,  shall  live. 

9  And  Moses  made  a serpent  of  brass,  and  put  it  upon 
a pole,  and  it  came  to  pass,  that  if  a serpent  had  bitten 
any  man,  when  he  beheld  the  serpent  of  brass,  he  lived. 
10  ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  set  forward,  and 
pitched  in  Oboth. 

11  And  they  journeyed  from  Oboth,  and  pitched  at 
Ije-abarim,  in  the  wilderness  wliich  is  before  Moab,  to- 
ward the  sunrising. 

12  ^ From  thence  they  removed,  and  pitched  in 
the  valley  of  Zared. 

13  From  thence  they  removed,  and  pitched  on  the 
other  side  of  Arnon,  which  is  in  the  wilderness  that 
cometh  out  of  the  coasts  of  the  Amorites  : for  Arnon 
is  the  border  of  Moab,  between  Moab  and  the  Amorites. 

14  Wherefore  it  is  said  in  the  book  of  the  wars  of  the 
Lord,  What  he  did  in  the  Red  sea,  and  in  the  brooks 
of  Arnon, 

15  And  at  the  stream  of  the  brooks  that  goeth  down 
to  the  dwelling  of  Ar,  and  lieth  upon  the  border  of 
Moab. 

16  And  from  thence  they  went  to  Beer  : that  is  the 
well  whereof  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Gather  the 
people  together,  and  I will  give  them  water. 


37  So  Deut.  34.  8. 

1 ch.  33.  40.  See 
Judg.  1.  16. 

2 ch.  13.  21. 

3 Gen.  28.  20.  Judg. 
11.  30. 

4 Lev.  27.  28. 


sch.  20.  22.  & 33. 
41. 

6 Judg.  11.  18. 

7 Ps.  78.  19. 

8 Ex.  16.  3.  & 17.  3. 
» ch.  11.  6. 

w 1 Cor.  10.  9. 


11  Deut.  8.  15. 

12  Ps.  78.  34. 

13  ver.  5. 

« Ex.  8.  8,  28.  1 

Sam.  12.  19.  1 Kin. 
13.  6.  Acts  8.  24. 

13  2 Kin.  18.  4.  John. 


saw  that  Aaron  was  dead,  they  wept  for  Aaron 
thirty  days,  even  all  the  house  of  Israel. 


21  And  the  Canaanite,  the  king  of  Arad,  which 
dwelt  in  the  South,  heard  tell  that  Israel  came  by 
the  way  « of  Atharim  ; and  he  fought  against  Israel, 

2 and  took  some  of  them  captive.  And  Israel  vowed 
a vow  unto  the  Lord,  and  said.  If  thou  wilt  indeed 
deliver  this  people  into  my  hand,  then  I will  ^ ut- 

3 terly  destroy  their  cities.  And  the  Lord  hearkened 
to  the  voice  of  Israel,  and  delivered  up  the  Canaan- 
ites ; and  they  ‘^utterly  destroyed  them  and  their 
cities  : and  the  name  of  the  place  was  called  ^ Hor- 
mah. 

4 And  they  journeyed  from  mount  Hor  by  the  way 
to  the  Red  Sea,  to  compass  the  land  of  Edom  : and 
the  soul  of  the  people  ^was  much  discouraged  ^ be- 

6  cause  of  the  way.  And  the  people  spake  against 
God,  and  against  Moses,  Wherefore  have  ye  brought 
us  up  out  of  Egypt  to  die  in  the  wilderness  ? for 
there  is  no  bread,  and  there  is  no  water  ; and  our 

6 soul  loatheth  this  s'  light  bread.  And  tlie  Lord  sent 
fiery  serpents  among  the  people,  and  they  bit  the 

7 people  ; and  much  people  of  Israel  died.  And  the 
people  came  to  Moses,  and  said.  We  have  sinned, 
because  we  have  spoken  against  the  Lord,  and 
against  thee  ; pray  unto  the  Lord,  that  he  take 
away  the  serpents  from  us.  And  Moses  prayed  for 

8 the  people.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Make 
thee  a fiery  serpent,  and  set  it  upon  a standard  ; and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that  is  bitten, 

9 when  he  seeth  it,  shall  live.  And  Moses  made  a 
serpent  of  brass,  and  set  it  upon  the  standard  ; and 
it  came  to  pass,  that  if  a serpent  had  bitten  any 
man,  when  he  looked  unto  the  serpent  of  brass,  he 

10  lived.  And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed,  and 

11  pitched  in  Oboth.  And  they  journeyed  from  Oboth, 
and  pitched  at  lye-abarim,  in  the  wilderness  which  is 

12  before  Moab,  toward  the  sunrising.  From  thence 
they  journeyed,  and  pitched  in  the  valley  of  Zered. 

13  From  thence  they  journeyed,  and  pitched  on  the 
other  side  of  Arnon,  which  is  in  the  wilderness,  that 
cometh  out  of  the  border  of  the  Amorites  : for  Arnon 
is  the  border  of  Moab,  between  Moab  and  the 

14  Amorites.  Wherefore  it  is  said  in  the  book  of  the 
Wars  of  the  Lord, 

Vaheb^in  Suphah, 

And  the  valleys  of  Arnon, 

15  And  the  slope  of  the  valleys 

That  inelineth  toward  the  dwelling  of  Ar, 

And  leaneth  upon  the  border  of  Moab. 

16  And  from  thence  they  journeyed  to  * Beer  : that  is 
the  well  whereof  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Gather 
the  people  together,  and  I will  give  them  water. 


3. 14, 15. 

16  ch.  .33.  43. 

17  ch.  33.  44. 

18  Deut.  2.  13. 

16  ch.  22.  36.  Judg. 
11.  18. 

26  Deut.  2.  18,  29. 


21  Judg.  9.  21. 
a Or,  of  the  spies, 
b Heb.  devote, 
c Heb.  devoted, 
d From  the  same 
root  as  herem,  a de- 
voted thing. 


e Or,  was  impa- 
tient. Heb.  was  short- 
ened, 
f Or,  in. 

Or,  vile. 

Or,  in  storm., 
i That  is,  A well. 


NUMBERS,  XXI. 


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17  ^ 22  Then  Israel  sang  this  song,  Spring  up,  O 
well  ; sing  ye  unto  it  : 

18  The  princes  digged  the  well,  the  nobles  of  the 
people  digged  it,  by  the  direction  of  ^3  the  lawgiver,  with 
their  staves.  And  from  the  wilderness  they  went  to 
Mattanah  : 

19  And  from  Mattanah  to  Nahaliel : and  from  Na- 
haliel  to  Bamoth  : 

20  And  from  Bamoth  in  the  valley,  that  is  in  the 
country  of  Moab,  to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  which  looketh 
24  toward  Jeshimon. 

21  And  26  Israel  sent  messengers  unto  Sihon  king 
of  the  Amorites,  saying, 

22  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land  : we  will  not 
turn  into  the  fields,  or  into  the  vineyards  ; we  will  not 
drink  of  the  waters  of  the  well  : hut  we  will  go  along 
by  the  king’s  high  way,  until  we  he  past  thy  borders. 

23  27  And  Sihon  would  not  suffer  Israel  to  pass 
through  his  border  : but  Sihon  gathered  all  his  people 
together,  and  went  out  against  Israel  into  the  wilder- 
ness : 28  and  he  came  to  Jahaz,  and  fought  against 
Israel. 

24  And  29  Israel  smote  him  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  possessed  his  land  from  Arnon  unto  Jabbok, 
even  unto  the  children  of  Ammon  : for  the  border  of 
the  children  of  Ammon  was  strong. 

25  And  Israel  took  all  these  cities  : and  Israel  dwelt 
in  all  the  cities  of  the  Amorites,  in  Heshbon,  and  in  all 
the  villages  thereof. 

26  For  Heshbon  was  the  city  of  Sihon  the  king  of 
the  Amorites,  who  had  fought  against  the  former  king 
of  Moab,  and  taken  all  his  land  out  of  his  hand,  even 
unto  Arnon. 

27  Wherefore  they  that  speak  in  proverbs  say.  Come 
into  Heshbon,  let  the  city  of  Sihon  be  built  and  pre- 
pared : 

28  For  there  is  a fire  gone  out  of  Heshbon,  a flame 
from  the  city  of  Sihon : it  hath  consumed  3i  Ar  of 
Moab,  and  the  lords  of  the  high  places  of  Arnon. 

29  Woe  to  thee,  Moab  ! thou  art  undone,  O people 
of  *2  Chemosh  : he  hath  given  his  sons  that  escaped, 
and  his  daughters,  into  captivity  unto  Sihon  king  of  the 
Amorites. 

30  We  have  shot  at  them  ; Heshbon  is  perished  even 
33  (into  Dibon,  and  we  have  laid  them  waste  even  unto 
Nophah,  which  reacheth  unto  34  Medeba. 

31  ^ Thus  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of  the  Amorites. 

32  And  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  Jaazer,  and  they 
took  the  villages  thereof,  and  drove  out  the  Amorites 
that  were  there. 

33  ^ 36  And  they  turned  and  went  up  by  the  way  of 
Bashan  : and  Og  the  king  of  Bashan  went  out  against 
them,  he,  and  all  his  people,  to  the  battle  at  Edrei. 

34  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Fear  him  not : 
for  I have  delivered  him  into  thy  hand,  and  all  his 
people,  and  his  land  ; and  39  thou  shalt  do  to  him  as 
thou  didst  unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which 
dwelt  at  Heshbon. 

35  40  So  they  smote  him,  and  his  sons,  and  all  his 
people,  until  there  was  none  left  him  alive  : and  they 
possessed  his  land. 

“ Ex.  15.  1.  Ps.  105.  27  Deut.  29.  7.  135.  10,  11.  & 13G.  19. 

2.  & 100.  12.  28  Deut.  2.  32.  Judg.  Amos  2.  9. 

23  Is.  S3.  22.  11.  20.  30  jer.  48.  45,  40. 

ch.  23.  28.  20  Deut.  2.  33.  & 29.  Deut.  2.  9,  18.  Is. 

23  Deut.  2.  20,  27.  7.  Josh.  12.  1,  2.  & 24.  1.5.1. 

Judg.  11.  19.  8.  Neh.  9.  22.  Ps.  32  n.  <24.  1 

23  ch.  20.  17.  Kill.  11.  7,  33.  2 Kin. 


17  Then  sang  Israel  this  song  : 

Spring  up,  O well ; sing  ye  unto  it  : 

18  The  well,  which  the  princes  digged. 

Which  the  nobles  of  the  people  delved, 

J With  the  sceptre,  and  with  their  staves. 

And  from  the  wilderness  they  journeyed  to  Mat- 

19  tanah  : and  from  Mattanah  to  Nahaliel  : and  from 

20  Nahaliel  to  Bamoth  : and  from  Bamoth  to  the  val- 
ley that  is  in  the  field  of  Moab,  to  the  top  of  Pisgah, 
which  looketh  down  upon  ^ the  desert. 

21  And  Israel  sent  messengers  unto  Sihon  king  of 

22  the  Amorites,  saying,  Let  me  pass  through  thy 
land  : we  will  not  turn  aside  into  field,  or  into  vine- 
yard ; we  will  not  drink  of  the  water  of  the  wells  ; 
we  will  go  by  the  king’s  high  way,  until  we  have 

23  passed  thy  border.  And  Sihon  would  not  suffer  Is- 
rael to  pass  through  his  border  : but  Sihon  gathered 
all  his  people  together,  and  went  out  against  Israel 
into  the  wilderness,  and  came  to  Jahaz  : and  he 

24  fought  against  Israel.  And  Israel  smote  him  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  possessed  his  land  from 
Arnon  unto  Jabbok,  even  unto  the  children  of  Am- 
mon : for  the  border  of  the  children  of  Ammon  was 

25  strong.  And  Israel  took  all  these  cities  : and  Israel 
dwelt  in  all  the  cities  of  the  Amorites,  in  Heshbon, 

26  and  in  all  the  ^ towns  thereof.  For  Heshbon  was 
the  city  of  Sihon  the  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  had 
fought  against  the  former  king  of  Moab,  and  taken 
all  his  land  out  of  his  hand,  even  unto  Arnon. 

27  Wherefore  they  that  speak  in  proverbs  say. 

Come  ye  to  Heshbon, 

Let  the  city  of  Sihon  be  built  and  established  : 

28  For  a fire  is  gone  out  of  Heshbon, 

A flame  from  the  city  of  Sihon  : 

It  hath  devoured  Ar  of  Moab, 

The  lords  of  the  high  places  of  Arnon. 

29  Woe  to  thee,  Moab  ! 

Thou  art  undone,  O people  of  Chemosh  : 

He  hath  given  his  sons  as  fugitives, 

And  his  daughters  into  captivity. 

Unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites. 

30  We  have  shot  at  them  ; Heshbon  is  perished  even 

unto  Dibon, 

And  we  have  laid  waste  even  unto  Nophah, 

” Which  reacheth  unto  Medeba. 

31  Thus  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of  the  Amorites. 

32  And  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  Jazer,  and  they  took  the 
towns  thereof,  and  drove  out  the  Amorites  that  were 

33  there.  And  they  turned  and  went  up  by  the  way  of 
Bashan : and  Og  the  king  of  Bashan  went  out 
against  them,  he  and  all  his  people,  to  battle  at  Edrei. 

34  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Fear  him  not : for 
I have  delivered  him  into  thy  hand,  and  all  his  peo- 
ple, and  his  land  ; and  thou  shalt  do  to  him  as  thou 
didst  unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 

35  at  Heshbon.  So  they  smote  him,  and  his  sons,  and 
all  his  people,  until  there  was  none  left  him  remain- 


23.  13.  Jer.  48.  7,  13. 

83  Jer.  48.  18,  22. 

84  Is.  1.5.  2. 

85ch.  32.  1.  Jer.  48. 
32. 

3«  Deut.  3.  1.  & 29. 


87  Josh.  13.  12. 

88  Deut.  3.  2. 

80  ver.  24.  Ps.  135. 
10,  11.  A 130.  20. 

40  Deut.  3.  3,  4,  &c. 
j Or,  7/y  order  of  the 
luuyiver. 


k Or,  Je.thinion. 

I Heb.  dmighters. 
m Or,  Bamoth. 
n Some  .ancient  au- 
thorities Jiave,  Fire 
reached  unto. 


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NUMBERS,  XXII. 


CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Bnlak's  first  message  for  Balaam  is  refused.  15  His  second  message 
ohlainetn  him.  22  An  angel  would  have  slain  him.,  if  his  ass  had  not 
saved  him.  36  Balak  entei'taineth  him. 

And  1 the  cliildren  of  Israel  set  forward,  and  pitched 
in  the  plains  of  Moab  on  this  side  Jordan  hy 
Jericho. 

2  •[[  And  2 Balak  the  son  of  Zippor  saw  all  that  Israel 
had  done  to  the  Ainorites. 

3  And  ^ Moab  was  sore  afraid  of  the  people,  because 
they  loere  many  : and  Moab  was  distressed  because  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

4  And  Moab  said  unto  ^ the  elders  of  Midian,  Now 
shall  this  company  lick  up  all  that  are  round  about  us, 
as  the  ox  licketh  up  the  grass  of  the  field.  And  Balak 
the  son  of  Zippor  teas  king  of  the  Moabites  at  that 
time. 

5  ^ He  sent  messengers  therefore  unto  Balaam  the 
son  of  Beor  to  ® Pethor,  which  is  by  the  river  of  the 
land  of  the  children  of  his  people,  to  call  him,  saying. 
Behold,  there  is  a people  come  out  from  Egypt  : behold, 
they  cover  the  face  of  the  earth,  and  they  abide  over 
against  me  : 

6  Come  now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  curse  me  this 
people  ; for  they  are  too  mighty  for  me  : peradventure 
I shall  prevail,  that  we  may  smite  them,  and  that  I may 
drive  them  out  of  the  land  : for  I wot  that  he  whom 
thou  blessest  is  blessed,  and  he  whom  thou  cursest  is 
cursed. 

7  And  the  elders  of  Moab  and  the  elders  of  Midian 
departed  with  ® the  rewards  of  divination  in  their  hand  ; 
and  they  came  unto  Balaam,  and  spake  unto  him  the 
words  of  Balak. 

8  And  he  said  unto  them,  ® Lodge  here  this  night, 
and  I will  bring  you  word  agam,  as  the  Lord  shall 
speak  unto  me  : and  the  princes  of  Moab  abode  with 
Balaam. 

9  And  Grod  came  unto  Balaam,  and  said.  What  men 
are  these  with  thee  ? 

10  And  Balaam  said  unto  God,  Balak  the  son  of 
Zippor,  king  of  Moab,  hath  seiit  unto  me,  saying, 

11  Behold,  there  is  a people  come  out  of  Egypt, 
which  covereth  the  face  of  the  earth  : come  now,  curse 
me  them  ; peradventure  I shall  be  able  to  overcome 
them,  and  drive  them  out. 

12  And  God  said  unto  Balaam,  Thou  shalt  not  go 
with  them  ; thou  shalt  not  curse  the  people  : for  they 
are  blessed. 

13  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  morning,  and  said 
unto  the  princes  of  Balak,  Get  you  into  your  land  : for 
the  Lord  refuseth  to  give  me  leave  to  go  with  you. 

14  And  the  princes  of  Moab  rose  up,  and  they  went 
unto  Balak,  and  said,  Balaam  refuseth  to  come  with 
us. 

15  ^ And  Balak  sent  yet  again  princes,  more,  and 
more  honourable  than  they. 

16  And  they  came  to  Balaam,  and  said  to  him.  Thus 
saith  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  Let  nothing,  I pray  thee, 
hinder  thee  from  coming  unto  me  : 

17  For  I will  promote  thee  unto  very  great  honour, 
and  I will  do  whatsoever  thou  sayest  unto  me  : come 
therefore,  I pray  thee,  curse  me  this  people. 

18  And  Balaam  answered  and  said  unto  the  servants 

1 ch.  33.  48. 

2  Judg.  11.  25. 

3  Ex.  15.  15. 


22  iug  : and  they  possessed  his  land.  And  the  children 
of  Israel  jouriieyed,  and  pitched  in  the  plains  of 
Moab  beyond  the  Jordan  at  Jericho. 


2 And  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor  saw  all  that  Israel 

3 had  done  to  the  Ainorites.  And  Moab  was  sore 
afraid  of  the  people,  because  they  were  many  : and 
Moab  “was  distressed  because  of  the  children  of 

4 Israel.  And  Moab  said  unto  the  elders  of  Midian, 
Now  shall  ''this  multitude  lick  up  all  that  is  round 
about  us,  as  the  ox  licketh  up  the  grass  of  the  field. 
And  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor  was  king  of  Moab  at 

5 that  time.  And  he  sent  messengers  unto  Balaam  the 
son  of  Beor,  to  Pethor,  which  is  by  the  River,  to  the 
land  of  the  children  of  his  people,  to  call  him,  saying. 
Behold,  there  is  a people  come  out  from  Egypt  : be- 
hold, they  cover  the  ‘'face  of  the  earth,  and  they 

6 abide  over  against  me  : come  now  therefore,  I pray 
thee,  curse  me  this  people  ; for  they  are  too  mighty 
for  me  : peradventure  I shall  prevail,  that  we  may 
smite  them,  and  that  I may  drive  them  out  of  the 
land  : for  I know  that  he  whom  thou  blessest  is 

7 blessed,  and  he  whom  thou  cursest  is  cursed.  And 
the  elders  of  Moab  and  the  elders  of  Midian  de- 
parted with  the  rewards  of  divination  in  their  hand  ; 
and  they  came  unto  Balaam,  and  spake  unto  him  the 

8 words  of  Balak.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Lodge 
here  this  night,  and  I will  bring  you  word  again,  as 
the  Lord  shall  speak  unto  me  : and  the  princes  of 

9 Moab  abode  with  Balaam.  And  God  came  unto 
Balaam,  and  said.  What  men  are  these  with  thee  ? 

10  And  Balaam  said  unto  God,  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor, 

11  king  of  Moab,  hath  sent  unto  me,  saying,  Behold, 
the  people  that  is  come  out  of  Egypt,  it  covereth  the 
face  of  the  earth  : now,  come  curse  me  them  ; per- 
adventure I shall  be  able  to  fight  against  them,  and 

12  shall  drive  them  out.  And  God  said  unto  Balaam, 
Thou  shalt  not  go  with  them  ; thou  shalt  not  curse 

13  the  people  : for  they  are  blessed.  And  Balaam  rose 
up  in  the  morning,  and  said  unto  the  princes  of 
Balak,  Get  you  into  your  land  : for  the  Lord  re- 

14  fusetli  to  give  me  leave  to  go  with  you.  And  the 
princes  of  Moab  rose  up,  and  they  went  unto  Balak, 

15  and  said,  Balaam  refuseth  to  come  with  us.  And 
Balak  sent  yet  again  princes,  more,  and  more  honour- 

16  able  than  they.  And  they  came  to  Balaam,  and  said 
• to  him.  Thus  saith  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  Let 

nothing,  I pray  thee,  hinder  thee  from  coming  unto 

17  me  : for  I will  promote  thee  unto  very  great  honour, 
and  whatsoever  thou  sayest  unto  me  I will  do  : come 

18  therefore,  I pray  thee,  curse  me  this  people.  And 
Balaam  answered  and  said  unto  the  servants  of 


4ch.31.8.  Josh.  13. 
21. 

5 Deut.  23.  4.  Josh. 
13.  22.  & 24.  9.  Neh. 


13.  1,  2.  Mic.  G.  5.  2 
Pet.  2.  15.  Jude  11. 
Rev.  2.  14. 


G Seech.  23.  7.  Deut. 
23.  4. 

7 ch.  23.  7. 

8 1 Sam.  9.  7,  8. 

® ver.  19. 


Ver.  20.  Gen.  2fl. 

3. 

11  ch.  23.  20.  Rom. 
11.  29. 


12  ver.  G. 
a Or,  abhorred, 
b Heb.  the  assembly, 
c Heb.  eye. 


NUMBERS,  XXII. 


237 


of  Balak,  If  Balak  would  give  me  liis  house  full  of 
silver  and  gold,  I cannot  go  beyond  the  word  of  the 
Lord  my  God,  to  do  less  or  more. 

19  Now  therefore,  I pray  you,  tarry  ye  also  here 
this  night,  that  I may  know  what  the  Lord  will  say 
unto  me  more. 

20  And  God  came  unto  Balaam  at  night,  and  said 
unto  him.  If  the  men  come  to  call  thee,  rise  up,  and 
go  with  them  ; but  yet  the  word  which  I shall  say 
unto  thee,  that  shalt  thou  do. 

21  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  morning,  and  saddled 
his  ass,  and  went  with  the  princes  of  Moab. 

22  ^ And  God’s  anger  was  kindled  because  he  went : 

and  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in  the  way  for  an 

adversary  against  him.  Now  he  was  riding  upon  his 
ass,  and  his  two  servants  were  with  him. 

23  And  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord  standing 

in  the  way,  and  his  sword  drawn  in  his  hand  : and  the 
ass  turned  aside  out  of  the  way,  and  went  into  the 
field  : and  Balaam  smote  the  ass,  to  turn  her  into  the 
way.  • 

24  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in  a path  of  the 
vineyards,  a wall  being  on  this  side,  and  a wall  on  that 
side. 

25  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  she 
thrust  herself  unto  the  wall,  and  crushed  Balaam’s  foot 
against  the  wall : and  he  smote  her  again. 

26  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went  further,  and 
stood  in  a narrow  place,  where  was  no  way  to  turn 
either  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

27  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  she 
fell  down  under  Balaam  : and  Balaam’s  anger  was 
kindled,  and  he  smote  the  ass  with  a staff. 

28  And  the  Lord  20  opened  the  mouth  of  the  ass, 
and  she  said  unto  Balaam,  What  have  I done  unto  thee, 
that  thou  hast  smitten  me  these  three  times  ? 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  ass.  Because  thou  hast 
mocked  me  : I would  there  were  a sword  in  mine  hand, 
21  for  now  would  I kill  thee. 

30  22  And  the  ass  said  unto  Balaam,  Am  not  I thine 
ass,  upon  which  thou  hast  ridden  ever  since  I was 
thine  unto  this  day  ? was  I ever  wont  to  do  so  unto 
thee  ? And  he  said.  Nay. 

31  Then  the  Lord  23  opened  the  eyes  of  Balaam, 
and  he  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord  standing  in  the  way, 
and  his  sword  drawn  in  his  hand  : and  he  24  bowed 
down  his  head,  and  fell  flat  on  his  face. 

32  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Wherefore  hast  thou  smitten  thine  ass  these  three 
times  ? behold,  I went  out  to  withstand  thee,  because 
thy  way  is  26  perverse  before  me  : 

33  And  the  ass  saw  me,  and  turned  from  me  these 
three  times  : unless  she  had  turned  from  me,  surely  now 
also  I had  slain  thee,  and  saved  her  alive. 

34  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  26 1 
have  sinned  ; for  I knew  not  that  thou  stoodest  in  the 
way  against  me  : now  therefore,  if  it  displease  thee,  I 
will  get  me  back  again. 

35  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  Balaam,  Go 
with  the  men  : 27  but  only  the  word  that  I shall  speak 
unto  thee,  that  thou  shalt  speak.  So  Balaam  went 
with  the  princes  of  Balak. 

« ch.  24.  13.  17  ver.  35.  ch.  23.  Dan.  10.  7.  Acts  22. 

14 1 Kin.  22.  14.  2 12,  26.  & 24.  13.  9.  2 Pet.  2.  16.  Jude 

Chr,  18.  13.  18  Ex.  4.  24.  11. 

10  ver.  8.  10  See  2 Kin.  G.  17.  2®  2 Pet.  2.  16. 

iCver.  9. 


Balak,  If  Balak  would  give  me  his  house  full  of  sil- 
ver and  gold,  I cannot  go  beyond  the  word  of  the 

19  Lord  my  God,  to  do  less  or  more.  Now  therefore, 
I pray  you,  tarry  ye  also  here  this  night,  that  I may 
know  what  the  Lord  will  speak  unto  me  more. 

20  And  God  came  unto  Balaam  at  night,  and  said 
unto  him.  If  the  men  be  come  to  call  thee,  rise  up, 
go  with  them  ; but  only  the  word  which  I speak 

21  unto  thee,  that  shalt  thou  do.  And  Balaam  rose 
up  in  the  morning,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and  went 

22  with  the  princes  of  Moab.  And  God’s  anger  was 
kindled  because  he  went : and  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  placed  himself  in  the  way  for  an  adversary 
against  him.  Now  he  was  riding  upon  his  ass, 

23  and  his  two  servants  were  with  him.  And  the 
ass  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord  standing  in  the 
way,  with  his  sword  drawn  in  his  hand  : and  the 
ass  turned  aside  out  of  the  way,  and  went  into  the 
field  : and  Balaam  smote  the  ass,  to  turn  her  into  the 

24  way.  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in  a hol- 
low way  between  the  vineyards,  a fence  being  on 

25  this  side,  and  a fence  on  that  side.  And  the  ass  saw 
the  angel  of  the  Lord,  and  she  thrust  herself  unto 
the  wall,  and  crushed  Balaam’s  foot  against  the 

26  wall  : and  he  smote  her  again.  And  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  went  further,  and  stood  in  a narrow  place, 
where  was  no  way  to  turn  either  to  the  right  hand 

27  or  to  the  left.  And  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of  the 
Lord,  and  she  lay  down  under  Balaam  : and 
Balaam’s  anger  was  kindled,  and  he  smote  the  ass 

28  with  his  staff.  And  the  Lord  opened  the  mouth  of 
the  ass,  and  she  said  unto  Balaam,  What  have  I 
done  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast  smitten  me  these 

29  three  times  ? And  Balaam  said  unto  the  ass.  Be- 
cause thou  hast  mocked  me  : I would  there  were  a 
sword  in  mine  hand,  for  now  I had  killed  thee. 

30  And  the  ass  said  unto  Balaam,  Am  not  I thine  ass, 
upon  which  thou  hast  ridden  all  thy  life  long  unto 
this  day  ? was  I ever  wont  to  do  so  unto  thee  ? And 

31  he  said.  Nay.  Then  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of 
Balaam,  and  he  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord  standing  in 
the  way,  with  his  sword  drawn  in  his  hand  : and  he 

32  bowed  his  head,  and  fell  on  his  face.  And  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Wherefore  hast  thou 
smitten  thine  ass  these  three  times  ? behold,  I am 
come  forth  for  an  adversary,  because  thy  way  is 

33  ^ perverse  before  me  : and  the  ass  saw  me,  and 
turned  aside  before  me  these  three  times  : unless  she 
had  turned  aside  from  me,  surely  now  I had  even 

34  slain  thee,  and  saved  her  alive.  And  Balaa: 
unto  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  I have  sinned  ; 
knew  not  that  thou  stoodest  in  the  way  against  me 
now  therefore,  if  it  displease  thee,  I will  get  me 

35  back  again.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Balaam,  Go  with  the  men  : but  only  the  word  that  I 
shall  speak  unto  thee,  that  thou  shalt  speak.  So 


21  Pro.  12.  10. 

22  2 Pet,  2.  16. 

28  See  Gen.  21.  19. 
2 Kin.  6.  17.  Luke  24. 
16,  31. 


24  Ex.  34.  8. 

2-’'>  2 Pet.  2.  14,  15. 

2'i  1 Sam.  15.  21,  30. 
& 26.  21.  2 Sam,  12. 


13.  .Tob  34.  31,  32. 
2"  ver.  20. 
d Heb.  headlong. 


238 


NUMBERS,  XXIII. 


36  If  And  when  Balak  heard  that  Balaam  was  come, 

28  he  went  out  to  meet  him  unto  a city  of  Moab, 

29  which  is  in  the  border  of  Arnon,  which  is  in  the  ut- 
most coast. 

37  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Did  I not  earnestly 
send  unto  thee  to  call  thee  ? wherefore  earnest  thou  not 
unto  me  ? am  I not  able  indeed  2°  to  promote  thee  to 
honour  ? 

38  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Lo,  I am  come  unto 
thee  : have  I now  any  power  at  all  to  say  any  thing  ? 

the  word  that  God  putteth  in  my  mouth,  that  shall  I 
speak. 

39  And  Balaam  went  with  Balak,  and  they  came 
unto  Kirjath-huzoth. 

40  And  Balak  offered  oxen  and  sheep,  and  sent  to 
Balaam,  and  to  the  princes  that  were  with  him. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  Balak 
took  Balaam,  and  brought  him  up  into  the  ^ high  places 
of  Baal,  that  thence  he  might  see  the  utmost  part  of 
the  people. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 


1,  13,  28  Balak' s sacrifice.  7,  18  Balaam's  parable. 

And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  ^ Build  me  here  seven 
altars,  and  prepare  me  here  seven  oxen  and  seven 

rams. 

2 And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had  spoken  ; and  Balak 
and  Balaam  2 offered  on  every  altar  a bullock  and  a 
ram. 


3 And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  ^ Stand  by  thy  burnt 
offering,  and  I will  go  : peradventure  the  Lord  will 
come  ^ to  meet  me  : and  whatsoever  he  sheweth  me  I 
will  tell  thee.  And  he  went  to  an  high  place. 

4 ® And  God  met  Balaam  : and  he  said  unto  him,  I 
have  prepared  seven  altars,  and  I have  offered  upon 
every  altar  a bullock  and  a ram. 

5 And  the  Lord  ^put  a word  in  Balaam’s  mouth, 
and  said.  Return  unto  Balak,  and  thus  thou  shalt 
speak. 

6 And  he  returned  unto  him,  and,  lo,  he  stood  by  his 
burnt  sacrifice,  he,  and  all  the  princes  of  Moab. 

7 And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Balak  the 
king  of  Moab  hath  brought  me  from  Aram,  out  of  the 
mountains  of  the  east,  saying,  8 Come,  curse  me  Jacob, 
and  come,  9 defy  Israel. 

8 19  How  shall  I curse,  whom  God  hath  not  cursed  ? 
or  how  shall  I defy,  whom  the  Lord  hath  not  defied  ? 

9 For  from  the  top  of  the  rocks  I see  him,  and  from 
the  hills  I behold  him  : lo,  n the  people  shall  dwell 
alone,  and  12  shall  not  be  reckoned  among  the  nations. 

^13  \Yho  can  count  the  dust  of  Jacob,  and  the  num- 
i ?:f  the  fourth  part  of  Israel  ? Let  me  die  1^  the 
iath  of  the  righteous,  and  let  my  last  end  be  like  his  ! 

11  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  What  hast  thou 

done  unto  me  ? 1®  I took  thee  to  curse  mine  enemies, 

and,  behold,  thou  hast  blessed  them  altogether. 

12  And  he  answered  and  said,  ^^Must  I not  take 
heed  to  speak  that  which  the  Lord  hath  put  in  my 
mouth  ? 

13  And  Balak  said  unto  him.  Come,  I pray  thee, 
with  me  unto  another  place,  from  whence  thou  mayest 
see  them  : thou  shalt  see  but  the  utmost  part  of  them. 


28  Gen.  14.  17. 

29  ch.  21.  13. 

89  ver.  17.  ch.  24. 


. 23.  2G.  & 24. 
Kin.  22.  14.  2 

13. 


82  Dent.  12.  2. 

Iyer.  29. 

2 ver.  14,  30. 

8 ver.  15. 

4 ch.  24.  1. 

5 ver.  16. 

9 ver.  16.  ch.  22. 35. 


Dent.  18.  18.  Jer.  1. 
9. 

7  ver.  18.  ch.  24.  3, 
15,  23.  Job  27.  1.  & 
29.  1.  Ps.  78.  2.  Ezek. 
17.2.  Mic.2.4.  Hah. 

2.  G. 


36  Balaam  went  with  the  princes  of  Balak.  And  when 
Balak  heard  that  Balaam  was  come,  he  went  out  to 
meet  him  unto  the  City  of  Moab,  which  is  on  the 
border  of  Arnon,  which  is  in  the  utmost  part  of  the 

37  border.  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Did  I not 
earnestly  send  unto  thee  to  call  thee?  wherefore 
earnest  thou  not  unto  me  ? am  I not  able  indeed  to 

38  promote  thee  to  honour  ? And  Balaam  said  unto 
Balak,  Lo,  I am  come  unto  thee  : have  I now  any 
power  at  all  to  speak  any  thing  ? the  word  that  God 

39  putteth  in  my  mouth,  that  shall  I speak.  And 
Balaam  went  with  Balak,  and  they  came  unto 

40  Kiriath-huzoth.  And  Balak  sacrificed  oxen  and 
sheep,  and  sent  to  Balaam,  and  to  the  princes  that 

41  were  with  him.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
that  Balak  took  Balaam,  and  brought  him  up  into 
« the  high  places  of  Baal,  and  he  saw  from  thence 

23  the  utmost  part  of  the  people.  And  Balaam  said 
unto  Balak,  Build  me  here  seven  altars,  and  prepare 

2 me  here  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams.  And  Balak 
did  as  Balaam  had  spoken  and  Balak  and  Balaam 

3 offered  on  every  altar  a bullock  and  a ram.  And 
Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Stand  by  thy  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  I will  go  ; peradventure  the  Lord  will  come 
to  meet  me  : and  whatsoever  he  sheweth  me  I will 

4 tell  thee.  And  he  went  to  a bare  height.  And  God 
met  Balaam  : and  he  said  unto  him,  I have  prepared 
the  seven  altars,  and  I have  offered  up  a bullock  and 

6  a ram  on  every  altar.  And  the  Lord  put  a word  in 
Balaam’s  mouth,  and  said.  Return  unto  Balak,  and 

6 thus  thou  shalt  speak.  And  he  returned  unto  him, 
and,  lo,  he  stood  by  his  burnt  offering,  he,  and  all 

7 the  princes  of  Moab,  And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said. 

From  Aram  hath  Balak  brought  me, 

The  king  of  Moab  from  the  mountains  of  the 
East  : 

Come,  curse  me  Jacob, 

And  come,  “ defy  Israel. 

8 How  shall  I curse,  whom  God  hath  not  cursed  ? 
And  how  shall  I defy,  whom  the  Lord  hath  not 

defied  ? 

9 For  from  the  top  of  the  rocks  I see  him, 

And  from  the  hills  I behold  him  : 

Lo,  it  is  a people  that  dwell  alone. 

And  shall  not  be  reckoned  among  the  nations. 

10  Who  can  count  the  dust  of  Jacob, 

^ Or  number  the  fourth  part  of  Israel  ? 

Let  ^ me  die  the  death  of  the  righteous, 

And  let  my  last  end  be  like  his  ! 

11  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  What  hast  thou  done 
unto  me  ? I took  thee  to  curse  mine  enemies,  and, 

12  behold,  thou  hast  blessed  them  altogether.  And  he 
answered  and  said.  Must  I not  take  heed  to  speak 

13  that  which  the  Lord  putteth  in  my  mouth  ? And 
Balak  said  unto  him.  Come,  I pray  thee,  with  me 
unto  another  place,  from  whence  thou  mayest  see 
them  ; thou  shalt  see  but  the  utmost  part  of  them,  and 


8 ch.  22.  6, 11, 17. 

9 1 Sam.  17.  10. 

’0  Is.  47.  12,  13. 

11  Deut.  33.  28. 

12  Ex.  33.  16.  Ezra 
9.  2.  Eph.  2.  14. 


13  Gen.  13.  16.  & 22. 

17. 

14  Ps.  116.  15. 

18  ch.  22.  11,  17.  & 
24.  10. 

19  ch.  22.  3S. 


e Or,  Bamoth-baal. 
a Heb.  be  wroth 
against. 

b Heb.  Or,  by  num- 
ber, the  etc. 
c Heb.  my  soul. 


NUMBERS,  XXIV. 


239 


and  shalt  not  see  them  all : and  curse  me  them  from 
thence, 

14  ^ And  he  brought  him  into  the  field  of  Zophim,  to 
the  top  of  Pisgah,  and  built  seven  altars,  and  ofi:ered 
a bullock  and  a ram  on  every  altar. 

15  And  he  said  unto  Balak,  Stand  here  by  thy  burnt 
offering,  while  I meet  the  Lord  yonder. 

16»And  the  Lord  met  Balaam,  and  ^^put  a word  in 
his  mouth,  and  said.  Go  again  unto  Balak,  and  say  thus. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  him,  behold,  he  stood  by  his 
burnt  offering,  and  the  princes  of  Moab  with  him.  And 
Balak  said  unto  him.  What  hath  the  Lord  spoken  ? 

18  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Rise  up, 
Balak,  and  hear  ; hearken  unto  me,  thou  son  of  Zippor  : 

19  God  is  not  a man,  that  he  should  lie  ; neither 
the  son  of  man,  that  he  should  repent  : hath  he  said,  and 
shall  he  not  do  it  ? or  hath  he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not 
make  it  good  ? 

20  Behold,  I have  received  commandment  to  bless  : 
and  he  hath  blessed  ; and  I cannot  reverse  it. 

21  He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity  in  Jacob,  neither 
hath  he  seen  perverseness  in  Israel  : the  Lord  his 
God  is  with  him,  and  the  shout  of  a king  is  among 
them. 

22  25  God  brought  them  out  of  Egypt  ; he  hath  as  it 
were  26  the  strength  of  an  unicorn. 

23  Surely  there  is  no  enchantment  against  Jacob, 
neither  is  there  any  divination  against  Israel : according 
to  this  time  it  shall  be  said  of  Jacob  and  of  Israel, 
2’^  What  hath  God  wrought  ! 

24  Behold,  the  people  shall  rise  up  28  as  a great  lion, 
and  lift  up  himself  as  a young  lion  : 29  be  shall  not  lie 
down  until  he  eat  of  the  prey,  and  drink  the  blood  of  the 
slain. 

25  ^ And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Neither  curse  them 
at  all,  nor  bless  them  at  all. 

26  But  Balaam  answered  and  said  unto  Balak,  Told 
not  I thee,  saying,  All  that  the  Lord  speaketh,  that 
I must  do  ? 

27  V And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Come,  I pray 
thee,  I will  bring  thee  unto  another  place  ; peradven- 
ture  it  will  please  God  that  thou  mayest  curse  me  them 
from  thence. 

28  And  Balak  brought  Balaam  unto  the  top  of  Peor, 
that  looketh  ®2  toward  Jeshimon. 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Build  me  here 
seven  altars,  and  prepare  me  here  seven  bullocks  and 
seven  rams. 

30  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had  said,  and  offered  a 
bullock  and  a ram  on  every  altar. 

CHAPTER  XXIY. 

1  Balaam^  leaving  divinations,  prophesieth  the  happiness  of  Israel.  10 
Balak  xn  anger  dismisseth  him.  15  He  prophesieth  of  the  Star  of 
Jacob,  and  the  destruction  of  some  nations. 

And  when  Balaam  saw  that  it  pleased  the  Lord  to 
bless  Israel,  he  went  not,  as  at  ^ other  times,  to 
seek  for  enchantments,  but  he  set  his  face  toward  the 
wilderness. 

2 And  Balaam  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  he  saw  Israel 
2 abiding  in  his  tents  according  to  their  tribes  ; and  ®the 
Spirit  of  God  came  upon  him. 


” ver.  1,  2. 

18  ver.  5.  ch.  22. 
35. 

19  JuflR.  3.  20. 

29  1 Sam.  15.  29. 
Mai.  3.  6.  Rom.  11. 


29.  Tit.  1.  2.  Jam.  1. 
17. 

21  Gen.  12.  2.  & 22. 
17.  ch.  22.  12. 

22  Rom.  4.  7,  8. 

Ex.  13.  21.  & 29. 
45,  46.  & 33.  14. 


24  Ps.  89. 15. 

25  oil.  24.  8. 

20  Dent.  33.  17.  Job 
39.  10,  11. 

27  P3.  31.  19.  & 44. 

1. 

28  Gen.  49.  9. 


shalt  not  see  them  all  : and  curse  me  them  from 

14  thence.  And  he  took  him  into  the  field  of  Zophim, 
to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  and  built  seven  altars,  and 

15  offered  up  a bullock  and  a ram  on  every  altar.  And 
he  said  unto  Balak,  Stand  here  by  thy  burnt  offer- 

16  ing,  while  I meet  the  Lord  yonder.  And  the  Lord 
met  Balaam,  and  put  a word  in  his  mouth,  and  said, 

17  Return  unto  Balak,  and  thus  shalt  thou  speak.  And 
he  came  to  him,  and,  lo,  he  stood  by  his  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  the  princes  of  Moab  with  him.  And  Balak 

18  said  unto  him.  What  liath  the  Lord  spoken  ? And 
he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said. 

Rise  up,  Balak,  and  hear  ; 

Hearken  unto  me,  thou  son  of  Zippor  : 

19  God  is  not  a man,  that  he  should  lie  ; 

Neither  the  son  of  man,  that  he  should  repent  : 

Hath  he  said,  and  shall  he  not  do  it  ? 

Or  hath  he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not  make  it 
good  ? 

20  Behold,  I have  received  commandment  to  bless  : 

And  he  hath  blessed,  and  I cannot  reverse  it. 

21  He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity  in  Jacob, 

Neither  hath  he  seen  perverseness  in  Israel : 

The  Lord  his  God  is  with  him. 

And  the  shout  of  a king  is  among  them. 

22  God  bringeth  them  forth  out  of  Egypt  ; 

He  hath  as  it  were  the  ^ strength  of  the  ® wild-ox. 

23  Surely  there  is  no  enchantment with  Jacob, 

Neither  is  ther^  any  divination  ^ with  Israel  : 

^ Now  shall  it  be  ^ said  of  Jacob  and  of  Israel, 

What  hath  God  wrought  ! 

24  Behold,  the  people  riseth  up  as  a lioness, 

And  as  a lion  doth  he  lift  himself  up  : 

He  shall  not  lie  down  until  he  eat  of  the  prey. 

And  drink  the  blood  of  the  slain. 

25  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Neither  curse  them 

26  at  all,  nor  bless  them  at  all.  But  Balaam  answered 
and  said  unto  Balak,  Told  not  I thee,  saying.  All 

27  that  the  Lord  speaketh,  that  I must  do  ? And  Balak 
said  unto  Balaam,  Come  now,  I will  take  thee  unto 
another  place  ; peradventure  it  will  please  God  that 

28  thou  mayest  curse  me  them  from  thence.  And 
Balak  took  Balaam  unto  the  top  of  Peor,  that 

29  looketh  down  upon  ^ the  desert.  And  Balaam  said 
unto  Balak,  Build  me  here  seven  altars,  and  prepare 

30  me  here  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams.  And  Balak 
did  as  Balaam  had  said,  and  offered  up  a bullock 

24  and  a ram  on  every  altar.  And  when  Balaam  saw 
that  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bless  Israel,  he  went 
not,  as  at  the  other  times,  to  meet  with  enchant- 
ments, but  he  set  his  face  toward  the  wilderness. 

2 And  Balaam  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  he  saw  Israel 
dwelling  according  to  their  tribes  ; and  the  spirit  of 


29  Gen.  49.  27. 

30  ver.  12.  ch  22. 
38.  t Kin.  22.  14. 

3>  ver.  13. 

32  ch.  21.  20. 

33  ver.  1. 

2  ch.  23.  3,  15. 


2 ch.  2.  2,  &c. 

3 ch.  11.  25.  1 Sam. 

10.  10.  & 19.  20,  23.  2 
Chr.  15.  1. 

d Or,  horns, 
e Or,  ox  - antelope. 
Heb.  reem. 


f Or,  against, 
g Or,  At  the  dxie 
season. 

h Or,  told  to  ..  . 
xvhat  God  hath 
wrought. 

i Or,  Jeshimon. 


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NUMBERS,  XXIV. 


3 ^ And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Balaam  the 
son  of  Beor  hath  said,  and  the  man  whose  eyes  are 
open  hath  said  : 

4 He  hath  said,  which  heard  the  words  of  God,  which 
saw  the  vision  of  the  Almighty,  ^falling  into  a trance,  but 
having  his  eyes  open  ; 

5 How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O Jacob,  and  thy  taber- 
nacles, O Israel ! 

6 As  the  valleys  are  they  spread  forth,  as  gardens 
by  the  river’s  side,  ® as  the  trees  of  lign  aloes  which 
the  Lord  hath  planted,  and  as  cedar  trees  beside  the 
waters. 

7 He  shall  pour  the  water  out  of  his  buckets,  and 
his  seed  shall  he  ® in  many  waters,  and  his  king  shall 
be  higher  than  ^ Agag,  and  his  kingdom  shall  be  ex- 
alted. 

8 God  brought  him  forth  out  of  Egypt ; he  hath  as 
it  were  the  strength  of  an  unicorn  : he  shall  eat  up 
the  nations  his  enemies,  and  shall  break  their  bones, 
and  pierce  them  through  with  his  arrows. 

9 He  couched,  he  lay  down  as  a lion,  and  as  a 
great  lion  : who  shall  stir  him  up  ? Blessed  is  he  that 
blesseth  thee,  and  cursed  is  he  that  curseth  thee. 

10  ^ And  Balak’s  anger  was  kindled  against  Balaam, 
and  he  smote  his  hands  together  : and  Balak  said 
unto  Balaam,  i®I  called  thee  to  curse  mine  enemies, 
and,  behold,  thou  hast  altogether  blessed  them  these 
three  times. 

11  Therefore  now  flee  thou  to  thy  place  : I thought 
to  promote  thee  unto  great  honour  ; but,  lo,  the  Lord 
hath  kept  thee  back  from  honour. 

12  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Spake  I not  also  to 
thy  messengers  which  thou  sentest  unto  me,  saying, 

13  If  Balak  would  give  me  his  house  full  of  silver 
and  gold,  I cannot  go  beyond  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  to  do  either  good  or  bad  of  mine  own  mind  ; hut 
what  the  Lord  saith,  that  will  I speak  ? 

14  And  now,  behold,  I go  unto  my  people  : come 
therefore,  and  I will  advertise  thee  what  this  people 
shall  do  to  thy  people  22in  the  latter  days. 

15  ^ And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Balaam 
the  son  of  Beor  hath  said,  and  the  man  whose  eyes  are 
open  hath  said  : 

16  He  hath  said,  which  heard  the  words  of  God,  and 
knew  the  knowledge  of  the  most  High,  which  saw  the 
vision  of  the  Almighty,  falling  into  a trance,  but  having 
his  eyes  open : 

17  24  i shall  see  him,  but  not  now  : I shall  behold  him, 
but  not  nigh  : there  shall  come  25  a Star  out  of  Jacob, 
and  26  a Sceptre  shall  rise  out  of  Israel,  and  shall  smite 
the  corners  of  Moab,  and  destroy  all  the  children  of 
Sheth. 

18  And  27  Edom  shall  be  a possession,  Seir  also  shall 
be  a possession  for  his  enemies  ; and  Israel  shall  do 
valiantly. 


4 ch.  23.  7,  18. 

® See  1 Sam.  19.  24. 
Bzek.  1.  28.  Dan.  8. 
18.  & 10.  15,  16.  2 

Cor.  12.  2,  3,  4.  Rev. 
1.  10,  17. 

0 Ps.  1.  3.  Jer.  17. 

S. 


7 Ps.  104.  16. 

8 Jer.  51.  13.  Rev. 
17.  1,  15. 

9 1 Sam.  15.  9. 

10  2 Sam.  5.  12.  1 

Chr.  14.  2. 

11  ch.  23.  22. 

12  ch.  14.  9.  & 23.  24. 


13  Ps.  2.  9.  Is.  38. 
13.  Jer.  .50.  17. 

14  Ps.  45.  5.  Jer.  50. 
9. 

15  Gen.  49.  9. 

16  Gen.  12.  3.  & 27. 
29. 

17  Ezek.  21.  14,  17. 


3 God  came  upon  him.  And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said, 

Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  saith. 

And  the  man  whose  eye  ® was  closed  saith  : 

4 He  saith,  which  heareth  the  words  of  God, 

Which  seeth  the  vision  of  the  Almighty, 

Falling  down,  and  having  his  eyes  open  : 

5 How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O Jacob,  * 

Thy  tabernacles,  O Israel ! 

6 As  A'^alleys  are  they  spread  forth. 

As  gardens  by  the  river  side. 

As  lign-aloes  which  the  Lord  hath  planted. 

As  cedar  trees  beside  the  waters. 

7 Water  shall  flow  from  his  buckets. 

And  his  seed  shall  be  in  many  waters. 

And  his  king  shall  be  higher  than  Agag, 

And  his  kingdom  shall  be  exalted. 

8 God  bringeth  him  forth  out  of  Egypt  ; 

He  hath  as  it  were  the  ^ strength  of  the  ^ wild- 
ox  : 

He  shall  eat  up  the  nations  his  adversaries. 

And  shall  break  their  bones  in  pieces. 

And  smite  them  through  with  his  arrows. 

9 He  couched,  he  lay  down  as  a lion. 

And  as  a lioness  ; who  shall  rouse  him  up  ? 
Blessed  be  every  one  that  blesseth  thee. 

And  cursed  be  every  one  that  curseth  thee. 

10  And  Balak’s  anger  was  kindled  against  Balaam, 
and  he  smote  his  hands  together  : and  Balak  said 
unto  Balaam,  I called  thee  to  curse  mine  enemies, 
and,  behold,  thou  hast  altogether  blessed  them 

11  these  three  times.  Therefore  now  flee  thou  to  thy 
place  : I thought  to  promote  thee  unto  great  ho- 
nour ; but,  lo,  the  Lord  hath  kept  thee  back  from 

12  honour.  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Spake  I 
not  also  to  thy  messengers  which  thou  sentest  unto 

13  me,  saying.  If  Balak  would  give  me  his  house  full 
of  silver  and  gold,  I cannot  go  beyond  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  to  do  either  good  or  bad  of  mine  own 
mind  ; what  the  Lord  speaketh,  that  will  I speak  ? 

14  And  now,  behold,  I go  unto  my  people  : come,  and 
I will  advertise  thee  what  this  people  shall  do  to 

15  thy  people  in  the  latter  days.  And  he  took  up  his 
parable,  and  said, 

Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  saith. 

And  the  man  whose  eye  « was  closed  saith  : 

16  He  saith,  which  heareth  the  words  of  God, 

And  knoweth  the  knowledge  of  the  Most  High, 
Which  seeth  the  vision  of  the  Almighty, 

Falling  down,  and  having  his  eyes  open  ; 

17  I see  him,  but  not  now  : 

I behold  him,  but  not  nigh  : 

There  shall  come  forth  a star  out  of  Jacob, 

And  a sceptre  shall  rise  out  of  Israel, 

And  shall  smite  through  the  corners  of  Moab, 
And  break  down  all  the  sons  of  tumult. 

18  And  Edom  shall  be  a possession, 

Seir  also  shall  be  a possession,  which  were  his 
enemies  ; 

While  Israel  doeth  valiantly. 


& 22. 13. 

18  ch.  23.  11.  Deut. 
23.  4,  5.  Josh.  24.  9, 
10.  Neh.  13.  2. 

19  ch.  22.  17,  37. 

20  ch.  22.  18. 

21  Mic.  6.  6.  Rev.  2. 
14. 


22  Gen.  49.  1.  Dan. 
2.  28.  & 10.  14. 

23  ver.  3,  4. 

24  Rev.  1.  7. 

25  Matt.  2.  2.  Rev. 
22. 16. 


26  Gen.  49.  10.  Ps. 
110.  2. 

27  2 Sam.  8.  14.  Ps. 
60.  8,  9,  12. 

a Or,  is  opened, 
b See  ch.  23.  22. 
c Or,  of  Sheth. 


NUMBERS,  XXV. 


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19  28  Out  of  Jacob  shall  come  he  that  shall  have  do- 
minion, and  shall  destroy  him  that  remaineth  of  the 
city. 

20  If  And  when  he  looked  on  Amalek,  he  took  up 
his  parable,  and  said,  Amalek  was  the  first  of  the  na- 
tions ; but  his  latter  end  shall  he  that  he  perish  for  ever. 

21  And  he  looked  on  the  Kenites,  and  took  up  his 
parable,  and  said.  Strong  is  thy  dwellingplace,  and  thou 
puttest  thy  nest  in  a rock. 

22  Nevertheless  the  Kenite  shall  be  wasted,  until 
Asshur  shall  carry  thee  away  captive. 

23  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Alas,  who 
shall  live  when  God  cloeth  this  ! 

24  And  ships  shall  come  from  the  coast  of  ^9  Chittim, 
and  shall  afflict  Asshur,  and  shall  afflict  Eber,  and  he 
also  shall  perish  for  ever. 

25  And  Balaam  rose  up,  and  went  and  returned  to 
his  place  : and  Balak  also  went  his  way. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 Israel  at  Shittim  commit  whoredom  and  idolatry.  6 Phinehas  killeth 
Zimri  and  Cozbi.  10  God  therefore  giveth  him  an  everlasting  priest- 
hood. 16  The  Midianites  are  to  be  vexed. 

And  Israel  abode  in  ^Shittim,  and  ^the  people  be- 
gan to  commit  whoredom  with  the  daughters  of 
Moab. 

2  And  3 they  called  the  people  unto  ^ the  sacrifices  of 
their  gods  : and  the  people  did  eat,  and  ® bowed  down 
to  their  gods. 

3  And  Israel  joined  himself  unto  Baal-peor  : and  ®the 
anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against  Israel. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Take  all  the 
heads  of  the  people,  and  hang  them  up  before  the  Lord 
against  the  sun,  ® that  the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  may 
be  turned  away  from  Israel. 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  ®the  judges  of  Israel,  ^^Slay 
ye  every  one  his  men  that  were  joined  unto  Baal-peor. 

6  ^ And,  behold,  one  of  the  children  of  Israel  came 
and  brought  unto  his  brethren  a Midianitish  woman  in 
the  sight  of  Moses,  and  in  the  sight  of  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel,  who  were  weeping  before 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

7  And  ^2  when  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son 
of  Aaron  the  priest,  saw  he  rose  up  from  among  the 
congregation,  and  took  a javelin  in  his  hand  ; 

8  And  he  went  after  the  man  of  Israel  into  the  tent, 
and  thrust  both  of  them  through,  the  man  of  Israel,  and 
the  woman  through  her  belly.  So  ^^the  plague  was 
stayed  from  the  children  of  Israel. 

9  And  those  that  died  in  the  plague  were  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 

10  1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

11  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  priest,  hath  turned  my  wrath  away  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  while  he  was  zealous  for  my  sake  among 
them,  that  I consumed  not  the  children  of  Israel  in 
my  jealousy. 

12  Wherefore  say,  Behold,  I give  unto  him  my 
covenant  of  peace  : 

13  And  he  shall  have  it,  and  ^^his  seed  after  him, 
even  the  covenant  of  20  an  everlasting  priesthood  ; be- 

Gen.  40.  10.  2 ch.  31.  16.  1 Cor.  ’Dent.  4.  3.  Josh. 

2''  Gan.  10.  4.  Dan.  10.  8.  22.  17. 

11.30.  3josh.  22.  17.  Ps.  «ver.  11.  Dent.  13. 

Gen.  10.  21,  25.  100.  28.  Hos.  9.  10.  17. 

SI  See  ch.  31.  8.  4 Ex.  31.  15,  IG.  1 « Ex.  18.  21, 25. 

1 ch.  33.  49.  Josh.  Cor.  10.  20.  Jo  Ex.  32.  27.  Deut. 

2.  1.  Mic.  6.  6.  t,  Ex.  20.  5.  13.  0,  9,  13,  15. 

e Ps.  lOG.  29.  “ Joel  2.  17. 


19  And  out  of  Jacob  shall  one  have  dominion. 

And  shall  destroy  the  remnant  from  the  city. 

20  And  he  looked  on  Amalek,  and  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said, 

Amalek  was  the  first  of  the  nations  ; 

But  his  latter  end  shall  come  to  destruction. 

21  And  he  looked  on  the  Kenite,  and  took  up  his  para- 
ble, and  said. 

Strong  is  thy  dwelling  place. 

And  thy  nest  is  set  in  the  rock. 

22  Nevertheless  ‘^Kain  shall  be  wasted, 

® Until  Asshur  shall  carry  thee  away  captive. 

23  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 

Alas,  who  shall  live  when  God-^’doeth  this  ? 

24  But  ships  shall  come  from  the  coast  of  Kittim, 

And  they  shall  afflict  Asshur,  and  shall  afflict 

Eber, 

And  he  also  shall  come  to  destruction. 

25  And  Balaam  rose  up,  and  went  and  returned  to  his 
place  : and  Balak  also  went  his  way. 

25  And  Israel  abode  in  Shittim,  and  the  people  began 
to  commit  whoredom  with  the  daughters  of  Moab  : 

2 for  they  called  the  people  unto  the  sacrifices  of  their 
gods  ; and  the  people  did  eat,  and  bowed  down  to 

3 their  gods.  And  Israel  “joined  himself  unto  ^Baal- 
peor  : and  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled 

4 against  Israel.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
1 ake  all  the  chiefs  of  the  people,  and  hang  them  up 
unto  the  Lord  before  the  stui,  that  the  fierce  anger 

6  of  the  Lord  may  turn  away  from  Israel.  And 
Moses  said  unto  the  judges  of  Israel,  Slay  ye  every 
one  his  men  that  have  joined  themselves  unto  Baal- 

6 peor.  And,  behold,  one  of  the  children  of  Israel 
came  and  brought  unto  his  brethren  a Midianitish 
woman  in  the  sight  of  Moses,  and  in  the  sight  of 
all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  while 
they  were  weeping  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meet- 

7 ing.  And  when  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the 
son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  saw  it,  he  rose  up  from  the 
midst  of  the  congregation,  and  took  a spear  in  his 

8 hand  ; and  he  went  after  the  man  of  Israel  into  the 
“pavilion,  and  thrust  both  of  them  through,  the 
man  of  Israel,  and  the  woman  through  her  belly. 
So  the  plague  was  stayed  from  the  children  of 

9 Israel.  And  those  that  died  by  the  plague  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

10  11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Phine- 
has, the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
hath  turned  my  wrath  away  from  the  children  of 
Israel,  in  that  he  was  jealous  with  my  jealousy 
among  them,  so  that  I consumed  not  the  children 

12  of  Israel  in  my  jealousy.  Wherefore  say.  Behold, 

13  I give  unto  him  my  covenant  of  peace  : and  it  shall 
be  unto  him,  and  to  his  seed  after  him,  the  covenant 
of  an  everlasting  priesthood  ’,  because  he  was  jealous 


12  Ps.  lOG.  30.  22.  P.S.  78.  58.  Ezek.  e Or,  How  long  ? 

13  Ex.  0.  25.  IG.  38.  Zeph.  1.  IS.  & Asshur  Arc. 

14  Ps.  lOG.  .30.  3.  8.  f Or,  establishcth 

13  Dent.  4.  3.  1 Cor.  is  Mai.  2.  4,  .5.  & ,3. 1.  him. 

10.  8.  13  See  1 Chr.  G.  4,  a Or,  yoked. 

I'l  Ps.  lOG.  30.  &c.  b Or,  'the  Baal  of 

11  Ex.  20.  5.  Deut.  20  Ex.  40.  15.  Peor.  See  ch.  23.  28. 

32.  IG,  21.  1 Kin.  14.  d Or,  the  Kenites.  c Or,  alcove. 


242 


NUMBERS,  XXVI. 


cause  he  was  zealous  for  his  God,  and  made  an 
atonement  for  the  children  of  Israel. 

14  Now  the  name  of  the  Israelite  that  was  slain,  even 
that  was  slain  with  the  Midianitish  woman,  was  Zimri, 
the  son  of  Salu,  a prince  of  a chief  house  among  the 
Simeonites. 

15  And  the  name  of  the  Midianitish  woman  that  was 
slain  was  Cozhi,  the  daughter  of  ^3  Zur  ; he  was  head 
over  a people,  and  of  a chief  house  in  Midian. 

16  *1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

17  24  Vex  the  Midianites,  and  smite  them  : 

18  For  they  vex  you  with  their  25  wiles,  wherewith 
they  have  beguiled  you  in  the  matter  of  Peor,  and  in  the 
matter  of  Cozbi,  the  daughter  of  a prince  of  Midian, 
their  sister,  which  was  slain  in  the  day  of  the  plague  for 
Poor’s  sake. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

l  The  sum  of  all  Israel  is  taken  in  the  plains  of  Modb.  52  The  law  of 
dividing  among  them  the  inheritance  of  the  land.  51  The  families 
and  number  of  the  Levites.  63  None  were  left  of  them  which  were 
numbered  at  Sinai,  but  Caleb  and  Joshua. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  plague,  that  the  Lord 
spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest,  saying, 

2  1 Take  the  sum  of  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  2 from  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
throughout  their  fathers’  house,'  all  that  are  able  to  go 
to  war  in  Israel. 

3  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest  spake  with  them 
3 in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho,  saying, 
4 Take  the  sum  of  the  people,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward  ; as  the  Lord  ^ commanded  Moses  and  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  went  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

5  ^ ^ Reuben,  the  eldest  son  of  Israel  : the  children 
of  Reuben  ; Hanoch,  of  whom  cometh  the  family  of  the 
Hanochites  : of  Pallu,  the  family  of  the  Palluites  : 

6  Of  Hezron,  the  family  of  the  Hezronites  : of 
Carmi,  the  family  of  the  Carmites. 

7  These  are  the  families  of  the  Reubenites  : and 
they  that  were  numbered  of  them  were  forty  and  three 
thousand  and  seven  hundred  and  thirty. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Pallu  ; Eliab. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Eliab  ; Nemuel,  and  Dathan,  and 
Abiram.  This  is  that  Dathan  and  Abiram,  which  were 
® famous  in  the  congregation,  who  strove  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron  in  tlie  company  of  Korah,  when  they 
strove  against  the  Lord  : 

10  And  the  earth  opened  her  mouth,  and  swallowed 
them  up  together  with  Korah,  when  that  company  died, 
what  time  the  fire  devoured  two  hundred  and  fifty 
men  : ® and  they  became  a sign. 

11  Notwithstanding  2 the  children  of  Korah  died  not. 
12  ^ The  sons  of  Simeon  after  their  families  : of 
Nemuel,  the  family  of  the  Nemuelites  : of  Jamin, 
the  family  of  the  Jaminites  : of  Jachin,  the  family 
of  the  Jachinites  : 

13  Of  12  Zerah,  the  family  of  the  Zarhites  : of  Shaul, 
the  family  of  the  Shaulites. 

14  These  are  the  families  of  the  Simeonites,  twenty 
and  two  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

15  ^ The  children  of  Gad  after  their  families  : of 


for  his  God,  and  made  atonement  for  the  children 

14  of  Israel.  Now  the  name  of  the  man  of  Israel  that 
was  slain,  who  was  slain  with  the  Midianitish  wo- 
man, was  Zimri,  the  son  of  Salu,  a prince  of  a 

15  fathers’  house  among  the  Simeonites.  And  the 
name  of  the  Midianitish  woman  that  was  slain  was 
Cozbi,  the  daughter  of  Zur  ; he  was  head  of  the 
people  of  a fathers’  house  in  Midian. 

16  17  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Vex 

18  the  Midianites,  and  smite  them  : for  they  vex  you 

with  their  wiles,  wherewith  they  have  beguiled  you 
in  the  matter  of  Peor,  and  in  the  matter  of  Cozbi,  the 
daughter  of  the  prince  of  Midian,  their  sister,  which 
was  slain  on  the  day  of  the  plague  in  the  matter  of 
Peor. 


26  And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  plague,  that  the  Lord 
spake  unto  Moses  and  unto  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron 

2 the  priest,  saying.  Take  the  sum  of  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  by  their  fathers’  houses,  all  that  are 

3 able  to  go  forth  to  war  in  Israel.  And  Moses  and 
Eleazar  the  priest  spake  with  them  in  the  plains  of 

4 Moab  by  the  Jordan  at  Jericho,  saying.  Take  the  sum 
of  the  people,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward  ; as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses  and  the  children  of 
Israel,  which  came  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5 Reuben,  the  firstborn  of  Israel  : the  sons  of  Reu- 
ben ; of  Hanoch,  the  family  of  the  Hanochites  : of 

6 Pallu,  the  family  of  the  Palluites  : of  Hezron,  the 
family  of  the  Hezronites  : of  Carmi,  the  family  of 

7 the  Carmites.  These  are  the  families  of  the  Reu- 
benites : and  they  that  were  numbered  of  them  were 
forty  and  three  thousand  and  seven  hundred  and 

8 9 thirty.  And  the  sons  of  Pallu  ; Eliab.  And  the 
sons  of  Eliab  ; Nemuel,  and  Dathan,  and  Abiram. 
These  are  that  Dathan  and  Abiram,  which  were 
called  of  the  congregation,  who  strove  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron  in  the  company  of  Korah,  when 

10  they  strove  against  the  Lord  : and  the  earth  opened 
her  mouth,  and  swallowed  them  up  together  with 
Korah,  when  that  company  died  ; what  time  the  fire 
devoured  two  hundred  and  fifty  men,  and  they 

11  became  a sign.  Notwithstanding  the  sons  of  Korah 
died  not. 

12  The  sons  of  Simeon  after  their  families : of 
« Nemuel,  the  family  of  the  Nemuelites  : of  Jamin, 
the  family  of  the  Jaminites  : of  ^ Jachin,  the  family 

13  of  the  Jachinites:  of  Zerah,  the  family  of  the 
Zerahites  : of  Shaul,  the  family  of  the  Shaulites. 

14  These  are  the  families  of  the  Simeonites,  twenty  and 
two  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

15  The  sons  of  Gad  after  their  families  : of  '^Ze- 


21  Acts  22.  3.  Rom. 
10.  2. 

22  Heb.  2.  17. 

23  ch.  31.  8.  Josh. 
13.  21. 

*4  ch.  31.  2. 


23  ch.  31.  IG.  Rev. 
2.  14. 

1 Ex.  30.  12.  & 38. 
25,  26.  ch.  1.  2. 

2 ch.  1.  3. 

3 ver.  63.  ch.  22.  1. 


cfe  31.  12.  & 33.  48.  & 
35.  1. 

4  ch.  1.  1. 

3 Gen.  46.  8.  Ex.  6. 
14.  1 Chr.  5.  1. 
fi  ch.  16.  1,  2. 

2 ch.  16.  32,  35. 


8 ch.  16.  38.  See  1 
Cor.  10.  6.  2 Pet.  2. 

6. 

9 Ex.  6.  24.  1 Chr. 
6.22. 

10  Gen.  46.  10,  Ex. 
6.  16,  Jemuel. 


1 Chr.  4.  24,  Ja- 

rib. 

12  Gen.  46.  10,  Zo- 
har. 

a In  Gen.  46.  10, 
Ex.  6.  15,  Jemuel. 


ft  In  1 Chr.  4.  24, 
Jarib. 

c In  Gen.  46. 10,  Zo- 
har. 

d In  Gen.  46. 16,  Zi- 
phion. 


NUMBERS,  XXVI. 


243 


18  Zephon,  the  family  of  the  Zephonites  : of  Haggi,  the 
family  of  the  Haggites  : of  Shuni,  the  family  of  the 
Shuiiites  : 

IG  Of  Ozni,  the  family  of  the  Oznites  : of  Eri,  the 
family  of  the  Erites  : 

17  Of  1^  Arod,  the  family  of  the  Arodites  : of  Areli, 
the  family  of  the  Arelites. 

18  These  are  the  families  of  the  children  of  Gad 
according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

19  If  1^  The  sons  of  Judah  were  Er  and  Onan  : and 
Er  and  Onan  died  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

20  And  i®the  sons  of  Judah  after  their  families 
were  ; of  Shelah,  the  family  of  the  Shelanites  : of 
Pharez,  the  family  of  the  Pharzites  : of  Zerah,  the 
family  of  the  Zarhites. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Pharez  were  ; of  Hezron,  the 
family  of  the  Hezronites  r of  Hamul,  the  family  of  the 
Hamulites. 

22  These  are  the  families  of  Judah  according  to 
those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  threescore  and  six- 
teen thousand  and  five  hundred. 

23  ^ 11  Of  the  sons  of  Issachar  after  their  families  : 
of  Tola,  the  family  of  the  Tolaites  : of  Pua,  the  family 
of  the  Punites  : 

24  Of  Jashub,  the  family  of  the  Jashubites  : of 
Shimron,  the  family  of  the  Shimronites. 

25  These  are  the  families  of  Issachar  -according  to 
those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  threescore  and 
four  thousand  and  three  hundred. 

26  ^ 18  Of  the  sons  of  Zebulun  after  their  families  : 
of  Sered,  the  family  of  the  Sardites  : of  Elon,  the  fa- 
mily of  the  Elonites  : of  Jahleel,  the  family  of  the  Jali- 
leelites. 

27  These  are  the  families  of  the  Zebulunites  accord- 
ing to  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  threescore 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

28  ^1^  The  sons  of  Joseph  after  their  families  were 
Manasseh  and  Ephraim. 

29  Of  the  sons  of  Manasseh  : of  Machir,  the  fa- 
mily of  the  Machirites  : and  Machir  begat  Gilead  : of 
Gilead  come  the  family  of  the  Gileadites. 

30  These  are  the  sons  of  Gilead:  of  ^iJeezer,  the 
family  of  the  Jeezerites  : of  Helek,  the  family  of  the 
Uelekites  : 

31  And  (^Asriel,  the  family  of  the  Asrielites  : and 
q/’Sliechem,  the  family  of  the  Shechemites  ; 

32  And  of  Shemida,  the  family  of  the  Shemidaites  : 
and  of  Hepher,  the  family  of  the  Hepherites. 

33  ^ And  2-2  Zelophehad  the  son  of  Hepher  had  no 
sons,  but  daughters  : and  the  names  of  the  daughters 
of  Zelophehad  were  Mahlah,  and  Noah,  Hoglah,  Mil- 
cah,  and  Tirzah. 

34  These  are  the  families  of  Manasseh,  and  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  fifty  and  two  thousand 
and  seven  hundred. 

35  ^ These  are  the  sons  of  Ephraim  after  their  fa- 
milies : of  Shuthelah,  the  family  of  the  Shuthalhites  : 
of  “8  Becher,  the  family  of  the  Bachrites  : of  Tahan, 
the  family  of  the  Tahanites. 

36  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Shuthelah  : of  Eran, 
the  family  of  the  Eranites. 


phon,  the  family  of  the  Zephonites  : of  Haggi,  the 
family  of  the  Haggites  : of  Shuni,  the  family  of  the 

16  Shunites  : of  « Ozni,  the  family  of  the  Oznites  : of 

17  Eri,  the  family  of  the  Erites  : of  J Arod,  the  family 
of  the  Arodites  : of  Areli,  the  family  of  the  Arel- 

18  ites.  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Gad 
according  to  those  that  were  nmnbered  of  them, 
forty  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

19  The  sons  of  Judah,  Er  and  Onan  : and  Er  and  Onan 

20  died  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And  the  sons  of  Judah 
after  their  families  were  ; of  Shelah,  the  family  of 
the  Shelanites  : of  Perez,  the  family  of  the  Perez- 

21  ites  : of  Zerah,  the  family  of  the  Zerahites.  And 
the  sons  of  Perez  were  ; of  Hezron,  the  family  of 
the  Hezronites  : of  Hamul,  the  family  of  the 

22  Hamulites.  These  are  the  families  of  Judah  ac- 
cording to  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  three- 
score and  sixteen  thousand  and  five  hundred. 


23  The  sons  of  Issachar  after  their  families  : of  Tola, 
the  family  of  the  Tolaites  : of  Puvah,  the  family  of 

24  the  Punites  : of  o' Jashub,  the  family  of  the  Jashub- 
ites : of  Shimron,  the  family  of  the  Shimronites. 

25  These  are  the  families  of  Issachar  according  to  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  threescore  and  four 
thousand  and  three  hundred. 

26  The  sons  of  Zebulun  after  their  families  : of  Sered, 
the  family  of  the  Seredites  : of  Elon,  the  family  of 
the  Elonites : of  Jahleel,  the  family  of  the  Jahleel- 

27  ites.  These  are  the  families  of  the  Zebulunites  ac- 
cording to  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  three- 
score thousand  and  five  hundred. 

28  The  sons  of  Joseph  after  their  families  : Ma- 

29  nasseh  and  Ephraim.  The  sons  of  Manasseh : of 
Machir,  the  family  of  the  Machirites  : and  Machir 
begat  Gilead  : of  Gilead,  the  family  of  the  Gilead- 

30  ites.  These  are  the  sons  of  Gilead  : of  * lezer,  the 
family  of  the  lezerites  : of  Helek,  the  family  of  the 

31  Helekites  : and  of  Asriel,  the  family  of  the  Asriel- 
ites : and  of  Shechem,  the  family  of  the  Shechem- 

32  ites  : and  of  Shemida,  the  family  of  the  Shemida- 
ites : and  of  Hepher,  the  family  of  the  Hepherites. 

33  And  Zelophehad  the  son  of  Hepher  had  no  sons, 
but  daughters  : and  the  names  of  the  daughters  of 
Zelophehad  were  Mahlah,  and  Noah,  Hoglah,  Mil- 

34  cah,  and  Tirzah.  These  are  the  families  of  Manas- 
seh : and  they  that  were  numbered  of  them  were 
fifty  and  two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 


35  These  are  the  sons  of  Ephraim  after  their  fami- 
lies : of  Shuthelah,  the  family  of  the  Shuthelahites  : 
of  * Becher,  the  family  of  the  Becherites  : of  Tahan, 

36  the  family  of  the  Tahanites.  And  these  are  the 
sons  of  Shuthelah  : of  Eran,  the  family  of  the  Erau- 


«Gen.  46.  16,  Zi-  lo  i Chr.  2.  3.  20  Josh.  17.  1.  1 22  ch.  27. 1.  & 36.  11.  /‘In  Gen.  46.  16,  Ain  Josh.  17.  2, 

phion.  17  Gen.  46.  13.  1 Chr.  7.  14,  15.  23  1 Chr.  7.  20,  AroiU.  AUezer.  SeeJudg.  6. 

11  Gen.  46. 16,  J rod?:.  Chr.  7.  1.  21  Called,  ' Ahie.zer,  red.  <7  In  Gen.  46.  13,  11,24,34. 

15  Gen.  38.  2,  &c.  & is  Gen.  46.  14.  Josh.  17.  2.  Judg.  6.  e In  Gen.  46. 16,  Ez-  lob.  i In  1 Chr.  7.  20,  Be- 

46.  12.  i»  Gen.  46.  20.  11,  24,  34.  bon.  red- 


244 


NUMBERS,  XXVI. 


37  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Ephraim  ac- 
cording to  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  thirty 
and  two  thousand  and  five  hundred.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Joseph  after  their  families. 

38  ^ The  sons  of  Benjamin  after  their  families  : of 
Bela,  the  family  of  the  Belaites  : of  Ashbel,  the  family 
of  the  Ashbelites  : of  Ahiram,  the  family  of  the 
Ahiramites  : 

39  Of  Shupham,  the  family  of  the  Shuphamites  : 
of  Hupham,  the  family  of  the  Huphamites. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were  Ard  and  Naaman  : 
of  Ard,  the  family  of  the  Ardites  : and  of  Naaman, 
the  family  of  the  Naamites. 

41  These  are  the  sons  of  Benjamin  after  their  fami- 
lies : and  they  that  were  numbered  of  them  were  forty 
and  five  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

42  ^ These  are  the  sons  of  Dan  after  their  fami- 
lies : of  Shuham,  the  family  of  the  Shuhamites.  These 
are  the  families  of  Dan  after  their  families. 

43  All  the  families  of  the  Shuhamites,  according  to 
those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  were  threescore  and 
four  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

44  ^ 29  (y  children  of  Asher  after  their  families  : 
of  Jimna,  the  family  of  the  Jimnites  : of  Jesui,  the 
family  of  the  Jesuites  : of  Beriah,  the  family  of  the 
Beriites. 

45  Of  the  sons  of  Beriah  : of  Heber,  the  family  of 
the  Heberites  : of  Malchiel,  the  family  of  the  Malchiel- 
ites. 

46  And  the  name  of  the  daughter  of  Asher  was 
Sarah. 

47  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Asher  ac- 
cording to  those  that  were  numbered  of  them  ; ivho  were 
fifty  and  three  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

48  T[  Of  the  sons  of  Naphtali  after  their  families  : 
of  Jahzeel,  the  family  of  the  Jahzeelites  : of  Guni,  the 
family  of  the  Gunites  : 

49  Of  Jezer,  the  family  of  the  Jezerites  : of  Shil- 
lem,  the  family  of  the  Shillemites. 

50  These  are  the  families  of  Naphtali  according  to 
their  families  : and  they  that  were  numbered  of  them 
were  forty  and  five  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

51  These  were  the  numbered  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  six  hundred  thousand  and  a thousand  seven 
hundred  and  thirty. 

52  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

53  Unto  these  the  land  shall  be  divided  for  an  in- 
heritance according  to  the  number  of  names. 

54  To  many  thou  shalt  give  the  more  inheritance, 
and  to  few  thou  shalt  give  the  less  inheritance  : to 
every  one  shall  his  inheritance  be  given  according  to 
those  that  were  numbered  of  him. 

55  Notwithstanding  the  land  shall  be  divided  by 
lot  : according  to  the  names  of  the  tribes  of  their 
fathers  they  shall  inherit. 

56  According  to  the  lot  shall  the  possession  thereof 
be  divided  between  many  and  few. 

57  If  And  these  are  they  that  were  numbered  of 
the  Levites  after  their  families  : of  Gershon,  the  family 
of  the  Gershonites  : of  Kohath,  the  family  of  the  Ko- 
hathites  : of  Merari,  the  family  of  the  Merarites. 

24  Gen.  46.  21.  1 27  i ciir.  8.  3,  Ad-  Chr.  7.  13. 

Chr.  7.  G.  dar.  si  1 Chr.  7.  13,  SAal- 

25  Gen.  46.  21,  28  Gen.  46.  23.  lu?n. 

1 Chr.  8.  1,  J/iarffA.  29  Gen.  46.  17.  1 32  gee  ch.  1.  46. 

20  Gen.  46.  21,  Mtip-  Chr.  7.  30.  ss  josh.  11.  23.  & 

pim  and  Huppim.  so  Gen.  46.  24.  1 14.  1. 


37  ites.  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Ephraim 
according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
thirty  and  two  thousand  and  five  hundred.  These 
are  the  sons  of  Joseph  after  their  families. 

38  The  sons  of  Benjamin  after  their  families  : of 
Bela,  the  family  of  the  Belaites  : of  Ashbel,  the 
family  of  the  Ashbelites  : of  j Ahiram,  the  family  of 

39  the  Ahiramites  : of  Shephupham,  the  family  of 
the  Shuphamites  : of  Hupham,  the  family  of  the 

40  Huphamites.  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were  ^ Ard  and 
Naaman  : of  Ard,  the  family  of  the  Ardites  : of 

41  Naaman,  the  family  of  the  Naamites.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Benjamin  after  their  families  : and  they  that 
were  numbered  of  them  were  forty  and  five  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred. 

42  These  are  the  sons  of  Dan  after  their  families  : of 
”1  Shuham,  the  family  of  the  Shuhamites.  These  are 

43  the  families  of  Dan  after  their  families.  All  the 
families  of  the  Shuhamites,  according  to  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  threescore  and  four 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

44  The  sons  of  Asher  after  their  families  : of  Imnah, 
the  family  of  the  Imnites  : of  Ishvi,  the  family  of 
the  Ishvites  : of  Beriah,  the  family  of  the  Beriites. 

45  Of  the  sons  of  Beriah  : of  Heber,  the  family  of  the 
Heberites  : of  Malchiel,  the  family  of  the  Malchiel- 

46  ites.  And  the  name  of  the  daughter  of  Asher  was 

47  Serah.  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Asher 
according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
fifty  and  three  thousand  and  four  hundred. 


48  The  sons  of  Naphtali  after  their  families  : of 
Jahzeel,  the  family  of  the  Jahzeelites  : of  Guni,  the 

49  family  of  the  Gunites  : of  Jezer,  the  family  of  the 
Jezerites  : of  Shiilem,  the  family  of  the  Shillemites. 

50  These  are  the  families  of  Naphtali  according  to 
their  families  : and  they  that  were  numbered  of 
them  were  forty  and  five  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred. 

51  These  are  they  that  were  numbered  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  six  hundred  thousand  and  a thousand 
seven  hundred  and  thirty. 

52  53  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Unto 
these  the  land  shall  be  divided  for  an  inheritance 

54  according  to  the  number  of  names.  To  the  more 
thou  shalt  give  the  more  inheritance,  and  to  the 
fewer  thou  shalt  give  the  less  inheritance  : to  every 
one  according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of  him 

55  shall  his  inheritance  be  given.  Notwithstanding  the 
land  shall  be  divided  by  lot  : according  to  the  names 
of  the  tribes  of  their  fathers  they  shall  inherit- 

56  According  to  the  lot  shall  their  inheritance  be  di- 
vided between  the  more  and  the  fewer. 

57  And  these  are  they  that  were  numbered  of  the 
Levites  after  their  families  : of  Gershon,  the  family 
of  the  Gershonites  : of  Kohath,  the  family  of  the 
Kohathites  : of  Merari,  the  family  of  the  Merarites. 

34  ch.  33.  54.  Chr.  6.  1,  16.  Muppim,  and  Hup- 

35  ch.  33.  54.  & 34.  j In  Gen.  46.  21,  pirn. 

13.  Josh.  11.  23.  & Ehi.  In  1 Chr.  8.  1,  I In  1 Chr.  8.  3, 

14.  2.  Aharnh.  Addar. 

3«Gen.  46.  11.  Ex.  * In  Gen.  46.  21,  m In  Gen.  46.  23, 

6.  16,  17,  18,  19.  1 Hushim. 


NUMBERS,  XXVII. 


245 


58  These  are  the  families  of  the  Levites  : the  family 
of  the  Libnites,  the  family  of  the  Hebronites,  the 
family  of  the  Mahlites,  the  family  of  the  Mushites,  the 
family  of  the  Korathites.  And  Kohath  begat  Amram, 

59  And  the  name  of  Amram’s  wife  was  Jochebed, 
the  daughter  of  Levi,  whom  her  mother  bare  to  Levi  in 
Egypt : and  she  bare  unto  Amram  Aaron  and  Moses, 
and  Miriam  their  sister. 

60  And  unto  Aaron  was  born  Nadab,  and  Abilin, 
Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

61  And  39  Nadab  and  Abihu  died,  when  they  offered 
strange  fire  before  the  Lord. 

62  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  them  were 
twenty  and  three  thousand,  all  males  from  a month  old 
and  upward  : for  they  were  not  numbered  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  because  there  was  no  inheritance 
given  them  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

63  If  These  are  they  that  were  numbered  by  Moses 
and  Eleazar  the  priest,  who  numbered  the  children  of 
Israel  ^3  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho. 

64  But  among  these  there  was  not  a man  of  them 
whom  Moses  and  Aaron  the  priest  numbered,  when  they 
numbered  the  children  of  Israel  in  the  wilderness  of 
Sinai. 

65  For  the  Lord  had  said  of  them.  They  shall 
surely  die  in  the  wilderness.  And  there  was  not  left  a 
man  of  them,  save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1 The  daughters  of  Zelophehad  sue  for  an  inheritance.  6 The  law  of 
inheritances.  12  Moses,  being  told  of  his  death,  suethfor  a successor. 
18  Joshua  is  appointed  to  succeed  him. 

Then  came  the  daughters  of  ^ Zelophehad,  the  son 
of  Hepher,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir, 
the  son  of  Manasseh,  of  the  families  of  Manasseh 
the  son  of  Joseph  : and  these  are  the  names  of  his 
daughters  ; Mahlah,  Noah,  and  Hoglah,  and  Milcah, 
and  Tirzah. 

2  And  they  stood  before  Moses,  and  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  the  princes  and  all  the  congrega- 
tion, by  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
saying, 

3  Our  father  ^ died  in  the  wilderness,  and  he  was  not 
in  the  company  of  them  that  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether against  the  Lord  3in  the  company  of  Korah  ; 
but  died  in  his  own  sin,  and  had  no  sons. 

4  Why  should  the  name  of  our  father  be  done  away 
from  among  his  family,  because  he  hath  no  son  ? ^ Give 
unto  us  therefore  a possession  among  the  brethren  of 
our  father. 

5  And  Moses  ® brought  their  cause  before  the  Lord. 
6 If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

7  The  daughters  of  Zelophehad  speak  right  : ^ thou 
shalt  surely  give  them  a possession  of  an  inheritance 
among  their  father’s  brethren  ; and  thou  shalt  cause 
the  inheritance  of  their  father  to  pass  unto  them. 

8  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  If  a man  die,  and  have  no  son,  then  ye  shall 
cause  his  inheritance  to  pass  unto  his  daughter. 

9  And  if  he  have  no  daughter,  then  ye  shall  give  his 
inheritance  unto  his  brethren. 

10  And  if  he  have  no  brethren,  then  ye  shall  give 
his  inheritance  unto  his  father’s  brethren. 

Ex.  2.  1,  2.  & G.  3.  4.  1 Chr.  24.  2.  Dent.  10.  9.  Josh.  13. 

20.  40  See  cli.  3.  39.  14,  33.  & 14.  3. 

“ ch.  3.  2.  41  ch.  1.  49.  43  ver.  3. 

»»  Lev.  10.  1,  2.  ch.  42  ch.  18.  20,  23,  24.  44  ch.  1.  Deut.  2. 

14,  15. 


58  These  are  the  families  of  Levi  : the  family  of  the 
Libnites,  the  family  of  the  Hebronites,  the  family  of 
the  Mahlites,  the  family  of  the  Mushites,  the  family  of 

59  the  Korahites.  And  Kohath  begat  Amram.  And 
the  name  of  Amram’s  wife  was  Jochebed,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Levi,  who  was  born  to  Levi  in  Egypt  : and 
she  bare  unto  Amram  Aaron  and  Moses,  and  Mi- 

60  riam  their  sister.  And  unto  Aaron  were  born  Nadab 

61  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and  Ithamar.  And  Nadab  and 
Abihu  died,  when  they  offered  strange  fire  before 

62  the  Lord.  And  they  that  were  numbered  of  them 
were  twenty  and  three  thousand,  every  male  from  a 
month  old  and  upward  : for  they  were  not  numbered 
among  the  children  of  Israel,  because  there  was  no 
inheritance  given  them  among  the  cliildren  of 
Israel. 

63  These  are  they  that  were  numbered  by  Moses  and 
Eleazar  the  priest  ; who  numbered  the  children  of 
Israel  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  the  Jordan  at  Jeri- 

64  cho.  But  among  these  there  was  not  a man  of  them 
that  were  numbered  by  Moses  and  Aaron  the  priest  ; 
who  numbered  the  children  of  Israel  in  the  wilder- 

65  ness  of  Sinai.  For  the  Lord  had  said  of  them.  They 
shall  surely  die  in  the  wilderness.  And  there  was 
not  left  a man  of  them,  save  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 


27  Then  drew  near  the  daughters  of  Zelophehad, 
the  son  of  Hepher,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son  of 
Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  of  the  families  of 
Manasseh  the  son  of  Joseph  : and  these  are  the  names 
of  his  daughters  ; Mahlah,  Noah,  and  Hoglah,  and 

2 Milcah,  and  Tirzah.  And  they  stood  before  Moses, 
and  before  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  before  the  princes 
and  all  the  congregation,  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of 

3 meeting,  saying.  Our  father  died  in  the  wilderness, 
and  he  was  not  among  the  company  of  them  that 
gathered  themselves  together  against  the  Lord  in 
the  company  of  Korah  : but  he  died  in  his  own  sin  ; 

4 and  he  had  no  sons.  Why  should  the  name  of  our 
father  be  taken  away  from  among  his  family,  be- 
cause he  had  no  son  ? Give  unto  us  a possession 

5 among  the  brethren  of  our  father.  And  Moses 

6 brought  their  cause  before  the  Lord.  And  the 

7 Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  The  daughters  of 
Zelophehad  speak  right  : thou  shalt  surely  give 
them  a possession  of  an  inheritance  among  their 
father’s  brethren  ; and  thou  shalt  cause  the  inlierit.- 

8 ance  of  their  father  to  pass  unto  them.  And  thou 
shalt  speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  If  a 
man  die,  and  have  no  son,  then  ye  shall  cause  his 

9 inheritance  to  pass  unto  his  daughter.  And  if  he 
have  no  daughter,  then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance 

10  unto  his  brethren.  And  if  he  have  no  brethren,  then 
ye  shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his  father’s  bre- 


4C  ch.  14.  28,  29.  1 11.  Josh.  17.  3. 

Cor.  10.  5,  G.  2 cli.  14.  35.  & 2G. 

4«  ch.  14.  30.  G4,  G5. 

4 ch.  2G.  33.  & 3G.  1,  3 ch.  IG.  1,  2. 


4 Josh.  17.  4. 
e Ex.  18.  15,  19. 
6 ch.  3G.  2. 


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NUMBERS,  XXVIII. 


11  And  if  his  father  have  no  brethren,  then  ye  shall 
give  his  inheritance  unto  his  kinsman  that  is  next  to 
him  of  his  family,  and  he  shall  possess  it  : and  it  shall 
be  unto  the  children  of  Israel  a statute  of  judgment, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

12  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  ® Get  thee  up 
into  this  mount  Abarim,  and  see  the  land  which  I have 
given  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

13  And  when  thou  hast  seen  it,  thou  also  ® shalt  be 
gathered  unto  thy  people,  as  Aaron  thy  brother  was 
gathered. 

14  For  ye  rebelled  against  my  commandment  in 
the  desert  of  Zin,  in  the  strife  of  the  congregation,  to 
sanctify  me  at  the  water  before  their  eyes  : that  is  the 

water  of  Meribah  in  Kadesh  m the  wilderness  of 
Zin. 

15  ^ And  Moses  spake  unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

16  Let  the  Lord,  the  God  of  the  spirits  of  all  flesh, 
set  a man  over  the  congregation, 

17  13  Which  may  go  out  before  them,  and  which  may 
go  in  before  them,  and  which  may  lead  them  out,  and 
which  may  bring  them  in  ; that  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  be  not  as  sheep  which  have  no  shepherd. 

18  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Take  thee 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  a man  in  whom  is  the  spirit, 
and  i®lay  thine  hand  upon  him  ; 

19  And  set  him  before  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  before 
all  the  congregation  ; and  give  him  a charge  in  their 
sight. 

20  And  thou  shalt  put  some  of  thine  honour  upon 
him,  that  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel 

may  be  obedient. 

21  20  And  he  shall  stand  before  Eleazar  the  priest, 
who  shall  ask  counsel  for  him  21  after  the  judgment  of 
Urim  before  the  Lord  : 22  jijg  word  shall  they  go 
out,  and  at  his  word  they  shall  come  in,  both  he,  and  all 
the  children  of  Israel  with  him,  even  all  the  congre- 
gation. 

22  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  him  : and 
he  took  Joshua,  and  set  him  before  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  before  all  the  congregation  : 

23  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon  him,  23  and  gave  him 
a charge,  as  the  Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 Offerings  are  to  be  observed.  3 The  continual  burnt  offering.  9 The 

ogering  on  the  sabbath,  11  on  the  new  moons,  16  at  the  passover,  26  in 

the  day  of  firstfruits. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them,  My  offering,  and  ^my  bread  for  my  sacrifices 
made  by  fire,  for  a sweet  savour  unto  me,  shall  ye  ob- 
serve to  offer  unto  me  in  their  due  season. 

3  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  2 This  is  the  offer- 
ing made  by  fire  which  ye  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord  ; 
two  lambs  of  the  first  year  without  spot  day  by  day, 
for  a contiimal  burnt  offering. 

4  The  one  lamb  shalt  thou  offer  in  the  morning,  and 
the  other  lamb  shalt  thou  offer  at  even  ; 

5  And  ^ a tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  flour  for  a ^ meat 

7  ch.  35.  29.  Ps.  106.  32.  Zsch.  10.  2.  Matt.  9. 

8  ch.  33.  17.  Dent.  u Ex.  17.  7.  36.  Mark  6.  3-1. 

3.  27.  & 32.  49.  & 34.  12  ch.  16.  22.  Heb.  is  Gen.  41.38.  Judg. 

1.  12.  9.  3.  10.  & 11.  29.  1 Sam. 

9  ch.  20.  24,  28.  & i3  Dent.  31.  2.  1 16.  13,  18. 

31.  2.  Dent.  10.  0.  Sam.  8.  20.  & 18.  13.  ic  Dent.  34.  9. 

10  ch.  20.  12,  24.  2 Chr.  1.  10.  ” Dent.  31.  7. 

Dent.  1.  37.  & 32.  51.  « 1 Kin.  22.  17.  is  See  ch.  11.  17,  28. 


11  thren.  And  if  his  father  have  no  brethren,  then  ye 
shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his  kinsman  that  is 
next  to  him  of  his  family,  and  he  shall  possess  it  : 
and  it  shall  be  unto  the  children  of  Israel  a statute 
of  judgement,  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Get  thee  up  into 
this  mountain  of  Abarim,  and  behold  the  land  wliich 

13  I have  given  unto  the  children  of  Israel.  And  when 
thou  hast  seen  it,  thou  also  shalt  be  gathered  unto 
thy  people,  as  Aaron  thy  brother  was  gathered  : 

14  because  ye  rebelled  against  my  word  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Zin,  in  the  strife  of  the  congregation,  “ to 
sanctify  me  at  the  waters  before  their  eyes.  (These 
are  the  waters  of  Meribah  of  Kadesh  in  the  wilder- 

15  ness  of  Zin.)  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  Lord, 

16  saying,  I^et  the  Lord,  the  God  of  the  spirits  of  all 

17  flesh,  appoint  a man  over  the  congregation,  which 
may  go  out  before  them,  and  which  may  come  in  be- 
fore them,  and  which  may  lead  them  out,  and  which 
may  bring  them  in  ; that  the  congregation  of  the 

18  Lord  be  not  as  sheep  which  have  no  shepherd.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Take  thee  Joshua  the 
son  of  Nun,  a man  in  whom  is  the  spirit,  and  lay 

19  thine  hand  upon  him  ; and  set  him  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  all  the  congregation  ; and 

20  give  him  a charge  in  their  sight.  And  thou  shalt 
put  of  thine  honour  upon  him,  that  all  the  congrega- 

21  tion  of  the  children  of  Israel  may  obey.  And  he 
shall  stand  before  Eleazar  the  priest,  who  shall  in- 
quire for  him  by  the  judgement  of  the  Urim  before 
the  Lord  : at  his  word  shall  they  go  out,  and  at  his 
word  they  shall  come  in,  both  he,  and  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  with  him,  even  all  the  congregation. 

22  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  him  : and 
he  took  Joshua,  and  set  him  before  Eleazar  the 

23  priest,  and  before  all  the  congregation  : and  he  laid 
his  hands  upon  him,  and  gave  him  a charge,  as  the 
Lord  spake  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 


28  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Com- 
mand the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  My 
oblation,  my  ® food  for  my  offerings  made  by  fire,  of 
a sweet  savour  unto  me,  shall  ye  observe  to  offer 

3 unto  me  in  their  due  season.  ^ And  thou  shalt  say 
unto  them.  This  is  the  offering  made  by  fire  which 
ye  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord  ; he-lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  blemish,  two  day  by  day,  for  a eon- 

4 tinual  burnt  offering.  The  one  lamb  shalt  thou 
offer  in  the  morning,  and  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou 

5 offer  at  even  ; and  the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of 


1 Sam.  10.  6,  9.  2 Kin.  22  Josh.  9.  14.  1 3 Ex.  16.  36.  ch.  15. 

2.  15.  Sam.  22.  10,  13,  15.  4. 

19  Josh.  1.  16,  17.  23  Dent.  3.  28.  & 31.  * Lev.  2.  1. 

20  See  Josh.  9.  14.  7.  a See  ch.  20.  12, 13. 

Jude.  1.  1.  & 20.  18,  1 Lev.  3.  11.  & 21.  6,  a Heb.  bread. 

23,  26.  1 Sam.  23.  9.  8.  Mai.  1.  7,  12.  b See  Ex.  29.  38-42. 

& 30.  7.  2 Ex.  29.  38.  c Heb.  between  the 

21  Ex.  28.  30.  t'oio  evenings. 


NUMBERS,  XXVIII. 


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offering,  mingled  with  the  fourth  part  of  an  ®hin  of 
beaten  oil. 

6 It  is  ® a continual  burnt  offering,  which  was  ordained 
in  mount  Sinai  for  a sweet  savour,  a sacrifice  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7 And  the  drink  offering  thereof  shall  be  the  fourth 
part  of  an  hin  for  the  one  lamb  : in  the  holy  place 
shalt  thou  cause  the  strong  wine  to  be  poured  unto  the 
Lord  for  a drink  offering. 

8 And  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou  offer  at  even  : as 
the  meat  offering  of  the  morning,  and  as  the  drink  of- 
fering thereof,  thou  shalt  offer  it,  a sacrifice  made  by 
fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

9 ^ And  on  the  sabbath  day  two  lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  spot,  and  two  tenth  deals  of  flour  for  a 
meat  offering,  mingled  with  oil,  and  the  drink  offering 
thereof : 

10  This  is  ^ the  burnt  offering  of  every  sabbath,  be- 
side the  continual  burnt  offering,  and  his  drink  offering. 

11  ^ And  ® in  the  beginnings  of  your  months  ye  shall 
offer  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord  ; two  young  bul- 
locks, and  one  ram,  seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  with- 
out spot  ; 

12  And  three  tenth  deals  of  flour  for  a meat  offer- 
ing, mingled  with  oil,  for  one  bullock  ; and  two  tenth 
deals  of  Hour  for  a meat  offering,  mingled  with  oil,  for 
one  ram  ; 

13  And  a several  tenth  deal  of  flour  mingled  with 
oW.  for  a meat  offering  unto  one  lamb  ; for  a burnt  of- 
fering of  a sv/eet  savour,  a sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord. 

14  And  their  drink  offerings  shall  be  half  an  bin  of 
wine  unto  a bullock,  and  the  third  part  of  an  hin  unto  a 
ram,  and  a fourth  part  of  an  hin  unto  a lamb  : this  is 
the  burnt  offering  of  every  month  throughout  the 
months  of  the  year. 

15  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  unto 
the  Lord  shall  be  offered,  beside  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  and  his  drink  offering. 

16  And  in  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month  is 
the  passover  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  this  month  is  the 
feast  : seven  days  shall  unleavened  bread  be  eaten. 

18  In  the  first  day  shall  he  an  holy  convocation  ; ye 
shall  do  no  manner  of  servile  work  therein : 

19  But  ye  shall  offer  a sacrifice  made  by  fire  for  a 

burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord  ; two  young  bullocks,  and 
one  ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  : they 

shall  be  unto  you  without  blemish  : 

20  And  their  meat  offering  shall  he  of  flour  mingled 
with  oil : three  tenth  deals  shall  ye  offer  for  a bullock, 
and  two  tenth  deals  for  a ram  ; 

21  A several  tenth  deal  shalt  thou  offer  for  every 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lambs  : 

22  And  i®one  goat  for  a sin  offering,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  you. 

23  Ye  shall  offer  these  beside  the  burnt  offering  in 
the  morning,  which  is  for  a continual  burnt  offering. 

24  After  this  manner  ye  shall  offer  daily,  throughout 
the  seven  days,  the  meat  of  the  sacrifice  made  by  fire, 
of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  : it  shall  be  offered 
beside  the  continual  burnt  offering,  and  his  drink  offer- 
ing. 

5 Ex.  29.  40.  9 Ch.  10.  10.  1 Sam.  4G.  G.  Hos.  2.  11.  Col. 

«Ex.  29  . 42.  See  20.  5.  1 Chr.  23.  31.  2.  IG. 

Amos  5.  25.  2 Chr.  % 4.  Ezra  3.  5.  lo  ch.  15.  4-12. 

^Ex.  29.  42.  Neh.  10.  33.  Is.  1.  13,  n ver.  22.  ch.  15. 

« Ezek.  4G.  4.  14.  Ezek.  45.  17.  & 24. 


fine  flour  for  a meal  offering,  mingled  with  the 

6 fourth  part  of  an  hin  of  beaten  oil.  It  is  a continual 
burnt  offering,  which  was  ordained  in  mount  Sinai 
for  a sweet  savour,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 

7 Lord.  And  the  drink  offering  thereof  shall  be  the 
fourth  part  of  an  hin  for  the  one  lamb  : in  the  holy 
place  shalt  thou  pour  out  a drink  offering  of  strong 

8 drink  unto  the  Lord.  And  the  other  lamb  shalt 
thou  offer  at  even  : as  the  meal  offering  of  the  morn- 
ing, and  as  the  drink  offering  thereof,  thou  shalt 
offer  it,  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

9 And  on  the  sabbath  day  two  he-lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  blemish,  and  two  tenth  parts  of  an 
ephah  of  fine  flour  for  a meal  offering,  mingled  with 

10  oil,  and  the  drink  offering  thereof  : this  is  the  burnt 
offering  of  every  sabbath,  beside  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  and  the  drink  offering  thereof. 

11  And.  in  the  beginpings  of  your  months  ye  shall 
offer  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord  ; two  young 
bullocks,  and  one  ram,  seven  he-lambs  of  the  first 

12  year  without  blemish  ; and  three  tenth  parts  of  an 
ephah  of  fine  flour  for  a meal  offering,  mingled  with 
oil,  for  each  bullock  ; and  two  tenth  parts  of  fine 
flour  for  a meal  offering,  mingled  with  oil,  for  the 

13  one  ram  ; and  a several  tenth  part  of  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil  for  a meal  offering  unto  every 
lamb  ; for  a burnt  offering  of  a sweet  savour,  an  of- 

14  fering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord.  And  their 
drink  offerings  shall  be  half  an  hin  of  wine  for  a 
bullock,  and  the  third  part  of  an  hin  for  the  ram, 
and  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  for  a lamb : this  is  the 
burnt  offering  of  every  month  throughout  the 

15  months  of  the  year.  And  one  he-goat  for  a sin  of- 
fering unto  the  Lord  ; it  shall  be  offered  beside  the 
continual  burnt  offering,  and  the  drink  offering 
thereof. 

16  And  in  the  first  month,  on  the  fourteenth  day  of 

17  the  month,  is  the  Lord’s  passover.  And  on  the 
fifteenth  day  of  this  month  shall  be  a feast  : seven 

18  days  shall  unleavened  bread  be  eaten.  In  the  first 
day  shall  be  an  holy  convocation  ; ye  shall  do  no 

19  servile  work  : but  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by 
fire,  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord  ; two  young 
bullocks,  and  one  ram,  and  seven  he-lambs  of  the 
first  year  : they  shall  be  unto  you  without  blemish  : 

20  and  their  meal  off  ering,  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  : 
three  tenth  parts  shall  ye  offer  for  a bullock,  and 

21  two  tenth  parts  for  the  ram  ; a several  tenth  part 
shalt  thou  offer  for  every  lamb  of  the  seven  lambs  ; 

22  and  one  he-goat  for  a sin  off  ering,  to  make  atone- 

23  ment  for  you.  Ye  shall  offer  these  beside  the  burnt 
offering  of  the  morning,  which  is  for  a continual 

24  burnt  offering.  After  this  manner  ye  shall  offer 
daily,  for  seven  days,  the  ^ food  of  the  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  : it 
shall  be  offered  beside  the  continual  burnt  offering. 


12  Ex.  12.  6, 18.  Lev.  Ex.  12.  IG.  Lev.  20.  ch.  29.  8.  Deut. 
23.  5.  ch.  9.  3.  Deut.  23.  7.  15.  21. 

IG.  1.  Ezek.  45.  21.  ver.  31.  Lev.  22.  lo  ver.  15. 

19  Lev.  23.  G.  d Heb.  bread. 


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NUMBERS,  XXIX. 


25  And  on  the  seventh  day  ye  shall  have  an  holy 
convocation  ; ye  shall  do  no  servile  work. 

26  Also  in  the  day  of  the  firstfruits,  when  ye 
bring  a new  meat  offering  unto  the  Lord,  after  your 
weeks  he  out,  ye  shall  have  an  holy  convocation  ; ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work  : 

27  But  ye  shall  offer  the  burnt  offering  for  a sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord  ; two  young  bullocks,  one  ram, 
seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  ; 

28  And  their  meat  offering  of  flour  mingled  with  oil, 
three  tenth  deals  unto  one  b^lock,  two  tenth  deals  unto 
one  ram, 

29  A several  tenth  deal  unto  one  lamb,  throughout 
the  seven  lambs  ; 

30  And  one  kid  of  the  goats,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  you. 

31  Ye  shall  offer  them  beside  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  and  his  meat  offering,  they  shall  be  unto 
you  without  blemish)  and  their  drink  offerings. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1 The  offering  at  the  feast  of  trumpets,  1 at  the  day  of  afflicting  their 
souls,  13  and  on  the  eight  days  of  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

And  in  the  seventh  month,  on  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  ye  shall  have  an  holy  convocation  ; ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work  : ^ it  is  a day  of  blowing  the 
trumpets  unto  you. 

2  And  ye  shall  offer  a burnt  offering  for  a sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord  ; one  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
and  seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  : 

3  And  their  meat  offering  shall  he  of  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  three  tenth  deals  for  a bullock,  and  two  tenth 
deals  for  a ram, 

4  And  one  tenth  deal  for  one  lamb,  throughout  the 
seven  lambs  : 

5  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering,  to 
make  an  atonement  for  you  : 

6  Beside  ^ the  burnt  offering  of  the  month,  and  his 
meat  offering,  and  ® the  daily  burnt  offering,  and  his 
meat  offering,  and  their  drink  offerings,  ^according 
unto  their  manner,  for  a sweet  savour,  a sacrifice  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7  •[[  And  ^ ye  shall  have  on  the  tenth  day  of  this 
seventh  month  an  holy  convocation  ; and  ye  shall  ® afflict 
your  souls  : ye  shall  not  do  any  work  therein : 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord 
for  a sweet  savour  ; one  young  bullock,  one  ram,  and 
seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  ; they  shall  be  unto  you 
without  blemish  : 

9  And  their  meat  offering  shall  he  of  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  three  tenth  deals  to  a bullock,  and  two  tenth 
deals  to  one  ram, 

10  A several  tenth  deal  for  one  lamb,  throughout 
the  seven  lambs  : 

11  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  ; beside 
^ the  sin  offering  of  atonement,  and  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  and  the  meat  offering  of  it,  and  their  drink 
offerings. 

12  ^ And  ® on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  seventh  month 
ye  shall  have  an  holy  convocation  ; ye  shall  do  no  ser- 
vile work,  and  ye  shall  keep  a feast  unto  the  Lord 
seven  days  : 

13  And  ye  shall  offer  a burnt  offering,  a sacrifice 


25  and  the  drink  offering  thereof.  And  on  the  seventh 
day  ye  shall  have  an  holy  convocation  ; ye  shall  do 
no  servile  work. 

26  Also  in  the  day  of  the  firstfruits,  when  ye  offer  a 
new  meal  offering  unto  the  Lord  in  your  feast  of 
weeks,  ye  shall  have  an  holy  convocation  ; ye  shall 

27  do  no  servile  work  : but  ye  shall  offer  a burnt  offer- 
ing for  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; two  young 
bullocks,  one  ram,  seven  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  ; 

28  and  their  meal  offering,  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil, 
three  tenth  parts  for  each  bullock,  two  tenth  parts 

29  for  the  one  ram,  a several  tenth  part  for  every  lamb 

30  of  the  seven  lambs  ; one  he-goat,  to  make  atone- 

31  ment  for  you.  Beside  the  continual  burnt  offering, 
and  the  meal  offering  thereof,  ye  shall  offer  them 
(they  shall  be  unto  you  without  blemish),  and  their 
drink  offerings. 


29  And  in  the  seventh  month,  on  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  ye  shall  have  an  holy  convocation  ; ye  shall 
do  no  servile  work  : it  is  a day  of  blowing  of  trum- 

2 pets  unto  you.  And  ye  shall  offer  a burnt  offering 
for  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; one  young  bul- 
lock, one  ram,  seven  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  with- 

3 out  blemish  : and  their  meal  offering,  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  three  tenth  parts  for  the  bullock,  two 

4 tenth  parts  for  the  ram,  and  one  tenth  part  for 

5 every  lamb  of  the  seven  lambs  : and  one  he-goat 

6 for  a sin  offering,  to  make  atonement  for  you  : be- 
side the  burnt  offering  of  the  new  moon,  and  the 
meal  offering  thereof,  and  the  continual  burnt  of- 
fering and  the  meal  offering  thereof,  and  their 
drink  offerings,  according  unto  their  ordinance,  for 
a sweet  savour,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 


7 And  on  the  tenth  day  of  this  seventh  month  ye 
shall  have  an  holy  convocation  ; and  ye  shall  afflict 

8 your  souls  ; ye  shall  do  no  manner  of  work  : but  ye 
shall  offer  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord  for  a 
sweet  savour  ; one  young  bullock,  one  ram,  seven 
he-lambs  of  the  first  year  ; they  shall  be  unto  you 

9 without  blemish  : and  their  meal  offering,  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth  parts  for  the  bullock, 

10  two  tenth  parts  for  the  one  ram,  a several  tenth 

11  part  for  every  lamb  of  the  seven  lambs  : one  he- 
goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  sin  offering  of 
atonement,  and  the  continual  burnt  offering,  and 
the  meal  offering  thereof,  and  their  drink  offerings. 


12  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  seventh  month  ye 
shall  have  an  holy  convocation  ; ye  shall  do  no  ser- 
vile work,  and  ye  shall  keep  a feast  unto  the  Lord 

13  seven  days  : and  ye  shall  offer  a burnt  offering,  an  of- 


17  Ex.  12.  16.  & 13.  Deut.  16.  10.  Acts  2. 

6.  Lev.  23.  8.  1. 

18  Ex.  23.  16.  & 34.  19  See  Lev.  23.  18, 

22.  Lev.  23.  10,  15.  19. 


20  ver.  19. 

1 Lev.  23.  24. 

2 ch.  28.  11. 

3 ch.  28.  3. 


* ch.  15.  11,  12.  6 Ps.  35.  13. 

6 Lev.  16.  29.  & 23.  5. 

27. 


Is.  58. 


9Lev.  23.  34.  Deut. 
16.  13.  Ezek.  45.  25. 

10  Ezra  3.  4. 


7 ch.  28.  19. 

8 Lev.  16.  3,  5. 


NUMBERS,  XXIX. 


249 


made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; thirteen 
young  bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  ; they  shall  be  without  blemish  : 

14  And  their  meat  offering  shall  he  of  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  three  tenth  deals  unto  every  bullock  of  the 
thirteen  bullocks,  two  tenth  deals  to  each  ram  of  the 
two  rams, 

15  And  a several  tenth  deal  to  each  lamb  of  the  four- 
teen lambs  : 

16  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  ; be- 
side the  continual  burnt  offering,  his  meat  offering,  and 
his  drink  offering. 

17  1[  And  on  the  second  day  ye  shall  offer  twelve 
young  bullocks,  two  rams,  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  spot  : 

18  And  their  meat  offering  and  their  drink  offerings 
for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall 
he  according  to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

19  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a sin  offering  ; be- 
side the  continual  burnt  offering,  and  the  meat  offering 
thereof,  and  their  drink  offerings. 

20  ^ And  on  the  third  day  eleven  bullocks,  two  rams, 
fourteen  lambs  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  ; 

21  And  their  meat  offering  and  their  drink  offerings 
for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall 
he  according  to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

22  And  one  goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  con- 
tinual burnt  offering,  and  his  meat  offering,  and  his 
drink  offering. 

23  T[  And  on  the  fourth  day  ten  bullocks,  two  rams, 
and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  : 

24  Their  meat  offering  and  their  drink  offerings  for 
the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  he 
according  to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

25  And  one  kid  of  the  goats /or  a sin  offering  ; be- 
side the  continual  burnt  offering,  his  meat  offering,  and 
his  drink  offering. 

26  ^ And  on  the  fifth  day  nine  bullocks,  two  rams, 
and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first  year  without  spot : 

27  And  their  meat  offering  and  their  drink  offerings 
for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall 
he  according  to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

28  And  one  goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  con- 
tinual burnt  offering,  and  his  meat  offering,  and  his 
drink  offering. 

29  ^ And  on  the  sixth  day  eight  bullocks,  two  rams, 
and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  : 

30  And  their  meat  offering  and  their  drink  offerings 
for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall 
he  according  to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

31  And  one  goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  con- 
tinual burnt  offering,  his  meat  offering,  and  his  drink 
offering. 

32  ^ And  on  the  seventh  day  seven  bullocks,  two 
rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish  : 

33  And  their  meat  offering  and  their  drink  offerings 
for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall 
he  according  to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

34  And  one  goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  con- 
tinual burnt  offering,  his  meat  offering,  and  his  drink 
offering. 

35  ^ On  the  eighth  day  ye  shall  have  a solemn  as- 
sembly : ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein : 

” ver.  3,  4,  9,  10.  12  yer.  18.  22  Lev.  23.  3G. 

eh.  15,  12.  & 28.  7,  14. 


fering  made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; 
thirteen  young  bullocks,  two  rams,  fourteen  he-lambs 

14  of  the  first  year  ; they  shall  be  without  blemish  : and 
their  meal  offering,  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth  parts  for  every  bullock  of  the  thirteen  bul- 
locks, two  tenth  parts  for  each  ram  of  the  two  rams, 

15  and  a several  tenth  part  for  every  lamb  of  the  four- 

16  teen  lambs  : and  one  he-goat  for  a sin  offermg  ; be- 
side the  continual  burnt  offering,  the  meal  offering 
thereof,  and  the  drink  offering  thereof. 

17  And  on  the  second  day  ye  shall  offer  twelve  young 
bullocks,  two  rams,  fourteen  he-lambs  of  the  fii'styear 

18  without  blemish  : and  their  meal  offering  and  their 
drink  offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for 
the  lambs,  according  to  their  number,  after  the  ordi- 

19  nance  : and  one  he-goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside 
the  continual  burnt  offering,  and  the  meal  offering 
thereof,  and  their  drink  offerings. 

20  And  on  the  third  day  eleven  bullocks,  two  rams, 
fourteen  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  ; 

21  and  their  meal  offering  and  their  drink  offerings  for 
the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  ac- 

22  cording  to  their  number,  after  the  ordinance  : and 
one  he-goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  and  the  meal  offering  thereof,  and 
the  drink  offering  thereof. 

23  And  on  the  fourth  day  ten  bullocks,  two  rams, 
fourteen  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  without  ble- 

24  mish  : their  meal  offering  and  their  drink  offer- 
ings for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  according  to  their  number,  after  the  ordi- 

25  nance  : and  one  he-goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside 
the  continual  burnt  offering,  the  meal  offering  there- 
of, and  the  drink  offering  thereof. 

26  And  on  the  fifth  day  nine  bullocks,  two  rams, 
fourteen  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  : 

27  and  their  meal  offering  and  their  drink  offerings 
for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs, 
according  to  their  number,  after  the  ordinance  : 

28  and  one  he-goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  con- 
tinual burnt  offering,  and  the  meal  offering  thereof, 
and  the  drink  offering  thereof. 

29  And  on  the  sixth  day  eight  bullocks,  two  rams, 
fourteen  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  : 

30  and  their  meal  offering  and  their  drink  offerings  for 
the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  ac- 

31  cording  to  their  number,  after  the  ordinance  : and 
one  he-goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  the  meal  offering  thereof,  and  the 
drink  offerings  thereof. 

32  And  on  the  seventh  day  seven  bullocks,  two  rams, 
fourteen  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  : 

33  and  their  meal  offering  and  their  drink  offerings  for 
the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  ac- 

34  cording  to  their  number,  after  the  ordinance  : and 
one  he-goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  the  meal  offering  thereof,  and  the 
drink  offering  thereof. 

35  On  the  eighth  day  ye  shall  have  a ® solemn  assem- 


a See  Lev.  23.  36. 


250 


NUMBERS,  XXX. 


S6  But  ye  shall  offer  a burnt  offering,  a sacrifice 
made  by  fire,  of  a sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  : one 
bullock,  one  ram,  seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish  : 

37  Their  meat  offering  and  their  drink  offerings  for 
the  bullock,  for  the  ram,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  he 
according  to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

38  And  one  goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  con- 
tinual burnt  offering,  and  his  meat  offering,  and  his 
drink  offering. 

39  These  things  ye  shall  do  unto  the  Lord  in  your 
set  feasts,  beside  your  vows,  and  your  freewill  offer- 
ings, for  your  burnt  offerings,  and  for  your  meat  offer- 
ings, and  for  your  drink  offerings,  and  for  your  peace 
offerings. 

40  And  Moses  told  the  children  of  Israel  according 
to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1 Vows  are  not  to  be  broken.  3 The  excerption  of  a maid's  vow.  Q Of  a 
wife's.  9 Of  a widow's,  or  her  that  is  divorced. 

And  Moses  spake  unto  ^ the  heads  of  the  tribes  con- 
cerning the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  This  is  the 
thing  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded. 

2  2 If  a man  vow  a vow  unto  the  Lord,  or  ® swear  an 
oath  to  bind  his  soul  with  a bond  ; he  shall  not  break 
his  word,  he  shall  ^ do  according  to  all  that  proceedeth 
out  of  his  mouth. 

3  If  a woman  also  vow  a vow  unto  the  Lord,  and 
bind  herself  hj  a bond,  being  in  her  father’s  house  in  her 
youth  ; 

4  And  her  father  hear  her  vow,  and  her  bond  where- 
with she  hath  bound  her  soul,  and  her  father  shall  hold 
his  peace  at  her  ; then  all  her  vows  shall  stand,  and 
every  bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

5  But  if  her  father  disallow  her  in  the  day  that  he 
heareth  ; not  any  of  her  vows,  or  of  her  bonds  where- 
with she  hath  bound  her  soul,  shall  stand  : and  the 
Lord  shall  forgive  her,  because  her  father  disallowed 
her. 

6  And  if  she  had  at  all  an  husband,  when  she  vowed, 
or  uttered  ought  out  of  her  lips,  wherewith  she  bound 
her  soul  ; 

7  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and  held  his  peace  at 
her  in  the  day  that  he  heard  it : then  her  vows  shall 
stand,  and  her  bonds  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

8  But  if  her  husband  ® disallowed  her  on  the  day  that 
be  heard  it ; then  he  shall  make  her  vow  which  she 
vowed,  and  that  which  she  uttered  with  her  lips,  where- 
with she  bound  her  soul,  of  none  effect : and  the  Lord 
shall  forgive  her. 

9  But  every  vow  of  a widow,  and  of  her  that  is  di- 
vorced, wherewith  they  have  bound  their  souls,  shall 
stand  against  her. 

10  And  if  she  vowed  in  her  husband’s  house,  or  bound 
her  soul  by  a bond  with  an  oath  ; 

11  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and  held  his  peace  at 
her,  and  disallowed  her  not  : then  all  her  vows  shall 
stand,  and  every  bond  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul 
shall  stand. 

12  But  if  her  husband  hath  utterly  made  them  void 

w Lev.  23.  2.  1 Chr.  is  Lev.  7.  11,  16.  & 23.  21.  Jud<?.  11.  30, 
23.  31.  2 Chr.  31.  3.  22.  21,  23.  35.  Eccles.  5.  4. 

Ezra  3.  5.  Neh.  10.  i ch.  1.  4,  16.  & 7.  2.  s Lev.  5.  4.  Matt. 
33.  Is.  1.  14.  2 Lev.  27.  2.  Deut. 


36  bly  : ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  : but  ye  shall  offer 
a burnt  offering,  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  : one  bullock,  one  ram, 
seven  he-lambs  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  ; 

37  their  meal  offering  and  their  drink  offerings  for  the 
bullock,  for  the  ram,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  ac- 

38  cording  to  their  number,  after  the  ordinance  : and 
one  he-goat  for  a sin  offering  ; beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  and  the  meal  offering  thereof,  and 
the  drink  offering  thereof. 

39  These  ye  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord  in  your  set 
feasts,  beside  your  vows,  and  your  freewill  offer- 
ings, for  your  burnt  offerings,  and  for  your  meal  of- 
ferings, and  for  your  drink  offerings,  and  for  your 

40  peace  offerings.  * And  Moses  told  the  children  of 
Israel  according  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 


30  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  heads  of  the  tribes  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  This  is  the  thing 

2 which  the  Lord  hath  commanded.  When  a man 
voweth  a vow  unto  the  Lord,  or  sweareth  an  oath 
to  bind  his  soul  with  a bond,  he  shall  not  ® break  his 
word  ; he  shall  do  according  to  all  that  proceedeth 

3 out  of  his  mouth.  Also  when  a woman  voweth  a 
vow  unto  the  Lord,  and  bindeth  herself  by  a bond, 

4 being  in  her  father’s  house,  in  her  youth  ; and  her 
father  heareth  her  vow,  and  her  bond  wherewith 
she  hath  bound  her  soul,  and  her  father  holdeth 
his  peace  at  her  : then  all  her  vows  shall  stand, 
and  every  bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul 

5 shall  stand.  But  if  her  father  disallow  her  in  the 
day  that  he  heareth  ; none  of  her  vows,  or  of  her 
bonds  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul,  shall  stand: 
and  the  Lord  shall  forgive  her,  because  her  father 

6 disallowed  her.  And  if  she  be  married  to  a husband, 
while  her  vows  are  upon  her,  or  the  rash  utterance 
of  her  lips,  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul ; 

7 and  her  husband  hear  it,  and  hold  his  peace  at  her 
in  the  day  that  he  heareth  it  : then  her  vows  shall 
stand,  and  her  bonds  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her 

8 soul  shall  stand.  But  if  her  husband  disallow  her 
in  the  day  that  he  heareth  it  ; then  he  shall  make 
void  her  vow  which  is  upon  her,  and  the  rash  utter- 
ance of  her  lips,  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her 

9 soul  : and  the  Lord  shall  forgive  her.  But  the  vow 
of  a widow,  or  of  her  that  is  divorced,  even  every 
thing  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul,  shall 

10  stand  against  her.  And  if  she  vowed  in  her  hus- 
band’s house,  or  bound  her  soul  by  a bond  with  an 

11  oath,  and  her  husband  heard  it,  and  held  his  peace 
at  her,  and  disallowed  her  not  ; then  all  her  vows 
shall  stand,  and  every  bond  wherewith  she  bound 

12  her  soul  shall  stand.  But  if  her  husband  made 


14.9.  Acts  23.  14.  14.  & 116. 14, 13.  Nah.  * [Ch.  30.  1.  in 

4 Job  22.  27.  Ps.  22.  1.  15.  Heb.] 

25.  & 50.  14.  & 66.  13,  6 Gen.  3.  16.  A Hfeb.  profan*. 


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on  the  day  he  heard  them ; then  whatsoever  proceeded 
out  of  her  lips  concerning  her  vows,  or  concerning  the 
bond  of  her  soul,  shall  not  stand  : her  husband  hath 
made  them  void  ; and  the  Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

13  Every  vow,  and  every  binding  oath  to  afflict  the 
soul,  her  husband  may  establish  it,  or  her  husband  may 
make  it  void. 

14  But  if  her  husband  altogether  hold  his  peace  at 
her  from  day  to  day  ; then  he  establisheth  all  her  vows, 
or  all  her  bonds,  which  are  upon  her  : he  confirmeth 
them,  because  he  held  his  peace  at  her  in  the  day  that 
he  heard  them. 

15  But  if  he  shall  any  ways  make  them  void  after 
that  he  hath  heard  them  ; then  he  shall  bear  her  iniquity. 

16  These  are  the  statutes,  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses,  between  a man  and  his  wife,  between 
the  father  and  his  daughter,  being  yet  in  her  youth  in 
her  father’s  house. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1 The  Midianites  are  .spoiled,  and  Balaam  slain.  13  Moses  is  wroth  with 
the  officers,  for  savina  the  ivomen  alive.  19  How  the  soldiers,  with 
their  captives  and  spoil,  are  to  be  purified.  25  The  proportion  whereby 
the  prey  is  to  be  divided.  48  The  voluntary  oblation  unto  the  treasury 
of  the  Lord. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  ^ Avenge  the  children  of  Israel  of  the  Midian- 
ites : afterward  shalt  thou  ^ be  gathered  unto  thy  people. 

3 And  Moses  spake  unto  the  people,  saying.  Arm 
some  of  yourselves  unto  the  war,  and  let  them  go  against 
the  Midianites,  and  avenge  the  Lord  of  Midian. 

4 Of  every  tribe  a thousand,  throughout  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  shall  ye  send  to  the  war. 

5 So  there  were  delivered  out  of  the  thousands  of 
Israel,  a thousand  of  every  tribe,  twelve  thousand  armed 
for  war. 

6 And  Moses  sent  them  to  the  war,  a thousand  of 
every  tribe,  them  and  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the 
priest,  to  the  war,  with  the  holy  instruments,  and  ^the 
trumpets  to  blow  in  his  hand. 

7 And  they  warred  against  the  Midianites,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses  ; and  ^they  slew  all  the 
^ males. 

8 And  they  slew  the  kings  of  Midian,  beside  the  rest 
of  them  that  were  slain  ; namely,  ®Evi,  and  Rekem, 
and  Zur,  and  Hur,  and  Reba,  five  kings  of  Midian  : 

Balaam  also  the  son  of  Beor  they  slew  with  the  sword. 

9 And  the  children  of  Israel  took  all  the  women  of 
Midian  captives,  and  their  little  ones,  and  took  the 
spoil  of  all  their  cattle,  and  all  their  flocks,  and  all  their 
goods. 

10  And  they  burnt  all  their  cities  wherein  they  dwelt, 
and  all  their  goodly  castles,  with  fire. 

11  And  ®they  took  all  the  spoil,  and  all  the  prey, 
both  of  men  and  of  beasts. 

12  And  they  brought  the  captives,  and  the  prey,  and 
the  spoil,  unto  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto 
the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  the 
camp  at  the  plains  of  Moab,  wliich  are  by  Jordan  near 
Jericho. 

13  T[  And  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  all  the 
princes  of  the  congregation,  went  forth  to  meet  them 
without  the  camp. 

14  And  Moses  was  wroth  with  the  officers  of  the 
host,  with  the  captains  over  thousands,  and  captains  over 
hundreds,  which  came  from  the  battle. 

8 ch.  10.  9.  21.  11.  1 Sam.  27.  9. 

* Deut.  20. 13.  Judg.  1 Kin.  11.  15,  IG. 


them  null  and  void  in  the  day  that  he  heard  them  ; 
then  whatsoever  proceeded  out  of  her  lips  concern- 
ing her  vows,  or  concerning  the  bond  of  her  soul, 
shall  not  stand  : her  husband  hath  made  them  void  ; 

13  and  the  Lord  shall  forgive  her.  Every  vow,  and 
every  binding  oath  to  afflict  the  soul,  her  husband 
may  establish  it,  or  her  husband  may  make  it  void. 

14  But  if  her  husband  altogether  hold  his  peace  at  her 
from  day  to  day  ; then  he  establisheth  all  her  vows, 
or  all  her  bonds,  which  are  upon  her  : he  hath  es- 
tablished them,  because  he  held  his  peace  at  her  in 

15  the  day  that  he  heard  them.  But  if  he  shall  make 
them  null  and  void  after  that  he  hath  heard  them  ; 

16  then  he  shall  bear  her  iniquity.  These  are  the  sta- 
tutes, which  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  between  a 
man  and  his  wife,  between  a father  and  his  daugh- 
ter, being  in  her  youth,  in  her  father’s  house. 


31  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Avenge 
the  children  of  Israel  of  the  Midianites  : afterward 

3 shalt  thou  be  gathered  unto  thy  people.  And  Moses 
spake  unto  the  people,  saying,  Arm  ye  men  from 
among  you  for  the  war,  that  they  may  go  against 
Midian,  to  execute  the  Lord’s  vengeance  on  Mi- 

4 dian.  Of  every  tribe  a thousand,  throughout  all  the 

5 tribes  of  Israel,  shall  ye  send  to  the  war.  So  there 
were  delivered,  out  of  the  thousands  of  Israel,  a 
thousand  of  every  tribe,  twelve  thousand  armed  for 

6 war.  And  Moses  sent  them,  a thousand  of  every 
tribe,  to  the  war,  them  and  Phinehas  the  son  of 
Eleazar  the  priest,  to  the  war,  with  the  vessels  of 
the  sanctuary  and  the  trumpets  for  the  alarm  in  his 

7 hand.  And  they  warred  against  Midian,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses  ; and  they  slew  every 

8 male.  And  they  slew  the  kings  of  Midian  with  the 
rest  of  their  slain  ; Evi,  and  Rekem,  and  Zur,  and 
Hur,  and  Reba,  the  five  kings  of  Midian  : Balaam 
also  the  son  of  Beor  they  slew  with  the  sword. 

9 And  the  children  of  Israel  took  captive  the  women 
of  Midian  and  their  little  ones  ; and  all  their  cattle, 
and  all  their  flocks,  and  all  their  goods,  they  took 

10  for  a prey.  And  all  their  cities  in  the  places  wherein 
they  dwelt,  and  all  their  encampments,  they  burnt 

11  with  fire.  And  they  took  all  the  spoil,  and  all  the 

12  prey,  both  of  man  and  of  beast.  And  they  brought 
the  captives,  and  the  prey,  and  the  spoil,  unto 
Moses,  and  unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  the 
camp  at  the  plains  of  Moab,  which  are  by  the  Jor- 
dan at  Jericho. 


13  And  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  all  the 
princes  of  the  congregation,  went  forth  to  meet 

14  them  without  the  camp.  And  Moses  was  wroth 
with  the  officers  of  the  host,  the  captains  of  thou- 
sands and  the  captains  of  hundreds,  which  came 


5 See  Judg.  6.  1,  2, 
33. 


» ch.  25.  17. 
• ch.  27,  13. 


o,7osh.  13.  21. 
7 Josh.  13.  22. 


8 Deut,  20.  14. 


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15  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  saved  ® all 
the  women  alive  ? 

16  Behold,  these  caused  the  children  of  Israel, 
through  the  counsel  of  Balaam,  to  commit  trespass 
against  the  Lord  in  the  matter  of  Peor,  and  there 
was  a plague  among  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

17  Now  therefore  kill  every  male  among  the  little 
ones,  and  kill  every  woman  that  hath  known  man  by 
lying  with  him. 

18  But  all  the  women  children,  that  have  not  known 
a man  by  lying  with  him,  keep  alive  for  yourselves. 

19  And  do  ye  abide  without  the  camp  seven  days  : 
whosoever  hath  killed  any  person,  and  whosoever  hath 
touched  any  slain,  purify  both  yourselves  and  your  cap- 
tives on  the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day. 

20  And  purify  all  your  raiment,  and  all  that  is  made 
of  skins,  and  all  work  of  goats’  hair^  and  all  things  made 
of  wood. 

21  ^ And  Eleazar  the  priest  said  unto  the  men  of 
war  which  went  to  the  battle.  This  is  the  ordinance  of 
the  law  which  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  ; 

22  Only  the  gold,  and  the  silver,  the  brass,  the  iron, 
the  tin,  and  the  lead, 

23  Every  thing  that  may  abide  the  fire,  ye  shall  make 
it  go  through  the  fire,  and  it  shall  be  clean  : nevertheless 
it  shall  be  purified  with  the  water  of  separation  : and 
all  that  abideth  not  the  fire  ye  shall  make  go  through 
the  water. 

24  And  ye  shall  wash  your  clothes  on  the  seventh 
day,  and  ye  shall  be  clean,  and  afterward  ye  shall  come 
into  the  camp. 

25  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

26  Take  the  sum  of  the  prey  that  was  taken,  both  of 
man  and  of  beast,  thou,  and  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  the 
chief  fathers  of  the  congregation  ; 

27  And  divide  the  prey  into  two  parts  ; between 
them  that  took  the  war  upon  them,  who  went  out  to 
battle,  and  between  all  the  congregation : 

28  And  levy  a tribute  unto  the  Lord  of  the  men  of 
war  which  went  out  to  battle  : one  soul  of  five  hun- 
dred, both  of  the  persons,  and  of  the  beeves,  and  of  the 
asses,  and  of  the  sheep : 

29  Take  it  of  their  half,  and  give  it  unto  Eleazar  the 
priest,  for  an  heave  offering  of  the  Lord. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  Israel’s  lialf,  thou  shalt  take 

one  portion  of  fifty,  of  the  persons,  of  the  beeves,  of 

the  asses,  and  of  the  flocks,  of  all  manner  of  beasts, 
and  give  them  unto  the  Levites,  which  keep  the 
charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord. 

31  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest  did  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

32  And  the  booty,  being  the  rest  of  the  prey  which 
the  men  of  war  had  caught,  was  six  hundred  thousand 
and  seventy  thousand  and  five  thousand  sheep, 

33  And  threescore  and  twelve  thousand  beeves, 

34  And  threescore  and  one  thousand  asses, 

35  And  thirty  and  two  thousand  persons  in  all,  of 
women  that  had  not  known  man  by  lying  with  him. 

36  And  the  half,  which  was  the  portion  of  them  that 
went  out  to  war,  was  in  number  three  hundred  thou- 
sand and  seven  and  thirty  thousand  and  five  hundred 
sheep  : 

37  And  the  Lord’s  tribute  of  the  sheep  was  six  hun- 
dred and  threescore  and  fifteen. 

9 See  Deut.  20.  14.  u ch.  24.  14.  2 Pet.  ch.  5.  2. 

1 Sam.  15.  3.  2.  15.  Rev.  2.  14.  le  ch.  19.  11,  &c. 

10  ch.  25.  2.  12  ch.  25.  9.  lo  ch.  19.  9,  17. 

13  Judg.  21.  11. 


15  from  the  service  of  the  war.  And  Moses  said  unto 

16  them.  Have  ye  saved  all  the  women  alive  ? Behold, 
these  caused  the  children  of  Israel,  through  the 
counsel  of  Balaam,  to  commit  trespass  against  the 
Lord  in  the  matter  of  Peor,  and  so  the  plague  was 

17  among  the  congregation  of  the  Lord.  Now  there- 
fore kill  every  male  among  the  little  ones,  and  kill 
every  woman  that  hath  known  man  by  lying  with 

18  him.  But  all  the  women  children,  that  have  not 
known  man  by  lying  with  him,  keep  alive  for  your- 

19  selves.  And  encamp  ye  without  the  camp  seven 
days  : whosoever  hath  killed  any  person,  and  who- 
soever hath  touched  any  slain,  purify  yourselves  on 
the  third  day  and  on  the  seventh  day,  ye  and  your 

20  captives.  And  as  to  every  garment,  and  all  that  is 
made  of  skin,  and  all  work  of  goats’  hair,  and  all 
things  made  of  wood,  ye  shall  purify  yourselves. 

21  And  Eleazar  the  priest  said  unto  the  men  of  war 
which  went  to  the  battle.  Tills’  is  the  statute  of  the 

22  law  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded  Moses  : how- 
beit  the  gold,  and  the  silver,  the  brass,  the  iron,  the 

23  tin,  and  the  lead,  every  thing  that  may  abide  the 
fire,  ye  shall  make  to  go  through  the  fire,  and  it 
shall  be  clean  ; nevertheless  it  shall  be  purified  with 
the  water  of  “ separation  : and  all  that  abideth  not 
the  fire  ye  shall  make  to  go  through  the  water. 

24  And  ye  shall  wash  your  clothes  on  the  seventh  day, 
and  ye  shall  be  clean,  and  afterward  ye  shall  come 
into  the  camp. 

25  26  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Take 
the  sum  of  the  prey  that  was  taken,  both  of  man 
and  of  beast,  thou,  and  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  the 
heads  of  the  fathers’  houses  of  the  congregation  ; 

27  and  divide  the  prey  into  two  parts  ; between  the 
men  skilled  in  war,  that  went  out  to  battle,  and  all 

28  the  congregation  : and  levy  a tribute  unto  the  Lord 
of  the  men  of  war  that  went  out  to  battle  : one 
soul  of  five  hundred,  both  of  the  persons,  and  of 
the  beeves,  and  of  the  asses,  and  of  the  flocks  : 

29  take  it  of  their  half,  and  give  it  unto  Eleazar  the 

30  priest,  for  the  Lord’s  heave  offering.  And  of  the 
children  of  Israel’s  half,  thou  shalt  take  one  drawn 
out  of  every  fifty,  of  the  persons,  of  the  beeves,  of 
the  asses,  and  of  the  flocks,  even  of  all  the  cattle, 
and  give  them  unto  the  Levites,  which  keep  the 

31  cliarge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord.  And  Moses 
and  Eleazar  the  priest  did  as  the  Lord  commanded 

32  Moses.  Now  the  prey,  over  and  above  the  booty 
which  the  men  of  war  took,  was  six  hundred  thou- 
sand and  seventy  thousand  and  five  thousand  sheep, 

33  34  and  threescore  and  twelve  thousand  beeves,  and 

35  threescore  and  one  thousand  asses,  and  thirty  and 
two  thousand  persons  in  all,  of  the  women  that 

36  had  not  known  man  by  lying  with  him.  And  the 
half,  which  was  the  portion  of  them  that  went  out 
to  war,  was  in  number  three  hundred  thousand  and 
thirty  thousand  and  seven  thousand  and  five  hun- 

37  dred  sheep  : and  the  Lord’s  tribute  of  the  sheep 


ir  Lev.  11.  25.  See  ver.  §0,  47.  & 2i  ch.  S.  7,  8,  25,  SI, 

18  Josh.  22.  8.  1 ch.  18.  26.  36.  & 18.  3,  4. 

Sam.  30.  24.  20  gge  ver.  42-47.  a Or,  impurity. 


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253 


38  And  the  beeves  were  thirty  and  six  thousand  ; of 
which  the  Lord’s  tribute  was  threescore  and  twelve. 

39  And  the  asses  were  thirty  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred ; of  which  the  Lord’s  tribute  was  tlireescore  and 
one. 

40  And  the  persons  were  sixteen  thousand  ; of  which 
the  Lord’s  tribute  was  thirty  and  two  persons. 

41  And  Moses  gave  the  tribute,  which,  was  the  Lord’s 
heave  offering,  unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  ^^as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

42  And  of  the  children  of  Israel’s  half,  which  Moses 
divided  from  the  men  that  warred, 

43  (Now  the  half  that  pertained  unto  the  congrega- 
tion was  three  hundred  thousand  and  thirty  thousand 
and  seven  thousand  and  five  hundred  sheep, 

44  And  thirty  and  six  thousand  beeves, 

45  And  thirty  thousand  asses  and  five  hundred, 

46  And  sixteen  thousand  persons  ;) 

47  Even  ^^of  the  children  of  Israel’s  half,  Moses 
took  one  portion  of  fifty,  both  of  man  and  of  beast,  and 
gave  them  unto  the  Levites,  wliich  kept  the  charge  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ; as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

48  ^ And  the  officers  which  loere  over  thousands  of 
the  host,  the  captains  of  thousands,  and  captains  of 
hundreds,  came  near  unto  Moses  ; 

49  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Thy  servants  have 
taken  the  sum  of  the  men  of  war  which  are  under  our 
charge,  and  there  lacketh  not  one  man  of  us. 

50  We  have  therefore  brought  an  oblation  for  the 
Lord,  what  every  man  hath  gotten,  of  jewels  of  gold, 
chains,  and  bracelets,  rings,  earrings,  and  tablets,  ^^to 
make  an  atonement  for  our  souls  before  the  Lord. 

51  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest  took  the  gold 
of  them,  even  all  wrought  jewels. 

52  And  all  the  gold  of  the  offering  that  they  offered 
up  to  the  Lord,  of  the  captains  of  thousands,  and  of 
the  captains  of  hundreds,  was  sixteen  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  fifty  shekels. 

53  (For  26  the  men  of  war  had  taken  spoil,  every 
man  for  himself.) 

54  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest  took  the  gold 
of  the  captains  of  thousands  and  of  hundreds,  and 
brought  it  into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
2®/or  a memorial  for  the  children  of  Israel  before  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1 The  Reubenites  and  Gadites  sue  for  their  inheritance  on  that  side 

Jordan.  6 Moses  reprpveth  them.  16  They  offer  him  conditions  to  his 

content.  33  Moses  assigneth  them  the  land.  39  They  conquer  it. 

OW  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  cliildren  of 
Gad  had  a very  great  multitude  of  cattle  : and 
when  they  saw  the  land  of  ^Jazer,  and  the  land  of 
Gilead,  that,  behold,  the  place  teas  a place  for  cattle  ; 

2 The  children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Reuben 
came  and  spake  unto  Moses,  and  to  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  unto  the  princes  of  the  congregation,  saying, 

3 Ataroth,  and  Dibon,  and  Jazer,  and  ^ Nimrah,  and 
Heshbon,  and  Elealeh,  and  ^ Shebam,  and  Nebo,  and 
^ Beon, 

4 Bven  the  country  ® which  the  Lord  smote  before 
the  congregation  of  Israel,  is  a land  for  cattle,  and  thy 
servants  have  cattle  : 

“ See  ch.  18.  8,  19.  25  Deut.  20.  14.  * ver.  36,  Beth-mim- 

“ ver.  30.  20  Ex.  30.  16.  rah. 

* Kx.  30.  12, 16.  1 ch  21.  32.  Josh.  s ver.  38,  Shibmah. 

13.  25.  2 Sara.  24,  6.  * ver.  38,  Baal-meon. 


38  was  six  hundred  and  threescore  and  fifteen.  And 
the  beeves  were  thirty  and  six  thousand  ; of  which 

39  the  Lord’s  tribute  was  threescore  and  twelve.  And 
the  asses  were  thirty  thousand  and  five  hundred  ; 
of  which  the  Lord’s  tribute  was  threescore  and 

40  one.  And  the  persons  were  sixteen  thousand  ; of 
whom  the  Lord’s  tribute  was  thirty  and  two  per- 

41  sons.  And  Moses  gave  the  tribute,  which  was  the 
Lord’s  heave  offering,  unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  as 

42  the  Lord  commanded  Moses.  And  of  the  children 
of  Israel’s  half,  which  Moses  divided  off  from  the 

43  men  that  warred,  (now  the  congregation’s  half  was 
three  hundred  thousand  and  thirty  thousand,  seven 

44  thousand  and  five  hundred  sheep,  and  thirty  and 

45  six  thousand  beeves,  and  thirty  thousand  and  five 

46  hundred  asses,  and  sixteen  thousand  persons  ;) 

47  even  of  the  children  of  Israel’s  half,  Moses  took  one 
drawn  out  of  every  fifty,  both  of  man  and  of  beast, 
and  gave  them  unto  the  Levites,  which  kept  the 
charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ; as  the  Lord 

48  commanded  Moses.  And  the  officers  which  were 
over  the  thousands  of  the  host,  the  captains  of 
thousands,  and  the  captains  of  hundreds,  came  near 

49  unto  Moses  : and  they  said  unto  Moses,  Thy  servants 
have  taken  the  sum  of  the  men  of  war  which  are 
under  our  charge,  and  there  lacketh  not  one  man  of 

50  us.  And  we  have  brought  the  Lord’s  oblation,  what 
every  man  hath  gotten,  of  jewels  of  gold,  ankle 
chains,  and  bracelets,  signet-rings,  earrings,  and 
6 armlets,  to  make  atonement  for  our  souls  before 

51  the  Lord.  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest  took 

52  the  gold  of  them,  even  all  wrought  jewels.  And 
all  the  gold  of  the  heave  offering  that  they  offered 
up  to  the  Lord,  of  the  captains  of  thousands,  and 
of  the  captains  of  hundreds,  was  sixteen  thousand 

63  seven  hundred  and  fifty  shekels.  (^  For  the  men  of 

54  war  had  taken  booty,  every  man  for  himself.)  And 
Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest  took  the  gold  of  the 
captains  of  thousands  and  of  hundreds,  and  brought 
it  into  the  tent  of  meeting,  for  a memorial  for  the 
children  of  Israel  before  the  Lord. 


32  Now  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of 
Gad  had  a very  great  multitude  of  cattle  : and 
when  they  saw  the  land  of  .Tazer,  and  the  land  of 
Gilead,  that,  behold,  the  place  was  a place  for 

2 cattle  ; the  children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of 
Reuben  came  and  spake  unto  Moses,  and  to  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  unto  the  princes  of  the  congregation, 

3 saying,  Ataroth,  and  Dibon,  and  Jazer,  and  “ Nim- 
rah, and  Heshbon,  and  Elealeh,  and  ^ Sebam,  and 

4 Nebo,  and  ‘^Beon,  the  land  which  the  Lord  smote 
before  the  congregation  of  Israel,  is  a land  for 


® ch.  21.  24,  34.  a In  ver.  36,  Beth-  c In  ver.  38,  Baal- 

b Or,  necklaces.  mmrah.  meon. 

c See  ver.  32.  b In  ver.  38,  Sib- 

mah. 


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NUMBERS,  XXXII. 


5 Wherefore,  said  they,  if  we  have  found  grace  in 
thy  sight,  let  this  land  be  given  unto  thy  servants  for  a 
possession,  and  bring  us  not  over  Jordan. 

6 ^ And  Moses  said  unto  the  children  of  Gad  and  to 
the  children  of  Reuben,  Shall  your  brethren  go  to  war, 
and  shall  ye  sit  here  ? 

7 And  wherefore  discourage  ye  the  heart  of  the 
children  of  Israel  from  going  over  into  the  land  which 
the  Lord  hath  given  them  ? 

8 Thus  did  your  fathers,  ®when  I sent  them  from 
Kadesh-barnea  to  see  the  land. 

9 For  ®when  they  went  up  unto  the  valley  of  Eshcol, 
and  saw  the  land,  they  discouraged  the  heart  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  that  they  should  not  go  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  had  given  them. 

10  ®And  the  Lord’s  anger  was  kindled  the  same 
time,  and  he  sware,  saying, 

11  Surely  none  of  the  men  that  came  up  out  of 
Egypt,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  shall  see 
the  land  which  I sware  unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and 
unto  Jacob  ; because  they  have  not  wholly  followed 
me  : 

12  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  the  Kenezite, 

and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun:  for  they  have  wholly 

followed  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  Lord’s  anger  was  kindled  against  Israel, 
and  he  made  them  wander  in  the  wilderness  forty 
years,  until  ^^all  the  generation,  that  had  done  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  was  consumed. 

14  And,  behold,  ye  are  risen  up  in  your  fathers’ 
stead,  an  increase  of  sinful  men,  to  augment  yet  the 

fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  toward  Israel. 

15  For  if  ye  turn  away  from  after  him,  he  will  yet 
again  leave  them  in  the  wilderness  ; and  ye  shall  de- 
stroy all  this  people. 

16  ^ And  they  came  near  unto  him,  and  said.  We 
will  build  sheepfolds  here  for  our  cattle,  and  cities  for 
our  little  ones  : 

17  But  we  ourselves  will  go  ready  armed  before 
the  children  of  Israel,  until  we  have  brought  them  unto 
their  place  : and  our  little  ones  shall  dwell  in  the  fenced 
cities  because  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

18  ^®We  will  not  return  unto  our  houses,  until  the 
children  of  Israel  have  inherited  every  man  his  inherit- 
ance. 

19  For  we  will  not  inherit  with  them  on  yonder  side 
Jordan,  or  forward  ; because  our  inheritance  is  fallen 
to  us  on  this  side  Jordan  eastward. 

20  ^ And  Moses  said  unto  them,  If  ye  will  do  this 
thing,  if  ye  will  go  armed  before  the  Lord  to  war, 

21  And  will  go  all  of  you  armed  over  Jordan  before 
the  Lord,  until  he  hath  driven  out  his  enemies  from 
before  him, 

22  And  the  land  be  subdued  before  the  Lord  : 
then  afterward  22  ye  shall  return,  and  be  guiltless  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  before  Israel  ; and  23  this  land  shall 
be  your  possession  before  the  LbRD. 

23  But  if  ye  will  not  do  so,  behold,  ye  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord  : and  be  sure  24  your  sin  will  find  you 
out. 

24  25  Build  you  cities  for  your  little  ones,  and  folds 


5 cattle,  and  thy  servants  have  cattle.  And  they  said. 
If  we  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  let  this  land 
be  given  unto  thy  servants  for  a possession  ; bring 

6 us  not  over  Jordan.  And  Moses  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad  and  to  the  children  of  Reuben,  Shall 
your  brethren  go  to  the  war,  and  shall  ye  sit  here  ? 

7 And  wherefore  discourage  ye  the  heart  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  from  going  over  into  the  land  which 

8 the  Lord  hath  given  them  ? Thus  did  your  fathers, 
when  I sent  them  from  Kadesh-barnea  to  see  the 

9 land.  For  when  they  went  up  unto  the  valley  of 
Eshcol,  and  saw  the  land,  they  discouraged  the  heart 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  should  not  go  into 

10  the  land  which  the  Lord  had  given  them.  And 
the  Lord’s  anger  was  kindled  in  that  day,  and  he 

11  sware,  saying.  Surely  none  of  the  men  that  came  up 
out  of  Egypt,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
shall  see  the  land  which  I sware  unto  Abraham, 
unto  Isaac,  and  vinto  Jacob  ; because  they  have  not 

12  wholly  followed  me  ; save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephun- 
neh the  Kenizzite,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  : be- 

13  cause  they  have  wholly  followed  the  Lord.  And 
the  Lord’s  anger  was  kindled  against  Israel,  and 
he  made  them  wander  to  and  fro  in  the  wilderness 
forty  years,  until  all  the  generation,  that  had  done 

14  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  was  consumed.  And, 
behold,  ye  are  risen  up  in  your  fathers’  stead,  an 
increase  of  sinful  men,  to  augment  yet  the  fierce 

15  anger  of  the  Lord  toward  Israel.  For  if  ye  turn 
away  from  after  him,  he  will  yet  again  leave  them 
in  the  wilderness  ; and  ye  shall  destroy  all  this 

16  people.  And  they  came  near  unto  him,  and  said. 
We  will  build  sheepfolds  here  for  our  cattle,  and 

17  cities  for  our  little  ones  : but  we  ourselves  will  be 
ready  armed  to  go  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
until  we  have  brought  them  unto  their  place  : and 
our  little  ones  shall  dwell  in  the  fenced  cities  be- 

18  cause  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  land.  We  will  not 
return  unto  our  houses,  until  the  children  of  Israel 

19  have  inherited  every  man  his  inheritance.  For  we 
will  not  inherit  with  them  on  the  other  side  Jordan, 
and  forward  ; because  our  inheritance  is  fallen  to 

20  us  on  this  side  Jordan  eastward.  And  Moses  said 
unto  them.  If  ye  will  do  this  thing  ; if  ye  will  arm 

21  yourselves  to  go  before  the  Lord  to  the  war,  and 
every  armed  man  of  you  will  pass  over  Jordan 
before  the  Lord,  xmtil  he  hath  driven  out  his  ene- 

22  mies  from  before  him,  and  the  land  be  subdued 
before  the  Lord  : then  afterward  ye  shall  return, 
and  be  guiltless  towards  the  Lord,  and  towards 
Israel  ; and  this  land  shall  be  unto  you  for  a pos- 

23  session  before  the  Lord.  But  if  ye  will  not  do  so, 
behold,  ye  have  sinned  against  the  Lord  : and  be 

24  sure  your  sin  will  find  you  out.  Build  you  cities 
for  your  little  ones,  and  folds  for  your  sheep  ; and 


6 ch.  13.  3,  26. 

7 Deut.  1.  22. 

8ch.  13.  24,  31. 

Deut.  1.  24,  28. 

9ch.  14.  11,  21. 

Deut.  1.  34. 


10  ch.  14.  28,  29. 
Deut.  1.  35. 

11  ch.  14.  24,  30. 

12  ch.  14.  24.  Deut. 
1.  36.  Josh.  14.  8,  9. 

13  ch.  14.  33,  34,  35. 


14  ch.  26.  64,  65. 

15  Deut.  1.  34. 

15  Deut.  30. 17.  Josh. 
22.  16,  18.  2 Chr.  7. 
19.  & 15.  2. 

17  Josh.  4.  12,  13. 


18  Josh.  22.  4. 

15  ver.  33.  Josh.  12. 
[.  & 13.  8. 

25  Deut.  3.  18.  Josh. 
L.  14.  & 4.  12,  13. 


21  Deut.  3.  20.  Josh. 
11.  23.  & 18.  1. 

22  Josh.  22.  4. 

23  Deut.  3. 12, 15, 16, 


18.  Josh.  1. 15.  & 13. 
8,  32.  & 22.  4,  9. 

24  Gen.  4.  7.  & 44. 
16.  Is.  59.  12. 

25  ver.  16,  34,  &c. 


NUMBERS,  XXXIII. 


255 


for  your  sheep  ; and  do  that  which  hath  proceeded  out 
of  your  mouth. 

25  And  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Thy  servants  will  do  as 
my  lord  commandeth. 

26  26  Our  little  ones,  our  wives,  our  flocks,  and  all 
our  cattle,  shall  be  there  in  the  cities  of  Gilead  : 

27  27  But  thy  servants  will  pass  over,  every  man 
armed  for  war,  before  the  Lord  to  battle,  as  my  lord 
saith. 

28  So  28  concerning  them  Moses  commanded  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the  chief 
fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel  : 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  them.  If  the  children  of  Gad 
and  the  children  of  Reuben  will  pass  with  you  over 
Jordan,  every  man  armed  to  battle,  before  the  Lord, 
and  the  land  shall  be  subdued  before  you  ; then  ye 
shall  give  them  the  land  of  Gilead  for  a possession  : 

30  But  if  they  will  not  pass  over  with  you  armed, 
they  shall  have  possessions  among  you  in  the  land  of 
Canaan. 

31  And  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben answered,  saying.  As  the  Lord  hath  said  unto  thy 
servants,  so  will  we  do. 

32  We  will  pass  over  armed  before  the  Lord  into 
the  land  of  Canaan,  that  the  possession  of  our  inherit- 
ance on  this  side  Jordan  may  be  our’s. 

33  And  29  Moses  gave  unto  them,  even  to  the  children 
of  Gad,  and  to  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  unto  half 
the  tribe  of  Manasseh  the  son  of  Joseph,  the  kingdom 
of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  and  the  kingdom  of  Og 
king  of  Bashan,  the  land,  with  the  cities  thereof  in  the 
coasts,  even  the  cities  of  the  country  round  about. 

34  And  the  children  of  Gad  built  Dibon,  and 
Ataroth,  and  ®2Aroer, 

35  And  Atroth,  Shophan,  and  Jaazer,  and  Jog- 
behah, 

36  And  Beth-nimrah,  and  Beth-haran,  fenced 
cities  : and  folds  for  sheep. 

37  And  the  children  of  Reuben  built  Ileshbon,  and 
Elealeh,  and  Kirjathaim, 

38  And  27  Nebo,  and  28  Baal-meon,  (2®  their  names 
being  changed,)  and  Shibmah  : and  gave  other  names 
unto  the  cities  which  they  builded. 

39  And  the  children  of  ^^Machir  the  son  of  Ma- 
nasseh went  to  Gilead,  and  took  it,  and  dispossessed  the 
Amorite  which  was  in  it. 

40  And  Moses  gave  Gilead  unto  Machir  the  son  of 
Manasseh  ; and  he  dwelt  therein. 

41  And  “^2  Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh  went  and  took 
the  small  towns  thereof,  and  called  them  ^2  Havoth- 
jair. 

42  And  Nobah  went  and  took  Kenath,  and  the 
villages  thereof,  and  called  it  Nobah,  after  his  own 
name. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1 Two  and  forty  journeys  of  the  Ixraeliies.  50  The  Canaanites  are  to  he 
destroyed. 

These  are  the  journeys  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  went  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with 
their  armies  under  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 

2 And  Moses  wrote  their  goings  out  according  to 


do  that  which  hath  proceeded  out  of  your  mouth. 

25  And  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Thy  servants  will  do 

26  as  my  lord  commandeth.  Our  little  ones,  our  wives, 
our  flocks,  and  all  our  cattle,  shall  be  there  in  the 

27  cities  of  Gilead  : but  thy  servants  will  pass  over, 
every  man  that  is  armed  for  war,  before  the  Lord 
to  battle,  as  my  lord  saith. 


28  So  Moses  gave  charge  concerning  them  to  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  to  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  to  the 
heads  of  the  fathers’  houses  of  the  tribes  of  the 

29  children  of  Israel.  And  Moses  said  unto  them.  If 
the  children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Reuben 
will  pass  with  you  over  Jordan,  every  man  that  is 
armed  to  battle,  before  the  Lord,  and  the  land 
shall  be  subdued  before  you  ; then  ye  shall  give 

30  them  the  land  of  Gilead  for  a possession  : but  if 
they  will  not  pass  over  with  you  armed,  they  shall 
have  possessions  among  you  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

31  And  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben answered,  saying.  As  the  Lord  hath  said  unto 

32  thy  servants,  so  will  we  do.  We  will  pass  over 
armed  before  the  Lord  into  the  land  of  Canaan, 
and  the  possession  of  our  inheritance  shall  remain 

33  with  us  beyond  Jordan.  And  Moses  gave  unto 
them,  even  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben,  and  unto  the  half  tribe  of  Manas- 
seh the  son  of  Joseph,  the  kingdom  of  Sihon  king 
of  the  Amorites,  and  the  kingdom  of  Og  king  of 
Bashan,  the  land,  according  to  the  cities  thereof 
with  their  borders,  even  the  cities  of  the  land  round 

34  about.  And  the  children  of  Gad  built  Dibon,  and 

35  Ataroth,  and  Aroer  ; and  Atroth-shophan,  and  Jazer, 

36  and  Jogbehah  ; and  Beth-nimrah,  and  Beth-haran  : 

37  fenced  cities,  and  folds  for  sheep.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  built  Heshbon,  and  Elealeh,  and 

38  Kiriathaim  ; and  Nebo,  and  Baal-meon,  (their  names 
being  changed,)  and  Sibmah  : and  gave  other  names 

39  unto  the  cities  which  they  builded.  And  the  children 
of  Machir  the  son  of  Manasseh  went  to  Gilead,  and 
took  it,  and  dispossessed  the  Amorites  which  were 

40  therein.  And  Moses  gave  Gilead  unto  Machir  the 

41  son  of  Manasseh  ; and  he  dwelt  therein.  And  Jair 
the  son  of  Manasseh  went  and  took  the  towns  there- 

42  of,  and  called  them  Havvoth-jair.  And  Nobah 
went  and  took  Kenath,  and  the  ^ villages  thereof,  and 
called  it  Nobah,  after  his  own  name. 


33  These  are  the  ® journeys  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
^ when  they  went  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  by 
their  hosts  under  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 
2 And  Moses  wrote  their  goizigs  out  according  to  their 


JoFh.  1.  14. 

27  Josh.  4.  12. 

28  Josh.  1.  IS. 

28  Dent.  3.  12-17.  & 
29.  8.  Josh.  12.  6.  & 


13.  8.  & 22.  4. 

38  ch.  21.  24,  33,  35. 

31  ch.  33.  45,  4G. 

32  Dent.  2.  36. 

33  ver,  1,  3,  Jazer. 


3<  ver.  3,  Nimrah. 
33  ver.  24. 

30  ch.  21.  27. 

37  Is.  46.  1. 

38  ch.  22.  41. 


30  See  ver.  3.  Ex. 
23.  13.  Josli.  23.  7. 
Gen.  50.  23. 

<1  Dent.  3. 12, 13, 15. 
Josh.  13.  31.  & 17.  1. 


<2  Dent.  3. 14.  Josh. 
13.  30.  1 Chr.  2.  21, 

2‘>  23. 

■13  Jndp.  10.  4.  1 

Kin.  4.  13. 


d That  is.  The  towns 
of  Jrir. 

e llob.  daughters, 
a 0“,  sfagc.r. 
b Or,  by  which. 


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NUMBERS,  XXXIII. 


their  journeys  by  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  ; and 
these  are  their  journeys  according  to  their  goings  out. 

3 And  they  ^ departed  from  Rameses  in  ‘-^the  first 
month,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  first  month  ; on  the 
morrow  after  the  passover  the  children  of  Israel  went 
out  ® with  an  high  hand  in  the  sight  of  all  the  Egyp- 
tians. 

4 For  the  Egyptians  buried  all  their  firstborn, 
which  the  Lord  had  smitten  among  them  : ® upon 

their  gods  also  the  Lord  executed  judgments. 

5 ®And  the  children  of  Israel  removed  from  Ra- 
meses, and  pitched  in  Succoth. 

6 And  they  departed  from  Succoth,  and  pitched  in 
Etham,  which  is  in  the  edge  of  the  wilderness. 

7 And  ® they  removed  from  Etham,  and  turned  again 
unto  Pi-hahiroth,  which  is  before  Baal-zephon  : and 
they  pitched  before  Migdol. 

8 And  they  departed  from  before  Pi-hahiroth,  and 
^ passed  through  the  midst  of  the  sea  into  the  wilder- 
ness, and  went  three  days’  journey  in  the  wilderness  of 
Etham,  and  pitched  in  Marah. 

9 And  they  removed  from  Marah,  and  came  unto 
Elim  : and  in  Elim  were  twelve  fountains  of  water, 
and  threescore  and  ten  palm  trees  ; and  they  pitched 
there. 

10  And  they  removed  from  Elim,  and  encamped  by 
the  Red  sea. 

11  And  they  removed  from  the  Red  sea,  and  en- 
camped in  the  wilderness  of  Sin. 

12  And  they  took  their  journey  out  of  the  wilderness 
of  Sin,  and  encamped  in  Dophkah. 

13  And  they  departed  from  Dophkah,  and  encamped 
in  Alush. 

14  And  they  removed  from  Alush,  and  encamped  at 

Rephidim,  where  was  no  water  for  the  people  to 

drink. 

15  And  they  departed  from  Rephidim,  and  pitched 
in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

16  And  they  removed  from  the  desert  of  Sinai,  and 
pitched  1^  at  Kibroth-hattaavah. 

17  And  they  departed  from  Kibroth-hattaavah,  and 
1^  encamped  at  Hazeroth. 

18  And  they  departed  from  Hazeroth,  and  pitched 
in  i®Rithmah. 

19  And  they  departed  from  Rithmah,  and  pitched  at 
Rimmon-parez. 

20  And  they  departed  from  Rimmon-parez,  and 
pitched  in  Libnah. 

21  And  they  removed  from  Libnah,  and  pitched  at 
Rissah. 

22  And  they  journeyed  from  Rissah,  and  pitched  in 
Kehelathah. 

23  And  they  went  from  Kehelathah,  and  pitched  in 
mount  Shapher. 

24  And  they  removed  from  mount  Shapher,  and  en- 
camped in  Haradah. 

25  And  they  removed  from  Haradah,  and  pitched  in 
Makheloth. 

26  And  they  removed  from  Makheloth,  and  en- 
camped at  Tahath. 

27  And  they  departed  from  Tahath,  and  pitched  at 
Tarah. 

28  And  they  removed  from  Tarah,  and  pitched  in 
Mithcah. 

1 Ex.  12.  37.  6 Ex.  12.  12.  & 18.  1 Ex.  13.  20. 

* Ex.  12.  2.  «&  13.  4.  11.  Is.  19. 1.  Rev.  12.  » Ex.  14.  2,  9. 

8 Ex.  14. 8.  8.  9 Ex.  14.  22.  & 16. 

4 Ex.  12.  29.  6 Ex.  12.  37.  22,  23. 


journeys  by  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  : and 
these  are  their  journeys  according  to  their  goings 

3 out.  And  they  journeyed  from  Rameses  in  the  first 
month,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  first  month  ; on 
the  morrow  after  the  passover  the  children  of  Israel 
went  out  with  an  high  hand  in  the  sight  of  all  the 

4 Egyptians,  while  the  Egyptians  were  burying  all 
their  firstborn,  which  the  Lord  had  smitten  among 
them  : jipon  their  gods  also  the  Lord  executed 

5 judgements.  And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed 

6 from  Rameses,  and  pitched  in  Succoth.  And  they 
journeyed  from  Succoth,  and  pitched  in  Etham, 

7 which  is  in  the  edge  of  the  wilderness.  And  they 
journeyed  from  Etham,  and  turned  back  unto  Pi- 
hahiroth,  which  is  before  Baal-zephon  : and  they 

8 pitched  before  Migdol.  And  they  journeyed  from 
before  Hahiroth,  and  passed  through  the  midst  of 
the  sea  into  the  wilderness  : and  they  went  three 
days’  journey  in  the  wilderness  of  Etham,  and 

9 pitched  in  Marah.  And  they  journeyed  from  Ma- 
rah, and  came  unto  Elim  : and  in  Elim  were  twelve 
springs  of  water,  and  threescore  and  ten  palm  trees  ; 

10  and  they  pitched  there.  And  they  journeyed  from 

11  Elim,  and  pitched  by  the  Red  Sea.  And  they  jour- 
neyed from  the  Red  Sea,  and  pitched  in  the  wilder- 

12  ness  of  Sin.  And  they  journeyed  from  the  wilder- 

13  ness  of  Sin,  and  pitched  in  Dophkah.  And  they 
journeyed  from  Dophkah,  and  pitched  in  Alush. 

14  And  they  journeyed  from  Alush,  and  pitched  in. 
Rephidim,  where  was  no  water  for  the  people  ta 

15  drink.  And  they  journeyed  from  Rephidim,  and 

16  pitched  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai.  And  they  jour- 
neyed from  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  and  pitched  in 

17  Kibroth-hattaavah.  And  they  journeyed  from  Ki- 

18  broth-hattaavah,  and  pitched  in  Hazeroth.  And 
they  journeyed  from  Hazeroth,  and  pitched  in  Rith- 

19  mail.  And  they  journeyed  from  Rithmah,  and 

20  pitched  in  Rimmon-perez.  And  they  journeyed 

21  from  Rimmon-perez,  and  pitched  in  Libnah.  And 
they  journeyed  from  Libnah,  and  pitched  in  Rissah. 

22  And  they  journeyed  from  Rissah,  and  pitched  in 

23  Kehelathah.  And  they  journeyed  from  Kehelathah, 

24  and  pitched  in  mount  Shepher.  And  they  journeyed 
from  mount  Shepher,  and  pitched  in  Haradah. 

25  And  they  journeyed  from  Haradah,  and  pitched  in 

26  Makheloth.  And  they  journeyed  from  Makheloth, 

27  and  pitched  in  Tahath.  And  they  journeyed  from 

28  Tahath,  and  pitched  in  Terah.  And  they  journeyed 


10  Ex.  15.  27.  19  Ex.  16.  1.  & 19. 1,  !« ch.  11.  S5. 

11  Ex.  16,  1.2.  10  ch.  12.  16. 

12  Ex.  17.  1.  & 19.  2.  1*  ch.  11.  34. 


NUMBERS,  XXXIII. 


257 


29  And  they  went  from  Mithcah,  and  pitched  in 
Hashmonah. 

30  And  they  departed  from  Hashmonah,  and  en- 
camped at  Moseroth. 

31  And  they  departed  from  Moseroth,  and  pitched  in 
Bene-jaakan. 

32  And  they  removed  from  Bene-jaakan,  and  en- 
camped at  Hor-hagidgad. 

33  And  they  went  from  Hor-hagidgad,  and  pitched 
in  Jotbathah. 

34  And  they  removed  from  Jotbathah,  and  encamped 
at  Ebronah. 

35  And  they  departed  from  Ebronah, 
camped  at  Ezion-gaber. 

36  And  they  removed  from  Ezion-gaber,  and  pitched 
in  the  wilderness  of  Zin,  which  is  Kadesh. 

37  And  they  removed  from  Kadesh,  and  pitched  in 
mount  Hor,  in  the  edge  of  the  land  of  Edom. 

38  And  23  Aaron  the  priest  went  up  into  mount  Hor 
at  the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  and  died  there,  in 
the  fortieth  year  after  the  children  of  Israel  were  come 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  first  day  of  the  fifth 
month. 

39  And  Aaron  was  an  hundred  and  twenty  and  three 
years  old  when  he  died  in  mount  Hor. 

40  And  24  king  Arad  the  Canaanite,  which  dwelt  in 
the  south  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  heard  of  the  coming 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

41  And  they  departed  from  mount  23  Hor,  and  pitched 
in  Zalnionah. 

42  And  they  departed  from  Zalmonah,  and  pitched 
in  Punon. 

43  And  they  departed  from  Punon,  and  2®  pitched  in 
Oboth. 

44  And  27  they  departed  from  Oboth,  and  pitched  in 
23  Ije-abarim,  in  the  border  of  Moab. 

45  And  they  departed  from  lim,  and  pitched  29  in 
Dibon-gad. 

46  And  they  removed  from  Dibon-gad,  and  encamped 
in  Almon  30-diblathaim. 

47  And  they  removed  from  Almon-diblatha-im,  and 
pitched  in  the  mountains  of  Abarim,  before  Nebo. 

48  And  they  departed  from  the  mountains  of  Abarim, 
and  32  pitched  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near 
Jericho. 

49  And  they  pitched  by  Jordan,  from  Beth-jesimoth 
even  unto  33  Abel-shittim  in  the  plains  of  Moab. 

50  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  plains 
of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho,  saying, 

51  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them,  34  When  ye  are  passed  over  Jordan  into  the  land 
of  Canaan  ; 

52  35Xhen  ye  shall  drive  out  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  from  before  you,  and  destroy  all  their  pictures, 
and  destroy  all  their  molten  images,  and  quite  pluck 
down  all  their  high  places  : 

53  And  ye  shall  dispossess  the  inhabitants  of  the  land, 
and  dwell  therein  : for  I have  given  you  the  land  to 
possess  it. 

54  And  36  ye  shall  divide  the  land  by  lot  for  an  in- 
heritance among  your  families  : and  to  the  more  ye 
shall  give  the  more  inheritance,  and  to  the  fewer  ye 

Deut.  10.  6.  20  Deut.  2.  8.  1 Kin.  23  cli.  20.  25,  28. 

See  Gen.  30.  27.  9.  20.  & 22.  48.  Deut.  10.  0.  & 32.  50. 

Deut.  10.  C.  1 Chr.  1.  21  ch.  20. 1.  & 27.  14.  24  ch.  21.  1,  &c. 

42.  22  ch.  20.  22,  23.  & 2=  ch.  21.  4. 

10  Deut.  10. 7.  21.  4.  20  ch.  21.  10. 


29  from  Terah,  and  pitched  in  Mithkah.  And  they 
journeyed  from  Mithkah,  and  pitched  in  Hash- 

30  monah.  And  they  journeyed  from  Hashmonah,  and 

31  pitched  in  Moseroth.  And  they  journeyed  from 

32  Moseroth,  and  pitched  in  Bene-jaakan.  And  they 
journeyed  from  Bene-jaakan,  and  pitched  in  Hor- 

33  liaggidgad.  And  they  journeyed  from  Hor-haggid- 

34  gad,  and  pitched  in  Jotbathah.  And  they  journeyed 

35  from  Jotbathah,  and  pitched  in  Abronah.  And 
they  journeyed  from  Abronah,  and  pitched  in  Ezion- 

36  geber.  And  they  journeyed  from  Ezion-geber,  and 
pitched  in  the  wilderness  of  Zin  (the  same  is  Ka- 

37  desh).  And  they  journeyed  from  Kadesh,  and  pitched 
in  mount  Hor,  in  the  edge  of  the  land  of  Edom. 

38  And  Aaron  the  priest  went  up  into  mount  Hor  at 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  and  died  there,  in 
the  fortieth  year  after  the  children  of  Israel  were 
come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  fifth  month, 

39  on  the  first  day  of  the  month.  And  Aaron  was  an 
hundred  and  twenty  and  three  years  old  when  he 

40  died  in  mount  Hor.  And  the  Canaanite,  the  king 
of  Arad,  which  dwelt  in  the  South  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  heard  of  the  coming  of  the  children  of 

41  Israel.  And  they  journeyed  from  mount  Hor,  and 

42  pitched  in  Zalmonah.  And  they  journeyed  from 

43  Zalmonah,  and  pitched  in  Punon.  And  they  jour- 

44  neyed  from  Punon,  and  pitched  in  Oboth.  And  they 
journeyed  from  Oboth,  and  pitched  in  lye-abarim, 

45  in  the  border  of  Moab.  And  they  journeyed  from 

46  lyim,  and  pitched  in  Dibon-gad.  And  they  jour- 
neyed from  Dibon-gad,  and  pitched  in  Almon-dib- 

47  lathaim.  And  they  journeyed  from  Almon-dibla- 
thaim,  and  pitched  in  the  mountains  of  Abarim, 

48  before  Nebo.  And  they  journeyed  from  the  moun- 
tains of  Abarim,  and  pitched  in  the  plains  of  Moab 

49  by  the  Jordan  at  Jericho.  And  they  pitched  by 
Jordan,  from  Beth-jeshimoth  even  unto  Abel-shittim 
in  the  plains  of  Moab. 


50  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  plains  of 

51  Moab  by  the  Jordan  at  Jericho,  saying.  Speak  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  When  ye 

52  pass  over  Jordan  into  the  land  of  Canaan,  then  ye 
shall  drive  out  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  from 
before  you,  and  destroy  all  their  figured  stones,  and 
destroy  all  their  molten  images,  and  demolish  all 

53  their  high  places  : and  ye  shall  take  possession  of 
the  land,  and  dwell  therein  : for  unto  you  have  I 

54  given  the  land  to  possess  it.  And  ye  shall  inherit 
the  land  by  lot  according  to  your  families  ; to  the 
more  ye  shall  give  the  more  inheritance,  and  to  the 


28  ch.  21.  11.  32  ch.  22. 1.  35  Ex.  23.  24,  33.  & 

20  ch.  32.  34.  83  ch.  25.  1.  Josh.  34.  13.  Deut.  7.  2,  5. 

80  Jer.  48.  22.  Ezek.  2.  1.  * 12.  3.  Josh.  11.  12. 

6.  14.  84  Deut.  7.  1,  2.  & 9.  Judg.  2.  2. 

31  ch.  21.  20.  Deut.  1.  Josh.  3.  17.  80  ch.  26.  53,  54,  55. 

32.  49. 


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NUMBERS,  XXXIV. 


shall  give  the  less  inheritance  : every  man’s  inheritance 
shall  be  in  the  place  where  his  lot  falleth  ; according  to 
the  tribes  of  your  fathers  ye  shall  inherit. 

55  But  if  ye  will  not  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  from  before  you  ; then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
those  which  ye  let  remain  of  them  shall  he  pricks  in 
your  eyes,  and  thorns  in  your  sides,  and  shall  vex  you 
in  the  land  wherein  ye  dwell. 

56  Moreover  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  I shall  do 
unto  you,  as  I thought  to  do  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  The  borders  of  the  land.  16  The  names  of  the  men  which  shall  divide 
the  land. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them.  When  ye  come  into  ^ the  land  of  Canaan  ; (this 
is  the  land  that  shall  fall  unto  you  for  an  inheritance, 
even  the  land  of  Canaan  with  the  coasts  thereof  : ) 

3  Then  ^ your  south  quarter  shall  be  from  the  wil- 
derness of  Zin  along  by  the  coast  of  Edom,  and  your 
south  border  shall  be  the  outmost  coast  of  ^ the  salt  sea 
eastward  : 

4  And  your  border  shall  turn  from  the  south  ^ to  the 
ascent  of  Akrabbim,  and  pass  on  to  Zin  : and  the  going 
forth  thereof  shall  be  from  the  south  ^ to  Kadesh-barnea, 
and  shall  go  on  to  ® Hazar-addar,  and  pass  on  to 
Azmon  : 

5  And  the  border  shall  fetch  a compass  from  Azmon 
’ unto  the  river  of  Egypt,  and  the  goings  out  of  it  shall 
be  at  the  sea. 

6  And  as  for  the  western  border,  ye  shall  even  have 
the  great  sea  for  a border  : this  shall  be  your  west  border. 

7  And  this  shall  be  your  north  border  : from  the 
great  sea  ye  shall  point  out  for  you  ® mount  Hor  : 

8  From  mount  Hor  ye  shall  point  out  your  border 
^ unto  the  entrance  of  Hamath  ; and  the  goings  forth  of 
the  border  shall  be  to  Zedad  : 

9  ^ And  the  border  shall  go  on  to  Ziphron,  and  the 
goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at  Hazar-enan  : this  shall  be 
your  north  border. 

10  And  ye  shall  point  out  your  east  border  from 
Hazar-enan  to  Shepham  : 

11  And  the  coast  shall  go  down  from  Shepham  to 
Riblah,  on  the  east  side  of  Ain  ; and  the  border  shall 
descend,  and  shall  reach  unto  the  side  of  the  sea  of 
Chinnereth  eastward  : 

12  And  the  border  shall  go  down  to  Jordan,  and  the 
goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at  the  salt  sea  : this  shall  be 
your  land  with  the  coasts  thereof  round  about. 

13  And  Moses  commanded  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  This  is  the  land  which  ye  shall  inherit  by  lot, 
which  the  Lord  commanded  to  give  unto  the  nine 
tribes,  and  to  the  half  tribe  : 

14  i®For  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Reuben  accord- 
ing to  the  house  of  their  fathers,  and  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Gad  according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
have  received  their  inheritance ; and  half  the  tribe  of 
Manasseh  have  received  their  inheritance  : 

15  The  two  tribes  and  the  half  tribe  have  received 
their  inheritance  on  this  side  Jordan  near  Jericho  east- 
ward, toward  the  sunrising. 


37  Josh.  23.  13. 

Judgr.  2.  3.  Ps.  106. 
34,36.  SeeEx.  23.  33. 
Ezek.  28.  24. 

1 Gen.  17.  8.  Dent. 
1.  7.  Ps.  78.  65.  & 


105.  11.  Ezek.  47.  14. 

2 Josh.  15.  1.  See 
Ezek.  47.  13,  &c. 

3 Gen.  14.  3.  Josh. 
15.  2. 

* Josh.  15.  .3. 


3 ch.  13.  26.  & 32.  8. 

6 See  Josh.  15.  3,  4. 

7 Gen.  15.  18.  Josh. 
15.  4,  47.  IKin.  8. 
65.  Is.  27. 12. 

8 ch.  33.  37. 


fewer  thou  shalt  give  the  less  inheritance  : whereso- 
ever the  lot  falleth  to  any  man,  that  shall  be  his  ; 
according  to  the  tribes  of  your  fathers  shall  ye  in- 

55  herit.  But  if  ye  will  not  drive  out  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land  from  before  you  ; then  shall  those  which 
ye  let  remain  of  them  be  as  pricks  in  your 
eyes,  and  as  thorns  in  your  sides,  and  they  shall  vex 

56  you  in  the  land  wherein  ye  dwell.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  as  I thought  to  do  unto  them,  so 
will  I do  unto  you. 


34  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Com- 
mand the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them. 
When  ye  come  into  the  land  of  Canaan,  (this  is  the 
land  that  shall  fall  unto  you  for  an  inheritance,  even 
the  land  of  Canaan  according  to  the  borders  there- 

3 of,)  then  your  south  quarter  shall  be  from  the 
wilderness  of  Zin  along  by  the  side  of  Edom,  and 
your  south  border  shall  be  from  the  end  of  the  Salt 

4 Sea  eastward  : and  your  border  shall  turn  about 
southward  of  the  ascent  of  Akrabbim,  and  pass 
along  to  Zin  : and  the  goings  out  thereof  shall  be 
southward  of  Kadesh-barnea  ; and  it  shall  go  forth 

5 to  Hazar-addar,  and  pass  along  to  Azmon  : and  the 
border  shall  turn  about  from  Azmon  unto  the  brook 
of  Egypt,  and  the  goings  out  thereof  shall  be  at  the 

6 sea.  And  for  the  western  border,  ye  shall  have 
the  great  sea  “and  the  border  thereof:  this  shall 

7 be  your  west  border.  And  this  shall  be  your  north 
border  : from  the  great  sea  ye  shall  mark  out  for 

8 you  mount  Hor  : from  mount  Hor  ye  shall  mark 
out  unto  the  entering  in  of  Hamath  ; and  the  goings 

9 out  of  the  border  shall  be  at  Zedad  : and  the  border 
shall  go  forth  to  Ziphron,  and  the  goings  out  there- 
of shall  be  at  Hazar-enan  : this  shall  be  your  north 

10  border.  And  ye  shall  mark  out  your  east  border 

11  from  Hazar-enan  to  Shepham  : and  the  border  shall 
go  down  from  Shepham  to  Riblah,  on  the  east  side  of 
Ain  ; and  the  border  shall  go  down,  and  shall  reach 
unto  the  ^ side  of  the  sea  of  Chinnereth  eastward  : 

12  and  the  border  shall  go  down  to  Jordan,  and  the  go- 
ings out  thereof  shall  be  at  the  Salt  Sea  : this  shall 
be  your  land  according  to  the  borders  thereof  round 

13  about.  And  Moses  commanded  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying.  This  is  the  land  which  ye  shall  inherit 
by  lot,  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded  to  give 

14  unto  the  nine  tribes,  and  to  the  half  tribe  : for  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Reuben  according  to  their 
fathers’  houses,  and  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Gad 
according  to  their  fathers’  houses,  have  received,  and 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  have  received,  their  in- 

15  heritance  : the  two  tribes  and  the  half  tribe  have 
received  their  inheritance  beyond  the  Jordan  at 
Jericho  eastward,  toward  the  sunrising. 


9 ch.  13.  21.  2 Kin. 
14.  26. 

10  Ezek.  47.  15. 

11  Ezek.  47.  17. 

12  2 Kin.  23.  33.  Jer. 
39.  5,  6. 


13  Dent.  3.  17.  Josh. 
11.  2.  & 19.  35.  Matt. 
14.  34.  Luke  6.  1. 

1*  ver.  3. 

15  ver.  1.  Josh.  14. 

1,  2. 


16  ch.  32.  33.  Josh. 
14.  2,  3. 

a Or,  for  a border, 
b Heb.  shoulder. 


f 


NUMBERS,  XXXV.  259 


16  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

17  These  are  the  names  of  the  men  which  shall 
divide  the  land  unto  you  : Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

18  And  ye  shall  take  one  prince  of  every  tribe,  to 
divide  the  land  by  inheritance. 

19  And  the  names  of  the  men  are  these  ; Of  the  tribe 
of  Judah,  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

20  And  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon,  She- 
muel  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

21  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Elidad  the  son  of 
Chislon. 

22  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan, 
Bukki  the  son  of  Jogli. 

23  The  prince  of  the  children  of  Joseph,  for  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Manasseh,  Hanniel  the  son  of  Ephod. 

24  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim,  Kemuel  the  son  of  Shiphtan. 

25  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Zebulun,  Elizaphan  the  son  of  Parnach. 

26  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Is- 
sachar,  Paltiel  the  son  of  Azzan. 

27  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Asher,  Ahihud  the  son  of  Shelomi. 

28  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Naphtali,  Pedahel  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

29  These  are  they  whom  the  Lord  commanded  to 
divide  the  inheritance  unto  the  children  of  Israel  in  the 
land  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTER  XXXY. 

1 Eight  and  forty  cities  for  the  Levites  with  their  suburbs,  and  measure 
thereof.  6 Six  of  them  are  to  be  cities  of  refuge.  9 The  laws  of  murder. 
31  No  satisfaction  for  murder. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  plains  of 
Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho,  saying, 

2  1 Command  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  give 
unto  the  Levites  of  the  inheritance  of  their  possession 
cities  to  dwell  in  ; and  ye  shall  give  also  unto  the  Levites 
subnrbs  for  the  cities  round  about  them. 

3  And  the  cities  shall  they  have  to  dwell  in  ; and  the 
suburbs  of  them  shall  be  for  their  cattle,  and  for  their 
goods,  and  for  all  their  beasts. 

4  And  the  suburbs  of  the  cities,  which  ye  shall  give 
unto  the  Levites,  shall  reach  from  the  wall  of  the  city 
and  outward  a thousand  cubits  round  about. 

5  And  ye  shall  measure  from  without  the  city  on  the 
east  side  two  thousand  cubits,  and  on  the  south  side  two 
thousand  cubits,  and  on  the  west  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  north  side  two  thousand  cubits  ; and 
the  city  shall  he  in  the  midst : this  shall  be  to  them  the 
suburbs  of  the  cities. 

6  And  among  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give  unto  the 
Levites  there  shall  he  ^ six  cities  for  refuge,  which  ye  shall 
appoint  for  the  manslayer,  that  he  may  flee  thither  : 
and  to  them  ye  shall  add  forty  and  two  cities. 

7  »So  all  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give  to  the  Levites 
shall  he  ^ forty  and  eight  cities  : them  shall  ye  give  with 
their  subnrbs. 

8  And  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give  shall  he  of  the 
possession  of  the  children  of  Israel  : ® from  them  that 
have  many  ye  shall  give  many  ; but  from  them  that  have 
few  ye  shall  give  few  : every  one  shall  give  of  his  ci- 
ties unto  the  Levites  according  to  his  inheritance  which 
he  inheriteth. 


16  17  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  These 
are  the  names  of  the  men  which  shall  divide  the 
land  unto  you  for  inheritance  : Eleazar  the  priest, 

18  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun.  And  ye  shall  take  one 
prince  of  every  tribe,  to  divide  the  land  for  inherit- 

19  ance.  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  men : of  the 

20  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh.  And 
of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon,  Shemuel  the 

21  son  of  Ammihud.  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Eli- 

22  dad  the  son  of  Chislon.  And  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 

23  dren  of  Dan  a prince,  Bukki  the  son  of  Jogli.  Of  the 
children  of  Joseph  : of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 

24  Manasseh  a prince,  Hanniel  the  son  of  Ephod  : and 
of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Ephraim  a prince, 

25  Kemuel  the  son  of  Shiphtan.  And  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Zebulun  a prince,  Elizaphan  the  son 

26  of  Parnach.  And  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 

27  Issachar  a prince,  Paltiel  the  son  of  Azzan.  And  of 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Asher  a prince,  Ahihud 

28  the  son  of  Shelomi.  And  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Naphtali  a prince,  Pedahel  the  son  of  Am- 

29  mihud.  These  are  they  whom  the  Lord  commanded 
to  divide  the  inheritance  unto  the  children  of  Israel 
in  the  land  of  Canaan. 


35  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  plains  of 

2 Moab  by  the  Jordan  at  Jericho,  saying,  Command 
the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  give  unto  the  Le- 
vites of  the  inheritance  of  their  possession  cities  to 
dwell  in  ; and  ® suburbs  for  the  cities  round  about 

3 them  shall  ye  give  unto  the  Levites.  And  the  cities 
shall  they  have  to  dwell  in  ; and  their  suburbs  shall 
be  for  their  cattle,  and  for  their  substance,  and  for 

4 all  their  beasts.  And  the  suburbs  of  the  cities, 
which  ye  shall  give  unto  the  Levites,  shall  be  from 
the  wall  of  the  city  and  outward  a thousand  cubits 

5 round  about.  And  ye  shall  measure  without  the 
city  for  the  east  side  two  thousand  cubits,  and  for 
the  south  side  two  thousand  cubits,  and  for  the  west 
side  two  thousand  cubits,  and  for  the  north  side  two 
thousand  cubits,  the  city  being  in  the  midst.  This 

6 shall  be  to  them  the  suburbs  of  the  cities.  And  the 
cities  which  ye  shall  give  unto  the  Levites,  they 
shall  be  the  six  cities  of  refuge,  which  ye  shall  give 
for  the  manslayer  to  flee  thither  : and  beside  them 

7 ye  shall  give  forty  and  two  cities.  All  the  cities 
which  ye  shall  give  to  the  Levites  shall  be  forty  and 
eight  cities  : them  shall  ye  give  with  their  suburbs. 

8 And  concerning  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give  of  tlie 
possession  of  the  children  of  Israel,  from  the  many 
ye  shall  take  many  ; and  from  the  few  ye  shall  take 
few  : every  one  according  to  his  inheritance  which 
he  inheriteth  shall  give  of  his  cities  unto  the  Le- 
vites. 


Josh.  14.  1.  & 19.  1 Josh.  14.  3,  4.  & 2 ver.  13.  Deut.  4.  & 21.  3,  13,  21,  27,  32,  » Josh.  21.  41. 

51.  21.  2.  See  Ezek.  45.  41.  Josh.  20.  2,  7,  8.  36,  38.  * Josh.  21.  3. 

i«  ch.  1.  4,  16.  1,  &c.  & 48.  8,  &c. 


6 ch.  26.  54. 
a Or,  pasture  lands. 


260 


NUMBERS,  XXXV. 


9 ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them,  ® When  ye  be  come  over  Jordan  into  the  land  of 
Canaan  ; 

11  Then  ’ ye  shall  appoint  you  cities  to  be  cities  of 
refuge  for  you  ; that  the  slayer  may  flee  thither,  which 
killeth  any  person  at  unawares. 

12  ®And  they  shall  be  unto  you  cities  for  refuge 
from  the  avenger  ; that  the  manslayer  die  not,  until  he 
stand  before  the  congregation  in  judgment. 

13  And  of  these  cities  which  ye  shall  give  ^ six  cities 
shall  ye  have  for  refuge. 

14  Ye  shall  give  three  cities  on  this  side  Jordan, 
and  three  cities  shall  ye  give  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
which  shall  be  cities  of  refuge. 

15  These  six  cities  shall  be  a refuge,  both  for  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  for  the  stranger,  and  for  the 
sojourner  among  them  : that  every  one  that  killeth  any 
person  unawares  may  flee  thither. 

16  And  if  he  smite  him  with  an  instrument  of  iron, 
so  that  he  die,  he  is  a murderer  : the  murderer  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

17  And  if  he  smite  him  with  throwing  a stone, 
wherewith  he  may  die,  and  he  die,  he  is  a murderer  : 
the  murderer  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  Or  if  he  smite  him  with  an  hand  weapon  of  wood, 
wherewith  he  may  die,  and  he  die,  he  is  a murderer  : 
the  murderer  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

19  The  revenger  of  blood  himself  shall  slay  the 
murderer  : when  he  meeteth  him,  he  shall  slay  him. 

20  But  if  he  thrust  him  of  hatred,  or  hurl  at  him 

by  laying  of  wait,  that  he  die  ; 

21  Or  in  enmity  smite  him  with  his  hand,  that  he 
die  : he  that  smote  him  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; for 
he  is  a murderer  : the  revenger  of  blood  shall  slay  the 
murderer,  when  he  meeteth  him. 

22  But  if  he  thrust  him  suddenly  without  enmity, 
or  have  cast  upon  him  any  thing  without  laying  of 
wait, 

23  Or  with  any  stone,  wherewith  a man  may  die, 
seeing  him  not,  and  cast  it  upon  him,  that  he  die,  and 
was  not  his  enemy,  neither  sought  his  harm  : 

24  Then  the  congregation  shall  judge  between  the 
slayer  and  the  revenger  of  blood  according  to  these 
judgments  : 

25  And  the  congregation  shall  deliver  the  slayer  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  revenger  of  blood,  and  the  congre- 
gation shall  restore  him  to  the  city  of  his  refuge,  whi- 
ther he  was  fled  : and  he  shall  abide  in  it  unto  the 
death  of  the  high  priest,  which  was  anointed  with  the 
holy  oil. 

26  But  if  the  slayer  shall  at  any  time  come  with- 
out the  border  of  the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he  was 
fled  ; 

27  And  the  revenger  of  blood  find  him  without  the 
borders  of  the  city  of  his  refuge,  and  the  revenger  of 
blood  kill  the  slayer  ; he  shall  not  be  guilty  of  blood  : 

28  Because  he  should  have  remained  in  the  city  of 
his  refuge  until  the  death  of  the  high  priest  : but  after 
the  death  of  the  high  priest  the  slayer  shall  return  into 
the  land  of  his  possession. 

29  So  these  things  shall  be  for  a statute  of  judg- 


® Deut.  19.  2.  Josh. 
20.  2. 

7 Ex.  21.  13. 

* Deut.  19.  6.  Josh. 
20.  3,  6,  6. 


9 ver.  6. 

10  Deut.  4.  41.  Josh. 

20.  8. 

11  ch.  15.  16. 

12  Ex.  21.  12,  14. 


Lev.  24.  17.  Deut.  19. 

11,  12. 

12  ver.  21,  24,  27. 
Deut.  19.  6,  12.  Josh. 
20.  3,  5. 

1^  Gen.  4.  8.  2 Sam. 


9 10  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them. 
When  ye  pass  over  Jordan  into  the  land  of  Canaan, 

11  then  ye  shall  appoint  you  cities  to  be  cities  of  refuge 
for  you  ; that  the  manslayer  which  killeth  any  per- 

12  son  ^unwittingly  may  flee  thither.  And  the  cities 
shall  be  unto  you  for  refuge  from  the  avenger  ; 
that  the  manslayer  die  not,  until  he  stand  before  the 

13  congregation  for  judgement.  And  the  cities  which 
ye  shall  give  shall  be  for  you  six  cities  of  refuge. 

14  Ye  shall  give  three  cities  beyond  Jordan,  and  three 
cities  shall  ye  give  in  the  land  of  Canaan  ; they 

15  shall  be  cities  of  refuge.  For  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  for  the  stranger  and  for  the  sojourner 
among  them,  shall  these  six  cities  be  for  refuge  : 
that  every  one  that  killeth  any  person  ^ unwittingly 

16  may  flee  thither.  But  if  he  smote  him  with  an  in- 
strument of  iron,  so  that  he  died,  he  is  a manslayer  : 

17  the  manslayer  shall  surely  be  put  to  death.  And  if 
he  smote  him  with  a stone  in  the  hand,  whereby  a 
man  may  die,  and  he  died,  he  is  a manslayer  : the 

18  manslayer  shall  surely  be  put  to  death.  Or  if  he 
smote  him  with  a weapon  of  wood  in  the  hand, 
whereby  a man  may  die,  and  he  died,  he  is  a man- 
slayer : the  manslayer  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

19  The  avenger  of  blood  shall  himself  put  the  man- 
slayer to  death  : when  he  meeteth  him,  he  shall  put 

20  him  to  death.  And  if  he  thrust  him  of  hatred,  or 

21  hurled  at  him,  lying  in  wait,  so  that  he  died  ; or  in 
enmity  smote  him  with  his  hand,  that  he  died  : he 
that  smote  him  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; he  is  a 
manslayer  : the  avenger  of  blood  shall  put  the  man- 

22  slayer  to  death,  when  he  meeteth  him.  But  if  he 
thrust  him  suddenly  without  enmity,  or  hurled  upon 

23  him  any  thing  without  lying  in  wait,  or  with  any 
stone,  whereby  a man  may  die,  seeing  him  not,  and 
cast  it  upon  him,  so  that  he  died,  and  he  was  not  his 

24  enemy,  neither  sought  his  harm  : then  the  congre- 
gation shall  judge  between  the  smiter  and  the  aven- 

25  ger  of  blood  according  to  these  judgements  ; and  the 
congregation  shall  deliver  the  manslayer  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  avenger  of  blood,  and  the  congrega- 
tion shall  restore  him  to  his  city  of  refuge,  whither 
he  was  fled  : and  he  shall  dwell  therein  until  the 
death  of  the  high  priest,  which  was  anointed  with 

26  the  holy  oil.  But  if  the  manslayer  shall  at  any 
time  go  beyond  the  border  of  his  city  of  refuge, 

27  whither  he  fleeth  ; and  the  avenger  of  blood  find 
him  without  the  border  of  his  city  of  refuge,  and 
the  avenger  of  blood  slay  the  manslayer  ; he  shall 

28  not  be  guilty  of  blood  : because  he  should  have  re- 
mained in  his  city  of  refuge  until  the  death  of  the 
high  priest  : but  after  the  death  of  the  high  priest 
the  manslayer  shall  return  into  the  land  of  his  pos- 

29  session.  And  these  things  shall  be  for  a statute  of 


3.  27.  & 20. 10.  IKin. 
2.  31,  32. 

Ex.  21.  14.  Deut. 
19.  11. 

16  Ex.  21.  13. 


1’  ver.  12.  Josh.  20. 

6. 

18  Josh.  20.  6. 

19  Ex.  29.  7.  Lev. 
4.  3.  & 21.  10. 


20  ch.  27.  11. 
b Or,  through  er- 
ror. 

c Or,  there  shall  be 
no  blood-guiltiness  for 
him. 


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261 


ment  unto  you  throughout  your  generations  in  all  your 
dwellings. 

30  Whoso  killeth  any  person,  the  murderer  shall  be 
put  to  death  by  the  mouth  of  witnesses  : but  one 
witness  shall  not  testify  against  any  person  to  came  him 
to  die. 

31  Moreover  ye  shall  take  no  satisfaction  for  the  life 
of  a murderer,  which  is  guilty  of  death  ; but  he  shall 
be  surely  put  to  death. 

32  And  ye  shall  take  no  satisfaction  for  him  that  is 
fled  to  the  city  of  his  refuge,  that  he  should  come  again 
to  dwell  in  the  land,  until  the  death  of  the  priest. 

33  So  ye  shall  not  pollute  the  land  wherein  ye  are : 
for  blood  22  it  defileth  the  land  : and  the  land  cannot  be 
cleansed  of  the  blood  that  is  shed  therein,  but  23  by  the 
blood  of  him  that  shed  it. 

34  24  Defile  not  therefore  the  land  which  ye  shall  in- 
habit, wherein  I dwell : for  26 1 the  Lord  dwell  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1 The  inconvenience  of  the  inheritance  of  daughters  5 is  remedied  by 
marrying  in  their  own  tribes^  7 lest  the  inheritance  should  be  removed 
from  the  tribe.  10  The  daughters  of  Zelophehad  marry  their  father's 
brothers'  sons. 

And  the  chief  fathers  of  the  families  of  the  ^ chil- 
dren of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son  of 
Manasseh,  of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Joseph,  came 
near,  and  spake  before  Moses,  and  before  the  princes, 
the  chief  fathers  of  the  children  of  Israel  : 

2  And  they  said,  2 The  Lord  commanded  my  lord  to 
give  the  land  for  an  inheritance  by  lot  to  the  children  of 
Israel : and  ® my  lord  was  commanded  by  the  Lord  to 
give  the  inheritance  of  Zelophehad  our  brother  unto  his 
daughters. 

3  And  if  they  be  married  to  any  of  the  sons  of  the 
other  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel,  then  shall  their  in- 
heritance be  taken  from  the  inheritance  of  our  fathers, 
and  shall  be  put  to  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  whereunto 
they  are  received  : so  shall  it  be  taken  from  the  lot  of 
our  inheritance. 

4  And  when  ^the  jubile  of  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
be,  then  shall  their  inheritance  be  put  unto  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  tribe  whereunto  they  are  received  : so  shall 
their  inheritance  be  taken  away  from  the  inheritance  of 
the  tribe  of  our  fathers. 

5  And  Moses  commanded  the  children  of  Israel  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying.  The  tribe  of 
the  sons  of  Joseph  ^hath  said  well. 

6  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  doth  command 
concerning  the  daughters  of  Zelophehad,  saying.  Let 
them  marry  to  whom  they  think  best  ; ® only  to  the 
family  of  the  tribe  of  their  father  shall  they  marry. 

7  So  shall  not  the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Israel 
remove  from  tribe  to  tribe  : for  every  one  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  shall  keep  himself  to  the  inheritance  of 
the  tribe  of  his  fathers. 

8  And  ® every  daughter,  that  possesseth  an  inherit- 
ance in  any  tribe  of  the  children  of  Israel,  shall  be  wife 
unto  one  of  the  family  of  the  tribe  of  her  father,  tliat 
the  children  of  Israel  may  enjoy  every  man  the  inherit- 
ance of  his  fathers. 

9  Neither  shall  the  inheritance  remove  from  one  tribe 
to  another  tribe  ; but  every  one  of  the  tribes  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  shall  keep  himself  to  his  own  inheritance. 

21  Deut.  17.  f).  & 19.  22  Ps.  lOG,  38.  Mic.  24  Lev.  18.  25.  Deut. 

16.  Matt.  18.  16.  2 4.  11.  21.  2.3. 

Cor.  13.  1.  Heb.  10.  23  Gen.  9.  6.  2c  Ex.  29.  45,  46. 

28. 


judgement  unto  you  throughout  your  generations  in 

30  all  your  dwellings.  Whoso  killeth  any  person,  the 
manslayer  shall  be  slain  at  the  mouth  of  witnesses  : 
but  one  witness  shall  not  testify  against  any  person 

31  that  he  die.  Moreover  ye  shall  take  no  ransom  for 
the  life  of  a manslayer,  wliich  is  guilty  of  death  : 

32  but  he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death.  And  ye  shall 
take  no  ransom  for  him  that  is  fled  to  his  city  of 
refuge,  that  he  should  come  again  to  dwell  in  the 

33  land,  until  the  death  of  the  priest.  So  ye  shall  not 
■ pollute  the  land  wherein  ye  are  : for  blood,  it  pollut- 

eth  the  land  : and  no  expiation  can  be  made  for  the 
land  for  the  blood  that  is  shed  therein,  but  by  the 

34  blood  of  him  that  shed  it.  And  thou  shalt  not  de- 
file the  land  which  ye  inhabit,  in  the  midst  of  which 
I dwell  : for  I the  Lord  dwell  in  the  midst  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 


36  And  the  heads  of  the  fathers’  houses  of  the  fam- 
ily of  the  children  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir, 
the  son  of  Manasseh,  of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Joseph,  came  near,  and  spake  before  Moses,  and  be- 
fore the  princes,  the  heads  of  the  fathers’  houses  of 

2 the  children  of  Israel : and  they  said.  The  Lord  com- 
manded my  lord  to  give  the  land  for  inheritance  by 
lot  to  the  children  of  Israel  : and  my  lord  was  com- 
manded by  the  Lord  to  give  the  inheritance  of  Zelo- 

3 phehad  our  brother  unto  his  daughters.  And  if  they 
be  married  to  any  of  the  sons  of  the  other  tribes  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  then  shall  their  inheritance 
be  taken  away  from  the  inheritance  of  our  fathers, 
and  shall  be  added  to  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
whereunto  they  shall  belong  : so  shall  it  be  taken 

4 away  from  the  lot  of  our  inheritance.  And  when  the 
jubile  of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  be,  then  shall 
their  inheritance  be  added  unto  the  inheritance  of 
the  tribe  whereunto  they  shall  belong  : so  shall  their 
inheritance  be  taken  away  from  the  inheritance  of 

5 the  tribe  of  our  fathers.  And  Moses  commanded 
the  children  of  Israel  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  The  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Joseph 

6 speaketh  right.  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 
doth  command  concerning  the  daughters  of  Zelo- 
phehad, saying.  Let  them  marry  to  whom  they  think 
best  ; only  to  the  family  of  the  tribe  of  their  father 

7 shall  they  marry.  So  shall  no  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  Israel  remove  from  tribe  to  tribe  : for 
the  children  of  Israel  shall  cleave  every  one  to  the 

8 inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  his  fathers.  And  every 
daughter,  that  possesseth  an  inheritance  in  any  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  shall  be  wife  unto  one  of 
the  family  of  the  tribe  of  her  father,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  may  possess  every  man  the  inlierit- 

9 ance  of  his  fathers.  So  shall  no  inheritance  re- 
move from  one  tribe  to  another  tribe  ; for  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  cleave  every  one  to 


1 ch.  26.  29.  s ch.  27.  1,  7.  Josh. 

2 ch.  26.  56.  & 33.  54.  17.  3,  4. 

Josh.  17.  3.  * Lev.  25.  10. 

6 ch.  27.  7. 


« ver.  12. 

7 1 Kill.  21.  3. 

8 1 Chr.  23.  22. 


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10  Even  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  did  the 
daughters  of  Zelophehad  : 

11  ® For  Mahlah,  Tirzah,  and  Hoglah,  and  Milcah, 
and  Noah,  the  daughters  of  Zelophehad,  were  married 
unto  their  father’s  brothers’  sons  : 

12  And  they  were  married  into  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Manasseh  the  son  of  Joseph,  and  their  inherit- 
ance remained  in  the  tribe  of  the  family  of  their  father, 

13  These^bre  the  commandments  and  the  judgments, 
which  the  Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses  unto 
the  children  of  Israel  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  J ordan 
near  Jericho. 


10  his  own  inheritance.  Even  as  the  Lord  commanded 

11  Moses,  so  did  the  daughters  of  Zelophehad  : for 
Mahlah,  Tirzah,  and  Hoglah,  and  Milcah,  and  Noah, 
the  daughters  of  Zelophehad,  were  married  unto 

12  their  father’s  brothers’  sons.  They  were  married 
into  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Manasseh  the  son  of 
Joseph,  and  their  inheritance  remained  in  the  tribe 
of  the  family  of  their  father. 

13  These  are  the  commandments  and  the  judgements, 
which  the  Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by 
the  Jordan  at  Jericho. 


THE  FIFTH  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 

CALLED 

DEUTERONOMY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Moses'  speech  in  the  end  of  the  fortieth  year ^ briefly  rehearsing  the 
story  6 of  God's  promise,  13  of  giving  them  officers,  19  o/  sending  the 
spies  to  search  the  land,  34  of  God's  anger  for  their  incredulity,  41  and 
disobedience. 

These  he  the  words  which  Moses  spake  unto  all 
Israel  ^ on  this  side  Jordan  in  the  wilderness,  in 
the  plain  over  against  the  Red  sea,  between  Paran,  and 
Tophel,  and  Laban,  and  Hazeroth,  and  Dizahab. 

2  {There  are  eleven  days’ from  Horeb  by  the 
way  of  mount  Seir  ^ unto  Kadesh-barnea.) 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  ^in  the  fortieth  year,  in  the 
eleventh  month,  on  the  first  day  of  the  month,  that 
Moses  spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  according  unto 
all  that  the  Lord  had  given  him  in  commandment  unto 
them  ; 

4  ^ After  he  had  slain  Sihon  the  king  of  the  Amorites, 
which  dwelt  in  Heshbon,  and  Og  the  king  of  Bashan, 
which  dwelt  at  Astaroth  ^ in  Edrei  : 

5  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the  land  of  Moab,  began 
Moses  to  declare  this  law,  saying, 

6  The  Lord  our  God  spake  unto  us  ®in  Horeb,  say- 
ing, Ye  have  dwelt  long  enough  in  this  mount  : 

7  Turn  you,  and  take  your  journey,  and  go  to  the 
mount  of  the  Amorites,  and  unto  all  the  places  nigh 
thereunto,  in  the  plain,  in  the  hills,  and  in  the  vale,  and 
in  the  south,  and  by  the  sea  side,  to  the  land  of  the 
Canaanites,  and  unto  Lebanon,  unto  the  great  river,  the 
river  Euphrates. 

8  Behold,  I have  set  the  land  before  you  : go  in  and 
possess  the  land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto  your 
fathers,  ® Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  to  give  unto  them 
and  to  their  seed  after  them. 

9  And  ® I spake  unto  you  at  that  time,  saying,  I 
am  not  able  to  bear  you  myself  alone  : 

10  The  Lord  your  God  hath  multiplied  you,  and, 
behold,  i°ye  are  this  day  as  the  stars  of  heaven  for 
multitude. 

0 ch.  27.  1.  2 Num.  IX  2G.  ch.  r,  ^um.  21.  33.  Josh, 

w ch.  26.  3.  & 33.  50.  9.  23.  13.  12. 

1 Josh.  9.  1,  10.  & 3 Num.  33.  38.  « Ex.  3.  1. 

22.  4, 7.  * Num.  21.  24,  33.  2 See  Ex.  19. 1.  Num. 

10.  11. 


THE  FIFTH  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 

COMMONLY  CALLED 

DEUTERONOMY. 


1 These  be  the  words  which  Moses  spake  unto  all 
Israel  beyond  Jordan  in  the  wilderness,  in  the  ® Ara- 
bah  over  against  ^ Suph,  between  Paran,  and  Tophel, 

2 and  Laban,  and  Hazeroth,  and  Di-zahab.  It  is 
eleven  days’  journey  from  Horeb  by  the  way  of 

3 mount  Seir  unto  Kadesh-barnea.  And  it  came  to 
pass  in  the  fortieth  year,  in  the  eleventh  month,  on 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  that  Moses  spake  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  according  unto  all  that  the 
Lord  had  given  him  in  commandment  unto  them  ; 

4 after  he  had  smitten  Sihon  the  king  of  the  Amo- 
rites, which  dwelt  in  Heshbon,  and  Og  the  king  of 

5 Bashan,  which  dwelt  in  Ashtaroth,  at  Edrei  : beyond 
Jordan,  in  the  land  of  Moab,  began  Moses  to  de- 

6 dare  this  law,  saying.  The  Lord  our  God  spake  unto 
us  in  Horeb,  saying.  Ye  have  dwelt  long  enough  in 

7 this  mountain  : turn  you,  and  take  your  journey,  and 
go  to  the  hill  country  of  the  Amorites,  and  unto  all 
the  places  nigh  thereunto,  in  the  Arabah,  in  the  hill 
country,  and  in  the  lowland,  and  in  the  South,  and 
by  the  sea  shore,  the  land  of  the  Canaanites,  and 
Lebanon,  as  far  as  the  great  river,  the  river  Euphra- 

8 tes.  Behold,  I have  set  the  land  before  you  : go  in 
and  possess  the  land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto 
your  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to 

9 give  unto  them  and  to  their  seed  after  them.  And 
I spake  unto  you  at  that  time,  saying,  I am  not  able 

10  to  bear  j'ou  myself  alone  : the  Lord  your  God  hath 
multiplied  you,  and,  behold,  ye  are  this  day  as  the 


3 Gen.  12.  7.  & 15.  20  Gen.  15.  5.  ch.  and  South  of  the  Dead 

18.  & 17.  7,  8.  & 26.  4.  10.  22.  & 28.  62.  Sea. 

& 28.  13.  a That  is,  the  deep  b Some  ancient  ver- 

0 Ex.  18.  18.  Num.  valley  running  North  sions  have,  the  Red 
11.  14.  Sea, 


DEUTERONOMY,  I. 


263 


11  (11  The  Lord  God  of  your  fathers  make  you  a 
thousand  times  so  many  more  as  ye  are,  and  bless  you, 
12  as  he  hath  promised  you  !) 

12  1®  How  can  I myself  alone  bear  your  cumbrance, 
and  your  burden,  and  your  strife  ? 

13  i^Take  you  wise  men,  and  understanding,  and 
known  among  your  tribes,  and  I will  make  them  rulers 
over  you. 

14  And  ye  answered  me,  and  said.  The  thing  which 
thou  hast  spoken  is  good  for  us  to  do. 

15  So  I took  the  chief  of  your  tribes,  wise  men,  and 
known,  i®  and  made  them  heads  over  you,  captains  oyer 
thousands,  and  captains  over  hundreds,  and  captains 
over  fifties,  and  captains  over  tens,  and  officers  among 
your  tribes. 

16  And  I charged  your  judges  at  that  time,  saying, 
Hear  the  causes  between  your  brethren,  and  i® judge 
righteously  between  every  man  and  his  n brother,  and 
the  stranger  that  is  with  him. 

17  1^  Ye  shall  not  respect  persons  in  judgment  ; hut 
ye  shall  hear  the  small  as  well  as  the  great  ; ye  shall 
not  be  afraid  of  the  face  of  man  ; for  i^  the  judgment 
is  God’s  : and  the  cause  that  is  too  hard  for  you,  20  bring 
it  unto  me,  and  I will  hear  it. 

18  And  I commanded  you  at  that  time  all  the  things 
which  ye  should  do. 

19  ^ And  when  we  departed  from  Horeb,  21  we  went 
through  all  that  great  and  terrible  wilderness,  which  ye 
saw  by  the  way  of  the  mountain  of  the  Amorites,  as  the 
Lord  our  God  commanded  us  ; and  22  we  came  to  Ka- 
desh-barnea. 

20  And  I said  unto  you.  Ye  are  come  unto  the 
mountain  of  the  Amorites,  which  the  Lord  our  God 
doth  give  unto  us. 

21  Behold,  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  set  the  land  be- 
fore thee  : go  up  and  possess  it,  as  the  Lord  God  of 
thy  fathers  hath  said  unto  thee  ; 23  fear  not,  neither  be 
discouraged. 

22  ^ And  ye  came  near  unto  me  every  one  of  you, 
and  said.  We  will  send  men  before  us,  and  they  shall 
search  us  out  the  land,  and  bring  us  word  again  by  what 
way  we  must  go  up,  and  into  what  cities  we  shall 
come. 

23  And  the  saying  pleased  me  well  : and  24  j took 
twelve  men  of  you,  one  of  a tribe  : 

24  And  25  they  turned  and  went  up  into  the  moun- 
tain, and  came  unto  the  valley  of  Eshcol,  and  searched 
it  out. 

25  And  they  took  of  the  fruit  of  the  land  in  their 
hands,  and  brought  it  down  unto  us,  and  brought  us 
word  again,  and  said,  26  Jt  is  a good  land  which  the 
Lord  our  God  doth  give  us. 

26  27  Notwithstanding  ye  would  not  go  up,  but  re- 
belled against  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  your 
God  : 

27  And  ye  murmured  in  your  tents,  and  said.  Be- 
cause the  Lord  28  hated  us,  he  hath  brought  us  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  deliver  us  into  the  hand  of 
the  Amorites,  to  destroy  us. 

28  Whither  shall  we  go  up  ? our  brethren  have  dis- 
couraged our  heart,  saying,  29  Tlie  people  is  greater  and 
taller  than  we  ; the  cities  are  great  and  walled  up  to 

2 Sam,  24.  3.  u See  Ex.  18.  21.  37  l«v.  24.  22. 

32  Gen.  15.  5.  & 22.  Nnm.  11.  IG,  17.  3G  Lev.  10.  15.  ch. 

17.  & 26.  4.  Ex.  32.  35  Ex.  18.  2.5.  IG.  10.  1 Sam.  IG.  7. 

13.  18  ch.  IG.  18.  John  Pro.  24.  23.  Jam.  2. 

3»  1 Kin.  3.  8, 9.  7.  24.  1. 


11  stars  of  heaven  for  multitude.  The  Lord,  the  God 
of  your  fathers,  make  you  a thousand  times  so  many 
more  as  ye  are,  and  bless  you,  as  he  hath  promised 

12  you  ! How  can  I myself  alone  bear  your  cum- 

13  brance,  and  your  burden,  and  your  strife  ? Take 
you  wise  men,  and  understanding,  and  known,  ac- 
cording to  your  tribes,  and  I will  make  them  heads 

14  over  you.  And  ye  answered  me,  and  said.  The 
thing  which  thou  hast  spoken  is  good  for  us  to  do. 

15  So  I took  the  heads  of  your  tribes,  wise  men,  and 
known,  and  made  them  heads  over  you,  captains  of 
thousands,  and  captains  of  hundreds,  and  captains  of 
fifties,  and  captains  of  tens,  and  officers,  according 

16  to  your  tribes.  And  I charged  your  judges  at  that 
time,  saying.  Hear  the  causes  between  your  brethren, 
and  judge  righteously  between  a man  and  his  bro- 

17  ther,  and  the  stranger  that  is  with  him.  Ye  shall 
not  respect  persons  in  judgement  : ye  shall  hear  the 
small  and  the  great  alike  ; ye  shall  not  be  afraid  of 
the  face  of  man  ; for  the  judgement  is  God’s  : and 
the  cause  that  is  too  hard  for  you  ye  shall  bring 

18  unto  me,  and  I will  hear  it.  And  I commanded  you 
at  that  time  all  the  things  which  ye  should  do. 


19  And  we  journeyed  from  Horeb,  and  went  through 
all  that  great  and  terrible  wilderness  which  ye  saw, 
by  the  way  to  the  hill  country  of  the  Amorites,  as 
the  Lord  our  God  commanded  us  ; and  we  came  to 

20  Kadesh-barnea.  And  I said  unto  you.  Ye  are  come 
unto  the  hill  country  of  the  Amorites,  which  the 

21  Lord  our  God  giveth  unto  us.  Behold,  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  set  the  land  before  thee  : go  up,  take 
possession,  as  the  Lord,  the  God  of  thy  fathers,  hath 
spoken  unto  thee  ; fear  not,  neither  be  dismayed. 

22  And  ye  came  near  unto  me  every  one  of  you,  and 
said.  Let  us  send  men  before  us,  that  they  may 
search  the  land  for  us,  and  bring  us  word  again  of 
the  way  by  which  we  must  go  up,  and  the  cities  unto 

23  which  we  shall  come.  And  the  thing  pleased  me 
well  : and  I took  twelve  men  of  you,  one  man  for 

24  every  tribe  : and  they  turned  and  went  up  into  the 
mountain,  and  came  unto  the  valley  of  Eshcol,  and 

25  spied  it  out.  And  they  took  of  the  fruit  of  the  land 
in  their  hands,  and  brought  it  down  unto  us,  and 
brought  us  word  again,  and  said.  It  is  a good  land 

26  which  the  Lord  our  God  giveth  unto  us.  Yet  ye 
would  not  go  up,  but  rebelled  against  the  command- 

27  ment  of  the  Lord  your  God  : and  ye  murmured  in 
your  tents,  and  said.  Because  the  Lord  hated  us, 
he  hath  brought  us  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
to  deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the  Amorites,  to  de- 

28  stroy  us.  Whither  are  we  going  up  ? our  brethren 
have  made  our  heart  to  melt,  saying,  The  people  is 
greater  and  taller  than  we  ; the  cities  are  great  and 


10  2 Chr.  10.  G. 

20  Ex.  18.  22,  2G. 

21  Num.  10,  12.  ch. 
8.  15.  Jer.  2.  G. 

22  Num.  13,  2G. 


23  Jo.sh.  1.  9. 

23  Num.  13.  3. 

25  Num.  13.  22,  23, 
24. 


23  Num.  14.  1,  2,  3, 
4.  Ps.  lOG.  24,  25. 

28  rh.  9.  28. 

2«Num.  13.  28,  31, 
32,  33.  ch.  9.  1,  2. 


28  Num.  13.  27. 


264 


DEUTERONOMY,  L 


heaven  ; and  moreover  we  have  seen  the  sons  of  the 

Auakims  there. 

29  Then  I said  unto  you,  Dread  not,  neither  be 
afraid  of  them. 

30  The  Lord  your  God  which  goeth  before  you, 
he  shall  fight  for  you,  according  to  all  that  he  did  for 
you  in  Egypt  before  your  eyes  ; 

31  And  in  the  wilderness,  where  thou  hast  seen  how 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  bare  thee,  as  a man  doth  bear 
his  son,  in  all  the  way  that  ye  went,  until  ye  came  into 
this  place. 

32  Yet  in  this  thing  did  not  believe  the  Lord 
your  God, 

33  Who  went  in  the  way  before  you,  ^^to  search 
you  out  a place  to  pitch  your  tents  in,  in  fire  by  night, 
to  shew  you  by  what  way  ye  should  go,  and  in  a cloud 
by  day. 

34  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of  your  words,  and 
was  wroth,  and  sware,  saying, 

35  Surely  there  shall  not  one  of  these  men  of  this 
evil  generation  see  that  good  laud,  which  I sware  to 
give  unto  your  fathers, 

36  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  ; he  shall  see 
it,  and  to  him  will  I give  the  land  that  he  hath  trodden 
upon,  and  to  his  children,  because  he  hath  wholly 
followed  the  Lord. 

37  Also  the  Lord  was  angry  with  me  for  your 
sakes,  saying.  Thou  also  shalt  not  go  in  thither. 

38  But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  ^ which  standeth 
before  thee,  he  shall  go  in  thither  : encourage  him  : 
for  he  shall  cause  Israel  to  inherit  it. 

39  Moreover  your  little  ones,  which  ye  said 
should  be  a prey,  and  your  children,  which  in  that  day 

had  no  knowledge  between  good  and  evil,  they  shall 
go  in  thither,  and  unto  them  will  I give  it,  and  they 
shall  possess  it. 

40  But  as  for  you,  turn  you,  and  take  your  journey 
into  the  wilderness  by  the  way  of  the  Red  sea. 

41  Then  ye  answered  and  said  unto  me,  We  have 
sinned  against  the  Lord,  we  will  go  up  and  fight,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  Lord  our  God  commanded  us. 
And  when  ye  had  girded  on  every  man  his  weapons  of 
war,  ye  were  ready  to  go  up  into  the  hill. 

42  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Say  unto  them,  Go 
not  up,  neither  fight  ; for  I am  not  among  you  ; lest  ye 
be  smitten  before  your  enemies. 

43  So  I spake  unto  you  ; and  ye  would  not  hear,  but 
rebelled  against  the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  and 

went  presumptuously  up  into  the  hill. 

44  And  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  in  that  mountain, 
came  out  against  you,  and  chased  you,  as  bees  do,  and 
destroyed  you  in  Seir,  even  unto  Hormah. 

45  And  ye  returned  and  wept  before  the  Lord  ; but 
the  Lord  would  not  hearken  to  your  voice,  nor  give  ear 
unto  you. 

46  So  ye  abode  in  Kadesh  many  days,  according 
unto  the  days  that  ye  abode  there. 

30  Num.  13.  28.  S3  Pg.  iqg.  24.  Jude  37  Num.  14.  22,  23. 

31  Ex.  14.  14,  25.  5.  Ps.  95.  11. 

Neh.  4.  20.  34  px.  13.  21.  Ps.  38  Num.  14.  24,  30. 

32  Ex.  19.  4.  ch.  32.  78.  14.  Josh.  14.  9. 

11,  12.  Is.  4G.  3,  4.  & 35  Num.  10.  33.  Ezek.  so  Num.  14.  24. 

C3.  9.  Hos.  11.  3.  See  20.  6.  « Num.  20.  12.  & 27. 

on  Acts  13.  18.  sc  ch.  2.  14,  15.  14.  ch.  3.  2G.  & 4.  21. 


fenced  up  to  heaven  ; and  moreover  we  have  seen 

29  the  sons  of  the  Anakim  there.  Then  I said  unto 

30  you.  Dread  not,  neither  be  afraid  of  them.  The 
Lord  your  God  who  goeth  before  you,  he  shall  fight 
for  you,  according  to  all  that  he  did  for  you  in 

31  Egypt  before  your  eyes  ; and  in  the  wilderness, 
where  thou  hast  seen  how  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
bare  thee,  as  a man  doth  bear  his  son,  in  all  the  way 

32  that  ye  went,  until  ye  came  unto  this  place.  Yet  ^^in 
this  thing  ye  did  not  believe  the  Lord  your  God, 

33  who  went  before  you  in  the  way,  to  seek  you  out  a 
place  to  pitch  your  tents  in,  in  fire  by  night,  to  shew 
you  by  wliat  way  ye  should  go,  and  in  the  cloud  by 

34  day.  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of  your  words, 

35  and  was  wroth,  and  sware,  saying.  Surely  there 
shall  not  one  of  these  men  of  this  evil  generation 
see  the  good  land,  which  I sware  to  give  unto  your 

36  fathers,  save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  he  shall 
see  it  ; and  to  him  will  I give  the  land  that  he  hath 
trodden  upon,  and  to  his  children  : because  he  hath 

37  wholly  followed  the  Lord.  Also  the  Lord  was  an- 
gry with  me  for  your  sakes,  saying.  Thou  also  shalt 

38  not  go  in  thither  : Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  which 
standeth  before  thee,  he  shall  go  in  thither  : encou- 
rage thou  him  ; for  he  shall  cause  Israel  to  inherit  it. 

39  Moreover  your  little  ones,  which  ye  said  should  be 
a prey,  and  your  children,  which  this  day  have  no 
knowledge  of  good  or  evil,  they  shall  go  in  thither, 
and  unto  them  will  I give  it,  and  they  shall  possess 

40  it.  But  as  for  you,  turn  you,  and  take  your  journey 
into  the  wilderness  by  the  way  to  the  Red  Sea. 

41  Then  ye  answered  and  said  unto  me,  We  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord,  we  will  go  up  and  fight,  according 
to  all  that  the  Lord  our  God  commanded  us.  And 
ye  girded  on  every  man  his  weapons  of  war,  and 

42  ^ were  forward  to  go  up  into  the  mountain.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Say  unto  them.  Go  not  up, 
neither  fight  ; for  I am  not  among  you  ; lest  ye  be 

43  smitten  before  your  enemies.  So  I spake  unto  you, 
and  ye  hearkened  not  ; but  ye  rebelled  against  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  and  were  presumptuous, 

44  and  went  up  into  the  mountain.  And  the  Amorites, 
which  dwelt  in  that  mountain,  came  out  against  you, 
and  chased  you,  as  bees  do,  and  beat  you  down  in 

45  Seir,  even  unto  Hormah.  And  ye  returned  and 
wept  before  the  Lord  ; but  the  Lord  hearkened 

46  not  to  your  voice,  nor  gave  ear  unto  you.  So  ye 
abode  in  Kadesh  many  days,  according  unto  the 
days  that  ye  abode  there. 


&34.  4.  Ps.  IOC.  82. 

« Num.  14.  30. 

42  Ex.  24.  13.  & 33, 
11.  See  1 Sam.  16.  22. 

43  Num.  27.  18,  19, 
Ch.  31.  7,  23. 

44  Num.  14.  31. 


4S  Nuin.  14.  3. 

43  Is.  7. 15, 16.  Rom, 
9.  11. 

47  Num,  14.  25. 

48  Num.  14.  40. 

49  Num.  14.  42. 

30  Num.  14,  44,  45. 


SI  Ps.  118.  12, 

62  Num.  13.  25.  & 20, 
1,  22.  Judg.  11.  17. 

c Or,  for  all  this 
thing, 

d Or,  deemed  it  a 
light  thing. 


DEUTERONOMY,  II. 


265 


CHAPTER  II. 

1 The  story  is  continued,  that  they  were  not  to  meddle  tvith  the  Edomites, 
9 nor  with  the  Moabites,  17  nor  with  the  Ammonites,  24  but  Sihon  the 
Amorite  was  subdued  by  them. 

Then  we  turned,  and  took  our  journey  into  the 
wilderness  by  the  way  of  the  Red  sea,  ^ as  the 
Lord  spake  unto  me  : and  we  compassed  mount  Seir 
many  days. 

2 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying, 

3  Ye  have  compassed  this  mountain  ^ long  enough  : 
turn  you  northward. 

4  And  command  thou  the  people,  saying,  ^ Ye  are  to 
pass  through  the  coast  of  your  brethren  the  children  of 
Esau,  which  dwell  in  Seir  ; and  they  shall  be  afraid  of 
yoa  : take  ye  good  heed  unto  yourselves  therefore  : 

5  Meddle  not  with  them  ; for  I will  not  give  you  of 
their  land,  no,  not  so  much  as  a foot  breadth  ; ^ because 
I have  given  mount  Seir  unto  Esau  /br  a possession. 

6  Ye  shall  buy  meat  of  them  for  money,  that  ye  may 
eat  ; and  ye  shall  also  buy  water  of  them  for  money, 
that  ye  may  drink. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed  thee  in  all  the 
works  of  thy  hand  : he  knoweth  thy  walking  through 
this  great  wilderness  ; ^ these  forty  years  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  been  with  thee  ; thou  hast  lacked  nothing. 

8  ® And  when  we  passed  by  from  our  brethren  the 
children  of  Esau,  which  dwelt  in  Seir,  through  the  way 
of  the  plain  from  Elath,  and  from  Ezion-gaber,  we 
turned  and  passed  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness  of 
Moab. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Distress  not  the 
Moabites,  neither  contend  with  them  in  battle  : for  I 
will  not  give  thee  of  their  land  for  a possession  ; because 
I have  given  ®Ar  unto  ^the  children  of  Lot  for  a 
possession, 

10  The  Emims  dwelt  therein  in  times  past,  a 
people  great,  and  many,  and  tall,  as  the  Anakims  ; 

11  Which  also  were  accounted  giants,  as  the  Anak- 
ims ; but  the  Moabites  call  them  Emims. 

12  The  Horims  also  dwelt  in  Seir  beforetime  ; but 
the  children  of  Esau  succeeded  them,  when  they  had 
destroyed  them  from  before  them,  and  dwelt  in  their 
stead  ; as  Israel  did  unto  the  land  of  his  possession, 
which  the  Lord  gave  unto  them. 

13  Now  rise  up,  said  /,  and  get  you  over  the  brook 
Zered.  And  we  went  over  the  brook  Zered. 

14  And  the  space  in  which  we  came  from  Kadesh- 
bariiea,  until  we  were  come  over  the  brook  Zered,  ivas 
thirty  and  eight  years  ; until  all  the  generation  of  the 
men  of  war  were  wasted  out  from  among  the  host,  as 
the  Lord  sware  unto  them. 

15  For  indeed  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  against 
them,  to  destroy  them  from  among  the  host,  until  they 
were  consumed. 

IG  ^ So  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  men  of  war  were 
consumed  and  dead  from  among  the  people, 

17  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Thou  art  to  pass  over  through  Ar,  the  coast  of 
Moab,  this  day  : 

19  And  when  thou  comest  nigh  over  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  distress  them  not,  nor  meddle  with 
them  ; for  I will  not  give  thee  of  the  land  of  the  chil- 

1 Num.  14.  25.  ch.  * Gen.  3G.  8.  Josh.  8 N„m.  21.  28. 

I-  40.  24.  4.  8 Gen.  19.  30,  37. 

* See  ver.  7,  14.  c ch.  8.  2,  3,  4.  lo  Gen.  14.  5. 

■8  Nuin.  20.  14.  e jufip.  n.  jg.  n 13.  22,  33. 

7 1 Kin.  9.  20.  ch.  9.  2. 

18* 


2 Then  we  turned,  and  took  our  journey  into  the 
wilderness  by  the  way  to  the  Red  Sea,  as  the  Lord 
spake  unto  me  : and  we  compassed  mount  Seir  many 

2 3 days.  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying.  Ye 
have  compassed  this  mountain  long  enough  : turn 

4 you  northward.  And  command  thou  the  people, 
saying.  Ye  are  to  pass  through  the  border  of  your 
brethren  the  children  of  Esau,  which  dwell  in  Seir  ; 
and  they  shall  be  afraid  of  you  : take  ye  good  heed 

5 unto  yourselves  therefore  : contend  not  with  them  ; 
for  I will  not  give  you  of  their  land,  no,  not  so 
much  as  for  the  sole  of  the  foot  to  tread  on  : be- 
cause I have  given  mount  Seir  unto  Esau  for  a pos- 

6 session.  Ye  shall  purchase  food  of  them  for  money, 
that  ye  may  eat ; and  ye  shall  also  buy  water  of 

7 them  for  money,  that  ye  may  drink.  For  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  blessed  thee  in  all  the  work  of  thy 
hand  : he  hath  known  thy  walking  through  this 
great  wilderness  : these  forty  years  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  been  with  thee  ; thou  hast  lacked  nothing. 

8 So  we  passed  by  from  our  brethren  the  children  of 
Esau,  which  dwell  in  Seir,  from  the  way  of  the 
Arabah  from  Elath  and  from  Ezion-geber. 

And  we  turned  and  passed  by  the  way  of  the  wil- 

9 derness  of  Moab.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Vex 
not  Moab,  neither  contend  with  them  in  battle  : for 
I will  not  give  thee  of  his  land  for  a possession  ; be- 
cause I have  given  Ar  unto  the  children  of  Lot  for 

10  a possession.  (The  Emim  dwelt  therein  aforetime, 
a people  great,  and  many,  and  tall,  as  ti  e Anakim  : 

11  these  also  are  accounted  “ Rephaim,  as  the  Anakim  ; 

12  but  the  Moabites  call  them  Emim.  The  Horites 
also  dwelt  in  Seir  aforetime,  but  the  children  of 
Esau  succeeded  them  ; and  they  destroyed  them 
from  before  them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead  ; as  Is- 
rael did  unto  the  land  of  his  possession,  which  the 

13  Lord  gave  unto  them.)  Now  rise  up,  and  get  you 
over  the  brook  Zered.  And  we  went  over  the  brook 

14  Zered.  And  the  days  in  vhich  we  came  from  Ka- 
desh-barnea,  until  we  w^ere  come  over  the  brook 
Zered,  were  thirty  and  eight  years  ; until  all  the 
generation  of  the  men  of  war  were  consumed  from 
the  midst  of  the  camp,  as  the  Lord  sware  unto 

15  them.  Moreover  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  against 
them,  to  destroy  them  from  the  midst  of  the  camp, 
until  they  were  consumed. 

16  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  men  of  war  were 

17  consumed  and  dead  from  among  the  people,  that 

18  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying,  Thou  art  this  day 

19  to  pass  over  Ar,  the  border  of  Moab  : and  when 
thou  comest  nigh  over  against  the  children  of  Am- 
mon, vex  them  not,  nor  contend  with  them  : for  I 
will  not  give  thee  of  the  land  of  the  children  of 


12  ver.  22.  Gen.  14.  is  Num.  14.  33.  & 20.  u Pg.  73.  33.  & 100. 

0.  & 30.  20.  04.  20. 

18  Num.  21.  12.  18  Num.  14.  35.  ch.  a See  Gen.  14.  6. 

i<  Num.  13.  20.  1.  34,  35.  Ezek.  20. 

15. 


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DEUTERONOMY,  II. 


dren  of  Ammon  any  possession  ; because  I have  given 
it  unto  the  children  of  Lot  for  a possession. 

20  (That  also  was  accounted  a land  of  giants  : giants 
dwelt  therein  in  old  time  ; and  the  Ammonites  call  them 

Zamzummims  ; 

21  A people  great,  and  many,  and  tall,  as  the  Anak- 
ims  ; but  the  Lord  destroyed  them  before  them  ; and 
they  succeeded  them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead  : 

22  As  he  did  to  the  children  of  Esau,  which  dwelt 
in  Seir,  when  he  destroyed  ^^the  Horims  from  before 
them  ; and  they  succeeded  them,  and  dwelt  in  their 
stead  even  unto  this  day  : 

23  And  the  Avims  which  dwelt  in  Hazerim,  even 
unto  Azzah,  the  Caphtorims,  which  came  forth  out 
of  Caphtor,  destroyed  them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead.) 

24  Rise  ye  up,  take  your  journey,  and  ^^pass  over 
the  river  Arnon  : behold,  I have  given  into  thine  hand 
Sihon  the  Amorite,  king  of  Heshbon,  and  his  land  : be- 
gin to  possess  ity  and  contend  with  him  in  battle. 

25  27  This  day  will  I begin  to  put  the  dread  of  thee 
and  the  fear  of  thee  upon  the  nations  that  are  under  the 
whole  heaven,  who  shall  hear  report  of  thee,  and  shall 
tremble,  and  be  in  anguish  because  of  thee. 

26  ^ And  I sent  messengers  out  of  the  wilderness  of 
Kedemoth  unto  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon  28  with  words  of 
peace,  saying, 

27  29  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land  : I will  go  along 
by  the  high  way,  I will  neither  turn  unto  the  right  hand 
nor  to  the  left. 

28  Thou  shalt  sell  me  meat  for  money,  that  I may 
eat  ; and  give  me  water  for  money,  that  I may  drink  : 

only  I will  pass  through  on  my  feet ; 

29  As  the  children  of  Esau  which  dwell  in  Seir, 
and  the  Moabites  which  dwell  in  Ar,  did  unto  me  ;)  un- 
til I shall  pass  over  Jordan  into  the  land  which  the 
Lord  our  God  giveth  us. 

30  ®2But  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon  would  not  let  us 
pass  by  him  : for  the  Lord  thy  God  hardened  his 
spirit,  and  made  his  heart  obstinate,  that  he  might  de- 
liver him  into  thy  hand,  as  appeareth  this  day. 

31  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Behold,  I have  begun 
to  give  Sihon  and  his  land  before  thee  : begin  to  pos- 
sess, that  thou  mayest  inherit  his  land. 

32  2®  Then  Sihon  came  out  against  us,  he  and  all  his 
people,  to  fight  at  Jahaz. 

33  And  the  Lord  onr  God  delivered  him  before  us  ; 
and  we  smote  him,  and  his  sons,  and  all  his  people. 

34  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at  that  time,  and  ut- 
terly destroyed  the  men,  and  the  women,  and  the  little 
ones,  of  every  city,  we  left  none  to  remain  : 

35  Only  the  cattle  we  took  for  a prey  unto  ourselves, 
and  the  spoil  of  the  cities  which  we  took. 

36  From  Aroer,  which  is  by  the  brink  of  the  river 
of  Arnon,  and  from  the  city  that  is  by  the  river,  even 
unto  Gilead,  there  was  not  one  city  too  strong  for  us  : 

the  Lord  our  God  delivered  all  unto  us  : 

37  Only  unto  the  land  of  the  children  of  Ammon  thou 
earnest  not,  nor  unto  any  place  of  the  river  ^2  Jabbok, 
nor  unto  the  cities  in  the  mountains,  nor  unto  what- 
soever the  Lord  our  God  forbad  us. 


18  Gen.  19.  38. 

IS  Gen.  14.  5,  Zu- 
zims. 

20  See  ver.  10. 

21  Gen.  36.  8. 

22  ver.  12.  Gen.  14. 
6.  & 36.  20-30. 

23  Josh.  13.  3. 


21  Jer.  25.  20. 

26  Gen.  10.  14.  Amos 

9.  7. 

2GNum.  21.  13,  14. 
Judg.  11.  18,  21. 

27  Ex.  15.  14,  15. 
ch.  11.  25.  Josh.  2.  9, 

10. 


28  ch.  20.  10. 

20Num.  21.  21,  22. 
Judg.  11.  19. 
so  Num.  20.  19. 

SI  See  Num.  20.  18. 
ch.  23.  3,  4.  Judg.  11. 
17,  18. 

32  Num.  21.  23. 


Ammon  for  a possession  : because  I have  given  it 

20  unto  the  children  of  Lot  for  a possession.  (That 
also  is  accounted  a land  of  Rephaim  : Rephaim 
dwelt  therein  aforetime  ; but  the  Ammonites  call 

21  them  Zamzummim  ; a people  great,  and  many,  and 
tall,  as  the  Anakim  ; but  the  Lord  destroyed  them 
before  them  ; and  they  succeeded  them,  and  dwelt 

22  in  their  stead  : as  he  did  for  the  children  of  Esau, 
which  dwell  in  Seir,  when  he  destroyed  the  Horites 
from  before  them  ; and  they  succeeded  them,  and 

23  dwelt  in  their  stead  even  unto  this  day  : and  the 
Avvim  which  dwelt  in  villages  as  far  as  Gaza,  the 
Caphtorim,  which  came  forth  out  of  Caphtor,  de- 

24  stroyed  them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead.)  Rise  ye 
up,  take  your  journey,  and  pass  over  the  valley  of 
Arnon  : behold,  I have  given  into  thine  hand  Sihon 
the  Amorite,  king  of  Heshbon,  and  his  land  : begin 

25  to  possess  it,  and  contend  with  him  in  battle.  This 
day  will  I begin  to  put  the  dread  of  thee  and  the 
fear  of  thee  upon  the  peoples  that  are  under  the 
whole  heaven,  who  shall  hear  the  report  of  thee,  and 
shall  tremble,  and  be  in  anguish  because  of  thee. 

26  And  I sent  messengers  out  of  the  wilderness  of 
Kedemoth  unto  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon  with  words 

27  of  peace,  saying.  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land  : I 
will  go  ^ along  by  the  high  way,  I will  neither  turn 

28  unto  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left.  Thou  shalt  sell 
me  food  for  money,  that  I may  eat  ; and  give  me 
water  for  money,  that  I may  drink  : only  let  me 

29  pass  through  on  my  feet  ; as  the  children  of  Esau 
which  dwell  in  Seir,  and  the  Moabites  which  dwell 
in  Ar,  did  unto  me  ; until  I shall  pass  over  Jordan 
into  the  land  which  the  Lord  our  God  giveth  us. 

30  But  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon  would  not  let  us  pass 
by  him  : for  the  Lord  thy  God  hardened  his  spirit, 
and  made  his  heart  ^ obstinate,  that  he  might  deliver 

31  him  into  thy  hand,  as  at  this  day.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  me.  Behold,  I have  begun  to  deliver  up 
Sihon  and  his  land  before  thee  : begin  to  possess, 

32  that  thou  mayest  inherit  his  land.  Then  Sihon 
came  out  against  us,  he  and  all  his  people,  unto 

33  battle  at  Jahaz.  And  the  Lord  our  God  delivered 
him  up  before  us  ; and  we  smote  him,  and  his  ^ sons, 

34  and  all  his  people.  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at 
that  time,  and  « utterly  destroyed  every  / inhabited 
city,  with  the  women  and  the  little  ones  ; we  left 

35  none  remaining  : only  the  cattle  we  took  for  a prey 
unto  ourselves,  with  the  spoil  of  the  cities  which  we 

36  had  taken.  From  Aroer,  which  is  on  the  edge  of 
the  valley  of  Arnon,  and/rom  the  city  that  is  in  the 
valley,  even  unto  Gilead,  there  was  not  a city  too 
high  for  us  : the  Lord  our  God  delivered  up  all  be- 

37  fore  us  : only  to  the  land  of  the  children  of  Ammon 
thou  earnest  not  near  ; all  the  side  of  the  river  Jab- 
bok,  and  the  cities  of  the  hill  country,  and  whereso- 
ever the  Lord  our  God  forbad  us. 


33  Josh.  11.  20. 

34  Ex.  4.  21. 

35  ch.  1.  8. 

3C  Num.  21.  23. 

37  ch.  7.  2.  & 20.  16. 

38  Num.  21.  24.  ch. 
29.  7. 


89  Lev.  27.  28.  ch. 
7.  2,  26. 

40  ch.  3.  12.  & 4.  48. 
Josh.  13.  9. 

41  Ps.  44.  3. 

42  Gen.  32.  22.  Num. 
21.  24.  ch.  3.  16. 


43  ver.  5,  9,  19. 
b Heb.  by  the  way, 
by  the  way. 
c Heb.  strong, 
d Or,  son. 
e Heb.  devoted. 

/ Heb.  city  of  men. 


DEUTERONOMY,  III. 


267 


CHAPTER  III. 

I The  story  of  the  conquest  of  Og  king  of  Bashan.  11  The  bigness  of  his 
bed.  12  The  distribution  of  those  lands  to  the  two  tribes  and  half.  23 
Moses'  prayer  to  enter  into  the  land.  26  He  is  permitted  to  see  it. 

Then  we  turned,  and  went  up  the  way  to  Bashan  : 

and  1 Og  the  king  of  Bashan  came  out  against  us, 
he  and  all  his  people,  to  battle  ^ at  Edrei. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Fear  him  not  : for  I 
will  deliver  him,  and  all  his  people,  and  his  land,  into 
thy  hand  ; and  thou  shalt  do  unto  him  as  thou  didst 
unto  ^ Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  at  Hesh- 
bon. 

3  So  the  Lord  our  God  delivered  into  our  hands  Og 
also,  the  king  of  Bashan,  and  all  his  people  : ^ and  we 
smote  him  until  none  was  left  to  him  remaining. 

4  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at  that  time,  there  was 
not  a city  which  we  took  not  from  them,  threescore 
cities,  ® all  the  region  of  Argob,  the  kingdom  of  Og  in 
Bashan. 

5  All  these  cities  loere  fenced  with  high  walls,  gates, 
and  bars  ; beside  unwalled  towns  a great  many. 

6  And  we  utterly  destroyed  them,  as  we  did  unto 
Sihon  king  ®of  Heshbon,  utterly  destroying  the  men, 
women,  and  children,  of  every  city. 

7  But  all  the  cattle,  and  the  spoil  of  the  cities,  we 
took  for  a prey  to  ourselves. 

8  And  we  took  at  that  time  out  of  the  hand  of  the  two 
kings  of  the  Amorites  the  land  that  was  on  this  side 
Jordan,  from  the  river  of  Arnon  unto  mount  Hermon  ; 

9  ( Which  Hermon  the  Sidonians  call  Sirion  ; and 
the  Amorites  call  it  ® Shenir  ;) 

10  ^ All  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and  all  Gilead,  and 
all  Bashan,  unto  Salchah  and  Edrei,  cities  of  the 
kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan. 

11  i^For  only  Og  king  of  Bashan  remained  of  the 
remnant  of  giants  ; behold,  his  bedstead  was  a bed- 
stead of  iron  ; is  it  not  in  Rabbath  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  ? nine  cubits  teas  the  length  thereof,  and  four 
cubits  the  breadth  of  it,  after  the  cubit  of  a man. 

12  And  this  land,  luhich  we  possessed  at  that  time, 
from  Aroer,  which  is  by  the  river  Arnon,  and  half 
mount  Gilead,  and  the  cities  thereof,  gave  I unto  the 
Reubenites  and  to  the  Gadites. 

13  And  the  rest  of  Gilead,  and  all  Bashan,  being 
the  kingdom  of  Og,  gave  I unto  the  half  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh  ; all  the  region  of  Argob,  with  all  Bashan,  which 
was  called  the  land  of  giants. 

14  Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh  took  all  the  country 
of  Argob  1®  unto  the  coasts  of  Geshuri  and  Maachathi  ; 
and  called  them  after  his  own  name,  Bashan-havoth- 
jair,  unto  this  day. 

15  And  I gave  Gilead  unto  Machir. 

16  And  unto  the  Reubenites  and  unto  the  Gadites 
I gave  from  Gilead  even  unto  the  river  Arnon  half  the 
valley,  and  the  border  even  unto  the  river  Jabbok, 
which  w the  border  of  the  children  of  Ammon  ; 

17  The  plain  also,  and  Jordan,  and  the  coast  thereof, 
from  Chinnereth  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  plain, 
^^even  the  salt  sea,  under  Ashdoth-pisgah  eastward. 

18  ^ And  I commanded  you  at  that  time,  saying, 

* Num.  21.  33,  &c.  10,  11,  12.  & 13G.  19,  12  Gen.  14.  5. 

ch.  29.7.  20,21.  w 2 Sam.  12.  26.  Jer. 

* ch.  1.  4.  ^ ch.  4.  48.  Ps.  29. 6.  49.  2.  Ezek.  21.  20. 

» Num.  21.  34.  8 1 ciir.  5.  23.  ch.  2.  30.  Josh. 

* Num.  21.  a5.  9 ch.  4.  49.  12.  2. 

6 1 Kin.  4.  13.  10  Josh.  12.  5.  & 13.  in  Num.  32.  33. 

6 ch.  2.  24.  Ps.  135.  11.  Josh.  12.  G.  & 13.  8, 

Amos  2.  9.  &c. 


3  Then  we  turned,  and  went  up  the  way  to  Ba- 
shan : and  Og  the  king  of  Bashan  came  out  against 

2 us,  he  and  all  his  people,  unto  battle  at  Edrei.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Fear  him  not : for  I have 
delivered  him,  and  all  his  people,  and  his  land,  into 
thy  hand  ; and  thou  shalt  do  unto  him  as  thou  didst 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  at 

3 Heshbon.  So  the  Lord  our  God  delivered  into  our 
hand  Og  also,  the  king  of  Bashan,  and  all  his  people  : 
and  we  smote  him  until  none  was  left  to  him  remain- 

4 ing.  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at  that  time  ; there 
was  not  a city  which  we  took  not  from  them  ; three- 
score cities,  all  the  region  of  Argob,  the  kingdom  of 

5 Og  in  Bashan.  All  these  were  cities  fenced  with 
high  walls,  gates,  and  bars  ; beside  the  “ nnwalled 

6 towns  a great  many.  And  we  ® utterly  destroyed 
them,  as  we  did  unto  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon, 
ntterly  destroying  every  ^ inhabited  city,  with  the 

7 women  and  the  little  ones.  But  all  the  cattle,  and 
the  spoil  of  the  cities,  we  took  for  a prey  unto  our- 

8 selves.  And  we  took  the  land  at  that  time  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites  that  were 
beyond  Jordan,  from  the  valley  of  Arnon  unto  mount 

9 Hermon  ; (which  Hermon  the  Sidonians  call  Sirion, 

10  and  the  Amorites  call  it  Senir  ;)  all  the  cities  of 
the  plain,  and  all  Gilead,  and  all  Bashan,  nnto 
Salecah  and  Edrei,  cities  of  the  kingdom  of  Og  in 

11  Bashan.  (For  only  Og  king  of  Bashan  remained  of 
the  remnant  of  the  Rephaim  ; behold,  his  bedstead 
was  a bedstead  of  iron  ; is  it  not  in  Rabbah  of  the 
children  of  Ammon?  nine  cubits  was  the  length 
thereof,  and  four  cubits  the  breadth  of  it,  after  the 

12  cubit  of  a man.)  And  this  land  we  took  in  pos- 
session at  that  time  : from  Aroer,  which  is  by 
the  valley  of  Arnon,  and  half  the  hill  country  of 
Gilead,  and  the  cities  thereof,  gave  I unto  the  Reu- 

13  benites  and  to  the  Gadites  ; and  the  rest  of  Gilead, 
and  all  Bashan,  the  kingdom  of  Og,  gave  I unto  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  ; ® all  the  region  of  Argob, 
^ even  all  Bashan.  (The  same  is  called  the  land  of 

14  Rephaim.  Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh  took  all  the 
region  of  Argob,  unto  the  border  of  the  Geshurites 
and  the  Maacathites  ; and  called  them,  even  Ba- 
shan, 0 after  his  own  name,  Havvoth-jair,  unto  this 

15  16  day.)  And  I gave  Gilead  unto  Machir.  And 
unto  the  Reubenites  and  unto  the  Gadites  I gave 
from  Gilead  even  unto  the  valley  of  Arnon,  the 
middle  of  the  valley,  and  the  border  thereof;  even 
unto  the  river  Jabbok,  which  is  the  border  of  the 

17  children  of  Ammon  ; the  Arabah  also,  and  Jordan 

* and  the  border  thereof  from  Chinnereth  even  unto 
the  sea  of  the  Arabah,  the  Salt  Sea,  under  the 

* slopes  of  Pisgah  eastward. 

18  And  I commanded  you  at  that  time,  saying, 

16  Josh.  13.  29.  Josh.  12.  2.  d Or,  table  land. 

11  1 Chr.  2.  22.  ^6  Nuin.  34.  11.  e Or,  all  the  region 

18  Josh.  13.  13.  2 24  Num.  34.  12.  ch.  of  Argob.  {^Allthat 

Sam.  3.  3.  10.  6.  4.  49.  Jo.sh.  12.  3.  Bashan  is  called  &c. 

19  Num.  32.  41.  2a  Gen.  14.  3.  / Or,  with. 

20  Num.  32.  39.  a Or,  country  towns.  g See  Num.  32.  41. 

21  2 Sam.  24.  5.  b Heb.  dex^oted.  h Or,  for  a.  border 

22  Num.  21.  24.  c Heb.  city  of  men.  i Or,  springs. 


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DEUTERONOMY,  IV. 


The  Lord  your  God  hath  given  you  this  land  to  possess 
it  : ye  shall  pass  over  armed  before  your  brethren  the 
children  of  Israel,  all  that  are  meet  for  the  war. 

19  But  your  wives,  and  your  little  ones,  and  your  cat- 
tle, {for  I know  that  ye  have  much  cattle,)  shall  abide  in 
your  cities  which  I have  given  you  ; 

20  Until  the  Lord  have  given  rest  unto  your  brethren, 
as  well  as  unto  you,  and  until  they  also  possess  the  land 
which  the  Lord  your  God  hath  given  them  beyond  Jor- 
dan : and  then  shall  ye  return  every  man  unto  his 
possession,  which  I have  given  you. 

21  ^ And  I commanded  Joshua  at  that  time,  say- 
ing, Thine  eyes  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord  your  God 
hath  done  unto  these  two  kings  : so  shall  the  Lord  do 
unto  all  the  kingdoms  whither  thou  passest. 

22  Ye  shall  not  fear  them  : for  the  Lord  your  God 
he  shall  fight  for  you. 

23  And  I besought  the  Lord  at  that  time,  saying, 

24  O Lord  God,  thou  hast  begun  to  shew  thy  servant 

thy  greatness,  and  thy  mighty  hand  : for  what  God 

is  there  in  heaven  or  in  earth,  that  can  do  according  to 
thy  works,  and  according  to  thy  might  ? 

25  I pray  thee,  let  me  go  over,  and  see  the  good 
land  that  is  beyond  Jordan,  that  goodly  mountain,  and 
Lebanon. 

26  But  the  Lord  was  wroth  with  me  for  your  sakes, 
and  would  not  hear  me  : and  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Let  it  suffice  thee  ; speak  no  more  unto  me  of  this 
matter. 

27  ^®Get  thee  up  into  the  top  of  Pisgah,  and  lift  up 
thine  eyes  westward,  and  northward,  and  southward, 
and  eastward,  and  behold  it  with  thine  eyes  : for  thou 
shalt  not  go  over  this  Jordan. 

28  But  charge  Joshua,  and  encourage  him,  and 
strengthen  him  : for  he  shall  go  over  before  this  people, 
and  he  shall  cause  them  to  inherit  the  land  which  thou 
shalt  see. 

29  So  we  abode  in  the  valley  over  against  Beth- 
peor. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

1 An  exhortation  to  obedience.  41  Moses  appointeth  the  three  cities  of 
refuge  on  that  side  Jordan. 

0 W therefore  hearken,  O Israel,  unto  ^ the  statutes 
and  unto  the  judgments,  which  I teach  you,  for  to 
do  them.,  that  ye  may  live,  and  go  in  and  possess  the  land 
which  the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers  giveth  you. 

2 2 Ye  shall  not  add  unto  the  word  which  I command 
you,  neither  shall  ye  diminish  ought  from  it,  that  ye  may 
keep  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  your  God  which 
I command  you. 

3 Your  eyes  have  seen  what  the  Lord  did  because  of 
* Baal-peor  : for  all  the  men  that  followed  Baal-peor, 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  destroyed  them  from  among 
you. 

4 But  ye  that  did  cleave  unto  the  Lord  your  God 
are  alive  every  one  of  you  this  day. 

5 Behold,  I have  taught  you  statutes  and  judgments, 
even  as  the  Lord  my  God  commanded  me,  that  ye 
should  do  so  in  the  land  whither  ye  go  to  possess  it. 

6 Keep  therefore  and  do  them  ; for  this  is  ^ your  wis- 
dom and  your  understanding  in  the  sight  of  the  nations, 

2«  Num.  32.  20,  &c.  3i  ch.  11 . 2.  Num.  20. 12.  & 27. 

27  Josh.  22.  4.  S2  Ex.  15.  11.  2 14.  ch.  1.  37.  & 31.  2. 

28  Num.  27.  18.  Sam.  7.  22.  Ps.  71.  & 32.  51,  52.  & 34.  4. 

29  Ex.  14.  14.  ch.  1.  19.  & 8G.  8.  & 89.  G,  8.  Ps.  lOG.  32. 

30.  & 20.  4.  33  Ex.  3.  8.  ch.  4.  35  Num.  27.  12. 

30  See  2 Cor.  12.  8, 9.  22.  3g  Num.  27.  18,  23. 


The  Lord  your  God  hath  given  you  this  land  to 
possess  it  : ye  shall  pass  over  armed  before  your 
brethren  the  children  of  Israel,  all  the  men  of 

19  valour.  But  your  wives,  and  your  little  ones,  and 
your  cattle,  (I  know  that  ye  have  much  cattle,) 
shall  abide  in  your  cities  which  I have  given  you  ; 

20  until  the  Lord  give  rest  unto  your  brethren,  as  unto 
you,  and  they  also  possess  the  land  which  the  Lord 
your  God  giveth  them  beyond  Jordan  : then  shall 
ye  return  every  man  unto  his  possession,  which  I 

21  have  given  you.  And  I commanded  Joshua  at  that 
time,  saying.  Thine  eyes  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord 
your  God  hath  done  unto  these  two  kings  : so  shall 
the  Lord  do  unto  all  the  kingdoms  whither  thou 

22  goest  over.  Ye  shall  not  fear  them  : for  the  Lord 
your  God,  he  it  is  that  fighteth  for  you. 

23  And  I besought  the  Lord  at  that  time,  saying, 

24  O Lord  God,  thou  hast  begun  to  shew  thy  servant 
thy  greatness,  and  thy  strong  hand  : for  what  god 
is  there  in  heaven  or  in  earth,  that  can  do  according 
to  thy  works,  and  according  to  thy  mighty  acts  ? 

25  Let  me  go  over,  I pray  thee,  and  see  the  good  land 
that  is  beyond  Jordan,  that  goodly  mountain,  and 

26  Lebanon.  But  the  Lord  was  wroth  with  me  for 
your  sakes,  and  hearkened  not  unto  me  : and  the 
Lord  said  unto  me.  Let  it  suffice  thee  ; speak  no 

27  more  unto  me  of  this  matter.  Get  thee  up  into 
the  top  of  Pisgah,  and  lift  up  thine  eyes  westward, 
and  northward,  and  southward,  and  eastward,  and 
behold  with  thine  eyes  : for  thou  shalt  not  go  over 

28  this  Jordan.  But  charge  Joshua,  and  encourage  him, 
and  strengthen  him  : for  he  shall  go  over  before 
this  people,  and  he  shall  cause  them  to  inherit  the 

29  land  which  thou  shalt  see.  So  we  abode  in  the 
valley  over  against  Beth-peor. 


4  And  now,  O Israel,  hearken  unto  the  statutes  and 
unto  the  judgements,  which  I teach  you,  for  to  do 
them  ; that  ye  may  live,  and  go  in  and  possess  the 
land  which  the  Lord,  the  God  of  your  fathers,  giveth 

2 you.  Ye  shall  not  add  unto  the  word  which  I com- 
mand you,  neither  shall  ye  diminish  from  it,  that  ye 
may  keep  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  your  God 

3 which  I command  you.  Your  eyes  have  seen  what 
the  Lord  did  because  of  Baal-peor  : for  all  the  men 
that  followed  Baal-peor,  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  de- 

4 stroyed  them  from  the  midst  of  thee.  But  ye  that 
. did  cleave  unto  the  Lord  your  God  are  alive  every 

5 one  of  you  this  day.  Behold,  I have  taught  you 
statutes  and  judgements,  even  as  the  Lord  my  God 
commanded  me,  that  ye  should  do  so  in  the  midst 

6 of  the  land  whither  ye  go  in  to  possess  it.  Keep 
therefore  and  do  them  ; for  this  is  your  wisdom  and 
your  understanding  in  the  sight  of  the  peoples,  which 


ch.  1,  38.  & 31.  3,  7.  2 ch.  12.  32.  Josh.  Josh.  22.  17.  Ps.  108. 

87  ch.  4.  46.  & 34.  6.  1.  7.  Pro.  30.  6.  Ec-  28,  29. 

1 Lev.  19.  37.  & 20.  cles.  12.  13.  Rev.  22.  * Job  28.  28.  Ps. 

8.  & 22.  31.  ch.  5.  1.  18,  19.  19.  7.  & 111.  10.  Pra 

& 8.  1.  Ezek.  20.  11.  » Num.  25.  4,  &c.  1.  7. 

Rom.  10.  5. 


DEUTERONOMY,  IV. 


269 


which  shall  hear  all  these  statutes,  and  say.  Surely 
this  great  nation  is  a wise  and  understanding  people. 

7 For  ® what  nation  is  there  so  great,  who  hath  ® God 
so  nigh  unto  them,  as  the  Lord  our  God  is  in  all  things 
that  we  call  upon  him  for  1 

8 And  what  nation  is  there  so  great,  that  hath  statutes 
and  judgments  so  righteous  as  all  this  law,  which  I set 
before  you  this  day  ? 

9 Only  take  heed  to  thyself,  and  keep  thy  soul  dili- 
gently, ® lest  thou  forget  the  things  which  thine  eyes 
have  seen,  and  lest  they  depart  from  thy  heart  all  the 
days  of  thy  life  : but  ^ teach  them  thy  sons,  and  thy 
sons’  sons  ; 

10  Specially  the  day  that  thou  stoodest  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  Horeb,  when  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Gather  me  the  people  together,  and  I will  make  them 
hear  my  words,  that  they  may  learn  to  fear  me  all  the 
days  that  they  shall  live  upon  the  earth,  and  that  they 
may  teach  their  children. 

11  And  ye  came  near  and  stood  under  the  mountain  ; 
and  the  mountain  burned  with  fire  unto  the  midst  of 
heaven,  with  darkness,  clouds,  and  thick  darkness. 

12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  fire  : ye  heard  the  voice  of  the  words,  but  saw 
no  similitude  ; i*  only  ye  heard  a voice. 

13  1®  And  he  declared  unto  you  his  covenant,  which 
he  commanded  you  to  perform,  even  i®  ten  command- 
ments ; and  he  wrote  them  upon  two  tables  of  stone. 

14  it  And  1®  the  Lord  commanded  me  at  that  time 
to  teach  you  statutes  and  judgments,  that  ye  might  do 
them  in  the  land  whither  ye  go  over  to  possess  it. 

15  12  Take  ye  therefore  good  heed  unto  yourselves  ; 
for  ye  saw  no  manner  of  20  similitude  on  the  day  that 
the  Lord  spake  unto  you  in  Horeb  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire  : 

16  Lest  ye  21  corrupt  yourselves,  and  22  make  you  a 
graven  image,  the  similitude  of  any  figure,  23  the  like- 
ness of  male  or  female, 

17  The  likeness  of  any  beast  that  is  on  the  earth, 
the  likeness  of  any  winged  fowl  that  flieth  in  the  air, 

18  The  likeness  of  any  thing  that  creepeth  on  the 
ground,  the  likeness  of  any  fish  that  is  in  the  waters 
beneath  the  earth  : 

19  And  lest  thou  2^  lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  heaven, 
and  when  thou  seest  the  sun,  and  the  moon,  and  the 
stars,  even  25  all  the  host  of  heaven,  shouldest  be  driven 
to  26  worship  them,  and  serve  them,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  divided  unto  all  nations  under  the  whole 
heaven. 

20  But  the  Lord  hath  taken  you,  and  27  brought  you 
forth  out  of  the  iron  furnace,  et^en  out  of  Egypt,  28  to  be 
unto  him  a people  of  inheritance,  as  ye  are  this  day. 

21  Furthermore  29  the  Lord  was  angry  with  me  for 
your  sakes,  and  sware  that  1 should  not  go  over  Jordan, 
and  that  I should  not  go  in  unto  that  good  land,  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance  : 

22  But  I must  die  in  this  land,  I must  not  go  over 
Jordan  : but  ye  shall  go  over,  and  possess  ®2that  good 
land. 

23  Take  heed  unto  yourselves,  ®®lest  ye  forget  the 

8 2 Sam,  7.  23.  6.  7.  & 11.  19.  Ps.  78.  Ex.  20.  22.  1 

oPs.  46.  1.  & 145.  5,6.  Eph.  6.  4.  Kin.  19.  12. 

18.  & 148.  14.  Is.  55.  10  Ex.  19.  9,  16.  & is  ch.  9.  9,  11. 

6.  20.  18.  Heb.  12.  18,  lo  Ex.  34.  28. 

^ Pro.  4.  23.  19.  i7  Ex.  24.  12.  & 31. 

* Pro.  3.  1,  3.  & 4.  11  Ex.  19.  18.  ch.  5.  18. 

21-  23.  18  Ex.  21.  1.  & ch. 

9 Gen.  18.  19.  ch.  12  ch.  5.  4,  22.  22,  & ch.  23. 

13  ver.  33,  36. 


shall  hear  all  these  statutes,  and  say.  Surely  this 
great  nation  is  a wise  and  understanding  people. 

7 For  what  great  nation  is  there,  that  hath  ^ a god  so 
nigh  unto  them,  as  the  Lord  our  God  is  whensoever 

8 we  call  upon  him  ? And  what  great  nation  is  there, 
that  hath  statutes  and  judgements  so  righteous  as 

9 all  this  law,  which  I set  before  you  this  day  ? Only 
take  heed  to  thyself,  and  keep  thy  soul  diligently, 
lest  thou  forget  the  things  which  thine  eyes  saw, 
and  lest  they  depart  from  thy  heart  all  the  days  of 
thy  life  ; but  make  them  known  unto  thy  children 

10  and  thy  children’s  children  ; the  day  that  thou 
stoodest  before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Horeb,  wdien 
the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Assemble  me  the  people, 
and  I will  make  them  hear  my  words,  that  they  may 
learn  to  fear  me  all  the  days  that  they  live  upon  the 

11  earth,  and  that  they  may  teach  their  children.  And 
ye  came  near  and  stood  under  the  mountain  ; and 
the  mountain  burned  with  fire  unto  the  heart  of 
heaven,  with  darkness,  cloud,  and  thick  darkness. 

12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire  : ye  heard  the  voice  of  words,  but  ye  saw  no 

13  form  ; only  ye  heard  a voice.  And  he  declared  unto 
you  his  covenant,  which  he  commanded  you  to  per- 
form, even  the  ten  ^ commandments  ; and  he  wrote 

14  them  upon  two  tables  of  stone.  And  the  Lord  com- 
manded me  at  that  time  to  teach  you  statutes  and 
judgements,  that  ye  might  do  them  in  the  land 

15  whither  ye  go  over  to  possess  it.  Take  ye  there- 
fore good  heed  unto  yourselves  ; for  ye  saw  no  man- 
ner of  form  on  the  day  that  the  Lord  spake  unto 

16  you  in  Horeb  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire  : lest  ye 
corrupt  yourselves,  and  make  you  a graven  image 
in  the  form  of  any  figure,  the  likeness  of  male  or 

17  female,  the  likeness  of  any  beast  that  is  on  the 
earth,  the  likeness  of  any  winged  fowl  that  flieth 

18  in  the  heaven,  the  likeness  of  any  thing  that  creepeth 
on  the  ground,  the  likeness  of  any  fish  that  is  in  the 

19  water  under  the  earth  : and  lest  thou  lift  up  thine 
eyes  unto  heaven,  and  when  thou  seest  the  sun  and 
the  moon  and  the  stars,  even  all  the  host  of  heaven, 
thou  be  drawn  away  and  w'orship  them,  and  serve 
them,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  divided  unto 

20  all  the  peoples  under  the  whole  heaven.  But  the 
Lord  hath  taken  you,  and  brought  you  forth  out 
of  the  iron  furnace,  out  of  Egypt,  to  be  unto  him  a 

21  people  of  inheritance,  as  at  this  day.  Furthermore 
the  Lord  was  angry  with  me  for  your  sakes,  and 
sware  that  I should  not  go  over  Jordan,  and  that  I 
should  not  go  in  unto  that  good  land,  which  the 

22  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance  : but 
I must  die  in  this  land,  I must  not  go  over  Jordan  : 
but  ye  shall  go  over,  and  possess  that  good  land. 

23  Take  heed  unto  yourselves,  lest  ye  forget  the  cove- 


Josh.  23.  11. 

25  Gen.  2.  1.  2 Kin. 

so  See  2 Pet. 

20  Is.  40.  18. 

17.  16.  & 21.  3. 

14,  15. 

21  Ex.  32.  7. 

20  Rom.  1.  25. 

3>  ch.  3.  27. 

22  ver.  23.  Ex.  20. 

22  1 Kin.  8.  51.  Jer. 

32  ch.  3.  25. 

4,  5.  ch.  5.  8. 

11.  4. 

33  ver.  9. 

Z'*  Rom.  1.  23. 

28  Ex.  19.  5.  ch.  9. 

a Or,  God. 

2<  ch.  17.  3.  Job  31. 

29.  32.  9. 

b Heb.  words. 

26,  27. 

20  Num.  20.  12.  ch. 

1.  37.  & 3.  26. 


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covenant  of  the  Lord  your  God,  which  he  made  with 
you,  and  make  you  a graven  image,  or  the  likeness  of 
any  thing,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  forbidden 
thee. 

24  For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a consuming  fire,  even 

a jealous  God. 

25  ^ When  thou  shalt  beget  children,  and  children’s 
children,  and  ye  shall  have  remained  long  in  the  land, 
and  shall  corrupt  yourselves,  and  make  a graven  image, 
or  the  likeness  of  any  thing,  and  shall  do  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  provoke  him  to  anger  : 

26  I call  heaven  and  earth  to  witness  against  you 
this  day,  that  ye  shall  soon  utterly  perish  from  off  the 
land  whereunto  ye  go  over  Jordan  to  possess  it  ; ye 
shall  not  prolong  your  days  upon  it,  but  shall  utterly  be 
destroyed. 

27  And  the  Lord  shall  scatter  you  among  the 
nations,  and  ye  shall  be  left  few  in  number  among  the 
heathen,  whither  the  Lord  shall  lead  you. 

28  And  there  ye  shall  serve  gods,  the  work  of 
men’s  hands,  wood  and  stone,  which  neither  see,  nor 
hear,  nor  eat,  nor  smell. 

29  But  if  from  thence  thou  shalt  seek  the  Lord  thy 
God,  thou  shalt  find  him,  if  thou  seek  him  with  all  thy 
heart  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

30  When  thou  art  in  tribulation,  and  all  these  things 
are  come  upon  thee,  even  in  the  latter  days,  if  thou 
^ turn  to  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  shalt  be  obedient  unto 
his  voice  ; 

31  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a merciful  God  ;)  he 
will  not  forsake  thee,  neither  destroy  thee,  nor  forget 
the  covenant  of  thy  fathers  which  he  sware  unto  them. 

32  For  ask  now  of  the  days  that  are  past,  which 
were  before  thee,  since  the  day  that  God  created  man 
upon  the  earth,  and  ask  from  the  one  side  of  heaven 
unto  the  other,  whether  there  hath  been  any  such  thing 
as  this  great  thing  is,  or  hath  been  heard  like  it  ? 

33  Did  ever  people  hear  the  voice  of  God  speaking 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  as  thou  hast  heard,  and 
live  ? 

34  Or  hath  God  assayed  to  go  and  take  him  a nation 
from  the  midst  of  another  nation,  by  temptations,  by 
signs,  and  by  wonders,  and  by  war,  and  by  a mighty 
hand,  and  by  a stretched  out  arm,  and  by  great  ter- 
rors, according  to  all  that  the  Lord  your  God  did  for 
you  in  Egypt  before  your  eyes  ? 

35  Unto  thee  it  was  shewed,  that  thou  mightest 
know  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  ; there  is  none  else  be- 
side him. 

36  Out  of  heaven  he  made  thee  to  hear  his  voice, 
that  he  might  instruct  thee  : and  upon  earth  he  shewed 
thee  his  great  fire  ; and  thou  heardest  his  words  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  fire. 

37  And  because  he  loved  thy  fathers,  therefore  he 
chose  their  seed  after  them,  and  brought  thee  out  in 
his  sight  with  his  mighty  power  out  of  Egypt  ; 

38  To  drive  out  nations  from  before  thee  greater 
and  mightier  than  thou  art,  to  bring  thee  in,  to  give 
thee  their  land  for  an  inheritance,  as  it  is  this  day. 

39  Know  therefore  this  day,  and  consider  it  in  thine 


34 

ver. 

16. 

Ex.  20. 

00 

,19. 

Is. 

48  Lev. 

26. 

39, 

40. 

4,  5. 

1.  2.  Mic.  6. 

2. 

ch.  30.  1, 

2,  3. 

2 Chr. 

30 

Ex. 

24. 

17.  ch. 

40  Lev.  26. 

33. 

ch. 

15.  4.  Neh.  1 

. 9. 

Is. 

9.  3. 

Is. 

33.  14.  Heb. 

28.  02,  64.  Neh.  1. 

8. 

55.  6,  7. 

Jer. 

29. 

12, 

12.  29. 

41  ch.  28.  64. 

1 Sam. 

13,  14. 

3G 

Ex.  ' 

20.  5. 

ch.  6. 

26.  19.  Jer.  16.  13 

44  Gen. 

49. 

1. 

ch. 

15.  Is.  42.  8.  “2  Ps.  115.  4,  5.  & 31.  29.  Jer.  23.  20. 

32  ver.  16.  135.  15,  16.  Is.  44.  9.  Hos.  3.  5. 

w 2 Kin.  17.  17,  &c.  & 46.  7.  Joel  2.  12. 


nant  of  the  Lord  your  God,  which  he  made  with 
you,  and  make  you  a graven  image  in  the  form  of 
any  thing  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  forbidden 

24  thee.  For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a devouring  fire,  a 
jealous  God. 

25  When  thou  shalt  beget  children,  and  children’s 
children,  and  ye  shall  have  been  long  in  the  land,  and 
shall  corrupt  yourselves,  and  make  a graven  image 
in' the  form  of  any  thing,  and  shall  do  that  which  is 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  provoke 

26  him  to  anger  : I call  heaven  and  earth  to  witness 
against  you  this  day,  that  ye  shall  soon  utterly  per- 
ish from  off  the  land  whereunto  ye  go  over  Jordan 
to  possess  it  ; ye  shall  not  prolong  your  days  upon 

27  it,  but  shall  utterly  be  destroyed.  And  the  Lord 
shall  scatter  you  among  the  peoples,  and  ye  shall  be 
left  few  in  number  among  the  nations,  whither  the 

28  Lord  shall  lead  you  away.  And  there  ye  shall 
serve  gods,  the  work  of  men’s  hands,  wood  and 
stone,  which  neither  see,  nor  hear,  nor  eat,  nor 

29  smell.  But  if  from  thence  ye  shall  seek  the  Lord 
thy  God,  thou  shalt  find  him,  if  thou  search  after 

30  him  with  all  thy  heart  and  with  all  thy  soul.  When 
thou  art  in  tribulation,  and  all  these  things  are’ 
come  upon  thee,  in  the  latter  days  thou  shalt  return 
to  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  hearken  unto  his  voice  : 

31  for  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a merciful  God  ; he  will  not 
fail  thee,  neither  destroy  thee,  nor  forget  the  eove- 

32  nant  of  thy  fathers  which  he  sware  unto  them.  For 
ask  now  of  the  days  that  are  past,  which  were  before 
thee,  since  the  day  that  God  created  man  upon  the 
earth,  and  from  the  one  end  of  heaven  unto  the 
other,  whether  there  hath  been  any  such  thing  as 

33  this  great  thing  is,  or  hath  been  heard  like  it  ? Did 
ever  people  hear  the  voice  of  God  speaking  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  fire,  as  thou  hast  heard,  and  live  ? 

34  Or  hath  God  assayed  to  go  and  take  him  a nation 
from  the  midst  of  another  nation,  by  temptations, 
by  signs,  and  by  wonders,  and  by  war,  and  by  a 
mighty  hand,  and  by  a stretched  out  arm,  and  by 
great  terrors,  according  to  all  that  the  Lord  your 

35  God  did  for  you  in  Egypt  before  your  eyes  ? Unto 
thee  it  was  shewed,  that  thou  mightest  know  that 
the  Lord  he  is  God  ; there  is  none  else  beside  him. 

36  Out  of  heaven  he  made  thee  to  hear  his  voice,  that 
he  might  instruct  thee  : and  upon  earth  he  made 
thee  to  see  his  great  fire  ; and  thou  heardest  his 

37  words  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire.  And  because  he 
loved  thy  fathers,  therefore  he  chose  their  seed  af- 
ter them,  and  brought  thee  out  with  his  presence, 

38  with  his  great  power,  out  of  Egypt ; to  drive  out 
nations  from  before  thee  greater  and  mightier 
than  thou,  to  bring  thee  in,  to  give  thee  their  land 

39  for  an  inheritance,  as  at  this  day.  Know  therefore 
this  day,  and  lay  it  to  thine  heart,  that  the  Lord  he 


40  2Chr.30.  9.  Neh. 
9.  31.  Ps.  116.  5.  Jo- 
nah 4.  2. 

“2  Job  8.  8. 

48  Matt.  24.  31. 

« Ex.  24.  11.  & 33. 
20.  ch.  5.  24,  26. 

80  ch.  7.  19.  & 29.  3. 

81  Ex.  7.  3. 


52  Ex.  13.  3. 

88  Ex.  6.  6. 

54  Ch.  26.  8.  & 34.  12. 
83ch.  32.  39.  ISam. 
2.  2.  Is.  45.  5,  18,  22. 
Mark  12.  29,  32. 

60  Ex.  19.  9,  19.  & 
20.  18,  22.  & 24.  16. 
Heb.  12.  18. 


67  ch.  10.  15. 

68  Ex.  13.  3,  9,  14. 

60  ch.  7.  1.  & 9.  1, 
4,  5. 

c Or,  if  in  the  latter 
days  thou  return. 

d Or,  trials.  Or,  evi- 
dences 


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heart,  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  in  heaven  above,  and 
upon  the  eartli  beneath  : there  is  none  else. 

40  Thou  shalt  keep  therefore  his  statutes,  and  his 
commandments,  which  I command  thee  this  day,  that 
it  may  go  well  with  thee,  and  with  thy  children  after 
thee,  and  tliat  thou  mayest  prolong  thy  days  upon  the 
earth,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  givetli  thee,  for  ever. 

41  Then  Moses  severed  three  cities  on  this  side 
Jordan  toward  the  sunrising  ; 

42  That  the  slayer  might  flee  thither,  which  should 
kill  his  neighbour  unawares,  and  hated  him  not  in  times 
past  ; and  that  fleeing  unto  one  of  these  cities  he  might 
live  : 

43  Namely,  Bezer  in  the  wilderness,  in  the  plain 
country,  of  the  Reiibenites  ; and  Ramoth  in  Gilead,  of 
the  Gadites  ; and  Golan  in  Bashan,  of  the  Manassites. 

44  Tf  And  this  is  the  law  wliich  Moses  set  before  the 
children  of  Israel  : 

45  These  are  the  testimonies,  and  the  statutes,  and 
the  judgments,  which  Moses  spake  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  after  they  came  forth  out  of  Egypt, 

46  On  this  side  Jordan,  ®®in  the  valley  over  against 
Beth-peor,  in  the  land  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
who  dwelt  at  Heshbon,  whom  Moses  and  the  children 
of  Israel  smote,  after  they  were  come  forth  out  of 
Eg>l3t  : 

47  And  they  possessed  his  land,  and  the  land  of  Og 
king  of  Bashan,  two  kings  of  the  Amorites,  wliich  were 
on  this  side  Jordan  toward  the  sunrising  ; 

48  ®^From  Aroer,  which  is  by  the  bank  of  the  river 
Arnon,  even  unto  mount  Sion,  w'^hich  is  Hermon, 

49  And  all  the  plain  on  this  side  Jordan  eastward, 
even  unto  the  sea  of  the  plain,  under  the  springs  of 
flisgah. 

CHAPTER  V. 

'<  The  covenant  in  Horeb.  6 The  ten  commandments.  22  At  the  peo- 
ple's request  Moses  receiveth  the  law  from  God. 

ND  Moses  called  all  Israel,  and  said  unto  them. 
Hear,  O Israel,  the  statutes  and  judgments  which 
t speak  in  your  ears  this  day,  that  ye  may  learn  them, 
tnd  keep,  and  do  them. 

2 1 The  Lord  our  God  made  a covenant  with  us  in 
lloreb. 

3 The  Lord  ^ made  not  this  covenant  with  our 
fathers,  but  with  us,  even  us,  who  are  all  of  us  here 
alive  this  day. 

4 8 The  Lord  talked  with  you  face  to  face  in  the 
mount  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire, 

5 I stood  between  the  Lord  and  you  at  that  time, 
to  sliew  you  the  word  of  the  Lord  : for  ^ ye  were  afraid 
by  reason  of  the  fire,  and  went  not  up  into  the  mount  ; ) 
saying, 

6 T[  ®I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage. 

7 Thou  shalt  have  none  other  gods  before  me. 

8 ® Thou  shalt  not  make  thee  any  graven  image,  or 
any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  tliat 
is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  waters  beneatli 
the  earth  : 

9 Tlioii  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  unto  them,  nor 
serve  them  : for  I the  Lord  thy  God  am  a jealous  God, 


is  God  in  heaven  above  and  upon  the  earth  beneath  : 

40  there  is  none  else.  And  thou  shalt  keep  his  sta- 
tutes, and  his  commandments,  which  I conmiand  thee 
this  day,  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee,  and  with 
thy  children  after  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  pro- 
long thy  days  upon  the  land,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee,  for  ever. 

41  Then  Moses  separated  thi*ee  cities  beyond  Jordan 

42  toward  the  sunrising  ; that  the  manslayer  might 
flee  thither,  which  slayeth  his  neighbour  unawares, 
and  hated  him  not  in  time  past  ; and  that  fleeing 

43  unto  one  of  these  cities  he  might  live  : namely,  Be- 
zer in  the  wilderness,  in  the  ® plain  country,  for  the 
Reubenites  ; and  Ramoth  in  Gilead,  for  the  Gadites  ; 
and  Golan  in  Bashan,  for  the  Manassites. 

44  And  this  is  the  law  which  Moses  set  before  the 

45  children  of  Israel : these  are  the  testimonies,  and  the 
statutes,  and  the  judgements,  which  Moses  spake 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  when  they  came  forth 

4G  out  of  Egypt  ; beyond  Jordan,  in  the  valley  over 
against  Beth-peor,  in  the  land  of  Sihon  king  of  the 
Amorites,  who  dwelt  at  Heshbon,  whom  Moses  and 
the  children  of  Israel  smote,  when  they  came  forth 

47  out  of  Egypt : and  they  took  his  land  in  possession, 
and  the  land  of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  the  two  kings 
of  the  Amorites,  which  were  beyond  Jordan  toward 

48  the  sunrising  ; from  Aroer,  which  is  on  the  edge  of 
the  valley  of  Arnon,  even  unto  mount  Sion  (the 

49  same  is  Hermon),  and  all  the  Arabah  beyond  Jor- 
dan eastward,  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  Arabah,  un- 
der the  slopes  of  Pisgah. 


5 And  Moses  called  unto  all  Israel,  and  said  unto 
them.  Hear,  O Israel,  the  statutes  and  the  judge- 
ments which  I speak  in  your  ears  this  day,  that 

2 ye  may  learn  them,  and  observe  to  do  them.  The 
Lord  our  God  made  a covenant  with  us  in  Horeb. 

3 The  Lord  made  not  this  covenant  with  our  fathers, 
but  with  us,  even  us,  who  are  all  of  us  here  alive  this 

4 day.  The  Lord  spake  with  you  face  to  face  in  the 

5 mount  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  (I  stood  between 
the  Lord  and  you  at  that  time,  to  shew  you  the  word 
of  the  Lord  : for  ye  were  afraid  because  of  the  fire, 
and  went  not  up  into  the  mount ;)  saying. 


G “I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  ^ bondage. 

7 Thou  shalt  have  none  other  gods  ^ before  me. 

8 Tliou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  a graven  image, 
the  likeness  of  any  form  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or 
that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water 

9 under  the  earth  : thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself 
unto  them,  nor  serve  them  : for  I the  Lord  thy 
God  am  a jealous  God,  visiting  the  inicpiity  of  the 

e Or,  table  land, 
f Or,  .cpi'ings. 
a See  Ex.  20.  2. 
b Heb.  bondmen, 
c Or,  beside  me. 


fiOver.  35.  Josh.  2.  m ch.  19.  4.  or.  ch.  2.  30.  & 3.  12.  s Ex.  19.  9, 19.  & 20.  « Ex.  20.  2,  &c.  Lev. 

^ _ 6'-*  Josh.  20.  8.  TO  ch.  3. 9.  Ps.  133. 3.  22.  ch.  4.  33,  30.  & 20.  1.  ch.  0.  4.  Ps. 

6’  Lev.  22.  31.  m ch.  3.  29.  n ch.  3.  17.  34.  10.  81.  10. 

02ch.  .5.  10.  & 0.  3,  '=7  Num.  21.  24.  ch.  i Ex.  19.  5.  ch.  4.  ‘‘Ex.  20.  21.  Gal.  3.  < Ex.  20.  3. 

18.  * 12.  25,  28.  & 22.  1.  4.  23.  19.  » Ex.  20.  4. 

Kph.  O-.'J.  «« Ntnu.  21.  35.  ch.  2 See  Matt.  13.  17.  o Ex.  19.  10.  & 20. 

Nuiu.  35.  0,  11.  3.  3,  4.  lleb.  8.  9.  18.  & 24.  2. 


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® visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the  children 
unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of  them  that  hate 
me, 

10  i®And  shewing  mercy  unto  thousands  of  them 
that  love  me  and  keep  my  commandments. 

11  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  vain  : for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless 
that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

12  Keep  the  sabbath  day  to  sanctify  it,  as  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  commanded  thee. 

13  i^Six  days  thou  shalt  labour,  and  do  all  thy 
work  : 

14  But  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath  of  the  Lord 
thy  God  : in  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor 
thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter,  nor  thy  manservant,  nor  thy 
maidservant,  nor  thine  ox,  nor  thine  ass,  nor  any  of  thy 
cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates  ; that 
thy  manservant  and  thy  maidservant  may  rest  as  well 
as  thou. 

15  And  remember  that  thou  wast  a servant  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  that  the  Lord  thy  God  brought 
thee  out  thence  through  a mighty  hand  and  by  a 
stretched  out  arm  : therefore  the  Lord  thy  God  com- 
manded tliee  to  keep  the  sabbath  day. 

16  ^ Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  as  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  commanded  thee  ; that  thy  days 
may  be  prolonged,  and  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee, 
in  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

17  19  Xhou  shalt  not  kill. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  commit  adultery. 

19  Neither  shalt  thou  steal. 

20  22  Neither  shalt  thou  bear  false  witness  against 
thy  neighbour. 

21  23  Neither  shalt  thou  desire  thy  neighbour’s  wife, 
neither  shalt  thou  covet  thy  neighbour’s  house,  his  field, 
or  his  manservant,  or  his  maidservant,  his  ox,  or  his  ass, 
or  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour’s. 

22  ^ These  words  the  Lord  spake  unto  all  your- as- 
sembly ill  the  mount  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  of  the 
cloud,  and  of  the  thick  darkness,  with  a great  voice  : 
and  he  added  no  more.  And  2^  he  wrote  them  in  two 
tables  of  stone,  and  delivered  them  unto  me. 

23  25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  ye  heard  the  voice 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  darkness,  (for  the  mountain  did 
burn  with  fire,)  that  ye  came  near  unto  me,  even  all  the 
heads  of  your  tribes,  and  your  elders  ; 

24  And  ye  said.  Behold,  the  Lord  our  God  hath 
shewed  us  his  glory  and  his  greatness,  and  26  we  have 
heard  his  voice  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire  : we  have 
seen  this  day  that  God  doth  talk  with  man,  and  he 
27  liveth. 

25  Now  therefore  why  should  we  die  ? for  this  great 
fire  will  consume  us  : 28  if  we  hear  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  our  God  any  more,  then  we  shall  die. 

26  29  For  who  is  there  of  all  flesh,  that  hath  heard  the 
voice  of  the  living  God  speaking  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
fire,  as  we  have^  and  lived  ? 

27  Go  thou  near,  and  hear  all  that  the  Lord  our  God 
shall  say  : and  speak  thou  unto  us  all  that  the  Lord 
our  God  shall  speak  unto  thee  ; and  we  will  hear  it,  and 
do  it. 


9 Ex.  34.  7.  2.  Ezek.  20.  12.  19.  3.  ch.  27.  16.  Eph. 

10  Jer.  32.  18.  Dan.  ^ Gen.  2.  2.  Ex.  16.  6.  2,  3.  Col.  3.  20. 

9.  4.  29,  30.  Heb.  4.  4.  3»  ch.  4.  40. 

11  Ex.  20.  7.  Lev.  lo  ch.  15.  15.  & 16.  '»  Ex.  20.  13.  Matt. 

19.  12.  IMatt.  5.  33.  12.  & 24.  18,  22.  5.  21. 

1^  Ex.  20.  8.  10  cli.  4.  3-1,  37.  20  Ex.  20.  14.  Luke 

^ Ex.  23.  12.  & 35.  11  Ex.  20.  12.  Lev.  18.  20.  Jain.  2.  11. 


fathers  upon  the  children,  and  upon  the  third  and 
upon  the  fourth  generation  of  them  that  hate  me  ; 

10  and  shewing  mercy  unto  ‘^thousands,  of  them  that 
love  me  and  keep  my  commandments. 

11  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  « in  vain  : for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guilt- 
less that  taketh  his  name  ® in  vain. 

12  Observe  the  sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy,  as  the 

13  Lord  thy  God  commanded  thee.  Six  days  shalt 

14  thou  labour,  and  do  all  thy  work  : but  the  seventh 
day  is  a sabbath  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  : in  it  thou 
shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy 
daughter,  nor  thy  manservant,  nor  thy  maidservant, 
nor  thine  ox,  nor  thine  ass,  nor  any  of  thy  cattle, 
nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates  ; that  thy 
manservant  and  thy  maidservant  may  rest  as  well 

15  as  thou.  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou  wast 
a servant  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord  thy 
God  brought  thee  out  thence  % a mighty  hand  and 
by  a stretched  out  arm  : therefore  the  Lord  thy 
God  commanded  thee  to  keep  the  sabbath  day. 

16  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  as  the  Lord  thy 
God  commanded  thee  : that  thy  days  may  be  long, 
and  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee,  upon  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

17  Thou  shalt  do  no  murder. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  commit  adultery. 

19  Neither  shalt  thou  steal. 

20  Neither  shalt  thou  bear  false  witness  against  thy 
neighbour. 

21  * Neither  shalt  thou  covet  thy  neighbour’s  wife  ; 
neither  shalt  thou  desire  thy  neighbour’s  house,  his 
field,  or  his  manservant,  or  his  maidservant,  his  ox, 
or  his  ass,  or  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour’s. 

22  These  words  the  Lord  spake  unto  all  your  assem- 
bly in  the  mount  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  of  the 
cloud,  and  of  the  thick  darkness,  with  a great  voice  : 
and  he  added  no  more.  And  he  wrote  them  upon 

23  two  tables  of  stone,  and  gave  them  unto  me.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  ye  heard  the  voice  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  darkness,  while  the  mountain  did  burn 
with  fire,  that  ye  came  near  unto  me,  even  all  the 

24  heads  of  your  tribes,  and  your  elders  ; and  ye  said, 
Behold,  the  Lord  our  God  hath  shewed  us  his  glory 
and  his  greatness,  and  we  have  heard  his  voice  out 
of  the  midst  of  the  fire  : we  have  seen  this  day  that 

25  God  doth  speak  with  man,  and  he  liveth.  Now 
therefore  why  should  we  die  ? for  this  great  fire 
will  consume  us  : if  we  hear  the  voice  of  the  Lord 

26  our  God  any  more,  then  we  shall  die.  For  who  is 
there  of  all  flesh,  that  hath  heard  the  voice  of  the 
living  God  speaking  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  as 

27  we  have,  and  lived  ? Go  thou  near,  and  hear  all  that 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  say  : and  speak  thou  unto 
us  all  that  the  Lord  our  God  shall  speak  unto  thee  ; 


21  Ex.  20. 15.  Rom.  24  Ex.  24.  12.  & 31.  29  ch.  4.  33. 

13.  9.  18.  ch.  4.  13.  30  Ex.  20.  19.  Heb. 

22  Ex.  20.  16.  25  Ex.  20.  18,  19.  12.  19. 

23  Ex.  20.  17.  Mic.  20  Ex.  19.  19.  d See  Ex.  20.  6. 

2.  2.  Hub.  2.  9.  Luke  27  d,.  4.  33.  Judg.  e Or,  for  vanity  or 

12.  15.  Rom.  7.  7.  & 13.  22.  falsehood. 

13.  9.  28  ch.  18.  16.  * [Ver.  18  iu  Heb.] 


DEUTERONOMY,  VI. 


273 


28  And  tlie  Lord  heard  the  voice  of  your  words, 
when  ye  spake  unto  me  ; and  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I 
have  heard  the  voice  of  the  words  of  this  people,  which 
they  have  spoken  unto  thee  : they  have  well  said  all 
that  they  have  spoken. 

29  O that  there  were  such  an  heart  in  them,  that 
they  would  fear  me,  and  keep  all  my  commandments 
always,  that  it  might  be  well  with  them,  and  with  their 
children  for  ever  I 

30  Go  say  to  them.  Get  you  into  your  tents  again. 

31  But  as  for  thee,  stand  thou  here  by  me,  and  I 
will  speak  unto  thee  all  the  commandments,  and  the 
statutes,  and  the  judgments,  which  thou  shalt  teach 
them,  that  they  may  do  them  in  the  land  which  I give 
them  to  possess  it. 

32  Ye  shall  observe  to  do  therefore  as  the  Lord  your 
God  hath  commanded  you  : ye  shall  not  turn  aside  to 
the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

33  Ye  shall  walk  in  all  the  ways  which  the  Lord 
your  God  hath  commanded  you,  that  ye  may  live,  and 
that  it  may  he  well  with  you,  and  that  ye  may  prolong 
your  days  in  the  land  which  ye  shall  possess. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  end  of  the  law  is  obedience.  3 An  exhortation  thereto. 

’VT 0 W these  are  ^ the  commandments,  the  statutes, 
and  the  judgments,  which  the  Lord  your  God 
commanded  to  teach  you,  that  ye  might  do  them  in  the 
laud  whither  ye  go  to  possess  it : 

2 2 That  thou  miglitest  fear  the  Lord  thy  God,  to 
keep  all  his  statutes  and  his  commandments,  which  I 
conunand  thee,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  son’s  son,  all 
the  days  of  thy  life  ; ® and  that  thy  days  may  be  pro- 
longed. 

3 T[  Hear  therefore,  O Israel,  and  observe  to  do  it  • 
that  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  that  ye  may  increase 
mightily,  ^ as  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  hath  pro- 
mised thee,  in  ® the  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey. 

4 ® Hear,  O Israel : The  Lord  our  God  is  one  Lord  : 

5 And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  ® with  all 
thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
might. 

6 And  ® these  words,  which  I command  thee  this  day, 
shall  be  in  thine  heart  : 

7 And  thou  shalt  teach  them  diligently  unto  thy 
children,  and  shalt  talk  of  them  when  thou  sittest  in 
thine  house,  and  when  thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and 
when  thou  liest  down,  and  when  thou  risest  up. 

8 And  thou  shalt  bind  them  for  a sign  upon  thine 
hand,  and  they  shall  be  as  frontlets  between  thine  eyes. 

9 And  thou  shalt  write  them  upon  the  posts  of  thy 
house,  and  on  thy  gates. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
have  brought  thee  into  the  land  which  he  sware  unto 
thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to 
give  thee  great  and  goodly  cities,  which  thou  build- 
edst  not, 

11  And  houses  full  of  all  good  things,  which  thou 


81  ch.  18.  17. 

82  ch.  32.  29.  Ps.  81. 

13.  Is.  48.  18.  Matt. 
23.  37.  Luke  19.  42. 

83  ch.  n.  1. 

3*  ch.  4.  40. 

88  Gal.  3.  19. 

8«  ch.  17.  20.  & 28. 

14.  .Tosh.  1.  7.  & 23. 
6.  Pro.  4.  27. 


3T  ch.  10.  12.  Ps. 
119.  G.  Jer.  7.  23. 
Luke  1.  G. 

3»  ch.  4.  40. 

1 ch.  4.  1.  & 5.  31.  & 
12.  1. 

2 Kx.  20.  20.  cli.  10. 
12,13.  Ps.  111.10.  & 
128.  1.  Eccles.  12. 13. 


3 ch.  4.  40.  Pro.  3. 
1,  2. 

4 Gen.  15.  5.  & 22. 
17. 

6 Ex.  3.  8. 

6 Is.  42.  8.  Mark  12. 
20,  32.  John  17.  3.  1 
Cor.  8.  4,  G. 

2ch.  10.  12.  Matt. 


28  and  we  will  hear  it,  and  do  it.  And  the  Lord  heard 
the  voice  of  your  words,  when  ye  spake  unto  me  ; 
and  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I have  heard  the  voice 
of  the  words  of  this  people,  which  they  have  spoken 
unto  thee  : they  have  well  said  all  that  they  have 

29  spoken.  ^ Oh  that  there  were  such  an  heart  in 
them,  that  they  would  fear  me,  and  keep  all  my 
commandments  always,  that  it  might  be  well  with 

30  them,  and  with  theii*  cliildren  for  ever  ! Go  say  to 

31  them.  Return  ye  to  your  tents.  But  as  for  thee, 
stand  thou  here  by  me,  and  I will  speak  unto  thee 
all  the  commandment,  and  the  statutes,  and  the 
judgements,  which  thou  shalt  teach  them,  that  they 
may  do  them  in  the  land  which  I give  them  to  pos- 

32  sess  it.  Ye  shall  observe  to  do  therefore  as  the 
Lord  your  God  liath  commanded  you  : ye  shall  not 

33  turn  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left.  Ye 
shall  walk  in  all  the  way  which  the  Lord  your  God 
hath  commanded  you,  that  ye  may  live,  and  that  it 
may  be  well  with  you,  and  that  ye  may  prolong 
your  days  in  the  laud  which  ye  shall  possess. 


6  Now  this  is  the  commandment,  the  statutes,  and 
the  judgements,  which  the  Lord  your  God  com- 
manded to  teach  you,  that  ye  might  do  them  in  the 

2 land  whither  ye  go  over  to  possess  it  : that  thou 
miglitest  fear  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  all  liis 
statutes  and  his  commandments,  which  I command 
thee,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  son’s  son,  all  the 
days  of  thy  life  ; and  that  thy  days  may  be  pro- 

3 longed.  Hear  therefore,  O Israel,  and  observe  to  do 
it  ; that  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  that  ye  may 
increase  mightily,  as  the  Lord,  the  God  of  thy 
fathers,  hath  promised  unto  thee,  in  a land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey. 

4 Hear,  0 Israel : ® the  Lord  our  God  is  one  Lord  : 

5 and  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thine 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  might. 

6 And  these  words,  which  I command  thee  this  day, 

7 shall  be  upon  thine  heart  : and  thou  shalt  teach 
them  diligently  unto  thy  children,  and  shalt  talk  of 
them  when  thou  sittest  in  thine  house,  and  when 
thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou  liest  down, 

8 and  when  thou  risest  up.  And  thou  shalt  bind  them 
for  a sign  upon  thine  hand,  and  they  shall  be  for 

9 frontlets  between  thine  eyes.  And  thou  shalt  write 
them  upon  the  door  posts  of  thy  house,  and  upon 
thy  gates. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bring 
thee  into  the  land  which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 
to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  thee  ; 

11  great  and  goodly  cities,  which  thou  buildedst  not,  and 


22.  37.  Mark  12.  30. 
Luke  10.  27. 

8 2 Kin.  23.  25. 

3ch.  11.  18.  & 32. 
4G.  Ps.  37.  31.  & 40. 
8.  & 119.  11,  98.  Pro. 
3.  3.  Is.  51.  7. 

13  ch.  4.  9.  & 11.  19. 
Ps.  78.  4,  5,  G.  Eph. 
6.  4. 


11  Ex.  13.  9, 16.  oh. 
11.  18.  Ih-o.  3.  3.  & G. 
21.  & 7.  3. 
i2ch.  11.  20.  18.57. 

8. 

13  Josh.  24.  13.  Ps. 
105.  44.  » 

./■  Or,  Oh  that  they 
had  such  an  heart  as 


this  alwny,  to  fear  me, 
and  keep  all  my  com- 
mandments, that  d‘c. 

a Or,  the  J.oan 
our  God,  the  JjOnn 
is  one.  Or,  the  Lonr> 
is  our  God,  the  LOR  n 
is  one.  Or,  the  Lord 
is  our  God,  the  Lord 
alone. 


274 


DEUTERONOMY,  VIL 


fiUedst  not,  and  wells  digged,  which  thou  diggedst  not, 
vineyards  and  olive  trees,  which  thou  plantedst  not  ; 
14  when  thou  shalt  have  eaten  and  be  full  ; 

12  Then  beware  lest  thou  forget  the  Lord,  which 
brought  thee  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the 

house  of  bondage.  , ^ i j 

13  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  serve 

him,  and  1®  shalt  swear  by  liis  name.  ^ , 

14  Ye  shall  not  i’  go  after  other  gods,  i^  of  the  gods 
of  the  people  which  are  round  about  you  ; 

15  (For  1^  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a jealous  God  among 
you)  20  lest  the  anger  of  the  Lord  thy  God  be  kindled 
against  thee,  and  destroy  thee  from  off  the  face  of  the 

earth.  « j no 

16  IF  21  Ye  shall  not  tempt  the  Lord  your  God,  ^^as 

ye  tempted  him  in  Massah.  , <? 

17  Ye  shall  23  diligently  keep  the  commandments  ot 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  his  testimonies,  and  his  sta- 
tutes, which  he  hath  commanded  thee. 

18  And  thou  24  shalt  do  that  which  is  right  and  good 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  : that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  go  in  and  possess  the  good 
land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 

19  25  To  cast  out  all  thine  enemies  from  before  thee, 
as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

20  And  26  when  thy  son  asketh  thee  in  time  to  come, 
saying.  What  mean  the  testimonies,  and  the  statutes, 
and  the  judgments,  which  the  Lord  our  God  hath 
commanded  you  ? 

21  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thy  son,  We  were  Fha- 
raoh’s  bondmen  in  Egypt ; and  the  Lord  brought  us 
out  of  Egypt  27  with  a mighty  hand  : 

22  28  And  the  Lord  shewed  signs  and  wonders,  great 
and  sore,  upon  Egypt,  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 
household,  before  our  eyes  : 

23  And  he  brought  us  out  from  thence,  that  he 
might  bring  us  in,  to  give  us  the  land  which  he  sware 

unto  our  fathers.  , . 

24  And  the  Lord  commanded  us  to  do  all  these  sta- 
tutes, 29  to  fear  the  Lord  our  God,  for  our  good  al- 
ways, that  61  he  might  preserve  us  alive,  as  it  is  at  this 

day.  . „ , 

25  And  62  it  shall  be  our  righteousness,  if  we  observe 
to  do  all  these  commandments  before  the  Lord  our 
God,  as  he  hath  commanded  us. 

CHAPTER  VII. 


1 All  communion  with  the  nations  is  forbidden,  4 for 
%for  the  holiness  of  the  people,  J for  the  nature  of  God  ^nh%s  mercy 
and  justice,  17  for  the  assuredness  of  victory  which  God  will  give 


and  justice, 
over  them. 


WHEN  the  4 Lord  thy  God  shall  bring  thee  into 
the  land  whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it,  and 
hath  cast  out  many  nations  before  thee,  2 the  Hittites, 
and  the  Girgashites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the  Caiiaan- 
ites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the  Hiyites,  and  the  Jebu- 
sites,  seven  nations  6 greater  and  mightier  than  thou  ; 

2 And  when  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  4 deliver  them 
before  thee  ; thou  shalt  smite  them,  and  ^ utterly  de- 
stroy them  ; ^thou  shalt  make  no  covenant  with  them, 
nor  shew  mercy  unto  them  : 


n ch.  8.  10,  &c. 

15  ch.  10.  12,  20.  & 
13.  4.  Matt.  4.  10. 
Luke  4.  8. 

iG  Ps.  G3.  11.  Is.  45. 
23.  05.  10.  Jer.  4. 

2.  & 5.  7.  & 12.  10. 

17  ch.  8.  10.  & 11.  28. 


18  ch.  13.  7. 

19  Ex.  20.  5.  ch.  4. 
24. 

20  ch.  7.  4.  & 11.  17. 

21  Matt.  4.  7.  Luke 
4.  12. 

22  Ex.  17.  2, 7.  Num. 
20.  3,  4.  & 21.  4,  5.  1 


23  ch.  11.  13,  22.  Ps. 
119.  4. 

24  Ex.  15. 26.  ch.  12. 
28.  & 13.  18. 

25  Num.  33.  52,  53. 

2C  Ex.  13.  14. 

27  Ex.  3.  19.  & 13.  3. 

28  Ex.  7.  & 8.  & 9.  & 


Jer.  25.  0. 


Cor.  10.  9. 


houses  full  of  all  good  things,  which  thou  filledst 
not,  and  cisterns  hewn  out,  which  thou  hewedst  not, 
vineyards  and  olive  trees,  which  thou  plantedst  not, 

12  and  thou  shalt  eat  and  be  full  ; then  beware  lest 
thou  forget  the  Lord,  which  brought  thee  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

13  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God  ; and  him  shalt 

14  thou  serve,  and  shalt  swear  by  his  name.  Ye  shall 
not  go  after  other  gods,  of  the  gods  of  the  peoples 

15  which  are  round  about  you  ; for  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  the  midst  of  thee  is  a jealous  God  ; lest  the  an- 
ger of  the  Lord  thy  God  be  kindled  against  thee, 
and  he  destroy  thee  from  off  the  face  of  the  earth. 

16  Ye  shall  not  tempt  the  Lord  your  God,  as  ye 

17  tempted  him  in  Massah.  Ye  shall  diligently  keep 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  his 
testimonies,  and  his  statutes,  which  he  hath  com- 

18  manded  thee.  And  thou  shalt  do  that  which  is  right 
and  good  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  : that  it  may  be 
well  with  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  go  in  and  pos- 
sess the  good  land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy 

19  fathers,  to  thrust  out  all  thine  enemies  from  before 
thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

20  When  thy  son  asketh  thee  in  time  to  come,  saying, 
What  mean  the  testimonies,  and  the  statutes,  and 
the  judgements,  which  the  Lord  our  God  hath  com- 

21  manded  you  ? then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thy  son.  We 
were  Pharaoh’s  bondmen  in  Egypt  ; and  the  Lord 
brought  us  out  of  Egypt  with  a mighty  hand : 

22  and  the  Lord  shewed  signs  and  wonders,  great  and 
sore,  upon  Egypt,  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 

23  house,  before  our  eyes  : and  he  brought  us  out  from 
thence,  that  he  might  bring  us  in,  to  give  us  the  land 

24  which  he  sware  unto  our  fathers.  And  the  Lord 
commanded  us  to  do  all  these  statutes,  to  fear  the 
Lord  our  God,  for  our  good  always,  that  he  might 

25  preserve  us  alive,  as  at  this  day.  And  it  shall  be 
righteousness  unto  us,  if  we  observe  lo  all  this 
commandment  before  the  Lord  our  Gv  > a.3  he  hath 
commanded  us. 


7 When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bring  thee  into  . 
land  whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it,  and  shall  “ ca 
out  many  nations  before  thee,  the  Hittite,  and  the 
Girgashite,  and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Canaanite,  and 
the  Perizzite,  and  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite, 
2 seven  nations  greater  and  mightier  than  thou  ; and 
when  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  deliver  them  up  before 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  smite  them  ; then  thou  shalt 
^ utterly  destroy  them  ; thou  shalt  make  no  covenant 


10.  & 11.  & 12.  _P8. 
135.  9, 

29  ver,  2, 

30  ch.  10.  13.  Job 
35,  7,  8.  Jer.  32,  39. 

31  ch,  4.  1,  & 8.  1. 
Ps,  41.  2.  Luke  10,  28, 

32  Lev.  18.  5.  ch. 
24.  13.  Rom.  10.  3,  5. 


1 ch.  31,  3.  Ps.  44. 
2 3. 

’2  Gen,  15.  19,  &c. 
Ex.  33,  2, 

3 ch.  4.  38.  & 9.  1. 

4 ver.  23.  ch,  23,  14, 

5 Lev,  27.  28,  29. 
Num.  33.  52.  ch.  20. 
10,  17.  Josh.  0,  17.  & 


8,  24.  & d.  24.  & 10. 


12,  16,  16,  JuJg-  2.  2, 
See  ch.  20.  10,  &c. 
Josh.  2,  14.  & 9,  18. 
Judg.  1.  24. 
a Heb.  pluch  off. 
b Heb.  devote. 


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3 Neither  shalt  thou  make  marriages  with  them  ; 
thy  daughter  thou  shalt  not  give  unto  his  sou,  nor  his 
daughter  shalt  thou  take  unto  thy  son. 

4 For  they  wdl  turn  away  thy  son  from  following  me, 
that  they  may  serve  other  gods  : ® so  will  the  anger  of 
the  Lord  be  kindled  against  you,  and  destroy  thee  sud- 
denly. 

5 But  thus  shall  ye  deal  with  them  ; ye  shall  ® destroy 
their  altars,  and  break  down  their  images,  and  cut  down 
their  groves,  and  burn  their  graven  images  with  fire. 

6 For  thou  art  an  holy  people  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  : the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  thee  to  be  a 
special  people  unto  himself,  above  all  people  that  are 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

7 The  Lord  did  not  set  his  love  upon  you,  nor  choose 
you,  because  ye  were  more  in  number  than  any  people  ; 
for  ye  were  the  fewest  of  all  people  : 

8 But  because  the  Lord  loved  you,  and  because  he 
would  keep  the  oath  which  he  had  sworn  unto  your 
fathers,  hath  the  Lord  brought  you  out  with  a mighty 
hand,  and  redeemed  you  out  of  the  house  of  bondmen, 
from  the  hand  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt. 

9 Know  therefore  that  the  Lord  thy  God,  he  is  God, 
^®the  faithful  God,  which  keepeth  covenant  and 
mercy  with  them  that  love  him  and  keep  his  command- 
ments to  a thousand  generations  ; 

10  And  repayeth  them  that  hate  him  to  their  face, 
to  destroy  them  : he  will  not  be  slack  to  him  that 
hateth  him,  he  will  repay  him  to  his  face. 

11  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  the  commandments, 
and  the  statutes,  and  the  judgments,  which  I command 
thee  this  day,  to  do  them. 

12  ^ Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  hearken 
to  these  judgments,  and  keep,  and  do  them,  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  keep  unto  thee  the  covenant  and 
the  mercy  which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers  : 

13  And  he  will  love  thee,  and  bless  thee,  and  mul- 
tiply thee  : will  also  bless  the  fruit  of  thy  womb, 

and  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and 
thine  oil,  the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the  flocks  of  thy 
sheep,  in  the  land  which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers  to 
give  thee. 

14  Thou  shalt  be  blessed  above  all  people  : ^4  there 
shall  not  be  male  or  female  barren  among:  you,  or  among: 
your  cattle. 

15  And  the  Lord  will  take  away  from  thee  all  sick- 
ness, and  will  put  none  of  the  ^5  evil  diseases  of  Egypt, 
wliich  thou  knowest,  upon  thee  ; but  will  lay  them  upon 
all  them  that  hate  thee. 

10  And  thou  shalt  consume  all  the  people  which 
tlie  Lord  thy  God  shall  deliver  thee  ; thine  eye  shall 
have  no  pity  upon  them  : neither  shalt  thou  serve  their 
gods  ; for  that  will  be  a snare  unto  thee. 

17  If  thou  shalt  say  in  thine  heart.  These  nations  are 
more  than  I ; how  can  I ^9  dispossess  them  ? 

18  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  of  them  : but  shalt 

well  remember  what  the  Lord  thy  God  did  unto 

Pharaoh,  and  unto  all  Egypt  ; 

19  The  great  temptations  which  thine  eyes  saw,  and 
the  signs,  and  the  wonders,  and  the  mighty  hand,  and 

Josh.  23.  12.  1 3.  2.  1 Pet.  2.  9.  1.  18.  1 These.  5.  24. 

Kin.  11.2.  Ezra  9.  2.  12  ch.  10.  22.  2 Thess.  3.  3.  2 Tim. 

® ch.  G.  15.  13  ch.  10.  15.  2.  13.  Heb.  11.  11.  1 

0 Ex.  23.  24.  & 34.  i4  Ex.  32.  13.  Ps.  John  1.  9. 

13.  ch.  12.  2,  3.  105.  8,  9,  10.  Luke  1.  Ex.  20.  G.  ch.  5. 

JO  Ex.  19.  G.  ch.  14.  55,  72,  73.  10.  Neh.  1.  5.  Dan. 

2.  & 2G.  19.  Ps.  50.  5.  is  Ex.  13.  3,  14.  9.  4. 

Jer.  2.  3.  ifl  is.  49.  7.  1 Cor.  18  Is.  59.  18.  Nah. 

JJ  Ex.  19.  5.  Amos  1.  9.  & 10.  13.  2 Cor.  1.  2. 


3 with  them,  nor  shew  mercy  unto  them  : neither 
shalt  thou  make  marriages  with  them  ; thy  daughter 
thou  shalt  not  give  unto  his  son,  nor  his  daughter 

4 shalt  thou  take  unto  thy  son.  For  he  will  turn  away 
thy  son  from  following  me,  that  they  may  serve 
other  gods  : so  will  the  anger  of  the  Lord  be  kin- 
dled against  you,  and  he  will  destroy  thee  quickly. 

5 But  thus  shall  ye  deal  with  them;  ye  shall  break 
down  their  altars,  and  dash  in  pieces  their  ‘^pillars, 
and  hew  down  their  ^ Asherim,  and  burn  their  graven 

6 images  with  fire.  For  thou  art  an  holy  people  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God  : the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen 
thee  to  be  a peculiar  people  unto  himself,  ^ above  all 

7 peoples  that  are  upon  the  face  of  the  earth.  The 
Lord  did  not  set  his  love  upon  you,  iior  choose  you, 
because  ye  were  more  in  number  than  any  people  ; 

8 for  ye  were  the  fewest  of  all  peoples  : but  because 
the  Lord  loveth  you,  and  because  he  would  keep  the 
oath  which  he  sware  unto  your  fathers,  hath  the 
Lord  brought  you  out  with  a mighty  hand,  and  re- 
deemed you  out  of  the  house  of  bondage,  from  the 

9 hand  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egyjit.  Know  therefore 
that  the  Lord  thy  God,  he  is  God  ; the  faithful  God, 
which  keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  with  them  that 
love  him  and  keep  his  commandments  to  a thousand 

10  generations  ; and  repayeth  them  that  hate  him  to 
their  face,  to  destroy  them  : he  will  not  be  slack  to 
him  that  hateth  him,  he  will  repay  him  to  his  face. 

11  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  the  commandment,  and 
the  statutes,  and  the  judgements,  which  I command 
thee  this  day,  to  do  them. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  because  ye  hearken  to 
these  judgements,  and  keep,  and  do  them,  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  keep  with  thee  the  covenant  and 

13  the  mercy  which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers  : and  he 
will  love  thee,  and  bless  thee,  and  multiply  thee  : he 
will  also  bless  the  fruit  of  thy  body  and  the  fruit  of 
thy  ground,  thy  corn  and  thy  wine  and  thine  oil,  the 
increase  of  thy  kine  and  the  young  of  thy  flock,  in 
the  land  which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give 

14  thee.  Thou  shalt  be  blessed  above  all  peoples  : 
there  shall  not  be  male  or  female  barren  among  you, 

15  or  among  your  cattle.  And  the  Lord  will  take  away 
from  thee  all  sickness  ; and  he  will  put  none  of  the 
evil  diseases  of  Egypt,  which  thou  knowest,  upon 
thee,  but  will  lay  them  upon  all  them  that  hate  thee. 

IG  And  thou  shalt  consume  all  the  peoples  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  deliver  unto  thee  ; thine  eye 
shall  not  pity  them  : neither  shalt  thou  serve  their 

17  gods  ; for  that  will  be  a snare  unto  thee.  If  thou 
shalt  say  in  thine  heart.  These  nations  are  more  than 

18  I ; how  can  I dispossess  them  ? thou  shalt  not  be 
afraid  of  them  : thou  shalt  well  remember  what  the 
Lord  thy  God  did  unto  Pharaoh,  and  unto  all 

19  Egypt  ; the  great  temptations  which  thine  eyes 
saw,  and  the  signs,  and  the  wonders,  and  the  mighty 


ch.  32.  35. 

20  Lev.  2G.  3.  ch. 
28.  1. 

21  Ps.  105.  8, 9.  Luke 
1.  55,  72,  73. 

22  John  14.  21. 

23  cli.  28.  4. 

2-*  Ex.  23.  2G,  &c. 

20  Ex.  9.  14.  & 15. 


2G.  ch.  28.  27,  GO. 

20  ver.  2. 

27  ch.  13.  8.  & 19.  13, 
21.  & 25.  12. 

28  Ex.  23.  33.  oh. 
12.  30.  Judg.  8.  27. 
Ps.  10G.  3G. 

2''  Nuin.  33.  53. 


so  ch.  31.  G. 

31  Ps.  105.  5. 

82  ch.  4.  34.  & 29.  3. 
c Or,  obelisks, 
d See  Ex.  34.  13. 
e Or,  out  of. 
f Oi',  trials.  See 
ch.  4.  34.  & 29.  3. 


276  • 


DEUTERONOMY,  VIII. 


the  stretched  out  arm,  whereby  the  Lord  thy  God 
brought  thee  out  : so  shall  the  Lord  thy  God  do  unto 
all  the  people  of  whom  thou  art  afraid. 

20  Moreover  the  Lord  thy  God  will  send  the  hor- 
net among  them,  until  they  that  are  left,  and  hide  them- 
selves from  thee,  be  destroyed. 

21  Thou  shalt  not  be  affrighted  at  them  : for  the  Lord 
thy  God  is  among  you,  a mighty  God  and  terrible. 

22  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  put  out  those  na- 
tions before  thee  by  little  and  little  : thou  mayest  not 
consume  them  at  once,  lest  the  beasts  of  the  field  in- 
crease upon  thee. 

23  But  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  deliver  them  unto 
thee,  and  shall  destroy  them  with  a mighty  destruction, 
until  they  be  destroyed. 

24  And  he  shall  deliver  their  kings  into  thine  hand, 
and  thou  shalt  destroy  their  name  from  under  heaven  : 
39  there  shall  no  man  be  able  to  stand  before  thee,  until 
thou  have  destroyed  them. 

25  The  graven  images  of  their  gods  shall  ye  burn 
Avith  fire  : thou  shalt  not  desire  the  silver  or  gold  that 
is  on  them,  nor  take  it  unto  thee,  lest  thou  be  snared 
therein  : for  it  is  ^3  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  bring  an  abomination  into  thine 
house,  lest  thou  be  a cursed  thing  like  it  : but  thou  shalt 
utterly  detest  it,  and  thou  shalt  utterly  abhor  it  ; for 
it  is  a cursed  thing. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

An  exhortation  to  obedience  in  regard  of  God's  dealing  with  therjfi. 

All  the  commandments  which  I command  thee  this 
day  1 shall  ye  observe  to  do,  that  ye  may  live,  and 
multiply,  and  go  in  and  possess  the  land  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers. 

2  And  thou  shalt  -remember  all  the  way  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  ^ led  thee  these  forty  years  in  the  wilder- 
ness, to  humble  thee,  OfUd  3 to  prove  thee,  ^to  know 
what  was  in  thine^’ heart,  whether  thou  wouldest  keep 
his  commandments,  or  no. 

3  And  he  humbled  thee,  and  ^ suffered  thee  to  hun- 
ger, and  3 fed  thee  with  manna,  which  thou  knewest 
not,  neither  did  thy  fathers  know  ; that  he  might  make 
thee  know  that  man  doth  not  live  by  bread  only,  but 
by  every  word  that  proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  the 
Lord  doth  man  live. 

4  3 Thy  raiment  waxed  not  old  upon  thee,  neither  did 
thy  foot  swell,  these  forty  years. 

5  9 Thou  shalt  also  consider  in  thine  heart,  that,  as  a 
man  chasteneth  his  son,  so  the  Lord  thy  God  chasteneth 
thee. 

6  Therefore  thou  shalt  keep  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  fear 
him. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bringeth  thee  into  a good 
land,  ^^a  land  of  brooks  of  water,  of  fountains  and 
depths  that  spring  out  of  valleys  and  hills  ; 

8  A land  of  wheat,  and  barley,  and  vines,  and  fig 
trees,  and  pomegranates  ; a land  of  oil  olive,  and 
honey  ; 

33  Ex.  23.  28.  Josh,  37  josh.  10.  24,  25,  « Josh.  7.  1,  21. 

24.  12.  42.  & 12.  1,  &c.  42  judg.  8.  27.  Zeph. 

34  Num.  11.  20.  & 14.  38  Ex.  17.  14.  ch.  9.  1.  3. 

9, 14,  42.  & 16.  3.  Josh.  14.  & 25.  19.  & 29.  20.  43  ch.  17,  1. 

3.  10.  39  ch.  11.  25.  Josh.  44  Lev.  27.  28.  ch. 

35  ch.  10.  17.  Neh.  1.  5.  & 10.  8.  & 23.  9.  13.  17.  Josh.  6. 17, 18. 

1.  5.  & 4.  14.  & 9.  32.  40  ver.  5.  Ex.  32.  & 7.  1. 

36  Ex.  23.  29,  30.  20.  ch.  12.  3.  1 Chr.  i ch.  4.  1.  & 5.  32, 

14.  12.  33.  & G.  1,  2,  3. 


hand,  and  the  stretched  out  arm,  whereby  the  Lord 
thy  God  brought  thee  out  : so  shall  the  Lord  thy 
God  do  unto  all  the  peoples  of  whom  thou  art 

20  afraid.  Moreover  the  Lord  thy  God  will  send  the 
hornet  among  them,  until  they  that  are  left,  and 

21  chide  themselves,  perish  from  before  thee.  Thou 
shalt  not  be  affrighted  at  them  : for  the  Lord  thy 
God  is  in  the  midst  of  thee,  a great  God  and  a ter- 

22  rible.  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  cast  out  those 
nations  before  thee  by  little  and  little  : thou  mayest 
not  consume  them  at  once,  lest  the  beasts  of  the 

23  field  increase  upon  thee.  But  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  deliver  them  up  before  thee,  and  shall  discom- 
fit them  with  a great  discomfiture,  until  they  be  de- 

24  stroyed.  And  he  shall  deliver  their  kings  into  thine 
hand,  and  thou  shalt  make  their  name  to  perish  from 
under  heaven  : there  shall  no  man  be  able  to  stand 

25  before  thee,  until  thou  have  destroyed  them.  The 
graven  images  of  their  gods  shall  ye  burn  with  fire  : 
thou  shalt  not  covet  the  silver  or  the  gold  that  is  on 
them,  nor  take  it  unto  thee,  lest  thou  be  snared 
therein  : for  it  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  thy 

26  God  : and  thou  shalt  not  bring  an  abomination  into 
thine  house,  and  become  a devoted  thing  like  unto 
it  : thou  shalt  utterly  detest  it,  and  thou  shalt  utter- 
ly abhor  it ; for  it  is  a devoted  thing. 


8 All  the  commandment  which  I command  thee  this 
day  shall  ye  observe  to  do,  that  ye  may  live,  and 
multiply,  and  go  in  and  possess  the  land  which  the 

2 Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers.  And  thou  shalt  re- 
member all  the  way  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
led  thee  these  forty  years  in  the  wilderness,  that  he 
might  humble  thee,  to  prove  thee,  to  know  what  was 
in  thine  heart,  whether  thou  wouldest  keep  his  com- 

3 mandments,  or  no.  And  he  humbled  thee,  and 
suffered  thee  to  hunger,  and  fed  thee  with  manna, 
which  thou  knewest  not,  neither  did  thy  fathers 
know  ; that  he  might  make  thee  know  that  man  doth 
not  live  by  bread  only,  but  by  every  thing  that  pro- 
ceedeth out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  doth  man 

4 live.  Thy  raiment  waxed  not  old  upon  thee,  neither 

5 did  thy  foot  swell,  these  forty  years.  And  thou 
shalt  consider  in  thine  heart,  that,  as  a man  ehasten- 
eth  his  son,  so  the  Lord  thy  God  chasteneth  thee. 

6 And  thou  shalt  keep  the  commandments  of  the  Lord 

7 thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  fear  him.  For 
the  Lord  thy  God  bringeth  thee  into  a good  land, 
a land  of  brooks  of  water,  of  fountains  and  depths, 

8 springing  forth  in  valleys  and  hills  ; a land  of  wheat 
and  barley,  and  vines  and  fig  trees  and  pomegra- 


2 ch.  1.  3.  & 2.  7.  & 
29.  5.  Ps.  136.  16. 
Amos  2.  10. 

3 Ex.  16.  4.  ch.  13. 

3. 

4 2 Chr.  32.  31.  John 
2.  25. 

6 Ex.  16.  2,  3. 


6 Ex.  16.  12,  14,  35. 

7 Ps.  104.  29.  Matt. 
4.  4.  Luke  4,  4. 

8 ch.  29.  5.  Neh.  9. 
21. 

6 2 Sam.  7.  14.  Ps. 
89,  32.  Pro.  3.  12. 


Heb,  12.  5,  G.  Rev.  3, 
19. 

10  ch.  5.  33, 

11  ch.  11.  10,  11,12. 
g Or,  hide  them- 
selves from  thee^  per- 
ish. 

h Or,  quickly. 


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277 


9 A land  wherein  thou  shalt  eat  bread  without  scarce- 
ness, thou  shalt  not  lack  any  thing  in  it  ; a laud  whose 
stones  are  iron,  and  out  of  whose  hills  thou  mayest  dig 
brass. 

10  When  thou  hast  eaten  and  art  full,  then  thou 
shalt  bless  the  Lord  thy  God  for  the  good  land  which 
he  hath  given  thee. 

11  Beware  that  thou  forget  not  the  Lord  thy  God, 
in  not  keeping  his  commandments,  and  his  judgments, 
and  his  statutes,  which  I command  thee  this  day  : 

12  Lest  when  thou  hast  eaten  and  art  full,  and  hast 
built  goodly  houses,  and  dwelt  therein  ; 

13  And  when  thy  herds  and  thy  flocks  multiply,  and 
thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is  multiplied,  and  all  that  thou 
hast  is  multiplied  ; 

14  Then  thine  heart  be  lifted  up,  and  thou  forget 
the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage  ; 

15  Who  led  thee  through  that  great  and  terrible 
wilderness,  wherein  were  fiery  serpents,  and  scorpions, 
and  drought,  where  there  was  no  water  ; who  brought 
thee  forth  water  out  of  the  rock  of  flint  ; 

16  Who  fed  thee  in  the  wilderness  with  manna, 
which  thy  fathers  knew  not,  that  he  might  humble 
thee,  and  that  he  might  prove  thee,  to  do  thee  good 
at  thy  latter  end  ; 

17  And  thou  say  in  thine  heart.  My  power  and  the 
might  of  mine  hand  hath  gotten  me  this  wealth. 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  the  Lord  thy  God  : 23  for 
it  is  he  that  giveth  thee  power  to  get  wealth,  24  that  he 
may  establish  his  covenant  which  he  sware  unto  thy 
fathers,  as  it  is  this  day. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  do  at  all  forget  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  walk  after  other  gods,  and  serve  them, 
and  worship  them,  25 1 testify  against  you  this  day  that 
ye  shall  surely  perish. 

20  As  the  nations  which  the  Lord  destroyeth  before 
your  face,  26  so  shall  ye  perish  ; because  ye  would  not 
be  obedient  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

Moses  dissuadeth  them  from  the  opinion  of  their  own  righteousness,  by 
rehearsing  their  several  rebellions. 

Hear,  O Israel  : Thou  art  to  ^pass  over  Jordan 
this  day,  to  go  in  to  possess  nations  2 greater  and 
mightier  than  thyself,  cities  great  and  ® fenced  up  to 
heaven, 

2  A people  great  and  tall,  ^the  children  of  the 
Anakims,  whom  thou  knowest,  and  of  whom  thou  hast 
heard  say.  Who  can  stand  before  the  children  of  Anak  ! 

3  Understand  therefore  this  day,  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  is  he  which  ^goeth  over  before  thee  ; as  a ® con- 
suming fire  he  shall  destroy  them,  and  he  shall  bring 
them  down  before  thy  face  : ® so  shalt  thou  drive  them 
out,  and  destroy  them  quickly,  as  the  Lord  hath  said 
unto  thee. 

4  ^ Speak  not  thou  in  thine  heart,  after  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  cast  them  out  from  before  thee,  saying. 
For  my  rigliteousness  the  Lord  hath  brought  me  in  to 
possess  tliis  land  : but  for  the  wickedness  of  these  na- 
tions the  Lord  doth  drive  them  out  from  before  thee. 

42  ch.  33.  25.  17  Is.  g3.  12,  13,  14.  2i  Jer.  24.  5,  C.  Heb. 

43  ch.  G.  11,  12.  Jer.  2.  6.  12.11. 

44  ch.  28.  47.  & 32.  i»  Num.  21.  6.  Hos.  22  ch.  9.  4.  1 Cor. 

15.  Pro.  30.  9.  Hos.  13.  5.  4.  7. 

13.  6.  10  Num.  20.  11.  Ps.  23  Pro.  10.  22.  Hos. 

45  1 Cor.  4.  7.  78'.  15.  & 114.  8.  2.  8. 

46  Ps.  106.  21.  20  ver.  3.  Ex.  IG.  15.  24  ch.  7.  8,  12. 


9  nates  ; a land  of  oil  olives  and  honey  ; a land  where- 
in thou  shalt  eat  bread  without  scarceness,  thou  shalt 
not  lack  any  thing  in  it  ; a land  whose  stones  are 
iron,  and  out  of  whose  hills  thou  mayest  dig  brass. 

10  And  thou  shalt  eat  and  be  full,  and  thou  shalt  bless 
the  Lord  thy  God  for  the  good  land  which  he  hath 

11  given  thee.  Beware  lest  thou  forget  the  Lord  thy 
God,  in  not  keeping  his  commandments,  and  his 
judgements,  and  his  statutes,  which  I command  thee 

12  this  day  : lest  when  thou  hast  eaten  and  art  full,  and 

13  hast  built  goodly  houses,  and  dwelt  therein  ; and  when 
thy  herds  and  thy  flocks  multiply,  and  thy  silver 
and  thy  gold  is  multiplied,  and  all  that  thou  hast  is 

14  multiplied  ; then  thine  heart  be  lifted  up,  and  thou 
forget  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bond- 

15  age  ; who  led  thee  through  the  great  and  terrible 
wilderness,  wherein  were  fiery  serpents  and  scorpi- 
ons, and  thirsty  ground  where  was  no  water  ; who 
brought  thee  forth  water  out  of  the  rock  of  flint ; 

16  who  fed  thee  in  the  wilderness  with  manna,  which 
thy  fathers  knew  not  ; that  he  might  humble  thee, 
and  that  he  might  prove  thee,  to  do  thee  good  at  thy 

17  latter  end  : and  thou  say  in  thine  heart.  My  power 
and  the  might  of  mine  hand  hath  gotten  me  this 

18  wealth.  But  thou  shalt  remember  the  Lord  thy 
God,  for  it  is  he  that  giveth  thee  power  to  get 
wealth  ; that  he  may  establish  his  covenant  which  he 

19  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  as  at  this  day.  And  it  shall 
be,  if  thou  shalt  forget  the  TvORD  thy  God,  and  walk 
after  other  gods,  and  serve  them,  and  worship  them, 
I testify  against  you  this  day  that  ye  shall  surely 

20  perish.  As  the  nations  which  the  Lord  maketh  to 
perish  before  you,  so  shall  ye  perish  ; because  ye 
would  not  hearken  mito  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your 
God. 


9 Hear,  O Israel : thou  art  to  pass  over  Jordan  this 
day,  to  go  in  to  possess  nations  greater  and  mightier 

2 than  thyself,  cities  great  and  fenced  up  to  heaven,  a 
people  great  and  tall,  the  sons  of  the  Anakim,  whom 
thou  knowest,  and  of  whom  thou  hast  heard  say, 

3 Who  can  stand  before  the  sons  of  Anak  ? Know 
therefore  this  day,  that  the  Lord  thy  God  is  he 
which  goeth  over  before  thee  as  a devouring  fire  ; 
he  shall  destroy  them,  and  he  shall  bring  them  down 
before  thee  : so  shalt  thou  drive  them  out,  and  make 
them  to  perish  quickly,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken 

4 unto  thee.  Speak  not  thou  in  thine  heart,  after 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  thrust  them  out  from 
before  thee,  saying.  For  my  righteousness  the  Lord 
hath  brought  me  in  to  possess  this  land  : whereas 
for  the  wickedness  of  these  nations  the  Lord  doth 


25  ch.  4.  2G.  & 30. 18.  4 Num.  13. 22,  28, 32,  s Ex.  23.  31.  ch.  7. 

26  Dan.  9.  11,  12.  33.  24. 

1 ch.  11.  31.  Josh.  5 ch.  31.  3.  Josh.  3.  » ch.  8.  17.  Rom. 

3.  IG.  &4.  19.  11.  11.  G,  20.  ICor.  4.  4, 

2 cli.  4.  38.  & 7.  1.  & 6 ch.  4.  24.  Heb.  12.  7. 

11.  23.  29.  10  Gen.  15.  IG.  Lev. 

3 ch.  1.  28.  2 ch.  7.  23.  18.  24,  25.  ch.  18.  12. 


278 


DEUTERONOMY,  IX. 


5 Not  for  thy  righteousness,  or  for  the  uprightness 
of  thine  heart,  dost  thou  go  to  possess  their  land  : but 
for  the  wickedness  of  these  nations  the  Lord  thy  God 
doth  drive  them  out  from  before  thee,  and  that  he  may 
perform  i^the  word  which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy 
fathers,  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob. 

6 Understand  therefore,  that  the  Lord  thy  God  giv- 
eth  thee  not  this  good  land  to  possess  it  for  thy  right- 
eousness ; for  thou  art  i®a  stiffnecked  people. 

7 IT  Remember,  and  forget  not,  how  thou  provokedst 
the  Lord  thy  God  to  wrath  in  the  wilderness  : i^  from 
the  day  that  thou  didst  depart  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
until  ye  came  unto  this  place,  ye  have  been  rebellious 
against  the  Lord. 

8 Also  1®  in  Horeb  ye  provoked  the  Lord  to  wrath, 
so  that  the  Lord  was  angry  with  you  to  have  destroyed 
you. 

9 1®  When  I was  gone  up  into  the  mount  to  receive 
the  tables  of  stone,  even  the  tables  of  the  covenant  which 
the  Lord  made  with  you,  then  i^  I abode  in  the  mount 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  I neither  did  eat  bread  nor 
drink  water  : 

10  1®  And  the  Lord  delivered  unto  me  two  tables  of 
stone  written  with  the  finger  of  God  ; and  on  them  was 
written  according  to  all  the  words,  which  the  Lord  spake 
with  you  in  the  mount  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire  i®  in 
the  day  of  the  assembly. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  forty  days  and 
forty  nights,  that  the  Lord  gave  me  the  two  tables  of 
stone,  even  the  tables  of  the  covenant. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arise,  get  thee  down 
quickly  from  hence  ; for  thy  people  which  thou  hast 
brought  forth  out  of  Egypt  have  corrupted  themselves  ; 
they  are  ^i  quickly  turned  aside  out  of  the  way  which  I 
commanded  them  ; they  have  made  them  a molten 
image. 

13  Furthermore  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying, 
I have  seen  this  people,  and,  behold,  it  is  a stiffnecked 
people  : 

14  Let  me  alone,  that  I may  destroy  them,  and 

blot  out  their  name  from  under  heaven  : and  I will 

make  of  thee  a nation  mightier  and  greater  than  they. 

15  So  I turned  and  came  down  from  the  mount, 
and  2®  the  mount  burned  with  fire  : and  the  two  tables 
of  the  covenant  were  in  my  two  hands. 

16  And  29 1 looked,  and,  behold,  ye  had  sinned  against 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  had  made  you  a molten  calf  : 
ye  had  turned  aside  quickly  out  of  the  way  which  the 
Lord  had  commanded  you. 

17  And  I took  the  two  tables,  and  cast  them  out  of 
my  two  hands,  and  brake  them  before  your  eyes. 

18  And  I fell  down  before  the  Lord,  as  at  the  first, 
forty  days  and  forty  nights  : I did  neither  eat  bread, 
nor  drink  water,  because  of  all  your  sins  which  ye 
sinned,  in  doing  wickedly  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to 
provoke  him  to  anger. 

19  For  I was  afraid  of  the  anger  and  hot  displeasure, 
wherewith  the  Lord  was  wroth  against  you  to  destroy 
you.  ®2  But  the  Lord  hearkened  unto  me  at  that  time 
also. 

20  And  the  Lord  was  very  angry  with  Aaron  to  have 


n Tit.  3.  5. 

12  Gen.  12.  7.  & 13. 
15.  & 15.  7.  & 17.  8.  & 
26.  4.  & 28.  13. 

13  ver.  13.  Ex.  32. 
9.  & 33.  3.  & 34.  9. 

n Ex.  11.  11.  & 16. 


2.  & 17.  2.  Num.  11. 
4.  & 20.2.  & 25.  2.  ch. 
31.  27. 

15  Ex.  32.  4.  Ps.  106. 
19. 

16  Ex.  24.  12,  15. 


17  Ex.  24.  18.  & 34. 
28. 

18  Ex.  31.  18. 

19  Ex.  19.  17.  & 20. 
1.  ch.  4.  10.  & 10.  4. 
& 18.  16. 

20  Ex.  32.  7. 


5 drive  them  out  from  before  thee.  Not  for  thy 
righteousness,  or  for  the  uprightness  of  thine  heart, 
dost  thou  go  in  to  possess  their  land  : but  for  tlife 
wickedness  of  these  nations  the  Lord  thy  God  doth 
drive  tliem  out  from  before  thee,  and  that  he  may 
establish  the  word  which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy 

6 fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob.  Know 
therefore,  that  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  not 
this  good  land  to  possess  it  for  thy  righteousness  ; 

7 for  thou  art  a stiffnecked  people.  Remember,  for- 
get thou  not,  how  thou  provokedst  the  Lord  thy 
God  to  wrath  in  the  wilderness  : from  the  day  that 
thou  wentest  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  until 
ye  came  unto  this  place,  ye  have  been  rebellious 

8 against  the  Lord.  Also  in  Horeb  ye  provoked  the 
Lord  to  wrath,  and  the  Lord  was  angry  with  you 

9 to  have  destroyed  you.  When  I was  gone  up  into 
the  mount  to  receive  the  tables  of  stone,  even  the 
tables  of  the  covenant  which  the  Lord  made  with 
yon,  then  I abode  in  the  mount  forty  days  and  forty 

10  nights ; I did  neither  eat  bread  nor  drink  water.  And 
the  Lord  delivered  unto  me  the  two  tables  of  stone 
written  with  the  finger  of  God  ; and  on  them  was 
written  according  to  all  the  words,  which  the  Lord 
spake  with  you  in  the  mount  out  of  the  midst  of  the 

11  fire  in  the  day  of  the  assembly.  And  it  came  to 
pass  at  the  end  of  forty  days  and  forty  nights,  that 
the  Lord  gave  me  the  two  tables  of  stone,  even 

12  the  tables  of  the  covenant.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
me.  Arise,  get  thee  down  quickly  from  hence  ; for 
thy  people  which  thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of 
Egypt  have  corrupted  themselves  ; they  are  quickly 
turned  aside  out  of  the  way  which  I commanded 

13  them  ; they  have  made  them  a molten  image.  Fur- 
thermore the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying,  I have 
seen  this  people,  and,  behold,  it  is  a stiffnecked 

14  people  : let  me  alone,  that  I may  destroy  them,  and 
blot  out  their  name  from  under  heaven  : and  I will 
make  of  thee  a nation  mightier  and  greater  than 

15  they.  So  I turned  and  came  down  from  the  mount, 
and  the  mount  burned  with  fire  : and  the  two  tables 

16  of  the  covenant  were  in  my  two  hands.  And  I 
looked,  and,  behold,  ye  had  sinned  against  the  Lord 
your  God  ; ye  had  made  you  a molten  calf  : ye  had 
turned  aside  quickly  out  of  the  way  which  the  Lord 

17  had  commanded  you.  And  I took  hold  of  the  two 
tables,  and  cast  them  out  of  my  two  hands,  and 

18  brake  them  before  your  eyes.  And  I fell  down  be- 
fore the  Lord,  as  at  the  first,  forty  days  and  forty 
nights  ; I did  neither  eat  bread  nor  drink  water  ; 
because  of  all  your  sin  which  ye  sinned,  in  doing 
that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  pro- 

19  voke  him  to  anger.  For  I was  afraid  of  the  anger 
and  hot  displeasure,  wherewith  the  Lord  was  wroth 
against  you  to  destroy  you.  But  the  Lord  heark- 

20  ened  unto  me  that  time  also.  And  the  Lord  was 


21  ch.  31.  29.  Judg. 
2.  17. 

22  Ex.  32.  9. 

23  ver.  6.  ch.  10.  16. 

& 31.  27.  2 Kiu.  17. 

14. 

24  Ex.  32.  10. 


25  ch.  29.  20.  Ps.  9. 
5.  & 109.  13. 

36  Num.  14.  12. 

27  Ex.  32.  15. 

28  Ex.  19.  18.  ch.  4. 
11.  & 5.  2.3. 

20  Ex.  32.  19. 


so  Ex.  34.  28.  Ps. 

106.  23. 

31  Ex.  32.  10,  11. 

32  Ex.  32.  14.  & 33. 
17.  ch.  10.  10.  Ps. 
106.  23. 


DEUTERONOMY,  X. 


279 


destroyed  him  : and  I prayed  for  Aaron  also  the  same 
time. 

21  And  I took  your  sin,  the  calf  which  ye  had  made, 
and  burnt  it  with  fire,  and  stamped  it,  and  ground  it 
very  small,  even  until  it  was  as  small  as  dust  : and  I 
cast  the  dust  thereof  into  the  brook  that  descended  out 
of  the  mount. 

22  And  at  ^^Taberah,  and  at  ®®Massah,  and  at 

Kibroth-hattaavah,  ye  provoked  the  Lord  to  wrath. 

23  Likewise  when  the  Lord  sent  you  from  Kadesh- 
bariiea,  saying,  Go  up  and  possess  the  land  which  I 
have  given  you  ; then  ye  rebelled  against  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  believed  him  not, 
nor  hearkened  to  his  voice. 

24  3®  Ye  have  been  rebellious  against  the  Lord  from 
the  day  that  I knew  you. 

25  Thus  I fell  down  before  the  Lord  forty  days 
and  forty  nights,  as  I fell  down  at  the  first  ’ because  the 
Lord  had  said  he  would  destroy  you. 

26  1 prayed  therefore  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O 
Lord  God,  destroy  not  thy  people  and  thine  inherit- 
ance, which  thou  hast  redeemed  through  thy  great- 
ness, which  thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of  Egypt  with 
a mighty  hand. 

27  Remember  thy  servants,  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob  ; look  not  unto  the  stubbornness  of  this  people, 
nor  to  their  wickedness,  nor  to  their  sin  : 

28  Lest  ^^the  land  whence  thou  broughtest  us  out 
say,  Because  the  Lord  was  not  able  to  bring  them 
into  the  land  which  he  promised  them,  and  because  he 
hated  them,  he  hath  brought  them  out  to  slay  them  in 
the  wilderness. 

29  Yet  they  are  thy  people  and  thine  inheritance, 
which  thou  broughtest  out  by  thy  mighty  power  and  by 
thy  stretched  out  arm. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 God's  mercy ^ in  restoring  the  tico  tables.  6 in  continuing  the  priesthood, 
8 in  separating  the  tribe  of  Levi,  10  in  hearkening  unto  Moses'  suit  for 
the  people.  12  An  exhortation  unto  obedience. 

At  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  ^ Hew  thee 
two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the  first,  and  come 
up  unto  me  into  the  mount,  and  ^ make  thee  an  ark  of 
wood. 

2  And  I will  write  on  the  tables  the  words  that  were 
in  the  first  tables  which  thou  brakest,  and  ® thou  shalt 
put  them  in  the  ark. 

3  And  I made  an  ark  of  ^ shittim  wood,  and  ® hewed 
two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the  first,  and  went  up  into 
the  mount,  having  the  two  tables  in  mine  hand. 

4  And  ® he  wrote  on  the  tables,  according  to  the  first 
writing,  the  ten  commandments,  which  the  Lord  spake 
unto  you  in  the  mount  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire  ® in 
the  day  of  the  assembly  : and  the  Lord  gave  them 
unto  me. 

5  And  I turned  myself  and  ^ came  down  from  the 
mount,  and  put  the  tables  in  the  ark  which  I had 
made  ; and  there  they  be,  as  the  Lord  commanded 
me. 

6  ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  took  their  journey 
from  Beeroth  of  the  children  of  Jaakan  to  Mosera  : 
there  Aaron  died,  and  there  he  was  buried  ; and 


*3  Ex.  32.  20.  Is. 
31.  7. 

Num.  11.  1,  3,  5. 

33  Ex.  17.  7. 

* Num.  11.  4,  34. 

37  Num.  13.  3.  & 14. 


88  Ps.  lOG.  24,  25. 
soch.  31.  27. 

*8  ver.  18. 

« Ex.  32.  11,  &c. 
«Gen.  41.  57.  1 

Sam.  14.  25. 


«Ex.  32.  12.  Num. 
14.  IG. 

« ch.  4.  20.  1 Kin. 
8.  51.  Nell.  1. 10.  Ps. 
95.  7. 

Ex.  .34.  1,  2. 

2 Ex.  25.  10. 


very  angry  with  Aaron  to  have  destroyed  him  : and 

21  I prayed  for  Aaron  also  the  same  time.  And  I took 
your  sin,  the  calf  which  ye  had  made,  and  burnt  it 
with  fire,  and  stamped  it,  grinding  it  very  small, 
until  it  was  as  fine  as  dust  : and  I cast  the  dust 
thereof  into  the  brook  that  descended  out  of  the 

22  mount.  And  at  Taberah,  and  at  Massah,  and  at 
Kibroth-hattaavah,  ye  provoked  the  Lord  to  wrath. 

23  And  when  the  Lord  sent  you  from  Kadesh-barnea, 
saying.  Go  up  and  possess  the  land  which  I have 
given  you  ; then  ye  rebelled  against  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  believed  him 

24  not,  nor  hearkened  to  his  voice.  Ye  have  been  re- 
bellious against  the  Lord  from  the  day  that  I knew 

25  you.  So  I fell  down  before  the  Lord  the  forty 
days  and  forty  nights  that  I fell  down  ; because  the 

26  Lord  had  said  he  would  destroy  you.  And  I prayed 
unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O Lord  God,  destroy  not 
thy  people  and  thine  inlieritance,  which  thou  hast 
redeemed  through  thy  greatness,  which  thou  hast 
brought  forth  out  of  Egypt  with  a mighty  hand. 

27  Remember  thy  servants,  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Ja- 
cob ; look  not  unto  the  stubbornness  of  this  people, 

28  nor  to  their  wickedness,  nor  to  their  sin  : lest  the 
land  whence  thou  broughtest  us  out  say,  Because 
the  Lord  was  not  able  to  bring  them  mto  the  land 
which  he  promised  unto  them,  and  because  he  hated 
them,  he  hath  brought  them  out  to  slay  them  in  the 

29  wilderness.  Yet  they  are  thy  people  and  thine  in- 
heritance, which  thou  broughtest  out  by  thy  great 
power  and  by  thy  stretched  out  arm. 


10  At  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Hew  thee 
two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the  first,  and  come  up 
unto  me  into  the  mount,  and  make  thee  an  ark  of 

2 wood.  And  I will  write  on  the  tables  the  words 
that  were  on  the  first  tables  which  thou  brakest,  and 

3 thou  shalt  put  them  in  the  ark.  So  I made  an  ark 
of  acacia  wood,  and  hewed  two  tables  of  stone  like 
unto  the  first,  and  went  up  into  the  mount,  having 

4 the  two  tables  in  mine  hand.  And  he  wrote  on  the 
tables,  according  to  the  first  writing,  the  ten  “ com- 
mandments, which  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  in  the 
mount  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire  in  the  day  of  the 

5 assembly  : and  the  Lord  gave  them  unto  me.  And 
I turned  and  came  down  from  the  mount,  and  put 
the  tables  in  the  ark  which  I had  made  ; and  there 

6 they  be,  as  the  Lord  commanded  me.  (And  the 
children  of  Israel  journeyed  from  ^ Beeroth  Bene- 
jaakan  to  Moserah  : there  Aaron  died,  and  there  he 


8 Ex.  25.  16,  21. 

* Ex.  2.5.  5,  10.  & 37. 

' 3 Ex.  34.  4. 

0 Ex.  34.  28. 

7 Ex.  20.  1. 


8 Ex.  19.  17.  ch.  9. 
10.  & 18.  IG. 

0 Ex.  34.  29. 

1"  Ex.  40.  20. 

7'  1 Kin.  8.  9. 

>2  Nuia.  33.  31. 


13  Num.  33.  30. 
o Num.  20.  28.  & 33. 
38. 

a Heb.  words, 
b Or,  the  wells  of  the 
children  of  Jaakan. 


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Eleazar  his  son  ministered  in  the  priest’s  office  in  his 
stead. 

7 i®From  thence  they  journeyed  unto  Gudgodah  ; 
and  from  Gudgodah  to  Jothath,  a land  of  rivers  of 
waters. 

8 T[  At  that  time  i®the  Lord  separated  the  tribe  of 
Levi,  to  bear  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 

to  stand  before  the  Lord  to  minister  unto  him,  and 

to  bless  in  his  name,  unto  this  day. 

9 2®  Wherefore  Levi  hath  no  part  nor  inheritance 
with  his  brethren  ; the  Lord  is  his  inheritance,  accord- 
ing as  the  Lord  thy  God  promised  him. 

10  And  stayed  in  the  mount,  according  to  the 
first  time,  forty  days  and  forty  nights  ; and  the  Lord 
hearkened  unto  me  at  that  time  also,  and  the  Lord 
would  not  destroy  thee. 

11  23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Arise,  take  thy 
journey  before  the  people,  that  they  may  go  in  and 
possess  the  land,  which  I sware  unto  their  fathers  to 
give  unto  them. 

12  ^ And  now,  Israel,  2^  what  doth  the  Lord  thy 
God  require  of  thee,  but  25  to  fear  the  Lord  thy  God, 
2®  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  2?  to  love  him,  and  to 
serve  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart  and  with  all 
thy  soul, 

13  To  keep  the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  and  his 
statutes,  which  I command  thee  this  day  28  for  thy 
good  ? 

14  Behold,  2®  the  heaven  and  the  heaven  of  heavens 
is  the  Lord’s  thy  God,  3®  the  earth  also^  with  all  that 
therein  is. 

15  31  Only  the  Lord  had  a delight  in  thy  fathers  to 
love  them,  and  he  chose  their  seed  after  them,  even  you 
above  all  people,  as  it  is  this  day. 

16  Circumcise  therefore  32  the  foreskin  of  your  heart, 
and  be  no  more  38  stiffnecked. 

17  For  the  Lord  your  God  is  34  God  of  gods,  and 
33  Lord  of  lords,  a great  God,  36  a mighty,  and  a ter- 
rible, which  37regardeth  not  persons,  nor  taketh  re- 
ward : 

18  38  jje  doth  execute  the  judgment  of  the  fatherless 
and  widow,  and  loveth  the  stranger,  in  giving  him  food 
and  raiment. 

19  39  Love  ye  therefore  the  stranger  : for  ye  were 
strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

20  ^®  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God  ; him  shalt 
thou  serve,  and  to  him  shalt  thou  cleave,  ^2  and  swear 
by  his  name. 

21  ^3  He  is  thy  praise,  and  he  is  thy  God,  44  that  hath 
done  for  thee  these  great  and  terrible  things,  which 
thine  eyes  have  seen. 

22  Thy  fathers  went  down  into  Egypt  ^3  with  three- 
score and  ten  persons  ; and  now  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  made  thee  as  the  stars  of  heaven  for  multitude. 


15  N«in.  33.  32, 33. 

15  Num.  3.  6.  & 4.  4. 
& 8.  14.  & 16.  9. 

11  Num.  4.  15. 

18  ch.  18.  5. 

19  Lev.  9.  22.  Num. 
6.23.  ch.  21.  5. 

20  Num.  18.  20,  24. 
ch.  18.  1,  2.  Ezek.  44. 
28. 


21  Ex.  34.  28.  ch.  9. 
18,  25. 

22  Ex.  32.  14,  33,  34. 
& 33.  17.  ch.  9.  19. 

23  Ex.  32.  34.  & 33. 

1. 

24  Mic.  6.  8. 

25  ch.  6.  13. 

26  ch.  5.  33. 

27  ch.  6.  5.  & 11.  13. 


& 30.  16,  20.  Matt.  22. 
37. 

28  ch.  6.  24. 

29  1 Kin.  8.  27.  Ps. 
115.  16.  & 148.  4. 

30  Gen.  14.  19.  Ex. 
19.  5.  Ps.  24.  1. 

31  ch.  4.  37. 

32  See  Lev.  26.  41. 
ch.  30.  6.  Jer.  4.  4. 


was  buried  ; and  Eleazar  his  son  ministered  in  the 

7 priest’s  office  in  his  stead.  From  thence  they  jour- 
neyed unto  Gudgodah  ; and  from  Gudgodah  to  Jot- 

8 bathah,  a land  of  brooks  of  water.  At  that  time 
the  Lord  separated  the  tribe  of  Levi,  to  bear  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  to  stand  before  the 
Lord  to  minister  unto  him,  and  to  bless  in  his  name, 

9 unto  this  day.  Wherefore  Levi  hath  no  portion  nor 
inheritance  with  his  brethren  ; the  Lord  is  his  in- 
heritance, according  as  the  Lord  thy  God  spake 

10  unto  him.)  And  I stayed  in  the  mount,  as  at  the 
first  time,  forty  days  and  forty  nights  : and  the 
Lord  hearkened  unto  me  that  time  also  ; the  Lord 

11  would  not  destroy  thee.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
me.  Arise,  take  thy  journey  before  the  people  ; and 
they  shall  go  in  and  possess  the  land,  which  I sware 
unto  their  fathers  to  give  unto  them. 


12  And  now,  Israel,  what  doth  the  Lord  thy  God 
require  of  thee,  but  to  fear  the  Lord  thy  God,  to 
walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  love  him,  and  to  serve 
the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart  and  with  all 

13  thy  soul,  to  keep  the  commandments  of  the  Lord, 
and  his  statutes,  which  I command  thee  this  day  for 

14  thy  good  ? Behold,  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  be- 
longeth  the  heaven,  and  the  heaven  of  heavens,  the 

15  earth,  with  all  that  therein  is.  Only  the  Lord  had 
a delight  in  thy  fathers  to  love  them,  and  he  chose 
their  seed  after  them,  even  you  above  all  peoples, 

16  as  at  this  day.  Circumcise  therefore  the  foreskin 

17  of  your  heart,  and  be  no  more  stiffnecked.  For  the 
Lord  your  God,  he  is  God  of  gods,  and  Lord  of 
lords,  the  great  God,  the  mighty,  and  the  terrible, 
which  regardeth  not  persons,  nor  taketh  reward. 

18  He  doth  execute  the  judgement  of  the  fatherless 
and  widow,  and  loveth  the  stranger,  in  giving  him 

19  food  and  raiment.  Love  ye  therefore  the  stranger  : 

20  for  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt.  Thou 
shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God  ; him  shalt  thou  serve  ; 
and  to  him  shalt  thou  cleave,  and  by  his  name  shalt 

21  thou  swear.  He  is  thy  praise,  and  he  is  thy  God, 
that  hath  done  for  thee  these  great  and  terrible 

22  things,  which  thine  eyes  have  seen.  Thy  fathers 
went  down  into  Egypt  with  threescore  and  ten  per- 
sons ; and  now  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  made  thee 
as  the  stars  of  heaven  for  multitude. 


Rom.  2.  28,  29.  Col. 

2.  11. 

33  ch.  9.  6, 13. 

34  Josh.  22.  22.  Ps. 
136.  2.  Dan.  2.  47.  & 
11.  36. 

35  Rev.  17.  14.  & 19. 
16. 

36  ch.  7.  21. 

37  2 Chr.  19.  7.  Job 


34.  19.  Acts  10.  34. 
Rom.  2.  11.  Gal.  2.  6. 
Eph.  6.  9.  Col.  8.  25. 
1 Pet.  1.  17. 

38  Ps.  68.  5.  & 146.  9. 

39  Lev.  19.  83,  34. 

40  ch.  6.  13.  Matt. 
4.  10.  Luke  4.  8. 

41  ch.  11.  22.  & 13.  4. 

42  Ps.  63.  11. 


43  Ex.  15.  2.  Ps.  22. 
3.  Jer.  17.  14. 

44 1 Sam.  12.  24.  2 
Sam.  7.  23.  Ps.  106. 
21,  22. 

45  Gen.  46.  27.  Ex. 
1.  5.  Acts  7.  14. 

46  Gen.  15.  5.  ch.  1. 
10.  & 28.  62. 

c Or,  out  of. 


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CHAPTER  XI. 

1 An  i>xhortation  to  obedience.  2 by  their  own  experience  of  God's  great 
work's^  8 by  promise  of  God's  great  blessings.,  16  and  by  threatenings. 
18  A earful  study  is  required  in  God's  ivords.  26  The  blessing  and 
curse  is  set  before  them. 

Therefore  thou  shalt  ^ love  the  lord  thy  God, 
and  2 keep  his  charge,  and  his  statutes,  and  his 
judgments,  and  his  commandments,  alway. 

2  And  know  ye  this  day  : for  / speak  not  with  your 
children  which  have  not  known,  and  which  have  not 
seen  ®the  chastisement  of  the  Lord  your  God,  ^his 
greatness,  ® his  mighty  hand,  and  his  stretched  out  arm, 
3 ® And  his  miracles,  and  his  acts,  which  he  did  in 
the  midst  of  Egypt  unto  Pharaoh  the  king  of  Egypt, 
and  unto  all  his  land  ; 

4  And  what  he  did  unto  the  army  of  Egypt,  unto 
their  horses,  and  to  their  chariots  ; ^ how  he  made  the 
water  of  the  Red  sea  to  overflow  them  as  they  pursued 
after  you,  and  how  the  Lord  hath  destroyed  them  unto 
this  day  ; 

5  And  what  he  did  unto  you  in  the  wilderness,  until 
ye  came  into  this  place  ; 

6  And  ® what  he  did  unto  Dathan  and  Abiram,  the 
sons  of  Eliab,  the  son  of  Reuben  : how  the  earth  opened 
her  mouth,  and  swallowed  them  up,  and  their  house- 
holds, and  their  tents,  and  all  the  substance  that  was  in 
their  possession,  in  the  midst  of  all  Israel  : 

7  But  ® your  eyes  have  seen  all  the  great  acts  of  the 
Lord  which  he  did. 

8  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  all  the  commandments 
which  I command  you  this  day,  that  ye  may  be 
strong,  and  go  in  and  possess  the  land,  whither  ye  go 
to  possess  it  ; 

9  And  that  ye  may  prolong  your  days  in  the  land, 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers  to  give  unto 
them  and  to  their  seed,  a land  that  floweth  with  milk 
and  honey. 

10  T[  For  the  land,  whither  thou  goest  in  to  possess 
it,  is  not  as  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  whence  ye  came 
out,  where  thou  sowedst  thy  seed,  and  wateredst  it 
with  thy  foot,  as  a garden  of  herbs  : 

11  But  the  land,  whither  ye  go  to  possess  it,  is  a 
land  of  hills  and  valleys,  and  drinketh  water  of  the  rain 
of  heaven ; 

12  A land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  careth  for  : the 
eyes  of  the  Lord  thy  God  are  always  upon  it,  from  the 
beginning  of  the  year  even  unto  the  end  of  the  year. 

13  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  shall  hearken 
diligently  unto  my  commandments  which  I command 
you  this  day,  to  love  the  Lord  your  God,  and  to  serve 
liim  with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul, 

14  That  I will  give  you  the  rain  of  your  land  in 
his  due  season,  ^ the  first  rain  and  the  latter  rain,  that 
thou  mayest  gather  in  thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine 
oil. 

15  And  I will  send  grass  in  thy  fields  for  thy  cat- 
tle, that  thou  mayest  eat  and  be  full. 

16  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  that  your  heart  be  not 
deceived,  and  ye  turn  aside,  and  ^4  serve  other  gods, 
and  worship  them  ; 

17  And  then  ^^the  Lord’s  wrath  be  kindled  against 
you,  and  he  ^6  shut  up  the  heaven,  that  there  be  no  rain, 

1 ch.  10.  12.  & .30. 16,  c Pg.  78.  12.  & 135.  i”  Josh.  1.  G,  7. 

20-  9.  11  ch.  4.  40.  & 6.  16. 

* Zech.  3.  7.  V px.  14.  27,  28.  & Pro.  10.  27. 

® ch.  8.  5.  If,.  0,  10.  Ps.  100.  11.  12  ch.  9.  5. 

* •'>.  24.  » Niiin.  10.  1,  31.  & Ex.  3.  8. 

6ch.  7.  19.  27.3.  Ps.  100.  17.  Zech.  14.  18. 

« ch.  5.  3.  & 7.  19.  n'-ch.  8.  7. 


11  Therefore  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
keep  his  charge,  and  his  statutes,  and  his  judge- 

2 ments,  and  his  commandments,  alway.  And  know 
ye  this  day  : for  I speak  not  with  your  children 
which  have  not  known,  and  which  have  not  seen  the 
“chastisement  of  the  Lord  your  God,  his  greatness, 

3 his  miglity  hand,  and  his  stretched  out  arm,  and  his 
signs,  and  his  works,  which  he  did  in  the  midst  of 
Egypt  unto  Pharaoh  the  king  of  Egypt,  and  unto 

4 all  his  land  ; and  what  he  did  unto  the  army  of 
Egypt,  unto  their  horses,  and  to  their  chariots  ; how 
he  made  the  water  of  the  Red  Sea  to  overflow  them 
as  they  pursued  after  you,  and  how  the  Lord  hath 

5 destroyed  them  unto  this  day  ; and  what  he  did  unto 
you  in  the  wilderness,  until  ye  came  unto  this  place  ; 

6 and  what  he  did  unto  Dathan  and  Abiram,  the  sons 
of  Eliab,  the  son  of  Reuben  ; how  the  earth  opened 
her  mouth,  and  swallowed  them  up,  and  their  house- 
holds, and  their  tents,  and  every  living  thing  that 

7 followed  them,  in  the  midst  of  all  Israel  : but  your 
eyes  have  seen  all  the  great  work  of  the  Lord 

8 which  he  did.  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  all  the  com- 
mandment which  I command  thee  this  day,  that  ye 
may  be  strong,  and  go  in  and  possess  the  land, 

9 whither  ye  go  over  to  possess  it  ; and  that  ye  may 
prolong  your  days  upon  the  land,  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers  to  give  unto  them  and  to 
their  seed,  a land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 

10  For  the  land,  whither  thou  goest  in  to  possess  it,  is 
not  as  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  whence  ye  came  out, 
where  thou  sowedst  thy  seed,  and  wateredst  it  with 

11  thy  foot,  as  a garden  of  herbs  : but  the  land,  whither 
ye  go  over  to  possess  it,  is  a land  of  hills  and  val- 

12  leys,  and  drinketh  water  of  the  rain  of  heaven  : a 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  careth  for  ; the 
eyes  of  the  Lord  thy  God  are  always  upon  it,  from 
the  beginning  of  the  year  even  unto  the  end  of  the 
year. 


13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  shall  hearken  dili- 
gently unto  my  commandments  which  I command 
you  this  day,  to  love  the  Lord  your  God,  and  to 
serve  him  with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul, 

14  that  I will  give  the  rain  of  your  land  in  its  season, 
the  former  rain  and  the  latter  rain,  that  thou  mayest 

15  gather  in  thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine  oil.  And 
I will  give  grass  in  thy  fields  for  thy  cattle,  and  thou 

16  shalt  eat  and  be  full.  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  lest 
your  heart  be  deceived,  and  ye  turn  aside,  and  serve 

17  other  gods,  and  worship  them  ; and  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  be  kindled  against  you,  and  he  shut  up  the 


1 Kin.  9.  3.  2'  Ps.  104.  14.  2^,  ch.  6.  15. 

J'!'  ver.  22.  ch.  6. 17.  22  d,.  6.  11.  Joel  2.  2(t  1 Kin.  8.  35.  2 

IS  cli.  10.  12.  19.  Chr.  6.  26.  & 7.  13. 

Lev.  26.  4.  ch.  2.t  ch.  29.  18.  Job  a.  Or,  insfriict Ion. 

2cS.  12.  31.27.  bHGh..wckethaftcr. 

2"Joel2.  23.  Jam.  '-4  ch.  8.  19.  & 30. 

6.  7.  17. 


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and  that  the  land  yield  not  her  fruit ; and  lest  ye  per- 
ish quickly  from  off  the  good  land  which  the  Lord 
giveth  you. 

18  T[  Therefore  shall  ye  lay  up  these  my  words  in 
your  heart  and  in  your  soul,  and  ^9  hiud  them  for  a sign 
upon  your  hand,  that  they  may  be  as  frontlets  between 
your  eyes. 

19  And  ye  shall  teach  them  your  children,  speaking 
of  them  when  thou  sittest  in  tliine  house,  and  when  thou 
walkest  by  the  way,  when  thou  liest  down,  and  when 
thou  risest  up. 

20  And  thou  shalt  write  them  upon  the  door  posts 
of  thine  house,  and  upon  thy  gates  : 

21  That  your  days  may  he  multiplied,  and  the  days 
of  your  children,  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  sware 
unto  your  fathers  to  give  them,  as  the  days  of  heaven 
upon  the  earth. 

22  ^ For  if  ye  shall  diligently  keep  all  these  com- 
mandments which  I command  you,  to  do  them,  to  love 
the  Lord  your  God,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to 
cleave  unto  him  ; 

23  Then  will  the  Lord  drive  out  all  these  nations 
from  before  you,  and  ye  shall  possess  greater  nations 
and  mightier  than  yourselves. 

24  Every  place  whereon  the  soles  of  your  feet  shall 
tread  shall  be  your’s  : from  the  wilderness  and  Le- 
banon, from  the  river,  the  river  Euphrates,  even  unto 
the  uttermost  sea  shall  your  coast  be. 

25  There  shall  no  man  be  able  to  stand  before  you  : 
for  the  Lord  your  God  shall  lay  the  fear  of  you  and 
the  dread  of  you  upon  all  the  land  that  ye  shall  tread 
upon,  as  he  hath  said  unto  you. 

26  T[  Behold,  I set  before  you  this  day  a blessing 
and  a curse  ; 

27  ^^A  blessing,  if  ye  obey  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord  your  God,  which  I command  you  this  day  : 

28  And  a ^ curse,  if  ye  will  not  obey  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  your  God,  but  turn  aside  out  of  the 
way  which  I command  you  this  day,  to  go  after  other 
gods,  which  ye  have  not  known. 

29  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  brought  thee  in  unto  the  land  whither  thou 
goest  to  possess  it,  that  thou  shalt  put  the  blessing 
upon  mount  Gerizim,  and  the  curse  upon  mount  Ebal. 

30  Are  they  not  on  the  other  side  Jordan,  by  the 
way  where  the  sun  goeth  down,  in  the  land  of  the  Ca- 
naanites,  which  dwell  in  the  champaign  over  against 
Gilgal,  beside  the  plains  of  Moreh  ? 

31  ^^For  ye  shall  pass  over  Jordan  to  go  in  to  pos- 
sess the  land  which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth  you,  and 
ye  shall  possess  it,  and  dwell  therein. 

32  And  ye  shall  observe  to  do  all  the  statutes  and 
judgments  which  I set  before  you  tliis  day. 


CHAPTER  XII. 


1 Monuments  of  idolatry  are  to  be  destro^jed.  5 The  place  of  God's  ser- 
vice is  to  be  kept.  15,  23  Blood  is  forbidden.  17,  20,  26  Holy  things 
must  be  eaten  in  the  holy  place.  19  The  Levite  is  not  to  be  forsaken. 
29  Idolatry  is  not  to  be  enquired  after. 


1 f I IHESE  are  the  statutes  and  judgments,  which  ye 
I shall  observe  to  do  in  the  land,  which  the  Lord 
God  of  thy  fathers  giveth  thee  to  possess  it,  ^ all  the 
days  that  ye  live  upon  the  earth. 


” oh.  4.  26.  & 8.  19, 
20.  & 30.  18.  Josh.  23. 
13,  15,  16. 

28  ch.  6.  6.  & 32.  46. 

29  ch.  6.  8. 

30  ch.  4.  9,  10.  & 6. 

7. 


31  Ch.  6.  9. 

32  ch.  4.  40.  & 6.  2. 
Pro.  3.  2.  & 4.  10.  & 9. 
11. 

33  Ps.  72.  5.  & 89.  29. 
31  ver.  13.  ch.  6. 17. 


35  ch.  10.  20.  & 30. 
20. 

36  ch.  4.  38.  & 9.  5. 
31  ch.  9.  1. 

38  Josh.  1.  3.  & 14.  9. 

39  Gen.  15.  18.  Ex. 


heaven,  that  there  be  no  rain,  and  that  the  land  yield 
not  her  fruit  ; and  ye  perish  quickly  from  off  the  good 

18  land  which  the  Lord  giveth  you.  Therefore  shall 
ye  lay  up  these  my  words  in  your  heart  and  in  your 
soul  ; and  ye  shall  bind  them  for  a sign  upon  your 
hand,  and  they  shall  be  for  frontlets  between  your 

19  eyes.  And  ye  shall  teach  them  your  children,  talk- 
ing of  them,  when  thou  sittest  in  thine  housO,  and 
when  thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou  liest 

20  down,  and  when  thou  risest  up.  And  thou  shalt 
write  them  upon  the  door  posts  of  thine  house,  and 

21  upon  thy  gates  : that  your  days  may  be  multiplied, 
and  the  days  of  your  children,  upon  the  land  which 
the  Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers  to  give  them,  as 

22  the  days  of  the  heavens  above  the  earth.  For  if'  ye 
shall  diligently  keep  all  this  commandment  which  I 
command  you,  to  do  it ; to  love  the  Lord  your  God, 

23  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  cleave  unto  him  ; then 
will  the  Lord  drive  out  all  these  nations  from  be- 
fore you,  and  ye  shall  possess  nations  greater  and 

24  mightier  than  yourselves.  Every  place  whereon  the 
sole  of  your  foot  shall  tread  shall  be  yours  : from  the 
wilderness,  and  Lebanon,  from  the  river,  the  river 
Euphrates,  even  unto  the  hinder  sea  shall  be  your 

25  border.  There  shall  no  man  be  able  to  stand  before 
you  : the  Lord  your  God  shall  lay  the  fear  of  you 
and  the  dread  of  you  upon  all  the  land  that  ye 
shall  tread  upon,  as  he  hath  spoken  unto  you. 


26  Behold,  I set  before  you  this  day  a blessing  and  a 

27  curse  ; the  blessing,  if  ye  shall  hearken  unto  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God,  which  I com- 

28  mand  you  this  day  : and  the  curse,  if  ye  shall  not 
hearken  unto  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  but  turn  aside  out  of  the  way  which  I com- 
mand you  this  day,  to  go  after  other  gods,  which  ye 
have  not  known. 

29  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  bring  thee  into  the  land  whither  thou  goest  to 
possess  it,  that  thou  shalt  set  the  blessing  upon 
mount  Gerizim,  and  the  curse  upon  mount  Ebal. 

30  Are  they  not  beyond  Jordan,  behind  the  way  of  the 
going  down  of  the  sun,  in  the  land  of  the  Canaanites 
which  dwell  in  the  Arabah,  over  against  Gilgal, 

31  beside  the  ^ oaks  of  Moreh  ? For  ye  are  to  pass  over 
Jordan  to  go  in  to  possess  the  land  which  the  Lord 
your  God  giveth  you,  and  ye  shall  possess  it,  and 

32  dwell  therein.  And  ye  shall  observe  to  do  all  the 
statutes  and  the  judgements  which  I set  before  you 
this  day. 


12  These  are  the  statutes  and  the  judgements,  which 
ye  shall  observe  to  do  in  the  land  which  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  thy  fathers,  hath  given  thee  to 
possess  it,  all  the  days  that  ye  live  upon  the  earth. 


23.  31.  Num.  34.  3, 
&c. 

40  ch.  7.  24. 

41  ch.  2.  25. 

42  Ex.  23.  27. 

43  ch.  30.  1,  15, 19. 

44  ch.  28.  2. 


45  ch.  28.  15. 

48  ch.  27.  12,  13. 
Josh.  8.  33. 

41  Gen.  12.  6.  Judg. 
7.  1. 

48  ch.  9.  1.  Josh.  1. 

11. 


49  ch.  5.  32.  & 12. 
32. 

1 ch.  6.  1. 

2 ch.  4.  10.  1 Kin. 
8.  40. 

c Tliat  is,  western, 
d Or,  terebinths. 


DEUTERONOMY,  XII. 


283 


2 3 Ye  shall  utterly  destroy  all  the  places,  wherein 
the  nations  which  ye  shall  possess  served  their  gods, 
^upon  the  liigh  mountains,  and  upon  the  hills,  and  under 
every  green  tree  : 

3 And  ® ye  shall  overthrow  their  altars,  and  break 
their  pillars,  and  burn  their  groves  with  fire  ; and  ye 
shall  hew  down  the  graven  images  of  their  gods,  and 
destroy  the  names  of  them  out  of  that  place. 

4 ® Ye  shall  not  do  so  unto  the  Lord  your  God. 

5 But  unto  the  place  wliich  the  Lord  your  God  shall 
7 choose  out  of  all  your  tribes  to  put  his  name  there, 
even  unto  his  habitation  shall  ye  seek,  and  thither  thou 
shalt  come  : 

6 And  ® thither  ye  shall  bring  your  burnt  offerings, 
and  your  sacrifices,  and  your  ® tithes,  and  heave  offer- 
ings of  your  hand,  and  your  vows,  and  your  freewill 
offerings,  and  the  firstlings  of  your  herds  and  of  your 
flocks  : 

7 And  there  ye  shall  eat  before  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  ^^ye  shall  rejoice  in  all  that  ye  put  your  hand 
unto,  ye  and  your  households,  wherein  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  blessed  thee. 

8 Ye  shall  not  do  after  all  the  things  that  we  do  here 
this  day,  every  man  whatsoever  is  right  in  his  own 
eyes. 

9 For  ye  are  not  as  yet  come  to  the  rest  and  to  the 
inheritance,  which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth  you. 

10  But  when  ye  go  over  Jordan,  and  dwell  in  the 
land  which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth  you  to  inherit, 
and  when  he  giveth  you  rest  from  all  your  enemies  round 
about,  so  that  ye  dwell  in  safety  ; 

11  Then  there  shall  be  ^^a  place  which  the  Lord 
your  God  shall  choose  to  cause  his  name  to  dwell  there  ; 
thither  shall  ye  bring  all  that  I command  you  ; your 
burnt  offerings,  and  your  sacrifices,  your  tithes,  and 
the  heave  offering  of  your  hand,  and  all  your  choice 
vows  which  ye  vow  unto  the  Lord  : 

12  And  i^ye  shall  rejoice  before  the  Lord  your 
God,  ye,  and  your  sons,  and  your  daughters,  and  your 
menservants,  and  your  maidservants,  and  the  Levite 
that  is  within  your  gates  ; forasmuch  as  he  hath  no 
part  nor  inheritance  with  you. 

13  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  offer  not  thy 
burnt  offerings  in  every  place  that  thou  seest  : 

14  But  in  the  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose 
in  one  of  thy  tribes,  there  thou  shalt  offer  thy  burnt 
offerings,  and  there  thou  shalt  do  all  that  I command 
thee. 

15  Notwithstanding  thou  mayest  kill  and  eat  flesh 
in  all  thy  gates,  whatsoever  thy  soul  lusteth  after,  ac- 
cording to  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  thy  God  which  he 
hath  given  thee  : the  unclean  and  the  clean  may  eat 
thereof,  as  of  the  roebuck,  and  as  of  the  hart. 

16  Only  ye  shall  not  eat  the  blood  ; ye  shall  pour 
it  upon  the  earth  as  water. 

17  Thou  mayest  not  eat  within  thy  gates  the  tithe 
of  thy  corn,  or  of  thy  wine,  or  of  thy  oil,  or  the  first- 
lings of  thy  herds  or  of  thy  flock,  nor  any  of  thy  vows 
which  thou  vowest,  nor  thy  freewill  offerings,  or  heave 
offering  of  thine  hand  : 

18  28  jjiit  n^ust  eat  them  before  the  Lord  thy 

8 Ex.  34.  13.  ch.  Josh.  9.  27.  1 Kin.  8.  ” ver.  12,  18.  Lev. 

7.  5.  29.  2 Chr.  7.  12.  Ps.  23.  40.  ch.  IG.  11,  14, 

< 2 Kin.  IG.  4.  & 17.  78.  G8.  15.  & 2G.  11.  & 27.  7. 

10,11.  .Ter.  3.  G.  8 Lev.  17.  3,  4.  12  Judg.  17.  G.  & 21. 

8 Num.  33. 52.  Judg.  » ver.  17.  cli.  14.  25. 

2.  2.  22,  23.  & 15.  19,  20.  ch.  11.  31. 

® ver.  31.  10  cln  14.  2G.  “ ver.  5,  14,  18,  21, 

' ver.  11.  ch.  2G.  2. 


2 Ye  shall  surely  destroy  all  the  places,  wherein  the 
nations  which  ye  shall  possess  served  their  gods, 
upon  the  high  mountains,  and  upon  the  hills,  and 

3 under  every  green  tree  : and  ye  shall  break  down 
their  altars,  and  dash  in  pieces  their  « pillars,  and 
burn  their  Asherim  with  fire  ; and  ye  shall  hew 
down  the  graven  images  of  their  gods  ; and  ye  shall 

4 destroy  their  name  out  of  that  place.  Ye  shall  not 

5 do  so  unto  the  Lord  your  God.  But  unto  the  place 
which  the  Lord  your  God  shall  choose  out  of  all  your 
tribes  to  put  his  name  there,  even  unto  his  habitation 

6 shall  ye  seek,  and  thither  thou  shalt  come  : and 
thither  ye  shall  bring  your  burnt  offerings,  and  your 
sacrifices,  and  your  tithes,  and  the  heave  offering  of 
your  hand,  and  your  vows,  and  your  freewill  offer- 
ings, and  the  firstlings  of  your  herd  and  of  your 

7 flock  : and  there  ye  shall  eat  before  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  ye  shall  rejoice  in  all  that  ye  put  your  hand 
unto,  ye  and  your  households,  wherein  the  Lord  thy 

8 God  hath  blessed  thee.  Ye  shall  not  do  after  all  the 
things  that  we  do  here  this  day,  every  man  whatso- 

9 ever  is  right  in  his  own  eyes  : for  ye  are  not  as  yet 
come  to  the  rest  and  to  the  inheritance,  which  the 

10  Lord  your  God  giveth  thee.  But  when  ye  go  over 
Jordan,  and  dwell  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  causeth  you  to  inherit,  and  he  giveth  you  rest 
from  all  your  enemies  round  about,  so  that  ye  dwell 

11  in  safety  ; then  it  shall  come  to  pass  that  the  place 
which  the  Lord  your  God  shall  choose  to  cause  his 
name  to  dwell  there,  thither  shall  ye  bring  all  that 
I command  you  ; your  burnt  offerings,  and  your 
sacrifices,  your  tithes,  and  the  heave  offering  of  your 
hand,  and  all  your  choice  vows  which  ye  vow  unto 

12  the  Lord  : and  ye  shall  rejoice  before  the  Lord 
your  God,  ye,  and  your  sons,  and  your  daughters, 
and  your  menservants,  and  your  maidservants,  and 
the  Levite  that  is  within  your  gates,  forasmuch  as 

13  he  hath  no  portion  nor  inheritance  with  you.  Take 
heed  to  thyself  that  thou  offer  not  thy  burnt  offerings 

14  in  every  place  that  thou  seest  : but  in  the  place 
which  the  Lord  shall  choose  in  one  of  thy  tribes, 
there  thou  shalt  offer  thy  burnt  offerings,  and  there 

15  thou  shalt  do  all  that  I command  thee.  Notwith- 
standing thou  mayest  kill  and  eat  flesh  witliin  all  thy 
gates,  after  all  the  desire  of  thy  soul,  according  to 
the  blessing  of  the  Lord  thy  God  which  he  hath 
given  thee  : the  unclean  and  the  clean  may  eat 

16  thereof,  as  of  the  gazelle,  and  as  of  the  hart.  Only 
ye  shall  not  eat  the  blood  ; thou  shalt  pour  it  out 

17  upon  the  earth  as  water.  Tliou  mayest  not  eat 
within  thy  gates  the  tithe  of  thy  corn,  or  of  thy 
wine,  or  of  thine  oil,  or  the  firstlings  of  thy  herd  or 
of  thy  flock,  nor  any  of  thy  vows  which  thou  vowest, 
nor  thy  freewill  offerings,  nor  the  heave  offering  of 

18  thine  hand  : but  thou  shalt  eat  them  before  the  Lord 


2G.  & ch.  14.  23.  & 15. 
20.  & IG.  2,  *c.  & 17. 
8.  & 18.  G.  & 23.  IG.  & 
2G.  2.  & 31.  11.  .Tosh. 
18.  1.  1 Km.  8.  29. 
Ps.  78.  G8. 

^8  ver.  7. 


18  ch.  10.  9.  & 14. 
29. 

n Lev.  17.  4. 

18  ver.  11. 
li'  ver.  21. 

88  ver.  22. 

21  ch.  14.  5.  & 15. 
22. 


22  Oen.  9.  4.  Lev. 
7.  2G.  & 17.  10.  ch. 
15.  23.  * ver.  23,  24. 

28  ver.  11,  12.  & ck 
14.  23. 

a Or,  obelisks. 


284 


DEUTERONOMY,  XII. 


God  in  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose, 
thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy  manser- 
vant, and  thy  maidservant,  and  the  Levite  that  is  with- 
in thy  gates  : and  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the  Lord 
thy  God  in  all  that  thou  puttest  thine  hands  unto. 

19  24  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  forsake  not  the 
Levite  as  long  as  thou  livest  upon  the  earth. 

20  T[  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  enlarge  thy  bor- 
der, 25  as  he  hath  promised  thee,  and  thou  shalt  say,  I 
will  eat  flesh,  because  thy  soul  longeth  to  eat  flesh  ; 
thou  mayest  eat  flesh,  whatsoever  thy  soul  lusteth 
after. 

21  If  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen 
to  put  his  name  there  be  too  far  from  thee,  then  thou 
shalt  kill  of  thy  herd  and  of  thy  flock,  which  the  Lord 
hath  given  thee,  as  I have  commanded  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  eat  in  thy  gates  whatsoever  thy  soul  lusteth 
after. 

22  26  Even  as  the  roebuck  and  the  hart  is  eaten,  so 
thou  shalt  eat  them  : the  unclean  and  the  clean  shall  eat 
of  them  alike. 

23  Only  be  sure  that  thou  eat  not  the  blood  : 28  for 
the  blood  is  the  life  ; and  thou  mayest  not  eat  the  life 
with  the  flesh. 

24  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it  ; thou  shalt  pour  it  upon  the 
earth  as  water. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it  ; 29  that  it  may  go  well  with 
thee,  and  with  thy  children  after  thee,  when  thou 
shalt  do  that  which  is  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

26  Only  thy  holy  things  which  thou  hast,  and  ^2  thy 
vows,  thou  shalt  take,  and  go  unto  the  place  which  the 
Lord  shall  choose  : 

27  And  thou  shalt  offer  thy  burnt  offerings,  the 
flesh  and  the  blood,  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  : and  the  blood  of  thy  sacrifices  shall  be  poured 
out  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  thou  shalt 
eat  the  flesh. 

28  Observe  and  hear  all  these  words  which  I com- 
mand thee,  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee,  and  with 
thy  children  after  thee  for  ever,  when  thou  doest  that 
which  is  good  and  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

29  ^ When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  cut  off  the  na- 
tions from  before  thee,  whither  thou  goest  to  possess 
them,  and  thou  succeedest  them,  and  dwellest  in  their 
land  ; 

30  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  be  not  snared 
by  following  them,  after  that  they  be  destroyed  from 
before  thee  ; and  that  thou  enquire  not  after  their  gods, 
saying,  How  did  these  nations  serve  their  gods  ? even 
so  will  I do  likewise. 

31  Thou  shalt  not  do  so  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  : 
for  every  abomination  t6  the  Lord,  which  he  hateth, 
have  they  done  unto  their  gods  ; for  even  their  sons 
and  their  daughters  they  have  burnt  in  the  fire  to  their 
gods. 

32  What  thing  soever  I command  you,  observe  to  do 
it : thou  shalt  not  add  thereto,  nor  diminish  from  it. 


thy  God  in  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy 
manservant,  and  thy  maidservant,  and  the  Levite 
that  is  within  thy  gates  ; and  thou  shalt  rejoice 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  all  that  thou  puttest 

19  thine  hand  unto.  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou 
forsake  not  the  Levite  as  long  as  thou  livest  upon 
thy  land. 

20  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  enlarge  thy  border, 
as  he  hath  promised  thee,  and  thou  shalt  say,  I 
will  eat  flesh,  because  thy  soul  desireth  to  eat  flesh  ; 
thou  mayest  eat  flesh,  after  all  the  desire  of  thy 

21  soul.  If  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose  to  put  his  name  there  be  too  far  from  thee, 
then  thou  shalt  kill  of,  thy  herd  and  of  thy  flock, 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  thee,  as  I have  com- 
manded thee,  and  thou  shalt  eat  within  thy  gates, 

22  after  all  the  desire  of  thy  soul.  Even  as  the  gazelle 
and  as  the  hart  is  eaten,  so  thou  shalt  eat  thereof : 
the  unclean  and  the  clean  shall  eat  thereof  alike. 

23  Only  be  sure  that  thou  eat  not  the  blood  : for  the 
blood  is  the  life  ; and  thou  shalt  not  eat  the  life 

24  with  the  flesh.  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it  ; thou  shalt 

25  pour  it  out  upon  the  earth  as  water.  Thou  shalt  not 
eat  it  ; that  it  may  go  well  with  thee,  and  with  thy 
children  after  thee,  when  thou  shalt  do  that  which  is 

26  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord.  Only  thy  holy  things 
which  thou  hast,  and  thy  vows,  thou  shalt  take,  and 

27  go  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose  : and 
thou  shalt  offer  thy  burnt  offerings,  the  flesh  and 
the  blood,  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God  ; and 
the  blood  of  thy  sacrifices  shall  be  poured  oiit  upon 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  thou  shalt  eat 

28  the  flesh.  Observe  and  hear  all  these  words  which 
I command  thee,  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee,  and 
with  thy  children  after  thee  for  ever,  when  thou 
doest  that  which  is  good  and  right  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 


29  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  cut  off  the  nations 
from  before  thee,  whither  thou  goest  in  to  possess 
them,  and  thou  possessest  them,  and  dwellest  in 

30  their  land  ; take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  be  not 
ensnared  ^to  follow  them,  after  that  they  be  de- 
stroyed from  before  thee  ; and  that  thou  inquire  not 
after  their  gods,  saying.  How  do  these  nations  serve 

31  their  gods  ? even  so  will  I do  likewise.  Thou  shalt 
not  do  so  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  : for  every  abomi- 
nation to  the  Lord,  which  he  hateth,  have  they  done 
unto  their  gods  ; for  even  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  do  they  burn  in  the  fire  to  their  gods. 

32  * What  thing  soever  I command  you,  that  shall  ye 
observe  to  do  : thou  shalt  not  add  thereto,  nor 
diminish  from  it. 


24  ch.  14.  27. 

25  Gen.  15.  18.  & 28. 
14.  Ex.  34.  24.  ch. 
11.  24.  & 19.  8. 

25  ver.  15. 

27  ver.  16. 


28  Gen.  9.  4.  Lev. 

17.  11,  14. 

25  ch.  4.  40.  Is.  3. 
10. 

30  Ex.  1.5.  26.  ch. 
13.  18.  1 Kin.  11.  38. 


31  Num.  5.  9,  10.  & 

18.  19. 

32  1 Sam.  1.  21,  22, 
24. 

33  Lev.  1.  5,  9,  13.  & 

17.  11. 


34  ver.  25. 

35  Ex.  23.  23.  ch. 

19.  1.  Josh.  23.  4. 

36  ch.  7.  16. 

37  ver.  4.  Lev.  18. 


3,  26,  30.  2 Kin.  17. 
15. 

38  Lev.  18.  21,  & 20. 
2.  ch.  18.  10.  Jer. 
32.  35.  Ezek.  23.  37. 
30  ch.  4.  2.  & 13.  18. 


Josh.  1.7.  Pro.  30.  6. 
Rev.  22.  18. 
b Heb.  after  them, 
c Or,  that  I also  may 
do  likewise. 

* [Ch.  13.1.  in  Heb.] 


DEUTERONOMY,  XIII. 


285 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 Enticers  to  idolatry,  6 how  near  soever  unto  thee,  9 are  to  he  stoned  to 
death.  12  Idolatrous  cities  are  not  to  be  spared. 

IF  there  arise  among  you  a prophet,  or  a ^ dreamer  of 
dreams,  ^ and  giveth  thee  a sign  or  a wonder, 

2  And  3 the  sign  or  the  wonder  come  to  pass,  where- 
of he  spake  unto  thee,  saying.  Let  us  go  after  other 
gods,  which  thou  hast  not  known,  and  let  us  serve 
them  ; 

3  Thou  shalt  not  hearken  unto  the  words  of  that 
prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of  dreams  : for  the  Lord  your 
God  ^ proveth  you,  to  know  whether  ye  love  the  Lord 
your  God  with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul. 

4  Ye  shall  ^ walk  after  the  Lord  your  God,  and  fear 
him,  and  keep  his  commandments,  and  obey  his  voice, 
and  ye  shall  serve  him,  and  ® cleave  unto  him. 

5  And  that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of  dreams, 
shall  be  put  to  death  ; because  he  hath  spoken  to  turn 
you  away  from  the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you 
out  of  the  laud  of  Egypt,  and  redeemed  you  out  of 
the  house  of  bondage,  to  thrust  thee  out  of  the  way 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  commanded  thee  to  walk  in. 
®So  shalt  thou  put  the  evil  away  from  the  midst  of 
thee. 

6 ® If  thy  brother,  the  son  of  thy  mother,  or  thy 

sou,  or  thy  daughter,  or  the  wife  of  thy  bosom,  or 
thy  friend,  wliich  is  as  thine  own  soul,  entice  thee  se- 
cretly, saying.  Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods,  which 
thou  hast  not  known,  thou,  nor  thy  fathers  ; 

7  Namely,  of  the  gods  of  the  people  which  are  round 
about  you,  nigh  unto  thee,  or  far  o£E  from  thee,  from 
the  one  end  of  the  earth  even  unto  the  other  end  of  the 
earth  ; 

8  Thou  shalt  ^^not  consent  unto  him,  nor  hearken 
unto  him  ; neither  shall  thine  eye  pity  him,  neither 
shalt  thou  spare,  neither  shalt  thou  conceal  him  : 

9  But  thou  shalt  surely  kill  him  ; ^ thine  hand 
shall  be  first  upon  him  to  put  him  to  death,  and  after- 
wards the  hand  of  all  the  people. 

10  And  thou  shalt  stone  him  with  stones,  that  he  die  ; 
because  he  hath  sought  to  thrust  thee  away  from  the 
Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage. 

11  And  12  all  Israel  shall  hear,  and  fear,  and  shall  do 
no  more  any  such  wickedness  as  this  is  among  you. 

12  12  If  thou  shalt  hear  say  in  one  of  thy  cities, 

which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee  to  dwell 
there,  saying, 

13  Certain  men,  the  children  of  Belial,  i^  are  gone 
out  from  among  you,  and  have  i®  withdrawn  the  in- 
habitants of  their  city,  saying,  i®  Let  us  go  and  serve 
other  gods,  which  ye  have  not  known  ; 

14  Then  shalt  thou  enquire,  and  make  search,  and 
ask  diligently  ; and,  behold,  if  it  he  truth,  and  the 
thing  certain,  that  such  abomination  is  wrought  among 

15  Thou  shalt  surely  smite  the  inhabitants  of  that 
city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  destroying  it  utterly, 
and  all  that  is  therein,  and  the  cattle  thereof,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

IG  And  thou  shalt  gather  all  the  spoil  of  it  into  the 


13  If  there  arise  in  the  midst  of  thee  a prophet,  or  a 
dreamer  of  dreams,  and  he  give  thee  a sign  or  a 

2 wonder,  and  the  sign  or  the  wonder  come 
to  pass,  whereof  he  spake  unto  thee,  saying. 
Let  us  go  after  other  gods,  which  thou  hast  not 

3 known,  and  let  us  serve  them  ; thou  shalt  not 
hearken  unto  the  words  of  that  prophet,  or  unto 
that  dreamer  of  dreams  : for  the  Lord  your  God 
proveth  you,  to  know  whether  ye  love  the  Lord 
your  God  with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul. 

4 Ye  shall  walk  after  the  Lord  your  God,  and  fear 
him,  and  keep  his  commandments,  and  obey  his 
voice,  and  ye  shall  serve  him,  and  cleave  unto  him. 

5 And  that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of  dreams,  shall 
be  put  to  death  ; because  he  hath  spoken  “ rebellion 
against  the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  redeemed  thee  out  of  the 
house  of  bondage,  to  draw  thee  aside  out  of  the  way 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  commanded  thee  to  walk 
in.  So  shalt  thou  put  away  the  evil  from  the  midst 
of  thee. 

C If  thy  brother,  the  son  of  thy  mother,  or  thy  son, 
or  thy  daughter,  or  the  wife  of  thy  bosom,  or  thy 
friend,  which  is  as  thine  own  soul,  entice  thee 
secretly,  saying.  Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
which  thou  hast  not  known,  thou,  nor  thy  fathers  ; 

7 of  the  gods  of  the  peoples  which  are  round  about 
you,  nigh  unto  thee,  or  far  off  from  thee,  from  the 
one  end  of  the  earth  even  unto  the  other  end  of  the 

8 earth  ; thou  shalt  not  consent  unto  him,  nor  hearken 
unto  him  ; neither  shall  thine  eye  pity  him,  neither 
shalt  thou  spare,  neither  shalt  thou  conceal  him  : 

9 but  thou  shalt  surely  kill  him  ; thine  hand  shall 
be  first  upon  him  to  put  him  to  death,  and  after- 

10  wards  the  hand  of  all  the  people.  And  thou  shalt 
stone  him  with  stones,  that  he  die  ; because  he  hath 
sought  to  draw  thee  away  from  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out 

11  of  the  house  of  bondage.  And  all  Israel  shall  hear, 
and  fear,  and  shall  do  no  more  any  such  wickedness 
as  this  is  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

12  If  thou  shalt  hear  tell  ^ concerning  one  of  thy 
cities,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  dwell 

13  there,  saying.  Certain  ‘^base  fellows  are  gone  out 
from  the  midst  of  thee,  and  have  drawn  away  the 
inhabitants  of  their  city,  saying.  Let  us  go  and 

14  serve  other  gods,  which  ye  have  not  known  ; then 
shalt  thou  inquire,  and  make  search,  and  ask  dili- 
gently ; and,  behold,  if  it  be  truth,  and  the  thing 
certain,  that  such  abomination  is  wrought  in  the 

15  midst  of  thee  ; thou  shalt  surely  smite  the  inhab- 
itants of  that  city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
^destroying  it  utterly,  and  all  that  is  therein  and 

16  the  cattle  thereof,  with  the  edge  of  the  sword.  And 
thou  shalt  gather  all  the  spoil  of  it  into  the  midst 


1 Zech.  10.  2.  2 Thess.  2.  11.  Rev.  » cli.  17.  7.  & 22.  21,  12  Pro.  1.  10.  1 John  2. 19.  Jude  a Heb.  turning 

2 Matt.  24.  24.  2 13.  14.  22,  24.  1 Cor.  5.  13.  ch.  17.  5.  19.  aside. 

Thess.  2.  9.  52  Kin.  23.  3.  2 « ch.  17.  2.  u ch.  17.  7.  Acts  7.  ^8  2 Kin.  17.  21.  h Or,  in. 

8 See  ch.  18. 22.  Jer.  Chr.  34.  31.  10  See  Gen.  10.  .0.  58.  if  ver.  2,  G.  c Heb.  sons  of 

28.  9.  Matt.  7.  22.  c ch.  10.  20.  & 30.  ch.  28.  CA.  Pro.  5.  20.  i5  ch.  17.  13.  & 19.  20  Kx.  22.  20.  Lev.  worthlessness. 

* ch.  8. 2.  See  Matt.  20.  Mic.  7.  5.  20.  27.  28.  Josh.  G.  17,  d Heb.  devoting  it. 

24.  24.  1 Cor.  11.  19.  ^ ch.  18.  20.  Jer.  n 1 Sam.  18.  1,  3.  & 'o  josh.  22.  11,  &c.  21. 

14.  15.  Zech.  13.  3.  20.  17.  Judg.  20.  1,  2. 


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DEUTERONOMY,  XIV. 


midst  of  the  street  thereof,  and  shalt  burn  with  fire 
the  city,  and  all  the  spoil  thereof  every  whit,  for  the 
Lord  thy  God  : and  it  shall  be  an  heap  for  ever  ; it 
shall  not  be  built  again. 

17  And  23  there  shall  cleave  nought  of  the  cursed 
thing  to  thine  hand  : that  the  Lord  may  ^4  turn  from 
the  fierceness  of  his  anger,  and  shew  thee  mercy,  and 
have  compassion  upon  thee,  and  multiply  thee,  as  he 
hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers  ; 

18  When  thou  shalt  hearken  to  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  all  his  commandments  which 
I command  thee  this  day,  to  do  that  which  is  right  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 God^s  children  are  not  to  disfigure  themselves  in  mourning.  3 What 
may.and  ivhat  may  not  be  eaten,  4 of  beasts,  9 of  fishes,  \l  of  fowls. 
21  That  which  dicth  of  itself  may  not  be  eaten.  22  Tithes  of  divine 
service.  23  Tithes  and  firstlings  of  rejoicing  before  the  Lord.  28  The 
third  year's  tithe  of  alms  and  charity. 

Ye  are  ^ the  children  of  the  Lord  your  God  : ^ ye 
shall  not  cut  yourselves,  nor  make  any  baldness 
between  your  eyes  for  the  dead. 

2  ® For  thou  art  an  holy  people  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  the  Lord  hath  chosen  thee  to  be  a peculiar 
people  unto  himself,  above  all  the  nations  that  are 
upon  the  earth. 

3  1[[  ^ Thou  shalt  not  eat  any  abominable  thing. 

4  ® These  are  the  beasts  which  ye  shall  eat : the  ox, 
the  sheep,  and  the  goat, 

5  The  hart,  and  the  roebuck,  and  the  fallow  deer, 
and  the  wild  goat,  and  the  pygarg,  and  the  wild  ox, 
and  the  chamois. 

6  And  every  beast  that  parteth  the  hoof,  and  cleaveth 
the  cleft  into  two  claws,  and  cheweth  the  cud  among 
the  beasts,  that  ye  shall  eat. 

7  Nevertheless  these  ye  shall  not  eat  of  them  that 
chew  the  cud,  or  of  them  that  divide  the  cloven  hoof  ; 
as  the  camel,  and  the  hare,  and  the  coney  : for  they 
chew  the  cud,  but  divide  not  the  hoof  ; therefore  they 
are  unclean  unto  you. 

8  And  the  swine,  because  it  divideth  the  hoof,  yet 
cheweth  not  the  cud,  it  is  unclean  unto  you  : ye  shall 
not  eat  of  their  flesh,  ® nor  touch  their  dead  carcase. 

9  ^ These  ye  shall  eat  of  all  that  are  in  the  waters  : 
all  that  have  fins  and  scales  shall  ye  eat  : 

10  And  whatsoever  hath  not  fins  and  scales  ye  may 
not  eat  ; it  is  unclean  unto  you. 

11  ^ Of  all  clean  birds  ye  shall  eat. 

12  s But  these  are  they  of  which  ye  shall  not  eat  : the 
eagle,  and  the  ossifrage,  and  the  ospray, 

13  And  the  glede,  and  the  kite,  and  the  vulture  after 
his  kind, 

14  And  every  raven  after  his  kind, 

15  And  the  owl,  and  the  night  hawk,  and  the  cuckow, 
and  the  hawk  after  his  kind, 

16  The  little  owl,  and  the  great  owl,  and  the  swan, 
17  And  the  pelican,  and  the  gier  eagle,  and  the  cor- 
morant, 

18  And  the  stork,  and  the  heron  after  Her  kind,  and 
the  lapwing,  and  the  bat. 

19  And  ® every  creeping  thing  that  flieth  is  unclean 
unto  you  : they  shall  not  be  eaten. 

20  But  of  all  clean  fowls  ye  may  eat. 

21  Josh.  6.  24.  24  Josh.  6.  26.  2 Lev.  19.  28.  & 21. 

22  Josh.  8.  28.  Is.  25  Gen.  22.  17.  & 26.  5.  Jer.  16.  6.  & 41.  5. 

17.  1.  & 25.  2.  Jer.  4,  24.  & 28.  14.  & 47.  5.  1 Thess.  4. 

49.  2.  2g  ch.  12.  25,  28,  32.  13. 

23  ch.  7.  26.  Josh.  i Rom.  8.  16.  & 9.  8,  s Lev.  20.  26.  ch.  7. 

6.  18.  26.  Gal.  3.  26.  C.  & 26.  18,  19. 


of  the  street  thereof,  and  shalt  burn  with  fire  the 
city,  and  all  the  spoil  thereof  « every  whit,  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God  : and  it  shall  be  an heap  for  ever  ; 

17  it  shall  not  be  built  again.  And  there  shall  cleave 
nought  of  the  devoted  thing  to  thine  hand  : that 
the  Lord  may  turn  from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger, 
and  shew  thee  mercy,  and  have  compassion  upon 
thee,  and  multiply  thee,  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy 

18  fathers  ; when  thou  shalt  hearken  to  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  all  his  commandments 
which  I command  thee  this  day,  to  do  that  which 
is  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 


14  Ye  are  the  children  of  the  Lord  your  God  : ye 
shall  not  cut  yourselves,  nor  make  any  baldness 

2 between  your  eyes  for  the  dead.  For  thou  art  an 
holy  people  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  the  Lord 
hath  chosen  thee  to  be  a peculiar  people  unto  him- 
self, “above  all  peoples  that  are  upon  the  face  of 
the  earth. 

3 4 Thou  shalt  not  eat  any  abominable  thing.  These 
are  the  beasts  which  ye  shall  eat  : the  ox,  the  sheep, 

5 and  the  goat,  the  hart,  and  the  gazelle,  and  the  roe- 
buck, and  the  wild  goat,  and  the  pygarg,  and  the 

6 antelope,  and  the  chamois.  And  every  beast  that 
parteth  the  hoof,  and  hath  the  hoof  cloven  in  two, 
and  ^ cheweth  the  cud,  among  the  beasts,  that  ye 

7 shall  eat.  Nevertheless  these  ye  shall  not  eat  of 
them  that  chew  the  cud,  or  of  them  that  have  the 
hoof  cloven  : the  camel,  and  the  hare,  and  the 
^ coney,  because  they  chew  the  cud  but  part  not  the 

8 hoof,  they  are  unclean  unto  you  : and  the  swine, 
because  he  parteth  the  hoof  but  cheweth  not  the 
cud,  he  is  unclean  unto  you  : of  their  flesh  ye  shall 
not  eat,  and  their  carcases  ye  shall  not  touch. 


9  These  ye  shall  eat  of  all  that  are  in  the  waters  : 

10  whatsoever  hath  fins  and  scales  shall  ye  eat  : and 

whatsoever  hath  not  fins  and  scales  ye  shall  not 

eat ; it  is  unclean  unto  you. 

11  12  Of  all  clean  birds  ye  may  eat.  But  these  are 

they  of  which  ye  shall  not  eat : the  ^ eagle,  and  the 

13  gier  eagle,  and  the  ospray  ; and  the  glede,  and  the 

14  falcon,  and  the  kite  after  its  kind  ; and  every  raven 

15  after  its  kind  ; and  the  ostrich,  and  the  night  hawL, 

16  and  the  seamew,  and  the  hawk  after  its  kind  ; the 
little  owl,  and  the  great  owl,  and  the  horned  owl ; 

17  and  the  pelican,  and  the  vulture,  and  the  cormo- 

18  rant  ; and  the  stork,  and  the  heron  after  its  kind, 

19  and  the  hoopoe,  and  the  bat.  And  all  winged 
creeping  things  are  unclean  unto  you  : they  shall 

20  not  be  eaten.  Of  all  clean  fowls  ye  may  eat. 


4 Ezek.  4.  14.  Acts 
10.  13,  14. 

3 Lev.  11.  2,  &c. 

6 Lev.  11.  26,  27. 

7 Lev.  11.  9. 

8 Lev.  11.  13. 


9 Lev.  11.  20. 

10  See  Lev.  11.  21. 

e Or,  as  a whole 
burnt  offering. 

f Or,  mound.  Heb. 
tel. 


a Or,  'out  of. 
b Heb.  bringeth  up. 
c See  Lev.  11.  5. 
d See  Lev.  11.  13, 
&c. 


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21  "ff  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  any  thing  that  dieth  of  it- 
self : thou  shalt  give  it  unto  the  stranger  that  is  in  thy 
gates,  that  he  may  eat  it  ; or  thou  mayest  sell  it  unto 
an  alien  : for  thou  art  an  holy  people  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a kid  in  his  mother’s 
milk. 

22  Thou  shalt  truly  tithe  all  the  increase  of  thy 
seed,  that  the  field  bringeth  forth  year  by  year. 

23  And  thou  shalt  eat  before  the  Lord  thy  God, 
in  the  place  which  he  shall  choose  to  place  his  name 
there,  the  tithe  of  thy  corn,  of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine 
oil,  and  the  firstlings  of  thy  herds  and  of  thy  flocks  ; 
that  thou  mayest  learn  to  fear  the  Lord  thy  God 
always. 

24  And  if  the  way  be  too  long  for  thee,  so  that  thou 
art  not  able  to  carry  it ; or  if  the  place  be  too  far 
from  thee,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  set 
his  name  there,  when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed 
thee  : 

25  Then  shalt  thou  turn  it  into  money,  and  bind  up 
the  money  in  thine  hand,  and  shalt  go  unto  the  place 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  : 

26  And  thou  shalt  bestow  that  money  for  whatsoever 
thy  soul  lusteth  after,  for  oxen,  or  for  sheep,  or  for 
wine,  or  for  strong  drink,  or  for  whatsoever  thy  soul 
desireth  : and  thou  shalt  eat  there  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  thou  shalt  rejoice,  thou,  and  thine  house- 
hold, 

27  And  the  Levite  that  is  within  thy  gates  ; thou 
shalt  not  forsake  him  ; for  he  hath  no  part  nor  in- 
heritance with  thee. 

28  ^ At  the  end  of  three  years  thou  shalt  bring 
forth  all  the  tithe  of  thine  increase  the  same  year,  and 
shalt  lay  it  up  within  thy  gates  : 

29  And  the  Levite,  (because  23  he  hath  no  part  nor 
inheritance  with  thee,)  and  the  stranger,  and  the  fa- 
therless, and  the  widow,  which  are  within  thy  gates, 
shall  come,  and  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  ; that  24  the 
Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all  the  work  of  thine 
hand  which  thou  doest. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  seventh  year  a year  of  release  for  the  poor.  7 It  must  he  no  let  of 
lending  or  giving.  12  An  Hebrew  servant,  16  except  he  will  not  depart, 
must  in  the  seventh  year  go  forth  free  and  well  furnished.  19  All  fir  si- 
ting males  of  the  caitle  are  to  be  sanctified  unto  the  Lord. 

At  the  end  of  ^ every  seven  years  thou  shalt  make  a 
release. 

2  And  this  is  the  manner  of  the  release  : Every 
creditor  that  lendeth  ought  unto  his  neighbour  shall 
release  it;  he  shall  not  exact  it  of  liis  neighbour,  or  of 
his  brother ; because  it  is  called  the  Lord’s  release. 

3  2 Of  a foreigner  thou  mayest  exact  it  again : but 
that  which  is  thine  with  thy  brother  thine  hand  shall  re- 
lease ; 

4  Save  when  there  shall  be  no  poor  among  you  ; 
* for  the  Lord  shall  greatly  bless  thee  in  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance  to 
possess  it : 

5  Only  4 if  thou  carefully  hearken  unto  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe  to  do  all  these  command- 
ments^ which  I command  thee  this  day. 

6  F or  the  Lord  thy  God  blesseth  thee,  as  he  promised 


Lev.  17.  15.  & 22. 
8.  Ezek.  4.  14. 
ver.  2. 

Ex.  23.  19.  & 34. 

26. 

“Lev.  27.  30.  ch. 


12.  G,  17.  Neh.  10.  37. 

“ ch.  12.  5,  G,  7,  17, 
18. 

ch.  15.  19,  20. 

“ ch.  12.  21. 


18  ch.  12.  7, 18.  & 2G. 
11. 

i”  ch.  12.  12,  18,  19. 
Num.  18.  20.  ch. 
18.  1,  2. 


21  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  any  thing  that  dieth  of  itself  ; 
thou  mayest  give  it  unto  the  stranger  that  is  within 
thy  gates,  that  he  may  eat  it  ; or  thou  mayest  sell 
it  unto  a foreigner  : for  thou  art  an  holy  people 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a 
kid  in  its  mother’s  milk. 

22  Thou  shalt  surely  tithe  all  the  increase  of  thy 
seed,  that  which  cometh  forth  of  the  field  year  by 

23  year.  And  thou  shalt  eat  before  the  Lord  thy  God, 
in  the  place  which  he  shall  choose  to  cause  his 
name  to  dwell  there,  the  tithe  of  thy  corn,  of  thy 
wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and  the  firstlings  of  thy 
herd  and  of  thy  flock  ; that  thou  mayest  learn  to 

24  fear  the  Lord  thy  God  always.  And  if  the  way  be 
too  long  for  thee,  so  that  thou  art  not  able  to  carry 
it,  because  the  place  is  too  far  from  thee,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  set  his  name  there, 

25  when  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  : then 

shalt  thou  turn  it  into  money,  and  bind  up  the 

money  in  thine  hand,  and  shalt  go  unto  the  place 

26  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  : and  thou 

shalt  bestow  the  money  for  whatsoever  thy  soul 
desireth,  for  oxen,  or  for  sheep,  or  for  wine,  or  for 
strong  drink,  or  for  whatsoever  thy  soul  asketh  of 
thee  : and  thou  shalt  eat  there  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  thou  shalt  rejoice,  thou  and  thine 

27  household  : and  the  Levite  that  is  within  thy  gates, 
thou  shalt  not  forsake  him  ; for  he  hath  no  portion 
nor  inheritance  with  thee. 


28  At  the  end  of  every  three  years  thou  shalt  bring 
forth  all  the  tithe  of  thine  increase  in  the  same 

29  year,  and  shalt  lay  it  up  within  thy  gates  : and  the 
Levite,  because  he  hath  no  portion  nor  inheritance 
with  thee,  and  the  stranger,  and  the  fatherless,  and 
the  widow,  which  are  within  thy  gates,  shall  come, 
and  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  ; that  the  Lord  thy 
God  may  bless  thee  in  all  the  work  of  thine  hand 

' which  thou  doest. 


15  At  the  end  of  every  seven  years  thou  shalt  make 

2 a release.  And  this  is  the  manner  of  the  release  : 
every  creditor  shall  release  that  which  he  hath  lent 
unto  his  neighbour  ; he  shall  not  exact  it  of  his 
neighbour  and  his  brother ; because  the  Lord’s 

3 release  hath  been  proclaimed.  Of  a foreigner  thou 
mayest  exact  it : but  whatsoever  of  thine  is  with 

4 thy  brother  thine  hand  shall  “release.  Howbeit 
there  shall  be  no  poor  with  thee  ; (for  the  Lord 
will  surely  bless  thee  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance  to  possess 

5 it  ;)  if  oi^ly  thou  diligently  hearken  unto  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe  to  do  all  this  com- 

6 mandment  which  I command  thee  this  day.  For 
the  Lord  thy  God  will  bless  thee,  as  he  promised 


21  ch.  26.  12.  Amos 
4.  4. 

22  Cli.  26.  12. 

28  ver.  27.  ch.  12. 
12. 

24  ch.  15.  10.  Pro. 


3.  9,  lO.  .See  Mai.  3. 
10. 

1 Ex.  21.  2.  & 23. 10, 
11.  Lev.  25.  2,  4.  ch. 
31.  10.  Jer.  34.  14. 


2 See  ch.  23.  20. 

3 oh.  28.  8. 

4 ch.  28.  1. 

a Or,  release : save 
when  there  dec. 


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DEUTERONOMY,  XV. 


thee  : and  ® thou  shalt  lend  unto  many  nations,  hut  thou 
shalt  not  borrow  ; and  ®thou  shalt  reign  over  many 
nations,  but  they  shall  not  reign  over  thee. 

7 ^ If  there  be  among  you  a poor  man  of  one  of  thy 
brethren  within  any  of  thy  gates  in  thy  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  thou  shalt  not  harden  thine 
heart,  nor  shut  thine  hand  from  thy  poor  brother  : 

8 ® But  thou  shalt  open  thine  hand  wide  unto  him, 
and  shalt  surely  lend  him  sufficient  for  his  need,  in  that 
which  he  wauteth. 

9 Beware  that  there  be  not  a thought  in  thy  wicked 
heart,  saying.  The  seventh  year,  the  year  of  release,  is 
at  hand  ; and  thine  ® eye  be  evil  against  thy  poor  bro- 
ther, and  thou  givest  him  nought  ; and  he  cry  mito 
the  Lord  against  thee,  and  ^^it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  surely  give  him,  and  thine  heart  shall 
not  be  grieved  when  thou  givest  unto  him  : because 
that  for  this  thing  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee 
in  all  thy  works,  and  in  all  that  thou  puttest  thine 
hand  unto. 

11  For  i^the  poor  shall  never  cease  out  of  the  land  : 
therefore  I command  thee,  saying,  Thou  shalt  open 
thine  hand  wide  unto  thy  brother,  to  thy  poor,  and  to 
thy  needy,  in  thy  land. 

12  ^ And  13  if  thy  brother,  an  Hebrew  man,  or  an 
Hebrew  woman,  be  sold  unto  thee,  and  serve  thee  six 
years  ; then  in  the  seventh  year  thou  shalt  let  him  go 
free  from  thee. 

13  And  when  thou  sendest  him  out  free  from  thee, 
thou  shalt  not  let  him  go  away  empty  : 

14  Thou  shalt  furnish  him  liberally  out  of  thy  flock, 
and  out  of  thy  floor,  and  out  of  thy  winepress  : of  that 
wherewith  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  i®  blessed  thee  thou 
shalt  give  unto  him. 

15  And  11  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou  wast  a 
bondman  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord  thy  God 
redeemed  thee  : therefore  I command  thee  this  thing 
to  day. 

16  And  it  shall  be,  i®  if  he  say  unto  thee,  I will  not 
go  away  from  thee  ; because  he  loveth  thee  and  tliine 
house,  because  he  is  well  with  thee  ; 

17  Then  thou  shalt  take  an  aul,  and  thrust  it  through 
his  ear  unto  the  door,  and  he  shall  be  thy  servant  for 
ever.  And  also  unto  thy  maidservant  thou  shalt  do 
likewise. 

18  It  shall  not  seem  hard  unto  thee,  when  thou  send- 
est him  away  free  from  thee  ; for  he  hath  been  worth 
1®  a double  hired  servant  to  thee,  in  serving  thee  six 
years  : and  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all 
that  thou  doest. 

19  ^ All  the  firstling  males  that  come  of  thy  herd 
and  of  thy  flock  thou  shalt  sanctify  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  : thou  shalt  do  no  work  with  the  firstling  of  thy 
bullock,  nor  shear  the  firstling  of  thy  sheep. 

20  21  Thou  shalt  eat  it  before  the  Lord  thy  God  year 

by  year  in  the  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose,  thou 
and  thy  household.  , 

21  22  And  if  there  be  any  blemish  therein,  as  if  it  he 
lame,  or  blind,  or  have  any  ill  blemish,  thou  shalt  not 
sacrifice  it  unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 

22  Thou  shalt  eat  it  within  thy  gates  : 23  the  unclean 

e ch.  28.  12, 44.  s ch.  28.  54.  56.  is  ch.  14.  29.  & 24. 

6 ch.  28.  13.  Pro.  Pro.  23.  6.  & 28.  22.  19.  Ps.  41.  1.  Pro. 

22.  7.  Matt.  20.  15.  22.  9. 

MJohnS.  17.  loch.  24.  15.  Matt.  26.  11. 

8 Lev.  25.  35.  Matt.  “ Matt.  25.  41,  42.  Mark  14.  7.  John  12. 

5.42.  Luke6.  34,  35.  12  2 Cor.  9.  5,  7.  8. 


thee  : and  thou  shalt  lend  unto  many  nations,  but 
thou  shalt  not  borrow  ; and  thou  shalt  rule  over 
many  nations,  but  they  shall  not  rule  over  thee. 

7 If  there  be  with  thee  a poor  man,  one  of  thy 
brethren,  within  any  of  thy  gates  in  thy  land  wliich 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  thou  shalt  not 
harden  tliine  heart,  nor  shut  thine  hand  from  thy 

8 poor  brother  : but  thou  shalt  surely  open  thine 
hand  unto  him,  and  shalt  surely  lend  him  sufficient 

9 for  his  need  in  that  which  he  wanteth.  Beware  that 
there  be  not  a base  thought  in  thine  heart,  saying. 
The  seventh  year,  the  year  of  release,  is  at  hand  ; 
and  thine  eye  be  evil  against  thy  poor  brother,  and 
thou  give  him  nought  ; and  he  cry  unto  the  Lord 

10  against  thee,  and  it  be  sin  unto  thee.  Thou  shalt 
surely  give  him,  and  thine  heart  shall  not  be  grieved 
when  thou  givest  unto  him  : because  that  for  this 
thing  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  thy 
work,  and  in  all  that  thou  puttest  thine  hand  unto. 

11  For  the  poor  shall  never  cease  out  of  the  land  : 
therefore  I command  thee,  saying.  Thou  shalt 
surely  open  thine  hand  unto  thy  brother,  to  thy 
needy,  and  to  thy  poor,  in  thy  land. 

12  If  thy  brother,  an  Hebrew  man,  or  an  Hebrew 
woman,  be  sold  unto  thee,  and  serve  thee  six  years  ; 
then  in  the  seventh  year  thou  shalt  let  him  go  free 

13  from  thee.  And  when  thou  lettest  him  go  free  from 

14  thee,  thou  shalt  not  let  him  go  empty  : thou  shalt 
furnish  him  liberally  out  of  thy  flock,  and  out  of 
thy  threshing-floor,  and  out  of  thy  winepress  : as 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed  thee  thou  shalt  give 

15  unto  him.  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a bondman  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  redeemed  thee  : therefore  I com- 

16  mand  thee  this  thing  to-day.  And  it  shall  be,  if 
he  say  unto  thee,  I will  not  go  out  from  thee  ; be- 
cause he  loveth  thee  and  thine  house,  because  he  is 

17  well  with  thee  ; then  thou  shalt  take  an  awl,  and 
thrust  it  through  his  ear  unto  the  door,  and  he  shall 
be  thy  ^ servant  for  ever.  And  also  unto  thy  maid- 

18  servant  thou  shalt  do  likewise.  It  shall  not  seem 
hard  unto  thee,  when  thou  lettest  him  go  free  from 
thee  ; for  to  the  double  of  the  hire  of  an  hireling 
hath  he  served  thee  six  years  : and  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  that  thou  doest. 


19  All  the  firstling  males  that  are  born  of  thy  herd 
and  of  thy  flock  thou  shalt  sanctify  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God  : thou  shalt  do  no  work  with  the  firstling 
of  thine  ox,  nor  shear  the  firstling  of  thy  flock. 

20  Thou  shalt  eat  it  before  the  Lord  thy  God  year  by 
year  in  the  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose,  thou 

21  and  thy  household.  And  if  it  have  any  blemish,  as 
if  it  he  lame  or  blind,  any  ill  blemish  whatsoever, 
thou  shalt  not  sacrifice  it  unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 

22  Thou  shalt  eat  it  within  thy  gates  ; the  unclean  and 

15  Ex.  21.  2.  Lev.  See  Is.  16.  14.  & & 14.  23.  & 16.  11, 

25.  39.  Jer.  34.  14.  21.  16.  14. 

16  Pro.  10.  22.  20  Ex.  13.  2.  & 34.  22  Lev.  22.  20.  ck 

11  ch.  5.  15.  & 16.  19.  Lev.  27.  26.  17.  1. 

12.  Num.  3.  13.  2.0  ^h.  12.  15,  22. 

18  Ex.  21.  5,  6.  21  ch.  12.  5,  6,  7,  17.  b Or,  bovdman. 

c Or,  bondwoman. 


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and  the  clean  person  shall  eat  it  alike,  as  the  roebuck, 
and  as  the  hart. 

23  Only  thou  shalt  not  eat  the  blood  thereof  ; thou 
shalt  pour  it  upon  the  ground  as  water. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 The  feast  of  the  passover.  9 of  weeks,  13  of  tabernacles.  16  Every 
male  must  offer,  as  he  is  able,  at  these  three  feasts.  18  Of  judges  and 
justice.  21  Groves  and  images  are  forbidden. 

OBSERVE  the  ^ mouth  of  Abib,  and  keep  the  pass- 
over  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  : for  ^ in  the  month 
of  Abib  the  Lord  thy  God  brought  thee  forth  out  of 
Egypt  3 by  night. 

2  Thou  shalt  therefore  sacrifice  the  passover  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God,  of  the  flock  and  ^ the  herd,  in  the 
3 place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose  to  place  his  name 
there. 

3  3 Thou  shalt  eat  no  leavened  bread  with  it ; seven 
days  shalt  thou  eat  unleavened  bread  therewith,  even 
the  bread  of  affliction  ; for  thou  earnest  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt  in  haste  : that  thou  mayest  remember 
the  day  when  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
all  the  days  of  thy  life. 

4  And  there  shall  be  no  leavened  bread  seen  with 
thee  in  all  thy  coast  seven  days  ; ^ neither  shall  there 
any  thing  of  the  flesh,  which  thou  sacrifleedst  the  first 
day  at  even,  remain  all  night  until  the  morning. 

5  Thou  mayest  not  sacrifice  the  passover  within  any 
of  thy  gates,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  : 

6  But  at  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose  to  place  his  name  in,  there  thou  shalt  sacrifice 
the  passover  ® at  even,  at  the  going  down  of  the  sun,  at 
the  season  that  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

7  And  thou  shalt  roast  and  eat  it  in  the  place 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  : and  thou  shalt 
turn  in  the  morning,  and  go  unto  thy  tents. 

8  Six  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened  bread  : and 
on  the  seventh  day  shall  he  a solemn  assembly  to  the 
Lord  thy  God  : thou  shalt  do  no  work  therein. 

9  ^ ^3  Seven  weeks  shalt  thou  number  unto  thee  : 
begin  to  number  the  seven  weeks  from  such  time  as  thou 
beginnest  to  put  the  sickle  to  the  corn. 

10  And  thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of  weeks  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  a tribute  of  a freewill  offering  of 
thine  hand,  which  thou  shalt  give  unto  the  Lord  thy  God, 
according  as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed  thee  : 

11  And  13  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the  Lord  thy 
God,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy 
manservant,  and  thy  maidservant,  and  the  Levite  that 
is  within  thy  gates,  and  the  stranger,  and  the  father- 
less, and  the  widow,  that  are  among  you,  in  the  place 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  to  place  his  name 
there. 

12  1®  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou  wast  a 
bondman  in  Egypt : and  thou  shalt  observe  and  do 
these  statutes. 

13  ^ Thou  shalt  observe  the  feast  of  tabernacles 
seven  days,  after  that  thou  hast  gathered  in  thy  corn 
and  thy  wine  : 

14  And  18  thou  shalt  rejoice  in  thy  feast,  thou,  and 
thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy  manse  lillnt,  and  thy 
maidservant,  and  the  Levite,  the  stranger,  and  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  that  are  within  thy  gates. 


the  clean  shall  eat  it  alike,  as  the  gazelle,  and  as 
23  the  hart.  Only  thou  shalt  not  eat  the  blood  thereof  ; 
thou  shalt  pour  it  out  upon  the  ground  as  water. 


16  Observe  the  month  of  Abib,  and  keep  the  pass- 
over  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  : for  in  the  month  of 
Abib  the  Lord  thy  God  brought  thee  forth  out  of 

2 Egypt  by  night.  And  thou  shalt  sacrifice  the  pass- 
over  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  of  the  flock  and  the 
herd,  m the  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose  to 

3 cause  his  name  to  dwell  there.  Thou  shalt  eat  no 
leavened  bread  with  it  ; seven  days  shalt  thou  eat 
unleavened  bread  therewith,  even  the  bread  of 
affliction  ; for  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  in  haste  : that  thou  mayest  remember  the 
day  when  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  the  land  of 

4 Egypt  all  the  days  of  thy  life.  And  there  shall  be 
no  leaven  seen  with  thee  in  all  thy  borders  seven 
days  ; neither  shall  any  of  the  flesh,  which  thou 
sacrificest  the  first  day  at  even,  remain  all  night 

5 until  the  morning.  Thou  mayest  not  sacrifice  the 
passover  within  any  of  thy  gates,  which  the  Lord 

6 thy  God  giveth  thee  : but  at  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  cause  his  name  to 
dwell  in,  there  thou  shalt  sacrifice  the  passover  at 
even,  at  the  going  down  of  the  sun,  at  the  season 

7 that  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  Egypt.  And  thou 
shalt  “ roast  and  eat  it  in  the  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose  : and  thou  shalt  turn  in  the 

8 morning,  and  go  unto  thy  tents.  Six  days  thou 
shalt  eat  unleavened  bread  : and  on  the  seventh 
day  shall  be  ^ a solemn  assembly  to  the  Lord  thy 
God  ; thou  shalt  do  no  work  therein. 

9 Seven  weeks  shalt  thou  number  unto  thee  : from 
the  time  thou  beginnest  to  put  the  sickle  to  the 
standing  corn  shalt  thou  begin  to  number  seven 

10  weeks.  And  thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of  weeks 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God  ^ with  a tribute  of  a freewill 
offering  of  thine  hand,  which  thou  shalt  give,  accord- 

11  ing  as  the  Lord  thy  God  blesseth  thee  : and  thou 
shalt  rejoice  before  the  Lord  th}’^  God,  thou,  and  thy 
son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy  manservant,  and  thy 
maidservant,  and  the  Levite  that  is  within  thy  gates, 
and  the  stranger,  and  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow, 
that  are  in  the  midst  of  thee,  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  cause  his  name  to 

12  dwell  there.  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a bondman  in  Egypt : and  thou  shalt  observe 
and  do  these  statutes. 

13  Thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of  ^ tabernacles  seven 
days,  after  that  thou  hast  gathered  in  from  thy 

14  threshing-floor  and  from  thy  winepress  : and  thou 
shalt  rejoice  in  thy  feast,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
daughter,  and  thy  manservant,  and  thy  maidservant, 
and  the  Levite,  and  the  stranger,  and  the  fatherless, 


**  ch.  12.  IG,  23.  6 Ex.  12.  15,  19,  39.  i"  Ex.  12.  8,  9.  2 6.  Lev.  23.  8.  if"*  ver.  14.  ch.  12.  7,  a Or,  .seethe. 

» Ex.  12.  2,  &c.  & 13.  3,  0,  7.  & 34.  18.  Clir.  35.  13.  >3  Ex.  23.  10.  & 34.  12,  18.  b See  Lev.  23.  30. 

» Ex.  13.  4.  & 34. 18.  ' Ex.  1.3.  7.  2 Kin.  23.  23.  22.  Lev.  2.3.  15.  Num.  ch.  15.  15.  cOr,afierthemea' 

» Ex.  12.  29,  42.  8 Ex.  12.  10.  & 34.  John  2.  13,  23.  & 11.  28.20.  Acts  2.  1.  Ex.  23.  10.  Lev.  sure  of  the  d-c. 

* Num.  28.  19.  25.  65.  ver.  17.  1 Cor.  23.  34.  Num.  29.  12.  d Ueb.  booths. 

B Ch.  12.  5,  20.  » Ex.  12.  0.  12  Ex.  12.  10.  & 13.  10.  2.  18  Neh  8.  9,  &c. 


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15  Seven  days  shalt  thou  keep  a solemn  feast  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  which  the  Lord  shall 
choose  : because  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in 
all  thine  increase,  and  in  all  the  works  of  thine  hands, 
therefore  thou  shalt  surely  rejoice. 

16  *![  20  Three  times  in  a year  shall  all  thy  males 
appear  before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  which  he 
shall  choose  ; in  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread,  and  in 
the  feast  of  weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles  : and 
21  they  shall  not  appear  before  the  Lord  empty  : 

17  Every  man  shall  give  as  he  is  able,  22  according  to 
the  blessing  of  the  Lord  thy  God  which  he  hath  given 
thee. 

18  ^ 23  Judges  and  officers  shalt  thou  make  thee  in 
all  thy  gates,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee, 
throughout  thy  tribes  : and  they  sliall  judge  the  people 
with  just  judgment. 

19  24  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  judgment  ; 25  thou  shalt 
not  respect  persons,  26  neither  take  a gift  : for  a gift 
doth  blind  the  eyes  of  the  wise,  and  pervert  the  words 
of  the  righteous. 

20  That  which  is  altogether  just  shalt  thou  follow, 
that  thou  mayest  21  live,  and  inherit  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

21  ^ 28  Thou  shalt  not  plant  thee  a grove  of  any 
trees  near  unto  the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
thou  shalt  make  thee. 

22  29  Neither  shalt  thou  set  thee  up  any  image; 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hateth. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 The  things  sacrificed  must  be  sound.  2 Idolaters  must  he  slain. 
8 Hard  controversies  are  to  be  determined  by  the  priests  and  judges. 
12  The  contemner  of  that  determination  must  die.  14  The  'election., 
16  and  duty  of  a king. 

Thou  ^ shalt  not  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy  God 
any  bullock,  or  sheep,  wherein  is  blemish,  or  any 
evilfavouredness  : for  that  is  an  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

2  ^ 2 jf  there  be  found  among  you,  within  any  of 
thy  gates  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  man  or 
woman,  that  hath  wrought  wickedness  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  ^ in  transgressing  his  covenant, 

3  And  hath  gone  and  served  other  gods,  and  wor- 
shipped them,  either  ^the  sun,  or  moon,  or  any  of  the 
host  of  heaven,  ® which  I have  not  commanded  ; 

4  ® And  it  be  told  thee,  and  thou  hast  heard  of  it, 
and  enquired  diligently,  and,  behold,  it  he  true,  and 
the  thing  certain,  that  such  abomination  is  wrought  in 
Israel 

5  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth  that  man  or  that 
woman,  which  have  committed  that  wicked  thing,  unto 
thy  gates,  even  that  man  or  that  woman,  and  ’ shalt 
stone  them  with  stones,  till  they  die. 

6  ® At  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or  three  wit- 
nesses, shall  he  that  is  worthy  of  death  be  put  to 
death  ; hut  the  mouth  of  one  witness  he  shall  not  be 
put  to  death. 

7  ® The  hands  of  the  witnesses  shall  be  first  upon 
liim  to  put  him  to  death,  and  afterward  the  hands  of 


19  Lev.  23.  39,  40. 

20  Ex:  23.  14,  17.  & 
34.  23. 

21  Ex.  23.  15.  & 34. 
20. 

22  ver.  10. 

23  ch.  1.  16.  1 Chr. 
23.  4.  & 26.  29.  2 Chr. 
19.  5,  8. 


2iEx.  23.  2,  6.  Lev. 
19.  15. 

25  ch.  1.  17.  Pro.  24. 
23. 

2CEx.  23.  8.  Pro. 
17.  23.  Eccles.  7.  7. 

21  Ezek.  18.  5,  9. 

28  Ex.  34.  13.  1 Kin. 


14.  15.  & 16.  33.  2 

Kin.  17.  16.  & 21.  3. 
2 Chr.  33.  3. 

29  Lev.  26.  1. 

1 ch.  15. 21.  Mai.  1. 
8,  13,  14. 

2 ch.  13.  6. 

s Josh.  7.  11,  15.  & 


15  and  the  widow,  that  are  within  thy  gates.  Seven 
days  shalt  thou  keep  a feast  unto  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  the  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose  : because 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  thine  in- 
crease, and  in  all  the  work  of  thine  hands,  and  thou 

16  shalt  be  altogether  joyful.  Three  times  in  a year 
shall  all  thy  males  appear  before  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  the  place  which  he  shall  choose  ; in  the  feast  of 
unleavened  bread,  and  in  the  feast  of  weeks,  and  in 
the  feast  of  tabernacles  : and  they  shall  not  appear 

17  before  the  Lord  empty  : every  man  ® shall  give  as 
he  is  able,  according  to  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  which  he  hath  given  thee. 

18  Judges  and  officers  shalt  thou  make  thee  in  all 
thy  gates,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  ac- 
cording to  thy  tribes  : and  they  shall  judge  the  peo- 

19  pie  with  righteous  judgement.  Thou  shalt  not  wrest 
judgement  ; thou  shalt  not  respect  persons  : neither 
shalt  thou  take  a gift  ; for  a gift  doth  blind  the 
eyes  of  the  wise,  and  pervert  the  ^ words  of  the  right- 

20  eous.  S' That  which  is  altogether  just  shalt  thou  fol- 
low, that  thou  mayest  live,  and  inherit  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

21  Thou  shalt  not  plant  thee  an  Asherah  of  any  kind 
of  tree  beside  the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 

22  thou  shalt  make  thee.  Neither  shalt  thou  set  thee 
up  a ^ pillar  ; which  the  Lord  thy  God  hateth. 


17  Thou  shalt  not  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  an 
ox,  or  a sheep,  wherein  is  a blemish,  or  any  evilfa- 
vouredness : for  that  is  an  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

2 If  there  be  found  in  the  midst  of  thee,  within  any 
of  thy  gates  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee, 
man  or  woman,  that  doeth  that  which  is  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  in  transgressing  his 

3 covenant,  and  hath  gone  and  served  other  gods,  and 
worshipped  them,  or  the  sun,  or  the  moon,  or  any  of 
the  host  of  heaven,  which  I have  not  commanded  ; 

4 and  it  be  told  thee,  and  thou  hast  heard  of  it,  then 
shalt  thou  inquire  diligently,  and,  behold,  if  it  be 
true,  and  the  thing  certain,  that  such  abomination 

5 is  wrought  in  Israel  ; then  shalt  thou  bring  forth 
that  man  or  that  woman,  which  have  done  this  evil 
thing,  unto  thy  gates,  even  the  man  or  the  woman  ; 
and  thou  shalt  stone  them  with  stones,  that  they  die. 

6 At  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or  three  witnesses, 
shall  he  that  is  to  die  be  put  to  death  ; at  tlie  mouth 

7 of  one  witness  he  shall  not  be  put  to  death.  The  hand 
of  the  witnesses  shall  be  first  upon  him  to  put  him 
to  death,  and  afterward  the  hand  of  all  the  people. 


# 

23.  16.  Judg.  2.  20. 
2 Kin.  18.  12.  Hos.  8. 

1. 

4 ch.  4.  19.  Job  31. 
26. 

cjer.  7.  22,  23,  31. 
& 19.  5.  & 32.  35. 

6 ch.  13.  12,  14. 


TLev.  24.  14,  16. 
ch,  13.  10.  Josh.  7. 
25. 

8Num.  35.  30.  ch. 
19.  15.  Matt.  18.  16. 
John  8.  17.  2 Cor.  13. 
1.  ITim.  5.  19.  Heb. 
10.  28. 


9 ch.  13.  9.  Acts  7. 
58. 

e Heb.  according  to 
the  gift  of  his  harid. 
f Or,  cause, 
g Heb.  Justice,  jus- 
tice. 

h Or,  obelisk. 


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all  the  people.  So  thou  shalt  put  the  evil  away  from 
among  you. 

8 ^ there  arise  a matter  too  hard  for  thee  in 
judgment,  between  blood  and  blood,  between  plea  and 
plea,  and  between  stroke  and  stroke,  being  matters  of 
controversy  within  thy  gates  : then  shalt  thou  arise, 

and  get  thee  up  into  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  choose  ; 

9 And  1^  thou  shalt  come  unto  the  priests  the  Levites, 
and  13  unto  the  judge  that  shall  be  in  those  days,  and 
enquire  ; i^and  they  shall  shew  thee  the  sentence  of 
judgment : 

10  And  thou  shalt  do  according  to  the  sentence, 
which  they  of  that  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose 
shall  shew  thee  ; and  thou  shalt  observe  to  do  accord- 
ing to  all  that  they  inform  thee  : 

11  According  to  the  sentence  of  the  law  which  they 
shall  teach  thee,  and  according  to  the  judgment  which 
they  shall  tell  thee,  thou  shalt  do : thou  shalt  not  de- 
cline from  the  sentence  which  they  shall  shew  thee,  to 
the  right  hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

12  And  the  man  that  will  do  presumptuously,  and 
will  not  hearken  unto  the  priest  that  standeth  to 
minister  there  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  or  unto  the 
judge,  even  that  man  shall  die  : and  thou  shalt  put 
away  the  evil  from  Israel. 

13  ^ And  all  the  people  shall  hear,  and  fear,  and 
do  no  more  presumptuously. 

14  ^ When  thou  art  come  unto  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  and  shalt  possess  it,  and 
shalt  dwell  therein,  and  shalt  say,  I will  set  a king 
over  me,  like  as  all  the  nations  that  are  about  me  ; 

15  Thou  shalt  in  any  wise  set  him  king  over  thee, 
22  whom  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  : one  28  from 
among  thy  brethren  shalt  thou  set  king  over  thee  : 
thou  mayest  not  set  a stranger  over  thee,  which  is  not 
thy  brother. 

16  But  he  shall  not  multiply  2^  horses  to  himself,  nor 
cause  the  people  25  to  return  to  Egypt,  to  the  end  that 
he  should  multiply  horses  : forasmuch  as  26  the  Lord 
hath  said  unto  you,  27  Ye  shall  henceforth  return  no 
more  that  way. 

17  Neither  shall  he  multiply  wives  to  himself,  that 
28  his  heart  turn  not  away  : neither  shall  he  greatly 
multiply  to  himself  silver  and  gold. 

18  29  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  sitteth  upon  the 
throne  of  his  kingdom,  that  he  shall  write  him  a copy 
of  this  law  in  a book  out  of  80  (hat  which  is  before  the 
priests  the  Levites  : 

19  And  81  it  shall  be  with  him,  and  he  shall  read 
therein  all  the  days  of  his  life  : that  he  may  learn  to 
fear  the  Lord  his  God,  to  keep  all  the  words  of  this 
law  and  these  statutes,  to  do  them  : 

20  That  his  heart  be  not  lifted  up  above  his  bre- 
thren, and  that  he  82  turn  not  aside  from  the  command- 
ment, to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the  left  : to  the  end  that 
he  may  prolong  his  days  in  his  kingdom,  he,  and  his 
children,  in  the  midst  of  Israel. 

10  ver.  12.  ch.  13.  5.  w ch.  12. 6.  & 19. 17.  is  ch.  18.  5,  7. 

& 19-  19-  Ps.  122.  6.  10  ch.  13.  5. 

11 2 Chr.  19.  10.  w See  Jer.  18.  18.  20  ch.  13.  11.  & 19. 

Hag.  2.  11.  Mai.  2.  7.  le  ch.  19.  17.  20. 

12  See  Ex.  21.  13,  20,  lo  Ezek.  44.  24.  21 1 Sam.  8.  5,  19, 

28.  & 22.  2.  Num.  n Num.  15.  30.  Ezra  20. 

K.11,  16,  19.  ch.  19.  10.8.  Hos.  4.4.  22  See  1 Sam.  9.  15. 

4, 10, 11. 


So  thou  shalt  put  away  the  evil  from  the  midst  of 
thee. 

8 If  there  arise  a matter  too  hard  for  thee  in  judge- 
ment, between  blood  and  blood,  between  plea  and 
plea,  and  between  stroke  and  stroke,  being  mat- 
ters of  controversy  within  thy  gates  : then  shalt 
thou  arise,  and  get  thee  up  unto  the  place  which 

9 the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  ; and  thou  shalt 
„ come  unto  the  priests  the  Levites,  and  unto  the 

judge  that  shall  be  in  those  days  : and  thou  shalt 
inquire  ; and  they  shall  shew  thee  the  sentence  of 

10  judgement  : and  thou  shalt  do  according  to  the 
tenor  of  the  sentence,  which  they  shall  shew  thee 
from  that  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose  ; and 
thou  shalt  observe  to  do  according  to  all  that  they 

11  shall  teach  thee  : according  to  the  tenor  of  the  law 
which  they  shall  teach  thee,  and  according  to  the 
judgement  which  they  shall  tell  thee,  thou  shalt  do  : 
thou  shalt  not  turn  aside  from  the  sentence  which 
they  shall  shew  thee,  to  the  right  hand,  nor  to  the 

12  left.  And  the  man  that  doeth  presumptuously,  in 
not  hearkening  unto  the  priest  that  standeth  to 
minister  there  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  or  unto 
the  judge,  even  that  man  shall  die  : and  thou  shalt 

13  put  away  the  evil  from  Israel.  And  all  the  people 
shall  hear,  and  fear,  and  do  no  more  presumptu- 
ously. 

14  When  thou  art  come  unto  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee,  and  shalt  possess  it,  and  shalt 
dwell  therein  ; and  shalt  say,  I will  set  a king  over 
me,  like  as  all  the  nations  that  are  round  about 

15  me  ; thou  shalt  in  any  wise  set  him  king  over  thee, 
whom  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  : one  from 
among  thy  brethren  shalt  thou  set  king  over  thee  : 
thou  mayest  not  put  a foreigner  over  thee,  which 

16  is  not  thy  brother.  Only  he  shall  not  multiply 
horses  to  himself,  nor  cause  the  people  to  return  to 
Egypt,  to  the  end  that  he  should  multiply  horses  : 
forasmuch  as  the  Lord  hath  said  unto  you.  Ye  shall 

17  henceforth  return  no  more  that  way.  Neither  shall 
he  multiply  wives  to  himself,  that  his  heart  turn  not 
away  : neither  shall  he  greatly  multiply  to  himself 

18  silver  and  gold.  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  sitteth 
upon  the  throne  of  his  kingdom,  that  he  shall  write 
him  a copy  of  this  law  in  a book,  out  of  that  ichich  is 

19  before  the  priests  the  Levites  : and  it  shall  be  with 
him,  and  he  shall  read  therein  all  tlie  days  of  his 
life  : that  he  may  learn  to  fear  the  Lord  his  God, 
to  keep  all  the  words  of  this  law  and  these  statutes, 

20  to  do  them  : that  his  heart  be  not  lifted  up  above 
his  brethren,  and  that  he  turn  not  aside  from  the 
commandment,  to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the  left  : to 
the  end  that  he  may  prolong  his  days  in  his  king- 
dom, he  and  his  children,  in  the  midst  of  Israel. 


& 10.  24.  & 16.  12.  1 20  Ex.  13.  17.  Num.  29  2 Kin.  11.  12. 

Chr.  22.  10.  14.  3.  4.  so  ch.  31.  9,  20.  See 

23  Jer.  30.  21.  27  cli,  28.  68.  See  2 Kin.  22.  8. 

2*  1 Kin.  4.  26.  & 10.  Jer.  42.  15,  Hos.  11.  3i  Josh.  1.  8.  Ps. 

26,  28.  Ps.  20.  7.  5.  119.  97,  98. 

25  Is.  31.  1.  Ezek.  28  See  1 Kin.  11.  3,  32  ch.  5.  32,  1 Kin. 

17.  16.  4.  16. 6. 


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CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  The  Lord  is  the  priests'  and  Levites'  inheritance.  3 The  priest's  due. 
6 The  Levite's  portion.  9 The  abominations  of  the  nations  are  to  be 
avoided.  15  Christ  the  Prophet  is  to  be  heard.  20  The  presumptuous 
prophet  is  to  die. 

The  priests  the  Levites,  and  all  the  tribe  of  Levi, 
1 shall  have  no  part  nor  inheritance  with  Israel  : 
they  2 shall  eat  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire, 
and  his  inheritance. 

2  Therefore  shall  they  have  no  inheritance  amc^g 
their  brethren  : the  Lord  is  their  inheritance,  as  he 
hath  said  unto  them. 

3  And  this  shall  be  the  priest’s  due  from  the 
people,  from  them  that  offer  a sacrifice,  whether  it  he 
ox  or  sheep  ; and  ® they  shall  give  unto  the  priest  the 
shoulder,  and  the  two  cheeks,  and  the  maw. 

4  ^ The  firstfruit  also  of  thy  corn,  of  thy  wine,  and  of 
thine  oil,  and  the  first  of  the  fleece  of  thy  sheep,  shalt 
thou  give  him. 

5  For  ® the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  him  out  of  all 
thy  tribes,  ® to  stand  to  minister  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  him  and  his  sons  for  ever. 

6  ^ And  if  a Levite  come  from  any  of  thy  gates  out 
of  all  Israel,  where  he  sojourned,  and  come  with  all 
the  desire  of  liis  mind  ® unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose  ; 

7  Then  he  shall  minister  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
his  God,  ® as  all  his  brethren  the  Levites  do,  which  stand 
there  before  the  Lord. 

8  They  shall  have  like  portions  to  eat,  beside  that 
which  Cometh  of  the  sale  of  his  patrimony. 

9  •[[  When  thou  art  come  into  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  ^^thou  shalt  not  learn  to 
do  after  the  abominations  of  those  nations. 

10  There  shall  not  be  found  among  you  any  one  that 
maketh  his  son  or  his  daughter  pass  through  the 
fire,  or  that  useth  divination,  or  an  observer  of  times, 
or  an  enchanter,  or  a witch, 

11  i^Or  a charmer,  or  a consulter  with  familiar 
spirits,  or  a wizard,  or  a necromancer. 

12  For  all  that  do  these  things  are  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord  : and  i®  because  of  these  abominations 
the  Lord  thy  God  doth  drive  them  out  from  before 
thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  be  perfect  with  the  Lord  thy  God. 

14  For  these  nations,  which  thou  shalt  possess, 
hearkened  unto  observers  of  times,  and  unto  diviners  : 
but  as  for  thee,  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  not  suffered 
thee  so  to  do. 

15  ^ 11  The  Lord  thy  God  will  raise  up  unto  thee  a 
Prophet  from  the  midst  of  thee,  of  thy  brethren,  like 
unto  me  ; unto  him  ye  shall  hearken  ; 

16  According  to  all  that  thou  desiredst  of  the  Lord 
thy  God  in  Horeb  i®  in  the  day  of  the  assembly,  saying, 
1®  Let  me  not  hear  again  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God, 
neither  let  me  see  tins  great  fii‘e  any  more,  that  I die 
not. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  They  have  well 
spoken  that  which  they  have  spoken. 

18  21 1 will  raise  them  up  a Prophet  from  among 
their  brethren,  like  unto  thee,  and  will  put  my  words 

1 Num.  18.  20.  & 26.  b Ex.  28.  1.  Num.  10  2 Chr.  31.4.  Neh. 
62.  ch.  10.  9.  3,  10.  12.  44, 47. 

2  Num.  18.  8,  9.  1 e ch.  10.  8.  & 17.  12.  n Lev.  18.  26,  27,  30. 
Cor.  9.  13.  7 Num.  35.  2,  3.  ch.  12.  29,  30,  31. 

3  Lev.  7.  30-34.  8 ch.  12.  5.  12  Lev.  18.  21.  ch. 

< Ex.  22.  29.  Num.  » 2 Chr.  31.  2.  12.  31. 

18.  12,  24. 


18  The  priests  the  Levites,  “ even  all  the  tribe  of  Levi, 
shall  have  no  portion  nor  inheritance  with  Israel : 
they  shall  eat  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 

2 fire,  and  his  inheritance.  And  they  shall  have  no  in- 
heritance among  their  brethren  : the  Lord  is  their 

3 inheritance,  as  he  hath  spoken  unto  them.  And  this 
shall  be  the  priests’  due  from  the  people,  from  them 
that  offer  a sacrifice,  whether  it  be  ox  or  sheep,  that 
they  shall  give  unto  the  priest  the  shoulder,  and  the 

4 two  cheeks,  and  the  maw.  The  firstfruits  of  thy 
corn,  of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and  the  first  of 

5 the  fleece  of  thy  sheep,  shalt  thou  give  him.  For  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  him  out  of  all  thy  tribes, 
to  stand  to  minister  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  him 
and  his  sons  for  ever. 


6 And  if  a Levite  come  from  any  of  thy  gates  out  of 
all  Israel,  where  he  sojourneth,  and  come  with  all  the 
desire  of  his  soul  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 

7 shall  choose  ; then  he  shall  minister  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  his  God,  as  all  his  brethren  the  Levites 

8 do,  which  stand  there  before  the  Lord.  They  shall 
have  like  portions  to  eat,  beside  that  which  cometh 
of  the  sale  of  his  patrimony. 

9 When  thou  art  come  into  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee,  thou  shalt  not  learn  to  do  after 

10  the  abominations  of  those  nations.  There  shall  not 
be  found  with  thee  any  one  that  maketh  his  son 
or  his  daughter  to  pass  through  the  fire,  one  that 
useth  divination,  one  that  practiseth  augury,  or  an 

11  enchanter,  or  a sorcerer,  or  a charmer,  or  a con- 
sulter with  a familiar  spirit,  or  a wizard,  or  a necro- 

12  mancer.  For  whosoever  doeth  these  things  is  an 
abomination  unto  the  Lord  : and  because  of  these 
abominations  the  Lord  thy  God  doth  drive  them 

13  out  from  before  thee.  Thou  shalt  be  perfect  with 

14  the  Lord  thy  God.  For  these  nations,  which  thou 
shalt  possess,  hearken  unto  them  that  practise  au- 
gury, and  unto  diviners  : but  as  for  thee,  the  Lord 

15  thy  God  hath  not  suffered  thee  so  to  do.  The 
Lord  thy  God  will  raise  up  unto  thee  a prophet 
from  the  midst  of  thee,  of  thy  brethren,  like  unto 

16  me  ; unto  him  ye  shall  hearken  ; according  to  all 
that  thou  desiredst  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Horeb 
in  the  day  of  the  assembly,  saying.  Let  me  not  hear 
again  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  neither  let  me 

17  see  this  great  fire  any  more,  that  I die  not.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  me.  They  have  well  said  that 

18  which  they  have  spoken.  I will  raise  them  up  a 
prophet  from  among  their  brethren,  like  unto  thee  ; 


13  Lev.  19.  26,  31.  & 45.  Aets  3.  22.  & 7.  21  ver.  16.  John  1. 

20.  27.  Is.  8.  19.  37.  45.  Acts  3.  22.  & 7. 

11  Lev.  20.  27.  is  ch.  9.  10.  37. 

IB  1 Sam.  28.  7.  i«  Ex.  20.  19.  Heb.  22  is,  51.  16.  John 

10  Lev.  18.  24,  25.  12.  19.  17.  8. 

ch.  9.  4.  20  ch.  5.  28.  a Or,  and. 

17  ver.  18.  John  1. 


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in  his  mouth  ; ^3  and  he  shall  speak  unto  them  all  that 
I shall  command  him. 

19  24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  whosoever  will 
not  hearken  unto  my  words  which  he  shall  speak  in  my 
name,  I will  require  it  of  him. 

20  But  25  the  prophet,  which  shall  presume  to  speak 
a word  in  my  name,  which  I have  not  commanded  him 
to  speak,  or  26  that  shall  speak  in  the  name  of  other 
gods,  even  that  prophet  shall  die. 

21  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart.  How  shall  we 
know  the  word  which  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  ? 

22  2"  When  a prophet  speaketh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  28  if  the  thing  follow  not,  nor  come  to  pass,  that 
is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken,  hut  the 
prophet  hath  spoken  it  2^  presumptuously  : thou  shalt  not 
be  afraid  of  him. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 The  cities  of  refuge.  4 The  privilege  thereof  for  the  manslayer.  14 
The  landmark  is  not  to  be  removed.  15  Two  voitnesses  at  the  least.  16 
The  punishment  of  a false  witness. 

WHEN  the  Lord  thy  God  ^ hath  cut  oif  the  nations, 
whose  land  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  and 
thou  succeedest  them,  and  dwellest  in  their  cities,  and 
in  their  houses  ; 

2  2 Thou  shalt  separate  three  cities  for  thee  in  the 
midst  of  thy  land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee 
to  possess  it. 

3  Thou  shalt  prepare  thee  a way,  and  divide  the 
coasts  of  thy  land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee 
to  inherit,  into  three  parts,  that  every  slayer  may  flee 
thither. 

4  ^ And  ® this  is  the  case  of  the  slayer,  which  shall 
flee  thither,  that  he  may  live  : Whoso  killeth  his  neigh- 
bour ignorantly,  whom  he  hated  not  in  time  past  ; 

5  As  when  a man  goeth  into  the  wood  with  his  neigh- 
bour to  hew  wood,  and  his  hand  fetcheth  a stroke  with 
the  ax  to  cut  down  the  tree,  and  the  head  slippeth  from 
the  helve,  and  lighteth  upon  his  neighbour,  that  he  die  ; 
he  shall  flee  unto  one  of  those  cities,  and  live  : 

6  ^ Lest  the  avenger  of  the  blood  pursue  the  slayer, 
while  his  heart  is  hot,  and  overtake  him,  because  the 
way  is  long,  and  slay  him  ; whereas  he  was  not  worthy 
of  death,  inasmuch  as  he  hated  him  not  in  time  past. 

7  Wherefore  I command  thee,  saying.  Thou  shalt 
separate  three  cities  for  thee. 

8  And  if  the  Lord  thy  God  ® enlarge  thy  coast,  as  he 
hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers,  and  give  thee  all  the  land 
which  he  promised  to  give  unto  thy  fathers  ; 

9  If  thou  shalt  keep  all  these  commandments  to  do 
them,  which  I command  thee  this  day,  to  love  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  to  walk  ever  in  his  ways  ; ® then  shalt 
thou  add  three  cities  more  for  thee,  beside  these  three  : 

10  That  innocent  blood  be  not  shed  in  thy  land, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance, 
and  so  blood  be  upon  thee. 

11  But  ’ if  any  man  hate  his  neighbour,  and  lie  in 
wait  for  him,  and  rise  up  against  him,  and  smite  him 
mortally  that  he  die,  and  fleeth  into  one  of  these 
cities  : 

12  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall  send  and  fetch 
him  thence,  and  deliver  him  into  the  hand  of  the 
avenger  of  blood,  that  he  may  die. 

» John  4.  26.  & 8.  26  ch.  13.  1,  2.  Jer.  i ch.  12.  29. 

28.  12.  49, 50.  2.  8.  2 Ex.  21,  13.  Nnm. 

Acts  3.  23.  27  Jer.  28.  9.  35.  10,  14.  .To.sh.  20.  2. 

2-- ch.  1.3.5.  Jer.  14.  28  See  ch.  13.  2.  a Num.  35.  15.  ch. 

14,  15.  Zech.  13.  3.  20  ver.  20.  4.  42, 


and  I will  put  my  words  in  his  mouth,  and  he  shall 
speak  unto  them  all  that  I shall  command  him. 

19  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  whosoever  will  not 
hearken  unto  my  words  which  he  shall  speak  in  my 

20  name,  I will  require  it  of  him.  But  the  prophet, 
which  shall  speak  a word  presumptuously  in  my 
name,  which  I have  not  commanded  him  to  speak, 
or  that  shall  speak  in  the  name  of  other  gods,  that 

21  same  prophet  shall  die.  And  if  thou  say  in  thine 
heart.  How  shall  we  know  the  word  which  the  Lord 

22  hath  not  spoken  ? When  a prophet  speaketh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  if  the  thing  follow  not,  nor  come 
to  pass,  that  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath  not 
spoken  : the  prophet  hath  spoken  it  presumptuously, 
thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  of  him. 


19  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  cut  off  the  nations, 
whose  land  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  and  thou 
succeedest  them,  and  dwellest  in  their  cities,  and  in 

2 their  houses  ; thou  shalt  separate  three  cities  for 
thee  in  the  midst  of  thy  land,  which  the  Lord  thy 

3 God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it.  Thou  shalt  prepare 
thee  the  way,  and  divide  the  borders  of  thy  land, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  causeth  thee  to  inherit, 
into  three  parts,  that  every  manslayer  may  flee 

4 thither.  And  this  is  the  case  of  the  manslayer, 
which  shall  flee  thither  and  live  : whoso  killeth  his 
neighbour  unawares,  and  hated  him  not  in  time 

5 past ; as  when  a man  goeth  into  the  forest  with  his 
neighbour  to  hew  wood,  and  his  hand  fetcheth  a 
stroke  with  the  axe  to  cut  down  the  tree,  and  the 
® head  slippeth  from  ^ the  helve,  and  lighteth  upon 
his  neighbour,  that  he  die  ; he  shall  flee  unto  one  of 

6 these  cities  and  live  : lest  the  avenger  of  blood  pur- 
sue the  manslayer,  while  his  heart  is  hot,  and  over- 
take him,  because  the  way  is  long,  and  smite  him 
mortally  ; whereas  he  was  not  worthy  of  death,  in- 

7 asmuch  as  he  hated  him  not  in  time  past.  Wherefore 
I command  thee,  saying.  Thou  shalt  separate  three 

8 cities  for  thee.  And  if  the  Lord  thy  God  enlarge 
thy  border,  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers,  and 
give  thee  all  the  land  which  he  promised  to  give 

9 unto  thy  fathers  ; if  thou  shalt  keep  all  this  com- 
mandment to  do  it,  which  I command  thee  this  day, 
to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  to  walk  ever  in  his 
ways  ; then  shalt  thou  add  three  cities  more  for 

10  thee,  beside  these  three  : that  ^ innocent  blood  be 
not  shed  in  the  midst  of  thy  land,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance,  and  so 

11  blood  be  upon  thee.  But  if  any  man  hate  his 
neighbour,  and  lie  in  wait  for  him,  and  rise  up 
against  him,  and  smite  him  mortally  that  he  die  ; 

12  and  he  flee  into  one  of  these  cities  : then  the  elders 
of  his  city  shall  send  and  fetch  him  thence,  and  de- 
liver him  into  the  hand  of  the  avenger  of  blood. 


* Num.  35,  12.  ’ Ex.  21.  12,  &.c.  b Or,  the  tree. 

® Gen.  15.  18-  ch.  Nuni.  35.  IG,  24.  cl».  c Or,  the  blood  of  an 

12.  20.  27.  24.  Pro.  28.  17.  innocent  man. 

c JoHh.  20.  7,  8.  a Heb.  iron. 


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13  ® Thine  eye  shall  not  pity  him,  ^ but  thou  shalt 
put  away  the  guilt  o/innocent  blood  from  Israel,  that  it 
may  go  well  with  thee. 

14  Tf  Thou  shalt  not  remove  thy  neighbour’s  land- 
mark, which  they  of  old  time  have  set  in  thine  inher- 
itance, which  thou  shalt  inherit  in  the  land  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

15  T[  One  witness  shall  not  rise  up  against  a man 
for  any  iniquity,  or  for  any  sin,  in  any  sin  that  he  sin- 
neth  : at  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or  at  the  mouth 
of  three  witnesses,  shall  the  matter  be  established. 

16  ^ If  a false  witness  rise  up  against  any  man  to 
testify  against  him  that  which  is  wrong  ; 

17  Then  both  the  men,  between  whom  the  contro- 
versy is,  shall  stand  before  the  Lord,  before  the 
priests  and  the  judges,  which  shall  be  in  those  days  ; 

18  And  the  judges  shall  make  diligent  inquisition  : 
and,  behold,  if  the  witness  he  a false  witness,  and  hath 
testified  falsely  a,gainst  his  brother  ; 

19  Then  shall  ye  do  unto  him,  as  he  had  thought 
*to  have  done  unto  his  brother  : so  shalt  thou  put  the 
evil  away  from  among  you. 

20  And  those  which  remain  shall  hear,  and  fear, 
and  shall  henceforth  commit  no  more  any  such  evil 
among  you. 

21  And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity  ; hut  life  shall  go 
for  life,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for  hand,  foot 
for  foot. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1 Ttm  priest's  exhortation  to  encourage  the  people  to  battle.  5 The  offi- 
cers' proclamation  who  are  to  he  dismissed  from  the  war.  10  How  to 
use  the  cities  that  accept  nr  refuse  the  proclamation  of  peace.  16  What 
cities  must  be  devoted.  19  Trees  of  man's  meat  must  not  be  destroyed 
in  the  siege. 

WHEN  thou  goest  out  to  battle  against  thine  ene- 
mies, and  seest  ^ horses,  and  chariots,  and  a 
people  more  than  thou,  be  not  afraid  of  them  : for  the 
Lord  thy  God  is  ^ with  thee,  which  brought  thee  up  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  are  come  nigh  unto  the 
battle,  that  the  priest  shall  approach  and  speak  unto 
the  people, 

3  And  shall  say  unto  them.  Hear,  O Israel,  ye  ap- 
proach this  day  unto  battle  against  your  enemies  : let 
not  your  hearts  faint,  fear  not,  and  do  not  tremble, 
neither  be  ye  terrified  because  of  them  ; 

4  For  the  Lord  your  God  is  he  that  goeth  with  you, 
®to  fight  for  you  against  your  enemies,  to  save  you. 

5  ^ And  the  officers  shall  speak  unto  the  people, 
saying.  What  man  is  there  that  hath  built  a new  house, 
and  hath  not  ^ dedicated  it  ? let  him  go  and  return  to 
his  house,  lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  another  man 
dedicate  it. 

6  And  what  man  is  he  that  hath  planted  a vineyard, 
and  hath  not  yet  eaten  of  it  ? let  him  also  go  and  return 
unto  his  house,  lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  another 
man  eat  of  it. 

7  ® And  what  man  is  there  that  hath  betrothed  a wife, 
and  hath  not  taken  her  ? let  him  go  and  return  unto  his 
house,  lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  another  man  take 
her. 

8  And  the  officers  shall  speak  further  unto  the  peo- 

8 ch.  13.  8.  & 25.  12.  17.  6.  Matt.  18.  16.  Pro.  19.  5, 9.  Dan. 
9 Num.  35.  33,  34.  John  8.  17.  2 Cor.  13.  6.  24. 

ch.  21.  9.  1 Kin.  2.  31.  1.  1 Tim.  5.  19.  Heb.  is  ch.  13.  5.  & 17.  7. 

10  ch.  27.  17.  Job  10.  28.  & 21.  21.  & 22.  21,  24. 

24.  2.  Pro.  22.  28.  12  Ps.  27.  12.  & 35.  & 24.  7. 

Hos.  5.  10.  11.  1C  ch.  17.  13.  & 21. 

11  Num.  35.  30.  ch.  i3  ch.  17.  9.  & 21.  6.  21. 


13  that  he  may  die.  Thine  eye  shall  not  pity  him,  but 
thou  shalt  put  away  the  innocent  blood  from  Israel, 
that  it  may  go  well  with  thee. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  remove  thy  neighbour’s  landmark, 
which  they  of  old  time  have  set,  in  thine  inherit- 
ance which  thou  shalt  inherit,  in  the  land  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

15  One  witness  shall  not  rise  up  against  a man  for 
any  iniquity,  or  for  any  sin,  in  any  sin  that  he  sin- 
neth  : at  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or  at  the 
mouth  of  three  witnesses,  shall  a matter  be  estab- 

16  lished.  If  an  unrighteous  witness  rise  up  against 
any  man  to  testify  against  him  of  ® wrong  doing  ; 

17  then  both  the  men,  between  whom  the  controversy 
is,  shall  stand  before  the  Lord,  before  the  priests 

18  and  the  judges  which  shall  be  in  those  days  ; and  the 
judges  shall  make  diligent  inquisition  : and,  behold, 
if  tlie  witness  be  a false  witness,  and  hath  testified 

19  falsely  against  his  brother  ; then  shall  ye  do  unto 
him,  as  he  had  thought  to  do  unto  his  brother  : so 
shalt  thou  put  away  the  evil  from  the  midst  of  thee. 

20  And  those  which  remain  shall  hear,  and  fear,  and 
shall  henceforth  commit  no  more  any  such  evil  in 

21  the  midst  of  thee.  And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity  ; 
life  shall  go  for  life,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth, 
hand  for  hand,  foot  for  foot. 


20  When  thou  goest  forth  to  battle  against  thine 
enemies,  and  seest  horses,  and  chariots,  and  a people 
more  than  thou,  thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  of  them  : 
for  the  Lord  thy  God  is  with  thee,  which  brought 

2 thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  it  shall  be, 
when  ye  draw  nigh  unto  the  battle,  that  the  priest 

3 shall  approach  and  speak  unto  the  people,  and  shall 
say  unto  them.  Hear,  O Israel,  ye  draw  nigh  this 
day  unto  battle  against  your  enemies  : let  not  your 
heart  faint  ; fear  not,  nor  tremble,  neither  be  ye 

4 affrighted  at  them  ; for  the  Lord  your  God  is  he 
that  goeth  with  you,  to  fight  for  you  against  your 

6  enemies,  to  save  you.  And  the  officers  shall  speak 
unto  the  people,  saying.  What  man  is  there  that 
hath  built  a new  house,  and  hath  not  dedicated  it  ? 
let  him  go  and  return  to  his  house,  lest  he  die  in  the 

6 battle,  and  another  man  dedicate  it.  And  what 
man  is  there  that  hath  planted  a vineyard,  and  hath 
not  " used  the  fruit  thereof  ? let  him  go  and  return 
unto  his  house,  lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  another 

7 man  use  the  fruit  thereof.  And  what  man  is  there 
that  hath  betrothed  a wife,  and  hath  not  taken  her  ? 
let  him  go  and  return  unto  his  house,  lest  he  die  in 

8 the  battle,  and  another  man  take  her.  And  the 
officers  shall  speak  further  unto  the  people,  and 


ver.  13.  31.  6,  8.  2 Chr.  13.  d Or,  the  blood  of 

18  Ex.  21.  23,  24.  12.  & 32.  7,  8.  the  innocent. 

Lev.  24.  20.  Matt.  6.  8 ch.  1.  30.  & 3.  22.  e Or,  rebellion.  See 

38.  Josh.  23.  10.  Ch.  13.  5. 

1 See  P.S.  20.  7.  Is.  * Bee  Neh.  12.  27.  a See  ch.  28.  30.  & 

31.  1.  Ps.  30,  title.  Lev.  19.  23-25. 

2 Num.  23.  21.  ch.  s ch.  24.  6. 


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295 


pie,  and  tliey  shall  say,  ® What  man  is  there  that  is  fear- 
ful and  fainthearted  ? let  him  go  and  return  unto  his 
house,  lest  his  brethren’s  heart  faint  as  well  as  his 
heart. 

9 And  it  shall  be,  when  the  officers  have  made  an 
end  of  speaking  unto  the  people,  that  they  shall  make 
captains  of  the  armies  to  lead  the  people. 

10  ^ When  thou  comest  nigh  unto  a city  to  fight 
against  it,  then  proclaim  peace  unto  it. 

11  And  it  shall  be,  if  it  make  thee  answer  of  peace, 
and  open  unto  thee,  then  it  shall  be,  that  all  the  people 
that  is  found  therein  shall  be  tributaries  unto  thee,  and 
they  shall  serve  thee. 

12  And  if  it  will  make  no  peace  with  thee,  but  will 
make  war  against  thee,  then  thou  shalt  besiege  it  : 

13  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  delivered  it 
into  thine  hands,  ® thou  shalt  smite  every  male  thereof 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword  : 

14  But  the  women,  and  the  little  ones,  and  ^ the  cat- 
tle, and  all  that  is  in  the  city,  eveti  all  the  spoil  thereof, 
shalt  thou  take  unto  thyself  ; and  thou  shalt  eat  the 
spoil  of  thine  enemies,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
given  thee. 

15  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  all  the  cities  which  are 
very  far  off  from  thee,  which  are  not  of  the  cities  of 
these  nations. 

16  But  i^of  the  cities  of  these  people,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  doth  give  thee  for  an  inheritance,  thou 
shalt  save  alive  nothing  that  breathe  th  : 

17  But  thou  shalt  utterly  destroy  them  ; namely, 
the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites  ; as  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  commanded  thee  : 

18  That  they  teach  you  not  to  do  after  all  their 
abominations,  which  they  have  done  unto  their  gods  ; 
so  should  ye  sin  against  the  Lord  your  God. 

19  T[  When  thou  shalt  besiege  a city  a long  time,  in 
making  war  against  it  to  take  it,  thou  shalt  not  destroy 
the  trees  thereof  by  forcing  an  ax  against  them  : for 
thou  mayest  eat  of  them,  and  thou  shalt  not  cut  them 
down  (for  the  tree  of  the  field  is  man’s  life)  to  employ 
them  in  the  siege  : 

20  Only  the  trees  which  thou  knowest  that  they  he 
not  trees  for  meat,  thou  shalt  destroy  and  cut  them 
down  ; and  thou  shalt  build  bulwarks  against  the  city 
that  maketh  war  with  thee,  until  it  be  subdued. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 The.  erpintion  of  an  uncertain  murder.  10  The  usage  of  a captive 
taken  to  wife.  l5  The  firstborn  is  not  to  be  disinherited  upon,  private 
afiection.  18  A stubborn  .son  is  to  be  stoned  to  death.  22  The  male- 
factor must  not  hang  all  night  on  a tree. 

IF  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it,  lying  in  the  field,  and 
it  be  not  known  who  hath  slain  him  : 

2  Then  thy  elders  and  thy  judges  shall  come  forth, 
and  they  shall  measure  unto  the  cities  which  are  round 
about  him  that  is  slain  : 

3  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  city  which  is  next  unto  the 
slain  man,  even  the  elders  of  that  city  shall  take  an 
heifer,  which  hath  not  been  wrought  with,  and  which 
hath  not  drawn  in  the  voke  ; 

4  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall  bring  down  the 
heifer  unto  a rough  valley,  which  is  neither  eared  nor 

.TikIr.  7.  3. 

^ 2 Sam.  20.  18,  20. 

® Nuin.  31.  7. 


they  shall  say.  What  man  is  there  that  is  fearful 
and  fainthearted  ? let  him  go  and  return  unto  his 
house,  lest  his  brethren’s  heart  melt  as  his  heart. 

9  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  officers  have  made  an  end 
of  speaking  unto  the  people,  that  they  shall  appoint 
captains  of  hosts  at  the  head  of  the  people. 

10  When  thou  drawest  nigh  unto  a city  to  fight 

11  against  it,  then  proclaim  peace  unto  it.  And  it  shall 
be,  if  it  make  thee  answer  of  peace,  and  open  unto 
thee,  then  it  shall  be,  that  all  the  people  that  is 
found  therein  shall  become  ^ tributary  unto  thee, 

12  and  shall  serve  thee.  And  if  it  will  make  no  peace 
with  thee,  but  will  make  war  against  thee,  then  thou 

13  shalt  besiege  it  : and  when  the  Lord  thy  God  de- 
livereth  it  into  thine  hand,  thou  shalt  smite  every 

14  male  thereof  with  the  edge  of  the  sword  : but  the 
women,  and  the  little  ones,  and  the  cattle,  and  all 
that  is  in  the  city,  even  all  the  spoil  thereof,  shalt 
thou  take  for  a prey  unto  thyself ; and  thou  shalt 
eat  the  spoil  of  thine  enemies,  which  the  Lord  thy 

15  God  hath  given  thee.  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  all 
the  cities  which  are  very  far  off  from  thee,  which 

16  are  not  of  the  cities  of  these  nations.  But  of  the 
cities  of  these  peoples,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giv- 
eth thee  for  an  inlieritance,  thou  shalt  save  alive 

17  nothing  that  breatheth  : but  thou  shalt  ‘^utterly  de- 
stroy them  ; the  Hittite,  and  the  Amorite,  the 
Canaanite,  and  the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and  the 
Jebusite  ; as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  commanded 

18  thee  : that  they  teach  you  not  to  do  after  all  their 
abommations,  which  they  have  done  unto  their 
gods  ; so  should  ye  sin  against  the  Lord  your  God. 


19  When  thou  shalt  besiege  a city  a long  time,  in 
making  war  against  it  to  take  it,  thou  shalt  not  de- 
stroy the  trees  thereof  by  wielding  an  axe  against 
them  ; for  thou  mayest  eat  of  them,  and  thou  shalt 
not  cut  them  down  ; for  is  the  tree  of  the  field  man, 

20  that  it  should  be  besieged  of  thee  ? Only  the  trees 
which  thou  knowest  that  they  be  not  trees  for  meat, 
thou  shalt  destroy  and  cut  them  down  ; and  thou 
shalt  build  bulwarks  against  the  city  that  maketh 
war  with  thee,  until  it  fall. 


21  If  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it,  lying  in  the  field, 

2 and  it  be  not  known  who  hath  smitten  him  : then 
thy  elders  and  thy  judges  shall  come  forth,  .and 
they  shall  measure  unto  the  cities  which  are  round 

3 about  him  that  is  slain  : and  it  shall  be,  that  the  city 
which  is  nearest  unto  the  slain  man,  even  the  elders 
of  that  city  shall  take  an  heifer  of  the  herd,  which 
hath  not  been  wrought  with,  and  which  hath  not 

4 drawn  in  the  yoke  ; and  the  elders  of  that  city  shall 
bring  down  the  heifer  unto  a valley  with  running 


0 Josh.  8.  2.  A 33.  .'■>2.  ch.  7.  1,  2.  12  ch.  7.  4.  & 12.  30,  h Or,  subject  to  task-  c Ileb.  devote. 

in  .To.sh.  22.  8.  Josh.  11.  14.  31.  & 18.  9.  work. 

11  Nuiii.  21.  2,  3,  35.  13  Ex.  23.  33. 


296 


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sown,  and  shall  strike  off  the  heifer’s  neck  there  in  the 
valley  : 

5 And  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi  shall  come  near  ; 
for  1 them  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  to  minister 
unto  him,  and  to  bless  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; and 
2 by  their  word  shall  every  controversy  and  every  stroke 
be  tried : 

6 And  all  the  elders  of  that  city,  that  are  next  unto 
the  slain  man,  ® shall  wash  their  hands  over  the  heifer 
that  is  beheaded  in  the  valley  : 

7 And  they  shall  answer  and  say.  Our  hands  have 
not  shed  this  blood,  neither  have  our  eyes  seen  it. 

8 Be  merciful,  O Lord,  unto  thy  people  Israel,  whom 
thou  hast  redeemed,  ^ and  lay  not  innocent  blood  unto 
thy  people  of  Israel’s  charge.  And  the  blood  shall  be 
forgiven  them. 

9 So  ^ shalt  thou  put  away  the  guilt  of  innocent  blood 
from  among  you,  when  thou  shalt  do  that  which  is  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

10  ^ When  thou  goest  forth  to  war  against  thine  en- 
emies, and  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  delivered  them  into 
thine  hands,  and  thou  hast  taken  them  captive, 

11  And  seest  among  the  captives  a beautiful  woman, 
and  hast  a desire  unto  her,  that  thou  wouldest  have  her 
to  thy  wife  ; 

12  Then  thou  shalt  bring  her  home  to  thine  house  ; 
and  she  shall  shave  her  head,  and  pare  her  nails  ; 

13  And  she  shall  put  the  raiment  of  her  captivity 
from  off  her,  and  shall  remain  in  thine  house,  and  ® be- 
wail her  father  and  her  mother  a full  month  : and 
after  that  thou  shalt  go  in  unto  her,  and  be  her  hus- 
band, and  she  shall  be  thy  wife. 

14  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  have  no  delight  in  her, 
then  thou  shalt  let  her  go  whither  she  will  ; but  thou 
shalt  not  sell  her  at  all  for  money,  thou  shalt  not  make 
merchandise  of  her,  because  thou  hast  humbled  her. 

15  U If  a man  have  two  wives,  one  beloved,  ® and 
another  hated,  and  they  have  born  him  children,  both 
the  beloved  and  the  hated  ; and  if  the  firstborn  son  be 
her’s  that  was  hated  : 

16  Then  it  shall  be,  ^ when  he  maketh  his  sons  to  in- 
herit that  which  he  hath,  that  he  may  not  make  the  son 
of  the  beloved  firstborn  before  the  son  of  the  hated, 
tuhich  is  indeed  the  firstborn  : 

17  But  he  shall  acknowledge  the  son  of  the  hated  for 
the  firstborn,  by  giving  him  a double  portion  of  all 
that  he  hath  : for  he  is  the  beginning  of  his  strength  ; 

the  right  of  the  firstborn  is  his. 

18  ^ If  a man  have  a stubborn  and  rebellious  son, 
which  will  not  obey  the  voice  of  his  father,  or  the  voice 
of  his  mother,  and  that,  when  they  have  chastened  him, 
will  not  hearken  unto  them  : 

19  Then  shall  his  father  and  his  mother  lay  hold  on 
him,  and  bring  him  out  unto  the  elders  of  his  city,  and 
unto  the  gate  of  his  place  ; 

20  And  they  shall  say  unto  the  elders  of  his  city. 
This  our  son  is  stubborn  and  rebellious,  he  will  not  obey 
our  voice  ; he  is  a glutton,  and  a drunkard. 

21  And  all  the  men  of  his  city  shall  stone  him  with 
stones,  that  he  die  : so  shalt  thou  put  evil  away  from 
among  you  ; and  all  Israel  shall  hear,  and  fear. 

22  And  if  a man  have  committed  a sin  worthy 


water,  which  is  neither  plowed  nor  sown,  and  shall 

6  break  the  heifer’s  neck  there  in  the  valley  : and  the 
priests  the  sons  of  Levi  shall  come  near  ; for  them 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  to  minister  unto 
him,  and  to  l3less  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; and 
according  to  their  word  shall  every  controversy  and 

6 every  stroke  be  : and  all  the  elders  of  that  city, 
who  are  nearest  unto  the  slain  man,  shall  wash  their 
hands  over  the  heifer  whose  neck  was  broken  in  the 

7 valley  : and  they  shall  answer  and  say.  Our  hands 
have  not  shed  this  blood,  neither  have  our  eyes  seen 

8 it.  Forgive,  O Lord,  thy  people  Israel,  whom  thou 
hast  redeemed,  and  suffer  not  innocent  blood  to  re- 
main in  the  midst  of  thj'^  people  Israel.  And  the 

9 blood  shall  be  forgiven  them.  So  shalt  thou  put 
away  the  innocent  blood  from  the  midst  of  thee, 
when  thou  shalt  do  that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord. 

10  When  thou  goest  forth  to  battle  against  thine  en- 
emies, and  the  Lord  thy  God  delivereth  them  into 
thine  hands,  and  thou  carriest  them  away  captive, 

11  and  seest  among  the  captives  a beautiful  woman, 
and  thou  hast  a desire  unto  her,  and  wouldest  take 

12  her  to  thee  to  wife  ; then  thou  shalt  bring  her 
home  to  thine  house  ; and  she  shall  shave  her  head, 

13  and  pare  her  nails  ; and  she  shall  put  the  raiment  of 
her  captivity  from  off  her,  and  shall  remain  in  thine 
house,  and  bewail  her  father  and  her  mother  a full 
month  : and  after  that  thou  shalt  go  in  unto  her, 

14  and  be  her  husband,  and  she  shall  be  thy  wife.  And 
it  sliall  be,  if  thou  have  no  delight  in  her,  then  thou 
shalt  let  her  go  whither  she  will  ; but  thou  shalt 
not  sell  her  at  all  for  money,  thou  shalt  not  deal 
with  her  “ as  a slave,  because  thou  hast  humbled 
her. 

15  If  a man  have  two  wives,  the  one  beloved,  and 
the  other  hated,  and  they  have  borne  him  children, 
both  the  beloved  and  the  hated  ; and  if  the  firstborn 

16  son  be  hers  that  was  hated  ; then  it  shall  be,  in  the 
day  that  he  causeth  his  sons  to  inherit  that  which  he 
hath,  that  he  may  not  make  the  son  of  the  beloved 
the  firstborn  ^ before  the  son  of  the  hated,  which  is 

17  the  firstborn  : but  he  shall  acknowledge  the  first- 
born, the  son  of  the  hated,  by  giving  him  a double 
portion  of  all  that  he  hath  : for  he  is  the  beginning 
of  his  strength  ; the  right  of  the  firstborn  is  his. 

18  If  a man  have  a stubborn  and  rebellious  son,  which 
will  not  obey  the  voice  of  his  father,  or  the  voice  of 
his  mother,  and  though  they  chasten  him,  will  not 

19  hearken  unto  them  : then  shall  his  father  and  his 
mother  lay  hold  on  him,  and  bring  him  out  unto 
the  elders  of  his  city,  and  unto  the  gate  of  his 

20  place  ; and  they  shall  say  unto  the  elders  of  his  city, 
This  our  son  is  stubborn  and  rebellious,  he  will  not 
obey  our  voice  ; he  is  a riotous  liver,  and  a drunk- 

21  ard.  And  all  the  men  of  his  city  shall  stone  him 
with  stones,  that  he  die  : so  shalt  thou  put  away  the 
evil  from  the  midst  of  thee  ; and  all  Israel  shall 
hear,  and  fear. 

22  And  if  a man  have  committed  a sin  worthy  of 


1 ch.  10.  8.  1 Chr. 

23.  13. 

2 ch  17.  8,  9. 

3 See  Ps.  19.  12.  & 
26.  6.  Matt.  27.  24. 


^ Jonah  1.  14. 
c ch.  19.  13. 

6 See  P.S.  45.  10. 

7 Gen.  34.  2.  ch.  22. 


29.  Judg.  19.  24. 

8 Gen.  29.  33. 

9 1 Chr.  5.  2.  & 26. 
10.  2 Chr.  11.  19, 22. 


10  See  1 Chr.  5. 1. 

11  Gen.  49.  3. 

12  Gen.  25.  31,  33. 

13  ch.  13.  5.  & 19. 19, 


20.  & 22.  21,  24. 

11  ch.  13.  11. 
lo  ch.  19.  6.  & 22.  26. 
Acts  23.  29.  & 25.  11, 


25.  & 26.  31. 
a Or,  as  a chattel, 
b Or,  during  the 
life  time  of. 


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297 


of  death,  and  he  be  to  be  put  to  death,  and  thou  hang 
liim  on  a tree  : 

23  ^®His  body  shall  not  remain  all  night  upon  the 
tree,  but  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  bury  him  that  day  ; (for 
he  that  is  hanged  is  accursed  of  God  ;)  that  thy 
laud  be  not  defiled,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  for  an  inheritance. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 Of  humanity  toward  brethren.  5 The  sex  is  to  be  distinguished  by  ap- 
parel. 6 The  dam  is  not  to  be  taken  with  her  young  ones.  8 The 
house  must  have  battlements.  9 Confusion  is  to  be  avoided.  12 
Fringes  upon  the  vesture.  18  The  punishment  of  him  that  slandereth 
his  icife.  20,  22  Of  adultery.,  25  of  rape,  28  and  of  fornication.  30 
Incest. 

Thou  ^ shalt  not  see  thy  brother’s  ox  or  his  sheep 
go  astray,  and  hide  thyself  from  them  : thou  shalt 
in  any  case  bring  them  again  unto  thy  brother. 

2  And  if  thy  brother  he  not  nigh  unto  thee,  or  if  thou 
know  him  not,  then  thou  shalt  bring  it  unto  thine  own 
house,  and  it  shall  be  with  thee  until  thy  brother  seek 
after  it,  and  thou  shalt  restore  it  to  him  again. 

3  In  like  manner  shalt  thou  do  with  his  ass  ; and  so 
shalt  thou  do  with  his  raiment  ; and  with  all  lost  thing 
of  thy  brother’s,  which  he  hath  lost,  and  thou  hast 
found,  shalt  thou  do  likewise  : thou  mayest  not  hide 
thyself. 

4  ^ ^ Thou  shalt  not  see  thy  brother’s  ass  or  his  ox 
fall  down  by  the  way,  and  hide  thyself  from  them  : 
thou  shalt  surely  help  him  to  lift  them  up  again. 

5  ^ The  woman  shall  not  wear  that  which  pertain- 
eth  unto  a man,  neither  shall  a man  put  on  a woman’s 
garment  : for  all  that  do  so  are  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

6  If  a bird’s  nest  chance  to  be  before  thee  in  the 
way  in  any  tree,  or  on  the  ground,  whether  they  he 
young  ones,  or  eggs,  and  the  dam  sitting  upon  the 
young,  or  upon  the  eggs,  ^ thou  shalt  not  take  the  dam 
with  the  young  : 

7  But  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  let  the  dam  go,  and  take 
the  young  to  thee  ; that  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and 
that  thou  mayest  prolong  thy  days. 

8  ^ When  thou  buildest  a new  house,  then  thou  shalt 
make  a battlement  for  thy  roof,  that  thou  bring  not 
blood  upon  thine  house,  if  any  man  fall  from  thence. 

9  ^ ^ Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  vineyard  with  divers 
seeds  : lest  the  fruit  of  thy  seed  which  thou  hast  sown, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  vineyard,  be  defiled. 

10  ^ ® Thou  shalt  not  plow  with  an  ox  and  an  ass 
together. 

11  Thou  shalt  not  wear  a garment  of  divers  sorts, 
as  of  woollen  and  linen  together. 

12  ^ Thou  shalt  make  thee  ® fringes  upon  the  four 
quarters  of  thy  vesture,  wherewith  thou  coverest  thy- 
self. 

13  ^ If  any  man  take  a wife,  and  ® go  in  unto  her, 
and  hate  her, 

14  And  give  occasions  of  speech  against  her,  and 
bring  up  an  evil  name  upon  her,  and  say,  I took  this 
woman,  and  when  I came  to  her,  I found  her  not  a 
maid  : 

15  Then  shall  the  father  of  the  damsel,  and  her 
rnother,  take  and  bring  forth  the  tokens  of  the  damsel’s 
virginity  unto  the  elders  of  the  city  in  the  gate  : 


Josh.  8.  29.  & 10. 
2G,  27.  John  19.  31. 

” Gal.  3.  13. 

“Lev.  18.  25.  Num. 
36.  34. 


1 Ex.  23.  4. 

2 Ex.  23.  5. 

8 Lev.  22.  28. 
4 ch.  4.  40. 


c Lev.  19.  19. 

6 See  2 Cor.  G.  14, 
15,  IG. 

->  Lev.  19.  19. 


death,  and  he  be  put  to  death,  and  thou  hang  him 
23  on  a tree  ; his  body  shall  not  remain  all  night  upon 
the  tree,  but  thou  shalt  surely  bury  him  tlie  same 
day  ; for  he  that  is  hanged  is  accursed  of  God  ; 
that  thou  defile  not  thy  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance. 


22  Thou  shalt  not  see  thy  brother’s  ox  or  his  sheep 
go  astray,  and  hide  thyself  from  them  : thou  shalt 

2 surely  bring  them  again  unto  thy  brother.  And  if 
thy  brother  be  not  nigh  unto  thee,  or  if  thou  know 
him  not,  then  thou  shalt  bring  it  home  to  thine 
house,  and  it  shall  be  with  thee  until  thy  brother 
seek  after  it,  and  thou  shalt  restore  it  to  him  again. 

3 And  so  shalt  thou  do  with  his  ass  ; and  so  shalt 
thou  do  with  his  garment ; and  so  shalt  thou  do 
with  every  lost  thing  of  thy  brother’s,  which  he 
hath  lost,  and  thou  hast  found  : thou  mayest  not 
hide  thyself. 

4 Thou  shalt  not  see  thy  brother’s  ass  or  his  ox 
fallen  down  by  the  way,  and  hide  thyself  from  them  : 
thou  shalt  surely  help  him  to  lift  them  up  again. 

5 A woman  shall  not  wear  that  which  pertaineth 
unto  a man,  neither  shall  a man  put  on  a woman’s 
garment  : for  whosoever  doeth  these  things  is  an 
abomination  unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 

6 If  a bird’s  nest  chance  to  be  before  thee  in  the 
way,  in  any  tree  or  on  the  ground,  with  young  ones 
or  eggs,  and  the  dam  sitting  upon  the  young,  or 
upon  the  eggs,  thou  shalt  not  take  the  dam  with 

7 the  young  : thou  shalt  in  any  wise  let  the  dam  go, 
but  the  young  thou  mayest  take  unto  thyself  ; that 
it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  pro- 
long thy  days. 

8 When  thou  buildest  a new  house,  then  thou  shalt 
make  a battlement  for  thy  roof,  that  thou  bring  not 
blood  upon  thine  house,  if  any  man  fall  from 

9 thence.  Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  vineyard  with  two 
kinds  of  seed  : lest  the  “ whole  fruit  be  ^ forfeited, 
the  seed  which  thou  hast  sown,  and  the  increase  of 
the  vineyard. 

10  Thou  shalt  not  plow  with  an  ox  and  an  ass  to- 
ll gether.  Thou  shalt  not  wear  a mingled  stufiP,  wool 
and  linen  together. 

12  Thou  shalt  make  thee  fringes  upon  the  four  bor- 
ders of  thy  vesture,  wherewith  thou  coverest  thyself. 

13  If  any  man  take  a wife,  and  go  in  unto  her,  and 

14  hate  her,  and  lay  shameful  things  to  her  charge, 
and  bring  up  an  evil  name  upon  her,  and  say,  I 
took  this  woman,  and  when  I came  nigh  to  her,  I 

15  found  not  in  her  the  tokens  of  virginity  : then  shall 
the  father  of  the  damsel,  and  her  mother,  take  and 
bring  forth  the  tokens  of  the  damsel’s  virginity 


8Num.  15.38.  Matt.  cneh.  the  curse  of  b 'Rah.  consecrated. 
23.  5.  God.  c Or,  twisted 

‘•*0611.29.21.  Judg.  a Heb.  f ulness.  threads. 

15.  1. 


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16  And  the  damsel’s  father  shall  say  unto  the  elders, 
I gave , my  daughter  unto  this  man  to  wife,  and  he 
hateth  her  ; 

17  And,  lo,  he  hath  given  occasions  of  speech  against 
her,  saying,  I found  not  thy  daughter  a maid  ; and  yet 
these  are  the  tokens  of  my  daughter’s  virginity.  And 
they  shall  spread  the  cloth  before  the  elders  of  the  city. 

18  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall  take  that  man 
and  chastise  him  ; 

19  And  they  shall  amerce  him  in  an  hundred  shekels 
of  silver,  and  give  them  unto  the  father  of  the  damsel, 
because  he  hath  brought  up  an  evil  name  upon  a virgin 
of  Israel : and  she  shall  be  his  wife  ; he  may  not  put 
her  away  all  his  days. 

20  But  if  this  thing  be  true,  and  the  tokens  of  virgin- 
ity be  not  found  for  the  damsel  : 

21  Then  they  shall  bring  out  the  damsel  to  the  door 
of  her  father’s  house,  and  the  men  of  her  city  shall 
stone  her  with  stones  that  she  die  : because  she  hath 

wrought  folly  in  Israel,  to  play  the  whore  in  her 
father’s  house  : so  shalt  thou  put  evil  away  from 

among  you. 

22  ^ ^^If  a man  be  found  lying  with  a woman  ^mar- 
ried to  an  husband,  then  they  shall  both  of  them  die, 
both  the  man  that  lay  with  the  woman,  and  the  woman  ; 
so  shalt  thou  put  away  evil  from  Israel. 

23  If  If  a damsel  that  is  a virgin  be  betrothed  unto 
an  husband,  and  a man  find  her  in  the  city,  and  lie  with 
her  ; 

24  Then  ye  shall  bring  them  both  out  unto  the  gate 
of  that  city,  and  ye  shall  stone  them  with  stones  that 
they  die  ; the  damsel,  because  she  cried  not,  being  in  the 
city  ; and  the  man,  because  he  hath  humbled  his 
neighbour’s  wife  : so  thou  shalt  put  away  evil  from 
among  you. 

25  ^ But  if  a man  find  a betrothed  damsel  in  the 
field,  and  the  man  force  her,  and  lie  with  her  : then  the 
man  only  that  lay  with  her  shall  die  : 

26  But  unto  the  damsel  thou  shalt  do  nothing  ; there 
is  in  the  damsel  no  sin  worthy  of  death  : for  as  when  a 
man  riseth  against  his  neighbour,  and  slayeth  him,  even 
so  is  this  matter  : 

27  For  he  found  her  in  the  field,  and  the  betrothed 
damsel  cried,  and  there  was  none  to  save  her. 

28  ^ ^®If  a man  find  a damsel  that  is  a virgin,  which 
is  not  betrothed,  and  lay  hold  on  her,  and  lie  with  her, 
and  they  be  found  ; 

29  Then  the  man  that  lay  with  her  shall  give  unto 
the  damsel’s  father  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  and  she  shall 
be  his  wife  ; because  he  hath  humbled  her,  he  may 
not  put  her  away  all  his  days. 

30  ^ IS  A man  shall  not  take  his  father’s  wife,  nor 

discover  his  father’s  skirt. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 Who  may  or  may  not  enter  into  the  congregation.  9 Uncleanness  to  be 
avoided  in  the  host.  15  Of  the  fugitive  servant.  17  Of  filthiness.  18 
Of  abominable  sacrifices.  19  Of  usury.  21  Of  vows.  24  Of  tres- 
passes. 

He  that  is  wounded  in  the  stones,  or  hath  his  privy 
member  cut  off,  shall  not  enter  into  the  congre- 
gation of  the  Lord. 

2 A bastard  shall  not  enter  into  the  congregation  of 
the  Lord  ; even  to  his  tenth  generation  shall  he  not 
enter  into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

10  Gen.  34.  7.  Judp.  n eh.  13.  5.  13  Matt.  1.  18,  19. 

20.  G,  10.  2 Sam.  13.  12  Lev.  20. 10.  John  ^ ch.  21.  14. 

12,  13.  8.  5.  10  ver.  21,  22. 


16  unto  the  elders  of  the  city  in  the  gate  : and  the 
damsel’s  father  shall  say  unto  the  elders,  I gave  my 
daughter  unto  this  man  to  wife,  and  he  hateth  her  ; 

17  and,  lo,  he  hath  laid  shameful  things  to  her  charge, 
saymg,  I found  not  in  thy  daughter  the  tokens  of 
virginity ; and  yet  these  are  the  tokens  of  my 
daughter’s  virginity.  And  they  shall  spread  the 

18  garment  before  the  elders  of  the  city.  And  the 
elders  of  that  city  shall  take  the  man  and  chastise 

19  him  ; and  they  shall  amerce  him  in  an  hundred 
shekels  of  silver,  and  give  them  unto  the  father  of 
the  damsel,  because  he  hath  brought  up  an  evil 
name  upon  a virgin  of  Israel  : and  she  shall  be  his 

20  wife  ; he  may  not  put  her  away  all  his  days.  But 
if  this  thing  be  true,  that  the  tokens  of  virginity 

21  were  not  found  in  the  damsel  : then  they  shall  bring 
out  the  damsel  to  the  door  of  her  father’s  house, 
and  the  men  of  her  city  shall  stone  her  with  stones 
that  she  die  ; because  she  hath  wrought  folly  in  Is- 
rael, to  play  the  harlot  in  her  father’s  house  : so 
shalt  thou  put  away  the  evil  from  the  midst  of  thee. 

22  If  a man  be  found  lying  with  a woman  married 
to  an  husband,  then  they  shall  both  of  them  die, 
the  man  that  lay  with  the  woman,  and  the  woman  : 
so  shalt  thou  put  away  the  evil  from  Israel. 

23  If  there  be  a damsel  that  is  a virgin  betrothed 
unto  an  husband,  and  a man  find  her  in  the  city, 

24  and  lie  with  her  ; then  ye  shall  bring  them  both  out 
unto  the  gate  of  that  city,  and  ye  shall  stone  them 
with  stones  that  they  die  ; the  damsel,  because  she 
cried  not,  being  in  the  city  ; and  the  man,  because 
he  hath  humbled  his  neighbour’s  wife  : so  thou 
shalt  put  away  the  evil  from  the  midst  of  thee. 

25  But  if  the  man  find  the  damsel  that  is  betrothed 
in  the  field,  and  the  man  force  her,  and  lie  with 
her  ; then  the  man  only  that  lay  with  her  shall  die  : 

26  but  unto  the  damsel  thou  shalt  do  nothing  ; there 
is  in  the  damsel  no  sin  worthy  of  death  : for  as 
when  a man  riseth  against  his  neighbour,  and  slay- 

27  eth  him,  even  so  is  this  matter  : for  he  found  her  in 
the  field  ; the  betrothed  damsel  cried,  and  there 
was  none  to  save  her. 

28  If  a man  find  a damsel  that  is  a virgin,  which  is 
not  betrothed,  and  lay  hold  on  her,  and  lie  with  her, 

29  and  they  be  found  ; then  the  man  that  lay  with  her 
shall  give  unto  the  damsel’s  father  fifty  shekels  of 
silver,  and  she  shall  be  his  wife,  because  he  hath 
humbled  her  ; he  may  not  put  her  away  all  his 
days. 

30  *A  man  shall  not  take  his  father’s  wife,  and  shall 
not  uncover  his  father’s  skirt. 


23  He  that  is  wounded  in  the  stones,  or  hath  his 
privy  member  cut  off,  shall  not  enter  into  the  as- 
sembly of  the  Lord. 

2 A bastard  shall  not  enter  into  the  assembly  of 
the  Lord  ; even  to  the  tenth  generation  shall  none 
of  his  enter  into  the  assembly  of  the  Lord. 

16  Ex.  22.  16, 17.  11.  ch.  27.  20.  1 Cor.  i»  See  Ruth  3.  9. 

11  ver.  24.  5.  1.  Ezek.  IG.  8. 

18  Lev.  18.  8.  & 20.  * [Ch.  23. 1.  in  Heb.] 


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3 ^ An  Ammonite  or  Moabite  shall  not  enter  into  the 
congregation  of  the  Lord  ; even  to  their  tenth  genera- 
tion shall  they  not  enter  into  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  for  ever  : 

4 2 Because  they  met  you  not  with  bread  and  with 
water  in  the  way,  when  ye  came  forth  out  of  Egypt  ; 
and  ® because  they  hired  against  thee  Balaam  the  son  of 
Beor  of  Pethor  of  Mesopotamia,  to  curse  thee. 

5 Nevertheless  the  Lord  thy  God  would  not  hearken 
unto  Balaam  ; but  the  Lord  thy  God  turned  the  curse 
into  a blessing  unto  thee,  because  the  Lord  thy  God 
loved  thee. 

6 ^ Thou  shalt  not  seek  their  peace  nor  their  prosper- 
ity all  thy  days  for  ever. 

7 ^ Thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  Edomite  ; ® for  he  is 
thy  brother  : thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  Egyptian  ; be- 
cause ® thou  wast  a stranger  in  his  land. 

8 The  children  that  are  begotten  of  them  shall  enter 
into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord  in  their  third  ge- 
neration. 

9 If  When  the  host  goeth  forth  against  thine  enemies, 
then  keep  thee  from  every  wicked  thing. 

10  If  If  there  be  among  you  any  man,  that  is  not 
clean  by  reason  of  uncleanness  that  chanceth  him  by 
night,  then  shall  he  go  abroad  out  of  the  camp,  he  shall 
not  come  within  the  camp  : 

11  But  it  shall  be,  when  evening  cometh  on,  ® he  shall 
wash  himself  with  water  : and  when  the  sun  is  down,  he 
shall  come  into  the  camp  again. 

12  ^ Thou  shalt  have  a place  also  without  the  camp, 
whither  thou  shalt  go  forth  abroad  : 

13  And  thou  shalt  have  a paddle  upon  thy  weapon  ; 
and  it  shall  be,  when  thou  wilt  ease  thyself  abroad, 
thou  shalt  dig  therewith,  and  shalt  turn  back  and  cover 
that  which  cometh  from  thee  : 

14  For  the  Lord  thy  God  ^ walketh  in  the  midst  of 
thy  camp,  to  deliver  thee,  and  to  give  up  thine  enemies 
before  thee  ; therefore  shall  thy  camp  be  holy  : that  he 
see  no  unclean  thing  in  thee,  and  turn  away  from  thee. 

15  ^ Thou  shalt  not  deliver  unto  his  master  the 
servant  which  is  escaped  from  his  master  unto  thee  : 

16  He  shall  dwell  with  thee,  even  among  you,  in  that 
place  which  he  shall  choose  in  one  of  thy  gates,  where 
it  liketh  him  best : thou  shalt  not  oppress  him. 

17  If  There  shall  be  no  whore  of  the  daughters  of 
Israel,  nor  a sodomite  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  bring  the  hire  of  a whore,  or  the 
price  of  a dog,  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  thy  God  for 
any  vow  : for  even  both  these  are  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

19  ^ 14  Thou  shalt  not  lend  upon  usury  to  thy  brother  ; 
usury  of  money,  usury  of  victuals,  usury  of  any  tiling 
that  is  lent  upon  usury  : 

20  Unto  a stranger  thou  mayest  lend  upon  usury  ; 
but  unto  thy  brother  thou  shalt  not  lend  upon  usury  : 

that  the  Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all  that 
thou  settest  thine  hand  to  in  the  land  whither  thou 
goest  to  possess  it. 

21  ^ When  thou  shalt  vow  a vow  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God,  thou  shalt  not  slack  to  pay  it  : for  the  Lord 
thy  God  will  surely  require  it  of  thee  ; and  it  would  be 
sin  in  thee. 


3 An  Ammonite  or  a Moabite  shall  not  enter  into 
the  assembly  of  the  Lord  ; even  to  the  tenth  gene- 
ration shall  none  belonging  to  them  enter  into  the 

4 assembly  of  the  Lord  for  ever  : because  they  met 
you  not  with  bread  and  with  water  in  the  way,  when 
ye  came  forth  out  of  Egypt  ; and  because  they 
hired  against  thee  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  from 

5 Pethor  of  “ Mesopotamia,  to  curse  thee.  Neverthe- 
less the  Lord  thy  God  would  not  hearken  unto 
Balaam  ; but  the  Lord  thy  God  turned  the  curse 
into  a blessing  unto  thee,  because  the  Lord  thy  God 

6 loved  thee.  Thou  shalt  not  seek  their  peace  nor 
their  prosperity  all  thy  days  for  ever. 

7 Thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  Edomite  ; for  he  is  thy 
brother  : thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  Egyj)tian  ; be- 

8 cause  thou  wast  a stranger  in  his  land.  The  chil- 
dren of  the  third  generation  that  are  born  unto 
them  shall  enter  into  the  assembly  of  the  Lord. 

9 When  thou  goest  forth  in  camp  against  thine 
enemies,  then  thou  shalt  keep  thee  from  every  evil 

10  thing.  If  there  be  among  you  any  man,  that  is  not 
clean  by  reason  of  that  which  chanceth  him  by 
night,  then  shall  he  go  abroad  out  of  the  camp,  he 

11  shall  not  come  within  the  camp  : but  it  shall  be, 
when  evening  cometh  on,  he  shall  bathe  himself  in 
water  : and  when  the  sun  is  down,  he  shall  come 

12  within  the  camp.  Thou  shalt  have  a place  also 

, without  the  camp,  whither  thou  shalt  go  forth 

13  abroad  : and  thou  shalt  have  a ^ paddle  among  thy 
weapons  ; and  it  shall  be,  when  thou  sittest  down 
abroad,  thou  shalt  dig  therewith,  and  shalt  turn 

14  back  and  cover  that  which  cometh  from  thee  : for 
the  Lord  thy  God  walketh  in  the  midst  of  thy 
camp,  to  deliver  thee,  and  to  give  up  thine  enemies 
before  thee  ; therefore  shall  thy  camp  be  holy  : 
that  he  see  no  ^ unclean  thing  in  thee,  and  turn  away 
from  thee. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  deliver  unto  his  master  a servant 

16  which  is  escaped  from  his  master  unto  thee  : he 
shall  dwell  with  thee,  in  the  midst  of  thee,  in  the 
place  which  he  shall  choose  within  one  of  thy  gates, 
where  it  liketh  him  best : thou  shalt  not  oppress  him. 

17  There  shall  be  no  ^harlot  of  the  daughters  of 
Israel,  neither  shall  there  be  a ® sodomite  of  the 

18  sons  of  Israel.  Thou  shalt  not  bring  the  hire  of  a 
whore,  or  the  wages  of  a dog,  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  for  any  vow  : for  even  both  these 
are  an  abomination  unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 

19  Thou  shalt  not  lend  upon  usury  to  thy  brother  ; 
usury  of  money,  usury  of  victuals,  usury  of  any 

20  thing  that  is  lent  upon  usury  : unto  a foreigner 
thou  mayest  lend  upon  usury  ; but  unto  thy  brother 
thou  shalt  not  lend  upon  usury  : that  the  Lord  thy 
God  may  bless  thee  in  all  that  thou  puttest  thine 
hand  unto,  in  the  land  wliither  thou  goest  in  to  pos- 
sess it. 

21  Wlien  thou  shalt  vow  a vow  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  tliou  shalt  not  be  slack  to  pay  it  : for  the 
Lord  thy  God  will  surely  require  it  of  thee  ; and 


iNeh.  13.  1,2.  « Ex.  22.  21.  & 23.  9.  lo  i gam.  30.  15.  « ^x.  22.  2.5.  Lev.  lo  ch.  1.5.  10.  c lieh.  nakedness  of 

2 See  cli.  2.  29.  Lev.  19.  34.  cli.  10.  ” Ex.  22.  21.  25.  30,  .37.  Neh.  5.  2,  Nuin.  30.  2.  Ec-  any  thing. 

3 Nuin.  22.  5,  G.  19.  12  Lev.  19.  29.  See  7.  Ts.  15. 5.  Luke  G.  cles.  5.  4,  5.  d Heb.  kedeskah. 

* Ezra  9.  12.  7 Lev.  1.5.  IG.  Pro.  2.  IG.  34,  3.5.  a Heb.  Aram^uha-  See  Geji.  .38.  21. 

r*  Geii.  2.5.  24,  25,  2G.  8 Lev.  1.5.  .5.  i3  Gen.  19.  5.  2 Kin.  'O  See  Lev.  19.  34.  & raim.  ellch.kadcsh. 

Obad.  10,  12.  u Lev.  2G.  12.  23.  7.  ch.  15.  3.  b Or,  shovel. 


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22  But  if  thou  shalt  forbear  to  vow,  it  shall  be  no  sin 
in  thee. 

23  That  which  is  gone  out  of  thy  lips  thou  shalt 
keep  and  perform  ; even  a freewill  offering,  according 
as  thou  hast  vowed  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
thou  hast  promised  with  thy  mouth. 

24  ^ When  thou  comest  into  thy  neighbour’s  vine- 
yard, then  thou  mayest  eat  grapes  thy  fill  at  thine  own 
pleasure  ; but  thou  shalt  not  put  any  in  thy  vessel. 

25  When  thou  comest  into  the  standing  corn  of  thy 
neighbour,  then  thou  mayest  pluck  the  ears  with  thine 
hand  ; but  thou  shalt  not  move  a sickle  unto  thy  neigh- 
bour’s standing  corn. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 Of  divorce.  5 A new  married  man  ooeth  not  to  war.  6,  10  Of  pledges. 
7 of  manslealers.  8 Of  leprosy.  U The  hire  is  to  be  given.  16  Of 
justice.  19  Of  charity. 

WHEN  a ^ man  hath  taken  a wife,  and  married  her, 
and  it  come  to  pass  that  she  find  no  favour  in  his 
eyes,  because  he  hath  found  some  uncleanness  in  her  : 
then  let  him  write  her  a bill  of  divorcement,  and  give  it 
in  her  hand,  and  send  her  out  of  his  house. 

2  And  when  she  is  departed  out  of  his  house,  she  may 
go  and  be  another  man’s  wife. 

3  And  if  the  latter  husband  hate  her,  and  write  her  a 
bill  of  divorcement,  and  giveth  it  in  her  hand,  and 
sendeth  her  out  of  his  house  ; or  if  the  latter  husband 
die,  which  took  her  to  he  his  wife  ; 

4  2 Her  former  husband,  which  sent  her  away,  may 
not  take  her  again  to  be  his  wife,  after  that  she  is 
defiled  ; for  that  is  abomination  before  the  Lord  : and 
thou  shalt  not  cause  the  land  to  sin,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance. 

5  ^ ® When  a man  hath  taken  a new  wife,  he  shall 
not  go  out  to  war,  neither  shall  he  be  charged  with  any 
business  : hut  he  shall  be  free  at  home  one  year,  and 
shall  ^ cheer  up  his  wife  which  he  hath  taken. 

6  ^ No  man  shall  take  the  nether  or  the  upper  mill- 
stone to  pledge  : for  he  taketh  a man’s  life  to  pledge. 

7  ^ ^ If  a man  be  found  stealing  any  of  his  brethren 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  maketh  merchandise  of 
him,  or  selleth  him  ; then  that  thief  shall  die  ; ® and  thou 
shalt  put  evil  away  from  among  you. 

8  ^ Take  heed  in  the  plague  of  leprosy,  that  thou 
observe  diligently,  and  do  according  to  all  that  the 
priests  the  Levites  shall  teach  you  : as  I commanded 
them,  so  ye  shall  observe  to  do. 

9  ^Remember  what  the  Lord  thy  God  did  ®unto 
Miriam  by  the  way,  after  that  ye  were  come  forth  out 
of  Egypt. 

10  ^ When  thou  dost  lend  thy  brother  any  thing, 
thou  shalt  not  go  into  his  house  to  fetch  his  pledge. 

11  Thou  shalt  stand  abroad,  and  the  man  to  whom 
thou  dost  lend  shall  bring  out  the  pledge  abroad  unto 
thee. 

12  And  if  the  man  he  poor,  thou  shalt  not  sleep  with 
his  pledge  : 

13  In  any  case  thou  shalt  deliver  him  the  pledge 
again  when  the  sun  goeth  down,  that  he  may  sleep  in 
his  own  raiment,  and  bless  thee  : and  it  shall  be 
righteousness  unto  thee  before  the  Lord  thy  God. 

14  ^ Thou  shalt  not  oppress  an  hired  servant  that 

isNum.  30.  2.  Ps.  i Matt.  5.  31.  19.  4Pro.  5.  18. 

G6.  13,  14.  7.  Mark  10.  4.  ^Ex.  21.  ](>. 

Matt.  12. 1.  Mark  2 jg^.  3.  1.  c gi,.  19.  19. 

2.  23.  Luke  6.  1.  3 gh.  20.  7.  ^ Lev.  13.  2.  & 14.  2. 


22  it  would  be  sin  in  thee.  But  if  thou  shalt  forbear 

23  to  vow,  it  shall  be  no  sin  in  thee.  That  which  is 
gone  out  of  thy  lips  thou  shalt  observe  and  do  ; ac- 
cording as  thou  hast  vowed  unto  the  Lord  thy  God, 
a freewill  offering,  which  thou  hast  promised  with 
thy  mouth. 

24  When  thou  comest  into  thy  neighbour’s  vineyard, 
then  thou  mayest  eat  grapes  thy  fill  at  thine  own 
pleasure  ; but  thou  shalt  not  put  any  in  thy  vessel. 

25  When  thou  comest  into  thy  neighbour’s  standing 
corn,  then  thou  mayest  pluck  the  ears  with  thine 
hand  ; but  thou  shalt  not  move  a sickle  unto  thy 
neighbour’s  standing  corn. 


24  When  a man  taketh  a wife,  and  marrieth  her, 
then  it  shall  be,  if  she  find  no  favour  in  his  eyes, 
because  he  hath  found  some  unseemly  thing  in 
her,  that  he  shall  write  her  a bill  of  divorcement, 
and  give  it  in  her  hand,  and  send  her  out  of  liis 

2 house.  And  when  she  is  departed  out  of  his  house, 

3 she  may  go  and  be  another  man’s  wife.  And  if  the 
latter  husband  hate  her,  and  write  her  a bill  of  di- 
vorcement, and  give  it  in  her  hand,  and  send  her 
out  of  his  house  ; or  if  the  latter  husband  die, 

4 which  took  her  to  be  his  wife  ; her  former  husband, 
which  sent  her  away,  may  not  take  her  again  to  be 
his  wife,  after  that  she  is  defiled  ; for  that  is  abo- 
mination before  the  Lord  : and  thou  shalt  not 
cause  the  land  to  sin,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giv- 
eth thee  for  an  inheritance. 

5 When  a man  taketh  a new  wife,  he  shall  not  go 
out  in  the  host,  neither  shall  he  be  charged  with 
any  business  : he  shall  be  free  at  home  one  year, 

6 and  shall  cheer  his  wife  which  he  hath  taken.  No 
man  shall  take  the  mill  or  the  upper  millstone  to 
pledge  : for  he  taketh  a man’s  life  to  pledge. 

7 If  a man  be  found  stealing  any  of  his  brethren  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  he  deal  with  him  ® as  a 
slave,  or  sell  him  ; then  that  thief  shall  die  : so  shalt 
thou  put  away  the  evil  from  the  midst  of  thee. 

8 Take  heed  in  the  plague  of  leprosy,  that  thou  ob- 
serve diligently,  and  do  according  to  all  that  the 
priests  the  Levites  shall  teach  you  : as  I commanded 

9 them,  so  ye  shall  observe  to  do.  Remember  what 
the  Lord  thy  God  did  unto  Miriam,  by  the  way  as 
ye  came  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

10  When  thou  dost  lend  thy  neighbour  any  manner 
of  loan,  thou  shalt  not  go  into  his  house  to  fetch 

11  his  pledge.  Thou  shalt  stand  without,  and  the  man 
to  whom  thou  dost  lend  shall  bring  forth  the  pledge 

12  without  unto  thee.  And  if  he  be  a poor  man,  thou 

13  shalt  not  sleep  with  his  pledge  : thou  shalt  surely 
restore  to  him  the  pledge  when  the  sun  goeth  down, 
that  he  may  sleep  in  his  garment,  and  bless  thee  : 
and  it  shall  be  righteousness  unto  thee  before  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  oppress  an  hired  servant  that  is 

8 See  Ltike  17.  32.  « Job  29.  11,  13.  & 31.  & 112.  9.  Dan.  4. 

1 Cor.  10.  ().  31.  20.  2 Cor.  9.  13.  27. 

8 Num.  12.  10.  2 Tim.  1.  18.  i3  Mai.  3.  5. 

13  Ex.  22.  26.  12  ch.  6.  25.  Ps.  106.  a Or,  as  a chattel. 


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is  poor  and  needy,  whether  he  he  of  thy  brethren,  or  of 
thy  strangers  that  are  in  thy  land  within  thy  gates  : 

15  At  his  day  thou  shalt  give  him  his  hire,  neither 
shall  the  sun  go  down  upon  it  ; for  he  is  poor,  and 
setteth  his  heart  upon  it : lest  he  cry  against  thee 
unto  the  Lord,  and  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

16  i®The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death  for  the 
children,  neither  shall  the  children  be  put  to  death  for 
the  fathers  : every  man  shall  be  put  to  death  for  his 
own  sin. 

17  T[  Thou  shalt  not  pervert  the  judgment  of  the 
stranger,  nor  of  the  fatherless  ; nor  take  a widow’s 
raiment  to  pledge  : 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou  wast  a 
bondman  in  Egypt,  and  the  Lord  thy  God  redeemed 
thee  thence  : therefore  I command  thee  to  do  this  thing. 

19  If  When  thou  cuttest  down  thine  harvest  in  thy 
field,  and  hast  forgot  a sheaf  in  the  field,  thou  shalt  not 
go  again  to  fetch  it  : it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for 
the  fatherless,  and  for  the  widow  : that  the  Lord  thy 
God  may  bless  thee  in  all  the  work  of  thine  hands. 

20  When  thou  beatest  thine  olive  tree,  thou  shalt 
not  go  over  the  boughs  again  : it  shall  be  for  the 
siranger,  for  the  fatherless,  and  for  the  widow. 

21  When  thou  gatherest  the  grapes  of  thy  vineyard, 
thou  shalt  not  glean  it  afterward  : it  shall  be  for  the 
stranger,  for  the  fatherless,  and  for  the  widow. 

22  And  22  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou  wast  a 
bondman  in  the  land  of  Egypt  : therefore  I command 
thee  to  do  this  thing. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 Stripes  must  not  exceed  forty.  4 The  ox  is  not  to  be  muzzled.  5 Of 
raising  seed  unto  a brother.  11  Of  the  immodest  woman.  13  Of  un- 
just weights.  17  The  memory  of  Amalek  is  to  be  blotted  out. 

IF  there  be  a ^controversy  between  men,  and  they 
come  unto  judgment,  that  the  judges  may  judge 
them  ; then  they  ^ shall  justify  the  righteous,  and  con- 
demn the  wicked. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  if  the  wicked  man  he  ® worthy  to 
be  beaten,  that  the  judge  shall  cause  him  to  lie  down, 
^ and  to  be  beaten  before  his  face,  according  to  his  fault, 
by  a certain  number. 

3  ® Forty  stripes  he  may  give  him,  and  not  exceed  : 
lest,  if  he  should  exceed,  and  beat  him  above  these  with 
many  stripes,  then  thy  brother  should  ® seem  vile  unto 
thee. 

4  ^ Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  when  he  treadeth 
out  the  corn. 

o H ®If  brethren  dwell  together,  and  one  of  them 
die,  and  have  no  child,  the  wife  of  the  dead  shall  not 
marry  without  unto  a stranger  : her  husband’s  brother 
shall  go  in  unto  her,  and  take  her  to  him  to  wife,  and 
perform  the  duty  of  an  husband’s  brother  unto  her. 

6  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  firstborn  which  she  beareth 
® shall  succeed  in  the  name  of  his  brother  which  is  dead, 
that  his  name  be  not  put  out  of  Israel. 

7  And  if  the  man  like  not  to  take  his  brother’s  wife, 
then  let  his  brother’s  wife  go  up  to  the  gate  unto  the 
elders,  and  say.  My  husband’s  brother  refuseth  to  raise 
up  unto  his  brother  a name  in  Israel,  he  will  not  per- 
fonu  the  duty  of  my  husband’s  brother. 

8  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall  call  him,  and  speak 


Lev.  19.  13.  Jer. 
22. 13.  Jam.  5.  4. 
Jam.  5.  4. 

’6  2 Kin.  14.  G.  2 
Clir.  ‘2r>.  4.  .Jer.  31. 
29,  30.  Ezek.  18.  20. 


”Ex.  22.  21,  22. 
Pro.  22.  22.  Is.  1.  23. 
Jer.  5.  28.  & 22.  3. 
Ezek.  22.  29.  Zech.  7. 
10.  Mai.  3.  f). 

’8  Ex.  22.  2G. 


i9ver.  22.  ch.  IG. 
12. 

20  Lev.  19.  9,  10.  & 
23.  22. 

21  ch.  15.  10.  Ps.  41. 
1.  Pro.  19.  17. 


poor  and  needy,  whether  he  be  of  thy  brethren,  or 
of  thy  strangers  that  are  in  thy  land  within  thy 

15  gates  : in  his  day  thou  shalt  give  him  his  hire, 
neither  shall  the  sun  go  down  upon  it  ; for  he  is 
poor,  and  setteth  his  heart  upon  it  : lest  he  cry 
against  thee  unto  the  Lord,  and  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

16  The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death  for  the 
children,  neither  shall  the  children  be  put  to  death 
for  the  fathers  : every  man  shall  be  put  to  death  for 
his  own  sin. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  the  judgement  of  the 
stranger,  nor  of  the  fatherless  ; nor  take  the 

18  widow’s  raiment  to  pledge  : but  thou  shalt  remem- 
ber that  thou  wast  a bondman  in  Egypt,  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  redeemed  thee  thence  : therefore  I 
command  thee  to  do  this  thing. 

19  When  thou  reapest  thine  harvest  in  thy  field,  and 
hast  forgot  a sheaf  in  the  field,  thou  shalt  not  go 
again  to  fetch  it : it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for 
the  fatherless,  and  for  the  widow  : that  the  Lord 
thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all  the  work  of  thine 
hands. 

20  When  thou  beatest  thine  olive  tree,  thou  shalt 
not  go  over  the  boughs  again  : it  shall  be  for  the 
stranger,  for  the  fatherless,  and  for  the  widow. 

21  When  thou  gatherest  the  grapes  of  thy  vineyard, 
thou  shalt  not  glean  it  after  thee  : it  shall  be  for 
the  stranger,  for  the  fatherless,  and  for  the  widow. 

22  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou  wast  a bond- 
man  in  the  land  of  Egypt  : therefore  I command 
thee  to  do  this  thing. 


25  If  there  be  a controversy  between  men,  and  they 
come  unto  judgement,  and  the  judges  judge  them  ; 
then  they  shall  justify  the  righteous,  and  condemn 

2 the  wicked  ; and  it  shall  be,  if  the  wicked  man  be 
worthy  to  be  beaten,  that  the  judge  shall  cause  him 
to  lie  down,  and  to  be  beaten  before  his  face,  accord- 

3 ing  to  his  wickedness,  by  number.  Forty  stripes  he 
may  give  him,  he  shall  not  exceed  : lest,  if  he  should 
exceed,  and  beat  him  above  these  with  many  stripes, 
then  thy  brother  should  seem  vile  unto  thee. 


4  Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  when  he  treadeth 
out  the  corn. 

6  If  bretliren  dwell  together,  and  one  of  them  die, 
and  have  no  son,  the  wife  of  the  dead  shall  not 
marry  without  unto  a stranger  : her  husband’s  bro- 
ther shall  go  in  unto  her,  and  take  her  to  him  to 
wife,  and  perform  the  duty  of  an  husband’s  brother 

6 unto  her.  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  firstborn  which 
she  beareth  shall  succeed  in  the  name  of  his  brother 
which  is  dead,  that  his  name  be  not  blotted  out  of 

7 Israel.  And  if  the  man  like  not  to  take  his  brother’s 
wife,  then  his  brother’s  wife  sliall  go  up  to  the  gate 
unto  the  elders,  and  say.  My  husband’s  brother  re- 
fuseth to  raise  up  unto  Ids  brother  a name  in  Israel, 
he  will  not  perform  the  duty  of  an  husband’s 

8 brother  unto  me.  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall 

22  ver.  18.  4 Matt.  10.  17.  8 Matt.  22.  24.  Mark 

’ ch.  19.  17.  Ezek.  c 2 Cor.  11.  24.  12.  19.  Luke  20.  28. 

44.  24.  6 Job  18.  3.  0 Gen.  38.  9 

2 See  Pro.  17.  15.  Pro.  12.  10.  1 Cor.  Rutl.  4.  10. 

8 Luke  12.  48.  9.  9.  1 Thu.  5.  18.  ” Ruth  4.  1,  2. 


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DEUTERONOMY,  XXVI. 


unto  him  : and  if  he  stand  to  it,  and  say,  I like  not 
to  ttilcG  liGr  * 

9 Then  shall  his  brother’s  wife  come  unto  him  in  the 

presence  of  the  elders,  and  loose  his  shoe  from  off 
his  foot,  and  spit  in  his  face,  and  shall  answer  and  say. 
So  shall  it  be  done  unto  that  man  that  will  not  build 
up  his  brother’s  house.  ^ i 

10  And  his  name  shall  be  called  in  Israel,  ihe  house 
of  him  that  hath  his  shoe  loosed. 

11  •[[  When  men  strive  together  one  with  another, 
and  the  wife  of  the  one  draweth  near  for  to  deliver  her 
liusbjiiid  out  of  tliG  litiiicl  of  him  that  siiiitoth  him,  and 
putteth  forth  her  hand,  and  taketh  him  by  the  secrets  : 

12  Then  thou  shalt  cut  off  her  hand,  thine  eye  shall 
not  pity  her. 

13  ^ Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thy  bag  divers  weights, 
a great  and  a small. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thine  house  divers  mea- 
sures, a great  and  a small. 

15  But  thou  shalt  have  a perfect  and  just  weight,  a 
perfect  and  just  measure  shalt  thou  have  ; that  thy 
days  may  be  lengthened  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee. 

16  For  all  that  do  such  things,  and  all  that  do  uii- 
rio-hteously,  are  an  abomination  unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 

Remember  what  Amalek  did  unto  thee  by 
the  way,  when  ye  were  come  forth  out  of  Egypt  ; 

18  How  he  met  thee  by  the  way,  and  smote  the  hind- 
most of  thee,  even  all  that  were  feeble  behind  thee,  when 
thou  wast  faint  and  weary  ; and  he  feared  not  God. 

19  Therefore  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  given  thee  rest  from  all  thine  enemies  round  about, 
in  the  laud  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an 
inheritance  to  possess  it,  that  thou  shalt  blot  out  the 
remembrance  of  Amalek  from  under  heaven  ; thou 
shalt  not  forget  it. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 


1 The  confession  of  him  that  offereth  the  basket  of  firstfruits.  12  The 
prayer  of  him  that  giveth  his  third  yearns  tithes.  16  The  covenant 
between  God  and  the  people. 

And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  art  come  in  unto  the 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee /or  an 
inheritance,  and  possessest  it,  and  dwellest  therein  ; 

2 1 That  thou  shalt  take  of  the  first  of  all  the  fruit  of 
the  earth,  which  thou  shalt  bring  of  thy  land  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  and  shalt  put  it  in  a basket, 
and  shalt  * go  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  choose  to  place  his  name  there. 

3 And  thou  shalt  go  unto  the  priest  that  shall  be  in 
those  days,  and  say  unto  him,  I profess  this  day  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God,  that  I am  come  unto  the  country 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  our  fathers  for  to  give  us. 

4 And  the  priest  shall  take  the  basket  out  of  thine 
hand,  and  set  it  down  before  the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy 


VJTUU. 

5 And  thou  shalt  speak  and  say  before  the  Lord  thy 
God,  ® A Syrian  ^ ready  to  perish  loas  my  father,  and 
6 he  went  down  into  Egypt,  and  sojourned  there  with  a 
6 few,  and  became  there  a nation,  great,  mighty,  and 
populous  : 

6 And  the  Egyptians  evil  entreated  us,  and  afflicted 
us,  and  laid  upon  us  hard  bondage  : 


n Ruth  4.  6. 

13  Ruth  4.  7. 
n Ruth  4.  11. 

15  ch.  19.  13. 

16  Lev.  19.  35,  3G. 


Pro.  11.  1.  Ezek.  45. 
10.  Mic.  6.  11. 

11  Ex.  20.  12. 

18  Pro.  11. 1.  1 Thess. 

4.  G. 


16  Ex.  17.  8. 

20  ps.  36.  1.  Pro.  16. 
6.  Rom.  3.  18. 

21  1 Sam.  15.  3. 

22  Ex.  17.  14. 


call  him,  and  speak  unto  him  : and  if  he  stand,  and 

9  say,  I like  not  to  take  her  ; then  shall  his  brother’s 
wife  come  unto  him  in  the  presence  of  the  elders, 
and  loose  his  shoe  from  off  his  foot,  and  spit  in  his 
face  ; and  she  shall  answer  and  say.  So  shall  it  be 
done  unto  the  man  that  doth  not  build  up  his 

10  brother’s  house.  And  his  name  shall  be  called  in 
Israel,  The  house  of  him  that  hath  his  shoe  loosed. 

11  When  men  strive  together  one  with  another,  and 
the  wife  of  the  one  draweth  near  for  to  deliver  her 
husband  out  of  the  hand  of  him  that  smiteth  him, 
and  putteth  forth  her  hand,  and  taketh  him  by  the 

12  secrets  : then  thou  shalt  cut  off  her  hand,  thine  eye 
shall  have  no  pity. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thy  bag  divers  weights,  a 

14  great  and  a small.  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thine 

15  house  divers  measures,  a great  and  a small.  A 
perfect  and  just  weight  shalt  thou  have  ; a perfect 
and  just  measure  shalt  thou  have  : that  thy  days 
may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 

16  God  giveth  thee.  For  all  that  do  such  things,  even 
all  that  do  unrighteously,  are  an  abomination  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

17  Remember  what  Amalek  did  unto  thee  by  the  way 

18  as  ye  came  forth  out  of  Egypt  ; how  he  met  thee 
by  the  way,  and  smote  the  hindmost  of  thee,  all  that 
were  feeble  behind  thee,  when  thou  wast  faint  and 

19  weary  and  he  feared  not  God.  Therefore  it  shall 
be,  when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee  rest 
from  all  thine  enemies  round  about,  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inherit- 
ance to  possess  it,  that  thou  shalt  blot  out  the  re- 
membrance of  Amalek  from  under  heaven  ; thou 
shalt  not  forget. 


26  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  art  come  in  unto  the 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  in- 
heritance, and  possessest  it,  and  dwellest  therein ; 

2 that  thou  shalt  take  of  the  first  of  all  the  fruit  of 
the  ground,  which  thou  shalt  bring  in  from  thy  land 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  ; and  thou  shalt 
put  it  in  a basket,  and  shalt  go  unto  the  place  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  cause  his  name  to 

3 dwell  there.  And  thou  shalt  come  unto  the  priest 
that  shall  be  in  those  days,  and  say  unto  him,  I 
profess  this  day  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  that  I am 
come  unto  the  land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto  our 

4 fathers  for  to  give  us.  And  the  priest  shall  take 
the  basket  out  of  thine  hand,  and  set  it  down  before 

5 the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  And  thou  shalt 
answer  and  say  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  A « Syrian 
^ ready  to  perish  was  my  father,  and  he  went  down 
into  Egypt,  and  sojourned  there,  few  in  number  ; 
and  he  became  there  a nation,  great,  mighty,  and 

6 populous  : and  the  Egyptians  evil  entreated  us,  and 


1 Ex.  23.  19.  & 34. 
26.  Num.  18.  13.  ch. 
16.  10.  Pro.  3.  9. 

2 ch.  12.  5. 

s Hos.  12.  12. 


4 Gen.  43.  1,  2.  & 45. 
7,  11. 

6 Gen.  46. 1,  6.  Acts 
7.  15. 

6 Gen.  46.  27.  ch. 
10.  22. 


7 Ex.  1.  11,  14. 
a Heb.  Aramean. 
b Or,  wandering 
Or,  lost. 


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7 And  ® when  we  cried  unto  the  Lord  God  of  our 
fathers,  the  Lord  heard  our  voice,  and  looked  on  our 
affliction,  and  our  labour,  and  our  oppression  : 

8 And  ^ the  Lord  brought  us  forth  out  of  Egypt 
with  a mighty  hand,  and  with  an  outstretched  arm, 
and  with  great  terribleness,  and  with  signs,  and  with 
wonders  : 

9 And  he  hath  brought  us  into  this  place,  and  hath 
given  us  this  land,  even  a land  that  lloweth  with  milk 
and  honey. 

10  And  now,  behold,  I have  brought  the  firstfruits  of 
the  land,  which  thou,  O Lord,  hast  given  me.  And 
thou  shalt  set  it  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  worship 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  : 

11  And  12  thou  shalt  rejoice  in  every  good  thing 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given  unto  thee,  and 
unto  thine  house,  thou,  and  the  Levite,  and  the  stranger 
that  is  among  you. 

12  ^ When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of  tithing  all  the 
13  tithes  of  thine  increase  the  third  year,  which  is  i^  the 
year  of  tithing,  and  hast  given  it  unto  the  Levite,  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow,  that  they  may 
eat  within  thy  gates,  and  be  filled  ; 

13  Then  thou  shalt  say  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  I 
have  brought  away  the  hallowed  things  out  of  mine 
house,  and  also  have  given  them  unto  the  Levite,  and 
unto  the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and  to  the  widow, 
according  to  all  thy  commandments  which  thou  hast 
commanded  me  : I have  not  transgressed  thy  com- 
mandments, 13  neither  have  I forgotten  them : 

14  1®  I have  not  eaten  thereof  in  my  mourning,  neither 
have  I taken  away  o'lght  thereof  for  any  unclean  use,  nor 
given  ought  thereof  for  the  dead  : hut  I have  hearkened 
to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  and  have  done  accord- 
ing to  all  that  thou  hast  commanded  me. 

15  11  Look  down  from  thy  holy  habitation,  from  hea- 
ven, and  bless  thy  people  Israel,  and  the  land  which 
thou  hast  given  us,  as  thou  swarest  unto  our  fathers,  a 
land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

16  ^ This  day  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  commanded 
thee  to  do  these  statutes  and  judgments  : thou  shalt 
therefore  keep  and  do  them  with  all  thine  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul. 

17  Thou  hast  i®  avouched  the  Lord  this  day  to  be  thy 
God,  and  to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  statutes, 
and  his  commandments,  and  his  judgments,  and  to 
hearken  unto  his  voice  : 

18  And  1®  the  Lord  hath  avouched  thee  this  day  to  be 
his  peculiar  people,  as  he  hath  promised  thee,  and  that 
thou  shouldest  keep  all  his  commandments  ; 

19  And  to  make  thee  20  high  above  all  nations  which 
he  hath  made,  in  praise,  and  in  name,  and  in  honour  ; 
and  that  thou  mayest  be  21  an  holy  people  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God,  as  he  hath  spoken. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1 The  people  are  commanded  io  mrite  the  Iniv  upon  stones,  5 and  to  hnild 

an  altar  of  whole  stones.  11  The  tribes  divided  on  Gerizim  and  Ebal. 

14  The  curses  pronoxinced  on  mount  Ebal. 

And  Moses  with  the  elders  of  Israel  commanded 
the  people,  saying.  Keep  all  the  commandments 
which  I command  you  this  day. 

2 And  it  shall  be  on  the  day  ^ when  ye  shall  pass 

* Ex.  2.  23,  24,  25.  & u Ex.  3.  8.  ch.  14.  28.  20. 

3.  9.  * 4.  31.  12  ch.  42.  7, 12, 18.  & Ps.  119.  141,  153, 

»Ex.  12.  .37,  51.  & 16.  11.  176. 

13.  3,  14,  16.  ch.  5.  13L9V.  27.  30.  Num.  10  Lev.  7.  20.  & 21.  1, 

15.  18.  24.  11.  Hos.  9.  4. 

10  ch.  4.  34. 


7 afflicted  us,  and  laid  upon  us  hard  bondage  : and  we 
cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  God  of  our  fathers,  and  the 
Lord  heard  our  voice,  and  saw  our  affliction,  and 

8 our  toil,  and  our  oppression  : and  the  Lord  brought 
us  forth  out  of  Egypt  with  a mighty  hand,  and 
with  an  outstretched  arm,  and  with  great  terrible- 

9 ness,  and  with  signs,  and  with  wonders  : and  he  hath 
brought  us  into  this  place,  and  hath  given  us  this 

10  land,  a land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey.  And 
now,  behold,  I have  brought  the  first  of  the  fruit  of 
the  ground,  which  thou,  O Lord,  hast  given  me. 
And  thou  shalt  set  it  down  before  the  Lord  thy 

11  God,  and  worship  before  the  Lord  thy  God  : and 
thou  shalt  rejoice  in  all  the  good  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  unto  thee,  and  unto  thine  house, 
thou,  and  the  Levite,  and  the  stranger  that  is  in  the 
midst  of  thee. 

12  When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of  tithing  all  the 
tithe  of  thine  increase  in  the  third  year,  which  is  the 
year  of  tithing,  then  thou  shalt  give  it  unto  the 
Levite,  to  the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and  to  the 
widow,  that  they  may  eat  within  thy  gates,  and  be 

13  filled  ; and  thou  shalt  say  before  the  Lord  thy  God, 
I have  put  away  the  hallowed  things  out  of  mine 
house,  and  also  have  given  them  unto  the  Levite, 
and  unto  the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and  to  the 
widow,  according  to  all  thy  commandment  which 
thou  hast  commanded  me  : I have  not  trans- 
gressed any  of  thy  commandments,  neither  have  I 

14  forgotten  them  : I have  not  eaten  thereof  in  my 
mourning,  neither  have  I put  away  thereof,  being 
unclean,  nor  given  thereof  for  the  dead  : I have 
hearkened  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  I have 
done  according  to  all  that  thou  hast  commanded  me. 

15  Look  down  from  thy  holy  habitation,  from  heaven, 
and  bless  thy  people  Israel,  and  the  ground  which 
thou  hast  given  us,  as  thou  swarest  unto  our  fathers, 
a land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 

IG  This  day  the  Lord  thy  God  commandeth  thee  to 
do  these  statutes  and  judgements  : thou  shalt  there- 
fore keep  and  do  them  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with 

17  all  thy  soul.  Thou  hast  avouched  the  Lord  this  day 
to  be  thy  God,  and  that  thou  shouldest  walk  in  his 
ways,  and  keep  his  statutes,  and  his  commandments, 
and  his  judgements,  and  hearken  unto  his  voice  : 

18  and  the  Lord  hath  avouched  thee  this  day  to  be  a 
peculiar  people  unto  himself,  as  he  hath  promised 
thee,  and  that  thou  shouldest  keep  all  his  command- 

19  ments  ; and  to  make  thee  high  above  all  nations 
which  he  hath  made,  ‘^in  praise,  and  in  name,  and  in 
honour  ; and  that  thou  mayest  be  an  holy  people 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  as  he  hath  spoken. 


27  And  Moses  and  the  elders  of  Israel  commanded 
the  people,  saying,  Keej)  all  the  commandment 
2 which  I command  you  this  day.  And  it  shall  be 
on  the  day  when  ye  shall  pass  over  Jordan  unto  the 

Is.  63.  15.  Zech.  ch.  7.  6.  & 14.  2.  & 28.  6.  * 28.  9.  1 Pet.  2.  9. 
2.  13.  9.  1 Jo.sh.  4.  1. 

18  Ex.  20.  19.  20  ph.  4.  7,  8.  & 28.  c Or,  for  a praise, 

19  Ex.  6.  7.  & 19.  5.  1.  Ps.  148.  14.  and  for  a name,  and 

21  Ex.  19.  6.  ch.  7.  for  an  honour. 


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over  Jordan  unto  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  that  ^thou  shalt  set  thee  up  great  stones, 
and  plaister  them  with  plaister  : 

3 And  thou  shalt  write  upon  them  all  the  words  of 
this  law,  when  thou  art  passed  over,  that  thou  mayest 
go  in  unto  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee,  a land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey  ; as  the 
Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  hath  promised  thee. 

4 Therefore  it  shall  be  when  ye  be  gone  over  Jordan, 
that  ye  shall  set  up  these  stones,  which  I command  you 
this  day,  ^ in  mount  Ebal,  and  thou  shalt  plaister  them 
with  plaister. 

5 And  there  shalt  thou  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God,  an  altar  of  stones  : ^ thou  shalt  not  lift  up  any 
iron  tool  upon  them. 

6 Thou  shalt  build  the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God  of 
whole  stones  : and  thou  shalt  offer  burnt  offerings 
thereon  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  : 

7 And  thou  shalt  offer  peace  offerings,  and  shalt  eat 
there,  and  rejoice  before  the  Lord  thy  God. 

8 And  thou  shalt  write  upon  the  stones  all  the  words 
of  this  law  very  plainly. 

9 ^ And  Moses  and  the  priests  the  Levites  spake 
unto  all  Israel,  saying,  Take  heed,  and  hearken,  O Is- 
rael ; ® this  day  thou  art  become  the  people  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefore  obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  do  his  commandments  and  his  statutes, 
which  I command  thee  this  day. 

11  ^ And  Moses  charged  the  people  the  same  day, 
saying, 

12  These  shall  stand  ® upon  mount  Gerizim  to  bless 
the  people,  when  ye  are  come  over  Jordan  ; Simeon, 
and  Levi,  and  Judah,  and  Issachar,  and  Joseph,  and 
Benjamin  : 

13  And  these  shall  stand  upon  mount  Ebal  to 
curse  ; Reuben,  Gad,  and  Asher,  and  Zebulun,  Dan, 
and  Naphtali. 

14  ^ And  ® the  Levites  shall  speak,  and  say  unto  all 
the  men  of  Israel  with  a loud  voice, 

15  ® Cursed  he  the  man  that  maketh  any  graven  or 
molten  image,  an  abomination  unto  the  Lord,  the  work 
of  the  hands  of  the  craftsman,  and  putteth  it  in  a secret 
place.  And  all  the  people  shall  answer  and  say. 
Amen. 

16  Cursed  he  he  that  setteth  light  by  his  father  or 
his  mother.  And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

17  12  Cursed  he  he  that  removeth  his  neighbour’s  land- 
mark. And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

18  1®  Cursed  he  he  that  maketh  the  blind  to  wan- 
der out  of  the  way.  And  all  the  people  shall  say. 
Amen. 

19  1^  Cursed  he  he  that  perverteth  the  judgment  of 
the  stranger,  fatherless,  and  widow.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say,  Amen. 

20  1^  Cursed  he  he  that  lieth  with  his  father’s  wife  ; 
because  he  uncovereth  his  father’s  skirt.  And  all  the 
people  shall  say.  Amen. 

21  Cursed  he  he  that  lieth  with  any  manner  of 
beast.  And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

22  Cursed  he  he  that  lieth  with  his  sister,  the 


land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  that  thou 
shalt  set  thee  up  great  stones,  and  plaister  them 

3 with  plaister  : and  thou  shalt  write  upon  them  all 
the  words  of  this  law,  when  thou  art  passed  over  ; 
that  thou  mayest  go  in  unto  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  a land  flowing  with  milk 
and  honey,  as  the  Lord,  the  God  of  thy  fathers, 

4 hath  promised  thee.  And  it  shall  be  when  ye  are 
passed  over  Jordan,  that  ye  shall  set  up  these  stones, 
which  I command  you  tliis  day,  in  mount  Ebal,  and 

5 thou  shalt  plaister  them  with  plaister.  And  there 
shalt  thou  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  an 
altar  of  stones  : thou  shalt  lift  up  no  iron  tool  upon 

6 them.  Thou  shalt  build  the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  of  ® unhewn  stones  : and  thou  shalt  offer  burnt 

7 offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  : and  thou 
shalt  sacrifice  peace  offerings,  and  shalt  eat  there  ; 
and  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the  Lord  thy  God. 

8 And  thou  shalt  write  upon  the  stones  all  the  words 
of  this  law  very  plainly. 

9 And  Moses  and  the  priests  the  Levites  spake  unto 
all  Israel,  saying.  Keep  silence,  and  hearken,  O Is- 
rael ; this  day  thou  art  become  the  people  of  the 

10  Lord  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  therefore  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  do  his  commandments 
and  his  statutes,  which  I command  thee  this  day. 

11  And  Moses  charged  the  people  the  same  day, 

12  saying.  These  shall  stand  upon  mount  Gerizim  to 
bless  the  people,  when  ye  are  passed  over  Jordan  ; 
Simeon,  and  Levi,  and  Judah,  and  Issachar,  and 

13  Joseph,  and  Benjamin  : and  these  shall  stand  upon 
mount  Ebal  for  the  curse  ; Reuben,  Gad,  and  Ash- 

14  er,  and  Zebulun,  Dan,  and  Naphtali.  And  the  Le- 
vites shall  answer,  and  say  unto  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael with  a loud  voice, 

15  Cursed  be  the  man  that  maketh  a graven  or  mol- 
ten image,  an  abomination  unto  the  Lord,  the  work 
of  the  hands  of  the  craftsman,  and  setteth  it  up  in 
secret.  And  all  the  people  shall  answer  and  say. 
Amen. 

16  Cursed  be  he  that  setteth  light  by  his  father  or 
his  mother.  And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

17  Cursed  be  he  that  removeth  his  neighbour’s  land- 
mark. And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

18  Cursed  be  he  that  maketh  the  blind  to  wander 
out  of  the  way.  And  all  the  people  shall  say. 
Amen. 

19  Cursed  be  he  that  wresteth  the  judgement  of  the 
stranger,  fatherless,  and  widow.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say.  Amen. 

20  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  father’s  wife  ; 
because  he  hath  uncovered  his  father’s  skirt.  And 
all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

21  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  any  manner  of  beast. 
And  all  the  people  shall  say,  Amen. 

22  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  sister,  the  daugh- 


2 Josh.  8.  32.  G ch.  11.  29.  Josh.  » Ex.  20.  4,  23.  & 34.  Jer.  11.  5.  1 Cor.  14.  « Ley.  19.  14.  Lev.  18.  23.  & 20. 

3ch.  11.  29.  Josh.  8.33.  Judg.  9.  7.  17.  Lev.  19.  4.  & 26.  16.  «Ex.  22.21,22.  ch.  15. 

8.  30.  7 ch.  11.  29.  Josh.  1.  ch.  4.  16,  23.  & 5.  ^ Ex.  20.  12.  & 21.  10.  18.  & 24.  17.  Mai.  Lev.  18.  9.  & 2a 

4 Ex.  20.  25.  Josh.  8.  33.  8.  Is.  44.  9.  Hos.  13.  17.  Lev.  19.  3.  ch.  3.  5.  17. 

8.  31.  8 ch.  33.  10.  Josh.  2.  21.  18.  Lev.  18.  8.  & 20.  a Heb.  whole. 

5 ch.  26.  18.  8.  33.  Dan.  9.  11.  See  Num.  5.  22.  12  ch.  19.  14.  Pro.  11.  ch.  22  30. 

22.  28. 


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305 


daughter  of  his  father,  or  the  daughter  of  his  mother. 
And  all  the  people  shall  say,  Amen. 

23  Cursed  he  he  that  lieth  with  his  mother  in  law. 
And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

24  Cursed  he  he  that  smiteth  his  neighbour  se- 
cretly. And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

25  Cursed  he  he  that  taketh  reward  to  slay  an 
innocent  person.  And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

26  Cursed  he  he  that  confirmeth  not  all  the  words 
of  this  law  to  do  them.  And  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  The  blessings  f or  obedience.  15  The  curses  for  disobedience. 

k ND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  ^ if  thou  shalt  hearken 
diligently  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
to  observe  and  to  do  all  his  commandments  which  I 
command  thee  this  day,  that  the  Lord  thy  God  ^ will 
set  thee  on  high  above  all  nations  of  the  earth  : 

2 And  all  these  blessings  shall  come  on  thee,  and 
3 overtake  thee,  if  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

3 ^Blessed  shalt  thou  he  in  the  city,  and  blessed 
shalt  thou  he  ^ in  the  field. 

4 Blessed  shall  he  ®the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  the 
fruit  of  thy  ground,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  the  in- 
crease of  thy  kine,  and  the  flocks  of  thy  sheep. 

5 Blessed  shall  he  thy  basket  and  thy  store. 

6 Blessed  shalt  thou  he  when  thou  comest  in,  and 
blessed  shalt  thou  he  when  thou  goest  out. 

7 The  Lord  ^ shall  cause  thine  enemies  that  rise  up 
against  thee  to  be  smitten  before  thy  face  : they  shall 
come  out  against  thee  one  way,  and  flee  before  thee 
seven  ways. 

8 The  Lord  shall  ^ command  the  blessing  upon  thee 
in  thy  storehouses,  and  in  all  that  thou  settest  thine 
hand  unto  ; and  he  shall  bless  thee  in  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

9 i^The  Lord  shall  establish  thee  an  holy  people 
unto  himself,  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thee,  if  thou  shalt 
keep  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
walk  in  his  ways. 

10  And  all  people  of  the  earth  shall  see  that  thou 
art  called  by  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; and  they  shall 
be  afraid  of  thee. 

11  And  i^the  Lord  shall  make  thee  plenteous  in 
goods,  in  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  ground,  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee. 

12  The  Lord  shall  open  unto  thee  his  good  treasure, 
the  heaven  to  give  the  rain  unto  thy  land  in  his 
season,  and  to  bless  all  the  work  of  thine  hand  ; and 

thou  shalt  lend  unto  many  nations,  and  thou  shalt 
not  borrow. 

13  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  the  head,  and 
not  the  tail  ; and  thou  shalt  be  above  onl}’^,  and  thou 
shalt  not  be  beneath  ; if  that  thou  hearken  unto  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  I com- 
mand thee  this  day,  to  observe  and  to  do  them : 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  go  aside  from  any  of  the 
words  which  I command  thee  this  day,  to  the  right 


« Lev.  18.  17.  & 20, 
14. 

Ex.  20.  13.  & 21. 
12,  14.  Lev.  24.  17. 
Num.  35.  31.  ch.  19. 
11. 

Ex.  23.  7,  8.  ch. 


10. 17.  & 16. 19.  Ezek. 
22.  12. 

21  ch.  28.  15.  Ps. 
119.  21.  Jer.  11.  3. 
Gal.  3.  10. 

1 Ex.  15.  20.  Lev. 
26.  3.  Is.  55.  2. 

2 ch.  26.  19. 


3 ver.  15.  Zech.  1.6. 

4 Ps.  128.  1,  4. 
c Gen.  39.  5. 

ver.  11.  Gen.  22. 
17.  & 49.  25.  ch.  7. 
13.  Ps.  107.  38.  & 127. 
3.  & 128.  3.  Pro.  10. 
22.  1 Tim.  4.  8. 


ter  of  his  father,  or  the  daughter  of  his  mother.  And 
all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

23  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  mother  in  law. 
And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

24  Cursed  be  he  that  smiteth  his  neighbour  in  secret. 
And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

25  Cursed  be  he  that  taketh  reward  to  slay  an  inno- 
cent person.  And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

26  Cursed  be  he  that  confirmeth  not  the  words  of  this 
law  to  do  them.  And  all  the  people  shall  say. 
Amen. 


28  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou  shalt  hearken 
diligently  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  ob- 
serve to  do  all  his  commandments  which  I command 
thee  this  day,  that  the  Lord  thy  God  will  set  thee  on 

2 high  above  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  : and  all 
these  blessings  shall  come  upon  thee,  and  overtake 
thee,  if  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the 

3 Lord  thy  God.  Blessed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  city, 

4 and  blessed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  field.  Blessed 
shall  be  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  the  fruit  of  thy 
ground,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  the  increase  of 

5 thy  kine,  and  the  young  of  thy  flock.  Blessed  shall 

6 be  thy  basket  and  thy  kneadingtrougli.  Blessed 
shalt  thou  be  when  thou  comest  in,  and  blessed 

7 shalt  thou  be  when  thou  goest  out.  The  Lord  shall 
cause  thine  enemies  that  rise  up  against  thee  to  be 
smitten  before  thee  : they  shall  come  out  against 
thee  one  way,  and  shall  flee  before  thee  seven  ways. 

8 The  Lord  shall  command  the  blessing  upon  thee  in 
thy  barns,  and  in  all  that  thou  puttest  thine  hand 
unto  ; and  he  shall  bless  thee  in  the  land  which 

9 the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee.  The  Lord  shall  es- 
tablish thee  for  an  holy  people  unto  himself,  as  he 
hath  sworn  unto  thee  ; if  thou  shalt  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  in  his 

10  ways.  And  all  the  peoples  of  the  earth  shall  see 
that  thou  art  called  by  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; and 

11  they  shall  be  afraid  of  thee.  And  the  Lord  shall 
make  thee  plenteous  for  good,  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
body,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit 
of  thy  ground,  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  sware 

12  unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee.  The  Lord  shall 
open  unto  thee  his  good  ® treasure  the  heaven  to 
give  the  rain  of  thy  land  in  its  season,  and  to  bless 
all  the  work  of  thine  hand  : and  thou  shalt  lend 

13  unto  many  nations,  and  thou  shalt  not  borrow.  And 
the  Lord  shall  make  thee  the  head,  and  not  the 
tail  ; and  thou  shalt  be  above  only,  and  thou  shalt 
not  be  beneath  ; if  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  I com- 

14  mand  thee  this  day,  to  observe  and  to  do  them  ; and 
shalt  not  turn  aside  from  any  of  the  words  winch  I 


2 Pfl.  121.  8. 

8 Lev.  26.  7,  8.  2 

Sam.  22.  38,  39,  41. 
Ps.  89.  23.  See  ver. 
25. 

0 Lev.  25.  21. 

10  ch.  15.  10. 

11  Ex.  19.  5,  6.  ch. 


7.  6.  & 26.  18,  19.  & 
29.  13. 

i2Nnm.  6.  27.  2 

Chr.  7.  14.  Is.  63.  19. 
Dan.  9.  18,  19. 

18  ch.  11.  25. 

11  ver.  4.  ch.  30.  9. 
Pro.  10.  22. 


10  Lev.  26.  4.  ch.  11. 
14. 

16  ch.  14.  29. 

12  ch.  15.  6. 

18  Is.  9.  14,  15. 

10  ch.  5.  32.  & 11. 
16. 

a Or,  treasury. 


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hand,  or  to  the  left,  to  go  after  other  gods  to  serve 
them. 

15  ^ But  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou  wilt  not 
hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe 
to  do  all  his  commandments  and  his  statutes  which  I 
command  thee  this  day  ; that  all  these  curses  shaU 
come  upon  thee,  and  overtake  thee  : 

16  Cursed  shall  thou  he  in  the  city,  and  cursed  shall 
thou  he  in  the  field. 

17  Cursed  shall  he  thy  basket  and  thy  store. 

18  Cursed  shall  he  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  the 
fruit  of  thy  land,  the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the 
flocks  of  thy  sheep. 

19  Cursed  shall  thou  he  when  thou  comest  in,  and 
cursed  shall  thou  he  when  thou  goest  out. 

20  The  Lord  shall  send  upon  thee  cursing,  ^4  vexa- 
tion, and  rebuke,  in  all  that  thou  settest  thine  hand 
unto  for  to  do,  until  thou  be  destroyed,  and  until  thou 
perish  quickly ; because  of  the  wickedness  of  thy 
doings,  whereby  thou  hast  forsaken  me. 

21  The  Lord  shall  make  the  pestilence  cleave  unto 
thee,  until  he  have  consumed  thee  from  off  the  land, 
whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it. 

22  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  a consumption, 
and  with  a fever,  and  with  an  inflammation,  and  with 
an  extreme  burning,  and  with  the  sword,  and  with 
28  blasting,  and  with  mildew  ; and  they  shall  pursue 
thee  until  thou  perish. 

23  And  29  thy  heaven  that  is  over  thy  head  shall  be 
brass,  and  the  earth  that  is  under  thee  shall  he  iron. 

24  The  Lord  shall  make  the  rain  of  thy  land  pow- 
der and  dust  : from  heaven  shall  it  come  down  upon 
thee,  until  thou  be  destroyed. 

25  The  Lord  shall  cause  thee  to  be  smitten  before 
thine  enemies  : thou  shalt  go  out  one  way  against  them, 
and  flee  seven  ways  before  them  : and  shalt  be  re- 
moved into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

26  And  82  thy  carcase  shall  be  meat  unto  all  fowls  of 
the  air,  and  unto  the  beasts  of  the  earth,  and  no  man 
shall  fray  Ihem  away. 

27  The  Lord  will  smite  thee  with  83  the  botch  of 
Egypt,  and  with  84tlie  emerods,  and  with  the  scab, 
and  with  the  itch,  whereof  thou  canst  not  be  healed. 

28  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  madness,  and 
blindness,  and  85  astonishment  of  heart  : 

29  And  thou  shalt  86  grope  at  noonday,  as  the  blind 
gropeth  in  darkness,  and  thou  shalt  not  prosper  in  thy 
ways  : and  thou  shalt  be  only  oppressed  and  spoiled 
evermore,  and  no  man  shall  save  ikee. 

30  87  Thou  shalt  betroth  a wife,  and  another  man 
shall  lie  with  her  : 88  thou  shalt  build  an  house,  and 
thou  shalt  not  dwell  therein  : 89  thou  shalt  plant  a vine- 
yard, and  shalt  not  gather  the  grapes  thereof. 

31  Thine  ox  shall  he  slain  before  thine  eyes,  and  thou 
shalt  not  eat  thereof  : thine  ass  shall  he  violently  taken 
away  from  before  thy  face,  and  shall  not  be  restored 
to  thee  : thy  sheep  shall  he  given  unto  thine  enemies, 
and  thou  shalt  have  none  to  rescue  Ihem. 

32  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  shall  he  given  unto 
another  people,  and  thine  eyes  shall  look,  and  ^°fail 

20  Lev.  26. 14.  Lam.  25  pg.  so.  16.  Is.  30.  17,  37.  ch.  32.  30.  Is. 

2.  17.  Dan.  9.  11,  13.  17.  & 51.  20.  & 66. 15.  30.  17. 

Mai.  2.  2.  26  Lev.  26.  25.  Jer.  oi  Jer.  15.  4.  & 24. 9. 

21  ver.  2.  24.  10.  Ezek.  23.  46. 

22  ver.  3,  &c.  2-  Lev.  26.  16.  02  1 gam.  17.  44,  46. 

23  Mai.  2.  2.  28  Amos  4.  9.  Ps.  79.  2.  Jer.  7.  33. 

2*  1 Sam.  14.  20.  29  Lev.  26.  19.  & 16.  4.  & 34.  20. 

Zech.  14.  13.  30  ver.  7.  Lev.  26. 


command  you  this  day,  to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the 
left,  to  go  after  other  gods  to  serve  them. 

15  But  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou  wilt  not  heark- 
en unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe 
to  do  all  his  commandments  and  his  statutes  which 
I command  thee  this  day  ; that  all  these  curses 

16  shall  come  upon  thee,  and  overtake  thee.  Cursed 
shalt  thou  be  in  the  city,  and  cursed  shalt  thou  be 

17  in  the  field.  Cursed  shall  be  thy  basket  and  thy 

18  kneadingtrough.  Cursed  shall  be  the  fruit  of  thy 
body,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  ground,  the  increase  of 

19  thy  kine,  and  the  young  of  thy  flock.  Cursed  shalt 
thou  be  when  thou  comest  in,  and  cursed  shalt  thou 

20  be  when  thou  goest  out.  The  Lord  shall  send 
upon  thee  cursing,  discomfiture,  and  rebuke,  in  all 
that  thou  puttest  thine  hand  unto  for  to  do,  until 
thou  be  destroyed,  and  until  thou  perish  quickly ; 
because  of  the  evil  of  thy  doings,  whereby  thou  hast 

21  forsaken  me.  The  Lord  shall  make  the  pestilence 
cleave  unto  thee,  until  he  have  consumed  thee  from 
off  the  land,  whither  thou  goest  in  to  possess  it. 

22  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  consumption,  and 
with  fever,  and  with  inflammation,  and  with  fiery 
heat,  and  with  ^ the  sword,  and  with  blasting,  and 
with  mildew  ; and  they  shall  pursue  thee  until  thou 

23  perish.  And  thy  heaven  that  is  over  thy  head  shall 
be  brass,  and  the  earth  that  is  under  thee  shall  be 

24  iron.  The  Lord  shall  make  the  rain  of  thy  land 
powder  and  dust  : from  heaven  shall  it  come  down 

25  upon  thee,  until  thou  be  destroyed.  The  Lord 
shall  cause  thee  to  be  smitten  before  thine  enemies  : 
thou  shalt  go  out  one  way  against  them,  and  shalt 
flee  seven  ways  before  them  : and  thou  shalt  he 
^ tossed  to  and  fro  among  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 

26  earth.  And  thy  carcase  shall  he  meat  unto  all 
fowls  of  the  air,  and  unto  the  beasts  of  the  earth, 

27  and  there  shall  be  none  to  fray  them  away.  The 
Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  the  boil  of  Egypt,  and 
with  the  ^ emerods,  and  with  the  scurvy,  and  with 

28  the  itch,  whereof  thou  canst  not  be  healed.  The 
Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  madness,  and  with  blind- 

29  ness,  and  with  astonishment  of  heart : and  thou 
shalt  grope  at  noonday,  as  the  blind  gropeth  in 
darkness,  and  thou  shalt  not  prosper  in  thy  ways  : 
and  thou  shalt  be  only  oppressed  and  spoiled  alway, 

30  and  there  shall  be  none  to  save  thee.  Thou  shalt 
betroth  a wife,  and  another  man  shall  lie  with  her  : 
thou  shalt  build  an  house,  and  thou  shalt  not  dwell 
therein  : thou  shalt  plant  a vineyard,  and  shalt  not 

31  ®use  the  fruit  thereof.  Thine  ox  shall  be  slain  be- 
fore thine  eyes,  and  thou  shalt  not  eat  thereof : 
thine  ass  shall  be  violently  taken  away  from  before 
thy  face,  and  shall  not  be  restored  to  thee  : thy 
sheep  shall  be  given  unto  thine  enemies,  and  thou 

32  shalt  have  none  to  save  thee.  Thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters  shall  be  given  unto  another  people,  and 


33  ver.  35.  Ex.  9.  9. 
& 15.  26. 

34 1 Sam.  5.  6.  Ps. 
78.  66. 

35  Jer.  4.  9. 

36  Job  6. 14.  Is.  59. 
10. 


87  Job  31.  10.  Jer. 
8.  10. 

38  Job  31.  8.  Jer.  12. 
13.  Amos  5. 11.  Mic. 
6.  15.  Zeph.  1.  13. 

33  ch.  20.  6. 

46  Ps.  119.  82. 


h Or,  according  to 
some  ancient  versions, 
drought. 

c Or,  a terror  unto, 
d Or,  tumours.  Or, 
plague  boils. 

e See  ch.  20.  6.  & 
Lev.  19.  23-25. 


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307 


with  longing  for  them  all  the  day  long  : and  there  shall 
he  no  might  in  thine  hand. 

33  The  fruit  of  thy  land,  and  all  thy  labours,  shall 
a nation  which  thou  knowest  not  eat  up  ; and  thou  shalt 
be  only  oppressed  and  crushed  alway  : 

34  So  that  thou  shalt  be  mad  for  the  sight  of  thine 
eyes  which  thou  shalt  see. 

35  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  in  the  knees,  and  in 
the  legs,  with  a sore  botch  that  cannot  be  healed,  from 
the  sole  of  thy  foot  unto  the  top  of  thy  head. 

36  The  Lord  shall  bring  thee,  and  thy  king  which 
thou  shalt  set  over  thee,  unto  a nation  which  neither 
thou  nor  thy  fathers  have  known  ; and  there  shalt 
thou  serve  other  gods,  wood  and  stone. 

37  And  thou  shalt  become  an  astonishment,  a pro- 
verb, and  a byword,  among  all  nations  whither  the 
Lord  shall  lead  thee. 

38  Thou  shalt  carry  much  seed  out  into  the  field, 
and  shalt  gather  but  little  in  ; for  the  locust  shall 
consume  it. 

39  Thou  shalt  plant  vineyards,  and  dress  them,  but 
shalt  neither  drink  of  the  wine,  nor  gather  the  grapes  ; 
for  the  worms  shall  eat  them. 

40  Thou  shalt  have  olive  trees  throughout  all  thy 
coasts,  but  thou  shalt  not  anoint  thyself  with  the  oil  ; 
for  thine  olive  shall  cast  his  fruit. 

41  Thou  shalt  beget  sons  and  daughters,  but  thou 
shalt  not  enjoy  them  ; for  they  shall  go  into  captivity. 

42  All  thy  trees  and  fruit  of  thy  land  shall  the 
locust  consume. 

43  The  stranger  that  is  within  thee  shall  get  up 
above  thee  very  high  ; and  thou  shalt  come  down  very 
low. 

44  He  shall  lend  to  thee,  and  thou  shalt  not  lend 
to  him  : he  shall  be  the  head,  and  thou  shalt  be  the 
tail. 

45  Moreover  all  these  curses  shall  come  upon  thee, 
and  shall  pursue  thee,  and  overtake  thee,  till  thou  be 
destroyed  ; because  thou  hearkenedst  not  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his  commandments 
and  his  statutes  which  he  commanded  thee  : 

46  And  they  shall  be  upon  thee  for  a sign  and  for 
a wonder,  and  upon  thy  seed  for  ever. 

47  Because  thou  servedst  not  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  joyfulness,  and  with  gladness  of  heart,  ^®for  the 
abundance  of  all  things  ; 

48  Therefore  shalt  thou  serve  thine  enemies  which 
the  Lord  shall  send  against  thee,  in  hunger,  and  in 
thirst,  and  in  nakedness,  and  in  want  of  all  things : and 
he  shall  put  a yoke  of  iron  upon  thy  neck,  until  he 
have  destroyed  thee. 

49  The  Lord  shall  bring  a nation  against  thee 
from  far,  from  the  end  of  the  earth,  as  swift  as  the 
eagle  flieth  ; a nation  whose  tongue  thou  shalt  not  un- 
derstand ; 

50  A nation  of  fierce  countenance,  which  shall  not 
regard  the  person  of  the  old,  nor  shew  favour  to  the 
young  : 

51  And  he  shall  eat  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  the 
fruit  of  thy  land,  until  thou  be  destroyed  : which  also 
shall  not  leave  thee  either  corn,  wine,  or  oil,  or  the  in- 

ver.  51.  Lev.  26.  2 Chr.  33.  11.  & 36.  6,  pg.  44.  44. 

16.  Jer.  5.  17.  20.  « Mic.  6.  16.  Hag. 

« ver.  67.  45  ver.  64.  ch.  4.  28.  1.  6. 

« ver.  27.  Jer.  16.  13.  <0  Joel  1.  4. 

" 2 Kin.  17.  4,  6.  & 4g  1 Kin.  9.  7, 8.  Jer.  Lam.  1.  5. 

24.  12, 14.  & 25.  7,  11.  24.  9.  & 25.  9.  Zech.  “ ver.  12. 

8.  13. 


thine  eyes  shall  look,  and  fail  with  longing  for  them 
all  the  day  : and  there  shall  be  nought  in  the  power 

33  of  thine  hand.  The  fruit  of  thy  ground,  and  all  thy 
labours,  shall  a nation  which  thou  knowest  not  eat 
up  ; and  thou  shalt  be  only  oppressed  and  crushed 

34  alway  : so  that  thou  shalt  be  mad  for  the  sight  of 

35  thine  eyes  which  thou  shalt  see.  The  Lord  shall 
smite  thee  in  the  knees,  and  in  the  legs,  with  a sore 
boil,  whereof  thou  canst  not  be  healed,  from  the 

36  sole  of  thy  foot  unto  the  crown  of  thy  head.  The 
Lord  shall  bring  thee,  and  thy  king  which  thou 
shalt  set  over  thee,  unto  a nation  which  thou  hast 
not  known,  thou  nor  thy  fathers  ; and  there  shalt 

37  thou  serve  other  gods,  wood  and  stone.  And  thou 
shalt  become  an  astonishment,  a proverb,  and  a by- 
word, among  all  the  peoples  whither  the  Lord  shall 

38  lead  thee  away.  Thou  shalt  carry  much  seed  out 
into  the  field,  and  shalt  gather  little  in  ; for  the  lo- 

39  cust  shall  consume  it.  Thou  shalt  plant  vineyards 
and  dress  them,  but  thou  shalt  neither  drink  of  the 
wine,  nor  gather  the  grapes  ; for  the  worm  shall  eat 

40  them.  Thou  shalt  have  olive  trees  throughout  all 
thy  borders,  but  thou  shalt  not  anoint  thyself  with 

41  the  oil  ; for  thine  olive  shall  cast  its  fruit.  Thou 
shalt  beget  sons  and  daughters,  but  they  shall  not 

42  be  thine  ; for  they  shall  go  into  captivity.  All  thy 
trees  and  the  fruit  of  thy  ground  shall  the  locust 

43  possess.  The  stranger  that  is  in  the  midst  of  thee 
shall  mount  up  above  thee  higher  and  higher  ; and 

44  thou  shalt  come  down  lower  and  lower.  He  shall 
lend  to  thee,  and  thou  shalt  not  lend  to  him  : he 

45  shall  be  the  head,  and  thou  shalt  be  the  tail.  And 
all  these  curses  shall  come  upon  thee,  and  shall  pur- 
sue thee,  and  overtake  thee,  till  thou  be  destroyed  ; 
because  thou  hearkenedst  not  unto  tlie  voice  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his  commandments  and  his 

46  statutes  which  he  commanded  thee  : and  they  shall 
be  upon  thee  for  a sign  and  for  a wonder,  and  upon 

47  thy  seed  for  ever  : because  thou  servedst  not  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  joyfulness,  and  with  gladness 
of  heart,  by  reason  of  the  abundance  of  all  things  : 

48  therefore  shalt  thou  serve  thine  enemies  which  the 
Lord  shall  send  against  thee,  in  hunger,  and  in 
thirst,  and  in  nakedness,  and  in  want  of  all  things  : 
and  he  shall  put  a yoke  of  iron  upon  thy  neck,  until 

49  he  have  destroyed  thee.  The  Lord  shall  bring  a 
nation  against  thee  from  far,  from  the  end  of  the 
earth,  as  the  eagle  flieth  ; a nation  whose  tongue 

50  thou  shalt  not  understand  ; a nation  of  fierce  coun- 
tenance, which  shall  not  regard  the  person  of  the 

51  old,  nor  shew  favour  to  the  young  : and  he  shall  eat 
the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  ground, 
until  thou  be  destroyed  : which  also  shall  not 
leave  thee  corn,  wine,  or  oil,  the  increase  of  thy 


<52  ver.  13.  Lam.  1. 
5. 

<53  ver.  15. 

<5^  Is.  8.  18.  Ezek. 
14.  8. 

65  Neh.  9.  35,  36,  37. 


60  ch.  32.  15. 

67  Jer.  28.  14. 

68  Jer.  5.  15.  & 6.  22, 
23.  Luke  19.  43. 

69  Jer.  48.  40.  & 49. 


22.  Lam.  4.  19.  Ezek. 
17.  3,  12.  Hos.  8.  1. 

00  2 Chr.  36.  17.  Is. 
47.  6. 

01  ver.  33.  Is.  1.  7- 
& 62.  8. 


808 


DEUTERONOMY,  XXVIII. 


crease  of  thy  kine,  or  flocks  of  thy  sheep,  until  he  have 
destroyed  thee. 

52  And  he  shall  besiege  thee  in  all  thy  gates,  until 
thy  high  and  fenced  walls  come  down,  wherein  thou 
trustedst,  throughout  all  thy  land  : and  he  shall  besiege 
thee  in  all  thy  gates  throughout  all  thy  land,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  liath  given  thee. 

53  And  ^^thou  shalt  eat  the  fruit  of  thine  own  body, 
the  flesh  of  thy  sons  and  of  thy  daughters,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee,  in  the  siege,  and  in  the 
straitness,  wherewith  thine  enemies  shall  distress  thee  : 

54  So  that  the  man  that  is  tender  among  you,  and 
very  delicate,  ®^his  eye  shall  be  evil  toward  his  bro- 
ther, and  toward  the  wife  of  his  bosom,  and  toward 
the  remnant  of  his  children  which  he  shall  leave  : 

55  So  that  he  will  not  give  to  any  of  them  of  the 
flesh  of  his  children  whom  he  shall  eat  : because  he 
hath  nothing  left  him  in  the  siege,  and  in  the  straitness, 
wherewith  thine  enemies  shall  distress  thee  in  all  thy 
gates. 

56  The  tender  and  delicate  woman  among  you,  which 
would  not  adventure  to  set  the  sole  of  her  foot  uj)on 
the  ground  for  delicateness  and  tenderness,  her  eye 
shall  be  evil  toward  the  husband  of  her  bosom,  and  to- 
ward her  son,  and  toward  her  daughter, 

57  And  toward  her  young  one  that  cometh  out  from 
between  her  feet,  and  toward  her  children  which  she 
shall  bear  : for  she  shall  eat  them  for  want  of  all 
thmgs  secretly  in  the  siege  and  straitness,  wherewith 
thine  enemy  shall  distress  thee  in  thy  gates. 

58  If  thou  wilt  not  observe  to  do  all  the  words  of 
this  law  that  are  written  in  this  hook,  that  thou  mayest 
fear  ®®this  glorious  and  fearful  name,  THE  LORD 
THY  GOD  ; 

59  Then  the  Lord  will  make  thy  plagues  vsTonder- 
ful,  and  the  plagues  of  thy  seed,  even  great  plagues,  and 
of  long  continuance,  and  sore  sicknesses,  and  of  long 
continuance. 

60  Moreover  he  will  bring  upon  thee  all  the  dis- 
eases of  Egypt,  which  thou  wast  afraid  of  ; and  they 
shall  cleave  unto  thee. 

61  Also  every  sickness,  and  every  plague,  which  is 
not  written  in  the  book  of  this  law,  them  will  the  Lord 
bring  upon  thee,  until  thou  be  destroyed. 

62  And  ye  shall  be  left  few  in  number,  whereas  ye 
were  "^^as  the  stars  of  heaven  for  multitude  ; because 
thou  wouldest  not  obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

63  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as  the  Lord 

rejoiced  over  you  to  do  you  good,  and  to  multiply 

you  ; so  the  Lord  will  rejoice  over  you  to  destroy 
you,  and  to  bring  you  to  nought  ; and  ye  shall  be 
plucked  from  off  the  land  whither  thou  goest  to  pos- 
sess it. 

64  And  the  Lord  shall  scatter  thee  among  all 
people,  from  the  one  end  of  the  earth  even  unto  the 
other  ; and  there  thou  shalt  serve  other  gods,  which 
neither  thou  nor  thy  fathers  have  known,  even  wood 
and  stone. 

65  And  among  these  nations  shalt  thou  find  no 
ease,  neither  shall  the  sole  of  thy  foot  have  rest  : but 
the  Lord  shall  give  thee  there  a trembling  heart,  and 
failing  of  eyes,  and  sorrow  of  mind  : 

62  2 Kin.  25.  1,  2, 4.  64  ch.  15.  9.  69  Dan.  9.  12. 

63  Lev.  26.  29.  2 03  ch.  13.  6.  ch.  7.  15. 

Kin.  G.  28,  29.  Jer.  19.  cr.  ver.  54.  21  ch.  4.  27. 

9.  Lam.  2.  20.  & 4.  (jen.  49.  10.  22  ch.  10.  22.  Neh. 

10.  cs  Ex.  G.  3.  9.  23. 


kine,  or  the  young  of  thy  flock,  until  he  have  caused 

52  thee  to  perish.  And  he  shall  besiege  thee  in  all  thy 
gates,  until  thy  high  and  fenced  walls  come  down, 
wherein  thou  trustedst,  throughout  all  thy  land  : and 
he  shall  besiege  thee  in  all  thy  gates  throughout  all 
thy  land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee. 

53  And  thou  shalt  eat  the  fruit  of  thine  own  body,  the 
flesh  of  thy  sons  and  of  thy  daughters  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  thee ; in  the  siege  and  in  the  strait- 
ness, wherewith  thine  enemies  shall  straiten  thee. 

54  The  man  that  is  tender  among  you,  and  very  delicate, 
his  eye  shall  be  evil  toward  his  brother,  and  toward 
the  wife  of  his  bosom,  and  toward  the  remnant  of  his 

55  children  which  he  hath  remaining  : so  that  he  will 
not  give  to  any  of  them  of  the  flesh  of  his  children 
whom  he  shall  eat,  because  he  hath  nothing  left 
him  ; in  the  siege  and  in  the  straitness,  where- 
with thine  enemy  shall  straiten  thee  in  all  thy  gates. 

56  The  tender  and  delicate  woman  among  you,  which 
would  not  adventure  to  set  the  sole  of  her  foot  upon 
the  ground  for  delicateness  and  tenderness,  her  eye 
shall  be  evil  toward  the  husband  of  her  bosom,  and 

57  toward  her  son,  and  toward  her  daughter  ; and 
toward  her  f young  one  that  cometh  out  from  be- 
tween her  feet,  and  toward  her  children  which  she 
shall  bear  ; for  she  shall  eat  them  for  want  of  all 
things  secretly  : in  the  siege  and  in  the  straitness, 
wherewith  thine  enemy  shall  straiten  thee  in  thy 

58  gates.  If  thou  wilt  not  observe  to  do  all  the  words 
of  this  law  that  are  written  in  this  book,  that  thou 
mayest  fear  this  glorious  and  fearful  name,  the  lord 

59  THY  GOD ; then  the  Lord  will  make  thy  plagues  won- 
derful, and  the  plagues  of  thy  seed,  even  great 
plagues,  and  of  long  continuance,  and  sore  sicknesses, 

60  and  of  long  continuance.  And  he  will  bring  upon 
thee  again  all  the  diseases  of  Egypt,  which  thou 
wast  afraid  of  ; and  they  shall  cleave  unto  thee. 

61  Also  every  sickness,  and  every  plague,  which  is  not 
written  in  the  book  of  this  law,  them  will  the  Lord 

62  bring  upon  thee,  until  thou  be  destroyed.  And  ye 
shall  be  left  few  in  number,  whereas  ye  were  as  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude  ; because  thou  didst 
not  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

63  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as  the  Lord  rejoiced 
over  you  to  do  you  good,  and  to  multiply  you  ; so 
the  Lord  will  rejoice  over  you  to  cause  you  to  per- 
ish, and  to  destroy  you  ; and  ye  shall  be  plucked 
from  off  the  land  whither  thou  goest  in  to  possess 

64  it.  And  the  Lord  shall  scatter  thee  among  all 
peoples,  from  the  one  end  of  the  earth  even  unto 
the  other  end  of  the  earth  ; and  there  thou  shalt 
serve  other  gods,  which  thou  hast  not  known,  thou 

65  nor  thy  fathers,  even  wood  and  stone.  And  among 
these  nations  shalt  thou  find  no  ease,  and  there  shall 
be  no  rest  for  the  sole  of  thy  foot  : but  the  Lord 
shall  give  thee  there  a trembling  heart,  and  failing 


’3  cb.  30.  9.  Jer.  32.  Lev.  26.  33.  cb. 
41.  4.  27,  28.  Neh.  1.  8. 

Pro.  1.  26.  Is.  1.  Jer.  16.  13. 

24.  7G  ver.  36. 


Amos  9.  4. 

18  Lev.  26.  36. 
la  Lev.  26.  16. 

/ Or,  afterbirth. 


DEUTERONOMY,  XXIX. 


309 


G6  And  thy  life  shall  hang  in  doubt  before  thee  ; and 
thou  shalt  fear  day  and  night,  and  shalt  have  none  as- 
surance of  thy  life  : 

67  In  the  morning  thou  shalt  say.  Would  God  it 
were  even  ! and  at  even  thou  shalt  say.  Would  God  it 
were  morning  ! for  the  fear  of  thine  heart  wherewith 
thou  shalt  fear,  and  for  the  sight  of  thine  eyes  which 
thou  shalt  see. 

68  And  the  Lord  shall  bring  thee  into  Egypt  again 
with  ships,  by  the  way  whereof  I spake  unto  thee, 
®3  Thou  shalt  see  it  no  more  again  : and  there  ye  shall 
be  sold  unto  your  enemies  for  bondmen  and  bond- 
women,  and  no  man  shall  buy  you. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1 Moses  exhorteth  them  to  obedience,  by  the  memory  of  the  works  they 
have  seen.  10  All  a.re  presented  before  the  Lord  to  enter  into  his  cove- 
nant. 18  The  great  wrath  on  him  that  flattereth  himself  in  his  wick- 
edness. 29  Secret  things  belong  unto  God. 

These  are  the  words  of  the  covenant,  which  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses  to  make  with  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  in  the  land  of  Moab,  beside  ^ the  cove- 
nant which  he  made  with  them  in  Horeb. 

2 ^ And  Moses  called  unto  all  Israel,  and  said  unto 
them,  2 Ye  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord  did  before  your 
eyes  in  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  Pharaoh,  and  unto  all 
his  servants,  and  unto  all  his  land  ; 

3 ®The  great  temptations  which  thine  eyes  have 
seen,  the  signs,  and  those  great  miracles  ; 

4 Yet  ^the  Lord  hath  not  given  you  an  heart  to 
perceive,  and  eyes  to  see,  and  ears  to  hear,  unto  this 
day. 

5 ® And  I have  led  you  forty  years  in  the  wilderness  : 
® your  clothes  are  not  waxen  old  upon  you,  and  thy  shoe 
is  not  waxen  old  upon  thy  foot. 

6 ’ Ye  have  not  eaten  bread,  neither  have  ye  drunk 
wine  or  strong  drink  : that  ye  might  know  that  I am 
the  Lord  your  God. 

7 And  when  ye  came  unto  this  place,  ® Sihon  the  king 
of  Heshbon,  and  Og  the  king  of  Bashan,  came  out 
against  us  unto  battle,  and  we  smote  them  ; 

8 And  we  took  their  land,  and  ® gave  it  for  an  in- 
heritance unto  the  Reubenites,  and  to  the  Gadites,  and 
to  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

9 Keep  therefore  the  words  of  this  covenant,  and 
do  them,  that  ye  may  prosper  in  all  that  ye  do. 

10  Ye  stand  this  day  all  of  you  before  the  Lord 
your  God  ; your  captains  of  your  tribes,  your  elders, 
and  your  ofhcers,  with  all  the  men  of  Israel, 

11  Your  little  ones,  your  wives,  and  thy  stranger 
that  k in  thy  camp,  from  the  hewer  of  thy  wood  unto 
the  drawer  of  thy  water  : 

12  That  thou  shouldest  enter  into  covenant  with  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  into  his  oath,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  maketh  with  thee  this  day  : 

13  Tliat  he  may  establish  thee  to  day  for  a people 
unto  himself,  and  that  he  may  be  unto  thee  a God,  ^®as 
he  hath  said  unto  thee,  and  i®as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy 
fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 

14  Neither  with  you  only  do  I make  this  covenant 
and  this  oath  ; 

15  But  with  him  that  standeth  here  with  us  this  day 

sojobT.  4.  3ch.  4.  34.  &7.  19.  o ch.  8.  4. 

81  ver.  34.  4 gee  Is.  G.  9,  10.  & 7 gee  Ex,  IG.  12. 

82  Jer.  43.  7.  Hos.  G3.  17.  John  8.  43.  ch.  8.  3.  Ps,  78.  24, 
8.  13.  & 9.  3.  Acts  28.  2G,  27.  Eph.  25. 

83ch.  17.  16.  4.18.  2 Thess.  2.  11,  » Num.  21.  23,  24, 

1 ch.  6.  2,  3.  12.  33.  ch.  2.  32.  & 3.  1. 

* Ex.  19.  4.  fi  ch,  1.  3.  & 8.  2, 


66  of  eyes,  and  pining  of  soul  : and  thy  life  shall  hang 
in  doubt  before  thee  ; and  thou  shalt  fear  night  and 

67  day,  and  shalt  have  none  assurance  of  thy  life  : in 
the  morning  thou  shalt  say.  Would  God  it  were 
even  ! and  at  even  thou  shalt  say.  Would  God  it 
were  morning  ! for  the  fear  of  thine  heart  which 
thou  shalt  fear,  and  for  the  sight  of  thine  eyes 

68  which  thou  shalt  see.  And  the  Lord  shall  bring 
thee  into  Egypt  again  with  ships,  by  the  way  where- 
of I said  unto  thee.  Thou  shalt  see  it  no  more 
again  : and  there  ye  shall  sell  yourselves  unto  your 
enemies  for  bondmen  and  for  bondwomen,  and  no 
man  shall  buy  you. 


29  ^ These  are  the  words  of  the  covenant  which  the 

Lord  commanded  Moses  to  make  with  the  cliildren 
of  Israel  in  the  land  of  Moab,  beside  the  covenant 
which  he  made  with  them  in  Horeb. 

2 f And  Moses  called  unto  all  Israel,  and  said  unto 
them.  Ye  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord  did  before 
your  eyes  in  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  Pharaoh,  and 

3 unto  all  his  servants,  and  unto  all  his  land  ; the 
great  “temptations  which  thine  eyes  saw,  the  signs, 

4 and  those  great  wonders  : but  the  Lord  hath  not 
given  you  an  heart  to  know,  and  eyes  to  see,  and 

5 ears  to  hear,  unto  this  day.  And  I have  led  you 
forty  years  in  the  wilderness  : your  clothes  are  not 
waxen  old  upon  you,  and  thy  shoe  is  not  waxen  old 

6 upon  thy  foot.  Ye  have  not  eaten  bread,  neither 
have  ye  drunk  wine  or  strong  drink  : that  ye  might 

7 know  that  I am  the  Lord  your  God.  And  when 
ye  came  unto  this  place,  Sihon  the  king  of  Heshbon, 
and  Og  the  king  of  Bashan,  came  out  against  us  unto 

8 battle,  and  we  smote  them  : and  we  took  their  land, 
and  gave  it  for  an  inheritance  unto  the  Reubenites, 
and  to  the  Gadites,  and  to  the  half  tribe  of  the 

9 Manassites.  Keep  therefore  the  words  of  this  co- 
venant, and  do  them,  that  ye  may  ^ prosper  in  all 
that  ye  do. 


10  Ye  stand  this  day  all  of  you  before  the  Lord 
your  God  ; your  heads,  your  tribes,  your  elders, 

11  and  your  officers,  even  all  the  men  of  Israel,  your 
little  ones,  your  wives,  and  thy  stranger  that  is  in 
the  midst  of  thy  camps,  from  the  hewer  of  thy  wood 

12  unto  the  drawer  of  thy  water  : that  thou  shouldest 
enter  into  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
into  his  oath,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  maketh  with 

13  thee  this  day  : that  he  may  establish  thee  this  day 
unto  himself  for  a people,  and  that  he  may  be  unto 
thee  a God,  as  he  spake  unto  thee,  and  as  he  sware 
unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Ja- 

14  cob.  Neither  with  you  only  do  I make  this  cove- 

15  nant  and  this  oath  ; but  with  liim  that  standeth  here 


9 Nura.  32.  33.  cb. 
3.  12,  13. 

10  ch.  4.  6.  Josh.  1. 
7.  1 Kin.  2.  3. 

11  .Tosh.  1.  7. 

12  See  Josh.  9.  21, 
23,  27. 


13  Neh.  10.  29. 

11  cli.  28.  9. 

15  Ex.  6.  7. 

10  Gen.  17.  7. 

12  Jer.  31.  31,  32,  33. 
Heb.  8.  7,  8. 


* [Ch.  28.  69.  in 
Heb.] 

t [Ch.  29.  1.  in 

HebJ 

a Siee  ch.  4.  34. 
b Or,  deal  wisely. 


310 


DEUTERONOMY,  XXX. 


before  the  Lord  our  God,  and  also  with  him  that  is 
not  here  with  us  this  day  ; 

16  (For  ye  know  how  we  have  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Egypt ; and  how  we  came  through  the  nations  which 
ye  passed  by ; 

17  And  ye  have  seen  their  abominations,  and  their 
idols,  wood  and  stone,  silver  and  gold,  which  were 
among  them  :) 

18  Lest  there  should  be  among  you  man,  or  woman, 
or  family,  or  tribe,  whose  heart  turneth  away  this 
day  from  the  Lord  our  God,  to  go  and  serve  the  gods 
of  these  nations  ; lest  there  should  be  among  you  a 
root  that  beareth  gall  and  wormwood  ; 

19  And  it  come  to  pass,  when  he  heareth  the  words 
of  this  curse,  that  he  bless  himself  in  his  heart,  say- 
ing, I shall  have  peace,  though  I walk  in  the  imagina- 
tion of  mine  heart,  to  add  drunkenness  to  thirst  : 

20  23  The  Lord  will  not  spare  him,  but  then  24  the 
anger  of  the  Lord  and  25  his  jealousy  shall  smoke 
against  that  man,  and  all  the  curses  that  are  written  in 
this  book  shall  lie  upon  him,  and  the  Lord  26  shall  blot 
out  his  name  from  under  heaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  27  shall  separate  him  unto  evil  out 
of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  according  to  all  the  curses 
of  the  covenant  that  are  written  in  this  book  of  the 
law  : 

22  So  that  the  generation  to  come  of  your  children 
that  shall  rise  up  after  you,  and  the  stranger  that  shall 
come  from  a far  land,  shall  say,  when  they  see  the 
plagues  of  that  land,  and  the  sicknesses  which  the 
Lord  liath  laid  upon  it  ; 

23  And  that  the  whole  land  thereof  is  brimstone, 
28  and  salt,  and  burning,  that  it  is  not  sown,  nor  beareth, 
nor  any  grass  groweth  therein,  29  like  the  overthrow  of 
Sodom,  and  Gomorrah,  Admah,  and  Zeboim,  which  the 
Lord  overthrew  in  his  anger,  and  in  his  wrath  : 

24  Even  all  nations  shall  say,  Wherefore  hath  the 
Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land  ? what  meaneth  the  heat 
of  this  great  anger  ? 

25  Then  men  shall  say.  Because  they  have  forsaken 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  which 
he  made  with  them  when  he  brought  them  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt : 

26  For  they  went  and  served  other  gods,  and  wor- 
shipped them,  gods  whom  they  knew  not,  and  whom  he 
had  not  given  unto  them  : 

27  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against 
this  land,  8ito  bring  upon  it  all  the  curses  that  are 
written  in  this  book  : 

28  And  the  Lord  82  rooted  them  out  of  their  land  in 
anger,  and  in  wrath,  and  in  great  indignation,  and  cast 
them  into  another  land,  as  it  is  this  day. 

29  The  secret  things  belong  unto  the  Lord  our  God  : 
but  those  things  which  are  revealed  belong  unto  us  and 
to  our  children  for  ever,  that  we  may  do  all  the  words 
of  this  law. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1 Great  mercies  promised  unto  the  renentant.  11  The  commandment  is 
manifest.  15  Death  and  life  are  set  before  them. 

ND  1 it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  2 all  these  things 
are  come  upon  thee,  the  blessing  and  the  curse. 


with  us  this  day  before  the  Lord  our  God,  and  also 

16  with  him  that  is  not  here  with  us  this  day  : (for  ye 
know  how  we  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt  ; and  how 
we  came  through  the  midst  of  the  nations  through 

17  which  ye  passed  ; and  ye  have  seen  their  abomina- 
tions, and  their  idols,  wood  and  stone,  silver  and 

18  gold,  which  were  among  them  :)  lest  there  should 
be  among  you  man,  or  woman,  or  family,  or  tribe, 
whose  heart  turneth  away  this  day  from  the  Lord 
our  God,  to  go  to  serve  the  gods  of  those  nations  ; 
lest  there  should  be  among  you  a root  that  beareth 

19  gall  and  wormwood  ; and  it  come  to  pass,  when  he 
heareth  the  words  of  this  curse,  that  he  bless  him- 
self in  his  heart,  saying,  I shall  have  peace,  though 
I walk  in  the  stubbornness  of  mine  heart,  to  de- 

20  stroy  the  moist  with  the  dry  : the  Lord  will  not 
pardon  him,  but  then  the  anger  of  the  Lord  and  his 
jealousy  shall  smoke  against  that  man,  and  all  the 
curse  that  is  written  in  this  book  shall  lie  upon  him, 
and  the  Lord  shall  blot  out  his  name  from  under 

21  heaven.  And  the  Lord  shall  separate  him  unto 
evil  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  according  to  all 
the  curses  of  the  covenant  that  is  written  in  this 

22  book  of  the  law.  And  the  generation  to  come,  your 
children  that  shall  rise  up  after  you,  and  the  fo- 
reigner that  shall  come  from  a far  land,  shall  say, 
when  they  see  the  plagues  of  that  land,  and  the 
sicknesses  wherewith  the  Lord  hath  made  it  sick  ; 

23  and  that  the  whole  land  thereof  is  brimstone,  and 
salt,  and  a burning,  that  it  is  not  sown,  nor  beareth, 
nor  any  grass  groweth  therein,  like  the  overthrow 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  Admah  and  Zeboiim, 
which  the  Lord  overthrew  in  his  anger,  and  in  his 

24  wrath  : even  all  the  nations  shall  say.  Wherefore 
hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land  ? what 

25  meaneth  the  heat  of  this  great  anger  ? Then  men 
shall  say.  Because  they  forsook  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers,  which  he  made  v/ith 
them  when  he  brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land  of 

26  Egypt  ; and  went  and  served  other  gods,  and  wor- 
shipped them,  gods,  whom  they  knew  not,  and  whom 

27  he  had  not  J'  given  unto  them  : therefore  the  anger 
of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against  this  land,  to  bring 
upon  it  all  the  curse  that  is  written  in  this  book  : 

28  and  the  Lord  rooted  them  out  of  their  land  in  an- 
ger, and  in  wrath,  and  in  great  indignation,  and  cast 

29  them  into  another  land,  as  at  this  day.  The  secret 
things  belong  unto  the  Lord  our  God  : but  the 
things  that  are  revealed  belong  unto  us  and  to  our 
children  for  ever,  that  we  may  do  all  the  words  of 
this  law. 


30  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  all  these  things 
are  come  upon  thee,  the  blessing  and  the  curse, 


18  See  Acts  2.  39.  1 
Cor.  7.  14. 

19  ch.  11.  16. 

20  Acts  8.  23.  Heb. 
12.  15. 


21  Num.  15.  39.  Ec- 
cles.  11.  9. 

22  Is.  30.  1. 

28  Ezek.  14.  7,  8. 

24  Ps.  74.  1. 


25  Ps.  79.  6.  Ezek. 
23.  25. 

29  ch.  9.  14. 

21  Matt.  24.  51. 

28  Ps.  107.  34.  Jer. 
17.  6.  Zeph.  2.  9. 


29  Gen.  19.  24,  25. 
Jer.  20.  16. 

80  1 Kin.  9.  8,  9. 
Jer.  22.  8,  9. 

81  Dan.  9.  11,  13,  14. 

82  1 Kin.  14.  15.  2 


Cbr.  7.  20.  Ps.  62.  5. 
Pro.  2.  22. 

1 Lev.  26.  40. 

2 ch,  28. 

c Heb,  rosh.,  a poi- 
sonous herb. 


d Or,  and  so 

Vv.  20,  21. 

e Or,  to  add  drunk- 
enness to  thirst, 
/Heb.  divided. 


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311 


which  I have  set  before  thee,  and  ® thou  shaft  call  them 
to  mind  among  all  the  nations,  whither  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  driven  thee, 

2 And  shalt  ^return  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
shalt  obey  his  voice  according  to  all  that  I command 
thee  this  day,  thou  and  thy  children,  with  all  thine 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul  ; 

3 ^ That  then  the  Lord  thy  God  will  turn  thy  cap- 
tivity, and  have  compassion  upon  thee,  and  will  return 
and  ® gather  thee  from  all  the  nations,  whither  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  scattered  thee. 

4 If  any  of  thine  be  driven  out  unto  the  outmost 
parts  of  heaven,  from  thence  will  the  Lord  thy  God 
gather  thee,  and  from  thence  will  he  fetch  thee  : 

5 And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  bring  thee  into  the 
land  which  thy  fathers  possessed,  and  thou  shalt  possess 
it ; and  he  will  do  thee  good,  and  multiply  thee  above 
thy  fathers. 

6 And  ®the  Lord  thy  God  will  circumcise  thine 
heart,  and  the  heart  of  thy  seed,  to  love  the  Lord  thy 
God  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  that 
thou  mayest  live. 

7 And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  put  all  these  curses 
upon  thine  enemies,  and  on  them  that  hate  thee,  which 
persecuted  thee. 

8 And  thou  shalt  return  and  obey  the  voice  of  the 
Lord,  and  do  all  his  commandments  which  I command 
thee  this  day. 

9 ® And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  make  thee  plenteous 
in  every  work  of  thine  hand,  in  the  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
land,  for  good  : for  the  Lord  will  again  rejoice  over 
thee  for  good,  as  he  rejoiced  over  thy  fathers  : 

10  If  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  to  keep  his  commandments  and  his  statutes 
which  are  written  in  this  book  of  the  law,  and  if  thou 
turn  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thine  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul. 

11  ^ For  this  commandment  which  I command  thee 
this  day,  it  is  not  hidden  from  thee,  neither  is  it  far 
off. 

12  It  is  not  in  heaven,  that  thou  shouldest  say.  Who 
shall  go  up  for  us  to  heaven,  and  bring  it  unto  us,  that 
we  may  hear  it,  and  do  it  ? 

13  Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea,  that  thou  shouldest 
say.  Who  shall  go  over  the  sea  for  us,  and  bring  it  unto 
us,  that  we  may  hear  it,  and  do  it  ? 

14  But  the  word  is  very  nigh  unto  thee,  in  thy  mouth, 
and  in  thy  heart,  that  thou  mayest  do  it. 

15  If  See,  I have  set  before  thee  this  day  life  and 
good,  and  death  and  evil  ; 

16  In  that  I command  thee  this  day  to  love  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his 
commandments  and  his  statutes  and  his  judgments, 
that  thou  mayest  live  and  multiply  : and  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  bless  thee  in  the  laud  whither  thou  goest  to 
possess  it. 

17  But  if  thine  heart  turn  away,  so  that  thou  wilt 
not  hear,  but  shalt  be  drawn  away,  and  worship  other 
gods,  and  serve  them  ; 

18  1“*  I denounce  unto  you  this  day,  that  ye  shall 
surely  perish,  and.  that  ye  shall  not  prolong  your  days 

* ch.  4.  29,  30.  1 C Ps.  lOG.  45.  & 12G.  32.  37.  Ezek.  34.  13. 

Kin.  8.  47,  48.  1,  4.  Jer.  29.  14.  & 3G.  24. 

* Neh.  1.  9.  Is.  55.  Lam.  3.  22,  32.  ^ ch.  28.  04.  Neh. 

7.  Lam.  3.  40.  Joel  « Ps.  147.  2.  Jer.  1.  9. 

2.  12,  13.  8 ch.  10.  16.  Jer. 


which  I have  set  before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  call 
them  to  mind  among  all  the  nations,  whither  the 

2 Lord  thy  God  hath  driven  thee,  and  shalt  return 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  shalt  obey  his  voice 
according  to  all  that  I command  thee  this  day,  thou 
and  thy  children,  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with  all 

3 thy  soul  ; that  then  the  Lord  thy  God  will  “ turn 
thy  captivity,  and  have  compassion  upon  thee,  and 
will  return  and  gather  thee  from  all  the  peoples, 

4 whither  the  Lord  thy  God  hatli  scattered  thee.  If 
any  of  thine  outcasts  be  in  the  uttermost  parts  of 
heaven,  from  thence  will  the  Lord  thy  God  gather 

5 thee,  and  from  thence  will  he  fetch  thee  : and  the 
Lord  thy  God  will  bring  thee  into  the  land  which 
thy  fathers  possessed,  and  thou  shalt  possess  it  ; and 
he  will  do  thee  good,  and  multiply  thee  above  thy 

6 fathers.  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  circumcise 
thine  heart,  and  the  heart  of  thy  seed,  to  love  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy 

7 soul,  that  thou  mayest  live.  And  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  put  all  these  curses  upon  thine  enemies,  and  on 

8 them  that  hate  thee,  which  persecuted  thee.  And 
thou  shalt  return  and  obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 
and  do  all  his  commandments  which  I command 

9 thee  this  day.  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  make 
thee  plenteous  in  all  the  work  of  thine  hand,  in  the 
fruit  of  thy  body,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and 
in  the  fruit  of  thy  ground,  for  good  : for  the  Lord 
will  again  rejoice  over  thee  for  good,  as  he  rejoiced 

10  over  thy  fathers  : if  thou  shalt  obey  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his  commandments  and  his 
statutes  which  are  written  in  this  book  of  the  law  ; 
if  thou  turn  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thine 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul. 


11  For  this  commandment  which  I command  thee  this 
day,  it  is  not  too  ^ hard  for  thee,  neither  is  it  far  off. 

12  It  is  not  in  heaven,  that  thou  sliouldest  say,  Who 
shall  go  up  for  us  to  heaven,  and  bring  it  unto  us, 

13  and  make  us  to  hear  it,  that  we  may  do  it  ? Nei- 
ther is  it  beyond  the  sea,  that  thou  shouldest  say. 
Who  shall  go  over  the  sea  for  us,  and  bring  it  unto 

14  us,  and  make  us  to  hear  it,  that  we  may  do  it  ? But 
the  word  is  very  nigh  unto  thee,  in  thy  mouth,  and 
in  thy  heart,  that  thou  mayest  do  it. 

15  See,  I have  set  before  thee  this  day  life  and  good, 

16  and  death  and  evil  ; in  that  I command  thee  this 
day  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways, 
and  to  keep  his  commandments  and  his  statutes  and 
his  judgements,  that  thou  mayest  live  and  multiply, 
and  that  the  Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  the 

17  land  whither  thou  goest  in  to  possess  it.  But  if 
thine  heart  turn  away,  and  thou  wilt  not  hear,  but 
shalt  be  drawn  away,  and  worship  other  gods,  and 

18  serve  them  ; I denounce  unto  you  this  day,  that  ye 
shall  surely  perish  ; ye  shall  not  prolong  your  days 


32.  39.  Ezek.  11.  19.  ^ Is.  4.5.  19. 

& 3G.  2G.  >2  Koni.  10.  G,  Szc. 

och.  28.  11.  >3ver.  1,19.  ch.  11. 

3"ch.  28.  G3.  Jer.  2G. 

32.  41. 


n oil.  4.  2G.  & 8.  19 
a Or,  return  to. 
h Or,  wonderful. 


312 


DEUTERONOMY,  XXXI. 


upon  the  land,  whither  thou  passest  over  Jordan  to  go 
to  possess  it. 

19  I call  heaven  and  earth  to  record  this  day 
against  you,  that  I have  set  before  you  life  and  death, 
blessing  and  cursing  : therefore  choose  life,  that  both 
thou  and  thy  seed  may  live  : 

20  That  thou  mayest  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
that  thou  mayest  obey  his  voice,  and  that  thou  mayest 
cleave  unto  him  : for  he  is  thy  life,  and  the  length  of 
thy  days  : that  thou  mayest  dwell  in  the  land  wliich  the 
Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac, 
and  to  Jacob,  to  give  them. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1 Moses  encourageth  the  people.  7 He  encorirageth  Joshua.  9 He  deli- 
vereth  the  law  unto  the  pr  iests  to  read  it  in  the  seventh  year  to  the  peo- 
ple. 14  Ood  giveth  a charge  to  Joshua,  19  and  a song  to  testif  y against 
the  people.  24  Moses  delivereth  the  book  of  the  law  to  the  Levites  to 
keep.  28  He  maketh  a protestation  to  the  elders. 

And  Moses  went  and  spake  these  words  unto  all 
Israel. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  I am  an  hundred  and 
twenty  years  old  this  day  ; I can  no  more  ^ go  out  and 
come  in  : also  the  Lord  hath  said  unto  me,  ® Thou 
shalt  not  go  over  this  Jordan. 

3  The  Lord  thy  God,  ^ he  will  go  over  before  thee, 
and  he  will  destroy  these  nations  from  before  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  possess  them  : and  Joshua,  he  shall  go  over 
before  thee,  ® as  the  Lord  hath  said. 

4  ® And  the  Lord  shall  do  unto  them  as  he  did  to 
Sihon  and  to  Og,  kings  of  the  Amorites,  and  unto  the 
land  of  them,  whom  he  destroyed. 

5  And  ® the  Lord  shall  give  them  up  before  your 
face,  that  ye  may  do  unto  them  according  unto  all  the 
commandments  which  I have  commanded  you. 

6  ® Be  strong  and  of  a good  courage,  fear  not, 
nor  be  afraid  of  them  : for  the  Lord  thy  God,  he  it 
is  that  doth  go  with  thee  ; he  will  not  fail  thee,  nor 
forsake  thee. 

7  ^ And  Moses  called  unto  Joshua,  and  said  unto 
him  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  Be  strong  and  of  a good 
courage  : for  thou  must  go  with  this  people  unto  the 
land  which  the  Lord  hath  sworn  unto  their  fathers  to 
give  them  ; and  thou  shalt  cause  them  to  inherit  it. 

8  And  the  Lord,  he  it  is  that  doth  go  before  thee  ; 
he  will  be  with  thee,  he  will  not  fail  thee,  neither 
forsake  thee  : fear  not,  neither  be  dismayed. 

9  ^ And  Moses  wrote  this  law,  ^^and  delivered  it 
unto  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi,  which  bare  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  unto  all  the  elders  of 
Israel. 

10  And  Moses  commanded  them,  saying.  At  the  end 
of  every  seven  years,  in  the  solemnity  of  the  year  of 
release,  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles, 

11  When  all  Israel  is  come  to  appear  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  which  he  shall  choose, 
21  thou  shalt  read  this  law  before  all  Israel  in  their 
hearing. 

12  Gather  the  people  together,  men,  and  women, 
and  children,  and  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates, 
that  they  may  hear,  and  that  they  may  learn,  and  fear 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  observe  to  do  all  the  words  of 
this  law  : 


upon  the  land,  whither  thou  passest  over  Jordan  to 

19  go  in  to  possess  it.  I call  heaven  and  earth  to  wit- 
ness against  you  this  day,  that  I have  set  before  thee 
life  and  death,  the  blessing  and  the  curse  ; therefore 
choose  life,  that  thou  mayest  live,  thou  and  thy  seed  : 

20  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  obey  his  voice,  and  to 
cleave  unto  him  : for  ‘^he  is  thy  life,  and  the  length 
of  thy  days  : that  thou  mayest  dwell  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abra- 
ham, to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  them. 


31  And  Moses  went  and  spake  these  words  unto  all 

2 Israel.  And  he  said  unto  them,  I am  an  hundred 
and  twenty  years  old  this  day  ; I can  no  more  go 
out  and  come  in  : and  the  Lord  hath  said  unto  me, 

3 Thou  shalt  not  go  over  this  Jordan.  The  Lord  thy 
God,  he  will  go  over  before  thee  ; he  will  destroy 
these  nations  from  before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  pos- 
sess them  : and  Joshua,  he  shall  go  over  before  thee, 

4 as  the  Lord  hath  spoken.  And  the  Lord  shall  do 
unto  them  as  he  did  to  Sihon  and  to  Og,  the  kings 
of  the  Amorites,  and  unto  their  land  ; whom  he  de- 

5 stroyed.  And  the  Lord  shall  deliver  them  up  be- 
fore you,  and  ye  shall  do  unto  them  according  unto 
all  the  commandment  which  I have  commanded 

6 you.  Be  strong  and  of  a good  courage,  fear  not, 
nor  be  afPrighted  at  them  : for  the  Lord  thy  God, 
he  it  is  that  doth  go  with  thee  ; he  will  not  fail  thee, 

7 nor  forsake  thee.  And  Moses  called  unto  Joshua, 
and  said  unto  him  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  Be 
strong  and  of  a good  courage  : for  thou  shalt  go 
with  this  people  into  the  land  which  the  Lord  hath 
sworn  unto  their  fathers  to  give  them  ; and  thou 

8 shalt  cause  them  to  inherit  it.  And  the  Lord,  he  it 
is  that  doth  go  before  thee  ; he  will  be  with  thee,  he 
will  not  fail  thee,  neither  forsake  thee  : fear  not, 
neither  be  dismayed. 

9 And  Moses  wrote  this  law,  and  delivered  it  unto 
the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi,  which  bare  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  unto  all  the  elders 

10  of  Israel.  And  Moses  commanded  them,  saying, 
At  the  end  of  every  seven  years,  in  the  set  time  of 

11  the  year  of  release,  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles,  when 
all  Israel  is  come  to  appear  before  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  the  place  which  he  shall  choose,  thou  shalt 
read  this  law  before  all  Israel  in  their  hearing. 

12  Assemble  the  people,  the  men  and  the  women  and 
the  little  ones,  and  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy 
gates,  that  they  may  hear,  and  that  they  may  learn, 
and  fear  the  Lord  your  God,  and  observe  to  do  all 


Mch.  4.  26.  & 31. 
28. 

16  ver.  15. 

11  Ps.  27.  1.  & 66.  9. 
John  11.  25. 
lEx.  7.  7.  ch.  34.7. 


2Num.  27.  17.  1 

Kin.  3.  7. 

3 Num.  20.  12.  & 27. 
13.  ch.  3.  27. 

4 ch.  9.  3. 

5 Num.  27.  21.  ch. 
3.  28. 


6  ch.  3.  21. 

I Num.  21.  24,  33. 

8 ch.  7.  2. 

9 Josh.  10.  25.  1 

Chr.  22.  13. 

10  ch.  1.  29.  &7.  18. 

II  ch.  20.  4. 


12  Josh.  1.  5.  Heb. 
13.  5. 

13  ver.  23.  ch.  1. 
38.  & 3.  28.  Josh.  1.6. 

14  Ex.  13.  21,  22.  & 
33.  14.  ch.  9.  3. 

13  Josh.  1.  5,  9.  1 


Chr.  28.  20. 

16  ver.  25.  ch.  17. 
18. 

11  Num.  4. 15.  Josh. 
3.  3.  1 Chr.  15.  12, 
15. 

18  ch.  15.  1. 


19  Lev.  23.  34. 

20  ch.  16.  16. 

21  Josh.  8.  34,  35. 
2 Kin.  23.  2.  Neh.  & 
1,  2,  3,  &c. 

22  ch.  4.  10. 
c Or,  thaL 


t 


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313 


13  And  that  their  children,  which  have  not  known 
any  thing,  may  hear,  and  learn  to  fear  the  Lord  your 
God,  as  long  as  ye  live  in  the  land  whither  ye  go  over 
Jordan  to  possess  it. 

14  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Behold,  thy 
days  approach  that  thou  must  die  : call  Joshua,  and 
present  yourselves  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, that  I may  give  him  a charge.  And  Moses  and 
Joshua  went,  and  presented  themselves  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  Lord  appeared  in  the  tabernacle  in  a 
pillar  of  a cloud  : and  the  pillar  of  the  cloud  stood  over 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle. 

16  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Behold,  thou 
shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers  ; and  this  people  will  rise 
up,  and  go  a whoring  after  the  gods  of  the  strangers 
of  the  land,  whither  they  go  to  he  among  them,  and  will 
30  forsake  me,  and  3i  break  my  covenant  which  I have 
made  with  them. 

17  Then  my  anger  shall  be  kindled  against  them  in 
that  day,  and  3^  I will  forsake  them,  and  I will  33  hide 
my  face  from  them,  and  they  shall  be  devoured,  and 
many  evils  and  troubles  shall  befall  them  ; so  that 
zhey  will  say  in  that  day,  34  Are  not  these  evils  come 
upon  us,  because  our  God  is  35  not  among  us  ? 

18  And  33 1 will  surely  hide  my  face  in  that  day  for 
all  the  evils  which  they  shall  have  wrought,  in  that  they 
are  turned  unto  other  gods. 

19  Now  therefore  write  ye  this  song  for  you,  and 
teach  it  the  children  of  Israel  : put  it  in  their  mouths, 
that  this  song  may  be  37  a witness  for  me  against  the 
children  of  Israel. 

20  For  when  I shall  have  brought  them  into  the 
land  which  I sware  unto  their  fathers,  that  floweth 
with  milk  and  honey  ; and  they  shall  have  eaten  and 
filled  themselves,  38  and  waxen  fat  ; 39  then  will  they 
turn  unto  other  gods,  and  serve  them,  and  provoke  me, 
and  break  my  covenant. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  many  evils 

and  troubles  are  befallen  them,  that  this  song  shall  tes- 
tify against  them  as  a witness  ; for  it  shall  not  be  for- 
gotten out  of  the  mouths  of  their  seed  : for  I know 
their  imagination  which  they  go  about,  even  now, 
before  I have  brought  them  into  the  land  which  I 
sware.  ' 

22  ^ Moses  therefore  wrote  this  song  the  same  day, 
and  taught  it  the  children  of  Israel. 

23  ^3  And  he  gave  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  a charge, 
and  said,  44  Re  strong  and  of  a good  courage  : for  thou 
shalt  bring  the  children  of  Israel  into  the  land  which  I 
sware  unto  them  : and  I will  be  with  thee. 

24  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  had  made  an 
end  of  ^3  writing  the  words  of  this  la\V^  in  a book,  until 
they  were  finished, 

25  That  Moses  commanded  the  Levites,  which  bare 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  saying, 

26  Take  this  book  of  the  law,  ^^and  put  it  in  the 
side  of  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your  God 
that  it  may  be  there  for  a witness  against  thee. 

27  ^3  For  I know  thy  rebellion,  and  thy  stiff  neck  : 
behold,  while  I am  yet  alive  with  you  this  day,  ye  have 

“ ch.  11.  2.  28  Ex.  32.  G.  32  2 Chr.  15.  2. 

" Ps.  78.  6,  7.  29  Ex.  34. 15.  Judg.  ss  ch.  32.  20.  Ps. 

33  Num.  27.  13.  ch.  2.  17.  104.  29.  Is.  8.  17.  & 

34.  5.  30  ch.  32.  15.  Judg.  G4.  7.  Ezek.  39.  23. 

ver.  23.  Num.  27.  2.  12.  & 10.  G,  13.  3^  Judg.  G.  13. 

19.  31  Judg.  2.  20.  3.-.  Num.  14.  42. 

« Ex.  33.  9. 


13  the  words  of  this  law  ; and  that  their  children,  which 
have  not  known,  may  hear,  and  learn  to  fear  the 
Lord  your  God,  as  long  as  ye  live  in  the  laud 
whither  ye  go  over  Jordan  to  possess  it. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Behold,  thy  days 
approach  that  thou  must  die  : call  Joshua,  and  pre- 
sent yourselves  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  that  I may 
give  him  a charge.  And  Moses  and  Joshua  went, 
and  presented  themselves  in  the  tent  of  meeting. 

15  And  the  Lord  appeared  in  the  Tent  in  a pillar  of 
cloud  : and  the  pillar  of  cloud  stood  ® over  the  door 

16  of  the  Tent.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Be- 
hold, thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers  ; and  this 
people  will  rise  up,  and  go  a whoring  after  the 
strange  gods  of  the  land,  whither  they  go  to  be 
among  them,  and  will  forsake  me,  and  break  my 

17  covenant  which  I have  made  with  them.  Then  my 
anger  shall  be  kindled  against  them  in  that  day,  and 
I will  forsake  them,  and  I will  hide  my  face  from 
them,  and  they  shall  be  devoured,  and  many  evils 
and  troubles  shall  come  upon  them  ; so  that  they 
will  say  in  that  day.  Are  not  these  evils  come  upon 

18  us  because  our  God  is  not  among  us  ? And  I will 
surely  hide  my  face  in  that  day  for  all  the  evil 
which  they  shall  have  wrought,  in  that  they  are 

19  turned  unto  other  gods.  Now  therefore  write  ye 
this  song  for  you,  and  teach  thou  it  the  children  of 
Israel : put  it  in  their  mouths,  that  this  song  may 
be  a witness  for  me  against  the  children  of  Israel. 

20  For  when  I shall  have  brought  them  into  the  land 
which  I sware  unto  their  fathers,  flowing  with  milk 
and  honey  ; and  they  shall  have  eaten  and  filled 
themselves,  and  waxen  fat  ; then  will  they  turn  unto 
other  gods,  and  serve  them,  and  despise  me,  and 

21  break  my  covenant.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  many  evils  and  troubles  are  come  upon  them, 
that  this  song  shall  testify  before  them  as  a witness  ; 
for  it  shall  not  be  forgotten  out  of  the  mouths  of 
their  seed  : for  I know  their  imagination  which  they 
go  about,  even  now,  before  I have  brought  them 

22  into  the  land  which  I sware.  So  Moses  wrote  this 
song  the  same  day,  and  tauglit  it  the  children  of 

23  Israel.  And  he  gave  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  a 
charge,  and  said.  Be  strong  and  of  a good  courage  : 
for  thou  shalt  bring  the  children  of  Israel  into  the 
land  which  I sware  unto  them  : and  I will  be  with 
thee. 


24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  had  made  an 
end  of  writing  the  words  of  this  law  in  a book,  until 

25  they  were  finished,  that  Moses  commanded  the  Le- 
vites, which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 

26  Lord,  saying.  Take  this  book  of  the  law,  and  put 
it  by  the  side  of  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  that  it  may  be  there  for  a witness  against 

27  thee.  For  I know  thy  rebellion,  and  thy  stiff  neck  : 
behold,  while  I am  yet  alive  with  you  this  day,  ye 

30  ver.  17.  « Hos.  5.  3.  & 13.  <o  See  2 Kin.  22.  8. 

37  ver.  2G.  5,  G.  <7  ver.  19. 

38  ch.  32.  15.  Neh.  <3  Amos  5.  25,  2G.  “s  di.  9.  24.  & 32. 

9.  25,  2G.  Hos.  13.  G.  “.i  ver.  14.  20. 

3«  ver.  IG.  **  ver.  7.  Josh.  1.  G.  *'■>  Ex.  32.  9.  ch.  9.  G. 

*0  ver.  17.  ver.  9.  a Or,  bij. 


314 


DEUTERaNOMY,  XXXII. 


been  rebellious  against  the  Lord  ; and  how  much 
more  after  my  death? 

28  Gather  unto  me  all  the  elders  of  your  tribes, 
and  your  officers,  that  I may  speak  these  words  in  their 
ears,  ^ and  call  heaven  and  earth  to  record  against 
them. 

29  For  I know  that  after  my  death  ye  will  utterly 
corrupt  yourselves,  and  turn  aside  from  the  way  which 

I  have  commanded  you  ; and  52  evil  will  befall  you  53  in 
the  latter  days  ; because  ye  will  do  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger  through  the  work 
of  your  hands. 

^ And  Moses  spake  in  the  ears  of  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel  the  words  of  this  song,  until  they  were 
ended. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1 Hoses'  song^  which  setteth  forth  God's  mercy  and  vengeance.^  46  He 
exhorteth  them  to  set  their  hearts  upon  it.  48  God  sendeth  him  up  to 
mount  Nebo,  to  see  the  land,  and  die. 


alVE  lear,  O ye  heavens,  and  I will  speak  ; and 
hear,  O earth,  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

2  2 My  doctrine  shall  drop  as  the  rain,  my  speech 
shall  distil  as  the  dew,  ^ as  the  small  rain  upon  the  ten- 
der herb,  and  as  the  showers  upon  the  grass  : 

3  Because  I will  publish  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
^ascribe  ye  greatness  unto  our  God. 

4  He  is  5 the  Rock,  ^ his  work  is  perfect : for  all  his 
ways  are  judgment  : 5 a God  of  truth  and  ^ without  in- 
iquity, just  and  right  is  he. 

5  15  They  have  corrupted  themselves,  their  spot  is 
not  the  spot  of  his  children  : they  are  a ^ perverse  and 
crooked  generation. 

6  Do  ye  thus  requite  the  Lord,  O foolish  people 
and  unwise  ? is  not  he  thy  father  that  hath  bought 
thee  ? hath  he  not  15  made  thee,  and  established  thee  ? 

7  If  Remember  the  days  of  old,  consider  the  years  of 
many  generations  : i®  ask  thy  father,  and  he  will  shew 
thee  ; thy  elders,  and  they  will  tell  thee. 

8  When  the  Most  High  divided  to  the  nations  their 
inheritance,  when  he  i®  separated  the  sons  of  Adam,  he 
set  the  bounds  of  the  people  according  to  the  number 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

9  For  15  the  Lord’s  portion  is  his  people  ; Jacob  is 
the  lot  of  his  inheritance. 

10  He  found  him  in  a desert  land,  and  in  the  waste 
howling  wilderness  ; he  led  him  about,  he  ^i  instructed 
him,  he  kept  him  as  the  apple  of  his  eye. 

11  23  As  an  eagle  stirreth  up  her  nest,  fluttereth  over 
her  young,  spreadeth  abroad  her  wings,  taketh  them, 
beareth  them  on  her  wings  : 

12  So  the  Lord  alone  did  lead  him,  and  there  was  no 
strange  god  with  him. 


60  ch.  30. 19.  & 32. 1. 

61  ch.  32.  5.  Judg. 
2.  19,  Hos,  9.  9. 

62  ch.  28.  15. 

63  Gen.  49.  1.  ch.  4. 
30. 

1 ch.  4.  26.  & 30.  19, 
& 31.  28.  Ps.  50.  4, 
Is.  1.  2.  Jer.  2.  12.  & 
6.  19. 


2 Is.  55.  10,  11.  1 
Cor.  3.  6,  7,  8. 

3Ps.  72.  6.  Mic. 
5.  7. 

< 1 Chr.  29.  11. 

5 2 Sam.  22.  3.  & 23. 
3.  Ps.  18.  2,  31,  46. 
Hah.  1.  12. 

6 2 Sam.  22.  31. 

1 Dan.  4.  37.  Rev. 
15.  3. 


8 Jer.  10.  10. 

0 Job  34. 10.  Ps.92. 
15. 

10  ch.  31.  29. 

11  Matt.  17.  17. 

Luke  9.  41.  Phil.  2. 
15. 

12  Ps.  116.  12. 

13  Is.  63.  16. 

1^  Ps,  74.  2. 


have  been  rebellious  against  the  Lord  ; and  how 

28  much  more  after  my  death  ? Assemble  unto  me  all 
the  elders  of  your  tribes,  and  your  officers,  that  I 
may  speak  these  words  in  their  ears,  and  call  heaven 

29  and  earth  to  witness  against  them.  For  I know  that 
after  my  death  ye  will  utterly  corrupt  yourselves, 
and  turn  aside  from  the  way  which  I have  com- 
manded you  ; and  evil  will  befall  you  in  the  latter 
days  ; because  ye  will  do  that  which  is  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger  through 
the  work  of  your  hands. 

30  And  Moses  spake  in  the  ears  of  all  the  assembly 
of  Israel  the  words  of  this  song,  until  they  were 
finished. 


32  Give  ear,  ye  heavens,  and  I will  speak  ; 

And  let  the  earth  hear  the  words  of  my  mouth  : 

2 My  doctrine  shall  drop  as  the  rain. 

My  speech  shall  distil  as  the  dew  ; 

As  the  small  rain  upon  the  tender  grass. 

And  as  the  showers  upon  the  herb  : 

3 For  I will  proclaim  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
Ascribe  ye  greatness  unto  our  God. 

4 The  Rock,  his  work  is  perfect  ; 

For  all  his  ways  are  judgement  : 

A God  of  faithfulness  and  without  iniquity. 

Just  and  right  is  he. 

5 They  have  ® dealt  corruptly  with  him,  they  are  not 

his  children,  5 it  is  their  blemish  ; 

They  are  a perverse  and  crooked  generation. 

6 Do  ye  thus  requite  the  Lord, 

O foolish  people  and  unwise  ? 

Is  not  he  thy  father  that  hath  ^ bought  thee  ? 

He  hath  made  thee,  and  established  thee. 

7 Remember  the  days  of  old. 

Consider  the  years  of  many  generations  : 

Ask  thy  father,  and  he  will  shew  thee  ; 

Thine  elders,  and  they  will  tell  thee. 

8 When  the  Most  High  gave  to  the  nations  their 

inheritance. 

When  he  separated  the  children  of  men. 

He  set  the  bounds  of  the  peoples 

According  to  the  number  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

9 For  the  Lord’s  portion  is  his  people  ; 

Jacob  is  the  lot  of  his  inheritance. 

10  He  found  him  in  a desert  land. 

And  in  the  waste  howling  wilderness  ; 

He  compassed  him  about,  he  cared  for  him, 

He  kept  him  as  the  apple  of  his  eye  : 

11  As  an  eagle  that  stirreth  up  her  nest, 

That  fluttereth  over  her  young. 

He  spread  abroad  his  wings,  he  took  them. 

He  bare  them  on  his  pinions  : 

12  The  Lord  alone  did  lead  him. 

And  there  was  no  strange  god  with  him. 


I6ver.  15.  Is.  27. 
11.  & 44.  2. 

10  Ex.  13.  14.  Ps. 
44.  1.  & 78.  3,  4. 

IT  Zech.  9.  2.  Acts 
17.  26. 

18  Gen.  11.  8. 

19  Ex.  15.  16.  & 19. 
5.  1 Sam.  10.  1.  Ps. 
78.  71. 


20  ch.  8.  15.  Jer.  2. 
6.  Hos.  13.  5. 

21  ch.  4.  36. 

22  Ps.  17.  8.  Pro.  7. 
2.  Zech.  2.  8. 

23  Ex.  19.  4.  ch.  1. 
31.  Is.  31.  5.  & 46.  4. 
& 63.  9.  Hos.  11.  3. 

a Or,  corrupted 
themselves,  they  dec. 


b Or,  but  a blot  upon 
them. 

c Or,  possessed.  Or, 
gotten. 

d Or,  Spreadeth 
abroad  her  wings,  ink- 
eththem  , beareth  them 
on  her  pinions. 


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315 


13  He  made  him  ride  on  the  high  places  of  the 
earth,  that  he  might  eat  the  increase  of  the  fields  ; and 
he  made  him  to  suck  honey  out  of  the  rock,  and  oil 
out  of  the  flinty  rock  ; 

14  Butter  of  kine,  and  milk  of  sheep,  with  fat  of 
lambs,  and  rams  of  the  breed  of  Bashan,  and  goats, 
26  with  the  fat  of  kidneys  of  wheat ; and  thou  didst 
drink  the  pure  27  blood  of  the  grape. 

15  ^ But  28jeshurun  waxed  fat,  and  29  . 

86  thou  art  waxen  fat,  thou  art  grown  thick,  thou  art 
covered  with  fatness ; then  he  8i  forsook  God  which 
82  made  him,  and  lightly  esteemed  the  83  Rock  of  his 
salvation. 

16  84Xhey  provoked  him  to  jealousy  with  strange 
gods,  with  abominations  provoked  they  him  to  anger. 

17  86  They  sacrificed  unto  devils,  not  to  God  ; to  gods 
whom  they  knew  not,  to  new  gods  that  came  newly  up, 
whom  your  fathers  feared  not. 

18  86  Of  the  Rock  that  begat  thee  thou  art  unmind- 
ful, and  hast  87  forgotten  God  that  formed  thee. 

19  88  And  when  the  Lord  saw  it,  he  abhorred  them, 
86  because  of  the  provoking  of  his  sons,  and  of  his 
daughters. 

20  And  he  said,  ^6  I will  hide  my  face  from  them,  I 
will  see  what  their  end  shall  he : for  they  are  a very 
froward  generation,  children  in  whom  is  no  faith. 

21  They  have  moved  me  to  jealousy  with  that 
which  is  not  God  ; they  have  provoked  me  to  anger 
^8  with  their  vanities  : and  I will  move  them  to  jea- 
lousy with  those  which  are  not  a people  ; I will  provoke 
them  to  anger  with  a foolish  nation. 

22  For  ^8  a fire  is  kindled  in  mine  anger,  and  shall 
burn  unto  the  lowest  hell,  and  shall  consume  the  earth 
with  her  increase,  and  set  on  fire  the  foundations  of  the 
mountains. 

23  I will  ^8  heap  mischiefs  upon  them  ; I will  spend 
mine  arrows  upon  them. 

24  They  shall  he  burnt  with  hunger,  and  devoured 
with  burning  heat,  and  with  bitter  destruction  : I will 
also  send  ^8  the  teeth  of  beasts  upon  them,  with  the 
poison  of  serpents  of  the  dust. 

25  ^6  The  sword  without,  and  terror  within,  shall 
destroy  both  the  young  man  and  the  virgin,  the  suck- 
ling also  with  the  man  of  gray  hairs. 

26  86 1 said,  I would  scatter  them  into  corners,  I 
would  make  the  remembrance  of  them  to  cease  from 
among  men  : 

27  Were  it  not  that  I feared  the  wrath  of  the  ene- 
my, lest  their  adversaries  8i  should  behave  themselves 


^ ch.  33.  29.  Is.  58. 
14.  Ezek.  36.  2. 

“ Job  29.  6.  Ps.  81. 
16. 

Ps.  81.  16.  & 147. 

2^  Gen.  49.  11. 

28  ch.  33.  5,  26.  Is. 
44.  2. 

20  i Sam.  2.  29. 


soch.  31.  20.  Neh. 
9.  25.  Ps.  17.  10.  Jer. 
2.  7.  & 5.  7,  28.  Hos. 
13.  6. 

31  ch.  31.  16.  Is. 
1.  4. 

32  ver.  6.  Is.  51.  13. 

33  2 Sam.  22.  47.  Ps. 

89.  26.  95.  1. 


34 1 Kin.  14.  22.  1 
Cor.  10.  22. 

36  Lev.  17.  7.  Ps. 
106.  37.  1 Cor.  10.  20. 
Rev.  9.  20. 

3G  Is.  17.  10. 

31  Jer.  2.  32. 

38  Judg.  2.  14. 

30  Is.  1.  2. 


13  He  made  him  ride  on  the  high  places  of  the  earth, 
And  he  did  eat  the  increase  of  the  field  ; 

And  he  made  him  to  suck  honey  out  of  the  rock, 
And  oil  out  of  the  flinty  rock  ; 

14  Butter  of  kine,  and  milk  of  sheep. 

With  fat  of  lambs. 

And  rams  of  the  breed  of  Bashan,  and  goats. 

With  the  fat  of  kidneys  of  wheat  ; 

And  of  the  blood  of  the  grape  thou  drankest  wine. 

15  But  Jeshurun  waxed  fat,  and  kicked  : 

Thou  art  waxen  fat,  thou  art  grown  thick,  thou 
art  become  sleek  : 

Then  he  forsook  God  whieh  made  him. 

And  lightly  esteemed  the  Rock  of  his  salvation. 

16  They  moved  him  to  jealousy  with  strange  gods, 
With  abominations  provoked  they  him  to  anger. 

17  They  sacrificed  unto  demons,  which  were  no  God, 
To  gods  whom  they  knew  not. 

To  new  gods  that  came  up  of  late. 

Whom  your  fathers  dreaded  not. 

18  Of  the  Rock  that  ^ begat  thee  thou  art  unmindful. 
And  hast  forgotten  God  that  gave  thee  birth. 

19  And  the  Lord  saw  it,  and  abhorred  them. 

Because  of  the  provocation  of  his  sons  and  his 

daughters. 

20  And  he  said,  I will  hide  my  face  from  them, 

I will  see  what  their  end  shall  be  : 

For  they  are  a very  froward  generation. 

Children  in  whom  is  no  faith. 

21  They  have  moved  me  to  jealousy  with  that  which 

is  not  God  ; 

They  have  provoked  me  to  anger  with  their  vani- 
ties : 

And  I will  move  them  to  jealousy  with  those 
which  are  not  a people  ; 

I will  provoke  them  to  anger  with  a foolish  na- 
tion. 

22  For  a fire  is  kindled  in  mine  anger, 

And  burneth  unto  the  lowest  / pit. 

And  devoureth  the  earth  with  her  increase, 

And  setteth  on  fire  the  foundations  of  the  moun- 
tains. 

23  I will  heap  mischiefs  upon  them  ; 

I will  spend  mine  arrows  upon  them  : 

24  They  shall  he  wasted  with  hunger,  and  devoured 

with  0 burning  heat 
And  bitter  destruction  ; 

And  the  teeth  of  beasts  will  I send  upon  them. 
With  the  poison  of  crawling  things  of  the  dust. 

25  Without  shall  the  sword  bereave. 

And  in  the  chambers  terror  ; 

It  shall  destroy  both  young  man  and  virgin, 

The  suckling  with  the  man  of  gray  hairs. 

26  I said,  I would  scatter  them  afar, 

I would  make  the  remembrance  of  them  to  cease 
from  among  men  : 

27  Were  it  not  that  I feared  the  provocation  of  the 

enemy. 

Lest  their  adversaries  should  misdeem, 

46  ch.  31.  17.  2.  8.  Acts  14.  15.  49  Lam.  1.  20.  Ezek. 

41  Is.  30.  9.  Matt.  44  Hos.  1. 10.  Rom.  7.  16.  2 Cor.  7.  6. 

17.  17.  10.  19.  60  Ezek.  20.  13,  14, 

42  ver.  16.  Ps.  78.  4c  jer.  15.  14.  & 17.  23. 

58.  4.  Lam.  4.  11.  ci  jgr.  19.  4. 

43  1 Sam.  12.  21.  1 4o  ig.  <;g.  15.  e Or,  bare. 

Kin.  16.  13,  26.  Ps.  47  pg.  7.  12,  13.  / Heb.  Sheol. 

31.  6.  Jer.  8.  19.  & Ezek.  5.  16.  Heb.  burning 

10.  8.  & 14.  22.  Jonah  48  Lev.  26.  22.  coals.  See  Hab.  3.  6. 


316 


DEUTERONOMY,  XXXII. 


strangely,  and  lest  they  should  say,  Our  hand  is  high, 
and  the  Lord  hath  not  done  all  this. 

28  For  they  are  a nation  void  of  counsel,  neither 
is  there  any  understanding  in  them. 

29  O that  they  were  wise,  that  they  understood 
this,  that  they  would  consider  their  latter  end  ! 

30  How  should  one  chase  a thousand,  and  two  put 
ten  thousand  to  flight,  except  their  Rock  had  sold 
them,  and  the  Lord  had  shut  them  up  ? 

31  For  their  rock  is  not  as  our  Rock,  even  our 
enemies  themselves  being  judges. 

32  For  their  vine  is  of  the  vine  of  Sodom,  and  of 
the  fields  of  Gomorrah  : their  grapes  are  grapes  of  gall, 
their  clusters  are  bitter  : 

33  Their  wine  is  ^^the  poison  of  dragons,  and  the 
cruel  venom  of  asps. 

31  Is  not  this  laid  up  m store  with  me,  and  sealed 
up  among  my  treasures  ? 

35  ®^To  me  helongeth  vengeance,  and  recompence  ; 
their  foot  shall  slide  in  due  time  : for  the  day  of  their 
calamity  is  at  hand,  and  the  things  that  shall  come 
upon  them  make  haste. 

36  ®®For  the  Lord  shall  judge  his  people,  ®’^and  re- 
pent himself  for  his  servants,  when  he  seeth  that  their 
power  is  gone,  and  there  is  none  shut  up,  or  left. 

37  And  he  shall  say,  Where  are  their  gods,  their 
rock  in  whom  they  trusted, 

38  Which  did  eat  the  fat  of  their  sacrifices,  and 
drank  the  wine  of  their  drink  offerings  ? let  them  rise 
up  and  help  you,  and  be  your  protection. 

39  See  now  that I,  even  I,  am  he,  and  there  is  no 
god  with  me  : “^^I  kill,  and  I make  alive  ; I wound,  and 
I heal  : neither  is  there  any  that  can  deliver  out  of  my 
hand. 

40  For  I lift  up  my  hand  to  heaven,  and  say,  I 
live  for  ever. 

41  If  I whet  my  glittering  sword,  and  mine  hand 
take  hold  on  judgment ; I will  render  vengeance  to 
mine  enemies,  and  will  reward  them  that  hate  me. 

42  I will  make  mine  arrows  drunk  with  blood,  and 
my  sword  shall  devour  flesh ; and  that  with  the  blood 
of  the  slain  and  of  the  captives,  from  the  beginning  of 

revenges  upon  the  enemy. 

43  Rejoice,  O ye  nations,  ivith  his  people  : for  he 
will  avenge  the  blood  of  his  servants,  and  will  ren- 
der vengeance  to  his  adversaries,  and  will  be  mer- 
ciful unto  his  land,  and  to  his  people. 


62  Ps.  140.  8. 

“ Is.  27.  11.  Jer.  4. 
22. 

^ ch.  5.  29.  Ps.  81. 
13.  & 107.  43.  Liike 
19.  42. 

63  Is.  47. 7.  Lam.  1.  9. 
3C  Lev.  26.  8.  Josh. 

23.  10.  2 Chr.  24.  24. 
Is.  30.  17. 

57  Ps.  44. 12.  Is.  50. 

1.  & 52.  3. 


59 1 Sam.  2.  2. 

5f  1 Sam.  4.  8.  Jer. 
40.  3. 

50  Is.  1.  10. 

51  Ps.  58.  4. 

62  Ps.  140.  3.  Rom. 
3.  13 

' 63  job  14.  17.  Jer. 
2.  22.  Hos.  13.  12. 
Rom.  2.  5. 

61  Ps.  94.  1.  Rom. 
12.  19.  Heb.  10.  30. 


65  2 Pet.  2.  3. 

60  Ps.  135.  14. 
67Jndg.  2.  18.  Ps. 
106.  45.  Jer.  31.  20. 
Joel  2. 14. 

58  1 Kin.  14.  10.  & 
21.  21.  2 Kin.  9.  8.  & 
14.  26. 

50  Judg.  10.  14.  Jer. 
2.  28. 

70  Ps.  102.  27.  Is. 
41.  4.  & 48.  12. 


Lest  they  should  say.  Our  hand  is  exalted. 

And  the  Lord  hath  not  done  all  this. 

28  For  they  are  a nation  void  of  counsel. 

And  there  is  no  understanding  in  them. 

29  Oh  that  they  were  wise,  that  they  understood 

this. 

That  they  would  consider  their  latter  end  ! 

30  How  should  one  chase  a thousand. 

And  two  put  ten  thousand  to  flight. 

Except  their  Rock  had  sold  them. 

And  the  Lord  had  delivered  them  up  ? 

31  For  their  rock  is  not  as  our  Rock, 

Even  our  enemies  themselves  being  judges. 

32  For  their  vine  is  of  the  vine  of  Sodom, 

And  of  the  fields  of  Gomorrah  ; 

Their  grapes  are  grapes  of  gall, 

Tlieir  clusters  are  bitter  : 

33  Their  wine  is  the  poison  of  dragons. 

And  the  cruel  venom  of  asps. 

34  Is  not  this  laid  up  in  store  with  me. 

Sealed  up  * among  my  treasures  ? 

35  Vengeance  is  mine,  and  recompence. 

At  the  time  when  their  foot  shall  slide  : 

For  the  day  of  their  calamity  is  at  hand. 

And  the  things  that  are  to  come  upon  them  shall 
make  haste. 

36  For  the  Lord  shall  judge  his  people. 

And  repent  himself  for  his  servants  ; 

When  he  seeth  that  their  power  is  gone. 

And  there  is  none  remaining^  shut  up  or  left  at 
large. 

37  And  he  shall  say.  Where  are  their  gods. 

The  rock  in  which  they  ^ trusted  ; 

38  Which  did  eat  the  fat  of  their  sacrifices. 

And  drank  the  wine  of  their  drink  offering  ? 

Let  them  rise  up  and  help  you. 

Let  them  be  your  protection. 

39  See  now  that  I,  even  I,  am  he. 

And  there  is  no  god  with  me  : 

I kill,  and  I make  alive  ; 

I have  wounded,  and  I heal  : 

And  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of  my  hand. 

40  For  I lift  up  my  hand  to  heaven. 

And  say.  As  I live  for  ever, 

41  If  I whet  ^'my  glittering  sword. 

And  mine  hand  take  hold  on  judgement ; 

I will  render  vengeance  to  mine  adversaries. 

And  will  recompense  them  that  hate  me. 

42  I will  make  mine  arrows  drunk  with  blood. 

And  my  sword  shall  devour  flesh  ; 

With  the  blood  of  the  slain  and  the  captives, 

^ From  the  head  of  the  leaders  of  the  enemy. 

43  ” Rejoice,  O ye  nations,  with  his  people  : 

For  he  will  avenge  the  blood  of  his  servants, 

/ And  will  render  vengeance  to  his  adversaries. 

And  will  make  expiation  for  his  land,  for  his 
people. 

71  ch.  4.  35.  Is.  45. 

5,  18,  22. 

72  1 Sam.  2.  6.  2 

Kin.  5.  7.  Job  5.  18. 

Ps.  68.  20.  Hos.  6.  1. 

73  Gen.  14.  22.  Ex. 

6.  8.  Nuin.  14.  30. 

71  Is.  27.  1.  & 34.  5. 

& 66.  16.  Ezek.  21. 

9,  10, 14,  20. 

75  Is.  1.  24.  Nah.  1. 

2. 


76  Jer.  46.  10. 

77  Job  13.  24.  Jer. 
30.  14.  Lam.  2.  5. 

78  Rom.  15.  10. 

70  Rev.  6.  10.  & 19. 

2. 

80  ver.  41. 

81  Ps.  85.  1. 

h See  ch.  29. 18. 
i Or,  in  my  treasu- 
ries. 

j Or,  took  refuge. 


k Heb.  the  lightning 
of  my  sword. 

I Or,  From  the  be- 
ginning of  revenges 
upon  the  enemy. 

m Or,  the  hairy 
head  of  the  enemy. 

II  Or,  Praise  his  peo- 
ple, ye  nations. 

0 Or,  ye  nations,  his 
people. 


DEUTERONOMY,  XXXIII. 


317 


44  ^ And  Moses  came  and  spake  all  the  words  of 
this  song  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  he,  and  Hoshea  the 
son  of  Nun. 

45  And  Moses  made  an  end  of  speaking  all  these 
words  to  all  Israel  : 

46  And  he  said  unto  them,  Set  your  hearts  unto  all 
the  words  which  I testify  among  you  this  day,  which  ye 
shall  command  your  children  to  observe  to  do,  all  the 
words  of  this  law. 

47  For  it  is  not  a vain  thing  for  you  ; because  it  is 
your  life  : and  through  this  thing  ye  shall  prolong  your 
days  in  the  land,  whither  ye  go  over  Jordan  to  possess 
it. 

48  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  that  selfsame 
day,  saying, 

49  Get  thee  up  into  this  mountain  Abarim,  unto 
mount  Nebo,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Moab,  that  is  over 
against  Jericho  ; and  behold  the  land  of  Canaan,  which 
I give  unto  the  children  of  Israel  for  a possession  : 

50  And  die  in  the  mount  whither  thou  goest  up,  and 
be  gathered  unto  thy  people  ; as  Aaron  thy  brother 
died  in  mount  Hor,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people  : 

51  Because  ®'^ye  trespassed  against  me  among  the 
children  of  Israel  at  the  waters  of  Meribah-Kadesh, 
in  the  wilderness  of  Zin  ; because  ye  sanctified  me 
not  in  the  midst  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

52  Yet  thou  shalt  see  the  land  before  thee  ; but 
thou  shalt  not  go  thither  unto  the  land  which  I give  the 
children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1 The  majesty  of  God.  6 The  blessings  of  the  twelve  tribes.  26  The 
excellency  of  Israel. 

And  this  is  ^the  blessing,  wherewith  Moses  ^the 
man  of  God  blessed  the  children  of  Israel  before 
his  death. 

2  And  he  said,  * The  Lord  came  from  Sinai,  and  rose 
up  from  Seir  unto  them  ; he  shined  forth  from  mount 
Paran,  and  he  came  with  ^ ten  thousands  of  saints  : from 
his  right  hand  went  a fiery  law  for  them. 

3  Yea,  ®he  loved  the  people  ; ®all  his  saints  are  in 
thy  hand  : and  they  sat  down  at  thy  feet  ; every  one 
shall  ® receive  of  thy  words. 

4  ® Moses  commanded  us  a law,  even  the  inheritance 
of  the  congregation  of  Jacob. 

5  And  he  was  king  in  Jeshurun,  when  the  heads 
of  the  people  and  the  tribes  of  Israel  were  gathered  to- 
gether. 

6  ^ Let  Reuben  live,  and  not  die  ; and  let  not  his  men 
be  few. 

7  T[  And  this  is  the  Messing  of  Judah  : and  he  said, 
Hear,  Lord,  the  voice  of  Judah,  and  bring  him  unto 
his  people  : let  his  hands  be  sufficient  for  him  ; and 
he  thou  an  help  to  him  from  his  enemies. 

8  ^ And  of  Levi  he  said,  Let  thy  Thummim  and 


44  And  Moses  came  and  spake  all  the  words  of  this 
song  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  he,  and  Hoshea  the 

45  son  of  Nun.  And  Moses  made  an  end  of  speaking 

46  all  these  words  to  all  Israel  : and  he  said  unto  them. 
Set  your  heart  unto  all  the  words  which  I testify 
unto  you  this  day  ; which  ye  shall  command  your 
children,  to  observe  to  do  all  the  words  of  this  law. 

47  For  it  is  no  vain  thing  for  you  ; because  it  is  your 
life,  and  through  this  thing  ye  shall  prolong  your 
days  upon  the  land,  whither  ye  go  over  Jordan  to 
possess  it. 

48  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  that  selfsame 

49  day,  saying.  Get  thee  up  into  this  mountain  of 
Abarim,  unto  mount  Nebo,  which  is  in  the  land  of 
Moab,  that  is  over  against  Jericho  ; and  behold  the 
land  of  Canaan,  which  I give  unto  the  children  of 

50  Israel  for  a possession  : and  die  in  the  mount  whither 
thou  goest  up,  and  be  gathered  unto  thy  people  ; as 
Aaron  thy  brother  died  in  mount  Hor,  and  was 

51  gathered  unto  his  people  : because  ye  trespassed 
against  me  in  the  midst  of  the  children  of  Israel  at 
the  waters  of  Meribah  of  Kadesh,  in  the  wilderness 
of  Zin  ; because  ye  sanctified  me  not  in  the  midst  of 

52  the  children  of  Israel.  For  thou  shalt  see  the  land 
before  thee  ; but  thou  shalt  not  go  thither  into  the 
land  which  I give  the  children  of  Israel. 


33  And  this  is  the  blessing,  wherewith  Moses  the  man 
of  God  blessed  the  children  of  Israel  before  his 

2 death.  And  he  said. 

The  Lord  came  from  Sinai, 

And  rose  from  Seir  unto  them  ; 

He  shined  forth  from  mount  Paran, 

And  he  came  from  the  ten  thousands  of  “ holy 
ones  : 

At  his  right  hand  ^ was  a fiery  law  unto  them. 

3 Yea,  he  loveth  the  peoples  ; 

All  ^ his  saints  are  in  thy  hand  : 

And  they  sat  down  at  thy  feet ; 

Every  one  ® shall  receive  of  thy  words. 

4 Moses  commanded  us  a law. 

An  inheritance  for  the  assembly  of  Jacob. 

5 And^’he  was  king  in  Jeshurun, 

When  the  heads  of  the  people  were  gathered, 

All  the  tribes  of  Israel  together. 

6 Let  Reuben  live,  and  not  die  ; 

^'Y^et  let  his  men  be  few. 

7 And  this  is  the  Messing  of  Judah  : and  he  said, 
Hear,  Lord,  the  voice  of  Judah, 

And  bring  him  in  unto  his  people  : 

^ With  his  hands  he  contended  » for  himself  ; 

And  thou  shalt  be  an  help  against  his  adversaries. 

8 And  of  Levi  he  said. 


«*  ch.  G.  6.  & 11.  18. 

87  Num.  20.  11,  12, 

4 See  Ps.  68. 17.  Dan. 

7 Luke  10.  39. 

Acts 

13  Gen.  49.  8. 

Ezek.  40.  4. 

13.  & 27.  14. 

7.10.  Acts  7. 53.  Gal. 

22.  3. 

14  Ps.  14G.  6. 

“ ch.  30.  19.  Lev. 

88  See  Lev.  10.  3. 

3.  19.  Heb.  2.  2.  Rev. 

8 Pro.  2. 1. 

16  Ex.  28.  30. 

18.  6.  Pro.  3.  2, 22.  & 

8t>  Num.  27.  12.  ch. 

5.  11.  & 9.  IG. 

"John  1.  17. 

& 7. 

a Heb.  holiness. 

4.  22.  Rom.  10.  5. 

G4.  4. 

8 Ex.  19.  5.  ch.  7. 

19. 

b Or,  was  fire,  a 

8^  Num.  27.  12,  13. 

1 Gen.  49.  28. 

7,  8.  Ps.  47.  4.  Hos. 

10  Ps.  119.  111. 

Imv.  Or,  as  otherwise 

8^Num.  33.  47,  48. 

2 Ps.  90,  title. 

11.  1.  Mai.  1.  2. 

11  See  Gen.  3G.  31. 

read,  tvere  streams  for 

ch.  34.  1. 

8 Ex.  10.  18,  20. 

0 ch.  7.  G.  1 Sam. 

Judg.  9.  2.  & 17. 

G. 

them. 

*8  Num.  20.  25,  28. 
& 33.  38. 

Judg.  5.  4,  5.  Hab. 
3.  3. 

2.9.  Ps.  50.  5. 

12  ch.  32.  15. 

c Or,  tribes. 

d Or,  their  holy  ones. 
e Or,  received, 
f Or,  there  was  a 
king. 

g Or,  And  let  not 
his  men. 

h Or,  Let  his  hands 
be  .mjlficient  for  him. 
i Or,  for  them. 


318 


DEUTERONOMY,  XXXIII. 


thy  Urim  he  with  thy  holy  one,  whom  thou  didst  prove 
at  Massah,  and  with  whom  thou  didst  strive  at  the  waters 
of  Meribah  ; 

9 Who  said  unto  his  father  and  to  his  mother,  I have 
not  seen  him  ; neither  did  he  acknowledge  his  bre- 
thren, nor  knew  his  own  children  : for  they  have  ob- 
served thy  word,  and  kept  thy  covenant. 

10  They  shall  teach  Jacob  thy  judgments,  and  Is- 
rael thy  law  : they  shall  put  incense  before  thee,  and 
whole  burnt  sacrifice  upon  thine  altar. 

11  Bless,  Lord,  his  substance,  and  accept  the  work 
of  his  hands  : smite  through  the  loins  of  them  that  rise 
against  him,  and  of  them  that  hate  him,  that  they  rise 
not  again. 

12  ^ And  of  Benjamin  he  said.  The  beloved  of  the 
Lord  shall  dwell  in  safety  by  him  ; and  the  Lord  shall 
cover  him  all  the  day  long,  and  he  shall  dwell  between 
his  shoulders. 

13  ^ And  of  Joseph  he  said,  Blessed  of  the  Lord  he 
his  laud,  for  the  precious  things  of  heaven,  for  the 
dew,  and  for  the  deep  that  coueheth  beneath, 

14  And  for  the  precious  fruits  brought  forth  by  the 
sun,  and  for  the  precious  things  put  forth  by  the  moon, 

15  And  for  the  chief  things  of  ^ethe  ancient  moun- 
tains, and  for  the  precious  things  of  the  lasting  hills, 

16  And  for  the  precious  things  of  the  earth  and 
fulness  thereof,  and  for  the  good  will  of  him  that  dwelt 
in  the  bush  : let  the  blessing  come  upon  the  head  of 
Joseph,  and  upon  the  top  of  the  head  of  him  that  was 
separated  from  his  brethren. 

17  His  glory  is  like  the  firstling  of  his  bullock,  and 
his  horns  are  like  the  horns  of  unicorns  : with  them 

he  shall  push  the  people  together  to  the  ends  of  the 
earth  : and  they  are  the  ten  thousands  of  Ephraim, 
and  they  are  the  thousands  of  Manasseh. 

18  And  of  Zebulun  he  said,  Rejoice,  Zebulun,  in 
thy  going  out  ; and,  Issachar,  in  thy  tents. 

19  They  shall  call  the  people  unto  the  mountain  ; 
there  they  shall  offer  sacrifices  of  righteousness  : for 
they  shall  suck  of  the  abundance  of  the  seas,  and  of 
treasures  hid  in  the  sand. 

20  T[  And  of  Gad  he  said.  Blessed  he  he  that  en- 
largeth  Gad  : he  dwelleth  as  a lion,  and  teareth  the  arm 
with  the  crown  of  the  head. 

21  And  he  provided  the  first  part  for  himself,  be- 


IG  Ex.  17.  7.  Num. 
20.  13.  ch.  8.  2, 3, 16. 
Ps.  81.  7. 

17  Gen.  29.  32.  1 

Chr.  17.  17.  Job  37. 
24. 

18  Ex.  32.  26,  27,  28. 

19  See  Jer.  18.  18. 
Mai.  2.  5,  6. 


29  Lev.  10.  11.  ch, 
17.  9,  10, 11.  & 24.  8. 
Ezek.  44.  23;  24.  Mai, 

2.  7. 

21  Ex,  30.  7,  8.  Num. 
16.  40.  1 Sam.  2.  28. 

22  Lev,  1.  9,  13,  17. 
Ps.  51.  19.  Ezek.  43. 
27. 


23  2 Sam.  24.  23.  Ps, 
20.  3.  Ezek.  20.  40, 
41.  & 43.  27. 

24  Gen.  49.  25. 

23  Gen.  27.  28. 

2«  Gen.  49.  26. 

27  Hab.  3.  6. 

28  Ex.  3.  2,  4.  Acts 
7.  30,  35. 


Thy  Thummim  and  thy  Urim  are  with  J thy  godly 
one. 

Whom  thou  didst  prove  at  Massah, 

With  whom  thou  didst  strive  at  the  waters  of 
Meribah  ; 

9  Who  said  of  his  father,  and  of  his  mother,  I have 
not  seen  him  ; 

Neither  did  he  acknowledge  his  brethren, 

Nor  knew  he  his  own  children  : 

For  they  have  observed  thy  word. 

And  keep  thy  covenant. 

10  They  shall  teach  Jacob  thy  judgements. 

And  Israel  thy  law  : 

They  shall  put  incense  ^ before  thee, 

And  whole  burnt  offering  upon  thine  altar. 

11  Bless,  Lord,  his  substance. 

And  accept  the  work  of  his  hands  : 

Smite  through  the  loins  of  them  that  rise  up 
against  him. 

And  of  them  that  hate  him,  that  they  rise  not  again. 

12  Of  Benjamin  he  said. 

The  beloved  of  the  Lord  shall  dwell  in  safety  by 
him  ; 

He  covereth  him  all  the  day  long. 

And  he  dwelleth  between  his  shoulders. 

13  And  of  Joseph  he  said. 

Blessed  of  the  Lord  be  his  land  ; 

For  the  precious  things  of  heaven,  for  the  dew. 
And  for  the  deep  that  coueheth  beneath, 

14  And  for  the  precious  things  of  the  fruits  of  the 

sun. 

And  for  the  precious  things  of  the  growth  of  the 
moons, 

15  And  for  the  chief  things  of  the  ancient  mountains. 
And  for  the  precious  things  of  the  everlasting  hills, 

16  And  for  the  precious  things  of  the  earth  and  the 

fulness  thereof. 

And  the  good  will  of  him  that  dwelt  in  the  bush  : 
Let  the  blessing  come  upon  the  head  of  Joseph, 
And  upon  the  crown  of  the  head  of  him  ^ that  was 
separate  from  his  brethren. 

17  The  firstling  of  his  bullock,  majesty  is  his  ; 

And  his  horns  are  the  horns  of  the  “ wild-ox  : 
With  them  he  shall  ® push  the  peoples  all  of  them, 

even  the  ends  of  the  earth  : 

And  they  are  the  ten  thousands  of  Ephraim, 

And  they  are  the  thousands  of  Manasseh. 

18  And  of  Zebulun  he  said, 

Rejoice,  Zebulun,  in  thy  going  out ; 

And,  Issachar,  in  thy  tents. 

19  They  shall  call  the  peoples  unto  the  mountain  ; 
There  shall  they  offer  sacrifices  of  righteousness  : 
For  they  shall  suck  the  abundance  of  the  seas, 
And  the  hidden  treasures  of  the  sand. 

20  And  of  Gad  he  said. 

Blessed  be  he  that  enlargeth  Gad  : 

He  dwelleth  as  a lioness. 

And  teareth  the  arm,  yea,  the  crown  of  the  head. 

21  And  he  p provided  the  first  part  for  himself. 


29  Gen.  49.  26. 

30  1 Chr.  5.  1. 

31  Num.  23.  22.  Ps. 
92.  10. 

32 1 Kin.  22.  11.  Ps. 
44.  5. 

33  Gen.  48.  19. 

34  Gen.  49. 13, 14, 15. 

35  Is.  2.  3. 


86  Ps.  4.  5. 

87  See  Josh.  13.  10, 
&c.  1 Chr.  12.  8,  &c. 

38  Num.  32.  16,  17, 


thou  lovest. 


k Heb.  in  thy  nos- 
trils. 


I Or,  that  is  prince 
among. 

m,  Or,  His  firstling 
bullock. 

n See  Num.  23.  22.. 
o Or,  gore, 
p Or,  chose.  Heb. 
saw. 


DEUTERONOMY,  XXXIV. 


319 


cause  there,  in  a portion  of  the  lawgiver,  was  he  seated  ; 
and  he  came  with  the  heads  of  the  people,  he  executed 
the  justice  of  the  Lord,  and  his  judgments  with  Israel. 

22  ^ And  of  Dan  he  said,  Dan  is  a lion’s  whelp  : ^ he 
shall  leap  from  Bashan. 

23  Tl  And  of  Naphtali  he  said,  O Naphtali,  satisfied 
with  favour,  and  full  with  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  : 

possess  thou  the  west  and  the  south. 

24  If  And  of  Asher  he  said,  Let  Asher  be  blessed 
with  children  ; let  him  be  acceptable  to  his  brethren, 
and  let  him  dip  his  foot  in  oil. 

25  Thy  shoes  shall  he  iron  and  brass  ; and  as  thy 
days,  so  shall  thy  strength  be. 

26  If  There  is  none  like  unto  the  God  of  Jeshu- 
run,  ivho  rideth  upon  the  heaven  in  thy  help,  and  in 
his  excellency  on  the  sky. 

27  The  eternal  God  is  thy  refuge,  and  underneath 
are  the  everlasting  arms  : and  he  shall  thrust  out  the 
enemy  from  before  thee  ; and  shall  say.  Destroy  them. 

28  Israel  then  shall  dwell  in  safety  alone  : the 
fountain  of  Jacob  shall  be  upon  a land  of  com  and 
wine  ; also  his  heavens  shall  drop  down  dew. 

29  Happy  art  thou,  O Israel : who  is  like  unto 
thee,  O people  saved  by  the  Lord,  the  shield  of  thy 
help,  and  who  is  the  sword  of  thy  excellency  ! and 
thine  enemies  shall  be  found  liars  unto  thee  ; and 

thou  shalt  tread  upon  their  high  places. 


CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1 Moxes  from,  mount  Nebo  vieweth  the  land.  5 He  dieth  there.  6 His 
burial.  1 His  age.  ^ Thirty  days' mourning  for  him.  9 Joshua  suc- 
ceedeth  him.  10  The  praise  of  Moses. 

And  Moses  went  up  from  the  plains  of  Moab  ^ unto 
the  mountain  of  Nebo,  to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  that 
i.s  over  against  Jericho.  And  the  Lord  ^ shewed  him 
all  the  land  of  Gilead,  * unto  Dan, 

2  And  all  Naphtali,  and  the  land  of  Ephraim,  and 
Manasseh,  and  all  the  land  of  Judah,  ^unto  the  utmost 
sea, 

3  And  the  south,  and  the  plain  of  the  valley  of  Jeri- 
cho, ^ the  city  of  palm  trees,  unto  Zoar. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  ®This  is  the  land 
which  I sware  unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Ja- 
cob, saying,  I will  give  it  unto  thy  seed  : I have  caused 
thee  to  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  thou  shalt  not  go 
over  thither. 

5  ^ ® So  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  died  there 
in  the  land  of  Moab,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

6  And  he  buried  him  in  a valley  in  the  land  of 
Moab,  over  against  Beth-peor  : but  ® no  man  knoweth 
of  his  sepidchre  unto  this  day. 

7  H And  Moses  vjas  an  hundred  and  twenty  years 

80  Josh.  4.  12.  40  Ex.  15.  11.  Ps.  so  ch.  8.  7,  8. 

40  Josh.  19. 47.  Judg.  8G.  8.  Jer.  10.  C.  cs  Qgn.  27.  28.  ch. 

18.  27.  47  ch.  32.  15.  11.  11. 

4‘  Gen.  49.  21.  48  Pg.  g8.  4,  33,  34.  « pg.  144.  15, 

42  See  Josh.  19.  32,  & 104.  3.  Hab.  3.  8.  go  2 Sam.  7.  2.3. 

&c.  4-j  Ps.  90.  1.  no  Ps.  115.  9,  10,  11. 

43  Gen.  49.  20.  co  d,.  9.  3,  4,  5.  or  2 Sam.  22.  45.  Ps. 

44  See  Job  29.  G.  gi  N,„n.  23.  9.  Jer.  18.  44.  & CG.  3.  & 81. 

43ch.  8.  9.  23.  G.&33.  IG.  1.5. 

08  cli.  32.  13. 


For  there  was  « the  lawgiver’s  portion  reserved  ; 
And  he  came  '■  ivith  the  heads  of  the  people. 

He  executed  the  justice  of  the  Lord, 

And  his  judgements  with  Israel. 

22  And  of  Dan  he  said, 

Dan  is  a lion’s  whelp. 

That  leapeth  forth  from  Bashan. 

23  And  of  Naphtali  he  said, 

O  Naphtali,  satisfied  with  favour. 

And  full  with  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  ; 

Possess  thou  the  * west  and  the  south. 

24  And  of  Asher  he  said. 

Blessed  be  Asher  < with  children  ; 

Let  him  be  acceptable  unto  his  brethren, 

And  let  him  dip  his  foot  in  oil. 

25  Thy  “ bars  shall  be  iron  and  brass  ; 

And  as  thy  days,  so  shall  thy  ^ strength  be. 

26  There  is  none  like  unto  God,  O Jeshurun, 

Who  rideth  upon  the  heaven  for  thy  help, 

And  in  his  excellency  on  the  skies. 

27  The  eternal  God  is  thy  dwelling  place, 

And  underneath  are  the  everlasting  arms  : 

And  he  thrust  out  the  enemy  from  before  thee, 
And  said.  Destroy. 

28  And  Israel  dwelleth  in  safety, 

The  fountain  of  Jacob  alone. 

In  a land  of  corn  and  wine  ; 

Yea,  his  heavens  drop  down  dew. 

29  Happy  art  thou,  O Israel  : 

Who  is  like  unto  thee,  a people  saved  by  the 
Lord, 

The  shield  of  thy  help. 

And  that  is  the  sword  of  thy  excellency  ! 

And  thine  enemies  shall  submit  themselves 
unto  thee  ; 

And  thou  shalt  tread  upon  their  high  places. 

34  And  Moses  went  up  from  the  plains  of  Moab  unto 
mount  Nebo,  to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  that  is  over 
against  Jericho.  And  the  Lord  shewed  him  all 

2 the  land  of  Gilead,  unto  Dan  ; and  all  Naphtali, 
and  the  land  of  Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  and  all 

3 the  land  of  J udah,  unto  the  " hinder  sea  ; and  the 
South,  and  the  Plain  of  the  valley  of  Jericho  the 

4 city  of  palm  trees,  unto  Zoar.  And  the  Lord  said 
unto  him.  This  is  the  land  which  I sware  unto 
Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob,  saying,  I will 
give  it  unto  thy  seed  : I have  caused  thee  to  see  it 
with  thine  eyes,  but  thou  shalt  not  go  over  thither. 

5 So  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  died  there  in  the 
land  of  Moab,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

6 And  ^he  buried  him  in  the  valley  in  the  land  of 
Moab  over  against  Beth-peor  : but  no  man  knoweth 

7 of  his  sepulchre  unto  this  day.  And  Moses  was  an 
hundred  and  twenty  years  old  when  he  died  : his 


1 Num.  27.  12.  & 33. 
47.  ch.  32.  49. 

2 ch.  3.  27. 

8  Gen.  14.  14. 

4 ch.  11.  24. 

GJudg.  1.  IG.  3. 
13.  2 Cl»r.  28.  15. 

c Gen.  12.  7.  & 13. 
15.  & 15.  18.  & 2G.  3. 
& 28.  13. 


’ ch.  3.  27.  & 32.  52. 
8 ch.  32.  50.  Josh. 
1.  1,  2. 

4’  See  Jude  0. 

’0  cli.  31.  2. 

7 Or,  a ruler's  por- 
tion, 
r Or,  to. 
s Or,  sea. 


t Or,  above  sons, 
u Or,  shoes. 

V Or,  rest.  Or,  se- 
ctirify. 

w Or,  yield  feigned 
obedience, 
a That  is,  western, 
b Or,  he  was  buried 


820 


JOSHUA,  I. 


old  when  he  died  : his  eye  was  not  dim,  nor  his  natu- 
ral force  abated. 

8 ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  wept  for  Moses  in 
the  plains  of  Moab  thirty  days  : so  the  days  of  weep- 
ing and  mourning  for  Moses  were  ended. 

9 ^ And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  was  full  of  the 

spirit  of  wisdom  ; for  Moses  had  laid  his  hands 

upon  him  : and  the  children  of  Israel  hearkened  unto 
him,  and  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

10  ^ And  there  arose  not  a prophet  since  in  Israel 
like  unto  Moses,^®  whom  the  Lord  knew  face  to  face, 

11  In  all  the  signs  and  the  wonders,  which  the 
Lord  sent  him  to  do  in  the  land  of  Egypt  to  Pharaoh, 
and  to  all  his  servants,  and  to  all  his  land, 

12  And  in  all  that  mighty  hand,  and  in  all  the  great 
terror  which  Moses  shewed  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel. 


eye  was  not  dim,  nor  his  natural  force  abated. 

8 And  the  children  of  Israel  wept  for  Moses  in  the 
plains  of  Moab  thirty  days  : so  the  days  of  weep- 

9 ing  in  the  mourning  for  Moses  were  ended.  And 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  was  full  of  the  spirit  of  wis- 
dom ; for  Moses  had  laid  his  hands  upon  him  : and 
the  children  of  Israel  hearkened  unto  him,  and  did 

10  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses.  And  there  hath 
not  arisen  a prophet  since  in  Israel  like  unto  Moses, 

11  whom  the  Lord  knew  face  to  face  ; in  all  the  signs 
and  the  wonders,  which  the  Lord  sent  him  to  do  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  to  Pharaoh,  and  to  all  his  ser- 

12  vants,  and  to  all  his  land  ; and  in  all  the  mighty 
hand,  and  in  all  the  great  terror,  which  Moses 
wrought  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel. 


THE 

BOOK  OF  JOSHUA. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 The  Lord  appointeth  Joshua  to  succeed  Moses.  3 The  borders  of  the 
promised  land.  5,  9 God  proniiseth  to  assiM  Joshua.  8 He  giveth  him 
mstructions.  10  He  prepareth  the  people  to  i)ass  over  Jordan.  T2 
Joshua  putteth  the  two  tribes  and  half  in  mind  of  their  promise  to 
Moses.  16  They  promise  him  fealty. 

OW  after  the  death  of  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  Moses’  ^ minister,  saying, 

2 2 Moses  my  servant  is  dead  ; now  therefore  arise, 
go  over  this  Jordan,  thou,  and  all  this  people,  unto  the 
land  which  I do  give  to  them,  even  to  the  children  of 
Israel. 

3 ® Every  place  that  the  sole  of  your  foot  shall  tread 
upon,  that  have  I given  unto  you,  as  I said  unto  Moses. 

4 ^ From  the  wilderness  and  this  Lebanon  even  unto 
the  great  river,  the  river  Euphrates,  all  the  land  of  the 
Hittites,  and  unto  the  great  sea  toward  the  going  down 
of  the  sun,  shall  be  your  coast. 

5 ® There  shall  not  any  man  be  able  to  stand  before 
thee  all  the  days  of  thy  life  : ® as  I was  with  Moses,  so 
’ I will  be  with  thee  : ® I will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake 
thee. 

6 ® Be  strong  and  of  a good  courage  : for  unto  this 
people  shalt  thou  divide  for  an  inheritance  the  land, 
which  I sware  unto  their  fathers  to  give  them. 

7 Only  be  thou  strong  and  very  courageous,  that 
thou  mayest  observe  to  do  according  to  all  the  law, 

which  Moses  my  servant  commanded  thee  : ^^turn 
not  from  it  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  that  thou 
mayest  prosper  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

8 This  book  of  the  law  shall  not  depart  out  of  thy 
mouth  ; but  i®thou  shalt  meditate  therein  day  and 
night,  that  thou  mayest  observe  to  do  according  to  all 
that  is  written  therein  : for  then  thou  shalt  make  thy 
way  prosperous,  and  then  thou  shalt  have  good  success. 

11  See  Gen.  27.  1.  is  Is.  11.  2.  Dan.  n ch.  4.  34.  & 7.  19. 

&48.  10.  Josh.  14.  10,  G.  3.  i Ex.  24.  13.  Dent. 

11.  11  Num.  27.  18,  23.  1.  38. 

12  See  Gen.  50.  3, 10.  is  See  ch.  18.  15,  18.  2 Dent.  34.  5. 

Num.  20.  29.  i®  Ex.  33.  11.  Num.  s Deut.  11.  24.  ch. 

12.  G,  8.  ch.  5.  4.  14.  9. 


1 Now  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  Moses’  minister,  saying, 

2 Moses  my  servant  is  dead  ; now  therefore  arise,  go 
over  this  Jordan,  thou,  and  all  this  people,  unto  the 
land  which  I do  give  to  them,  even  to  the  children 

3 of  Israel.  Every  place  that  the  sole  of  your  foot 
shall  tread  upon,  to  you  have  I given  it,  as  I spake 

4 unto  Moses.  From  the  wilderness,  and  this  Le- 
banon, even  unto  the  great  river,  the  river  Eu- 
phrates, all  the  land  of  the  Hittites,  and  unto  the 
great  sea  toward  the  going  down  of  the  sun,  shall 

5 be  your  border.  There  shall  not  any  man  be  able 
to  stand  before  thee  all  the  days  of  thy  life  : as  I 
was  with  Moses,  so  I will  be  with  thee  : I will  not 

6 fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee.  Be  strong  and  of  a 
good  courage  : for  thou  shalt  cause  this  people  to 
inherit  the  land  which  I sware  unto  their  fathers  to 

7 give  them.  Only  be  strong  and  very  courageous, 
to  observe  to  do  according  to  all  the  law,  which 
Moses  my  servant  commanded  thee  : turn  not  from 
it  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  that  thou  mayest 

8 « have  good  success  whithersoever  thou  goest.  This 
book  of  the  law  shall  not  depart  out  of  thy  mouth, 
but  thou  shalt  meditate  therein  day  and  night,  that 
thou  mayest  observe  to  do  according  to  all  that  is 
written  therein  : for  then  thou  shalt  make  thy  way 
prosperous,  and  then  thou  shalt  “ have  good  success. 


4 Gen.  15.  18.  Ex.  31.  8,  23.  ch.  3.  7.  & 81.  7.  ch.  11.  15. 

23.  31.  Num.  34.  G.  27.  Is.  43.  2,  6.  n Deut.  5.  32.  & 28. 

3-12.  8 Deut.  31.  G,  8.  14. 

0 Deut.  7.  24.  Heb.  13.  6.  12  Deut.  17.  18, 19. 

0 Ex.  3.  12.  « Deut.  31.  7,  23.  « pg.  1.  2. 

2 ver.  9,  17.  Deut.  loNiun.  27. 23.  Deut.  a Or,  deal  wisely- 


JOSHUA,  11. 


321 


9 Have  not  I commanded  thee  ? Be  strong  and  of 
a good  courage  ; be  not  afraid,  neither  be  thou  dis- 
mayed : for  the  Lord  thy  God  is  with  thee  wliitherso- 
ever  thou  goest. 

10  ^ Then  Joshua  commanded  the  officers  of  the 
people,  saying, 

11  Pass  through  the  host,  and  command  the  people, 
saying.  Prepare  you  victuals  ; for  within  three  days 
ye  shall  pass  over  this  Jordan,  to  go  in  to  possess  the 
land,  which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth  you  to  possess  it. 

12  IF  And  to  the  Reubenites,  and  to  the  Gadites,  and 
to  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  spake  Joshua,  saying, 

13  Remember  i’  the  word  which  Moses  the  servant 
of  the  Lord  commanded  you,  saying.  The  Lord  your 
God  hath  given  you  rest,  and  hath  given  you  this  land. 

14  Your  wives,  your  little  ones,  and  your  cattle,  shall 
remain  in  the  land  which  Moses  gave  you  on  this  side 
Jordan  ; but  ye  shall  pass  before  your  brethren  armed, 
all  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and  help  them  ; 

15  Until  the  Lord  have  given  your  brethren  rest,  as 
he  hath  given  you,  and  they  also  have  possessed  the  land 
which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth  them  : then  ye  shall 
return  unto  the  land  of  your  possession,  and  enjoy  it, 
which  Moses  the  Lord’s  servant  gave  you  on  this  side 
Jordan  toward  the  sunrising. 

16  IF  Andthey  answered  Joshua,  saying.  All  that  thou 
commandest  us  we  will  do,  and  whithersoever  thou 
sendest  us,  we  will  go. 

17  According  as  we  hearkened  unto  Moses  in  all 
things,  so  will  we  hearken  unto  thee  : only  the  Lord 
thy  God  be  with  thee,  as  he  was  with  Moses. 

18  Whosoever  he  he  that  doth  rebel  against  thy  com- 
mandment, and  will  not  hearken  unto  thy  words  in  all 
that  thou  commandest  him,  he  shall  be  put  to  death  : 
only  be  strong  and  of  a good  courage. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 Rahrrb  receiveth  and  concealetk  the  two  spies  sent  from  Shittim.  8 The 
covenant  between  her  and  them.  23  Their  return  and  relation. 

And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nim  sent  ^ out  of  Shittim 
two  men  to  spy  secretly,  saying,  Go  view  the 
land,  even  Jericho.  And  they  went,  and  ^came  into  an 
harlot’s  house,  named  ® Rahab,  and  lodged  there. 

2  And  4 it  was  told  the  king  of  Jericho,  saying. 
Behold,  there  came  men  in  hither  to  night  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  to  search  out  the  country. 

3  And  the  king  of  Jericho  sent  unto  Rahab,  saying, 
Bring  forth  the  men  that  are  come  to  thee,  which  are 
entered  into  thine  house  : for  they  be  come  to  search 
out  all  the  country. 

4  ^ And  the  woman  took  the  two  men,  and  hid  them, 
and  said  thus.  There  came  men  unto  me,  but  I wist  not 
whence  they  were: 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  about  the  time  of  shutting  of 
the  gate,  when  it  was  dark,  that  the  men  went  out : 
whitlier  the  men  went  I wot  not  : pursue  after  them 
(piickly  ; for  ye  shall  overtake  them. 

G But  ® she  had  brought  them  up  to  the  roof  of  the 
house,  and  hid  them  with  the  stalks  of  flax,  which  she 
had  laid  in  order  upon  the  roof. 

7 And  the  men  pursued  after  them  the  way  to  Jor- 
dan unto  the  fords  : and  as  soon  as  they  which  pursued 
after  them  were  gone  out,  they  shut  the  gate. 

Dent.  31.  7,  8,  23.  ch.  3.  2.  See  i*  ch.  22.  4,  &c. 
w Ps.  27.  1.  Jer.  1.  Deut.  9.  1.  & 11.  31.  ver.  5.  1 Sam. 

8.  u Nmn,  32.  20-28.  20.  13.  1 Kin.  1.  37. 

ch.  22.  2,  3,  4.  1 Num.  25.  1. 

21  * 


9  Have  not  I commanded  thee  ? Be  strong  and  of  a 
good  courage  ; be  not  affrighted,  neither  be  thou 
dismayed  : for  the  Lord  thy  God  is  with  thee 
whithersoever  thou  goest. 

10  Then  Joshua  commanded  the  officers  of  the  peo- 

11  pie,  saying.  Pass  through  the  midst  of  the  camp, 
and  command  the  people,  saying.  Prepare  you 
victuals  ; for  within  three  days  ye  are  to  pass  over 
this  Jordan,  to  go  in  to  possess  the  land,  which  the 
Lord  your  God  giveth  you  to  possess  it. 

12  And  to  the  Reubenites,  and  to  the  Gadites,  and 
to  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  spake  Joshua,  say- 

13  ing,  Remember  the  word  which  Moses  the  servant 
of  the  Lord  commanded  you,  saying.  The  Lord 
your  God  giveth  you  rest,  and  will  give  you  this 

14  land.  Your  wives,  your  little  ones,  and  your  cattle, 
shall  abide  in  the  land  which  Moses  gave  you  be- 
yond Jordan  ; but  ye  shall  pass  over  before  your 
brethren  armed,  all  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and 

15  shall  help  them,  until  the  Lord  have  given  your 
brethren  rest,  as  he  hath  given  you,  and  they  also 
have  possessed  the  land  which  the  Lord  your  God 
giveth  them  : then  ye  shall  return  unto  the  land  of 
your  possession,  and  possess  it,  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  gave  you  beyond  Jordan  to- 

16  ward  the  sunrising.  And  they  answered  Joshua, 
saying.  All  that  thou  hast  commanded  us  we  will 
do,  and  whithersoever  thou  sendest  us  we  will  go. 

17  According  as  we  hearkened  unto  Moses  in  all 
things,  so  will  we  hearken  unto  thee  : only  the 
Lord  thy  God  be  with  thee,  as  he  was  with  Moses. 

18  Whosoever  he  be  that  shall  rebel  against  thy  com- 
mandment, and  shall  not  hearken  unto  thy  words  in 
all  that  thou  commandest  him,  he  shall  be  put  to 
death  : only  be  strong  and  of  a good  courage. 


2  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  sent  out  of  Sliittim 
two  men  as  spies  secretly,  saying.  Go  view  the  land, 
and  Jericho.  And  they  went,  and  came  into  the 
house  of  an  harlot  whose  name  was  Rahab,  and  lay 

2 there.  And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Jericho,  saying. 
Behold,  there  came  men  in  hither  to-night  of  the 

3 children  of  Israel  to  search  out  the  land.  And  the 
king  of  Jericho  sent  unto  Rahab,  saying.  Bring 
forth  the  men  that  are  come  to  thee,  which  are  en- 
tered into  thine  house  : for  they  be  come  to  search 

4 out  all  the  land.  And  the  woman  took  the  two 
men,  and  hid  them  ; and  she  said.  Yea,  the  men 
came  unto  me,  but  I wist  not  whence  they  were  : 

6  and  it  came  to  pass  about  the  time  of  the  shutting 
of  the  gate,  when  it  was  dark,  that  the  men  went 
out  : whither  the  men  went  I wot  not : pursue  after 

6 them  quickly  ; for  ye  shall  overtake  them.  But 
she  had  brought  them  up  to  the  roof,  and  hid  them 
with  the  stalks  of  flax,  which  she  had  laid  in  order 

7 upon  the  roof.  And  the  men  pursued  after  them 
the  way  to  Jordan  unto  the  fords  : and  as  soon  as 
they  which  pursued  after  them  were  gone  out,  they 


2 Heb.  11.  31.  Jam.  “ Pa.  127.  1.  Pro.  « See  Ex.  1.  17.  2 
2.2.').  21.30.  Sam.  17.  19. 

a Matt.  1.  5.  ® See  2 Sam.  17.  19, 

20. 


322 


JOSHUA,  II. 


8 ^ And  before  they  were  laid  down,  she  came  up 
unto  them  upon  the  roof  ; 

9 And  she  said  unto  the  men,  I know  that  the  Lord 
hath  given  you  the  land,  and  that  your  terror  is  fallen 
upon  us,  and  that  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  faint 
because  of  you. 

10  For  we  have  heard  how  the  Lord  ® dried  up  the 
water  of  the  Red  sea  for  you,  when  ye  came  out  of 
Egypt  ; and  ^ what  ye  did  unto  the  two  kings  of  the 
Amorites,  that  were  on  the  other  side  Jordan,  Sihon  and 
Og,  whom  ye  utterly  destroyed. 

11  And  as  soon  as  we  had  heard  these  things,  ^^our 
hearts  did  melt,  neither  did  there  remain  any  more 
courage  in  any  man,  because  of  you  : for  the  Lord 
your  God,  he  is  God  in  heaven  above,  and  in  earth 
beneath. 

12  Now  therefore,  I pray  you,  swear  unto  me  by 
the  Lord,  since  I have  shewed  you  kindness,  that  ye 
will  also  shew  kindness  unto  my  father’s  house,  and 

give  me  a true  token  : 

13  And  that  ye  will  save  alive  my  father,  and  my 
mother,  and  my  brethren,  and  my  sisters,  and  all  that 
they  have,  and  deliver  our  lives  from  death. 

14  And  the  men  answered  her.  Our  life  for  your’s,  if 
ye  utter  not  this  our  business.  And  it  shall  be,  when 
the  Lord  hath  given  us  the  land,  that  we  will  deal 
kindly  and  truly  with  thee. 

15  Then  she  let  them  down  by  a cord  through  the 
window  : for  her  house  was  upon  the  town  wall,  and  she 
dwelt  upon  the  wall. 

16  And  she  said  unto  them,  Get  you  to  the  moun- 
tain, lest  the  pursuers  meet  you  ; and  hide  yourselves 
there  three  days,  until  the  pursuers  be  returned : and 
afterward  may  ye  go  your  way. 

17  And  the  men  said  unto  her.  We  imll  he  blame- 
less of  this  thine  oath  which  thou  hast  made  us  swear. 

18  Behold,  ichen  we  come  into  the  land,  thou  shalt 
bind  this  line  of  scarlet  thread  in  the  window  which 
thou  didst  let  us  down  by  : and  thou  shalt  bring  thy 
father,  and  thy  mother,  and  thy  brethren,  and  all  thy 
father’s  household,  home  unto  thee. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  that  whosoever  shall  go  out  of  the 
doors  of  thy  house  into  the  street,  his  blood  shall  be  upon 
his  head,  and  we  will  he  guiltless  : and  whosoever  shall 
be  with  thee  in  the  house,  ^^his  blood  shall  he  on  our 
head,  if  any  hand  be  upon  him. 

20  And  if  thou  utter  this  our  business,  then  we  will 
be  quit  of  thine  oath  which  thou  hast  made  us  to  swear. 

21  And  she  said.  According  unto  your  words,  so  be 
it.  And  she  sent  them  away,  and  they  departed  : and 
she  bound  the  scarlet  line  in  the  window. 

22  And  they  went,  and  came  unto  the  mountain,  and 
abode  there  three  days,  until  the  pursuers  were  re- 
turned : and  the  pursuers  sought  them  throughout  all 
the  way,  but  found  them  not. 

23  So  the  two  men  returned,  and  descended  from 
the  mountain,  and  passed  over,  and  came  to  J oshua  the 
son  of  Nun,  and  told  him  all  things  that  befell  them  : 

24  And  they  said  unto  Joshua,  Truly  ^^the  Lord 
hath  delivered  into  our  hands  all  the  land  ; for  even 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  country  do  faint  because  of  us. 


7 Gen.  35.  5.  Ex. 
23.  27.  Deut.  2.  25. 
& 11.  25. 

8 Ex.  14.  21.  ch.  4. 
23. 


9Num.  21.  24,  34, 
35. 

10  Ex.  15.  14,  15. 
ch.  6.  1.  & 7.  6. 
Is.  13.  7. 


12  Dent.  4.  39. 

23  See  1 Sam.  20.  14, 
15,  17. 

12  See  1 Tim.  5.  8. 


8 shut  the  gate.  And  before  they  were  laid  down, 

9 she  came  up  unto  them  upon  the  roof  ; and  she 
said  unto  the  men,  I know  that  the  Lord  hath 
given  you  the  land,  and  that  your  terror  is  fallen 
upon  us,  and  that  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 

10  melt  away  before  you.  For  we  have  heard  how  the 
Lord  dried  up  the  water  of  the  Red  Sea  before 
you,  when  ye  came  out  of  Egypt  ; and  what  ye  did 
unto  the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites,  that  were  be- 
yond Jordan,  unto  Sihon  and  to  Og,  whom  ye  ut- 
il terly  destroyed.  And  as  soon  as  we  had  heard  it, 
our  hearts  did  melt,  neither  did  there  remain  any 
more  spirit  in  any  man,  because  of  you  : for  the 
Lord  your  God,  he  is  God  in  heaven  above,  and  on 

12  earth  beneath.  Now  therefore,  I pray  you,  swear 
unto  me  by  the  Lord,  since  I have  dealt  kindly 
with  you,  that  ye  also  will  deal  kindly  with  my  fa- 

13  ther’s  house,  and  give  me  a true  token  : and  that  ye 
will  save  alive  my  father,  and  my  mother,  and  my 
brethren,  and  my  sisters,  and  all  that  they  have, 

14  and  will  deliver  our  lives  from  death.  And  the 
men  said  unto  her.  Our  life  " for  yours,  if  ye  utter 
not  this  our  business  ; and  it  shall  be,  when  the 
Lord  giveth  us  the  land,  that  we  will  deal  kindly 

15  and  truly  with  thee.  Then  she  let  them  down  by  a 
cord  through  the  window  : for  her  house  was  upon 

16  the  town  wall,  and  she  dwelt  upon  the  wall.  And 
she  said  unto  them.  Get  you  to  the  mountain,  lest 
the  pursuers  light  upon  you  ; and  hide  yourselves 
there  three  days,  until  the  pursuers  be  returned  : 

17  and  afterward  may  ye  go  3’^our  way.  And  the  men 
said  unto  her.  We  will  be  guiltless  of  this  thine  oath 

18  which  thou  hast  made  us  to  swear.  Behold,  when 
we  come  into  the  land,  thou  shalt  bind  this  line  of 
scarlet  thread  in  the  window  which  thou  didst  let 
us  down  by  : and  thou  shalt  gather  unto  thee  into 
the  house  thy  father,  and  thy  mother,  and  thy  bre- 

19  thren,  and  all  thy  father’s  household.  And  it  shall 
be,  that  whosoever  shall  go  out  of  the  doors  of  thy 
house  into  the  street,  his  blood  shall  be  upon  his 
head,  and  we  will  be  guiltless  : and  whosoever  shall 
be  with  thee  in  the  house,  his  blood  shall  be  on  our 

20  head,  if  any  hand  be  upon  him.  But  if  thou  utter 
this  our  business,  then  we  will  be  guiltless  of  thine 

21  oath  which  thou  hast  made  us  to  swear.  And  slie 
said.  According  unto  your  words,  so  be  it.  And 
she  sent  them  away,  and  they  departed  : and  she 

22  bound  the  scarlet  line  in  the  window.  And  they 
went,  and  came  unto  the  mountain,  and  abode  there 
three  days,  until  the  pursuers  were  returned : and 
the  pursuers  sought  them  throughout  all  the  way, 

23  but  found  them  not.  Then  the  two  men  returned, 
and  descended  from  the  mountain,  and  passed  over, 
and  came  to  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  ; and  they  told 

24  him  all  that  had  befallen  them.  And  they  said  unto 
Joshua,  Truly  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into  our 
hands  all  the  land  ; and  moreover  all  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land  do  melt  away  before  us. 


IB  ver.  18. 

28  Judg.  1. 24.  Matt. 
6.  7. 

12  Acta  9.  25. 


i«  Ex.  20.  7. 

29  ver.  12. 

20  ch.  6.  23. 

*1  Matt.  27.  25. 


22  Ex.  23.  31.  ch. 
6.  2.  & 21.  44. 

a Heb.  instead  of 
you  to  die. 


i 


JOSHUA,  III. 


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CHAPTER  m. 

1 Joshua  cometh  to  Jordan.  2 The  officers  instruct  the  people  for  the 
passage.  7 The  Lord  encourageth  Joshua.  9 Joshua  encourageth  the 
people.  14  The  waters  of  Jordan  are  divided. 

And  Joshua  rose  early  in  the  morning  ; and  they 
removed  ^ from  Shittim,  and  came  to  Jordan,  he 
and  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  lodged  there  before 
they  passed  over. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  ^ after  three  days,  that  the  offi- 
cers went  through  the  host  ; 

3  And  they  commanded  the  people,  saying,  ® When 
ye  see  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your  God, 
* and  the  priests  the  Levites  bearing  it,  then  ye  shall 
remove  from  your  place,  and  go  after  it. 

4  ® Yet  there  shall  be  a space  between  you  and  it, 
about  two  thousand  cubits  by  measure  : come  not  near 
unto  it,  that  ye  may  know  the  way  by  which  ye  must  go  : 
for  ye  have  not  passed  this  way  heretofore. 

6  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  ® Sanctify  your- 
selves : for  to  morrow  the  Lord  will  do  wonders  among 

6 And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  priests,  saying,  Take 
up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  pass  over  before  the 
people.  And  they  took  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and 
went  before  the  people. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  This  day  will  I 
begin  to  ® magnify  thee  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  that 
they  may  know  that,  ® as  I was  with  Moses,  so  I will  be 
with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  command  i°the  priests  that  bear 
the  ark  of  the  covenant,  saying.  When  ye  are  come  to 
the  brink  of  the  water  of  Jordan,  ye  shall  stand  still 
in  Jordan. 

9  ^ And  Joshua  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
Come  hither,  and  hear  the  words  of  the  Lord  your 
God. 

10  And  Joshua  said.  Hereby  ye  shall  know  that  the 
living  God  is  among  you,  and  that  he  will  without  fail 
drive  out  from  before  you  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Hittites,  and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Girgashites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the  Jebusites. 

11  Behold,  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  of 
all  the  earth  passeth  over  before  you  into  Jordan. 

12  Now  therefore  intake  you  twelve  men  out  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  out  of  every  tribe  a man. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon  as  the  soles  of 
the  feet  of  the  priests  that  bear  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  of  all  the  earth,  shall  rest  in  the  waters  of 
Jordan,  that  the  waters  of  Jordan  shall  be  cut  off  from 
the  waters  that  coinn  down  from  above  ; and  they 
shall  stand  upon  an  heap. 

14  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  people  removed 
from  their  tents,  to  pass  over  Jordan,  and  the  priests 
bearing  the  ark  of  the  covenant  before  the  people  ; 

15  And  as  they  that  bare  the  ark  were  come  unto 
Jordan,  and  ^othe  feet  of  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark 
were  dipped  in  the  brim  of  the  water,  (for  Jordan 
overfloweth  all  his  banks  22  all  the  time  of  harvest,) 

16  That  the  waters  which  came  down  from  above 
stood  and  rose  up  upon  an  heap  very  far  from  the  city 
Adam,  that  is  beside  Zaretan  : and  those  that  came 

^ ch.  2.  1.  18.  ch.  7.  13.  1 Sara.  « ver.  17. 

*ch.  1.10,  11.  16.5.  Joel  2.  16.  12  Deut.  5.  26.  1 

3 See  Nura.  10.  33.  ^ Nura.  4.  15.  Sam.  17.  26.  2 Kin. 

« Deut.  31.  9,  25.  Sch.  4.  14.  1 Chr.  19.  4.  Hos.  1.  10. 

6 Ex.  19.  12.  29.  25.  2 Chr.  1.  1.  Matt.  16.  16.  1 Thess. 

« Ex.  19.  10,  14,  15.  0 ch.  1.  5.  1.  9. 

Lev.  2a  7.  Nura.  11.  10  yer.  3. 


3 And  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  they 
removed  from  Shittim,  and  came  to  Jordan,  he  and 
all  the  children  of  Israel  ; and  they  lodged  there 

2 before  they  passed  over.  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
three  days,  that  the  officers  went  through  the  midst 

3 of  the  camp  ; and  they  commanded  the  people,  say- 
ing, When  ye  see  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  the  priests  the  Levites  bearing 
it,  then  ye  shall  remove  from  your  place,  and  go 

4 after  it.  Yet  there  shall  be  a space  between  you 
and  it,  about  two  thousand  cubits  by  measure  : come 
not  near  unto  it,  that  ye  may  know  the  way  by  which 
ye  must  go  ; for  ye  have  not  passed  this  way  here- 

5 tofore.  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people.  Sanctify 
yourselves  : for  to-morrow  the  Lord  will  do  won- 

6 ders  among  you.  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  priests, 
saying.  Take  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  pass 
over  before  the  people.  And  they  took  up  the  ark 

7 of  the  covenant,  and  went  before  the  people.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  This  day  will  I begin  to 
magnify  thee  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  that  they 
may  know  that,  as  I was  with  Moses,  so  I will  be 

8 with  thee.  And  thou  shalt  command  the  priests 
that  bear  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  saying.  When  ye 
are  come  to  the  brink  of  the  waters  of  Jordan,  ye 
shall  stand  still  in  Jordan. 


9  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Come 
hither,  and  hear  the  words  of  the  Lord  your  God. 

10  And  Joshua  said.  Hereby  ye  shall  know  that  the 
living  God  is  among  you,  and  that  he  will  without 
fail  drive  out  from  before  you  the  Canaanite,  and 
the  Hittite,  and  the  Hivite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and 
the  Girgashite,  and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Jebusite. 

11  Behold,  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  of  all 

12  the  earth  passeth  over  before  you  into  Jordan.  Now 
therefore  take  you  twelve  men  out  of  the  tribes 

13  of  Israel,  for  every  tribe  a man.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  when  the  soles  of  the  feet  of  the 
priests  that  bear  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  all  the  earth,  shall  rest  in  the  waters  of  Jor- 
dan, that  the  waters  of  Jordan  shall  be  cut  off,  even 
the  waters  that  come  down  from  above  ; and  they 

14  shall  stand  in  one  heap.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  people  removed  from  their  tents,  to  pass 
over  Jordan,  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark  of  the 

15  covenant  being  before  the  people  ; and  when  they 
that  bare  the  ark  were  come  unto  Jordan,  and  the 
feet  of  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark  were  dipped 
in  the  brink  of  the  water,  (for  Jordan  overfloweth 

16  all  its  banks  all  the  time  of  harvest,)  that  the  wa- 
ters which  came  down  from  above  stood,  and  rose 
up  in  one  heap,  a great  way  “ off,  at  Adam,  the 
city  that  is  beside  Zarethan  : and  those  that  went 

13  Ex.  33.  2.  Deut.  ” ver.  11.  22  ch.  4.  18.  & 5.  10, 

7.  1.  Ps.  44.  2.  Ps.  78.  13.  & 114.  12. 

ver.  13.  Mic.  4.  3.  23  1 Kin.  4.  12.  & 7. 

13.  Zech.  4.  14.  & 6.  Acts  7.  45.  46. 

5.  20  ver.  13.  a Another  reading 

13  ch.  4.  2.  21  1 Cl,,..  12. 15.  Jer.  is,  off  from. 

18  ver.  15, 16.  12.  5.  & 49.  19. 


824 


JOSHUA,  IV. 


down  toward  the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  ^5  the  salt  sea, 
failed,  and  were  cut  off  : and  the  people  passed  over 
right  against  J ericho. 

17  And  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  stood  firm  on  dry  ground  in  the  midst  of 
Jordan,  and  all  the  Israelites  passed  over  on  dry 
round,  until  aU  the  people  were  passed  clean  over 
ordan. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Twelve  men  are  appointed  to  take  tivelve  stones  for  a memorial  out  of 
Jordan.  9 Txvelve  other  stones  are  set  up  in  the  midst  of  Jordan.  10, 
19  The  people  pass  over.  14  God  magmfieth  Joshua.  20  The  twelve 
stones  are  pitched  in  Gilgal. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  people  were  clean 
passed  ^ over  Jordan,  that  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Joshua,  saying, 

2  2 Take  you  twelve  men  out  of  the  people,  out  of 
every  tribe  a man, 

3  And  command  ye  them,  saying.  Take  you  hence 
out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  out  of  the  place  where 
^ the  priests’  feet  stood  firm,  twelve  stones,  and  ye  shall 
carry  them  over  with  you,  and  leave  them  in  ^ the  lodg- 
ing place,  where  ye  shall  lodge  this  night. 

4  Then  Joshua  called  the  twelve  men,  whom  he  had 
prepared  of  the  children  of  Israel,  out  of  every  tribe  a 
man  : 

5  And  Joshua  said  unto  them.  Pass  over  before  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  your  God  into  the  midst  of  Jordan, 
and  take  you  up  every  man  of  you  a stone  upon  his 
shoulder,  according  unto  the  number  of  the  tribes  of 
the  children  of  Israel : 

6  That  this  may  be  a sign  among  you,  that  ®when 
your  children  ask  their  fathers  in  time  to  come,  say- 
ing, What  mean  ye  by  these  stones  ? 

7  Then  ye  shall  answer  them,  That  ®the  waters  of 
Jordan  were  cut  off  before  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  ; when  it  passed  over  Jordan,  the  waters  of 
Jordan  were  cut  off  : and  these  stones  shall  be  for  a 
memorial  unto  the  children  of  Israel  for  ever. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so  as  Joshua  com- 
manded, and  took  up  twelve  stones  out  of  the  midst  of 
Jordan,  as  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
carried  them  over  with  them  unto  the  place  where  they 
lodged,  and  laid  them  down  there. 

9  And  Joshua  set  up  twelve  stones  in  the  midst  of 
Jordan,  in  the  place  where  the  feet  of  the  priests  which 
bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  stood  : and  they  are  there 
unto  this  day. 

10  ^ For  the  priests  which  bare  the  ark  stood  in  the 
midst  of  Jordan,  until  every  thing  was  finished  that  the 
Lord  commanded  Joshua  to  speak  unto  the  people,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Moses  commanded  Joshua  : and  the 
people  hasted  and  passed  over. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  people  were 
clean  passed  over,  that  the  ark  of  the  Lord  passed 
over,  and  the  priests,  in  the  presence  of  the  people. 

12  And  ® the  children  of  Reuben,  and  the  children 
of  Gad,  and  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  passed  over 
armed  before  the  children  of  Israel,  as  Moses  spake 
unto  them  : 

13  About  forty  thousand  prepared  for  war  passed 
over  before  the  Lord  unto  battle,  to  the  plains  of  Jeri- 
cho. 

14  ^ On  that  day  the  Lord  ® magnified  Joshua  in  the 

2*  Deut.  3.  17.  1 Deut.  27.  2.  ch.  3.  s ch.  3.  13. 

25  Gen.  14.  3.  Num.  17.  * ver.  19,  20. 

»4.  3.  2 ch.  3.  12.  6 ver.  21.  Ex.  12. 

Sec  Ex.  14.  29. 


down  toward  the  sea  of  the  ^ Arabah,  even  the  Salt 
Sea,  were  wholly  cut  off  : and  the  people  passed 
17  over  right  against  Jericho.  And  the  priests  that 
bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  stood  firm 
on  dry  ground  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  all  Israel 
passed  over  on  dry  ground,  until  all  the  nation  were 
passed  clean  over  Jordan. 


4 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  nation  were  clean 
passed  over  Jordan,  that  the  Lord  spake  unto 

2 Joshua,  saying,  Take  you  twelve  men  out  of  the 

3 people,  out  of  every  tribe  a man,  and  command  ye 
them,  saying.  Take  you  hence  out  of  the  midst  of 
Jordan,  out  of  the  place  where  the  priests’  feet  stood 
firm,  twelve  stones,  and  carry  them  over  with  you, 
and  lay  them  down  in  the  lodging  place,  where  ye 

4 shall  lodge  this  night.  Then  Joshua  called  the 
twelve  men,  whom  he  had  prepared  of  the  children 

6  of  Israel,  out  of  every  tribe  a man  : and  Joshua 
said  unto  them,  Pass  over  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  your  God  into  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  take 
you  up  every  man  of  you  a stone  upon  his  shoulder, 
according  unto  the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the 

6 children  of  Israel  : that  this  may  be  a sign  among 
you,  that  when  your  children  ask  in  time  to  come, 

7 saying.  What  mean  ye  by  these  stones  ? then  ye 
shall  say  unto  them.  Because  the  waters  of  Jordan 
were  cut  off  before  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  ; when  it  passed  over  Jordan,  the  waters  of 
Jordan  were  cut  off  : and  these  stones  shall  be  for  a 
memorial  unto  the  children  of  Israel  for  ever. 

8 And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so  as  Joshua  com- 
manded, and  took  up  twelve  stones  out  of  the  midst 
of  Jordan,  as  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of 
Israel  ; and  they  carried  them  over  with  them  unto 
the  place  where  they  lodged,  and  laid  them  down 

9 there.  And  Joshua  set  up  twelve  stones  in  the 
midst  of  Jordan,  in  the  place  where  the  feet  of  the 
priests  which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  stood:  and 

10  they  are  there,  unto  this  day.  For  the  priests  which 
bare  the  ark  stood  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  until 
every  thing  was  finished  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Joshua  to  speak  unto  the  people,  according  to  all 
that  Moses  commanded  Joshua  : and  the  people 

11  hasted  and  passed  over.  Ai|^  it  came  to  pass,  when 
all  the  people  were  clean  passed  over,  that  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  passed  over,  and  the  priests,  in  the 

12  presence  of  the  people.  And  the  children  of  Reuben, 
and  the  children  of  Gad,  and  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  passed  over  armed  before  the  children 

13  of  Israel,  as  Moses  spake  unto  them  : about  forty 
thousand  ready  armed  for  war  passed  over  before 

14  the  Lord  unto  battle,  to  the  plains  of  Jericho.  On 
that  day  the  Lord  magnified  Joshua  in  the  sight  of 


26.  & 13.  14.  Deut.  6.  e ch.  3.  13,  16.  « Num.  32.  20,  27, 

20.  Ps.  44.  1.  & 78.  3,  i Ex.  12.  14.  Num.  28. 

4,  5,  G.  IG.  40.  9 ch.  3.  7. 

b See  Deut.  1.  1. 


JOSHUA,  V. 


325 


sight  of  all  Israel ; and  they  feared  him,  as  they  feared 
Moses,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

15  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  saying, 

16  Command  the  priests  that  bear  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  that  they  come  up  out  of  Jordan. 

17  Joshua  therefore  commanded  the  priests,  saying. 
Come  ye  up  out  of  Jordan. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests  that  bare 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  were  come  up  out 
of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  the  soles  of  the  priests’  feet 
were  lifted  up  unto  the  dry  land,  that  the  waters  of 
Jordan  returned  unto  their  place,  and  flowed  over  all 
his  banks,  as  they  did  before. 

19  ^ ADd  the  people  came  up  out  of  J ordau  on  the 
tenth  day  of  the  first  month,  and  encamped  in  Gilgal, 
in  the  east  border  of  Jericho. 

20  And  those  twelve  stones,  which  they  took  out 
of  Jordan,  did  Joshua  pitch  in  Gilgal. 

21  And  he  spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying, 
1^  When  your  children  shall  ask  their  fathers  in  time  to 
come,  saying.  What  mean  these  stones  ? 

22  Then  ye  shall  let  your  children  know,  saying, 
13  Israel  came  over  this  Jordan  on  dry  land. 

23  For  the  Lord  your  God  dried  up  the  waters  of 
Jordan  from  before  you,  until  ye  were  passed  over,  as 
the  Lord  your  God  did  to  the  Red  sea,  i®  which  he  dried 
up  from  before  us,  until  we  were  gone  over  ; 

24  1'^  That  all  the  people  of  the  earth  might  know 
the  hand  of  the  Lord,  that  it  is  i®  mighty  : that  ye 
might  1®  fear  the  Lord  your  God  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  Canaanites  are  afraid.  2 Joshua  reneweth  circumcision.  10 
The  passoveriskept  at  Gilgal.  M Manna  ceaseth.  13.474  Angel  ap- 
peareth  to  Joshua. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings  of  the 
Amorites,  which  were  on  the  side  of  Jordan  west- 
ward, and  all  the  kings  of  the  Canaanites,  i which  were 
by  the  sea,  ^ heard  that  the  Lord  had  dried  up  the 
waters  of  Jordan  from  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
until  we  were  passed  over,  that  their  heart  melted, 
® neither  was  there  spirit  in  them  any  more,  because  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

2  ‘If  At  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Make 
thee  ^ sharp  knives,  and  circumcise  again  the  children 
of  Israel  the  second  time. 

3  And  Joshua  made  him  sharp  knives,  and  circum- 
cised the  children  of  Israel  at  the  hill  of  the  foreskins. 

4  And  this  is  the  cause  why  Joshua  did  circumcise  : 
3 All  the  people  that.^came  out  of  Egypt,  that  ivere 
males,  even  all  the  men  of  war,  died  in  the  wilderness 
by  the  way,  after  they  came  out  of  Egypt. 

5  Now  all  the  people  that  came  out  were  circumcised  : 
but  all  the  people  that  ivere  born  in  the  wilderness  by  the 
way  as  they  came  forth  out  of  Egypt,  them  they  had  not 
circumcised. 

6  For  the  children  of  Israel  walked  ^ forty  years  in 
the  wilderness,  till  all  the  people  that  were  men  of  war, 
which  came  out  of  Egypt,  were  consumed,  because  they 
obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  : unto  whom  the  Lord 
sware  that  ‘ he  would  not  shew  them  the  land,  which 


all  Israel ; and  they  feared  him,  as  they  feared 
Moses,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

15  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  saying, 

16  Command  the  priests  that  bear  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  that  they  come  up  out  of  Jordan. 

17  Joshua  therefore  commanded  the  priests,  saying, 

18  Come  ye  up  out  of  Jordan.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  were  come  up  out  of  the  midst  of 
Jordan,  and  the  soles  of  the  priests’  feet  were  lifted 
up  unto  the  dry  ground,  that  the  waters  of  Jordan 
returned  unto  their  place,  and  went  over  all  its 

19  banks,  as  aforetime.  And  the  people  came  up  out 
of  Jordan  on  the  tenth  day  of  the  first  month,  and 
encamped  in  Gilgal,  on  the  east  border  of  Jericho. 

20  And  those  twelve  stones,  which  they  took  out  of 

21  Jordan,  did  Joshua  set  up  in  Gilgal.  And  he  spake 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  When  your 
children  shall  ask  their  fathers  in  time  to  come,  say- 

22  ing.  What  mean  these  stones?  then  ye  shall  let 
your  children  know,  saying,  Israel  came  over  this 

23  Jordan  on  dry  land.  For  the  Lord  your  God  dried 
up  the  waters  of  Jordan  from  before  you,  until  ye 
were  passed  over,  as  the  Lord  your  God  did  to  the 
Red  Sea,  which  he  dried  up  from  before  us,  until  we 

24  were  passed  over  : that  all  the  peoples  of  the  earth 
may  know  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  that  it  is  mighty  ; 
that  “they  may  fear  the  Lord  your  God  for 
ever. 


5 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings  of  the 
Amorites,  which  were  beyond  Jordan  westward, 
and  all  the  kings  of  the  Canaanites,  which  were  by 
the  sea,  heard  how  that  the  Lord  had  dried  up  the 
waters  of  Jordan  from  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
until  “ we  were  passed  over,  that  their  heart  melted, 
neither  was  there  spirit  in  them  any  more,  because 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

2 At  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Make 
thee  knives  of  flint,  and  circumcise  again  the  chil- 

3 dren  of  Israel  the  second  time.  And  Joshua  made 
him  knives  of  flint,  and  circumcised  the  children  of 

4 Israel  at  ^ the  hill  of  the  foreskins.  And  this  is  the 
cause  why  Joshua  did  circumcise  : all  the  people 
that  came  forth  out  of  Egypt,  that  were  males,  even 
all  the  men  of  war,  died  in  the  wilderness  by  the 

5 way,  after  they  came  forth  out  of  Egypt.  For  all 
the  people  that  came  out  were  circumcised  : but  all 
the  people  that  were  born  in  the  wilderness  by  the 
way  as  they  came  forth  out  of  Egypt,  they  had  not 

6 circumcised.  For  the  children  of  Israel  walked 
forty  years  in  the  wilderness,  till  all  the  nation,  even 
the  men  of  war  which  came  forth  out  of  Egypt, 
were  consumed,  because  they  hearkened  not  unto 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  : unto  whom  the  Lord  sware 
that  he  would  not  let  them  see  the  land  which  the 


w Ex.  25.  IG,  22. 
“ ch.  3.  15. 
ch.  5.  9. 
ver.  3. 
ver.  0. 

‘5  ch.  3.  17. 


16  Ex.  14.  21. 

11  1 Kin.  8.  42,  43. 
2 Kin.  19.  19.  Ps.  lOG. 

8. 

18  Ex.  15.  IG.  1 Chr. 
29.  12.  Ps.  89.  13. 


19  Ex.  14.  .31.  Dent. 
G.  2.  Ps.  89.  7.  Jer. 
10.  7. 

1 Num.  13.  29. 

2 Ex.  1.5.  14,  15.  ch. 
2.  9,  10,  11.  Ps.  48.  6. 


Ezek.  21.  7. 

3  1 Kin.  10.  5. 

< Ex.  4.  25. 

0 Nuni.  14.  29.  & 26. 
G4,  (>.5.  Dent.  2.  10. 
6Num.  14. 33.  Dent. 


1.  3.  & 2.  7,  14.  Ps. 
95.  10. 

1 Nuni.  14.  23.  Ps. 
9.5.11.  Heb.  3.  11. 

a So  with  II  change 
of  vowel-points.  The 


pointing  of  the  text  is 
irregular. 

a Another  reading 
is,  they. 

b Or,  Gibeath-haar- 
aloth. 


326 


JOSHUA,  VI. 


the  Lord  sware  unto  their  fathers  that  he  would  give 
us,  ® a land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

7 And  ^ their  children,  whom  he  raised  up  in  their 
stead,  them  Joshua  circumcised  : for  they  were  uncir- 
cumcised, because  they  had  not  circumcised  them  by 
the  way. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had  done  circum- 
cising all  the  people,  that  they  abode  in  their  places  in 
the  camp,  till  they  were  whole. 

9 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  This  day  have  I 
rolled  away  the  reproach  of  Egypt  from  off  you. 
Wherefore  the  name  of  the  place  is  called  Gilgal  unto 
this  day. 

10  ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  encamped  in  Gilgal, 
and  kept  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
month  at  even  in  the  plains  of  Jericho. 

11  And  they  did  eat  of  the  old  corn  of  the  land  on 
the  morrow  after  the  passover,  unleavened  cakes,  and 
parched  corn  in  the  selfsame  day. 

12  ^ And  the  manna  ceased  on  the  morrow  after 
they  had  eaten  of  the  old  corn  of  the  land  ; neither  had 
the  children  of  Israel  manna  any  more  ; but  they  did 
eat  of  the  fruit  of  the  land  of  Canaan  that  year. 

13  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua  was  by  Jeri- 
cho, that  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold, 
there  stood  a man  over  against  him  with  his  sword 
drawn  in  his  hand  : and  Joshua  went  unto  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Art  thou  for  us,  or  for  our  adversaries  ? 

14  And  he  said.  Nay  ; but  as  captain  of  the  host  of 
the  Lord  am  I now  come.  And  Joshua  fell  on  his 
face  to  the  earth,  and  did  worship,  and  said  unto  him. 
What  saith  my  lord  unto  his  servant  ? 

15  And  the  captain  of  the  Lord’s  host  said  unto 
Joshua,  Loose  thy  shoe  from  off  thy  foot  ; for  the 
place  whereon  thou  standest  is  holy.  And  Joshua  did 
so. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Jericho  is  shut  up.  2 God  instructeth  Joshua  hoio  to  besiege  it.  12 
The  city  is  compassed.  17  It  must  be  accursed.  20  The  walls  fall 
down.  22  Rahah  is  saved.  26  The  builder  of  Jericho  is  cursed. 

NOW  Jericho  was  straitly  shut  up  because  of  the 
children  of  Israel  : none  went  out,  and  none  came 
ill. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  See,  ^I  have 
given  into  thine  hand  Jericho,  and  the  ^king  thereof, 
and  the  mighty  men  of  valour. 

3  And  ye  shall  compass  the  city,  all  ye  men  of  war, 
and  go  round  about  the  city  once.  Thus  shalt  thou  do 
six  days. 

4  And  seven  priests  shall  bear  before  the  ark  seven 
® trumpets  of  rams’  horns  : and  the  seventh  day  ye  shall 
compass  the  city  seven  times,  and  * the  priests  shall  blow 
with  the  trumpets. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when  they  make  a 
long  blast  with  the  ram’s  horn,  and  when  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  all  the  people  shall  shout  with  a 
great  shout  ; and  the  wall  of  the  city  shall  fall  down 
flat,  and  the  people  shall  ascend  up  every  man  straight 
before  him. 

6  ^ And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  called  the  priests, 
and  said  unto  them,  Take  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant. 


8 Ex.  3.  8. 

9Num.  14.31.  Deut. 
1 39 

’ 10  See  Gen.  34.  25. 
“Gen.  34.  14.  1 

Sam.  14.  6.  See  Lev. 


18.  3.  ch.  24.  14. 
Ezek.  20.  7.  & 23.  3, 
8. 

12  ch.  4.  19. 

11  Ex.  12.  G.  Num. 
9.  6. 


“ Ex.  16.  35. 

15  Gen.  18.  2.  & 32. 
24.  Ex.  23.  23.  Zech. 
1.8.  Acts  1.10. 

16  Num.  22.  23. 

“ Gen.  17.  3. 


Lord  sware  unto  their  fathers  that  he  would  give 

7 us,  a land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey.  And  tlieir 
children,  whom  he  raised  up  in  their  stead,  them  did 
Joshua  circumcise ; for  they  were  uncircumcised, 
because  they  had  not  circumcised  them  by  the  way. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had  done  circumcis- 
ing all  the  nation,  that  they  abode  in  their  places 

9 in  the  camp,  till  they  were  whole.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  Joshua,  This  day  have  I rolled  away  the 
reproach  of  Egypt  from  off  you.  Wherefore  the 
name  of  that  place  was  called  ‘^Gilgal,  unto  tliis 
day. 

10  And  the  children  of  Israel  encamped  in  Gilgal  ; 
and  they  kept  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth  day  of 

11  the  month  at  even  in  the  plains  of  Jericho.  And 
they  did  eat  of  the  ‘^old  corn  of  the  land  on  the 
morrow  after  the  passover,  unleavened  cakes  and 

12  parched  corn,  in  the  selfsame  day.  And  the  manna 
ceased  on  the  morrow,  after  they  had  eaten  of  the 

old  corn  of  the  land  ; neither  had  the  children  of 
Israel  manna  any  more  ; but  they  did  eat  of  the 
fruit  of  the  land  of  Canaan  that  year. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua  was  by  Jericho, 
that  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold, 
there  stood  a man  over  against  him  with  his  sword 
drawn  in  his  hand  : and  Joshua  went  unto  him,  and 
said  unto  him.  Art  thou  for  us,  or  for  our  adver- 

14  saries  ? And  he  said.  Nay  ; but  as  ^ captain  of  the 
host  of  the  Lord  am  I now  come.  And  Joshua  fell 
on  his  face  to  the  earth,  and  did  worship,  and  said 
unto  him.  What  saith  my  lord  unto  his  servant  ? 

15  And  the  captain  of  the  Lord’s  host  said  unto 
Joshua,  Put  off  thy  shoe  from  off  thy  foot ; for 
the  place  whereon  thou  standest  is  holy.  And 

6 Joshua  did  so.  (Now  Jericho  “was  straitly  shut  up 
because  of  the  children  of  Israel  : none  went  out,  and 

2 none  came  in.)  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
See,  I have  given  into  thine  hand  Jericho,  and  the 

3 king  thereof,  and  the  mighty  men  of  valour.  And 
ye  shall  compass  the  city,  all  the  men  of  war,  going 
about  the  city  once.  Thus  shalt  thou  do  six  days. 

4 And  seven  priests  shall  bear  seven  ^trumpets  of 
rams’  horns  before  the  ark  : and  the  seventh  day  ye 
shall  compass  the  city  seven  times,  and  the  priests 

5 shall  blow  with  the  trumpets.  And  it  shall  be,  that 
when  they  make  a long  blast  with  the  ram’s  horn, 
and  when  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  all  the 
people  shall  shout  with  a great  shout ; and  the  wall 
of  the  city  shall  fall  down  ‘^flat,  and  the  people 

6 shall  go  up  every  man  straight  before  him,  And 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  called  the  priests,  and  said 
unto  them.  Take  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and 


w Ex.  3.  5.  Acts  ?. 
33 

1 ch.  2.  9,  24.  & 8.  1. 

2 Deut.  7.  24. 

8 See  Judg.  7.  16, 22. 
< Num.  10.  8, 


c That  IS,  itoUinp. 
d Or,  produce.  Or, 
corn, 

e Or,  prince, 
a Heb.  shut  the 


gates  md  was  shut 
in. 

b Or,  jubile  <r«m- 
pets. 

c Heb.  in  its  place. 


JOSHUA,  VI. 


327 


and  let  seven  priests  bear  seven  trumpets  of  rams’ 
horns  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

7 And  he  said  unto  the  people,  Pass  on,  and  com- 
pass the  city,  and  let  him  that  is  armed  pass  on  before 
the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

8 ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua  had  spoken 
unto  the  people,  that  the  seven  priests  bearing  the 
seven  trumpets  of  rams’  horns  passed  on  before  the 
Lord,  and  blew  with  the  trumpets  : and  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  followed  them. 

9 ^ And  the  armed  men  went  before  the  priests  that 
blew  with  the  trumpets,  ® and  the  rereward  came  after 
the  ark,  the  priests  going  on,  and  blowing  with  the 
trumpets. 

10  And  Joshua  had  commanded  the  people,  saying, 
Ye  shall  not  shout,  nor  make  any  noise  with  your 
voice,  neither  shall  any  word  proceed  out  of  your 
mouth,  until  the  day  I bid  you  shout  ; then  shall  ye 
shout. 

11  So  the  ark  of  the  Lord  compassed  the  city, 
going  about  it  once  : and  they  came  into  the  camp,  and 
lodged  in  the  camp. 

12  ^ And  Joshua  rose  early  in  the  morning,  ®and 
the  priests  took  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  seven  priests  bearing  seven  trumpets  of 
rams’  horns  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  went  on  con- 
tinually, and  blew  with  the  trumpets  : and  the  armed 
men  went  before  them  ; but  the  rereward  came  after 
the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  priests  going  on,  and  blowing 
with  the  trumpets. 

14  And  the  second  day  they  compassed  the  city 
once,  and  returned  into  the  camp  : so  they  did  six 
days. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  they 
rose  early  about  the  dawning  of  the  day,  and  com- 
passed the  city  after  the  same  manner  seven  times  : 
only  on  that  day  they  compassed  the  city  seven  times. 

IG  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh  time,  when 
the  priests  blew  with  the  trumpets,  Joshua  said  unto 
the  people.  Shout  ; for  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the 
city. 

17  If  And  the  city  shall  be  accursed,  even  it,  and  all 
that  are  therein,  to  the  Lord  : only  Rahab  the  harlot 
shall  live,  she  and  all  that  are  with  her  in  the  house, 
because  ' she  hid  the  messengers  that  we  sent. 

18  And  ye,  ® in  any  wise  keep  yourselves  from  the  ac- 
cursed thing,  lest  ye  make  yourselves  accursed,  when  ye 
take  of  the  accursed  thing,  and  make  the  camp  of  Is- 
rael a curse,  ® and  trouble  it. 

19  But  all  the  silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels  of  brass 
and  iron,  are  consecrated  unto  the  Lord  : they  shall 
come  into  the  treasury  of  the  Lord. 

20  So  the  people  shouted  when  the  priests  blew  with 
the  trumpets  : and  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  people 
heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  and  the  people  shouted 
with  a great  shout,  that  the  wall  fell  down  flat,  so 
that  the  people  went  up  into  the  city,  every  man 
straight  before  him,  and  they  took  the  city. 

21  And  they  utterly  destroyed  all  that  ivas  in  the 
city,  both  man  and  woman,  young  and  old,  and  ox,  and 
sheep,  and  ass,  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

22  But  Joshua  had  said  unto  the  two  men  that  had 

spied  out  the  country.  Go  into  the  harlot’s  house,  and 

6 Nuin.  10.  25.  8 Dout.  7.  20.  13.  18.  17,  18.  Jonah  1. 

8Deut.  31.  25.  17.  ch.  7.  1,  11, 12.  12. 

' 2-  4.  a ch.  7.  25.  1 Kin.  lo  ver.  5.  Heb.  11. 

30. 


let  seven  priests  bear  seven  trumpets  of  rams’  horns 

7 before  the  ark  of  the  Lord.  And  ‘'they  said  unto 
the  people.  Pass  on,  and  compass  the  city,  and  let 
the  armed  men  pass  on  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

8 And  it  was  so,  that  when  Joshua  had  spoken  unto 
the  people,  the  seven  priests  bearing  the  seven 
trumpets  of  rams’  horns  before  the  Lord  passed  on, 
and  blew  with  the  trumpets  : and  the  ark  of  the 

9 covenant  of  the  Lord  followed  them.  And  the 
armed  men  went  before  the  priests  that  blew  the 
trumpets,  and  the  rearward  went  after  the  ark, 
the  priests  blowing  with  the  trumpets  as  they  went. 

10  And  Joshua  commanded  the  people,  saying.  Ye  shall 
not  shout,  nor  let  your  voice  be  heard,  neither  shall 
any  word  proceed  out  of  your  mouth,  until  the  day  I 

11  bid  you  shout  ; then  shall  ye  shout.  So  he  caused 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  to  compass  the  city,  going 
about  it  once  : and  they  came  into  the  camp,  and 
lodged  in  the  camp. 


12  And  Joshua  rose  early  in  the  morning,  and  the 

13  priests  took  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord.  And  the 
seven  priests  bearing  the  seven  trumpets  of  rams’ 
horns  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  went  on  continu- 
ally, and  blew  with  the  trumpets  : and  the  armed 
men  went  before  them  ; and  the  rearward  came 
after  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  priests  blowing  with 

14  the  trumpets  as  they  went.  And  the  second  day 
they  compassed  the  city  once,  and  returned  into  the 

15  camp  : so  they  did  six  days.  And  it  came  to  pass 
on  the  seventh  day,  that  they  rose  early  at  the 
dawning  of  the  day,  and  compassed  the  city  after 
the  same  manner  seven  times  : only  on  that  day 

16  they  compassed  the  city  seven  times.  And  it  came 
to  pass  at  the  seventh  time,  when  the  priests  blew 
with  the  trumpets,  Joshua  said  unto  the  people, 

17  Shout  ; for  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  city.  And 
the  city  shall  be  ‘ devoted,  even  it  and  all  that  is 
therein,  to  the  Lord  : only  Rahab  the  harlot  shall 
live,  she  and  all  that  are  with  her  in  the  house,  be- 

18  cause  she  hid  the  messengers  that  we  sent.  And  ye, 
in  any  wise  keep  yourselves  from  the  devoted  thing, 
lest  when  ye  have  devoted  it,  ye  take  of  the  devoted 
thing;  so  should  ye  make  the  camp  of  Israel -'ac- 

19  cursed,  and  trouble  it.  But  all  the  silver,  and  gold, 
and  vessels  of  brass  and  iron,  are  holy  unto  the 
Lord  : they  shall  come  into  the  treasury  of  the 

20  Lord.  So  the  people  shouted,  and  the  priests  blew 
with  the  trumpets  : and  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
people  heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  that  the 
people  shouted  with  a great  shout,  and  the  wall  fell 
down  V flat,  so  that  the  people  went  up  into  the  city, 
every  man  straight  before  him,  and  they  took  the 

21  city.  And  they  ''  utterly  destroyed  all  that  was  in 
the  city,  both  man  and  woman,  both  young  and  old, 
and  ox,  and  sheep,  and  ass,  with  the  edge  of  the 

22  sword.  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  two  men  that  had 
spied  out  the  land.  Go  into  the  harlot’s  house,  and 


Deut.  7.  2.  e See  Lev.  27.  28.  g Heb.  in  its  place. 

rf  Another  reading  Deut.  20.  17.  hUcth.  devoted. 

is,  he.  / Heb.  devoted. 


328 


JOSHUA,  VII. 


bring  out  thence  the  woman,  and  all  that  she  hath,  12  as 
ye  sware  unto  her. 

23  And  the  young  men  that  were  spies  went  in,  and 
brought  out  Rahab,  and  her  father,  and  her  mother, 
and  her  brethren,  and  all  that  she  had  ; and  they 
brought  out  all  her  kindred,  and  left  them  without  the 
camp  of  Israel. 

24  And  they  burnt  the  city  with  fire,  and  all  that  was 
therein  : only  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels 
of  brass  and  of  iron,  they  put  mto  the  treasury  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

25  And  Joshua  saved  Rahab  the  harlot  alive,  and  her 
father’s  household,  and  all  that  she  had  ; and  she 
dwelleth  in  Israel  even  unto  this  day  ; because  she  hid 
the  messengers,  which  Joshua  sent  to  spy  out  Jericho. 

26  ^ And  Joshua  adjured  them  at  that  time,  saying. 

Cursed  he  the  man  before  the  Lord,  that  riseth  up 

and  buildeth  this  city  Jericho  : he  shall  lay  the  founda- 
tion thereof  in  his  firstborn,  and  in  his  youngest  son 
shall  he  set  up  the  gates  of  it. 

27  So  the  Lord  was  with  Joshua  ; and  his  fame 
was  noised  throughout  all  the  country. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 The  Israelites  are  smitten  at  Ai.  6 Joshua's  comvlaint.  10  God  in- 
structeth  him  what  to  do.  16  Achan  is  taken  by  the  lot.  19  His  con- 
fession. 22  He  and  all  he  had  are  destroyed  in  the  valley  of  Achor. 

But  the  cliildren  of  Israel  committed  a trespass  in 
the  accursed  thing  : for  ^ Achan,  the  sou  of  Carmi, 
the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of  Ju- 
dah, took  of  the  accursed  thing  : and  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against  the  children  of  Israel. 

2  And  Joshua  sent  men  from  Jericho  to  Ai,  which  is 
beside  Beth-aven,  on  the  east  side  of  Beth-el,  and  spake 
unto  them,  saying.  Go  up  and  view  the  country.  And 
the  men  went  up  and  viewed  Ai. 

3  And  they  returned  to  Joshua,  and  said  unto  him. 
Let  not  all  the  people  go  up  ; but  let  about  two  or  three 
thousand  men  go  up  and  smite  Ai  ; and  make  not  all 
the  people  to  labour  thither ; for  they  are  hut  few. 

4  So  there  went  up  thither  of  the  people  about  three 
thousand  men  : and  they  fled  before  the  men  of  Ai. 

5  And  the  men  of  Ai  smote  of  them  about  thirty  and 
six  men  : for  they  chased  them  from  before  the  gate 
even  unto  Shebarim,  and  smote  them  in  the  going 
down  ; wherefore  ® the  hearts  of  the  people  melted,  and 
became  as  water. 

6  ^ And  Joshua  ^rent  his  clothes,  and  fell  to  the 
earth  upon  his  face  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  until  the 
eventide,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  ^put  dust 
upon  their  heads. 

7  And  Joshua  said,  Alas,  O Lord  God,  ® wherefore 
hast  thou  at  all  brought  this  people  over  Jordan,  to  de- 
liver us  into  the  hand  of  the  Amorites,  to  destroy  us  ? 
would  to  God  we  had  been  content,  and  dwelt  on  the 
other  side  Jordan  ! 

8  O Lord,  what  shall  I say,  when  Israel  turneth 
their  backs  before  their  enemies  ! 

9  For  the  Canaanites  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  shall  hear  of  it,  and  shall  environ  us  round,  and 
’ cut  off  our  name  from  the  earth  : and  ® what  wilt  thou 
do  unto  thy  great  name  ? 

10  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Get  thee  up  ; 
wherefore  liest  thou  thus  upon  thy  face  ? 

«ch.  2.  14.  Heb.  is  Seft  Matt.  1.  5.  i ch.  22.  20. 

11. 31.  10 1 Kin.  16.  34.  2 Lev.  26. 17.  Deut. 

13  ch.  2.  13.  11  ch.  1.  5.  28.  25. 

1*  ver.  19.  13  cb.  9.  1,  3.  3 ch.  2.  9,  11.  Lev. 


bring  out  thence  the  woman,  and  all  that  she  hath, 

23  as  ye  sware  unto  her.  And  the  young  men  the  spies 
went  in,  and  brought  out  Rahab,  and  her  father,  and 
her  mother,  and  her  brethren,  and  all  that  she  had, 
all  her  ‘ kindred  also  they  brought  out ; and  they 

24  set  them  without  the  camp  of  Israel.  And  they 
burnt  the  city  with  fire,  and  all  that  was  therein : 
only  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels  of 
brass  and  of  iron,  they  put  into  the  treasury  of  the 

25  house  of  the  Lord.  But  Rahab  the  harlot,  and  her 
father’s  household,  and  all  that  she  had,  did  Joshua 
save  alive  ; and  she  dwelt  in  the  midst  of  Israel, 
unto  this  day  ; because  she  hid  the  messengers, 

26  which  Joshua  sent  to  spy  out  Jericho.  And  Joshua 
charged  them  with  an  oath  at  that  time,  saying. 
Cursed  be  the  man  before  the  Lord,  that  riseth  up 
and  buildeth  this  city  Jericho  : with  the  loss  of  his 
firstborn  shall  he  lay  the  foundation  thereof,  and 
with  the  loss  of  his  youngest  son  shall  he  set  up  the 

27  gates  of  it.  So  the  Lord  was  with  Joshua  ; and  his 
fame  was  in  all  the  laud. 


7  But  the  children  of  Israel  committed  a trespass 
in  the  devoted  thing  : for  Achan,  the  son  of  Carmi, 
the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of 
Judah,  took  of  the  devoted  thing  : and  the  anger  of 
the  Lord  was  kindled  against  the  children  of  Israel. 

2 And  Joshua  sent  men  from  Jericho  to  Ai,  which 
is  beside  Beth-aven,  on  the  east  side  of  Beth-el,  and 
spake  unto  them,  saying.  Go  up  and  spy  out  the 

3 land.  And  the  men  went  up  and  spied  out  Ai.  And 
they  returned  to  Joshua,  and  said  unto  him.  Let  not 
all  the  people  go  up  ; but  let  about  two  or  three 
thousand  men  go  up  and  smite  Ai  ; make  not  all  the 

4 people  to  toil  thither  ; for  they  are  but  few.  So 
there  went  up  thither  of  the  people  about  three 
thousand  men  : and  they  fled  before  the  men  of  Ai. 

5 And  the  men  of  Ai  smote  of  them  about  thirty  and 
six  men  : and  they  chased  them  from  before  the  gate 
even  unto  " Shebarim,  and  smote  them  at  the  going 
down  : and  the  hearts  of  the  people  melted,  and  be- 

6 came  as  water.  And  Joshua  rent  his  clothes,  and 
fell  to  the  earth  upon  his  face  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  until  the  evening,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel ; 

7 and  they  put  dust  upon  their  heads.  And  Joshua 
said,  Alas,  O Lord  God,  wherefore  hast  thou  at  all 
brought  this  people  over  Jordan,  to  deliver  us  into 
the  hand  of  the  Amorites,  to  cause  us  to  perish  ? 
would  that  we  had  been  content  and  dwelt  beyond 

8 Jordan  ! Oh  Lord,  what  shall  I say,  after  that  Is- 
rael hath  turned  their  backs  before  their  enemies  ! 

9 For  the  Canaanites  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  shall  hear  of  it,  and  shall  compass  us  round, 
and  cut  off  our  name  from  the  earth  : and  what  wilt 

10  thou  do  for  thy  great  name  ? And  the  Lord  said 
unto  Joshua,  Get  thee  up  ; wherefore  art  thou  thus 


26.36.  Ps.  22.  14.  Neh.  9.  1.  Job  2. 12.  8 See  Ex.  32.  12. 

4 Gen.  37.  29,  34.  o Ex.  5.  22.  2 Kin.  Num.  14.  13. 

3 1 Sam.  4.  12.  2 3.10.  i Heh.  families. 

Sam.  1.  2.  & 13.  19.  ’ Ps.  83.  4.  a Or,  the  quarries. 


JOSHUA,  VII. 


329 


11  ® Israel  hath  sinned,  and  they  have  also  trans- 
gressed my  covenant  which  I commanded  them  : for 
they  have  even  taken  of  the  accursed  thing,  and  have 
also  stolen,  and  dissembled  also,  and  they  have  put  it 
even  among  their  own  stuff. 

12  Therefore  the  children  of  Israel  could  not  stand 
before  their  enemies,  hut  turned  their  backs  before  their 
enemies,  because  they  were  accursed  : neither  will  I 
be  with  you  any  more,  except  ye  destroy  the  accursed 
from  among  you. 

13  Up,  sanctify  the  people,  and  say,  Sanctify 
yourselves  against  to  morrow  : for  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  There  is  an  accursed  thing  in  the  midst 
of  thee,  O Israel : thou  canst  not  stand  before  thine 
enemies,  until  ye  take  away  the  accursed  thing  from 
among  you. 

14  In  the  morning  therefore  ye  shall  be  brought 
according  to  your  tribes  : and  it  shall  be,  that  the 
tribe  which  the  Lord  taketh  shall  come  according  to 
the  families  thereof ; and  the  family  which  the  Lord 
shall  take  shall  come  by  households  ; and  the  house- 
hold which  the  Lord  shall  take  shall  come  man  by 
man. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  that  he  that  is  taken  with  the 
accursed  thing  shall  be  burnt  with  fire,  he  and  all  that 
he  hath  : because  he  hath  transgressed  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord,  and  because  he  hath  wrought  folly  in 
Israel. 

16  ^ So  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
brought  Israel  by  their  tribes  ; and  the  tribe  of  Judah 
was  taken : 

17  And  he  brought  the  family  of  Judah  ; and  he 
took  the  family  of  the  Zarhites  : and  he  brought  the 
family  of  the  Zarhites  man  by  man  ; and  Zabdi  was 
taken  : 

18  And  he  brought  his  household  man  by  man  ; and 
Achan,  the  son  of  Carmi,  the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of 
Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  was  taken. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan,  My  son,  21  give,  I 
pray  thee,  glory  to  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  ■^■^and 
make  confession  unto  him  ; and  tell  me  now  what 
thou  hast  done  ; hide  it  not  from  me. 

20  And  Achan  answered  Joshua,  and  said.  Indeed  I 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  thus 
and  thus  have  I done  : 

21  When  I saw  among  the  spoils  a goodly  Baby- 
lonish garment,  and  two  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and 
a wedge  of  gold  of  fifty  shekels  weight,  then  I coveted 
them,  and  took  them  ; and,  behold,  they  are  hid  in  the 
earth  in  the  midst  of  my  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it. 

22  ^ So  Joshua  sent  messengers,  and  they  ran  unto 
the  tent  ; and,  behold,  it  was  hid  in  his  tent,  and  the 
silver  under  it. 

23  And  they  took  them  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
tent,  and  brought  them  unto  Joshua,  and  unto  all  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  laid  them  out  before  the  Lord. 

24  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  took  Achan 
the  son  of  Zerah,  and  the  silver,  and  the  garment,  and 
the  wedge  of  gold,  and  his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and 
his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and  his  sheep,  and  his  tent, 
and  all  that  he  had  : and  they  brought  them  unto  the 
valley  of  Achor. 

“ ver.  1.  13  Deut.  7.  2G.  ch.  it  See  1 Sam.  14.  38, 

TO  ch.  G.  17,  18.  6.  18.  39. 

” See  Acta  5.  1,  2.  u Ex.  19.  10.  »»  ver.  11. 

TT  See  Num.  14.  45.  Js  ch.  3.  5.  to  Gen.  34. 7.  .Tudg. 

Judg.  2.  14.  10  Pro.  iG.  33.  20.  G. 

20  1 Sam.  14.  42. 


11  fallen  upon  thy  face  ? Israel  hath  sinned  ; yea, 
they  have  even  transgressed  my  covenant  which  I 
commanded  them  : yea,  they  have  even  taken  of  the 
devoted  thing  ; and  have  also  stolen,  and  dissem- 
bled also,  and  the.y  have  even  put  it  among  their 

12  own  stuff.  Therefore  the  children  of  Israel  cannot 
stand  before  their  enemies,  they  turn  their  backs 
before  their  enemies,  because  they  are  become  ^ ac- 
cursed : I will  not  be  with  you  any  more,  except  ye 

13  destroy  the  devoted  thing  from  among  you.  Up, 
sanctify  the  people,  and  say.  Sanctify  yourselves 
against  to-morrow  ; for  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  There  is  a devoted  thing  in  the  midst 
of  thee,  O Israel : thou  canst  not  stand  before  thine 
enemies,  until  ye  take  away  the  devoted  thing  from 

14  among  you.  In  the  morning  therefore  ye  shall  be 
brought  near  by  your  tribes  : and  it  shall  be,  that 
the  tribe  which  the  Lord  taketh  shall  come  near  by 
families  ; and  the  family  which  the  Lord  shall  take 
shall  come  near  by  households  ; and  the  household 
which  the  Lord  shall  take  shall  come  near  man  by 

15  man.  And  it  shall  be,  that  he  that  is  taken  with 
the  devoted  thing  shall  be  burnt  with  fire,  he  and 
all  that  he  hath  : because  he  hath  transgressed  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  because  he  hath  wrought 
folly  in  Israel. 


16  So  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
brought  Israel  near  by  their  tribes  ; and  the  tribe 

17  of  Judah  was  taken : and  he  brought  near  the 
‘^family  of  Judah;  and  he  took  the  family  of  the 
Zerahites  : and  he  brought  near  the  family  of  the 
Zerahites  ^ man  by  man  ; and  Zabdi  was  taken  : 

18  and  he  brought  near  his  household  man  by  man  ; 
and  Achan,  the  son  of  Carmi,  the  son  of  Zabdi,  the 
son  of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  was  taken. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan,  My  son,  give,  I pray 
thee,  glory  to  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  and 
® make  confession  unto  him  ; and  tell  me  now  what 

20  thou  hast  done  ; hide  it  not  from  me.  And  Achan 
answered  Joshua,  and  said.  Of  a truth  I have  sinned 
against  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  and  thus  and 

21  thus  have  I done  : when  I saw  among  the  spoil  a 
goodly -^Babylonish  mantle,  and  two  hundred  she- 
kels of  silver,  and  a Avedge  of  gold  of  fifty  shekels 
weight,  then  I coveted  them,  and  took  them  ; and, 
behold,  they  are  hid  in  the  earth  in  the  midst  of  my 

22  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it.  So  Joshua  sent  mes- 
sengers, and  they  ran  unto  the  tent ; and,  behold,  it 

23  was  hid  in  his  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it.  And 
they  took  them  from  the  midst  of  the  tent,  and 
brought  them  unto  Joshua,  and  unto  all  the  children 
of  Israel  ; and  they  laid  them  down  before  the 

24  Lord.  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  took 
Achan  the  son  of  Zerah,  and  the  silver,  and  the 
mantle,  and  the  wedge  of  gold,  and  his  sons,  and  his 
daughters,  and  his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and  his  sheep, 
and  his  tent,  and  all  that  he  had  : and  they  brought 


21  See  1 Sam.  6.  5. 
Jer.  13.  IG.  John  9. 
24. 

22  Num.  5.  C,  7.  2 

Chr.  30.  22.  Pb.  61.  3. 
Dau.  9.  4. 


2-3  1 Sam.  14.  43. 

2T  ver.  2G.  ch.  15.  7. 
1)  See  ch.  G.  18. 
c According:  to  some 
ancient  authorities, 
/atnilies. 


d According  to  some 
ancient  authorities,  by 
households, 
e Or,  (jive  praise. 

/ Heb.  mantle  of 
Shinar. 


22* 


330 


JOSHUA,  VIII. 


25  And  Joshua  said,  Why  hast  thou  troubled  us  ? 
the  Lord  shall  trouble  thee  this  day.  And  all  Is- 
rael stoned  him  with  stones,  and  burned  them  with 
fire,  after  they  had  stoned  them  with  stones. 

26  And  they  raised  over  him  a great  heap  of 
stones  unto  this  day.  So  ^8  the  Lord  turned  from  the 
fierceness  of  his  anger.  Wherefore  the  name  of  that 
place  was  called,  The  valley  of  Achor,  unto  this 
day. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 God  encourageth  Joshua.  3 The  stratagem  whereby  Ai  was  taken. 
29  The  king  thereof  is  hanged.  30  Joshua  buildeth  an  altar,  32  writeth 
the  law  on  stones,  33  propoundeth  blessings  and  cursings. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  ^ Fear  not,  neither 
be  thou  dismayed  : take  all  the  people  of  war 
with  thee,  and  arise,  go  up  to  Ai  : see,  ^ I have  given 
into  thy  hand  the  king  of  Ai,  and  his  people,  and  his 
city,  and  his  land  : 

2  And  thou  shalt  do  to  Ai  and  her  king  as  thou  didst 
unto  2 Jericho  and  her  king:  only  ^ the  spoil  thereof, 
and  the  cattle  thereof,  shall  ye  take  for  a prey  unto 
yourselves  : lay  thee  an  ambush  for  the  city  behind  it. 

3  ^ So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the  people  of  war,  to 
go  up  against  Ai  : and  Joshua  chose  out  thirty  thousand 
mighty  men  of  valour,  and  sent  them  away  by  night. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  saying.  Behold,  ®ye  shall 
lie  in  wait  against  the  city,  even  behind  the  city  : go 
not  very  far  from  the  city,  but  be  ye  all  ready  : 

5  And  I,  and  all  the  people  that  are  with  me,  will 
approach  unto  the  city  : and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
they  come  out  against  us,  as  at  the  first,  that  ® we  will 
flee  before  them, 

6  (For  they  will  come  out  after  us)  till  we  have 
drawn  them  from  the  city  ; for  they  will  say.  They  flee 
before  us,  as  at  the  first  : therefore  we  will  flee  before 
them. 

7  Then  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the  ambush,  and  seize 
upon  the  city  : for  the  Lord  your  God  will  deliver  it 
into  your  hand. 

8  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  have  taken  the  city,  that 
ye  shall  set  the  city  on  fire  : according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  shall  ye  do.  See,  I have  com- 
manded you. 

9  TJ  Joshua  therefore  sent  them  forth  : and  they 
went  to  lie  in  ambush,  and  abode  between  Beth-el  and 
Ai,  on  the  west  side  of  Ai  : but  Joshua  lodged  that 
night  among  the  people. 

10  And  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
numbered  the  people,  and  went  up,  he  and  the  elders  of 
Israel,  before  the  people  to  Ai. 

11  ® And  all  the  people,  even  the  people  of  war  that 
were  with  him,  went  up,  and  drew  nigh,  and  came  before 
the  city,  and  pitched  on  the  north  side  of  Ai : now  there 
was  a valley  between  them  and  Ai. 

12  And  he  took  about  five  thousand  men,  and  set 
them  to  lie  in  ambush  between  Beth-el  and  Ai,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  city. 

13  And  when  they  had  set  the  people,  even  all  the 
host  that  was  on  the  north  of  the  city,  and  their  liers  in 
wait  on  the  west  of  the  city,  Joshua  went  that  night 
into  the  midst  of  the  valley. 

14  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  of  Ai  saw 
it,  that  they  hasted  and  rose  up  early,  and  the  men  of 

25  ch.  6.  18.  1 Chr.  18.  17.  Lam.  3.  53.  10.  Hos.  2.  15. 

2.  7.  Gal.  5.  12.  28  peut.  13.  17.  2 ^ Deut.  1.  21.  & 7. 

2eDeut.  17.  5.  Sara.  21.  14.  18.  & 31.  8.  ch.  1.  9. 

27  ch.  8.  29.  2 Sam.  29  yer.  24.  Is.  65.  2 ch.  6.  2. 


25  them  up  unto  the  valley  of  Achor.  And  Joshua 
said.  Why  hast  thou  troubled  us  ? the  Lord  shall 
trouble  thee  this  day.  And  all  Israel  stoned  him 
with  stones  ; and  they  burned  them  with  fire,  and 

26  stoned  them  with  stones.  And  they  raised  over  him 
a great  heap  of  stones,  unto  this  day  ; and  the  Lord 
turned  from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger.  Where- 
fore the  name  of  that  place  was  called,  The  valley 
of  ^Achor,  unto  this  day. 


8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Fear  not,  neither 
be  thou  dismayed  : take  all  the  people  of  war  with 
thee,  and  arise,  go  up  to  Ai  : see,  I have  given  into 
thy  hand  the  king  of  Ai,  and  his  people,  and  his  city, 

2 and  his  land  : and  thou  shalt  do  to  Ai  and  her  king 
as  thou  didst  unto  Jericho  and  her  king  : only  the 
spoil  thereof,  and  the  cattle  thereof,  shall  ye  take 
for  a prey  unto  yourselves  : set  thee  an  ambush  for 

3 the  city  behind  it.  So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the 
people  of  war,  to  go  up  to  Ai : and  Joshua  chose 
out  thirty  thousand  men,  the  mighty  men  of  valour, 

4 and  sent  them  forth  by  night.  And  he  commanded 
them,  saying.  Behold,  ye  shall  lie  in  ambush  against 
the  city,  behind  the  city : go  not  very  far  from  the 

5 city,  but  be  ye  all  ready  : and  I,  and  all  the  people 
that  are  with  me,  will  approach  unto  the  city  : and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  they  come  out  against 
us,  as  at  the  first,  that  we  will  flee  before  them  ; 

6 and  they  will  come  out  after  us,  till  we  have  drawn 
them  away  from  the  city  ; for  they  will  say.  They 
flee  before  us,  as  at  the  first  ; so  we  will  flee  before 

7 them  : and  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the  ambush,  and 
take  possession  of  the  city  : for  the  Lord  your  God 

8 will  deliver  it  into  your  hand.  And  it  shall  be, 
when  ye  have  seized  upon  the  city,  that  ye  shall  set 
the  city  on  fire  ; according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 

9 shall  ye  do  : see,  I have  commanded  you.  And 
Joshua  sent  them  forth  : and  they  went  to  the  am- 
bushment,  and  abode  between  Beth-el  and  Ai,  on 
the  west  side  of  Ai : but  Joshua  lodged  that  night 
among  the  people. 


10  And  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
mustered  the  people,  and  went  up,  he  and  the  elders 

11  of  Israel,  before  the  people  to  Ai.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple, even  the  men  of  war  that  were  with  him,  went 
up,  and  drew  nigh,  and  came  before  the  city,  and 
pitched  on  the  north  side  of  Ai  : now  there  was  a 

12  valley  between  him  and  Ai.  And  he  took  about  five 
thousand  men,  and  set  them  in  ambush  between 

13  Beth-el  and  Ai,  on  the  west  side  of  “ the  city.  ^ So 
they  set  the  people,  even  all  the  host  that  was  on 
the  north  of  the  city,  and  their  liers  in  wait  that 
were  on  the  west  of  the  city  ; and  Joshua‘S  went  that 

14  night  into  the  midst  of  the  vale.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  the  king  of  Ai  saw  it,  that  they  hasted 
and  rose  up  early,  and  the  men  of  the  city  went  out 


3 ch.  6.  21. 

< Dent.  20.  14. 

5 Judg.  20.  29. 

6 Judg.  20.  32. 

7 2 Sam.  13.  28. 


* ver.  5.  b Or,  So  the  people 

g That  is,  Trou-  set  all  &c. 
bling.  c Some  MSS.  read, 

a Another  reading  lodged  that  night  in. 
is,  Ai. 


JOSHUA,  VIII. 


331 


the  city  went  out  against  Israel  to  battle,  he  and  all  his 
people,  at  a time  appointed,  before  the  plain  ; but  he 
* wist  not  that  there  were  liers  in  ambush  against  him 
behind  the  city. 

15  And  Joshua  and  all  Israel  ^^made  as  if  they  were 
beaten  before  them,  and  fled  by  the  way  of  the  wilder- 
ness. 

16  And  all  the  people  that  were  in  Ai  were  called  to- 
ether  to  pursue  after  them  : and  they  pursued  after 
oshua,  and  were  drawn  away  from  the  city. 

17  And  there  was  not  a man  left  in  Ai  or  Beth-el, 
that  went  not  out  after  Israel  : and  they  left  the  city 
open,  and  pursued  after  Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Stretch  out  th6 
spear  that  is  in  thy  hand  toward  Ai  ; for  I will  give  it 
into  thine  hand.  And  Joshua  stretched  out  the  spear 
that  he  had  in  his  hand  toward  the  city. 

19  And  the  ambush  arose  quickly  out  of  their  place, 
and  they  ran  as  soon  as  he  had  stretched  out  his  hand  : 
and  they  entered  into  the  city,  and  took  it,  and  hasted 
and  set  the  city  on  fire. 

20  And  when  the  men  of  Ai  looked  behind  them, 
they  saw,  and,  behold,  the  smoke  of  the  city  ascended 
up  to  heaven,  and  they  had  no  power  to  flee  this  way 
or  that  way  : and  the  people  that  fled  to  the  wilderness 
turned  back  upon  the  pursuers. 

21  And  when  Joshua  and  all  Israel  saw  that  the  am- 
bush had  taken  the  city,  and  that  the  smoke  of  the  city 
ascended,  then  they  turned  again,  and  slew  the  men  of  Ai. 

22  And  the  other  issued  out  of  the  city  against  them  ; 
so  they  were  in  the  midst  of  Israel,  some  on  this  side, 
and  some  on  that  side  : and  they  smote  them,  so  that 
they  let  none  of  them  remaiil  or  escape. 

23  And  the  king  of  Ai  they  took  alive,  and  brought 
him  to  Joshua. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Israel  had  made  an 
end  of  slaying  all  the  inhabitants  of  Ai  in  the  field,  in 
the  wilderness  wherein  they  chased  them,  and  when 
they  were  all  fallen  on  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until 
they  were  consumed,  that  all  the  Israelites  returned 
unto  Ai,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

25  And  so  it  was,  that  all  that  fell  that  day,  both  of 
men  and  women,  loere  twelve  thousand,  even  all  the  men 
of  Ai. 

26  For  Joshua  drew  not  his  hand  back,  wherewith 
he  stretched  out  the  spear,  until  he  had  utterly  de- 
stroyed all  the  inhabitants  of  Ai. 

27  Only  the  cattle  and  the  spoil  of  that  city  Israel 
took  for  a prey  unto  themselves,  according  unto  the 
word  of  the  Lord  which  lie  commanded  Joshua. 

28  And  Joshua  burnt  Ai,  and  made  it  an  heap  for 
ever,  even  a desolation  unto  this  day. 

29  And  the  king  of  Ai  he  hanged  on  a tree  until 
eventide  : i®and  as  soon  as  the  sun  was  down,  Joshua 
commanded  that  they  should  take  his  carcase  down 
from  the  tree,  and  cast  it  at  the  entering  of  the  gate  of 
the  city,  and  raise  thereon  a great  heap  of  stones,  that 
remaineth  unto  this  day. 

30  ^ Then  Joshua  built  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  in  mount  Ebal, 

31  As  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  commanded 
the  children  of  Israel,  as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
the  law  of  Moses,  an  altar  of  whole  stones,  over  which 

» JudR.  20.  34.  Ec-  12  Num.  31.  22,  2C.  107.  40.  & 110.  5. 

cles.  9.  12.  I -.  vr>v.  2.  "■  Dent.  21.  2:5.  cli. 

1'*  .Judp;.  20.  36,  &c.  '*  T-v-nt.  13.  16.  10.  27. 

» Deut.  7.  2.  15  ch.  10.  26.  Ps.  n ch.  7.  28.  & 10. 27. 


against  Israel  to  battle,  he  and  all  his  people,  ^ at  the 
time  appointed,  before  the  Arabah  ; but  he  wist  not 
that  there  was  an  ambush  against  him  behind  the 

15  city.  And  Joshua  and  all  Israel  made  as  if  they 
were  beaten  before  them,  and  fled  by  the  way  of 

16  the  wilderness.  And  all  the  people  that  were  in  ^ the 
city  were  called  together  to  pursue  after  them  : aud 
they  pursued  after  Joshua,  and  were  drawn  away 

17  from  the  city.  And  there  was  not  a man  left  in  Ai  or 
Beth-el,  that  went  not  out  after  Israel  : and  tliey  left 

18  the  city  open,  and  pursued  after  Israel.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Stretch  out  the  javelin  that 
is  in  thy  hand  toward  Ai  ; for  I will  give  it  into  thine 
hand.  And  Joshua  stretched  out  the  javelin  that 

19  was  in  his  hand  toward  the  city.  And  the  ambush 
arose  quickly  out  of  their  place,  and  they  ran  as 
soon  as  he  had  stretched  out  his  hand,  and  entered 
into  the  city,  and  took  it ; and  they  hasted  and  set 

20  the  city  on  fire.  And  when  the  men  of  Ai  looked 
behind  them,  they  saw,  and,  behold,  the  smoke  of 
the  city  ascended  up  to  heaven,  and  they  had  no 

power  to  flee  this  way  or  that  way  : and  the  people 
that  fled  to  the  wilderness  turned  back  upon  the 

21  pursuers.  And  when  Joshua  and  all  Israel  saw 
that  the  ambush  had  taken  the  city,  and  that  the 
smoke  of  the  city  ascended,  then  they  turned  again, 

22  and  slew  the  men  of  Ai.  And  the  other  came  forth 
out  of  the  city  against  them  ; so  they  were  in  the 
midst  of  Israel,  some  on  this  side,  and  some  on  that 
side  : and  they  smote  them,  so  that  they  let  none  of 

23  them  remain  or  escape.  And  the  king  of  Ai  they 

24  took  alive,  and  brought  him  to  Joshua.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  Israel  had  made  an  end  of  slaying  all 
the  inhabitants  of  Ai  in  the  field,  in  the  wilderness 
wherein  they  pursued  them,  and  they  were  all  fallen 
by  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until  they  were  consumed, 
that  all  Israel  returned  unto  Ai,  and  smote  it  with 

25  the  edge  of  the  sword.  And  all  that  fell  that  day, 
both  of  men  and  women,  were  twelve  thousand,  even 

26  all  the  men  of  Ai.  For  Joshua  drew  not  back  his 
hand,  wherewith  he  stretched  out  the  javelin,  until 
he  had  utterly  destroyed  all  the  inhabitants  of  Ai. 

27  Only  the  cattle  and  the  spoil  of  that  city  Israel  took 
for  a prey  unto  themselves,  according  unto  tlie  word 

28  of  the  Lord  wfliich  he  commanded  Joshua.  So 
Joshua  burnt  Ai,  and  made  it  an  ''  heap  for  ever, 

29  even  a desolation,  unto  this  day.  And  the  king  of 
Ai  he  hanged  on  a tree  until  the  eventide  : and  at 
the  going  down  of  the  sun  Joshua  commanded,  and 
they  took  his  carcase  down  from  the  tree,  and  cast  it 
at  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  raised 
thereon  a great  heap  of  stones,  unto  this  day. 


30  Then  Joshua  built  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  the  God 

31  of  Israel,  in  mount  Ebal,  as  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  commanded  the  children  of  Israel,  as  it  is 
written  in  tlie  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  an  altar  of 
* unhewn  stones,  upon  which  no  man  had  lift  up  any 

Dent.  27.  4,  5.  appoivfpd.  q Heb.  derolcd. 

Ex.  20.  25.  Deut.  e Another  reading  is,  h Or,  mound.  Heb. 
27.  5,  6.  Ai.  tel. 

d Or,  to  the  place  / Heb.  hands.  i Heb.  whole. 


332 


JOSHUA,  IX. 


no  man  hath  lift  up  any  iron  : and  they  offered  there- 
on burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord,  and  sacriticed  peace 
offerings. 

32  ^ And  he  wrote  there  upon  the  stones  a copy  of 
the  law  of  Moses,  wliich  he  wrote  in  the  presence  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

33  And  all  Israel,  and  their  elders,  and  officers,  and 
their  judges,  stood  on  this  side  the  ark  and  on  that  side 
before  the  priests  the  Levites,  which  bare  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  as  well  the  stranger,  as  he 
that  was  born  among  them  ; half  of  them  over  against 
mount  Gerizim,  and  half  of  them  over  against  mount 
Ebal  ; ^^as  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded before,  that  they  shonld  bless  the  people  of 
Israel. 

34  And  afterward  he  read  all  the  words  of  the  law, 
^®the  blessings  and  cursings,  according  to  all  that  is 
written  in  the  book  of  the  law. 

35  There  was  not  a word  of  all  that  Moses  com- 
manded, which  Joshua  read  not  before  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  with  the  women,  and  the  little 
ones,  and  the  strangers  that  were  conversant  among 
them. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  kings  combine  against  Israel.  3 The  Giheonites  by  craft  obtain  a 

league.  16  For  which  they  are  condemned  to  perpetual  bondage. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings  which  were 
on  this  side  Jordan,  in  the  hills,  and  in  the  val- 
leys, and  in  all  the  coasts  of  ^ the  great  sea  over  against 
Lebanon,  ^ the  Hittite,  and  the  Amorite,  the  Canaanite, 
the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebiisite,  heard  thereof ; 

2  That  they  ^ gathered  themselves  together,  to  fight 
with  Joshua  and  with  Israel,  with  one  accord. 

3  ^ And  when  the  inhabitants  of  ^ Gibeon  ® heard 
what  Joshua  had  done  unto  Jericho  and  to  Ai, 

4  They  did  work  wilily,  and  went  and  made  as  if 
they  had  been  ambassadors,  and  took  old  sacks  upon 
their  asses,  and  wine  bottles,  old,  and  rent,  and  bound 
up  ; 

5  And  old  shoes  and  clouted  upon  their  feet,  and  old 
garments  upon  them  ; and  all  the  bread  of  their  pro- 
vision was  dry  and  mouldy. 

6  And  they  went  to  Joshua  ® unto  the  camp  at  Gilgal, 
and  said  unto  him,  and  to  the  men  of  Israel,  We  be 
come  from  a far  country  : now  therefore  make  ye  a 
league  with  us. 

7  And  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto  the  Hivites, 
Peradventure  ye  dwell  among  us  ; and  ® how  shall  we 
make  a league  with  you  ? 

8  And  they  said  unto  Joshua,  ^ We  are  thy  servants. 
And  Joshua  said  unto  them.  Who  are  ye  ? and  from 
whence  come  ye  ? 

9  And  they  said  unto  him,  From  a very  far  coun- 
try thy  servants  are  come  because  of  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God : for  we  have  heard  the  fame  of  him, 
and  all  that  he  did  in  Egypt, 

10  And  i^all  that  he  did  to  the  two  kings  of  the 
Amorites,  that  were  beyond  Jordan,  to  Sihon  king  of 
Heshbon,  and  to  Og  king  of  Bashan,  which  was  at  Ash- 
taroth. 


*0  Ex.  20.  24. 

21  Deut.  27.  2,  8. 

22  Deut.  31.  9,  25. 

23  Deut.  31.  12. 

24  Deut.  11.  29.  & 27. 
12. 

25  Deut.  31. 11.  Neh. 
8.  3. 


26  Deut.  28.  2,  15, 
45.  & 29.  20,  21.  & 30. 

19. 

22  Deut.  31.  12. 

23  ver.  33. 

2  Num.  34.  6. 

2 Ex.  3.  17.  & 23. 
23. 


3 Ps.  83.  3,  5. 

4 ch.  10.  2.  2 Sam 

21.  1,  2. 

6 ch.  0.  27. 

6 ch.  5.  10. 

2 ch.  11.  19. 

8 Ex.  23.  32.  Deut. 


iron  : and  they  offered  thereon  burnt  offerings  unto 

32  the  Lord,  and  sacrificed  peace  offerings.  And  he 
wrote  there  upon  i the  stones  a copy  of  the  law  of 
Moses,  ^ wliich  he  wrote,  in  the  presence  of  the  chil- 

33  dren  of  Israel.  And  all  Israel,  and  their  elders  and 
officers,  and  their  judges,  stood  on  this  side  the  ark 
and  on  that  side  before  the  priests  the  Levites,  which 
bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  as  well 
the  stranger  as  the  homeborn  ; half  of  them  in  front 
of  mount  Gerizim,  and  half  of  them  in  front  of 
mount  Ebal  ; as  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  had 
^ commanded,  that  they  should  bless  the  people  of 

34  Israel  first  of  all.  And  afterward  he  read  all  the 
words  of  the  law,  the  blessing  and  the  curse,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  is  written  in  the  book  of  the  law. 

35  There  was  not  a word  of  all  that  Moses  commanded, 
which  Joshua  read  not  before  all  the  assembly  of 
Israel,  and  the  women,  and  the  little  ones,  and  the 
strangers  that  were  conversant  among  them. 


9 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings  which  were 
beyond  Jordan,  in  the  hill  country,  and  in  the  low- 
land, and  on  all  the  shore  of  the  great  sea  in  front 
of  Lebanon,  the  Hittite,  and  the  Amorite,  the  Ca- 
naanite, the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite, 

2 heard  thereof  ; that  they  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, to  fight  with  Joshua  and  with  Israel,  with 
one  accord. 

3 But  when  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  heard  what 

4 Joshua  had  done  unto  Jericho  and  to  Ai,  they  also 
did  work  wilily,  and  went  and  “ made  as  if  they  had 
been  ambassadors,  and  took  old  sacks  upon  their 

5 asses,  and  wine-skins,  old  and  rent  and  bound  up  ; and 
old  shoes  and  clouted  upon  their  feet,  and  old  gar- 
ments upon  them  ; and  all  the  bread  of  their  provision 

6 was  dry  and  was  become  mouldy.  And  they  went  to 
Joshua  unto  the  camp  at  Gilgal,  and  said  unto  him, 
and  to  the  men  of  Israel,  We  are  come  from  a far 
country  : now  therefore  make  ye  a covenant  with  us. 

7 And  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto  the  Hivites,  Per- 
adventure ye  dwell  among  us  ; and  how  shall  we 

8 make  a covenant  with  you  ? And  they  said  unto 
Joshua,  We  are  thy  servants.  And  Joshua  said  unto 
them.  Who  are  ye  ? and  from  whence  come  ye  ? 

9 And  they  said  unto  him.  From  a very  far  country 
thy  servants  are  come  because  of  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  : for  we  have  heard  the  fame  of  him, 

10  and  all  that  he  did  in  Egypt,  and  all  that  he  did  to 
the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites,  that  were  beyond 
Jordan,  to  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon,  and  to  Og  king  of 


7.  2.  & 20.  IG.  Judg. 

2.  2. 

‘flbeut.  20.  11.  2 

Kin.  10.  5. 

20  Deut.  20.  16. 

2*  Ex.  15.  14.  Josh. 

2.  10. 

22  Num.  21.  24,  33. 


j See  Deut.  27.  2-4. 
k Or,  which  he  ivrote 
in  &c. 

I Or,  commanded 
at  the  first,  that  they 
shonld  bless  the  people 
of  Israel. 


m Heb.  walked, 
a Another  reading, 
followed  by  most  an- 
cient versions,  is,  took 
them  provisions.  See 
ver.  12. 


JOSHUA,  IX. 


333 


11  Wherefore  our  elders  and  all  the  inhabitants  of 
our  country  spake  to  us,  saying,  Take  victuals  with  you 
for  the  journey,  and  go  to  meet  them,  and  say  unto 
them,  We  are  your  servants  : therefore  now  make  ye  a 
league  with  us. 

12  This  our  bread  we  took  hot  for  our  provision  out 
of  our  houses  on  the  day  we  came  forth  to  go  unto  you  ; 
but  now,  behold,  it  is  dry,  and  it  is  mouldy  : 

13  And  these  bottles  of  wine,  which  we  filled,  were 
new  ; and,  behold,  they  be  rent  : and  these  our  gar- 
ments and  our  shoes  are  become  old  by  reason  of  the 
very  long  journey. 

14  And  the  men  took  of  their  victuals,  and  asked 
not  counsel  at  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

15  And  Joshua  made  peace  with  them,  and  made  a 
league  with  them,  to  let  them  live  : and  the  princes  of 
the  congregation  sware  unto  them. 

16  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  three  days 
after  they  had  made  a league  with  them,  that  they  heard 
that  they  were  their  neighbours,  and  that  they  dwelt 
among  them. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed,  and  came 
unto  their  cities  on  the  third  day.  Now  their  cities  were 

Gibeon,  and  Chephirah,  and  Beeroth,  and  Kirjath- 
jearim. 

18  And  the  children  of  Israel  smote  them  not,  be- 
cause the  princes  of  the  congregation  had  sworn  unto 
them  by  the  Lord  God  of  Israel.  And  all  the  congre- 
gation murmured  against  the  princes. 

19  But  all  the  princes  said  unto  all  the  congregation. 
We  have  sworn  unto  them  by  the  Lord  God  of  Israel : 
now  therefore  we  may  not  touch  them. 

20  This  we  will  do  to  them  ; we  will  even  let  them 
live,  lest  wrath  be  upon  us,  because  of  the  oath  which 
we  sware  unto  them. 

21  And  the  princes  said  unto  them.  Let  them  live  ; 
but  let  them  be  hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of  water 
unto  all  the  congregation  ; as  the  princes  had  pro- 
mised them. 

22  ^ And  Joshua  called  for  them,  and  he  spake  unto 
them,  saying.  Wherefore  have  ye  beguiled  us,  saying, 
^ We  are  very  far  from  you  ; when  ^lye  dwell  among 
us  ? 

23  Now  therefore  ye  are  cursed,  and  there  shall 
none  of  you  be  freed  from  being  bondmen,  and  ^3  hew- 
ers of  wood  and  drawers  of  water  for  the  house  of  mv 
God. 

24  And  they  answered  Joshua,  and  said.  Because  it 
was  certainly  told  thy  servants,  how  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  24  commanded  his  servant  Moses  to  give  you  ail 
the  land,  and  to  destroy  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
from  before  you,  therefore  26  we  were  sore  afraid  of 
our  lives  because  of  you,  and  have  done  this  thing. 

25  And  now,  behold,  we  are  2®  in  thine  hand  : as  it 
seemeth  good  and  right  unto  thee  to  do  unto  us,  do. 

26  And  so  did  he  unto  them,  and  delivered  them  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  slew 
them  not. 

27  And  Joshua  made  them  that  day  27  hewers  of 
wood  and  drawers  of  water  for  the  congregation,  and 
for  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  even  unto  this  day,  28  in  the 
place  which  he  should  choose. 

13  Num.  27.  21.  Is.  « ch.  11. 19.  2 Sam.  w Ps.  16.  4.  Eccles. 
30.  1,  2.  See  Judg.  1.  21.  2.  5.  2. 

1.  1 Sam.  22.  10.  & is  di,  18.  26,  2C,  28.  ” See  2 Sam.  21.  1, 

23.  10,  11.  & 30.  8.  2 Ezra  2.  26.  2,  6.  Ezek.  17.  13, 15, 

Barn.  2.  1.  & 6.  19.  18,  19.  Zech.  3.  3,  4. 


11  Bashan,  which  was  at  Ashtaroth.  And  our  elders 
and  all  the  inhabitants  of  our  country  spake  to  us, 
saying.  Take  provision  in  your  hand  for  the  journey, 
and  go  to  meet  them,  and  say  unto  them.  We  are 
your  servants  : and  now  make  ye  a covenalit  with 

12  us.  This  our  bread  we  took  hot  for  our  provision 
out  of  our  houses  on  the  day  we  came  forth  to  go 
unto  you  ; but  now,  behold,  it  is  dry,  and  is  become 

13  mouldy  : and  these  wine-skins,  which  we  filled,  were 
new  ; and,  behold,  they  be  rent  : and  these  our  gar- 
ments and  our  shoes  are  become  old  by  reason  of 

14  the  very  long  journey.  And  the  men  took  of  their 
provision,  and  asked  not  counsel  at  the  mouth  of  the 

15  Lord.  And  Joshua  made  peace  with  them,  and 
made  a covenant  with  them,  to  let  them  live  : and 
the  princes  of  the  congregation  sware  unto  them. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  three  days  after 
they  had  made  a covenant  with  them,  that  they  heard 
that  they  were  their  neighbours,  and  that  they  dwelt 

17  among  them.  And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed, 
and  came  unto  their  cities  on  the  third  day.  Now 
their  cities  were  Gibeon,  and  Chephirah,  and  Bee- 

18  roth,  and  Kiriath-jearim.  And  the  children  of  Is- 
rael smote  them  not,  because  the  princes  of  the  con- 
gregation had  sworn  unto  them  by  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel.  And  all  the  congregation  murmured 

19  against  the  princes.  But  all  the  princes  said  unto 
all  the  congregation.  We  have  sworn  unto  them  by 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel : now  therefore  we  may 

20  not  touch  them.  This  we  will  do  to  them,  and  let 
them  live  ; lest  wrath  be  upon  us,  because  of  the  oath 

21  which  we  sware  unto  them.  And  the  princes  said 
unto  them.  Let  them  live  : so  they  became  hewers 
of  wood  and  drawers  of  water  unto  all  the  congre- 

22  gation  ; as  the  princes  had  spoken  unto  them.  And 
Joshua  called  for  them,  and  he  spake  unto  them,  say- 
ing, Wherefore  have  ye  beguiled  us,  saying.  We  are 

23  very  far  from  you  ; when  ye  dwell  among  us  ? Now 
therefore  ye  are  cursed,  and  there  ^ shall  never  fail 
to  be  of  you  bondmen,  both  hewers  of  wood  and 

24  drawers  of  water  for  the  house  of  my  God.  And  they 
answered  Joshua,  and  said.  Because  it  was  certainly 
told  thy  servants,  how  that  the  Lord  thy  God  com- 
manded his  servant  Moses  to  give  you  all  the  land, 
and  to  destroy  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  from 
before  you  ; therefore  we  were  sore  afraid  for  our 

25  lives  because  of  you,  and  have  done  this  thing.  And 
now,  behold,  we  are  in  thine  hand  : as  it  seemeth 

26  good  and  right  unto  thee  to  do  unto  us,  do.  And  so 
did  he  unto  them,  and  delivered  them  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  slew  them  not. 

27  And  Joshua  made  them  that  day  hewers  of  wood  and 
drawers  of  water  for  the  congregation,  and  for  the 
altar  of  the  Lord,  unto  this  day,  in  the  place  which 
he  should  choose. 


Mai.  8.  6. 

'»  Deut.  29.  11. 
>•'  ver,  15. 

20  ver.  6,  9. 

2*  ver.  16- 


OeH.  9.  25. 

23  ver.  21,  27. 

2'‘ Ex.  23.32.  Deut. 
7.  1,  2. 

E*.  16.  14. 


2«  Gen.  16.  6. 

27  ver.  21,  23. 

28  Deut.  12.  .5. 

b Heb.  sh<tll  not  be 
cut  ojjl  froiu  you. 


334 


JOSHUA,  X. 


CHAPTER  X. 

1 Five  kings  icnr  nc/ninsi  Gibeon.  Q Joshua  rescuethii.  10  Go J fight eth 
against  them  with  hailstones.  12  The  sun  and  moon  stand  still  at  the 
xvord  of  Joshua.  16  The  fve  kings  are  mured  in  a cave.  23  They  are 
brought  forth,  24  scornfully  u.sed,  26  and  hanged.  28  Seven  kings  more 
are  conquered.  43  Joshua  reiurneth  to  Gilgal. 

OW  it  came  to  pass,  when  Adoni-zedec  king  of 
Jerusalem  had  heard  how  Joshua  had  taken  Ai, 
and  had  utterly  destroyed  it  ; ^as  he  had  done  to 
Jericho  and  her  king,  so  he  had  done  to  ^ Ai  and  her 
king  ; and  ® how  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  had  made 
peace  with  Israel,  and  were  among  them  ; 

2 That  they  ^ feared  greatly,  because  Gibeon  was  a 
great  city,  as  one  of  the  royal  cities,  and  because  it  was 
greater  than  Ai,  and  all  the  men  thereof  were  mighty. 

3 Wherefore  Adoni-zedec  king  of  Jerusalem  sent 
unto  Hoham  king  of  Hebron,  and  unto  Piram  king  of 
Jarmuth,  and  unto  Japhia  king  of  Lachish,  and  unto 
Debir  king  of  Eglon,  saying, 

4 Come  up  unto  me,  and  help  me,  that  we  may  smite 
Gibeon  : ® for  it  hath  made  peace  with  Joshua  and  with 
the  children  of  Israel. 

5 Therefore  the  five  kings  of  the  Amorites,  the  king 
of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of  Hebron,  the  king  of  Jarmuth, 
the  king  of  Lachish,  the  king  of  Eglon,  ® gathered 
themselves  together,  and  went  up,  they  and  all  their 
hosts,  and  encamped  before  Gibeon,  and  made  war 
against  it. 

6 ^ And  the  men  of  Gibeon  sent  unto  Joshua  to  the 
camp  to  Gilgal,  saying.  Slack  not  thy  hand  from  thy 
servants  ; come  up  to  us  quickly,  and  save  us,  and  help 
us  : for  all  the  kings  of  the  Amorites  that  dwell  in  the 
mountains  are  gathered  together  against  us. 

7 So  Joshua  ascended  from  Gilgal,  he,  and  ^ all  the 
people  of  war  with  him,  and  all  the  mighty  men  of 
valour. 

8 ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  ® Fear  them 
not : for  I have  delivered  them  into  thine  hand  ; 

there  shall  not  a man  of  them  stand  before  thee. 

9 Joshua  therefore  came  unto  them  suddenly,  and 
went  up  from  Gilgal  all  night. 

10  And  the  Lord  discomfited  them  before  Israel, 
and  slew  them  with  a great  slaughter  at  Gibeon,  and 
chased  them  along  the  way  that  goeth  up  to  Beth- 
horon,  and  smote  them  to  ^^Azekah,  and  unto  Mak- 
kedah. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  fled  from  before  Is- 
rael, and  were  in  the  going  down  to  Beth-horon,  that 
the  Lord  cast  down  great  stones  from  heaven  upon 
them  unto  Azekah,  and  they  died  : they  were  more 
which  died  with  hailstones  than  they  whom  the  children 
of  Israel  slew  with  the  sword. 

12  ^ Then  spake  J oshua  to  the  Lord  in  the  day  when 
the  Lord  delivered  up  the  Amorites  before  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  he  said  in  the  sight  of  Israel,  Sun, 
stand  thou  still  upon  Gibeon  ; and  thou,  Moon,  in  the 
valley  of  Ajalon. 

13  And  the  sun  stood  still,  and  the  moon  stayed,  un- 
til the  people  had  avenged  themselves  upon  their  ene- 
mies. Is  not  this  written  in  the  book  of  Jasher  ? So 
the  sun  stood  still  in  the  midst  of  heaven,  and  hasted 
not  to  go  down  about  a whole  day. 

14  And  there  was  no  day  like  that  before  it  or  af- 


10  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  Adoni-zedek  king  of 
Jerusalem  heard  how  Joshua  had  taken  Ai,  and  had 
“ utterly  destroyed  it  ; as  he  had  done  to  Jericho  and 
her  king,  so  he  had  done  to  Ai  and  her  king  ; and 
how  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  had  made  peace  with 

2 Israel,  and  were  among  them  ; that  they  feared 
greatly,  because  Gibeon  was  a great  city,  as  one  of 
the  royal  cities,  and  because  it  was  greater  than  Ai, 

3 and  all  the  men  thereof  were  mighty.  Wherefore 
Adoni-zedek  king  of  Jerusalem  sent  unto  Hoham 
king  of  Hebron,  and  unto  Piram  king  of  Jarmuth, 
and  unto  Japhia  king  of  Lachish,  and  unto  Debir 

4 king  of  Eglon,  saying.  Come  up  unto  me,  and  help 
me,  and  let  us  smite  Gibeon  : for  it  hath  made  peace 

6  with  Joshua  and  with  the  children  of  Israel.  There- 
fore the  five  kings  of  the  Amorites,  the  king  of  Jeru- 
salem, the  king  of  Hebron,  the  king  of  Jarmuth,  the 
king  of  Lachish,  the  king  of  Eglon,  gathered  them- 
selves together,  and  went  up,  they  and  all  their  hosts, 
and  encamped  against  Gibeon,  and  made  war  against 

6 it.  And  the  men  of  Gibeon  sent  unto  Joshua  to  the 
camp  to  Gilgal,  saying.  Slack  not  thy  hand  from  thy 
servants  ; come  up  to  ns  quickly,  and  save  us,  and 
help  us  : for  all  the  kings  of  the  Amorites  that  dwell 
in  the  hill  cohntry  are  gathered  together  against  us. 

7 So  Joshua  went  up  from  Gilgal,  he,  and  all  the  people 
of  war  with  him,  and  all  the  mighty  men  of  valour. 

8 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Fear  them  not  : for 
I have  delivered  them  into  thine  hands  ; there  shall 

9 not  a man  of  them  stand  before  thee.  Joshua  there- 
fore came  upon  them  suddenly  ; for  he  went  up  from 

10  Gilgal  all  the  night.  And  the  Lord  discomfited 
them  before  Israel,  and  he  slew  them  with  a great 
slaughter  at  Gibeon,  and  chased  them  by  the  way 
of  the  ascent  of  Beth-horon,  and  smote  them  to 

11  Azekah,  and  unto  Makkedah.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
as  they  fled  from  before  Israel,  while  they  were  in 
the  going  down  of  Beth-horon,  that  the  Lord  cast 
down  great  stones  from  heaven  upon  them  unto 
Azekah,  and  they  died  : they  were  more  which  died 
with  the  hailstones  than  they  whom  the  children  of 
Israel  slew  with  the  sword. 


12  Then  spake  Joshua  to  the  Lord  in  the  day  when 
the  Lord  delivered  up  the  Amorites  before  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  ; and  he  said  in  the  sight  of  Israel, 

Sun,  ^ stand  thou  still  upon  Gibeon  ; 

And  thou.  Moon,  in  the  valley  of  Aijalon. 

13  And  the  sun  stood  still,  and  the  moon  stayed. 
Until  the  nation  had  avenged  themselves  of  their 

enemies. 

Is  not  this  written  in  the  book  of  ^ Jashar  ? And 
the  sun  stayed  in  the  midst  of  heaven,  and  hasted 

14  not  to  go  down  about  a whole  day.  And  there  was 
no  day  like  that  before  it  or  after  it,  that  the  Lord 


Ich.  G.  21.  5ver.  1.  ch.  9.  15.  lo  ch.  1.  5.  w ch.  15.  35.  i’;  Is.  28.  21.  Hab.  a Yleh.  devoted. 

2 ch.  8.  22,  26,  28.  « ch.  9.  2.  n Judpr.  4.  15.  1 Pg.  is.  13,  14.  & 3.  11.  h Heb.  he  silent. 

8 ch.  9.  15.  2 ch.  5.  10.  & 9.  6.  Sam.  7.  10, 12.  Ps.  18.  77.  17.  Is.  30.  30.  ic  judg.  12.  12.  • c Or,  The  Upr  ight 

* Ex.  15.  14,  15,  16.  8 ch.  8.  1.  14.  Is.  28.  21.  Rev.  16.  21.  2 Sam.  1.  18.  See  2 Sam.  1.  18. 

Deut.  11.  25.  9 ch.  11.  6.  Judg.  4.  12  ch.  16.  3,  5.  ’s  See  Is.  38.  8. 

14. 


JOSHUA,  X.  335 


ter  it,  that  the  Lord  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  a 
man  : for  the  Lord  fought  for  Israel. 

15  ^ And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
unto  the  camp  to  Gilgal. 

16  But  these  five  kings  fled,  and  hid  themselves  in  a 
cave  at  Makkedah. 

17  And  it  was  told  Joshua,  saying.  The  five  kings  are 
found  hid  in  a cave  at  Makkedah. 

18  And  Joshua  said.  Roll  great  stones  upon  the  mouth 
of  the  cave,  and  set  men  by  it  for  to  keep  them  : 

19  And  stay  ye  not,  but  pursue  after  your  enemies, 
and  smite  the  hindmost  of  them  ; suffer  them  not  to 
enter  into  their  cities  : for  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
delivered  them  into  your  hand. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  had  made  an  end  of  slaying  them  with  a 
very  great  slaughter,  till  they  were  consumed,  that  the 
rest  ivhich  remained  of  them  entered  into  fenced  cities. 

21  And  all  the  people  returned  to  the  camp  to 

Joshua  at  Makkedah  in  peace  : none  moved  his 

tongue  against  any  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

22  Then  said  Joshua,  Open  the  mouth  of  the  cave, 
and  bring  out  those  five  kings  unto  me  out  of  the  cave. 

23  And  they  did  so,  and  brought  forth  those  five 
kings  unto  him  out  of  the  cave,  the  king  of  Jerusalem, 
the  king  of  Hebron,  the  king  of  Jarmuth,  the  king  of 
Lachish,  and  the  king  of  Eglon. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  brought  out  those 
kings  unto  Joshua,  that  Joshua  called  for  all  the  men  of 
Israel,  and  said  unto  the  captains  of  the  men  of  war 
which  went  with  him.  Come  near,  ^2  put  your  feet  upon 
the  necks  of  these  kings.  And  they  came  near,  and  put 
their  feet  upon  the  necks  of  them. 

25  And  Joshua  said  unto  them,  ^apear  not,  nor  be 
dismayed,  be  strong  and  of  good  courage  : for  ^^thus 
shall  the  Lord  do  to  all  your  enemies  against  whom  ye 
fight. 

26  And  afterward  Joshua  smote  them,  and  slew 
them,  and  hanged  them  on  five  trees  : and  they  were 
hanging  upon  the  trees  until  the  evening. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of  the  going  down 
of  the  sun,  that  Joshua  commanded,  and  they  ^®took 
them  down  off  the  trees,  and  cast  them  into  the  cave 
wherein  they  had  been  hid,  and  laid  great  stones  in  the 
cave’s  mouth,  which  remain  until  this  very  day. 

28  ^ And  that  day  Joshua  took  Makkedah,  and 
smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  the  king 
thereof  he  utterly  destroyed,  them,  and  all  the  souls  that 
were  therein  ; he  let  none  remain  ; and  he  did  to  the 
king  of  Makkedah  as  he  did  unto  the  king  of  Jeri- 
cho. 

29  Then  Joshua  passed  from  Makkedah,  and  all  Is- 
rael with  him,  unto  Libuah,  and  fought  against  Lib- 
nah  : 

30  And  the  Lord  delivered  it  also,  and  the  king 
thereof,  into  the  hand  of  Israel  ; and  he  smote  it  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein  ; he  let  none  remain  in  it ; but  did  unto  the 
king  thereof  as  he  did  unto  the  king  of  Jericho. 

31  And  Joshua  passed  from  Libnah,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  unto  Lachish,  and  encamped  against  it,  and 
fought  against  it  : 

32  And  the  Lord  delivered  Lachish  into  the  hand  of 
Israel,  which  took  it  on  the  second  day,  and  smote  it 

10  ver.  42.  Deut.  1.  21  Ex.  11.  7.  5,  6.  Mai.  4.  3. 

30.  ch.  23.  3.  22  Pa.  107.  40.  & 110.  23  Deut.  31.  C,  8. 

20  ver.  43.  6.  & 149.  8,  9.  Is.  26.  ch.  1.  9. 


hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  a man  : for  the  Lord 
fought  for  Israel. 

15  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
unto  the  camp  to  Gilgal. 

16  And  these  five  kings  fled,  and  hid  themselves  in 

17  the  cave  at  Makkedah.  And  it  was  told  Joshua, 
saying.  The  five  kings  are  found,  hidden  in  the  cave 

18  at  Makkedah.  And  Joshua  said.  Roll  great  stones 
unto  the  mouth  of  the  cave,  and  set  men  by  it  for  to 

19  keep  them  : but  stay  not  ye  ; pursue  after  your  ene- 
mies, and  smite  the  hindmost  of  them  ; suffer  them 
not  to  enter  into  their  cities  : for  the  Lord  your 

20  God  hath  delivered  them  into  your  hand.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  Joshua  and  the  children  of 
Israel  had  made  an  end  of  slaying  them  with  a very 
great  slaughter,  till  they  were  consumed,  and  the 
remnant  which  remained  of  them  had  entered  into 

21  the  fenced  cities,  that  all  the  people  returned  to 
the  camp  to  Joshua  at  Makkedah  in  peace  : none 
^ moved  his  tongue  against  any  of  the  children  of 

22  Israel.  Then  said  Joshua,  Open  the  mouth  of  the 
cave,  and  bring  forth  those  five  kings  unto  me  out 

23  of  the  cave.  And  they  did  so,  and  brought  forth 
those  five  kings  unto  him  out  of  the  cave,  the  king 
of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of  Hebron,  the  king  of  Jar- 

24  muth,  the  king  of  Lachish,  the  king  of  Eglon.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  they  brought  forth  those  kings 
unto  Joshua,  that  Joshua  called  for  all  the  men  of 
Israel,  and  said  unto  the  chiefs  of  the  men  of  war 
which  went  with  him.  Come  near,  put  your  feet 
upon  the  necks  of  these  kings.  And  they  came  near, 

25  and  put  their  feet  upon  the  necks  of  them.  And 
Joshua  said  unto  them.  Fear  not,  nor  be  dismayed  ; 
be  strong  and  of  good  courage  : for  thus  shall  the 
Lord  do  to  all  your  enemies  against  whom  ye  fight. 

26  And  afterward  Joshua  smote  them,  and  put  them 
to  death,  and  hanged  them  on  five  trees  : and  they 
were  hanging  upon  the  trees  until  the  evening. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of  the  going  doAvn 
of  the  sun,  that  Joshua  commanded,  and  they  took 
them  down  off  the  trees,  and  cast  them  into  the  cave 
wherein  they  had  hidden  themselves,  and  laid  great 
stones  on  the  mouth  of  the  cave,  unto  this  very 
day. 

28  And  Joshua  took  Makkedah  on  that  day,  and 
smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  the  king 
thereof  ; he  ® utterly  destroyed  them  and  all  the 
souls  that  were  therein,  he  left  none  remaining  : and 
he  did  to  the  king  of  Makkedah  as  he  had  done 
unto  the  king  of  Jericho. 

29  And  Joshua  passed  from  Makkedah,  and  all 
Israel  with  him,  unto  Libnah,  and  fought  against 

30  Libnah  : and  the  Lord  delivered  it  also,  and  the 
king  thereof,  into  the  hand  of  Israel  ; and  he  smote 
it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  all  the  souls  that 
were  therein  ; he  left  none  remaining  in  it  ; and  he 
did  unto  the  king  thereof  as  he  had  done  unto  the 
king  of  Jericho. 

31  And  Joshua  passed  from  Libnah,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  unto  Lachish,  and  encamped  against  it, 

32  and  fonglit  against  it  : and  the  Lord  delivered 
Lachish  into  the  hand  of  Israel,  and  he  took  it  on 
the  second  day,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the 

24  Deut.  3.  21.  & 7.  20  Deut.  21.  23.  ch.  d Heb.  whetted. 

19.  8.  29.  e Heb.  devoted. 

25  ch.  8.  29.  27  ch.  G.  21. 


336 


JOSHUA,  XI. 


with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein,  according  to  all  that  he  had  done  to  Libnah. 

33  ^ Then  Horam  king  of  Gezer  came  up  to  help 
Lachish ; and  Joshua  smote  him  and  his  people,  until 
he  had  left  him  none  remaining. 

34  ^ And  from  Lachish  Joshua  passed  unto  Eglon, 
and  all  Israel  with  him  ; and  they  encamped  against  it, 
and  fought  against  it : 

35  And  they  took  it  on  that  day,  and  smote  it  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  zeere 
therein  he  utterly  destroyed  that  day,  according  to  all 
that  he  had  done  to  Lachish. 

36  And  J oshua  went  up  from  Eglon,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  unto  Hebron  ; and  they  fought  against  it  : 

37  And  they  took  it,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  and  the  king  thereof,  and  all  the  cities 
thereof,  and  all  the  souls  that  were  therein  ; he  left 
none  remaining,  according  to  all  that  he  had  done  to 
Eglon  ; but  destroyed  it  utterly,  and  all  the  souls  that 
were  therein. 

38  ^ And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
to  Debir  ; and  fought  against  it  : 

39  And  he  took  it,  and  the  king  thereof,  and  all  the 
cities  thereof  ; and  they  smote  them  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  and  utterly  destroyed  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein  ; he  left  none  remaining : as  he  had  done  to 
Hebron,  so  he  did  to  Debir,  and  to  the  king  thereof  ; 
as  he  had  done  also  to  Libnah,  and  to  her  king. 

40  ^ So  Joshua  smote  all  the  country  of  the  hills, 
and  of  the  south,  and  of  the  vale,  and  of  the  springs, 
and  all  their  kings  : he  left  none  remaining,  but  utterly 
destroyed  all  that  breathed,  as  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
30  commanded. 

41  And  Joshua  smote  them  from  Kadesh-barnea 
even  unto  o^Gaza,  32  and  all  the  country  of  Goshen, 
even  unto  Gibeon. 

42  And  all  these  kings  and  their  land  did  Joshua 
take  at  one  time,  33  because  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
fought  for  Israel. 

43  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
unto  the  camp  to  Gilgal. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 Divers  kings  overcome  at  the  waters  of  Merom.  10  Hazoris  taken  and 
burnt.  16  All  the  country  taken  by  Joshua.  21  The  Anakims  cut  off. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  J abin  king  of  Hazor  had 
heard  those  things^  that  he  ^ sent  to  Jobab  king  of 
Madon,  and  to  the  king  ^ of  Shimron,  and  to  the  king 
of  Achshaph, 

2  And  to  the  kings  that  loere  on  the  north  of  the 
mountains,  and  of  the  plains  south  of  3 Chinneroth,  and 
in  the  valley,  and  in  the  borders  ^ of  Dor  on  the  west, 

3  And  to  the  Canaanite  on  the  east  and  on  the  west, 
and  to  the  Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite, 
and  the  Jebusite  in  the  mountains,  ^and  to  the  Hivite 
under  ^ Hermon  in  the  land  of  Mizpeh. 

4  And  they  went  out,  they  and  all  their  hosts  with 
them,  much  people,  3 even  as  the  sand  that  is  upon  the 
sea  shore  in  multitude,  with  horses  and  chariots  very 
many. 

5  And  when  all  these  kings  were  met  together,  they 
came  and  pitched  together  at  the  waters  of  Merom,  to 
fight  against  Israel. 

28  See  ch.  14.  13.  & so  ])eut.  20.  IG,  17.  ^ ch.  10.  3. 

15.  13.  Judg.  1.  10.  31  Gen.  10.  19.  2 d,.  19.  15. 

2»See  ch.  15.  15.  S2ch.  11.16.  3 Num.  34.  11. 

Judg.  1.  11.  33  ver.  14. 


sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  were  therein,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  he  had  done  to  Libnah. 

33  Then  Horam  king  of  Gezer  came  up  to  help 
Lachish  ; and  Joshua  smote  him  and  his  people, 
until  he  had  left  him  none  remaining. 

34  And  Joshua  passed  from  Lachish,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  unto  Eglon  ; and  they  encamped  against 

35  it,  and  fought  against  it  ; and  they  took  it  on  that 
day,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
all  the  souls  that  were  therein  he  utterly  destroyed 
that  day,  according  to  all  that  he  had  done  to 
Lachish. 

36  And  Joshua  went  up  from  Eglon,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  unto  Hebron  ; and  they  fought  against  it : 

37  and  they  took  it,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  and  the  king  thereof,  and  all  the  cities 
thereof,  and  all  the  souls  that  were  therein  ; he  left 
none  remaining,  according  to  all  that  he  had  done 
to  Eglon  ; but  he  utterly  destroyed  it,  and  all  the 
souls  that  were  therein. 

38  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  to 

39  Debir  ; and  fought  against  it  : and  he  took  it,  and 
the  king  thereof,  and  all  the  cities  thereof  ; and  they 
smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  utter- 
ly destroyed  all  the  souls  that  were  therein  ; he  left 
none  remaining  : as  he  had  done  to  Hebron,  so  he 
did  to  Debir,  and  to  the  king  thereof  ; as  he  had 
done  also  to  Libnah,  and  to  the  king  thereof. 

40  So  Joshua  smote  all  the  land,  the  hill  country, 
and  the  South,  and  the  lowland,  and  the  slopes,  and 
all  their  kings  ; he  left  none  remaining  : but  he 
/ utterly  destroyed  all  that  breathed,  as  the  Lord, 

41  the  God  of  Israel,  commanded.  And  Joshua  smote 
them  from  Kadesh-barnea  even  unto  Gaza,  and  all 

42  the  country  of  Goshen,  even  unto  Gibeon.  And  all 
these  kings  and  their  land  did  Joshua  take  at  one 
time,  because  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  fought 

43  for  Israel.  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  unto  the  camp  to  Gilgal. 


11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jabin  king  of  Hazor 
heard  thereof,  that  he  sent  to  Jobab  king  of  Madon, 
and  to  the  king  of  Shimron,  and  to  the  king  of 

2 Achshaph,  and  to  the  kings  that  were  on  the  north, 
in  the  hill  country,  and  in  the  Arabah  south  of  Chin- 
neroth, and  in  the  lowland,  and  in  ” the  heights  of 

3 Dor  on  the  west,  to  the  Canaanite  on  the  east  and 
on  the  west,  and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and 
the  Perizzite,  and  the  Jebusite  in  the  hill  country, 
and  the  Hivite  under  Hermon  in  the  land  of  Mizpah. 

4 And  they  went  out,  they  and  all  their  hosts  with 
them,  much  people,  even  as  the  sand  that  is  upon 
the  sea  shore  in  multitude,  with  horses  and  chariots 

5 very  many.  And  all  these  kings  met  together  ; and 
they  came  and  pitched  together  at  the  waters  of 


4 ch.  17.  11.  Judg.  6 ch.  13.  11.  12.  Judg.  7.  12.  1 

1.  27.  1 Km.  4.  11.  ^ Gen.  31.  49.  Sam.  13.  5. 

3 Judg.  3.  3.  8 Gen.  22.  17.-  & 32.  / Heb.  devoted. 

a Or,  Naphoth  Dor. 


JOSHUA,  XL 


337 


6 •[[  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  ® Be  not  afraid 
because  of  them  : for  to  morrow  about  this  time  will  I 
deliver  them  up  all  slain  before  Israel  ; thou  shalt 

hough  their  horses,  and  burn  their  chariots  with  fire. 

7 So  Joshua  came,  and  all  the  people  of  war  with 
him,  against  them  by  the  waters  of  Merom  suddenly  ; 
and  they  fell  upon  them. 

8 And  the  Lord  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
Israel,  who  smote  them,  and  chased  them  unto  great 
Zidon,  and  unto  Misrephoth  - maim,  and  unto  the 
valley  of  Mizpeh  eastward  ; and  they  smote  them,  until 
they  left  them  none  remaining. 

9 And  Joshua  did  unto  them  ^^as  the  Lord  bade 
him  : he  houghed  their  horses,  and  burnt  their  chariots 
with  fire. 

10  ^ And  Joshua  at  that  time  turned  back,  and  took 
Hazor,  and  smote  the  king  thereof  with  the  sword  : for 
Hazor  beforetime  was  the  head  of  all  those  kingdoms. 

11  And  they  smote  all  the  souls  that  were  therein 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  utterly  destroying  them : 
there  was  not  any  left  to  breathe  : and  he  burnt  Hazor 
with  fire. 

12  And  all  the  cities  of  those  kings,  and  all  the  kings 
of  them,  did  Joshua  take,  and  smote  them  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  he  utterly  destroyed  them,  as 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  commanded. 

13  But  as  for  the  cities  that  stood  still  in  their 
strength,  Israel  burned  none  of  them,  save  Hazor  only  ; 
that  did  Joshua  burn. 

14  And  all  the  spoil  of  these  cities,  and  the  cattle, 
the  children  of  Israel  took  for  a prey  unto  themselves  ; 
but  every  man  they  smote  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
until  they  had  destroyed  them,  neither  left  they  any  to 
breathe. 

15  •[[  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  his  servant, 
so  ^^did  Moses  command  Joshua,  and  ^®so  did  Joshua  ; 
he  left  notliing  undone  of  all  that  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

16  So  Joshua  took  all  that  land,  the  hills,  and  all 
the  south  country,  and  all  the  land  of  Goshen,  and 
the  valley,  and  the  plain,  and  the  mountain  of  Israel, 
and  the  valley  of  the  same  ; 

17  Even  from  the  mount  Halak,  that  goeth  up  to 
Seir,  even  unto  Baal-gad  in  the  valley  of  Lebanon  under 
mount  Hermon  : and  all  their  langs  he  took,  and 
smote  them,  and  slew  them. 

18  Joshua  made  war  a long  time  with  all  those 
kings. 

19  There  was  not  a city  that  made  peace  with  the 
children  of  Israel,  save  the  Hivites  the  inhabitants 
of  Gibeon  : all  other  they  took  in  battle. 

20  For  it  was  of  the  Lord  to  harden  their  hearts, 
that  they  should  come  against  Israel  in  battle,  that  he 
might  destroy  them  utterly,  and  that  they  might  have 
no  favour,  but  that  he  might  destroy  them,  23  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

21  ^ And  at  that  time  came  Joshua,  and  cut  off 
24  the  Anakims  from  the  mountains,  from  Hebron, 
from  Debir,  from  Anab,  and  from  all  the  mountains  of 
Judah,  and  from  all  the  mountains  of  Israel  : Joshua 
destroyed  them  utterly  with  their  cities. 

22  There  was  none  of  the  Anakims  left  in  the  land 


6 Merom,  to  fight  with  Israel.  And  the  Lord  said 
unto  Joshua,  Be  not  afraid  because  of  them  : for 
to-morrow  at  this  time  will  I deliver  them  up  all 
slain  before  Israel  : thou  shalt  hough  their  horses, 

7 and  burn  their  chariots  with  fire.  So  Joshua  came, 
and  all  the  people  of  war  with  him,  against  them  by 
the  waters  of  Merom  suddenly,  and  fell  upon  them. 

8 And  the  Lord  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
Israel,  and  they  smote  them,  and  chased  them  unto 
great  Zidon,  and  unto  Misrephoth-maim,  and  unto 
the  valley  of  Mizpeh  eastward  ; and  they  smote 

9 them,  until  they  left  them  none  remaining.  And 
Joshua  did  unto  them  as  the  Lord  bade  him  : he 
houghed  their  horses,  and  burnt  their  chariots  with 
fire. 

10  And  Joshua  turned  back  at  that  time,  and  took 
Hazor,  and  smote  the  king  thereof  with  the  sword  : 
for  Hazor  beforetime  was  the  head  of  all  those 

11  kingdoms.  And  they  smote  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  ^ utterly  destroy- 
ing them  : there  was  none  left  that  breathed  ; and 

12  he  burnt  Hazor  with  fire.  And  all  the  cities  of 

' those  kings,  and  all  the  kings  of  them,  did  Joshua 

take,  and  he  smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  utterly  destroyed  them  ; as  Moses  the  servant 

13  of  the  Lord  commanded.  But  as  for  the  cities  that 
stood  on  their  mounds,  Israel  burned  none  of  them, 

14  save  Hazor  only  ; that  did  Joshua  burn.  And  all 
the  spoil  of  these  cities,  and  the  cattle,  the  children 
of  Israel  took  for  a prey  unto  themselves  ; but  every 
man  they  smote  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until 
they  had  destroyed  them,  neither  left  they  any  that 

15  breathed.  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  his  ser- 
vant, so  did  Moses  command  Joshua  : and  so  did 
Joshua;  “^he  left  nothing  undone  of  all  that  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 


16  So  Joshua  took  all  that  land,  the  hill  country,  and 
all  the  South,  and  all  the  land  of  Goshen,  and  the 
lowland,  and  the  Arabah,  and  the  hill  country  of 

17  Israel,  and  the  lowland  of  the  same  ; from  Amount 
Halak,  that  goeth  up  to  Seir,  even  unto  Baal-gad  in 
the  valley  of  Lebanon  under  mount  Hermon  : and 
all  their  kings  he  took,  and  smote  them,  and  put 

18  them  to  death.  Joshua  made  war  a long  time  with 

19  all  those  kings.  There  was  not  a city  that  made 
peace  with  the  children  of  Israel,  save  the  Hivites 
the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  : they  took  all  in  battle. 

20  For  it  was  of  the  Lord  to -^harden  their  hearts,  to 
come  against  Israel  in  battle,  that  he  might  utterly 
destroy  them,  that  they  might  have  no  favour,  but 
that  he  might  destroy  them,  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses. 


21  And  Joshua  came  at  that  time,  and  cut  off  the 
Anakim  from  the  hill  country,  from  Hebron,  from 
Debir,  from  Anab,  and  from  all  the  hill  country  of 
Judah,  and  from  all  the  hill  country  of  Israel  : 
Joshua  ‘^utterly  destroyed  them  with  their  cities. 

22  There  was  none  of  the  Anakim  left  in  the  land  of 


0 ch.  10.  8. 

10  2 Sam.  8.  4. 

11  ch.  13.  G. 

12  ver.  G. 

13  Num.  33.  52.  Deut. 
7.  2.  & 20.  16,  17. 


1*  Ex.  34.  11,  12. 
15  Deut.  7.  2. 

1C  ch.  1.  7. 

11  ch.  12.  8. 

18  ch,  10.  41. 

19  ch.  12.  7. 


20  Deut.  7.  24.  ch. 
12.  7. 

21  ch.  9.  3,  7. 

22  Deut.  2.  30.  .Tudg. 

14.  4.  1 Sam.  2.  25. 


1 Kin.  12.  15.  Rom. 
9.  18. 

23  Deut.  20.  IG,  17. 

24  Num.  13.  22,  33. 
Deut.  1.  28.  ch.  15. 
13,  U. 


b Heb.  devoting, 
r Heb.  devoted, 
d Heb.  he  removed 
nothing. 

e Or,  the  bare  moun- 
tain. 


f Heb.  make  strong, 
g Heb.  devote, 
h Or,  might  not  sue 
for  favour. 


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of  the  children  of  Israel  : only  in  Gaza,  in  ^6  Gath, 
2®  and  in  Ashdod,  there  remained. 

23  So  Joshua  took  the  whole  land,  ^7  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  ; and  Joshua  gave 
it  for  an  inheritance  unto  Israel  28  according  to  their 
divisions  by  their  tribes.  29  the  land  rested  from 
war. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 The  two  kings  whose  countries  Moses  took  and  disposed  of.  7 The  one 
and  thirty  kings  on  the  other  side  Jordan  which  Joshua  smote. 

OW  these  are  the  kings  of  the  land,  which  the 
children  of  Israel  smote,  and  possessed  their 
land  on  the  other  side  Jordan  toward  the  rising  of 
the  sun,  ^ from  the  river  Arnon  2 unto  mount  Hermon, 
and  all  the  plain  on  the  east  : 

2 ® Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  dwelt  in  Hesh- 
bon,  and  ruled  from  Aroer,  which  is  upon  the  bank  of 
the  river  Arnon,  and  from  the  middle  of  the  river,  and 
from  half  Gilead,  even  unto  the  river  Jabbok,  which  is 
the  border  of  the  children  of  Ammon  ; 

3 And  ^ from  the  plain  to  the  sea  of  Chinneroth  on 
the  east,  and  unto  the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the  salt 
sea  on  the  east,  ® the  way  to  Beth-jeshimoth  ; and  from 
the  south,  under  ® Ashdoth-pisgah  : 

4 ^ And  the  coast  of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  which  was 
of  ® the  remnant  of  the  giants,  ® that  dwelt  at  Ashta- 
roth  and  at  Edrei, 

5 And  reigned  in  mount  Hermon,  and  in  Salcah, 
and  in  all  Bashan,  i2uiito  the  border  of  the  Geshurites 
and  the  Maachathites,  and  half  Gilead,  the  border  of 
Sihon  king  of  Heshbon. 

6 Them  did  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  and 
the  children  of  Israel  smite  : and  Moses  the  servant 
of  the  Lord  gave  it  for  a possession  unto  the  Reu- 
benites,  and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manas- 
seh. 

7 ^ And  these  are  the  kings  of  the  country  i®  which 
Joshua  and  the  children  of  Israel  smote  on  this  side 
Jordan  on  the  west,  from  Baal-gad  in  the  valley  of 
Lebanon  even  unto  the  mount  Halak,  that  goeth  up  to 
i®Seir;  which  Joshua  gave  unto  the  tribes  of  Is- 
rael for  a possession  according  to  their  divisions  ; 

8 1®  In  the  mountains,  and  in  the  valleys,  and  in  the 
plains,  and  in  the  springs,  and  in  the  wilderness,  and 
in  the  south  country  ; i®  the  Hittites,  the  Amorites, 
and  the  Canaanites,  the  Perizzites,  the  Hivites,  and 
the  Jebusites  : 

9 If  20  The  king  of  Jericho,  one  ; 21  the  king  of  Ai, 
which  is  beside  Beth-el,  one  ; 

10  22  The  king  of  Jerusalem,  one  ; the  king  of 
Hebron,  one  ; 

11  The  king  of  Jarmuth,  one  ; the  king  of  Lachish, 
one  ; 

12  The  king  of  Eglon,  one  ; 23  the  king  of  Gezer, 
one  ; 

13  24  The  king  of  Debir,  one  ; the  king  of  Geder, 
one  ; 

14  The  king  of  Hormah,  one  ; the  king  of  Arad, 
one  ; 

15  25  The  king  of  Libnah,  one  ; the  king  of  Adullam, 
one  ; 

2R  1 Sam.  17.  4.  1 Num.  21.  24.  7 N„ni.  21. 35.  Deut. 

20  cli.  15.  46.  2 Deut.  3.  8,  9.  3.  4,  10. 

27  Num.  34.  2,  &c.  oj^um.  21.24.  Deut.  » Deut.  3.  11.  ch. 

28  Nmu.  26.  53.  ch.  2.  33,  36.  & 3.  6,  16.  13.  12. 

14.  & 15.  & 16.  & 17.  * Deut.  3.  17.  » Deut.  1.  4. 

& 18.  & 19.  0 oh.  13.  20.  ’0  Deut.  3.  8. 

29  ch.  14.  15.  & 21.  fi  Deut.  3.  17.  & 4.  » Deut.  3.  10.  ch. 

44.  & 22.  4.  & 23.  1.  49.  13.  11. 


the  children  of  Israel  : only  in  Gaza,  in  Gath,  and 
23  in  Ashdod,  did  some  remain.  So  Joshua  took  the 
whole  land,  according  to  all  that  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Moses  ; and  Joshua  gave  it  for  an  inheritance 
unto  Israel  according  to  their  divisions  by  their 
tribes.  And  the  land  had  rest  from  war. 


12  Xow  these  are  the  kings  of  the  land,  whom  the 
children  of  Israel  smote,  and  possessed  their  land 
beyond  Jordan  toward  the  suiirising,  from  the  valley 
of  Arnon  unto  mount  Hermon,  and  all  the  Arabah 

2 eastward  : Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  dwelt 
in  Heshbon,  and  ruled  from  Aroer,  which  is  on  the 
edge  of  the  valley  of  Arnon,  and  “ the  city  that  is  in 
the  middle  of  the  valley,  and  half  Gilead,  even  unto 
the  river  Jabbok,  the  border  of  the  children  of  Am- 

3 mon  ; and  the  Arabah  unto  the  sea  of  Chinneroth, 
eastward,  and  unto  the  sea  of  the  Arabah,  even  the 
Salt  Sea,  eastward,  the  way  to  Beth-jeshimoth  ; and 

4 on  the  south,  under  the  slopes  of  Pisgah  : and  the 
border  of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  of  the  remnant  of  the 

5 Rephaim,  who  dwelt  at  Ashtaroth  and  at  Edrei,  and 
ruled  in  mount  Hermon,  and  in  Salecah,  and  in  all 
Bashan,  unto  the  border  of  the  Geshurites  and  the 
Maacathites,  and  half  Gilead,  the  border  of  Sihon 

6 king  of  Heshbon.  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
and  the  children  of  Israel  smote  them  : and  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  it  for  a possession 
unto  the  Reubenites,  and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh. 


7 And  these  are  the  kings  of  the  land  whom  Joshua 
and  the  children  of  Israel  smote  beyond  Jordan 
westward,  from  Baal-gad  in  the  valley  of  Lebanon 
even  unto  ^ mount  Halak,  that  goeth  up  to  Seir  ; 
and  Joshua  gave  it  unto  the  tribes  of  Israel  for  a 

8 possession  according  to  their  divisions  ; in  the  hill 
country,  and  in  the  lowland,  and  in  the  Arabah, 
and  in  the  slopes,  and  in  the  wilderness,  and  in  the 
South  ; the  Hittite,  the  Amorite,  and  the  Canaanite, 

9 the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite  : the  king 
of  Jericho,  one  ; the  king  of  Ai,  which  is  beside 

10  Beth-el,  one  ; the  king  of  Jerusalem,  one  ; the  king 

11  of  Hebron,  one  ; the  king  of  Jarmuth,  one  ; the  king 

12  of  Lachish,  one  ; the  king  of  Eglon,  one  ; the  king 

13  of  Gezer,  one  ; the  king  of  Debir,  one  ; the  king  of 

14  Geder,  one  ; the  king  of  Hormah,  one  ; the  king  of 

15  Arad,  one  ; the  king  of  Libnah,  one  ; the  king  of 


21  ch.  8.  29. 

22  ch.  10.  23. 

23  ch,  10.  33. 

21  ch.  10.  38. 

25  ch.  10.  29, 

a See  Dent.  2.  36. 
b See  ch.  11.  17. 


12  Deut.  3. 14.  3.  Deut.  2.  1,  4. 

13  Num.  21.  24,  33.  n ch.  11.  23. 

11  Num.  32.  29,  33.  i8  ch,  10.  40.  & 11. 
Deut.  3.  11,  12.  ch.  16. 

13.  8.  19  Ex.  8.  8.  & 23.  23, 

15  ch.  11.  17.  ch.  9.  1. 

16  Gen.  14,  6,  & 82.  20  ch.  6,  2. 


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16  26  The  king  of  Makkedah,  one  ; 27  the  king  of 
Beth-el,  one  ; 

17  The  king  of  Tappuah,  one  ; 28  the  king  of 
Hepher,  one  ; 

18  The  king  of  Aphek,  one  ; the  king  of^  Lasharon, 
one  ; 

19  The  king  of  Madon,  one  ; 29  the  king  of  Hazor, 
one  ; 

20  The  king  of  Shimron-meron,  one  ; the  king  of 
Achshaph,  one  ; 

21  The  king  of  Taanach,  one  ; the  king  of  Megiddo, 
one  ; 

22  The  king  of  Kedesh,  one  ; the  king  of  J okneam 
of  Carmel,  one  ; 

23  The  king  of  Dor  in  the  ®2  coast  of  Dor,  one  ; the 
king  of  the  nations  of  Gilgal,  one  ; 

24  The  king  of  Tirzah,  one  : all  the  kings  thirty  and 
one. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 The  bounds  of  the  land  not  yet  conquered.  8 The  inheritance  of  the 
two  tribes  and  half.  14,  33  The  Lord  and  his  sacrifices  are  the  inherit- 
ance of  Levi.  15  The  bounds  of  the  inheritance  of  Reuben.  22  Ba- 
laam slain.  24  The  bounds  of  the  inheritance  of  Gad,  29  and  of  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

l^rOW  Joshua  ^was  old  and  stricken  in  years  ; and 
1 1 the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Thou  art  old  and  stricken 
in  years,  and  there  remaineth  yet  very  much  land  to  he 
possessed. 

2 2 This  is  the  land  that  yet  remaineth  : ^ all  the 
borders  of  the  Philistines,  and  all  ^ Geshuri, 

3 ^From  Sihor,  which  is  before  Egypt,  even  unto 
the  borders  of  Ekron  northward,  which  is  counted  to  the 
Canaanite  : ^five  lords  of  the  Philistines  ; the  Gazath- 
ites,  and  the  Ashdothites,  the  Eshkalonites,  the  Git- 
tites,  and  the  Ekronites  ; also  the  Avites  : 

4 From  the  south,  all  the  land  of  the  Canaanites,  and 
Mearah  that  is  beside  the  Sidonians,  ® unto  Aphek,  to 
the  borders  of  ® the  Amorites  : 

5 And  the  land  of  the  Giblites,  and  all  Lebanon, 
toward  the  sunrising,  from  Baal-gad  under  mount 
Hermon  unto  the  entering  into  Hamath. 

6 All  the  inhabitants  of  the  hill  country  from  Leba- 
non unto  12  Misrephoth-maim,  and  all  the  Sidonians, 
them  1^  will  I drive  out  from  before  the  children  of  Is- 
rael : only  divide  thou  it  by  lot  unto  the  Israelites  for 
an  inheritance,  as  I have  commanded  thee. 

7 Now  therefore  divide  this  land  for  an  inheritance 
unto  the  nine  tribes,  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 

8 With  whom  the  Reubenites  and  the  Gadites  have 
received  their  inheritance,  which  Moses  gave  them, 
beyond  Jordan  eastward,  eren  as  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  gave  them  ; 

9 From  Aroer,  that  is  upon  the  bank  of  the  river 
Arnon,  and  the  city  that  is  in  the  midst  of  the  river, 
1®  and  all  the  plain  of  Medeba  unto  Dibon  ; 

10  And  11  all  the  cities  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
which  reigned  in  Heshbon,  unto  the  border  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  ; 

11  1®  And  Gilead,  and  the  border  of  the  Geshurites 
and  Maachathitss,  and  all  mount  Hermon,  and  all 
Bashan  unto  Salcah  ; 

ch.  10.  28.  33  Gen.  14.  1,  2.  Is.  6 Jer.  2.  18. 

27  ch.  8.  17.  Judg.  9.  1.  6 Judg.  3.  3.  1 Sam. 

1.  22.  1 See  ch.  14.  10.  & 6.  4,  IG.  Zeph.  2.  5. 

28  1 Kin.  4.  10.  23.  1.  7 Dent.  2.  23. 

28  ch.  11.  10.  2 3.  1.  8 ch.  19.  30. 

soch.  11.  1.&19.  15.  8 Joel  3.  4.  e See  Judg.  1.  34. 

87  ch.  19.  37.  •*  ver.  13.  2 Sam.  3.  ’o  1 Kin.  fj.  18.  Ps. 

82  ch.  11.  2.  3.  & 13.  37,  38.  83.  7.  Ezek.  27.  9. 


16  Adullam,  one  ; the  king  of  Makkedah,  one  ; the 

17  king  of  Beth-el,  one  ; the  king  of  Tappuah,  one  ; the 

18  king  of  Hepher,  one  ; the  king  of  Aphek,  one  ; the 

19  king  of  Lassharon,  one  ; the  king  of  Madon,  one  ; 

20  the  king  of  Hazor,  one  ; the  king  of  Shimron-meron, 

21  one  ; the  king  of  Achshaph,  one  ; the  king  of  Taa- 

22  nach,  one  ; the  king  of  Megiddo,  one  ; the  king  of 
Kedesh,  one  ; the  king  of  Jokneam  in  Carmel,  one  ; 

23  the  king  of  Dor  in  the  height  of  Dor,  one  ; the  king 

24  of  ^ Goiim  in  Gilgal,  one  ; the  king  of  Tirzah,  one  : 
all  the  kings  thirty  and  one. 


13  Now  Joshua  was  old  and  well  stricken  in  years  ; 
and  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Thou  art  old  and  well 
stricken  in  years,  and  there  remaineth  yet  very 

2 much  land  to  be  possessed.  This  is  the  land  that 
yet  remaineth  : all  the  regions  of  the  Philistines, 

3 and  all  the  Geshurites  ; from  “ the  Shihor,  which  is 
before  Egypt,  even  unto  the  border  of  Ekron  north- 
ward, which  is  counted  to  the  Canaanites : the  five 
lords  of  the  Philistines  ; the  Gazites,  and  the  Ash- 
dodites,  the  Ashkelonites,  the  Gittites,  and  the  Ek- 

4 ronites  ; ^ also  the  Avvim,  on  the  south  : all  the  land 
of  the  Canaanites,  and  Mearah  that  belongeth  to  the 
Zidonians,  unto  Aphek,  to  the  border  of  the  Amo- 

6  rites  : and  the  land  of  the  Gebalites,  and  all  Le- 
banon, toward  the  sunrising,  from  Baal-gad  under 

6 mount  Hermon  unto  the  entering  in  of  Hamath  : all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  hill  country  from  Lebanon 
unto  Misrephoth-maim,  even  all  the  Zidonians  ; them 
will  I drive  out  from  before  the  children  of  Israel  : 
only  allot  thou  it  unto  Israel  for  an  inheritance,  as  I 

7 have  commanded  thee.  Now  therefore  divide  this 
land  for  an  inheritance  unto  the  nine  tribes,  and  the 

8 half  tribe  of  Manasseh.  With  him  the  Reubenites 
and  the  Gadites  received  their  inheritance,  which 
Moses  gave  them,  beyond  Jordan  eastward,  even  as 

9 Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  them  ; from 
Aroer,  that  is  on  the  edge  of  the  valley  of  Arnon, 
and  the  city  that  is  in  the  middle  of  the  valley,  and 

10  all  the  plain  of  Medeba  unto  Dibon  ; and  all  the 
cities  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which  reigned 
in  Heshbon,  unto  the  border  of  the  children  of  Am- 

11  mon  ; and  Gilead,  and  the  border  of  the  Geshurites 
and  Maacathites,  and  all  mount  Hermon,  and  all 


11  ch.  12.  7. 

12  ch.  11.  8. 

13  See  ch.  23.  13. 
Judg.  2.  21,  23. 

11  ch.  14.  1,  2. 

18  Num.  32.  33.  Deut. 
3.  12,  13.  ch.  22.  4. 


18  ver.  IG.  Num.  21. 
30. 

17  Num.  21.  24,  25. 

18  ch.  12.  5. 

c Or,  Naphath-dor. 
d Or,  nations, 
a Commonly  called, 


the  brook  of  Egypt. 
See  Num.  34.  5. 

b Or,  also  the  Av- 
vim: from  the  south, 
all  d-c. 

c Or,  table  land. 


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12  All  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan,  which  reigned 
in  Ashtaroth  and  in  Edrei,  who  remained  of  the  rem- 
nant of  the  giants  : ^ for  these  did  Moses  smite,  and 
cast  them  out. 

13  Nevertheless  the  children  of  Israel  expelled  not 
the  Geshurites,  nor  the  Maachatliites  : but  the  Geshur- 
ites  and  the  Maachathites  dWell  among  the  Israelites 
until  this  day. 

14  22  Only  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  he  gave  none  inhe- 
ritance ; the  sacrifices  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  made 
by  fire  are  their  inheritance,  ^3  as  he  said  unto  them. 

15  And  Moses  gave  unto  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Beuben  inheritance  according  to  their  families. 

16  And  their  coast  was  ^4  from  Aroer,  that  is  on  the 
bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  25  and  the  city  that  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  river,  26  and  all  the  plain  by  Medeba  ; 

17  Heshbon,  and  all  her  cities  that  are  in  the  plain  ; 
Dibon,  and  Bamoth-baal,  and  Beth-baal-meon, 

18  27  And  Jahaza,  and  Kedemoth,  and  Mephaath, 

19  28  And  Kirjathaim,  and  29  Sibmah,  and  Zareth- 
shahar  in  the  mount  of  the  valley, 

20  And  Beth-peor,  and  Ashdoth-pisgah,  and  Beth- 
jeshimoth, 

21  31  And  all  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and  all  the  king- 

dom of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which  reigned  in 
Heshbon,  Moses  smote  ^s^yjth  the  princes  of 

Midian,  Evi,  and  Rekem,  and  Zur,  and  Hur,  and  Reba, 
which  were  dukes  of  Sihon,  dwelling  in  the  country. 

22  ^ 3^  Balaam  also  the  son  of  Beor,  the  soothsayer, 
did  the  children  of  Israel  slay  with  the  sword  among 
them  that  were  slain  by  them. 

23  And  the  border  of  the  children  of  Reuben  was 
Jordan,  and  the  border  thereof.  This  was  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  children  of  Reuben  after  their  families,  the 
cities  and  the  villages  thereof. 

24  And  Moses  gave  inheritance  unto  the  tribe  of  Gad, 
even  unto  the  children  of  Gad  according  to  their  fami- 
lies. 

25  35  And  their  coast  was  Jazer,  and  all  the  cities  of 
Gilead,  36  and  half  the  land  of  the  children  of  Ammon, 
unto  Aroer  that  is  before  37  Rabbah  ; 

26  And  from  Heshbon  unto  Ramath-mizpeh,  and 
Betonim  ; and  from  Mahanaim  unto  the  border  of 
Debir  ; 

27  And  in  the  valley,  38  Beth-aram,  and  Beth-nimrah, 
3^  and  Succoth,  and  Zaphon,  the  rest  of  the  kingdom  of 
Sihon  king  of  Heshbon,  Jordan  and  his  border,  even 
unto  the  edge  of  the  sea  of  Chinnereth  on  the  other 
side  Jordan  eastward. 

28  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Gad 
after  their  families,  the  cities,  and  their  villages. 

29  ^ And  Moses  gave  inheritance  unto  the  half  tribe 
of  Manasseh  : and  this  was  the  possession  of  the  half 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Manasseh  by  their  families. 

30  And  their  coast  was  from  Mahanaim,  all  Ba- 
shan, all  the  kingdom  of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  and  all 
the  towns  of  Jair,  which  are  in  Bashan,  threescore 
cities  : 

31  And  half  Gilead,  and  ^2  Ashtaroth,  and  Edrei, 
cities  of  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan,  were  pertaining 
unto  the  children  of  Machir  the  son  of  Manasseh,  even 

19  Deut.  3.  11.  ch.  24  ch.  12.  2.  so  Deut.  3.  17.  ch. 

12. 4.  25  Nmn.  21.  28.  12.  3. 

20  Nmn.  21.  24,  35.  26  ver.  9.  Num.  21.  si  Deut.  3.  10. 

2iver.  11.  30.  82  Num.  21.  24. 

22  Num.  18.  20,  23,  27  Num.  21.  23.  ss  Num.  31.  8. 

24.  ch.  14.  3,  4.  28  Num.  32.  37.  si  Num.  22.  6.  & 31. 

S3  ver.  33.  29  Num.  32.  38.  8. 


12  Bashan  unto  Salecah  ; all  the  kingdom  of  Og  in 
Bashan,  wliich  reigned  in  Ashtaroth  and  in  Edrei 
(the  same  was  left  of  the  remnant  of  the  Rephaim)  ; 
for  these  did  Moses  smite,  and  drave  them  out. 

13  Nevertheless  the  children  of  Israel  drave  not  out 
the  Geshurites,  nor  the  Maacathites  : but  Geshur 
and  Maacath  dwelt  in  the  midst  of  Israel,  unto  this 

14  day.  Only  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  he  gave  none  in- 
heritance ; the  offerings  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  made  by  fire  are  his  inheritance,  as  he  spake 
unto  him. 

15  And  Moses  gave  unto  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 

16  Reuben  according  to  their  families.  And  their  bor- 
der was  from  Aroer,  that  is  on  the  edge  of  the  val- 
ley of  Arnon,  and  the  city  that  is  in  the  middle  of 

17  the  valley,  and  all  the  ^ plain  by  Medeba ; Heshbon, 
and  all  her  cities  that  are  in  the  ^ plain  ; Dibon,  and 

18  Bamoth-baal,  and  Beth-baal-meon  ; and  Jahaz,  and 

19  Kedemoth,  and  Mephaath  ; and  Kiriathaim,  and  Sib- 
mah, and  Zereth-shahar  in  the  mount  of  the  valley  ; 

20  and  Beth-peor,  and  the  ® slopes  of  Pisgah,  and  Beth- 

21  jeshimoth  ; and  all  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and  all 
the  kingdom  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which 
reigned  in  Heshbon,  whom  Moses  smote  with  the 
chiefs  of  Midian,  Evi,  and  Rekem,  and  Zur,  and 
Hur,  and  Reba,  the  princes  of  Sihon,  that  dwelt  in 

22  the  land.  Balaam  also  the  son  of  Beor,  the  sooth- 
sayer, did  the  children  of  Israel  slay  with  the  sword 

23  among  the  rest  of  their  slain.  And  the  border  of 
the  children  of  Reuben  was  Jordan,  and  the  border 
thereof.  This  was  the  inheritance  of  the  children  of 
Reuben  according  to  their  families,  the  cities  and 
the  villages  thereof. 


24  And  Moses  gave  unto  the  tribe  of  Gad,  unto  the 

25  children  of  Gad,  according  to  their  families.  And 
their  border  was  Jazer,  and  all  the  cities  of  Gilead, 
and  half  the  land  of  the  children  of  Ammon,  unto 

26  Aroer  that  is  before  Rabbah  ; and  from  Heshbon 
unto  Ramath-mizpeh,  and  Betonim  ; and  from  Maha- 

27  naim  unto  the  border  of  Debir  ; and  in  the  valley, 
Beth-haram,  and  Beth-nimrah,  and  Succoth,  and 
Zaphon,  the  rest  of  the  kingdom  of  Sihon  king  of 
Heshbon,  Jordan  and  the  border  thereof,  unto  the 
uttermost  part  of  the  sea  of  Chinnereth  beyond  Jor- 

28  dan  eastward.  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad  according  to  their  families,  the  cities 
and  the  villages  thereof. 


29  And  Moses  gave  inheritance  unto  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh  : and  it  was  for  the  half  tribe  of  the  chil- 

30  dren  of  Manasseh  according  to  their  families.  And 
their  border  was  from  Mahanaim,  all  Bashan,  all  the 
kingdom  of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  and  all  * the  towns 

31  of  Jair,  which  are  in  Bashan,  threescore  cities  : and 
half  Gilead,  and  Ashtaroth,  and  Edrei,  the  cities  of 
the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan,  were  for  the  children 


35  Num.  32.  35. 

38  Compare  Num.  21. 
2G,  28,  29,  with  Deut. 
2.  19.  & Judg.  11.  13, 
15, 

37  2 Sam.  11. 1.  & 12. 
26. 


38  Num.  32.  36. 

39  Gen.  33. 17.  1 Kin. 
7.  46. 

40  Num.  34.  11. 

41  Num.  32.  41.  1 

Chr.  2.  23. 

42  ch.  12.  4. 


d Or,  table  land, 
e Or,  springs. 

/Or,  Lidebir. 
g Or,  having  Jordan 
for  a border, 
h See  Num.  32.  41. 


JOSHUA,  XIV. 


341 


to  the  one  half  of  the  children  of  Machir  by  their 
families. 

32  These  are  the  countries  which  Moses  did  distribute 
for  inheritance  in  the  plains  of  Moab,  on  the  other  side 
Jordan,  by  Jericho,  eastward. 

33  But  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  Moses  gave  not  any 
inheritance  : the  Lord  God  of  Israel  was  their  inherit- 
ance, as  he  said  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  nine  tribes  and  a half  are  to  have  their  inheritance  by  lot.  6 Caleb 
by  privilege  obtaineth  Hebron. 

And  these  are  the  countries  which  the  children  of 
Israel  inherited  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  ^ which 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and 
the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  distributed  for  inheritance  to  them. 

2  2 By  lot  loas  their  inheritance,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded by  the  hand  of  Moses,  for  the  nine  tribes,  and 
for  the  half  tribe. 

3  3 For  Moses  had  given  the  inheritance  of  two 
tribes  and  an  half  tribe  on  the  other  side  Jordan  : but 
unto  the  Levites  he  gave  none  inheritance  among  them. 

4  For  ^ the  children  of  Joseph  were  two  tribes,  Ma- 
nasseh  and  Ephraim  : therefore  they  gave  no  part 
unto  the  Levites  in  the  land,  save  cities  to  dwell  in, 
with  their  suburbs  for  their  cattle  and  for  their  sub- 
stance. 

5  ^ As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  the  children 
of  Israel  did,  and  they  divided  the  land. 

6  Then  the  children  of  Judah  came  unto  Joshua 
in  Giigal  : and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  the  ^Kene- 
zite  said  unto  him.  Thou  knowest  the  thing  that  the 
Lord  said  unto  Moses  the  man  of  God  concerning  me 
and  thee  ® in  Kadesh-barnea. 

7  Forty  years  old  was  I when  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  ^ sent  me  from  Kadesh-barnea  to  espy  out  tlie 
land  ; and  I brought  him  word  again  as  it  was  in  mine 
heart. 

8  Nevertheless  my  brethren  that  went  up  with  me 
made  the  heart  of  the  people  melt  : but  I wholly  fol- 
lowed the  Lord  my  God. 

9  And  Moses  sware  on  that  day,  saying,  Surely 
the  land  whereon  thy  feet  have  trodden  shall  be 
thine  inheritance,  and  thy  children’s  for  ever,  because 
thou  hast  wholly  followed  the  Lord  my  God. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  Lord  hath  kept  me  alive, 
as  he  said,  these  forty  and  five  years,  even  since  the 
Lord  spake  this  word  unto  Moses,  while  the  children 
of  Israel  wandered  in  the  wilderness  : and  now,  lo,  I 
am  this  day  fourscore  and  five  years  old. 

11  As  yet  I am  as  strong  this  day  as  / was  in  the 
day  that  Moses  sent  me  : as  my  strength  ivas  then,  even 
so  is  my  strength  now,  for  war,  both  to  go  out,  and  to 
come  in. 

12  Now  therefore  give  me  this  mountain,  whereof 
the  Lord  spake  in  that  day  ; for  thou  heardest  in  that 
day  how  the  Anakims  were  there,  and  that  the  cities 
were  great  and  fenced  : if  so  be  the  Lord  will  he 
with  me,  then  I shall  be  able  to  drive  them  out,  as 
the  Lord  said. 


of  Machir  the  son  of  Manasseh,  even  for  the  half  of 
the  children  of  Machir  according  to  their  families. 

32  These  are  the  inheritances  which  Moses  distri- 
buted in  the  plains  of  Moab,  beyond  the  Jordan  at 

33  Jericho,  eastward.  But  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  Mo- 
ses gave  none  inheritance  : the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  is  their  inheritance,  as  he  spake  unto  them. 


14  And  these  are  the  inheritances  which  the  children 
of  Israel  took  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  which  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the  heads 
of  the  fathers’  houses  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of 

2 Israel,  distributed  unto  them,  by  the  lot  of  their 
inheritance,  as  the  Lord  commanded  by  the  hand 
of  Moses,  for  the  nine  tribes,  and  for  the  half  tribe. 

3 For  Moses  ha.d  given  the  inheritance  of  the  two 
tribes  and  the  half  tribe  beyond  Jordan  : but  unto 
the  Levites  he  gave  none  inheritance  among  them. 

4 For  the  children  of  Joseph  were  two  tribes,  Manas- 
seh and  Ephraim  : and  they  gave  no  portion  unto 
the  Levites  in  the  land,  save  cities  to  dwell  in,  with 
the  “suburbs  thereof  for  their  cattle  and  for  their 

5 substance.  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  the 
children  of  Israel  did,  and  they  divided  the  land. 

6 Then  the  children  of  Judah  drew  nigh  unto 
Joshua  in  Giigal  : and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephimneh 
the  Kenizzite  said  unto  him,  Thou  knowest  the  thing 
that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  the  man  of  God 
concerning  me  and  concerning  thee  in  Kadesh- 

7 barnea.  Forty  years  old  was  I when  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  sent  me  from  Kadesh-barnea 
to  spy  out  the  land  ; and  I brought  him  word  again 

8 as  it  was  in  mine  heart.  Nevertheless  my  brethren 
that  went  up  with  me  made  the  heart  of  the  people 
melt  : but  I wholly  followed  the  Lord  my  God. 

9 And  Moses  sware  on  that  day,  saying.  Surely  the 
land  whereon  thy  foot  hath  trodden  shall  be  an  in- 
heritance to  thee  and  to  thy  children  for  ever,  because 

10  thou  hast  wholly  followed  the  Lord  my  God.  And 
now,  behold,  the  Lord  hath  kept  me  alive,  as  he 
spake,  these  forty  and  five  years,  from  the  time  that 
the  Lord  spake  this  word  unto  Moses,  while  Israel 
walked  in  the  wilderness  : and  now,  lo,  I am  this 

11  day  fourscore  and  five  years  old.  As  yet  I am  as 
strong  this  day  as  I was  in  the  day  that  Moses  sent 
me  : as  my  strength  was  then,  even  so  is  my  strength 

12  now,  for  war,  and  to  go  out  and  to  come  in.  Now 
therefore  give  me  this  mountain,  whereof  the  Lord 
spake  in  that  day  ; for  thou  heardest  in  that  day 
how  the  Anakim  were  there,  and  cities  great  and 
fenced  : it  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  be  with  me, 


« Num.  32.  39,  40. 

« ver.  14.  ch.  18.  7. 
45  Num.  18. 20.  Deut. 
10.  9.  & 18.  1,  2. 

1 Num.  34.  17,  18. 

2 Num.  26.  55.  & 33. 


54.  &34.  13. 

3 eh.  13.  8,  32,  33. 

4 Geu.  48.  5.  1 Chr. 
5.  1,  2. 

5 Num.  35.  2.  ch.21. 

2. 


6  Num.  32.  12.  & ch. 
15.  17. 

TNum.  14.  24,  30. 
Deut.  1.  36,  38. 

« Num.  13.  26. 


9 Num.  13.  6.  & 14. 

6. 

10  Num.  13.  31,  32. 
Deut.  1.  28. 

1'  Num.  14.24.  Deut. 
1.36. 


12  Num.  14.  23,  24. 
Deut.  1.  36.  ch.  1.  3. 

13  See  Num.  13.  22. 

14  Num.  14.  30. 

15  See  Deut.  .34.  7. 

10  Deut.  31.  2. 


11  Num.  13.  28,  33. 

18  Ps.  18.  32,  34.  & 
60.  12.  Rom.  8.  31. 

10  ch.  15.  14.  Judg. 

1.  20. 

a Or,  pasture  lands. 


342 


JOSHUA,  XV. 


13  And  Joshua  blessed  him,  and  gave  unto 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  Hebron  for  an  inheritance. 

14  Hebron  therefore  became  the  inheritance  of 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  the  Kenezite  unto  this  day, 
because  that  he  wholly  followed  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

15  And  the  name  of  Hebron  before  was  Kirjath- 
arba  ; which  Arba  was  a great  man  among  the  Anak- 
ims.  And  the  land  had  rest  from  war. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  b07'ders  of  the  lot  of  Judah.  13  Caleb's  nortion  and  conquest. 
16  OthnieU  for  his  valour,  hath  Achsah,  Caleb's  daughter,  to  wife. 
18  She  obtaineth  a blessing  of  her  father.  21  The  cities  of  Judah.  63 
The  Jebusites  not  conquered. 

rHIS  then  was  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Judah  by  their  families  ; ^ even  to  the  border  of 
Edom  the  ^ wilderness  of  Zin  southward  was  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  south  coast. 

2  And  their  south  border  was  from  the  shore  of  the 
salt  sea,  from  the  bay  that  looketh  southward  : 

3  And  it  went  out  to  the  south  side  ^to  Maaleh- 
acrabbim,  and  passed  along  to  Zin,  and  ascended  up  on 
the  south  side  unto  Kadesh-barnea,  and  passed  along 
to  Hezron,  and  went  up  to  Adar,  and  fetched  a com- 
pass to  Karkaa  : 

4  From  thence  it  passed  ^toward  Azmon,  and  went 
out  unto  the  river  of  Egypt  ; and  the  goings  out  of 
that  coast  were  at  the  sea  : this  shall  be  your  south  coast. 

5  And  the  east  border  was  the  salt  sea,  even  unto  the 
end  of  Jordan.  And  their  border  in  the  north  quarter 
was  from  the  bay  of  the  sea  at  the  uttermost  part  of 
Jordan  : 

6  And  the  border  went  up  to  ^ Beth-hogla,  and  passed 
along  by  the  north  of  Betli-arabah  ; and  the  border 
went  up  ®to  the  stone  of  Bohan  the  son  of  Reuben  : 

7  And  the  border  went  up  toward  Debir  from  the 
valley  of  Achor,  and  so  northward,  looking  toward 
Gilgal,  that  is  before  the  going  up  to  Adummim,  which 
is  on  the  south  side  of  the  river  : and  the  border  passed 
toward  the  waters  of  En-shemesh,  and  the  goings  out 
thereof  were  at  ® En-rogel  : 

8  And  the  border  went  up  ^by  the  valley  of  the 
son  of  Hinnom  unto  the  south  side  of  the  Jebusite  ; 
the  same  is  Jerusalem  : and  the  border  went  up  to  the 
top  of  the  mountain  that  lieth  before  the  valley  of  Hin- 
nom westward,  which  is  at  the  end  of  the  valley  of 
the  giants  northward  : 

9  And  the  border  was  drawn  from  the  top  of  the  hill 
unto  the  fountain  of  the  water  of  Xephtoah,  and  went 
out  to  the  cities  of  mount  Ephron  ; and  the  border  was 
drawn  to  Baalah,  which  is  Kirjath-jearim  : 

10  And  the  border  compassed  from  Baalah  westward 
unto  mount  Seir,  and  passed  along  unto  the  side  of 
mount  Jearim,  which  is  Chesalon,  on  the  north  side,  and 
went  down  to  Beth-shemesh,  and  passed  on  to  Tim- 
nah  : 

11  And  the  border  went  out  unto  the  side  of  Ekron 
northward  : and  the  border  was  drawn  to  Shicron,  and 
passed  along  to  mount  Baalah,  and  went  out  unto  Jab- 
neel  ; and  the  goings  out  of  the  border  were  at  the  sea. 
12  And  the  west  border  teas  to  the  great  sea,  and 


20  Ch.  22.  6. 

21  ch.  10.  37.  & 15. 
13.  Judg.  1.  20.  See 
ch.  21.  11,  12.  1 Chr. 
6.  55,  56. 

22  ch.  21.  12. 


23  ver.  8,  9. 

2“  Gen.  23.  2.  ch. 
15.  13. 

23  ch.  11.  23. 

1 Num.  34.  3. 

2 Num.  33.  36. 


3  Num.  34.  4. 

* Num.  34.  5. 

3 ch.  18.  19. 

0 ch.  18.  17. 

’ ch.  7.  26. 

8 2 Sam.  17.  17.  1 


13  and  I shall  drive  them  out,  as  the  Lord  spake.  And 
Joshua  blessed  him  ; and  he  gave  Hebron  unto  Ca- 

14  leb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  for  an  inheritance.  There- 
fore Hebron  became  the  inheritance  of  Caleb  the 
son  of  Jephunneh  the  Kenizzite,  unto  this  day  ; be- 
cause that  he  wholly  followed  the  Lord,  the  God  of 

15  Israel.  Now  the  name  of  Hebron  before  time  was 
^ Kiriath-arba ; which  Arba  was  the  greatest  man 
among  the  Anakim.  And  the  land  had  rest  from  war. 


15  And  the  lot  for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah 
according  to  their  families  was  unto  the  border  of 
Edom,  even  to  the  wilderness  of  Zin  southward,  at 

2 the  uttermost  part  of  the  south.  And  their  south 
border  was  from  the  uttermost  part  of  the  Salt  Sea, 

3 from  the  " bay  that  looked  southward  : and  it  went 
out  southward  of  the  ascent  of  Akrabbim,  and  passed 
along  to  Zin,  and  went  up  by  the  south  of  Kadesh- 
barnea,  and  passed  along  by  Hezron,  and  went  up  to 

4 Addar,  and  turned  about  to  Karka  : and  it  passed 
along  to  Azmon,  and  went  out  at  the  brook  of 
Egypt ; and  the  goings  out  of  the  border  were  at 

5 the  sea  : this  shall  be  your  south  border.  And  the 
east  border  was  the  Salt  Sea,  even  unto  the  end  of 
Jordan.  And  the  border  of  the  north  quarter  was 

6 from  the  ”bay  of  the  sea  at  the  end  of  Jordan  : and 
the  border  went  up  to  Beth-hoglah,  and  passed  along 
by  the  north  of  Beth-arabah  ; and  the  border  went 

7 up  to  the  stone  of  Bohan  the  son  of  Reuben  ; and 
the  border  went  up  to  Debir  from  the  valley  of 
Achor,  and  so  northward,  looking  toward  Gilgal, 
that  is  over  against  the  ascent  of  Adummim,  which 
is  on  the  south  side  of  the  river  : and  the  border 
passed  along  to  the  waters  of  En-shemesh,  and  the 

8 goings  out  thereof  were  at  En-rogel  : and  the  bor- 
der went  up  by  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom 
unto  the  ^ side  of  the  Jebusite  southward  (the  same 
is  Jerusalem)  : and  the  border  went  up  to  the  top 
of  the  mountain  that  lieth  before  the  valley  of  Hin- 
nom westward,  which  is  at  the  uttermost  part  of  the 

9 vale  of  Rephaim  northward  : and  the  border  was 
drawn  from  the  top  of  the  mountain  unto  the  foun- 
tain of  the  waters  of  Nephtoah,  and  went  out  to  the 
cities  of  mount  Ephron  ; and  the  border  was  drawn 

10  to  Baalah  (the  same  is  Kiriath-jearim)  : and  the 
border  turned  about  from  Baalah  westward  unto 
mount  Seir,  and  passed  along  unto  the  side  of  mount 
Jearim  on  the  north  (the  same  is  Chesalon),  and 
went  down  to  Beth-shemesh,  and  passed  along  by 

11  Timnah  : and  the  border  went  out  unto  the  side  of 
Ekron  northward  : and  the  border  was  drawn  to 
Shikkeron,  and  passed  along  to  mount  Baalah,  and 
went  out  at  Jabneel  ; and  the  goings  out  of  the  bor- 

12  der  were  at  the  sea.  And  the  west  border  was  to 
the  great  sea,  and  the  border  thereof.  This  is  the 


Kin.  1.  9. 

« ch.  18.  16.  2 Kin. 
23.  10.  Jer.  19.  2,  6. 

10  ch.  18.  28.  Judg. 
1.  21.  & 19.  10. 

11  ch.  18.  16. 


12  ch.  18.  15. 

1*  1 Chr.  13.  6. 
i«  Judg.  18.  12. 

13  Gen.  38. 13.  Judg. 
14.  1. 

10  ch.  19.  43. 


'7  ver.  47.  Nuin.  34. 
6,  7. 

b That  is.  The  city 
of  Ai'ba. 
a Heb.  tongue, 
b Heb.  shoulder. 


JOSHUA,  XV.  343 


the  coast  thereof.  This  is  the  coast  of  the  children  of 
Judah  round  about  according  to  their  families. 

13  ^i®And  unto  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  he 
gave  a part  among  the  children  of  Judah,  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  to  Joshua,  even  the 
city  of  Arba  the  father  of  Anak,  which  city  is  Hebron. 

14  And  Caleb  drove  thence  the  three  sons  of  Anak, 

Sheshai,  and  Ahiman,  and  Talmai,  the  children  of 

Anak. 

15  And  2'^he  went  up  thence  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Debir  : and  the  name  of  Hebir  before  was  Kirjath- 
sepher. 

16  Caleb  said.  He  that  smiteth  Kirjath- 
sepher,  and  taketh  it,  to  him  will  I give  Achsah  my 
daughter  to  wife. 

17  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz,  the  brother  of 
Caleb,  took  it  : and  he  gave  him  Achsah  his  daughter  to 
wife. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  came  unto  him,  that 
she  moved  him  to  ask  of  her  father  a field  : and  she 
lighted  off  her  ass  ; and  Caleb  said  unto  her.  What 
wouldest  thou  ? 

19  Who  answered.  Give  me  a blessing  ; for  thou 
hast  given  me  a south  land  ; give  me  also  springs  of 
water.  And  he  gave  her  the  upper  springs,  and  the 
nether  springs. 

20  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Judah  according  to  their  families. 

21  And  the  uttermost  cities  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  toward  the  coast  of  Edom  southward 
were  Kabzeel,  and  Eder,  and  Jagur, 

22  And  Kinah,  and  Dimonah,  and  Adadah, 

23  And  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and  Ithnan, 

24  Ziph,  and  Telem,  and  Bealoth, 

25  And  Hazor,  Hadattah,  and  Kerioth,  and  Hezron, 
which  is  Hazor, 

26  Amam,  and  Shema,  and  Moladah, 

27  And  Hazar-gaddah,  and  Heshmon,  and  Beth- 
palet, 

28  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Beer-sheba,  and  Bizjoth- 
jah, 

29  Baalah,  and  lim,  and  Azem, 

30  And  Eltolad,  and  Chesil,  and  Hormah, 

31  And  29  Ziklag,  and  Madmannah,  and  Sansannah, 

32  And  Lebaoth,  and  Shilhim,  and  Ain,  and  Rim- 
mon  : all  the  cities  are  twenty  and  nine,  with  their  vil- 
lages : 

33  And  in  the  valley,  Eshtaol,  and  Zoreah,  and 
Ashnah, 

34  And  Zanoah,  and  En-gannim,  Tappuah,  and 
Enam, 

35  Jarmuth,  and  Adullam,  Socoh,  and  Azekah, 

36  And  Sharaim,  and  Adithaim,  and  Gederah,  and 
Gederothaim  ; fourteen  cities  with  their  villages  : 

37  Zenan,  and  Hadashah,  and  Migdal-gad, 

38  And  Dilean,  and  Mizpeh,  ^^and  Joktheel, 

39  Lachish,  and  Bozkath,  and  Eglon, 

40  And  Cabbon,  and  Lahmam,  and  Kithlish, 

41  And  Gederoth,  Beth-dagon,  and  Naamah,  and 
Makkedah  ; sixteen  cities  with  their  villages  ; 

42  Libnah,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan, 

43  And  Jiphtah,  and  Ashnah,  and  Nezib, 

44  And  Keilah,  and  Achzib,  and  Mareshah  ; nine 
cities  with  their  villages  : 

18  Ch.  14.  13.  22  ch.  10.  38.  Judg.  Judg.  1.  13.  & 3. 9. 

in  ch.  14.  15.  1.  11.  25  Niim.  32.  12.  ch. 

20  Judg.  1.  10,  20.  23  Judg.  1.  12.  14.  G. 

21  Nuan.  13.  22.  26  judg.  1.14. 


border  of  the  children  of  Judah  round  about  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

13  And  unto  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  he  gave  a 
portion  among  the  children  of  Judah,  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  to  Joshua,  even 

Kiriath-arba,  which  Arba  was  the  father  of  Anak 

14  (the  same  is  Hebron).  And  Caleb  drove  out  thence 
the  three  sons  of  Anak,  Sheshai,  and  Ahiman,  and 

15  Talmai,  the  children  of  Anak.  And  he  went  up 
thence  against  the  inhabitants  of  Debir  : now  the 

16  name  of  Debir  beforetime  was  Kiriath-sepher.  And 
Caleb  said.  He  that  smiteth  Kiriath-sepher,  and  tak- 
eth it,  to  him  will  I give  Achsah  my  daughter  to 

17  Avife.  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz,  the  brother 
of  Caleb,  took  it  : and  he  gave  him  Achsah  his 

18  daughter  to  wife.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
came  unto  him,  that  she  moved  him  to  ask  of  her 
father  a field  : and  she  lighted  down  from  off  her 
ass  ; and  Caleb  said  unto  her.  What  wouldest 

19  thou  ? And  she  said.  Give  me  a ^ blessing  ; for 
that  thou  hast  ® set  me  in  the  land  of  the  South, 
give  me  also  springs  of  water.  And  he  gave  her 
the  upper  springs  and  the  nether  springs. 


20  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Judah  according  to  their  families. 

21  And  the  uttermost  cities  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  toward  the  border  of  Edom  in  the 

22  South  were  Kabzeel,  and  Eder,  and  Jagur  ; and 

23  Kinah,  and  Dimonah,  and  Adadah  ; and  Kedesh, 

24  and  Hazor,  and  Ithnan  ; Ziph,  and  Telem,  and  Bea- 

25  loth  ; and  Hazor-hadattah,  and  Kerioth-hezron  (the 

26  same  is  Hazor)  ; Amam,  and  Shema,  and  Moladah  ; 

27  and  Hazar-gaddah,  and  Heshmon,  and  Beth-pelet  ; 

28  and  Hazar-shual,  and  Beer-sheba,  and  Biziothiah  ; 

29  30  Baalah,  and  lim,  and  Ezem  ; and  Eltolad,  and 

31  Chesil,  and  Hormah  ; and  Ziklag,  and  Madmannah, 

32  and  Sansannah  ; and  Lebaoth,  and  Shilhim,  and  Ain, 
and  Rimmon : all  the  cities  are  twenty  and  nine, 
with  their  villages. 


33  In  the  lowland,  Eshtaol,  and  Zorah,  and  Ashnah  ; 

34  and  Zanoah,  and  En-gannim,  Tappuah,  and  Enam  ; 

35  36  Jarmuth,  and  Adullam,  Socoh,  and  Azekah  ; and 
Shaaraim,  and  Adithaim,  and  Gederah,  and  Gede- 
rothaim ; fourteen  cities  with  their  villages. 

37  38  Zenan,  and  Hadashah,  and  Migdal-gad  ; and  Di- 

39  Ian,  and  Mizpeh,  and  Joktheel  ; Lachish,  and  Boz-  . 

40  kath,  and  Eglon  ; and  Cabbon,  and -^  Lahmam,  and 

41  Chithlish  ; and  Gederoth,  Beth-dagon,  and  Naamah, 
and  Makkedah  ; sixteen  cities  with  their  villages. 

42  43  Libnah,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan  ; and  Iphtah, 
44  and  Aslinah,  and  Nezib  ; and  Keilah,  and  Achzib, 

and  Mareshah  ; nine  cities  with  their  villages. 

2'  See  Gen.  24.  G4.  1 Nuin.  13.  23.  d Or,  jyresent. 

Sam.  25.  23.  8i  2 Kin.  14.  7.  e Or,  (/iven  me  the 

28  Gen.  33.  11.  c That  is.  The  oily  of  land  of  the  South. 

1 Sam.  27.  G.  Arba.  f Or,  Lahmas. 


V 


344 


JOSHUA,  XVI. 


45  Ekron,  with  her  towns  and  her  villages  : 

46  From  Ekron  even  unto  the  sea,  all  that  lay  near 
Ashdod,  with  their  villages  : 

47  Ashdod  with  her  towns  and  her  villages,  Gaza 
with  her  towns  and  her  villages,  unto  ^^the  river  of 
Egypt,  and  ^^the  great  sea,  and  the  border  thereof: 

48  ^ And  in  the  mountains,  Shamir,  and  Jattir,  and 
Socoh, 

49  And  Hannah,  and  Kirjath-sannah,  which  is  Debir, 

50  And  Anab,  and  Eshtemoh,  and  Anim, 

51  And  Goshen,  and  Holon,  and  Giloh  ; eleven 
cities  with  their  villages  : 

52  Arab,  and  Duraah,  and  Eshean, 

53  And  Janum,  and  Beth-tappuah,  and  Aphekah, 

54  And  Humtah,  and  Kirjath-arba,  which  is  He- 
bron, and  Zior  ; nine  cities  with  their  villages  ; 

55  Maon,  Carmel,  and  Ziph,  and  Juttah, 

56  And  Jezreel,  and  Jokdeam,  and  Zanoah, 

57  Cain,  Gibeah,  and  Timnah  ; ten  cities  with  their 
villages  : 

58  Halhul,  Beth-zur,  and  Gedor, 

59  And  Maarath,  and  Beth-anoth,  and  Eltekon  ; six 
cities  with  their  villages  : 

60  Kirjath-baal,  which  is  Kirjath-jearim,  and  Rab- 
bah  ; two  cities  witli  their  villages  : 

61  In  the  wilderness,  Beth-arabah,  Middin,  and  Se- 
cacah, 

62  And  Nibshan,  and  the  city  of  Salt,  and  En-gedi  ; 
six  cities  with  their  villages. 

63  If  As  for  the  Jebusites  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem, the  children  of  Judah  could  not  drive  them  out  : 

but  the  Jebusites  dwell  with  the  children  of  Judah  at 
Jerusalem  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  The  general  borders  of  the  sons  of  Joseph.  5 The  border  of  the  in- 
heritance of  Ephraim.  10  The  Canaanites  not  conquered. 

And  the  lot  of  the  cliildren  of  Joseph  fell  from  Jor- 
dan by  Jericho,  unto  the  water  of  Jericho  on  the 
east,  to  the  wilderness  that  goeth  up  from  Jericho 
throughout  mount  Beth-el, 

2  And  goeth  out  from  Beth-el  to  ^ Luz,  and  passeth 
along  unto  the  borders  of  Archi  to  Ataroth, 

3  And  goeth  down  westward  to  the  coast  of  Japhleti, 
2 unto  the  coast  of  Beth-horon  the  nether,  and  to  ® Ge- 
zer  : and  the  goings  out  thereof  are  at  the  sea. 

4  ^ So  the  children  of  Joseph,  Manasseh  and  Ephra- 
im, took  their  inheritance. 

5  ^ And  the  border  of  the  children  of  Ephraim  ac- 
cording to  their  families  was  thus : even  the  border  of 
their  inheritance  on  the  east  side  was  ® Ataroth-addar, 
® unto  Beth-horon  the  upper  ; 

6  And  the  border  went  out  toward  the  sea  to  Mich- 
methah  on  the  north  side  ; and  the  border  went  about 
eastward  unto  Taanath-shiloh,  and  passed  by  it  on  the 
east  to  Janohah  ; 

7  And  it  went  down  from  Janohah  to  Ataroth,  ^and 
to  Naarath,  and  came  to  Jericho,  and  went  out  at  Jor- 
dan. 

8  The  border  went  out  from  Tappuah  westward  unto 
the  ® river  Kanah  ; and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at 
the  sea.  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Ephraim  by  their  families. 

32  ver.  4.  33  ver.  13.  ch.  14.  2 Sam.  5.  G. 

33Num.  34.  6.  15.  ss  Jud^.  1.  21. 

3*  ch.  10.  41.  & 11.  36  eh.  18.  14.  i ch.  18.  13.  Judg. 

16.  37  See  Judg.  1.  8,  21.  1.  26. 


45  46  Ekron,  with  her  ^ towns  and  her  villages  : from 
Ekron  even  unto  the  sea,  all  that  were  by  the  side 
of  Ashdod,  with  their  villages. 

47  Ashdod,  her  towns  and  her  villages  ; Gaza,  her 
towns  and  her  villages  ; unto  the  brook  of  Egypt, 
and  the  great  sea,  and  the  border  thereof 

48  And  in  the  hill  country,  Shamir,  and  Jattir,  and 

49  Socoh  ; and  Dannah,  and  Kiriath-sannah  (the  same 

50  is  Debir)  ; and  Anab,  and  Eshtemoh,  and  Anim  ; 

51  and  Goshen,  and  Holon,  and  Giloh  ; eleven  cities 
with  their  villages. 

52  53  Arab,  and  Dumah,  and  Eshan  ; and  Janim,  and 

54  Beth-ta]3puah,  and  Aphekah  ; and  Humtah,  and  Ki- 
riath-arba  (the  same  is  Hebron),  and  Zior  ; nine 
cities  with  their  villages. 

55  56  Maon,  Carmel,  and  Ziph,  and  Jutah  ; and  Jez- 

57  reel,  and  Jokdeam,  and  Zanoah  ; Kain,  Gibeah,  and 
Timnah  ; ten  cities  with  their  villages. 

58  59  Halhul,  Beth-zur,  and  Gedor  ; and  Maarath, 
and  Beth-anoth,  and  Eltekon  ; six  cities  with  their 
villages. 

60  Kiriath-baal  (the  same  is  Kiriath-jearim),  and 
Rabbah  ; two  cities  with  their  villages. 

61  In  the  wilderness,  Beth-arabah,  Middin,  and  Se- 

62  cacah  ; and  Nibshan,  and  the  City  of  Salt,  and  En- 
gedi  ; six  cities  with  their  villages. 

63  And  as  for  the  Jebusites,  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem, the  children  of  Judah  could  not  drive  them 
out  : but  the  Jebusites  dwelt  with  the  children  of 
Judah  at  Jerusalem,  unto  this  day. 


16  And  the  lot  for  the  children  of  Joseph  went  out 
from  the  Jordan  at  Jericho,  at  the  waters  of  Jeri- 
cho on  the  east,  even  the  wilderness,  going  up  from 

2 Jericho  through  the  hill  country  to  Beth-el  ; and  it 
went  out  from  Beth-el  to  Luz,  and  passed  along 

3 unto  the  border  of  the  Archites  to  Ataroth  ; and  it 
went  down  westward  to  the  border  of  the  Japhle- 
tites,  unto  the  border  of  Beth-horon  the  nether, 
even  unto  Gezer  : and  the  goings  out  thereof  were 

4 at  the  sea.  And  the  children  of  Joseph,  Manasseh 

5 and  Ephraim,  took  their  inheritance.  And  the  bor- 
der of  the  children  of  Ephraim  according  to  their 
families  was  thus : even  the  border  of  their  inherit- 
ance eastward  was  Ataroth-addar,  unto  Beth-horon 

6 the  upper  ; and  the  border  went  out  westward  at 
Michmethath  on  the  north  ; and  the  border  turned 
about  eastward  unto  Taanath-shiloh,  and  passed 

7 along  it  on  the  east  of  Janoah  ; and  it  went  down 
from  Janoah  to  Ataroth,  and  to  Naarali,  and  reached 

8 unto  Jericho,  and  went  out  at  Jordan.  From  Tap- 
puah the  border  went  along  westward  to  the  brook 
of  Kanah  ; and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at  the 
sea.  Tliis  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 


2 ch.  18.  13.  2 Chr. 
8.  5. 

3 1 Kin.  9.  16.  1 

Chr.  7.  28. 


4 ch.  17.  14. 
3 ch.  18.  13. 
0 2 Chr.  8.  5. 
2ch.  17.  7. 


8 1 Chr.  7.  28. 

» ch.  17,  9. 
g Heb.  daughters. 


JOSHUA,  XVII. 


345 


9 And  the  separate  cities  for  the  children  of 
Ephraim  were  among  the  inheritance  of  the  children 
of  Manasseh,  all  the  cities  with  their  villages. 

10  And  they  drave  not  out  the  Canaanites  that 
dwelt  in  Gezer  : hut  the  Canaanites  dwell  among  the 
Ephraimites  unto  this  day,  and  serve  under  tribute. 

CHAPTER  XYII. 

1 The  lot  of  Manasseh.  7 His  coast.  12  TM  Canaanites  not  driven  out. 
14  The  children  of  Joseph  obtain  another  lot. 

There  was  also  a lot  for  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  ; 

for  he  was  the  ^firstborn  of  Joseph;  to  wit,  for 
2 Machir  the  firstborn  of  Manasseh,  the  father  of  Gile- 
ad : because  he  was  a man  of  war,  therefore  he  had 
2 Gilead  and  Bashan. 

2  There  was  also  a lot  for  ^ the  rest  of  the  children 
of  Manasseh  by  their  families  ; ® for  the  children  of 
Abiezer,  and  for  the  children  of  Helek,  ® and  for  the 
children  of  Asriel,  and  for  the  children  of  Shechem, 

’ and  for  the  children  of  Hepher,  and  for  the  children 
of  Shemida  : these  were  the  male  children  of  Manasseh 
the  son  of  Joseph  by  their  families. 

3  ^ But  ® Zelophehad,  the  son  of  Hepher,  the  son  of 
Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  had  no 
sons,  but  daughters  : and  these  are  the  names  of  his 
daughters,  Mahlah,  and  Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah,  and 
Tirzah. 

4  And  they  came  near  before  ® Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  before  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  before  the 
princes,  saying,  The  Lord  commanded  Moses  to  give 
us  an  inheritance  among  our  brethren.  Therefore  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  he  gave  them 
an  inheritance  among  the  brethren  of  their  father. 

5  And  there  fell  ten  portions  to  Manasseh,  beside  the 
land  of  Gilead  and  Bashan,  which  were  on  the  other 
side  Jordan  ; 

6  Because  the  daughters  of  Manasseh  had  an  inherit- 
ance among  his  sons  : and  the  rest  of  Manasseh’ s sons 
had  the  land  of  Gilead. 

7  ^ And  the  coast  of  Manasseh  was  from  Asher  to 
Michmethah,  that  lieth  before  Shechem  ; and  the  bor- 
der went  along  on  the  right  hand  unto  the  inhabitants 
of  En-tappuah. 

8  Now  Manasseh  had  the  land  of  Tappuah  : but 
Tappuah  on  the  border  of  Manasseh  belonged  to  the 
children  of  Ephraim  ; 

9  And  the  coast  descended  ^^unto  the  river  Kanah, 
southward  of  the  river  : these  cities  of  Ephraim  are 
among  the  cities  of  Manasseh  : the  coast  of  Manasseh 
also  was  on  the  north  side  of  the  river,  and  the  outgo- 
ings of  it  were  at  the  sea  : 

10  Southward  it  was  Ephraim’s,  and  northward  it 
was  Manasseh’s,  and  the  sea  is  his  border  ; and  they 
met  together  in  Asher  on  the  north,  and  in  Issachar  on 
the  east. 

11  i^And  Manasseh  had  in  Issachar  and  in  A slier 
Beth-shean  and  her  towns,  and  Ibleam  and  her  towns, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  in- 
habitants of  En-dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Taanach  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of 
Megiddo  and  her  towns,  even  three  countries. 

12  Yet  the  children  of  Manasseh  could  not  drive 


10  ch.  17.  9. 

11  Judg.  1 . 29.  See 
1 Kin.  9.  16. 

1 Gen.  41.  61.  & 46. 
20.  & 48.  18. 


- Gen.  60.  23.  Nnm. 
26.  29.  & 32.  39,  40. 
1 Chr.  7.  14. 

3 Dent.  3.  16. 

‘ Nmn.  26.  29-32. 


3 1 Chr.  7.  18. 

0 Ninu.  26.  31. 

" Nuin.  26.  32. 

8 Num.  26.  33.  & 27. 
1.  & 36.  2. 


9 dren  of  Ephraim  according  to  their  families  ; to- 
gether with  the  cities  which  were  separated  for  the 
children  of  Ephraim  in  the  midst  of  the  inheritance 
of  the  children  of  Manasseh,  all  the  cities  with  their 
10  villages.  And  they  drave  not  out  the  Canaanites 
that  dwelt  in  Gezer  : but  the  Canaanites  dwelt  in 
the  midst  of  Ephraim,  unto  this  day,  and  became 
servants  to  do  taskwork. 


17  And  this  was  the  lot  for  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  ; 
for  he  was  the  firstborn  of  Joseph.  As  for  Machir 
the  firstborn  of  Manasseh,  the  father  of  Gilead, 
because  he  was  a man  of  war,  therefore  he  had 

2 Gilead  and  Bashan.  And  the  lot  was  for  the  rest  of 
the  children  of  Manasseh  according  to  their  fami- 
lies ; for  the  children  of  Abiezer,  and  for  the  chil- 
dren of  Helek,  and  for  the  children  of  Asriel,  and 
for  the  children  of  Shechem,  and  for  the  children 
of  Hepher,  and  for  the  children  of  Shemida  : these 
were  the  male  children  of  Manasseh  the  son  of 

3 Joseph  according  to  their  families.  But  Zelophe- 
had, the  son  of  Hepher,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son 
of  Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  had  no  sons,  but 
daughters  : and  these  are  the  names  of  his  daugh- 
ters, Mahlah,  and  Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah,  and  Tir- 

4 zah.  And  they  came  near  before  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  before  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  before  the 
princes,  saying.  The  Lord  commanded  Moses  to 
give  us  an  inheritance  among  our  brethren  : there- 
fore according  to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
he  gave  them  an  inheritance  among  the  brethren  of 

5 their  father.  And  there  fell  ten  « parts  to  Manasseh, 
beside  the  land  of  Gilead  and  Bashan,  which  is  be- 

6 yond  Jordan  ; because  the  daughters  of  Manasseh 
had  an  inheritance  among  his  sons  : and  the  land  of 
Gilead  belonged  unto  the  rest  of  the  sons  of  Manas- 

7 sell.  And  the  border  of  Manasseh  was  from  Asher 
to  Michmethath,  which  is  before  Shechem  ; and  the 
border  went  along  to  the  right  hand,  unto  the  in- 

8 habitants  of  En-tappuah.  The  land  of  Tappuah 
belonged  to  Manasseh  : but  Tappuah  on  the  border 
of  Manasseh  belonged  to  the  children  of  Ephraim. 

9 And  the  border  went  down  unto  the  brook  of  Kanah, 
southward  of  the  brook  : these  cities  belonged  to 
Ephraim  among  the  cities  of  Manasseh  : and  the  bor- 
der of  Manasseh  was  on  the  north  side  of  the  brook, 

10  and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at  the  sea  : south- 
ward it  was  Ephraim’s,  and  northward  it  was  Manas- 
seh’s, and  the  sea  was  his  border  ; and  they  reached 
to  Asher  on  the  north,  and  to  Issachar  on  the  east. 

11  And  Manasseh  had  in  Issachar  and  in  Asher  Beth- 
shean  and  her  ^ towns,  and  Ibleam  and  her  towns, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Dor  and  her  towns,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  En-dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  Taanach  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Megiddo  and  her  towns,  even  the  three  ^ heights. 

12  Yet  the  children  of  Manasseh  could  not  drive  out 


3 ch.  14.  1. 

10  Num.  27.  6,  7. 

11  ch.  16.  6. 

12  ch.  16.  8. 


15  ch.  16.  8. 

11  ch.  16.  9. 

13  1 Chr.  7.  29. 

16  1 Sam.  31.  10. 
Kin.  4.  12. 


IT  .Tudg.  1.  27,  28. 
n Heb.  lines, 
b Heb.  (laughters, 
c See  ch.  11.  2.  & ’ 
12.  23. 


1 


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out  the  inhabitants  of  those  cities  ; but  the  Caiiaanites 
would  dwell  in  that  land. 

13  Yet  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  children  of  Israel 
were  waxen  strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaanites  to 

tribute  ; but  did  not  utterly  drive  them  out. 

14  And  the  children  of  Joseph  spake  unto  Joshua, 
saying,  Why  hast  thou  given  me  but  one  lot  and  one 
portion  to  inherit,  seeing  I am  a great  people,  foras- 
much as  the  Lord  hath  blessed  me  hitherto  ? 

15  And  Joshua  answered  them.  If  thou  be  a great 
people,  then  get  thee  up  to  the  wood  country,  and  cut 
down  for  thyself  there  in  the  land  of  the  Perizzites 
and  of  the  giants,  if  mount  Ephraim  be  too  narrow  for 
tliee. 

16  And  the  children  of  Joseph  said.  The  hill  is  not 
enough  for  us  : and  all  the  Canaanites  that  dwell  in  the 
land  of  the  valley  have  chariots  of  iron,  both  they  who 
are  of  Beth-shean  and  her  towns,  and  they  who  are  ^^of 
the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

17  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  house  of  Joseph,  even 
to  Ephraim  and  to  Manasseh,  saying.  Thou  art  a great 
people,  and  hast  great  power  ; thou  shalt  not  have  one 
lot  only : 

18  But  the  mountain  shall  be  thine  ; for  it  is  a wood, 
and  thou  shalt  cut  it  down  : and  the  outgoings  of  it 
shall  be  thine  : for  thou  shalt  drive  out  the  Canaanites, 

though  they  have  iron  chariots,  and  though  they  be 
strong. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  The  tabernacle  is  set  u'p  at  Shiloh.  2 The  remainder  of  the  land  is 

described,  and  divided  into  seven  parts.  10  Joshna  divideth  it  by  lot. 

11  The  lot  and  border  of  Benjamin.  21  Their  cities. 

And  the  whole  congregation  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael assembled  together  ^ at  Shiloh,  and  ^ set  up 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  there.  And  the 
land  was  subdued  before  them. 

2  And  there  remained  among  the  children  of  Israel 
seven  tribes,  which  had  not  yet  received  their  inherit- 
ance. 

3  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  ^How 
long  are  ye  slack  to  go  to  possess  the  land,  which  the 
Lord  God  of  your  fathers  hath  given  you  ? 

4  Give  out  from  among  you  three  men  for  each 
tribe  : and  I will  send  them,  and  they  shall  rise,  and 
go  through  the  land,  and  describe  it  according  to  the 
inheritance  of  them  ; and  they  shall  come  again  to 
me. 

5  And  they  shall  divide  it  into  seven  parts  : 4 Judah 
shall  abide  in  their  coast  on  the  south,  and  ^the  house 
of  Joseph  shall  abide  in  their  coasts  on  the  north. 

6  Ye  shall  therefore  describe  the  land  into  seven 
parts,  and  bring  the  description  hither  to  me,  ®that  I 
may  east  lots  for  you  here  before  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  ''  But  the  Levites  have  no  part  among  you  ; for 
the  priesthood  of  the  Lord  is  their  inheritance  : ® and 
Gad,  and  Reuben,  and  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  have 
received  their  inheritance  beyond  Jordan  on  the  east, 
which  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  them. 

8  ^ And  the  men  arose,  and  went  away  : and  Jo- 
shua charged  them  that  went  to  describe  the  land,  say- 
ing, Go  and  walk  through  the  land,  and  describe  it, 
and  come  again  to  me,  that  I may  here  cast  lots  for 
you  before  the  Lord  in  Shiloh. 

18  ch.  16.  10.  21  Gen.  48.  19.  Num.  23  ch.  19. 18.  1 Kin. 

19  ch.  16.  4.  26.  34,  37.  4.  12. 

20  Gen.  48.  22.  22  judg.  1.  19.  & 4.  24  Dent.  20.  1. 

3.  1 ch.  19.  51.  & 21.  2. 


the  inhabitants  of  those  cities  ; but  the  Canaanites 

13  would  dwell  in  that  land.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  children  of  Israel  were  waxen  strong,  that 
they  put  the  Canaanites  to  taskwork,  and  did  not 
utterly  drive  them  out. 

14  And  the  children  of  Joseph  spake  unto  Joshua,  say-  * 
ing,  Why  hast  thou  given  me  but  one  lot  and  one 

part  for  an  inheritance,  seeing  I am  a great  people, 
forasmuch  as  hitherto  the  Lord  hath  blessed  me  ? 

15  And  Joshua  said  unto  them.  If  thou  be  a great  peo- 
ple, get  thee  up  to  the  forest,  and  cut  down  for  thy- 
self there  in  the  land  of  the  Perizzites  and  of  the 
Rephaim  ; since  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim  is  too 

16  narrow  for  thee.  And  the  children  of  Joseph  said. 
The  hill  country  ® is  not  enough  for  us  : and  all  the 
Canaanites  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the  valley  have 
chariots  of  iron,  both  they  who  are  in  Beth-shean 
and  her  towns,  and  they  who  are  in  the  valley  of 

17  Jezreel.  And  Joshua  spake  imto  the  house  of 
Joseph,  even  to  Ephraim  and  to  Manasseh,  saying. 
Thou  art  a great  people,  and  hast  great  power  : thou 

18  shalt  not  have  one  lot  only  : but  the  hill  country 
shall  be  thine  ; for  though  it  is  a forest,  thou  shalt 
cut  it  down,  and  the  goings  out  thereof  shall  be 
thine  : for  thou  shalt  drive  out  the  Canaanites, 
though  they  have  chariots  of  iron,  and  though  they 
be  strong. 


18  And  the  whole  congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel  assembled  themselves  together  at  Shiloh,  and 
set  up  the  tent  of  meeting  there  : and  the  land  was 

2 subdued  before  them.  And  there  remained  among 
the  children  of  Israel  seven  tribes,  which  had  not 

3 yet  divided  their  inheritance.  And  Joshua  said 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  How  long  are  ye  slack 
to  go  in  to  possess  the  land,  which  the  Lord,  the 

4 God  of  your  fathers,  hath  given  you  ? Appoint  for 
you  three  men  for  each  tribe  : and  I will  send  them, 
and  they  shall  arise,  and  walk  through  the  land,  and 
describe  it  according  to  their  inheritance  ; and  they 

5 shall  come  unto  me.  And  they  shall  divide  it  into 
seven  portions  : Judah  shall  abide  in  his  border  on 
the  south,  and  the  house  of  Joseph  shall  abide  in 

6 their  border  on  the  north.  And  ye  shall  describe 
the  land  into  seven  portions,  and  bring  the  description 
hither  to  me  : and  I will  cast  lots  for  you  here  be- 

7 fore  the  Lord  our  God.  For  the  Levites  have  no 
portion  among  you  ; for  the  priesthood  of  the  Lord 
is  their  inheritance  : and  Gad  and  Reuben  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  have  received  their  inherit- 
ance beyond  Jordan  eastward,  which  Moses  the  ser- 

8 vant  of  the  Lord  gave  them.  And  the  men  arose, 
and  went  : and  Joshua  charged  them  that  went  to 
describe  the  land,  saying.  Go  and  walk  through  the 
land,  and  describe  it,  and  come  again  to  me,  and  I 
will  cast  lots  for  you  here  before  the  Lord  in  Shiloh. 


& 22.  9.  Jer.  7.  12. 

2 Judg.  18.  31.  1 

Sam.  1.  3,  24.  & 4.  3,  4. 

3 Judg.  18.  9. 


* ch.  15.  1, 

3 Ch.  16.  1,  4. 

8 ver.  10.  ch.  14.  2. 
2 ch.  13.  33. 


8 ch.  13.  8. 
d Heb.  line, 
e Heb.  is  not  found 
for  us. 


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9 And  the  men  went  and  passed  through  the  land, 
and  described  it  by  cities  into  seven  parts  in  a book, 
and  came  again  to  Joshua  to  the  host  at  Shiloh. 

10  ^ And  Joshua  cast  lots  for  them  in  Shiloh  before 
the  Lord  : and  there  Joshua  divided  the  land  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  according  to  their  divisions. 

11  Amd  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin  came  up  according  to  their  families  : and 
the  coast  of  their  lot  came  forth  between  the  children 
of  Judah  and  the  children  of  Joseph. 

12  ^ And  their  border  on  the  north  side  was  from 
Jordan  ; and  the  border  went  up  to  the  side  of  Jericho 
on  the  north  side,  and  went  up  through  the  mountains 
westward  ; and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at  the  wil- 
derness of  Beth-aven. 

13  And  the  border  went  over  from  thence  toward 
Luz,  to  the  side  of  Luz,  which  is  Beth-el,  southward  ; 
and  the  border  descended  to  Ataroth-adar,  near  the 
hill  that  lieih  on  the  south  side  of  the  nether  Beth- 
horon. 

14  And  the  border  was  drawn  thence,  and  compassed 
the  corner  of  the  sea  southward,  from  the  hill  that 
lieth  before  Beth-horon  southward  ; and  the  goings  out 
thereof  were  at  Kirjath-baal,  which  is  Kirjath-jea- 
rim,  a city  of  the  children  of  Judah  : this  ims  the  west 
quarter. 

15  And  the  south  quarter  teas  from  the  end  of  Kir- 
jath-jearim,  and  the  border  went  out  on  the  west,  and 
went  out  to  the  well  of  waters  of  Nephtoah  : 

16  And  the  border  came  down  to  the  end  of  the 
mountain  that  lieth  before  the  valley  of  the  son  of 
Hinnom,  and  which  is  in  the  valley  of  the  giants  on  the 
north,  and  descended  to  the  valley  of  Hinnom,  to  the 
side  of  Jebusi  on  the  south,  and  descended  to  £n- 
rogel, 

17  And  was  drawn  from  the  north,  and  went  forth 
to  Eii-shemesh,  and  went  forth  toward  Geliloth,  which 
is  over  against  the  going  up  of  Adummim,  and  de- 
scended to  the  stone  of  Bohan  the  son  of  Reuben, 

18  And  passed  along  toward  the  side  over  against 
I'^Arabah  northward,  and  went  down  unto  Arabah  : 

19  And  the  border  passed  along  to  the  side  of  Beth- 
hoglah  northward  : and  the  outgoings  of  the  border 
were  at  the  north  bay  of  the  salt  sea  at  the  south  end 
of  Jordan  : this  was  the  south  coast. 

20  And  Jordan  was  the  border  of  it  on  the  east  side. 
This  was  the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Benjamin, 
by  the  coasts  thereof  round  about,  according  to  their 
families. 

21  Now  the  cities  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin according  to  their  families  were  Jericho,  and 
Beth-hoglah,  and  the  valley  of  Keziz, 

22  And  Beth-arabah,  and  Zemaraim,  and  Beth-el, 

23  And  Avim,  and  Parah,  and  Ophrah, 

24  And  Chephar-haammonai,  and  Oplmi,  and  Gaba  ; 
twelve  cities  with  their  villages  : 

25  Gibeon,  and  Ramah,  and  Beeroth, 

20  And  Mizpeh,  and  Chephirah,  and  Mozah, 

27  And  Rekem,  and  Irpeel,  and  Taralah, 

28  And  Zelah,  Eleph,  and  Jebusi,  which  is  Jeru- 
salem, Gibeath,  and  Kirjath  ; fourteen  cities  with  their 
villages.  This  is  the'^  inheritance  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin  according  to  their  families. 

0 See  ch.  10.  1.  n ch.  10.  3.  cli.  15.  9. 

1"  Gen.  28. 19.  Judg.  12  See  ch.  15.  9.  eh.  15.  8. 

1.  23. 


9  And  the  men  went  and  passed  through  the  land,  and 
described  it  by  cities  into  seven  portions  in  a book, 
and  they  came  to  Joshua  unto  the  camp  at  Shiloh. 

10  And  Joshua  cast  lots  for  them  in  Shiloh  before  the 
Lord  : and  there  Joshua  divided  the  land  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  according  to  their  divisions. 

11  And  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin came  up  according  to  their  families  : and  the 
border  of  their  lot  went  out  between  the  children  of 

12  Judah  and  the  children  of  Joseph.  And  their  bor- 
der on  the  north  quarter  was  from  Jordan  ; and  the 
border  went  up  to  the  “ side  of  Jericho  on  the  north, 
and  went  up  through  the  hill  country  westward  ; 
and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at  the  wilderness 

13  of  Beth-aven.  And  the  border  passed  along  from 
thence  to  Luz,  to  the  “ side  of  Luz  (the  same  is  Beth- 
el), southward  ; and  the  border  went  down  to 
Ataroth-addar,  by  the  mountain  that  lieth  on  the 

14  south  of  Beth-horon  the  nether.  And  the  border 
was  drawn  and  turned  about  on  the  west  quarter 
southward,  from  the  mountain  that  lieth  before 
Beth-horon  southward  ; and  the  goings  out  thereof 
were  at  Kiriath-baal  (the  same  is  Kiriath-jearim), 
a city  of  the  children  of  Judah  : this  was  the  west 

15  quarter.  And  the  south  quarter  was  from  the  utter- 
most part  of  Kiriath-jearim,  and  the  border  went 
out  westward,  and  went  out  to  the  fountain  of  the 

16  waters  of  Nephtoah  : and  the  border  went  down  to 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  mountain  that  lieth  before 
the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  which  is  in  the 
vale  of  Rephaim  northward  ; and  it  went  down  to 
the  valley  of  Plinnom,  to  the  side  of  the  Jebusite 

17  southward,  and  went  down  to  En-rogel  ; and  it  was 
drawn  on  the  north,  and  went  out  at  En-shemesh, 
and  went  out  to  Geliloth,  which  is  over  against  the 
ascent  of  Adummim  ; and  it  went  down  to  the  stone 

18  of  Bohan  the  son  of  Reuben  ; and  it  passed  along  to 
the  side  over  against  the  Arabah  northward,  and 

19  went  down  unto  the  Arabah  : and  the  border  passed 
along  to  the  side  of  Beth-hoglah  northward  : and  the 
goings  out  of  the  border  were  at  the  north  ^ bay  of 
the  Salt  Sea,  at  the  south  end  of  Jordan  : this  was 

20  the  south  border.  And  Jordan  was  the  border  of  it 
on  the  east  quarter.  This  was  the  inheritance  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin,  by  the  borders  thereof 

21  round  about,  according  to  their  families.  Now  the 
cities  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Benjamin  ac- 
cording to  their  families  were  Jericho,  and  Beth- 

22  hoglah,  and  Emek-keziz  ; and  Beth-arabah,  and 

23  Zemaraim,  and  Beth-el  ; and  Avvim,  and  Parah, 

24  and  Ophrah  ; and  Chephar-ammoni,  and  Oplmi,  aiul 

25  Geba  ; twelve  cities  with  their  villages  : Gibeon,  and 

26  Ramah,  and  Beeroth  ; and  Mizpeh,  and  Chephirah, 

27  and  Mozah  ; and  Rekem,  and  Irpeel,  and  Taralah  ; 

28  and  Zelah,  Eleph,  and  the  Jebusite  (the  same  is  Jeru- 
salem), Gibeath,  and  Kiriath  ; fourteen  cities  with 
their  villages.  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  according  to  their  fa^nilies. 


i"’  ch.  15.  7.  ch.  15.  G.  a Heb.  shn'xider. 

ch.  15.  G.  18  ch.  15.  8.  b Heb.  tongue. 


348 


JOSHUA,  XIX. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 The  lot  of  Simeon,  10  of  Zebulun,  17  of  Issachar,  of  Asher,  32  of 
Naphtali,  40  of  Dan.  49  The  children  of  Israel  give  an  inheritance  to 
Joshua. 

And  the  second  lot  came  forth  to  Simeon,  even  for 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon  according  to 
their  families  : ^ and  their  inheritance  was  within  the 
inheritance  of  the  children  of  Judah. 

2  And  2 they  had  in  their  inheritance  Beer-sheba,  and 
Sheba,  and  Moladah, 

3  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Balah,  and  Azem, 

4  And  Eltolad,  and  Bethul,  and  Hormah, 

5  And  Ziklag,  and  Beth-marcaboth,  and  Hazar-susah, 
6 And  Beth-lebaoth,  and  Sharuhen  ; thirteen  cities 
and  their  villages  : 

7  Ain,  Remmon,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan  ; four  cities 
and  their  villages  : 

8  And  all  the  villages  that  were  round  about  these 
cities  to  Baalath-beer,  Ramath  of  the  south.  This  is 
the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon 
accoi’ding  to  their  families. 

9  Out  of  the  portion  of  the  children  of  Judah  was 
the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Simeon  : for  the 
part  of  the  children  of  Judah  was  too  much  for  them  : 
2 therefore  the  children  of  Simeon  had  their  inheritance 
within  the  inheritance  of  them. 

10  ^ And  the  third  lot  came  up  for  the  children  of 
Zebulun  according  to  their  families  : and  the  border  of 
their  inheritance  was  unto  Sarid  : 

11  ^ And  their  border  went  up  toward  the  sea,  and 
Maralah,  and  reached  to  Dabbasheth,  and  reached  to 
the  river  that  is  ^ before  Jokneam  ; 

12  And  turned  from  Sarid  eastward  toward  the  sun- 
rising  unto  the  border  of  Chisloth-tabor,  and  then  goeth 
out  to  Daberath,  and  goeth  up  to  Japhia, 

13  And  from  thence  passeth  on  along  on  the  east  to 
Gittah-hepher,  to  Ittah-kazin,  and  goeth  out  to  Rem- 
mon-methoar  to  Neah  ; 

14  And  the  border  compasseth  it  on  the  north  side 
to  Hannathon  : and  the  outgoings  thereof  are  in  the 
valley  of  Jiphthah-el  : 

15  And  Kattath,  and  Nahallal,  and  Shimron,  and 
Idalah,  and  Beth-lehem  : twelve  cities  with  their  vil- 
lages. 

16  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Zebulun 
according  to  their  families,  these  cities  with  their  vil- 
lages. 

17  ^ And  the  fourth  lot  came  out  to  Issachar,  for 
the  children  of  Issachar  according  to  their  families. 

18  And  their  border  was  toward  Jezreel,  and  Che- 
sulloth,  and  Shunem, 

19  And  Haphraim,  and  Shihon,  and  Anaharath, 

20  And  Rabbith,  and  Kishion,  and  Abez, 

21  And  Remeth,  and  En-gannim,  and  En-haddah, 
and  Beth-pazzez  ; 

22  And  the  coast  reacheth  to  Tabor,  and  Shahazi- 
mah,  and  Beth-shemesh  ; and  the  outgoings  of  their 
border  were  at  Jordan  : sixteen  cities  witli  their  vil- 
lages. 

23  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Issachar  according  to  their  families,  the  cities  and 
their  villages. 

24  Tl  And  the  fifth  lot  came  out  for  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Asher  according  to  their  families. 

25  And  their  border  was  Helkath,  and  Plali,  and  Be- 
ten,  and  Achshaph, 

1 ver.  9.  2 1 Chr.  4.  28.  s ver.  1. 


19  And  the  second  lot  came  out  for  Simeon,  even  for 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon  according  to 
their  families  : and  their  inheritance  was  in  the 
midst  of  the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Judah. 

2 And  they  had  for  their  inheritance  Beer-sheba,  or 

3 Sheba,  and  Moladah  ; and  Hazar-shual,  and  Balah, 

4 and  Ezem  ; and  Eltolad,  and  Bethul,  and  Hormah  ; 

5 and  Ziklag,  and  Beth-marcaboth,  and  Hazar-susah  ; 

6 and  Beth-lebaoth,  and  Sharuhen  ; thirteen  cities 

7 with  their  villages  : Ain,  Rimmon,  and  Ether,  and 

8 Ashan  ; four  cities  with  their  villages  : and  all  fhe 
villages  that  were  round  about  these  cities  to  Baal- 
ath-beer, Ramah  of  the  South.  This  is  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon  accord- 

9 ing  to  their  families.  Out  of  the  “ part  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  was  the  inheritance  of  the  children  of 
Simeon  : for  the  portion  of  the  children  of  Judah 
was  too  much  for  them  : therefore  the  children  of 
Simeon  had  inheritance  in  the  midst  of  their  inherit- 
ance. 


10  And  the  third  lot  came  up  for  the  children  of 
Zebulun  according  to  their  families  : and  the  border 

11  of  their  inheritance  was  unto  Sarid  : and  their  bor- 
der went  up  westward,  even  to  Maralah,  and  reached 
to  Dabbesheth  ; and  it  reached  to  the  brook  that  is 

12  before  Jokneam  ; and  it  turned  from  Sarid  eastward 
toward  the  sunrising  unto  the  border  of  Chisloth- 
tabor  ; and  it  went  out  to  Daberath,  and  went  up 

13  to  Japhia  ; and  from  thence  it  passed  along  east- 
ward to  Gath-hepher,  to  Eth-kazin  ; and  it  went  out 

14  at  Rimmon  which  stretcheth  unto  Neah  ; and  the 
border  turned  about  it  on  the  north  to  Hannathon  : 
and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at  the  valley  of 

15  Iphtah-el  ; and  Kattath,  and  Nahalal,  and  Shimron, 
and  Idalah,  and  Beth-lehem  : twelve  cities  with 

16  their  villages.  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Zebulun  according  to  their  families,  these 
cities  with  their  villages. 


17  The  fourth  lot  came  out  for  Issachar,  even  for  the 
childreii  of  Issachar  according  to  their  families. 

18  And  meir  border  was  unto  Jezreel,  and  Chesulloth, 

19  and  Shunem  ; and  Hapharaim,  and  Shion,  and  Ana- 

20  harath  ; and  Rabbith,  and  Kishion,  and  Ebez  ; 

21  and  Remeth,  and  En-gannim,  and  En-haddah,  and 

22  Beth-pazzez  ; and  the  border  reached  to  Tabor,  and 
Shahazumah,  and  Beth-shemesh  ; and  the  goings 
out  of  their  border  were  at  Jordan  : sixteen  cities 

23  with  their  villages.  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tftbe  of  the  children  of  Issachar  according  to  their 
families,  the  cities  with  their  villages. 


24  And  the  fifth  lot  came  out  for  the  tribe  of  the 

25  children  of  Asher  according  to  their  families.  And 
their  border  was  Helkath,  and  Hali,  and  Beten,  and 

^ Gen.  49.  13.  ^ ch.  12.  22.  a Heb.  line. 


JOSHUA,  XIX. 


349 


26  And  Alammelech,  and  Amad,  and  Misheal  ; and 
reacheth  to  Carmel  westward,  and  to  Shihor-libnatli  ; 

27  And  turneth  toward  the  siinrising  to  Betli-dagon, 
and  reacheth  to  Zebulun,  and  to  the  valley  of  Jiph- 
thah-el  toward  the  north  side  of  Beth-emek,  and  Neiel, 
and  goeth  out  to  Cabiil  on  the  left  hand, 

28  And  Hebron,  and  Rehob,  and  Hammon,  and 
Kanah,  ® even  unto  great  Zidon  ; 

29  And  then  the  coast  turneth  to  Ramah,  and  to  the 
strong  city  Tyre  ; and  the  coast  turneth  to  Hosah  ; 
and  the  outgoings  thereof  are  at  the  sea  from  the  coast 
to  Achzib  : 

30  Ummah  also,  and  Aphek,  and  Rehob  : twenty 
and  two  cities  with  their  villages. 

31  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Asher  according  to  their  families,  these  cities 
with  their  villages. 

32  ^ The  sixth  lot  came  out  to  the  children  of  Naph- 
tali,  even  for  the  children  of  Naphtali  according  to 
their  families. 

33  And  their  coast  was  from  Heleph,  from  Allon  to 
Zaanannim,  and  Adami,  Nekeb,  and  Jabneel,  unto  La- 
kum  ; and  the  outgoings  thereof  were  at  Jordan  : 

34  And  then  ® the  coast  turneth  westward  to  Aznoth- 
tabor,  and  goeth  out  from  thence  to  Hukkok,  and 
reacheth  to  Zebulun  on  the  south  side,  and  reacheth  to 
Asher  on  the  west  side,  and  to  Judah  upon  Jordan  to- 
ward the  sunrising. 

35  And  the  fenced  cities  are  Ziddim,  Zer,  and  Ham- 
math,  Rakkath,  and  Chinnereth, 

36  And  Adamah,  and  Ramah,  and  Hazor, 

37  And  Kedesh,  and  Edrei,  and  En-hazor, 

38  And  Iron,  and  Migdal-el,  Horem,  and  Beth- 
anath,  and  Beth-shemesh  ; nineteen  cities  with  their 
tillages. 

39  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Naphtali  according  to  their  families,  the  cities 
.ind  their  villages. 

40  ^ And  the  seventh  lot  came  out  for  the  tribe  of 
;he  children  of  Dan  according  to  their  families. 

41  And  the  coast  of  their  inheritance  was  Zorah, 
and  Eshtaol,  and  Ir-shemesh, 

42  And  ® Shaalabbiu,  and  Ajalon,  and  Jethlah, 

43  And  Elon,  and  Thimnathah,  and  Ekron, 

44  And  Eltekeh,  and  Gibbethon,  and  Baalath, 

45  And  Jehud,  and  Bene-berak,  and  Gath-rimmon, 

46  And  Me-jarkon,  and  Rakkon,  with  the  border  be- 
rbre  Japho. 

47  And  tlie  coast  of  the  children  of  Dan  went  out 
loo  little  for  them  : therefore  the  children  of  Dan  went 
up  to  fight  against  Leshem,  and  took  it,  and  smote  it 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  possessed  it,  and  dwelt 
therein,  and  called  Leshem,  Dan,  after  the  name  of 
Dan  their  father. 

48  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Dan  according  to  their  families,  these  cities  with 
their  villages. 

49  ^ When  they  had  made  an  end  of  dividmg  the 
land  for  inheritance  by  their  coasts,  the  children  of  Is- 
rael gave  an  inheritance  to  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  among 
them  : 

50  According  to  the  word  of  the  Lord  they  gave 
him  the  city  which  he  asked,  even  ^^Timnath-^^serah 


26  Achshaph  ; and  AUammelech,  and  Amad,  and  Mi- 
shal  ; and  it  reached  to  Carmel  westward,  and  to 

27  Shihor-libnath  ; and  it  tui’iied  toward  the  sunrising 
to  Beth-dagon,  and  reached  to  Zebulun,  and  to  the 
valley  of  Iphtah-el  northward  to  Beth-emek  and 
Neiel  ; and  it  went  out  to  Cabul  on  the  left  hand, 

28  and  Ebron,  and  Rehob,  and  Hammon,  and  Kanah, 

29  even  unto  great  Zidon  ; and  the  border  turned  to 
Ramah,  and  to  ^ the  fenced  city  of  Tyre  ; and  the 
border  turned  to  Hosah  ; and  the  goings  out  thereof 

30  were  at  the  sea  by  the  region  of  Achzib  : Ummah 
also,  and  Aphek,  and  Rehob  : twenty  and  two  cities 

31  with  their  villages.  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Asher  according  to  their 
families,  these  cities  with  their  villages. 

32  The  sixth  lot  came  out  for  the  children  of  Naph- 
tali, even  for  the  children  of  Naphtali  according  to 

33  their  families.  And  their  border  was  from  Heleph, 
from  the  ^^oak  in  Zaanannim,  and  Adaminekeb,  and 
Jabneel,  unto  Lakkum  ; and  the  goings  out  thereof 

34  were  at  Jordan  : and  the  border  turned  westward 
to  Aznoth-tabor,  and  went  out  from  thence  to  Huk- 
kok ; and  it  reached  to  Zebulun  on  the  south,  and 
reached  to  Asher  on  the  west,  and  to  Judah  at  Jor- 

35  dan  toward  the  sunrising.  And  the  fenced  cities 
were  Ziddim,  Zer,  and  Hammath,  Rakkath,  and 

36  Chinnereth  ; and  Adamah,  and  Ramah,  and  Hazor  ; 

37  38  and  Kedesh,  and  Edrei,  and  En-hazor  ; and  Iron, 
and  Migdal-el,  Horem,  and  Beth-anath,  and  Beth- 

39  shemesh  ; nineteen  cities  with  their  villages.  This 
is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Naphtali  according  to  their  families,  the  cities  with 
their  villages. 


40  The  seventh  lot  came  out  for  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 

41  dren  of  Dan  according  to  their  families.  And  the 
border  of  their  inheritance  was  Zorah,  and  Eshtaol, 

42  and  Ir-shemesh  ; and  Shaalabbin,  and  Aijalon, 

43  and  Ithlah  ; and  Elon,  and  Timnah,  and  Ekron  ; 

44  45  and  Eltekeh,  and  Gibbethon,  and  Baalath  ; and 

46  Jehud,  and  Bene-berak,  and  Gath-rimmon  ; and  Me- 
jarkon,  and  Rakkon,  with  the  border  over  against 

47  ® Joppa.  And  the  border  of  the  children  of  Dan 
went  out  -^  beyond  them  : for  the  children  of  Dan 
went  up  and  fought  against  s' Leshem,  and  took 
it,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
possessed  it,  and  dwelt  therein,  and  called  Leshem, 

48  Dan,  after  the  name  of  Dan  their  father.  This  is 
the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan 
according  to  their  families,  these  cities  with  their 
villages. 

49  So  they  made  an  end  of  distributing  the  land  for 
inheritance  by  the  borders  thereof  ; and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  gave  an  inheritance  to  Joshua  the  son 

60  of  Nun  in  the  midst  of  them  : according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  they  gave  him  the  city 
which  he  asked,  even  Timnath-serah  in  the  hill 


® ch.  11.  8.  Judg.  1.  8 Deut.  33.  23.  *2  24.  30.  tlie  fortress  of  Tyre.  hinth)  of  Bezaan-an-  /Or,  fi-om  them: 

31.  0 Judg.  1.  35.  13  1 Chr.  7. 24.  e Or, /row  Hebei  to  nim.  and  cCc. 

1 Gen.  38.  5.  Judg.  i®  See  Judg.  18.  & Or,  the  city  of  Achzib.  eH.&\>.  Japho.  <7  In  Judg.  18.  29, 

1. 31,  Mic.  1,  14.  n Judg.  ik  29.  Mibzar  Zor,  that  is,  d Or,  oak  (or  tere-  Laish. 


350 


JOSHUA,  XX.,  XXI. 


in  mount  Ephraim  ; and  he  built  the  city,  and  dwelt 
therein. 

51  These  are  the  inheritances,  which  Eleazar  the 
priest,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the  heads  of 
the  fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel,  di- 
vided for  an  inheritance  by  lot  in  Shiloh  before  the 
Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. So  they  made  an  end  of  dividing  the  country. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  God  commandeth,  7 and  the  children  of  Israel  appoint  the  six  cities 
of  refuge. 

HE  Lord  also  spake  unto  Joshua,  saying, 

2  Speak  to  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  ^ Ap- 
point out  for  you  cities  of  refuge,  whereof  I spake  unto 
you  by  the  hand  of  Moses  : 

3 That  the  slayer  that  killeth  any  person  unawares 
and  unwittingly  may  flee  thither  : and  they  shall  be 
your  refuge  from  the  avenger  of  blood. 

4 And  when  he  that  doth  flee  unto  one  of  those  cities 
shall  stand  at  the  entering  of  ^ the  gate  of  the  city,  and 
shall  declare  his  cause  in  the  ears  of  the  elders  of  that 
city,  they  shall  take  him  into  the  city  unto  them,  and 
give  him  a place,  that  he  may  dwell  among  them. 

5 ^And  if  the  avenger  of  blood  pursue  after  him, 
then  they  shall  not  deliver  the  slayer  up  into  his  hand  ; 
because  he  smote  his  neighbour  unwittingly,  and  hated 
him  not  beforetime. 

6 And  he  shall  dwell  in  that  city,  ^ until  he  stand  be- 
fore the  congregation  for  judgment,  and  until  the  death 
of  the  high  priest  that  shall  be  in  those  days  : then  shall 
the  slayer  return,  and  come  unto  his  own  city,  and  unto 
his  own  house,  unto  the  city  from  whence  he  fled. 

7 ^ And  they  appointed  ^ Kedesh  in  Galilee  in  mount 
Naphtali,  and  ®Shechem  in  mount  Ephraim,  and  '^Kir- 
jath-arba,  which  is  Hebron,  in  ®the  mountain  of  Judah, 

8 And  on  the  other  side  Jordan  by  Jericho  eastward, 
they  assigned  ^ Bezer  in  the  wilderness  upon  the  plain 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  and  Ramoth  in  Gilead 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Gadj  and  Golan  in  Bashan  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

9 These  were  the  cities  appointed  for  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth 
among  them,  that  whosoever  killeth  any  person  at  una- 
wares might  flee  thither,  and  not  die  by  the  hand  of  the 
avenger  of  blood,  until  he  stood  before  the  congrega- 
tion. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Eight  andforhj  cities  given  by  lot,  out  of  the  other  tribes,  unto  the  Le- 
vites.  43  God  gave  the  land,  and  rest  unto  the  Israelites,  according  to 
his  promise. 

fT^HEN  came  near  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the 
Levites  unto  ^Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun,  and  unto  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel  ; 

2 And  they  spake  unto  them  at  ^ Shiloh  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  saying,  ^ The  Lord  commanded  by  the  hand 
of  Moses  to  give  us  cities  to  dwell  in,  with  the  suburbs 
thereof  for  our  cattle. 

3 And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  unto  the  Levites 
out.  of  their  inheritance,  at  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  these  cities  and  their  suburbs. 


country  of  Ephraim  : and  he  built  the  city,  and  dwelt 
therein. 

51  These  are  the  inheritances,  which  Eleazar  the 
priest,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the  heads  of 
the  fathers’  houses  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  distributed  for  inheritance  by  lot  in  Shiloh 
before  the  Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 
So  they  made  an  end  of  dividing  the  land. 


20  And  the  Lord  spake  imto  Joshua,  saying,  Speak 
to  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  Assign  you  the  cities 
of  refuge,  whereof  I spake  unto  you  by  the  hand  of 

3 Moses  : that  the  manslayer  that  killeth  any  person 
“ unwittingly  and  unawares  may  flee  thither  : and 
they  shall  be  unto  you  for  a refuge  from  the  avenger 

4 of  blood.  And  he  shall  flee  unto  one  of  those  cities, 
and  shall  stand  at  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the  city, 
and  declare  his  cause  in  the  ears  of  the  elders  of 
that  city  ; and  they  shall  ^ take  him  into  the  city 
unto  them,  and  give  him  a place,  that  he  may  dwell 

5 among  them.  And  if  the  avenger  of  blood  pursue 
after  him,  then  they  shall  not  deliver  up  the  man- 
slayer  into  his  hand  ; because  he  smote  his  neigh- 

6 hour  unawares,  and  hated  him  not  beforetime.  And 
he  shall  dwell  in  that  city,  until  he  stand  before  the 
congregation  for  judgement,  until  the  death  of  the 
high  priest  that  shall  be  in  those  days  : then  shall 
the  manslayer  return,  and  come  unto  his  own  city, 
and  unto  his  own  house,  unto  the  city  from  whence 

7 he  fled.  And  they  set  apart  Kedesh  in  Galilee 
ill  the  hill  country  of  Naphtali,  and  Shechem  in  the 
hill  country  of  Ephraim,  and  Kiriath-arba  (the  same 

8 is  Hebron)  in  the  hill  country  of  Judah.  And  be- 
yond the  Jordan  at  Jericho  eastward,  they  assigned 
Bezer  in  the  wilderness  in  the  ® plain  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  and  Ramoth  in  Gilead  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Gad,  and  Golan  in  Bashan  out  of  the  tribe 

9 of  Manasseh.  These  were  the  appointed  cities  for 
all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  for  the  stranger  that 
sojourneth  among  them,  that  whosoever  killeth  any 
person  “ unwittingly  might  flee  thither,  and  not  die 
by  the  hand  of  the  avenger  of  blood,  until  he  stood 
before  the  congregation. 


21  Then  came  near  the  heads  of  fathers’  houses  of  the 
Levites  unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  Joshua  the 
son  of  Nun,  and  unto  the  heads  of  fathers’  houses  of 

2 the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel  ; and  they  spake 
unto  them  at  Shiloh  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  saying. 
The  Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses  to  give 
us*  cities  to  dwell  in,  with  the  “ suburbs  thereof  for 

3 our  cattle.  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  unto 
the  Levites  out  of  their  inheritance,  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  these  cities  with 
their  suburbs. 


Num.  34.  17.  ch. 

14.  1. 

ifi  ch.  18.  1,  10. 

1 Ex.  21.  13.  Num. 
35.  6,  11,  14.  Deut. 
19.  2,  9. 


2 Ruth  4.  1,  2. 

3 Num.  35.  12. 

4 Num.  35.  12,  25. 

5 ch.  21.  32.  1 Chr. 
6.  76. 


3 ch.  21.  21.  2 Chr. 
10.  1. 

1 ch.  14.  15.  & 21. 11, 
13. 

3 Luke  1.  39. 


9 Deut.  4.  43.  ch. 
21.36.  1 Chr.  6.  78. 

10  ch.  21.  38.  1 Kin. 
22.  3. 

11  ch.  21.  27. 

12  Num.  35.  15. 


13  ver.  6. 

1 ch.  14.  1.  & 17.  4. 

2 ch.  18.  1. 

3 Num.  35.  2. 

a Or,  through  error. 


b Heb.  gather, 
c Heb.  sanctified, 
d Heb.  Gain, 
e Or,  table  land, 
a Or,  pasture  lands. 


JOSHUA,  XXI. 


351 


4 And  the  lot  came  out  for  the  families  of  the  Ko- 
hathites  : and  ^ the  children  of  Aaron  the  priest,  lohich 
were  of  the  Levites,  ® had  by  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Judah,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin,  thirteen  cities. 

5 And  ® the  rest  of  the  children  of  Kohath  had  by  lot 
out  of  the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Dan,  and  out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
ten  cities. 

6 And  the  children  of  Gershon  had  by  lot  out  of 
the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and 
out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thirteen 
cities. 

7 ® The  children  of  Merari  by  their  families  had  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  twelve  cities. 

8 ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  by  lot  unto  the 
Levites  these  cities  with  their  suburbs,  as  the  Lord 
commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

9 ^ And  they  gave  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Judah,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon, 
these  cities  which  are  here  mentioned  by  name, 

10  Which  the  children  of  Aaron,  being  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  Kohatliites,  loho  were  of  the  children  of  Levi, 
had  : for  their’ s was  the  first  lot. 

11  i-^  And  they  gave  them  the  city  of  Arba  the  father 
of  1®  Anak,  which  city  is  Hebron,  i^  in  the  hill  country  of 
Judah,  with  the  suburbs  thereof  round  about  it. 

12  But  i^the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the  villages 
thereof,  gave  they  to  Caleb  the  son  of  Jepliuimeh  for 
his  possession. 

13  ^ Thus  1®  they  gave  to  the  children  of  Aaron  the 
priest  1’^  Hebron  with  her  suburbs,  to  he  a city  of  refuge 
for  the  slayer  ; i®  and  Libnah  with  her  suburbs, 

14  And  i^Jattir  with  her  suburbs,  ^^and  Eshtemoa 
with  her  suburbs, 

15  And  21  Holon  with  her  suburbs,  22  and  Debir  with 
her  suburbs, 

16  And  23  Ain  with  her  suburbs,  24  and  Juttah  with 
her  suburbs,  and  25  Beth-shemesh  with  her  suburbs  ; 
nine  cities  out  of  those  two  tribes. 

17  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  26  Gibeon  with 
her  suburbs,  27  Geba  with  her  suburbs, 

18  Auatlioth  with  her  suburbs,  and  28  Almon  with  her 
suburbs  ; four  cities. 

19  All  the  cities  of  the  children  of  Aaron,  the  priests, 
were  thirteen  cities  with  their  suburbs. 


4 And  the  lot  came  out  for  the  families  of  the  Ko- 
hathites  : and  the  children  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
which  were  of  the  Levites,  had  by  lot  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Judah,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  Simeon- 
ites,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  thirteen 
cities. 

5 And  the  rest  of  the  children  of  Kohath  had  by  lot 
out  of  the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  and  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  and  out  of  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  ten  cities. 

6 And  the  children  of  Gershon  had  by  lot  out  of 
the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and 
out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thir- 
teen cities. 

7 The  children  of  Merari  according  to  their  fami- 
lies had  out  of  tlie  tribe  of  Reuben,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun, 
twelve  cities. 

8 And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  by  lot  unto  the 
Levites  these  cities  with  their  suburbs,  as  the  Lord 

9 commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses.  And  they  gave 
out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah,  and  out 
of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon,  these  cities 

10  which  are  here  mentioned  by  name  : and  tliey  were 
for  the  children  of  Aaron,  of  the  families  of  the 
Kohathites,  who  were  of  the  children  of  Levi  : for 

11  theirs  was  the  first  lot.  And  they  gave  them 
Kiriath-arba,  which  Arba  teas  the  father  of  ^Anak, 
(the  same  is  Hebron,)  in  the  hill  country  of  Judah, 

12  with  the  suburbs  thereof  round  about  it.  But  the 
fields  of  the  city,  and  the  villages  thereof,  gave  they 
to  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  for  his  possession. 

13  And  unto  the  children  of  Aaron  the  priest  they 
gave  Hebron  with  her  suburbs,  the  city  of  refuge 
for  the  manslayer,  and  Libnah  with  her  suburbs  ; 

14  and  Jattir  with  her  suburbs,  and  Eshtemoa  with  her 

15  suburbs  ; and  Holon  with  her  suburbs,  and  Debir 

16  with  her  suburbs  ; and  Ain  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Juttah  with  her  suburbs,  and  Beth-shemesh  with  her 

17  suburbs  ; nine  cities  out  of  those  two  tribes.  And 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Gibeon  with  her  sub- 

18  urbs,  Geba  with  her  suburbs  ; Anathoth  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Almon  with  her  suburbs  ; four  cities. 

19  All  the  cities  of  the  children  of  Aaron,  the  priests, 
were  thirteen  cities  with  their  suburbs. 


20  T[  29  And  the  families  of  the  children  of  Kohath, 
the  Levites  which  remained  of  the  children  of  Kohath, 
even  they  had  the  cities  of  their  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Ephraim. 

21  For  they  gave  them  Shechem  with  her  suburbs 
in  mount  Ephraim,  to  be  a city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer  ; 
and  Gezer  with  her  suburbs, 

22  And  Kibzaim  with  her  suburbs,  and  Beth-horon 
with  her  suburbs  ; four  cities. 

23  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Eltekeh  with  her 
suburbs,  Gibbethon  with  her  suburbs, 

24  Aijalon  with  her  suburbs,  Gath-rimmon  with  her 
suburbs  ; four  cities. 


20  And  the  families  of  the  children  of  Kohath,  the 
Levites,  even  the  rest  of  the  children  of  Kohath, 
they  had  the  cities  of  their  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of 

21  Ephraim.  And  they  gave  them  Shechem  with  her 
suburbs  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim,  the  city  of 
refuge  for  the  manslayer,  and  Gezer  with  her  siib- 

22  urbs  ; and  Kibzaim  with  her  suburbs,  and  Beth- 

23  horon  with  her  suburbs  ; four  cities.  And  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Dan,  Elteke  with  her  suburbs,  Gibbe- 

24  thou  with  her  suburbs  ; Aijalon  with  her  suburbs, 

25  Gath-rimmon  with  her  suburbs  ; four  cities.  And 


25  And  out  of 

4 ver.  8,  19. 

the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Tanach 

Num.  35.  2.  is  cli.  14.  14.  1 Chr. 

13  ch.  15.  48. 

Ash  an,  ch.  15.  42. 

28  1 Chr.  G.  GO, 

6 See  ch.  24.  33. 

11  ver.  4. 

G.  5(5. 

20  ch.  15.  50. 

24  ch.  15.  55. 

Alemeth. 

6 ver.  20,  &c. 

12  1 Chr.  fi.  55. 

11  1 Clir.  0.  57,  &c. 

21  1 Chr.  C.  58, 

25  ch.  15.  10. 

2!*  ver.  5.  1 Chr.  G. 

ver.  27,  &c. 

IS  ch.  15.  13,  14. 

11  ch.  15.  54.  & 20. 

mini,  ch.  15.  51. 

2«  cli.  18.  25. 

GG. 

8 ver.  34,  &c. 

14  ch.  20.  7.  Luke 

7. 

22  ch.  15.  49. 

27  ch.  18.  24,  Gala. 

so  ch.  20.  7. 

8 ver.  3. 

1.  39. 

18  ch.  15.  42. 

28  1 Chr.  G.  59, 

h Heb.  Anok. 

352 


JOSHUA,  XXII. 


with  her  suburbs,  and  Gath-rimmon  with  her  suburbs  ; 
two  cities. 

26  All  the  cities  were  ten  with  their  suburbs  for  the 
families  of  the  children  of  Kohath  that  remained. 

27  ^ And  unto  the  children  of  Gershon,  of  the 
families  of  the  Levites,  out  of  the  other  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh  they  gave  Golan  in  Bashan  with  her  sub- 
urbs, to  he  a city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer  ; and  Beesh- 
terah  with  her  suburbs  ; two  cities. 

28  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Kishon  with  her 
suburbs,  Dabareh  with  her  suburbs, 

29  Jarmuth  with  her  suburbs,  En-gannim  with  her 
suburbs  ; four  cities. 

30  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Mishal  with  her 
suburbs,  Abdon  with  her  suburbs, 

31  Helkath  with  her  suburbs,  and  Reliob  with  her 
suburbs  ; four  cities. 

32  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Xaphtali,  ^^Kedesh  in 
Galilee  with  her  suburbs,  to  he  a city  of  refuge  for  the 
slayer  ; and  Hammoth-dor  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kar- 
tan  with  her  suburbs  ; three  cities. 

33  All  the  cities  of  the  Gershonites  according  to  their 
families  were  thirteen  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

34  *[[  And  unto  the  families  of  the  children  of  Me- 
rari,  the  rest  of  the  Levites,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun, 
Jokneam  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kartah  with  her  sub- 
urbs, 

35  Dimnah  with  her  suburbs,  Nahalal  with  her  sub- 
urbs ; four  cities. 

36  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  Bezer  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Jahazah  with  her  suburbs, 

37  Kedemoth  with  her  suburbs,  and  Mephaath  with 
her  suburbs  ; four  cities. 

38  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Ramoth  in  Gilead 
with  her  suburbs,  to  he  a city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer  ; 
and  Mahanaim  with  her  suburbs, 

39  Heshbon  with  her  suburbs,  Jazer  with  her  sub- 
urbs ; four  cities  in  all. 

40  So  all  the  cities  for  the  children  of  Merari  by  their 
families,  which  were  remaining  of  the  families  of  the 
Levites,  were  hy  their  lot  twelve  cities. 

41  All  the  cities  of  the  Levites  within  the  pos- 
session of  the  children  of  Israel  ivere  forty  and  eight 
cities  with  their  suburbs. 

42  These  cities  were  every  one  with  their  suburbs 
round  about  them  : thus  were  all  these  cities. 

43  ^ And  the  Lord  gave  unto  Israel  all  the  land 
which  he  sware  to  give  unto  their  fathers  ; and  they 
possessed  it,  and  dwelt  therein. 

44  And  the  Lord  gave  them  rest  round  about,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  he  sware  unto  their  fathers  : and 

there  stood  not  a man  of  all  their  enemies  before 
them  ; the  Lord  delivered  all  their  enemies  into  their 
hand. 

45  There  failed  not  ought  of  any  good  thing  which 
the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; all  came 
to  pass. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 The  two  tribes  and  half  ivith  a blessing  are  sent  home.  10  They  build 

the  altar  of  testimony  in  their  journey.  11  The  Israelites  are  offended 

thereat.  21  They  give  them  good  satisfaction. 

Then  Joslma  called  the  Revibenites,  and  the  Gad- 
ites,  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  ' 

31  ver.  G.  1 Chr.  C.  34  ver.  7.  See  1 Chr.  37  Num.  35.  7. 

71.  C.  77.  38  Gen.  13.  15.  & 15. 

32  ch.  20.  8.  35  ch.  20.  8.  18.  & 2G.  3.  & 28.  4, 

*6  ch.  20.  7.  30  ch.  20.  8.  13. 


out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Taanach  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Gath-rimmon  with  her  suburbs  ; tAvo 

26  cities.  All  the  cities  of  the  families  of  the  rest  of 
the  children  of  Kohath  were  ten  with  their  suburbs. 

27  And  unto  the  children  of  Gershon,  of  the  families 
of  the  Levites,  out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
they  gave  Golan  in  Bashan  with  her  suburbs,  the  city 
of  refuge  for  the  manslayer  ; and  Be-eshterah  with 

28  her  suburbs  ; two  cities.  And  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Issachar,  Kishion  with  her  suburbs,  Daberath  with 

29  her  suburbs  ; Jarmuth  with  her  suburbs,  En-gannim 

30  with  her  suburbs  ; four  cities.  And  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Asher,  Mishal  with  her  suburbs,  Abdon  with  her 

31  suburbs  ; Helkath  with  her  suburbs,  and  Rehob 

32  with  her  suburbs  ; four  cities.  And  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Naphtali,  Kedesh  in  Galilee  with  her  suburbs, 
the  city  of  refuge  for  the  manslayer,  and  Hammoth- 
dor  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kartan  with  her  suburbs  ; 

33  three  cities.  All  the  cities  of  the  Gershonites  ac- 
cording to  their  families  were  thirteen  cities  with 
their  suburbs. 


34  And  unto  the  families  of  the  children  of  Merari, 
the  rest  of  the  Levites,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebu- 
lun, Jokneam  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kartah  with 

35  her  suburbs,  Dimnah  with  her  suburbs,  Nahalal  with 

36  her  suburbs  ; four  cities.  And  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Reuben,  Bezer  with  her  suburbs,  and  Jahaz  with 

37  her  suburbs,  Kedemoth  with  her  suburbs,  and  Me- 

38  phaath  with  her  suburbs  ; four  cities.  And  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Gad,  Ramoth  in  Gilead  with  her  sub- 
urbs, the  city  of  refuge  for  the  manslayer,  and 

39  Mahanaim  with  her  suburbs  ; Heshbon  with  her 
suburbs,  Jazer  with  her  suburbs  ; four  cities  in  all. 

40  All  these  were  the  cities  of  the  children  of  Merari 
according  to  their  families,  even  the  rest  of  the 
families  of  the  Levites  ; and  their  lot  was  twelve 
cities. 


41  All  the  cities  of  the  Levites  in  the  midst  of  the 
possession  of  the  children  of  Israel  were  forty  and 

42  eight  cities  with  their  suburbs.  These  cities  were 
every  one  with  their  suburbs  round  about  them  : 
thus  it  was  with  all  these  cities. 

43  So  the  Lord  gave  unto  Israel  all  the  land  which 
he  sware  to  give  unto  their  fathers  ; and  they  pos- 

44  sessed  it,  and  dwelt  therein.  And  the  Lord  gave 
them  rest  round  about,  according  to  all  that  he 
sware  unto  their  fathers  : and  there  stood  not  a 
man  of  all  their  enemies  before  them  ; the  Lord 

45  delivered  all  their  enemies  into  their  hand.  There 
failed  not  aught  of  any  good  thing  which  the  Lord 
had  spoken  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; all  came  to 
pass. 


22  Then  Joshua  called  the  Reubenites,  and  the  Gad- 


39  cl).  11.  23.  & 22.  c Verges  36,  37  are  in  the  ancient  versions. 
4.  not  in  th.e  Massoretic  See  also  1 Chr.  G.  78, 

^3  Deut.  7.  24.  text,  but  are  found  in  79. 

ch.  23.  14.  very  many  MSS.  and 


JOSHUA,  XXII. 


353 


2 And  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  kept  ^ all  that  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  commanded  you,  ^and  have 
obeyed  my  voice  in  all  that  I commanded  you  : 

3 Ye  have  not  left  your  brethren  these  many  days 
unto  this  day,  but  have  kept  the  charge  of  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  your  God. 

4 And  now  the  Lord  your  God  hath  given  rest  unto 
your  brethren,  as  he  promised  them  : therefore  now 
return  ye,  and  get  you  unto  your  tents,  and  unto  the 
land  of  your  possession,  ^ which  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  gave  you  on  the  other  side  Jordan. 

5 But  ^ take  diligent  heed  to  do  the  commandment 
and  the  law,  which  Moses  'the  servant  of  the  Lord 
charged  you,  ^ to  love  the  Lord  your  God,  and  to  walk 
in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  commandments,  and  to 
cleave  unto  him,  and  to  serve  him  with  all  your  heart 
and  with  all  your  soul. 

6 So  Joshua  ® blessed  them,  and  sent  them  away  : 
and  they  went  unto  their  tents. 

7 ^Now  to  the  one  half  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh 
Moses  had  given  possession  in  Bashan  : but  unto  the 
other  half  thereof  gave  Joshua  among  their  brethren  on 
this  side  Jordan  westward.  And  when  Joshua  sent 
them  away  also  unto  their  tents,  then  he  blessed  them, 

8 And  he  spake  unto  them,  saying.  Return  with  much 
riches  unto  your  tents,  and  with  very  much  cattle,  with 
silver,  and  with  gold,  and  with  brass,  and  with  iron,  and 
with  very  much  raiment  : ^divide  the  spoil  of  your 
enemies  with  your  brethren. 

9 ^ And  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of 
Gad  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  returned,  and 
departed  from  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  Shiloh, 
which  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  go  unto  ^ the  country 
of  Gilead,  to  the  land  of  their  possession,  whereof  they 
were  possessed,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
the  hand  of  Moses. 

10  ^ And  when  they  came  unto  the  borders  of 
Jordan,  that  are  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  the  children  of 
Reuben  and  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh  built  there  an  altar  by  Jordan,  a great  altar 
to  see  to. 

11  ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  heard  say.  Behold, 
the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of  Gad  and 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  have  built  an  altar  over 
against  the  land  of  Canaan,  in  the  borders  of  Jordan, 
at  the  passage  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

12  And  when  the  children  of  Israel  heard  of  it,  the 
whole  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel  gathered 
themselves  together  at  Shiloh,  to  go  up  to  war  against 
them. 

13  And  the  children  of  Israel  sent  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben,  and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  into  the  land  of  Gilead, 

Pliinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest, 

14  And  with  him  ten  princes,  of  each  chief  house  a 
prince  throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  ; and  I'l  each 
one  was  an  head  of  the  house  of  their  fathers  among 
the  thousands  of  Israel. 

15  ^ And  they  came  unto  the  children  of  Reuben, 
and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  unto  the  land  of  Gilead,  and  they  spake 
with  them,  saying, 

iNum.32.20.  Deut.  4 Deut.  6.  G,  17.  & 39.43.  ch.  14.  13.  2 

3.  18.  11.  22.  Sam.  G.  18.  Luke  24. 

2 ch.  1.  IG,  17.  G Deut.  10.  12.  50. 

3 Num.  32. 33.  Deut.  c Qen.  47.  7.  Ex.  ^ ch.  17.  6. 

29.  S.  ch.  13.  8. 


2 ites,  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  and  said  unto 
them.  Ye  have  kept  all  that  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  commanded  you,  and  have  hearkened  unto 

3 my  voice  in  all  that  I commanded  you  : ye  have 
not  left  your  brethren  these  many  days  unto  this 
day,  but  have  kept  the  charge  of  the  commandment 

4 of  the  Lord  your  God.  And  now  the  Lord  your 
God  hath  given  rest  unto  your  brethren,  as  he  •pake 
unto  them  : therefore  now  turn  ye,  and  get  you  unto 
your  tents,  unto  the  land  of  your  possession,  which 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  you  beyond 

5 Jordan.  Only  take  diligent  heed  to  do  the  com- 
mandment and  the  law,  which  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  commanded  you,  to  love  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his 
commandments,  and  to  cleave  unto  him,  and  to  serve 

6 him  with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul.  So 
Joshua  blessed  them,  and  sent  them  away  : and  they 
went  unto  their  tents. 

7 Now  to  the  one  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  Moses  had 
given  inheritance  in  Bashan  : but  unto  the  other  half 
gave  Joshua  among  their  brethren  beyond  Jordan 
westward.  Moreover  when  Joshua  sent  them  away 

8 unto  their  tents,  he  blessed  them,  and  spake  unto 
them,  saying.  Return  with  much  wealth  unto  your 
tents,  and  with  very  much  cattle,  with  silver,  and 
with  gold,  and  with  brass,  and  with  iron,  and  with 
very  much  raiment  : divide  the  spoil  of  your  ene- 
mies with  your  brethren. 

9 And  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of 
Gad  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  returned,  and 
departed  from  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  Shiloh, 
which  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  go  unto  the  land 
of  Gilead,  to  the  land  of  their  possession,  whereof 
they  were  possessed,  according  to  the  commandment 

10  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses.  And  when 
they  came  unto  the  region  about  Jordan,  that  is  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  tlie  children  of  Reuben  and 
the  children  of  Gad  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manas- 
seh built  there  an  altar  by  Jordan,  a great  altar  to 

11  see  to.  And  the  children  of  Israel  heard  say.  Be- 
hold, the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of 
Gad  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  have  built  an 
altar  in  the  forefront  of  the  land  of  Canaan,  in  the 
region  about  Jordan,  on  the  side  that  pertaineth  to 

12  the  children  of  Israel.  And  when  the  children  of 
Isi  ael  heard  of  it,  the  whole  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  gathered  themselves  together  at 
Shiloh,  to  go  up  against  them  to  war. 

13  And  the  children  of  Israel  sent  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben,  and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and 
to  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  into  the  land  of 
Gilead,  Pliinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest  ; 

14  and  with  him  ten  princes,  one  prince  of  a fathers’ 
house  for  each  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  ; and  they 
were  every  one  of  them  head  of  their  fathers’ 

15  houses  among  the  «tliousands  of  Israel.  And  they 
came  unto  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  to  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
unto  the  land  of  Gilead,  and  they  spake  with  them. 


8 Num.  31.  27.  1 Judp.  20.  12.  i3  ^x.  G.  25.  Num. 

Sam.  30.  24.  n .Indj?.  20.  1.  25.  7. 

» Num.  32.  1,  2G,  29.  12  Deut.  13.  14.  i-*  Num.  1.  4. 

Deut.  13.  12,  &c.  Judg.  20.  12.  a Ov,  families. 


23* 


354 


JOSHUA,  XXII. 


16  Thus  saith  the  whole  congregation  of  the  Lord, 
What  trespass  is  this  that  ye  have  committed  against 
the  God  of  Israel,  to  turn  away  this  day  from  follow- 
ing the  Lord,  in  that  ye  have  budded  you  an  altar, 

that  ye  might  rebel  this  day  against  the  Lord  ? 

17  Is  the  iniquity  ^®of  Peor  too  little  for  us,  from 
which  we  are  not  cleansed  until  this  day,  although  there 
was  a'  plague  in  the  congregation  of  the  Lord, 

18  But  that  ye  must  turn  away  this  day  from  follow- 
ing the  Lord  ? and  it  will  be,  seeing  ye  rebel  to  day 
against  the  Lord,  that  to  morrow  he  wdl  be  wroth 
with  the  whole  congregation  of  Israel. 

19  Notwithstanding,  if  the  land  of  your  possession  he 
unclean,  then  pass  ye  over  unto  the  land  of  the  posses- 
sion of  the  Lord,  wherein  the  Lord’s  tabernacle 
dwelleth,  and  take  possession  among  us  : but  rebel  not 
against  the  Lord,  nor  rebel  against  us,  in  building  you 
an  altar  beside  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

20  Did  not  Achan  the  son  of  Zerah  commit  a tres- 
pass in  the  accursed  thing,  and  wrath  fell  on  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel  ? and  that  man  perished  not 
alone  in  his  iniquity. 

21  ^ Then  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children 
of  Gad  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  answered,  and 
said  unto  the  heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel, 

22  The  Lord  God  of  gods,  the  Lord  God  of  gods, 
he  knoweth,  and  Israel  he  shall  know  ; if  it  he  in  re- 
bellion, or  if  in  transgression  against  the  Lord,  (save 
us  not  this  day,) 

23  That  we  have  built  us  an  altar  to  turn  from  fol- 
lowing the  Lord,  or  if  to  offer  thereon  burnt  offering 
or  meat  offering,  or  if  to  offer  peace  offerings  thereon, 
let  the  Lord  himself  require  it ; 

24  And  if  we  have  not  rather  done  it  for  fear  of  this 
thing,  saying.  In  time  to  come  your  children  might 
speak  unto  our  children,  saying.  What  have  ye  to  do 
with  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ? 

25  For  the  Lord  hath  made  Jordan  a border  between 
us  and  you,  ye  children  of  Reuben  and  children  of  Gad ; 
ye  have  no  part  in  the  Lord  : so  shall  your  children 
make  our  children  cease  from  fearing  the  Lord. 

26  Therefore  we  said.  Let  us  now  prepare  to  build 
us  an  altar,  not  for  burnt  offering,  nor  for  sacrifice  : 

27  But  that  it  may  he  -^^a  witness  between  us,  and 
you,  and  our  generations  after  us,  that  we  might  do 
the  service  of  the  Lord  before  him  with  our  burnt 
offerings,  and  with  our  sacrifices,  and  with  our  peace 
offerings  ; that  your  children  may  not  say  to  our  chil- 
dren in  time  to  come.  Ye  have  no  part  in  the  Lord. 

28  Therefore  said  we,  that  it  shall  be,  when  they 
should  so  say  to  us  or  to  our  generations  in  time  to 
come,  that  we  may  say  again,  Behold  the  pattern  of  the 
altar  of  the  Lord,  which  our  fathers  made,  not  for 
burnt  offerings,  nor  for  sacrifices  ; but  it  is  a witness 
between  us  and  you. 

29  God  forbid  that  we  should  rebel  against  the 
Lord,  and  turn  this  day  from  following  the  Lord,  to 
build  an  altar  for  burnt  offerings,  for  meat  offerings,  or 
for  sacrifices,  beside  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our  God  that 
is  before  his  tabernacle. 

30  ^ And  when  Phinehas  the  priest,  and  the  princes 
of  the  congregation  and  heads  of  the  thousands  of 
Israel  which  were  with  him,  heard  the  words  that  the 

See  Lev.  17.  8,  9.  i'  Num.  10.  22. 

Deut.  12.  13,  14.  ’s  d,.  18.  1. 

i«Nnm.  25.  3,  4.  i'-' cli.  7.  1,  5. 

Deut.  4.  3.  20  Deut.  10.  17. 


16  sajdng.  Thus  saith  the  whole  congregation  of  the 
Lord,  What  trespass  is  this  that  ye  have  com- 
mitted against  the  God  of  Israel,  to  turn  away  this 
day  from  following  the  Lord,  in  that  ye  have 
builded  you  an  altar,  to  rebel  this  day  against  the 

17  Lord  ? Is  the  iniquity  of  Peor  too  little  for  us, 
from  which  we  have  not  cleansed  ourselves  unto 
this  day,  although  there  came  a plague  upon  the 

18  congregation  of  the  Lord,  that  ye  must  turn  away 
this  day  from  following  the  Lord  ? and  it  will  be, 
seeing  ye  rebel  to-day  against  the  Lord,  that  to- 
morrow he  will  be  wroth  with  the  whole  congrega- 

19  tion  of  Israel.  Howbeit,  if  the  land  of  your  pos- 
session be  unclean,  then  pass  ye  over  unto  the  land 
of  the  possession  of  the  Lord,  wherein  the  Lord’s 
tabernacle  dwelleth,  and  take  possession  among  us  ; 
but  rebel  not  against  the  Lord,  nor  rebel  against 
us,  in  building  you  an  altar  besides  the  altar  of 

20  the  Lord  our  God.  Did  not  Achan  the  son  of 
Zerah  commit  a trespass  in  the  devoted  thing,  and 
wrath  fell  upon  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  ? and 
that  man  perished  not  alone  in  his  iniquity. 

21  Then  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of 
Gad  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  answered,  and 
spake  unto  the  heads  of  the  ^thousands  of  Israel, 

22  The  Lord,  the  God  of  gods,  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  gods,  he  knoweth,  and  Israel  he  shall  know  ; 
if  it  be  in  rebellion,  or  if  in  trespass  against  the 

23  Lord,  (save  thou  us  not  this  day,)  that  we  have 
built  us  an  altar  to  turn  away  from  following  the 
Lord  ; or  if  to  offer  thereon  burnt  offering  or  meal 
offering,  or  if  to  offer  sacrifices  of  peace  offerings 

24  thereon,  let  the  Lord  himself  require  it  ; and  if 
we  have  not  rather  out  of  carefulness  done  this,  and 
of  purpose,  saying.  In  time  to  come  your  children 
might  speak  unto  our  children,  saying.  What  have 

25  ye  to  do  with  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel  ? for  the 
Lord  hath  made  Jordan  a border  between  us  and 
you,  ye  children  of  Reuben  and  children  of  Gad  ; 
ye  have  no  portion  in  the  Lord  : so  shall  your 
children  make  our  children  cease  from  fearing  the 

26  Lord.  Therefore  we  said.  Let  us  now  prepare  to 
build  us  an  altar,  not  for  burnt  offering,  nor  for 

27  sacrifice  : but  it  shall  be  a witness  between  us  and 
you,  and  between  our  generations  after  us,  that  we 
may  do  the  service  of  tlie  Lord  before  him  with 
our  burnt  offerings,  and  with  our  sacrifices,  and 
with  our  peace  offerings  ; that  your  children  may 
not  say  to  our  children  in  time  to  come.  Ye  have  no 

28  portion  in  the  Lord.  Therefore  said  we.  It  shall 
be,  when  they  so  say  to  us  or  to  our  generations  in 
time  to  come,  that  we  shall  say.  Behold  the  pattern 
of  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  which  our  fathers  made, 
not  for  burnt  offering,  nor  for  sacrifice  ; but  it  is  a 

29  witness  between  us  and  you.  God  forbid  that  we 
should  rebel  against  the  Lord,  and  turn  away  this 
day  from  following  the  Lord,  to  build  an  altar  for 
burnt  offering,  for  meal  offering,  or  for  sacrifice, 
besides  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our  God  that  is 
before  his  tabernacle. 

30  And  when  Phinehas  the  priest,  and  the  princes  of 
the  congregation,  even  the  heads  of  the  thousands 
of  Israel  which  were  with  him,  heard  the  words 


1 Kin.  8.  39.  Job  Jer.  12.  3.  2 Cor.  11.  23  ver.  34.  Gen.  31.  h OT,famili€C. 

10.  7.  23.  10.  Ps.  11,  31.  48.  eh.  24.  27.  c Or,  God,  even 

44.  21.  & 139.  1,  2.  22  Dent.  18.  19.  1 24  Dent.  12.  5,  6,  11,  God Jhe  Lord.  Heb. 

Sam.  20.  IG.  12,  17,  18,  2G,  27.  El  Elohim  Jehovah. 

25  Deut.  12.  13,  14. 


JOSHUA,  XXIII. 


355 


children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of  Gad  and  the 
children  of  Manasseh  spake,  it  pleased  them. 

31  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest  said 
unto  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  to  the  children  of 
Gad,  and  to  the  children  of  Manasseh,  This  day  we  per- 
ceive that  the  Lord  is  ^6  among  us,  because  ye  have  not 
committed  this  trespass  against  the  Lord  : now  ye 
have  delivered  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  Lord. 

32  ^ And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  the  princes,  returned  from  the  children  of  Reuben, 
and  from  the  children  of  Gad,  out  of  the  land  of  Gi- 
lead, unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  brought  them  word  again. 

33  And  the  thing  pleased  the  children  of  Israel  ; and 
the  children  of  Israel  blessed  God,  and  did  not  intend 
to  go  up  against  them  in  battle,  to  destroy  the  land 
wherein  the  children  of  Reuben  and  Gad  dwelt. 

34  And  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of 
Gad  called  the  altar  Ed : for  it  shall  he  a witness  be- 
tween us  that  the  Lord  is  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 Joshua's  exhortation  before  his  death,  3 by  former  benefits,  5 by 
promises,  11  and  by  threatenings. 

And  it  came  to  pass  a long  time  after  that  the 
Lord  ^ had  given  rest  unto  Israel  from  all  their 
enemies  round  about,  that  Joshua  ^ waxed  old  and 
stricken  in  age. 

2  And  Joshua  ® called  for  all  Israel,  and  for  their 
elders,  and  for  their  heads,  and  for  their  judges,  and 
for  their  officers,  and  said  unto  them,  I am  old  and 
stricken  in  age  : 

3  And  ye  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
done  unto  all  these  nations  because  of  you  ; for  the 
^ Lord  your  God  is  he  that  hath  fought  for  you. 

4  Behold,  ® I have  divided  unto  you  by  lot  these  na- 
tions that  remain,  to  be  an  inheritance  for  your  tribes, 
from  Jordan,  with  all  the  nations  that  I have  cut  off, 
even  unto  the  great  sea  westward. 

5  And  the  Lord  your  God,  ®he  shall  expel  them 
from  before  you,  and  drive  them  from  out  of  your 
sight  ; and  ye  shall  possess  their  land,  as  the  Lord 
your  God  hath  promised  unto  you. 

6  ® Be  ye  therefore  very  courageous  to  keep  and  to 
do  all  that  is  written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses, 
^ that  ye  turn  not  aside  therefrom  to  the  right  hand  or 
to  the  left  ; 

7  That  ye  income  not  among  these  nations,  these 
that  remain  among  you  ; neither  make  mention  of 
the  name  of  their  gods,  nor  cause  to  swear  hy  them^ 
neither  serve  them,  nor  bow  yourselves  unto  them  : 

8  But  cleave  unto  the  Lord  your  God,  as  ye  have 
done  unto  tliis  day. 

9  For  the  Lord  hath  driven  out  from  before  you 
great  nations  and  strong  : but  as  for  you,  no  man 
hath  been  able  to  stand  before  you  unto  this  day. 

10  One  man  of  you  shall  chase  a thousand  : for 
the  Lord  your  God,  he  it  is  that  fighteth  for  you,  as 
he  hath  promised  you. 

20  Lev.  2G.  11,  12.  2 3 Deut.  31.  28.  ch.  2.  & 34. 11.  Deut.  11. 

Chr.  15.  2.  24.  1.  1 Chr.  28.  1.  23.  ch.  13.  G. 

27  1 Chr.  29.  20.  ^ Ex.  14.  14.  ch.  10.  7 Num.  33.  53. 

Neh.  8.  G.  Dan.  2. 19.  14,  42.  8 ch.  1.  7. 

Luke  2.  28.  o ch.  13.  2,  G.  & 18.  » Deut.  5.  32.  & 28. 

1 ch.  21.  44.  & 22.  4.  10.  14. 

2 ch.  13.  1.  8 Ex.  23.  30.  & 33.  7®  Ex.  23.  33.  Deut. 


that  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of 
Gad  and  the  children  of  Manasseh  spake,  it  pleased 

31  them  well.  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the 
priest  said  unto  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  to  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  children  of  Manasseh, 
This  day  we  know  that  the  Lord  is  in  the  midst  of 
us,  because  ye  have  not  committed  this  trespass 
against  the  Lord  : now  have  ye  delivered  the 
children  of  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Lord. 

32  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
the  princes,  returned  from  the  children  of  Reuben, 
and  from  the  children  of  Gad,  out  of  the  land  of 
Gilead,  unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  the  children  of 

33  Israel,  and  brought  them  word  again.  And  the 
thing  pleased  the  children  of  Israel  ; and  the 
children  of  Israel  blessed  God,  and  spake  no  more 
of  going  up  against  them  to  war,  to  destroy  the 
land  wherein  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  chil- 

34  dren  of  Gad  dwelt.  And  the  children  of  Reuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  called  the  altar  Ed : 
For,  said  they,  it  is  a witness  between  us  that  the 
Lord  is  God. 


23  And  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days,  when  the 
Lord  had  given  rest  unto  Israel  from  all  their 
enemies  round  about,  and  Joshua  was  old  and  well 

2 stricken  in  years  ; that  Joshua  called  for  all  Israel, 
for  their  elders  and  for  their  heads,  and  for  their 
jiidges  and  for  their  officers,  and  said  unto  them,  I 

3 am  old  and  well  stricken  in  years  : and  ye  have 
seen  all  that  the  Lord  your  God  hath  done  unto 
all  these  nations  because  of  you  ; for  the  Lord  your 

4 God,  he  it  is  that  hath  fought  for  you.  Behold,  I 
have  allotted  unto  you  these  nations  that  remain, 
to  be  an  inheritance  for  your  tribes,  from  Jordan, 
with  all  the  nations  that  I have  cut  off,  even  unto 
the  great  sea  toward  the  going  down  of  the  sun. 

6  And  the  Lord  your  God,  he  shall  thrust  them  out 
from  before  you,  and  drive  them  from  out  of  your 
sight  ; and  ye  shall  possess  their  land,  as  the  Lord 

6 your  God  spake  unto  you.  Therefore  be  ye  very 
courageous  to  keep  and  to  do  all  that  is  written  in 
the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  that  ye  turn  not  aside 

7 therefrom  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left  ; that  ye 
come  not  among  these  nations,  these  that  remain 
among  you  ; neither  make  mention  of  the  name  of 
their  gods,  nor  cause  to  swear  hy  them,  neither 
serve  them,  nor  bow  down  yourselves  unto  them  : 

8 but  cleave  unto  the  Lord  your  God,  as  ye  liave 

9 done  unto  this  day.  For  the  Lord  hath  driven  out 
from  before  you  great  nations  and  strong  : but  as 
for  you,  no  man  hath  stood  before  you  unto  this 

10  day.  One  man  of  you  “ shall  chase  a thousand  : 

. for  the  Lord  your  God,  he  it  is  that  fighteth  for 


7.  2,  3.  Pro.  4.  14. 
Epli.  5.  11. 

11  Ex.  23.  13.  Ps. 
IG.  4.  Jer.  5.  7.  Zepli. 
1.  5.  See  Num.  32. 
38. 

12  Deut.  10.  20.  & 


11.  22.  &13.  4.  ch. 

22.  6. 

13  Deut.  11.  23. 

11  eh.  1.  5, 

1'  Lev.  2G.  8.  Deut. 
32.  30.  See  Judg.  3. 


31.  & 15.  15.  2 Sam. 
23.  8. 

18  Ex,  14.  14,  & 23. 
27,  Deut.  .3.  22, 
d That  is,  Witness. 
a Or,  hath  chasedt 


856 


JOSHUA,  x;av. 


11  Take  good  heed  therefore  unto  yourselves,  that 
ye  love  the  Lord  your  God. 

12  Else  if  ye  do  in  any  wise  go  back,  and  cleave 
unto  the  remnant  of  these  nations,  even  these  that  re- 
main among  you,  and  shall  ^^make  marriages  with 
them,  and  go  in  unto  them,  and  they  to  you  : 

13  Know  for  a certainty  that  the  Lord  your  God 
will  no  more  drive  out  any  of  these  nations  from  before 
you  ; but  they  shall  be  snares  and  traps  unto  you, 
and  scourges  in  your  sides,  and  thorns  in  your  eyes, 
until  ye  perish  from  off  this  good  land  which  the  Lord 
your  God  hath  given  you. 

14  And,  behold,  this  day  I am  going  the  way  of  all 
the  earth  : and  ye  know  in  all  your  hearts  and  in  all 
your  souls,  that  not  one  thing  hath  failed  of  all  the 
good  things  which  the  Lord  your  God  spake  concerning 
you  ; all  are  come  to  pass  unto  you,  and  not  one  thing 
hath  failed  thereof. 

15  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as  all  good 
things  are  come  upon  you,  which  the  Lord  your  God 
promised  you  ; so  shall  the  Lord  bring  upon  you  ^5  all 
evil  things,  until  he  have  destroyed  you  from  off  this 
good  land  which  the  Lord  your  God  hath  given  you. 

16  When  ye  have  transgressed  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  yoiir  God,  which  he  commanded  you,  and  have 
gone  and  served  other  gods,  and  bowed  yourselves  to 
them  ; then  shall  the  anger  of  the  Lord  be  kindled 
against  you,  and  ye  shall  perish  quickly  from  off  the 
good  land  which  he  hath  given  unto  you. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 Jos/iua  assemhleth  the  tribes  at  Shechem.  2 A brief  history  of  God's 
benefits  from  Terah.  14  He  reneieeth  the  covenant  between  them  and 
God.  26  A stone  the  tvitness  of  the  covenant.  29  Joshua's  age,  death, 
and  burial.  32  Joseph's  bones  are  buried.  33  Eleazar  dieth. 

And  Joshua  gathered  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to 
1 Shechem,  and  ^ called  for  the  elders  of  Israel, 
and  for  their  heads,  and  for  their  judges,  and  for  their 
officers  ; and  they  ^ presented  themselves  before  God. 

2  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  ^ Your  bithers  dwelt  on  the 
other  side  of  the  flood  in  old  time,  even  Terah,  the 
father  of  Abraham,  and  the  father  of  Nachor  : and 
® they  served  other  gods. 

3  And  ® I took  your  father  Abraham  from  the  other 
side  of  the  flood,  and  led  him  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  multiplied  his  seed,  and  gave  him 
Isaac. 

4  And  I gave  unto  Isaac  ® Jacob  and  Esau  : and  I 
gave  unto  ® Esau  mount  Seir,  to  possess  it  ; but  Jacob 
and  his  children  went  down  into  Egypt. 

5  I sent  Moses  also  and  Aaron,  and  J plagued 
Egypt,  according  to  that  which  I did  among  them  : and 
afterward  I brought  you  out. 

6  And  I brought  your  fathers  out  of  Egypt  : and 
ye  came  unto  the  sea  ; and  the  Egyptians  pursued 
after  your  fathers  with  chariots  and  horsemen  unto  the 
Red  sea. 

7  And  when  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  he  put 
darkness  between  you  and  the  Egyptians,  and  brought 
the  sea  upon  them,  and  covered  them  ; and  your  eyes 

17  ch.  22.  5.  33.  55.  Deut.  7.  16.  2^  Lev.  26.  16.  Deut. 

18  Heb.  10.  38,  39.  2 1 Kin.  11.4.  28.  15,  16,  &c. 

Pet.  2.  20,  21.  22  1 Kin.  2.  2.  See  i Gen.  35.  4. 

i»  Deut.  7.  3.  Heb.  9.  27.  2 d,.  23.  2. 

20  Judg.  2.  3.  23  ch.  21.  45.  Luke  3 1 Sam.  10.  19. 

21  Ex.  23.  33.  Num.  21.  33.  4 Gen.  11.  26,  31. 

24  Deut.  28.  63.  c Qeu.  31.  63. 


11  you,  as  he  spake  unto  you.  Take  good  heed  there- 
fore unto  yourselves,  that  ye  love  the  Lord  your 

12  God.  Else  if  ye  do  in  any  wise  go  back,  and 
cleave  unto  the  remnant  of  these  nations,  even  these 
that  remain  among  you,  and  make  marriages  with 

13  them,  and  go  in  unto  them,  and  they  to  you  : know 
for  a certainty  that  the  Lord  your  God  will  no 
more  drive  these  nations  from  out  of  your  sight ; 
but  they  shall  be  a snare  and  a trap  unto  you,  and 
a scourge  in  your  sides,  and  thorns  in  your  eyes, 
until  ye  perish  from  off  this  good  land  which  the 

14  Lord  your  God  hath  given  you.  And,  behold,  this 
day  I am  going  the  way  of  all  the  earth  : and  ye 
know  in  all  your  hearts  and  in  all  your  souls,  that 
not  one  thing  hath  failed  of  all  the  good  things 
which  the  Lord  your  God  spake  concerning  you  ; 
all  are  come  to  pass  unto  you,  not  one  thing  hath 

15  failed  thereof.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as 
all  the  good  things  are  come  upon  you  of  which  the 
Lord  your  God  spake  unto  you,  so  shall  the  Lord 
bring  upon  you  all  the  evil  things,  until  he  have 
destroyed  you  from  off  this  good  land  which  the 

16  Lord  your  God  hath  given  you.  When  ye  trans- 
gress the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
he  commanded  you,  and  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
and  bow  down  yourselves  to  them  ; then  shall  the 
anger  of  the  Lord  be  kindled  against  you,  and  ye 
shall  perish  quickly  from  off  the  good  laud  which 
he  hath  given  unto  you. 


24  And  Joshua  gathered  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to 
Shechem,  and  called  for  the  elders  of  Israel,  and 
for  their  heads,  and  for  their  judges,  and  for  their 
officers  ; and  they  presented  themselves  before 

2 God.  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  Your  fathers 
dwelt  of  old  time  beyond  the  River,  even  Terah, 
the  father  of  Abraham,  and  the  father  of  Nahor  : 

3 and  they  served  other  gods.  And  I took  your 
father  Abraham  from  beyond  the  River,  and  led 
him  throughout  all  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  multi- 

4 plied  his  seed,  and  gave  him  Isaac.  And  I ga,ve 
unto  Isaac  Jacob  and  Esau  : and  I gave  unto 
Esau  mount  Seir,  to  possess  it  ; and  Jacob  and  his 

5 children  went  down  into  Egypt.  And  I sent  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron,  and  I plagued  Egypt,  according  to 
that  which  I did  in  the  midst  thereof  : and  after- 

6 ward  I brought  you  out.  And  I brought  your 
fathers  out  of  Egypt : and  ye  came  unto  the  sea  ; 
and  the  Egyptians  pursued  after  your  fathers  with 

7 chariots  and  with  horsemen  unto  the  Red  Sea.  And 
when  they  cried  out  unto  the  Lord,  he  put  dark- 
ness between  you  and  the  Egyptians,  and  brought 
the  sea  upon  them,  and  covered  them  ; and  your 


6 Gen.  12.  1.  Acts  ^ Gen.  46.  1,  6.  le  Ex.  14.  9. 

7.  2,  3.  Acts  7.  15.  le  Ex.  14.  10. 

7 Gen.  21.  2,  3.  Ps.  ^ Ex.  3.  10.  i7  Ex.  14.  20. 

127.  3.  72  Ex.  7.  & 8.  & 9.  & 78  Ex.  14.  27,  28. 

8 Gen.  25.  24,  25,  26.  10.  & 12.  79  peut.  4.  34.  & 

9 Gen.  36.  8.  Deut.  is  Ex.  12.  37,  51.  29.  2.. 

2.  5.  74  Ex.  14.  2. 


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JOSHUA,  XXIV.  ^ 


have  seen  what  I have  done  in  Egypt : and  ye  dwelt  in 
the  wilderness  a long  season. 

8 And  I brought  you  into  the  land  of  the  Amorites, 
which  dwelt  on  the  other  side  Jordan  ; and  they 
fought  with  you  : and  I gave  them  into  your  hand,  that 
ye  might  possess  their  laud ; and  I destroyed  them 
from  before  you. 

9 Then  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  king  of  Moab, 
arose  and  warred  against  Israel,  and  sent  and  called 
Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  to  curse  you  : 

10  But  I would  not  hearken  unto  Balaam  ; ^6  there- 
fore he  blessed  you  still : so  I delivered  you  out  of  his 
hand. 

11  And  ^®ye  went  over  Jordan,  and  came  unto  Jeri- 
cho : and  the  men  of  Jericho  fought  against  you,  the 
Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the  Canaanites,  and 
the  Hittites,  and  the  Girgashites,  the  Hivites,  and  the 
Jebusites  ; and  I delivered  them  into  your  hand. 

12  And  I sent  the  hornet  before  you,  which  drave 
them  out  from  before  you,  even  the  two  kings  of  the 
Amorites  ; but  not  with  thy  sword,  nor  with  thy 
bow. 

13  And  I have  given  you  a land  for  which  ye  did  not 
labour,  and  cities  which  ye  built  not,  and  ye  dwell  in 
them  ; of  the  vineyards  and  oliveyards  which  ye  planted 
not  do  ye  eat. 

14  ^ “^Now  therefore  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him 
in  sincerity  and  in  truth  : and  put  away  the  gods 
which  your  fathers  served  on  the  other  side  of  the 
flood,  and  in  Egypt ; and  serve  ye  the  Lord. 

15  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you  to  serve  the  Lord, 

choose  you  this  day  whom  ye  will  serve  ; whether 

the  gods  which  your  fathers  served  that  were  on  the 

other  side  of  the  flood,  or  the  gods  of  the  Amorites, 
in  whose  land  ye  dwell : but  as  for  me  and  my  house, 
we  will  serve  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  people  answered  and  said,  God  forbid 
that  we  should  forsake  the  Lord,  to  serve  other  gods  ; 

17  For  the  Lord  our  God,  he  it  is  that  brought  us 
up  and  our  fathers  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  froin  the 
house  of  bondage,  and  which  did  those  great  signs  in 
our  sight,  and  preserved  us  in  all  the  way  wherein  we 
went,  and  among  all  the  people  through  whom  we 
passed  : 

18  And  the  Lord  drave  out  from  before  us  all  the 
people,  even  the  Amorites  which  dwelt  in  the  land  : 
therefore  Avill  we  also  serve  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  our 
God. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  Ye  cannot 
serve  the  Lord  : for  he  is  an  j^oly  God  ; he  is  a 
jealous  God  ; ^^he  will  not  forgive  your  transgressions 
nor  your  sins. 

20  If  ye  forsake  the  Lord,  and  serve  strange  gods, 

then  he  will  turn  and  do  you  hurt,  and  consume  you, 

after  that  he  hath  done  you  good. 

21  And  the  people  said  unto  Joshua,  Nay  ; but  we 
will  serve  the  Lord. 

22  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people.  Ye  are  wit- 
nesses against  yourselves  that  ye  have  chosen  you  the 


eyes  saw  what  I did  in  Egypt  ; and  ye  dwelt  in  the 

8 wilderness  many  days.  And  I brought  you  into 
the  land  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  beyond 
Jordan  ; and  they  fought  with  you  : and  I gave 
them  into  your  hand,  and  ye  possessed  their  land  ; 

9 and  I destroyed  them  from  before  you.  Then 
Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  king  of  Moab,  arose  and 
fought  against  Israel  ; and  he  sent  and  called 

10  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  to  curse  you  : but  I would 
not  hearken  unto  Balaam  ; therefore  he  blessed 

11  you  still  : so  I delivered  you  out  of  his  hand.  And 
ye  went  over  Jordan,  and  came  unto  Jericho  : and 
the  men  of  Jericho  fought  against  you,  the  Amo- 
rite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Canaanite,  and  the 
Hittite,  and  the  Girgashite,  the  Hivite,  and  the 
Jebusite  ; and  I delivered  them  into  your  hand. 

12  And  I sent  the  hornet  before  you,  which  drave 
them  out  from  before  you,  even  the  two  kings  of 
the  Amorites  ; not  with  thy  sword,  nor  with  thy 

13  bow.  And  I gave  you  a land  whereon  thou  hadst 
not  laboured,  and  cities  which  ye  built  not,  and  ye 
dwell  therein  ; of  vineyards  and  oliveyards  which 

14  ye  planted  not  do  ye  eat.  Now  therefore  fear  the 
Lord,  and  serve  him  in  sincerity  and  in  truth  : and 
put  away  the  gods  which  your  fathers  served  be- 
yond the  River,  and  in  Egypt  ; and  serve  ye  the 

15  Lord.  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you  to  serve  the 
Lord,  choose  you  this  day  whom  ye  will  serve  ; 
whether  the  gods  which  your  fathers  served  that 
were  beyond  the  River,  or  the  gods  of  the  Amo- 
rites, in  whose  land  ye  dwell  : but  as  for  me  and  my 

16  house,  we  will  serve  the  Lord.  And  the  people 
answered  and  said,  God  forbid  that  we  should  for- 

17  sake  the  Lord,  to  serve  other  gods  ; for  the  Lord 
our  God,  he  it  is  that  brought  us  and  our  fathers  up 
out  of  the  laud  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of 
« bondage,  and  that  did  those  great  signs  in  our 
sight,  and  preserved  us  in  all  the  way  wherein  we 
went,  and  among  all  the  peoples  through  the  midst 

18  of  whom  we  passed  : and  the  Lord  drave  out 
from  before  us  all  the  peoples,  even  the  Amorites 
which  dwelt  in  the  land  : therefore  we  also  will 

19  serve  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  our  God.  And  Joshua 
said  unto  the  people.  Ye  cannot  serve  the  Lord  ; 
for  he  is  an  holy  God  ; he  is  a jealous  God  ; he  will 

20  not  forgive  your  transgression  nor  your  sins.  If 
ye  forsake  the  Lord,  and  serve  strange  gods,  then 
he  will  turn  and  do  you  evil,  and  consume  you, 

21  after  that  he  hath  done  you  good.  And  the  people 
said  unto  Joshua,  Nay  ; but  we  will  serve  the 

22  Lord.  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people.  Ye  are 
witnesses  against  yourselves  that  ye  have  chosen 


20  ch.  5.  6. 

21  Num.  21.  21,  33. 
Dent.  2.  32.  & 3.  1. 

22  See  Judg.  11.  25. 
23Num.  22.  5.  Deut. 

23.  4. 

21  Deut.  23.  5. 

25  Num.  23.  11,  20. 
& 24.  10. 


20  ch.  3.  14,  17.  & 4. 

10,  11,  12. 

22  ch.  G.  1.  & 10.  1. 

& 11.  1. 

28  Ex.  23.  28.  Deut. 
7.  20. 

29  Ps.  44.  3,  G. 

30  Deut.  G.  10,  11. 
ch.  11.  13. 


31  Deut.  10.  12.  1 
Sam.  12.  24. 

32  Gen.  17.  1.  & 20. 
5.  Deut.  18.  13.  Ps. 
119.  1.  2 Cor.  1.  12. 
Epli.  G.  24. 

33  ver.  2,  23.  Lev. 
17.  7.  Ezek.  20.  18. 


34  Ezek.  20.  7,  8.  & 
23.  3. 

35  See  Ruth  1. 15.  1 
Kin.  18.  21.  Ezek.  20. 
39.  John  G,  G7. 

30  ver.  14. 

32  Ex.  23.  24,  32,  33. 
& 34.  15.  Deut.  13.  7. 


& 29.  18.  .tudfr.  G.  10. 

38  Gen.  18.  19. 

39  Matt.  G.  24. 

40  Lev.  19.2.  ISam. 
G.  20.  Ps.  99.  5,  9. 
Is.  5.  IG. 

41  Ex.  20.  5. 

42  Ex.  23.  21. 


43  1 Chr.  28.  9.  2 
Chr.  15.  2.  Ezra  8. 
22.  Is.  1.28.  &G5.  11, 
12.  Jer.  17.  13. 

44  cli.  23.  15.  Is.  G3. 
10.  Acts  7.  42. 

45  Ps.  119.  173. 

a Heb.  bondmen. 


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JUDGES,  I. 


Lord,  to  serve  him.  And  they  said.  We  are  wit- 
nesses. 

23  Now  therefore  put  away,  mid  he,  the  strange 
gods  which  are  among  you,  and  incline  your  heart  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

24  And  the  people  said  unto  Joshua,  The  Lord 
our  God  will  we  serve,  and  his  voice  will  we  obey. 

25  So  Joshua  made  a covenant  with  the  people 
that  day,  and  set  them  a statute  and  an  ordinance  in 
Shechem. 

26  T[  And  Joshua  wrote  these  words  in  the  book  of 
the  law  of  God,  and  took  a great  stone,  and  set  it 
up  there  under  an  oak,  that  was  by  the  sanctuary  of 
the  Lord. 

27  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people.  Behold,  this 
stone  shall  be  a witness  unto  us  ; for  it  hath  heard 
all  the  words  of  the  Lord  which  he  spake  unto  us  : it 
shall  be  therefore  a witness  unto  you,  lest  ye  deny  your 
God. 

28  So  Joshua  let  the  people  depart,  every  man 
unto  his  inheritance. 

29  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  servant  of  the  Lord,  died, 
being  an  hundred  and  ten  years  old. 

30  And  they  buried  him  in  the  border  of  his  inherit- 
ance in  Timnath-serah,  which  is  in  mount  Ephraim, 
on  the  north  side  of  the  hill  of  Gaash. 

31  And  Israel  served  the  Lord  all  the  days  of 
Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of  the  elders  that  overlived 
Joshua,  and  which  had  known  all  the  works  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  had  done  for  Israel. 

32  ^ And  the  bones  of  Joseph,  which  the  children 
of  Israel  brought  up  out  of  Egypt,  buried  they  in  She- 
chem, in  a parcel  of  ground  which  Jacob  bought  of 
the  sons  of  Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem  for  an  hun- 
dred pieces  of  silver  : and  it  became  the  inheritance  of 
the  children  of  Joseph. 

33  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  died  ; and  they 
buried  him  in  a hill  that  pertained  to  Phinehas  his  son, 
which  was  given  him  in  mount  Ephraim. 


you  the  Lord,  to  serve  him.  And  they  said,  We 

23  are  witnesses.  Now  therefore  put  away,  said  he, 
the  strange  gods  which  are  among  you,  and  incline 

24  your  heart  unto  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel.  And 
the  people  said  unto  Joshua,  The  Lord  our  God 
will  we  serve,  and  unto  his  voice  will  we  hearken. 

25  So  Joshua  made  a covenant  with  the  people  that 
day,  and  set  them  a statute  and  an  ordinance  in 
Shechem. 

26  And  Joshua  wrote  these  words  in  the  book  of  the 
law  of  God  ; and  he  took  a great  stone,  and  set  it 
up  there  under  the  oak  that  was  ^ by  the  sanctuary 

27  of  the  Lord.  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people. 
Behold,  this  stone  shall  be  a witness  against  us  ; for 
it  hath  heard  all  the  words  of  the  Lord  which  he 
spake  unto  us  ; it  shall  be  therefore  a witness 

28  against  you,  lest  ye  deny  your  God.  So  Joshua 
sent  the  people  away,  every  man  unto  his  inherit- 
ance. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  servant  of  the  Lord, 

30  died,  being  an  hundred  and  ten  years  old.  And 
they  buried  him  in  the  border  of  his  inheritance  in 
Timnath-serah,  which  is  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephra- 

31  im,  on  the  north  of  the  mountain  of  Gaash.  And 
Israel  served  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  Joshua,  and 
all  the  days  of  the  elders  that  outlived  Joshua,  and 
had  known  all  the  work  of  the  Lord,  that  he  had 

32  wrought  for  Israel.  And  the  bones  of  Joseph, 
which  the  children  of  Israel  brought  up  out  of  Egypt, 
buried  they  in  Shechem,  in  the  parcel  of  ground 
^ which  Jacob  bought  of  the  sons  of  Hamor  the 
father  of  Shechem  for  an  hundred  pieces  of  money  : 
and  they  became  the  inheritance  of  the  children  of 

33  Joseph.  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  died  ; and 
they  buried  him  in  ‘^the  hill  of  Phinehas  his  son, 
which  was  given  him  in  the  hill  country  of 
Ephraim. 


THE 

BOOK  OF  JUDGES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Th^  acts  of  Jxidah  and  Simeon,  4 Adoni-bescJc  justly  requited.  8 
Jerusalem  taken,  10  Hebron  taken,  11  Othniel  hath  Achsah  to  ivife 
for  taking  of  Dehir,  16  The  Kenites  dwell  in  Judah,  17  Hormah, 
Gasa.y  Askelon  and  Ekron  taken,  21  The  acts  of  Benjamin,  22  Of  the 
house  of  Josephs  who  take  Beth-el.  30  Of  Zebutun,  31  Of  Asher,  33 
Of  Naphlali,  34  Of  Dan, 

OW  after  the  death  of  Joshua  it  came  to  pass,  that 
the  children  of  Israel  ^ asked  the  Lord,  saying, 
Who  shall  go  up  for  us  against  the  Canaanites  first,  to 
fight  agauist  them  ? 

♦6  ver.  14.  Gen.  35.  ■‘g  Deut.  31.  24.  52.  Deut.  31.  19,  2l, 

2.  Judg.  10.  16.  1 60  See  Judg.  9.  6.  26.  ch.  22.  27,  28,  34. 

Bam.  7.  A el  gee  Gen.  28.  18.  64  Deut.  32.  1. 

47  See  Ex.  15.  25.  2 ch.  4.  3.  ec  Judg.  2.  6. 

Kin.  11.  17.  62  Gen.  35.  4.  6c  Judg.  2.  8. 

48  ver,  26.  63  gee  Gen.  31 . 48, 


1 And  it  came  to  pass  aftet  the  death  of  Joshua, 
that  the  children  of  Israel  asked  of  the  Lord,  say- 
ing,  Who  shall  go  up  for  us  first  against  the  Ca- 


67  ch.  19.  50.  Judg.  60  Gen.  50.  25.  Ex.  i Num.  27.  21.  ch. 

2.  9.  13.  19.  20.  18. 

63  Judg^.  2.  7.  61  Gen.  3.3.  19.  b Or,  in. 

69  See  Deut.  11.  2.  & 62  ex.  6.  26.  Judg.  c See  Gen.  33.  19. 

31.  13.  20.  28.  d Or,  Gibeah  qf  Phi' 

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2 And  the  Lord  said,  ^ Judah  shall  go  up  : behold,  I 
have  delivered  the  land  into  his  hand. 

3 And  Judah  said  unto  Simeon  his  brother.  Come  up 
with  me  into  my  lot,  that  we  may  fight  against  the 
Canaaiiites  ; and  ^ I likewise  will  go  with  thee  into  thy 
lot.  So  Simeon  went  with  him. 

4 And  Judah  went  up  ; and  the  Lord  delivered  the 
Canaaiiites  and  the  Perizzites  into  their  hand  : and  they 
slew  of  them  in  ^ Bezek  ten  thousand  men. 

5 And  they  found  Adoni-bezek  in  Bezek  : and  they 
fought  against  him,  and  they  slew  the  Canaaiiites  and 
the  Perizzites. 

6 But  Adoni-bezek  fled  ; and  they  pursued  after  him, 
and  caught  him,  and  cut  off  his  thumbs  and  his  great 
toes. 

7 And  Adoni-bezek  said.  Threescore  and  ten  kings, 
having  their  thumbs  and  their  great  toes  cut  off,  ga- 
thered their  meat  under  my  table  : ®as  I have  done,  so 
God  hath  requited  me.  And  they  brought  him  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  there  he  died. 

8 Now  ® the  children  of  Judah  had  fought  against 
Jerusalem,  and  had  taken  it,  and  smitten  it  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  set  the  city  on  fire. 

9 ^ And  afterward  the  children  of  J udah  went 
down  to  fight  against  the  Canaaiiites,  that  dwelt  in  the 
mountain,  and  in  the  south,  and  in  the  valley. 

10  And  Judah  went  against  the  Canaaiiites  that 
dwelt  in  Hebron  : (now  the  name  of  Hebron  before 
was  ® Kirjatli-arba  :)  and  they  slew  Sheshai,  and  Ahi- 
man,  and  Talmai. 

11  ^ And  from  thence  he  went  against  the  inhabitants 
of  Debir  : and  the  name  of  Debir  before  was  Kirjatli- 
sepher  : 

12  And  Caleb  said.  He  that  smiteth  Kirjath-sepher, 
and  taketli  it,  to  him  will  I give  Achsah  my  daughter 
to  wife. 

13  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz,  Caleb’s  younger 
brother,  took  it  : and  he  gave  him  Achsah  his  daughter 
to  wife. 

14  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  came  to  him, 
that  she  moved  him  to  ask  of  her  father  a field  : and 
she  lighted  from  off  her  ass  ; and  Caleb  said  unto  her. 
What  wilt  thou  ? 

15  And  she  said  unto  him,  Give  me  a blessing  : 
for  thou  hast  given  me  a south  land  ; give  me  also 
springs  of  water.  And  Caleb  gave  her  the  upper  springs 
and  the  nether  springs. 

16  ^ And  the  children  of  the  Kenite,  Moses’  father 
in  law,  went  up  out  of  the  city  of  palm  trees  with  the 
children  of  Judah  into  the  wilderness  of  Judah,  which 
lieth  in  the  soutli  of  Arad  ; and  they  went  and 
dwelt  among  the  people. 

17  And  Judah  went  with  Simeon  his  brother,  and 
they  slew  the  Canaaiiites  that  inhabited  Zephath,  and 
utterly  destroyed  it.  And  the  name  of  the  city  was 
called  Hormah. 

18  Also  Judah  took  Gaza  with  the  coast  thereof, 
and  Askelon  with  the  coast  thereof,  and  Ekron  with  the 
coast  thereof. 

19  And  21  the  Lord  was  with  Judah  ; and  he  drave 
out  the  inhabitants  of  the  mountain  ; but  could  not  drive 

2 Gen.  49.  8.  ^ Josh.  10.  3G.  & 11.  ” oh.  3.  9. 

3 ver.  17.  21.  ft  15.  1.3.  ’2  Josh.  15.  18,  19. 

4 1 Sam.  11.  8.  8 Josh.  14.  15.  & 15.  ’3  Qen.  33.  11. 

6 Lev.  24.  19.  1 13,14.  cli.  4.  11,  17.  1 

Sam.  15.  33.  Jam.  2.  » Josh.  15.  15.  Sam.  1.5.  0.  1 Chr.  2. 

13.  10  Josh.  15.  IG,  17.  65.  Jer.  35.  2. 

8 See  Josh.  15.  63. 


2 naanites,  to  fight  against  them  ? And  the  Lord 
said,  Judah  shall  go  up  ; behold,  I have  delivered 

3 the  land  into  his  hand.  And  Judah  said  unto  Si- 
meon his  brother.  Come  up  with  me  into  my  lot, 
that  we  may  fight  against  the  Canaaiiites  ; and  I 
likewise  will  go  with  thee  into  thy  lot.  So  Simeon 

4 went  with  him.  And  Judah  went  up  ; and  the 
Lord  delivered  the  Canaanites  and  the  Perizzites 
into  their  hand  : and  they  smote  of  them  in  Bezek 

5 ten  thousand  men.  And  they  found  Adoni-bezek 
in  Bezek  ; and  they  fought  against  him,  and  they 

6 smote  the  Canaanites  and  the  Perizzites.  But 
Adoni-bezek  fled  ; and  they  pursued  after  him,  and 
caught  him,  and  cut  off  his  thumbs  and  his  great 

7 toes.  And  Adoni-bezek  said.  Threescore  and  ten 
kings,  having  their  thumbs  and  their  great  toes  cut 
off,  gathered  their  meat  under  my  table  : as  I have 
done,  so  God  hath  requited  me.  And  they  brought 
him  to  Jerusalem,  and  he  died  there. 

8 And  the  children  of  Judah  fought  against  Jerusa- 
lem, and  took  it,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the 

9 sword,  and  set  the  city  on  fire.  And  afterward  the 
children  of  Judah  went  down  to  fight  against  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  the  hill  country,  and  in  the 

10  South,  and  in  the  lowland.  “And  Judah  went 
against  the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Hebron  : (now 
the  name  of  Hebron  beforetime  was  Kiriatli-arba  :) 
and  they  smote  Sheshai,  and  Ahiman,  and  Talmai. 

11  And  from  thence  he  went  against  the  inhabitants  of 
Debir.  (Now  the  name  of  Debir  before  time  was 

12  Kiriath-sepher.)  And  Caleb  said,  He  that  smiteth 
Kiriath-sephet*,  and  taketh  it,  to  him  will  I give 

13  Achsah  my  daughter  to  wife.  And  Othniel  the  son 
of  Kenaz,  Caleb’s  younger  brother,  took  it  : and  he 

14  gave  him  Achsah  his  daughter  to  wife.  A.nd  it 
came  to  pass,  when  she  came  unto  him,  that  she 
moved  him  to  ask  of  her  father  a field  : and  she 
lighted  down  from  off  her  ass  ; and  Caleb  said  unto 

15  her.  What  wouldest  thou  ? And  she  said  unto  him, 
Give  me  a ^blessing  ; for  that  thou  hast  ‘^set  me  in 
the  land  of  the  South,  give  me  also  springs  of  water. 
And  Caleb  gave  her  the  upper  springs  and  the 
nether  springs. 


16  And  the  children  of  the  Kenite,  Moses’  ^ brother 
in  law,  went  up  out  of  ^ the  city  of  palm  trees 
with  the  children  of  Judah  into  the  wilderness  of 
Judah,  which  is  in  the  south  of  Arad  ; and  they 

17  went  and  dwelt  with  the  people.  And  Judah  went 
with  Simeon  his  brother,  and  they  smote  the  Ca- 
naanites that  inhabited  Zephath,  and  utterly  de- 
stroyed it.  And  the  name  of  the  city  was  called 

18  V Hormah.  Also  Judah  took  Gaza  with  the  border 
thereof,  and  Ashkelon  with  the  border  thereof, 

19  and  Ekron  with  the  border  thereof.  And  the  Lord 
was  with  Judah  ; and  he  drave  out  the  inhabitants  of 
the  hill  country  ; for  he  could  not  drive  out  the  in- 


13  Deut.  34.  3. 

10  Num.  21.  1. 

11  Num.  10.  32. 

18  vfir.  3. 

10  Num.  21. 3.  Josh. 
19.  4. 


20  Josh.  11.  22. 

21  ver.  2.  2 Kin. 

18.  7. 

a See  Josh.  15.  13- 

19. 

b Or,  present. 


c Or,  given  me  the 
land  of  the  South, 
d Or,  father  in  law. 
e See  Deut.  34.  3. 

/ Heb.  devoted, 
g See  Num.  21.  3. 


/ 


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out  the  inhabitants  of  the  valley,  because  they  had 

chariots  of  iron. 

20  23  And  they  gave  Hebron  unto  Caleb,  as  Moses 
said  : and  he  expelled  thence  the  three  sons  of  Anak. 

21  24  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  did  not  drive  out 
the  Jebusites  that  inhabited  Jerusalem  ; but  the  Jebu- 
sites  dwell  with  the  children  of  Benjamin  in  Jerusalem 
unto  this  day. 

22  And  the  house  of  Joseph,  they  also  went  up 
against  Beth-el  : 25  and  the  Lord  was  with  them. 

23  And  the  house  of  Joseph  2®  sent  to  descry  Beth-el. 
(Now  the  name  of  the  city  before  loas  2’  Luz.) 

24  And  the  spies  saw  a man  come  forth  out  of  the 
city,  and  they  said  unto  him,  Shew  us,  we  pray  thee, 
the  entrance  into  the  city,  and  28  will  shew  thee 
mercy. 

25  And  when  he  shewed  them  the  entrance  into  the 
city,  they  smote  the  city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword  ; 
but  they  let  go  the  man  and  all  his  family. 

26  And  the  man  went  into  the  land  of  the  Hittites, 
and  built  a city,  and  called  the  name  thereof  Luz  : 
which  is  the  name  thereof  unto  this  day. 

27  ^ 29  Neither  did  Manasseh  drive  out  the  inhabitants 
of  Beth-shean  and  her  towns,  nor  Taanach  and  her 
towns,  nor  the  inhabitants  of  Dor  and  her  towns,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  Ibleam  and  her  towns,  nor  the  inha- 
bitants of  Megiddo  and  her  towns  : but  the  Canaanites 
would  dwell  in  that  land. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Israel  was  strong,  that 
they  put  the  Canaanites  to  tribute,  and  did  not  utterly 
drive  them  out. 

29  IT  Neither  did  Ephraim  drive  out  the  Canaan- 

ites that  dwelt  in  Gezer  ; but  the  Canaanites  dwelt  in 
Gezer  among  them.  * 

30  ^ Neither  did  Zebulun  drive  out  the  inhabitants 
of  Kitron,  nor  the  inhabitants  of  Nahalol  ; but  the 
Canaanites  dwelt  among  them,  and  became  tributaries. 

31  Tf  ^2  Neither  did  Asher  drive  out  the  inhabitants 
of  Accho,  nor  the  inhabitants  of  Zidon,  nor  of  Ahlab, 
nor  of  Achzib,  nor  of  Helbah,  nor  of  Aphik,  nor  of 
Rehob  : 

32  But  the  Asherites  dwelt  among  the  Canaanites, 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land  : for  they  did  not  drive  them 
out. 

33  34  Naphtali  drive  out  the  inhabit- 

ants of  Beth-shemesh,  nor  the  inhabitants  of  Beth- 
anath  ; but  he  35  dwelt  among  the  Canaanites,  the  in- 
habitants of  tlie  laud  : nevertheless  the  inhabitants  of 
Beth-shemesh  and  of  Beth-anath  36  became  tributaries 
unto  them. 

34  And  the  Amorites  forced  the  children  of  Dan 
into  the  mountain  : for  they  would  not  suffer  them  to 
come  down  to  the  valley  : 

35  But  the  Amorites  would  dwell  in  mount  Heres 
37  in  Aijalon,  and  in  Shaalbim  : yet  the  hand  of  the 
house  of  Joseph  prevailed,  so  that  they  became  tribu- 
taries. 

36  And  the  coast  of  the  Amorites  was  38  from  the 
going  up  to  Akrabbim,  from  the  rock,  and  upward. 

22  Josh.  17.  16,  18.  24  See  Josh.  15.  63.  27  Gen.  28.  19. 

23  Nam.  14.  24.  & 18.  28.  28  josh.  2.  12,  14. 

Dent.  1.  36.  Josh.  14.  25  ver.  19.  29  josh.  17.  11,  12, 

9,  13.  & 15.  13,  14.  25  Josh.  2.  1.  & 7.  2.  13. 

ch.  18.  2.  30  Josh.  16.  10.  1 


habitants  of  the  valley,  because  they  had  chariots  of 

20  iron.  And  they  gave  Hebron  unto  Caleb,  as  Moses 
had  spoken  : and  he  drave  out  thence  the  three  sons 

21  of  Anak.  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  did  not 
drive  out  the  Jebusites  that  inhabited  Jerusalem  : 
but  the  Jebusites  dwelt  with  the  children  of  Benja- 
min in  Jerusalem,  unto  this  day. 

22  And  the  house  of  Joseph,  they  also  went  up 
against  Beth-el  : and  the  Lord  was  with  them. 

23  And  the  house  of  Joseph  sent  to  spy  out  Beth-el. 
(Now  the  name  of  the  city  beforetime  was  Luz.) 

24  And  the  watchers  saw  a man  come  forth  out  of  the 
city,  and  they  said  unto  him.  Shew  us,  we  pray 
thee,  the  entrance  into  the  city,  and  we  will  deal 

25  kindly  with  thee.  And  he  shewed  them  the  en- 
trance into  the  city,  and  they  smote  the  city  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword  ; but  they  let  the  man  go 

26  and  all  his  family.  And  the  man  went  into  the  land 
of  the  Hittites,  and  built  a city,  and  called  the  name 
thereof  Luz  : which  is  the  name  thereof  unto  this 
day. 

27  And  Manasseh  did  not  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of 
Beth-shean  and  her  ^ towns,  nor  of  Taanach  and  her 
towns,  nor  the  inhabitants  of  Dor  and  her  towns,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  Ibleam  and  her  towns,  nor  the  in- 
habitants of  Megiddo  and  her  towns  : but  the  Ca- 

28  naanites  would  dwell  in  that  land.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  Israel  was  waxen  strong,  that  they  put 
the  Canaanites  to  taskwork,  and  did  not  utterly 
drive  them  out. 

29  And  Ephraim  drave  not  out  the  Canaanites  that 
dwelt  in  Gezer  ; but  the  Canaanites  dwelt  in  Gezer 
among  them. 

30  Zebulun  drave  not  out  the  inhabitants  of  Kitron, 
nor  the  inhabitants  of  Nahalol  ; but  the  Canaan- 
ites dwelt  among  them,  and  became  * tributary. 

31  Asher  drave  not  out  the  inhabitants  of  Acco,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  Zidon,  nor  of  Ahlab,  nor  of  Achzib, 

32  nor  of  Helbah,  nor  of  Aphik,  nor  of  Rehob  : but  the 
Asherites  dwelt  among  the  Canaanites,  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land  : for  they  did  not  drive  them  out. 


33  Naphtali  drave  not  out  the  inhabitants  of  Beth- 
shemesh,  nor  the  inhabitants  of  Beth-anath  ; but  he 
dwelt  among  the  Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  : nevertheless  the  inhal3itants  of  Beth-shemesh 
and  of  Beth-anath  became  tributary  unto  them. 

34  And  the  Amorites  forced  the  children  of  Dan  into 
the  hill  country  : for  they  would  not  suffer  them  to 

35  come  down  to  the  valley  : but  the  Amorites  would 
dwell  in  mount  Heres,  in  Aijalon,  and  in  Shaalbim  : 
yet  the  hand  of  the  house  of  Joseph  prevailed,  so 

36  that  they  became  tributary.  And  the  border  of  the 
Amorites  was  from  the  ascent  of  Akrabbim,  from 
J the  rock,  and  upward. 


Kin.  9. 16. 

81  Josh.  19.  15. 

32  Josh.  19.  24-30. 

33  Ps.  106.  34,  35. 

34  Josh.  19.  38. 


38  ver.  32. 

38  ver.  30. 

31  Jo.sh.  19.  42. 
38Num.  34.  4.  Josh. 
15.  3. 


h Heb.  daughters, 
i Or,  subject  to  task- 
work, and  so  w.  33, 

35. 

j Or,  Sela. 


JUDGES,  11. 


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CHAPTER  II. 

I An  angel  rebuketh  the  -people  at  Bochim.  6 The  wickedness  of  the  new 
generation  after  Joshua.  14  God's  anger  and  pity  towards  them.  20 
The  Canaanites  are  left  to  prove  Israel. 

And  an  angel  of  the  Lord  came  up  from  Gilgal  ^ to 
Bochim,  and  said,  I made  you  to  go  up  out  of 
Egypt,  and  have  brought  you  unto  the  land  which  I 
sware  unto  your  fathers  ; and  ^ I said,  I will  never 
break  my  covenant  with  you. 

2  And  ® ye  shall  make  no  league  with  the  inhabitants 
of  this  land  ; ^ ye  shall  throw  down  their  altars  : ^ but 
ye  have  not  obeyed  my  voice  : why  have  ye  done 
this  ? 

3  Wherefore  I also  said,  I will  not  drive  them  out 
from  before  you  ; but  they  shall  be  ® as  thorns  in  your 
sides,  and  their  gods  shall  be  a ® snare  unto  you. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  spake  these  words  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  the  people  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept. 

5  And  they  called  the  name  of  that  place  Bochim  : 
and  they  sacrificed  there  unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  when  ® Joshua  had  let  the  people  go,  the 
children  of  Israel  went  every  man  unto  his  inheritance 
to  possess  the  land. 

7  And  the  people  served  the  Lord  all  the  days  of 
Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of  the  elders  that  outlived 
Joshua,  who  had  seen  all  the  great  works  of  the  Lord, 
that  he  did  for  Israel. 

8  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  servant  of  the 
Lord,  died,  being  an  hundred  and  ten  years  old. 

9  1^  And  they  buried  him  in  the  border  of  his  inherit- 
ance in  13  Timnath-heres,  in  the  mount  of  Ephraim,  on 
the  north  side  of  the  hill  Gaash. 

10  And  also  all  that  generation  were  gathered  unto 
their  fathers  : and  there  arose  another  generation  after 
them,  which  n knew  not  the  Lord,  nor  yet  the  works 
which  he  had  done  for  Israel. 

11  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  served  Baalim  : 

12  And  they  i®  forsook  the  Lord  God  of  their  fa- 
thers, which  brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  followed  i®  other  gods,  of  the  gods  of  the  people 
that  loere  round  about  tliem,  and  i'^  bowed  themselves 
unto  them,  and  provoked  the  Lord  to  anger. 

13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord,  i®  and  served  Baal 
and  Ashtaroth. 

14  ^ 1^  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot  against 
Israel,  and  he  ‘-^3  delivered  them  into  the  hands  of 
spoilers  that  spoiled  them,  and  he  sold  them  into  the 
hands  of  their  enemies  round  about,  so  that  they 
22  could  not  any  longer  stand  before  their  enemies. 

lo  Whithersoever  they  went  out,  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  was  against  them  for  evil,  as  the  Lord  had  said, 
and  23  as  the  Lord  had  sworn  unto  them  : and  they 
were  greatly  distressed. 

16  if  Nevertheless  24  Lord  raised  up  judges, 
which  delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of  those  that 
spoiled  them. 

17  And  yet  they  would  not  hearken  unto  their  judges, 
but  they  25  went  a whoring  after  other  gods,  and  bowed 

1 ver.  5.  12.  Deut.  7.  16.  Ps.  Ex.  5.  2.  1 Sam. 

2 Gen.  17.  7.  lOG.  36.  2.  12.  1 Chr.  28.  9. 

8 Dent.  7.  2.  o josh.  22.  6.  & 24.  Jer.  9.  3.  & 22.  16. 

4 Deut.  12.  3.  28.  Gal.  4.  8.  2 Thess. 

Over.  20.  Ps.  106.  lo  Josh.  24.  31.  1.8.  Tit.  1.  16. 

34.  11  Josh.  24.  29.  Deut.  31.  16. 

c Josh.  23.  13.  IS  Josh.  24.  30.  lo  Deut.  6.  14. 

2 ch.  3.  6.  IS  Josh.  19.  50.  & 24.  n Ex.  20.  5. 

8 Ex.  23.  33.  & 34.  30,  Timnuth-serah. 

24* 


2  And  O' the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  up  from  Gil- 
gal to  Bochim.  And  he  said,  I made  you  to  go  up 
out  of  Egypt,  and  have  brought  you  unto  the  land 
which  I sware  unto  your  fathers  ; and  I said,  I will 

2 never  break  my  covenant  with  you  : and  ye  shall 
make  no  covenant  with  the  inhabitants  of  this  land  ; 
ye  shall  break  down  their  altars  : but  ye  have  not 
hearkened  unto  my  voice  : why  have  ye  done  this  ? 

3 Wherefore  I also  said,  I will  not  drive  them  out 
from  before  you  ; but  they  ^ shall  be  ^ as  thorns  in 
your  sides,  and  their  gods  shall  be  a snare  unto  you. 

4 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
spake  these  words  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel, 

5 that  the  people  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept.  And 
they  called  the  name  of  that  place  Bochim  : and 
they  sacrificed  there  unto  the  Lord. 

6 Now  when  Joshua  had  sent  the  people  away,  the 
children  of  Israel  went  every  man  unto  his  inhe- 

7 ritance  to  possess  the  land.  « And  the  people  served 
the  Lord  all  the  days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of 
the  elders  that  outlived  Joshua,  who  had  seen  all 
the  great  work  of  the  Lord,  that  he  had  wrought 

8 for  Israel.  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord,  died,  being  an  hundred  and  ten 

9 years  old.  And  they  buried  him  in  the  border  of 
his  inheritance  in  Timnath-heres,  in  the  hill  coim- 
try  of  Ephraim,  on  the  north  of  the  mountain  of 

10  Gaash.  And  also  all  that  generation  were  gathered 
unto  their  fathers  : and  there  arose  another  genera- 
tion after  them,  which  knew  not  the  Lord,  nor  yet 
the  work  which  he  had  wrought  for  Israel. 

11  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  served  the  Baalim ; 

12  and  they  forsook  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers, 
which  brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egj^pt,  and 
followed  other  gods,  of  the  gods  of  the  peoples  that 
were  round  about  them,  and  bowed  themselves  down 
unto  them  : and  they  provoked  the  Lord  to  anger. 

13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord,  and  served  Baal  and 

14  the  Ashtaroth.  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Israel,  and  he  delivered  them  into 
the  hands  of  spoilers  that  spoiled  them,  and  he  sold 
them  into  the  hands  of  their  enemies  round  about, 
so  that  they  could  not  any  longer  stand  before  tlieir 

15  enemies.  Whithersoever  the}"  went  out,  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  was  against  them  for  evil,  as  the  Lord 
had  spoken,  and  as  the  Lord  had  sworn  unto  them  : 

16  and  they  were  sore  distressed.  And  the  Lord 
raised  up  judges,  which  saved  them  out  of  the  hand 

17  of  those  that  spoiled  them.  And  yet  they  hearkened 
not  unto  their  judges,  for  they  went  a whoring  after 


18  ch.  3.  7.  & 10.  6. 
Ps.  106.  36. 

I'J  ch.  3.  8.  Ps.  106. 
40,  41,42. 

2 Kin.  17.  20. 

2>  ch.  3.  8.  & 4.  2. 
Ps.  44.  12.  Ls.  .50.  1. 

22  Lev.  26.37.  Josh. 
7.  12,  13. 


23  Lev.  26.  Deut. 
28. 

24  ch.  .3.  9,  10,  1.5. 
1 Sam.  12.  11.  Acts 
13.  20. 

28  Ex.  34.  15,  16. 
Lev.  17.  7. 


a Or,  a messenger, 
h Some  ancient  ver- 
sions liave,  shall  be 
adversaries  unto  you. 
c See  Num.  33.  .55. 
d Tliat  is.  Weepers. 
eSee  Josh.  24.  29- 
31. 


362 


JUDGES,  III. 


way  which  their  fathers  walked  in,  obeying  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  ; hut  they  did  not  so. 

3  8 And  when  the  Lord  raised  them  up  judges,  then 

the  Lord  was  with  the  judge,  and  delivered  them  out 
of  the  hand  of  their  enemies  all  the  days  of  the  judge  : 

for  it  repented  the  Lord  because  of  their  groanings 
by  reason  of  them  that  oppressed  them  and  vexed 
them. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  judge  was  dead, 
that  they  returned,  and  corrupted  themselves  more  than 
their  fathers,  in  following  other  gods  to  serve  them,  and 
to  bow  down  unto  them  ; they  ceased  not  from  their 
own  doings,  nor  from  their  stubborn  way. 

20  ^ 29  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot  against 

Israel ; and  he  said.  Because  that  this  people  hath 

transgressed  my  covenant  which  I commanded  their 
fathers,  and  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  voice  ; 

21  1 also  will  not  henceforth  drive  out  any  from 
before  them  of  the  nations  which  Joshua  left  when  he 
died  : 

22  32  That  through  them  I may  33  prove  Israel, 
whether  they  will  keep  the  way  of  the  Lord  to  walk 
therein,  as  their  fathers  did  keep  ity  or  not. 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  left  those  nations,  wilhout 
driving  them  out  hastily  ; neither  delivered  he  them 
into  the  hand  of  Joshua. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 The  nations  ichich  were  left  to  prove  Israel.  6 By  communion  with 
them  they  commit  idolatry.  8 Othniel  delivereth  them  from  Chushan- 
rishathaim.  12  E hud  from  Eglon.  31  Shamgar  from  the  Philistines. 

O W these  are  i the  nations  which  the  Lord  left,  to 
prove  Israel  by  them,  even  as  many  of  Israel  as 
had  not  known  all  the  wars  of  Canaan  ; 

2 Only  that  the  generations  of  the  children  of  Israel 
might  know,  to  teach  them  war,  at  the  least  such  as 
before  knew  nothing  thereof  ; 

3 Namely,  2 five  lords  of  the  Philistines,  and  all  the 
Canaanites,  and  the  Sidonians,  and  the  Hivites  that 
dwelt  in  mount  Lebanon,  from  mount  Baal-hermon  unto 
the  entering  in  of  Hamath. 

4 3 And  they  were  to  prove  Israel  by  them,  to  know 
whether  they  would  hearken  unto  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord,  which  he  commanded  their  fathers  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

5 ^ ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  dwelt  among  the 
Canaanites,  Hittites,  and  Amorites,  and  Perizzites,  and 
Hivites,  and  Jebusites  ; 

6 And  3 they  took  their  daughters  to  be  their  wives, 
and  gave  their  daughters  to  their  sons,  and  served  their 
gods. 

7 ® And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  forgat  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
served  Baalim  and  3 the  groves. 

8 ^ Therefore  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot  against 
Israel,  and  he  ® sold  them  into  the  hand  of  Chushan- 
rishathaim  king  of  Mesopotamia  : and  the  children  of 
Israel  served  Chushan-rishathaim  eight  years. 

9 And  when  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  the  Lord  12  poised  up  a deliverer  to  the  chil- 


other  gods,  and  bowed  themselves  down  unto  them  : 
they  turned  aside  quickly  out  of  the  way  wherein 
their  fathers  walked,  obeying  the  commandments  of 

18  the  Lord  ; hut  they  did  not  so.  And  when  the 
Lord  raised  them  up  judges,  then  the  Lord  was 
with  the  judge,  and  saved  them  out  of  the  hand  of 
their  enemies  all  the  days  of  the  judge  : for  it  re- 
pented the  Lord  because  of  their  groaning  by  rea- 
son of  them  that  oppressed  them  and  vexed  them. 

19  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  judge  was  dead,  that 
they  turned  back,  and  dealt  more  corruptly  than 
their  fathers,  in  following  other  gods  to  serve  them, 
and  to  bow  down  unto  them  ; f they  ceased  not  from 

20  their  doings,  nor  from  their  stubborn  way.  And  the 
anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against  Israel  ; and 
he  said.  Because  this  nation  have  transgressed  my 
covenant  which  I commanded  their  fathers,  and 

21  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  voice  ; I also  will  not 
henceforth  drive  out  any  from  before  them  of  the 

22  nations  which  Joshua  left  when  he  died  : that  by 
them  I may  prove  Israel,  whether  they  will  keep 
the  way  of  the  Lord  to  walk  therein,  as  their  fa- 

23  thers  did  keep  it,  or  not.  So  the  Lord  left  those 
nations,  without  driving  them  out  hastily  ; neither 
delivered  he  them  into  the  hand  of  Joshua. 


3 Now  these  are  the  nations  which  the  Lord  left, 
to  prove  Israel  by  them,  even  as  many  as  had  not 

2 known  all  the  wars  of  Canaan  ; only  that  the  genera- 
tions of  the  children  of  Israel  might  know,  to  teach 
them  war,  at  the  least  such  as  beforetime  knew 

3 nothing  thereof  ; namely,  the  five  lords  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  all  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Zidonians, 
and  the  Hivites  that  dwelt  in  mount  Lebanon,  from 
mount  Baal-hermon  unto  the  entering  in  of  Hamath. 

4 And  they  were  for  to  prove  Israel  by  them,  to  know 
whether  they  would  hearken  unto  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord,  which  he  commanded  their  fa- 

5 thers  by  the  hand  of  Moses.  And  the  children  of 
Israel  dwelt  among  ” the  Canaanites  ; the  Hittite, 
and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Hivite, 

6 and  the  Jebusite  : and  they  took  their  daughters  to 
be  their  wives,  and  gave  their  own  daughters  to 
their  sons,  and  served  their  gods. 

7 And  the  children  of  Israel  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  forgat  the  Lord  their 
God,  and  served  the  Baalim  and  ^ the  Asheroth. 

8 Therefore  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against 
Israel,  and  he  sold  them  into  the  hand  of  Cushan- 
rishathaim  king  of  Mesopotamia  : and  the  children 
of  Israel  served  Cushan-rishathaim  eight  years. 

9 And  when  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  the  Lord  raised  up  a saviour  to  the  children 


2«  Josh.  1.  5. 

2"  Sse  Gen.  6.  6. 
Dent.  32.  36.  Ps.  106. 
44  45. 

28  cii.  3.  12.  & 4.  1, 
& 8.  33. 


29  ver.  14. 

30  Josh.  23.  16. 

31  Josh.  2.3.  13. 

32  ch.  3.  1,  4. 

33  Deut.  8.  2,  16.  & 
13.  3. 


1 ch.  2.  21,  22. 

2 Josh.  13.  3. 

3 Ch.  2.  22. 

4 Ps.  106.  35. 

6  Ex.  34.  16.  Deut. 
7.  3. 

0 ch.  2.  11. 


7 ch.  2.  13. 

8 Ex.  34.  13.  Deut. 
16.  21.  ch.  6.  25. 

9 ch.  2.  14. 


Sam.  12.  10.  Neh.  9. 
27.  Ps.  22.  5.  & 106. 
44.  & 107.  13,  19. 


a Or,  the  Canaan- 
ites, the  Hittites  tfec. 
b See  Ex.  34.  13. 
c Heb.  Aram-nahor 
raim. 


12  ch.  2.  16. 

lOHab.  3.  7.  fHeb.  they  let  no- 

11  ver.  15.  & ch.  4.  thing  fall  of  their 
3.  & 6.  7.  & 10.  10.  1 doings. 


JUDGES,  III. 


363 


dren  of  Israel,  who  delivered  them,  even  Othniel  the 
son  of  Kenaz,  Caleb’s  younger  brother. 

10  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon  him, 
and  he  judged  Israel,  and  went  out  to  war  : and  the 
Lord  delivered  Chushan-rishathaim  king  of  Mesopo- 
tamia into  his  hand  ; and  his  hand  prevailed  against 
Chushan-rishathaim. 

11  And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years.  And  Othniel 
the  son  of  Kenaz  died. 

12  ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  again  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  : and  the  Lord  strengthened 
15  Eglon  the  king  of  Moab  against  Israel,  because  they 
had  done  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  gathered  unto  him  the  children  of  Am- 
mon and  i”^  Amalek,  and  went  and  smote  Israel,  and 
possessed  i®  the  city  of  palm  trees. 

14  So  the  children  of  Israel  i®  served  Eglon  the  king 
of  Moab  eighteen  years. 

15  But  when  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  the  Lord  raised  them  up  a deliverer,  Ehud  the 
son  of  Gera,  a Benjamite,  a man  lefthanded  : and  by 
him  the  children  of  Israel  sent  a present  unto  Eglon 
the  king  of  Moab. 

16  But  Ehud  made  him  a dagger  which  had  two 
edges,  of  a cubit  length  ; and  he  did  gird  it  under  his 
raiment  upon  his  right  thigh. 

17  And  he  brought  the  present  unto  Eglon  king  of 
Moab  : and  Eglon  was  a very  fat  man. 

18  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  to  offer  the  pre- 
sent, he  sent  away  the  people  that  bare  the  present. 

19  But  he  himself  turned  again  from  the  quarries 
that  were  by  Gilgal,  and  said,  I have  a secret  errand 
unto  thee,  O king  : who  said.  Keep  silence.  And  all 
that  stood  by  liim  went  out  from  him. 

20  And  Ehud  came  unto  him  ; and  he  was  sitting  in 
a summer  parlour,  which  he  had  for  himself  alone. 
And  Ehud  said,  I have  a message  from  God  unto  thee. 
And  he  arose  out  of  Ms  seat. 

21  And  Ehud  put  forth  his  left  hand,  and  took  the 
dagger  from  his  right  thigh,  and  thrust  it  into  his 
belly  : 

22  And  the  haft  also  went  in  after  the  blade  ; and 
the  fat  closed  upon  the  blade,  so  that  he  could  not  draw 
the  dagger  out  of  his  belly  ; and  the  dirt  came  out. 

23  Then  Ehud  went  forth  through  the  porch,  and 
shut  the  doors  of  the  parlour  upon  him,  and  locked 
them. 

24  When  he  was  gone  out,  his  servants  came  ; and 
when  they  saw  that,  behold,  the  doors  of  the  parlour 
were  locked,  they  said.  Surely  he  covereth  his  feet  in 
his  summer  chamber. 

25  And  they  tarried  till  they  were  ashamed  : and, 
behold,  he  opened  not  the  doors  of  the  parlour  ; there- 
fore they  took  a key,  and  opened  them : and,  behold, 
their  lord  was  fallen  down  dead  on  the  earth. 

26  And  Ehud  escaped  while  they  tarried,  and  passed 
beyond  the  quarries,  and  escaped  unto  Seirath. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was  come,  that  22  he 
blew  a trumpet  in  the  mountain  of  Ephraim,  and  tlie 
children  of  Israel  went  down  with  him  from  the  mount, 
and  he  before  them. 

28.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Follow  after  me  : for 
^ the  Lord  hath  delivered  your  enemies  the  Moabites 

>3ch.  1.  13.  Sam.  11.  6.  2 Chr.  Js  d,.  1.  IG. 

« See  Nuin.  27.  18.  15.  1.  is  Deut.  28.  48. 

ch.  G.  34.  & 11.  29.  & IS  ch.  2.  19.  20  ver.  9.  Ps.  78.  34. 

13.  25.  & 14.  G,  19.  1 ifi  1 Sam.  12.  9.  21  josh.  4.  20. 

11  ch.  5.  14. 


of  Israel,  who  saved  them,  even  Othniel  the  son  of 

10  Kenaz,  Caleb’s  younger  brother.  And  the  spirit  of 
the  Lord  came  upon  him,  and  he  judged  Israel  ; 
and  he  went  out  to  war,  and  the  Lord  delivered 
Cushan-rishathaim  king  of  ^ Mesopotamia  into  his 
hand  : and  his  hand  prevailed  against  Cushan- 

11  rishathaim.  And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years.  And 
Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz  died. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  : and  the  Lord 
strengthened  Eglon  the  king  of  Moab  against  Israel, 
because  they  had  done  that  which  was  evil  in  the 

13  sight  of  the  Lord.  And  he  gathered  unto  him  the 
children  of  Ammon  and  Amalek  ; and  he  went  and 
smote  Israel,  and  they  possessed  the  city  of  palm  trees. 

14  And  the  children  of  Israel  served  Eglon  the  king  of 

15  Moab  eighteen  years.  But  when  the  children  of 
Israel  cried  unto  the  Lord,  tlie  Lord  raised  them 
up  a saviour,  Ehud  the  son  of  Gera,  the  Benjamite, 
a man  lefthanded  : and  the  children  of  Israel  sent 
a present  by  him  unto  Eglon  the  king  of  Moab. 

16  And  Ehud  made  him  a sword  which  had  two  edges, 
of  a cubit  length  ; and  he  girded  it  under  his  raiment 

17  upon  his  right  thigh.  And  he  offered  the  present 
unto  Eglon  king  of  Moab  : now  Eglon  was  a very 

18  fat  man.  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  of  offer- 
ing the  present,  he  sent  away  the  people  that  bare 

19  the  present.  But  he  himself  turned  back  from  the 
® quarries  that  were  by  Gilgal,  and  said,  I have  a 
secret  errand  unto  thee,  O king.  And  he  said.  Keep 
silence.  And  all  that  stood  by  him  went  out  from 

20  him.  And  Ehud  came  unto  him  ; and  he  was  sit- 
ting by  himself  alone  in  his  f summer  parlour.  And 
Ehud  said,  I have  a message  from  God  unto  thee. 

21  And  he  arose  out  of  his  seat.  And  Ehud  put  forth 
his  left  hand,  and  took  the  sword  from  his  right 

22  thigh,  and  thrust  it  into  his  belly  : and  the  haft  also 
went  in  after  the  blade  ; and  the  fat  closed  upon  the 
blade,  for  he  drew  not  the  sword  out  of  his  belly  ; 

23  and  it  came  out  behind.  Then  Ehud  went  forth 
into  the  porch,  and  shut  the  doors  of  the  parlour 

24  upon  him,  and  locked  them.  Now  when  he  was 
gone  out,  his  servants  came  ; and  they  saw,  and,  be- 
hold, the  doors  of  the  parlour  were  locked  ; and 
they  said.  Surely  he  covereth  his  feet  in  his  summer 

25  chamber.  And  they  tarried  till  they  were  ashamed  : 
and,  behold,  he  opened  not  the  doors  of  the  parlour  ; 
therefore  they  took  the  key,  and  opened  them  : and, 
behold,  their  lord  was  fallen  down  dead  on  the 

26  earth.  And  Ehud  escaped  while  they  tarried,  and 
passed  beyond  the  ® quarries,  and  escaped  unto  Seirah. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was  come,  that  he 
blew  a trumpet  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim,  and 
the  children  of  Israel  went  down  with  him  from  the 

28  hill  country,  and  he  before  them.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  Follow  after  me  : for  the  Lord  hath  delivered 


22  ch.  6.  14.  & C.  34.  2^  ch.  ?.  9,  IS.  1 / Heb.  vpper  thafn- 

1 Sam.  13.  .3.  Sam,  17.  47.  her  of  coolwg. 

23  Jo.sli.  17.  15.  ch,  d Keh.  Arum.  (J  Or,  he  irenf  out 

7.  24.  & 17.  1,  & 19.  1.  e.  Or,  graven  fni-  into  the  ante-ehamhcr 

ages. 


364 


JUDGES,  IV. 


into  your  hand.  And  they  went  down  after  him,  and 
took  the  fords  of  Jordan  toward  Moab,  and  suffered 
not  a man  to  pass  over. 

29  And  they  slew  of  Moab  at  that  time  about  ten 
thousand  men,  all  lusty,  and  all  men  of  valour  ; and 
there  escaped  not  a man. 

30  So  Moab  was  subdued  that  day  under  the  hand  of 
Israel.  And  ^ethe  land  had  rest  fourscore  years. 

31  TT  And  after  him  was  ^7  Shamgar  the  son  of  Anath, 
which  slew  of  the  Philistines  six  hundred  men  with  an 
ox  goad  : and  he  also  delivered  Israel. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Deborah  and  Barak  deliver  them  from  Jabin  and  Sisera.  18  Joel  kill- 
eth  Sisera. 

And  ^the  children  of  Israel  again  did  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  when  Ehud  was  dead. 

2  And  the  Lord  ^sold  them  into  the  hand  of  Jabin 
king  of  Canaan,  that  reigned  in  ^ Hazor  ; the  captain 
of  whose  host  was  ^ Sisera,  which  dwelt  in  ® Harosheth 
of  the  Gentiles. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the  Lord  : 
for  he  had  nine  hundred  ® chariots  of  iron  ; and  twenty 
years  he  mightily  oppressed  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  ^ And  Deborah,  a prophetess,  the  wife  of  Lapidoth, 
she  judged  Israel  at  that  time. 

6  ® And  she  dwelt  under  the  palm  tree  of  Deborah 
between  Ramah  and  Beth-el  in  mount  Ephraim  : and 
the  children  of  Israel  came  up  to  her  for  judgment. 

6 And  she  sent  and  called  ® Barak  the  son  of  Abino- 
am  out  of  Kedesh-naphtali,  and  said  unto  him.  Hath 
not  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  commanded,  saying,  Go  and 
draw  toward  mount  Tabor,  and  take  with  thee  ten  thou- 
sand men  of  the  children  of  Naphtali  and  of  the  cliil- 
dren  of  Zebulun  ? 

7  And  1 will  draw  unto  thee  to  the  river  Kishon 
Sisera,  the  captain  of  Jabin’s  army,  with  his  chariots 
and  his  multitude  ; and  I will  deliver  him  into  thine 
hand. 

8  And  Barak  said  unto  her.  If  thou  wilt  go  with  me, 
then  I will  go  : but  if  thou  wilt  not  go  with  me,  then  I 
will  not  go. 

9  And  she  said,  I will  surely  go  with  thee  : notwith- 
standing the  journey  that  thou  takest  shall  not  be  for 
thine  honour  ; for  the  Lord  shall  sell  Sisera  into  the 
hand  of  a woman.  And  Deborah  arose,  and  went  with 
Barak  to  Kedesh. 

10  ^ And  Barak  called  Zebulun  and  Naphtali  to 
Kedesh  ; and  he  went  up  with  ten  thousand  men  ^^at 
his  feet  : and  Deborah  went  up  with  him. 

11  Now  Heber  ^®the  Kenite,  which  ivas  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Hobab  the  father  in  law  of  Moses,  had  severed 
himself  from  the  Kenites,  and  pitched  his  tent  unto  the 
plain  of  Zaanaim,  which  is  by  Kedesh. 

12  And  they  shewed  Sisera  that  Barak  the  son  of 
Abinoam  was  gone  up  to  mount  Tabor. 

13  And  Sisera  gathered  together  all  his  chariots,  even 
nine  hundred  chariots  of  iron,  and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  from  Harosheth  of  the  Gentiles  unto  the 
river  of  Kishon. 


25  Josh.  2.  7.  ch.  12. 
5. 

28  ver.  11. 

27  ch.  5.  6,  8.  1 Sam. 
13.  19,  22.  It  seems 
to  concern  only  the 
country  next  to  the 
Philistines. 


28  1 Sam.  17.  47, 50. 

29  ch.  2.  16. 

80  So  part  is  called 
Israel,  ch.  4.  1,  3,  &c. 
& 10.  7,  17.  & 11.  4, 
&c.  1 Sam.  4.  1. 

1 ch.  2.  19. 

2 ch.  2.  14. 


8 Josh.  11.  1,  10.  & 
19.  36. 

* 1 Sam.  12.  9.  Ps. 
83.  9.  It  seems  to 
concern  only  North 
Israel. 

5 ver.  13,  16. 

6 ch.  1.  19. 


your  enemies  the  Moabites  into  your  hand.  And 
they  went  down  after  him,  and  took  the  fords  of 
Jordan  * against  the  Moabites,  and  suffered  not  a 

29  man  to  pass  over.  And  they  smote  of  Moab  at  that 
time  about  ten  thousand  men,  every  lusty  man,  and 
every  man  of  valour  ; and  there  escaped  not  a man. 

30  So  Moab  was  subdued  that  day  under  the  hand  of 
Israel.  And  the  land  had  rest  fourscore  years. 

31  And  after  him  was  Shamgar  the  son  of  Anath, 
which  smote  of  the  Philistines  six  hundred  men  with 
an  ox  goad  : and  he  also  saved  Israel. 


4 And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  when  Ehud  was 

2 dead.  And  the  Lord  sold  them  into  the  hand  of 
Jabin  king  of  Canaan,  that  reigned  in  Hazor  ; the 
captain  of  whose  host  was  Sisera,  which  dwelt  in 

3 Harosheth  of  the  “ Gentiles.  And  the  children  of 
Israel  cried  unto  the  Lord  : for  he  had  nine  hun- 
dred chariots  of  iron  ; and  twenty  years  he  mightily 
oppressed  the  children  of  Israel. 

4 Now  Deborah,  a prophetess,  the  wife  of  Lappidoth, 

5 she  judged  Israel  at  that  time.  And  she  ^ dwelt 
under  the  palm  tree  of  Deborah  between  Ramah 
and  Beth-el  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim  : and  the 
children  of  Israel  came  up  to  her  for  judgement. 

6 And  she  sent  and  called  Barak  the  son  of  Abinoam 
out  of  Kedesh-naphtali,  and  said  unto  him.  Hath  not 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  commanded,  saying, 
Go  and  draw  unto  mount  Tabor,  and  take  with  thee 
ten  thousand  men  of  the  children  of  Naphtali  and  of 

7 the  children  of  Zebulun  ? And  I will  draw  unto  thee 
to  the  river  Kishon  Sisera,  the  captain  of  Jabin’s 
army,  with  his  chariots  and  his  multitude  ; and  I 

8 will  deliver  him  into  thine  hand.  And  Barak  said 
unto  her.  If  thou  wilt  go  with  me,  then  I will  go  : 

9 but  if  thou  wilt  not  go  with  me,  I will  not  go.  And 
she  said,  I will  surely  go  with  thee  : notwithstanding 
the  journey  that  thou  takest  shall  not  be  for  thine 
honour  ; for  the  Lord  shall  sell  Sisera  into  the  hand 
of  a woman.  And  Deborah  arose,  and  went  with 

10  Barak  to  Kedesh.  And  Barak  called  Zebulun  and 
Naphtali  together  to  Kedesh  ; and  there  went  up 
ten  thousand  men  at  his  feet  : and  Deborah  went 

11  up  with  him.  Now  Heber  the  Kenite  had  severed 
himself  from  ‘^the  Kenites,  even  from  the  children 
of  Hobab  the  '^brother  in  law  of  Moses,  and  had 
pitched  his  tent  as  far  as  the  ® oak  in ‘^Zaanannim, 

12  which  is  by  Kedesh.  And  they  told  Sisera  that 
Barak  the  son  of  Abinoam  was  gone  up  to  mount 

13  Tabor.  And  Sisera  gathered  together  all  his  chari- 
ots, even  nine  hundred  chariots  of  iron,  and  all  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  from  Harosheth  of  the 


2 ch.  5.  8.  Ps.  106. 
42. 

8 Gen.  35.  8. 

0 Heb.  11.  32. 

70  Josh.  19.  37. 

71  Ex.  14.  4. 

72  ch.  5.  21.  1 Kin. 
18.  40.  Ps.  83.  9, 10. 


73  ch.  2.  14. 

77  ch.  5.  18. 

15  See  Ex.  11.  8.  1 

Kin.  20.  10. 

10  ch.  1.  16. 

77  Num.  10.  29. 

78  ver.  6. 


li  Or,  towards  Moab. 
a Or,  natio?is. 
b Or,  sat. 

c Heb.  Kain.  Bee 

Num.  24.  22. 

d Or,  father  in  law. 
e Or,  terebinth. 

S See  Josh.  19.  33. 


JUDGES,  V. 


365 


14  And  Deborah  said  unto  Barak,  Up  ; for  this  is 
the  day  in  which  the  Lord  hath  delivered  Sisera  into 
thine  hand  : is  not  the  Lord  gone  out  before  thee  ? 
So  Barak  went  down  from  mount  Tabor,  and  ten  thou- 
sand men  after  him. 

15  And  20  the  Lord  discomfited  Sisera,  and  all  his 
chariots,  and  all  his  host,  with  the  edge  of  the  sword  be- 
fore Barak  ; so  that  Sisera  lighted  down  off  his  chariot, 
and  fled  away  on  his  feet. 

16  But  Barak  pursued  after  the  chariots,  and  after 
the  host,  unto  Harosheth  of  the  Gentiles  : and  all  the 
host  of  Sisera  fell  upon  the  edge  of  the  sword  ; and  there 
was  not  a man  left. 

17  Howbeit  Sisera  fled  away  on  his  feet  to  the  tent  of 
Jael  the  wife  of  Heber  the  Kenite  : for  there  was  peace 
between  Jabin  the  king  of  Hazor  and  the  house  of  Heber 
the  Kenite. 

18  ^ And  Jael  went  out  to  meet  Sisera,  and  said  unto 
him.  Turn  in,  my  lord,  turn  in  to  me  ; fear  not.  And 
when  he  had  turned  in  unto  her  into  the  tent,  she  co- 
vered him  with  ar  mantle. 

19  And  he  said  unto  her.  Give  me,  I pray  thee,  a lit- 
tle water  to  drink  ; for  I am  thirsty.  And  she  opened 
21  a bottle  of  milk,  and  gave  him  drink,  and  covered 
him. 

20  Again  he  said  unto  her.  Stand  in  the  door  of  the 
tent,  and  it  shall  be,  when  any  man  doth  come  and  en- 
quire of  thee,  and  say.  Is  there  any  man  here  ? that 
thou  shalt  say,  No. 

21  Then  Jael  Heber’s  wife  22  took  a nail  of  the  tent, 
and  took  an  hammer  in  her  hand,  and  went  softly  unto 
him,  and  smote  the  nail  into  his  temples,  and  fastened 
it  into  the  ground  : for  he  was  fast  asleep  and  weary. 
So  he  died. 

22  And,  behold,  as  Barak  pursued  Sisera,  Jael  came 
out  to  meet  him,  and  said  unto  him.  Come,  and  I will 
shew  thee  the  man  whom  thou  seekest.  And  when  he 
came  into  her  tent,  behold,  Sisera  lay  dead,  and  the  nail 
was  in  his  temples. 

23  So  2^  God  subdued  on  that  day  Jabin  the  king  of 
Canaan  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

24  And  the  hand  of  the  children  of  Israel  prospered, 
and  prevailed  against  Jabin  the  king  of  Canaan,  until 
they  had  destroyed  Jabin  king  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTER  V. 

The  song  of  Deborah  and  Barak. 

Then  1 sang  Deborah  and  Barak  the  son  of  Abi- 
noam  on  that  day,  saying, 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord  for  the  2 avenging  of  Israel, 
^ when  the  people  willingly  offered  themselves. 

3  ^ Hear,  O ye  kings  ; give  ear,  O ye  princes  ; I, 
even  I,  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  ; I will  sing  praise  to 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

4  Lord,  ® when  thou  wentest  out  of  Seir,  when  thou 
marchedst  out  of  the  field  of  Edom,  ® the  earth  trembled, 
and  the  heavens  dropped,  the  clouds  also  dropped  water. 

5  The  mountains  melted  from  before  the  Lord,  even 
® that  Sinai  from  before  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 


19  Dent.  9.  S.  2 Sam. 
6.  24.  Ps.  G8.  7.  Is. 
62.  12. 

20  Ps.  S3.  9,  10.  See 
Josh.  10.  10. 


21  ch.  5.  25. 

22  ch.  5.  26. 

23  Pa.  18.  47. 

1 See  Ex.  15.  1.  Ps. 
IS,  title. 


2 Ps.  18.  47. 

3 2 Chr.  17.  16. 

* Dent.  32.  1 , 3.  Ps. 
2.  10. 


14  ^Gentiles,  unto  the  river  Kishon.  And  Deborah 
said  unto  Barak,  Up  ; for  this  is  the  day  in  which  the 
Lord  hath  delivered  Sisera  into  thine  hand  : is  not 
the  Lord  gone  out  before  thee  ? So  Barak  went 
down  from  mount  Tabor,  and  ten  thousand  men 

15  after  him.  And  the  Lord  discomfited  Sisera,  and 
all  his  chariots,  and  all  his  host,  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword  before  Barak  ; and  Sisera  lighted  down  from 

16  his  chariot,  and  fled  away  on  his  feet.  But  Barak 
pursued  after  the  chariots,  and  after  the  host,  unto 
Harosheth  of  the  s' Gentiles  : and  all  the  host  of 
Sisera  fell  by  the  edge  of  the  sword ; there  was 
not  a man  left. 

17  Howbeit  Sisera  fled  away  on  his  feet  to  the  tent 
of  Jael  the  wife  of  Heber  the  Kenite  : for  there  was 
peace  between  Jabin  the  king  of  Hazor  and  the 

18  house  of  Heber  the  Kenite.  And  Jael  went  out  to 
meet  Sisera,  and  said  unto  him,  Turn  in,  my  lord, 
turn  in  to  me  ; fear  not.  And  he  turned  in  unto  her 

19  into  the  tent,  and  she  covered  him  with  a rug.  And 
he  said  unto  her,  Give  me,  I pray  thee,  a little  wa- 
ter to  drink  ; for  I am  thirsty.  And  she  opened  a 
bottle  of  milk,  and  gave  him  drink,  and  covered  him. 

20  And  he  said  unto  her,  Stand  in  the  door  of  the  tent, 
and  it  shall  be,  when  any  man  doth  come  and  inquire 
of  thee,  and  say.  Is  there  any  man  here  ? that  thou 

21  shalt  say.  No.  Then  Jael  Heber’s  wife  took  a 
tent-pin,  and  took  an  hammer  in  her  hand,  and  went 
softly  unto  him,  and  smote  the  pin  into  his  temples, 
and  it  pierced  through  into  the  ground  ; for  he  was 

22  * in  a deep  sleep  ; so  he  swooned  and  died.  And, 
behold,  as  Barak  pursued  Sisera,  Jael  came  out  to 
meet  him,  and  said  unto  him.  Come,  and  I will  shew 
thee  the  man  whom  thou  seekest.  And  he  came 
unto  her  ; and,  behold,  Sisera  lay  dead,  and  the 

23  tent-pin  was  in  his  temples.  So  God  subdued  on 
that  day  Jabin  the  king  of  Canaan  before  the  chil- 

24  dren  of  Israel.  And  the  hand  of  the  children  of 
Israel  prevailed  more  and  more  against  Jabin  the 
king  of  Canaan,  until  they  had  destroyed  Jabin  king 
of  Canaan. 


5 Then  sang  Deborah  and  Barak  the  son  of  Abi- 
noam  on  that  day,  saying, 

2 For  that  the  leaders  took  the  lead  in  Israel, 

For  that  the  people  offered  themselves  willingly. 
Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

3 Hear,  O ye  kings  ; give  ear,  O ye  princes  ; 

I,  even  I,  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  ; 

I will  sing  praise  to  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel. 

4 Lord,  when  thou  wentest  forth  out  of  Seir, 

When  thou  marchedst  out  of  the  field  of  Edom, 
The  earth  trembled,  the  heavens  also  dropped. 
Yea,  the  clouds  dropped  water. 

5 The  mountains  “flowed  down  at  the  presence  of 

the  Lord, 

Even  yon  Sinai  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel. 

9 Deut.  33.  2.  Ps.  " Deut.  4.  11.  Ps.  h Or,  in  a deep 
68.  7.  97.  5.  sleep  and  weary ; so 

3 2 Sam.  22.  8.  Ps.  ® Ex.  19.  18.  he  died. 

68.  8.  Is.  64.  3.  Hab.  g Or,  nations.  a Or,  quaked. 

3.  3,  10. 


366 


JUDGES,  V. 


6 In  the  days  of  ^ Shamgar  the  son  of  Anath,  in  the 
days  of  Jael,  ^^the  highways  were  unoccupied,  and 
the  travellers  walked  through  byways. 

7 The  inhabitants  of  the  villages  ceased,  they  ceased 
in  Israel,  until  that  I Deborah  arose,  that  I arose  a 
mother  in  Israel. 

8 They  chose  new  gods  ; then  was  war  in  the  gates  : 

was  there  a shield  or  spear  seen  among  forty  thou- 
sand in  Israel ? 

9 My  heart  is  toward  the  governors  of  Israel,  that 

offered  themselves  willingly  among  the  people.  Bless 

ye  the  Lord. 

10  15  Speak,  ye  i'*’  that  ride  on  white  asses,  i®  ye  that 
sit  in  judgment,  and  walk  by  the  way. 

11  Theij  that  are  delivered  from  the  noise  of  archers 
in  the  places  of  drawing  water,  there  shall  they  rehearse 
the  15  righteous  acts  of  the  Lord,  even  the  righteous  acts 
toward  the  inhabitants  of  his  villages  in  Israel : then 
shall  the  people  of  the  Lord  go  down  to  the  gates. 

12  25  Awake,  awake,  Deborah  : awake,  awake,  utter 
a song  : arise,  Barak,  and  21  lead  thy  captivity  captive, 
thou  son  of  Abinoam. 

13  Then  lie  made  him  that  remaineth  21  have  dominion 
over  the  nobles  among  the  people  : the  Lord  made  me 
have  dominion  over  the  mighty. 

14  23  Out  of  Ephraim  ivas  there  a root  of  them  2^  against 
Amalek  ; after  thee,  Benjamin,  among  thy  people  ; out 
of  25  Machir  came  down  governors,  and  out  of  Zebulun 
they  that  handle  the  pen  of  the  writer. 

15  And  the  princes  of  Issachar  ivere  with  Deborah  ; 
even  Issachar,  and  also  26  Barak  : he  was  sent  on  foot 
into  the  valley.  For  the  divisions  of  Reuben  there  ivere 
great  thoughts  of  heart. 

16  Why  abodest  thou  27  among  the  sheepfolds,  to 
hear  the  bleatings  of  the  flocks  ? For  the  divisions  of 
Reuben  there  were  great  searchings  of  heart. 

17  28  Gilead  abode  beyond  Jordan  : and  why  did  Dan 

remain  in  ships  ? 29  Asher  continued  on  the  sea  shore, 

and  abode  in  his  breaches. 

18  ®5  Zebulun  and  Naphtali  were  a people  that  jeo- 
parded their  lives  unto  the  death  in  the  high  places  of 
the  field. 

19  The  kings  came  and  fought,  then  fought  the 


6 ch.  §.  §1.  Ps.  10§.  2.  & 145.  cii.  §.  13. 

10  chi  4.  17.  5.  26  Num.  32.  39, 40. 

R Lev.  26.  22.  2 ch.  10»  4.  & 12.  26  ch.  4.  14. 

Chr.  15.  6.  Is.  33.  8.  14.  *2’  Kum.  32.  1. 

Lam.  1.  4.  & 4.  18.  Ps.  lOf,  32.  28  See  Josh.  13.  25, 

i2  Is.  49.  23.  w 1 Sam.  12.  7.  Ps.  81. 

18  Deut.  32.  16.  ch.  145.  7.  29  Josh.  19.  29,  31. 

2.  12, 17.  20  pg.  57.  8.  80  ch.  4.  10. 

11  So  1 Sam.  13.  19,  21  pg.  G8.  18.  6 Or,  (Ae  caravans 

22.  ch.  4.  3.  22  pg.  49.  14.  ceased. 

16  ver.  2.  28  ch.  3.  27. 


6 In  the  days  of  Shamgar  the  son  of  Anath, 

In  the  days  of  J ael,  ^ the  high  ways  were  unoccu- 
pied. 

And  the  travellers  walked  through  ‘^byways. 

7 The  rulers  ceased  in  Israel,  they  ceased. 

Until  that  I Deborah  arose. 

That  I arose  a mother  in  Israel. 

8 They  chose  new  god^  ; 

Then  was  war  in  the  gates  : 

Was  there  a shield  or  spear  seen 
Among  forty  thousand  in  Israel  ? 

9 My  heart  is  toward  the  governors  of  Israel, 

® That  offered  themselves  willingly  among  the 
people  : 

Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

10  Tell  of  it,  ye  that  ride  on  white  asses. 

Ye  that  sit  on  rich  carpets. 

And  ye  that  walk  by  the  way. 

11  >’Far  from  the  noise  of  archers,  in  the  places  of 

drawing  water. 

There  shall  they  rehearse  the  righteous  acts  of 
the  Lord, 

Even  the  righteous  acts  ^ of  his  rule  in  Israel. 
Then  the  people  of  the  Lord  went  down  to  the 
gates. 

12  Awake,  awake,  Deborah  ; 

Awake,  awake,  utter  a song  : 

Arise,  Barak,  and  lead  thy  captivity  captive,  thou 
son  of  Abinoam. 

13  Then  came  down  a remnant  of  the  nobles  ^and 

the  people  ; 

The  Lord  came  down  for  me  j against  the  mighty. 

14  Out  of  Ephraim  came  doivn  ^ they  whose  root  is 

in  Amalek  ; 

After  thee,  Benjamin,  among  thy  peoples  ; 

Out  of  Machir  came  down  ^ governors. 

And  out  of  Zebulun  they  that  handle  the  mar- 
shal’s staff. 

15  And  ”the  princes  of  Issachar  were  with  Debo- 

rah ; 

As  was  Issachar,  so  was  Barak  ; 

Into  the  valley  they  rushed  forth  at  his  feet. 

By  the  watercourses  of  Reuben 
There  were  great  resolves  of  heart. 

16  Why  satest  thou  among  the  sheepfolds. 

To  hear  the  pipings  for  the  flocks  ? 

At  the  watercourses  of  Reuben 
There  were  great  searchings  of  heart. 

17  Gilead  abode  beyond  Jordan  : 

And  Dan,  why  did  he  remain  in  ships  ? 

Asher  sat  still  at  the  ® haven  of  the  sea. 

And  abode  by  his  creeks. 

18  Zebulun  was  a people  that  jeoparded  their  lives 

unto  the  death. 

And  Naphtali,  upon  the  high  places  of  the  field. 

19  The  kings  came  and  fought  ; 

Then  fought  the  kings  of  Canaan, 

c Heb.  crooked  g Or,  toward  his  vil-  Lord  came  down  for 

ways.  lages.  me  against  (or,  among) 

d Or,  The  villages  h Or,  Then  made  he  the  mighty, 
were  unoccupied.  a remnant  to  have  do-  j Or,  among. 

e Or,  Ye  that  offered  minion  over  the  no-  /;  See  ch.  12.  15. 

yourselves  willingly  b!.‘s  anfl  the  people;  I Or,  laivgivers. 

among  the  people,  tlr  LORD  made  me  m Or,  the  staff  of 

bless  &c.  ho  '’  domiition  over  the  scribe. 

f Or,  Becau.w  of  the  the  .nighty.  n Or,  my  princes 

voice  of  the  archers  i Or,  aa  otlierwise  in  Issachar. 

. . . there  let  them  re-  reau,  th^  people  of  the  o Or,  shore, 
hearse. 


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367 


kings  of  Canaan  in  Taanach  by  the  waters  of  Megiddo  ; 

they  took  no  gain  of  money. 

20  They  fought  from  heaven  ; the  stars  in  their 
courses  fought  against  Sisera. 

21  The  river  of  Kishon  swept  them  away,  that 
ancient  river,  the  river  Kishon.  O my  soul,  thou  hast 
trodden  down  strength. 

22  Then  were  the  horsehoofs  broken  by  the  means 
of  the  pransings,  the  pransings  of  their  mighty  ones. 

23  Curse  ye  Meroz,  said  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  curse 
ye  bitterly  the  inhabitants  thereof  ; because  they 
came  not  to  the  help  of  the  Lord,  to  the  help  of  the 
Lord  against  the  mighty. 

24  Blessed  above  women  shall  Jael  the  wife  of  He- 
ber  the  Kenite  be,  blessed  shall  she  be  above  women 
in  the  tent. 

• 25  He  asked  water,  and  she  gave  him  milk  ; she 
brought  forth  butter  in  a lordly  dish. 

26  She  put  her  hand  to  the  nail,  and  her  right 
hand  to  the  workmen’s  hammer  ; and  with  the  hammer 
she  smote  Sisera,  she  smote  off  his  head,  when  she  had 
pierced  and  stricken  through  his  temples. 

27  At  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell,  he  lay  down  : at 
her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell : where  he  bowed,  there  he 
fell  down  dead. 

28  The  mother  of  Sisera  looked  out  at  a window, 
and  cried  through  the  lattice.  Why  is  his  chariot  so 
long  in  coming  ? why  tarry  the  wheels  of  his  chariots  ? 

29  Her  wise  ladies  answered  her,  yea,  she  returned 
answer  to  herself, 

30  Have  they  not  sped  ? have  they  not  divided  the 
prey  ; to  every  man  a damsel  or  two  ; to  Sisera  a prey 
of  divers  colours,  a prey  of  divers  colours  of  needlework, 
of  divers  colours  of  needlework  on  both  sides,  meet  for 
the  necks  of  them  that  take  the  spoil  ? 

31  So  let  all  thine  enemies  perish,  O Lord  : but 
let  them  that  love  him  he  as  the  sun  when  he  goeth 
forth  in  his  might.  And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  Israelites  for  theAr  sin  are  oppressed  by  Midian.  8 A prophet 
rebuketh  them.  11  An  anyel  sendeth  Gideon  for  their  deliverance. 
17  Gideon's  jjresent  is  consumed  with  fire.  25  Gideon  destrotjeth 
Baal's  altar,  and  ofereth  a sacrifice  upon  the  altar  Jehovah-shalom. 
28  Joash  defendeih  his  son,  and  calleth  him  Jerubbaal.  33  Gideon's 
army.  36  Gideon's  signs. 

1  A ND  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  : and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  ^ of  Midian  seven  years. 

2 And  the  hand  of  Midian  prevailed  against  Israel : 
and  because  of  the  Midianites  the  children  of  Israel 
made  them  * the  dens  which  are  in  the  mountains,  and 
caves,  and  strong  holds. 

3 And  so  it  was,  when  Israel  had  sown,  that  the 
Midianites  came  up,  and  ^the  Amalekites,  ®and  the 
children  of  the  east,  even  they  came  up  against  them  ; 

4 And  they  encamped  against  them,  and  ® destroyed 
the  increase  of  the  earth,  till  thou  come  unto  Gaza,  and 
left  no  sustenance  for  Israel,  neither  sheep,  nor  ox, 
nor  ass. 

5 For  they  came  up  with  their  cattle  and  their  tents. 


31  ch.  4.  16.  Ps.  44.  35  ch.  21.  9, 10.  Neh.  ch.  4.  21. 

12.  See  ver.  30.  3.  5.  Ex.  0. 

32  See  .Josh.  10.  11.  3g  j gam.  17.  47.  & « P.s.  83.  0,  10. 

P8.77.  17,  18.  18.  17.  & 2.6.  28.  ♦3  2 Sam.  23.  4. 

33  ch.  4.  15.  37  ch.  4.  17.  « Ps.  19.  .5. 

3^ch.  4.  7.  88  Luke  1.28.  i ch.  2.  19. 

80  ch.  4.  19.  2 Hah.  3.  7. 


In  Taanach  by  the  waters  of  Megiddo  : 

They  took  no  gain  of  money. 

20  They  fought  from  heaven. 

The  stars  in  their  courses  fought  against  Sisera. 

21  The  river  Kishon  swept  them  away. 

That  ancient  river,  the  river  Kishon. 

O my  soul,  P march  on  with  strength. 

22  Then  did  the  horsehoofs  stamp 

By  reason  of  the  pransings,  the  pransings  of  their 
strong  ones. 

23  Curse  ye  Meroz,  said  the  angel  of  the  Lord, 
Curse  ye  bitterly  the  inhabitants  thereof  ; 

Because  they  came  not  to  the  help  of  the  Lord, 
To  the  help  of  the  Lord  « against  the  mighty. 

24  Blessed  ' above  women  shall  Jael  be. 

The  wife  of  Heber  the  Kenite, 

Blessed  shall  she  be  above  women  in  the  tent. 

25  He  asked  water,  and  she  gave  him  milk  ; 

She  brought  him  butter  in  a lordly  dish. 

26  She  put  her  hand  to  the  * nail. 

And  her  right  hand  to  the  workmen’s  hammer  ; 
And  with  the  hammer  she  smote  Sisera,  she  smote 
through  his  head. 

Yea,  she  pierced  and  struck  through  his  temples. 

27  At  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell,  he  lay  : 

At  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell : 

Where  he  bowed,  there  he  fell  down  * dead. 

28  Through  the  window  she  looked  forth,  and  cried, 
The  mother  of  Sisera  cried  through  the  lattice. 
Why  is  his  chariot  so  long  in  coming  ? 

Why  tarry  the  “ wheels  of  his  chariots  ? 

29  Her  wise  ladies  answered  her, 

^ Yea,  she  returned  answer  to  herself, 

30  Have  they  not  found,  have  they  not  divided  the 

spoil  ? 

A damsel,  two  damsels  to  every  man  ; 

To  Sisera  a spoil  of  ^ divers  colours, 

A spoil  of  divers  colours  of  embroidery. 

Of  tc  divers  colours  of  embroidery  on  both  sides, 
on  the  necks  of  the  spoil  ? 

31  So  let  all  thine  enemies  perish,  O Lord  : 

But  let  them  that  love  him  be  as  the  sun  when  he 
goeth  forth  in  his  might. 

And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years. 


6  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  : and  the  Lord  de- 
livered them  into  the  hand  of  Midian  seven  years. 

2 And  the  hand  of  Midian  prevailed  against  Israel  : 
and  because  of  Midian  the  children  of  Israel  made 
them  the  dens  which  are  in  the  mountains,  and  the 

3 caves,  and  the  strong  holds.  And  so  it  was,  when 
Israel  had  sown,  that  the  Midianites  came  up,  and 
the  Amalekites,  and  the  children  of  the  east  ; they 

4 came  up  against  them  ; and  they  encamped  against 
them,  and  destroyed  the  increase  of  the  earth,  till 
thou  come  unto  Gaza,  and  left  no  sustenance  in 

5 Israel,  neither  sheep,  nor  ox,  nor  ass.  For  they 
came  up  with  their  cattle  and  their  tents,  they  came 


3 1Sam.  13.  6.  Heb. 

11.  38. 

4 ch.  3.  13. 

3 Gen.  29.  1.  ch.  7. 

12.  & 8.  10.  1 Kill.  4. 
30.  Job  1.  3. 

8 Lev.  26.  16.  Deut. 


28.  30,  33,  51.  Mic.  6. 
15. 

p Or,  thou  hast  trod- 
den down  strength, 
q Or,  among, 
r Or,  of. 
s Or,  tent-pin. 


t Or,  overpowered, 
u Heb.  steps. 

V Or,  ( Yet  she  re- 
peatefh  her  words 
unto  herself,) 
w Or,  dyed  gar- 
ments. 


868 


JUDGES,  VI. 


and  they  came  as  grasshoppers  for  nialtitude  ; for 
Loth  they  and  their  camels  were  without  number  : and 
they  entered  into  the  land  to  destroy  it. 

6 And  Israel  was  greatly  impoverished  because  of 
the  Midianites  ; and  the  children  of  Israel  ® cried  unto 
the  Lord. 

7 ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  children  of  Is- 
rael cried  unto  the  Lord  because  of  the  Midianites, 

8 That  the  Lord  sent  a prophet  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  which  said  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  I brought  you  up  from  Egypt,  and  brought 
you  forth  out  of  the  house  of  bondage  ; 

9 And  I delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  that  oppressed 
you,  and  ^drave  them  out  from  before  you,  and  gave 
you  their  land  ; 

10  And  I said  unto  you,  I am  the  Lord  your  God  ; 

fear  not  the  gods  of  the  Amorites,  in  whose  land  ye 

dwell  : but  ye  have  not  obeyed  my  voice. 

11  V -^11 J there  came  an  angel  of  the  Lord,  and 
sat  under  an  oak  which  loas  in  Ophrah,  that  pertained 
unto  Joash  the  Abi-ezrite  : and  his  son  Gideon 
threshed  wheat  by  the  winepress,  to  hide  it  from  the 
Midianites. 

12  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  The  Lord  is  with  thee,  thou 
mighty  man  of  valour. 

13  And  Gideon  said  unto  him.  Oh  my  Lord,  if  the 
Lord  be  with  us,  why  then  is  all  this  befallen  us  ? and 

where  he  all  his  miracles  which  our  fathers  told  us 
of,  saying.  Did  not  the  Lord  bring  us  up  from  Egypt  ? 
but  now  the  Lord  hath  forsaken  us,  and  delivered  us 
into  the  hands  of  the  Midianites. 

14  And  the  Lord  looked  upon  him,  and  said,  Go 
in  this  thy  might,  and  thou  shalt  save  Israel  from  the 
hand  of  the  Midianites  : have  not  I sent  thee  ? 

15  And  he  said  unto  him.  Oh  my  Lord,  wherewith 
shall  I save  Israel  ? behold,  my  family  is  poor  in 
Manasseh,  and  I am  the  least  in  my  father’s  house. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Surely  I will  be 
with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  smite  the  Midianites  as  one 
man. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  now  I have  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  then  shew  me  a sign  that  thou 
talkest  with  me. 

18  Depart  not  hence,  I pray  thee,  until  I come 
unto  thee,  and  bring  forth  my  present,  and  set  it  be- 
fore thee.  And  he  said,  I will  tarry  until  thou  come 
again. 

19  ^ And  Gideon  went  in,  and  made  ready  a kid, 
and  unleavened  cakes  of  an  ephah  of  flour  : the  flesh 
he  put  in  a basket,  and  he  put  the  broth  in  a pot,  and 
brought  it  out  unto  him  under  the  oak,  and  presented 
it. 

20  And  the  angel  of  God  said  unto  him.  Take  the 
flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes,  and  lay  them  upon 
this  rock,  and  pour  out  the  broth.  And  he  did  so. 

21  ^ Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  put  forth  the  end 
of  the  staff  that  teas  in  his  hand,  and  touched  the  flesh 
and  the  unleavened  cakes  ; and  there  rose  up  fire  out 
of  the  rock,  and  consumed  the  flesh  and  the  unleavened 

7 ch.  7.  12.  12  Heb.  11.  32,  caUed  >6  Pg.  44.  1. 

8 ch.  3.  15.  Hos.  5.  Gerleon.  77  2 Chr.  15.  2. 

15.  78  ch.  13.  3.  Luke  1.  78  1 Sam.  12.  11. 

»Ps.  44.  2,  3.  11,  28.  Heb.  11.  32,  34. 

70  2 Kin.  17.  35,  37,  i7  Josh.  1.  5.  79  josh.  1.  9.  ch.  4. 

38.  Jer.  10.  2.  75  So  P'.  89.  49.  Is.  6. 

17  Josh.  17.  2.  59.  1.  & G3.  15.  2n  See  1 Sam.  9.  21. 


in  as  locusts  for  multitude  ; both  they  and  their 
camels  were  without  number  : and  tliey  came  into 

6 the  land  to  destroy  it.  And  Israel  was  brought  very 
low  because  of  Midian  ; and  the  children  of  Israel 
cried  unto  the  Lord. 

7 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  children  of  Israel 

8 cried  unto  the  Lord  because  of  Midian,  that  the  Lord 
sent  a prophet  unto  the  children  of  Israel  : and  he 
said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  I brought  you  up  from  Egypt,  and  brought 

9 you  forth  out  of  the  house  of  bondage  ; and  I de- 
livered you  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
out  of  the  hand  of  ail  that  oppressed  you,  and  drave 
them  out  from  before  you,  and  gave  you  their  land  ; 

10  and  I said  unto  you,  I am  the  Lord  your  God  ; ye 
shall  not  fear  the  gods  of  the  Amorites,  in  whos^ 
land  ye  dwell  : but  ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  my 
voice. 

11  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came,  and  sat  under 
the  “ oak  which  was  in  Ophrah,  that  pertained  unto 
Joash  the  Abiezrite  : and  his  son  Gideon  was  beat- 
ing out  wheat  in  the  winepress,  to  hide  it  from  the 

12  Midianites.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  him,  and  said  unto  him.  The  Lord  is  with 

13  thee,  thou  mighty  man  of  valour.  And  Gideon  said 
unto  him.  Oh  my  lord,  if  the  Lord  be  with  us,  why 
then  is  all  this  befallen  us  ? and  where  be  all  his 
wondrous  works  which  our  fathers  told  us  of,  say- 
ing, Did  not  the  Lord  bring  us  up  from  Egypt  ? 
but  now  the  Lord  hath  cast  us  off,  and  deli- 

14  vered  us  into  the  hand  of  Midian.  And  the  Lord 
^ looked  upon  him,  and  said.  Go  in  this  thy  might, 
and  save  Israel  from  the  hand  of  Midian  : have 

15  not  I sent  thee  ? And  he  said  unto  him.  Oh 
Lord,  wherewith  shall  I save  Israel  ? behold,  my 
^ family  is  the  poorest  in  Manasseh,  and  I am  the 

10  least  in  my  father’s  house.  And  the  Lord  said 
unto  him.  Surely  I will  be  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt 

17  smite  the  Midianites  as  one  man.  And  he  said  unto 
him.  If  now  I have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then 
shew  me  a sign  that  it  is  thou  that  talkest  with  me. 

18  Depart  not  hence,  I pray  thee,  until  I come  unto 
thee,  and  bring  forth  my  present,  and  lay  it  before 
thee.  And  he  said,  I will  tarry  until  thou  come 

19  again.  And  Gideon  went  in,  and  made  ready  a kid, 
and  unleavened  cakes  of  an  ephah  of  meal  : the  flesh 
he  put  in  a basket,  and  he  put  the  broth  in  a pot,  and 
brought  it  out  unto  him  under  the  “ oak,  and  pre- 

20  sented  it.  And  the  angel  of  God  said  unto  him. 
Take  the  flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes,  and  lay 
them  upon  this  rock,  and  pour  out  the  broth.  And 

21  he  did  so.  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  put  forth 
the  end  of  the  staff  that  was  in  his  hand,  and  touched 
the  flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes  ; and  there  went 
up  fire  out  of  the  rock,  and  consumed  the  flesh  and 


27  Ex.  3.  12.  Josh.  24  Gen.  18.  6, 7,  8.  a Or,  terebinth. 

1.  5.  25  ch.  13.  19.  b Or,  turned  to 

22  ver.  36,  37.  Ex.  20  gge  1 Kin.  18.  33,  wards. 

4.  1-8.  2 Kin.  20.  8,  34.  c Heb.  thorcsand. 

Ps.  86.  17.  Is.  7.  11.  27  Lev.  9.  24.  1 Kin.  d Or,  offering. 

27  Gen.  18.  3,  5.  ch.  18.  38.  2 Chr.  7.  1. 

13.  15. 


JUDGES,  VI, 


3G9 


cakes.  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  departed  out  of 
his  sight. 

22  And  when  Gideon  perceived  that  he  was  an 
angel  of  the  Lord,  Gideon  said,  Alas,  O Lord  God  ! 

for  because  I have  seen  an  angel  of  the  Lord  face 
to  face. 

23  xVnd  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Peace  be  unto 
thee  ; fear  not  : thou  shalt  not  die. 

24  Then  Gideon  built  an  altar  there  unto  the  Lord, 
and  called  it  Jehovah-shalom  : unto  this  day  it  is  yet 

in  Ophrah  of  the  Abi-ezrites. 

25  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night,  that  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Take  thy  father’s  young  bullock, 
even  the  second  bullock  of  seven  years  old,  and  throw 
down  the  altar  of  Baal  that  thy  father  hath,  and  cut 
down  the  grove  that  is  by  it  : 

26  And  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  upon 
the  top  of  this  rock,  in  the  ordered  place,  and  take  the 
second  bullock,  and  offer  a burnt  sacrifice  with  the 
wood  of  the  grove  which  thou  shalt  cut  down. 

27  Then  Gideon  took  ten  men  of  his  servants,  and 
did  as  the  Lord  had  said  unto  him  : and  so  it  was, 
because  he  feared  his  father’s  household,  and  the  men 
of  the  city,  that  he  could  not  do  it  by  day,  that  he  did 
it  by  night. 

28  ^ And  when  the  men  of  the  city  arose  early  in 
the  morning,  behold,  the  altar  of  Baal  was  cast  down, 
and  the  grove  was  cut  down  that  ivas  by  it,  and  the 
second  bullock  was  offered  upon  the  altar  that  was 
built. 

29  And  they  said  one  to  another.  Who  hath  done 
this  thing  ? And  when  they  enquired  and  asked,  they 
said,  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  hath  done  this  thing. 

30  Then  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  Joash,  Bring 
out  thy  son,  that  he  may  die  : because  he  hath  cast 
down  the  altar  of  Baal,  and  because  he  hath  cut  down 
the  grove  that  teas  by  it. 

31  And  Joash  said  unto  all  that  stood  against  him.  Will 
ye  plead  for  Baal  ? will  ye  save  him  ? he  that  will  plead 
for  him,  let  him  be  put  to  death  whilst  it  is  yet  morning  : 
if  he  he  a god,  let  him  plead  for  himself,  because  one 
hath  cast  down  his  altar. 

32  Therefore  on  that  day  he  called  him  Jerubbaal, 
saying.  Let  Baal  plead  against  him,  because  he  hath 
thrown  down  his  altar. 

33  ^ Then  all  the  Midianites  and  the  Amalekites 
and  the  children  of  the  east  were  gathered  together, 
and  went  over,  and  pitched  in  the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

34  But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon  Gideon, 
and  he  blew  a trumpet  ; and  Abi-ezer  was  gathered 
after  him. 

35  And  he  sent  messengers  throughout  all  Manasseh  ; 
who  also  was  gathered  after  him  : and  he  sent  messen- 
gers unto  Asher,  and  unto  Zebulun,  and  unto  Naphtali  ; 
and  they  came  up  to  meet  them. 

36  ^ And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  If  thou  wilt  save 
Israel  by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  said, 

37  98  Behold,  I will  put  a fleece  of  wool  in  the  floor  ; 
and  if  the  dew  be  on  the  fleece  only,  and  it  he  dry  upon 
all  the  earth  beside,  then  shall  I know  that  thou  wilt 
save  Israel  by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  said. 

28  ch.  13.  21.  32  Ex.  34.  13.  Deut.  See  Jer.  11.  13.  Hos. 

2»  Gen.  10.  1.3.  & 32.  7.  .3.  9.  10. 

30.  Ex.  33.  20.  ch.  33  i Sam.  12.  11.  2 ver.  .3. 

13.  22.  Sam.  11.  21,  Jeruhhe-  josh.  17.  10. 

30  Dan.  10.  19.  sheth ; that  is,  Let  the  3'*  ch.  3.  10.  1 Oir. 

« ch.  8.  32.  shameful  tiling  jilead.  12.  IS.  2 Chr.  24.  20. 


the  unleavened  cakes  ; and  the  angel  of  the  Lord 

22  departed  out  of  his  sight.  And  Gideon  saw  that  he 
was  tlie  angel  of  the  Lord  ; and  Gideon  said,  Alas, 
O Lord  God  ! forasmuch  as  I have  seen  the  angel 

23  .of  the  Lord  face  to  face.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him.  Peace  be  unto  thee  ; fear  not  : thou  shalt  not 

24  die.  Then  Gideon  built  an  altar  there  unto  the 
Lord,  and  called  it  Jehovah-shalom  : unto  this  day 
it  is  yet  in  Ophrah  of  the  Abiezrites. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night,  that  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Take  thy  father’s  bidlock, 

even  the  second  bullock  of  seven  years  old,  and 
throw  down  the  altar  of  Baal  that  th}"  father  hath, 

26  and  cut  down  the  f^Asherah  that  is  by  it : and  build 
an  altar  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  upon  the  top  of  this 
strong  hold,  *in  the  orderly  maimer,  and  take  the 
second  bullock,  and  offer  a burnt  offering  with  the 
wood  of  the  Aslierah  which  thou  shalt  cut  down. 

27  Then  Gideon  took  ten  men  of  his  servants,  and  did 
as  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  him  : and  it  came  to 
pass,  because  he  feared  his  father’s  household  and 
the  men  of  the  city,  so  that  he  could  not  do  it  by 

28  day,  that  he  did  it  by  night.  And  when  the  men  of 
the  city  arose  early  in  the  morning,  behold,  the  altar 
of  Baal  was  broken  down,  and  the  Asherah  was  cut 
down  that  was  by  it,  and  the  second  bullock  was 

29  offered  upon  the  altar  that  was  built.  And  they 
said  one  to  another.  Who  hath  done  this  thing  ? 
And  when  they  inquired  and  asked,  they  said,  Gi- 

30  deon  the  son  of  Joash  hath  done  this  thing.  Then 
the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  Joash,  Bring  out  thy 
son,  that  he  ma}'^  die  : because  he  hath  broken  down 
the  altar  of  Baal,  and  because  he  hath  cut  down  the 

31  Asherah  that  was  by  it.  And  Joash  said  unto  all 
that  stood  against  him.  Will  ye  plead  for  Baal  ? or 
will  ye  save  him  ? he  that  will  plead  for  him,  •>  let 
him  be  put  to  death  ^ whilst  it  is  yet  morning  : if  he 
be  a god,  let  him  plead  for  himself,  because  one 

32  hath  broken  down  his  altar.  Therefore  on  that  day 
he  called  him  ^ Jerubbaal,  saying,  Let  Baal  plead 
against  him,  because  he  hath  broken  down  his  altar. 

33  Then  all  the  Midianites  and  the  Amalekites  and 
the  children  of  the  east  assembled  themselves  to- 
gether ; aiid  they  passed  over,  and  pitched  in  the 

34  valley  of  Jezreel.  But  the  spirit  of  the  Lord 

came  upon  Gideon  ; and  he  blew  a trumpet ; and 

35  Abiezer  was  gathered  together  after  him.  And  he 
sent  messengers  throughout  all  Manasseh  ; and  they 
also  were  gathered  together  after  him  : and  he  sent 
messengers  unto  Asher,  and  unto  Zebulun,  and  unto 

36  Naphtali  ; and  they  came  up  to  meet  them.  And 
Gideon  said  unto  God,  If  thou  wilt  save  Israel  by 

37  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  spoken,  behold,  I will  put 
a fleece  of  wool  on  the  threshing-floor  ; if  there  be 
dew  on  the  fleece  only,  and  it  be  dry  upon  all  the 
ground,  then  shall  I know  that  thou  wilt  save  Israel 

32  Num.  10.  3.  ch.  <7  See  Ex.  34.  13.  1;  Or,  before  morn- 

3.  27.  It  Or,  xijmv.  ing. 

38  See  Ex.  4.  3,  4,  0,  i Or,  v'ith  that  per-  '/  Tliat  is.  Let  Baal 

7.  tainhtg  to  if.  plead. 

e That  is.  The  j Or,  shall  le  put  to  m clothed  itself 

Lort)  is  peace.  death:  let  be  till  with, 

f Or,  and.  morning  ; if  &c. 


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JUDGES,  VII. 


38  And  it  was  so  : for  he  rose  up  early  on  the  mor- 
row, and  thrust  the  fleece  together,  and  wringed  the 
dew  out  of  the  fleece,  a howl  full  of  water. 

39  And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  Let  not  thine  anger 
be  hot  against  me,  and  I will  speak  but  this  once  : let 
me  prove,  I pray  thee,  but  this  once  with  the  fleece  ; 
let  it  now  be  dry  only  upon  the  fleece,  and  upon  all  the 
ground  let  there  be  dew. 

40  And  God  did  so  that  night  ; for  it  was  dry  upon 
the  fleece  oifly,  and  there  was  dew  on  all  the  ground. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

] Gideon'' s arm,y  of  two  and  thirty  thousand  is  bi'ought  to  three  hundred. 

it  He  is  encouraged  by  the  dream  and  interpretation  of  the  barley  cake. 

1()  His  stratagem  of  trumpets  and  lamps  in  jntchers.  24  The  Ephra- 

imites  take  Oreb  and  Zeeb. 

ri^HEN  ^ Jerubbaal,  who  is  Gideon,  and  all  the  people 

i  that  were  with  him,  rose  up  early,  and  pitched 
beside  the  well  of  Harod  : so  that  the  host  of  the  Mi- 
dianites  were  on  the  north  side  of  them,  by  the  hill  of 
Moreh,  in  the  valley. 

2 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  The  people  that 
are  with  thee  are  too  many  for  me  to  give  the  Midi- 
anites  into  their  hands,  lest  Israel  ^ vaunt  themselves 
against  me,  saying.  Mine  own  hand  hath  saved  me. 

3 Now  therefore  go  to,  proclaim  in  the  ears  of  the 
people,  saying,  ^ Whosoever  is  fearful  and  afraid,  let 
him  return  and  depart  early  from  mount  Gilead.  And 
there  returned  of  the  people  twenty  and  two  thousand  ; 
and  there  remained  ten  thousand. 

4 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  The  people  are 
yet  too  many  ; bring  them  down  unto  the  water,  and  I 
will  try  them  for  thee  there  : and  it  shall  be,  that  of 
whom  I say  unto  thee.  This  shall  go  with  thee,  the 
same  shall  go  with  thee  ; and  of  whomsoever  I say 
unto  thee.  This  shall  not  go  with  thee,  the  same  shall 
not  go. 

5 So  he  brought  down  the  people  unto  the  water  : 
and  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  Every  one  that  lappeth 
of  the  water  with  his  tongue,  as  a dog  lappeth,  him  shalt 
thou  set  by  himself  ; likewise  every  one  that  boweth 
down  upon  his  knees  to  drink. 

6 And  the  number  of  them  that  lapped,  putting  their 
hand  to  their  mouth,  were  three  hundred  men  : but  all 
the  rest  of  the  people  bowed  down  upon  their  knees  to 
drink  water. 

7 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  ^By  the  three 
hundred  men  that  lapped  will  I save  yon,  and  deliver 
the  Midianites  into  thine  hand  : and  let  all  the  other 
people  go  every  man  unto  his  place. 

8 So  the  people  took  victuals  in  their  hand,  and  their 
trumpets  : and  he  sent  all  the  rest  of  Israel  every  man 
unto  his  tent,  and  retained  those  three  Imndred  men  : 
and  the  host  of  Midian  was  beneath  him  in  the  valley. 

9 And  it  came  to  pass  the  sajne  ^ night,  that  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Arise,  get  thee  doAvn  unto  the 
host  ; for  I have  delivered  it  into  thine  hand. 

10  But  if  thou  fear  to  go  down,  go  thou  with  Phurah 
thy  servant  down  to  the  host  : 

11  And  thou  shalt  ®hear  what  they  say  ; and  after- 

ward shall  thine  hands  be  strengthened  to  go  down  unto 
the  host.  Then  went  he  clown  with  Phurah  his  servant 
unto  the  outside  of  the  armed  men  that  were  in  the 
host.  ^ 

39  Gen.  18.  32.  10.  13.  1 Cor.  1.  29.  s Gen,  40.  2,  .3. 

1 ch.  G.  32.  2 Cor.  4.  7.  « ver.  13,  14,  15. 

2 Dent.  8.  17,  Is.  » Dent.  20.  8.  See  Gen.  24.  14.  1 

4 1 Sain.  14.  G.  Sam.  14.  9,  10. 


38  by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  spoken.  And  it  was  so  : 
for  he  rose  up  early  on  the  morrow,  and  pressed  the 
fleece  together,  and  wringed  the  dew  out  of  the 

39  fleece,  a bowlful  of  water.  And  Gideon  said  unto 
God,  Let  not  thine  anger  be  kindled  against/ine,  and 
1 will  speak  but  this  once  : let  me  prove,  I pray 
thee,  but  this  once  with  the  fleece  ; let  it  now  be  dry 
only  upon  the  fleece,  and  upon  all  the  ground  let 

40  there  be  dew.  And  God  did  so  that  night  : for  it 
was  dry  upon  the  fleece  only,  and  there  was  dew  on 
all  the  ground. 


7  Then  Jerubbaal,  who  is  Gideon,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple that  were  with  him,  rose  up  early,  and  pitched 
beside  the  spring  of  “ Harod  : and  the  camp  of 
Midian  was  on  the  north  side  of  them,  ^ by  the  hill 
of  Moreh,  in  the  valley. 

2 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  The  people  that 
are  with  thee  are  too  many  for  me  to  give  the  Midi- 
anites into  their  hand,  lest  Israel  vaunt  themselves 
against  me,  saying.  Mine  own  hand  hath  saved  me. 

3 Now  therefore  go  to,  proclaim  in  the  ears  of  the 
people,  saying,  Whosoever  is  fearful  and  trembling, 
let  him  return  and  ‘^depart  from  mount  Gilead. 
And  there  returned  of  the  people  twenty  and  two 
thousand  ; and  there  remained  ten  thousand. 

4 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  The  people  are 
yet  too  many  ; bring  them  dowm  unto  the  water,  and 
I will  try  them  for  thee  there  : and  it  shall  be,  that 
of  whom  I say  unto  thee.  This  shall  go  with  thee, 
the  same  shall  go  with  thee  ; and  of  whomsoever  I 
say  unto  thee.  This  shall  not  go  w'ith  thee,  the  same 

5 shall  not  go.  So  he  brought  down  the  people  unto 
the  water  : and  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  Every 
one  that  lappeth  of  the  water  with  his  tongue,  as  a 
dog  lappeth,  him  shalt  thou  set  by  himself  ; like- 
wise every  one  that  boweth  down  upon  his  knees  to 

6 drink.  And  the  number  of  them  that  lapped,  put- 
ting their  hand  to  their  mouth,  was  three  hunclred 
men  : but  all  the  rest  of  the  people  bowed  down 

7 upon  their  knees  to  drink  water.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  Gideon,  By  the  three  hundred  men  that 
lapped  will  I save  you,  and  deliver  the  Midianites 
into  thine  hand  : and  let  all  the  people  go  every 

8 man  unto  his  place.  ''  So  the  people  took  victuals  in 
their  hand,  and  their  trumpets  : and  he  sent  all  the 
men  of  Israel  every  man  unto  his  tent,  but  retained 
the  three  hundred  men  : and  the  camp  of  Midian 
was  beneath  him  in  the  valley. 

9 And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night,  that  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Arise,  get  thee  down  «into  the 

10  camp  ; for  I have  delivered  it  into  thine  hand.  But 
if  thou  fear  to  go  down,  go  thou  with  Purah  thy 

11  servant  down  to  the  camp  : and  thou  shalt  hear 
what  they  say  ; and  afterward  shall  thine  hands  be 
strengthened  to  go  down  ^into  the  camp.  Then  went 
he  down  with  Purah  his  servant  unto  the  outermost 


a That  is,  Trent-  the  valley.  ancient  versions,  So 

bling.  See  ver.  3.  c Or,  go  round  they  took  the  victuals 

b Or,  from  the  hill  about.  of  the  people, 

of  Moreh  onwards  in  d According  to  some  eOv,  against. 


JUDGES,  VII. 


371 


12  ^nd  the  Midianites  and  the  Amalekites  and  all 
the  children  of  the  east  lay  along  in  the  valley  like 
grasshoppers  for  multitude  ; and  their  camels  were 
without  number,  as  the  sand  Toy  the  sea  side  for  multi- 
tude. 

13  And  when  Gideon  was  come,  behold,  there  teas  a 
man  that  told  a dream  unto  his  fellow,  and  said.  Be- 
hold, I dreamed  a dream,  and,  lo,  a cake  of  barley 
bread  tumbled  into  the  host  of  Midian,  and  came  unto 
a tent,  and  smote  it  that  it  fell,  and  overturned  it,  that 
the  tent  lay  along. 

14  And  his  fellow  answered  and  said.  This  is  notliing 
else  save  the  sword  of  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash,  a man 
of  Israel  : for  into  his  hand  hath  God  delivered  Midian, 
and  all  the  host. 

15  ^ And  it  was  so,  when  Gideon  heard  the  telling 
of  the  dream,  and  the  interpretation  thereof,  that  he 
worshipped,  and  returned  into  the  host  of  Israel,  and 
said.  Arise  ; for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into  your 
hand  the  host  of  Midian. 

16  And  he  divided  the  three  hundred  men  into  three 
companies,  and  he  put  a trumpet  in  every  man’s  hand, 
with  empty  pitchers,  and  lamps  within  the  pitchers. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them.  Look  on  me,  and  do  like- 
wise : and,  behold,  when  I come  to  the  outside  of  the 
camp,  it  shall  be  that,  as  I do,  so  shall  ye  do. 

18  When  I blow  with  a trumpet,  I and  all  that  are 
with  me,  then  blow  ye  the  trumpets  also  on  every  side 
of  all  the  camp,  and  say.  The  sword  of  the  Lord,  and 
of  Gideon. 

19  ^ So  Gideon,  and  the  hundred  men  that  were  with 
him,  came  unto  the  outside  of  the  camp  in  the  begin- 
ning of  the  middle  watch  ; and  they  had  but  newly  set 
the  watch  : and  they  blew  the  trumpets,  and  brake  the 
pitchers  that  were  in  their  hands. 

20  And  the  three  companies  blew  the  trumpets,  and 
brake  the  pitchers,  a,nd  held  the  lamps  in  their  left 
hands,  and  the  trumpets  in  their  right  hands  to  blow 
loithal : and  they  cried.  The  sword  of  the  Lord,  and  of 
Gideon. 

21  And  they  ® stood  every  man  in  his  place  round 
about  the  camp  : ^ and  all  the  host  ran,  and  cried,  and 
fled. 

22  And  the  three  hundred  blew  the  trumpets,  and 

the  Lord  set  i^  every  man’s  sword  against  his  fellow, 

even  throughout  all  the  host  : and  the  host  fled  to 
Beth-shittah  in  Zererath,  and  to  the  border  of  Abel- 
meholah,  unto  Tabbath. 

23  And  the  men  of  Israel  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether out  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of  Asher,  and  out  of 
all  Manasseh,  and  pursued  after  the  Midianites. 

24  ^ And  Gideon  sent  messengers  throughout  all 
1*  siount  Ephraim,  saying.  Come  down  against  the 
Midianites,  and  take  before  them  the  waters  unto 
Beth-barah  and  Jordan.  Then  all  the  men  of  Ephraim 
gathered  themselves  together,  and  i^  took  the  waters 
unto  1^  Beth-barah  and  Jordan. 

25  And  they  took  i®  two  princes  of  the  Midianites, 
Oreb  and  Zeeb  ; and  they  slew  Orel)  upon  i"  the  rock 
Oreb,  and  Zeeb  they  slew  at  the  winepress  of  Zeeb, 
and  pursued  Midian,  and  brought  the  heads  of  Oreb 
and  Zeeb  to  Gideon  on  the  i®  other  side  Jordan. 

7 ch.  6.  5,  33.  & 8.  0 2 Kin.  7.  7.  >2  i Sam.  14.  20.  2 

10.  )o  josii.  0.  4,  IG,  20.  Chr.  20.  23. 

8 Ex.  14.13,14.  2 Seo  2 Cov.  4.  7.  lo  oh.  .3.  27. 

Chr.  20.  17.  1'  Ps.  83.  9.  Is.  9.  4.  » ch.  3.  28. 


12  part  of  the  armed  men  that  were  in  the  camp.  And 
the  Midianites  and  the  Amalekites  and  all  the  chil- 
dren of  the  east  lay  along  in  the  valley  like  locusts 
for  multitude  ; and  their  camels  were  without  num- 
ber, as  the  sand  which  is  upon  the  sea  shore  for 

13  multitude.  And  when  Gideon  was  come,  behold, 
thei-e  was  a man  that  told  a dream  unto  his  fellow, 
and  said.  Behold,  I dreamed  a dream,  and,  lo,  a cake 
of  barley  bread  tumbled  into  the  camp  of  Midian, 
and  came  unto  the  tent,  and  smote  it  that  it  fell,  and 

14  turned  it  upside  down,  that  the  tent  lay  along.  And 
his  fellow  answered  and  said.  This  is  nothing  else 
save  the  sword  of  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash,  a man  of 
Israel  : into  his  hand  God  hath  delivered  Midian, 
and  all  the  host. 

15  And  it  was  so,  when  Gideon  heard  the  telling  of 
the  dream,  and  the  interpretation  thereof,  that  he 
worshipped  ; and  he  returned  into  the  camp  of  Is- 
rael, and  said.  Arise  ; for  the  Lord  hath,  delivered 

16  into  your  hand  the  host  of  Midian.  And  he  divided 
the  three  hundred  men  into  three  companies,  and  he 
put  into  the  hands  of  all  of  tliem  trumpets,  and 
.empty  pitchers,  with  torches  within  the  pitchers. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them.  Look  on  me,  and  do  like- 
wise : and,  behold,  when  I come  to  the  outermost 
part  of  the  camp,  it  shall  be  that,  as  I do,  so  shall 

18  ye  do.  When  I blow  the  trumpet,  I and  all  that 
are  with  me,  then  blow  ye  the  trumpets  also  on 
every  side  of  all  the  camp,  and  say.  For  the  Lord 
and  for  Gideon. 

19  So  Gideon,  and  the  hundred  men  that  were  with 
him,  came  unto  the  outermost  part  of  the  camp  in 
the  beginning  of  the  middle  watch,  when  they  had 
but  newly  set  the  watch  : and  they  blew  the  trum- 
pets, and  brake  in  pieces  the  pitchers  that  were  in 

20  their  hands.  And  the  three  companies  blew  the 
trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitchers,  and  held  the 
torches  in  their  left  hands,  and  the  trumpets  in  their 
right  hands  to  blow  withal:  and  they  cried, The 

21  sword  of  the  Lord  and  of  Gideon.  And  they  stood 
every  man  in  his  place  round  about  the  camp  : and 
all  the  host  ran  ; and  they  shouted,  and  put  them 

22  to  flight.  And  they  blew  the  three  hundred  trum- 
pets, and  the  Lord  set  every  man’s  sword  against  his 
fellow,  and  against  all  the  host  : and  the  host  fled 
as  far  as  Beth-shittah  toward  Zererah,  as  far  as  the 

23  border  of  Abel-meholah,  by  Tabbath.  And  the 
men  of  Israel  were  gathered  together  out  of  Naph- 
tali, and  out  of  Asher,  and  out  of  all  Manasseh,  and 

24  pursued  after  Midian.  And  Gideon  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim,  saying. 
Come  down  against  Midian,  and  take  before  them 
the  waters,  as  far  as  Beth-barah,  ‘even  Jordan.  So 
all  the  men  of  Ephraim  were  gathered  together, 
and  took  the  waters  as  f;ir  as  Beth-barah,  ‘ even 

25  Jordan.  And  they  took  the  two  princes  of  Midian, 
Oreb  and  Zeeb  ; and  they  slew  Oreb  at  the  rock  of 
Oreb,  and  Zeeb  they  slew  at  the  winepress  of  Zeeb, 
and  pursued  Midian  : and  they  brought  the  heads  of 
Oreb  and  Zeeb  to  Gideon  beyond  Jordan. 


1''  John  1.  28.  78  el,,  s,  4.  g Another  reading 

7*^  ch.  8.  3.  Ps.  83.  f Or,  A sword  for  is,  fled. 

11.  d-c.  /'iHeh.lip. 

77  Is.  10.  26.  i Or,  cmd  also. 


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JUDGES,  VIII. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 Gideon  pncifieth  the  Ephraimites.  4 Succoth  nnd  Penned  refuse  to 
relieve  Gidemi's  army.  Id  Zehah  and  Z aim  anna  are  taken,  lo  Snc- 
coth  and  Femuel  are  destroyed.  13  Gideon  rerenyeth  his  brethren's 
death  on  Zebah  and  Zalmnnna.  22  He  refuseth  yovernm.ent.  24  His 
e.phod  cause  of  idolatry.  28  Midian  subdued.  2;)  Gideon's  children, 
and  death.  38  The  Israelites'  idolatry  and  ingratitude. 

And  ithe  men  of  Ephraim  said  unto  him,  Why 
hast  thou  served  us  thus,  that  thou  calledst  us 
not,  when  thou  wentest  to  fight  with  the  Midianites  ? 
And  they  did  chide  with  him  sharply. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  have  I done  now  in 
comparison  of  you  ? Is  not  the  gleaning  of  the  grapes 
of  Ephraim  better  than  the  vintage  of  Abi-ezer  ? 

3  ^ God  hath  delivered  into  your  hands  the  princes 
of  Midian,  Oreb  and  Zeeb  : and  what  was  I able  to  do 
in  comparison  of  you  ? Then  their  ^ anger  was  abated 
toward  him,  when  he  had  said  that. 

4  And  Gideon  came  to  Jordan,  and  passed  over, 
he,  and  the  three  hundred  men  that  were  with  him, 
faint,  yet  pursuing  them. 

o And  he  said  unto  the  men  of  ^Succoth,  Give,  I 
pray  you,  loaves  of  bread  unto  the  people  that  follow 
me  ; for  they  he  faint,  and  I am  pursuing  after  Zebah 
and  Zalmnnna,  kings  of  Midian. 

6  ^ And  the  princes  of  Succoth  said,  ® A re  the  hands 
of  Zebah  and  Zalmnnna  now  in  thine  hand,  that  we 
should  give  bread  unto  thine  army  ? 

7  And  Gideon  said,  Therefore  when  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  into  mine  hand,  ^ then 
I will  tear  your  flesh  with  the  thorns  of  the  wilderness 
and  with  briers. 

8  And  he  went  up  thence  ®to  Fennel,  and  spake 
unto  them  likewise  : and  the  men  of  Penuel  answered 
him  as  the  men  of  Succoth  had  answered  him. 

9  And  he  spake  also  unto  the  men  of  Penuel,  saying, 
When  I ® come  again  in  peace,  I will  break  down  this 
tower. 

10  ^ Now  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  were  in  Karkor,  and 
their  hosts  with  them,  about  fifteen  thousand  men,  all 
that  were  left  of  all  the  hosts  of  the  children  of  the 
east  : for  there  fell  an  hundred  and  twenty  thousand 
men  that  drew  sword. 

11  ^ And  Gideon  went  up  by  the  way  of  them  that 
dwelt  in  tents  on  the  east  of  Nobah  and  Jogbehah, 
and  smote  the  host  : for  the  host  was  secure. 

12  And  when  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  fled,  he  pursued 
after  them,  and  took  the  two  kings  of  Midian,  Zebah 
and  Zalmunna,  and  discomfited  all  the  host. 

13  ^ And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  returned  from 
battle  before  the  sun  teas  up, 

14  And  caught  a young  man  of  the  men  of  Succoth, 
and  enquired  of  him  : and  he  described  unto  him  the 
princes  of  Succoth,  and  the  elders  thereof,  even  three- 
score and  seventeen  men. 

15  And  he  came  unto  the  men  of  Succoth,  and  said. 
Behold  Zebah  and  Zalmunna,  with  whom  ye  did  up- 
braid me,  saying.  Are  the  hands  of  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
now  in  thine  hand,  that  we  should  give  bread  unto  thy 
men  that  are  weary  ? 

16  And  he  took  the  elders  of  the  city,  and  thorns 
of  the  wilderness  and  briers,  and  with  them  he  taught 
the  men  of  Succoth. 

1 See  ch.  12.  1.  2 ^ Gen.  33.  17.  Ps.  8 Gen.  32.  30.  1 

Sam.  19.  41.  GO.  0,  Kin.  12.  25. 

2 cli.  7.  24,  25.  Pliil.  See  1 Kin.  20.  11.  '•>  1 Kin.  22.  27. 

2.  3.  G See  1 Sam.  25.  11.  ver.  17. 

2 Pro.  15.  1.  7 ver.  10. 


8 And  the  men  of  Ephraim  said  unto  him,  Why  hast 
thou  served  us  thus,  that  thou  calledst  us  not,  when 
thou  wentest  to  fight  with  Midian  ? And  they  did 

2 chide  with  him  sharply.  And  he  .said  unto  them, 
What  have  I now  done  in  comparison  of  you  ? Is 
not  the  gleaning  of  the  grapes  of  Ephraim  better 

3 than  the  vintage  of  Abiezer  ? God  hath  delivered 
into  your  hand  the  princes  of  Midian,  Oreb  and 
Zeeb  : and  what  was  I able  to  do  in  comparison  of 
you  ? Then  their  « anger  was  abated  toward  him, 

4 when  he  had  said  that.  And  Gideon  came  to  Jor- 
dan, ^ and  passed  over,  he,  and  the  three  hundred 

5 men  that  were  with  him,  faint,  yet  pursuing.  And 
he  said  unto  the  men  of  Succoth,  Give,  I pray  you, 
loaves  of  bread  unto  the  people  that  follow  me  ; for 
they  be  faint,  and  I am  pursuing  after  Zebah  and 

6 Zalmunna,  the  kings  of  Midian.  And  the  princes  of 
Succoth  said.  Are  the  hands  of  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
now  in  thine  hand,  that  we  should  give  bread  unto 

7 thine  army  ? And  Gideon  said.  Therefore  when  the 
Lord  hath  delivered  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  into  mine 
hand,  then  I will  ^ tear  your  flesh  with  the  thorns  of 

8 the  wilderness  and  with  briers.  And  he  went  up 
thence  to  Penuel,  and  spake  unto  them  in  like  man- 
ner : and  the  men  of  Penuel  answered  him  as  the 

9 men  of  Succoth  had  answered.  And  he  spake  also 
unto  the  men  of  Penuel,  saying.  When  I come  again 
in  peace,  I will  break  down  this  tower. 


10  Now  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  were  in  Karkor,  and 
their  hosts  with  them,  about  fifteen  thousand  men, 
all  that  were  left  of  all  the  host  of  the  children  of 
the  east  : for  there  fell  an  hundred  and  twenty 

11  thousand  men  that  drew  sword.  And  Gideon  went 
up  by  the  way  of  them  that  dwelt  in  tents  on  the 
east  of  Nobah  and  Jogbehah,  and  smote  the  host  ; 

12  for  the  host  was  secure.  And  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
fled  ; and  he  pursued  after  them  ; and  he  took  the 
two  kings  of  Midian,  Zebah  and  Zalmunna,  and  ''  dis- 

13  comfited  all  the  host.  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash 
returned  from  the  battle  from  the  ascent  of  Heres. 

14  And  he  caught  a young  man  of  the  men  of  Succoth, 
and  inquired  of  him  : and  he  ^ described  for  him  the 
princes  of  Succoth,  and  the  elders  thereof,  seventy 

15  and  seven  men.  And  he  came  unto  the  men  of 
Succoth,  and  said,  Behold  Zebah  and  Zalmunna, 
concerning  whom  ye  did  taunt  me,  saying.  Are  the 
hands  of  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  now  in  thine  hand, 
that  we  should  give  bread  unto  thy  men  that  are 

16  weary  ? And  he  took  the  elders  of  the  city,  and 
thorns  of  the  wilderness  and  briers,  and  with  them 


11  ch.  7.  12, 

12  Niim.  32.  35,  42, 

13  ch.  18.  27.  1 

Thess.  5.  3. 


14  Ps.  83.  11. 

13  ver.  G. 

11  ver.  7. 
a Heb.  spirit. 


h Or,  to  pass, 
c Heb.  thresh, 
d Heb.  terrified, 
e Or,  ivrote  down. 


JUDGES,  VIII. 


373 


17  And  he  beat  down  the  tower  of  Penuel,  and 
slew  the  men  of  the  city. 

18  ^ Then  said  he  unto  Zebah  and  Zalmunna,  AVhat 
manner  of  men  were  they  whom  ye  slew  at  Tabor  ? 
And  they  answered,  As  thou  art,  so  were  they  ; each 
one  resembled  the  children  of  a king. 

19  And  he  said.  They  were  my  brethren,  even  the 
sons  of  my  mother  : as  the  Lord  liveth,  if  ye  had  saved 
them  alive,  I would  not  slay  you. 

20  And  he  said  unto  Jether  his  firstborn.  Up,  and 
slay  them.  But  the  youth  drew  not  his  sword  : for  he 
feared,  because  he  was  yet  a youth. 

21  Then  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  said,  Rise  thou,  and 
fall  upon  us  : for  as  the  man  is,  so  is  his  strength.  And 
Gideon  arose,  and  slew  Zebah  and  Zalmunna,  and  took 
away  tlie  ornaments  that  were  on  their  camels’  necks. 

22  ^ Then  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto  Gideon,  Rule 
thou  over  us,  both  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  son’s  son 
also  : for  thou  hast  delivered  us  from  the  hand  of 
Midian. 

23  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I will  not  rule  over 
you,  neither  shall  my  son  rule  over  you  : the  Lord 
shall  rule  over  you. 

24  ^ And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I would  desire  a 
request  of  you,  that  ye  would  give  me  every  man  the 
earrings  of  his  prey.  (For  they  had  golden  earrings, 

because  they  were  Ishmaelites.) 

2o  And  they  answered.  We  will  willingly  give  them. 
And  they  spread  a garment,  and  did  cast  therein  every 
man  the  earrings  of  his  prey. 

26  And  the  weight  of  the  golden  earrings  that  he  re- 
quested was  a thousand  and  seven  hundred  shekels  of 
gold  ; beside  ornaments,  and  collars,  and  purple  raiment 
that  was  on  the  kings  of  Midian,  and  beside  the  chains 
that  were  about  their  camels’  necks. 

27  And  Gideon  ^3  made  an  ephod  thereof,  and  put  it 
in  his  city,  even  in  Ophrah  : and  all  Israel  went 
thither  a whoring  after  it  ; which  thing  became  a 
snare  unto  Gideon,  and  to  his  house. 

28  ^ Thus  was  Midian  subdued  before  the  children 
of  Israel,  so  that  they  lifted  up  their  heads  no  more. 

And  the  country  was  in  quietness  forty  years  in  the 
days  of  Gideon. 

29  If  And  Jerubbaal  the  son  of  Joash  wen|;  and  dwelt 
in  his  own  house. 

30  And  Gideon  had  threescore  and  ten  sons  of  his 
body  begotten  : for  he  had  many  wives. 

31  And  his  concubine  that  was  in  Shechem,  she  also 
bare  him  a son,  whose  name  he  called  Abimelech. 

32  ^ And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  died  in  a good 
old  age,  and  was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of  Joash  his 
father,  in  Ophrah  of  the  Abi-ezrites. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  Gideon  was 
dead,  that  the  children  of  Israel  turned  again,  and 

went  a whoring  after  Baalim,  34  and  made  Baal-berith 
their  god. 

34  And  tlie  children  of  Israel  3®  remembered  not  the 
Lord  their  God,  who  had  delivered  them  out  of  the 
hands  of  all  their  enemies  on  every  side  : 

35  36  ;^either  shewed  they  kindness  to  the  house  of 
Jerubbaal,  namely,  Gideon,  according  to  all  the  good- 
ness which  he  had  shewed  unto  Israel. 


ver.  9. 

18  1 Kill.  12.  25. 
i‘-»  ch.  4.  G.  Ps. 
12. 

»'  Ps.  83.  11. 


21 1 Snn.  8.  7.  & 10. 
19.  .It  12.  12. 

22  Gen.  25.  13.  & 37. 
25,  28. 

23  Cli.  17.  r>. 

24  ch.  G.  24. 


23  Ps.  10G.  39. 
2'!  Dent.  7.  IG. 
21  ch.  5.  31. 

23  ch.  9.  2,  5. 
2y  ch.  9.  1. 


17  he  -1"  taught  the  men  of  Suceoth.  And  he  brake  down 
the  tower  of  Penuel,  and  slew  the  men  of  the  city. 

18  Then  said  he  unto  Zebah  and  Zalmunna,  What  man- 
ner of  men  were  they  whom  ye  slew  at  Tabor  ? And 
they  answered,  As  thou  art,  so  were  they  ; each  one 

19  resembled  the  children  of  a king.  And  he  said. 
They  were  my  brethren,  the  sons  of  my  mother  : as 
the  Lord  liveth,  if  ye  had  saved  them  alive,  I 

20  woidd  not  slay  you.  And  he  said  unto  Jether  liis 
tirstborn.  Up,  and  slay  them.  But  the  youth  drew 
not  his  sword  : for  he  feared,  because  he  was  yet  a 

21  youth.  Then  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  said.  Rise  thou, 
and  fall  upon  us  : for  as  the  man  is,  so  is  his  strength. 
And  Gideon  arose,  and  slew  Zebah  and  Zalmunna, 
and  took  the  crescents  that  were  on  their  camels’ 
necks. 

22  Then  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto  Gideon,  Rule 
thou  over  us,  both  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  son’s 
son  also  : for  thou  hast  saved  us  out  of  the  hand  of 

23  Midian.  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I will  not 
rule  over  you,  neither  shall  my  son  rule  over  you  : 

24  the  Lord  shall  ride  over  you.  And  Gideon  said 
unto  them,  I would  desire  a request  of  3-011,  that  ye 
would  give  me  every  man  the  ^ earrings  of  his  spoil. 
(For  they  had  golden  earrings,  because  they  were 

25  Ishmaelites.)  And  they  answered.  We  will  willingly 
give  them.  And  they  spread  a garment,  and  did 
cast  therein  every  man  the  earrings  of  his  spoil. 

26  And  the  weight  of  the  golden  earrings  that  he  re- 
quested was  a thousand  and  seven  hundred  shekels 
of  golfl  ; beside  the  crescents,  and  the  pendants,  and 
the  purple  raiment  that  was  on  the  kings  of  Midian, 
and  beside  the  chains  that  were  about  their  camels’ 

27  necks.  And  Gideon  made  an  ephod  thereof,  and 
jmt  it  in  his  city,  even  in  Ophrah  : and  all  Israel 
went  a whoring  after  it  there  : and  it  became  a 

28  snare  unto  Gideon,  and  to  his  house.  So  Midian 
was  subdued  before  the  children  of  Israel,  and  they 
lifted  up  their  heads  no  more.  And  the  land  had 
rest  fort}-  years  in  the  days  of  Gideon. 


29  And  Jerubbaal  the  son  of  Joash  went  and  dwelt 

30  in  his  own  house.  And  Gideon  had  threescore  and 
ten  sons  of  his  body  begotten  : for  he  had  many 

31  wives.  And  his  concubine  that  was  in  Shechem,  she 
also  bare  him  a son,  and  he  called  his  name  Abime- 

32  lech.  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  died  in  a good 
old  age,  and  was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of  Joash 
his  father,  in  Ophrah  of  the  Abiezrites. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  Gideon  was  dead, 
that  the  children  of  Israel  turned  again,  and  went 
a whoring  after  the  Baalim,  and  made  Baal-berith 

34  their  god.  And  the  children  of  Israel  remembered 
not  the  Lord  their  God,  who  had  delivered  them 
out  of  the  liand  of  all  their  enemies  on  eveiy  side  : 

35  neither  shewed  they  kindness  to  the  house  of  rJerub- 
baal,  ivho  is  Gideon,  according  to  all  the  goodness 
which  he  had  shewed  unto  Israel. 


8«Gen.  25.  8.  Job 
5 2G. 

31  ver.  27.  cli.  G. 
24. 

32  ch.  2.  19. 

33  ch.  2.  17. 


34  ch.  9.  4,  4G. 

33  Ps.  78.  11,  42.  & 
lOG.  13,  21. 

3'!cli.  9.  IG,  17,  18. 
Ecoles.  9.  14,  16. 


/ Some  ancient 

authorities  read, 
threfthed.  See  ver.  7. 
(j  Or,  vosp-rings. 
h Heb.  set. 


374 


JUDGES,  IX. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

1 Abimelech  hy  conspiracy  with  the  Shechemites,  and  murder  of  his 
brethren,  is  made  king.  7 Jotham  by  a parable  rebuketh  them,  and 
foretelleth  their  ruin.  22  Gaal  conspireth  tvith  the  Shechemites  against 
him.  30  Zebul  revealeth  it.  34  Abimelech  overconieth  them,  and 
soweth  the  city  with  salt.  46  He  burneth  the  hold  of  the  god  Berith. 
50  At  Thebez  he  is  slain  by  apiece  of  a millstone.  56  Jothavds  curse  is 
fulfilled. 

And  Abimelech  the  son  of  Jerubbaal  went  to  She- 
chem  unto  ^ his  mother’s  brethren,  and  com- 
muned with  them,  and  with  all  the  family  of  the  house 
of  his  mother’s  father,  saying, 

2  Speak,  I pray  you,  in  the  ears  of  all  the  men  of 
Shechem,  Whether  is  better  for  you,  either  that  all  the 
sons  of  Jerubbaal,  lohich  are  ^ threescore  and  ten  per- 
sons, reign  over  you,  or  that  one  reign  over  you  ? re- 
member also  that  I am  ® your  bone  and  your  flesh. 

3  And  his  mother’s  brethren  spake  of  him  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  men  of  Shechem  all  these  words  : and  their 
hearts  inclined  to  follow  Abimelech  ; for  they  said.  He 
is  our  ^brother. 

4  And  they  gave  him  threescore  and  ten  pieces  of 
silver  out  of  the  house  of  ® Baal-berith,  wherewith  Abi- 
melech hired  ® vain  and  light  persons,  which  followed 
him. 

5  And  he  went  unto  his  father’s  house  at  Ophrah,  and 
8 slew  his  brethren  the  sons  of  Jerubbaal,  three- 
score and  ten  persons,  upon  one  stone  : notwithstand- 
ing yet  Jotham  the  youngest  son  of  Jerubbaal  was  left  ; 
for  he  hid  himself. 

6  And  all  the  men  of  Shechem  gathered  together,  and 
all  the  house  of  Millo,  and  went,  and  made  Abimelech 
king,  by  the  plain  of  the  pillar  that  loas  in  Shechem. 

7  And  when  they  told  it  to  Jotham,  he  went  and 
stood  in  the  top  of  ® mount  Gerizim,  and  lifted  up  his 
voice,  and  cried,  and  said  unto  them.  Hearken  unto  me, 
ye  men  of  Shechem,  that  God  may  hearken  unto  you. 

8  The  trees  went  forth  on  a time  to  anoint  a king 
over  them  ; and  they  said  unto  the  olive  tree,  Reign 
thou  over  us. 

9  But  the  olive  tree  said  unto  them.  Should  I leave 
my  fatness,  wherewith  by  me  they  honour  God  and 
man,  and  go  to  be  promoted  over  the  trees  ? * 

10  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig  tree.  Come  thou,  and 
reign  over  us. 

11  But  the  fig  tree  said  unto  them.  Should  I forsake 
my  sweetness,  and  my  good  fruit,  and  go  to  be  promoted 
over  the  trees  ? 

12  Then  said  the  trees  unto  the  vine.  Come  thou,  and 
reign  over  us. 

13  And  the  vine  said  unto  them.  Should  I leave  my 
wine,  which  cheereth  God  and  man,  and  go  to  be 
promoted  over  the  trees  ? 

14  Then  said  all  the  trees  unto  the  bramble.  Come 
thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

15  And  the  bramble  said  unto  the  trees.  If  in  truth 
ye  anoint  me  king  over  you,  then  come  and  put  your 
trust  in  my  shadow  : and  if  not,  let  fire  come  out  of 
the  bramble,  and  devour  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

16  Now  therefore,  if  ye  have  done  truly  and  sincerely, 
in  that  ye  have  made  Abimelech  king,  and  if  ye  have 
dealt  well  with  Jerubbaal  and  his  house,  and  have  done 
unto  him  according  to  the  deserving  of  his  hands  ; 

17  (For  my  father  fought  for  you,  and  adventured 


1 ch.  8.  31. 

2 ch.  8.  30. 

8 Gen.  29.  14. 

* Gen.  29.  15. 

6 ch.  8.  33. 

« ch.  11.  3.  2 Chr 


13.  7.  Pro.  12.  11. 
Acts  17.  5. 

^ ch.  6.  24. 

8 2 Kin.  11.  1,  2. 

8 Dent.  11.  29.  & 27. 


12.  Josh.  8.  33.  John 
4.  20. 

10  See  2 Kin.  14.  9. 

11  ch.  8.  22,  23. 

12  Ps.  104.  1,5. 

13  Ps.  104.  15. 


9  And  Abimelech  the  son  of  Jerubbaal  went  to 
Shechem  unto  his  mother’s  brethren,  and  spake  with 
them,  and  with  all  the  family  of  the  house  of  his 

2 mother’s  father,  saying.  Speak,  I pray  you,  in  the 
ears  of  all  the  men  of  Shechem,  Whether  is  better 
for  you,  that  all  the  sons  of  Jerubbaal,  which  are 
threescore  and  ten  persons,  rule  over  you,  or  that 
one  rule  over  you  ? remember  also  that  I am  your 

3 bone  and  your  flesh.  And  his  mother’s  brethren 
spake  of  him  in  the  ears  of  all  the  men  of  Shechem 
all  these  words  : and  their  hearts  inclined  to  follow 

4 Abimelech  ; for  they  said.  He  is  our  brother.  And 
they  gave  him  threescore  and  ten  pieces  of  silver 
out  of  the  house  of  Baal-berith,  wherewith  Abime- 
leeh  hired  vain  and  light  fellows,  which  followed 

5 him.  And  he  went  unto  his  father’s  house  at  Oph- 
rah, and  slew  his  brethren  the  sons  of  Jerubbaal, 
being  threescore  and  ten  persons,  upon  one  stone  : 
but  Jotham  the  youngest  son  of  Jerubbaal  was  left  ; 
for  he  hid  himself. 


6 And  all  the  men  of  Shechem  assembled  them- 
selves together,  and  all  “the  house  of  Millo,  and 
went  and  made  Abimelech  king,  by  the  ^ oak  of  the 

7 pillar  that  was  in  Shechem.  And  when  they  told 
it  to  Jotham,  he  went  and  stood  in  the  top  of  mount 
Gerizim,  and  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  cried,  and  said 
unto  them,  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  men  of  Shechem, 

8 that  God  may  hearken  unto  you.  The  trees  went 
foi’th  on  a time  to  anoint  a king  over  them  ; 
and  they  said  unto  the  olive  tree.  Reign  thou  over 

9 us.  But  the  olive  tree  said  unto  them.  Should  I 
leave  my  fatness,  wherewith  by  me  they  honour 
God  and  man,  and  go  to  wave  to  and  fro  over  the 

10  trees?  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig  tree.  Come 

11  thou,  and  reign  over  us.  But  the  fig  tree  said  unto 
them.  Should  I leave  my  sweetness,  and  my  good 
fruit,  and  go  to  wave  to  and  fro  over  the  trees  ? 

12  And  the  trees  said  unto  the  vine,  Come  thou,  and 

13  reign  over  us.  And  the  vine  said  unto  them,  Shoidd 
I leave  my  wine,  which  cheereth  God  and  man,  and 

14  go  to  wave  to  and  fro  over  the  trees  ? Then  said 
all  the  trees  unto  the  ® bramble.  Come  thou,  and 

15  reign  over  us.  And  the  ® bramble  said  unto  the 
trees.  If  in  truth  ye  anoint  me  king  over  you,  then 
come  and  put  your  trust  in  my  shadow  : and  if  not, 
let  fire  come  out  of  the  ^ bramble,  and  devour  the 

16  cedars  of  Lebanon.  Now  therefore,  if  ye  have 
dealt  truly  and  uprightly,  in  that  ye  have  made 
Abimelech  king,  and  if  ye  have  dealt  well  with 
Jerubbaal  and  liis  house,  and  have  done  unto  him 

17  aecording  to  the  deserving  of  his  hands  ; (for  my 
father  fought  for  you,  and  adventured  his  life,  and 


14  Is.  30.  2.  Dan.  4. 
12.  Hos.  14.  7. 

13  ver.  20.  Num.  21. 
28.  Ezek.  19,  14. 

IB  2 Kin.  14.  9.  Ps. 
104.  16.  Is.  2.  13.  & 


37.  24.  Ezek.  31.  3. 

11  ch.  8.  35. 
a Or,  Beth-millo. 
b Or,  terebinth, 
c Or,  garri.son. 
d Or,  winch  God 


and  man  honour  in 
me. 

e Or,  thorn. 

/Heb.  cast  his  life 
before  him. 


JUDGES,  IX. 


375 


his  life  far,  and  delivered  you  out  of  tlie  hand  of 
Midian  : 

18  And  ye  are  risen  up  against  my  father’s  house 
this  day,  and  have  slain  his  sons,  threescore  and  ten 
persons,  upon  one  stone,  and  have  made  Abimelech,  the 
son  of  his  maidservant,  king  over  the  men  of  Shechem, 
because  he  is  your  brother  ;) 

19  If  ye  then  have  dealt  truly  and  sincerely  with 
Jerubbaal  and  with  his  house  this  day,  then  rejoice  ye 
in  Abimelech,  and  let  him  also  rejoice  in  you  : 

20  But  if  not,  ^®let  fire  come  out  from  Abimelech, 
and  devour  the  men  of  Shechem,  and  the  house  of 
Millo  ; and  let  fire  come  out  from  the  men  of  Shechem, 
and  from  the  house  of  Millo,  and  devour  Abimelech. 

21  And  Jotham  ran  away,  and  fled,  and  went  to 

Beer,  and  dwelt  there,  for  fear  of  Abimelech  his 

brother. 

22  ^ When  Abimelech  had  reigned  three  years  over 
Israel, 

23  Then  22  God  sent  an  evil  spirit  between  Abimelech 
and  the  men  of  Shechem  ; and  the  men  of  Shechem 
23  dealt  treacherously  with  Abimelech  ; 

24  24  That  the  cruelty  done  to  the  threescore  and  ten 
sons  of  Jerubbaal  might  come,  and  their  blood  be  laid 
upon  Abimelech  their  brother,  which  slew  them  ; and 
upon  the  men  of  Shechem,  which  aided  him  in  the  kill- 
ing of  his  brethren. 

25  And  the  men  of  Shechem  set  liers  in  wait  for  him 
in  the  top  of  the  mountains,  and  they  robbed  all  that 
came  along  that  way  by  them  : and  it  was  told  Abime- 
lech. 

26  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  came  with  his  brethren, 
and  went  over  to  Shechem  ; and  the  men  of  Shechem 
put  their  confidence  in  him. 

27  And  they  went  out  into  the  fields,  and  gathered 
their  vineyards,  and  trode  the  grapes,  and  made  merry, 
and  went  into  25  the  house  of  their  god,  and  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  cursed  Abimelech, 

28  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  said,  26  Who  is  Abime- 
lech, and  who  is  Shechem,  that  we  shoidd  serve  him  ? 
is  not  he  the  son  of  Jerubbaal  ? and  Zebul  his  officer  ? 
serve  the  men  of  2’'  Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem  : for 
why  should  we  serve  him  ? 

29  And  28  would  to  God  this  people  were  under  my 
hand  ! then  would  I remove  Abimelech.  And  he  said 
to  Abimelech,  Increase  thine  army,  and  come  out. 

30  ^ And  when  Zebul  the  ruler  of  the  city  heard  the 
words  of  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed,  his  anger  was  kindled. 

31  And  he  sent  messengers  unto  Abimelech  privily, 
saying.  Behold,  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  and  his  brethren 
be  come  to  Shechem  ; and,  behold,  they  fortify  the  city 
against  thee. 

32  Now  therefore  up  by  night,  thou  and  the  people 
that  is  with  thee,  and  lie  in  wait  in  the  field  : 

33  And  it  shall  be,  that  in  the  morning,  as  soon  as  the 
sun  is  up,  thou  shalt  rise  early,  and  set  upon  the  city  : 
and,  behold,  luhen  he  and  the  people  that  is  with  him 
come  out  against  thee,  then  mayest  thou  do  to  them  as 
thou  shalt  find  occasion. 

34  ^ And  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  by  night,  and  they  laid  wait  against  She- 
chem in  four  companies. 

18  ver.  6,  C.  22  1 gam.  10.  U.  & 28  Is.  33.  1. 

13  Is.  8.  G.  Phil.  18.9,10.  See  1 Kin.  24  1 Kin.  2. 32.  Esth. 
3.3.  12.  l.G.  & 22.  22.  2 9.2.5.  P.s.  7.  IG.  Matt. 

2"  ver.  15,  .5G,  .57.  Chr.  10.  1.5.  & 18.  19,  23.  35,  3G. 

21  2 Sam.  20.  14.  &c.  Is.  19.  2,  14.  2.-,  ver.  4. 


18  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of  Midian  : and  ye 
are  risen  up  against  my  father’s  house  this  day,  and 
have  slain  his  sons,  threescore  and  ten  persons, 
upon  one  stone,  and  have  made  Abimelech,  the  son 
of  his  maidservant,  king  over  the  men  of  Shechem, 

19  because  he  is  your  brother  ;)  if  ye  then  have  dealt 
truly  and  uprightly  with  Jerubbaal  and  with  his 
house  this  day,  then  rejoice  ye  in  Abimelech,  and 

20  let  him  also  rejoice  in  you  : but  if  not,  let  fire  come 
out  from  Abimelech,  and  devour  the  men  of  She- 
chem, and  the  house  of  Millo  ; and  let  fire  come  out 
from  the  men  of  Shechem,  and  from  the  house  of 

21  Millo,  and  devour  Abimelech.  And  Jotham  ran 
away,  and  fled,  and  went  to  Beer,  and  dwelt  there, 
for  fear  of  Abimelech  his  brother. 


22  And  Abimelech  was  prince  over  Israel  three 

23  years.  And  God  sent  an  evil  spirit  between  Abi- 
melech and  the  men  of  Shechem  ; and  the  men  of 

24  Shechem  dealt  treacherously  with  Abimelech  : that 
the  violence  done  to  the  threescore  and  ten  sons  of 
Jerubbaal  might  come,  and  that  their  blood  might 
be  laid  upon  Abimelech  their  brother,  which  slew 
them,  and  upon  the  men  of  Shechem,  which  strength- 

25  ened  his  hands  to  slay  his  brethren.  And  the  men 
of  Shechem  set  liers  in  wait  for  him  on  the  tops  of 
the  mountains,  and  they  robbed  all  that  came  along 
that  way  by  them  : and  it  was  told  Abimelech. 

26  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  came  with  his  brethren, 
and  went  over  to  Shechem  : and  the  men  of  She- 

27  chem  put  their  trust  in  him.  And  they  went  out 
into  the  field,  and  gathered  their  vineyards,  and 
trode  the  grapes,  and  ^ held  festival,  and  went  into 
the  house  of  their  god,  and  did  eat  and  drink,  and 

28  cursed  Abimelech.  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  said. 
Who  is  Abimelech,  and  who  is  Shechem,  that  we 
should  serve  him  ? is  not  he  the  son  of  Jerubbaal  ? 
and  Zebul  his  officer  ? serve  ye  the  men  of  Hamor 
the  father  of  Shechem  : but  why  should  we  serve 

29  him  ? And  would  to  God  this  people  were  under 
my  hand  ! then  would  I remove  Abimelech.  And  he 
said  to  Abimelech,  Increase  thine  army,  and  come 

30  out.  And  when  Zebul  the  ruler  of  the  city  heard 
the  words  of  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed,  his  anger  was 

31  kindled.  And  he  sent  messengers  unto  Abimelech 
’ craftily,  saying.  Behold,  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  and 
his  brethren  are  come  to  Shechem  ; and,  behold, 
they  -^  constrain  the  city  to  take  part  against  thee. 

32  Now  therefore,  up  by  night,  thou  and  the  people 

33  that  is  with  thee,  and  lie  in  wait  in  the  field  : and  it 
shall  be,  that  in  the  morning,  as  soon  as  the  sun  is 
up,  thou  shalt  rise  early,  and  set  upon  the  city  : and, 
behold,  when  he  and  the  people  that  is  with  him 
come  out  against  thee,  then  mayest  thou  do  to  them 
^ as  thou  shalt  find  occasion. 

34  And  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  all  thb  people  that 
were  with  him,  by  night,  and  they  laid  wait  against 


1 Saiti.  25.  10.  1 g Or,  offered  d j Ory  oppress  the 

Kin.  12.  IG.  ^rm/.ve  offering.  ciii/  on  thy  (tccount. 

27  Gen.  34.  2,  G.  h Or,  of.  h Heb.  ‘ os  thine 

28  2 Sam.  15.  4.  i Or,  in  Tormah.  fomd  shall  find. 


376 


JUDGES,  IX. 


35  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  went  out,  and  stood  in 
the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the  city  : and  Abimelech 
rose  up,  and  the  people  that  loere  with  him,  from  lying 
in  wait. 

36  And  when  Gaal  saw  the  people,  he  said  to  Zebul, 
Behold,  there  come  people  down  from  the  top  of  the 
mountains.  And  Zebul  said  unto  him.  Thou  seest  the 
shadow  of  the  mountains  as  if  they  were  men. 

37  And  Gaal  spake  again  and  said.  See  there  come 
people  down  by  the  middle  of  the  land,  and  another 
company  come  along  by  the  plain  of  Meonenim. 

38  Then  said  Zebul  unto  him.  Where  is  now  thy 
mouth,  wherewith  thou  29saiclst,  Who  is  Abimelech, 
that  we  should  serve  him  ? is  not  this  the  people  that 
thou  hast  despised  ? go  out,  I pray  now,  and  fight  with 
them. 

39  And  Gaal  went  out  before  the  men  of  Shechem, 
and  fought  with  Abimelech. 

40  And  Abimelech  chased  him,  and  he  fled  before 
him,  and  many  were  overthrown  and  wounded,  even 
unto  the  entering  of  the  gate. 

41  And  Abimelech  dwelt  at  Arumah  : and  Zebid 
thrust  out  Gaal  and  his  brethren,  that  they  should  not 
dwell  in  Shechem. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  the 
people  went  out  into  the  field  ; and  they  told  Abime- 
lech. 

43  And  he  took  the  people,  and  divided  them  into 
three  companies,  and  laid  wait  in  the  field,  and  looked, 
and,  behold,  the  people  were  come  forth  out  of  the  city  ; 
and  he  rose  up  against  them,  and  smote  them. 

44  And  Abimelech,  and  the  company  that  ivas  with 
him,  rushed  forward,  and  stood  in  the  entering  of  the 
gate  of  the  city  : and  the  two  other  companies  ran  upon 
all  the  people  that  were  in  the  fields,  and  slew  them. 

45  And  Abimelech  fought  against  the  city  all  that 
day  ; and  ^he  took  the  city,  and  slew  the  people  that 
was  therein,  and  beat  down  the  city,  and  sowed  it 
with  salt. 

46  ^ And  when  all  the  men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem 
heard  that^  they  entered  into  an  hold  of  the  house  of 
the  god  Berith. 

47  And  it  was  told  Abimelech,  that  all  the  men  of 
the  tower  of  Shechem  were  gathered  together. 

48  And  Abimelech  gat  him  up  to  mount  Zalmon, 
he  and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him  ; and  Abime- 
lech took  an  ax  in  his  hand,  and  cut  down  a bough  from 
the  trees,  and  took  it,  and  laid  it  on  his  shoulder,  and 
said  unto  the  people  that  were  with  him.  What  ye  have 
seen  me  do,  make  haste,  and  do  as  I have  done. 

49  And  all  the  people  likewise  cut  down  every  man 
his  bough,  and  followed  Abimelech,  and  put  them  to  the 
hold,  and  set  the  hold  on  fire  upon  them  ; so  that  all 
the  men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  died  also,  about  a 
thousand  men  and  women. 

50  ^ Then  went  Abimelech  to  Thebez,  and  encamped 
against  Thebez,  and  took  it. 

51  But  there  was  a strong  tower  within  the  city,  and 
thither  fled  all  the  men  and  women,  and  all  they  of  the 
city,  and  shut  it  to  them,  and  gat  them  up  to  the  top  of 
the  tower. 

52  And  Abimelech  came  unto  the  tower,  and  fought 
against  it,  and  went  hard  unto  the  door  of  the  tower  to 
burn  it  with  fire. 

29  ver.  28,  29.  Kin.  12.  25.  2 Kin.  3.  32  ch.  8.  33. 

30  ver.  20.  25.  33  Pg.  g8.  14. 

siDeut.  29.  23.  1 


35  Shechem  in  four  companies.  And  Gaal  the  son  of 
Ebed  went  out,  and  stood  in  the  entering  of  the 
gate  of  the  city  : and  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  from  the  ambushment. 

36  And  when  Gaal  saw  the  people,  he  said  to  Zebul, 
Behold,  there  come  people  down  from  the  tops  of 
the  mountains.  And  Zebul  said  unto  him.  Thou 
seest  the  shadow  of  the  mountains  as  if  they  were 

37  men.  And  Gaal  spake  again  and  said.  See,  there 
come  people  down  by  the  ^ middle  of  the  land,  and 
one  company  cometh  by  the  way  of  ”*the  oak  of 

38  Meonenim.  Then  said  Zebul  unto  him.  Where  is 
now  thy  mouth,  that  thou  saidst.  Who  is  Abimelech, 
that  we  should  serve  him  ? is  not  this  the  people 
that  thou  hast  despised  ? go  out  now,  I pray,  and 

39  fight  with  them.  And  Gaal  went  out  before  the 

40  men  of  Shechem,  and  fought  with  Abimelech.  And 
Abimelech  chased  him,  and  he  fled  before  him,  and 
there  fell  many  wounded,  even  unto  the  entering  of 

41  the  gate.  And  Abimelech  dwelt  at  Arumah  : and 
Zebul  drave  out  Gaal  and  his  brethren,  that  they 

42  should  not  dwell  in  Shechem.  And  it  came  to  pass 
on  the  morrow,  that  the  people  went  out  into  tlie 

43  field  ; and  they  told  Abimelech.  And  he  took  the 
people,  and  divided  them  into  three  companies,  and 
laid  wait  in  the  field  ; and  he  looked,  and,  behold, 
the  people  came  forth  out  of  the  city  ; and  he  rose 

44  up  against  them,  and  smote  them.  And  Abimelech, 
and  the  companies  that  were  with  him,  rushed  for- 
ward, and  stood  in  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the 
city  : and  the  two  companies  rushed  upon  all  that 

45  were  in  the  field,  and  smote  them.  And  Abimelech 
fought  against  the  city  all  that  day  ; and  he  took  the 
city,  and  slew  the  people  that  was  therein  : and  he 
beat  down  the  city,  and  sowed  it  with  salt. 


46  And  when  all  the  men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem 
heard  thereof,  they  entered  into  the  hold  of  the 

47  house  of  ” El-berith.  And  it  was  told  Abimelech 
that  all  the  men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  were 

48  gathered  together.  And  Abimelech  gat  him  up  to 
mount  Zalmon,  he  and  all  the  people  that  were  with 
him  ; and  Abimelech  took  ® an  axe  in  his  hand,  and 
cut  down  a bough  from  the  trees,  and  took  it  up,  and 
laid  it  on  his  shoulder  : and  he  said  unto  the  people 
that  were  with  him.  What  ye  have  seen  me  do, 

49  make  haste,  and  do  as  I have  done.  And  all  the 
people  likewise  cut  down  every  man  his  bough,  and 
followed  Abimelech,  and  put  them  to  the  hold,  and 
set  the  hold  on  fire  upon  them  ; so  that  all  the  men 
of  the  tower  of  Shechem  died  also,  about  a thousand 
men  and  women. 

50  Then  went  Abimelech  to  Thebez,  and  encamped 

51  against  Thebez,  and  took  it.  But  there  was  a strong 
tower  within  the  city,  and  thither  fled  all  the  men 
and  women,  and  all  they  of  the  city,  and  shut  them- 
selves in,  and  gat  them  up  to  the  roof  of  the  tower. 

52  And  Abimelech  came  unto  the  tower,  and  fought 
against  it,  and  went  hard  unto  the  door  of  the  tower 


I Heb.  navel.  gurs^  oak  or  terebinth.  o Heb.  the  axes. 

VI  That  is,  the  au-  n See  ch.  8.  33. 


JUDGES,  X. 


377 


53  And  a certain  woman  cast  a piece  of  a millstone 
upon  Abimelecli’s  head,  and  all  to  brake  his  scull. 

54  Then  he  called  hastily  unto  the  young  man  his 
armourbearer,  and  said  unto  him,  Draw  thy  sword, 
and  slay  me,  that  men  say  not  of  me,  A woman  slew 
him.  And  his  young  man  thrust  him  tlmough,  and  he 
died. 

55  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  saw  tha^  Abimelech 
was  dead,  they  departed  every  man  unto  his  place. 

56  ^ Thus  God  rendered  the  wickedness  of  Abi- 
melech, which  he  did  unto  his  father,  in  slaying  his 
seventy  brethren  : 

57  And  all  the  evil  of  the  men  of  Shechem  did  God 
render  upon  their  heads  : and  upon  them  came  the 
curse  of  Jotham  the  son  of  Jerubbaal. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 Tola  judgeth  Israel  in  Shamir.  3 Jair.,  whose  thirtxj  sons  had  thirty 
cities.  6 The  Philistines  and  Ammonites  oppress  Israel.  Vd  In  their 
misery  God  .sendeth  them  to  their  false  gods.  15  Upon  their  repent- 
ance he  pit  ieth  them. 

And  after  Abimelech  there  ^ arose  to  defend  Israel 
Tola  the  son  of  Puah,  the  son  of  Dodo,  a man  of 
Issachar  ; and  he  dwelt  in  Shamir  in  mount  Ephraim. 

2  And  he  judged  Israel  twenty  and  three  years,  and 
died,  and  was  buried  in  Shamir. 

3  ^ And  after  him  arose  Jair,  a Gileadite,  and  judged 
Israel  twenty  and  two  years. 

4  And  he  had  thirty  sons  that  ^ rode  on  thirty  ass 
colts,  and  they  had  thirty  cities,  ® which  are  called 
Havoth-jair  unto  this  day,  which  are  in  the  land  of 
Gilead. 

5  And  Jair  died,  and  was  buried  in  Camon. 

6  ^ And  ^ the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  again  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  ^served  Baalim,  and  Ashtaroth, 
and  ® the  gods  of  Syria,  and  the  gods  of  Zidon,  and 
the  gods  of  Moab,  and  the  gods  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon, and  the  gods  of  the  Philistines,  and  forsook  the 
Lord,  and  served  not  him. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot  against  Israel, 
and  he  ® sold  them  into  the  hands  of  the  Philistines, 
and  into  the  hands  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

8  And  that  year  they  vexed  and  oppressed  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel : eighteen  years,  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael that  were  on  the  other  side  Jordan  in  the  land  of 
the  Amorites,  which  is  in  Gilead. 

9  Moreover  the  children  of  Ammon  passed  over 
Jordan  to  fight  also  against  Judah,  and  against  Benja- 
min, and  against  the  house  of  Ephraim  ; so  that  Israel 
was  sore  distressed. 

10  Tl  ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  saying.  We  have  sinned  against  thee,  both  be- 
cause we  have  forsaken  our  God,  and  also  served 
Baalim. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
Did  not  / deliver  you  from  the  Egyptians,  and  from 
the  Amorites,  ^^from  the  children  of  Ammon,  and 
from  the  Philistines  ? 

12  The  Zidonians  also,  and  the  Amalekites,  and 
the  Maonites,  ^^did  oppress  you  ; and  ye  cried  to  me, 
and  I delivered  you  out  of  their  hand. 

13  Yet  ye  have  forsaken  me,  and  served  other 
gods  ; wherefore  I will  deliver  you  no  more. 

34  2 Sam.  11.  21.  i ch,  2.  IG.  c cli.  2.  12. 

S3  So  1 Sam.  31.  4.  2 di.  .5.  10.  & 12.  14.  7 1 Kin.  11.  33.  Ps. 

36  ver.  24.  Job  31.  s Dent.  3.  14.  100.  .30. 

3.  Ps.  94.  23.  Pro.  « cli.  2.  11.  & 3.  7.  & » ch.  2.  14.  1 Sam. 

5.22.  4.  1.  ,Sr0.  1.  & 13.  1.  12.9. 

87  ver.  20.  s cli.  2.  13.  '■>  1 Sam.  12.  10. 


53  to  burn  it  with  fire.  And  a certain  woman  cast  an 
upper  millstone  upon  Abimelech’s  head,  and  brake 

54  his  skull.  Then  he  called  hastily  unto  the  young 
man  his  armourbearer,  and  said  unto  him.  Draw  thy 
sword,  and  kill  me,  that  men  say  not  of  me,  A 
woman  slew  him.  And  his  young  man  thrust  him 

55  through,  and  he  died.  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
saw  that  Abimelech  was  dead,  they  departed  every 

56  man  unto  his  place.  Thus  God  requited  the  wicked- 
ness of  Abimelech,  which  he  did  unto  his  father,  in 

57  slaying  his  seventy  brethren  : and  all  the  wicked- 
ness of  the  men  of  Shechem  did  God  requite  upon 
their  heads  : and  upon  them  came  the  curse  of  Jo- 
tham the  son  of  Jerubbaal. 


10  And  after  Abimelech  there  arose  to  save  Israel 
Tola  the  son  of  Puah,  the  son  of  Dodo,  a man  of 
Issachar  ; and  he  dwelt  in  Shamir  in  the  hill  country 

2 of  Ephraim.  And  he  judged  Israel  twenty  and 
three  years,  and  died,  and  was  buried  in  Shamir. 

3 And  after  him  arose  Jair,  the  Gileadite  ; and  he 

4 judged  Israel  twenty  and  two  years.  And  he  had 
thirty  sons  that  rode  on  thirty  ass  colts,  and  they 
had  thirty  cities,  which  are  called  “ Havvoth-jair 

5 unto  this  day,  which  are  in  the  land  of  Gilead.  And 
Jair  died,  and  was  buried  in  Kamon. 

6 And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  served  the 
Baalim,  and  the  Ashtaroth,  and  the  gods  of  ^ Syria, 
and  the  gods  of  Zidon,  and  the  gods  of  Moab,  and 
the  gods  of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  the  gods  of 
the  Philistines  ; and  they  forsook  the  Lord,  and 

7 served  him  not.  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Israel,  and  he  sold  them  into  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines,  and  into  the  hand  of  the 

8 children  of  Ammon.  And  they  vexed  and  oppressed 
the  children  of  Israel  that  year  : eighteen  years 
oppressed  they  all  the  children  of  Israel  that  were 
beyond  Jordan  in  the  land  of  the  Amorites,  which  is 

9 in  Gilead.  And  the  children  of  Ammon  passed  over 
Jordan  to  fight  also  against  Judah,  and  against  Ben- 
jamin, and  against  the  house  of  Ephraim  ; so  that 

10  Israel  was  sore  distressed.  And  the  children  of 
Israel  cried  unto  the  Lord,  saying.  We  have  sinned 
against  thee,  even  because  we  have  forsaken  our 

11  God,  and  have  served  the  Baalim.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Did  not  I save  you 
from  the  Egyptians,  and  from  the  Amorites,  from 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  from  the  Philistines  ? 

12  The  Zidonians  also,  and  the  Amalekites,  and  the 

Maonites,  did  oppress  you  ; and  ye  cried  unto  me, 

13  and  I saved  you  out  of  their  hand.  Yet  ye  have 
forsaken  me,  and  served  other  gods  ; wherefore  I 


76  Ex.  14.  30.  7'>  cb.  0.  3.  of  Jair.  See  Num.  32. 

77  Num.  21.  21,  24,  70  Ps.  lOG.  42,  43.  41. 

25.  77  Deut.  32.  15.  Jer.  b Heb.  Aram. 

72  ch.  .3.  12,  13.  2.  13.  r The  Sept,  hae, 

73  ch.  .3.  31.  a That  i.s,  The  towns  Alkliunitcs. 

74  ch.  5.  19. 


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JUDGES,  XI. 


14  Go  and  cry  unto  the  gods  which  ye  have  chosen  ; 
let  them  deliver  you  in  the  time  of  your  tribulation. 

15  *[[  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto  the  Lord, 
We  have  sinned  : i®do  thou  unto  us  whatsoever  seem- 
eth  good  unto  thee  ; deliver  us  only,  we  pray  thee,  this 
day. 

16  And  they  put  away  the  strange  gods  from 
among  them,  and  served  the  Lord  ; and  his  soul  was 
grieved  for  the  misery  of  Israel. 

17  Then  the  children  of  Ammon  were  gathered  to- 
gether, and  encamped  in  Gilead.  And  the  children  of 
Israel  assembled  themselves  together,  and  encamped 
in  Mizpeh. 

18  And  the  people  and  princes  of  Gilead  said  one  to 
another,  Wliat  man  is  he  that  will  begin  to  fight  against 
the  children  of  Ammon  ? he  shall  be  head  over  all 
the  inhabitants  of  Gilead. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 The  covenant  between  Jephthah  and  the  Gileadites,  that  he  should  be 
their  head.  12  The  treaty  of  peace  between  him  and  the  Ammonites  is 
in  vain.  29  Jephthnfds  vow.  32  His  conquest  of  the  Ammonites.  34 
He  performeth  his  vow  on  his  daughter. 

n^TOW  1 Jephthah  the  Gileadite  was  mighty  man 
1 1 of  valour,  and  he  ims  the  son  of  an  harlot : and 
Gilead  begat  Jephthah. 

2 And  Gilead’s  wife  bare  him  sons  ; and  his  wife’s 
sons  grew  up,  and  they  thrust  out  Jephthah,  and  said 
unto  him.  Thou  shalt  not  inherit  in  our  father’s  house  ; 
for  thou  art  the  son  of  a strange  woman. 

3 Then  Jephthah  fled  from  his  brethren,  and  dwelt 
in  the  land  of  Tob  : and  there  were  gathered  ® vain 
men  to  Jephthah,  and  went  out  with  him. 

4 ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  process  of  time,  that  the 
children  of  Ammon  made  war  against  Israel. 

5 And  it  was  so,  that  Avhen  the  children  of  Ammon 
made  war  against  Israel,  the  elders  of  Gilead  went  to 
fetch  Jephthah  out  of  the  land  of  Tob  : 

6 And  they  said  unto  Jephthah,  Come,  and  be  our 
captain,  that  we  may  fight  with  the  children  of  Am- 
mon. 

7 And  Jephthah  said  unto  the  elders  of  Gilead,  ^Did 
not  ye  hate  me,  and  expel  me  out  of  my  father’s  house  ? 
and  why  are  ye  come  unto  me  now  when  ye  are  in  dis- 
tress ? 

8 ®And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said  unto  Jephthah, 
Therefore  we  ® turn  again  to  thee  now,  that  thou  mayest 
go  with  us,  and  fight  against  the  children  of  Ammon, 
and  be  our  head  over  all  the  inhabitants  of  Gilead. 

9 And  Jephthah  said  unto  the  elders  of  Gilead,  If 
ye  bring  me  home  again  to  fight  against  the  children  of 
Ammon,  and  the  Lord  deliver  them  before  me,  shall  I 
be  your  head  ? 

10  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said  unto  Jephthah, 
8 The  Lord  be  witness  between  us,  if  we  do  not  so  ac- 
cording to  thy  words. 

11  Then  Jephthah  went  with  the  elders  of  Gilead, 
and  the  people  made  him  ^ head  and  captain  over  them  : 
and  Jephthah  uttered  all  his  words  before  the  Lord 
in  Mizpeh. 

12  Tl  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers  unto  the  king 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  saying.  What  hast  thou  to 
do  with  me,  that  thou  art  come  against  me  to  fight  in 
my  land  ? 

isDeut.  32.  37,  38.  20  2 Chr.  7. 14.  & 15.  22  Gen.  31.  49.  ch. 

2 Kin.  3.  13.  Jer.  2.  8.  Jer.  18.  7,  8.  11.  11,  29. 

21  Ps.  106.  44, 45.  Is.  23  ch.  11.  8,  11. 

39  1 Sam.  3.  18.  2 G3.  9.  1 Heb.  11.  32,  caUed 

Sam.  15.  26.  Jephthae. 


14  will  save  you  no  more.  Go  and  cry  unto  the  gods 
which  ye  have  chosen  ; let  them  save  you  in  the 

15  time  of  your  distress.  And  the  children  of  Israel 
said  unto  the  Lord,  We  have  sinned  : do  thou  unto 
us  whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto  thee  ; only  deliver 

16  us,  we  pray  thee,  this  day.  And  they  put  away  the 
strange  ffods  from  among  them,  and  served  the 
Lord  ; mid  his  soul  was  grieved  for  the  misery  of 
Israel. 

17  Then  the  children  of  Ammon  were  gathered  to- 
gether, and  encamped  in  Gilead.  And  the  children  of 
Israel  assembled  themselves  together,  and  encamped 

18  in  Mizpah.  And  the  people,  the  princes  of  Gilead, 
said  one  to  another.  What  man  is  he  that  will  begin 
to  fight  against  the  children  of  Ammon  ? he  shall 
be  head  over  all  the  inhabitants  of  Gilead. 


11  Xow  Jephthah  the  Gileadite  was  a mighty  man  of 
valour,  and  he  was  the  son  of  an  harlot  : and  Gilead 

2 begat  Jephthah.  And  Gilead’s  wife  bare  him  sons  ; 
and  when  his  wife’s  sons  grew  iip,  they  drave  out 
Jephthah,  and  said  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  not  inherit 
in  our  father’s  house  ; for  thou  art  the  son  of  another 

3 woman.  Then  Jephthah  fled  from  his  brethren,  and 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  Tob  ; and  there  were  gathered 
vain  fellows  to  Jephthah,  and  they  went  out  with 
him. 

4 And  it  came  to  pass  after  a while,  that  the  chil- 

5 dren  of  Ammon  made  war  against  Israel.  And  it 
was  so,  that  when  the  children  of  Ammon  made  war 
against  Israel,  the  elders  of  Gilead  went  to  fetch 

6 Jephthah  out  of  the  land  of  Tob  : and  they  said 
unto  Jephthah,  Come  and  be  our  chief,  that  we  may 

7 fight  with  the  children  of  Ammon.  And  Jephthah 
said  unto  the  elders  of  Gilead,  Did  not  ye  hate  me, 
and  drive  me  out  of  my  father’s  house  ? and  why 
are  ye  come  unto  me  now  when  ye  are  in  distress  ? 

8 And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said  unto  J ephthah.  There- 
fore are  we  turned  again  to  thee  now,  that  thou 
mayest  go  with  us,  and  fight  with  the  children  of 
Ammon,  and  thou  shalt  be  our  head  over  all  the  in- 

9 habitants  of  Gilead.  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the 
elders  of  Gilead,  If  ye  bring  me  home  again  to  fight 
with  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  the  Lord  deliver 

10  them  before  me,  shall  I be  your  head  ? And  the 
elders  of  Gilead  said  unto  Jephthah,  The  Lord 
shall  be  “ witness  between  us  ; surely  according  to 

11  thy  word  so  will  we  do.  Then  Jephthah  went  with 
the  elders  of  Gilead,  and  the  people  made  him  head 
and  chief  over  them  : and  Jephthah  spake  all  his 
words  before  the  Lord  in  Mizpah. 


12  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers  unto  the  king  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  saying.  What  hast  thou  to 
do  with  me,  that  thou  art  come  unto  me  to  fight 


2ch.  6.12.  2 Kin.  5. 

1. 

3  ch.  9.  4.  1 Sam. 

99  9 

i Gen.  26.  27. 


6 ch.  10.  IS. 

« Luke  17.  4. 
2 ch.  10.  18. 

8 Jer.  42.  5. 

9 ver.  8. 


30  ch.  10.  17.  & 20. 1. 
1 Sam.  10.  17.  & IL 
15. 

a Heb.  hearer. 


JUDGES,  XI. 


379 


13  And  the  king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  answered 
unto  the  messengers  of  Jephthah,  Because  Israel  took 
away  my  land,  when  they  came  up  out  of  Eg3'^pt,  from 
Anion  even  unto  I’^Jabbok,  and  unto  Jordan:  now 
therefore  restore  those  lands  again  peaceably. 

14  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers  again  unto  the 
king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  : 

15  And  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  Jephthah,  Is- 
rael took  not  away  the  land  of  Moab,  nor  the  land  of 
the  children  of  Ammon  : 

16  But  when  Israel  came  up  from  Egypt,  and 

walked  through  the  wilderness  unto  the  Red  sea,  and 

came  to  Kadesh  ; 

17  Then  Israel  sent  messengers  unto  the  king  of 
Edom,  saying.  Let  me,  I pray  thee,  pass  through  thy 
land  : but  the  king  of  Edom  would  not  hearken 
thereto.  And  in  like  manner  they  sent  unto  the  king  of 
Moab  : but  he  would  not  consent:  and  Israel  abode  in 
Kadesh. 

18  Then  they  went  along  through  the  wilderness,  and 

compassed  the  land  of  Edom,  and  the  land  of  Moab, 

and  came  by  the  east  side  of  the  land  of  Moab,  and 
pitched  on  the  other  side  of  Arnon,  but  came  not  with- 
in the  border  of  Moab  : for  Arnon  was  the  border  of 
Moab. 

19  And  22  Israel  sent  messengers  unto  Sihon  king  of 
the  Amorites,  the  king  of  Heshbon  ; and  Israel  said 
unto  him,  23  Let  us  pass,  we  pray  thee,  through  thy  land 
into  my  place. 

20  24  But  Sihon  trusted  not  Israel  to  pass  through  his 
coast  : but  Sihon  gathered  all  his  people  together,  and 
pitched  in  Jahaz,  and  fought  against  Israel. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  delivered  Sihon  and 
all  his  people  into  the  hand  of  Israel,  and  they  25  smote 
them  : so  Israel  possessed  all  the  land  of  the  Amorites, 
the  inhabitants  of  that  country. 

22  And  they  possessed  26  all  the  coasts  of  the  Amorites, 
from  Arnon  even  unto  Jabbok,  and  from  the  wilderness 
even  unto  Jordan. 

23  So  now  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  hath  dispossessed 
the  Amorites  from  before  his  people  Israel,  and  should- 
est  thou  possess  it  ? 

24  Wilt  not  thou  possess  that  which  27  Chemosh  thy 
god  giveth  thee  to  possess  ? So  whomsoever  28  the  Lord 
our  God  shall  drive  out  from  before  us,  them  will  we 
possess. 

25  And  now  art  thou  any  thing  better  than  29  Balak 
the  son  of  Zippor,  king  of  Moab  ? did  he  ever  strive 
against  Israel,  or  did  he  ever  fight  against  them, 

26  While  Israel  dwelt  in  6°  Heshbon  and  her  towns, 
and  in  Aroer  and  her  towns,  and  in  all  the  cities  that 
he  along  by  the  coasts  of  Arnon,  three  hundred  years  ? 
why  therefore  did  ye  not  recover  them  within  that 
time  ? 

27  Wherefore  I have  not  sinned  against  thee,  but 
thou  doest  me  wrong  to  war  against  me  : the  Lord 
^2  the  Judge  ^^be  judge  this  day  between  the  children  of 
Israel  and  the  children  of  Ammon. 

28  Howbeit  the  king  of  the  children  of  Ammon 
hearkened  not  unto  the  words  of  JejJithah  which  he 
sent  him. 

Num.  21.  24,  25,  i-  Nnm.  13.  2G.  & 20.  Nnm.  21.  11. 

2G.  ■ 1.  Dent.  1.4G.  21  Num.  21. 13.  & 22. 

12  Gen.  32.  22.  !'>  Num.  20.  14.  3G. 

13  Deut.  2.  9,  19.  u Num.  20.  18,  21.  22  Num.  21.  21.  Deut. 

I'l  Num.  14.  25.  Deut.  i«  Num.  20.  1.  2.  2G. 

1.  40.  Josh.  5.  G.  1!*  Num.  21.  4.  Deut.  22  Num.  21.  22.  Deut. 

2.  1-8.  2.  27. 


13  against  my  land  ? And  the  king  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  answered  unto  the  messengers  of  Jephthah, 
Because  Israel  took  away  my  land,  when  he  came 
up  out  of  Egypt,  from  Arnon  even  unto  Jabbok,  and 
unto  Jordan  : now  therefore  restore  those  lands 

14  again  peaceably.  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers 

15  again  unto  the  king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  : and 
he  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  Jephthah  : Israel  took 
not  away  the  land  of  Moab,  nor  the  land  of  the  chil- 

16  dren  of  Ammon  : but  when  they  came  up  from 
Egypt,  and  Israel  walked  through  the  wilderness 

17  unto  the  Red  Sea,  and  came  to  Kadesh  ; then  Israel 
sent  messengers  unto  the  king  of  Edom,  saying.  Let 
me,  I pray  thee,  pass  through  thy  land  : but  the 
king  of  Edom  hearkened  not.  And  in  like  manner 
he  sent  unto  the  king  of  Moab  : but  he  would  not  : 

18  and  Israel  abode  in  Kadesh.  Then  he  walked 
through  the  wilderness,  and  compassed  the  land  of 
Edom,  and  the  land  of  Moab,  and  came  by  the  east 
side  of  the  land  of  Moab,  and  they  pitched  on  the 
other  side  of  Arnon  ; but  they  came  not  within  the 
border  of  Moab,  for  Arnon  was  the  border  of  Moab. 

19  And  Israel  sent  messengers  unto  Sihon  king  of  the 
Amorites,  the  king  of  Heshbon  ; and  Israel  said 
unto  him.  Let  us  pass,  we  pray  thee,  through  thy 

20  land  unto  my  place.  But  Sihon  trusted  not  Israel 
to  pass  through  his  border  : but  Sihon  gathered  all 
his  people  together,  and  pitched  in  Jahaz,  and  fought 

21  against  Israel.  And  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
delivered  Sihon  and  all  his  people  into  the  hand  of 
Israel,  and  they  smote  them  : so  Israel  possessed  all 
the  land  of  the  Amorites,  the  inhabitants  of  that 

22  country.  And  they  possessed  all  the  border  of  the 
Amorites,  from  Arnon  even  unto  Jabbok,  and  from 

23  the  wilderness  even  unto  Jordan.  So  now  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  hath  dispossessed  the 
Amorites  from  before  his  people  Israel,  and  should- 

24  est  thou  possess  them  ? Wilt  not  thou  possess  that 
which  Chemosh  thy  god  giveth  thee  to  possess  ? 
So  whomsoever  the  Lord  our  God  hath  dispossessed 

25  from  before  us,  them  will  we  possess.  And  now 
art  thou  any  thing  better  than  Balak  the  son  of  Zip- 
por, king  of  Moab  ? did  he  ever  strive  against  Israel, 

26  or  did  he  ever  fight  against  them  ? While  Israel 
dwelt  in  Heshbon  and  her  ^ towns,  and  in  Aroer  and 
her  ^ towns,  and  in  all  the  cities  that  are  along  by 
the  side  of  Arnon,  three  hundred  years  ; wherefore 

27  did  ye  not  recover  them  within  that  time  ? I there- 
fore have  not  sinned  against  thee,  but  thou  doest 
me  wrong  to  war  against  me  : the  Lord,  the  Judge, 
be  jiidge  this  day  between  the  children  of  Israel 

28  and  the  children  of  Ammon.  Howbeit  the  king  of 
the  children  of  Ammon  hearkened  not  unto  the 
words  of  Jephthah  which  he  sent  him. 


24  Num.  21.  23.  Deut. 
2.  32. 

2nNuin.  21.  24,  25. 
Deut.  2.  33,  34. 

2''  D(!Ut.  2.  .30. 

27  Num.  21.  29.  1 


Kin.  11.  7.  Jer.  48.7. 

2«  Deut.  9.  4,  5.  & 
18.  12.  Josh.  3.  10. 

2»  Nuin.  22.  2.  See 
Josh.  24.  9. 

Num.  21.  25. 


8>  Deut.  2.  3G. 

32  Gen.  18.  25. 

33  Gen.  IG.  5.  & 31 
53.  1 Sam.  24.  12,  15 

b Heb.  danykter^. 


380 


JUDGES,  XII. 


29  ^ Then  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon 
Jephthah,  and  he  passed  over  Gilead,  and  Manasseh, 
and  passed  over  Mizpeh  of  Gilead,  and  from  Mizpeh  of 
Gilead  he  passed  over  unto  the  children  of  Ammon. 

30  And  Jephthah  vowed  a vow  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  If  thou  shalt  without  fail  deliver  the  children  of 
Ammon  into  mine  hands, 

31  Then  it  shall  be,  that  whatsoever  cometh  forth  of 
the  doors  of  my  house  to  meet  me,  when  I return  in 
peace  from  the  children  of  Ammon,  shall  surely  be 
the  Lord’s,  and  I will  offer  it  up  for  a burnt  offer- 
ing. 

32  ^ So  Jephthah  passed  over  unto  the  children  of 
Ammon  to  fight  against  them  ; and  the  Lord  delivered 
them  into  his  hands. 

33  And  he  smote  them  from  Aroer,  even  till  thou 
come  to  ®®Minnith,  even  twenty  cities,  and  unto  the 
plain  of  the  vineyards,  with  a very  great  slaughter. 
Thus  the  children  of  Ammon  were  subdued  before  the 
children  of  Israel. 

34  T[  And  Jephthah  came  to  ^9  Mizpeh  unto  his 
house,  and,  behold,  his  daughter  came  out  to  meet 
him  with  timbrels  and  with  dances  : and  she  was  his 
only  child  ; beside  her  he  had  neither  son  nor  daugh- 
ter. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  saw  her,  that  he 

rent  his  clothes,  and  said,  Alas,  my  daughter  ! thou 

hast  brought  me  very  low,  and  thou  art  one  of  them 
that  trouble  me  : for  I have  opened  my  mouth  unto 
the  Lord,  and  I cannot  go  back. 

36  And  she  said  unto  him.  My  father,  if  thou  hast 
opened  thy  mouth  unto  the  Lord,  do  to  me  accord- 
ing to  that  which  hath  proceeded  out  of  thy  mouth  ; 
forasmuch  as  ^^the  Lord  hath  taken  vengeance  for 
thee  of  thine  enemies,  even  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

37  And  she  said  unto  her  father.  Let  this  thing  be 
done  for  me  : let  me  alone  two  months,  that  I may  go 
up  and  down  upon  the  mountains,  and  bewail  my 
virginity,  I and  my  fellows. 

38  And  he  said.  Go.  And  he  sent  her  away  for  two 
months  : and  she  went  with  her  companions,  and  be- 
wailed her  virginity  upon  the  mountains. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two  months, 
that  she  returned  unto  her  father,  who  did  with  her 
according  to  his  vow  which  he  had  vowed  ; and  she  knew 
no  man.  And  it  was  a custom  in  Israel, 

40  That  the  daughters  of  Israel  went  yearly  to 
lament  the  daughter  of  Jephthah  the  Gileadite  four 
days  in  a year. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 The  Ephraimites,  qunrrelJmg  with  Jephthah,  and  discerned  by  Shib- 
boleth, are  slain  by  the  Gileadites.  7 Jephthah  dieth.  8 Ibzan,  who 
had  thirty  sons  and  thirty  daughters^  11  and  Eton,  13  and  Abdon,  who 
had  forty  sons  and  thirty  nephews,  judged  Israel. 

And  ^the  men  of  Ephraim  gathered  themselves 
together,  and  went  northward,  and  said  unto 
Jephthah,  Wherefore  passedst  thou  over  to  fight  against 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  didst  not  call  us  to  go  with 
thee  ? we  will  burn  thine  house  upon  thee  with  fire. 

2 And  Jephthah  said  unto  them,  I and  my  people 
were  at  great  strife  with  the  children  of  Ammon  ; and 
when  I called  you,  ye  delivered  me  not  out  of  their 
hands. 

3«ch.  3.  10.  &c.  1 Sam.  1.  11,  28.  39  yer.  11.  ch.  10. 

35  Gen.  28.  20.  1 & 2. 18.  17. 

Sam.  1.  11.  37  Ps.  GO.  13.  See  ^oex.  15.20.  1 Sam. 

36  See  Lev.  27.  2,  3,  Lev.  27.  11,  12.  18.6.  Ps.  G8.  26.  Jer. 

38  Ezek.  27.  17.  31.  4. 


29  Then  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon  Jephthah, 
and  he  passed  over  Gilead  and  Manasseh,  and  passed 
over  Mizpeh  of  Gilead,  and  from  Mizpeh  of  Gilead 

30  he  passed  over  unto  the  children  of  Ammon.  And 
Jephthah  vowed  a vow  unto  the  Lord,  and  said.  If 
thou  wilt  indeed  deliver  the  children  of  Ammon  into 

31  mine  hand,  then  it  shall  be,  that  ^ whatsoever  com- 
eth forth  of  the  doors  of  my  house  to  meet  me,  when 
I return  in  peace  from  the  children  of  Ammon,  it 
shall  be  the  Lord’s,  and  I will  offer  it  up  for  a 

32  burnt  offering.  So  Jephthah  passed  over  unto  the 
children  of  Ammon  to  fight  against  them  ; and  the 

33  Lord  delivered  them  into  his  hand.  And  he  smote 
them  from  Aroer  until  thou  come  to  Minnith,  even 
twenty  cities,  and  unto  ^ Abel-cheramim,  with  a very 
great  slaughter.  So  the  children  of  Ammon  were 
subdued  before  the  children  of  Israel. 


34  And  Jephthah  came  to  Mizpah  unto  his  house, 
and,  behold,  his  daughter  came  out  to  meet  him 
with  timbrels  and  with  dances  : and  she  was  his 
only  child  ; beside  her  he  had  neither  son  nor  daugliT 

35  ter.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  saw  her,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  said,  Alas,  my  daughter  ! thou 
hast  brought  me  very  low,  and  thou  art  one  of  them 
that  trouble  me  ; for  I have  opened  my  mouth  unto 

36  the  Lord,  and  I cannot  go  back.  And  she  said 
unto  him.  My  father,  thou  hast  opened  thy  mouth 
unto  the  Lord  ; do  unto  me  according  to  that  which 
hath  proceeded  out  of  thy  mouth  ; forasmuch  as  the 
Lord  hath  taken  vengeance  for  thee  of  thine  ene- 

37  mies,  even  of  the  children  of  Ammon.  And  she 
said  unto  her  father.  Let  this  thing  be  done  for  me  : 
let  me  alone  two  months,  that  I may  depart  and  go 
down  upon  the  mountains,  and  bewail  my  virginity, 

38  I and  my  companions.  And  he  said.  Go.  And  he 
sent  her  away  for  two  months  : and  she  departed, 
she  and  her  companions,  and  bewailed  her  virginity 

39  upon  the  mountains.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  two  months,  that  she  returned  unto  her 
father,  who  did  with  her  according  to  his  vow  which 
he  had  vowed  : and  she  had  not  known  man.  And 

40  it  was  ^a  custom  in  Israel,  that  the  daughters  of 
Israel  went  yearly  to  f celebrate  the  daughter  of 
Jephthah  the  Gileadite  four  days  in  a year. 


12  And  the  men  of  Ephraim  were  gathered  together, 
and  passed  « northward  ; and  they  said  unto  Jeph- 
thah, Wherefore  passedst  thou  over  to  fight  against 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  didst  not  call  us  to  go 
with  thee  ? we  will  burn  thine  house  upon  thee  with 

2 f^re.  And  Jephthah  said  unto  them,  I and  my  peo- 
ple were  at  great  strife  with  the  children  of  Am- 
mon ; and  when  I called  you,  ye  saved  me  not  out 

« Gen.  37.  29,  34.  <5  2 Sam.  18. 19,  31.  d That  Is,  The  mea- 

<2  Eccles.  5.  2.  ^6  yer.  31.  1 Sam.  1.  dow  of  vineyards. 

43  Num.  30.  2.  Ps.  22,  24.  & 2.  18.  e Or,  an  ordinance. 

15.  4.  Eccles.  5.  4,  5.  i See  ch.  8.  1.  / Or,  lament. 

44  Num.  30.  2.  c Or,  whosoever.  a Or,  to  Zaphon. 


JUDGES,  XIII. 


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3 And  when  I saw  that  ye  delivered  me  not,  I ^ put 
my  life  in  my  hands,  and  passed  over  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into  my 
haini  : wherefore  then  are  ye  come  up  unto  me  this 
day,  to  fight  against  me  ? 

4 Then  Jephthah  gathered  together  all  the  men  of 
Gilead,  and  fought  with  Ephraim  : and  the  men  of 
Gilead  smote  Ephraim,  because  they  said.  Ye  Gilead- 
ites ® are  fugitives  of  Ephraim  among  the  Ephraimites, 
and  among  the  Manassites. 

5 And  the  Gileadites  took  the  ^passages  of  Jordan 
before  the  Ephraimites  : and  it  was  so,  that  when  those 
Ephraimites  which  were  escaped  said.  Let  me  go  over  ; 
that  the  men  of  Gilead  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  an 
Ephraimite  ? If  he  said,  Xay  ; 

6 Then  said  they  unto  him.  Say  now  Shibboleth  : and 
he  said  Sibboleth  : for  he  could  not  frame  to  pronoui^ 
it  right.  Then  they  took  him,  and  slew  him  at  the 
])assages  of  Jordan  : and  there  fell  at  that  time  of  the 
Ephraimites  forty  and  two  thousand. 

7 And  Jephthah  judged  Israel  six  years.  Then  died 
Jephthah  the  Gileadite,  and  was  buried  in  one  of  the 
cities  of  Gilead. 

8 ^ And  after  him  Ibzan  of  Beth-lehem  judged  Is- 
rael. 

9 And  he  had  thirty  sons,  and  thirty  daughters,  ivTiom 
he  sent  abroad,  and  took  in  thirty  daughters  from 
abroad  for  his  sons.  And  he  judged  Israel  seven 
years. 

10  Then  died  Ibzan,  and  was  buried  at  Beth-lehem. 

11  Tf  And  after  him  Elon,  a Zebulonite,  judged  Is- 
rael ; and  he  judged  Israel  ten  years. 

12  And  Elon  the  Zebulonite  died,  and  was  buried  in 
Aijalon  in  tlie  country  of  Zebulun. 

13  ^ And  after  him  Abdon  the  son  of  Ilillel,  a Pi- 
rathonite,  judged  Israel. 

14  And  he  had  forty  sons  and  thirty  nephews,  that 
® rode  on  threescore  and  ten  ass  colts  : and  he  judged 
Israel  eight  years. 

15  And  Abdon  the  son  of  Hillel  the  Pirathonite  died, 
and  was  buried  in  Pirathon  in  the  laud  of  Ephraim,  ® in 
tlie  mount  of  the  Amalekites. 

CHAPTER  XIIL 

1  Israel  is  in  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.  2 An  angel  appeareth  to 

Manoati’s  wife.  8 The  angel  appeareth  to  Manoah.  15  Manoah's  sa- 
crifice, ivherebg  the  angel  is  discovered.  24  Samson  is  born. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  ^did  evil  again  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  ; and  the  Lord  delivered  them 
2 into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  forty  years. 

2  ^ And  there  was  a certain  man  of  ® Zorah,  of  the 
family  of  the  Danites,  whose  name  was  Manoah  ; and 
his  wife  was  barren,  and  bare  not. 

3  And  the  ^ angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  the 
woman,  and  said  unto  her.  Behold  now,  thou  art  barren, 
and  bearest  not  : but  thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son. 

4  Now  therefore  beware,  I pray  thee,  and  ® drink  not 
wine  nor  strong  drink,  and  eat  not  any  unclean  thing  : 

5  For,  lo,  thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a son  ; and 
no  ® razor  shall  come  on  his  head  : for  the  child  shall 
be  'a  Nazarite  unto  God  from  the  womb  : and  he  shall 
® begin  to  deliver  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philis- 
tines. 

2  1 Sam.  10.  5.  & 28.  * Josh.  22.  11.  ch.  ■>  ch.  2.  11.  & 3.  7.  & 

21.  Job  13.  14.  Ps.  3.  28.  & 7.  24.  4.  1.  0.  1.  & 10.  G. 

119.  109.  15  cli.  5.  10.  & 10.  4.  2 1 Sam.  12.  9. 

3  See  1 Sam.  25.  10.  « ch.  3.  13,  27.  & 5.  3 jyyh.  19.  41. 

Ps.  78. 9.  14. 


3 of  their  hand.  And  when  I saw  that  ye  saved  me 
not,  I put  my  life  in  my  hand,  and  passed  over 
against  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  the  Lord  de- 
livered them  into  my  hand  : wherefore  then  are  ye 
come  up  unto  me  this  day,  to  fight  against  me  ? 

4 Then  Jephthah  gathered  together  all  the  men  of 
Gilead,  and  fought  with  Ephraim  : and  the  men  of 
Gilead  smote  Ephraim,  because  they  said.  Ye  are 
fugitives  of  Ephraim,  ye  Gileadites,  in  the  midst  of 

5 Epliraim,  and  in  the  midst  of  Manasseh.  And  the 
Gileadites  took  the  fords  of  Jordan  ^against  the 
Ephraimites  : and  it  was  so,  that  when  any  of  the 
fugitives  of  Ephraim  said.  Let  me  go  over,  the  men 
of  Gilead  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  an  Ephraimite  ? 

6 If  he  said.  Nay  ; then  said  they  unto  him.  Say  now 
Shibboleth  ; and  he  said  Sibboleth  ; for  he  could  not 
frame  to  pronounce  it  right ; then  they  laid  hold  on 
him,  and  slew  him  at  the  fords  of  Jordan  : and  there 
fell  at  that  time  of  Ephraim  forty  and  two  thousand. 

7 And  Jephthah  judged  Israel  six  years.  Then 
died  Jephthah  the  Gileadite,  and  was  buried  in  one 
of  the  cities  of  Gilead. 

8 And  after  him  Ibzan  of  Beth-lehem  judged  Israel. 

9 And  he  had  thirty  sons,  and  tliirty  daughters  he  sent 
abroad,  and  thirty  daughters  he  brought  in  from 
abroad  for  his  sons.  And  he  judged  Israel  seven 

10  years.  And  Ibzan  died,  and  was  buried  at  Beth- 
lehem. 

11  And  after  him  Elon  the  Zebulunite  judged  Israel ; 

12  and  he  judged  Israel  ten  years.  And  Elon  the  Zeb- 
ulunite died,  and  was  buried  in  Aijalon  in  the  land 
of  Zebulun. 

13  And  after  him  Abdon  the  son  of  Hillel  the  Pira^- 

14  thonite  judged  Israel.  And  he  had  forty  sons  and 
thirty  sons’  sons,  that  rode  on  threescore  and  ten  ass 

15  colts  : and  he  judged  Israel  eight  years.  And  Ab- 
don the  son  of  Hillel  the  Pirathonite  died,  and  was 
buried  in  Pirathon  in  tlie  land  of  Ephraim,  in  the 
hill  country  of  the  Amalekites. 


13  And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ; and  the  Lord 
delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  forty 
years. 

2 And  there  was  a certain  man  of  Zorah,  of  the 
family  of  the  Danites,  whose  name  was  Manoah  ; 

3 and  his  wife  was  barren,  and  bare  not.  And  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  the  woman,  and 
said  unto  her.  Behold  now,  thou  art  barren,  and 
bearest  not  : but  thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a 

4 son.  Now  therefore  beware,  I pray  thee,  and  drink 
no  wine  nor  strong  drink,  and  eat  not  any  unclean 

5 thing  : for,  lo,  thou  slialt  conceive,  and  bear  a son  ; 
and  no  razor  shall  come  upon  his  head  : for  the  child 
shall  be  a “Nazirite  unto  God  from  the  womb  : and 
he  shall  begin  to  save  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the 

* ch.  G.  12.  Luke  1.  ^ Nuin.  G.  5.  1 Sam.  2 Sam.  8.  1.  1 Chr. 

11,13,28,31.  1.11.  18.1. 

3 ver.  14.  Num.  G.  ^ p,.  2.  b Or,  toward  Epln  a- 

2,  3.  Luke  1.  15.  8 See  1 Sam.  7.  13.  im. 

a See  Num.  G.  2. 


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JUDGES,  XIIL 


6 IT  Then  the  woman  came  and  told  her  husband, 
saying,  ® A man  of  God  came  unto  me,  and  his  coun- 
tenance loas  like  the  countenance  of  an  angel  of  God, 
very  terrible  : but  I asked  him  not  whence  he  was, 
neither  told  he  me  his  name  : 

7 But  he  said  unto  me.  Behold,  thou  shalt  conceive, 
and  bear  a son  ; and  now  drink  no  wine  nor  strong 
drink,  neither  eat  any  unclean  thing : for  the  child  shall 
be  a Nazarite  to  God  from  the  womb  to  the  day  of  his 
death. 

8 ^ Then  Manoah  intreated  the  Lord,  and  said,  O 
my  Lord,  let  the  man  of  God  which  thou  didst  send 
come  again  unto  us,  and  teach  us  what  we  shall  do  unto 
the  child  that  shall  be  born. 

9 And  God  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Manoah  ; and 
the  angel  of  God  came  again  unto  the  woman  as  she  sat 
ill  the  field  : but  Manoah  her  husband  ims  not  with  her. 

10  And  the  woman  made  haste,  and  ran,  and  shewed 
her  husband,  and  said  unto  him.  Behold,  the  man  hath 
appeared  unto  me,  that  came  unto  me  the  other  day. 

11  And  Manoah  arose,  and  went  after  his  wife,  and 
came  to  the  man,  and  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  the  man 
that  spakest  unto  the  woman  ? And  he  said,  I am. 

12  And  Manoah  said.  Now  let  thy  words  come  to 
pass.  How  shall  we  order  the  child,  and  how  shall  we 
do  unto  him  ? 

13  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  Manoah,  Of 
all  that  I said  unto  the  woman  let  her  beware. 

14  She  may  not  eat  of  any  thing  that  cometh  of  the 
vine,  neither  let  her  drink  wine  or  strong  drink,  nor 
eat  any  unclean  thing : all  that  I commanded  her  let 
her  observe. 

15  IT  And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel  of  the  Lord, 
I pray  thee,  let  us  detain  thee,  until  we  shall  have 
made  ready  a kid  for  thee. 

16  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  Manoah, 
Though  thou  detain  me,  I will  not  eat  of  thy  bread  : and 
if  thou  wilt  offer  a burnt  offering,  thou  must  offer  it 
unto  the  Lord.  For  Manoah  knew  not  that  he  loas  an 
angel  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel  of  the  Lord, 
What  is  thy  name,  that  when  thy  sayings  come  to  pass 
we  may  do  thee  honour  ? 

18  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Why 
askest  thou  thus  after  my  name,  seeing  it  is  secret  ? 

19  So  Manoah  took  a kid  with  a meat  offering,  and 
offered  it  upon  a rock  unto  the  Lord  : and  the  angel 
did  wonderously  ; and  Manoah  and  his  wife  looked  on. 

20  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  flame  went  up  to- 
ward heaven  from  off  the  altar,  that  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  ascended  in  the  flame  of  the  altar.  And  Manoah 
and  his  wife  looked  on  it,  and  fell  on  their  faces  to 
the  ground. 

21  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  did  no  more  appear  to 
Manoah  and  to  his  wife,  Then  Manoah  knew  that  he 
was  an  angel  of  the  Lord. 

22  And  Manoah  said  unto  his  wife,  ^^We  shall 
surely  die,  because  we  have  seen  God. 

23  But  his  wife  said  unto  him.  If  the  Lord  were 
pleased  to  kill  us,  he  would  not  have  received  a burnt 
offering  and  a meat  offering  at  our  hands,  neither  would 
he  have  shewed  us  all  these  things,  nor  would  as  at  this 
time  have  told  us  such  things  as  these. 

0 Deut.  33. 1.  1 Sam.  u ver.  17,  18.  i''  ch.  6.  19,  20. 

2.  27.  & 9.  G.  1 Kill.  ver.  4.  ’o  Lev.  9.  24.  1 Chr. 

17.  24.  13  Gen.  18.  5.  ch.  6.  21.  16.  Ezek.  1.  28. 

10  Matt.  28.  3.  Luka  18.  Matt.  17.  G. 

9.  29.  Acta  6.  15,  Gen.  32.  29.  ” ch.  6.  22. 


6 Philistines.  Then  the  woman  came  and  told  her 
husband,  saying,  A man  of  God  came  unto  me,  and 
his  countenance  was  like  the  countenance  of  the 
angel  of  God,  very  terrible  ; and  I asked  hint  not 

7 whence  he  was,  neither  told  he  me  his  name  : but  he 
said  unto  me.  Behold,  thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear 
a son  ; and  now  drink  no  wine  nor  strong  drink,  and 
eat  not  any  unclean  thing  : for  the  child  shall  be  a 
Nazirite  unto  God  from  the  womb  to  the  day  of  his 

8 death.  Then  Manoah  intreated  the  Lord,  and  said. 
Oh  Lord,  I pray  thee,  let  the  man  of  God  whom 
thou  didst  send  come  again  unto  us,  and  teach  us 
what  we  shall  do  unto  the  child  that  shall  be  born. 

9 And  God  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Manoah  ; and  the 
angel  of  God  came  again  unto  the  woman  as  she 
sat  in  the  field  : but  Manoah  her  husband  was  not 

10  with  her.  And  the  woman  made  haste,  and  ran, 
and  told  her  husband,  and  said  unto  him.  Behold, 
the  man  hath  appeared  unto  me,  that  came  unto  me 

11  the  other  day.  And  Manoah  arose,  and  went  after 
his  wife,  and  came  to  the  man,  and  said  unto  him. 
Art  thou  the  man  that  spakest  unto  the  woman  ? 

12  And  he  said,  I am.  And  Manoah  said,  ^Now  let 
thy  words  come  to  pass  : what  shall  be  the  ^ manner 

13  of  the  child,  and  what  shall  he  his  work  ? And  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  Manoah,  Of  all  that  I 

14  said  unto  the  woman  let  her  beware.  She  may  not 
eat  of  any  thing  that  cometh  of  the  ^ vine,  neither  let 
her  drink  wine  or  strong  drink,  nor  eat  any  unclean 
thing  ; all  that  I commanded  her  let  her  observe. 

15  And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  I 
pray  thee,  let  us  detain  thee,  that  we  may  make 

16  ready  a kid  for  thee.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  Manoah,  Though  thou  detain  me,  I will 
not  eat  of  thy  bread  : and  if  thou  wilt  make  ready  a 
burnt  offering,  thou  must  offer  it  unto  the  Lord. 
For  Manoah  knew  not  that  he  was  the  angel  of  the 

17  Lord.  And  Manoah  said  imto  the  angel  of  the 
Lord,  What  is  thy  name,  that  when  thy  words 

18  come  to  pass  we  may  do  thee  honour  ? And  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Wherefore  askest 

19  thou  after  my  name,  seeing  it  is  wonderful  ? So 
Manoah  took  the  kid  with  the  meal  offering,  and 
offered  it  upon  the  rock  unto  the  Lord  : and  the 
angel  did  wondrously,  and  Manoah  and  his  wife 

20  looked  on.  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  flame 
went  up  toward  heaven  from  off  the  altar,  that  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  ascended  in  the  flame  of  the  al- 
tar : and  Manoah  and  his  wife  looked  on  ; and  they 

21  fell  on  their  faces  to  the  ground.  But  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  did  no  more  appear  to  Manoah  or  to  his 
wife.  Then  Manoah  knew  that  he  was  the  angel  of 

22  the  Lord.  And  Manoah  said  unto  his  wife.  We 

23  shall  surely  die,  because  we  have  seen  God.  But 
his  wife  said  unto  him.  If  the  Lord  were  pleased  to 
kill  us,  he  would  not  have  received  a burnt  offering 
and  a meal  offering  at  our  hand,  neither  would  he 
have  shewed  us  all  these  things,  nor  would  at  this 


Gen.  32.  30.  Ex.  words  come  to  2'xtss,  e Or,  grape-vine. 

33.  20.  Deut.  5.  26.  what  <&c.  See  Nuin.  6.  4. 

ch.  6.  22.  c Or,  ordering.  / Or,  secret, 

h Or,  Now  when  thy  d Or,  liow  shall  tee 

do  unto  him. 


JUDGES,  XIV. 


383 


24  If  And  the  woman  bare  a son,  and  called  his  name 
Samson  ; and  the  child  grew,  and  the  Lord  blessed 

him. 

25  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  began  to  move  him 
at  times  in  the  camp  of  Dan  between  Zorah  and 
Eshtaol. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Samson  desireth  a wife  of  the  Philistines.  5 In  his  jottmeii  he  killeth 
a lion.  8 In  a second  journey  he  findeth  honey  in  the  carcase.  10 
Samson's  marriage  fea.it.  12  His  riddle  by  his  wife  is  naale  known. 
la  He  spoileth  thirty  Philistines.  20  His  wife  is  married  to  another. 

And  Samson  went  down  ^ to  Timnath,  and  ^ saw 
a woman  in  Timnath  of  the  daughters  of  the  Phil- 
istines. 

2  And  he  came  up,  and  told  his  father  and  his  mother, 
and  said,  I have  seen  a woman  in  Timnath  of  the 
daughters  of  the  Philistines  : now  therefore  ® get  her 
for  me  to  wife. 

3  Then  his  father  and  his  mother  said  unto  him,  Is 
there  never  a woman  among  the  daughters  of  ^ thy 
brethren,  or  among  all  my  people,  that  thou  goest  to 
take  a wife  of  the  ^ uiicircumcised  Philistines  ? And 
Samson  said  unto  his  father.  Get  her  for  me  ; for  she 
pleaseth  me  well. 

4  But  his  father  and  his  mother  knew  not  that  it  was 
® of  the  Lord,  that  he  sought  an  occasion  against  the 
Philistines  : for  at  that  time  the  Philistines  had  do- 
minion over  Israel. 

5  ^ Then  went  Samson  down,  and  his  father  and  his 
mother,  to  Timnath,  and  came  to  the  vineyards  of  Tim- 
nath : and,  behold,  a young  lion  roared  against  him. 

0 And  ® the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  mightily  upon 
him,  and  he  rent  him  as  he  would  have  rent  a kid,  and 
he  had  nothing  in  his  hand  : but  lie  told  not  his  father 
or  his  mother  what  he  had  done. 

7  And  he  went  down,  and  talked  with  the  woman  ; 
and  she  pleased  Samson  well. 

8  ^ And  after  a time  he  returned  to  take  her,  and  he 
turned  aside  to  see  the  carcase  of  the  lion  : and,  behold, 
there  was  a swarm  of  bees  and  honey  in  the  carcase  of 
the  lion. 

9  And  he  took  thereof  in  his  hands,  and  went  on 
eating,  and  came  to  his  father  and  mother,  and  he  gave 
them,  and  they  did  eat : but  he  told  not  them  that  he 
had  taken  the  honey  out  of  the  carcase  of  the  lion. 

10  IT  So  his  father  went  down  unto  the  woman  : and 
Samson  made  there  a feast ; for  so  used  the  young  men 
to  do. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  saw  him,  that 
they  brought  thirty  companions  to  be  with  him. 

12  ^ And  Samson  said  unto  them,  I will  now  ® put 
forth  a riddle  unto  you  : if  ye  can  certainly  declare  it 
me  within  the  seven  days  of  the  feast,  and  find  out, 
then  I will  give  you  thirty  sheets  and  thirty  change  of 
garments  : 

13  But  if  ye  cannot  declare  it  me,  then  shall  ye  give 
me  thirty  sheets  and  thirty  change  of  garments.  And 
they  said  unto  him.  Put  forth  thy  riddle,  that  we  may 
hear  it. 

14  And  he  said  unto  them.  Out  of  the  eater  came 
forth  meat,  and  out  of  the  strong  came  forth  sweet- 
ness. And  they  could  not  in  three  days  expound  the 
riddle. 


24  time  have  told  such  things  as  these.  And  the  woman 
bare  a son,  and  called  his  name  Samson  : and  the 

25  child  grew,  and  the  Lord  blessed  him.  And  the 
spirit  of  the  Lord  began  to  move  him  in  * Mahaneh- 
dan,  between  Zorah  and  Eshtaol. 


14  And  Samson  v’^ent  down  to  Timnah,  and  saw  a 
woman  in  Tinmaii  of  the  daughters  of  the  Philis- 

2 tines.  And  he  came  up,  and  told  his  father  and  his 
mother,  and  said,  I have  seen  a woman  in  Timnah 
of  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines  : now  therefore 

3 get  her  for  me  to  wife.  Then  his  father  and  his 
mother  said  unto  him.  Is  there  never  a woman 
among  the  daughters  of  thy  brethren,  or  among  all 
my  people,  that  thou  goest  to  take  a wife  of  the  im- 
circumcised  Philistines  ? And  Samson  said  unto  his 
father.  Get  her  for  me  ; for  she  pleaseth  me  well. 

4 But  his  father  and  his  mother  knew  not  that  it  was 
of  the  Lord  ; for  he  sought  an  occasion  against  the 
Philistines.  Now  at  that  time  the  Philistines  had 
rule  over  Israel. 


5 Then  went  Samson  down,  and  his  father  and  his 
mother,  to  Timnah,  and  came  to  the  vineyards  of 
Timnah  : and,  behold,  a young  lion  roared  against 

6 him.  And  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  came  mightily 
upon  him,  and  he  rent  him  as  he  would  have  rent  a 
kid,  and  he  had  nothing  in  his  hand  : but  he  told 

7 not  his  father  or  his  mother  what  he  had  done.  And 
he  went  down,  and  talked  with  the  woman  ; and  she 

8 pleased  Samson  well.  And  after  a while  he  re- 
turned to  take  her,  and  he  turned  aside  to  see  the 
carcase  of  the  lion  : and,  behold,  there  was  a swarm 

9 of  bees  in  the  body  of  the  lion,  and  honey.  And  he 
took  it  into  his  hands,  and  went  on,  eating  as  he 
went,  and  he  came  to  his  father  and  mother,  and 
gave  unto  them,  and  they  did  eat ; but  he  told  them 
not  that  he  had  taken  the  honey  out  of  the  body  of 

10  the  lion.  And  his  father  went  down  unto  the 
woman  : and  Samson  made  there  a feast';  for  so 

11  used  the  young  men  to  do.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  they  saw  him,  that  they  brought  thirty  com- 

12  panions  to  be  with  him.  And  Samson  said  unto 
them.  Let  me  now  put  forth  a riddle  unto  you  : if 
ye  can  declare  it  me  within  the  seven  days  of  the 
feast,  and  find  it  out,  then  I will  give  you  thirty 

13  linen  garments  and  thirty  changes  of  raiment  : but 
if  ye  cannot  declare  it  me,  then  shall  ye  give  me 
thirty  linen  garments  and  thirty  changes  of  rai- 
ment. And  they  said  unto  him.  Put  forth  thy  rid- 

14  die,  that  we  may  hear  it.  And  he  said  unto  them. 

Out  of  the  eater  came  forth  meat. 

And  out  of  the  strong  came  forth  sweetness. 

And  they  could  not  in  three  days  declare  the  riddle. 


19  Heb.  11.32.  22  Josh.  15.  33.  ch.  3 Gen.  21.  21.  & 34.  Kin.  12.  15.  2 Kin.  0.  « ch.  3.  10.  & 13.  25.  n Gen.  45.  22.  2 

20  1 Sain.  3. 19.  Luke  18.11.  4.  33.  2 Clir.  10.  15.  & 1 Sam.  11.  0.  Kin.  .5.  22. 

I.  80.  & 2. 52.  1 Gen.  38.  13.  Josli.  * Gen.  24.  3,  4.  22.  7.  & 25.  20.  o 1 Kin.  10. 1.  Ezek.  g Heb.  Shimshon. 

2ich.  .3.  10.  1 Sam.  15.10.  o Gen.  34.  14.  Ex.  i cli.  13.  1.  Dent.  17.2.  Luke  14.  7.  That  i.s,  77/^' tv/wp 

II.  C.  Matt.  4.  1.  •-!  Gen.  34.  2.  34.  IC.  Dent.  7.  3.  28.  48.  Gen.  29.  27.  of  Dan.  See  eh.  18. 

ojo.sh.  11.  20.  1 l'2. 


884 


JUDGES,  XV. 


15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  they 
said  unto  Samson’s  wife,  Entice  thy  husband,  that  he 
may  declare  unto  us  the  riddle,  lest  we  burn  thee 
and  thy  father’s  house  with  fire  : have  ye  called  us 
to  take  that  we  have  ? is  it  not  so  ? 

16  And  Samson’s  wife  wept  before  him,  and  said, 

Thou  dost  but  hate  me,  and  lovest  me  not : thou  hast 

13ut  forth  a riddle  unto  the  children  of  my  people,  and 
hast  not  told  it  me.  And  he  said  unto  her.  Behold,  I 
have  not  told  it  my  father  nor  my  mother,  and  shall  I 
tell  it  thee  ? 

17  And  she  wept  before  him  the  seven  days,  while 
their  feast  lasted  : and  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  he  told  her,  because  she  lay  sore  upon  him  : 
and  she  told  the  riddle  to  the  children  of  her  people. 

18  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  him  on  the  se- 
venth day  before  the  sun  went  down.  What  is  sweeter 
than  honey  ? and  what  is  stronger  than  a lion  ? And 
he  said  unto  them.  If  ye  had  not  plowed  with  my  heifer, 
ye  had  not  found  out  my  riddle. 

19  ^ And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon  him, 
and  he  went  down  to  Ashkelon,  and  slew  thirty  men  of 
them,  and  took  their  spoil,  and  gave  change  of  gar- 
ments unto  them  which  expounded  the  riddle.  And  his 
anger  was  kindled,  and  he  went  up  to  his  father’s  house. 

20  But  Samson’s  wife  ^^was  given  to  his  companion, 
whom  he  had  used  as  his  friend. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1 Samson  is  denied  his  wife.  3 He  hnrnelh  the  Philistines'  corn  with 
foxes  and  fireb7-a.nds.  6 His  7cife  and  her  father  ai-e  burnt  by  the  Phi- 
listines, 7 Samso7i  smiteth  them  kip  a7id  thigh.  9 He  is  bound  by  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  delivered  to  the  Philisti/ies.  14  He  killeth  the77i 
with  a jawbone.  18  God  maketh  the  foimtain  En-hakkoi'e  for  hwi  in 
Lehi. 

But  it  came  to  pass  within  a while  after,  in  tlie  time 
of  wheat  harvest,  that  Samson  visited  his  wife  with 
a kid  ; and  he  said,  I will  go  in  to  my  wife  into  the 
chamber.  But  her  father  would  not  suffer  him  to  go  in. 

2  And  her  father  said,  I verily  thought  that  thou 
hadst  utterly  ^ hated  her  ; therefore  I gave  her  to  thy 
companion  : is  not  her  younger  sister  fairer  than  she  ? 
take  her,  I pray  thee,  instead  of  her. 

3  ^ And  Samson  said  concerning  them,  Xow  shall  I 
be  more  blameless  than  the  Philistines,  though  I do 
them  a displeasure. 

4  And  Samson  went  and  caught  three  hundred  foxes, 
and  took  firebrands,  and  turned  tail  to  tail,  and  put  a 
firebrand  in  the  midst  between  two  tails. 

5  And  when  he  had  set  the  brands  on  fire,  he  let  them 
go  into  the  standing  corn  of  the  Philistines,  and  burnt 
up  both  the  shocks,  and  also  the  standing  corn,  with  the 
vineyards  ahd  olives. 

6  ^ Then  the  Philistines  said.  Who  hath  done  this  ? 
And  they  answered,  Samson,  the  son  in  law  of  the  Tim- 
nite,  because  he  had  taken  liis  wife,  and  given  her  to  his 
companion.  ^ And  the  Philistines  came  up,  and  burnt 
her  and  her  father  with  fire. 

7  *[[  And  Samson  said  unto  them.  Though  ye  have 
done  this,  yet  will  I be  avenged  of  you,  and  after  that  I 
will  cease. 

8  And  he  smote  them  hip  and  thigh  with  a great 
slaughter  : and  he  went  down  and  dwelt  in  the  top  of 
the  rock  Etam. 

9  ^ Then  the  Philistines  went  up,  and  pitched  in  Ju- 
dah, and  spread  themselves  ® in  Lehi . 

12  ch.  IG.  5.  15  ch.  3.  10.  & 13.  25.  i ch.  14.  20. 

13  ch.  15.  G.  i«  cli.  15.  2.  2 eh.  14.  15. 

1*  ch.  IG.  15.  11  John  3.  29.  3 ver.  19. 


15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  ® seventh  day,  that  they 
said  unto  Samson’s  wife.  Entice  thy  husband,  that 
he  may  declare  unto  us  the  riddle,  lest  we  burn  thee 
and  thy  father’s  house  with  fire  : have  ye  called  us  to 

16  ^ impoverish  us  ? is  it  not  so  ? And  Samson’s  wife 
wept  before  him,  and  said.  Thou  dost  but  hate  me, 
and  lovest  me  not  : thou  hast  put  forth  a riddle 
unto  the  children  of  my  people,  and  hast  not  told  it 
me.  And  he  said  unto  her.  Behold,  I have  not  told 
it  my  father  nor  my  mother,  and  shall  I tell  thee  ? 

17  And  she  wept  before  him  the  seven  days,  while  their 
feast  lasted  : and  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  he  told  her,  because  she  pressed  him  sore  : 
and  she  told  the  riddle  to  the  children  of  her  peo- 

18  pie.  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  him  on  the 
seventh  day  before  the  sun  went  down.  What  is 
sweeter  than  honey  ? and  what  is  stronger  than  a 
lion  ? And  he  said  unto  them. 

If  ye  had  not  plowed  with  my  heifer, 

Ye  had  not  found  out  my  riddle. 

19  And  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  came  mightily  upon  him, 
and  he  went  down  to  Ashkelon,  and  smote  thirty 
men  of  them,  and  took  their  spoil,  and  gave  the 
changes  of  raiment  unto  them  that  declared  the 
riddle.  And  his  anger  was  kindled,  and  he  went  up 

20  to  his  father’s  house.  But  Samson’s  wife  was  given 
to  liis  companion,  whom  he  had  used  as  his  friend. 


15  But  it  came  to  pass  after  a while,  in  the  time  of 
wheat  harvest,  that  Samson  visited  his  wife  with  a 
kid  ; and  he  said,  I will  go  in  to  my  wife  into  the 
chamber.  But  her  father  would  not  suffer  him  to  go 

2 in.  And  her  father  said,  I verily  thought  that  thou 
hadst  utterly  hated  her  ; therefore  I gave  her  to  thy 
companion  : is  not  her  younger  sister  fairer  than 

3 slie  ? take  her,  I pray  thee,  instead  of  her.  And 
Samson  said  unto  them.  This  time  ^ shall  I be  blame- 
less in  regard  of  the  Philistines,  when  I do  them  a 

4 mischief.  And  Samson  went  and  caught  three  hun- 
dred ^ foxes,  and  took  firebrands,  and  turned  tail  to 
tail,  and  put  a firebrand  in  the  midst  between  every 

5 two  tails.  And  when  he  had  set  the  brands  on  fire, 
he  let  them  go  into  the  standing  corn  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  burnt  up  both  the  shocks  and  the  standing 

6 corn,  and  also  the  oliveyards.  Then  the  Philistines 
said.  Who  hath  done  this  ? And  they  said,  Samson, 
the  son  in  law  of  the  Timnite,  because  he  hath  taken 
his  wife,  and  given  her  to  his  companion.  And  the 
Philistines  came  up,  and  burnt  her  and  her  father 

7 with  fire.  And  Samson  said  unto  them.  If  ye  do 
after  this  manner,  surely  I will  be  avenged  of  you, 

8 and  after  that  I will  cease.  And  he  smote  them  hip 
and  thigh  with  a great  slaughter  : and  he  went 
down  and  dwelt  in  the  cleft  of  the  rock  of  Etam. 


9  Then  the  Philistines  went  up,  and  pitched  in 


a The  Sept,  and  Sy- 
riac have,  foin'th. 

b Or,  take  that  ive 
have. 


c Or,  apparel. 

!/  Or,  shall  I be 
quits  with. 


h Or,  jackals, 
c Or,  't07-ches. 


JUDGES,  XVI. 


385 


10  And  the  men  of  Judah  said,  Why  are  ye  come  up 
against  us  ? And  they  answered.  To  hind  Samson  are 
we  come  up,  to  do  to  him  as  he  hath  done  to  us. 

11  Then  three  thousand  men  of  Judah  went  to  the 
top  of  the  rock  Etam,  and  said  to  Samson,  Knowest 
thou  not  that  the  Philistines  are  ^ rulers  over  us  ? what 
is  this  that  thou  hast  done  unto  us  ? And  he  said  unto 
them.  As  they  did  unto  me,  so  have  I done  unto  them. 

12  And  they  said  unto  him.  We  are  come  down  to 
hind  thee,  that  we  may  deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines.  And  Samson  said  unto  them.  Swear  unto 
me,  that  ye  will  not  fall  upon  me  yourselves. 

13  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying.  No  ; hut  we  will 
bind  thee  fast,  and  deliver  thee  into  their  hand  : but 
surely  we  will  not  kill  thee.  And  they  bound  him  with 
two  new  cords,  and  brought  him  up  from  the  rock. 

^ And  when  he  came  unto  Lehi,  the  Philistines 
shouted  against  him  : and  ® the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
mightily  upon  him,  and  the  cords  that  were  upon  his 
arms  became  as  flax  that  was  burnt  with  fire,  and  his 
bands  loosed  from  off  his  hands. 

15  And  he  found  a new  jawbone  of  an  ass,  and  put 
forth  his  hand,  and  took  it,  and  ® slew  a thousand  men 
therewith. 

16  And  Samson  said.  With  the  jawbone  of  an  ass, 
heaps  upon  heaps,  with  the  jaw  of  an  ass  have  I slain 
a thousand  men. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had  made  an  end  of 
speaking,  that  he  cast  away  the  jawbone  out  of  his  hand, 
and  called  that  place  Ramath-lehi. 

18  ^ And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and  called  on  the  Lord, 
and  said,  " Thou  hast  given  this  great  deliverance  into 
tlie  hand  of  thy  servant  : and  now  shall  I die  for  tliirst, 
and  fall  into  the  hand  of  the  micircumcised  ? 

19  But  God  clave  an  hollow  place  that  was  in  the 
jaw,  and  there  came  water  thereout  ; and  when  he  had 
drunk,  ^ his  spirit  came  again,  and  he  revived  : where- 
fore he  called  the  name  thereof  En-hakkore,  which  is 
in  Lehi  unto  this  day. 

20  And  he  judged  Israel  ^ in  the  days  of  the  Pliilis- 
tines  twenty  years. 

CHAPTER  XYI. 

1 Samson  at  Gaza  escapeth,  and  carrieih  awav  the  gates  of  the  cUy.  4 
Delilah,  corrupted  by  the  Philistines,  enticetli  Samson.  6 Thrice  she 
is  deceived.  15  At  last  she  overcometh  him.  21  The  Philistines  tahe 
him,  and  put  out  his  eyes.  22  His  strength  renewing,  he  pulleth  down 
the  house  upon  the  Philistines,  and  dieth. 

ri^HEN  went  Samson  to  Gaza,  and  saw  there  an  har- 
B lot,  and  went  in  unto  her. 

2 And  it  was  told  the  Gazites,  saying,  Samson  is 
come  hither.  And  they  ^ compassed  him  in,  and  laid 
wait  for  him  all  night  in  the  gate  of  the  city,  and 
were  cpiiet  all  the  night,  saying.  In  the  morning,  when 
it  is  day,  we  shall  kill  him. 

3 And  Samson  lay  till  midnight,  and  arose  at  mid- 
night, and  took  tlie  doors  of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and 
the  two  posts,  and  went  away  with  them,  bar  and  all, 
and  put  them  upon  liis  shoulders,  and  carried  them  up 
to  the  top  of  an  hill  that  is  before  Hebron. 

4 ^ And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that  he  loved 
a woman  in  the  valley  of  Sorek,  whose  name  was  Deli- 
lah. 

5 And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  came  up  unto  her, 

*ch.  14.  4.  8 Gen.  45.  27.  Is.  US.  10,  11,  12.  Acts 

6 ch.  3.  10.  & 14.  G.  40.  29.  9.  24. 

8 Lev.  2G.  8.  Josh.  ^ cii.  13.  1.  d Heb.  irere  melted. 

23.  10.  ch.  3.  31.  1 1 Sam.  23.  2G.  Ps.  e Heb.  an  heap,  two 

^ Ps.  3.  7.  heaps. 


10  Judah,  and  spread  themselves  in  Lehi.  And  the 
men  of  Judah  said.  Why  are  ye  come  up  against  us  ? 
And  they  said.  To  bind  Samson  are  we  come  up,  to 

11  do  to  him  as  he  hath  done  to  us.  Then  three  thou- 
sand men  of  Judah  went  down  to  the  cleft  of  the 
rock  of  Etam,  and  said  to  Samson,  Knowest  thou 
not  that  the  Philistines  are  rulers  over  us  ? what 
then  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  unto  us  ? And  he 
said  unto  them.  As  they  did  unto  me,  so  have  I done 

12  unto  them.  And  they  said  unto  him,  We  are  come 
down  to  bind  thee,  that  we  may  deliver  thee  into  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines.  And  Samson  said  unto 
them.  Swear  unto  me,  that  ye  will  not  fall  upon  me 

13  yourselves.  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying.  No  ; 
but  we  will  bind  thee  fast,  and  deliver  thee  into  their 
hand  : but  surely  we  will  not  kill  thee.  And  they 
bound  him  with  two  new  ropes,  and  brought  him  up 

14  from  the  rock.  When  he  came  unto  Lehi,  the  Phi- 
listines shouted  as  they  met  him  : and  the  spirit  of 
the  Lord  came  mightily  upon  him,  and  the  ropes 
that  were  upon  his  arms  became  as  flax  that  was 
burnt  with  fire,  and  his  bands  ^ dropped  from  off  his 

15  hands.  And  he  found  a new  jawbone  of  an  ass,  and 
put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  it,  and  smote  a thou- 

16  sand  men  therewith.  And  Samson  said. 

With  the  jawbone  of  an  ass,  heaps  upon  heaps, 
With  the  jawbone  of  an  ass  have  I smitten  a thou- 
sand men. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had  made  an  end  of 
speaking,  that  he  cast  away  the  jawbone  out  of  his 
hand  ; and  that  place  was  called  Ramath-lehi. 

18  And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and  called  on  the  Lord, 
and  said,  Thou  hast  given  this  great  deliverance  by 
the  hand  of  thy  servant : and  now  shall  I die  for 
thirst,  and  fall  into  the  hand  of  the  uncircumcised. 

19  But  God  clave  the  hollow  place  that  is  in  ''  Lehi, 
and  there  came  water  thereout  ; and  when  he  had 
drunk,  his  spirit  came  again,  and  he  revived  : where- 
fore ‘ the  name  thereof  was  called  J En-hakkore, 

20  which  is  in  Lehi,  unto  this  day.  And  he  judged 
Israel  in  the  days  of  the  Philistines  twenty  years. 


16  And  Samson  went  to  Gaza,  and  saw  there  an 

2 harlot,  and  went  in  unto  her.  And  it  was  told  the 
Gazites,  saying,  Samson  is  come  hither.  And  they 
compassed  him  in,  and  laid  wait  for  him  all  night 
in  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  were  quiet  all  the  night, 
saying,  « Let  he  till  morning  light,  then  we  will  kill 

3 him.  And  Samson  lay  till  midnight,  and  arose  at 
midnight,  and  laid  hold  of  the  doors  of  the  gate  of 
the  city,  and  the  two  ])osts,  and  plucked  them  up, 
bar  and  all,  and  put  them  upon  his  shoulders,  and 
carried  them  up  to  the  top  of  the  mountain  that  is 
before  Hebron. 

4 And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that  he  loved  a 
woman  ^in  the  valley  of  Sorek,  whose  name  was 

5 Delilah.  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  came  up 

/ Or,  he  called  that  i Or,  he  called  the  a Or,  When  (or  Be- 
place.  name  thereof.  fore)  the  morning  is 

g That'll,  The  hill  of  j That  \8, The.  spring  light, 
the  jawbone.  of  him  that  culled.  b Or,  by  the  brook. 

h Or,  the  jawbone. 


386 


JUDGES,  XVI. 


and  said  unto  her,  ^ Entice  him,  and  see  wherein  his 
great  strength  lietJi,  and  by  what  means  we  may  prevail 
against  him,  that  we  may  bind  him  to  afflict  him  : and 
we  will  give  thee  every  one  of  us  eleven  hundred  pieces 
of  silver. 

6 ^ And  Delilah  said  to  Samson,  Tell  me,  I pray 
thee,  wherein  thy  great  strength  lieth,  and  wherewith 
thou  mightest  be  bound  to  afflict  thee. 

7 And  Samson  said  unto  her.  If  they  bind  me  with 
seven  green  withs  that  were  never  dried,  then  shall  I 
be  weak,  and  be  as  another  man.  I 

8 Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  brought  up  to  her 
seven  green  withs  which  had  not  been  dried,  and  she 
bound  him  with  them. 

9 Now  there  were  men  lying  in  wait,  abiding  with 
her  in  the  chamber.  And  she  said  unto  him.  The  Phi- 
listines he  upon  thee,  Samson.'*  And  he  brake  the  withs, 
as  a thread  of  tow  is  broken  when  it  toucheth  the  fire. 
So  his  strength  was  not  known. 

10  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  Behold,  thou  hast 
mocked  me,  and  told  me  lies  : now  tell  me,  I pray 
thee,  wherewith  thou  mightest  be  bound. 

11  And  he  said  unto  her.  If  they  bind  me  fast  with 
new  ropes  that  never  were  occupied,  then  shall  I be 
weak,  and  be  as  another  man. 

12  Delilah  therefore  took  new  ropes,  and  bound  him 
therewith,  and  said  unto  him.  The  Philistines  he  upon 
thee,  Samson.  And  there  were  liers  in  wait  abiding  in 
the  chamber.  And  he  brake  them  from  off  his  arms 
like  a thread. 

13  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  Hitherto  thou  hast 
mocked  me,  and  told  me  lies  : tell  me  wherewith  thou 
mightest  be  bound.  And  he  said  unto  her.  If  thou 
weavest  the  seven  locks  of  my  head  with  the  web. 

14  And  she  fastened  it  with  the  pin,  and  said  unto 
him.  The  Philistines  he  upon  thee,  Samson.  And  he 
awaked  out  of  his  sleep,  and  went  away  with  the  pin 
of  the  beam,  and  with  the  web. 

15  ^ And  she  said  unto  him,  ^ How  canst  thou  say,  I 
love  thee,  when  thine  heart  is  not  with  me  ? thou  hast 
mocked  me  these  three  times,  and  hast  not  told  me 
wherein  thy  great  strength  Ueth. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  pressed  him  daily 
with  her  words,  and  urged  him,  so  that  his  soul  was 
vexed  unto  death  ; 

17  That  he  ^ told  her  all  his  heart,  and  said  unto  her, 
^ There  hath  not  come  a razor  upon  mine  head  ; for  I 
have  heen  a Nazarite  unto  God  from  my  mother’s  womb  : 
if  I be  shaven,  then  my  strength  will  go  from  me,  and 
I shall  become  weak,  and  be  like  any  other  man. 

18  And  when  Delilah  saw  that  he  had  told  her  all 
his  heart,  she  sent  and  called  for  the  lords  of  the  Phi- 
listines, saying.  Come  up  this  once,  for  he  hath  shewed 
me  all  his  heart.  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
came  up  unto  her,  and  brought  money  in  their  hand. 

19  ® And  she  made  him  sleep  upon  her  knees  ; and 
she  called  for  a man,  and  she  caused  him  to  shave  off 
the  seven  locks  of  his  head  ; and  she  began  to  afflict 
him,  and  his  strength  went  from  him. 

20  And  she  said.  The  Philistines  he  upon  thee,  Sam- 
son. And  he  awoke  out  of  his  sleep,  and  said,  I will 
go  out  as  at  other  times  before,  and  shake  myself. 
And  he  wist  not  that  the  Lord  was  departed  from 
him. 

* ch.  14.  15.  See  s eh.  14.  16.  « Pro.  7.  26,  27. 

Pro.  2.  16-19.  & 5.  3-  « Mic.  7.  5.  7 Nmn,  14.  9 40,  43, 

11.  & 6.  24,  25,  26.  & Num.  6.  5.  ch.  Josh.  7.  12.  1 S ui». 
7.  21,  22,  23.  13.  5. 


unto  her,  and  said  unto  her.  Entice  him,  and  see 
wherein  his  great  strength  lieth,  and  by  what  means 
we  may  prevail  against  him,  that  we  may  bind  him 
to  ^ afflict  him  : and  we  will  give  thee  every  one  of 

6 us  eleven  hundred  joieces  of  silver.  And  Delilah  said 
to  Samson,  Tell  me,  I pray  thee,  wherein  thy  great 
strength  lieth,  and  wherewith  thou  mightest  be  bound 

7 to  afflict  thee.  And  Samson  said  unto  her.  If  they 
bind  me  with  seven  green  withes  that  were  never 
dried,  then  shall  I become  weak,  and  be  as  another 

8 man.  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  brought  up 
to  her  seven  green  withes  which  had  not  been  dried, 

9 and  she  bound  him  with  them.  Now  she  had  liers 
in  wait  abiding  in  the  inner  chamber.  And  she  said 
unto  him.  The  Philistines  be  upon  thee,  Samson. 
And  he  brake  the  withes,  as  a string  of  tow  is  broken 
when  it  ^ toucheth  the  fire.  So  his  strength  was  not 

10  known.  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  Behold, 
thou  hast  mocked  me,  and  told  me  lies  : now  tell 
me,  I pray  thee,  wherewith  thou  mightest  be  bound. 

11  And  he  said  unto  her.  If  they  only  bind  me  with 
new  ropes  wherewith  no  work  hath  been  done,  then 

12  shall  I become  weak,  and  be  as  another  man.  So 
Delilah  took  new  ropes,  and  bound  him  therewith, 
and  said  unto  him.  The  Philistines  be  upon  thee, 
Samson.  And  the  liers  in  wait  were  abiding  in  the 
inner  chamber.  And  he  brake  them  from  off  his 

13  arms  like  a thread.  And  Delilah  said  nnto  Samson, 
Plitherto  thou  hast  mocked  me,  and  told  me  lies  : 
tell  me  wherewith  thon  mightest  be  bound.  And 
he  said  unto  her.  If  thou  weavest  the  seven  locks 

14  of  my  head  with  the  web.  And  she  fastened  it  with 
the  pin,  and  said  unto  him.  The  Philistines  be  upon 
thee,  Samson.  And  he  awaked  out  of  his  sleep, 
and  plucked  away  the  pin  of  the  beam,  and  the  web. 

15  And  she  said  unto  him.  How  canst  thou  say,  I love 
thee,  when  thine  heart  is  not  with  me  ? thou  hast 
mocked  me  these  three  times,  and  hast  not  told  me 

16  wherein  thy  great  strength  lieth.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  she  pressed  him  daily  with  her  words, 
and  urged  him,  that  his  soul  was  vexed  unto  death. 

17  And  he  told  her  all  his  heart,  and  said  unto  her. 
There  hath  not  come  a razor  upon  mine  head  ; for  I 
have  been  a Nazirite  nnto  God  from  my  mother’s 
womb  : if  I be  shaven,  then  my  strength  will  go  from 
me,  and  I shall  become  weak,  and  be  like  any  other 

18  man.  And  when  Delilah  saw  that  he  had  told  her 
all  his  heart,  she  sent  and  called  for  the  lords  of  the 
Philistines,  saying.  Come  np  this  once,  for  -^he  hath 
told  me  all  his  heart.  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
came  up  Tinto  her,  and  brought  the  money  in  their 

19  hand.  And  she  made  him  sleep  upon  her  knees  ; 
and  she  called  for  s a man,  and  shaved  off  the  seven 
locks  of  his  head  ; and  she  began  to  afflict  him,  and 

20  his  strength  went  from  him.  And  she  said,  The 
Philistines  be  upon  thee,  Samson.  And  he  awoke 
out  of  his  sleep,  and  said,  I will  go  out  as  at  other 
times,  and  shake  myself.  But  he  wist  not  that  the 


16.  14.  & IS.  12.  & 28.  (1  Or,  ho^c^  another  reading,  he 

15,16.  2 Chr.  15.  2.  sfrinr/s.  h<i<1  fold  her. 

c Or,  humble.  e Heb.  smellefh.  <j  Or,  (he  men. 

/ Or,  according  to 


JUDGES,  XVII. 


387 


21  1[  But  the  Philistines  .took  him,  and  put  out  his 
eyes,  and  brought  him  down  to  Gaza,  and  bound  him 
with  fetters  of  brass  ; and  he  did  grind  in  the  prison 
house. 

22  Howbeit  the  hair  of  his  head  began  to  grow  again 
after  he  was  shaven. 

23  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  gathered  them 
together  for  to  offer  a great  sacrifice  unto  Dagon  their 
god,  and  to  rejoice  : for  they  said.  Our  god  hath  deli- 
vered Samson  our  enemy  into  our  hand. 

24  And  when  the  people  saw  him,  they  Upraised 
their  god  : for  they  said.  Our  god  hath  delivered  into 
our  hands  our  enemy,  and  the  destroyer  of  our  country, 
which  slew  many  of  us. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  their  hearts  were 
^ merry,  that  they  said.  Call  for  Samson,  that  he  may 
make  us  sport.  And  they  called  for  Samson  out  of 
the  prison  house  ; and  he  made  them  sport  : and  they 
set  him  between  the  pillars. 

26  And  Samson  said  unto  the  lad  that  held  him  by 
the  hand.  Suffer  me  that  I may  feel  the  pillars  where- 
upon the  house  standeth,  that  I may  lean  upon  them. 

27  Now  the  house  was  full  of  men  and  women  ; and 
all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  luere  there  ; and  there 
were  upon  the  roof  about  three  thousand  men  and 
women,  that  beheld  while  Samson  made  sport. 

28  And  Samson  called  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O 
Lord  God,  remember  me,  I pray  thee,  and  strengthen 
me,  I pray  thee,  only  this  once,  O God,  that  I may  be 
at  once  avenged  of  the  Philistines  for  my  two  eyes. 

29  And  Samson  took  hold  of  the  two  middle  pillars 
upon  which  the  house  stood,  and  on  which  it  was  borne 
up,  of  the  one  with  his  right  hand,  and  of  the  other 
with  his  left. 

30  And  Samson  said,  Let  me  die  with  the  Philistines. 
And  he  bowed  himself  with  all  his  might ; and  the 
house  fell  upon  the  lords,  and  upon  all  the  people  that 
were  therein.  So  the  dead  which  he  slew  at  his  death 
were  more  than  they  which  he  slew  in  his  life. 

31  Then  his  brethren  and  all  the  house  of  his  father 
came  down,  and  took  him,  and  brought  him  up,  and 

buried  him  between  Zorah  and  Eshtaol  in  the  bury- 
ingplace  of  Manoah  his  father.  And  he  judged  Israel 
twenty  years. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Of  the  money  that  Micnh  first  stole,  then  restored,  his  mother  maketh 

images,  5 and  he  ornaments  for  them.  7 He  hireth  a Levite  to  he  his 

priest. 

And  there  was  a man  of  mount  Ephraim,  whose 
name  was  Micah. 

2  And  he  said  unto  his  mother.  The  eleven  hundred 
shekels  of  silver  that  were  taken  from  thee,  about  which 
thou  cursedst,  and  spakest  of  also  in  mine  ears,  behold, 
the  silver  is  with  me  ; I took  it.  And  his  mother  said, 
1 Blessed  he  thou  of  the  Lord,  my  son. 

3  And  when  he  had  restored  the  eleven  hundred 
shelcels  of  silver  to  his  mother,  his  mother  said,  I had 
wholly  dedicated  the  silver  unto  the  Lord  from  my 
hand  for  my  son,  to  ^ make  a graven  image  and  a 
molten  image  : now  therefore  I will  restore  it  unto 
thee. 

4  Yet  he  restored  the  money  unto  his  mother  ; and 
his  mother  ^took  two  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and 
gave  them  to  the  founder,  who  made  thereof  a graven 

8  Dan.  5.  4.  n Jer.  15.  15.  i Gen.  14. 19.  Ruth 

9  ch.  9.  27.  12  ch  13.  25.  3.  10. 

10  Deut.  22.  8. 


21  Lord  was  departed  from  him.  And  the  Philistines 
laid  hold  on  him,  and  put  out  his  eyes  ; and  they 
brought  him  down  to  Gaza,  and  bound  him  with 
fetters  of  brass  ; and  he  did  grind  in  the  prison 

22  house.  Howbeit  the  hair  of  his  head  began  to  grow 
again  after  he  was  shaven. 

23  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  gathered  them 
together  for  to  offer  a great  sacrifice  unto  Dagon 
their  god,  and  to  rejoice  : for  they  said.  Our  god 
hath  delivered  Samson  our  enemy  into  our  hand. 

24  And  when  the  people  saw  him,  they  praised  their 
god  : for  they  said.  Our  god  hath  delivered  into  our 
hand  our  enemy,  and  the  destroyer  of  our  country, 

25  which  hath  slain  many  of  us.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  their  hearts  were  merry,  that  they  said.  Call 
for  Samson,  that  he  may  make  us  sport.  And  they 
called  for  Samson  out  of  the  prison  house  ; and  he 
made  sport  before  them  : and  they  set  him  between 

26  the  pillars.  And  Samson  said  unto  the  lad  that  held 
him  by  the  hand.  Suffer  me  that  I may  feel  the 
pillars  whereupon  the  house  resteth,  that  I may  lean 

27  upon  them.  Now  the  house  was  full  of  men  and 
women  ; and  all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  were 
there  ; and  there  were  upon  the  roof  about  three 
thousand  men  and  women,  that  beheld  while  Sam- 

28  son  made  sport.  And  Samson  called  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  ()  Lord  God,  remember  me,  I pray  thee, 
and  strengthen  me,  I pray  thee,  only  this  once,  O 
God,  that  I may  *be  at  once  avenged  of  the  Philis- 

29  tines  for  my  two  eyes.  And  Samson  took  hold  of 
the  two  middle  pillars  upon  which  the  house  rested, 
and  leaned  upon  them,  the  one  with  his  right  hand, 

30  and  the  other  with  his  left.  And  Samson  said.  Let 
me  die  with  the  Philistines.  And  he  bowed  himself 
with  all  his  might  ; and  the  house  fell  upon  the 
lords,  and  upon  all  the  people  that  were  therein. 
So  the  dead  which  he  slew  at  his  death  were  more 

31  than  they  which  he  slew  in  his  life.  Then  his  bre- 
thren and  all  the  house  of  his  father  came  down,  and 
took  him,  and  brought  him  up,  and  buried  him  be- 
tween Zorah  and  Eshtaol  in  the  buryingplace  of 
Manoah  his  father.  And  he  judged  Israel  twenty 
years. 


17  And  there  was  a man  of  the  hill  country  of  Ephra- 

2 im,  whose  name  was  Micah.  And  he  said  unto  his 
mother,  The  eleven  hundred  pieces  of  silver  that 
were  taken  from  thee,  about  which  thou  didst  utter 
“ a curse,  and  didst  also  speak  it  in  mine  ears,  be- 
hold, the  silver  is  with  me  ; I took  it.  And  his 

3 mother  said.  Blessed  be  my  son  of  the  Lord.  And 
he  restored  the  eleven  hundred  pieces  of  silver  to 
his  mother,  and  his  mother  said,  I verily  ^ dedicate 
the  silver  unto  the  Lord  from  my  hand  for  my  son, 
to  make  a graven  image  and  a molten  image  : now 

4 therefore  I will  restore  it  unto  thee.  And  when 

he  restored  the  money  unto  his  mother,  his  mother 
took  two  hundred  of  silver,  and  gave  them  to 

the  founder,  who  made  thereof  a graven  image  and 

2 See  Ex.  20.  4,  23.  h Or,  be  avenged  ...  a Or,  an  adjuration. 

Lev.  19.  4.  for  one  of  my  two  b Or,  had  dedicated. 

3 l8.  46.  6.  eyes. 


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imajre  and  a molten  imasre  : and  they  were  in  the  house 
of  Micah. 

5 And  the  man  Micah  had  an  house  of  gods,  and 
made  an  ^ ephod,  and  ^ teraphim,  and  consecrated  one 
of  his  sons,  who  became  his  priest. 

6 ® In  those  days  there  was  no  king  in  Israel,  hut 
every  man  did  that  which  was  right  in  his  own  eyes. 

7 ^ And  there  was  a young  man  out  of  ® Beth-lehem- 
judah  of  the  family  of  Judah,  who  was  a Levite,  and 
he  sojourned  there. 

8 And  the  man  departed  out  of  the  city  from  Beth- 
lehem-judah  to  sojourn  where  he  could  find  a place : 
and  he  came  to  mount  Ephraim  to  the  house  of  Micah, 
as  he  journeyed. 

9 And  Micah  said  unto  him.  Whence  comest  thou  ? 
And  he  said  unto  him,  I am  a Levite  of  Beth-lehem- 
judah,  and  I go  to  sojourn  where  I may  find  a place. 

10  And  Micah  said  unto  him,  Dwell  with  me,  ® and 
be  unto  me  a father  and  a priest,  and  I will  give  thee 
ten  shekels  of  silver  by  the  year,  and  a suit  of  apparel, 
and  thy  victuals.  So  the  Levite  went  in. 

11  And  the  Levite  was  content  to  dwell  with  the 
man  ; and  the  young  man  was  unto  him  as  one  of  his 
sons. 

12  And  Micah  consecrated  the  Levite  ; and  the 
young  man  became  his  priest,  and  was  in  the  house 
of  Micah. 

13  Then  said  Micah,  Now  know  I that  the  Lord  will 
do  me  good,  seeing  I have  a Levite  to  my  priest. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 The  Danites  send  five  men  to  seek  out  nn  inheritance.  ^ At  the  house  of 
Micah  they  consxiH  with  Jonathan,  and  are  encouraged  in  their  way. 
7 They  search  Laish,  and  bring  back  news  of  good  hope.  11  Six 
hundred  men  are  sent  to  surprise  it.  14  In  the  loay  they  rob  Micah  of 
his  priest  and  his  consecrate  things.  27  They  tvtn  Laish.  and  call  it 
Dan.  30  They  set  up  idolatry,  wherein  Jonathan  inherited  the  priest- 
hood. 

IN  1 those  days  there  was  no  king  in  Israel  : and  in 
those  days  ^ the  tribe  of  the  Danites  sought  them  an 
inheritance  to  dwell  in  ; for  unto  that  day  all  their  in- 
heritance had  not  fallen  unto  them  among  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

2  And  the  children  of  Dan  sent  of  their  family  five 
men  from  their  coasts,  men  of  valour,  from  ^Zorah, 
and  from  Eshtaol,  ^to  spy  out  the  land,  and  to  search 
it ; and  they  said  unto  them.  Go,  search  the  land  : who 
when  they  came  to  mount  Ephraim,  to  the  ® house  of 
Micah,  they  lodged  there. 

3  When  they  were  by  the  house  of  Micah,  they  knew 
the  voice  of  the  young  man  the  Levite  : and  they 
turned  in  thither,  and  said  unto  him.  Who  brought  thee 
hither  ? and  what  makest  thou  in  this  place  ^ and  what 
hast  thou  here  ? 

4  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus  and  thus  dealeth  Mi- 
cah with  me,  and  hath  ® hired  me,  and  I am  his  priest. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  Ask  counsel,  we  pray 
thee,  ^ of  God,  that  we  may  know  whether  our  way 
which  we  go  shall  be  prosperous. 

6  And  the  priest  said  unto  them,  ® Go  in  peace  : be- 
fore the  Lord  is  your  way  wherein  ye  go. 

7  ^ Then  the  five  men  departed,  and  came  to  Laish, 
and  saw  the  people  that  icere  therein,  how  they  dwelt 
careless,  after  the  maimer  of  the  Zidonians,  quiet  and 

<ch.  8.  27.  8 See  Josh.  19.  15.  lo  Gen.  45.  8.  Job 

5 Gen.  31.  19,  30.  ch.  19.  1.  Ruth  1.  1,  29.16. 

Hos.  3.  4.  2.  Mic.  5.  2.  Matt.  2.  ver.  5. 

G ch.  18.  1.  & 19.  1.  1,  5,  G.  12  ch.  18.  30. 

& 21.  25.  Dent.  33.  5.  » ch.  18.  19.  i ch.  17.  6.  21.  25. 

2 Deut.  12.  8.  * Josh.  19.  47. 


a molten  image  : and  it  was  in  the  house  of  Micah. 

6 And  the  man  Micah  had  an  house  of  ^ gods,  and  he 
made  an  ephod,  and  teraphim,  and  ^ consecrated  one 

6 of  his  sons,  who  became  his  priest.  In  those  days 
there  was  no  king  in  Israel  : every  man  did  that 
which  was  right  in  his  own  eyes. 

7 And  there  was  a young  man  out  of  Beth-lehem- 
judah,  of  the  family  of  Judah,  who  was  a Levite, 

8 and  he  sojourned  there.  And  the  man  departed  out 
of  the  city,  out  of  Beth-lehem-judah,  to  sojourn 
where  he  could  find  a place : and  he  came  to  the 
hill  country  of  Ephraim  to  the  house  of  Micah,  as 

9 he  journeyed.  And  Micah  said  unto  him.  Whence 
comest  thou  ? And  he  said  unto  him,  I am  a Levite 
of  Beth-lehem-judah,  and  I go  to  sojourn  where  I 

10  may  find  a place.  And  Micah  said  unto  him.  Dwell 
with  me,  and  be  unto  me  a father  and  a priest,  and 
I will  give  thee  ten  pieces  of  silver  by  the  year,  and 
a suit  of  apparel,  and  thy  victuals.  So  the  Levite 

11  went  in.  And  the  Levite  was  content  to  dwell  with 
the  man  ; and  the  young  man  was  unto  him  as  one 

12  of  his  sons.  And  Micah  consecrated  the  Levite, 
and  the  young  man  became  his  priest,  and  was  in 

13  the  house  of  Micah.  Then  said  Micah,  Now  know 
I that  the  Lord  will  do  me  good,  seeing  I have  a 
Levite  to  my  priest. 


18  In  those  days  there  was  no  king  in  Israel : and 
in  those  days  the  tribe  of  the  Danites  sought  them 
an  inheritance  to  dwell  in  ; for  unto  that  day  their 
inheritance  had  not  fallen  unto  them  among  the 

2 tribes  of  Israel.  And  the  children  of  Dan  sent  of 
their  family  five  men  from  their  whole  number,  men 
of  valour,  from  Zorah,  and  from  Eshtaol,  to  spy  out 
the  land,  and  to  search  it  ; and  they  said  unto  them. 
Go,  search  the  land  : and  they  came  to  the  hill 
country  of  Ephraim,  unto  the  house  of  Micah,  and 

3 lodged  there.  When  they  were  by  the  house  of 
Micah,  they  knew  the  voice  of  the  young  man  the 
Levite  : and  they  turned  aside  thither,  and  said  unto 
liim.  Who  brought  thee  hither  ? and  what  doest  thou 

4 in  this  place  ? and  what  hast  thou  here  ? And  he 
said  unto  them.  Thus  and  thus  hath  Micah  dealt 
with  me,  and  he  hath  hired  me,  and  I am  become 

5 his  priest.  And  they  said  unto  him,  Ask  counsel, 
we  pray  thee,  of  God,  that  we  may  know  whether 

6 our  way  which  we  go  shall  be  prosperous.  And  the 
priest  said  unto  them.  Go  in  peace  : before  the  Lord 
is  your  way  wherein  ye  go. 

7 Then  the  five  men  departed,  and  came  to  Laish, 
and  saw  the  people  that  were  therein,  how  they 
dwelt  in  security,  after  the  manner  of  the  Zido- 

Sch.  13.  25.  2 1 Kin.  22.  5.  Is.  ^ Jo.sh.  19. 47,  caUed, 

4Num.  13. 17.  Josh.  30.1.  Hos.  4.  12.  Leshem. 

2.  1.  8 See  ch.  17.  5.  & 21  ver.  27,  28. 

G ch.  17.  1.  ver.  14.  c Or,  God. 

6 ch.  17.  10.  8 1 Kin.  22.  6.  d Ileb.  filled  the 

hand  of. 


JUDGES,  XVIII. 


389 


secure  ; and  there  loas  no  magistrate  in  the  land,  that 
might  put  them  to  shame  in  any  thing  ; and  they  were 
far  from  the  Zidonians,  and  had  no  business  with  any 
man. 

8 And  they  came  unto  their  brethren  to  Zorah  and 
Eshtaol : and  their  brethren  said  unto  them.  What  say 
ye? 

9 And  they  said,  Arise,  that  we  may  go  up  against 
them  : for  we  have  seen  the  land,  and,  behold,  it  is  very 
good  : and  are  ye  still  ? be  not  slothful  to  go,  and  to 
enter  to  possess  the  land. 

10  When  ye  go,  ye  shall  come  unto  a people  secure, 
and  to  a large  land  : for  God  hath  given  it  into  your 
hands  ; a place  where  there  is  no  want  of  any  thing 
that  is  in  the  earth. 

11  ^ And  there  went  from  thence  of  the  family  of 
the  Danites,  out  of  Zorah  and  out  of  Eshtaol,  six  hun- 
dred men  appointed  with  weapons  of  war. 

12  And  they  went  up,  and  pitched  in  Kirjath-jearim, 
in  Judah  : wherefore  they  called  that  place  Mahaneh- 
dan  unto  this  day  : behold,  it  is  behind  Kirjath-jearim. 

13  And  they  passed  thence  unto  mount  Ephraim, 
and  came  unto  the  house  of  Micah. 

14  ^ 20  Xhen  answered  the  five  men  that  went  to  spy 
out  the  country  of  Laish,  and  said  unto  their  brethren, 
Do  ye  know  that  21  there  is  in  these  houses  an  ephod, 
and  teraphim,  and  a graven  image,  and  a molten  im- 
age ? now  therefore  consider  what  ye  have  to  do. 

15  And  they  turned  thitherward,  and  came  to  the 
house  of  the  young  man  the  Levite,  even  unto  the  house 
of  Micah,  and  saluted  him. 

16  And  the  22  six  hundred  men  appointed  with  their 
weapons  of  war,  which  were  of  the  children  of  Dan, 
stood  by  the  entering  of  the  gate. 

17  And  23  the  five  men  that  went  to  spy  out  the  land 
went  up,  and  came  in  thither,  and  took  24  the  graven 
image,  and  the  ephod,  and  the  teraphim,  and  the  molten 
image  : and  the  priest  stood  in  the  entering  of  the 
gate  with  the  six  hundred  men  that  were  appointed  with 
weapons  of  war. 

18  And  these  went  into  Micah’s  house,  and  fetched 
the  carved  image,  the  ephod,  and  the  teraphim,  and  the 
molten  image.  Then  said  the  priest  unto  them.  What 
do  ye  ? 

19  And  they  said  unto  him.  Hold  thy  peace,  25  lay 
thine  hand  upon  thy  mouth,  and  go  with  us,  26  and  be 
to  us  a father  and  a priest  : is  it  better  for  thee  to  be  a 
priest  unto  the  house  of  one  man,  or  that  thou  be  a 
priest  unto  a tribe  and  a family  in  Israel  ? 

20  And  the  priest’s  heart  was  glad,  and  he  took  the 
ephod,  and  the  teraphim,  and  the  graven  image,  and 
went  in  the  midst  of  the  people. 

21  So  they  turned  and  departed,  and  put  the  little 
ones  and  the  cattle  and  the  carriage  before  them. 

22  ^ And  when  they  were  a good  way  from  the 
house  of  Micah,  the  men  that  were  in  the  houses  near 
to  Micah’s  house  were  gathered  together,  and  overtook 
the  children  of  Dan. 

23  And  they  cried  unto  the  children  of  Dan.  And 
they  turned  their  faces,  and  said  unto  Micah,  What 
aileth  thee,  that  thou  comest  with  such  a company  ? 

24  And  he  said.  Ye  have  taken  away  my  gods  which 
I made,  and  the  priest,  and  ye  are  gone  away  : and 

*2  ver.  2.  16  ver,  7,  27.  1®  ver.  2. 

13  Num.  13.  30.  Josh.  i«  Dent.  8.  9.  20  1 Sam.  14.  28. 

2.  23,  24.  11  Josh.  If).  GO.  21  ch.  17.  5. 

14  1 Kin.  22.  3.  is  ch.  13.  25.  22  yen  11. 


nians,  quiet  and  secure  ; for  there  was  none  in  the 
land,  possessing  « authority,  ^ that  might  put  them 
to  shame  in  any  thing,  and  they  were  far  from  the 
Zidonians,  and  had  no  dealings  with  any  man. 

8 And  they  came  unto  their  brethren  to  Zorah  and 
Eshtaol  : and  their  brethren  said  unto  them.  What 

9 say  ye  ? And  they  said.  Arise,  and  let  us  go  up 
against  them  : for  we  have  seen  the  land,  and,  be- 
hold, it  is  very  good  : and  are  ye  still  ? be  not 
slothful  to  go  and  to  enter  in  to  possess  the  land. 

10  When  ye  go,  ye  shall  come  unto  a people  secure, 
and  the  land  is  large  : for  God  hath  given  it  into 
your  hand  ; a place  where  there  is  no  want  of  any 
thing  that  is  in  the  earth. 

11  And  there  set  forth  from  thence  of  the  family  of 
the  Danites,  out  of  Zorah  and  out  of  Eshtaol,  six 

12  hundred  men  girt  with  weapons  of  war.  And  they 
went  up,  and  encamped  in  Kiriath-jearim,  in  Judah  : 
wherefore  they  called  that  place  Mahaneh-dan, 
unto  this  day  : behold,  it  is  behind  Kiriath-jearim. 

13  And  they  passed  thence  unto  the  hill  country  of 

14  Ephraim,  and  came  unto  the  house  of  Micah.  Then 
answered  the  five  men  that  went  to  spy  out  the  coun- 
try of  Laish,  and  said  unto  their  brethren.  Do  ye 
know  that  there  is  in  these  houses  an  ephod,  and 
teraphim,  and  a graven  image,  and  a molten  image  ? 

15  now  therefore  consider  what  ye  have  to  do.  And 
they  turned  aside  thither,  and  came  to  the  house  of 
the  young  man  the  Levite,  even  unto  the  house  of 

16  Micah,  and  asked  him  of  his  welfare.  And  the  six 
hundred  men  girt  with  their  weapons  of  war,  who 
were  of  the  children  of  Dan,  stood  by  the  entering 

17  of  the  gate.  And  the  five  men  that  went  to  spy  out 
the  land  went  up,  and  came  in  thither,  and  took  the 
graven  image,  and  the  ephod,  and  the  teraphim,  and 
the  molten  image  : and  the  priest  stood  by  the  en- 
tering of  the  gate  with  the  six  hundred  men  girt 

18  with  weapons  of  war.  And  when  these  went  into 
Micah’s  house,  and  fetched  the  graven  image,  the 
ephod,  and  the  teraphim,  and  the  molten  image,  the 

19  priest  said  unto  them.  What  do  ye  ? And  they  said 
unto  him.  Hold  thy  peace,  lay  thine  hand  upon  thy 
mouth,  and  go  with  us,  and  be  to  us  a father  and  a 
priest  : is  it  better  for  thee  to  be  priest  unto  the 
house  of  one  man,  or  to  be  priest  unto  a tribe  and  a 

20  family  in  Israel  ? And  the  priest’s  heart  was  glad, 
and  he  took  the  ephod,  and  the  teraphim,  and  the 
graven  image,  and  went  in  the  midst  of  the  people. 

21  So  they  turned  and  departed,  and  put  the  little  ones 

22  and  the  cattle  and  the  goods  before  them.  When 
they  were  a good  way  from  the  house  of  Micah,  the 
men  that  were  in  the  houses  near  to  Micah’s  house 
were  gathered  together,  and  overtook  the  children 

23  of  Dan.  And  they  cried  unto  the  children  of  Dan. 
And  they  turned  their  faces,  and  said  unto  Micah, 
What  aileth  thee,  that  thou  comest  with  such  a 

24  company  ? And  he  said.  Ye  have  taken  away  my 
gods  which  I made,  and  the  priest,  and  are  gone 


23  ver.  2,  14.  2c  ch.  17.  10.  c See  ch,  13.  25. 

24  ch.  17.  4,  5.  a Ileb.  power  of  re-  d Ileb.  that  thou  art 

26  Job  21.  5.  & 29.  9.  straint.  gathered  together. 

& 40.  4.  Pro.  30.  32.  b Or,  that  might  do 
Mic.  7.  16.  any  hurt. 


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JUDGES,  XIX. 


what  have  I more  ? and  what  is  this  that  ye  say  unto 
me,  What  aileth  thee  ? 

25  And  the  children  of  Dan  said  unto  him,  Let  not 
thy  voice  he  heard  among  us,  lest  angry  fellows  run 
upon  thee,  and  thou  lose  thy  life,  with  the  lives  of  thy 
household. 

26  And  the  children  of  Dan  went  their  way  : and 
when  Micah  saw  that  they  were  too  strong  for  him,  he 
turned  and  went  back  unto  his  house. 

27  And  they  took  the  things  which  Micah  had  made, 
and  the  priest  which  he  had,  and  came  unto  Laish, 
unto  a people  that  were  at  quiet  and  secure  : and 
they  smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  burnt 
the  city  with  lire. 

28  And  there  loas  no  deliverer,  because  it  was  far 
from  Zidon,  and  they  had  no  business  with  any  man  ; 
and  it  was  in  the  valley  that  lieth  by  Beth-rehob. 
And  they  built  a city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

29  And  they  called  the  name  of  the  city  Dan, 
after  the  name  of  Dan  their  father,  who  was  born  unto 
Israel  : howbeit  the  name  of  the  city  loas  Laish  at  the 
first. 

30  ^ And  the  children  of  Dan  set  up  the  graven 
image  : and  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Gershom,  the  son  of 
Manasseh,  he  and  his  sons  were  priests  to  the  tribe  of 
Dan  until  the  day  of  the  captivity  of  the  land. 

31  And  they  set  them  up  Micah’s  graven  image, 
which  he  made,  ^^all  the  time  that  the  house  of  God 
was  in  Shiloh. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 A Levite  goeth  to  Beth-lehem  to  fetch  home  his  ivife.  16  An  old  man 
entertaineth  him  at  Gihe.ah.  22  The  Gibeonites  abuse  his  concubine  to 
death.  29  He  divideth  her  into  twelve  pieces^  to  send  them  to  the  twelve 
tribes. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  ^ when  there  was 
no  king  in  Israel,  that  there  was  a certain  Levite 
sojourning  on  the  side  of  mount  Ephraim,  who  took  to 
him  a concubine  out  of  ^Beth-lehem-juda-h. 

2  And  his  concubine  played  the  whore  against  him, 
and  went  away  from  him  unto  her  father’s  house  to 
Beth-lehem-judah,  and  was  there  four  whole  months. 

3  And  her  husband  arose,  and  went  after  her,  to 
speak  friendly  unto  her,  and  to  bring  her  again,  having 
his  servant  with  him,  and  a couple  of  asses  : and  she 
brought  him  into  her  father’s  house  : and  when  the 
father  of  the  damsel  saw  him,  he  rejoiced  to  meet  him. 

4  And  his  father  in  law,  the  damsel’s  father,  retained 
him  ; and  he  abode  with  him  three  days  : so  they  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  lodged  there. 

5  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  fourth  day,  when 
they  arose  early  in  the  morning,  that  he  rose  up  to  de- 
part : and  the  damsel’s  father  said  unto  his  son  in  law, 
^ Comfort  thine  heart  with  a morsel  of  bread,  and  after- 
ward go  your  way. 

6  And  they  sat  down,  and  did  eat  and  drink  both  of 
them  together  : for  the  damsel’s  father  had  said  unto 
the  man.  Be  content,  I pray  thee,  and  tarry  all  night, 
and  let  thine  heart  be  merry. 

7  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to  depart,  his  father  in 
law  urged  him  : therefore  he  lodged  there  again. 

8  And  he  arose  early  in  the  morning  on  the  fifth  day 
to  depart : and  the  damsel’s  father  said.  Comfort  thine 
heart,  I pray  thee.  And  they  tarried  until  afternoon, 
and  they  did  eat  both  of  them. 

27  ver.  7,  10.  Deut.  so  Num.  13.  21.  2 20.  1.  1 Kin.  12.  29, 

33.  22.  Sam.  10.  6.  30.  & 15.  20. 

28  Josh.  19.  47.  31  Josh.  19.  47.  33  ch.  13.  1.  1 Sam. 

2®  ver.  7.  32  G-en.  14.  14.  ch.  4.  2,  3,  10, 11.  Ps.  78. 

60,  61. 


away,  and  what  have  I more  ? and  how  then  say  ye 

25  unto  me.  What  aileth  thee  ? And  the  children  of 
Dan  said  unto  him.  Let  not  thy  voice  be  heard 
among  us,  lest  ® angry  fellows  fall  upon  you,  and 
thou  lose  thy  life,  with  the  lives  of  thy  household. 

26  And  the  children  of  Dan  went  their  way  : and  when 
Micah  saw  that  they  were  too  strong  for  him,  he 

27  turned  and  went  back  unto  his  house.  And  they 
took  that  which  Micah  had  made,  and  the  priest 
which  he  had,  and  came  unto  Laish,  unto  a people 
quiet  and  secure,  and  smote  them  with  the  edge  of 

28  the  sword  ; and  they  burnt  the  city  with  fire.  And 
there  was  no  deliverer,  because  it  was  far  from 
Zidon,  and  they  had  no  dealings  with  any  man  ; and 
it  was  in  the  valley  that  lieth  by  Beth-rehob.  And 

29  they  built  the  city,  and  dwelt  therein.  And  they 
called  the  name  of  the  city  Dan,  after  the  name 
of  Dan  their  father,  who  was  born  unto  Israel  : 
howbeit  the  name  of  the  city  was  Laish  at  the  first. 

30  And  the  children  of  Dan  set  up  for  themselves  the 
graven  image  : and  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Gershom, 
the  son  of  -7“  Moses,  he  and  his  sons  were  priests  to 
the  tribe  of  the  Danites  until  the  day  of  the  captivity 

31  of  the  land.  So  they  set  them  up  Micah’s  graven 
image  which  he  made,  all  the  time  that  the  house  of 
God  was  in  Shiloh. 


19  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  when  there  was 
no  king  in  Israel,  that  there  was  a certain  Levite  so- 
journing on  the  farther  side  of  the  hill  country  of 
Ephraim,  who  took  to  him  a concubine  out  of  Beth- 

2 leliem-judah.  And  his  concubine  played  the  harlot 
against  him,  and  went  away  from  him  unto  her 
father’s  house  to  Beth-lehem-judah,  and  was  there 

3 the  space  of  four  months.  And  her  husband  arose, 
and  went  after  her,  to  speak  “ kindly  unto  her,  to 
bring  ^ her  again,  having  his  servant  with  him,  and  a 
couple  of  asses  : and  she  brought  him  into  her  fa- 
ther’s house  : and  when  the  father  of  the  damsel 

4 saw  him,  he  rejoiced  to  meet  him.  And  his  father 
in  law,  the  damsel’s  father,  retained  him  ; and  he 
abode  with  him  three  days  : so  they  did  eat  and 

5 drink,  and  lodged  there.  And  it  came  to  pass  on 
the  fourth  day,  that  they  arose  early  in  the  morning, 
and  he  rose  up  to  depart  : and  the  damsel’s  father 
said  unto  his  son  in  law,  Comfort  thine  heart  with 
a morsel  of  bread,  and  afterward  ye  shall  go  your 

6 way.  So  they  sat  down,  and  did  eat  and  drink, 
both  of  them  together  : and  the  damsel’s  father  said 
unto  the  man.  Be  content,  I pray  thee,  and  tarry  all 

7 night,  and  let  thine  heart  be  merry.  And  the  man 
rose  up  to  depart  ; but  his  father  in  law  urged  him, 

8 and  he  lodged  there  again.  And  he  arose  early  in 
the  morning  on  the  fifth  day  to  depart  ; and  the 
damsel’s  father  said,  Comfort  thine  heart,  I pray 
thee,  and  tarry  ye  until  the  day  declineth  ; and  they 

3^  Josh.  18.  1.  ch.  3 Gen.  18.  5.  a Heb.  to  her  heart. 

19.  18.  & 21.  12.  e Heb.  bitter  of  soul.  b Another  reading 

7 ch.  17.  6.  & 18.  1.  / Another  reading  is,  it,  that  is,  her 

& 21.  25.  is,  Manasseh.  heart. 

2 ch.  17.  7. 


JUDGES,  XIX. 


391 


9 And  when  the  man  rose  up  to  depart,  he,  and  his 
concubine,  and  his  servant,  his  father  in  law,  the  dam- 
sel’s father,  said  unto  him,  Behold,  now  the  day  draw- 
eth  toward  evening,  I pray  you  tarry  all  night  : be- 
hold, the  day  groweth  to  an  end,  lodge  here,  that  thine 
heart  may  be  merry  ; and  to  morrow  get  you  early  on 
your  way,  that  thou  mayest  go  home. 

10  But  the  man  would  not  tarry  that  night,  but  he 
rose  up  and  departed,  and  came  over  against  ^ Jebus, 
which  is  Jerusalem  ; and  there  were  with  him  two  asses 
saddled,  his  concubine  also  loas  with  him. 

11  And  when  they  were  by  Jebus,  the  day  was  far 
spent  ; and  the  servant  said  unto  his  master.  Come, 
I pray  thee,  and  let  us  turn  in  into  this  city  ® of  the 
Jebusites,  and  lodge  in  it. 

12  And  his  master  said  unto  him.  We  will  not  turn 
aside  hither  into  the  city  of  a stranger,  that  is  not  of 
the  children  of  Israel  ; we  will  pass  over  ®to  Gibeah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  servant,  Come,  and  let  us 
draw  near  to  one  of  these  places  to  lodge  all  night,  in 
Gibeah,  or  in  Ramah. 

14  And  they  passed  on  and  went  their  way  ; and  the 
sun  went  down  upon  them  when  they  were  by  Gibeah, 
which  helongeth  to  Benjamin. 

15  And  they  turned  aside  thither,  to  go  in  and  to 
lodge  in  Gibeah  : and  when  he  went  in,  he  sat  him  down 
in  a street  of  the  city  : for  there  was  no  man  that  ® took 
them  into  his  house  to  lodging. 

16  ^ And,  behold,  there  came  an  old  man  from  ® his 
work  out  of  the  field  at  even,  which  was  also  of  mount 
Ephraim  ; and  he  sojourned  in  Gibeah  : but  the  men 
of  the  place  were  Benjamites. 

17  And  when  he  had  lifted  up  his  eyes,  he  saw  a 
wayfaring  man  in  the  street  of  the  city  : and  the  old 
man  said,  Whither  goest  thou  ? and  whence  comest 
thou  ? 

18  And  he  said  unto  him.  We  are  passing  from  Beth- 
lehem-judah  toward  the  side  of  mount  Ephraim  ; from 
thence  am  I : and  I went  to  Betli-lehem-judah,  but  I 
am  now  going  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; and  there 
is  no  man  tliat  receiveth  me  to  house. 

19  Yet  there  is  both  straw  and  provender  for  our 
asses  ; and  there  is  bread  and  wine  also  for  me,  and  for 
thy  handmaid,  and  for  the  young  man  lohich  is  with 
thy  servants  : there  is  no  want  of  any  thing. 

20  And  the  old  man  said,  Peace  he  with  thee  ; 
howsoever  let  all  thy  wants  lie  upon  me  ; only  lodge 
not  in  the  street. 

21  So  he  brought  him  into  his  house,  and  gave 

provender  unto  the  asses  : and  they  washed  their 

feet,  and  did  eat  and  drink. 

22  ^ Now  as  they  were  making  their  hearts  merry, 
behold,  13  the  men  of  the  city,  certain  i®  sons  of  Belial, 
beset  the  house  round  about,  and  beat  at  the  door,  and 
spake  to  the  master  of  the  house,  the  old  man,  saying, 
1'^  Bring  forth  the  man  that  came  into  thine  house,  that 
we  may  know  him. 

23  And  13  the  man,  the  master  of  the  house,  went  out 
unto  them,  and  said  unto  them,  Xay,  my  bretliren,  nay, 
I pray  you,  do  not  so  wickedly  ; seeing  that  this  man 
is  come  into  mine  house,  i®  do  not  this  folly. 

4 Josh.  18.  28.  n Ps.  104.  23.  12  Gen.  19.  2. 

c Josh.  15.  8,  03.  ch.  i"  Josh.  18.  1.  ch.  is  Geu.  24.  32.  & 43. 

1.  21.  2 Sam.  .5.  G.  18.  31.  & 20. 18.  1 Sam.  24. 
c Josh.  18.  28.  1.  3,  7.  n Gen.  18.  4.  John 

1 Josh.  18.  2.5.  1'  Gen.  43.  23.  ch.  13.  5. 

8 Matt.  25. 43.  Heb.  G.  23.  is  Gen.  19.  4.  ch. 

13.  2. 


9  did  eat,  both  of  them.  And  when  the  man  rose  up 
to  depart,  he,  and  his  concubine,  and  his  servant, 
his  father  in  law,  the  damsel’s  father,  said  unto 
him,  Behold,  now  the  day  draweth  toward  evening, 
I pray  you  tarry  all  night  : behold,  the  day  groweth 
to  an  end,  lodge  here,  that  thine  heart  may  be 
merry  ; and  to-morrow  get  you  early  on  your  way, 

10  that  thou  mayest  go  home.  But  the  man  would 
not  tarry  that  night,  but  he  rose  up  and  departed, 
and  came  over  against  Jebus  (the  same  is  Jeru- 
salem) : and  there  were  with  him  a couple  of  asses 

11  saddled  ; his  concubine  also  was  with  him.  When 
they  were  by  Jebus,  the  day  was  far  spent  ; and  the 
servant  said  unto  his  master.  Come,  I pray  thee, 
and  let  us  turn  aside  into  this  city  of  the  Jebusites, 

12  and  lodge  in  it.  And  his  master  said  unto  him.  We 
will  not  turn  aside  into  the  city  of  a stranger,  that 
is  not  of  the  children  of  Israel  ; but  we  will  pass 

13  over  to  Gibeah.  And  he  said  unto  his  servant. 
Come  and  let  us  draw  near  to  one  of  these  places  ; 

14  and  we  will  lodge  in  Gibeah,  or  in  Ramah.  80  they 
passed  on  and  went  their  way  ; and  the  sun  went 
down  upon  them  near  to  Gibeah,  which  belongetli  to 

15  Benjamin.  And  they  turned  aside  thither,  to  go  in 
to  lodge  in  Gibeah  : and  he  went  in,  and  sat  him 
down  in  the  street  of  the  city  : for  there  was  no 

IG  man  that  took  them  into  his  house  to  lodge.  And, 
behold,  there  came  an  old  man  from  his  work  out 
of  the  field  at  even  ; now  the  man  was  of  the  hill 
country  of  Ephraim,  and  he  sojourned  in  Gibeah  : 

17  but  the  men  of  the  place  were  Benjamites.  And  he 
lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  wayfaring  man  in 
the  street  of  the  city  ; and  the  old  man  said,  Whither 

18  goest  thou  ? and  whence  comest  thou  ? And  he 
said  unto  him,  We  are  passing  from  Beth-lehem- 
judah  unto  the  farther  side  of  the  hill  country  of 
Ephraim  ; from  thence  am  I,  and  I went  to  Beth-le- 
hem-judah  : ® and  I am  now  going  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord  ; and  there  is  no  man  that  taketh  me  into  his 

19  house.  Yet  there  is  both  straw  and  provender  for 
our  asses  ; and  there  is  bread  and  wine  also  for  me, 
and  for  thy  handmaid,  and  for  the  young  man  which 
is  with  thy  servants  : there  is  no  want  of  any  thing. 

20  And  the  old  man  said.  Peace  be  unto  thee  ; howso- 
ever let  all  thy  wants  lie  upon  me  ; only  lodge  not 

21  in  the  street.  So  he  brought  him  into  his  house, 
and  gave  the  asses  fodder  : and  they  washed  their 

22  feet,  and  did  eat  and  drink.  As  they  were  making 
their  hearts  merry,  behold,  the  men  of  the  city,  cer- 
tain sons  of  ^ Belial,  beset  the  house  round  about, 
beating  at  the  door  ; and  they  spake  to  the  master 
of  the  house,  the  old  man,  saying.  Bring  forth  the 
man  that  came  into  thine  house,  that  we  may  know 

23  him.  And  the  man,  the  master  of  the  house,  went 
out  unto  them,  and  said  unto  them.  Nay,  my  bre- 
thren, I pray  you,  do  not  so  wickedly  ; seeing  that 
this  man  is  come  into  mine  house,  do  not  this  folly. 


20.  5.  Hos.  9.  9.  & 1'’  2 Sam.  13.  12.  I am  goin^  to  my 

10.  9.  c Ileb.  to  thy  tents.  house. 

18  Daut.  13.  13.  d Or,  where  there  are  f Or,  base  fellows. 

Gen.  19.  5.  Rom.  none  of  the  children  of  g That  is,  worthless- 
1.  2G,  27.  Israel.  ness. 

18  Gen.  19.  G,  7.  e The  Sept,  has,  and 


392 


JUDCxES,  XX. 


24  Behold,  here  is  my  daughter  a maiden,  and  his 
concubine  ; them  I will  bring  out  now,  and  humble 
ye  them,  and  do  wuth  them  what  seemeth  good  unto 
you  : but  unto  this  man  do  not  so  vile  a thing. 

25  But  the  men  would  not  hearken  to  him  : so  the 
man  took  his  concubine,  and  brought  her  forth  unto 
them  ; and  they  ‘•^'•^knew  her,  and  abused  her  all  the 
night  until  the  morning  : and  W'hen  the  day  began  to 
spring,  they  let  her  go. 

26  Then  came  the  woman  in  the  dawning  of  the  day, 
and  fell  down  at  the  door  of  the  man’s  house  where  her 
lord  was,  till  it  was  light. 

27  And  her  lord  rose  up  in  the  morning,  and  opened 
the  doors  of  the  house,  and  went  out  to  go  his  way  : 
and,  behold,  the  woman  his  concubine  was  fallen  down 
at  the  door  of  the  house,  and  her  hands  were  upon  the 
threshold. 

28  And  he  said  unto  her.  Up,  and  let  us  be  going. 
But  none  answered.  Then  the  man  took  her  up  upon 
an  ass,  and  the  man  rose  up,  and  gat  him  unto  his 
place. 

29  ^ And  when  he  was  come  into  his  house,  he  took 
a knife,  and  laid  hold  on  his  concubine,  and  divided 
her,  together  with  her  bones,  into  twelve  pieces,  and 
sent  her  into  all  the  coasts  of  Israel. 

30  And  it  was  so,  that  all  that  saw  it  said.  There 
was  no  such  deed  done  nor  seen  from  the  day  that  the 
children  of  Israel  came  ujd  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
unto  this  day  : consider  of  it,  take  advice,  and  speak 
your  minds. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  The  Levitem  n general  assemb! g declare.fh  hin  lerong.  8 The  decree 

of  the  assembly.  12  The  Ben ja mites,  being  cited,  make  head  against 

the  Israelites.  18  The  Israelites  in  tu'o  battles  lo.^e  forty  thoasand.  26 

They  destroy  by  a stratagem  all  the  Benjamites,  except  six  hundred. 

Then  ^ all  the  children  of  Israel  went  out,  and  the 
congregation  was  gathered  together  as  one  man, 
from  2 Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  with  the  laud  of  Gilead, 
unto  the  Lord  ® in  Mizpeh. 

2  And  the  chief  of  all  the  people,  even  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  presented  themselves  in  the  assembly 
of  the  people  of  God,  four  hundred  thousand  footmen 
^ that  drew  sword. 

3  (Now  the  children  of  Benjamin  heard  that  the 
children  of  Israel  were  gone  up  to  Mizpeh.)  Then 
said  the  children  of  Israel,  Tell  us,  how  was  this  wick- 
edness ? 

4  And  the  Levite,  the  husband  of  the  woman  that 
was  slain,  answered  and  said,  ® I came  into  Gibeah  that 
helongeth  to  Benjamin,  I and  my  concubine,  to  lodge. 

5  ® And  the  men  of  Gibeah  rose  against  me,  and 
beset  the  house  round  about  upon  me  by  night,  and 
thought  to  have  slain  me  : and  my  concubine  have 
they  forced,  that  she  is  dead. 

6  And  ® I took  my  concubine,  and  cut  her  in  pieces, 
and  sent  her  throughout  all  the  country  of  the  inherit- 
ance of  Israel  : for  they  ^have  committed  lewdness 
and  folly  in  Israel. 

7  Behold,  ye  are  all  children  of  Israel ; give  here 
your  advice  and  counsel. 

8  ^ And  all  the  people  arose  as  one  man,  saying.  We 
will  not  any  of  us  go  to  his  tent,  neither  will  we  any  of 
us  turn  into  his  house. 


Gen.  19.  R. 

21  Gen.  Si.  2.  Deut. 

21.  U. 

22  Gen.  4.  1. 

^ cb.  2U.  5. 


2^  ch.  20.  G.  See  1 
Sam.  11.  7. 

2-ch.20.  7.  Pro.  13. 
10. 

1 Deut.  13.  12.  Josli. 


22.  12.  ch.  21.  5.  1 
Sam.  11.  7. 

2  ch.  18.  29.  1 Sam. 
3.  20.  2 Sam.  3.  10.  & 
24.  2. 


24  Behold,  here  is  my  daughter  a maiden,  and  his  con- 
cubine ; them  I will  bring  out  now,  and  humble  ye 
them,  and  do  with  them  what  seemeth  good  unto 

25  you  : but  unto  this  man  do  not  any  such  folly.  But 
the  men  would  not  hearken  to  him  : so  the  man  laid 
hold  on  his  concubine,  and  brought  her  forth  unto 
them  ; and  they  knew  her,  and  abused  her  all  the 
night  until  the  morning  : and  when  the  day  began 

26  to  spring,  they  let  her  go.  Then  came  the  woman 
in  the  dawning  of  the  day,  and  fell  down  at  the  door 
of  the  man’s  house  where  her  lord  was,  till  it  was 

27  light.  And  her  lord  rose  up  in  the  morning,  and 
opened  the  doors  of  the  house,  and  went  out  to  go 
his  way  : and,  behold,  the  woman  his  concubine  was 
fallen  down  at  the  door  of  the  house,  with  her  hands 

28  iipon  the  threshold.  And  he  said  unto  her.  Up,  and 
let  us  be  going  ; but  none  answered  : then  he  took 
her  up  upon  the  ass  ; and  the  man  rose  up,  and  gat 

29  him  unto  his  place.  And  when  he  was  come  into  his 
house,  he  took  a knife,  and  laid  hold  on  his  concu- 
bine, and  divided  her,  * limb  by  limb,  into  twelve 
pieces,  and  sent  her  throughout  all  the  borders  of 

30  Israel.  And  it  was  so,  that  all  that  saw  it  said. 
There  was  no  such  deed  done  nor  seen  from  the  day 
that  the  children  of  Israel  came  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  unto  this  day  : consider  of  it,  take  counsel, 
and  speak. 


20  Then  all  the  children  of  Israel  went  out,  and  the 
congregation  w'as  assembled  as  one  man,  from  Dan 
even  to  Beer-sheba,  with  the  land  of  Gilead,  unto 

2 the  Lord  at  Mizpah.  And  the  “ chiefs  of  all  the 
people,  ^ even  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  presented 
themselves  in  the  assembly  of  the  people  of 
God,  four  hundred  thousand  footmen  that  drew 

3 sword.  (Now  tlie  children  of  Benjamin  heard  that 
the  children  of  Israel  were  gone  up  to  Mizpah.) 
And  the  children  of  Israel  said.  Tell  us,  how  was 

4 this  wickedness  brought  to  pass  ? And  the  Levite, 
the  husband  of  the  woman  that  was  murdered, 
answered  and  said,  I came  into  Gibeah  that  belong- 
eth  to  Benjamin,  I and  my  concubine,  to  lodge. 

5 And  the  men  of  Gibeah  rose  against  me,  and  beset 
the  house  round  about  upon  me  by  night  ; me  they 
thought  to  have  slain,  and  my  concubine  they  forced, 

6 and  she  is  dead.  And  I took  my  concubine,  and  cut 
her  in  pieces,  and  sent  her  throughout  all  the  coun- 
try of  the  inheritance  of  Israel  : for  they  have 

7 committed  lewdness  and  folly  in  Israel.  Behold, 
ye  children  of  Israel,  all  of  you,  give  here  your 

8 advice  and  counsel.  And  all  the  people  arose  as 
one  man,  saying.  We  will  not  any  of  us  go  to  his 
tent,  neither  will  we  any  of  us  turn  unto  his  house. 


3  Jud?.  10.  17.  All. 
11.  1 Sam.  7.  5.  & 10. 

n.  . 

* ch.  8.  10. 

6 ch.  19.  15. 


G ch.  19.  22. 

7 ch.  19.  25.  26. 

8 ch.  19.  29. 
n .Josh.  7.  15. 
iG  ch.  19.  30. 


h TIeb.  ncco^'ding  to 
her  boats. 

a Ilcb.  corners, 
b Or,  even  ail. 


JUDGES,  XX. 


393 


9 But  now  this  shall  he  the  thing  which  we  will  do  to 
Gibeah  ; loe  imll  go  up  by  lot  against  it  ; 

10  And  we  will  take  ten  men  of  an  hundred  through- 
out all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  an  hundred  of  a 
thousand,  and  a thousand  out  of  ten  thousand,  to  fetch 
victual  for  the  people,  that  they  may  do,  when  they 
come  to  Gibeah  of  Benjamin,  according  to  all  the  folly 
that  they  have  wrought  in  Israel. 

11  So  all  the  men  of  Israel  were  gathered  against 
the  city,  knit  together  as  one  man. 

12  ^ And  the  tribes  of  Israel  sent  men  through  all 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  saying.  What  wickedness  is  this 
that  is  done  among  you  ? 

13  Now  therefore  deliver  us  the  men,  i^  the  children 
of  Belial,  which  are  in  Gibeah,  that  we  may  put  them 
to  death,  and  i^put  away  evil  from  Israel.  But  the 
children  of  Benjamin  would  not  hearken  to  the  voice  of 
their  brethren  the  children  of  Israel  : 

14  But  the  children  of  Benjamin  gathered  them- 
selves together  out  of  the  cities  unto  Gibeah,  to  go  out 
to  battle  against  tlie  children  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  were  numbered 
at  that  time  out  of  the  cities  twenty  and  six  thousand 
men  that  drew  sword,  beside  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeah, 
which  were  numbered  seven  hundred  chosen  men. 

16  Among  all  this  people  there  were  seven  hundred 
chosen  men  lefthanded  ; every  one  could  sling  stones 
at  an  hair  breadth,  and  not  miss. 

17*  And  the  men  of  Israel,  beside  Benjamin,  were 
numbered  four  hundred  thousand  men  that  drew  sword  : 
all  these  were  men  of  war. 

18  ^ And  the  children  of  Israel  arose,  and  went  up 
to  the  house  of  God,  and  asked  counsel  of  God,  and 
said.  Which  of  us  shall  go  up  first  to  the  battle  against 
the  children  of  Benjamin  ? And  the  Lord  said,  Judah 
shall  go  up  first. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  encamped  against  Gibeah. 

20  And  the  men  of  Israel  went  out  to  battle  against 
Benjamin  ; and  the  men  of  Israel  put  themselves  in 
array  to  fight  against  them  at  Gibeah. 

21  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  came  forth  out 
of  Gibeah,  and  destroyed  down  to  the  ground  of  the 
Israelites  tliat  day  twenty  and  two  thousand  men. 

22  And  the  people  the  men  of  Israel  encouraged 
themselves,  and  set  their  battle  again  in  array  in  the 
place  where  they  put  themselves  in  array  the  first  da3^ 

23  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  up  and  wept 
before  the  Lord  until  even,  and  asked  counsel  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Shall  I go  up  again  to  battle  against  the 
children  of  Benjamin  my  brother  ? And  the  Lord 
said.  Go  up  against  him.) 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel  came  near  against  the 
children  of  Benjamin  the  second  day. 

25  And  Benjamin  went  forth  against  them  out  of 
Gibeah  the  second  day,  and  destroyed  down  to  the 
ground  of  the  children  of  Israel  again  eighteen  thou- 
sand men  ; all  these  drew  the  sword. 

26  ^ Then  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple, 20  went  up,  and  came  unto  the  house  of  God,  and 
wept,  and  sat  there  before  the  Lord,  and  fasted  that 
day  until  even,  and  offered  burnt  offerings  and  peace 
offerings  before  the  Lord. 


“ Deut.  13.  14.  Josh. 
22.  13,  IG. 

12  Deut.  13.  13.  ch. 
19.  22. 

13  Deut.  17.  12. 


14  ch.  3.  15.  1 Chr. 

12.  2. 

13  ver.  23,  2G. 

13  Num.  27.  21.  ch. 
1.  1. 

26* 


11  Gen.  40.  27. 
18  ver.  2(),  27. 
1!'  ver.  21. 

20  ver.  18. 


9  But  now  this  is  the  thing  which  we  will  do  to 

10  Gibeah  ; loe  will  go  up  against  it  by  lot  ; and  we 
will  take  ten  men  of  an  hundred  throughout  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  and  an  hundred  of  a thousand,  and 
a thousand  out  of  ten  thousand,  to  fetch  victual  for 
the  people,  that  they  may  do,  when  they  come  to 

Gibeah  of  Benjamin,  according  to  all  the  folly  that 

11  they  have  wrought  in  Israel.  So  all  the  men  of 
Israel  were  gathered  against  the  city,  knit  together 
as  one  man. 

12  And  the  tribes  of  Israel  sent  men  through  all  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin,  saying.  What  wickedness  is  this 

13  that  is  come  to  pass  among  you  ? Now  therefore 
deliver  up  the  men,  the  ®sons  of  -^'Belial,  which 
are  in  Gibeah,  that  we  may  put  them  to  death, 
and  put  away  evil  from  Israel.  But  s' Benjamin 
would  not  hearken  to  the  voice  of  their  brethren 

14  the  children  of  Israel.  And  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin gathered  themselves  together  out  of  the  cities 
unto  Gibeah,  to  go  out  to  battle  against  the  children 

15  of  Israel.  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  were 
numbered  on  that  day  out  of  the  cities  twenty  and 

six  thousand  men  that  drew  sword,  besides  the 
inhabitants  of  Gibeah,  which  were  numbered  seven 

16  hundred  chosen  men.  Among  all  this  people  there 
were  seven  hundred  chosen  men  lefthanded  ; every 
one  could  sling  stones  at  an  hair-breadth,  and  not 
miss. 

17  And  the  men  of  Israel,  beside  Benjamin,  were 
numbered  four  hundred  thousand  men  that  drew 

18  sword  : all  these  were  men  of  war.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  arose,  and  went  up  to  Beth-el,  and 
asked  counsel  of  God  ; and  they  said.  Who  shall  go 
up  for  us  first  to  battle  against  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin ? And  the  Lord  said,  Jndah  shall  go  up  first. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  rose  up  in  the  moiniing, 

20  and  encamped  against  Gibeah.  And  the  men  of 
Israel  went  out  to  battle  against  Benjamin  ; and  the 
men  of  Israel  set  the  battle  in  array  against  them 

21  at  Gibeah.  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  came 
forth  out  of  Gibeah,  and  destroyed  down  to  the 
ground  of  the  Israelites  on  that  day  twenty  and  two 

22  thousand  men.  And  the  people,  the  men  of  Israel, 
encouraged  themselves,  and  set  the  battle  again  in 
array  in  the  place  where  they  set  themselves  in 

23  array  the  first  day.  (And  the  children  of  Israel 
went  up  and  wept  before  the  Lord  until  even  ; and 
they  asked  of  the  Lord,  saying,  Shall  I again  draw 
nigii  to  battle  against  the  children  of  Benjamin  my 
brother  ? And  the  Lord  said.  Go  up  against  him.) 


24  And  the  children  of  Israel  came  near  against  the 

25  children  of  Benjamin  the  second  day.  And  Ben- 
jamin went  forth  against  them  out  of  Gibeah  the 
second  day,  and  destroyed  down  to  the  ground  of 
the  children  of  Israel  again  eighteen  thousand  men  ; 

26  all  these  drew  the  sword.  Then  all  tlie  children  of 
Israel,  and  all  the  people,  went  up,  and  came  unto 
Beth-el,  and  wept,  and  sat  there  before  the  Lord, 
and  fasted  that  day  until  even  ; and  they  offered 
burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings  before  the  Lord. 

r TTeh.  Gehn.  /'That  is,  worthless-  h Accorditip:  to  some 

(J  Heb.  tribes.  See  ness.  ancient  authorities, 

Num.  4.  18.  1 Sam.  g Another  reading  Jice. 

9.  21.  is,  the  children  of  Ben- 

e Or,  base felloics.  jamin. 


394 


JUDGES,  XX. 


27  And  the  children  of  Israel  enquired  of  the  Lord, 
(for  21  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God  ivas  there  in  those 
days, 

28  22  And  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son  of 
Aaron,  stood  before  it  in  those  days,)  saying,  Shall  I 
yet  again  go  out  to  battle  against  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin my  brother,  or  shall  I cease  ? And  the  Lord 
said.  Go  up  ; for  to  morrow  I will  deliver  them  into 
thine  hand. 

29  And  Israel  set  liers  in  wait  round  about  Gibeah. 

30  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  up  against  the 
children  of  Benjamin  on  the  third  day,  and  put  them- 
selves in  array  against  Gibeah,  as  at  other  times. 

31  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  went  out  against  the 
people,  and  were  drawn  away  from  the  city  ; and  they 
began  to  smite  of  the  people,  and  kill,  as  at  other  times, 
in  the  highways,  of  which  one  goeth  up  to  the  house  of 
God,  and  the  other  to  Gibeah  in  the  field,  about  thirty 
men  of  Israel. 

32  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  said.  They  are 
smitten  down  before  us,  as  at  the  first.  But  the  children 
of  Israel  said.  Let  us  flee,  and  draw  them  from  the 
city  unto  the  highways. 

33  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  rose  up  out  of  their 
place,  and  put  themselves  in  array  at  Baal-tamar  : and 
the  liers  in  wait  of  Israel  came  forth  out  of  their  places, 
even  out  of  the  meadows  of  Gibeah. 

34  And  there  came  against  Gibeah  ten  thousand 
chosen  men  out  of  all  Israel,  and  the  battle  was  sore  : 
25  but  they  knew  not  that  evil  was  near  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  smote  Benjamin  before  Israel : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  destroyed  of  the  Benjamites 
that  day  twenty  and  five  thousand  and  an  hundred 
men  : all  these  drew  the  sword. 

36  So  the  children  of  Benjamin  saw  that  they  were 
smitten  : 26  for  the  men  of  Israel  gave  place  to  the  Ben- 
jamites, because  they  trusted  unto  the  liers  in  wait 
which  they  had  set  beside  Gibeah. 

37  27  And  the  liers  in  wait  hasted,  and  rushed  upon 
Gibeah  ; and  the  liers  in  wait  drew  themselves  along,  and 
smote  all  the  city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

38  Now  there  Avas  an  appointed  sign  between  the  men 
of  Israel  and  the  liers  in  Avait,  that  they  should  make  a 
great  flame  with  smoke  rise  up  out  of  the  city. 

39  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  retired  in  the  battle, 
Benjamin  began  to  smite  and  kill  of  the  men  of  Israel 
about  thirty  persons  : for  they  said.  Surely  they  are 
smitten  down  before  us,  as  in  the  first  battle. 

40  But  when  the  flame  began  to  arise  up  out  of  the 
city  Avith  a pillar  of  smoke,  the  Benjamites  28  looked 
behind  them,  and,  behold,  the  flame  of  the  city  ascended 
up  to  heaven. 

41  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  turned  again,  the  men 
of  Benjamin  Avere  amazed  : for  they  saw  that  evil  was 
come  upon  them. 

42  Therefore  they  turned  their  hacks  before  the  men 
of  Israel  unto  the  way  of  the  wilderness  ; but  the  battle 
overtook  them  ; and  them  which  came  out  of  the  cities 
they  destroyed  in  the  midst  of  them. 

43  Thus  they  inclosed  the  Benjamites  round  about, 
and  chased  them,  and  trode  them  down  with  ease  over, 
against  Gibeah  toAvard  the  sunrising. 


27  And  the  children  of  Israel  asked  of  the  Lord,  (for 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God  was  there  in  those 

28  days,  and  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son  of 
Aaron,  stood  before  it  in  those  days, ) saying.  Shall 
I yet  again  go  out  to  battle  against  the  children  of 
Benjamin  my  brother,  or  shall  I cease  ? And  the 
Lord  said.  Go  up ; for  to-morroAV  I will  deliver  him 

29  into  thine  hand.  And  Israel  set  liers  in  wait  against 
Gibeah  round  about. 

30  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  up  against  the 
children  of  Benjamin  on  the  third  day,  and  set  them- 
selves in  array  against  Gibeah,  as  at  other  times. 

31  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  went  out  against  the 
people,  and  were  drawn  aAvay  from  the  city  ; and 
they  began  to  smite  and  kill  of  the  people,  as  at 
other  times,  in  the  high  ways,  of  which  one  goeth 
up  to  Beth-el,  and  the  other  to  Gibeah,  in  the  field, 

32  about  thirty  men  of  Israel.  And  the  children  of 
Benjamin  said.  They  are  smitten  down  before  us,  as 
at  the  first.  But  the  children  of  Israel  said.  Let  us 
flee,  and  draw  them  away  from  the  city  unto  the 

33  high  ways.  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  rose  up  out 
of  their  place,  and  set  themselves  in  array  at  Baal- 
tamar  : and  the  liers  in  wait  of  Israel  brake  forth 

34  out  of  their  place,  even  out  of  * Maareh-geba.  And 
there  came  over  against  Gibeah  ten  thousand  chosen 
men  out  of  all  Israel,  and  the  battle  was  sore  :,but 

35  ■•they  knew  not  that  evil  was  -'  close  upon  them.  And 

the  Lord  smote  Benjamin  before  Israel  : and  the 
children  of  Israel  destroyed  of  Benjamin  that  day 
twenty  and  five  thousand  and  an  hundred  men  : all 
these  drew  the  sword. 

36  So  the  children  of  Benjamin  saw  that  they  were 
smitten  : for  the  men  of  Israel  gave  place  to  Ben- 
jamin, because  they  trusted  unto  the  liers  in  wait 

37  which  they  had  set  against  Gibeah.  And  the  liers 
in  wait  hasted,  and  rushed  upon  Gibeah  ; and  the 
liers  in  wait  drew  themselves  along,  and  smote  all 

38  the  city  with  the  edge  of  the  SAVord.  Now  the  ap- 
pointed sign  between  the  men  of  Israel  and  the  liers 
in  wait  was,  that  they  should  make  a great  cloud  of 

39  smoke  rise  up  out  of  the  city.  ^ And  the  men  of 
Israel  turned  in  the  battle,  and  Benjamin  began  to 
smite  and  kill  of  the  men  of  Israel  about  thirty  per- 
sons : for  they  said.  Surely  they  are  smitten  down 

40  before  us,  as  in  the  first  battle.  But  when  the  cloud 
began  to  arise  up  out  of  the  city  in  a pillar  of  smoke, 
the  Benjamites  looked  behind  them,  and,  behold, 
the  whole  6f  the  city  went  up  in  smoke  to  heaven, 

41  And  the  men  of  Israel  turned,  and  the  men  of  Ben- 
jamin were  amazed  : for  they  saw  that  evil  Avas 

42  come  upon  them.  Therefore  they  turned  their  backs 
before  the  men  of  Israel  unto  the  way  of  the  Avil- 
derness  ; but  the  battle  followed  hard  after  them  ; 
and  Hhey  Avhich  came  out  of  the  cities  destroyed 

43  them  in  the  midst  thereof.  They  inclosed  the  Ben- 
jamites round  about,  and  chased  them,  and  trode 
them  down  ” at  their  resting  place,  as  far  as  over 


21  Josh.  18. 1.  1 Sam.  23  Deut.  10.  8.  & 2c  Josh.  8.  15.  Gebn  (or  Gibeah.  See  . . . battle : {now  Ben-  came  . . . they  der 

4.3,4.  IS.  5.  27  Josh.  8.  19.  ver.  10).  jamtn  . . . heaven:)  strayed. 

2*  Josh.  24.  33.  24  So  Josh.  8.  4.  28  Josh.  8.  20.  j Ileb.  touching.  and  the  men  c&c.  m Or,  overtook  them. 

2' Josh.  8. 14.  Is.  47.  i Ov,  the  meadow  of  k Ov,  And  the  men  ^ Or,  them  which  n Or,  at  Me nuhali. 


JUDGES,  XXL 


395 


44  And  there  fell  of  Benjamin  eighteen  thousand 
men  ; all  these  were  men  of  valour. 

45  And  they  turned  and  fled  toward  the  wilderness 
unto  the  rock  of  ^9  Bimmon  ; and  they  gleaned  of  them 
in  the  highways  five  thousand  men  ; and  pursued  hard 
after  them  unto  Gidom,  and  slew  two  thousand  men  of 
them. 

46  So  that  all  which  fell  that  day  of  Benjamin  were 
twenty  and  five  thousand  men  that  drew  the  sword  ; all 
these  xoere  men  of  valour. 

47  But  six  hundred  men  turned  and  fled  to  the 
wilderness  unto  the  rock  Rimmon,  and  abode  in  the  rock 
Bimmon  four  months. 

48  And  the  men  of  Israel  turned  again  upon  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin,  and  smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  as  well  the  men  of  every  city,  as  the  beast,  and 
all  that  came  to  hand  : also  they  set  on  fire  all  the  cities 
that  they  came  to. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1 The  people  bewail  the  desolation  of  Benjamin.  8 Bxj  the  destruction 

of  Jabesh-fjilead  the^  provide  them  four  hundred  loives.  16  They 

advise  them  to  surprise  the  virgins  that  danced  at  Shiloh. 

OW  1 the  men  of  Israel  had  sworn  in  Mizpeh,  say- 
ing, There  shall  not  any  of  us  give  his  daughter 
unto  Benjamin  to  wife. 

2 And  the  people  came  ^ to  the  house  of  God,  and 
abode  there  till  even  before  God,  and  lifted  up  their 
voices,  and  wept  sore  ; 

3 And  said,  O Lord  God  of  Israel,  why  is  this  come 
to  pass  in  Israel,  that  there  should  be  to  day  one  tribe 
lacking  in  Israel  ? 

4 And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  the  people 
rose  early,  and  ^ built  there  an  altar,  and  offered  burnt 
offerings  and  peace  offerings. 

5 And  the  children  of  Israel  said.  Who  is  there  among 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  that  came  not  up  with  the  con- 
gregation unto  the  Lord?  ^For  they  had  made  a 
great  oath  concerning  him  that  came  not  up  to  the 
Lord  to  Mizpeh,  saying.  He  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death. 

6 And  the  children  of  Israel  repented  them  for  Ben- 
jamin their  brother,  and  said,  There  is  one  tribe  cut  off 
from  Israel  this  day. 

7 How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for  them  that  remain, 
seeing  we  have  sworn  by  the  Lord  that  we  will  not  give 
them  of  our  daughters  to  wives  ? 

8 ^ And  they  said.  What  one  is  there  of  the  tribes  of 
Israel  that  came  not  up  to  Mizpeh  to  the  Lord  ? And, 
behold,  there  came  none  to  the  camp  from  ® Jabesh- 
gilead  to  the  assembly. 

9 For  the  people  were  numbered,  and,  behold,  there 
were  none  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  there. 

10  And  the  congregation  sent  thither  twelve  thousand 
men  of  the  valiaiitest,  and  commanded  them,  saying, 
®Go  and  smite  the  inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  with  the  women  and  the  children. 

11  And  this  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do,  Ye  shall 
utterly  destroy  every  male,  and  every  woman  that  hath 
lain  by  man. 

12  And  they  found  among  the  inhabitants  of  Jabesh- 
gilead  four  hundred  young  virgins,  that  had  known  no 
man  by  lying  with  any  male  : and  they  brought  them 
unto  the  camp  to  ® Shiloh,  which  is  in  the  land  of 
Canaan. 

29  Josh.  15.  32.  8 Ch.  20. 18,  26.  * ch.  5.  23. 

30  ch.  21.  13.  8 2 Sam.  24.  25.  6 i gam.  11.  1.  & 31. 

2 ch,  20.  1.  11. 


44  against  Gibeah  toward  the  sunrising.  And  there 
fell  of  Benjamin  eighteen  thousand  men  ; all  these 

45  ivere  men  of  valour.  And  they  turned  and  fled 
toward  the  wilderness  unto  the  rock  of  Rimmon  : 
and  they  gleaned  of  them  in  the  high  ways  five 
thousand  men  ; and  followed  hard  after  them  unto 

46  Gidom,  and  smote  of  them  two  thousand  men.  So 
that  all  which  fell  that  day  of  Benjamin  were  twenty 
and  five  thousand  men  that  drew  the  sword  ; all 

47  these  ivere  men  of  valour.  But  six  hundred  men 
turned  and  fled  toward  the  wilderness  unto  the  rock 
of  Rimmon,  and  abode  in  the  rock  of  Rimmon  four 

48  months.  And  the  men  of  Israel  turned  again  upon 
the  children  of  Benjamin,  and  smote  them  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  both  the  entire  city,  and  the 
cattle,  and  all  that  they  found  : moreover  all  the 
cities  which  they  found  they  set  on  fire. 


21  Now  the  men  of  Israel  had  sworn  in  Mizpah, 
saying.  There  shall  not  any  of  us  give  his  daughter 

2 unto  Benjamin  to  wife.  And  the  people  came  to 
Beth-el,  and  sat  there  till  even  before  God,  and 

3 lifted  up  their  voices,  and  wept  sore.  And  they 
said,  O Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  why  is  this  come 
to  pass  in  Israel,  that  there  should  be  to-day  one 

4 tribe  lacking  in  Israel  ? And  it  came  to  pass  on 
the  morrow,  that  the  people  rose  early,  and  built 
there  an  altar,  and  offered  burnt  offerings  and  peace 

5 offerings.  And  the  children  of  Israel  said,  Who  is 
there  among  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  that  came  not 
up  in  the  assembly  unto  the  Lord?  For  they  had 
made  a great  oath  concerning  him  that  came  not  up 
unto  the  Lord  to  Mizpah,  saying.  He  shall  surely 

6 be  put  to  death.  And  the  children  of  Israel  re- 
pented them  for  Benjamin  their  brother,  and  said, 
There  is  one  tribe  cut  off  from  Israel  this  day. 

7 How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for  them  that  remain, 
seeing  we  have  sworn  by  the  Lord  that  w'e  will  not 

8 give  them  of  our  davighters  to  wives  ? And  they 
said.  What  one  is  there  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  that 
came  not  up  unto  the  Lord  to  Mizpah  ? And,  be- 
hold, there*  came  none  to  the  camp  from  Jabesh- 

9 gilead  to  the  assembly.  For  when  the  people  were 
numbered,  behold,  there  were  none  of  the  inhabit- 

10  ants  of  Jabesh-gilead  there.  And  the  congregation 
sent  thither  twelve  thousand  men  of  the  valiaiitest, 
and  commanded  them,  saying.  Go  and  smite  the  in- 
habitants of  Jabesh-gilead  with  the  edge  of  the 

11  sword,  with  the  women  and  the  little  ones.  And 
this  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do  ; ye  shall  utterly 
destroy  every  male,  and  every  woman  that  hath  Hen 

12  by  man.  And  they  found  among  the  inhabitants  of 
Jabesh-gilead  four  hundred  young  virgins,  that  had 
not  known  man  by  lying  with  him  : and  they  brought 
them  unto  the  camp  to  Shiloh,  which  is  in  the  land 
of  Canaan. 


* ver.  5.  & ch.  5.  23.  3 josh.  18.  1.  read,  the  in  habited  city. 

1 Sajn.  11,  7.  o Or,  as  otherwise  See  Deut.  2.  34. 

’ Num.  31.  174 


390 


RUTH,  I. 


10  And  the  whole  congregation  sent  some  to  speak  to 
the  ciiildren  of  Benjamin  ® that  loere  in  the  rock  Rim- 
inon,  and  to  call  peaceably  unto  them. 

14  And  Benjamin  came  again  at  that  time  ; and  they 
gave  them  wives  whicli  they  had  saved  alive  of  the 
women  of  Jabesh-gilead  : and  yet  so  they  sufficed  them 
not. 

15  And  the  people  repented  them  for  Benjamin, 
because  that  the  Lord  had  made  a breach  in  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

16  *![  Then  the  elders  of  the  congregation  said.  How 
shall  we  do  for  wives  for  them  that  remain,  seeing  the 
women  are  destroyed  out  of  Benjamin  ? 

17  And  they  said,  There  must  he  an  inheritance  for 
them  that  be  escaped  of  Benjamin,  that  a tribe  be  not 
destroyed  out  of  Israel. 

18  Howbeit  we  may  not  give  them  wives  of  our 
daughters  : ^^for  the  ciiildren  of  Israel  have  sworn, 
saying.  Cursed  he  he  that  giveth  a wife  to  Benjamin. 

19  Then  they  said.  Behold,  there  is  a feast  of  the 
Lord  in  Shiloh  yearly  in  a place  which  is  on  the  north 
side  of  Beth-el,  on  the  east  side  of  the  highway  that 
goeth  up  from  Beth-el  to  Shechem,  and  on  the  south  of 
Lebonah. 

20  Therefore  they  commanded  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin, saying.  Go  and  lie  in  wait  in  the  vineyards  ; 

21  And  see,  and,  behold,  if  the  daughters  of  Shiloh 
come  out  ^^to  dance  in  dances,  then  come  ye  out  of  the 
vineyards,  and  catch  you  every  man  his  wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Shiloh,  and  go  to  the  land  of  Benjamin. 

22  And  it  shall  be,  when  their  fathers  or  their  bre- 
thren come  unto  us  to  complain,  that  we  will  say  unto 
them,  Be  favourable  unto  them  for  our  sakes  : because 
we  reserved  not  to  each  man  his  wife  in  the  war  : for 
ye  did  not  give  unto  them  at  this  time,  that  ye  should 
be  guilty. 

23  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  did  so,  and  took 
them  wives,  according  to  their  number,  of  them  that 
danced,  whom  they  caught  : and  they  went  and  returned 
unto  their  inheritance,  and  repaired  the  cities,  and 
dwelt  ill  them. 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel  departed  thence  at 
that  time,  every  man  to  his  tribe  and  to  his  family,  and 
they  went  out  from  thence  every  man  to  his  inherit- 
ance. 

25  In  those  days  there  was  no  king  in  Israel  : 

every  man  did  that  which  was  right  in  his  own  eyes. 


13  And  the  whole  congregation  sent  and  spake  to  the 
children  of  Benjamin  that  were  in  the  rock  of  Rim- 

14  mon,  and  proclaimed  peace  unto  them.  And  Ben- 
jamin returned  at  that  time  ; and  they  gave  them 
the  women  which  they  had  saved  alive  of  the  women 
of  Jabesh-gilead  : and  yet  so  they  sufficed  them 

15  not.  And  the  people  repented  them  for  Benjamin, 
because  that  the  Lord  had  made  a breach  in  the 
tribes  of  Israel. 

16  Then  the  elders  of  the  congregation  said.  How 
shall  we  do  for  wives  for  them  that  remain,  seeing 

17  the  women  are  destroyed  out  of  Benjamin  ? And 
they  said.  There  must  be  an  inheritance  for  them 
that  are  escaped  of  Benjamin,  that  a tribe  be  not 

18  blotted  out  from  Israel.  Howbeit  we  may  not  give 
them  wives  of  our  daughters  : for  the  children  of 
Israel  had  sworn,  saying.  Cursed  be  he  that  giveth 

19  a wife  to  Benjamin.  And  they  said.  Behold,  there 
is  ® a feast  of  the  Lord  from  year  to  year  in  Shiloh, 
which  is  on  the  north  of  Beth-el,  on  the  east  side  of 
the  high  way  that  goeth  up  from  Beth-el  to  She- 

20  chem,  and  on  the  south  of  Lebonah.  And  they  com- 
manded the  children  of  Benjamin,  saying,  Go  and 

21  lie  in  wait  in  the  vineyards  ; and  see,  and,  behold,  if 
the  daughters  of  Shiloh  come  out  to  dance  in  the 
dances,  then  come  ye  out  of  the  vineyards,  and 
catch  you  every  man  his  wife  of  the  daughters  of 

22  Shiloh,  and  go  to  the  land  of  Benjamin.  And  it 
shall  be,  when  their  fathers  or  their  brethren  come 
to  ^ complain  unto  us,  that  we  will  say  unto  them. 
Grant  them  graciously  unto  us  : because  we  took 
not  for  each  man  of  them  his  wife  in  battle  ; neither 
did  ye  give  them  unto  them  ; else  would  ye  now  be 

23  guilty.  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  did  so,  and 
took  them  wives,  according  to  their  number,  of  them 
that  danced,  whom  they  carried  off  : and  they  went 
and  returned  unto  their  inheritance,  and  built  the 

24  cities,  and  dwelt  in  them.  And  the  children  of  Is- 
rael departed  thence  at  that  time,  every  man  to  his 
tribe  and  to  his  family,  and  they  went  out  from 

25  thence  every  man  to  his  inheritance.  In  those  days 
there  v,  as  no  king  in  Israel  : every  man  did  that 
which  was  right  in  his  own  eyes. 


THE 

BOOK  OF  RUTH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Ell'ntelech  driven  by  famine  into  Moab,  dieth  there,  4 Mnhlon  and 
Chilion,  having  married  wives  of  MoUh.  die  also:  6 Naomi  returning 
homeward,  8 dissuadeth  her  two  daughters  in  law  from  going  with 
her,  14  Orpah  leaveth  her,  but  Ruth  tvith  great  constancy  accompn- 
nieth  her.  19  They  two  come  to  BethAehem,  where  they  are  gladly  re^ 
ceived, 

OW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  when  ^the  judges 
ruled,  that  there  was  ^ a famine  in  the  land.  And 

0 ch.  20.  47i  12  See  Ex.  15.  20;  ch.  See  ch.  20,  48. 

^0  ver.  6.  11.  34.  1 Sam.  18.  6.  ch.  17.  6.  & 18.  1. 

ver.  1.  ch.  11. 35.  Jer.  31.  13.  & 19.  1. 


1 And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  wheli  the  judges 
judged,  that  there  was  a famine  in  the  land.  And 

13  DeUt.  12.  8.  ch.  2 g^e  Gen.  12.  10.  & a Or,  the  feast. 

17. 6.  26.  1.  2 Kin.  8.  1.  h Or,  strive  with  us, 

1 judg.  2.  16.  e Or,  as  a gift. 


RUTH,  I. 


397 


a certain  man  of  ^ Beth-lehem-jnclah  went  to  sojourn  in 
the  country  of  Moab,  he,  and  his  wife,  and  his  two 
sons. 

2 And  the  name  of  the  man  ivas  Elimelech,  and  the 
name  of  his  wife  Naomi,  and  the  name  of  his  two  sons 
Mahlon  and  Chilion,  ^ Ephrathites  of  Beth-lehem-judah. 
And  they  came  ®into  the  country  of  Moab,  and  conti- 
nued there. 

3 And  Elimelech  Naomi’s  husband  died  ; and  she 
was  left,  and  her  two  sons. 

4 And  they  took  them  wives  of  the  women  of  Moab  ; 
the  name  of  the  one  was  Orpah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Ruth  : and  they  dwelled  there  about  ten  years. 

5 And  Mahlon  and  Chilion  died  also  both  of  them  ; 
and  the  woman  was  left  of  her  two  sons  and  her  hus- 
band. 

6 ^ Then  she  arose  with  her  daughters  in  law,  that 
she  might  return  from  the  country  of  Moab  : for  she 
had  heard  in  the  country  of  Moab  how  that  the  Lord 
had  ® visited  his  people  in  giving  them  bread. 

7 Wherefore  she  went  forth  out  of  the  place  where 
she  was,  and  her  two  daughters  in  law  with  her  ; and 
they  went  on  the  way  to  return  unto  the  land  of  Judah. 

8 And  Naomi  said  unto  her  two  daughters  in  la-w, 
®Go,  return  each  to  her  mother’s  house:  ® the  Lord 
deal  kindly  with  yon,  as  ye  have  dealt  with  the  dead, 
and  with  me. 

9 The  Lord  grant  you  that  ye  may  find  rest,  each 
of  you  in  the  house  of  her  husband.  Then  she  kissed 
them  ; and  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept. 

10  And  they  said  unto  her.  Surely  we  will  return 
with  thee  unto  thy  people. 

11  And  Naomi  said.  Turn  again,  my  daughters  : why 
will  ye  go  with  me  ? are  there  yet  any  more  sons  in  my 
womb,  that  they  may  be  your  husbands  ? 

12  Turn  again,  my  daughters,  go  your  way ; for  I 
am  too  old  to  have  an  husband.  If  I should  say,  I 
have  hope,  if  I should  have  an  husband  also  to  night, 
and  should  also  bear  sons  ; 

13  Would  ye  tarry  for  them  till  they  were  grown  ? . 
would  ye  stay  for  them  from  having  husbands  ? nay, 
my  daughters  ; for  it  grieveth  me  much  for  your  sakes 
that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  gone  out  against  me. 

14  And  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept  again  : 
and  Orpah  kissed  her  mother  in  law  ; but  Ruth  clave 
unto  her. 

15  And  she  said.  Behold,  thy  sister  in  law  is  gone 
back  unto  her  people,  and  unto  her  gods  : return 
thou  after  thy  sister  in  law. 

IG  And  Ruth  saidj^^+f^Jiitreat  me  not  to  leave  thee,  or 
to  return  from  following  after  thee  : foi;  whither  thou 
goest,  I will  go  ; and  where  thou  lodgest,  I will  lodge  : 

thy  people  shall  he  my  people,  and  thy  God  my 
God  : 

17  Where  thon  diest,  will  I die,  and  there  will  I be 

buried  : Lord  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if 

ought  butcleath  part  thee  and  me. 

18  When  slie  saw  that  she  was  stedfastly  minded 
to  go  with  her,  then  she  left  speaking  unto  her. 

19  So  they  two  went  until  they  came  to  Beth- 
lehem. And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  come  to 

3 JudR.  17.  8.  ^ Ps.  132.  15.  Matt.  ’’  ch.  3.  1. 

< See  Gen.  35.  19.  G.  11.  12  Gen.  38. 11.  Dent. 

3 Judg.  3.  30.  8 See  Josh.  24.  15.  25.  5. 

OEx.  4.  31.  Lukel.  0 2^  Thu.  1.  IG,  17,  i3  Judg.  2.  15.  Job 
68.  18.  19.21.  Ps.  32.  4.&38. 

10  ver.  5.  ch.  2.  20.  2.  & 39.  9,  10. 


a certain  man  of  Beth-lehem-judah  went  to  sojourn 
in  the  “ country  of  Moab,  he,  and  his  wife,  and  his 

2 two  sons.  And  the  name  of  the  man  was  Elimelech, 
and  the  name  of  his  wife  ^ Naomi,  and  the  name 
of  his  two  sons  Mahlon  and  Chilion,  Ephrathites 
of  Beth-lehem-judah.  And  they  came  into  the  coun- 

3 try  of  Moab,  and  continued  there.  And  Elimelech 
Naomi’s  husband  died  ; and  she  was  left,  and  her 

4 two  sons.  And  they  took  them  wives  of  the  women 
of  Moab  ; the  name  of  the  one  was  Orpah,  and  the 
name  of  .the  other  Ruth  : and  they  dwelled  there 

5 about  ten  years.  And  Mahlon  and  Chilion  died  both 
of  them  ; and  the  woman  was  left  of  her  two  chil- 

6 dren  and  of  her  husband.  Then  she  arose  with  her 
daughters  in  law,  that  she  might  return  from  the 
country  of  Moab  : for  she  had  heard  in  the  country 
of  Moab  how  that  the  Lord  had  visited  his  people 

7 in  giving  them  bread.  And  she  went  forth  out  of 
the  place  where  she  was,  and  her  two  daughters  in 
law  with  her  ; and  they  went  on  the  way  to  return 

8 unto  the  land  of  Judafi.  And  Naomi  said  unto  her 
two  daughters  in  law.  Go,  return  each  of  you  to  her 
mother’s  house  : the  Lord  deal  kindly  with  you,  as 

9 ye  have  dealt  with  the  dead,  and  with  me.  The 
Lord  grant  you  that  ye  may  find  rest,  each  of  you 
in  the  house  of  her  husband.  Then  she  kissed  them  ; 

10  and  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept.  And  they 
said  unto  her.  Nay,  but  we  will  return  with  thee 

11  untojliy  people.  And  Naomi  said.  Turn  again,  my 
daughters  : why  will  ye  go  with  me  ? have  I yet 
sons  in  my  womb,  that  they  may  be  your  husbands  ? 

12  Turn  again,  my  daughters,  go  your  way  ; for  I am 
too  old  to  have  an  husl)and.  If  I should  say,  I have 
hope,  if  I should  even  have  an  husband  to-night,  and 

13  should  also  bear  sons  ; would  ye  tlierefore  tarry  till 
they  were  grown  ? would  ye  therefore  stay  from 
having  husbands  ? nay,  my  daughters  ; for  ^ it 
grieveth  me  much  for  your  sakes,  for  the  hand  of 

14  the  Lord  is  gone  forth  against  me.  And  they  lifted 
up  their  voice,  and  wept  again  : and  Orpah  kissed 

15  her  mother  in  law  ; but  Ruth  clave  unto  her.  And 
she  said.  Behold,  thy  sister  in  law  is  gone  back  unto 
her  people,  and  unto  her  god  : return  thou  after  thy 

16  sister  in  law.  And  Ruth  said.  Intreat  me  not  to 
leave  thee,  and  to  return  from  following  after  thee  : 
for  whither  thou  goest,  I will  go  ; and  where  thou 
lodgest,  I will  lodge  : thy  people  shall  be  my  peo- 

17  pie,  and  thy  God  my  God  : where  thou  diest,  will  I 
die,  and  there  will  I be  buried  : the  Lord  do  so  to 
me,  and  more  also,  if  aught  but  death  part  thee  and 

18  me.  And  when  she  saw  that  she  was  stedfastly 
minded  to  go  with  her,  she  left  speaking  unto  lier. 

19  So  they  two  went  until  they  came  to  Beth-lehem. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  come  to  Beth- 


Pro.  17.  17.  & 18.  2 Kin.  2.  2,  4,  G.  a lIcb.  M/. 

24.  IS  ch.  2.  11,  P2.  b llcb.  Noomi. 

>3  Judg.  n.  24.  I'J  1 Sam.  3.  17.  & 25.  c Or,  it  is  far  more 

1*'  See  Josli.  24.  15,  22.  2 Sam.  19.  13.  2 bitter  for  me  than  for 
19.  2 Kill.  2.  2.  Luke  Kin.  G.  31.  you, 

24.  28.  Acta  21.  14. 


898 


RUTH,  II. 


Beth-lehem,  that  all  the  city  was  moved  about  them, 
and  they  said,  Jg  this  Naomi  ? 

20  And  she  said  unto  them.  Call  me  not  Naomi,  call 
me  Mai’a  : for  the  Almighty  hath  dealt  very  bitterly 
with  me. 

21  I went  out  full,  and  the  Lord  hath  brought  me 
home  again  empty  : why  then  call  ye  me  Naomi,  seeing 
the  Lord  liath  testified  against  me,  and  the  Almighty 
liatli  afflicted  me  ? 

22  So  Naomi  returned,  and  Ruth  the  Moabitess,  her 
daughter  in  law,  with  her,  which  returned  out  of  the 
country  of  Moab  : and  they  came  to  Beth-lehem  ^4 
the  beginning  of  barley  harvest. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 Ruth  glenneth  in  the  fields  of  Boas.  4 Boas  taking  knowledge  of  her, 
8 shewelh  her  great  favour.  18  That  which  she  got,  she  carrieth  to 
2iaomi. 

And  Naomi  had  a ^ kinsman  of  her  husband’s,  a 
mighty  man  of  wealth,  of  the  family  of  Elime- 
lech  ; and  his  name  was  ^ Boaz. 

2  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said  unto  Naomi,  Let 
me  now  go  to  the  field,  and  ® glean  ears  of  corn  after 
him  in  whose  sight  I shall  find  grace.  And  she  said 
unto  her.  Go,  my  daughter. 

3  And  she  went,  and  came,  and  gleaned  in  the  field 
after  the  reapers  : and  her  hap  was  to  light  on  a part 
of  the  field  belotiging  imto  Boaz,  who  was  of  the  kindred 
of  Elimelech. 

4  ^ And,  behold,  Boaz  came  from  Beth-lehem,  and 
said  unto  the  reapers,  ^The  Lord  be  with  you.  And 
they  answered  him,  The  Lord  bless  thee. 

5  Then  said  Boaz  unto  his  servant  that  was  set  over 
the  reapers.  Whose  damsel  is  this  ? 

6  And  the  servant  that  was  set  over  the  reapers  an- 
swered and  said.  It  is  the  Moabitish  damsel  ® that  came 
back  with  Naomi  out  of  the  country  of  Moab  : 

7  And  she  said,  I pray  you,  let  me  glean  and  gather 
after  the  reapers  among  the  sheaves  : so  she  came,  and 
hath  continued  even  from  the  morning  until  now,  that 
she  tarried  a little  in  the  house. 

8  Then  said  Boaz  unto  Ruth,  Hearest  thou  not,  my 
daughter  ? Go  not  to  glean  in  another  field,  neither 
go  from  hence,  but  abide  here  fast  by  my  maidens  : 

9  Let  thine  eyes  be  on  the  field  that  they  do  reap,  and 
go  thou  after  them  : have  I not  charged  the  young  men 
that  they  shall  not  touch  thee  ? and  when  thou  art 
athirst,  go  unto  the  vessels,  and  drink  of  that  which  the 
young  men  have  drawn. 

10  Then  she  ® fell  on  her  face,  and  bowed  herself  to 
the  ground,  and  said  unto  him.  Why  have  I found 
grace  in  thine  eyes,  that  thou  shouldest  take  knowledge 
of  me,  seeing  I am  a stranger  ? 

11  And  Boaz  answered  and  said  unto  her.  It  hath 
fully  been  shewed  me,  all  that  thou  hast  done  unto 
thy  mother  in  law  since  the  death  of  thine  husband  : 
and  how  thou  hast  left  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  and 
the  land  of  thy  nativity,  and  art  come  unto  a people 
which  thou  knewest  not  heretofore. 

12  ® The  Lord  recompense  thy  work,  and  a full  re- 
ward be  given  thee  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  ^ under 
whose  wings  thou  art  come  to  trust. 

13  Then  she  said,  Let  me  find  favour  in  thy  sight, 
my  lord  ; for  that  thou  hast  comforted  me,  and  for  that 

21  Matt.  21.  10.  24  Ex.  9.  31,  32.  ch.  » Lev.  19.  9.  Dent. 

22  Seels.  23. T.  Lam.  2.  23.  2 Sam.  21.  9.  24.  19. 

2.  15.  ’ ch.  3.  2,  12.  4 Ps.  jof).  7^  5,  Luke 

23  Job  1.21.  2ch.  4.  21.  1.28.  2 Thess.  3.  16. 


lehem,  that  all  the  city  was  moved  about  them,  and 

20  the  toomen  said.  Is  this  Naomi  ? And  she  said  unto 
them.  Call  me  not  Naomi,  call  me  ®Mara  : for  the 

21  Almighty  hath  dealt  very  bitterly  with  me.  I went 
out  full,  and  the  Lord  hath  brought  me  home  again 
empty  : why  call  ye  me  Naomi,  seeing  the  Lord 
hath  testified  against  me,  and  the  Almighty  hath 

22  afflicted  me  ? So  Naomi  retnrned,  and  Ruth  the 
Moabitess,  her  daughter  in  law,  with  her,  which  re- 
turned ont  of  the  country  of  Moab  : and  they  came 
to  Beth-lehem  in  the  beginning  of  barley  harvest. 


2  And  Naomi  had  a kinsman  of  her  husband’s,  a 
mighty  man  of  “ wealth,  of  the  family  of  Elimelech  ; 

2 and  his  name  was  BoaL  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess 
said  unto  Naomi,  Let  me  now  go  to  the  field,  and 
glean  among  the  ears  of  corn  after  him  in  whose 
sight  I shall  find  grace.  And  she  said  unto  her.  Go, 

3 my  daughter.  And  she  went,  and  came  and  gleaned 
in  the  field  after  the  reapers  : and  her  hap  was  to 
light  on  the  portion  of  the  field  belonging  unto 

4 Boaz,  who  was  of  the  family  of  Elimelech.  And, 
behold,  Boaz  came  from  Beth-lehem,  and  said  unto 
the  reapers.  The  Lord  be  with  you.  And  they 

5 answered  him,  The  Lord  bless  thee.  Then  said 
Boaz  unto  his  servant  that  was  set  over  the  reapers, 

G Whose  damsel  is  this  ? And  the  servant  that  was 
set  over  the  reapers  answered  and  said.  It  is  the 
Moabitish  damsel  that  came  back  with  Naomi  out 

7 of  the  country  of  Moab  : and  she  said.  Let  me 
glean,  I pray  you,  and  gather  after  the  reapers 
among  the  sheaves  : so  she  came,  and  hath  conti- 
nued even  from  the  morning  until  now,  save  that  she 

8 tarried  a little  in  the  house.  Then  said  Boaz  unto 
Ruth,  Hearest  thou  not,  my  daughter  ? Go  not  to 
glean  in  another  field,  neither  pass  from  hence,  but 

9 abide  here  fast  by  my  maidens.  Let  thine  eyes  be 
on  the  field  that  they  do  reap,  and  go  thou  after 
them  : have  I not  charged  the  young  men  that  they 
sliall  not  touch  thee  ? and  when  thou  art  athirst,  go 
unto  the  vessels,  and  drink  of  that  which  the  young 

10  men  have  drawn.  Then  she  fell  on  her  face,  and 
bowed  herself  to  the  ground,  and  said  unto  him. 
Why  have  I found  grace  in  thy  sight,  that  thou 
shouldest  take  knowledge  of  me,  seeing  I am  a 

11  stranger  ? And  Boaz  answered  and  said  unto  her. 
It  fiath  fully  been  shewed  me,  all  that  thou  hast 
done  unto  thy  mother  in  law  since  the  death  of  thine 
husband  : and  how  thou  hast  left  thy  father  and  thy 
mother,  and  the  land  of  thy  nativity,  and  art  come 
unto  a people  which  then  knewest  not  heretofore. 

12  The  Lord  recompense  thy  work,  and  a full  reward 
be  given  thee  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  under 

13  whose  wings  thou  art  come  to  take  refuge.  Th6n 
she  said.  Let  me  find  gi’ace  in  thy  sight,  my  lord  ; 
for  that  thou  hast  comforted  me,  and  for  that  thou 


Bch.  1.  22. 
e 1 Sain.  25.  23. 

2 ch.  1.  14,  16,  17. 
8 1 S-am.  24.  19. 


9 ch.  1.  16.  P.S.  17.  Sara.  1.  18. 

8.  & 36.  7.  & 57.  1.  »&  d That  is,  Pleasant. 
63.  7.  e That  is.  Bitter. 

19  Gen.  33.  15.  1 a Or,  valour. 


RUTH,  III. 


399 


thou  hast  spoken  friendly  unto  thine  handmaid,  though 
I be  not  like  unto  one  of  thine  handmaidens. 

14  And  Boaz  said  unto  her,  At  mealtime  come  thou 
hither,  and  eat  of  the  bread,  and  dip  thy  morsel  in  the 
vinegar.  And  she  sat  beside  the  reapers  : and  he 
reached  her  parched  corn,  and  she  did  eat,  and  ■v\ras 
sufficed,  and  left. 

15  And  when  she  was  risen  up  to  glean,  Boaz  com- 
manded his  young  men,  saying.  Let  her  glean  even 
among  the  sheaves,  and  reproach  her  not  : 

16  And  let  fall  also  some  of  the  handfuls  of  purpose 
for  her,  and  leave  them,  that  she  may  glean  them,  and 
rebuke  her  not. 

17  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  until  even,  and  beat 
out  that  she  had  gleaned  : and  it  was  about  an  ephah 
of  barley. 

18  ^ And  she  took  it  up,  and  went  into  the  city  : and 
her  mother  in  law  saw  what  she  had  gleaned  : and  she 
brought  forth,  and  gave  to  her  that  she  had  reserved 
after  she  was  sufficed. 

19  And  her  mother  in  law  said  unto  her.  Where  hast 
thou  gleaned  to  day  ? and  where  wroughtest  thou  ? 
blessed  be  he  that  did  take  knowledge  of  thee.  And 
she  shewed  her  mother  in  law  with  whom  she  had 
wrought,  and  said,  The  man’s  name  with  whom  I 
wrought  to  day  is  Boaz. 

20  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  daughter  in  law. 

Blessed  he  he  of  the  Lord,  who  i®  hath  not  left  off 

his  kindness  to  the  living  and  to  the  dead.  And  Naomi 
said  unto  her.  The  man  is  near  of  kin  unto  us,  one  of 
our  next  kinsmen. 

21  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said.  He  said  unto  me 
also.  Thou  slialt  keep  fast  by  my  young  men,  until 
they  have  ended  all  my  harvest. 

22  And  Naomi  said  unto  Ruth  her  daughter  in  law. 
It  is  good,  my  daughter,  that  thou  go  out  with  his 
maidens,  that  they  meet  thee  not  in  any  other  field. 

23  So  she  kept  fast  by  the  maidens  of  Boaz  to  glean 
unto  the  end  of  barley  harvest  and  of  wheat  harvest  ; 
and  dwelt  with  her  mother  in  law. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 By  Naomi's  instruction^  5 Ruth  lieth  at  Boaz's  feet.  8 Boaz  acknow- 
leageth  the  right  of  a kinsman.  14  He  sendeth  her  away  tcith  six  mea- 
sures of  barley. 

Then  Naomi  her  mother  in  law  said  unto  her,  My 
daughter,  i shall  I not  seek  ^ rest  for  thee,  that  it 
may  be  well  with  thee  ? 

2  And  now  is  not  Boaz  of  our  kindred,  ^ with  whose 
maidens  thou  wast  ? Behold,  he  winnoweth  barley  to 
night  in  the  threshingfloor. 

3  W ash  thyself  therefore,  ^ and  anoint  thee,  and  put 
thy  raiment  upon  thee,  and  get  thee  down  to  the  floor  : 
hut  make  not  thyself  known  unto  the  man,  until  he 
shall  have  done  eating  and  drinking. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  lieth  down,  that  thou  shalt 
mark  the  place  where  he  shall  lie,  and  thou  shalt  go  in, 
and  uncover  his  feet,  and  lay  thee  down  ; and  he  will 
tell  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

5  And  she  said  unto  her.  All  that  thou  sayest  unto 
me  I will  do. 

6  U And  she  went  down  unto  the  floor,  and  did  ac- 
cording to  all  that  her  mother  in  law  bade  her. 

» 1 Sam.  25.  41.  d,.  3.  10.  2 Sam.  ’ 1 Cor.  7. 3G.  1 Tim. 

12  ver.  18.  2.  5.  Job  29.  13.  5.  8. 

13  ver.  14.  16  Pro.  17.  17.  2 ch.  1.  9. 

1*  ver.  10.  Ps.  41.  1.  ^ ch.  3.  9.  & 4.  6.  » ch.  2.  8. 


hast  spoken  ^ kindly  unto  thine  handmaid,  though 

14  I be  not  as  one  of  thine  handmaidens.  And  at 
meal-time  Boaz  said  unto  her.  Come  hither,  and 
eat  of  the  bread,  and  dip  thy  morsel  in  the  vine- 
gar. And  she  sat  beside  the  reapers  : and  they 
reached  her  parched  corn,  and  she  did  eat,  and  was 

15  sufficed,  and  left  thereof.  And  when  she  was  risen 
up  to  glean,  Boaz  commanded  his  young  men,  say- 
ing, Let  her  glean  even  among  the  sheaves,  and  re- 

16  proach  her  not.  And  also  pull  out  some  for  her 
from  the  bundles,  and  leave  it,  and  let  her  glean, 

17  and  rebuke  her  not.  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field 
until  even  ; and  she  beat  out  that  she  had  gleaned, 

18  and  it  was  about  an  ephah  of  barley.  And  she  took 
it  up,  and  went  into  the  city  : and  her  mother  in  law 
saw  what  she  had  gleaned  : and  she  brought  forth 
and  gave  to  her  that  she  had  left  after  she  was  suf- 

19  ficed.  And  her  mother  in  law  said  unto  her.  Where 
hast  thou  gleaned  to-day  ? and  where  wroughtest 
thou?  blessed  be  he  that  did  take  knowledge  of 
thee.  And  she  shewed  her  mother  in  law  with 
whom  she  had  wrought,  and  said.  The  man’s  name 

20  with  whom  I wrought  to-day  is  Boaz.  And  Naomi 
said  unto  her  daughter  in  law.  Blessed  be  he  of  the 
Lord,  who  hath  not  left  off  his  kindness  to  the  liv- 
ing and  to  the  dead.  And  Naomi  said  unto  her. 
The  man  is  nigh  of  kin  unto  us,  ^ one  of  our  near 

21  kinsmen.  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said.  Yea,  he 
said  unto  me.  Thou  shalt  keep  fast  by  my  young 

22  men,  until  they  have  ended  all  my  harvest.  And 
Naomi  said  unto  Ruth  her  daughter  in  law.  It  is 
good,  my  daughter,  that  thou  go  out  with  his  maid- 
ens, and  that  they  meet  thee  not  in  any  other  field. 

23  So  she  kept  fast  by  the  maidens  of  Boaz  to  glean 
unto  the  end  of  barley  harvest  and  of  wheat  har- 
vest ; and  she  dwelt  with  her  mother  in  law. 


3  And  Naomi  her  mother  in  law  said  unto  her.  My 
daughter,  shall  I not  seek  ^ rest  for  thee,  that  it 

2 may  be  well  with  thee  ? And  now  is  there  not 
Boaz  our  kinsman,  with  whose  maidens  thou  wast  ? 
Beliold,  he  winnoweth  barley  to-night  in  the  thresh- 

3 ing-floor.  Wash  thyself  tlierefore,  and  anoint  theCj 
and  put  thy  raiment  upon  thee,  and  get  thee  down 
to  the  threshing-floor  : but  make  not  thyself  known 
unto  the  man,  until  he  shall  have  done  eating  and 

4 drinking.  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  lieth  down, 
that  thou  shalt  mark  the  place  where  he  shall  lie, 
and  thou  shalt  go  in,  and  uncover  his  feet,  and  lay 
thee  down  ; and  he  will  tell  thee  what  thou  shalt 

5 do.  And  she  said  unto  lier.  All  that  thou  ^ sayest  I 

6 will  do.  And  she  went  down  unto  the  threshing- 
floor,  and  did  according  to  all  that  her  mother  in 


* 2 Sam.  14.  2.  d Or,  one.  of  them  a Or,  a resting  place, 

b Heb.  to  the  heart  that  hath  the  ris^ht  to  b Anotln'r  reading 

of.  redeem  for  us.  See  is,  sayest  unto  me. 

c Or,  he.  Lev.  25.  25. 


400 


RUTH,  IV. 


7 And  when  Boaz  had  eaten  and  drunk,  and  ^his 
heart  was  merry,  he  went  to  lie  down  at  the  end  of  the 
heap  of  corn  : and  she  came  softly,  and  uncovered  his 
feet,  and  laid  her  down. 

8 ^ And  it  came  to  pass  at  midnight,  that  the  man 
was  afraid,  and  turned  himself  : and,  behold,  a woman 
lay  at  his  feet. 

9 And  he  said,  Who  art  thou  ? And  she  answered, 
I am  Ruth  thine  handmaid  ; spread  therefore  thy  skirt 
over  thine  handmaid  ; for  thou  art  a near  kinsman. 

10  And  he  said,  ® Blessed  be  thou  of  the  Lord,  my 
daughter  : for  thou  hast  shewed  more  kindness  in  the 
latter  end  than  ^ at  the  beginning,  inasmuch  as  thou 
followedst  not  young  men,  whether  poor  or  rich. 

11  And  now,  my  daughter,  fear  not  ; I will  do  to 
thee  all  that  thou  requirest  : for  all  the  city  of  my 
people  doth  know  that  thou  art  a virtuous  woman. 

12  And  now  it  is  true  that  I am  thy  near  kinsman  : 
howbeit  there  is  a kinsman  nearer  than  I. 

13  Tarry  this  night,  and  it  shall  be  in  the  morning, 
that  if  he  will  perform  unto  thee  the  part  of  a kins- 
man, well  ; let  him  do  the  kinsman’s  part : but  if  he 
will  not  do  the  part  of  a kinsman  to  thee,  then  will  I 
do  the  part  of  a kinsman  to  thee,  as  the  Lord  liveth  : 
lie  down  until  the  morning. 

14  And  she  lay  at  his  feet  until  the  morning  : and 
she  rose  up  before  one  could  know  another.  And  he 
said,  Let  it  not  be  known  that  a woman  came  into 
the  floor. 

15  Also  he  said.  Bring  the  vail  that  thou  hast  upon 
thee,  and  hold  it.  And  when  she  held  it,  he  measured 
six  measures  of  barley,  and  laid  it  on  her  : and  she  went 
into  the  city. 

16  And  when  she  came  to  her  mother  in  law,  she 
said.  Who  art  thou,  my  daughter  ? And  she  told  her 
all  that  the  man  had  done  to  her. 

17  And  she  said.  These  six  measures  of  barley  gave 
he  me  ; for  he  said  to  me.  Go  not  empty  unto  thy 
mother  in  law. 

18  Then  said  she,  Sit  still,  my  daughter,  until  thou 
know  how  the  matter  will  fall  : for  the  man  will  not  be 
in  rest,  until  he  have  finished  the  thing  this  day. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Boaz  calleth  into  judgment  the  next  kinsman.  6 He  refuseih  the  re- 
demption according  to  the  manner  in  Israel.  9 Boaz  buyeth  the  in- 
heritance. 11  He  marrieth  Ruth.  13  She  beareth  Obed  the  grandfather 
of  David.  18  The  generation  of  Pharez. 

Then  went  Boaz  up  to  the  gate,  and  sat  him  down 
there  : and,  behold,  ^ the  kinsman  of  whom  Boaz 
spake  came  by  ; unto  whom  he  said.  Ho,  such  a one  ! 
turn  aside,  sit  down  here.  And  he  turned  aside,  and 
sat  down. 

2  And  he  took  ten  men  of  ^ the  elders  of  the  city, 
and  said.  Sit  ye  down  here.  And  they  sat  down. 

3  And  he  said  unto  the  kinsman,  Naomi,  that  is 
come  again  out  of  the  country  of  Moab,  selleth  a par- 
cel of  land,  which  was  our  brother  Elimelech’s  : 

4  And  I thought  to  advertise  thee,  saying,  ^ Buy  it 
^ before  the  inhabitants,  and  before  the  elders  of  my 
people.  If  thou  wilt  redeem  i#,  redeem  it : but  if  thou 
wilt  not  redeem  it,  then  tell  me,  that  I may  know  : ®for 

- Juciff.  19.  C,  9,  22.  31  ver.  9.  Cor.  8.  21.  1 Thess.  5. 

2 Sam.  13.  28.  Esth.  1.  32  ch.  4.  1.  22. 

10.  13  Deut.  25.  5.  ch.  i"  Ps.  37.  3,  5. 

6  Ezek.  IG.  8.  4.  5.  Matt,  22.  24.  i ch.  3.  12. 

7  ver.  12.  ch.  2.  20.  i4  Judg.  8.  19.  Jer.  2 1 Kin.  21.  8.  Pro. 

8  ch.  2.  20.  4.  2.  31.  23, 

" ch.  1.8.  15  Rom.  12.  17.  & 14.  » Jer,  32.  7,  8. 

10  Prc.  12.  4.  16.  1 Cor.  10.  32.  2 * Gen.  23.  18. 


# 

7 law  bade  her.  And  when  Boaz  had  eaten  and 
drunk,  and  his  heart  was  merry,  he  went  to  lie 
down  at  the  end  of  the  heap  of  corn  : and  she 
came  softly,  and  uncovered  his  feet,  and  laid  her 

8 down.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  midnight,  that  the 
man  was  afraid,  and  turned  himself  : and,  behold, 

9 a woman  lay  at  his  feet.  And  he  said.  Who  art 
thou  ? And  she  answered,  I am  Ruth  thine  hand- 
maid : spread  therefore  thy  skirt  over  thine  hand- 

10  maid  ; for  thou  art  a near  kinsman.  And  he  said. 
Blessed  be  thou  of  the  Lord,  my  daughter  : thou 
hast  shewed  more  kindness  in  the  latter  end  than 
at  the  beginning,  inasmuch  as  thou  followedst  not 

11  young  men,  whether  poor  or  rich.  And  now,  my 
daughter,  fear  not  ; I will  do  to  thee  all  that  thou 
sayest : for  all  the  ® city  of  my  people  doth  know 

12  that  thou  art  a virtuous  woman.  And  now  it  is  true 
that  I am  a near  kinsman  : howbeit  there  is  a kins- 

13  man  nearer  than  I.  Tarry  this  night,  and  it  shall 
be  in  the  morning,  that  if  he  will  perform  unto  thee 
the  part  of  a kinsman,  well  ; let  him  do  the  kins- 
man’s part  : but  if  he  will  not  do  the  part  of  a 
kinsman  to  thee,  then  will  I do  the  part  of  a kins- 
man to  thee,  as  the  Lord  liveth  : lie  down  until  the 

14  morning.  And  she  lay  at  his  feet  until  the  morn- 
ing : and  she  rose  up  before  one  could  discern 
another.  For  he  said.  Let  it  not  be  known  that  the 

15  woman  came  to  the  threshing-floor.  And  he  said. 
Bring  the  mantle  that  is  upon  thee,  and  hold  it  ; 
and  she  held  it : and  he  measured  six  measures  of 
barley,  and  laid  it  on  her  : and  -^he  went  into  the 

16  city.  And  when  she  came  to  her  mother  in  law, 
she  said,  9 Who  art  thou,  my  daughter  ? And  she 

17  told  her  all  that  the  man  had  done  to  her.  And 
she  said.  These  six  measures  of  barley  gave  he  me  ; 
for  he  * said.  Go  not  empty  unto  thy  mother  in  law. 

18  Then  said  she.  Sit  still,  my  daughter,  until  thou 
know  how  the  matter  will  fall  : for  the  man  will 
not  rest,  until  he  have  finished  the  thing  this  day. 


4 Now  Boaz  went  up  to  the  gate,  and  sat  him  down 
there  : and,  behold,  the  “ near  kinsman  of  whom 
Boaz  spake  came  by  ; unto  whom  he  said.  Ho,  such 
a one  ! turn  aside,  sit  down  here.  And  he  turned 

2 aside,  and  sat  down.  And  he  took  ten  men  of  the 
elders  of  the  city,  and  said.  Sit  ye  down  here. 

3 And  they  sat  down.  And  he  said  unto  the  near 
kinsman,  Naomi,  that  is  come  again  out  of  the 
country  of  Moab,  selleth  the  parcel  of  land,  which 

4 was  our  brother  Elimelech’s  : and  I thought  to 
**  disclose  it  unto  thee,  saying.  Buy  it  before  them 
that  sit  here,  and  before  the  elders  of  my  people. 
If  thou  wilt  redeem  it,  redeem  it  : but  if  cthou 
wilt  not  redeem  it,  then  tell  me,  that  I may  know  : 

B Lev.  25.  25.  /Or,  according  to  a See  ch.  2.  20. 

c Or,  startled.  some  ancient  authori-  _ b Ileb.  uncover  thine 

d Or,  one  that  hath  ties,  she  7vent.  ear. 

the  right  to  redeem.  g Or,  Hoio  hast  thou  c So  many  ancient 
Ileb.  goel.  fared.  authorities.  The 

e Ileb.  gate.  See  h Another  reading  printed  Hebrew  text 

ch.  4.  1,  11.  is,  said  to  me.  has,  he  ivill. 


RUTH,  IV. 


401 


(here  is  none  to  redeem  it  beside  thee  ; and  I am  after 
thee.  And  he  said,  I will  redeem  it. 

5 Then  said  Boaz,  What  day  thou  buyest  the  field 
of  the  hand  of  Naomi,  thou  must  buy  it  also  of  Ruth 
the  Moabitess,  the  wife  of  the  dead,  ® to  raise  up  the 
name  of  the  dead  upon  his  inheritance. 

6 T[  ' And  the  kinsman  said,  I cannot  redeem  it  for 
myself,  lest  I mar  mine  own  inheritance  : redeem  thou 
my  right  to  thyself  ; for  I camiot  redeem  it. 

7 ® Now  this  was  the  manner  in  former  time  in  Israel 
concerning  redeeming  and  concerning  changing,  for  to 
confirm  all  things  ; a man  plucked  off  his  shoe,  and 
gave  it  to  his  neighbour  : and  this  was  a testimony  in 
Israel. 

8 Therefore  the  kinsman  said  unto  Boaz,  Buy  it  for 
thee.  So  he  drew  off  his  shoe. 

9 Tf  And  Boaz  said  unto  the  elders,  and  unto  all  the 
people.  Ye  are  witnesses  this  day,  that  I have  bought 
all  that  was  Elimelech’s,  and  all  that  was  Chilion’s  and 
Mahlon’s,  of  the  hand  of  Naomi. 

10  Moreover  Ruth  the  Moabitess,  the  wife  of  Mahlon, 
have  I purchased  to  be  my  wife,  to  raise  up  the  name 
of  the  dead  upon  his  inheritance,  ^ that  the  name  of  the 
dead  be  not  cut  off  from  among  his  brethren,  and  from 
the  gate  of  his  place  : ye  are  witnesses  this  day. 

11  And  all  the  people  that  were  in  the  gate,  and  the 
elders,  said.  We  are  witnesses.  The  Lord  make  the 
woman  that  is  come  into  thine  house  like  Rachel  and 
like  Leah,  which  two  did  build  the  house  of  Israel  : 
and  do  thou  worthily  in  Ephratah,  and  be  famous  in 
Beth-lehem  : 

12  And  let  thy  house  be  like  the  house  of  Pharez, 

whom  Tamar  bare  unto  Judah,  of  i^the  seed  which 

the  Lord  shall  give  thee  of  this  young  woman. 

13  ^ So  Boaz  13  took  Ruth,  and  she  was  his  wife  : 
and  when  he  went  in  unto  her,  i®the  Lord  gave  her 
conception,  and  she  bare  a son. 

14  And  1'  the  women  said  unto  Naomi,  Blessed  he 
the  Lord,  which  hath  not  left  thee  this  day  without  a 
kinsman,  that  his  name  may  be  famous  in  Israel. 

15  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a restorer  of  thy  life, 
and  a nourisher  of  thine  old  age  : for  thy  daughter  in 
law,  which  loveth  thee,  which  is  i®  better  to  thee  than 
seven  sons,  hath  born  him. 

16  And  Naomi  took  the  child,  and  laid  it  in  her 
bosom,  and  became  nurse  unto  it. 

17  1®  And  the  women  her  neighbours  gave  it  a name, 
saying.  There  is  a son  born  to  Naomi  ; and  they  called 
his  name  Obed  : he  is  the  father  of  Jesse,  the  father  of 
David. 

18  ^ Now  these  are  the  generations  of  Pharez  : 
20  Pharez  begat  Hezron, 

19  And  Hezron  begat  Ram,  and  Ram  begat  Am- 
minadab, 

20  And  Amminadab  begat  21  Nahshon,  and  Nahshon 
begat  22  Salmon, 

21  And  Salmon  begat  Boaz,  and  Boaz  begat  Obed, 

22  And  Obed  begat  Jesse,  and  Jesse  begat  23  David. 

6 Gen.  38.  8.  Dent.  n Dent.  25.  6.  is  Gen.  38. 29.  1 Chr. 

25.  5,  6.  ch.  3.  13.  10  Ps.  127.  3.  & 128.  2.  4.  Matt.  1.  3. 

Matt.  22.  24.  3.  1^  1 Sam.  2.  20. 

7 ch.  3.  12,  13.  11  Dent.  25.  9.  i”’  ch.  3.  11. 

• Dent.  25.  7,  9.  12  Gen.  35.  16,  19.  ’s  Gen.  29.  31.  & 

33.  5. 


for  there  is  none  to  redeem  it  beside  thee  ; and  I 
am  after  thee.  And  he  said,  I will  redeem  it. 

5 Then  said  Boaz,  What  day  thou  buyest  the  field  of 
the  hand  of  Naomi,  thou  must  buy  it  also  of  Ruth 
the  Moabitess,  the  wife  of  the  dead,  to  raise  up  the 

6 name'  of  the  dead  upon  his  inheritance.  And  the 
near  kinsman  said,  I cannot  redeem  it  for  myself, 
lest  I mar  mine  own  inheritance  : take  thou  my  right 
of  redemption  on  thee  ; for  I cannot  redeem  it. 

7 Now  this  was  the  custom  in  former  time  in  Israel 
concerning  redeeming  and  concerning  exchanging, 
for  to  confirm  all  things  ; a man  drew  off  his  shoe, 
and  gave  it  to  his  neighbour  : and  this  was  the  man- 

8 ner  of  attestation  in  Israel.  So  the  near  kinsman 
said  unto  Boaz,  Buy  it  for  thyself.  And  he  drew 

9 off  his  shoe.  And  Boaz  said  unto  the  elders,  and 
unto  all  the  people.  Ye  are  witnesses  this  day,  that 
I have  bought  all  that  was  Elimelech’s,  and  all  that 
was  Chilion’s  and  Mahlon’s,  of  the  hand  of  Naomi. 

10  Moreover  Ruth  the  Moabitess,  the  wife  of  Mahlon, 
have  I purchased  to  be  my  wife,  to  raise  up  the 
name  of  the  dead  upon  his  inheritance,  that  the 
name  of  the  dead  be  not  cut  off  from  among  his 
brethren,  and  from  the  gate  of  his  place  : ye  are 

11  witnesses  this  day.  And  all  the  people  that  were 
in  the  gate,  and  the  elders,  said,  W^e  are  witnesses. 
The  Lord  make  the  woman  that  is  come  into  thine 
house  like  Rachel  and  like  Leah,  which  two  did 
build  the  house  of  Israel  : and  ‘^do  thou  worthily 

12  in  Ephrathah,  and  be  famous  in  Beth-lehem  : and 
let  thy  house  be  like  the  house  of  Perez,  whom 
Tamar  bare  unto  Judah,  of  the  seed  which  the  Lord 

13  shall  give  thee  of  this  young  woman.  So  Boaz 
took  Ruth,  and  she  became  his  wife  ; and  he  went 
in  unto  her,  and  the  Lord  gave  her  conception,  and 

14  she  bare  a son.  And  the  women  said  unto  Naomi, 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,  which  hath  not  left  thee  this 
day  without  a near  kinsman,  and  let  his  name  be 

15  famous  in  Israel.  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a 
restorer  of  life,  and  a nourisher  of  thine  old  age  : 
for  thy  daughter  in  law,  which  loveth  thee,  which  is 
better  to  thee  than  seven  sons,  hath  borne  him. 

16  And  Naomi  took  the  child,  and  laid  it  in  her  bosom, 

17  and  became  nurse  unto  it.  And  the  women  her 
neighbours  gave  it  a name,  saying,  There  is  a son 
born  to  Naomi  ; and  they  called  his  name  Obed  : 
he  is  the  father  of  ® Jesse,  the  father  of  David. 


18  Now  these  are  the  generations  of  Perez  : Perez 

19  begat  Hezron  ; and  Hezron  begat  Ram,  and  Ram 

20  begat  Amminadab  ; and  Amminadab  begat  Nahsh- 

21  on,  and  Nahshon  begat  ^ Salmon  ; and  Salmon  be- 

22  gat  Boaz,  and  Boaz  begat  Obed  ; and  Obed  begat 
Jesse,  and  Jesse  begat  David. 


77  Luke  1.  58.  Rom.  21  Num.  1.  7.  d Or,  get  thee  wealth 

12.  15.  22  Matt.  1.  4,  <Src.  oTcpoioer. 

7®  1 Sam.  1.  8.  23  1 Chr.  2. 15.  Matt.  e Heb.  Ishni, 

7”  Luke  1.  58, 59.  1.  6.  yiicb.  Salmah. 

2"1  Clir.  2.  4,  &c. 

Matt.  1.  3. 


402 


I.  SAMUEL,  I. 


THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF 

SAMUEL, 

OTHERWISE  CALLED, 

THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

I  Elkanah  a Levite,  having  two  wives^  worshippeth  yearly  at  Shiloh.  4 
He  cherisheth  Hannah,  though  barren,  and  provoked  by  Peninnah.  9 
Hannah  in  grief  pray  eth  for  a child.  12  Eh  first  rebuking  her,  after- 
wards blesseth  her,  19  Hannah  having  born  Samuel,  stayeth  at  home 
till  he  be  weaned.  24  She  presenteth  him,  according  to  her  vow,  to  the 
Lord. 

OW  there  was  a certain  man  of  Ramathaim-zophim, 
of  mount  Ephraim,  and  his  name  was  ^ Elkanah, 
the  son  of  Jeroham,  the  son  of  Elihu,  the  son  of  Tohu,  the 
son  of  Zuph,  2 an  Ephrathite  : 

2 And  he  had  two  wives  ; the  name  of  the  one  was 
Hannah,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Peninnah  : and 
Peninnah  had  children,  but  Hannah  had  no  children. 

3 And  this  man  went  up  out  of  his  city  ® yearly  ^ to 
worship  and  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  in 
® Shiloh.  And  the  two  sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phine- 
has,  the  priests  of  the  Lord,  were  there. 

4 ^ And  when  the  time  was  that  Elkanah  ® offered, 
he  gave  to  Peninnah  his  wife,  and  to  all  her  sons  and 
her  daughters,  portions  : 

5 But  unto  Hannah  he  gave  a worthy  portion  ; for 
he  loved  Hannah  : ’ hut  the  Lord  had  shut  up  her 
womb. 

6 And  her  adversary  also  ® provoked  her  sore,  for  to 
make  her  fret,  because  the  Lord  had  shut  up  her 
womb. 

7 And  as  he  did  so  year  by  year,  when  she  went  up 
to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  so  she  provoked  her  ; there- 
fore she  wept,  and  did  not  eat. 

8 Then  said  Elkanah  her  husband  to  her,  Hannah, 
why  weepest  thou  ? and  why  eatest  thou  not  ? and  why 
is  thy  heart  grieved  ? am  not  I ® better  to  thee  than 
ten  sons  ? 

9 ^ So  Hannah  rose  up  after  they  had  eaten  in  Shi- 
loh, and  after  they  had  drunk.  Now  Eli  the  priest  sat 
upon  a seat  by  a post  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  she  was  in  bitterness  of  soul,  and  prayed 
unto  the  Lord,  and  wept  sore. 

11  And  she  vowed  a vow,  and  said,  O Lord  of 
hosts,  if  thou  wilt  indeed  ^^look  on  the  affliction  of 
thine  handmaid,  and  remember  me,  and  not  forget 
thine  handmaid,  but  wilt  give  unto  thine  handmaid  a 
man  child,  then  I will  give  him  unto  the  Lord  all  the 
days  of  his  life,  and  there  shall  no  razor  come  upon 
his  head., 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  continued  praying 
before  the  Lord,  that  Eli  marked  her  mouth. 

13  Now  Hannah,  she  spake  in  her  heart  ; only  her 

> 1 Chr,  6.  27,  34.  ^ Josh.  18.  1.  » Ruth  4.  15. 

2 Ruth  1.  2.  Dent.  12.  17,  18,  & Jo  ch,  3.  3. 

3 Ex,  23.  14,  Deut.  IG.  11.  ” Job  7.  11,  & 10.  1. 

16.  16.  Luke  2.  41.  ^ Gen.  30.  2,  12  Gen.  28.  20.  Num. 

* Deut.  12.  5,  6,  7.  « Job  24.  21.  30.  3.  Judg.  11.  30. 


THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF 

SAMUEL. 


1 Now  there  was  a certain  man  of  Ramathaim- 
zophim,  of  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim,  and  his 
name  was  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the  son  of 
Elihu,  the  son  of  Tohu,  the  son  of  Zuph,  an  Ephra- 

2 imite  : and  he  had  two  wives  ; the  name  of  the 
one  was  Hannah,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Penin- 
nah : and  Peninnah  had  children,  but  Hannah  had 

3 no  children.  And  this  man  went  up  out  of  his 
city  from  year  to  year  to  worship  and  to  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  in  Shiloh.  And  the  two 
sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  priests  unto  the 

4 Lord,  were  there.  And  when  the  day  came  that 
Elkanah  sacrificed,  he  gave  to  Peninnah  his  wife, 
and  to  all  her  sons  and  her  daughters,  portions  : 

5 but  unto  Hannah  he  gave  “ a double  portion  : for  he 
loved  Hannah,  but  the  Lord  had  shut  up  her  womb. 

6 And  her  rival  provoked  her  sore,  for  to  make  her 
fret,  because  the  Lord  had  shut  up  her  womb. 

7 And  as  he  did  so  year  by  year,  when  she  went  up  to 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  so  she  provoked  her  ; there- 

8 fore  she  wept,  and  did  not  eat.  And  Elkanah  her 
husband  said  unto  her,  Hannah,  why  weepest  thou  ? 
and  why  eatest  thou  not  ? and  why  is  thy  heart 
grieved  ? am  not  I better  to  thee  than  ten  sons  ? 

9 So  Hannah  rose  up  after  they  had  eaten  in  Shiloh, 
and  after  they  had  drunk.  Now  Eli  the  priest  sat 
upon  his  seat  by  the  door  post  of  the  temple  of  the 

10  Lord.  And  she  was  in  bitterness  of  soul,  and 

11  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  wept  sore.  And  she 
vowed  a vow,  and  said,  O Lord  of  hosts,  if  thou 
wilt  indeed  look  on  the  affliction  of  thine  handmaid, 
and  remember  me,  and  not  forget  thine  handmaid, 
but  wilt  give  unto  thine  handmaid  ^a  man  child, 
then  I will  give  him  unto  the  Lord  all  the  days 
of  his  life,  and  there  shall  no  razor  come  upon  his 

12  head.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  continued  pray- 
ing before  the  Lord,  that  Eli  marked  her  mouth. 

13  Now  Hannah,  she  spake  in  her  heart ; only  her 


^3  Gen.  29.  32.  Ex.  *3  6.  5.  Judg.  she  had  no  child ; how- 

4.  31.  2 Sam.  16.  12.  13.  6.  belt  Elkanah  loved 

Ps.  25.  18.  a The  Sept,  reads,  a dec. 

Gen.  8.  1.  & 30.  single  por  because  b Ileb.  seed  of  men. 

22. 


I.  SAMUEL,  II. 


403 


lips  moved,  but  her  voice  was  not  heard  : therefore  Eli 
thought  she  had  been  drunken. 

14  And  Eli  said  unto  her,  How  long  wilt  thou  be 
drunken  ? put  away  thy  wine  from  thee. 

15  And  Hannah  answered  and  said,  No,  my  lord,  I 
am  a woman  of  a sorrowful  spirit  : I have  drunk  neither 
wine  nor  strong  drink,  but  have  poured  out  my  soul 
before  the  Lord. 

16  Count  not  thine  handmaid  for  a daughter  of 

Belial  : for  out  of  the  abundance  of  my  complaint 

and  grief  have  I spoken  hitherto. 

17  Then  Eli  answered  and  said,  Go  in  peace  : and 
i®the  God  of  Israel  grant  thee  thy  petition  that  thou 
hast  asked  of  him. 

18  And  she  said,  Let  thine  handmaid  find  grace  in 
thy  sight.  So  the  woman  went  her  way,  and  did  eat, 
and  her  countenance  was  no  more  sad. 

19  And  they  rose  up  in  the  morning  early,  and 
worshipped  before  the  Lord,  and  returned,  and  came 
to  their  house  to  Hamah  : and  Elkanah  22  knew  Hannah 
his  wife  ; and  the  Lord  remembered  her. 

20  Wherefore  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  time  was 
come  about  after  Hannah  had  conceived,  that  she  bare 
a son,  and  called  his  name  Samuel,  saying,  Because  I 
have  asked  him  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  man  Elkanah,  and  all  his  house,  went 
up  to  offer  unto  the  Lord  the  yearly  sacrifice,  and  his 
vow. 

22  But  Hannah  went  not  up  ; for  she  said  unto  her 
husband,  I luill  not  go  up  until  the  child  be  weaned,  and 
then  I will  bring  him,  that  he  may  appear  before  the 
Lord,  and  there  ^6  abide  for  ever. 

23  And  Elkanah  her  husband  said  unto  her.  Do 
what  seemeth  thee  good  ; tarry  until  thou  have  weaned 
him  ; only  the  Lord  establish  his  word.  So  the 
woman  abode,  and  gave  her  son  suck  until  she  weaned 
him. 

24  ^ And  when  she  had  weaned  him,  she  took  him 
up  with  her,  with  three  bullocks,  and  one  ephah  of 
flour,  and  a bottle  of  wine,  and  brought  him  unto  the 
house  of  the  Lord  in  Shiloh  : and  the  child  was  young. 

25  And  they  slew  a bullock,  and  brought  the  child 
to  Eli. 

26  And  she  said.  Oh  my  lord,  as  thy  soul  liveth, 
my  lord,  I am  the  woman  that  stood  by  thee  here, 
praying  \into  the  Lord. 

27  ^^For  this  child  I prayed  ; and  the  Lord  hath 
given  me  my  petition  which  I asked  of  him  : 

28  Therefore  also  I have  lent  him  to  the  Lord  ; as 
long  as  he  liveth  he  shall  be  lent  to  the  Lord.  And 
he  worshipped  the  Lord  there. 

CHAPTER  II. 

l  Hannah's  song  in  thankfulness.  \2  The  sin  of  Eli's  sons.  Samu- 

el's ministry.  20  By  Eli's  blessing  Hannah  is  more  fruitful,  22  Eli 

reproveth  his  sons.  27  A prophecy  against  Eli's  house. 

And  Hannah  Sprayed,  and  said,  ^My  heart  re- 
joiceth  in  the  Lord,  ^ mine  horn  is  exalted  in  the 
Lord  : my  mouth  is  enlarged  over  mine  enemies  ; be- 
cause I rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 


lips  moved,  but  her  voice  was  not  heard  : there- 

14  fore  Eli  thought  she  had  been  drunken.  And  Eli 
said  unto  her.  How  long  wilt  thou  be  drunken  ? 

15  put  away  thy  wine  from  thee.  And  Hannah  an- 
swered and  said.  No,  my  lord,  I am  a woman  of  a 
sorrowful  spirit : I have  drunk  neither  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  but  I poured  out  my  soul  before  the 

16  Lord.  Count  not  thine  handmaid  for  ‘^a  daughter 
of  Belial : for  out  of  the  abundance  of.  my  com- 
plaint and  my  provocation  have  I spoken  hitherto. 

17  Then  Eli  answered  and  said,  Go  in  peace  : and  the 
God  of  Israel  grant  thy  petition  that  thou  hast 

18  asked  of  him.  And  she  said.  Let  thy  servant  find 
grace  in  thy  sight.  So  the  woman  went  her  way, 
and  did  eat,  and  her  countenance  was  no  more  sad. 

19  And  they  rose  up  in  the  morning  early,  and  wor- 
shipped before  the  Lord,  and  returned,  and  came 
to  their  house  to  Ramah  : and  Elkanah  knew  Han- 

20  nah  his  wife  ; and  the  Lord  remembered  her.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  the  time  was  come  about,  that 
Hannah  conceived,  and  bare  a son  ; and  she  called 
his  name  Samuel,  saying,  Because  I have  asked  him 

21  of  the  Lord.  And  the  man  Elkanah,  and  all  his 
house,  went  up  to  offer  unto  the  Lord  the  yearly 

22  sacrifice,  and  his  vow.  But  Hannah  went  not  up  ; 
for  she  said  unto  her  husband,  I will  not  go  up  until 
the  child  be  weaned,  and  then  I will  bring  him,  that 
he  may  appear  before  the  Lord,  and  there  abide  for 

23  ever.  And  Elkanah  her  husband  said  unto  her.  Do 
what  seemeth  thee  good  ; tarry  until  thou  have 
weaned  him  ; only  the  Lord  establish  his  word.  So 
the  woman  tarried  and  gave  her  son  suck,  until  she 

24  weaned  him.  And  when  she  had  weaned  him,  she 
took  him  up  with  her,  with  « three  bullocks,  and  one 
ephah  of  meal,  and  a -^bottle  of  wine,  and  brought 
him  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  in  Shiloh  : and  the 

25  child  was  young.  And  they  slew  the  bullock,  and 

26  brought  the  child  to  Eli.  And  she  said.  Oh  my 
lord,  as  thy  soul  liveth,  my  lord,  I am  the  woman 
that  stood  by  thee  here,  praying  unto  the  Lord. 

27  For  this  child  I prayed  ; and  the  Lord  hath  given 

28  me  my  petition  which  I asked  of  him  : therefore  I 
also  have  » granted  him  to  the  Lord  ; as  long  as 
he  liveth  he  is  granted  to  the  Lord.  And  * he 
worshipped  the  Lord  there. 


2 And  Hannah  prayed,  and  said  : 

My  heart  exulteth  in  the  Lord, 

Mine  horn  is  exalted  in  the  Lord  : 

My  mouth  is  enlarged  over  mine  enemies  ; 
Because  I rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 


Ps.  62.  8.  & 142.  2. 
u Deut.  13.  13. 
isjudg.  18.  0.  Mark 
5.  34.  Luke  7.  50.  & 


Ps.  20.  4,  5. 

20  Gen.  33. 15.  Ruth 
2.  13. 


21  Eccles.  9.  7. 

22  Gen.  4.  1. 

23  Gen.  30.  22. 
2^  ver.  3. 

25  Luke  2.  22. 
2Gver.  11,  28. 
2.  11,  18.  & 3.  1. 
27  Ex.  21.  6. 


28  Num.  30.  7. 

20  2 Sam.  7.  25. 

80  Deut.  12.  5,  6,  11. 

81  Josh.  18.  1. 

82  Luke  2.  22. 

83  Gen.  42.  15.  2 

Kin.  2.  2,  4,  6. 


34  Matt.  7.  7. 

85  ver.  11,  22. 

30  Gen.  24.  26,  52. 

1 Phil.  4.  6. 

2 See  Luke  1.  46,  &c. 

3 Ps.  92. 10.  & 112.  9. 

4 Ps.  9.  14.  & 13.  5. 
& 20.  5.  & 35.  9. 


c Or,  a wicked  wo- 
man. 

d That  is,  worthless- 
ness. 

e The  Sept,  and  Sy- 
riac have,  a bullock  of 
three  years  old. 


/Or,  skin, 
g Or,  lent. 

h According  to  sev- 
eral {incient  authori- 
ties, they. 


ch. 


404 


I.  SAMUEL,  II. 


2 ^ There  is  none  holy  as  the  Lord  : for  there  is  ® none 
beside  thee  : neither  is  there  any  rock  like  our  God. 

3 Talk  no  more  so  exceeding  proudly  ; let  not  ar- 
rogancy  come  out  of  your  mouth  : for  the  Lord  is  a 
God  of  knowledge,  and  by  him  actions  are  weighed. 

4 ® The  bows  of  the  mighty  men  are  broken,  and  they 
that  stumbled  are  girded  with  strength. 

5 ® They  that  were  full  have  hired  out  themselves  for 
bread ; and  they  that  were  hungry  ceased  : so  that 

the  barren  hath  born  seven  ; and  she  that  hath 
many  children  is  waxed  feeble. 

6 The  Lord  killeth,  and  maketh  alive  : he  bring- 
eth  down  to  the  grave,  and  bringeth  up. 

7 The  Lord  maketh  poor,  and  maketh  rich  : he 
bringeth  low,  and  lifteth  up. 

8 He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust,  and  lift- 
eth up  the  beggar  from  the  dunghill,  i®to  set  them 
among  princes,  and  to  make  them  inherit  the  throne  of 
glory  : for  the  pillars  of  the  earth  are  the  Lord’s, 
and  he  hath  set  the  world  upon  them. 

9 i®He  will  keep  the  feet  of  his  saints,  and  the 
wicked  shall  be  silent  in  darkness  ; for  by  strength 
shall  no  man  prevail. 

10  The  adversaries  of  the  Lord  shall  be  broken  to 
pieces  ; out  of  heaven  shall  he  thunder  upon  them  : 
21  the  Lord  shall  judge  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; and  he 
shall  give  strength  unto  his  king,  and  2^  exalt  the  horn 
of  his  anointed. 

11  And  Elkanah  went  to  Hamah  to  his  house.  23  And 
the  child  did  minister  unto  the  Lord  before  Eli  the 
priest. 

12  ^ Now  the  sons  of  Eli  were  ^^sous  of  Belial; 
2^  they  knew  not  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  priest’s  custom  with  the  people  was,  that, 
when  any  man  offered  sacrifice,  the  priest’s  servant 
came,  while  the  flesh  was  in  seething,  with  a fieshhook 
of  three  teeth  in  his  hand  ; 

14  And  he  struck  it  into  the  pan,  or  kettle,  or  cal- 
dron, or  pot  ; all  that  the  fieshhook  brought  up  the 
priest  took  for  himself.  So  they  did  in  Shiloh  unto  all 
the  Israelites  that  came  thither. 

15  Also  before  they  2®  burnt  the  fat,  the  priest’s  ser- 
vant came,  and  said  to  the  man  that  sacrificed.  Give 
flesh  to  roast  for  the  priest  ; for  he  will  not  have  sod- 
den flesh  of  thee,  but  raw. 

16  And  if  any  man  said  unto  him,  Let  them  not  fail 
to  burn  the  fat  presently,  and  then  take  as  much  as  thy 
soul  desireth  ; then  he  would  answer  him.  Nay ; but 
thou  shalt  give  it  me  now  : and  if  not,  I will  take  it  by 
force. 

17  Wherefore  the  sin  of  the  young  men  was  very 
great  2’^  before  the  Lord  : for  men  28  abhorred  the  of- 
fering of  the  Lord. 

18  ^ 29  Samuel  ministered  before  the  Lord,  be- 
ing a child,  girded  with  a linen  ephod. 

19  Moreover  his  mother  made  him  a little  coat,  and 


5 Ex.  15.  11.  Deut.  11  Is.  54.  1.  Jer.  & 104.  5.  Heb.  1.  3. 

3.  24.  & 32.  4.  Ps.  8G.  15.  9.  « Ps.  91.  11.  & 

8.  & 89.  6,  8.  12  Deut.  32.  39.  Job  121.  3. 

6 Deut.  4.  35.  2 5.  18.  Hos.  6.  1.  lo  Ps.  2.  9. 

Sara.  22.  32.  i3  Job  1.  21.  20  ch.  7.  10.  Ps.  18. 

1 Ps.  94.  4.  Mai.  3.  n Ps.  75.  7.  13. 

13.  Jude  15.  15  Ps.  113.  7,  8.  21  Ps.  96.  13.  & 98. 9. 

8 Ps.  37.  15,  17.  & Dan.  4.  17.  Luke  1.  22  Ps.  89.  24. 

76.  3.  52.  23  ver.  18.  ch.  3.  1. 

9 Ps.  34.  10.  Luke  Job  36.  7.  24  Deut.  13.  13. 

1.  53.  11  Job  38.  4,  5,  6.  25  judp.  2.  10.  Jer. 

10  Ps.  113.  9.  Ps.  24.  2.  & 102.  25.  22.  16.  Rom.  1.  28. 


2 There  is  none  holy  as  the  Lord  ; 

For  there  is  none  beside  thee  : 

Neither  is  there  any  rock  like  our  God. 

3 Talk  no  more  so  exceeding  proudly  ; 

Let  not  arrogancy  come  out  of  your  mouth  : 

For  the  Lord  is  a God  of  knowledge, 

“ And  by  him  actions  are  weighed. 

4 The  bows, of  the  mighty  men  are  broken. 

And  they  that  stumbled  are  girded  with  strength. 

5 They  that  were  full  have  hired  out  themselves 

for  bread  ; 

And  they  that  were  hungry  ^ have  ceased  : 

Yea,  the  barren  hath  borne  seven  ; 

And  she  that  hath  many  children  languisheth. 

6 The  Lord  killeth,  and  maketh  alive  : 

He  bringeth  down  to  the  grave,  and  bringeth  up. 

7 The  Lord  maketh  poor,  and  maketh  rich  : 

He  bringeth  low,  he  also  lifteth  up. 

8 He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust. 

He  lifteth  up  the  needy  from  the  dunghill, 

To  make  them  sit  with  princes. 

And  inherit  the  throne  of  glory  : 

For  the  pillars  of  the  earth  are  the  Lord’s, 

And  he  hath  set  the  world  upon  them. 

9 He  will  keep  the  feet  of  his  ^ holy  ones, 

But  the  wicked  shall  be  put  to  silence  in  dark- 
ness ; 

For  by  strength  shall  no  man  prevail. 

10  They  that  strive  with  the  Lord  shall  be  broken 

to  pieces  ; 

Against  them  shall  he  thunder  in  heaven  : 

The  Lord  shall  judge  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; 

And  he  shall  give  strength  unto  his  king. 

And  exalt  the  horn  of  his  anointed. 

11  And  Elkanah  went  to  Hamah  to  his  house.  And 
the  child  did  minister  unto  the  Lord  before  Eli  the 
priest. 

12  Now  the  sons  of  Eli  were  ® sons  of  f Belial  ; ^ they 

13  knew  not  the  Lord.  And  the  custom  of  the  priests 
with  the  people  was,  that,  when  any  man  offered 
sacrifice,  the  priest’s  servant  came,  while  the  flesh 
was  in  seething,  with  a fieshhook  of  three  teeth  in 

14  his  hand  ; and  he  struck  it  into  the  pan,  or  kettle, 
or  caldron,  or  pot  ; all  that  the  fieshhook  brought 
up  the  priest  took  ^ therewith.  So  they  did  in  Shi- 

15  loll  unto  all  the  Israelites  that  came  thither.  Yea, 
before  they  burnt  the  fat,  the  priest’s  servant  came, 
and  said  to  the  man  that  sacrificed,  Give  flesh  to 
roast  for  the  priest  ; for  he  will  not  have  sodden 

16  flesh  of  thee,  but  raw.  And  if  the  man  said  unto 
him.  They  will  surely  burn  the  fat  * presently,  and 
then  take  as  much  as  thy  soul  desireth  ; then  he 
would  say.  Nay,  but  thou  shalt  give  it  me  now  : and 

17  if  not,  I will  take  it  by  force.  And  the  sin  of  the 
young  men  was  very  great  before  the  Lord  : for 
^’men  abhorred  the  offering  of  the  Lord. 

18  But  Samuel  ministered  before  the  Lord,  being  a 

1 19  child,  girded  with  a linen  ephod.  Moreover  liis 

28  Lev.  3.  3,  4,  5,  16.  d Or,  godly  ones.  h Some  ancient  au- 

22  Gen.  6.  11.  Another  reading  is,  thorities  read,  for 

28  Mai.  2.  8.  holy  one.  hims>^l/. 

29  ver.  11.  e Or,  wicked  men.  i Or,  first. 

30  Ex.  28.  4.  2 Sam.  f That  worthless-  ^ Another  reading 

6.  14.  ness.  is,  he  ivould  say  unto 

a According  to  an-  g Or,  they  knew  not  him,  Thou  dkc. 
other  reading,  T/raitg/i  the  Lord,  nor  the  due  k Or,  the  men  de- 
actions be  not  weighed.  of  the  pnests  from  the  spised. 

b Or,  have  rest.  people.  When  any 

c Heb.  Sheol.  man  &c. 


I.  SAMUEL,  II. 


405 


brought  it  to  him  from  year  to  year,  when  she  came 
up  with  her  husband  to  offer  the  yearly  sacrifice. 

20  If  And  Eli  ^2  blessed  Elkanah  and  his  wife,  and 
said,  The  Lord  give  thee  seed  of  this  woman  for  the 
loan  which  is  lent  to  the  Lord.  And  they  went  unto 
their  own  home. 

21  And  the  Lord  ^4  visited  Hannah,  so  that  she  con- 
ceived, and  bare  three  sons  and  two  daughters.  And 
the  child  Samuel  grew  before  the  Lord. 

22  ^ Now  Eli  was  very  old,  and  heard  all  that  his 
sons  did  unto  all  Israel  ; and  how  they  lay  with  the 
women  that  assembled  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

23  And  lie  said  unto  them.  Why  do  ye  such  things  ? 
for  I hear  of  your  evil  dealings  by  all  this  people. 

24  Nay,  my  sons  ; for  it  is  no  good  report  that  I 
hear  : ye  make  the  Lord’s  people  to  transgress. 

25  If  one  man  sin  against  another,  the  judge  shall 
judge  him  : but  if  a man  sin  against  the  Lord,  who 
shall  intreat  for  him  ? Notwithstanding  they  heark- 
ened not  unto  the  voice  of  their  father,  because  the 
Lord  would  slay  them. 

26  And  the  child  Samuel  grew  on,  and  was  in 
favour  both  with  the  Lord,  and  also  with  men. 

27  ^ 41  there  came  a man  of  God  unto  Eli,  and 
said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^-^Did  I plainly 
appear  unto  the  house  of  thy  father,  when  they  were  in 
Egypt  in  Pharaoh’s  house  ? 

28  And  did  I 43  choose  him  out  of  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel  to  he  my  priest,  to  offer  upon  mine  altar,  to  burn 
incense,  to  wear  an  ephod  before  me  ? and  ^4  did  I give 
unto  the  house  of  thy  father  all  the  offerings  made  by 
fire  of  the  children  of  Israel  ? 

29  Wherefore  kick  ye  at  my  sacrifice  and  at  mine 
offering,  which  I have  commanded  in  my  4®  habitation  ; 
and  honourest  thy  sons  above  me,  to  make  yourselves 
fat  with  the  chiefest  of  all  the  offerings  of  Israel  my 
people  ? 

30  Wherefore  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  saith,  47 1 said 
indeed  that  thy  house,  and  the  house  of  thy  father, 
should  walk  before  me  for  ever  : but  now  the  Lord 
saith,  48  Be  it  far  from  me  ; for  them  that  honour  me 
4®  I will  honour,  and  they  that  despise  me  shall  be 
lightly  esteemed. 

31  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  I will  cut  off  thine 
arm,  and  the  arm  of  thy  father’s  house,  that  there  shall 
not  be  an  old  man  in  thine  house. 

32  And  thou  shalt  see  an  enemy  in  my  habitation,  in 
all  the  wealth  which  God  shall  give  Israel  : and  there 
shall  not  be  an  old  man  in  thine  house  for  ever. 

33  And  the  man  of  thine,  ivhom  I shall  not  cut  off 
from  mine  altar,  shall  he  to  consume  thine  eyes,  and  to 
grieve  thine  heart  : and  all  the  increase  of  thine  house 
shall  die  in  the  flower  of  their  age. 

34  And  this  shall  he  ^^a  sign  unto  thee,  that  shall 
come  upon  thy  two  sons,  on  Hophni  and  Phinehas  ; ®4  in 
one  day  they  shall  die  both  of  them. 

35  And  I will  raise  me  up  a faithful  priest,  that 

31  ch.  1.  3.  3a  ver.  21.  *9,  10.  & 18.  8-19. 

32  Gen.  14.  19.  40  Pro.  3.  4.  Luke  « Deut.  32.  15. 

33  ch.  1.  28.  2.  52.  Acts  2.  47.  4c  Deut.  12.  5,  G. 

34  Gen.  21.  1.  Rom.  14.  18.  47  Ex.  29.  9. 

35  ver.  2G.  .Judg.  13.  4i  i Kin.  13.  1.  48  jer,  18.  9,  10. 

24.  ch.  3.  19.  Luke  42  Ex.  4.  14,  27.  4-j  Pg,  is.  20.  & 91. 

1.  80.  & 2.  40.  43  Ex.  28.  1, 4.  Num.  14. 

3'*  See  Ex.  38.  8.  IG.  5.  & 18.  1,  7.  co  Mai.  2.  9. 

31  Num.  15.  30.  44  Lev.  2.  3,  10.  & G.  3i  1 Kin.  2.  27.  Ezek. 

88  Josh.  11.  20.  Pro.  IG.  & 7.  7,  8,  34,  35.  & 44.  10.  See  ch.  4.  11, 
15.  10.  10.  14,  15.  Num.  5. 


mother  made  him  a little  robe,  and  brought  it  to 
him  from  year  to  year,  when  she  came  up  with  her 

20  husband  to  offer  the  yearly  sacrifice.  And  Eli 
blessed  Elkanah  and  his  wife,  and  said.  The  Lord 
give  thee  seed  of  this  woman  ^ for  the  loan  which 
was  lent  to  the  Lord.  And  they  went  unto  their 

21  own  home.  And  the  Lord  visited  Hannah,  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  three  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters. And  the  child  Samuel  grew  before  the  Lord. 

22  Now  Eli  was  very  old  ; and  he  heard  all  that  his 
sons  did  unto  all  Israel,  and  how  that  they  lay  with 
the  women  that  did  service  at  the  door  of  the  tent 

23  of  meeting.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why  do  ye 
such  things  ? for  I hear  of  your  evil  dealings  from 

24  all  this  people.  Nay,  my  sons  ; for  it  is  no  good 
report  ® that  I hear  : ye  make  the  Lord’s  people  to 

25  transgress.  If  one  man  sin  against  another,  ^^God 
shall  judge  him  : but  if  a man  sin  against  the  Lord, 
who  shall  intreat  for  him?  Notwithstanding  they 
hearkened  not  unto  the  voice  of  their  father,  be- 

26  cause  the  Lord  would  slay  them.  And  the  child 
Samuel  grew  on,  and  was  in  favour  both  with  the 
Lord,  and  also  with  men. 

27  And  there  came  a man  of  God  unto  Eli,  and  said 
unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Did  I reveal  myself 
unto  the  house  of  thy  father,  when  they  were  in 

28  Egypt  in  bondage  to  Pharaoh’s  house  ? And  did 
I choose  him  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  be 
my  priest,  to  * go  up  unto  mine  altar,  to  burn  in- 
cense, to  wear  an  ephod  before  me  ? * and  did  I giv'e 
unto  the  house  of  thy  father  all  the  offerings  of  the 

29  children  of  Israel  made  by  fire  ? Wherefore  “ kick 
ye  at  my  sacrifice  and  at  mine  offering,  which  I have 
commanded  in  my  habitation  ; and  honourest  thy 
sons  above  me,  to  make  yourselves  fat  with  the 
chiefest  of  all  the  offerings  of  Israel  my  people  ? 

30  Therefore  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  saith,  I said 
indeed  that  thy  house,  and  the  house  of  thy  father, 
should  walk  before  me  for  ever  : but  now  the  Lord 
saith.  Be  it  far  from  me  ; for  them  that  honour  me 
I will  honour,  and  they  that  despise  me  shall  be 

31  lightly  esteemed.  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  I 
will  cut  off  thine  arm,  and  the  arm  of  thy  father’s 
house,  that  there  shall  not  be  an  old  man  in  thine 

32  house.  And  thou  shalt  behold  ^ the  affliction  of  my 
habitation,  in  all  the  wealth  which  God  shall  give 
Israel  : and  there  shall  not  be  an  old  man  in  thine 

33  house  for  ever.  And  the  man  of  thine,  whom  I 
shall  not  cut  off  from  mine  altar,  shall  he  to  consume 
thine  eyes,  and  to  grieve  thine  heart  : and  all  the 
increase  of  thine  house  shall  die  in  the  flower  of 

34  their  age.  And  this  shall  be  the  sign  unto  thee,  that 
shall  come  upon  thy  two  sons,  on  Hophni  and  Phine- 

35  has  ; in  one  day  they  shall  die  both  of  them.  And 
I will  raise  me  up  a faithful  priest,  that  shall  do 


18,  20.  & 14.  3.  & 22. 
18,  &c. 

52  See  Zech.  8.  4. 

53  1 Kin.  13.  3. 

54  ch.  4.  11. 

55  1 Kin.  2.  35.  1 
Chr.  29.  22.  Ezek.  44. 
15. 

I Or,  for  the  petition 
loliirh  iras  asked  for 
the  Lord. 


m The  Ileb.  has, 
For. 

n See  Ex.  38.  8. 
o Or,  which  T hear 
the  Lord's  people 
do  spread  abroad, 
p Or,  the  judi'e. 
q Or,  in  Pharaoh's 
house. 

r Or,  And  I chose, 
s Or,  ofer  upon, 
t Or,  and  ^ave. 


u Or.  trample  ye 
upon  . . . and  upon. 

V Or,  an  adversary 
in  niy  habitation. 

w Or,  Yet  will  I not 
cut  off  every  man  of 
thine  from  mine  altar, 
to  consume  <t'C. 

X Heb.  when  they  be 
men.  The  Sept,  has, 
by  tkz  sivord  of  men. 


406 


I.  SAMUEL,  III. 


shall  do  according  to  that  which  is  in  mine  heart  and  in 
my  mind  : and  I will  build  him  a sure  house  ; and  he 
shall  walk  before  mine  anointed  for  ever. 

36  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that 
is  left  ill  thine  house  shall  come  and  crouch  to  him  for 
a piece  of  silver  and  a morsel  of  bread,  and  shall  say. 
Put  me,  I pray  thee,  into  one  of  the  priests’  offices, 
that  I may  eat  a piece  of  bread. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 How  the  loord  of  the  Lord  was  first  revealed  to  Samuel.  11  God  tell- 
eth  Samuel  the  destruction  of  ElVs  house.  15  Samuel,  though  loth, 
telleth  Eli  the  vision.  19  Samuel  groweth  in  credit. 

And  ^the  child  Samuel  ministered  unto  the  Lord 
before  Eli.  And  ^ the  word  of  the  Lord  was  pre- 
cious in  those  days  ; there  was  no  open  vision. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  when  Eli  was  laid 
down  in  his  place,  ^ and  his  eyes  began  to  wax  dim,  that 
he  could  not  see  ; 

3  And  ere  ^ the  lamp  of  God  went  out  ^ in  the  temple 
of  the  Lord,  where  the  ark  of  God  was,  and  Samuel 
was  laid  down  to  sleep  ; 

4  That  the  Lord  called  Samuel : and  he  answered. 
Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  ran  unto  Eli,  and  said,  Here  am  I ; for 
thou  calledst  me.  And  he  said,  I called  not  ; lie  down 
again.  And  he  went  and  lay  down. 

6  And  the  Lord  called  yet  again,  Samuel.  And 
Samuel  arose  and  went  to  Eli,  and  said.  Here  am  I ; 
for  thou  didst  call  me.  And  he  answered,  I called  not, 
my  son  ; lie  down  again. 

7  Now  Samuel  ® did  not  yet  know  the  Lord,  neither 
was  the  word  of  the  Lord  yet  revealed  unto  him. 

8  And  the  Lord  called  Samuel  again  the  third  time. 
And  he  arose  and  went  to  Eli,  and  said.  Here  am  I ; 
for  thou  didst  call  me.  And  Eli  perceived  that  the 
Lord  had  called  the  child. 

9  Therefore  Eli  said  unto  Samuel,  Go,  lie  down  : and 
it  shall  be,  if  he  call  thee,  that  thou  shalt  say,  Speak, 
Lord  ; for  thy  servant  heareth.  So  Samuel  went  and 
lay  down  in  his  place. 

10  And  the  Lord  came,  and  stood,  and  called  as  at 
other  times,  Samuel,  Samuel.  Then  Samuel  answered. 
Speak  ; for  thy  servant  heareth. 

11  Tl  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel,  Behold,  I will 
do  a thing  in  Israel,  at  which  both  the  ears  of  every 
one  that  heareth  it  shall  tingle. 

12  In  that  day  I will  perform  against  Eli  ® all  things 
which  I have  spoken  concerning  his  house  : when  I be- 
gin, I will  also  make  an  end. 

13  ® For  I have  told  him  that  I will  judge  his  house 
for  ever  for  the  iniquity  which  he  knoweth  ; because 
his  sons  made  themselves  vile,  and  he  i^  restrained 
them  not. 

14  And  therefore  I have  sworn  unto  the  house  of 
Eli,  that  the  iniquity  of  Eli’s  house  i^  shall  not  be 
purged  with  sacrifice  nor  offering  for  ever. 

15  ^ And  Samuel  lay  until  the  morning,  and  opened 
the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  Samuel 
feared  to  shew  Eli  the  vision. 

16  Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and  said,  Samuel,  my 
son.  And  he  answered.  Here  am  I. 

17  And  he  said.  What  is  the  thing  that  the  LORD  hath 

56  2 Sam.  7.  11,27.  ^Ts.  74.  9.  Amos  24.3.  2 Chr.  13.  11. 

1 Kin.  11.  38.  8.  11.  See  ver.  21.  5 oh.  1.  9. 

67  Ps.  2.  2.  & 18.  50.  3 Gen.  27.  1.  & 48.  « See  Acts  19.  2. 

68  1 Kin.  2.  27.  10.  ch.  2.  22.  &4.  15.  7 2 Kin.  21.  12.  Jer. 

ich.  2.  11.  •‘Ex.  27.  21.  Lev.  19.3. 


according  to  that  which  is  in  mine  heart  and  in  my 
mind  : and  I will  build  him  a sure  house  ; and  he 
36  shall  walk  before  mine  anointed  for  ever.  And  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that  is  left  in  thine 
house  shall  come  and  bow  down  to  him  for  a piece 
of  silver  and  a loaf  of  bread,  and  shall  say.  Put  me, 
I pray  thee,  into  one  of  the  priests’  offices,  that  I 
may  eat  a morsel  of  bread. 


3  And  the  child  Samuel  ministered  unto  the  Lord 
before  Eli.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  “ pre- 
cious in  those  days  ; there  was  no  **  open  vision. 

2 And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  when  Eli  was  laid 
down  in  his  place,  (now  his  eyes  had  begun  to  wax 

3 dim,  that  he  could  not  see,)  and  the  lamp  of  God 
was  not  yet  gone  out,  and  Samuel  was  laid  down  to 
sleep,  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  where  the  ark  of 

4 God  was  ; that  the  Lord  called  Samuel : and  he 

5 said.  Here  am  I.  And  he  ran  unto  Eli,  and  said. 
Here  am  I ; for  thou  calledst  me.  And  he  said,  I 
called  not  ; lie  down  again.  And  he  went  and  lay 

6 down.  And  the  Lord  called  yet  again,  Samuel. 
And  Samuel  arose  and  went  to  Eli,  and  said.  Here 
am  I ; for  thou  calledst  me.  And  he  answered,  I 

7 called  not,  my  son  ; lie  down  again.  Now  Samuel 
did  not  yet  know  the  Lord,  neither  was  the  word 

8 of  the  Lord  yet  revealed  unto  him.  And  the  Lord 
called  Samuel  again  the  third  time.  And  he  arose 
and  went  to  Eli,  and  said.  Here  am  I ; for  thou 
calledst  me.  And  Eli  perceived  that  the  Lord  had 

9 called  the  child.  Therefore  Eli  said  unto  Samuel, 
Go,  lie  down  : and  it  shall  be,  if  he  call  thee,  that 
thou  shalt  say.  Speak,  Lord  ; for  thy  servant  hear- 
eth. So  Samuel  went  and  lay  down  in  his  place. 

10  And  the  Lord  came,  and  stood,  and  called  as  at 
other  times,  Samuel,  Samuel.  Then  Samuel  said, 

11  Speak  ; for  thy  servant  heareth.  And  the  Lord 
said  to  Samuel,  Behold,  I will  do  a thing  in  Israel, 
at  which  both  the  ears  of  every  one  that  heareth 

12  it  shall  tingle.  In  that  day  I will  perform  against 
Eli  all  that  I have  spoken  concerning  his  house, 

13  from  the  beginning  even  unto  the  end.  For  I have 
told  him  that  I will  judge  his  house  for  ever,  for  the 
iniquity  which  he  knew,  because  his  sons  did  bring 
a curse  upon  themselves,  and  he  restrained  them 

14  not.  And  therefore  I have  sworn  unto  the  house  of 
Eli,  that  the  iniquity  of  Eli’s  house  shall  not  be 

15  ^ purged  with  sacrifice  nor  offering  for  ever.  And 
Samuel  lay  until  the  morning,  and  opened  the  doors 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  Samuel  feared  to 

16  shew  Eli  the  vision.  Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and 
said,  Samuel,  my  son.  And  he  said.  Here  am  I. 

17  And  he  said.  What  is  the  thing  that  the  Lord  hath 


8ch.  2.  30-36.  71  cli.  2.  12,  17,  22.  b Or,  frequent.  lUh. 

9 ch.  2.  29,  30,  31,  12  2.  23,  25.  widely  spread. 

&c.  13  Nuin.  15.  30,  31.  c The  Sept,  has, 

16  Ezek.  7.  3.  & 18.  Is.  22.  14.  speak  evil  of  God. 

30.  a Or,  rare.  d Or,  expiatea. 


I.  SAMUEL,  IV. 


407 


said,  unto  thee  ? I pray  thee  hide  it  not  from  me  : 
^^God  do  so  to  thee,  and  more  also,  if  thou  hide  any 
thing  from  me  of  all  the  things  that  he  said  unto  thee. 

18  And  Samuel  told  him  every  whit,  and  hid  nothing 
from  him.  And  he  said,  It  is  the  Lord  : let  him  do 
what  seemeth  him  good. 

19  ^ And  Samuel  grew,  and  the  Lord  was  with 
him,  18  and  did  let  none  of  his  words  fall  to  the  ground. 

20  And  all  Israel  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba 
knew  that  Samuel  was  established  to  he  a prophet  of 
the  Lord. 

21  And  the  Lord  appeared  again  in  Shiloh ; for  the 
Lord  revealed  himself  to  Samuel  in  Shiloh  by  ^^the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  Israelites  are  overcome  by  the  Philistines  at  Ehen-ezer.  3 They 
fetch  the  ark  unto  the  terror  of  the  Philistines.  10  They  are  smitten 
again,  the  ark  taken,  Hophni  and  Phinehas  are  slain.  12  Eli  at  the 
news,  falling  backward,  breaketh  his  neck.  19  Phinehas'  wife,  dis- 
couraged in  her  travail  with  1-chabod,  dieth. 

And  the  word  of  Samuel  came  to  all  Israel.  Now 
Israel  went  out  against  the  Philistines  to  battle, 
and  pitched  beside  i Eben-ezer  : and  the  Philistines 
pitched  in  Aphek. 

2  And  the  Philistines  put  themselves  in  array  against 
Israel  : and  when  they  joined  battle,  Israel  was  smitten 
before  the  Philistines  : and  they  slew  of  the  army  in  the 
field  about  four  thousand  men. 

3  V And  when  the  people  were  come  into  the  camp, 
the  elders  of  Israel  said.  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord 
smitten  us  to  day  before  the  Philistines  ? Let  us  fetch 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  Shiloh  unto 
us,  that,  when  it  cometh  among  us,  it  may  save  us  out 
of  the  hand  of  our  enemies. 

4  So  the  people  sent  to  Shiloh,  that  they  might  bring 
from  thence  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  2 which  dwelleth  between  ^ the  cherubims  : and  the 
two  sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  were  there  with 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God. 

5  And  when  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
came  into  the  camp,  all  Israel  shouted  with  a great 
shout,  so  that  the  earth  rang  again. 

6  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  the  noise  of  the 
shout,  they  said.  What  meaneth  the  noise  of  this  great 
shout  ill  the  camp  of  the  Hebrews  ? And  they  under- 
stood that  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  come  into  the 
camp. 

7  And  the  Philistines  were  afraid,  foji*  they  said,  God 
is  come  into  the  camp.  And  they  said.  Woe  unto  us  ! 
for  there  hath  not  been  such  a thing  heretofore. 

8  Woe  unto  us  ! who  shall  deliver  us  out  of  the  hand 
of  these  mighty  Gods  ? these  are  the  Gods  that  smote 
the  Egyptians  with  all  the  plagues  in  the  wilderness. 

9  ^ Be  strong,  and  quit  yourselves  like  men,  O ye 
Philistines,  that  ye  be  not  servants  unto  the  Hebrews, 
®as  they  have  been  to  you  : quit  yourselves  like  men, 
and  fight. 

10  ^ And  the  Philistines  fought,  and  ® Israel  was 
smitten,  and  they  fled  every  man  into  his  tent  : and 
there  was  a very  great  slaughter  ; for  there  fell  of 
Israel  thirty  thousand  footmen. 

11  And  the  ark  of  God  was  taken  ; and  8 the  two 
sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  were  slain. 


14  Ruth  1.  17. 

15  Job  1.  21.  & 2.  10. 
Ps.  39.  9.  Is.  39.  8. 

ch.  2.  21. 

n Gen.  39.  2,  21,  23. 


18  ch.  9.  G. 
i»  Judg.  20.  1. 
ver.  1,  4. 

ich.  h.  1.&7.  12. 

2  2 Sam.  6.  2.  Pb, 


80.  1.  & 99.  1. 

3 Ex.  2.').  18,  22. 

Num.  7.  89. 

4 1 Cor.  IG.  13. 

8 Judg.  13.  1. 


spoken  unto  thee  ? I pray  thee  hide  it  not  from  me  : 
God  do  so  to  thee,  and  more  also,  if  thou  hide  any 
thing  from  me  of  all  the  things  that  he  spake  unto 

18  thee.  And  Samuel  told  him  every  whit,  and  hid 
nothing  from  him.  And  he  said.  It  is  the  Lord  : 

19  let  him  do  what  seemeth  him  good.  And  Samuel 
grew,  and  the  Lord  was  with  him,  and  did  let  none 

20  of  his  words  fall  to  the  ground.  And  all  Israel 
from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba  knew  that  Samuel  was 

21  established  to  be  a prophet  of  the  Lord.  And  the 
Lord  appeared  again  in  Shiloh : for  the  Lord 
revealed  himself  to  Samuel  in  Shiloh  by  the  word 

4 of  the  Lord.  And  the  word  of  Samuel  came  to  all 
Israel. 


Now  Israel  went  out  against  the  Philistines  to 
battle,  and  pitched  beside  “ Eben-ezer  : and  the 

2 Philistines  pitched  in  Aphek.  And  the  Philistines 
put  themselves  in  array  against  Israel  : and  when 
^ they  joined  battle,  Israel  was  smitten  before  the 
Philistines  : and  they  slew  of  the  *^army  in  the 

3 field  about  four  thousand  men.  And  when  the 
people  were  come  into  the  camp,  the  elders  of  Is- 
rael said.  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  smitten  us  to- 
day before  the  Philistines  ? Let  us  fetch  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  Shiloh  unto  us, 
that  it  may  come  among  us,  and  save  us  out  of  the 

4 hand  of  our  enemies.  So  the  people  sent  to  Shiloh, 
and  they  brought  from  thence  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  ^ sitteth  upon  the 
cherubim  : and  the  two  sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and 
Phinehas,  were  there  with  the  ark  of  the  covenant 

6  of  God.  And  when  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  came  into  the  camp,  all  Israel  shouted 
with  a great  shout,  so  tliat  the  earth  rang  again. 

6 And  when  the  Philistines  heard  the  noise  of  the 
shout,  they  said.  What  meaneth  the  noise  of  this 
great  shout  in  the  camp  of  the  Hebrews  ? And 
they  understood  that  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  come 

7 into  the  camp.  And  the  Philistines  were  afraid, 
for  they  said,  God  is  come  into  the  camp.  And 
they  said.  Woe  unto  us  ! for  there  hath  not  been 

8 such  a thing  heretofore.  Woe  unto  us  ! who  shall 
deliver  us  out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty  gods  ? 
these  are  the  gods  that  smote  the  Egyptians  with 

9 all  manner  of  ^plagues  in  the  wilderness.  Be 
strong,  and  quit  yourselves  like  men,  O ye  Philis- 
tines, that  ye  be  not  servants  unto  the  Hebrews,  as 
they  have  been  to  you  : quit  yourselves  like  men, 

10  and  fight.  And  the  Philistines  fought,  and  Israel 
was  smitten,  and  they  fled  every  man  to  liis  tent  : 
and  there  was  a very  great  slaughter  ; for  there 

11  fell  of  Israel  thirty  thousand  footmen.  And  the 
ark  of  God  was  taken  ; and  the  two  sons  of  Eli, 


6 ver.  2.  Lev.  26. 
17.  Deut.  28.  25.  Ps. 
78.  9,  62. 

1 ch.  2.  32.  Ps.  78. 
61. 


8 ch.  2.  34.  Ps.  78. 
C4. 

a See  ch.  7.  12. 
b Or,  the  battle  was 
spread. 


c Hob.  array. 

(I  Or,  dwelleth  be- 
tween. 

e Heb.  smiting. 


408 


I.  SAMUEL,  V. 


12  ^ And  there  ran  a man  of  Benjamin  out  of  the 
army,  and  ^ came  to  Shiloh  the  same  day  with  his 
clothes  rent,  and  with  earth  upon  his  head. 

13  And  when  he  came,  lo,  Eli  sat  upon  a seat  by 
the  wayside  watching  : for  his  heart  trembled  for  the 
ark  of  God.  And  when  the  man  came  into  the  city, 
and  told  it,  all  the  city  cried  out. 

14  And  when  Eli  heard  the  noise  of  the  crying,  he 
said.  What  meaneth  the  noise  of  this  tumult  ? And  the 
man  came  in  hastily,  and  told  Eli. 

15  Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  eight  years  old  ; and 
his  eyes  were  dim,  that  he  could  not  see. 

16  And  the  man  said  unto  Eli,  I am  he  that  came 
out  of  the  army,  and  I fled  to  day  out  of  the  army. 
And  he  said,  What  is  there  done,  my  son  ? 

17  And  the  messenger  answered  and  said,  Israel  is 
fled  before  the  Philistines,  and  there  hath  been  also  a 
great  slaughter  among  the  people,  and  thy  two  sons 
also,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  are  dead,  and  the  ark  of 
God  is  taken. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  made  mention  of 
the  ark  of  God,  that  he  fell  from  off  the  seat  backward 
by  the  side  of  the  gate,  and  his  neck  brake,  and  he 
died  : for  he  was  an  old  man,  and  heavy.  And  he  had 
judged  Israel  forty  years. 

19  And  his  daughter  in  law,  Phinehas’  wife,  was 
with  child,  near  to  be  delivered  : and  when  she  heard 
the  tidings  that  the  ark  of  God  was  taken,  and  that  her 
father  in  law  and  her  husband  were  dead,  she  bowed 
herself  and  travailed  ; for  her  pains  came  upon  her. 

20  And  about  the  time  of  her  death  ^^the  women 
that  stood  by  her  said  unto  her.  Fear  not  ; for  thou  hast 
born  a son.  But  she  answered  not,  neither  did  she  re- 
gard it. 

21  And  she  named  the  child  ^^I-chabod,  saying, 
The  glory  is  departed  from  Israel  : because  the  ark 

of  God  was  taken,  and  because  of  her  father  in  law  and 
her  husband. 

22  And  she  said.  The  glory  is  departed  from  Israel  : 
for  the  ark  of  God  is  taken. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 The  Philistines  having  brought  the  ark  into  Ashdod,  set  it  in  the  house 
of  Dagon.  3 Dagon  is  smitten  doien  and  cut  in  pieces,  and  they  of 
Ashdod  smitten  with  emerods.  8 So  God  dealeth  with  them  of  Gath, 
when  it  luas  brought  thither : 10  and  so  with  them  of  Ekron,  when  it 
was  brought  thither. 

And  the  Philistines  took  the  ark  of  God,  and 
brought  it  ^ from  Eben-ezer  unto  Ashdod. 

2  When  the  Philistines  took  the  ark  of  God,  they 
brought  it  into  the  house  of  ^ Dagon,  and  set  it  by  Da- 
gon. 

3  ^ And  when  they  of  Ashdod  arose  early  on  the 
morrow,  behold,  Dagon  loas  ® fallen  upon  his  face  to  the 
earth  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord.  And  they  took  Da- 
gon, and  ^ set  him  in  his  place  again. 

4  And  when  they  arose  early  on  the  morrow  morn- 
ing,  behold,  Dagon  was  fallen  upon  his  face  to  the 
ground  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ; and  ® the  head  of 
Dagon  and  both  the  palms  of  his  hands  were  cut  off 
upon  the  threshold  ; only  the  stump  of  Dagon  was  left 
to  him. 

5  Therefore  neither  the  priests  of  Dagon,  nor  any 
that  come  into  Dagon’s  house,  ® tread  on  the  threshold 
of  Dagon  in  Ashdod  unto  this  day. 

» 2 Sam.  1.  2.  12  f.},.  3.  2.  Jc  pg.  26.  8.  & 78. 

10  Josh.  7.  6.  2 i3  2Sam.  1.  4.  61. 

Sam.  16.  19.  & 15  32.  » Gen.  3.5.  17.  ' ch.  4.  1.  7.  12. 

Neh.  9.  1.  Job  2.  12.  le  ch.  14.  3.  2 judgr.  16.  23. 

nch.  1.  9.  3 Is.  19.  1.  ^.46,  1,2. 


12  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  were  slain.  And  there  ran 
a man  of  Benjamin  out  of  the  f army,  and  came 
to  Shiloh  the  same  day  with  his  clothes  rent,  and 

13  with  earth  upon  his  head.  And  when  he  came,  lo, 
Eli  sat  upon  his  seat  0 by  the  way  side  watching ; 
for  his  heart  trembled  for  the  ark  of  God.  And 
when  the  man  came  into  the  city,  and  told  it, 

14  all  the  city  cried  out.  And  when  Eli  heard  the 
noise  of  the  crying,  he  said.  What  meaneth  the 
noise  of  this  tumult  ? And  the  man  hasted,  and 

15  came  and  told  Eli.  Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  eight 
years  old  ; and  his  eyes  were  * set,  that  he  could 

16  not  see.  And  the  man  said  unto  Eli,  I am  he  that 
came  out  of  the  army,  and  I fled  to-day  out  of  the 
^ army.  And  he  said.  How  went  the  matter,  my 

17  son  ? And  he  that  brought  the  tidings  answered 
and  said,  Israel  is  fled  before  the  Philistines,  and 
there  hath  been  also  a great  slaughter  among  the 
people,  and  thy  two  sons  also,  Hophni  and  Phinehas, 

18  are  dead,  and  the  ark  of  God  is  taken.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  he  made  mention  of  the  ark  of 
God,  that  he  fell  from  off  his  seat  backward  by  the 
side  of  the  gate,  and  his  neck  brake,  and  he  died  : 
for  he  was  an  old  man,  and  heavy.  And  he  had 

19  judged  Israel  forty  years.  And  his  daughter  in 
law,  Phinehas’  wife,  was  with  child,  near  to  be  de- 
livered : and  when  she  heard  the  tidings  that  the 
ark  of  God  was  taken,  and  that  her  father  in  law 
and  her  husband  were  dead,  she  bowed  herself  and 

20  brought  forth  ; for  her  pains  came  upon  her.  And 
about  the  time  of  her  death  the  women  that  stood 
by  her  said  unto  her,  Fear  not  ; for  thou  hast 
brought  forth  a son.  But  she  answered  not,  neither 

21  did  she  regard  it.  And  she  named  the  child  * Icha- 
bod,  saying.  The  glory  is  departed  from  Israel  : 
because  the  ark  of  God  was  taken,  and  because  of 

22  her^^father  in  law  and  her  husband.  And  she  said. 
The  glory  is  departed  from  Israel  ; for  the  ark  of 
God  is  taken. 


5 Now  the  Philistines  had  taken  the  ark  of  God, 
and  they  brought  it  from  Eben-ezer  unto  Ashdod. 

2 And  the  Philistines  took  the  ark  of  God,  and 
brought  it  into  the  house  of  Dagon,  and  set  it  by 

3 Dagon.  And  when  they  of  Ashdod  arose  early  on 
the  morrow,  behold,  Dagon  was  fallen  “upon  his 
face  to  the  ground  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 
And  they  took  Dagon,  and  set  him  in  his  place 

4 again.  And  when  they  arose  early  on  the  morrow 
morning,  behold,  Dagon  was  fallen  “ upon  his  face  to 
the  ground  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ; and  the 
head  of  Dagon  and  both  the  palms  of  his  hands  lay 
cut  off  upon  the  threshold  ; only  the  stump  of  Dagon 

5 was  left  to  him.  Therefore  neither  the  priests  of 
Dagon,  nor  any  that  come  into  Dagon’s  house,  tread 
on  the  threshold  of  Dagon  in  Ashdod,  unto  this  day. 


■*  Is.  46.  7.  /Ileb.  array.  h See  1 Kin.  14.  4. 

6 Jer.  50.  2.  Ezek.  g The  Sept,  has,  be-  i That  is,  There  is 

6.  4,  6.  Mic.  1.  7.  side  the  gate,  watch-  no  glory. 

6 See  Zeph.  1.  9.  ing  the  way.  a Or,  before  it. 


I.  SAMUEL,  VI. 


409 


6 But  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  heavy  upon  them 
of  Ashdod,  and  he  ® destroyed  them,  and  smote  them 
with  ® emerods,  even  Ashdod  and  the  coasts  thereof. 

7 And  when  the  men  of  Ashdod  saw  that  it  was  so, 
they  said,  The  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  shall  not  abide 
with  us  : for  his  hand  is  sore  upon  us,  and  upon  Dagon 
our  god. 

8 They  sent  therefore  and  gathered  all  the  lords  of 
the  Philistines  unto  them,  and  said.  What  shall  we  do 
with  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  ? And  they  an- 
swered, Let  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  be  carried 
about  unto  Gath.  And  they  carried  the  ark  of  the  God 
of  Israel  about  thither. 

9 And  it  was  so,  that,  after  they  had  carried  it  about, 

the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  against  the  city  ^ with  a 

very  great  destruction  : and  he  smote  the  men  of  the 
city,  both  small  and  great,  and  they  had  emerods  in 
their  secret  parts. 

10  ^ Therefore  they  sent  the  ark  of  God  to  Ekron. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  ark  of  God  came  to  Ekron, 
that  the  Ekronites  cried  out,  saying.  They  have  brought 
about  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  to  us,  to  slay  us  and 
our  people. 

11  So  they  sent  and  gathered  together  all  the  lords 
of  the  Philistines,  and  said,  Send  away  the  ark  of  the 
God  of  Israel,  and  let  it  go  again  to  his  own  place,  that 
it  slay  us  not,  and  our  people  : for  there  was  a deadly 
destruction  throughout  all  the  city  ; the  hand  of  God 
was  very  heavy  there. 

12  And  the  men  that  died  not  were  smitten  with  the 
emerods  : and  the  cry  of  the  city  went  up  to  heaven. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 After  seven  months  the  Philistines  take  counsel  how  to  send  back  the 
ark.  10  They  bring  it  on  a new  cart  with  an  o^'ering  unto  Beth-she- 
mesh.  19  The  people  are  smitten  for  looking  into  the  ark.  21  They 
send  to  them  of  Kirjath-jearim  to  fetch  it. 

And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  in  the  country  of  the 
Philistines  seven  months. 

2  And  the  Philistines  ^ called  for  the  priests  and  the 
diviners,  saying,  What  shall  we  do  to  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  ? tell  us  wherewith  we  shall  send  it  to  his  place. 

3  And  they  said.  If  ye  send  away  the  ark  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  send  it  not  ^ empty  ; but  in  any  wise  return 
him  * a trespass  offering  : then  ye  shall  be  healed,  and 
it  shall  ^be  known  to  you  why  his  hand  is  not  removed 
from  you. 

4  Then  said  they.  What  shall  he  the  trespass  offering 
which  we  shall  return  to  him  ? They  answered,  Five 
golden  emerods,  and  five  golden  mice,  ^according  to 
the  number  of  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  : for  one 
plague  was  on  you  all,  and  on  your  lords. 

5  Wherefore  ye  shall  make  images  of  your  emerods, 
and  images  of  your  mice  that  ® mar  the  land  ; and  ye 
shall  give  glory  unto  the  God  of  Israel  : peradven- 
ture  he  will  ® lighten  his  hand  from  off  you,  and  from 
off  ® your  gods,  and  from  off  your  land. 

6  Wherefore  then  do  ye  harden  your  hearts,  as  the 
Egyptians  and  Pharaoh  hardened  their  hearts  ? when 
he  had  wrought  wonderfully  among  them,  did  they 
not  let  the  people  go,  and  they  departed  ? 


7 ver.  7,  11.  Ex.  9. 

12  ver.  6.  Ps.  78. 

* ver.  9. 

3.  Ps.  32. 4.  Acts  13. 

66. 

3 See  ver. 

17,  18. 
Judg. 

11., 

13  ver.  6,  9. 

Josh.  13.  3. 

8 Ch.  6.  5. 

1 Gen.  4i.  8.  Ex.  7. 

3.  3. 

» Dent.  28.  27.  Ps. 

11.  Dan.  2.  2.  & 5.  7. 

ch.  5.  6. 

78.  66. 

Matt.  2.  4. 

1 Josh.  7.  19. 

Is.  42. 

Deut.  2.  1.5.  ch. 

2 Ex.  23.  15.  Deut. 

12.  MaL  2.  1 

1.  John 

7.  13.  & 12.  15. 

16.  16. 

9.  24. 

ver.  11. 

3 Lev.  6.  15,  16. 

6 But  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  heavy  upon  them 
of  Ashdod,  and  he  destroyed  them,  and  smote  them 
with  ^ tumours,  even  Ashdod  and  the  borders 

7 thereof.  And  when  the  men  of  Ashdod  saw  that 
it  was  so,  they  said.  The  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel 
shall  not  abide  with  us  : for  his  hand  is  sore  upon 

8 us,  and  upon  Dagon  our  god.  They  sent  therefore 
and  gathered  all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  unto 
them,  and  said.  What  shall  we  do  with  the  ark  of 
the  God  of  Israel?  And  they  answered,  Let  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  be  carried  about  unto  Gath. 
And  they  carried  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  abovit 

9 thither.  And  it  was  so,  that,  after  they  had  carried 
it  about,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  against  the  city 
with  a very  great  discomfiture  : and  he  smote  the 
men  of  the  city,  botli  small  and  great,  and  tumours 

10  brake  out  upon  them.  So  they  sent  the  ark  of  God 
to  Ekron.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  ark  of  God 
came  to  Ekron,  that  the  Ekronites  cried  out,  say- 
ing, They  have  brought  about  the  ark  of  the  God 

11  of  Israel  to  us,  to  slay  us  and  our  people.  They 
sent  therefore  and  gathered  together  all  the  lords  of 
the  Philistines,  and  they  said.  Send  away  the  ark 
of  the  God  of  Israel,  and  let  it  go  again  to  its  own 
place,  that  it  slay  us  not,  and  our  people  : for  there 
was  a deadly  discomfiture  throughout  all  the  city  ; 

12  the  hand  of  God  Avas  very  heavy  there.  And  the 
men  that  died  not  were  smitten  with  the  tumours  : 
and  the  cry  of  the  city  went  up  to  heaven. 


6 And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  in  the  “ country  of 

2 the  Philistines  seven  months  And  the  Philistines 
called  for  the  priests  and  the  diviners,  saying.  What 
shall  we  do  with  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ? shew  us 

3 whereAvith  we  shall  send  it  to  its  place.  And  they 
said.  If  ye  send  away  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel, 
send  it  not  empty  ; but  in  any  wise  return  him  a 
^ guilt  offering  : then  ye  shall  be  healed,  and  it 
shall  be  known  to  you  why  his  hand  is  not  removed 

4 from  you.  Then  said  they.  What  shall  be  the  guilt 
offering  which  we  shall  return  to  him  ? And  they 
said,  FiA^e  golden  tumours,  and  five  golden  mice, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines : for  one  plague  was  on  you  all,  and  on  your 

5 lords.  Wherefore  ye  shall  make  images  of  your 
tumours,  and  images  of  your  mice  that  mar  the 
land  ; and  ye  shall  give  glory  unto  the  God  of 
Israel  : peradventure  he  will  lighten  liis  hand  from 
off  you,  and  from  off  your  gods,  and  from  off  your 

6 land.  Wherefore  then  do  ye  harden  your  hearts, 
as  the  Egyptians  and  Pharaoh  hardened  their  hearts  ? 
when  he  had  « Avrought  wonderfully  among  them,  did 
they  not  let  the  people  go,  and  thcA^  departed  ? 

® See  ch.  5.  6,  11.  c The  Sept,  has  in-  and  their  land 
Ps.  39.  10.  and  in  the  midst  sicanned  with  mice. 

° ch.  5.  3,  4,  7.  of  the  land  thereof  c Or,  trespass  offer- 

Ex.  7.  1.3.  & 8.  15.  mice  were  brought  ing. 

& 14.  17.  forth,  and  there  ivas  a d Ileb.  them. 

Ex.  12.  31.  great  and  deadly  de~  e Or,  made  a mock 

h Or,  plague  boils,  structinn  in  the  city.  of. 

A-s  read  by  the  .Jews,  a Web.  field.  /‘Heb.  them, 

emerods.  6 The  Sept,  adds, 


410 


I.  SAMUEL,  VI. 


7 Now  therefore  make  new  cart,  and  take  two 
milch  kiiie,  on  which  there  hath  come  no  yoke,  and 
tie  the  kine  to  the  cart,  and  bring  their  calves  home 
from  them  : 

8 And  take  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  lay  it  upon  the 
cart  ; and  put  ^^the  jewels  of  gold,  which  ye  return 
him  for  a trespass  offering,  in  a coffer  by  the  side 
thereof  ; and  send  it  away,  that  it  may  go. 

9 And  see,  if  it  goeth  up  by  the  way  of  his  own 
coast  to  Beth-shemesh,  then  he  hath  done  us  this  great 
evil : but  if  not,  then  we  shall  know  that  it  is  not  his 
hand  that  smote  us  ; it  was  a chance  that  happened 
to  us. 

10  ^ And  the  men  did  so  ; and  took  two  milch  kine, 
and  tied  them  to  the  cart,  and  shut  up  their  calves  at 
home  : 

11  And  they  laid  the  ark  of  the  Lord  upon  the  cart, 
and  the  coffer  with  the  mice  of  gold  and  the  images  of 
their  emerods. 

12  And  the  kine  took  the  straight  way  to  the  way  of 
Beth-shemesh,  and  went  along  the  highway,  lowing  as 
they  went,  and  turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left  ; and  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  went  after 
them  unto  the  border  of  Beth-shemesh. 

13  And  they  of  Beth-shemesh  were  reaping  their 
wheat  harvest  in  the  valley  : and  they  lifted  up  their 
eyes,  and  saw  the  ark,  and  rejoiced  to  see  it. 

14  And  the  cart  came  into  the  field  of  Joshua,  a 
Beth-shemite,  and  stood  there,  where  there  was  a great 
stone  : and  they  clave  the  wood  of  the  cart,  and  offered 
the  kine  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

15  And  the  Levites  took  down  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  coffer  that  was  with  it,  wherein  the  jewels  of 
gold  were,  and  put  them  on  the  great  stone  : and  the 
men  of  Beth-shemesh  offered  burnt  offerings  and  sacri- 
ficed sacrifices  the  same  day  unto  the  Lord. 

16  And  when  the  five  lords  of  the  Philistines  had 
seen  it,  they  returned  to  Ekron  the  same  day. 

17  And  these  are  the  golden  emerods  which  the  i 
Philistines  returned  for  a trespass  offering  unto  the  j 
Lord  ; for  Ashdod  one,  for  Gaza  one,  for  Askelon  one,  ' 
for  Gath  one,  for  Ekron  one  ; 

18  And  the  golden  mice,  according  to  the  number  of 
all  the  cities  of  the  Philistines  belonging  to  the  five  lords, 
both  of  fenced  cities,  and  of  country  villages,  even  unto 
the  great  stone  of  Abel,  whereon  they  set  down  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  : which  stone  remaineth  unto  this  day  in  the 
field  of  Joshua,  the  Beth-shemite. 

19  And  he  smote  the  men  of  Beth-shemesh,  be- 
cause they  had  looked  into  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  even 
he  smote  of  the  people  fifty  thousand  and  threescore 
and  ten  men  : and  the  people  lamented,  because  the 
Lord  had  smitten  many  of  the  people  with  a great 
slaughter. 

20  And  the  men  of  Beth-shemesh  said,  jg 

able  to  stand  before  this  holy  Lord  God  ? and  to  whom 
shall  he  go  up  from  us  ? 

21  ^ And  they  sent  messengers  to  the  inhabitants  of 
2iKirjath-jearim,  saying,  The  Philistines  have  brought 
again  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ; come  ye  down,  and  fetch 
it  up  to  you. 


12  2 Sam.  6.  3. 

13  Num.  19.  2. 
1^  ver.  4,  5. 

15  Josh.  15.  10. 
15  ver.  3. 


11  Josh.  13.  3.  20  2 Sam.  6.  9.  Mai. 

13  ver.  4.  3.  2. 

19  See  Ex.  19.  21.  21  josh.  18.  14.  Judg. 

Num.  4.  5,  15,  20.  2 18.  12.  1 Chr.  13.  5, 

Sam.  6.  7.  6. 


7 Now  therefore  take  and  prepare  you  a new  cart, 
and  two  milch  kine,  on  which  there  hath  come  no 
yoke,  and  tie  the  kine  to  the  cart,  and  bring  their 

8 calves  home  from  them  : and  take  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  lay  it  upon  the  cart  ; and  put  the  jewels 
of  gold,  which  ye  return  him  for  a guilt  offering,  in 
a coffer  by  the  side  thereof  ; and  send  it  away,  that 

9 it  may  go.  And  see,  if  it  goeth  up  by  the  way  of  its 
own  border  to  Beth-shemesh,  then  he  hath  done  us 
this  great  evil ; but  if  not,  then  we  shall  know  that 
it  is  not  his  hand  that  smote  us  ; it  was  a chance 

10  that  happened  to  us.  And  the  men  did  so  ; and 
took  two  milch  kine,  and  tied  them  to  the  cart,  and 

11  shut  up  their  calves  at  home  : and  they  put  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  upon  the  cart,  and  the  coffer  with  the 

12  mice  of  gold  and  the  images  of  their  tumours.  And 
the  kine  took  the  straight  way  by  the  way  to  Beth 
shemesh  ; they  went  along  ^ the  high  way,  lowing 
as  they  went,  and  turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand 
or  to  the  left  ; and  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  went 

13  after  them  unto  the  border  of  Beth-shemesh.  And 
they  of  Beth-shemesh  were  reaping  their  wheat 
harvest  in  the  valley  : and  they  lifted  up  their  eyes, 

14  and  saw  the  ark,  and  rejoiced  to  see  it.  And  the 
cart  came  into  the  field  of  Joshua  the  Beth-shemite, 
and  stood  there,  where  there  was  a great  stone  : 
and  they  clave  the  wood  of  the  cart,  and  offered  up 

15  the  kine  for  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord.  And 
the  Levites  took  down  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
coffer  that  was  with  it,  wherein  the  jewels  of  gold 
were,  and  put  them  on  the  great  stone  ; and  the 
men  of  Beth-shemesh  offered  burnt  offerings  and 
sacrificed  sacrifices  the  same  day  unto  the  Lord. 

16  And  when  the  five  lords  of  the  Philistines  had  seen 
it,  they  returned  to  Ekron  the  same  day. 


17  And  these  are  the  golden  tumours  which  the  Phi- 
listines returned  for  a guilt  offering  unto  the  Lord  ; 
for  Ashdod  one,  for  Gaza  one,  for  Ashkelon  one, 

18  for  Gath  one,  for  Ekron  one  ; and  the  golden  mice, 
according  to  the  number  of  all  the  cities  of  the  Phi- 
listines belonging  to  the  five  lords,  both  of  fenced 
cities  and  of  country  villages  : even  unto  the  great 
* stone,  whereon  they  set  down  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
which  stone  remaineth  unto  this  day  in  the  field  of 

19  Joshua  the  Beth-shemite.  * And  he  smote  of  the 
men  of  Beth-shemesh,  because  they  had  looked  into 
the  ark  of  the  Lord,  even  he  smote  of  the  people 
seventy  men,  and  fifty  thousand  men  : and  the  peo- 
ple mourned,  because  the  Lord  had  smitten  the 

20  people  with  a great  slaughter.  And  the  men  of 
Beth-shemesh  said.  Who  is  able  to  stand  before  the 
Lord,  this  holy  God  ? and  to  whom  shall  he  go  up 

21  from  us  ? And  they  sent  messengers  to  the  in- 
habitants of  Kiriath-jearim,  saying,  The  Philistines 
have  brought  again  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ; come  ye 


g Heb.  one  raised 
way. 

h So  the  Sept,  and 
Targum.  The  Hebrew 
text  has,  Abel  (that  is, 
a meadow). 


i The  Sept,  has,  And 
the  sons  of  Jeconiah 
rejoiced  not  among  the 
men  of  Beth~sh‘mesh, 
because  they  saw  the 


ark  of  the  Lord;  and 
he  smote  among  them 
seventy  men,  and  fifty 
thousand  men. 


I.  SAMUEL,  VII. 


411 


CHAPTER  VII. 

1  They  of  Kirjnth-jearim  bring  the  ark  into  the  house  of  Abinadab,  and 
sanctify  Eleazar  his  son  to  keep  it.  2 After  twenty  years  3 the  Israel- 
ites, by  Samuel's  means,  solemnly  repent  at  Mizpeh.  7 While  Samuel 
prayeth  and  sacrificeth,  the  Lord  discomfiteth  the  Philistines  by  thun- 
der at  Eben-ezer.  \Z  The  Philistines  are  subdued.  \h  Samuel  peace- 
ably and  religiously  judgeth  Israel. 

And  the  men  of  ^ Kirjath-jearim  came,  and  fetched 
up  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  brought  it  into  the 
house  of  2 Abinadab  in  the  hill,  and  sanctified  Eleazar 
his  son  to  keep  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  the  ark  abode  in  Kir- 
jath-jearim, that  the  time  was  long  ; for  it  was  twenty 
years  : and  all  the  house  of  Israel  lamented  after  the 
Lord. 

3  T[  And  Samuel  spake  unto  all  the  house  of  Israel, 
saying.  If  ye  do  ^ return  unto  the  Lord  with  all  your 
hearts,  then  ^ put  away  the  strange  gods  and  ® Ashtaroth 
from  among  you,  and  ® prepare  your  hearts  unto  the 
Lord,  and  serve  him  only  : and  he  will  deliver  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

4  Then  the  children  of  Israel  did  put  away  ® Baalim 
and  Ashtaroth,  and  served  the  Lord  only. 

5  And  Samuel  said,  ® Gather  all  Israel  to  Mizpeh, 
and  I will  pray  for  you  unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  they  gathered  together  to  Mizpeh,  and  drew 
water,  and  poured  it  out  before  the  Lord,  and  fasted 
on  that  day,  and  said  there,  ^^We  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord.  And  Samuel  judged  the  children  of  Israel 
in  Mizpeh. 

7  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that  the  children 
of  Israel  were  gathered  together  to  Mizpeh,  the  lords 
of  the  Philistines  went  up  against  Israel.  And  when 
the  children  of  Israel  heard  it,  they  were  afraid  of  the 
Philistines. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  to  Samuel,  Cease 
not  to  cry  unto  the  Lord  our  God  for  us,  that  he  will 
save  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

9  ^ And  Samuel  took  a sucking  lamb,  and  offered  it 
for  a burnt  offering  wholly  unto  the  Lord  : and  Samu- 
el cried  unto  the  Lord  for  Israel ; and  the  Lord  heard 
him. 

10  And  as  Samuel  was  offering  up  the  burnt  offering, 
the  Philistines  drev.'  near  to  battle  against  Israel  : i^but 
the  Lord  thundered  with  a great  thunder  on  that  day 
upon  the  Philistines,  and  discomfited  them  ; and  they 
were  smitten  before  Israel. 

11  And  the  men  of  Israel  went  out  of  Mizpeh,  and 
pursued  the  Philistines,  and  smote  them,  until  they 
came  under  Beth-car. 

12  Then  Samuel  took  a stone,  and  set  it  between 
Mizpeh  and  Shen,  and  called  the  name  of  it  Eben-ezer, 
saying,  Hitherto  hath  the  Lord  helped  us. 

13  if  1’  So  the  Philistines  were  subdued,  and  they 
18  came  no  more  into  the  coast  of  Israel  : and  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  was  against  the  Philistines  all  the  days  of 
Samuel. 

14  And  the  cities  which  the  Philistines  had  taken 
from  Israel  were  restored  to  Israel,  from  Ekron  even 
unto  Gath  ; and  the  coasts  thereof  did  Israel  deliver 
out  of  the  hands  of  the  Philistines.  And  there  was 
peace  between  Israel  and  the  Amorites. 


1 ch.  G.  21.  Ps. 
132.  G. 

2 2 Sam.  G.  4. 

3 Deut.  30.  2-10.  1 
Kin.  8.  48.  Is.  m.  7. 
Hos.  G.  1.  Joel  2.  12. 

^ Gen.  .3.5.  2.  Josh. 


24.  14,  23. 

3 Judg.  2.  13. 

« 2 Chr.  30.  19.  Job 
11.  13,  14. 

T Deut.  G.  13.  & 10. 
20.  & 13.  4.  Matt.  4. 
10.  Luke  4.  8. 


8 Judg.  2.  11. 

9Judg.  20.  1.  2 Kin. 
25.  23. 

10  2 Sam.  14.  14. 

11  Neh.  9.  1,  2.  Dan. 
9.  3,  4,  5.  Joel  2.  12. 

12  Judg.  10.  10.  1 


7  down,  and  fetch  it  up  to  you.  And  the  men  of  Kiri- 
ath-jearim  came,  and  fetched  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  brought  it  into  the  house  of  Abinadab 
in  “ the  hill,  and  sanctified  Eleazar  his  son  to  keep 
the  ark  of  the  Lord. 


2 And  it  came  to  pass,  from  the  day  that  the  ark 
abode  in  Kiriath-jearim,  that  the  time  was  long  ; 
for  it  was  twenty  years  : and  all  the  house  of  Israel 

3 ^lamented  after  the  Lord.  And  Samuel  spake 
unto  all  the  house  of  Israel,  saying.  If  ye  do  return 
unto  the  Lord  with  all  your  heart,  then  put  away 
the  strange  gods  and  the  Ashtaroth  from  among 
you,  and  prepare  your  hearts  unto  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him  only  : and  he  will  deliver  you  out  of  the 

4 hand  of  the  Philistines.  Then  the  children  of  Israel 
did  put  away  the  Baalim  and  the  Ashtaroth,  and 
served  the  Lord  only. 

5 And  Samuel  said.  Gather  all  Israel  to  Mizpah, 

6 and  I will  pray  for  you  unto  the  Lord.  And  they 
gathered  together  to  Mizpah,  and  drew  water,  and 
poured  it  out  before  the  Lord,  and  fasted  on  that 
day,  and  said  there.  We  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord.  And  Samuel  judged  the  children  of  Israel 

7 in  Mizpah.  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that 
the  children  of  Israel  were  gathered  together  to 
Mizpah,  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  went  up  against 
Israel.  And  when  the  children  of  Israel  heard  it, 

8 they  were  afraid  of  the  Philistines.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  said  to  Samuel,  Cease  not  to  cry  unto 
the  Lord  our  God  for  us,  that  he  will  save  us  out 

9 of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.  And  Samuel  took 
a sucking  lamb,  and  offered  it  for  a whole  burnt  of- 
fering unto  the  Lord  : and  Samuel  cried  unto  the 
Lord  for  Israel ; and  the  Lord  answered  him. 

10  And  as  Samuel  was  offering  up  the  burnt  offering, 
the  Philistines  drew  near  to  battle  against  Israel  : 
but  the  Lord  thundered  with  a great  ‘^thunder  on 
that  day  upon  the  Philistines,  and  discomfited  them  ; 

11  and  they  were  smitten  down  before  Israel.  And 
the  men  of  Israel  went  out  of  Mizpah,  and  pursued 
the  Philistines,  and  smote  them,  until  they  came 

12  under  Beth-car.  Then  Samuel  took  a stone,  and 
set  it  between  Mizpah  and  Shen,  and  called  the 
name  of  it  « Eben-ezer,  saying.  Hitherto  hath  the 

13  Lord  helped  us.  So  the  Philistines  were  subdued, 
and  they  came  no  more  within  the  border  of  Israel  : 
and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  against  the  Philis- 

14  tines  all  the  days  of  Samuel.  And  the  cities  which 
the  Philistines  had  taken  from  Israel  were  restored 
to  Israel,  from  Ekron  even  unto  Gath  ; and  the  bor- 
der thereof  did  Israel  deliver  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines.  And  there  was  peace  between  Israel 


Kin.  8.  47.  Ps.  lOG.  G. 
13  Is.  37.  4. 

I'lPs.  99.  G.  Jer. 
15.  1. 

13  See  Josh.  10.  10. 
Judg.  4.  15.  & 5.  20. 


ch.  2.  10.  2 Sam.  22. 
14,  15. 

10  Gen.  28.  1&  & 31. 
45.  & 35.  14.  Josh.  4. 
9.  & 24.  2G. 

11  Judg.  13.  1. 

18  ch.  13.  5. 


a Or,  Giheah. 
b Or,  teas  drawn  to- 
gether. 

c Or,  direct, 
d Ileb.  voice, 
e.  That  is.  The  stone 
of  help. 


412 


I.  SAMUEL,  VIII. 


15  And  Samuel  judged  Israel  all  the  days  of  his 
life. 

16  And  he  went  from  year  to  year  in  circuit  to  Beth- 
el, and  Gilgal,  and  Mizpeh,  and  judged  Israel  in  all 
those  places. 

17  And  his  return  was  to  Ramah  ; for  there  icas 
his  house  ; and  there  he  judged  Israel  ; and  there  he 
21  built  an  altar  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 By  occasion  of  the  ill  government  of  SamueVs  sons,  the  Israelites  ask 
a king.  6 Samuel  praying  in  grief,  is  comforted  by  God : 10  He  tell- 
eth  the  manner  of  a king.  19  God  willeth  Samuel  to  yield  unto  the 
importunity  of  the  people. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Samuel  was  old,  that 
he  iinade  his  ^sons  judges  over  Israel. 

2  Now  the  name  of  his  firstborn  was  Joel  ; and  the 
name  of  his  second,  Abiah  : they  were  judges  in  Beer- 
sheba. 

3  And  his  sons  ® walked  not  in  his  ways,  but  turned 
aside  ^ after  lucre,  and  ®took  bribes,  and  perverted 
judgment. 

4  Then  all  the  elders  of  Israel  gathered  themselves 
together,  and  came  to  Samuel  unto  Ramah, 

5  And  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thou  art  old,  and  thy 
sons  walk  not  in  thy  ways  : now  ®make  us  a king  to 
judge  us  like  all  the  nations. 

6  T[  But  the  thing  displeased  Samuel,  when  they  said. 
Give  us  a king  to  judge  us.  And  Samuel  prayed  unto 
the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  Hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  the  people  in  all  that  they  sa}’^  unto  thee  : for 
they  have  not  rejected  thee,  but  ® they  have  rejected 
me,  that  I should  not  reign  over  them. 

8  According  to  all  the  works  which  they  have  done 
since  the  day  that  I brought  them  up  out  of  Egypt  even 
unto  this  day,  wherewith  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
served  other  gods,  so  do  they  also  unto  thee. 

9  Now  therefore  hearken  unto  their  voice  : howbeit 
yet  protest  solemnly  unto  them,  and  ® shew  them  the 
manner  of  the  king  that  shall  reign  over  them. 

10  ^ And  Samuel  told  all  the  words  of  the  Lord 
unto  the  people  that  asked  of  him  a king. 

11  And  he  said,  This  will  be  the  manner  of  the 
king  that  shall  reign  over  you  : He  will  take  your 
sons,  and  appoint  them  for  himself,  for  his  chariots,  and 
to  he  his  horsemen  ; and  some  shall  run  before  his 
chariots. 

12  And  he  will  appoint  him  captains  over  thousands, 
and  captains  over  fifties  ; and  will  set  them  to  ear  his 
ground,  and  to  reap  his  harvest,  and  to  make  his  instru- 
ments of  war,  and  instruments  of  his  chariots. 

13  And  he  will  take  your  daughters  to  he  confection- 
aries, and  to  he  cooks,  and  to  he  bakers. 

14  And  12  be  will  take  your  fields,  and  your  vine- 
yards, and  your  oliveyards,  even  the  best  of  them,  and 
give  them  to  his  servants. 

15  And  he  will  take  the  tenth  of  your  seed,  and  of 
your  vineyards,  and  give  to  his  officers,  and  to  his  ser- 
vants. 

16  And  he  will  take  your  menservants,  and  your 
maidservants,  and  your  goodliest  young  men,  and  your 
asses,  and  put  them  to  his  work. 

’9  ver.  6.  ch.  12.  11.  - See  Jiulg.  10.  4.  & •'>  Dent.  16.  19.  Ps. 

Judg.  2.  16.  12.  14.  compared  with  15.  5. 

20  ch.  8.  4.  Judg.  5.  10.  '■  ver.  10,  20.  Deut. 

21  Judg.  21.  4.  3 jer.  22.  15,  16,  17.  17.  14.  Hos.  13.  10. 

1 Deut.  16.  18.  2 ^ Ex.  18.  21.  1 Tim.  Acts  13.  21. 

Chr.  19.  5.  3.  3.  & 6.  10.  i See  Ex.  16.  8. 


15  and  the  Amorites.  And  Samuel  judged  Israel  all 

16  the  days  of  his  life.  And  he  went  from  year  to  year 
in  circuit  to  Beth-el,  and  Gilgal,  and  Mizpah  ; and 

17  he  judged  Israel  in  all  those  places.  And  his  return 
was  to  Ramah,  for  there  was  his  house  ; and  there 
he  judged  Israel  : and  he  built  there  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord. 


8 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Samuel  was  old,  that 

2 he  made  his  sons  judges  over  Israel.  Now  the 
name  of  his  firstborn  was  Joel  ; and  the  name  of 
his  second,  Abijah  : they  were  judges  in  Beer-sheba. 

3 And  his  sons  walked  not  in  his  ways,  but  turned 
aside  after  lucre,  and  took  bribes,  and  perverted 
judgement. 

4 Then  all  the  elders  of  Israel  gathered  themselves 

5 together,  and  came  to  Samuel  unto  Ramah  : and 
they  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thou  art  old,  and  thy 
sons  walk  not  in  thy  ways  : now  make  us  a king  to 

6 judge  us  like  all  the  nations.  But  the  thing  dis- 
pleased Samuel,  when  they  said.  Give  us  a king  to 
judge  us.  And  Samuel  prayed  unto  the  Lord. 

7 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  Hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  the  people  in  all  that  they  say  unto  thee  : 
for  they  have  not  rejected  thee,  but  they  have  re- 
jected me,  that  I should  not  be  king  over  them. 

8 According  to  all  the  works  which  they  have  done 
since  the  day  that  I brought  them  up  out  of  Egypt 
even  unto  this  day,  in  that  they  have  forsaken  me, 
and  served  other  gods,  so  do  they  also  unto  thee. 

9 Now  therefore  hearken  unto  their  voice  : howbeit 
thou  shalt  protest  solemnly  unto  them,  and  shalt 
shew  them  the  manner  of  the  king  that  shall  reign 
over  them. 

10  And  Samuel  told  all  the  words  of  the  Lord  unto 

11  the  people  that  asked  of  him  a king.  And  he  said. 
This  will  be  the  manner  of  the  king  that  shall  reign 
over  you  : he  will  take  your  sons,  and  appoint  them 
unto  him,  « for  his  chariots,  and  to  be  his  horsemen  ; 

12  and  they  shall  run  before  his  chariots  : and  he  will 
appoint  them  unto  him  for  captains  of  thousands, 
and  captains  of  fifties  ; and  he  will  set  some  to  plow 
his  ground,  and  to  reap  his  harvest,  and  to  make  his 
instruments  of  war,  and  the  instruments  of  his 

13  chariots.  And  he  will  take  your  daughters  to  be 
^ confectionaries,  and  to  be  cooks,  and  to  be  bakers. 

14  And  he  will  take  your  fields,  and  your  vineyards, 
and  your  oliveyards,  even  the  best  of  them,  and  give 

15  them  to  his  servants.  And  he  will  take  the  tenth 
of  your  seed,  and  of  your  vineyards,  and  give  to  his 

16  ‘^officers,  and  to  his  servants.  And  he  will  take 
your  menservants,  and  your  maidservants,  and  your 
goodliest  young  men,  and  your  asses,  and  put  them 


sch.  10.  19.  & 12. 
17,  19.  Hos.  13.  10, 
11. 

*1  ver.  1 1 . 

1"  See  Deut.  17.  16, 
Ac.  ch.  10.  25. 


11  ch.  14.  52. 

12  1 Km.  21.  7.  See 
Ezek.  46.  18. 

a Or,  over  his  chari- 
ots, and  over  his 
horses. 


b Or,  perfumers.  See 
Ex.  30.  25. 
c Or,  eunuchs, 
d The  Sept,  has, 
herds. 


I.  SAMUEL,  IX. 


413 


17  He  will  take  the  tenth  of  your  sheep  : and  ye 
shall  be  his  servants. 

18  And  ye  shall  cry  out  in  that  day  because  of  your 
king  which  ye  shall  have  chosen  you  ; and  the  Lord 

will  not  hear  you  in  that  day. 

19  IF  Nevertheless  the  people  refused  to  obey  the 
voice  of  Samuel  ; and  they  said,  Nay  ; but  we  will  have 
a king  over  us  ; 

20  That  we  also  may  be  all  the  nations  ; and 

that  our  king  may  judge  us,  and  go  out  before  us,  and 
fight  our  battles. 

21  And  Samuel  heard  all  the  words  of  the  people, 
and  he  rehearsed  them  in  the  ears  of  the  Lord, 

22  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel,  i®  Hearken  unto 
their  voice,  and  make  them  a king.  And  Samuel  said 
unto  the  men  of  Israel,  Go  ye  every  man  unto  his  city. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 Saul  despairing  to  find  his  father's  asses,  6 by  the  counsel  of  his 
servant,  11  and  direction  of  young  maidens,  15  according  to  God's 
revelation,  18  cometh  to  Samuel.  19  Samuel  entertaineth  Saul  at 
the  feast.  25  Samuel,  after  secret  communication,  bringeth  Saul  on 
his  way. 

"VT  GW  there  was  a man  of  Benjamin,  whose  name 
was  1 Kish,  the  son  of  Abiel,  the  son  of  Zeror,  the 
son  of  Bechorath,  the  son  of  Aphiah,  a Benjamite,  a 
mighty  man  of  power. 

2 And  he  had  a son,  whose  name  ivas  Saul,  a choice 
young  man,  and  a goodly  : and  there  was  not  among  the 
children  of  Israel  a goodlier  person  than  he  : ^ from  his 
shoulders  and  upward  he  was  higher  than  any  of  the 
people. 

3 And  the  asses  of  Kish  Saul’s  father  were  lost. 
And  Kish  said  to  Saul  his  son.  Take  now  one  of  the  ser- 
vants with  thee,  and  arise,  go  seek  the  asses. 

4 And  he  passed  through  mount  Ephraim,  and  passed 
through  the  land  of  3 Shalisha,  but  they  found  them  not  : 
then  they  passed  through  the  land  of  Shalim,  and  there 
they  were  not : and  he  passed  through  the  land  of  the 
Benjamites,  but  they  found  them  not. 

^ And  when  they  were  come  to  the  land  of  Zuph, 
Saul  said  to  his  servant  that  was  with  him.  Come,  and 
let  us  return  ; lest  my  father  leave  caring  for  the  asses, 
and  take  thought  for  us. 

6 And  he  said  unto  him.  Behold  now,  there  is  in  this 
city  ^ a man  of  God,  and  he  is  an  honourable  man  ; ^ all 
that  he  saith  cometh  surely  to  pass  : now  let  us  go 
thither  ; peradventure  he  can  shew  us  our  way  that  we 
should  go. 

7 Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant.  But,  behold,  if  we 
go,  ® what  shall  we  bring  the  man  ? for  the  bread  is 
spent  in  our  vessels,  and  there  is  not  a present  to  bring 
to  the  man  of  God  : what  have  we  ? 

8 And  the  servant  answered  Saul  again,  and  said. 
Behold,  I have  here  at  hand  the  fourth  part  of  a shekel 
of  silver  : that  will  I give  to  the  man  of  God,  to  tell  us 
our  way. 

9 (Beforetime  in  Israel,  wlien  a man  went  to  en- 
quire of  God,  thus  he  spake.  Come,  and  let  us  go  to  the 
seer  : for  he  that  is  now  called  a Prophet  was  beforetime 
called  3 a Seer.) 

10  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant.  Well  said  ; come, 
let  us  go.  So  they  went  unto  the  city  where  the  man  of 
God  loas. 

13  Pro.  1.  25,  2G,  27,  is  ver.  7.  Hos.  13.  * ch.  10.  23. 

28.  Is.  1.  15.  Mic.  11.  3 2Kin.  4.  42. 

3.4.  ich.  14.  .51.  1 Chr.  i Dent.  33.  1.  1 Kin. 

14  Jer.  44.  16.  8.  33.  & 9.  39.  13.  1. 

13  ver.  5. 


17  to  his  work.  He  will  take  the  tenth  of  your  flocks  : 

18  and  ye  shall  be  his  servants.  And  ye  shall  cry  out 
in  that  day  because  of  your  king  which  ye  shall  have 
chosen  you  ; and  the  Lord  will  not  answer  you  in 

49  that  day.  But  the  people  refused  to  hearken  unto 
the  voice  of  Samuel  ; and  they  said.  Nay  ; but  we 

20  will  have  a king  over  us  ; that  we  also  may  be  like 
all  the  nations  ; and  that  our  king  may  judge  us,  and 

21  go  out  before  us,  and  fight  our  battles.  And  Samuel 
heard  all  the  words  of  the  people,  and  he  rehearsed 

22  them  in  the  ears  of  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said 
to  Samuel,  Hearken  unto  their  voice,  and  make 
them  a king.  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  men  of 
Israel,  Go  ye  every  man  unto  his  city. 


9 Now  there  was  a man  of  Benjamin,  whose  name 
was  Kish,  the  son  of  Abiel,  the  son  of  Zeror,  the 
son  of  Becorath,  the  son  of  Aphiah,  the  son  of  a 

2 Benjamite,  a mighty  man  of  “ valour.  And  he  had 
a son,  whose  name  was  Saul,  a ^ young  man  and  a 
goodly  : and  there  was  not  among  the  children  of 
Israel  a goodlier  person  than  he  : from  his  shoul- 
ders and  upward  he  was  higher  than  any  of  the  peo- 

3 pie.  And  the  asses  of  Kish  Saul’s  father  were  lost. 
And  Kish  said  to  Saul  his  son.  Take  now  one  of  the 
servants  with  thee,  and  arise,  go  seek  the  asses. 

4 And  he  passed  through  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim, 
and  passed  through  the  land  of  Shalishah,  but  they 
found  them  not  : then  they  passed  through  the  land 
of  Shaalim,  and  there  they  were  not  : and  he  passed 
through  the  land  of  the  Benjamites,  but  they  found 

5 them  not.  When  they  were  come  to  the  land  of 
Zuph,  Saul  said  to  his  servant  that  was  with  him. 
Come  and  let  us  return  ; lest  my  father  leave  caring 

6 for  the  asses,  and  take  thought  for  us.  And  he  said 
unto  him.  Behold  now,  there  is  in  this  city  a man  of 
God,  and  he  is  a man  that  is  held  in  honour  ; all 
that  he  saith  cometh  surely  to  pass  : now  let  us  go 
thither  ; peradventure  he  can  tell  us  concerning  our 

7 journey  whereon  we  go.  Then  said  Saul  to  his  ser- 
vant, But,  behold,  if  we  go,  what  shall  we  bring  the 
man  ? for  the  bread  is  spent  in  our  vessels,  and 
there  is  not  a present  to  bring  to  the  man  of  God  : 

8 what  have  we  ? And  the  servant  answered  Saul 
again,  and  said.  Behold,  I have  in  my  hand  the 
fourth  part  of  a shekel  of  silver  : that  will  I give  to 

9 the  man  of  God,  to  tell  us  our  way.  (Beforetime  in 
Israel,  when  a man  went  to  imjuire  of  God,  thus  he 
said.  Come  and  let  us  go  to  the  seer  : for  he  that  is 
now  called  a Prophet  was  beforetime  called  a Seer.) 

10  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant.  Well  said  ; come,  let 
us  go.  So  they  went  unto  the  city  where  the  man 


6 ch.  3.  19. 

« See  Judg.  6.  18.  & 
13.  17.  1 Kin.  14.  3. 
2 Kin.  4.  42.  & 8.  8. 


7 Gen.  25.  22. 

8 2 Sam.  24.  11.  2 
Kin.  17.  13.  1 Chr.  2G. 
28.  & 29.  29.  2 Chr. 


16.  7,  10.  Is.  .30.  10. 
Amos  7.  12. 
n Or,  wealth, 
b Or,  choice. 


414 


I.  SAMUEL,  IX. 


11  T[  And  as  they  went  up  the  hill  to  the  city,  ® they 
found  young  maidens  going  out  to  draw  water,  and  said 
unto  them.  Is  the  seer  here  ? 

12  And  they  answered  them,  and  said.  He  is  ; be- 
hold, he  is  before  you  : make  haste  now,  for  he  came 
to  day  to  the  city  ; for  there  is  a sacrifice  of  the  peo- 
ple to  day  in  the  high  place  : 

13  As  soon  as  ye  be  come  into  the  city,  ye  shall 
straightway  find  him,  before  he  go  up  to  the  high  place 
to  eat : for  the  people  will  not  eat  mitil  he  come,  be- 
cause he  doth  bless  the  sacrifice  ; and  afterwards  they 
eat  that  be  bidden.  Now  therefore  get  you  up  ; for 
about  this  time  ye  shall  find  him. 

14  And  they  went  up  into  the  city  : and  when  they 
were  come  into  the  city,  behold,  Samuel  came  out 
against  them,  for  to  go  up  to  the  high  place. 

15  ^ I’^Now  the  Lord  had  told  Samuel  in  his  ear  a 
day  before  Saul  came,  saying, 

16  To  morrow  about  this  time  I will  send  thee  a man 
out  of  the  land  of  Benjamin,  i^  and  thou  shalt  anoint 
him  to  be  captain  over  my  people  Israel,  that  he  may 
save  my  people  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  : for 
I have  looked  upon  my  people,  because  their  cry  is 
come  unto  me. 

17  And  when  Samuel  saw  Saul,  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  Behold  the  man  whom  I spake  to  thee  of  ! this 
same  shall  reign  over  my  people. 

18  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Samuel  in  the  gate,  and 
said.  Tell  me,  I pray  thee,  where  the  seer’s  house  is. 

19  And  Samuel  answered  Saul,  and  said,  I am  the 
seer  : go  up  before  me  unto  the  high  place  ; for  ye  shall 
eat  with  me  to  day,  and  to  morrow  I will  let  thee  go, 
and  will  tell  thee  all  that  is  in  thine  heart. 

20  And  as  for  thine  asses  that  were  lost  three  days 
ago,  set  not  thy  mind  on  them  ; for  they  are  found. 
And  on  whom  is  all  the  desire  of  Israel  ? Is  it  not 
on  thee,  and  on  all  thy  father’s  house  ? 

21  And  Saul  answered  and  said,  Am  not  I a Ben- 
jamite,  of  the  smallest  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  ? and 
^•^my  family  the  least  of  all  the  families  of  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin  ? wherefore  then  speakest  thou  so  to 
me  ? 

22  And  Samuel  took  Saul  and  his  servant,  and 
brought  them  into  the  parlour,  and  made  them  sit  in  the 
chiefest  place  among  them  that  were  bidden,  which  were 
about  thirty  persons. 

23  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  cook.  Bring  the  portion 
which  I gave  thee,  of  which  I said  unto  thee.  Set  it  by 
thee. 

24  And  the  cook  took  up  ^ithe  shoulder,  and  that 
which  was  upon  it,  and  set  it  before  Saul.  And  Samuel 
said.  Behold  that  which  is  left  ! set  it  before  thee,  and 
eat : for  unto  this  time  hath  it  been  kept  for  thee  since 
I said,  I have  invited  the  people.  So  Saul  did  eat  with 
Samuel  that  day. 

25  And  when  they  were  come  down  from  the  high 
place  into  the  city,  Samuel  communed  with  Saul  upon 
“■^the  top  of  the  hoiise. 

26  And  they  arose  early  : and  it  came  to  pass  about 
the  spring  of  the  day,  that  Samuel  called  Saul  to  the 
top  of  the  house,  saying.  Up,  that  I may  send  thee 


11  of  God  was.  As  they  went  up  the  ascent  to  the 
city,  they  found  young  maidens  going  out  to  draw 

12  water,  and  said  unto  them.  Is  the  seer  here  ? And 
they  answered  them,  and  said.  He  is  ; behold,  he  is 
before  thee  : make  haste  now,  for  he  is  come  to-day 
into  the  city  ; for  the  people  have  a sacrifice  to-day 

13  in  the  high  place  : as  soon  as  ye  be  come  into  the 
city,  ye  shall  straightway  find  him,  before  he  go  up 
to  the  high  place  to  eat  : for  the  people  will  not  eat 
until  he  come,  because  he  doth  bless  the  sacrifice  ; 
and  afterwards  they  eat  that  be  bidden.  Now 
therefore  get  you  up  ; for  at  this  time  ye  shall  find 

14  him.  And  they  went  up  to  the  city  ; and  as  they 
came  within  the  city,  behold,  Samuel  came  out 
against  them,  for  to  go  up  to  the  high  place. 

15  Now  the  Lord  had  ‘^revealed  unto  Samuel  a day 

16  before  Saul  came,  saying.  To-morrow  about  this 
time  I will  send  thee  a man  out  of  the  land  of  Ben- 
jamin, and  thou  shalt  anoint  him  to  be  ^ prince  over 
my  people  Israel,  and  he  shall  save  my  people  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  : for  I have  looked 
upon  my  people,  because  their  cry  is  come  unto  me. 

17  And  when  Samuel  saw  Saul,  the  Lord  ® said  unto 
him.  Behold  the  man  of  whom  I spake  to  thee  ! 
this  same  shall  have  authority  over  my  people. 

18  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Samuel  in  the  gate,  and 
said.  Tell  me,  I pray  thee,  where  the  seer’s  house 

19  is.  And  Samuel  answered  Saul,  and  said,  I am  the 
seer  ; go  up  before  me  unto  the  high  place,  for  ye 
shall  eat  with  me  to-day  : and  in  the  morning  I will 
let  thee  go,  and  will  tell  thee  all  that  is  in  thine 

20  heart.  And  as  for  thine  asses  that  were  lost  three 
days  ago,  set  not  thy  mind  on  them  ; for  they  are 
found.  And  v for  whom  is  all  that  is  desirable  in 
Israel  ? Is  it  not  for  thee,  and  for  all  thy  father’s 

21  house  ? And  Saul  answered  and  said.  Am  not  I a 
Benjamite,  of  the  smallest  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  ? 
and  my  family  the  least  of  all  the  families  of  the 
* tribe  of  Benjamin  ? wherefore  then  speakest  thou 

22  to  me  after  this  manner  ? And  Samuel  took  Saul 
and  his  servant,  and  brought  them  into  the  guest- 
chamber,  and  made  them  sit  in  the  chiefest  place 
among  them  that  were  bidden,  which  were  about 

23  thirty  persons.  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  cook. 
Bring  the  portion  which  I gave  thee,  of  which  I said 

24  unto  thee.  Set  it  by  thee.  And  the  cook  took  up 
the  * thigh,  and  that  which  was  upon  it,  and  set  it 
before  Saul.  And  Samuel  said.  Behold  that  which 
hath  been  reserved  ! set  it  before  thee  and  eat  ; be- 
cause unto  the  appointed  time  hath  it  been  kept  for 
thee,  -^'for  I said,  I have  invited  the  people.  So 

25  Saul  did  eat  with  Samuel  that  day.  And  when  they 
were  come  down  from  the  high  place  into  the  city, 

26  *he  communed  with  Saul  upon  the  housetop.  And 
they  arose  early  : and  it  came  to  pass  about  the 
spring  of  the  day,  that  Samuel  called  to  Saul  on  the 
housetop,  saying.  Up,  that  I may  send  thee  away. 


9Gen.  24.  11.  u Ex.  2.  25.  & 3.  i*  ch.  15.  17.  Sam.  11. 2.  Acts  10. 9.  said  vnto  thee,  This  i Ov,  shovlder. 

Gen.  31.  54.  ch.  7,9.  Judg.  20.  46,  47,  c.Weh.  uncovered  the  same  dec.  j Mah.  saying. 

16.  2.  ch.  16.  12.  Hos.  48.  Ps.  68.  27.  ear  of  Samuel.  g Ov,  on  whom  is  all  Ar  The  Sept,  has, 

u 1 Kin.  3.  2.  13.  11.  See  Judg.  6.  15.  d Or,  leader.  the  desire  of  Israel?  Is  they  spread  a couch  for 

>2  ch.  15.  1.  Acts  ’G  ver.  3.  21  Lev.  7.  32,  33.  e lleb.  answered  it  not  on  thee,  and  on  Saul  on  the.  housetop, 

13.21.  ch.  8.  5,  19.  & 12.  Ezek.  24.  4.  him.  all  dec.?  and  he  lay  down.  And 

-2  cli.  10.  1.  13.  22  Pent.  22.  8.  2 f Or,  of  whom  I h lleh.  tribes.  it  came  to  pass  dec. 


I.  SAMUEL,  X. 


415 


away.  And  Saul  arose,  and  they  went  out  both  of 
them,  he  and  Samuel,  abroad. 

27  And  as  they  were  going  down  to  the  end  of  the 
city,  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Bid  the  servant  pass  on  be- 
fore us,  (and  he  passed  on,)  but  stand  thou  still  a while, 
that  I may  shew  thee  the  word  of  God. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Samuel  anointeth  Saul.  2 He  confirmeth  himhy  prediction  of  three 
signs.  9 Saul's  heart  is  changed,  and  he  prophesieth.  14  He  con- 
cealeth  the  matter  of  the  kingdom  from  his  uncle.  17  Saul  is  chosen 
at  Mizpeh  by  lot.  26  The  different  affections  of  his  subjects. 

Then  ^ Samuel  took  a vial  of  oil,  and  poured  it 
upon  his  head,  ^ and  kissed  him,  and  said.  Is  it  not 
because  ® the  Lord  hath  anointed  thee  to  he  captain  over 
his  inheritance  ? 

2  When  thou  art  departed  from  me  to  day,  then  thou 
shalt  find  two  men  by  ® Rachel’s  sepulchre  in  the  border 
of  Benjamin  ®at  Zelzah  ; and  they  will  say  unto  thee. 
The  asses  which  thou  wentest  to  seek  are  found  : and, 
lo,  thy  father  hath  left  the  care  of  the  asses,  and  sor- 
roweth  for  you,  saying.  What  shall  I do  for  my  son  ? 

3  Then  shalt  thou  go  on  forward  from  thence,  and 
thou  shalt  come  to  the  plain  of  Tabor,  and  there  shall 
meet  thee  three  men  going  up  to  God  to  Beth-el,  one 
carrying  three  kids,  and  another  carrying  three  loaves 
of  bread,  and  another  carrying  a bottle  of  wine  : 

4  And  they  will  salute  thee,  and  give  thee  two  loaves 
of  bread  ; which  thou  shalt  receive  of  their  hands. 

5  After  that  thou  shalt  come  to  ®the  hill  of  God, 
® where  is  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  : and  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  when  thou  art  come  thither  to  the  city, 
that  thou  shalt  meet  a company  of  prophets  coming 
down  1°  from  the  high  place  with  a psaltery,  and  a tab- 
ret,  and  a pipe,  and  a harp,  before  them  ; and  they 
shall  prophesy  : 

6  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  will  come  upon  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  prophesy  with  them,  and  shalt  be 
turned  into  another  man. 

7  And  let  it  be,  when  these  signs  are  come  unto 
thee,  that  thou  do  as  occasion  serve  thee  ; for  God  is 
with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  go  down  before  me  i®to  Gilgal  ; 
and,  behold,  I will  come  down  unto  thee,  to  offer  burnt 
offerings,  and  to  sacrifice  sacrifices  of  peace  offerings  : 
11  seven  (lays  shalt  thou  tarry,  till  I come  to  thee,  and 
shew  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

9  ^ And  it  was  so,  that  when  he  had  turned  his  back 
to  go  from  Samuel,  God  gave  him  another  heart  : and 
all  those  signs  came  to  pass  that  day. 

10  And  1®  wlien  they  came  thither  to  the  hill,  behold, 
1®  a company  of  prophets  met  him  ; and  the  Spirit  of 
God  came  upon  him,  and  he  prophesied  among  them. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  that  knew  him  be- 
foretime saw  that,  behold,  he  prophesied  among  the 
prophets,  then  the  people  said  one  to  another.  What  is 
this  that  is  come  unto  the  son  of  Kish  ? jg  Saul  also 
among  the  prophets  ? 

12  And  one  of  the  same  place  answered  and  said. 
But  who  is  their  father  ? Therefore  it  became  a 
proverb.  Is  Saul  also  among  the  prophets  ? 

1  ch.  9.  16.  & 16.  13.  7 Gen.  28.  22.  & 35.  12  Num.  11.  25.  cli. 

2  Kin.  9.  3,  6.  1,  3,  7.  16.  13. 

2  Ps.  2.  12.  8 ver.  10.  ’3  ver.  10.  ch.  19. 

3  Acts  13.  21.  9ch.  13.  3.  23,24. 

* Dent.  32.  9.  Ps.  >0  ch.  9.  12.  Ex.  4.  8.  Luke  2. 

78.  71.  11  Ex.  15.  20,  21.  2 12. 

3  Gen.  a5.  19,  20.  Kin.  3.  15.  1 Cor.  i3  judg.  6.  12. 

« Josh.  18.  28.  14.1. 


And  Saul  arose,  and  they  went  out  both  of  them,  he 
27  and  Samuel,  abroad.  As  they  were  going  down  at 
the  end  of  the  city,  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Bid  the 
servant  pass  on  before  us,  (and  he  passed  on,)  but 
stand  thou  still  at  this  time,  that  I may  cause  thee 
10  to  hear  the  word  of  God.  Then  Samuel  took  the 
vial  of  oil,  and  poured  it  upon  his  head,  and  kissed 
him,  and  said.  Is  it  not  that  the  Lord  liath  anointed 

2 thee  to  be  prince  over  his  inheritance  ? When  thou 
art  departed  from  me  to-day,  then  thou  shalt  find 
two  men  by  Rachel’s  sepulchre,  in  the  border  of 
Benjamin  at  Zelzah  ; and  they  will  say  unto  thee. 
The  asses  which  thou  wentest  to'  seek  are  found  : 
and,  lo,  thy  father  hath  left  the  care  of  the  asses, 
and  taketh  thought  for  you,  saying.  What  shall  I 

3 do  for  my  son  ? Then  shalt  thou  go  on  forward 
from  thence,  and  thou  shalt  come  to  the  ” oak  of 
Tabor,  and  there  shall  meet  thee  there  three  men 
going  up  to  God  to  Beth-el,  one  carrying  three  kids, 
and  another  carrying  three  loaves  of  bread,  and 

4 another  carrying  a ^ bottle  of  wine  : and  they  will 
salute  thee,  and  give  thee  two  loaves  of  bread  ; 

5 which  thou  shalt  receive  of  their  hand.  After  that 
thou  shalt  come  to  ‘^the  hill  of  God,  where  is  the 
garrison  of  the  Philistines  : and  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  when  thou  art  come  thither  to  the  city,  that 
thou  shalt  meet  a band  of  prophets  coming  down 
from  the  high  place  with  a psaltery,  and  a timbrel, 
and  a pipe,  and  a harp,  before  them  ; and  they  shall 

6 be  prophesying  : and  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  will 
come  mightily  upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  prophesy 
with  them,  and  shalt  be  turned  into  another  man. 

7 And  ^Get  it  be,  when  these  signs  are  come  unto  thee, 

that  thou  do  as  occasion  serve  thee  ; for  God  is 

8 with  thee.  And  thou  shalt  go  down  before  me  to 
Gilgal  ; and,  behold,  I will  come  down  unto  thee, 
to  offer  burnt  offerings,  and  to  sacrifice  sacrifices  of 
peace  offerings  : seven  days  shalt  thou  tarry,  till  I 
come  unto  thee,  and  shew  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

9 And  it  was  so,  that  when  he  had  turned  his  back  to 
go  from  Samuel,  God  ^ gave  him  another  heart : and 
all  those  signs  came  to  pass  that  day. 


10  And  when  they  came  thither  to  ‘^the  hill,  behold, 
a band  of  prophets  met  him  ; and  the  spirit  of  God 
came  mightily  upon  him,  and  he  prophesied  among 

11  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  that  knew  him 
beforetime  saw  that,  behold,  he  prophesied  with 
the  prophets,  then  the  people  said  one  to  another. 
What  is  this  that  is  come  unto  the  son  of  Kish  ? 

12  Is  Saul  also  among  the  prophets  ? And  one  of  the 
same  place  answered  and  said.  And  who  is  their  fa- 
ther ? Therefore  it  became  a proverb.  Is  Saul  also 


’Gch.  11.  14,  15.  & 13.54,55.  John  7.  15.  d Wch.  it  shall  come 
13.  4.  Acts  4.  13.  lo  pass,  that  when  these 

” ch.  13.  8.  22  Is.  54.  13.  John  signs  iC'c. 

’8  ver.  5.  6.  45.  & 7.  16.  e lleb.  do  for  thee  os 

^9  ch.  19.  20.  a Or,  terebinth.  thine  hand  shall  find. 

29  ver.  6.  6 Or,  skin.  f Ileb.  turned. 

2*  ch.  19.  24.  Matt.  c Or,  Gibeah. 


416 


I.  SAMUEL,  XI. 


13  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  of  prophesying, 
he  came  to  the  high  place. 

14  And  Saul’s  uncle  said  unto  him  and  to  his  ser- 
vant, Whither  went  ye  ? And  he  said.  To  seek  the 
asses : and  when  we  saw  that  they  were  no  where,  we 
came  to  Samuel. 

15  And  Saul’s  uncle  said.  Tell  me,  I pray  thee,  what 
Samuel  said  unto  you. 

16  And  Saul  said  unto  his  uncle,  He  told  us  plainly 
that  the  asses  were  found.  But  of  the  matter  of  the 
kingdom,  whereof  Samuel  spake,  he  told  him  not. 

17  ^ And  Samuel  called  the  people  together  ^Sunto 
the  Lord  Mizpeh  ; 

18  And  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I brought  up  Israel  out  of 
Egypt,  and  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  kingdoms,  and 
of  them  that  oppressed  you  : 

19  And  ye  have  this  day  rejected  your  God,  who 
himself  saved  you  out  of  all  your  adversities  and  your 
tribulations  ; and  ye  have  said  unto  him.  Nay,  but  set 
a king  over  us.  Now  therefore  present  yourselves 
before  the  Lord  by  your  tribes,  and  by  your  thousands. 

20  And  when  Samuel  had  caused  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel  to  come  near,  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  was  taken. 

21  When  he  had  caused  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  to 
come  near  by  their  families,  the  family  of  Matri  was 
taken,  and  Saul  the  son  of  Kish  was  taken  : and  when 
they  sought  him,  he  could  not  be  found. 

22  Therefore  they  enquired  of  the  Lord  further, 
if  the  man  should  yet  come  thither.  And  the  Lord 
answered.  Behold,  he  hath  hid  himself  among  the  stuff.  | 

23  And  they  ran  and  fetched  him  thence  : and  when  ! 
he  stood  among  the  people,  he  was  higher  than  any  of 
the  people  from  his  shoulders  and  upward. 

24  And  Samuel  said  to  all  the  people,  See  ye  him 

whom  the  Lord  hath  chosen,  that  there  is  none  like 

him  among  all  the  people  ? And  all  the  people  shouted, 
and  said,  God  save  the  king. 

25  Then  Samuel  told  the  people  the  manner  of  the 
kingdom,  and  wrote  it  in  a book,  and  laid  it  up  before 
the  Lord.  And  Samuel  sent  all  the  people  away, 
every  man  to  his  house. 

26  ^ And  Saul  also  went  home  ^3  to  Gibeah  ; and 
there  went  with  him  a band  of  men,  whose  hearts  God 
had  touched. 

27  But  the  children  of  Belial  said.  How  shall 
this  man  save  us  ? And  they  despised  him,  ^nd 
brought  him  no  presents.  But  he  held  his  peace. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Nahash  offereth  them  of  Jabesh-qilead  a reproachful  condition.  4 

They  send  'messengers,  and  are  delivered  by  Saul.  12  Saul  thereby  is 

confirmed,  and  his  kingdom  renewed. 

Then  ^Xahash  the  Ammonite  came  up,  and  en- 
camped against  ^ Jabesh-gilead  : and  all  the  men 
of  Jabesh  said  unto  Nahash,  ®Make  a covenant  with  us, 
and  we  will  serve  thee. 

2 And  Nahash  the  Ammonite  answered  them.  On 
this  condition  will  I make  a covenant  with  you,  that  I 


13  among  the  prophets  ? And  when  he  had  made  an 
end  of  prophesying,  he  came  to  the  high  place. 

14  And  Saul’s  uncle  said  unto  him  and  to  his  servant. 
Whither  went  ye  ? And  he  said.  To  seek  the  asses  : 
and  when  we  saw  that  they  were  not  found,  we  came 

15  to  Samuel.  And  Saul’s  uncle  said,  Tell  me,  I pray 

16  thee,  what  Samuel  said  unto  you.  And  Saul  said 
unto  his  uncle.  He  told  us  plainly  that  the  asses  were 
found.  But  concerning  the  matter  of  the  kingdom, 
whereof  Samuel  spake,  he  told  him  not. 

17  And  Samuel  called  the  people  together  unto  the 

18  Lord  to  Mizpah  ; and  he  said  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  I 
brought  ,up  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and  I delivered  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  out  of  the 

19  hand  of  all  the  kingdoms  that  oppressed  you  : but  ye 
have  this  day  rejected  your  God,  who  himself  saveth 
you  out  of  all  your  calamities  and  your  distresses  ; 
and  ye  have  said  unto  him.  Nay,  but  set  a king  over 
us.  Now  therefore  present  yourselves  before  the 

20  Lord  by  your  tribes,  and  by  your  thousands.  So 
Samuel  brought  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  near,  and  the 

21  tribe  of  Benjamin  was  taken.  And  he  brought  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin  near  by  their  families,  and  the 
family  of  the  Matri tes  was  taken  : and  Saul  the 
son  of  Kish  was  taken  ; but  when  they  sought  him, 

22  he  could  not  be  found.  Therefore  they  asked  of  the 
Lord  further,  * Is  there  yet  a man  to  come  hither  ? 
And  the  Lord  answered.  Behold,  he  hath  hid  him- 

23  self  among  the  stuff.  And  they  ran  and  fetched 
him  thence  ; and  when  he  stood  among  the  people, 
he  was  higher  than  any  of  the  people  from  his  shoul- 

24  ders  and  upward.  And  Samuel  said  to  all  the  peo- 
ple, See  ye  him  whom  the  Lord  hath  chosen,  that 
there  is  none  like  him  among  all  the  people  ? And 
all  the  people  shouted,  and  said,  *God  save  the 
king. 

25  Then  Samuel  told  the  people  the  manner  of  the 
kingdom,  and  wrote  it  in  a book,  and  laid  it  up 
before  the  Lord.  And  Samuel  sent  all  the  people 

26  away,  every  man  to  his  house.  And  Saul  also  went 
to  his  house  to  Gibeah  ; and  there  went  with  him 

27  the  * host,  whose  hearts  God  had  touched.  But  cer- 
tain ^ sons  of  Belial  said.  How  shall  this  man  save 
us  ? And  they  despised  him,  and  brought  him  no 
present.  ” But  he  held  his  peace. 


11  Then  Nahash  the  Ammonite  came  up,  and  en- 
camped against  Jabesh-gilead  : and  all  the  men  of 
Jabesh  said  unto  Nahash,  Make  a covenant  with 
2 us,  and  we  will  serve  thee.  And  Nahash  the  Am- 
monite said  unto  them.  On  this  condition  will  I 
make  it  with  you,  that  all  your  right  eyes  be  put 


23  Judg.  11.  11.&20. 
1.  ch.  11.  15. 

24  ch.  7.  5,  6. 

23  Judg.  G.  8,  9. 

26  ch.  8.  7,  19.  & 12. 
12. 

2"  Josh.  7.  14,  16,  17. 
Acts  1.  24,  26. 


28  ch.  23.  2,  4, 10, 11. 
23  ch.  9.  2. 

30  2 Sam.  21.  6. 

31  1 Kin.  1.  25,  39.  2 
Kin.  11.  12. 

32  See  Dent.  17.  14, 
&c.  ch.  8.  11. 

33  Judg.  20.  14.  ch. 
11.  4. 


34  ch.  11.  12. 

35  Deut.  13.  13. 

36  2 Sam.  8.  2.  1 

Kin.  4.  21.  & 10.  25. 
2 Chr.  17.  5.  Ps.  72. 
10.  Matt.  2.  11. 

1 ch.  12.  12. 

2 Judg.  21.  8. 


3  Gen.  26.  28.  Ex. 
23.  32.  1 Kin.  20.  34. 

Job  41.  4.  Ezek.  17. 
13. 

g The  Sept,  adds, 
and  the  family  of  the 
Matrites  was  brought 
near  man  by  man. 


h Or,  Is  the  man  yet 
come  hither  ? 

i Ileb.  Let  the  king 
live. 

j Or,  the. 

k Or,  men  of  valour. 
I Or,  base  fellows. 


m That  is,  worthless- 
ness. 

n Or,  But  he  was  as 
though  he  had  been 
deaf.  The  Sept,  has. 
And  it  came  to  pass 
after  about  a month, 
that  Nahash  d’c. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XIL 


417 


may  thrust  out  all  your  right  eyes,  and  lay  it  for  ^ a 
reproach  upon  all  Israel. 

3 And  the  elders  of  Jabesh  said  unto  him.  Give  us 
seven  days’  respite,  that  we  may  send  messengers  unto 
all  the  coasts  of  Israel : and  then,  if  there  he  no  man  to 
save  us,  we  will  come  out  to  thee. 

4 ^ Then  came  the  messengers  ® to  Gibeah  of  Saul, 
and  told  the  tidings  in  the  ears  of  the  people  : and  ® all 
the  people  lifted  up  their  voices,  and  wept. 

5 And,  behold,  Saul  came  after  the  herd  out  of  the 
field  ; and  Saul  said.  What  aileth  the  people  that  they 
weep  ? And  they  told  him  the  tidings  of  the  men  of 
Jabesh. 

6 ^ And  the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon  Saul  when  he 
heard  those  tidings,  and  his  anger  was  kindled  greatly. 

7 And  he  took  a yoke  of  oxen,  and  ® hewed  them  in 
pieces,  and  sent  them  throughout  all  the  coasts  of  Israel 
by  the  hands  of  messengers,  saying,  ® Whosoever  com- 
eth  not  forth  after  Saul  and  after  Samuel,  so  shall  it  be 
done  unto  his  oxen.  And  the  fear  of  the  Lord  fell  on 
the  people,  and  they  came  out  with  one  consent. 

8 And  when  he  numbered  them  in  Bezek,  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  were  three  hundred  thousand,  and  the 
men  of  Judah  thirty  thousand. 

9 And  they  said  unto  the  messengers  that  came. 
Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead,  To 
morrow,  by  that  time  the  sun  be  hot,  ye  shall  have  help. 
And  the  messengers  came  and  shewed  it  to  the  men  of 
Jabesh  ; and  they  were  glad. 

10  Therefore  the  men  of  Jabesh  said.  To  morrow 
12  we  will  come  out  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  do  with  us 
all  that  seemeth  good  unto  you. 

11  And  it  was  so  on  the  morrow,  that  i^  Saul  put  the 
people  1^  in  three  companies  ; and  they  came  into  the 
midst  of  the  host  in  the  morning  watch,  and  slew  the 
Ammonites  until  the  heat  of  the  day  : and  it  came  to 
pass,  that  they  which  remained  were  scattered,  so  that 
two  of  them  were  not  left  together. 

12  ^ And  the  people  said  unto  Samuel,  i®  Who  is  he 
that  said.  Shall  Saul  reign  over  us  ? i®  bring  the  men, 
that  we  may  put  them  to  death. 

13  And  Saul  said,  n There  shall  not  a man  be  put  to 
death  this  day  : for  to  day  i®  the  Lord  hath  wrought 
salvation  in  Israel. 

14  Then  said  Samuel  to  the  people.  Come,  and  let 
us  go  to  Gilgal,  and  renew  the  kingdom  there. 

15  And  all  the  people  went  to  Gilgal  ; and  there 
they  made  Saul  king  20  before  the  Lord  in  Gilgal  ; and 
21  there  they  sacrificed  sacrifices  of  peace  offerings  be- 
fore the  Lord  ; and  there  Saul  and  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael rejoiced  greatly. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 Samuel  testifieth  his  integrity.  6 He  reprovetk  the  people  of  ingrati- 
tude.  16  He  terrifieth  them  with  thunder  in  harvest  time.  20  He  com- 
forteth  them  in  God's  mercy. 

And  Samuel  said  unto  all  Israel,  Behold,  I have 
hearkened  unto  1 your  voice  in  all  that  ye  said 
unto  me,  and  2 have  made  a king  over  you. 

2  And  now,  behold,  the  king  ^ walketh  before  you  : 
^ and  I am  old  and  grayheaded  ; and,  behold,  my  sons 
are  with  you  : and  I have  walked  before  you  from  my 
childhood  unto  this  day 


Gen.  34.  14.  ch.  34.  11.  29.  & 13.  25. 

17.  2<).  & 14.  G.  ch.  10.  10.  & 

ch.  10.  20.  & 15.  10.  13. 

34.  2 Sam.  21.  6.  » Jud?.  19.  29. 

« Jnrl^r.  2.  4.  & 21.  2.  » Jndtr.  21.  r>,  8, 10. 

^ Judg.  3.  10.  & 6.  ’"Jndg.  1.5. 

OT  * 


n 2 Sam.  24.  9. 

12  ver.  3. 

13  See  ch.  31.  11. 

11  Judg.  7.  10. 

i3  ch.  10.  27. 

16  See  Luke  19.  27. 


out ; and  I will  lay  it  for  a reproach  upon  all  Israel. 

3 And  the  elders  of  Jabesh  said  unto  him.  Give  us 
seven  days’  respite,  that  we  may  send  messengers 
unto  all  the  borders  of  Israel  : and  then,  if  there 

4 be  none  to  save  us,  we  will  come  out  to  thee.  Then 
came  the  messengers  to  Gibeah  of  Saul,  and  spake 
these  words  in  the  ears  of  the  people  : and  all  the 

5 people  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept.  And,  be- 
hold, Saul  came  following  the  oxen  out  of  the  field  ; 
and  Saul  said.  What  aileth  the  people  that  they 
weep  ? And  they  told  him  the  words  of  the  men 

6 of  Jabesh.  And  the  spirit  of  God  came  mightily 
upon  Saul  when  he  heard  those  words,  and  his  anger 

7 was  kindled  greatly.  And  he  took  a yoke  of  oxen, 
and  cut  them  in  pieces,  and  sent  them  throughout 
all  the  borders  of  Israel  by  the  hand  of  messengers, 
saying.  Whosoever  cometh  not  forth  after  Saul  and 
after  Samuel,  so  shall  it  be  done  unto  his  oxen. 
And  ^ the  dread  of  the  Lord  fell  on  the  people,  and 

8 they  came  out  as  one  man.  And  he  numbered  them 
in  Bezek  ; and  the  children  of  Israel  were  three 
hundred  thousand,  and  the  men  of  Judah  thirty 

9 thousand.  And  they  said  unto  the  messengers  that 
came.  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  the  men  of  Jabesh- 
gilead,  To-morrow,  by  the  time  the  sun  is  hot,  ye 
shall  have  deliverance.  And  the  messengers  came 
and  told  the  men  of  Jabesh  ; and  they  were  glad. 

10  Therefore  the  men  of  Jabesh  said.  To-morrow  we 
will  come  out  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  do  with  us  all 

11  that  seemeth  good  unto  you.  And  it  was  so  on  the 
morrow,  that  Saul  put  the  people  in  three  compa- 
nies ; and  they  came  into  the  midst  of  the  camp  in 
the  morning  watch,  and  smote  the  Ammonites  until 
the  heat  of  the  day  : and  it  came  to  pass,  that  they 
which  remained  were  scattered,  so  that  two  of  them 

12  were  not  left  together.  And  the  people  said  unto 
Samuel,  Who  is  he  that  said.  Shall  Saul  reign  over 
us  ? bring  the  men,  that  we  may  put  them  to  death. 

13  And  Saul  said.  There  shall  not  a man  be  put  to 
death  this  day  : for  to-day  the  Lord  hath  wrought 
^deliverance  in  Israel. 


14  Then  said  Samuel  to  the  people,  Come  and  let  us 

15  go  to  Gilgal,  and  renew  the  kingdom  there.  And 
all  the  people  went  to  Gilgal  ; and  there  they  made 
Saul  king  before  the  Lord  in  Gilgal  ; and  there 
they  sacrificed  sacrifices  of  peace  offerings  before 
the  Lord  ; and  there  Saul  and  all  the  men  of  Israel 
rejoiced  greatly. 


12  And  Samuel  said  unto  all  Israel,  Behold,  I have 
hearkened  unto  your  voice  in  all  that  ye  said  unto  me, 

2 and  have  made  a king  over  you.  And  now,  behold, 
the  king  walketh  before  you  : and  I am  old  and 
graylieaded  ; and,  behold,  my  sons  are  with  you  : 
and  I have  walked  before  you  from  my  youth  unto 

12  2 Sam.  19.  22.  21  ch.  10.  8.  “ ch.  8.  1,  5. 

16  Ex.  14.  13,  30.  ch.  1 ch.  8.  5,  19,  20.  n Or,  a terror  from 

19.  5.  2 ch.  10.  24.  & 11.  14,  the.  LORD. 

16  ch.  10.  8.  15.  b lleh.  salvation. 

26  ch.  10.  17.  3 Nmn,  27.  17.  ch. 

8.  20. 


418 


I.  SAMUEL,  XII. 


3 Behold,  here  I am : witness  against  me  before  the 
Lord,  and  before  ® his  anointed  : ® whose  ox  have  I 
taken  ? or  whose  ass  have  I taken  ? or  whom  have  I 
defrauded  ? whom  have  I oppressed  ? or  of  whose  hand 
have  I received  any  bribe  to  blind  mine  eyes  there- 
with ? and  I will  restore  it  you. 

4 And  they  said,  Thou  hast  not  defrauded  us,  nor 
oppressed  us,  neither  hast  thou  taken  ought  of  any 
man’s  hand. 

5 And  he  said  unto  them.  The  Lord  is  witness 
against  you,  and  his  anointed  is  witness  this  day,  ® that 
ye  have  not  found  ought  ® in  my  hand.  And  they  an- 
swered, He  is  witness. 

6 ^ And  Samuel  said  unto  the  people,  It  is  the 
Lord  that  advanced  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  that 
bi’ought  your  fathers  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

7 Now  therefore  stand  still,  that  I may  reason  with 
you  before  the  Lord  of  all  the  righteous  acts  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  did  to  you  and  to  your  fathers. 

8 When  Jacob  was  come  into  Egypt,  and  your  fa- 
thers cried  unto  the  Lord,  then  the  Lord  sent  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron,  which  brought  forth  your  fathers  out 
of  Egypt,  and  made  them  dwell  in  this  place. 

9 And  when  they  forgat  the  Lord  their  God,  he 
sold  them  into  the  hand  of  Sisera,  captain  of  the  host 
of  Hazor,  and  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines,  and 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Moab,  and  they  fought 
against  them. 

10  And  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  We 
have  sinned,  because  we  have  forsaken  the  Lord,  and 
have  served  Baalim  and  Ashtaroth  : but  now  deliver 
us  out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies,  and  we  will  serve 
thee. 

11  And  the  Lord  sent  Jerubbaal,  and  Bedan,  and 

Jephthah,  and  24  Samuel,  and  delivered  you  out  of 

the  hand  of  your  enemies  on  every  side,  and  ye  dwelled 
safe. 

12  And  when  ye  saw  that  25  Nahash  the  king  of  the 
children  of  Ammon  came  against  you,  26  ye  said  iinto 
me.  Nay  ; but  a king  shall  reign  over  us  : when  27  the 
Lord  your  God  was  your  king. 

13  Now  therefore  28  behold  the  king  29  whom  ye  have 
chosen,  a7id  whom  ye  have  desired  ! and,  behold,  30  the 
Lord  hath  set  a king  over  you. 

14  If  ye  will  3i  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him,  and 
obey  his  voice,  and  not  rebel  against  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord,  then  shall  both  ye  and  also  the  king  that 
reigneth  over  you  continue  following  the  Lord  your 
God  : 

15  But  if  ye  will  32  j^ot  obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 
but  rebel  against  the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  then 
shall  the  hand  of  the  Lord  be  against  you,  33  as  it  was 
against  your  fathers. 

16  ^ Now  therefore  34  stand  and  see  this  great  thing, 
which  the  Lord  will  do  before  your  eyes. 

17  Is  it  not  35  wheat  harvest  to  day  ? 36  j 

unto  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  send  thunder  and  rain  ; 
that  ye  may  perceive  and  see  that  37  your  wickedness  is 


'>  ver.  5.  ch.  10.  1. 
& 24.  6.  2 Sam.  1. 14, 
16. 

c Nuin.  16.  15.  Acts 
20.  33.  1 Thess.  2.  5. 

T Deut.  16.  19. 

® John  18.  38.  Acts 
23.  9.  & 24.  16,  20. 
f Ex  22.  4. 
w Mic.  6.  4. 


” Is.  1.  18.  & 5.  3,4. 
Mic.  6.  2,  3. 

12  Gen.  46.  5,  6. 

13  Ex,  2.  23. 

11  Ex.  3.  10.  & 4.  16. 
13  Judg.  3.  7. 

16  Judg,  4.  2. 

17  Judg.  10.  7.  & 13. 

1. 

18  Judg.  3.  12. 

19  Judg.  10.  10. 


20  Judg.  2.  13. 

21  Judg.  10.  15, 16. 

22  Judg.  6.  14,  32. 

23  Judg.  11.  1. 

21  ch.  7.  13. 

23  ch.  11.  1. 

20  ch.  8.  5,  19. 

27  Judg.  8.  23.  ch. 
8.  7.  & iO.  19. 

28  ch.  10.  24. 


3 this  day.  Here  I am  : witness  against  me  before 
the  Lord,  and  before  his  anointed  : whose  ox  have  1 
taken  ? or  whose  ass  have  I taken  ? or  whom  have 
I defrauded  ? whom  have  I oppressed  ? or  of  whose 
hand  have  I taken  a “ ransom  ^ to  blind  mine  eyes 

4 therewith  ? and  I will  restore  it  you.  And  they 
said.  Thou  hast  not  defrauded  us,  nor  oppressed  us, 
neither  hast  thou  taken  aught  of  any  man’s  hand. 

5 And  he  said  unto  them.  The  Lord  is  witness  against 
you,  and  his  anointed  is  witness  this  day,  that  ye 
have  not  found  aught  in  my  hand.  And  they  said, 

6 He  is  witness.  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  people. 
It  is  the  Lord  that  ^ appointed  Moses  and  Aaron, 
and  that  brought  your  fathers  up  out  of  the  land  of 

7 Egypt.  Now  therefore  stand  still,  that  I may  plead 
with  you  before  the  Lord  concerning  all  the  right- 
eous acts  of  the  Lord,  which  he  did  to  you  and  to 

8 your  fathers.  When  Jacob  was  come  into  Egypt, 
and  your  fathers  cried  unto  the  Lord,  then  the 
Lord  sent  Moses  and  Aaron,  who  brought  forth 
your  fathers  out  of  Egypt,  and  made  them  to  dwell 

9 in  this  place.  But  they  forgat  the  Lord  their  God, 
and  he  sold  them  into  the  hand  of  Sisera,  captain  of 
the  host  of  Hazor,  and  into  the  hand  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Moab,  and 

10  they  fought  against  them.  And  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said.  We  have  sinned,  because  we  have 
forsaken  the  Lord,  and  have  served  the  Baalim  and 
the  Ashtaroth  : but  now  deliver  us  out  of  the  hand 

11  of  our  enemies,  and  we  will  serve  thee.  And  the 
Lord  sent  Jerubbaal,  and  Bedan,  and  Jephthah, 
and  Samuel,  and  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of 
your  enemies  on  every  side,  and  ye  dwelled  in  safety. 

12  And  when  ye  saw  that  Nahash  the  king  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  came  against  you,  ye  said  unto  me. 
Nay,  but  a king  shall  reign  over  us  : when  the  Lord 

13  your  God  was  your  king.  Now  therefore  behold 
the  king  whom  ye  have  chosen,  and  whom  ye  have 
asked  for  : and,  behold,  the  Lord  hath  set  a king 

14  over  you.  If  ye  will  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him, 
and  hearken  unto  his  voice,  and  not  rebel  against 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  * and  both  ye  and 
also  the  king  that  reigneth  over  you  be  followers  of 

15  the  Lord  your  God,  well : but  if  ye  will  not  hearken 
unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  but  rebel  against  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  then  shall  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  be  against  you,  as  it  was  against  your 

16  fathers.  Now  therefore  stand  still  and  see  this  great 
thing,  which  the  Lord  will  do  before  your  eyes. 

17  Is  it  not  wheat  harvest  to-day  ? I will  call  unto  the 
Lord,  that  he  may  send  thunder  and  rain  ; and  ye 
shall  know  and  see  that  your  wickedness  is  great. 


29  ch.  8.  5.  & 9.  20. 

30  Hos.  13.  11. 

31  Josh.  24.  14.  Ps. 
81.  13,  14. 

32  Lev.  26.  14,  15, 
&o.  Deut.  28. 15,  &c. 
Josh.  24.  20. 

33  ver.  9. 

34  Ex.  14.  13,  31. 

33  Pro.  26.  1. 


36  Josh.  10.  12.  ch. 
7.  9,  10.  Jam.  5.  16, 
17,  18. 

37  ch.  8.  7. 
a Or,  bribe. 

b Or,  that  I should 
hide  mine  eyes  at  him. 
The  Sept,  has,  even  a 
pair  of  shoes?  answer 
against  me  and  I will 


&c.  See  Ecclus.  46. 
19. 

c Or,  made, 
d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read,  Barak. 

e Or,  then  shall  both 
ye  ..  . the  LORD 
your  God  : but  &c. 

/The  Sept,  has,  and 
against  your  king. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XIII. 


419 


gfreat,  which  ye  have  done  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in 
asking  you  a king. 

18  So  Samuel  called  unto  the  Lord  ; and  the  Lord 
sent  thunder  and  rain  that  day  : and  all  the  people 
greatly  feared  the  Lord  and  Samuel. 

19  And  all  the  people  said  unto  Samuel,  Pray  for 
thy  servants  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  that  we  die  not  : 
for  we  have  added  unto  all  our  sins  this  evil,  to  ask 
us  a king. 

20  ^ And  Samuel  said  unto  the  people.  Fear  not  : 
ye  have  done  all  this  wickedness  : yet  turn  not  aside 
from  following  the  Lord,  but  serve  the  Lord  with  all 
your  heart  ; 

21  And  turn  ye  not  aside  ; for  then  should  ye  go 
after  vain  things,  which  cannot  profit  nor  deliver  ; for 
they  are  vain. 

22  For  the  Lord  will  not  forsake  his  people  ^^for 
his  great  name’s  sake  : because  ^^it  hath  pleased  the 
Lord  to  make  you  his  people. 

23  Moreover  as  for  me,  God  forbid  that  I should  sin 
against  the  Lord  in  ceasing  to  pray  for  you  : but  I 
will  teach  you  the  good  and  the  right  way  : 

24  Only  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him  in  truth  with 
all  your  heart : for  consider  how  ^ great  things  he 
hath  done  for  you. 

25  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wickedly,  ye  shall  be 
consumed,  both  ye  and  your  king. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 Saul's  selected  band.  3 He  calleth  the  Hebrews  to  Gilaal  aqainst  the 
Philistines,  whose  garriso7i  Jonathan  had  smitten.  5 The  Philistines' 
great  host.  6 The  distress  of  the  Israelites.  8 Saul,  wearg  of  staying 
for  Saniuel,  sacrificeth.  11  Samuel  reproveth  him.  17  The  three 
spoiling  bands  of  the  Philistines.  19  The  policy  of  the  Philistines,  to 
suffer  no  smith  in  Israel. 

SAUL  reigned  one  year  ; and  when  he  had  reigned 
two  years  over  Israel, 

2  Saul  chose  him  three  thousand  men  of  Israel  ; 
whereof  two  thousand  were  with  Saul  in  Michmash  and 
in  mount  Beth-el,  and  a thousand  were  with  Jonathan 
in  1 Gibeah  of  Benjamin  : and  the  rest  of  the  people  he 
sent  every  man  to  his  tent. 

3  And  Jonathan  smote  ^ the  garrison  of  the  Philis- 
tines that  was  in  Geba,  and  the  Philistines  heard  of  it. 
And  Saul  blew  the  trumpet  throughout  all  the  land, 
saying.  Let  the  Hebrews  hear. 

4  And  all  Israel  heard  say  that  Saul  had  smitten  a 
^rrison  of  the  Philistines,  and  that  Israel  also  was  had 
in  abomination  with  the  Philistines.  And  the  people 
were  called  together  after  Saul  to  Gilgal. 

5  ^ And  the  Philistines  gathered  themselves  together 
to  light  with  Israel,  thirty  thousand  chariots,  and  six 
thousand  horsemen,  and  people  as  the  sand  which  is 
on  the  sea  shore  in  multitude  : and  they  came  up,  and 
pitched  in  IMichmash,  eastward  from  Beth-aven. 

6  When  the  men  of  Israel  saw  that  they  were  in  a 
strait,  (for  the  people  were  distressed,)  then  the  people 
8 did  hide  themselves  in  caves,  and  in  thickets,  and  in 
rocks,  and  in  high  places,  and  in  pits. 

7  And  some  of  the  Hebrews  went  over  Jordan  to  the 
land  of  Gad  and  Gilead.  As  for  Saul,  he  was  yet  in 
Gilgal,  and  all  the  people  followed  him  trembling. 

38  Ex,  14.  31,  See  « 1 Kin.  6.  13.  Ps.  ‘•r,  Acts  12.  5.  Rom, 
Ezra  10.  9.  94  14.  1.  9.  Col.  1.  9.  2 Tim. 

39  Ex.  9.  28.  & 10.  -IS  Josh.  7.  9.  Ps.  1.  3. 

17.  Jam.  5.15.  1 John  100.  8.  Jer.  14.  21.  ■‘.jps.34.it.  Pro.  4. 

5.  10.  . Ezek.  20.  9,  14.  11. 

49  Dent.  11.  16.  ■“  Dent.  7.  7,  8.  & ■‘M  Kin.  8.  30. 

4t  Jer.  10.  19.  Hah.  14.  2.  Mai.  1.  2.  « Eccles.  12.  13. 

2.  18.  1 Cor.  8.  4. 


which  ye  have  done  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in 

18  asking  you  a king.  So  Samuel  called  unto  the 
Lord  ; and  the  Lord  sent  thunder  and  rain  that 
day  : and  all  the  people  greatly  feared  the  Lord 

19  and  Samuel.  And  all  the  people  said  unto  Samuel, 
Pray  for  thy  servants  unto  the  Lord  thy  God, 
that  we  die  not  : for  we  have  added  unto  all  our 

20  sins  this  evil,  to  ask  us  a king.  And  Samuel  said 
unto  the  people.  Fear  not  : ye  have  indeed  done  all 
this  evil  : yet  turn  not  aside  from  following  the 
Lord,  but  serve  the  Lord  with  all  your  heart  ; 

21  ^ and  turn  ye  not  aside  : for  then  should  ye  go  after 
vain  things  which  cannot  profit  nor  deliver,  for  they 

22  are  vain.  For  the  Lord  will  not  forsake  his  people 
for  his  great  name’s  sake  : because  it  hath  pleased 
the  Lord  to  make  you  a people  unto  himself, 

23  Moreover  as  for  me,  God  forbid  that  I should  sin 
against  the  Lord  in  ceasing  to  pray  for  you  : but  I 
will  instruct  you  in  the  good  and  the  right  way. 

24  Only  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him  in  truth  with  all 
your  heart  : for  consider  how  great  things  he  hath 

25  done  for  you.  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wickedly,  ye 
shall  be  consumed,  both  ye  and  your  king. 


13  Saul  was  [fthirtyl  years  old  when  he  began  to 

2 reign  ; and  he  reigned  two  years  over  Israel.  And 
Saul  chose  him  three  thousand  men  of  Israel ; 
whereof  two  thousand  were  with  Saul  in  Michmash 
and  in  the  mount  of  Beth-el,  and  a thousand  were 
with  Jonathan  in  Gibeah  of  Benjamin  : and  the 
rest  of  the  people  he  sent  every  man  to  his  tent, 

3 And  Jonathan  smote  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines 
that  was  in  Geba,  and  the  Philistines  heard  of  it. 
And  Saul  blew  the  trumpet  throughout  all  the  land, 

4 saying.  Let  the  Hebrews  hear.  And  all  Israel  heard 
say  that  Saul  had  smitten  the  garrison  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  that  Israel  also  was  had  in  abomination 
with  the  Philistines,  And  the  people  were  gathered 
together  after  Saul  to  Gilgal. 

5 And  the  Philistines  assembled  themselves  together 
to  fight  with  Israel,  thirty  thousand  chariots,  and 
six  thousand  horsemen,  and  people  as  the  sand 
which  is  on  the  sea  shore  in  multitude  : and  they 
came  up,  and  pitched  in  Michmash,  eastward  of 

6 Beth-aven,  When  the  men  of  Israel  saw  that  they 
were  in  a strait,  (for  the  people  were  distressed,) 
then  the  people  did  hide  themselves  in  caves,  and  in 
thickets,  and  in  rocks,  and  in  ^ holds,  and  in  pits. 

7 Now  some  of  the  Hebrews  had  gone  over  Jordan 
to  the  land  of  Gad  and  Gilead  ; but  as  for  Saul,  he 
was  yet  in  Gilgal,  and  all  the  people  followed  him 
trembling. 


49  Is.  5.  12. 

CO  Deut.  10.  21.  Ps. 
120.  2,  3. 

61  Josh.  24.  20. 

62  Deut.  28.  36. 

1 ch.  10.  20. 

2 ch.  10.  6. 


3 Jud^.  6.  2. 
g-  The  Sept,  has,  and 
turn  ye.  not  aside  after 
the  vanities  which  &c. 

a The  Hebrew  text 
has,  Saul  ions  a year 
old.  The  whole  verse 


is  omitted  in  the  unre- 
vised Sept.,  but  in  a 
later  recension  the 
number  thirty  is  in- 
serted. 

b Or,  holes, 
e Or,  cisterns. 


420 


I.  SAMUEL,  XIII. 


8 H ^ And  he  tarried  seven  days,  according  to  the 
set  time  that  Samuel  had  appointed : but  Samuel  came 
not  to  Gilgal  ; and  the  people  were  scattered  from  him. 

9 And  Saul  said,  Bring  hither  a burnt  offering  to 
me,  and  peace  offerings.  And  he  offered  the  burnt  of- 
fering. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  soon  as  he  had  made 
an  end  of  offering  the  burnt  offering,  behold,  Samuel 
came  ; and  Saul  went  out  to  meet  him,  that  he  might 
salute  him. 

11  ^ And  Samuel  said,  What  hast  thou  done  ? And 
Saul  said.  Because  I saw  that  the  people  were  scattered 
from  me,  and  that  thou  earnest  not  within  the  days  ap- 
pointed, and  that  the  Philistines  gathered  themselves 
together  at  Michmash  ; 

12  Therefore  said  I,  The  Philistines  will  come  down 
now  upon  me  to  Gilgal,  and  I have  not  made  supplication 
unto  the  Lord  ; I forced  myself  therefore,  and  offered 
a burnt  offering. 

13  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  ^ Thou  hast  done  fool- 
ishly : ® thou  hast  not  kept  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  which  he  commanded  thee  : for  now 
would  the  Lord  have  established  thy  kingdom  upon  Is- 
rael for  ever. 

14  But  now  thy  kingdom  shall  not  continue  : ® the 
Lord  hath  sought  him  a man  after  his  own  heart,  and 
the  Lord  hath  commanded  him  to  he  captain  over  his 
people,  because  thou  hast  not  kept  that  which  the  Lord 
commanded  thee. 

15  And  Samuel  arose,  and  gat  him  up  from  Gilgal 
unto  Gibeah  of  Benjamin.  And  Saul  numbered  the 
people  that  were  present  with  him,  ® about  six  hundred 
men. 

16  And  Saul,  and  Jonathan  his  son,  and  the  people 
that  were  present  with  them,  abode  in  Gibeah  of  Benja- 
min : but  the  Philistines  encamped  in  Michmash. 

17  And  the  spoilers  came  out  of  the  camp  of  the 
Philistines  in  three  companies  : one  company  turned 
unto  the  way  that  leadeth  to  Ophrah,  unto  the  land  of 
Shual  : 

18  And  another  company  turned  the  way  to  Beth- 
horon  : and  another  company  turned  to  the  way  of  the 
border  that  looketh  to  the  valley  of  ^^Zeboim  toward 
the  wilderness. 

19  ^ Now  there  was  no  smith  found  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Israel : for  the  Philistines  said.  Lest  the 
Hebrews  make  them  swords  or  spears  : 

20  But  all  the  Israelites  went  down  to  the  Philis- 
tines, to  sharpen  every  man  his  share,  and  his  coulter, 
and  his  ax,  and  his  mattock. 

21  Yet  they  had  a file  for  the  mattocks,  and  for  the 
coulters,  and  for  the  forks,  and  for  the  axes,  and  to 
sharpen  the  goads. 

22  So  it  came  to  pass  in  the  day  of  battle,  that  there 
was  neither  sword  nor  spear  found  in  the  hand  of  any 
of  the  people  that  loere  with  Saul  and  Jonathan  : but 
with  Saul  and  with  Jonathan  his  son  was  there  found. 

23  And  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  went  out  to 
the  passage  of  Michmash. 

* ch.  10.  8.  8 Ps.  89.  20.  Acts  « Josh.  16.  3.  & 18. 

« 2 Chr.  16.  9.  13.  22.  13,  14. 

6 ch.  15.  11.  » cli.  14.  2.  12  Neh.  11.  34. 

2 ch.  15.  28.  10  Josh.  18.  23. 


8 And  he  tarried  seven  days,  according  to  the  set 
time  that  Samuel  had  appointed : but  Samuel  came 
not  to  Gilgal  ; and  the  people  were  scattered  from 

9 him.  And  Saul  said.  Bring  hither  the  burnt  offer- 
ing to  me,  and  the  peace  offerings.  And  he  offered 

10  the  burnt  offering.  And  it  came  to  pass  that,  as 
soon  as  he  had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  burnt 
offering,  behold,  Samuel  came  ; and  Saul  went  out 

11  to  meet  him,  that  he  might  salute  him.  And 
Samuel  said.  What  hast  thou  done  ? And  Saul  said. 
Because  I saw  that  the  people  were  scattered  from 
me,  and  that  thou  earnest  not  within  the  days  ap- 
pointed, and  that  the  Philistines  assembled  them- 

12  selves  together  at  Michmash  ; therefore  said  I, 
Now  will  the  Philistines  come  down  upon  me  to 
Gilgal,  and  I have  not  intreated  the  favour  of  the 
Lord  : I forced  myself  therefore,  and  offered  the 

13  burnt  offering.  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Thou 
hast  done  foolishly  : thou  hast  not  kept  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  he  com- 
manded thee  : for  now  would  the  Lord  have  esta- 

14  blished  thy  kingdom  upon  Israel  for  ever.  But  now 
thy  kingdom  shall  not  continue  : the  Lord  hath 
sought  him  a man  after  his  own  heart,  and  the 
Lord  hath  appointed  him  to  be  prince  over  his 
people,  because  thou  hast  not  kept  that  which  the 
Lord  commanded  thee. 


15  And  Samuel  arose,  and  gat  him  up  from  Gilgal 
unto  Gibeah  of  Benjamin.  And  Saul  numbered 
the  people  that  were  present  with  him,  about  six 

16  hundred  men.  And  Saul,  and  Jonathan  his  son,  and 
the  people  that  were  present  with  them,  abode  in 
Geba  of  Benjamin  : but  the  Philistines  encamped 

17  in  Michmash.  And  the  spoilers  came  out  of  the 
camp  of  the  Philistines  in  three  companies  : one 
company  turned  unto  the  way  that  leadeth  to  Oph- 

18  rah,  unto  the  land  of  Shual  : and  another  company 
turned  the  way  to  Beth-horon  : and  another  com- 
pany turned  the  way  of  the  border  that  looketh  down 
upon  the  valley  of  Zeboim  toward  the  wilderness. 


19  Now  there  was  no  smith  found  throughout  all  the 
land  of  Israel  : for  the  Philistines  said.  Lest  the  He- 

20  brews  make  them  swords  or  spears  : but  all  the 
Israelites  went  down  to  the  Philistines,  to  sharpen 
every  man  his  share,  and  his  coulter,  and  his  axe, 

21  and  his  mattock  ; yet  they  had  a file  for  the  mat- 
tocks, and  for  the  coulters,  and  for  the  forks,  and 

22  for  the  axes  ; and  to  set  the  goads.  So  it  came  to 
pass  in  the  day  of  battle,  that  there  was  neither 
sword  nor  spear  found  in  the  hand  of  any  of  the 
people  that  were  with  Saul  and  Jonathan  : but  with 
Saul  and  with  Jonathan  his  son  was  there  found. 

23  And  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  went  out  unto 
the  pass  of  Michmash. 


13  See  2 Kin.  24.  14.  d Or,  blfss.  and  of  the  axes  were 

Jer.  24.  1.  e Or,  when  the  edges  blunt.  The  Hebrew 

iiSo  Judg.  5.  8,  of  the  mattocks  . . . text  is  obscure. 

13  ch.  14.  1,  4. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XIV. 


421 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Jonathan,  nmcitting  to  his  father,  the  priest,  or  the  people,  qoeth  and 
miracn/onslt/  smiteth  the  Philistines^  garrison.  15  A divine  terror 
maketh  them  beat  themselves.  17  Sanl,  not  staying  the  priest's  answer, 
setteth  on  them.  21  The  captivated  Hebrews,  and  the  hidden  Israelites, 
join  against  them.  24  Saul's  unadvised  adjuration  hindereth  the  vic- 
tory. 32  He  restraineth  the  people  from  eating  blood.  35  He  buildeth 
an  altar.  36  Jonathan,  taken  by  lot,  is  saved  by  the  people.  47  Saul's 
strength  and  family. 

OW  it  came  to  pass  upon  a day,  that  Jonathan  the 
son  of  Saul  said  unto  the  young  man  that  bare  his 
armour.  Come,  and  let  us  go  over  to  the  Philistines’ 
garrison,  that  is  on  the  other  side.  But  he  told  not  his 
father. 

2 And  Saul  tarried  in  the  uttermost  part  of  Giheah 
under  a pomegranate  tree  which  is  in  Migron  : and  the 
people  that  were  with  him  were  ^ about  six  hundred 
men  ; 

3 And  2 Aliiah,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  ® I-chabod’s  bro- 
ther, the  son  of  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eli,  the  Lord’s 
priest  in  Shiloh,  ^ wearing  an  ephod.  And  the  people 
knew  not  that  Jonathan  was  gone. 

4 If  And  between  the  passages,  by  which  Jonathan 
sought  to  go  over  ® unto  the  Philistines’  garrison,  there 
was  a sharp  rock  on  the  one  side,  and  a sharp  rock  on 
the  other  side  : and  the  name  of  the  one  was  Bozez, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Seneh. 

5 The  forefront  of  the  one  teas  situate  northward 
over  against  Michmash,  and  the  other  southward  over 
against  Giheah. 

6 And  Jonathan  said  to  the  young  man  that  bare  his 
armour.  Come,  and  let  us  go  over  unto  the  garrison  of 
these  uncircumcised  : it  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  work 
for  us  : for  there  is  no  restraint  to  the  Lord  ® to  save  by 
many  or  by  few. 

7 And  his  armourbearer  said  unto  him.  Do  all  that 
is  in  thine  heart : turn  thee  ; behold,  I am  with  thee  ac- 
cording to  thy  heart. 

8 Then  said  Jonathan,  Behold,  we  will  pass  over 
unto  these  men,  and  we  will  discover  ourselves  unto 
them. 

9 If  they  say  thus  unto  us.  Tarry  until  we  come  to 
you  ; then  we  will  stand  still  in  our  place,  and  will  not 
go  up  unto  them. 

10  But  if  they  say  thus.  Come  up  unto  us  ; then  we 
will  go  up  : for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  them  into  our 
hand  : and  ' this  shall  he  a sign  unto  us. 

11  And  both  of  them  discovered  themselves  unto  the 
garrison  of  the  Philistines  : and  the  Philistines  said, 
Behold,  the  Hebrews  come  forth  out  of  the  holes  where 
they  had  hid  themselves. 

12  And  the  men  of  the  garrison  answered  Jonathan 
and  his  armourbearer,  and  said.  Come  up  to  us,  and  we 
will  shew  you  a thing.  And  Jonathan  said  unto  his 
armourbearer.  Come  up  after  me  : for  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  Israel. 

13  And  Jonathan  climbed  up  upon  his  hands  and  upon 
his  feet,  and  his  armourbearer  after  him  : and  they  fell 
before  Jonathan  ; and  his  armourbearer  slew  after 
him. 

14  And  that  first  slaughter,  which  Jonathan  and  his 
armourbearer  made,  was  about  twenty  men,  within  as 
it  were  an  half  acre  of  land,  which  a yoke  of  oxen  might 
plow. 

15  And  ® there  was  trembling  in  the  host,  in  the  field, 
and  among  all  the  people  : the  garrison,  and  ^ the  spoil- 

> ch.  13.  15.  ch.  4.  21.  8 Judg.  7.  4,  7.  2 

2ch.  22.  9,  II,  20,  <ch.  2.  28.  Chr.  14.  11. 

called  Ahimelech.  8 ch.  13.  23. 


14  Now  it  fell  upon  a day,  that  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Saul  said  unto  the  young  man  that  bare  his  armour. 
Come  and  let  us  go  over  to  the  Philistines’  garrison, 
that  is  on  yonder  side.  But  he  told  not  his  father. 

2 And  Saul  abode  in  the  uttermost  part  of  Gibeah 
under  the  pomegranate  tree  which  is  in  Migron  : and 
the  people  that  were  with  him  were  about  six  hun- 

3 dred  men  ; and  Ahijah,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  Ichabod’s 
brother,  the  son  of  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eli,  the 
priest  of  the  Lord  in  Shiloh,  wearing  an  ephod. 
And  the  people  knew  not  that  Jonathan  was  gone. 

4 And  between  the  passes,  by  which  Jonathan  sought 
to  go  over  unto  the  Philistines’  garrison,  there  was 
a rocky  crag  on  the  one  side,  and  a rocky  crag  on 
the  other  side  : and  the  name  of  the  one  was  Bozez, 

5 and  the  name  of  the  other  Seneh.  The  one  crag 
rose  up  on  the  north  in  front  of  Michmash,  and  the 

6 other  on  the  south  in  front  of  Geba.  And  Jonathan 
said  to  the  young  man  that  bare  his  armour.  Come 
and  let  us  go  over  unto  the  garrison  of  these  uncir- 
cumcised : it  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  work  for 
us  : for  there  is  no  restraint  to  the  Lord  to  save  by 

7 many  or  by  few.  And  his  armourbearer  said  unto 
him.  Do  all  that  is  in  thine  heart  : turn  thee,  behold 

8 I am  with  thee  according  to  thy  heart.^  Then  said 
Jonathan,  Behold,  we  will  pass  over  unto  the  men, 

9 and  we  will  discover  ourselves  unto  them.  If  they 
say  thus  unto  us.  Tarry  until  we  come  to  you  ; then 
we  will  stand  still  in  our  place,  and  will  not  go  up 

10  unto  them.  But  if  they  say  thus,  Come  up  unto  us  ; 
then  we  will  go  up  : for  the  Lord  hath  delivered 
them  into  our  hand  : and  this  shall  be  the  sign  unto 

11  us.  And  both  of  them  discovered  themselves  unto 
the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  : and  the  Philistines 
said.  Behold,  the  Hebrews  come  forth  out  of  the 

12  holes  where  they  had  hid  themselves.  And  the  men 
of  the  garrison  answered  Jonathan  and  his  armour- 
bearer,  and  said.  Come  up  to  us,  and  we  will  shew 
you  a thing.  And  Jonathan  said  unto  his  armour- 
bearer,  Come  up  after  me  : for  the  Lord  hath  de- 

13  liverecl  them  into  the  hand  of  Israel.  And  Jona- 
than climbed  up  upon  his  hands  and  upon  his  feet, 
and  his  armourbearer  after  him  : and  they  fell  be- 
fore Jonathan  ; and  his  armourbearer  slew  them 

14  after  him.  And  that  first  slaughter,  which  Jona- 
than and  his  armourbearer  made,  was  about  twenty 
men,  within  as  it  were  “ half  a furrow’s  length  in  an 

15  acre  of  land.  And  there  was  a trembling  in  the 
camp,  in  the  field,  and  among  all  the  people  ; the 


’ See  Gen.  24.  14.  8 2 Kin.  7.  7.  Job  a Or,  half  an  am  of 

Judg.  7.  11.  18.  11.  land. 

» ch.  13.  17, 


422 


I.  SAMUEL,  XIV. 


ers,  they  also  trembled,  and  the  earth  quaked  : so  it 
was  1°  a very  great  trembling. 

16  And  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in  Gibeah  of  Benjamin 
looked  ; and,  behold,  the  multitude  melted  away,  and 
they  went  on  beating  down  one  another. 

17  Then  said  Saul  unto  the  people  that  were  with 
him.  Number  now,  and  see  who  is  gone  from  us.  And 
when  they  had  numbered,  behold,  Jonathan  and  his 
armourbearer  were  not  there. 

18  And  Saul  said  unto  Ahiah,  Bring  hither  the  ark 
of  God.  For  the  ark  of  God  was  at  that  time  with  the 
children  of  Israel. 

19  •[[  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  Saul  talked  unto 
the  priest,  that  the  noise  that  was  in  the  host  of  the 
Philistines  went  on  and  increased  : and  Saul  said  unto 
the  priest,  Withdraw  thine  hand. 

20  And  Saul  and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him 
assembled  themselves,  and  they  came  to  the  battle  : 
and,  behold,  every  man’s  sword  was  against  his  fel- 
low, and  there  was  a very  great  discomfiture. 

21  Moreover  the  Hebrews  that  were  with  the  Philis- 
tines before  that  time,  which  went  up  with  them  into  the 
camp  from  the  country  round  about,  even  they  also  turned 
to  be  with  the  Israelites  that  were  with  Saul  and  Jo- 
nathan. 

22  Likewise  all  the  men  of  Israel  which  had  hid 
themselves  in  mount  Ephraim,  when  they  heard  that 
the  PhilistijJes  fled,  even  they  also  followed  hard  after 
them  in  the  Ibattle. 

23  So  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day  : and  the 
battle  passed  over  unto  Beth-aven. 

24  ly  AikJ.  the  men  of  Israel  were  distressed  that 
day  : for  Saul  had  adjured  the  people,  saying.  Cursed 
he  the  man  that  eateth  any  food  until  evening,  that  I 
may  be  avenged  on  mine  enemies.  So  none  of  the  peo- 
ple tasted  any  food. 

25  And  all  they  of  the  land  came  to  a wood  ; and 
there  was  honey  upon  the  ground. 

26  And  when  the  people  were  come  into  the  wood, 
behold,  the  honey  dropped  ; but  no  man  put  his  hand 
to  his  mouth  : for  the  people  feared  the  oath.' 

27  But  Jonathan  heard  not  when  his  father  charged 
the  people  with  the  oath  : wherefore  he  put  forth  the 
end  of  the  rod  that  was  in  his  hand,  and  dipped  it  in 
an  honeycomb,  and  put  his  hand  to  his  mouth  ; and  his 
eyes  were  enlightened. 

28  Then  answered  one  of  the  people,  and  said.  Thy 
father  straitly  charged  the  people  with  an  oath,  saying, 
Cursed  he  the  man  that  eateth  any  food  this  day.  And 
the  people  were  faint. 

29  Then  said  Jonathan,  My  father  hath  troubled  the 
laud  : see,  I pray  you,  how  mine  eyes  have  been  en- 
lightened, because  I tasted  a little  of  this  honey. 

30  How  much  more,  if  haply  the  people  had  eaten 
freely  to  day  of  the  spoil  of  their  enemies  which  they 
found  ? for  had  there  not  been  now  a much  greater 
slaughter  among  the  Philistines  ? 

31  And  they  smote  the  Philistines  that  day  from 
Michmash  to  Aijalon  : and  the  people  were  very  faint. 

32  And  the  people  flew  upon  the  spoil,  and  took 
sheep,  and  oxen,  and  calves,  and  slew  them  on  the 
ground  : and  the  people  did  eat  them  with  the  blood. 

10  Gen.  35.  5.  is  Ex.  14. 30.  Ps.  44.  ^ Ex.  3.  8.  Num. 

11  ver.  20.  6,  7.  Hos.  1.  7.  13.  27.  Matt.  3.  4. 

i2Num.  27.  21.  lo  ch.  13.  5.  20  Lev.  3.  17.  & 7. 

13  Judg.  7.  22  2 11  Josh.  6.  26.  26.  & 17.  10.  & 19.  26. 

Chr.  20.  23.  i*  Deut.  9.  28.  Matt.  Deut.  12.  16,  23,  24. 

w ch.  13.  6.  3.  6. 


garrison,  and  the  spoilers,  they  also  trembled  : and 
the  earth  quaked  ; so  there  was  ^ an  exceeding  great 

16  trembling.  And  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in  Gibeah 
of  Benjamin  looked  ; and,  behold,  the  multitude 
melted  away,  and  they  went  hither  and  thither. 

17  Then  said  Saul  unto  the  people  that  were  with 
him.  Number  now,  and  see  who  is  gone  from  us. 
And  when  they  had  numbered,  behold,  Jonathan 

18  and  his  armourbearer  were  not  there.  And  Saul 
said  unto  Ahijah,  ^ Bring  hither  the  ark  of  God. 
For  the  ark  of  God  was  there  at  that  time  with  the 

19  children  of  Israel.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  Saul 
talked  unto  the  priest,  that  the  tumult  that  was  in 
the  camp  of  the  Philistines  went  on  and  increased  : 
and  Saul  said  unto  the  priest.  Withdraw  thine  hand. 

20  And  Saul  and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him 
were  gathered  together,  and  came  to  the  battle  : 
and,  behold,  every  man’s  sword  was  against  his  fel- 

21  low,  and  there  was  a very  great  discomfiture.  Now 
the  Hebrews  that  were  with  the  Philistines  as  before- 
time, which  went  up  with*  them  ^into  the  camp 

from  the  country  round  about  ; even  they  also  turned 
to  be  with  the  Israelites  that  were  with  Saul  and 

22  Jonathan.  Likewise  all  the  men  of  Israel  which 
had  hid  themselves  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim, 
when  they  heard  that  the  Philistines  fled,  even  they 

23  also  followed  hard  after  them  in  the  battle.  So  the 
Lord  saved  Israel  that  day  : and  the  battle  passed 

24  over  by  Beth-aven.  And  the  men  of  Israel  were 
distressed  that  day  : but  Saul  adjured  the  people, 
saying.  Cursed  be  the  man  that  eateth  any  food 
until  it  be  evening,  and  I be  avenged  on  mine  ene- 

25  mies.  So  none  of  the  people  tasted  food.  And  all 
^ the  people  came  into  the  forest  ; and  there  was  honey 

26  upon  the  ground.  And  when  the  people  were  come 
unto  the  forest,  behold,  * the  honey  dropped  : but 
no  man  put  his  hand  to  his  mouth  ; for  the  people 

27  feared  the  oath.  But  Jonathan  heard  not  when  his 
father  charged  the  people  with  the  oath  : wherefore 
he  put  forth  the  end  of  the  rod  that  was  in  his  hand, 
and  dipped  it  in  the  honeycomb,  and  put  his  hand  to 

28  his  mouth  ; and  his  eyes  were  enlightened.  Then 
answered  one  of  the  people,  and  said.  Thy  father 
straitly  charged  the  people  with  an  oath,  saying, 
Cursed  be  the  man  that  eateth  food  this  day.  And 

29  the  people  were  faint.  Then  said  Jonathan,  My 
father  hath  troubled  the  land  : see,  I pray  you,  how 
mine  eyes  have  been  enlightened,  because  I tasted  a 

30  little  of  this  honey.  How  much  more,  if  haply  the 
people  had  eaten  freely  to-day  of  the  spoil  of  their 
enemies  which  they  found  ? * for  now  hath  there 

31  been  no  great  slaughter  among  the  Philistines.  And 
they  smote  of  the  Philistines  that  day  from  Mich- 
mash to  Aijalon  : and  the  people  were  very  faint. 

32  And  the  people  flew  upon  the  spoil,  and  took  sheep, 
and  oxen,  and  calves,  and  slew  them  on  the  ground  : 


b Ileb.  a trembling  fi  Ileb.  and.  h Or,  a stream  of 

of  God.  e Or,  in  the  camp.,  honey. 

c The  Sept.  has,  roimd  about.  i Or,  for  had  there 

Bring  hither  the  ephod.  /The  Sept,  has,  not  been  now  a nntrh 

For  he.woretheephodat  also  turned  to  be  di-c.  greater  slaughter  d:c.  ? 
that  time  before  Israel.  g Ileb.  the  land, 


I.  SAMUEL,-  XIV. 


423 


33  If  Then  they  told  Saul,  saying,  Behold,  the  peo- 
ple sin  against  the  Lord,  in  that  they  eat  with  the 
blood.  And  he  said,  Ye  have  transgressed  : roll  a 
great  stone  unto  me  this  day. 

34  And  Saul  said.  Disperse  yourselves  among  the 
people,  and  say  unto  them.  Bring  me  hither  every  man 
his  ox,  and  every  man  his  sheep,  and  slay  them  here, 
and  eat  ; and  sin  not  against  the  Lord  in  eating  with 
the  blood.  And  all  the  people  brought  every  man  his 
ox  with  him  that  night,  and  slew  them  there. 

35  And  Saul  built  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  : the  same 
was  the  first  altar  that  he  built  unto  the  Lord. 

36  ^ And  Saul  said,  Let  us  go  down  after  the  Phi- 
listines by  night,  and  spoil  them  until  the  morning  light, 
and  let  us  not  leave  a man  of  them.  And  they  said. 
Do  whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto  thee.  Then  said  the 
priest,  Let  us  draw  near  hither  unto  God. 

37  And  Saul  asked  counsel  of  God,  Shall  I go  down 
after  the  Philistines  ? wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  the 
hand  of  Israel  ? But  he  answered  him  not  that 
day. 

38  And  Saul  said,  Draw  ye  near  hither,  all  the 
chief  of  the  people  : and  know  and  see  wherein  this  sin 
hath  been  this  day. 

39  For,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  which  saveth  Israel, 
though  it  be  in  Jonathan  my  son,  he  shall  surely  die. 
But  there  was  not  a man  among  all  the  people  that  an- 
swered him. 

40  Then  said  he  unto  all  Israel,  Be  ye  on  one  side, 
and  I and  Jonathan  my  son  will  be  on  the  other  side. 
And  the  people  said  unto  Saul,  Do  what  seemeth  good 
unto  thee. 

41  Therefore  Saul  said  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 

Give  a perfect  Zo/.  Saul  and  Jonathan  were 

taken  : but  the  people  escaped. 

42  And  Saul  said.  Cast  lots  between  me  and  Jonathan 
my  son.  And  Jonathan  was  taken. 

43  Then  Saul  said  to  Jonathan,  ^7  Tell  me  what  thou 
hast  done.  And  Jonathan  told  him,  and  said,  I did 
but  taste  a little  honey  with  the  end  of  the  rod  that 
was  in  mine  liand,  and,  lo,  I must  die. 

44  And  Saul  answered,  ^ God  do  so  and  more  also  : 

for  thou  shalt  surely  die,  Jonathan. 

45  And  the  people  said  unto  Saul,  Shall  Jonathan 
die,  who  hath  wrought  this  great  salvation  iii  Israel  ? 
God  forbid  : as  the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall  not  one 
hair  of  his  head  fall  to  the  ground  ; for  he  hath 
wrought  with  God  this  day.  So  the  people  rescued 
Jonatlian,  that  he  died  not. 

46  Then  Saul  went  up  from  following  the  Philistines  : 
and  the  Philistines  went  to  their  own  place. 

47  ^ So  Saul  took  the  kingdom  over  Israel,  and 
fought  against  all  his  enemies  on  every  side,  against 
Moab,  and  against  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  against 
Edom,  and  against  the  kings  of  Zobah,  and  against 
the  Philistines  : and  whithersoever  he  turned  himself, 
he  vexed  them. 

48  And  he  gathered  an  host,  and  smote  the  Amalek- 
ites,  and  delivered  Israel  out  of  the  hands  of  them  that 
spoiled  them. 

49  Now  the  sons  of  Saul  were  Jonathan,  and  Ishui, 
and  Melchi-shua : and  the  names  of  his  two  daughters 


33  and  the  people  did  eat  them  with  the  blood.  Then 
they  told  Saul,  saying.  Behold,  the  people  sin  against 
the  Lord,  in  that  they  eat  with  the  blood.  And  he 
said.  Ye  have  dealt  treacherously  : roll  a great  stone 

34  unto  me  this  day.  And  Saul  said.  Disperse  your- 
selves among  the  people,  and  say  unto  them.  Bring 
me  hither  every  man  his  ox,  and  every  man  his 
sheep,  and  slay  them  here,  and  eat  ; and  sin  not 
against  the  Lord  in  eating  with  the  blood.  And  all 
the  people  brought  every  man  his  ox  with  him  that 

35  night,  and  slew  them  there.  And  Saul  built  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord  : the  same  was  the  first  altar 
that  he  built  unto  the  Lord. 

36  And  Saul  said.  Let  us  go  down  after  the  Philistines 
by  night,  and  spoil  them  until  the  morning  light,  and 
let  us  not  leave  a man  of  them.  And  they  said.  Do 
whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto  thee.  Then  said  the 

37  priest.  Let  us  draw  near  hither  unto  God.  And  Saul 
asked  counsel  of  God,  Shall  I go  down  after  the  Philis- 
tines ? wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  Israel  ? 

38  But  he  answered  him  not  that  day.  And  Saul  said. 
Draw  nigh  hither,  all  ye  j chiefs  of  the  people  : and 
know  and  see  wherein  this  sin  hatli  been  this  day. 

39  For,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  which  saveth  Israel,  though 
it  be  in  Jonathan  my  son,  he  shall  surely  die.  But 
there  was  not  a man  among  all  the  people  that  an- 

40  swered  him.  Then  said  he  unto  all  Israel,  Be  ye  on 
one  side,  and  I and  Jonathan  my  son  will  be  on  the 
other  side.  And  the  people  said  unto  Saul,  Do  what 

41  seemeth  good  unto  thee.  Therefore  Saul  said  unto 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  ^’Shew  the  right.  And 
J onathan  and  Saul  were  taken  hy  lot : but  the  peo- 

42  pie  escaped.  And  Saul  said.  Cast  lots  between  me 
and  Jonathan  my  son.  And  Jonathan  was  taken. 

43  Then  Saul  said  to  Jonathan,  Tell  me  what  thou  hast 
done.  And  Jonathan  told  him,  and  said,  I did  cer- 
tainly taste  a little  honey  with  the  end  of  the  rod 

44  that  was  in  mine  hand  ; and,  lo,  I must  die.  And 
Saul  said,  God  do  so  and  more  also  : for  thou  shalt 

45  surely*  die,  Jonathan.  And  the  people  said  unto 
Saul,  Shall  Jonathan  die,  who  hath  wrought  this 
great  salvation  in  Israel  ? God  forbid  : as  the 
Lord  liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of  his  head 
fall  to  the  ground  ; for  he  hath  wrought  with  God 
this  day.  So  the  people  ^ rescued  J onathan,  that  he 

46  died  not.  Then  Saul  went  up  from  following  the 
Philistines  : and  the  Philistines  went  to  their  own 
place. 


47  Now  when  Saul  had  taken  tlie  kingdom  over 
Israel,  he  fought  against  all  his  enemies  on  every 
side,  against  Moab,  and  against  the  children  of  Am- 
mon, and  against  Edom,  and  against  the  kings  of 
Zobah,  and  against  the  Philistines  : and  whitherso- 

48  ever  he  turned  himself,  he  vexed  them.  And  he 
did  valiantly,  and  smote  the  Amalekites,  and  de- 
livered Israel  out  of  the  hands  of  them  that  si^oiled 
them. 

49  Now  the  sons  of  Saul  were  Jonathan,  and  Ishvi, 
and  Malchi-shua  : and  the  names  of  his  two  daugh- 


21  ch.  7.  17. 

22  ch.  28.  6. 

23  Josh.  7.  14. 
10.  19. 

2i2S.ain  12.5. 


ch. 


23  Pro.  IG.  33. 
1.  24. 

2«.Tosh.  7.  IG. 

10.  20,  21. 

27  Josh.  7.  19. 


Acts 

ch. 


28  ver.  27. 

21'  Rutli  1.  17. 

30  ver.  39. 

31  2 Sam.  14.  11. 


Kin.  1.  52.  Luke  21. 
18. 

32  ch.  11.  11. 

33  2 Sam.  10.  G. 

31  ch.  15.  3,  7. 


33ch.  31.  2.  1 Chr. 
8.  33. 

j Ileb.  corners, 
k Or,  Give  a perfect 
lot. 


I Ileb.  ransomed, 
m Or,  he  put  them 
to  the.  worse.  The 
Sept,  has,  he  was  vic- 
torious. 


424 


I.  SAMUEL,  XV. 


were  these ; the  name  of  the  firstborn  Merab,  and  the 
name  of  the  younger  Michal  : 

50  And  the  name  of  Saul’s  wife  was  Ahinoam,  the 
daughter  of  Ahimaaz  : and  the  name  of  the  captain  of 
his  host  loas  Abner,  the  son  of  Ner,  Saul’s  uncle. 

51  And  Kish  was  the  father  of  Saul ; and  Ner  the 
father  of  Abner  was  the  son  of  Abiel. 

52  And  there  was  sore  war  against  the  Philistines  all 
the  days  of  Saul : and  when  Saul  saw  any  strong  man, 
or  any  valiant  man,  he  took  him  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Samuel  sendeth  Saul  to  destroy  Amalek.  6 Saul  favoureth  the  Ke- 
nites.  8 He  spareth  Ayag  and  the  best  of  the  spoil.  10  Sa'niuel  de- 
nouncelh  unto  Saul,  conimending  and  excusing  himself,  God's  rejec- 
tion of  him  for  his  disobedience.  24  Saul's  humiliation.  32  Samuel 
killeth  Agag.  34  Samuel  and  Saul  part. 

SAMUEL  also  said  unto  Saul,  ^ The  Lord  sent  me 
to  anoint  thee  to  he  king  over  his  people,  over  Is- 
rael : now  therefore  hearken  thou  unto  the  voice  of  the 
words  of  the  Lord. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I remember  that 
which  Amalek  did  to  Israel,  how  he  laid  wait  for  him 
in  the  way,  when  he  came  up  from  Egypt. 

3  Now  go  and  smite  Amalek,  and  ^utterly  destroy 
all  that  they  have,  and  spare  them  not  ; but  slay  both 
man  and  woman,  infant  and  suckling,  ox  and  sheep, 
camel  and  ass. 

4  And  Saul  gathered  the  people  together,  and  num- 
bered them  ill  Telaim,  two  hundred  thousand  footmen, 
and  ten  thousand  men  of  Judah. 

5  And  Saul  came  to  a city  of  Amalek,  and  laid  wait 
in  the  valley. 

6  ^ And  Saul  said  unto  ^the  Kenites,  ®Go,  depart, 
get  you  down  from  among  the  Amalekites,  lest  I destroy 
you  with  them  : for  ®ye  shewed  kindness  to  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  when  they  came  up  out  of  Egypt.  So 
the  Kenites  departed  from  among  the  Amalekites. 

7  And  Saul  smote  the  Amalekites  from  ® Havilah 
until  thou  comest  to  ^ Shur,  that  is  over  against  Egypt. 

8  And  he  took  Agag  the  king  of  the  Amalekites 
alive,  and  utterly  destroyed  all  the  peoplef  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

9  But  Saul  and  the  people  spared  Agag,  and  the 
best  of  the  sheep,  and  of  the  oxen,  and  of  the  fatlings, 
and  the  lambs,  and  all  that  was  good,  and  would  not 
utterly  destroy  them  : but  every  thing  that  teas  vile 
and  refuse,  that  tl|ey  destroyed  utterly. 

10  ^ Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Samuel, 
saying, 

11  It  repenteth  me  that  I have  set  up  Saul  to  he 
king : for  he  is  turned  back  from  following  me, 
i®and  hath  not  performed  my  commandments.  And  it 
16  giieved  Samuel ; and  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  all 
night. 

12  And  when  Samuel  rose  early  to  meet  Saul  in  the 
morning,  it  was  told  Samuel,  saying,  Saul  came  to 
V Carmel,  and,  behold,  he  set  him  up  a place,  and  is 
gone  about,  and  passed  on,  and  gone  down  to  Gilgal. 

13  And  Samuel  came  to  Saul  : and  Saul  said  unto 
him,  Blessed  he  thou  of  the  Lord  : I have  performed 
the  coinmandment  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  Samuel  said.  What  meaneth  then  this  bleating 

36  ch.  9.  1.  Josh.  G.  17,  21.  ^ ch.  14.  48. 

3"  ch.  8.  11.  * Num.  24.  21.  Judg.  * Geu.  2.  11.  & 25. 

ich.  9.  16.  1.  IG.  &4.  11.  18. 

2  Ex.  17.  8, 14.  Num.  o Gen.  18.  25.  & 19.  » Gen.  16.  7. 

24.  20.  Dent.  25.  17,  12,  14.  Rev.  18.  4.  See  1 Kin.  20.  34, 

18,19.  6 Ex.  18.  10,  19.  35,  c&c. 

3  Lev.  27.  28,  29.  Num.  10.  29,  32.  u See  ch.  30.  1. 


ters  were  these  ; the  name  of  the  firstborn  Merab, 

50  and  the  name  of  the  younger  Michal  : and  the  name 
of  Saul’s  wife  was  Ahinoam  the  daughter  of  Ahi- 
maaz : and  the  name  of  the  captain  of  his  host  was 

51  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  Saul’s  uncle.  ”And  Kish 
was  the  father  of  Saul  ; and  Ner  the  father  of  Abner 
was  the  son  of  Abiel. 

52  And  there  was  sore  war  against  the  Philistines  all 
the  days  of  Saul  : and  when  Saul  saw  any  mighty 
man,  or  any  valiant  man,  he  ® took  him  unto  him. 


15  And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  The  Lord  sent  me 
to  anoint  thee  to  be  king  over  his  people,  over 
Israel  : now  therefore  hearken  thou  unto  the  voice 

2 of  the  words  of  the  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  I “have  marked  that  which  Amalek  did  to 
Israel,  how  he  set  himself  against  him  in  the  way, 

3 when  he  came  up  out  of  Egypt.  Now  go  and  smite 
Amalek,  and  ^ utterly  destroy  all  that  they  have, 
and  spare  them  not  ; but  slay  both  man  and  woman, 
infant  and  suckling,  ox  and  sheep,  camel  and  ass. 

4 And  Saul  summoned  the  people,  and  numbered 
them  in  Telaim,  two  hundred  thousand  footmen, 

5 and  ten  thousand  men  of  Judah.  And  Saul  came  to 
the  city  of  Amalek,  and  ‘^laid  wait  in  the  valley 

6 And  Saul  said  unto  the  Kenites,  Go,  depart,  get  you 
down  from  among  the  Amalekites,  lest  I destroy 
you  with  them  : for  ye  shewed  kindness  to  all  the 
children  of  Israel,  when  they  came  up  out  of  Egypt. 
So  the  Kenites  departed  from  among  the  Amalek- 

7 ites.  And  Saul  smote  the  Amalekites,  from  Havi- 
lah as  thou  goest  to  Shur,  that  is  before  Egypt. 

8 And  he  took  Agag  the  king  of  the  Amalekites  alive, 
and  utterly  destroyed  all  the  people  with  the  edge 

9 of  the  sword.  But  Saul  and  the  people  spared 
Agag,  and  the  best  of  the  sheep,  and  of  the  oxen, 
and  of  the  fatlings,  and  the  lambs,  and  all  that  was 
good,  and  would  not  ^ utterly  destroy  them  : but 
every  thing  that  was  vile  and  refuse,  that  they 
destroyed  utterly. 

10  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Samuel, 

11  saying.  It  repenteth  me  that  I have  set  up  Saul  to 
be  king  : for  he  is  turned  back  from  following  me, 
and  hath  not  performed  my  commandments.  And 
Samuel  was  wroth  ; and  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  all 

12  night.  And  Samuel  rose  early  to  meet  Saul  in  the 
morning  ; and  it  was  told  Samuel,  saying,  Saul  came 
to  Carmel,  and,  behold,  he  set  him  up  a monu^ 
ment,  and  is  gone  about,  and  passed  on,  and  gone 

13  down  to  Gilgal.  And  Samuel  came  to  Saul : and 
Saul  said  unto  him.  Blessed  be  thou  of  the  Lord  : I 
have  performed  the  commandment  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  Samuel  said.  What  meaneth  then  this  bleating 


^2  ver.  3,  15.  *6  ver.  35.  ch.  16.  1.  Saul  and  Ner  . . 

’3  ver.  35.  Gen.  6.  Josh.  15.  .55.  were  the  sons  of  Abiel. 

6,  7.  2 Sam.  24.  16.  ^6  Geu.  14. 19.  Judg.  o Ileb.  feathered. 

14  Josh.  22.  16.  1 17.  2.  Ruth  3.  10.  a Or,  will  visit. 

Kin.  9.  6.  n According  to  some  b Ileb.  devote. 

13  ver.  3,  9.  ch.  13.  ancient  authorities,  c Or,  strove. 

13.  And  Kish  the  father  of  d Ueb.  hand. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XV. 


425 


of  the  sheep  in  mine  ears,  and  the  lowing  of  the  oxen 
which  I hear  ? 

15  And  Saul  said,  They  have  brought  them  from  the 
Amalekites  : for  the  people  spared  the  best  of  the 
sheep  and  of  the  oxen,  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  ; and  the  rest  we  have  utterly  destroyed. 

16  Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  Stay,  and  I will  tell 
thee  what  the  Lord  hath  said  to  me  this  night.  And 
he  said  unto  him.  Say  on. 

17  And  Samuel  said,  When  thou  loast  little  in  thine 
own  sight,  wast  thou  not  made  the  head  of  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  and  the  Lord  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel  ? 

18  And  the  Lord  sent  thee  on  a journey,  and  said, 
Go  and  utterly  destroy  the  sinners  the  Amalekites,  and 
fight  against  them  until  they  be  consumed. 

19  Wherefore  then  didst  thou  not  obey  the  voice  of 
the  Lord,  but  didst  fly  upon  the  spoil,  and  didst  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  ? 

20  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  Yea,  I have  obeyed 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and  have  gone  the  way  which 
the  Lord  sent  me,  and  have  brought  Agag  the  king  of 
Amalek,  and  have  utterly  destroyed  the  Amalekites. 

21  22  But  the  people  took  of  the  spoil,  sheep  and  oxen, 
the  chief  of  the  things  which  should  have  been  utterly 
destroyed,  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Gilgal. 

22  And  Samuel  said,  23  Hath  the  Lord  as  great  de- 
light in  burnt  oiferings  and  sacrifices,  as  in  obeying  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  ? Behold,  24  to  obey  is  better  than 
sacrifice,  and  to  hearken  than  the  fat  of  rams. 

23  For  rebellion  is  as  the  sin  of  witchcraft,  and  stub- 
bornness is  as  iniquity  and  idolatry.  Because  thou  hast 
rejected  the  word  of  the  Lord,  25  he  hath  also  rejected 
thee  from  being  king. 

24  ^ 2g  mjto  Samuel,  I have  sinned  : 

for  I have  transgressed  the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
and  thy  words  : because  I 2’  feared  the  people,  and 
obeyed  their  voice. 

25  Now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  pardon  my  sin,  and 
turn  again  with  me,  that  I may  worship  the  Lord. 

26  And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  I will  not  return  with 
thee  : 28  for  thou  hast  rejected  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  Lord  hath  rejected  thee  from  being  king  over 
Israel. 

27  And  as  Samuel  turned  about  to  go  away,  29  he  laid 
hold  upon  the  skirt  of  his  mantle,  and  it  rent. 

28  And  Samuel  said  unto  him,  The  Lord  hath  rent 
the  kingdom  of  Israel  from  thee  this  day,  and  hath 
given  it  to  a neighbour  of  thine,  that  is  better  than  thou. 

29  And  also  the  Strength  of  Israel  will  not  lie  nor 
repent  : for  he  is  not  a man,  that  he  should  repent. 

30  Then  he  said,  I have  sinned  : yet  ^2  honour  me 
now,  I pray  thee,  before  the  elders  of  my  people,  and 
before  Israel,  and  turn  again  with  me,  that  I may  wor- 
ship the  Lord  thy  God. 

31  So  Samuel  turned  again  after  Saul  ; and  Saul 
worshipped  the  Lord. 

32  ^ Then  said  Samuel,  Bring  ye  hither  to  me  Agag 
the  king  of  the  Amalekites.  And  Agag  came  unto  him 
delicately.  And  Agag  said.  Surely  the  bitterness  of 
death  is  past. 

33  And  Samuel  said,  ®^As  thy  sword  hath  made 

19  ver.  9,  21.  Gen.  13,  IG,  17.  Jer.  7.  22,  2">  ch.  13.  14. 

3.  12.  Pro.  28.  13.  23.  Mic.  G.  G,  7,  8.  20  gee  2 Sam.  12.  13. 

20  ch.  9.  21.  Heb.  10.  G,  7,  8,  9.  27  Ex.  23.  2.  Pro. 

21  ver.  13.  24  Eccles.  5.  1.  Hos.  29.  25.  Is.  51.  12,  13. 

22  ver.  15.  G.  6.  Matt.  5.  24.  .'t  9.  28  gee  ch.  2.  30. 

22  Ps.  50.  8,  9.  Pro.  13.  & 12.  7.  Mark  12.  21.  gee  1 Kin.  11.  30. 

21.  3.  Is.  1.  11,  12,  33. 


of  the  sheep  in  mine  ears,  and  the  lowing  of  the 

15  oxen  which  I hear  ? And  Saul  said.  They  have 
brought  them  from  the  Amalekites  : for  the  people 
spared  the  best  of  the  sheep  and  of  the  oxen,  to  sa- 
crifice unto  the  Lord  thy  God  ; and  the  rest  we  have 

16  ^ utterly  destroyed.  Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul, 
Stay,  and  I will  tell  thee  what  the  Lord  hath  said 
to  me  this  night.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Say  on. 

17  And  Samuel  said,  -^Though  thou  wast  little  in  thine 
own  sight,  wast  thou  not  made  the  head  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel  ? And  the  Lord  anointed  thee  king 

18  over  Israel  ; and  the  Lord  sent  thee  on  a journey, 
and  said.  Go  and  utterly  destroy  the  sinners  the 
Amalekites,  and  figlit  against  them  until  they  be 

19  consumed.  Wherefore  then  didst  thou  not  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  but  didst  fly  upon  the  spoil,  and 
didst  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ? 

20  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  Yea,  I have  obeyed  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  and  have  gone  the  way  which 
the  Lord  sent  me,  and  have  brought  Agag  the  king 
of  Amalek,  and  have  ^ utterly  destroyed  the  Amalek- 

21  ites.  But  the  people  took  of  the  spoil,  sheep  and 
oxen,  the  chief  of  the  devoted  things,  to  sacrifice 

22  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Gilgal.  And  Samuel 
said.  Hath  the  Lord  as  great  delight  in  burnt  offer- 
ings and  sacrifices,  as  in  obeying  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  ? Behold,  to  obey  is  better  than  sacrifice, 

23  and  to  hearken  than  the  fat  of  rams.  For  rebellion 
is  as  the  sin  of  s'  witchcraft,  and  stubbornness  is  as 
* idolatry  and  * teraphini.  Because  thou  hast  re- 
jected the  word  of  the  Lord,  he  hath  also  rejected 

24  thee  from  being  king.  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel, 
I have  sinned  : for  I have  transgressed  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord,  and  thy  words  : because  I 

25  feared  the  people,  and  obeyed  their  voice.  Now 
therefore,  I pray  thee,  pardon  my  sin,  and  turn 

26  again  with  me,  that  I may  worship  the  Lord.  And 
Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  I will  not  return  with  thee  : 
for  thou  hast  rejected  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  Lord  hath  rejected  thee  from  being  king  over 

27  Israel.  And  as  Samuel  turned  about  to  go  away,  he 
laid  hold  upon  the  skirt  of  his  robe,  and  it  rent. 

28  And  Samuel  said  unto  him.  The  Lord  hath  rent  the 
kingdom  of  Israel  from  thee  this  day,  and  hath 
given  it  to  a neighbour  of  thine,  that  is  better  than 

29  thou.  And  also  the  ^ Strength  of  Israel  will  not  lie 
nor  repent  : for  he  is  not  a man,  that  he  should  re- 

30  pent.  Then  he  said,  I have  sinned  : yet  honour 
me  now,  I pray  thee,  before  the  elders  of  my  peo- 
ple, and  before  Israel,  and  turn  again  with  me,  that 

31  I may  worship  the  Lord  thy  God.  So  Samuel 
turned  again  after  Saul  ; and  Saul  worshipped  the 
Lord. 


32  Then  said  Samuel,  Bring  ye  hither  to  me  Agag 
the  king  of  the  Amalekites.  And  Agag  came  unto 
him  ^ delicately.  And  Agag  said.  Surely  the  bitter- 

33  ness  of  death  is  past.  And  Samuel  said.  As  thy  sv'ord 

30  ch.  28.  17,  18.  1 33  Ex.  17.  11.  Nnm.  g Web.  divination. 

Kin.  11.  31.  14.  4,5.  See  Judp.  1.7.  h Or,  iniquity. 

»'  Num.  23.  19.  e Wvb.  devoted.  / See  Oen.  31.  19, 34. 

E/.ek.  24.  14.  2 Tim.  f0\\  Though  thou  he  j Or,  Victory.  Or, 

2.  13.  Tit.  1.2.  little  ...  art  thou  not  Glory. 

32  John  6.  44.  & 12.  head  of  the  tribes  of  k Or,  cheerfully. 

43.  Israel? 


426 


I.  SAMUEL,  XVI. 


women  childless,  so  shall  thy  mother  be  childless  among 
women.  And  Samuel  hewed  Agag  in  pieces  before  the 
Lord  in  Gilgal. 

34  ^ Then  Samuel  went  to  Hamah  ; and  Saul  went 
up  to  his  house  to  Gibeah  of  Saul. 

35  And  Samuel  came  no  more  to  see  Saul  until  the 
day  of  his  death  : nevertheless  Samuel  mourned  for 
Saul : and  the  Lord  ^7  repented  that  he  had  made  Saul 
king  over  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Samuel  sent  by  God,  under  pretence  of  a sacrifice,  cometh  to  Beth- 
lehem. 6 His  human  judgment  is  reproved.  11  He  anointeth  David. 
15  Saul  sendeth  for  David  to  quiet  his  evil  spirit. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  ^ How  long  wilt 
thou  mourn  for  Saul,  seeing  ^ I have  rejected  him 
from  reigning  over  Israel  ? ^ fill  thine  horn  with  oil,  and 
go,  I will  send  thee  to  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite  : for  ^ I 
have  provided  me  a king  among  his  sons. 

2  And  Samuel  said.  How  can  I go  ? if  Saul  hear  it, 
he  will  kill  me.  And  the  Lord  said.  Take  an  heifer 
with  thee,  and  say,  ® I am  come  to  sacrifice  to  the 
Lord. 

3  And  call  Jesse  to  the  sacrifice,  and  ® I will  shew 
thee  what  thou  shalt  do  : and  thou  shalt  anoint  unto 
me  him  whom  I name  unto  thee. 

4  And  Samuel  did  that  which  the  Lord  spake,  and 
came  to  Beth-lehem.  And  the  elders  of  the  town 
^ trembled  at  his  coming,  and  said,  ® Comest  thou  peace- 
ably ? 

5  And  he  said.  Peaceably  : I am  come  to  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord  : sanctify  yourselves,  and  come  with 
me  to  the  sacrifice.  And  he  sanctified  Jesse  and  his 
sons,  and  called  them  to  the  sacrifice. 

6  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  come,  that 
he  looked  on  Eliab,  and  said.  Surely  the  Lord’s 
anointed  is  before  him. 

7  But  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  Look  not  on  his 
countenance,  or  on  the  height  of  his  stature  ; because  I 
have  refused  him  : ^^for  the  LORD  seeth  not  as  man 
seeth  ; for  man  ^^looketh  on  the  outward  appearance, 
but  the  Lord  looketh  on  the  heart. 

8  Then  Jesse  called  Abinadab,  and  made  him  pass 
before  Samuel.  And  he  said,  Neither  hath  the  Lord 
chosen  this. 

9  Then  Jesse  made  Shammah  to  pass  by.  And  he 
said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord  chosen  this. 

10  Again,  Jesse  made  seven  of  his  sons  to  pass  before 
Samuel.  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  The  Lord  hath 
not  chosen  these. 

11  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  Are  here  all  thy  chil- 
dren ? And  he  said,  There  remaineth  yet  the  young- 
est, and,  behold,  he  keepeth  the  sheep.  And  Samuel 
said  unto  Jesse,  Send  and  fetch  him  : for  we  will  not 
sit  down  till  he  come  hither. 

12  And  he  sent,  and  brought  him  in.  Now  he  teas 
ruddy,  and  withal  of  a beautiful  countenance,  and 
goodly  to  look  to.  ^2  And  the  Lord  said.  Arise,  anoint 
him  : for  this  is  he. 

13  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn  of  oil,  and  anointed 
him  in  the  midst  of  his  brethren  : and  the  Spirit  of 

ch.  11.  4.  ♦ Ps,  78.  70.  & 89.  lo  Ex.  19.  10,  14. 

38  See  ch.  19.  24.  19,  20.  Acts  13.  22.  n ch.  17.  13.  called 

3'->  ver.  11.  ch.  IG.  1.  8 ch.  9.  12.  & 20.  29.  Elihu,  1 Chr.  27.  18. 

37  ver.  11.  c Ex.  4.  15  12 1 Kin.  12.  26. 

7 ch.  15.  35.  7 cii.  9.  10.  73  Ps.  147.  10,  n. 

2  ch.  15.  23.  8 ch.  21.  1.  ’7  is.  55.  8. 

3  ch.  9.  IG.  2 Kin.  9.  1 Kin.  2.  13.  2 2 Cor.  10.  7. 

1.  Kin.  9.  22.  13  1 Kin.  8.  39.  1 


hath  made  women  childless,  so  shall  thy  mother  be 
childless  among  women.  And  Samuel  hewed  Agag 
in  pieces  before  the  Lord  in  Gilgal. 

34  Then  Samuel  went  to  Ramah  ; and  Saul  went 

35  up  to  his  house  to  Gibeah  of  Saul.  And  Samuel 
came  no  more  to  see  Saul  until  the  day  of  his  death  ; 
*for  Samuel  mourned  for  Saul  : and  the  Lord 
repented  that  he  liad  made  Saul  king  over  Israel. 


16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  How  long  wilt 
thou  mourn  for  Saul,  seeing  I have  rejected  him  from 
being  king  over  Israel  ? fill  thine  horn  with  oil,  and 
go,  I will  send  thee  to  J esse  the  Beth-lehemite  : for 

2 I have  provided  me  a king  among  his  sons.  And 
Samuel  said.  How  can  I go  ? if  Saul  hear  it,  he  will 
kill  me.  And  the  Lord  said.  Take  an  heifer  with 
thee,  and  say,  I am  come  to  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

3 And  call  Jesse  to  the  sacrifice,  and  I will  shew  thee 
what  thou  shalt  do  : and  thou  shalt  anoint  unto  me 

4 him  whom  I name  unto  thee.  And  Samuel  did  that 
which  the  Lord  spake,  and  came  to  Beth-lehem. 
And  the  elders  of  the  city  came  to  meet  him  trem- 

5 bling,  and  said,  Comest  thou  peaceably  ? And  he 
said.  Peaceably  : I am  come  to  sacrifice  unto  the 
Lord  : sanctify  yourselves,  and  come  with  me  to  the 
sacrifice.  And  he  sanctified  Jesse  and  his  sons,  and 

G called  them  to  the  sacrifice.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  they  were  come,  that  he  looked  on  “ Eliab, 
and  said.  Surely  the  Lord’s  anointed  is  before  him. 

7 But  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  Look  not  on  his 
countenance,  or  on  the  height  of  his  stature  ; because 
I have  rejected  him  : for  the  LORD  seeth  not  as  man 
seeth  ; for  man  looketh  on  the  outward  appearance, 

8 but  the  Lord  looketh  on  the  heart.  Then  Jesse 
called  Abinadab,  and  made  him  pass  before  Samuel. 
And  he  said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord  chosen  this. 

9 Then  Jesse  made  ^ Shammah  to  pass  by.  And  he 

10  said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord  chosen  this.  And  Jesse 
made  seven  of  his  sons  to  pass  before  Samuel.  And 
Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  The  Lord  hath  not  chosen 

11  these.  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  Are  here  all 
thy  children  ? And  he  said.  There  remaineth  yet  the 
youngest,  and,  behold,  he  keepeth  the  sheep.  And 
Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  Send  and  fetch  him  : for  we 

12  will  not  sit  ^ down  till  he  come  hither.  And  he  sent, 
and  brought  him  in.  Now  he  was  ruddy,  and  withal 

of  a beautiful  countenance,  and  goodly  to  look 
upon.  And  the  Lord  said.  Arise,  anoint  him  : for 

13  this  is  he.  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn  of  oil,  and 
anointed  him  in  the  midst  of  his  brethren  : and  the 


Chr.  28.  9.  Ps.  7.  9. 
Jer.  11.  20.  & 17.  10. 
& 20.  12.  Acts  1.  24. 

77  ch.  17.  13. 

78  ch.  17.  13. 

70  ch.  17.  12. 

20  2 Sam.  7.  8.  Ps. 
78.  70. 


21  ch.  17.  42.  Cant. 
5.  10. 

22  So  ch.  9.  17. 

23  ch.  10.  1.  Ps.  89. 
20. 

27  See  Num.  27,  18. 
Judr.  11.  29,  ct  13,  25, 
A-  14.  G.  ch,  10,  G,  10. 


I Or,  but 

a In  1 Chr.  27.  18, 

Elihu. 

5 In  2 Sam,  18.  3, 
Shimeak.  In  1 Chr. 
2.  13.  Shimea, 
c Ileb,  around^^ 
d \ fair  of 


I.  SAMUEL,  XVII. 


427 


the  Lord  came  upon  David  from  that  day  forward.  So 
Samuel  rose  up,  and  went  to  Ramah. 

14  T[  25  But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  departed  from 
Saul,  and  26  an  evil  spirit  from  the  Lord  troubled  him. 

15  And  Saul’s  servants  said  unto  him,  Behold  now, 
an  evil  spirit  from  God  troubleth  thee. 

16  Let  our  lord  now  command  thy  servants,  which  are 
27  before  thee,  to  seek  out  a man,  who  is  a cunning  player 
on  an  harp  : and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  evil 
spirit  from  God  is  upon  thee,  that  he  shall  28  play  with 
his  hand,  and  thou  shalt  be  well. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  his  servants.  Provide  me  now 
a man  that  can  play  well,  and  bring  him  to  me. 

18  Then  answered  one  of  the  servants,  and  said.  Be- 
hold, I have  seen  a son  of  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite,  that 
is  cunning  in  playing,  and  29  a mighty  valiant  man,  and 
a man  of  war,  and  prudent  in  matters,  and  a comely 
person,  and  the  Lord  is  with  him. 

19  ^ Wherefore  Saul  sent  messengers  unto  Jesse, 
and  said.  Send  me  David  thy  son,  which  is  with  the 
sheep. 

20  And  Jesse  ^2  took  an  ass  laden  with  bread,  and  a 
bottle  of  wine,  and  a kid,  and  sent  them  by  David  his  son 
unto  Saul. 

21  And  David  came  to  Saul,  and  stood  before  him  : 
and  he  loved  him  greatly  ; and  he  became  his  armour- 
bearer. 

22  And  Saul  sent  to  Jesse,  saying.  Let  David,  I pray 
thee,  stand  before  me  ; for  he  hath  found  favour  in  my 
sight. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  evil  spirit  from 
God  was  upon  Saul,  that  David  took  an  harp,  and  played 
with  his  hand  : so  Saul  was  refreshed,  and  was  well, 
and  the  evil  spirit  departed  from  him. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  The  armies  of  the  Israelites  and  Philistines  being  ready  to  battle^  4 
Goliath  cometh  proudly  forth  to  challenge  a combat.  12  David,  sent 
by  his  father  to  visit  his  brethren,  taketh  the  challenge,  28  Eliab  chid- 
eth  him.  30  He  is  brought  to  Saul.  32  He  sheweth  the  reason  of  his 
confidence.  38  Without  armour,  armed  by  faith,  ' he  slayeth  the  giant. 
55  Saul  taketh  notice  of  David., 


N 

choh 


O W the  Philistines  ^ gathered  together  their  armies 
to  battle,  and  were  gathered  together  at  2 Sho- 
which  helongeth  to  Judah,  and  pitched  between 
Shochoh  and  Azekah,  in  Ephes-dammim. 

2 And  Saul  and  the  men  of  Israel  were  gathered  to- 
gether, and  pitched  by  the  valley  of  Elah,  and  set  the 
battle  in  array  against  the  Philistines. 

3 And  the  Philistines  stood  on  a mountain  on  the  one 
side,  and  Israel  stood  on  a mountain  on  the  other  side  : 
and  there  was  a valley  between  them. 

4 ^ And  there  went  out  a champion  out  of  the  camp 
of  the  Philistines,  named  ^ Goliath,  of  ^Gath,  whose 
height  was  six  cubits  and  a span. 

6 And  he  had  an  helmet  of  brass  upon  his  head,  and 
h^  was  armed  with  a coat  of  mail  ; and  the  weight  of 
the  coat  was  five  thousand  shekels  of  brass. 


• 6 And  he  had  greaves  of  brass  upon  his  legs,  and  a 
target  of  brass  between  his  shoulders. 

7 And  the  ® staff  of  his  spear  was  like  a weaver’s 
beam  ; and  his  spear’s  head  weighed  six  hundred  shekels 
of  iron  : and  one  bearing  a shield  went  before  him. 


25  Judg.  16.  20.  ch. 
11.  6.  & 18.  12.  & 28. 
16.  Ps.  51.  11. 

26  Judg.  9.  23.  ch. 
18.  10.  & 19.  9. 

27  ver.  21,  22.  Gen. 
41.  46.  1 Kin.  10.  8. 


26  ver.  23.  2 Kin. 

3.  15. 

29  ch.  17.  32,  34,  35, 
36 

36  ch.  3.  19.  & 18. 
12,  14. 


31  ver.  11.  ch.  17. 
15,  34. 

32  See  ch.  10.  27.  & 
17.  18.  Gen.  43.  11. 
Pro.  18.  16. 

33  Gen.  41.  46.  1 


spirit  of  the  Lord  came  mightily  upon  David  from 
that  day  forward.  So  Samuel  rose  up,  and  went  to 
Ramah. 

14  Now  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  had  departed  from 
Saul,  and  an  evil  spirit  from  the  Lord  ^troubled 

15  him.  And  Saul’s  servants  said  unto  him.  Behold 

16  now,  an  evil  spirit  from  God  troubleth  thee.  Let 
our  lord  now  command  thy  servants,  which  are  be- 
fore thee,  to  seek  out  a man  who  is  a cunning  player 
on  the  harp  : and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  evil 
spirit  from  God  is  upon  thee,  that  he  shall  play  with 

17  his  hand,  and  thou  shalt  be  well.  And  Saul  said 
unto  his  servants.  Provide  me  now  a man  that  can 

18  play  well,  and  bring  him  to  me.  Then  answered 
one  of  the  young  men,  and  said.  Behold,  I have  seen 
a son  of  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite,  that  is  cunning  in 
playing,  and  a mighty  man  of  valour,  and  a man  of 
war,  and  / prudent  in  ^ speech,  and  a comely  person, 

19  and  the  Lord  is  with  him.  Wherefore  Saul  sent 
messengers  unto  Jesse,  and  said.  Send  me  David 

20  thy  son,  which  is  with  the  sheep.  And  Jesse  took 
an  ass  laden  with  bread,  and  a ''  bottle  of  wine,  and 
a kid,  and  sent  them  by  David  his  son  unto  Saul. 

21  And  David  came  to  Saul,  and  stood  before  him  : 
and  he  loved  him  greatly  ; and  he  became  his  ar- 

22  mourbearer.  And  Saul  sent  to  Jesse,  saying.  Let 
David,  I pray  thee,  stand  before  me  ; for  he  hath 

23  found  favour  in  my  sight.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  evil  spirit  from  God  was  upon  Saul,  that 
David  took  the  harp,  and  played  with  his  hand  : so 
Saul  was  refreshed,  and  was  well,  and  the  evil  spirit 
departed  from  him. 


17  Now  the  Philistines  gathered  together  their  armies 
to  battle,  and  they  were  gathered  together  at  Socoh, 
which  belongeth  to  Judah,  and  pitched  between  So- 

2 coh  and  Azekah,  in  Ephes-dammim.  And  Saul  and 
the  men  of  Israel  were  gathered  together,  and  pitched 
in  the  vale  of  ”Elah,  and  set  the  battle  in  array 

3 against  the  Philistines.  And  the  Philistines  stood  on 
the  mountain  on  the  one  side,  and  Israel  stood  on  the 
mountain  on  the  other  side  : and  there  was  a valley 

4 between  them.  And  there  went  out  a champion  out 
of  the  camp  of  the  Philistines,  named  Goliath,  of 

5 Gath,  whose  height  was  six  cubits  and  a span.  And 
he  had  an  helmet  of  brass  upon  his  head,  and  he 
was  clad  with  a coat  of  mail  ; and  the  weight  of  the 

6 coat  was  five  thousand  shekels  of  brass.  And  he 
had  greaves  of  brass  upon  his  legs,  and  a ^ javelin  of 

7 brass  between  his  shoulders.  And  the  staff  of  his 
spear  was  like  a weaver’s  beam  ; and  his  spear’s 
head  weighed  six  hundred  shekels  of  iron  : and  his 


Kin.  10.  8.  Pro.  22. 
29. 

34  ver.  14,  16. 

1 ch.  13.  5. 

2 Josh.  16.  35.  2 

Chr.  28.  18. 

3 2 Sam.  21.  19. 


4 Josh.  11.  22. 

5 2 Sam.  21.  19. 
e Or,  terrified. 
fOr,  skilful. 

g Or,  business, 
k Or,  skin. 


a Or,  the  terebinth, 
b The  Sept,  and  Vul- 
gate liave,  target. 

c Or,  according  to 
another  reading, 
blade. 


428 


I.  SAMUEL,  XVII. 


8 And  he  stood  and  cried  unto  the  armies  of  Israel, 
and  said  unto  them,  Why  are  ye  come  out  to  set  your 
battle  in  array  ? am  not  I a Philistine,  and  ye  ® servants 
to  Saul  ? choose  you  a man  for  you,  and  let  him  come 
down  to  me. 

9 If  he  be  able  to  fight  with  me,  and  to  kill  me,  then 
will  we  be  your  servants  : but  if  I prevail  against  him, 
and  kill  him,  then  shall  ye  be  our  servants,  and  serve  us. 

10  And  the  Philistine  said,  I ® defy  the  armies  of 
Israel  this  day  ; give  me  a man,  that  we  may  fight 
together. 

11  When  Saul  and  all  Israel  heard  those  words  of 
the  Philistine,  they  were  dismayed,  and  greatly  afraid. 

12  ^ Now  David  was  ^ the  son  of  that  ^^Ephrathite 
of  Beth-lehem-judah,  whose  name  tvas  Jesse  ; and  he 
had  eight  sons  : and  the  man  went  among  men  for  an 
old  man  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

13  And  the  three  eldest  sons  of  Jesse  went  and  fol- 
lowed Saul  to  the  battle  : and  the  names  of  his  three 
sons  that  went  to  the  battle  were  Eliab  the  firstborn,  and 
next  unto  him  Abinadab,  and  the  third  Shammah. 

14  And  David  was  the  youngest : and  the  three  eld- 
est followed  Saul. 

15  But  David  went  and  returned  from  Saul  to  feed 
his  father’s  sheep  at  Beth-lehem. 

16  And  the  Philistine  drew  near  morning  and  even- 
ing, and  presented  himself  forty  days. 

17  And  Jesse  said  unto  David  his  son.  Take  now  for 
thy  brethren  an  ephah  of  this  parched  com,  and  these 
ton  loaves,  and  run  to  the  camp  to  thy  brethren  ; 

18  And  carry  these  ten  cheeses  unto  the  captain  of 
their  thousand,  and  ^^look  how  thy  brethren  fare,  and 
take  their  pledge. 

19  Now  Saul,  and  they,  and  all  the  men  of  Israel, 
were  in  the  valley  of  Elah,  fighting  with  the  Philis- 
tines. 

20  ^ And  David  rose  up  early  in  th^  morning,  and 
left  the  sheep  with  a keeper,  and  took,  and  went,  as 
Jesse  had  commanded  him  ; and  he  came  to  the  trench, 
as  the  host  was  going  forth  to  the  fight,  and  shouted  for 
the  battle. 

21  For  Israel  and  the  Philistines  had  put  the  battle 
in  array,  army  against  army. 

22  And  David  left  his  carriage  in  the  hand  of  the 
keeper  of  the  carriage,  and  ran  into  the  army,  and  came 
and  saluted  his  brethren. 

23  And  as  he  talked  with  them,  behold,  there  came 
up  the  champion,  the  Philistine  of  Gath,  Goliath  by 
name,  out  of  the  armies  of  the  Philistines,  and  spake 

according  to  the  same  words : and  David  heard 
them. 

24  And  all  the  men  of  Israel,  when  they  saw  the  man, 
fled  from  him,  and  were  sore  afraid. 

25  And  the  men  of  Israel  said.  Have  ye  seen  this  man 

that  is  come  np  ? surely  to  defy  Israel  is  he  come  up  : 
and  it  shall  be,  that  the  man  who  killeth  him,  the  king 

will  enrich  him  with  great  riches,  and  will  give  him 

his  daughter,  and  make  his  father’s  house  free  in 
Israel. 

26  And  David  spake  to  the  men  that  stood  by  him, 
saying.  What  shall  be  done  to  the  man  that  killeth  this 
Philistine,  and  taketh  away  the  reproach  from  Is- 

6 ch.  8.  17.  9 ver.  58.  Ruth  4.  See  1 Chr.  2.  13,  14, 

7 ch.  11.  1.  22.  ch.  16.  1,  18.  15. 

8 ver.  26.  2 Sam.  “ Gen.  35.  19.  ’2  ch.  16.  6,  8,  9.  1 

21.  21.  n ch.  16.  10,  11.  Chr.  2.  13. 

« ch.  16.  19. 


8 shieldbearer  went  before  him.  And  he  stood  and 
cried  unto  the  ^ armies  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
them.  Why  are  ye  come  out  to  set  your  battle  in 
array  ? am  not  I a Philistine,  and  ye  servants  to 
Saul  ? choose  you  a man  for  you,  and  let  him  come 

9 down  to  me.  If  he  be  able  to  fight  with  me,  and 
kill  me,  then  will  we  be  your  servants  : but  if  I 
prevail  against  him,  and  kill  him,  then  shall  ye  be 

10  our  servants,  and  serve  us.  And  the  Philistine  said, 
I ® defy  the  armies  of  Israel  this  day  ; give  me  a 

11  man,  that  we  may  fight  together.  And  when  Saul 
and  all  Israel  heard  those  words  of  the  Philistine, 
they  were  dismayed,  and  greatly  afraid. 

12  /Now  David  was  the  son  of  that  Ephrathite  of 
Beth-lehem-judah,  whose  name  was  Jesse  ; and  he 
had  eight  sons  : and  the  man  was  an  old  man  in  the 

13  days  of  Saul,  stricken  in  years  among  men.  And 
the  three  eldest  sons  of  Jesse  had  gone  after  Saul 
to  the  battle  : and  the  names  of  his  three  sons  that 
went  to  the  battle  were  Eliab  the  firstborn,  and  next 

14  unto  him  Abinadab,  and  the  third  Shammah.  And 
David  was  the  youngest  : and  the  three  eldest  fol- 

15  lowed  Saul.  Now  David  went  to  and  fro  from  Saul 

16  to  feed  his  father’s  sheep  at  Beth-lehem.  And  the 
Philistine  drew  near  morning  and  evening,  and  pre- 
sented himself  forty  days. 

17  And  Jesse  said  unto  David  his  son.  Take  now  for 
thy  brethren  an  ephah  of  this  parched  corn,  and 
these  ten  loaves,  and  carry  them  quickly  to  the  camp 

18  to  thy  brethren  ; and  bring  these  ten  cheeses  unto 
the  captain  of  their  thousand,  and  look  how  thy 

19  brethren  fare,  and  take  their  pledge.  Now  Saul, 
and  they,  and  all  the  men  of  Israel,  o were  in  the 

20  vale  of  Elah,  fighting  with  the  Philistines.  And 
David  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  left  the 

• sheep  with  a keeper,  and  took,  and  went,  as  Jesse 
had  commanded  him  ; and  he  came  to  the  * place  of 
the  wagons,  as  the  host  which  was  going  forth  to  the 

21  * fight  shouted  for  the  battle.  And  Israel  and  the 
Philistines  put  the  battle  in  array,  army  against 

22  army.  And  David  left  his  baggage  in  the  hand  of 
the  keeper  of  the  baggage,  and  ran  to  the  army,  and 

23  came  and  saluted  his  brethren.  And  as  he  talked 
with  them,  behold,  there  came  up  the  champion,  the 
Philistine  of  Gath,  Goliath  by  name,  out  of  the 
ranks  of  the  Philistines,  and  spake  according  to  the 

24  same  words  : and  David  heard  them.  And  all  the 
men  of  Israel,  when  they  saw  the  man,  fled  from 

25  him,  and  were  sore  afraid.  And  the  men  of  Israel 
said.  Have  ye  seen  this  man  that  is  come  up  ? surely 
to  « defy  Israel  is  he  come  up  : and  it  shall  be,  that 
the  man  who  killeth  him,  the  king  will  enrich  him 
with  great  riches,  and  will  give  him  his  daughter, 

26  and  make  his  father’s  house  free  in  Israel.  And 
David  spake  to  the  men  that  stood  by  him,  saying, 
What  shall  be  done  to  the  man  that  killeth  this 
Philistine,  and  taketh  away  the  reproach  from  Israel  ? 


14  Gen.  37.  14. 

18  ver.  8. 

18  Josli.  15.  16. 

11  ch.  11.  2. 
d Heb.  ranks,  and 


in  TV.  10,  21,  22,  26,  vv.  12-81  & 65-ch.  1& 
&c.  6. 

e Or,  reproach.  g Or,  are. 

f The  Sept,  omits  h Or,  barricade. 

i Or,  battle  ground. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XVII. 


429 


rael  ? for  who  is  this  uncircumcised  Philistine,  that 
he  should  defy  the  armies  of  the  living  God  ? 

27  And  the  people  answered  him  after  this  manner, 
saying,  So  shall  it  be  done  to  the  man  that  killeth 
him. 

28  T[  And  Eliab  his  eldest  brother  heard  when  he 
spake  unto  the  men  ; and  Eliab’s  anger  was  kindled 
against  David,  and  he  said,  Why  earnest  thou  down 
hither  ? and  with  whom  hast  thou  left  those  few  sheep 
in  the  wilderness  ? I know  thy  pride,  and  the  naughti- 
ness of  thine  heart  ; for  thou  art  come  down  that  thou 
mightest  see  the  battle. 

29  And  David  said.  What  have  I now  done  ? Is 
there  not  a cause  ? 

30  ^ And  he  turned  from  him  toward  another,  and 

spake  after  the  same  manner  : and  the  people  an- 
swered him  again  after  the  former  manner. 

31  And  when  the  words  w'ere  heard  which  David 
spake,  they  rehearsed  them  before  Saul  : and  he  sent  for 
him. 

32  ^ And  David  said  to  Saul,  Let  no  man’s  heart 
fail  because  of  him  ; thy  servant  will  go  and  fight 
with  this  Philistine. 

33  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Thou  art  not  able  to 
go  against  this  Philistine  to  fight  with  him  : for  thou  art 
hut  a youth,  and  he  a man  of  war  from  his  youth. 

34  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Thy  servant  kept  his 
father’s  sheep,  and  there  came  a lion,  and  a bear,  and 
took  a lamb  out  of  the  flock  : 

35  And  I went  out  after  him,  and  smote  him,  and  de- 
livered it  out  of  his  mouth  : and  when  he  arose  against 
me,  I caught  him  by  his  beard,  and  smote  him,  and  slew 
him. 

36  Thy  servant  slew  both  the  lion  and  the  bear  : and 
this  uncircumcised  Philistine  shall  be  as  one  of  them, 
seeing  he  hath  defied  the  armies  of  the  living  God. 

37  David  said  moreover,  The  Lord  that  delivered 
me  out  of  the  paw  of  the  lion,  and  out  of  the  paw  of 
the  bear,  he  will  deliverr  me  out  of  the  hand  of  this 
Philistine.  And  Saul  said  unto  David,  Go,  and  the 
Lord  be  with  thee. 

38  T[  And  Saul  armed  David  with  his  armour,  and  he 
put  an  helmet  of  brass  upon  his  head  ; also  he  armed 
him  with  a coat  of  mail. 

39  And  David  girded  his  sword  upon  his  armour, 
and  he  assayed  to  go  ; for  he  had  not  proved  it.  And 
David  said  unto  Saul,  I cannot  go  with  these  ; for  I 
have  not  proved  them.  And  David  put  them  off  him. 

40  And  he  took  his  staff  in  his  hand,  and  chose  him 
five  smooth  stones  out  of  the  brook,  and  put  them  in  a 
shepherd’s  bag  which  he  had,  even  in  a scrip  ; and  his 
sling  was  in  his  hand  : and  he  drew  near  to  the  Phi- 
listine. 

41  And  the  Philistine  came  on  and  drew  near  unto 
David  ; and  the  man  that  bare  the  shield  went  before 
him. 

42  And  when  the  Philistine  looked  about,  and  saw 
David,  he  ^ disdained  him  : for  he  was  but  a youth, 
and  ruddy,  and  of  a fair  countenance. 

43  And  the  Philistine  said  unto  David,  Am  I a 
dog,  that  thou  comest  to  me  with  staves  ? And  the 
Philistine  cursed  David  by  his  gods. 

18  Ch.  14.  6. 

18  ver.  10. 

28  Deut.  5.  26. 

21  ver.  25. 

22  Gen.  .17.  4,  8,  11. 

Matt.  10.  3(>. 


for  who  is  this  uncircumcised  Philistine,  that  he 

27  should  j defy  the  armies  of  the  living  God  ? And  the 
people  answered  him  after  this  manner,  saying.  So 

28  shall  it  be  done  to  the  man  that  killeth  him.  And 
Eliab  his  eldest  brother  heard  when  he  spake  unto 
the  men  ; and  Eliab’ s anger  was  kindled  against 
David,  and  he  said.  Why  art  thou  come  down  ? and 
with  whom  hast  thou  left  those  few  sheep  in  the 
wilderness  ? I know  thy  pride,  and  the  naughtiness 
of  thine  heart  ; for  thou  art  come  down  that  thou 

29  mightest  see  the  battle.  And  David  said.  What 

30  have  I now  done  ? ^ Is  there  not  a cause  ? And  he 
turned  away  from  him  toward  another,  and  spake 
after  the  same  manner  : and  the  people  answered 

31  him  again  after  the  former  manner.  And  when  the 
words  were  heard  which  David  spake,  they  re- 
hearsed them  before  Saul  ; and  he  sent  for  him. 

32  And  David  said  to  Saul,  Let  no  man’s  heart  fail 
^ because  of  him  ; thy  servant  will  go  and  fight  with 

33  this  Philistine.  And  Saul  said  to  David,  4'hou  art 
not  able  to  go  against  this  Philistine  to  fight  with 
him  : for  thou  art  but  a youth,  and  he  a man  of  war 

34  from  his  youth.  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Thy 
servant  kept  his  father’s  sheep  ; and  when  there 
came  a lion,  or  a bear,  and  took  a lamb  out  of  the 

35  flock,  I went  out  after  him,  and  smote  him,  and 
delivered  it  out  of  his  mouth  : and  when  he  arose 
against  me,  I caught  him  by  his  beard,  and  smote 

36  him,  and  slew  him.  Thy  servant  smote  both  the 
lion  and  the  bear  : and  this  uncircumcised  Philistine 
shall  be  as  one  of  them,  seeing  he  hath  ” defied  the 

37  armies  of  the  living  God.  And  David  said.  The 
Lord  that  delivered  me  out  of  the  paw  of  the  lion, 
and  out  of  the  paw  of  the  bear,  he  will  deliver  me 
out  of  the  hand  of  this  Philistine.  And  Saul  said 
unto  David,  Go,  and  the  Lord  shall  be  with  thee. 

38  And  Saul  clad  David  with  his  apparel,  and  he  put 
an  helmet  of  brass  upon  his  head,  and  he  clad  him 

39  with  a coat  of  mail.  And  David  girded  his  sword 
upon  his  apparel,  and  he  assayed  to  go  ; for  he  had 
not  proved  it.  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  I cannot 
go  with  these  ; for  I have  not  proved  them.  And 

40  David  put  them  off  him.  And  he  took  his  staff  in 
his  hand,  and  chose  him  five  smooth  stones  out  of  the 
® brook,  and  put  them  in  the  shepherd’s  bag  which 
he  had,  even  in  his  scrip  ; and  his  sling  was  in  his 

41  hand  : and  he  drew  near  to  the  Philistine.  And  the 
Philistine  came  on  and  drew  near  unto  David  ; and 

42  the  man  that  bare  the  shield  went  before  him.  And 
when  the  Philistine  looked  about,  and  saw  David, 
he  disdained  him  : for  he  was  but  a youth,  and 

43  ruddy,  and  withal  of  a fair  countenance.  And  the 
Philistine  said  unto  David,  Am  I a dog,  that  thou 
comest  to  me  with  staves  ? And  the  Philistine  cursed 


28  ver.  17. 

24  ver.  26,  27. 

2''>  Deut.  20.  1,  3. 

2«  ch.  16.  18. 

2'  See  Num.  13.  31. 
Deut.  9,  2. 


28  Ps.  18.  16,  17.  & 
63.  7.  & 77.  11.  2 

Cor.  1.  10.  2 Thn.  4. 
17,  18. 

20  ch.  20.  13.  1 Chr. 
22.  11,  16. 


80  Ps.  123.  3,4.  1 

Cor.  1.  27,  28. 

81  ch.  16.  12. 

82  ch.  24.  14.  2 

Sam.  3.  8.  & 9,  8. 


13.  9.  2 Kin.  8.  IS. 

j Or,  reproach, 
k Or,  Was  h not  but 
a word  t 

I Or,  Uiithin  him. 


Hi  Or,  and  there  cawe 
a lion  and  a bear  . . . 
and  J Went  otU  Ac. 
n Or,  r' prenrhed, 
n Or,  torrent  bed, 


430 


I.  SAMUEL,  XVIII. 


44  And  the  Philistine  said  to  David,  Come  to  me, 
and  I will  give  thy  flesh  unto  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and 
to  the  beasts  of  the  field. 

45  Then  said  David  to  the  Philistine,  Thou  comest 
to  me  with  a sword,  and  with  a spear,  and  with  a shield  : 
®^but  I come  to  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  the  armies  of  Israel,  whom  thou  hast 
35  defied. 

46  This  day  will  the  Lord  deliver  thee  into  mine 
hand  ; and  I will  smite  thee,  and  take  thine  head  from 
thee  ; and  I will  give  36  the  carcases  of  the  host  of  the 
Philistines  this  day  unto  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the 
wild  beasts  of  the  earth  ; 37  that  all  the  earth  may  know 
that  there  is  a God  in  Israel. 

47  And  all  this  assembly  shall  know  that  the  Lord 
33  saveth  not  with  sword  and  spear  : for  36  the  battle  is 
the  Lord’s,  and  he  will  give  you  into  our  hands. 

48  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Philistine  arose, 
and  came  and  drew  nigh  to  meet  David,  that  David 
hasted,  and  ran  toward  the  army  to  meet  the  Philistine. 

49  And  David  put  his  hand  in  his  bag,  and  took 
thence  a stone,  and  slang  it,  and  smote  the  Philistine 
in  his  forehead,  that  the  stone  sunk  into  his  forehead  ; 
and  he  fell  upon  his  face  to  the  earth. 

50  So  David  prevailed  over  the  Philistine  with  a 
sling  and  with  a stone,  and  smote  the  Philistine,  and 
slew  him  ; but  there  was  no  sword  in  the  hand  of  David. 

51  Therefore  David  ran,  and  stood  upon  the  Philis- 
tine, and  took  his  sword,  and  drew  it  out  of  the  sheath 
thereof,  and  slew  him,  and  cut  off  his  head  therewith. 
And  when  the  Philistines  saw  their  champion  was  dead, 

they  fled. 

52  And  the  men  of  Israel  and  of  Judah  arose,  and 
shouted,  and  pursued  the  Philistines,  until  thou  come 
to  the  valley,  and  to  the  gates  of  Ekron.  And  the 
wounded  of  the  Philistines  fell  down  by  the  way  to. 

Shaaraim,  even  unto  Gath,  and  unto  Ekron. 

53  And  the  children  of  Israel  returned  from  chasing 
after  the  Philistines,  and  they  spoiled  their  tents. 

54  And  David  took  the  head  of  the  Philistine,  and 
brought  it  to  Jerusalem  ; but  he  put  his  armour  in  his 
tent. 

55  ^ And  when  Saul  saw  David  go  forth  against  the 
Philistine,  he  said  unto  Abner,  the  captain  of  the  host, 
Abner,  ^3  whose  son  is  this  youth  ? And  Abner  said. 
As  thy  soul  liveth,  O king,  I cannot  tell. 

56  And  the  king  said.  Enquire  thou  whose  son  the 
stripling  is. 

57  And  as  David  returned  from  the  slaughter  of  the 
Philistine,  Abner  took  him,  and  brought  him  before 
Saul  with  the  head  of  the  Philistine  in  his  hand. 

58  And  Saul  said  to  him.  Whose  son  art  thou,  thou 
young  man  ? And  David  answered,  / am  the  son  of 
thy  servant  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

] Jonathan  lovetk  David.  5 Saul  envieth  his  praise.  10  seeTceth  to  kill 
him  in  his  fury.  12  feareth  him  for  his  good  success.  17  offereth  him 
his  daughters  for  a snare.  22  David  persuaded  to  he  the  king's  son  in 
law.  giveth  two  hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philistines  for  MichaVs 
dowry.  28  Saul's  hatred,  and  David's  glory  increaseth. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had  made  an  end  of 
speaking  unto  Saul,  that  ^ the  soul  of  Jonathan 

33  1 Kin.  20.  10,  11.  36  ver.  10.  2 Kin.  19.  19.  Is.  52. 

3<  2 Sam.  22.  33,  35.  30  Dent.  28.  26.  10. 

Ps.  124.  8.  & 125.  1.  37  Josh.  4.  24.  1 3*  Ps.  44.  6,  7.  Hos. 

2 Cor.  10.  4.  Heb.  11.  Kin.  8.  43.  & 18.  36.  1.  7.  Zech.  4.  6. 

33,  34.  3a  2 Chr.  20.  15. 


44  David  by  his  gods.  And  the  Philistine  said  to 
David,  Come  to  me,  and  I will  give  thy  flesh  unto 
the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the  field. 

45  Then  said  David  to  the  Philistine,  Thou  comest  to 
me  with  a sword,  and  with  a spear,  and  with  a 
javelin  : but  I come  to  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  the  armies  of  Israel,  which  thou 

46  hast  P defied.  This  day  will  the  Lord  deliver  thee 
into  mine  hand  ; and  I will  smite  thee,  and  take 
thine  head  from  off  thee  ; and  I will  give  the  car- 
cases of  the  host  of  the  Philistines  this  day  unto  the 
fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the  wild  beasts  of  the  earth  ; 
that  all  the  earth  may  know  that  there  is  a God  in 

47  Israel : and  that  all  this  assembly  may  know  that 
the  Lord  saveth  not  with  sword  and  spear  : for  the 
battle  is  the  Lord’s,  and  he  will  give  you  into  our 

48  hand.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Philistine 
arose,  and  came  and  drew  nigh  to  meet  David,  that 
David  hastened,  and  ran  toward  the  army  to  meet 

49  the  Philistine.  And  David  put  his  hand  in  his  bag, 
and  took  thence  a stone,  and  slang  it,  and  smote  the 
Philistine  in  his  forehead  ; and  the  stone  sank  into 
his  forehead,  and  he  fell  upon  his  face  to  the  earth. 

50  So  David  prevailed  over  the  Philistine  with  a sling 
and  with  a stone,  and  smote  the  Philistine,  and  slew 
him  ; but  there  was  no  sword  in  the  hand  of  David. 

51  Then  David  ran,  and  stood  over  the  Philistine,  and 
took  his  sword,  and  drew  it  out  of  the  sheath 
thereof,  and  slew  him,  and  cut  off  his  head  there- 
with. And  when  the  Philistines  saw  that  their 

52  <7  champion  was  dead,  they  fled.  And  the  men  of 
Israel  and  of  Judah  arose,  and  shouted,  and  pursued 
the  Philistines,  until  thou  comest  to  ^ Gai,  and  to  the 
gates  of  Ekron.  And  the  wounded  of  the  Philistines 
fell  down  by  the  way  to  » Shaaraim,  even  unto  Gath, 

53  and  unto  Ekron.  And  the  children  of  Israel  returned 
from  chasing  after  the  Philistines,  and  they  spoiled 

54  their  camp.  And  David  took  the  head  of  the  Phi- 
listine, and  brought  it  to  Jelusalem  ; but  he  put  his 
armour  in  his  tent. 


55  And  when  Saul  saw  David  go  forth  against  the 
Philistine,  he  said  unto  Abner,  the  captain  of  the 
host,  Abner,  whose  son  is  this  youth  ? And  Abner 

56  said.  As  thy  soul  liveth,  O king,  I cannot  tell.  And 
the  king  said.  Inquire  thou  whose  son  the  stripling 

57  is.  And  as  David  returned  from  the  slaughter  of 
the  Philistine,  Abner  took  him,  and  brought  him 
before  Saul  with  the  head  of  the  Philistine  in  his 

58  hand.  And  Saul  said  to  him.  Whose  son  art  thou, 
thou  young  man  ? And  David  answered,  I am  the 

18  son  of  thy  servant  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had  made  an  end  of  speak- 
ing unto  Saul,  that  the  soul  of  Jonathan  was  knit 


«ch.  21.  9.  See 
Jtidg.  3.  31.  & 15.  15. 
2 Sain.  23.  21. 

41  Heb.  11. 34. 

« Josh.  15.  36. 


43  See  ch.  16.  21,  22. 

44  ver.  54. 

43  ver.  12. 

4 Gen.  44.  30. 


p Or,  reproached, 
q Or,  mighty  man. 
r The  Sept,  has, 
Gath. 

s Or,  the  tioo  gates. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XVIII. 


431 


was  knit  with  the  soul  of  David,  2 and ’Jonathan  loved 
him  as  his  own  soul. 

2 And  Saul  took  him  that  day,  ^ and  would  let  him 
go  no  more  home  to  his  father’s  house. 

3 Then  Jonathan  and  David  made  a covenant,  because 
he  loved  him  as  his  own  soul. 

4 And  Jonathan  stripped  himself  of  the  robe  that 
was  upon  him,  and  gave  it  to  David,  and  his  garments, 
even  to  his  sword,  and  to  his  bow,  and  to  his  girdle. 

5 ^ And  David  went  out  whithersoever  Saul  sent 
him,  and  behaved  himself  wisely  : and  Saul  set  him 
over  the  men  of  war,  and  he  was  accepted  in  the  sight 
of  all  the  people,  and  also  in  the  sight  of  Saul’s 
servants. 

6 And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  came,  when  David  was 
returned  from  the  slaughter  of  the  Philistine,  that  ^ the 
women  came  out  of  all  cities  of  Israel,  singing  and 
dancing,  to  meet  king  Saul,  with  tabrets,  with  joy,  and 
with  instruments  of  musick. 

7 And  the  women  ® answered  one  another  as  they 
played,  and  said,  ® Saul  hath  slain  his  thousands,  and 
David  his  ten  thousands. 

8 And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  and  the  saying  dis- 
pleased him ; and  he  said,  The}^  have  ascribed  unto  Da- 
vid ten  thousands,  and  to  me  they  have  ascribed  hut 
thousands  : and  whdt  can  he  have  more  but  ® the  king- 
dom ? 

9 And  Saul  eyed  David  from  that  day  and  forward. 

10  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  ^ the 
evil  spirit  from  God  came  upon  Saul,  ^^and  he  pro- 
phesied in  the  midst  of  the  house  : and  David  played 
with  his  hand,  as  at  other  times  : and  there  was  a 
javelin  in  Saul’s  hand. 

11  And  Saul  cast  the  javelin  ; for  he  said,  I will 
smite  David  even  to  the  wall  with  it.  And  David 
avoided  out  of  his  presence  twice. 

12  ^ And  Saul  was  afraid  of  David,  because  the 
Lord  was  with  him,  and  was  departed  from  Saul. 

13  Therefore  Saul  removed  him  from  him,  and  made 
him  his  captain  over  a thousand  ; and  he  went  out 
and  came  in  before  the  people. 

14  And  David  behaved  himself  wisely  in  all  his  ways  ; 
and  the  Lord  was  with  him. 

15  Wherefore  when  Saul  saw  that  he  behaved  him- 
self very  Avisely,  he  was  afraid  of  him. 

16  But  all  Israel  and  Judah  loved  David,  because 
he  went  out  and  came  in  before  them. 

17  •[[  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Behold  my  elder 
daughter  Merab,  her  will  I give  thee  to  wife  : only 
be  tliou  valiant  for  me,  and  fight  the  Lord’s  battles. 
For  Saul  said,  Let  not  mine  hand  be  upon  him,  but 
let  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  be  upon  him. 

18  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Who  am  I ? and 
what  is  my  life,  or  my  father’s  family  in  Israel,  that  I 
should  be  son  in  law  to  the  king  ? 

19  But  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  when  Merab  Saul’s 
daughter  should  have  been  given  to  David,  that  she  was 
given  unto  ^3  Adriel  the  ^4  Meholathite  to  wife. 

20  26  And  Michal  Saul’s  daughter  loved  David  : and 
they  told  Saul,  and  the  thing  pleased  him. 

21  And  Saul  said,  I will  give  him  her,  that  she  may 

2 ch.  19.  2.  & 20.  17.  2 Eccles.  4.  4.  « ver.  15,  29. 

2 Sam.  1.  26.  Deut.  s ch.  1.5.  28.  ch.  16.  13,  18. 

13.  6.  » ch.  16.  14.  10  ch.  16.  14.  & 28. 

3 ch.  17.  15.  10  ch.  19.  24.  1 Kin.  15. 

* Ex.  15.  20.  Judg.  18.  29.  Acts  16.  16.  ver.  16.  Nnm. 

11.  3-1.  11  ch.  19.  9.  27.  17.  2 Sam.  5.  2. 

6 Ex.  15.  21.  ’2  cli.  19.  10.  & 20.  ” Gen.  .39.  2,  3,  23. 

6 ch.  21.  11.  & 29.  5.  33.  Pro.  27.  4.  Josh.  6.  27. 


with  the  soul  of  David,  and  Jonathan  loved  him  as 

2 his  own  soul.  And  Saul  took  him  that  day,  and 
would  let  him  go  no  more  home  to  his  father’s 

3 house.  Then  Jonathan  and  David  made  a covenant, 

4 because  he  loved  him  as  his  own  soul.  And  Jona- 
than stripped  himself  of  the  robe  that  was  upon 
him,  and  gave  it  to  David,  and  his  apparel,  even 

5 to  his  sword,  and  to  his  bow,  and  to  his  girdle.  And 
David  “went  out  whithersoever  Saul  sent  him,  and 
^ behaved  himself  wisely  : and  Saul  set  him  over 
the  men  of  war,  and  it  was  good  in  the  sight  of  all 
the  people,  and  also  in  the  sight  of  Saul’s  servants. 

6 And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  came,  when  David 
returned  from  the  slaughter  of  the  Philistine,  that 
the  women  came  out  of  all  the  cities  of  Israel, 
singing  and  dancing,  to  meet  king  Saul,  with 
timbrels,  with  joy,  and  with  instruments  of  music. 

7 And  the  women  ® sang  one  to  another  in  their  play, 
and  said, 

Saul  hath  slain  his  thousands. 

And  David  his  ten  thousands. 

8 And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  and  this  saying  dis- 
pleased him  ; and  he  said.  They  have  ascribed  unto 
David  ten  thousands,  and  to  me  they  have  ascribed 
but  thousands  : and  what  can  he  have  more  but  the 

9 kingdom  ? And  Saul  eyed  David  from  that  day 
and  forward. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  an  evil 
spirit  from  God  came  mightily  upon  Saul,  and  he 

prophesied  in  the  midst  of  the  house  : and  David 
played  with  his  hand,  as  he  did  day  by  day  : and 

11  Saul  had  his  spear  in  his  hand.  And  Saul  cast  the 
spear  ; for  he  said,  I will  smite  David  even  to  the 
wall.  And  David  avoided  out  of  his  presence 

12  twice.  And  Saul  was  afraid  of  David,  because  the 
Lord  was  with  him,  and  was  departed  from  Saul. 

13  Therefore  Saul  removed  him  from  him,  and  made 
him  his  captain  over  a thousand  ; and  he  went  out 

14  and  came  in  before  the  people.  And  David  ^be- 
haved himself  wisely  in  all  his  ways  ; and  the  Lord 

15  was  with  him.  And  when  Saul  saw  that  he  behaved 

16  himself  very  wisely,  he  stood  in  awe  of  him.  But 
all  Israel  and  Judah  loved  David  ; for  he  went  out 
and  came  in  before  them. 

17  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Behold,  my  elder  daugh- 
ter Merab,  her  will  I give  thee  to  wife  : only  be 
thou  valiant  for  me,  and  fight  the  Lord’s  battles. 
For  Saul  said.  Let  not  mine  hand  be  upon  him,  but 

18  let  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  be  upon  him.  And 
David  said  unto  Saul,  Who  am  I,  and  ^ what  is  my 
life,  or  my  father’s  family  in  Israel,  that  I should 

19  be  son  in  law  to  the  king  ? But  it  came  to  pass  at 
the  time  when  Merab  Saul’s  daughter  should  have 
been  given  to  David,  that  she  was  given  unto  Adriel 

20  the  Meholathite  to  wife.  And  Michal  Saul’s  daugh- 
ter loved  David  : and  they  told  Saul,  and  the  thing 

21  pleased  him.  And  Saul  said,  I will  give  him  her, 

13  ver.  5.  23  2 Sam.  21.  8.  d Or,  triangles.  Or, 

10  ch.  17.  25.  24  Judg.  7.  22.  three-stringed  instru- 

20  Num.  32.  20,  27,  2.-.  ver.  28.  ments. 

29.  ch.  25.  28.  n Or,  went  out ; e Or,  answered  one 

21  ver.  21,  25.  2 whithersoever  Saul  sent  another. 

Sam.  12.  9.  him,  he  &e.  f Or,  raved. 

22  See  ver.  23.  ch.  b Or,  prospered.  g Or,  who  are  my 

9.  21.  2 Sam.  7.  18.  c Or,  Philistines.  kinsfolk. 


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I.  SAMUEL,  XIX. 


be  a snare  to  him,  and  that  the  hand  of  the  Philis- 
tines may  be  against  him.  Wherefore  Saul  said  to 
David,  Thou  shalt  this  day  be  my  son  in  law  in  the 
one  of  the  twain. 

22  ^ And  Saul  commanded  his  servants,  saying,  Com- 
mune with  David  secretly,  and  say.  Behold,  the  king 
hath  delight  in  thee,  and  all  his  servants  love  thee  : now 
therefore  be  the  king’s  son  in  law. 

23  And  Saul’s  servants  spake  those  words  in  the  ears 
of  David.  And  David  said,  Seemeth  it  to  you  a light 
thing  to  be  a king’s  son  in  law,  seeing  that  I am  a poor 
man,  and  lightly  esteemed  ? 

24  And  the  servants  of  Saul  told  him,  saying.  On 
this  manner  spake  David. 

25  And  Saul  said.  Thus  shall  ye  say  to  David,  The 
king  desireth  not  any  dowry,  but  an  hundred  fore- 
skins of  the  Philistines,  to  be  avenged  of  the  king’s 
enemies.  But  Saul  thought  to  make  David  fall  by 
the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

26  And  when  his  servants  told  David  these  words,  it 
pleased  David  well  to  be  the  king’s  son  in  law  : and 
32  the  days  were  not  expired. 

27  Wherefore  David  arose  and  went,  he  and  33h5s 
men,  and  slew  of  the  Philistines  two  hundred  men  ; and 
3^  David  brought  their  foreskins,  and  they  gave  them  in 
full  tale  to  the  king,  that  he  might  be  the  king’s  son  in 
law.  And  Saul  gave  him  Michal  his  daughter  to  wife. 

28  ^ And  Saul  saw  and  knew  that  the  Lord  teas 
with  David,  and  that  Michal  Saul’s  daughter  loved  him. 

29  And  Saul  was  yet  the  more  afraid  of  David  ; and 
Saul  became  David’s  enemy  continually. 

30  Then  the  princes  of  the  Philistines  35  went  forth  : 
and  it  came  to  pass,  after  they  went  forth,  that  David 
36  behaved  himself  more  wisely  than  all  the  servants  of 
Saul  ; so  that  his  name  was  much  set  by. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 Jonathan  discloseth  his  father's  purpose  to  kill  David.  4 He  persuad- 
eth  his  father  to  reconciliation.  8 By  reason  of  David's  good  success 
in  a new  war,  Saul's  malicious  rage  breaketh  out  against  him.  12 
Michal  deceiveth  her  father  loith  an  image  in  David's  bed.  18  David 
cometh  to  Samuel  in  Naioth.  20  Saul' s messengers  sent  to  take  David, 
22  aiid  Said  himself,  prophesy. 

And  Saul  spake  to  Jonathan  his  son,  and  to  all  his 
servants,  that  they  should  kill  David. 

2  But  Jonathan  Saul’s  son  ^ delighted  much  in  Da- 
vid : and  Jonathan  told  David,  saying,  Saul  my  father 
seeketh  to  kill  thee  : now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  take 
heed  to  thyself  until  the  morning,  and  abide  in  a secret 
place,  and  hide  thyself  : 

3  And  I will  go  out  and  stand  beside  my  father  in 
the  field  where  thou  art,  and  I will  commune  with  my 
father  of  thee  ; and  what  I see,  that  I will  tell  thee. 

4  ^ And  Jonathan  2 spake  good  of  David  unto  Saul 
his  father,  and  said  unto  him.  Let  not  the  king  3 sin 
against  his  servant,  against  David  ; because  he  hath 
not  sinned  against  thee,  and  because  his  works  have 
been  to  thee-ward  very  good  : 

5  For  he  did  put  his  ^life  in  his  hand,  and  ®slew 
the  Philistine,  and  6 the  Lord  wrought  a great  salva- 
tion for  all  Israel  : thou  sawest  it,  and  didst  rejoice  : 
’ wherefore  then  wilt  thou  3 sin  against  innocent  blood, 
to  slay  David  without  a cause  ? 

6  And  Saul  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  Jonathan  : 


that  she  may  be  a snare  to  him,  and  that  the  hand 
of  the  Philistines  may  be  against  him.  Wherefore 
Saul  said  to  David,  Thou  shalt  this  day  be  my  son 

22  in  law  a second  time.  And  Saul  commanded  his 
servants,  saying.  Commune  with  David  secretly,  and 
say.  Behold,  the  king  hath  delight  in  thee,  and  all 
his  servants  love  thee  : now  therefore  be  the  king’s 

23  son  in  law.  And  Saul’s  servants  spake  those  words 
in  the  ears  of  David.  And  David  said,  Seemeth  it 
to  you  a light  thing  to  be  the  king’s  son  in  law, 
seeing  that  I am  a poor  man,  and  lightly  esteemed  ? 

24  And  the  servants  of  Saul  told  him,  saying.  On  this 

25  manner  spake  David.  And  Saul  said.  Thus  shall 
ye  say  to  David,  The  king  desireth  not  any  dowry, 
but  an  hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philistines,  to  be 
avenged  of  the  king’s  enemies.  Now  Saul  thought 
to  make  David  fall  by  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

26  And  when  his  servants  told  David  these  words,  it 
pleased  David  well  to  be  the  king’s  son  in  law. 

27  And  the  days  were  not  expired  ; and  David  arose 
and  went,  he  and  his  men,  and  slew  of  the  Philis- 
tines two  hundred  men  ; and  David  brought  their 
foreskins,  and  they  gave  them  in  full  tale  to  the 
king,  that  he  might  be  the  king’s  son  in  law.  And 

28  Saul  gave  him  Michal  his  daughter  to  wife.  And 
Saul  saw  and  knew  that  the  Lord  was  with  David  ; 

29  and  Michal  Saul’s  daughter  loved  him.  And  Saul 
was  yet  the  more  afraid  of  David  ; and  Saul  was 
David’s  enemy  continually. 

30  Then  the  princes  of  the  Philistines  went  forth  : 
and  it  came  to  pass,  as  often  as  they  went  forth, 
that  David  ''  behaved  himself  more  wisely  than  all 
the  servants  of  Saul  ; so  that  his  name  was  much 
*set  by. 


19  And  Saul  spake  to  Jonathan  his  son,  and  to  all 

2 his  servants,  that  they  shoidd  slay  David.  But  Jo- 
nathan Saul’s  son  delighted  much  iii  David.  And 
Jonathan  told  David,  saying,  Saul  my  father  seek- 
eth to  slay  thee  : now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  take 
heed  to  thyself  in  the  morning,  and  abide  in  a secret 

3 place,  and  hide  thyself  : and  I will  go  out  and  stand 
beside  my  father  in  the  field  where  thou  art,  and  I 
will  commune  with  my  father  of  thee  ; and  if  I 

4 see  aught,  I will  tell  thee.  And  Jonathan  spake 
good  of  David  unto  Saul  his  father,  and  said  unto 
him.  Let  not  the  king  sin  against  his  servant, 
against  David  ; because  he  hath  not  sinned  against 
thee,  and  because  his  works  have  been  to  thee-ward 

5 very  good  : for  he  put  his  life  in  his  hand,  and 
smote  the  Philistine,  and  the  Lord  wrought  a great 
“ victory  for  all  Israel  : thou  sawest  it,  and  didst 
rejoice  : wherefore  then  wilt  thou  sin  against  in- 

6 nocent  blood,  to  slay  David  without  a cause  ? And 
Saul  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  Jonathan  : and 


2G  Ex.  10.  7. 

27  ver.  17. 

28  See  vor.  20. 
2!>  Gen.  34.  12. 

22.  17. 


so  ch.  14.  24. 

51  ver.  17. 

52  See  ver.  21. 

53  ver.  13. 

31  2 Sam.  3 14. 


S5  2 Sam.  11.  1. 
so  ver.  5. 

1 ch.  18.  1. 

2 Pro.  31.  8,  9. 

SGen.  42.  22.  Ps. 


35.  12.  & 109.  5.  Pro. 
17  13.  Jer.  18.  20. 

1 Judg.  0.  17.  & 12. 
3.  ch.  28.  21.  Ps. 
119.  109. 


s ch.  17.  49,  50. 

0 1 Sam.  11.  13. 
Chr.  11.  14. 

7 ch.  20.  32. 

8 Matt.  27.  4. 


h Or,  prospered  more 
1 than. 

t Meb.  precious, 
a Ileb,  salvation. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XIX. 


433 


and  Saul  sware,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  he  shall  not  be 
slain. 

7 And  Jonathan  called  David,  and  Jonathan  shewed 
him  all  those  things.  And  Jonathan  brought  David  to 
Saul,  and  he  was  in  his  presence,  ® as  in  times  past. 

8 ^ And  there  was  war  again  : and  David  went  out, 
and  fought  with  the  Philistines,  and  slew  them  with  a 
great  slaughter  ; and  they  fled  from  him. 

9 And  i°the  evil  spirit  from  the  Lord  was  upon 
Saul,  as  he  sat  in  his  house  with  his  javelin  in  his 
hand  : and  David  played  with  his  hand. 

10  And  Saul  sought  to  smite  David  even  to  the  wall 
with  the  javelin  ; but  he  slipped  away  out  of  Saul’s 
presence,  and  he  smote  the  javelin  into  the  wall  : and 
David  fled,  and  escaped  that  night. 

11  Saul  also  sent  messengers  unto  David’s  house,  to 
watch  him,  and  to  slay  him  in  the  morning  : and  Michal 
David’s  wife  told  him,  saying,  If  thou  save  not  thy  life 
to  night,  to  morrow  thou  shalt  be  slain. 

12  Tl  So  Michal  let  David  down  through  a window  : 
and  he  went,  and  fled,  and  escaped. 

13  And  Michal  took  an  image,  and  laid  it  in  the  bed, 
and  put  a pillow  of  goats’  hair  for  his  bolster,  and 
covered  it  with  a cloth. 

14  And  when  Saul  sent  messengers  to  take  David, 
she  said.  He  is  sick. 

15  And  Saul  sent  the  messengers  again  to  see  David, 
saying.  Bring  him  up  to  me  in  the  bed,  that  I may  slay 
him. 

16  And  when  the  messengers  were  come  in,  behold, 
there  was  an  image  in  the  bed,  with  a pillow  of  goats’ 
hair  for  his  bolster. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  Michal,  Why  hast  thou  de- 
ceived me  so,  and  sent  away  mine  enemy,  that  he  is 
escaped  ? And  Michal  answered  Saul,  He  said  unto 
me.  Let  me  go  ; why  should  I kill  thee  ? 

18  ^ So  David  fled,  and  escaped,  and  came  to  Samuel 
to  Ramah,  and  told  him  all  that  Saul  had  done  to  him. 
And  he  and  Samuel  went  and  dwelt  in  Xaioth. 

19  And  it  was  told  Saul,  saying.  Behold,  David  is  at 
Naioth  in  Ramah. 

20  And  Saul  sent  messengers  to  take  David  ; and 
when  they  saw  the  company  of  the  prophets  prophesy- 
ing, and  Samuel  standing  as  appointed  over  them,  the 
Spirit  of  God  was  upon  the  messengers  of  Saul,  and 
they  also  prophesied. 

21  And  when  it  was  told  Saul,  he  sent  other  messen- 
gers, and  they  prophesied  likewise.  And  Saul  sent 
messengers  again  the  third  time,  and  they  prophesied 
also. 

22  Then  went  he  also  to  Ramah,  and  came  to  a great 
well  that  is  in  Sechu  : and  he  asked  and  said.  Where 
are  Samuel  and  David  ? And  one  said.  Behold,  they  he 
at  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

23  And  he  went  thither  to  Naioth  in  Ramah  : and 

the  Spirit  of  God  was  upon  him  also,  and  he  went  on, 

and  prophesied,  until  he  came  to  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

24  And  he  stripped  off  his  clothes  also,  and  pro- 
phesied before  Samuel  in  like  manner,  and  lay  down 

naked  all  that  day  and  all  that  night.  Wherefore 
they  say,  Is  Saul  also  among  the  prophets  ? 

9 ch.  IG.  21.  & 18.  2,  12  So  Josh.  2.  15.  is  ch.  10.  5,  G.  1 

13.  Acts  9.  24,  25.  Cor.  14.  3,  24,  25. 

10  ch.  IG.  14.  & 18.  13  2 Sain.  2.  22.  ic  Num.  11.  25.  Joel 

10,11.  14  See  John  7.  32,  2.28. 

11  Ps.  59,  title.  45,  &c.  n ch.  10.  10. 


Saul  sware.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  he  shall  not  be  put 

7 to  death.  And  Jonathan  called  David,  and  Jona- 
than shewed  him  all  those  things.  And  Jonathan 
brought  David  to  Saul,  and  he  was  in  his  presence, 
as  beforetime. 

8 And  there  was  war  again  : and  David  went  out, 
and  fought  with  the  Philistines,  and  slew  them  with 

9 a great  slaughter  ; and  they  fled  before  him.  And 
^ an  evil  spirit  from  the  Lord  was  upon  Saul,  as  he 
sat  in  his  house  with  his  spear  in  his  hand  ; and 

10  David  played  with  his  hand.  And  Saul  sought  to 
smite  David  even  to  the  wall  with  the  spear  ; but 
he  slipped  away  out  of  Saul’s  presence,  and  he 
smote  the  spear  into  the  wall  : and  David  fled,  and 

11  escaped  that  night.  And  Saul  sent  messengers  unto 
David’s  house,  to  watch  him,  and  to  slay  him  in  the 
morning  : and  Michal  David’s  wife  told  him,  say- 
ing, If  thou  save  not  thy  life  to-night,  to-morrow 

12  thou  shalt  be  slain.  So  Michal  let  David  down 
through  the  window  : and  he  went,  and  fled,  and 

13  escaped.  And  Michal  took  the  teraphim,  and  laid 
it  in  the  bed,  and  put  a pillow  of  goats’  hair  at  the 

14  head  thereof,  and  covered  it  with  the  clothes.  And 
when  Saul  sent  messengers  to  take  David,  she  said, 

15  He  is  sick.  And  Saul  sent  the  messengers  to  see 
David,  saying.  Bring  him  up  to  me  in  the  bed,  that 

16  I may  slay  him.  And  when  the  messengers  dame 
in,  behold,  the  teraphim  was  in  the  bed,  with  the 

17  pillow  of  goats’  hair  at  the  head  thereof.  And 
Saul  said  unto  Michal,  Why  hast  thou  deceived  me 
thus,  and  let  mine  enemy  go,  that  he  is  escaped  ? 
And  Michal  answered  Saul,  He  said  unto  me.  Let 
me  go  ; why  should  I kill  thee  ? 


18  Now  David  fled,  and  escaped,  and  came  to  Sa- 
muel to  Ramah,  and  told  him  all  that  Saul  had  done 
to  him.  And  he  and  Samuel  went  and  dwelt  in 

19  Naioth.  And  it  was  told  Saul,  saying.  Behold, 

20  David  is  at  Naiotli  in  Ramah.  And  Saul  sent  mes- 
sengers to  take  David  : and  when  they  saw  the 
company  of  the  prophets  prophesying,  and  Samuel 
standing  as  head  over  them,  the  spirit  of  God  came 
upon  the  messengers  of  Saul,  and  they  also  prophe- 

21  sied.  And  when  it  was  told  Saul,  he  sent  other 
messengers,  and  they  also  prophesied.  And  Saul 
sent  messengers  again  the  third  time,  and  they  also 

22  prophesied.  Then  went  he  also  to  Ramah,  and 
came  to  the  great  well  that  is  in  Secu  : and  he 
asked  and  said.  Where  are  Samuel  and  David  ? 
And  one  said.  Behold,  they  be  at  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

23  And  he  went  thither  to  Naioth  in  Ramah  : and  the 
spirit  of  God  came  upon  him  also,  and  he  went  on, 
and  prophesied,  until  he  came  to  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

24  And  he  also  stripped  off  his  clothes,  and  he  also 
prophesied  before  Samuel,  and lay  down  naked  all 
that  day  and  all  that  night.  Wherefore  they  say, 
Is  Saul  also  among  the  prophets  ? 


*8  Is.  20.  2.  the  Lord  was  evil  well  of  the  threshings 

’9  Mic.  1.  8.  See  2 toward  Sanl.  floor  that  s disc. 

Sam.  G.  14,  20.  c Or,  quill.  Or,  net-  e Or,  cistern. 

29ch.  10. 11.  toork.  f Or,  fell, 

b Or,  the  spirit  of  d The  Sept,  ha.s,  the 


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I.  SAMUEL,  XX. 


CHAPTER  XX. 

1  David  consulteth  with  Jonathan  for  his  safety.  11  Jonathan  and  David 
renew  their  covenant  by  oath.  Jonathan's  token  to  David.  24  Said, 

musing  David,  seeketh  to  kill  Jonathan.  35  Jonathan  lovingly  taketh 
his  leave  of  David. 

And  David  fled  from  Naioth  in  Raniah,  and  came 
and  said  before  Jonathan,  yv^hat''bave  I done  ? 
what  is  mine  iniquity  ? and  what  is  my  sin  before  thy 
father,  that  he  seeketh  my  life  ? 

2  And  he  said  unto  hiiv.,  God  forbid  ; thou  shalt  not 
die  : behold,  my  father  will  do  nothing  either  great  or 
small,  but  that  he  will  shew  it  me  : and  why  should  my 
father  hide  this  thing  from  me  ? it  is  not  so. 

3  And  David  sware  moreover,  and  said.  Thy  father 
certainly  knovreth  that  I have  found  grace  in  thine 
eyes  ; and  he  saith.  Let  not  Jonathan  know  this,  lest  he 
be  grieved  : but  truly  as  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy 
soul  liveth,  there  is  but  a step  between  me  and  death. 

4  Then  said  Jonathan  unto  David,  Whatsoever  thy 
soul  desireth,  I will  even  do  it  for  thee. 

5  And  David  said  unto  Jonathan,  Behold,  to  morrow 
is  the  ^ new  moon,  and  I should  not  fail  to  sit  with  the 
king  at  meat : but  let  me  go,  that  I may  ^ hide  myself 
in  the  field  unto  the  third  day  at  even. 

6  If  thy  father  at  all  miss  me,  then  say,  David  ear- 
nestly asked  leave  of  me  that  he  might  run  ^ to  Beth- 
lehem his  city  : for  there  is  a yearly  sacrifice  there  for 
all  the  family. 

7  ^ If  he  say  thus.  It  is  well  ; thy  servant  shall  have 
peace  : but  if  he  be  very  wroth,  then  be  sure  that  ^evil 
is  determined  by  him. 

8  Therefore  thou  shalt  ® deal  kindly  with  thy  servant  ; 
for  thou  hast  brought  thy  servant  into  a covenant  of 
the  Lord  with  thee  : notwithstanding,  ® if  there  be  in 
me  iniquity,  slay  me  thyself  ; for  why  shouldest  thou 
bring  me  to  thy  father  ? 

9  And  Jonathan  said,  Far  be  it  from  thee  : for  if  I 
knew  certainly  that  evil  were  determined  by  my  father 
to  come  upon  thee,  then  would  not  I tell  it  thee  ? 

10  Then  said  David  to  Jonathan,  Who  shall  tell  me  ? 
or  what  if  thy  father  answer  thee  roughly  ? 

11  ^ And  Jonathan  said  unto  David,  Come,  and  let 
us  go  out  into  the  field.  And  they  went  out  both  of 
them  into  the  field. 

12  And  Jonathan  said  unto  David,  O Lord  God  of 
Israel,  when  I have  sounded  my  father  about  to  morrow 
any  time,  or  the  third  day,  and,  behold,  if  there  he  good 
toward  David,  and  I then  send  not  unto  thee,  and  shew 
it  thee  ; 

13  ^ The  Lord  do  so  and  much  more  to  Jonathan  : 
but  if  it  please  my  father  to  do  thee  evil,  then  I will 
shew  it  thee,  and  send  thee  away,  that  thou  mayest  go 
in  peace  : and  the  Lord  be  with  thee,  as  he  hath  been 
with  my  father. 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  only  while  yet  I live  shew  me 
the  kindness  of  the  Lord,  that  I die  not  : 

15  But  also  thou  shalt  not  cut  off  thy  kindness 
from  my  house  for  ever  : no,  not  when  the  Lord  hath 
cut  off  the  enemies  of  David  every  one  from  the  face 
of  the  earth. 

16  So  Jonathan  made  a covenant  with  the  house  of 
David,  saying,  ii  Let  the  Lord  even  require  it  at  the 
hand  of  David’s  enemies. 


20  And  David  fled  from  Naioth  in  Ramah,  and  came 
and  said  before  Jonathan,  What  have  I done  ? what 
is  mine  iniquity  ? and  what  is  my  sin  before  thy 

2 father,  that  he  seeketh  my  life  ? And  he  said  unto 
him,  God  forbid  ; thou  shalt  not  die  : behold,  my 
father  doeth  nothing  either  great  or  small,  but  that 
he  discloseth  it  unto  me  : and  why  should  my 

3 father  hide  this  thing  from  me  ? it  is  not  so.  And 
David  sware  moreover,  and  said.  Thy  father  know- 
eth  well  that  I have  found  grace  in  thine  eyes  ; and 
he  saith.  Let  not  Jonathan  know  this,  lest  he  be 
grieved  : but  truly  as  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy 
soul  liveth,  there  is  but  a step  between  me  and 

4 death.  Then  said  Jonathan  unto  David,  ^ Whatso- 
ever thy  soul  desireth,  I will  even  do  it  for  thee. 

5 And  David  said  unto  Jonathan,  Behold,  to-morrow 
is  the  new  moon,  and  I should  not  fail  to  sit  with 
the  king  at  meat  : but  let  me  go,  that  I may  hide 

6 myself  in  the  field  unto  the  third  day  at  even.  If 
thy  father  miss  me  at  all,  then  say,  David  earnestly 
asked  leave  of  me  that  he  might  run  to  Beth-lehem 
his  city  : for  it  is  the  yearly  sacrifice  there  for  all 

7 the  family.  If  he  say  thus.  It  is  well  ; thy  servant 
shall  have  peace  : but  if  he  be  wroth,  then  know 

8 that  evil  is  determined  by  him.  Therefore  deal 
kindly  with  thy  servant  ; for  thou  hast  brought  thy 
servant  into  a covenant  of  the  Lord  with  thee  : but 
if  there  be  in  me  iniquity,  slay  me  thyself  ; for  why 

9 shouldest  thou  bring  me  to  thy  father  ? And  Jona- 
than said.  Far  be  it  from  thee  : for  if  I should  at  all 
know  that  evil  were  determined  by  my  father  to 
come  upon  thee,  then  would  not  I tell  it  thee  ? 

10  Then  said  David  to  Jonathan,  Who  shall  tell  me  if 

11  perchance  thy  father  answer  thee  roughly  ? And 
Jonathan  said  unto  David,  Come  and  let  us  go  out 
into  the  field.  And  they  went  out  both  of  them 
into  the  field. 


12  And  Jonathan  said  unto  David,  The  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  he  ivitness  ; when  I have  sounded  my 
father  about  this  time  to-morrow,  or  the  third  day, 
behold,  if  there  be  good  toward  David,  shall  I not 

13  then  send  unto  thee,  and  disclose  it  unto  thee  ? The 
Lord  do  so  to  Jonathan,  and  more  also,  should  it 
please  my  father  to  do  thee  evil,  if  I disclose  it  not 
unto  thee,  and  send  thee  away,  that  thou  mayest  go 
in  peace  : and  the  Lord  be  with  thee,  as  he  hath 

14  been  with  my  father.  And  thou  shalt  not  only 
while  yet  I live  shew  me  the  kindness  of  the  Lord, 

15  that  I die  not  : but  also  thou  shalt  not  cut  off  thy 
kindness  from  my  house  for  ever  : no,  not  when  the 
Lord  hath  cut  off  the  enemies  of  David  every  one 

16  from  the  face  of  the  earth.  So  Jonathan  made  a 
covenant  with  the  house  of  David,  saying.  And  the 
Lord  shall  require  it  at  the  hand  of  David’s  enemies. 


’ Nura,  10.  10.  & 28.  4 See  Dent.  1.  23.  2 ^ ver.  16.  ch.  18.  3.  17.37.  1 Chr.  22.  11,  ch.  31.  2.  2 Sam.  4.  b Or,  What  doth  thy 

11.  Sam.  17.  4.  & 23.  18.  IG.  7.  &21.  8,  soul  desire,  that  J 

2 ch.  19.  2.  5 ch.  25.  17.  Esth.  <*  2 Sam.  14.  32.  J’ 2 Sam.  9.  1,  3,  7.  a Heb.  uncovereth  should  do  it  for  thee? 

3 ch.  16.  4.  7.  7.  Ruth  1.  17.  & 21.  7.  mine  ear.  c Heb.  saith. 

« Josh.  2.  14.  Josh.  1.  5.  ch.  12  ch.  25.  22.  See 


I.  SAMUEL,  XX. 


435 


17  And  Jonathan  caused  David  to  swear  again,  be- 
cause he  loved  him  : for  he  loved  him  as  he  loved  his 
own  soul. 

18  Then  Jonathan  said  to  David,  To  morrow  is  the 
new  moon  : and  thou  shalt  be  missed,  because  thy  seat 
will  be  empty. 

19  And  when  thou  hast  stayed  three  days,  then  thou 
shalt  go  down  quickly,  and  come  to  the  place  where 
thou  didst  hide  thyself  when  the  business  was  in  hand, 
and  shalt  remain  by  the  stone  Ezel. 

20  And  I will  shoot  three  arrows  on  the  side  thereof, 
as  though  I shot  at  a mark. 

21  And,  behold,  I will  send  a lad,  saying.  Go,  find 
out  the  arrows.  If  I expressly  say  unto  the  lad.  Be- 
hold, the  arrows  are  on  this  side  of  thee,  take  them  ; 
then  come  thou  : for  there  is  peace  to  thee,  and  no 
hurt ; as  the  Lord  liveth. 

22  But  if  I say  thus  unto  the  young  man.  Behold, 
the  arrows  are  beyond  thee  ; go  thy  way  : for  the 
Lord  hath  sent  thee  away. 

23  And  as  touching  the  matter  which  thou  and  I 
have  spoken  of,  behold,  the  Lord  he  between  thee  and 
me  for  ever. 

24  ^ So  David  hid  himself  in  the  field  : and  when 
the  new  moon  was  come,  the  king  sat  him  down  to  eat 
meat. 

25  And  the  king  sat  upon  his  seat,  as  at  other  times, 
even  upon  a seat  by  the  wall  : and  Jonathan  arose, 
and  Abner  sat  by  Saul’s  side,  and  David’s  place  was 
empty. 

26  Nevertheless  Saul  spake  not  any  thing  that  day  : 
for  he  thought.  Something  hath  befallen  him,  he  is 

not  clean  ; surely  he  is  not  clean. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  ivhich  was 
the  second  day  of  the  month,  that  David’s  place  was 
empty  : and  Saul  said  unto  Jonathan  his  son.  Where- 
fore cometh  not  the  son  of  Jesse  to  meat,  neither  yes- 
terday, nor  to  day  ? 

28  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul,  David  earnestly 
asked  leave  of  me  to  go  to  Beth-lehem  : 

29  And  he  said,  Let  me  go,  I pray  thee  ; for  our 
family  hath  a sacrifice  in  the  city  ; and  my  brother,  he 
hath  commanded  me  to  he  there:  and  now,  if  I have 
found  favour  in  thine  eyes,  let  me  get  away,  I pray 
thee,  and  see  my  brethren.  Therefore  he  cometh  not 
unto  the  king’s  table. 

30  Then  Saul’s  anger  was  kindled  against  Jonathan, 
and  he  said  unto  him,  Tliou  son  of  the  perverse  rebel- 
lious laoman,  do  not  I know  that  thou  hast  chosen  the 
son  of  Jesse  to  thine  own  confusion,  and  unto  the  con- 
fusion of  thy  mother’s  nakedness  ? 

31  For  as  long  as  the  son  of  Jesse  liveth  upon  the 
ground,  thou  shalt  not  be  established,  nor  thy  kingdom. 
Wherefore  now  send  and  fetch  him  unto  me,  for  he 
shall  surely  die. 

32  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul  his  father,  and  said 
unto  him,  Wherefore  shall  he  be  slain  ? what  hath 
he  done  ? 

33  And  Saul  cast  a javelin  at  him  to  smite  him  : 

whereby  J onathan  knew  that  it  was  determined  of 

his  father  to  slay  David. 

34  So  Jonathan  arose  from  the  table  in  fierce  anger, 

I3ch.  18.  1.  Uver.  14,  15.  See  lOver.  0. 

ver.  5.  ver.  42.  20  ch.  19.  5.  Matt. 

r'-'  ch.  19.  2.  Lev.  7.  21.  & 15.  27.  23.  Luke  23.  22. 

1C  Jer.  4.  2.  6,  &c.  21  ch.  18.  11. 

22  ver.  7. 


17  And  Jonathan  caused  David  to  swear  again,  for 
the  love  that  he  had  to  him  : for  he  loved  him  as  he 

18  loved  his  own  soul.  Then  Jonathan  said  unto  him. 
To-morrow  is  the  new  moon  : and  thou  shalt  be 

19  missed,  because  thy  seat  will  be  ® empty.  And 
when  thou  hast  stayed  three  days,  thou  shalt  go 
down  ^ quickly,  and  come  to  the  place  where  thou 
didst  hide  thyself  0 when  the  business  was  in  hand, 

20  and  shalt  remain  by  ^ the  stone  Ezel.  And  I will 
shoot  three  arrows  on  the  side  thereof,  as  though  I 

21  shot  at  a mark.  And,  behold,  I will  send  the  lad, 
saying.  Go,  find  the  arrows.  If  I say  unto  the  lad. 
Behold,  the  arrows  are  on  this  side  of  thee  : take 
*•  them,  and  come  ; for  there  is  peace  to  thee  and 

22  j no  hurt,  as  the  Lord  liveth.  But  if  I say  thus  unto 
the  boy.  Behold,  the  arrows  are  beyond  thee  : go 

23  thy  way  ; for  the  Lord  hath  sent  thee  away.  And 
as  touching  the  matter  which  thou  and  I have  spoken 
of,  behold,  the  Lord  is  between  thee  and  me  for 
ever. 


24  So  David  hid  himself  in  the  field : and  when  the 
new  moon  was  come,  the  king  sat  him  down  to  eat 

25  meat.  And  the  king  sat  upon  his  seat,  as  at  other 
times,  even  upon  the  seat  by  the  wall  ; and  Jonathan 
stood  up,  and  Abner  sat  by  Saul’s  side  : but  David’s 

26  place  was  empty.  Nevertheless  Saul  spake  not  any 
thing  that  day  : for  he  thought,  Something  hath  be- 
fallen him,  he  is  not  clean  ; surely  he  is  not  clean. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow  after  the  new 
moon,  which  was  the  second  day,  that  David’s  place 
was  empty  : and  Saul  said  unto  Jonathan  his  son. 
Wherefore  cometh  not  the  son  of  Jesse  to  meat, 

28  neither  yesterday,  nor  to-day  ? And  Jonathan  an- 
swered Saul,  David  earnestly  asked  leave  of  me  to 

29  go  to  Beth-lehem  : and  he  said,  Let  me  go,  I pray 
thee  ; for  our  family  hath  a sacrifice  in  the  city  ; 
and  my  brother,  he  hath  commanded  me  to  he  there: 
and  now,  if  I have  found  favour  in  thine  eyes,  let  me 
get  away,  I pray  thee,  and  see  my  brethren.  There- 

30  fore  he  is  not  come  unto  the  king’s  table.  Then 
Saul’s  anger  was  kindled  against  Jonathan,  and  he 
said  unto  him.  Thou  son  of  a perverse  rebellious 
woman,  do  not  I know  that  thou  hast  chosen  the  son 
of  Jesse  to  thine  own  shame,  and  unto  the  shame  of 

31  thy  mother’s  nakedness  ? For  as  long  as  the  son  of 
Jesse  liveth  upon  the  ground,  thou  shalt  not  be  sta- 
blished,  nor  thy  kingdom.  Wherefore  now  send  and 

32  fetch  him  unto  me,  for  he  ^ shall  surely  die.  And 
Jonathan  answered  Saul  his  father,  and  said  unto 
him.  Wherefore  shonld  he  be  put  to  death  ? what 

33  hath  he  done  ? And  Said  cast  his  spear  at  him  to 
smite  him  : whereby  Jonathan  knew  that  it  was  de- 

34  termined  of  his  father  to  put  David  to  death.  So 
Jonathan  arose  from  the  table  in  fierce  anger,  and 


d Or,  by  his  love  to-  the  business.  See  ch.  j Ilob.  not  any  thing, 
ward  him.  19.  2.  k Or,  is  worthy  to 

e Hell,  missed.  h Or,  as  read  by  the  die.  Hob.  is  a son  0/ 

/ llvb.  greatly.  Se\)t..  this  7noi(nd.  death, 

g lleb  in  the  day  of  i Or,  hitn. 


436 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXI. 


and  did  eat  no  meat  the  second  day  of  the  month  : for 
he  was  grieved  for  David,  because  his  father  had  done 
him  shame. 

35  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  that  Jona- 
than went  out  into  the  field  at  the  time  appointed  with 
David,  and  a little  lad  with  him. 

36  And  he  said  unto  his  lad,  Run,  find  out  now  the 
arrows  which  I shoot.  And  as  the  lad  ran,  he  shot  an 
arrow  beyond  him. 

37  And  when  the  lad  was  come  to  the  place  of  the 
arrow  which  Jonathan  had  shot,  Jonathan  cried  after 
the  lad,  and  said.  Is  not  the  arrow  beyond  thee  ? 

38  And  Jonathan  cried  after  the  lad.  Make  speed, 
haste,  stay  not.  And  Jonathan’s  lad  gathered  up  the 
arrows,  and  came  to  his  master. 

39  But  the  lad  knew  not  any  thing  : only  Jonathan 
and  David  knew  the  matter. 

40  And  Jonathan  gave  his  artillery  unto  his  lad,  and 
said  unto  him.  Go,  carry  them  to  the  city. 

41  ^ And  as  soon  as  the  lad  was  gone,  David  arose 
out  of  a place  toward  the  south,  and  fell  on  his  face  to 
the  ground,  and  bowed  himself  three  times  : and  they 
kissed  one  another,  and  wept  one  with  another,  until 
David  exceeded. 

42  And  Jonathan  said  to  David,  Go  in  peace,  for- 
asmuch as  we  have  sworn  both  of  us  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  The  Lord  be  between  me  and  thee,  and 
between  my  seed  and  thy  seed  for  ever.  And  he  arose 
and  departed  : and  Jonathan  went  into  the  city. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 David  at  Nob  obtaineth  of  Ahimelech  hallowed  bread.  7 Doeg  ivas 
present.  8 David  taketh  Goliath's  sword.  10  David  at  Gath  fe^gneth 
himself  mad. 

Then  came  David  to  Nob  to  ^ Ahimelech  the  priest  : 

and  Ahimelech  was  ^ afraid  at  the  meeting  of 
David,  and  said  unto  him.  Why  art  thou  alone,  and  no 
man  with  thee  ? 

2  And  David  said  unto  Ahimelech  the  priest.  The 
king  hath  commanded  me  a business,  and  hath  said 
unto  me.  Let  no  man  know  any  thing  of  the  business 
whereabout  I send  thee,  and  what  I have  commanded 
thee  : and  I have  appointed  my  servants  to  such  and 
such  a place. 

3  Now  therefore  what  is  under  thine  hand  ? give  me 
five  loaves  of  bread  in  mine  hand,  or  what  there  is 
present. 

4  And  the  priest  answered  David,  and  said,  There  is 
no  common  bread  under  mine  hand,  but  there  is  ^ hal- 
lowed bread  ; ^ if  the  young  men  have  kept  themselves 
at  least  from  women. 

5  And  David  answered  the  priest,  and  said  unto  him. 
Of  a truth  women  have  been  kept  from  us  about  these 
three  days,  since  I came  out,  and  the  ^vessels  of  the 
young  men  are  holy,  and  the  bread  is  in  a manner  com- 
mon, yea,  though  it  were  sanctified  this  day  ®in  the 
vessel. 

6  So  the  priest  gave  him  hallowed  bread  : for  there 
was  no  bread  there  but  the  shewbread,  ® that  was  taken 
from  before  the  Lord,  to  put  hot  bread  in  the  day  when 
it  was  taken  away. 

7  Now  a certain  man  of  the  servants  of  Saul  was 
there  that  day,  detained  before  the  Lord  ; and  his 

*3  ch.  1. 17.  3 Ex.  25.  30.  Lev.  Lev.  8.  26. 

1 ch.  14.  3,  called  24.  5.  Matt.  12.  4.  " Matt.  12.  3,  4. 

Ahiah.  Called  also  Ex.  19.  15.  Zech.  Mark  2.  25,  26.  Luke 
Abiathar,  Mark  2.  26.  7.  3.  6.  3,  4. 

3 ch.  16.  4.  5 1 Thess.  4.  4.  8 Lev.  24.  8,  9. 


did  eat  no  meat  the  second  day  of  the  month  : for 
he  was  grieved  for  David,  because  his  father  had 
done  him  shame. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  that  Jonathan 
went  out  into  the  field  ^ at  the  time  appointed  with 

36  David,  and  a little  lad  with  him.  And  he  said  unto 
his  lad.  Run,  find  now  the  arrows  which  I shoot. 
And  as  the  lad  ran,  he  shot  an  arrow  beyond  him. 

37  And  when  the  lad  was  come  to  the  place  of  the 
arrow  which  Jonathan  had  shot,  Jonathan  cried 
after  the  lad,  and  said.  Is  not  the  arrow  beyond 

38  thee  ? And  Jonathan  cried  after  the  lad.  Make 
speed,  haste,  stay  not.  And  Jonathan’s  lad  ga- 

39  thered  up  the  arrows,  and  came  to  his  master.  But 
the  lad  knew  not  any  thing  : only  .Jonathan  and 

40  David  knew  the  matter.  And  Jonathan  gave  his 
weapons  unto  his  lad,  and  said  unto  him.  Go,  carry 

41  them  to  the  city.  And  as  soon  as  the  lad  was  gone, 
David  arose  ” out  of  a place  toward  the  South,  and 
fell  on  his  face  to  the  ground,  and  bowed  himself 
three  times  : and  they  kissed  one  another,  and  wept 

42  one  with  another,  until  David  exceeded.  And  Jo- 
nathan said  to  David,  Go  in  peace,  forasmuch  as  we 
have  sworn  both  of  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
saying.  The  Lord  shall  be  between  me  and  thee, 
and  between  my  seed  and  thy  seed,  for  ever.  * And 
he  arose  and  departed  : and  Jonathan  went  into  the 
city. 


21  Then  came  David  to  Nob  to  Ahimelech  the 
priest : and  Ahimelech  came  to  meet  David  trem- 
liling,  and  said  unto  him.  Why  art  thou  alone,  and 

2 no  man  with  thee  ? And  David  said  unto  Ahime- 
lech the  priest.  The  king  hath  commanded  me  a 
business,  and  hath  said  unto  me.  Let  no  man  know 
any  thing  of  the  business  whereabout  I send  thee, 
and  what  I have  commanded  thee  : and  I have  ap- 
pointed the  young  men  to  such  and  such  a place. 

3 Now  therefore  what  is  under  thine  hand  ? give  me 
five  loaves  of  bread  in  mine  hand,  or  whatsoever 

4 there  is  present.  And  the  priest  answered  David, 
and  said.  There  is  no  common  bread  under  mine 
hand,  but  there  is  holy  bread  ; if  only  the  young 

5 men  have  kept  themselves  from  women.  And  Da- 
vid answered  the  priest,  and  said  unto  him.  Of  a 
truth  women  have  been  kept  from  us  about  these 
three  days  ; when  I came  out,  the  vessels  of  the 
young  men  were  holy,  “ though  it  was  hut  a com- 
mon journey  ; how  much  more  then  to-day  shall 

6 their  vessels  be  holy  ? So  the  priest  gave  him  holy 
bread : for  there  was  no  bread  there  but  the  shew- 
breacl,  that  was  taken  from  before  the  Lord,  to  put 

7 hot  bread  in  the  day  when  it  was  taken  away.  Now 
a certain  man  of  the  servants  of  Saul  was  there  that 
day,  detained  before  the  Lord  ; and  his  name  was 


t Or,  to  the  place.  by  the  Sept,  from  be-  used  as  commonhresid’, 
m Heb.  making  it  side  the  mound.  and  especially  since  to- 

pass  over  him.  * [Ch.  21. 1.  in  Heb.]  day  it  will  be  holy  in 

n Heb.  from  beside  a Or,  and  it  may  be  respect  of  their  vessels, 
the  &oulh.  Or,  as  read 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXIT. 


437 


name  was  ® Doeg,  an  Edomite,  the  chiefest  of  the  herd- 
men  that  belonged  to  Said. 

8 ^ And  David  said  unto  Ahimelech,  And  is  there 
not  here  under  thine  hand  spear  or  sword  ? for  I have 
neither  brought  my  sword  nor  my  weapons  with  me, 
because  the  king’s  business  required  haste. 

9 And  the  priest  said,  The  sword  of  Goliath  the 
Philistine,  whom  thou  slowest  in  the  valley  of  Elah, 

behold,  it  is  here  wrapped  in  a cloth  behind  the  ephod  : 
if  thou  wilt  take  that,  take  it : for  there  is  no  other  save 
that  here.  And  David  said,  T'here  is  none  like  that  ; 
give  it  me. 

10  ^ And  David  arose,  and  fled  that  day  for  fear  of 
Saul,  and  went  to  Achish  the  king  of  Gath. 

11  And  ^■■^the  servants  of  Achish  said  unto  him, /s 
not  this  David  the  king  of  the  land  ? did  they  not  sing 
one  to  another  of  him  in  dances,  saying,  Saul  hath 
slain  his  thousands,  and  David  his  ten  thousands  ? 

12  And  David  laid  up  these  words  in  his  heart, 
and  was  sore  afraid  of  Achish  the  king  of  Gath. 

13  And  ^®he  changed  his  behaviour  before  them, 
and  feigned  himself  mad  in  their  hands,  and  scrabbled 
on  the  doors  of  the  gate,  and  let  his  spittle  fall  down 
upon  his  beard. 

14  Then  said  Achish  unto  his  servants,  Lo,  ye  see 
the  man  is  mad  : wherefore  then  have  ye  brought  him 
to  me  ? 

15  Have  I need  of  mad  men,  that  ye  have  brought 
this  fellow  to  play  the  mad  man  in  my  presence  ? shall 
this  fellow  come  into  my  house  ? 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 Companies  resort  unto  David  at  Adullam.  3 At  Mizpeh  he  commend- 
eth  his  Tparents  unto  the  king  of  Moab.  h Admonished  by  Gad,  he 
Cometh  to  Uareth.  6 Saut  going  to  pursue  him,  complaineth  of  his 
servants'  ^lnfailhfulness.  9 Doeg  uccuseth  Ahimelech.  11  Saul  com- 
mandeth  to  kill  the  priests.  17  The  footmen  refusing,  Doeg  executeth 
it.  20  Abiathar  escajnng,  bringeth  David  the  news. 

David  therefore  departed  thence,  and  ^escaped 
to  the  cave  Adullam  : and  when  his  brethren 
and  all  his  father’s  house  heard  it,  they  went  down 
thither  to  him. 

2  ® And  every  one  that  was  in  distress,  and  every  one 
that  was  in  debt,  and  every  one  that  was  discontented, 
gathered  themselves  unto  him  ; and  he  became  a cap- 
tain over  them  : and  there  were  with  him  about  four 
hundred  men. 

3  And  David  went  thence  to  Mizpeh  of  Moab  : 
and  he  said  unto  the  king  of  Moab,  Let  my  father  and 
my  mother,  I pray  thee,  come  forth,  and  he  with  you, 
till  I know  what  God  will  do  for  me. 

4  And  he  brought  them  before  the  king  of  Moab  : 
and  they  dwelt  with  him  all  the  while  that  David  was 
in  the  hold. 

5  ^ And  the  prophet  ^ Gad  said  unto  David,  Abide 
not  ill  the  hold  ; depart,  and  get  thee  into  the  laud  of 
Judah.  Then  David  departed,  and  came  into  the  forest 
of  Hareth. 

6  H When  Saul  heard  that  David  was  discovered, 
and  the  men  that  were  with  him,  (now  Saul  abode  in 
Gibeah  under  a tree  in  Ramah,  having  his  spear  in  his 
hand,  and  all  his  servants  were  standing  about  him  ;) 

7  Then  Saul  said  unto  his  servants  that  stood  about 
him.  Hear  now,  ye  Benjamites  ; will  the  son  of  Jesse 
^ give  every  one  of  you  fields  and  vineyards,  and  make 

Och.  22.  9.  Pa.  52,  ” See  ch.  .31.  10.  n Luke  2.  19. 

title.  Ps.  5(j,  title.  Ps.  34,  title, 

lu  ch.  17.  2,  50.  13  ch.  18.  7.  & 29.  5.  > Pa.  57,  title,  & 142, 

title. 


Doeg  the  Edomite,  the  ^chiefest  of  the  herdmen 

8 that  belonged  to  Saul.  And  David  said  unto  Ahi- 
nielech.  And  is  there  not  here  under  thine  hand 
spear  or  sword  ? for  I have  neither  brought  my 
sword  nor  my  weapons  with  me,  because  the  king’s 

9 business  required  haste.  And  the  priest  said.  The 
sword  of  Goliath  the  Philistine,  whom  thou  slowest 
in  the  vale  of  Elah,  behold,  it  is  here  wrapped  in  a 
cloth  behind  the  ephod  : if  thou  wilt  take  that,  take 
it  : for  there  is  no  other  save  that  here.  And  David 
said.  There  is  none  like  that  ; give  it  me. 

10  And  David  arose,  and  fled  that  day  for  fear  of 

11  Saul,  and  went  to  Achish  the  king  of  Gath.  And 
the  servants  of  Achish  said  unto  him.  Is  not  this 
David  the  king  of  the  land  ? did  they  not  sing  one 
to  another  of  him  in  dances,  saying, 

Saul  hath  slain  his  thousands. 

And  David  his  ten  thousands  ? 

12  And  David  laid  up  these  words  in  his  heart,  and 

13  was  sore  afraid  of  Achish  the  king  of  Gath.  And 
he  changed  his  behaviour  before  them,  and  feigned 
himself  mad  in  their  hands,  and  scrabbled  on  the 
doors  of  the  gate,  and  let  his  spittle  fall  down  upon 

14  his  beard.  Then  said  Achish  unto  his  servants,  Lo, 
ye  see  the  man  is  mad  : wherefore  then  have  ye 

15  brought  him  to  me  ? Do  I lack  mad  men,  that  ye 
have  brought  this  fellow  to  play  the  mad  man  in  my 
presence  ? shall  this  fellow  come  into  my  house  ? 


22  David  therefore  departed  thence,  and  escaped  to 
the  cave  of  Adullam  ; and  when  his  brethren  and 
all  his  father’s  house  heard  it,  they  went  down 

2 thither  to  him.  And  every  one  that  was  in  distress, 
and  every  one  that  was  in  debt,  and  every  one  that 
was  “ discontented,  gathered  themselves  unto  him  ; 
and  he  became  captain  over  them  : and  there  were 
with  him  about  four  hundred  men. 

3 And  David  went  thence  to  Mizpeh  of  Moab  : and 
he  said  unto  the  king  of  Moab,  Let  my  father  and 
my  mother,  I pray  thee,  come  forth,  and  be  with 

4 you,  till  I know  what  God  Avill  do  for  me.  And  he 
brought  them  before  the  king  of  Moab  : and  they 
dwelt  with  him  all  the  while  that  David  was  in  the 

5 hold.  And  the  prophet  Gad  said  unto  David,  Abide 
not  in  the  hold  ; depart,  and  get  thee  into  the  land 
of  Judah.  Then  David  departed,  and  came  into 
the  forest  of  Hereth. 

G And  Saul  heard  that  David  was  discovered,  and 
the  men  that  were  with  him  : now  Saul  was  sitting  in 
Gibeah,  under  the  tamarisk  tree  ''  in  Ramah,  with  his 
spear  iji  his  hand,  and  all  his  servants  were  standing 

7 about  him.  And  Saul  said  unto  his  servants  that 
stood  about  him.  Hear  now,  ye  Benjamites  ; will  the 
son  of  Jesse  give  every  one  of  you  fields  and  vine- 

Chr.  21.  9.  2 Chr.  29.  c Or,  the  terebinth. 

25.  d Or,  made  marks. 

5 oil.  8.  14.  a Heb.  bitter  o f soul, 

b Or,  mightiest.  b Or,  on  the  height. 


2 2 Sarn.  23.  13. 
sjudg.  11.. 3. 

4 2 Sam.  24.  11.  1 


438 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXII. 


you  all  captains  of  tliousaiKls,  and  captains  of  hun- 
dreds ; 

8 That  all  of  you  have  conspired  against  me,  and 
there  is  none  that  sheweth  me  that  ®my  son  hath  made 
a league  with  the  son  of  Jesse,  and  there  is  none  of  you 
that  is  sorry  for  me,  or  sheweth  unto  me  that  my  son 
hath  stirred  up  my  servant  against  me,  to  lie  in  wait, 
as  at  this  day  ? 

9 If  Then  answered  Doeg  the  Edomite,  which  was 
set  over  the  servants  of  Saul,  and  said,  I saw  the  son 
of  Jesse  coming  to  Nob,  to  ® Ahimelech  the  son  of 
® Ahitub. 

10  i^’And  he  enquired  of  the  Lord  for  him,  and 

gave  him  victuals,  and  gave  him  the  sword  of  Goliath 

the  Philistine. 

11  Then  the  king  sent  to  call  Ahimelech  the  priest, 
the  son  of  Ahitub,  and  all  his  father’s  house,  the  priests 
that  ivere  in  Nob  : and  they  came  all  of  them  to  the 
king. 

12  And  Saul  said.  Hear  now,  thou  son  of  Ahitub. 
And  he  answered.  Here  I am,  my  lord. 

13  And  Saul  said  unto  him,  Why  have  ye  conspired 
against  me,  thou  and  the  son  of  Jesse,  in  that  thou  hast 
given  him  bread,  and  a sword,  and  hast  enquired  of 
God  for  him,  that  he  should  rise  against  me,  to  lie  in 
wait,  as  at  this  day  ? 

14  Then  Ahimelech  answered  the  king,  and  said.  And 
who  is  so  faithful  among  all  thy  servants  as  David, 
which  is  the  king’s  son  in  law,  and  goeth  at  thy  bidding, 
and  is  honourable  in  thine  house  ? 

15  Did  I then  begin  to  enquire  of  God  for  him  ? be  it 
far  from  me  : let  not  the  king  impute  any  thing  unto 
his  servant,  nor  to  all  the  house  of  my  father  : for  thy 
servant  knew  nothing  of  all  this,  less  or  more. 

16  And  the  king  said.  Thou  shalt  surely  die,  Ahime- 
lech, thou,  and  all  thy  father’s  house. 

17  ^ And  the  king  said  unto  the  footmen  that  stood 
about  him.  Turn,  and  slay  the  priests  of  the  Lord  ; be- 
cause their  hand  also  is  with  David,  and  because  they 
knew  when  he  fled,  and  did  not  shew  it  to  me.  But 
the  servants  of  the  king  would  not  put  forth  their 
hand  to  fall  upon  the  priests  of  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  king  said  to  Doeg,  Turn  thou,  and  fall 
upon  the  priests.  And  Doeg  the  Edomite  turned,  and 
he  fell  upon  the  priests,  and  slew  on  that  day  four- 
score and  five  persons  that  did  wear  a linen  ephod. 

19  And  Nob,  the  city  of  the  priests,  smote  he  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  both  men  and  women,  children 
and  sucklings,  and  oxen,  and  asses,  and  sheep,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

20  ^ And  one  of  the  sons  of  Ahimelech  the  son 
of  Ahitub,  named  Abiathar,  escaped,  and  fled  after 
David. 

21  And  Abiathar  shewed  David  that  Saul  had  slain 
the  Lord’s  priests. 

22  And  David  said  unto  Abiathar,  I knew  it  that  day, 
when  Doeg  the  Edomite  teas  there,  that  he  would  surely 
tell  Saul  ; I have  occasioned  the  death  of  all  the  persons 
of  thy  father’s  house. 

23  Abide  thou  with  me,  fear  not  : for  he  that  seek- 
eth  my  life  seeketh  thy  life  : but  with  me  thou  shalt  be 
in  safeguard. 

/ 

<5  ch.  18.  3.  & 20.  30.  0 ch.  14.  3.  12  See  Ex.  1.  17. 

7 ch.  21.  7.  Ps.  52,  10  Nuni.  27.  21.  ’3  See  ch.  2.  31. 

title,  & ver.  1,  2,  3.  n ch.  21.  6, 9.  “ rer.  9,  11. 

8 ch.  21.  1. 


yards,  will  he  make  you  all  captains  of  thousands 

8 and  captains  of  hundreds  ; that  all  of  you  have  con- 
spired against  me,  and  ^ there  is  none  that  discloseth 
to  me  when  my  son  maketh  a league  with  the  son  of 
Jesse,  and  there  is  none  of  you  that  is  sorry  for  me, 
or  discloseth  unto  me  that  my  son  hath  stirred  up 
my  servant  against  me,  to  lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  day  ? 

9 Then  answered  Doeg  the  Edomite,  which  stood 
by  the  servants  of  Saul,  and  said,  I saw  the  son  of 
Jesse  coming  to  Nob,  to  Ahimelech  the  son  of 

10  Ahitub.  And  he  inquired  of  the  Lord  for  him, 
and  gave  him  victuals,  and  gave  him  the  sword  of 

11  Goliath  the  Philistine.  Then  the  king  sent  to  call 
Ahimelech  the  priest,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and  all  his 
father’s  house,  the  priests  that  were  in  Nob  : and 

12  they  came  all  of  them  to  the  king.  And  Saul  said. 
Hear  now,  thou  son  of  Ahitub.  And  he  answered, 

13  Here  I am,  my  lord.  And  Saul  said  unto  him. 
Why  have  ye  conspired  against  me,  thou  and  the  son 
of  Jesse,  in  that  thou  hast  given  him  bread,  and  a 
sword,  and  hast  inquired  of  God  for  him,  that  he 
should  rise  against  me,  to  lie  in  wait,  as  at  this 

14  day  ? Then  Ahimelech  answered  the  king,  and  said. 
And  who  among  all  thy  servants  is  so  faithful  as 
David,  which  is  the  king’s  son  in  law,  and  is  taken 
into  thy  council,  and  is  honourable  in  thine  house  ? 

15  Have  I to-day  begun  to  inquire  of  God  for  him  ? be 
it  far  from  me  : let  not  the  king  impute  any  thing 
unto  his  servant,  nor  to  all  the  house  of  my  father  : 
for  thy  servant  knoweth  nothing  of  all  this,  less  or 

16  more.  And  the  king  said.  Thou  shalt  surely  die, 

17  Ahimelech,  thou,  and  all  thy  father’s  house.  And 
the  king  said  unto  the  ^ guard  that  stood  about  him. 
Turn,  and  slay  the  priests  of  the  Lord  ; because 
their  hand  also  is  with  David,  and  because  they 
knew  that  he  fled,  and  did  not  disclose  it  to  me. 
But  the  servants  of  the  king  would  not  put  forth 
their  hand  to  fall  upon  the  priests  of  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  king  said  to  Doeg,  Turn  thou,  and  fall 
upon  the  priests.  And  Doeg  the  Edomite  turned, 
and  he  fell  upon  the  priests,  and  he  slew  on  that 
day  fourscore  and  five  persons  that  did  wear  a linen 

19  ephod.  And  Nob,  the  city  of  the  priests,  smote  he 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  both  men  and  women, 
children  and  sucklings,  and  oxen  and  asses  and 

20  sheep,  with  the  edge  of  the  sword.  And  one  of  the 
sons  of  Ahimelech  the  son  of  Ahitub,  named  Abia- 

21  thar,  escaped,  and  fled  after  David.  And  Abiathar 
told  David  that  Saul  had  slain  the  Lord’s  priests. 

22  And  David  said  unto  Abiathar,  I knew  on  that  day, 
when  Doeg  the  Edomite  was  there,  that  he  would 
surely  tell  Saul  : I have  occasioned  the  death  of  all 

23  the  persons  of  thy  father’s  house.  Abide  thou  with 
me,  fear  not  ; for  he  that  seeketh  my  life  seeketh 
thy  life  : for  with  me  thou  shalt  be  in  safeguard. 


15  ch.  23.  6.  c Or,  thfre  n-ns  none  d Or,  was  set  over. 

15  ch.  2.  33.  that  disclosed  it  to  me  e Heb.  rimners, 

11  1 Km.  2.  2G.  when  my  son  made  «Jfcc. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXIII. 


439 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

t David,  enquiring  of  the  Lord  by  Ahiathar,  rescueth  Keilah.  7 God 
shelving  him  the  coming  of  Saul,  and  the  treachery  of  the  Keilites,  he 
escapeth  from  Keilah.  14  Jn  Zijph  Jonathan  cometh  and  coinforteth 
him.  19  The  Ziphiles  discover  him  to  Saul.  25  At  Moon  he  is  res- 
cued from  Saul  by  the  invasion  of  the  Philistines.  29  He  dwelleth  at 
En-gedi. 

Then  they  told  David,  saying,  Behold,  the  Philis- 
tines fight  against  ^ Keilah,  and  they  rob  the  thresh- 
ingfloors. 

2  Therefore  David  ^ enquired  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
Shall  I go  and  smite  these  Philistines  ? And  the  Lord 
said  unto  David,  Go,  and  smite  the  Philistines,  and  save 
Keilah. 

3  And  David’s  men  said  unto  him.  Behold,  we  be 
afraid  here  in  Judah  : how  much  more  then  if  we  come 
to  Keilah  against  the  armies  of  the  Philistines  ? 

4  Then  David  enquired  of  the  Lord  yet  again. 
And  the  Lord  answered  him  and  said.  Arise,  go  down 
to  Keilah  ; for  I will  deliver  the  Philistines  into  thine 
hand. 

5  So  David  and  his  men  went  to  Keilah,  and  fought 
with  the  Philistines,  and  brought  away  their  cattle,  and 
smote  them  with  a great  slaughter.  So  David  saved 
the  inhabitants  of  Keilah. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahiathar  the  son  of 
Ahimelech  ^ fled  to  David  to  Keilah,  that  he  came  down 
with  an  ephod  in  his  hand. 

7  ^ And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was  come  to 
Keilah.  And  Saul  said,  God  hath  delivered  him  into 
mine  hand  ; for  he  is  shut  in,  by  entering  into  a town 
that  hath  gates  and  bars. 

8  And  Saul  called  all  the  people  together  to  war,  to 
go  down  to  Keilah,  to  besiege  David  and  his  men. 

9  ‘f[  And  David  knew  that  Saul  secretly  practised 
mischief  against  him  ; and  ^ he  said  to  Ahiathar  the 
priest.  Bring  hither  the  ephod. 

10  Then  said  David,  O Lord  God  of  Israel,  thy  ser- 
vant hath  certainly  heard  that  Saul  seeketh  to  come  to 
Keilah,  ^to  destroy  the  city  for  my  sake. 

11  Will  the  men  of  Keilah  deliver  me  up  into  his 
hand  ? will  Saul  come  down,  as  thy  servant  hath  heard  ? 
O Lord  God  of  Israel,  I beseech  thee,  tell  thy  servant. 
And  the  Lord  said,  He  will  come  down. 

12  Then  said  David,  Will  the  men  of  Keilah  deliver 
me  and  my  men  into  the  hand  of  Saul  ? And  the  Lord 
said,  They  will  deliver  thee  up. 

13  ^ Then  David  and  his  men,  ^ which  were  about 
six  hundred,  arose  and  departed  out  of  Keilah,  and 
went  whithersoever  they  could  go.  And  it  was  told 
Saul  that  David  was  escaped  from  Keilah  ; and  he  for- 
bare  to  go  forth. 

14  And  David  abode  in  the  wilderness  in  strong 
holds,  and  remained  in  a mountain  in  the  wilderness  of 
® Ziph.  And  Saul  ® sought  him  every  day,  but  God  de- 
livered him  not  into  his  hand. 

15  And  David  saw  that  Saul  was  come  out  to  seek 
his  life  : and  David  was  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph  in 
a wood. 

16  ^ And  Jonathan  Saul’s  son  arose,  and  went  to 
David  into  the  wood,  and  strengthened  his  hand  in  God. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Fear  not  : for  the  hand  of 
Saul  my  father  shall  not  find  thee  ; and  thou  shalt  b(^ 
king  over  Israel,  and  I shall  be  next  unto  thee  ; and 
that  also  Saul  my  father  knowetli. 

1 Josh.  15.  44.  30.  8.  2 Sam.  6.  19,  ^ Num.  27.  21.  ch. 

» ver.  4,  6,  9.  ch.  23.  30.  7. 

3ch.  22.  20.  6ch.22.  19. 


23  And  they  told  David,  saying.  Behold,  the  Phi- 
listines are  fighting  against  Keilah,  and  they  rob  the 

2 threshing-floors.  Therefore  David  inquired  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Shall  I go  and  smite  these  Philistines  ? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  David,  Go,  and  smite  the 

3 Philistines,  and  save  Keilah.  And  David’s  men  said 
unto  him.  Behold,  we  be  afraid  here  in  Judah  : how 
much  more  then  if  we  go  to  Keilah  against  the 

4 armies  of  the  Philistines  ? Then  David  inquired  of 
the  Lord  yet  again.  And  the  Lord  answered  him 
and  said.  Arise,  go  down  to  Keilah  ; for  I will 

5 deliver  the  Philistines  into  thine  hand.  And  David 
and  his  men  went  to  Keilah,  and  fought  with  the 
Philistines,  and  brought  away  their  cattle,  and  slew 
them  with  a great  slaughter.  So  David  saved  the 
inhabitants  of  Keilah. 


6 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahiathar  the  son  of 
Ahimelech  fled  to  David  to  Keilah,  that  he  came 

7 down  with  an  ephod  in  his  hand.  And  it  was  told 
Saul  that  David  was  come  to  Keilah.  And  Saul 
said,  God  hath  “ delivered  him  into  mine  hand  ; for 
he  is  shut  in,  by  entering  into  a town  that  hath  gates 

8 and  bars.  And  Saul  summoned  all  the  people  to 
war,  to  go  down  to  Keilah,  to  besiege  David  and  his 

9 men.  And  David  knew  that  Saul  devised  mischief 
against  him  ; and  he  said  to  Ahiathar  the  priest, 

10  Bring  hither  the  ephod.  Then  said  David,  O Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel,  thy  servant  hath  surely  heard  that 
Saul  seeketh  to  come  to  Keilah,  to  destroy  the  city 

11  for  my  sake.  Will  the  men  of  Keilah  deliver  me  up 
into  his  hand  ? will  Saul  come  down,  as  thy  servant 
hath  heard  ? O Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  I beseech 
thee,  tell  thy  servant.  And  the  Lord  said.  He  will 

12  come  down.  Then  said  David,  Will  the  men  of 
Keilah  deliver  up  me  and  my  men  into  the  hand  of 
Saul  ? And  the  Lord  said.  They  will  deliver  thee 

13  up.  Then  David  and  his  men,  which  were  about  six 
hundred,  arose  and  departed  out  of  Keilah,  and  went 
whithersoever  they  could  go.  And  it  was  told  Saul 
that  David  was  escaped  from  Keilah  ; and  he  forbare 
to  go  forth. 

14  And  David  abode  in  the  wilderness  in  the  strong 
holds,  and  remained  in  the  hill  country  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Ziph.  And  Saul  sought  him  every  day,  but 

15  God  delivered  him  not  into  his  hand.  And  David 
saw  that  Saul  was  come  out  to  seek  his  life  : and 
David  was  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph  in  ^ the  wood. 

16  And  Jonathan  Saul’s  son  arose,  and  went  to  David 
into  ^ the  wood,  and  strengthened  his  hand  in  God. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  Fear  not  : for  the  hand  of 
Saul  my  father  shall  not  find  thee  ; and  thou  shalt 
be  king  over  Israel,  and  I shall  be  next  unto  thee  ; 


6 ch.  22.  2.  & 25.  13.  o P.s.  54.  3,  4.  him.  The  Sept,  ha-s 

7 Ps.  11.  1.  ch.  24.  20.  sold. 

® Josh.  15.  66.  a Ileb.  alienated  b Or,  Horesh. 


440 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXIV. 


18  And  they  two  made  a covenant  before  the 
Lord  : and  David  abode  in  the  wood,  and  Jonathan 
went  to  his  house. 

19  ^ Then  came  up  the  Ziphites  to  Saul  to  Gibeah, 
saying,  Doth  not  David  hide  himself  with  us  in  strong 
holds  in  the  wood,  in  the  hill  of  Hacliilah,  which  is  on 
the  south  of  Jeshimon  ? 

20  Now  therefore,  O king,  come  down  according  to 
all  the  desire  of  thy  soul  to  come  down  ; and  our  part 
shall  be  to  deliver  him  into  the  king’s  hand. 

21  And  Saul  said.  Blessed  he  ye  of  the  Lord  ; for 
ye  have  compassion  on  me. 

22  Go,  I pray  you,  prepare  yet,  and  know  and  see 
his  place  where  his  haunt  is,  ajid  who  hath  seen  him 
there  : for  it  is  told  me  that  he  dealeth  very  subtilly. 

23  See  therefore,  and  take  knowledge  of  all  the 
lurking  places  where  he  hideth  himself,  and  come  ye 
again  to  me  with  the  certainty,  and  I will  go  with  you  ; 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  he  be  in  the  land,  that  I 
will  search  him  out  throughout  all  the  thousands  of 
Judah. 

24  And  they  arose,  and  went  to  Ziph  before  Saul : 
but  David  and  his  men  ivere  in  the  wilderness  of  Maon, 
in  the  plain  on  the  south  of  Jeshimon. 

25  Saul  also  and  his  men  went  to  seek  him.  And 
they  told  David  : wherefore  he  came  down  into  a rock, 
and  abode  in  the  wilderness  of  Maon.  And  when  Saul 
heard  that,  he  pursued  after  David  in  the  wilderness  of 
Maon. 

26  And  Saul  went  on  this  side  of  the  mountain,  and 
David  and  his  men  on  that  side  of  the  mountain  : and 
David  made  haste  to  get  away  for  fear  of  Saul  ; for 
Saul  and  his  men  compassed  David  and  his  men 
round  about  to  take  them. 

27  H But  there  came  a messenger  unto  Saul,  say- 
ing, Haste  thee,  and  come  ; for  the  Philistines  have 
invaded  the  land. 

28  Wherefore  Saul  returned  from  pursuing  after 
David,  and  went  against  the  Philistines  : therefore  they 
called  that  place  Sela-hammalilekoth. 

29  ^ And  David  went  up  from  thence,  and  dwelt  in 
strong  holds  at  i®En-gedi. 

CPIAPTER  XXIV. 

1 David  in  a cave  at  En-gedi.  having  cut  off  Saul's  skirt,  spareth  his 
life.  8 He  sheweth  therehij  his  innocency.  16  Saul,  acknowledging 
his  fault,  taketh  an  oath  of  David,  and  departeth. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  ^ when  Saul  was  returned  from 
following  the  Philistines,  that  it  was  told  him, 
saying.  Behold,  David  is  in  the  wilderness  of  En-gedi. 

2  Then  Saul  took  three  thousand  chosen  men  out  of 
all  Israel,  and  ^ went  to  seek  David  and  his  men  upon 
the  rocks  of  the  wild  goats. 

3  And  he  came  to  the  sheepcotes  by  the  way,  where 
was  a cave  ; and  ® Saul  went  in  to  ^ cover  his  feet : and 
® David  and  his  men  remained  in  the  sides  of  the  cave. 

4  ® And  the  men  of  David  said  unto  him.  Behold  the 
day  of  which  the  Lord  said  unto  thee.  Behold,  I will  de- 
liver thine  enemy  into  thine  hand,  that  thou  mayest  do  to 
him  as  it  shall  seem  good  unto  thee.  Then  David  arose, 
and  cut  off  the  skirt  of  Saul’s  robe  privily. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that  David’s  heart 
smote  him,  because  he  had  cut  off  Saul’s  skirt. 


11  ch.  18.  3.  & 20.  11  Josh.  15.  55.  cli. 

16,42.  2Saiu.  21.  7.  25.2. 

12  See  ch.  26.  1.  Ps.  i-  Ps.  31.  22. 

,54,  title.  11  Ps.  17.  9. 

12  Ps.  54.  3.  11  See  2 Kin.  19.  9. 


18  2 Chr.  20.  2. 

1 ch.  23.  28. 

2 Ps.  38.  12. 

3 Ps.  141.  6. 

1 Judg.  3.  24. 


18  and  that  also  Saul  my  father  knoweth.  And  they 
two  made  a covenant  before  the  Lord  : and  David 
abode  in  ^^the  wood,  and  Jonathan  went  to  his  house. 

19  Then  came  up  the  Ziphites  to  Saul  to  Gibeah,  saying. 
Doth  not  David  hide  himself  with  us  in  the  strong 
holds  in  ^ the  wood,  in  the  hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is 

20  on  the  south  of  ^ the  desert  ? Now  therefore,  O king, 
come  down,  according  to  all  the  desire  of  thy  soul 
to  come  down  ; and  our  part  shall  be  to  deliver  him 

21  up  into  the  king’s  hand.  And  Saul  said.  Blessed  be 
ye  of  the  Lord  ; for  ye  have  had  compassion  on  me. 

22  Go,  I pray  you,  make  yet  more  sure,  and  know  and 
see  his  place  where  his  ® haunt  is,  and  who  hath  seen 
him  there  : for  it  is  told  me  that  he  dealeth  very 

23  subtilly.  See  therefore,  and  take  knowledge  of  all 
the  lurking  places  where  he  hideth  himself,  and  come 
ye  again  to  me  of  a certainty,  and  I will  go  with 
you  : and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  he  be  in  the  land, 
that  I will  search  him  out  among  all  the  s' thousands 

24  of  Judah.  And  they  arose,  and  went  to  Ziph  before 
Saul  : but  David  and  his  men  were  in  the  wilderness 
of  Maon,  in  the  ^ Arabah  on  the  south  of  the  desert, 

25  And  Saul  and  his  men  went  to  seek  him.  And  they 
told  David  : wherefore  he  came  down  to  the  rock, 
and  abode  in  the  wilderness  of  Maon.  And  when 
Saul  heard  that,  he  pursued  after  David  in  the  wilder- 

26  ness  of  Maon.  And  Said  went  on  this  side  of  the 
mountain,  and  David  and  his  men  on  that  side  of  the 
mountain  : and  David  made  haste  to  get  away  for 
fear  of  Saul  ; for  Saul  and  his  men  compassed  David 

27  and  his  men  round  about  to  take  them.  But  there 
came  a messenger  unto  Saul,  saying.  Haste  thee,  and 
come  ; for  the  Philistines  have  made  a raid  upon  the 

28  land.  So  Saul  returned  from  pursuing  after  David, 
and  went  against  the  Philistines  : therefore  they 

29  called  that  place  » Sela-hammahlekoth.  *And  David  , 
went  up  from  thence,  and  dwelt  in  the  strong  holds 
of  En-gedi. 


24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Saul  was  returned  from 
following  the  Philistines,  that  it  was  told  him,  saying, 

2 Behold,  David  is  in  the  wilderness  of  En-gedi.  Then 
Saul  took  three  thousand  chosen  men  out  of  all 
Israel,  and  went  to  seek  David  and  his  men  upon 

3 the  rocks  of  the  wild  goats.  And  he  came  to  the 
sheepcotes  by  the  way,  where  was  a cave  ; and  Saul 
went  in  to  cover  his  feet.  Now  David  and  his  men 
were  “ abiding  in  the  innermost  parts  of  the  cave. 

4 And  the  men  of  David  said  unto  him.  Behold,  the 
day  of  which  the  Lord  said  unto  thee.  Behold,  I 
will  deliver  thine  enemy  into  thine  hand,  and  thou 
shalt  do  to  him  as  it  shall  seem  good  unto  thee. 
Then  David  arose,  and  cut  off  the  skirt  of  Saul’s 

5 robe  privily.  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that 
David’s  heart  smote  him,  because  he  had  cut  off 


5 Ps.  57,  title,  & 142, 
title. 

8 ch.  26.  8. 

2 2 Sain.  24.  10. 
r.  Or,  Horesh. 
d Or,  Jeshimon. 


e Heb.  foot, 
f Or,  with  the  cer- 
tainly. Or,  to  a set 
place. 

g Or,  families. 


h See  Deut.  1.  1. 
i That  i.«.  The  rock 
of  divisions  or  escape. 
*[Ch.24.  1.  inlleb.l 
a Or,  sitting. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXIV. 


441 


6 And  he  said  unto  his  men,  ® The  Lord  forbid  that 
I should  do  this  thing  unto  my  master,  the  Lord’s 
anointed,  to  stretch  forth  mine  hand  against  him,  seeing 
he  is  the  anointed  of  the  Lord. 

7 So  David  ^ stayed  his  servants  with  these  words, 
and  suffered  them  not  to  rise  against  Saul.  But  Saul 
rose  up  out  of  the  cave,  and  went  on  Ms  way. 

8 David  also  arose  afterward,  and  went  out  of  the 
cave,  and  cried  after  Saul,  saying.  My  lord  the  king. 
And  when  Saul  looked  behind  him,  David  stooped  with 
his  face  to  the  earth,  and  bowed  himself. 

9 ^ And  David  said  to  Saul,  Wherefore  hearest 
thou  men’s  words,  saying.  Behold,  David  seeketh  thy 
hurt  ? 

10  Behold,  this  day  thine  eyes  have  seen  how  that 
the  Lord  had  delivered  thee  to  day  into  mine  hand  in 
the  cave  : and  some  bade  me  kill  thee  : but  mine  eye 
spared  thee  ; and  I said,  I will  not  put  forth  mine  hand 
against  my  lord  ; for  he  is  the  Lord’s  anointed. 

11  Moreover,  my  father,  see,  yea,  see  the  skirt  of 
thy  robe  in  my  hand  : for  in  that  I cut  off  the  skirt  of 
thy  robe,  and  killed  thee  not,  know  thou  and  see  that 
there  is  neither  evil  nor  transgression  in  mine  hand, 
and  I have  not  sinned  against  thee  ; yet  thou  huntest 
my  soul  to  take  it. 

12  The  Lord  judge  between  me  and  thee,  and  the 
Lord  avenge  me  of  thee  : but  mine  hand  shall  not  be 
upon  thee. 

13  As  saith  the  proverb  of  the  ancients.  Wickedness 
proceedeth  from  the  wicked  : but  mine  hand  shall  not 
be  upon  thee. 

14  After  whom  is  the  king  of  Israel  come  out  ? after 
whom  dost  thou  pursue  ? after  a dead  dog,  after  a 
flea. 

15  The  Lord  therefore  be  judge,  and  judge  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  and  see,  and  plead  my  cause, 
and  deliver  me  out  of  thine  hand. 

16  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  had  made  an 
end  of  speaking  these  words  unto  Saul,  that  Saul  said, 
^ Is  this  thy  voice,  my  son  David  ? And  Saul  lifted  up 
his  voice,  and  wept. 

17  And  he  said  to  David,  Thou  art  more  right- 
eous than  I : for  ^2  thou  hast  rewarded  me  good,  whereas 
I have  rewarded  thee  evil. 

18  And  thou  hast  shewed  this  day  how  that  thou  hast 
dealt  well  with  me  : forasmuch  as  when  ^3  the  Lord  had 
delivered  me  into  thine  hand,  thou  killedst  me  not. 

19  For  if  a man  find  his  enemy,  will  he  let  him  go 
well  away  ? wherefore  the  Lord  reward  thee  good  for 
that  thou  hast  done  unto  me  this  day. 

20  And  now,  behold,  I know  well  that  thou  shalt 
surely  be  king,  and  that  the  kingdom  of  Israel  shall  be 
established  in  tliine  hand. 

21  Swear  now  therefore  unto  me  by  the  Lord, 
26  that  thou  wilt  not  cut  off  my  seed  after  me,  and  that 
thou  wilt  not  destroy  my  name  out  of  my  father’s 
house. 

22  And  David  sware  unto  Saul.  And  Saul  went 
home  ; but  David  and  his  men  gat  them  up  unto  2?  the 
hold. 


« ch.  26.  11. 

® Ps.  7.  4.  Matt.  5. 
44.  Rom.  12.  17,  19. 

10  Ps.  141.  6.  Pro. 
16.  28.  & 17.  9. 


« Ps.  7.  3.  & 35.  7. 

12  ch.  26.  20. 

13  Gen.  16.  5.  Judg. 
11.  27.  ch.  26.  10. 
Job  6.  8. 


14  ch.  17.  43.  2 Sam. 
9.  8. 

13  ch.  26.  20. 

16  ver.  12. 

11  2 Chr.  24.  22. 


6 Saul’s  skirt.  And  he  said  unto  his  men.  The  Lord 
forbid  that  I should  do  this  thing  unto  my  lord,  the 
Lord’s  anointed,  to  put  forth  mine  hand  against 

7 him,  seeing  he  is  the  Lord’s  anointed.  So  David 
checked  his  men  with  these  words,  and  suffered 
them  not  to  rise  against  Saul.  And  Saul  rose  up 

8 out  of  the  cave,  and  went  on  his  way.  David  also 
arose  afterward,  and  went  out  of  the  cave,  and  cried 
after  Saul,  saying,  My  lord  the  king.  And  when 
Saul  looked  behind  him,  David  bowed  with  his  face 

9 to  the  earth,  and  did  obeisance.  And  David  said  to 
Saul,  Wherefore  hearkenest  thou  to  men’s  words, 

10  saying.  Behold,  David  seeketh  thy  hurt  ? Behold, 
this  day  thine  eyes  have  seen  how  that  the  Lord  had 
delivered  thee  to-day  into  mine  hand  in  the  cave  : 
and  some  bade  me  kill  thee  : but  mine  eye  spared 
thee  ; and  I said,  I will  not  put  forth  mine  hand 
against  my  lord  ; for  he  is  the  Lord’s  anointed. 

11  Moreover,  my  father,  see,  yea,  see  the  skirt  of  thy 
robe  in  my  hand  : for  in  that  I cut  off  the  skirt  of 
thy  robe,  and  killed  thee  not,  know  thou  and  see  that 
there  is  neither  evil  nor  transgression  in  mine  hand, 
and  I have  not  sinned  against  thee,  though  thou 

12  5 huntest  after  my  soul  to  take  it.  The  Lord  judge 
between  me  and  thee,  and  the  Lord  avenge  me  of 

13  thee  : but  mine  hand  shall  not  be  upon  thee.  As 
saith  the  proverb  of  the  ancients.  Out  of  the  wicked 
cometh  forth  wickedness  : but  mine  hand  shall  not 

14  be  upon  thee.  After  whom  is  the  king  of  Israel 
come  out  ? after  whom  dost  thou  pursue  ? after  a 

15  dead  dog,  after  a flea.  The  Lord  therefore  be 
judge,  and  give  sentence  between  me  and  thee,  and 
see,  and  plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me  out  of  thine 

16  hand.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  had  made 
an  end  of  speaking  these  words  unto  Saul,  that  Saul 
said.  Is  this  thy  voice,  my  son  David  ? And  Saul 

17  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept.  And  he  said  to  David, 
Thou  art  more  righteous  than  I : for  thou  hast 
rendered  unto  me  good,  whereas  I have  rendered 

18  unto  thee  evil.  And  thou  hast  declared  this  day 
how  that  thou  hast  dealt  well  with  me  : forasmuch 
as  when  the  Lord  had  delivered  me  up  into  thine 

19  hand,  thou  killedst  me  not.  For  if  a man  find  his 
enemy,  will  he  let  him  go  well  away  ? wherefore  the 
Lord  reward  thee  good  for  that  thou  hast  done  unto 

20  me  this  day.  And  now,  behold,  I know  that  thou 
shalt  surely  be  king,  and  that  the  kingdom  of  Israel 

21  shall  be  established  in  thine  hand.  Swear  now  there- 
fore unto  me  by  the  Lord,  that  thou  wilt  not  cut  off 
my  seed  after  me,  and  that  thou  wilt  not  destroy  my 

22  name  out  of  my  father’s  house.  And  David  sware 
unto  Saul.  And  Saul  went  home  ; but  David  and 
his  men  gat  them  up  unto  the  hold. 


18  Ps.  35.  1.  & 43.  1. 
& 119.  154.  Mic.  7.  9. 
If  ch.  26.  17. 

26  ch.  26.  21. 

21  Geu.  38.  26. 


22  Matt.  6. 44. 

23  ch.  26.  23. 

24  ch.  23.  17. 

25  Gen.  21.  23. 

20  2 Sam.  21.  6,  8. 


22  ch.  23.  29. 
b Or,  layest  wait 
for. 

c Ileb.  give  sentence 
for  me. 


442 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXV. 


CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 Samuel  (Ue.lh.  2 David  in  Paran  sendeih  to  Nnbal.  10  Provoked  by 
Nabal's  churlishness,  he  mindeth  to  destroy  him.  14  Abigail  under- 
standing thereof,  18  taketh  a 'present,  23  and  by  her  ivisdom  32  pacifieth 
David.  36  Nabal  hearing  thereof  dieth.  39  David  taketh  Abigail  and 
Ahinoam'  to  be  his  wives.  44  Michal  is  given  to  Phalti. 

And  1 Samuel  died  ; and  all  the  Israelites  were 
gathered  together,  and  ^ lamented  him,  and  bu- 
ried him  in  his  house  at  Ramah.  And  David  arose,  and 
went  down  ^ to  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

2  And  there  was  a man  ^ in  Maon,  whose  possessions 
were  in  ® Carmel  ; and  the  man  was  very  great,  and  he 
had  three  thousand  sheep,  and  a thousand  goats  : and 
he  was  shearing  his  sheep  in  Carmel. 

3  Now  the  name  of  the  man  was  Nabal  ; and  the 
name  of  his  wife  Abigail  : and  she  was  a woman  of 
good  understanding,  and  of  a beautiful  countenance  : 
but  the  man  was  churlish  and  evil  in  his  doings  ; and  he 
was  of  the  house  of  Caleb. 

4  ^ And  David  heard  in  the  wilderness  that  Nabal 
did  ® shear  his-  sheep. 

5  And  David  sent  out  ten  young  men,  and  David  said 
unto  the  young  men.  Get  you  up  to  Carmel,  and  go  to 
Nabal,  and  greet  him  in  my  name  : 

6  And  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him  that  liveth  in  prosper- 
ity, Peace  he  both  to  thee,  and  peace  he  to  thine  house, 
and  peace  he  unto  all  that  thou  hast. 

7  And  now  I have  heard  that  thou  hast  shearers  : 
now  thy  shepherds  which  were  with  us,  we  hurt  them 
not,  ^neither  was  there  ought  missing  unto  them,  all 
the  while  they  were  in  Carmel. 

8  Ask  thy  young  men,  and  they  will  shew  thee. 
Wherefore  let  the  young  men  find  favour  in  thine  eyes  : 
for  we  come  in  ® a good  day  : give,  I pray  thee,  what- 
soever cometh  to  thine  hand  unto  thy  servants,  and  to 
thy  son  David. 

9  And  when  David’s  young  men  came,  they  spake  to 
Nabal  according  to  all  those  words  in  the  name  of 
David,  and  ceased. 

10  ^ And  Nabal  answered  David’s  servants,  and 
said,  Who  is  David?  and  who  is  the  son  of  Jesse  ? 
there  be  many  servants  now  a days  that  break  away 
every  man  from  his  master. 

11  Shall  I then  take  my  bread,  and  my  water,  and 
my  flesh  that  I have  killed  for  my  shearers,  and  give  it 
unto  men,  whom  I know  not  whence  they  he  ? 

12  So  David’s  young  men  turned  their  way,  and 
went  again,  and  came  and  told  him  all  those  sayings. 

13  And  David  said  unto  his  men.  Gird  ye  on  every 
man  his  sword.  And  they  girded  on  every  man  his 
sword  ; and  David  also  girded  on  his  sword  : and  there 
went  up  after  David  about  four  hundred  men  ; and  two 
hundred  abode  by  the  stuff. 

14  ^ But  one  of  the  young  men  told  Abigail,  Nabal’s 
■wife,  saying.  Behold,  David  sent  messengers  out  of  the 
wilderness  to  salute  our  master  ; and  he  railed  on 
them. 

15  But  the  men  were  very  good  unto  us,  and  we 
were  not  hurt,  neither  missed  we  any  thing,  as  long  as 
we  were  conversant  with  them,  when  we  were  in  the 
fields  : 

16  They  were  ^^a  wall  unto  us  both  by  night  and 

1 ch.  28.  3.  •'■>  Josh.  15.  55.  9 Neh.  8.  10.  Esth. 

2Num.20. 29.  Deut.  c Gen.  38.  13.  2 9.19. 

24.  8.  Sam.  13.  23.  lo  Judg.  9.  28.  Ps. 

3 Gen.  21.  21.  Ps.  - 1 Chr.  12.  18.  Ps.  73.  7,  8.  & 123.  3,  4. 
120.  5.  122.  7.  Luke  10.  5.  ” Judg.  8.  6. 

4 ch.  23.  24.  » ver.  15,  21.  12  ch.  30.  24. 


25  And  Samuel  died  ; and  all  Israel  gathered  them- 
selves together,  and  lamented  him,  and  buried  him 
in  his  house  at  Ramah.  And  David  arose,  and  went 
down  to  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

2 And  there  was  a man  in  Maon,  whose  ® possessions 
were  in  Carmel  ; and  the  man  was  very  great,  and 
he  had  three  thousand  sheep,  and  a thousand  goats  : 

3 and  he  was  shearing  his  sheep  in  Carmel.  Now  the 
name  of  the  man  was  Nabal  ; and  the  name  of  his 
wife  Abigail  : and  the  woman  was  of  good  under- 
standing, and  of  a beautiful  countenance  : but  the 
man  was  churlish  and  evil  in  his  doings  ; and  he 

4 was  of  the  house  of  Caleb.  And  David  heard  in 

5 the  wilderness  that  Nabal  did  shear  his  sheep.  And 
David  sent  ten  young  men,  and  David  said  unto  the 
young  men.  Get  you  up  to  Carmel,  and  go  to  Nabal, 

6 and  greet  him  in  my  name  : and  ^ thus  shall  ye  say 

to  him  that  liveth  in  prosperity,  Peace  be  both  unto 
thee,  and  peace  be  to  thine  house,  and  peace  be  unto 

7 all  that  thou  hast.  And  now  I have  heard  that  thou 
hast  shearers  : thy  shepherds  have  now  been  with 
us,  and  we  did  them  no  hurt,  neither  was  there 
aught  missing  unto  them,  all  the  while  they  were  in 

8 Carmel.  Ask  thy  young  men,  and  they  will  tell 
thee  : wherefore  let  the  young  men  find  favour  in 
thine  eyes  ; for  we  come  in  a good  day  : give,  I 
pray  thee,  whatsoever  cometh  to  thine  hand,  unto 

9 thy  servants,  and  to  thy  son  David.  And  when 
David’s  young  men  came,  they  spake  to  Nabal  ac- 
cording to  all  those  words  in  the  name  of  David, 

10  and  ® ceased.  And  Nabal  answered  David’s  ser- 
vants, and  said.  Who  is  David  ? and  who  is  the  son 
of  Jesse  ? there  be  many  servants  now  a days  that 

11  break  away  every  man  from  his  master.  Shall  I 
then  take  my  bread,  and  my  water,  and  my  -f  flesh 
that  I have  killed  for  my  shearers,  and  give  it  unto 

12  men  of  whom  I know  not  whence  they  be  ? So 
David’s  young  men  turned  on  their  way,  and  went 
back,  and  came  and  told  him  according  to  all  these 

13  words.  And  David  said  unto  his  men.  Gird  ye  on 
every  man  his  sword.  And  they  girded  on  every 
man  his  sword  ; and  David  also  girded  on  his  sword  : 
and  there  went  up  after  David  about  four  hundred 

14  men  ; and  two  hundred  abode  by  the  stuff.  But  one 
of  the  young  men  told  Abigail,  Nabal’s  wife,  saying. 
Behold,  David  sent  messengers  out  of  the  wilderness 
to  0 salute  our  master  ; and  he  * flew  upon  them. 

15  But  the  men  were  very  good  unto  us,  and  we  were 
not  ^ hurt,  neither  missed  we  any  thing,  as  long  as 
we  were  conversant  with  them,  when  we  were  in  the 

16  fields  : they  were  a wall  unto  us  both  by  night  and 


13  ver.  7, 

n Ex.  14.  22.  Job  1. 

10. 

a Or,  business  was. 
b Or,  thus  shall  ye 
say,  All  hail  I and 


peofe  he  unto  thee  dec. 

c The  Vulgate  has, 
to  my  brethren. 

d Heb.  put  them  not 
to  shame. 


e Or,  remained  quiet. 
/Heb.  slaughter, 
c Heb.  b’ess. 
h Or,  railed  on, 
i Heb.  pvt  to  shame. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXV. 


443 


day,  all  the  while  we  were  with  them  keeping  the 
sheep. 

17  Now  therefore  know  and  consider  what  thou  wilt 
do  ; for  evil  is  determined  against  our  master,  and 
against  all  his  household  : for  he  is  such  a son  of  Be- 
lial, that  a man  cannot  speak  to  him. 

18  ^ Then  Abigail  made  haste,  and  took  two  hun- 
dred loaves,  and  two  bottles  of  wine,  and  five  sheep 
ready  dressed,  and  five  measures  of  parched  corn,  and 
an  hundred  clusters  of  raisins,  and  two  hundred  cakes 
of  figs,  and  laid  them  on  asses. 

19  And  she  said  unto  her  servants,  Go  on  before 
me  ; behold,  I come  after  you.  But  she  told  not  her 
husband  Nabal. 

20  And  it  was  so,  as  she  rode  on  the  ass,  that  she 
came  down  by  the  covert  of  the  hill,  and,  behold,  David 
and  his  men  came  down  against  her  ; and  she  met  them. 

21  Now  David  had  said.  Surely  in  vain  have  I kept 
all  that  this  fellow  hath  in  the  wilderness,  so  that  no- 
thing was  missed  of  all  that  pertained  unto  him  : and 
he  hath  requited  me  evil  for  good. 

22  20  So  and  more  also  do  God  unto  the  enemies  of 
David,  if  I 21  leave  of  all  that  pertain' to  him  by  the 
morning  light  22  any  that  pisseth  against  the  wall. 

23  And  when  Abigail  saw  David,  she  hasted,  and 
23  lighted  off  the  ass,  and  fell  before  David  on  her  face, 
and  bowed  herself  to  the  ground, 

24  And  fell  at  his  feet,  and  said,  Upon  me,  my  lord, 
upon  me  let  this  iniquity  he : and  let  thine  handmaid,  I 
pray  thee,  speak  in  thine  audience,  and  hear  the  words 
of  thine  handmaid. 

25  Let  not  my  lord,  I pray  thee,  regard  this  man  of 
Belial,  even  Nabal  : for  as  his  name  is,  so  is  he  ; Nabal 
is  his  name,  and  folly  is  with  him  : but  I thine  hand- 
maid saw  not  the  young  men  of  my  lord,  whom  thou 
didst  send. 

26  Now  therefore,  my  lord,  24  as  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  25with_ 
holden  thee  from  coming  to  shed  blood,  and  from 
2®  avenging  thyself  with  thine  own  hand,  now  27  let 
thine  enemies,  and  they  that  seek  evil  to  my  lord,  be 
as  Nabal. 

27  And  now  28  this  blessing  which  thine  handmaid 
hath  brought  unto  my  lord,  let  it  even  be  given  unto 
the  young  men  that  follow  my  lord. 

28  I pray  thee,  forgive  the  trespass  of  thine  hand- 
maid : for  29  the  Lord  will  certainly  make  my  lord  a 
sure  house  ; because  my  lord  3®  fighteth  the  battles  of 
the  Lord,  and  3i  evil  hath  not  been  found  in  thee  all 
thy  days. 

29  Yet  a man  is  risen  to  pursue  thee,  and  to  seek 
thy  soul  : but  the  soul  of  my  lord  shall  be  bound  in 
the  bundle  of  life  with  the  Lord  thy  God  ; and  the 
souls  of  thine  enemies,  them  shall  he  32  sling  out,  as 
out  of  the  middle  of  a sling. 

30  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  Lord  shall 
have  done  to  my  lord  according  to  all  the  good  that  lie 
hath  spoken  concerning  thee,  and  shall  have  appointed 
thee  ruler  over  Israel  ; 

31  That  this  shall  be  no*  grief  unto  thee,  nor  offence 

ic  ch.  20.  7.  20  Ruth  1.  17.  ch.  3.  2^  2 Kin.  2.  2. 

16  Dent.  13. 13.  Judg.  17.  & 20.  13,  IG.  23  ygr.  33.  Gen.  20. 

19.  22.  21  ver.  34.  6. 

n Gen.  32.  13.  Pro.  22  1 Kin.  U.  10.  & 2c  Rom.  12.  10. 

18.  IG.  & 21.  1 4.  21.  21.  2 lOn.  9.  8.  2T  2 Sam.  18.  32. 

18  Gen.  32.  IG,  20.  23  josh,  15. 18.  Judg.  28  Gen.  3.3.  11.  ch. 

i'-' Ps.  1C9.  5.  Pro.  1.14.  30.  2G.  2 Kin.  6.  15. 

17.  13. 


by  day,  all  the  while  we  were  with  them  keeping 

17  the  sheep.  Now  therefore  know  and  consider  what 
thou  wilt  do  ; for  evil  is  determined  against  our 
master,  and  against  all  his  house  : for  he  is  such  a 
j son  of  ^ Belial,  that  one  cannot  speak  to  him. 

18  Then  Abigail  made  haste,  and  took  two  hundred 
loaves,  and  two  ^ bottles  of  wine,  and  five  sheep 
ready  dressed,  and  five  measures  of  parched  corn, 
and  an  hundred  clusters  of  raisins,  and  two  hundred 

19  cakes  of  figs,  and  laid  them  on  asses.  And  she  said 
unto  her  young  men,  Go  on  before  me  ; behold,  I 
come  after  you.  But  she  told  not  her  husband 

20  Nabal.  And  it  was  so,  as  she  rode  on  her  ass,  and 
came  down  by  the  covert  of  the  mountain,  that,  be- 
hold, David  and  his  men  came  down  against  her  ; 

21  and  she  met  them.  Now  David  had  said,  Surely  in 
vain  have  I kept  all  that  this  fellow  hath  in  the 
wilderness,  so  that  nothing  was  missed  of  all  that 
pertained  unto  him  : and  he  hath  returned  me  evil 

22  for  good.  God  do  so  unto  the  enemies  of  David, 
and  more  also,  if  I leave  of  all  that  pertain  to  him  by 

23  the  morning  light  ” so  much  as  one  man  child.  And 
when  Abigail  saw  David,  she  hasted,  and  lighted  off 
her  ass,  and  fell  before  David  on  her  face,  and 

24  bowed  herself  to  the  ground.  And  she  fell  at  liis 
feet,  and  said.  Upon  me,  my  lord,  upon  me  be  the 
iniquity  : and  let  thine  handmaid,  I pray  thee, 
speak  in  thine  ears,  and  hear  thou  the  words  of 

25  thine  handmaid.  Let  not  my  lord,  I pray  thee,  re- 
gard this  J man  of  ^'Belial,  even  Nabal:  for  as  his 
name  is,  so  is  he  ; ® Nabal  is  his  name,  and  folly  is 
with  him  : but  I thine  handmaid  saw  not  the  young 

26  men  of  my  lord,  whom  thou  didst  send.  Now  there- 
fore, my  lord,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  withholden  thee  p from 
bloodguiltiness,  and  from  ^ avenging  thyself  with 
thine  own  hand,  now  therefore  let  thine  enemies,  and 

27  them  that  seek  evil  to  my  lord,  be  as  Nabal.  And 
now  this  ’’present  which  thy  servant  hath  brought 
unto  my  lord,  let  it  be  given  unto  the  young  men 

28  that  follow  my  lord.  Forgive,  I pray  thee,  the 
trespass  of  thine  handmaid : for  the  Lord  will 
certainly  make  my  lord  a sure  house,  because  my 
lord  fighteth  the  battles  of  the  Lord  ; and  evil 

29  shall  not  be  found  in  thee  all  thy  days.  And  though 
man  be  risen  up  to  pursue  thee,  and  to  seek  thy  soul, 
yet  the  soul  of  my  lord  shall  be  bound  in  the  bundle 
of  ®life  with  the  Lord  thy  God  ; and  the  souls  of 
thine  enemies,  them  shall  he  sling  out,  as  from  the 

30  hollow  of  a sling.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
the  Lord  shall  have  done  to  my  lord  according  to 
all  the  good  that  he  hath  spoken  concerning  thee, 
and  shall  have  appointed  thee  prince  over  Israel  ; 

31  that  this  shall  be  no  * grief  unto  thee,  nor  offence  of 


29  2 Sam.  7.  11,  27. 
1 Kin.  9.  5.  1 Chr.  17. 
10,  25. 

39  ch.  18.  17. 

81  ch.  24.  11. 

82  Jer.  10.  18. 

j Or,  base  ftllow. 


k That  is,  worthless- 
ness. 

I Or,  skins, 
m The  Sept,  has, 
unto  David. 

n Ileb.  any  that  piss- 
elh  n^nitist  the 
u That  is,  Fool. 


p Web.  from  coming 
into  blood. 

q Heb.  thine  own 
hand  saving  thee, 
r Ilob.  blessing, 
s 0’.’,  th”  living, 
t Ileb.  cause  vA  stag- 
gering. 


444 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXVI. 


of  heart  unto  my  lord,  either  that  thou  hast  shed  blood 
causeless,  or  that  my  lord  hath  avenged  himself  : but 
when  the  Lord  shall  have  dealt  well  with  my  lord, 
then  remember  thine  handmaid. 

32  ^ And  David  said  to  Abigail,  Blessed  he  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  sent  thee  this  day  to  meet 
me  : 

33  And  blessed  he  thy  advice,  and  blessed  he  thou, 
which  hast  kept  me  tliis  day  from  coming  to  shed 
blood,  and  from  avenging  myself  with  mine  own  hand. 

34  For  in  very  deed,  as  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
liveth,  which  hath  kept  me  back  from  hurting  thee, 
except  thou  hadst  hasted  and  come  to  meet  me,  surely 
there  had  not  been  left  unto  Nabal  by  the  morning 
light  any  that  pisseth  against  the  wall. 

35  So  David  received  of  her  hand  that  which  she 
had  brought  him,  and  said  unto  her,  Go  up  in  peace 
to  thine  house  ; see,  I have  hearkened  to  thy  voice, 
and  have  accepted  thy  person. 

36  And  Abigail  came  to  Nabal  ; and,  behold,  he 
held  a feast  in  his  house,  like  the  feast  of  a king  ; and 
Nabal’s  heart  was  merry  within  him,  for  he  was  very 
drunken  ; wherefore  she  told  him  nothing,  less  or  more, 
until  the  morning  light. 

37  But  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  when  the 
wine  was  gone  out  of  Nabal,  and  his  wife  had  told  him 
these  things,  that  his  heart  died  within  him,  and  he  be- 
came as  a stone. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass  about  ten  days  after,  that 
the  Lord  smote  Nabal,  that  he  died. 

39  ^ And  when  David  heard  that  Nabal  was  dead, 
he  said,  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  that  hath  pleaded 
the  cause  of  my  reproach  from  the  hand  of  Nabal, 
and  hath  kept  his  servant  from  evil  : for  the  Lord 
hath  returned  the  wickedness  of  Nabal  upon  his  own 
head.  And  David  sent  and  communed  with  Abigail,  to 
take  her  to  him  to  wife. 

40  And  when  the  servants  of  David  were  come  to 
Abigail  to  Carmel,  they  spake  unto  her,  saying,  David 
sent  us  unto  thee,  to  take  thee  to  him  to  wife. 

41  And  she  arose,  and  bowed  herself  on  her  face  to 
the  earth,  and  said,  Behold,  let  tliine  handmaid  he  a 
servant  to  wash  the  feet  of  the  servants  of  my  lord. 

42  And  Abigail  hasted,  and  arose,  and  rode  upon  an 
ass,  with  five  damsels  of  her’s  that  went  after  her  ; and 
she  went  after  the  messengers  of  David,  and  became 
his  wife. 

43  David  also  took  Ahinoam  of  Jezreel  ; ^®and 
they  were  also  both  of  them  his  wives. 

M ^ But  Saul  had  given  Michal  his  daughter, 
David’s  wife,  to  Phalti  the  son  of  Laish,  which  was  of  i 

Gallim. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1 Saul,  by  the  discovery  of  the  Ziphites,  cometh  to  Hachilah  against 

David.  5 David  coming  into  the  trench  stayeth.Ahishai  from  killing 

Saul,  but  taketh  his  spear  and  cruse.  13  David  reproveth  Abner,  18 

and  exhorteth  Saul.  21  Saul  acknowledgeth  his  sin. 

And  the  Ziphites  came  unto  Saul  to  Gibeah,  saying, 

1 Doth  not  David  hide  himself  in  the  hill  of  Ha- 
ehilah,  which  is  before  Jeshimon  ? 

2 Then  Saul  arose,  and  went  down  to  the  wilderness 
of  Ziph,  having  three  thousand  chosen  men  of  Israel 
with  him,  to  seek  David  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph. 

33  Gen.  24.  27.  Ex.  36  ver.  22.  39  2 Sam.  13.  23. 

18.  10.  Ps.  41.  13.  & 37  ch.  20.  42.  2 Sam.  ygr.  32. 

72.  18.  Luke  1.  68.  15.  9.  2 Kin.  5.  19.  « Pro.  22.  23. 

34  ver.  26.  Luke  7.  50.  & 8.  48.  42  ver.  26,  34. 

36  ver.  26.  38  Gen.  19.  21.  « i Kin.  2.  44.  Ps. 

7.  16. 


heart  unto  my  lord,  « either  that  thou  hast  shed  blood 
causeless,  or  that  my  lord  hath  avenged  himself : 
and  when  the  Lord  shall  have  dealt  well  with  my 

32  lord,  then  remember  thine  handmaid.  And  David 
said  to  Abigail,  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of 

33  Israel,  which  sent  thee  this  day  to  meet  me  : and 
blessed  be  thy  ^ wisdom,  and  blessed  be  thou,  which 
hast  kept  me  this  day  from  bloodg-uiltiness,  and  from 

34  avenging  myself  with  mine  own  hand.  For  in  very 
deed,  as  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  liveth,  which 
hath  withholden  me  from  hurting  thee,  except  thou 
hadst  hasted  and  come  to  meet  me,  surely  there  had 
not  been  left  unto  Nabal  by  the  morning  light  so 

35  much  as  one  man  child.  So  David  received  of  her 
hand  that  which  she  had  brought  him  : and  he  said 
unto  her.  Go  up  in  peace  to  thine  house  ; see,  I have 
hearkened  to  thy  voice,  and  have  accepted  thy  per- 

36  son.  And  Abigail  came  to  Nabal  ; and,  behold,  he 
held  a feast  in  his  house,  like  the  feast  of  a king  ; 
and  Nabal’s  heart  was  merry  within  him,  for  he  was 
very  drunken  : wherefore  she  told  him  nothing,  less 

37  or  more,  until  the  morning  light.  And  it  came  to 
pass  in  the  morning,  when  the  wine  was  gone  out  of 

. Nabal,  that  his  wife  told  him  these  things,  and  his 
heart  died  within  him,  and  he  became  as  a stone. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass  about  ten  days  after,  that  the 

39  Lord  smote  Nabal,  that  he  died.  And  when  David 
heard  that  Nabal  was  dead,  he  said.  Blessed  be  the 
Lord,  that  hath  pleaded  the  cause  of  my  reproach 
from  the  hand  of  Nabal,  and  hath  kept  back  his 
servant  from  evil  : and  the  evil-doing  of  Nabal  hath 
the  Lord  returned  upon  his  own  head.  And  David 
sent  and  spake  concerning  Abigail,  to  take  her  to 

40  him  to  wife.  And  when  the  servants  of  David  were 
come  to  Abigail  to  Carmel,  they  spake  unto  her, 
saying,  David  hath  sent  us  unto  thee,  to  take  thee 

41  to  him  to  wife.  And  she  arose,  and  bowed  herself 
with  her  face  to  the  earth,  and  said.  Behold,  thine 
handmaid  is  a servant  to  wash  the  feet  of  the  ser- 

42  vants  of  my  lord.  And  Abigail  hasted,  and  arose, 
and  rode  upon  an  ass,  with  five  damsels  of  hers  that 
followed  her  ; and  she  went  after  the  messengers  of 

43  David,  and  became  his  wife.  David  also  took  Ahi- 
noam of  Jezreel  ; and  they  became  both  of  them 

44  his  wives.  Now  Saul  had  given  Michal  his  daughter, 
David’s  wife,  to  Palti  the  son  of  Laish,  which  was 
of  Gallim. 


26  And  the  Ziphites  came  unto  Saul  to  Gibeah,  say- 
ing, Doth  not  David  hide  himself  in  the  hill  of 

2 Hachilah,  which  is  before  " the  desert  ? Then  Saul 
arose,  and  went  down  to  the  wilderness  of  Ziph, 
having  three  thousand  chosen  men  of  Israel  with 

44  Ruth  2.  10,  13.  1 ch.  23.  19.  Ps.  54,  w See  Cant.  8.  8. 

Pro.  15.  33.  title.  a:  In  2 Sam.  3.  15, 

46  Josh.  15.  56.  M Or,  so  that  thou  Paltie.l. 

46  ch.  27.  3.  & 30.  5.  shouldest  shed  dec.  a Or,  Jeshimon.  See 

47  2 Sam.  3.  14.  Or,  discretion.  ch.  23.  19. 

48  Is.  10.  30. 


1.  SAMUEL,  XXVI. 


445 


3 And  Saul  pitched  in  the  hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is 
before  Jeshimon,  by  the  way.  But  David  abode  in  the 
wilderness,  and  he  saw  that  Saul  came  after  him  into 
the  wilderness. 

4 David  therefore  sent  out  spies,  and  understood 
that  Saul  was  come  in  very  deed. 

5 ^ And  David  arose,  and  came  to  the  place  where 
Saul  had  pitched  : and  David  beheld  the  place  where 
Saul  lay,  and  ^ Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  the  captain  of 
his  host  : and  Saul  lay  in  the  trench,  and  the  people 
pitched  round  about  him. 

6 Then  answered  David  and  said  to  Ahimelech  the 
Hittite,  and  to  Abishai  ®the  son  of  Zeruiah,  brother 
to  Joab,  saying,  Who  will  ^ go  down  with  me  to  Saul  to 
the  camp  ? And  Abishai  said,  I will  go  down  with 
thee. 

7 So  David  and  Abishai  came  to  the  people  by  night : 
and,  behold,  Saul  lay  sleeping  within  the  trench,  and 
his  spear  stuck  in  the  ground  at  his  bolster  : but 
Abner  and  the  people  lay  round  about  him. 

8 Then  said  Abishai  to  David,  God  hath  delivered 
thine  enemy  into  thine  hand  this  day  : now  therefore 
let  me  smite  him,  I pray  thee,  with  the  spear  even  to 
the  earth  at  once,  and  I will  not  smite  him  the  second 
time. 

9 And  David  said  to  Abishai,  Destroy  him  not  : ® for 
who  can  stretch  forth  his  hand  against  the  Lord’s 
anointed,  and  be  guiltless  ? 

10  David  said  furthermore.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  ® the 
Lord  shall  smite  him  ; or  his  day  shall  come  to  die  ; 
or  he  shall  ® descend  into  battle,  and  perish. 

11  ® The  Lord  forbid  that  I should  stretch  forth 
mine  hand  against  the  Lord’s  anointed  : but,  I pray 
thee,  take  thou  now  the  spear  that  is  at  his  bolster,  and 
the  cruse  of  water,  and  let  us  go. 

12  So  David  took  the  spear  and  the  cruse  of  water 
from  Saul’s  bolster  ; and  they  gat  them  away,  and  no 
man  saw  it,  nor  knew  it,  neither  awaked  : for  they  were 
all  asleep  ; because  a deep  sleep  from  the  Lord  was 
fallen  upon  them. 

13  ^ Then  David  went  over  to  the  other  side,  and 
stood  on  the  top  of  an  hill  afar  off  ; a great  space  being 
between  them  : 

14  And  David  cried  to  the  people,  and  to  Abner  the 
son  of  Ner,  saying,  Answerest  thou  not,  Abner  ? Then 
Abner  answered  and  said.  Who  art  thou  that  criest  to 
the  king  ? 

15  And  David  said  to  Abner,  Art  not  thou  a valiant 
man  ? and  who  is  like  to  thee  in  Israel  ? wherefore 
then  hast  thou  not  kept  thy  lord  the  king  ? for  there 
came  one  of  the  people  in  to  destroy  the  king  thy  lord. 

16  This  thing  is  not  good  that  thou  hast  done.  As 
the  Lord  liveth,  ye  are  worthy  to  die,  because  ye  have 
not  kept  your  master,  the  Lord’s  anointed.  And  now 
see  where  the  king’s  spear  is,  and  the  cruse  of  water 
that  was  at  his  bolster. 

17  And  Saul  knew  David’s  voice,  and  said,  Is  this 
thy  voice,  my  son  David  ? And  David  said.  It  is  my 
voice,  my  lord,  O king. 

18  And  he  said,  Wherefore  doth  my  lord  thus  pur- 
sue after  his  servant  ? for  what  have  I done  ? or  what 
evil  is  in  mine  hand  ? 

2 ch.  14.  50.  & 17.  5 ch.  24.  G,  7.  2 Sam.  Rom.  12.  19. 

55.  1.  16.  7 See  Gen.  47.  29. 

s 1 Chr.  2. 16.  6 ch.  25.  38.  Pa.  94.  Deut.  31.  14.  .Job  7. 

‘ Judg.  7.  10,  11.  1,  2,  23.  Luke  18.  7.  1.  & 14.  5.  Pa.  37.  13. 


3 him,  to  seek  David  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph.  And 
Saul  pitched  in  the  hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is  be- 
fore ^ the  desert,  by  the  way.  But  David  abode  in 
the  wilderness,  and  he  saw  that  Saul  came  after 

4 him  into  the  wilderness.  David  therefore  sent  out 
spies,  and  understood  that  Saul  was  come  ‘^of  a cer- 

5 tainty.  And  David  arose,  and  came  to  the  place 
where  Saul  had  pitched  : and  David  beheld  the 
place  where  Saul  lay,  and  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
the  captain  of  his  host : and  Saul  lay  within  the 
^ place  of  the  wagons,  and  the  people  pitched  round 

6 about  him.  Then  answered  David  and  said  to 
Ahimelech  the  Hittite,  and  to  Abishai  the  son  of 
Zeruiah,  brother  to  Joab,  saying.  Who  will  go  down 
with  me  to  Saul  to  the  camp  ? And  Abishai  said, 

7 I will  go  down  with  thee.  So  David  and  Abishai 
came  to  the  people  by  night  : and,  behold,  Saul  lay 
sleeping  within  the  ^ place  of  the  wagons,  with  his 
spear  stuck  in  the  ground  at  his  head  : and  Abner 

8 and  the  people  lay  round  about  him.  Then  said 
Abishai  to  David,  God  hath  delivered  up  thine  en- 
emy into  thine  hand  this  day  : now  therefore  let  me 
smite  him,  I pray  thee,  with  the  spear  to  the  earth 
at  one  stroke,  and  I will  not  smite  him  the  second 

9 time.  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  Destroy  him  not : 
for  who  can  put  forth  his  hand  against  the  Lord’s 

10  anointed,  and  be  guiltless  ? And  David  said,  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  the  Lord  shall  smite  him  ; ® or  his  day 
shall  come  to  die  ; or  he  shall  go  down  into  battle, 

11  and  perish.  The  Lord  forbid  that  I should  put 
forth  mine  hand  against  the  Lord’s  anointed  : but 
now  take,  I pray  thee,  the  spear  that  is  at  his  head, 

12  and  the  cruse  of  water,  and  let  us  go.  So  David 
took  the  spear  and  the  cruse  of  water  from  Saul’s 
head  ; and  they  gat  them  away,  and  no  man  saw  it, 
nor  knew  it,  neither  did  any  awake  : for  they  were 
all  asleep  ; because  a deep  sleep  from  the  Lord  was 

13  fallen  upon  them.  Then  David  went  over  to  the 
other  side,  and  stood  on  the  top  of  the  mountain 

14  afar  off  ; a great  space  being  between  them  : and 
David  cried  to  the  people,  and  to  Abner  the  son  of 
Ner,  saying,  Answerest  thou  not,  Abner  ? Then 
Abner  answered  and  said,  Who  art  thou  that  criest 

15  to  the  king  ? And  David  said  to  Abner,  Art  not 
thou  a valiant  man  ? and  who  is  like  to  thee  in  Is- 
rael ? wherefore  then  hast  thou  not  kept  watch 
over  thy  lord  the  king  ? for  there  came  one  of  the 

16  people  in  to  destroy  the  king  thy  lord.  This  thing 
is  not  good  that  thou  hast  done.  As  the  Lord  liv- 
eth, ye  are  J'  worthy  to  die,  because  ye  have  not  kept 
watch  over  your  lord,  the  Lord’s  anointed.  And 
now,  see,  where  the  king’s  spear  is,  and  the  cruse  of 

17  water  that  was  at  his  head.  And  Saul  knew  David’s 
voice,  and  said.  Is  this  thy  voice,  my  son  David  ? 
And  David  said.  It  is  my  voice,  my  lord,  O king. 

18  And  he  said,  Wher(ffore  doth  my  lord  pursue  after 
his  servant  ? for  what  have  1 done  ? or  what  evil  is 


8ch.  31.  6. 

» ch.  24.  6,  12. 

10  Gen.  2.  21.  & 15. 
12. 

11  ch.  24.  16. 


12  ch.  24.  9,  11. 
b Or,  Jeshimon.  See 
ch.  23.  19. 

c Or,  to  a set  jdace. 
See  ch.  23.  23. 


(I  Or,  barricade, 
e Or,  either, 
f Ileh.  sons  of  death. 


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I.  SAMUEL,  XXVII. 


19  Now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  let  my  lord  the  king 
hear  the  words  of  his  servant.  If  the  Lord  have 

stirred  thee  up  against  me,  let  him  accept  an  offer- 
ing : but  if  they  he  the  children  of  men,  cursed  he  they 
before  the  Lord  ; for  they  have  driven  me  out  this 
day  from  abiding  in  the  inheritance  of  the  Lord,  say- 
ing, Go,  serve  other  gods. 

20  Now  therefore,  let  not  my  blood  fall  to  the  earth 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord  : for  the  king  of  Israel  is 
come  out  to  seek  i®a  flea,  as  when  one  doth  hunt  a 
partridge  in  the  mountains. 

21  ^ Then  said  Saul,  I have  sinned  : return,  my 
son  David  : for  I will  no  more  do  thee  harm,  because 
my  soul  was  precious  in  thine  eyes  this  day  : behold, 
I have  played  the  fool,  and  have  erred  exceedingly. 

22  And  David  answered  and  said,  Behold  the  king’s 
spear  ! and  let  one  of  the  young  men  come  over  and 
fetch  it. 

23  The  Lord  render  to  every  man  his  righteous- 
ness and  his  faithfulness  : for  the  Lord  delivered  thee 
into  my  hand  to  day,  but  I would  not  stretch  forth 
mine  hand  against  the  Lord’s  anointed. 

24  And,  behold,  as  thy  life  was  much  set  by  this  day 
in  mine  eyes,  so  let  my  life  be  much  set  by  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord,  and  let  him  deliver  me  out  of  all  tribula- 
tion. 

25  Then  Saul  said  to  David,  Blessed  he  thou,  my  son 
David  : thou  shalt  both  do  great  things,  and  also  shalt 
still  prevail.  So  David  went  on  his  way,  and  Saul 
returned  to  his  place. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1 Saul  hearing  David  to  be  in  Gath  seeketh  no  more  for  him.  5 David 

Seth  Ziklag  of  Achish.  8 //e,  invading  other  countries,  persuadeih 
Ish  he  fought  against  Judah. 

And  David  said  in  his  heart,  I shall  now  perish  one 
day  by  the  hand  of  Saul  : there  is  nothing  better 
for  me  than  that  I should  speedily  escape  into  the  land 
of  the  Philistines  ; and  Saul  shall  despair  of  me,  to 
seek  me  any  more  in  any  coast  of  Israel  : so  shall  I 
escape  out  of  his  hand. 

2  And  David  arose,  ^ and  he  passed  over  with  the  six 
hundred  men  that  were  with  him  ^ unto  Achish,  the  son 
of  Maoch,  king  of  Gath. 

3  And  David  dwelt  with  Achish  at  Gath,  he  and  his 
men,  every  man  with  his  household,  even  David  ® with 
his  two  wives,  Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail 
the  Carmelitess,  Nabal’s  wife. 

4  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was  fled  to  Gath  : 
and  he  sought  no  more  again  for  him. 

5  ^ And  David  said  unto  Achish,  If  I have  now  found 
grace  in  thine  eyes,  let  them  give  me  a place  in  some 
town  in  the  country,  that  I may  dwell  there  : for  why 
should  thy  servant  dwell  in  the  royal  city  with  thee  ? 

6  Then  Achish  gave  him  Ziklag  that  day  : wherefore 
^ Ziklag  pertaineth  unto  the  kings  of  Judah  unto  this 
day. 

7  And  the  time  that  David  dwelt  in  the  country  of 
the  Philistines  was  a full  year  and  four  months. 

8  Tj  And  David  and  his  men  went  up,  and  invaded 
^ the  Geshurites,  ® and  the  Gezrites,  and  the  ^ Amalek- 
ites  : for  those  nations  were  of  old  the  inhabitants  of 

2 Sam.  IG.  11.  & ch.  24.  14.  i ch.  25. 13. 

24.  1.  u ch.  15.  24.  & 24.  2 ch.  21.  10. 

H Dent.  4.  28.  Ps.  17.  s ch.  25.  43. 

120.  5.  ch.  18.  30.  « See  Josh.  15.  31.  & 

15  2 Sam.  14.  16.  & lo  Ps.  7.  8.  & 18.  20.  19.  6. 

20.  19.  20  (Jen.  32.  28. 


19  in  mine  hand  ? Now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  let  my 
lord  the  king  hear  the  words  of  his  servant.  If  it 
be  the  Lord  that  hath  stirred  thee  up  against  me, 
let  him  n accept  an  offering  : but  if  it  be  the  chil- 
dren of  men,  cursed  be  they  before  the  Lord  ; for 
they  have  driven  me  out  this  day  that  I should  * not 
cleave  unto  the  inheritance  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Go, 

20  serve  other  gods.  Now  therefore,  let  not  my  blood 
fall  to  the  earth  away  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  : for  the  king  of  Israel  is  come  out  to  seek 
*a  flea,  as  when  one  doth  hunt  a partridge  in  the 

21  mountains.  Then  said  Saul,  I have  sinned  : return, 
my  son  David  : for  I will  no  more  do  thee  harm, 
because  my  life  was  precious  in  thine  eyes  this  day  : 
behold,  I have  played  the  fool,  and  have  erred  ex- 

22  ceedingly.  And  David  answered  and  said.  Behold 
j the  spear,  O king  ! let  then  one  of  the  young  men 

23  come  over  and  fetch  it.  And  the  Lord  shall  ren- 
der to  every  man  his  righteousness  and  his  faith- 
fulness : forasmuch  as  the  Lord  delivered  thee  into 
my  hand  to-day,  and  I would  not  put  forth  mine 

24  hand  against  the  Lord’s  anointed.  And,  behold,  as 
thy  life  was  much  set  by  this  day  in  mine  eyes,  so 
let  my  life  be  much  set  by  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 

25  and  let  him  deliver  me  out  of  all  tribulation.  Then 
Saul  said  to  David,  Blessed  be  thou,  my  sou  David  : 
thou  shalt  both  do  mightily,  and  shalt  surely  pre- 
vail. So  David  went  his  way,  and  Saul  returned  to 
his  place. 


27  And  David  said  in  his  heart,  I shall  now  perish 
one  day  by  the  hand  of  Saul  : there  is  nothing 
better  for  me  than  that  I should  escape  into  the 
land  of  the  Philistines  ; and  Saul  shall  despair  of 
me,  to  seek  me  any  more  in  all  the  borders  of 

2 Israel  : so  shall  I escape  out  of  his  hand.  And 
David  arose,  and  passed  over,  he  and  the  six  hun- 
dred men  that  were  with  him,  unto  Achish  the  son 

3 of  Maoch,  king  of  Gath.  And  David  dwelt  with 
Achish  at  Gath,  he  and  his  men,  every  man  with 
his  household,  even  David  with  his  two  wives, 
Aiiinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  the  Car- 

4 melitess,  Nabal’s  wife.  And  it  was  told  Saul  that 
David  was  fled  to  Gath  : and  he  sought  no  more 
again  for  him. 

5 And  David  said  unto  Achish,  If  now  I have  found 
grace  in  thine  eyes,  let  them  give  me  a place  in  one  of 
the  cities  in  the  “ country,  that  I may  dwell  there  : 
for  why  should  thy  servant  dwell  in  the  royal  city 

6 with  thee  ? Then  Achish  gave  him  Ziklag  that  day  : 
wherefore  Ziklag  pertaineth  unto  the  kings  of 
Judah  unto  this  day. 

7 And  the  number  of  the  days  that  David  dwelt 
in  the  “ country  of  the  Philistines  was  a full  year  and 

8 four  months.  And  David  and  his  men  went  up, 
and  made  a raid  upon  the  Geshurites,  and  the 
^ Girzites,  and  the  Amalekites  : for  those  nations 

5 Josh.  13.  2.  g Ileb.  smell.  j Another  reading 

5 Josh.  16. 10.  Judg.  h Or,  have  no  share  is,  the  king's  spear. 

1.  29.  in.  a llch.jheld. 

7 Ex.  17. 16.  See  ch.  i The  Sept,  has,  my  b Another  reading 

15.  7, 8.  life.  is,  Gizrites. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXVIII. 


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the  laud,  ® as  thou  goest  to  Shur,  even  unto  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

9 And  David  smote  the  land,  and  left  neither  man 
nor  woman  alive,  and  took  away  the  sheep,  and  the 
oxen,  and  the  asses,  and  the  camels,  and  the  apparel, 
and  returned,  and  came  to  Achish. 

10  And  Achish  said.  Whither  have  ye  made  a road 
to  day?  And  David  said.  Against  the  south  of  Ju- 
dah, and  against  the  south  of  ®the  Jerahmeelites,  and 
against  the  south  of  the  Kenites. 

11  And  David  saved  neither  man  nor  woman  alive, 
to  bring  tidings  to  Gath,  saying.  Lest  they  should  tell 
on  us,  saying,  So  did  David,  and  so  will  be  his  manner 
all  the  while  he  dwelleth  in  the  country  of  the  Philis- 
tines. 

12  And  Achish  believed  David,  saying.  He  hath  made 
his  people  Israel  utterly  to  abhor  him  ; therefore  he 
shall  be  my  servant  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 Achish  putteth  confidence  in  David.  3 Saul,  having  destroyed  the 
witches,  i and  now  in  his  fear  forsaken  of  Ood,  1 seeketh  to  a witch. 
9 The  witch,  encouraged  by  Saul,  ra;iseth  up  Samuel.  15  Saul,  hear- 
ing his  ruin,  faintelh.  21  The  woman  loitfi  his  servants  refresh  him 
with  meat. 

And  1 it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  the  Philis- 
tines gathered  their  armies  together  for  warfare, 
tj  fight  with  Israel.  And  Achish  said  unto  David, 
Know  thou  assuredly,  that  thou  shalt  go  out  with  me  to 
battle,  thou  and  thy  men. 

2  And  David  said  to  Achish,  Surely  thou  shalt  know 
what  thy  servant  can  do.  And  Achish  said  to  David, 
Therefore  will  I make  thee  keeper  of  mine  head  for 
ever. 

3  ^ Now  2 Samuel  was  dead,  and  all  Israel  had 
lamented  him,  and  buried  him  in  Ramah,  even  in  his 
own  city.  And  Saul  had  put  away  ^ those  that  had 
familiar  spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land. 

4  And  the  Philistines  gathered  themselves  together, 
and  came  and  pitched  in  ^ Shunem  : and  Saul  gathered 
all  Israel  together,  and  they  pitched  in  ® Gilboa. 

5  And  when  Saul  saw  the  host  of  the  Philistines,  he 
was  ® afraid,  and  his  heart  greatly  trembled. 

6  And  when  Saul  enquired  of  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
answered  him  not,  neither  by  ® dreams,  nor  ® by  Urim, 
nor  by  prophets. 

7  ^ Then  said  Saul  unto  his  servants.  Seek  me  a 
woman  that  hath  a familiar  spirit,  that  I may  go  to  her, 
and  enquire  of  her.  And  his  servants  said  to  him.  Be- 
hold, there  is  a woman  that  hath  a familiar  spirit  at 
En-dor. 

8  And  Saul  disguised  himself,  and  put  on  other 
raiment,  and  he  went,  and  two  men  with  him,  and  they 
came  to  the  woman  by  night  : and  he  said,  I pray 
thee,  divine  unto  me  by  the  familiar  spirit,  and  bring  me 
him  up,  whom  I shall  name  unto  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thou  know- 
est  what  Saul  hath  done,  how  he  hath  cut  off  those 
that  have  familiar  spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the 
land  : wherefore  then  layest  thou  a snare  for  my  life, 
to  cause  me  to  die  ? 

10  And  Saul  sware  to  her  by  the  Lord,  saying.  As 
the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall  no  punishment  happen  to 
thee  for  this  thing. 

« Gen.  25.  18.  3 ver.  9.  Ex.  22.  18.  6 ch.  31.  1. 

0 See  1 Chr.  2.  9,  25.  Lev.  19.  31.  & 20.  27.  « Job  18.  11. 

1"  Judsr.  1.  16.  Dent.  18.  10,  11.  7 d,.  14.  37.  Pro.  1. 

7 ch.  29.  1.  4 Josh.  19. 18.  2 Kin.  28.  Lam.  2.  9. 

2 ch.  25.  1.  4.  8.  » Num.  12.  6. 


were  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  ^ which  were  of 
old,  as  thou  goest  to  Shur,  even  unto  the  land  of 
9 Egypt.  And  David  smote  the  land,  and  saved 
neither  man  nor  woman  alive,  and  took  away  the 
sheep,  and  the  oxen,  and  the  asses,  and  the  camels, 
and  the  apparel  ; and  he  returned,  and  came  to 

10  Achish.  And  Achish  said,  ^ Whither  have  ye  made 
a raid  to-day  ? And  David  said.  Against  the  South 
of  Judah,  and  against  the  South  of  the  Jerahmeel- 

11  ites,  and  against  the  South  of  the  Kenites.  And 
David  saved  neither  man  nor  woman  alive,  to  bring 
them  to  Gath,  saying.  Lest  they  should  tell  on  us, 
saying.  So  did  David,  and  so  hath  been  his  manner 
all  the  while  he  hath  dwelt  in  the  « country  of  the 

12  Philistines.  And  Achish  believed  David,  saying. 
He  hath  made  his  people  Israel  utterly  to  abhor 
him  ; therefore  he  shall  be  my  servant  for  ever. 


28  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  the 
Philistines  gathered  their  « hosts  together  for  war- 
fare, to  fight  with  Israel.  And  Achish  said  unto 
David,  Know  thou  assuredly,  that  thou  shalt  go 

2 out  with  me  in  the  host,  thou  and  thy  men.  And 
David  said  to  Achish,  Therefore  thou  shalt  know 
what  thy  servant  will  do.  And  Achish  said  to 
David,  Therefore  will  I make  thee  keeper  of  mine 
head  for  ever. 

3 Now  Samuel  was  dead,  and  all  Israel  had  lamented 
him,  and  buried  him  in  Ramah,  even  in  his  own 
city.  And  Saul  had  put  away  those  that  had 
familiar  spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land. 

4 And  the  Philistines  gathered  themselves  together, 
and  came  and  pitched  in  Shunem  : and  Saul 
gathered  all  Israel  together,  and  they  pitched  in 

5 Gilboa.  And  when  Saul  saw  the  host  of  the 
Philistines,  he  was  afraid,  and  his  heart  trembled 

6 greatly.  And  when  Saul  inquired  of  the  Lord,  the 
Lord  answered  him  not,  neither  by  dreams,  nor  by 

7 Urim,  nor  by  prophets.  Then  said  Saul  unto  his 
servants.  Seek  me  a woman  that  hath  a familiar 
spirit,  that  I may  go  to  her,  and  inquire  of  her. 
And  his  servants  said  to  him.  Behold,  there  is  a 

8 woman  that  hath  a familiar  spirit  at  En-dor.  And 
Saul  disguised  himself,  and  put  on  other  raiment, 
and  went,  he  and  two  men  with  him,  and  they  came 
to  the  woman  by  night  ; and  he  said.  Divine  unto 
me,  I pray  thee,  by  the  familiar  spirit,  and  bring 

9 me  up  whomsoever  I shall  name  unto  thee.  And 
the  woman  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thou  knowest 
what  Saul  hath  done,  how  he  hath  cut  off  those  that 
have  familiar  spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the 
land  : wherefore  then  layest  thou  a snare  for  my 

10  life,  to  cause  me  to  die  ? And  Saul  sware  to  her 
by  the  Lord,  saying.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  there 
shall  no  ^ punishment  happen  to  thee  for  this  thing. 


® Ex.  28.  30.  Num.  c Some  copies  of  the  read,  Against  ivhom. 
27.  21.  Deut.  33.  8.  Sept,  have,  from  Te-  e lleh.  field. 

’"Dent.  18.  11.  1 lam.  a I leb.  caw?;7s. 

Chr.  10.  13.  Is.  8.  10.  d So  .some  ancient  h Or,  guHt  come 
ver.  3.  authorities.  Others  upon  thee. 


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I.  SAMUEL,  XXVIII. 


11  Then  said  the  woman,  Whom  shall  I bring  up 
unto  thee  ? And  he  said.  Bring  me  up  Samuel. 

12  And  when  the  woman  saw  Samuel,  she  cried  with 
a loud  voice  : and  the  woman  spake  to  Saul,  saying. 
Why  hast  thou  deceived  me  ? for  thou  art  Saul. 

13  And  the  king  said  unto  her.  Be  not  afraid  : for 
what  sawest  thou  ? And  the  woman  said  unto  Saul,  I 
saw  gods  ascending  out  of  the  earth. 

14  And  he  said  unto  her,  What  form  is  he  of  ? 
And  she  said.  An  old  man  eometh  up  ; and  he  is  covered 
with  a mantle.  And  Saul  perceived  that  it  was 
Samuel,  and  he  stooped  with  his  face  to  the  ground,  and 
bowed  himself. 

15  ^ And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Why  hast  thou  dis- 
quieted me,  to  bring  me  up  ? And  Saul  answered,  ^ I 
am  sore  distressed  ; for  the  Philistines  make  war  against 
me,  and  Qod  is  departed  from  me,  and  i®  answer- 
eth  me  no  more,  neither  by  prophets,  nor  by  dreams  : 
therefore  I have  called  thee,  that  thou  mayest  make 
known  unto  me  what  I shall  do. 

16  Then  said  Samuel,  Wherefore  then  dost  thou  ask 
of  me,  seeing  the  Lord  is  departed  from  thee,  and  is 
become  thine  enemy  ? 

17  And  the  Lord  hath  done  to  him,  as  he  spake  by 
me  : for  the  Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom  out  of  thine 
hand,  and  given  it  to  thy  neighbour,  even  to  David  : 

18  13  Because  thou  obeyedst  not  the  voice  of  the 
Lord,  nor  executedst  his  fierce  wrath  upon  Amalek, 
therefore  hath  the  Lord  done  this  thing  unto  thee  this 
day. 

19  Moreover  the  Lord  will  also  deliver  Israel  with 
thee  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  : and  to  morrow 
shall  thou  and  thy  sons  he  with  me  : the  Lord  also 
shall  deliver  the  host  of  Israel  into  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines. 

20  Then  Saul  fell  straightway  all  along  on  the  earth, 
and  was  sore  afraid,  because  of  the  words  of  Samuel  : 
and  there  was  no  strength  in  him  ; for  he  had  eaten  no 
bread  all  the  day,  nor  all  the  night. 

21  If  And  the  woman  came  unto  Saul,  and  saw  that 
he  was  sore  troubled,  and  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thine 
handmaid  hath  obeyed  thy  voice,  and  I have  put  my 
life  in  my  hand,  and  have  hearkened  unto  thy  words 
which  thou  spakest  unto  me. 

22  Now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  hearken  thou  also 
unto  the  voice  of  thine  handmaid,  and  let  me  set  a 
morsel  of  bread  before  thee  ; and  eat,  that  thou  mayest 
have  strength,  when  thou  goest  on  thy  way. 

23  But  he  refused,  and  said,  I will  not  eat.  But  his 
servants,  together  with  the  woman,  compelled  him  ; 
and  he  hearkened  unto  their  voice.  So  he  arose  from 
the  earth,  and  sat  upon  the  bed. 

24  And  the  woman  had  a fat  calf  in  the  house  ; and 
she  hasted,  and  killed  it,  and  took  flour,  and  kneaded 

and  did  bake  unleavened  bread  thereof  : 

25  And  she  brought  it  before  Saul,  and  before  his 
servants  ; and  they  did  eat.  Then  they  rose  up,  and 
went  away  that  night. 

12  Ex.  22.  28.  & 14.  14.  is  ch.  15.  9.  1 Kin. 

13  ch.  15.  27.  2 Kin.  is  ch.  18.  12.  20.  42.  1 Chr.  10.  13. 

2.  8,  la.  13  ver.  6.  Jer.  48.  10. 

1*  Pro.  5.  11,  12,  13.  17  ch.  15.  28.  is  Judg.  12.  3.  ch. 


11  Then  said  the  woman.  Whom  shall  I bring  up  unto 

12  thee  ? And  he  said.  Bring  me  up  Samuel.  And 
when  the  woman  saw  Samuel,  she  cried  with  a loud 
voice  : and  the  woman  spake  to  Saul,  saying.  Why 

13  hast  thou  deceived  me  ? for  thou  art  Saul.  And 
the  king  said  unto  her.  Be  not  afraid  : for  what 
seest  thou  ? And  the  woman  said  unto  Saul,  I see 

14  a god  coming  up  out  of  the  earth.  And  he  said 
unto  her.  What  form  is  he  of  ? And  she  said.  An 
old  man  eometh  up  ; and  he  is  covered  with  a robe. 
And  Saul  perceived  that  it  was  Samuel,  and  he 
bowed  with  his  face  to  the  ground,  and  did 

15  obeisance.  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Why  hast 
thou  disquieted  me,  to  bring  me  up  ? And  Saul 
answered,  I am  sore  distressed  ; for  the  Philistines 
make  war  against  me,  and  God  is  departed  from 
me,  and  answereth  me  no  more,  neither  by  pro- 
phets, nor  by  dreams  : therefore  I have  called  thee, 
that  thou  mayest  make  known  unto  me  what  I shall 

16  do.  And  Samuel  said.  Wherefore  then  dost  thou  ask 
of  me,  seeing  the  Lord  is  departed  from  thee,  and 

17  is  become  thine  adversary  ? And  the  Lord  hath 
3 wrought  for  himself,  as  he  spake  by  me  : and  the 
Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom  out  of  thine  hand,  and 

18  given  it  to  thy  neighbour,  even  to  David.  Because 
thou  obeyedst  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and  didst 
not  execute  his  fierce  wrath  upon  Amalek,  there- 
fore hath  the  Lord  done  this  thing  unto  thee  this 

19  day.  Moreover  the  Lord  will  deliver  Israel  also 
with  thee  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  : and 
to-morrow  shalt  thou  and  thy  sons  be  with  me  : 
the  Lord  shall  deliver  the  host  of  Israel  also  into 

20  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.  Then  Saul  fell 
straightway  his  full  length  upon  the  earth,  and  was 
sore  afraid,  because  of  the  words  of  Samuel  : and 
there  was  no  strength  in  him  ; for  he  had  eaten  no 

21  bread  all  the  day,  nor  all  the  night.  And  the 
woman  came  unto  Saul,  and  saw  that  he  was  sore 
troubled,  and  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thine  hand- 
maid hath  hearkened  unto  thy  voice,  and  I have 
put  my  life  in  my  hand,  and  have  hearkened  unto 

22  thy  words  which  thou  spakest  unto  me.  Now 
therefore,  I pray  thee,  hearken  thou  also  unto  the 
voice  of  thine  handmaid,  and  let  me  set  a morsel  of 
bread  before  thee  ; and  eat,  that  thou  mayest  have 

23  strength,  when  thou  goest  on  thy  way.  But  he 
refused,  and  said,  I will  not  eat.  But  his  servants, 
together  with  the  woman,  constrained  him  ; and 
he  hearkened  unto  their  voice.  So  he  arose  from 

24  the  earth,  and  sat  upon  the  bed.  And  the  woman 
had  a fatted  calf  in  the  house  ; and  she  hasted, 
and  killed  it  ; and  she  took  flour,  and  kneaded  it, 

25  and  did  bake  unleavened  bread  thereof : and  she 
brought  it  before  Saul,  and  before  his  servants  ; 
and  they  did  eat.  Then  they  rose  up,  and  went 
away  that  night. 


19.5.  Job  13.  14.  on  the  side  of  thy  Some  ancient  authori- 

c Or,  gods.  neighbour.  ties  read,  done  unto 

d The  Sept,  has,  is  e Or,  done  unto  him.  thee. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXIX.,  XXX. 


449 


CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1 David  marching  with  the  Philistines,  3 is  disallowed  by  their  princes. 

6  Achish  dismisseth  him,  with  commendations  of  hts  fidelity. 

OW  1 the  Philistines  gathered  together  all  their 
armies  ^ to  Aphek  : and  the  Israelites  pitched  by 
a fountain  which  is  in  Jezreel. 

2 And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  passed  on  by 
hundreds,  and  by  thousands  : but  David  and  his  men 
passed  on  in  the  rereward  ^ with  Achish. 

3 Then  said  the  princes  of  the  Philistines,  What  do 
these  Hebrews  here  ? And  Achish  said  unto  the  princes 
of  the  Philistines,  Is  not  this  David,  the  servant  of 
Saul  the  king  of  Israel,  which  hath  been  with  me 
^ these  days,  or  these  years,  and  I have  ^ found  no  fault 
in  him  since  he  fell  unto  me  unto  this  day  ? 

4 And  the  princes  of  the  Philistines  were  wroth  with 
him  ; and  the  princes  of  the  Philistines  said  unto  him, 

® Make  this  fellow  return,  that  he  may  go  again  to  his 
place  which  thou  hast  appointed  him,  and  let  him  not 
go  down  with  us  to  battle,  lest  in  the  battle  he  be  an 
adversary  to  us  : for  wherewith  should  he  reconcile 
himself  unto  his  master  ? should  it  not  he  with  the  heads 
of  these  men  ? 

5 Is  not  this  David,  of  whom  they  sang  one  to  another 
in  dances,  saying,  ® Saul  slew  his  thousands,  and  David 
his  ten  thousands  ? 

6 ^ Then  Achish  called  David,  and  said  unto  him. 
Surely,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  thou  hast  been  upright,  and 
® thy  going  out  and  thy  coming  in  with  me  in  the  host 
is  good  in  my  sight : for  I have  not  found  evil  in  thee 
since  the  day  of  thy  coming  unto  me  unto  this  day  : 
nevertheless  the  lords  favour  thee  not. 

7 Wherefore  now  return,  and  go  in  peace,  that  thou 
displease  not  the  lords  of  the  Philistines. 

8 ^ And  David  said  unto  Achish,  But  what  have  I 
done  ? and  what  hast  thou  found  in  thy  servant  so  long 
as  I have  been  with  thee  unto  this  day,  that  I may  not 
go  fight  against  the  enemies  of  my  lord  the  king  ? 

9 And  Achish  answered  and  said  to  David,  I know 
that  thou  art  good  in  my  sight,  as  an  angel  of  God  : 
notwithstanding  ^^the  princes  of  the  Philistines  have 
said.  He  shall  not  go  up  with  us  to  the  battle. 

10  Wherefore  now  rise  up  early  in  the  morning  with 
thy  master’s  servants  that  are  come  with  thee  : and  as 
soon  as  ye  be  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  have  light, 
depart. 

11  So  David  and  his  men  rose  up  early  to  depart  in 
the  morning,  to  return  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines. 

And  the  Philistines  went  up  to  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1 The  AmaleMtes  spoil  Ziklag.  4 David  asking  counsel  is  encouraged, 
by  God  to  pursue  them.  11  By  the  means  of  a revived  Egyptian  he  is 
brought  to  the  enemies,  and  recovereth  all  the  snoil.  22  David's  law  to 
divide  the  spoil  eaually  between  them  that  fight  and  them  that  keep  the 
stuff.  2^  He  sendeth  presents  to  his  friends. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  and  his  men  were 
come  to  Ziklag  on  the  third  day,  that  the  i Am- 
alekites  had  invaded  the  south,  and  Ziklag,  and  smitten 
Ziklag,  and  burned  it  with  fire  ; 

2  And  had  taken  the  women  captives,  that  loere 
therein  : they  slew  not  any,  either  great  or  small,  but 
carried  them  away,  and  went  on  their  way.  j 

3  ^ So  David  and  his  men  came  to  the  city,  and,  | 
behold,  it  was  burned  with  fire  ; and  their  wives,  and  j 
tkeir  sons,  and  their  daughters,  were  taken  captives.  1 


29  Now  the  Philistines  gathered  together  all  their 
hosts  to  Aphek  : and  the  Israelites  pitched  by  the 

2 fountain  which  is  in  Jezreel.  And  the  lords  of  the 
Philistines  passed  on  by  hundreds,  and  by  thousands  ; 
and  David  and  his  men  passed  on  in  the  rearward 

3 with  Achish.  Then  said  the  princes  of  the  Philis- 
tines, What  do  these  Hebrews  here  1 And  Achish 
said  unto  the  princes  of  the  Philistines,  Is  not  this 
David,  the  servant  of  Saul  the  king  of  Israel,  which 
hath  been  with  me  these  days  or  these  years,  and  I 
have  found  no  fault  in  him  since  he  fell  away  unto 

4 me  unto  this  day  ? But  the  princes  of  the  Philis- 
tines were  wroth  with  him  ; and  the  princes  of  the 
Philistines  said  unto  him.  Make  the  man  return, 
that  he  may  go  back  to  his  place  where  thou  hast 
appointed  him,  and  let  him  not  go  down  with  us  to 
battle,  lest  in  the  battle  he  become  an  adversary  to 
us  : for  wherewith  should  this  fellow  reconcile  him- 
self unto  his  lord  ? should  it  not  be  with  the  heads 

5 of  these  men  ? Is  not  this  David,  of  whom  they 
sang  one  to  another  in  dances,  saying, 

Saul  hath  slain  his  thousands, 

And  David  his  ten  thousands  ? 

G Then  Achish  called  David,  and  said  unto  him,  As 
the  Lord  liveth,  thou  hast  been  upright,  and  thy 
going  out  and  thy  coming  in  with  me  in  the  host  is 
good  in  my  sight  : for  I have  not  found  evil  in  thee 
since  the  day  of  thy  coming  unto  me  unto  this  day  : 

7 nevertheless  the  lords  favour  thee  not.  AVherefore 
now  return,  and  go  in  peace,  that  thou  displease  not 

8 the  lords  of  the  Philistines.  And  David  said  unto 
Achish,  But  what  have  I done  ? and  what  hast  thou 
found  in  thy  servant  so  long  as  I have  been  before 
thee  unto  this  day,  that  I may  not  go  and  fight 

9 against  the  enemies  of  my  lord  the  king  ? And 
Achish  answered  and  said  to  David,  I know  that 
thou  art  good  in  my  sight,  as  an  angel  of  God  : not- 
withstanding the  princes  of  the  Philistines  have  said, 

10  He  shall  not  go  up  with  us  to  the  battle.  Where- 
fore now  rise  up  early  in  the  morning  with  the  ser- 
vants of  thy  lord  that  are  come  with  thee  : and  as 
soon  as  ye  be  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  have 

11  light,  depart.  So  David  rose  up  early,  he  and  his 
men,  to  depart  in  the  morning,  to  return  into  the 
land  of  the  Philistines.  And  the  Philistines  went 
up  to  Jezreel. 


30  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  and  his  men 
were  come  to  Ziklag  on  the  third  day,  that  the 
Amalekites  had  made  a raid  upon  the  South,  and 
upon  Ziklag,  and  had  smitten  Ziklag,  and  burned  it 

2 with  fire  ; and  had  taken  captive  the  women  and  all 
that  were  therein,  both  small  and  great  : they  slew 
not  any,  but  carried  them  off,  and  went  their  way. 

3 And  when  David  and  his  men  came  to  the  city,  be- 
hold, it  was  burned  with  fire  ; and  their  wives,  and 
their  sons,  and  their  daughters,  were  taken  captives. 


7 As  ch.  14.  21.  0 2 Sam.  3.  25.  2 n 2 Sam.  14.  17,  20.  « 2 Sam.  4.  4. 

8 oh.  18.  7.  & 21.  11.  Kin.  19.  27.  & 19.  27.  ’ See  ch.  15.  7.  & 

'0  ver.  3.  ver.  4.  27.  8. 


1 ch.  28.  1. 

2 ch.  4.  1. 

8 ch.  28.  1,  2. 


4 See  ch.  27.  7. 
6 Dan.  6.  5. 

« 1 Chr.  12.  1». 


450 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXX. 


4 Then  David  and  the  people  that  were  with  him 
lifted  up  their  voice  and  wept,  until  they  had  no  more 
power  to  weep. 

5 And  David’s  ^ two  wives  were  taken  captives,  Ahi- 
noam  the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  the  wife  of  Nabal 
the  Carmelite. 

6 And  David  was  greatly  distressed  ; ^ for  the  peo- 
ple spake  of  stoning  him,  because  the  soul  of  all  the 
people  was  grieved,  every  man  for  his  sons  and  for  his 
daughters  : ^ but  David  encouraged  himself  in  the 
Lord  his  God. 

7 ® And  David  said  to  Abiathar  the  priest,  Ahime- 
lech’s  son,  I pray  thee,  bring  me  hither  the  ephod. 
And  Abiathar  brought  thither  the  ephod  to  David. 

8 ® And  David  enquired  at  the  Lord,  saying.  Shall 
I pursue  after  this  troop  ? shall  I overtake  them  ? 
And  he  answered  him.  Pursue  : for  thou  shalt  surely 
overtake  them,  and  without  fail  recover  all. 

9 So  David  went,  he  and  the  six  hundred  men  that 
were  with  him,  and  came  to  the  brook  Besor,  where 
those  that  were  left  behind  stayed. 

10  But  David  pursued,  he  and  four  hundred  men  : 

for  two  hundred  abode  behind,  which  were  so  faint 

that  they  could  not  go  over  the  brook  Besor. 

11  ^ And  they  found  an  Egyptian  in  the  field,  and 
brought  him  to  David,  and  gave  him  bread,  and  he  did 
eat  ; and  they  made  him  drink  water  ; 

12  And  they  gave  him  a piece  of  a cake  of  figs,  and 
two  clusters  of  raisins  : and  ®when  he  had  eaten,  his 
spirit  came  again  to  him  : for  he  had  eaten  no  bread, 
nor  drunk  any  water,  three  days  and  three  nights. 

13  And  David  said  unto  him.  To  whom  belongest 
thou  ? and  whence  art  thou  ? And  he  said,  I am  a 
young  man  of  Egypt,  servant  to  an  Amalekite  ; and  my 
master  left  me,  because  three  days  agone  I fell  sick. 

14  We  made  an  invasion  upon  the  south  of  ® the  Che- 
rethites,  and  upon  the  coast  which  helongeth  to  Judah,  and 
upon  the  south  of  Caleb  ; and  we  burned  Ziklag  with 
fire. 

15  And  David  said  to  him,  Canst  thou  bring  me 
down  to  this  company  ? And  he  said.  Swear  unto  me 
by  God,  that  thou  wilt  neither  kill  me,  nor  deliver  me 
into  the  hands  of  my  master,  and  I will  bring  thee 
down  to  this  company. 

16  ^ And  when  he  had  brought  him  down,  behold, 
they  were  spread  abroad  upon  all  the  earth,  eating  and 
drinking,  and  dancing,  because  of  all  the  great  spoil 
that  they  had  taken  out  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines, 
and  out  of  the  land  of  Judah. 

17  And  David  smote  them  from  the  twilight  even 
unto  the  evening  of  the  next  day  : and  there  escaped 
not  a man  of  them,  save  four  hundred  young  men, 
which  rode  upon  camels,  and  fled. 

18  And  David  recovered  ail  that  the  Amalekites  had 
carried  away  : and  David  rescued  his  two  wives. 

19  And  there  was  nothing  lacking  to  them,  neither 
small  nor  great,  neither  sons  nor  daughters,  neither  spoil, 
nor  any  thing  that  they  had  taken  to  them  : David 
recovered  ail. 

20  And  David  took  all  the  flocks  and  the  herds, 
which  they  dravo  before  those  other  cattle,  and  said, 
This  is  David’s  spoil. 

21  T[  And  David  came  to  the  two  hundred  men,  j 

2 ch.  25.  42,  43.  2 4,  11.  Hab.  3.  17,  18.  « go  Judg.  15.  19. 

Sam.  2.  2.  e d,.  23.  6,  9.  ch.  14.  27. 

s Ex.  17.  4.  6 cl).  23.  2,  4.  » ver.  !(!.  2 Sam.  8. 

4 Ps.  42.  5.  & 5G.  3,  ^ ver.  21.  18.  1 Kin.  1.  38,  44. 


4 Then  David  and  the  people  that  were  with  him  lifted 
up  their  voice  and  wept,  until  they  had  no  more 

5 power  to  weep.  And  David’s  two  wives  were  taken 
captives,  Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  the 

6 wife  of  Nabal  the  Carmelite.  And  David  was  greatly 
distressed  ; for  the  people  spake  of  stoning  him,  be- 
cause the  soul  of  all  the  people  was  gi-ieved,  every 
man  for  his  sons  and  for  his  daughters  : but  David 
strengthened  himself  in  the  Lord  his  God. 


7 And  David  said  to  Abiathar  the  priest,  the  son  of 
Ahimelech,  I pray  thee,  bring  me  hither  the  ephod. 
And  Abiathar  brought  thither  the  ephod  to  David. 

8 And  David  inquired  of  the  Lord,  saying,  “ If  I pur- 
sue after  this  troop,  shall  I overtake  them  ? And 
he  answered  him,  Pursue  : for  thou  shalt  surely 
overtake  them,  and  shalt  without  fail  recover  all. 

9 So  David  went,  he  and  the  six  hundred  men  that 
were  with  him,  and  came  to  the  brook  Besor,  where 

10  those  that  v/ere  left  behind  stayed.  But  David 
pursued,  he  and  four  hundred  men  : for  two  hun- 
dred stayed  behind,  which  were  so  faint  that  they 

11  could  not  go  over  the  brook  Besor  : and  they  found 
an  Egyptian  in  the  field,  and  brought  him  to  David, 
and  gave  him  bread,  and  he  did  eat  ; and  they  gave 

12  him  water  to  drink  : and  they  gave  him  a piece  of  a 
cake  of  figs,  and  two  clusters  of  raisins  ; and  when 
he  had  eaten,  his  spirit  came  again  to  him  ; for  he 
had  eaten  no  bread,  nor  drunk  any  water,  three  days 

13  and  three  nights.  And  David  said  unto  him.  To 
whom  belongest  thou  ? and  whence  art  thou  ? And 
he  said,  I am  a young  man  of  Egypt,  servant  to  an 
Amalekite  ; and  my  master  left  me,  because  three 

14  days  agone  I fell  sick.  We  made  a raid  upon  the 
South  of  the  Cherethites,  and  upon  that  which  be- 
longeth  to  Judah,  and  upon  the  South  of  Caleb  ; 

15  and  we  burned  Ziklag  with  fire.  And  David  said 
to  him.  Wilt  thou  bring  me  down  to  this  troop  ? 
And  he  said.  Swear  unto  me  by  God,  that  thou  wilt 
neither  kill  me,  nor  deliver  me  up  into  the  hands  of 
my  master,  and  I will  bring  thee  down  to  this  troop. 

16  And  when  he  had  brought  him  down,  behold,  they 
were  spread  abroad  over  all  the  ground,  eating  and 
drinking,  and  feasting,  ^ because  of  all  the  great  spoil 
that  they  had  taken  out  of  the  land  of  the  Philis- 

17  tines,  and  out  of  the  land  of  Judah.  And  David 
smote  them  from  the  twilight  even  unto  the  even- 
ing of  the  next  day  : and  there  escaped  not  a man 
of  them,  save  four  hundred  young  men,  which  rode 

18  upon  camels  and  fled.  And  David  recovered  all 
that  the  Amalekites  had  taken  : and  David  rescued 

19  his  two  wives.  And  there  was  nothing  lacking  to 
them,  neither  small  nor  great,  neither  sons  nor 
daughters,  neither  spoil,  nor  any  thing  that  they 

20  had  taken  to  them  : David  brought  back  all.  And 
David  took  all  the  flocks  and  the  herds,  which  they 
drave  before  those  other  cattle,  and  said.  This  is 

21  David’s  spoil.  And  David  came  to  the  two  himdred 


Ezek.  25.  16.  Zeph.  « 1 Thess.  6.  3. 
2.  5.  12  ver.  8. 

10  Josh.  14.  13.  & 16.  la  ver.  10. 

13. 


a Or,  Shall  I pursue, 
b Or,  ami'isC. 


I.  SAMUEL,  XXXI. 


451 


which  were  so  faint  that  they  could  not  follow  David, 
whom  they  had  made  also  to  abide  at  the  brook  Besor  : 
and  they  went  forth  to  meet  David,  and  to  meet  the 
people  that  were  with  him  : and  when  David  came  near 
to  the  people,  he  saluted  them. 

22  Then  answered  all  the  wicked  men  and  men  of 
Belial,  of  those  that  went  with  David,  and  said.  Because 
they  went  not  with  us,  we  will  not  give  them  ought  of 
the  spoil  that  we  have  recovered,  save  to  every  man  his 
wife  and  his  children,  that  they  may  lead  them  away, 
and  depart. 

23  Then  said  Da^dd,  Ye  shall  not  do  so,  my  bre- 
thren, with  that  which  the  Lord  hath  given  us,  who  hath 
preserved  us,  and  delivered  the  company  that  came 
against  us  into  our  hand. 

24  For  who  will  hearken  unto  you  in  this  matter  ? 
but  ^®as  his  part  is  that  goeth  down  to  the  battle,  so 
shall  his  part  be  that  tarrieth  by  the  stuff  : they  shall 
part  alike. 

25  And  it  was  so  from  that  day  forward,  that  he  made 
it  a statute  and  an  ordinance  for  Israel  unto  this  day. 

26  And  when  David  came  to  Ziklag,  he  sent  of  the 
spoil  unto  the  elders  of  Judah,  even  to  his  friends,  say- 
ing, Behold  a present  for  you  of  the  spoil  of  the  ene- 
mies of  the  Lord  ; 

27  To  them  which  were  in  Beth-el,  and  to  them  which 
were  in  south  Ramoth,  and  to  them  which  were  in 

Jattir, 

28  And  to  them  which  were  in  Aroer,  and  to  them 
which  were  in  Siphmoth,  and  to  them  which  were  in 

Eshtemoa, 

29  And  to  them  which  were  in  Rachal,  and  to  them 
which  were  in  the  cities  of  ^othe  Jerahmeelites,  and  to 
them  which  were  in  the  cities  of  the  Kenites, 

30  And  to  them  which  were  in  Hormah,  and  to  them 
which  were  in  Chor-ashan,  and  to  them  which  were  in 
Athach, 

31  And  to  them  which  were  in  Hebron,  and  to  all 
the  places  where  David  himself  and  his  men  were  wont 
to  haunt. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Saul  having  lost  his  army,  and  his  sons  slain,  he  and  his  armour- 
bearer  kill  themselves.  7 The  Philistines  possess  the  forsaken  towns 
of  the  Israelites.  8 They  triumph  over  the  dead  carcases.  11  They  of 
Jabesh-gilead.  recoveidng  the  bodies  by  night,  burn  them  at  Jabesh, 
and  mournfully  bury  their  bones. 

"Vr O W ^ the  Philistines  fought  against  Israel  : and  the 
men  of  Israel  fled  from  before  the  Philistines,  and 
fell  down  slain  in  mount  ^ Gilboa. 

2 And  the  Philistines  followed  hard  upon  Saul  and 
upon  his  sons  ; and  the  Philistines  slew  ® Jonathan,  and 
Abinadab,  and  Melchi-shua,  Saul’s  sons. 

3 And  ^the  battle  went  sore  against  Saul,  and  the 
archers  hit  him  ; and  he  was  sore  wounded  of  the 
archers. 

4 ® Then  said  Saul  unto  his  armourbearer.  Draw  thy 
sword,  and  thrust  me  through  therewith  ; lest  ® these 
uncircumcised  come  and  thrust  me  through,  and  abuse 
me.  But  his  armourbearer  would  not  ; for  he  was 
sore  afraid.  Therefore  Saul  took  a sword,  and  ® fell 
upon  it. 

5 And  when  his  armourbearer  saw  that  Saul  was 


men,  which  were  so  faint  that  they  could  not  follow 
David,  whom  also  they  had  made  to  abide  at  the 
brook  Besor  : and  they  went  forth  to  meet  David, 
and  to  meet  the  people  that  were  with  him  : and 
when  David  came  near  to  the  people,  he  ^ sa- 

22  luted  them.  Then  answered  all  the  wicked  men 
and  ® men  of  ^ Belial,  of  those  that  went  with  David, 
and  said.  Because  they  went  not  with  us,  we  will 
not  give  them  aught  of  the  spoil  that  we  have  re- 
covered, save  to  every  man  his  wife  and  his  children, 

23  that  they  may  lead  them  away,  and  depart.  Then 
said  David,  Ye  shall  not  do  so,  my  brethren,  with 
that  which  the  Lord  hath  given  unto  us,  who  hath 
preserved  us,  and  delivered  the  troop  that  came 

24  against  us  into  our  hand.  And  who  will  hearken 
unto  you  in  this  matter  ? for  as  his  share  is  that 
goeth  down  to  the  battle,  so  shall  his  share  be  that 

25  tarrieth  by  the  stuff  ; they  shall  share  alike.  And 
it  was  so  from  that  day  forward,  that  he  made  it  a 
statute  and  an  ordinance  for  Israel,  unto  this  day. 

26  And  when  David  came  to  Ziklag,  he  sent  of  the 
spoil  unto  the  elders  of  Judah,  even  to  his  friends, 
saying.  Behold  a ^ present  for  you  of  the  spoil  of 

27  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  ; to  them  which  were  in 
Beth-el,  and  to  them  which  were  in  Ramoth  of  the 

28  South,  and  to  them  which  were  in  Jattir  ; and  to 
them  which  were  in  Aroer,  and  to  them  which  were 
in  Siphmoth,  and  to  them  which  were  in  Eshtemoa  ; 

29  and  to  them  which  were  in  Racal,  and  to  them 
which  were  in  the  cities  of  the  Jerahmeelites,  and 
to  them  which  were  in  the  cities  of  the  Kenites  ; 

30  and  to  them  which  were  in  Hormah,  and  to  them 
which  were  in  *Cor-ashan,  and  to  them  which  were 

31  in  Athach  ; and  to  them  which  were  in  Hebron,  and 
to  all  the  places  where  David  himself  and  his  men 
were  wont  to  haunt. 


31  “Now  the  Philistines  fought  against  Israel  : and 
the  men  of  Israel  fled  from  before  the  Philistines, 

2 and  fell  down  ^ slain  in  mount  Gilboa.  And  the 
Philistines  followed  hard  upon  Saul  and  upon  his 
sons  ; and  the  Philistines  slew  Jonathan,  and  ^ Abi- 

3 nadab,  and  Malchi-shua,  the  sons  of  Saul.  And  the 
battle  went  sore  against  Saul,  and  the  archers  over- 
took him  ; and  he  was  greatly  distressed  by  reason 

4 of  the  archers.  Then  said  Saul  to  his  armour- 
bearer,  Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust  me  through 
therewith  ; lest  these  uncircumcised  come  and  thrust 
me  through,  and  ^ abuse  me.  But  his  armourbearer 
would  not ; for  he  was  sore  afraid.  Therefore  Saul 

5 took  his  sword,  and  fell  upon  it.  And  when  his  ar- 
mourbearer saw  that  Saul  was  dead,  he  likewise  fell 


u Deut.  13.  13. 

Judg.  19.  22. 

lo  See  Num.  31.  27. 
Josh.  22.  8. 

10  Josh.  19.  8. 
u Josh.  15.  48. 

18  Josh.  13.  16. 


i»  Jo.sh.  15.  50. 

20  ch.  27.  10. 

21  Judg.  1.  IG. 

22  Judg.  1.  17. 

23  Josh.  14.  13.  2 

Sam.  2.  1. 

1 1 Chr.  10.  1-12. 


2 ch.  28.  4. 

3 ch.  14.  49.  1 Chr. 
8 33 

4 See  2 Sam.  1.  6, 
&c. 

6  So  Judg.  9.  54. 

6 ch.  14.  6.  & 17.  26. 


7 2 Sam.  1.  14. 

8 2 Sam.  1.  10. 
c Or,  with. 

d Or,  asked  them  of 
their  welfare . 
e Or,  base  fellows. 


f That  Is,  worthless- 
ness. 

f;  Ileb.  blessing, 
h According  to  many 
MSS.  iind  versions, 
Bor-ashan. 


a See  1 Chr.  10.  1- 
12. 

b Or,  wounded, 
c In  ch.  14.  49, 

Ishvi. 

d Or,  make  a mock 
of  me. 


452 


II.  SAMUEL,  L 


dead,  he  fell  likewise  upon  his  sword,  and  died  with 
him. 

6 So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and  his  armour- 
bearer,  and  all  his  men,  that  same  day  together. 

7 H And  when  the  men  of  Israel  that  xviere  on  the 
other  side  of  the  valley,  and  they  that  luere  on  the  other 
side  Jordan,  saw  that  the  men  of  Israel  fled,  and  that 
Saul  and  his  sons  were  dead,  they  forsook  the  cities, 
and  fled  ; and  the  Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  when  the 
Philistines  came  to  strip  the  slain,  that  they  found  Saul 
and  his  three  sons  fallen  in  mount  Gilboa. 

9 And  they  cut  off  his  head,  and  stripped  off  his 
armour,  and  sent  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines  round 
about,  to  ® publish  it  in  the  house  of  their  idols,  and 
among  the  people. 

10  And  they  put  his  armour  in  the  house  of  Ash- 
taroth  : and  they  fastened  his  body  to  the  wall  of 

Beth-shan. 

11  ^i^And  when  the  inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead 
heard  of  that  which  the  Philistines  had  done  to  Saul ; 

12  18  All  the  valiant  men  arose,  and  went  all  night, 
and  took  the  body  of  Saul  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons 
from  the  wall  of  Beth-shan,  and  came  to  Jabesh,  and 
1®  burnt  them  there. 

13  And  they  took  their  bones,  and  i'^  buried  them 
under  a tree  at  Jabesh,  i®  and  fasted  seven  days. 


6 upon  his  sword,  and  died  with  him.  So  Saul  died, 
and  his  three  sons,  and  his  armourbearer,  and  all  his 

7 men,  that  same  day  together.  And  when  the  men 
of  Israel  that  were  on  the  other  side  of  the  valley, 
and  they  that  were  beyond  Jordan,  saw  that  the 
men  of  Israel  fled,  and  that  Saul  and  his  sons  were 
dead,  they  forsook  the  cities,  and  fled  ; and  the  Phi- 
listines came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  when  the 
Philistines  came  to  strip  the  slain,  that  they  found 
Saul  and  his  three  sons  fallen  in  mount  Gilboa. 

9 And  they  cut  off  his  head,  and  stripped  off  his  ar- 
mour, and  sent  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines  round 
about,  to  carry  the  tidings  unto  the  house  of  their 

10  idols,  and  to  the  people.  And  they  put  his  armour 
in  the  house  of  the  Ashtaroth  : and  they  fastened 

11  his  body  to  the  wall  of  Beth-shan.  And  when  the 
inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  heard  concerning  him 

12  that  which  the  Philistines  had  done  to  Saul,  all  the 
valiant  men  arose,  and  went  all  night,  and  took  the 
body  of  Saul  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons  from  the 
wall  of  Beth-shan  ; and  they  came  to  Jabesh,  and 

13  burnt  them  there.  And  they  took  their  bones,  and 
buried  them  under  the  tamarisk  tree  in  Jabesh,  and 
fasted  seven  days. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF 

SAMUEL, 

OTHEBWISE  CALLED, 

THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 The  Amalekite.  who  brought  tidings  of  the  overthrow,  and  accused 
himself  of  Saul's  death,  is  slain.  17  David  lamenteth  Saul  and  Jo- 
nathan with  a song. 

OW  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Saul,  when 
David  was  returned  from  ^ the  slaughter  of  the 
Ainalekites,  and  David  had  abode  two  days  in  Ziklag  ; 

2 It  came  even  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  that,  be- 
hold, 2 a man  came  out  of  the  camp  from  Saul  8 with 
his  clothes  rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head  : and  so  it  was, 
when  he  came  to  David,  that  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and 
did  obeisance. 

3 And  David  said  unto  him.  From  whence  comest 
thou  ? And  he  said  unto  him.  Out  of  the  camp  of  Is- 
rael am  I escaped. 

4 And  David  said  unto  him.  How  went  the  matter  ? 
I pray  thee,  tell  me.  And  he  answered,  That  the  people 
are  fled  from  the  battle,  and  many  of  the  people  also 
are  fallen  and  dead  ; and  Saul  and  Jonathan  his  son 
are  dead  also. 

12  2 Sam.  21.  12.  ^ ch.  11.  3,  9,  11. 

13  Josh.l7. 11.  Judg.  15  See  ch.  11.  1-11. 

1.  27.  2 Sam.  2.  4-7. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF 

SAMUEL. 


1 And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Saul,  when 
David  was  returned  from  the  slaughter  of  the  Ama- 
lekites,  and  David  had  abode  two  days  in  Ziklag  ; 

2 it  came  even  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  that,  behold,  a 
man  came  out  of  the  camp  from  Saul  with  his  clothes 
rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head  : and  so  it  was,  when 
he  came  to  David,  that  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and  did 

3 obeisance.  And  David  said  unto  him,  From  whence 
comest  thou  ? And  he  said  unto  him.  Out  of  the 

4 camp  of  Israel  am  I escaped.  And  David  said  unto 
him.  How  went  the  matter  ? I pray  thee,  tell  me. 
And  he  answered.  The  people  are  fled  from  the 
battle,  and  many  of  the  people  also  are  fallen  and 
dead  ; and  Saul  aud  Jonathan  his  son  are  dead  also. 


16  2 Chr.  16. 14.  Jet*.  n 2 Sam.  2.  4,  5.  & i 1 Sam.  30.  17,  26. 
34.  5.  Amos  6.  10.  21.  12,  13,  14.  2 ch.  4.  10. 

18  Gen.  60.  10.  s 1 Sam.  4.  12. 


9 2 Sam.  1.  20. 

10  ch.  21.  9. 

11  Judg.  2.  13. 


II.  SAMUEL,  I. 


453 


5 And  David  said  unto  the  young  man  that  told  him, 

How  knowest  thou  that  Saul  and  Jonathan  his  son  be 
dead  ? ^ 

6 And  the  young  man  that  told  him  said,  As  I hap- 
pened by  chance  upon  ^ mount  Gilboa,  behold,  ^ Saul 
leaned  upon  his  spear  ; and,  lo,  the  chariots  and  horse- 
men followed  hard  after  him. 

7 And  when  he  looked  behind  him,  he  saw  me,  and 
called  unto  me.  And  I answered.  Here  am  I. 

8 And  he  said  unto  me.  Who  art  thou  ? And  I 
answered  him,  I am  an  Amalekite. 

9 He  said  unto  me  again.  Stand,  I pray  thee,  upon 
me,  and  slay  me  : for  anguish  is  come  upon  me,  be- 
cause my  life  is  yet  whole  in  me. 

10  So  I stood  upon  him,  and  ®slew  him,  because  I 
was  sure  that  he  could  not  live  after  that  he  was  fallen  : 
and  I took  the  crown  that  was  upon  his  head,  and  the 
bracelet  that  was  on  his  arm,  and  have  brought  them 
hither  unto  my  lord. 

11  Then  David  took  hold  on  his  clothes,  and  "^rent 
them  ; and  likewise  all  the  men  that  were  with  him  : 

12  And  they  mourned,  and  wept,  and  fasted  until 
even,  for  Saul,  and  for  Jonathan  his  son,  and  for  the 
people  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  house  of  Israel ; be- 
cause they  were  fallen  by  the  sword. 

13  ^ And  David  said  unto  the  young  man  that  told 
him.  Whence  art  thou  ? And  he  answered,  I am  the 
son  of  a stranger,  an  Amalekite. 

14  And  David  said  unto  him,  ®How  wast  thou  not 
® afraid  to  stretch  forth  thine  hand  to  destroy  the 
Lord’s  anointed  ? 

15  And  David  called  one  of  the  young  men,  and 
said,  Go  near,  and  fall  upon  him.  And  he  smote  him 
that  he  died. 

16  And  David  said  unto  him,  ^^Xhy  blood  he  upon 
thy  head  ; for  thy  mouth  hath  testified  against  thee, 
saying,  I have  slain  the  Lord’s  anointed. 

17  ^ And  David  lamented  with  this  lamentation  over 
Saul  and  over  Jonathan  his  son  : 

18  (i^Also  he  bade  them  teach  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah the  use  of  the  bow  : behold,  it  is  written  in  the 
book  of  Jasher.) 

19  The  beauty  of  Israel  is  slain  upon  thy  high 
places  : how  are  the  mighty  fallen  ! 

20  Tell  it  not  in  Gath,  publish  it  not  in  the  streets 
of  Askelon  ; lest  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines  re- 
joice, lest  the  daughters  of  the  uncircumcised  tri- 
umph. 

21  Ye  mountains  of  Gilboa,  there  no  dew, 
neither  let  there  he  rain,  upon  you,  nor  fields  of  offer- 
ings : for  there  the  shield  of  the  mighty  is  vilely  cast 
away,  the  shield  of  Saul,  as  though  he  had  not  been 
22  anointed  with  oil. 

22  From  the  blood  of  the  slain,  from  the  fat  of  the 
mighty,  23  the  bow  of  Jonathan  turned  not  back,  and 
the  sword  of  Saul  returned  not  empty. 

23  Saul  and  Jonathan  were  lovely  and  pleasant  in 


4 1 Sara.  31.  1. 

6 See  1 Sam.  31.  2, 
3,  4. 

0 Jud?.  9.  54. 


' ch.  3.  31.  & 13.  31. 
8 Num.  12.  8. 


f 1 Sam.  31.  4.  is  ver.  10.  Luke  19. 

10  1 Sam.  24.  G.  & 22. 

2G.  9.  Ps.  105.  15.  11  1 Sam.  31.  3. 

11  ch.  4.  10,  12.  15  Josh.  10.  13. 

12  1 Sam.  26.  9.  1 m ver.  27. 

Kin.  2.  32,  33,  37.  n 1 Sam.  31.  9.  Mic. 


5 And  David  said  unto  the  young  man  that  told  him. 
How  knowest  thou  that  Saul  and  Jonathan  his  son 

6 be  dead  ? And  the  young  man  that  told  him  said. 
As  I happened  by  chance  upon  mount  Gilboa,  behold, 
Saul  leaned  upon  his  spear  ; and,  lo,  the  chariots 

7 and  the  horsemen  followed  hard  after  him.  And 
when  he  looked  behind  him,  he  saw  me,  and  called 

8 unto  me.  And  I answered.  Here  am  I.  And  he 
said  unto  me.  Who  art  thou  ? And  I answered  him, 

9 I am  an  Amalekite.  And  he  said  unto  me.  Stand, 
I pray  thee,  “ beside  me,  and  slay  me,  for  ^ anguish 
hath  taken  hold  of  me  ; because  my  life  is  yet  whole 

10  in  me.  So  I stood  " beside  him,  and  slew  him,  be- 
cause I was  sure  that  he  could  not  live  after  that  he 
was  fallen  : and  I took  the  crown  that  was  upon  his 
head,  and  the  bracelet  that  was  on  his  arm,  and 

11  have  brought  them  hither  unto  my  lord.  Then 
David  took  hold  on  his  clothes,  and  rent  them  ; and 

12  likewise  all  the  men  that  were  with  him  : and  they 
mourned,  and  wept,  and  fasted  until  even,  for  Saul, 
and  for  Jonathan  his  son,  and  for  the  people  of  the 
Lord,  and  for  the  house  of  Israel  ; because  they 

13  were  fallen  by  the  sword.  And  David  said  unto  the 
young  man  that  told  him.  Whence  art  thou  ? And 
he  answered,  I am  the  son  of  a stranger,  an  Ama- 

14  lekite.  And  David  said  unto  him.  How  wast  thou 
not  afraid  to  put  forth  thine  hand  to  destroy  the 

15  Lord’s  anointed  ? And  David  called  one  of  the 
young  men,  and  said.  Go  near,  and  fall  upon  him. 

16  And  he  smote  him  that  he  died.  And  David  said 
unto  him.  Thy  blood  be  upon  thy  head  ; for  thy 
mouth  hath  testified  against  thee,  saying,  I have 
slain  the  Lord’s  anointed. 


17  And  David  lamented  with  this  lamentation  over 

18  Saul  paid  over  Jonathan  his  son  : and  he  bade  them 
teach  the  children  of  Judah  the  song  of  the  bow  : 
behold,  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  Jashar. 

19  ^^Thy  glory,  O Israel,  is  slain  upon  thy  high 

places  ! 

How  are  the  mighty  fallen  ! 

20  Tell  it  not  in  Gath, 

Publish  it  not  in  the  streets  of  Ashkelon  ; 

Lest  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines  rejoice. 

Lest  the  daughters  of  the  uncircumcised  triumph. 

21  Ye  mountains  of  Gilboa, 

Let  there  be  no  dew  nor  rain  upon  you,  neither 
fields  of  offerings  : 

For  there  the  shield  of  the  mighty  w^as  ® vilely 
cast  away. 

The  shield  of  Saul,  ^ not  anointed  with  oil. 

22  From  the  blood  of  the  slain,  from  the  fat  of  the 

mighty, 

The  bow  of  Jonathan  turned  not  back. 

And  the  sword  of  Saul  returned  not  empty. 

23  Saul  and  Jonathan  were  lovely  and  pleasant  in 

their  lives, 

1.  10.  See  Judg.  16.  21  So  Judg.  5.  23. 

23.  Job  3.  3,  4.  Jer.  20. 

18  See  Ex.  15.  20.  14. 

Judg.  11.  34.  1 Sam.  22 1 gam.  10.  1. 

18.  G.  23  1 Sam.  18.  4. 

15  1 Sam.  31.  4.  a Or,  over. 

20  1 Sam.  31.  1. 


b Or,  giddiness, 
c Or,  The  Upright, 
d Or,  The  gazelle, 
e Or,  defiled, 
f Or,  as  of  one  not 
anointed. 


454 


II.  SAMUEL,  II. 


their  lives,  and  in  their  death  they  were  not  divided  : 
they  were  swifter  than  eagles,  they  were  stronger 
than  lions. 

24  Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep  over  Saul,  who 
clothed  you  in  scarlet,  with  other  delights,  who  put  on 
ornaments  of  gold  upon  your  apparel. 

25  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  in  the  midst  of  the 
battle  1 O Jonathan,  thou  wast  slain  in  thine  high 
places. 

26  I am  distressed  for  thee,  my  brother  J onathan  : 
very  pleasant  hast  thou  been  unto  me  : thy  love  to 
me  was  wonderful,  passing  the  love  of  women. 

27  How  are  the  mighty  fallen,  and  the  weapons  of 
war  perished  ! 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 David,  by  God's  direction,  ivith  his  company  goeth  up  to  Hebron, 
where  he  is  made  king  of  Judah.  5 He  comrnenaeth  them  of  Jabesh- 
gUead  for  their  kindness  to  Saul.  8 Abner  maketh  Ish-bosheth  king 
of  Israel.  12  A mortal  skirmish  between  twelve  of  Abner's  and  twelve 
of  Joab's  men.  18  Asahel  is  slain.  25  At  Abner's  motion  Joab 
soundeth  a retreat.  32  Asahel' s burial. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  David  ^ en- 
quired of  the  Lord,  saying.  Shall  I go  up  into 
any  of  the  cities  of  .Judah  ? And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him.  Go  up.  And  David  said.  Whither  shall  I go  up  ? 
And  he  said.  Unto  ^ Hebron. 

2  So  David  went  up  thither,  and  his  ® two  wives  also, 
Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  Nabal’s  wife  the 
Carmelite. 

3  And  ^ his  men  that  were  with  him  did  David  bring 
up,  every  man  with  his  houssliold  : and  they  dwelt  in 
the  cities  of  Hebron. 

4  ^And  the  men  of  Judah  came,  and  there  they 
anointed  David  king  over  the  house  of  Judah.  And 
they  told  David,  saying.  That  ®the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead 
were  they  that  buried  Saul. 

5  ^ And  David  sent  messengers  unto  the  men  of  Ja- 
besh-gilead, and  said  unto  them,  Blessed  he  ye  of  the 
Lord,  that  ye  have  shewed  this  kindness  unto  your  lord, 
even  unto  Saul,  and  have  buried  him. 

6  And  now  ® the  Lord  shew  kindness  and  truth  unto 
you  : and  I also  will  requite  you  this  kindness,  because 
ye  have  done  this  thing. 

7  Therefore  now  let  your  hands  be  strengthened,  and 
be  ye  valiant  : for  your  master  Saul  is  dead,  and  also 
the  house  of  Judah  have  anointed  me  king  over  them. 

8  ^ But  ® Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  captain  of  Saul’s 
host,  took  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and  brought 
him  over  to  Mahanaim  ; 

9  And  made  him  king  over  Gilead,  and  over  the 
Ashurites,  and  over  Jezreel,  and  over  Ephraim,  and 
over  Benjamin,  and  over  all  Israel. 

10  Ish-bosheth  Saul’s  son  was  forty  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign  over  Israel,  and  reigned  two  years. 
But  the  house  of  Judah  followed  David. 

11  And  the  time  that  David  was  king  in  Hebron 
over  the  house  of  Judah  was  seven  years  and  six 
months. 

12  ^ And  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  the  servants 
of  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  went  out  from  Maha- 
naim to  Gibeon. 

13  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  and  the  servants  of 
David,  went  out,  and  met  together  by  ii  the  pool  of 


And  in  their  death  they  were  not  divided  ; / 

They  were  swifter  than  eagles. 

They  were  stronger  than  lions. 

24  Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep  over  Saul, 

Who  clothed  you  in  scarlet  ^ delicately, 

Who  put  ornaments  of  gold  upon  your  apparel. 

25  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  in  the  midst  of  the 

battle  ! 

^ Jonathan  is  slain  upon  thy  high  places. 

26  I am  distressed  for  thee,  my  brother  Jonathan  : 
V ery  pleasant  hast  thou  been  unto  me  : 

Thy  love  to  me  was  wonderful. 

Passing  the  love  of  women. 

27  How  are  the  mighty  fallen. 

And  the  weapons  of  war  perished  I 


2  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  David  in- 
quired of  the  Lord,  saying.  Shall  I go  up  into  any 
of  the  cities  of  Judah  ? And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  Go  up.  And  David  said.  Whither  shall  I go 

2 up  ? And  he  said,  Unto  Hebron.  So  David  went 
up  thither,  and  his  two  wives  also,  Ahinoam  the  Jez- 
reelitess, and  Abigail  the  wife  of  Nabal  the  Carmel- 

3 ite.  And  his  men  that  were  with  him  did  David 
bring  up,  every  man  with  his  household  : and  they 

4 dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Hebron.  And  the  men  of 
Judah  came,  and  there  they  anointed  David  king 
over  the  house  of  Judah. 


And  they  told  David,  saying,  The  men  of  Jabesh- 

5 gilead  were  they  that  buried  Saul.  And  David  sent 
messengers  unto  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead,  and  said 
unto  them.  Blessed  be  ye  of  the  Lord,  that  ye  have 
shewed  this  kindness  unto  your  lord,  even  unto  Saul, 

6 and  have  buried  him.  And  now  the  Lord  shew 
kindness  and  truth  unto  you : and  I also  will  requite 
you  this  kindness,  because  ye  have  done  this  thing. 

7 Now  therefore  let  your  hands  be  strong,  and  be  ye 
valiant  : for  Saul  your  lord  is  dead,  and  also  the 
house  of  Judah  have  anointed  me  king  over  them. 

8 Now  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  captain  of  Saul’s 
host,  had  taken  “Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and 

9 brought  him  over  to  Mahanaim  ; and  he  made  him 
king  over  Gilead,  and  over  the  ^ Ashurites,  and  over 
Jezreel,  and  over  Ephraim,  and  over  Benjamin,  and 

10  over  all  Israel.  (Ish-bosheth  Saul’s  son  was  forty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  over  Israel,  and 
he  reigned  two  years.)  But  the  house  of  Judah  fol- 

11  lowed  David.  And  the  time  that  David  was  king 
in  Hebron  over  the  house  of  Judah  was  seven  years 
and  six  months. 

12  And  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  the  servants  of 
Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  went  out  from  Maha- 

13  naim  to  Gibeon.  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  and 
the  servants  of  David,  went  out,  and  met  ‘^them  by 


2^  Jiidg.  14.  18.  1 Judg.  1. 1.  1 Sam.  < 1 Sam.  27.  2,  3.  & 8 2 Tim.  1.  16,  18.  g Heb.  with  delights.  b The  Vulgate  and 

2"  1 Sam.  18.  1,  3.  & 23.  2,  4,  9.  & 30.  7,  8.  30.  1.  1 Chr.  12.  1.  ® 1 Sam.  14.  50.  h Or,  O Jonathan,  S)'riac  have,  Geshur- 

19.  2.  & 20.  17,  41.  & 2 ver.  11.  1 Sam.  ver.  11.  ch.  5.  5.  lo  ch.  6.  5.  1 Kin.  slain  &c.  ites. 

23.16.  30.31.  ch.  5.  1,  3.  1 « 1 Sam.  31.  11,  13.  2.11.  a In  1 Chr.  8.  33.  & c Heb.  them  toge- 

*6  ver.  19.  Kin.  2.  11.  ‘ Ruth  2.  20.  & 3.  “ Josh.  18.  25.  9.  39,  Esh-baal.  ther. 

3 1 Sam.  30.  5.  10.  Ps.  115.  15.  « Jer.  41.  12. 


II.  SAMUEL,  IL 


455 


Gibeon  : and  they  sat  down,  the  one  on  the  one  side  of 
the  pool,  and  the  other  on  the  other  side  of  the  pool. 

14  And  Abner  said  to  Joab,  Let  the  young  men  now 
arise,  and  play  before  us.  And  Joab  said.  Let  them 
arise. 

15  Then  there  arose  and  went  over  by  number  twelve 
of  Benjamin,  which  pertained  to  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of 
Saul,  and  twelve  of  the  servants  of  David. 

16  And  they  caught  every  one  his  fellow  by  the 
head,  and  thrust  his  sword  in  his  fellow’s  side  ; so  they 
fell  down  together  : wherefore  that  place  was  called 
Helkath-hazzurim,  which  is  in  Gibeon. 

17  And  there  was  a very  sore  battle  that  day  ; and 
Abner  was  beaten,  and  the  men  of  Israel,  before  the 
servants  of  David. 

18  T[  And  there  were  three  sons  of  Zeruiah  there, 
Joab,  and  Abishai,  and  Asahel  : and  Asahel  was  ^^as 
light  of  foot  as  a wild  roe. 

19  And  Asahel  pursued  after  Abner  ; and  in  going 
he  turned  not  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left  from 
following  Abner. 

20  Then  Abner  looked  behind  him,  and  said.  Art 
thou  Asahel  ? And  he  answered,  I am. 

21  And  Abner  said  to  him.  Turn  thee  aside  to  thy 
right  hand  or  to  thy  left,  and  lay  thee  hold  on  one  of 
the  young  men,  and  take  thee  his  armour.  But  Asahel 
would  not  turn  aside  from  following  of  him. 

22  And  Abner  said  again  to  Asahel,  Turn  thee  aside 
from  following  me  : wherefore  should  I smite  thee  to 
the  ground?  how  then  should  I hold  up^my  face  to 
Joab  thy  brother  ? 

23  Howbeit  he  refused  to  turn  aside  : wherefore 
Abner  with  the  hinder  end  of  the  spear  smote  him 

under  the  fifth  rih,  that  the  spear  came  out  behind 
him  ; and  he  fell  down  there,  and  died  in  the  same 
place  : and  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  many  as  came  to  the 
place  where  Asahel  fell  down  and  died  stood  still. 

24  Joab  also  and  Abishai  pursued  after  Abner  : and 
the  sun  went  down  when  they  were  come  to  the  hill  of 
Ammah,  that  lieth  before  Giah  by  the  way  of  the  wil- 
derness of  Gibeon. 

25  ^ And  the  children  of  Benjamin  gathered  them- 
selves together  after  Abner,  and  became  one  troop,  and 
stood  on  the  top  of  an  hill. 

26  Then  Abner  called  to  Joab,  and  said.  Shall  the 
sword  devour  for  ever  ? knowest  thou  not  that  it  will  be 
bitterness  in  the  latter  end  ? how  long  shall  it  be  then, 
ere  thou  bid  the  people  return  from  following  their 
brethren  ? 

27  And  Joab  said.  As  God  liveth,  unless  thou  hadst 
spoken,  surely  then  in  the  morning  the  people  had  gone 
up  every  one  from  following  his  brother. 

28  So  Joab  blew  a trumpet,  and  all  the  people  stood 
still,  and  pursued  after  Israel  no  more,  neither  fought 
they  any  more. 

29  And  Abner  and  his  men  walked  all  that  night 
through  the  plain,  and  passed  over  Jordan,  and  went 
through  all  Bithron,  and  they  came  to  Mahanaim. 

30  And  Joab  returned  from  following  Abner:  and 
when  he  had  gathered  all  the  people  together,  tliere 
lacked  of  David’s  servants  nineteen  men  and  Asahel. 

31  But  the  servants  of  David  had  smitten  of  Benja- 
min, and  of  Abner’s  men,  so  that  three  hundred  and 
threescore  men  died. 


the  pool  of  Gibeon  ; and  they  sat  down,  the  one  on 
the  one  side  of  the  pool,  and  the  other  on  the  other 

14  side  of  the  pool.  And  Abner  said  to  Joab,  Let  the 
young  men,  I pray  thee,  arise  and  play  before  us. 

15  And  Joab  said,  Let  them  arise.  Then  they  arose 
and  went  over  by  number  ; twelve  for  Benjamin, 
and  for  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and  twelve  of 

16  the  servants  of  David.  And  they  caught  every  one 
his  fellow  by  the  head,  and  thrust  his  sword  in  his 
fellow’s  side  ; so  they  fell  down  together  : where- 
fore that  place  was  called  Helkath-hazzurim,  which 

17  is  in  Gibeon.  And  the  battle  was  very  sore  that 
day  ; and  Abner  was  beaten,  and  the  men  of  Israel, 

18  before  the  servants  of  David.  And  the  three  sons 
of  Zeruiah  were  there,  Joab,  and  Abishai,  and  Asa- 
hel : and  Asahel  was  as  light  of  foot  ^ as  a wild  roe. 

19  And  Asahel  pursued  after  Abner  ; and  in  going  he 
turned  not  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left  from 

20  following  Abner.  Then  Abner  looked  behind  him, 
and  said.  Is  it  thou,  Asahel  ? And  he  answered,  It 

21  is  I.  And  Abner  said  to  him.  Turn  thee  aside  to  thy 
right  hand  or  to  thy  left,  and  lay  thee  hold  on  one 
of  the  young  men,  and  take  thee  his  armour.  But 
Asahel  would  not  turn  aside  from  following  of  him. 

22  And  Abner  said  again  to  Asahel,  Turn  thee  aside 
from  following  me  : wherefore  should  I smite  thee 
to  the  ground  ? how  then  should  I hold  up  my  face 

23  to  Joab  thy  brother  ? Howbeit  he  refused  to  turn 
aside  : wherefore  Abner  with  the  hinder  end  of  the 
spear  smote  him  in  the  belly,  that  the  spear  came 
out  behind  him  ; and  he  fell  down  there,  and  died 
in  the  same  place  : and  it  came  to  pass,  that  as 
many  as  came  to  the  place  where  Asahel  fell  down 

24  and  died  stood  still.  But  Joab  and  Abishai  pursued 
after  Abner  : and  the  sun  went  down  when  they 
were  come  to  the  hill  of  Ammah,  that  lieth  before 

25  Giah  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness  of  Gibeon.  And 
the  children  of  Benjamin  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether after  Abner,  and  became  one  band,  and  stood 

26  on  the  top  of  an  hill.  Then  Abner  called  to  Joab, 
and  said.  Shall  the  sword  devour  for  ever  ? knowest 
thou  not  that  it  will  be  bitterness  in  the  latter  end  ? 
how  long  shall  it  be  then,  ere  thou  bid  the  people 

27  return  from  following  their  brethren  ? And  Joab 
said.  As  God  liveth,  o if  thou  hadst  not  spoken,  sure- 
ly then  in  the  morning  the  people  had  gone  away, 

28  nor  followed  every  one  his  brother.  So  Joab  blew 
the  trumpet,  and  all  the  people  stood  still,  and  pur- 
sued after  Israel  no  more,  neither  fought  they  any 

29  more.  And  Abner  and  his  men  went  all  that  night 
through  the  Arabah  ; and  they  passed  over  Jordan, 
and  went  through  all  Bithron,  and  came  to  Maha- 

30  naim.  And  Joab  returned  from  following  Abner  : 
and  when  he  had  gathered  all  the  people  together, 
there  lacked  of  David’s  servants  nineteen  men  and 

31  Asahel.  But  the  servants  of  David  had  smitten  of 
Benjamin,  and  of  Abner’s  men,  so  that  three  hun- 


1 Chr.  2.  16.  ch.  3.  27.  & 4.  G.  d That  is,  The  field  e Ileb.  as  one  of  the  f Ov,  spoil.  SeeJudg.  h lleb.  from,  the 

1 Chr.  12.  8.  & 20.  10.  of  the  sharp  knives.  roes  that  are  in  the  14.  10.  morning. 

’5  Ps.  18.  33.  Cant.  ver.  14.  Pro.  17.  field.  g See  ver.  14. 

2.  17.  & 8.  14.  14. 


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II.  SAMUEL,  III. 


32  ^ And  they  took  up  Asahel,  and  buried  him  in 
the  sepulchre  of  his  father,  which  was  in  Beth-lehem. 
And  Joab  and  his  men  went  all  night,  and  they  came 
to  Hebron  at  break  of  day. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  During  the  war  David  still  waxeth  stronger.  2 Six  sons  were  born  to 
him  in  Hebron.  6 Abner,  displeased  ivith  Ish-bosketh,  12  revolteth  to 
David.  13  David  requireth  a condition  to  bring  him  his  wife  Michal. 
VI Abner,  having  communed  ivith  the  Israelites,  is  feasted  by  David, 
and  dismissed.  22  Joab,  returning  from  battle,  is  displeased  with  the 
king,  and  killeth  Abner.  23  David  curseth  Joab,  31  and  mourneth 
for  Abner. 

nVTOW  there  was  long  war  between  the  house  of  Saul 
jJM  and  the  house  of  David  : but  David  waxed 
stronger  and  stronger,  and  the  house  of  Saul  waxed 
weaker  and  weaker. 

2 ^ And  ^ unto  David  were  sons  born  in  Hebron  : 
and  his  firstborn  was  Amnon,  ^ of  Ahinoam  the  Jezre- 
elitess  ; 

3 And  his  second,  Chileab,  of  Abigail  the  wife  of 
Nabal  the  Carmelite  ; and  the  third,  Absalom  the  son 
of  Maacah  the  daughter  of  Talmai  king  ®of  Geshur  ; 

4 And  the  fourth,  ^ Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith  ; 
and  the  fifth,  Shephatiah  the  son  of  Abital  ; 

5 And  the  sixth,  Ithream,  by  Eglah  David’s  wife. 
These  were  born  to  David  in  Hebron. 

6 And  it  came  to  pass,  while  there  was  war  be- 
tween the  house  of  Saul  and  the  house  of  David,  that 
Abner  made  himself  strong  for  the  house  of  Saul. 

7 And  Said  had  a concubine,  whose  name  loas  ® Riz- 
pah,  the  daughter  of  Aiah  : and  Ish-hosheth  said  to 
Abner,  Wherefore  hast  thou  ® gone  in  unto  my  father’s 
concubine  ? 

8 Then  was  Abner  very  wroth  for  the  words  of  Ish- 
bosheth,  and  said.  Am  I '^a  dog’s  head,  which  against 
Judah  do  shew  kindness  this  day  unto  the  house  of 
Saul  thy  father,  to  his  brethren,  and  to  his  friends,  and 
have  not  delivered  thee  into  tlie  hand  of  David,  that 
thou  chargest  me  to  day  with  a fault  concerning  this 
woman  ? 

9 ® So  do  God  to  Abner,  and  more  also,  except,  ® as 
the  Lord  hath  sworn  to  David,  even  so  I do  to  him  ; 

10  To  translate  the  kingdom  from  the  house  of  Saul, 
and  to  set  up  the  throne  of  David  over  Israel  and  over 
J udah,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba. 

11  And  he  could  not  answer  Abner  a word  again,  be- 
cause he  feared  him. 

12  ^ And  Abner  sent  messengers  to  David  on  his  be- 
half, saying.  Whose  is  the  land?  saying  also.  Make  thy 
league  with  me,  and,  behold,  my  hand  shall  he  with 
thee,  to  bring  about  all  Israel  unto  thee. 

13  ^ And  he  said.  Well  ; I will  make  a league  with 
thee  : but  one  thing  I require  of  thee,  that  is,  Thou 
shalt  not  see  my  face,  except  thou  first  bring  Michal 
Saul’s  daughter,  when  thou  comest  to  see  my  face. 

14  And  David  sent  messengers  to  Ish-bosheth  Saul’s 
sou,  saying.  Deliver  me  my  wife  Michal,  which  I es- 
poused to  me  for  an  hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philis- 
tines. 

15  And  Ish-bosheth  sent,  and  took  her  from  her  hus- 
band, even  from  Phaltiel  the  son  of  Laish. 

16  And  her  husband  went  with  her  along  weeping 
behind  her  to  Bahurim.  Then  said  Abner  unto  him. 
Go,  return.  And  he  returned. 

1 1 Chr.  3.  1-4.  6 ch.  21.  8,  10.  « Ruth  1.  17.  1 Kin. 

2 1 Sam.  25.  43.  c ch.  IG.  21.  19.  2. 

3 1 Sam.  27.  8.  ch.  ^ Deut.  23.  18.  1 S'  1 Sam.  15.  28.  & 

13.  37.  Sam.  24.  14.  ch.  9.  8.  16.  1,  12.  & 28.  17.  1 

‘ 1 Kin.  1.  5.  & IG.  9.  Chr.  12.  23. 


32  dred  and  threescore  men  died.  And  they  took  up 
Asahel,  and  buried  him  in  the  sepulchre  of  his  fa- 
ther, which  was  in  Beth-lehem.  And  Joab  and  his 
men  went  all  night,  and  the  day  brake  upon  them 
at  Hebron. 


3  Now  there  was  long  war  between  the  house  of  Saul 
and  the  house  of  David  : and  David  waxed  stronger 
and  stronger,  but  the  house  of  Saul  waxed  weaker 
and  weaker. 

2 And  unto  David  were  sons  born  in  Hebron  : and 
his  firstborn  was  Amnon,  of  Ahinoam  the  Jezreel- 

3 itess  ; and  his  second,  Chileab,  of  Abigail  the  wife 
of  Nabal  the  Carmelite  ; and  the  third,  Absalom 
the  son  of  Maacah  the  daughter  of  Talmai  king  of 

4 Geshur  ; and  the  fourth,  Adonijah  the  son  of  Hag- 
gith ; and  the  fifth,  Shephatiah  the  son  of  Abital ; 

5 and  the  sixth,  Ithream,  of  Eglah  David’s  wife. 
These  were  born  to  David  in  Hebron. 

6 And  it  came  to  pass,  while  there  was  war  between 
the  house  of  Saul  and  the  house  of  David,  that 
Abner  “ made  himself  strong  in  the  house  of  Saul. 

7 Now  Saul  had  a concubine,  whose  name  was  Rizpah, 
the  daughter  of  Aiah  : and  Ish-bosheth  said  to  Abner, 
Wherefore  hast  thou  gone  in  unto  my  father’s  con- 

8 cubine  ? Then  was  Abner  very  wroth  for  the  words 
of  Ish-bosheth,  and  said.  Am  I a dog’s  head  that 
belongeth  to  Judah  ? This  day  do  I shew  kindness 
unto  the  house  of  Saul  thy  father,  to  his  brethren, 
and  to  his  friends,  and  have  not  delivered  thee  into 
the  hand  of  David,  and  yet  thou  chargest  me  this 

9 day  with  ^ a fault  concerning  this  woman.  God  do  so 
to  Abner,  and  more  also,  if,  as  the  Lord  hath  sworn 

10  to  David,  I do  not  even  so  to  him  ; to  translate  the 
kingdom  from  the  house  of  Saul,  and  to  set  up  the 
throne  of  David  over  Israel  and  over  Judah,  from 

11  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba.  And  he  could  not  answer 
Abner  another  word,  because  he  feared  him. 


12  And  Abner  sent  messengers  to  David  ^ on  his  be- 
half, saying.  Whose  is  the  land  ? saying  also,  Make 
thy  league  with  me,  and,  behold,  my  hand  shall  be 

13  with  thee,  to  bring  about  all  Israel  unto  thee.  And 
he  said.  Well ; I will  make  a league  with  thee  : but 
one  thing  I require  of  thee,  that  is,  thou  shalt  not 
see  my  face,  except  thou  first  bring  Michal  Saul’s 

14  daughter,  when  thou  comest  to  see  my  face.  And 
David  sent  messengers  to  Ish-bosheth  Saul’s  son, 
saying.  Deliver  me  my  wife  Michal,  whom  I be- 
trothed to  me  for  an  hundred  foreskins  of  the 

15  Philistines.  And  Ish-bdsheth  sent,  and  took  her 
from  her  husband,  even  from  Paltiel  the  son  of 

16  Laish.  And  her  husband  went  with  her,  weeping  as 
he  went,  and  followed  her  to  Bahurim.  Then  said 
Abner  unto  him.  Go,  return  : and  he  returned. 

10  Judg.  20.  1.  ch.  11 1 Sam.  25.  44,  b Oi-,  the  fault  of 

17.  11.  1 Kin.  4.  25.  Phalli.  this  woman. 

11  So  Gen.  43.  3.  i'*  ch.  19.  16.  c Or,  lohere  he  was. 

12  1 Sam.  18.  20.  a Or,  shewed  him-  d In  1 Sam.  25.  41, 

13  1 Sam.  18.  25,  27.  self  strong  for.  Palti. 


II.  SAMUEL,  III. 


457 


17  ^ And  Abner  had  communication  with  the  elders 
of  Israel,  saying.  Ye  sought  for  David  in  times  past 
to  he  king  over  you  ; 

18  Now  then  do  it:  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  of 
David,  saying.  By  the  hand  of  my  servant  David  I will 
save  my  people  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  their  enemies. 

19  And  Abner  also  spake  in  the  ears  of  Benjamin  : 
and  Abner  went  also  to  speak  in  the  ears  of  David  in 
Hebron  all  that  seemed  good  to  Israel,  and  that  seemed 
good  to  the  whole  house  of  Benjamin. 

20  So  Abner  came  to  David  to  Hebron,  and  twenty 
men  with  him.  And  David  made  Abner  and  the  men 
that  were  with  him  a feast. 

21  And  Abner  said  unto  David,  I will  arise  and  go, 
and  will  gather  all  Israel  unto  my  lord  the  king, 
that  they  may  make  a league  with  thee,  and  that  thou 
mayest  reign  over  all  that  thine  heart  desireth.  And 
David  sent  Abner  away  ; and  he  went  in  peace. 

22  ^ And,  behold,  the  servants  of  David  and  Joab 
came  from  pursuing  a troop,  and  brought  in  a great 
spoil  with  them  : but  Abner  was  not  with  David  in 
Hebron  ; for  he  had  sent  him  away,  and  he  was  gone  in 
peace. 

23  When  Joab  and  all  the  host  that  was  with  him 
were  come,  they  told  Joab,  saying,  Abner  the  son  of 
Ner  came  to  the  king,  and  he  hath  sent  him  away,  and 
he  is  gone  in  peace. 

24  Then  J oab  came  to  the  king,  and  said,  What  hast 
thou  done  ? behold,  Abner  came  unto  thee  ; why  is  it 
that  thou  hast  sent  him  away,  and  he  is  quite  gone  ? 

25  Thou  kuowest  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  that  he  came 
to  deceive  thee,  and  to  know  ^®thy  going  out  and  thy 
coming  in,  and  to  know  all  that  thou  doest. 

26  And  when  Joab  was  come  out  from  David,  he 
sent  messengers  after  Abner,  which  brought  him  again 
from  the  well  of  Sirah  : but  David  knew  it  not. 

27  And  when  Abner  was  returned  to  Hebron,  Joab 

took  him  aside  in  the  gate  to  speak  with  him  quietly, 

and  smote  him  there  under  the  fifth  rib,  that  he  died, 
for  the  blood  of  Asahel  his  brother. 

28  ^ And  afterward  when  David  heard  it,  he  said,  I 
and  my  kingdom  are  guiltless  before  the  Lord  for  ever 
from  the  blood  of  Abner  the  son  of  Ner  : 

29  Let  it  rest  on  the  head  of  Joab,  and  on  all  his 
father’s  house  ; and  let  there  not  fail  from  the  house 
of  Joab  one  that  hath  an  issue,  or  that  is  a leper,  or 
that  leaneth  on  a staff,  or  that  falleth  on  the  sword,  or 
that  lacketh  bread. 

30  So  Joab  and  Abishai  his  brother  slew  Abner,  be- 
cause he  had  slain  their  brother  ^6  Asahel  at  Gibeon  in 
the  battle. 

31  ^ And  David  said  to  Joab,  and  to  all  the  people 
that  were  with  him,  ^7  Rend  your  clothes,  and  gird 
you  with  sackcloth,  and  mourn  before  Abner.  And  king 
David  himself  followed  the  bier. 

32  And  they  buried  Abner  in  Hebron  : and  the  king 
lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept  at  the  grave  of  Abner  ; 
and  all  the  people  wept. 

33  And  the  king  lamented  over  Abner,  and  said. 

Died  Abner  as  a ^9  fool  dieth  ? | 

34  Thy  hands  were  not  bound,  nor  thy  feet  put  into  j 


I 17  And  Abner  had  communication  with  the  elders  of 
Israel,  saying,  In  times  past  ye  sought  for  David  to 

18  be  king  over  you  : now  then  do  it : for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  of  David,  saying.  By  the  hand  of  my 
servant  David  1 will  save  my  people  Israel  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  all 

19  their  enemies.  And  Abner  also  spake  in  the  ears  of 
Benjamin  : and  Abner  went  also  to  speak  in  the 
ears  of  David  in  Hebron  all  that  seemed  good  to 

20  Israel,  and  to  the  whole  house  of  Benjamin.  So 
Abner  came  to  David  to  Hebron,  and  twenty  men 
with  him.  And  David  made  Abner  and  the  men 

21  that  were  with  him  a feast.  And  Abner  said  unto 
David,  I will  arise  and  go,  and  will  gather  all  Is- 
rael unto  my  lord  the  king,  that  they  may  make  a 
covenant  with  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  reign  over 
all  that  thy  soul  desireth.  And  David  sent  Abner 

22  away  ; and  he  went  in  peace.  And,  behold,  the 
servants  of  David  and  Joab  came  from  ®a  foray, 
and  brought  in  a great  spoil  with  them  : but  Abner 
was  not  with  David  in  Hebron  ; for  he  had  sent  him 

23  away,  and  he  was  gone  in  peace.  When  Joab  and 
all  the  host  that  was  with  him  were  come,  they  told 
Joab,  saying,  Abner  the  son  of  Ner  came  to  the 
king,  and  he  hath  sent  him  away,  and  he  is  gone  in 

24  peace.  Then  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and  said, 
What  hast  thou  done  ? behold,  Abner  came  unto 
thee  ; why  is  it  that  thou  hast  sent  him  away,  and 

25  he  is  quite  gone  ? Thou  knowest  Abner  the  son  of 
Ner,  that  he  came  to  deceive  thee,  and  to  know  thy 
going  out  and  thy  coming  in,  and  to  know  all  that 

26  thou  doest.  And  when  Joab  was  come  out  from 
David,  he  sent  messengers  after  Abner,  and  they 
brought  him  back  from  the  J'  well  of  Sirah  : but 

27  David  knew  it  not.  And  when  Abner  was  returned 
to  Hebron,  Joab  took  him  aside  into  the  midst  of 
the  gate  to  speak  with  him  quietly,  and  smote  him 
there  in  the  belly,  that  he  died,  for  the  blood  of 

28  Asahel  his  brother.  And  afterward  when  David 
heard  it,  he  said,  I and  my  kingdom  are  guiltless 
before  the  Lord  for  ever  from  the  blood  of  Abner 

29  the  son  of  Ner  : let  it  fall  upon  the  head  of  Joab, 
and  upon  all  his  father’s  house  ; and  let  there  not 
fail  from  the  house  of  Joab  one  that  hath  an 
issue,  or  that  is  a leper,  or  that  leaneth  on  a staff,  or 
that  falleth  by  the  sword,  or  that  lacketh  bread. 

30  So  Joab  and  Abishai  his  brother  slew  Abner,  be- 
cause he  had  killed  their  brother  Asahel  at  Gibeoii 
in  the  battle. 


31  And  David  said  to  Joab,  and  to  all  the  people 
that  were  with  him.  Rend  your  clothes,  and  gird 
you  with  sackcloth,  and  mourn  before  Abner.  And 

32  king  David  followed  the  bier.  And  they  buried 
Abner  in  Hebron  : and  the  king  lifted  up  his  voice, 
and  wept  at  the  grave  of  Abner  ; and  all  the  peo- 

33  pie  wept.  And  the  king  lamented  for  Abner,  and 
said. 

Should  Abner  die  as  a fool  dieth  ? 

34  Thy  hands  were  not  bound,  nor  thy  feet  put  into 

fetters  : 


16  ver.  9.  26  1 Sam.  29.  6.  Is.  ch.  20.  9, 10. 

11  1 Chr.  12.  29.  37.  28.  22  ch.  4.  G. 

18  ver.  10,  12.  21  1 Kin.  2.  5.  So  “ ch.  2.  23. 

16  1 Kin.  11.  37. 


21  Josh.  7.  6.  ch.  1. 

2,  11. 

28  Gen.  37.  34. 


24  1 Kin.  2.  32,  33. 

25  Lev.  2. 

20  ch.  2.  23. 


26  ch.  13.  12,  13. 
e Heh.  ike  troop. 
/ Or,  cistern. 


458 


II.  SAMUEL,  IV. 


fetters  ; as  a man  falleth  before  wicked  men,  so  fellest 
thou.  And  all  the  people  wept  again  over  him. 

35  And  when  all  the  people  came  to  cause  David 
to  eat  meat  while  it  was  yet  day,  David  sware,  saying, 
31  So  do  God  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  I taste  bread,  or 
ought  else,  32  till  the  sun  be  down. 

36  And  all  the  people  took  notice  of  it,  and  it  pleased 
them  : as  whatsoever  the  king  did  pleased  all  the 
people. 

37  For  all  the  people  and  all  Israel  understood  that 
day  that  it  was  not  of  the  king  to  slay  Abner  the  son  of 
Ner. 

38  And  the  king  said  unto  his  servants,  Know  ye  not 
that  there  is  a prince  and  a great  man  fallen  this  day 
in  Israel  ? 

39  And  I am  this  day  weak,  though  anointed  king  ; 
and  these  men  the  sons  of  Zeruiah  33  jg  too  hard  for 
me  : 34  the  Lord  shall  reward  the  doer  of  evil  accord- 
ing to  his  wickedness. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  Israelites  being  troubled  at  the  death  of  Abner,  2 Baanah  and 
Jlechab  slag  Ish-bosheth,  and  bring  his  head  to  Hebron.  9 David 
causetk  them  to  be  slain,  and  Ish-bosheth' s head  to  be  buried. 

And  when  Saul’s  son  heard  that  Abner  was  dead  in 
Hebron,  ^ his  hands  were  feeble,  and  all  the  Is- 
raelites were  ^ troubled. 

2  And  Saul’s  son  had  two  men  that  were  captains  of 
bands  : the  name  of  the  one  was  Baanah,  and  the  name 
of  the  other  Rechab,  the  sons  of  Rimmon  a Beerothite, 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin  : (for  3 Beeroth  also  was 
reckoned  to  Benjamin. 

3  And  the  Beerothites  fled  to  ^Gittaim,  and  were 
sojourners  there  until  this  day.) 

4  And  3 Jonathan,  Saul’s  son,  had  a son  that  was  lame 
of  his  feet.  He  was  five  years  old  when  the  tidings 
came  of  Saul  and  Jonathan  ®out  of  Jezreel,  and  his 
nurse  took  him  up,  and  fled  : and  it  came  to  pass,  as  she 
made  haste  to  flee,  that  he  fell,  and  became  lame.  And 
his  name  was  Mephibosheth. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Rimmon  the  Beerothite,  Rechab 
and  Baanah,  went,  and  came  about  the  heat  of  the  day 
to  the  house  of  Ish-bosheth,  who  lay  on  a bed  at  noon. 

6  And  they  came  thither  into  the  midst  of  the  house, 
as  though  they  would  have  fetched  wheat ; and  they 
smote  him  under  the  fifth  rib : and  Rechab  and  Baanah 
his  brother  escaped. 

7  For  when  they  came  into  the  house,  he  lay  on  his 
bed  in  his  bedchamber,  and  they  smote  him,  and  slew 
him,  and  beheaded  him,  and  took  his  head,  and  gat 
them  away  through  the  plain  all  night. 

8  And  they  brought  the  head  of  Ish-bosheth  unto 
David  to  Hebron,  and  said  to  the  king.  Behold  the 
head  of  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul  thine  enemy,  3 which 
sought  thy  life  ; and  the  Lord  hath  avenged  my  lord 
the  king  this  day  of  Saul,  and  of  his  seed. 

9  And  David  answered  Rechab  and  Baanah  his 
brother,  the  sons  of  Rimmon  the  Beerothite,  and  said 
unto  them,  the  Lord  liveth,  ^ who  hath  redeemed 
my  soul  out  of  all  adversity, 

10  When  one  told  me,  saying.  Behold,  Saul  is 
dead,  thinking  to  have  brought  good  tidings,  I took 


As  a man  falleth  before  the  children  of  iniquity, 
so  didst  thou  fall. 

35  And  all  the  people  wept  again  over  him.  And  all 
the  people  came  to  cause  David  to  eat  bread  while 
it  was  yet  day  ; but  David  sware,  saying,  God  do 
so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  I taste  bread,  or  aught 

36  else,  till  the  sun  be  down.  And  all  the  people  took 
notice  of  it,  and  it  pleased  them  : as  whatsoever 

37  the  king  did  pleased  all  the  people.  So  all  the  peo- 
ple and  all  Israel  understood  that  day  that  it  was 

38  not  of  the  king  to  slay  Abner  the  son  of  Ner.  And 
the  king  said  unto  his  servants.  Know  ye  not  that 
there  is  a prince  and  a great  man  fallen  this  day  in 

39  Israel  ? And  I am  this  day  weak,  though  anointed 
king  ; and  these  men  the  sons  of  Zeruiah  be  too 
hard  for  me  : the  Lord  reward  the  wicked  doer 
according  to  his  wickedness. 


4  And  when  Ish-hosheth,  Saul’s  son,  heard  that  Ab- 
ner was  dead  in  Hebron,  his  hands  became  feeble, 

2 and  all  the  Israelites  were  troubled.  And  Ish-bo- 
sheth, Saul’s  son,  had  two  men  that  were  captains  of 
bands  : the  name  of  the  one  was  Baanah,  and  the 
name  of  the  other  Rechab,  the  sons  of  Rimmon 
the  Beerothite,  of  the  children  of  Benjamin  : (for 

3 Beeroth  also  is  reckoned  to  Benjamin  : and  the 
Beerothites  fled  to  Gittaim,  and  have  been  sojourn- 
ers there  until  this  day.) 

4 Now  Jonathan,  Saul’s  son,  had  a son  that  was 
lame  of  his  feet.  He  was  five  years  old  when  the 
tidings  came  of  Saul  and  Jonathan  out  of  Jezreel, 
and  his  nurse  took  him  up,  and  fled  : and  it  came 
to  pass,  as  she  made  haste  to  flee,  that  he  fell,  and 
became  lame.  And  his  name  was  “ Mephibosheth. 

5 And  the  sons  of  Rimmon  the  Beerothite,  Rechab 
and  Baanah,  went,  and  came  about  the  heat  of  the 
day  to  the  house  of  Ish-bosheth,  as  he  took  his  rest 

6 at  noon.  ^ And  they  came  thither  into  the  midst 
of  the  house,  as  though  they  would  have  fetched 
wheat  ; and  they  smote  him  in  the  belly  : and  Re- 

7 chab  and  Baanah  his  brother  escaped.  Now  when 
they  came  into  the  house,  as  he  lay  on  his  bed  in 
his  bedchamber,  they  smote  him,  and  slew  him,  and 
beheaded  him,  and  took  his  head,  and  went  by  the 

8 way  of  the  Arabah  all  night.  And  they  brought 
the  head  of  Ish-bosheth  unto  David  to  Hebron,  and 
said  to  the  king.  Behold  the  head  of  Ish-bosheth 
the  son  of  Saul  tliine  enemy,  which  sought  thy  life  ; 
and  the  Lord  hath  avenged  my  lord  the  king  this 

9 day  of  Saul,  and  of  his  seed.  And  David  an- 
swered Rechab  and  Baanah  his  brother,  the  sons  of 
Rimmon  the  Beerothite,  and  said  unto  them.  As 
the  Lord  liveth,  who  hath  redeemed  my  soul  out 

10  of  all  adversity,  when  one  told  me,  saying.  Behold, 
Saul  is  dead,  thinking  to  have  brought  good  tidings. 


30  ch.  12.  17.  Jer. 
IG.  7. 

31  Ruth  1.  17. 

32  ch.  1.  12. 

33  ch.  19.  7. 

31  See  ch.  19.  13.  1 


Kin.  2.  5,  6,  33,  34. 
Ps.  28.  4.  & 62.  12.  2 
Tim.  4.  14. 

1 Ezra  4.  4.  Is.  13. 

2 Matt.  2.  3. 


3  Josh.  18.  25. 

1 Neh.  11.  33. 

6 cii.  9.  3. 
c 1 Sam.  29.  1,  11. 

1 ch.  2.  23. 

8  1 Sam.  19.  2,  10, 


11.  & 23.  15.  & 25.  29. 

9 Gen.  48.  16.  1 

Kin.  1.  29.  Ps.  31.  7. 

10  cli.  1.  2,  4,  15. 

a In  1 Chr.  8.  34.  & 
9.  40,  Merib-baal. 


b The  Sept,  has, 
And,  behotd,  the  loo- 
man  that  kept  the  door 
of  the  house  teas  u in- 
nowing  u'/nat,  and 
she  slumbered  and 


slept ; and  the  bre- 
thren, Rechab  and 
Baanah,  went  privily 
into  the  house. 

c Or,  there  came  . . . 
men  fetching  wheat. 


II.  SAMUEL,  V. 


459 


hold  of  him,  and  slew  him  in  Ziklag,  who  thought  that 
I would  have  given  him  a reward  for  his  tidings  : 

11  How  much  more,  when  wicked  men  have  slain  a 
righteous  person  in  his  own  house  upon  his  bed  ? shall 
I not  therefore  now  require  his  blood  of  your  hand, 
and  take  you  away  from  the  earth  ? 

12  And  David  commanded  his  young  men,  and 
they  slew  them,  and  cut  off  their  hands  and  their  feet, 
and  hanged  them  up  over  the  pool  in  Hebron.  But  they 
took  the  head  of  Ish-bosheth,  and  buried  it  in  the  se- 
pulchre of  Abner  in  Hebron. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  tribes  come  to  Hebron  to  anoint  David  over  Israel.  4 David's  age. 
6 He  taking  Zion  from  the  Jebusites  dicelleth  in  it.  11  Hiram  sendeth 
to  David.  13  Eleven  sons  are  born  to  him  in  Jerusalem.  17  David, 
directed  bg  God,  smiteth  the  Philistines  at  Baal-perazim,  22  and 
again  at  the  mulberry  trees. 

Then  ^ came  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  David  unto 
Hebron,  and  spake,  saying.  Behold,  ^ we  are  thy 
bone  and  thy  flesh. 

2  Also  in  time  past,  when  Saul  was  king  over  us, 
® thou  wast  he  that  leddest  out  and  broughtest  in  Is- 
rael : and  the  Lord  said  to  thee,  ^ Thou  shalt  feed  my 
people  Israel,  and  thou  shalt  be  a captain  over  Israel. 

3  ® So  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came  to  the  king  to 
Hebron  ; ®and  king  David  made  a league  with  them  in 
Hebron  before  the  Lord  : and  they  anointed  David 
king  over  Israel. 

4  ^ David  loas  thirty  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  ® and  he  reigned  forty  years. 

5  In  Hebron  he  reigned  over  Judah  ® seven  years  and 
six  months  ; and  in  Jerusalem  he  reigned  thirty  and 
three  years  over  all  Israel  and  Judah. 

6  ^ And  the  king  and  his  men  went  to  J erusalem 
unto  the  Jebusites,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  : which 
spake  unto  David,  saying.  Except  thou  take  away  the 
blind  and  the  lame,  thou  shalt  not  come  in  hither  : 
thinking,  David  cannot  come  in  hither. 

7  Nevertheless  David  took  the  strong  hold  of  Zion  : 
12  the  same  is  the  city  of  Davids 

8  And  David  said  on  that  day.  Whosoever  getteth  up 
to  the  gutter,  and  smiteth  the  Jebusites,  and  the  lame 
and  the  blind,  that  are  hated  of  David’s  soul,  i^  he  shall 
he  chief  and  captain.  Wherefore  they  said,  The  blind 
and  the  lame  shall  not  come  into  the  house. 

9  So  David  dwelt  in  the  fort,  and  called  it  i^  the  city 
of  David.  And  David  built  round  about  from  Millo 
and  inward. 

10  And  David  went  on,  and  grew  great,  and  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  loas  with  him. 

11  And  1®  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  messengers  to 
David,  and  cedar  trees,  and  carpenters,  and  masons  : 
and  they  built  David  an  house. 

12  And  David  perceived  that  the  Lord  had  esta- 
blished him  king  over  Israel,  and  that  he  had  exalted 
his  kingdom  for  his  people  Israel’s  sake. 

13  % And  1®  David  took  him  more  concubines  and 
wives  out  of  Jerusalem,  after  he  was  come  from  He- 
bron : and  there  were  yet  sons  and  daughters  born  to 
David. 

14  And  11  these  he  the  names  of  those  that  were  born 

n Gen,  9.  5,  6.  Ps.  78.  71.  See  ch.  7.  » ch.  2.  11.  1 Chr. 

12  ch.  1.  15.  7.  3.  4. 

13  ch.  3.  32.  6 1 Chr.  11.  3.  lo  Jndg.  1.  21. 

1 1 Chr.  11.  1.  & 12,  0 2 Kin.  11.  17.  n Josh.  15.  G3.  Judg. 

23.  2 Judg.  11.  11.  1 1.  8.  & 19.  11,  12. 

2  Gen.  29.  14.  Sam.  23.  18.  12  ver.  9.  1 Kin.  2. 

3  1 Sim.  18.  13.  8 1 Chr.  26.  31,  & 29.  10.  & 8.  1. 

‘ 1 Sam.  16.  1,  12.  27.  i3  1 Chr.  11.  6-9. 

ver.  7. 


I  took  hold  of  him,  and  slew  him  in  Ziklag,  which 

11  was  the  reward  I gave  him  for  his  tidings.  How 
much  more,  when  wicked  men  have  slain  a right- 
eous person  in  his  own  house  upon  his  bed,  shall  I 
not  now  require  his  blood  of  your  hand,  and  take 

12  you  away  from  the  earth  ? And  David  commanded 
his  young  men,  and  they  slew  them,  and  cut  off 
their  hands  and  their  feet,  and  hanged  them  up  be- 
side the  pool  in  Hebron.  But  they  took  the  head 
of  Ish-bosheth,  and  buried  it  in  the  grave  of  Abner 
in  Hebron. 


5 Then  came  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  David  unto 
Hebron,  and  spake,  saying.  Behold,  we  are  thy  bone 

2 and  thy  flesh.  In  times  past,  when  Saul  was  king 
over  us,  it  was  thou  that  leddest  out  and  broughtest 
in  Israel  : and  the  Lord  said  to  thee.  Thou  shalt 
feed  my  people  Israel,  and  thou  shalt  be  " prince 

3 over  Israel.  So  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came  to  the 
king  to  Hebron  ; and  king  David  made  a covenant 
with  them  in  Hebron  before  the  Lord  : and  they 
anointed  David  king  over  Israel. 

4 David  was  thirty  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 

6 and  he  reigned  forty  years.  In  Hebron  he  reigned 
over  Judah  seven  years  and  six  months  : and  in 
Jerusalem  he  reigned  thirty  and  three  years  over  all 

6 Israel  and  Judah.  * And  the  king  and  his  men  went 
to  Jerusalem  against  the  Jebusites,  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land  : which  spake  unto  David,  saying. 

Except  thou  take  away  the  blind  and  the  lame, 
thou  shalt  not  come  in  hither  : thinking,  David  can- 

7 not  come  in  hither.  Nevertheless  David  took  the 
strong  hold  of  Zion  ; the  same  is  the  city  of  David. 

8 And  David  said  on  that  day.  Whosoever  smiteth  the 
Jebusites,  let  him  get  up  to  the  watercourse,  ‘^and 
smite  the  lame  and  the  blind,  ® that  are  hated  of  Da- 
vid’s soul.  Wherefore  they  say,  There  are  the  blind 

9 and  the  lame  ; he  cannot  come  into  the  house.  And 
David  dwelt  in  the  strong  hold,  and  called  it  the 
city  of  David.  And  David  built  round  about  from 

10  Millo  and  inward.  And  David  waxed  greater  and 
greater  ; for  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  was  with 
him. 

11  i^And  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  messengers  to 
David,  and  cedar  trees,  and  carpenters,  and  masons  : 

12  and  they  built  David  an  house.  And  David  per- 
ceived that  the  Lord  had  established  liim  king  over 
Israel,  and  that  he  had  exalted  his  kingdom  for  his 
people  Israel’s  sake. 

13  And  David  took  him  more  concubines  and  wives 
out  of  Jerusalem,  after  he  was  come  from  Hebron  : 
and  there  were  yet  sons  and  daughters  born  to 

14  David.  And  these  be  the  names  of  those  that  were 

25 1 Kin.  6.  2.  1 c Or,  Thou  shalt  not  e Another  reading 

Chr.  14.  1.  come  in  hither,  but  the  i.s,  that  hale  David's 

28  Deut.  17.  17.  1 blind  and  the  lame  soul. 

Chr.  3.  9.  & 14.  3.  shall  turn  thee  away.  fOr,  The  blind  and 

221  Chr.  3.  5.  & d Ov,  and  as  for  the  the  lame  shall  not  come 

14.  4.  lame  and  the  blind,  into  the  house. 

a Or,  leader.  that  are  hated  of  Da-  s See  1 (Jlir.  14.  1- 

b See  1 Chr.  11.  4-9.  vid's  soul  — 16. 


460 


II.  SAMUEL,  VI. 


unto  him  in  Jerusalem  ; Shammuah,  and  Shobab,  and 
Nathan,  and  Solomon, 

15  Ibhar  also,  and  Elishua,  and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia, 

16  And  Elishama,  and  Eliada,  and  Eliphalet. 

17  ^ i®But  when  the  Philistines  heard  that  they  had 
anointed  David  king  over  Israel,  all  the  Philistines 
came  up  to  seek  David  ; and  David  heard  of  it,  and 
went  down  to  the  hold. 

18  The  Philistines  also  came  and  spread  themselves 
ill  20  the  valley  of  Pephaim. 

19  And  David  21  enquired  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Shall 
I go  up  to  the  Philistines  ? wilt  thou  deliver  them  into 
mine  hand  ? And  the  Lord  said  unto  David,  Go  up  : 
for  I will  doubtless  deliver  the  Philistines  into  thine 
hand. 

20  And  David  came  to  22  Baal-perazim,  and  David 
smote  them  there,  and  said.  The  Lord  hath  broken 
forth  upon  mine  enemies  before  me,  as  the  breach  of 
waters.  Therefore  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Baal-perazim. 

21  And  there  they  left  their  images,  and  David  and 
his-men  23  burned  them. 

22  ^ 24  ^nd  the  Philistines  came  up  yet  again,  and 
spread  themselves  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

23  And  when  20  David  enquired  of  the  Lord,  he  said. 
Thou  shalt  not  go  up  ; but  fetch  a compass  behind 
them,  and  come  upon  them  over  against  the  mulberry 
trees. 

24  And  let  it  be,  when  thou  26  hearest  the  sound  of  a 
going  in  the  tops  of  the  mulberry  trees,  that  then  thou 
shalt  bestir  thyself  : for  then  27  shall  the  Lord  go  out 
before  thee,  to  smite  the  host  of  the  I^hilistines. 

25  And  David  did  so,  as  the  Lord  had  commanded 
him  ; and  smote  the  Philistines  from  22  Geba  until  thou 
come  to  29  Gazer. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1  David  fetcheth  the  ark  from  Kirjath-jearim  on  a new  cart.  6 Uzzdh  is 
smitten  at  Perez-uzzah.  9 God  blesseth  Obed-edom  for  the  ark.  12 
David  bringing  the  ark  into  Zion  with  sacrifices.,  danceth  before  it,  for 
which  Michal  despiseth  him.  17  He  placeth  it  in  a tabernacle  loith  great 
joy  and  feasting.  20  Michal  reproving  David  for  his  religious  joy  is 
childless  to  her  death. 

Again,  David  gathered  together  all  the  chosen 
men  of  Israel,  thirty  thousand. 

2  And  1 David  arose,  and  went  with  all  the  people 
that  were  with  him  from  Baale  of  Judah,  to  bring  up 
from  thence  the  ark  of  God,  whose  name  is  called  by 
the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  2 that  dwelleth  between 
the  cherubims. 

3  And  they  set  the  ark  of  God  ® upon  a new  cart, 
and  brought  it  out  of  the  house  of  Abinadab  that  was 
in  Gibeah  : and  Uzzah  and  Ahio,  the  sons  of  Abinadab, 
drave  the  new  cart. 

4  And  they  brought  it  out  of  ^ the  house  of  Abinadab 
which  was  at  Gibeah,  accompanying  the  ark  of  God  : 
and  Ahio  went  before  the  ark. 

5  And  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel  played  be- 
fore the  Lord  on  all  manner  of  instruments  made  of  fir 
wood,  even  on  harps,  and  on  psalteries,  and  on  timbrels, 
and  on  cornets,  and  on  cymbals. 

6  ^ And  when  they  came  to  ® Nachon’s  threshing- 


18 1 Chr.  11.  16.  & 
14.  8. 

19  ch.  23.  14. 

20  Josh.  15.  8.  Is. 
17.  5. 

21  1 Sam.  23.  2,  4.  & 
30.  8.  ch.  2.  1. 

22  Is.  28.  21. 


23  Deut.  7.  5,  25.  1 

Chr.  14.  12. 

24  1 Chr.  14.  13. 

25  ver.  19. 

26  So  2 Kin.  7.  6. 

27  Judg.  4.  14. 

28  1 Chr.  14.  16,  Gi- 
beon. 


29  Josh.  16.  10. 

’ 1 Chr.  13.  5,  6. 

2 1 Sam.  4.  4.  Ps. 
80.  1. 

3 See  Num.  7.  9.  1 
Sam.  6.  7. 

4 1 Sam.  7.  1. 


born  unto  him  in  Jerusalem  ; Shammua,  and  Sho- 

15  bab,  and  Nathan,  and  Solomon,  and  Ibhar,  and 

16  Elishua  ; and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia  ; and  Elishama, 
and  ^ Eliada,  and  Eliphelet. 

17  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that  they  had 
anointed  David  king  over  Israel,  all  the  Philistines 
went  up  to  seek  David  ; and  David  heard  of  it,  and 

18  went  down  to  the  hold.  Now  the  Philistines  had 
come  and  spread  themselves  in  the  valley  of  Reph- 

19  aim.  And  David  inquired  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
Shall  I go  up  against  the  Philistines  ? wilt  thou 
deliver  them  into  mine  hand  ? And  the  Lord  said 
unto  David,  Go  up  : for  1 will  certainly  deliver  the 

20  Philistines  into  thine  hand.  And  David  came  to 
Baal-perazim,  and  David  smote  them  there  ; and  he 
said,  The  Lord  hath  * broken  mine  enemies  before 
me,  like  the  bi’each  of  waters.  Therefore  he  called 

21  the  name  of  that  place  j Baal-perazim.  And  they 
left  their  images  there,  and  David  and  his  men  took 
them  away. 


22  And  the  Philistines  came  up  yet  again,  and  spread 

23  themselves  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim.  And  when 
David  inquired  of  the  Lord,  he  said.  Thou  shalt 
not  go  up  : make  a circuit  behind  them,  and  come 

24  upon  them  over  against  the  ^ mulberry  trees.  And 
it  shall  be,  when  thou  hearest  the  sound  of  march- 
ing in  the  tops  of  the  mulberry  trees,  that  then 
thou  shalt  bestir  thyself  : for  then  is  the  Lord  gone 
out  before  thee  to  smite  the  host  of  the  Philistines. 

25  And  David  did  so,  as  the  Lord  commanded  him  ; 
and  smote  the  Philistines  from  ^ Geba  until  thou 
come  to  Gezer. 


S ® And  David  again  gathered  together  all  the  chosen 

2 men  of  Israel,  thirty  thousand.  And  David  arose, 
and  went  with  all  the  people  that  were  with  him, 
from  Baale  Judah,  to  bring  up  from  thence  the  ark 
of  God,  ^ which  is  called  by  the  Name,  even  the 
name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  that  ^ sitteth  upon  the 

3 cherubim.  And  they  set  the  ark  of  God  upon  a new 
cart,  and  brought  it  out  of  the  house  of  Abinadab 
that  was  in  ^ the  hill  : and  Uzzah  and  Ahio,  the 

4 sons  of  Abinadab,  drave  the  new  cart.  And  they 
brought  it  out  of  the  house  of  Abinadab,  which  was 
in  ^ the  hill,  with  the  ark  of  God  : and  Ahio  went 

5 before  the  ark.  And  David  and  all  the  house  of 
Israel  played  before  the  Lord  ®with  all  manner  of 
instruments  made  of  J"  fue  wood,  and  with  harps,  and 
with  psalteries,  and  with  timbrels,  and  with  n casta- 

6 nets,  and  with  cymbals.  And  when  they  came  to  the 


5 1 Chr.  13.  9,  he  Is 
called  Chidon. 

A In  1 Chr.  14.  7, 
Beeliada. 

i Or,  broken  forth 
upon  mine  enemies. 

j That  is,  The  place 
of  breakings  forth. 


k Or,  balsam  trees. 

I In  1 Chr.  14.  16, 
Gibeon. 

a See  1 Chr.  13.  5- 
14. 

b Ileb.  whereupon  is 
called  the  Name. 


c Or,  dwelleth  be- 
tween. 

d Or,  Gibeah. 
e See  1 Chr.  13.  8. 
f Or,  cypress, 
g Or,  sistra. 


II.  SAMUEL,  VI. 


461 


floor,  Uzzah  ® put  forth  Jiis  hand  to  the  ark  of  God,  and 
took  hold  of  it  ; for  the  oxen  shook  it. 

7 And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  v»^as  kindled  against 
Uzzah  ; and  God  smote  him  there  for  his  error  ; and 
tliere  he  died  by  the  ark  of  God. 

8 And  David  was  displeased,  because  the  Lord  had 
made  a breach  upon  Uzzah  : and  he  called  the  name  of 
the  place  Perez-uzzah  to  this  day. 

9 And  ® David  was  afraid  of  the  Lord  that  day,  and 
said.  How  shall  the  ark  of  the  Lord  come  to  me  ? 

10  So  David  would  not  remove  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
unto  him  into  the  city  of  David  : but  David  carried  it 
aside  into  the  house  of  Obed-edom  ® the  Gittite. 

11  And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  continued  in  the 
house  of  Obed-edom  the  Gittite  three  months  : and  the 
Lord  blessed  Obed-edom,  and  all  his  household. 

12  ^ And  it  was  told  king  David,  saying,  The  Lord 
hath  blessed  the  house  of  Obed-edom,  and  all  that  per- 
taineth  unto  him,  because  of  the  ark  of  God.  So  Da- 
vid went  and  brought  up  the  ark  of  God  from  the  house 
of  Obed-edom  into  the  city  of  David  with  gladness. 

13  And  it  was  so,  that  when  they  that  bare  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  had  gone  six  paces,  he  sacrificed  oxen 
and  fatlings. 

14  And  David  danced  before  the  Lord  with  all  his 
might  ; and  David  tvas  girded  with  a linen  ephod. 

15  So  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel  brought 
up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  with  shouting,  and  with  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet. 

16  And  as  the  ark  of  the  Lord  came  into  the  city 
of  David,  Michal  Saul’s  daughter  looked  through  a 
window,  and  saw  king  David  leaping  and  dancing  be- 
fore the  Lord  ; and  she  despised  him  in  her  heart. 

17  If  And  i^they  brought  in  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
and  set  it  in  his  place,  in  the  midst  of  the  tabernacle 
that  David  had  pitched  for  it : and  David  offered 
burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings  before  the  Lord. 

18  And  as  soon  as  David  had  made  an  end  of  offer- 
ing burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings,  22  he  blessed  the 
people  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

192®  And  he  dealt  among  all  the  people,  even  among 
the  whole  multitude  of  Israel,  as  well  to  the  women  as 
men,  to  every  one  a cake  of  bread,  and  a good  piece  0/ 
flesh,  and  a flagon  of  loine.  So  all  the  people  departed 
every  one  to  his  house. 

20  •[[  Then  David  returned  to  bless  his  household. 
And  Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul  came  out  to  meet 
David,  and  said.  How  glorious  was  the  king  of  Israel 
to  day,  who  uncovered  himself  to  day  in  the  eyes  of 
the  handmaids  of  his  servants,  as  one  of  the  ^Gyain 
felloAvs  shamelessly  uncovereth  himself  ! 

21  And  David  said  unto  Michal,  It  loas  before  the 
Lord,  which  chose  me  before  thy  father,  and  before 
all  his  house,  to  appoint  me  ruler  over  the  people  of  the 
Lord,  over  Israel  : therefore  will  I play  before  the 
Lord. 

22  And  I will  yet  be  more  vile  than  thus,  and  will  be 
base  in  mine  own  sight  : and  of  the  maidservants  which 
thou  hast  spoken  of,  of  them  shall  I be  had  in  honour. 

23  Therefore  Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul  had  no 
child  2®  unto  the  day  of  her  death. 

C See  Num.  4.  15.  12  1 Chr.  15.  25.  1 Sam.  2.  18.  1 

' 1 Sam.  G.  19.  Num.  4.  15.  .Josh.  Clir.  15.  27. 

8 Ps.  119.  120.  See  3.  3.  1 Chr.  15.  2, 15.  ” 1 Chr.  15.  28. 

Luke  5.  8,  9.  n See  1 Kin.  8.  5.  1 18  1 Chr.  15.  29. 

n 1 Chr.  13.  13.  Chr.  15.  20.  i*'  1 Chr.  IG.  1. 

10  1 Chr.  13.  14.  i^See  Ex.  15.  20.  20  ]Chr.  15.  1.  Ps. 

" Gen.  30.  27.  & 39.  Ps.  30.  11.  132.  8. 

5. 


threshing-floor  of  Nacon,  Uzzah  put  forth  his  hand 
to  the  ark  of  God,  and  took  hold  of  it  ; for  the  oxen 

7 stumbled.  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Uzzah  ; and  God  smote  him  there 
for  his  * error  ; and  there  he  died  by  the  ark  of 

8 God.  And  David  was  displeased,  because  the  Lord 
had  broken  forth  upon  Uzzah  : and  he  called  that 

9 place  j Perez-uzzah,  unto  this  day.  And  David  was 
afraid  of  the  Lord  that  day  ; and  he  said.  How 

10  shall  the  ark  of  the  Lord  come  unto  me  ? So 
David  would  not  remove  the  ark  of  the  Lord  unto 
him  into  the  city  of  David  ; but  David  carried  it 

11  aside  into  the  house  of  Obed-edom  the  Gittite.  And 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  remained  in  the  house  of  Obed- 
edom  the  Gittite  three  months  : and  the  Lord 

12  blessed  Obed-edom,  and  all  his  house.  And  it  was 
told  king  David,  saying.  The  Lord  hath  blessed  the 
house  of  Obed-edom,  and  all  that  pertaineth  unto 
him,  because  of  the  ark  of  God.  ^ And  David  went 
and  brought  up  the  ark  of  God  from  the  house  of 

13  Obed-edom  into  the  city  of  David  with  joy.  And  it 
was  so,  that  when  they  that  bare  the  ark  of  . the 
Lord  had  gone  six  paces,  he  sacrificed  an  ox  and  a 

14  fatling.  And  David  danced  before  the  Lord  with 
all  his  might  ; and  David  was  girded  with  a linen 

15  ephod.  So  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel 
brought  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  with  shouting,  and 

1C  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet.  And  it  was  so,  as 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  came  into  the  city  of  David, 
that  Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul  looked  out  at  the 
window,  and  saw  king  David  leaping  and  dancing 
before  the  Lord  ; and  she  despised  him  in  her  heart. 

17  And  they  brought  in  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  set  it 
in  its  place,  in  the  midst  of  the  tent  that  David  had 
pitched  for  it : and  David  offered  burnt  offerings 

18  and  peace  offerings  before  the  Lord.  And  when 
David  had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  burnt  offer- 
ing and  the  peace  offerings,  he  blessed  the  people 

19  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts.  And  he  dealt 
among  all  the  people,  even  among  the  whole  multi- 
tude of  Israel,  both  to  men  and  women,  to  every 
one  a cake  of  bread,  and  a portion  ^ of  flesh,  and  a 
cake  of  raisins.  So  all  the  people  departed  every 

20  one  to  his  house.  Then  David  returned  to  bless  his 
household.  And  Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul  came 
out  to  meet  David,  and  said.  How  glorious  was  the 
king  of  Israel  to-day,  who  uncovered  himself  to-day 
in  the  eyes  of  the  handmaids  of  his  servants,  as  one 
of  the  vain  fellows  shamelessly  uncovereth  himself  ! 

21  And  David  said  unto  Michal,  It  was  before  the 
Lord,  which  chose  me  above  thy  father,  and  above 
all  his  house,  to  appoint  me  prince  over  the  people 
of  the  Lord,  over  Israel  : therefore  will  I play  be- 

22  fore  the  Lord.  And  I will  be  yet  more  vile  than 
thus,  and  will  be  base  in  mine  own  sight  : but  of  tlie 
handmaids  which  thou  hast  spoken  of,  of  them  shall 

23  I be  had  in  honour.  And  Michal  the  daughter  of 
Saul  had  no  child  unto  the  day  of  her  death. 


21  1 Kin.  8.  6,  G2,  20  .Jud]^.  9.  4.  i Or,  rashness. 

G3.  27  1 Sam.  13.  14.  & j That  is,  The  breach 

221  Kin.  8.  55.  1 15.28.  of  Vzzah. 

Chr.  IG.  2.  28  See  1 Sam.  15.  35.  ' k See  1 Chr.  16.  25- 

23  1 Chr.  IG.  3.  Is.  22.  14.  Matt.  1.  IG.  3. 

2-'  Ps.  30,  title.  25.  I Or,  of  wine. 

2'’  ver.  14,  IG.  1 h Or,  irere  restive. 

Sam.  19.  24.  Or,  threw  it  down. 


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II.  SAMUEL,  VII. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Nathan  first  approving  the  purpose  of  David  to  build  God  an  house, 
4 ajter  by  the  word  of  God  forbiddeth  him.  12  He  promiseth  him, 
benefits  and  blessings  in  his  seed.  18  David's  prayer  and  thanksgiv- 
’ ing. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  ^when  the  king  sat  in  his 
house,  and  the  Lord  had  given  him  rest  round 
about  from  all  his  enemies  ; 

2  That  the  king  said  unto  Nathan  the  prophet.  See 
now,  I dwell  in  ^ an  house  of  cedar,  ® but  the  ark  of 
God  dwelleth  within  ^ curtains. 

3  And  Nathan  said  to  the  king,  Go,  do  all  that  is  ^ in 
thine  heart  ; for  the  Lord  is  with  thee. 

4  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  that  night,  that  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  Nathan,  saying, 

5  Go  and  tell  my  servant  David,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
® Shalt  thou  build  me  an  house  for  me  to  dwell  in  ? 

6  Whereas  I have  not  dwelt  in  any  house  since  the 
time  that  I brought  up  the  children  of  Israel  out  of 
Egypt,  even  to  this  day,  but  have  walked  in  ® a tent  and 
in  a tabernacle. 

7  In  all  the  places  wherein  I have  ® walked  with  all 
the  children  of  Israel  spake  I a word  with  any  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  whom  I commanded  to  feed  my  peo- 
ple Israel,  saying.  Why  build  ye  not  me  an  house  of 
cedar  ? 

8  Now  therefore  so  shalt  thou  say  unto  my  servant 
David,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I took  thee 
from  the  sheepcote,  from  following  the  sheep,  to  be 
ruler  over  my  people,  over  Israel  : 

9  And  I was  with  thee  whithersoever  thou  wentest, 
1®  and  have  cut  off  all  thine  enemies  out  of  thy  sight, 
and  have  made  thee  a great  name,  like  unto  the  name 
of  the  great  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

10  Moreover  I will  appoint  a place  for  my  people 
Israel,  and  will  implant  them,  that  they  may  dwell  in  a 
place  of  their  own,  and  move  no  more  ; i®  neither  shall 
the  children  of  wickedness  afflict  them  anymore,  as  he- 
foretime, 

11  And  as  since  the  time  that  I commanded  judges 
to  he  over  my  people  Israel,  and  have  i®  caused  thee  to 
rest  from  all  thine  enemies.  Also  the  Lord  telleth 
thee  12  that  he  will  make  thee  an  house. 

12  ^ And  20vvrhen  thy  days  be  fulfilled,  and  thou 
21  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers,  22 1 will  set  up  thy  seed 
after  thee,  which  shall  proceed  out  of  thy  bowels,  and  I 
will  establish  his  kingdom. 

13  23  He  shall  build  an  house  for  my  name,  and  I will 
2^  stablish  the  throne  of  his  kingdom  for  ever. 

14  25 1 will  be  his  father,  and  he  shall  be  my  son. 
26  If  he  commit  iniquity,  I will  chasten  him  with  the 
rod  of  men,  and  with  the  stripes  of  the  children  of  men  : 

15  But  my  mercy  shall  not  depart  away  from  him, 
2’^  as  I took  it  from  Saul,  whom  I put  away  before  thee. 

16  And  28  thine  house  and  thy  kingdom  shall  be  es- 
tablished for  ever  before  thee  : thy  throne  shall  be  es- 
tablished for  ever. 

17  According  to  all  these  words,  and  according  to  all 
this  vision,  so  did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 

18  T[  Then  went  king  David  in,  and  sat  before  the 

1 1 Chr.  17.  1,  &c.  8 Ex.  40.  18,  19,  34.  is  1 Sam.  31.  6.  Ps. 

2  ch.  5.  11.  9 Lev.  2G.  11,  12.  89.  23. 

3  See  Acts  7.  46.  Deut.  23.  14.  ^ Gen.  12.  2. 

4  Ex.  26.  1.  & 40.  21.  10  ch.  5.  2.  Ps.  78.  is  Ps.  44.  2.  & 80.  8. 

6 1 Kin.  8.  17,  18.  1 71,  72.  Matt.  2.  6.  Jer.  24.  6.  Amos  9. 
Chr.  22.  7.  & 28.  2.  Acts  20.  28.  15. 

c See  1 Kin.  5.  3.  & u 1 Sam.  16.  11,  12.  Ps.  89.  22. 

8.  19.  1 Chr.  22.  8.  & Ps.  78.  70.  n Judg.  2. 14, 15, 16. 

28.  3.  12  I Sam.  18.  14.  ch.  1 Sam.  12.  9,  11.  Ps. 

ilKiu.  8.  16.  5.  10.  & 8.  6,  14.  106.42. 


7 ® And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  dwelt  in  his 

house,  and  the  Lord  had  given  him  rest  from  all 

2 his  enemies  round  about,  that  the  king  said  unto 
Nathan  the  prophet.  See  now,  I dwell  in  an  house 
of  cedar,  but  the  ark  of  God  dwelleth  within  cur- 

3 tains.  And  Nathan  said  to  the  king.  Go,  do  all 
that  is  in  thine  heart  ; for  the  Lord  is  with  thee. 

4 And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night,  that  the  word 

5 of  the  Lord  came  unto  Nathan,  saying.  Go  and 
tell  my  servant  David,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Shalt 

6 thou  build  me  an  house  for  me  to  dwell  in  ? for  I 
have  not  dwelt  in  an  house  since  the  day  that  I 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  Egypt, 
even  to  this  day,  but  have  walked  in  a tent  and  in  a 

7 tabernacle.  In  all  places  wherein  I have  walked 
with  all  the  children  of  Israel,  spake  I a word  with 
^ any  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  whom  I commanded 
to  feed  my  people  Israel,  saying.  Why  have  ye  not 

8 built  me  an  house  of  cedar  ? Now  therefore  thus 
shalt  thou  say  unto  my  servant  David,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  I took  thee  from  the  ^ sheep- 
cote,  from  following  the  sheep,  that  thou  shouldest 

9 be  '^prince  over  my  people,  over  Israel  : and  I have 
been  with  thee  whithersoever  thou  wentest,  and 
have  cut  off  all  thine  enemies  from  before  thee  ; 
and  I will  make  thee  a great  name,  like  unto  the 

10  name  of  the  great  ones  that  are  in  the  earth.  And 
I will  appoint  a place  for  my  people  Israel,  and 
will  plant  them,  that  they  may  dwell  in  their  own 
place,  and  be  moved  no  more  ; neither  shall  the 
children  of  wickedness  afflict  them  any  more,  as  at 

11  the  first,  and  as  from  the  day  that  I commanded 
judges  to  be  over  my  people  Israel  ; and  I ® will 
cause  thee  to  rest  from  all  thine  enemies.  More- 
over the  Lord  telleth  thee  that  the  Lord  will 

12  make  thee  an  house.  When  thy  days  be  fulfilled, 
and  thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers,  I will  set  up 
thy  seed  after  thee,  which  shall  proceed  out  of  thy 

13  bowels,  and  I will  establish  his  kingdom.  He  shall 
build  an  house  for  my  name,  and  I will  establish 

14  the  throne  of  his  kingdom  for  ever.  I will  be  his 
father,  and  he  shall  be  my  son  : if  he  commit  ini- 
quity, I will  chasten  him  with  the  rod  of  men,  and 

15  with  the  stripes  of  the  children  of  men  ; but  my 
mercy  shall  not  depart  from  him,  as  I took  it  from 

16  Saul,  whom  I put  away  before  thee.  And  thine 
house  and  thy  kingdom  shall  be  made  sure  for  ever 
before  thee  : thy  throne  shall  be  established  for 

17  ever.  According  to  all  these  words,  and  according 
to  all  this  vision,  so  did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 


18  Then  David  the  king  went  in,  and  sat  before  the 

18  ver.  1.  12.  & 8.  19.  1 Chr.  & 16.  14.  1 Kin.  11. 

19  ver.  27.  Ex.  1.  22. 10.  & 28.  6.  13,  34. 

21.  1 Kin.  11.  38.  21  ver.  16.  Ps.  89.  28  ver.  13.  Ps.  89. 

20  1 Kin.  2.  1.  4,  29.  36,  37.  36,  37.  John  12.  34. 

21  Deut.  31.  16.  1 25  Ps.  89.  26,  27.  a See  1 Chr.  17. 

Kin.  1.  21.  Acts  13.  Heb.  1.  5.  6 In  1 Chr.  17.  6. 

36.  20  Ps,  89.  30,31,32,  any  of  the  judges. 

22 1 Kin.  8.  20.  Ps.  33.  r.  Or,  pasture. 

132.  11.  27  1 Sam.  15.  23,  28.  d Or,  leader. 

23  1 Kin.  5.  5.  <&  6.  e Or,  have  caused. 


II.  SAMUEL,  VIII. 


463 


Lord,  and  he  said,  ^ Who  am  I,  O Lord  God  ? and 
what  is  my  house,  that  thou  hast  brought  me  hitherto  ? 

19  And  this  was  yet  a small  thing  in  thy  sight,  O 
Lord  God  ; but  thou  hast  spoken  also  of  thy  servant’s 
house  for  a great  while  to  come.  ®^And  is  this  the 
manner  of  man,  O Lord  God  ? 

20  And  what  can  David  say  more  unto  thee  ? for 
thou.  Lord  God,  ^2  knowest  thy  servant. 

21  For  thy  word’s  sake,  and  according  to  thine  own 
heart,  hast  thou  done  all  these  great  things,  to  make 
thy  servant  know  them. 

22  Wherefore  thou  art  great,  O Lord  God  : for 

there  is  none  like  thee,  neither  is  there  any  God  beside 

thee,  according  to  all  that  we  have  heard  with  our 
ears. 

23  And  what  one  nation  in  the  earth  is  like  thy 
people,  even  like  Israel,  whom  God  went  to  redeem  for 
a people  to  himself,  and  to  make  him  a name,  and  to 
do  for  you  great  things  and  terrible,  for  thy  land,  be- 
fore thy  people,  which  thou  redeemedst  to  thee  from 
Egypt,  from  the  nations  and  their  gods  ? 

24  For  thou  hast  confirmed  to  thyself  thy  people 
Israel  to  he  a people  unto  thee  for  ever  : and  thou, 
Lord,  art  become  their  God. 

25  And  now,  O Lord  God,  the  word  that  thou  hast 
spoken  concerning  thy  servant,  and  concerning  his 
house,  establish  it  for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

26  And  let  thy  name  be  magnified  for  ever,  saying. 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  the  God  over  Israel  : and  let  the 
house  of  thy  servant  David  be  established  before  thee. 

27  For  thou,  O Lord  of  hosts,  God  of  Israel,  hast 
revealed  to  thy  servant,  saying,  I will  build  thee  an 
house  : therefore  hath  thy  servant  found  in  his  heart  to 
pray  this  prayer  unto  thee. 

28  And  now,  0 Lord  God,  thou  art  that  God,  and 

thy  words  be  true,  and  thou  hast  promised  this  good- 
ness unto  thy  servant  : 

29  Therefore  now  let  it  please  thee  to  bless  the 
house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may  continue  for  ever  be- 
fore thee  : for  thou,  O Lord  God,  hast  spoken  it : and 
with  thy  blessing  let  the  house  of  thy  servant  be  blessed 

for  ever. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 


1 David  subdueth  the  Philistines  and  the  Moabites.  3 He  smiteth  Ha- 
dadezer,  and  the  Syrians.  9 Toi  sendeth  Joram  with  presents  to 
bless  him.  11  The  presents  and  the  spoil  David  dedicateth  to  God. 
14  He  putteth  garrisons  in  Edom.  16  David's  officers. 

And  1 after  this  it  came  to  pass,  that  David  smote 
the  Philistines,  and  subdued  them  : and  David 
took  Metheg-ammah  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  2 he  smote  Moab,  and  measured  them  with  a 
line,  casting  them  down  to  the  ground  ; even  with  two 
lines  measured  he  to  put  to  death,  and  with  one  full  line 
to  keep  alive.  And  .s‘o  the  Moabites  ® became  David’s 
servants,  and  ^ brought  gifts. 

3  ^ David  smote  also  Hadadezer,  the  son  of  Rehob, 
king  of  ^ Zobah,  as  he  went  to  recover  ® his  border  at 
the  river  Euphrates. 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a thousand  chariots,  and 
seven  hundred  horsemen,  and  twenty  thousand  foot- 
men : and  David  houghed  all  the  chariot  horses,  but 
reserved  of  them  for  an  hundred  chariots. 


29  Gen.  32.  10. 

3“  ver.  12,  13. 

81  Is.  55.  8. 

82  Gen.  18.  19.  P,?. 
139.  1. 

33  1 Chr.  10.  25.  2 
Chr.  2.  5.  P.s.  48.  1. 
& 86.  10.  & 98.  4.  & 


135.  5.  & 145.  3.  Jer. 
10.  6. 

34  Dent.  3.  24.  ^ 4. 
35.  & 32.  39.  1 Sam. 
2.  2.  Ps.  80.  8.  89. 

6,  8.  Ls.  45.  5,  18,  22. 

33  Dent.  4.  7,  32,  34. 
& 33.  29.  Ps.  147.  20. 


3«  Dent.  9.  20.  Neli. 
1.  10. 

31  Dent.  20. 18. 

38  Ps.  48.  14. 

30  John  17.  17. 

40  ch.  22.  51. 

1 1 Chr.  18.  1,  &c. 

2 Num.  24.  17. 


Lord  ; and  he  said.  Who  am  I,  O Lord  God,  and 
what  is  my  house,  that  thou  hast  brought  me  thus 

19  far  ? And  this  was  yet  a small  thing  in  thine  eyes, 

O Lord  God  ; but  thou  hast  spoken  also  of  thy 
servant’s  house  for  a great  while  to  come  ; and 
this  too  after  the  manner  of  men,  O Lord  God  ! 

20  And  what  can  David  say  more  unto  thee  ? for  thou 

21  knowest  thy  servant,  O Lord  God.  For  thy  word’s 
sake,  and  according  to  thine  own  heart,  hast  thou 
wrought  all  this  greatness,  to  make  thy  servant 

22  know  it.  Wherefore  thou  art  great,  O Lord  God  : 
for  there  is  none  like  thee,  neither  is  there  any  God 
beside  thee,  according  to  all  that  we  have  heard 

23  with  our  ears.  ^ And  what  one  nation  in  the  earth 
is  like  thy  people,  even  like  Israel,  whom  God 
went  to  redeem  unto  himself  for  a people,  and  to 
make  him  a name,  and  to  do  great  things  for  you, 
and  terrible  things  for  thy  land,  before  thy  people, 
which  thou  redeemedst  to  thee  out  of  Egypt,  from 

24  the  nations  and  their  gods  ? And  thou  didst  esta- 
blish to  thyself  thy  people  Israel  to  be  a people  unto 
thee  for  ever  ; and  thou.  Lord,  becamest  their  God. 

25  And  now,  O Lord  God,  the  word  that  thou  hast 
spoken  concerning  thy  servant,  and  concerning  his 
house,  confirm  thou  it  for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast 

26  spoken.  And  let  thy  name  be  magnified  for  ever, 
saying.  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  God  over  Israel  : and 
the  house  of  thy  servant  David  shall  be  established 

27  before  thee.  For  thou,  O Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel,  hast  revealed  to  thy  servant,  saying,  I 
will  build  thee  an  house  : therefore  hath  thy  servant 
* found  in  his  heart  to  pray  this  prayer  unto  thee. 

28  And  now,  O Lord  God,  thou  art  God,  and  thy  words  , 
are  truth,  and  thou  hast  promised  this  good  thing 

29  unto  thy  servant  : now  therefore  ‘let  it  please  thee 
to  bless  the  house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may  con- 
tinue for  ever  before  thee  : for  thou,  O Lord  God, 
hast  spoken  it  : and  with  thy  blessing  let  the  house 
of  thy  servant  be  blessed  for  ever. 


8 ® And  after  this  it  came  to  pass,  that  David  smote 

the  Philistines,  and  subdued  them  : and  David  took 
^ the  bridle  of  the  mother  city  out  of  the  hand  of 

2 the  Philistines.  And  he  smote  Moab,  and  measured 
them  with  the  line,  making  them  to  lie  down  on  the 
ground  ; and  he  measured  two  lines  to  put  to  death, 
and  one  full  line  to  keep  alive.  And  the  Moabites 
became  servants  to  David,  and  brought  presents. 

3 David  smote  also  Hadadezer  the  son  of  Rehob,  king 
of  Zobah,  as  he  went  to  recover  his  dominion  at 

4 the  River.  And  David  took  from  him  a thousand 
and  seven  hundred  horsemen,  and  twenty  thousand 
footmen  : and  David  houghed  all  the  chariot  horses, 


3 ver.  (■),  & 14. 

4 Ps.  72.  10.  See  1 
Sam.  10.  27. 

3 cli.  10.  G.  Ps.  GO, 
title. 

« See  Gen.  15.  18. 

^ Josh.  11.  6,  9. 


yOr,  and  is  this  thp 
law  of  man,  O Lord 
G OD? 

iC  Or,  And  icho  is 
like  thy  people,  like  Is- 
rael, a nn'ion  that  is 
alone  in  the  earth  &c. 


h Or,  been  bold, 
i Or,  begin  and  bless, 
a See  1 ( hr.  18. 
h Or,  Melheg  -am- 
mnh. 

c Another  reading 
is,  the  river  Euphrates. 


464 


II.  SAMUEL,  IX. 


5 ® And  when  the  Syrians  of  Damascus  came  to  suc- 
cour Hadadezer  king  of  Zobah,  David  slew  of  the 
Syrians  two  and  twenty  thousand  men. 

6 Then  David  put  garrisons  in  Syria  of  Damascus  : 
and  the  Syrians  ® became  servants  to  David,  and 
brought  gifts.  And  the  Lord  preserved  David 
whithersoever  he  went. 

7 And  David  took  the  shields  of  gold  that  were 
on  the  servants  of  Hadadezer,  and  brought  them  to 
Jerusalem. 

8 And  from  Betah,  and  from  Berothai,  cities  of 
Hadadezer,  king  David  took  exceeding  much  brass. 

9 ^ When  Toi  king  of  Hamath  heard  that  David 
had  smitten  all  the  host  of  Hadadezer, 

10  Then  Toi  sent  Joram  his  son  unto  king  David, 
to  salute  him,  and  to  bless  him,  because  he  had  fought 
against  Hadadezer,  and  smitten  him  : for  Hadadezer 
had  wars  with  Toi.  And  Joram  brought  with  him  ves- 
sels of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold,  and  vessels  of  brass  : 

11  Which  also  king  David  cli(i  dedicate  unto  the 
Lord,  with  the  silver  and  gold  that  he  had  dedicated 
of  all  nations  which  he  subdued  ; 

12  Of  Syria,  and  of  Moab,  and  of  the  children  of 
Ammon,  and  of  the  Philistines,  and  of  Amalek,  and  of 
the  spoil  of  Hadadezer,  son  of  Rehob,  king  of  Zobah. 

13  And  David  gat  him  a name  when  he  returned 
from  smiting  of  the  Syrians  in  ^^the  valley  of  salt, 

being  eighteen  thousand  men. 

14  ^ And  he  put  garrisons  in  Edom  ; throughout  all 
Edom  put  he  garrisons,  and  all  they  of  Edom  became 
David’s  servants.  And  the  Lord  preserved  David 
whithersoever  he  went. 

• 15  And  David  reigned  over  all  Israel  ; and  David 

executed  judgment  and  justice  unto  all  his  people. 

16  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  was  over  the  host  ; 
and  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahilud  ?oas  recorder  ; 

17  And  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and  Ahimelech 
the  son  of  Abiathar,  were  the  priests  ; and  Seraiah  was 
the  scribe  ; 

18  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  7ms  over 
both  the  Cherethites  and  the  Pelethites  ; and  David’s 
sons  were  chief  rulers. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  David  by  Ziha  sendeth  for  Mephibosheth.  7 For  Jonathan's  sake  he 

entertaineth  him  at  his  table,  and  restoreth  him  all  that  was  Saul's. 

9  He  maketh  Ziba  his  farmer. 

And  David  said.  Is  there  yet  any  that  is  left  of  the 
house  of  Saul,  that  I may  ^ shew  him  kindness 
for  Jonathan’s  sake  ? 

2  And  there  was  of  the  house  of  Saul  a servant  whose 
name  was  ^ Ziba.  And  when  they  had  called  him  unto 
David,  the  king  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  Ziba  ? And 
he  said.  Thy  servant  is  he. 

3  And  the  king  said.  Is  there  not  yet  any  of  the 
house  of  Saul,  that  I may  shew  ®the  kindness  of  God 
unto  him  ? And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king,  Jonathan 
hath  yet  a son,  which  is  ^ lame  on  his  feet. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  him.  Where  is  he  ? And 


8 1 Kin.  11.  23,  24, 
25. 

9 ver.  2. 

10  ver.  14.  ch.  7.  9. 

11  See  1 Kin.  10.  16. 

12  1 Chr.  18.  10, 
Hadoram. 

18  1 Kin.  7.  51.  1 

Chr.  18.  11.  & 26.  26. 


11  2 Kin.  14.  7. 

15  See  1 Chr.  18.  12. 
Ps.  60,  title. 

15  Gen.  27.  29,  37, 
40.  Num.  24.  18. 

11  ver.  6. 

18  ch.  19.  13.  &20. 
23.  1 Chr.  11.  6.  & 
18.  15, 


19  1 Kin.  4.  3. 

20  1 Chr.  24.  3. 

21  1 Chr,  18.  17. 

22  1 Sam.  30.  14. 

1 1 Sam.  18.  3.  & 20. 
14,  15,  16,  17,  42.  Pro. 
27.  10. 

2 Ch.  16.  1.  & 19.  17, 
29. 


5 but  reserved  of  them  for  an  hundred  chariots.  And 
when  ‘^the  Syrians  of  Damascus  came  to  succour 
Hadadezer  king  of  Zobah,  David  smote  of  ^ the 

6 Syrians  two  and  twenty  thousand  men.  Then 
David  put  garrisons  in  Syria  of  Damascus  : and 

the  Syrians  became  servants  to  David,  and  brought 
presents.  And  the  Lord  ® gave  victory  to  Da- 

7 vid  whithersoever  he  went.  And  David  took  the 
shields  of  gold  that  were  on  the  servants  of  Hada- 

8 dezer,  and  brought  them  to  Jerusalem.  And  from 
^ Betah  and  from  Berothai,  cities  of  Hadadezer, 

9 king  David  took  exceeding  much  brass.  And  when 
Toi  king  of  Hamath  heard  that  David  had  smitten 

10  all  the  host  of  Hadadezer,  then  Toi  sent  o Joram 
his  son  unto  king  David,  to  * salute  him,  and  to  bless 
him,  because  he  had  fought  against  Hadadezer  and 
smitten  him  : for  Hadadezer  i had  wars  with  Toi. 
And  j Joram  brought  with  him  vessels  of  silver,  and 

11  vessels  of  gold,  and  vessels  of  brass  : these  also  did 
king  David  dedicate  unto  the  Lord,  with  the  silver 
and  gold  that  he  dedicated  of  all  the  nations  which 

12  he  subdued  ; of  ^ Syria,  and  of  Moab,  and  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  of  the  Philistines,  and  of 
Amalek,  and  of  the  spoil  of  Hadadezer,  son  of 

13  Rehob,  king  of  Zobah.  And  David  gat  him  a name 
when  he  returned  from  smiting  of  ^the  Syrians  in 
the  Valley  of  Salt,  even  eighteen  thousand  men. 

14  And  he  put  garrisons  in  Edom  ; throughout  all  Edom 
put  he  garrisons,  and  all  the  Edomites  became  ser- 
vants to  David.  And  the  Lord  ®gave  victory  to 
David  whithersoever  he  went. 

15  And  David  reigned  over  all  Israel  ; and  David 
executed  judgement  and  justice  unto  all  his  people. 

16  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  was  over  the  host  ; 
and  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahilud  was  ^ recorder  ; 

17  and  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and  Ahimelech  the 
son  of  Abiathar,  were  priests  ; and  Seraiah  was 

18*  scribe  ; and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  ''■was  over 
the  Cherethites  and  the  Pelethites ; and  David’s 
sons  were  ® priests. 


9 And  David  said,  Is  there  yet  any  that  is  left  of 
the  house  of  Saul,  that  I may  shew  him  kindness  for 

2 J onathan’s  sake  ? And  there  was  of  the  house  of 
Saul  a servant  whose  name  was  Ziba,  and  they  called 
him  unto  David  ; and  the  king  said  unto  him.  Art 

3 thou  Ziba  ? And  he  said.  Thy  servant  is  he.  And 
the  king  said.  Is  there  not  yet  any  of  the  house  of 
Saul,  that  I may  shew  the  kindness  of  God  unto 
him  ? And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king,  “ Jonathan  hath 

4 yet  a son,  which  is  lame  on  his  feet.  And  the  king 
said  unto  him.  Where  is  he  ? And  Ziba  said  unto 


3 1 Sam.  20.  14. 

4 ch.  4.  4. 

d Heb.  Aram, 
e Or,  saved  David. 
/In  1 Chr.  18.  8, 
Tibhath. 

g-  In  1 Chr.  18.  10, 
Hadora^n . 


i Heb.  was  a man 
of  wars. 

j Heb.  in  his  hand 
were. 

k Heb.  Aram.  Ac- 
cording to  some  an- 
cient authorities, 
Edom,  as  in  1 Chr.  18. 


I Or,  chronicler, 
m Or,  secretary, 
n So  in  ch.  20.  23. 
& I Chr.  18.  17.  The 
Hebrew  text  has,  and 
the  Cherethites  &c. 

0 Or,  chief  ministers, 
a See  ch.  4.  4. 


h Ileb.  ask  him  of  11,  12.  Ps.  60,  title. 
his  welfare. 


II.  SAMUEL,  X. 


465 


Zlba  said  unto  the  king,  Behold,  he  is  in  the  house  of 
® Machir,  the  son  of  Ammiel,  in  Lo-debar, 

5 ^ Then  king  David  sent,  and  fetched  him  out  of 
the  house  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Ammiel,  from  Lo- 
debar. 

6 Now  when  Mephibosheth,  the  son  of  Jonathan,  the 
son  of  Saul,  was  come  unto  David,  he  fell  on  his  face, 
and  did  reverence.  And  David  said,  Mephibosheth. 
And  he  answered,  Behold  thy  servant  ! 

7 ^ And  David  said  unto  him.  Fear  not  : ®for  I will 
surely  shew  thee  kindness  for  Jonathan  thy  father’s 
sake,  and  will  restore  thee  all  the  land  of  Saul  thy  father  ; 
and  thou  shalt  eat  bread  at  my  table  continually. 

8 And  he  bowed  himself,  and  said.  What  is  thy  ser- 
vant, that  thou  shouldest  look  upon  such  a dead  dog 
as  I am  f 

9 Then  the  king  called  to  Ziba,  Saul’s  servant,  and 
said  unto  him,  ® I have  given  unto  thy  master’s  son  all 
that  pertained  to  Saul  and  to  all  his  house. 

10  Thou  therefore,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  servants, 
shall  till  the  land  for  him,  and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the 
fruits,  that  thy  master’s  son  may  have  food  to  eat : but 
Mephibosheth  thy  master’s  son  ® shall  eat  bread  alway 
at  my  table.  Now  Ziba  had  fifteen  sons  and  twenty 
servants. 

11  Then  said  Ziba  unto  the  king.  According  to  all 
that  my  lord  the  king  hath  commanded  his  servant,  so 
shall  thy  servant  do.  As  for  Mephibosheth,  said  the 
king,  he  shall  eat  at  my  table,  as  one  of  the  king’s  sons. 

12  And  Mephibosheth  had  a young  son,  whose 
name  was  Micha.  And  all  that  dwelt  in  the  house  of 
Ziba  were  servants  unto  Mephibosheth. 

13  So  Mephibosheth  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  : for  he 
did  eat  continually  at  the  king’s  table  ; and  was  lame 
on  both  his  feet. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 David's  messengers^  sent  to  comfort  Hanun  the  son  of  Nahnsh,  are  vil- 
lainously entreated.  6 The  Ammonites,  strengthened  by  the  Syrians, 
are  overcome  by  Joab  and  Abishai.  15  Shobach,  making  a new  supply 
of  the  Syrians  at  Helam,  is  slain  by  David. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  the  ^ king  of 
the  children  of  Ammon  died,  and  Hanun  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  Then  said  David,  I will  shew  kindness  unto  Hanun 
the  son  of  Nahash,  as  his  father  shewed  kindness  unto 
me.  And  David  sent  to  comfort  him  by  the  hand  of 
his  servants  for  his  father.  And  David’s  servants  came 
into  the  land  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

3  And  the  princes  of  the  children  of  Ammon  said 
unto  Hanun  their  lord,  Thinkest  thou  that  David  doth 
honour  th)'^  father,  that  he  hath  sent  oomforters  unto 
thee  ? hath  not  David  rather  sent  his  servants  unto  thee, 
to  search  the  city,  and  to  spy  it  out,  and  to  overthrow 
it? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David’s  servants,  and 
shaved  off  the  one  half  of  their  beards,  and  cut  off  their 
garments  in  the  middle,  ^ even  to  their  buttocks,  and 
sent  them  away. 

5  When  they  told  it  unto  David,  he  sent  to  meet 
them,  because  the  men  were  greatly  ashamed  : and  the 
king  said.  Tarry  at  Jericho  until  your  beards  be  grown, 
and  then  return. 

6  ^ And  when  the  children  of  Ammon  saw  that  they 
* stank  before  David,  the  children  of  Ammon  sent  and 

B ch.  17.  27.  8 See  ch.  16.  4.  & 19.  lo  ch.  19.  17. 

8 ver.  1,  3.  29.  n 1 Chr.  8.  34. 

7 1 Sain.  24.  14.  ch.  » ver.  7,  11,  13.  ch.  12  ver.  7,  10. 

16.  9.  19.  28. 


the  king.  Behold,  he  is  in  the  house  of  Machir  the 

5 son  of  Ammiel,  in  Lo-debar.  Then  king  David 
sent,  and  fetched  him  out  of  the  house  of  Machir  the 

6 son  of  Ammiel,  from  Lo-debar.  And  Mephibosheth, 
the  son  of  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Saul,  came  unto 
David,  and  fell  on  his  face,  and  did  obeisance.  And 
David  said,  Mephibosheth.  And  he  answered,  Be- 

7 hold  thy  servant ! And  David  said  unto  him.  Fear 
not : for  I will  surely  shew  thee  kindness  for  Jona- 
than thy  father’s  sake,  and  will  restore  thee  all  the 
^ land  of  Saul  thy  father  ; and  tliou  shalt  eat  bread 

8 at  my  table  continually.  And  he  did  obeisance,  and 
said.  What  is  thy  servant,  that  thou  shouldest  look 

9 upon  such  a dead  dog  as  I am  ? Then  the  king 
called  to  Ziba,  Saul’s  servant,  and  said  unto  him.  All 
that  pertained  to  Saul  and  to  all  his  house  have  I 

10  given  unto  thy  master’s  son.  And  thou  shalt  till 
the  land  for  him,  thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  ser- 
vants ; and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  fruits,  that  thy 
master’s  son  may  have  bread  to  eat : but  Mephibo- 
sheth thy  master’s  son  shall  eat  bread  alway  at  my 
table.  Now  Ziba  had  fifteen  sons  and  twenty  ser- 

11  vants.  Then  said  Ziba  unto  the  king.  According  to 
all  that  my  lord  the  king  commandeth  his  servant, 
so  shall  thy  servant  do.  As  for  Mephibosheth,  said 
the  king,  he  shall  eat  at  my  table,  as  one  of  the 

12  king’s  sons.  And  Mephibosheth  had  a young  son, 
whose  name  was  Mica.  And  all  that  dwelt  in  the 
house  of  Ziba  were  servants  unto  Mephibosheth. 

13  So  Mephibosheth  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  : for  he  did 
eat  continually  at  the  king’s  table  ; and  he  was  lame 
on  both  his  feet. 


10  “ And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  the  king  of 

the  children  of  Ammon  died,  and  Hanun  his  son 

2 reigned  in  his  stead.  And  David  said,  I will  shew 
kindness  unto  Hanun  the  son  of  Nahash,  as  his 
father  shewed  kindness  unto  me.  So  David  sent 
by  the  hand  of  his  servants  to  comfort  him  concern- 
ing his  father.  And  David’s  servants  came  into  the 

3 land  of  the  children  of  Ammon.  But  the  princes  of 
the  children  of  Ammon  said  unto  Hanun  their  lord, 
Thinkest  thou  that  David  doth  honour  thy  father, 
that  he  hath  sent  comforters  unto  thee  ? hath  not 
David  sent  his  servants  unto  thee  to  search  the  city, 

4 and  to  spy  it  out,  and  to  overthrow  it  ? So  Hanun 
took  David’s  servants,  and  shaved  off  the  one  half 
of  their  beards,  and  cut  off  their  garments  in  the 
middle,  even  to  their  buttocks,  and  sent  them  away. 

5 When  they  told  it  unto  David,  he  sent  to  meet 
them  ; for  the  men  were  greatly  ashamed.  And  tlie 
king  said.  Tarry  at  Jericho  until  your  beards  be 

6 grown,  and  then  return.  And  when  the  children  of 
Ammon  saw  that  they  were  become  odious  to  David, 


’3  ver.  3.  3 Gen.  34.  30.  Ex.  c Or,  But  Mephi- 

1 1 Chr.  19.  1,  &c.  5.  21.  1 Sam.  13.  4.  bosheth  eateth  d-c. 

2 Is.  20.  4.  & 47.  2.  h Ueb.  field.  a See  1 Chr.  19. 


466 


II.  SAMUEL,  XI. 


hired  ^ the  Syrians  of  Beth-rehob,  and  the  Syrians  of 
Zoba,  twenty  thousand  footmen,  and  of  king  Maacah  a 
thousand  men,  and  of  Ish-tob  twelve  thousand  men. 

7 And  when  David  heard  of  he  sent  Joab,  and  all 
the  host  of  ® the  mighty  men. 

8 And  the  children  of  Ammon  came  out,  and  put  the 
battle  in  array  at  the  entering  in  of  the  gate  : and  ® the 
Syrians  of  Zoba,  and  of  Rehob,  and  Ish-tob,  and  Maa- 
cah, were  by  themselves  in  the  field. 

9 When  Joab  saw  that  the  front  of  the  battle  was 
against  him  before  and  behind,  he  chose  of  all  the  choice 
men  of  Israel,  and  put  them  in  array  against  the  Syri- 
ans : 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  Abishai  his  brother,  that  he  might  put  them  in 
array  against  the  children  of  Ammon. 

11  And  he  said.  If  the  Syrians  be  too  strong  for  me, 
then  thou  shalt  help  me  : but  if  the  children  of  Ammon 
be  too  strong  for  thee,  then  I will  come  and  help  thee. 

12  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let  us  ® play  the  men 
for  our  people,  and  for  the  cities  of  our  God  : and  ^ the 
Lord  do  that  which  seemeth  him  good. 

13  And  Joab  drew  nigh,  and  the  people  that  were 
with  him,  unto  the  battle  against  the  Syrians  : and  they 
fled  before  liim. 

14  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon  saw  that  the 
Syrians  were  fled,  then  fled  they  also  before  Abishai, 
and  entered  into  the  city.  So  Joab  returned  from  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

15  ^ And  when  the  Syrians  saw  that  they  were 
smitten  before  Israel,  they  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether. 

16  And  Hadarezer  sent,  and  brought  out  the  Sy- 
rians that  were  beyond  the  river  : and  they  came  to 
Helam  ; and  Shobach  the  captain  of  the  host  of  Ha- 
darezer went  before  them. 

17  And  when  it  was  told  David,  he  gathered  all 
Israel  together,  and  passed  over  Jordan,  and  came  to 
Helam.  And  the  Syrians  set  themselves  in  array 
against  David,  and  fought  with  him. 

18  And  the  Syrians  fled  before  Israel  ; and  David 
slew  the  men  of  seven  hundred  chariots  of  the  Syrians, 
and  forty  thousand  horsemen,  and  smote  Shobach  the 
captain  of  their  host,  who  died  there. 

19  And  when  all  the  kings  that  were  servants  to 
Hadarezer  saw  that  they  were  smitten  before  Israel, 
they  made  peace  with  Israel,  and  served  them.  So 
the  Syrians  feared  to  help  the  children  of  Ammon  any 
more. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  While  Joab  besieged  Rabbah,  David  committeth  adultery  with  Bath- 
sheba.  6 Uriahs  sent  for  by  David  to  cover  the  adultery^  would  not 
0 home  neither  sober  nor  drunken.  14  He  carrieth  to  Joab  the  letter  of 
is  death.  18  Joab  sendeth  the  news  thereof  to  David,  26  David 
taketh  Bath-sheba  to  wife. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  after  the  year  was  expired, 
at  the  time  when  kings  go  forth  to  battle,  that 
^ David  sent  Joab,  and  his  servants  with  him,  and  all 
Israel  ; and  they  destroyed  the  children  of  Ammon, 
and  besieged  Rabbah.  But  David  tarried  still  at  Je- 
rusalem. 

2 And  it  came  to  pass  in  an  eveningtide,  that  David 
arose  from  off  his  bed,  ^ and  walked  upon  the  roof  of 
the  king’s  house  : and  from  the  roof  he  ^ saw  a woman 

* ch.  8.  3,  5.  » 1 Sam.  4.  9.  1 lo  1 Chr.  19.  18, 

5 ch.  ‘23.  8.  Cor.  IG.  13.  footmen. 

® ver.  (■).  1 Sam,  3.  18.  ” ch.  8.  G. 

TDeut.  31.6.  UChr. ‘20.  1. 


the  children  of  Ammon  sent  and  hired  the  Syrians 
of  Beth-rehob,  and  the  Syrians  of  Zobah,  twenty 
thousand  footmen,  and  the  king  of  Maacah  with  a 
thousand  men,  and  the  men  of  Tob  twelve  thousand 

7 men.  And  when  David  heard  of  it,  he  sent  Joab, 

8 and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  men.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  came  out,  and  put  the  battle  in  array 
at  the  entering  in  of  the  gate  : and  the  Syrians  of 
Zobah,  and  of  Rehob,  and  the  men  of  Tob  and 

9 Maacah,  were  by  themselves  in  the  field.  Now  when 
Joab  saw  that  ^the  battle  was  set  against  him  before 
and  behind,  he  chose  of  all  the  choice  men  of  Israel, 

10  and  put  them  in  array  against  the  Syrians  : and  the 
rest  of  the  people  he  committed  into  the  hand  of 
« Abishai  his  brother,  and  he  put  them  in  array 

11  against  the  children  of  Ammon.  And  he  said.  If 
the  Syrians  be  too  strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt 
help  me  : but  if  the  children  of  Ammon  be  too 

12  strong  for  thee,  then  I will  come  and  help  thee.  Be 
of  good  courage,  and  let  us  play  the  men  for  our 
people,  and  for  the  cities  of  our  God  : and  the  Lord 

13  do  that  which  seemeth  him  good.  So  Joab  and  the 
people  that  were  with  him  drew  nigh  unto  the  battle 

14  against  the  Syrians  : and  they  fled  before  him.  And 
when  the  children  of  Ammon  saw  that  the  Syrians 
were  fled,  they  likewise  fled  before  Abishai,  and  en- 
tered into  the  city.  Then  Joab  returned  from  the 

15  children  of  Ammon,  and  came  to  Jerusalem.  And 
when  the  Syrians  saw  that  they  were  put  to  the 
worse  before  Israel,  they  gathered  themselves  to- 

16  gether.  And  ^ Hadarezer  sent,  and  brought  out  the 
Syrians  that  were  beyond  the  River  : and  they  came 
to  Helam,  with  Shobach  the  captain  of  the  host  of 

17  Hadarezer  at  their  head.  And  it  was  told  David  ; 
and  he  gathered  all  Israel  together,  and  passed  over 
Jordan,  and  came  to  Helam.  And  the  Syrians  set 
themselves  in  array  against  David,  and  fought  with 

18  him.  And  the  Syrians  fled  before  Israel  ; and 
David  slew  of  the  Syrians  the  men  of  seven  hundred 
chariots,  and  forty  thousand  horsemen,  and  smote 
Shobach  the  captain  of  their  host,  that  he  died  there. 

19  And  when  all  the  kings  that  were  servants  to  Hada- 
rezer saw  that  they  were  put  to  the  worse  before  Is- 
rael, they  made  peace  with  Israel,  and  served  them. 
So  the  Syrians  feared  to  help  the  children  of  Am- 
mon any  more. 


11  ® And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  return  of  the  year,  at 

the  time  when  kings  go  out  to  battle,  that  David  sent 
Joab,  and  his  servants  with  him,  and  all  Israel  ; and 
they  destroyed  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  besieged 
Rabbah.  But  David  tarried  at  Jerusalem. 

2 And  it  came  to  pass  at  eventide,  that  David  arose 
from  off  his  bed,  and  walked  upon  the  roof  of  the 
king’s  house  : and  from  the  roof  he  saw  a woman 

2 Deut.  22.  8.  h Heb.  the  face  of  d In  ch.  8.  3,  Ha- 

3 Gen.  34.  2.  Job  the  battle  was  against,  dadezer. 

31.  1.  Matt.  5.  28.  c Heb.  Abshai.  a See  1 Chr.  20.  1. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XI. 


4GT 


washing  herself  ; and  the  woman  tons  very  beautiful  to 
look  upon. 

3 And  David  sent  and  enquired  after  the  woman. 
And  one  said,  Is  not  this  Bath-sheba,  the  daughter  of 
Eliam,  the  wife  ^of  Uriah  the  Hittite  ? 

4 And  David  sent  messengers,  and  took  her  ; and 
she  came  in  unto  him,  and  ® he  lay  with  her  ; for  she 
was  ® purified  from  her  uncleanness  : and  she  returned 
unto  her  house. 

5 And  the  woman  conceived,  and  sent  and  told 
David,  and  said,  I am  with  child. 

6 ^ And  David  sent  to  Joab,  saying,  Send  me  Uriah 
the  Hittite.  And  Joab  sent  Uriah  to  David. 

7 And  when  Uriah  was  come  unto  him,  David  de- 
manded of  him  how  Joab  did,  and  how  the  people  did, 
and  how  the  war  prospered. 

8 And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Go  down  to  thy  house, 
and  wash  thy  feet.  And  Uriah  departed  out  of  the 
king’s  house,  and  there  followed  him  a mess  of  meat 
from  the  king. 

9 But  Uriah  slept  at  the  door  of  the  king’s  house 
with  all  the  servants  of  his  lord,  and  went  not  down  to 
his  house. 

10  And  when  they  had  told  David,  saying,  Uriah 
went  not  down  unto  his  house,  David  said  unto  Uriah, 
Camest  thou  not  from  thy  journey  ? why  then  didst 
thon  not  go  down  unto  thine  house  ? 

11  And  Uriah  said  unto  David,  ® The  ark,  and  Is- 
rael, and  Judah,  abide  in  tents  ; and  ^ my  lord  Joab, 
and  the  servants  of  my  lord,  are  encamped  in  the 
open  fields  ; shall  I then  go  into  mine  house,  to  eat 
and  to  drink,  and  to  lie  witli  my  wife  ? as  thou  livest, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I will  not  do  this  thing. 

12  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Tarry  here  to  day 
also,  and  to  morrow  I will  let  thee  depart.  So  Uriah 
abode  in  Jerusalem  that  day,  and  the  morrow. 

13  And  when  David  had  called  him,  he  did  eat 
and  drink  before  him  ; and  he  made  him  drunk  : 
and  at  even  he  went  out  to  lie  on  his  bed  with  the 
servants  of  his  lord,  but  went  not  down  to  his  house. 

14  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  that  David 

wrote  a letter  to  Joab,  and  sent  it  by  the  hand  of 

Uriah. 

15  And  he  wrote  in  the  letter,  saying.  Set  ye  Uriah 
in  the  forefront  of  the  hottest  battle,  and  retire  ye 
from  him,  that  he  may  i®  be  smitten,  and  die. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joab  observed  the 
city,  that  he  assigned  Uriah  unto  a place  where  he 
knew  that  valiant  men  were. 

17  And  the  men  of  the  city  went  out,  and  fought 
with  Joab  : and  there  fell  some  of  the  people  of  the 
servants  of  David  ; and  Uriah  the  Hittite  died  also. 

18  ^ Then  Joab  sent  and  told  David  all  the  things 
concerning  the  war  ; 

19  And  charged  the  messenger,  saying.  When  thou 
hast  made  an  end  of  telling  the  matters  of  the  war 
unto  the  king, 

20  And  if  so  be  that  the  king’s  wrath  arise,  and  he 
say  unto  thee.  Wherefore  approached  ye  so  nigh 
unto  the  city  when  ye  did  fight  ? knew  ye  not  that 
they  would  shoot  from  the  wall  ? 

21  Who  smote  i^Abimelech  the  son  of  i^Jerub- 


* ch.  23.  39. 

6  Ps.  51,  title.  Jam. 
1.  14. 

« Lev.  15.  19,  28.  & 
18.  19. 


7 Gen.  18.  4.  & 19.  2. 

8 ch.  7.  2,  6. 

» ch.  20.  6. 


10  Gen.  19.  33,  35. 

11  ver.  9. 

12  See  1 Kin.  21.  8, 


bathing  ; and  the  woman  was  very  beautiful  to  look 

3 upon.  And  David  sent  and  inquired  after  the  wo- 
man. And  one  said.  Is  not  this  Bath-sheba,  the 
daughter  of  Eliam,  the  wife  of  Uriah  the  Hittite  ? 

4 And  David  sent  messengers,  and  took  her  ; and  she 
came  in  unto  him,  and  he  lay  with  her  ; (for  she  was 
purified  from  her  uncleanness  ;)  and  she  returned 

5 unto  her  house.  And  the  woman  conceived  ; and 
she  sent  and  told  David,  and  said,  I am  with  child. 

6 And  David  sent  to  Joab,  saying.  Send  me  Uriah 

7 the  Hittite.  And  Joab  sent  Uriah  to  David.  And 
when  Uriah  was  come  unto  him,  David  asked  of  him 
how  Joab  did,  and  how  the  people  fared,  and  how 

8 the  war  prospered.  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Go 
down  to  thy  house,  and  wash  thy  feet.  And  Uriah 
departed  out  of  the  king’s  house,  and  there  followed 

9 him  a ^ mess  of  meat  from  the  king.  But  Uriah 
slept  at  the  door  of  the  king’s  house  with  all  the 
servants  of  his  lord,  and  went  not  down  to  his  house. 

10  And  when  they  had  told  David,  saying,  Uriah  went 
not  down  unto  his  house,  David  said  unto  Uriah,  Art 
thou  not  come  from  a journey  ? wherefore  didst 

11  thou  not  go  down  unto  thine  house  ? And  Uriah 
said  unto  David,  The  ark,  and  Israel,  and  Judah, 
abide  in  booths  ; and  my  lord  Joab,  and  the  servants 
of  my  lord,  are  encamped  in  the  open  field  ; shall 
I then  go  into  mine  house,  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and 
to  lie  with  my  wife  ? as  thou  livest,  and  as  thy  soid 

12  liveth,  I will  not  do  this  thing.  And  David  said  to 
Uriah,  Tarry  here  to-day  also,  and  to-morrow  1 will 
let  thee  depart.  So  Uriah  abode  in  Jerusalem  ^ that 

13  day,  and  the  morrow.  And  when  David  had  called 
him,  he  did  eat  and  drink  before  him  ; and  he  made 
him  drunk  : and  at  even  he  went  out  to  lie  on  his 
bed  with  the  servants  of  his  lord,  but  went  not  down 

14  to  his  house.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
that  David  wrote  a letter  to  Joab,  and  sent  it  by  the 

15  hand  of  Uriah.  And  he  wrote  in  the  letter,  sav- 
ing, Set  ye  Uriah  in  the  forefront  of  the  hottest 
battle,  and  retire  ye  from  liiin,  that  he  maybe  sinit- 

16  ten,  and  die.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joab  ^kept 
watch  upon  the  city,  that  he  assigned  Llriah  unto 
the  place  where  he  knew  that  valiant  men  were. 

17  And  tlie  men  of  the  city  went  out,  and  fought  with 
Joab  : and  there  fell  some  of  the  people,  even  of 
the  servants  of  David  ; and  Uriah  the  Hittite  died 

18  also.  Tlien  Joab  sent  and  told  David  all  the  things 

19  concerning  the  war  ; and  he  charged  the  messenger, 
saying.  When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of  telling  all 

20  the  things  concerning  the  war  unto  the  king,  it  shall 
be  that,  if  the  king’s  wrath  arise,  and  he  say  unto 
thee.  Wherefore  went  ye  so  nigh  unto  the  city  to 
fight  ? knew  ye  not  that  they  would  shoot  from  the 

21  wall?  who  smote  Abimelech  the  son  of  -^Jerubbe- 


23  ch.  12. 9. 

Judf?.  9.  53. 

Judg.  6.  32,  Je- 
rubbaal. 


h Or,  present  from, 
c Or,  that  ftny.  And 
on  th‘-  morroiv  Dovid 
called  /liin,  and  he  <!icc. 


d Heb.  strong, 
e Or,  observed. 

f 111  .ludg.  6.  32, 

.TernbbaaL 


468 


II.  SAMUEL,  XII. 


besheth  ? did  not  a woman  cast  a piece  of  a millstone 
upon  him  from  the  wall,  that  he  died  in  Thebez  ? why 
went  ye  nigh  the  wall  ? then  say  thou,  Thy  servant 
Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also. 

22  ^ So  the  messenger  went,  and  came  and  shewed 
David  all  that  Joab  had  sent  him  for. 

23  And  the  messenger  said  unto  David,  Surely  the 
men  prevailed  against  us,  and  came  out  unto  us  into  the 
field,  and  we  were  upon  them  even  unto  the  entering  of 
the  gate. 

24  And  the  shooters  shot  from  off  the  wall  upon  thy 
servants  ; and  some  of  the  king’s  servants  be  dead,  and 
thy  servant  Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also. 

25  Then  David  said  unto  the  messenger.  Thus  shalt 
thou  say  unto  Joab,  Let  not  this  thing  displease  thee, 
for  the  sword  devoureth  one  as  well  as  another  : make 
thy  battle  more  strong  against  the  city,  and  overthrow 
it  : and  encourage  thou  him. 

26  ^ And  when  the  wife  of  Uriah  heard  that  Uriah 
her  husband  was  dead,  she  mourned  for  her  husband. 

27  And  when  the  mourning  was  past,  David  sent  and 
fetched  her  to  his  house,  and  she  became  his  wife,  and 
bare  him  a son.  But  the  thing  that  David  had  done 
displeased  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 Nathan's  parable  of  the  ewe  lamb  causeth  David  to  be  his  own  judge. 

7 David,  reproved  by  Nathan,  confesseth  his  sin,  and  is  pardoned. 
15  David  mourneth  and  prayeth  for  the  child,  while  it  lived.  24  So- 
lomon is  born,  and  named  Jedidiah.  26  David  taketh  Rabbah,  and 
torttireth  the  people  thereof. 

And  the  Lord  sent  Nathan  unto  David.  And  ^ he 
came  unto  him,  and  ^said  unto  him.  There  were 
two  men  in  one  city  ; the  one  rich,  and  the  other  poor. 

2  The  rich  man  had  exceeding  many  flocks  and 
herds  : 

3  But  the  poor  man  had  nothing,  save  one  little  ewe 
lamb,  which  he  had  bought  and  nourished  up  : and  it 
grew  up  together  with  him,  and  with  his  children  ; it 
^d  eat  of  his  own  meat,  and  drank  of  his  own  cup,  and 
lay  in  his  bosom,  and  was  unto  him  as  a daughter. 

4  And  there  came  a traveller  unto  the  rich  man,  and 
he  spared  to  take  of  his  own  flock  and  of  his  own  herd, 
to  dress  for  the  wayfaring  man  that  was  come  unto 
him  ; but  took  the  poor  man’s  lamb,  and  dressed  it  for 
the  man  that  was  come  to  him. 

5  And  David’s  anger  was  greatly  kindled  against  the 
man  ; and  he  said  to  Nathan,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  the 
man  that  hath  done  this  thing  shall  surely  die  : 

6  And  he  shall  restore  the  lamb  ® fourfold,  because 
he  did  this  thing,  and  because  he  had  no  pity. 

7  ^ And  Nathan  said  to  David,  Thou  art  the  man. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I ^anointed  thee 
king  over  Israel,  and  I delivered  thee  out  of  the  hand 
of  Saul  ; 

8  And  I gave  thee  thy  master’s  house,  and  thy 
master’s  wives  into  thy  bosom,  and  gave  thee  the  house 
of  Israel  and  of  Judah  ; and  if  that  had  been  too  little, 
I would  moreover  have  given  unto  thee  such  and  such 
things. 

9  ® Wherefore  hast  thou  ® despised  the  command- 
ment of  the.  Lord,  to  do  evil  in  his  sight  ? '^thou  hast 
killed  Uriah  the  Hittite  with  the  sword,  and  hast  taken 
his  wife  to  he  thy  wife,  and  hast  slain  him  with  the 
sword  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

10  Now  therefore  ® the  sword  shall  never  depart 

16  ch.  12.  9.  1 Kin.  20.  35-41.  Is.  s Ex.  22.  1.  Luke 

1 Ps.  51,  title.  5.  3.  19.  8. 

2 See  ch.  14.  6,  &c.  « 1 Sam.  16.  1.3. 


sheth?  did  not  a woman  east  an  upper  millstone 
upon  him  from  the  wall,  that  he  died  at  Thebez  ? 
why  went  ye  so  nigh  the  wall  ? then  shalt  thou  say, 

22  Thy  servant  Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also.  So  the 
messenger  went,  and  came  and  shewed  David  all 

23  that  Joab  had  sent  him  for.  And  the  messenger  said 
unto  David,  The  men  prevailed  against  us,  and  came 
out  unto  us  into  the  field,  and  we  were  upon  them 

24  even  unto  the  entering  of  the  gate.  And  the  shoot- 
ers shot  at  thy  servants  from  off  the  wall  ; and  some 
of  the  king’s  servants  be  dead,  and  thy  servant  Uri- 

25  ah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also.  Then  David  said  unto 
the  messenger.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  Joab,  Let 
not  this  thing  displease  thee,  for  the  sword  devoureth 
one  as  well  as  another  : make  thy  battle  more  strong 
against  the  city,  and  overthrow  it  : and  encourage 

26  thou  him.  And  when  the  wife  of  Uriah  heard  that 
Uriah  her  husband  was  dead,  she  made  lamentation 

27  for  her  husband.  And  when  the  mourning  was 
past,  David  sent  and  took  her  home  to  his  house,  and 
she  became  his  wife,  and  bare  him  a son.  But  the 
thipg  that  David  had  done  displeased  the  Lord. 


12  And  the  Lord  sent  Nathan  unto  David.  And  he 
came  unto  him,  and  said  unto  him.  There  were  two 
men  in  one  city  ; the  one  rich,  and  the  other  poor. 

2 The  rich  man  had  exceeding  many  flocks  and  herds  : 

3 but  the  poor  man  had  nothing,  save  one  little  ewe 
lamb,  which  he  had  bought  and  nourished  up  : and 
it  grew  up  together  with  him,  and  with  his  children  ; 
it  did  eat  of  his  own  morsel,  and  drank  of  his  own 
cup,  and  lay  in  his  bosom,  and  was  unto  him  as 

4 a daughter.  And  there  came  a traveller  unto  the 
rich  man,  and  he  spared  to  take  of  his  own  flock 
and  of  his  own  herd,  to  dress  for  the  wayfaring  man 
that  was  come  unto  him,  but  took  the  poor  man’s 
lamb,  and  dressed  it  for  the  man  that  was  come 

5 to  him.  And  David’s  anger  was  greatly  kindled 
against  the  man  ; and  he  said  to  Nathan,  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  the  man  that  hath  done  this  is  “ worthy 

6 to  die  : and  he  shall  restore  the  lamb  fourfold,  be- 
cause he  did  this  thing,  and  because  he  had  no  pity. 

7 And  Nathan  said  to  David,  Thou  art  the  man. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  I anointed 
thee  king  over  Israel,  and  I delivered  thee  out  of  the 

8 hand  of  Saul  ; and  I gave  thee  thy  master’s  house, 
and  thy  master’s  wives  into  thy  bosom,  and  gave 
thee  the  house  of  Israel  and  of  Judah  ; and  if  that 
had  been  too  little,  I would  have  added  unto  thee 

9 such  and  such  things.  Wherefore  hast  thou  despised 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  to  do  that  which  is  evil  in  his 
sight  ? thou  hast  smitten  Uriah  the  Hittite  with  the 
sword,  and  hast  taken  his  wife  to  be  thy  wife,  and 
hast  slain  him  with  the  sword  of  the  children  of 

10  Ammon.  Now  therefore,  the  sword  shall  never  de- 


6 See  1 Sam.  15.  19.  ^ ch.  11.  15,  16,  17,  a Ileb.  a son  of 

« Nura.  15.  31.  27.  death. 

6 Amos  7.  9. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XII. 


469 


from  thine  house  ; because  thou  hast  despised  me,  and 
hast  taken  the  wife  of  Uriah  the  Hittite  to  be  thy 
wife. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  raise  up  evil 
against  thee  out  of  thine  own  house,  and  I will  ^ take 
thy  wives  before  tliine  eyes,  and  give  them  unto  thy 
neighbour,  and  he  shall  lie  with  thy  wives  in  the  sight 
of  this  sun. 

12  For  thou  didst  it  secretly:  i°but  I will  do  this 
thing  before  all  Israel,  and  before  the  sun. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Nathan,  i^  I have  sinned 
against  the  Lord.  And  Nathan  said  unto  David,  The 
Lord  also  hath  i®  put  away  thy  sin  ; thou  shalt  not 
die. 

14  Howbeit,  because  by  this  deed  thou  hast  given 
great  occasion  to  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  i^  to  blas- 
pheme, the  child  also  that  is  born  unto  thee  shall  surely 
die. 

15  ^ And  Nathan  departed  unto  his  house.  And 
the  Lord  struck  the  child  that  Uriah’s  wife  bare  unto 
David,  and  it  was  very  sick. 

16  David  therefore  besought  God  for  the  child  ; and 
David  fasted,  and  went  in,  and  i^  lay  all  night  upon  the 
earth. 

17  And  the  elders  of  his  house  arose,  and  went  to 
him,  to  raise  him  up  from  the  earth  : but  he  would  not, 
neither  did  he  eat  bread  with  them. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  the 
child  died.  And  the  servants  of  David  feared  to  tell 
him  that  the  child  was  dead  : for  they  said.  Behold, 
while  the  child  was  yet  alive,  we  spake  unto  him,  and 
he  would  not  hearken  unto  our  voice  : how  will  he  then 
vex  himself,  if  we  tell  him  that  the  child  is  dead  ? 

19  But  when  David  saw  that  his  servants  whispered, 
David  perceived  that  the  child  was  dead  : therefore 
David  said  unto  his  servants.  Is  the  child  dead  ? And 
they  said.  He  is  dead. 

20  Then  David  arose  from  the  earth,  and  washed, 
and  anointed  himself^  and  changed  his  apparel,  and 
came  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  worshipped  : 
then  he  came  to  his  own  house  ; and  when  he  required, 
they  set  bread  before  him,  and  he  did  eat. 

21  Then  said  his  servants  unto  him,  What  thing  is 
this  that  thou  hast  done  ? thou  didst  fast  and  weep  for 
the  child,  while  it  was  alive  ; but  when  the  child  was 
dead,  thou  didst  rise  and  eat  bread. 

22  And  he  said.  While  the  child  was  yet  alive,  I 
fasted  and  wept  : for  I said.  Who  can  tell  whether 
God  will  be  gracious  to  me,  that  the  child  may  live  ? 

23  But  now  he  is  dead,  wherefore  should  I fast  ? 
can  I bring  him  back  again  ? I shall  go  to  him,  but 

he  shall  not  return  to  me. 

24  ^ And  David  comforted  Bath-sheba  his  wife,  and 
went  in  unto  her,  and  lay  with  her  : and  she  bare  a 
son,  and  he  called  his  name  Solomon  : and  the  Lord 
loved  him. 

25  And  he  sent  by  the  hand  of  Nathan  the  pro- 
phet ; and  he  called  his  name  Jedidiah,  because  of  the 
Lord. 

26  ^ And  fought  against  ^^Rabbah  of  the 

children  of  Ammon,  and  took  the  royal  city. 

27  And  Joab  sent  messengers  to  David,  and  said,  I 

9Deut.  28.  30.  ch.  20.  Ps.  32.  5.  & 51. 4.  3G.  20,23.  Rom.  2. 

16.  22.  Pro.  28.  13.  24. 

10  ch.  16.  22.  13  ch.  24.  10.  Job  7.  i^  ch.  13.  31. 

11  See  1 Sam.  15.  24.  21.  Pa.  32.  1.  Mic.  i«  Ruth  3.  3. 

12  ch.  24.  10.  Job  7.  7.  18.  Zech.  3.  4.  ” Job  1.  20. 

14  Is.  52.  5.  Ezek. 


part  from  thine  house  ; because  thou  hast  despised 
me,  and  hast  taken  the  wife  of  Uriah  the  Hittite 

11  to  be  thy  wife.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will 
raise  up  evil  against  thee  out  of  thine  own  house, 
and  1 will  take  thy  wives  before  thine  eyes,  and  give 
them  unto  thy  neighbour,  and  he  shall  lie  with  thy 

12  wives  in  the  sight  of  this  sun.  For  thou  didst  it  se- 
cretly : but  I will  do  this  thing  before  all  Israel,  and 

13  before  the  sun.  And  David  said  unto  Nathan,  I 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord.  And  Nathan  said 
unto  David,  The  Lord  also  hath  put  away  thy  sin  ; 

14  thou  shalt  not  die.  Howbeit,  because  by  this  deed 
thou  hast  given  great  occasion  to  the  enemies  of 
the  Lord  to  blaspheme,  the  child  also  that  is  born 

15  unto  thee  shall  surely  die.  And  Nathan  departed 
unto  his  house. 


And  the  Lord  struck  the  child  that  Uriah’s  wife 

16  bare  unto  David,  and  it  was  very  sick.  David 
therefore  besought  God  for  the  child  ; and  David 
fasted,  and  went  in,  and  lay  all  night  upon  the 

17  earth.  And  the  elders  of  his  house  arose,  and  stood 
beside  him,  to  raise  him  up  from  the  earth  : but  he 
would  not,  neither  did  he  eat  bread  with  them. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  the 
child  died.  And  the  servants  of  David  feared  to 
tell  him  that  the  child  was  dead  : for  they  said.  Be- 
hold, while  the  child  was  yet  alive,  we  spake  unto 
him,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  our  voice  : ^ how 
will  he  then  vex  himself,  if  we  tell  him  that  the 

19  child  is  dead  ? But  when  David  saw  that  his  ser- 
vants whispered  together,  David  perceived  that  the 
child  was  dead  : and  David  said  unto  his  servants. 
Is  the  child  dead  ? And  they  said.  He  is  dead. 

20  Then  David  arose  from  the  earth,  and  washed,  and 
anointed  himself,  and  changed  his  apparel  ; and  he 
came  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  worshipped  : 
then  he  came  to  his  own  house  ; and  when  he  re- 
quired they  set  bread  before  him,  and  he  did  eat. 

21  Then  said  his  servants  unto  him.  What  thing  is 
this  that  thou  hast  done  ? thou  didst  fast  and  weep 
for  the  child,  while  it  was  alive  ; but  when  the  child 

22  was  dead,  thou  didst  rise  and  eat  bread.  And  he 
said.  While  the  child  was  yet  alive,  I fasted  and 
wept  : for  I said.  Who  knoweth  whether  the  Lord 
will  not  be  gracious  to  me,  that  the  child  may  live  ? 

23  But  now  he  is  dead,  wherefore  should  I fast  ? can 
I bring  him  back  again  ? I shall  go  to  him,  but  he 

24  shall  not  return  to  me.  And  David  comforted 
Bath-sheba  his  wife,  and  went  in  unto  her,  and  lay 
with  her  : and  she  bare  a son,  and  he  called  his 

25  name  Solomon.  And  the  Lord  loved  him  ; and  he 
sent  by  the  liand  of  Nathan  the  propliet,  and  lie 
called  liis  name  Jedidiah,  for  the  Lord’s  sake. 


26  ^ Now  Joab  fought  against  Rabbah  of  the  ehil- 

27  dren  of  Ammon,  and  took  the  royal  city.  And  Joab 
sent  messengers  to  David,  and  said,  I have  fought 

48  See  Is.  38.  1,  5.  23  Dent.  3.  11.  c Another  reading 

Jonah  3.  9.  b Or,  hoiv  llun  shall  i.s,  she,  called. 

43  Job  7.  8,  9,  10.  we  tell  him  that  the.  r/ That  is,  Beloved 

20  Matt.  1.  6.  child  is  dead,  so  that  of  .Jah. 

21  1 Chr.  22.  9.  he  do  himself  some  e See  1 Chr.  20.  l-o. 

22  1 Chr.  20.  1.  harm  ? 


470 


II.  SAMUEL,  XIII. 


have  fought  against  Rabbah,  and  have  taken  the  city 
of  waters. 

28  Now  therefore  gather  the  rest  of  the  people 
together,  and  encamp  against  the  city,  and  take  it  : 
lest  I take  the  city,  and  it  be  called  after  my  name. 

29  And  David  gathered  all  the  people  together,  and 
went  to  Rabbah,  and  fought  against  it,  and  took  it. 

30  ^^And  he  took  their  king’s  crown  from  off  his 
head,  the  weight  whereof  was  a talent  of  gold  with  the 
precious  stones  : and  it  was  set  on  David’s  head.  And 
he  brought  forth  the  spoil  of  the  city  in  great  abun- 
dance. 

31  And  he  brought  forth  the  people  that  were  therein, 
and  put  them  under  saws,  and  under  harrows  of  iron, 
and  under  axes  of  iron,  and  made  them  pass  through 
the  brickkiln  : and  thus  did  he  unto  all  the  cities  of  the 
children  of  Ammon.  So  David  and  all  the  people  re- 
turned unto  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 Amnon  loving  Tamar,  by  Jonadab's  counsel  feigning  himself  sick, 
ravisheth  her.  15  He  hateth  her,  and  shamefully  turneth  her  away. 
19  Absalom  entertaineth  her,  and  concealeth  his  purpose.  23  At  a 
sheepi^hearing,  among  all  the  king's  sons,  he  killeth  Amnon.  30  David 
grieving  at  the  news  is  comforted  by  Jonadah.  37  Absalom  flieth  to 
Talmai  at  Geshur. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  ^ that  Absalom  the 
son  of  David  had  a fair  sister,  whose  name  luas 
2 Tamar  ; and  Amnon  the  son  of  David  loved  her. 

2  And  Amnon  was  so  vexed,  that  he  fell  sick  for  his 
sister  Tamar  ; for  she  was  a virgin  ; and  Amnon 
thought  it  hard  for  him  to  do  any  thing  to  her. 

3  But  Amnon  had  a friend,  whose  name  ivas  Jonadab, 
®the  son  of  Shimeah  David’s  brother:  and  Jonadab 
was  a very  subtil  man. 

4  And  he  said  unto  him.  Why  art  thou,  being  the 
king’s  son,  lean  from  day  to  day  ? wilt  thou  not  tell 
me  ? And  Amnon  said  unto  him,  I love  Tamar,  my 
brother  Absalom’s  sister. 

5  And  Jonadab  said  unto  him.  Lay  thee  down  on  thy 
bed,  and  make  thyself  sick : and  when  thy  father 
cometh  to  see  thee,  say  unto  him,  I pray  thee,  let  my 
sister  Tamar  come,  and  give  me  meat,  and  dress  the 
meat  in  my  sight,  that  I may  see  and  eat  it  at  her 
hand. 

6  ^ So  Amnon  lay  down,  and  made  himself  sick  : 
and  when  the  king  was  come  to  see  him,  Amnon  said 
unto  the  king,  I pray  thee,  let  Tamar  my  sister  come, 
and  ^make  me  a couple  of  cakes  in  my  sight,  that  I 
may  eat  at  her  hand. 

7  Then  David  sent  home  to  Tamar,  saying.  Go  now 
to  thy  brother  Amnon’s  house,  and  dress  him  meat. 

8  So  Tamar  went  to  her  brother  Amnon’s  house  ; 
and  he  was  laid  down.  And  she  took  flour,  and  knead- 
ed it,  and  made  cakes  in  his  sight,  and  did  bake  the 
cakes. 

9  And  she  took  a pan,  and  poured  them  out  before 
him  ; but  he  refused  to  eat.  And  Amnon  said,  ^ Have 
out  all  men  from  me.  And  they  went  out  every  man 
from  him. 

10  And  Amnon  said  unto  Tamar,  Bring  the  meat 
into  the  chamber,  that  I may  eat  of  thine  hand.  And 
Tamar  took  the  cakes  which  she  had  made,  and  brought 
them  into  the  chamber  to  Amnon  her  brother. 

11  And  when  she  had  brought  them  unto  him  to  eat, 

1 Chr.  20.  2.  3 See  1 Sam.  16.  9.  /Heb.  my  name,  he 

4 ch.  3.  2,  3.  4 Gen.  18.  6.  called  upon  it. 

2 1 Chr.  3.  9.  '>  Gen.  45.  1.  Or,  Malcarn.  See 


against  Rabbah,  yea,  I have  taken  the  city  of  wa- 

28  ters.  Now  therefore  gather  the  rest  of  the  people 
together,  and  encamp  against  the  city,  and  take  it  : 
lest  I take  the  city,  and  -^it  be  called  after  my 

29  name.  And  David  gathered  all  the  people  to- 
gether, and  went  to  Rabbah,  and  fought  against  it, 

30  and  took  it.  And  he  took  the  crown  of  » their  king 
from  off  his  head  ; and  the  weight  thereof  was  a 
talent  of  gold,  and  in  it  were  precious  stones  ; and 
it  was  set  on  David’s  head.  And  he  brought  forth 

31  the  spoil  of  the  city,  exceeding  much.  And  he 
brought  forth  the  people  that  were  therein,  and  put 
them  Guilder  saws,  and  * under  harrows  of  iron,  and 

under  axes  of  iron,  and  ^ made  them  pass  through 
the  -'  brickkiln  : and  thus  did  he  unto  all  the  cities 
of  the  children  of  Ammon.  And  David  and  all  the 
people  returned  unto  Jerusalem. 


13  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Absalom  the 
son  of  David  had  a fair  sister,  whose  name  was  Ta- 

2 mar  ; and  Amnon  the  son  of  David  loved  her.  And 
Amnon  was  so  vexed  that  he  fell  sick  because  of 
his  sister  Tamar  ; for  she  was  a virgin  ; and  it 
seemed  hard  to  Amnon  to  do  any  thing  unto  her. 

3 But  Amnon  had  a friend,  whose  name  was  Jonadab, 
the  son  of  Shimeah  David’s  brother  : and  Jonadab 

4 was  a very  subtil  man.  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Why,  O son  of  the  king,  art  thou  thus  lean  “ from 
day  to  day  ? wilt  thou  not  tell  me  ? And  Amnon 
said  unto  him,  I love  Tamar,  my  brother  Absalom’s 

5 sister.  And  Jonadab  said  unto  him.  Lay  thee  down 
on  thy  bed,  and  feign  thyself  sick  : and  when  thy 
father  cometh  to  see  thee,  say  unto  him.  Let  my 
sister  Tamar  come,  I pray  thee,  and  give  me  bread 
to  eat,  and  dress  the  food  in  my  sight,  that  I may 

6 see  it,  and  eat  it  at  her  hand.  So  Amnon  lay  clown, 
and  feigned  himself  sick  : and  Avlien  the  king  was 
come  to  see  him,  Amnon  said  unto  the  king.  Let 
my  sister  Tamar  come,  I pray  thee,  and  make  me  a 
couple  of  cakes  in  my  sight,  that  I may  eat  at  her 

7 hand.  Then  David  sent  home  to  Tamar,  saying. 
Go  now  to  thy  brother  Amnon’s  house,  and  dress 

8 him  food.  So  Tamar  went  to  her  brother  muon’s 
house  ; and  he  was  laid  down.  And  she  took 
dough,  and  kneaded  it,  and  made  cakes  in  his  siglit, 

9 and  did  bake  the  cakes.  And  she  took  the  pan,  and 
poured  them  out  before  him  ; but  he  refused  to  eat. 
And  Amnon  said.  Have  out  all  men  from  me.  And 

10  they  went  out  every  man  from  him.  And  Amnon 
said  unto  Tamar,  Bring  the  food  into  the  chamber, 
that  I may  eat  of  thine  hand.  And  Tamar  took  the 
cakes  which  she  had  made,  and  brought  them  into 

11  the  chamber  to  Amnon  her  brother.  And  when  slie 
had  brought  them  near  unto  him  to  eat,  he  took 


Zeph.  1.  5.  change  in  the  Hebrew  j Or,  brickmould. 

Ii  Or,  to.  text,  7nade  them  labour  a Heb.  morning  by 

i Or,  with  a slight  at.  morning. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XIII. 


471 


he  ® took  hold  of  her,  and  said  unto  her.  Come  lie  with 
me,  my  sister. 

12  And  she  answered  him,  Xay,  my  brother,  do  not 
force  me  ; for  no  such  thing  ought  to  be  done  in 
Israel  : do  not  thou  this  ® folly. 

13  And  I,  whither  shall  I cause  my  shame  to  go  ? 
and  as  for  thee,  thou  shalt  be  as  one  of  the  fools  in 
Israel.  Now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  speak  unto  the 
king  ; ®for  he  will  not  withhold  me  from  thee. 

14  Howbeit  he  would  not  hearken  unto  her  voice  : 
but,  being  stronger  than  she,  forced  her,  and  lay  with 
her. 

15  ^ Then  Amnon  hated  her  exceedingly  ; so  that 
the  hatred  wherewith  he  hated  her  was  greater  than 
the  love  wherewith  he  had  loved  her.  And  Amnon 
said  unto  her.  Arise,  be  gone. 

16  And  she  said  unto  him.  There  is  no  cause  : this 
evil  in  sending  me  away  is  greater  than  the  other  that 
thou  didst  unto  me.  But  he  would  not  hearken  unto 
her. 

17  Then  he  called  his  servant  that  ministered  unto 
him,  and  said.  Put  now  this  woman  out  from  me,  and 
bolt  the  door  after  her. 

18  And  she  had  a garment  of  divers  colours  upon 
her  : for  with  such  robes  were  the  king’s  daughters 
that  were  virgins  apparelled.  Then  his  servant  brought 
her  out,  and  bolted  the  door  after  her. 

19  And  Tamar  put  ashes  on  her  head,  and  rent 
her  garment  of  divers  colours  that  was  on  her,  and 

laid  her  hand  on  her  head,  and  went  on  crying. 

20  And  Absalom  her  brother  said  unto  her.  Hath 
Amnon  thy  brother  been  with  thee  ? but  hold  now  thy 
peace,  my  sister  : he  is  thy  brother  ; regard  not  this 
thing.  So  Tamar  remained  desolate  in  her  brother 
Absalom’s  house. 

21  But  when  king  David  heard  of  all  these  things, 
he  was  very  wroth. 

22  And  Absalom  spake  unto  his  brother  Amnon 

neither  good  nor  bad  : for  Absalom  hated  Amnon, 

because  he  had  forced  his  sister  Tamar. 

23  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  after  two  full  years,  that 
Absalom  ^®had  sheepshearers  in  Baal-hazor,  which  is 
beside  Ephraim  : and  Absalom  invited  all  the  king’s 
sons. 

24  And  Absalom  came  to  the  king,  and  said.  Behold 
now,  thy  servant  hath  sheepshearers  ; let  the  king,  I 
beseech  thee,  and  his  servants  go  with  thy  servant. 

25  And  the  king  said  to  Absalom,  Nay,  my  son,  let 
us  not  all  now  go,  lest  we  be  chargeable  unto  thee. 
And  he  pressed  him  : howbeit  he  would  not  go,  but 
blessed  him. 

26  Then  said  Absalom,  If  not,  I pray  thee,  let  my 
brother  Amnon  go  with  us.  And  the  king  said  unto 
him.  Why  sliould  he  go  with  thee  ? 

27  But  Absalom  pressed  him,  that  he  let  Amnon  and 
all  the  king’s  sons  go  with  him. 

28  ^ Now  Absalom  had  commanded  his  servants, 
saying,  Mark  ye  now  when  Amnon’ s heart  is  merry 
with  wine,  and  when  I say  unto  you.  Smite  Amnon  ; 
then  kill  him,  fear  not  : have  not  I commanded  you  ? 
be  courageous,  and  be  valiant. 

29  And  the  servants  of  Absalom  did  unto  Amnon  as 

8 Gen.  39.  12.  o See  Lev.  18.  9, 11.  Josh.  7.  6.  ch.  1. 

7 Lev.  18.  9,11.  & 10  Dent.  22.  25.  See  2.  Job  2.  12. 

20.17.  ch.  12.  11.  lojer.  2.  37. 

8 Gen.  34.  7.  Judg.  n Gen.  37.  3.  Judg.  » Gen.  24.  50.  & 31. 

19.  23.  & 20.  6.  5.  30.  Ps.  45.  14.  24. 


hold  of  her,  and  said  unto  her,  Come  lie  with  me, 

12  my  sister.  And  she  answered  him.  Nay,  my  bro- 
ther, do  not  ^ force  me  ; for  no  such  thing  ought 

13  to  be  done  in  Israel  : do  not  thou  this  folly.  And 
I,  whither  shall  I carry  my  shame  ? and  as  for  thee, 
thou  shalt  be  as  one  of  the  fools  in  Israel.  Now 
therefore,  I pray  thee,  speak  unto  the  king  ; for  he 

14  will  not  withhold  me  from  thee.  Howbeit  he  would 
not  hearken  unto  her  voice  : but  being  stronger 

15  than  she,  he  forced  her,  and  lay  with  her.  Then 
Amnon  hated  her  with  exceeding  great  hatred  ; for 
the  hatred  wherewith  he  hated  her  was  greater  than 
the  love  wherewith  he  had  loved  her.  And  Amnon 

16  said  unto  her.  Arise,  be  gone.  And  she  said  unto 
him,  Not  so,  because  this  great  wrong  in  putting 
me  forth  is  worse  than  the  other  that  thou  didst  unto 

17  me.  But  he  would  not  hearken  unto  her.  Then  he 
called  his  servant  that  ministered  unto  him,  and 
said.  Put  now  this  woman  out  from  me,  and  bolt 

18  the  door  after  her.  And  she  had  ‘^a  garment  of 
divers  colours  upon  her  : for  with  such  robes  were 
the  king’s  daughters  that  were  virgins  apparelled. 
Then  his  servant  brought  her  out,  and  bolted  the 

19  door  after  her.  And  Tamar  put  ashes  on  her  head, 
and  rent  her  garment  of  divers  colours  that  was  on 
her  ; and  she  laid  her  hand  on  her  head,  and  went 

20  her  way,  crying  aloud  as  she  went.  And  Absalom 
her  brother  said  unto  her.  Hath  ® Amnon  thy 
brother  been  with  thee  ? but  now  hold  thy  peace, 
my  sister  : he  is  thy  brother  ; take  not  this  thing  to 
heart.  So  Tamar  remained  desolate  in  her  brother 

21  Absalom’s  house.  But  when  king  David  heard  of 

22  all  these  things,  he  was  very  wroth.  And  Absalom 
spake  unto  Amnon  neither  good  nor  bad  : for  Ab- 
salom hated  Amnon,  because  he  had  forced  his  sis- 
ter Tamar. 


23  And  it  came  to  pass  after  two  full  years,  that  Ab- 
salom had  sheepshearers  in  Baal-hazor,  which  is  be- 
side Ephraim  : and  Absalom  invited  all  the  king’s 

24  sons.  And  Absalom  came  to  the  king,  and  said. 
Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath  sheepshearers  ; let  the 
king,  I pray  thee,  and  his  servants  go  with  thy  ser- 

25  vant.  And  the  king  said  to  Absalom,  Nay,  my  sou, 
let  us  not  all  go,  lest  we  be  burdensome  unto  thee. 
And  he  pressed  him  : howbeit  he  would  not  go,  but 

26  blessed  him.  Then  said  Absalom,  If  not,  I pray 
thee,  let  my  brother  Amnon  go  with  us.  And  the 
king  said  unto  him.  Why  should  he  go  with  thee  ? 

27  But  Absalom  pressed  him,  that  he  let  Amnon  and 

28  all  the  king’s  sons  go  with  liim.  And  Absalom  com- 
manded his  servants,  saying,  Mark  ye  now,  when 
Amnon’s  heart  is  merry  with  wine  ; and  when  I say 
unto  you.  Smite  Amnon,  then  kill  liim,  fear  not  : 
have  not  I commanded  you  ? be  courageous,  and  be 

29  valiant.  And  the  servants  of  Absalom  did  unto 


’8  Lev.  19.  17,  18.  3{>.  Usth.  1.  10.  Ps.  putting  me  forih^ 

^8  See  Gen.  38.  12,  104.  15.  which  is  worse  dtc. 

13.  1 Sam.  25.  4,  30.  b Weh.  humble.  d Or.,  along  garment 

Jiid^.  19.  0,  i),  22.  c Or,  Think  not  with  slreves.' 

Ruths.  7.  1 Sam.  25.  there  is  occasion  for  e lleh.  Aminon. 

this  great  wrong  in 


472 


II.  SAMUEL,  X. 


Absalom  had  commanded.  Then  all  the  king’s  sons 
arose,  and  every  man  gat  him  up  upon  his  mule,  and 
fled. 

30  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they  were  in  the 
way,  that  tidings  came  to  David,  saying,  Absalom  hath 
slain  all  the  king’s  sons,  and  there  is  not  one  of  them 
left. 

31  Then  the  king  arose,  and  tare  his  garments, 
and  lay  on  the  earth  ; and  all  his  servants  stood  by 
with  their  clothes  rent. 

32  And  2°Jonadab,  the  son  of  Shimeah  David’s 
brother,  answered  and  said.  Let  not  my  lord  suppose 
that  they  have  alain  all  the  young  men  the  king’s  sons  ; 
for  Amuon  only  is  dead  : for  by  the  appointment  of 
Absalom  this  hath  been  determined  from  the  day  that 
he  forced  his  sister  Tamar. 

33  Now  therefore  ^^let  not  my  lord  the  king  take  the 
thing  to  his  heart,  to  think  that  all  the  king’s  sons  are 
dead  : for  Amnon  only  is  dead. 

31  22  But  Absalom  fled.  And  the  young  man  that 
kept  the  watch  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, there  came  much  people  by  the  way  of  the  hill 
side  behind  him. 

35  And  Jonadab  said  unto  the  king.  Behold,  the 
king’s  sons  come  : as  thy  servant  said,  so  it  is. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he  had  made  an 
end  of  speaking,  that,  behold,  the  king’s  sons  came,  and 
lifted  up  their  voice  and  wept : and  the  king  also  and 
all  his  servants  wept  very  sore. 

37  ^ But  Absalom  fled,  and  went  to  23  Talmai,  the 
son  of  Ammihud,  king  of  Geshur.  And  David  mourned 
for  his  son  every  day. 

38  So  Absalom  fled,  and  went  to  24  Geshur,  and  was 
there  three  years. 

39  And  the  soul  of  king  David  longed  to  go  forth 
unto  Absalom  : for  he  was  25  comforted  concerning 
Amnon,  seeing  he  was  dead. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Joab,  suborning  a widow  of  Tekoah,  by  a parable  to  incline  the  king's 
heart  to  fetch  home  Absalom,  bringeth  aim  to  Jerusalem.  25  Ab- 
salom's beauty,  hair,  and  children.  28  After  tivo  years,  Absalom  by 
Joab  is  brought  into  the  king's  presence. 

l^TOW  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  perceived  that 'the 
king’s  heart  was  ^ toward  Absalom. 

2 And  Joab  sent  to  2Tekoah,  and  fetched  thence  a 
wise  woman,  and  said  unto  her,  I pray  thee,  feign  thy- 
self to  be  a mourner,  ^and  put  on  now  mourning  ap- 
parel, and  anoint  not  thyself  with  oil,  but  be  as  a 
woman  that  had  a long  time  mourned  for  the  dead  : 

3 And  come  to  the  king,  and  speak  on  this  manner 
unto  him.  So  Joab  ^put  the  words  in  her  mouth. 

4 ^ And  when  the  woman  of  Tekoah  spake  to  the 
king,  she  ^fell  on  her  face  to  the  ground,  and  did 
obeisance,  and  said,  ® Help,  O king. 

5 And  the  king  said  unto  her.  What  aileth  thee  ? 
And  she  answered,  I am  indeed  a widow  woman,  and 
mine  husband  is  dead. 

6 And  thy  handmaid  had  two  sons,  and  they  two 
strove  together  in  the  field,  and  there  ivas  none  to  part 
them,  but  the  one  smote  the  other,  and  slew  him. 

7 And,  behold,  ^the  whole  family  is  risen  against 
thine  handmaid,  and  they  said.  Deliver  him  that  smote 
his  brother,  that  we  may  kill  him,  for  the  life  of  his 


18  ch.  1. 11. 
13  ch.  12.  IG. 

20  ver.  3. 

21  ch.  10.  10. 


23  ch.  3.  3.  1 ch.  13.  39. 

24  ch.  14.  23,  32.  & 2 2Chr.  11.  6. 

15.  8.  3 See  Ruth  3.  3. 

25  Gen.  38.  12.  4 ver.  19.  Ex.  4. 15. 


Amnon  as  Absalom  had  commanded.  Then  all  the 
king’s  sons  arose,  and  every  man  gat  him  up  upon 

30  his  mule,  and  fled.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they 
were  in  the  way,  that  the  tidings  came  to  David,  say- 
ing, Absalom  hath  slain  all  the  king’s  sons,  and 

31  there  is  not  one  of  them  left.  Then  the  king  arose, 
and  rent  his  garments,  and  lay  on  the  earth  ; and  all 

32  his  servants  stood  by  with  their  clothes  rent.  And 
Jonadab,  the  son  of  Shimeah  David’s  brother,  an- 
swered and  said.  Let  not  my  lord  suppose  that 
they  have  killed  all  the  young  men  the  king’s  sons  ; 
for  Amnon  only  is  dead  : for  by  the  appointment  of 
Absalom  this  hath  been  determined  from  the  day 

33  that  he  forced  his  sister  Tamar.  Now  therefore  let 
not  my  lord  the  king  take  the  thing  to  his  heart,  to 
think  that  all  the  king’s  sons  are  dead  : for  Amnon 

34  only  is  dead.  But  Absalom  fled.  And  the  young 
man  that  kept  the  watch  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
looked,  and,  behold,  there  came  much  people  by  the 

35  way  of  the  hill  side  behind  him.  And  Jonadab  said 
unto  the  king,  Behold,  the  king’s  sons  are  come  : 

36  as  thy  servant  said,  so  it  is.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
as  soon  as  he  had  made  an  end  of  speaking,  that, 
behold,  the  king’s  sons  came,  and  lifted  up  their 
voice,  and  wept  : and  the  king  also  and  all  his  ser- 

37  vants  wept-^  very  sore.  But  Absalom  fled,  and  went 
to  Talmai  the  son  of  s'  Ammihur,  king  of  Geshur. 
And  David  mourned  for  his  son  every  day. 


38  So  Absalom  fled,  and  went  to  Geshur,  and  was 

39  there  three  years.  And  the  soul  of  king  David 
longed  to  go  forth  unto  Absalom  : for  he  was  com- 
forted concerning  Amnon,  seeing  he  was  dead. 


14  Now  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  perceived  that  the 

2 king’s  heart  was  toward  Absalom.  And  Joab  sent 
to  Tekoa,  and  fetched  thence  a wise  woman,  and 
said  unto  her,  I pray  thee,  feign  thyself  to  be  a 
mourner,  and  put  on  mourning  apparel,  I pray  thee, 
and  anoint  not  thyself  with  oil,  but  be  as  a woman 

3 that  had  a long  time  mourned  for  the  dead  : and  go 
in  to  the  king,  and  speak  on  this  manner  unto  him. 

4 So  Joab  put  the  words  in  her  mouth.  And  when 
the  woman  of  Tekoa  spake  to  the  king,  she  fell 
on  her  face  to  the  ground,  and  did  obeisance,  and 

5 said.  Help,  O king.  And  the  king  said  unto  her. 
What  aileth  thee  ? And  she  answered.  Of  a truth 
I am  a widow  woman,  and  mine  husband  is  dead. 

6 And  thy  handmaid  had  two  sons,  and  they  two 
strove  together  in  the  field,  and  there  was  none  to 
part  them,  but  the  one  smote  the  other,  and  killed 

7 him.  And,  behold,  the  whole  family  is  risen  against 
thine  handmaid,  and  they  said,  Deliver  him  that 
smote  his  brother,  that  we  may  kill  him  for  the  life 


siSam.  20.  41.  ch. 

1.  2. 

6 See  2 Kin.  6.  26, 
28. 


T See  ch.  12.  1. 

8 Niuii.  35. 19.  Deut. 
19.  12. 


f ITeb.  with  a very 
great  weeping. 

g Another  reading 
is,  Ammihud. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XIV. 


473 


brother  whom  he  slew  ; and  we  will  destroy  the  heir 
also  : and  so  they  shall  quench  my  coal  which  is  left, 
and  shall  not  leave  to  my  husband  neither  name  nor  re- 
mainder upon  the  earth. 

8 And  the  king  said  unto  the  woman,  Go  to  thine 
house,  and  I will  give  charge  concerning  thee. 

9 And  the  woman  of  Tekoah  said  unto  the  king,  My 
lord,  O king,  ® the  iniquity  he  on  me,  and  on  my  father’s 
house  : and  the  king  and  his  throne  he  guiltless. 

10  And  the  king  said.  Whosoever  saith  ought  unto 
thee,  bring  him  to  me,  and  he  shall  not  touch  thee  any 
more. 

11  Then  said  she,  I pray  thee,  let  the  king  remember 
the  Lord  thy  God,  that  thou  wonkiest  not  suffer  the 
revengers  of  blood  to  destroy  any  more,  lest  they  de- 
stroy my  son.  And  he  said,  '^'^  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
there  shall  not  one  hair  of  thy  son  fall  to  the  earth. 

12  Then  the  woman  said.  Let  thine  handmaid,  I pray 
thee,  speak  one  word  unto  my  lord  the  king.  And  he 
said,  Say  on. 

13  And  the  woman  said.  Wherefore  then  hast  thou 
thought  such  a thing  against  the  people  of  God  ? for 
the  king  doth  speak  this  thing  as  one  which  is  faulty, 
in  that  the  king  doth  not  fetch  home  again  ^^his  ba- 
nished. 

14  For  we  ^^must  needs  die,  and  are  as  water  spilt 
on  the  ground,  which  cannot  be  gathered  up  again  ; 
neither  doth  God  respect  any  person  : yet  doth  he  de- 
vise means,  that  his  banished  be  not  expelled  from 
him. 

15  Now  therefore  that  I am  come  to  speak  of  this 
thing  unto  my  lord  the  king,  it  is  because  the  people 
have  made  me  afraid  : and  thy  handmaid  said,  I will 
now  speak  unto  the  king  ; it  may  be  that  the  king  will 
perform  the  request  of  his  handmaid. 

16  For  the  king  will  hear,  to  deliver  his  handmaid 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  man  that  would  destroy  me  and 
my  son  together  out  of  the  inheritance  of  God. 

17  Then  thine  handmaid  said.  The  word  of  my  lord 
the  king  shall  now  be  comfortable  : for  as  an  angel  of 
God,  so  is  my  lord  the  king  to  discern  good  and  bad  : 
therefore  the  Lord  thy  God  will  be  with  thee. 

18  Then  the  king  answered  and  said  unto  the  woman, 
Hide  not  from  me,  I pray  thee,  the  thing  that  I shall 
ask  thee.  And  the  woman  said.  Let  my  lord  the  king 
now  speak. 

19  And  the  king  said,  Is  not  the  hand  of  Joab  with 
thee  in  all  this  ? And  the  woman  answered  and  said. 
As  thy  soul  liveth,  my  lord  the  king,  none  can  turn  to 
the  right  hand  or  to  the  left  from  ought  that  mj^  lord 
the  king  hath  spoken  : for  thy  servant  Joab,  he  bade 
me,  and  he  put  all  these  words  in  the  mouth  of  thine 
handmaid  : 

20  To  fetch  about  this  form  of  speech  hath  thy  ser- 
vant J oab  done  this  thing : and  my  lord  is  wise,  ac- 
cording to  the  wisdom  of  an  angel  of  God,  to  know  all 
thmgs  that  are  in  the  earth. 

21  And  the  king  said  unto  Joab,  Behold  now,  I 
have  done  this  thing  : go  therefore,  bring  the  young 
man  Absalom  again. 

22  And  Joab  fell  to  the  ground  on  his  face,  and 
bowed  himself,  and  thanked  the  king  : and  Joab  said. 
To  day  thy  servant  knoweth  that  I have  found  grace 

» Gen.  27. 1.3.  1 Sam.  « Num.  35.  19.  « cli.  13.  37,  38. 

25.  24.  Matt.  27  . 25.  12  1 Sam.  14.  45.  Job  34.  15.  Heb. 

10  ch.  3.  28,  29.  1 Acts  27.  34.  9.27. 

Kin.  2.  33.  is  Judg.  20.  2. 


of  his  brother  whom  he  slew,  and  so  destroy  the 
heir  also  : thus  shall  they  quench  my  coal  which  is 
left,  and  shall  leave  to  my  husband  neither  name 

8 nor  remainder  upon  the  face  of  the  earth.  And  the 
king  said  unto  the  woman.  Go  to  thine  house,  and  I 

9 will  give  charge  concerning  thee.  And  the  woman 
of  Tekoa  said  unto  the  king.  My  lord,  O king,  the 
iniquity  be  on  me,  and  on  my  father’s  house  : and 

10  the  king  and  his  throne  be  guiltless.  And  the  king 
said.  Whosoever  saith  aught  unto  thee,  bring  him  to 

11  me,  and  he  shall  not  touch  thee  any  more.  Then 
said  she,  I pray  thee,  let  the  king  remember  the 
Lord  thy  God,  that  the  avenger  of  blood  destroy 
not  any  more,  lest  they  destroy  my  son.  And  he 
said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of 

12  thy  son  fall  to  the  earth.  Then  the  woman  said. 
Let  thine  handmaid,  I pray  thee,  speak  a word  unto 

13  my  lord  the  king.  And  he  said.  Say  on.  And  the 
woman  said.  Wherefore  then  hast  thou  devised  such 
a thing  against  the  people  of  God  ? for  in  speaking 
this  word  the  king  is  as  one  w hich  is  guilty,  in  that 
the  king  doth  not  fetch  home  again  his  banished  one. 

14  For  we  must  needs  die,  and  are  as  water  spilt  on 
the  ground,  wdiich  cannot  be  gathered  up  again  ; 
neither  doth  God  take  away  life,  but  deviseth  means, 
that  he  that  is  banished  be  not  an  outcast  from  him. 

15  Now  therefore  seeing  that  I am  come  to  speak  this 
word  unto  my  lord  the  king,  it  is  because  the  peo- 
ple have  made  me  afraid  : and  thy  handmaid  said, 
I will  now  speak  unto  the  king  ; it  may  be  that  the 

16  king  will  perform  the  request  of  his  servant.  For 
the  king  will  hear,  to  deliver  his  servant  ont  of  the 
hand  of  the  man  that  would  destroy  me  and  my  son 

17  together  out  of  the  inheritance  of  God.  Then  thine 
handmaid  said.  Let,  I pray  thee,  the  word  of  my 
lord  the  king  be  ” comfortable  : for  as  ^ an  angel  of 
God,  so  is  my  lord  the  king  to  discern  good  and 

18  bad  : and  the  Lord  thy  God  be  with  thee.  Then 
the  king  answered  and  said  unto  the  woman,  Hide 
not  from  me,  I pray  thee,  aught  that  I shall  ask 
thee.  And  the  woman  said.  Let  my  lord  the  king 

19  now  speak.  And  the  king  said.  Is  the  hand  of  Joab 
with  thee  in  all  this  ? And  the  woman  answered  and 
said.  As  thy  soul  liveth,  my  lord  the  king,  none  can 
turn  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left  from  aught  that 
my  lord  the  king  hath  spoken  : for  thy  servant  Joab, 
he  bade  me,  and  he  put  all  these  w^ords  in  the  mouth 

20  of  thine  handmaid  : to  change  the  face  of  the  matter 
hath  thy  servant  Joab  done  this  thing  : and  my  lord 
is  wise,  according  to  the  wisdom  of  ^an  angel  of 

21  God,  to  know  all  things  that  are  in  the  earth.  And 
the  king  said  unto  Joab,  Behold  now,  ^I  have  done 
this  thing  : go  therefore,  bring  the  young  man  Ab- 

22  salom  again.  And  Joab  fell  to  the  ground  on  his 
face,  and  did  obeisance,  and  blessed  the  king : and 
Joab  said.  To-day  thy  servant  knoweth  that  I have 


16  Num.  36.  16,  26,  i®  ver.  3.  b Or,  the. 

28.  16  ver.  17.  ch.  19.  c Ilcb.  to  hear. 

11  ver.  20.  ch.  19.  27.  d Another  reading 

27.  a.  Tleb.  /or  rest.  is,  thou  hast  done. 


474 


II.  SAMUEL,  XV. 


in  thy  sight,  my  lord,  O king,  in  that  the  king  hath 
fulfilled  the  request  of  his  servant. 

23  So  Joab  arose  and  went  to  Geshur,  and  brought 
Absalom  to  Jerusalem. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Let  him  turn  to  his  own  house, 
and  let  him  not  see  my  face.  So  Absalom  returned 
to  his  own  house,  and  saw  not  the  king’s  face. 

25  But  in  all  Israel  there  was  none  to  be  so  much 
praised  as  Absalom  for  his  beauty  : from  the  sole  of 
his  foot  even  to  the  crown  of  his  head  there  was  no 
blemish  in  him. 

26  And  when  he  polled  his  head,  (for  it  was  at  every 
year’s  end  that  he  polled  it : because  the  hair  was  heavy 
on  him,  therefore  he  polled  it :)  he  weighed  the  hair  of 
his  head  at  two  hundred  shekels  after  the  king’s  weight. 

27  And  23  unto  Absalom  there  were  born  three  sons, 
and  one  daughter,  whose  name  was  Tamar  : she  was  a 
woman  of  a fair  countenance. 

28  ^ So  Absalom  dwelt  two  full  years  in  Jerusalem, 
24  and  saw  not  the  king’s  face. 

29  Therefore  Absalom  sent  for  Joab,  to  have  sent 
liim  to  the  king  ; but  he  would  not  come  to  him  : and 
when  he  sent  again  the  second  time,  he  would  not 
come. 

30  Therefore  he  said  unto  his  servants,  See,  Joab’s 
field  is  near  mine,  and  he  hath  barle}’^  there  ; go  and  set 
it  on  fire.  And  Absalom’s  servants  set  the  field  on  fire. 

31  Then  Joab  arose,  and  came  to  Absalom  unto  his 
house,  and  said  unto  him.  Wherefore  have  thy  servants 
set  my  field  on  fire  ? 

32  And  Absalom  answered  Joab,  Behold,  I sent  unto 
thee,  saying,  Come  hither,  that  I may  send  thee  to  the 
king,  to  say,  Wherefore  am  I come  from  Geshur  ? it 
had  been  good  for  me  to  have  been  there  still  : now  there- 
fore let  me  see  the  king’s  face  ; and  if  there  be  any 
iniquity  in  me,  let  him  kill  me. 

33  So  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and  told  him  : and 
when  he  had  called  for  Absalom,  he  came  to  the  king, 
and  bowed  himself  on  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the 
king  : and  the  king  25  kissed  Absalom. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1 Absalom,  by  fair  speeches  and  courtesies,  stealeth  the  hearts  of  Israel. 
7 Under  pretence  of  a vow  he  obtaineth  leave  to  go  to  Hebron.  10  He 
maketh  there  a great  conspiracy.  13  David  upon  the  news  fieethfrom 
Jerusalem.  19  Ittai  would  not  leave  him.  24  Zadok  and  Abiathar 
are  sent  back  with  the  ark.  30  David  and  his  company  go  up  mount 
Olivet  weeping.  31  He  curseth  AhithopheVs  counsel.  32  Hushai  is 
sent  back  with  instructions. 

And  lit  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Absalom 
2 prepared  him  chariots  and  horses,  and  fifty  men 
to  run  before  him. 

2  And  Absalom  rose  up  early,  and  stood  beside  the 
way  of  the  gate  : and  it  was  so,  that  when  any  man  that 
had  a controversy  came  to  the  king  for  judgment,  then 
Absalom  called  unto  him,  and  said.  Of  what  city  art 
thou  ? And  he  said,  Thy  servant  is  of  one  of  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

3  And  Absalom  said  unto  him.  See,  thy  matters  are 
good  and  right ; but  there  is  no  man  deputed  of  the  king 
to  hear  thee. 

4  Absalom  said  moreover,  ® Oh  that  I were  made 
judge  in  the  land,  that  every  man  which  hath  any  suit 
or  cause  might  come  unto  me,  and  I would  do  him 
justice  ! 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  any  man  came  nigh  to  him 

20  ch.  13.  37.  22  Is.  1.6.  U ver.  24. 

21  Gen.  43.  3.  ch.  3.  2.’  See  ch.  18.  18.  ^ Gen.  33.  4.  & 45. 

13. 


found  gfrace  in  thy  sight,  my  lord,  O king,  in  that 
the  king  hath  performed  the  request  of  ® his  servant. 

23  So  Joab  arose  and  went  to  Geshur,  and  brought 

24  Absalom  to  Jerusalem.  And  the  king  said.  Let 
him  turn  to  his  own  house,  but  let  him  not  see  my 
face.  So  Absalom  turned  to  his  own  house,  and  saw 
not  the  king’s  face. 

25  Now  in  all  Israel  there  was  none  to  be  so  much 
praised  as  Absalom  for  his  beauty  : from  the  sole  of 
his  foot  even  to  the  crown  of  his  head  there  was  no 

26  blemish  in  him.  And  when  he  polled  his  head,  (now 
it  was  at  every  year’s  end  that  he  polled  it : because 
the  hair  was  heavy  on  him,  therefore  he  polled  it  :) 
he  weighed  the  hair  of  his  head  at  two  hundred 

27  shekels,  after  the  king’s  weight.  And  unto  Absa- 
lom there  were  born  three  sons,  and  one  daughter, 
whose  name  was  Tamar  : she  was  a woman  of  a fair 
countenance. 

28  And  Absalom  dwelt  two  full  years  in  Jerusalem  ; 

29  and  he  saw  not  the  king’s  face.  Then  Absalom  sent 
for  J oab,  to  send  him  to  the  king  ; but  he  would  not 
come  to  him  : and  he  sent  again  a second  time,  but 

30  he  would  not  come.  Therefore  he  said  unto  his  ser- 
vants, See,  Joab’s  field  is  near  mine,  and  he  hath 
barley  there  ; go  and  set  it  on  fire.  And  Absalom’s 

31  servants  set  the  field  on  fire.  Then  Joab  arose,  and 
came  to  Absalom  unto  his  house,  and  said  unto  him. 
Wherefore  have  thy  servants  set  my  field  on  fire  ? 

32  And  Absalom  answered  Joab,  Behold,  I sent  unto 
thee,  saying.  Come  hither,  that  I may  send  thee  to 
the  king,  to  say.  Wherefore  am  I come  from  Ge- 
shur ? it  were  better  for  me  to  be  there  still  : now 
therefore  let  me  see  the  king’s  face  ; and  if  there 

33  be  iniquity  in  me,  let  him  kill  me.  So  Joab  came 
to  the  king,  and  told  him  : and  when  he  had  called 
for  Absalom,  he  came  to  the  king,  and  bowed  him- 
self on  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the  king  : and 
the  king  kissed  Absalom. 


15  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Absalom  pre- 
pared him  a chariot  and  horses,  and  fifty  men  to 

2 run  before  him.  And  Absalom  rose  up  early,  and 
stood  beside  the  way  of  the  gate  : and  it  was  so, 
that  when  any  man  had  a suit  which  should  come  to 
the  king  for  judgement,  then  Absalom  called  unto 
him,  and  said.  Of  what  city  art  thou  ? And  he  said, 

3 Thy  servant  is  of  one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel.  And 
Absalom  said  unto  him,  See,  thy  matters  are  good 
and  right  ; but  there  is  no  man  deputed  of  the  king 

4 to  hear  thee.  Absalom  said  moreover.  Oh  that  I 
were  made  judge  in  the  land,  that  every  man  which 
hath  any  suit  or  cause  might  come  unto  me,  and  I 

5 would  do  him  justice  ! And  it  was  so,  that  when 
any  man  came  nigh  to  do  him  obeisance,  he  put 


15.  Luke  15.  20.  siKin.l,  5,  e Another  reading 

1 ch.  12.  11.  8 Judg.  9,  29.  is,  thy. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XV. 


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to  do  him  obeisance,  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  took 
him,  and  kissed  him. 

6 And  on  this  manner  did  Absalom  to  all  Israel  that 
came  to  the  king  for  judgment : ^so  Absalom  stole  the 
hearts  of  the  men  of  Israel. 

7 ^ And  it  came  to  pass  ® after  forty  years,  that  Ab- 
salom said  unto  the  king,  I pray  thee,  let  me  go  and 
pay  my  vow,  which  I have  vowed  unto  the  Lord,  in 
Hebron. 

8 ®For  thy  servant  vowed  a vow  ® while  I abode  at 
Geshur  in  Syria,  saying.  If  the  Lord  shall  bring  me 
again  indeed  to  Jerusalem,  then  I will  serve  the  Lord. 

9 And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Go  in  peace.  So  he 
arose,  and  went  to  Hebron. 

10  ^ But  Absalom  sent  spies  throughout  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  saying,  As  soon  as  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  then  ye  shall  say,  Absalom  reigiieth  in  He- 
bron. 

11  And  with  Absalom  went  two  hundred  men  out  of 
Jerusalem,  that  were  ^called  ; and  they  went  in  their 
simplicity,  and  they  knew  not  any  thing. 

12  And  Absalom  sent  for  Ahithophel  the  Gilonite, 

David’s  counsellor,  from  his  city,  even  from  Giloh, 

while  he  offered  sacrifices.  And  the  conspiracy  was 
strong;  for  the  people  increased  continually  with 
Absalom. 

13  ^ And  there  came  a messenger  to  David,  saying. 

The  hearts  of  the  men  of  Israel  are  after  Absalom. 

14  And  David  said  unto  all  his  servants  that  were 
with  him  at  Jerusalem,  Arise,  and  let  us  i^flee  ; for  we 
shall  not  else  escape  from  Absalom  : make  speed  to  de- 
part, lest  he  overtake  us  suddenly,  and  bring  evil  upon 
us,  and  smite  the  city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

15  And  the  king’s  servants  said  unto  the  king,  Be- 
hold, thy  servants  are  ready  to  do  whatsoever  my  lord 
the  king  shall  appoint. 

16  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  his  household 
after  him.  And  the  king  left  ten  women,  which  were 
concubines,  to  keep  the  house. 

17.  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  the  people  after 
him,  and  tarried  in  a place  that  was  far  off. 

18  And  all  his  servants  passed  on  beside  him  ; and 
all  the  Cherethites,  and  all  the  Pelethites,  and  all  the 
Gittites,  six  hundred  men  which  came  after  him  from 
Gath,  passed  on  before  the  king. 

19  V Then  said  the  king  to  Ittai  the  Gittite, 
Wherefore  goest  thou  also  with  us  ? return  to  thy 
place,  and  abide  with  the  king  : for  thou  art  a stranger, 
and  also  an  exile. 

20  Whereas  thou  earnest  hut  yesterday,  should  I this 
day  make  thee  go  up  and  down  with  us  ? seeing  I go 

whither  I may,  return  thou,  and  take  back  thy 
brethren  : mercy  and  truth  he  with  thee. 

21  And  Ittai  answered  the  king,  and  said,  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  my  lord  the  king  liveth,  surely  in 
what  place  my  lord  the  king  shall  be,  whether  in  death 
or  life,  even  there  also  will  thy  servant  be. 

22  And  David  said  to  Ittai,  Go  and  pass  over.  And 
Ittai  the  Gittite  passed  over,  and  all  his  men,  and  all 
the  little  ones  that  were  with  him. 

23  And  all  the  country  wept  with  a loud  voice,  and 
all  the  people  passed  over  : the  king  also  himself 


* Rom.  10.  18. 

6 1 Sam.  10.  1. 

« 1 Sam.  10.  2. 

7 Gen.  28.  20,  21. 
“ ch.  13.  38. 


f 1 Sam.  9.  13.  & 10. 
3,  5. 

10  Gen.  20.  5. 

11  Ps.  41.  9.  & 55. 
12,  13,  14. 


12  .Josli.  15.  51. 

10  Ps.  3.  1. 

11  ver.  0.  Judg.  9.  3. 
I'-ch.  19.  9.  Ps.  3, 

title. 


forth  his  hand,  and  took  hold  of  him,  and  kissed 

6 him.  And  on  this  maimer  did  Absalom  to  all  Is- 
rael that  came  to  the  king  for  judgement  : so  Absa- 
lom stole  the  hearts  of  the  men  of  Israel. 

7 And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  ” forty  years, 
that  Absalom  said  unto  the  king,  I pray  thee,  let  me 
go  and  pay  my  vow,  which  I have  vowed  unto  the 

8 Lord,  in  Hebron.  For  thy  servant  vowed  a vow 
while  I abode  at  Geshur  in  ^ Syria,  saying.  If  the 
Lord  shall  indeed  bring  me  again  to  Jerusalem, 

9 then  I will  serve  the  Lord.  And  the  king  said 
unto  him.  Go  in  peace.  So  he  arose,  and  went  to 

10  Hebron.  But  Absalom  sent  spies  throughout  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying.  As  soon  as  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye  shall  say,  Absalom 

11  is  king  in  Hebron.  And  with  Absalom  went  two 
hundred  men  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  were  invited, 
and  went  in  their  simplicity  ; and  they  knew  not 

12  any  thing.  And  Absalom  sent  for  Ahithophel  the 
Gilonite,  David’s  counsellor,  from  his  city,  even  from 
Giloh,  while  he  offered  the  sacrifices.  And  the  con- 
spiracy was  strong  ; for  the  people  increased  con- 
tinually with  Absalom. 


13  And  there  came  a messenger  to  David,  saying, 
The  hearts  of  the  men  of  Israel  are  after  Absalom. 

14  And  David  said  unto  all  his  servants  that  were  with 
him  at  Jerusalem,  Arise,  and  let  us  flee  ; for  else 
none  of  us  shall  escape  from  Absalom  : make  speed 
to  depart,  lest  he  overtake  us  quickly,  and  bring 
down  evil  upon  us,  and  smite  the  city  with  the  edge 

15  of  the  sword.  And  the  king’s  servants  said  unto  the 
king.  Behold,  thy  servants  are  ready  to  do  whatso- 

16  ever  my  lord  the  king  shall  choose.  And  the  king 
went  forth,  and  all  his  household  after  him.  And 
the  king  left  ten  women,  which  were  concubines,  to 

17  keep  the  house.  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all 
the  people  after  him  ; and  they  tarried  ® in  Beth- 

18  merhak.  And  all  his  servants  passed  on  beside 
him  ; and  all  the  Cherethites,  and  all  the  Pelethites, 
and  all  the  Gittites,  six  hundred  men  which  came 
after  him  from  Gath,  passed  on  before  the  king. 

19  Then  said  the  king  to  Ittai  the  Gittite,  Wherefore 
goest  thou  also  with  us  ? return,  and  abide  with  the 
king  : for  thou  art  a stranger,  and  also  an  exile  ; 

20  return  to  thine  own  place.  Whereas  thou  earnest 
but  yesterday,  should  I this  day  make  thee  go  up 
and  down  with  us,  seeing  I go  whither  I may  ? re- 
turn thou,  and  take  back  thy  brethren  ; mercy  and 

21  truth  be  with  thee.  And  Ittai  answered  the  king, 
and  said,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  my  lord  the 
king  liveth,  surely  in  what  place  my  lord  the  king 
shall  be,  whether  for  death  or  for  life,  even  there  also 

22  will  thy  servant  be.  And  David  said  to  Ittai,  Go 
and  pass  over.  And  Ittai  the  Gittite  passed  over, 
and  all  his  men,  and  all  the  little  ones  that  Averc 

23  with  him.  And  all  the  country  Avept  Avith  a loud 
voice,  and  all  the  people  passed  over  : the  king 
also  himself  passed  over  the  brook  Kidron,  aiul 


1''  Ps.  3,  title. 

ch.  1(5.  21,  22. 
18  oh.  8.  18. 

18  ch.  18.  2. 

28  1 Sam.  23.  13. 


21  Ruth  1.  IG,  17. 
Pro.  17.  17.  & 18.  24. 

n Acooi’ding  to  some 
ancient  nutlioritie.'’, 
four. 

b Ileb.  Aram. 


c Or,  worship, 
rl  Or,  .sent  Ahilho- 
phel.. 

e Or,  at  the  Fur 
House. 


476 


II.  SAMUEL,  XVI. 


passed  over  the  brook  Kidron,  and  all  the  people 
passed  over,  toward  the  way  of  the  wilderness. 

24  ^ And  lo  Zadok  also,  and  all  the  Levites  were 
with  him,  bearing  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God : 
and  they  set  down  the  ark  of  God  ; and  Abiathar  went 
up,  until  all  the  people  had  done  passing  out  of  the 
city. 

25  And  the  king  said  unto  Zadok,  Carry  back  the 
ark  of  God  into  the  city  : if  I shall  find  favour  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  he  will  bring  me  again,  and  shew 
me  hoih  it,  and  his  habitation  : 

26  But  if  he  thus  say,  I have  no  delight  in  thee  ; 
behold,  here  am  I,  let  him  do  to  me  as  seemeth  good 
unto  him. 

27  The  king  said  also  unto  Zadok  the  priest.  Art  not 
thou  a 27  seer  ? return  into  the  city  in  peace,  and 
28  your  two  sons  with  you,  Ahimaaz  thy  son,  and  Jona- 
than the  son  of  Abiathar, 

28  See,  29 1 will  tarry  in  the  plain  of  the  wilderness, 
until  there  come  word  from  you  to  certify  me. 

29  Zadok  therefore  and  Abiathar  carried  the  ark  of 
God  again  to  Jerusalem  : and  they  tarried  there. 

30  ^ And  David  went  up  by  the  ascent  of  mount 
Olivet,  and  wept  as  he  went  up,  and  had  his  head 
covered,  and  he  went  barefoot  : and  all  the  people 
that  was  with  him  ^2  covered  every  man  his  head,  and 
they  went  up,  weeping  as  they  went  up. 

31  ^ And  one  told  David,  saying,  84Ahithophel  is 
among  the  conspirators  with  Absalom.  And  David  said, 

0 Lord,  I pray  thee,  turn  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel 
into  foolishness. 

32  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  David  was  come 
to  the  top  of  the  mount,  where  he  worshipped  God,  be- 
hold, Hushai  the  Archite  came  to  meet  him  ^7  with 
his  coat  rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head  : 

33  Unto  whom  David  said,  If  thou  passest  on  with 
me,  then  thou  shalt  be  88  a burden  unto  me  : 

34  But  if  thou  return  to  the  city,  and  say  unto  Absa- 
lom, 89 1 will  be  thy  servant,  O king  ; as  I have  been  thy 
father’s  servant  hitherto,  so  ivill  I now  also  he  thy  ser- 
vant : then  mayest  thou  for  me  defeat  the  counsel  of 
Ahithophel. 

35  And  hast  thou  not  there  with  thee  Zadok  and 
Abiathar  the  priests  ? therefore  it  shall  be,  that  what 
thing  soever  thou  shalt  hear  out  of  the  king’s  house, 

thou  shalt  tell  it  to  Zadok  and  Abiathar  the  priests. 

36  Behold,  they  have  there  with  them  their  two 
sons,  Ahimaaz  Zadok’s  son,  and  Jonathan  Abiathar’ s 
son ; and  by  them  ye  shall  send  unto  me  every  thing 
that  ye  can  hear. 

37  So  Hushai  ^2  David’s  friend  came  into  the  city, 
^8  and  Absalom  came  into  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 Ziba,  by  presents  a7id  false  suggestions,  obtaineth  his  m,aster's  inherit- 
ance. 5 At  Bahurim  f5hirn,ei  curseth  David.  9 David  with  patience 
abstaineth,  and  restraineth  others,  from  revenge.  15  Hushai  insinu- 
ateth  himself  into  Absalom's  counsel.  20  Ahithophel' s counsel. 

And  1 when  David  was  a little  past  the  top  of  the 
hill,  behold,  2 Ziba  the  servant  of  Mephibosheth 
met  him,  with  a couple  of  asses  saddled,  and  upon  them 
two  hundred  loaves  of  bread,  and  an  hundred  bunches 


all  the  people  passed  over,  toward  the  way  of  the 

24  wilderness.  And,  lo,  Zadok  also  came,  and  all  the 
Levites  with  him,  bearing  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  God  ; and  they  set  down  the  ark  of  God,  and 
Abiathar  went  up,  until  all  the  people  had  done 

25  passing  out  of  the  city.  And  the  king  said  unto 
Zadok,  Carry  back  the  ark  of  God  into  the  city  : if 
I shall  find  favour  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  he  will 
bring  me  again,  and  shew  me  both  it,  and  his  ha- 

26  bitation  : but  if  he  say  thus,  I have  no  delight  in 
thee  ; behold,  here  am  I,  let  him  do  to  me  as  seemeth 

27  good  unto  him.  The  king  said  also  unto  Zadok 
the  priest,  -f  Art  thou  not  a seer  ? return  into  the  city 
in  peace,  and  your  two  sons  with  you,  Ahimaaz  thy 

28  son,  and  Jonathan  the  son  of  Abiathar.  See,  I will 
tarry  o at  the  fords  of  the  wilderness,  until  there 

29  come  word  from  you  to  certify  me.  Zadok  there- 
fore and  Abiathar  carried  the  ark  of  God  again  to 
Jerusalem  : and  they  abode  there. 


30  And  David  went  up  by  the  ascent  of  the  mount  of 
Olives,  and  wept  as  he  went  up  ; and  he  had  his 
head  covered,  and  went  barefoot : and  all  the  peo- 
ple that  were  with  him  covered  every  man  his  head, 

31  and  they  went  up,  weeping  as  they  went  up.  And 
one  told  David,  saying,  Ahithophel  is  among  the 
conspirators  with  Absalom.  And  David  said,  O 
Lord,  I pray  thee,  turn  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel 

32  into  foolishness.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
David  was  come  to  the  top  of  the  ascent,  where  God 
was  worshipped,  behold,  Hushai  the  Archite  came 
to  meet  him  with  his  coat  rent,  and  earth  upon  his 

33  head  : and  David  said  unto  him,  If  thou  passest  on 

34  with  me,  then  thou  shalt  be  a burden  unto  me  : but 
if  thou  return  to  the  city,  and  say  unto  Absalom,  I 
will  be  thy  servant,  O king  ; as  I have  been  thy  fa- 
ther’s servant  in  time  past,  so  will  I now  be  thy  ser- 
vant : then  shalt  thou  defeat  for  me  the  counsel  of 

35  Ahithophel.  And  hast  thou  not  there  with  thee 
Zadok  and  Abiathar  the  priests  ? therefore  it  shall 
be,  that  what  thing  soever  thou  shalt  hear  out  of 
the  king’s  house,  thou  shalt  tell  it  to  Zadok  and 

36  Abiathar  the  priests.  Behold,  they  have  there  with 
them  their  two  sons,  Ahimaaz  Zadok’s  son,  and  Jo- 
nathan Abiathar’s  son  ; and  by  them  ye  shall  send 

37  unto  me  every  thing  that  ye  shall  hear.  So  Hushai 
David’s  friend  came  into  the  city  ; and  Absalom 
came  into  Jerusalem. 


16  And  when  David  was  a little  past  the  top  of  the 
ascent,  behold,  Ziba  the  servant  of  Mephibosheth 
met  him,  with  a couple  of  asses  saddled,  and 
upon  them  two  hundred  loaves  of  bread,  and  an 


22  ch.  16.  2. 

23  Num.  4.  15. 

24  Ps.  43.  3. 

23  Num.  14.  8.  ch. 
22.  20.  1 Kin.  10.  9. 
2 Chr.  9.  8.  Is.  62.  4. 


2fi  1 Sam.  3.  18. 

1 Sam.  9.  9. 

28  See  ch.  17.  17. 

23  ch.  17.  16. 

30  ch.  19.  4.  Esth. 

6.  12. 


31  la.  20.  2,  4. 

32  Jer.  14.  3,  4. 

33  Ps.  126.  6. 

34  Ps.  3.  1,  2.  & 55. 
12,  &c. 


3Bch.  16.  23.  & 17. 
14,  23. 

36  Josh.  16.  2. 

37  ch.  1.  2. 

38  ch.  19.  35. 

39  ch.  16.  19. 


40  ch.  17.  15,  16. 

41  ver.  27. 

42  ch.  16.  16.  1 Chr. 
27.  33. 

43  ch.  16.  15. 

1 ch.  15.  30,  32. 


2 ch.  9.  2. 
f Or,  Seest  thou  ? 
g Another  reading 
is,  in  the  plains. 

h Or,  where  he  was 
wont  to  worship  God. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XVI. 


477 


of  raisins,  and  an  hundred  of  summer  fruits,  and  a 
bottle  of  wine. 

2 And  the  king  said  unto  Ziba,  What  meanest  thou 
by  these  ? And  Ziba  said,  The  asses  he  for  the  king’s 
household  to  ride  on  ; and  the  bread  and  summer  fruit 
for  the  young  men  to  eat  ; and  the  wine,  ® that  such  as 
be  faint  in  the  wilderness  may  drink. 

3 And  the  king  said.  And  where  is  thy  master’s  son  ? 
^ And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king.  Behold,  he  abideth  at 
Jerusalem  : for  he  said.  To  day  shall  the  house  of  Is- 
rael restore  me  the  kingdom  of  my  father. 

4 ® Then  said  the  king  to  Ziba,  Behold,  thine  are  all 
that  pertained  unto  Mephibosheth.  And  Ziba  said,  I 
humbly  beseech  thee  that  I may  find  grace  in  thy  sight, 
my  lord,  O king. 

5 ^ And  when  king  David  came  to  Bahurim,  be- 
hold, thence  came  out  a man  of  the  family  of  the  house 
of  Saul,  whose  name  was  ® Shimei,  the  son  of  Gera  : 
he  came  forth,  and  cursed  still  as  he  came. 

6 And  he  cast  stones  at  David,  and  at  all  the  ser- 
vants of  king  David  : and  all  the  people  and  all  the 
mighty  men  were  on  his  right  hand  and  on  his  left. 

7 And  thus  said  Shimei  when  he  cursed.  Come  out, 
come  out,  thou  bloody  man,  and  thou  man  of  Belial : 

8 The  Lord  hath  ® returned  upon  thee  all  ^ the  blood 
of  the  house  of  Saul,  in  whose  stead  thou  hast  reigned  ; 
and  the  Lord  hath  delivered  the  kingdom  into  the  hand 
of  Absalom  thy  son  : and,  behold,  thou  art  taken  in  thy 
mischief,  because  thou  art  a bloody  man. 

9 ^ Then  said  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  unto  the 
king.  Why  should  this  dead  dog  curse  my  lord  the 
king  ? let  me  go  over,  I pray  thee,  and  take  off  his 
head. 

10  And  the  king  said,  What  have  I to  do  with  you, 
ye  sons  of  Zeruiah  ? so  let  him  curse,  because  the 
Lord  hath  said  unto  him,  Curse  David.  Who  shall 
then  say.  Wherefore  hast  thou  done  so  ? 

11  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  and  to  all  his  servants. 
Behold,  my  son,  which  i^came  forth  of  my  bowels, 
seeketh  my  life  : how  much  more  now  may  this  Benja- 
mite  do  it  f let  him  alone,  and  let  him  curse  ; for  the 
Lord  hath  bidden  him. 

12  It  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  look  on  mine  afflic- 
tion, and  that  the  Lord  will  ^ requite  me  good  for  his 
cursing  this  day. 

13  And  as  David  and  his  men  went  by  the  way, 
Sliimei  went  along  on  the  hill’s  side  over  against  him, 
and  cursed  as  he  went,  and  threw  stones  at  him,  and  cast 
dust. 

34  And  the  king,  and  all  the  people  that  were  with 
him,  came  weary,  and  refreshed  themselves  there. 

15  ^ And  1^  Absalom,  and  all  the  people  the  men 
of  Israel,  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  Ahithophel  with 
him. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hushai  the  Archite, 

David’s  friend,  was  come  unto  Absalom,  that  Hushai 

said  unto  Absalom,  God  save  the  king,  God  save  the 
king. 

17  And  Absalom  said  to  Hushai,  Is  this  thy  kindness 
to  thy  friend  ? why  wentest  thou  not  with  thy  friend  ? 

18  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  Nay  ; but  whom* 

8ch.  15.  23.  & 17.  8 Judg.  9.  24,  6G,  57.  12  ch.  19.  22.  I'Pet. 

29.  1 Kin.  2.  32,  33.  2.  23. 

4 ch.  19.  27.  » See  ch.  1.  IG.  & 3.  « See  2 Kin.  18.  25. 

5 Pro.  18.  13.  28,  29.  & 4.  11,  12.  Lam.  3.  38. 

6 ch.  19.  IG.  1 Kin.  10  1 Sam.  24.  14.  cli.  Rom.  9.  20. 

2.8,44.  9.8.  i8eh.  12.  11. 

7 Dent.  13.  13.  h Ex.  22  28.  Gen.  15.  4. 


hundred  clusters  of  raisins,  and  an  hundred  of 

2 summer  fruits,  and  a “bottle  of  wine.  And  the 
king  said  unto  Ziba,  What  meanest  thou  by  these  ? 
And  Ziba  said.  The  asses  be  for  the  king’s  house- 
hold to  ride  on  ; and  the  bread  and  summer  fruit 
for  the  young  men  to  eat  ; and  the  wine,  that  such 

3 as  be  faint  in  the  wilderness  may  drink.  And  the 
king  said.  And  where  is  thy  master’s  son  ? And 
Ziba  said  unto  the  king.  Behold,  he  abideth  at 
Jerusalem  : for  he  said.  To-day  shall  the  house  of 

4 Israel  restore  me  the  kingdom  of  my  father.  Then 
said  the  king  to  Ziba,  Behold,  thine  is  all  that  per- 
taineth  unto  Mephibosheth.  And  Ziba  said,  I do 
obeisance  ; let  me  find  favour  in  thy  sight,  my  lord, 
O king. 

5 And  when  king  David  came  to  Bahurim,  behold, 
there  came  out  thence  a man  of  the  family  of  the 
house  of  Saul,  whose  name  was  Shimei,  the  son  of 

6 Gera  : he  came  out,  and  cursed  still  as  he  came.  And 
he  cast  stones  at  David,  and  at  all  the  servants  of 
king  David  : and  all  the  people  and  all  the  mighty 

7 men  were  on  his  right  hand  and  on  his  left.  And 
thus  said  Shimei  when  he  cursed.  Begone,  begone, 

8 thou  man  of  blood,  and  man  of  ^ Belial  : the  Lord 
hath  returned  upon  thee  all  the  blood  of  the  house 
of  Saul,  in  whose  stead  thou  liast  reigned  ; and  the 
Lord  hath  delivered  the  kingdom  into  the  hand  of 
Absalom  thy  son  : and,  behold,  thou  art  taken  in 
thine  own  mischief,  because  thou  art  a man  of 

9 blood.  Then  said  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  unto 
the  king.  Why  should  this  dead  dog  curse  my  lord 
the  king  ? let  me  go  over,  I pray  thee,  and  take  off 

10  his  head.  And  the  king  said.  What  have  I to  do 
with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah  ? ‘^Because  he  curseth, 
and  because  the  Lord  hath  said  unto  him.  Curse 
David  ; who  then  shall  say.  Wherefore  hast  thou 

11  done  so  ? And  David  said  to  Abishai,  and  to  all 
his  servants,  Behold,  my  son,  v/hich  came  forth  of 
my  bowels,  seeketh  my  life  : how  much  more  may 
this  Benjamite  now  do  it  f let  him  alone,  and  let  him 

12  curse  ; for  the  Lord  hath  bidden  him.  It  may  be 
that  the  Lord  will  look  on  the  wrong  done  unto 
me,  and  that  the  Lord  will  requite  me  good  for  his 

13  cursing  of  me  this  day.  So  David  and  his  men 
went  by  the  way  : and  Shimei  went  along  on  the 
hill  side  over  against  him,  and  cursed  as  he  went, 

14  and  threw  stones  ^ at  him,  and  cast  dust.  And  the 
king,  and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him,  came 

weary  ; and  he  refreshed  himself  there. 

15  And  Absalom,  and  all  the  people  the  men  of  Is- 
rael, came  to  Jerusalem,  and  Ahithophel  with  him. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hushai  the  Archite, 
David’s  friend,  was  come  unto  Absalom,  tliat  Hu- 
shai said  unto  Absalom,  God  save  the  king,  God 

17  save  the  king.  And  Absalom  said  to  Husliai,  Is 
this  thy  kindness  to  thy  friend  ? why  wentest  thou 

18  not  with  thy  friend  ? And  Hushai  said  unto  Absa- 


77  Rom.  8.  28.  b That  is,  ivorthless-  d Sonio  ancient  ver- 

78  ch.  15.  37.  sions  read,  my  afflic- 

78  ch.  15.  37.  c Or,  When  he  curs-  tioti. 

28  oh.  19.  25.  Pro.  eth,  and  whe7i  itc.  e Ileb.  orer  ascainst. 

17.17.  Another  reading  i.s,  f Ov,  to  Ayephim. 

a Or,  skin.  So  lei  him  curse,  he-  t!  Heb.  Let  the  king 

cause.  live. 


478 


II.  SAMUEL,  XVII. 


the  Lord,  and  this  people,  and  all  the  men  of  Israel, 
choose,  his  will  I be,  and  with  him  will  I abide. 

19  And  again,  whom  should  I serve  ? should  I not 
serve  in  the  presence  of  his  son  ? as  I have  served  in 
thy  father’s  presence,  so  will  I be  in  thy  presence. 

20  ^ Then  said  Absalom  to  Ahithophel,  Give  coun- 
sel among  you  what  we  shall  do. 

21  And  Ahithophel  said  unto  Absalom,  Go  in  unto 

thy  father’s  concubines,  which  he  hath  left  to  keep 
the  house  ; and  all  Israel  shall  hear  that  thou  ab- 

horred of  thy  father  : then  shall  the  hands  of  all  that 
are  with  thee  be  strong. 

22  So  they  spread  Absalom  a tent  upon  the  top  of 
the  house  ; and  Absalom  went  in  unto  his  father’s  con- 
cubines in  the  sight  of  all  Israel. 

23  And  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel,  which  he  coun- 
selled in  those  days,  was  as  if  a man  had  enquired  at 
the  oracle  of  God  : so  ivas  all  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel 
26  both  with  David  and  with  Absalom. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 AhiihojyheVs  counsel  is  overthrotvn  by  HushaVs,  according  to  God's 
appointment.  15  Secret  intelligence  is  sent  unto  David.  23  Ahitho- 
phel hangeth  himself.  25  Amasa  is  made  captain.  27  David  at 
Mahanaim  is  furnished  ivith  provision. 

Moreover  Ahithophel  said  unto  Absalom,  Let 
me  now  choose  out  twelve  thousand  men,  and  I 
will  arise  and  pursue  after  David  this  night  : 

2  And  I will  come  upon  him  while  he  is  ^ weary  and 
weak  handed,  and  will  make  him  afraid  : and  all  the 
people  that  are  with  him  shall  flee  ; and  I will  ^ smite 
the  king  only  : 

3  And  I will  bring  back  all  the  people  unto  thee  : 
the  man  whom  thou  seekest  is  as  if  all  returned  : so  all 
the  people  shall  be  in  peace. 

4  And  the  saying  pleased  Absalom  well,  and  all  the 
elders  of  Israel. 

5  Then  said  Absalom,  Call  now  Hushai  the  Archite 
also,  and  let  us  hear  likewise  what  he  saith. 

6  And  when  Hushai  was  come  to  Absalom,  Absalom 
spake  unto  him,  saying,  Ahithophel  hath  spoken  after 
this  manner  : shall  we  do  after  his  saying  ? if  not  ; 
speak  thou. 

7  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  The  counsel  that 
Ahithophel  hath  given  is  not  good  at  this  time. 

8  For,  said  Hushai,  thou  knowest  thy  father  and  his 
men,  that  they  he  mighty  men,  and  they  he  chafed  in 
their  minds,  as  bear  robbed  of  her  whelps  iii  the 
field  : and  thy  father  is  a man  of  war,  and  will  not 
lodge  with  the  people. 

9  Behold,  he  is  hid  now  in  some  pit,  or  in  some  other 
place  : and  it  will  come  to  pass,  when  some  of  them  be 
overthrown  at  the  first,  that  whosoever  heareth  it  will 
say.  There  is  a slaughter  among  the  people  that  follow 
Absalom. 

10  And  he  also  that  is  valiant,  whose  heart  is  as  the 
heart  of  a lion,  shall  utterly  ^melt  : for  all  Israel 
knoweth  that  thy  father  is  a mighty  man,  and  they 
which  he  with  him  are  valiant  men. 

11  Therefore  I counsel  that  all  Israel  be  generally 
gathered  unto  thee,  ® from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  ^ as 
the  sand  that  is  by  the  sea  for  multitude  ; and  that 
thou  go  to  battle  in  thine  own  person. 

12  So  shall  we  come  upon  him  in  some  place  where 

21  ch.  15.  34,  24  ch.  2.  7.  Zech.  8.  i See  Deut.  25.  18. 

22  ch,  15.  16.  & 20. 3.  13.  ch.  16.  14. 

23  Gen.  34.  30.  1 2n  ch.  12.  11,  12.  2 Zech.  13.  7. 

Sara.  13.  4.  26  ch.  15.  12.  3 Hos.  13.  8. 


lorn.  Nay  ; but  whom  the  Lord,  and  this  people, 
and  all  the  men  of  Israel  have  chosen,  his  will  I be, 

19  and  with  him  will  I abide.  And  again,  whom  should 
I serve  ? should  I not  serve  in  the  presence  of  his 
son  ? as  I have  served  in  thy  father’s  presence,  so 

20  will  I be  in  thy  presence.  Then  said  Absalom  to 
Ahithophel,  Give  your  counsel  what  we  shall  do. 

21  And  Ahithophel  said  unto  Absalom,  Go  in  unto  thy 
father’s  concubines,  which  he  hath  left  to  keep 
the  house  ; and  all  Israel  shall  hear  that  thou  art 
abhorred  of  thy  father  : then  shall  the  hands  of  all 

22  that  are  with  thee  be  strong.  So  they  spread  Ab- 
salom a tent  upon  the  top  of  the  house  ; and  Absalom 
went  in  unto  his  father’s  concubines  in  the  sight  of 

23  all  Israel.  And  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel,  which 
he  counselled  in  those  days,  was  as  if  a man  inquired 
at  the  * oracle  of  God  : so  was  all  the  counsel  of 
Ahithophel  both  with  David  and  with  Absalom. 


17  Moreover  Ahithophel  said  unto  Absalom,  Let  me 
now  choose  out  twelve  thousand  men,  and  I will 

2 arise  and  pursue  after  David  this  night  : and  I will 
come  upon  him  while  he  is  weary  and  weak  handed, 
and  will  make  him  afraid  : and  all  the  people  that 
are  with  him  shall  flee  ; and  I will  smite  the  king 

3 only  : and  I will  bring  back  all  the  people  unto 
thee  : the  man  whom  thou  seekest  is  as  if  all  re- 

4 turned  : so  all  the  people  shall  be  in  peace.  And 
the  saying  pleased  Absalom  well,  and  all  the  elders 
of  Israel. 

5 Then  said  Absalom,  Call  now  Hushai  the  Archite 

6 also,  and  let  us  hear  likewise  what  he  saith.  And 
when  Hushai  was  come  to  Absalom,  Absalom  spake 
unto  him,  saying,  Ahithophel  hath  spoken  after  this 
manner  : shall  we  do  after  his  saying  ? if  not,  speak 

7 thou.  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  The  counsel 
that  Ahithophel  hath  given  this  time  is  not  good. 

8 Hushai  said  moreover,  Thou  knowest  thy  father  and 
his  men,  that  they  be  mighty  men,  and  they  be 
“chafed  in  their  minds,  as  a bear  robbed  of  her 
whelps  in  the  field  : and  thy  father  is  a man  of 

9 war,  and  will  not  lodge  with  the  people.  Behold, 
he  is  hid  now  in  some  pit,  or  in  some  other  place  : 
and  it  will  come  to  pass,  ^ when  some  of  them  be 
fallen  at  the  first,  that  whosoever  heareth  it  will 
say.  There  is  a slaughter  among  the  people  that  fol- 

10  low  Absalom.  And  even  he  that  is  valiant,  whose 
heart  is  as  the  heart  of  a lion,  shall  utterly  melt  : 
for  all  Israel  knoweth  that  thy  father  is  a mighty 
man,  and  they  which  be  with  him  are  valiant  men. 

11  But  I counsel  that  all  Israel  be  gathered  together 
unto  thee,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  as  the  sand 
that  is  by  the  sea  for  multitude  ; and  that  thou  go 

12  to  battle  in  thine  own  person.  So  shall  we  come 
upon  him  in  some  place  where  he  shall  be  found, 


< Josh.  2.  11.  a Heb.  hitter  of  soid.  c Or,  that  thy  pre. 

3 Jiidg.  20.  1.  b Or,  when  he  fulleth  sence  (Heb.  face)  go  to 

® Geii.  22.  17.  upon  them.  the  battle, 

li  Heb.  word. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XVII. 


479 


he  shall  be  found,  and  we  will  light  upon  him  as  the 
dew  falleth  on  the  ground  : and  of  him  and  of  all  the 
men  that  are  with  him  there  shall  not  be  left  so  much 
as  one. 

13  Moreover,  if  he  be  gotten  into  a city,  then  shall 
all  Israel  bring  ropes  to  that  city,  and  we  will  draw  it 
into  the  river,  until  there  be  not  one  small  stone  found 
there. 

14  And  Absalom  and  all  the  men  of  Israel  said.  The 
counsel  of  Hushai  the  Archite  is  better  than  the  counsel 
of  Ahithophel.  For  the  Lord  had  appointed  to  de- 
feat the  good  counsel  of  Ahithophel,  to  the  intent  that 
the  Lord  might  bring  evil  upon  Absalom. 

15  ^ ® Then  said  Hushai  unto  Zadok  and  to  Abiathar 
the  priests.  Thus  and  thus  did  Ahithophel  counsel  Ab- 
salom and  the  elders  of  Israel ; and  thus  and  thus  have 
I counselled. 

16  Xow  therefore  send  quickly,  and  tell  David,  say- 
ing, Lodge  not  this  night  ® in  the  plains  of  the  wilder- 
ness, but  speedily  pass  over  ; lest  the  king  be  swallowed 
up,  and  all  the  people  that  are  with  him. 

17  Now  Jonathnn  and  Ahimaaz  stayed  by  En- 
rogel  ; for  they  might  not  be  seen  to  come  into  the  city  : 
and  a wench  went  and  told  them  ; and  they  went  and 
told  king  David. 

18  Nevertheless  a lad  saw  them,  and  told  Absalom  : 
but  they  went  both  of  them  away  quickly,  and  came  to 
a man’s  house  in  Bahurim,  which  had  a well  in  his 
court ; whither  they  went  down. 

19  And  the  woman  took  and  spread  a covering 
over  the  well’s  mouth,  and  spread  ground  corn  thereon  ; 
and  the  thing  was  not  known. 

20  And  when  Absalom’s  servants  came  to  the  woman 
to  the  house,  they  said.  Where  is  Ahimaaz  and  Jona- 
than ? And  the  woman  said  unto  them.  They  be 
gone  over  the  brook  of  water.  And  when  they  had 
sought  and  could  not  find  them,  they  returned  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  they  were  departed, 
that  they  came  up  out  of  the  well,  and  went  and  told 
king  David,  and  said  unto  David,  Arise,  and  pass 
quickly  over  the  water  : for  thus  hath  Ahithophel  coun- 
selled against  you. 

22  Then  David  arose,  and  all  the  people  that  were 
with  him,  and  they  passed  over  Jordan  : by  the  morn- 
ing light  there  lacked  not  one  of  them  that  was  not 
gone  over  Jordan. 

23  ^ And  when  Ahithophel  saw  that  his  counsel  was 
not  followed,  he  saddled  his  ass,  and  arose,  and  gat  him 
home  to  his  house,  to  his  city,  and  put  his  household 
in  order,  and  hanged  himself,  and  died,  and  was 
buried  in  the  sepulchre  of  his  father. 

24  Then  David  came  to  Mahanaim.  And  Absalom 
passed  over  Jordan,  he  and  all  the  men  of  Israel  with 
him. 

25  ^ And  Absalom  made  Amasa  captain  of  the  host 
instead  of  Joab  : which  Amasa  was  a man’s  son,  whose 
name  was  Ithra  an  Israelite,  that  went  in  to  Abigail 
the  daughter  of  Nahash,  sister  to  Zeruiah  Joab’s 
mother. 

26  So  Israel  and  Absalom  pitched  in  the  land  of 
Gilead. 


7 ch.  15.  31,  34. 

8 ch.  15.  35. 

0 ch.  15.  28. 

10  ch.  15.  27,  3G. 
n Josh.  2.  4,  &c. 


12  Josh.  15.  7.  & 18. 
16. 

13  ch.  16.  5. 

i<  See  Josh.  2.  6. 

1'  See  Ex.  1 lU. 
Josh.  2.  4.  5. 


10  ver.  15.  16. 

11  ch.  1.5.  12. 

18  Matt.  27.  5. 

10  Gen.  32.  2.  Josh. 
1.3.  26.  ch.  2.  8. 

20  1 Chr.  2.  16,  17. 


and  we  will  light  upon  him  as  the  dew  falleth  on 
the  ground  : and  of  him  and  of  all  the  men  that  are 

13  witli  him  we  will  not  leave  so  much  as  one.  More- 
over, if  he  be  gotten  into  a city,  then  shall  all  Is- 
rael bring  ropes  to  that  city,  and  we  will  draw  it 
into  the  river,  until  there  be  not  one  small  stone 

14  found  there.  And  Absalom  and  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael said.  The  counsel  of  Hushai  the  Archite  is  bet- 
ter than  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel.  For  the  ‘Lord 
had  ordained  to  defeat  the  good  counsel  of  Ahitho- 
phel, to  the  intent  that  the  Lord  might  bring  evil 
upon  Absalom. 

15  Then  said  Hushai  unto  Zadok  and  to  Abiathar  the 
priests.  Thus  and  thus  did  Ahithophel  counsel  Absa- 
lom and  the  elders  of  Israel  ; and  thus  and  thus 

16  have  I counselled.  Now  therefore  send  quickly, 
and  tell  David,  saying.  Lodge  not  this  night  «at  the 
fords  of  the  wilderness,  but  in  any  wise  pass  over  ; 
lest  the  king  be  swallowed  up,  and  all  the  people 

17  that  are  with  him.  /Now  Jonathan  and  Ahimaaz 
stayed  by  En-rogel  ; and  a maidservant  used  to  go 
and  tell  them  ; and  they  went  and  told  king  David : 
for  they  might  not  be  seen  to  come  into  the  city. 

18  But  a lad  saw  them,  and  told  Absalom  : and  they 
went  both  of  them  away  quickly,  and  came  to  the 
house  of  a man  in  Bahurim,  who  had  a well  in  his 

19  court  ; and  they  went  down  thither.  And  the  wo- 
man took  and  spread  the  covering  over  the  well’s 
mouth,  and  strewed  bruised  corn  thereon  ; and  no- 

20  thing  was  known.  And  Absalom’s  servants  came  to 
the  woman  to  the  house  ; and  they  said.  Where  are 
Ahimaaz  and  Jonathan  ? And  the  woman  said  unto 
them.  They  be  gone  over  the  brook  of  water.  And 
when  they  had  sought  and  could  not  find  them,  they 

21  returned  to  Jerusalem.  And  it  came  to  pass,  after 
they  were  departed,  that  they  came  up  out  of  the 
well,  and  went  and  told  king  David  ; and  they  said 
unto  David,  Arise  ye,  and  pass  quickly  over  the 
water  : for  thus  hath  Ahithophel  counselled  against 

22  you.  Then  David  arose,  and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  and  they  passed  over  Jordan  : by  the 
morning  light  there  lacked  not  one  of  them  that 

23  was  not  gone  over  Jordan.  And  when  Ahithophel 
saw  that  his  counsel  was  not  followed,  he  saddled 
his  ass,  and  arose,  and  gat  him  home,  unto  his  city, 
and  set  his  house  in  order,  and  hanged  himself  ; and 
he  died,  and  was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of  his 
father. 


24  Then  David  came  to  Mahanaim.  And  Absalom 
passed  over  Jordan,  he  and  all  the  men  of  Israel 

25  with  him.  And  Absalom  set  Amasa  over  the  host 
instead  of  Joab.  Now  Amasa  was  the  son  of  a 
man,  whose  name  was  o'  Ithra  the  Israelite,  that 
went  in  to  Abigal  the  daughter  of  Nahash,  si.ster 

26  to  Zeruiah  Joab’s  mother.  And  Israel  and  Absalom 
pitched  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 


d Or,  withdraw  him- 
self. 

e Another  reading 
is,  in  the  plains. 

f Or,  Jonathan 
and  Ahhnaaz  slay  by 


En-ros;el;  so  let  the 
maidservant  go  and 
tell  them,  and  let  them 
go  and  tell  king  Da- 
vid ; for  they  may  tiot 


be  seen  to  come  into  the 
city. 

li  In  I rhr.  2.  17, 
Jether  the  I.'ihmaelile. 

h In  iChr.  2.  16,  17, 
Abigail. 


480 


II.  SAMUEL,  XVIII. 


27  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  was  come  to 
Mahanaim,  that  Shohi  the  son  of  Nahash  of  Rabbali 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  22  Machir  the  son  of 
Animiel  of  Lo-debar,  and  ^3  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  of 
Kogelim, 

28  Brought  beds,  and  basons,  and  earthen  vessels, 
and  wheat,  and  barley,  and  flour,  and  parched  corn,  and 
beans,,  and  lentiles,  and  parched  pulse, 

29  And  honey,  and  butter,  and  sheep,  and  cheese  of 
kine,  for  David,  and  for  the  people  that  luere  with  him, 
to  eat  : for  they  said.  The  people  is  hungry,  and  weary, 
and  thirsty,  in  the  wilderness. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 David  viewing  the  armies  in  their  march  giveth  them  charge  of  Ah- 
saJom.  6 The  Israelites  are  sore  smitten  in  the  wood  of  Ephraim. 
9 Absalom,  hanging  in  an  oak,  is  slain  by  Joab,  and  cast  into  a pit. 
18  Absulom''s  place.  19  Ahimnaz  and  Cushi  bring  tidings  to  David. 
33  David  mourneth  for  Absalom. 

And  David  numbered  the  people  that  were  with 
him,  and  set  captains  of  thousands  and  captains  of 
hundreds  over  them. 

2  And  David  sent  forth  a third  part  of  the  people 
under  the  hand  of  Joab,  and  a third  part  under  the 
hand  of  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  Joab’s  brother, 
1 and  a third  part  under  the  hand  of  Ittai  the  Gittite. 
And  the  king  said  unto  the  people,  I will  surely  go  fortli 
with  you  myself  also. 

3  2 But  the  people  answered,  Thou  shalt  not  go  forth  : 
for  if  we  flee  away,  they  will  not  care  for  us  ; neither  if 
half  of  us  die,  will  they  care  for  us  : but  now  thou  art 
worth  ten  thousand  of  us  : therefore  now  it  is  better 
that  thou  succour  us  out  of  the  city. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  them.  What  seemeth  you 
best  I will  do.  And  the  king  stood  by  the  gate  side, 
and  all  the  people  came  out  by  hundreds  and  by  thou- 
sands. 

5  And  the  king  commanded  Joab  and  Abishai  and 
Ittai,  saying.  Deed  gently  for  my  sake  with  the  young 
man,  even  with  Absalom.  ^ And  all  the  people  heard 
when  the  king  gave  all  the  captains  charge  concerning 
Absalom. 

6  *f[  So  the  people  went  out  into  the  field  against  Is- 
rael : and  the  battle  was  in  the  ^ wood  of  Ephraim  ; 

7  Where  the  people  of  Israel  were  slain  before  the 
servants  of  David,  and  there  was  there  a great  slaugh- 
ter that  day  of  twenty  thousand  men. 

8  For  the  battle  was  there  scattered  over  the  face  of 
all  the  country  : and  the  wood  devoured  more  people 
that  day  than  the  sword  devoured. 

9  ^ And  Absalom  met  the  servants  of  David.  And 
Absalom  rode  upon  a mule,  and  the  mule  went  under 
the  thick  boughs  of  a great  oak,  and  his  head  caught 
hold  of  the  oak,  and  he  was  taken  up  between  the 
heaven  and  the  earth  ; and  the  mule  that  loas  under 
him  went  away. 

10  And  a certain  man  saw  it,  and  told  Joab,  and 
said.  Behold,  I saw  Absalom  hanged  in  an  oak. 

11  And  Joab  said  unto  the  man  that  told  him.  And, 
behold,  thou  sawest  him,  and  why  didst  thou  not  smite 
him  there  to  the  ground  ? and  I would  have  given  thee 
ten  shekels  of  silver,  and  a girdle. 

12  And  the  man  said  unto  Joab,  Though  I should  re- 
ceive a thousand  shekels  of  silver  in  mine  hand,  yet 
would  I not  put  forth  mine  hand  against  the  king’s  son  : 
^ for  in  our  hearing  the  king  charged  thee  and  Abishai 

21  See  ch.  10. 1.  & 12.  23  ch.  19.  31,  32.  1 ch.  15.  19. 

29.  1 Kin.  2.  7.  2 ch.  21.  17. 

22  ch.  9.  4.  24  ell,  16.  2.  « yer.  12. 


27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  was  come  to 
Mahanaim,  that  Shobi  the  son  of  Nahash  of  Rabbah 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  Macliir  the  son  of 
Ammiel  of  Lo-debar,  and  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  of 

28  Rogelim,  brought  beds,  and  basons,  and  earthen 
vessels,  and  wheat,  and  barley,  and  meal,  and 
parched  corn,  and  beans,  and  lentils,  and  parched 

29  pulse,  and  honey,  and  butter,  and  sheep,  and  cheese 
of  kine,  for  David,  and  for  the  people  that  were 
with  him,  to  eat  : for  they  said.  The  people  is 
hungry,  and  weary,  and  thirsty,  in  the  wilderness. 


18  And  David  numbered  the  people  that  were  with 
him,  and  set  captains  of  thousands  and  captains  of 

2 hundreds  over  them.  And  David  sent  forth  the 
people,  a third  part  under  the  hand  of  Joab,  and  a 
third  part  under  the  hand  of  Abishai  the  son  of 
Zeruiah,  Joab’s  brother,  and  a third  part  under  the 
hand  of  Ittai  the  Gittite.  And  the  king  said  unto 
the  people,  I will  surely  go  forth  with  you  myself 

3 also.  But  the  people  said.  Thou  shalt  not  go  forth  : 
for  if  we  flee  away,  they  will  not  care  for  us  ; 
neither  if  half  of  us  die,  will  they  care  for  us  : “ but 
thou  art  worth  ten  thousand  of  us  : therefore  now  it 
is  better  that  thou  be  ready  to  succour  us  out  of  the 

4 city.  And  the  king  said  unto  them.  What  seemeth 
you  best  I will  do.  And  the  king  stood  by  the  gate 
side,  and  all  the  people  went  out  by  hundreds  and 

5 by  thousands.  And  the  king  commanded  Joab  and 
Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying.  Deal  gently  for  my  sake 
with  the  young  man,  even  with  Absalom.  And  all 
the  people  heard  when  the  king  gave  all  the  cap- 

6 tains  charge  concerning  Absalom.  So  the  people 
went  out  into  the  field  against  Israel  : and  the  bat- 

7 tie  was  in  the  forest  of  Ephraim.  And  the  people 
of  Israel  were  smitten  there  before  the  servants  of 
David,  and  there  was  a great  slaughter  there  that 

8 day  of  twenty  thousand  men.  For  the  battle  was 
there  spread  over  the  face  of  all  the  country  : and 
the  forest  devoured  more  people  that  day  than  the 

9 sword  devoured.  And  Absalom  chanced  to  meet 
the  servants  of  David.  And  Absalom  rode  upon 
his  mule,  and  the  mule  went  under  the  thick  boughs 
of  a great  oak,  and  his  head  caught  hold  of  the 
oak,  and  he  was  taken  up  between  the  heaven  and 
the  earth  ; and  the  mule  that  was  under  him  went 

10  on.  And  a certain  man  saw  it,  and  told  Joab,  and 
said.  Behold,  I saw  Absalom  hanging  in  an  oak. 

11  And  Joab  said  unto  the  man  that  told  him.  And, 
behold,  thou  sawest  it,  and  why  didst  thou  not  smite 
him  there  to  tlie  ground  ? and  I would  have  given 

12  thee  ten  pieces  of  silver,  and  a girdle.  And  the  man 
said  unto  Joab,  Though  I should  receive  a thousand 
pieces  of  silver  in  inine  hand,  yet  would  I not  put 
forth  mine  hand  against  the  king’s  son  : for  in  our 
hearing  the  king  charged  thee  and  Abishai  and 


4 Josh.  17.  15,  18.  authorities.  The  He-  noiv  are  there  ten  thou- 
s ver.  5.  brew  text  has,  for  sand  such  ns  we. 

a So  some  ancient  6 Or,  terebinth. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XVIIL 


481 


and  Ittai,  saying,  Beware  that  none  touch  the  young  man 
Absalom. 

13  Otherwise  I should  have  wrought  falsehood 
against  mine  own  life  : for  there  is  no  matter  hid  from 
the  king,  and  thou  thyself  wouldest  have  set  thyself 
against  me. 

14  Then  said  Joab,  I may  not  tarry  thus  with  thee. 
And  he  took  three  darts  in  his  hand,  and  thrust  them 
through  the  heart  of  Absalom,  while  he  was  yet  alive  in 
the  midst  of  the  oak. 

15  And  ten  young  men  that  bare  Joab’s  armour 
compassed  about  and  smote  Absalom,  and  slew  him. 

16  And  Joab  blew  the  trumpet,  and  the  people  re- 
turned from  pursuing  after  Israel  : for  Joab  held  back 
the  people. 

17  And  they  took  Absalom,  and  cast  him  into  a great 
pit  in  the  wood,  and  ® laid  a very  great  heap  of  stones 
upon  him  : and  all  Israel  fled  every  one  to  his  tent. 

18  ^ Now  Absalom  in  his  lifetime  had  taken  and 
reared  up  for  himself  a pillar,  which  is  in  the  king’s 
dale  : for  he  said,  ^ I have  no  son  to  keep  my  name 
in  remembrance  : and  he  called  the  pillar  after  his 
own  name  : and  it  is  called  unto  this  day,  Absalom’s 
place. 

19  ^ Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok,  Let  me 
now  run,  and  bear  the  king  tidings,  how  that  the  Lord 
hath  avenged  him  of  his  enemies. 

20  And  Joab  said  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  not  bear 
tidings  this  day,  but  thou  shalt  bear  tidings  another 
day  : but  this  day  thou  shalt  bear  no  tidings,  because 
the  king’s  son  is  dead. 

21  Then  said  Joab  to  Cushi,  Go  tell  the  king  what 
thou  hast  seen.  And  Cushi  bowed  himself  unto  Joab, 
and  ran. 

22  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok  yet  again  to 
Joab,  But  howsoever,  let  me,  I pray  thee,  also  run  after 
Cushi.  And  Joab  said.  Wherefore  wilt  thou  run,  my 
son,  seeing  that  thou  hast  no  tidings  ready  ? 

23  But  howsoever,  said  he,  let  me  run.  And  he  said 
unto  him.  Bun.  Then  Ahimaaz  ran  by  the  way  of  the 
plain,  and  overran  Cushi. 

24  And  David  sat  between  the  two  gates  : and  ® the 
watchman  went  up  to  the  roof  over  the  gate  unto  the 
wall,  and  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  a 
man  running  alone. 

25  And  the  watchman  cried,  and  told  the  king.  And 
the  king  said.  If  he  he  alone,  there  is  tidings  in  his 
mouth.  And  he  came  apace,  and  drew  near. 

26  And  the  watchman  saw  another  man  running  : 
and  the  watchman  called  unto  the  porter,  and  said. 
Behold  another  man  running  alone.  And  the  king  said. 
He  also  bringeth  tidings. 

27  And  the  watchman  said.  Me  thinketh  the  running 
of  the  foremost  is  like  the  running  of  Ahimaaz  the  son 
of  Zadok.  And  the  king  said.  He  is  a good  man,  and 
cometh  with  good  tidings. 

28  And  Aliimaaz  called,  and  said  unto  the  king.  All  is 
well.  And  he  fell  down  to  the  earth  upon  his  face  be- 
fore the  king,  and  said.  Blessed  he  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  hath  delivered  up  the  men  that  lifted  up  their 
hand  against  my  lord  the  king. 

29  And  the  king  said.  Is  the  young  man  Absalom  safe? 
And  Ahimaaz  answered.  When  Joab  sent  the  king’s 

C Josh.  7.  26. 

7 Gen.  14.  17. 

8 See  ch.  14.  27. 

0 2 Kin.  9.  17. 


Ittai,  saying,  ‘^Beware  that  none  touch  the  young 

13  man  Absalom.  Otherwise  if  I had  dealt  falsely 
against  his  Jife,  (and  there  is  no  matter  hid  from 
the  king,)  then  thou  thyself  ® wouldest  have  stood 

14  aloof.  Then  said  Joab,  I may  not  tarry  thus  with 
thee.  And  he  took  three  darts  in  his  hand,  and 
thrust  them  through  the  heart  of  Absalom,  while  he 

15  was  yet  alive  in  the  midst  of  the  oak.  And  ten 
young  men  that  bare  Joab’s  armour  compassed 

16  about  and  smote  Absalom,  and  slew  him.  And 
Joab  blew  the  trumpet,  and  the  people  returned 
from  pursuing  after  Israel  : for  Joab  ^ held  back 

17  the  people.  And  they  took  Absalom,  and  cast  him 
into  the  great  pit  in  the  forest,  and  raised  over  him 
a very  great  heap  of  stones  : and  all  Israel  fled 

18  every  one  to  his  tent.  Now  Absalom  in  his  life 
time  had  taken  and  reared  up  for  himself  the  pillar, 
which  is  in  the  king’s  dale  : for  he  said,  I have  no 
son  to  keep  my  name  in  remembrance  : and  he 
called  the  pillar  after  his  own  name  : and  it  is 
called  Absalom’s  monument,  unto  this  day. 


19  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok,  Let  me  now 
run,  and  bear  the  king  tidings,  how  that  the  Lord 

20  hath  * avenged  him  of  his  enemies.  And  Joab  said 
unto  him.  Thou  shalt  not  be  the  bearer  of  tidings 
this  day,  but  thou  shalt  bear  tidings  another  day  : 
but  this  day  thou  shalt  bear  no  tidings,  because  the 

21  king’s  son  is  dead.  Then  said  »Toab  to  the  Cushite, 
Go  tell  the  king  what  thou  hast  seen.  And  the 

22  Cushite  bowed  himself  unto  Joab,  and  ran.  Then 
said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok  yet  again  to  Joab, 
But  come  what  may,  let  me,  I pray  thee,  also  run 
after  the  Cushite.  And  Joab  said.  Wherefore  wilt 
thou  run,  my  son,  seeing  that  thou  * wilt  have  no 

23  reward  for  the  tidings  ? But  come  what  may,  said 
he,  I will  run.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Bun.  Then 
Ahimaaz  ran  by  the  way  of  the  Plain,  and  overran 
the  Cushite. 

24  Now  David  sat  between  the  two  gates  : and  the 
watchman  went  up  to  the  roof  of  the  gate  unto  the 
wall,  and  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and,  be- 

25  hold,  a man  running  alone.  And  the  watchman 
cried,  and  told  the  king.  And  the  king  said.  If  he 
be  alone,  there  is  tidings  in  his  mouth.  And  he 

26  came  apace,  and  drew  near.  And  the  watchman 
saw  another  man  running  : and  the  watchman  called 
unto  the  porter,  and  said,  Behold,  another  man  run- 
ning alone.  And  the  king  said.  He  also  bringeth 

27  tidings.  And  the  watchman  said.  Me  thinketh  the 
running  of  the  foremost  is  like  the  running  of  Ahi- 
maaz the  son  of  Zadok.  And  the  king  said.  He  is 

28  a good  man,  and  cometh  with  good  tidings.  And 
Ahimaaz  called,  and  said  unto  the  king,  j All  is  well. 
And  he  bowed  himself  before  the  king  M'itli  his 
face  to  the  earth,  and  said.  Blessed  be  the  Lord 
thy  God,  which  hath  delivered  up  the  men  that  lifted 

29  up  their  hand  against  my  lord  the  king.  And  the 
king  said,  ^ Is  it  well  with  the  young  man  Absalom  ? 
And  Ahimaaz  answered.  When  Joab  sent  the  king’s 


c Heb.  Have  a care,  d Another  reading  set  thyself  against  me.  h Ileb.  judged  him  j Ileb.  Pence, 
whosoever  ye  be,  of  \s.,my.  /Ileb.  stares.  from  the  hand  cikc.  A:  Ileb.  Is  there 

d;c,  e Or,  wouldest  have  g Or,  spared.  i Or,  hast  no  suffi-  peace  with  etc.  ? 

dent  tidings. 


482 


II.  SAMUEL,  XIX. 


servant,  and  me  thy  servant,  I saw  a great  tumult,  but 
I knew  not  what  it  laas. 

30  And  the  king  said  u7ito  him,  Turn  aside,  and  stand 
here.  And  he  turned  aside,  and  stood  still. 

31  And,  behold,  Cushi  came  ; and  Cushi  said.  Ti- 
dings, my  lord  tlie  king  : for  the  Lord  hath  avenged 
thee  this  day  of  all  them  that  rose  up  against  thee. 

32  And  the  king  said  unto  Cushi,  Is  the  young  man 
Absalom  safe  ? And  Cushi  answered.  The  enemies  of 
my  lord  the  king,  and  all  that  rise  against  thee  to  do 
thee  hurt,  be  as  that  young  man  is. 

33  ^ And  the  king  was  much  moved,  and  went  up  to 
the  chamber  over  the  gate,  and  wept  : and  as  he  went, 
thus  he  said,  O my  son  Absalom,  my  son,  my  son 
Absalom  ! would  God  I had  died  for  thee,  O Absalom, 
my  son,  my  son  ! 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 Joab  cnusefh  the  kinq  to  cease  his  mourning.  9 The  Israelites  are 
earnest  to  bring  the  king  back.  11  David  sendeth  to  the  priests  to 
incite  them  of  Judah.  18  Shimei  is  pardoned.  24  Mephibosheth  ex- 
cused. 32  BarziUai  dismissed,  Chimhani  his  son  is  taken  into 
the  king's  familg.  41  The  Israelites  expostulate  with  Judah  for 
bringing  home  the  king  without  them. 

And  it  was  told  Joab,  Behold,  the  king  weepeth 
and  mourneth  for  Absalom. 

2  And  the  victory  that  day  was  turned  into  mourning 
unto  all  the  people  : for  the  people  heard  say  that  day 
how  the  king  was  grieved  for  his  son. 

3  And  the  people  gat  them  by  stealth  that  day  ^ into 
the  city,  as  people  being  ashamed  steal  away  when  they 
flee  in  battle. 

4  But  the  king  ^ covered  his  face,  and  the  king  cried 
with  a loud  voice,  ^ O my  son  Absalom,  O Absalom,  my 
son,  my  son  ! 

5  And  Joab  came  into  the  house  to  the  king,  and 
said.  Thou  hast  shamed  this  day  the  faces  of  all  thy 
servants,  which  this  day  have  saved  thy  life,  and  the 
lives  of  thy  sons  and  of  thy  daughters,  and  the  lives  of 
thy  wives,  and  the  lives  of  thy  concubines  ; 

6  In  that  thou  lovest  thine  enemies,  and  hatest  thy 
friends.  For  thou  hast  declared  this  day,  that  thou  re- 
gardest  neither  princes  nor  servants  : for  this  day  I 
perceive,  that  if  Absalom  had  lived,  and  all  we  had  died 
this  day,  then  it  had  pleased  thee  well. 

7  Now  therefore  arise,  go  forth,  and  speak  comfort- 
ably unto  thy  servants  : for  I swear  by  the  Lord,  if 
thou  go  not  forth,  there  will  not  tarry  one  with  thee 
this  night : and  that  will  be  worse  unto  thee  than  all  the 
evil  that  befell  thee  from  thy  youth  until  now. 

8  Then  the  king  arose,  and  sat  in  the  gate.  And 
they  told  unto  all  the  people,  saying.  Behold,  the  king 
doth  sit  in  the  gate.  And  all  the  people  came  before 
the  king : for  Israel  had  fled  every  man  to  his  tent. 

9  ^ And  all  the  people  were  at  strife  throughout  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying.  The  king  saved  us  out  of 
the  hand  of  our  enemies,  and  he  delivered  us  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  Philistines  ; and  now  he  is  ^ fled  out 
of  the  land  for  Absalom. 

10  And  Absalom,  whom  we  anointed  over  us,  is  dead 
in  battle.  Now  therefore  why  speak  ye  not  a word  of 
bringing  the  king  back  ? 

11  ^ And  king  David  sent  to  Zadok  and  to  Abiathar 
the  priests,  saying.  Speak  unto  the  elders  of  Judah, 
saying.  Why  are  ye  the  last  to  bring  the  king  back  to 
his  house  ? seeing  the  speech  of  all  Israel  is  come  to 
the  king,  even  to  his  house. 


servant,  ^even  me  thy  servant,  I saw  a great  tumult, 
but  I knew  not  what  it  was.  And  the  king  said, 
Turn  aside,  and  stand  here.  And  he  turned  aside, 
and  stood  still.  And,  behold,  the  Cushite  came  ; 
and  the  Cushite  said.  Tidings  for  my  lord  the  king  : 
for  the  Lord  hath  avenged  thee  this  day  of  all 
them  that  rose  up  against  thee.  And  the  king  said 
unto  the  Cushite,  Is  it  well  with  the  young  man 
Absalom  ? And  the  Cushite  answered.  The  ene- 
mies of  my  lord  the  king,  and  all  that  rise  up  against 
thee  to  do  thee  hurt,  be  as  that  young  man  is. 
* And  the  king  was  much  moved,  and  went  up  to 
the  chamber  over  the  gate,  and  wept  : and  as  he 
went,  thus  he  said,  O my  son  Absalom,  my  son,  my 
son  Absalom  ! would  God  I had  died  for  thee,  O 
Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  ! 


And  it  was  told  Joab,  Behold,  the  king  weepeth 
and  mourneth  for  Absalom.  And  the  “ victory  that 
day  was  turned  into  mourning  unto  all  the  people  : 
for  the  people  heard  say  that  day.  The  king  griev- 
eth  for  his  son.  And  the  people  gat  them  by  stealth 
that  day  into  the  city,  as  people  that  are  ashamed 
steal  away  when  they  flee  in  battle.  And  the  king 
covered  his  face,  and  the  king  cried  with  a loud 
voice,  O my  son  Absalom,  O Absalom,  my  son,  my 
son  ! And  Joab  came  into  the  house  to  the  king, 
and  said.  Thou  hast  shamed  this  day  the  faces  of 
all  thy  servants,  which  this  day  have  saved  thy  life, 
and  the  lives  of  thy  sons  and  of  thy  daughters,  and 
the  lives  of  thy  wives,  and  the  lives  of  thy  concu- 
bines ; in  that  thou  lovest  them  that  hate  thee,  and 
hatest  them  that  love  thee.  For  thou  hast  declared 
this  day,  that  princes  and  servants  are  nought  unto 
thee  : for  this  day  I perceive,  that  if  Absalom  had 
lived,  and  all  we  had  died  this  day,  then  it  had 
pleased  thee  well.  Now  therefore  arise,  go  forth, 
and  speak  comfortably  unto  thy  servants  : for  I 
swear  by  the  Lord,  if  thou  go  not  forth,  there  will 
not  tarry  a man  with  thee  this  night  : and  that  will 
be  worse  unto  thee  than  all  the  evil  that  hath  befall- 
en thee  from  thy  youth  until  now.  Then  the  king 
arose,  and  sat  in  the  gate.  And  they  told  unto  all 
the  people,  saying.  Behold,  the  king  doth  sit  in  the 
gate  : and  all  the  people  came  before  the  king. 

Now  Israel  had  fled  every  man  to  his  tent.  And 
all  the  people  were  at  strife  throughout  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  saying.  The  king  delivered  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  our  enemies,  and  he  saved  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines  ; and  now  he  is  fled  out  of 
the  land  from  Absalom.  And  Absalom,  whom  we 
anointed  over  us,  is  dead  in  battle.  Now  therefore 
why  speak  ye  not  a word  of  bringing  the  king  back  ? 

And  king  David  sent  to  Zadok  and  to  Abiathar 
the  priests,  saying.  Speak  unto  the  elders  of  Judah, 
saying.  Why  are  ye  the  last  to  bring  the  king  back 
to  his  house  ? seeing  the  speech  of  all  Israel  is  come 


30 

31- 

32 

33 

19 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 


>0  ch.  19.  4. 
1 ver.  32. 


2 ch.  15.  30. 
a cli.  18.  33. 


4 ch.  15.  14. 


I Or,  and. 


[Ch.  19.  1.  in  Ileb.]  a Ileb.  salvation. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XIX. 


483 


12  Ye  are  my  bretliren,  ye  are  ®my  bones  and  my 
flesh  : wherefore  then  are  ye  the  last  to  bring  back  the 
king  ? 

13  ® And  say  ye  to  Amasa,  Art  thou  not  of  my  bone, 
and  of  my  flesh  ? God  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also, 
if  thou  be  not  captain  of  the  host  before  me  continu- 
ally in  the  room  of  Joab. 

14  And  he  bowed  the  heart  of  all  the  men  of 
Judah,  ® even  as  the  heart  of  one  man  ; so  that  they 
sent  this  word  unto  the  king,  Return  thou,  and  all  thy 
servants. 

15  So  the  king  returned,  and  came  to  Jordan.  And 
Judah  came  to  ®Gilgal,  to  go  to  meet  the  king,  to 
conduct  the  king  over  Jordan. 

16  T[  And  Shimei  the  son  of  Gera,  a Benjamite, 
which  was  of  Bahurim,  hasted  and  came  down  with 
the  men  of  Judah  to  meet  king  David. 

17  And  there  were  a thousand  men  of  Benjamin  with 
him,  and  Ziba  the  servant  of  the  house  of  Saul,  and 
his  fifteen  sons  and  his  twenty  servants  with  him  ; and 
they  went  over  Jordan  before  the  king. 

18  And  there  went  over  a ferry  boat  to  carry  over 
the  king’s  household,  and  to  do  what  he  thought  good. 
And  Shimei  the  son  of  Gera  fell  down  before  the  king, 
as  he  was  come  over  Jordan  ; 

19  And  said  unto  the  king,  Let  not  my  lord  im- 
pute iniquity  unto  me,  neither  do  thou  remember 

that  which  thy  servant  did  perversely  the  day  that 
my  lord  the  king  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the  king 
should  1^  take  it  to  his  heart. 

20  For  thy  servant  doth  know  that  I have  sinned : 
therefore,  behold,  I am  come  the  first  this  day  of  all 
13  the  house  of  Joseph  to  go  down  to  meet  my  lord  the 
king. 

21  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  answered  and 
said.  Shall  not  Shimei  be  put  to  death  for  this,  be- 
cause he  13  cursed  the  Lord’s  anointed  ? 

22  And  David  said,  i'  What  have  I to  do  with  you, 
ye  sons  of  Zeruiah,  that  ye  should  this  day  be  adver- 
saries unto  me  ? i®  shall  there  any  man  be  put  to 
death  this  day  in  Israel  ? for  do  not  I know  that  I am 
this  day  king  over  Israel  ? 

23  Therefore  i^the  king  said  unto  Shimei,  Thou 
shalt  not  die.  And  the  king  sware  unto  him. 

24  •[[  And  23  Mephibosheth  the  son  of  Saul  came 
down  to  meet  the  king,  and  had  neither  dressed  his 
feet,  nor  trimmed  his  beard,  nor  washed  his  clothes, 
from  the  day  the  king  departed  until  the  day  he  came 
again  in  peace. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was  come  to 
Jerusalem  to  meet  the  king,  that  the  king  said  unto 
him,  21  Wherefore  wentest  not  thou  with  me,  Mephi- 
bosheth ? 

26  And  he  answered.  My  lord,  0 king,  my  servant 
deceived  me  : for  thy  servant  said,  I will  saddle  me 
an  ass,  that  I may  ride  thereon,  and  go  to  the  king  ; 
because  thy  servant  is  lame. 

27  And  22  lie  hath  slandered  thy  servant  unto  my 
lord  the  king  ; 28  but  my  lord  the  king  is  as  an  angel  of 
God  : do  therefore  what  is  good  in  thine  eyes. 

28  For  all  of  my  father’s  house  were  but  dead  men 
before  my  lord  the  king  : 24  yet  didst  thou  set  thy  ser- 


e ch.  5.  1. 

6 ch.  17.  25. 

• Ruth  1.  17. 
« Judg.  20.  1. 
S'  Josh.  5.  9. 


10  ch.  16.  5.  1 Kin. 

2.  8. 

‘ii’ch.  9.  2,  10.  & 16. 

1,2. 

12  1 Saiu.  22.  15. 

13  ch.  16.  5,  6,  &c. 


14  ch.  13.  33. 

10  See  ch.  16.  5. 

10  Ex.  22.  28. 

11  ch.  16.  10. 

18  1 Sam.  11.  13. 


12  to  the  king,  to  bring  him  to  his  house.  Ye  are  my 
brethren,  ye  are  my  bone  and  my  flesh  : wherefore 

13  then  are  ye  the  last  to  bring  back  the  king  ? And 
say  ye  to  Amasa,  Art  thou  not  my  bone  and  my 
flesh  ? God  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  thou  be 
not  captain  of  the  host  before  me  continually  in  the 

14  room  of  Joab.  And  he  bowed  the  heart  of  all  the 
men  of  Judah,  even  as  the  heart  of  owe  man  ; so  that 
they  sent  unto  the  king,  saying,  Return  thou,  and 

15  all  thy  servants.  So  the  king  returned,  and  came 
to  Jordan.  And  Judah  came  to  Gilgal,  to  go  to 
meet  the  king,  to  bring  the  king  over  Jordan. 


16  And  Shimei  the  son  of  Gera,  the  Benjamite, 
which  was  of  Bahurim,  hasted  and  came  down  with 

17  the  men  of  Judah  to  meet  king  David.  And  there 
were  a thousand  men  of  Benjamin  with  him,  and 
Ziba  the  servant  of  the  house  of  Saul,  and  his  fif- 
teen sons  and  his  twenty  servants  with  him  ; and 
they  went  through  Jordan  in  the  presence  of  the 

18  king.  And  there  went  over  ^ a ferry  boat  to  bring 
over  the  king’s  household,  and  to  do  what  he 
thought  good.  And  Shimei  the  son  of  Gera  fell 
down  before  the  king,  when  he  was  come  over  Jor- 

19  dan.  And  he  said  unto  the  king.  Let  not  my  lord 
impute  iniquity  unto  me,  neither  do  thou  remember 
that  which  thy  servant  did  perversely  the  da}^  that 
my  lord  the  king  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the 

20  king  should  take  it  to  his  heart.  For  thy  servant 
doth  know  that  I have  sinned  : therefore,  behold,  I 
am  come  this  day  the  first  of  all  the  house  of 

21  Joseph  to  go  down  to  meet  my  lord  the  king.  But 
Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  answered  and  said,  Shall 
not  Shimei  be  put  to  death  for  this,  because  he 

22  cursed  the  Lord’s  anointed  ? And  David  said. 
What  have  I to  do  with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah, 
that  ye  should  this  day  be  adversaries  unto  me  ? 
shall  there  any  man  be  put  to  death  this  day  in  Is- 
rael ? for  do  not  I know  that  I am  this  day  king 

23  over  Israel  ? And  the  king  said  unto  Shimei,  Thou 
shalt  not  die.  And  the  king  sware  unto  him. 


24  And  Mephibosheth  the  son  of  Saul  came  down 
to  meet  the  king  ; and  he  had  neither  dressed  his 
feet,  nor  trimmed  his  beard,  nor  washed  his  clothes, 
from  the  day  the  king  departed  until  the  day  he 

25  came  home  in  peace.  And  it  came  to  pass,  ^ when 
he  was  come  to  Jerusalem  to  meet  the  king,  that 
the  king  said  unto  him.  Wherefore  wentest  not  thou 

26  with  me,  Mephibosheth  ? And  he  answered.  My 
lord,  O king,  my  servant  deceived  me  : for  thy  ser- 
vant said,  I will  saddle  me  an  ass,  that  I may  ride 
thereon,  and  go  ® with  the  king  ; because  thy  servant 

27  is  lame.  And  he  hath  slandered  thy  servant  unto 
my  lord  the  king  ; but  my  lord  the  king  is  as-^an 
angel  of  God  : do  therefore  what  is  good  in  thine 

28  eyes.  For  all  my  father’s  house  were  butfi'd^ad 
men  before  my  lord  the  king  : yet  didst  thou  set  thy 


19  1 Kin.  2.  8,  9,  37, 
46. 

29  ch  9.  6. 

21  ch.  16.  17. 

22  ch.  16.  3. 


23  ch.  14.  17,  20. 

24  ch.  9.  7,  10,  13. 
b Or,  the  convoy. 

c Or,  would  go  over, 
d Or,  when  Jerusa- 


lem was  cotne. 

e Another  reading 
ifj,  to. 

/Or,  the. 

g Heb.  men  of  death 


484 


II.  SAMUEL,  XIX. 


vant  among  them  that  did  eat  at  thine  own  table. 
What  right  therefore  have  I yet  to  cry  any  more  unto 
the  king  ? 

29  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Why  speakest  thou 
any  more  of  thy  matters  ? I have  said.  Thou  and 
Ziba  divide  the  land. 

30  And  Mephibosheth  said  unto  the  king.  Yea,  let 
him  take  all,  forasmuch  as  my  lord  the  king  is  come 
again  in  peace  unto  his  own  house. 

31  ^ And  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  came  down  from 
Rogelim,  and  went  over  Jordan  with  the  king,  to  con- 
duct him  over  Jordan. 

32  Xow  Barzillai  was  a very  aged  man,  even  four- 
score years  old  : and  ^6  lie  had  provided  the  king  of 
sustenance  while  he  lay  at  Mahanaim  ; for  he  was  a 
very  great  man. 

33  And  the  king  said  unto  Barzillai,  Come  thou  over 
with  me,  and  I will  feed  thee  with  me  in  .Jerusalem. 

34  And  Barzillai  said  unto  the  king.  How  long  have 
I to  live,  that  I should  go  up  with  the  king  unto  Jeru- 
salem ? 

35  I am  this  day  ^7  fourscore  years  old  : and  can  I 
discern  between  good  and  evil  ? can  thy  servant  taste 
what  I eat  or  what  I drink  ? can  I hear  any  more  the 
voice  of  singing  men  and  singing  women  ? wherefore 
then  should  thy  servant  be  yet  a burden  unto  my  lord 
the  king  ? 

36  Thy  servant  will  go  a little  way  over  Jordan  with 
the  king  : and  why  should  the  king  recompense  it  me 
with  such  a reward  ? 

37  Let  thy  servant,  I pray  thee,  turn  back  again, 
that  I may  die  in  mine  own  city,  and  he  buried  by  the 
grave  of  my  father  and  of  my  mother.  But  behold  thy 
servant  Chimham  ; let  him  go  over  with  my  lord  the 
king  ; and  do  to  him  what  shall  seem  good  unto  thee. 

38  And  the  king  answered,  Chimham  shall  go  over 
with  me,  and  I will  do  to  him  that  which  shall  seem 
good  unto  thee  : and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  require  of 
me,  that  will  I do  for  thee. 

39  And  all  the  people  went  over  Jordan.  And  when 
the  king  was  come  over,  the  king  ^9  kissed  Barzillai, 
and  blessed  him  ; and  he  returned  unto  his  own  place. 

40  Then  the  king  went  on  to  Gilgal,  and  Chimham 
went  on  with  him  : and  all  the  people  of  Judah  con- 
ducted the  king,  and  also  half  the  people  of  Israel. 

41  ^ And,  behold,  all  the  men  of  Israel  came  to  the 
king,  and  said  unto  the  king.  Why  have  our  brethren 
the  men  of  Judah  stolen  thee  away,  and  have  brought 
the  king,  and  his  household,  and  all  David’s  men  with 
him,  over  Jordan  ? 

42  And  all  the  men  of  J udah  answered  the  men  of 
Israel,  Because  the  king  is  near  of  kin  to  us  : where- 
fore then  be  ye  angry  for  this  matter  ? have  we  eaten 
at  all  of  the  king’s  cost  ? or  hath  he  given  us  any  gift  ? 

43  And  the  men  of  Israel  answered  the  men  of 
Judah,  and  said.  We  have  ten  parts  in  the  king,  and 
we  have  also  more  right  in  David  than  ye  : why  then 
did^e  despise  us,  that  our  advice  should  not  be  first 
had  in  bringing  back  our  king  ? And  the  words  of 
the  men  of  Judah  were  fiercer  than  the  words  of  the 
men  of  Israel. 

25  1 Kin.  2.  7.  28  1 Kin.  2.  7.  Jer.  so  yer.  15. 

26  ch.  17.  27.  41.  17.  31  ver.  12. 

27  Ps.  90.  10.  29  Gen.  31.  55. 


servant  among  them  that  did  eat  at  thine  own  table. 
What  right  therefore  have  I yet  that  I should  cry 

29  any  more  unto  the  king  ? And  the  king  said  unto 
him.  Why  speakest  thou  any  more  of  thy  matters  ? 

30  I say.  Thou  and  Ziba  divide  the  land.  And  Me- 
phibosheth said  unto  the  king.  Yea,  let  him  take  all, 
forasmuch  as  my  lord  the  king  is  come  in  peace  unto 
his  own  house. 

31  And  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  came  down  from  Bo- 
gelim  ; and  he  went  over  Jordan  with  the  king,  to 

32  conduct  him  over  Jordan.  Now  Barzillai  was  a 
very  aged  man,  even  fourscore  years  old  : and  he 
had  provided  the  king  with  sustenance  while  he  lay 

33  at  Mahanaim  ; for  he  was  a very  great  man.  And 
the  king  said  unto  Barzillai,  Come  thou  over  with 
me,  and  I will  sustain  thee  with  me  in  Jerusalem. 

34  And  Barzillai  said  unto  the  king.  How  many  are 
the  days  of  the  years  of  my  life,  that  I should  go  up 

35  with  the  king  unto  Jerusalem  ? I am  this  day  four- 
score years  old  : can  I discern  between  good  and 
bad  ? can  thy  servant  taste  what  I eat  or  what  I 
drink?  can  I hear  any  more  the  voice  of  singing 
men  and  singing  women  ? wherefore  then  should 
thy  servant  be  yet  a burden  unto  my  lord  the  king  ? 

36  Thy  servant  would  but  just  go  over  Jordan  with  the 
king  : and  why  should  the  king  recompense  it  me 

37  with  such  a reward  ? Let  thy  servant,  I pray  thee, 
turn  back  again,  that  I may  die  in  mine  own  city, 
by  the  grave  of  my  father  and  my  mother.  But 
behold,  thy  servant  Chimham  ; let  him  go  over  with 
my  lord  the  king  ; and  do  to  him  what  shall  seem 

38  good  unto  thee.  And  the  king  answered,  Chimham 
shall  go  over  with  me,  and  I will  do  to  him  that 
which  shall  seem  good  unto  thee  : and  whatsoever 
thou  shalt  * require  of  me,  that  will  I do  for  thee. 

39  And  all  the  people  went  over  Jordan,  and  the  king 
went  over : and  the  king  kissed  Barzillai,  and 
blessed  him  ; and  he  returned  unto  his  own  place. 


40  So  the  king  went  over  to  Gilgal,  and  Chimham 
went  over  with  him  : and  all  the  people  of  Judah 
brought  the  king  over,  and  also  half  the  people  of 

41  Israel.  And,  behold,  all  the  men  of  Israel  came  to 
the  king,  and  said  unto  the  king.  Why  have  our 
brethren  the  men  of  Judah  stolen  thee  away,  and 
brought  the  king,  and  his  household,  over  Jordan, 

42  and  all  David’s  men  with  him  ? And  all  the  men 
of  Judah  answered  the  men  of  Israel,  Because  the 
king  is  near  of  kin  to  us  : wherefore  then  be  ye 
angry  for  this  matter  ? have  we  eaten  at  all  of  the 

43  king’s  cost?  or  hath  he  given  us  any  gift?  And 

the  men  of  Israel  answered  the  men  of  Judah,  and 
said.  We  have  ten  parts  in  the  king,  and  we  have 
also  more  right  in  David  than  ye  : why  then  did  ye 
despise  us,  * that  our  advice  should  not  be  first  had 
in  bringing  back  our  king  ? And  the  words  of  the 

men  of  Judah  were  fiercer  than  the  words  of  the 

men  of  Israel. 

32  See  Judg.  8.  1.  & h Heb.  choose  to  lay  we  the  first  to  speak 

12.  1.  upon.  of  bringing  back  our 

i Or,  and  were  not  king? 


II.  SAMUEL,  XX. 


485 


CHAPTER  XX. 

I  By  occasion  of  the  quarrel,  Sheba  maketh  a party  in  Israel.  3 
David's  ten  concubines  are  shut  up  in  perpetual  prison.  4 Amasa, 
made  captain  over  Judah,  is  slain  by  Joab.  14  Joab  pursueth 
Sheba  unto  Abel.  16  A wise  woman  saveth  the  city  by  Sheba's  head. 
23  David's  ojjicers. 

And  there  happened  to  be  there  a man  of  Belial, 
whose  name  was  Sheba,  the  son  of  Bichri,  a Ben- 
jainite  : and  he  blew  a trumpet,  and  said,  ^ We  have 
no  part  in  David,  neither  have  we  inheritance  in  the 
son  of  Jesse  : ^ every  man  to  his  tents,  O Israel. 

2  So  every  man  of  Israel  went  up  from  after  David, 
and  followed  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri : but  the  men  of 
Judah  clave  unto  their  king,  from  Jordan  even  to 
Jerusalem. 

3  If  And  David  came  to  his  house  at  Jerusalem  ; and 
the  king  took  the  ten  women  his  ^ concubines,  whom  he 
had  left  to  keep  the  house,  and  put  them  in  ward,  and 
fed  them,  but  went  not  in  unto  them.  So  they  were 
shut  up  unto  the  day  of  their  death,  living  in  widow- 
hood. 

4  ^ Then  said  the  king  to  Amasa,  ^ Assemble  me 
the  men  of  Judah  within  three  days,  and  be  thou  here 
present. 

5  So  Amasa  went  to  assemble  the  men  of  Judah  : 
but  he  tarried  longer  than  the  set  time  which  he  had 
appointed  him. 

6  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  Now  shall  Sheba  the 
son  of  Bichri  do  us  more  harm  than  did  Absalom  : take 
thou  ^ thy  lord’s  servants,  and  pursue  after  him,  lest  he 
get  him  fenced  cities,  and  escape  us. 

7  And  there  went  out  after  him  Joab’s  men,  and  the 
®Cherethifces,  and  the  Pelethites,  and  all  the  mighty 
men  : and  they  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  to  pursue  after 
Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

8  When  they  were  at  the  great  stone  which  is  in  Gi- 
beon,  Amasa  went  before  them.  And  Joab’s  garment 
that  he  had  put  on  was  girded  unto  him,  and  upon  it  a 
girdle  with  a sword  fastened  upon  his  loins  in  the  sheath 
thereof  ; and  as  he  went  forth  it  fell  out. 

9  And  Joab  said  to  Amasa,  Art  thou  in  health,  my 
brother  ? And  Joab  took  Amasa  by  the  beard  with 
the  right  hand  to  kiss  him. 

10  But  Amasa  took  no  heed  to  the  sword  that  loas 
in  Joab’s  hand  : so  ®he  smote  him  therewith  ®in  the 
fifth  rib,  and  shed  out  his  bowels  to  the  ground,  and 
struck  him  not  again  ; and  he  died.  So  Joab  and  Abi- 
shai his  brother  pursued  after  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

11  And  one  of  Joab’s  men  stood  by  him,  and  said. 
He  that  favoureth  Joab,  and  he  that  is  for  David,  let 
him  go  after  Joab. 

12  And  Amasa  wallowed  in  blood  in  the  midst  of 
the  highway.  And  when  the  man  saw  that  all  the  peo- 
ple stood  still,  he  removed  Amasa  out  of  the  highway 
into  the  field,  and  cast  a cloth  upon  him,  when  he  saw 
that  every  one  that  came  by  him  stood  still. 

13  When  he  was  removed  out  of  the  highway,  all 
the  people  went  on  after  Joab,  to  pursue  after  Sheba 
the  son  of  Bichri. 

14  T[  And  he  went  through  all  the  tribes  of  Israel 
unto  Abel,  and  to  Beth-maachah,  and  all  the  Berites  : 
and  they  were  gathered  together,  and  went  also  after 
him. 

15  And  they  came  and  besieged  him  in  Abel  of  Beth- 

1  ch.  19.  43.  3 ch.  15.  16.  & 16.  ^ ch.  11.  11.  1 Kin. 

2  1 Kin.  12.  16.  21,22.  1.33. 

2  Chr.  10.  16.  4 ch.  19.  13.  « ch.  8.  18.  1 

1.  38. 


20  And  there  happened  to  be  there  a man  of  « Belial, 
whose  name  was  Sheba,  the  son  of  Bichri,  a Ben- 
jamite  : and  he  blew  the  trumpet,  and  said.  We 
have  no  portion  in  David,  neither  have  we  inher- 
itance in  the  son  of  Jesse  : every  man  to  his  tents, 

2 O Israel.  So  all  the  men  of  Israel  went  up  from 
following  David,  and  followed  Sheba  the  son  of 
Bichri  : but  the  men  of  Judah  clave  unto  their 
king,  from  Jordan  even  to  Jerusalem. 

3 And  David  came  to  his  house  at  Jerusalem  ; and 
the  king  took  the  ten  women  his  concubines,  whom 
he  had  left  to  keep  the  house,  and  put  them  in  ward, 
and  provided  them  with  sustenance,  but  went  not  in 
unto  them.  So  they  were  shut  up  unto  the  day  of 
their  death,  ^ living  in  widowhood. 

4 Then  said  the  king  to  Amasa,  Call  me  the  men  of 
Judah  together  within  three  days,  and  be  thou  here 

5 present.  So  Amasa  went  to  call  the  men  of  Judah 
together  : but  he  tarried  longer  than  the  set  time 

6 which  he  had  appointed  him.  And  David  said  to 
Abishai,  Now  shall  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri  do  us 
more  harm  than  did  Absalom  : take  thou  thy  lord’s 
servants,  and  pursue  after  him,  lest  he  get  him 

7 fenced  cities,  and  escape  out  of  our  sight.  And 
there  went  out  after  him  Joab’s  men,  and  the 
Cherethites  and  the  Pelethites,  and  all  the  mighty 
men  : and  they  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  to  pursue 

8 after  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri.  When  they  were  at 
the  great  stone  which  is  in  Gibeon,  Amasa  came  to 
meet  them.  And  Joab  was  girded  with  his  apparel 
of  war  that  he  had  put  on,  and  thereon  was  a girdle 
with  a sword  fastened  upon  his  loins  in  the  sheath 

9 thereof  ; and  as  he  went  forth  it  fell  out.  And  Joab 
said  to  Amasa,  Is  it  well  with  thee,  my  brother  ? 
And  Joab  took  Amasa  by  the  beard  with  his  right 

10  hand  to  kiss  him.  But  Amasa  took  no  heed  to  the 
sword  that  was  in  Joab’s  hand  : so  he  smote  him 
therewith  in  the  belly,  and  shed  out  his  bowels  to 
the  ground,  and  struck  him  not  again  ; and  he  died. 
And  Joab  and  Abishai  his  brother  pursued  after 

11  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri.  And  there  stood  by  him 
one  of  Joab’s  young  men,  and  said.  He  that  favour- 
eth Joab,  and  he  that  is  for  David,  let  him  follow 

12  Joab.  And  Amasa  lay  wallowing  in  his  blood  in 
the  midst  of  the  high  way.  And  when  the  man 
saw  that  all  the  people  stood  still,  he  carried  Amasa 
out  of  the  high  way  into  the  field,  and  cast  a gar- 
ment over  him,  when  he  saw  that  every  one  that 

13  came  by  him  stood  still.  When  he  was  removed 
out  of  the  high  way,  all  the  people  went  on  after 

14  Joab,  to  pursue  after  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri.  And 
he  went  through  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  unto  Abel, 
and  to  Beth-maacah,  and  all  the  Berites  : and  they 
were  gathered  together,  and  went  also  after  him. 

15  And  they  came  and  besieged  him  in  Abel  of  Beth- 


^ Matt.  26.  49.  Luke  2 Kin.  15.  29.  b Ileb.  in  widow- 

22.  47.  2 Chr.  16.  4.  hood  of  life. 

3  1 Kin.  2.  5.  a That  is,  worthless- 

3  ch.  2.  23.  ness. 


Kin. 


486 


II.  SAMUEL,  XXI. 


maachah,  and  they  cast  up  a bank  against  the  city, 
and  it  stood  in  the  trench  : and  all  the  people  that  were 
with  Joab  battered  the  wall,  to  throw  it  down. 

16  ^ Then  cried  a wise  woman  out  of  the  city,  Hear, 
hear  ; say,  I pray  you,  unto  Joab,  Come  near  hither, 
that  I may  speak  with  thee. 

17  And  when  he  was  come  near  unto  her,  the  woman 
said.  Art  thou  Joab  ? And  he  answered,  I am  he.  Then 
she  said  unto  him,  Hear  the  words  of  thine  handmaid. 
And  he  answered,  I do  hear. 

18  Then  she  spake,  saying.  They  were  wont  to  speak 
in  old  time,  saying,  They  shall  surely  ask  counsel  at 
Abel  : and  so  they  ended  the  matter. 

19  I am  one  of  them  that  are  peaceable  and  faithful  in 
Israel  : thou  seekest  to  destroy  a city  and  a mother  in 
Israel  : why  wilt  thou  swallow  up  the  inheritance  of 
the  Lord  ? 

20  And  Joab  answered  and  said.  Far  be  it,  far  be  it 
from  me,  that  I should  swallow  up  or  destroy. 

21  The  matter  is  not  so  ; but  a man  of  mount 
Ephraim,  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri  by  name,  hath  lifted 
up  his  hand  against  the  king,  even  against  David  : de- 
liver him  only,  and  I will  d^epart  from  the  city.  And 
the  woman  said  unto  Joab,  Behold,  his  head  shall  be 
thrown  to  thee  over  the  wall. 

22  Then  the  woman  went  unto  all  the  people  ^®in 
her  wisdom.  And  they  cut  off  the  head  of  Sheba  the 
son  of  Bichri,  and  cast  it  out  to  Joab.  And  he  blew  a 
trumpet,  and  they  retired  from  the  city,  every  man  to 
his  tent.  And  Joab  returned  to  Jerusalem  unto  the 
king. 

23  ^ Now  Joab  was  over  all  the  host  of  Israel  : 
and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  was  over  the  Chere- 
thites  and  over  the  Pelethites  : 

24  And  Adoram  was  over  the  tribute  : and  Je- 
hoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahilud  was  recorder  : 

25  And  Sheva  was  scribe  : and  Zadok  and  Abia- 
thar  were  the  priests  : 

26  And  Ira  also  the  Jairite  was  a chief  ruler 
about  David. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 The  three  years'  famine  for  the  Gibeonites  ceaseth.  by  hanging  seven  of 
Saul's  sons.  10  Rizpah's  kindness  unto  the  dead.  12  David  burieth  the 
bones  of  Saul  and  Jonathan  in  his  father's  sepulchre.  15  Fo^tr  battles 
against  the  Philistines,  wherein  four  valiants  of  David  slay  four  giants. 

Then  there  was  a famine  in  the  days  of  David 
three  years,  year  after  year  ; and  David  enquired 
of  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  answered.  It  is  for  Saul, 
and  for  his  bloody  house,  because  he  slew  the  Gibeon- 
ites. 

2  And  the  king  called  the  Gibeonites,  and  said  unto 
them  ; (now  the  Gibeonites  were  not  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  but  ^ of  the  remnant  of  the  Amorites  ; and 
the  children  of  Israel  had  sworn  unto  them  : and  Saul 
sought  to  slay  them  in  his  zeal  to  the  children  of  Israel 
and  Judah.) 

3  Wherefore  David  said  unto  the  Gibeonites,  What 
shall  Ido  for  you  ? and  wherewith  shall  I make  the 
atonement,  that  ye  may  bless  ^the  inheritance  of  the 
Lord  ? 

4  And  the  Gibeonites  said  unto  him.  We  will  have 
no  silver  nor  gold  of  Saul,  nor  of  his  house  ; neither 
for  us  shalt  thou  kill  any  man  in  Israel.  And  he  said. 
What  ye  shall  say,  that  will  I do  for  you. 

11  2 Kin.  19.  32.  is  1 Kin.  4.  6.  i®  ch.  23.  38. 

12  1 Sam.  26. 19.  ch.  is  ch.  8.  16.  1 Kin.  i Josh.  9.  3,  16,  16, 

21  3 4 3 17 

13  Eccles.  9.  14,  15.  n’ch.  8.  17.  1 Kin.  2 ch.  20.  19. 

M ch.  8.  16,  18.  4.  4. 


maacah,  and  they  cast  up  a mount  against  the  city, 
and  it  stood  against  the  rampart  : and  all  the  peo- 
ple that  were  with  Joab  ‘^battered  the  wall,  to  throv/ 

16  it  down.  Then  cried  a wise  woman  out  of  the  city. 
Hear,  hear  ; say,  I pray  you,  unto  Joab,  Come  near 

17  hither,  that  I may  speak  with  thee.  And  he  came 
near  unto  her  ; and  the  woman  said.  Art  thou  Joab  ? 
And  he  answered,  I am.  Then  she  said  unto  him. 
Hear  the  words  of  thine  handmaid.  And  he  an- 

18  swered,  I do  hear.  Then  she  spake,  saying.  They 
were  wont  to  speak  in  old  time,  saying.  They  shall 
surely  ask  counsel  at  Abel  : and  so  they  ended  the 

19  matter.  I am  of  them  that  are  peaceable  and  faith- 
ful in  Israel  : thou  seekest  to  destroy  a city  and  a 
mother  in  Israel  : why  wilt  thou  swallow  up  the  in- 

20  heritance  of  the  Lord  ? And  Joab  answered  and 
said,  Far  be  it,  far  be  it  from  me,  that  I should 

21  swallow  up  or  destroy.  The  matter  is  not  so  : but 
a man  of  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim,  Sheba  the  son 
of  Bichri  by  name,  hath  lifted  up  his  hand  against 
the  king,  even  against  David  : deliver  him  only,  and 
I will  depart  from  the  city.  And  the  woman  said 
unto  Joab,  Behold,  his  head  shall  be  thrown  to  thee 

22  over  the  wall.  Then  the  woman  went  unto  all  the 
people  in  her  wisdom.  And  they  cut  off  the  head 
of  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri,  and  threw  it  out  to  Joab. 
And  he  blew  the  trumpet,  and  they  were  dispersed 
from  the  city,  every  man  to  his  tent.  And  Joab 
returned  to  Jerusalem  unto  the  king. 

23  Now  Joab  was  over  all  the  host  of  Israel  : and 
Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  was  over  the  ‘^Chere- 

24  thites  and  over  the  Pelethites  : and  Adoram  was  over 
the  ® tribute  : and  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahilud  was 

25  the  f recorder  : and  Sheva  was  « scribe  : and  Zadok 

26  and  Abiathar  were  priests  : and  Ira  also  the  Jairite 
was  * priest  unto  David. 


21  And  there  was  a famine  in  the  days  of  David 
three  years,  year  after  year  ; and  David  sought  the 
face  of  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said.  It  is  for 
Saul,  and  for  his  bloody  house,  because  he  put  to 

2 death  the  Gibeonites.  And  the  king  called  the  Gi- 
beonites, and  said  unto  them  ; (now  the  Gibeonites 
were  not  of  the  children  of  Israel,  but  of  the  rem- 
nant of  the  Amorites  ; and  the  children  of  Israel 
had  sworn  unto  them  : and  Saul  sought  to  slay  them 
in  his  zeal  for  the  children  of  Israel  and  Judah  :) 

3 and  David  said  unto  the  Gibeonites,  What  shall  I do 
for  you  ? and  wherewith  shall  I make  atonement, 
that  ye  may  bless  the  inheritance  of  the  Lord  ? 

4 And  the  Gibeonites  said  unto  him,  It  is  no  matter  of 
silver  or  gold  between  us  and  Saul,  or  his  house  ; 
“ neither  is  it  for  us  to  put  any  man  to  death  in  Is- 
rael. And  he  said.  What  ye  shall  say,  that  will  I 


c Or,  undermined . e Or,  levy.  ter.  See  1 Chr.  18.  17. 

rf  Another  reading  f Ov,  chronicler.  a Or,  neither  for  us 

is,  Carites.  See  2 Kin.  g Or,  secretary.  shalt  thou  put  any 

11.  4.  k Or,  a chief  minis-  man  to  death  in  Israel. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XXI. 


487 


5 And  they  answered  the  king,  The  man  that  con- 
sumed us,  and  that  devised  against  us  that  we  should  be 
destroyed  from  remaining  in  any  of  the  coasts  of  Israel, 

6 Let  seven  men  of  his  sons  be  delivered  unto  us, 
and  we  will  hang  them  up  unto  the  Lord  ^ in  Gibeah  of 
Saul,  ^ lohom  the  Lord  did  choose.  And  the  king  said, 
I will  give  them. 

7 But  the  king  spared  Mephibosheth,  the  son  of 
Jonathan  the  son  of  Saul,  because  of  ® the  Lord’s  oath 
that  was  between  them,  between  David  and  Jonathan 
the  son  of  Saul. 

8 But  the  king  took  the  two  sons  of  ® Rizpah  the 
daughter  of  Aiah,  whom  she  bare  unto  Saul,  Armoni 
and  Mephibosheth  ; and  the  five  sons  of  Michal  the 
daughter  of  Saul,  whom  she  brought  up  for  Adriel 
the  son  of  Barzillai  the  Meholathite  : 

9 And  he  delivered  them  into  the  hands  of  the  Gibe- 
onites,  and  they  hanged  them  in  the  hill  before  the 
Lord  : and  they  fell  all  seven  together,  and  were  put 
to  death  in  the  days  of  harvest,  in  the  first  days,  in  the 
beginning  of  barley  harvest. 

10  And  ® Rizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah  took  sack- 
cloth, and  spread  it  for  her  upon  the  rock,  ® from  the 
beginning  of  harvest  until  water  dropped  upon  them  out 
of  heaven,  and  suffered  neither  the  birds  of  the  air  to 
rest  on  them  by  day,  nor  the  beasts  of  the  field  by  night. 

11  And  it  was  told  David  what  Rizpah  the  daughter 
of  Aiah,  the  concubine  of  Saul,  had  done. 

12  ^ And  David  went  and  took  the  bones  of  Saul 
and  the  bones  of  Jonathan  his  son  from  the  men  of 

Jabesh-gilead,  which  had  stolen  them  from  the  street 
of  Beth-shan,  where  the  Philistines  had  hanged  them, 
when  the  Philistines  had  slain  Saul  in  Gilboa  : 

13  And  he  brought  up  from  thence  the  bones  of  Saul 
and  the  bones  of  Jonathan  his  son  ; and  they  gathered 
the  bones  of  them  that  were  hanged. 

11  And  the  bones  of  Saul  and  Jonathan  his  son  bu- 
ried they  in  the  country  of  Benjamin  in  Zelah,  in  the 
sepulchre  of  Kish  his  father  : and  they  performed  all 
that  the  king  commanded.  And  after  that  God  was 
intreated  for  the  land. 

15  If  Moreover  the  Philistines  had  yet  war  again 
with  Israel  ; and  David  went  down,  and  his  servants 
with  him,  and  fought  against  the  Philistines  : and  David 
waxed  faint. 

16  And  Ishbi-benob,  which  loas  of  the  sons  of  the 
giant,  the  weight  of  whose  spear  weighed  three  hundred 
shekels  of  brass  in  weight,  he  being  girded  with  a new 
sword,  thought  to  have  slain  David. 

17  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  succoured  him, 
and  smote  the  Philistine,  and  killed  him.  Then  the  men 
of  David  sware  unto  him,  saying,  i^Thou  shalt  go  no 
more  out  with  us  to  battle,  that  thou  quench  not  the 

light  of  Israel. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  there  was 
again  a battle  with  the  Philistines  at  Gob  : then  Sib- 
bechai  the  Hushathite  slew  Saph,  which  was  of  the  sons 
of  the  giant. 

19  And  there  was  again  a battle  in  Gob  with  the 
Pliilistines,  where  Elhanan  the  son  of  Jaare-oregim,  a 
Beth-lehemite,  slew  the  brother  of  Goliath  the  Gittite, 
the  staff  of  whose  spear  luas  like  a weaver’s  beam. 

3 1 Sam.  10.  2G.  & ^ ch.  6.  17.  >2  josh.  18.  28. 

11.4.  8ver.  8.  ch.  3.  7.  is  So  Josh.  7. 2G.  ch. 

MSam.  10.  24.  '•*  See  Dent.  21.  23.  24.25. 

6 1 Sam.  18.  3.  & 20.  lo  1 Sam.  31.  11,  12,  n ch.  18.  3. 

8,  15,  42.  A 23.  18.  13.  is  1 Kin.  11.  30.  & 

1 ch.  3.  7.  Ill  Sam.  31.  10.  15.  4.  Ps.  132.  17. 


5 do  for  you.  And  they  said  unto  the  king.  The  man 
that  consumed  us,  and  that  devised  against  us,  ^ that 
we  should  be  destroyed  from  remaining  in  any  of 

6 the  borders  of  Israel,  let  seven  men  of  his  sons  be 
delivered  unto  us,  and  we  will  hang  them  up  unto 
the  Lord  in  Gibeah  of  Saul,  the  chosen  of  the 

7 Lord.  And  the  king  said,  I will  give  them.  But 
the  king  spared  Mephibosheth,  the  son  of  Jonathan 
the  son  of  Saul,  because  of  the  Lord’s  oath  that 
was  between  them,  between  David  and  Jonathan 

8 the  son  of  Saul.  But  the  king  took  the  two  sons  of 
Rizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah,  whom  she  bare  unto 
Saul,  Armoni  and  Mephibosheth  ; and  the  five  sons 
of  c Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul,  whom  she  bare 

9 to  Adriel  the  son  of  Barzillai  the  Meholathite  : and 
he  delivered  them  into  the  hands  of  the  Gibeonites, 
and  they  hanged  them  in  the  mountain  before  the 
Lord,  and  they  fell  all  seven  together  : and  they 
were  put  to  death  in  the  days  of  harvest,  in  the  first 

10  days,  at  the  beginning  of  barley  harvest.  And 
Rizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah  took  sackcloth,  and 
spread  it  for  her  upon  the  rock,  from  the  beginning 
of  harvest  until  water  was  poured  upon  them  from 
heaven  ; and  she  suffered  neither  the  birds  of  the 
air  to  rest  on  them  by  day,  nor  the  beasts  of  the 

11  field  by  night.  And  it  was  told  David  what  Rizpah 
the  daughter  of  Aiah,  the  concubine  of  Saul,  had 

12  done.  And  David  went  and  took  the  bones  of  Saul 
and  the  bones  of  Jonathan  his  son  from  the  men 
of  Jabesh-gilead,  which  had  stolen  them  from  the 
‘^street  of  Beth-shan,  where  the  Philistines  had 
hanged  them,  in  the  day  that  the  Philistines  slew 

13  Saul  in  Gilboa  : and  he  brought  up  from  thence  the 
bones  of  Saul  and  the  bones  of  Jonathan  his  son  ; 
and  they  gathered  the  bones  of  them  that  were 

14  hanged.  And  they  buried  the  bones  of  Saul  and 
Jonathan  his  son  in  the  country  of  Benjamin  in 
Zela,  in  the  sepulchre  of  Kish  his  father  : and  they 
performed  all  that  the  king  commanded.  And 
after  that  God  was  intreated  for  the  land. 

15  And  the  Philistines  had  war  again  with  Israel  ; 
and  David  went  down,  and  his  servants  with  him, 
and  fought  against  the  Philistines  : and  David 

16  waxed  faint.  And  Ishbi-benob,  which  was  of  the 
sons  of  the  ® giant,  the  weight  of  whose  spear  was 
three  hundred  shekels  of  brass  in  weight,  he  being 
girded  with  a new  sword,  thought  to  have  slain 

17  David.  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  succoured 
him,  and  smote  the  Philistine,  and  killed  him. 
Then  the  men  of  David  sware  unto  him,  saying, 
Thou  shalt  go  no  more  out  with  us  to  battle,  that 
thou  quench  not  the  lamp  of  Israel. 

18  S' And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  there  wa.s 
again  war  with  the  Philistines  at  Gob  : then  Sibbe- 
cai  the  Hushathite  slew  'Saph,  which  was  of  the 

19  sons  of  the  ® giant.  And  there  was  again  war  with 
the  Philistines  at  Gob  ; and  Elhanan  the  son  of 
Jaare-oregim  the  Beth-lehemite  slew  -^  Goliath  the 
Gittite,  the  staff  of  whose  spear  was  like  a weaver’s 

10  1 Chr.  20.  4.  c In  1 Sam.  18.  19,  h In  1 Chr.  20.  4, 

11  1 Chr.  11.  29.  Merab.  Gezer. 

1*  See  1 Chr.  20.  5.  d Or,  broad  place.  i In  1 Chr.  20.  4, 

b Or,  so  that  loe.  e Heb.  Raphak.  Sippai. 

hai'e  been  destroyed.  /"Or,  nefw  armour.  ./In  1 (Jhr.  20.  5, 

See  1 Chr.  20.  4-8.  the  brotker  of  GoLiaik. 


488 


II.  SAMUEL,  XXII. 


20  And  there  was  yet  a battle  in  Gath,  where  was 
a man  of  great  stature,  that  had  on  every  hand  six  fin- 
gers, and  on  every  foot  six  toes,  four  and  twenty  in 
number  ; and  he  also  was  born  to  the  giant. 

21  And  when  he  defied  Israel,  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Shimeah  the  brother  of  David  slew  him. 

22  These  four  were  born  to  the  giant  in  Gath,  and 
fell  by  the  hand  of  David,  and  by  the  hand  of  his  ser- 
vants. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

A psalm  of  thanksgiving  for  God's  poiverful  deliverance,  and  manifold 
blessings. 

And  David  1 spake  unto  the  Lord  the  words  of  this 
song  in  the  clay  that  the  Lord  had  2 delivered  him 
out  of  the  hand  of  all  his  enemies,  and  out  of  the  hand 
of  Saul : 

2  And  he  said,  ^ The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  for- 
tress, and  my  deliverer  ; 

3  The  God  of  my  rock  ; ^ in  him  will  I trust  : he  is 
my  ^ shield,  and  the  ® horn  of  my  salvation,  my  high 
tower,  and  my  ® refuge,  my  saviour  ; thou  savest  me 
from  violence. 

4  I will  call  on  the  Lord,  loho  is  worthy  to  be  praised  : 
so  shall  I be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

5  When  the  waves  of  death  compassed  me,  the  floods 
of  ungodly  men  made  me  afraid  ; 

6  The  ® sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me  about  ; the 
snares  of  death  prevented  me  ; 

7  In  my  distress  1^  I called  upon  the  Lord,  and  cried 
to  my  God  : and  he  did  n hear  my  voice  out  of  his 
temple,  and  my  cry  did  enter  into  his  ears. 

8  Then  12  the  earth  shook  and  trembled  ; the 
foundations  of  heaven  moved  and  shook,  because  he 
was  wroth. 

9  There  went  up  a smoke  out  of  his  nostrils,  and 
i^fire  out  of  his  mouth  devoured  : coals  were  kindled 
by  it. 

10  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came  down  ; 
and  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 

11  And  he  rode  upon  a cherub,  and  did  fly  : and  he 
was  seen  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 

12  And  he  made  darkness  pavilions  round  about 
him,  dark  waters,  a7id  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

13  Through  the  brightness  before  him  were  coals 
of  fire  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  20tliandered  from  heaven,  and  the 
most  High  uttered  his  voice. 

15  And  he  sent  out  21  arrows,  and  scattered  them  ; 
lightning,  and  discomfited  them. 

16  And  the  channels  of  the  sea  appeared,  the  foun- 
dations of  the  world  were  discovered,  at  the  22  rebuk- 
ing of  the  Lord,  at  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  his 
nostrils. 

17  23  jje  sent  from  above,  he  took  me  ; he  drew  me 
out  of  many  waters  ; 

18  24  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy,  and 


20  beam.  And  there  was  again  war  at  Gath,  where 
was  a man  of  great  stature,  that  had  on  every  hand 
six  fingers,  and  on  every  foot  six  toes,  four  and 
twenty  in  number  ; and  he  also  was  born  to  the 

21  * giant.  And  when  he  ^defied  Israel,  Jonathan  the 

22  son  of  Shimei  David’s  brother  slew  him.  These 
four  were  born  to  the  ^ giant  in  Gath  ; and  they  fell 
by  the  hand  of  David,  and  by  the  hand  of  his  ser- 
vants. 


22  ® And  David  spake  unto  the  Lord  the  words  of 

this  song  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  delivered  him  out 
of  the  hand  of  all  his  enemies,  and  out  of  the  hand 

2 of  Saul : and  he  said. 

The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my 
deliverer,  even  mine  ; 

3 The  God  of  my  rock,  in  him  will  I trust  ; 

My  shield,  and  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  my  high 
tower,  and  my  refuge  ; 

My  saviour,  thou  savest  me  from  violence. 

4 I will  call  upon  the  Lord,  who  is  worthy  to  be 

praised  : 

So  shall  I be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

5 For  the  waves  of  death  compassed  me. 

The  floods  of  ^ ungodliness  made  me  afraid. 

6 The  cords  of  Sheol  were  round  about  me  : 

The  snares  of  death  came  upon  me. 

7 In  my  distress  I called  upon  the  Lord, 

Yea,  I called  unto  my  God  : 

And  he  heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 

And  my  cry  came  into  his  ears. 

8 Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled, 

The  foundations  of  heaven  moved 

And  were  shaken,  because  he  was  wroth. 

9 There  went  up  a smoke  out  of  his  nostrils. 

And  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devoured  : 

Coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

10  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came  down  ; 

And  thick  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 

11  And  he  rode  upon  a cherub,  and  did  fly  : 

Yea,  he  was  seen  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 

12  And  he  made  darkness  pavilions  round  about 

him. 

Gathering  of  waters,  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

13  At  the  brightness  before  him 
Coals  of  fire  were  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  thundered  from  heaven. 

And  the  Most  High  uttered  his  voice. 

15  And  he  sent  out  arrows,  and  scattered  them  ; 
Lightning,  and  discomfited  them. 

16  Then  the  channels  of  the  sea  appeared. 

The  foundations  of  the  world  were  laid  bare. 

By  the  rebuke  of  the  Lord, 

At  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  his  nostrils. 

17  He  sent  from  on  high,  he  took  me  ; 

He  drew  me  out  of  ® many  waters  ; •< 

18  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy. 


10  1 Chr.  20.  6. 

20  1 Sam.'  16.  9, 

Shammah. 

2>  1 Chr.  20.  8. 
lEx.  15.  1.  Judg. 
5.  1. 

2 Ps.  18,  title.  & Ps. 
34.  19. 

2 Deut.  32.  4.  Ps. 


18.  2,  &c.  & 31.  3.  & 
71.  3.  & 91.  2.  & 144.  2. 
* Heb.  2.  13. 
s Gen.  15.  1. 

® Lnke  1.  69. 

7 Pro.  18.  10. 

8 Ps.  9.  9.  & 14.  6.  & 
59.  16.  & 71.  7.  Jer. 
16.  19. 


9 Ps.  116.  3. 

10  Ps.  116.  4.  & 120. 
1.  Jonah  2.  2. 

11  Ex.  3.  7.  Ps.  34. 
6,  15,  17. 

12  Judg.  5.  4.  Ps. 
77.  18.  & 97.  4. 

13  Job  26.  11. 

i4Ps.  97.  3.  Hab.3. 
5.  Heb.  12.  29. 


15  Ps.  144.  5.  Is. 
64.  1. 

16  Ex.  20.  21.  1 Kin. 
8.  12.  Ps.  97.  2. 

11  Ps.  104.  3. 

18  ver.  10.  Ps.  97.  2. 

19  ver.  9. 

20  Judg.  5.  20.  1 

Sam.  2.  10.  & 7.  10. 
Ps.  29.  3.  Is.  30.  30. 


21  Deut,  32.  23.  Ps. 
7.  13.  & 77.  17.  & 144. 
6.  Hab.  3.  11. 

22  Ex.  15.  8.  Ps. 
106.  9.  Nah.  1.  4. 
Matt.  8.  26. 

23  Ps.  144.  7. 

24  ver.  1. 

k Heb.  Raphak. 


I Or,  reproached. 

771  In  1 Sam.  16.  9, 

Shammah;  in  1 Chr. 

2.  13.  &20.  7,  Shimecu 
a See  P.s.  18. 
b Ileb.  Belial. 
c See  Gen.  37.  85. 
d Or,  in  his  wrath, 
e Or,  great. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XXII. 


489 


from  them  that  hated  me  : for  they  were  too  strong 
for  me. 

19  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity  : 
but  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

20  25  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a large  place  : 
he  delivered  me,  because  he  26  delighted  in  me. 

21  27  Xhe  Lord  rewarded  me  according  to  my 
righteousness  : according  to  the  28  cleanness  of  my 
hands  hath  he  recompensed  me. 

22  For  I have  29  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord,  and 
have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my  God. 

23  For  all  his  judgments  were  before  me  : and  as 
for  his  statutes,  I did  not  depart  from  them. 

24  I was  also  upright  before  him,  and  have  kept 
myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

25  Therefore  ^2  the  Lord  hath  recompensed  me  ac- 
cording to  my  righteousness  ; according  to  my  clean- 
ness in  his  eye  sight. 

26  With  33  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  mer- 
ciful, and  with  the  upright  man  thou  wilt  shew  thyself 
upright. 

27  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  pure  ; and 
34  with  the  froward  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  unsavoury. 

28  And  the  35  afflicted  people  thou  wilt  save  : but 
thine  eyes  are  upon  35  the  haughty,  that  thou  mayest 
bring  them  down. 

29  For  thou  art  my  lamp,  O Lord  : and  the  Lord 
will  lighten  my  darkness. 

30  For  by  thee  I have  run  through  a troop  : by  my 
God  have  I leaped  over  a wall. 

31  As  for  God,  37  his  way  is  perfect  ; 38  the  word  of 
the  Lord  is  tried  : he  is  a buckler  to  all  them  that 
trust  in  him. 

32  For  39  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord  ? and  who  is  a 
rock,  save  our  God  ? 

33  God  is  my  40  strength  and  power  : and  he  4i  mak- 
eth  my  way  “*2  perfect. 

34  He  maketh  my  feet  43  like  hinds’ and  44set- 
teth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

35  45  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war  ; so  that  a bow 
of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

36  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salva- 
tion : and  thy  gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 

37  Thou  hast  46  enlarged  my  steps  under  me  ; so 
that  my  feet  did  not  slip. 

38  I have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and  destroyed 
them  ; and  turned  not  again  until  I had  consumed 
them. 

39  And  I have  consumed  them,  and  wounded  them, 
that  they  could  not  arise  : yea,  they  are  fallen  47  under 
my  feet. 

40  For  thou  hast  48  girded  me  with  strength  to  bat- 
tle : 49  them  that  rose  up  against  me  hast  thou  subdued 
under  me. 

41  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  ^Ouecks  of  mine 
enemies,  that  I might  destroy  them  that  hate  me. 


2''  Ps.  31.  8.  & 118.  5. 
2«ch.  15.  26.  Pa. 
22.  8. 

27  ver.  25.  1 Sam. 

26.  23.  1 Kin.  8.  32. 
Ps.  7.  8. 

28  Ps.  24.  4. 

29  Gen.  18.  19.  Pa. 
119.  3.  & 128.  1.  Pro. 
8.  32. 


30  Dent.  7.  12.  Ps. 
119.  30,  102. 

8>  Gen.  6.  9.  & 17.  1. 
Job  1.  1. 

32  ver.  21. 

33  Matt.  5.  7. 

34  Lev.  26.  23,  24, 
27,  28. 


30  Job  40.  11,  12.  Is. 
2.  11,  12,  17.  & 5.  15. 
Dan.  4.  37. 

37  Dent.  32.  4.  Dan. 
4.  .37.  Rev.  15.  3. 

38  Ps.  12.  6.  & 119. 
140,  Pro.  30.  5. 

30  1 Sam.  ,2.  2.  Is. 


35  Ex.  3.  7,  8.  Ps.  45.  5,  6. 

72.  12,  13.  40  Ex.  15.  2.  Ps.  27. 


From  them  that  hated  me  ; for  they  were  too 
mighty  for  me. 

19  They  came  upon  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity  : 
But  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

20  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a large  place  : 

He  delivered  me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 

21  The  Lord  rewarded  me  according  to  my  right- 

eousness : 

According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he 
recompensed  me. 

22  For  I have  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord, 

And  have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my  God. 

23  For  all  his  judgements  were  before  me  : 

And  as  for  his  statutes,  I did  not  depart  from  them. 

24  I was  also  perfect  toward  him. 

And  I kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

25  Therefore  hath  the  Lord  recompensed  me  accord- 

ing to  my  righteousness  ; 

According  to  my  cleanness  in  his  eyesight. 

26  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  merciful, 
With  the  perfect  man  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  per- 
fect ; 

27  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  pure  ; 

And  with  the  perverse  thou  wilt  shew  thyself 

f froward. 

28  And  the  afflicted  people  thou  wilt  save  : 

But  thine  eyes  are  upon  the  haughty,  that  thou 
mayest  bring  them  down. 

29  For  thou  art  my  lamp,  O Lord  : 

And  the  Lord  will  lighten  my  darkness. 

30  For  by  thee  I run  * upon  a troop  : 

By  my  God  do  I leap  over  a wall. 

31  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect : 

The  word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  ; 

He  is  a shield  unto  all  them  that  trust  iu  him. 

32  For  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord  ? 

And  who  is  a rock,  save  our  God  ? 

33  God  is  my  strong  fortress  : 

And  he  ^’guideth  the  perfect  in  his  way. 

34  He  maketh-^ his  feet  like  hinds’ /cei; 

And  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

35  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war  ; 

So  that  mine  arms  do  bend  a bow  of  brass. 

36  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salvation  : 
And  thy  * gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 

37  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under  me. 

And  my  ^ feet  have  not  slipped. 

38  I have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and  destroyed  them  ; 
Neither  did  I turn  again  till  they  were  consumed. 

39  And  I have  consumed  them,  and  smitten  them 

through,  that  they  cannot  arise  : 

Yea,  they  are  fallen  under  my  feet. 

40  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength  unto  the 

battle  : 

Thou  hast  subdued  under  me  those  that  rose  up 
against  me. 

41  Thou  hast  also  made  mine  enemies  turn  their 

backs  unto  me. 

That  I might  cut  off  them  that  hate  me. 


1.  & 28.  7,  8.  & 31.  4. 
Is.  12.  2. 

41  Heb.  13.  21. 

42  Deut.  18.  13.  Job 
22.  3.  Ps.  101.  2,  6.  & 
119.  1. 

43  ch.  2.  18.  Hab.  3. 
19. 

44  Deut.  32.  13.  Is. 
33.  16.  & 58.  14. 


45  Ps.  144.  1. 

40  Pro.  4.  12. 

47  Mai.  4.  3. 

48  Ps.  18.  32,  39. 

49  Ps.  44.  5. 

50  Gen.  49.  8.  Ex. 
23.  27.  Josli.  10.  24. 

/So  P.s.  18.  26.  The 
text  has,  unsavoury. 

g Or,  ivhom  thou 
wilt  bring  down. 


h Or,  through, 
i Or,  .setteth  free. 
According  to  another 
reading,  guideth  my 
way  in  perfectness. 

j Another  reading 
is,  my. 

k Or,  condescension. 
I lleb.  ankles, 
m Ileb.  caused  to 
bow. 


490 


II.  SAMUEL,  XXIIL 


42  They  looked,  but  there  was  none  to  save  ; even 
®^unto  the  Lord,  but  he  answered  them  not. 

43  Then  did  I beat  them  as  small  as  the  dust  of 
the  earth,  I did  stamp  them  as  the  mire  of  the  street, 
and  did  spread  them  abroad. 

44  Thou  also  hast  delivered  me  from  the  strivings 
of  my  people,  thou  hast  kept  me  to  he  head  of  the 
heathen  : a people  which  I knew  not  shall  serve  me. 

45  Strangers  shall  submit  themselves  unto  me  : as 
soon  as  they  hear,  they  shall  be  obedient  unto  me. 

46  Strangers  shall  fade  away,  and  they  shall  be 
afraid  out  of  their  close  places. 

47  The  Lord  liveth  ; and  blessed  he  my  rock  ; and 
exalted  be  the  God  of  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 

48  It  is  God  that  avengeth  me,  and  that  bringeth 
down  the  people  under  me, 

49  And  that  bringeth  me  forth  from  mine  enemies  : 
thou  also  hast  lifted  me  up  on  high  above  them  that  rose 
up  against  me  : thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  vio- 
lent man. 

50  Therefore  I will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O Lord, 
among  the  heathen,  and  I will  sing  praises  unto  thy 
name. 

51  He  is  the  tower  of  salvation  for  his  king  : and 
sheweth  mercy  to  his  anointed,  unto  David,  and  to 
his  seed  for  evermore. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 David,  in  his  last  words,  professeth  his  faith  in  God's  promises  to  be 
beyond  sense  or  experience.  6 The  dijfferent  state  of  the  wicked.  8 A 
catalogue  of  David's  mighty  men. 

"VTOW  these  he  the  last  words  of  David.  David  the 
J3I  son  of  Jesse  said,  ^ and  the  man  who  was  raised 
up  on  high,  the  anointed  of  the  God  of  Jacob,  and 
the  sweet  psalmist  of  Israel,  said, 

2 ^ The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  spake  by  me,  and  his 
word  was  in  my  tongue. 

3 The  God  of  Israel  said,  ^ the  Rock  of  Israel  spake 
to  me.  He  that  ruleth  over  men  must  he  just,  ruling 
® in  the  fear  of  God. 

4 And  ® he  shall  he  as  the  light  of  the  morning,  when 
the  sun  riseth,  even  a morning  without  clouds  ; as  the 
tender  grass  springing  out  of  the  earth  by  clear  shining 
after  rain. 

5 Although  my  house  he  not  so  with  God  ; ’’’  yet  he 
hath  made  with  me  an  everlasting  covenant,  ordered 
in  all  things,  and  sure  : for  this  is  all  my  salvation,  and 
all  my  desire,  although  he  make  it  not  to  grow. 

6 % But  the  sons  of  Belial  shall  he  all  of  them  as 
thorns  thrust  away,  because  they  cannot  be  taken  with 
hands  : 

7 But  the  man  that  shall  touch  them  must  be  fenced 
with  iron  and  the  staff  of  a spear  ; and  they  shall  be 
utterly  burned  with  fire  in  the  same  place. 


61  Job  27.  9.  Pro.  1. 
28.  Is.  1.  15.  Mic. 
3.  4. 

62  2 Kin.  13.  7.  Ps. 
35.  5.  Dan.  2.  35. 

63  Is.  10.  6.  Mic.  7. 
10.  Zech.  10.  5. 

64  ch.  3.  1.  & 5.  1. 

19.  9, 14.  & 20.  1,  2,  22. 

66  Dent.  28.  13.  ch. 
8.  1-14.  Pa.  2.  8. 


63  Is.  55.  5. 

67  Mic.  7.  17. 

68  Ps.  89.  26. 

69  Ps.  144.  2. 

CO  Ps.  140.  1. 

Cl  Rom.  15.  9. 

C2  Ps.  144.  10. 

C3  Ps.  89.  20. 

04  ch.  7.  12,  13.  Ps. 
89.  29. 


1 ch.  7.  8, 9.  Ps.  78. 
70,  71.  & 89.  27. 

2 1 Sam.  16.  12,  13. 
Ps.  89.  20. 

8 2 Pet.  1.  21. 

4 Dent.  32.  4,  31. 
ch.  22.  2,  32. 

6 Ex.  18.  21.  2 Chr. 
19.  7,  9. 

fiJudg.  5.  31.  Ps. 
89.  36.  Pro.  4.  18. 


I  42  They  looked,  but  there  was  none  to  save  ; 

I Even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he  answered  them  not. 

I 43  Then  did  I beat  them  small  as  the  dust  of  the 
j earth, 

I I did  stamp  them  as  the  mire  of  the  streets,  and 

did  spread  them  abroad. 

I 44  Thou  also  hast  delivered  me  from  the  strivings 
of  my  people  ; 

Thou  ” hast  kept  me  to  be  the  head  of  the  nations  ; 
A people  whom  I have  not  known  shall  serve  me. 
45  The  strangers  shall  ® submit  themselves  unto  me  : 
As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me,  they  shall  obey  me. 
j 46  The  strangers  shall  fade  away, 

; And  shall  p come  trembling  out  of  their  close 

places. 

I 47  The  Lord  liveth  ; and  blessed  be  my  rock  ; 

And  exalted  be  the  God  of  the  rock  of  my  salva- 
tion : 

48  Even  the  God  that  executeth  vengeance  for  me. 
And  bringeth  down  peoples  under  me, 

49  And  that  bringeth  me  forth  from  mine  enemies  : 
Yea,  thou  liftest  me  up  above  them  that  rise  up 

against  me  : 

Thou  deliverest  me  from  the  violent  man. 

50  Therefore  I will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O Lord, 

among  the  nations. 

And  will  sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

51  « Great  ''  deliverance  giveth  he  to  his  king  : 

And  sheweth  lovingkindness  to  his  anointed, 

To  David  and  to  his  seed,  for  evermore. 

23  Now  these  be  the  last  words  of  David. 

David  the  son  of  Jesse  saith. 

And  the  man  who  was  raised  on  high  saith. 

The  anointed  of  the  God  of  Jacob, 

And  "the  sweet  psalmist  of  Israel : 

2 The  spirit  of  the  Lord  spake  ^ by  me. 

And  his  word  was  upon  my  tongue. 

3 The  God  of  Israel  said. 

The  Rock  of  Israel  spake  to  me  : 

<7  One  that  ruleth  over  men  ^ righteously, 

That  ruleth  in  the  fear  of  God, 

4 He  shall  he  as  the  light  of  the  morning,  when  the 

sun  riseth, 

A morning  without  clouds  ; 

When  the  tender  grass  springeth  out  of  the  earth. 
Through  clear  shining  after  rain. 

5 c Verily  my  house  is  not  so  with  God  ; 

Yet  he  hath  made  with  me  an  everlasting  covenant. 
Ordered  in  all  things,  and  sure  : 

For  it  is  all  my  salvation,  and  all  my  desire, 
Although  he  maketh  it  not  to  grow. 

6 But  -f  the  ungodly  shall  be  all  of  them  as  thorns 

to  be  thrust  away, 

For  they  cannot  be  taken  with  the  hand  : 

7 But  the  man  that  toucheth  them 

Must  be  ^ armed  with  iron  and  the  staff  of  a spear  ; 
And  they  shall  be  utterly  burned  with  fire  in  their 
place. 


Hos.  6.  5.  See  Ps. 
110.  3. 

7 ch.  7.  15,  16.  Ps. 
89.  29.  Is.  55.  3. 
n Or,  wilt  keep. 

0 Or,  yield  feigned 
obedience.  Ileb.  lie. 

p So  Ps.  18.  45.  The 
text  has,  gird  them- 
selves. 


q Another  reading 
1.=!,  He  is  a tower  of 
deliverance. 

r lleb.  salvations, 
a Heb.  pleasant  in 
the  psalms  of  Israel, 
b Or,  in. 

c Or,  There  shall  be 
one  . . . and  it  shall  be 
as  dice. 


d Heb.  a righteous 
one. 

e Or,  For  is  not  my 
house  so  with,  God? 
for  he  ..  . for  all  my 
salvation,  and  all  my 
desire,  will  he  not 
make  it  to  grotv  ? 

f Heb.  Belial,  that 
is,  worthlessness, 
g Heb.  filled. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XXIII. 


491 


8 If  These  he  the  names  of  the  mighty  men  whom 
David  had  : The  Tachmonite  that  sat  in  the  seat,  chief 
among  the  captains  ; the  same  was  Adino  the  Eznite  : 
he  lift  up  his  spear  against  eight  hundred,  whom  he  slew 
at  one  time. 

9 And  after  him  was  ® Eleazar  the  son  of  Dodo  the 
Ahohite,  one  of  the  three  mighty  men  with  David, 
when  they  defied  the  Philistines  that  were  there  ga- 
thered together  to  battle,  and  the  men  of  Israel  were 
gone  away  : 

10  He  arose,  and  smote  the  Philistines  until  his  hand 
was  weary,  and  his  hand  clave  unto  the  sword  : and 
the  Lord  wrought  a great  victory  that  day  ; and  the 
people  returned  after  him  only  to  spoil. 

11  And  after  him  was  ® Shammah  the  son  of  Agee 
the  Hararite.  ^^And  the  Philistines  were  gathered 
together  into  a troop,  where  was  a piece  of  ground  full 
of  lentiles  : and  the  people  fled  from  the  Philistines. 

12  But  he  stood  in  the  midst  of  the  ground,  and 
defended  it,  and  slew  the  Philistines  : and  the  Lord 
wrought  a great  victory. 

13  And  three  of  the  thirty  chief  went  down,  and 
came  to  David  in  the  harvest  time  unto  i^  the  cave  of 
Adullam  : and  the  troop  of  the  Philistines  pitched  in 
i^the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

14  And  David  was  then  in  i^an  hold,  and  the  gar- 
rison of  the  Philistines  was  then  in  Beth-lehem. 

15  And  David  longed,  and  said.  Oh  that  one  would 
give  me  drink  of  the  water  of  the  well  of  Beth-lehem, 
which  is  by  the  gate  ! 

16  And  the  three  mighty  men  brake  through  the  host 
of  the  Philistines,  and  drew  water  out  of  the  well  of 
Beth-lehem,  that  was  by  the  gate,  and  took  it,  and 
brought  it  to  David  : nevertheless  he  would  not  drink 
thereof,  but  poured  it  out  unto  the  Lord. 

17  And  he  said.  Be  it  far  from  me,  O Lord,  that  I 
should  do  this  : is  not  this  i®  the  blood  of  the  men  that 
went  in  jeopardy  of  their  lives  ? therefore  he  would 
not  drink  it.  These  things  did  these  three  mighty  men. 

18  And  1®  Abishai,  the  brother  of  Joab,  the  son  of 
Zeruiah,  was  chief  among  three.  And  he  lifted  up  his 
spear  against  three  hundred,  and  slew  them,  and  had  the 
name  among  three. 

19  Was  he  not  most  honourable  of  three  ? therefore 
he  was  their  captain  ; howbeit  he  attained  not  unto  the 
first  three. 

20  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  the  son  of  a va- 
liant man,  of  Kabzeel,  who  had  done  many  acts,  he 
slew  two  lionlike  men  of  Moab  : he  went  down  also  and 
slew  a lion  in  the  midst  of  a pit  in  time  of  snow  : 

21  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  a goodly  man  ; and  the 
Egyptian  had  a spear  in  his  hand  ; but  he  went  down 
to  him  with  a staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of  the 
Egyptian’s  hand,  and  slew  him  with  his  own  spear. 

22  These  things  did  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and 
had  the  name  among  three  mighty  men. 

23  He  was  more  honourable  than  the  thirty,  but  he 
attained  not  to  the  first  three.  And  David  set  him 

over  his  guard. 

24  ^OAsahel  the  brother  of  Joab  was  one  of  the 
thirty  ; Elhanan  the  son  of  Dodo  of  Beth-lehem, 

25  Shammah  the  Harodite,  Elika  the  Harodite, 


8 1 Chr.  11.  12.  & 
27.  4. 

9 1 Chr,  11.  27. 

10  See  1 Chr.  11.  13, 
14. 

11  1 Chr.  11.  15. 


12  1 Sam.  22.  1. 

13  ch.  5.  18. 

14  1 Sam.  22.  4,  5. 
10  Lev.  17.  10. 

16  1 Chr.  11.  20. 

17  Josh.  15.  21. 


i8Ex.  15.  15.  IChr. 
11.  22. 

'9ch.  8.  18.  & 20. 
23. 

20  ch.  2.  18. 

21  See  1 Chr.  11.  27. 


8 * These  be  the  names  of  the  mighty  men  whom 
David  had:  * Josheb-basshebeth  a Tahchemonite, 
chief  of  the  captains  ; the  same  was  Adino  the 
Eznite,  against  eight  hundred  slain  at  one  time. 

9 And  after  him  was  Eleazar  the  son  of  Dodai  the  son 
of  an  Aholiite,  one  of  the  three  mighty  men  with 
David,  when  they  defied  the  Philistines  that  were 
there  gathered  together  to  battle,  and  the  men  of 

10  Israel  were  gone  away  : he  arose,  and  smote  the 
Philistines  until  his  hand  was  weary,  and  his  hand 
clave  unto  the  sword  : and  the  Lord  wrought  a great 
^ victory  that  day  ; and  the  people  returned  after 

11  him  only  to  spoil.  And  after  him  was  Shammah 
the  son  of  Agee  a Hararite.  And  the  Philistines 
were  gathered  together  Unto  a troop,  where  was  a. 
plot  of  ground  full  of  lentils  ; and  the  people  fled 

12  from  the  Philistines.  Bnt  he  stood  in  the  midst  of 
the  plot,  and  defended  it,  and  slew  the  Philistines  : 

13  and  the  Lord  wrought  a great  ^ victory.  And  three 
of  the  thirty  chief  went  down,  and  came  to  David 
in  the  harvest  time  unto  the  cave  of  Adullam  ; and 
the  troop  of  the  Philistines  were  encamped  in  the 

14  valley  of  Rephaim.  And  David  was  then  in  the 
hold,  and  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  was  then  in 

15  Beth-lehem.  And  David  longed,  and  said.  Oh  that 
one  would  give  me  water  to  drink  of  the  well  of 

16  Beth-lehem,  which  is  by  the  gate  ! And  the  three 
mighty  men  brake  through  the  host  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  drew  water  out  of  the  well  of  Beth- 
lehem, that  was  by  the  gate,  and  took  it,  and  brought 
it  to  David  : but  he  would  not  drink  thereof,  but 

17  poured  it  out  unto  the  Lord.  And  he  said.  Be  it 
far  from  me,  O Lord,  that  I should  do  this  : shall  I 
drink  the  blood  of  the  men  that  went  in  jeopardy 
of  their  lives  ? therefore  he  would  not  drink  it. 

18  These  things  did  the  three  mighty  men.  And 
Abishai,  the  brother  of  Joab,  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 
was  chief  of  the  three.  And  he  lifted  up  his  spear 
against  three  hundred  ” and  slew  them,  and  had  a 

19  name  among  the  three.  Was  he  not  most  honour- 
able of  the  three  ? therefore  he  was  made  their 
captain  : howbeit  he  attained  not  unto  the  _y?rsHhree. 

20  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  the  son  of  ® a 
valiant  man  of  Kabzeel,  who  had  done  mighty  deeds, 
he  slew  the  two  sons  of  Ariel  of  Moab  : he  went 
down  also  and  slew  a lion  in  the  midst  of  a pit  in 

21  time  of  snow  : and  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  a goodly 
man  : and  the  Egyptian  had  a spear  in  his  hand  ; 
but  he  went  down  to  him  with  a staff,  and  plucked 
the  spear  out  of  the  Egyptian’s  band,  and  slew  him 

22  with  his  own  spear.  These  things  did  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada,  and  had  a name  among  the  three 

23  mighty  men.  He  was  more  honourable  than  the 
thirty,  but  he  attained  not  to  the  first  three.  And 
David  set  him  over  his  p guard. 


24  Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab  was  one  of  the  thirty  ; 

25  Elhanan  the  son  of  Dodo  of  Beth-lehem  ; Shammah 

h See  1 Chr.  11.  11-  j Ileb.  toent  up.  n Ilcb.  slam. 

47.  k Ileb.  salvation.  o Accorliug  to  an- 

r The  Terse  is  pro-  I Or,  for  foraging.  other  reading,  Is/i-hai. 

bably  corrupt.  See  1 m Heb.  with  their  p Or,  council. 

Chr.  11.  11.  lives. 


492 


II.  SAMUEL,  XXIV. 


26  Helez  the  Paltite,  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the 
Tekoite, 

27  Abiezer  the  Anethothite,  Mehunnai  the  Husha- 
thite, 

28  Zalmon  the  Ahohite,  Maharai  the  Xetophathite, 

29  Heleb  the  son  of  Baanah,  a Xetophathite,  Ittai 
the  son  of  Ribai  out  of  Gibeah  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin, 

30  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  Hiddai  of  the  brooks  of 
2-  Gaash, 

31  Abi-albon  the  Arbathite,  Azmaveth  the  Barhumite, 

32  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite,  of  the  sons  of  Jashen, 
Jonathan, 

33  Shammah  the  Hararite,  Ahiam  the  son  of  Sharar 
the  Hararite, 

34  Eliphelet  the  son  of  Ahasbai,  the  son  of  the 
Maachathite,  Eliam  the  son  of  Ahithophel  the  Gilonite, 

35  Hezrai  the  Carmelite,  Paarai  the  Arbite, 

36  Igal  the  son  of  Nathan  of  Zobah,  Bani  the  Gadite, 

37  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Nahari  the  Beerothite,  ar- 
mourbearer  to  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 

38  Ira  an  Ithrite,  Gareb  an  Ithrite, 

39  Uriah  the  Hittite  : thirty  and  seven  in  all. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 Davids  tempted  by  Satan,  forceth  Joab  to  number  the  people.  5 The 
captains,  in  nine  months  and  twenty  days,  bring  the  muster  of  thirteen 
hundred  thousand  fighting  men.  1(1  David,  having  three  plagues  pro- 
pounded by  Gad,  rejienteth,  and  chooseth  the  three  days'  i)estilence. 
15  After  the  death  of  threescore  and  ten  thousand,  David  by  repentance 
preventeth  the  destruction  of  Jerusalem.  18  David,  by  Gad's  direc- 
tion, purchaseth  Araunah's  threshingfloor ; where  having  sacrificed, 
the  plague  stayeth. 

And  1 again  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled 
against  Israel,  and  he  moved  David  against  them 
to  say,  Go,  number  Israel  and  Judah. 

2  For  the  king  said  to  Joab  the  captain  of  the  host, 
which  was  with  him,  Go  now  through  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  ® from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  and  number  ye 
the  people,  that  ^ I may  know  the  number  of  the  people. 

3  And  Joab  said  unto  the  king,  Now  the  Lord  thy 
God  add  unto  the  people,  how  many  soever  they  be, 
an  hundredfold,  and  that  the  eyes  of  my  lord  the  king 
may  see  it : but  why  doth  my  lord  the  king  delight  in 
this  thing  ? 

4  Notwithstanding  the  king’s  word  prevailed  against 
Joab,  and  against  the  captains  of  the  host.  And  Joab 
and  the  captains  of  the  host  went  out  from  the  presence 
of  the  king,  to  number  the  people  of  Israel. 

5  ^ And  they  passed  over  Jordan,  and  pitched  in 
® Aroer,  on  the  right  side  of  the  city  that  lieth  in  the 
midst  of  the  river  of  Gad,  and  toward  ® Jazer  : 

6  Then  they  came  to  Gilead,  and  to  the  land  of 
Tahtim-hodshi  ; and  they  came  to  Dan-jaan,  and  about 
to  ® Zidon, 

7  And  came  to  the  strong  hold  of  Tyre,  and  to  all 
the  cities  of  the  Hivites,  and  of  the  Canaanites  : and 
they  went  out  to  the  south  of  Judah,  even  to  Beer-sheba. 

8  So  when  they  had  gone  through  all  the  land,  they 
came  to  Jerusalem  at  the  end  of  nine  months  and  twen- 
ty days. 

9  And  Joab  gave  up  the  sum  of  the  number  of  the 
people  unto  the  king  : ® and  there  were  in  Israel  eight 
hundred  thousand  valiant  men  that  drew  the  sword  ; 
and  the  men  of  Judah  were  five  hundred  thousand  men. 

10  ^ And  David’s  heart  smote  him  after  that  he 
had  numbered  the  people.  And  David  said  unto  the 

22  Judg.  2.  9.  ’ ch.  20.  1.  * Jer.  17.  5. 

23  ch.  20.  2().  2 1 chr.  27.  23,  24.  s Deut.  2.  36.  Josh. 

**  ch.  11.  3,  6.  8 Judg.  20.  1.  13.  9,  16. 

« Num.  32.  1,  3. 


26  the  Harodite,  Elika  the  Harodite  ; Helez  the  Pal- 

27  tite,  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite  ; Abiezer  the 

28  Anathothite,  Mehunnai  the  Hushathite  ; Zalmon  the 

29  Ahohite,  Maharai  the  Netophathite  ; Heleb  the  son 
of  Baanah  the  Netophathite,  Ittai  the  son  of  Ribai 

30  of  Gibeah  of  the  children  of  Benjamin  ; Benaiah  a 

31  Pirathonite,  Hiddai  of  the  brooks  of  Gaash  ; Abi- 
albon  the  Arbathite,  Azmaveth  the  Barhumite  ; 

32  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite,  the  sons  of  Jashen,  Jo- 

33  nathan  ; Shammah  the  Hararite,  Ahiam  the  son  of 

34  Sharar  the  Ararite  ; Eliphelet  the  son  of  Ahasbai, 
the  son  of  the  Maacathite,  Eliam  the  son  of  Ahitho- 

35  phel  the  Gilonite  ; ^Hezro  the  Carmelite,  Paarai  the 

36  Arbite  ; Igal  the  son  of  Nathan  of  Zobah,  Bani  the 

37  Gadite  ; Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai  the  Beero- 
thite, armourbearers  to  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  ; 

38  39  Ira  the  Ithrite,  Gareb  the  Ithrite  ; Uriah  the 
Hittite  : thirty  and  seven  in  all. 


24  “ And  again  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled 

against  Israel,  and  he  moved  David  against  them, 

2 saying.  Go,  number  Israel  and  Judah.  And  the 
king  said  to  Joab  the  captain  of  the  host,  which  was 
with  him.  Go  now  to  and  fro  through  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  and  num- 
ber ye  the  people,  that  I may  know  the  sum  of  the 

3 people.  And  Joab  said  unto  the  king.  Now  the 
Lord  thy  God  add  unto  the  people,  how  many 
soever  they  be,  an  hundredfold,  and  may  the  eyes 
of  my  lord  the  king  see  it : but  why  doth  my  lord 

4 the  king  delight  in  this  thing?  Notwithstanding 
the  king’s  word  prevailed  against  Joab,  and  against 
the  captains  of  the  host.  And  Joab  and  the  cap- 

' tains  of  the  host  went  out  from  the  presence  of  the 

6 king,  to  number  the  people  of  Israel.  And  they 
passed  over  Jordan,  and  pitched  in  Aroer,  on  the 
right  side  of  the  city  that  is  in  the  middle  of  the 

6 valley  ^of  Gad,  and  unto  Jazer  : then  they  came  to 
Gilead,  and  to  the  land  of  Tahtim-hodshi  ; and  they 

7 came  to  Dan-jaan,  and  round  about  to  Zidon,  and 
came  to  the  strong  hold  of  Tyre,  and  to  all  the  ci- 
ties of  the  Hivites,  and  of  the  Canaanites  : and  they 

8 went  out  to  the  south  of  Judah,  at  Beer-sheba.  So 
when  they  had  gone  to  and  fro  through  all  the  land, 
they  came  to  Jerusalem  at  the  end  of  nine  months 

9 and  twenty  days.  And  Joab  gave  up  the  sum  of  the 
numbering  of  the  people  unto  the  king  : and  there 
were  in  Israel  eight  hundred  thousand  valiant  men 
that  drew  the  sword  ; and  the  men  of  Judah  were 
five  hundred  thousand  men. 

10  And  David’s  heart  smote  him  after  that  he  had 
numbered  the  people.  And  David  said  unto  the 

2 Josh.  19.  47.  Judg.  ^ See  1 Chr.  21.  6.  r Another  reading 

18.  29.  1 Sam.  24.  5.  is,  arm ourbearer. 

8 Josh.  19.  28.  Judg.  q Or,  Hezrai.  a See  1 Chr.  21. 

18.  28.  b Or,  toward. 


II.  SAMUEL,  XXIV. 


493 


Lord,  I have  sinned  greatly  in  that  I have  done  ; 
and  now,  I beseech  thee,  O Lord,  take  away  the  iniquity 
of  thy  servant  ; for  I have  done  very  foolishly. 

11  For  when  David  was  up  in  the  morning,  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  the  prophet  Gad,  David’s 
^^seer,  saying, 

12  Go  and  say  unto  David,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I 
offer  thee  three  things ; choose  thee  one  of  them,  that  I 
may  do  it  unto  thee. 

13  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  told  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Shall  seven  years  of  famine  come  unto  thee 
in  thy  land  ? or  wilt  thou  flee  three  months  before 
thine  enemies,  while  they  pursue  thee  ? or  that  there 
be  three  days’  pestilence  in  thy  land  ? now  advise,  and 
see  what  answer  I shall  return  to  him  that  sent  me. 

14  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I am  in  a great  strait  ; 
let  us  fall  now  into  the  hand  of  the  Lord  ; for  his 
mercies  are  great  : arid  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand 
of  man. 

15  ^ So  the  Lord  sent  a pestilence  upon  Israel 
from  the  morning  even  to  the  time  appointed  : and 
there  died  of  the  people  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba 
seventy  thousand  men. 

16  And  when  the  angel  stretched  out  his  hand 
upon  Jerusalem  to  destroy  it,  the  Lord  repented  him 
of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the  angel  that  destroyed  the 
people.  It  is  enough  : stay  now  thine  hand.  And  the  an- 
gel of  the  Lord  was  by  the  threshingplace  of  Arau- 
nah  the  Jebusite. 

17  And  David  spake  unto  the  Lord  when  he  saw  the 
angel  that  smote  the  people,  and  said,  Lo,  have 
sinned,  and  I have  done  wickedly  : but  these  sheep, 
what  have  they  done  ? let  thine  hand,  I pray  thee,  be 
against  me,  and  against  my  father’s  house. 

18  ^ And  Gad  came  that  day  to  David,  and  said 
unto  him,  ^3  Qo  up,  rear  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  in  the 
threshingfloor  of  Araunah  the  Jebusite. 

19.  And  David,  according  to  the  saying  of  Gad,  went 
up  as  the  Lord  commanded. 

20  And  Araunah  looked,  and  saw  the  king  and  his 
servants  coming  on  toward  him  : and  Araunah  went 
out,  and  bowed  himself  before  the  king  on  his  face  upon 
the  ground. 

21  And  Araunah  said.  Wherefore  is  my  lord  the  king- 
come  to  his  servant  ? And  David  said,  To  buy  the 
threshingfloor  of  thee,  to  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord, 
that  the  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the  people. 

22  And  Araunah  said  unto  David,  Let  my  lord  the 
king  take  and  offer  up  what  seemeth  good  unto  him  : 
26  behold,  here  he  oxen  for  burnt  sacrifice,  and  threshing 
instruments  and  other  instruments  of  the  oxen  for  wood. 

23  All  these  things  did  Araunah,  as  a king,  give  unto 
the  king.  And  Araunah  said  unto  the  king.  The  Lord 
thy  God  27  accept  thee. 

24  And  the  king  said  unto  Araunah,  Xay  ; but  I will 
surely  buy  it  of  thee  at  a price  : neither  will  I offer 
burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord  my  God  of  that  which 
doth  cost  me  nothing.  So  28  David  bought  the  thresh- 
ingfloor and  the  oxen  for  fifty  shekels  of  silver. 

25  And  David  built  there  an  altar  unto  the  Lord, 
and  offered  burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings.  29  go 
the  Lord  was  intreated  for  the  land,  and  the  plague 
was  stayed  from  Israel. 

“ ch.  12.  13.  Ps.  103.  8,  13,  14.  lo  Ex.  12.  23.  1 Clir. 

12  1 Sam.  13.  13.  & 119.  1.56.  21.  1.5. 

13  1 Sam.  22.  5.  ^ See  Is.  47.  6.  20  Gen.  G.  6.  1 Sam. 

iM  Sam.  9.  9.  1 Zsch.  1.  15.  15.11.  Joel  2.  13,  14. 

Chr.  29.  29.  is  1 Chr.  21.  14.  & 21  1 chr.  21. 15.  Or- 

13  See  1 Chr.  21.  12.  27.24. 


Lord,  I have  sinned  greatly  in  that  I have  done  : 
but  now,  O Lord,  put  away,  I beseech  thee,  the  in- 
iquity of  thy  servant  ; for  I have  done  very  fool- 

11  ishly.  And  when  David  rose  up  in  the  morning,  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  the  prophet  Gad, 

12  David’s  seer,  saying,  Go  and  speak  unto  David, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I <1  offer  thee  three  things  ; 
choose  thee  one  of  them,  that  I may  do  it  unto  thee. 

13  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  told  him,  and  said  unto 
him.  Shall  seven  years  of  famine  come  unto  thee  in 
thy  land  ? or  wilt  thou  flee  three  months  before  thy 
foes  while  they  pursue  thee  ? or  shall  there  be  three 
days’  pestilence  in  thy  land  ? now  advise  thee,  and 
consider  what  answer  I shall  return  to  him  that 

14  sent  me.  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I am  in  a 
great  strait  : let  us  fall  now  into  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  ; for  his  mercies  are  great  : and  let  me  not 

15  fall  into  the  hand  of  man.  So  the  Lord  sent  a pes- 
tilence upon  Israel  from  the  morning  even  to  the 
time  appointed  : and  there  died  of  the  people  from 
Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba  seventy  thousand  men. 

16  And  when  the  angel  stretched  out  his  hand  toward 
Jerusalem  to  destroy  it,  the  Lord  repented  him  of 
the  evil,  and  said  to  the  angel  that  destroyed  the 
people.  It  is  enough  ; now  stay  thine  hand.  And  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  was  by  the  threshing-floor  of 

17  ® Araunah  the  Jebusite.  And  David  spake  unto  the 
Lord  when  he  saw  the  angel  that  smote  the  people, 
and  said,  Lo,  I have  sinned,  and  I have  done  per- 
versely : but  these  sheep,  what  have  they  done  ? let 
thine  hand,  I pray  thee,  be  against  me,  and  against 
my  father’s  house. 

18  And  Gad  came  that  day  to  David,  and  said  unto 
him.  Go  up,  rear  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  in  the 

19  threshing-floor  of  Araunah  the  Jebusite.  And  David 
went  up  according  to  the  saying  of  Gad,  as  the  Lord 

20  commanded.  And  Araunah  looked  forth,  and  saw 
the  king  and  his  servants  f coming  on  toward  him  : 
and  Araunah  went  out,  and  bowed  himself  before 

21  the  king  with  his  face  to  the  ground.  And  Araunah 
said.  Wherefore  is  my  lord  the  king  come  to  his 
servant  ? And  David  said.  To  buy  the  threshing-floor 
of  thee,  to  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  that  the 

22  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the  people.  And 
Araunah  said  unto  David,  Let  my  lord  the  king  take 
and  offer  up  what  seemeth  good  unto  him  : behold, 
the  oxen  for  the  burnt  offering,  and  the  threshing 
instruments  and  the  furniture  of  the  oxen  for  the 

23  wood  : ^ all  tliis,  O king,  doth  Araunah  give  unto 
the  king.  And  Araunah  said  unto  the  king.  The 

24  Lord  thy  God  accept  thee.  And  the  king  said  unto 
Araunah,  Nay  ; but  I will  verily  buy  it  of  thee  at  a 
price  : neither  will  I offer  burnt  offerings  unto  the 
Lord  my  God  which  cost  me  nothing.  So  David 
bought  the  threshing-floor  and  the  oxen  for  fifty 

25  shekels  of  silver.  And  David  built  there  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt  offerings  and  peace 
offerings.  So  the  Lord  was  intreated  for  the  land, 
and  the  plague  was  stayed  from  Israel. 


win:  Soe  ver.  18.  2 
Chr.  3.  ]. 

22  1 Chr.  21.  17. 

23  1 Chr.  21.  18,  &c. 

24  See  Gen.  23.  8-16. 

25  Num.  16.  48,  50. 


29  1 Kin.  19.  21. 

27  Ezek.  20.  40,  41. 

28  See  1 Chr.  21. 24, 25. 
2»  ch.  21.  14. 

39  ver.  21. 
c Or,  lay  upon. 


d Or,  many, 
e Or,  Ornali.  In 
1 Chr.  21.  15,  Oman, 
f Or,  passing  over. 

{(  Or,  <tU  this  did  Ar- 
aunih  Ike  king  give.  <t'c. 


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I.  KINGS,  I. 


THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF  THE 

KINGS, 

COMMONLY  CALLED, 

THE  THIRD  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Abuhag  cherisheth  David  in  his  extreme  age.  5 Adoniiah.  David's  dar- 
ling, usurpeth  the  kingdom.  11  By  the  counsel  of  Nathan,  15  Bath- 
sheba  moveth  the  king,  22  and  Nathan  secondeth  her.  2S  David  re- 
neweth  his  oath  to  Bath-sheba.  32  Solomon,  by  David's  appointment, 
being  anointed  king  by  Zadok  and  Nathan,  the  people  triumph. 
41  .Jonathan  bringing  these  news,  Adonijah's  guests  fly.  50  Adonijah, 
flying  to  the  horns  of  the  altar,  iipon  his  good  behaviour  is  dismissed 
by  Solomon. 

OW  king  David  was  old  and  stricken  in  years  ; 
and  they  covered  him  with  clothes,  but  he  gat  no 

heat. 

2 Wherefore  his  servants  said  unto  him,  Let  there 
be  sought  for  my  lord  the  king  a young  virgin  : and 
let  her  stand  before  the  king,  and  let  her  cherish  him, 
and  let  her  lie  in  thy  bosom,  that  my  lord  the  king  may 
get  heat. 

3 So  they  sought  for  a fair  damsel  throughout  all  the 
coasts  of  Israel,  and  found  Abishag  a ^ Shunammite, 
and  brought  her  to  the  king. 

4 And  the  damsel  was  very  fair,  and  cherished  the 
king,  and  ministered  to  him  : but  the  king  knew  her  not. 

5 T[  Then  ^ Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith  exalted  him- 
self, saying,  I will  be  king  : and  ® he  prepared  him  cha- 
riots and  horsemen,  and  fifty  men  to  run  before  him. 

6 And  his  father  had  not  displeased  him  at  any  time 
in  saying.  Why  hast  thou  done  so  ? and  he  also  was  a 
very  goodly  man ; ^ and  his  mother  bare  him  after  Ab- 
salom. 

7 And  he  conferred  with  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 
and  with  ^ Abiathar  the  priest  : and  ® they  following 
Adonijah  helped  him. 

8 But  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada,  and  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Shimei,  and  Rei, 
and  ®the  mighty  men  which  belonged  to  David,  were 
not  with  Adonijah. 

9 And  Adonijah  slew  sheep  and  oxen  and  fat  cattle 
by  the  stone  of  Zoheleth,  which  is  by  En-rogel,  and 
called  all  his  brethren  the  king’s  sons,  and  all  the  men 
of  Judah  the  king’s  servants  : 

10  But  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Benaiah,  and  the 
mighty  men,  and  Solomon  his  brother,  he  called  not. 

11  ^ Wherefore  Nathan  spake  unto  Bath-sheba  the 
mother  of  Solomon,  saying.  Hast  thou  not  heard  that 
Adonijah  the  son  of  ® Haggith  doth  reign,  and  David 
our  lord  knoweth  it  not  ? 

12  Now  therefore  come,  let  me,  I pray  thee,  give 
thee  counsel,  that  thou  mayest  save  thine  own  life,  and 
the  life  of  thy  son  Solomon. 

13  Go  and  get  thee  in  unto  king  David,  and  say  unto 
him.  Didst  not  thou,  my  lord,  O king,  swear  unto  thine 
handmaid,  saying,  Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son  shall 

1 Josh.  19.  18.  * 2 Sam.  3.  3,  4.  1 ^ 2 Sara.  20.  25. 

2 2 Sam.  3.  4.  Chr.  3.  2.  « ch.  2.  22,  28. 

3 2 Sam.  15.  1. 


THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF  THE 


KINGS. 


1 Now  king  David  was  old  and  stricken  in  years  ; 
and  they  covered  him  with  clothes,  but  he  gat  no 

2 heat.  Wherefore  his  servants  said  unto  him.  Let 
there  be  sought  for  my  lord  the  king  a young  vir- 
gin : and  let  her  stand  before  the  king,  and  cherish 
him  ; and  let  her  lie  in  thy  bosom,  that  my  lord 

3 the  king  may  get  heat.  So  they  sought  for  a fair 
damsel  througliout  all  the  coasts  of  Israel,  and 
found  Abishag  the  Shunammite,  and  brought  her  to 

4 the  king.  And  the  damsel  was  very  fair  ; and  she 
cherished  the  king,  and  ministered  to  him  ; but  the 

5 king  knew  her  not.  Then  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  exalted  himself,  saying,  I will  be  king  : 
and  he  prepared  him  chariots  and  horsemen,  and 

6 fifty  men  to  run  before  him.  And  his  father  had 
not  displeased  him  “at  any  time  in  saying.  Why 
hast  thou  done  so  ? and  he  was  also  a very  goodly 

7 man  ; and  he  was  born  after  Absalom.  And  he 
conferred  with  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  and  with 
Abiathar  the  priest  ; and  they  following  Adonijah 

8 helped  him.  But  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  Nathan  the  prophet,  and 
Shimei,  and  Rei,  and  the  mighty  men  which  be- 

9 longed  to  David,  were  not  with  Adonijah.  And 
Adonijah  ^ slew  sheep  and  oxen  and  fatlings  by  the 
stone  of  Zoheleth,  which  is  beside  En-rogel  ; and 
he  called  all  his  brethren  the  king’s  sons,  and  all 

10  the  men  of  Judah  the  king’s  servants  : but  Nathan 
the  prophet,  and  Benaiah,  and  the  mighty  men,  and 

11  Solomon  his  brother,  he  called  not.  Then  Nathan 
spake  unto  Bath-sheba  the  mother  of  Solomon,  say- 
ing, Hast  thou  not  heard  that  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  doth  reign,  and  David  our  lord  knoweth  it 

12  not  ? Now  therefore  come,  let  me,  I pray  thee, 
give  thee  counsel,  that  thou  mayest  save  thine  own 

13  life,  and  the  life  of  thy  son  Solomon.  Go  and  get 
thee  in  unto  king  David,  and  say  unto  him.  Didst 
not  thou,  my  lord,  O king,  swear  unto  thine  hand- 
maid, saying.  Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son  shall 


2 ch.  4.  18.  5 2 Sara.  3.  4.  a Or,  all  hit  life. 

8 2 Sam.  23.  8.  *<>  1 Chr.  22.  9.  b Or,  sacrificed. 


I.  KINGS,  I. 


495 


reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  ? why 
then  doth  Adonijah  reign  ? 

14  Behold,  while  thou  yet  talkest  there  with  the  king, 
I also  will  come  in  after  thee,  and  confirm  thy  words. 

15  Tl  And  Bath-sheba  went  in  unto  the  king  into  the 
chamber  : and  the  king  was  very  old  ; and  Abishag  the 
Shunammite  ministered  unto  the  king. 

16  And  Bath-sheba  bowed,  and  did  obeisance  unto 
the  king.  And  the  king  said.  What  wouldest  thou  ? 

17  And  she  said  unto  him.  My  lord,  thou  swarest 
by  the  Lord  thy  God  unto  thine  handmaid,  saying, 
Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he 
shall  sit  upon  my  throne. 

18  And  now,  behold,  Adonijah  reigneth  ; and  now, 
my  lord  the  king,  thou  knowest  it  not  : 

19  And  he  hath  slain  oxen  and  fat  cattle  and  sheep 
in  abundance,  and  hath  called  all  the  sons  of  the  king, 
and  Abiathar  the  priest,  and  Joab  the  captain  of  the 
host  : but  Solomon  thy  servant  hath  he  not  called. 

, 20  And  thou,  my  lord,  O king,  the  eyes  of  all  Israel 
are  upon  thee,  that  thou  shouldest  tell  them  who  shall 
sit  on  the  throne  of  my  lord  the  king  after  him. 

21  Otherwise  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  my  lord  the 
king  shall  sleep  with  his  fathers,  that  I and  my  son 
Solomon  shall  be  counted  offenders. 

22  ^ And,  lo,  while  she  yet  talked  with  the  king, 
Nathan  the  prophet  also  came  in. 

23  And  they  told  the  king,  saying.  Behold  Nathan 
the  prophet.  And  when  he  was  come  in  before  the 
king,  he  bowed  himself  before  the  king  with  his  face  to 
the  ground. 

24  And  Nathan  said.  My  lord,  O king,  hast  thou 
said,  Adonijah  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit 
upon  my  throne  ? 

25  i^For  he  is  gone  down  this  day,  and  hath  slain 
oxen  and  fat  cattle  and  sheep  in  abundance,  and  hath 
called  all  the  king’s  sons,  and  the  captains  of  the  host, 
and  Abiathar  the  priest  ; and,  behold,  they  eat  and  drink 
before  him,  and  say,  God  save  king  Adonijah. 

26  But  me,  even  me  thy  servant,  and  Zadok  the  priest, 
and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  thy  servant  Sol- 
omon, hath  he  not  called. 

27  Is  this  thing  done  by  my  lord  the  king,  and  thou 
hast  not  shewed  it  unto  thy  servant,  who  should  sit  on 
the  throne  of  my  lord  the  king  after  him  ? 

28  ^ Then  king  David  answered  and  said.  Call  me 
Bath-sheba.  And  she  came  into  the  king’s  presence, 
and  stood  before  the  king. 

29  And  the  king  sware,  and  said,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  that  hath  redeemed  my  soul  out  of  all  distress, 

30  Even  as  I sware  unto  thee  by  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  saying,  Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son  shall  reign 
after  me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  in  my  stead  ; 
even  so  will  I certainly  do  this  day. 

31  Then  Bath-sheba  bowed  with  her  face  to  the 
earth,  and  did  reverence  to  the  king,  and  said,  Let 
my  lord  king  David  live  for  ever. 

32  ^ And  king  David  said.  Call  me  Zadok  the  priest, 
and  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada. And  they  came  before  the  king. 

33  The  king  also  said  unto  them,  Take  with  you 
the  servants  of  your  lord,  and  cause  Solomon  my  son  to 
ride  upon  mine  own  mule,  and  bring  him  down  to 

Gihon : 

” ver.  1.3,  30.  u ver.  19.  Neh.  2.  3.  Dan. 

12  ver.  7,  8,  9,  25.  1 Sam.  10.  24.  2.  4. 

13  Dent.  31.  IG.  oh.  i«  2 Sam.  4.  9.  i^  2 Sam.  20.  G. 

2.  10.  17  ver.  17.  2 Chr.  32.  30. 


reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  ? 

14  why  then  doth  Adonijah  reign  ? Behold,  while 
thou  yet  talkest  there  with  the  king,  I also  will 

15  come  in  after  thee,  and  confirm  thy  words.  And 
Bath-sheba  went  in  unto  the  king  into  the  chamber  : 
and  the  king  was  very  old  ; and  Abishag  the  Shu- 

16  nammite  ministered  unto  the  king.  And  Bath- 
sheba  bowed,  and  did  obeisance  unto  the  king. 

17  And  the  king  said.  What  wouldest  thou  ? And  she 
said  unto  him.  My  lord,  thou  swarest  by  the  Lord 
thy  God  unto  thine  handmaid,  saying,  Assuredly 
Solomon  thy  son  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall 

18  sit  upon  my  throne.  And  now,  behold,  Adonijah 
reigneth  ; and  thou,  my  lord  the  king,  knowest  it 

19  not  : and  he  hath  slain  oxen  and  fallings  and 
sheep  in  abundance,  and  hath  called  all  the  sons  of 
the  king,  and  Abiathar  the  priest,  and  Joab  the 
captain  of  the  host  : but  Solomon  thy  servant  hath 

20  he  not  called.  And  ® thou,  my  lord  the  king,  the 
eyes  of  all  Israel  are  upon  thee,  that  thou  shouldest 
tell  them  who  shall  sit  on  the  throne  of  my  lord  the 

21  king  after  him.  Otherwise  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  my  lord  the  king  shall  sleep  with  his  fathers, 
that  I and  my  son  Solomon  shall  be  counted  f of- 

22  fenders.  And,  lo,  while  she  yet  talked  with  the 

23  king,  Nathan  the  prophet  came  in.  And  they  told 
the  king,  saying.  Behold,  Nathan  the  prophet.  And 
when  he  was  come  in  before  the  king,  he  bowed 
himself  before  the  king  with  his  face  to  the  ground. 

24  And  Nathan  said.  My  lord,  O king,  hast  thou  said, 
Adonijah  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon 

25  my  throne  ? For  he  is  gone  down  this  day,  and 
hath  slain  oxen  and  fatlings  and  sheep  in  abun- 
dance, and  hath  called  all  the  king’s  sons,  and  the 
captains  of  the  host,  and  Abiathar  the  priest  ; and, 
behold,  they  eat  and  drink  before  him,  and  say, 

26  God  save  king  Adonijah.  But  me,  even  me  thy 
servant,  and  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiada,  and  thy  servant  Solomon,  hath  he  not 

27  called.  Is  this  thing  done  by  my  lord  the  king,  and 
thou  hast  not  shewed  unto  thy  s servants  who  should 
sit  on  the  throne  of  my  lord  the  king  after  him  ? 

28  Then  king  David  answered  and  said.  Call  me  Bath- 
sheba.  And  she  came  into  the  king’s  presence,  and 

29  stood  before  the  king.  And  the  king  sware,  and 
said,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  who  hath  redeemed  my 

30  soul  out  of  all  adversity,  verily  as  I sware  unto  thee 
by  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying.  Assuredly 
Solomon  thy  son  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall 
sit  upon  my  throne  in  my  stead  ; verily  so  will  I 

31  do  this  day.  Then  Bath-sheba  bow^ed  with  her 
face  to  the  earth,  and  did  obeisance  to  the  king, 
and  said.  Let  my  lord  king  David  live  for  ever. 

32  And  king  David  said.  Call  me  Zadok  the  priest, 
and  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of 

33  Jehoiada.  And  they  came  before  the  king.  And 
the  king  said  unto  them,  Take  with  you  the  ser- 
vants of  your  lord,  and  cause  Solomon  my  son  to 
ride  upon  mine  own  mule,  and  bring  him  down  to 


c Another  reading  d Or,  sacrificed.  ,f  Heb.  sinners. 

is,  and  now,  my  lord  e Another  reading  y Another  reading 

the  king,  thou  dkc.  is,  noiv.  is,  servani. 


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34  And  let  Zadok  the  priest  and  Nathan  the  prophet 

anoint  him  there  king  over  Israel  : and  22  blow  ye 

with  the  trumpet,  and  say,  God  save  king  Solomon. 

35  Then  ye  shall  come  up  after  him,  that  he  may 
come  and  sit  upon  my  throne  ; for  he  shall  be  king  in 
my  stead  : and  I have  appointed  him  to  be  ruler  over 
Israel  and  over  Judah. 

36  And  Beiiaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  answered  the 
king,  and  said.  Amen : the  Lord  God  of  my  lord  the 
king  say  so  too. 

37  23  As  the  Lord  hath  been  with  my  lord  the  king, 
even  so  be  he  with  Solomon,  and  24niake  his  throne 
greater  than  the  throne  of  my  lord  king  David. 

38  So  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan  the  prophet, 
25  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  the  Cherethites, 
and  the  Pelethites,  went  down,  and  caused  Solomon  to 
ride  upon  king  David’s  mule,  and  brought  him  to 
Gihon. 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest  took  an  horn  of  26  oil  out  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  27  anointed  Solomon.  And  they 
blew  the  trumpet  ; 28  and  all  the  people  said,  God  save 
king  Solomon. 

40  And  all  the  people  came  up  after  him,  and  the 
people  piped  with  pipes,  and  rejoiced  with  great  joy,  so 
that  the  earth  rent  with  the  sound  of  them. 

41  ^ And  Adonijah  and  all  the  guests  that  wejre  with 
him  heard  it  as  they  had  made  an  end  of  eating.  And 
when  Joab  heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  he  said. 
Wherefore  is  this  noise  of  the  city  being  in  an  uproar  ? 

42  And  while  he  yet  spake,  behold,  Jonathan  the  son 
of  Abiathar  the  priest  came  : and  Adonijah  said  unto 
him.  Come  in  ; for  29  thou  art  a valiant  man,  and 
bringest  good  tidings. 

43  And  Jonathan  answered  and  said  to  Adonijah, 
Verily  our  lord  king  David  hath  made  Solomon  king. 

44  And  the  king  hath  sent  with  him  Zadok  the  priest, 
and  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jeho- 
iada, and  the  Cherethites,  and  the  Pelethites,  and  they 
have  caused  him  to  ride  upon  the  king’s  mule  : 

45  And  Zadok  the  priest  and  Nathan  the  prophet 
have  anointed  him  king  in  Gihon  : and  they  are  come 
up  from  thence  rejoicing,  so  that  the  city  rang  again. 
This  is  the  noise  that  ye  have  heard. 

46  And  also  Solomon  sitteth  on  the  throne  of  the 
kingdom. 

47  And  moreover  the  king’s  servants  came  to  bless 
our  lord  king  David,  saying,  (Jod  make  the  name  of 
Solomon  better  than  thy  name,  and  make  his  throne 
greater  than  thy  throne.  ^2  And  the  king  bowed  him- 
self upon  the  bed. 

48  And  also  thus  said  the  king,  Blessed  be  the  Lord 
■ God  of  Israel,  which  hath  53  given  one  to  sit  on  my 
throne  this  day,  mine  eyes  even  seeing  it. 

49  And  all  the  guests  that  were  with  Adonijah  were 
afraid,  and  rose  up,  and  went  every  man  his  way. 

50  *f[  And  Adonijah  feared  because  of  Solomon,  and 
arose,  and  went,  and  54  caught  hold  on  the  horns  of  the 
altar. 

51  And  it  was  told  Solomon,  saying,  Behold,  Adoni- 
jah feareth  king  Solomon : for,  lo,  he  hath  caught  hold 
on  the  horns  of  the  altar,  saying,  Let  king  Solomon 
swear  unto  me  to  day  that  he  will  not  slay  his  servant 
with  the  sword. 

21 1 Sam.  10.  1.  & IG.  22  2 Sam.  15.  10.  2 25  2 Sam.  8. 18.  & 23. 

3,  12.  2 Sam.  2.  4.  & Kin.  9.  13.  & 11.  14.  20-23. 

5.  3.  ch.  19.  IG.  2 2.?  Josh.  1.  5,  17.  1 20  Ex.  30.  23,  25,  32. 

Kill.  9.  3.  & 11.  12.  Sam.  20.  13.  P?.  89.  20. 

2<  ver.  47.  27  1 chr.  29.  22, 


34  Gihon  : and  let  Zadok  the  priest  and  Nathan  the 
prophet  anoint  him  there  king  over  Israel  : and 
blow  ye  with  the  trumpet,  and  say,  God  save  king 

35  Solomon.  Then  ye  shall  come  up  after  him,  and  he 
shall  come  and  sit  upon  my  throne  ; for  he  shall  be 
king  in  my  stead  : and  I have  appointed  him  to  be 

36  prince  over  Israel  and  over  Judah.  And  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada  answered  the  king,  and  said. 
Amen  : the  Lord,  the  God  of  my  lord  the  king, 

37  say  so  too.  As  the  Lord  hath  been  with  my  lord 
the  king,  even  so  be  he  with  Solomon,  and  make 
his  throne  greater  than  the  throne  of  my  lord 

38  king  David.  So  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan  the 
prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  the 
Cherethites  and  the  Pelethites,  went  down,  and 
caused  Solomon  to  ride  upon  king  David’s  mule, 

39  and  brought  him  to  Gihon.  And  Zadok  the  priest 
took  the  horn  of  oil  out  of  the  Tent,  and  anointed 
Solomon.  And  they  blew  the  trumpet  ; and  all  the 

40  people  said,  God  save  king  Solomon.  And  all  the 
people  came  up  after  him,  and  the  people  piped 
with  pipes,  and  rejoiced  with  great  joy,  so  that  the 

41  earth  rent  with  the  sound  of  them.  And  Adonijah 
and  all  the  guests  that  were  with  him  heard  it  as 
they  had  made  an  end  of  eating.  And  when  Joab 
heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  he  said.  Wherefore 

42  is  this  noise  of  the  city  being  in  an  uproar  ? While 
he  yet  spake,  behold,  Jonathan  the  son  of  Abiathar 
the  priest  came  : and  Adonijah  said,  Come  in  ; for 
thou  art  a worthy  man,  and  bringest  good  tidings. 

43  And  Jonathan  answered  and  said  to  Adonijah,  Ver- 
ily our  lord  king  David  hath  made  Solomon  king : 

44  and  the  king  hath  sent  with  him  Zadok  the  priest, 
and  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada,  and  the  Cherethites  and  the  Pelethites, 
and  they  have  caused  him  to  ride  upon  the  king’s 

45  mule  : and  Zadok  the  priest  and  Nathan  the  prophet 
have  anointed  him  king  in  Gihon  : and  they  are 
come  up  from  thence  rejoicing,  so  that  the  city  rang 

46  again.  This  is  the  noise  that  ye  have  heard.  And 
also  Solomon  sitteth  on  the  throne  of  the  kingdom. 

47  ji^nd  moreover  the  king’s  servants  came  to  bless  our 
lord  king  David,  saying,  ® Thy  God  make  the  name 
of  Solomon  better  than  thy  name,  and  make  his 
throne  greater  than  thy  throne  : and  the  king  bowed 

48  himself  upon  the  bed.  And  also  thus  said  the  king, 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  which  hath 
given  one  to  sit  on  my  throne  this  day,  mine  eyes 

49  even  seeing  it.  And  all  the  guests  of  Adonijah 
were  afraid,  and  rose  up,  and  went  every  man  his 

50  way.  And  Adonijah  feared  because  of  Solomon  ; 
and  he  arose,  and  went,  and  caught  hold  on  the 

51  horns  of  the  altar.  And  it  was  told  Solomon,  say- 
ing, Behold,  Adonijah  feareth  king  Solomon  : for, 
lo,  he  hath  laid  hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar, 
saying.  Let  king  Solomon  swear  unto  me  -^  this  day 
that  he  will  not  slay  his  servant  with  the  sword. 


28 1 Sam.  10.  24. 

29  2 Sam.  18.  27. 

30  1 Chr.  29.  23. 

31  ver.  37. 


32  Ceil.  47.  31. 

33  ch.  3.  6.  Ps.  132. 
11,  12.  . 

34  ch.  2.  28. 


k Or,  leader, 
i Another  readin^f 
omits  Thij. 
j Or,  first  of  alt. 


I.  KINGS,  II. 


497 


52  And  Solomon  said,  If  he  will  shew  himself  a worthy 
man,  there  shall  not  an  hair  of  him  fall  to  the  earth  : 
but  if  wickedness  shall  be  found  in  him,  he  shall  die. 

53  So  king  Solomon  sent,  and  they  brought  him  down 
from  the  altar.  And  he  came  and  bowed  himself  to 
king  Solomon  : and  Solomon  said  unto  liim.  Go  to  thine 
house. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  David,  having  given  a charge  to  Solomon,  3 of  religiousness,  5 of  Joab, 
7 of  Barzillai,  8 of  Shimei,  10  dieth,  12  Solomon  succeedeth.  13 
Adonijah,  moving  Baih-sheba  to  sue  unto  Solomon  for  Abishag,  is  put 
to  death.  26  Abiathar,  having  his  life  given  him,  is  deprived  of  the 
•^iesthood.  28  Joab  feeing  to  the  horns  of  the  altar  is  there  slain.  35 
Benaiah  is  put  in  Joab's  room,  and  Zadoh  in  Abiathar' s.  36  Shimei, 
confined  to  Jerusalem,  by  occamon  of  going  thence  to  Gath,  is  put  to 
death. 

OW  ithe  days  of  David  drew  nigh  that  he  should 
die  ; and  he  charged  Solomon  his  son,  saying, 

2 2 1 go  the  way  of  all  the  earth  ; ^ be  thou  strong 
therefore,  and  shew  thyself  a man  ; 

3 And  keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk 
in  his  ways,  to  keep  his  statutes,  and  his  command- 
ments, and  his  judgments,  and  his  testimonies,  as  it  is 
written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that  thou  mayest  ^ prosper 
in  all  that  thou  doest,  and  whithersoever  thou  turnest 
thyself  : 

4 That  the  Lord  may  ® continue  his  word  which  he 
spake  concerning  me,  saying,  ® If  thy  children  take  heed 
to  their  way,  to  walk  before  me  in  truth  with  all  their 
heart  and  with  all  their  soul,  ® there  shall  not  fail  thee 
(said  he)  a man  on  the  throne  of  Israel. 

5 Moreover  thou  knowest  also  what  Joab  the  son  of 
Zeruiah  ® did  to  me,  and  what  he  did  to  the  two  captains 
of  the  hosts  of  Israel,  unto  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and 
unto  Amasa  the  son  of  Jether,  whom  he  slew,  and 
shed  the  blood  of  war  in  peace,  and  put  the  blood  of  war 
upon  his  girdle  that  was  about  his  loins,  and  in  his  shoes 
that  were  on  his  feet. 

6 Do  therefore  i^  according  to  thy  wisdom,  and  let 
not  his  hoar  head  go  down  to  the  grave  in  peace. 

7 But  shew  kindness  unto  the  sons  of  i^  Barzillai  the 
Gileadite,  and  let  them  be  of  those  that  i^  eat  at  thy 
table  : for  so  i®  they  came  to  me  when  I fled  because  of 
Absalom  thy  brother. 

8 And,  behold,  thou  hast  with  thee  i®  Shimei  the  son 
of  Gera,  a Benjamite  of  Bahurim,  which  cursed  me 
with  a grievous  curse  in  the  day  when  I went  to  Ma- 
hanaim  : but  n he  came  down  to  meet  me  at  Jordan, 
and  1®  I sware  to  him  by  the  Lord,  saying,  I will  not 
put  thee  to  death  with  the  sword. 

9 Now  therefore  i®  hold  him  not  guiltless  : for  thou 
art  a wise  man,  and  knowest  what  thou  oughtest  to  do 
unto  him  ; but  his  hoar  head  bring  thou  down  to  the 
grave  with  blood. 

10  So  21  David  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried 
in  21  the  city  of  David. 

11  And  the  days  that  David  23  reigned  over  Israel 
v}ere  forty  years  : seven  years  reigned  he  in  Hebron, 
and  thirty  and  three  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

12  ^ 24  Then  sat  Solomon  upon  the  throne  of  David 
his  father  ; and  his  kingdom  was  established  greatly. 

13  TT  And  Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith  came  to 


I  52  And  Solomon  said.  If  he  shall  shew  himself  a wor- 
thy man,  there  shall  not  an  hair  of  him  fall  to  the 
earth  : but  if  wickedness  be  found  in  him,  he  shall 
53  die.  So  king  Solomon  sent,  and  they  brought  him 
down  from  the  altar.  And  he  came  and  did  obei- 
sance to  king  Solomon  : and  Solomon  said  unto 
him.  Go  to  thine  house. 


2  Now  the  days  of  David  drew  nigh  that  he  should 

2 die  ; and  he  charged  Solomon  his  son,  saying,  I go 
the  way  of  all  the  earth  : be  thou  strong  therefore, 

3 and  shew  thyself  a man  ; and  keep  the  charge  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  to  keep  his 
statutes,  and  his  commandments,  and  his  judge- 
ments, and  his  testimonies,  according  to  that  which 
is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that  thou  mayest 
“ prosper  in  all  that  thou  doest,  and  whithersoever 

4 thou  turnest  thyself  : that  the  Lord  may  establish 
his  word  which  he  spake  concerning  me,  saying,  If 
thy  children  take  heed  to  their  way,  to  walk  before 
me  in  truth  with  all  their  heart  and  with  all  their 
soul,  there  shall  not  fail  thee  (said  he)  a man  on 

5 the  throne  of  Israel.  Moreover  thou  knowest  also 
what  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  did  unto  me,  even 
what  he  did  to  the  two  captains  of  the  hosts  of 
Israel,  unto  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  unto  Amasa 
the  son  of  Jether,  whom  he  slew,  and  ^shed  the 
blood  of  war  in  peace,  and  put  the  blood  of  war 
upon  his  girdle  that  was  about  his  loins,  and  in  his 

6 shoes  that  were  on  his  feet.  Do  therefore  accord- 
ing to  thy  wisdom,  and  let  not  his  hoar  head  go 

7 down  to  the  grave  in  peace.  But  shew  kindness 
unto  the  sons  of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite,  and  let 
them  be  of  those  that  eat  at  thy  table  : for  so  they 
came  to  me  when  I fled  from  Absalom  thy  brother. 

8 And,  behold,  there  is  with  thee  Shimei  the  son  of 
Gera,  the  Benjamite,  of  Bahurim,  who  cursed  me 
with  a grievous  curse  in  the  day  when  I went  to 
Mahanaim  : but  he  came  down  to  meet  me  at  Jor- 
dan, and  I sware  to  him  by  the  Lord,  saying,  I will 

9 not  put  thee  to  death  with  the  sword.  Now  there- 
fore hold  him  not  guiltless,  for  thou  art  a wise 
man  ; and  thou  wilt  know  what  thou  oughtest  to  do 
unto  him,  and  thou  shalt  bring  his  hoar  head  down 

10  to  ‘^the  grave  with  blood.  And  David  slept  witlv 
his  fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David.- 

11  And  the  days  that  David  reigned  over  Israel  were 
forty  years  : seven  years  reigned  he  in  Hebron,  and 
thirty  and  three  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

12  And  Solomon  sat  upon  the  throne  of  David  his 
father  ; and  his  kingdom  was  established  greatly. 

13  Then  Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith  came  to  Bath- 


35  1 Sam.  14.  45.  2 1.  7.  1 Chr.  22.  12,  s 2 Sam.  3.  39.  & 18.  « 2 Sam.  19.  31,  38.  Ex.  20.  7.  Job  9.  23  2 Sam.  5.  4.  1 Clir. 

Sam.  14.  11.  Acts  27.  13.  5,  12,  14.  & 19.  6,  1“  2 Sam.  9.  7,  10.  & 28.  29.  2G,  27. 

34.  5 2 Sam.  7.  25.  G,  7.  19.  28.  20  Gen.  42.  38.  & 44.  24  1 Chr.  29.  23.  2 

1 Gen.  47.  29.  Dent.  « Ps.  132.  12.  10  2 Sam.  3.  27.  2 Sam.  17.  27.  31.  Chr.  1.  1. 

31.14.  ■?2Kin.  20.  3.  » 2 Sam.  20.  10.  2 Sam.  IG.  5.  21  ch.  1.  21.  Acts  2.  a Or,  do  wisely. 

2 Josh.  23.  14.  8 2 Sam.  7.  12,  13.  »2  ver.  9.  Pro.  20.  ” 2 Sam.  19.  18.  29.  & 13.  3G.  b Heb.  set. 

3 Dent.  17.  19,  20.  ch.  8.  25.  26.  is  2 Sam.  19.  23.  22  2 Sam.  5.  7.  c Heb.  Sheol. 

4 Dent.  29.  9.  Josh. 


498 


I.  KINGS,  II. 


Bath-sheba  the  mother  of  Solomon.  And  she  said, 

Comest  thou  peaceably  ? And  he  said.  Peaceably. 

14  He  said  moreover,  I have  somewliat  to  say  unto 
thee.  And  she  said,  Say  on. 

15  And  he  said,  Thou  knowest  that  the  kingdom  was 
2®  mine,  and  that  all  Israel  set  their  faces  on  me,  that  I 
should  reign  : howbeit  the  kingdom  is  turned  about,  and 
is  become  my  brother’s  : for  it  was  his  from  the  Lord. 

16  And  now  I ask  one  x)etition  of  thee,  deny  me  not. 
And  she  said  unto  him.  Say  on. 

17  And  he  said.  Speak,  I pray  thee,  unto  Solomon 
the  king,  (for  he  will  not  say  thee  nay,)  that  he  give  me 

Abishag  the  Shunammite  to  wife. 

18  And  Bath-sheba  said,  Well  ; I will  speak  for  thee 
unto  the  king. 

19  ^ Bath-sheba  therefore  went  unto  king  Solomon, 
to  speak  unto  him  for  Adonijah.  And  the  king  rose  up 
to  meet  her,  and  bowed  himself  unto  her,  and  sat 
down  on  his  throne,  and  caused  a seat  to  be  set  for  the 
king’s  mother  ; and  she  sat  on  his  right  hand. 

20  Then  she  said,  I desire  one  small  petition  of  thee  ; 
I pray  thee,  say  me  not  nay.  And  the  king  said  unto 
her.  Ask  on,  my  mother  : for  I will  not  say  thee  nay. 

21  And  she  said.  Let  Abishag  the  Shunammite  be 
given  to  Adonijah  thy  brother  to  wife. 

22  And  king  Solomon  answered  and  said  unto  his 
mother.  And  why  dost  thou  ask  Abishag  the  Shunam- 
mite for  Adonijah  ? ask  for  him  the  kingdom  also  ; 
for  he  is  mine  elder  brother  ; even  for  him,  and  for 

Abiathar  the  priest,  and  for  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah. 

23  Then  king  Solomon  sware  by  the  Lord,  saying, 

God  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  Adonijah  have  not 

spoken  this  word  against  his  own  life. 

24  Now  therefore,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  which  hath 
established  me,  and  set  me  on  the  throne  of  David  my 
father,  and  who  hath  made  me  an  house,  as  he  prom- 
ised, Adonijah  shall  be  put  to  death  this  day. 

25  And  king  Solomon  sent  by  the  hand  of  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada ; and  he  fell  upon  him  that  he 
died. 

26  TJ  And  unto  Abiathar  the  priest  said  the  king. 
Get  thee  to  Anathoth,  unto  thine  own  fields  ; for  thou 
art  worthy  of  death  : but  I will  not  at  this  time  put 
thee  to  death,  35i3ecause  thou  barest  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  God  before  David  my  father,  and  because  thou 
hast  been  afflicted  in  all  wherein  my  father  was 
afflicted. 

27  So  Solomon  thrust  out  Abiathar  from  being  priest 
unto  the  Lord  ; that  he  might  fulfil  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  concerning  the  house  of  Eli  in 
Shiloh. 

28  ^ Then  tidings  came  to  Joab:  for  Joab  ®®had 
turned  after  Adonijah,  though  he  turned  not  after 
Absalom.  And  Joab  fled  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord,  and  caught  hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

29  And  it  was  told  king  Solomon  that  Joab  was  fled 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ; and,  behold,  he  is  by 
the  altar.  Then  Solomon  sent  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada,  saying.  Go,  fall  upon  him. 

30  And  Benaiah  came  to  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord, 
and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Come  forth. 
And  he  said.  Nay  ; but  I will  die  here.  And  Benaiah 


25  1 Sam.  16.  4,  5. 
ch.  1.  5. 

27  1 Chr.  22.  9,  10.  & 
28.5,6,7.  Pro.  21.  30. 
Dan.  2.  21. 


28  ch.  1.  3,  4. 

29  Ex.  20.  12. 

30  See  Ps.  45.  9. 

31  ch.  1.  7. 


32  Ruth  1.  17. 

33  2 Sam.  7.  11,  13. 
1 Chr.  22.  10. 

31  Josh.  21.  18. 


sheba  the  mother  of  Solomon.  And  she  said,  Comest 

14  thou  peaceably  ? And  he  said.  Peaceably.  He  said 
. moreover,  I have  somewhat  to  say  unto  thee.  And 

15  she  said.  Say  on.  And  he  said.  Thou  knowest  that 
the  kingdom  was  mine,  and  that  all  Israel  set  their 
faces  on  me,  that  I should  reign  : howbeit  the  king- 
dom is  turned  about,  and  is  become  my  brother’s  : 

16  for  it  was  his  from  the  Lord.  And  now  I ask  one 
petition  of  thee,  ^ deny  me  not.  And  she  said  unto 

17  him.  Say  on.  And  he  said.  Speak,  I pray  thee,  un- 
to Solomon  the  king,  (for  he  will  not  say  thee  nay,) 
that  he  give  me  Abishag  the  Shunammite  to  wife. 

18  And  Bath-sheba  said.  Well  ; I will  speak  for  thee 

19  unto  the  king.  Bath-sheba  therefore  went  unto 
king  Solomon,  to  speak  unto  him  for  Adonijah. 
And  the  king  rose  up  to  meet  her,  and  bowed  him- 
self unto  her,  and  sat  down  on  his  throne,  and  caused 
a throne  to  be  set  for  the  king’s  mother  ; and  she 

20  sat  on  his  right  hand.  Then  she  said,  I ask  one 
small  petition  of  thee  ; deny  me  not.  And  the  king 
said  unto  her.  Ask  on,  my  mother  : for  I will  not 

21  deny  thee.  And  she  said.  Let  Abishag  the  Shunam- 
mite be  given  to  Adonijah  thy  brother  to  wife. 

22  And  king  Solomon  answered  and  said  unto  his  mo- 
ther, And  why  dost  thou  ask  Abishag  the  Shunam- 
mite for  Adonijah  ? ask  for  him  the  kingdom  also  ; 
for  he  is  mine  elder  brother  ; even  for  him,  and  for 
Abiathar  the  priest,  and  for  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah. 

23  Then  king  Solomon  sware  by  the  Lord,  saying,  God 
do  so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  Adonijah  have  not 

24  spoken  this  word  against  his  own  life.  Now  there- 
fore as  the  Lord  liveth,  who  hath  established  me, 
and  set  me  on  the  throne  of  David  my  father,  and 
who  hath  made  me  an  house,  as  he  promised,  surely 

25  Adonijah  shall  be  put  to  death  this  day.  And  king 
Solomon  sent  by  the  hand  of  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 

26  hoiada  ; and  he  fell  upon  him,  that  he  died.  And 
unto  Abiathar  the  priest  said  the  king.  Get  thee 
to  Anathoth,  unto  thine  own  fields  ; for  thou  art 
® worthy  of  death  : but  I will  not  at  this  time  put 
thee  to  death,  because  thou  barest  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  God  before  David  my  father,  and  because 
thou  wast  afflicted  in  all  wherein  my  father  was 

27  afflicted.  So  Solomon  thrust  out  Abiathar  from 
being  priest  unto  the  Lord  ; that  he  might  fulfil 
f the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  concerning 

28  the  house  of  Eli  in  Shiloh.  And  the  tidings  came 
to  Joab  : for  Joab  had  turned  after  Adonijah,  though 
he  turned  not  after  Absalom.  And  Joab  fled  unto 
the  Tent  of  the  Lord,  and  caught  hold  on  the  horns 

29  of  the  altar.  And  it  was  told  king  Solomon,  Joab 
is  fled  unto  the  Tent  of  the  Lord,  and,  behold,  he 
is  by  the  altar.  Then  Solomon  sent  Benaiah  the  son 

30  of  Jehoiada,  saying.  Go,  fall  upon  him.  And  Ben- 
aiah came  to  the  Tent  of  the  Lord,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Come  forth.  And  he  said. 
Nay  ; but  I will  die  here.  And  Benaiah  brought 


35  1 Sam.  23.  6.  2 
Sam.  15.  24,  29. 

38  1 Sam.  22.  20,  23. 
2 Sam.  15.  24. 

37  1 Sam.  2.  31-35. 


38  ch.  1.  7. 

39  ch.  1.  50. 

d Heb.  turn  not 
away  my  face. 


e Heb.  a man  of. 
f See  1 Sam.  2.  27- 
36. 


I.  KINGS,  II. 


499 


brought  the  king  word  again,  saying.  Thus  said  Joab, 
and  thus  he  answered  me. 

31  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Do  as  he  hath  said, 
and  fall  upon  him,  and  bury  him  ; that  thou  mayest 
take  away  the  innocent  blood,  which  Joab  shed,  from 
me,  and  from  the  house  of  my  father. 

32  And  the  Lord  shall  return  his  blood  upon  his 
own  head,  who  fell  upon  two  men  more  righteous  and 
better  than  he,  and  slew  them  with  the  sword,  my  father 
David  not  knovdng  thereof^  to  wit,  Abner  the  son  of 
Ner,  captain  of  the  host  of  Israel,  and  Amasa  the  son 
of  Jether,  captain  of  the  host  of  Judah. 

33  Their  blood  shall  therefore  return  upon  the  head 
of  Joab,  and  ^®upon  the  head  of  his  seed  for  ever: 

but  upon  David,  and  upon  his  seed,  and  upon  his 
house,  and  upon  his  throne,  shall  there  be  peace  for 
ever  from  the  Lord. 

34  So  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  went  up,  and  fell 
upon  him,  and  slew  him  : and  he  was  buried  in  his  own 
house  in  the  wilderness. 

35  ^ And  the  king  put  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada 
in  his  room  over  the  host : and  Zadok  the  priest  did 
the  king  put  in  the  room  of  Abiathar. 

36  ^ And  the  king  sent  and  called  for  Shimei,  and 
said  unto  him.  Build  thee  an  house  in  Jerusalem,  and 
dwell  there,  and  go  not  forth  thence  any  whither. 

37  For  it  shall  be,  that  on  the  day  thou  goest  out,  and 
passest  over  ^^the  brook  Kidron,  thou  shalt  know  for 
certain  that  thou  shalt  surely  die  : ^^thy  blood  shall  be 
upon  thine  own  head. 

38  And  Shimei  said  unto  the  king.  The  saying  is 
good  : as  my  lord  the  king  hath  said,  so  will  thy  ser- 
vant do.  And  Shimei  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  many  days. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  three  years,  that 
two  of  the  servants  of  Shimei  ran  away  unto  Achish 
son  of  Maachah  king  of  Gath.  And  they  told  Shimei, 
saying.  Behold,  thy  servants  he  in  Gath. 

40  And  Shimei  arose,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and  went 
to  Gath  to  Achish  to  seek  his  servants  : and  Shimei 
went,  and  brought  his  servants  from  Gath. 

41  And  it  was  told  Solomon  that  Shimei  had  gone 
from  Jerusalem  to  Gath,  and  was  come  again. 

42  And  the  king  sent  and  called  for  Shimei,  and  said 
unto  him.  Did  I not  make  thee  to  swear  by  the  Lord, 
and  protested  unto  thee,  saying.  Know  for  a certain,  on 
the  day  thou  goest  out,  and  walkest  abroad  any  whither, 
that  thou  shalt  surely  die  ? and  thou  saidst  unto  me. 
The  word  that  I have  heard  is  good. 

43  Why  then  hast  thou  not  kept  the  oath  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  commandment  that  I have  charged  thee 
with  ? 

44  The  king  said  moreover  to  Shimei,  Thou  knowest 
^^all  the  wickedness  which  thine  heart  is  privy  to,  that 
thou  didst  to  David  my  father  : therefore  the  Lord 
shall  return  thy  wickedness  upon  thine  own  head  ; 

45  And  king  Solomon  shall  he  blessed,  and  ^®the 
throne  of  David  shall  be  established  before  the  Lord 
for  ever. 

46  So  the  king  commanded  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jeho- 
iada ; which  went  out,  and  fell  upon  him,  that  he  died. 
And  the  kingdom  was  established  in  the  hand  of 
Solomon. 


40  Ex.  21.  14. 

41  Num.  35. 33.  Deut. 
19.  13.  & 21.  8,  9. 

42Judg.  9.  24,  57. 
Ps.  7.  16. 


43  2 C’nr.  21.  13. 

44  2 Sam.  3.  27. 
40  2 Sam.  20.  10. 
40  2 Sam.  3.  29. 
47  Pro.  25.  5. 


48  Num.  2.5.  11,  12, 
13.  1 Sam.  2.  35.  See 
1 Chr.  G.  53.  & 24.  3. 

4«  ver.  27. 


the  king  word  again,  saying.  Thus  said  Joab,  and  thus 

31  he  answered  me.  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Do 
as  he  hath  said,  and  fall  upon  him,  and  bury  him  ; 
that  thou  mayest  take  away  the  blood,  which  Joab 
shed  without  cause,  from  me  and  from  my  father’s 

32  house.  And  the  Lord  shall  return  his  blood  upon 
his  own  head,  because  he  fell  upon  two  men  more 
righteous  and  better  than  he,  and  slew  them  with 
the  sword,  and  my  father  David  knew  it  not,  to  wit, 
Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  captain  of  the  host  of  Israel, 
and  Amasa  the  son  of  Jether,  captain  of  the  host  of 

33  Judah.  So  shall  their  blood  return  upon  the  head 
of  Joab,  and  upon  the  head  of  his  seed  for  ever  : 
but  unto  David,  and  unto  his  seed,  and  unto  his 
house,  and  unto  his  throne,  shall  there  be  peace  for 

34  ever  from  the  Lord.  Then  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada went  up,  and  fell  upon  him,  and  slew  him  ; 
and  he  was  buried  in  his  own  house  in  the  wilder- 

35  ness.  And  the  king  put  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada 
in  his  room  over  the  host  : and  Zadok  the  priest  did 

36  the  king  put  in  the  room  of  Abiathar.  And  the  king- 
sent  and  called  for  Shimei,  and  said  unto  him.  Build 
thee  an  house  in  Jerusalem,  and  dwell  there,  and  go 

37  not  forth  thence  any  whither.  For  on  the  day  thou 
goest  out,  and  passest  over  the  brook  Kidron,  know 
thou  for  certain  that  thou  shalt  surely  die  : thy  blood 

38  shall  be  upon  thine  own  head.  And  Shimei  said  un- 
to the  king.  The  saying  is  good  : as  my  lord  the  king 
hath  said,  so  will  t%  servant  do.  And  Shimei  dwelt 

39  in  Jerusalem  many  days.  And  it  came  to  pass  at 
the  end  of  three  years,  that  two  of  the  servants  of 
Shimei  ran  away  unto  Achish,  son  of  Maacah,  king 
of  Gath.  And  they  told  Shimei,  saying,  Behold,  thy 

40  servants  be  in  Gath.  And  Shimei  arose,  and  saddled 
his  ass,  and  went  to  Gath  to  Achish,  to  seek  his  ser- 
vants : and  Shimei  went,  and  brought  his  servants 

41  from  Gath.  And  it  was  told  Solomon  that  Shimei 
had  gone  from  Jerusalem  to  Gath,  and  was  come 

42  again.  And  the  king  sent  and  called  for  Shimei, 
and  said  unto  him.  Did  I not  make  thee  to  swear  by 
the  Lord,  and  protested  unto  thee,  saying.  Know  for 
certain,  that  on  the  day  thou  goest  out,  and  walkest 
abroad  any  whither,  thou  shalt  surely  die  ? and  thou 
saidst  unto  me.  The  saying  that  I have  heard  is  good. 

43  Why  then  hast  thou  not  kept  the  oath  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  commandment  that  I have  charged  thee 

44  with  ? The  king  said  moreover  to  Shimei,  Thou 
knowest  all  the  wickedness  which  thine  heart  is 
privy  to,  that  thou  didst  to  David  my  father  : there- 
fore the  Lord  shall  rettirn  thy  wickedness  upon  thine 

45  own  head.  But  king  Solomon  shall  be  blessed,  and 
the  throne  of  David  shall  be  established  before  the 

46  Lord  for  ever.  So  the  king  commanded  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada  ; and  he  went  out,  and  fell  upon 
him,  that  he  died.  And  the  kingdom  was  established 
in  the  hand  of  Solomon. 


'■'0  ver.  8.  2 Sam. 

IG.  5. 

31  2 Sam.  15.  23. 

32  Lev.  20.  9.  Josh. 
2.  19.  2 Sam.  1.  IG. 


33  1 Sam.  27.  2. 

34  2 Sam.  IG.  5. 

33  Ps.  7.  IG.  Ezek. 
17.  19. 


33  Pro.  25.  5. 

37  ver.  12.  2 Chr. 

1.  1. 


500 


1.  KINGS,  III. 


CHAPTER  III. 


1  Solomon  marrieth  Pharaoh's  daughter.  2 High  places  being  in  use, 
Solomon  sacrificeth  at  Gibeon.  5 Solomon  at  Gibeon,  in  the  choice 
which  God  gave  him,  preferring  wisdom,  obtaineth  wisdom,  riches, 
and  honour.  16  Solomon' s judgment  between  the  two  harlots  maketh 
him  renowned. 


And  1 Solomon  made  affinity  with  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  and  took  Pharaoh’s  daughter,  and  brought 
her  into  the  ^ city  of  David,  until  he  had  made  an  end 
of  building  his  ^ own  house,  and  ^ the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  ® the  wall  of  Jerusalem  round  about. 

2  ® Only  the  people  sacrificed  in  high  places,  because 
there  was  no  house  built  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
until  those  days. 

3  And  Solomon  loved  the  Lord,  ® walking  in  the 
statutes  of  David  his  father  ; only  he  sacrificed  and 
burnt  incense  in  high  places. 

4  And  ® the  king  went  to  Gibeon  to  sacrifice  there  ; 
for  that  ims  the  great  high  place  : a thousand  burnt 
offerings  did  Solomon  offer  upon  that  altar. 

5  ^ In  Gibeon  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solomon  in 
a dream  by  night : and  God  said,  Ask  what  I shall  give 
thee. 

6  And  Solomon  said,  Thou  hast  shewed  unto  thy 
servant  David  my  father  great  mercy,  according  as  he 
walked  before  thee  in  truth,  and  in  righteousness,  and 
in  uprightness  of  heart  with  thee  ; and  thou  hast  kept 
for  him  this  great  kindness,  that  thou  hast  given  him 
a son  to  sit  on  his  throne,  as  it  is  this  day. 

7  And  now,  O Lord  my  God,  thou  hast  made  thy 
servant  king  instead  of  David  my  father  : ^®and  I am 
but  a little  child  ; I know  not  how  to  go  out  or  come 
in. 

8  And  thy  servant  is  in  the  midst  of  thy  people  which 
thou  hast  chosen,  a great  people,  that  cannot  be 
numbered  nor  counted  for  multitude. 

9  Give  therefore  thy  servant  an  understanding 
heart  to  judge  thy  people,  that  I may  discern  be- 
tween good  and  bad  : for  who  is  able  to  judge  this  thy 
so  great  a people  ? 

10  And  the  speech  pleased  the  Lord,  that  Solomon 
had  asked  this  thing. 

11  And  God  said  unto  him.  Because  thou  hast  asked 
this  thing,  and  hast  ^^not  asked  for  thyself  long  life  ; 
neither  hast  asked  riches  for  thyself,  nor  hast  asked  the 
life  of  thine  enemies  ; but  hast  asked  for  thyself  under- 
standing to  discern  judgment  ; 

12  Behold,  I have  done  acccording  to  thy  words  : 
2®lo,  I have  given  thee  a wise  and  an  understanding 
heart  ; so  that  there  wa^  none  like  thee  before  thee, 
neither  after  thee  shall  any  arise  like  unto  thee. 

13  And  I have  also  given  thee  that  which  thou 
hast  not  asked,  both  riches,  and  honour  : so  that  there 
shall  not  be  any  among  the  kings  like  unto  thee  all  thy 
days. 

14  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  to  keep  my 
statutes  and  my  commandments,  as  thy  father  David 
did  walk,  then  I will  lengthen  thy  days. 

15  And  Solomon  awoke  ; and,  behold,  it  was  a 
dream.  And  he  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  stood  before 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  offered  up 


1 ch.  7.  8.  & 9.  24. 

2 2 Sam.  5.  7. 

3 ch.  7.  1. 

4 ch.  6. 

5 ch.  9.  15,  19. 

6 Lev.  17.  3,  4,  5. 
Dent.  12.  2,  4,  5.  ch. 
22.  43. 

7 Deut.  6.  5.  & 30. 


16,  20.  Ps.  31.  23. 
Rom.  8.  28.  1 Cor. 

8.  3. 

3 ver.  6,  14. 

9 2 Chr.  1.  3. 

30  1 Chr.  16.  39.  2 
Chr.  1.  3. 

3>  ch.  9.  2.  2 Chr. 

1.  7. 


32  Num.  12.  6.  Matt. 
1.  20.  & 2.  13,  19. 

13  2 Chr.  1.  8,  &c. 

14  ch.  2.  4.  & 9.  4.  2 
Kin.  20.  3.  Ps.  15.  2. 

33  ch.  1.  48. 

10  1 Chr.  29.  1. 

13  Num.  27.  17. 

13  Dent.  7.  6. 


3  And  Solomon  made  affinity  with  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  and  took  Pharaoh’s  daughter,  and  brought 
her  into  the  city  of  David,  until  he  had  made  an 
end  of  building  his  own  house,  and  the  house  of  the 

2 Lord,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  round  about.  Only 
the  people  sacrificed  in  the  high  places,  because 
there  was  no  house  built  for  the  name  of  the  Lord 

3 until  those  days.  And  Solomon  loved  the  Lord, 
walking  in  the  statutes  of  David  his  father  ; only 
he  sacrificed  and  burnt  incense  in  the  high  places. 

4 ® And  the  king  went  to  Gibeon  to  sacrifice  there  ; 
for  that  was  the  great  high  place  : a thousand 
burnt  offerings  did  Solomon  offer  upon  that  altar. 

5 In  Gibeon  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solomon  in  a 
dream  by  night  : and  God  said.  Ask  what  I shall 

6 give  thee.  And  Solomon  said,  Thou  hast  shewed 
unto  thy  servant  David  my  father  great  kindness, 
according  as  he  walked  before  thee  in  truth,  and  in 
righteousness,  and  in  uprightness  of  heart  with  thee  ; 
and  thou  hast  kept  for  him  this  great  kindness,  that 
thou  hast  given  him  a son  to  sit  on  his  throne,  as  it 

7 is  this  day.  And  now,  O Lord  my  God,  thou  hast 
made  thy  servant  king  instead  of  David  my  father  : 
and  I am  but  a little  child  ; I know  not  how  to  go 

8 out  or  come  in.  And  thy  servant  is  in  the  midst  of 
thy  people  which  thou  hast  chosen,  a great  people, 
that  cannot  be  numbered  nor  counted  for  multitude. 

9 Give  thy  servant  therefore  an  ^understanding  heart 
to  judge  thy  people,  that  I may  discern  between 
good  and  evil  ; for  who  is  able  to  judge  this  thy 

10  great  people  ? And  the  speech  pleased  the  Lord, 

11  that  Solomon  had  asked  this  thing.  And  God  said 
unto  him.  Because  thou  hast  asked  this  thing,  and 
hast  not  asked  for  thyself  long  life  ; neither  hast 
asked  riches  for  thyself,  nor  hast  asked  the  life  of 
thine  enemies  ; but  hast  asked  for  thyself  under- 

12  standing  to  ® discern  judgement  ; behold,  I have 
done  according  to  thy  word  : lo,  I have  given  thee 
a wise  and  an  ^ understanding  heart  ; so  that  there 
hath  been  none  like  thee  before  thee,  neither  after 

13  thee  shall  any  arise  like  unto  thee.  And  I have 
also  given  thee  that  which  thou  hast  not  asked,  both 
riches  and  honour,  so  that  there  shall  not  be  any 

14  among  the  kings  like  unto  thee,  all  thy  days.  And 
if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  to  keep  my  statutes 
and  my  commandments,  as  thy  father  David  did 

15  walk,  then  I will  lengthen  thy  days.  And  Solomon 
awoke,  and,  behold,  it  was  a dream  : and  he  came 
to  Jerusalem,  and  stood  before  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord,  and  offered  up  burnt  offerings. 


19  Gen.  13.  16.  & 
15.  5. 

20  2 Chr.  1.  10.  Pro. 

2.  3-9.  Jam.  1.  5. 

21  Ps.  72.  1,  2. 

22  Heb.  5.  14. 

23  Jam.  4.  3. 

24  1 John  5.  14,  15. 

25  ch.  4.  29,  30,  31.  & 


5. 12.  & 10. 24.  Eccles. 
1.  16. 

20  Matt.  6.  33.  Eph. 

3.  20. 

23  ch.  4.  21,24.  & 10. 
23,  25,  &c.  Pro.  3. 
16. 

23  ch.  15.  5. 

2'>Ps.  91.  16.  Pro. 


3.  2. 

‘3o‘so  Gen.  41.  7. 
rtSee  2 Chr.  1.  3, 
&c. 

b Heb.  hearing, 
c Heb.  heavy, 
d Heb.  many  days, 
e Heb.  hear. 

/ Or,  hath  not  been. 


I.  KINGS,  IV.  501 


burnt  ofiPerings,  and  offered  peace  offerings,  and  made 
a feast  to  all  his  servants. 

16  ^ Then  came  there  two  women,  that  loere  harlots, 
unto  the  king,  and  stood  before  him. 

17  And  the  one  woman  said,  O my  lord,  I and  this 
woman  dwell  in  one  house  ; and  I was  delivered  of  a 
child  with  her  in  the  house. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third  day  after  that  I 
was  delivered,  that  this  woman  was  delivered  also  ; 
and  we  loere  together  ; there  was  no  stranger  with  us  in 
the  house,  save  we  two  in  the  house. 

19  And  this  woman’s  child  died  in  the  night ; be- 
cause she  overlaid  it. 

20  And  she  arose  at  midnight,  and  took  my  son  from 
beside  me,  while  tliine  handmaid  slept,  and  laid  it  in 
her  bosom,  and  laid  her  dead  child  in  my  bosom. 

21  And  when  I rose  in  the  morning  to  give  my  child 
suck,  behold,  it  was  dead  : but  when  I had  considered 
it  in  the  morning,  behold,  it  was  not  my  son,  which  I 
did  bear. 

22  And  the  other  woman  said.  Nay  ; but  the  living 
is  my  son,  and  the  dead  is  thy  son.  And  this  said.  No  ; 
but  the  dead  is  thy  son,  and  the  living  is  my  son.  Thus 
they  spake  before  the  king. 

23  Then  said  the  king.  The  one  saith.  This  is  my  son 
that  liveth,  and  thy  son  is  the  dead  : and  the  other  saith. 
Nay  ; but  thy  son  is  the  dead,  and  my  son  is  the  living. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Bring  me  a sword.  And  they 
brought  a sword  before  the  king, 

25  And  the  king  said.  Divide  the  living  child  in  two, 
and  give  half  to  the  one,  and  half  to  the  other. 

26  Then  spake  the  woman  whose  the  living  child  was 
unto  the  king,  for  ^^her  bowels  yearned  upon  her  son, 
and  she  said,  O my  lord,  give  her  the  living  child,  and 
in  no  wise  slay  it.  But  the  other  said.  Let  it  be  neither 
mine  nor  thine,  hut  divide  it. 

27  Then  the  king  answered  and  said.  Give  her  the 
living  child,  and  in  no  wise  slay  it  : she  is  the  mother 
thereof. 

28  And  all  Israel  heard  of  the  judgment  which  the 
king  had  judged  ; and  they  feared  the  king  : for  they 
saw  that  the  wisdom  of  God  was  in  him,  to  do 
judgment. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Solomon's  princes.  7 His  twelve  officers  for  provision.  20,  24  The 
peace  and  largeness  of  his  kingdom.  22  His  daily  provision.  26  His 
stables.  29  His  wisdom. 

O king  Solomon  was  king  over  all  Israel. 

2  And  these  were  the  princes  which  he  had  ; 
Azariah  the  son  of  Zadok  the  priest, 

3 Elihoreph  and  Ahiah,  the  sons  of  Shisha,  scribes  ; 
1 Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahilud,  the  recorder. 

4 And  ^ Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  ivas  over  the 
host  : and  Zadok  and  ^ Abiathar  were  the  priests  : 

5 And  Azariah  the  son  of  Nathan  was  over  ^the 
officers  : and  Zabud  the  son  of  Nathan  was  ^principal 
officer,  and  ® the  king’s  friend  : 

6 And  Ahishar  teas  over  the  household  : and  Ado- 
niram  the  son  of  Abda  was  over  the  tribute. 

7 ^ And  Solomon  had  twelve  officers  over  all  Israel, 
which  provided  victuals  for  the  king  and  his  household  : 
each  man  his  month  in  a year  made  provision. 

81  So  Gen.  40.  20.  33  Gen.  43.  30.  Is.  i 2 Sam.  8.  IG.  & 20. 

ch.  8.  65.  Esth.  1.  3.  49. 15.  Jer,  31.  20.  Hos.  24. 

Dan.  5.  1.  Mark  G.  11.8.  2 ch.  2.  35. 

21.  84  ver.  9,  11,  12.  » See  ch.  2.  27. 

82  Num.  27.  2. 


and  offered  peace  offerings,  and  made  a feast  to  all 
his  servants. 

16  Then  came  there  two  women,  that  were  harlots, 

17  unto  the  king,  and  stood  before  him.  And  the  one 
woman  said.  Oh  my  lord,  I and  this  woman  dwell  in 
one  house  ; and  I was  delivered  of  a child  with  her 

18  in  the  house.  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third  day 
after  I was  delivered,  that  this  woman  was  delivered 
also  ; and  we  were  together  ; there  was  no  stranger 

19  with  us  in  the  house,  save  we  two  in  the  house.  And 
this  woman’s  child  died  in  the  night  ; because  she 

20  overlaid  it.  And  she  arose  at  midnight,  and  took 
my  son  from  beside  me,  while  thine  handmaid  slept, 
and  laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and  laid  her  dead  child  in 

21  my  bosom.  And  when  I rose  in  the  morning  to  give 
my  child  suck,  behold,  it  was  dead  : but  when  I had 
considered  it  in  the  morning,  behold,  it  was  not  my 

22  son,  which  I did  bear.  And  the  other  woman  said. 
Nay  ; but  the  living  is  my  son,  and  the  dead  is  thy 
son.  And  this  said.  No  ; but  the  dead  is  thy  son, 
and  the  living  is  my  son.  Thus  they  spake  before 

23  the  king.  Then  said  the  king.  The  one  saith.  This 
is  my  son  that  liveth,  and  thy  son  is  the  dead  : and 
the  other  saith.  Nay  ; but  thy  son  is  the  dead,  and  my 

24  son  is  the  living.  And  the  king  said.  Fetch  me  a 
sword.  And  they  brought  a sword  before  the  king. 

25  And  the  king  said.  Divide  the  living  child  in  two, 
and  give  half  to  the  one,  and  half  to  the  other. 

26  Then  spake  the  woman  whose  the  living  child  was 
unto  the  king,  for  her  bowels  yearned  upon  her  son, 
and  she  said.  Oh  my  lord,  give  her  the  living  child, 
and  in  no  wise  slay  it.  But  the  other  said.  It  shall 

27  be  neither  mine  nor  thine  ; divide  it.  Then  the  king 
answered  and  said.  Give  her  the  living  child,  and  in 

28  no  wise  slay  it  : she  is  the  mother  thereof.  And  all 
Israel  heard  of  the  judgement  whjch  the  king  had 
judged  ; and  they  feared  the  king  : for  they  saw 
that  the  wisdom  of  God  was  in  him,  to  do  judge- 
ment. 


4  And  king  Solomon  was  king  over  all  Israel.  And 
these  were  the  princes  which  he  had  ; Azariah  tlie 

3 son  of  Zadok,  “ the  priest  ; Elihoreph  and  Ahijah, 
the  sons  of  Shisha,  ^ scribes  ; Jehoshaphat  the  son  of 

4 Ahilud,  the  recorder  ; and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada was  over  the  host  ; and  Zadok  and  Abiathar 

5 were  priests  ; and  Azariah  the  son  of  Nathan  was 
over  '^the  officers  ; and  Zabud  the  son  of  Nathan 

6 was  ® priest,  and  the  king’s  friend  ; and  Ahishar  was 
over  the  household  ; and  Adoniram  the  son  of  Abda 

7 was  over  the  levy.  And  Solomon  had  twelve  offi- 
cers over  all  Israel,  which  provided  victuals  for  the 
king  and  his  household  : each  man  had  to  make  pro- 


* ver.  7.  16.  16.  1 Chr.  27.  33.  c Or,  chronicler. 

n 2 Sam.  8.  18.  & 20.  2 ch.  5.  14.  d See  ver.  7. 

26.  a See  1 Chr.  6.  10.  e Or,  chief  minister. 

8 2 Sam.  15.  37.  & b Or,  secretaries.  See  2 Sam.  8.  18. 


502 


I.  KINGS,  IV. 


8 And  these  are  their  names  : The  son  of  Hur,  in 
mount  Ephraim  : 

9 The  son  of  Dekar,  in  Makaz,  and  in  Shaalbim,  and 
Beth-shemesh,  and  Elon-beth-hanan  : 

10  The  son  of  Hesed,  in  Aruboth  ; to  him  pertamed 
Sochoh,  and  all  the  land  of  Hepher  : 

11  The  son  of  Abinadab,  in  all  the  region  of  Dor  ; 
which  had  Taphath  the  daughter  of  Solomon  to  wife  : 

12  Baana  the  son  of  Ahilud  ; to  him  pertained  Taanach 
and  Megiddo,  and  all  Beth-shean,  which  is  by  Zartanah 
beneath  Jezreel,  from  Beth-shean  to  Abel-meholah,  even 
unto  the  place  that  is  beyond  Jokneam  : 

13  The  son  of  Geber,  in  Ramoth-gilead  ; to  him  per- 
tained ® the  towns  of  Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh,  which 
are  in  Gilead  ; to  him  also  pertained  ^ the  region  of 
Argob,  which  is  in  Bashan,  threescore  great  cities  with 
walls  and  brasen  bars  : 

14  Ahinadab  the  son  of  Iddo  had  Mahanaim  : 

15  Ahimaaz  was  in  Naphtali  ; he  also  took  Basmath 
the  daughter  of  Solomon  to  wife  : 

16  Baanah  the  son  of  Hushai  was  in  Asher  and  in 
Aloth  : 

17  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Paruah,  in  Issachar  : 

18  Shimei  the  son  of  Elah,  in  Benjamin  : 

19  Geber  the  son  of  Uri  was  in  the  country  of  Gilead, 
in  i^the  country  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  and  of 
Og  king  of  Bashan  ; and  he  was  the  only  officer  which 
was  in  the  land. 

20  ^ Judah  and  Israel  ivere  many,  as  the  sand 
which  is  by  the  sea  in  multitude,  eating  and  drinking, 
and  making  merry. 

21  And  Solomon  reigned  over  all  kingdoms  from 

the  river  unto  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and  unto 

the  border  of  Egypt  : they  brought  presents,  and 

served  Solomon  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

22  ^ And  Solomon’s  provision  for  one  day  was  thirty 
measures  of  fine  flour,  and  threescore  measures  of  meal, 

23  Ten  fat  oxen,  and  twenty  oxen  out  of  the  pastures, 
and  an  hundred  sheep,  beside  harts,  and  roebucks,  and 
fallowdeer,  and  fatted  fowl. 

24  For  he  had  dominion  over  all  the  region  on  this 
side  the  river,  from  Tiphsah  even  to  Azzah,  over  all 
the  kings  on  this  side  the  river  : and  he  had  peace  on 
all  sides  romid  about  him, 

25  And  Judah  and  Israel  dwelt  safely,  every 
man  under  his  vine  and  under  his  fig  tree,  from  Dan 
even  to  Beer-sheba,  all  the  days  of  Solomon. 

26  ^ And  21  Solomon  had  forty  thousand  stalls  of 
22  horses  for  his  chariots,  and  twelve  thousand  horse- 
men. 

27  And  23  those  officers  provided  victual  for  king 
Solomon,  and  for  all  that  came  unto  king  Solomon’s 
table,  every  man  in  his  month  : they  lacked  nothing. 

28  Barley  also  and  straw  for  the  horses  and  drome- 
daries brought  they  unto  the  place  where  the  officers 
were,  every  man  according  to  his  charge. 

29  % And  24  God  gave  Solomon  wisdom  and  under- 
standing exceeding  much,  and  largeness  of  heart,  even 
as  the  sand  that  is  on  the  sea  shore. 

30  And  Solomon’s  wisdom  excelled  the  wisdom  of 


8 vision  for  a month  in  the  year.  And  these  are  their 
names  : Ben-hur,  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim  : 

9 Ben-deker,  in  Makaz,  and  in  Shaalbim,  and  Beth- 

10  shemesh,  and  Elon-beth-hanan  : Ben-hesed,  in  Arub- 
both  ; to  him  pertained  Socoh,  and  all  the  land 

11  of  Hepher  : Ben-abinadab,  in  all  f the  ^ height  of 
Dor  ; he  had  Taphath  the  daughter  of  Solomon  to 

12  wife  : Baana  the  son  of  Ahilud,  in  Taanach  and 
Megiddo,  and  all  Beth-sliean  which  is  beside  Zare- 
than,  beneath  Jezreel,  from  Beth-shean  to  Abel- 

13  meholah,  as  far  as  * beyond  Jokmeam  : Ben-geber, 
in  Ramoth-gilead  ; to  him  pertained  * the  towns  of 
Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh,  which  are  in  Gilead  ; even 
to  him  pertained  the  region  of  Argob,  which  is  in 
Bashan,  threescore  great  cities  with  walls  and  brasen 

14  bars  : Ahinadab  the  son  of  Iddo,  in  Mahanaim  : 

15  Ahimaaz,  in  Naphtali  ; he  also  took  Baseniath  the 

16  daughter  of  Solomon  to  wife  : Baana  the  son  of 

17  Hushai,  in  Asher  and  j Bealoth  : Jehoshaphat  the  son 

18  of  Paruah,  in  Issachar  : Shimei  the  son  of  Ela,  in 

19  Benjamin : Geber  the  son  of  Uri,  in  the  laud  of 
Gilead,  the  country  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites 
and  of  Og  king  of  Bashan  ; * and  he  teas  the  only 

20  officer  which  was  in  the  land.  Judah  and  Israel 
were  many,  as  the  sand  which  is  by  the  sea  in  mul- 
titude, eating  and  drinking  and  making  merry. 


21  * ^And  Solomon  ruled  over  all  the  kingdoms  from 
the  River  unto  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and  unto 
the  border  of  Egypt  : they  brought  presents,  and 

22  served  Solomon  all  the  days  of  his  life.  And  Solo- 
mon’s provision  for  one  day  was  thirty  ’"measures 

23  of  fine  flour,  and  threescore  measures  of  meal ; ten 
fat  oxen,  and  twenty  oxen  out  of  the  pastures,  and 
an  hundred  sheep,  beside  harts,  and  gazelles,  and 

24  roebucks,  and  fatted  fowl.  For  he  had  dominion 
over  all  the  region  "on  this  side  the  River,  from 
Tiphsah  even  to  Gaza,  over  all  the  kings  *'  on  this 
side  the  River  : and  he  had  peace  ° on  all  sides 

25  round  about  him.  And  Judah  and  Israel  dwelt 
safely,  every  man  under  his  vine  and  under  his  fig 
tree,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  all  the  days  of 

26  Solomon.  And  Solomon  had  p forty  thousand  stalls 
of  horses  for  his  chariots,  and  twelve  thousand 

27  horsemen.  And  those  officers  provided  victual  for 
king  Solomon,  and  for  all  that  came  unto  king 
Solomon’s  table,  every  man  in  his  month  : they  let 

28  nothing  be  lacking.  Barley  also  and  straw  for  the 
horses  and  swift  steeds  brought  they  unto  the  place 
9 where  the  officers  were,  every  man  according  to  his 
charge. 

29  And  God  gave  Solomon  wisdom  and  understand- 
ing exceeding  much,  and  largeness  of  heart,  even 

30  as  the  sand  that  is  on  the  sea  shore.  And  Solo- 
mon’s wisdom  excelled  the  wisdom  of  all  the  chil- 


8 Num.  32.  41. 

8 Deut.  3.  4. 

10  Deut.  3.  8. 

“Gen.  22.  17.  ch. 
3.  8.  Pro.  14.  28. 

12  Ps.  72.  3,  7.  Mic. 
4.4. 


13  2 Chr.  9.  26.  Ps. 
72.  8. 

14  Gen.  15. 18.  Josh. 

I.  4. 

15  Ps.  68. 29.  & 72. 10, 

II. 

10  Ps.  72.  11. 

11  1 Chr.  22.  9. 


18  See  Jer.  23.  6. 

10  Mic.  4.  4.  Zech. 
3.  10. 

20  Judg.  20.  1. 

21  ch.  10.  26.  2 Chr. 
1.  14.  & 9.  25. 

22  See  Deut.  17.  16. 


23  ver.  7. 

24  ch.  3.  12. 

/ Or,  Naphnth-dor, 
g Or,  region, 
h Or,  over  agninat. 
i Or,  Havvoth-juir. 
j Or,  in  Aloth. 


k Heb.  and  one  offi- 

*’[Ch.  5.  1 in  Heb.] 

I See  2 Chr.  9.  26. 
m Heb.  cor. 
n Or,  beyond  the 
River. 

0 Some  autliorities 


read,  with  all  his  ser- 
vants. 

pin  2 Chr.  9.  25, 
four  thousand. 

q Or,  where  he  (that 
is,  the  king)  was.  Or, 
where  it  should  be. 


I.  KINGS,  V. 


503 


all  the  children  the  east  country,  and  all  ^^the 
wisdom  of  Egypt. 

31  For  he  was  wiser  than  all  men  ; than  Ethan 
the  Ezrahite,  ^ and  Heman,  and  Chalcol,  and  Darda, 
the  sons  of  Mahol : and  his  fame  was  in  all  nations 
round  about. 

32  And  he  spake  three  thousand  proverbs  : and  his 
songs  were  a thousand  and  five. 

33  And  he  spake  of  trees,  from  the  cedar  tree  that  is 
in  Lebanon  even  unto  the  hyssop  that  springeth  out  of 
the  wall : he  spake  also  of  beasts,  and  of  fowl,  and  of 
creeping  things,  and  of  fishes. 

34  And  32  there  came  of  all  people  to  hear  the  wis- 
dom of  Solomon,  from  all  kings  of  the  earth,  which  had 
heard  of  his  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 Hiram,  sending  to  congratulate  Solomon,  is  certified  of  his  purpose  to 
build  the  temple,  and  desired  to  ftcrnish  him  with  timber  thereto.  7 
Hiram,  blessing  God  for  Solomon,  and  requesting  food  for  his  family, 
furnisheth  him  with  trees.  13  The  number  of  Solomon's  workmen 
and  labourers. 

And  1 Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  his  servants  unto 
Solomon  ; for  he  had  heard  that  they  had  anointed 
him  king  in  the  room  of  his  father  : ^ for  Hiram  was 
ever  a lover  of  David. 

2  And  3 Solomon  sent  to  Hiram,  saying, 

3  Thou  knowest  how  that  David  my  father  could  not 
build  an  house  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God  ^ for 
the  wars  which  were  about  him  on  every  side,  until  the 
Lord  put  them  under  the  soles  of  his  feet. 

4  But  now  the  Lord  my  God  hath  given  me  ^ rest 
on  every  side,  so  that  there  is  neither  adversary  nor  evil 
occurrent. 

5  3 And,  behold,  I purpose  to  build  an  house  unto  the 
name  of  the  Lord  my  God,  ’ as  the  Lord  spake  unto 
David  my  father,  saying,  Thy  son,  whom  I will  set  upon 
thy  throne  in  thy  room,  he  shall  build  an  house  unto  my 
name. 

6  Now  therefore  command  thou  that  they  hew  me 
3 cedar  trees  out  of  Lebanon  ; and  my  servants  shall  be 
with  thy  servants : and  unto  thee  will  I give  hire  for 
thy  servants  according  to  all  that  thou  shalt  appoint  : 
for  thou  knowest  that  there  is  not  among  us  any  that  can 
skill  to  hew  timber  like  unto  the  Sidonians. 

7  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hiram  heard  the 
words  of  Solomon,  that  he  rejoiced  greatly,  and  said. 
Blessed  he  the  Lord  this  day,  which  hath  given  unto 
David  a wise  son  over  this  great  people. 

8  And  Hiram  sent  to  Solomon,  saying,  I have  con- 
sidered the  things  which  thou  sentest  to  me  for  : and  I 
will  do  all  thy  desire  concerning  timber  of  cedar,  and 
concerning  timber  of  fir. 

9  My  servants  shall  bring  them  down  from  Lebanon 
unto  the  sea  : ® and  I will  convey  them  by  sea  in  floats 
unto  the  place  that  thou  shalt  appoint  me,  and  will 
cause  them  to  be  discharged  there,  and  thou  shalt  re- 
ceive them : and  thou  shalt  accomplish  my  desire,  in 
giving  food  for  my  household. 

10  So  Hiram  gave  Solomon  cedar  trees  and  fir  trees 
according  to  all  his  desire. 

11  And  Solomon  gave  Hiram  twenty  thousand 

26  Gen.  25.  6.  6.  33.  & 15.  19.  Ps.  1 ver.  10,  18.  2 Chr. 

26  See  Acts  7.  22.  88,  title.  2.  3,  Huram. 

27  ch.  3.  12.  30  Pro.  1.  1.  Eccles.  2 2 Sam.  5. 11.  1 Chr. 

28  1 Chr.  15.  19.  Ps.  12.  9.  14.  1.  Amos  1.  9. 

69,  title.  31  Cant.  1.  1.  3 2 Chr.  2.  3. 

2«  See  1 Chr.  2.  6.  & 32  ch.  10.  1.  2 Chr.  4 1 Chr.  22.  8.  & 28. 

9.  1,  23. 


dren  of  the  east,  and  all  the  wisdom  of  Egypt. 

31  For  he  was  wiser  than  all  men  ; than  Ethan  the 
Ezrahite,  and  Heman,  and  Calcol,  and  Darda,  the 
sons  of  Mahol  : and  his  fame  was  in  all  the  nations 

32  round  about.  And  he  spake  three  thousand  pro- 

33  verbs  : and  his  songs  were  a thousand  and  five.  And 
he  spake  of  trees,  from  the  cedar  that  is  in  Lebanon 
even  unto  the  hyssop  that  springeth  out  of  the  wall  : 
he  spake  also  of  beasts,  and  of  fowl,  and  of  creep- 

34  ing  things,  and  of  fishes.  And  there  came  of  all 
peoples  to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  from  all 
kings  of  the  earth,  which  had  heard  of  his  wisdom. 


5 * “And  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  his  servants  unto 

Solomon  ; for  he  had  heard  that  they  had  anointed 
him  king  in  the  room  of  his  father  ; for  Hiram  was 

2 ever  a lover  of  David.  And  Solomon  sent  to  Hi- 

3 ram,  saying,  Thou  knowest  how  that  David  my 
father  could  not  build  an  house  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  his  God  for  the  wars  which  were  about  him  on 
every  side,  until  the  Lord  put  them  under  the  soles 

4 of  his  feet.  But  now  the  Lord  my  God  hath  given 
me  rest  on  every  side  ; there  is  neither  adversary, 

5 nor  evil  occurrent.  And,  behold,  I purpose  to  build 
an  house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord  my  God,  as  the 
Lord  spake  unto  David  my  father,  saying.  Thy  son, 
whom  I will  set  upon  thy  throne  in  thy  room,  he 

6 shall  build  the  house  for  my  name.  Now  therefore 
command  thou  that  they,  hew  me  cedar  trees  out  of 
Lebanon  ; and  my  servants  shall  be  with  thy  ser- 
vants ; and  I will  give  thee  hire  for  thy  servants  ac- 
cording to  all  that  thou  shalt  say  : for  thou  knowest 
that  there  is  not  among  us  any  that  can  skill  to 

7 hew  timber  like  unto  the  Zidonians.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  Hiram  heard  the  words  of  Solomon, 
that  he  rejoiced  greatly,  and  said,  Blessed  be  the 
Lord  this  day,  which  hath  given  unto  David  a wise 

8 son  over  this  great  people.  And  Hiram  sent  to 
Solomon,  saying,  I have  heard  the  message  which 
thou  hast  sent  unto  me  : I will  do  all  thy  desire 
concerning  timber  of  cedar,  and  concerning  timber 

9 of  ^ fir.  My  servants  shall  bring  them  down  from 
Lebanon  unto  the  sea : and  I will  make  them  into 
rafts  to  go  by  sea  unto  the  place  that  thou  shalt 
appoint  me,  and  will  cause  them  to  be  broken 
up  there,  and  thou  shalt  receive  them  : and  thou 
shalt  accomplish  my  desire,  in  giving  food  for 

10  my  household.  So  <^HIiram  gave  Solomon  timber 
of  cedar  and  timber  of  fir  according  to  all  his  de- 
ll sire.  And  Solomon  gave  Hiram  twenty  thousand 


6  Ch.  4.  24.  1 Chr.  9 2 Chr.  2.  IG.  a See  2 Chr.  2. 3,  &c. 

22.  9.  73  See  Ezra  3.  7.  b Or,  cypress. 

6 2 Chr.  2.  4.  Ezek.  27.  17.  Acts  12.  c Or,  carry  them 

7 2 Sam.  7.  13.  1 20.  atoay. 

Chr.  17.  12.  & 22.  10.  i'  See  2 Chr.  2.  10.  d Heb.  Hirom,  ancl 

8 2 Chr.  2.  8, 10.  [Ch.  5.  15  in  Heb.]  in  ver.  18. 


3. 


504 


I.  KINGS,  VI. 


measures  of  wheat  /or  food  to  his  household,  and  twenty 
measures  of  pure  oil : thus  gave  Solomon  to  Hiram  year 
by  year. 

12  And  the  Lord  gave  Solomon  wisdom,  i^as  he 
promised  him:  and  there  was  peace  between  Hiram 
and  Solomon  ; and  they  two  made  a league  together. 

13  TT  And  king  Solomon  raised  a levy  out  of  all  Is- 
rael ; and  the  levy  was  thirty  thousand  men. 

14  And  he  sent  them  to  Lebanon,  ten  thousand  a 
month  by  courses  : a month  they  were  in  Lebanon,  and 
two  months  at  home  : and  ^^Adoniram  was  over  the 
levy. 

15  And  Solomon  had  threescore  and  ten  thousand 
that  bare  burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand  hewers  in 
the  mountains  ; 

16  Beside  the  chief  of  Solomon’s  officers  which  were 
over  the  work,  three  thousand  and  three  hundred,  which 
ruled  over  the  people  that  wrought  in  the  work. 

17  And  the  king  commanded,  and  they  brought  great 
stones,  costly  stones,  and  hewed  stones,  to  lay  the 
foundation  of  the  house. 

18  And  Solomon’s  builders  and  Hiram’s  builders  did 
hew  them,  and  the  stonesquarers  : so  they  prepared  tim- 
ber and  stones  to  build  the  house. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  building  of  Solomon’’ s temple.  5 The  chambers  thereof.  11  God's 
promise  unto  it.  15  The  deling  and  adorning  of  it.  23  The  cherubims. 
31  The  doors.  36  The  court.  ‘il  The  time  of  building  it. 

And  1 it  came  to  pass  in  the  four  hundred  and  eigh- 
tieth year  after  the  children  of  Israel  were  come 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  fourth  year  of  Solomon’s 
reign  over  Israel,  in  the  month  Zif,  which  is  the  second 
month,  that  ^ he  began  to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  ^the  house  which  king  Solomon  built  for  the 
Lord,  the  length  thereof  ims  threescore  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  twenty  cubits,  and  the  height  thereof 
thirty  cubits. 

3  And  the  porch  before  the  temple  of  the  house, 
twenty  cubits  was  the  lengtli  thereof,  according  to  the 
breadth  of  the  house  ; and  ten  cubits  loas  the  breadth 
thereof  before  the  house. 

4  And  for  the  house  he  made  ^ windows  of  narrow 
lights. 

5  And  against  the  wall  of  the  house  he  built 
^chambers  round  about,  against  the  walls  of  the  house 
round  about,  both  of  the  temple  ® and  of  the  oracle  : 
and  he  made  chambers  round  about  : 

6  The  nethermost  chamber  was  five  cubits  broad,  and 
the  middle  ims  six  cubits  broad,  and  the  third  luas  seven 
cubits  broad  : for  without  in  the  wall  of  the  house  he 
made  narrowed  rests  round  about,  that  the  beams  should 
not  be  fastened  in  the  walls  of  the  house. 

7  And  '^the  house,  when  it  was  in  building,  was 
built  of  stone  made  ready  before  it  was  brought  thither  : 
so  that  there  was  neither  hammer  nor  ax  nor  any  tool 
of  iron  heard  in  the  house,  while  it  was  in  building. 

8  The  door  for  the  middle  chamber  was  in  the  right 
side  of  the  house  : and  they  went  up  with  winding 
stairs  into  the  middle  chamber,  and  out  of  the  middle 
into  the  third. 

9  ® So  he  built  the  house,  and  finished  it  ; and  co- 
vered the  house  with  beams  and  boards  of  cedar. 

12  Ch.  3.  12.  2 Acts  7.  47.  6 ver.  16,  19,  20,  21, 

13  ch.  4.  6.  3 See  Ezek.  41.  1,  31. 

11  ch.  9.  21.  2 Chr.  &c.  i See  Deut.  27.  5,  G. 

2.  17,  18.  1 See  Ezek.  40.  IG.  & ch.  5.  18. 

15 1 Chr.  22.  2.  41.  IG.  « ver.  14,  38. 

1 2 Chr.  3.  1,  2.  5 See  Ezek.  41.  6.  c Heb.  cor. 


® measures  of  wheat  for  food  to  his  household,  and 
twenty  measures  of  pure  oil  : thus  gave  Solomon 

12  to  Hiram  year  by  year.  And  the  Lord  gave  Solo- 
mon wisdom,  as  he  promised  him  ; and  there  was 
peace  between  Hiram  and  Solomon  ; and  they  two 
made  a league  together. 

13  And  king  Solomon  raised  a levy  out  of  all  Israel ; 

14  and  the  levy  was  thirty  thousand  men.  And  he  sent 
them  to  Lebanon,  ten  thousand  a month  by  courses  : 
a month  they  were  in  Lebanon,  and  two  months  at 

15  home  : and  Adoniram  was  over  the  levy.  And 
Solomon  had  threescore  and  ten  thousand  that  bare 
burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand  that  were  hewers 

16  in  the  mountains  ; besides  Solomon’s  chief  officers 
that  were  over  the  work,  three  thousand  and  three 
hundred,  which  bare  rule  over  the  people  that 

17  wrought  in  the  work.  And  the  king  commanded, 
and  they  o hewed  out  great  stones,  costly  stones,  to 
lay  the  foundation  of  the  liouse  with  wrought  stone. 

18  And  Solomon’s  builders  and  Hiram’s  builders  and 
the  Gebalites  did  fashion  them,  and  prepared  the 
timber  and  the  stones  to  build  the  house. 


6 “ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  four  hundred  and 

eightieth  year  after  the  children  of  Israel  were 
come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  fourth  year 
of  Solomon’s  reign  over  Israel,  in  the  month  Ziv, 
which  is  the  second  month,  that  he  ^ began  to  build 

2 the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  the  house  which  king 
Solomon  built  for  the  Lord,  the  length  thereof  was 
threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof  twenty 

3 cubits,  and  the  height  thereof  thirty  cubits.  And 
the  porch  before  <^the  temple  of  the  house,  twenty 
cubits  was  the  length  thereof,  according  to  the 
breadth  of  the  house  ; and  ten  cubits  was  the 

4 breadth  thereof  before  the  house.  And  for  the 
house  he  made  windows  of  fixed  lattice-work. 

5 And  against  the  wall  of  the  house  he  built  stories 
round  about,  against  the  walls  of  the  house  round 
about,  both  of  the  temple  and  of  ® the  oracle  : and 

6 he  made  side-chambers  round  about  : the  nether- 
most story  was  five  cubits  broad,  and  the  middle 
was  six  cubits  broad,  and  the  third  was  seven  cubits 
broad  : for  on  the  outside  he  made  rebatements  in 
the  wall  of  the  house  round  about,  that  the  beams 
should  not  have  hold  in  the  walls  of  the  house. 

7 And  the  house,  when  it  was  in  building,  was  built  of 
stone  made  ready  at  the  quarry  : and  there  was 
neither  hammer  nor  axe  nor  any  tool  of  iron  heard 

8 in  the  house,  while  it  was  in  building.  The  door  for 
the  ^ middle  side-chambers  was  in  the  right  * side  of 
the  house  : and  they  went  up  by  winding  stairs  into 
the  middle  chambers,  and  out  of  the  middle  into  the 

9 third.  So  he  built  the  house,  and  finished  it  ; and 
he  covered  the  house  with  beams  and  * planks  of 


/ Or,  beaten.  d Or,  windoivs  broad  f Or,  when  it  was 

g Or,  brought  away,  within,  and  narrow  brought  away, 
a See  2 Chr.  3.  1,2.  without.  g The  Sept,  and  Tar- 

b Heb.  built.  e That  is,  the  most  gum  have,  lowest, 

c That  is,  the  holy  holy  place.  h Hf"’'  <^houlder, 

place.  i H<  )ws. 


I.  KINGS,  VI. 


505 


10  And  then  he  built  chambers  against  all  the  house, 
five  cubits  high  : and  they  rested  on  the  house  with 
timber  of  cedar. 

11  ^ And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Solomon, 
saying, 

12  Concerning  this  house  which  thou  art  in  building, 
® if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  execute  my  judg- 
ments, and  keep  all  my  commandments  to  walk  in 
them  ; then  will  I perform  my  word  with  thee,  which 
I spake  unto  David  thy  father  : 

13  And  1 will  dwell  among  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  will  not  i^  forsake  my  people  Israel. 

14  1®  So  Solomon  built  the  house,  and  finished  it. 

15  And  he  built  the  walls  of  the  house  within  with 
boards  of  cedar,  both  the  floor  of  the  house,  and  the 
walls  of  the  cieling  : and  he  covered  them  on  the  inside 
with  wood,  and  covered  the  floor  of  the  house  with 
planks  of  fir. 

16  And  he  built  twenty  cubits  on  the  sides  of  the 
house,  both  the  floor  and  the  walls  with  boards  of  cedar  : 
he  even  built  them  for  it  within,  even  for  the  oracle,  even 
for  the  most  holy  place. 

17  And  the  house,  that  the  temple  before  it,  was 
forty  cubits  long. 

18  And  the  cedar  of  the  house  within  was  carved 
with  knops  and  open  flowers  : all  was  cedar  ; there  was 
no  stone  seen. 

19  And  the  oracle  he  prepared  in  the  house  within, 
to  set  there  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  the  oracle  in  the  forepart  was  twenty  cubits 
in  length,  and  twenty  cubits  in  breadth,  and  twenty  cu- 
bits ill  the  height  thereof  ; and  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold  ; and  so  covered  the  altar  which  was  of  cedar. 

21  So  Solomon  overlaid  the  house  within  with  pure 
gold  : and  he  made  a partition  by  the  chains  of  gold 
before  the  oracle  ; and  he  overlaid  it  with  gold. 

22  And  the  whole  house  he  overlaid  with  gold,  until 
he  had  finished  all  the  house  ; also  ^^the  whole  altar 
that  ivas  by  the  oracle  he  overlaid  with  gold. 

23  ^ And  within  the  oracle  he  made  two  cherubims 
of  olive  tree,  each  ten  cubits  high. 

24  And  five  cubits  was  the  one  wing  of  the  cherub, 
and  five  cubits  the  other  wing  of  the  cherub  : from  the 
uttermost  part  of  the  one  wing  unto  the  uttermost  part 
of  the  other  ivere  ten  cubits. 

25  And  the  other  cherub  was  ten  cubits  : both  the 
cherubims  were  of  one  measure  and  one  size. 

26  The  height  of  the  one  cherub  was  ten  cubits,  and 
so  was  it  of  the  other  cherub. 

27  And  he  set  the  cherubims  within  the  inner  house  : 
and  they  stretched  forth  the  wings  of  the  cherubims, 
so  that  the  wing  of  the  one  touched  the  one  wall,  and 
the  wing  of  the  other  cherub  touched  the  other  wall  ; 
and  their  wings  touched  one  another  in  the  midst  of  the 
house. 

28  And  he  overlaid  the  cherubims  with  gold. 

29  And  he  carved  all  the  walls  of  the  house  round 
about  with  carved  figures  of  cherubims  and  palm  trees 
and  open  flowers,  within  and  without. 

30  And  the  floor  of  the  house  he  overlaid  with  gold, 
within  and  without. 


10  cedar.  And  he  built  the  stories  against  all  the 
house,  each  five  cubits  high  ; and  -^‘they  rested  on 
the  house  with  timber  of  cedar. 

11  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Solomon, 

12  saying.  Concerning  this  house  which  thou  art  in 
building,  if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  exe- 
cute my  judgements,  and  keep  all  my  command- 
ments to  walk  in  them  ; then  will  I establish  my 
word  with  thee,  which  I spake  unto  David  thy 

13  father.  And  I will  dwell  among  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  will  not  forsake  my  people  Israel. 

14  15  So  Solomon  built  the  house,  and  finished  it.  And 
he  built  the  walls  of  the  house  within  with  boards  of 
cedar  ; * from  the  floor  of  the  house  unto  the  walls  of 
the  cieling,  he  covered  them  on  the  inside  with  wood  : 
and  he  covered  the  floor  of  the  house  with  boards  of 

16  ^ fir.  And  he  built  twenty  cubits  on  the  hinder  part 
of  the  house  with  boards  of  cedar  from  the  floor  unto 
the  walls  : he  even  built  them  for  it  within,  for  an 

17  oracle,  even  for  the  most  holy  place.  And  the  house, 
that  is,  the  temple  before  the  oracle,  was  forty  cubits 

18  long.  And  there  was  cedar  on  the  house  within, 
carved  with  ® knops  and  open  flowers  : all  was  cedar  ; 

19  there  was  no  stone  seen.  And  he  prepared  an  oracle 
in  the  midst  of  the  house  within,  to  set  there  the 

20  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord.  And  within  the 
oracle  was  a space  of  twenty  cubits  in  length,  and 
twenty  cubits  in  breadth,  and  twenty  cubits  in  the 
height  thereof  ; and  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold  : 

21  P and  he  covered  the  altar  with  cedar.  So  Solomon 
overlaid  the  house  within  with  pure  gold  : and  he 
drew  chains  of  gold  across  before  the  oracle  ; and 

22  he  overlaid  it  with  gold.  And  the  whole  house  he 
overlaid  with  gold,  until  all  the  house  was  finished  : 
also  the  whole  altar  that  belonged  to  the  oracle  he 

23  overlaid  with  gold.  ^And  in  the  oracle  he  made 
two  cherubim  of  olive  wood,  each  ten  cubits  high. 

24  And  five  cubits  was  the  one  wing  of  the  cherub,  and 
five  cubits  the  other  wing  of  the  cherub  : from  the  ut- 
termost part  of  the  one  wing  unto  the  uttermost  part  of 

25  the  other  were  ten  cubits.  And  the  other  cherub  was 
ten  cubits  : both  the  cherubim  were  of  one  measure 

26  and  one  form.  The  height  of  the  one  cherub  was  ten 

27  cubits,  and  so  was  it  of  the  other  cherub.  And  he 
set  the  cherubim  within  the  inner  house  : and  the 
wings  of  the  cherubim  were  stretched  forth,  so  that 
the  wing  of  the  one  touched  the  one  wall,  and  the 
wing  of  the  other  cherub  touched  the  other  wall ; 
and  their  wings  .touched  one  another  in  the  midst  of 

28  the  house.  And  he  overlaid  the  cherubim  with  gold. 

29  And  he  carved  all  the  walls  of  the  house  round  about 
with  carved  figures  of  cherubim  and  palm  trees  and 

30  open  flowers,  within  and  without.  And  the  floor  of 
the  house  he  overlaid  with  gold,  within  and  without. 


» ch.  2.  4.  & 9.  4. 

10  2 Sam.  7.  13.  1 
Chr.  22.  10. 

11  Ex.  25. 8.  Lev.  26. 
11.  2 Cor.  6.  16.  Rev. 
21.3. 


12  Deut.  31.  6. 

12  ver.  38. 

» Ex.  26.  33.  Lev. 
16.  2.  ch.  8.  6.  2 Chr. 
3.8.  Ezek.45.3.  Heb. 
9.  3. 


15  Ex.  30.  1,  3,  6. 

10  Ex.  37.  7,  8,  9.  2 
Chr.  3.  10,  11,  12. 

11  Ex.  25.  20.  & 37.  9. 
2 Chr.  5.  8. 


j Or,  he  fastened  the 
house. 

k Or,  both  the  floor 
of  the  house  and  the 
walls  &c.  and  so  ver. 
16. 


I Or,  cypress, 
m See  2 Chr.  3.  8. 
n Tlie  Sept,  has, 
beams, 
o Or,  gourds. 


p Or,  he  overlaid 
the  altar  also,  which 
was  of  cedar. 

a See  2 Clir.  3.  10' 

12. 


506 


I.  KINGS,  VII. 


31  IT  Awd  for  the  entering  of  the  oracle  he  made  doors 
of  olive  tree  : the  lintel  and  side  posts  were  a fifth  part 
of  the  luall. 

32  The  two  doors  also  were  of  olive  tree  ; and  he 
carved  upon  them  carvings  of  cherubims  and  palm  trees 
and  open  flowers,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold,  and 
spread  gold  upon  the  cherubims,  and  upon  the  palm 
trees. 

33  So  also  made  he  for  the  door  of  the  temple  posts 

olive  tree,  a fourth  part  of  the  wall. 

34  And  the  two  doors  were  of  fir  tree  ; the  two 
leaves  of  the  one  door  luere  folding,  and  the  two  leaves 
of  the  other  door  loere  folding. 

35  And  he  carved  thereon  cherubims  and  palm  trees 
and  open  flowers  : and  covered  them  with  gold  fitted 
upon  the  carved  work. 

36  ^ And  he  built  the  inner  court  with  three  rows  of 
hewed  stone,  and  a row  of  cedar  beams. 

37  ^ In  the  fourth  year  was  the  foundation  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord  laid,  in  the  month  Zif  : 

38  And  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the  month  Bui,  which 
is  the  eighth  month,  was  the  house  finished  throughout 
all  the  parts  thereof,  and  according  to  all  the  fashion  of 
it.  So  was  he  seven  years  in  building  it. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 The  building  of  Solomon‘’s  house.  2 Of  the  house  of  Lebanon.  6 
Of  the  porch  of  pillars.  7 Of  the  porch  of  judgment.  8 Of  the  house 
for  Pharaoh's  daughter.  13  Hiram's  work  of  the  two  pillars.  23  Of 
the  molten  sea.  27  Of  the  ten  bases.  38  Of  the  ten  lavers,  40  and  all 
the  vessels. 

But  Solomon  was  building  his  own  house  ^ thirteen 
years,  and  he  finished  all  his  house. 

2  ^ He  built  also  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Leba- 
non ; the  length  thereof  was  an  hundred  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  thereof  fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  thereof 
thirty  cubits,  upon  four  rows  of  cedar  pillars,  with  cedar 
beams  upon  the  pillars. 

3  And  it  was  covered  with  cedar  above  upon  the 
beams,  that  lay  on  forty  five  pillars,  fifteen  in  a row. 

4  And  there  were  windows  in  three  rows,  and  light 
loas  against  light  in  three  ranks. 

5  And  all  the  doors  and  posts  were  square,  with  the 
windows  : and  light  was  against  light  in  three  ranks. 

6  ^ And  he  made  a porch  of  pillars  ; the  length 
thereof  was  fifty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof  thirty 
cubits  : and  the  porch  loas  before  them  : and  the  other 
pillars  and  the  thick  beam  were  before  them. 

7  If  Then  he  made  a porch  for  the  throne  where  he 
might  judge,  even  the  porch  of  judgment : and  it  wo,s 
covered  with  cedar  from  one  side  of  the  floor  to  the 
other. 

8  ^ And  his  house  where  he  dwelt  had  another  court 
within  the  porch,  which  was  of  the  like  work.  Solo- 
mon made  also  an  house  for  Pharaoh’s  daughter,  ^ whom 
he  had  taken  to  wife,  like  unto  this  porch. 

9  All  these  were  of  costly  stones,  according  to  the 
measures  of  hewed  stones,  sawed  with  saws,  within  and 
without,  even  from  the  foundation  unto  the  coping,  and 
so  on  the  outside  toward  the  great  court. 

10  And  the  foundation  was  of  costly  stones,  even 
great  stones,  stones  of  ten  cubits,  and  stones  of  eight 
cubits. 

11  And  above  were  costly  stones,  after  the  measures 
of  hewed  stones,  and  cedars. 


31  And  for  the  entering  of  the  oracle  he  made  doors 
of  olive  wood  : the  ''  lintel  and  door  posts  were  a 

32  fifth  part  of  the  wall.  So  he  made  two  doors  of 
olive  wood  ; and  he  carved  upon  them  carvings  of 
cherubim  and  palm  trees  and  open  flowers,  and 
overlaid  them  with  gold  ; and  he  spread  the  gold 

33  upon  the  cherubim,  and  upon  the  palm  trees.  So 
also  made  he  for  the  entering  of  the  temple  door 
posts  of  olive  wood,  out  of  a fourth  part  of  the  wall ; 

34  and  two  doors  of  *fir  wood  ; the  two  leaves  of  the 
one  door  were  folding,  and  the  two  leaves  of  the 

35  other  door  were  folding.  And  he  carved  thereon 
cherubim  and  palm  trees  and  open  flowers  : and  he 
overlaid  them  with  gold  fitted  upon  the  graven  work. 

36  And  he  built  the  inner  court  with  three  rows  of  hewn 

37  stone,  and  a row  of  cedar  beams.  In  the  fourth 
year  was  the  foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord 

38  laid,  in  the  month  Ziv.  And  in  the  eleventh  year, 
in  the  month  Bui,  which  is  the  eighth  month,  was 
the  house  finished  * throughout  all  the  parts  thereof, 
and  q,ceording  to  all  the  fashion  of  it.  So  was  he 
seven  years  in  buUding  it. 


7  And  Solomon  was  building  his  own  house  thirteen 

2 years,  and  he  finished  all  his  house.  For  he  built 
the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  ; the  length 
thereof  was  an  hundred  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
thereof  fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  thereof  thirty 
cubits,  upon  four  rows  of  cedar  pillars,  with  cedar 

3 beams  upon  the  pillars.  And  it  was  covered  with 
cedar  above  over  the  forty  and  five  “beams,  that 

4 were  upon  the  pillars  ; fifteen  in  a row.  And  there 
were  ^ prospects  in  three  rows,  and  light  was  over 

5 against  light  in  three  ranks.  And  all  the  doors 
and  posts  were  square  in  prospect  : and  light  was 

6 over  against  light  in  three  ranks.  And  he  made 
the  porch  of  pillars  ; the  length  thereof  was  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof  thirty  cubits  ; and 
a porch  before  them  ; and  pillars  and  thick 

7 beams  before  them.  And  he  made  the  porch  of 
the  throne  where  he  might  judge,  even  the  porch  of 
judgement  : and  it  was  covered  with  cedar  from  floor 

8 to  floor.  And  his  house  where  he  might  dwell,  the 
other  court  within  the  porch,  was  of  the  like  work. 
He  made  also  an  house  for  Pharaoh’s  daughter, 
(whom  Solomon  had  taken  to  wife,)  like  unto  this 

9 porch.  All  these  were  of  costly  stones,  even  of 
hewn  stone,  ® according  to  measure,  sawed  with 
saws,  within  and  without,  even  from  the  foundation 
unto  the  coping,  and  so  on  the  outside  unto  the 

10  great  court.  And  the  foundation  was  of  costly 
stones,  even  great  stones,  stones  of  ten  cubits,  and 

11  stones  of  eight  cubits.  And  above  were  costly 
stones,  even  hewn  stone,  according  to  measure,  and 


18  Ezek.  41.  23,  24, 
25. 

19  ver.  1. 

2°  Compare  ver.  1. 


1 ch.  9.  10.  2 Chr. 

8.  1. 

2 ch,  3.  1.  2 Chr.  8. 

11. 


r Or,  posts, 
s Or,  cypress, 
t Or,  with  all  the 
appurtenances  there- 


of, and  ivith  all  the 
ordinances  thereof. 

a Or,  ,<iide-chambers. 
Heb.  ribs. 


b Or,  beams, 
c Or,  were  made 
square  ivith  beams. 


d Or,  a threshold, 
e Or,  after  divers 
measures. 


I.  KINGS,  VII. 


507 


12  And  the  great  court  round  about  luas  with  three 
rows  of  hewed  stones,  and  a row  of  cedar  beams,  both 
for  the  inner  court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  ^ and  for 
the  porch  of  the  house. 

13  And  king  Solomon  sent  and  fetched  ^ Hiram 
out  of  Tyre. 

14  ®He  was  a widow’s  son  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali, 
and  ® his  father  icas  a man  of  Tyre,  a worker  in  brass  : 
and  he  was  filled  with  wisdom,  and  understanding, 
and  cunning  to  work  all  works  in  brass.  And  he  came 
to  king  Solomon,  and  wrought  all  his  work. 

15  For  he  cast  ®tvvo  pillars  of  brass,  of  eighteen 
cubits  high  apiece  : and  a line  of  twelve  cubits  did  com- 
pass either  of  them  about. 

16  And  he  made  two  chapiters  of  molten  brass,  to 
set  upon  the  tops  of  the  pillars  : the  height  of  the  one 
chapiter  was  five  cubits,  and  the  height  of  the  other 
chapiter  ims  five  cubits  : 

17  And  nets  of  checker  work,  and  wreaths  of  chain 
work,  for  the  chapiters  which  were  upon  the  top  of  the 
pillars  ; seven  for  the  one  chapiter,  and  seven  for  the 
other  chapiter. 

18  And  he  made  the  pillars,  and  two  rows  round 
about  upon  the  one  network,  to  cover  the  chapiters  that 
were  upon  the  top,  with  pomegranates  : and  so  did  he 
for  the  other  chapiter. 

19  And  the  chapiters  that  were  upon  the  top  of  the 
pillars  were  of  lily  work  in  the  porch,  four  cubits. 

20  And  the  chapiters  upon  the  two  pillars  had  pome- 
granates also  above,  over  against  the  belly  which  was 
by  the  network  : and  the  pomegranates  loere  ® two  hun- 
dred in  rows  round  about  upon  the  other  chapiter. 

21  ^®And  he  set  up  the  pillars  in  the  porch  of  the 
temple  : and  he  set  up  the  right  pillar,  and  called  the 
name  thereof  Jachin  : and  he  set  up  the  left  pillar,  and 
called  the  name  thereof  Boaz. 

22  And  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  was  lily  work  : so 
was  the  work  of  the  pillars  finished. 

23  ^ And  he  made  a molten  sea,  ten  cubits  from 
the  one  brim  to  the  other  : it  was  round  all  about,  and 
his  height  loas  five  cubits  : and  a line  of  thirty  cubits 
did  compass  it  round  about. 

24  And  under  the  brim  of  it  round  about  there  were 
knops  compassing  it,  ten  in  a cubit,  compassing  the 
sea  round  about : the  knops  were  cast  in  two  rows, 
when  it  was  cast. 

25  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three  looking  toward 
the  north,  and  three  looking  toward  the  west,  and  three 
looking  toward  the  south,  and  three  looking  toward  the 
east : and  the  sea  was  set  above  upon  them,  and  all  their 
hinder  parts  were  inward. 

26  And  it  ivas  an  hand  breadth  thick,  and  the  brim 
thereof  was  wrought  like  the  brim  of  a cup,  with  flow- 
ers of  lilies  : it  contained  two  thousand  baths. 

27  If  And  he  made  ten  bases  of  brass  ; four  cubits 
was  the  length  of  one  base,  and  four  cubits  the  breadth 
thereof,  and  three  cubits  the  height  of  it. 

28  And  the  work  of  the  bases  was  on  this  manner : 
they  had  borders,  and  the  borders  were  between  the 
ledges  : 

29  And  on  the  borders  that  were  between  the  ledges 

3 Jolm  10.  23.  Acts  Chr.  3.  15.  & 4.  12.  is  2 Chr.  4.  3. 

3.  11.  Jer.  52.  21.  i^  2 Chr.  4.  4, 5.  Jer. 

< 2 Chr.  4.  11,  Hu-  » See  2 Chr.  3.  IG.  & 52.  20. 
ram : See  ver.  4.  13.  Jer.  52.  23.  is  See  2 Chr.  4.  5. 

s 2 Chr.  2.  14.  !»>  2 Chr.  3.  17.  / Or,  both  for  ..  . 

<5  2 Chr.  4.  IG.  n ch.  G.  3.  and  for. 

1 Ex.  31.  3.  & 3G.  1.  12  2 Kin.  25.  13.  2 (j  Sec  2 Chr.  2.  14. 

8 2 Kin.  25.  17.  2 Cliv.  4.  2.  Jer.  52.  17. 


12  cedar  wood.  And  the  great  court  round  about  had 
tlmee  rows  of  hewn  stone,  and  a row  of  cedar  beams  ; 
/like  as  the  inner  court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  porch  of  the  house. 

13  And  king  Solomon  sent  and  fetched  Hiram  out 

14  of  Tyre.  ^ He  was  the  son  of  a widow  woman  of 
the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  his  father  was  a man  of 
Tyre,  a worker  in  brass  ; and  he  was  filled  with 
wisdom  and  understanding  and  cunning,  to  work 
all  works  in  brass.  And  he  came  to  king  Solomon, 

15  and  wrought  all  his  work.  For  he  fashioned  the 
two  pillars  of  brass,  * of  eighteen  cubits  high  apiece  : 
and  a line  of  twelve  cubits  compassed  * either  of 

16  them  about.  And  he  made  two  chapiters  of  molten 
brass,  to  set  upon  the  tops  of  the  pillars  : the 
height  of  the  one  chapiter  was  five  cubits,  and  the 

17  height  of  the  other  chapiter  was  five  cubits.  There 
were  nets  of  checker  work,  and  wreaths  of  chain 
work,  for  the  chapiters  which  were  upon  the  top  of 
the  pillars  ; seven  for  the  one  chapiter,  and  seven 

18  for  the  other  chapiter.  So  he  made  the  pillars  ; 
and  there  were  two  rows  round  about  upon  the  one 
network,  to  cover  the  chapiters  that  were  upon  the 
top  of  the  j pillars  : and  so  did  he  for  the  other 

19  chapiter.  And  the  chapiters  that  were  upon  the 
top  of  the  pillars  in  the  porch  were  of  lily  work, 

20  four  cubits.  And  there  were  chapiters  above  also 
upon  the  two  pillars,  close  by  the  belly  which  was 
beside  the  network  : and  the  pomegranates  were  two 
hundred,  in  rows  round  about  upon  the  other  chap- 

21  iter.  * And  he  set  up  the  pillars  at  the  porch  of 
the  temple  : and  he  set  up  the  right  pillar,  and 
called  the  name  thereof  ^Jachin  : and  he  set  up  the 
left  pillar,  and  called  the  name  thereof  Boaz. 

22  And  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  was  lily  work  : so 

23  was  the  work  of  the  pillars  finished.  ” And  he 
made  the  molten  sea  of  ten  cubits  from  brim  to 
brim,  round  in  compass,  and  the  height  thereof  was 
five  cubits  : and  a line  of  thirty  cubits  compassed 

24  it  round  about.  And  under  the  brim  of  it  round 
about  there  were  knops  which  did  compass  it,  ® for 
ten  cubits,  compassing  tlie  sea  round  about  : the 

25  knops  were  in  two  rows,  cast  when  it  was  cast.  It 
stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three  looking  toward  the 
north,  and  three  looking  toward  the  west,  and  three 
looking  toward  the  south,  and  three  looking  toward 
the  east : and  the  sea  was  set  upon  them  above,  and 

26  all  their  hinder  parts  were  inward.  And  it  was  an 
handbreadth  thick  ; and  the  brim  thereof  was 
wrought  like  the  brim  of  a cup,  like  the  flower  of 

27  a lily  : it  held  two  thousand  baths.  And  he  made 
the  ten  bases  of  brass  ; four  cubits  was  the  length 
of  one  base,  and  four  cubits  the  breadth  thereof, 

28  and  three  cubits  the  height  of  it.  And  the  work 
of  the  bases  was  on  this  manner  : they  had  p bor- 
ders ; 7 and  there  were  borders  between  the  ledges  : 

29  and  on  the  borders  that  were  between  the  ledges 


h Heb.  eighteen  cu-  hdi^^pomegranates.  n See  2 Chr.  4.  2, 

hits  was  the  height  of  A See  2 Chr.  3.  17.  &c. 

one  pillar.  I Tltat  is,  He  shall  o Or,  ten  in  a cubit. 

i Heb.  the  other  pH-  establish.  p Or,  panels  (and 

lar.  m That  is,  perhaps,  so  in  ver.  20,  A'C.) 

j So  some  ancient  In  it  is  strength.  q Or,  even  borders. 

authorities.  The  text 


508 


I.  KINGS,  VII. 


were  lions,  oxen,  and  cherubims  : and  upon  the  ledges 
there  was  a base  above  : and  beneath  the  lions  and  oxen 
were  certain  additions  made  of  thin  work. 

30  And  every  base  had  four  brasen  wheels,  and  plates 
of  brass  : and  the  four  corners  thereof  had  underset- 
ters : under  the  laver  were  undersetters  molten,  at  the 
side  of  every  addition. 

31  And  the  mouth  of  it  within  the  chapiter  and  above 
was  a cubit  : but  the  mouth  thereof  was  round  after  the 
work  of  the  base,  a cubit  and  an  half  : and  also  upon 
the  mouth  of  it  were  gravings  with  their  borders,  four- 
square, not  round. 

32  And  under  the  borders  loere  four  wheels  ; and 
the  axletrees  of  the  wheels  were  joined  to  the  base  : 
and  the  height  of  a wheel  was  a cubit  and  half  a cubit. 

33  And  the  work  of  the  wheels  was  like  the  work  of 
a chariot  wheel  : their  axletrees,  and  their  naves,  and 
their  felloes,  and  their  spokes,  were  all  molten. 

34  And  there  were  four  undersetters  to  the  four  cor- 
ners of  one  base  : and  the  uiidersetters  were  of  the 
very  base  itself. 

35  And  in  the  top  of  the  base  was  there  a round  com- 
pass of  half  a cubit  high  : and  on  the  top  of  the  base 
the  ledges  thereof  and  the  borders  thereof  were  of  the 
same. 

36  For  on  the  plates  of  the  ledges  thereof,  and  on 
the  borders  thereof,  he  graved  cherubims,  lions,  and 
palm  trees,  according  to  the  proportion  of  every  one, 
and  additions  round  about. 

37  After  this  manner  he  made  the  ten  bases  ; all  of 
them  had  one  casting,  one  measure,  and  one  size. 

38  ^ Then  made  he  ten  lavers  of  brass  : one  laver 
contained  forty  baths  : and  every  laver  was  four  cu- 
bits : and  upon  every  one  of  the  ten  bases  one  laver. 

39  And  he  put  five  bases  on  the  right  side  of  the 
house,  and  five  on  the  left  side  of  the  house  : and  he 
set  the  sea  on  the  right  side  of  the  house  eastward  over 
against  the  south. 

40  ^ And  Hiram  made  the  lavers,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  basons.  So  Hiram  made  an  end  of  doing  all 
the  work  that  he  made  king  Solomon  for  the  house  of 
the  Lord  : 

41  The  two  pillars,  and  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapi- 
ters that  were  on  the  top  of  the  two  pillars  ; and  the 
two  networks,  to  cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters 
which  were  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; 

42  And  four  hundred  pomegranates  for  the  two  net- 
works, even  two  rows  of  pomegranates  for  one  network, 
to  cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  that  were  upon 
the  pillars  ; 

43  And  the  ten  bases,  and  ten  lavers  on  the  bases  ; 

44  And  one  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  under  the  sea  ; 

45  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  basons  : 
and  all  these  vessels,  which  Hiram  made  to  king  Solo- 
mon for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  were  of  bright  brass. 

46  In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the  king  cast  them, 
in  the  clay  ground  between  Succoth  and  Zarthan. 

47  And  Solomon  left  all  the  vessels  unweighed,  be- 
cause they  were  exceeding  many  : neither  was  the 
weight  of  the  brass  found  out. 

48  And  Solomon  made  all  the  vessels  that  pertained 
unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 22  the  altar  of  gold,  and 

the  table  of  gold,  whereupon  the  shewbread  was, 


16  2 Chr.  4.  6.  20  Gen.  33.  17. 

u ver.  17,  18,  2'  Josh.  3.  16. 

18  Ex.  27.  3.  2 Chr,  22  Ex.  37.  25,  &c. 

4.  16.  * 23  Ex.  37.  10,  &c. 

19  9 Chr.  4.  17. 


24  Ex.  25.  30.  Lev. 
24.  5-8. 

r Or,  it  was  in  like 
manner  above, 
s Heb.  shoulders. 


were  lions,  oxen,  and  cherubim  ; and  upon  the 
ledges  there  was  a pedestal  above  : and  beneath 
the  lions  and  oxen  were  wreaths  of  hanging  work. 

30  And  every  base  had  four  brasen  wheels,  and  axles 
of  brass  : and  the  four  feet  thereof  had  * underset- 
ters : beneath  the  laver  were  the  undersetters  mol- 

31  ten,  with  wreaths  at  the  side  of  each.  And  the 
mouth  of  it  within  the  chapiter  and  above  was  a 
cubit  : and  the  mouth  thereof  was  round  after  the 
work  of  a pedestal,  a cubit  and  an  half  : and  also 
upon  the  mouth  of  it  were  gravings,  and  their 

32  borders  were  foursquare,  not  round.  And  the  four 
wheels  were  underneath  the  borders  ; and  the  axle- 
trees  of  the  wheels  were  in  the  base  : and  the 
height  of  a wheel  was  a cubit  and  half  a cubit. 

33  And  the  work  of  the  wheels  was  like  the  work  of  a 
chariot  wheel  ; their  axletrees,  and  their  felloes, 
and  their  spokes,  and  their  naves,  were  all  molten. 

34  And  there  were  four  undersetters  at  the  four  cor- 
ners of  each  base  : the  undersetters  thereof  were 

35  of  the  base  itself.  And  in  the  top  of  the  base  was 
there  a round  compass  of  half  a cubit  high  : and 
on  the  top  of  the  base  the  * stays  thereof  and  the 

36  borders  thereof  were  of  the  same.  And  on  the 
plates  of  the  stays  thereof,  and  on  the  borders 
thereof,  he  graved  cherubim,  lions,  and  palm  trees, 
according  to  the  space  of  each,  with  wreaths  round 

37  about.  After  this  manner  he  made  the  ten  bases  : 
all  of  them  had  one  casting,  one  measure,  and  one 

38  form.  ^ And  he  made  ten  lavers  of  brass  : one  la- 
ver contained  forty  baths  : and  every  laver  was 
four  cubits  : and  upon  every  one  of  the  ten  bases 

39  one  laver.  And  he  set  the  bases,  five  on  the  right 

side  of  the  house,  and  five  on  the  left  side  of  the 
house  : and  he  set  the  sea  on  the  right  side  of  the 

40  house  eastward,  toward  the  south.  And  Hiram 
made  the  if  lavers,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  basons. 
So  Hiram  made  an  end  of  doing  all  the  work  that 
he  wrought  for  king  Solomon  in  the  house  of  the 

41  Lord  : the  two  pillars,  and  the  two  bowls  of  the 
chapiters  that  were  on  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; and 
the  two  networks  to  cover  the  two  bowls  of  the 

42  chapiters  that  were  on  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; and 
the  four  hundred  pomegranates  for  the  two  net- 
works ; two  rows  of  pomegranates  for  each  net- 
work, to  cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  that 

43  were  ^ upon  the  pillars  ; and  the  ten  bases,  and  the 

44  ten  lavers  on  the  bases  ; and  the  one  sea,  and  the 

45  twelve  oxen  under  the  sea  ; and  the  pots,  and  the 
shovels,  and  the  basons  : even  all  ® these  vessels, 
which  Hiram  made  for  king  Solomon,  in  the  house 

46  of  the  Lord,  were  of  burnished  brass.  In  the 
plain  of  Jordan  did  the  king  cast  them,  in  the  clay 

47  ground  between  Succoth  and  Zarethan.  And  Solo- 
mon left  all  the  vessels  umveighed,  because  they  were 
exceeding  many  : the  weight  of  the  brass  ^ could 

48  not  be  found  out.  And  Solomon  made  all  the  ves- 
sels that  were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  : the  golden 
altar,  and  the  table  whereupon  the  shewbread  was. 


t Heb.  hand.s.  x Heb.  Hirom.  a Another  reading 

ti  See  2 Chr.  4.  14.  y Many  ancient  an-  is,  the  ves.sels  of  the 
V See  2 Chr.  4.  6,  thorities  read,  pots.  Tent. 

&c.  z Heb.  vpon  the  face  b Or,  was  not 

w Heb.  shoulder.  of  the  pillars,  searched  out. 


I.  KINGS,  VIII. 


509 


49  And  the  candlesticks  of  pure  gold,  five  on  the 
right  side,  and  five  on  the  left,  before  the  oracle,  with 
the  flowers,  and  the  lamps,  and  the  tongs  of  gold, 

50  And  the  bowls,  and  the  snuffers,  and  the  basons, 
and  the  spoons,  and  the  censers  of  pure  gold  ; and  the 
hinges  of  gold,  both  for  the  doors  of  the  inner  house, 
the  most  holy  place,  and  for  the  doors  of  the  house,  to 
wit,  of  the  temple. 

51  So  was  ended  all  the  work  that  king  Solomon 
made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  Solomon 
brought  in  the  things  which  David  his  father  had 
dedicated  ; even  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  ves- 
sels, did  he  put  among  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  The  feast  of  the  dedication  of  the  temple.  12,54  Solomon's  blessing, 
22  Solomon's  prayer.  62  His  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings. 

Then  ^ Solomon  assembled  the  elders  of  Israel,  and 
all  the  heads  of  the  tribes,  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  king  Solomon  in  Jerusa- 
lem, 2 that  they  might  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  ^ out  of  the  city  of  David,  which  is 
Zion. 

2  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  assembled  themselves 
unto  king  Solomon  at  the  ^ feast  in  the  month  Ethanim, 
which  is  the  seventh  month. 

3  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came,  ® and  the  priests 
took  up  the  ark. 

4  And  they  brought  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  ® and 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  all  the  holy 
vessels  that  loere  in  the  tabernacle,  even  those  did  the 
priests  and  the  Levites  bring  up. 

5  And  king  Solomon,  and  all  the  congregation  of 
Israel,  that  were  assembled  unto  bin*,  were  with  him 
before  the  ark,  sacrificing  sheep  and  oxen,  that  could 
not  be  told  nor  numbered  for  multitude. 

6  And  the  priests  ® brought  in  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  unto  ® his  place,  into  the  oracle  of 
the  house,  to  the  most  holy  place,  even  under  the 
wings  of  the  cherubims. 

7  For  the  cherubims  spread  forth  their  two  wings 
over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and  the  cherubims  covered 
the  ark  and  the  staves  thereof  above. 

8  And  they  drew  out  the  staves,  that  the  ends  of 
the  staves  were  seen  out  in  the  holy  place  before  the 
oracle,  and  they  were  not  seen  without  : and  there  they 
are  unto  this  day. 

9  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark  save  the  two 
tables  of  stone,  which  Moses  put  there  at  Horeb, 
when  the  Lord  made  a covenant  with  the  children  of 
Israel,  when  they  came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests  were  come 
out  of  the  holy  place,  that  the  cloud  filled  the  house 
of  the  Lord, 

11  So  that  the  priests  could  not  stand  to  minister 
because  of  the  cloud  : for  the  glory  of  the  Lord  had 
filled  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

12  ^ Then  spake  Solomon,  The  Lord  said  that  he 
would  dwell  in  the  thick  darkness. 

13  I have  surely  built  thee  an  house  to  dwell  in, 
a settled  place  for  thee  to  abide  in  for  ever. 

25  2 Sam.  8.  11.  2 « Lev.  23.  34.  2 Chr.  2 2 Sam.  0.  13. 

Chr.  5.  1.  7.  8.  82  Sam.  G.  17. 

1 2 Chr.  5.  2,  &c.  5 Num.  4.  15.  Deut.  « Ex.  2G.  33,  34.  ch. 

2  2 Sam.  G.  17.  31.  9.  Josh.  3.  3,  G.  1 G.  19. 

3  2 Sam.  5.  7,  9.  & G.  Chr.  15.  14,  15.  ch.  G.  27. 

E,  16.  « ch.  3.  4.  2 Chr.  1.  “ Ex.  25.  14,  15. 

. 3. 


49  of  gold  ; and  the  candlesticks,  five  on  the  right 
side,  and  five  on  the  left,  before  the  oracle,  of  pure 
gold  ; and  the  flowers,  and  the  lamps,  and  the 

50  tongs,  of  gold  ; and  the  cups,  and  the  snuffers,  and 
the  basons,  and  the  spoons,  and  the  firepans,  of 
pure  gold  ; and  the  hinges,  both  for  the  doors  of 
the  inner  house,  the  most  holy  place,  and  for  the 
doors  of  the  house,  to  wit,  of  the  temple,  of  gold. 

51  ^Thus  all  the  work  that  king  Solomon  wrought  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord  was  finished.  And  Solomon 
brought  in  the  things  which  David  his  father  had 
dedicated,  even  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the 
vessels,  and  put  them  in  the  treasuries  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 


8 Then  Solomon  assembled  the  elders  of  Israel, 
and  all  the  heads  of  the  tribes,  the  princes  of  the 
fathers’  houses  of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  king 
Solomon  in  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  the  city  of  David, 

2 which  is  Zion.  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  assem- 
bled themselves  unto  king  Solomon  at  the  feast,  in 
the  month  Ethanim,  which  is  the  seventh  month. 

3 And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came,  and  the  priests 

4 took  up  the  ark.  And  they  brought  up  the  ark  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  all  the  holy 
vessels  that  were  in  the  Tent  ; even  these  did  the 

5 priests  and  the  Levites  bring  up.  And  king  Solo- 
mon and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  that  were 
assembled  unto  him,  were  with  him  before  the  ark, 
sacrificing  sheep  and  oxen,  that  could  not  be  told 

6 nor  numbered  for  multitude.  And  the  priests 
brought  in  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
unto  its  place,  into  the  oracle  of  the  house,  to  the 
most  holy  place,  even  under  the  wings  of  the  cheru- 

7 him.  For  the  cherubim  spread  forth  their  wings 
over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and  the  cherubim  covered 

8 the  ark  and  the  staves  thereof  above.  And  “ the 
staves  were  so  long  that  the  ends  of  the  staves  were 
seen  from  the  holy  place  before  the  oracle  ; but 
they  were  not  seen  without  : and  there  they  are, 

9 unto  this  day.  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark  save 
the  two  tables  of  stone  which  Moses  put  there  at 
Horeb,  when  the  Lord  made  a covenant  with  the 
children  of  Israel,  when  they  came  out  of  the  land 

10  of  Egypt.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests 
were  come  out  of  the  holy  place,  that  the  cloud 

11  filled  the  house  of  the  Lord,  so  that  the  priests 
could  not  stand  to  minister  by  reason  of  the  cloud  : 
for  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 


12  ‘^Then  spake  Solomon,  The  Lord  hath  said  that 

13  he  would  dwell  in  the  thick  darkness.  I liave  surely 
built  thee  an  house  of  habitation,  a place  for  thee 


12  Ex.  25.  21.  Deut.  18  Ex.  40.  34,  35.  2 c See  2 Chr.  5. 1,  &c. 

10.  2.  Chr.  5.  13,  14.  & 7.  2.  a Or,  they  drew  out 

13  Deut.  10.  5.  Heb.  2 Clir.  G.  1,  &c.  the  staves,  so  that  dec. 

9.  4.  18  Lev.  IG.  2.  Ps.  h Or,  where. 

11  Ex.  40.  20.  18.  11.  & 97.  2.  c See  2 Chr.  G.  1, 

i5ver.  21.  Ex.  34.  1“  2 Sam.  7.  13.  &c.  • 

27,  28.  Deut.  4.  13.  20  Pg.  132.  14. 


510 


I.  KINGS,  VIII. 


14  And  the  king  turned  his  face  about,  and  blessed 
all  the  congregation  of  Israel  : (and  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel  stood  ;) 

15  And  he  said,  ^2  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  which  spake  with  his  mouth  unto  David  my 
father,  and  hath  with  his  hand  fulfilled  it,  saying, 

16  Since  the  day  that  I brought  forth  my  people 

Israel  out  of  Egypt,  I chose  no  city  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  to  build  an  house,  that  name 

might  be  therein  ; but  I chose  David  to  be  over  my 
people  Israel. 

17  And  27  it  was  in  the  heart  of  David  my  father  to 
build  an  house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

18  28  And  the  Lord  said  unto  David  my  father, 
Whereas  it  was  in  thine  heart  to  build  an  house  unto 
my  name,  thou  didst  well  that  it  was  in  thine  heart. 

19  Nevertheless  29  thou  shalt  not  build  the  house  ; 
but  thy  son  that  shall  come  forth  out  of  thy  loins,  he 
shall  build  the  house  unto  my  name. 

20  And  the  Lord  hath  performed  his  word  that  he 
spake,  and  I am  risen  up  in  the  room  of  David  my 
father,  and  sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  as  the  Lord 
promised,  and  have  built  an  house  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

21  And  I have  set  there  a place  for  the  ark,  wherein 
is  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  which  he  made  with  our 
fathers,  when  he  brought  them  out  of  the  laud  of 
Egypt. 

22  ^ And  Solomon  stood  before  32the  altar  of  the 
Lord  in  the  presence  of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel, 
and  spread  forth  his  hands  toward  heaven  : 

23  And  he  said.  Lord  God  of  Israel,  there  is  no 
God  like  thee,  in  heaven  above,  or  on  earth  beneath, 
35  who  keepest  covenant  and  mercy  with  thy  servants 
that  36  walk  before  thee  with  all  their  heart  : 

24  Who  hast  kept  with  thy  servant  David  my  father 
that ’thou  promisedst  him  : thou  spakest  also  with  thy 
mouth,  and  hast  fulfilled  it  with  thine  hand,  as  it  is  this 
day. 

25  Therefore  now.  Lord  God  of  Israel,  keep  with 
thy  servant  David  my  father  that  thou  promisedst  him, 
saying,  37  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a man  in  my  sight  to 
sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel  ; so  that  thy  children  take 
heed  to  their  way,  that  they  walk  before  me  as  thou 
hast  walked  before  me. 

26  38  And  now,  O God  of  Israel,  let  thy  word,  lijpray 
thee,  be  verified,  which  thou  spakest  unto  thy  servant 
David  my  father. 

27  But  39  will  God  indeed  dwell  on  the  earth  ? be- 
hold, the  heaven  and  ^9  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  con- 
tain thee  ; how  much  less  this  house  that  I have 
builded  ? 

28  Yet  have  thou  respect  unto  the  prayer  of  thy 
servant,  and  to  his  supplication,  O Lord  my  God,  to 
hearken  unto  the  cry  and  to  the  prayer,  which  thy  ser- 
vant prayeth  before  thee  to  day  : 

29  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  toward  this  house 
night  and  day,  even  toward  the  place  of  which  thou 
hast  said,  My  name  shall  be  there  : that  thou  mayest 
hearken  unto  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  shall  make 
■*2  toward  this  place. 

21  2 Sam.  6.  18.  26  i Sam.  16.  1.  2 29  2 Sam.  7.  5, 12, 13. 

22  Luke  1.  68.  Sam.  7.  8.  1 Chr.  28.  ch.  5.  3,  5. 

23  2 Sam.  7.  5,  25.  4.  so  1 chr.  28.  5,  6. 

2*  2 Sam.  7.  6.  2 27  2 Sam.  7.  2.  1 Chr.  3i  yer,  9.  Deut.  31. 

Chr.  6.  5,  &c.  17.  1.  26. 

25  ver.  29.  Deut.  12.  28  o Chr.  6.  8,  9.  sz  2 Chr.  6.  12,  <^-c. 

11.  33  Ex.  9.  33.  Ezra 


14  to  dwell  in  for  ever.  And  the  king  turned  his  face 
about,  and  blessed  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  : 

15  and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  stood.  And  he 
said.  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  which 
spake  with  his  mouth  unto  David  my  father,  and 

16  hath  with  his  hand  fulfilled  it,  saying.  Since  the  day 
that  I brought  forth  my  people  Israel  out  of  Egypt, 
I chose  no  city  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to 
build  an  house,  that  my  name  might  be  there  ; but 

17  I chose  David  to  be  over  my  people  Israel.  Now 
it  was  in  the  heart  of  David  my  father  to  build  an 
house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel. 

18  But  the  Lord  said  unto  David  my  father.  Whereas 
it  was  in  thine  heart  to  build  an  house  for  my  name, 

19  thou  didst  well  that  it  was  in  thine  heart : neverthe- 
less thou  shalt  not  build  the  house  ; but  thy  son 
that  shall  come  forth  out  of  thy  loins,  he  shall  build 

20  the  house  for  my  name.  And  the  Lord  hath  estab- 
lished his  word  that  he  spake  ; for  I am  risen  up  in 
the  room  of  David  my  father,  and  sit  on  the  throne 
of  Israel,  as  the  Lord  promised,  and  have  built  the 
house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel. 

21  And  there  have  I set  a place  for  the  ark,  wherein 
is  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  which  he  made  with 
our  fathers,  when  he  brought  them  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 


22  And  Solomon  stood  before  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
in  the  presence  of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel, 

23  and  spread  forth  his  hands  toward  heaven  : and  he 
said,  O Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  there  is  no  God 
like  thee,  ii#  heaven  above,  or  on  earth  beneath  ; 
who  keepest  covenant  and  mercy  ^with  thy  ser- 
vants, that  walk  before  thee  with  all  their  heart : 

24  who  hast  kept  with  thy  servant  David  my  father 
that  wliieh  thou  didst  promise  him  : yea,  thou 
spakest  with  thy  mouth,  and  hast  fulfilled  it  with 

25  thine  hand,  as  it  is  this  day.  Now  therefore,  O 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  keep  with  thy  servant 
David  my  father  that  which  thou  hast  promised 
him,  saying,  ® There  shall  not  fail  thee  a man  in  my 
sight  to  sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel  ; if  only  thy 
children  take  heed  to  their  way,  to  walk  before  me 

26  as  thou  hast  walked  before  me.  Now  therefore,  O 
God  of  Israel,  let  thy  word,  I pray  thee,  be  verified, 
which  thou  spakest  unto  thy  servant  David  my 

27  father.  But  will  God  in  very  deed  dwell  on  the 
earth  ? behold,  heaven  and  the  heaven  of  heavens 
cannot  contain  thee  ; how  much  less  this  house  that 

28  I have  builded  ! Yet  have  thou  respect  unto  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to  his  siipplication,  O 
Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and  to  the 
prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth  before  thee  this 

29  day  : that  thine  eyes  may  be  open  toward  this 
house  night  and  day,  even  toward  the  place  whereof 
thou  hast  said.  My  name  shall  be  there  : to  hearken 
unto  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  shall  pray  toward 


9.  5.  Is.  1. 15. 

34Ex.  15. 11.  2 Sam. 

7 22. 

’ aii^beut.  7.  9.  Neh. 
1.  5.  Dan.  9.  4. 

36  Gen.  17.  1.  ch.  3. 
6.  2 Kin.  20.  3. 


87  2 Sam.  7.  12,  16. 
ch.  2.  4. 

38  2 Sam.  7.  25. 

30  2 Chr.  2.  6.  Is. 
66.  1.  Jer.  23.  24. 
Acts  7.  49.  & 17.  24. 

'‘0  2 Cor.  12.  2. 


41  Deut.  12.  11. 

42  Dan.  6.  10. 

a Or,  for. 

€ Heb.  There  shall 
not  he  cut  off  unto 
thee  a man  from  my 
sight. 


I.  KINGS,  VIII. 


511 


30  And  hearken  thou  to  the  supplication  of  thy 
servant,  and  of  thy  people  Israel,  when  they  shall  pray 
toward  this  place  : and  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwell- 
ing place  : and  when  thou  hearest,  forgive. 

31  ^ If  any  man  trespass  against  his  neighbour,  and 

an  oath  be  laid  upon  him  to  cause  him  to  swear,  and 

the  oath  come  before  thine  altar  in  this  house  : 

32  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  do,  and  judge  thy 
servants,  condemning  the  wicked,  to  bring  his  way 
upon  his  head  ; and  justifying  the  righteous,  to  give 
him  according  to  his  righteousness. 

33  ^ When  thy  people  Israel  be  smitten  down  be- 
fore the  enemy,  because  they  have  sinned  against  thee, 
and  shall  turn  again  to  thee,  and  confess  thy  name, 
and  pray,  and  make  supplication  unto  thee  in  this 
house  : 

34  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  forgive  the  sin  of 
thy  people  Israel,  and  bring  them  again  unto  the  land 
which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers. 

35  ^ When  heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there  is  no  rain, 
because  they  have  sinned  against  thee  ; if  they  pray 
toward  this  place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and  turn  from 
their  sin,  when  thou  afflictest  them  : 

36  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  forgive  the  sin  of 
thy  servants,  and  of  thy  people  Israel,  that  thou  teach 
them  the  good  way  wherein  they  should  walk,  and 
give  rain  upon  thy  land,  which  thou  hast  given  to  thy 
people  for  an  inheritance. 

37  TT  If  there  be  in  the  land  famine,  if  there  be 
pestilence,  blasting,  mildew,  locust,  or  if  there  be  cater- 
piller  ; if  their  enemy  besiege  them  in  the  land  of  their 
cities  ; whatsoever  plague,  whatsoever  sickness  there  he  ; 

38  What  prayer  and  supplication  soever  be  made  by 
any  man,  or  by  all  thy  people  Israel,  which  shall  know 
every  man  the  plague  of  his  own  heart,  and  spread 
forth  his  hands  toward  this  house  : 

39  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling  place,  and 
forgive,  and  do,  and  give  to  every  man  according  to 
his  ways,  whose  heart  thou  knowest ; (for  thou,  even 
thou  only,  knowest  the  hearts  of  all  the  children  of 
men  ;) 

40  That  they  may  fear  thee  all  the  days  that  they 
live  in  the  land  which  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

41  Moreover  concerning  a stranger,  that  is  not  of  thy 
people  Israel,  but  cometli  out  of  a far  country  for  thy 
name’s  sake  ; 

42  (For  they  shall  hear  of  thy  great  name,  and  of 
thy  strong  hand,  and  of  thy  stretched  out  arm  ;) 
when  he  shall  come  and  pray  toward  this  house  ; 

43  Hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling  place,  and  do 
according  to  all  that  the  stranger  calleth  to  thee  for  : 

that  all  people  of  the  earth  may  know  thy  name,  to 

fear  thee,  as  do  thy  people  Israel  ; and  that  they 
may  know  that  this  house,  which  I have  builded,  is 
called  by  thy  name. 

44  ^ If  thy  people  go  out  to  battle  against  their  ene- 
my, whithersoever  thou  shalt  send  them,  and  shall  pray 
unto  the  Lord  toward  the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen, 
and  toward  the  liouse  that  I have  built  for  thy  name  : 

45  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  their  prayer  and  their 
supplication,  and  maintain  their  cause. 

46  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (^'^  for  there  is  no  man 

« 2 Chr.  20.  9.  Neh.  Lev.  26.  39,  40.  Lev,  26. 16,  25, 26. 
1.  6.  Neh.  1.  9.  Deut.  28.  21,  22, 27,  38, 

« Ex.  22.  11.  •‘8  Lev.  26. 19.  Deut.  42,  .52.  2 Chr.  20.  9. 

*«Deut.  25.  1.  28.23.  52  1 Sam.  16.  7.  1 

Lev.  26.  17,  Deut.  “n  25.  4.  ^ 27.  11.  Chr.  28.  9.  Ps.  11.  4. 

28.  25.  & 94.  12.  & 143.  8.  .ler.  17.  10.  Acts  1. 

5«  1 S.im.  12.  23.  24. 


30  this  place.  And  hearken  thou  to  the  supplication 
of  thy  servant,  and  of  thy  people  Israel,  when  they 
shall  pray  toward  this  place  : yea,  hear  thou  in 
heaven  thy  dwelling  place  ; and  when  thou  hearest, 

31  forgive.  -^If  a man  sin  against  his  neighbour,  and 
an  oath  be  laid  upon  him  to  cause  him  to  swear, 
and  he  come  and  swear  before  thine  altar  in  this 

32  house  : then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  do,  and  judge 
thy  servants,  condemning  the  wicked,  to  bring  his 
way  upon  his  own  head  ; and  justifying  the  right- 
eous, to  give  him  according  to  his  righteousness. 

33  When  thy  people  Israel  be  smitten  down  before  the 
enemy,  because  they  have  sinned  against  thee  ; if 
they  tiu-n  again  to  thee,  and  confess  thy  name,  and 
pray  and  make  supplication  unto  thee  in  this  house  : 

34  then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  forgive  the  sin  of 
thy  people  Israel,  and  bring  them  again  unto  the 

35  land  which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers.  When 
heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there  is  no  rain,  because 
they  have  sinned  against  thee  ; if  they  pray  toward 
this  place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and  turn  from 

36  their  sin,  o when  thou  dost  afflict  them  : then  hear 
thou  in  heaven,  and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  servants, 
and  of  thy  people  Israel,  ^ when  thou  teachest  them 
the  good  way  wherein  they  should  walk  ; and  send 
rain  upon  thy  land,  which  thou  hast  given  to  thy 

37  people  for  an  inheritance.  If  there  be  in  the  land 
famine,  if  there  be  pestilence,  if  there  be  blasting  or 
mildew,  locust  or  caterpiller  ; if  their  enemy  be- 
siege them  in  the  land  of  their  ^ cities  ; whatsoever 

38  plague,  whatsoever  sickness  there  be  ; what  prayer 
and  supplication  soever  be  made  by  any  man,  or  by 
all  thy  people  Israel,  which  shall  know  every  man 
the  plague  of  his  own  heart,  and  spread  forth  his 

39  hands  toward  this  house  : then  hear  thou  in  lieaven 
thy  dwelling  place,  and  forgive,  and  do,  and  render 
unto  every  man  according  to  all  his  ways,  whose 
heart  thou  knowest  ; (for  thou,  even  thou  only, 
knowest  the  hearts  of  all  the  cliildren  of  men  ;) 

40  that  they  may  fear  thee  all  the  days  that  they  live 
in  the  land  which  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

41  Moreover  concerning  the  stranger,  that  is  not  of  thy 
people  Israel,  when  he  shall  come  out  of  a far 

42  country  for  thy  name’s  sake  ; (for  they  shall  hear  of 
thy  great  name,  and  of  thy  mighty  hand,  and  of  thy 
stretched  out  arm  ;)  when  he  shall  come  and  pray 

43  toward  this  house  ; hear  thou  in  heaven  tliy  dwell- 
ing place,  and  do  according  to  all  that  the  stranger 
calleth  to  thee  for  ; that  all  the  peoples  of  the  earth 
may  know  thy  name,  to  fear  thee,  as  doth  thy  peo- 
ple Israel,  and  that  they  may  know  that  J this  house 

44  which  I have  built  is  called  by  thy  name.  If  thy 
people  go  out  to  battle  against  their  enemy,  by 
whatsoever  way  thou  shalt  send  them,  and  they 
pray  unto  the  Lord  toward  the  city  which  thou  hast 
chosen,  and  toward  the  house  which  I have  built  for 

45  tliy  name  : then  hear  thou  in  heaven  their  prayer 
and  their  supplication,  and  maintain  their  ^ cause. 

46  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for  there  is  no  man  that 


53  Ps.  130.  4.  20.  9.  Eccles.  7.  20.  h Or,  ansn'erest. 

54  Deut.  3.  24.  Jam.  3.  2.  1 Jolm  1.  i Heb. 

55  1 Sain.  17.  46.  2 8,  10.  j Or,  ilnj  ikiwip  is 

Kin.  19.  19.  Ps.  67.  2.  / Or,  Whereinsoever  called  upon  this  house 

55  Ps.  102.  15.  a man  shall  sin,  etc. 

5^  2 Chr.  6.  36.  Pro.  g Or,  because.  k Or,  right. 


512 


I.  KINGS,  VIII. 


that  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be  angry  with  them,  and  de- 
liver them  to  the  enemy,  so  that  they  carry  them  away 
captives  unto  the  land  of  the  enemy,  far  or  near  ; 

47  Yet  if  they  shall  bethink  themselves  in  the  land 
whither  they  were  carried  captives,  and  repent,  and 
make  supplication  unto  thee  in  the  land  of  them  that 
carried  them  captives,  saying.  We  have  sinned,  and 
have  done  perversely,  we  have  committed  wickedness  ; 

48  And  so  return  unto  thee  with  all  their  heart, 
and  with  all  their  soul,  in  the  land  of  their  enemies, 
which  led  them  away  captive,  and  ^^pray  unto  thee 
toward  their  land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers, 
the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and  the  house  which  I 
have  built  for  thy  name  : 

49  Then  hear  thou  their  prayer  and  their  supplica- 
tion in  heaven  thy  dwelling  place,  and  maintain  their 
cause, 

50  And  forgive  thy  people  that  have  sinned  against 
thee,  and  all  their  transgressions  wherein  they  have 
transgressed  against  thee,  and  give  them  compassion 
before  them  who  carried  them  captive,  that  they  may 
have  compassion  on  them  : 

51  For  ®^they  he  thy  people,  and  thine  inheritance, 
which  thou  broughtest  forth  out  of  Egypt,  from  the 
midst  of  the  furnace  of  iron  : 

52  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  unto  the  svipplica- 
tion  of  thy  servant,  and  unto  the  supplication  of  thy 
people  Israel,  to  hearken  unto  them  in  all  that  they 
call  for  unto  thee. 

53  For  thou  didst  separate  them  from  among  all  the 
people  of  the  earth,  to  he  thine  inheritance,  ®®as  thou 
spakest  by  the  hand  of  Moses  thy  servant,  when  thou 
broughtest  our  fathers  out  of  Egypt,  O Lord  God. 

54  And  it  was  so,  that  when  Solomon  had  made  an 
end  of  praying  all  this  prayer  and  supplication  unto 
the  Lord,  he  arose  from  before  the  altar  of  the  Lord, 
from  kneeling  on  his  knees  with  his  hands  spread  up  to 
heaven. 

55  And  he  stood,  and  blessed  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel  with  a loud  voice,  saying, 

56  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  that  hath  given  rest  unto 
his  people  Israel,  according  to  all  that  he  promised  : 

there  hath  not  failed  one  word  of  all  his  good  pro- 
mise, which  he  promised  by  the  hand  of  Moses  his 
servant. 

57  The  Lord  our  God  be  with  us,  as  he  was  with  our 
fathers  : let  him  not  leave  us,  nor  forsake  us  : 

58  That  he  may  incline  our  hearts  unto  him,  to 
walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  commandments, 
and  his  statutes,  and  his  judgments,  which  he  com- 
manded our  fathers. 

59  And  let  these  my  words,  wherewith  I have  made 
supplication  before  the  Lord,  be  nigh  unto  the  Lord 
our  God  day  and  night,  that  he  maintain  the  cause  of 
his  servant,  and  the  cause  of  his  people  Israel  at  all 
times,  as  the  matter  shall  require  : 

60  That  all  the  people  of  the  earth  may  know  that 

the  Lord  is  God,  and  that  there  is  none  else. 

61  Let  your  heart  therefore  be  perfect  with  the 
Lord  our  God,  to  walk  in  his  statutes,  and  to  keep  his 
commandments,  as  at  this  day. 

58  Lev.  26.  34,  44.  63  Ezra?.  6.  Ps.  106.  ce  Ex.  19.  5.  Deut. 

Deut.  28.  36,  64.  46.  9.  26, 29.  & 14. 2. 

59  Lev.  26.  40.  64  Deut.  9.  29.  Neh.  67  2 Sam.  6.  18. 

60  Neh.  1.  6.  Ps.  1.  10.  68  Deut.  12. 10.  Josh. 

106.  6.  Dan.  9.  5.  05  Deut.  4.  20.  Jer.  21.  45.  & 23.  14. 

61  Jer.  29.  12,  13,  14.  11.  4.  69  Deut.  31.  6.  Josh. 

62  Dan.  6.  10.  1.  5. 


sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be  angry  with  them,  and  de- 
liver them  to  the  enemy,  so  that  * they  carry  them 
away  captive  unto  the  land  of  the  enemy,  far  off  or 

47  near  ; yet  if  they  shall  bethink  themselves  in  the 
land  whither  they  are  carried  captive,  and  turn 
again,  and  make  supplication  unto  thee  in  the  land 
of  them  that  carried  them  captive,  saying.  We  have 
sinned,  and  have  done  perversely,  we  have  dealt 

48  wickedly  ; if  they  return  unto  thee  with  all  their 
heart  and  with  all  their  soul  in  the  land  of  their 
enemies,  which  carried  them  captive,  and  pray  unto 
thee  toward  their  land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their 
fathers,  the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and  the 

49  house  which  I have  built  for  thy  name  : then  hear 
thou  their  prayer  and  their  supplication  in  heaven 

50  thy  dwelling  place,  and  maintain  their  cause  ; and 
forgive  thy  people  which  have  sinned  against  thee, 
and  all  their  transgressions  wherein  they  have  trans- 
gressed against  thee  ; and  give  them  ” compassion 
before  those  who  carried  them  captive,  that  they 

51  may  have  compassion  on  them  : for  they  be  thy 
people,  and  thine  inheritance,  which  thou  broughtest 
forth  out  of  Egypt,  from  the  midst  of  the  furnace 

52  of  iron  : that  thine  eyes  may  be  open  unto  the  sup- 
plication of  thy  servant,  and  unto  the  supplication 
of  thy  people  Israel,  to  hearken  unto  them  whenso- 

53  ever  they  cry  unto  thee.  For  thou  didst  separate 
them  from  among  all  the  peoples  of  the  earth,  to 
be  thine  inheritance,  as  thou  spakest  by  the  hand  of 
Moses  thy  servant,  when  thou  broughtest  our  fathers 
out  of  Egypt,  O Lord  God. 


54  ° And  it  was  so,  that  when  Solomon  had  made  an 
end  of  praying  all  this  prayer  and  supplication  unto 
the  Lord,  he  arose  from  before  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  from  kneeling  on  his  knees  with  his  hands 

55  spread  forth  toward  heaven.  And  he  stood,  and 
blessed  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  with  a loud 

56  voice,  saying.  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  that  hath  given 
rest  unto  his  people  Israel,  according  to  all  that  he 
promised  : there  hath  not  v failed  one  word  of  all 
his  good  promise,  which  he  promised  by  the  hand  of 

57  Moses  his  servant.  The  Lord  our  God  be  with  us, 
as  he  was  with  our  fathers  : let  him  not  leave  us, 

58  nor  forsake  us  : that  he  may  incline  our  hearts  unto 
him,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments, and  his  statutes,  and  his  judgements, 

59  which  he  commanded  our  fathers.  And  let  these 
my  words,  wherewith  I have  made  supplication  be- 
fore the  Lord,  be  nigh  unto  the  Lord  our  God  day 
and  night,  that  he  maintam  the  cause  of  liis  servant, 
and  the  cause  of  his  people  Israel,  ^ as  every  day 

60  shall  require  : that  all  the  peoples  of  the  earth  may 
know  that  the  Lord,  he  is  God  ; there  is  none  else. 

61  Let  your  heart  therefore  be  perfect  with  the  Lord 
our  God,  to  walk  in  his  statutes,  and  to  keep  his 


70  Ps.  119.  36. 

71  Josh.  4.  24.  1 

Sam.  17.  46.  2 Kin. 

19.  19. 

72  Deut.  4.  35,  39. 


73  ch.  11.  4.  & 15.  3, 
14.  2 Kin.  20.  3. 

I Heb.  they  that 
tahe  them  captive  car- 
ry them  away, 
m Or,  right. 


n Heb.  to  be  for 
compassion. 

0 See  2 Chr.  7. 1,  &c. 
p Heb.  fallen, 
q Heb.  the  thing  of 
a day  in  its  day. 


I.  KINCxS,  IX. 


513 


62  If  And  the  king,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  offered 
sacrifice  before  the  Lord. 

63  And  Solomon  offered  a sacrifice  of  peace  offer- 
ings, which  he  offered  unto  the  Lord,  two  and  twenty 
thousand  oxen,  and  an  hundred  and  twenty  thousand 
sheep.  So  the  king  and  all  the  children  of  Israel  dedi- 
cated the  house  of  the  Lord. 

64  The  same  day  did  the  king  hallow  the  middle 
of  the  court  that  was  before  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
for  there  he  offered  burnt  offerings,  and  meat  offerings, 
and  the  fat  of  the  peace  offerings  : because  the  brasen 
altar  that  toas  before  the  Lord  was  too  little  to  receive 
the  burnt  offerings,  and  meat  offerings,  and  the  fat  of 
the  peace  offerings. 

65  And  at  that  time  Solomon  held  a feast,  and  all 
Israel  with  him,  a great  congregation,  from  the  en- 
tering in  of  Hamath  unto  the  river  of  Egypt,  before 
the  Lord  our  God,  seven  days  and  seven  days,  even 
fourteen  days. 

66  On  the  eighth  day  he  sent  the  people  away  : 
and  they  blessed  the  king,  and  went  unto  their  tents 
joyful  and  glad  of  heart  for  all  the  goodness  that  the 
Lord  had  done  for  David  his  servant,  and  for  Israel 
his  people. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  God's  covenant  in  n vision  with  Solomon.  10  The  mutual  presents  of 
Solomon  and  Hiram.  15  In  Solomon's  works  the  Gentiles  were  his 
bondmen,  the  Israelites  honourable  servants.  24  Pharaoh's  daughter 
removeth  to  her  house.  25  Solomon's  yearly  solemn  sacrifices.  20  His 
navy  fetcheth  gold  from  Ophir. 

And  1 it  came  to  pass,  when  Solomon  had  finished 
the  building  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  ^ and  the 
king’s  house,  and  ^ all  Solomon’s  desire  which  he  was 
pleased  to  do, 

2  That  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solomon  the  second 
time,  ^ as  he  had  appeared  unto  him  at  Gibeon. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  ® I have  heard  thy 
prayer  and  thy  supplication,  that  thou  hast  made  before 
me  : I have  hallowed  this  house,  which  thou  hast  built, 
® to  put  my  name  there  for  ever  ; and  mine  eyes  and 
mine  heart  shall  be  there  perpetually. 

4  And  if  thou  wilt  ® walk  before  me,  ® as  David  thy 
father  walked,  in  integrity  of  heart,  and  in  uprightness, 
to  do  according  to  all  that  I have  commanded  thee,  and 
wilt  keep  my  statutes  and  my  judgments  : 

5  Then  I will  establish  the  throne  of  thy  kingdom 
upon  Israel  for  ever,  ^^as  I promised  to  David  thy 
father,  saying.  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a man  upon 
the  throne  of  Israel. 

6  Bat  if  ye  shall  at  all  turn  from  following  me,  ye 
or  your  children,  and  will  not  keep  my  commandments 
and  my  statutes  which  I have  set  before  you,  but  go 
and  serve  other  gods,  and  worship  them  : 

7  Tlien  will  I cut  off  Israel  out  of  the  land  which  I 
have  given  them  ; and  this  house,  which  I have  hal- 
lowed for  my  name,  will  I cast  out  of  my  sight  ; 
1^  and  Israel  shall  be  a proverb  and  a byword  among 
all  people  : 

8  And  1®  at  this  house,  which  is  high,  every  one  that 
passeth  by  it  shall  be  astonished,  and  shall  hiss  ; and 
they  shall  say,  i®  Why  hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto 
this  land,  and  to  this  house  ? 


« 2 Chr.  7.  4,  &c. 

75  2 Chr.  7.  7. 

70  2 Chr.  4.  1. 

77  ver.  2.  Lev.  23. 
34. 

78Num.  34.  8.  Josh. 
13.  5.  Judg.  3.  3.  2 

Kin.  14.  25. 


79  Gen.  15. 18.  Num. 

^00^2  Chr.  7.  8. 

81  2 Clir.  7.  9,  10. 

1 2 Chr.  7.  11,  &c. 

2 ch.  7.  1. 

3 2 Chr.  8.  6. 

* ch.  3.  5. 


5 2 Kin.  20.  5.  Ps. 
10.  17. 

0 ch.  8.  29. 

7 Dent.  11.  12. 

8 Gen.  17.  1. 

9ch.  11.  4,  6,  38.  & 
14.  8.  & 15.  5. 


62  commandments,  as  at  this  day.  And  the  king,  and 
all  Israel  with  him,  offered  sacrifice  before  the 

63  Lord.  And  Solomon  ottered  for  the  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings,  which  he  offered  unto  the  Lord, 
two  and  twenty  thousand  oxen,  and  an  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  sheep.  So  the  king  and  all  the 
children  of  Israel  dedicated  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

64  The  same  day  did  the  king  hallow  the  middle  of 
the  court  that  was  before  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
for  there  he  offered  the  burnt  offering,  and  the  meal 
offering,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace  offerings  : because 
the  brasen  altar  that  was  before  the  Lord  was  too 
little  to  receive  the  burnt  offering,  and  the  meal 

65  offering,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace  offerings.  So 
Solomon  held  the  feast  at  that  time,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  a great  congregation,  from  the  entering 
in  of  Hamath  unto  the  brook  of  Egypt,  before  the 
Lord  our  God,  seven  days  and  seven  days,  even 

66  fourteen  days.  On  the  eighth  day  he  sent  the  peo- 
ple away,  and  they  blessed  the  king,  and  went  unto 
their  tents  joyful  and  glad  of  heart  for  all  the  good- 
ness that  the  Lord  had  shewed  unto  David  his  ser- 
vant, and  to  Israel  his  people. 


9 « And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Solomon  had  finished 

the  building  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
king’s  house,  and  all  Solomon’s  ^desire  which  he 

2 was  pleased  to  do,  that  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solo- 
mon the  second  time,  as  he  had  appeared  unto  him 

3 at  Gibeon.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  I have 
heard  thy  prayer  and  thy  supplication,  that  thou 
hast  made  before  me  : I have  hallowed  this  house, 
which  thou  hast  built,  to  put  my  name  there  for 
ever  ; and  mine  eyes  and  mine  heart  shall  be  there 

4 perpetually.  And  as  for  thee,  if  thou  wilt  walk  be- 
fore me,  as  David  thy  father  walked,  in  integrity 
of  heart,  and  in  uprightness,  to  do  according  to  all 
that  I have  commanded  thee,  and  wilt  keep  my 

5 statutes  and  my  judgements  ; then  I will  establish 
the  throne  of  thy  kingdom  over  Israel  for  ever  ; ac- 
cording as  I promised  to  David  thy  father,  saying, 
There  shall  not  fail  thee  a man  upon  the  throne  of 

6 Israel.  But  if  ye  shall  turn  away  from  following 
me,  ye  or  your  children,  and  not  keep  my  command- 
ments and  my  statutes  which  I have  set  before  you, 
but  shall  go  and  serve  other  gods,  and  worship  them  : 

7 then  will  I cut  off  Israel  out  of  the  land  which  I 
have  given  them  ; and  this  house,  which  I have  hal- 
lowed for  my  name,  will  I cast  out  of  my  sight  ; 
and  Israel  shall  be  a proverb  and  a byword  among 

8 all  peoples  : ‘Land  though  this  house  be  so  high,  yet 
shall  every  one  that  passeth  by  it  be  astonished,  and 
shall  hiss  ; and  they  shall  say.  Why  hath  the  Lord 

9 done  thus  unto  this  land,  and  to  this  house  ? And 


10  2 Sam.  7.  12,  16. 

ch.  2.  4.  & G.'  12.  1 

Clir.  22.  10.  P.S.  132. 
12. 

11  2 Sam.  7.  14.  2 

Chr.  7.  19,  20.  Ps.  89. 
30,  &c. 


12  Deut.  4.  26. 2 Kin. 
17.  23.  & 25.  21. 

13  Jer.  7.  14. 

1*  Deut.  28.  37.  Ps. 
14. 

15  2 Chr.  7.  21. 

10  Deut.  29.  24,  25, 
26.  Jer.  22.  8,  9. 


See  2 Chr.  7.  11, 

&c. 

b Or,  delight, 
c Or,  spake  con- 
cerning. 

d Or,  and  this  house 
shall  he  high;  every 
one  dec. 


514 


I.  KINGS,  IX. 


9 And  they  shall  answer,  Because  they  forsook  the 
Lord  their  God,  who  brought  forth  their  fathers  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  have  taken  hold  upon  other  gods, 
and  have  worshipped  them,  and  served  them  : therefore 
hath  the  Lord  brought  upon  them  all  this  evil. 

10  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  twenty 
years,  when  Solomon  had  built  the  two  houses,  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  king’s  house, 

11  (^Now  Hiram  the  king  of  Tyre  had  furnished 
Solomon  with  cedar  trees  and  fir  trees,  and  with  gold, 
according  to  all  his  desire,)  that  then  king  Solomon 
gave  Hiram  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Galilee. 

12  And  Hiram  came  but  from  Tyre  to  see  the  cities 
which  Solomon  had  given  him  ; and  they  pleased  him 
not. 

13  And  he  said.  What  cities  are  these  which  thou 
hast  given  me,  my  brother  ? And  he  called  them  the 
land  of  Cabul  unto  this  day. 

14  And  Hiram  sent  to  the  king  sixscore  talents  of 
gold. 

15  ^ And  this  is  the  reason  of  the  levy  which  king 
Solomon  raised  ; for  to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  his  own  house,  and  Millo,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusa- 
lem, and  Hazor,  and  Megiddo,  and  Gezer. 

16  For  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  had  gone  up,  and 
taken  Gezer,  and  burnt  it  with  fire,  ^^and  slain  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  the  city,  and  given  it  for  a 


nether. 


18  And  Baalath,  and  Tadmor  in  the  wilderness,  in 
the  land, 

19  And  all  the  cities  of  store  that  Solomon  had,  and 
cities  for  his  chariots,  and  cities  for  his  horsemen,  and 
that  which  Solomon  ^9  desired  to  build  in  Jerusalem, 
and  in  Lebanon,  and  in  all  the  land  of  his  dominion. 

20  And  all  the  people  that  loere  left  of  the  Amor- 
ites,  Hittites,  Perizzites,  Hivites,  and  Jebusites,  which 
were  not  of  the  children  of  Israel, 

21  Their  children  that  were  left  after  them  in  the 
land,  whom  the  children  of  Israel  also  were  not  able 
utterly  to  destroy,  ®^upon  those  did  Solomon  levy  a 
tribute  of  bondservice  unto  this  day. 

22  But  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  Solomon  make 
no  bondmen  : but  they  loere  men  of  war,  and  his  ser- 
vants, and  his  princes,  and  his  captains,  and  rulers  of 
his  chariots,  and  his  horsemen. 

23  These  loere  the  chief  of  the  officers  that  were  over 
Solomon’s  work,  five  hundred  and  fifty,  which  bare 
rule  over  the  people  that  wrought  in  the  work. 

24  ^ But  Pharaoh’s  daughter  came  up  out  of  the 
city  of  David  unto  her  house  which  Solomon  had 
built  for  her  ; then  did  he  build  Millo. 

25  And  three  times  in  a year  did  Solomon  offer 
burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings  upon  the  altar  which 
he  built  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  burnt  incense  upon  the 
altar  that  was  before  the  Lord.  So  he  finished  the 
house. 

26  And  king  Solomon  made  a navy  of  ships  in 

Ezion-geber,  which  is  beside  Eloth,  on  the  shore  of 

the  Bed  sea,  in  the  land  of  Edom. 


Ch.  6.  37,  38.  & 7. 
1.  2 Chr.  8.  1. 

18  2 Chr.  8.  2. 

19  Josh.  19.  27. 

20  ch.  5.  13. 

21  ver.  24.  2 Sam. 

5.  9. 

22  Josh.  19.  3G. 


23  Josh.  17.  11. 

21  Josh.  16. 10.  Judg. 
1.  29. 

25  Josh.  16.  10. 

20  Josh.  16.  3.  & 21. 
22.  2 Chr.  8.  5. 

27  Josh.  19.  44.  2 

Chr.  8.  4,  6,  &c. 


28  ch.  4.  26. 

29  ver.  1. 

30  2 Chr.  8.  7,  &c. 

31  Judg.  1.  21,  27,  29. 
& 3 1 

32  Josh.  15.  63.  & 17. 
12. 

33  Judg.  1.  28. 


they  shall  answer,  Because  they  forsook  the  Lord 
their  God,  which  brought  forth  their  fathers  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  laid  hold  on  other  gods,  and 
worshipped  them,  and  served  them  : therefore  hath 
the  Lord  brought  all  this  evil  upon  them. 

10  ® And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  twenty  years, 
wherein  Solomon  had  built  the  two  houses,  the  house 

11  of  the  Lord  and  the  king’s  house,  (now  Hiram  the 
king  of  Tyre  had  furnished  Solomon  with  cedar 
trees  and  fir  trees,  and  with  gold,  according  to  all 
his  desire,)  that  then  king  Solomon  gave  Hiram 

12  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Galilee.  And  Hiram 
came  out  from  Tyre  to  see  the  cities  which  Solomon 

13  had  given  him  ; and  they  pleased  him  not.  And  he 
said.  What  cities  are  these  which  thou  hast  given 
me,  my  brother  ? And  -^’he  called  them  the  land 

14  of  Cabul,  unto  this  day.  And  Hiram  sent  to  the 
king  sixscore  talents  of  gold. 


15  And  this  is  the  ^ reason  of  the  levy  which  king 
Solomon  raised  ; for  to  biuld  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  his  own  house,  and  Millo,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusa- 

16  lem,  and  Hazor,  and  Megiddo,  and  Gezer.  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt  had  gone  up,  and  taken  Gezer,  and 
burnt  it  with  fire,  and  slain  the  Canaanites  that  dwelt 
in  the  city,  and  given  it  for  a portion  unto  his  daugh- 

17  ter,  Solomon’s  wife.  And  Solomon  built  Gezer, 

18  and  Beth-horon  the  nether,  and  Baalath,  and ''  Tamar 

19  in  the  wilderness,  in  the  land,  and  all  the  store  cities 
that  Solomon  had,  and  the  cities  for  his  chariots,  and 
the  cities  for  his  horsemen,  and  that  which  Solomon 
desired  to  build  for  his  pleasure  in  Jerusalem,  and 

20  in  Lebanon,  and  in  all  the  land  of  his  dominion.  As 
for  all  the  people  that  were  left  of  the  Amorites, 
the  Hittites,  the  Perizzites,  the  Hivites,  and  the 
Jebusites,  which  were  not  of  the  children  of  Israel  ; 

21  their  children  that  were  left  after  them  in  the  land, 
whom  the  children  of  Israel  were  not  able  utterly 
to  destroy,  of  them  did  Solomon  raise  a levy  of 

22  bondservants,  unto  this  day.  But  of  the  children  of 
Israel  did  Solomon  make  no  bondservants  : but  they 
were  the  men  of  war,  and  his  servants,  and  his 
princes,  and  his  captains,  and  rulers  of  his  chariots 

23  and  of  his  horsemen.  These  were  the  chief  officers 
that  were  over  Solomon’s  work,  five  hundred  and 
fifty,  which  bare  rule  over  the  people  that  wrought 

24  in  the  work.  But  Pharaoh’s  daughter  came  up  out 
of  the  city  of  David  unto  her  house  which  Solomon 

25  had  built  for  her  : then  did  he  build  Millo.  And  three 
times  in  a year  did  Solomon  offer  burnt  offerings 
and  peace  offerings  upon  the  altar  which  he  built  unto 
the  Lord,  burning  incense  therewith,  upon  the  altar 
that  was  before  the  Lord.  So  he  finished  the  house. 


26  And  king  Solomon  made  a navy  of  ships  in  Ezion- 
geber,  which  is  beside  Eloth,  on  the  shore  of  the  Red 


34  See  Gen.  9.  25,  26. 
Ezra  2.  55,  58.  Neli. 
7.  57.  & 11.  3. 

35  Lev.  25.  39. 

30  See  2 Chr.  8.  10. 

37  ch.  3.  1.  2 Chr.  8. 

11. 

38  ch.  7.  8. 


39  2 Sam.  5.  9.  ch. 
11.  27.  2 Chr.  32.  5. 

40  2 Chr.  8.  12,  13, 
16. 

41  2 Chr.  8.  17,  18. 
42Num.  33.  35.  Dent. 

2.  8.  ch.  22.  48. 


e See  2 Chr.  8.  1, 
&c. 

/ Or,  they  were 
called. 

g Or,  account, 
h Another  reading 
is,  Tadmor.  So  2 
Chr.  8.  4. 


V 


I.  KINGS,  X. 


515 


27  And  Hiram  sent  in  the  navy  his  servants,  ship- 
men  that  had  knowledge  of  the  sea,  with  the  servants 
of  Solomon. 

28  And  they  came  to  Ophir,  and  fetched  from 
thence  gold,  four  hundred  and  twenty  talents,  and 
brought  it  to  king  Solomon. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 The  queen  of  Sheba  admireth  the  wisdom  of  Solomon.  14  Solomon's 
gold.  16  His  targets.  18  The  throne  of  xvory.  21  His  vessels.  24 
His  presents.  26  His  chariots  and  horse.  28  His  tribute. 

And  when  the  ^ queen  of  Sheba  heard  of  the  fame 
of  Solomon  concerning  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
she  came  ^ to  prove  him  with  hard  questions. 

2  And  she  came  to  Jerusalem  with  a very  great  train, 
with  camels  that  bare  spices,  and  very  much  gold,  and 
precious  stones  : and  when  she  was  come  to  Solomon, 
she  communed  with  him  of  all  that  was  in  her  heart. 

3  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  questions  : there 
was  not  any  thing  hid  from  the  king,  wliich  he  told  her 
not. 

4  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  had  seen  all  Solo- 
mon’s wisdom,  and  the  house  that  he  had  built, 

5  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the  sitting  of  his 
servants,  and  the  attendance  of  his  ministers,  and  their 
apparel,  and  his  cupbearers,  ^ and  his  ascent  by  which 
he  went  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; there  was  no 
more  spirit  in  her. 

6  And  she  said  to  the  king.  It  was  a true  report  that 
I heard  in  mine  own  land  of  thy  acts  and  of  thy  wis- 
dom. 

7  Howbeit  I believed  not  the  words,  until  I came, 
and  mine  eyes  had  seen  it : and,  behold,  the  half  was 
not  told  me  : thy  wisdom  and  prosperity  exceedeth  the 
fame  which  I heard. 

8  ^ Happy  are  thy  men,  happy  are  these  thy  servants, 
which  stand  continually  before  thee,  and  that  hear  thy 
wisdom. 

9  ® Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  delighted  in 
thee,  to  set  thee  on  the  throne  of  Israel : because  the 
Lord  loved  Israel  for  ever,  therefore  made  he  thee 
king,  ® to  do  judgment  and  justice. 

10  And  she  gave  the  king  an  hundred  and  twenty 
talents  of  gold,  and  of  spices  very  great  store,  and 
precious  stones  : there  came  no  more  such  abundance  of 
spices  as  these  which  the  queen  of  Sheba  gave  to  king 
Solomon. 

11  ® And  the  navy  also  of  Hiram,  that  brought  gold 
from  Ophir,  brought  in  from  Ophir  great  plenty  of 
almug  trees,  and  precious  stones. 

12  ^ And  the  king  made  of  the  almug  trees  pillars 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  king’s  house, 
harps  also  and  psalteries  for  singers  : there  came  no 
such  almug  trees,  nor  were  seen  unto  this  day. 

13  And  king  Solomon  gave  unto  the  queen  of  Sheba 
all  her  desire,  whatsoever  she  asked,  beside  that  which 
Solomon  gave  her  of  his  royal  bounty.  So  she  turned 
and  went  to  her  own  country,  she  and  her  servants. 

14  ^ Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came  to  Solomon 
in  one  year  was  six  hundred  threescore  and  six  talents 
of  gold, 

15  Beside  that  he  had  of  the  merchantmen,  and  of  the 

<3  ch.  10.  11.  3 1 Chr.  26.  16.  8 ch.  9.  27. 

44  Job  22.  24.  4 pro.  8.  34.  0 2 Chr.  9.  11. 

4 2 Chr.  9.  1,  &c.  Bch.  5.  7.  40  2 Chr.  9.  10. 

Matt.  12.42.  Luke  11.  « 2 Sam.  8.  l.'S.  Ps.  a See  2 Chr.  9.  1, 

31.  72.  2.  Pro.  8.  W.  &c. 

2 See  Judg.  14.  12.  7 Pg.  72.  10,  15. 

Pro.  1.  6. 


27  Sea,  in  the  land  of  Edom.  And  Hiram  sent  in  the 
navy  his  servants,  shipmen  that  had  knowledge  of 

28  the  sea,  with  the  servants  of  Solomon.  And  they 
came  to  Ophir,  and  fetched  from  thence  gold,  four 
hundred  and  twenty  talents,  and  brought  it  to  king 
Solomon. 


10  "And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  heard  of  the  fame 
of  Solomon  concerning  the  name  of  the  Lord,  she 

2 came  to  prove  him  with  hard  questions.  And  she 
came  to  Jerusalem  with  a very  great  train,  with 
camels  that  bare  spices,  and  very  mnch  gold,  and 
precious  stones  : and  when  she  was  come  to  Solo- 
mon, she  communed  with  him  of  all  that  was  in  her 

3 heart.  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  questions  : 
there  was  not  any  thing  hid  from  the  king  which  he 

4 told  her  not.  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  had 
seen  all  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  and  the  house  that  he 

5 had  built,  and  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the  sitting 
of  his  servants,  and  the  ^ attendance  of  his  ministers, 
and  their  apparel,  and  his  cupbearers,  and  ^ his  as- 
cent by  which  he  went  up  unto  the  house  of  the 

6 Lord  ; there  was  no  more  spirit  in  her.  And  she 
said  to  the  king.  It  was  a true  report  that  I heard 
in  mine  own  land  of  thine  ^ acts,  and  of  thy  wisdom. 

7 Howbeit  I believed  not  the  words,  until  I came,  and 
mine  eyes  had  seen  it  : and,  behold,  the  half  was  not 
told  me  : ® thy  wisdom  and  prosperity  exceedeth  the 

8 fame  which  I heard.  Happy  are  thy  men,  happy 
are  these  thy  servants,  which  stand  continually  be- 

9 fore  thee,  and  that  hear  thy  wisdom.  Blessed  be 
the  Lord  thy  God,  which  delighted  in  thee,  to  set 
thee  on  the  throne  of  Israel : because  the  Lord  loved 
Israel  for  ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king,  to  do 

10  judgement  and  justice.  And  she  gave  the  king  an 
hundred  and  twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  of  spices 
very  great  store,  and  precious  stones  : there  came 
no  more  such  abundance  of  spices  as  these  which  the 

11  queen  of  Sheba  gave  to  king  Solomon.  And  the 
navy  also  of  Hiram,  that  brought  gold  from  Ophir, 
brought  in  from  Ophir  great  plenty  of  ^ almug  trees 

12  and  precious  stones.  And  the  king  made  of  the 
almug  trees  ft  pillars  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  the  king’s  house,  harps  also  and  psalteries  for  the 
singers  : there  came  no  such  almug  trees,  nor  were 

13  seen,  unto  this  day.  And  king  Solomon  gave  to  the 
queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire,  whatsoever  she  asked, 
beside  that  ''which  Solomon  gave  her  of  his  royal 
bounty.  So  she  turned,  and  went  to  her  own  land, 
she  and  her  servants. 


14  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came  to  Solomon  in 
one  year  was  six  hundred  threescore  and  six  talents 

15  of  gold,  beside  that  lohich  the  chapmen  brought^  and 


bTLeh.  standing.  e Heb.  tho^i  hast  g Or,  a railing.  H&h. 

c Or,  his  burnt  offer-  added  wisdom  and  a prop, 
ing  which  he  offered  goodness  to  the  fame.  h Heb.  which  he 
in  <&c.  / In  2 Clir.  2,  8.  * 9.  gave  her  according  to 

d Or,  sayings.  10,  algum  trees.  Per-  the  hand  of  king  Solo- 

haps,  sandal  wood.  mon. 


516 


I.  KINGS,  XI. 


traffick  of  the  spice  merchants,  and  of  all  the  kings  of 
Arabia,  and  of  the  governors  of  the  country. 

16  ^ And  king  Solomon  made  two  hundred  targets 
of  beaten  gold  : six  hundred  shekels  of  gold  went  to  one 
target. 

17  And  he  made  three  hundred  shields  of  beaten 
gold  ; three  pound  of  gold  went  to  one  shield  : and  the 
king  put  them  in  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon. 

18  ^ Moreover  the  king  made  a great  throne  of 
ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  the  best  gold. 

19  The  throne  had  six  steps,  and  the  top  of  the 
throne  was  round  behind : and  there  were  stays  on  either 
side  on  the  place  of  the  seat,  and  two  lions  stood  beside 
the  stays. 

20  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the  one  side  and 
on  the  other  upon  the  six  steps  : there  was  not  the  like 
made  in  any  kingdom. 

21  ^ And  all  king  Solomon’s  drinking  vessels  were 
of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  forest  of 
Lebanon  loere  of  pure  gold  ; none  were  of  silver  : it  was 
nothing  accounted  of  in  the  days  of  Solomon. 

22  For  the  king  had  at  sea  a navy  of  Tharshish 
with  the  navy  of  Hiram  : once  in  three  years  came  the 
navy  of  Tharshish,  bringing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  and 
apes,  and  peacocks. 

23  So  king  Solomon  exceeded  all  the  kings  of  the 
earth  for  riches  and  for  wisdom. 

24  ^ And  all  the  earth  sought  to  Solomon,  to  hear 
his  wisdom,  which  God  had  put  in  his  heart. 

25  And  they  brought  every  man  his  present,  vessels 
of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold,  and  garments,  and 
armour,  and  spices,  horses,  and  mules,  a rate  year  by 
year. 

26  ^ And  Solomon  gathered  together  chariots 
and  horsemen  : and  he  had  a thousand  and  four  hundred 
chariots,  and  twelve  thousand  horsemen,  whom  he  be- 
stowed in  the  cities  for  chariots,  and  with  the  king  at 
Jerusalem. 

27  And  the  king  made  silver  to  he  in  Jerusalem  as 
stones,  and  cedars  made  he  to  he  as  the  sycoraore  trees 
that  are  in  the  vale,  for  abundance. 

28  ^ And  Solomon  had  horses  brought  out  of 
Egypt,  and  22  linen  yarn  : the  king’s  merchants  received 
the  linen  yarn  at  a price. 

29  And  a chariot  came  up  and  went  out  of  Egypt 
for  six  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and  an  horse  for  an 
hundred  and  fifty  : 23  and  so  for  all  the  kings  of  the 
Hittites,  and  for  the  kings  of  Syria,  did  they  bring 
them  out  by  their  means. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1 Solomon's  ivives  and  concubines.  4 In  his  old  age  they  draw  him  to 
idolatry.  9 God  threateneth  him.  14  Solomon's  adversaries  were 
Hadad,  who  ivas  entertained  in  Egypt.  23  Rezon,  who  reigned  in 
Damascus.  26  and  Jeroboam,  to  whom  Ahijah  prophesied.  41  Solo- 
mon's acts,  reign,  and  death : Rehoboam  succeedeth  him. 


But  1 king  Solomon  loved  2 many  strange  women, 
together  with  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh,  women  of 
the  Moabites,  Ammonites,  Edomites,  Zidonians,  and 
Hittites  ; 

2 Of  the  nations  concerning  which  the  Lord  said  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  ® Ye  shall  not  go  in  to  them,  nei- 
ther shall  they  come  in  unto  you  : for  surely  they  will 


2 Chr.  9.  24.  Ps. 
72.  10. 

12  ch.  14.  26. 

13  ch.  7.  2. 

1*  2 Chr.  9.  17,  &c. 
15  2 Chr.  9.  20,  &c. 


16  Gen.  10.  4.  2 

Chr.  20.  36. 

11  ch.  3.  12,  13.  & 4. 
30 

is  ch.  4.  26.  2 Chr. 

1.  14.  & 9.  25. 


19  Dent.  17.  16. 

20  2 Chr.  1.  15-17. 

21  Dent.  17.  16.  2 

Chr.  1.  16.  & 9.  28. 

22  Ezek.  27.  7. 


the  traf6c  of  the  merchants,  and  of  all  the  kings  of 
the  mingled  people,  and  of  the  governors  of  the 

16  country.  And  king  Solomon  made  two  hundred 
targets  of  beaten  gold  : six  hundred  shekels  of  gold 

17  went  to  one  target.  And  he  made  three  hundred 
shields  of  beaten  gold  ; three  * pound  of  gold  went 
to  one  shield  : and  the  king  put  them  in  the  house 

18  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon.  Moreover  the  king  made 
a great  throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  the  finest 

19  gold.  There  were  six  steps  to  the  throne,  and  the 
top  of  the  throne  was  round  behind  : and  there  were 
j stays  on  either  side  by  the  place  of  the  seat,  and 

20  two  lions  standing  beside  the  stays.  And  twelve 
lions  stood  there  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other 
upon  the  six  steps  : there  was  not  the  like  made  in 

21  any  kingdom.  And  all  king  Solomon’s  drinking 
vessels  were  of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the  house 
of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  were  of  pure  gold  : none 
were  of  silver  ; it  was  nothing  accounted  of  in  the 

22  days  of  Solomon.  For  the  king  had  at  sea  a navy  of 
Tarshish  with  the  navy  of  Hiram  : once  every  three 
years  came  the  navy  of  Tarshish,  bringing  gold,  and 

23  silver,  ivory,  and  apes,  and  peacocks.  So  king  Solo- 
mon exceeded  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  in  riches  and 

24  in  wisdom.  And  all  the  earth  sought  the  presence 
of  Solomon,  to  hear  his  wisdom,  which  God  had  put 

25  in  his  heart.  And  they  brought  every  man  his  pre- 
sent, vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold,  and  rai- 
ment, and  armour,  and  spices,  horses,  and  mules,  a 

26  rate  year  by  year.  * And  Solomon  gathered  together 
chariots  and  horsemen  : and  he  had  a thousand  and 
four  hundred  chariots,  and  twelve  thousand  horse- 
men, which  he  bestowed  in  the  chariot  cities,  and 

27  with  the  king  at  Jerusalem.  And  the  king  made 
silver  to  be  in  Jerusalem  as  stones,  and  cedars  made 
he  to  be  as  the  sycomore  trees  that  are  in  the  low- 

28  land,  for  abundance.  ^And  the  horses  which  Solo- 
mon had  were  brought  out  of  Egypt ; and  the  king’s 
merchants  received  them  in  droves,  each  drove  at  a 

29  price.  And  a chariot  came  up  and  went  out  of 
Egypt  for  six  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and  an  horse 
for  an  hundred  and  fifty  : and  so  for  all  the  kings 
of  the  Hittites,  and  for  the  kings  of  Syria,  did  they 
bring  them  out  by  their  means. 


11  Now  king  Solomon  loved  many  strange  women, 
“ together  with  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh,  women  of 
the  Moabites,  Ammonites,  Edomites,  Zidonians,  and 
2 Hittites  ; of  the  nations  concerning  which  the  Lord 
said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  shall  not  go 
among  them,  neither  shall  they  come  among  you  : 


23  Josh.  1.  4.  2 Kin.  i Heb.  maneh.  I See  2 Chr.  1. 16.  & 

7.  6.  j Or,  arms.  Heb.  9.  28. 

1 Neh.  13.  26.  hands.  m Heb.  in  their 

2 Deut.  17.  17.  k See  2 Chr.  1.  14-  hand. 

3 Ex.  34.  16.  Deut.  17.  a Or,  besides. 

7.  3,  4. 


I.  KINGS,  XI. 


517 


turn  away  your  heart  after  their  gods  : Solomon  clave 
unto  these  in  love. 

3 And  he  had  seven  hundred  wives,  princesses,  and 
three  hundred  concubines  : and  his  wives  turned  away 
his  heart. 

4 For  it  came  to  pass,  when  Solomon  was  old,  ^ that 
his  wives  turned  away  his  heart  after  other  gods  : and 
his  ® heart  was  not  perfect  with  the  Lord  his  God,  ® as 
was  the  heart  of  David  his  father. 

5 For  Solomon  went  after  Ashtoreth  the  goddess  of 
the  Zidonians,  and  after  Milcom  the  abomination  of  the 
Ammonites. 

6 And  Solomon  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  went  not  fully  after  the  Lord,  as  did  David  his 
father. 

7 ® Then  did  Solomon  build  an  high  place  for  ® Che- 
mosh,  the  abomination  of  Moab,  in  the  hill  that  is 
before  Jerusalem,  and  for  Molech,  the  abomination  of 
the  children  of  Ammon. 

8 And  likewise  did  he  for  all  his  strange  wives, 
which  burnt  incense  and  sacrificed  unto  their  gods. 

9 ^ And  the  Lord  was  angry  with  Solomon,  because 

his  heart  was  turned  from  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 

12  which  had  appeared  unto  him  twice, 

10  And  1®  had  commanded  him  concerning  this  thing, 
that  he  should  not  go  after  other  gods  : but  he  kept  not 
that  which  the  Lord  commanded. 

11  Wherefore  the  Lord  said  unto  Solomon,  Foras- 
much as  this  is  done  of  thee,  and  thou  hast  not  kept  my 
covenant  and  my  statutes,  which  I have  commanded 
thee,  1^1  will  surely  rend  the  kingdom  from  thee,  and 
will  give  it  to  thy  servant. 

12  Notwithstanding  in  thy  days  I will  not  do  it  for 
David  thy  father’s  sake  : hut  I will  rend  it  out  of  the 
hand  of  thy  son. 

13  1®  Howbeit  I will  not  rend  away  all  the  kingdom  ; 
hut  will  give  i®  one  tribe  to  thy  son  for  David  my  ser- 
vant’s sake,  and  for  Jerusalem’s  sake  i’^  which  I have 
chosen. 

14  ^ And  the  Lord  i®  stirred  up  an  adversary  unto 
Solomon,  Hadad  the  Edomite  : he  was  of  the  king’s 
seed  in  Edom. 

15  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  was  in  Edom, 
and  Joab  the  captain  of  the  host  was  gone  up  to  bury 
the  slain,  20  after  he  had  smitten  every  male  in  Edom  ; 

16  (For  six  months  did  Joab  remain  there  with  all 
Israel,  until  he  had  cut  off  every  male  in  Edom  :) 

17  That  Hadad  fled,  he  and  certain  Edomites  of  his 
father’s  servants  with  him,  to  go  into  Egypt  ; Hadad 
being  yet  a little  child. 

18  And  they  arose  out  of  Midian,  and  came  to  Paran  : 
and  they  took  men  with  them  out  of  Paran,  and  they 
came  to  Egypt,  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  ; which 
gave  him  an  house,  and  appointed  him  victuals,  and  gave 
him  land. 

19  And  Hadad  found  great  favour  in  the  sight  of 
Pharaoh,  so  that  he  gave  him  to  wife  the  sister  of  his 
own  wife,  the  sister  of  Tahpenes  the  queen. 

20  And  the  sister  of  Tahpenes  bare  him  Genubath 
his  son,  whom  Tahpenes  weaned  in  Pharaoh’s  house  : 
and  Genubath  was  in  Pharaoh’s  household  among  the 
sons  of  Pharaoh. 


for  surely  they  will  turn  away  your  heart  after  their 

3 gods  : Solomon  clave  unto  these  in  love.  And  he 
had  seven  hundred  wives,  princesses,  and  three  hun- 
dred concubines  : and  his  wives  turned  away  his 

4 heart.  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  Solomon  was  old, 
that  his  wives  turned  away  his  heart  after  other 
gods  : and  his  heart  was  not  perfect  with  the  Lord 

5 his  God,  as  was  the  heart  of  David  his  father.  For 
Solomon  went  after  Ashtoreth  the  goddess  of  the 
Zidonians,  and  after  Milcom  the  abomination  of  the 

6 Ammonites.  And  Solomon  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  went  not  fully  after 

7 the  Lord,  as  did  David  his  father.  Then  did  Solo- 
mon build  an  high  place  for  Chemosh  the  abomina- 
tion of  Moab,  in  the  mount  that  is  before  Jerusalem, 
and  for  Molech  the  abomination  of  the  children  of 

8 Ammon.  And  so  did  he  for  all  his  strange  wives, 
which  burnt  incense  and  sacrificed  unto  their  gods. 


9 And  the  Lord  was  angry  with  Solomon,  because 
his  heart  was  turned  away  from  the  Lord,  the  God 

10  of  Israel,  which  had  appeared  unto  him  twice,  and 
had  commanded  him  concerning  this  thing,  that  he 
should  not  go  after  other  gods  : but  he  kept  not  that 

11  which  the  Lord  commanded.  Wherefore  the  Lord 
said  unto  Solomon,  Forasmuch  as  this  ^is  done  of 
thee,  and  thou  hast  not  kept  my  covenant  and  my 
statutes,  which  I have  commanded  thee,  I will  surely 
rend  the  kingdom  from  thee,  and  will  give  it  to  thy 

12  servant.  Notwithstanding  in  thy  days  I will  not  do 
it,  for  David  thy  father’s  sake  : but  I will  rend  it 

13  out  of  the  hand  of  thy  son.  Howbeit  I will  not 
rend  away  all  the  kingdom  ; but  I will  give  one 
tribe  to  thy  son,  for  David  my  servant’s  sake,  and 
for  Jerusalem’s  sake  which  I have  chosen. 


14  And  the  Lord  raised  up  an  adversary  unto  Solo- 
mon, Hadad  the  Edomite  : he  was  of  the  king’s  seed 

15  in  Edom.  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  was  in 
Edom,  and  Joab  the  captain  of  the  host  was  gone  up 
to  bury  the  slain,  and  had  smitten  every  male  in 

16  Edom  ; (for  Joab  and  all  Israel  remained  there  six 
months,  until  he  had  cut  off  every  male  in  Edom  ;) 

17  that  Hadad  fled,  he  and  certain  Edomites  of  his  fa- 
ther’s servants  with  him,  to  go  into  Egypt  ; Hadad 

18  being  yet  a little  child.  And  they  arose  out  of  Mid- 
ian, and  came  to  Paran  : and  they  took  men  with 
them  out  of  Paran,  and  they  came  to  Egypt,  unto 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  ; which  gave  him  an  house, 

19  and  appointed  him  victuals,  and  gave  him  land.  And 
Hadad  found  great  favour  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh, 
so  that  he  gave  him  to  wife  the  sister  of  his  own 

20  wife,  the  sister  of  Tahpenes  the  queen.  And  the 
sister  of  Tahpenes  bare  him  Genubath  his  son,  whom 
Tahpenes  weaned  in  Pharaoh’s  house  : and  Genu- 
bath  was  in  Pharaoh’s  house  among  the  sons  of 


4 Deut.  17.  17.  Neh. 
13.  2G. 

6 ch.  8.  Gl. 

0 cb.  9.  4. 


" ver.  33.  Judg.  2. 
13.  2 Kin.  23.  13. 

8 Num.  33.  m. 

0 Num.  21.  29.  Judg. 
11.  24. 


'0  2 Kin.  23.  13. 

1'  ver.  2,  3. 

12  ch.  3.  6.  & 9.  2. 

13  ch.  G.  12.  & 9.  G. 


14  ver.  31.  ch.  12. 1.5, 
IG. 

in  2 Sam.  7.  15.  Ps. 
89.  33. 

10  ch.  12.  20. 


17  Dent.  12. 11. 

18  1 Chr.  5.  2G. 
ifl2  Sam.  8.  14. 

Chr.  18.  12,  13. 


20  Num.  24. 19.  Deut. 
20.  1.3. 

b Keb.  is  with  thee, 
c Tlie  Sept  and  Syr. 
read,  destroyed  Edom. 


518 


I.  KINGS,  XI. 


21  21  And  when  Hadad  heard  in  Egypt  that  David 
slept  with  his  fathers,  and  that  Joab  the  captain  of  the 
host  was  dead,  Hadad  said  to  Pharaoh,  Let  me  depart, 
that  I may  go  to  mine  own  country. 

22  Then  Pharaoh  said  unto  him.  But  what  hast  thou 
lacked  with  me,  that,  behold,  thou  seekest  to  go  to 
thine  own  country  ? And  he  answered.  Nothing  : how- 
beit  let  me  go  in  any  wise. 

23  ^ And  God  stirred  him  up  another  adversary, 
Rezon  the  son  of  Eliadah,  which  fled  from  his  lord 
22  Hadadezer  king  of  Zobah  : 

24  And  he  gathered  men  unto  him,  and  became  cap- 
tain over  a band,  23  when  David  slew  them  of  Zobah : 
and  they  went  to  Damascus,  and  dwelt  therein,  and 
reigned  in  Damascus. 

25  And  he  was  an  adversary  to  Israel  all  the  days 
of  Solomon,  beside  the  mischief  that  Hadad  did : and 
he  abhorred  Israel,  and  reigned  over  Syria. 

26  ^ And  24  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  an  Eph- 
rathite  of  Zereda,  Solomon’s  servant,  whose  mother’s 
name  teas  Zeruah,  a widow  woman,  even  he  25  lifted  up 
his  hand  against  the  king. 

27  And  this  was  the  cause  that  he  lifted  up  his  hand 
against  the  king  : 26  Solomon  built  Millo,  and  repaired 
the  breaches  of  the  city  of  David  his  father. 

28  And  the  man  Jeroboam  was  a mighty  man  of 
valour  : and  Solomon  seeing  the  young  man  that  he 
was  industrious,  he  made  him  ruler  over  all  the  charge 
of  the  house  of  Joseph. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time  when  Jeroboam 
went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the  prophet  21  Ahijah  the 
Shilonite  found  him  in  the  way  ; and  he  had  clad  him- 
self with  a new  garment  ; and  they  two  luere  alone  in 
the  field  : 

30  And  Ahijah  caught  the  new  garment  that  was  on 
him,  and  28  rent  it  in  twelve  pieces  : 

31  And  he  said  to  Jeroboam,  Take  thee  ten  pieces  : 
for  29  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  Behold, 
I will  rend  the  kingdom  out  of  the  hand  of  Solomon, 
and  will  give  ten  tribes  to  thee  : 

32  (But  he  shall  have  one  tribe  for  my  servant 
David’s  sake,  and  for  Jerusalem’s  sake,  the  city  which 
I have  chosen  out  of  ail  the  tribes  of  Israel  :) 

33  50  Because  that  they  have  forsaken  me,  and  have 
worshipped  Ashtoreth  the  goddess  of  the  Zidonians, 
Chemosh  the  god  of  the  Moabites,  and  Milcom  the  god 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  have  not  walked  in  my 
ways,  to  do  that  which  is  right  in  mine  eyes,  and  to  keep 
my  statutes  and  my  judgments,  as  did  David  his  father. 

34  Howbeit  I will  not  take  the  whole  kingdom  out 
of  his  hand  : but  I will  make  him  prince  all  the  days 
of  his  life  for  David  my  servant’s  sake,  whom  I chose, 
because  he  kept  my  commandments  and  my  statutes  : 

35  But  51 1 will  take  the  kingdom  out  of  his  son’s 
hand,  and  will  give  it  unto  thee,  even  ten  tribes. 

36  And  unto  his  son  will  I give  one  tribe,  that  52  Da- 
vid my  servant  may  have  a light  alway  before  me  in 
Jerusalem,  the  city  which  I have  chosen  me  to  put  my 
name  there. 

37  And  I will  take  thee,  and  thou  shalt  reign  accord- 
ing to  all  that  thy  soul  desireth,  and  shalt  be  king  over 
Israel. 

38  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  wilt  hearken  unto  all  that 

« ch.  2.  10,  34.  24  ch.  12.  2.  2 Chr.  27  ch.  14.  2. 

22  2 Sam.  8.  3.  13.  6.  28  See  1 Sam.  15.  27. 

» 2 Sam.  8.  3.  & 10.  25  2 Sam.  20.  21. 

8,  18.  26  ch.  9.  24. 


Pharaoh.  And  when  Hadad  heard  in  Egypt  that 
David  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  that  Joab  the  cap- 
tain of  the  host  was  dead,  Hadad  said  to  Pharaoh, 
Let  me  depart,  that  I may  go  to  mine  own  country. 
Then  Pharaoh  said  unto  him.  But  what  hast  thou 
lacked  with  me,  that,  behold,  thou  seekest  to  go  to 
thine^  own  country  ? And  he  answered.  Nothing  : 
howbeit  let  me  depart  in  any  wise. 

And  God  raised  up  another  adversary  unto  him, 
Bezon  the  son  of  Eliada,  which  had  fled  from  his 
lord  Hadadezer  king  of  Zobah  : and  he  gathered 
men  unto  him,  and  became  captain  over  a troop, 
when  David  slew  them  of  Zobah : and  they  went  to 
Damascus,  and  dwelt  therein,  and  reigned  in  Da- 
mascus. And  he  was  an  adversary  to  Israel  all  the 
days  of  Solomon,  beside  the  mischief  that  Hadad 
did : and  he  abhorred  Israel,  and  reigned  over 
Syria. 

And  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  an  Ephraimite 
of  Zeredah,  a servant  of  Solomon,  whose  mother’s 
name  was  Zeruah,  a widow  woman,  he  also  lifted  up 
his  hand  against  the  king.  And  this  was  the  cause 
that  he  lifted  up  his  hand  against  the  king  : Solo- 
mon built  Millo,  and  repaired  the  breach  of  the 
city  of  David  his  father.  And  the  man  Jeroboam 
was  a mighty  man  of  valour  : and  Solomon  saw  the 
young  man  that  he  was  industrious,  and  he  gave 
him  charge  over  all  the  ® labour  of  the  house  of 
Joseph.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  when 
Jeroboam  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the  pro- 
phet Ahijah  the  Shilonite  found  him  in  the  way  ; 
now  Ahijah  had  clad  himself  with  a new  garment  ; 
and  they  two  were  alone  in  the  field.  And  Ahijah 
laid  hold  of  the  new  garment  that  was  on  him,  and 
rent  it  in  twelve  pieces.  And  he  said  to  Jeroboam, 
Take  thee  ten  pieces  : for  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I will  rend  the  kingdom  out 
of  the  hand  of  Solomon,  and  will  give  ten  tribes  to 
thee  : (but  he  shall  have  one  tribe,  for  my  servant 
David’s  sake,  and  for  Jerusalem’s  sake,  the  city 
which  I have  chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel :) 
because  that  they  have  forsaken  me,  and  have  wor- 
shipped Ashtoreth  the  goddess  of  the  Zidonians, 
Chemosh  the  god  of  Moab,  and  Milcom  the  god  of 
the  children  of  Ammon  ; and  they  have  not  walked 
in  my  ways,  to  do  that  which  is  right  in  mine  eyes, 
and  to  keep  my  statutes  and  my  judgements,  as  did 
David  his  father.  Howbeit  I will  not  take  the 
whole  kingdom  out  of  his  hand  : but  I will  make 
him  prince  all  the  days  of  his  life,  for  David  my 
servant’s  sake,  whom  I chose,  -^because  he  kept  my 
commandments  and  my  statutes  : but  I will  take  the 
kingdom  out  of  his  son’s  hand,  and  will  give  it  unto 
thee,  even  ten  tribes.  And  unto  his  son  will  I give 
one  tribe,  that  David  my  servant  may  have  a lamp 
alway  before  me  in  Jerusalem,  the  city  which  I 
have  chosen  me  to  put  my  name  there.  And  I will 
take  thee,  and  thou  shalt  reign  ^ according  to  all 
that  thy  soul  desireth,  and  shalt  be  king  over  Israel. 
And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  wilt  hearken  unto  all  that  I 


32  ch.  15.  4.  2 Kin. 
8.  19.  Ps.  132.  17. 
d Heb.  closed  up. 


21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 


&24.  5. 


29  ver.  11,  13. 

30  ver.  5,  6,  7. 

31  Ch.  12.  16,  17. 


e Heb.  burden. 
/ Or,  who  kept, 
g Or,  over  all. 


1.  KINGS,  XII. 


519 


I  command  thee,  and  wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  and  do 
that  is  right  in  my  sight,  to  keep  my  statutes  and  my 
commandments,  as  David  my  servant  did  ; that  I 
will  be  with  thee,  and  build  thee  a sure  house,  as  I 
built  for  David,  and  will  give  Israel  unto  thee. 

39  And  I will  for  this  afflict  the  seed  of  David,  but 
not  for  ever. 

40  Solomon  sought  therefore  to  kill  Jeroboam.  And 
Jeroboam  arose,  and  fled  into  Egypt,  unto  Shishak  king 
of  Egypt,  and  was  in  Egypt  until  the  death  of  Solomon.  | 

41  ^ And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Solomon,  and  all 
that  he  did,  and  his  wisdom,  are  they  not  written  in  the  } 
book  of  the  acts  of  Solomon  ? 

42  ®®And  the  time  that  Solomon  reigned  in  Jerusalem 
over  all  Israel  was  forty  years. 

43  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 
buried  in  the  city  of  David  his  father  : and  Rehoboam 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 The  Israelites,  assembled  at  Shechem  to  crown  Rehoboam,  by  Jero- 
boam make  a suit  of  relaxation  unto  him.  6 Rehoboam,  refusing 
the  old  men's  counsel,  by  the  advice  of  young  men,  ansivereth  them 
roughly.  16  Ten  tribes  revolting,  kill  Adoram,  and,  make  Rehoboam 
to  flee.  21  Rehoboam,  raising  an  army,  is  forbidden  by  Shemaiah. 

25  Jeroboam  strengtheneth  himself  by  cities,  26  and  by  the  idolatry 
of  the  two  calves. 

And  1 Rehoboam  went  to  Shechem  : for  all  Israel 
were  come  to  Shechem  to  make  him  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  ^ Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  who  was  yet  in  ^ Egypt,  heard  of  it.,  (for  he  was 
fled  from  the  presence  of  lung  Solomon,  and  Jeroboam 
dwelt  in  Egypt  ;) 

3  That  they  sent  and  called  him.  And  Jeroboam 
and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  came,  and  spake  unto 
Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  ^ yoke  grievous  : now  there- 
fore make  thou  the  grievous  service  of  thy  father,  and 
his  heavy  yoke  which  he  put  upon  us,  lighter,  and  we 
will  serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Depart  yet  for  three  days, 
then  come  again  to  me.  And  the  people  departed. 

6  ^ And  king  Rehoboam  consulted  with  the  old  men, 
that  stood  before  Solomon  his  father  while  he  yet  lived, 
and  said.  How  do  ye  advise  that  I may  answer  this 
people  ? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying,  ® If  thou  wilt  be 
a servant  unto  this  people  this  day,  and  wilt  serve  them, 
and  answer  them,  and  speak  good  words  to  them,  then 
they  will  be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  of  the  old  men,  which 
they  had  given  him,  and  consulted  with  the  young  men 
that  were  grown  up  with  him,  and  which  stood  before 
him  : 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  counsel  give  ye  that 
we  may  answer  this  people,  who  have  spoken  to  me, 
saying,  Make  the  yoke  which  thy  father  did  put  upon 
us  lighter  ? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were  grown  up  with  him 
spake  unto  him,  saying,  Thus  shalt  thou  speak  unto  this 
people  that  spake  unto  thee,  saying,  Thy  father  made 
our  yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it  lighter  unto  us  ; thus 
shalt  thou  say  unto  them.  My  little  finger  shall  be 
thicker  than  my  father’s  loins. 

11  And  now  whereas  my  father  did  lade  you  with  a 


command  thee,  and  wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  and  do 
that  which  is  right  in  mine  eyes,  to  keep  my  statutes 
and  my  commandments,  as  David  my  servant  did  ; 
that  I will  be  with  thee,  and  will  build  thee  a sure 
house,  as  I built  for  David,  and  will  give  Israel 

39  unto  thee.  And  I will  for  this  afflict  the  seed  of 

40  David,  but  not  for  ever.  Solomon  sought  therefore 
to  kill  Jeroboam  : but  Jeroboam  arose,  and  fled  into 
Egypt,  unto  Shishak  king  of  Egypt,  and  was  in 
Egypt  until  the  death  of  Solomon. 

41  * Now  the  rest  of  the  * acts  of  Solomon,  and  all 
that  he  did,  and  his  wisdom,  are  they  not  w^ritten  in 

42  the  book  of  the  acts  of  Solomon  ? And  the  time 
that  Solomon  reigned  in  Jerusalem  over  all  Israel 

43  was  forty  years.  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David  his  father: 
and  Rehoboam  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


12  « And  Rehoboam  went  to  Shechem  : for  all  Israel 

2 were  come  to  Shechem  to  make  him  king.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat 
heard  of  it,  (for  he  was  yet  in  Egypt,  whither  he 
had  fled  from  the  presence  of  king  Solomon,  and 

3 Jeroboam  dwelt  in  Egypt,  and  they  sent  and  called 
him  ;)  that  Jeroboam  and  all  the  congregation  of 

4 Israel  came,  and  spake  unto  Rehoboam,  saying.  Thy 
father  made  our  yoke  grievous  : now  therefore  make 
thou  the  grievous  service  of  thy  father,  and  his 
heavy  yoke  which  he  put  upon  us,  lighter,  and  we 

5 will  serve  thee.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Depart 
yet  for  three  days,  then  come  again  to  me.  And 

6 the  people  departed.  And  king  Rehoboam  took 
counsel  with  the  old  men,  that  had  stood  before 
Solomon  his  father  while  he  yet  lived,  saying.  What 
counsel  give  ye  me  to  return  answer  to  this  people  ? 

7 And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying.  If  thou  wilt  be  a 
servant  unto  this  people  this  day,  and  wilt  serve 
them,  and  answer  them,  and  speak  good  words  to 

8 them,  then  they  will  be  thy  servants  for  ever.  But 
he  forsook  the  counsel  of  the  old  men  which  they 
had  given  him,  and  took  counsel  with  the  young 
men  that  were  grown  up  with  him,  that  stood  before 

9 him.  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  counsel  give 
ye,  that  we  may  return  answer  to  this  people,  who 
have  spoken  to  me,  saying.  Make  the  yoke  that  thy 

10  father  did  put  upon  us  lighter  ? And  the  young 
men  that  were  grown  up  with  him  spake  unto  him, 
saying.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  this  people  that 
spake  unto  thee,  saying.  Thy  father  made  our  yoke 
heavy,  but  make  thou  it  lighter  unto  us  ; thus 
shalt  thou  speak  unto  them,  My  little  finger  is 

11  thicker  than  my  father’s  loins.  And  now  whereas 
my  father  did  lade  you  with  a heavy  yoke,  I will 


83  Josh.  1.  5.  37  2 Chr.  9.  31.  i 2 Chr.  10.  1,  &c.  -» 1 Sam.  8. 11-18.  ch.  h See  2 Chr.  9.  29,  a See  2 Clir.  10.  1, 

34  2 Sam.  7.  11,  27.  38  Matt.  1.  7,  called  2 ch.  11.  2G.  4.7.  ike.  &c. 

35  2 Chr.  9.  29.  Roboam.  3 ch.  11.  40.  5 2 Chr.  10.  7.  Pro.  i Or,  words.  Or, 

3C2Chr.  9.  30.  15.1.  mailers. 


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1.  KINGS,  XII. 


heavy  yoke,  I will  add  to  your  yoke  : my  father  hath 
chastised  you  with  whips,  but  I will  chastise  you  with 
scorpions. 

12  ^ So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people  came  to  Keho- 
boam  the  third  day,  as  the  king  had  appointed,  saying, 
Come  to  me  again  the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  the  people  roughly,  and 
forsook  the  old  men’s  counsel  that  they  gave  him  ; 

14  And  spake  to  them  after  the  counsel  of  the  young 
men,  saying.  My  father  made  your  yoke  heavy,  and  I 
will  add  to  your  yoke  : my  father  also  chastised  you 
with  whips,  but  I will  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

15  Wherefore  the  king  hearkened  not  unto  the  peo- 
ple ; for  ®the  cause  was  from  the  Lord,  that  he  might 
perform  his  saying,  which  the  Lord  ’ spake  by  Ahijah 
the  Shilonite  unto  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

16  ^ So  when  all  Israel  saw  that  the  king  hearkened 
not  unto  them,  the  people  answered  the  king,  saying, 
® What  portion  have  we  in  David  ? neither  have  we  in- 
heritance in  the  son  of  Jesse  : to  your  tents,  O Israel : 
now  see  to  thine  own  house,  David.  So  Israel  departed 
unto  their  tents. 

17  But  ® as  for  the  children  of  Israel  which  dwelt  in 
the  cities  of  Judah,  Rehoboam  reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  ^‘^sent  Adoram,  who  was 
over  the  tribute  ; and  all  Israel  stoned  him  with  stones, 
that  he  died.  Therefore  king  Rehoboam  made  speed 
to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee  to  Jerusalem. 

19'  So  Israel  rebelled  against  the  house  of  David 
unto  this  day. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  Israel  heard  that 
Jeroboam  was  come  again,  that  they  sent  and  called 
him  unto  the  congregation,  and  made  him  king  over  all 
Israel  : there  was  none  that  followed  the  house  of 
David,  but  the  tribe  of  Judah  i^  only. 

21  ^ And  when  i^  Rehoboam  was  come  to  Jerusalem, 
he  assembled  all  the  house  of  Judah,  with  the  tribe  of 
Benjamin,  an  hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  chosen 
men,  which  were  warriors,  to  fight  against  the  house  of 
Israel,  to  bring  the  kingdom  again  to  Rehoboam  the 
son  of  Solomon. 

22  But  1^  the  word  of  God  came  unto  Shemaiah  the 
man  of  God,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Rehoboam,  the  son  of  Solomon,  king 
of  Judah,  and  unto  all  the  house  of  Judah  and  Ben- 
jamin, and  to  the  remnant  of  the  people,  saying, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  go  up,  nor 
fight  against  your  brethren  the  children  of  Israel  : re- 
turn every  man  to  his  house  ; for  this  thing  is  from 
me.  They  hearkened  therefore  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  and  returned  to  depart,,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord. 

25  ^ Then  Jeroboam  inbuilt  Shechem  in  mount 
Ephraim,  and  dwelt  therein  ; and  went  out  from 
thence,  and  built  Penuel. 

26  And  Jeroboam  said  in  his  heart.  Now  shall  the 
kingdom  return  to  the  house  of  David  : 

27  If  this  people  go  up  to  do  sacrifice  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem,  then  shall  the  heart  of  this 
people  turn  again  unto  their  lord,  even  unto  Rehoboam 
king  of  Judah,  and  they  shall  kill  me,  and  go  again  to 
Rehoboam  king  of  Judah. 

28  Whereupon  the  king  took  counsel,  and  made 

6 ver.  24.  Judg.  14.  » 2 Sam.  20.  1.  ch.  H.  13,  32. 

4.  2 Chr.  10.  15.  & 22.  » ch.  11.  13,  36.  i3  2Chr.  11.1. 

7.  & 25.  20.  ’o  ch.  4.  6.  & 5.  14.  » 2 Chr.  11.  2. 

^ ch.  11.  11,  31.  n 2 Kin.  17.  21. 


add  to  your  yoke  : my  father  chastised  you  with 

12  whips,  but  I will  chastise  you  with  scorpions.  So 
Jeroboam  and  all  the  people  came  to  Rehoboam  the 
third  day,  as  the  king  bade,  saying,  Come  to  me 

13  again  the  third  day.  And  the  king  answered  the 
people  roughly,  and  forsook  the  counsel  of  the  old 

14  men  which  they  had  given  him  ; and  spake  to  them 
after  the  counsel  of  the  young  men,  saying,  My 
father  made  your  yoke  heavy,  but  I will  add  to 
your  yoke  : my  father  chastised  you  with  whips,  but 

15  I will  chastise  you  with  scorpions.  So  the  king- 
hearkened  not  unto  the  people  ; for  it  was  a thing 
brought  about  of  the  Lord,  that  he  might  establish 
his  word,  which  the  Lord  spake  by  the  hand  of 
Ahijah  the  Shilonite  to  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

16  And  when  all  Israel  saw  that  the  king  hearkened 
not  unto  them,  the  people  answered  the  king,  saying. 
What  portion  have  we  in  David  ? neither  have  we 
inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse  : to  your  tents,  O 
Israel  : now  see  to  thine  own  house,  David.  So 

17  Israel  departed  unto  their  tents.  But  as  for  the 
children  of  Israel  which  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah, 

18  Rehoboam  reigned  over  them.  Then  king  Reho- 
boain  sent  Adoram,  who  was  over  the  levy  ; and  all 
Israel  stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he  died.  And 
king  Rehoboam  made  speed  to  get  him  up  to  his 

19  chariot,  to  flee  to  Jerusalem.  So  Israel  rebelled 

20  against  the  house  of  David,  unto  this  day.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  all  Israel  heard  that  Jeroboam 
was  returned,  that  they  sent  and  called  him  unto  the 
congregation,  and  made  him  king  over  all  Israel  : 
there  was  none  that  followed  the  house  of  David, 
but  the  tribe  of  Judah  only. 


21  ^And  when  Rehoboam  was  come  to  Jerusalem, 
he  assembled  all  the  house  of  Judah,  and  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin,  an  hundred  and  fourscore  thousand 
chosen  men,  which  were  warriors,  to  fight  against 
the  house  of  Israel,  to  bring  the  kingdom  again  to 

22  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon.  But  the  word  of 
God  came  unto  Shemaiah  the  man  of  God,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon,  king  of 
Judah,  and  unto  all  the  house  of  Judah  and  Benja- 

24  min,  and  to  the  ‘^rest  of  the  people,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  go  up,  nor  fight  against 
your  brethren  the  children  of  Israel  : return  every 
man  to  his  house  ; for  this  thing  is  of  me.  So  they 
hearkened  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  returned 
and  went  their  way,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

25  Then  Jeroboam  built  Shechem  in  the  hill  country 
of  Ephraim,  and  dwelt  therein  ; and  he  went  out 

26  from  thence,  and  built  Penuel.  And  Jeroboam  said 
in  his  heart.  Now  shall  the  kingdom  return  to  the 

27  house  of  David  : if  this  people  go  up  to  offer  sacri- 
fices in  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem,  then 
shall  the  heart  of  this  people  turn  again  unto  their 
lord,  even  unto  Rehoboam  king  of  Judah  ; and  they 
shall  kill  me,  and  return  to  Rehoboam  king  of  Judah. 

28  Whereupon  the  king  took  counsel,  and  made  two 


10  ver.  15.  i*  Dent.  12.  5,  6.  b See  2 Chr.  11.  1, 

iG  See  Judg.  9.  45.  i*'  2 Kin.  10.  29.  & &c. 

17  Judg.  8.  17.  17.  16.  c See  ver.  17. 


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521 


two  calves  of  gold,  and  said  unto  them.  It  is  too  much 
for  you  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem  : behold  thy  gods,  O 
Israel,  which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

29  And  he  set  the  one  in  Beth-el,  and  the  other 
put  he  in  Dan. 

30  And  this  thing  became  a sin  : for  the  people 
went  to  worship  before  the  one,  even  unto  Dan. 

31  And  he  made  an  ^4  house  of  high  places,  ^^and 
made  priests  of  the  lowest  of  the  people,  which  were 
not  of  the  sons  of  Levi. 

32  And  Jeroboam  ordained  a feast  in  the  eighth 
mouth,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  like  unto 

the  feast  that  is  in  Judah,  and  he  offered  upon  the 
altar.  So  did  he  in  Beth-el,  sacrificing  unto  the  calves 
that  he  had  made  : and  he  placed  in  Beth-el  the 

priests  of  the  high  places  which  he  had  made. 

33  So  he  offered  upon  the  altar  which  he  had  made 
in  Beth-el  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  eighth  month,  even 
in  the  month  which  he  had  devised  of  his  own  heart  ; 
and  ordained  a feast  unto  the  children  of  Israel  : and 
he  offered  upon  the  altar,  and  burnt  incense. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Jeroboam's  hand,  that  offered  violence  to  him  that  prophesied  against 
his  altar  at  Beth-el,  withereth,  6 and  at  the  prayer  of  the  prophet  is 
restored.  7 The  prophet,  ref  using  the  king's  entertainment,  departeth 
from  Beth-el.  11  An  old  prophet,  seducing  him,  hringeth  him  back. 
20  He  is  reproved  by  God,  23  slain  by  a lion,  26  buried  by  the  old 
prophet,  31  who  confirmeth  his  prophecy.  33  Jeroboam's  obstinacy  . 

And,  behold,  there  ^ came  a man  of  God  out  of 
Judah  by  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Beth-el  : 
^ and  Jeroboam  stood  by  the  altar  to  burn  incense. 

2  And  he  cried  against  the  altar  in  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O altar,  altar,  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  a child  shall  be  born  unto  the  house  of  David, 
^ Josiah  by  name  ; and  upon  thee  shall  he  offer  the 
priests  of  the  high  places  that  burn  incense  upon  thee, 
and  men’s  bones  shall  be  burnt  upon  thee. 

3  And  he  gave  ^a  sign  the  same  day,  saying.  This 
IS  the  sign  which  the  Lord  hath  spoken  ; Behold,  the 
altar  shall  be  rent,  and  the  ashes  that  are  upon  it  shall 
be  poured  out. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Jeroboam  heard 
the  saying  of  the  man  of  God,  which  had  cried  against 
the  altar  in  Beth-el,  that  he  put  forth  his  hand  from 
the  altar,  saying.  Lay  hold  on  him.  And  his  hand, 
which  he  put  forth  against  him,  dried  up,  so  that  he 
could  not  pull  it  in  again  to  him. 

5  The  altar  also  was  rent,  and  the  ashes  poured  out 
from  the  altar,  according  to  the  sign  which  the  man  of 
God  had  given  by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  king  answered  and  said  unto  the  man  of 
God,  ® Intreat  now  the  face  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
pray  for  me,  that  my  hand  may  be  restored  me  again. 
And  the  man  of  God  besought  the  Lord,  and  the 
king’s  hand  was  restored  him  again,  and  became  as  it 
was  before. 

7  And  the  king  said  unto  the  man  of  God,  Come 
home  with  me,  and  refresh  thyself,  and  ®I  will  give 
thee  a reward. 

8  And  the  man  of  God  said  unto  the  king,  If  thou 
wilt  give  me  half  thine  house,  I will  not  go  in  with 
thee,  neither  will  I eat  bread  nor  drink  water  in  this 
place  : 

20  Ex.  32.  4,  8.  24  ch.  13.  32.  Num.  29.  12.  ch.  8. 

21  Gen.  28.  19.  Hos.  25  Num.  3.  10.  ch.  2,  5. 

4.  15.  13.  33.  2 Kin.  17.  32.  27  Amos  7.  13. 

22  Judg.  18.  29.  2 Chr.  11. 14, 15.  Ezek.  28  Num.  15.  39. 

23  ch.  13.  34.  2 Kin.  44.  7,  8.  2i>  ch.  13.  1. 

17.  21.  2.i  Lev.  23.  33,  34.  1 2 Kin.  23.  17. 


calves  of  gold  ; and  he  said  unto  them,  ^ It  is  too 
much  for  you  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem  ; behold  thy 
gods,  O Israel,  which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the 

29  land  of  Egypt.  And  he  set  the  one  in  Beth-el, 

30  and  the  other  put  he  in  Dan.  And  this  thing  be- 
came a sill ; for  the  people  went  to  worship  before 

31  ® the  one,  even  unto  Dan.  And  he  made  houses  of 
high  places,  and  made  priests  from  among  all  the 

32  people,  which  were  not  of  the  sons  of  Levi.  And 
Jeroboam  ordained  a feast  in  the  eighth  month,  on 
the  fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  like  unto  the  feast 
that  is  in  Judah,  and  he  went  up  unto  the  altar  ; so 
did  he  in  Beth-el,  ^ sacrificing  unto  the  calves  that 
he  had  made  : and  he  placed  in  Beth-el  the  priests 

33  of  the  high  places  which  he  had  made.  And  he 
-^went  up  unto  the  altar  which  he  had  made  in  Beth- 
el on  the  fifteenth  day  in  the  eighth  month,  even  in 
the  month  which  he  had  devised  * of  his  own  heart  : 
and  lie  ordained  a feast  for  the  children  of  Israel, 
and went  up  unto  the  altar,  to  burn  incense. 


13  And,  behold,  there  came  a man  of  God  out  of 
Judah  by  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Beth-el  : and 
Jeroboam  was  standing  by  the  altar  to  burn  incense. 

2 And  he  cried  against  the  altar  by  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O altar,  altar,  thus  saith  the  Lord  : 
Behold,  a child  shall  be  born  unto  the  house  of 
David,  Josiah  by  name  ; and  upon  thee  shall  he 
sacrifice  the  priests  of  the  high  places  that  burn 
incense  upon  thee,  and  men’s  bones  shall  they  burn 

3 upon  thee.  And  he  gave  a sign  the  same  day,  say- 
ing, This  is  the  sign  which  the  Lord  hath  spoken  : 
Behold,  the  altar  shall  be  rent,  and  the  ashes  that 

4 are  upon  it  shall  be  poured  out.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  the  king  heard  the  saying  of  the  man  of 
God,  which  he  cried  against  the  altar  in  Beth-el, 
that  Jeroboam  put  forth  his  hand  from  the  altar, 
saying.  Lay  hold  on  him.  And  his  hand,  which  he 
put  forth  against  him,  dried  up,  so  that  he  could 

5 not  draw  it  back  again  to  him.  The  altar  also  was 
rent,  and  the  ashes  poured  out  from  the  altar,  ac- 
cording to  the  sign  which  the  man  of  God  had  given 

6 by  the  word  of  the  Lord.  And  the  king  answered 
and  said  unto  the  man  of  God,  Intreat  now  the  fa- 
vour of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  pray  for  me,  that 
my  hand  may  be  restored  me  again.  And  the  man 
of  God  intreated  the  Lord,  and  the  king’s  hand  was 
restored  him  again,  and  became  as  it  was  before. 

7 And  the  king  said  unto  the  man  of  God,  Come  home 
with  me,  and  refresh  thyself,  and  I will  give  thee  a 

8 reward.  And  the  man  of  God  said  unto  the  king. 
If  thou  wilt  give  me  half  thine  house,  I will  not  go 
in  with  thee,  neither  will  I eat  bread  nor  drink 


2 ch.  12.  32,  33.  . Acts  8.  24.  Jam.  5.  IG.  up  long  enough. 

3 2 Kin.  23.  15,  16.  e 1 Sam.  9.  7.  2 Kin.  e Or,  each  of  them. 

Is.  7.  14.  John  2.  5.  15.  / Or,  offered  upon. 

18.  1 Cor.  1.  22.  ^ So  Num.  22.  18.  & g Or,  to  sacrifice. 

3 Ex.  8.  8.  & 9.  28.  24.  13.  h Another  reading 

& 10.  17.  Num.  21.  7.  d Or,  Ye  have  gone  is,  apart. 


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I.  KINGS,  XIII. 


9 For  so  was  it  charged  me  by  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  saying,  ® Eat  no  bread,  nor  drink  water,  nor  turn 
again  by  the  same  way  that  thou  earnest. 

10  So  he  went  another  way,  and  returned  not  by  the 
way  that  he  came  to  Beth-el. 

11  ^ Now  there  dwelt  an  old  prophet  in  Beth-el ; 
and  his  sons  came  and  told  him  all  the  works  that  the 
man  of  God  had  done  that  day  in  Beth-el  : the  words 
which  he  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  them  they  told  also 
to  their  father. 

12  And  their  father  said  unto  them.  What  way  went 
he  ? For  his  sons  had  seen  what  way  the  man  of  God 
went,  which  came  from  Judah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  sons.  Saddle  me  the  ass.  So 
they  saddled  him  the  ass  : and  he  rode  thereon, 

14  And  went  after  the  man  of  God,  and  found  him 
sitting  under  an  oak  : and  he  said  unto  him.  Art  thou 
the  man  of  God  that  earnest  from  Judah  ? And  he  said, 
I am. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  him.  Come  home  with  me,  and 
eat  bread. 

16  And  he  said,  ^ I may  not  return  with  thee,  nor  go 
in  with  thee  : neither  will  I eat  bread  nor  drink  water 
with  thee  in  this  place  : 

17  For  it  was  said  to  me  by  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
Thou  shall  eat  no  bread  nor  drink  water  there,  nor  turn 
again  to  go  by  the  way  that  thou  earnest. 

18  He  said  unto  him,  I am  a prophet  also  as  thou 
art ; and  an  angel  spake  unto  me  by  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Bring  him  back  with  thee  into  thine 
house,  tliat  he  may  eat  bread  and  drink  water.  But 
he  lied  unto  him. 

19  So  he  went  back  with  him,  and  did  eat  bread  in 
his  house,  and  drank  water. 

20  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  sat  at  the  table, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  the  prophet  that 
brought  him  back  : 

21  And  he  cried  unto  the  man  of  God  that  came  from 
Judah,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou 
hast  disobeyed  the  mouth  of  the  Lord,  and  hast  not 
kept  the  commandment  which  the  Lord  thy  God  com- 
manded thee, 

22  But  earnest  back,  and  hast  eaten  bread  and  drunk 
water  in  the  place,  of  the  which  the  Lord  did  say  to 
thee.  Eat  no  bread,  and  drink  no  water  ; thy  carcase 
shall  not  come  unto  the  sepulchre  of  thy  fathers. 

23  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  had  eaten  bread, 
and  after  he  had  drunk,  that  he  saddled  for  him 
the  ass,  to  wit,  for  the  prophet  whom  he  had  brought 
back. 

24  And  when  he  was  gone,  a lion  met  him  by  the 
way,  and  slew  him  : and  his  carcase  was  cast  in  the 
way,  and  the  ass  stood  by  it,  the  lion  also  stood  by 
the  carcase. 

25  And,  behold,  men  passed  by,  and  saw  the  carcase 
cast  in  the  way,  and  the  lion  standing  by  the  carcase  : 
and  they  came  and  told  it  in  the  city  where  the  old 
prophet  dwelt. 

26  And  when  the  prophet  that  brought  him  back 
from  the  way  heard  thereof,  he  said.  It  is  the  man  of 
God,  who  was  disobedient  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  : 
therefore  the  Lord  hath  delivered  him  unto  the  lion, 
which  hath  torn  him,  and  slain  him,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  unto  him. 

8 1 Cor.  5.  11.  10  ch.  20.  35.  1 n ver.  9. 

9 ver.  8,  9.  Tliess.  4.  15.  12  ch.  20.  36. 


9  water  in  this  place  : for  so  was  it  charged  me  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Thou  shalt  eat  no 
bread,  nor  drink  water,  neither  return  by  the  way 

10  that  thou  earnest.  So  he  went  another  way,  and  re- 
turned not  by  the  way  that  he  came  to  Beth-el. 

11  Now  there  dwelt  an  old  prophet  in  Beth-el  ; and 
® one  of  his  sons  came  and  told  him  all  the  works 
that  the  man  of  God  had  done  that  day  in  Beth-el  : 
the  words  which  he  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  them 

12  also  they  told  unto  their  father.  And  their  father 
said  unto  them.  What  way  went  he  ? ^ Now  his  sons 
had  seen  what  way  the  man  of  God  went,  which 

13  came  from  Judah.  And  he  said  unto  his  sons, 
Saddle  me  the  ass.  So  they  saddled  him  the  ass  : 

14  and  he  rode  thereon.  And  he  went  after  the  man 
of  God,  and  found  him  sitting  under  an  ^ oak  : and 
he  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  the  man  of  God  that 

15  earnest  from  Judah  ? And  he  said,  I am.  Then 
he  said  unto  him.  Come  home  with  me,  and  eat 

16  bread.  And  he  said,  I may  not  return  with  thee, 
nor  go  in  with  thee  : neither  will  I eat  bread  nor 

17  drink  water  with  thee  in  this  place  : for  it  was  said 
to  me  by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  eat  no 
bread  nor  drink  water  there,  nor  turn  again  to  go  by 

18  the  way  that  thou  earnest.  And  he  said  unto  him,  I 
also  am  a prophet  as  thou  art  ; and  an  angel  spake 
unto  me  by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Bring 
him  back  with  thee  into  thine  house,  that  he  may 
eat  bread  and  drink  water.  But  he  lied  unto  him. 

19  So  he  went  back  with  him,  and  did  eat  bread  in  his 

20  house,  and  drank  water.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
they  sat  at  the  table,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 

21  came  unto  the  prophet  that  brought  him  back  : and 
he  cried  unto  the  man  of  God  that  came  from  Judah, 
saying,  Tims  saith  the  Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou 
hast  been  disobedient  unto  the  mouth  of  the  Lord, 
and  hast  not  kept  the  commandment  which  the 

22  Lord  thy  God  commanded  thee,  but  earnest  back, 
and  hast  eaten  bread  and  drunk  water  in  the  place 
of  the  which  he  said  to  thee.  Eat  no  bread,  and  drink 
no  water  ; thy  carcase  shall  not  come  unto  the  sepul- 

23  chre  of  thy  fathers.  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he 
had  eaten  bread,  and  after  he  had  drunk,  that  he  sad- 
dled for  him  the  ass,  to  luit,  for  the  prophet  whom  he 

24  had  brought  back.  And  when  he  was  gone,  a lion 
met  him  by  the  way,  and  slew  him  : and  his  carcase 
was  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass  stood  by  it  ; the 

25  lion  also  stood  by  the  carcase.  And,  behold,  men 
passed  by,  and  saw  the  carcase  cast  in  the  way,  and 
the  lion  standing  by  the  carcase  : and  they  came 
and  told  it  in  the  city  where  the  old  prophet  dwelt. 

26  And  when  the  prophet  that  brought  him  back  from 
the  way  heard  thereof,  he  said.  It  is  the  man  of 
God,  who  was  disobedient  unto  the  mouth  of  the 
Lord  : therefore  the  Lord  hath  delivered  him  unto 
the  lion,  which  hath  torn  him,  and  slain  him,  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  unto 


a Heb.  his  son.  .ancient  versions,  And  d Or,  rebelled 
b According  to  some  his  sons  shewed  him,  against  the  word. 
0 Or,  terebinth. 


I.  KINGS,  XIV. 


523 


27  And  he  spake  to  his  sons,  saying.  Saddle  me  the 
ass.  And  they  saddled  him. 

28  And  he  went  and  found  his  carcase  cast  in  the 
way,  and  the  ass  and  the  lion  standing  by  the  carcase  : 
the  lion  had  not  eaten  the  carcase,  nor  torn  the  ass. 

29  And  the  prophet  took  up  the  carcase  of  the  man 
of  God,  and  laid  it  upon  the  ass,  and  brought  it  back  : 
and  the  old  prophet  came  to  the  city,  to  mourn  and  to 
bury  him. 

30  And  he  laid  his  carcase  in  his  own  grave  ; and 
they  mourned  over  him,  saying,  Alas,  my  brother  ! 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  had  buried  him,  that 
he  spake  to  his  sons,  saying.  When  I am  dead,  then 
bury  me  in  the  sepulchre  wherein  the  man  of  God  is 
buried  ; lay  my  bones  beside  his  bones  : 

32  For  the  saying  which  he  cried  by  the  word  of 
the  Lord  against  the  altar  in  Beth-el,  and  against  all 
the  houses  of  the  high  places  which  are  in  the  cities  of 

Samaria,  shall  surely  come  to  pass. 

33  ^ After  this  thing  Jeroboam  returned  not  from 
his  evil  way,  but  made  again  of  the  lowest  of  the  peo- 
ple priests  of  the  high  places  : whosoever  would,  he 
consecrated  him,  and  he  became  one  of  the  priests  of 
the  high  places. 

34  i®And  this  thing  became  sin  unto  the  house  of 
Jeroboam,  even  to  cut  it  olf,  and  to  destroy  it  from 
off  the  face  of  the  earth. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Abiiah  being  sick,  Jeroboam  sendeth  Ms  iviJe  disguised  with  p^'esents 
to  the  prophet  Ahijah  at  Shiloh.  5 Ahijah,  forewarned  bg  God,  de- 
nounceth  God's  judgment.  17  Abijah  dieth,  and  is  buried.  19  Nadab 
succeedeth  Jeroboam.  21  Rehoboam's  loicked  reign.  25  Shishak 
spoileth  Jerusalem.  29  Abijam  succeedeth  Rehoboam. 

At  that  time  Abijah  the  son  of  Jeroboam  fell  sick. 

2  And  Jeroboam  said  to  his  wife.  Arise,  I pray 
thee,  and  disguise  thyself,  that  thou  be  not  known  to  be 
the  wife  of  Jeroboam  ; and  get  thee  to  Shiloh  : behold, 
there  is  Ahijah  the  prophet,  which  told  me  that  ^ I 
should  he  king  over  this  people. 

3  ^ And  take  with  thee  ten  loaves,  and  cracknels, 
and  a cruse  of  honey,  and  go  to  him  : he  shall  tell  thee 
what  shall  become  of  the  child. 

4  And  Jeroboam’s  wife  did  so,  and  arose,  ® and  went 
to  Shiloh,  and  came  to  the  house  of  Ahijah.  But 
Ahijah  could  not  see  ; for  his  eyes  were  set  by  reason 
of  his  age. 

5  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  Ahijah,  Behold,  the 
wife  of  Jeroboam  cometh  to  ask  a thing  of  thee  for 
her  son  ; for  he  is  sick  : thus  and  thus  shalt  thou  say 
unto  her  : for  it  shall  be,  when  she  cometh  in,  that  she 
shall  feign  herself  to  he  another  looman. 

6  And  it  was  so,  when  Ahijah  heard  the  sound  of  her 
feet,  as  she  came  in  at  the  door,  that  he  said.  Come  in, 
thou  wife  of  Jeroboam  ; why  feignest  thou  thyself 
to  he  another  ? for  I am  sent  to  thee  loith  heavy  tidings. 

7  Go,  tell  Jeroboam,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  ^ Forasmuch  as  I exalted  thee  from  among  the 
people,  and  made  thee  prince  over  my  people  Israel, 

8  And  ®rent  the  kingdom  away  from  the  house  of 
David,  and  gave  it  thee  : and  yet  thou  hast  not  been  as 
my  servant  David,  ® who  kept  my  commandments,  and 
who  followed  me  with  all  his  heart,  to  do  that  only 
which  was  right  in  mine  eyes  ; 

9  But  hast  done  evil  above  all  that  were  before  thee  : 


27  him.  And  he  spake  to  his  sons,  saying.  Saddle  me 

28  the  ass.  And  they  saddled  it.  And  he  went  and 
found  his  carcase  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass  and 
the  lion  standing  by  the  carcase  : the  lion  had  not 

29  eaten  the  carcase,  nor  torn  the  ass.  And  the  pro- 
phet took  up  the  carcase  of  the  man  of  God,  and 
laid  it  upon  the  ass,  and  brought  it  back  : and  he 
came  to  the  city  of  the  old  prophet,  to  mourn,  and 

30  to  bury  him.  And  he  laid  his  carcase  in  his  own 
grave  ; and  they  mourned  over  him,  saying,  Alas, 

31  my  brother  ! And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  had 
buried  him,  that  he  spake  to  his  sons,  saying.  When 
I am  dead,  then  bury  me  in  the  sepulchre  wherein 
the  man  of  God  is  buried  ; lay  my  bones  beside  his 

32  bones.  For  the  saying  which  he  cried  by  the  word 
of  the  Lord  against  the  altar  in  Beth-el,  and  against 
all  the  houses  of  the  high  places  which  are  in  the 
cities  of  Samaria,  shall  surely  come  to  pass. 

33  After  this  thing  Jeroboam  returned  not  from  his 
evil  way,  but  made  again  from  among  all  the  peo- 
ple priests  of  the  high  places  : ® whosoever  would, 
he  consecrated  him,  that  there  might  be  priests  of 

34  the  high  places.  And this  thing  became  sin  unto 
the  house  of  Jeroboam,  even  to  cut  it  ofP,  and  to 
destroy  it  from  oft*  the  face  of  the  earth. 


14  At  that  time  Abijah  the  son  of  Jeroboam  fell 

2 sick.  And  Jeroboam  said  to  his  wife.  Arise,  I pray 
thee,  and  disguise  thyself,  that  thou  be  not  known 
to  be  the  wife  of  Jeroboam  : and  get  thee  to  Shiloh  ; 
behold,  there  is  Ahijah  the  prophet,  which  spake 
concerning  me  that  I should  be  king  over  this  peo- 

3 pie.  And  take  with  thee  ten  loaves,  and  cracknels, 
and  a ® cruse  of  honey,  and  go  to  him  : he  shall  tell 

4 thee  what  shall  become  of  the  child.  And  Jerobo- 
am’s wife  did  so,  and  arose,  and  went  to  Shiloh,  and 
came  to  the  house  of  Ahijah.  Now  Ahijah  could 
not  see  ; for  his  eyes  were  set  by  reason  of  his  age. 

5 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Ahijah,  Behold,  the  wife 
of  Jeroboam  cometh  to  inquire  of  thee  concerning 
her  son  ; Tor  he  is  sick  : thus  and  thus  shalt  thou 
say  unto  her  : for  it  shall  be,  when  she  cometh  in, 
that  she  shall  feign  herself  to  be  another  woman. 

6 And  it  was  so,  when  Ahijah  heard  the  sound  of  her 
feet,  as  she  came  in  at  the  door,  that  he  said.  Come 
in,  thou  wife  of  Jeroboam  ; why  feignest  thou  thy- 
self to  be  another  ? for  I am  sent  to  thee  with  heavy 

7 tidings.  Go,  tell  Jeroboam,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
tluB  God  of  Israel  : Forasmuch  as  I exalted  tliee 
from  among  the  people,  and  made  thee  ^ prince 

8 over  my  people  Israel,  and  rent  the  kingdom  away 
from  the  house  of  David,  and  gave  it  thee  : and  yet 
thou  hast  not  been  as  my  servant  David,  who  kept 
my  commandments,  and  who  followed  me  with  all 
his  heart,  to  do  that  only  which  was  right  in  mine 

9 eyes  ; but  hast  done  evil  above  all  that  were  before 


Jer.  22.  18. 

2 Kin.  23.  17,  18. 
16  ver.  2.  2 Kin.  23. 
16,  19. 


10  See  ch.  IG.  24. 
ch.  12.  31,  32.  2 
Chr.  11.  15.  & 13.  9. 

18  ch.  12.  30. 


10  ch.  14.  10. 
ich.  11.  31. 

2 See  1 Sain.  9.  7,  8. 
3ch.  11.  29. 


* See  2 Sam.  12.  7,  8. 
ch.  IG.  2. 

6ch.  11.  31. 


och.  11.  33,  38.  & 
15.  5. 

e Or,  whomsoever  he 
would. 


f Or,  h7j  this  thing 
he  became, 
a Or,  bottle, 
b Or,  leader. 


524 


I.  KINGS,  y 


^for  tliow  hast  gone  and  made  thee  other  gods,  and 
molten  images,  to  provoke  me  to  anger,  and  ® hast  cast 
me  behind  thy  back  : 

10  Therefore,  behold,  ^ I will  bring  evil  upon  the 
house  of  Jeroboam,  and  will  cut  off  from  Jeroboam 
him  that  pisseth  against  the  wall,  ^^and  him  that  is 
shut  up  and  left  in  Israel,  and  will  take  away  the  rem- 
nant of  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  as  a man  taketh  away 
dung,  till  it  be  all  gone. 

11  Him  that  dieth  of  Jeroboam  in  the  city  shall 
the  dogs  eat  ; and  him  that  dieth  in  the  field  shall  the 
fowls  of  the  air  eat  : for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  ii. 

12  Arise  thou  therefore,  get  thee  to  thine  own  house  : 
and  when  thy  feet  enter  into  the  city,  the  child  shall 
die. 

13  And  all  Israel  shall  mourn  for  him,  and  bury 
him  ; for  he  only  of  Jeroboam  shall  come  to  the  grave, 
because  in  him  there  is  found  some  good  thing  to- 
ward the  Lord  God  of  Israel  in  the  house  of  Jero- 
boam. 

14  Moreover  the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up  a king 
over  Israel,  who  shall  cut  off  the  house  of  Jeroboam 
that  day  : but  what  ? even  now. 

15  For  the  Lord  shall  smite  Israel,  as  a reed  is 
shaken  in  the  water,  and  he  shall  ^®root  up  Israel  out 
of  this  good  land,  which  he  gave  to  their  fathers,  and 
shall  scatter  them  beyond  the  river,  because  they 
have  made  their  groves,  provoking  the  Lord  to  anger. 

16  And  he  shall  give  Israel  up  because  of  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam,  ^ who  did  sin,  and  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

17  ^ And  Jeroboam’s  wife  arose,  and  departed, 
and  came  to  Tirzah  : and  when  she  came  to  the 
threshold  of  the  door,  tlie  child  died  ; 

18  And  they  buried  him  ; and  all  Israel  mourned  for 
him,  23  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  the  hand  of  his  servant  Ahijah  the  prophet. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jeroboam,  bow  he 
2^  warred,  and  how  he  reigned,  behold,  they  are  written 
ill  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

20  And  the  days  which  Jeroboam  reigned  were  two 
and  twenty  years  : and  he  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
Nadab  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  ^ And  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon  reigned  in 
Judah.  26  Rehoboam  was  forty  and  one  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  seventeen  years  in 
Jerusalem,  the  city  2®  which  the  Lord  did  choose  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  to  put  liis  name  there.  27  j^jg 
mother’s  name  teas  Naamali  an  Ammonitess. 

22  28  And  Judah  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  they  29  provoked  him  to  jealousy  with  their  sins 
which  they  had  committed,  above  all  that  their  fathers 
had  done. 

23  For  they  also  built  them  ^^high  places,  and 
images,  and  groves,  on  every  high  hill,  and  ^2  under 
every  green  tree. 

24  And  there  were  also  sodomites  in  the  land  : and 
they  did  according  to  all  the  abominations  of  the  nations 
which  the  Lord  cast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

25  ^ 34  Aud  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth  year  of  king 


’ e,  and  hast  gone  and  made  thee  other  gods,  and 
molten  images,  to  provoke  me  to  anger,  and  hast  cast 

10  me  behind  thy  back  : therefore,  behold,  I will  bring 
evil  upon  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  and  will  cut  off 
from  Jeroboam  every  man  child,  him  that  is  shut  up 
and  him  that  is  left  at  large  in  Israel,  and  will  utterly 
sweep  away  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  as  a man  sweep- 

11  eth  away  dung,  till  it  be  all  gone.  Him  that  dieth 
of  Jeroboam  in  the  city  shall  the  dogs  eat  ; and  him 
that  dieth  in  the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat  : 

12  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it.  Arise  thou  therefore, 
get  thee  to  thine  house  : and  when  thy  feet  enter  into 

13  the  city,  the  child  shall  die.  And  all  Israel  shall 
mourn  for  him,  and  bury  him  ; for  he  only  of  Jero- 
boam shall  come  to  the  grave  : because  in  him  there 
is  found  some  good  thing  toward  the  Lord,  the  God 

14  of  Israel,  in  the  house  of  Jeroboam.  Moreover  the 
Lord  shall  raise  him  up  a king  over  Israel,  who 
shall  cut  off  the  house  of  Jeroboam  that  day  : ^ but 

15  what  ? even  now.  For  the  Lord  shall  smite  Israel, 
as  a reed  is  shaken  in  the  water  ; and  he  shall  root 
up  Israel  out  of  this  good  land,  which  he  gave  to 
their  fathers,  and  shall  scatter  them  beyond  the 
River  ; because  they  have  made  their  Asheriin,  pro- 

16  voking  the  Lord  to  anger.  And  he  shall  give  Israel 
up  because  of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam,  which  he  hath 
sinned,  and  wherewith  he  hath  made  Israel  to  sin. 

17  And  Jeroboam’s  wife  arose,  and  departed,  and  came 
to  Tirzah  ; and  as  she  came  to  the  threshold  of  the 

18  house,  the  child  died.  And  all  Israel  buried  him, 
and  mourned  for  him  ; according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  by  the  hand  of  his  servant 

19  Ahijah  the  prophet.  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jeroboam,  how  he  warred,  and  how  he  reigned, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 

20  cles  of  the  kings  of  Israel.  And  the  days  which 
Jeroboam  reigned  were  two  and  twenty  years  : and 
he  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  Nadab  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 


21  ®And  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon  reigned  in 
Judah.  Rehoboam  was  forty  and  one  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  seventeen 
years  in  Jerusalem,  the  city  which  the  Lord  had 
chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  to  put  his 
name  there  : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Naamah 

22  the  Ammonitess.  And  Judah  did  that  which  was 
evil  ill  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ; and  they  provoked 
him  to  jealousy  with  their  sins  which  they  commit- 

23  ted,  above  all  that  their  fathers  had  done.  For 
they  also  built  them  high  places,  and  / pillars,  and 
Asheriin,  on  every  high  hill,  and  under  every  green 

24  tree  ; and  there  were  also  s'  sodomites  in  the  land  : 
they  did  according  to  all  the  abominations  of  the 
nations  which  the  Lord  drave  out  before  the  chil- 

25  dreii  of  Israel.  * And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth 


7 ch.  12.  28.  2 Chr. 
11.  15. 

8 Neh.  9.  26.  Ps.  50. 
17.  Ezek.  23.  35. 

9 ch.  15.  29. 

1“  ch.  21.  21.  2 Kin. 
9.  8 

’“Dent.  32.  36.  2 

Kin.  14.  26. 


12  ch.  16.  4.  & 21. 
24. 

13  ver.  17. 

112  Chr.  12.  12.  & 
19.  3. 

is  ch.  15.  27,  28,  29. 
13  2 Kin.  17.  0.  Ps. 
52.  5. 

11  Josh.  23.  15,  16. 


18  2 Kin.  15.  29. 

19  Ex.  34. 13.  Dent. 
12.  3,  4. 

29  ch.  12.  30.  & 13. 
34.  & 15.  30,  34.  & 
16.  2. 

21  ch.  16.  6,  8,  15, 
23.  Cant.  6.  4. 

22  ver.  12. 


23  ver.  13. 

24  2 Chr,  13.  2,  &c. 

25  2 Chr.  12.  13. 

26  ch.  11.  36. 

27  ver.  31. 

28  2 Chr.  12.  1. 

29  Dent.  32.  21.  Ps. 
78.  58.  1 Cor.  10.  22. 


30  Dent.  12. 2.  Ezek. 
16.  24,  25. 

31  2 Kin.  17.  9,  10. 

82  Is.  57.  5. 

33  Deut,  23.  17.  ch. 

15.  12.  & 22.  46.  2 

Kin.  23.  7. 

34  ch.  11,  40.  2 Chr. 

12.  2. 


c Or,  and  what  even 
notv  f 

d Or,  who  did  sin, 
and  who  made  &c. 
e See  2 Chr.  12.  13. 
/ Or,  obelisks, 
g See  Dent,  23.  17. 
h See  2 Chr.  12.  2, 
9-11. 


I.  KINGS,  XV. 


525 


Rehoboara,  that  Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up  against 
Jerusalem  : 

26  And  he  took  away  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the  king’s  house  ; he  even 
took  away  all : and  he  took  away  all  the  shields  of  gold 
3®  which  Solomon  had  made. 

27  And  king  Rehoboam  made  in  their  stead  brasen 
shields,  and  committed  them  unto  the  hands  of  the  chief 
of  the  guard,  which  kept  the  door  of  the  king’s  house. 

28  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king  went  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  that  the  guard  bare  them,  and  brought 
them  back  into  the  guard  chamber. 

29  ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Rehoboam,  and  all 
that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

30  And  there  was  war  between  Rehoboam  and 
Jeroboam  all  their  days. 

31  And  Rehoboam  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 
buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David.  And 
his  mother’s  name  was  Naamah  an  Ammonitess.  And 

Abijam  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XY. 

1 Abijam's  wicked  reign.  7 Asa  succeedeih  him.  9 Asa's  good  reign. 

16  The  war  between  Baasha  and  him  causeth  him  to  make  a league 

with  Ben-hadad.  2^  Jehoshajihat  succeedeth  Asa.  25  Nadab's  wicked 

reign.  27  Baasha  conspiring  against  him  executeth  Ahijah' s prophecy . 

31  Nadab's  acts  and  death.  33  Baasha' s ivicked  reign. 

O W 1 in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat  reigned  Abijam  over  Judah. 

2 Three  years  reigned  he  in  JerTisalem.  ^ And  his 
mother’s  name  mas  ® Maachah,  the  daughter  of  ^ Abisha- 

lom. 

3 And  he  walked  in  all  the  sins  of  his  father,  which 
he  had  done  before  him  : and  ® his  heart  was  not  per- 
fect with  the  Lord  his  God,  as  the  heart  of  David  his 
father. 

4 Nevertheless  ®for  David’s  sake  did  the  Lord  his 
God  give  him  a lamp  in  Jerusalem,  to  set  up  his  son 
after  him,  and  to  establish  Jerusalem  : 

5 Because  David  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  turned  not  aside  from  any  thing 
that  he  commanded  him  all  the  days  of  his  life,  ® save 
only  in  the  matter  of  Uriah  the  Hittite. 

6 ® And  there  was  war  between  Rehoboam  and  Jero- 
boam all  the  days  of  his  life. 

7 i®Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Abijam,  and  all  that 
he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  J iidah  ? And  there  was  war  be- 
tween Abijam  and  Jeroboam. 

8 And  Abijam  slept  with  his  fathers  ; and  they 
buried  him  in  the  city  of  David  : and  Asa  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

9 If  And  in  the  twentieth  year  of  Jeroboam  king  of 
Israel  reigned  Asa  over  Judah. 

10  And  forty  and  one  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother’s  name  was  Maachah,  the  daughter  of 
Abishalom. 

11  And  Asa  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord,  as  did  David  his  father. 

12  And  he  took  away  the  sodomites  out  of  the 
land,  and  removed  all  the  idols  that  his  fathers  had 
made. 


year  of  king  Rehoboam,  that  Shishak  king  of  Egypt 

26  came  up  against  Jerusalem  : and  he  took  away  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  trea- 
sures of  the  king’s  house  ; he  even  took  away  all : 
and  he  took  away  all  the  shields  of  gold  which  Solo- 

27  mon  had  made.  And  king  Rehoboam  made  in  their 
stead  shields  of  brass,  and  committed  them  to  the 
hands  of  the  captains  of  the  * guard,  which  kept  the 

28  door  of  the  king’s  house.  And  it  was  so,  that  as 
oft  as  the  king  went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  the 
guard  bare  them,  and  brought  them  back  into  the 

29  guard  chamber.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Re- 
hoboam, and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

30  And  there  was  war  between  Rehoboam  and  Jero- 

31  boam  continually.  And  Rehoboam  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David  : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Naamah  the 
Ammonitess.  And  * Abijam  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 


15  “Now  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat  began  Abijam  to  reign  over  Judah. 

2 Three  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem  : and  his  mo- 
ther’s name  was  ^ Maacah  the  daughter  of  Abisha- 

3 lorn.  And  he  walked  in  all  the  sins  of  his  father, 
which  he  had  done  before  him  : and  his  heart  was 
not  perfect  with  the  Lord  his  God,  as  the  heart  of 

4 David  his  father.  Nevertheless  for  David’s  sake 
did  the  Lord  his  God  give  him  a lamp  in  Jerusa- 
lem, to  set  up  his  son  after  him,  and  to  establish 

5 Jerusalem  : because  David  did  that  which  was  riglit 
in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  turned  not  aside  from 
any  thing  that  he  commanded  him  all  the  days  of 
his  life,  save  only  in  the  matter  of  Uriah  the  Hit- 

6 tite.  Now  there  was  war  between  ‘^Rehoboam  and 

7 Jeroboam  all  the  days  of  his  life.  And  the  rest  of 
the  acts  of  Abijam,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  J udah  ? And  there  was  war  between 

8 Abijam  and  Jeroboam.  ®And  Abijam  slept  with 
his  fathers  ; and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of 
David  : and  Asa  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


9  And  in  the  twentieth  year  of  Jeroboam  king  of 

10  Israel  began  Asa  to  reign  over  Judah.  And  forty 
and  one  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem  : and  his 
mother’s  name  was  Maacah  the  daughter  of  Abisha- 

11  lorn.  And  Asa  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes 

12  of  the  Lord,  as  did  David  his  father.  And  he  put 
away  the  sodomites  out  of  the  land,  and  removed  all 

13  the  idols  that  his  fath6rs  had  made,  -k  And  also 


85  2Chr.  12.  9, 10, 11.  jah.  Matt.  1.  7,  ylWa.  6 ch.  11.  4.  Ps.  119.  »o  2 Chr.  13.  2,  3,  22.  /c  In  2 Chr.  12.  IG,  c In  2 Chr.  11.  20, 

36  ch.  10.  17.  1 2 Chr.  13.  1,  2.  80.  " 2 Chr.  14.  1.  Ahijah.  21,  Absalom. 

37  2 Chr.  12.  15.  2 2 Chr.  11.  20, 21, 22.  « ch.  11.  32,  3G,  2 12  2 Chr.  14.  2.  « See  2 Chr.  13.  1,  According  to  some 

ch.  12.  24.  & 15.  G.  3 2 Chr.  13.  2,  Mi-  Clir.  21.  7.  >3  cli.  14.  24.  & 22.  &c.  authorities,  Abijam. 

2 Chr.  12.  1.5.  chaiah  the  daughter  of  7 14,  3.  4(’,,  In  2 Chr.  13.  2,  e See  2 Chr.  14.  1, 

39  2 Chr.  12.  IG.  Uriel.  ^2  Sam.  11.  4,  1.5.  / Heb.  runners.  Micaiah  the  daughter  A c. 

*0  vor.  21.  ‘12  Chr.  11,  21,  Absa-  & 12.  9.  i See  2 Chr.  12.  15,  of  Uriel.  f See  2 Chr.  15.  16- 

^7  2 Chr.  12.  IG,  Abi  lorn.  » ch.  14.  30.  16.  18. 


526 


I.  KINGS,  XY. 


13  And  also  Maachah  his  mother,  even  her  he  re- 
moved from  being  queen,  because  she  had  made  an  idol 
in  a grove  ; and  Asa  destroyed  her  idol,  and  burnt  it 
by  the  brook  Kidron. 

14  But  the  high  places  were  not  removed  : never- 
theless Asa’s  heart  was  perfect  with  the  Lord  all  his 
days. 

15  And  he  brought  in  the  things  which  his  father 
had  dedicated,  and  the  things  which  himself  had  dedi- 
cated, into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  silver,  and  gold,  and 
vessels. 

16  Tf  And  there  was  war  between  Asa  and  Baasha 
king  of  Israel  all  their  days. 

17  And  Baasha  king  of  Israel  went  up  against 
Judah,  and  built  Ramah,  that  he  might  not  suffer 
any  to  go  out  or  come  in  to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

18  Then  Asa  took  all  the  silver  and  the  gold  that 
were  left  in  tlie  treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  treasures  of  the  king’s  house,  and  delivered  them 
into  the  hand  of  his  servants  : and  king  Asa  sent  them 
to  2^Ben-hadad,  the  son  of  Tabrimon,  the  son  of  He- 
zion,  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt  at  ^2  Damascus,  say- 
ings 

19  There  is  a league  between  me  and  thee,  and  be- 
tween my  father  and  thy  father  ; behold,  I have  sent 
unto  thee  a present  of  silver  and  gold  ; come  and  break 
thy  league  with  Baasha  king  of  Israel,  that  he  may 
depart  from  me. 

20  So  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto  king  Asa,  and  sent 
the  captains  of  the  hosts  which  he  had  against  the  cities 
of  Israel,  and  smote  Ijon,  and  Dan,  and  Abel- 
beth-maachah,  and  all  Cinneroth,  with  all  the  land  of 
Naphtali. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Baasha  heard  thereof, 
that  he  left  off  building  of  Ramah,  and  dwelt  in  Tirzah. 

22  Then  king  Asa  made  a proclamation  through- 
out all  Judah  ; none  loas  exempted  : and  they  took 
away  the  stones  of  Ramah,  and  the  timber  thereof, 
wherewith  Baasha  had  builded  ; and  king  Asa  built 
with  them  Geba  of  Benjamin,  and  Mizpah. 

23  The  rest  of  all  the  acts  of  Asa,  and  all  his  might, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  the  cities  which  he  built,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  ? Nevertheless  in  the  time  of  his 
old  age  he  was  diseased  in  his  feet. 

24  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried 
with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his  father  : ^^and 

Jehoshaphat  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  ^ And  Nadab  the  son  of  Jeroboam  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  the  second  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah, 
and  reigned  over  Israel  two  years. 

26  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
walked  in  the  way  of  his  father,  and  in  ^2  liis  sin  where- 
with he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

27  ^ And  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah,  of  the  house 
of  Issachar,  conspired  against  him  ; and  Baasha  smote 
him  at  Gibbethon,  which  belonged  to  the  Philistines  ; 
for  Nadab  and  all  Israel  laid  siege  to  Gibbethon. 

28  Even  in  the  third  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  did 
Baaslia  slay  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  reigned,  that  he  smote 
all  the  house  of  Jeroboam  ; he  left  not  to  Jeroboam  any 


Maacah  his  mother  he  removed  from  being  ^ queen, 
because  she  had  made  an  abominable  image  ^ for  an 
Asherah  ; and  Asa  cut  down  her  image,  and  burnt  it 

14  at  the  brook  Kidron.  But  the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away  : nevertheless  the  heart  of  Asa  was  per- 

15  feet  with  the  Lord  all  his  days.  And  he  brought 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord  the  things  that  his  father 
had  dedicated,  and  the  things  that  himself  had  dedi- 

16  cated,  silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels.  And  there  was 
war  between  Asa  and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all  their 

17  days.  * And  Baasha  king  of  Israel  went  up  against 
Judah,  and  built  Ramah,  that  he  might  not  suffer 
any  to  go  out  or  come  in  to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

18  Then  Asa  took  all  the  silver  and  the  gold  that 
were  left  in  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  king’s  house,  and  deliv- 
ered them  into  the  hand  of  his  servants  : and  king 
Asa  sent  them  to  Ben-hadad,  the  son  of  Tabrimmon, 
the  son  of  Hezion,  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt  at  Da- 

19  mascus,  saying,  J There  is  a league  between  me  and 
thee,  between  my  father  and  thy  father  : behold,  I 
have  sent  unto  thee  a present  of  silver  and  gold  ; 
go,  break  thy  league  with  Baasha  king  of  Israel, 

20  that  he  may  depart  from  me.  And  Ben-hadad 
hearkened  unto  king  Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of 
his  armies  against  the  cities  of  Israel,  and  smote 
Ijon,  and  Dan,  and  Abel-beth-maacah,  and  all  Chin- 

21  neroth,  with  all  the  land  of  Naphtali.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  Baasha  heard  thereof,  that  he  left 

22  off  building  of  Ramah,  and  dwelt  in  Tirzah.  Then 
king  Asa  made  a proclamation  unto  all  Judah  ; none 
was  exempted  : and  they  carried  away  the  stones  of 
Ramah,  and  the  timber  thereof,  wherewith  Baasha 
had  builded  ; and  king  Asa  built  therewith  Geba  of 

23  Benjamin,  and  Mizpah.  Now  the  rest  of  all  the 
acts  of  Asa,  and  all  his  might,  and  all  that  he  did, 
and  the  cities  which  he  built,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 
But  ill  the  time  of  his  old  age  he  was  diseased  in 

24  his  feet.  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 
buried  with  liis  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father  : and  Jehoshaphat  his  son  reigned  m his 
stead. 


25  And  Nadab  the  son  of  Jeroboam  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  the  second  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah, 

26  and  he  reigned  over  Israel  two  years.  And  he  did 
that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
walked  in  the  way  of  his  father,  and  in  his  sin  where- 

27  with  he  made  Israel  to  sin.  And  Baasha  the  son  of 
Ahijah,  of  the  house  of  Issachar,  conspired  against 
him  ; and  Baasha  smote  him  at  Gibbethon,  which 
belonged  to  the  Philistines  ; for  Nadab  and  all  Is- 

28  rael  were  laying  siege  to  Gibbethon.  Even  in  the 
third  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  did  Baasha  slay 

29  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  it  came  to  pass 
that,  as  soon  as  he  was  king,  he  smote  all  the  house 
of  Jeroboam  ; he  left  not  to  Jeroboam  any  that 


« 2 Chr.  15.  16. 

15  So  Ex.  32.  20. 

10  ch.  22  43.  2 Chr. 
15.  17,  18. 

11  See  ver.  3 


18  2 Chr.  16  1,  &c. 

19  Josh.  18.  25. 

20  See  ch.  12.  27. 

21  2 Chr.  16.  2. 

22  ch.  11.  23,  24. 


23  2 Kin.  15.  29. 

Judg.  18.  29. 
25  2 Sam.  20.  14. 
20  2 Chr.  16.  6. 

11  Josh.  21.  17. 


28  Josh.  18.  26. 

29  2 Chr.  16.  12. 

30  2 Chr.  17.  1. 

31  Matt.  1.  8,  called 
Josaphat. 


32  ch.  12. 30.  & 14. 16. 

33  ch.  14.  14. 

3*  Josh.  19.  44.  & 21. 
23.  ch.  16.  15. 
g Or,  queen  mother. 


h Or,  for  Asherah. 
i See  2 Chr.  16. 1-6. 
j Or,  Let  there  be. 
k See  2 Chr.  16.  11- 
14. 


I.  KINGS,  XVI. 


527 


that  breathed,  until  he  had  destroyed  him,  according 
unto  the  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  his 
servant  Ahijah  the  Shilonite  : 

30  Because  of  the  sins  of  J eroboam  which  he  sinned, 
and  which  he  made  Israel  sin,  by  his  provocation  where- 
with he  provoked  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger. 

31  ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Nadab,  and  all  that 
he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

32  And  there  was  war  between  Asa  and  Baasha 
king  of  Israel  all  their  days. 

33  In  the  third  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began 
Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah  to  reign  over  all  Israel  in  Tir- 
zah,  twenty  and  four  years. 

34  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
walked  in  the  way  of  Jeroboam,  and  in  his  sin  where- 
with he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1,  1 Jehu's  prophecy  against  Baasha.  & Elah  succeedeth  him.  ^ Zimri 
conspiring  against  Elah  succeedeth  him.  11  Zimri  executeth  Jehu's 
prophecy.  15  Omri,  made  kina  by  the  soldiers,  forceth  Zimri  despe- 
rately to  burn  himself.  21  The  kingdom  being  divided,  Omri  prevaileth 
against  Tibni.  23  Omri  buildeth  Samaria.  25  His  wicked  reign.  27 
Ahab  succeedeth  him.  29  Ahab's  most  wicked  reign.  34  Joshua's 
curse  upon  Hiel  the  builder  of  Jericho. 

Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  ^ Jehu  the  son 
of  Hanani  against  Baasha,  saying, 

2  2 Forasmuch  as  I exalted  thee  out  of  the  dust,  and 
made  thee  prince  over  my  people  Israel  ; and  ^ thou  hast 
walked  in  the  way  of  Jeroboam,  and  hast  made  my  people 
Israel  to  sin,  to  provoke  me  to  anger  with  their  sins  ; 

3  Behold,  I will  ^ take  away  the  posterity  of  Baasha, 
and  the  posterity  of  his  house  ; and  will  make  thy  house 
like  ^ the  house  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

4  ® Him  that  dieth  of  Baasha  in  the  city  shall  the 
dogs  eat ; and  him  that  dieth  of  his  in  the  fields  shall 
the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

5  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Baasha,  and  what  he 
did,  and  his  might,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

6  So  Baasha  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried  in 
® Tirzah  : and  Elah  his'  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

7  And  also  by  the  hand  of  the  prophet  ® Jehu  the  son 
of  Hanani  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  against  Baasha, 
and  against  his  house,  even  for  all  the  evil  that  he  did 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in  provoking  him  to  anger 
with  the  work  of  his  hands,  in  being  like  the  house  of 
Jeroboam  ; and  because  he  killed  him. 

8  ^ In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year  of  Asa  king  of  Ju- 
dah began  Elah  the  son  of  Baasha  to  reign  over  Israel 
in  Tirzah,  two  years. 

9  And  his  servant  Zimri,  captain  of  half  Tils  cha- 
riots, conspired  against  him,  as  he  was  in  Tirzah,  drink- 
ing himself  drunk  in  the  house  of  Arza  steward  of  his 
house  in  Tirzah. 

10  And  Zimri  went  in  and  smote  him,  and  killed  him, 
in  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah, 
and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

11  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  began  to  reign, 
as  soon  as  he  sat  on  his  throne,  that  he  slew  all  the 
house  of  Baasha  : he  left  him  not  one  that  pisseth 
against  a'  wall,  neither  of  his  kinsfolks,  nor  of  his 
friends. 

12  Tims  did  Zimri  destroy  all  the  house  of  Baasha, 

35  ch.  14.  10,  14.  38  ch.  12.  28,  29.  & 2 ch.  14.  7. 

38  ch.  14.  9,  16.  13.  33.  & 14.  IG.  3 ch.  1.6.  34. 

37  ver.  16.  1 ver.  7.  2 Chr.  19.  * ver.  11. 

2.  & 20.  34.  6 ch.  14.  10.  & 15.29. 


breathed,  until  he  had  destroyed  him  ; according 
unto  the  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  the 

30  hand  of  his  servant  Ahijah  the  Shilonite  : for  the 
sins  of  Jeroboam  which  he  sinned,  and  wherewith 
he  made  Israel  to  sin  ; because  of  his  provocation 
wherewith  he  provoked  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 

31  to  anger.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Nadab,  and 
all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 

32  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? And  there 
was  war  between  Asa  and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all 
their  days. 

33  In  the  third  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began 
Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah  to  reign  over  all  Israel  in 

34  Tirzah,  and  reigned  twenty  and  four  years.  And  he 
did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  walked  in  the  way  of  Jeroboam,  and  in  his  sin 

16  wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin.  And  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  to  Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani  against 

2 Baasha,  saying.  Forasmuch  as  I exalted  thee  out  of 
the  dust,  and  made  thee  “prince  over  my  people 
Israel  ; and  thou  hast  walked  in  the  way  of  Jero- 
boam, and  hast  made  my  people  Israel  to  sin,  to 

3 provoke  me  to  anger  with  their  sins  ; behold,  I will 
utterly  sweep  away  Baasha  and  his  house  ; and  I 
will  make  thy  house  like  the  house  of  Jeroboam  the 

4 son  of  Nebat.  Him  that  dieth  of  Baasha  in  the 
city  shall  the  dogs  eat ; and  him  that  dieth  of  his  in 

5 the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat.  Kow  the 
rest  of  the  acts  of  Baasha,  and  what  he  did,  and 
his  might,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 

6 chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? And  Baasha 
slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried  in  Tirzah  ; 

7 and  Elah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  more- 
over by  the  hand  of  the  prophet  Jehu  the  son  of 
Hanani  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  against  Baasha, 
and  against  his  house,  both  because  of  all  the  evil 
that  he  did  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke 
him  to  anger  with  the  work  of  his  hands,  in  being 
like  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  and  because  he  smote 
^ him. 


8 In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah 
began  Elah  the  son  of  Baasha  to  reign  over  Israel 

9 in  Tirzah,  and  reigned  two  years.  And  his  servant 
Zimri,  captain  of  half  his  chariots,  conspired  against 
him  : now  he  was  in  Tirzah,  drinking  himself  drunk 
in  the  house  of  Arza,  which  was  over  the  household 

10  in  Tirzah  : and  Zimri  went  in  and  smote  him,  and 
killed  him,  in  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Asa 

11  king  of  Judah,  and  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  he  began  to  reign,  as  soon  as  he 
sat  on  his  throne,  that  he  smote  all  the  house 
of  Baasha  : he  left  him  not  a single  man  child, 

12  neither  of  his  kinsfolks,  nor  of  his  friends.  Thus 
did  Zimri  destroy  all  the  house  of  Baasha,  accord- 


8 ch.  14.  11.  0 ver.  1.  12 1 Sam.  25.  22. 

7 2 Chr.  16.  1.  18  ch.  15.  27,  29.  See  a Or,  leader. 

8 ch.  14.  17.  & 15.  Ho8.  1.  4.  b Or,  it. 

21.  H 2 Kin.  9.  31. 


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according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
against  Baasha  by  Jehu  the  prophet, 

13  For  all  the  sins  of  Baasha,  and  the  sins  of  Elah 
his  son,  by  which  they  sinned,  and  by  which  they  made 
Israel  to  sin,  in  provoking  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to 
anger  with  their  vanities. 

14  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Elah,  and  all  that  he 
did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

15  ^ In  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Asa  king  of 
Judah  did  Zimri  reign  seven  days  in  Tirzah.  And  the 
people  were  encamped  against  Gibbethon,  which  he- 
longed  to  the  Philistines. 

16  And  the  people  that  were  encamped  heard  say, 
Zimri  hath  conspired,  and  hath  also  slain  the  king  : 
wherefore  all  Israel  made  Omri,  the  captain  of  the 
host,  king  over  Israel  that  day  in  the  camp. 

17  And  Omri  went  up  from  Gibbethon,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  and  they  besieged  Tirzah. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Zimri  saw  that  the 
city  was  taken,  that  he  went  into  the  palace  of  the  king’s 
house,  and  burnt  the  king’s  house  over  him  with  fire, 
and  died, 

19  For  his  sins  which  he  sinned  in  doing  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  in  walking  in  the  way  of  Jeroboam, 
and  in  his  sin  which  he  did,  to  make  Israel  to  sin. 

20  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zimri,  and  his  treason 
that  he  wrought,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

21  ^ Then  were  the  people  of  Israel  divided  into 
two  parts  : half  of  the  people  followed  Tibni  the  son  of 
Ginath,  to  make  him  king  ; and  half  followed  Omri. 

22  But  the  people  that  followed  Omri  prevailed 
against  the  people  that  followed  Tibni  the  son  of  Gi- 
nath : so  Tibni  died,  and  Omri  reigned. 

23  ^ In  the  thirty  and  first  year  of  Asa  king  of  Ju- 
dah began  Omri  to  reign  over  Israel,  twelve  years  : 
six  years  reigned  he  in  Tirzah. 

24  And  he  bought  the  hill  Samaria  of  Shemer  for 
two  talents  of  silver,  and  built  on  the  hill,  and  called 
the  name  of  the  city  which  he  built,  after  the  name  of 
Shemer,  owner  of  the  hill,  Samaria. 

25  ^ But  Omri  wrought  evil  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord,  and  did  worse  than  all  that  were  before  him. 

26  For  he  walked  in  all  the  way  of  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  and  in  his  sin  wherewith  he  made  Israel 
to  sin,  to  provoke  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger 
with  their  vanities. 

27  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Omri  which  he  did, 
and  his  might  that  he  shewed,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

28  So  Omri  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried  in 
Samaria  : and  Ahab  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  ^ And  in  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of  Asa  king 
of  Judah  began  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  to  reign  over 
Israel  : and  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  reigned  over  Israel 
in  Samaria  twenty  and  two  years. 

30  And  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord  above  all  that  were  before  him. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  if  it  had  been  a light 
thing  for  him  to  walk  in  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat,  ^^that  he  took  to  wife  Jezebel  the  daughter 

13  ver.  3.  29.  Jonah  2.  8.  1 Cor.  n ch.  12.  28.  & 15. 

u ver.  1.  8.  4.  & 10.  19.  26,  34. 

13  Deut.  32.  21.  1 i'*  ch.  15.  27.  i®  See  ch.  13.  32.  2 

Sam.  12.  21.  Is.  41. 


ing  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 

13  against  Baasha  by  Jehu  the  prophet,  for  all  the  sins 
of  Baasha,  and  the  sins  of  Elah  his  son,  which  they 
sinned,  and  wherewith  they  made  Israel  to  sin,  to 
provoke  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  to  anger  with 

14  their  vanities.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Elah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

15  In  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Asa  king  of 
Judah  did  Zimri  reign  seven  days  in  Tirzah.  Now 
the  people  were  encamped  against  Gibbethon,  which 

16  belonged  to  the  Philistines.  And  the  people  that 
were  encamped  heard  say,  Zimri  hath  conspired, 
and  hath  also  smitten  the  king : wherefore  all  Israel 
made  Omri,  the  captain  of  the  host,  king  over  Israel 

17  that  day  in  the  camp.  And  Omri  went  up  from 
Gibbethon,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  and  they  be- 

18  sieged  Tirzah.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Zimri 
saw  that  the  city  was  taken,  that  he  went  into  the 
‘^castle  of  the  king’s  house,  and  burnt  the  king’s 

19  house  over  him  with  fire,  and  died,  for  his  sins 
which  he  sinned  in  doing  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  in  walking  in  the  way  of  Jero- 
boam, and  in  his  sin  which  he  did,  to  make  Israel 

20  to  sin.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zimri,  and  his 
treason  that  he  wrought,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

21  Then  were  the  people  of  Israel  divided  into  two 
parts  : half  of  the  people  followed  Tibni  the  son  of 
Ginath,  to  make  him  king  ; and  half  followed  Omri. 

22  But  the  people  that  followed  Omri  prevailed  against 
the  people  that  followed  Tibni  the  son  of  Ginath  : 

23  so  Tibni  died,  and  Omri  reigned.  In  the  thirty  and 
first  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began  Omri  to  reign 
over  Israel,  and  reigned  twelve  years  : six  years 

24  reigned  he  in  Tirzah.  And  he  bought  the  hill  ^ Sa- 
maria of  Shemer  for  two  talents  of  silver  ; and 
he  ® built  on  the  hill,  and  called  the  name  of  the 
city  which  he  built,  after  the  name  of  Shemer,  the 

25  owner  of  the  hill,  Samaria.  And  Omri  did  that 
which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  dealt 

26  wickedly  above  all  that  were  before  him.  For  he 
walked  in  all  the  way  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
and  in  his  sins  wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin,  to 
provoke  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  to  anger  with 

27  their  vanities.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Omri 
which  he  did,  and  his  might  that  he  shewed,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 

28  kings  of  Israel  ? So  Omri  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  Samaria  : and  Ahab  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  And  in  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of  Asa  king  of 
Judah  began  Ahab  the  sou  of  Omri  to  reign  over- 
Israel  : and  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  reigned  over  Is- 

30  rael  in  Samaria  twenty  and  two  years.  And  Ahab 
the  son  of  Omri  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  above  all  that  were  before  him. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  if  it  had  been  a light  thing 
for  him  to  walk  in  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  that  he  took  to  wife  / Jezebel  the  daughter 

Kin.  17.  24.  John  4.  21  ygr.  13.  e Or,  fortified  the 

4.  22  Dent.  7.  3.  hill. 

c Or,  'palace.  f Heb.  Izebel. 

d Heb.  Shoyneron. 


19  Mic.  G.  16. 

20  ver.  19. 


I.  KINGS,  XVII. 


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of  Ethbaal  king  of  the  ^^Zidonians,  ^^and  went  and 
served  Baal,  and  worshipped  him. 

32  And  he  reared  up  an  altar  for  Baal  in  ^^the 
house  of  Baal,  which  he  had  built  in  Samaria. 

33  And  Ahab  made  a grove  ; and  Ahab  did  more 
to  provoke  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger  than  all 
the  kings  of  Israel  that  were  before  him. 

34  % In  his  days  did  Hiel  the  Beth-elite  build  Jeri- 
cho : he  laid  the  foundation  thereof  in  Abiram  his  first- 
born, and  set  up  the  gates  thereof  in  his  youngest  son 
Segub,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 Elijah,  having  prophesied  against  Ahab,  is  sent  to  Cherith,  where  the 
ravens  feed  him.  8 He  is  sent  to  the  widow  of  Zarephath.  17  He  rais- 
eth  the  ividoio's  son.  24  The  woman  believeth  him. 

And  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  who  was  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Gilead,  said  unto  Ahab,  ^ As  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  liveth,  ^ before  whom  I stand,  ® there  shall  not  be 
dew  nor  rain  ^ these  years,  but  according  to  my  word. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  him,  saying, 
3 Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  thee  eastward,  and  hide 
thyself  by  the  brook  Cherith,  that  is  before  Jordan. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  that  thou  shalt  drink  of  the  brook  ; 
and  I have  commanded  the  ravens  to  feed  thee  there. 

5  So  he  went  and  did  according  unto  the  word  of  the 
Lord  : for  he  went  and  dwelt  by  the  brook  Cherith, 
that  is  before  Jordan. 

6  And  the  ravens  brought  him  bread  and  flesh  in  the 
morning,  and  bread  and  flesh  in  the  evening ; and  he 
drank  of  the  brook. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  a while,  that  the  brook 
dried  up,  because  there  had  been  no  rain  in  the  land. 

8 ^ And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  him,  say- 

9  Arise,  get  thee  to  ® Zarephath,  which  belongeth  to 
Zidon,  and  dwell  there  : behold,  I have  commanded  a 
widow  woman  there  to  sustain  thee. 

10  So  he  arose  and  went  to  Zarephath.  And  when 
he  came  to  the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  the  widow  wo- 
man ivas  there  gathering  of  sticks  : and  he  called  to 
her,  and  said.  Fetch  me,  I pray  thee,  a little  water  in  a 
vessel,  that  I may  drink. 

11  And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch  it,  he  called  to  her, 
and  said,  Bring  me,  I pray  thee,  a morsel  of  bread  in 
thine  hand. 

12  And  she  said.  As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth,  I have 
not  a cake,  but  an  handful  of  meal  in  a barrel,  and  a 
little  oil  in  a cruse  : and,  behold,  I am  gatliering  two 
sticks,  that  I may  go  in  and  dress  it  for  me  and  my  son, 
that  we  may  eat  it,  and  die. 

13  And  Elijah  said  unto  her.  Fear  not ; go  and  do  as 
thou  hast  said  : but  make  me  thereof  a little  cake  first, 
and  bring  it  unto  me,  and  after  make  for  thee  and  for 
thy  son. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  The  barrel 
of  meal  shall  not  waste,  neither  shall  the  cruse  of  oil 
fail,  until  the  day  that  the  Lord  sendeth  rain  upon  the 
earth. 

15  And  she  went  and  did  according  to  the  saying  of 
Elijah  : and  she,  and  he,  and  her  house,  did  eat  many 
days. 

16  And  the  barrel  of  meal  wasted  not,  neither  did 

23Judg.  18.7.  25  2 Kin.  10.  21,26,  17.  10.  & 21.  3.  Jer. 

2<cli.  21.  25,  26.  2 27.  17.2. 

Kin.  10.  18.  & 17.  16.  *0  2 Kin.  13.  6.  & 27  yer.  30.  ch.  21. 

25. 


of  Ethbaal  king  of  the  Zidonians,  and  went  and 

32  served  Baal,  and  worshipped  him.  And  he  reared 
up  an  altar  for  Baal  in  the  house  of  Baal,  which 

33  he  had  built  in  Samaria.  And  Ahab  made  »the 
Asherah  ; and  Ahab  did  yet  more  to  provoke  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  to  anger  than  all  the  kings 

34  of  Israel  that  were  before  him.  In  his  days  did 
Hiel  the  Beth-elite  build  Jericho  : he  laid  the 
foundation  thereof  with  the  loss  of  Abiram  his  first- 
born, and  set  up  the  gates  thereof  with  the  loss  of 
his  youngest  son  Segub  ; according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  the  hand  of  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun. 


17  And  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  who  was  ® of  the  so- 
journers of  Gilead,  said  unto  Ahab,  As  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel,  liveth,  before  whom  I stand,  there 
shall  not  be  dew  nor  rain  these  years,  but  accord- 

2 ing  to  my  word.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 

3 unto  him,  saying.  Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  thee 
eastward,  and  hide  thyself  by  the  brook  Cherith, 

4 that  is  before  Jordan.  And  it  shall  be,  that  thou 
shalt  drink  of  the  brook  ; and  I have  commanded 

5 the  ravens  to  feed  thee  there.  So  he  went  and  did 
according  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  : for  he  went 
and  dwelt  by  the  brook  Cherith,  that  is  before 

6 Jordan.  And  the  ravens  brought  him  bread  and 
flesh  in  the  morning,  and  bread  and  flesh  in  the 

7 evening  ; and  he  drank  of  the  brook.  And  it  came 
to  pass  after  a while,  that  the  brook  dried  up,  be- 
cause there  was  no  rain  in  the  land. 

8 And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  him,  say- 

9 ing.  Arise,  get  thee  to  Zarephath,  which  belongeth 
to  Zidon,  and  dwell  there  : behold,  I have  com- 

10  manded  a widow  woman  there  to  sustain  thee.  So 
he  arose  and  went  to  Zarephath  ; and  when  he  came 
to  the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  a widow  woman  was 
there  gathering  sticks  : and  he  called  to  her,  and 
said.  Fetch  me,  I pray  thee,  a little  water  in  a 

11  vessel,  that  I may  drink.  And  as  she  was  going  to 
fetch  it,  he  called  to  her,  and  said.  Bring  me,  I pray 

12  thee,  a morsel  of  bread  in  thine  hand.  And  she 
said.  As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth,  I have  not  a cake, 
but  an  handful  of  meal  in  the  barrel,  and  a little  oil 
in  the  cruse  : and,  behold,  I am  gathering  two 
sticks,  that  I may  go  in  and  dress  it  for  me  and  my 

13  son,  that  we  may  eat  it,  and  die.  And  Elijah  said 
unto  her.  Fear  not  ; go  and  do  as  thou  hast  said  : 
but  make  me  thereof  a little  cake  first,  and  bring 
it  forth  unto  me,  and  afterward  make  for  thee  and 

14  for  thy  son.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  The  barrel  of  meal  shall  not  waste,  neither 
shall  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  until  the  day  tliat  the 

15  Lord  sendeth  rain  upon  the  earth.  And  she  went 
and  did  according  to  the  saying  of  Elijah  : and  she, 

16  and  he,  and  her  house,  did  eat  many  days.  The 
barrel  of  meal  wasted  not,  neither  did  the  cruse  of 


28  Josh.  6.  26. 

1 2 Kin.  3.  14. 

2 Dent.  10.  8. 

3 Jam.  5.  17. 


4 Luke  4.  25.  h See  Josh.  6.  26. 

5 Obad.  20.  Luke  4.  a According  to  the 
26,  called  Sarepta.  Sept.,  of  Tishbeh  of 

g See  2 Kin.  13.  6.  Gilead. 


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the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  spake  by  Elijah. 

17  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  the 
son  of  the  woman,  the  mistress  of  the  house,  fell  sick  ; 
and  his  sickness  was  so  sore,  that  there  was  no  breath 
left  in  him. 

18  And  she  said  unto  Elijah,  ® What  have  I to  do 
with  thee,  O thou  man  of  God  ? art  thou  come  unto  me 
to  call  my  sin  to  remembrance,  and  to  slay  my  son  ? 

19  And  he  said  unto  her.  Give  me  thy  son.  And  he 
took  him  out  of  her  bosom,  and  carried  him  up  into  a 
loft,  where  he  abode,  and  laid  him  upon  his  own  bed. 

20  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O Lord 
my  God,  hast  thou  also  brought  evil  upon  the  widow 
with  whom  I sojourn,  by  slaying  her  son  ? 

21  And  he  stretched  himself  upon  the  child  three 
times,  and  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O Lord  my 
God,  I pray  thee,  let  this  child’s  soul  come  into  him 
again. 

22  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of  Elijah  ; and  the 
soul  of  the  child  came  into  him  again,  and  he  ® revived. 

23  And  Elijah  took  the  child,  and  brought  him  down 
out  of  the  chamber  into  the  house,  and  delivered  him 
unto  his  mother  : and  Elijah  said.  See,  thy  son  liveth. 

24  Tl  And  the  woman  said  to  Elijah,  Now  by  this 
^ I know  that  thou  art  a man  of  God,  and  that  the  word 
of  the  Lord  in  thy  mouth  is  truth. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 In  the  extremity  of  famine  Elijah,  sent  to  Ahab,  meeteth  good  Obadiah. 
9 Obadiah  bringeth  Ahab  to  Elijah.  17  Elijah,  reproving  Ahab,  by 
fire  from  heaven  convinceth  BaaPs  prophets.  41  Elijah,  by  prayer 
obtaining  rain,  folloiveth  Ahab  to  Jezreel. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  ^ many  days,  that  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Elijah  in  the  third 
year,  saying.  Go,  shew  thyself  unto  Ahab  ; and  ^ I will 
send  rain  upon  the  earth. 

2  And  Elijah  went  to  shew  himself  unto  Ahab.  And 
there  was  a sore  famine  in  Samaria. 

3  And  Ahab  called  Obadiah,  which  teas  the  governor 
of  his  house.  (Now  Obadiah  feared  the  Lord  greatly  : 

4  For  it  was  so,  when  Jezebel  cut  off  the  prophets  of 
the  Lord,  that  Obadiah  took  an  hundred  prophets,  and 
hid  them  by  fifty  in  a cave,  and  fed  them  with  bread 
and  water.) 

5  And  Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah,  Go  into  the  land, 
unto  all  fountains  of  water,  and  unto  all  brooks  : per- 
adventure  we  may  find  grass  to  save  the  horses  and 
mules  alive,  that  we  lose  not  all  the  beasts. 

6  So  they  divided  the  land  between  them  to  pass 
throughout  it  : Ahab  went  one  way  by  himself,  and 
Obadiah  went  another  way  by  himself. 

7  ^ And  as  Obadiah  was  in  the  way,  behold,  Elijah 
met  him  : and  he  knew  him,  and  fell  on  his  face,  and 
said.  Art  thou  that  my  lord  Elijah  ? 

8  And  he  answered  him,  I am : go,  tell  thy  lord. 
Behold,  Elijah  is  here. 

9  And  he  said.  What  have  I sinned,  that  thou  would- 
est  deliver  thy  servant  into  the  hand  of  Ahab,  to  slay 
me  ? 

10  As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth,  there  is  no  nation  or 
kingdom,  whither  my  lord  hath  not  sent  to  seek  thee  : 
and  when  they  said.  He  is  not  there  ; he  took  an  oath  of 
the  kingdom  and  nation,  that  they  found  thee  not. 

11  And  now  thou  sayest.  Go,  tell  thy  lord.  Behold, 
Elijah  is  here. 

c See  Luke  5.  8.  » Heb.  11.  35. 

'i  ^11.  4.  34,  35. 


oil  fail,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which 

17  he  spake  by  Elijah.  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  that  the  son  of  the  woman,  the  mistress 
of  the  house,  fell  sick  ; and  his  sickness  was  so  sore, 

18  that  there  was  no  breath  left  in  him.  And  she  said 
unto  Elijah,  What  have  I to  do  with  thee,  O thou 
man  of  God  ? ^ thou  art  come  unto  me  to  bring  my 

19  sin  to  remembrance,  and  to  slay  my  son  ! And  he 
said  unto  her.  Give  me  thy  son.  And  he  took  him 
out  of  her  bosom,  and  carried  him  up  into  the 
chamber,  where  he  abode,  and  laid  him  upon  his  own 

20  bed.  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O 
Lord  my  God,  hast  thou  also  brought  evil  upon  the 
widow  with  whom  I sojourn,  by  slaying  her  son? 

21  And  he  stretched  himself  upon  the  child  three 
times,  and  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O Lord 
my  God,  I pray  thee,  let  this  child’s  soul  come  into 

22  him  again.  And  the  Lord  hearkened  unto  the  voice 
of  Elijah  ; and  the  soul  of  the  child  came  into  him 

23  again,  and  he  revived.  And  Elijah  took  the  child, 
and  brought  him  down  out  of  the  chamber  into  the 
house,  and  delivered  him  unto  his  mother  : and 

24  Elijah  said.  See,  thy  son  liveth.  And  the  woman 
said  to  Elijah,  Now  I know  that  thou  art  a man  of 
God,  and  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  in  thy  mouth 
is  truth. 


18  And  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days,  that  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Elijah,  in  the  third  year, 
saying.  Go,  shew  thyself  unto  Ahab  ; and  I will  send 

2 rain  upon  the  earth.  And  Elijah  went  to  shew  him- 
self unto  Ahab.  And  the  famine  was  sore  in  Sama- 

3 ria.  And  Ahab  called  Obadiah,  which  was  over 
the  household.  (Now  Obadiah  feared  the  Lord 

4 greatly  : for  it  was  so,  when  Jezebel  cut  off  the 
prophets  of  the  Lord,  that  Obadiah  took  an  hun- 
dred prophets,  and  hid  them  by  fifty  in  a cave,  and 

5 fed  them  with  bread  and  water.)  And  Ahab  said 
unto  Obadiah,  Go  through  the  land,  unto  all  the 
fountains  of  water,  and  unto  all  the  brooks  : perad- 
venture  we  may  find  grass  and  save  the  horses  and 

6 mules  alive,  “ that  we  lose  not  all  the  beasts.  So 
they  divided  the  land  between  them  to  pass  through- 
out it  : Ahab  went  one  way  by  himself,  and  Oba- 

7 diah  went  another  way  by  himself.  And  as  Oba- 
diah was  in  the  way,  behold,  Elijah  met  him  : and 
he  knew  him,  and  fell  on  liis  face,  and  said.  Is  it 

8 thou,  my  lord  Elijah  ? And  he  answered  him.  It 

9 is  I : go,  tell  thy  lord.  Behold,  Elijah  is  here.  And 
he  said.  Wherein  have  I sinned,  that  thou  wouldest 
deliver  thy  servant  into  the  hand  of  Ahab,  to  slay 

10  me  ? As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth,  there  is  no  na- 
tion or  kingdom,  whither  my  lord  hath  not  sent  to 
seek  thee  : and  when  they  said.  He  is  not  here,  he 
took  an  oath  of  the  kingdom  and  nation,  that  they 

11  found  thee  not.  And  now  thou  sayest.  Go,  tell  thy 


John  3.  2.  & 16.  i Luke  4.  25.  Jam.  ^ Deut.  28.  12.  a Or,  and  lose  none 

30.  5.  17.  b Or,  art  thou  t&c.  of. 


I.  KINGS,  XVIII. 


531 


12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon  as  I am  gone 
from  thee,  that  ^the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  carry 
thee  whither  I know  not  ; and  so  when  I come  and  tell 
Ahab,  and  he  cannot  find  thee,  he  shall  slay  me  : but  I 
thy  servant  fear  the  Lord  from  my  youth. 

13  Was  it  not  told  my  lord  what  I did  when  Jezebel 
slew  the  prophets  of  the  Lord,  how  I hid  an  hundred 
men  of  the  Lord’s  prophets  by  fifty  in  a cave,  and  fed 
them  with  bread  and  water  ? 

14  And  now  thou  sayest.  Go,  tell  thy  lord,  Behold, 
Elijah  is  here : and  he  shall  slay  me. 

15  And  Elijah  said.  As  the  Lord  of  hosts  liveth,  be- 
fore whom  I stand,  I will  surely  shew  myself  unto  him 
to  day. 

16  So  Obadiah  went  to  meet  Ahab,  and  told  him  : 
and  Ahab  went  to  meet  Elijah. 

17  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab  saw  Elijah, 
that  Ahab  said  unto  him,  ^ Art  thou  he  that  ^ troubleth 
Israel  ? 

18  And  he  answered,  I have  not  troubled  Israel  ; but 
thou,  and  thy  father’s  house,  ® in  that  ye  have  forsaken 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  and  thou  hast  followed 
Baalim. 

19  Now  therefore  send,  and  gather  to  me  all  Israel 
unto  mount  Carmel,  and  the  prophets  of  Baal  four 
hundred  and  fifty,  ® and  the  prophets  of  the  groves  four 
hundred,  which  eat  at  Jezebel’s  table. 

20  So  Ahab  sent  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
® gathered  the  prophets  together  unto  mount  Carmel. 

21  And  Elijah  came  unto  all  the  people,  and  laid. 

How  long  halt  ye  between  two  opinions  ? if  the  Lord 

be  God,  follow  him  : but  if  Baal,  then  follow  him. 
And  the  people  answered  him  not  a word. 

22  Then  said  Elijah  unto  the  people,  I,  even  I only, 
remain  a prophet  of  the  Lord  ; ^^but  Baal’s  prophets 
are  four  hundred  and  fifty  men. 

23  Let  them  therefore  give  us  two  bullocks  ; and  let 
them  choose  one  bullock  for  themselves,  and  cut  it  in 
pieces,  and  lay  it  on  wood,  and  put  no  fire  under : and 
I will  dress  the  other  bullock,  and  lay  it  on  wood,  and 
put  no  fire  under: 

24  And  call  ye  on  the  name  of  your  gods,  and  I will 
call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  : and  the  God  that  an- 
swereth  by  fire,  let  him  be  God.  And  all  the  people 
answered  and  said.  It  is  well  spoken. 

25  And  Elijah  said  unto  the  prophets  of  Baal,  Choose 
you  one  bullock  for  yourselves,  and  dress  it  first  ; for 
ye  are  many  ; and  call  on  the  name  of  your  gods,  but 
put  no  fire  under. 

26  And  they  took  the  bullock  which  was  given  them, 
and  they  dressed  it,  and  called  on  the  name  of  Baal 
from  morning  even  until  noon,  saying,  O Baal,  hear  us. 
But  there  vjas  no  voice,  nor  any  that  answered.  And 
they  leaped  upon  the  altar  which  was  made. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon,  that  Elijah  mocked 
them,  and  said.  Cry  aloud  : for  he  is  a god  ; either  he 
is  talking,  or  he  is  pursuing,  or  he  is  in  a journey,  or 
peradventure  he  sleepeth,  and  must  be  awaked. 

28  And  they  cried  aloud,  and  cut  themselves  after 
their  manner  with  knives  and  lancets,  till  the  blood 
gushed  out  upon  them. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  midday  was  past, 

and  they  prophesied  until  the  time  of  the  offering  of 

s2Kin.2.  IG.  Ezek.  c Josh.  7.  25.  Acts  « ch.  10.  33. 

3.  12,  14.  Matt.  4.  1.  IG.  20.  » cli.  22.  G. 

Acts  8.  .39.  «2Chr.  15.  2.  lo  2 Kin.  17.  41. 

* ch.  21.  20.  7 Josh.  19.  2G.  Matt.  G.  24. 


12  lord.  Behold,  Elijah  is  here.  And  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  as  soon  as  I am  gone  from  thee,  that  the  spirit 
of  the  Lord  shall  carry  thee  whither  I know  not  ; 
and  so  when  I come  and  tell  Ahab,  and  he  cannot 
find  thee,  he  shall  slay  me  : but  I thy  servant  fear 

13  the  Lord  from  my  youth.  Was  it  not  told  my  lord 
what  I did  when  Jezebel  slew  the  prophets  of  the 
Lord,  how  I hid  an  hundred  men  of  the  Lord’s 
prophets  by  fifty  in  a cave,  and  fed  them  with  bread 

14  and  water  ? And  now  thou  sayest,  Go,  tell  thy  lord, 

15  Behold,  Elijah  is  here  : and  he  shall  slay  me.  And 
Elijah  said.  As  the  Lord  of  hosts  liveth,  before 
whom  I stand,  I will  surely  shew  myself  unto  him 

16  to-day.  So  Obadiah  went  to  meet  Ahab,  and  told 

17  him  : and  Ahab  went  to  meet  Elijah.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  Ahab  saw  Elijah,  that  Ahab  said  unto 

18  him.  Is  it  thou,  thou  troubler  of  Israel  ? And  he 
answered,  I have  not  troubled  Israel  ; but  thou,  and 
thy  father’s  house,  in  that  ye  have  forsaken  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord,  and  thou  hast  followed 

19  the  Baalim.  Now  therefore  send,  and  gather  to  me 
all  Israel  unto  mount  Carmel,  and  the  pro])hets  of 
Baal  four  hundred  and  fifty,  and  the  prophets  of 
the  Asherah  four  hundred,  which  eat  at  Jezebel’s 

20  table.  So  Ahab  sent  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  gathered  the  prophets  together  unto  mount 

21  Carmel.  And  Elijah  came  near  unto  all  the  people, 
and  said.  How  long  halt  ye  between  two  opinions  ? 
if  the  Lord  be  God,  follow  him  : but  if  Baal,  then 
follow  him.  And  the  people  answered  him  not  a 

22  word.  Then  said  Elijah  unto  the  people,  I,  even  I 
only,  am  left  a prophet  of  the  Lord  ; but  Baal’s 

23  prophets  are  four  hundred  and  fifty  men.  Let 
them  therefore  give  us  two  bullocks  ; and  let  them 
choose  one  bullock  for  themselves,  and  cut  it  in 
pieces,  and  lay  it  on  the  wood,  and  put  no  fire 
under  : and  I will  dress  the  other  bullock,  and  lay 

24  it  on  the  wood,  and  put  no  fire  under.  And  call  ye 
on  the  name  of  your  god,  and  I will  call  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord  : and  the  God  that  answereth  by 
fire,  let  him  be  God.  And  all  the  people  answered 

25  and  said.  It  is  well  spoken.  And  Elijah  said  unto 
the  prophets  of  Baal,  Choose  you  one  bullock  for 
yourselves,  and  dress  it  first  ; for  ye  are  many  ; 
and  call  on  the  name  of  your  god,  but  put  no  fire 

26  under.  And  they  took  the  bullock  which  was  given 
them,  and  they  dressed  it,  and  called  on  the  name 
of  Baal  from  morning  even  until  noon,  saying,  O 
Baal,  ^hear  us.  But  there  was  no  voice,  nor  any 
that  answered.  And  they  leaped  about  the  altar 

27  which  was  made.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon, 
that  Elijah  mocked  them,  and  said,  Cry  aloud  : for 
he  is  a god  ; either  he  is  musing,  or  he  is  gone 
aside,  or  he  is  in  a journey,  or  peradventure  he 

28  sleepeth,  and  must  be  awaked.  And  they  cried 
aloud,  and  cut  themselves  after  their  maimer  with 

knives  and  lances,  till  the  blood  gushed  out  upon 

29  them.  And  it  was  so,  when  midday  was  past,  that 
they  prophesied  until  the  time  of  the  offering  of  the 


” See  Josh.  24.  15.  in  Ps.  115.  5.  Jer. 
12  ch.  19.  10,  14.  10.  5.  1 Cor.  8.  4.  & 

12  ver.  19.  12.  2. 

I'l  ver.  38.  1 Chr.  21.  in  Lev.  19.  28.  Dent. 
2G.  14.  1. 


1-  1 Cor.  11.  4,  5. 
h Or,  nnswer. 
r Or,  limped, 
d Or,  swords. 


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the  evening  sacrifice,  that  there  was  neither  voice,  nor 
any  to  answer,  nor  any  that  regarded. 

30  And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the  people.  Come  near 
unto  me.  And  all  the  people  came  near  unto  him. 
i^And  he  repaired  the  altar  of  the  Lord  that  was 
broken  down. 

31  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  unto  whom 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came,  saying,  Israel  shall  be 
thy  name  : 

32  And  with  the  stones  he  built  an  altar  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  : and  he  made  a trench  about  the 
altar,  as  great  as  would  contain  two  measures  of  seed. 

33  And  he  put  the  wood  in  order,  and  cut  the 
bullock  in  pieces,  and  laid  him  on  the  wood,  and  said. 
Fill  four  barrels  with  water,  and  pour  it  on  the  burnt 
sacrifice,  and  on  the  wood. 

34  And  he  said.  Do  it  the  second  time.  And  they 
did  it  the  second  time.  And  he  said.  Do  it  the  third 
time.  And  they  did  it  the  third  time. 

35  And  the  water  ran  round  about  the  altar ; and  he 
filled  24  the  trench  also  with  water. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of  the  offering  of 
the  evening  sacrifice,  that  Elijah  the  prophet  came  near, 
and  said,  Lord  25  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  of  Israel, 
25  let  it  be  known  this  day  that  thou  art  God  in  Israel, 
and  that  I am  thy  servant,  and  that  2^  I have  done  all 
these  things  at  thy  word. 

37  Hear  me,  O Lord,  hear  me,  that  this  people  may 
know  that  thou  art  the  Lord  God,  and  that  thou  hast 
turned  their  heart  back  again. 

38  Then  28  the  fire  of  the  Lord  fell,  and  consumed 
the  burnt  sacrifice,  and  the  wood,  and  the  stones,  and 
the  dust,  and  licked  up  the  water  that  was  in  the 
trench. 

39  And  when  all  the  people  saw  it,  they  fell  on  their 
faces  : and  they  said,  29  The  Lord,  he  is  the  God  5 the 
Lord,  he  is  the  God. 

40  And  Elijah  said  unto  them,  Take  the  prophets 
of  Baal  ; let  not  one  of  them  escape.  And  they  took 
them  : and  Elijah  brought  them  down  to  the  brook 
Kishon,  and  slew  them  there. 

41  ^ And  Elijah  said  unto  Ahab,  Get  thee  up,  eat 
and  drink  ; for  there  is  a sound  of  abundance  of  rain. 

42  So  Ahab  went  up  to  eat  and  to  drink.  And 
Elijah  went  up  to  the  top  of  Carmel  ; 52  and  he  cast 
himself  down  upon  the  earth,  and  put  his  face  between 
his  knees, 

43  And  said  to  his  servant.  Go  up  now,  look  toward 
the  sea.  And  he  went  up,  and  looked,  and  said.  There 
is  nothing.  And  he  said.  Go  again  seven  times. 

44  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh  time,  that  he 
said.  Behold,  there  ariseth  a little  cloud  out  of  the  sea, 
like  a man’s  hand.  And  he  said.  Go  up,  say  unto 
Ahab,  Prepare  thy  chariot,  and  get  thee  down,  that  the 
rain  stop  thee  not. 

45  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  mean  while,  that  the 
heaven  was  black  with  clouds  and  wind,  and  there  was 
a great  rain.  And  Ahab  rode,  and  went  to  Jezreel. 

46  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  on  Elijah  ; and 
he  53  girded  up  his  loins,  and  ran  before  Ahab  to  the 
entrance  of  Jezreel. 

18  ver.  26.  23  See  Jud?.  6.  20.  27  Num.  16.  28. 

19  ch.  19.  10.  24  ver.  32,  38.  28  Lev.  9.  24.  Judg-. 

20  Gen.  32.  28.  & 35.  25  Ex.  3.  6.  6.  21.  1 Chr.  21.  26.  2 

10.  2 Kin.  17.  34.  20  ch.  8.  43.  2 Kin.  Chr.  7.  1. 

21  Col.  3.  17.  19.  19.  Ps.  83.  18.  29  ver.  24. 

22  Lev.  1.  6,  7,  8. 


evening  oblation  ; but  there  was  neither  voice,  nor 

30  any  to  answer,  nor  any  « that  regarded.  And  Elijah 
said  unto  all  the  people.  Come  near  unto  me  ; and 
all  the  people  came  near  unto  him.  And  he  re- 
paired the  altar  of  the  Lord  that  was  thrown  down. 

31  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  unto 
whom  the  word  of  the  Lord  came,  saying,  Israel 

32  shall  be  thy  name.  And  with  the  stones  he  built  an 
altar  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; and  he  made  a 
trench  about  the  altar,  as  great  as  would  contain 

33  two  measures  of  seed.  And  he  put  the  wood  in 
order,  and  cut  the  bullock  in  pieces,  and  laid  it  on 
the  wood.  And  he  said.  Fill  four  barrels  with  water, 
and  pour  it  on  the  burnt  offering,  and  on  the  wood. 

34  And  he  said.  Do  it  the  second  time  ; and  they  did  it 
the  second  time.  And  he  said,  Do  it  the  third  time  ; 

35  and  they  did  it  the  third  time.  And  the  water  ran 
round  about  the  altar  ; and  he  filled  the  trench  also 

36  with  water.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of 
the  offering  of  the  evening  oblation,  that  Elijah  the 
prophet  came  near,  and  said,  O Lord,  the  God  of 
Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  let  it  be  known 
this  day  that  thou  art  God  in  Israel,  and  that  I am 
thy  servant,  and  that  I have  done  all  these  things 

37  at  thy  word.  Hear  me,  O Lord,  hear  me,  that  this 
people  may  know  that  thou.  Lord,  art  God,  ^^and 

38  that  thou  hast  turned  their  heart  back  again.  Then 
the  fire  of  the  Lord  fell,  and  consumed  the  burnt 
Offering,  and  the  wood,  and  the  stones,  and  the  dust, 
and  licked  up  the  water  that  was  in  the  trench. 

39  And  when  all  the  people  saw  it,  they  fell  on  their 
faces  : and  they  said,  The  Lord,  he  is  God  ; the 

40  Lord,  he  is  God.  And  Elijah  said  unto  them.  Take 
the  prophets  of  Baal  ; let  not  one  of  them  escape. 
And  they  took  them  : and  Elijah  brought  them 
down  to  the  brook  Kishon,  and  slew  them  there. 

41  And  Elijah  said  unto  Ahab,  Get  thee  up,  eat  and 
drink  ; for  there  is  the  sound  of  abundance  of  rain. 

42  So  Ahab  went  up  to  eat  and  to  drink.  And  Elijah 
went  up  to  the  top  of  Carmel  ; and  he  bowed  him- 
self down  upon  the  earth,  and  put  his  face  between 

43  his  knees.  And  he  said  to  his  servant.  Go  up  now, 
look  toward  the  sea.  And  he  went  up,  and  looked, 
and  said.  There  is  nothing.  And  he  said.  Go  again 

44  seven  times.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh 
time,  that  he  said.  Behold,  there  ariseth  a cloud  out 
of  the  sea,  as  small  as  a man’s  hand.  And  he  said. 
Go  up,  say  unto  Ahab,  ^ Make  ready  thy  chariot,  and 

45  get  thee  down,  that  the  rain  stop  thee  not.  And  it 
came  to  pass  in  a little  while,  that  the  heaven  grew 
black  with  clouds  and  wind,  and  there  was  a great 

46  rain.  And  Ahab  rode,  and  went  to  Jezreel.  And 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  on  Elijah  ; and  he  girded 
up  his  loins,  and  ran  before  Ahab  to  the  entrance 
of  Jezreel. 


30  2 Kin.  10.  25.  33  2 Kin.  4.  29.  & 

31  Deut.  13.  5.  & 18.  9.  1. 

20.  e Heb.  attention. 

32  Jam.  5.  17,  18.  / Or,  a two-seah 

measure. 


g Or,  for  thou  didst 
turn  their  heart  back- 
ward, 
h Or,  Yoke. 


I.  KINGS,  XIX. 


533 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Elijahy  threatened  by  Jezebely  fleeth  to  Beer-sheba.  4 In  the  ivilder- 
nesSy  being  weary  of  his  lifey  he  is  comforted  by  an  angel.  9 At  Horeb 
Ood  appeareth  unto  Aim,  sending  him  to  anoint  Hazael,  JehUy  and 
Elisha.  19  Elishay  taking  leave  of  his  friends,  followeth  Elijah. 

And  Ahab  told  Jezebel  all  that  Elijah  had  done, 
and  withal  how  he  had  ^ slain  all  the  prophets  with 
the  sword. 

2  Then  Jezebel  sent  a messenger  unto  Elijah,  saying, 
2 So  let  the  gods  do  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  I make  not 
thy  life  as  the  life  of  one  of  them  by  to  morrow  about 
this  time. 

3  And  when  he  saw  that,  he  arose,  and  went  for  his 
life,  and  came  to  Beer-sheba,  which  helongeth  to  Judah, 
and  left  his  servant  there. 

4  ^ But  he  himself  went  a day’s  journey  into  the 
wilderness,  and  came  and  sat  down  under  a juniper 
tree  : and  he  ® requested  for  himself  that  he  might  die  ; 
and  said,  It  is  enough  ; now,  O Lord,  take  away  my 
life  ; for  I am  not  better  than  my  fathers. 

5  And  as  he  lay  and  slept  under  a juniper  tree,  be- 
hold, then  an  angel  touched  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
Arise  and  eat. 

6  And  he  looked,  and,  behold,  there  was  a cake  baken 
on  the  coals,  and  a cruse  of  water  at  his  head.  And  he 
did  eat  and  drink,  and  laid  him  down  again. 

7  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  again  the  second 
time,  and  touched  him,  and  said.  Arise  and  eat  ; be- 
cause the  journey  is  too  great  for  thee. 

8  And  he  arose,  and  did  eat  and  drink,  and  went  in 
the  strength  of  that  meat  ^ forty  days  and  forty  nights 
unto  ® Horeb  the  mount  of  God. 

9  ^ And  he  came  thither  unto  a cave,  and  lodged 
there  ; and,  behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  him, 
and  he  said  unto  him.  What  doest  thou  here,  Elijah  ? 

10  And  he  said,  ® I have  been  very  jealous  for  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  : for  the  children  of  Israel  have  for- 
saken thy  covenant,  thrown  down  thine  altars,  and 
® slain  thy  prophets  with  the  sword  ; and  ® I,  even  I 
only,  am  left  ; and  they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it  away. 

11  And  he  said.  Go  forth,  and  stand  upon  the 
mount  before  the  Lord.  And,  behold,  the  Lord  passed 
by,  and  a great  and  strong  wind  rent  the  mountains, 
and  brake  in  pieces  the  rocks  before  the  Lord  ; hut  the 
Lord  was  not  in  the  wind  : and  after  the  wind  an  earth- 
quake ; hut  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  earthquake  : 

12  And  after  the  earthquake  a fire  ; hut  the  Lord 
ivas  not  in  the  fire  : and  after  the  fire  a still  small 
voice. 

13  And  it  was  so,  when  Elijah  heard  it,  that  ^^he 
wrapped  his  face  in  his  mantle,  and  went  out,  and  stood 
in  the  entering  in  of  the  cave.  ^^And,  behold,  there 
came  a voice  unto  him,  and  said.  What  doest  thou  here, 
Elijah  ? 

14  i^And  he  said,  I have  been  very  jealous  for  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  : because  the  children  of  Israel 
have  forsaken  thy  covenant,  thrown  down  thine  altars, 
and  slain  thy  prophets  with  the  sword  ; and  I,  even  I 
only,  am  left  ; and  they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it  away. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go,  return  on  thy 
way  to  the  wilderness  of  Damascus  : and  when  thou 
comest,  anoint  Hazael  to  he  king  over  Syria  : 

16  And  Jehu  the  sou  of  Nimshi  shalt  thou  anoint 

1 ch.  18.  40.  4 So  Ex.  34.  28.  Dent.  « ch.  18.  4. 

2  Ruth  1.  17.  ch.  20.  9.  9,  18.  Matt.  4.  2.  « ch.  18.  22.  Rom. 

10.  2Kin.  6.  31.  c Ex.  3.  1.  11.3. 

3  Num.  11. 15.  Jonah  ^ Rom.  11.  3.  Ex.  24.  12. 

4.3,8.  ^Nuin.  25.  11,  13.  ^ Ezek.  1. 4. &37. 7. 

Ps.  69.  9. 


19  And  Ahab  told  Jezebel  all  that  Elijah  had  done, 
and  withal  how  he  had  slain  all  the  prophets  with 

2 the  sword.  Then  Jezebel  sent  a messenger  unto 
Elijah,  saying.  So  let  the  gods  do  to  me,  and  more 
also,  if  I make  not  thy  life  as  the  life  of  one  of  them 

3 by  to-morrow  about  this  time.  “And  when  he  saw 
that,  he  arose,  and  went  for  his  life,  and  came  to 
Beer-sheba,  which  helongeth  to  Judah,  and  left  his 

4 servant  tli,ere.  But  he  himself  went  a day’s  jour- 
ney into  the  wilderness,  and  came  and  sat  down 
under  a ^juniper  tree  : and  he  requested  for  himself 
that  he  might  die  ; and  said.  It  is  enough  ; now,  O 
Lord,  take  away  my  life  ; for  I am  not  better  than 

5 my  fathers.  And  he  lay  down  and  slept  under  a ju- 
niper tree  ; and,  behold,  an  angel  touched  him,  and 

6 said  unto  him.  Arise  and  eat.  And  he  looked,  and, 
behold,  there  was  at  his  head  a cake  baken  on  the 

coals,  and  a cruse  of  water.  And  he  did  eat  and 

7 drink,  and  laid  him  down  again.  And  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  came  again  the  second  time,  and  touched 
him,  and  said.  Arise  and  eat  ; because  the  journey 

8 is  too  great  for  thee.  And  he  arose,  and  did  eat 
and  drink,  and  went  in  the  strength  of  that  meat 
forty  days  and  forty  nights  unto  Horeb  the  mount 

9 of  God.  And  he  came  thither  unto  a cave,  and 
lodged  there  ; and,  behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  him,  and  he  said  unto  him.  What  doest 

10  thou  here,  Elijah  ? And  he  said,  I have  been  very 
jealous  for  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts  ; for  the 
children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy  covenant, 
thrown  down  thine  altars,  and  slain  thy  prophets 
with  the  sword  : and  I,  even  I only,  am  left ; and 

11  they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it  away.  And  he  said, 
Go  forth,  and  stand  upon  the  mount  before  the 
Lord.  And,  behold,  the  Lord  passed  by,  and  a 
great  and  strong  wind  rent  the  mountains,  and 
brake  in  pieces  the  rocks  before  the  Lord  ; but  the 
Lord  was  not  in  the  wind  : and  after  the  wind  an 
earthquake  ; but  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  earth- 

12  quake  : and  after  the  earthquake  a fire  ; but  the 
Lord  was  not  in  tlie  fire  : and  after  the  fire  ^^a  still 

13  small  voice.  And  it  was  so,  when  Elijah  heard  it, 
that  he  wrapped  his  face  in  his  mantle,  and  went 
out,  and  stood  in  the  entering  in  of  the  cave.  And, 
behold,  there  came  a voice  unto  him,  and  said.  What 

14  doest  thou  here,  Elijah  ? And  he  said,  I have  been 
very  jealous  for  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts  ; for 
the  children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy  covenant, 
thrown  down  thine  altars,  and  slain  thy  prophets 
with  the  sword  ; and  I,  even  I only,  am  left  ; and 

15  they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it  away.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  him.  Go,  return  on  thy  way  ^ to  the  wil- 
derness of  Damascus  : and  when  thou  comest,  thou 

16  shalt  anoint  Hazael  to  be  king  over  Syria  : and  Jehu 
the  son  of  Nimshi  shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  king  over 


^2  So  Ex.  3.  G.  Is.  fl  Accordinpr  to  some  c Or,  hot  stones. 

6.  2.  ancient  authorities,  d Heb.  a sound  of 

13  ver.  9.  Aiid  he  tvas  afraid,  gentle  stillness. 

14  ver.  10.  and  arose.  e Or,  by  the  xvilder- 

13  2 Kin.  8.  12,  13.  b Or,  broom.  ness  to. 

10  2 Kin.  9.  1-3. 


534 


I.  KINGS,  XX. 


to  he  king  over  Israel  : and  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat 
of  Abel-ineholah  shalt  thou  anoint  to  he  prophet  in  thy^ 
room. 

17  And  ^®it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  him  that  escap- 
eth  the  sword  of  Hazael  shall  Jehu  slay  : and  him  that 
escapeth  from  the  sword  of  Jehu  shall  Elisha  slay. 

18  Yet  I have  left  me  seven  thousand  in  Israel,  all 
the  knees  which  have  not  bowed  unto  Baal,  and  every 
mouth  which  hath  not  kissed  him. 

19  ^ So  he  departed  thence,  and  found  Elisha  the 
son  of  Shaphat,  who  was  plowing  ivith  twelve  yoke  of 
oxen  before  him,  and  he  with  the  twelfth  : and  Elijah 
passed  by  him,  and  cast  his  mantle  upon  him. 

20  And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran  after  Elijah,  and 
said,  22  Let  me,  I pray  thee,  kiss  my  father  and  my 
mother,  and  then  I will  follow  thee.  And  he  said  vuito 
him.  Go  back  again  : for  what  have  I done  to  thee  ? 

21  And  he  returned  back  from  him,  and  took  a yoke 
of  oxen,  and  slew  them,  and  23  boiled  their  flesh  with 
the  instruments  of  the  oxen,  and  gave  unto  the  people, 
and  they  did  eat.  Then  he  arose,  and  went  after  Eli- 
jah, and  ministered  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1 Ben-hadad,  not  content  with  Ahab's  homage,  besiegeth  Samaria. 
13  By  the  direction  of  a prophet,  the  Syrians  are  slain.  22  As  the  pro- 
phet foreivarned  Ahab,  the  Syrians,  trusting  in  the  valleys,  come 
against  him  in  Aphek.  28  By  the  ivord  of  the  prophet,  and  God's 
judgment,  the  Syrians  are  smitten  again.  31  The  Syrians  submitting 
themselves,  Ahab  sendeth  Ben-hadad  away  with  a covenant.  35  The 
prophet,  under  the  parable  of  a prisoner,  making  Ahab  to  judge  him- 
self, denounceth  God's  judgment  aga  inst  him. 

And  Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria  gathered  all  his 
host  together : and  there  were  thirty  and  two 
kings  with  him,  and  horses,  and  chariots  : and  he  went 
up  and  besieged  Samaria,  and  warred  against  it. 

2  And  he  sent  messengers  to  Ahab  king  of  Israel 
into  the  city,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  Ben-hadad, 
3 Thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is  mine  ; thy  wives  also 
and  thy  children,  even  the  goodliest,  are  mine. 

4  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and  said.  My  lord, 
O king,  according  to  thy  saying,  I am  thine,  and  all 
that  I have. 

5  And  the  messengers  came  again,  and  said.  Thus 
speaketh  Ben-hadad,  saying.  Although  I have  sent  unto 
thee,  saying.  Thou  shalt  deliver  me  thy  silver,  and  thy 
gold,  and  thy  wives,  and  thy  children  ; 

6  Yet  I will  send  my  servants  unto  thee  to  morrow 
about  this  time,  and  they  shall  search  thine  house,  and 
the  houses  of  thy  servants  ; and  it  shall  be,  that  what- 
soever is  pleasant  in  thine  eyes,  they  shall  put  it  in 
their  hand,  and  take  it  away. 

7  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  all  the  elders  of 
the  land,  and  said,  Mark,  I pray  you,  and  see  how  this 
man  seeketh  mischief  : for  he  sent  unto  me  for  my 
wives,  and  for  my  children,  and  for  my  silver,  and  for 
my  gold  ; and  I denied  him  not. 

8  And  all  the  elders  and  all  the  people  said  unto 
him,  Hearken  not  unto  him^  nor  consent. 

9  Wherefore  he  said  unto  the  messengers  of  Ben- 
hadad,  Tell  my  lord  the  king.  All  that  thou  didst  send 
for  to  thy  servant  at  the  first  I will  do  : but  this  thing 
I may  not  do.  And  the  messengers  departed,  and 
brought  him  word  again. 

10  And  Ben-hadad  sent  unto  him,  and  said,  ^The 
gods  do  so  unto  me,  and  more  also,  if  the  dust  of 

” Luke  4.  27,  called  14,  &c.  & 10.  6,  &c.  & 20  Rom.  11.  4. 

Eliseus.  13.  3.  21  gee  Hos.  13.  2. 

18  2 Kin.  8.  12.  & 9.  10  See  Hos.  6.  5. 


Israel : and  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat  of  Abel-me- 
holah  shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  prophet  in  thy  room. 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  him  that  escapeth  from 
the  sword  of  Hazael  shall  Jehu  slay  : and  him  that 
escapeth  from  the  sword  of  Jehu  shall  Elisha  slay. 

18  Yet  will  I leave  me  seven  thousand  in  Israel,  all  the 
knees  which  have  not  bowed  unto  Baal,  and  every 

19  mouth  which  hath  not  kissed  him.  So  he  departed 
thence,  and  found  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat,  who 
was  plowing,  with  twelve  yoke  of  oxen  before  him, 
and  he  with  the  twelfth  : and  Elijah  passed  over 

20  unto  him,  and  cast  his  mantle  upon  him.  And  he 
left  the  oxen,  and  ran  after  Elijah,  and  said.  Let 
me,  I pray  thee,  kiss  my  father  and  my  mother,  and 
then  I will  follow  thee.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Go 

21  back  again  ; for  what  have  I done  to  thee  ? And 
he  returned  from  following  him,  and  took  the  yoke 
of  oxen,  and  slew  them,  and  -^boiled  their  flesh  with 
the  instruments  of  the  oxen,  and  gave  unto  the 
people,  and  they  did  eat.  Then  he  arose,  and  went 
after  Elijah,  and  ministered  unto  him. 


20  And  Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria  gathered  all  his 
host  together  : and  there  were  thirty  and  two  kings 
with  him,  and  horses  and  chariots  : and  he  went  up 

2 and  besieged  Samaria,  and  fought  against  it.  And 
he  sent  messengers  to  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  into  the 

3 city,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  Ben-hadad,  Thy 
silver  and  thy  gold  is  mine  ; thy  wives  also  and  thy 

4 children,  even  the  goodliest,  are  mine.  And  the 
king  of  Israel  answered  and  said,  It  is  according  to 
thy  saying,  my  lord,  O king ; I am  thine,  and  all 

5 that  I have.  And  the  messengers  came  again,  and 
said.  Thus  speaketh  Ben-hadad,  saying,  I sent  in- 
deed unto  thee,  saying.  Thou  shalt  deliver  me  thy 
silver,  and  thy  gold,  and  thy  wives,  and  thy  chil- 

6 dren  ; but  I will  send  my  servants  unto  thee  to- 
morrow about  this  time,  and  they  shall  search  thine 
house,  and  the  houses  of  thy  servants  ; and  it  shall 
be,  that  " whatsoever  is  pleasant  in  thine  eyes,  they 

7 shall  put  it  in  their  hand,  and  take  it  away.  Then 
the  king  of  Israel  called  all  the  elders  of  the  land, 
and  said,  Mark,  I pray  you,  and  see  how  this  man 
seeketh  mischief  : for  he  sent  unto  me  for  my  wives, 
and  for  my  children,  and  for  my  silver,  and  for  my 

8 gold  ; and  I denied  him  not.  And  all  the  elders 
and  all  the  people  said  unto  him.  Hearken  thou  not, 

9 neither  consent.  Wherefore  he  said  unto  the  mes- 
sengers of  Ben-hadad,  Tell  my  lord  the  king.  All 
that  thou  didst  send  for  to  thy  servant  at  the  first  I 
will  do  : but  this  thing  I may  not  do.  And  the 
messengers  departed,  and  brought  him  word  again. 

10  And  Ben-hadad  sent  unto  him,  and  said,  The  gods 
do  so  unto  me,  and  more  also,  if  the  dust  of  Samaria 


22  Matt.  8.  21,  22.  ^ ch.  19.  2.  a Heb.  all  the  desire 

Luke  9.  61,  62.  f Or,  roasted.  of  thine  eyes. 

23  2 Sam.  24.  22. 


I.  KINGS,  XX. 


535 


Samaria  shall  suffice  for  handfuls  for  all  the  people 
that  follow  me. 

11  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and  said,  Tell 
him,  Let  not  him  that  girdeth  on  his  harness  boast  him- 
self as  he  that  putteth  it  off. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ben-hadad  heard  this 
message,  as  he  was  ^drinking,  he  and  the  kings  in  the 
pavilions,  that  he  said  unto  his  servants.  Set  yourselves 
in  array.  And  they  set  themselves  in  array  against  the 
city. 

13  ^ And,  behold,  there  came  a prophet  unto  Ahab 
king  of  Israel,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou 
seen  all  this  great  multitude  ? behold,  ® I will  deliver 
it  into  thine  hand  this  day  ; and  thou  shalt  know  that 
I am  the  Lord. 

14  And  Ahab  said.  By  whom  ? And  he  said.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Even  by  the  young  men  of  the  princes 
of  the  provinces.  Then  he  said.  Who  shall  order  the 
battle  ? And  he  answered.  Thou. 

15  Then  he  numbered  the  young  men  of  the  princes 
of  the  provinces,  and  they  were  two  hundred  and 
thirty  two : and  after  them  he  numbered  all  the 
people,  even  all  the  children  of  Israel,  being  seven 
thousand. 

16  And  they  went  out  at  noon.  But  Ben-hadad  was 
^drinking  himself  drunk  in  the  pavilions,  he  and  the 
kings,  the  thirty  and  two  kings  that  helped  him. 

17  And  the  young  men  of  the  princes  of  the  pro- 
vinces went  out  first  ; and  Ben-hadad  sent  out,  and  they 
told  him,  saying,  There  are  men  come  out  of  Samaria. 

18  And  he  said,  Whether  they  be  come  out  for 
peace,  take  them  alive  ; or  whether  they  be  come  out 
for  war,  take  them  alive. 

19  So  these  young  men  of  the  princes  of  the 
provinces  came  out  of  the  city,  and  the  army  which 
followed  them. 

20  And  they  slew  every  one  his  man  : and  the  Sy- 
rians fled  ; and  Israel  pursued  them  : and  Ben-hadad 
the  king  of  Syria  escaped  on  an  horse  with  the  horse- 
men. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  went  out,  and  smote  the 
horses  and  chariots,  and  slew  the  Syrians  with  a great 
slaughter. 

22  ^ And  the  prophet  came  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
and  said  unto  him,  Go,  strengthen  thyself,  and  mark, 
and  see  what  thou  doest  : ^ for  at  the  return  of  the 
year  the  king  of  Syria  will  come  up  against  thee. 

23  And  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Syria  said  unto 
him.  Their  gods  are  gods  of  the  hills  ; therefore  they 
were  stronger  than  we  ; but  let  us  fight  against  them 
in  the  plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger  than  they. 

24  And  do  this  thing.  Take  the  kings  away,  every 
man  out  of  his  place,  and  put  captains  in  their  rooms  : 

25  And  number  thee  an  army,  like  the  army  that 
thou  hast  lost,  horse  for  horse,  and  chariot  for  chariot  : 
and  we  will  fight  against  them  in  the  plain,  and  surely 
we  shall  be  stronger  than  they.  And  he  hearkened 
unto  their  voice,  and  did  so. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  return  of  the  year, 
that  Ben-hadad  numbered  the  Syrians,  and  went  up  to 
® Aphek,  to  fight  against  Israel. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel  were  numbered,  and 
were  all  present,  and  went  against  them  : and  the 

* ver.  16.  5 2 Sam.  11.  1.  h Heb.  are  at  my 

3 ver.  28.  6 Josli.  13. 4.  feet. 

* ver.  12.  ch.  16.  9.  c Or,  huts. 


shall  suffice  for  handfuls  for  all  the  people  that 

11  ^ follow  me.  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and 
said.  Tell  him.  Let  not  him  that  girdeth  on  his  ar- 

12  mour  boast  himself  as  he  that  putteth  it  off.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  Ben-hadad  heard  this  mes- 
sage, as  he  was  drinking,  he  and  the  kings,  in  the 
‘^pavilions,  that  he  said  unto  his  servants,  ^Set 
yourselves  in  array.  And  they  set  themselves  in 

13  array  against  the  city.  And,  behold,  a prophet 
came  near  unto  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  and  said, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou  seen  all  this  great 
multitude  ? behold,  I will  deliver  it  into  thine 
hand  this  day  ; and  thou  shalt  know  that  I am  the 

14  Lord.  And  Ahab  said.  By  whom  ? And  he  said. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  By  the  ® young  men  of  the 
princes  of  the  provinces.  Then  he  said.  Who  shall 

15  /begin  the  battle  ? And  he  answered.  Thou.  Then 
he  mustered  the  young  men  of  the  princes  of  the 
provinces,  and  they  were  two  hundred  and  thirty 
two  : and  after  them  he  mustered  all  the  people, 
even  all  the  children  of  Israel,  being  seven  thousand. 

16  And  they  went  out  at  noon.  But  Ben-hadad  was 
drinking  himself  drunk  in  the  '^pavilions,  he  and 
the  kings,  the  thirty  and  two  kings  that  helped  him. 

17  And  the  young  men  of  the  princes  of  the  provinces 
went  out  first  ; and  Ben-hadad  sent  out,  and  they 
told  him,  saying,  There  are  men  come  out  from 

18  Samaria.  And  he  said,  Whether  they  be  come  out 
for  peace,  take  them  alive  ; or  whether  they  be 

19  com^  out  for  war,  take  them  alive.  So  these  went 
out  of  the  city,  the  young  men  of  the  princes  of  the 
provinces,  and  the  army  which  followed  them. 

20  And  they  slew  every  one  his  man  ; and  the  Syrians 
fled,  and  Israel  pursued  them  : and  Ben-hadad  the 
king  of  Syria  escaped  ^ on  an  horse  with  horsemen. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  went  out,  and  smote  the 
horses  and  chariots,  and  slew  the  Syrians  with  a 

22  great  slaughter.  And  the  prophet  came  near  to  the 
king  of  Israel,  and  said  unto  him.  Go,  strengthen 
thyself,  and  mark,  and  see  what  thou  doest : for  at 
the  return  of  the  year  the  king  of  Syria  will  come 
up  against  thee. 


23  And  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Syria  said  unto 
him.  Their  god  is  a god  of  the  hills  ; therefore  they 
were  stronger  than  we  : but  let  us  fight  against 
them  in  the  plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger 

24  than  they.  And  do  this  thing  ; take  the  kings 
away,  every  man  out  of  his  place,  and  put  ''  captains 

25  in  their  room  : and  number  thee  an  army,  like  the 
army  that  thou  hast  lost,  horse  for  horse,  and  cha- 
riot for  chariot  : and  we  will  fight  against  them  in 
the  plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger  than  they. 
And  he  hearkened  unto  their  voice,  and  did  so. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  return  of  the  year,  that 
Ben-hadad  mustered  the  Syrians,  and  went  up  to 

27  Aphek,  to  fight  against  Israel.  And  the  children 
of  Israel  were  mustered,  and  were  victualled,  and 


d Or,  Place  the  en-  / Heb.  bind.  h Or,  governors. 

gines.  And  they  g Or,  ivith  horse  and  See  ch.  10.  15. 
placed  the  engines.  horsemen, 
e Or,  servants. 


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I.  KINGS,  XX. 


children  of  Israel  pitched  before  them  like  two  little 
flocks  of  kids  ; but  the  Syrians  filled  the  country. 

28  ^ And  there  came  a man  of  God,  and  spake  unto 
the  king  of  Israel,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
cause the  Syrians  have  said.  The  Lord  is  God  of  the 
hills,  but  he  is  not  God  of  the  valleys,  therefore  will 
I deliver  all  this  great  multitude  into  thine  hand,  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

29  And  they  pitched  one  over  against  the  other 
seven  days.  And  so  it  was,  that  in  the  seventh  day 
the  battle  was  joined  : and  the  children  of  Israel  slew 
of  the  Syrians  an  hundred  thousand  footmen  in  one 
day. 

30  But  the  rest  fled  to  Aphek,  into  the  city  ; and 
there  a wall  fell  upon  twenty  and  seven  thousand  of  the 
men  that  were  left.  And  Ben-hadad  fled,  and  came 
into  the  city,  into  an  inner  chamber. 

31  ^ And  his  servants  said  unto  him,  Behold  now, 
we  have  heard  that  the  kings  of  the  house  of  Israel  are 
merciful  kings  : let  us,  I pray  thee,  ® put  sackcloth  on 
our  loins,  and  ropes  upon  our  heads,  and  go  out  to  the 
king  of  Israel  : peradventure  he  will  save  thy  life. 

32  So  they  girded  sackcloth  on  their  loins,  and  put 
ropes  on  their  heads,  and  came  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
and  said.  Thy  servant  Ben-hadad  saith,  I pray  thee,  let 
me  live.  And  he  said.  Is  he  yet  alive  ? he  is  my  bro- 
ther. 

33  Now  the  men  did  diligently  observe  whether  any 
thing  would  come  from  him,  and  did  hastily  catch  it : 
and  they  said.  Thy  brother  Ben-hadad.  Then  he  said. 
Go  ye,  bring  him.  Then  Ben-hadad  came  forth’to  him  ; 
and  he  caused  him  to  come  up  into  the  chariot. 

34  And  Ben-hadad  said  unto  him,  ^ The  cities,  which 
my  father  took  from  thy  father,  I will  restore  ; and 
thou  shalt  make  streets  for  thee  in  Damascus,  as  my 
father  made  in  Samaria.  Then  said  Ahab,  I will  send 
thee  away  with  this  covenant.  So  he  made  a covenant 
with  him,  and  sent  him  away. 

35  ^ And  a certain  man  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
said  unto  his  neighbour  ^^in  the  word  of  tlie  Lord, 
Smite  me,  I pray  thee.  And  the  man  refused  to  smite 
him. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  him.  Because  thou  hast  not 
obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  behold,  as  soon  as  thou 
art  departed  from  me,  a lion  shall  slay  thee.  And  as 
soon  as  he  was  departed  from  him,  a lion  found  him, 
and  slew  him. 

37  Then  he  found  another  man,  and  said.  Smite  me, 
I pray  thee.  And  the  man  smote  him,  so  that  in  smit- 
ing he  wounded  him, 

38  So  the  prophet  departed,  and  waited  for  the  king 
by  the  way,  and  disguised  himself  with  ashes  upon  his 
face. 

39  And  as  the  king  passed  by,  he  cried  unto  the 
king  : and  he  said.  Thy  servant  went  out  into  the  midst 
of  the  battle  ; and,  behold,  a man  turned  aside,  and 
brought  a man  unto  me,  and  said,  Keep  this  man  : if 
by  any  means  he  be  missing,  then  shall  thy  life  be  for 
his  life,  or  else  thou  shalt  pay  a talent  of  silver. 

40  And  as  thy  servant  was  busy  here  and  there,  he 
was  gone.  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  him.  So 
shall  thy  judgment  he  • thyself  hast  decided  it. 

41  And  he  hasted,  and  took  the  ashes  away  from  his 

7 ver.  13.  2 Kin.  2.  3,  5,  7,  is  See  2 Sara.  12.  1, 

8 Gon.  37.  34.  15.  &c. 

9 ch.  15.  20.  11  ch.  13.  17,  18.  » 2 Kin.  10.  34. 

12  ch.  13.  24.  i Or,  the. 


went  against  them  : and  the  children  of  Israel  en- 
camped before  them  like  two  little  flocks  of  kids  ; 

28  but  the  Syrians  filled  the  country.  And  i a man  of 
God  came  near  and  spake  unto  the  king  of  Israel, 
and  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Because  the  Syrians 
have  said.  The  Lord  is  a god  of  the  hills,  but  he  is 
not  a god  of  the  valleys  ; therefore  will  I deliver 
all  this  great  multitude  into  thine  hand,  and  ye  shall 

29  know  that  I am  the  Lord.  And  they  encamped 
one  over  against  the  other  seven  days.  And  so  it 
was,  that  in  the  seventh  day  the  battle  was  joined  ; 
and  the  children  of  Israel  slew  of  the  Syrians  an 

30  hundred  thousand  footmen  in  one  day.  But  the 
rest  fled  to  Aphek,  into  the  city  ; and  the  wall  fell 
upon  twenty  and  seven  thousand  men  that  were  left. 
And  Ben-hadad  fled,  and  came  into  the  city,  j into 

31  an  inner  chamber.  And  his  servants  said  unto  him. 
Behold  now,  we  have  heard  that  the  kings  of  the 
house  of  Israel  are  merciful  kings  : let  us,  we  pray 
thee,  put  sackcloth  on  ovir  loins,  and  ropes  upon  our 
heads,  and  go  out  to  the  king  of  Israel : peradven- 

32  ture  he  will  save  thy  life.  So  they  girded  sack- 
cloth on  their  loins,  and  put  ropes  on  their  heads, 
and  came  to  the  king  of  Israel,  and  said.  Thy  ser- 
vant Ben-hadad  saith,  I pray  thee,  let  me  live. 
And  he  said.  Is  he  yet  alive  ? he  is  my  brother. 

33  Now  the  men*  observed  diligently,  and  hasted  Go 
catch  whether  it  were  "Tns  mind  ; and  they  said. 
Thy  brother  Ben-hadad.  Then  he  said.  Go  ye, 
bring  him.  Then  Ben-hadad  came  forth  to  him  ; 
and  he  caused  him  to  come  up  into  the  chariot. 

34  And  Ben-hadad  said  unto  him.  The  cities  which  my 
father  took  from  thy  father  I will  restore  ; and 
thou  shalt  make  streets  for  thee  in  Damascus,  as 
my  father  made  in  Samaria.  And  I,  said  Ahab, 
will  let  thee  go  with  this  covenant.  So  he  made  a 
covenant  with  him,  and  let  him  go. 

35  And  a certain  man  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets  said 
unto  his  fellow  by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  Smite 
me,  I pray  thee.  And  the  man  refused  to  smite 

36  him.  Then  said  he  unto  him.  Because  thou  hast 
not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  behold,  as  soon 
as  thou  art  departed  from  me,  a lion  shall  slay 
thee.  And  as  soon  as  he  was  departed  from  him, 

37  a lion  found  him,  and  slew  him.  Then  he  found 
another  man,  and  said.  Smite  me,  I pray  thee.  And 
the  man  smote  him,  smiting  and  wounding  him. 

38  So  the  prophet  departed,  and  waited  for  the  king 
by  the  way,  and  disguised  himself  with  his  head- 

39  band  over  his  eyes.  And  as  the  king  passed  by,  he 
cried  unto  the  king  : and  he  said.  Thy  servant  went 
out  into  the  midst  of  the  battle  ; and,  behold,  a 
man  turned  aside,  and  brought  a man  unto  me,  and 
said.  Keep  this  man  : if  by  any  means  he  be 
missing,  then  shall  thy  life  be  for  his  life,  or  else 

40  thou  shalt  pay  a talent  of  silver.  And  as  thy  ser- 
vant was  busy  here  and  there,  he  was  gone.  And 
the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  him.  So  shall  thy 

41  judgement  be  ; thyself  hast  decided  it.  And  he 
hasted,  and  took  the  headband  away  from  his  eyes  ; 


j Or,  frovi  chamber  omen  (Heb.  divined),  is,  to  catch  it  from 
to  chamber.  and  hasted.  him. 

k Or,  took  it  as  an  I Another  reading  m Heb.  from  him. 


I.  KINGS,  XXI. 


637 


face  ; and  the  king  of  Israel  discerned  him  that  he  was 
of  the  prophets. 

42  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  let  go  out  of  thy  hand  a man  whom  I 
appointed  to  utter  destruction,  therefore  thy  life  shall 
go  for  his  life,  and  thy  people  for  his  people. 

43  And  the  king  of  Israel  went  to  his  house  heavy 
and  displeased,  and  came  to  Samaria. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1 Ahab  being  denied  Naboth's  vineyard  is  grieved.  5 Jezebel  writing 
letters  against  Naboth,  he  is  condemned  of  blasphemy.  15  Ahab  taketh 
possession  of  the  vineyard.  17  Elijah  denounceth  judgments  against 
Ahab  and  Jezebel.  25  Wicked  Ahab  repenting,  God  deferreth  the 
judgment. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  Naboth 
the  Jezreelite  had  a vineyard,  which  was  in  Jez- 
reel,  hard  by  the  palace  of  Ahab  king  of  Samaria. 

2  And  Ahab  spake  unto  Naboth,  saying,  Give  me 
thy  1 vineyard,  that  I may  have  it  for  a garden  of  herbs, 
because  it  is  near  unto  my  house  : and  I will  give  thee 
for  it  a better  vineyard  than  it  ; or,  if  it  seem  good  to 
thee,  I will  give  thee  the  worth  of  it  in  money. 

3  And  Naboth  said  to  Ahab,  The  Lord  forbid  it  me, 
that  I should  give  the  inheritance  of  my  fathers  unto 
thee. 

4  And  Ahab  came  into  his  house  heavy  and  displeased 
because  of  the  word  which  Naboth  the  Jezreelite  had  spo- 
ken to  him  : for  he  had  said,  I will  not  give  thee  the  in- 
heritance of  my  fathers.  And  he  laid  him  down  upon  his 
bed,  and  turned  away  his  face,  and  would  eat  no  bread. 

5  ^ But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  to  him,  and  said  unto 
him.  Why  is  thy  spirit  so  sad,  that  thou  eatest  no  bread  ? 

6  And  he  said  unto  her.  Because  I spake  unto  Naboth 
the  Jezreelite,  and  said  unto  him.  Give  me  thy  vineyard 
for  money  ; or  else,  if  it  please  thee,  I will  give  thee 
another  vineyard  for  it : and  he  answered,  I will  not 
give  thee  my  vineyard. 

7  And  .Jezebel  his  wife  said  unto  him.  Dost  thou 
now  govern  the  kingdom  of  Israel  ? arise,  and  eat 
bread,  and  let  thine  heart  be  merry  : I will  give  thee 
the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

8  So  she  wrote  letters  in  Ahab’s  name,  and  sealed 
them  with  his  seal,  and  sent  the  letters  unto  the  elders 
and  to  the  nobles  that  were  in  his  city,  dwelling  with 
Naboth. 

9  And  she  wrote  in  the  letters,  saying.  Proclaim  a 
fast,  and  set  Naboth  on  high  among  the  people  : 

10  And  set  two  men,  sons  of  Belial,  before  him,  to 
bear  witness  against  him,  saying.  Thou  didst  ® blaspheme 
God  and  the  king.  And  then  carry  him  out,  and  ^ stone 
him,  that  he  may  die.  ^ 

11  And  the  men  of  his  city,  even  the  elders  and  the 
nobles  who  were  the  inhabitants  in  his  city,  did  as  Jeze- 
bel had  sent  unto  them,  and  as  it  tvas  written  in  the 
letters  which  she  had  sent  unto  them. 

12  ®They  proclaimed  a fast,  and  set  Naboth  on  high 
among  the  people. 

13  And  there  came  in  two  men,  children  of  Belial, 
and  sat  before  him  : and  the  men  of  Belial  witnessed 
against  him,  even  against  Naboth,  in  the  presence  of  the 
people,  saying,  Naboth  did  blaspheme  God  and  the  king. 

® Then  they  carried  him  forth  out  of  the  city,  and  stoned 
him  with  stones,  that  he  died. 

14  Then  they  sent  to  Jezebel,  saying,  Naboth  is 
stoned,  and  is  dead. 


and  the  king  of  Israel  discerned  him  that  he  was 

42  of  the  prophets.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Because  thou  hast  let  go  out  of 
thy  hand  the  man  whom  I had  devoted  to  de- 
struction, therefore  thy  life  shall  go  for  his  life,  and 

43  thy  people  for  his  people.  And  the  king  of  Israel 
went  to  his  house  heavy  and  displeased,  and  came 
to  Samaria. 


21  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  Na- 
both the  Jezreelite  had  a vineyard,  which  was  in 
Jezreel,  hard  by  the  palace  of  Ahab  king  of  Sa- 

2 maria.  And  Ahab  spake  unto  Naboth,  saying.  Give 
me  thy  vineyard,  that  I may  have  it  for  a garden  of 
herbs,  because  it  is  near  unto  my  house  ; and  I will 
give  thee  for  it  a better  vineyard  than  it : or,  if  it 
seem  good  to  thee,  I will  give  thee  the  worth  of  it 

3 in  money.  And  Naboth  said  to  Ahab,  The  Lord 
forbid  it  me,  that  I should  give  the  inheritance  of 

4 my  fathers  unto  thee.  And  Ahab  came  into  his 
house  heavy  and  displeased  because  of  the  word 
which  Naboth  the  Jezreelite  had  spoken  to  him  : 
for  he  had  said,  I will  not  give  thee  the  inheritance 
of  my  fathers.  And  he  laid  him  down  upon  his 
bed,  and  turned  away  his  face,  and  would  eat  no 

6  bread.  But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  to  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Why  is  thy  spirit  so  sad,  that  thou  eatest 

6 no  bread  ? And  he  said  unto  her.  Because  I spake 
unto  Naboth  the  Jezreelite,  and  said  unto  him.  Give 
me  thy  vineyard  for  money  ; or  else,  if  it  please 
thee,  I will  give  thee  another  vineyard  for  it  : and 

7 he  answered,  I will  not  give  thee  my  vineyard.  And 
Jezebel  his  wife  said  unto  him.  Dost  thou  now  govern 
the  kingdom  of  Israel  ? arise,  and  eat  bread,  and 
let  thine  heart  be  merry  : I will  give  thee  the  vine- 

8 yard  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite.  8o  she  wrote  “ let- 
ters in  Ahab’s  name,  and  sealed  them  with  his  seal, 
and  sent  the  letters  unto  the  elders  and  to  the  nobles 
that  were  in  his  city,  and  that  dwelt  with  Naboth. 

9 And  she  wrote  in  the  letters,  saying.  Proclaim  a fast, 

10  and  set  Naboth  ® on  high  among  the  people  : and  set 
two  men,  sons  of  ‘^Belial,  before  him,  and  let  them 
bear  witness  against  him,  Siilying,  Thou  didst  curse 
God  and  the  king.  And  then  carry  him  out,  and 

11  stone  him,  that  he  die.  And  the  men  of  his  city, 
even  the  elders  and  the  nobles  who  dwelt  in  his  city, 
did  as  Jezebel  had  sent  unto  them,  according  as  it 
was  written  in  the  letters  which  she  had  sent  unto 

12  them.  They  proclaimed  a fast,  and  set  Naboth  ®on 

13  high  among  the  people.  And  the  two  men,  sons  of 
Belial,  came  in  and  sat  before  him  : and  the  men  of 
Belial  bare  witness  against  him,  even  against  Na- 
both, in  the  presence  of  the  people,  saying,  Naboth 
did  ^ curse  God  and  the  king.  Then  they  carried 
him  forth  out  of  the  city,  and  stoned  him  with  stones, 

14  that  he  died.  Then  they  sent  to  Jezebel,  saying. 


16  ch.  22.  31-37.  2 Lev.  25.  23.  Nnm.  24. 15,  10.  Acts  6.  11.  ^ See  2 Kin.  9.  20.  c That  is,  worthless-  d Or,  renounce. 

ch.  21.  4.  30.  7.  Ezek.  46.  18.  ^ Lev.  24.  14.  a Or,  a letter.  ness. 

1 1 Sam.  8.  14.  3 Lx.  22.  28.  Lev.  6 ig.  53,  4.  ft  Or,  at  the  head  of. 


I.  KINGS,  XXII. 


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15  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jezebel  heard  that 
Naboth  was  stoned,  and  was  dead,  that  Jezebel  said  to 
Ahab,  Arise,  take  possession  of  the  vineyard  of  Naboth 
the  Jezreelite,  which  he  refused  to  give  thee  for  money  : 
for  Naboth  is  not  alive,  but  dead. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab  heard  that  Na- 
both was  dead,  that  Ahab  rose  up  to  go  down  to  the  vine- 
yard of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite,  to  take  possession  of  it. 

17  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Elijah  the 
Xishbite,  saying, 

18  Arise,  go  down  to  meet  Ahab  king  of  Israel, 
8 which  is  in  Samaria  ; behold,  he  is  in  the  vineyard  of 
Naboth,  whither  he  is  gone  down  to  possess  it. 

19  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou  killed,  and  also  taken  pos- 
session ? And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  ^ In  the  place  v/here  dogs  licked  the 
blood  of  Naboth  shall  dogs  lick  thy  blood,  even  thine. 

20  And  Ahab  said  to  Elijah,  Hast  thou  found  me, 
O mine  enemy  ? And  he  answered,  I have  found  thee  : 
because  thou  hast  sold  thyself  to  work  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord. 

21  Behold,  ^^I  will  bring  evil  upon  thee,  and  will 
take  away  thy  posterity,  and  will  cut  olf  from  Ahab 

him  that  pisseth  against  the  wall,  and  him  that  is 
shut  up  and  left  in  Israel, 

22  And  will  make  thine  house  like  the  house  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  and  like  the  house  of  Baasha 
the  son  of  Ahijah,  for  the  provocation  wherewith  thou 
hast  provoked  me  to  anger,  and  made  Israel  to  sin. 

23  And  of  Jezebel  also  spake  the  Lord,  saying. 
The  dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel  by  the  wall  of  Jezreel. 

24  i®Him  that  dieth  of  Ahab  in  the  city  the  dogs 
shall  eat  ; and  him  that  dieth  in  the  field  shall  the  fowls 
of  the  air  eat. 

25  ^ But  there  was  none  like  unto  Ahab,  which  did 
sell  himself  to  work  wickedness  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  whom  Jezebel  his  wife  stirred  up. 

26  And  he  did  very  abominably  in  following  idols, 
according  to  all  things  as  did  the  Amorites,  whom  the 
Lord  cast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab  heard  those 
words,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  ^^put  sackcloth  upon 
his  flesh, and  fasted,  and  lay  in  sackcloth,  and  went  softly. 

28  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Elijah  the 
Tishbite,  saying, 

29  Seest  thou  how  Ahab  humbleth  himself  before  me  ? 
because  he  humbleth  himself  before  me,  I will  not  bring 
the  evil  in  his  days  : hut  in  his  son’s  days  will  I bring 
the  evil  upon  his  house. 


CHAPTER  XXII. 


1 Ahnb,  seduced  by  false  prophets^  according  to  the  toord  of  Micaiah. 
is  slain  at  Ramoth-gilead.  37  The  dogs  lick  up  his  blood,  and  Ahaziah 
succeedeth  him.  41  J ehoshaj)haV s good  reign.  45  His  acts.  50  Jeho- 
ram  succeedeth  him.  51  Ahaziah' s evil  reign. 


And  they  continued  three  years  without  war  be- 
tween Syria  and  Israel. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  tliird  year,  that  ^ Jeho- 
shaphat  the  king  of  Judah  came  down  to  the  king  of 
Israel. 

.3  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  his  servants. 
Know  ye  that  ^ Ramoth  in  Gilead  is  our’s,  and  we  he 
still,  and  take  it  not  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria  ? 


7 Ps.  9.  12. 

8 Ch.  13.  32.  2 Chr. 
22.  9. 

“ ch,  22.  38. 
i‘>  ch.  18.  17. 


11 2 Kin.  17.  17. 
Rom,  7.  14. 

12  ch.  14.  10.  2 Kin, 
9.  8. 

13  1 Sam.  25.  22. 


14  ch.  14.  10. 

15  ch.  15.  29. 

10  ch.  10.  3,  11, 

11  2 Kin.  9.  36. 

18  ch.  14.  11.  & 16.  4 


15  Naboth  is  stoned,  and  is  dead.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  Jezebel  heard  that  Naboth  was  stoned,  and 
was  dead,  that  Jezebel  said  to  Ahab,  Arise,  take 
possession  of  the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite, 
which  he  refused  to  give  thee  for  money  : for  Na- 

16  both  is  not  alive,  but  dead.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  Ahab  heard  that  Naboth  was  dead,  that  Ahab 
rose  up  to  go  down  to  the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the 
Jezreelite,  to  take  possession  of  it. 

17  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Elijah  the 

18  Tishbite,  saying.  Arise,  go  down  to  meet  Ahab 
king  of  Israel,  which  dwelleth  in  Samaria  : behold, 
he  is  in  the  vineyard  of  Naboth,  whither  he  is  gone 

19  down  to  take  possession  of  it.  And  thou  shalt  speak 
unto  him,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou 
killed,  and  also  taken  possession  ? and  thou  shalt 
speak  unto  him,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  the 
place  where  dogs  licked  the  blood  of  Naboth  shall 

20  dogs  lick  thy  blood,  even  thine.  And  Ahab  said  to 
Elijah,  Hast  thou  found  me,  O mine  enemy  ? And 
he  answered,  I have  found  thee  : because  thou  hast 
sold  thj^self  to  do  that  which  is  evil  in  the  sight  of 

21  the  Lord.  Behold,  I will  bring  evil  upon  thee,  and 
will  utterly  sweep  thee  away,  and  will  cut  off  from 
Ahab  every  man  child,  and  him  that  is  shut  up  and 

22  him  that  is  left  at  large  in  Israel  : and  I will  make 
thine  house  like  the  house  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  and  like  the  house  of  Baasha  the  son  of 
Ahijah,  for  the  provocation  wherewith  thou  hast 
provoked  me  to  anger,  and  hast  made  Israel  to  sin. 

23  And  of  Jezebel  also  spake  the  Lord,  saying.  The 
dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel  ® by  the  rampart  of  Jezreel. 

24  Him  that  dieth  of  Ahab  in  the  city  the  dogs  shall 
eat  ; and  him  that  dieth  in  the  field  shall  the  fowls 

25  of  the  air  eat.  (But  there  was  none  like  unto  Ahab, 
which  did  sell  himself  to  do  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  whom  Jezebel  his  wife  stirred 

26  up.  And  he  did  very  abominably  in  following  idols, 
according  to  all  that  the  Amorites  did,  whom  the 

27  Lord  cast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel.)  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab  heard  those  words,  that 
he  rent  his  clothes,  and  put  sackcloth  upon  his  flesh, 
and  fasted,  and  lay  in  sackcloth,  and  went  softly. 

28  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Elijah  the  Tish- 

29  bite,  saying,  Seest  thou  how  Ahab  huml3leth  himself 
before  me  ? because  he  humbleth  himself  before 
me,  I will  not  bring  the  evil  in  his  days  : but  in  his 
son’s  days  will  I bring  the  evil  upon  his  house. 


22  And  they  continued  three  years  without  war  be- 

2 tween  Syria  and  Israel.  “ And  it  came  to  pass  in 
the  third  year,  that  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah 

3 came  down  to  the  king  of  Israel.  And  the  king 
of  Israel  said  unto  his  servants.  Know  ye  that 
Ramoth-gilead  is  ours,  and  we  ^ be  still,  and  take  it 

4 not  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria  ? And  he 

15  ch.  10.  30,  &c.  2.3  2 Kin.  9,  25.  the  portion,  as  in  2 

25  ch.  16.  31.  1 2 Chr,  18.  2,  &c.  Kin.  9,  10,  36. 

21  Gen,  15.  16.  2 2 Dent.  4,  43.  a See  2 Chr,  18.  2, 

Kin,  21,  11.  e According  to  some  A’c. 

22  Gen.  37.  34,  ancient  authorities,  in  b Or,  keep  silence. 


I.  KINGS,  XXII. 


539 


4 And  he  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  AVilt  thou  go  with 
me  to  battle  to  Ramoth-gilead  ? And  Jehoshaphat  said 
to  the  king  of  Israel,  ® I am  as  thou  art,  my  people  as 
thy  people,  my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

5 And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  En- 
quire, I pray  thee,  at  the  word  of  the  Lord  to  day. 

6 Then  the  king  of  Israel  ^ gathered  the  prophets 
together,  about  four  hundred  men,  and  said  unto  them, 
Shall  I go  against  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I 
forbear  ? And  they  said.  Go  up  ; for  the  Lord  shall 
deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king. 

7 And  ® Jehoshaphat  said.  Is  there  not  here  a prophet 
of  the  Lord  besides,  that  we  might  enquire  of  him  ? 

8 And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  There 
is  yet  one  man,  Micaiah  the  son  of  Inilah,  by  whom  we 
may  enquire  of  the  Lord  : but  I hate  him  ; for  he  doth 
not  prophesy  good  concerning  me,  but  evil.  And  Je- 
hoshaphat said.  Let  not  the  king  say  so. 

9 Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  an  officer,  and  said. 
Hasten  hither  Micaiah  the  son  of  Imlah. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  the  king 
of  Judah  sat  each  on  his  throne,  having  put  on  their 
robes,  in  a void  place  in  the  entrance  of  the  gate  of 
Samaria  ; and  all  the  prophets  prophesied  before  them. 

11  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah  made  him 
horns  of  iron  : and  he  said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  AVith 
these  shalt  thou  push  the  Syrians,  until  thou  have  con- 
sumed them. 

12  And  all  the  prophets  prophesied  so,  saying.  Go  up 
to  Ramoth-gilead,  and  prosper  : for  the  Lord  shall 
deliver  it  into  the  king’s  hand. 

13  And  the  messenger  that  was  gone  to  call  Micaiah 
spake  unto  him,  saying.  Behold  now,  the  words  of  the 
prophets  declare  good  unto  the  king  with  one  mouth  : 
let  thy  word,  I pray  thee,  be  like  the  word  of  one  of 
them,  and  speak  that  which  is  good. 

14  And  Micaiah  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  ®what  the 
Lord  saith  unto  me,  that  will  I speak. 

15  ^ So  he  came  to  the  king.  And  the  king  said 
unto  him,  Micaiah,  shall  we  go  against  Ramoth-gilead 
to  battle,  or  shall  we  forbear  ? And  he  answered  him, 
Go,  and  prosper  ; for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the 
hand  of  the  king. 

16  And  the  king  said  unto  him.  How  many  times 
shall  I adjure  thee  that  thou  tell  me  nothing  but  that 
luhich  is  true  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ? 

17  And  he  said,  I saw  all  Israel  ’ scattered  upon  the 
hills,  as  sheep  that  have  not  a shepherd  : and  the  Lord 
said.  These  have  no  master  : let  them  return  every  man 
to  his  house  in  peace. 

18  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat, 
Did  I not  tell  thee  that  he  v/ould  prophesy  no  good 
concerning  me,  but  evil  ? 

19  And  he  said.  Hear  thou  therefore  the  word  of  the 
Lord  : ® I saw  the  Lord  sitting  on  his  throne,  ® and  all 
the  host  of  heaven  standing  by  him  on  his  right  hand 
and  on  his  left. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  AVho  shall  persuade  Ahab, 
that  he  may  go  up  and  fall  at  Ramoth-gilead  ? And 
one  said  on  this  manner,  and  another  said  on  that 
manner. 

21  And  there  came  forth  a spirit,  and  stood  before 
the  Lord,  and  said,  I will  persuade  him. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  AA^herewith  ? And 

3 2 Kin.  3.  7.  c Num.  22.  38.  » Job  1.  0,  & 2.  1. 

4 ch.  18.  19.  7 Matt.  9.  3G.  Ps.  103.  20,  21.  Dan. 

c 2 Kin.  3. 11.  8 is.  6.  1.  Daii.  7.  9.  7.  10.  Zecli.  1.  10. 


said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  AA^ilt  thou  go  with  me  to 
battle  to  Ramoth-Gilead  ? And  Jehoshaphat  said 
to  the  king  of  Israel,  I am  as  thou  art,  my  people 

5 as  thy  people,  my  horses  as  thy  horses.  And 
Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  Inquire, 

6 I pray  thee,  at  the  word  of  the  Lord  to-day.  Then 
the  king  of  Israel  gathered  the  prophets  together, 
about  four  hundred  men,  and  said  unto  them.  Shall 
I go  against  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I 
forbear  ? And  they  said.  Go  up  ; for  the  Lord 

7 shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king.  But 
Jehoshaphat  said.  Is  there  not  here  besides  a 
prophet  of  the  Lord,  that  we  might  inquire  of 

8 him  ? And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehosha- 
phat, There  is  yet  one  man  by  whom  we  may  in- 
quire of  the  Lord,  Micaiah  the  son  of  Imlah  : but 
I hate  him  ; for  he  doth  not  prophesy  good  concern- 
ing me,  but  evil.  And  Jehoshaphat  said.  Let  not 

9 the  king  say  so.  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  an 
‘^officer,  and  said,  Fetch  quickly  Micaiah  the  son 

10  of  Imlah.  Now  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 
phat the  king  of  Judah  sat  each  on  his  throne, 
arrayed  in  their  robes,  in  an  open  place  at  the 
entrance  of  the  gate  of  Samaria  ; and  all  the 

11  prophets  prophesied  before  them.  And  Zedekiah 
the  son  of  Chenaanah  made  him  horns  of  iron,  and 
said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  AA^ith  these  shalt  thou 

12  push  the  Syrians,  until  they  be  consumed.  And 
all  the  prophets  prophesied  so,  saying.  Go  up  to 
Ramoth-gilead,  and  prosper  : for  the  Lord  shall 

13  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king.  And  the  mes- 
senger that  went  to  call  Micaiah  spake  unto  him, 
saying.  Behold  now,  the  words  of  the  prophets 
declare  good  unto  the  king  with  one  mouth  : let  thy 
word,  I pray  thee,  be  like  the  word  of  one  of  them, 

14  and  speak  thou  good.  And  Micaiah  said.  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  what  the  Lord  saith  unto  me,  that  will 

15  I speak.  And  when  he  was  come  to  the  king,  the 
king  said  unto  him,  Micaiah,  shall  we  go  to  Ramoth- 
gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  we  forbear  ? And  he 
answered  him.  Go  up,  and  prosper  ; and  the  Lord 

16  shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king.  And  the 
king  said  unto  him.  How  many  times  shall  I adjure 
thee  that  thou  speak  unto  me  nothing  but  the  truth 

17  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ? And  he  said,  I saw 
all  Israel  scattered  upon  the  mountains,  as  sheep 
that  have  no  shepherd  : and  the  Lord  said.  These 
have  no  master  ; let  them  return  every  man  to  his 

18  house  in  peace.  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  to 
Jehoshaphat,  Did  I not  tell  thee  that  he  would  not 

19  prophesy  good  concerning  me,  but  evil  ? And  he 
said.  Therefore  hear  thou  the  word  of  the  Lord  : 
I saw  the  Lord  sitting  on  his  throne,  and  all  the 
host  of  heaven  standing  by  him  on  his  right  hand 

20  and  on  his  left.  And  the  Lord  said,  AA’^lio  shall 
® entice  Ahab,  that  he  may  go  up  and  fall  at  Ra- 
moth-gilead ? And  one  said  on  this  maimer  ; and 

21  another  said  on  that  manner.  And  there  came 
forth  -^a  spirit,  and  stood  before  the  Lord,  and 

22  said,  I will  entice  him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 


Matt.  18.  10.  Heb.  1.  d Heb.  a threshivg-  e Or,  deceive. 

7,  14.  floor,  / Heb.  the  spirit, 

c Or,  eunuch. 


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I.  KINGS,  XXII. 


he  said,  I will  go  forth,  and  I will  be  a lying  spirit  in 
the  mouth  of  all  his  prophets.  And  he  said,  Thou 
shalt  persuade  hirriy  and  prevail  also  ; go  forth,  and 
do  so. 

23  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord  hath  put  a 
lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  these  thy  prophets,  and 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  evil  concerning  thee. 

24  But  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah  went  near, 
and  smote  Micaiah  on  the  cheek,  and  said,  i^  Which 
way  went  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak 
unto  thee  ? 

25  And  Micaiah  said.  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  in  that 
day,  when  thou  shalt  go  into  an  inner  chamber  to  hide 
thyself. 

26  And  the  king  of  Israel  said.  Take  Micaiah,  and 
carry  him  back  unto  Amon  the  governor  of  the  city, 
and  to  Joash  the  king’s  sou  ; 

27  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Put  this  fellow  in 
the  prison,  and  feed  him  with  bread  of  affliction  and 
with  water  of  affliction,  until  I come  in  peace. 

28  And  Micaiah  said.  If  thou  return  at  all  in  peace, 
13  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  by  me.  And  he  said. 
Hearken,  O people,  every  one  of  you. 

29  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of 
Judah  went  up  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

30  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  I 
will  disguise  myself,  and  enter  into  the  battle  ; but  put 
thou  on  thy  robes.  And  the  king  of  Israel  n disguised 
himself,  and  went  into  the  battle. 

31  But  the  king  of  Syria  commanded  his  thirty  and 
two  captains  that  had  rule  over  his  chariots,  saying. 
Fight  neither  with  small  nor  great,  save  only  with  the 
king  of  Israel. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  captains  of  the 
chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat,  that  they  said,-  Surely  it  is 
the  king  of  Israel.  And  they  turned  aside  to  fight 
against  him  : and  Jehoshaphat  i^  cried  out. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  captains  of  the  cha- 
riots perceived  that  it  was  not  the  king  of  Israel,  that 
they  turned  back  from  pursuing  him. 

34  And  a certain  man  drew  a bow  at  a venture,  and 
smote  the  king  of  Israel  between  the  joints  of  the  har- 
ness : wherefore  he  said  unto  the  driver  of  his  chariot. 
Turn  thine  hand,  and  carry  me  out  of  the  host  ; for  I 
am  wounded. 

35  And  the  battle  increased  that  day  : and  the  king 
was  stayed  up  in  his  chariot  against  the  Syrians,  and 
died  at  even  : and  the  blood  ran  out  of  the  wound  into 
the  midst  of  the  chariot. 

36  And  there  went  a proclamation  throughout  the 
host  about  the  going  down  of  the  sun,  saying.  Every 
man  to  his  city,  and  every  man  to  his  own  country. 

37  ^ So  the  king  died,  and  was  brought  to  Samaria  ; 
and  they  buried  the  king  in  Samaria. 

38  And  one  washed  the  chariot  in  the  pool  of  Sama- 
ria ; and  the  dogs  licked  up  his  blood  ; and  they  washed 
his  armour  ; according  i®  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  he  spake. 

39  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahab,  and  all  that  he 
did,  and  the  ivory  house  which  he  made,  and  all  the 
cities  that  he  built,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

40  So  Ahab  slept  with  his  fathers  ; and  Ahaziah  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

10  Judg.  9.  23.  Job  12  2 Chr.  18.  23.  lo  2 Chr.  18.  31.  Pro. 

12.  IG.  Ezek.  14.  9.  2 lo  Num.  IG.  29.  Deut.  13.  20. 

Thess.  2.  11.  18.20,21,22.  lOch.  21.19. 

11  Ezek.  14.  9.  i4  2 Chr.  35.  22.  n Amos  3.  15. 


him.  Wherewith  ? And  he  said,  I will  go  forth, 
and  will  be  a lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  his 
prophets.  And  he  said.  Thou  shalt  entice  him, 

23  and  shalt  prevail  also  : go  forth,  and  do  so.  Now 
therefore,  behold,  the  Lord  hath  put  a lying  spirit 
in  the  mouth  of  all  these  thy  prophets  ; and  the 

24  Lord  hath  spoken  evil  concerning  thee.  Then 
Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah  came  near,  and 
smote  Micaiah  on  the  cheek,  and  said.  Which  way 
went  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak  unto 

25  thee  ? And  Micaiah  said.  Behold,  thou  shalt  see 
on  that  day,  when  thou  shalt  go  o into  an  inner 

26  chamber  to  hide  thyself.  And  the  king  of  Israel 
said.  Take  Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back  unto  Amon 
the  governor  of  the  city,  and  to  Joash  the  king’s 

27  son  ; and  say.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Put  this  fellow 
in  the  prison,  and  feed  him  with  bread  of  affliction 
and  with  water  of  affliction,  until  I come  in  peace. 

28  And  Micaiah  said.  If  thou  return  at  all  in  peace, 
the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  by  me.  And  he  said, 
* Hear,  ye  peoples,  all  of  you. 

29  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of 

30  Judah  went  up  to  Ramoth-gilead.  And  the  king  of 
Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  I will  disguise  myself, 
and  go  into  the  battle  ; but  put  thou  on  thy  robes. 
And  the  king  of  Israel  disguised  himself,  and  went 

31  into  the  battle.  Now  the  king  of  Syria  had  com- 
manded the  thirty  and  two  captains  of  his  chariots, 
saying.  Fight  neither  with  small  nor  great,  save 

32  only  with  the  king  of  Israel.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  captains  of  the  chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat, 
that  they  said.  Surely  it  is  the  king  of  Israel  ; and 
they  turned  aside  to  fight  against  him  : and  Jehosh- 

33  aphat  cried  out.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  saw  that  it  was  not  the  king 
of  Israel,  that  they  turned  back  from  pursuing  him. 

34  And  a certain  man  drew  his  bow  * at  a venture,  and 
smote  the  king  of  Israel  between  j the  joints  of  the 
harness  : wherefore  he  said  unto  the  driver  of  his 
chariot,  Turn  thine  hand,  and  carry  me  out  of  the 

35  host  ; for  I am  sore  wounded.  And  the  battle  in- 
creased that  day  : and  the  king  was  stayed  up  in 
his  chariot  against  the  Syrians,  and  died  at  even  : 
and  the  blood  ran  out  of  the  wound  into  the  bottom 

36  of  the  chariot.  And  there  went  a cry  throughout 
the  host  about  the  going  down  of  the  sun,  saying. 
Every  man  to  his  city,  and  every  man  to  his  country. 

37  So  the  king  died,  and  was  brought  to  Samaria  ; and 

38  they  buried  the  king  in  Samaria.  And  they  washed 
the  chariot  by  the  pool  of  Samaria  ; and  the  dogs 
licked  up  his  blood  ; (f  now  the  harlots  washed 
themselves  there  ;)  according  unto  the  word  of  the 

39  Lord  which  he  spake.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahab,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  the  ivory  house 
which  he  built,  and  all  the  cities  that  he  built,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 

40  kings  of  Israel  ? So  Ahab  slept  with  his  fathers  ; 
and  Ahaziah, his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


g Or,  from  chamber  i Heb.  in  his  sim-  mour  and  the  breast- 
to  chamber.  plicity,  plate. 

h See  Micah  1.  2.  j Or,  the  lower  ar-  k Or,  and  they 

washed  the  armour. 


II.  KINGS,  I. 


541 


41  And  IS  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Asa  began  to 
reign  over  Judah  in  the  fourth  year  of  Ahab  king  of 
Israel. 

42  Jehoshaphat  was  thirty  and  five  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  twenty  and  five 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother’s  name  was  Azu- 
bah  the  daughter  of  Shilhi. 

43  And  he  walked  in  all  the  ways  of  Asa  his  fa- 
ther ; he  turned  not  aside  from  it,  doing  that  which  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  : nevertheless  the  high 
places  were  not  taken  away  ; for  the  people  offered  and 
burnt  incense  yet  in  the  high  places. 

44  And  J ehoshaphat  made  peace  with  the  king  of 
Israel. 

45  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoshaphat,  and  his 
might  that  he  shewed,  and  how  he  warred,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

46  ^^And  the  remnant  of  the  sodomites,  which  re- 
mained in  the  days  of  his  father  Asa,  he  took  out  of  the 
land. 

47  There  was  then  no  king  in  Edom  : a deputy  loas 
king. 

48  24  Jehoshaphat  25  made  ships  of  Tharshish  to  go 
to  Ophir  for  gold  : 26  but  they  went  not  ; for  the  ships 
were  broken  at  27  Ezion-geber. 

49  Then  said  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab  unto  Jehosha- 
phat, Let  my  servants  go  with  thy  servants  in  the  ships. 
But  Jehoshaphat  would  not. 

50  ^ And  28  Jehoshaphat  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father  : and  Jehoram  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

51  ^ 29^baziab  the  son  of  Ahab  began  to  reign  over 
Israel  in  Samaria  the  seventeenth  year  of  Jehoshaphat 
king  of  Judah,  and  reigned  two  years  over  Israel. 

52  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
^ walked  in  the  way  of  his  father,  and  in  the  way  of 
his  mother,  and  in  the  way  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin  : 

53  For  51  he  served  Baal,  and  worshipped  him,  and 
provoked  to  anger  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  according 
to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 


41  ^ And  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Asa  began  to  reign 
over  Judah  in  the  fourth  year  of  Ahab  king  of  Is- 

42  rael.  Jehoshaphat  was  thirty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  twenty 
and  five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother’s 

43  name  was  Azubah  the  daughter  of  Shilhi.  And  he 
walked  in  all  the  way  of  Asa  his  father  ; he  turned 
not  aside  from  it,  doing  that  which  was  right  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord  : howbeit  the  high  places  were 
not  taken  away  ; the  people  still  sacrificed  and  burnt 

44  incense  in  the  high  places.  And  Jehoshaphat  made 

45  peace  with  the  king  of  Israel.  Now  the  rest  of  the 
acts  of  Jehoshaphat,  and  his  might  that  he  shewed, 
and  how  he  warred,  are  they  not  written  in  the 

46  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? And 
the  remnant  of  the  sodomites,  which  remained  in 
the  days  of  his  father  Asa,  he  put  away  out  of  the 

47  land.  And  there  was  no  king  in  Edom  : a deputy 

48  was  king.  Jehoshaphat  made  ships  of  Tarshisli 
to  go  to  Ophir  for  gold  : but  they  went  not  ; for  the 

49  ships  were  broken  at  Ezion-geber.  Then  said 
Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab  unto  Jehoshaphat,  Let  my 
servants  go  with  tliy  servants  in  the  ships.  But 

50  Jehoshaphat  would  not.  And  Jehoshaphat  slept 
with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in 
the  city  of  David  his  father  : and  Jehoram  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 


51  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab  began  to  reign  over  Is- 
rael in  Samaria  in  the  seventeenth  year  of  Jehosha- 
phat king  of  Judah,  and  he  reigned  two  years  over 

52  Israel.  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of  his  father, 
and  in  the  way  of  his  mother,  and  in  the  way  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  ” wherein  he  made  Is- 

53  rael  to  sin.  And  he  served  Baal,  and  worshipped 
him,  and  provoked  to  anger  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  according  to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  THE 


KINGS, 


COMMONLY  CALLED, 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  THE 


THE  FOURTH  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS. 


KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Monb  rehelleth.  2 Ahaziah,  sending  to  Baal-zehub,  hath  his  judgment 
by  Elijah.  5 Elijah  twice  bringeth  fire  from  heaven  upon  them  whom 
Ahaziah  sent  to  apprehend  him.  13  He  rritieth  the  third  captain,  and, 
encouraged  by  an  angel,  telleth  the  king  of  his  death.  17  Jehoram 
succeedeth  Ahaziah. 

ri^HEN  Moab  ^ rebelled  against  Israel  2 after  the 
i death  of  Ahab. 

2 And  Ahaziah  fell  down  through  a lattice  in  his 

18  2 Chr,  20.  31.  21  2 Chr.  19.  2.  2 Sam.  8.  14.  2 Kin.  3. 

IS*  2 Chr.  17.  3.  Cor.  G.  14.  9.  & 8.  20. 

20  ch.  14.  23.  & 15.  22  ch.  14.  24.  & 15.  24  o Chr.  20.  35,  &c. 

14.  2 Kin.  12.  3.  12.  25  ch.  10.  22. 

23  Gen.  25.  23.  2 20  2 Chr.  20.  37. 


1 And  Moab  rebelled  against  Israel  after  the  death 

2 of  Ahab.  And  Ahaziah  fell  down  through  the  lat- 


27  ch.  9.  2G. 

28  2 Chr.  21.  1. 
20  ver.  40. 

30  ch.  15.  26. 


31  Judg.  2.  11.  ch. 
16.  31. 

1 2 Sam.  8.  2. 

2 ch.  3.  5. 


/ See  2 Chr.  20.  31, 
&c* 

in  See  2 Chr.  21.  1. 
n Or,  who  made. 


542 


II.  KINGS,  I. 


upper  chamber  that  loas  in  Samaria,  and  was  sick  : and 
he  sent  messengers,  and  said  unto  them.  Go,  enquire  of 
Baal-zebub  the  god  of  ^Ekron  whether  I shall  recover 
of  this  disease. 

3 But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  to  Elijah  the  Tish- 
bite.  Arise,  go  up  to  meet  the  messengers  of  the  king 
of  Samaria,  and  say  unto  them.  Is  it  not  because  there 
is  not  a God  in  Israel,  that  ye  go  to  enquire  of  Baal- 
zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  ? 

4 Now  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  not 
come  down  from  that  bed  on  which  thou  art  gone  up, 
but  shalt  surely  die.  And  Elijah  departed. 

5 ^ And  when  ]the  messengers  turned  back  unto  him, 
he  said  unto  them.  Why  are  ye  now  turned  back  ? 

6 And  they  said  unto  him.  There  came  a man  up  to 
meet  us,  and  said  unto  us.  Go,  turn  again  unto  the  king 
that  sent  you,  and  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Is  it  not  because  there  is  not  a God  in  Israel,  that  thou 
sendest  to  enquire  of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  ? 
therefore  thou  shalt  not  come  down  from  that  bed  on 
which  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt  surely  die. 

7 And  he  said  unto  them.  What  manner  of  man  mas 
he  which  came  up  to  meet  you,  and  told  you  these  words  ? 

8 And  they  answered  him.  He  was  ^ an  hairy  man, 
and  girt  with  a girdle  of  leather  about  his  loins.  And 
he  said.  It  is  Elijah  the  Tishbite. 

9 Then  the  king  sent  unto  him  a captain  of  fifty  with 
his  fifty.  And  he  went  up  to  him  : and,  behold,  he  sat 
on  the  top  of  an  hill.  And  he  spake  unto  him.  Thou 
man  of  God,  the  king  hath  said.  Come  down. 

10  And  Elijah  answered  and  said  to  the  captain  of 
fifty.  If  I a man  of  God,  then  ® let  fire  come  down 
from  heaven,  and  consume  thee  and  thy  fifty.  And 
there  came  down  fire  from  heaven,  and  consumed  him 
and  his  fifty. 

11  Again  also  he  sent  unto  him  another  captain  of 
fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  O man  of  God,  thus  hath  the  king  said.  Come 
down  quickly. 

12  And  Elijah  answered  and  said  unto  them.  If  I he 
a man  of  God,  let  fire  come  down  from  heaven,  and 
consume  thee  and  thy  fifty.  And  the  fire  of  God  came 
down  from  heaven,  and  consumed  him  and  his  fifty. 

13  ^ And  he  sent  again  a captain  of  the  third  fifty 
with  his  fifty.  And  the  third  captain  of  fifty  went 
up,  and  came  and  fell  on  his  knees  before  Elijah,  and 
besought  him,  and  said  unto  him,  O man  of  God,  I 
pray  thee,  let  my  life,  and  the  life  of  these  fifty  thy 
servants,  ® be  precious  in  thy  sight. 

14  Behold,  there  came  fire  down  from  heaven,  and 
burnt  up  the  two  captains  of  the  former  fifties  with  their 
fifties  : therefore  let  my  life  now  be  precious  in  thy 
sight. 

15  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  Elijah,  Go 
down  with  him  : be  not  afraid  of  him.  And  he  arose, 
and  went  down  with  him  unto  the  king. 

16  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For- 
asmuch as  thou  hast  sent  messengers  to  enquire  of  Baal- 
zebub  the  god  of  Ekron,  is  it  not  because  there  is  no  God 
in  Israel  to  enquire  of  his  word  ? therefore  thou  shalt 
not  come  down  off  that  bed  on  which  thou  art  gone  up, 
but  shalt  surely  die. 

17  H So  he  died  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  Elijah  had  spoken.  And  Jehoram  reigned  in  his 

4 See  Zech.  13.  4.  6 Luke  9.  54. 

Matt.  3.  4. 


tice  in  his  upper  chamber  that  was' in  Samaria,  and 
was  sick  : and  he  sent  messengers,  and  said  unto 
them.  Go,  inquire  of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron 

3 whether  I shall  recover  of  this  sickness.  But 
the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  to  Elijah  the  Tishbite, 
Arise,  go  up  to  meet  the  messengers  of  the  king  of 
Samaria,  and  say  unto  them.  Is  it  because  there 
is  no  God  in  Israel,  that  ye  go  to  inquire  of 

4 Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  ? Now  therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  Tliou  shalt  not  come  down  from 
the  bed  whither  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt  surely 

5 die.  And  Elijah  departed.  And  the  messengers 
returned  unto  him,  and  he  said  unto  them.  Why  is 

6 it  that  ye  are  returned  ? And  they  said  unto  him. 
There  came  up  a man  to  meet  us,  and  said  unto  us. 
Go,  turn  again  unto  the  king  that  sent  you,  and  say 
unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Is  it  because  there 
is  no  God  in  Israel,  that  thou  sendest  to  inquire  of 
Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  ? therefore  thou  shalt 
not  come  down  from  the  bed  whither  thou  art  gone 

7 up,  but  shalt  surely  die.  And  he  said  unto  them. 
What  manner  of  man  was  he  which  came  up  to  meet 

8 you,  and  told  you  these  words  ? And  they  an- 
swered him.  He  was  “ an  hairy  man,  and  girt  with 
a girdle  of  leather  about  his  loins.  And  he  said.  It 

9 is  Elijah  the  Tishbite.  Then  the  king  sent  unto  him 
a captain  of  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  he  went  up  to 
him  : and,  behold,  he  ^ sat  on  the  top  of  the  hill. 
And  he  spake  unto  him,  O man  of  God,  the  king 

10  hath  said.  Come  down.  And  Elijah  answered  and 
said  to  the  captain  of  fifty.  If  I be  a man  of  God, 
let  fire  come  down  from  heaven,  and  consume  thee 
and  thy  fifty.  And  there  came  down  fire  from 

11  heaven,  and  consumed  him  and  his  fifty.  And  again 
he  sent  unto  him  another  captain  of  fifty  with  his 
fifty.  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  him,  O man 
of  God,  thus  hath  the  king  said.  Come  down  quickly. 

12  And  Elijah  answered  and  said  unto  them.  If  I be  a 
man  of  God,  let  fire  come  down  from  heaven,  and 
consume  thee  and  thy  fifty.  And  the  fire  of  God 
came  down  from  heaven,  and  consumed  him  and  his 

13  fifty.  And  again  he  sent  the  captain  of  a third 
fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  the  third  captain  of  fifty 
went  up,  and  came  and  fell  on  his  knees  before  Eli- 
jah, and  besought  him,  and  said  unto  him,  O man 
of  God,  I pray  thee,  let  my  life,  and  the  life  of  these 

14  fifty  thy  servants,  be  precious  in  thy  sight.  Behold, 
there  came  fire  down  from  heaven,  and  consumed 
the  two  former  captains  of  fifty  with  their  fifties  : 

15  but  now  let  my  life  be  precious  in  thy  sight.  And 
the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  Elijah,  Go  down 
with  him  : be  not  afraid  of  him.  And  he  arose, 

16  and  went  down  with  him  unto  the  king.  And  he 
said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Forasmuch  as 
thou  hast  sent  messengers  to  inquire  of  Baal-zebub 
the  god  of  Ekron,  is  it  because  there  is  no  God  in 
Israel  to  inquire  of  his  word  ? therefore  thou  shalt 
not  come  down  from  the  bed  whither  thou  art  gone 

17  up,  but  shalt  surely  die.  So  he  died  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord  which  Elijah  had  spoken. 


6 1 Sam.  2G.  21.  Ps.  a Or,  a man  with  a b Or,  dwelt. 
72.  14.  garment  of  hair. 


s 1 Sam.  5.  10. 


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stead  in  the  second  year  of  Jehoram  the  son  of  Jehosha- 
phat  king  of  Judah  ; because  he  had  no  son. 

18  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahaziah  which  he  did, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  hook  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  ? 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 Elijah^  taking  his  leave  of  Elisha,  with  his  mantle  divideth  Jordan, 
9 and,  granting  Elisha  his  request,  is  taken  up  by  a fiery  chariot  into 
heaven.  12  Elisha,  dividing  Jordan  with  Elijah's  mantle,  is  acknow- 
ledged his  successor.  16  The  young  prophets,  hardly  obtaining  leave 
to  seek  Elijah,  could  not  find  him.  19  Elisha  with  salt  healeth  the 
unwholesome  waters.  23  Bears  destroy  the  children  that  mocked 
Elisha. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Lord  would  ^ take 
up  Elijah  into  heaven  by  a whirlwind,  that  Elijah 
went  with  ^ Elisha  from  Gilgal. 

2  And  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha,  ^ Tarry  here,  I pray 
thee  ; for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Beth-el.  And 
Elisha  said  unto  him,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  ^as  thy 
soul  liveth,  I will  not  leave  thee.  So  they  went  down 
to  Beth-el. 

3  And  ®the  sons  of  the  prophets  that  were  at  Beth- 
el came  forth  to  Elisha,  and  said  unto  him,  Knowest 
thou  that  the  Lord  will  take  away  thy  master  from 
thy  head  to  day  ? And  he  said,  Yea,  I know  it ; hold 
ye  your  peace. 

4  And  Elijah  said  unto  him,  Elisha,  tarry  here,  I 
pray  thee  ; for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Jericho.  And 
he  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I 
will  not  leave  thee.  So  they  came  to  Jericho. 

5  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  that  vjere  at  Jericho 
came  to  Elisha,  and  said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that 
the  Lord  will  take  away  thy  master  from  thy  head  to 
day  ? And  he  answered.  Yea,  I know  it ; hold  ye  your 
peace. 

6  And  Elijah  said  unto  him.  Tarry,  I pray  thee, 
here  ; for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Jordan.  And  he 
said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I will 
not  leave  thee.  And  they  two  went  on. 

7  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets  went,  and 
stood  to  view  afar  off : and  they  two  stood  by  Jordan. 

8  And  Elijah  took  his  mantle,  and  wrapped  it  to- 
gether, and  smote  the  waters,  and  ®they  were  divided 
hither  and  thither,  so  that  they  two  went  over  on  dry 
ground. 

9  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  gone 
over,  that  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha,  Ask  what  I shall 
do  for  thee,  before  I be  taken  away  from  thee.  And 
Elisha  said,  I pray  thee,  let  a double  portion  of  thy 
spirit  be  upon  me. 

10  And  he  said.  Thou  hast  asked  a hard  thing  : 
nevertheless,  if  thou  see  me  xohen  I am  taken  from  thee, 
it  shall  be  so  unto  thee  ; but  if  not,  it  sliall  not  be 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  still  went  on,  and/ 
talked,  that,  behold,  there  appeared  ’•  a chariot  of  fire/ 
^nd  horses  of  fire,  and  parted  them  both  asunder  ; an^ 
^Elijah  went  up  by  a whirlwind  into  heaven. 

And  Elisha  saw  it,  and  he  cried,  ® My  father, 
my  father,  the  chariot  of  Israel,  and  the  horsemen 
thereof.  And  he  saw  him  no  more  : and  he  took 
hold  of  his  own  clothes,  and  rent  them  in  two  pieces. 

13  He  took  up  also  the  mantle  of  Elijah  that  fell 
from  him,  and  went  back,  and  stood  by  the  bank  of 
Jordan  ; 

14  And  he  took  the  mantle  of  Elijah  that  fell  from 

^ Gen.  5.  24.  * ver.  4,  G.  1 Sam.  Kin.  20.  35.  ch.  4.  1, 

2 1Kin.  19.  21.  1.26.  ch.  4.  30.  38.  & 9.1. 

8 See  Ruth  1.  15,  IG.  s ver.  5,  7,  35.  1 ® ver.  14.  So  Ex.  14. 

21.  Josli.  3.  IG. 


And  Jehoram  began  to  reign  in  his  stead  in  the 
second  year  of  Jehoram  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat  king 
of  Judah  ; because  he  had  no  son.  Now  the  rest 
of  the  acts  of  Ahaziah  which  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  ? 


And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Lord  would  take 
up  Elijah  by  a whirlwind  into  heaven,  that  Elijah 
went  with  Elisha  from  Gilgal.  And  Elijah  said  unto 
Elisha,  Tarry  here,  I pray  thee  ; for  the  Lord  hath 
sent  me  as  far  as  Beth-el.  And  Elisha  said.  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I will  not  leave 
thee.  So  they  went  down  to  Beth-el.  And  the 
sons  of  the  prophets  that  were  at  Beth-el  came  forth 
to  Elisha,  and  said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the 
Lord  will  take  away  thy  master  from  thy  head  to- 
day ? And  he  said,  Y ea,  I know  it  ; hold  ye  your 
peace.  And  Elijah  said  unto  him,  Elisha,  tarry  here, 
I pray  thee  ; for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Jericho. 
And  he  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  I will  not  leave  thee.  So  they  came  to  Jeri- 
cho. And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  that  were  at 
Jericho  came  near  to  Elisha,  and  said  unto  him, 
Knowest  thou  that  the  Lord  will  take  away  thy 
master  from  thy  head  to-day  ? And  he  answered. 
Yea,  I know  it  ; hold  ye  your  peace.  And  Elijah 
said  unto  him.  Tarry  here,  I pray  thee  ; for  the 
Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Jordan.  And  he  said.  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I will  not  leave 
thee.  And  they  two  went  on.  And  fifty  men  of 
the  sons  of  the  prophets  went,  and  stood  over  against 
them  afar  off  : and  they  two  stood  by  Jordan.  And 
Elijah  took  his  mantle,  and  wrapped  it  together, 
and  smote  the  waters,  and  they  were  divided  hither 
and  thither,  so  that  they  two  went  over  on  dry 
ground.  And  it  came  to  pass,  ^'when  they  were 
gone  over,  that  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha,  Ask  what  I 
shall  do  for  thee,  before  I be  taken  from  thee.  And 
Elisha  said,  I pray  thee,  let  ^a  double  portion  of 
thy  spirit  be  upon  me.  And  he  said.  Thou  hast 
asked  a hard  thing  : nevertheless,  if  thou  see  me 
when  I am  taken  from  thee,  it  shall  be  so  unto 
thee  ; but  if  not,  it  shall  not  be  so.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  as  they  still  went  on,  and  talked,  that,  behold, 
there  appeared  ^ a chariot  of  fire,  and  horses  of  fire, 
which  parted  them  both  asunder  ; and  Elijah  went 
up  by  a whirlwind  into  heaven.  And  Elisha  saw  it, 
and  he  cried.  My  father,  my  father,  the  chariots 
of  Israel  and  the  liorsemen  thereof  ! And  lie  saw 
him  no  more  : and  he  took  hold  of  his  own  clothes, 
and  rent  them  in  two  pieces.  He  took  up  also  the 
mantle  of  Elijah  that  fell  from  him,  and  went  back, 
and  stood  by  the  bank  of  Jordan.  And  he  took  the 
mantle  of  Elijah  that  fell  from  him,  and  smote  the 


ch.  G.  17.  Ps.  104. 4.  6 That  is,  the  por-  c Or,  chariots. 

cli.  13.  14.  tion  of  tlie  firstborn.  d Or,  chariot. 

Or,  as  they  went.  See  Deut.  21.  17. 


18 

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5 

6 

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him,  and  smote  the  waters,  and  said.  Where  is  the 
Lord  God  of  Elijah  ? and  when  he  also  had  smitten 
the  waters,  ® they  parted  hither  and  hither  : and  Elisha 
went  over. 

15  And  when  the  sons  of  the  prophets  which  tvere 
to  view  at  Jericho  saw  him,  they  said,  The  spirit  of 

Elijah  doth  rest  on  Elisha.  And  they  came  to  meet 
him,  and  bowed  t^iemselves  to  the  ground  before  him. 

16  ^ And  they  said  unto  him.  Behold  now,  there  be 
with  thy  servants  fifty  strong  men  ; let  them  go,  we 
pray  thee,  and  seek  thy  master  : lest  peradventure 
the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  hath  taken  him  up,  and  cast  him 
upon  some  mountain,  or  into  some  valley.  And  he 
said.  Ye  shall  not  send. 

17  And  when  they  urged  him  till  he  was  ashamed, 
he  said.  Send.  They  sent  therefore  fifty  men  ; and 
they  sought  three  days,  but  found  him  not. 

18  And  when  they  came  again  to  him,  (for  he  tar- 
ried at  Jericho,)  he  said  unto  them.  Did  I not  say  unto 
you.  Go  not  ? 

19  *I[  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  Elisha,  Be- 
hold, I pray  thee,  the  situation  of  this  city  is  pleasant, 
as  my  lord  seeth  : but  the  water  is  naught,  and  the 
ground  barren. 

20  And  he  said.  Bring  me  a new  cruse,  and  put  salt 
therein.  And  they  brought  it  to  him. 

21  And  he  went  forth  unto  the  spring  of  the  waters, 
and  cast  the  salt  in  there,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  I have  healed  these  waters  ; there  shall  not  be 
from  thence  any  more  death  or  barren  land. 

22  So  the  waters  were  healed  unto  this  day,  accord- 
ing to  the  saying  of  Elisha  which  he  spake. 

23  ^ And  he  went  up  from  thence  unto  Beth-el  : and 
as  he  was  going  up  by  the  way,  there  came  forth  little 
children  out  of  the  city,  and  mocked  him,  and  said  finto 
him.  Go  up,  thou  bald  head  ; go  up,  thou  bald  head. 

24  And  he  turned  back,  and  looked  on  them,  and 
cursed  them  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  there 
came  forth  two  she  bears  out  of  the  wood,  and  tare 
forty  and  two  children  of  them. 

25  And  he  went  from  thence  to  mount  Carmel,  and 
from  thence  he  returned  to  Samaria. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Jehoram'’s  reign.  4 Mesha  rebelleth.  6 Jehoram,  with  Jehoshapkat, 
and  the  king  of  Edom,  being  distressed  for  wont  of  water,  by  Elisha 
obtaineth  water,  and  promise  of  victory.  21  The  Moabites,  deceived  by 
the  colour  of  the  water,  coming  to  spoil,  are  overcome.  26  The  king  of 
Moab,  by  sacrificing  the  king  of  Edom's  son,  raiseth  the  siege. 

OW  1 Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria  the  eighteenth  year  of 
Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah,  and  reigned  twelve  years. 

2 And  he  wrought  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ; but 
not  like  his  father,  and  like  his  mother  : for  he  put 
away  the  image  of  Baal  ^ that  his  father  had  made. 

3 Nevertheless  he  cleaved  unto  ^ the  sins  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  which  made  Israel  to  sin  ; he 
departed  not  therefrom. 

4 ^ And  Mesha  king  of  Moab  was  a sheepmaster, 
and  rendered  unto  the  king  of  Israel  an  hundred  thou- 
sand ^ lambs,  and  an  hundred  thousand  rams,  with  the 
wool. 

5 But  it  came  to  pass,  when  ® Ahab  was  dead,  that 
the  king  of  Moab  rebelled  against  the  king  of  Israel. 

9 ver.  8.  12  See  Ex.  15.  25.  3 1 Kin.  12.  28,  31, 

10  ver.  7.  ch.  4.  41.  & G.  6.  John  32. 

11  See  1 Kin.  18.  12.  9.  6.  4 See  Is.  16. 1. 

Ezek.  8.  3.  Acts  8.  i ch.  1.  17.  « ch.  1.  1. 

39.  2 1 Kin.  16.  31,  32.  e Or,  the  God  of  Eli- 


waters,  and  said.  Where  is  the  Lord,  « the  God  of 
Elijah  ? and  when  he  also  had  smitten  the  waters, 
they  were  divided  hither  and  thither  and  Elisha 

15  went  over.  And  when  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
which  were  at  Jericho  over  against  him  saw  him, 
they  said.  The  spirit  of  Elijah  doth  rest  on  Elisha. 
And  they  came  to  meet  him,  and  bowed  themselves 

16  to  the  ground  before  him.  And  they  said  unto  him. 
Behold  now,  there  be  with  thy  servants  fifty  strong 
men  ; let  them  go,  we  pray  thee,  and  seek  thy  mas- 
ter : lest  peradventure  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  hath 
taken  him  up,  and  cast  him  upon  some  mountain,  or 
into  some  valley.  And  he  said,  Ye  shall  not  send. 

17  And  when  they  urged  him  till  he  was  ashamed,  he 
said,  Send.  They  sent  therefore  fifty  men  ; and 

18  they  sought  three  days,  but  found  him  not.  And 
they  came^back  to  him,  while  he  tarried  at  Jericho  ; 
and  he  said  unto  them.  Did  I not  say  unto  you.  Go 
not  ? 

19  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  Elisha,  Behold, 
we  pray  thee,  the  situation  of  this  city  is  pleasant, 
as  my  lord  seeth  : but  the  water  is  naught,  and  the 

20  land/ miscarrieth.  And  he  said.  Bring  me  a new 
cruse,  and  put  salt  therein.  And  they  brought  it  to 

21  him.  And  he  went  forth  unto  the  spring  of  the 
waters,  and  cast  salt  therein,  and  said,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  I have  healed  these  waters  ; there  shall 
not  be  from  thence  any  more  death  or  ^ miscarrying. 

22  So  the  waters  were  healed  unto  this  day,  according 
to  the  word  of  Elisha  which  he  spake. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence  unto  Beth-el  : and  as 
he  was  going  up  by  the  way,  there  came  forth  ''  little 
children  out  of  the  city,  and  mocked  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Go  up,  thou  bald  head  ; go  up,  thou  bald 

24  head.  And  he  looked  behind  him  and  saw  them, 
and  cursed  them  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And 
there  came  forth  two  she-bears  out  of  the  wood,  and 

25  tare  forty  and  two  children  of  them.  And  he  went 
from  thence  to  mount  Carmel,  and  from  thence  he 
returned  to  Samaria. 


3  Now  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  began  to  reign  over 
Israel  in  Samaria  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  Jehosha- 

2 phat  king  of  Judah,  and  reigned  twelve  years.  And 
he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ; 
but  not  like  his  father,  and  like  his  mother  : for  he 
put  away  the  ^ pillar  of  Baal  that  his  father  had 

3 made.  Nevertheless  he  cleaved  unto  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  wherewith  he  made  Israel 
to  sin  ; he  departed  not  therefrom. 

4 Now  Mesha  king  of  Moab  was  a sheepmaster  ; 
and  he  rendered  unto  the  king  of  Israel  ^ the  wool  of 
an  hundred  thousand  lambs,  and  of  an  hundred  thou- 

5 sand  rams.  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab  was 
dead,  that  the  king  of  Moab  rebelled  against  the 

jah,  even  he  f and  g Or,  casting  of  b Or,  an  htindred 
when  he  had  smitten  fruit.  thousand  lambs,  and 

(See.  h Or,  young  lads.  an  hundred  thousand 

f Or,  casteth  her  a Or,  obelisk.  rams,  with  the  wool, 

fruit. 


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545 


6 *f[  And  king-  Jehoram  went  out  of  Samaria  the  same 
time,  and  numbered  all  Israel. 

7 And  he  went  and  sent  to  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of 
Judah,  saying,  The  king  of  Moab  hath  rebelled  against 
me  : wilt  thou  go  with  me  against  Moab  to  battle  ? 
And  he  said,  I will  go  up  : ® I am  as  thou  art^  my  peo- 
ple as  thy  people,  and  my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

8 And  he  said.  Which  way  shall  we  go  up  ? And 
he  answered.  The  way  through  the  wilderness  of 
Edom. 

9 So  the  king  of  Israel  went,  and  the  king  of  Judah, 
and  the  king  of  Edom  : and  they  fetched  a compass  of 
seven  days’  journey  : and  there  was  no  water  for  the 
host,  and  for  the  cattle  that  followed  them. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  said,  Alas  ! that  the  Lord 
hath  called  these  three  kings  together,  to  deliver  them 
into  the  hand  of  Moab  ! 

11  But  Jehoshaphat  said.  Is  there  not  here  a prophet 
of  the  Lord,  that  we  may  enquire  of  the  Lord  by  him  ? 
And  one  of  the  king  of  Israel’s  servants  answered  and 
said.  Here  is  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat,  which  poured 
water  on  the  hands  of  Elijah. 

12  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  The  word  of  the  Lord  is 
with  him.  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  and 
the  king  of  Edom  ® went  down  to  him. 

13  And  Elisha  said  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  ® What 
have  I to  do  with  thee  ? get  thee  to  the  prophets  of 
thy  father,  and  to  the  prophets  of  thy  mother.  And  the 
king  of  Israel  said  unto  him.  Nay  : for  the  Lord  hath 
called  these  three  kings  together,  to  deliver  them  into 
the  hand  of  Moab. 

14  And  Elisha  said,  As  the  Lord  of  hosts  liveth, 
before  whom  I stand,  surely,  were  it  not  that  I regard 
the  presence  of  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah,  I 
would  not  look  toward  thee,  nor  see  thee. 

15  But  now  bring  me  a minstrel.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  the  minstrel  played,  that  ^^the  hand  of  the 
Lord  came  upon  him. 

16  And  lie  said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Make  this 
valley  full  of  ditches. 

17  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  see  wind, 
neither  shall  ye  see  rain  ; yet  that  valley  shall  be 
filled  with  water,  that  ye  may  drink,  both  ye,  and  your 
cattle,  and  your  beasts. 

18  And  this  is  but  a light  thing  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  : he  will  deliver  the  Moabites  also  into  your 
hand. 

19  And  ye  shall  smite  every  fenced  city,  and  every 
choice  city,  and  shall  fell  every  good  tree,  and  stop  all 
wells  of  water,  and  mar  every  good  piece  of  land  with 
stones. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  when  the 
meat  offering  was  offered,  that,  behold,  there  came 
water  by  the  way  of  Edom,  and  the  country  was  filled 
with  water. 

21  ^ And  when  all  the  Moabites  heard  that  the  kings 
were  come  up  to  fight  against  them,  they  gathered  all 
that  were  able  to  put  on  armour,  and  upward,  and  stood 
in  the  border. 

22  And  they  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  the 
sun  shone  upon  the  water,  and  the  Moabites  saw  tlie 
water  on  the  other  side  as  red  as  blood  : 

23  And  they  said,  This  is  blood  : the  kings  are 

e 1 Kin.  22.  4.  lo  So  Judg.  10.  14.  ’2  1 Kin.  17.  1.  cli. 

7 1 Kin.  22.  7.  Ruth  1.  15.  5.  IG 

8 ch.  2.  2.5.  11  1 Kin.  18.  19.  la  See  1 Sam.  10.  6. 

» Ezek.  14.  3. 


6 king  of  Israel.  And  king  Jehoram  went  out  of  Sa- 

7 maria  at  that  time,  and  mustered  all  Israel.  And 
he  went  and  sent  to  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah, 
saying.  The  king  of  Moab  hath  rebelled  against  me  : 
wilt  thou  go  with  me  against  Moab  to  battle  ? And 
he  said,  I will  go  up  : I am  as  thou  art,  my  people 

8 as  thy  people,  my  horses  as  thy  horses.  And  he  said, 
Which  way  shall  we  go  up  ? And  he  answered.  The 

9 way  of  the  wilderness  of  Edom.  So  the  king  of 
Israel  went,  and  the  king  of  Judah,  and  the  king  of 
Edom  : and  they  made  a circuit  of  seven  days’  jour- 
ney : and  there  was  no  water  for  the  host,  nor  for 

10  the  beasts  that  followed  them.  And  the  king  of  Is- 
rael said,  Alas  ! for  the  Lord  hath  called  these  three 
kings  together  to  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  Moab. 

11  But  Jehoshaphat  said,  Is  there  not  here  a prophet 
of  the  Lord,  that  we  may  inquire  of  the  Lord  by 
him  ? And  one  of  the  king  of  Israel’s  servants  an- 
swered and  said,  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat  is  here, 

12  which  poured  water  on  the  hands  of  Elijah.  And 
Jehoshaphat  said,  The  word  of  the  Lord  is  with  him. 
So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  and  the  king 

13  of  Edom  went  down  to  him.  And  Elisha  said  unto 
the  king  of  Israel,  What  have  I to  do  with  thee  ? 
get  thee  to  the  prophets  of  thy  father,  and  to  the 
prophets  of  thy  mother.  And  the  king  of  Israel 
said  unto  him.  Nay  : for  the  Lord  hath  called  these 
three  kings  together  to  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of 

14  Moab.  And  Elisha  said.  As  the  Lord  of  hosts  liveth, 
before  whom  I stand,  surely,  were  it  not  that  I re- 
gard the  presence  of  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah, 

15  I would  not  look  toward  thee,  nor  see  thee.  But 
now  bring  me  a minstrel.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  minstrel  played,  that  the  hand  of  the  Lord 

16  came  upon  him.  And  he  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 

17  Make  this  valley  full  of  trenches.  For  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  see  wind,  neither  shall 
ye  see  rain,  yet  that  valley  shall  be  filled  with 
water  : and  ye  shall  drink,  both  ye  and  your  cat- 

18  tie  and  your  beasts.  And  this  is  but  a light 
thing  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  : he  will  also  de- 

19  liver  the  Moabites  into  your  hand.  And  ye  shall 
smite  every  fenced  city,  and  every  choice  city, 
and  shall  fell  every  good  tree,  and  stop  all  fountains 
of  water,  and  mar  every  good  piece  of  land  with 

20  stones.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  about 
the  time  of  offering  the  oblation,  that,  behold,  there 
came  water  by  the  way  of  Edom,  and  the  country 

21  was  filled  with  water.  Now  when  all  the  Moabites 
heard  that  the  kings  were  come  up  to  fight  against 
them,  they  gathered  themselves  together,  all  that 
were  able  to  put  on  armour,  and  upward,  and  stood 

22  on  the  border.  And  they  rose  iq)  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  sun  shone  upon  the  water,  and  the 
Moabites  saw  the  water  over  against  them  as  red  as 

23  blood  : and  they  said,  This  is  blood  ; the  kings  ^ are 


Ezek.  1.  3.  & 3.  Ex.  29.  39,  40.  d Heb.  ffird  thenu 

14,  22.  & 8.  1.  c Or,  tvere  called  to-  selvex  with  a (jirdle. 

ch.  4.  3.  gethevt  e Or,  have  surely 

Jovyhl  logelhcr. 


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surely  slain,  and  they  have  smitten  one  another  : now 
therefore,  Moab,  to  the  spoil. 

24  And  when  they  came  to  the  camp  of  Israel,  the 
Israelites  rose  up  and  smote  the  Moabites,  so  that  they 
fled  before  them  ; but  they  went  forward  smiting  the 
Moabites,  even  in  their  country. 

25  And  they  beat  down  the  cities,  and  on  every 
good  piece  of  land  cast  every  man  his  stone,  and  filled 
it  ; and  they  stopped  all  the  wells  of  water,  and  felled 
all  the  good  trees  : only  in  Kii*-haraseth  left  they  the 
stones  thereof  ; howbeit  the  slingers  went  about  it,  and 
smote  it. 

26  ^ And  when  the  king  of  Moab  saw  that  the 
battle  was  too  sore  for  him,  he  took  with  him  seven 
hundred  men  that  drew  swords,  to  break  through  even 
unto  the  king  of  Edom  : but  they  could  not. 

27  Then  he  took  his  eldest  son  that  should  have 
reigned  in  his  stead,  and  offered  him  for  a burnt  offer- 
ing upon  the  wall.  And  there  was  great  indignation 
against  Israel : and  they  departed  from  him,  and 
returned  to  their  own  land. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Elisha  multiplieth  the  widoiv's  oil.  8 He  giveth  a son  to  the  good 
Shunammite.  18  He  raiseth  again  her  dead  son.  38  At  Gilgal  he 
healeth  the  deadly  pottage.  42  He  satisfieth  an  hundred  men  with 
twenty  loaves. 

OW  there  cried  a certain  woman  of  the  wives  of 
^the  sons  of  the  prophets  unto  Elisha,  saying. 
Thy  servant  my  husband  is  dead  ; and  thou  knowest 
that  tliy  servant  did  fear  the  Lord  : and  the  creditor 
is  come  ^ to  take  unto  him  my  two  sons  to  be  bondmen. 

2 And  Elisha  said  unto  her.  What  shall  I do  for  thee  ? 
tell  me,  what  hast  thou  in  the  house  ? And  she  said. 
Thine  handmaid  hath  not  any  thing  in  the  house,  save 
a pot  of  oil. 

3 Then  he  said.  Go,  borrow  thee  vessels  abroad  of  all 
thy  neighbours,  even  empty  vessels  ; ^ borrow  not  a few. 

4 And  when  thou  art  come  in,  thou  shalt  shut  the 
door  upon  thee  and  upon  thy  sons,  and  shalt  pour  out 
into  all  those  vessels,  and  thou  shalt  set  aside  that 
which  is  full. 

5 So  she  went  from  him,  and  shut  the  door  upon  her 
and  upon  her  sons,  who  brought  the  vessels  to  her  ; and 
she  poured  out. 

6 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  vessels  were  full, 
that  she  said  unto  her  son,  Bring  me  yet  a vessel.  And 
he  said  unto  her.  There  is  not  a vessel  more.  And  the 
oil  stayed. 

7 Then  she  came  and  told  the  man  of  God.  And  he 
said.  Go,  sell  the  oil,  and  pay  thy  debt,  and  live  thou 
and  thy  children  of  the  rest. 

8 •[[  And  it  fell  on  a day,  that  Elisha  passed  to  ^ Shu- 
nem,  where  ivas  a great  woman  ; and  she  constrained 
him  to  eat  bread.  And  so  it  was,  that  as  oft  as  he 
passed  by,  he  turned  in  thither  to  eat  bread. 

9 And  she  said  unto  her  husband.  Behold  now,  I per- 
ceive that  this  is  an  holy  man  of  God,  which  passeth  by 
us  continually. 

10  Let  us  make  a little  chamber,  I pray  thee,  on  the 
wall  ; and  let  us  set  for  him  there  a bed,  and  a table, 
and  a stool,  and  a candlestick  : and  it  shall  be,  when 
he  cometh  to  us,  that  he  shall  turn  in  thither. 

11  And  it  fell  on  a day,  that  he  came  thither,  and  he 
turned  into  the  chamber,  and  lay  there. 

Is.  IG.  7,  11.  1 1 Kin.  20.  35.  3 See  ch.  3.  16. 

18  Amos  2.1.  2 See  Lev.  25.  39.  ‘ Josh.  19.  18. 

i^cb.  8.  20.  Matt.  18.  25. 


surely  destroyed,  and  they  have  smitten  each  man 

24  his  fellow  : now  therefore,  Moab,  to  the  spoil.  And 
when  they  came  to  the  camp  of  Israel,  the  Israelites 
rose  up  and  smote  the  Moabites,  so  that  they  fled 
before  them  : and  they  went  forward  into  the  land 

25  smiting  the  Moabites.  And  they  beat  down  the 
cities  ; and  on  every  good  piece  of  land  they  cast 
every  man  his  stone,  and  filled  it  ; and  they  stopped 
all  the  fountains  of  water,  and  felled  all  the  good 
trees  : until  in  Kir-hareseth  only  they  left  the  stones 
thereof  ; howbeit  the  slingers  went  about  it,  and 

26  smote  it.  And  when  the  king  of  Moab  saw  that  the 
battle  was  too  sore  for  him,  he  took  with  him  seven 
hundred  men  that  drew  sword,  to  break  through 

27  unto  the  king  of  Edom  : but  they  could  not.  Then 
he  took  his  eldest  son  that  should  have  reigned  in 
his  stead,  and  offered  him  for  a burnt  offering  upon 
the  wall.  And  there  was  great  wrath  against  Is- 
rael : and  they  departed  from  him,  and  returned  to 
their  own  land. 


4  Now  there  cried  a certain  woman  of  the  wives  of 
the  sons  of  the  prophets  unto  Elisha,  saying.  Thy 
servant  my  husband  is  dead  : and  thou  knowest  that 
thy  servant  did  fear  the  Lord  : and  the  creditor  is 
come  to  take  unto  him  my  two  children  to  be  bond- 

2 men.  And  Elisha  said  unto  her.  What  shall  I do  for 
thee  ? tell  me  ; what  hast  thou  in  the  house  ? And 
she  said.  Thine  handmaid  hath  not  any  tiling  in  the 

3 house,  save  a pot  of  oil.  Then  he  said.  Go,  borrow 
thee  vessels  abroad  of  all  thy  neighbours,  even  empty 

4 vessels  ; borrow  not  a few.  And  thou  shalt  go  in, 
and  shut  the  door  upon  thee  and  upon  thy  sons, 
and  pour  out  into  all  those  vessels  ; and  thou  shalt 

5 set  aside  that  which  is  full.  So  she  went  from  him, 
and  shut  the  door  upon  her  and  upon  her  sons  ; they 

6 brought  the  vessels  to  her,  and  she  poured  out.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  the  vessels  were  full,  that  she 
said  unto  her  son.  Bring  me  yet  a vessel.  And  he 
said  unto  her.  There  is  not  a vessel  more.  And  the 

7 oil  stayed.  Then  she  came  and  told  the  man  of  God. 
And  he  said.  Go,  sell  the  oil,  and  pay  thy  debt,  and 
live  thou  and  thy  sons  of  the  rest. 


8 And  it  fell  on  a day,  that  Elisha  passed  to  Shu- 
nem,  where  was  a great  woman  ; and  she  constrained 
him  to  eat  bread.  And  so  it  was,  that  as  oft  as  he 

9 passed  by,  he  turned  in  thither  to  eat  bread.  And 
she  said  unto  her  husband,  Behold  now,  I perceive 
that  this  is  an  holy  man  of  God,  which  passeth  by  us 

10  continually.  Let  us  make,  I pray  thee,  a little  cham- 
ber “ on  the  wall  ; and  let  us  set  for  him  there  a bed, 
and  a table,  and  a stool,  and  a candlestick  : and  it 
shall  be,  when  he  cometh  to  us,  that  he  shall  turn  in 

11  thither.  And  it  fell  on  a day,  that  he  came  thither, 

12  and  he  turned  into  the  chamber  and  lay  there.  And 


/ Heb.  into  it.  great  tvrath  upon  Is-  a Or,  with  tvalls. 

g Or,  there  came  rael. 


II.  KINGS,  IV. 


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12  And  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  servant,  Call  this  Shii- 
nammite.  And  when  he  had  called  her,  she  stood  be- 
fore him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  Say  now  unto  her.  Behold, 
thou  hast  been  careful  for  us  with  all  this  care  ; w'hat 
is  to  be  done  for  thee  ? wouldest  thou  be  spoken  for  to 
the  king,  or  to  the  captain  of  the  host  ? And  she  an- 
swered, I dwell  among  mine  own  people. 

14  And  he  said.  What  then  is  to  be  done  for  her  ? 
And  Gehazi  answered.  Verily  she  hath  no  child,  and  her 
husband  is  old. 

15  And  he  said.  Call  her.  And  when  he  had  called 
her,  she  stood  in  the  door. 

16  And  he  said,  ® About  this  season,  according  to  the 
time  of  life,  thou  shalt  embrace  a son.  And  she  said. 
Nay,  my  lord,  thou  man  of  God,  ®do  not  lie  unto  thine 
handmaid. 

17  And  the  woman  conceived,  and  bare  a son  at  that 
season  that  Elisha  had  said  unto  her,  according  to  the 
time  of  life. 

18  •[[  And  when  the  child  was  grown,  it  fell  on  a 
day,  that  he  went  out  to  his  father  to  the  reapers. 

19  And  he  said  unto  his  father.  My  head,  my  head. 
And  he  said  to  a lad.  Carry  him  to  his  mother. 

20  And  when  he  had  taken  him,  and  brought  him  to 
his  mother,  he  sat  on  her  knees  till  noon,  and  then  died. 

21  And  she  went  up,  and  laid  him  on  the  bed  of  the 
man  of  God,  and  shut  the  door  upon  him,  and  went  out. 

22  And  she  called  unto  her  husband,  and  said.  Send 
me,  I pray  thee,  one  of  the  young  men,  and  one  of  the 
asses,  that  I may  run  to  the  man  of  God,  and  come 
again. 

23  And  he  said.  Wherefore  wilt  thou  go  to  him  to 
day  ? it  is  neither  new  moon,  nor  sabbath.  And  she 
said.  It  shall  he  well. 

24  Then  she  saddled  an  ass,  and  said  to  her  servant. 
Drive,  and  go  forward  ; slack  not  thy  riding  for  me, 
except  I bid  thee. 

25  So  she  went  and  came  unto  the  man  of  God  " to 
mount  Carmel.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  man  of 
God  saw  her  afar  off,  that  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  servant. 
Behold,  yonder  is  that  Shunammite  : 

26  Run  now,  I pray  thee,  to  meet  her,  and  say  unto 
her.  Is  it  well  with  thee  ? is  it  well  with  thy  husband  ? 
is  it  well  with  the  child  ? And  she  answered.  It  is 
well. 

27  And  when  she  came  to  the  man  of  God  to  the  hill, 
she  caught  him  by  the  feet  : but  Gehazi  came  near  to 
thrust  her  away.  And  the  man  of  God  said.  Let  her 
alone  ; for  her  soul  is  vexed  within  her  : and  the  Lord 
hath  hid  it  from  me,  and  hath  not  told  me. 

28  Then  she  said.  Did  I desire  a son  of  my  lord  ? 
^did  I not  say.  Do  not  deceive  me  ? 

29  Then  he  said  to  Gehazi,  ® Gird  up  thy  loins,  and 
take  my  staff  in  thine  hand,  and  go  thy  way  : if  thou 
meet  any  man,  salute  him  not  ; and  if  any  salute  thee, 
answer  him  not  again  : and  lay  my  staff  upon  the 
face  of  the  child. 

30  And  the  mother  of  the  child  said,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I will  not  leave  thee. 
And  he  arose,  and  followed  her. 

31  And  Gehazi  passed  on  before  them,  and  laid  the 
staff  upon  the  face  of  the  child  ; but  there  was  neither 

® Gen.  18.  10,  14.  8 yer.  16.  lo  Luke  10.  4. 

® ver.  28.  o 1 Kin.  18.  46.  ch.  n See  Ex.  7.  19.  & 

T ch.  2.  2.’5.  9. 1. 


he  said  to  Gehazi  his  servant.  Call  this  Shunammite. 
And  when  he  had  called  her,  she  stood  before  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  Say  now  unto  her,  Behold, 
thou  hast  ^ been  careful  for  us  with  all  this  care  ; 
what  is  to  be  done  for  thee  ? wouldest  thou  be  spoken 
for  to  the  king,  or  to  the  captain  of  the  host  ? And 

14  she  answered,  I dwell  among  mine  own  people.  And 
he  said.  What  then  is  to  be  done  for  her?  And  Ge- 
hazi answered,  V erily  she  hath  no  son,  and  her  hus- 

15  band  is  old.  And  he  said.  Call  her.  And  when  he 

16  had  called  her,  she  stood  in  the  door.  And  he  said.  At 
this  season,  when  the  time  cometh  round,  thou  shalt 
embrace  a son.  And  she  said.  Nay,  my  lord,  thou 

17  man  of  God,  do  not  lie  unto  thine  handmaid.  And 
the  woman  conceived,  and  bare  a son  at  that  season, 
when  the  time  came  round,  as  Elisha  had  said  unto 

18  her.  And  when  the  child  was  grown,  it  fell  on  a 
day,  that  he  went  out  to  his  father  to  the  reap- 

19  ers.  And  he  said  unto  his  father.  My  head,  my 
head.  And  he  said  to  his  servant.  Carry  him  to  his 

20  mother.  And  when  he  had  taken  him,  and  brought 
him  to  his  mother,  he  sat  on  her  knees  till  noon,  and 

21  then  died.  And  she  went  up,  and  laid  him  on  the 
bed  of  the  man  of  God,  and  shut  the  door  upon  him, 

22  and  went  out.  And  she  called  unto  her  husband, 
and  said.  Send  me,  I pray  thee,  one  of  the  servants, 
and  one  of  the  asses,  that  I may  run  to  the  man  of 

23  God,  and  come  again.  And  he  said.  Wherefore  wilt 
thou  go  to  him  to-day  ? it  is  neither  new  moon  nor 

24  sabbath.  And  she  said,  It  shall  be  well.  Then  she 
saddled  an  ass,  and  said  to  her  servant.  Drive,  and 
go  forward  ; slacken  me  not  the  riding,  except  I bid 

25  thee.  So  she  went,  and  came  unto  the  man  of  God  to 
mount  Carmel.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  man 
of  God  saw  her  afar  off,  that  he  said  to  Gehazi  his 

26  servant.  Behold,  yonder  is  the  Shunammite  : run,  I 
pray  thee,  now  to  meet  her,  and  say  unto  her.  Is  it 
well  with  thee  ? is  it  well  with  thy  husband  ? is  it 
well  with  the  child  ? And  she  answered.  It  is  well. 

27  And  when  she  came  to  the  man  of  God  to  the  hill, 
she  caught  hold  of  his  feet.  And  Gehazi  came  near 
to  thrust  her  away  ; but  the  man  of  God  said.  Let 
her  alone  : for  her  soul  is  ® vexed  within  her  ; and 
the  Lord  hath  hid  it  from  me,  and  hath  not  told  me. 

28  Then  she  said.  Did  I desire  a son  of  my  lord  ? did  I 

29  not  say.  Do  not  deceive  me  ? Then  he  said  to  Gelia- 
zi.  Gird  up  thy  loins,  and  take  my  staff  in  thine  hand, 
and  go  thy  way  : if  thou  meet  any  man,  salute  him 
not  ; and  if  any  salute  thee,  answer  him  not  again  : 

30  and  lay  my  staff  upon  the  face  of  the  child.  And 
the  mother  of  the  child  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I will  not  leave  thee.  And 

31  he  arose,  and  followed  her.  And  Gehazi  passed  on 
before  them,  and  laid  the  staff  upon  the  face  of  the 
child  ; but  there  was  neither  voice,  nor  / hearing. 


14.  16.  fth.  2.  8,  14.  b Or,  shewed  us  ait  d Heb.  Peace^ 

Acts  19.  12.  (his  reverence.  e Heb.  bitter. 

oil.  2.  2.  c Heb.  liveth,  or,  re-  /Heb.  attention' 

viveth. 


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voice,  nor  hearing.  Wherefore  he  went  again  to  meet 
him,  and  told  him,  saying,  The  child  is  not  awaked. 

32  And  when  Elisha  was  come  into  the  house,  behold, 
the  child  was  dead,  and  laid  upon  his  bed. 

33  He  went  in  therefore,  and  shut  the  door  upon 
them  twain,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord. 

34  And  he  went  up,  and  lay  upon  the  child,  and  put 
his  mouth  upon  his  mouth,  and  his  eyes  upon  his  eyes, 
and  his  hands  upon  his  hands  : and  he  stretched  him- 
self upon  the  child  ; and  the  flesh  of  the  child  waxed 
warm, 

35  Then  he  returned,  and  walked  in  the  house  to  and 
fro  ; and  went  up,  and  stretched  himself  upon  him  : 
and  i®the  child  sneezed  seven  times,  and  the  child 
opened  his  eyes. 

36  And  he  called  Gehazi,  and  said.  Call  this  Shunam- 
mite.  So  he  called  her.  And  when  she  was  come  in 
unto  him,  he  said.  Take  up  thy  son. 

37  Then  she  went  in,  and  fell  at  his  feet,  and  bowed 
herself  to  the  ground,  and  took  up  her  son,  and  went 
out. 

38  ^ And  Elisha  came  again  to  Gilgal : and  there 
was  a dearth  in  the  land  ; and  the  sons  of  the  pro- 
phets toere  2^  sitting  before  him  : and  he  said  unto  his 
servant.  Set  on  the  great  pot,  and  seethe  pottage  for 
the  sons  of  the  prophets. 

39  And  one  went  out  into  the  field  to  gather  herbs, 
and  found  a wild  vine,  and  gathered  thereof  wild  gourds 
his  lap  full,  and  came  and  shred  them  into  the  pot  of 
pottage  : for  they  knew  them  not. 

40  So  they  poured  out  for  the  men  to  eat.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  as  they  were  eating  of  the  pottage,  that 
they  cried  out,  and  said,  O thou  man  of  God,  there  is 
23  death  in  the  pot.  And  they  could  not  eat  thereof. 

41  But  he  said.  Then  bring  meal.  And  24  he  cast  it 
into  the  pot  ; and  he  said.  Pour  out  for  the  people, 
that  they  may  eat.  And  there  was  no  harm  in  the  pot. 

42  ^ And  there  came  a man  from  25  Baal-shalisha, 
26  and  brought  the  man  of  God  bread  of  the  firstfruits, 
twenty  loaves  of  barley,  and  full  ears  of  corn  in  the 
husk  thereof.  And  he  said.  Give  unto  the  people,  that 
they  may  eat. 

43  And  his  servitor  said,  27  What,  should  I set  this 
before  an  hundred  men  ? He  said  again,  Give  the  peo- 
ple, that  they  may  eat  : for  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
23  They  shall  eat,  and  shall  leave  thereof. 

44  So  he  set  it  before  them,  and  they  did  eat,  29  and 
left  thereof  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  V. 

I Naamnn.,  by  the  report  of  a captive  maid,  is  sent  to  Samaria  to  he 

cured  of  his  leprosy.  8 Elisha,  sending  him,  to  Jordan,  cureth  him. 

15  He  refusing  Naaman's  gifts  granteth  him  some  of  the  earth.  20 

Gehazi,  abusing  his  master's  name  unto  Naaman,  is  smitten  with 
'■  leprosy. 

O W 1 Naaman,  captain  of  the  host  of  the  king  of 
Syria,  was  2 a great  man  with  his  master,  and 
honourable,  because  by  him  the  Lord  had  given  de- 
liverance unto  Syria  : he  was  also  a mighty  man  in 
valour,  hut  he  was  a leper. 

2 And  the  Syrians  had  gone  out  by  companies,  and 
had  brought  away  captive  out  of  the  land  of  Israel  a 
little  maid  ; and  she  waited  on  Naamau’s  wife. 


Wherefore  he  returned  to  meet  him,  and  told  him, 

32  saying.  The  child  is  not  awaked.  And  when  Elisha 
was  come  into  the  house,  behold,  the  child  was  dead, 

33  and  laid  upon  his  bed.  He  went  in  therefore,  and 
shut  the  door  upon  them  twain,  and  prayed  unto  the 

34  Lord.  And  he  went  up,  and  lay  upon  the  child, 
and  put  his  mouth  upon  his  mouth,  and  his  eyes  upon 
his  eyes,  and  his  hands  upon  his  hands  : and  he 
0 stretched  himself  upon  him  ; and  the  flesh  of  the 

35  child  waxed  warm.  Then  he  returned,  and  walked 
in  the  house  once  to  and  fro  ; and  went  up,  and 
S'  stretched  himself  upon  him  : * and  the  child  sneezed 

36  seven  times,  and  the  child  opened  his  eyes.  And  he 
called  Gehazi,  and  said.  Call  this  Shunammite.  So 
he  called  her.  And  when  she  was  come  in  unto  him, 

37  he  said.  Take  up  thy  son.  Then  she  went  in,  and 
fell  at  his  feet,  and  bowed  herself  to  the  ground  ; 
and  she  took  up  her  son,  and  went  out. 


38  And  Elisha  came  again  to  Gilgal  : and  there  was 
a dearth  in  the  land  ; and  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
were  sitting  before  him  : and  he  said  unto  his  ser- 
vant, Set  on  the  great  pot,  and  seethe  pottage  for  the 

39  sons  of  the  prophets.  And  one  went  out  into  the 
field  to  gather  herbs,  and  found  a wild  vine,  and 
gathered  thereof  wild  gourds  his  lap  full,  and  came 
and  shred  them  into  the  pot  of  pottage  : for  they 

40  knew  them  not.  So  they  poured  out  for  the  men 
to  eat.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were  eating 
of  the  pottage,  that  they  cried  out,  and  said,  O 
man  of  God,,  there  is  death  in  the  pot.  And  they 

41  could  not  eat  thereof.  But  he  said.  Then  bring 
meal.  And  he  cast  it  into  the  pot  ; and  he  said. 
Pour  out  for  the  people,  that  they  may  eat.  And 
there  was  no  Hiarm  in  the  pot. 

42  And  there  came  a man  from  Baal-shalishah,  and 
brought  the  man  of  God  bread  of  the  firstfruits, 
twenty  loaves  of  barley,  and  fresh  ears  of  corn  in 
j his  sack.  And  he  said.  Give  unto  the  people, 

43  that  they  may  eat.  And  his  ^ servant  said.  What, 
should  I set  this  before  an  hundred  men  ? But  he 
said.  Give  the  people,  that  they  may  eat  ; for  thus 
saith  the  Lord,  They  shall  eat,  and  shall  leave  there- 

44  of.  So  he  set  it  before  them,  and  they  did  eat,  and 
left  thereof,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 


5 Now  Naaman,  captain  of  the  host  of  the  king  of 
Syria,  was  a great  man  “ with  his  master,  and  honour- 
able, because  by  him  the  Lord  had  given  ^ victory 
unto  Syria  : he  was  also  a mighty  man  of  valour,  hut 
2 he  was  a leper.  And  the  Syrians  had  gone  out  in 
bands,  and  had  brought  away  captive  out  of  the  land 
of  Israel  a little  maid  ; and  she  waited  on  Naa- 


43  John  11.  11.  19  1 Kin.  17. 23.  Heb.  24  gee  Ex.  15. 25.  ch.  27  Luke  9.  13.  John  1 Luke  4.  27.  j Or,  the  husk  there- 

ver.  4.  Matt.  6.  6.  11.35.  2.  21.  & 5.  10.  John  6.9.  2 Ex.  11.3.  of. 

1®  1 Kin.  17.  20.  20  ch,  2.  1.  9.  6.  28  Luke  9.  17.  John  <7  Or,  botved  himself.  k Or,  minister. 

18  1 Kin.  17.21.  Acts  21  ch.  8.  1.  20  j Sam.  9.  4.  6.  11.  h Or,  and  embraced  a Heb.  before. 

20.  10.  22  ch.  2.  3.  Luke  10.  20  1 gam.  9.  7.  1 2u  Matt.  14. 20.  & 15.  the  child.  b Heb.  sa'lvation. 

11  1 Kin.  17.  21.  39.  Acts  22.  3.  Cor.  9.  11.  Gal.  6.  6.  37.  Jolm  6.  13.  i Heb.  evil  thing.  c Heb.  was  before. 

1*  ch.  8.  1.  5.  23  Ex.  10.  17. 


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3 And  she  said  unto  her  mistress,  Would  God  my 
lord  were  with  the  prophet  that  is  in  Samaria  ! for  he 
would  recover  him  of  his  leprosy. 

4 And  one  went  in,  and  told  his  lord,  saying.  Thus 
and  thus  said  the  maid  that  is  of  the  land  of  Israel. 

5 And  the  king  of  Syria  said.  Go  to,  go,  and  I will 
send  a letter  unto  the  king  of  Israel.  And  he  departed, 
and  3 took  with  him  ten  talents  of  silver,  and  six  thoii- 

- sand  pieces  of  gold,  and  ten  changes  of  raiment. 

6 And  he  brought  the  letter  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
saying,  Now  when  this  letter  is  come  unto  thee,  behold, 
I have  therewith  sent  Naaman  my  servant  to  thee,  that 
thou  mayest  recover  him  of  his  leprosy. 

7 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  of  Israel  had 
read  the  letter,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  said.  Ami 
^ God,  to  kill  and  to  make  alive,  that  this  man  doth  send 
unto  me  to  recover  a man  of  his  leprosy  ? wherefore 
consider,  I pray  you,  and  see  how  he  seeketh  a quarrel 
against  me. 

8 ^ And  it  was  so,  when  Elisha  the  man  of  God  had 
heard  that  the  king  of  Israel  had  rent  his  clothes,  that 
he  sent  to  the  king,  saying.  Wherefore  hast  thou  rent 
thy  clothes  ? let  him  come  now  to  me,  and  he  shall 
know  that  there  is  a prophet  in  Israel. 

9 So  Naaman  came  with  his  horses  and  with  his  cha- 
riot, and  stood  at  the  door  of  the  house  of  Elisha. 

10  And  Elisha  sent  a messenger  unto  him,  saying, 
Go  and  ®wash  in  Jordan  seven  times,  and  thy  flesh 
shall  come  again  to  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  clean. 

11  But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and  went  away,  and  said, 
Behold,  I thought,  He  will  surely  come  out  to  me,  and 
stand,  and  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  and 
strike  his  hand  over  the  place,  and  recover  the  leper. 

12  Are  not  Abaua  and  Pharpar,  rivers  of  Damascus, 
better  than  all  the  waters  of  Israel  ? may  I not  wash  in 
them,  and  be  clean  ? So  he  turned  and  went  away  in  a 
rage. 

13  And  his  servants  came  near,  and  spake  unto  him, 
and  said,  My  father,  if  the  prophet  had  bid  thee  do  some 
great  thing,  wouldest  thou  not  have  done  it  ^ how  much 
rather  then,  when  he  saith  to  thee,  Wash,  and  be  clean  ? 

14  Then  went  he  down,  and  clipped  himself  seven 
times  in  Jordan,  according  to  the  saying  of  the  man  of 
God  : and  ® his  flesh  came  again  like  unto  the  flesh  of  a 
little  child,  and  ''  he  was  clean. 

15  ^ And  he  returned  to  the  man  of  God,  he  and  all 
his  company,  and  came,  and  stood  before  him  : and  he 
said.  Behold,  now  I know  that  there  is  ® no  God  in  all 
the  earth,  but  in  Israel  : now  therefore,  I pray  thee, 
take  ® a blessing  of  thy  servant. 

16  But  he  said,  the  Lord  liveth,  before  whom  I 
stand,  I will  receive  none.  And  he  urged  him  to  take 
it;  but  he  refused. 

17  And  Naaman  said.  Shall  there  not  then,  I pray 
thee,  be  given  to  thy  servant  two  mules’  burden  of 
earth  ? for  thy  servant  will  henceforth  offer  neither 
burnt  offering  nor  sacrifice  unto  other  gods,  but  unto 
the  Lord. 

18  In  this  thing  the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant,  that 
when  my  master  goeth  into  the  house  of  Rimmon  to 
worship  there,  and  he  leaneth  on  my  hand,  and  I bow 
myself  in  the  house  of  Rimmon  : when  I bow  down 

3 1 Sam.  9.  8.  ch.  8.  sgeech.  4.  41.  John  « Dan.  2.  47.  & 3.  29. 
8,  9.  9.  7.  & 0.  2G,  27. 

“ Gen.  30.  2.  Dent.  e job  33.  25.  'J  Gen.  33.  11. 

32.  39.  1 Sam.  2.  G.  ^ Luke  4.  27.  ch.  3.  14. 

11  Gen.  14.  23.  See 


3 man’s  wife.  And  she  said  unto  her  mistress.  Would 
God  my  lord  were  '^with  the  prophet  that  is  in  Sa- 
maria ! then  would  he  recover  him  of  his  leprosy. 

4 And  ®one  went  in,  and  told  his  lord,  saying.  Thus 
and  thus  said  the  maid  that  is  of  the  land  of  Israel. 

5 And  the  king  of  Syria  said.  Go  to,  go,  and  I will 
send  a letter  unto  the  king  of  Israel.  And  he  de- 
parted, and  took  with  him  ten  talents  of  silver,  and 
six  thousand  f pieces  of  gold,  and  ten  changes  of  rai- 

6 ment.  And  he  brought  the  letter  to  the  king  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  And  now  when  this  letter  is  come  unto 
thee,  behold,  I have  sent  Naaman  my  servant  to 
thee,  that  thou  mayest  recover  him  of  his  leprosy. 

7 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  of  Israel  had 
read  the  letter,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  said.  Am, 
I God,  to  kill  and  to  make  alive,  that  this  man  doth 
send  unto  me  to  recover  a man  of  his  leprosy  ? but 
consider,  I pray  you,  and  see  how  he  seeketh  s' a 

8 quarrel  against  me.  And  it  was  so,  when  Elisha  the 
man  of  God  heard  that  the  king  of  Israel  had 
rent  his  clothes,  that  he  sent  to  the  king,  saying. 
Wherefore  hast  thou  rent  thy  clothes  ? let  him  come 
now  to  me,  and  he  shall  know  that  there  is  a prophet 

9 in  Israel.  So  Naaman  came  with  his  horses  and 
with  his  chariots,  and  stood  at  the  door  of  the  house 

10  of  Elisha.  And  Elisha  sent  a messenger  unto  him, 
saying.  Go  and  wash  in  Jordan  seven  times,  and  thy 
flesh  shall  come  again  to  thee,  and  ^'thou  shalt  be 

11  clean.  But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and  went  away,  and 
said.  Behold,  I thouglit,  He  will  surely  come  out  to 
me,  and  stand,  and  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord 
his  God,  and  wave  his  hand  over  the  place,  and  re- 

12  cover  the  leper.  Are  not  * Abanah  and  Pharpar, 
the  rivers  of  Damascus,  better  than  all  the  waters 
of  Israel  ? may  I not  wash  in  them,  and  be  clean  ? 

13  So  he  turned  and  went  away  in  a rage.  And  his 
servants  came  near,  and  spake  unto  him,  and  said. 
My  father,  if  the  prophet  had  bid  thee  do  some 
great  thing,  wouldest  thou  not  have  done  it  ? how 
much  rather  then,  when  he  saith  to  thee.  Wash,  and 

14  be  clean  ? Then  went  he  down,  and  dipped  himself 
seven  times  in  Jordan,  according  to  the  saying  of  the 
man  of  God  : and  his  flesh  came  again  like  unto  the 

15  flesh  of  a little  child,  and  he  was  clean.  And  he  re- 
turned to  the  man  of  God,  he  and  all  his  company, 
and  came,  and  stood  before  him  : and  he  said.  Behold 
now,  I know  that  there  is  no  God  in  all  the  earth, 
but  in  Israel  : now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  take  a 

16  j present  of  thy  servant.  But  he  said.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  before  whom  I stand,  I v/ill  receive  none. 

17  And  he  urged  him  to  take  it  ; but  he  refused.  And 
Naaman  said.  If  not,  yet  I pray  thee  let  there  be 
given  to  thy  servant  two  mules’  burden  of  earth  ; for 
thy  servant  will  henceforth  offer  neither  burnt  offer- 
ing nor  sacrifice  unto  other  gods,  but  unto  the  Lord. 

18  In  this  thing  the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant  ; when  my 
master  goeth  into  the  house  of  Rimmon  to  worship 
there,  and  he  leaneth  on  my  hand,  and  I bow  myself 
in  the  house  of  Rimmon,  when  I bow  myself  in  the 


Matt.  10.  8.  Acts  8.  18,  / Or,  shekels.  i Another  reading 

20.  g Or,  an  occasion.  is,  Amanah. 

>2  ch.  7.  2,  17.  h Heb.  be  thou  j Heb.  blessing, 

d Heb.  before.  clean, 

e Or,  he. 


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myself  in  the  house  of  Rimmon,  the  Lord  pardon  thy 
servant  in  this  thing. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him,  Go  in  peace.  So  he  de- 
parted from  him  a little  way. 

20  T[  But  Gehazi,  the  servant  of  Elisha  the  man  of 
God,  said.  Behold,  my  master  hath  spared  Naaman 
this  Syrian,  in  not  receiving  at  his  hands  that  which  he 
brought  : but,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  I will  run  after  him, 
and  take  somewhat  of  him. 

21  So  Gehazi  followed  after  Naaman.  And  when 
Naaman  saw  him  running  after  him,  he  lighted  down 
from  the  chariot  to  meet  him,  and  said.  Is  all  well  ? 

22  And  he  said.  All  is  well.  My  master  hath  sent 
me,  saying.  Behold,  even  now  there  be  come  to  me 
from  mount  Ephraim  two  young  men  of  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  : give  them,  I pray  thee,  a talent  of  silver,  and 
two  changes  of  garments. 

23  And  Naaman  said.  Be  content,  take  two  talents. 
And  he  urged  him,  and  bound  two  talents  of  silver  in 
two  bags,  with  two  changes  of  garments,  and  laid  them 
upon  two  of  his  servants  ; and  they  bare  them  before 
him. 

24  And  when  he  came  to  the  tower,  he  took  them 
from  their  hand,  and  bestowed  them  in  the  house  : and 
he  let  the  men  go,  and  they  departed. 

25  But  he  went  in,  and  stood  before  his  master.  And 
Elisha  said  unto  him.  Whence  earnest  thou,  Gehazi  ? And 
he  said.  Thy  servant  went  no  whither. 

26  And  he  said  unto  him.  Went  not  mine  heart  with 
thee,  when  the  man  turned  again  from  his  chariot  to 
meet  thee  ? Is  it  a time  to  receive  money,  and  to  re- 
ceive garments,  and  oliveyards,  and  vineyards,  and 
sheep,  and  oxen,  and  menservants,  and  maidservants  ? 

27  The  leprosy  therefore  of  Naaman  shall  cleave 
unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  seed  for  ever.  And  he  went 
out  from  his  presence  a leper  as  white  as  snow. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Elisha,  giving  leave  to  the  young  prophets  to  enlarge  their  dwellings, 
causeth  iron  to  sivini.  8 He  discloseth  the  king  of  Syria's  counsel.  13 
The  army,  xvhich  was  sent  to  Dothan  to  apprehend  Elisha,  is  smitten 
with  blindness.  19  Being  brought  into  Samaria,  they  are  dismissed 
in  peace.  24  The  famine  in  Samaria  cau.seth  women  to  eat  their  oion 
children.  30  The  king  sendeth  to  slay  Elisha. 

And  ithe  sons  of  the  prophets  said  unto  Elisha, 
Behold  now,  the  place  where  we  dwell  with  thee 
is  too  strait  for  us. 

2  Let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto  Jordan,  and  take 
thence  every  man  a beam,  and  let  us  make  us  a place 
there,  where  we  may  dwell.  And  he  answered.  Go  ye. 

3  And  one  said.  Be  content,  I pray  thee,  and  go  with 
thy  servants.  And  he  answered,  I will  go. 

4  So  he  went  with  them.  And  when  they  came  to 
Jordan,  they  cut  down  wood. 

5  But  as  one  was  felling  a beam,  the  ax  head  fell 
into  the  water  : and  he  cried,  and  said,  Alas,  master  ! 
for  it  was  borrowed. 

6  And  the  man  of  God  said.  Where  fell  it  ? And 
he  shewed  him  the  place.  And  ^ he  cut  down  a stick, 
and  cast  it  in  thither  ; and  the  iron  did  swim. 

7  Therefore  said  he.  Take  it  up  to  thee.  And  he 
put  out  his  hand,  and  took  it. 

8  ‘if  Then  the  king  of  Syria  warred  against  Israel, 
and  took  counsel  with  his  servants,  saying.  In  such  and 
such  a place  shall  he  my  camp. 

9  And  the  man  of  God  sent  unto  the  king  of  Israel, 


house  of  Rimmon,  the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant 

19  in  this  thing.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Go  in  peace. 
So  he  departed  from  him  ^ a little  way. 

20  But  Gehazi,  the  servant  of  Elisha  the  man  of  God, 
said.  Behold,  my  master  hath  spared  this  Naaman 
the  Syrian,  in  not  receiving  at  his  hands  that  which 
he  brought : as  the  Lord  liveth,  I will  run  after 

21  him,  and  take  somewhat  of  him.  So  Gehazi  fol-  ^ 
lowed  after  Naaman.  And  when  Naaman  saw  one 
running  after  him,  he  lighted  down  from  the  chariot 

22  to  meet  him,  and  said.  Is  all  well  ? And  he  said.  All 
is  well.  My  master  hath  sent  me,  saying.  Behold, 
even  now  there  be  come  to  me  from  the  hill  coun- 
try of  Ephraim  two  young  men  of  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  ; give  them,  I pray  thee,  a talent  of  silver, 

23  and  two  changes  of  raiment.  And  Naaman  said. 
Be  content,  take  two  talents.  And  he  urged  him, 
and  bound  two  talents  of  silver  in  two  bags,  with 
two  changes  cf  raiment,  and  laid  them  upon  two  of 

24  his  servants  ; and  they  bare  them  before  him.  And 
when  he  came  to  the  ^ hill,  he  took  them  from  their 
hand,  and  bestowed  them  in  the  house  : and  he  let 

25  the  men  go,  and  they  departed.  But  he  went  in,  and 
stood  before  his  master.  And  Elisha  said  unto  him. 
Whence  comest  thou,  Gehazi?  And  he  said.  Thy 

26  servant  went  no  whither.  And  he  said  unto  him. 

Went  not  mine  heart  with  thee,  when  the  man 
turned  again  from  his  chariot  to  meet  thee  ?,  Is  it  a 
time  to  receive  money,  and  to  receive  garments,  and 
oliveyards  and  vineyards,  and  sheep  and  oxen,  and 

27  menservants  and  maidservants  ? The  leprosy  there- 
fore of  Naaman  shall  cleave  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy 
seed  for  ever.  And  he  went  out  from  his  presence  a 
leper  as  white  as  sndw. 


6  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  said  unto  Elisha, 
Behold  now,  the  place  where  we  dwell  before  thee 

2 is  too  strait  for  us.  Let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto 
Jordan,  and  take  thence  every  man  a beam,  and  let  us 
make  us  a place  there,  where  we  may  dwell.  And  he 

3 answered.  Go  ye.  And  one  said.  Be  content,  I pray 
thee,  and  go  with  thy  servants.  And  he  answered, 

4 I will  go.  So  he  went  with  them.  And  when  they 

5 came  to  Jordan,  they  cut  down  wood.  But  as  one 
was  felling  a beam,  the  axe-head  fell  into  the  water  : 
and  he  cried,  and  said,  Alas,  my  master  ! for  it  was 

6 borrowed.  And  the  man  of  God  said.  Where  fell 
it  ? And  he  shewed  him  the  place.  And  he  cut 
down  a stick,  and  cast  it  in  thither,  and  ” made  the 

7 iron  to  swim.  And  he  said.  Take  it  up  to  thee.  So 
he  put  out  his  hand,  and  took  it. 

8 Now  the  king  of  Syria  warred  against  Israel ; 
and  he  took  counsel  with  his  servants,  saying.  In 

9 such  and  such  a place  shall  be  my  ^ camp.  And  the 
man  of  God  sent  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  saying, 


13 1 Tim.  G.  10.  1 ch.  4.  38.  I Heb.  Ophel.  went  not  from  me,  a Or,  the  iron  did  b Or,  encamping. 

Ex.  4. 6.  Niiin.  12.  2 2.  21.  vi  Or,  Mine  heart  when  tCc.  swim. 

10.  ch.  15.  5.  k Or,  some  way. 


ir.  KINGS,  VI. 


551 


saying,  Beware  that  thou  pass  not  such  a place  ; for 
thither  the  Syrians  are  come  down. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to  the  place  which 
the  man  of  God  told  him  and  warned  him  of,  and  saved 
himself  there,  not  once  nor  twice. 

11  Therefore  the  heart  of  the  king  of  Syria  was  sore 
troubled  for  this  thing  ; and  he  called  his  servants,  and 
said  unto  them,  Will  ye  not  shew  me  which  of  us  is  for 
the  king  of  Israel  ? 

12  And  one  of  his  servants  said.  None,  my  lord,  O 
king  : but  Elisha,  the  prophet  that  is  in  Israel,  telleth 
the  king  of  Israel  the  words  that  thou  speakest  in  thy 
bedchamber. 

13  ^ And  he  said.  Go  and  spy  where  he  is,  that  I 
may  send  and  fetch  him.  And  it  was  told  him,  saying. 
Behold,  he  is  in  ^ Dothan. 

14  Therefore  sent  he  thither  horses,  and  chariots, 
and  a great  host  : and  they  came  by  night,  and  com- 
passed the  city  about. 

15  And  when  the  servant  of  the  man  of  God  was 
risen  early,  and  gone  forth,  behold,  an  host  compassed 
the  city  both  with  horses  and  chariots.  And  his  ser- 
vant said  unto  him,  Alas,  my  master  ! how  shall  we 
do? 

16  And  he  answered.  Fear  not : for  ^ they  that  be 
with  us  are  more  than  they  that  be  with  them. 

17  And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said.  Lord,  I pray  thee, 
open  his  eyes,  that  he  may  see.  And  the  Lord  opened 
the  eyes  of  the  young  man  ; and  he  saw  : and,  behold, 
the  mountain  teas  full  of  ^ horses  and  chariots  of  fire 
round  about  Elisha. 

18  And  when  they  came  down  to  him,  Elisha  prayed 
unto  the  Lord,  and  said.  Smite  this  people,  I pray 
thee,  with  blindness.  And  ^ he  smote  them  with  blind- 
ness according  to  the  word  of  Elisha. 

19  ^ And  Elisha  said  unto  them,  This  is  not  the 
way,  neither  is  this  the  city  : follow  me,  and  I will 
bring  you  to  the  man  whom  ye  seek.  But  he  led  them 
to  Samaria. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  come  into 
Samaria,  that  Elisha  said.  Lord,  open  the  eyes  of  these 
men,  that  they  may  see.  And  the  Lord  opened  their 
eyes,  and  they  saw  ; and,  behold,  they  were  in  the  midst 
of  Samaria. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Elisha,  when  he 
saw  them.  My  father,  shall  I smite  them  1 shall  I smite 
them  ? 

22  And  he  answered.  Thou  shalt  not  smite  them: 
wouldest  thou  smite  those  whom  thou  hast  taken  cap- 
tive with  thy  sword  and  with  thy  bow  ? set  bread  and 
water  before  them,  that  they  may  eat  and  drink,  and 
go  to  their  master. 

23  And  he  pref)ared  great  provision  for  them  : and 
when  they  had  eaten  and  drunk,  he  sent  them  away, 
and  they  went  to  their  master.  So  ® the  bands  of  Syria 
came  no  more  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

24  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Ben-hadad 
king  of  Syria  gathered  all  his  host,  and  went  up,  and 
besieged  Samaria. 

25  And  there  was  a great  famine  in  Samaria  : and, 
behold,  they  besieged  it,  until  an  ass’s  head  was  sold 
for  fourscore  pieces  of  silver,  and  the  fourth  part  of  a 
cab  of  dove’s  dung  for  five  pieces  of  silver. 

26  And  as  the  king  of  Israel  was  passing  by  upon 

8 Gen.  37.  17.  s oh.  2.  11.  Ps.  34.  « Gen.  19.  11. 

< 2 Chr.  32.  7 Ps.  7.  & G8.  17.  Zecli.  1.  ^ Rom.  12.  20. 

65.  18.  Rom  8 31.  8.  & G.  1-7. 


Beware  that  thou  pass  not  such  a place  ; for  thither 

10  the  Syrians  are  coming  down.  And  the  king  of  Is- 
rael sent  to  the  place  which  the  man  of  God  told 
him  and  warned  him  of  ; and  he  saved  himself  there, 

11  not  once  nor  twice.  And  the  heart  of  the  king  of 
Syria  was  sore  troubled  for  this  thing ; and  he 
called  his  servants,  and  said  unto  them.  Will  ye  not 

12  shew  me  which  of  us  is  for  the  king  of  Israel  ? And 
one  of  his  servants  said.  Nay,  my  lord,  O king  : but 
Elisha,  the  prophet  that  is  in  Israel,  telleth  the 
king  of  Israel  the  words  that  thou  speakest  in  thy 

13  bedchamber.  And  he  said.  Go  and  see  where  he  is, 
that  I may  send  and  fetch  him.  And  it  was  told 

14  him,  saying.  Behold,  he  is  in  Dothan.  Therefore 
sent  he  thither  horses,  and  chariots,  and  a great 
host  : and  they  came  by  night,  and  compassed  the 

15  city  about.  And  when  the  servant  of  the  man  of 
God  was  risen  early,  and  gone  forth,  behold,  an  host 
with  horses  and  chariots  was  round  about  the  city. 
And  his  servant  said  unto  him,  Alas,  my  master  ! 

16  how  shall  we  do  ? And  he  answered.  Fear  not  : for 
they  that  be  with  us  are  more  than  they  that  be  with 

17  them.  And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said.  Lord,  I pray 
thee,  open  his  eyes,  that  he  may  see.  And  the  Lord 
opened  the  eyes  of  the  young  man  ; and  he  saw  : 
and,  behold,  the  mountain  was  full  of  horses  and 

18  chariots  of  fire  round  about  Elisha.  And  when  they 
came  down  to  him,  Elisha  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said.  Smite  this  ^ people,  I pray  thee,  with  blind- 
ness. And  be  smote  them  with  blindness  according 

19  to  the  word  of  Elisha.  And  Elisha  said  unto  them. 
This  is  not  the  way,  neither  is  this  the  city  : follow 
me,  and  I will  bring  you  to  the  man  whom  ye  seek. 

20  And  he  led  them  to  Samaria.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  they  were  come  into  Samaria,  that  Elisha  said. 
Lord,  open  the  eyes  of  these  men,  that  they  may 
see.  And  the  Lord  opened  their  eyes,  and  they  saw  ; 
and,  behold,  they  were  in  the  midst  of  Samaria. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Elisha,  when  he 
saw  them.  My  father,  shall  I smite  them  ? shall  I 

22  smite  them  ? And  he  answered,  Thou  shalt  not 
smite  them  : wouldest  thou  smite  those  whom  thou 
hast  taken  captive  with  thy  sword  and  with  thy 
bow  ? set  bread  and  water  before  them,  that  they 

23  may  eat  and  drink,  and  go  to  their  master.  And  he 
prepared  great  provision  for  them  and  when  they 
had  eaten  and  drunk,  he  sent  them  away,  and  they 
went  to  their  master.  And  the  bands  of  Syria  came 
no  more  into  the  land  of  Israel. 


24  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Ben-hadad 
king  of  Syria  gathered  all  his  host,  and  went  up, 

25  and  besieged  Samaria.  And  there  was  a great 
famine  in  Samaria  ; and,  behold,  they  besieged  it, 
until  an  ass’s  head  was  sold  for  fourscore  ^pieces  of 
silver,  and  the  fourth  part  of  a kab  of  dove’s  dung 

26  for  five  ^pieces  of  silver.  And  as  the  king  of  Israel 


8 ver.  8,  9.  ch.  5.  2.  d Heb.  nation.  e Or,  shekels, 

c Or,  minister. 


552 


II.  KINGS,  VII. 


the  wall,  there  cried  a woman  unto  him,  saying.  Help, 
my  lord,  O king. 

27  And  he  said.  If  the  Lord  do  not  help  thee, 
whence  shall  I help  thee  ? out  of  the  barnfloor,  or  out 
of  the  winepress  ? 

28  And  the  king  said  unto  her.  What  aileth  thee  ? 
And  she  answered.  This  woman  said  unto  me.  Give  thy 
son,  that  we  may  eat  him  to  day,  and  we  will  eat  my  son 
to  morrow. 

29  So  ® we  boiled  my  son,  and  did  eat  him  : and  I 
said  unto  her  on  the  next  day.  Give  thy  son,  that  we  may 
eat  him  : and  she  hath  hid  her  son. 

30  •[[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  heard  the 
words  of  the  woman,  that  he  rent  his  clothes  ; and  he 
passed  by  upon  the  wall,  and  the  people  looked,  and, 
behold,  he  had  sackcloth  within  upon  his  flesh. 

31  Then  he  said,  God  do  so  and  more  also  to  me,  if 
the  head  of  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat  shall  stand  on 
him  this  day. 

32  But  Elisha  sat  in  his  house,  and  the  elders  sat 
with  him  ; and  the  king  sent  a man  from  before  him  : 
hut  ere  the  messenger  came  to  him,  he  said  to  the  elders. 

See  ye  how  this  son  of  a murderer  hath  sent  to 
take  away  mine  head  ? look,  when  the  messenger 
cometh,  shut  the  door,  and  hold  him  fast  at  the  door : 
is  not  the  sound  of  his  master’s  feet  behind  him  ? 

33  And  while  he  yet  talked  with  them,  behold,  the 
messenger  came  down  unto  him  : and  he  said.  Behold, 
this  evil  is  of  the  Lord  ; what  should  I wait  for  the 
Lord  any  longer  ? 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 EUsha  prophesieth  incredible  plenty  in  Samaria.  3 Four  lepers, 
venturing  on  the  host  of  the  Syrians,  bring  tidmjs  of  their  flight.  12 
The  king,  finding  by  spies  the  news  to  be  true,  spoileth  the  tents  of  the 
Syrians.  17  The  lord,  who  would  not  believe  the  prophecy  of  plenty, 
having  the  charge  of  the  gate,  is  trodden  to  death  in  the  press. 

Then  EUsha  said.  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^ To  morrow  about  this  time 
shall  a measure  of  fine  flour  he  sold  for  a shekel,  and 
two  measures  of  barley  for  a shekel,  in  the  gate  of 
Samaria. 

2  2 Then  a lord  on  whose  hand  the  king  leaned  an- 
swered the  man  of  God,  and  said.  Behold,  ^ if  the  Lord 
would  make  windows  in  heaven,  might  this  thing  be  ? 
And  he  said,  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes, 
but  shalt  not  eat  thereof. 

3  T[  And  there  were  four  leprous  men  ^ at  the  enter- 
ing in  of  the  gate  : and  they  said  one  to  another.  Why 
sit  we  here  until  we  die  ? 

4  If  we  say.  We  will  enter  into  the  city,  then  the 
famine  is  in  the  city,  and  we  shall  die  there  : and  if  we 
sit  still  here,  we  die  also.  Now  therefore  come,  and 
let  us  fall  unto  the  host  of  the  Syrians  : if  they  save  us 
alive,  we  shall  live  ; and  if  they  kill  us,  we  shall  but 
die. 

5  And  they  rose  up  in  the  twilight,  to  go  unto  the 
camp  of  the  Syrians  : and  when  they  were  come  to  the 
uttermost  part  of  the  camp  of  Syria,  behold,  there  was 
no  man  there. 

6  For  the  Lord  had  made  the  host  of  the  Syrians  ®to 
hear  a noise  of  chariots,  and  a noise  of  horses,  even  the 
noise  of  a great  host  : and  they  said  one  to  another,  Lo, 
the  king  of  Israel  hath  hired  against  us  ® the  kings  of 
the  Hittites,  and  the  kings  of  the  Egyptians,  to  come 
upon  us. 


9 Lev.  26.  29.  Deut.  n Ruth  1.  17.  1 Kin. 

28.  53,  .57.  19.  2. 

10  1 Kin.  21.  27.  12  Ezek.  8. 1 . & 20. 1. 

>0  Luke  13.  32. 


n 1 Kin.  18.  4. 
15  Job  2.  9. 

1 ver.  i8,  19. 

2 ver.  17,  19,  20. 


ivas  passing  by  upon  the  wall,  there  cried  a woman 

27  unto  him,  saying.  Help,  my  lord,  O king.  And  he 
said,  -^If  the  Lord  do  not  help  thee,  whence  shall 
I help  thee  ? out  of  the  threshing-floor,  or  out  of 

28  the  winepress  ? And  the  king  said  unto  her.  What 
aileth  thee  ? And  she  answered.  This  woman  said 
unto  me.  Give  thy  son,  that  we  may  eat  him  to-day, 

29  and  we  will  eat  my  son  to-morrow.  So  we  boiled 
my  son,  and  did  eat  him  ; and  I said  unto  her  on 
the  next  day.  Give  thy  son,  that  we  may  eat  him  : 

30  and  she  hath  hid  her  son.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  king  heard  the  words  of  the  woman,  that 
he  rent  his  clothes  ; (now  he  was  passing  by  upon 
the  wall  ;)  and  the  people  looked,  and,  behold,  he 

31  had  sackcloth  within  upon  his  flesh.  Then  he  said, 
God  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  the  head  of  Elisha 
the  son  of  Shaphat  shall  stand  on  him  this  day. 

32  But  Elisha  sat  in  his  house,  and  the  elders  sat  with 
him  ; and  the  king  sent  a man  from  before  him  : but 
ere  the  messenger  came  to  him,  he  said  to  the  elders. 
See  ye  how  this  son  of  a murderer  hath  sent  to  take 
away  mine  head  ? look,  when  the  messenger  cometh, 
shut  the  door,  and  ^ hold  the  door  fast  against  him  : 
is  not  the  sound  of  his  master’s  feet  behind  him  ? 

33  And  while  he  yet  talked  with  them,  behold,  the 
messenger  came  down  unto  him  : and  he  said.  Be- 
hold, this  evil  is  of  the  Lord  ; why  should  I wait 

7  for  the  Lord  any  longer  ? And  Elisha  said.  Hear 
ye  the  word  of  the  Lord  : thus  saith  the  Lord,  To- 
morrow about  this  time  shall  a “ measure  of  fine 
flour  be  sold  for  a shekel,  and  two  measures  of  bar- 
2 ley  for  a shekel,  in  the  gate  of  Samaria.  Then  the 
captain  on  whose  hand  the  king  leaned  answered  the 
man  of  God,  and  said.  Behold,  if  the  Lord  should 
make  windows  in  heaven,  might  this  thing  be  ? 
And  he  said.  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine 
eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat  thereof. 


3 Now  there  were  four  leprous  men  at  the  entering 
in  of  the  gate  : and  they  said  one  to  another.  Why  sit 

4 we  here  until  we  die  ? If  we  say.  We  will  enter  into 
the  city,  then  the  famine  is  in  the  city,  and  we  shall 
die  there  : and  if  we  sit  still  here,  we  die  also. 
Now  therefore  come,  and  let  us  fall  unto  the  host 
of  the  Syrians  : if  they  save  us  alive,  we  shall  live  ; 

5 and  if  they  kill  us,  we  shall  but  die.  And  they  rose 
up  in  the  twilight,  to  go  unto  the  camp  of  the 
Syrians  : and  when  they  were  come  to  the  outermost 
part  of  the  camp  of  the  Syrians,  behold,  there  was 

6 no  man  there.  For  the  Lord  had  made  the  host  of 
the  Syrians  to  hear  a noise  of  chariots,  and  a noise 
of  horses,  even  the  noise  of  a great  host  : and  they 
said  one  to  another,  Lo,  the  king  of  Israel  hath  hired 
against  us  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and  the  kings  of 

7 the  Egyptians,  to  come  upon  us.  Wherefore  they 


3 Mai.  3.  10.  6 1 Kin.  10.  29.  g Heb.  thru-  m 

4 Lev.  13.  46.  / Or,  Nay,  let  the  back  with  the  t ■ 

5 2 Sam.  5.  24.  ch.  Lord  help  thee!  a Heb. 

19.  7.  Job  15.  21. 


II.  KINGS,  VII. 


553 


7 Wherefore  they  arose  and  fled  in  the  twilight,  and 
left  their  tents,  and  their  horses,  and  their  asses,  even 
the  camp  as  it  was,  and  fled  for  their  life. 

8 And  when  these  lepers  came  to  the  uttermost  part 
of  the  camp,  they  went  into  one  tent,  and  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  carried  thence  silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment, 
and  went  and  hid  it ; and  came  again,  and  entered  into 
another  tent,  and  carried  thence  also,  and  went  and 
hid  it. 

9 Then  they  said  one  to  another.  We  do  not  well  : 
this  day  is  a day  of  good  tidings,  and  we  hold  our 
peace  : if  we  tarry  till  the  morning  light,  some  mischief 
will  come  upon  us  : now  therefore  come,  that  we  may 
go  and  tell  the  king’s  household. 

10  So  they  came  and  called  unto  the  porter  of  the 
city  : and  they  told  them,  saying.  We  came  to  the  camp 
of  the  Syrians,  and,  behold,  there  was  no  man  there, 
neither  voice  of  man,  but  horses  tied,  and  asses  tied, 
and  the  tents  as  they  toere. 

11  And  he  called  the  porters  ; and  they  told  it  to  the 
king’s  house  within. 

12  ^ And  the  king  arose  in  the  night,  and  said  unto 
his  servants,  I will  now  shew  you  what  the  Syrians 
have  done  to  us.  They  know  that  we  be  hungry  ; 
therefore  are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp  to  hide  them- 
selves in  the  field,  saying.  When  they  come  out  of  the 
city,  we  shall  catch  them  alive,  and  get  into  the  city. 

13  And  one  of  his  servants  answered  and  said.  Let, 
some  take,  I pray  thee,  five  of  the  horses  that  remain, 
which  are  left  in  the  city,  (behold,  they  are  as  all  the 
multitude  of  Israel  that  are  left  in  it : behold,  / say, 
they  are  even  as  all  the  multitude  of  the  Israelites  that 
are  consumed  :)  and  let  us  send  and  see. 

14  They  took  therefore  two  chariot  horses  ; and  the 
king  sent  after  the  host  of  the  Syrians,  saying.  Go  and 
see. 

15  And  they  went  after  them  unto  Jordan  : and,  lo, 
all  the  way  was  full  of  garments  and  vessels,  which  the 
Syrians  had  cast  away  in  their  haste.  And  the  mes- 
sengers returned,  and  told  the  king. 

16  And  the  people  went  out,  and  spoiled  the  tents 
of  the  Syrians.  So  a measure  of  fine  flour  was  sold 
for  a shekel,  and  two  measures  of  barley  for  a shekel, 

® according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  ^ And  the  king  appointed  the  lord  on  whose  hand 
he  leaned  to  have  the  charge  of  the  gate  : and  the  peo- 
ple trode  upon  him  in  the  gate,  and  he  died,  ® as  the 
man  of  God  had  said,  who  spake  when  the  king  came 
down  to  him. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  as  the  man  of  God  had 
spoken  to  the  king,  saying,  Two  measures  of  barley 
for  a shekel,  and  a measure  of  fine  flour  for  a shekel, 
shall  be  to  morrow  about  this  time  in  the  gate  of  Sa- 
maria : 

19  And  that  lord  answered  the  man  of  God,  and 
said,  Now,  behold,  if  the  Lord  should  make  windows 
in  heaven,  might  such  a thing  be  ? And  he  said.  Be- 
hold, thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat 
thereof. 

20  And  so  it  fell  out  unto  him  : for  the  people  trode 
upon  him  in  the  gate,  and  he  died. 

7 Ps.  48.  4,  5,  6.  Pro.  **  ver.  2.  ch.  6.  32.  h Or,  our  inupcily 

28.  1.  ^0  ver.  1.  will  find  us  out. 

8 ver.  1. 


arose  and  fled  in  the  twilight,  and  left  their  tents, 
and  their  horses,  and  their  asses,  even  the  camp  as 

8 it  was,  and  fled  for  their  life.  And  when  these 
lepers  came  to  the  outermost  part  of  the  camp,  they 
went  into  one  tent,  and  did  eat  and  drink,  and  carried 
thence  silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment,  and  went  and 
hid  it  ; and  they  came  back,  and  entered  into  an- 
other tent,  and  carried  thence  also,  and  went  and  hid 

9 it.  Then  they  said  one  to  another.  We  do  not  well  : 
this  day  is  a day  of  good  tidings,  and  we  hold  our 
peace  : if  we  tarry  till  the  morning  light,  ^ punish- 
ment will  overtake  us  : now  therefore  come,  let  us 

10  go  and  tell  the  king’s  household.  So  they  came  and 
called  unto  the  ^porter  of  the  city  : and  they  told 
them,  saying.  We  came  to  the  camp  of  the  Syrians, 
and,  behold,  there  was  no  man  there,  neither  voice 
of  man,  but  the  horses  tied,  and  the  asses  tied,  and 

11  the  tents  as  they  were.  And  ‘^he  called  the  por- 
ters ; and  they  told  it  to  the  king’s  household  with- 

12  in.  And  the  king  arose  in  the  night,  and  said 
unto  his  servants,  I will  now  shew  you  what  the 
Syrians  have  done  to  us.  They  know  that  we  be 
hungry  ; therefore  are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp  to 
hide  themselves  in  the  field,  saying.  When  they  come 
out  of  the  city,  we  shall  take  them  alive,  and  get 

13  into  the  city.  And  one  of  his  servants  answered 
and  said.  Let  some  take,  I pray  thee,  five  of  the 
horses  that  remain,  which  are  left  ® in  the  city,  (be- 
hold, they  are  as  all  the  multitude  of  Israel  that  are 
left  in  it  ; behold,  they  are  as  all  the  multitude  of 
Israel  that  are  consumed  :)  and  let  us  send  and  see. 

14  They  took  therefore  two  chariots  with  horses  ; and 
the  king  sent  after  the  host  of  the  Syrians,  saying, 

15  Go  and  see.  And  they  went  after  them  unto 
Jordan  : and,  lo,  all  the  way  was  full  of  garments 
and  vessels,  which  the  Syrians  had  cast  away  in 
their  haste.  And  the  messengers  returned,  and  told 

16  the  king.  And  the  people  went  out,  and  spoiled  the 
camp  of  the  Syrians.  So  a measure  of  fine  flour 
was  sold  for  a shekel,  and  two  measures  of  barley 
for  a shekel,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  the  king  appointed  the  captain  on  whose  hand 
he  leaned  to  have  the  charge  of  the  gate  : and 
the  people  trode  upon  him  in  the  gate,  and  he  died 
as  the  man  of  God  had  said,  who  spake  when  the 

18  king  came  down  to  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
the  man  of  God  had  spoken  to  the  king,  saying. 
Two  measures  of  barley  for  a shekel,  and  a mea- 
sure of  fine  flour  for  a shekel,  shall  be  to-morrow 

19  about  this  time  in  the  gate  of  Samaria  ; and  that 
captain  answered  the  man  of  God,  and  said.  Now, 
behold,  if  the  Lord  should  make  windows  in  hea- 
ven, might  such  a thing  be  ? and  he  said.  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat 

20  thereof  : it  came  to  pass  even  so  unto  him  ; for  the 
people  trode  upon  him  in  the  gate,  and  he  died. 


c Or,  porters.  d Or,  the  porters  e Heb.  in  it. 

called. 


554 


II.  KINGS,  VIII. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 The  Shunammite,  having  left  her  country  seven  years,  to  avoid  the 
forewarned  famine,  for  Elisha's  miracle  sake  hath  her  land  restored 
by  the  king.  7 Hazael,  being  sent  with  a present  by  Ben-hadad  to 
Elisha  at  Damascus,  after  he  had  heard  the  prophecy,  killeth  his  mas- 
ter, and  succeedeth  him,  16  Jehoram's  wicked  reign  in  Judah.  20 
Edom  and  Libnah  revolt.  23  Ahaziah  succeedeth  Jehoram.  25  Aha- 
ziah's  wicked  reign.  28  He  visiteth  Jehoram  wounded,  at  Jezreel. 

Then  spake  Elisha  unto  the  woman,  ^ whose  son  he 
had  restored  to  life,  saying.  Arise,  and  go  thou 
and  thine  household,  and  sojourn  wheresoever  thou 
canst  sojourn  : for  the  Lord  ^hath  called  for  a famine  ; 
and  it  shall  also  come  upon  the  land  seven  years. 

2  And  the  woman  arose,  and  did  after  the  saying  of 
the  man  of  God  : and  she  went  with  her  household, 
and  sojourned  in  the  land  of  the  Philistines  seven  years. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seven  years’  end,  that 
the  woman  returned  out  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines  : 
and  she  went  forth  to  cry  unto  the  king  for  her  house 
and  for  her  land. 

4  And  the  king  talked  with  ^ Gehazi  the  servant  of 
the  man  of  God,  saying.  Tell  me,  I pray  thee,  all  the 
great  things  that  Elisha  hath  done. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  telling  the  king 
how  he  had  ^restored  a dead  body  to  life,  that,  behold, 
the  woman,  whose  son  he  had  restored  to  life,  cried  to 
the  king  for  her  house  and  for  her  land.  And  Gehazi 
said.  My  lord,  O king,  this  is  the  woman,  and  this  is 
her  son,  whom  Elisha  restored  to  life. 

6  And  when  the  king  asked  the  woman,  she  told  him. 
So  the  king  appointed  unto  her  a certain  officer,  say- 
ing, Restore  all  that  was  her’s,  and  all  the  fruits  of  the 
field  since  the  day  that  she  left  the  land,  even  until 
now. 

7  ^ And  Elisha  came  to  Damascus  ; and  Ben-hadad 
the  king  of  Syria  was  sick  ; and  it  was  told  him,  say- 
ing, The  man  of  God  is  come  hither. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  ^ Hazael,  ® Take  a present 
in  thine  hand,  and  go,  meet  the  man  of  God,  and  en- 
quire of  the  Lord  by  him,  saying.  Shall  I recover  of 
this  disease  ? 

9  So  Hazael  went  to  meet  him,  and  took  a present 
with  him,  even  of  every  good  thing  of  Damascus, 
forty  camels’  burden,  and  came  and  stood  before  him, 
and  said,  Thy  son  Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria  hath  sent 
me  to  thee,  saying.  Shall  I recover  of  this  disease  ? 

10  And  Elisha  said  unto  him,  Go,  say  unto  him. 
Thou  mayest  certainly  recover  : howbeit  the  Lord  hath 
shewed  me  that  ®he  shall  surely  die. 

11  And  he  settled  his  countenance  stedfastly,  until 
he  was  ashamed  : and  the  man  of  God  ® wept. 

12  And  Hazael  said.  Why  weepeth  my  lord  ? And 
he  answered,  Because  I know  the  evil  that  thou  wilt 
do  unto  the  children  of  Israel  : their  strong  holds  wilt 
thou  set  on  fire,  and  their  young  men  wilt  thou  slay 
with  the  sword,  and  wilt  dash  their  children,  and  rip 
up  their  women  with  child. 

13  And  Hazael  said.  But  what,  is  thy  servant  a 
dog,,  that  he  should  do  this  great  thing  ? And  Elisha 
answered,  The  Lord  hath  shewed  me  that  thou  shalt 
he  king  over  Syria. 

14  So  he  departed  from  Elisha,  and  came  to  his 
master  ; who  said  to  him,  What  said  Elisha  to  thee  ? 
And  he  answered.  He  told  me  that  thou  shouldest  surely 
recover. 


8  Now  Elisha  had  spoken  unto  the  woman,  whose 
son  he  had  restored  to  life,  saying.  Arise,  and  go 
thou  and  thine  household,  and  sojourn  wheresoever 
thou  canst  sojourn  : for  the  Lord  hath  called  for  a 
famine  ; and  it  shall  also  come  upon  the  land  seven 

2 years.  And  the  woman  arose,  and  did  according  to 
the  word  of  the  man  of  God  ; and  she  went  with 
her  household,  and  sojourned  in  the  land  of  the 

3 Philistines  seven  years.  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
seven  years’  end,  that  the  woman  returned  out  of 
the  land  of  the  Philistines  : and  she  went  forth  to 
cry  unto  the  king  for  her  house  and  for  her  land. 

4 Now  the  king  was  talking  with  Gehazi  the  servant  of 
the  man  of  God,  saying.  Tell  me,  I pray  thee,  all 

5 the  great  things  that  Elisha  hath  done.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  as  he  was  telling  the  king  how  he  had  re- 
stored to  life  him  that  was  dead,  that,  behold,  the 
woman,  whose  son  he  had  restored  to  life,  cried  to 
the  king  for  her  house  and  for  her  land.  And  Ge- 
hazi said,  My  lord,  O king,  this  is  the  woman,  and 

6 this  is  her  son,  whom  Elisha  restored  to  life.  And 
when  the  king  asked  the  woman,  she  told  him.  So 
the  king  appointed  unto  her  a certain  " officer,  say- 
ing, Restore  all  that  was  hers,  and  all  the  fruits  of 
the  field  since  the  day  that  she  left  the  land,  even 
until  now. 

7 And  Elisha  came  to  Damascus  ; and  Ben-hadad 
the  king  of  Syria  was  sick  ; and  it  was  told  him, 

8 saying.  The  man  of  God  is  come  hither.  And  the 
king  said  unto  Hazael,  Take  a present  in  thine  hand, 
and  go  meet  the  man  of  God,  and  inquire  of  the 
Lord  by  him,  saying.  Shall  I recover  of  this  sick- 

9 ness  ? So  Hazael  went  to  meet  him,  and  took  a 
present  ^ with  him,  even  of  every  good  thing  of 
Damascus,  forty  camels’  burden,  and  came  and  stood 
before  him,  and  said.  Thy  son  Ben-hadad  king'  of 
Syria  hath  sent  me  to  thee,  saying.  Shall  I recover 

10  of  this  sickness  ? And  Elisha  said  unto  him.  Go, 
^ say  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  surely  recover  ; howbeit 
the  Lord  hath  shewed  me  that  he  shall  surely  die. 

11  And  he  settled  his  countenance  stedfastly  wpon  him, 
until  he  was  ashamed  : and  the  man  of  God  wept. 

12  And  Hazael  said.  Why  weepeth  my  lord  ? And  he 
answered.  Because  I know  the  evil  that  thou  wilt  do 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  : their  strong  holds  wilt 
thou  set  on  fire,  and  their  young  men  wilt  thou  slay 
with  the  sword,  and  wilt  dash  in  pieces  their  little 

13  ones,  and  rip  up  their  women  with  child.  And  Hazael 
said.  But  what  is  thy  servant,  which  is  but  a dog,  that 
he  should  do  this  great  thing  ? And  Elisha  answered. 
The  Lord  hath  shewed  me  that  thou  shalt  be  king 

14  over  Syria.  Then  he  departed  from  Elisha,  and 
came  to  his  master  ; who  said  to  him.  What  said 
Elisha  to  thee  ? And  he  answered.  He  told  me  that 


1 ch.  4.  35. 
2Ps.  105.  16. 

1.  11. 

3 Ch.  5.  27. 

4 ch.  4.  35. 


Hag 


e 1 Kin.  19.  15. 
c 1 Sam.  9.  7.  1 Kin. 
14.  3.  ch.  5.  5. 

7 ch.  1.  2. 

8 ver.  15. 


9 Luke  19.  41. 

10  ch.  10.  32.  & 12. 
17.  & 13.  3,  7.  Amos 
1.  3. 


11  ch.  15.  16.  Hos. 
13.  16.  Amos  1. 13. 

12  1 Sam.  17.  43. 

13  1 Kin.  19.  15. 


a Or,  eunuch.  otlier  reading,  say, 

b Heb.  in  his  hand.  Thou  shalt  not  reco- 
c Or,  and.  ver:  for  the  Lord 

d According  to  an-  dec. 


IL  KINGS,  IX. 


555 


15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  he  took 
a thick  cloth,  and  dipped  it  in  water,  and  spread  it  on 
his  face,  so  that  he  died  : and  Hazael  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

16  ^ And  in  the  fifth  year  of  Joram  the  son  of 
Ahab  king  of  Israel,  Jehoshaphat  being  then  king  of 
Judah,  Jehoram  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Ju- 
dah began  to  reign. 

17  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he  when  he  began 
to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  eight  years  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the  kings  of  Israel, 
as  did  the  house  of  Ahab  : for  the  daughter  of  Ahab 
was  his  wife  : and  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

19  Yet  the  Lord  would  not  destroy  Judah  for  David 
his  servant’s  sake,  as  he  promised  him  to  give  him 
alway  a light,  and  to  his  children. 

20  ^ In  his  days  Edom  revolted  from  under  the 
hand  of  Judah,  and  made  a king  over  themselves. 

21  So  Joram  went  over  to  Zair,  and  all  the  chariots 
with  him  : and  he  rose  by  night,  and  smote  the  Edo- 
mites which  compassed  him  about,  and  the  captains  of 
the  chariots  : and  the  people  fled  into  their  tents. 

22  Yet  Edom  revolted  from  under  the  hand  of  Ju- 
dah unto  this  day.  Then  Libnah  revolted  at  the  same 
time. 

23  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joram,  and  all  that  he 
did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

24  And  J oram  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried 
with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  : and  Ahaziah 
liis  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  ^ In  the  twelfth  year  of  Joram  the  son  of  Ahab 
king  of  Israel  did  Ahaziah  the  sou  of  Jehoram  king  of 
Judah  begin  to  reign. 

26  ^^Xwo  and  twenty  years  old  was  Ahaziah  when 
he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  one  year  in  Jeru- 
salem. And  his  mother’s  name  was  Athaliah,  the 
daughter  of  Omri  king  of  Israel. 

27  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the  house  of 
Ahab,  and  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did  the 
house  of  Ahab  : for  he  was  the  son  in  law  of  the  house 
of  Ahab. 

28  ^ And  he  went  24  with  Joram  the  son  of  Ahab  to 
the  war  against  Hazael  king  of  Syria  in  Ramoth-gilead  ; 
and  the  Syrians  wounded  Joram. 

29  And  25  king  Joram  went  back  to  be  healed  in  Jez- 
reel  of  the  wounds  which  the  Syrians  had  given  liim  at 
Ramah,  when  he  fought  against  Hazael  king  of  Syria. 
23  And  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah  went 
down  to  see  Joram  the  son  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel,  because 
he  was  sick. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 Elisha  sendeih  a young 'prophet  with  instructions  to  anoint  Jehu  at 
Ram  oth-gilead.  4 The  prophet  having  done  his  message  fteeih.  W Je- 
hu., being  made  king  by  the  soldiers,  killeth  Joram  in  the  field  of  Na- 
both. 27  Ahaziah  is  slain  at  Gur,  and  buried  at  Jerusalem.  30  Proud 
Jezebel  is  thrown  down  out  of  a window,  and  eaten  by  dogs. 

And  Elisha  the  prophet  called  one  of  ^ the  children 
of  the  propliets,  and  said  unto  him,  2 Gird  up  thy 
loins,  and  take  this  box  of  oil  in  thine  hand,  3 and  go  to 
Ramoth-gilead  : 

2 And  when  thou  comest  thither,  look  out  there  Jehu 
the  son  of  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Nimshi,  and  go  in. 


15  thou  shouldest  surely  recover.  And  it  came  to  pass 
on  the  morrow,  that  he  took  the  coverlet,  and  dipped 
it  in  water,  and  spread  it  on  his  face,  so  that  he 
died  : and  Hazael  reigned  m his  stead. 

16  And  in  the  fifth  year  of  Joram  the  son  of  Ahab 
king  of  Israel,  '^Jehoshaphat  being  then  king  of  Ju- 
dah, Jehoram  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah 

17  began  to  reign.  -^  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  eight  years 

18  in  Jerusalem.  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab  : for  he 
had  S'  the  daughter  of  Ahab  to  wife  : and  he  did  that 

19  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord.  Howbeit 
the  Lord  would  not  destroy  Judah,  for  David  his 
servant’s  sake,  as  he  promised  him  to  give  unto  him 

20  a lamp  * for  his  children  alway.  In  his  days  Edom 
revolted  from  under  the  hand  of  Judah,  and  made  a 

21  king  over  themselves.  Then  Joram  passed  over  to 
Zair,  and  all  his  chariots  with  him  : and  he  rose  up 
by  night,  and  smote  the  Edomites  which  compassed 
him  about,  and  the  captains  of  the  chariots  : and  the 

22  people  fled  to  their  tents.  So  Edom  revolted  from 
under  the  hand  of  Judah,  unto  this  day.  Then  did 

23  Libnah  revolt  at  the  same  time.  And  the  rest  of 
the  acts  of  Joram,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 

24  Judah  ? And  Joram  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 
buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  : and 
Ahaziah  liis  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  * In  the  twelfth  year  of  Joram  the  son  of  Ahab 
king  of  Israel  did  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Jehoram  king 

26  of  Judah  begin  to  reign.  Two  and  twenty  years 
old  was  Ahaziah  when  he  began  to  reign  ; and  he 
reigned  one  year  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother’s 
name  was  Athaliah  the  j daughter  of  Omri  king  of 

27  Israel.  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the  house  of 
Ahab,  and  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab  : for  he  was 

28  the  son  in  law  of  the  house  of  Ahab.  And  he  went 
with  Joram  the  son  of  Ahab  to  war  against  Hazael 
king  of  Syria  at  Ramoth-gilead  : and  the  Syrians 

29  wounded  Joram.  And  king  Joram  returned  to  be 
healed  in  Jezreel  of  the  wounds  which  the  Syrians 
had  given  him  at  Ramah,  when  he  fought  against 
Hazael  king  of  Syria.  And  Ahaziah  the  son  of 
Jehoram  king  of  Judah  went  down  to  see  Joram 
the  son  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel,  because  he  was  sick. 


9 And  Elisha  the  prophet  called  one  of  the  sons  of 
the  prophets,  and  said  unto  him.  Gird  up  thy  loins, 
and  take  this  vial  of  oil  in  thine  hand,  and  go  to 
2 Ramoth-gilead.  And  when  thou  comest  thither, 
look  out  there  Jehu  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat  the  son 


14  2 Chr.  21.  3,  4.  i?  Gen.  27.  40.  ch. 

IB  2 Chr.  21.  5,  &c.  3.  27.  2 Chr.  21.  8,  9, 
1C  ver.  2G.  10. 

” 2 Sam.  7.  13.  1 1 Kin.  22.  47. 

Kin.  11.  30.  & 15.  4.  2 20  2 Chr.  21.  10. 

Chr.  21.  7.  21  2 Chr.  22.  1. 


22  See  2 Chr.  22.  2.  i 1 Kin.  20.  35. 

2B  2 Chr.  22.  3,  4.  2 cli.  4.  29.  Jer.  1. 

24  2 Chr.  22.  5.  17. 

2r.  ch.  9.  15.  3 ch.  8.  28,  29. 

26  ch.  9.  16.  2 Chr.  e Some  ancient  au- 

22.  6,  7.  ’ thorities  omit  the 


vrov(\^  Jehoshaphat  be-  A Another  reading 

ing  then  king  of  Ju-  is,  and  to  his  children, 
dah.  i See  2 Chr.  22.  1, 

/See  2 Chr.  21.  5,  &c. 
iSrc.  j Or,  granddaugh- 

g See  ver.  26.  ter.  See  ver.  18. 


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II.  KINGS,  IX. 


and  make  him  arise  up  from  among  ^ his  brethren,  and 
carry  him  to  an  inner  chamber  ; 

3 Then  ® take  the  box  of  oil,  and  pour  it  on  his  head, 
and  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I have  anointed  thee 
king  over  Israel.  Then  open  the  door,  and  flee,  and 
tarry  not. 

4 ^ So  the  young  man,  even  the  young  man  the 
prophet,  went  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

5 And  when  he  came,  behold,  the  captains  of  the 
host  were  sitting  ; and  he  said,  I have  an  errand  to 
thee,  O captain.  And  Jehu  said.  Unto  which  of  all 
us  ? And  he  said.  To  thee,  O captain. 

6 And  he  arose,  and  went  into  the  house  ; and  he 
poured  the  oil  on  his  head,  and  said  unto  him,  ® Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I have  anointed  thee 
king  over  the  people  of  the  Lord,  even  over  Israel. 

7 And  thou  shalt  smite  the  house  of  Ahab  thy  mas- 
ter, that  I may  avenge  the  blood  of  my  servants  the 
prophets,  and  the  blood  of  all  the  servants  of  the  Lord, 

at  the  hand  of  Jezebel. 

8 For  the  whole  house  of  Ahab  shall  perish  : and  ® I 
will  cut  off  from  Ahab  ® him  that  pisseth  against  the 
wall,  and  him  that  is  shut  up  and  left  in  Israel  : 

9 And  I will  make  the  house  of  Ahpb  like  the  house 
of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  and  like  the  house  of 
1^  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah  : 

10  1^  And  the  dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel  in  the  portion  of 
Jezreel,  and  there  shall  he  none  to  bury  her.  And  he 
opened  the  door,  and  fled. 

11  ^ Then  Jehu  came  forth  to  the  servants  of  his 
lord  : and  one  said  unto  him.  Is  all  well  ? wherefore 
came  n this  mad  fellow  to  thee  ? And  he  said  unto 
them.  Ye  know  the  man,  and  his  communication. 

12  And  they  said.  It  is  false  ; tell  us  now.  And  he 
said.  Thus  and  thus  spake  he  to  me,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  I have  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel. 

13  Then  they  hasted,  and  i^  took  every  man  his  gar- 
ment, and  put  it  under  him  on  the  top  of  the  stairs,  and 
blew  with  trumpets,  saying,  Jehu  is  king. 

14  So  Jehu  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Nimshi 
conspired  against  Joram.  (Now  Joram  had  kept  Ra- 
moth-gilead, he  and  all  Israel,  because  of  Hazael  king 
of  Syria. 

15  But  liking  Joram  was  returned  to  be  healed  in 
Jezreel  of  the  wounds  which  the  Syrians  had  given  him, 
when  he  fought  with  Hazael  king  of  Syria.)  And  Jehu 
said.  If  it  be  your  minds,  then  let  none  go  forth  nor 
escape  out  of  the  city  to  go  to  tell  it  in  Jezreel. 

16  So  Jehu  rode  in  a chariot,  and  went  to  Jezreel ; 
for  Joram  lay  there.  ^®And  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah 
was  come  down  to  see  Joram. 

17  And  there  stood  a watchman  on  the  tower  in  Jez- 
reel, and  he  spied  the  company  of  Jehu  as  he  came,  and 
said,  I see  a company.  And  Joram  said.  Take  an  horse- 
man, and  send  to  meet  them,  and  let  him  say.  Is  it 
peace  ? 

18  So  there  went  one  on  horseback  to  meet  him,  and 
said.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Is  it  peace  ? And  Jehu  said. 
What  hast  thou  to  do  with  peace  ? turn  thee  behind 
me.  And  the  watchman  told,  saying.  The  messenger 
came  to  them,  but  he  cometh  not  again. 

19  Then  he  sent  out  a second  on  horseback,  which 
came  to  them,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Is  it 

* ver.  5, 11. 

6 1 Kin.  19.  10. 

6 1 Kin.  19.  10. 

Chr.  22.  7. 


of  Nimshi,  and  go  in,  and  make  him  arise  up  from 
among  his  brethren,  and  carry  him  to  an  inner 

3 chamber.  Then  take  the  vial  of  oil,  and  pour  it  on 
his  head,  and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I have 
anointed  thee  king  over  Israel.  Then  open  the 

4 door,  and  flee,  and  tarry  not.  So  the  young  man, 
even  the  young  man  the  prophet,  went  to  Ramoth- 

5 gilead.  And  when  he  came,  behold,  the  captains 
of  the  host  were  sitting  ; and  he  said,  I have  an 
errand  to  thee,  O captain.  And  Jehu  said.  Unto 
which  of  all  us  ? And  he  said.  To  thee,  O captain. 

6 And  he  arose,  and  went  into  the  house  ; and  he 
poured  the  oil  on  his  head,  and  said  unto  him. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  I have 
anointed  thee  king  over  the  people  of  the  Lord, 

7 even  over  Israel.  And  thou  shalt  smite  the  house 
of  Ahab  thy  master,  that  I may  avenge  the  blood  of 
my  servants  the  prophets,  and  the  blood  of  all  the 

8 servants  of  the  Lord,  at  the  hand  of  Jezebel.  For 
the  whole  house  of  Ahab  shall  perish  : and  I will 
cut  off  from  Ahab  every  man  child,  and  him  that  is 
shut  up  and  him  that  is  left  at  large  in  Israel. 

9 And  I will  make  the  house  of  Ahab  like  the  house 
of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  and  like  the  house  of 

10  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah.  And  the  dogs  shall  eat 
Jezebel  in  the  portion  of  Jezreel,  and  there  shall 
be  none  to  bury  her.  And  he  opened  the  door,  and 

11  fled.  Then  Jehu  came  forth  to  the  servants  of  his 
lord  : and  one  said  unto  him.  Is  all  well  ? where- 
fore came  this  mad  fellow  to  thee  ? And  he  said 
unto  them.  Ye  know  the  man  and  what  his  talk 

12  was.  And  they  said.  It  is  false  ; tell  us  now.  And 
he  said.  Thus  and  thus  spake  he  to  me,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I have  anointed  thee  king  over 

13  Israel.  Then  they  hasted,  and  took  every  man  his 
garment,  and  put  it  under  him  “ on  the  top  of  the 
stairs,  and  blew  the  trumpet,  saying,  Jehu  is  king. 

14  So  Jehu  the  sou  of  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Nimshi 
conspired  against  Joram.  (Now  Joram  kept  Ra- 
moth-gilead, he  and  all  Israel,  because  of  Hazael 

15  king  of  Syria  : but  king  ^ Joram  was  returned  to  be 
healed  in  Jezreel  of  the  wounds  which  the  Syrians 
had  given  him,  wdien  he  fought  with  Hazael  king  of 
Syria.)  And  Jehu  said.  If  this  be  your  mind,  then 
let  none  escape  and  go  forth  out  of  the  city,  to 

16  go  to  tell  it  in  Jezreel.  So  Jehu  rode  in  a chariot, 
and  went  to  Jezreel  ; for  Joram  lay  there.  And 
Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  was  come  down  to  see  Jo- 

17  ram.  Now  the  watchman  stood  on  the  tower  in 
Jezreel,  and  he  spied  the  company  of  Jehu  as  he 
came,  and  said,  I see  a company.  And  Joram  said. 
Take  an  horseman,  and  send  to  meet  them,  and  let 

18  him  say,  Is  it  peace  ? So  there  went  one  on 
horseback  to  meet  him,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the 
king.  Is  it  peace  ? And  Jehu  said.  What  hast  thou 
to  do  with  peace  ? turn  thee  behind  me.  And  the 
watchman  told,  saying.  The  messenger  came  to 

19  them,  but  he  cometh  not  again.  Then  he  sent  out 
a second  on  horseback,  which  came  to  them,  and 
said.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Is  it  peace  ? And  Jehu 


7 1 Kin.  18.  4.  & 21.  Dent.  32.  36.  13  ver.  35, 36.  1 Kin.  ^6  Matt.  21.  7.  b Heb.  Jehoram, 

15.  ” 1 Kin.  14.  10.  & 21.  23.  ch.  8.  29.  and  in  vv.  17,  21,  22, 

2 8 1 Kin.  14. 10.  & 21.  15.  29.  & 21.  22.  » Jer.  29.  26.  John  a Or,  on  the  bare  23,  24. 

21.  12  1 Kin.  16.  3,  11.  10.  20.  Acts  26.  24.  1 steps.  c Or,  Is  all  wellf 

» 1 Sam.  25.  22.  Cor.  4.  10. 


II.  KINGS,  IX. 


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peace  ? And  Jehu  answered,  What  hast  thou  to  do 
with  peace  ? turn  thee  behind  me. 

20  And  the  watchman  told,  saying,  He  came  even 
unto  them,  and  cometh  not  again  : and  the  driving  is 
like  the  driving  of  Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi  ; for  he 
driveth  furiously. 

21  And  Joram  said,  Make  ready.  And  his  chariot 
was  made  ready.  And  Joram  king  of  Israel  and 
Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  went  out,  each  in  his  chariot, 
and  they  went  out  against  Jehu,  and  met  him  in  the 
portion  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joram  saw  Jehu,  that 
he  said.  Is  it  peace,  Jehu  ? And  he  answered.  What 
peace,  so  long  as  the  whoredoms  of  thy  mother  Jeze- 
bel and  her  witchcrafts  are  so  many  ? 

23  And  Joram  turned  his  hands,  and  fled,  and  said 
to  Ahaziah,  There  is  treachery,  O Ahaziah. 

24  And  Jehu  drew  a bow  with  his  full  strength,  and 
smote  Jehoram  between  his  arms,  and  the  arrow  went 
out  at  his  heart,  and  he  sunk  down  in  his  chariot. 

25  Then  said  Jehu  to  Bidkar  liis  captain.  Take  up, 
and  cast  him  in  the  portion  of  the  field  of  Naboth  the 
Jezreelite  : for  remember  how  that,  when  I and  thou 
rode  together  after  Ahab  his  father,  the  Lord  laid 
this  burden  upon  him  ; 

26  Surely  I have  seen  yesterday  the  blood  of 
Naboth,  and  the  blood  of  his  sons,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  I will  requite  thee  in  this  plat,  saith  the  Lord. 
Now  therefore  take  and  cast  him  into  the  plat  of 
groundy  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

27  If  But  when  Ahaziah  the  king  of  Judah  saw  this, 
he  fled  by  the  way  of  the  garden  house.  And  Jehu 
followed  after  him,  and  said.  Smite  him  also  in  the 
chariot.  And  they  did  so  at  the  going  up  to  Gur,  which 
is  by  Ibleam.  And  he  fled  to  Megiddo,  and  died 
there. 

28  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a chariot  to 
Jerusalem,  and  buried  him  in  his  sepulchre  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 

29  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of  Joram  the  son  of 
Ahab  began  Ahaziah  to  reign  over  Judah. 

30  If  And  when  Jehu  was  come  to  Jezreel,  Jezebel 
heard  of  it  ; and  she  painted  her  face,  and  tired  her 
head,  and  looked  out  at  a window. 

31  And  as  Jehu  entered  in  at  the  gate,  she  said. 

Had  Zimri  peace,  who  slew  his  master  ? 

32  And  he  lifted  up  his  face  to  the  window,  and 
said.  Who  is  on  my  side  ? who  ? And  there  looked  out 
to  him  two  or  three  eunuchs. 

33  And  he  said.  Throw  her  down.  So  they  threw 
her  down  ; and  some  of  her  blood  was  sprinkled  cn 
the  wall,  and  on  the  horses  : and  he  trode  her  under 
foot. 

34  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he  did  eat  and  drink, 
and  said.  Go,  see  now  this  cursed  woman,  and  bury 
her  : for  23  she  is  a king’s  daughter. 

35  And  they  went  to  bury  her  : but  they  found  no 
more  of  her  than  the  skull,  and  the  feet,  and  the  palms 
of  her  hands. 

36  Wherefore  they  came  again,  and  told  him.  And 
he  said,  This  is  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
by  his  servant  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying,  24  Jn  the 
portion  of  Jezreel  shall  dogs  eat  the  flesh  of  Jezebel  : 

37  And  the  carcase  of  Jezebel  shall  be  25  as  dung 

” 2 Chr.  22.  7.  20  in  the  kingdom  of  22  1 Kin.  10.  9-20. 

18  1 Kin.  21.  29.  S-ffwana,  2 Chr.  22.  9.  23  1 Kin.  10.  31. 

10  1 Kin.  21.  19.  21  Ezek.  23.  40.  24  1 Kin.  21.  23. 


answered.  What  hast  thou  to  do  with  peace  ? turn 

20  thee  behind  me.  And  the  watchman  told,  saying. 
He  came  even  unto  them,  and  cometh  not  again  : 
and  the  driving  is  like  the  driving  of  Jehu  the  son 

21  of  Nimshi  ; for  he  driveth  furiously.  And  Joram 
said,  ^ Make  ready.  And  they  made  ready  his 
chariot.  And  Joram  king  of  Israel  and  Ahaziah 
king  of  Judah  went  out,  each  in  his  chariot,  and 
they  went  out  to  meet  Jehu,  and  found  him  in  the 

22  portion  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  Joram  saw  Jehu,  that  he  said.  Is  it 
peace,  Jehu  ? And  he  answered.  What  peace,  so 
long  as  the  whoredoms  of  thy  mother  Jezebel  and 

23  her  witchcrafts  are  so  many  ? And  Joram  turned 
his  hands,  and  fled,  and  said  to  Ahaziah,  There  is 

24  treachery,  O Ahaziah.  And  Jehu  drew  his  bow 
with  his  full  strength,  and  smote  Joram  between 
his  arms,  and  the  arrow  went  out  at  his  heart,  and 

25  he  sunk  down  in  his  chariot.  Then  said  Jehu  to 
Bidkar  his  captain,  Take  up,  and  cast  him  in  the 
portion  of  the  field  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite  : for 
remember  how  that,  when  I and  thou  rode  together 
after  Ahab  his  father,  the  LoRD-^laid  this  burden 

26  upon  him  ; Surely  I have  seen  yesterday  the  blood 
of  Naboth,  and  the  blood  of  his  sons,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  I will  requite  thee  in  this  ^ plat,  saith  the  Lord. 
Now  therefore  take  and  cast  him  into  the  plat  of 

27  ground,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord.  But 
when  Ahaziah  the  king  of  Judah  saw  this,  he  fled 
by  the  way  of  the  garden  house.  And  Jehu  fol- 
lowed after  him,  and  said.  Smite  him  also  in  the 
chariot  : and  they  smote  him  at  the  ascent  of  Gur, 
which  is  by  Ibleam.  And  he  fled  to  Megiddo,  and 

28  died  there.  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a 
chariot  to  Jerusalem,  and  buried  him  in  his  sepul- 
chre with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 


29  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of  Joram  the  son  of 
Ahab  began  Ahaziah  to  reign  over  Judah. 

30  And  when  Jehu  was  come  to  Jezreel,  Jezebel 
heard  of  it  ; and  she  painted  her  eyes,  and  tired 

31  her  head,  and  looked  out  at  the  window.  And  as 
Jehu  entered  in  at  the  gate,  she  said,  *Is  it  peace, 

32  thou  Zimri,  thy  master’s  murderer  ? And  he  lifted 
up  his  face  to  the  window,  and  said.  Who  is  on  my 
side  ? who  ? And  there  looked  out  to  him  two  or 

33  three  eunuchs.  And  he  said.  Throw  her  down.  So 
they  threw  her  down  : and  some  of  her  blood  was 
sprinkled  on  the  wall,  and  on  the  horses  : and  he 

34  trode  her  under  foot.  And  when  he  was  come  in, 
he  did  eat  and  drink  ; and  he  said.  See  now  to  this 
cursed  woman,  and  bury  her  : for  she  is  a king’s 

35  daughter.  And  they  went  to  bury  her  : but  they 
found  no  more  of  her  than  the  skull,  and  the  feet, 

36  and  the  palms  of  her  hands.  Wherefore  they  came 
again,  and  told  him.  And  he  said.  This  is  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  his  servant  Elijah 
the  Tishbite,  saying.  In  the  portion  of  Jezreel  shall 

37  the  dogs  eat  the  flesh  of  Jezebel  : and  the  carcase 
of  Jezebel  shall  be  as  dung  upon  the  face  of  the 


28  Ps.  83.  10.  hand  with  the  bow.  rj  Or,  portion, 

d Or,  Yoke.  f Or,  uttered  this  h See  2 Chr.  22.  9. 

e Heb.  filled  his  oracle  against  him.  i Or,  Is  it  well. 


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II.  KINCxS,  X. 


upon  the  face  of  the  field  in  the  portion  of  Jezreel  ; 
so  that  they  shall  not  say,  This  is  Jezebel. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 Jehii^  by  Ms  letters,  causeth  seventy  of  Ahab'scMldren  to  be  beheaded. 
8 He  excuseth  the  fact  by  the  prophecy  of  Elijah.  12  At  the  shearing 
house  he  slayeth  two  and  forty  of  Ahaziah's  brethren.  15  He  taketh 
Jehonadab  into  his  company.  18  By  subtilty  he  destroyeth  all  the 
worshippers  of  Baal.  29  Jehu  followeth  Jeroboam's  sins.  32  Hazael 
oppresseth  Israel.  34  Jehoahaz  succeedeth  Jehu. 

And  Ahab  had  seventy  sons  in  Samaria.  And 
Jehu  wrote  letters,  and  sent  to  Samaria,  unto  the 
rulers  of  Jezreel,  to  the  elders,  and  to  them  that 
brought  up  Allah’s  children,  saying, 

2  Now  as  soon  as  this  letter  cometh  to  you,  seeing 
your  master’s  sons  are  with  you,  and  there  are  with  you 
chariots  and  horses,  a fenced  city  also,  and  armour  ; 

3  Look  even  out  the  best  and  meetest  of  your  mas- 
ter’s sons,  and  set  him  on  his  father’s  throne,  and  fight 
for  your  master’s  house. 

4  But  they  were  exceedingly  afraid,  and  said.  Be- 
hold, two  kings  stood  not  before  him  : how  then  shall 
we  stand  ? 

5  And  he  that  ims  over  the  house,  and  he  that  was 
over  the  city,  the  elders  also,  and  the  bringers  up  of 
the  children,  sent  to  Jehu,  saying.  We  are  thy  servants, 
and  will  do  all  that  thou  shalt  bid  us  ; we  will  not 
make  any  king  : do  thou  that  which  is  good  in  thine 
eyes. 

6  Then  he  wrote  a letter  the  second  time  to  them, 
saying,  If  ye  be  mine,  and  if  ye  will  hearken  unto  my 
voice,  take  ye  the  heads  of  the  men  your  master’s 
sons,  and  come  to  me  to  Jezreel  by  to  morrow  this 
time.  Now  the  king’s  sons,  being  seventy  persons, 
were  with  the  great  men  of  the  city,  which  brought 
them  up. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  letter  came  to 
them,  that  they  took  the  king’s  sons,  and  ^ slew  seventy 
persons,  and  put  their  heads  in  baskets,  and  sent  him 
them  to  Jezreel. 

8  ^ And  there  came  a messenger,  and  told  him,  say- 
ing, They  have  brought  the  heads  of  the  king’s  sons. 
And  he  said.  Lay  ye  them  in  two  heaps  at  the  entering 
in  of  the  gate  until  the  morning. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  that  he  went 
out,  and  stood,  and  said  to  all  the  people.  Ye  be  right- 
eous : behold,  ^ I conspired  against  my  master,  and 
slew  him  : but  who  slew  all  these  ? 

10  Know  now  that  there  shall  ^ fall  unto  the  earth 
nothing  of  the  word  of  the  Lord,  whifh  the  Lord 
spake  concerning  the  house  of  Ahab  : for  the  Lord 
hath  done  that  which  he  spake  ^ by  his  servant  Elijah. 

11  So  Jehu  slew  all  that  remained  of  the  house  of 
Ahab  in  Jezreel,  and  all  his  great  men,  and  his  kins- 
folks, and  his  priests,  until  he  left  him  none  remaining. 

12  % And  he  arose  and  departed,  and  came  to  Sama- 
ria. And  as  he  was  at  the  shearing  house  in  the  way, 
13  ® Jehu  met  with  the  brethren  of  Ahaziah  king  of 
Judah,  and  said.  Who  are  ye  ? And  they  answered, 
We  at'e  the  brethren  of  Ahaziah  ; and  we  go  down  to 
salute  the  children  of  the  king  and  the  children  of  the 
queen. 

14  And  he  said.  Take  them  alive.  And  they  took 
them  alive,  and  slew  them  at  the  pit  of  the  shearing 
house,  even  two  and  forty  men  ; neither  left  he  any  of 
them. 

15  T[  And  when  he  was  departed  thence,  he  lighted 

4 1 Kin.  21.  19,  21, 
29. 


field  in  the  portion  of  Jezreel ; so  that  they  shall 
not  say.  This  is  Jezebel. 


10  Now  Ahab  had  seventy  sons  in  Samaria.  And 
Jehu  wrote  letters,  and  sent  to  Samaria,  unto  the 
rulers  of  Jezreel,  even  the  elders,  and  unto  them 

2 that  brought  up  the  sons  of  Ahab,  saying.  And  now 
as  soon  as  this  letter  cometh  to  you,  seeing  your 
master’s  sons  are  with  you,  and  there  are  with  yo4i 
chariots  and  horses,  a fenced  city  also,  and  armour  ; 

3 look  ye  out  the  best  and  meetest  of  your  master’s 
sons,  and  set  him  on  his  father’s  throne,  and  fight 

4 for  your  master’s  house.  But  they  were  exceed- 
ingly afraid,  and  said.  Behold,  the  two  kings  stood 

5 not  before  him  : how  then  shall  we  stand  ? And  he 
that  was  over  the  household,  and  he  that  was  over 
the  city,  the  elders  also,  and  they  that  brought  up 
the  children,  sent  to  Jehu,  saying.  We  are  thy  ser- 
vants, and  will  do  all  that  thou  shalt  bid  us  ; we  will 
not  make  any  man  king  : do  thou  that  which  is  good 

6 in  thine  eyes.  Then  he  wrote  a letter  the  second 
time  to  them,  saying.  If  ye  be  on  my  side,  and  if  ye 
will  hearken  unto  my  voice,  take  ye  the  heads  of 
the  men  your  master’s  sons,  and  come  to  me  to  Jez- 
reel by  to-morrow  this  time.  Now  the  king’s  sons, 
being  seventy  persons,  were  with  the  great  men  of 

7 the  city,  which  brought  them  up.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  the  letter  came  to  them,  that  they  took 
the  king’s  sons,  and  slew  them,  even  seventy  per- 
sons, and  put  their  heads  in  baskets,  and  sent  them 

8 unto  him  to  Jezreel.  And  there  came  a messenger, 
and  told  him,  saying.  They  have  brought  the  heads 
of  the  king’s  sons.  And  he  said.  Lay  ye  them  in 
two  heaps  at  the  entering  in  of  the  gate  until  the 

9 morning.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  that 
he  went  out,  and  stood,  and  said  to  all  the  people. 
Ye  be  righteous  : behold,  I conspired  against  my 
master,  and  slew  him  : but  who  smote  all  these  ? 

10  Know  now  that  there  shall  fall  unto  the  earth  no- 
thing of  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  the  Lord  spake 
concerning  the  house  of  Ahab  : for  the  Lord  hath 

11  done  that  which  he  spake  by  his  servant  Elijah.  So 
Jehu  smote  all  that  remained  of  the  house  of  Ahab 
in  Jezreel,  and  all  his  great  men,  and  his  familiar 
friends,  and  his  priests,  until  he  left  him  none  re- 

12  maining.  And  he  arose  and  departed,  and  went  to 
Samaria.  And  as  he  was  at  the  « shearing  house  of 

13  the  shepherds  in  the  way,  Jehu  met  with  the  bre- 
thren of  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah,  and  said.  Who  are 
ye  ? And  they  answered.  We  are  the  brethren  of 
Ahaziah  : and  we  go  down  to  salute  the  children  of 

14  the  king  and  the  children  of  the  queen.  And  he 
said.  Take  them  alive.  And  they  took  them  alive, 
and  slew  them  at  the  ^ pit  of  the  “ shearing  house, 
even  two  and  forty  men  ; neither  left  he  any  of 
them. 


15  And  when  he  was  departed  thence,  he  lighted  on 

C ch.  8.  29.  2 Chr. 

22.  8. 


1 1 Kin.  21.  21. 

2 ch.  9.  14,  24, 


3 1 Sam.  3.  19. 


a Or,  house  of  ga~  b Or,  cistern, 
thering. 


II.  KINGS,  X. 


559 


on  ® Jehonadab  the  son  of  Recliab  coming  to  meet  him  : 
and  he  saluted  him,  and  said  to  him.  Is  thine  heart 
right,  as  my  heart  is  with  thy  heart  ? And  Jehonadab 
answered.  It  is.  If  it  be,  ® give  me  thine  hand.  And  he 
gave  him  his  hand  ; and  he  took  him  up  to  him  into  the 
chariot. 

16  And  he  said.  Come  with  me,  and  see  my  ® zeal  for 
the  Lord.  So  they  made  him  ride  in  his  chariot. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  Samaria,  he  slew  all  that 
remained  unto  Ahab  in  Samaria,  till  he  had  destroyed 
him,  according  to  the  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  to  Elijah. 

18  ^ And  Jehu  gathered  all  the  people  together,  and 
said  uiito  them,  Ahab  served  Baal  a little  ; but  Jehu 
shall  serve  him  much. 

19  Now  therefore  call  unto  me  all  the  prophets  of 
Baal,  all  his  servants,  and  all  his  priests  ; let  none  be 
wanting : for  I have  a great  sacrifice  to  do  to  Baal  ; 
whosoever  shall  be  wanting,  he  shall  not  live.  But 
Jehu  did  it  in  subtilty,  to  the  intent  that  he  might  de- 
stroy the  worshippers  of  Baal. 

20  And  Jehu  said.  Proclaim  a solemn  assembly  for 
Baal.  And  they  proclaimed  it. 

21  And  Jehu  sent  through  all  Israel : and  all  the 
worshippers  of  Baal  came,  so  that  there  was  not  a man 
left  that  came  not.  And  they  came  into  the  house 
of  Baal  ; and  the  house  of  Baal  was  full  from  one  end 
to  another. 

22  And  he  said  unto  him  that  was  over  the  vestry, 
Bring  forth  vestments  for  all  the  worshippers  of  Baal. 
And  he  brought  them  forth  vestments. 

23  And  Jehu  went,  and  Jehonadab  the  son  of  Re- 
chab,  into  the  house  of  Baal,  and  said  unto  the  worship- 
pers of  Baal,  Search,  and  look  that  there  be  here  with 
you  none  of  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  but  the  worship- 
pers of  Baal  only. 

24  And  when  they  went  in  to  offer  sacrifices  and 
burnt  offerings,  Jehu  appointed  fourscore  men  without, 
and  said,  ^any  of  the  men  whom  I have  brought  into 
your  hands  escape,  he  that  letteth  him  go,  his  life  shall 
be  for  the  life  of  him. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he  had  made  an 
end  of  offering  the  burnt  offering,  that  Jehu  said  to  the 
guard  and  to  the  captains,  Go  in,  a7id  slay  them  ; let 
none  come  forth.  And  they  smote  them  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword  ; and  the  guard  and  the  captains  cast 
them  out,  and  went  to  the  city  of  the  house  of  Baal. 

26  And  they  brought  forth  the  images  out  of  the 
house  of  Baal,  and  burned  them. 

27  And  they  brake  down  the  image  of  Baal,  and 
brake  down  the  house  of  Baal,  and  made  it  a draught 
house  unto  this  day. 

28  Thus  Jehu  destroyed  Baal  out  of  Israel. 

29  ^ Howbeit  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin,  Jehu  departed  not  from 
after  them,  to  wit,  the  golden  calves  that  were  iji 
Beth-el,  and  that  were  in  Dan. 

30  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jehu,  Because  thou  hast 
done  well  in  executing  that  which  is  right  in  mine  eyes, 
and  hast  done  unto  the  house  of  Ahab  according  to  all 
that  was  in  mine  heart,  thy  children  of  the  fourth 
generatio7i  shall  sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel. 

31  But  Jehu  took  no  heed  to  walk  in  the  law  of  the 

6 Jer.  35.  6,  &c.  lo  ch.  9.  8.  2 Chr.  i Kin.  22.  0. 

7 1 Chr.  2.  55.  22.  8.  1 Kin.  10.  32. 

8 Ezra  10.  19.  ni  Kin.  21.21.  is  1 Kin.  20.  39. 

9 1 Kin.  19.  10.  12 1 Kin.  16.  31, 32.  le  1 Kin.  14.  23. 


Jehonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  coming  to  meet  him  : 
and  he  saluted  him,  and  said  to  him.  Is  thine  heart 
right,  as  my  heart  is  with  thy  heart  ? And  Jehona- 
dab answered.  It  is.  If  it  be,  give  me  thine  hand. 
And  he  gave  him  his  hand  ; and  he  took  him  up  to 

16  him  into  the  chariot.  And  he  said.  Come  with  me, 
and  see  my  zeal  for  the  Lord.  So  they  made  him 

17  ride  in  his  chariot.  And  when  he  came  to  Samaria, 
he  smote  all  that  remained  unto  Ahab  in  Samaria, 
till  he  had  destroyed  him,  according  to  the  word  of 

18  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  to  Elijah.  And  Jehu 
gathered  all  the  people  together,  and  said  unto  them, 
Ahab  served  Baal  a little  ; but  Jehu  shall  serve  him 

19  much.  Now  therefore  call  unto  me  all  the  prophets 
of  Baal,  all  his  worshippers,  and  all  his  priests  ; let 
none  be  wanting  : for  I have  a great  sacrifice  to  do 
to  Baal  ; whosoever  shall  be  wanting,  he  shall  not 
live.  But  Jehu  did  it  in  subtilty,  to  the  intent  that 

20  he  might  destroy  the  worshippers  of  Baal.  And 
Jehu  said.  Sanctify  a solemn  assembly  for  Baal. 

21  And  they  proclaimed  it.  And  Jehu  sent  through  all 
Israel  : and  all  the  worshippers  of  Baal  came,  so 
that  there  was  not  a man  left  that  came  not.  And 
they  came  into  the  house  of  Baal  ; and  the  house  of 

22  Baal  was  filled  from  one  end  to  another.  And  he 
said  unto  him  that  was  over  the  vestry.  Bring  forth 
vestments  for  all  the  worshippers  of  Baal.  And  he 

23  brought  them  forth  vestments.  And  Jehn  went, 
and  Jehonadab  the  son  of  Rechab,  into  the  house  of 
Baal  ; and  he  said  unto  the  worshippers  of  Baal, 
Search,  and  look  that  there  be  here  with  you  none 
of  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  but  the  worshippers  of 

24  Baal  only.  And  they  went  in  to  offer  sacrifices  and 
burnt  offerings.  Now  Jehn  had  appointed  him  four- 
score men  without,  and  said.  If  any  of  the  men 
whom  I bring  into  yonr  hands  escape,  he  that  letteth 

25  hwi  go,  his  life  shall  be  for  the  life  of  him.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he  had  made  an  end  of 
offering  the  burnt  offering,  that  Jehu  said  to  the 
^ guard  and  to  the  captains.  Go  in,  and  slay  them  ; 
let  none  come  forth.  And  they  smote  them  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword  ; and  Bie  guard  and  the 
captains  cast  them  out,  and  Avent  to  the  city 

26  of  tlie  house  of  Baal.  And  they  brought  forth 
the  pillars  that  were  in  the  house  of  Baal,  and 

27  burned  them.  And  they  brake  down  the  pillar  of 
Baal,  and  brake  down  the  house  of  Baal,  and  made 

28  it  a draught  house,  unto  this  day.  Thus  Jehu  de- 

29  stroyed  Baal  out  of  Israel.  Howbeit  from  the  sins 
of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  ® wherewith  he  made 
Israel  to  sin,  Jehu  departed  not  from  after  them, 
to  loit,  the  golden  calves  that  were  in  Beth-el,  and 

30  that  were  in  Dan.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jehn, 
Because  thou  hast  ^ done  well  in  executing  that 
which  is  right  in  mine  eyes,  and  hast  done  unto  the 
house  of  Ahab  according  to  all  that  was  in  mine 
heart,  thy  sons  of  the  fourth  generation  shall  sit  on 

31  the  throne  of  Israel.  But  Jehu  took  no  heed  to 


’"Ezra  0.  11.  Dan.  13.  1,  10.  & 14.  23.  (/Or,  ohcliaks. 

2.  5.  & 3.  29.  15.  8,  12.  e Or,  who. 

18  1 Kin.  12.  28,  29.  c Heb.  runners.  / Or,  executed  well. 

19  See  ver.  35.  ch. 


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II.  KINGS,  XI. 


Lord  God  of  Israel  with  all  his  heart  : for  he  departed 
not  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam,  which  made  Israel  to 
sin. 

32  ^ In  those  days  the  Lord  began  to  cut  Israel 
short : and  Hazael  smote  them  in  all  the  coasts  of 
Israel  ; 

33  From  Jordan  eastward,  all  the  land  of  Gilead,  the 
Gadites,  and  the  Keubenites,  and  the  Manassites,  from 
Aroer,  which  is  by  the  river  Arnon,  even  ^2  Gilead  and 
Bashan. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehu,  and  all  that  he 
did,  and  all  his  might,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

35  And  Jehu  slept  with  his  fathers  : and  they  buried 
him  in  Samaria.  And  Jehoahaz  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

36  And  the  time  that  Jehu  reigned  over  Israel  in 
Samaria  was  twenty  and  eight  years. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 Jehoash,  being  saved  by  Jehosheba  his  aunt,  from  Aihaliah's  massacre 
of  the  seed  royal,  is  hid  six  years  in  the  house  of  God.  4 Jehoiada, 
giving  order  to  the  captains,  in  the  seventh  year  anointeth  him  king. 
13  Athaliah  is  slain.  17  Jehoiada  restorelh  the  worship  of  God. 

And  when  1 Athaliah  ^ the  mother  of  Ahaziah  saw 
that  her  son  was  dead,  she  arose  and  destroyed 
all  the  seed  royal. 

2  But  Jehosheba,  the  daughter  of  king  Joram,  sister 
of  Ahaziah,  took  Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah,  and  stole 
him  from  among  the  king’s  sons  which  were  slain  ; and 
they  hid  him,  even  him  and  his  nurse,  in  the  bedchamber 
from  Athaliah,  so  that  he  was  not  slain. 

3  And  he  was  with  her  hid  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 
six  years.  And  Athaliah  did  reign  over  the  land. 

4  ^ And  ^the  seventh  year  Jehoiada  sent  and  fetched 
the  rulers  over  hundreds,  with  the  captains  and  the 
guard,  and  brought  them  to  him  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  made  a covenant  with  them,  and  took  an 
oath  of  them  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  shewed 
them  the  king’s  son. 

5  And  he  commanded  them,  saying.  This  is  the  thing 
that  ye  shall  do  ; A third  part  of  you  that  enter  in  ^on 
the  sabbath  shall  even  be  keepers  of  the  watch  of  the 
king’s  house  ; 

6  And  a third  part  shall  he  at  the  gate  of  Sur  ; 
and  a third  part  at  the  gate  behind  the  guard  : so  shall 
ye  keep  the  watch  of  the  house,  that  it  be  not  broken 
down. 

7  And  two  parts  of  all  you  that  go  forth  on  the  sab- 
bath, even  they  shall  keep  the  watch  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  about  the  king. 

8  And  ye  shall  compass  the  king  round  about,  every 
man  with  his  weapons  in  his  hand  : and  he  that  cometh 
within  the  ranges,  let  him  be  slain  : and  be  ye  with  the 
king  as  he  goeth  out  and  as  he  cometh  in. 

9  ® And  the  captains  over  the  hundreds  did  according 
to  all  things  that  Jehoiada  the  priest  commanded  : and 
they  took  every  man  his  men  that  were  to  come  in  on 
the  sabbath,  with  them  that  should  go  out  on  the  sab- 
bath, and  came  to  Jehoiada  the  priest. 

10  And  to  the  captains  over  hundreds  did  the  priest 
give  king  David’s  spears  and  shields,  that  were  in  the 
temple  of  the  Lord. 

11  And  the  guard  stood,  every  man  with  his  weapons 
in  his  hand,  round  about  the  king,  from  the  right  cor- 

20  1 Kin.  14.  16.  2 ch.  8.  26.  o 2 Chr.  23.  8. 

21  ch.  8.  12.  3 2 Chr.  23.  1,  &c.  a See  2 Chr.  22.  10- 

22  Amos  1.  3.  •»  1 Chr.  9.  25.  12. 

1 2 Chr.  22.  10. 


walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
with  all  his  heart  : he  departed  not  from  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam,  wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

32  In  those  days  the  Lord  began  to  cut  Israel  short  : 
and  Hazael  smote  them  in  all  the  coasts  of  Israel  ; 

33  from  Jordan  eastward,  all  the  land  of  Gilead,  the 
Gadites,  and  the  Reubenites,  and  the  Manassites, 
from  Aroer,  which  is  by  the  valley  of  Arnon,  even 

34  Gilead  and  Bashan.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehu,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  all  his  might,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of 

35  the  kings  of  Israel  ? And  Jehu  slept  with  his 
fathers  : and  they  buried  him  in  Samaria.  And 

36  Jehoahaz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  the 
time  that  Jehu  reigned  over  Israel  in  Samaria  was 
twenty  and  eight  years. 


11  ® Now  when  Athaliah  the  mother  of  Ahaziah  saw 

that  her  son  was  dead,  she  arose  and  destroyed  all 

2 the  seed  royal.  But  Jehosheba,  the  daughter  of 
king  Joram,  sister  of  Ahaziah,  took  Joash  the  son  of 
Ahaziah,  and  stole  him  away  from  among  the  king’s 
sons  that  were  slain,  even  him  and  his  nurse,  ^ and 
put  them  in  the  bedchamber  ; and  they  hid  him 

3 from  Athaliah,  so  that  he  was  not  slain.  And  he 
was  with  her  hid  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  six 
years  : and  Athaliah  reigned  over  the  land. 

4 ^ And  in  the  seventh  year  Jehoiada  sent  and  fetched 
the  captains  over  hundreds,  of  the  ® Carites  and  of 
the  f guard,  and  brought  them  to  him  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord  ; and  he  made  a covenant  with  them, 
and  took  an  oath  of  them  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

5 and  shewed  them  the  king’s  son.  And  he  com- 
manded them,  saying.  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall 
do  : a third  part  of  you,  that  come  in  on  the  sabbath, 
shall  be  keepers  of  the  watch  of  the  king’s  house  ; 

6 and  a third  part  shall  be  at  the  gate  Sur ; and  a 
third  part  at  the  gate  behind  the  guard  : so  shall  ye 

7 keep  the  watch  of  the  house,  and  be  a barrier.  And 
the  two  companies  of  you,  even  all  that  go  forth  on 
the  sabbath,  shall  keep  the  watch  of  the  house  of 

8 the  Lord  about  the  king.  And  ye  shall  compass 
the  king  round  about,  every  man  with  his  weapons 
in  his  hand  ; and  he  that  cometh  within  the  ranks, 
let  him  be  slain  : and  be  ye  with  the  king  when  he 

9 goeth  out,  and  when  he  cometh  in.  And  the  cap- 
tains over  hundreds  did  according  to  all  that  Jehoi- 
ada the  priest  commanded  : and  they  took  every 
man  his  men,  those  that  were  to  come  in  on  the 
sabbath,  with  those  that  were  to  go  out  on  the  sab- 

10  bath,  and  came  to  Jehoiada  the  priest.  And  the 
priest  delivered  to  the  captains  over  hundreds  the 
spears  and  shields  that  had  been  king  David’s,  which 

11  were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  the  guard 
stood,  every  man  with  his  weapons  in  his  hand,  from 


b Or,  who  were.  d See  2 Chi’.  23.  1,  e Or,  executioners, 

c Or,  chamber  for  &c.  f Heb.  runners, 

the  beds. 


II.  KINGS,  XII. 


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ner  of  the  temple  to  the  left  corner  of  the  temple,  along 
by  the  altar  and  the  temple. 

12  And  he  brought  forth  the  king’s  son,  and  put  the 
crown  upon  him,  and  gave  him  the  testimony  ; and  they 
made  him  king,  and  anointed  him  ; and  they  clapped 
their  hands,  and  said,  ® God  save  the  king. 

13  ^ And  when  Athaliah  heard  the  noise  of  the 
guard  and  of  the  people,  she  came  to  the  people  into 
the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  when  she  looked,  behold,  the  king  stood  by 
® a pillar,  as  the  manner  was,  and  the  princes  and  the 
trumpeters  by  the  king,  and  all  the  people  of  the  land 
rejoiced,  and  blew  with  trumpets  : and  Athaliah  rent 
her  clothes,  and  cried.  Treason,  Treason. 

15  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  commanded  the  captains 
of  the  hundreds,  the  officers  of  the  host,  and  said  unto 
them.  Have  her  forth  without  the  ranges  : and  him  that 
followeth  her  kill  with  the  sword.  For  the  priest  had 
said.  Let  her  not  be  slain  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  they  laid  hands  on  her  ; and  she  went  by  the 
way  by  the  which  the  horses  came  into  the  king’s  house  : 
and  there  was  she  slain. 

17  ® And  Jehoiada  made  a covenant  between  the 
Lord  and  the  king  and  the  people,  that  they  should  be 
the  Lord’s  people  ; between  the  king  also  and  the 
people. 

18  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  went  into  the 
house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it  down  ; his  altars  and  his 

images  ^^jjrake  they  in  pieces  thoroughly,  and  slew 
Mattan  the  priest  of  Baal  before  the  altars.  And  the 
priest  appointed  officers  over  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

19  And  he  took  the  rulers  over  hundreds,  and  the 
captains,  and  the  guard,  and  all  the  people  of  the  land  ; 
and  they  brought  down  the  king  from  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  came  by  the  way  of  the  gate  of  the  guard 
to  the  king’s  house.  And  he  sat  on  the  throne  of  the 
kings. 

20  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  rejoiced,  and  the 
city  was  in  quiet  : and  they  slew  Athaliah  with  the 
sword  beside  the  king’s  house. 

21  Seven  years  old  was  Jehoash  when  he  began  to 
reign. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Jehoash  reigneth  well  all  the  days  of  Jehoiada.  4 He  giveth  order  for 
the  repair  of  the  temple.  17  Hazael  is  diverted  from  Jerusalem  by  a 
present  of  the  hallowed  treasures.  19  Jehoash  being  slain  by  his  ser- 
vants., Amaziah  succeedeth  him. 

IN  the  seventh  year  of  Jehu  ^ Jehoash  began  to  reign  ; 

and  forty  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother’s  name  was  Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Jehoash  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord  all  his  days  wherein  Jehoiada  the  priest 
instructed  him. 

3^  But  2 the  high  places  were  not  taken  away  : the  peo- 
ple still  sacrificed  and  burnt  incense  in  the  high  places. 

4 ^ And  Jehoash  said  to  the  priests,  ® All  the  money 
of  the  dedicated  things  that  is  brought  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  even  ^ the  money  of  every  one  that  passeth 
the  account,  the  money  that  every  man  is  set  at,  and  all 
the  money  that  ^ cometh  into  any  man’s  heart  to  bring 
into  the  house  ojf  the  Lord, 

5 Let  the  priests  take  it  to  them,  every  man  of  his 


the  right  o side  of  the  house  to  the  left  side  of  the 
house,  along  by  the  altar  and  the  house,  by  the  king 

12  round  about.  Then  he  brought  out  the  king’s  son, 
and  * put  the  crown  upon  him,  and  gave  him  the  tes- 
timony ; and  they  made  him  king,  and  anointed  him  ; 
and  they  clapped  their  hands,  and  said,  * God  save  the 

13  king.  And  when  Athaliah  heard  the  noise  of  the 
guard  and  of  the  people,  she  came  to  the  people  into 

14  the  house  of  the  Lord  : and  she  looked,  and,  behold, 
the  king  stood  j by  the  pillar,  as  the  manner  was, 
and  the  captains  and  the  trumpets  by  the  king  ; and 
all  the  people  of  the  land  rejoiced,  and  blew  with 
trumpets.  Then  Athaliah  rent  her  clothes,  and 

15  cried.  Treason,  treason.  And  Jehoiada  the  priest 
commanded  the  captains  of  hundreds  that  were  set 
over  the  host,  and  said  unto  them.  Have  her  forth 
between  the  ranks  ; and  him  that  followeth  her  slay 
with  the  sword  : for  the  priest  said.  Let  her  not  be 

16  slain  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  So  they  made  way 
for  her  ; and  she  went  by  the  way  of  the  horses’ 
entry  to  tlie  king’s  house  : and  there  was  she  slain. 

17  And  Jehoiada  made  a covenant  between  the  Lord 
and  the  king  and  the  people,  that  they  should  be  the 
Lord’s  people  ; between  the  king  also  and  the  peo- 

18  pie.  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  went  to  the 
house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it  down  ; his  altars  and  his 
images  brake  they  in  pieces  thoroughly,  and  slew 
Mattan  the  priest  of  Baal  before  the  altars.  And 
the  priest  appointed  ^ officers  over  the  house  of  the 

19  Lord.  And  he  took  the  captains  over  hundreds, 
and  the  Carites,  and  the  guard,  and  all  the  people  of 
the  land  ; and  they  brought  down  the  king  from  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  came  by  the  way  of  the  gate 
of  the  guard  unto  the  king’s  house.  And  he  sat  on 

20  the  throne  of  the  kings.  So  all  the  people  of  the 
land  rejoiced,  and  the  city  was  quiet  : and  they  slew 
Athaliah  with  the  sword  at  the  king’s  house. 

21  ^Jehoash  was  seven  years  old  when  he  began  to 

12  reign.  In  the  seventh  year  of  Jehu  began  Jehoash 

to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  forty  years  in  Jerusalem  : 
and  his  mother’s  name  was  Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2 And  Jehoash  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord  all  his  days  wherein  Jehoiada  the  priest 

3 instructed  him.  Howbeit  the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away  : the  people  still  sacrificed  and  burnt 
incense  in  the  high  places. 


4 And  Jehoash  said  to  the  priests.  All  the  money  of 
the  hallowed  things  that  is  brought  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  “in  current  money,  ^the  money  of  the 
persons  for  whom  each  man  is  rated,  and  all  the 
money  that  it  cometh  into  any  man’s  heart  to  bring 

5 into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  let  the  priests  take  it 
to  them,  every  man  from  his  acquaintance  : and 


6 1 Sam.  10.  24. 

7 2 Chr.  23.  12,  <Src. 

8 ch.  23.  3.  2 Chr. 
34.  31. 

» 2 Chr.  23.  16. 

10  2 Sam.  5.  3. 
u ch.  10.  26. 


i2f)eut.  12.  3.  2 

Chr.  23.  17. 

13  2 Chr.  23.  18,  &c. 
11  2 Chr.  24.  1. 

1 2 Chr.  24.  1. 

2 1 Kin.  15.  14.  & 22. 
43.  ch.  14.  4. 


3  ch.  22.  4. 

1 Ex.  30.  13. 

6 Ex.  35.  5.  1 Chr. 
29.  9. 

(j  Heb.  .shoulder, 
h Or,  ptil  upon  him 


the  crown  and  the  tes- 
timony. 

i Heb.  Let  the  king 
live. 

j Or,  on  the  plat- 
form. 


k Heb.  offices. 

* [Ch.  12.  1.  in 

Heb.] 

a Or,  even  the  mo- 
ney of  every  one  that 


passeth  the  number- 
ing. See  Ex.  30.  13. 

b Heb.  each  man 
the  money  of  the  souls 
of  his  estimation.  See 
Lev.  27.  2. 


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acquaintance  : and  let  them  repair  the  breaches  of  the 
house,  wheresoever  any  breach  shall  be  found. 

6 But  it  was  so,  that  in  the  three  and  twentieth  year 
of  king  Jehoash  ®the  priests  had  not  repaired  the 
breaches  of  the  house. 

7 Then  king  Jehoash  called  for  Jehoiada  the  priest, 
and  the  other  priests,  and  said  unto  them.  Why  repair 
ye  not  the  breaches  of  the  house  ? now  therefore  re- 
ceive no  more  money  of  your  acquaintance,  but  deliver 
it  for  the  breaches  of  the  house. 

8 And  the  priests  consented  to  receive  no  more  money 
of  the  people,  neither  to  repair  the  breaches  of  the 
house. 

9 But  Jehoiada  the  priest  took  ® a chest,  and  bored  a 
hole  in  the  lid  of  it,  and  set  it  beside  the  altar,  on  the 
right  side  as  one  conieth  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
and  the  priests  that  kept  the  door  put  therein  all  the 
money  that  was  brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  it  was  so,  when  they  saw  that  there  was  much 
money  in  the  chest,  that  the  king’s  scribe  and  the  high 
priest  came  up,  and  they  put  up  in  bags,  and  told  the 
money  that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

11  And  they  gave  the  money,  being  told,  into  the 
hands  of  them  that  did  the  work,  that  had  the  oversight 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord  : and  they  laid  it  out  to  the 
carpenters  and  builders,  that  wrought  upon  the  house 
of  the  Lord, 

12  And  to  masons,  and  hewers  of  stone,  and  to  buy 
timber  and  hewed  stone  to  repair  the  breaches  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  for  all  that  was  laid  out  for  the 
house  to  repair  it. 

13  Howbeit  ^ there  were  not  made  for  the  house  of 
the  Lord  bowls  of  silver,  snufPers,  basons,  trumpets, 
any  vessels  of  gold,  or  vessels  of  silver,  of  the  money 
that  was  brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

14  But  they  gave  that  to  the  workmen,  and  repaired 
therewith  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

15  Moreover  they  reckoned  not  with  the  men,  into 
whose  hand  they  delivered  the  money  to  be  bestowed 
on  workmen  : for  they  dealt  faithfully. 

16  The  trespass  money  and  sin  money  was  not 
brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : i^  it  was  the 
priests’. 

17  Then  i^  Hazael  king  of  Syria  went  up,  and 
fought  against  Gath,  and  took  it : and  n Hazael  set  his 
face  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem. 

18  And  Jehoash  king  of  Judah  i^took  all  the  hal- 
lowed things  that  Jehoshaphat,  and  Jehoram,  and  Aha- 
ziah,  his  fathers,  kings  of  Judah,  had  dedicated,  and  his 
own  hallowed  things,  and  all  the  gold  that  was  found  in 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the  LotiD,  and  in  the 
king’s  house,  and  sent  it  to  Hazael  king  of  Syria : and 
he  went  away  from  Jerusalem. 

19  T[  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joash,  and  all  that 
he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

20  And  1®  his  servants  arose,  and  made  a conspiracy, 
and  slew  Joash  in  the  house  of  Millo,  which  goeth  down 
to  Silla. 

21  For  1’^  Jozachar  the  son  of  Shimeath^  and  Jehoza- 
bad  the  son  of  Shomer,  his  servants,  smote  him,  and  he 
died  ; and  they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David  : and  i®  Amaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

6 2 Chr.  24.  5.  lo  ch.  22.  7.  ch.  8.  12. 

^ 2 Chr.  24.  6.  n Lev.  5.  15,  18.  ” See  2 Chr.  24.  23. 

8 2 Chr.  24.  8,  &c.  ’2  Lev.  7.  7.  Num.  is  1 Kin.  15.  18.  ch. 

» See  2 Chr.  24.  14.  18.  0.  18.  15,  16. 


they  shall  repair  the  breaches  of  the  house,  where- 

6 soever  any  breach  shall  be  found.  But  it  was  so, 
that  ill  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of  king  Jehoash 
the  priests  had  not  repaired  the  breaches  of  the 

7 house.  Then  king  Jehoash  called  for  Jehoiada  the 
priest,  and  for  the  other  priests,  and  said  unto  them. 
Why  repair  ye  not  the  breaches  of  the  house  ? now 
therefore  take  no  more  money  from  your  acquaint- 
ance, but  deliver  it  for  the  breaches  of  the  house. 

8 And  the  priests  consented  that  they  should  take  no 
more  money  from  the  people,  neither  repair  the 

9 breaches  of  the  house.  But  Jehoiada  the  priest 
took  a chest,  and  bored  a hole  in  the  lid  of  it,  and 
set  it  beside  the  altar,  on  the  right  side  as  one  com- 
eth  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : and  the  priests 
that  kept  the  ^ door  put  therein  all  the  money  that 

10  was  brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  it 
was  so,  wlien  they  saw  that  there  was  much  money 
in  the  chest,  that  the  king’s  ^ scribe  and  the  high 
priest  came  up,  and  they  ® put  up  in  bags  and 
told  the  money  that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 

11  Lord.  And  they  gave  the  money  that  was  weighed 
out  into  the  hands  of  them  that  did  the  work,  that 
had  the  oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  : and 
they  paid  it  out  to  the  carpenters  and  the  builders, 

12  that  wrought  upon  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  to 
the  masons  and  the  hewers  of  stone,  and  for  buying 
timber  and  hewn  stone  to  repair  the  breaches  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  for  all  that  ^ was  laid  out  for 

13  the  house  to  repair  it.  But  there  were  not  made 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord  cups  of  silver,  snuffers, 
basons,  trumpets,  any  vessels  of  gold,  or  vessels  of 
silver,  of  the  money  that  was  brought  into  the  house 

14  of  the  Lord  : for  they  gave  that  to  them  that  did 
the  work,  and  repaired  therewith  the  house  of  the 

15  Lord.  Moreover  they  reckoned  not  with  the  men, 
into  whose  hand  they  delivered  the  money  to  give  to 
them  that  did  the  work  : for  they  dealt  faithfully. 

16  The  money  for  the  guilt  offerings,  and  the  money 
for  the  sin  offerings,  was  not  brought  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord  : it  was  the  priests’. 

17  Then  Hazael  king  of  Syria  went  up,  and  fought 
against  Gath,  and  took  it  : and  Hazael  set  his  face 

18  to  go  up  to  elerusalem.  And  Jehoash  king  of  Ju- 
dah took  all  the  hallowed  things  that  Jehoshaphat, 
and  Jehoram,  and  Ahaziah,  his  fathers,  kings  of 
Judah,  had  dedicated,  and  his  own  hallowed  things, 
and  all  the  gold  that  was  found  in  the  treasures 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  of  the  king’s  house, 
and  sent  it  to  Hazael  king  of  Syria  : and  he  went 

19  away  from  Jerusalem.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Joash,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

20  And  his  servants  arose,  and  made  a conspiracy,  and 
smote  Joash  at  the  house  of  Millo,  on  the  way  that 

21  goeth  down  to  Silla.  For  Jozacar  the  son  of  Shime- 
ath,  and  Jehozabad  the  son  of  Shomer,  his  servants, 
smote  him,  and  he  died  ; and  they  buried  him  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  : and  Amaziah  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


1C  ch.  14.  5.  2 Chr.  i*  2 Chr.  24.  27.  and  &c. 

24.  25.  c Heb.  threshold.  f Heb.  brought  it 

u 2 Chr.  24.  26,  Za-  d Or,  secretary.  forth, 

bad.  e Heb.  bound  up  g Heb.  went  forth. 


II.  KINGS,  XIII. 


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CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Jekoahaz's  wicked  reign.  3 Jehoahaz,  oppressed  by  HazaeU  is  relieved 
by  prayer.  8 Joash  succeedeth  him.  ll)  His  wicked  reign.  12  Jero- 
boam succeedeth  him.  14  Elisha  dying  prophesieth  to  Joash  three 
victories  over  the  Syrians.  20  The  Moabites  invading  the  land,  Eli- 
sha's bones  raise  rip  a dead  man.  22  Hazael  dying,  Joash  getteth  three 
victories  over  BenQiadad. 

IN  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of  Joash  the  son  of 
Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Jehu 
began  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned 
seventeen  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  followed  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  which  made  Israel  to  sin  ; he  departed  not 
therefrom. 

3  ^ And  ^ the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled 
against  Israel,  and  he  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
2 Hazael  king  of  Syria,  and  into  the  hand  of  Ben-hadad 
the  son  of  Hazael,  all  their  days. 

4  And  Jehoahaz  ^ besought  the  Lord,  and  the  Lord 
hearkened  unto  him  : for  ^he  saw  the  oppression  of 
Israel,  because  the  king  of  Syria  oppressed  them. 

5  (®And  the  Lord  gave  Israel  a saviour,  so  that  they 
went  out  from  under  the  hand  of  the  Syrians  ; and  the 
children  of  Israel  dwelt  in  their  tents,  as  beforetime. 

6  Nevertheless  they  departed  not  from  the  sins  of 
the  house  of  Jeroboam,  who  made  Israel  sin,  hut  walked 
therein  : ® and  there  remained  the  grove  also  in  Sama- 
ria.) 

7  Neither  did  he  leave  of  the  people  to  Jehoahaz  but 
fifty  horsemen,  and  ten  chariots,  and  ten  thousand  foot- 
men ; for  the  king  of  Syria  had  destroyed  them,  and 
had  made  them  like  the  dust  by  threshing. 

8  ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoahaz,  and  all 
that  he  did,  and  his  might,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

9  And  Jehoahaz  slept  with  his  fathers  ; and  they 
buried  him  in  Samaria:  and  Joash  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

10  ^ In  the  thirty  and  seventh  year  of  Joash  king  of 
Judah  began  Jehoash  the  son  of  Jehoahaz  to  reign  over 
Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  sixteen  years. 

11  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  ; he  departed  not  from  all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  sin  : but  he  walked 
therein. 

12  ®And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joash,  and  ® all  that 
he  did,  and  his  might  wherewith  he  fought  against 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

13  And  Joash  slept  with  his  fathers  ; and  Jeroboam 
sat  upon  his  throne  : and  Joash  was  buried  in  Samaria 
with  the  kings  of  Israel. 

14  ^ Now  Elisha  was  fallen  sick  of  his  sickness 
whereof  he  died.  And  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  came 
down  unto  him,  and  wept  over  his  face,  and  said,  O my 
father,  my  father,  the  chariot  of  Israel,  and  the  horse- 
men thereof. 

15  And  Elisha  said  unto  him.  Take  bow  and  arrows. 
And  he  took  unto  him  bow  and  arrows. 

IG  And  he  said  to  tlie  king  of  Israel,  Put  thine  hand 
upon  the  bow.  And  he  put  his  hand  upon  it : and  Eli- 
sha put  his  hands  upon  the  king’s  hands. 

17  And  he  said,  Open  the  window  eastward.  And 

Ijudg.  2.  14.  4 Ex.  3.  7.  ch.  H.  c i Kin.  IG.  33. 

2  cli.  8.  12.  2G.  2 Amos  1.  3. 

3  Ps.  78.  34.  B gee  ver.  25.  & ch.  * ch.  14.  15. 

14.  25,  27.  9 See  ver.  1 1.  & 25. 


In  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of  Joash  the  son 
of  Ahaziah,  king  of  Judah,  Jehoahaz  the  son  of 
Jehu  began  to  reign  over  IsraeiTn  Samaria,  and 
reigned  seventeen  years.  And  he  did  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  followed  the 
sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  wherewith  he 
made  Israel  to  sin  ; he  departed  not  therefrom. 
And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was'' kindled  against  Is- 
rael, and  he  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  Hazael 
king  of  Syria,  and  into  the  hand  of  Ben-hadad  the 
son  of  Hazael,  “continually.  And  Jehoahaz  be- 
sought the  Lord,  and  the  Lord  hearkened  unto 
him  : for  he  saw  the  oppression  of  Israel,  how  that 
the  king  of  Syria  oppressed  them.  (And  the  Lord 
gave  Israel  a saviour,  so  that  they  went  out  from 
under  the  hand  of  the  Syrians  : and  the  children  of 
Israel  dwelt  in  their  tents,  as  beforetime.  Never- 
theless they  departed  not  from  the  sins  of  the  house 
of  Jeroboam,  wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin,  but 
^ walked  therein  : and  there  remained  the  Asherah 
also  in  Samaria.)  For  he  left  not  to  Jehoahaz  of 
the  people  save  fifty  horsemen,  and  ten  chariots,  and 
ten  thousand  footmen  ; for  the  king  of  Syria  de- 
stroyed them,  and  made  them  like  the  dust  ‘^in 
threshing.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoahaz, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might,  are  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  ? And  Jehoahaz  slept  with  his  fathers  ; and 
they  buried  him  in  Samaria  : and  Joash  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

In  the  thirty  and  seventh  year  of  Joash  king  of  , 
Judah  began  Jehoash  the  son  of  Jehoahaz  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  sixteen  years. 
And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  ; he  departed  not  from  all  the  sins  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  wherewith  he  made  Israel 
to  sin  : but  he  walked  therein.  Now  the  rest 
of  the  acts  of  Joash,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  his 
might  wherewith  he  fought  against  Amaziah  king  of 
Judah,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? And  Joash  slept 
with  his  fathers  ; and  Jeroboam  sat  upon  his  throne  : 
and  Joash  was  buried  in  Samaria  with  the  kings  of 
Israel. 

Now  Elisha  was  fallen  sick  of  his  sickness  where- 
of he  died  : and  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  came  ^ 
down  unto  him,  and  wept  over  ^ him,  and  said,  « My 
father,  my  father,  the  -^  chariots  of  Israel  and  the 
horsemen  thereof  ! And  Elisha  said  unto  him.  Take  •* 
bow  and  arrows  : and  he  took  unto  him  bow  and 
arrows.  And  he  said  to  the  king  of  Israel,  Put 
thine  hand  upon  the  bow  : and  he  put  his  hand  upon 
it.  And  Elisha  laid  his  hands  upon  the  king’s 
hands.  And  he  said.  Open  the  window  eastward : 


ch.  14.  9,  &c.  2 a Heb.  rr/Z  the  days.  dUeh.  his  face. 

. 25.  17,  &c.  b Heb.  he  walked.  e See  ch.  2.  12. 

ch.  2.  12.  c Or,  to  trample  on.  f Or,  chariot. 


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he  opened  it.  Then  Elisha  said,  Shoot.  And  he  shot. 
And  he  said.  The  arrow  of  the  Lord’s  deliverance,  and 
the  arrow  of  deliverance  from  Syria  : for  thou  shalt 
smite  the  Syrians  in  ^^Aphek,  till  thou  have  consumed 
them. 

18  And  he  said.  Take  the  arrows.  And  he  took 
them.  And  he  said  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  Smite  upon 
the  ground.  And  he  smote  thrice,  and  stayed. 

19  And  the  man  of  God  was  wroth  with  him,  and 

said.  Thou  shouldest  have  smitten  five  or  six  times  ; 
then  hadst  thou  smitten  Syria  till  thou  hadst  consumed 
it : whereas  now  thou  shalt  smite  Syria  hut  thrice. 

20  ^ And  Elisha  died,  and  they  buried  him.  And 
the  bands  of  the  Moabites  invaded  the  land  at  the 
coming  in  of  the  year. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were  burying  a man, 
that,  behold,  they  spied  a band  of  men  ; and  they  cast 
the  man  into  the  sepulchre  of  Elisha  : and  when  the 
man  was  let  down,  and  touched  the  bones  of  Elisha,  he 
revived,  and  stood  up  on  his  feet. 

22  ^ But  Hazael  king  of  Syria  oppressed  Israel 
all  the  days  of  Jehoahaz. 

23  i^And  the  Lord  was  gracious  unto  them,  and  had 
compassion  on  them,  and  ^®had  respect  unto  them, 

because  of  his  covenant  with  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob,  and  would  not  destroy  them,  neither  cast  he 
them  from  his  presence  as  yet. 

24  So  Hazael  king  of  Syria  died  ; and  Ben-hadad 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  And  Jehoash  the  son  of  Jehoahaz  took  again  out 
of  the  hand  of  Ben-hadad  the  son  of  Hazael  the  cities, 
which  he  had  taken  out  of  the  hand  of  Jehoahaz  his 
father  by  war.  Three  times  did  Joash  beat  him,  and 
recovered  the  cities  of  Israel. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Amaziah's  good  reign,  b His  justice  on  the  murderers  of  his  father. 
7 His  victory  over  Edom.  8 Amaziah,  provoking  Jehoash.  is  overcome 
and  spoiled.  15  Jeroboam  succeedeth  Jehoash.  17  Amaziah  slain  by 
a conspiracy.  21  Azariah  succeedeth  him.  23  Jeroboam's  tvicked 
reign.  28  Z achariah  succeedeth  him. 

IN  ^the  second  year  of  Joash  son  of  Jehoahaz  king 
of  Israel  reigned  ^Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  king 
of  Judah. 

2  He  was  twenty  and  five  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  reigned  twenty  and  nine  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. And  his  mother’s  name  was  Jehoaddan  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  yet  not  like  David  his  father  : he  did  according 
to  all  things  as  Joash  his  father  did. 

4  3 Howbeit  the  high  places  were  not  taken  away  : 
as  yet  the  people  did  sacrifice  and  burnt  incense  on  the 
high  places. 

5  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  the  kingdom  was 
confirmed  in  his  hand,  that  he  slew  his  servants  ^ which 
had  slain  the  king  his  father. 

6  But  the  children  of  the  murderers  he  slew  not : ac- 
cording unto  that  which  is  written  in  the  book  of  the 
law  of  Moses,  wherein  the  Lord  commanded,  saying, 
® The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death  for  the  children, 
nor  the  children  be  put  to  death  for  the  fathers  ; but 
every  man  shall  be  put  to  death  for  his  own  sin. 

7  ® He  slew  of  Edom  in  ’ the  valley  of  salt  ten  thou- 


12  1 Kin.  20.  26. 

13  ver.  25. 
ch.  8. 12. 

15  ch.  14.  27. 

1C  Ex.  2.  24,  25. 


11  Ex.  32.  13. 
1*  ver.  18,  19. 

1 ch.  13.  10. 

2 2 Chr.  25.  1. 


3 ch.  12.  3. 

4 ch.  12.  20. 

5 Deut.  24. 16.  Ezek. 
18.  4,  20. 


and  he  opened  it.  Then  Elisha  said.  Shoot : and  he 
shot.  And  he  said.  The  Lord’s  arrow  of  victory, 
even  the  arrow  of  ^ victory  ^ over  Syria  : for  thou 
shalt  smite  the  Syrians  in  Aphek,  till  thou  have  con- 

18  sumed  them.  And  he  said.  Take  the  arrows  : and 
he  took  them.  And  he  said  unto  the  king  of  Israel, 
Smite  upon  the  ground  : and  he  smote  thrice,  and 

19  stayed.  And  the  man  of  God  was  wroth  with  him, 
and  said.  Thou  shouldest  have  smitten  five  or  six 
times  ; then  hadst  thou  smitten  Syria  till  thou  hadst 
consumed  it : whereas  now  thou  shalt  smite  Syria 
but  thrice. 

20  And  Elisha  died,  and  they  buried  him.  Now  the 
bands  of  the  Moabites  invaded  the  land  at  the  com- 

21  ing  in  of  the  year.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
were  burying  a man,  that,  behold,  they  spied  a 
band  ; and  they  east  the  man  into  the  sepulchre  of 
Elisha  : and  * as  soon  as  the  man  touched  the  bones 
of  Elisha,  he  revived,  and  stood  up  on  his  feet. 

22  And  Hazael  king  of  Syria  oppressed  Israel  all 

23  the  days  of  Jehoahaz.  But  the  Lord  was  gracious 
unto  them,  and  had  compassion  on  them,  and  had 
respect  unto  them,  because  of  his  covenant  with 
Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  would  not  destroy 
them,  neither  cast  he  them  from  his  presence  J as 

24  yet.  And  Hazael  king  of  Syria  died  ; and  Ben- 

25  hadad  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  Jehoash 
the  son  of  Jehoahaz  took  again  out  of  the  hand  of 
Ben-hadad  the  son  of  Hazael  the  cities  which  he 
had  taken  out  of  the  hand  of  Jehoahaz  his  father 
by  war.  Three  times  did  Joash  smite  him,  and 
recovered  the  cities  of  Israel. 


14  ^ In  the  second  year  of  Joash  son  of  Joahaz  king 

of  Israel  began  Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  king  of 

2 Judah  to  reign.  He  was  twenty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  twenty  and 
nine  years  in  Jerusalem  : and  his  mother’s  name 

3 was  Jehoaddin  of  Jerusalem.  And  he  did  that 
which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  yet  not 
like  David  his  father  : he  did  according  to  all  that 

4 Joash  his  father  had  done.  Howbeit  the  high  places 
were  not  taken  away  : the  people  still  sacrificed  and 

5 burnt  incense  in  the  high  places.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  as  soon  as  the  kingdom  was  established  in  his 
hand,  that  he  slew  his  servants  which  had  slain  the 

6 king  his  father  : but  the  children  of  the  murderers 
he  put  not  to  death  : according  to  that  which  is 
written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  as  the 
Lord  commanded,  saying.  The  fathers  shall  not  be 
put  to  death  for  the  children,  nor  the  children  be 
put  to  death  for  the  fathers  ; but  every  man  shall 

7 die  for  his  own  sin.  He  slew  of  Edom  in  the  Val- 


e 2 Chr.  25.  11. 

7 2 Sam.  8.  13.  Ps. 
60,  title. 

g Heb.  salvation. 


h Or,  against, 
i Heb.  ivhen  the  man 
went  and  touched. 


j Heb.  until  now. 
a See  2 Chr.  25.  1, 
&c. 


II.  KINGS,  XIV. 


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sand,  and  took  Selah  by  war,  ® and  called  the  name  of 
it  Joktheel  unto  this  day. 

8 ^ ®Then  Amaziah  sent  messengers  to  Jehoash,  the 
son  of  Jehoahaz  son  of  Jehu,  king  of  Israel,  saying. 
Come,  let  us  look  one  another  in  the  face. 

9 And- Jehoash  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to  Amaziah 
king  of  Judah,  saying,  The  thistle  that  was  in  Leba- 
non sent  to  the  cedar  that  was  in  Lebanon,  saying. 
Give  thy  daughter  to  my  son  to  wife  : and  there  passed 
by  a wild  beast  that  was  in  Lebanon,  and  trode  down 
the  thistle. 

10  Thou  hast  indeed  smitten  Edom,  and  ^^thine 
heart  hath  lifted  thee  up  : glory  of  this,  and  tarry  at 
home  : for  why  shouldest  thou  meddle  to  thy  hurt,  that 
thou  shouldest  fall,  even  thou,  and  J udah  with  thee  ? 

11  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear.  Therefore  Jehoash 
king  of  Israel  went  up  ; and  he  and  Amaziah  king  of 
Judah  looked  one  another  in  the  face  at  Beth-she- 
mesh,  which  belong eth  to  Judah. 

12  And  Judah  was  put  to  the  worse  before  Israel  ; 
and  they  fled  every  man  to  their  tents. 

13  And  Jehoash  king  of  Israel  took  Amaziah  king., 
of  Judah,  the  son  of  Jehoash  the  son 'of  Aliazjah,  at 
Beth-shemesh,  and  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  brake  down, 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem  from  ^^the  gate  of  Ephraim  unio 

the  corner  gate,  four  hundred  cubits. 

14  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and  silver,  and  all  the 
vessels  that  were  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
,in  the  treasures  of  the  king’s  house,  and  hostages,  and 
returned  to  Samaria. 

15  ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoash  which  he 
did,  and  his  might,  and  how  he  fought  with  Amaziah 
king  of  Judah,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

16  And  Jehoash  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 
buried  in  Samaria  with  the  kings  of  Israel  ; and  Jero- 
boam his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

17  And  Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah 
lived  after  the  death  of  Jehoash  son  of  Jehoahaz  king 
of  Israel  fifteen  years. 

18  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amaziah,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

19  Now  they  made  a conspiracy  against  him  in 
J erusalem  : and  he  fled  to  Lachish  ; but  they  sent 
after  him  to  Lachish,  and  slew  him  there. 

20  And  they  brought  him  on  horses  : and  he  was 
buried  at  Jerusalem  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David. 

21  ^ And  all  the  people  of  Judah  took  Azariah, 
which  ivas  sixteen  years  old,  and  made  him  king  instead 
of  his  father  Amaziah. 

22  He  built  ^^Elath,  and  restored  it  to  Judah,  after 
that  the  king  slept  with  his  fathers. 

23  ^ In  the  fifteenth  year  of  Amaziah  the  son  of 
Joash  king  of  Judah  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash  king 
of  Israel  began  to  reign  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  forty 
and  one  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  ivas  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  : he  departed  not  from  all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

25  Ho  restored  the  coast  of  Israel  from  the  enter- 

8 Josh.  15.  38.  Chr.  32.  25.  Ezek.  28.  is  jer.  31.  38.  Zech. 

9 2 Chr.  25.  17,  18,  2.  5,  17.  Hab.  2.  4.  14.  10. 

&c.  13  Josh.  19.  38.  & 21.  16  1 Kin.  7.  51. 

10  See  Judg.  9.  8.  IG.  n ch.  13.  12. 

11  1 Kin.  4.  33.  '■*  Neh.  8.  1C.  & 12.  18  2 Chr,  25.  25,  &c. 

i2D8ut.  8.  14.  2 39. 


ley  of  Salt  ten  thousand,  and  took  ^ Sela  by  war, 
and  called  the  name  of  it  Joktheel,  unto  this  day. 

8 Then  Amaziah  sent  messengers  to  Jehoash,  the 
son  of  Jehoahaz  son  of  Jehu,  king  of  Israel,  saying, 

9 Come,  let  us  look  one  another  in  the  face.  And 
Jehoash  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to  Amaziah  king  of 
Judah,  saying.  The  ^ thistle  that  was  in  Lebanon 
sent  to  the  cedar  that  was  in  Lebanon,  saying.  Give 
thy  daughter  to  my  son  to  wife  : and  there  passed 
by  a wild  beast  that  was  in  Lebanon,  and  trode  down 

10  the  thistle.  Thou  hast  indeed  smitten  Edom,  and 
thine  heart  hath  lifted  thee  up  : glory  thereof,  and 
abide  at  home  ; for  why  shouldest  thou  meddle  to 
thy  hurt,  that  thou  shouldest  fall,  even  thou,  and 

11  Judah  with  thee  ? But  Amaziah  would  not  hear. 
So  Jehoash  king  of  Israel  went  up  ; and  he  and 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah  looked  one  another  in  the 
face  at  Beth-shemesh,  which  belongeth  to  Judah. 

12  And  Judah  was  put  to  the  worse  before  Israel  ; and 

13  they  fled  every  man  to  his  tent.  And  Jehoash  king 
of  Israel  took  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the  son  of 
Jehoash  the  son  of  Ahaziah,  at  Beth-shemesh,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem,  and  brake  down  the  wall  of 
Jerusalem  from  the  gate  of  Ephraim  unto  the 

14  corner  gate,  four  hundred  cubits.  And  he  took  all 
the  gold  and  silver,  and  all  the  vessels  that  were 
found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures 
of  the  king’s  house,  the  hostages  also,  and  returned 

15  to  Samaria.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoash 
which  he  did,  and  his  might,  and  how  he  fought 
with  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

16  And  Jehoash  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried 
in  Samaria  with  the  kings  of  Israel  ; and  Jeroboam 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

17  And  Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah 
lived  after  the  death  of  Jehoash  son  of  Jehoahaz 

18  king  of  Israel  fifteen  years.  Now  the  rest  of  the 
acts  of  Amaziah,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 

19  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? And  they 
made  a conspiracy  against  him  in  Jerusalem  ; and 
he  fled  to  Lachish  : but  they  sent  after  him  to 

20  Lachish,  and  slew  him  there.  And  they  brought 
him  upon  horses  : and  he  was  buried  at  Jerusalem 

21  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David.  And  all 
the  people  of  Judah  took  ^ Azajiah.  who  was  six- 
teen years  old,  and  made  him  king  in  the  room  of 

22  his  father  Amaziah.  He  built  Elath,  and  restored  it 
to  Judah,  after  that  the  king  slept  with  his  fathers. . 


23  In  the  fifteenth  year  of  Amaziah  the  son  of  Jo-, 
ash  king  of  Judah  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash  king 
of  Israel  began  to  reign  in  Samaria,  and  reign^ 

24  forty  and  one  years.  And  he  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  : he  departed  not  from 
all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  where- 

25  with  he  made  Israel  to  sin.  He  restored  the 
border  of  Israel  from  the  entering  in  of  Hamath 

19  2 Chr.  25.  27.  22  ch.  16.  G.  2 Chr.  c Or,  thorn. 

20  Josh.  10.  31.  20.  2.  d Or,  provoke  ca- 

21  ch.  15.  13.  & 2 2.1  isr„m.  13.  21.  & lamity. 

Chr.  26.  1,  he  is  called  34.  8.  .'Inch.  15.  i:?,  and 

Uzziah,  h 0.“,  the  ro«k.  2 Chr.  26.  1,  Uzziah. 


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II.  KINGS,  XV. 


ing  of  Hamath  unto  the  sea  of  the  plain,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  he  spake 
by  the  hand  of  his  servant  Jonah,  the  son  of  Amittai, 
the  prophet,  which  was  of  Gath-hepher. 

26  For  the  Lord  ^7  saw  the  affliction  of  Israel,  that 
it  was  very  bitter  : for  there  was  not  any  shut  up,  nor 
any  left,  nor  any  helper  for  Israel. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  not  that  he  would  blot  out 
the  name  of  Israel  from  under  heaven  : but  he  saved 
them  by  the  hand  of' Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash. 

28  T[  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jeroboam,  and  all 
that  he  did,  and  his  might,  how  he  warred,  and  how  he 
recovered  Damascus,  and  Hamath,  which  belonged  to 
Judah,  for  Israel,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

29  And  Jeroboam  slept  with  his  fathers,  even  with  the 
kings  of  Israel  ; and  Zachariah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

1 Azariah's  good  reign.  5 He  dying  a leper,  Jotham  succeedeth. 
8 Zachariah,  the  last  of  Jehu's  generation,  reigning  ill,  is  slain  by 
Shallum.  13  Shallum,  reigning  a month,  is  slain  by  Menahem. 
16  Menahem  strengtheneth  himself  by  Pul.  21  Pekahiah  succeedeth 
him.  23  Pekahiah  is  slain  by  Pekah.  27  Pekah  is  oppressed  by  Tig- 
lath-pileser,  and  slain  by  Hoshea.  32  Jotham' s good  reign.  36  Ahaz 
succeedeth  him. 

IN  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Jeroboam  king  of 
Israel  ^ began  ^ Azariah  son  of  Amaziah  king  of  Ju- 
dah to  reign. 

2  Sixteen  years  old  was  he  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  two  and  fifty  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother’s  name  was  Jecholiah  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  all  that  his  father  Amaziah  had 
done  ; 

4  ® Save  that  the  high  places  were  not  removed  : the 
people  sacrificed  and  burnt  incense  still  on  the  high 
places. 

5  And  the  Lord  ^ smote  the  king,  so  that  he  was 
a leper  unto  the  day  of  his  death,  and  ^ dwelt  in  a seve- 
ral house.  And  Jotham  the  king’s  son  was  over  the 
house,  judging  the  people  of  the  land. 

6  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Azariah,  and  all  that 
he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

7  So  Azariah  slept  with  his  fathers  ; and  ® they  buried 
him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  : and  Jotham 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

8  ^ In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of  Azariah  king  of 
Judah  did  Zachariah  the  son  of  Jeroboam  reign  over 
Israel  in  Samaria  six  months. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  as  his  fathers  had  done  : he  departed  not  from 
the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel 
to  sin. 

10  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  conspired  against 
him,  and  smote  him  before  the  people,  and  slew  him, 
and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zachariah,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

12  This  was  ® the  word  of  the  Lord  which  he  spake 
unto  Jehu,  saying.  Thy  sons  shall  sit  on  the  throne  of 

24  Deut.  3.  17.  29  ch,  13,  5,  regnum  of  11  years, 

25  Jonah  1.  1.  Matt.  30  2 Sam.  8.  6.  1 ch.  15.  8. 

12. 39, 40,  called  Jo« as.  Kin.  11.  24.  2 Clir.  8.  1 ch.  14.  21.  2 Chr. 

26  Josh.  19.  13.  3.  26.  1,  3,  4. 

27  ch.  13.  4.  51  After  an  inter-  2 Called  Uzziah,  ver. 

28  Dent.  32.  36. 


unto  the  sea  of  the  Arabah,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  which  he  spake  by 
the  hand  of  his  servant  Jonah  the  son  of  Amittai, 

26  the  prophet,  which  was  of  Gath-hepher.  For  the 
Lord  saw  the  affliction  of  Israel,  that  it  was  very 
bitter  : for  there  was  none  shut  up  nor  left  at  large, 

27  neither  was  there  any  helper  for  Israel.  And  the 
Lord  said  not  that  he  would  blot  out  the  name  of 
Israel  from  under  heaven  : but  he  saved  them  by 

28  the  hand  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash.  Now  the 
rest  of  the  acts  of  Jeroboam,  and  all  that  he  did, 
and  his  might,  how  he  warred,  and  how  he  recovered 
Damascus,  and  Hamath,  which  had  belonged  to  Ju- 
dah, for  Israel,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 

29  the  chronieles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? And  Jero- 
boam slept  with  his  fathers,  even  with  the  kings  of 
Israel  ; and  Zechariah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


15  In  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Jeroboam 
king  of  Israel  began  “ Azariah  son  of  Amaziah  king 

2 of  Judah  to  reign.  ^ Sixteen  years  old  was  he  when 
he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  two  and  fifty; 
years  in  Jerusalem  : and  his  mother’s  name  was 

3 Jecoliah  of  Jerusalem.  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 

4 his  father  Amaziah  had  done.  Howbeit  the  high 
places  were  not  taken  away  : the  people  still  sacri- 

5 ficed  and  burnt  incense  in  the  high  places.  ‘^And 
the  Lord  smote  the  king,  so  that  he  was  a leper 
unto  the  day  of  his  death,  and  dwelt  in  a several 
house.  And  JqUiam  the  king’s  son  was  over  the 

6 household,  judging  the  people  of  the  land.  Now 
the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Azariah,  and  all  that  he  did, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of 

7 the  kings  of  Judah?  And  Azariah  slept  with  his 
fathers  ; and  they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the 
city  of  David  : and  Jotham  liis  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 


8 In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of  Azariah  king  of 
Judah  did  Zechariah  the  son  of  Jeroboam  reign 

9 over  Israel  in  Samaria  six  months.  And  he  did  that 
which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his  fa- 
thers had  done  : he  departed  not  from  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  wherewith  he  made 

10  Israel  to  sin.  And  Shalliim  the  son  of  Jabesh  con- 
spired against  him,  and  smote  him  before  the  people, 

11  and  slew  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead.  Now  the 
rest  of  the  acts  of  Zechariah,  behold,  they  are  written 
in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

12  This  was  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  he  spake  unto 
Jehu,  saying.  Thy  sons  to  the  fourth  generation  shall 


13,  30,  &c.  & 2 Chr, 
26.  1. 

3 ver.  35.  ch.  12.  3 
& 14.  4. 

4 2 Chr.  26.  19-21. 


6 Lev.  13.  46. 

6 2 Chr.  26.  23. 

7 As  prophesied, 
Amos  7.  9. 

8 ch.  10.  30. 


a In  vv.  13,  30,  &c., 
Uzziah. 

b See  2 Chr.  26.  3, 4. 
c See  2 Chr.  26.  21- 
23. 

d Or,  lazar  hous«. 


II.  KINGS,  XV.  567 


Israel  unto  the  fourth  generation.  And  so  it  came  to 
pass. 

13  ^ Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  began  to  reign  in 
the  nine  and  thirtieth  year  of  ® Uzziah  king  of  Judah  ; 
and  he  reigned  a full  mouth  in  Samaria. 

.14  For  Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi  went  up  from 

Tirzah,  and  came  to  Samaria,  and  smote  Shallum  the 
son  of  Jabesh  in  Samaria,  and  slew  him,  and  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

. 15  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Shallum,  and  his  con- 
spiracy which  he  made,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

16  ^ Then  Menahem  smote  Tiphsah,  and  all  that 
loere  therein,  and  the  coasts  thereof  from  Tirzah  : be- 
cause they  opened  not  to  him,  therefore  he  smote  it; 
and  all  the  women  therein  that  were  with  child  he 
ripped  up. 

17  In  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year  of  Azariah  king  of 
Judah  began  Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi  to  reign  over 
Israel,  and  reigned  ten  years  in  Samaria. 

18  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  : he  departed  not  all  his  days  from  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

19  And  Pul  the  king  of  Assyria  came  against  the 
land  : and  Menahem  gave  Pul  a thousand  talents  of 
silver,  that  his  hand  might  be  with  him  to  coiihrm  the 
kingdom  in  his  hand. 

20  And  Menahem  exacted  the  money  of  Israel,  even 
of  all  the  mighty  men  of  wealth,  of  each  man  fifty 
shekels  of  silver,  to  give  to  the  king  of  Assyria.  So 
the  king  of  Assyria  turned  back,  and  stayed  not  there 
in  the  land. 

21  ^ And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Menahem,  and  all 
that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

22  And  Menahem  slept  with  his  fathers  ; and  Peka- 
hiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

23  ^ In  the  fiftieth  year  of  Azariah  king  of  Judah 
Pekahiah  the  son  of  Menahem  began  to  reign  over  Is- 
rael in  Samaria,  and  reigned  two  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  : he  departed  not  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

25  But  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah,  a captain  of  his, 
conspired  against  him,  and  smote  him  in  Samaria,  in 
the  palace  of  the  king’s  house,  with  Argob  and  Arieh, 
and  with  him  fifty  men  of  the  Gileadites  : and  he  killed 
him,  and  reigned  in  his  room. 

26  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pekahiah,  and  all  that 
he  did,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

27  ^ In  the  two  and  fiftieth  year  of  Azariah  king  of 
Judah  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  twenty  years. 

28  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  : he  departed  not  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

29  In  the  days  of  Pekah  king  of  Israel  came  Tig- 
lath-pileser  king  of  Assyria,  and  took  Ijon,  and  Abel- 
beth-maachah,  and  Janoah,  and  Kedesh,  and  Hazor, 
and  Gilead,  and  Galilee,  all  the  land  of  Naphtali,  and 
carried  them  captive  to  Assyria. 

30  And  Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah  made  fi  conspiracy 
against  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah,  and  smote  him,  and 

8 Matt.  1.  8,  9,  called  1 Kin.  14.  17.  '3  1 Chr.  5.  2G.  Is. 

Ozias,  and  ver.  1,  Aza-  n 1 Kin.  4.  24.  9.  1.  Hos.  8.  9. 

riah.  12  ch.  8.  12, 


sit  upon  the  throne  of  Israel.  And  so  it  came  to 
pass. 

13  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  began  to  reign  in  the 
nine  and  thirtieth  year  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah  ; 
and  he  reigned  the  space  of  a month  in  Samaria. 

14  And  Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi  went  up  from  Tir- 
zah, and  came  to  Samaria,  and  smote  Shallum  the 
son  of  Jab.esb  in  Samaria,  and  slew  him,  and  reigned 

15  in  his  stead.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Shallum, 
and  his  conspiracy  which  he  made,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 

16  Israel.  Then  Menahem  siiiote  Tiphsah,  and  all  that 
were  therein,  and  the  borders  thereof,  from  Tirzah  : 
because  they  opened  not  to  him,  therefore  he  smote 
it  ; and  all  the  women  therein  that  were  with  child 
he  ripped  up. 

17  In  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year  of  Azariah  king  of 
Judah  began  Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi  to  reign  over 

18  Israel,  and  reigned  ten  years  in  Samaria.  And  he 
did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  : 
he  departed  not  all  his  days  from  the  sins  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  wherewith  he  made  Israel 

19  to  sin.  There  came  against  the  land  Pul  the  king 
of  Assyria  ; and  Menahem  gave  Pul  a thousand 
talents  of  silver,  that  his  hand  might  be  with  him 

20  to  confirm  the  kingdom  in  his  hand.  And  Menahem 
exacted  the  money  of  Israel,  even  of  all  the  mighty 
men  of  wealth,  of  each  man  fifty  shekels  of  silver, 
to  give  to  the  king  of  Assyria.  So  the  king  of  As- 
syria turned  back,  and  stayed  not  there  in  the  land. 

21  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Menahem,  and  all  that 
he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 

22  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? And  Menahem 
slept  with  his  fathers  ; and  Pekahiah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

23  In  the  fiftieth  year  of  Azariah  king  of  Judah  Pe- 
kahiah the  son  of  Menahem  began  to  reign  over  Is- 

24  rael  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  two  years.  And  he  did 
that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  : he  de- 
parted not  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 

25  bat,  wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin.  And  I^ah 
the  son  of  Remaliah,  his  captain,  conspired  against 
him,  and  smote  him  in  Samaria,  in  the  ® castle  of 
the  king’s  house,  with  Argob  and  Arieh  ; and  with 
him  were  fifty  men  of  the  Gileadites  : and  he  slew 

26  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead.  Now  the  rest  of  the 
acts  of  Pekahiah,  and  all  that  he  did,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

27  In  the  two  and  fiftieth  year  of  Azariah  king  of 
Judah  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  twenty  years. 

28  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  : he  departed  not  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam- 
the  son  of  Nebat,  wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

29  In  the  days  of  Pekah  king  of  Israel  came,  Tiglath- 
pileser  king  of  Assyria,  and  took  Ijon,  and  Abel- 
beth-maacah,  and  Janoah,  and  Kedesh,  and  Hazor, 
and  Gilead,  and  Galilee,  all  the  land  of  Naph- 

30  tali  ; and  he  carried  them  captive  to  A ssyria.  And 
ELoshea  the  son  of  Elah  made  a conspiracy  against 
Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah,  and  smote  him,  and 

1 Chr.  5.  2G.  Is. 

9.  1. 


14  ch.  14.  5. 

15  Is.  7.  1. 


17  1 Kin.  15.  20. 
e Or,  palace. 


568 


II.  KINGS,  XVI. 


slew  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead,  in  the  twentieth 
year  of  Jotham  the  son  of  Uzziah. 

31  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pekah,  and  all  that  he 
did,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

32  ^ In  the  second  year  of  Pekah  the  son  of  Rema- 
liah  king  of  Israel  began  ^ojo^ham  the  son  of  Uzziah 
king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

33  Five  and  twenty  years  old  was  he  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  he  reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother’s  name  was  Jerusha,  the  daughter  of 
Zadok. 

34  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  : he  did  according  to  all  that  his  father 
Uzziah  had  done. 

35  •[[  Howbeit  the  high  places  were  not  removed  : 
the  people  sacrificed  and  burned  incense  still  in  the  high 
places.  He  built  the  higher  gate  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

36  ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jotham,  and  all 
that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

37  In  those  days  the  Lord  began  to  send  against  J u- 
dah  Rezin  the  king  of  Syria,  and  Pekah  the  son  of 
Remaliah. 

38  And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried 
with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his  father  : and 
Ahaz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 Ahaz's  wicked  reign.  5 Ahaz,  assailed  by  Rezin  and  Pekah,  hireth 
Tiglath-pileser  against  them.  10  Ahaz,  sending  a 'pattern  of  an  altar 
from  Damascus  to  Urijah,  diverteth  the  brasen  altar  to  his  own  devo- 
tion. 17  He  spoileth  the  temple.  19  Hezekiah  succeedeth  him. 

IN  the  seventeenth  year  of  Pekah  the  son  of  Rema- 
liah 1 Ahaz  the  son  of  Jotham  king  of  Judah  began 
to  reign. 

2  Twenty  years  old  was  Ahaz  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem,  and  did 
not  that  lohich  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  his 
God,  like  David  his  father. 

3  But  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the  kings  of  Israel, 
yea,  ^and  made  his  son  to  pass  through  the  fire,  accord- 
ing to  the  ^ abominations  of  the  heathen,  whom  the 
Lord  cast  out  from  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  And  he  sacrificed  and  burnt  incense  in  the  high 
places,  and  ^ on  the  hills,  and  under  every  green  tree. 

5  T[  ®Then  Rezin  king  of  Syria  and  Pekah  son  of 
Remaliah  king  of  Israel  came  up  to  Jerusalem  to  war  : 
and  they  besieged  Ahaz,  but  could  not  overcome  him. 

6  At  that  time  Rezin  king  of  Syria  ® recovered  Elath 
to  Syria,  and  drave  the  Jews  from  Elath  : and  the  Sy- 
rians came  to  Elath,  and  dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

7  So  Ahaz  sent  messengers  to  Tiglath-pileser  king 
of  Assyria,  saying,  I am  thy  servant  and  thy  son  : come 
up,  and  save  me  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Israel,  which  rise 
up  against  me. 

8  And  Ahaz  ® took  the  silver  and  gold  that  was  found 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures  of  the 
king’s  house,  and  sent  it  for  a present  to  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

9  And  the  king  of  Assyria  hearkened  unto  him  : for 

’8  After  an  anarchy  tham  had  begmi  to  24  ch,  i(5_  5.  ig_  7, 1, 
for  some  years,  ch.  17.  reign  : Ush.  25  yer.  27. 

1.  Hos.  10.  3,  7,  15.  20  2 Chr.  27.  1.  ^ 2 Chr.  28.  1,  &c. 

In  the  fourth  year  21  yer.  3.  2 Lev.  18.  21.  2 Chr. 

of  Ahr.7,  in  the  twen-  22  yer.  4.  28.  3.  Ps.  106.  37,  38. 

tieth  year  after  Jo-  23  2 Chr.  27.  3,  Ac.  3 Dent.  12.  31. 


slew  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead,  in  the  twentieth 

31  year  of  Jotham  the  son  of  Uzziah.  Now  the  rest 
of  the  acts  of  Pekah,  and  all  that  he  did,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

32  In  the  second  year  of  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah 
king  of  Israel  began  Jotham  the  son  of  Uzziah  king 

33  of  Judah  to  reign.  -^Five  and  twenty  years  old 
was  he  when  he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  six- 
teen years  in  Jerusalem  : and  his  mother’s  name 

34  was  Jerusha  the  daughter  of  Zadok.  And  he  did 
that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  : he 
did  according  to  all  that  his  father  Uzziah  had  done. 

35  Howbeit  the  high  places  were  not  taken  away  : the 
people  still  sacrificed  and  burned  incense  in  the 
high  places.  He  built  the  upper  gate  of  the  house 

36  of  the  Lord.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jotham, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book 

37  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? In  those 
days  the  Lord  began  to  send  against  Judah  Rezin 
the  king  of  Syria,  and  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah. 

38  And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried 
with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his  father : 
and  Ahaz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


16  In  the  seventeenth  year  of  Pekah  the  son  of  Re- 
maliah Ahaz  the  son  of  Jotham  king  of  Judah  began 

2 to  reign.  Twenty  years  old  was  Ahaz  when  he  be- 
gan to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jeru- 
salem : and  he  did  not  that  which  was  right  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord  his  God,  like  David  his  father. 

3 But  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the  kings  of  Israel, 
yea,  and  made  his  son  to  pass  through  the  fire,  accord- 
ing to  the  abominations  of  the  heathen,  whom  the 
Lord  cast  out  from  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4 And  he  sacrificed  and  burnt  incense  in  the  high 
places,  and  on  the  hills,  and  under  every  green  tree. 

5 Then  Rezin  king  of  Syria  and  Pekah  son  of  Re- 
maliah king  of  Israel  came  up  to  Jerusalem  to  war  : 
and  they  besieged  Ahaz,  but  could  not  overcome 

6 him.  At  that  time  Rezin  king  of  Syria  recovered 
Elath  to  Syria,  and  drave  the  Jews  from  “ Elath  : 
and  the  ^ Syrians  came  to  Elath,  and  dwelt  there, 

7 unto  this  day.  So  Ahaz  sent  messengers  to  Tig- 
lath-pileser king  of  Assyria,  saying,  I am  thy  ser- 
vant and  thy  son  : come  up,  and  save  me  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria,  and  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Israel,  which  rise  up  against  me. 

8 And  Ahaz  took  the  silver  and  gold  that  was  found 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures  of  the 
king’s  house,  and  sent  it  for  a present  to  the  king  of 

9 Assyria.  And  the  king  of  Assyria  hearkened  unto 


4 Deut.  12.  2.  1 Kin.  » ch.  12.  18.  See  2 b According  to  an- 
14.  23.  Chr.  28.  21.  other  reading,  Edo- 

8 Is.  7.  1,  4,  &c.  /See  2 Chr.  27.  1,  mites. 

6 ch.  14.  22.  &c.  c See  2 Chr.  28.  16, 

7 ch.  15.  29.  a Heb.  Eloth.  &c. 


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II.  KINGS,  XVII. 


the  king  of  Assyria  went  up  against  Damascus,  and 
® took  it,  and  carried  the  people  of  it  captive  to  Kir,  and 
slew  Rezin. 

10  ^ And  king  Ahaz  went  to  Damascus  to  meet 
Tiglath-pileser  king  of  Assyria,  and  saw  an  altar  that 
was  at  Damascus  : and  king  Ahaz  sent  to  Urijah  the 
priest  the  fashion  of  the  altar,  and  the  pattern  of  it, 
according  to  all  the  workmanship  thereof. 

11  And  Urijah  the  priest  built  an  altar  according  to 
all  that  king  Ahaz  had  sent  from  Damascus  : so  Urijah 
the  priest  made  it  against  king  Ahaz  came  from  Da- 
mascus. 

12  And  when  the  king  was  come  from  Damascus, 
the  king  saw  the  altar  : and  the  king  approached  to 
the  altar,  and  offered  thereon. 

13  And  he  burnt  his  burnt  offering  and  his  meat 
offering,  and  poured  his  drink  offering,  and  sprinkled 
the  blood  of  his  peace  offerings,  upon  the  altar. 

14  And  he  brought  also  i^the  brasen  altar,  which 
was  before  the  Lord,  from  the  forefront  of  the  house, 
from  between  the  altar  and  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
put  it  on  the  north  side  of  the  altar. 

15  And  king  Ahaz  commanded  Urijah  the  priest,  say- 
ing, Upon  the  great  altar  burn  the  morning  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  the  evening  meat  offering,  and  the  king’s  burnt 
sacrifice,  and  his  meat  offering,  with  the  burnt  offering 
of  all  the  people  of  the  land,  and  their  meat  offering,  and 
their  drink  offerings  ; and  sprinkle  upon  it  all  the  blood 
of  the  burnt  offering,  and  all  the  blood  of  the  sacrifice  : 
and  the  brasen  altar  shall  be  for  me  to  enquire  hy. 

16  Thus  did  Urijah  the  priest,  according  to  all  that 
king  Ahaz  commanded. 

17  ^ And  king  Ahaz  cut  off  the  borders  of  the 
bases,  and  removed  the  laver  from  off  them  ; and  took 
down  the  sea  from  off  the  brasen  oxen  that  were  under 
it,  and  put  it  upon  a pavement  of  stones. 

18  And  the  covert  for  the  sabbath  that  they  had 
built  in  the  house,  and  the  king’s  entry  without,  turned 
he  from  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahaz  which  he  did, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

20  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried 
with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  : and  Hezekiah 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 Hoshea's  wicked  reign.  3 Being  subdued  by  Shalmaneser.,  he  conspir- 
eth  against  him  with  So  king  of  Egypt.  5 Samaria  for  their  sins  is 
captivated.  24  The  strange  nations.,  which  were  tra.nsplnnted  in  Sa- 
maria, being  plagued  with  lions,  make  a mixture  of  religions. 

TN  the  twelfth  year  of  Ahaz  king  of  Judah  began 
^ Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah  to  reign  in  Samaria  over 
Israel  nine  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  but  not  as  the  kings  of  Israel  that  were  before 
him. 

3  ^ Against  him  came  up  ^ Shalmaneser  king  of  As- 
syria ; and  Hoshea  became  his  servant,  and  gave  him 
presents. 

4  And  the  king  of  Assyria  found  conspiracy  in  Ho- 
shea : for  he  had  sent  messengers  to  So  king  of  Egypt, 
and  brought  no  present  to  the  king  of  Assyria,  as  he 
had  done  year  by  year  : therefore  the  king  of  Assyria 
shut  him  up,  and  bound  him  in  prison. 

0 Foretold,  Amos  1.  12  Ex.  29.  39,  40,  41.  Js  2 Chr.  28.  27. 

6.  13  2 Chr.  28.  24.  1 After  an  interreg- 

10  2 Chr.  26.  16, 19.  1 Kin.  7.  27,  28.  num,  ch.  15.  30. 

“ 2 Chr.  4.  1.  15  1 Kin.  7.  23,  25. 


him  : and  the  king  of  Assyria  went  up  against  Da- 
mascus, and  took  it,  and  carried  the  people  of  it  cap- 

10  tive  to  Kir,  and  slew  Rezin.  And  king  Ahaz  went 
to  Damascus  to  meet  Tiglath-pileser  king  of  As- 
syria, and  saw  the  altar  that  was  at  Damascus  : and 
king  Ahaz  sent  to  Urijah  the  priest  the  fashion  of 
the  altar,  and  the  pattern  of  it,  according  to  all  the 

11  workmanship  thereof.  And  Urijah  the  priest  built 
an  altar  : according  to  all  that  king  Ahaz  had  sent 
from  Damascus,  so  did  Urijah  the  priest  make  it 

12  against  king  Ahaz  came  from  Damascus.  And 
when  the  king  was  come  from  Damascus,  the  king 
saw  the  altar  : and  the  king  drew  near  unto  the 

13  altar,  and  ^ offered  thereon.  And  he  burnt  his 
burnt  offering  and  his  meal  offering,  and  poured  his 
drink  offering,  and  sprinkled  the  blood  of  « his  peace 

14  offerings,  upon  the  altar.  And  the  brasen  altar, 
which  was  before  the  Lord,  he  brought  from  the 
forefront  of  the  house,  from  between  his  altar  and 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  put  it  on  the  north  side 

15  of  his  altar.  And  king  Ahaz  commanded  Urijah 
the  priest,  saying.  Upon  the  great  altar  burn  the 
morning  burnt  offering,  and  the  evening  meal  offer- 
ing, and  the  king’s  burnt  offering,  and  his  meal  of- 
fering, with  the  burnt  offering  of  all  the  people  of 
the  land,  and  their  meal  offering,  and  their  drink 
offerings  ; and  sprinkle  upon  it  all  the  blood  of  the 
burnt  offering,  and  all  the  blood  of  the  sacrifice  : 
but  the  brasen  altar  shall  be  for  me  to  inquire  by. 

16  Thus  did  Urijah  the  priest,  according  to  all  that 

17  king  Ahaz  commanded.  And  king  Ahaz  cut  off 
the  -^borders  of  the  bases,  and  removed  the  laver 
from  off  them  ; and  took  down  the  sea  from  off  the 
brasen  oxen  that  were  under  it,  and  put  it  upon  a 

18  pavement  of  stone.  And  the  covered  way  for  the 
sabbath  that  they  had  built  in  the  house,  and  the 
king’s  entry  without,  turned  he  ^ unto  the  house  of 

19  the  Lord,  because  of  the  king  of  Assyria.  Now  the 
rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahaz  which  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 

20  Judah  ? And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 
buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  : and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


17  In  the  twelfth  year  of  Ahaz  king  of  Judah  began 
Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah  to  reign  in  Samaria  over. 

2 Israel,  and  reigned  nine  years.  And  he  did  that 
which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  yet  not  as 

3 the  kings  of  Israel  that  were  before  him.  Against 
him  came  up  Shalmaneser  king  of  Assyria  ; and 
Hoshea  became  his  servant,  and  brought  him  pre- 

4 sents.  And  the  king  of  Assyria  found  conspiracy  in^ 
Hoshea  ; for  he  had  sent  messengers  to  So  king  of 
Egypt,  and  offered  no  present  to  the  king  of  Assyria, 
as  he  had  done  year  by  year  : therefore  the  king  of 
Assyria  shut  him  up,  and  bound  him  in  prison. 


2 ch.  18.  9.  e Heb.  the  peace  f Or,  panels, 

d Or,  went  up  unto  offerings  which  were  g Or,  covered  place, 
it.  his.  h Or,  round. 


570 


II.  KINGS,  XVII. 


5 ^ Then  ^ the  king  of  Assyria  came  up  throughout 
all  the  land,  and  went  up  to  Samaria,  and  besieged  it 
three  years. 

6 ^ In  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea  the  king  of  Assyria 
took  Samaria,  and  ^ carried  Israel  away  into  Assyria, 
®and  placed  them  in  Halah  and  in  Habor  hy  the  river 
of  Gozan,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  Medes. 

7 For  so  it  was,  that  the  children  of  Israel  had  sinned 
against  the  Lord  their  God,  which  had  brought  them 
up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  under  the  hand  of 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  had  feared  other  gods, 

8 And  walked  in  the  statutes  of  the  heathen,  whom 
the  Lord  cast  out  from  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  of  the  kings  of  Israel,  which  they  had  made. 

9 And  the  children  of  Israel  did  secretly  those  things 
that  were  not  right  against  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
they  built  them  high  places  in  all  their  cities,  ® from  the 
tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the  fenced  city. 

10  ^ And  they  set  them  up  images  and  groves  in 
every  high  hill,  and  under  every  green  tree  : 

11  And  there  they  burnt  incense  in  all  the  high 
places,  as  did  the  heathen  whom  the  Lord  carried  away 
before  them  ; and  wrought  wicked  things  to  provoke 
the  Lord  to  anger  : 

12  For  they  served  idols,  whereof  the  Lord  had 
said  unto  them,  Ye  shall  not  do  this  thing. 

13  Yet  the  Lord  testified  against  Israel,  and  against 
Judah,  by  all  the  prophets,  and  hy  all  the  seers,  say- 
ing, Turn  ye  from  your  evil  ways,  and  keep  my  com- 
mandments and  my  statutes,  according  to  all  the  law 
which  I commanded  your  fathers,  and  which  I sent  to 
you  by  my  servants  the  prophets. 

14  Notwithstanding  they  would  not  hear,  but  hard- 
ened their  necks,  like  to  the  neck  of  their  fathers,  that 
did  not  believe  in  the  Lord  their  God. 

15  And  they  rejected  his  statutes,  and  his  covenant 
that  he  made  with  their  fathers,  and  his  testimonies 
which  he  testified  against  them  ; and  they  followed 

vanity,  and  became  vain,  and  went  after  the  heathen 
that  were  round  about  them,  concerning  whom  the  Lord 
had  charged  them,  that  they  should  not  do  like  them. 

16  And  they  left  all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  ^imade  them  molten  images,  even  two 
calves,  and  made  a grove,  and  worshipped  all  the  host 
of  heaven,  23  and  served  Baal. 

17  24  And  they  caused  their  sons  and  their  daughters 
to  pass  through  the  fire,  and  25  used  divination  and  en- 
chantments, and  26  sold  themselves  to  do  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

18  Therefore  the  Lord  was  very  angry  with  Israel, 
and  removed  them  out  of  his  sight : there  was  none 
left  2”^  but  the  tribe  of  Judah  only. 

19  Also  28  Judah  kept  not  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  their  God,  but  walked  in  the  statutes  of  Israel 
which  they  made. 

20  And  the  Lord  rejected  all  the  seed  of  Israel,  and 
afflicted  them,  and  29  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
spoilers,  until  he  had  cast  them  out  of  his  sight. 

21  For  ^‘^he  rent  Israel  from  the  house  of  David; 
and  ^^they  made  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat  king: 

3 ch.  18.  9.  8 ch.  18.  8.  13  Deut.  4.  19. 

4 ch.  18. 10, 11.  Hos.  9 1 Kin.  14.  23.  Is.  i4  i Sam.  9.  9. 

13.  16,  foretold.  57.  5.  is  jer.  18.  11.  & 25. 

5 Lev.  26.  32,  33.  w Ex.  34.  13.  Deut.  5.  & 35.  15. 

Deut.  28.  36,  64.  & 29.  16.  21.  IVIic.  5.  14.  ’c  Deut.  31.  27.  Pro. 

27,  28.  11  Deut.  12.  2.  ch.  29.  1. 

0 1 Chr.  5.  26.  16.  4.  n Deut.  29.  25. 

' Lev.  18.  3.  Deut.  12  Ex.  20.  3,  4.  Lev.  is  Deut.  32.  21.  1 

18.  9.  ch.  16.  3.  26.  1.  Deut.  5.  7,  8. 


5 Then  the  king  of  Assyria  came  up  throughout  all 
the  land,  and  went  up  to  Samaria,  and  besieged  it 

6 three  years.  In  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea,  the  king 
of  Assyria  took  Samaria,  and  carried  Israel  away 
unto  Assyria,  and  placed  them  in  Halah,  and  in 
Habor,  on  the  river  of  Gozan,  and  in  the  cities  of 

7 the  Medes.  And  it  was  so,  because  the  children  of 
Israel  had  sinned  against  the  Lord  their  God,  which 
brought  them  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  from 
under  the  hand  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  had 

8 feared  other  gods,  and  walked  in  the  statutes  of  the 
nations,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out  from  before  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  of  the  kings  of  Israel,  which 

9 they  “made.  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  secretly 
things  that  were  not  right  against  the  Lord  their 
God,  and  they  built  them  high  places  in  all  their 
cities,  from  the  tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the  fenced 

10  city.  And  they  set  them  up  ^ pillars  and  Asherim 
upon  every  high  hill,  and  under  every  green  tree  : 

11  and  there  they  burnt  incense  in  all  the  high  places, 
as  did  the  nations  whom  the  Lord  carried  away  be- 
fore them  ; and  wrought  wicked  things  to  provoke 

12  the  Lord  to  anger  : and  they  served  idols,  whereof 
the  Lord  had  said  unto  them.  Ye  shall  not  do  this 

13  thing.  Yet  the  Lord  testified  unto  Israel,  and  unto 
Judah,  by  the  hand  of  every  prophet,  and  of  every 
seer,  saying.  Turn  ye  from  your  evil  ways,  and  keep 
my  commandments  and  my  statutes,  according  to  all 
the  law  which  I commanded  your  fathers,  and  which 
I sent  to  you  by  the  hand  of  my  servants  the  pro- 

14  phets.  Notwithstanding  they  would  not  hear,  but 
hardened  their  neck,  like  to  the  neck  of  their  fathers, 

15  who  believed  not  in  the  Lord  their  God.  And  they 
rejected  his  statutes,  and  his  covenant  that  he  made 
with  their  fathers,  and  his  testimonies  which  he 
testified  unto  them  ; and  they  followed  vanity,  and 
became  vain,  and  went  after  the  nations  that  were 
round  about  them,  concerning  whom  the  Lord  had 
charged  them  that  they  should  not  do  like  them. 

16  And  they  forsook  all  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  made  them  molten  images,  even 
two  calves,  and  made  an  Asherah,  and  worshipped 

17  all  the  host  of  heaven,  and  served  Baal.  And  they 
caused  their  sons  and  their  daughters  to  pass  through 
the  fire,  and  used  divination  and  enchantments,  and 
sold  themselves  to  do  that  which  was  evil  in  the 

18  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger.  There- 
fore the  Lord  was  very  angry  with  Israel,  and  re- 
moved them  out  of  his  sight : there  was  none  left 

19  but  the  tribe  of  Judah  only.  Also  Judah'T;ept  not 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord  their  God,  but 
walked  in  the  statutes  of  Israel  which  they  “ made. 

20  And  the  Lord  rejected  all  the  seed  of  Israel,  and 
afflicted  them,  and  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 

21  spoilers,  until  he  had  cast  them  out  of  his  sight.  For  he 
rent  Israel  from  the  house  of  David  ; and  they  made 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat  king  : and  Jeroboam 


Kin.  16.  13.  1 Cor.  8. 
4. 

19  Ps.  115.  8.  Rom. 
1.  21. 

20  Deut.  12.  30,  31. 

21  Ex.  32.  8.  1 Kin, 
12.  28. 

22  1 Kin.  14.  15,  23. 


&  15.  13.  & 16.  33. 

23  1 Kin.  16.  31,  & 
22,  53.  ch,  11.  18. 

24  Lev.  18.  21.  ch, 
16.  3.  Ezek.  23,  37. 

25  Deut.  18.  10. 

25  1 Kin.  21.  20, 

21  1 Kin,  11.  13,  32. 


28  Jer,  3.  8. 

29  ch,  13.  3.  & 15.  29. 
80  1 Kin.  11.  11,  31. 
31  1 Kin.  12.  20,  2& 
a Or,  practised. 

b Or,  obelisks. 


II.  KINGS,  XVII. 


571 


and  Jeroboam  drave  Israel  from  following  the  Lord, 
and  made  them  sin  a great  sin. 

22  For  the  children  of  Israel  walked  in  all  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  which  he  did  ; they  departed  not  from  them  ; 

23  Until  the  Lord  removed  Israel  out  of  his  sight, 

as  he  had  said  by  all  his  servants  the  prophets.  2®  So 

was  Israel  carried  away  out  of  their  own  land  to  As- 
syria unto  this  day. 

24  ^ 24  king  of  Assyria  brought  men  25  from 

Babylon,  and  from  Cuthah,  and  from  26  Ava,  and  from 
Hamath,  and  from  Sepharvaim,  and  placed  them  in  the 
cities  of  Samaria  instead  of  the  children  of  Israel  : and 
they  possessed  Samaria,  and  dwelt  in  the  cities  thereof. 

25  And  so  it  was  at  the  beginning  of  their  dwelling 
there,  that  they  feared  not  the  Lord  : therefore  the 
Lord  sent  lions  among  them,  which  slew  some  of  them. 

26  Wherefore  they  spake  to  the  king  of  Assyria, 
saying.  The  nations  which  thou  hast  removed,  and 
placed  in  the  cities  of  Samaria,  know  not  the  manner 
of  the  God  of  the  land  : therefore  he  hath  sent  lions 
among  them,  and,  behold,  they  slay  them,  because  they 
know  not  the  manner  of  the  God  of  the  land. 

27  Then  the  king  of  Assyria  commanded,  saying, 
Carry  thither  one  of  the  priests  whom  ye  brought  from 
thence  ; and  let  them  go  and  dwell  there,  and  let  him 
teach  them  the  manner  of  the  God  of  the  land. 

28  Then  one  of  the  priests  whom  they  had  carried 
away  from  Samaria  came  and  dwelt  in  Beth-el,  and 
taught  them  how  they  should  fear  the  Lord. 

29  Howbeit  every  nation  made  gods  of  their  own, 
and  put  them  in  the  houses  of  the  high  places  which 
the  Samaritans  had  made,  every  nation  in  their  cities 
wherein  they  dwelt. 

30  And  the  men  of  27  Babylon  made  Succoth-benoth, 
and  the  men  of  Cuth  made  Nergal,  and  the  men  of 
Hamath  made  Ashima, 

31  28  And  the  Avites  made  Nibhaz  and  Tartak,  and 
the  Sepharvites  29  burnt  their  children  in  fire  to  Adram- 
melecli  and  Anammelech,  the  gods  of  Sepharvaim. 

32  So  they  feared  the  Lord,  and  made  unto  them- 
selves of  the  lowest  of  them  priests  of  the  high  places, 
which  sacrificed  for  them  in  the  houses  of  the  high 
places. 

33  They  feared  the  Lord,  and  served  their  own 
gods,  after  the  manner  of  the  nations  whom  they  car- 
ried away  from  thence. 

34  Unto  this  day  they  do  after  the  former  manners  : 
they  fear  not  the  Lord,  neither  do  they  after  their 
statutes,  or  after  their  ordinances,  or  after  the  law  and 
commandment  which  the  Lord  commanded  the  chil- 
dren of  Jacob,  ^^vyrhoin  he  named  Israel  ; 

35  With  whom  the  Lord  had  made  a covenant,  and 
charged  them,  saying,  ^2  Ye  shall  not  fear  other  gods, 
nor  bow  yourselves  to  them,  nor  serve  them,  nor  sac- 
rifice to  them  : 

36  But  the  Lord,  who  brought  you  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  with  great  power  and  ^5  a stretched  out 
arm,  ^^him  shall  ye  fear,  and  him  shall  ye  worship,  and 
to  him  shall  ye  do  sacrifice. 

37  And  the  statutes,  and  the  ordinances,  and  the  law, 
and  the  commandment,  which  he  wrote  for  you,  ^'^ye 
shall  observe  to  do  for  evermore  ; and  ye  shall  not  fear 
other  gods. 


82  1 Kin.  14.  16.  36  ch.  18.  34,  Ivah.  so  Lev.  18.  21.  Dent. 

S3  ver.  G.  37  ver.  24.  12.  31 . 

34  Ezra  4.  2.  10.  as  Ezra  4.  9.  4o  i Kin.  12.  31. 

83  See  ver.  30.  4i  1.  5. 


^ drave  Israel  from  following  the  Lord,  and  made 

22  them  sin  a great  sin.  And  the  children  of  Israel 
walked  in  all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  wliich  he  did  ; 

23  they  departed  not  from  them  ; until  the  Lord  re- 
moved Israel  out  of  his  sight,  as  he  spake  by  the  hand 
of  all  his  servants  the  prophets.  So  Israel  was  car- 
ried away  out  of  their  own  land  to  Assyria,  unto 
this  day. 

24  And  the  king  of  Assyria  brought  men  from  Baby- 
lon, and  from  Cuthah,  and  from  Avva,  and  from 
Hamath  and  Sepharvaim,  and  placed  them  in  the 
cities  of  Samaria  instead  of  the  children  of  Israel  : 
and  they  possessed  Samaria,  and  dwelt  in  the  cities 

25  thereof.  And  so  it  was,  at  the  beginning  of  their 
dwelling  there,  that  they  feared  not  the  Lord  : 
therefore  the  Lord  sent  lions  among  them,  which 

26  killed  some  of  them.  Wherefore  they  spake  to  the 
king  of  Assyria,  saying.  The  nations  which  thou  hast 
carried  away,  and  placed  in  the  cities  of  Samaria, 
know  not  the  manner  of  the  God  of  the  land  : there- 
fore he  hath  sent  lions  among  them,  and,  behold, 
they  slay  them,  because  they  know  not  the  manner 

27  of  the  God  of  the  land.  Then  the  king  of  Assyria 
commanded,  saying.  Carry  thither  one  of  the  priests 
whom  ye  brought  from  thence  ; and  let  them  go  and 
dwell  there,  and  let  him  teach  them  the  manner  of 

28  the  God  of  the  land.  So  one  of  the  priests  whom 
they  had  carried  away  from  Samaria  came  and 
dwelt  in  Beth-el,  and  taught  them  how  they  should 

29  fear  the  Lord.  Howbeit  every  nation  made  gods  of 
their  own,  and  put  them  in  the  houses  of  the  high 
places  which  the  Samaritans  had  made,  every  na- 

30  tion  in  their  cities  wherein  they  dwelt.  And  the  men 
of  Babylon  made  Succoth-benoth,  and  the  men  of 
Cuth  made  Nergal,  and  the  men  of  Hamath  made 

31  Ashima,  and  the  Awites  made  Nibhaz  and  Tartak, 
and  the  Sepharvites  burnt  their  children  in  the  fire 
to  Adraramelech  and  Anammelech,  the  ^^gods  of 

32  Sepharvaim.  So  they  feared  the  Lord,  and  made 
unto  them  from  among  themselves  priests  of  the 
high  places,  which  sacrificed  for  them  in  the  houses 

33  of  the  high  places.  They  feared  the  Lord,  and 
served  their  own  gods,  after  the  manner  of  the 
nations  from  among  whom  they  had  been  carried 

34  away.  Unto  this  day  they  do  after  the  former  man- 
ners : they  fear  not  the  Lord,  neither  do  they  after 
their  statutes,  or  after  their  ordinances,  or  after  the 
law  or  after  the  commandment  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded the  children  of  Jacob,  whom  he  named  Is- 

35  rael  ; with  whom  the  Lord  had  made  a covenant, 
and  charged  them,  saying.  Ye  shall  not  fear  other 
gods,  nor  bow  yourselves  to  them,  nor  serve  them, 

36  nor  sacrifice  to  them  : but  the  Lord,  who  brought 
you  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  great  power 
and  with  a stretched  out  arm,  him  shall  ye  fear,  and 
unto  him  shall  ye  bow  yourselves,  and  to  him  shall 

37  ye  sacrifice  : and  the  statutes  and  the  ordinances, 
and  the  law  and  the  commandment,  which  he  wrote 
for  you,  ye  shall  observe  to  do  for  evermore  ; and  ye 


42  Gen.  32.  28.  & 35. 
10.  1 Kin.  11.  31. 

43  Judg.  G.  10. 

44  Ex.  20.  5. 


43  Ex.  G.  6. 

4<5  Dent.  10.  20. 

4-  Dent.  5.  32. 
c According  to  an- 


other reading,  drew 
Israel  away, 
d Or,  (jod. 


572 


II.  KINGS,  XVIII. 


38  And  the  covenant  that  I have  made  with  you  ye 
shall  not  forget  ; neither  shall  ye  fear  other  gods. 

39  But  the  Lord  your  God  ye  shall  fear  ; and  he 
shall  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand  of  all  your  enemies. 

40  Howbeit  they  did  not  hearken,  but  they  did  after 
their  former  manner. 

41  So  these  nations  feared  the  Lord,  and  served 
their  graven  images,  both  their  children,  and  their  chil- 
dren’s children  : as  did  their  fathers,  so  do  they  unto 
this  day. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 Hezekiah's  good  reign.  4 He  destroyeth  idolatry.,  and  prqspereth. 

9 Samaria  is  carried  captive  for  their  sins.  13  Sennacherib  invading 

Judah  is  pacified  by  a tribute.  17  Rab-shakeh,  sent  by_  Sennacherib 

again,  revileth  Hezekiah,  and  by  blasphemous  persuasions  soliciteth 

the  people  to  revolt. 

OW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third  year  of  Hoshea 
son  of  Elah  king  of  Israel,  that  ^ Hezekiah  the 
son  of  Ahaz  king  of  Judah  began  to  reign. 

2 Twenty  and  five  years  old  was  he  when  he  began 
to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  twenty  and  nine  years  in 
Jerusalem.  His  mother’s  name  also  was  ^ Abi,  the 
daughter  of  Zachariah. 

3 And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  all  that  David  his  father  did. 

4 ^ ® He  removed  the  high  places,  and  brake  the 
images,  and  cut  down  the  groves,  and  brake  in  pieces 
the  ^ brasen  serpent  that  Moses  had  made  : for  unto 
those  days  the  children  of  Israel  did  burn  incense  to 
it  : and  he  called  it  Nehushtan. 

5 He  ® trusted  in  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ; ® so  that 
after  him  was  none  like  him  among  all  the  kings  of 
Judah,  nor  any  that  were  before  him. 

6 For  he  clave  to  the  Lord,  and  departed  not  from 
following  him,  but  kept  his  commandments,  which  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

7 And  the  Lord  ^ was  with  him  ; and  he  ^ prospered 
whithersoever  he  went  forth  : and  he  rebelled  against 
the  king  of  Assyria,  and  served  him  not. 

8 He  smote  the  Philistines,  even  unto  Gaza,  and 
the  borders  thereof,  from  the  tower  of  the  watchmen 
to  the  fenced  city. 

9 ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year  of  king 
Hezekiah,  which  was  the  seventh  year  of  Hoshea  son 
of  Elah  king  of  Israel,  that  Shalmaneser  king  of  As- 
syria came  up  against  Samaria,  and  besieged  it. 

10  And  at  the  end  of  three  years  they  took  it  : even 
in  the  sixth  year  of  Hezekiah,  that  is  the  ninth  year 
of  Hoshea  king  of  Israel,  Samaria  was  taken. 

11  And  the  king  of  Assyria  did  carry  away  Israel 
unto  Assyria,  and  put  them  ^^in  Halah  and  in  Habor 
hy  the  river  of  Gozan,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  Medes  : 

12  Because  they  obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  I^ord 
their  God,  but  transgressed  his  covenant,  and  all  that 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  commanded,  and  would 
not  hear  them,  nor  do  them. 

13  ^ Now  in  the  fourteenth  year  of  king  Hezekiah 
did  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  come  up  against  all 
the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  took  them. 

14  And  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  sent  to  the  king  of 
Assyria  to  Lachish,  saying,  I have  offended  ; return 
from  me  ; that  which  thou  puttest  on  me  will  I bear. 

48  Deut.  4.  23.  2 2 Chr.  29.  1,  Abi-  « ch.  23.  25. 

49  ver.  32,  33.  jah.  t Deut.  10. 20.  Josh. 

4 2 Chr.  28.  27.  & 29.  s 2 Chr.  31.  1.  23.  8. 

1.  He  is  called  Eze-  4 Num.  21.  9.  82  Chr.  15.  2. 

Uat,  Matt.  1.  9.  c ch.  19. 10.  Job  13.  9 1 Sam.  18.  5,  14. 

15.  Ps.  13.  5.  Ps.  60.  12. 


38  shall  not  fear  other  gods  : and  the  covenant  that  I 
have  made  with  you  ye  shall  not  forget  ; neither 

39  shall  ye  fear  other  gods  : but  the  Lord  your  God 
shall  ye  fear  ; and  he  shall  deliver  you  out  of  the 

40  hand  of  all  your  enemies.  Howbeit  they,  did  not 
hearken,  but  they  did  after  their  former  manner. 

41  So  these  nations  feared  the  Lord,  and  served  their 
graven  images  ; their  children  Jikewise,  and  their 
children’s  children,  as  did  their  fathers,  so  do  they 
unto  this  day. 


18  Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third  year  of  Hoshea 
son  of  Elah  king  of  Israel,  that  Hezekiah  the  son  of 

2 Ahaz  king  of  Judah  began  to  reign.  ^ Twenty  and 
five  years  old  was  he  when  he  began  to  reign  ; and 
he  reigned  twenty  and  nine  years  in  Jerusalem  : and 
his  mother’s  name  was  Abi  the  daughter  of  Zecha- 

3 riah.  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  David  his  father 

4 had  done.  He  removed  the  high  places,  and  brake 
the  pillars,  and  cut  down  the  Asherah  : and  he  brake 
in  pieces  the  brasen  serpent  that  Moses  had  made  ; 
for  unto  those  days  the  children  of  Israel  did  burn 

5 incense  to  it  ; and  ^ he  called  it  ‘^Nehushtan.,  He 
trusted  in  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel  ; so  that  after 
him  was  none  like  him  among  all  the  kings  of  Ju- 

6 dah,  nor  among  them  that  were  before  him.  For  'he 
clave  to  the  Lord,  he  departed  not  from  following 
him,  but  kept  his  commandments,  which  the  Lord 

7 commanded  Moses.  And  the  Lord  was  with  him  ; 
whithersoever  he  went  forth  he  prospered  : and  he 
rebelled  against  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  served  him 

8 not.  He  smote  the  Philistines  unto  Gaza  and  the 
borders  thereof,  from  the  tower  of  the  watchmen  to 
the  fenced  city. 

9 And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year  of  king 
Hezekiah,  which  was  the  seventh  year  of  Hoshea  son 
of  Elah  king  of  Israel,  that  Shalmaneser  king  of 
Assyria  came  up  against  Samaria,  and  besieged  it. 

10  And  at  the  end  of  three  years  they  took  it  : even  in 
the  sixth  year  of  Hezekiah,  which  was  the  ninth  year 

11  of  Hoshea  king  of  Israel,  Samaria  was  taken.  And 
the  king  of  Assyria  carried  Israel  away  unto  As- 
syria, and  put  them  in  Halah,  and  in  Habor,  on  the 

12  river  of  Gozan,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  Medes  : be- 
cause they  obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  their 
God,  but  transgressed  his  covenant,  even  all  that 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  commanded,  and 
would  not  hear  it,  nor  do  it. 

13  Now  in  the  fourteenth  year  of  king  Hezekiah  did 
^ Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  come  up  against  all 

14  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  took  them.  And 

Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  sent  to  the  king  of  Assyria 
to  Lachish,  saying,  I have  offended  ; return  from 
me  : that  which  thou  puttest  on  me  will  I bear. 

40  ch.  16.  7.  45  1 Chr.  5.  26.  b Or,  it  was  called. 

44  1Chr.  4.  41.  Is.  4fich.  17.  7.  Dan.  9.  c That  is,  A piece  of 

14.  29.  6,  10.  brass. 

42  ch.  17.  9.  14  2 Chr.  32.  1,  &c.  d See  Is.  36.  1.-39.  8. 

43  ch.  17.  3.  Is.  36.  1,  &c.  2 Chr.  32.  1,  &c. 

44  ch.  17.  6.  a See  2 Chr.  29. 1,2.  e Heb.  Sanherib. 


II.  KINGS,  XVIII. 


5T3 


And  the  king  of  Assyria  appointed  unto  Hezekiah  king 
of  Judah  three  hundred  talents  of  silver  and  thirty 
talents  of  gold. 

15  And  Hezekiah  gave  him  all  the  silver  that  was 
found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures 
of  the  king’s  house. 

16  At  that  time  did  Hezekiah  cut  ofP  the  gold  from  the 
doors  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the  pillars 
which  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  had  overlaid,  and  gave 
it  to  the  king  of  Assyria. 

17  ^ And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent  Tartan  and  Rab- 
saris  and  Rab-shakeh  from  Lachish  to  king  Hezekiah 
with  a great  host  against  Jerusalem.  And  they  went 
up  and  came  to  Jerusalem.  And  when  they  were  come 
up,  they  came  and  stood  by  the  conduit  of  the  upper 
pool,  which  is  in  the  highway  of  the  fuller’s  field. 

18  And  when  they  had  called  to  the  king,  there  came 
out  to  them  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  which  was  over 
the  household,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah  the  son 
of  Asaph  the  recorder. 

19  And  Rab-shakeh  said  unto  them,  Speak  ye  now  to 
Hezekiah,  Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the  king  of  Assy- 
ria, What  confidence  is  this  wherein  thou  trustest  ? 

20  Thou  sayest,  (but  they  are  hut  vain  words,)  I have 
counsel  and  strength  for  the  war.  Now  on  whom  dost 
thou  trust,  that  thou  rebellest  against  me  ? 

21  Now,  behold,  thou  trustest  upon  the  staff  of  this 
bruised  reed,  even  upon  Egypt,  on  which  if  a man  lean, 
it  will  go  into  his  hand,  and  pierce  it  : so  is  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt  unto  all  that  trust  on  him. 

22  But  if  ye  say  uiito  me.  We  trust  in  the  Lord  our 
God  : is  not  that  he,  22  whose  high  places  and  whose 
altars  Hezekiah  hath  taken  away,  and  hath  said  to 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  worship  before  this  altar 
in  Jerusalem  ? 

23  Now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  give  pledges  to  my 
lord  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  I will  deliver  thee  two 
thousand  hors&s,  if  thou  be  able  on  thy  part  to  set 
riders  upon  them. 

24  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away  the  face  of  one 
captain  of  the  least  of  my  master’s  servants,  and  put 
thy  trust  on  Egypt  for  chariots  and  for  horsemen  ? 

25  Am  I now  come  up  without  the  Lord  against  this 
place  to  destroy  it?  The  Lord  said  to  me.  Go  up 
against  this  land,  and  destroy  it. 

26  Then  said  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  and  Shebna, 
and  Joah,  unto  Rab-shakeh,  Speak,  I pray  thee,  to  thy 
servants  in  the  Syrian  language  ; for  we  understand  it : 
and  talk  not  with  us  in  the  Jews’  language  in  the  ears 
of  the.  people  that  are  on  the  wall. 

27  But  Rab-shakeh  said  unto  them.  Hath  my  master 
sent  me  to  thy  master,  and  to  thee,  to  speak  these 
words  ? hath  he  not  sent  me  to  the  men  which  sit  on  the 
wall,  that  they  may  eat  their  own  dung,  and  drink  their 
own  piss  with  you  ? 

28  Then  Rab-shakeh  stood  and  cried  with  a loud 
voice  in  the  Jews’  language,  and  spake,  saying.  Hear  the 
word  of  the  great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria  : 

29  Thus  saith  the  king,  23  Let  not  Hezekiah  deceive 
you  : for  he  shall  not  be  able  to  deliver  you  out  of  his 
hand  : 

30  Neither  let  Hezekiah  make  you  trust  in  the  Lord, 
saying.  The  Lord  will  surely  deliver  us,  and  this  city 
shall  not  be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

18  Ch.  IG.  8.  21  Ezek.  29.  6, 7.  2^  o Chr.  32.  15. 

Is.  7.  3.  22  ver.  4.  2 Chr.  31.  / Or,  door  posts. 

21^  2 Chr.  32.  10,  &c.  1.  & 32.  12. 


And  the  king  of  Assyria  appointed  unto  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah  three  hundred  talents  of  silver  and 

15  thirty  talents  of  gold.  And  Hezekiah  gave  him  all 
the  silver  that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

16  and  in  the  treasures  of  the  king’s  house.  At  that 
time  did  Hezekiah  cut  off  the  gold  from  the  doors  of 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the  f pillars  which 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  had  overlaid,  and  gave  it  to 

17  the  king  of  Assyria.  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent 
9 Tartan  and  ^ Rabsaris  and  ^ Rabshakeh  from  La- 
chish to  king  Hezekiah  with  a great  army  unto  Jeru- 
salem. And  they  went  up  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 
And  when  they  were  come  up,  they  came  and  stood 
by  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool,  which  is  in  the 

18  high  way  of  the  fuller’s  field.  And  when  they  had 
called  to  the  king,  there  came  out  to  them  Eliakim 
the  son  of  Hilkiah,  which  was  over  the  household, 
and  Shebnah  the  ^ scribe,  and  Joah  the  son  of  Asaph 

19  the  * recorder.  And  Rabshakeli^aid  unto  them.  Say 
ye  now  to  Hezekiah,  Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the 
king  of  Assyria,  What  confidence  is  this  wherein 

20  thou  trustest  ? Thou  sayest,  but  they  are  but  vain 
words,  There  is  counsel  and  strength  for  the  war. 
Now  on  whom  dost  thou  trust,  that  thou  hast  re- 

21  belled  against  me?  Now,  behold,  thou  trustest 
upon  the  staff  of  this  bruised  reed,  even  upon  Egypt  ; 
whereon  if  a man  lean,  it  will  go  into  his  hand,  and 
pierce  it  : so  is  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  unto  all  that 

22  trust  on  him.  But  if  ye  say  unto  me.  We  trust  in 
the  Lord  our  God  : is  not  that  he,  whose  high  places 
and  whose  altars  Hezekiah  hath  taken  away,  and 
hath  said  to  Judah  and  to  Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  wor- 

23  ship  before  this  altar  in  Jerusalem  ? Now  therefore, 
I pray  thee,  ^ give  pledges  to  my  master  the  king  of 
Assyria,  and  I will  give  thee  two  thousand  horses, 
if  thou  be  abl^  on  thy  part  to  set  riders  upon  them. 

24  How  then  canst  thou  turn  away  the  face  of  one  cap- 
tain of  the  least  of  my  master’s  servants,  and  put 
thy  trust  on  Egypt  for  chariots  and  for  horsemen  ? 

25  Am  I now  come  up  without  the  Lord  against  this 
place  to  destroy  it  ? The  Lord  said  unto  me.  Go 

26  up  against  this  land,  and  destroy  it.  Then  said 
Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  and  Shebna,  and  Joah, 
unto  Rabshakeh,  Speak,  I pray  thee,  to  thy  servants 
in  the  ^ Syriai^  language  ; for  we  understand  it  : and 
speak  not  with  us  injhg  Jews’  language,  in  the  ears  of 

27  the  people  that  are  on  the  wall.  But  Rabshakeh  said 
unto  them.  Hath  my  master  sent  me  to  thy  master, 
and  to  thee,  to  speak  these  words  ? hath  he  not  sent 
me  to  the  men  which  sit  on  the  wall,  to  eat  their  own 

28  dung,  and  to  drink  their  own  water  with  you  ? Then 
Rabshakeh  stood,  and  cried  with  a loud  voice  in  the 
Jews’  language,  and  spake,  saying.  Hear  ye  the  word 

29  of  the  great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria.  Thus  saith 
the  king.  Let  not  Hezekiah  deceive  you  ; for  he 
shall  not  be  able  to  deliver  you  out  of  his  hand  : 

30  neither  let  Hezekiah  make  you  trust  in  the  Lord, 
saying.  The  Lord  will  surely  deliver  us,  and  this 
city  shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 


g The  titles  of  As-  i Or,  chronicler.  k Or,  make  a wager 

Syrian  officers.  j Heb.  a word  of  the  with, 

h Or,  secretary.  Ups.  I Heb.  Aramean. 


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II.  KINGS,  XIX. 


31  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah  ; for  thus  saith  the  king 
of  Assyria,  Make  an  agreement  with  me  by  a present, 
and  come  out  to  me,  and  then  eat  ye  every  man  of  his 
own  vine,  and  every  one  of  his  fig  tree,  and  drink  ye 
every  one  the  waters  of  his  cistern  : 

32  Until  I come  and  take  you  away  to  a land  like 
your  own  land,  land  of  corn  and  wine,  a land 
of  bread  and  vineyards,  a land  of  oil  olive  and  of 
honey,  that  ye  may  live,  and  not  die  : and  hearken  not 
unto  Hezekiah,  when  he  persuadeth  you,  saying.  The 
Lord  will  deliver  us. 

33  Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered 
at  all  his  land  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria  ? 

34  26  Where  are  the  gods  of  Hamath,  and  of  Arpad  ? 
where  are  the  gods  of  Sepharvaim,  Hena,  and  27  Ivah  ? 
have  they  delivered  Samaria  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

35  Who  are  they  among  all  the  gods  of  the  countries, 
that  have  delivered  their  country  out  of  mine  hand, 
28  that  the  Lord  should  deliver  Jerusalem  out  of  mine 
hand  ? 

36  But  the  people  held  their  peace,  and  answered 
him  not  a word  : for  the  king’s  commandment  was, 
saying.  Answer  him  not. 

37  Then  came  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  which  was 
over  the  household,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah  the 
son  of  Asaph  the  recorder,  to  Hezekiah  29  with  their 
clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words  of  Bab-shakeh. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 Hezekiah  mourning  sendeth  to  Isaiah  to  pray  for  them.  6 Isaiah  com- 
forteth  them.  8 Sennacherib,  going  to  encounter  Tirhakah,  sendeth 
a blasphemous  letter  to  Hezekiah.  14  Hezekiah' s prayer.  20  Isaiah's 
prophecy  of  the  pride  and  destruction  of  Sennacherib,  and  the  good 
of  Zion.  35  An  angel  slayeth  the  Assyrians.  36  Sennacherib  is  slain 
at  Nineveh  by  his  own  sons. 

And  1 it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Hezekiah  heard 
it,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  covered  himself 
with  sackcloth,  and  went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  which  was  over  the  house- 
hold, and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the 
priests,  covered  with  sackcloth,  to  2 Isaiah  the  prophet 
the  son  of  Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  Hezekiah, 
This  day  is  a day  of  trouble,  and  of  rebuke,  and  blas- 
phemy : for  the  children  are  come  to  the  birth,  and 
there  is  not  strength  to  bring  forth.* 

4  8 It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hear  all  the 
words  of  Rab-shakeh,  ^ whom  the  king  of  Assyria  his 
master  hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God  ; and  will 
^reprove  the  words  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
heard  : wherefore  lift  up  thy  prayer  for  the  remnant 
that  are  left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah  came  to  Isaiah. 
6 ® And  Isaiah  said  unto  them.  Thus  shall  ye  say 

to  your  master,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid  of 
the  words  which  thou  hast  heard,  with  which  the  ^ ser- 
vants of  the  king  of  Assyria  have  blasphemed  me. 

7  Behold,  I will  send  blast  upon  him,  and  he 
shall  hear  a rumour,  and  shall  return  to  his  own  land  ; 
and  I will  cause  him  to  fall  by  the  sword  in  his  own 
land. 

8  ^ So  Rab-shakeh  returned,  and  found  the  king  of 
Assyria  warring  against  Libnah  : for  he  had  heard  that 
he  was  departed  ® from  Lachish. 

9  And  when  he  heard  say  of  Tirhakah  king  of 

24  Deut.  8.  7,  8.  27  ch.  17.  24,  Ava  f 2 Luke  3.  4,  called 

25  ch.  19.  12.  2 Chr.  23  Dan.  3.  15.  Esaias. 

32.  14.  Is.  10.  10, 11.  2'j  ig.  33.  7 3 2 Sara.  16.  12. 

36  ch.  19.  13.  1 Is.  37.  1,  &c.  4 ch.  18.  35. 


31  Assj'^ria.  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah  : for  thus  saith 
the  king  of  Assyria,  Make  your  peace  with  me, 
and  come  out  to  me  ; and  eat  ye  every  one  of  his 
vine,  and  every  one  of  his  fig  tree,  and  drink  ye  every 

32  one  the  waters  of  his  own  cistern  ; until  I come  and 
take  you  away  to  a land  like  your  own  land,  a land 
of  corn  and  wine,  a land  of  bread  and  vineyards,  a 
land  of  oil  olive  and  of  honey,  that  ye  may  live,  and 
not  die  : and  hearken  not  unto  Hezekiah,  when  he 
persuadeth  you,  saying.  The  Lord  will  deliver  us. 

33  Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the  nations  ever  delivered 
his  land  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria  ? 

34  Where  are  the  gods  of  Hamath,  and  of  Arpad  ? 
where  are  the  gods  of  Sepharvaim,  of  Hena,  and 
Ivvah  ? have  they  delivered  Samaria  out  of  my 

35  hand  ? Who  are  they  among  all  the  gods  of  the 
countries,  that  have  delivered  their  country  out  of 
my  hand,  that  the  Lord  should  deliver  Jerusalem 

36  out  of  my  hand  ? But  the  people  held  their  peace, 
and  answered  him  not  a word  : for  the  king’s  com- 

37  mandment  was,  saying.  Answer  him  not.  Then 
came  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  which  was  over  the 
household,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah  the  son 
of  Asaph  the  recorder,  to  Hezekiah  with  their 
clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words  of  Rabshakeh. 


19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Hezekiah  heard 
it,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  covered  himself  with 
sackcloth,  and  went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2 And  he  sent  Eliakim,  which  was  over  the  household, 
and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the  priests, 
covered  with  sackcloth,  unto  Isaiah  the  prophet  the 

3 son  of  Amoz.  And  they  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a day  of  trouble,  and  of 
rebuke,  and  of  contumely  : for  the  children  are 
come  to  the  birth,  and  there  is  not  strength  to  bring 

4 forth.  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy.  God  will  hear  all 
the  words  of  Rabshakeh,  “ whom  the  king  of  Assyria 
his  master  hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God, 
and  will  rebuke  the  words  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  heard  : wherefore  lift  up  thy  prayer  for  the 

5 remnant  that  is  left.  So  the  servants  of  king 

6 Hezekiah  came  to  Isaiah.  And  Isaiah  said  unto 
them.  Thus  shall  ye  say  to  your  master.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid  of  the  words  that  thou 
hast  heard,  wherewith  the  servants  of  the  king  of 

7 Assyria  have  blasphemed  me.  Behold,  I will  put  a 
spirit  in  him,  and  he  shall  hear  a rumour,  and  shall 
return  to  his  own  land  ; and  I will  cause  him  to  fall 
by  the  sword  in  his  own  land. 

8 So  Rabshakeh  returned,  and  found  the  king  of 
Assyria  warring  against  Libnah  : for  he  had  heard 

9 that  he  was  departed  from  Lachish.  And  when  he 
heard  say  of  Tirhakah  king  of  Ethiopia,  Behold,  he 

5 Ps.  50.  21.  2 ch.  18.  14.  a Or,  wherewith  the 

6 Is.  37.  6,  &c.  See  1 Sam.  23.  27.  king  of  Assyria  hath 

7 ch.  18.  17.  m Heb.  3Iake  with  sent  him. 

* ver.  35, 36, 37.  Jer.  me  a blessing. 

51.  1. 


II.  KINGS,  XIX. 


575 


Ethiopia,  Behold,  he  is  come  out  to  fight  against  thee  : 
he  sent  messengers  again  unto  Hezekiah,  saying, 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah, 
saying.  Let  not  thy  God  in  whom  thou  trustest  de- 
ceive thee,  saying,  Jerusalem  shall  not  be  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the  kings  of  Assy- 
ria have  done  to  all  lands,  by  destroying  them  utterly  : 
and  shalt  thou  be  delivered  ? 

12  i^Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered  them 
which  my  fathers  have  destroyed  ; as  Gozan,  and  Ha- 
ran,  and  Rezeph,  and  the  children  of  Eden  which 
werg  in  Thelasar  ? 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath,  and  the  king  of 
Arpad,  and  the  king  of  the  city  of  Sepharvaim,  of 
Hena,  and  Ivah  ? 

14  ^ And  Hezekiah  received  the  letter  of  the 
hand  of  the  messengers,  and  read  it  : and  Hezekiah 
went  up  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  before  the  Lord,  and  said, 
O Lord  God  of  Israel,  i®  which  dwellest  between  the 
cherubims,  thou  art  the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ; thou  hast  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

16  Lord,  i®  bow  down  thine  ear,  and  hear  : open. 
Lord,  thine  eyes,  and  see  : and  hear  the  words  of  Sen- 
nacherib, 20  which  hath  sent  him  to  reproach  the  living 
God. 

17  Of  a truth.  Lord,  the  kings  of  Assyria  have  de- 
stroyed the  nations  and  their  lands, 

18  And  have  cast  their  gods  into  the  fire  : for  they 
were  no  gods,  but  21  the  work  of  men’s  hands,  wood  and 
stone  : therefore  they  have  destroyed  them. 

19  Now  therefore,  O Lord  our  God,  I beseech  thee, 
save  thou  us  out  of  his  hand,  22  that  all  the  kingdoms 
of  the  earth  may  know  that  thou  art  the  Lord  God, 
even  thou  only. 

20  ^ Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  sent  to  Hezekiah, 
saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  23  That 
which  thou  hast  prayed  to  me  against  Sennacherib  king 
of  Assyria  2^  I have  heard. 

21  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken  con- 
cerning him  ; The  virgin  25  the  daughter  of  Zion  hath 
despised  thee,  and  laughed  thee  to  scorn  ; the  daughter 
of  Jerusalem  26  hath  shaken  her  head  at  thee. 

22  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and  blasphemed  ? 
and  against  whom  hast  thou  exalted  thy  voice,  and  lifted 
Up  thine  eyes  on  high  ? even  against  27  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

28  28  By  thy  messengers  thou  hast  reproached  the 
Lord,  and  hast  said,  29  With  the  multitude  of  my  cha- 
riots I am  come  up  to  the  height  of  the  mountains,  to 
the  sides  of  Lebanon,  and  will  cut  down  the  tall  cedar 
trees  thereof,  and  the  choice  fir  trees  thereof ; and  I 
will  enter  into  the  lodgings  of  his  borders,  and  into  the 
forest  of  his  Carmel. 

24  I have  digged  and  drunk  strange  waters,  and 
with  the  sole  of  my  feet  have  I dried  up  all  the  rivers 
of  besieged  places. 

25  Hast  thou  not  heard  long  ago  how  5®  I have  done 


« ch.  18.  5. 

12  ch.  18.  33. 

« Ezek.  27.  23. 

ch.  18.  34. 

15  l8.  37.  14,  &c. 

15  1 Sam.  4.  4.  Ps. 
80.  1. 


11 1 Kin.  18.  39.  Is. 
44.  G.  Jer.  10.  10,  11, 
12. 

18  Ps.  31.  2. 

10  2 Chr.  6.  40. 

20  ver.  4. 


21  Ps.  115.  4.  Jer. 
10.  3. 

22  Ps.  83.  18. 

23  Is.  37.  21,  &c. 

24  Ps.  G5.  2. 

26  Lam.  2.  13. 


is  come  out  to  fight  against  thee  : he  sent  messen- 

10  gers  again  unto  Hezekiah,  saying.  Thus  shall  ye 
speak  to  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  saying,  Let  not 
thy  God  in  whom  thou  trustest  deceive  thee,  saying, 
Jerusalem  shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the 

11  king  of  Assyria.  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the 
kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to  all  lands,  by  ^ de- 
stroying them  utterly  : and  shalt  thou  be  delivered  ? 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered  them,  which 
my  fathers  have  destroyed,  Gozan,  and  Haran,  and 
Rezeph,  and  the  children  of  Eden  which  were  in 

13  Telassar  ? Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath,  and  the 
king  of  Arpad,  and  the  king  of  the  city  of  Sephar- 

14  vaim,  of  Hena,  and  Ivvah  ? And  Hezekiah  re- 
ceived the  letter  from  the  hand  of  the  messengers, 
and  read  it : and  Hezekiah  went  up  unto  the  house 

15  of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the  Lord.  And 
Hezekiah  prayed  before  the  Lord,  and  said,  O 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  that  ‘^sittest  upon  the 
cherubim,  thou  art  the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ; thou  hast  made  heaven 

16  and  earth.  Incline  thine  ear,  O Lord,  and  hear  ; 
open  thine  eyes,  O Lord,  and  see  : and  hear  the 
words  of  Sennacherib,  wherewith  he  hath  sent  him 

17  to  reproach  the  living  God.  Of  a truth.  Lord, 
the  kings  of  Assyria  have  laid  waste  the  nations 

18  and  their  lands,  and  have  cast  their  gods  into  the 
fire  : for  they  were  no  gods,  but  the  work  of  men’s 
hands,  wood  and  stone  ; therefore  they  have  de- 

19  stroyed  them.  Now  therefore,  O Lord  our  God, 
save  thou  us,  I beseech  thee,  out  of  his  hand,  that 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  may  know  ^ that  thou 
art  the  Lord  God,  even  thou  only. 


20  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  sent  to  Hezekiah, 
saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Whereas  thou  hast  prayed  to  me  against  Sen- 

21  nacherib  king  of  Assyria,  I have  heard  thee.  This  is 
the  word  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken  concerning 
him  : The  virgin  daughter  of  Zion  hath  despised 
thee  and  laughed  thee  to  scorn  ; the  daughter  of 

22  Jerusalem  hath  shaken  her  head  «at  thee.  Whom 
hast  thou  reproached  and  blasphemed  ? and  against 
whom  hast  thou  exalted  thy  voice  and  lifted  up 
thine  eyes  on  high  ? even  against  the  Holy  One  of 

23  Israel.  By  thy  messengers  thou  hast  reproached 
the  Lord,  and  hast  said.  With  the  f multitude  of  my 
chariots  am  I come  up  to  the  height  of  the  moun- 
tains, to  the  innermost  parts  of  Lebanon  ; and  I 
will  cut  down  the  tall  cedars  thereof,  and  the  choice 
^ fir  trees  thereof  : and  I will  enter  into  his  farthest 

24  lodging  place,  the  forest  of  his  fruitful  field.  I have 
digged  and  drunk  strange  waters,  and  with  the  sole 
of  my  feet  will  I dry  up  all  the  rivers  of  Egypt. 

25  Hast  thou  not  heard  how  I have  done  it  long  ago. 


scjoblG.  4.  Ps.22. 
7,  8.  Lam.  2.  15. 

27  Ps.  71.  22.  Is.  5. 
24.  Jer.  51.  5. 

28  ch.  18.  17. 

2»  Ps.  20.  7. 
so  Is.  45.  7. 


b Heb.  devoting 
them, 

c Or,  dwellest  be- 
tween. 

d Or,  that  thou,  O 
Lord,  art  God. 
e Heb.  after. 


f According  to  an. 
other  reading,  driv- 
ing. 

(j  Or,  cypress, 
h Or,  defence.  Heb. 
Mazor. 


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II.  KINGS,  XX. 


it,  and  of  ancient  times  that  I have  formed  it  ? now 
have  I brought  it  to  pass,  that  thou  shouldest  be  to 
lay  waste  fenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

26  Therefore  their  inhabitants  were  of  small  power, 
they  were  dismayed  and  confounded  ; they  were  as  the 
grass  of  the  field,  and  as  the  green  herb,  as  the  grass 
on  the  house  tops,  and  as  corn  blasted  before  it  be 
grown  up. 

27  But  I know  thy  abode,  and  thy  going  out,  and 
thy  coming  in,  and  thy  rage  against  me. 

28  Because  thy  rage  against  me  and  thy  tumult  is 
come  up  into  mine  ears,  therefore  will  put  my  hook 
in  thy  nose,  and  my  bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I will  turn 
thee  back  by  the  way  by  which  thou  earnest. 

29  And  this  shall  he  a sign  unto  thee,  Ye  shall  eat 
this  year  such  things  as  grow  of  themselves,  and  in  the 
second  year  that  which  springeth  of  the  same  ; and  in 
the  third  year  sow  ye,  and  reap,  and  plant  vineyards, 
and  eat  the  fruits  thereof. 

30  And  the  remnant  that  is  escaped  of  the  house 
of  Judah  shall  yet  again  take  root  downward,  and  bear 
fruit  upward. 

31  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go  forth  a remnant, 
and  they  that  escape  out  of  mount  Zion  : the  zeal  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  do  this. 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  the 
king  of  Assyria,  He  shall  not  come  into  this  city,  nor 
shoot  an  arrow  there,  nor  come  before  it  with  shield,  nor 
cast  a bank  against  it. 

33  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  the  same  shall  he 
return,  and  shall  not  come  into  this  city,  saith  the  Lord. 

34  For  89  1 will  defend  this  city,  to  save  it,  for  mine 
own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  David’s  sake. 

35  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  that  night,  that  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  went  out,  and  smote  in  the  camp  of  the 
Assyrians  an  hundred  fourscore  and  five  thousand  : and 
when  they  arose  early  in  the  morning,  behold,  they  were 
all  dead  corpses. 

36  So  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  departed,  and 
went  and  returned,  and  dwelt  at  Nineveh. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  worshipping  in  the 
house  of  Nisroch  his  god,  that  ^8  Adrammelech  and 
Sharezer  his  sons  smote  him  with  the  sword  : and 
they  escaped  into  the  land  of  Armenia.  And  Esar- 
haddon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Hezekiah,  having  received  a message  of  death,  by  prayer  hath  his  life 
lengthened.  8 The  sun  goethten  degrees  backward  for  a sign  of  that 
promise.  12  Berodach-baladan  sending  to  visit  Hezekiah,  because  of 
the  wonder,  hath  notice  of  his  treasures.  14  Isaiah  understanding 
thereof  foretelleth  the  Babylonian  captivity.  20  Manasseh  succeedeth 
Hezekiah. 

IN  1 those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto  death.  And 
the  prophet  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  came  to  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Set  thine  house 
in  order  ; for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2 Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the  wall,  and  prayed 
unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

3 I beseech  thee,  O Lord,  ^ remember  now  how  I 
have  8 walked  before  thee  in  truth  and  with  a perfect 
heart,  and  have  done  that  which  is  good  in  thy  sight. 
And  Hezekiah  wept  sore. 

31  Is.  10.  5.  36  1 Sam.  2.  34.  ch.  « 2 Clir.  32.  21.  Is. 

32  Ps.  129.  6.  20.  8,  9.  Is.  7.  11,  14.  37.  36. 

33  Ps.  139.  1,  &c.  Luke  2.  12.  42  Gen.  10.  11. 

34  Job  41.  2.  Ezek.  37  2 Chr.  32.  22,  23.  43  2 Chr.  32.  21. 

29.  4.  & 38.  4.  Amos  38  is.  9.  7.  44  ver.  7. 

4.  2.  39  ch.  20.  6.  45  Ezra  4.  2. 

M ver.  33,  36,  37.  40  i Kin.  11.  12,  13. 


and  formed  it  of  ancient  times  ? now  have  I brought 
it  to  pass,  that  thou  shouldest  be  to  lay  waste  fenced 

26  cities  into  ruinous  heaps.  Therefore  their  inhabi- 
tants were  of  small  power,  they  were  dismayed  and 
confounded  ; they  were  as  the  grass  of  the  field, 
and  as  the  green  herb,  as  the  grass  on  the  house- 
tops, and  as  corn  blasted  before  it  be  grown  up. 

27  But  I know  thy  sitting  down,  and  thy  going  out, 
and  thy  coming  in,  and  thy  raging  against  me. 

28  Because  of  thy  raging  against  me,  and  for  that  * thine 
arrogancy  is  come  up  into  mine  ears,  therefore  will 
I put  my  hook  in  thy  nose,  and  my  bridle  in  thy 
lips,  and  I will  turn  thee  back  by  the  way  by  which 

29  thou  earnest.  And  this  shall  be  the  sign  unto  thee  : 
ye  shall  eat  this  year  that  which  groweth  of  itself, 
and  in  the  second  year  that  which  springeth  of  the 
same  ; and  in  the  third  year  sow  ye,  and  reap,  and 

30  plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruit  thereof.  And 
j the  remnant  that  is  escaped  of  the  house  of  Judah 
shall  again  take  root  downward,  and  bear  fruit 

31  upward.  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go  forth  a rem- 
nant, and  out  of  mount  Zion  they  that  shall  escape  : 

32  the  zeal  of  ^ the  Lord  shall  perform  this.  There- 
fore thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  the  king  of 
Assyria,  He  shall  not  come  unto  this  city,  nor  shoot 
an  arrow  there,  neither  shall  he  come  before  it  with 

33  shield,  nor  cast  a mount  against  it.  By  the  way  f 
that  he  came,  by  the  same  shall  he  return,  and  he 

34  shall  not  come  unto  this  city,  saith  the  Lord.  For 
I will  defend  this  city  to  sa.ve  it,  for  mine  own  sake, 
and  for  my  servant  David’s  sake. 

35  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  that  night,  that  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  went  forth,  and  smote  in  the  camp  of  the 
Assyrians  an  hundred  fourscore  and  five  thousand  : 
and  when  men  arose  early  in  the  morning,  behold, 

36  they  were  all  dead  corpses.  So  Sennacherib  king 
of  Assyria  departed,  and  went  and  returned,  and 

37  dwelt  at  Nineveh.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
worshipping  in  the  house  of  Nisroch  his  god,  that 

Adrammelech  and  Sharezer  smote  him  with  the 
sword  : and  they  escaped  into  the  land  of  Ararat. 
And  Esar-haddon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


20  “ In  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto  death. 

And  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son  of  Amoz  came  to 
him,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Set 
thine  house  in  order  ; for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not 

2 live.  Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the  wall,  and 

3 prayed  unto  the  Lord,  saying.  Remember  now,  O 
Lord,  I beseech  thee,  how  I have  walked  before 
thee  in  truth  and  with  a perfect  heart,  and  have 
done  that  which  is  good  in  thy  sight.  And  Hezekiah 


4 2 Chr.  32.  24,  &c.  f Heb.  the  escaped  I See  2 Chr.  32.  21. 
Is.  38.  1,  &c.  of  the  house  of  Judah  m According  to  an- 

2 Neh.  13.  22.  that  remain.  other  reading,  Adram- 

3 Gen.  17.  1.  1 Kin.  k According  to  an-  melech  and  Sharezer 

3.  6.  other  reading,  the  his  sons,  and  so  in  Is. 

i Or,  thy  careless  Lord  of  hosts,  and  37.  38. 
ease.  so  in  Is.  37.  32.  a See  2 Chr.  32.  24. 


II.  KINGS,  XX. 


577 


4 And  it  came  to  pass,  afore  Isaiah  was  gone  out  into 
the  middle  court,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
him,  saying, 

5 Turn  again,  and  tell  Hezekiah  ^the  captain  of  my 
people.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David  thy 
father,  ®I  have  heard  thy  prayer,  I have  seen  ®thy 
tears  : behold,  I will  heal  thee  : on  the  third  day  thou 
shalt  go  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6 And  1 will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen  years  ; and  I 
will  deliver  thee  and  this  city  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Assyria  ; and  I will  defend  this  city  for  mine 
own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  David’s  sake. 

7 And  ® Isaiah  said.  Take  a lump  of  figs.  And  they 
took  and  laid  it  on  the  boil,  and  he  recovered. 

8 ^ And  Hezekiah  said  unto  Isaiah,  ® What  shall  he 
the  sign  that  the  Lord  will  heal  me,  and  that  I shall  go 
up  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  the  third  day  ? 

9 And  Isaiah  said,  This  sign  shalt  thou  have  of 
the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will  do  the  thing  that  he  hath 
spoken  : shall  the  shadow  go  forward  ten  degrees,  or 
go  back  ten  degrees  ? 

10  And  Hezekiah  answered.  It  is  a light  thing  for 
the  shadow  to  go  down  ten  degrees  : nay,  but  let  the 
shadow  return  backward  ten  degrees. 

11  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cried  unto  the  Lord  : and 
^^he  brought  the  shadow  ten  degrees  backward,  by 
which  it  had  gone  down  in  the  dial  of  Ahaz. 

12  ^ i-^At  that  time  Berodach-baladan,  the  son  of 
Baladan,  king  of  Babylon,  sent  letters  and  a present 
unto  Hezekiah  : for  he  had  heard  that  Hezekiah  had 
been  sick. 

13  And  Hezekiah  hearkened  unto  them,  and  shewed 
them  all  the  house  of  his  precious  things,  the  silver,  and 
the  gold,  and  the  spices,  and  the  precious  ointment,  and 
all  the  house  of  his  armour,  and  all  that  was  found  in 
his  treasures  : there  was  nothing  in  his  house,  nor  in  all 
his  dominion,  that  Hezekiah  shewed  them  not. 

14  T[  Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet  unto  king  Heze- 
kiah, and  said  unto  him.  What  said  these  men  ? and 
from  whence  came  they  unto  thee  ? And  Hezekiah  said, 
They  are  come  from  a far  country,  even  from  Babylon. 

15  And  he  said.  What  have  they  seen  in  thine  house  ? 
And  Hezekiah  answered,  All  the  things  that  are  in 
mine  house  have  they  seen  : there  is  nothing  among  my 
treasures  that  I have  not  shewed  them. 

16  And  Isaiah  said  unto  Hezekiah,  Hear  the  word 
of  the  Lord. 

17  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  all  that  is  in  thine 
house,  and  that  which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in  store 
unto  this  day,  shall  be  carried  into  Babylon  : nothing 
shall  be  left,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue  from  thee,  which 
thou  shalt  beget,  shall  they  take  away  ; and  they  shall 
be  eunuchs  in  the  palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

19  Then  said  Hezekiah  unto  Isaiah,  Good  is  the 
word  of  the  Lord  which  thou  hast  spoken.  And  he 
said.  Is  it  not  good,  if  peace  and  truth  be  in  my  days  ? 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Hezekiah,  and  all 
his  might,  and  how  he  made  a pool,  and  a conduit, 
and  brought  water  into  the  city,  are  they  not  written 
ill  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

* 1 Sam.  9.  16.  & 10.  39.  Is.  7.  11, 14.  & 38.  eh,  24.  13.  & 25. 

1.  22.  13.  Jer.  27.  21,  22.  & 

6 ch.  19.  20.  Ps.  65.  JO  See  Is.  38.  7,  8.  52.  17. 

2.  11  See  Josh.  10.  12,  i«  ch.  24. 12.  2 Chr. 

6 Ps.  39.  12.  & 56.  8.  14.  Is.  38.  8.  33.  11. 

1 ch.  19.  34.  12  Is.  39.  1,  &c.  ^ 1 Sam.  3.  18.  Job 

8 Is.  38.  21.  13  2 Chr.  32.  27,  31.  1.  21.  Ps.  39.  9. 

0 See  Judg.  6.  17,  37,  i^  ver.  13.  is  2 Chr.  32.  32. 


4 wept  sore.  And  it  came  to  pass,  afore  Isaiah  was 
gone  ^ out  into  the  middle  part  of  the  city,  that  the 

5 word  of  the  Lord  came  to  him,  saying,  Turn  again, 
and  say  to  Hezekiah  the  ^ prince  of  my  people.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David  thy  father,  I have 
heard  thy  prayer,  I have  seen  thy  tears  : behold, 
I will  heal  thee  : on  the  third  day  thou  shalt  go  up 

6 unto  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  I will  add  unto 
thy  days  fifteen  years  ; and  I will  deliver  thee  and 
this  city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria  ; and 
I will  defend  this  city  for  mine  own  sake,  and  for 

7 my  servant  David’s  sake.  And  Isaiah  said.  Take  a 
cake  of  figs.  And  they  took  and  laid  it  on  the  boil, 

8 and  he  recovered.  And  Hezekiah  said  unto  Isaiah, 
What  shall  be  the  sign  that  the  Lord  will  heal  me, 
and  that  I shall  go  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord 

9 the  third  day  ? And  Isaiah  said,  This  shall  be  the 
sign  unto  thee  from  the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will 
do  the  thing  that  he  hath  spoken  : shall  the  shadow 

10  go  forward  ten  f steps,  or  go  back  ten  steps  ? And 
Hezekiah  answered.  It  is  a light  thing  for  the 
shadow  to  decline  ten  steps  : nay,  but  let  the  shadow 

11  return  backward  ten  steps.  And  Isaiah  the  prophet 
cried  unto  the  Lord  : and  he  brought  the  shadow 
ten  steps  backward,  by  which  it  had  gone  down  on 
the  ^dial  of  Ahaz. 

12  * At  that  time  * Berodach-baladan  the  son  of  Bala- 
dan, king  of  Babylon,  sent  letters  and  a present 
unto  Hezekiah  : for  he  had  heard  that  Hezekiah  had 

13  been  sick.  And  Hezekiah  hearkened  unto  them,  and 
shewed  them  all  the  house  of  his  i precious  things, 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  spices,  and  the 
precious  oil,  and  * the  house  of  his  ^ armour,  and  all 
that  was  found  in  his  treasures  : there  was  nothing 
in  his  house,  nor  in  all  his  dominion,  that  Hezekiah 

14  shewed  them  not.  Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet 
unto  king  Hezekiah,  and  said  unto  him.  What  said 
these  men  ? and  from  whence  came  they  unto  thee  ? 
And  Hezekiah  said.  They  are  come  from  a far  coun- 

15  try,  even  from  Babylon.  And  he  said.  What  have 
they  seen  in  thine  house  ? And  Hezekiah  answered. 
All  that  is  in  mine  house  have  they  seen  : there  is 
nothing  among  my  treasures  that  I have  not  shewed 

16  them.  And  Isaiah  said  unto  Hezekiah,  Hear  the 

17  word  of  the  Lord.  Behold,  the  days  come,  that 
all  that  is  in  thine  house,  and  that  which  thy 
fathers  have  laid  up  in  store  unto  this  day,  shall 
be  carried  to  Babylon  : nothing  shall  be  left,  saith 

18  the  Lord.  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue  from 
thee,  which  thou  shalt  beget,  shall  they  take  away  ; 
and  they  shall  be  eunuchs  in  the  palace  of  the  king 

19  of  Babylon.  Then  said  Hezekiah  unto  Isaiah,  Good 
is  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  thou  hast  spoken. 
He  said  moreover.  Is  it  not  so,  if  peace  and  truth 

20  shall  be  in  my  days  ? Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Hezekiah,  and  all  his  might,  and  how  he  made  the 
pool,  and  the  conduit,  and  brought  water  into  the 
city,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 

21  cles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? And  Hezekiah  slept 

I'-i  Neh.  3.  16.  e Or,  the  shadow  is  i In  Is.  39.  1,  Mero- 

23  2 Chr.  32.  30.  gone  forward  ten  dach-haladan. 

b Or,  otct  of.  steps,  shall  it  go  buck  j Or,  spicery. 

c According  to  an-  cfrc.  k Another  reading 

other  reading,  the  mid-  f Or,  degrees,  is,  all  the  house. 

die  court.  g Heb.  steps.  I Or,  jetvels. 

d Or,  leader.  h See  2 Chr.  32.  31.  m See  2 Chr.  32.  33. 


578 


II.  KINGS,  XXI. 


21  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his  fathers  : and  Ma- 
nasseh  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Manasseh's  reign.  3 His  great  idolatry.  10  His  wickedness  causeth 
prophecies  against  Judah.  17  Amon  succeedeth  him.  19  Amon's 
wicked  reign.  23  He  being  slain  by  his  servants.,  and  those  murderers 
slain  by  the  people,  Josiah  is  made  king. 

MANASSEH  ^ was  twelve  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  reigned  fifty  and  five  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. And  his  mother’s  name  toas  Hephzi-bah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  ^ after  the  abominations  of  the  heathen,  whom  the 
Lord  cast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  For  he  built  up  again  the  high  places  ^ which  Heze- 
kiah his  father  had  destroyed  ; and  he  reared  up  altars 
for  Baal,  and  made  a grove,  ^as  did  Ahab  king  of 
Israel  ; and  ® worshipped  all  the  host  of  heaven,  and 
served  them. 

4  And  ® he  built  altars  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  of 
which  the  Lord  said,  In  Jerusalem  will  I put  my 
name. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host  of  heaven  in  the 
two  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  ® And  he  made  his  son  pass  through  the  fire,  and 
observed  ^ times,  and  used  enchantments,  and  dealt 
with  familiar  spirits  and  wizards  : he  wrought  much 
wickedness  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to 
anger. 

7  And  he  set  a graven  image  of  the  grove  that  he 
had  made  in  the  house,  of  which  the  Lord  said  to 
David,  and  to  Solomon  his  son,  In  this  house,  and  in 
Jerusalem,  which  I have  chosen  out  of  all  tribes  of 
Israel,  will  I put  my  name  for  ever  : 

8  Neither  will  I make  the  feet  of  Israel  move  any 
more  out  of  the  land  which  I gave  their  fathers  ; only 
if  they  will  observe  to  do  according  to  all  that  I have 
commanded  them,  and  according  to  all  the  law  that  my 
servant  Moses  commanded  them. 

9  But  they  hearkened  not  : and  Manasseh  seduced 
them  to  do  more  evil  than  did  the  nations  whom  the 
Lord  destroyed  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

10  Tl  And  the  Lord  spake  by  his  servants  the  pro- 
phets, saying, 

11  Because  Manasseh  king  of  Judah  hath  done 
these  abominations,  and  hath  done  wickedly  above  all 
that  the  Amorites  did,  which  were  before  him,  and 
^^hath  made  Judah  also  to  sin  with  his  idols  : 

12  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
Behold,  I am  bringing  such  evil  upon  Jerusalem  and 
Judah,  that  whosoever  heareth  of  it,  both  ^®his  ears 
shall  tingle. 

13  And  I will  stretch  over  Jerusalem  the  line  of 
Samaria,  and  the  plummet  of  the  house  of  Ahab  : and 
I will  wipe  Jerusalem  as  a man  wipeth  a dish,  wiping 
it,  and  turning  it  upside  down. 

14  And  I will  forsake  the  remnant  of  mine  inheri- 
tance, and  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies  ; 
and  they  shall  become  a prey  and  a spoil  to  all  their 
enemies  ; 

15  Because  they  have  done  that  which  was  evil  in  my 
sight,  and  have  provoked  me  to  anger,  since  the  day 


21  2 Chr.  32.  33. 

1 2 Chr.  33.  1,  &c. 

2 ch.  IG.  3. 

3 ch.  18.  4. 

4 1 Kin.  16.  32,  33. 

r.  Dent.  4.  19.  & 17. 
3.  ch.  17.  IG. 


6 Jer.  32.  34. 

2 2 Sam.  7.  13.  1 

Kin.  8.  29.  & 9.  3. 

8 Lev.  18.  21.  & 20. 
2.  ch.  16.  3.  & 17.  17. 
"Lev.  19.  26,  31. 


Dent.  18.  10,  11.  ch. 
17.  17. 

10  2 Sam.  7.  13.  1 

Kin.  8.  29.  & 9.  3.  ch. 
23.  27.  Ps.  132. 13, 14. 
Jer.  32.  34. 


with  his  fathers  : and  Manasseh  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 


21  « Manasseh  was  twelve  years  old  when  he  began 

to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  five  and  fifty  years  in  Je- 
rusalem : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Hephzi-bah. 

2 And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  after  the  abominations  of  the  heathen,  whom 
the  Lord  cast  out  before  the  cliildren  of  Israel. 

3 For  he  built  again  the  high  places  which  Hezekiah 
his  father  had  destroyed  ; and  he  reared  up  altars 
for  Baal,  and  made  an  Asherah,  as  did  Ahab  king  of 
Israel,  and  worshipped  all  the  host  of  heaven,  and 

4 served  them.  And  he  built  altars  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  whereof  the  Lord  said,  In  J erusalem  will 

5 I put  my  name.  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host 
of  heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6 And  he  made  his  son  to  pass  through  the  fire,  and 
practised  augury,  and  used  enchantments,  and  ^ dealt 
with  them  that  had  familiar  spirits,  and  with  wi- 
zards : he  wrought  much  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 

7 Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger.  And  he  set  the 
graven  image  of  Asherah,  that  he  had  made,  in  the 
house  of  which  the  Lord  said  to  David  and  to  Solo- 
mon his  son.  In  this  house,  and  in  Jerusalem,  which 
I have  chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  will  I 

8 put  my  name  for  ever  : neither  will  I cause  the  feet 
of  Israel  to  wander  any  more  out  of  the  land  which 
I gave  their  fathers  ; if  only  they  will  observe  to  do 
according  to  all  that  I have  commanded  them,  and 
according  to  all  the  law  that  my  servant  Moses  com- 

9 manded  them.  But  they  hearkened  not  ; and  Ma- 
nasseh seduced  them  to  do  that  which  is  evil  more 
than  did  the  nations,  whom  the  Lord  destroyed  be- 

10  fore  the  children  of  Israel.  And  the  Lord  spake  by 

11  his  servants  the  prophets,  saying.  Because  Manas- 
seh king  of  Judah  hath  done  these  abominations, 
and  hath  done  wickedly  above  all  that  the  Amorites 
did,  which  were  before  him,  and  hath  made  Judah 

12  also  to  sin  with  his  idols  : therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I bring  such  evil 
upon  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  that  whosoever  heareth 

13  of  it,  both  his  ears  shall  tingle.  And  I will  stretch 
over  Jerusalem  the  line  of  Samaria,  and  the  plum- 
met of  the  house  of  Ahab  : and  I will  wipe  Jem- 
salem  as  a man  wipeth  a dish,  wiping  it  and  turning 

14  it  upside  down.  And  I will  cast  off  the  remnant  of 
mine  inheritance,  and  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies  ; and  they  shall  become  a prey  and  a 

15  spoil  to  all  their  enemies  ; because  they  have  done 
that  which  is  evil  in  my  sight,  and  have  provoked  me 


” 2 Sam.  7. 10. 

12  Pro.  29.  12. 

13  ch.  23.  26,  27.  & 
24.  3,  4.  Jer.  15.  4. 

14  1 Kin.  21.  26. 

15  ver.  9. 


16  I Sam.  3. 11.  Jer. 
19.  3. 

iiSee  Is.  34.  11. 
Lam.  2.  8.  Amos  7. 
7,  8. 


a See  2 Chr.  33.  1, 
&c. 

b Or,  appointed. 
Heb.  made. 


II.  KINGS,  XXII. 


579 


their  fathers  came  forth  out  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this 
day. 

16  Moreover  Manasseh  shed  innocent  blood  very 
much,  till  he  had  filled  Jerusalem  from  one  end  to  an- 
other ; beside  his  sin  wherewith  he  made  Judah  to  sin, 
in  doing  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

17  T[  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Manasseh,  and 
all  that  he  did,  and  his  sin  that  he  sinned,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

18  And  Manasseh  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 
buried  in  the  garden  of  his  own  house,  in  the  garden  of 
Uzza  : and  Amon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

19  Amon  was  twenty  and  two  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  two  years  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother’s  name  was  Meshullemeth,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Haruz  of  Jotbah. 

20  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  22  as  his  father  Manasseh  did. 

21  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way  that  his  father 
walked  in,  and  served  the  idols  that  his  father  served, 
and  worshipped  them  : 

22  And  he  forsook  the  Lord  God  of  his  fathers, 
and  walked  not  in  the  way  of  the  Lord. 

23  ^ ^^And  the  servants  of  Amon  conspired  against 
him,  and  slew  the  king  in  his  own  house. 

24  And  the  people  of  the  land  slew  all  them  that  had 
conspired  against  king  Amon  ; and  the  people  of  the 
land  made  Josiah  his  son  king  in  his  stead. 

25  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amon  which  he  did, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  ? 

26  And  he  was  buried  in  his  sepulchre  in  the  garden 
of  Uzza  : and  Josiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

\ Josiah' s food  reign.  S He  taketh  care  for  the  repair  of  the  temple.  8 
Hilkiah  having  found  a book  of  the  law,  Josiah  sendeth  to  Huldah  to 
enquire  of  the  Lord.  15  Huldah  prophesieth  the  destruction  of  Jeru- 
salem, but  resjpite  thereof  in  Josiah' s time. 

JOSIAH  ^was  eight  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  thirty  and  one  years  in  tJe- 
rusalem.  And  his  mother’s  name  teas  Jedidah,  the 
daughter  of  Adaiah  of  ^ Boscath. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  all  the  way  of  David  Ms  father, 
and  ^ turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

3  ^ ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eighteenth  year  of 
king  Josiah,  that  the  king  sent  Shaphan  the  son  of  Aza- 
liah,  the  son  of  Meshullam,  the  scribe,  to  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  saying, 

4  Go  up  to  Hilkiah  the  high  priest,  that  he  may  sum 
the  silver  which  is  ® brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
which  ® the  keepers  of  the  door  have  gathered  of  the 
people  : 

5  And  let  them  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  doers 
of  the  work,  that  have  the  oversight  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  : and  let  them  give  it  to  the  doers  of  the  work 
which  is  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  repair  the 
breaches  of  the  house, 

6  Unto  carpenters,  and  builders,  and  masons,  and  to 
buy  timber  and  hewn  stone  to  repair  the  house. 

7  Howbeit  ® there  was  no  reckoning  made  with  them 

18  ch.  24.  4.  22  ver.  2,  &c.  i 2 Chr.  34.  1. 

2 Chr.  33.  11-19.  23  1 Kin.  11.  33.  2 josh.  15.  39. 

20  2 Chr.  33.  20.  24  2 Chr.  33.  24,  25.  3 Dent.  6.  32. 

« 2 Chr.  33.  21-23.  2.-,  Matt.  1.  10,  called  < 2 Chr.  34.  8,  &c. 

Josias. 


to  anger,  since  the  day  their  fathers  came  forth  out 

16  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this  day.  Moreover  Manasseh 
shed  innocent  blood  very  much,  till  he  had  filled 
Jerusalem  from  one  end  to  another  ; beside  his  sin 
wherewith  he  made  Judah  to  sin,  in  doing  that 

17  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord.  Now  the 
rest  of  the  acts  of  Manasseh,  and  all  that  he  did, 
and  his  sin  that  he  sinned,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

18  ®And  Manasseh  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 
buried  in  the  garden  of  his  own  house,  in  the  garden 
of  Uzza  : and  Ajujon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

19  Amon  was  twenty  and  two  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  two  years  in  Jeru- 
salem : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Meshullemeth 

20  the  daughter  of  Haruz  of  Jotbah.  And  he  did  that 
which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did  Ma- 

21  nasseh  his  father.  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way  that 
his  father  walked  in,  and  served  the  idols  that  his 

22  father  served,  and  worshipped  them  : and  he  for- 
sook the  Lord,  the  God  of  his  fathers,  and  walked 

23  not  in  the  way  of  the  Lord.  And  the  servants  of 
Amon  conspired  against  him,  and  put  the  king  to 

24  death  in  his  own  house.  But  the  people  of  the  land 
slew  all  them  that  had  conspired  against  king  Amon  ; 
and  the  people  of  the  land  made  Josiah  his  son  king 

25  in  his  stead.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amon 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 

26  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? And  he  was 
buried  in  his  sepulchre  in  the  garden  of  Uzza  : and 
Josiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


22  “Josiah  was  eight  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  ; and  he  reigned  thirty  and  one  years  in  Jeru- 
salem : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Jedidah  the 

2 daughter  of  Adaiah  of  Bozkath.  And  he  did  that 
which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  walked 
in  all  the  way  of  David  his  father,  and  turned  not 
aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

3 And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king 
Josiah,  that  the  king  sent  Shajghan  the  son  of  Aza- 
liah,  the  son  of  Meshullam,  tITescribe,  to  the  house 

4 of  the  Lord,  saying.  Go  up  to  Hilkiah  the  high 
_priest,  that  he  may  sum  the  money  which  is  brought 

into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  which  the  keepers  of  the 

5 ^ door  have  gathered  of  the  people  : and  let  them 
deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  workmen  that  have 
the  oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  : and  let 
them  give  it  to  the  workmen  which  are  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  to  repair  the  breaches  of  the  house  ; 

6 unto  the  carpenters,  and  to  the  builders,  and  to  the 
masons  ; and  for  buying  timber  and  hewn  stone  to 

7 repair  the  house.  Howbeit  there  was  no  reckoning 


6 ch.  12.  4.  8 ch.  12.  15  a See  2 Chr.  34.  1, 

6 ch.  12.  9.  Ps.  84.  c See  2 Chr.  33.  20-  &c. 

10.  26.  b Heb.  threshold. 

2 ch.  12.  11,  12,  14. 


580 


II.  KINGS,  XXII. 


of  the  money  that  was  delivered  into  their  hand,  be- 
cause they  dealt  faithfully. 

8 ^ And  Hilkiah  the  high  priest  said  imto  Shaphan 
the  scribe,  ^ I have  found  the  book  of  the  law  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord.  And  Hilkiah  gave  the  book  to 
Shaphan,  and  he  read  it. 

9 And  Shaphan  the  scribe  came  to  the  king,  and 
brought  the  king  word  again,  and  said,  Thy  servants 
have  gathered  the  money  that  was  found  in  the  house, 
and  have  delivered  it  into  the  hand  of  them  that  do  the 
work,  that  have  the  oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  shewed  the  king,  saying, 
Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  delivered  me  a book.  And 
Shaphan  read  it  before  the  king. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  had  heard  the 
words  of  the  book  of  the  law,  that  he  rent  his  clothes. 

12  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah  the  priest,  and 
Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Achbor  the  son  of 
Michaiah,  and  Shaphan  the  scribe,  and  Asahiah  a ser- 
vant of  the  king’s,  saying, 

13  Go  ye,  enquire  of  the  Lord  for  me,  and  for  the 
people,  and  for  all  Judah,  concerning  the  words  of  this 
book  that  is  found  : for  great  is  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  that  is  kindled  against  us,  because  our  fathers 
have  not  hearkened  unto  the  words  of  this  book,  to  do 
according  unto  all  that  which  is  written  concerning  us. 

14  So  Hilkiah  the  priest,  and  Ahikam,  and  Achbor, 
and  Shaphan,  and  Asahiah,  went  unto  Huldah  the  pro- 
phetess, the  wife  of  Shallum  the  son  of  Tikvah,  the 
son  of  Harhas,  keeper  of  the  wardrobe  ; (now  she  dwelt 
in  Jerusalem  in  the  college  ;)  and  they  communed  with 
her. 

15  ^ And  she  said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  Tell  the  man  that  sent  you  to  me, 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  bring  evil 
upon  this  place,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof,  even 
all  the  words  of  the  book  which  the  king  of  Judah  hath 
read  : 

17  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and  have  burned 
incense  unto  other  gods,  that  they  might  provoke  me  to 
anger  with  all  the  works  of  their  hands  ; therefore  my 
wrath  shall  be  kindled  against  this  place,  and  shall  not 
be  quenched. 

18  But  to  the  king  of  Judah  which  sent  you  to  en- 
quire of  the  Lord,  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  As  touching  the  words  which 
thou  hast  heard  ; 

19  Because  thine  heart  was  tender,  and  thou  hast 

humbled  thyself  before  the  Lord,  when  thou  heardest 

what  I spake  against  this  place,  and  against  the  inhabi- 
tants thereof,  that  they  should  become  a desolation 
and  a curse,  and  hast  rent  thy  clothes,  and  wept  be- 
fore me  ; I also  have  heard  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  Behold  therefore,  I will  gather  thee  unto  thy 
fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be  gathered  into  thy  grave  in 
peace  ; and  thine  eyes  shall  not  see  all  the  evil  which  I 
will  bring  upon  this  place.  And  they  brought  the  king 
word  again. 

9 Deut.  31.  24,  &c.  12  Tikvath,  2 Chr.  ^ Deut.  29.  25,  26, 

2 Chr.  34.  14,  &c.  34. 22.  27. 

10  Abdon,  2 Chr.  34.  i3  Deut.  29.  27.  Dan.  is  2 Chr.  34.  26,  &c. 


made  with  them  of  the  money  that  was  delivered 

8 into  their  hand  ; for  they  dealt  faithfully.  And 
Hilkiah  the  high  priest  said  unto  Shaphan  the  scribe, 
I have  foun^the  book  oiJlie  lawunLhe  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  Hilkiah  delivered  the  book  to  Sha- 

9 phan,  and  he  read  it.  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  came 
to  the  king,  and  brought  the  king  word  again,  and 
said.  Thy  servants  have  ^ emptied  out  the  money  that 
was  found  in  the  house,  and  have  delivered  it  into 
the  hand  of  the  workmen  that  have  the  oversight  of 

10  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  Shaphan  the  scribe 
told  the  king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  deli- 
vered me  a book.  And  Shaphan  read  it  before  the 

11  king.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  kipg  had  heard 
the  words  of  the  book  of  the  law,  that*  he  rent  liis 

12  clothes.  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah  the 
priest,  and  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Achbor 
the  son  of  Micaiah,  and  Shaphan  the  scribe,  and  Asa- 

13  iah  the  king’s  servant,  saying.  Go  ye,  inquire  of  the 
Lord  for  me,  and  for  the  people,  and  for  all  Judah, 
concerning  the  words  of  this  book  that  is  found  : for 
great  is  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  that  is  kindled 
against  us,  because  our  fathers  have  not  hearkened 
unto  the  words  of  this  book,  to  do  according  unto  all 

14  that  which  is  ^ written  concerning  us.  So  Hilkiah 
the  priest,  and  Ahikam,  and  Achbor,  and  Shaphan, 
and  Asaiah,  went  unto  Hul^iah  the  prophetess,  the 
wife  of  Shallum  the  son^fTikvah,  the  son  of  Har- 
has, keeper  of  the  wardrobe  ; (now  she  dwelt  in 
Jerusalem  in  the  ® second  quarter  ;)  and  they  com- 

15  muned  with  her.  And  she  said  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel  : Tell  ye  the  man 

16  that  sent  you  unto  me.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
I will  bring  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the  in- 
habitants thereof,  even  all  the  words  of  the  book 

17  which  the  king  of  Judah  hath  read  : because  they 
have  forsaken  me,  and  have  burned  incense  unto 
other  gods,  that  they  might  provoke  me  to  anger 
with  all  the  work  of  their  hands  ; therefore  my 
wrath  shall  be  kindled  against  this  place,  and  it  shall 

18  not  be  quenched.  But  unto  the  king  of  Judah,  who 
sent  you  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  thus  shall  ye  say 
to  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel  : As 

19  touching  the  words  which  thou  hast  heard,  because 
thine  heart  was  tender,  and  thou  didst  humble  thy- 
self before  the  Lord,  when  thou  heardest  what  I 
spake  against  this  place,  and  against  the  inhabitants 
thereof,  that  they  should  become  J"  a desolation  and 
a curse,  and  hast  rent  thy  clothes,  and  wept  before 

20  me  ; I also  have  heard  thee,  saith  the  Lord.  There- 
fore, behold,  I will  gather  thee  to  thy  fathers,  and 
thou  shalt  be  gathered  to  thy  grave  in  peace,  neither 
shall  thine  eyes  see  all  the  evil  which  I will  bring 
upon  this  place.  And  they  brought  the  king  word 
again. 


1 Kin.  21.  29.  20  pg.  37.  37.  Is.  67.  e Heb.  Mishneh. 

18  Lev.  26.  31,  32.  1, 2.  / Or,  an  astonish- 

19  Jer.  26.  6.  & 44.  c Or,  poured  out.  ment. 

22.  d Or,  enjoined  us. 


11  Deut.  29.  27. 


II.  KINGS,  XXIII. 


581 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Josiah  causeth  the  book  to  be  read  in  a solemn  assembly.  3 He  re- 
neioeth  the  covenant  of  the  Lord.  4 He  destroyeth  idolatry.  15  He 
burnt  dead  men's  bones  upon  the  altar  of  Beth-el,  as  was  foreprophe- 
sied.  21  He  kept  a most  solemn  passover.  24  He  put  away  witches 
and  all  abomination.  26  God's  final  wrath  against  Judah,  29  Josiah.,  ' 
provoking  Pharaoh-nechoh,  is  slain  at  Megiddo.  31  Jehouhaz,  suc- 
ceeding him,  is  imprisoned  by  Pharaoh-nechoh,  who  made  Jehoiakim 
king.  36  Jehoiakim' s wicked  reign. 

And  ^the  king  sent,  and  they  gathered  unto  him 
all  the  elders  of  Judah  and  of  Jerusalem. 

2  And  the  king  went  up  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  all  the  men  of  Judah  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  J e- 
rusalem  with  him,  and  the  priests,  and  the  prophets, 
and  all  the  people,  both  small  and  great  : and  he  read 
in  their  ears  all  the  words  of  the  book  of  the  covenant 
2 which  was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  the  king  ^ stood  by  a pillar,  and  made  a 
covenant  before  the  Lord,  to  walk  after  the  Lord,  and 
to  keep  his  commandments  and  his  testimonies  and  his 
statutes  with  all  their  heart  and  all  their  soul,  to  per- 
form the  words  of  this  covenant  that  were  written  in 
this  book.  And  all  the  people  stood  to  the  covenant. 

4  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah  the  high  priest, 
and  the  priests  of  the  second  order,  and  the  keepers  of 
the  door,  to  bring  forth  out  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
all  the  vessels  that  were  made  for  Baal,  and  for  ^ the 
grove,  and  for  all  the  host  of  heaven  : and  he  burned 
them  without  Jerusalem  in  the  fields  of  Kidron,  and 
carried  the  ashes  of  them  unto  Beth-el. 

5  And  he  put  down  the  idolatrous  priests,  whom 
the  kings  of  Judah  had  ordained  to  burn  incense  in 
the  high  places  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
places  round  about  Jerusalem  ; them  also  that  burned 
incense  unto  Baal,  to  the  sun,  and  to  the  moon,  and  to 
the  planets,  and  to  ^ all  the  host  of  heaven. 

6  And  he  brought  out  the  ® grove  from  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  without  Jerusalem,  unto  the  brook  Kidron, 
and  burned  it  at  the  brook  Kidron,  and  stamped  it 
small  to  powder,  and  cast  the  powder  thereof  upon 
the  graves  of  the  children  of  the  people. 

7  And  he  brake  down  the  houses  ® of  the  sodomites, 
that  were  by  the  house  of  the  Lord,  ® where  the  women 
wove  hangings  for  the  grove. 

8  And  he  brought  all  the  priests  out  of  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  defiled  the  high  places  where  the  priests 
had  burned  incense,  from  Geba  to  Beer-sheba,  and 
brake  down  the  high  places  of  the  gates  that  were  in 
the  entering  in  of  the  gate  of  Joshua  the  governor  of 
the  city,  which  were  on  a man’s  left  hand  at  the  gate  of 
the  city. 

9  Nevertheless  the  priests  of  the  high  places  came 
not  up  to  the  altar  of  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem,  but  they 
did  eat  of  the  unleavened  bread  among  their  brethren. 

10  And  he  defiled  ^^Topheth,  which  is  in  ^^the  val- 
ley of  the  children  of  Hinnom,  ^^that  no  man  might 
make  his  son  or  his  daughter  to  pass  through  the  fire  to 
Molech. 

11  And  he  took  away  the  horses  that  the  kings  of 
Judah  had  given  to  the  sun,  at  the  entering  in  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  by  the  chamber  of  Nathan-melech 
the  chamberlain,  which  vms  in  the  suburbs,  and  burned 
the  chariots  of  the  sun  with  fire. 


1 2 Chr.  34.  29,  30, 
&c. 

2 ch.  22.  8. 

3 ch.  11.  14,  17. 

’Ch.  21.  3,  7. 

6  ch.  21.  3. 

8 ch.  21.  7. 


7 2 Chr.  34.  4. 

8 1 Kirf.  14.  24.  & 15. 
12. 

a Ezek.  16.  16. 

10  1 Kin.  15.  22. 

11  See  Ezek.  44.  10- 
14. 


12 1 Sam.  2.  36. 

13  Is.  30.  33.  Jer.  7. 
31.  & 19.  6,  11,  12,  13. 
11  Josh.  15.  8. 
i' Lev.  18.21.  Deut. 
18.  10.  Ezek.  23.  37, 
39. 


23  ® And  the  king  sent,  and  they  gathered  unto  him 

2 all  the  elders  of  Judah  and  of  Jerusalem.  And  the 
king  went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
men  of  Judah  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem 
with  him,  and  the  priests,  and  the  prophets,  and  all 
the  people,  both  small  and  great : and  he  read  in 
their  ears  all  the  words  of  the  book  of  the  covenant 

3 which  was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
the  king  stood  ^ by  the  pillar,  and  made  a covenant 
before  the  Lord,  to  walk  after  the  Lord,  and  to 
keep  his  commandments,  and  his  testimonies,  and  his 
statutes,  with  all  his  heart,  and  all  his  soul,  to  con- 
firm the  words  of  this  covenant  that  were  written  in 
this  book  : and  all  the  people  stood  to  the  covenant. 

4 And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah  the  high  priest, 
and  the  priests  of  the  second  order,  and  the  keepers 
of  the  door,  to  bring  forth  out  of  the  temple  of  the 
Lord  all  the  vessels  that  were  made  for  Baal,  and 
for  the  Asherah,  and  for  all  the  host  of  heaven  : 
and  he  burned  them  without  Jerusalem  in  the  fields 
of  Kidron,  and  carried  the  ashes  of  them  unto  Beth- 

5 el.  And  he  put  down  the  ® idolatrous  priests,  whom 
the  kings  of  Judah  had  ordained  to  burn  incense  in 
the  high  places  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
places  round  about  Jerusalem  ; them  also  that  burned 
incense  unto  Baal,  to  the  sun,  and  to  the  moon, 
and  to  the  planets,  and  to  all  the  host  of  heaven. 

6 And  he  brought  out  the  Asherah  from  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  without  Jerusalem,  unto  the  brook 
Kidron,  and  burned  it  at  the  brook  Kidron,  and 
stamped  it  small  to  powder,  and  cast  tlfe  powder 
thereof  upon  the  graves  of  the  s' common  people. 

7 And  he  brake  down  the  houses  of  the  ''  sodomites, 
that  were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  where  the 

8 women  wove  * hangings  for  the  Asherah.  And  he 
brought  all  the  priests  out  of  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
defiled  the  high  places  where  the  priests  had  burned 
incense,  from  Geba  to  Beer-sheba  ; and  he  brake 
down  the  high  places  of  the  gates  that  were  at  the 
entering  in  of  the  gate  of  Joshua  the  governor  of 
the  city,  which  were  on  a man’s  left  hand  at  the 

9 gate  of  the  city.  Nevertheless  the  priests  of  the 
high  places  came  not  up  to  the  altar  of  the  Lord  in 
Jerusalem,  but  they  did  eat  unleavened  bread  among 

10  their  brethren.  And  he  defiled  Topheth,  which  is  in 
the  valley  of  the  j children  of  Hinnom,  that  no  man 
might  make  his  son  or  his  daughter  to  pass  through 

11  the  fire  to  Molech.  And  he  took  away  the  horses 
that  the  kings  of  Judah  had  given  to  the  sun,  at  the 
entering  in  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  by  the  cham- 
ber of  Nathan-melech  the  chamberlain,  which  was 
in  the  precincts  ; and  he  burned  the  chariots  of  the 


a See  2 Chr.  34.  29- 
32. 

b Or,  on  the  plat- 
form. 

c Or,  perform, 
d Heb.  threshold. 


e Heb.  Chemarim. 
See  Hos.  10.  5.  Zeph. 
1.  4. 

/Or,  twelve  signs, 
g Heb.  children  of 
the  people. 


h See  1 Kin.  14.  24. 
& 15.  12. 

i Or,  tents.  Heb. 
houses. 

j According  to  an- 
other reading,  son. 


582 


II.  KINGS,  XXIII. 


12  And  the  altars  that  were  on  the  top  of  the  upper 
chamber  of  Ahaz,  which  the  kings  of  Judah  had  made, 
and  the  altars  which  Manasseh  had  made  in  the  two 
courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  did  the  king  beat 
down,  and  brake  them  down  from  thence,  and  cast  the 
dust  of  them  into  the  brook  Kidron. 

13  And  the  high  places  that  were  before  Jerusalem, 
which  were  on  the  right  hand  of  the  mount  of  corrup- 
tion, which  Solomon  the  king  of  Israel  had  builded 
for  Ashtoreth  the  abomination  of  the  Zidonians,  and 
for  Chemosh  the  abomination  of  the  Moabites,  and  for 
Milcom  the  abomination  of  the  children  of  Ammon, 
did  the  king  defile. 

14  And  he  brake  in  pieces  the  images,  and  cut 
down  the  groves,  and  filled  their  places  with  the  bones 
of  men. 

15  ^ Moreover  the  altar  that  was  at  Beth-el,  and 
the  high  place  ^ which  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
who  made  Israel  to  sin,  had  made,  both  that  altar  and 
the  high  place  he  brake  down,  and  burned  the  high 
place,  and  stamped  it  small  to  powder,  and  burned  the 
grove. 

16  And  as  Josiah  turned  himself,  he  spied  the  sepul- 
chres that  were  there  in  the  mount,  and  sent,  and  took 
the  bones  out  of  the  sepulchres,  and  burned  them  upon 
the  altar,  and  polluted  it,  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord  which  the  man  of  God  proclaimed,  who  pro- 
claimed these  words. 

17  Then  he  said.  What  title  is  that  that  I see  ? And 
the  men  of  the  city  told  him,  It  is  the  sepulchre  of  the 
man  of  God,  which  came  from  Judah,  and  proclaimed 
these  things  that  thou  hast  done  against  the  altar  of 
Beth-el. 

18  And  he  said.  Let  him  alone  ; let  no  man  move  his 
bones.  So  they  let  his  bones  alone,  with  the  bones  of 

the  prophet  that  came  out  of  Samaria. 

19  And  all  the  houses  also  of  the  high  places  that 
were  in  the  cities  of  Samaria,  which  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael had  made  to  provoke  the  Lord  to  anger,  Josiah 
took  away,  and  did  to  them  according  to  all  the  acts 
that  he  had  done  in  Beth-el. 

20  And  he  slew  all  the  priests  of  the  high  places 
that  were  there  upon  the  altars,  and  ^7  burned  men’s 
bones  upon  them,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

21  ^ And  the  king  commanded  all  the  people,  say- 
ing, 28  Keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord  your  God,  29  as 
it  is  written  in  the  book  of  this  covenant. 

22  Surely  there  was  not  holden  such  a passover 
from  the  days  of  the  judges  that  judged  Israel,  nor  in 
all  the  days  of  the  kings  of  Israel,  nor  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ; 

23  But  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king  Josiah,  wherein 
this  passover  was  holden  to  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem. 

24  ^ Moreover  the  workers  with  familiar  spirits, 
and  the  wizards,  and  the  images,  and  the  idols,  and  all 
the  abominations  that  were  spied  in  the  land  of  Judah 
and  in  Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  put  away,  that  he  might 
perform  the  words  of  ®2  the  law  which  were  written  in 
the  book  that  Hilkiah  the  priest  found  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

25  ®®And  like  unto  him  was  there  no  king  before 
him,  that  turned  to  the  Lord  with  all  his  heart,  and 


16  See  Jer.  19.  13. 
Zeph.  1.  5. 

11  ch.  21.  5. 

18  1 Kin.  11.  7. 

19  Ex.  23.  24.  Deat. 
r.  5,  25. 


20  1 Kin.  12.  28,  33. 

21  1 Kin.  13.  2. 

22  1 Kin.  13.  1,  30. 

23  1 Kin.  13.  31. 

21  See  2 Chr.  34.  G,  7. 
25  1 Kin.  13.  2. 


20  Ex.  22.20.  IKin. 
18.  40.  ch.  11.  18. 

21  2 Chr.  34.  5. 

28  2 Chr.  35.  1. 

29  Ex.  12.  3.  Lev. 


12  sun  with  fire.  And  the  altars  that  were  on  the  roof 
of  the  upper  chamber  of  Ahaz,  which  the  kings  of 
Judah  had  made,  and  the  altars  which  Manasseh  had 
made  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  did 
the  king  break  down,  and  * beat  them  down  from 
thence,  and  cast  the  dust  of  them  into  the  brook 

13  Kidron.  And  the  high  places  that  were  before  Je- 
rusalem, which  were  on  the  right  hand  of  the  mount 
of  ^ corruption,  which  Solomon  the  king  of  Israel  had 
builded  for  Ashtoreth  the  abomination  of  the  Zido- 
nians, and  for  Chemosh  the  abomination  of  Moab, 
and  for  Milcom  the  abomination  of  the  children  of 

14  Ammon,  did  the  king  defile.  And  he  brake  in 
pieces  the  ”*  pillars,  and  cut  down  the  Asherim,  and 

15  filled  their  places  with  the  bones  of  men.  More- 
over the  altar  that  was  at  Beth-el,  and  the  high 
place  which  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made 
Israel  to  sin,  had  made,  even  that  altar  and  the  high 
place  he  brake  down  ; and  he  burned  the  high  place 
and  stamped  it  small  to  powder,  and  burned  the 

16  Asherah.  And  as  Josiah  turned  himself,  he  spied 
the  sepulchres  that  were  there  in  the  mount  ; and  he 
sent,  and  took  the  bones  out  of  the  sepulchres,  and 
burned  them  upon  the  altar,  and  defiled  it,  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  the  man  of  God 

17  proclaimed,  who  proclaimed  these  things.  Then  he 
said,  What  monument  is  that  which  I see  ? And 
the  men  of  the  city  told  him.  It  is  the  sepulchre._Df 
the  man  of  God,  which  came  from  Judah,  and  pro- 
claimed these  things  that  thou  hast  done  against  the 

18  altar  of  Beth-el.  And  he  said,  Let  him  be  ; let  no 
man  move  his  bones.  So  they  let  his  bones  alone, 
with  the  bones  of  the  prophet  that  came  out  of  Sa- 

19  maria.  And  all  the  houses  also  of  the  high  places 
that  were  in  the  cities  of  Samaria,  which  the  kings 
of  Israel  had  made  to  provoke  the  LORD  to  anger, 
Josiah  took  away,  and  did  to  them  according  to  all 

20  the  acts  that  he  had  done  in  Beth-el.  And  he  ” slew 
all  the  priests  of  the  high  places  that  were  there, 
upon  the  altars,  and  burned  men’s  bones  upon  them  ; 
and  he  returned  to  Jerusalem. 


21  And  the  king  commanded  all  the  people,  saying. 
Keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord  your  God,  as  it  is 

22  written  in  this  book  of  the  covenant.  Surely  there 
was  not  kept  such  a passover  from  the  days  of  the 
judges  that  judged  Israel,  ® nor  in  all  the  days  of 

23  the  kings  of  Israel,  nor  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ; but 
in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king  Josiah  was  this  pass- 

24  over  kept  to  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem.  Moreover 
them  that  had  familiar  spirits,  and  the  wizards,  and 
the  teraphim,  and  the  idols,  and  all  the  abomina- 
tions that  were  spied  in  the  land  of  Judah  and  in 
Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  put  away,  that  he  might  p con- 
firm the  words  of  the  law  which  were  written  in  the 
book  that  Hilkiah  the  priest  found  in  the  house  of 

25  the  Lord.  And  like  unto  him  was  there  no  king 
before  him,  that  turned  to  the  Lord  with  all  his 


23.  5.  Num.  9.  2.  27.  Deut.  18.  11.  m Or,  obelisks. 

Dent.  16.  2.  83  ch.  18.  6.  n Or,  sacrificed. 

30  2 Chr.  35.  18,  19.  k Or,  ran  from  « , even  in  all 

31  ch.  21.  6.  thence.  a 

32  Lev.  19.  31.  & 20.  I Or,  destruction.  ■ perform. 


II.  KINGS,  XXIV. 


583 


with  all  his  soul,  and  with  all  his  might,  according  to 
all  the  law  of  Moses  ; neither  after  him  arose  there  any 
like  him. 

26  ^ Notwithstanding  the  Lord  turned  not  from 
the  fierceness  of  his  great  wrath,  wherewith  his  anger 
was  kindled  against  J udah,  because  of  all  the  provo- 
cations that  Manasseh  had  provoked  him  withal. 

27  And  the  Lord  said,  I will  remove  Judah  also  out 
of  my  sight,  as  I have  removed  Israel,  and  will  cast 
off  this  city  Jerusalem  which  I have  chosen,  and  the 
house  of  which  I said,  My  name  shall  be  there. 

28  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Josiah,  and  all  that 
he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

29  ^ In  his  days  Pharaoh-nechoh  king  of  Egypt 
went  up  against  the  king  of  Assyria  to  the  river  Eu- 
phrates : and  king  Josiah  went  against  him  ; and  he 
slew  him  at  Megiddo,  when  he  had  seen  him. 

30  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a chariot  dead 
from  Megiddo,  and  brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  and 
buried  him  in  his  own  sepulchre.  And  the  people  of 
the  land  took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Josiah,  and  anointed 
him,  and  made  him  king  in  his  father’s  stead. 

31  ^ Jehoahaz  was  twenty  and  three  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  three  months  iu  Je- 
rusalem. And  his  mother’s  name  was  Hamutal,  the 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

32  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  all  that  his  fathers  had  done. 

33  And  Pharaoh-necholi  put  him  in  bands  at  Riblah 
in  the  land  of  Hamath,  that  he  might  not  reign  in  Je- 
rusalem ; and  put  the  land  to  a tribute  of  an  hundred 
talents  of  silver,  and  a talent  of  gold. 

34  And  Pharaoh-nechoh  made  Eliakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  iu  the  room  of  Josiah  his  father,  and 

turned  his  name  to  ^^eJehoiakim,  and  took  Jehoahaz 
away  : ^'^and  he  came  to  Egypt,  and  died  there. 

35  And  Jehoiakim  gave  the  silver  and  the  gold  to 
Pharaoli  ; but  he  taxed  the  land  to  give  the  money  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of  Pharaoh  : he  exacted 
the  silver  and  the  gold  of  the  people  of  the  land,  of 
every  one  according  to  his  taxation,  to  give  it  unto 
Pharaoh-nechoh. 

36_J[  Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  eleven  years 
in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother’s  name  was  Zebudah, 
the  daughter  of  Pedaiah  of  Rumah. 

37  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  all  that  his  fathers  had  done. 

chapter'  xxiv. 

1 Jr.hoiakim,  first  subdued  by  Nebuchadnezzar,  then  rebelling  against 
him,  procureth  his  own  ruin.  5 Jehoiachin  succeedeth  him.  1 The 
kina  of  Egypt  is  vanquished  by  the  king  of  Babylon.  8 Jehoiachin's 
evil  reign.  10  Jerusalem  is  taken  and  carried  captive  into  Babylon. 
17  Zedekiah  is  made  king,  and  reigneth  ill  unto  the  utter  destruction 
oj  Judah. 

IN  1 liis  days  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  came 
up,  and  Jehoiakim  became  his  servant  three  years  : 
then  he  turned  and  rebelled  against  liim. 

2 2 And  the  Lord  sent  against  him  bands  of  the 
Chaldees,  and  bands  of  the  Syrians,  and  bands  of  the 
Moabites,  and  bands  of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and 


3^ch.  21.  11,  12.  & 

24.  3,  4.  Jer.  15.  4. 

35  ch.  17.  18,  20.  & 
18.  11.  &21.  13. 

3c  1 Kin.  8.  29.  & 9. 
3.  ch.  21.  4,  7. 

37  2 Chr  35.  20. 


38  Zech.  12.  11. 

39  ch.  14.  8. 

40  2 Chr.  35.  24. 

41  2 Chr.  3(5.  1. 

42  ch.  24.  18. 

43  ch.  25.  0.  Jor.  52. 
27. 


44  2 Chr.  30.  4. 

40  See  ch.  24.  17. 
Dan.  1.  7. 

40  Matt.  1.  11,  called 
Jakim. 


heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  and  with  all  his  might, 
according  to  all  the  lav/  of  Moses  ; neither  after 

26  him  arose  there  any  like  him.  Notwithstanding  the 
Lord  turned  not  from  the  fierceness  of  his  great 
wrath,  wherewith  his  anger  was  kindled  against 
Judah,  because  of  all  the  provocations  that  Manas- 

27  sell  had  provoked  him  withal.  And  the  Lord  said, 
I will  remove  Judah  also  out  of  my  sight,  as  I have 
removed  Israel,  and  I will  cast  off  this  city  which 
I have  chosen,  even  Jerusalem,  and  the  house  of 

28  which  I said.  My  name  shall  be  there.  Now  the 
rest  of  the  acts  of  Josiah,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 

29  kings  of  Judah  ? ^ In  his  days  P^raoh-necoh  king 

of  Egypt  went  up  against  the  king  of  Assyria  to  the 
river  Euphrates  : and  kmg  Josiah  went  against 
him  ; and  he  slew  him  at  Megiddo,  when  he  had 

30  seen  him.  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a chariot 
dead  from  Megiddo,  and  brought  him  to  Jerusalem, 
and  buried  him  in  his  own  sepulchre.  ' And  the 
people  of  the  land  took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Josiah, 
and  anointed  him,  and  made'him  king  in  his  father’s 
stead. 

31  Jehoahaz  was  twenty  and  three  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  three  months  in 
Jerusalem  : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Hamutal  the 

32  daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah.  And  he  did  that 
which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 

33  to  all  that  his  fathers  had  done.  And  Pharaoh- 
necoh  put  him  in  bands  at  Riblah  in  the  land  of 
Hamath,  that  he  might  not  reign  in  Jerusalem  ; 
and  put  the  land  to  a Hribute  of  an  hundred  talents 

34  of  silver,  and  a talent  of  gold.  And  Pharaoh-necoh 
made  Eliakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  in  the  room  of 
Josiah  his  father,  and  changed  his  name  to  Jehoia- 
kim : but  he  took  Jehoahaz  away  ; and  he  came  to 

35  Egypt,  and  died  there.  And  Jehoiakim  gave  the  sil- 
ver and  the  gold  to  Pharaoh  ; but  he  t^ed  the  land 
to  give  the  money  according  to  the  commandment  of 
Pharaoh  : he  exacted  the  silver  and  the  gold  of  the 
people  of  the  land,  of  every  one  according  to  his 
taxation,  to  give  it  unto  Pharaoh-necoh. 

36  T' Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and  five  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in 
Jerusalem  : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Zebidah  the 

37  daughter  of  Pedaiah  of  Rumah.  And  he  did  that 
which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 

24  to  all  that  his  fathers  had  done.  In  his  days  Ne- 
biichadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  came  up,  and  Jehoia- 
kim became  his  servant  three  years  : then  he  turned 
2 and  rebelled  against  him.  And  the  Lord  sent 
against  him  bands  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  bands  of 
the  Sy:^aiis,  and  bands  of  the  Moabites,  and  bands 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  sent  them  against 


47  .Jer.  22.  11,  12. 
Ezek.  19.  3,  4. 

48  ver.  33. 

49  2 Chr.  3G.  5. 

4 2 Chr.  .3G.  G.  Jer. 
25.1,9.  Bail.  1.  1. 


2 Jer.  25.  9.  & 32.  28. 
Ezek.  19.  8. 

q See  2 Chr.  35.  20- 
24. 

r See  2 Chr.  36. 
1-4. 


5 According  to  an- 
other reading,  when 
he  reigned, 
t Or,  fine. 

u See  2 Chr.  3G.  5, 

&c. 


II.  KINGS,  XXIV. 


584 

sent  them  against  Judah  to  destroy  it,  ® according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  sp^e  by  his  servants 
the  prophets. 

3 Surely  at  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  came  this 
upon  Judah,  to  remove  them  out  of  his  sight,  ^ for  the 
sins  of  Manasseh,  according  to  all  that  he  did  ; 

4 ® And  also  for  the  innocent  blood  that  he  shed  : for 
he  filled  Jerusalem  with  innocent  blood  ; which  the 
Lord  would  not  pardon. 

5 ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoiakim,  and  all 
that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

6 ® So  Jehoiakim  slept  with  his  fathers  : and  Jehoia- 
chin  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

7 And  the  king  of  Egypt  came  not  again  any  more 
out  of  his  land  : for  ® the  king  of  Babylon  had  taken  from 
the  river  of  Egypt  unto  the  river  Euphrates  all  that 
pertained  to  the  king  of  Egypt. 

8 ^ ® Jehoiachin  was  eighteen  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  three  months. 
And  his  mother’s  name  was  Nehushta,  the  daughter  of 
Elnathan  of  Jerusalem. 

9 And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 

10  ^ At  that  time  the  servants  of  Nebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  came  up  against  Jerusalem,  and  the 
city  was  besieged. 

11  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  came 
against  the  city,  and  his  servants  did  besiege  it. 

12  And  Jehoiachin  the  king  of  Judah  went  out  to 
the  king  of  Babylon,  he,  and  his  mother,  and  his  ser- 
vants, and  his  princes,  and  his  officers  : i^  and  the  king 
of  Babylon  i®  took  him  n in  the  eighth  year  of  his 
reign. 

13  1^  And  he  carried  out  thence  all  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the  king’s 
house,  and  i®  cut  in  pieces  all  the  vessels  of  gold  which 
Solomon  king  of  Israel  had  made  m the  temple  of  the 
Lord,  i’^  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

14  And  1®  he  carried  away  all  Jerusalem,  and  all  the 
princes,  and  all  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  i^  even  ten 
thousand  captives,  and  all  the  craftsmen  and  smiths  : 
none  remained,  save  ^1  the  poorest  sort  of  the  people  of 
the  land. 

15  And  22  lie  carried  away  Jehoiachin  to  Babylon, 
and  the  king’s  mother,  and  the  king’s  wives,  and  his 
officers,  and  the  mighty  of  the  land,  those  carried  he 
into  captivity  from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon. 

16  And  all  the  men  of  might,  even  seven  thousand, 
and  craftsmen  and  smiths  a thousand,  all  that  were 
strong  and  apt  for  war,  even  them  the  king  of  Babylon 
brought  captive  to  Babylon. 

17  ^ And  24  the  king  of  Babylon  made  Mattaniah 
23  his  father’s  brother  king  in  his  stead,  and  2®  changed 
his  name  to  Zedekiah. 

18  27  Zedekiah  was  twenty  and  one  years  old  when 
he'^gan  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. And  his  mother’s  name  was  28Hamutal,  the 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

19  29  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had  done. 

3 ch.  20.  17.  & 21.  7 See  Jer.  37.  5,  7.  is  See  ch.  25.  27. 

12,  13,  14.  & 23.  27.  8 Jer.  46.  2.  ^ See  Jer.  52.  28. 

4 ch.  21.  2,  11.  & 23.  9 2 Chr.  36.  9.  is  ch.  20.  17.  Is.  39. 

26.  10  Dan.  1. 1.  6. 

s ch.  21.  16.  ” Jer.  24.  1.  & 29. 1,  is  See  Dan.  5.  2,  3. 

8 See  2 Chr.  36.  6,  8.  2.  Ezek.  17.  12.  u Jer.  20.  5. 

Jer.  22.  18,  19.  & 36.  A^ebuchadnezznr's  18  Jer.  24.  1. 

30.  eighth  year,  Jer.  25.  1.  i"  See  Jer.  52.  28. 


Judah  to  destroy  it,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  by  the  hand  of  his  servants 

3 the  prophets.  Surely  at  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  came  this  upon  Judah,  to  remove  them  out  of 
his  sight,  for  the  sins  of  Manasseh,  according  to  all 

4 that  he  did  ; and  also  for  the  iimocent  blood  that  he 
shed  ; for  he  filled  Jerusalem  with  innocent  blood  : 

5 and  the  Lord  would  not  pardon.  Now  the  rest  of 
the  acts  of  Jehoiakim,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings 

6 of  Judah  ? So  Jehoiakim  slept  with  his  fathers  : 

7 and  Jehoiachin  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead.  And 
the  king  of  Egypt  came  not  again  any  more  out  of 
his  land  : for  the  king  of  Babylon  had  taken,  from 
the  brook  of  Egypt  unto  the  river  Euphrates,  all 
that  pertained  to  the  king  of  Egypt. 

8 Jehoiachin  was  eighteen  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  three 
months  : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Nehushta  the 

9 daughter  of  Elnathan  of  Jerusalem.  And  he  did 
that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  ac- 

10  cording  to  all  that  his  father  had  done.  At  that 
time  the  servants  of  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon came  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  the  city  was  be- 
ll sieged.  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon 
came  unto  the  city,  while  his  servants  were  be- 

12  sieging  it  ; and  Jehoiachin  the  king  of  Judah  went 
out  to  the  king  of  Babylon,  he,  and  his  mother, 
and  his  servants,  and  his  princes,  and  his  “ officers  : 
and  the  king  of  Babylon  took  him  in  the  eighth 

13  year  of  his  reign.  And  he  carried  out  thence  all 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
treasures  of  the  king’s  house,  and  cut  in  pieces  all 
the  vessels  of  gold  which  Solomon  king  of  Israel 
had  made  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  as  the  Lord 

14  had  said.  And  he  carried  away  all  Jerusalem,  and 
all  the  princes,  and  all  the  mighty  men  of  valour, 
even  ten  thousand  captives,  and  all  the  craftsmen 
and  the  smiths  ; none  remained,  save  the  poorest 

15  sort  of  the  people  of  the  land.  And  he  carried  away 
Jehoiachin  to  Babylon  ; and  the  king’s  mother,  and 
the  king’s  wives,  and  his  “officers,  and  the  ^ chief 
men  of  the  land,  carried  he  into  captivity  from  Je- 

16  rusalem  to  Babylon.  And  all  the  men  of  might,  even 
seven  thousand,  and  the  craftsmen  and  the  smiths 
a thousand,  all  of  them  strong  and  apt  for  war, 
even  them  the  king  of  Babylon  brought  captive  to 

17  Babylon.  “And  the  king  of  Babylon  made  Matta- 
niah his  father’s  brother  king  in  his  stead,  and 
changed  his  name  to  Zedekiah. 


18  Zedekiah  was  twenty  and  one  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in 
Jerusalem:  and  his  mother’s  name  was“Hamutal 

19  the  daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah.  And  he  did 
that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 

20  according  to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had  done.  For 

20  So  1 Sam.  13.  19,  24  jer.  37.  1.  29  2 Chr.  36.  12. 

22.  25  1 Chr.  3.  15.  2 a Or,  eunuchs. 

21  ch.  25.  12.  Jer.  Chr.  36.  10.  b Or,  mighty. 

40  7.  20  So  ch.  23.  34.  2 c See  2 Chr.  36.  10- 

22  2 Chr.  36.  10.  Chr.  36.  4.  13. 

Esth.  2.  6.  Jer.  22.  27  2 Chr.  36. 11.  Jer.  rf  See  Jer.  52.  1,  &c. 

24,  &c.  37.  1.  & 52.  1.  e Heb.  Hamital. 

23  See  Jer.  52.  28.  28  ch.  23.  31. 


11.  KINGS,  XXV. 


585 


20  For  through  the  anger  of  the  Lord  it  came  to 
pass  in  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  until  he  had  cast  them 
out  from  his  presence,  that  Zedekiah  rebelled  against 
the  king  of  Babylon. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 Jerusalem  is  besieged.  4 Zedekiah  taken.,  his  sons  slain,  his  eyes  put 
out.  8 Nebuzar-adan  defnceth  the  city,  carrieth  the  remnant,  except  a 
few  poor  labourers,  into  captivity,  13  spoileth  and  carrieth  away  the 
treasures.  18  The  nobles  are  slain  at  Riblah.  22  Gedaliah,  who  was 
set  over  them  that  remained,  being  slain,  the  rest  flee  into  Egypt.  27 
Evil-merodach  advanceth  Jehoiachin  in  his  court, 

And  it  came  to  pass  ^iii  the  ninth  year  of  his  reign, 
in  the  tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  day  of  the  month, 
that  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  came,  he,  and  all 
his  host,  against  Jerusalem,  and  pitched  against  it ; and 
they  built  forts  against  it  round  about. 

2  And  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the  eleventh  year 
of  king  Zedekiah. 

3  And  on  the  ninth  day  of  the  “^fourth  month  the 
famine  prevailed  in  the  city,  and  there  was  no  bread 
for  the  people  of  the  land. 

4  ^ And  3 the  city  was  broken  up,  and  all  the  men 
of  war  Jied  by  night  by  the  way  of  the  gate  between 
two  walls,  which  is  by  the  king’s  garden  : (now  the 
Chaldees  were  against  the  city  round  about :)  and  ^ the 
king  went  the  way  toward  the  plain. 

5  And  the  army  of  the  Chaldees  pursued  after  the 
king,  and  overtook  him  in  the  plains  of  Jericho  : and  all 
his  army  were  scattered  from  him. 

6  So  they  took  the  king,  and  brought  him  up  to  the 
king  of  Babylon  ® to  Riblah  ; and  they  gave  judgment 
upon  him. 

7  And  they  slew  the  sons  of  Zedekiah  before  his 
eyes,  and  ® put  out  the  eyes  of  Zedekiah,  and  bound  him 
with  fetters  of  brass,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 

8  ^ And  in  the  fifth  month,  on  the  seventh  day  of 
the  month,  winch  is  ^the  nineteenth  year  of  king  Nebu- 
chadiiezzar  king  of  Babylon,  ®came  Nebuzar-adan,  cap- 
tain of  the  guard,  a servant  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
unto  Jerusalem  : 

9  And  he  burnt  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
king’s  house,  and  all  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and  every 
great  man’s  house  burnt  he  with  fire. 

10  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chaldees,  that  were  loith 
the  captain  of  the  guard,  brake  down  the  walls  of 
Jerusalem  round  about. 

11  ^®Now  the  rest  of  the  people  that  were  left  in  the 
city,  and  the  fugitives  that  fell  away  to  the  king  of 
Babylon,  with  the  remnant  of  the  multitude,  did  Nebu- 
zar-adan the  captain  of  the  guard  carry  away. 

12  But  the  captain  of  the  guar^d  left  of  the  poor 
of  the  land  to  be  vinedressers  and  husbandmen. 

13  And  the  pillars  of  brass  that  were  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  bases,  and  the  braseii  sea  that 
was  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  did  the  Chaldees  break 
in  pieces,  and  carried  the  brass  of  them  to  Babylon. 

14  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  snuffers, 
and  the  spoons,  and  all  the  vessels  of  brass  wherewith 
they  ministered,  took  they  away. 

15  And  the  firepans,  and  the  bowls,  and  such  things 
as  were  of  gold,  in  gold,  and  of  silver,  in  silver,  the 
captain  of  the  guard  took  away. 


through  the  anger  of  the  Lord  did  it  come  to  pass 
in  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  until  he  had  cast  them  out 
from  his  presence  : and  Zedekiah  rebelled  against 
25  the  king  of  Babylon,  n “ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
ninth  year  of  his  reign,  in  the  tenth  month,  in  the 
tenth  day  of  the  month,  that  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon  came,  he  and  all  his  army,  against 
Jerusalem,  and  encamped  against  it  ; and  they 

2 built  forts  against  it  round  about.  So  the  city  was 
besieged  unto  the  eleventh  year  of  king  Zedekiah. 

3 On  the  ninth  day  of  the  fourth  month  the  famine 
was  sore  in  the  city,  so  that  there  was  no  bread  for  ^ 

4 the  people  of  the  land.  Then  a breach  was  made' 
in  the  city,  and  all  the  men  of  war  fled  by  night  by 
the  way  of  the  gate  between  the  two  walls,  which 
was  by  the  king’s  garden  : (now  the  Chaldeans 
were  against  the  city  round  about :)  and  the  king 

5 went  by  the  way  of  the  Arabah.  But  the  army  of 
the  Chaldeans  pursued  after  the  king,  and  overtook 
him  in  the  plains  of  Jerfcho  : and  all  his  army  was 

6 scattered  from  him.  Then  they  took  the  king,  and 
carried  him  up  unto  the  king  of  Babylon  to  Rib- 

7 lah  ; and  they  ^ gave  judgement  upon  him.  And 
they  slew  the  sons  of  Zedekiah  before  his  eyes,  and 
put  out  the  eyes  of  Zedekiah,  and  bomid  him  in 
fetters,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 


8 Now  in  the  fifth  month,  on  the  seventh  day  of  the 
month,  which  was  the  nineteenth  year  of  king  Nebu- 
chadnezzar, king  of  Babylon,  came  Nebuzaradau-, 
the  captain  of  the  guard,  a servant  of  the  king  of 

9 Babylon,  unto  Jerusalem  : and  he  burnt  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  king’s  house  ; and  all  the 
houses  of  Jerusalem,  even  every  great  house,  burnt 

10  he  with  fire.  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans, 
that  were  with  the  captain  of  the  guard,  brake 

11  down  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  round  about.  And 
the  residue  of  the  people  that  were  left  in  the  city, 
and  those  that  fell  away,  that  fell  to  the  king  of 
Babylon,  and  the  residue  of  the  multitude,  did 
Nebuzaradan  the  captain  of  the  guard  carry  away 

12  captive.  But  the  captain  of  the  guard  left  of  the 
poorest  of  the  land  to  be  vinedressers  and  husband- 

13  men.  And  the  pillars  of  brass  that  were  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  bases  and  the  brasen 
sea  that  were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  did  the 
Chaldeans  break  in  pieces,  and  carried  the  brass  of 

14  them  to  Babylon.  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  snuffers,  and  the  spoons,  and  all  the  ves- 
sels of  brass  wherewith  they  ministered,  took  they 

15  away.  And  the  firepans,  and  the  basons  ; that 
which  was  of  gold,  in  gold,  and  that  which  was  of 
silver,  in  silver,  the  captain  of  the  guard  took 


so  2 Chr.  36.  13.  4 Jer.  39.  4-7.  & 52.  ^ See  Jer.  52. 12-14.  ii  Jer.  39.  8.  Araos  39.  10.  & 40.  7.  & 52.  is  i Kin.  7.  23. 

Ezek.  17.  15.  7.  Ezek.  12.  12.  » yer.  27.  See  ch.  2.  5 16.  lo  Ex.  27.  3.  1 Kin. 

1 2 Chr.  36. 17.  Jer.  s ch.  23.  33.  Jer.  52.  24.  12.  12  Neh.  1.  3.  Jer.  52.  is  ch.  20.  17.  Jer.  7.  45,  50. 

34.  2.  & 39.  1.  & 52.  4,  9.  0 Jer.  39.  9.  14  27.  19,  22.  & 52.  17,  a See  2 Chr.  36.  17- 

5.  Ezek.  24.  1.  c jer.  39.  7.  Ezek.  10  2 Chr.  36.  19.  Ps.  i3  jer.  39.  9.  & 52.  &c.  20. 

2 Jer.  39  2.  & 52.  6.  12.  13.  79.  1.  15.  10  1 Kin.  7.  15.  b Or,  spake  with 

s Jer.  39.  2.  & 52.  7,  1*  ch  24.  14.  Jer.  n 1 Kin.  7.  27.  him  of  judgement. 

&c. 


586 


II.  KINGS,  XXV. 


16  The  two  pillars,  one  sea,  and  the  bases  which 
Solomon  had  made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; the 
brass  of  all  these  vessels  was  without  weight. 

17  21  ^he  height  of  the  one  pillar  wm  eighteen  cubits, 
and  the  chapiter  upon  it  was  brass  : and  the  height  of 
the  chapiter  three  cubits  ; and  the  wreathen  work,  and 
pomegranates  upon  the  chapiter  round  about,  all  of 
brass  : and  like  unto  these  had  the  second  pillar  with 
wreathen  work. 

18  Tf  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  took  23  Seraiah 
the  chief  priest,  and  24  Zephaniah  the  second  priest,  and 
the  three  keepers  of  the  door  : 

19  And  out  of  the  city  he  took  an  officer  that  was 
set  over  the  men  of  war,  and  25  five  men  of  them  that 
were  in  the  king’s  presence,  which  were  found  in  the 
city,  and  the  principal  scribe  of  the  host,  which  mus- 
tered the  people  of  the  land,  and  threescore  men  of  the 
people  of  the  land  that  loere  found  in  the  city  : 

20  And  Nebuzar-adan  captain  of  the  guard  took 
these,  and  brought  them  to  the  king  of  Babylon  to 
Biblah  : 

21  And  the  king  of  Babylon  smote  them,  and  slew 
them  at  Riblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath.  26  gQ  Judah 
was  carried  away  out  of  their  land. 

22  ^ 27  And  as  for  the  people  that  remained  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  whom  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon 
had  left,  even  over  them  he  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam,  the  son  of  Shaphan,  ruler. 

23  And  when  all  the  28  captains  of  the  armies,  they 
and  their  men,  heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon  had  made 
Gedaliah  governor,  there  came  to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah, 
even  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  Johanan  the 
son  of  Careah,  and  Seraiah  the  son  of  Tanhumeth  the 
Netophathite,  and  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  a Maachathite, 
they  and  their  men. 

24  And  Gedaliah  sware  to  them,  and  to  their  men, 
and  said  unto  them.  Fear  not  to  be  the  servants  of  the 
Chaldees  : dwell  in  the  land,  and  serve  the  king  of 
Babylon  ; and  it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

25  But  29  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh  month,  that 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  the  son  of  Elishama,  of 
the  seed  royal,  came,  and  ten  men  with  him,  and  smote 
Gedaliah,  that  he  died,  and  the  Jews  and  the  Chaldees 
that  were  with  him  at  Mizpah. 

26  And  all  the  people,  both  small  and  great,  and  the 
captains  of  the  armies,  arose,  and  came  to  Egypt  : 
for  they  were  afraid  of  the  Chaldees. 

27  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven  and  thirtieth 
year  of  the  captivity  of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah,  in 
the  twelfth  month,  on  the  seven  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  month,  that  Evil-merodach  king  of  Babylon  in  the 
year  that  he  began  to  reign  ^2  Jifi  fift  up  the  head  of 
Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah  out  of  prison  ; 

28  And  he  spake  kindly  to  him,  and  set  his  throne 
above  the  throne  of  the  kings  that  tvere  with  him  in 
Babylon  ; 

29  And  changed  his  prison  garments  : and  he  did 

eat  bread  continually  before  him  all  the  days  of  his 

life. 

30  And  his  allowance  was  a continual  allowance 
given  him  of  the  king,  a daily  rate  for  every  day,  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 

20  1 Kin.  7.  47.  23  1 chr.  6. 14.  Ezra  20  Lev.  26.  33.  Dent. 

21  1 Kin.  7.  15.  Jer.  7.  1.  28.  36,  64.  ch.  23.  27. 

52.  21.  24  Jer.  21.  1.  & 29.  27  jer.  40.  5. 

22  Jer.  52.  24,  &c.  25.  28  jer.  40.  7,  8,  9. 

20  See  Jer.  52.  25.  20  jer.  41 . 1,  2. 


16  away.  The  two  pillars,  the  one  sea,  and  the  bases, 
which  Solomon  had  made  for  the  house  of  the 
Lord  ; the  brass  of  all  these  vessels  was  without 

17  weight.  The  height  of  the  one  pillar  was  eighteen 
cubits,  and  a chapiter  of  brass  was  upon  it  : and 
the  height  of  the  chapiter  was  three  cubits  ; with 
network  and  pomegranates  upon  the  chapiter  round 
about,  all  of  brass  : and  like  unto  these  had  the 

18  second  pillar  with  network.  And  the  captain  of 
the  guard  took  Seraiah  the  chief  priest,  and  Ze- 
phaniah the  second  priest,  and  the  three  keepers  of 

19  the  ^ door  : and  out  of  the  city  he  took  an  officer 
that  was  set  over  the  men  of  war  ; and  five  men  of 
them  that  saw  the  king’s  face,  which  were  found 
in  the  city  ; and  the  ® scribe,  the  captain  of  the 
host,  which  mustered  the  people  of  the  land  ; and 
threescore  men  of  the  people  of  the  land,  that 

20  were  found  in  the  city.  Ancl  Nebuzaradan  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  took  them,  and  brought  them  to 

21  the  king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah.  And  the  king  of 
Babylon  smote  them,  and  put  them  to  death  at  Rib- 
lah in  the  land  of  Hamath.  So  Judah  was  carried 

22  away  captive  out  of  his  land.  And  as  for  the 
people  that  were  left  in  the  land  of  Judah,  whom 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  had  left,  even 
over  them  he  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam, 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  governor. 

23  -^Now  when  all  the  captains  of  the  forces,  they 
and  their  men,  heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon  had 
made  Gedaliah  governor,  they  came  to  Gedaliah  to 
Mizpah,  even  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and 
Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  Seraiah  the  son  of 
Tanhumeth  the  Netophathite,  and  Jaazaniah  the 

24  son  of  the  Maacathite,  they  and  their  men.  And 
Gedaliah  sware  to  them  and  to  their  men,  and  said 
unto  them.  Fear  not  because  of  the  servants  of  the 
Chaldeans  : dwell  in  the  land,  and  serve  the  king  of 

25  Babylon,  and  it  shall  be  well  with  you.  s'  But  it 
came  to  pass  in  the  seventh  month,  that  Ishmanl 
the  son  of  Nethaniah,  the  son  of  Elishama,  of  the 
seed  royal,  came,  and  ten  men  with  him,  and  smote 
Gedaliah,  that  he  died,  and  the  Jews  and  the  Chal- 

26  deans  that  were  with  him  at  Mizpah.  And  all  the 
people,  both  small  and  great,  and  the  captains  of 
the  forces,  arose,  and  came  to  Egypt  : for  they 
were  afraid  of  the  Chaldeans. 

27  * And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven  and  thirtieth 
year  of  the  captivity  of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah, 
in  the  twelfth  month,  on  the  seven  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  month,  that  ^^yiLmerodachJking  of  Baby- 
lon, in  the  year  that  he  began  'toTreign,  did  lift  up 
the  head  of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah  out  of  prison  ; 

28  and  he  spake  kindly  to  him,  and  set  his  throne 
above  the  throne  of  the  kings  that  were  with  him 

29  in  Babylon.  And  he  changed  his  prison  garments, 
and  did  eat  bread  before  him  continually  all  the 

30  days  of  his  life.  And  for  his  allowance,  there  was 
a continual  allowance  given  him  of  the  king,  every 
day  a portion,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 


30  Jer.  43.  4,  7.  c Heb.  threshold.  / See  Jer.  40.  7-9. 

31  Jer.  52.  31,  iS:c.  d Or,  eunuch.  g See  Jer.  41.  1,  2. 

32  See  Gen.  40.  13,  e Or,  scribe  of  the  h See  Jer.  52.  31-34. 

20.  captain  of  the  host. 

33  2 Sam.  9.  7. 


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CHRONICLESo 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Adam's  line  to  Noah.  5 The  sons  of  Japheth.  8 The  sons  of  Ham.  17 
The  sons  of  Shem.  24  Shem's  line  to  Abraham.  2.9  JshmaeVs  sons. 
32  The  sons  of  Keturah.  34  The  posterity  of  Abraham  by  Esau.  43 
The  kings  of  Edom.  51  The  dukes  of  Edom. 

Adam,  ^ Slieth,  Enosh, 

2  Kenan,  Malialaleel,  Jered, 

3  Henoch,  Methuselah,  Lamech, 

4  Noah,  Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth. 

5  ^ ^Xhe  sons  of  Japheth  ; Comer,  and  Magog,  and 
Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tubal,  and  Meshech,  and 
Tiras. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Comer  ; Ashchenaz,  and  Riphath, 
and  Togarmah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Javan  ; Elishah,  and  Tarshish, 
Kittim,  and  Dodanim. 

8^2  The  sons  of  Ham  ; Cush,  and  Mizraim,  Put, 
and  Canaan. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Cush  ; Seba,  and  Havilah,  and 
Sabta,  and  Raamah,  and  Sabtecha.  And  the  sons  of 
Raamah  ; Sheba,  and  Dedan. 

10  And  Cush  ^ begat  Nimrod  : he  began  to  be  mighty 
upon  the  earth. 

11  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim,  and  Anamim,  and 
Lehabim,  and  Naphtuhim, 

• 12  And  Pathrusim,  and  Casluhim,  (of  whom  came 
the  Philistines,)  and  ^ Caphthorim. 

13  And  ® Canaan  begat  Zidon  his  firstborn,  and  Heth, 
14  The  Jebusite  also,  and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Cir- 
gashite, 

15  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Arkite,  and  the  Sinite, 

16  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the  Zemarite,  and  the 
Hamathite. 

17  ^ The  sons  of  Shem  ; Elam,  and  Asshur,  and 
Arphaxad,  and  Lud,  and  Aram,  and  Uz,  and  Hul,  and 
Cether,  and  Meshech. 

18  And  Arphaxad  beget  Shelah,  and  Shelah  begat 
Eber. 

19  And  unto  Eber  were  born  two  sons  : the  name  of 
the  one  was  Peleg  ; because  in  his  days  the  earth  was 
divided  : and  his  brother’s  name  loas  Joktan. 

20  And  ® Joktan  begat  Almodad,  and  Sheleph,  and 
Hazarmaveth,  and  Jerah, 

21  Hadoram  also,  and  Uzal,  and  Diklah, 

22  And  Ebal,  and  Abimael,  and  Sheba, 

23  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and  Jobab.  All  these 
were  the  sons  of  Joktan. 

24  ^ ® Shem,  Arphaxad,  Shelah, 

25  Eber,  Peleg,  Reu, 

26  Serug,  Nahor,  Terah, 

27  Abram  ; the  same  is  Abraham. 

28  The  sons  of  Abraham  ; Isaac,  and  Ishmael. 
29  ^ These  are  their  generations  : The  firstborn 
of  Ishmael,  Nebaioth  ; then  Kedar,  and  Adbeel,  and 
Mibsam, 

1 Gen.  4.  25,  26.  & 5.  c Deut.  2.  23.  » Gen.  10.  26. 

3, 9.  c Gen.  10.  15,  &c.  » Gen.  11.  10,  &c. 

2  Gen.  10.  2,  &c.  ^ Gen.  10.  22.  & 11.  Luke  3.  34,  &c. 

3  Gen  10.  6,  &c.  10.  Gen.  11.  15. 

< Gen.  10.  8,  13,  &c. 


1 Adam,  Seth,  Enosh  ; Kenan,  Mahalalel,  Jared  ; 
3 4 Enoch,  Methuselah,  Lamech  ; Noah,  Shem,  Ham, 
and  Japheth. 

5 The  sons  of  Japheth  ; Comer,  and  Magog,  and 
Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tubal,  and  Meshech,  and 

6 Tiras.  And  the  sons  of  Comer  ; Ashkenaz,  and 

7 9 Diphath,  and  Togarmah.  And  the  sons  of  Javan  ; 
Elishah,  and  Tarshish,  Kittim,  and  ^ Rodanim. 


8 The  sons  of  Ham  ; Cush,  and  Mizraim,  Put,  and 

9 Canaan.  And  the  sons  of  Cush  ; Seba,  and  Havilah, 
and  Sabta,  and  Raama,  and  Sabteca.  And  the 

10  sons  of  Raamah  ; Sheba,  and  Dedan.  And  Cush 
begat  Nimrod  : he  began  to  be  a mighty  one  in  the 

11  earth.  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim,  and  Anamim, 

12  and  Lehabim,  and  Naphtuhim,  and  Pathrusim,  and 
Casluhim  (from  whence  came  <^the  Philistines),  and 

13  Caphtorim.  And  Canaan  begat  Zidon  his  first- 

14  born,  and  Heth  ; and  the  Jebusite,  and  the  Amorite, 

15  and  the  Cirgashite  ; and  the  Hivite,  and  the  A.rkite, 

16  and  the  Sinite  ; and  the  Arvadite,  and  the  Zemarite, 
and  the  Hamathite. 


17  The  sons  of  Shem  ; Elam,  and  Asshur,  and 
Arpachshad,  and  Lud,  and  Aram,  and  Uz,  and  Hul, 

18  and  Cether,  and  Meshech.  And  Arpachshad  be- 

19  gat  Shelah,  and  Shelah  begat  Eber.  And  unto 
Eber  were  born  two  sons  : the  name  of  the  one  was 
Peleg  ; for  in  his  days  the  earth  was  divided  ; and 

20  his  brother’s  name  was  Joktan.  And  Joktan  be- 
gat Almodad,  and  Sheleph,  and  Hazarmaveth,  and 

21  Jerah  ; and  Hadoram,  and  Uzal,  and  Diklah  ; 

22  23  and  « Ebal,  and  Abimael,  and  Sheba  ; and  Ophir, 
and  Havilah,  and  Jobab.  All  these  were  the  sons 
of  Joktan. 


24  25  Shem,  Arpachshad,  Shelah  ; Eber,  Peleg, 
26  27  Reu  ; Serug,  Nahor,  Terah  ; Abram  (the  same  is 

28  Abraham).  The  sons  of  Abraham  ; Isaac,  and 
Ishmael. 

29  These  are  their  generations  : the  firstborn  of 
Ishmael,  Nebaioth  ; then  Kedar,  and  Adbeel,  and 


11  Gen.  17.  5. 

12  Gen.  21.  2,  3. 

13  Gen.  16.  11,  15. 
I*  Gen.  25.  13-16. 


ffin  Gen,  10,  3,  rf  In  Gen.  10.  23, 

lliphath.  Mash. 

b In  Gen.  10.  4,  Do-  e In  Gen.  10.  28, 

danim.  Obal. 

c Heb.  Pelishiim. 


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30  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  Massa,  Hadad,  and  Tema, 

31  Jetur,  Naphish,  and  Kedemah.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Ishmael. 

32  ^ Now  ^®the  sons  of  Keturah,  Abraham’s  concu- 
bine : she  bare  Zimran,  and  Jokshan,  and  Medan,  and 
Midian,  and  Ishbak,  and  Shuah.  And  the  sons  of  Jok- 
shan ; Sheba,  and  Dedan. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Midian  ; Ephah,  and  Epher,  and 
Henoch,  and  Abida,  and  Eldaah.  All  these  are  the  sons 
of  Keturah. 

34  And  Abraham  begat  Isaac.  The  sons  of 
Isaac  ; Esau  and  Israel. 

35  ^ The  sons  of  i®Esau  ; Eliphaz,  Reuel,  and  Jeush, 
and  Jaalam,  and  Korah. 

36  The  sons  of  Eliphaz  ; Teman,  and  Omar,  Zephi, 
and  Gatam,  Kenaz,  and  Timna,  and  Amalek. 

37  The  sons  of  Reuel  ; Nahath,  Zerah,  Shammah, 
and  Mizzah. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Seir  ; Lotan,  and  Shobal,  and 
Zibeon,  and  Anah,  and  Dishon,  and  Ezar,  and  Dishan. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Lotan  ; Hori,  and  Homam  : and 
Timna  was  Lotan’s  sister. 

40  The  sons  of  Shobal  ; Allan,  and  Manahath,  and 
Ebal,  Shephi,  and  Onam.  And  the  sons  of  Zibeon  ; 
Aiah,  and  Anah. 

41  The  sons  of  Anah  ; Dishon.  And  the  sons  of 
Dishon  ; Amram,  and  Eshban,  and  Ithran,  and  Cheran. 

42  The  sons  of  Ezer  ; Bilhan,  and  Zavan,  and  Jakan. 
The  sons  of  Dishan  ; Uz,  and  Aran. 

43  ^ Now  these  are  the  kings  that  reigned  in  the 
land  of  Edom  before  any  king  reigned  over  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  ; Bela  the  son  of  Beor  : and  the  name 
of  his  city  was  Dinhabah. 

44  And  when  Bela  was  dead,  Jobab  the  son  of  Zerah 
of  Bozrah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

45  And  when  Jobab  was  dead,  Husham  of  the  land 
of  the  Temanites  reigned  in  his  stead. 

46  And  when  Husham  was  dead,  Hadad  the  son  of 
Bedad,  which  smote  Midian  in  the  field  of  Moab,  reigned 
in  his  stead  : and  the  name  of  his  city  was  Avith. 

47  And  when  Hadad  was  dead,  Samlah  of  Masre- 
kah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

48  And  when  Samlah  was  dead,  Shaul  of  Reho- 
both  by  the  river  reigned  in  his  stead. 

49  And  when  Shaul  was  dead,  Baal-hanan  the  son  of 
Achbor  reigned  in  his  stead. 

50  And  when  Baal-hanan  was  dead,  Hadad  reigned 
in  his  stead  : and  the  name  of  his  city  was  Pai  ; and 
his  wife’s  name  was  Mehetabel,  the  daughter  of 
Matred,  the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

51  ^ Hadad  died  also.  And  the  ^3  dukes  of  Edom 
were  ; duke  Timuah,  duke  Aliah,  duke  Jetheth, 

52  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah,  duke  Piuon, 

53  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman,  duke  Mibzar, 

54  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram.  These  are  the  dukes 
of  Edom. 


15  Gen.  25.  1,  2. 

16  Gen.  21.  2,  3. 

11  Gen.  25.  25,  26. 

18  Gen.  36.  9,  10. 

19  Gen.  36.  20. 

20  Gen.  36.  25. 


21  Gen.  36.  31,  &c.  g In  Gen.  36.  22, 

22  Gen.  36.  37.  Hemam. 

23  Gen.  36.  40.  h In  Gen.  36.  23, 

/ In  Gen.  36.  11,  Alvan. 

Zepho. 


30  Mibs^m,  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  Massa  ; Hadad,  and 

31  Tema^  Jetur,  Naphish,  and  Kedemah.  These  are 
the  sons  of  Ishmael. 

32  And  the  sons  of  Keturah,  Abraham’s  concubine  : 
she  bare  Zimran,  and  Jokshan,  and  Medan,  and 
Midian,  and  Ishbak,  and  Shuah.  And  the  sons  of 

33  Jokshan  ; Sheba,  and  Dedan.  And  the  sons  of 
Midian  ; Ephah,  and  Epher,  and  Hanoch,  and 
Abida,  and  Eldaah.  All  these  were  the  sons  of 
Keturah. 

34  And  Abraham  begat  Isaac.  The  sons  of  Isaac  ; 
Esau,  and  Israel. 

35  The  sons  of  Esau  ; Eliphaz,  Reuel,  and  Jeush,  and 

36  Jalam,  and  Korah.  The  sons  of  Eliphaz  ; Teman, 
and  Omar,  f Zephi,  and  Gatam,  Kenaz,  and  Timna, 

37  and  Amalek.  The  sons  of  Reuel ; Nahath,  Zerah, 

38  Shammah,  and  Mizzah.  And  the  sons  of  Seir  ; 
Lotan  and  Shobal  and  Zibeon  and  Anah,  and  Dishon 

39  and  Ezer  and  Dishan.  And  the  sons  of  Lotan  ; 
Hori  and  o Homam  : and  Timna  was  Lotan’s  sis- 

40  ter.  The  sons  of  Shobal  ; * Allan  and  Manahath 
and  Ebal,  * Shephi  and  Onam.  And  the  sons  of 

41  Zibeon  ; Aiah  and  Anah.  The  sons  of  Anah  ; 
Dishon.  And  the  sons  of  Dishon ; j Hamran  and 

42  Eshban  andx  Ithran  and  Cheran.  The  sons  of 
Ezer  ; Bilhan  and  Zaavan,  Jaakan.  The  sons  of 

43  Dishan  ; Uz  and  Aran.  Now  these  are  the  kings 
that  reigned  in  the  land  of  Edom,  before  there 
reigned  any  king  over  the  children  of  Israel : Bela 
the  son  of  Beor  ; and  the  name  of  his  city  was 

44  Dinhabah.  And  Bela  died,  and  Jobab  the  son  of 

45  Zerah  of  Bozrah  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  Jobab 
died,  and  Husham  of  the  land  of  the  Temanites 

46  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  Husham  died,  and  Ha- 
dad the  son  of  Bedad,  which  smote  Midian  in  the 
field  of  Moab,  reigned  in  his  stead  : and  the  name 

47  of  Ills  city  was  Avith.  And  Hadad  died,  and 

48  Samlah  of  Masrekah  reigned  in  his  stead.  And 
Samlah  died,  and  Shaul  of  Rehoboth  by  the  River 

49  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  Shaul  died,  and  Baal- 

50  hanan  the  son  of  Achbor  reigned  in  his  stead.  And 
Baal-hanan  died,  and  ^ Hadad  reigned  in  his  stead  ; 
and  the  name  of  his  city  was  Pai : and  his 
wife’s  name  was  Mehetabel,  the  daughter  of 

51  Matred,  the  daughter  of  Me-zahab.  And  Hadad 
died.  And  the  dukes  of  Edom  were  ; duke  Timna, 

52  duke  ” Aliah,  duke  Jetheth;  duke  Oholibamah, 

53  duke  Elah,  duke  Pinon  ; duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman, 

54  duke  Mibzar  ; duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram.  These 
are  the  dukes  of  Edom. 


i In  Gen.  36. 
Shepho. 

j In  Gen.  36. 
Hemdan. 


23, 

26, 


k In  Gen.  36.  27, 
and  Akan. 

nn  Gen.  36.  39, 
Hadar. 


m In  Gen.  36.  39, 
Pan. 

n In  Gen.  36.  40, 
Alvah, 


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CHAPTER  II. 

1 The  sons  of  Israel.  3 The  posterity  of  Jtidah  by  Tamar.  13  The 
children  of  Jesse.  18  The  posterity  of  Caleb  the  son  of  Hezron. 
21  Hezron's  posterity  by  the  daughter  of  Machir.  25  JerahmeeVs 
posterity.  34  Sheshan's  posterity.  42  Another  branch  of  Caleb's 
posterity.  50  The  posterity  of  Caleb  the  son  of  Hur. 

These  are  the  sons  of  Israel  ; ^ Reuben,  Simeon, 
Levi,  and  Judah,  Issachar,  and  Zebulun, 

2  Dan,  Joseph,  and  Benjamin,  Naphtali,  Gad,  and 
Asher. 

3  If  The  sons  of  ^ Judah  ; Er,  and  Onan,  and  She- 
lah  : ivhich  three  were  born  unto  him  of  the  daughter 
of  ® Shua  the  Canaanitess.  And  ^ Er,  the  firstborn  of 
Judah,  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ; and  he 
slew  him. 

4  And  ® Tamar  his  daughter  in  law  bare  him  Pharez 
and  Zerah.  All  the  sons  of  Judah  were  five. 

5  The  sons  of  ® Pharez  ; Hezron,  and  Hamul. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Zerah  ; Zimri,  and  Ethan,  and 
Heman,  and  Calcol,  and  Dara : five  of  them  in  all. 

7  And  the  sons  of  ® Carmi  ; Achar,  the  troubler  of 
Israel,  who  transgressed  in  the  thing  ® accursed. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Ethan  ; Azariah. 

9  The  sons  also  of  Hezron,  that  were  born  unto 
him  ; Jerahmeel,  and  Ram,  and  Chelubai. 

10  And  Ram  begat  Amminadab  ; and  Ammina- 
dab  begat  Nahshon,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Judah  ; 

11  And  Nahshon  begat  Salma,  and  Salma  begat 
Boaz, 

12  And  Boaz  begat  Obed,  and  Obed  begat  Jesse, 

13  ^ And  Jesse  begat  his  firstborn  Eliab,  and 
Abinadab  the  second,  and  Shimma  the  third, 

14  Nethaneel  the  fourth,  Raddai  the  fifth, 

15  Ozem  the  sixth,  David  the  seventh  : 

16  Whose  sisters  loere  Zeruiah,  and  Abigail.  ^^And 
the  sons  of  Zeruiah  ; Abishai,  and  Joab,  and  Asahel, 
three. 

17  And  Abigail  bare  Amasa  : and  the  father  of 
Amasa  was  Jether  the  Ishmeelite. 

18  ^ And  Caleb  the  son  of  Hezron  begat  children  of 
Azubah  his  wife,  and  of  Jerioth  : her  sons  are  these  ; 
Jesher,  and  Shobab,  and  Ardon. 

19  And  when  Azubah  was  dead,  Caleb  took  unto  him 
Ephrath,  which  bare  him  Hur. 

20  And  Hur  begat  Uri,  and  Uri  begat  i®  Bezaleel. 

21  And  afterward  Hezron  went  in  to  the  daughter 
of  1'^  Machir  the  father  of  Gilead,  whom  he  married 
when  he  was  threescore  years  old  ; and  she  bare  him 
Segub. 

22  And  Segub  begat  Jair,  who  had  three  and  twenty 
cities  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

23  1®  And  he  took  Geshur,  and  Aram,  with  the  towns 
of  Jair,  from  them,  with  Keiiath,  and  the  towns  there- 
of, even  threescore  cities.  All  these  belonged  to  the  sons 
of  Machir  the  father  of  Gilead. 

24  And  after  that  Hezron  was  dead  in  Caleb-ephratah, 
then  Abiah  Hezron’s  wife  bare  him  i®  Ashur  the  father 
of  Tekoa. 

25  ^ And  the  sons  of  Jerahmeel  the  firstborn  of 
Hezron  were.  Ram  the  firstborn,  and  Bunah,  and  Oren, 
and  Ozem,  and  Ahijah. 

V 

1 Gen.  29.  32.  & 30.  4 Gen.  38.  7.  8 See  ch.  4.  1. 

5,  &c.  & 35.  18,  22.  & 6 Gen.  38.  29,  30.  » Josh.  G.  18.  & 7.  1. 

46.  8,  &c.  Matt.  1.  3.  lo  R„th  4.  19,  20. 

2 Gen.  38.  3.  & 46.  o Gen.  46.  12.  Ruth  Matt.  1.  4. 

12.  Num.  26.  19.  4.  18.  u Num.  1.  7.  & 2.  3. 

8 Gen.  38.  2.  2 1 Kin.  4.  31.  12  1 Sam.  16.  6. 


2  These  are  the  sons  of  Israel  ; Reuben,  Simeon, 

2 Levi,  and  Judah,  Issachar  and  Zebulun  ; Dan,  Jo- 
seph and  Benjamin,  Naphtali,  Gad  and  Asher. 

3 The  sons  of  Judah  ; Er,  and  Onan,  and  Shelah  : 
which  three  were  born  unto  him  of  Bath- shua  the 
Canaanitess.  And  Er,  Judah’s  firstborn,  was 
wicked  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ; and  he  slew  him. 

4 And  Tamar  his  daughter  in  law  bare  him  Perez  and 

5 Zerah.  All  the  sons  of  Judah  were  five.  The 

6 sons  of  Perez  ; Hezron  and  Hamul.  And  the  sons 
of  Zerah  ; “ Zimri,  and  Ethan,  and  Heman,  and  Cal- 

7 col,  and  ^ Dara  : five  of  them  in  all.  And  the  sons 
of  Carmi  ; Achar,  the  troubler  of  Israel,  who  com- 

8 mitted  a trespass  in  the  devoted  thing.  And  the 

9 sons  of  Ethan  ; Azariah.  The  sons  also  of  Hezron, 
that  were  born  unto  him  ; Jerahmeel,  and  Ram,  and 

10  Chelubai.  And  Ram  begat  Amminadab  ; and  Am- 
minadab begat  Nahshon,  prince  of  the  children  of 

11  Judah  ; and  Nahshon  begat  Salma,  and  Salma  begat 

12  Boaz  ; and  Boaz  begat  Obed,  and  Obed  begat  Jesse  ; 

13  and  Jesse  begat  his  firstborn  Eliab,  and  Abinadab 

14  the  seeond,  and  Shimea  the  third  ; Nethanel  the 

15  fourth,  Raddai  the  fifth  ; Ozem  the  sixth,  David  the 

16  seventh  : and  their  sisters  were  Zeruiah  and  Abi- 
gail. And  the  sons  of  Zeruiah ; ^ Abishai,  and 

17  Joab,  and  Asahel,  three.  And  Abigail  bare  Amasa  : 
and  the  father  of  Amasa  was  Jether  the  Ishmaelite. 

18  And  Caleb  the  son  of  Hezron  begat  children  of  Azu- 
bah his  wife,  and  of  Jerioth  : and  these  were  her 

19  sons  ; Jesher,  and  Shobab,  and  Ardon.  And  Azu- 
bah died,  and  Caleb  took  unto  him  Ephrath,  which 

20  bare  him  Hur.  And  Hur  begat  Uri,  and  Uri  begat 

21  Bezalel.  And  afterward  Hezron  went  in  to  the 
daughter  of  Machir  the  father  of  Gilead  ; whom  he 
took  to  wife  when  he  was  threescore  years  old  ; and 

22  she  bare  him  Segub.  And  Segub  begat  Jair,  who 
had  three  and  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

23  And  Geshur  and  Aram  took  ®the  towns  of  Jair  from 
them,  with  Kenath,  and  the-^ villages  thereof,  even 
threescore  cities.  All  these  were  the  sons  of  Ma- 

24  chir  the  father  of  Gilead.  And  after  that  Hezron 
was  dead  in  Caleb-ephrathah,  then  Abiah  Hezron’s 

25  wife  bare  him  Ashhur  the  father  of  Tekoa.  And 
the  sons  of  Jerahmeel  the  firstborn  of  Hezron  were 
Ram  the  firstborn,  and  Bunah,  and  Oren,  and 


13  2 Sam.  2.  18. 

14  2 Sam.  17.  25. 

13  ver.  50. 

i«  Ex.  31.  2. 

11  Num.  27.  1. 

18  Num.  32. 41.Deut. 
3.  14.  Josh.  13.  30. 


19  ch.  4.  6. 

a In  Josh.  7.  1,  Zab- 
di. 

b Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read,  Darda. 
Soc  1 Kin.  4.  31. 


c In  Josh.  7.  If 
Achan, 

d Heb.  Abshai. 
e Or,  Havvoth-jair. 
f Heb.  daughters. 


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I.  CHRONICLES,  11. 


26  Jerahmeel  had  also  another  wife,  whose  name  was 
Atarah  ; she  was  the  mother  of  Onam. 

27  And  the  sons  of  Ram  the  firstborn  of  Jerahmeel 
were,  Maaz,  and  Jamin,  and  Eker. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Onam  were,  Shammai,  and  Jada. 
And  the  sons  of  Shammai^;  Nadab  and  Abishur. 

29  And  the  name  of  the  wife  of  Abishur  was  Abihail, 
and  she  bare  him  Ahban,  and  Molid. 

30  And  the  sons  of  Nadab  ; Seled,  and  Appaim  : but 
Seled  died  without  children. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Appaim  ; Ishi.  And  the  sons  of 
Ishi  ; Sheshan.  And  the  children  of  Sheshan  ; Ahlai. 

32  And  the  sons  of  Jada  the  brother  of  Shammai  ; 
Jether,  and  Jonathan  : and  Jether  died  without  children. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Jonathan  ; Peleth,  and  Zaza. 
These  were  the  sons  of  Jerahmeel. 

34  *f[  Now  Sheshan  had  no  sons,  but  daughters.  And 
Sheshan  had  a servant,  an  Egyptian,  whose  name  was 
Jarha. 

35  And  Sheshan  gave  his  daughter  to  Jarha  his  ser- 
vant to  wife  ; and  she  bare  him  Attai. 

36  And  Attai  begat  Nathan,  and  Nathan  begat  Za- 
bad, 

37  And  Zabad  begat  Ephlal,  and  Ephlal  begat  Obed, 

38  And  Obed  begat  Jehu,  and  Jehu  begat  Azariah, 

39  And  Azariah  begat  Helez',  and  Helez  begat  Elea- 
sah, 

40  And  Eleasah  begat  Sisamai,  and  Sisamai  begat 
Shallum, 

41  And  Shallum  begat  Jekamiah,  and  Jekamiah  be- 
gat Elishama. 

42  ^ Now  the  sons  of  Caleb  the  brother  of  Jerah- 
meel were^  Mesha  his  firstborn,  which  was  the  father  of 
Ziph  ; and  the  sons  of  Mareshah  the  father  of  Hebron. 

43  And  the  sons  of  Hebron  ; Korah,  and  Tappuah, 
and  Rekem,  and  Shema. 

44  And  Shema  begat  Raham,  the  father  of  Jorkoam  : 
and  Rekem  begat  Shammai. 

45  And  the  son  of  Shammai  was  Maon  : and  Maon 
was  the  father  of  Beth-zur. 

46  And  Ephah,  Caleb’s  concubine,  bare  Haran,  and 
Moza,  and  Gazez  ; and  Haran  begat  Gazez. 

47  And  the  sons  of  Jahdai  ; Regem,  and  Jotham, 
and  Gesham,  and  Pelet,  and  Ephah,  and  Shaaph. 

48  Maachah,  Caleb’s  concubine,  bare  Sheber,  and 
Tirhanah. 

49  She  bare  also  Shaaph  the  father  of  Madmannah, 
Sheva  the  father  of  Machbenah,  and  the  father  of 
Gibea  : and  the  daughter  of  Caleb  loas  ^2  Achsa. 

50  ^ These  were  the  sons  of  Caleb  the  son  of  Hur, 
the  firstborn  of  Ephratah  : Shobal  the  father  of  Kir- 
jath-jearim, 

51  Salma  the  father  of  Beth-lehem,  Hareph  the  father 
of  Beth-gader. 

52  And  Shobal  the  father  of  Kirjath-jearim  had 
sons  ; Haroeh,  and  half  of  the  Manahethites. 

53  And  the  families  of  Kirjath-jearim  ; the  Ithrites, 
and  the  Puhites,  and  the  Shumathites,  and  the  Mish- 
raites  ; of  them  came  the  Zareathites,  and  the  Esh- 
taulites. 

54  The  sons  of  Salma  ; Beth-lehem,  and  the  Neto- 
phathites,  Ataroth,  the  house  of  Joab,  and  half  of  the 
Manahethites,  the  Zorites. 

55  And  the  families  of  the  scribes  which  dwelt  at 
Jabez  ; the  Tirathites,  the  Shimeathites,  and  Suchath- 


Ozem,  Ahijah.  And  Jerahmeel  had  another  wife,  ■ 
whose  name  was  Atarah  ; she  was  the  mother  of  .■ 
Onam.  And  the  sons  of  Ram  the  firstborn  of  9 
Jerahmeel  were  Maaz,  and  Jamin,  and  Eker.  And  ■ 
the  sons  of  Onam  were  Shammai,  and  Jada  : and  the  .J 
sons  of  Shammai  ; Nadab,  and  Abishur.  And  the  1 
name  of  the  wife  of  Abishur  was  Abihail  ; and  she  9 
bare  him  Ahban,  and  Molid.  And  the  sons  of  Na-  § 
dab  ; Seled,  and  Appaim  : but  Seled  died  without 
^ children.  And  the  sons  of  Appaim  ; Ishi.  And 
the  sons  of  Ishi ; Sheshan.  And  the  sons  of  Sheshan  ; % 

Ahlai.  And  the  sons  of  Jada  the  brother  of 
Shammai  ; Jether,  and  Jonathan  : and  Jether  died 
without  ^ children.  And  the  sons  of  Jonathan  ; Pe-  | 
leth,  and  Zaza.  These  were  the  sons  of  Jerahmeel.  1 
Now  Sheshan  had  no  sons,  but  daughters.  And  ^ 
Sheshan  had  a servant,  an  Egyptian,  whose  name 
was  Jarha.  And  Sheshan  gave  his  daughter  to  Jarha  j 
his  servant  to  wife  ; and  she  bare  him  Attai.  And 
Attai  begat  Nathan,  and  Nathan  begat  Zabad  ; and 
Zabad  begat  Ephlal,  and  Ephlal  begat  Obed  ; and 
Obed  begat  Jehu,  and  Jehu  begat  Azariah  ; and  Az-  ^ 
ariah  begat  Helez,  and  Helez  begat  Eleasah  ; and 
Eleasah  begat  Sismai,  and  Sismai  begat  Shallum; 
and  Shallum  begat  Jekamiah,  and  Jekamiah  begat 
Elishama.  And  the  sons  of  Caleb  the  brother  of 
Jerahmeel  were  Mesha  his  firstborn,  which  was  the  ' 
father  of  Ziph  ; and  the  sons  of  Mareshah  the  father  j 
of  Hebron.  And  the  sons  of  Hebron  ; Korah,  and 
Tappuah,  and  Rekem,  and  Shema.  And  Shema  ' 
begat  Raham,  the  father  of  Jorkeam  ; and  Rekem 
begat  Shammai.  And  the  son  of  Shammai  was 
Maon  ; and  Maon  was  the  father  of  Beth-zur.  And  ^ 
Ephah,  Caleb’s  concubine,  bare  Haran,  and  Moza,  ' 
and  Gazez  : and  Haran  begat  Gazez.  And  the 
sons  of  Jahdai  ; Regem,  and  Jotham,  and  Geshan,  ' 
and  Pelet,  and  Ephah,  and  Shaaph.  Maacah,  Ca- 
leb’s concubine,  bare  Sheber  and  Tirhanah.  She 
bare  also  Shaaph  the  father  of  Madmannah,  Sheva 
the  father  of  Machbena,  and  the  father  of  Gibea  ; j 
and  the  daughter  of  Caleb  was  Achsah.  These  were  . 
the  sons  of  Caleb  ; the  * son  of  Hur,  the  firstborn 
of  Ephrathah,  Shobal  the  father  of  Kiriath-jearim  ; 
Salma  the  father  of  Beth-lehem,  Hareph  the  father  , 
of  Beth-gader.  And  Shobal  the  father  of  Kiriath- 
jearim  had  sons  ; Elaroeh,  half  of  the  Menuhoth.  J 
And  the  families  of  Kiriath-jearim  ; the  Ithrites, 
and  the  Puthites,  and  the  Shumathites,  and  the  | 
Mishraites  ; of  them  came  the  Zorathites  and  the  ® 
Eshtaolites.  The  sons  of  Salma  ; Beth-lehem,  and 
the  Netophathites,  Atroth-beth-Joab,  and  half  of  the 
Manahathites,  the  Zorites.  And  the  families  of  ^ 
scribes  which  dwelt  at  Jabez  ; the  Tirathites,  the  ; 
Shimeathites,  the  Sucathites.  These  are  the  Ken-  ^ 


26 

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28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

46 

47 

48 

49 

50 

51 

52 

53 

54 

55 


20  See  ver.  34, 35. 


21  ch.  11.  41. 


22  Josh.  15.  17. 


g Or,  sons. 


h The  Sept,  has,  sons. 


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ites.  These  are  the  Kenites  that  came  of  Hemath, 
the  father  of  the  house  of  Rechab. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Ths  sons  of  David.  10  His  line  to  Zedekmh.  17  TAc  successors  of 
Jeconiah. 

O W these  were  the  sons  of  David,  which  were  born 
unto  him  in  Hebron  ; the  firstborn  ^ Amnon,  of 
Ahinoam  the  ^ Jezreelitess  j the  second  Daniel,  of  Abi- 
gail the  Carmelitess  : 

2 The  third,  Absalom  the  son  of  Maachah  the 
daughter  of  Talmai  king  of  Geshur  : the  fourth, 
Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith  : 

3 The  fifth,  Shephatiah  of  Abital  : the  sixth,  Ith- 
ream  by  ® Eglah  his  wife. 

4 These  six  were  born  unto  him  in  Hebron  ; and 
^ there  he  reigned  seven  years  and  six  months  : and 
®in  Jerusalem  he  reigned  thirty  and  three  years. 

5 ® And  these  were  born  unto  him  in  Jerusalem  ; 
Shimea,  and  Shobab,  and  Nathan,  and  Solomon,  four, 
of  Bath-shua  the  daughter  of  Ammiel : 

6 Ibhar  also,  and  Elishama,  and  Eliphelet, 

7 And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia, 

8 And  Elishama,  and  Eliada,  and  Eliphelet,  ®nine. 

9 These  mere  all  the  sons  of  David,  beside  the  sons 
of  the  concubines,  and  ® Tamar  their  sister. 

10  And  Solomon’s  son  was  Rehoboam,  Abia  his 
son,  Asa  his  son,  Jehoshaphat  his  son, 

11  Joram  his  son,  Ahaziah  his  son,  Joash  his  son, 

12  Amaziah  his  son,  Azariah  his  son,  Jotham  his 
son, 

13  Ahaz  his  son,  Hezekiah  his  son,  Manasseh  his 
son, 

14  Amon  his  son,  Josiah  his  son. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Josiah  were,  the  firstborn  Jo- 
hanan,  the  second  Jehoiakim,  the  third  Zedekiah,  the 
fourth  Shallum. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jehoiakim  : Jeconiah  his  son, 
Zedekiah  his  son. 

17  T[  And  the  sons  of  Jeconiah  ; Assir,  Salathiel 

his  son, 

18  Malchiram  also,  and  Pedaiah,  and  Shenazar,  Jeca- 
miah,  Hoshama,  and  Nedabiah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Pedaiah  were,  Zerubbabel,  and 
Shimei : and  the  sons  of  Zerubbabel  ; Meshullam,  and 
Hananiah,  and  Shelomith  their  sister  : 

20  And  Hashubah,  and  Ohel,  and  Berechiah,  and 
Hasadiah,  Jushab-hesed,  five. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Hananiah  ; Pelatiah,  and  Je- 
saiah  : the  sons  of  Rephaiah,  the  sons  of  Arnan,  the 
sons  of  Obadiah,  the  sons  of  Shechaniah. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Shechaniah  ; Shemaiah  : and  the 
sons  of  Shemaiah  ; Hattush,  and  Igeal,  and  Bariah, 
and  Neariah,  and  Shaphat,  six. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Neariah  ; Elioenai,  and  Heze- 
kiah, and  Asrikam,  three. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Elioenai  were,  Hodaiah,  and 
Eliashib,  and  Pelaiah,  and  Akkub,  and  Johanan,  and 
Dalaiah,  and  Anani,  seven. 


ites  that  came  of  Hammath,  the  father  of  the  house 
of  Rechab. 


3  Now  these  were  the  sons  of  David,  which  were 
bom  unto  him  in  Hebron  : the  firstborn,  Amnon,  of 
Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess  ; the  second,  Daniel,  of 

2 Abigail  the  Carmelitess  ; the  third,  Absalom  the 
son  of  Maacah  the  daughter  of  Talmai  king  of 
Geshur  ; the  fourth,  Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith  ; 

3 the  fifth,  Shephatiah  of  Abital ; the  sixth,  Ithream 

4 by  Eglah  his  wife.  Six  were  born  unto  him  in  He- 
bron ; and  there  he  reigned  seven  years  and  six 
months  : and  in  Jerusalem  he  reigned  thirty  and 

5 three  years.  And  these  were  born  unto  him  in  Je- 
rusalem : Shimea,  and  Shobab,  and  Nathan,  and 
Solomon,  four,  of  Bath-shua  the  daughter  of  Am- 

6 miel : and  Ibhar,  and  Elishama,  and  Eliphelet ; 

7 8 and  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia ; and  Eli- 

9  shama,  and  Eliada,  and  Eliphelet,  nine.  All  these 

were  the  sons  of  David,  beside  the  sons  of  the  con- 

10  cubines  ; and  Tamar  was  their  sister.  And  Solo- 
mon’s son  was  Rehoboam,  Abijah  his  son,  Asa  his 

11  son,  Jehoshaphat  his  son  ; Joram  his  son,  Ahaziah 

12  his  son,  Joash  his  son  ; Amaziah  his  son,  Azariah 

13  his  son,  Jotham  his  son  ; Ahaz  his  son,  Hezekiah  his 

14  son,  Manasseh  his  son  ; Amon  his  son,  Josiah  his  son. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Josiah  ; the  firstborn  Johanan,  the 
second  Jehoiakim,  the  third  Zedekiah,  the  fourth 

16  Shallum.  And  the  sons  of  Jehoiakim  : Jeconiah  his 

17  son,  Zedekiah  his  son.  And  the  sons  of  Jeconiah, 

18  ® the  captive  ; Shealtiel  his  son,  and  Malchiram,  and 
Pedaiah,  and  Shenazzar,  Jekamiah,  Hoshama,  and 

19  Nedabiah.  And  the  sons  of  Pedaiah  ; Zerubbabel, 
and  Shimei : and  the  ^ sons  of  Zerubbabel ; Meshul- 
lam, and  Hananiah  ; and  Shelomith  was  their  sister  : 

20  and  Hashubah,  and  Ohel,  and  Berechiah,  and  Hasa- 

21  diah,  Jushab-hesed,  five.  And  the  ^ sons  of  Hana- 
niah ; Pelatiah,  and  Jeshaiah  : the  sons  of  Rephaiah, 
the  sons  of  Arnan,  the  sons  of  Obadiah,  the  sons  of 

22  Shecaniah.  And  the  sons  of  Shecaniah  ; Shemaiah  : 
and  the  sons  of  Shemaiah  ; Hattush,  and  Igal,  and 

23  Bariah,  and  Neariah,  and  Shaphat,  six.  And  the 
^ sons  of  Neariah  ; Elioenai,  and  Hizkiah,  and  Azri- 

24  kam,  three.  And  the  sons  of  Elioenai  ; Hodaviah, 
and  Eliashib,  and  Pelaiah,  and  Akkub,  and  Johanan, 
and  Delaiah,  and  Anani,  seven. 


23  judg.  1. 16. 

24  Jer.  35.  2. 

4 2 Sam.  3.  2. 

2 Josh.  15.  66. 
s 2 Sam.  3.  6. 


4 2 Sam.  2.  11.  ’ 2 Sam.  12.  24.  lo  i Kin.  11.  43.  & 2 Kin.  24.  17,  be-  « Ezra  8.  2. 

6 2 Sam.  6.  5.  * See  2 Sam.  6.  14,  15.  6.  lug  his  uncle.  a Or,  Assir. 

6 2 Sam.  6.  14.  ch.  15,  16.  n Matt.  1.  11.  Matt.  1. 12.  b Heb.  son. 

14.  4.  0 2 Sam.  13. 1. 


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I.  CHRONICLES,  IV. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1,  11  The  posterity  of  Judah  by  Caleb  the  son  of  Hur.  5 Of  Ashur  the 
posthumous  son  of  Hezron.  9 Of  Jabez,,  and  his  prayer.  21  The  pos- 
terity of  Shelah.  24  The  posterity  and  cities  of  Simeon.  39  Their 
conquest  of  Gedor,  and  of  the  Amalekites  in  mount  Seir. 

The  sons  of  Judah  ; i Pharez,  Hezron,  and  Carmi, 
and  Hur,  and  Shobal. 

2  And  Reaiah  the  son  of  Shobal  begat  Jahath  ; and 
Jahath  begat  Ahumai,  and  Lahad.  These  are  the 
families  of  the  Zorathites. 

3  And  these  were  of  the  father  of  Etam  ; Jezreel, 
and  Ishina,  and  Idbash  : and  the  name  of  their  sister 
was  Hazelelponi : 

4  And  Penuel  the  father  of  Gedor,  and  Ezer  the 
father  of  Hushah.  These  are  the  sons  of  ^Hur,  the 
firstborn  of  Ephratah,  the  father  of  Beth-lehem. 

5  ^ And  8 Ashur  the  father  of  Tekoa  had  two  wives, 
Helah  and  Naarah. 

6  And  Naarah  bare  him  Ahuzam,  and  Hepher,  and 
Temeni,  and  Haahashtari.  These  were  the  sons  of 
Naarah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Helah  were,  Zereth,  and  Jezoar, 
and  Ethnan. 

8  And  Coz  begat  Anub,  and  Zobebah,  and  the  fami- 
lies of  Aharhel  the  son  of  Harum. 

9  If  And  Jabez  was  ^more  honourable  than  his  bre- 
thren : and  his  mother  called  his  name  Jabez,  saying. 
Because  I bare  him  with  sorrow. 

10  And  Jabez  called  on  the  God  of  Israel,  saying.  Oh 
that  thou  wouldest  bless  me  indeed,  and  enlarge  my 
coast,  and  that  thine  hand  might  be  with  me,  and  that 
thou  wouldest  keep  me  from  evil,  that  it  may  not 
grieve  me  ! And  God  granted  him  that  which  he 
requested. 

11  ^ And  Chelub  the  brother  of  Shuah  begat  Mehir, 
which  was  the  father  of  Eshton. 

12  And  Eshton  begat  Beth-rapha,  and  Paseah,  and 
Tehinnah  the  father  of  Ir-nahash.  These  are  the  men 
of  Rechah. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Kenaz  ; ® Othniel,  and  Seraiah  : 
and  the  sons  of  Othniel  ; Hathath. 

14  And  Meonothai  begat  Ophrah  : and  Seraiah  begat 
Joab,  the  father  of  ® the  valley  of  Charashim  ; for  they 
were  craftsmen. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  ; Iru, 
Elah,  and  Naam  : and  the  sons  of  Elah,  even  Kenaz. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jehaleleel ; Ziph,  and  Ziphah, 
Tiria,  and  Asareel. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ezra  were,  Jether,  and  Mered, 
and  Epher,  and  Jalon : and  she  bare  Miriam,  and 
Shammai,  and  Ishbah  the  father  of  Eshtemoa. 

18  And  his  wife  Jehudijah  bare  Jered  the  father  of 
Gedor,  and  Heber  the  father  of  Socho,  and  Jekuthiel 
the  father  of  Zanoah.  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Bithiah  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh,  which  Mered  took. 

19  And  the  sons  of  his  wife  Hodiah  the  sister  of 
Naham,  the  father  of  Keilah  the  Garmite,  and  Eshte- 
moa the  Maachathite. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Shimon  were,  Amnon,  and  Rin- 
nah,  Ben-hanan,  and  Tilon.  And  the  sons  of  Islii  were, 
Zoheth,  and  Ben-zoheth. 

21  ^ The  sons  of  Shelah  the  son  of  Judah  were,  Er 
the  father  of  Lecah,  and  Laadah  the  father  of  Mareshah, 
and  the  families  of  the  house  of  them  that  wrought  fine 
linen,  of  the  house  of  Ashbea, 

’ Gen.  38.  29.  & 46.  3 ch.  2.  24.  c Neh.  11.  35. 

12.  4 Gen.  34.  19.  ^ Gen.  38.  1,  5.  &46. 

2 ch.  2.  50.  6 Josh.  15.  17.  12. 


4  The  sons  of  Judah  ; Perez,  Hezron,  and  Carmi, 

2 and  Hur,  and  Shobal.  And  Reaiah  the  son  of  Sho-* 
bal  begat  Jahath  ; and  Jahath  begat  Ahumai  and 
Lahad.  These  are  the  families  of  the  Zorathites. 

3 And  these  were  the  sons  of  the  father  of  Etam  ; 
Jezreel,  and  Ishma,  and  Idbash  : and  the  name  of 

4 their  sister  was  Hazzelelponi  : and  Penviel  the  father 
of  Gedor,  and  Ezer  the  father  of  Hushah.  These 
are  the  sons  of  Hur,  the  firstborn  of  Ephrathah, 

5 the  father  of  Beth-lehem.  And  Ashhur  the  father 

6 of  Tekoa  had  two  wives,  Helah  and  Naarah.  And 
Naarah  bare  him  Ahuzzam,  and  Hepher,  and  Te- 
meni, and  Haahashtari.  These  were  the  sons  of 

7 Naarah.  And  the  sons  of  Helah  were  Zereth,  “ Izhar, 

8 and  Ethnan.  And  Hakkoz  begat  Anub,  and  Zobe- 
bah, and  the  families  of  Aharhel  the  son  of  Harum. 

9 And  Jabez  was  more  honourable  than  his  brethren  : 
and  his  mother  called  his  name  Jabez,  saying,  Be- 

10  cause  I bare  him  with  sorrow.  And  Jabez  called 
on  the  God  of  Israel,  saying.  Oh  that  thou  wouldest 
bless  me  indeed,  and  enlarge  my  border,  and  that 
thine  hand  might  be  with  me,  and  that  thou  wouldest 
keep  me  from  evil,  that  it  be  not  to  my  sorrow  ! 
And  God  granted  him  that  which  he  requested. 

11  And  Chelub  the  brother  of  Shuhah  begat  Mehir, 

12  which  was  the  father  of  Eshton.  And  Eshton  be- 
gat Beth-rapha,  and  Paseah,  and  Tehinnah  the 
father  of  ^ Ir-naliash.  These  are  the  men  of  Recah. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Kenaz  ; Othniel,  and  Seraiah  : and 

14  the  sons  of  Othniel  ; Hathath.  And  Meonothai  be- 
gat Ophrah  : and  Seraiah  begat  Joab  the  father  of 

15  Ge-harashim  ; for  they  were  craftsmen.  And  the 
sons  of  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  ; Iru,  Elah,  and 

16  Naam  : and  the  sons  of  Elah  ; and  Kenaz.  And 
the  sons  of  Jehallelel  ; Ziph,  and  Ziphah,  Tiria,  and 

17  Asarel.  And  the  sons  of  Ezrah  ; Jether,  and  Mered, 
and  Epher,  and  Jalon  : and  she  bare  Miriam,  and 

18  Shammai,  and  Ishbah  the  father  of  Eshtemoa.  And 
his  wife  ‘^the  Jewess  bare  Jered  the  father  of  Gedor, 
and  Heber  the  father  of  Soco,  and  Jekuthiel  the  fa- 
ther of  Zanoah.  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Bith- 
iah the  daughter  of  Pharaoh,  which  Mered  took. 

19  And  the  sons  of  the  wife  of  Hodiah,  the  sister  of 
Naham,  were  the  father  of  Keilah  the  Garmite,  and 

20  'Eshtemoa  the  Maacathite.  And  the  sons  of  Shimon  ; 
Amnon,  and  Rinnah,  Ben-hanan,  and  Tilon.  And 

21  the  sons  of  Ishi ; Zoheth,  and  Ben-zoheth.  The 
sons  of  Shelah  the  son  of  Judah  ; Er  the  father  of 
Lecah,  and  Laadah  the  father  of  Mareshah,  and  the 
families  of  the  house  of  them  that  wrought  fine 

22  linen,  of  the  house  of  Ashbea ; and  Jokim,  and  the 


a Another  re&ding  b Or,  the  city  bj  c Or,  the  valley  o/ 
is,  and  Zohar.  Nahash.  craftsmen. 

d Or,  Hajehudijah. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  V. 


593 


22  And  Jokim,  and  the  men  of  Chozeba,  and  Joash, 
and  Saraph,  who  had  the  dominion  in  Moab,  and  Jashu- 
bi-lehem.  And  these  are  ancient  things. 

23  These  were  the  potters,  and  those  that  dwelt 
among  plants  and  hedges  : there  they  dwelt  with  the 
king  for  his  work. 

24  ^ The  sons  of  Simeon  were^  Nemuel,  and  Jamin, 
Jarib,  Zerah,  and  Shaul  ; 

25  Shallum  his  son,  Mibsam  his  son,  Mishma  his 
son. 

26  And  the  sons  of  Mishma  ; Hamuel  his  son,  Zac- 
chur  his  son,  Shimei  his  son. 

27  And  Shimei  had  sixteen  sons  and  six  daughters  ; 
but  his  brethren  had  not  many  children,  neither  did  all 
their  family  multiply,  like  to  the  children  of  Judah. 

28  And  they  dwelt  at  ®Beer-sheba,  and  Moladah, 
and  Hazar-shual, 

29  And  at  Bilhah,  and  at  Ezem,  and  at  Tolad, 

30  And  at  Bethuel,  and  at  Hormah,  and  at  Ziklag, 

31  And  at  Beth-marcaboth,  and  Hazar-susim,  and  at 
Beth-birei,  and  at  Shaaraim.  These  were  their  cities 
unto  the  reign  of  David. 

32  And  their  villages  were,  Etam,  and  Ain,  Rimmon, 
and  Tochen,  and  Ashan,  five  cities  : 

33  And  all  their  villages  that  were  round  about  the 
same  cities,  unto  Baal.  These  were  their  habitations, 
and  their  genealogy. 

34  And  Meshobab,  and  Jamlech,  and  Joshah  the  son 
of  Amaziah, 

35  And  Joel,  and  Jehu  the  son  of  Josibiah,  the  son 
of  Seraiah,  the  son  of  Asiel, 

36  And  Elioenai,  and  Jaakobah,  and  Jeshohaiah,  and 
Asaiah,  and  Adiel,  and  Jesimiel,  and  Benaiah, 

37  And  Ziza  the  son  of  Shiphi,  the  son  of  Allon,  the 
son  of  Jedaiah,  the  son  of  Shimri,  the  son  of  Shemaiah  ; 

38  These  mentioned  by  their  names  were  princes  in 
their  families  : and  the  house  of  their  fathers  increased 
greatly. 

39  ^ And  they  went  to  the  entrance  of  Gedor,  even 
unto  the  east  side  of  the  valley,  to  seek  pasture  for 
their  flocks. 

40  And  they  found  fat  pasture  and  good,  and  the 
land  was  wide,  and  quiet,  and  peaceable  ; for  they  of 
Ham  had  dwelt  there  of  old. 

41  And  these  written  by  name  came  in  the  days  of 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  ^ smote  their  tents,  and 
the  habitations  that  were  found  there,  and  destroyed 
them  utterly  unto  this  day,  and  dwelt  in  their  rooms  : 
because  there  was  pasture  there  for  their  flocks. 

42  And  some  of  them,  even  of  the  sons  of  Simeon,  five 
hundred  men,  went  to  mount  Seir,  having  for  their 
captains  Pelatiah,  and  Neariah,  and  Rephaiah,  and 
Uzziel,  the  sons  of  Ishi. 

43  And  they  smote  the  rest  of  the  Amalekites  that 
were  escaped,  and  dwelt  there  unto  this  day, 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 The  line  of  Reuben  {who  lost  his  birthright)  unto  the  captivity.  9 

Their  habitation  and  conquest  of  the  Hagarites.  11  The  chief  men 

and  habitations  of  Gad.  18  The  number  and  conquest  of  Reuben. 

Gad.  and  the  half  of  Mannsseh.  23  The  habitations  and  chief  men  of 

that  half  tribe.  25  Their  captivity  for  their  sin. 

OW  the  sons  of  Reuben  the  firstborn  of  Israel, 
(for  1 he  was  the  firstborn  ; but,  forasmuch  as  he 

2 defiled  his  father’s  bed,  ® his  birthright  was  given  unto 

8 Josh.  19.  2.  & 30.  17.  & 2 Sam.  8.  « Gen.  3.5.  22.  & 49. 

» 2 Kin.  18.  8.  12.  4. 

10  See  1 Sam.  15.  8.  i Gen.  29.  32.  & 49.  3 Gen.  48.  15,  22. 

3.  e Heb.  words. 


men  of  Cozeba,  and  Joash,  and  Saraph,  who  had 
dominion  in  Moab,  and  Jashubi-lehem.  And  the 

23  ® records  are  ancienk  These  were  the  potters,  and 
f the  inhabitants  of  Netaim  and  Gederah : there 
they  dwelt  with  the  king  for  his  work. 

24  The  sons  of  Simeon  ; ^ Nemuel,  and  Jamin,  ^ Jarib, 

25  * Zerah,  Shaul  : Shallum  his  son,  Mibsam  his  son, 

26  Mishma  his  son.  And  the  sons  of  Mishma  ; Ham- 

27  muel  his  son,  Zaccur  his  son,  Shimei  his  son.  And 
Shimei  had  sixteen  sons  and  six  daughters  ; but  his 
brethren  had  not  many  children,  neither  did  all 
their  family  multiply,  like  to  the  children  of  Judah. 

28  And  they  dwelt  at  Beer-sheba,  and  Moladah,  and 

29  Hazar-shual  ; and  at  Bilhah,  and  at  Ezem,  and  at 

30  Tolad ; and  at  Bethuel,  and  at  Hormah,  and  at  Zik- 

31  lag  ; and  at  Beth-marcaboth,  and  Hazar-susim,  and 
at  Beth-biri,  and  at  Shaaraim.  These  were  their 

32  cities  unto  the  reign  of  David.  And  their  villages 
were  Etam,  and  Ain,  Rimmon,  and  Tochen,  and 

33  Ashan,  five  cities  : and  all  their  villages  that  were 
round  about  the  same  cities,  unto  Baal.  These 
were  their  habitations,  and  they  have  their  geneal- 

34  ogy.  And  Meshobab,  and  Jamlech,  and  Joshah 

35  the  son  of  Amaziah  ; and  Joel,  and  Jehu  the  son  of 

36  Joshibiah,  the  son  of  Seraiah,  the  son  of  Asiel  ; and 
Elioenai,  and  Jaakobah,  and  Jeshohaiah,  and  Asa- 

37  iah,  and  Adiel,  and  Jesimiel,  and  Benaiah ; and 
Ziza  the  son  of  Shiphi,  the  son  of  Allon,  the  son  of 
Jedaiah,  the  son  of  Shimri,  the  son  of  Shemaiah  ; 

38  these  mentioned  by  name  were  princes  in  their 
families  : and  their  fathers’  houses  increased 

39  greatly.  And  they  went  to  the  entering  in  of  Ge- 
dor, even  unto  the  east  side  of  the  valley,  to  seek 

40  pasture  for  their  flocks.  And  they  found  fat  pas- 
ture and  good,  and  the  land  was  wide,  and  quiet, 
and  peaceable  ; for  they  that  dwelt  there  aforetime 

41  were  of  Ham.  And  these  written  by  name  came 
in  the  days  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  smote 
their  tents,  and  the  Meunim  that  were  found  there, 
and  ^ destroyed  them  utterly,  unto  this  day,  and 
dwelt  in  their  stead  : because  there  was  pasture 

42  there  for  their  flocks.  And  some  of  them,  even  of 
the  sons  of  Simeon,  five  hundred  men,  went  to 
mount  Seir,  having  for  their  captains  Pelatiah,  and 
Neariah,  and  Rephaiah,  and  Uzziel,  the  sons  of  Ishi. 

43  And  they  smote  the  remnant  of  the  Amalekites  that 
escaped,  and  dwelt  there,  unto  this  day. 


5 And  the  sons  of  Reuben  the  firstborn  of  Israel, 
(for  he  was  the  firstborn  ; but,  forasmuch  as  he  de- 
filed his  father’s  couch,  his  birthright  was  given 

f Or,  those  that  g In  Gen.  4G.10,  Ex.  i In  Gen.  46.  10, 
dwelt  among  planta-  6.  15,  Jemuel.  Zahar. 

Hons  and  hedges.  Ain  Gen.  46.  10,  j Heh.  devoted  them . 

Jachin. 


594 


I.  CHRONICLES,  V. 


the  sons  of  Joseph  the  son  of  Israel : and  the  genealogy 
is  not  to  be  reckoned  after  the  birthright. 

2 For  4 Judah  prevailed  above  his  brethren,  and  of 
him  came  the  ^ chief  ruler ; but  the  birthright  teas 
Joseph’s  : ) 

3 The  sons,  I saij,  of  ® Reuben  the  firstborn  of  Israel 
were,  Hanoch,  and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and  Carmi. 

4 The  sons  of  Joel ; Shemaiah  his  sou,  Gog  his  son, 
Shimei  his  son, 

5 Micah  his  son,  Reaia  his  son,  Baal  his  son, 

6 Beerah  his  son,  whom  Tilgath-pilneser  king  of  As- 
syria carried  away  captive : he  was  prince  of  the  Reu- 
benites. 

7 And  his  brethren  by  their  families,  when  the 
genealogy  of  their  generations  was  reckoned,  were  the 
chief,  Jeiel,  and  Zechariah, 

8 And  Bela  the  son  of  Azaz,  the  son  of  Shema,  the 
son  of  Joel,  who  dwelt  in  ® Aroer,  even  unto  Nebo  and 
Baal-meon  : 

9 And  eastward  he  inhabited  unto  the  entering  in 
of  the  wilderness  from  the  river  Euphrates  : because 
their  cattle  were  multiplied  ® in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

10  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they  made  war  with 
the  Hagarites,  who  fell  by  their  hand  : and  they  dwelt 
in  their  tents  throughout  all  the  east  land  of  Gilead. 

11  ^ And  the  children  of  Gad  dwelt  over  against 
them,  in  the  land  of  Bashan  unto  Salcah  : 

12  Joel  the  chief,  and  Shapham  the  next,  and  Ja- 
anai,  and  Shaphat  in  Bashan. 

13  And  their  brethren  of  the  house  of  their  fathers 
were,  Michael,  and  Meshullam,  and  Sheba,  and  Jorai, 
and  Jachan,  and  Zia,  and  Heber,  seven. 

14  These  are  the  children  of  Abihail  the  son  of  Huri, 
the  son  of  Jaroah,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Michael, 
the  son  of  Jeshishai,  the  son  of  Jahdo,  the  son  of  Buz  ; 

15  Ahi  the  son  of  Abdiel,  the  son  of  Guni,  chief  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers. 

16  And  they  dwelt  in  Gilead  in  Bashan,  and  in  her 
towns,  and  in  all  the  suburbs  of  Sharon,  upon  their 
borders. 

17  All  these  were  reckoned  by  genealogies  in  the 
days  of  ^^Jotham  king  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of 

Jeroboam  king  of  Israel. 

18  ^ The  sons  of  Reuben,  and  the  Gadites,  and  half 
the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  of  valiant  men,  men  able  to  bear 
buckler  and  sword,  and  to  shoot  with  bow,  and  skilful 
in  war,  were  four  and  forty  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
threescore,  that  went  out  to  the  war. 

19  And  they  made  war  with  the  Hagarites,  with 

Jetur,  and  Nephish,  and  Nodab. 

20  And  i®they  were  helped  against  them,  and  the 
Hagarites  were  delivered  into  their  hand,  and  all  that 
were  with  them : for  they  cried  to  God  in  the  battle, 
and  he  was  intreated  of  them  ; because  they  put  their 
trust  in  him. 

21  And  they  took  away  their  cattle  ; of  their  camels 
fifty  thousand,  and  of  sheep  two  hundred  and  fifty 
thousand,  and  of  asses  two  thousand,  and  of  men  an 
hundred  thousand. 

22  For  there  fell  down  many  slain,  because  the  war 
was  of  God.  And  they  dwelt  in  their  steads  until  the 
captivity. 


4 Gen.  49.  8,  10.  Ps. 
60.  7.  & 108.  8. 

•'■’Mic.  5.  2.  Matt. 

2.  6. 


6 Gen.  46.  9.  Ex.  6. 
14.  Num.  26.  5. 

^ See  ver.  17. 

8 Josh.  13.  15,  16. 

9 Josh.  22.  9. 


10  Gen.  25.  12. 

11  Josh.  13.  11,  24. 

12  ch.  27.  29. 

13  2 Kin.  15.  5,  32. 

14  2 Kin.  14.  16,  28. 


unto  the  sons  of  Joseph  the  son  of  Israel ; and  the 
genealogy  is  not  to  be  reckoned  after  the  birthright. 

2 For  Judah  prevailed  above  his  brethren,  and  of 
him  came  the  “prince  ; but  the  birthright  was  Jo- 

3 seph’s  ;)  the  sons  of  Reuben  the  fijstborn  of  Israel  ; 

d"*  Hanoch,  and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and  Carmi.  The  sons 

of  Joel ; Shemaiah  his  son,  Gog  his  son,  Shimei  his 

5 son  ; Micah  his  son,  Reaiah  his  son,  Baal  his  son  ; 

6 Beerah  his  son,  whom  ^Tilgath-pilneser  king  of 
Assyria  carried  away  captive  : he  was  prince  of  the 

7 Reubenites.  And  his  brethren  by  their  families, 
when  the  genealogy  of  their  generations  was  reck- 

8 oned  ; the  chief,  Jeiel,  and  Zechariah,  and  Bela  the 
son  of  Azaz,  the  son  of  Shema,  the  son  of  Joel,  who 
dwelt  in  Aroer,  even  unto  Nebo  and  Baal-meon  : 

9 and  eastward  he  dwelt  even  unto  the  entering  in  of 
the  wilderness  from  the  river  Euphrates  : because 
their  cattle  were  multiplied  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

10  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they  made  war  with  the 
Hagrites,  who  fell  by  their  hand  : and  they  dwelt  in 
their  tents  throughout  all  the  land  east  of  Gilead. 


11  And  the  sons  of  Gad  dwelt  over  against  them,  in 

12  the  land  of  Bashan  unto  Salecah  : Joel  the  chief, 
and  Shapham  the  second,  and  Janai,  and  Shaphat 

13  in  Bashan  : and  their  brethren  of  their  fathers’ 
houses  ; Michael,  and  Meshullam,  and  Sheba,  and 

14  Jorai,  and  Jacan,  and  Zia,  and  Eber,  seven.  These 
were  the  sons  of  Abihail  the  son  of  Huri,  the  son  of 
Jaroah,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Michael,  the 
son  of  Jehishai,  the  son  of  Jahdo,  the  son  of  Buz  ; 

15  Ahi  the  son  of  Abdiel,  the  son  of  Guni,  chief  of 

16  their  fathers’  houses.  And  they  dwelt  in  Gilead  in 
Bashan,  and  in  her  ^ towns,  and  in  all  the  suburbs 

17  of  Sharon,  as  far  as  their  borders.  All  these  were 
reckoned  by  genealogies  in  the  days  of  Jotham  king 
of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of  Jeroboam  king  of  Is- 
rael. 


18  The  sons  of  Reuben,  and  the  Gadites,  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  of  valiant  men,  men  able  to 
bear  buckler  and  sword,  and  to  shoot  with  bow,  and 
skilful  in  war,  were  forty  and  four  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  threescore,  that  were  able  to  go  forth 

19  to  war.  And  they  made  war  with  the  Hagrites, 

20  with  Jetur,  and  Naphish,  and  Nodab.  And  they 
were  helped  against  them,  and  the  Hagrites  were 
delivered  into  their  hand,  and  all  that  were  with 
them  : for  they  cried  to  God  in  the  battle,  and  he 
was  intreated  of  them  ; because  they  put  their 

21  trust  in  him.  And  they  took  away  their  cattle  ; of 
their  camels  fifty  thousand,  and  of  sheep  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  thousand,  and  of  asses  two  thousand, 

22  and  of  f men  an  hundred  thousand.  For  there  fell 
many  slain,  because  the  war  was  of  God.  And  they 
dwelt  in  their  stead  until  the  captivity. 


13  Gen.  25.  15.  ch.  w 2 Kin.  15.  29.  & 
1.  31.  17.  6. 

13  See  ver.  22.  a Or,  lender. 

11  Ps.  22.  4,  5.  6 In  2 Kin.  15.  29.  & 

16.  7,  Tiglath-pileser. 


c Heb.  daughters, 
d Or,  pasture  lands, 
e Heb.  goings  forth, 
f Heb.  souls  of 
men. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  VI. 


595 


23  And  the  children  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
dwelt  in  the  land  : they  increased  from  Bashan  unto 
Baal-hermon  and  Senir,  and  unto  mount  Hermon. 

24  And  these  were  the  heads  of  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  even  Epher,  and  Ishi,  and  Eliel,  and  Azriel,  and 
Jeremiah,  and  Hodaviab,  and  Jahdiel,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  famous  men,  and  heads  of  the  house  of  their 
fathers. 

25  T[  And  they  transgressed  against  the  God  of  their 
fathers,  and  went  a whoring  after  the  gods  of  the 
people  of  the  land,  whom  God  destroyed  before  them. 

26  And  the  God  of  Israel  stirred  up  the  spirit  of 
20  Pul  king  of  Assyria,  and  the  spirit  of  21  Tilgath- 
pilneser  king  of  Assyria,  and  he  carried  them  away, 
even  the  Reubenites,  and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half  tribe 
of  Manasseh,  and  brought  them  unto  22  Halah,  and 
Habor,  and  Hara,  and  to  the  river  Gozan,  unto  this 
day. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  sons  of  Levi.  4 The  line  of  the  priests  unto  the  captivity.  16  The 
families  of  Gershom,  Merari.,  and  Kohath.  49  The  office  of  Aaron., 
and  his  line  unto  Ahimaaz.  54  The  cities  of  the  priests  and  Invites. 

The  sons  of  Levi  ; ^ Gershon,  Kohath,  and  Merari. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  ; Amram,  2 Izhar,  and 
Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

3  And  the  children  of  Amram  ; Aaron,  and  Moses, 
and  Miriam.  The  sons  also  of  Aaron  ; ^ Nadab,  and 
Abihu,  Eleazar,  and  Ithamar, 

4  Eleazar  begat  Phinehas,  Phinehas  begat  Abi- 
shua, 

5  And  Abishua  begat  Bukki,  and  Bukki  begat  Uzzi, 
6 And  Uzzi  begat  Zerahiah,  and  Zerahiah  begat  Me- 
raioth, 

7  Meraioth  begat  Amariah,  and  Amariah  begat  Ahi- 
tub, 

8  And  ^ Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and  ® Zadok  begat  Ahi- 
maaz, 

9  And  Ahimaaz  begat  Azariah,  and  Azariah  begat 
J ohanan, 

10  And  Johanan  begat  Azariah,  (he  it  is  ^that  exe- 
cuted the  priest’s  office  in  the  temple  that  Solomon 
built  in  Jerusalem :) 

11  And  ® Azariah  begat  Amariah,  and  Amariah  begat 
Ahitub, 

12  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and  Zadok  begat  Shal- 
lum, 

13  And  Shallum  begat  Hilldah,  and  Hilkiah  begat 
Azariah, 

14  And  Azariah  begat  ® Seraiah,  and  Seraiah  begat 
Jehozadak, 

15  And  Jehozadak  went  into  captivity ^ when  the 
Lord  carried  away  Judah  and  Jerusalem  by  the  hand 
of  Nebuchadnezzar. 

16  ^ The  sons  of  Levi ; Gershom,  Kohath,  and 
Merari. 

17  And  these  he  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Gershom  ; 
Libni,  and  Shimei. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  were^  Amram,  and  Izhar, 
and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel.  ’ 

19  The  sons  of  Merari  ; Mahli,  and  Mushi.  And 
these  are  the  families  of  the  Levites  according  to  their 
fathers. 

10  2 Kin.  17.  7.  1 Gen.  4G.  11.  Ex.  « 2 Sam.  8.  17. 

20  2 Kin.  15.  19.  6.10.  Num.  26.  67.  s 2 Sam.  15.  27. 

21 2 Kin.  15.  29.  ch.  23.  6.  6 See  2 Chr.  26.  17, 

22  2 Kin.  17.  6.  & 18.  2 See  ver.  22.  18. 

11.  s Lev.  10.  1.  ^ 1 Kin.  6.  2 Clir.  3. 


23  And  the  children  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
dwelt  in  the  land  : they  increased  from  Bashan  unto 

24  Baal-hermon  and  Senir  and  mount  Hermon.  And 
these  were  the  heads  of  their  fathers’  houses  ; even 
Epher,  and  Ishi,  and  Eliel,  and  Azriel,  and  Jere- 
miah, and  Hodaviah,  and  Jahdiel,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  famous  men,  heads  of  their  fathers’  houses. 

25  And  they  trespassed  against  the  God  of  their 
fathers,  and  went  a whoring  after  the  gods  of  the 
peoples  of  the  land,  whom  God  destroyed  before 

26  them.  And  the  God  of  Israel  stirred  up  the  spirit 
of  Pul  king  of  Assyria,  and  the  spirit  of  Tilgath- 
pilneser  king  of  Assyria,  and  he  carried  them  away, 
even  the  Reubenites,  and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  and  brought  them  unto  Halah, 
and  Habor,  and  Hara,  and  to  the  river  of  Gozan, 
unto  this  day. 


6  * The  sons  of  Levi ; “ Gershon,  Kohath,  and  Me- 

2 rari.  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  ; Amram,  Izhar, 

3 and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel.  And  the  children  of  Am- 
ram ; Aaron,  and  Moses,  and  Miriam.  And  the 
sons  of  Aaron  ; Nadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and  Itha- 

4 mar.  Eleazar  begat  Phinehas,  Phinehas  begat  Abi- 

5 shua  ; and  Abishua  begat  Bukki,  and  Bukki  begat 

6 Uzzi  ; and  Uzzi  begat  Zerahiah,  and  Zerahiah  begat 

7 Meraioth  ; and  Meraioth  begat  Amariah,  and  Am- 

8 ariah  begat  Ahitub  ; and  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and 

9 Zadok  begat  Ahimaaz  ; and  Ahimaaz  begat  Azariah, 

10  and  Azariah  begat  Johanan  ; and  Johanan  begat  Az- 
ariah, (he  it  is  that  executed  the  priest’s  office  in  the 

11  house  that  Solomon  built  in  Jerusalem  :)  and  Az- 
ariah begat  Amariah,  and  Amariah  begat  Ahitub  ; 

12  and  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and  Zadok  begat  ^ Shal- 

13  lum  ; and  Shallum  begat  Hilkiah,  and  Hilkiah  be- 

14  gat  Azariah  ; and  Azariah  begat  Seraiah,  and  Se- 

15  raiah  begat  Jehozadak  ; and  Jehozadak  went  into 
captivity,  when  the  Lord  carried  away  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  by  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar. 


16  f The  sons  of  Levi ; Gershom,  Kohath,  and  Me- 

17  rari.  And  these  be  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Ger- 

18  shorn  ; Libni  and  Shimei.  And  the  sons  of  Kohath 
were  Amram,  and  Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

19  The  sons  of  Merari ; Mahli  and  Mushi.  And  these 
are  the  families  of  the  Levites  according  to  their 


® See  Ezra  7.  3. 

9 Neh.  11.  11. 

10  2 Kin.  2.5.  18. 

V.x.  6.  10. 

* [Ch.  5.  27.  in  Heb.] 


a In  ver.  10,  Ger^ 
shorn.. 

h In  ch.  9.  11,  Me- 
shullam. 


t [Ch.  0.  1.  in  Heb.] 
c In  ver.  1,  Ger- 
shon. 


596 


I.  CHRONICLES,  VI. 


20  Of  Gershom  ; Libni  his  son,  Jahath  his  son, 

Zimmah  his  son, 

21  Joah  his  son,  Iddo  his  son,  Zerah  his  son,  Jeate- 
rai  his  son. 

22  The  sons  of  Kohath  ; Amminadab  his  son,  Korah 
his  son,  Assir  his  son, 

23  Elkanah  his  son,  and  Ebiasaph  his  son,  and  Assir 
his  son, 

24  Tahath  his  son,  Uriel  his  son,  Uzziah  his  son,  and 
Shaul  his  son. 

25  And  the  sons  of  Elkanah  ; ^^Amasai,  and  Ahi- 
moth. 

26  As  for  Elkanah  : the  sons  of  Elkanah  ; Zophai 
his  son,  and  Nahath  his  son, 

27  Eliab  his  son,  Jeroham  his  son,  Elkanah  his  son. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Samuel ; the  firstborn  Vashni, 
and  Abiah. 

29  The  sons  of  Merari ; Mahli,  Libni  his  son,  Shimei 
his  son,  Uzza  his  son, 

30  Shimea  his  son,  Haggiah  his  son,  Asaiah  his  son. 

31  And  these  are  they  whom  David  set  over  the  ser- 
vice of  song  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  after  that  the 

ark  had  rest. 

32  And  they  ministered  before  the  dwelling  place  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  with  singing,  until 
Solomon  had  built  the  house  of  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem  : 
and  then  they  waited  on  their  office  according  to  their 
order. 

33  And  these  are  they  that  waited  with  their  chil- 
dren. Of  the  sons  of  the  Kohathites  : Heman  a singer, 
the  son  of  Joel,  the  son  of  Shemuel, 

34  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the  son 
of  Eliel,  the  son  of  Toah, 

35  The  son  of  Zuph,  the  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of 
Mahath,  the  son  of  Amasai, 

36  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Joel,  the  son  of 
Azariah,  the  son  of  Zephaniah, 

37  The  son  of  Tahath,  the  son  of  Assir,  the  son  of 

Ebiasaph,  the  son  of  Korah, 

38  The  son  of  Izhar,  the  son  of  Kohath,  the  son  of 
Levi,  the  son  of  Israel. 

39  And  his  brother  Asaph,  who  stood  on  his  right 
hand,  even  Asaph  the  son  of  Berachiah,  the  son  of 
Shimea, 

40  The  son  of  Michael,  the  son  of  Baaseiah,  the  son 
of  Malchiah, 

41  The  son  of  Ethni,  the  son  of  Zerah,  the  son  of 
Adaiah, 

42  The  son  of  Ethan,  the  son  of  Zimmah,  the  son 
of  Shimei, 

43  The  son  of  Jahath,  the  son  of  Gershom,  the  son 
of  Levi. 

44  And  their  brethren  the  sons  of  Merari  stood  on 
the  left  hand  : Ethan  the  son  of  Kishi,  the  son  of  Abdi, 
the  son  of  Mallueh, 

45  The  son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of  Amaziah,  the 
son  of  Hilkiah, 

46  The  son  of  Amzi,  the  son  of  Bani,  the  son  of 
Shamer, 

47  The  son  of  Mahli,  the  son  of  Mushi,  the  son  of 
Merari,  the  son  of  Levi. 

48  Their  brethren  also  the  Levites  ivere  appointed 


12  ver.  42. 

13  See  ver.  35,  36. 
1^  ver.  34,  Toah. 

15  ver.  34,  Eliel. 

16  ch.  16.  1. 

11  Ex.  6.  24. 


18  See  ver.  21. 
d In  ver.  42,  Ethan, 
e In  ver.  41,  Adu- 
iah. 

/In  ver.  41,  Ethni. 


g In  ver.  2,  18,  38, 
Izhar. 

h In  ver.  36,  Zeph- 
aniah, Azariah,  Joel, 
i In  ver.  35,  Zuph. 
j In  ver.  34,  Toah. 


20  fathers’  houses.  Of  Gershom  ; Libni  his  son,  Jahath 

21  his  son,  Zimmah  his  son  ; Joah  his  son,  ® Iddo  his 

22  son,  Zerah  his  son,  Jeatherai  his  son.  The  sons  of 
Kohath  ; ^ Amminadab  his  son,  Korah  his  son,  Assir 

23  his  son  ; Elkanah  his  son,  and  Ebiasaph  his  son,  and 

24  Assir  his  son ; Tahath  his  son,  * Uriel  his  son, 

25  Uzziah  his  son,  and  Shaul  his  son.  And  the  sons  of 

26  Elkanah  ; Amasai,  and  Ahimoth.  As  for  Elkanah  : 
the  sons  of  Elkanah  ; * Zophai  his  son,  and  ^ Nahath 

27  his  son  ; * Eliab  his  son,  Jeroham  his  son,  Elkanah 

28  his  son.  And  the  sons  of  Samuel ; the  firstborn 

29  ^ Joel,  and  the  second  Abiah.  The  sons  of  Merari  ; 
Mahli,  Libni  his  son,  Shimei  his  son,  Uzzah  his  son  ; 

30  Shimea  his  son,  Haggiah  his  son,  Asaiah  his  son. 


31  And  these  are  they  whom  David  set  over  the  ser- 
vice of  song  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  after  that  the 

32  ark  had  rest.  And  they  ministered  with  song  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  until 
Solomon  had  built  the  house  of  the  Lord  in  Jeru- 
salem : and  they  waited  on  their  office  according 

33  to  their  order.  And  these  are  they  that  waited, 
and  their  sons.  Of  the  sons  of  the  Kohathites  : He- 
man  the  singer,  the  son  of  Joel,  the  son  of  Samuel  ; 

34  the  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the  son  of 

35  Eliel,  the  son  of  ” Toah  ; the  son  of  ® Zuph,  the  son 
of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Mahath,  the  son  of  Amasai  ; 

36  the  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  p Joel,  the  son  of 

37  Azariah,  the  son  of  Zephaniah  ; the  son  of  Tahath, 
the  son  of  Assir,  the  son  of  Ebiasaph,  the  son  of 

38  Korah ; the  son  of  Izhar,  the  son  of  Kohath,  the 

39  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Israel.  And  his  brother 
Asaph,  who  stood  on  his  right  hand,  even  Asaph 

40  the  son  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Shimea ; the  son 
of  Michael,  the  son  of  Baaseiah,  the  son  of  Malchi- 

41  jah  ; the  son  of  Ethni,  the  son  of  Zerah,  the  son  of 

42  Adaiah  ; the  son  of  Ethan,  the  son  of  Zimmah,  the 

43  son  of  Shimei ; the  son  of  Jahath,  the  son  of  Ger- 

44  shorn,  the  son  of  Levi.  And  on  the  left  hand  their 
brethren  the  sons  of  Merari : « Ethan  the  son  of 

45  ^ Kishi,  the  son  of  Abdi,  the  son  of  Mallueh  ; the 
son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of  Amaziah,  the  son  of 

46  Hilkiah  ; the  son  of  Amzi,  the  son  of  Bani,  the  son 

47  of  Shemer  ; the  son  of  Mahli,  the  son  of  Mushi, 

48  the  son  of  Merari,  the  son  of  Levi.  And  their 


k In  ver.  34,  Eliel. 

I So  the  Syriac.  See 
ver.  33.  «!fe  1 Sam.  8. 
2.  The  Hebrew  text 
has,  Vashni,  and 
Abiah. 


m Heb.  stood, 
n In  ver.  26,  JVa- 
hath. 

0 In  ver.  26,  Zo- 
phai. 


p In  ver.  24,  Shaul, 
Uzziah,  Uriel. 

q In  ch.  9.  16,  Jedu- 
tJmn. 

r In  ch.  15.  17,  Ku- 
shaiuh. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  VI. 


597 


unto  all  manner  of  service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
house  of  God. 

49  But  Aaron  and  his  sons  offered  upon  the 
altar  of  the  burnt  offering,  and  ^ on  the  altar  of  in- 
cense, and  were  appointed  for  all  the  work  of  the  place 
most  holy,  and  to  make  an  atonement  for  Israel,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Moses  the  servant  of  God  had  com- 
manded. 

50  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Aaron  ; Eleazar  his 
son,  Phinehas  his  son,  Abishua  his  son, 

61  Bukki  his  son,  Uzzi  his  son,  Zerahiah  his  son, 

52  Meraioth  his  son,  Amariah  his  son,  Ahitub  his 
son, 

53  Zadok  his  son,  Ahimaaz  his  son. 

54  ^ Now  these  are  their  dwelling  places  through- 
out their  castles  in  their  coasts,  of  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites  : for  their’s  was  the 
lot. 

55  22  And  they  gave  them  Hebron  in  the  land  of 
Judah,  and  the  suburbs  thereof  round  about  it. 

56  23  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the  villages 
thereof,  they  gave  to  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

57  And  24  to  the  sons  of  Aaron  they  gave  the  cities 
of  Judah,  namely,  Hebron,  the  city  of  refuge,  and  Lib- 
nah  with  her  suburbs,  and  Jattir,  and  Eshtemoa,  with 
their  suburbs, 

58  And  Hilen  with  her  suburbs,  Debir  with  her  sub- 
urbs, 

59  And  Ashan  with  her  suburbs,  and  Beth-shemesh 
with  her  suburbs  : 

60  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  ; Geba  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Alemeth  with  her  suburbs,  and  Anathoth 
with  her  suburbs.  All  their  cities  tliroughout  their 
families  were  thirteen  cities. 

61  And  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath,  25  which  were  left  of 
the  family  of  that  tribe,  were  cities  given  out  of  the  half 
tribe,  namely,  out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  26  by 
lot,  ten  cities. 

62  And  to  the  sons  of  Gershom  throughout  their 
families  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thirteen  cities. 

63  Unto  the  sons  of  Merari  were  given  by  lot,  through- 
out their  families,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  and  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun, 
27  twelve  cities. 

64  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  to  the  Levites 
these  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

65  And  they  gave  by  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Simeon,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin, these  cities,  which  are  called  by  their  names. 

66  And  28  the  residue  of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Kohath  had  cities  of  their  coasts  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Ephraim. 

67  26  And  they  gave  unto  them,  of  the  cities  of  ref- 
uge, Shechem  in  mount  Ephraim  with  her  suburbs  ; 
they  gave  also  Gezer  with  her  suburbs, 

68  And  Jokmeam  with  her  suburbs,  and  Beth-horon 
with  her  suburbs, 

69  And  Aijalon  with  her  suburbs,  and  Gath-rimmon 
with  her  suburbs  : 


19  Lev.  1.  9. 

20  Ex.  30.  7. 

21  Josh.  21. 

*2  Josh.  21.  11,  12. 

23  Josh.  14.  13.  & 15. 
13. 


24  Josh.  21.  13. 

25  ver.  G6. 

28  Josh.  21.  5. 

21  Josh.  21.  7,  34. 

28  ver.  Gl. 

29  Josh.  21.  21. 


80  See  Josh.  21.  22- 
35,  where  many  of 
these  cities  have  other 
names. 

s Heb.  given.  See 
Num.  3.  9. 


brethren  the  Levites  were  * appointed  for  all  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  house  of  God. 

49  But  Aaron  and  his  sons  ^offered  upon  the  altar 
of  burnt  offering,  and  upon  the  altar  of  incense,  for 
all  the  work  of  the  most  holy  place,  and  to  make 
atonement  for  Israel,  according  to  all  that  Moses  the 

50  servant  of  God  had  commanded.  And  these  are 
the  sons  of  Aaron  ; Eleazar  his  son,  Phinehas  his 

51  son,  Abishua  his  son  ; Bukki  his  son,  Uzzi  his  son, 

52  Zerahiah  his  son  ; Meraioth  his  son,  Amariah  his 

53  son,  Ahitub  his  son  ; Zadok  his  son,  Ahimaaz  his 
son. 


54  Now  these  are  their  dwelling  places  according  to 
their  encampments  in  their  borders  : to  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites,  for  theirs 

55  was  the  ^'•frst  lot,  to  them  they  gave  Hebron  in  the 
land  of  Jndah,  and  the  suburbs  thereof  round  about 

56  it ; but  the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the  villages 
thereof,  they  gave  to  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

57  And  ^ to  the  sons  of  Aaron  they  gave  the  cities  of 
refuge,  Hebron  ; Libnah  also  with  her  suburbs,  and 

58  Jattir,  and  Eshtemoa  with  her  suburbs  ; and  Hi- 

59  len  with  her  suburbs,  Debir  with  her  suburbs  ; and 
* Ashan  with  her  suburbs,  and  Beth-shemesh  with 

60  her  suburbs  : and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  ; 
Geba  with  her  suburbs,  and  J/Allemeth  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Anathoth  with  her  suburbs.  All  their 
cities  throughout  their  families  were  thirteen  cities. 

61  * And  unto  the  rest  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  were  given 
by  lot,  out  of  the  family  of  the  tribe,  out  of  the 

62  half  tribe,  the  half  of  Manasseh,  ten  cities.  And 
to  the  sons  of  Gershom,  according  to  their  families, 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Asher,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thirteen  cities. 

63  Unto  the  sons  of  Merari  were  given  by  lot,  accord- 
ing to  their  families,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 

64  Zebulun,  twelve  cities.  And  the  children  of  Israel 
gave  to  the  Levites  the  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

65  And  they  gave  by  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Simeon,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin,  these  cities  which  are  mentioned  by 

66  name.  And  some  of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Kohath  had  cities  of  their  borders  out  of  the  tribe 

67  of  Ephraim.  And  they  gave  unto  them  the  cities 
of  refuge,  Shechem  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim 
with  her  suburbs  ; Gezer  also  with  her  suburbs  ; 

68  « and  Jokmeam  with  her  suburbs,  and  Beth-horon 

69  with  her  suburbs  ; and  Aijalon  with  her  suburbs, 

70  and  Gath-rimmon  with  her  suburbs  : and  out  of  the 


t Or,  burnt  incense, 
u See  Josh.  21.  4, 
10. 

V See  Josh.  21.  13, 
&c. 


to  In  Josh.  21.  15, 
Holon. 

X In  Josh.  21.  16, 
Ain. 

7/ In  Josh.  21.  18, 
Aimon. 


s But  see  vv.  66-70 
& Josh.  21.  5. 

a See  Josli.  21.  22- 
39,  where  .some  of  the 
names  are  ditferent. 


598 


I.  CHRONICLES,  VII. 


70  And  out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  ; Aner 
with  her  suburbs,  and  Bileam  with  her  suburbs,  for  the 
family  of  the  remnant  of  the  sons  of  Kohath. 

71  Unto  the  sons  of  Gershom  were  given  out  of  the 
family  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Golan  in  Bashan 
with  her  suburbs,  and  Ashtaroth  with  her  suburbs  : 

72  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar  ; Kedesh  with 
her  suburbs,  Daberath  with  her  suburbs, 

73  And  Ramoth  with  her  subui'bs,  and  Anem  with 
her  suburbs  : 

74  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher  ; Mashal  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Abdon  with  her  suburbs, 

75  And  Hukok  with  her  suburbs,  and  Rehob  with 
her  suburbs  : 

76  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali  ; Kedesh  in 
Galilee  with  her  suburbs,  and  Hammon  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Kirjathaim  with  her  suburbs. 

77  Unto  the  rest  of  the  children  of  Merari  were 
given  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Rimmon  with  her 
suburbs,  Tabor  with  her  suburbs  : 

78  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan  by  Jericho,  on  the 
east  side  of  Jordan,  were  given  them  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Reuben,  Bezer  in  the  wilderness  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Jahzah  with  her  suburbs, 

79  Kedemoth  also  with  her  suburbs,  and  Mephaath 
with  her  suburbs  : 

80  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad  ; Ramoth  in  Gilead 
with  her  suburbs,  and  Mahanaim  with  her  suburbs, 

81  And  Heshbon  with  her  suburbs,  and  Jazer  with 
her  suburbs. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 The  sons  of  Issachar,  6 of  Benjamin,  13  of  Naphtali,  14  of  Manasseh, 

20,  24  and  of  Ephrahn.  21  The  calamity  of  Ephraim  by  the  men  of 

Gath.  23  Beriah  is  born.  28  Ephraim's  habitations.  30  The  sons  of 

Asher. 

OW  the  sons  of  Issachar  were.,  ^Tola,  and  Puah, 
Jashub,  and  Shimrom,  four. 

2 And  the  sons  of  Tola  ; Uzzi,  and  Rephaiah,  and 
Jeriel,  and  Jahmai,  and  Jibsam,  and  Shemuel,  heads  of 
their  father’s  house,  to  wit,  of  Tola  : they  were  valiant 
men  of  might  in  their  generations  ; ^ whose  number 
was  in  the  days  of  David  two  and  twenty  thousand  and 
six  hundred. 

3 And  the  sons  of  Uzzi  ; Izrahiah  : and  the  sons  of 
Izrahiah  ; Michael,  and  Obadiah,  and  Joel,  Ishiah, 
five  : all  of  them  chief  men. 

4 And  with  them,  by  their  generations,  after  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  were  bands  of  soldiers  for  war, 
six  and  thirty  thousand  men : for  they  had  many  wives 
and  sons. 

5 And  their  brethren  among  all  the  families  of  Is- 
sachar were  valiant  men  of  might,  reckoned  in  all  by 
their  genealogies  fourscore  and  seven  thousand. 

6 ^ The  sons  of  ^ Benjamin  ; Bela,  and  Becher,  and 
Jediael,  three. 

7 And  the  sons  of  Bela  ; Ezbon,  and  Uzzi,  and  Uzziel, 
and  Jerimoth,  and  Iri,  five  ; heads  of  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  mighty  men  of  valour  ; and  were  reckoned  by 
their  genealogies  twenty  and  two  thousand  and  thirty 
and  four. 

8 And  the  sons  of  Becher  ; Zemira,  and  Joash,  and 
Eliezer,  and  Elioenai,  and  Omri,  and  Jerimoth,  and 
Abiah,  and  Anathoth,  and  Alameth.  All  these  are  the 
sons  of  Becher. 

9 And  the  number  of  them,  after  their  genealogy  by 


half  tribe  of  Manasseh  ; Aner  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Bileam  with  her  suburbs,  for  the  rest  of  the 

71  family  of  the  sons  of  Kohath.  Unto  the  sons  of 
Gershom  were  given,  out  of  the  family  of  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  Golan  in  Bashan  with  her  sub- 

72  urbs,  and  Ashtaroth  with  her  suburbs  : and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Issachar  ; Kedesh  with  her  suburbs, 

73  Daberath  with  her  suburbs  ; and  Ramoth  with  her 

74  suburbs,  and  Anem  with  her  suburbs  : and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Asher  ; Mashal  with  her  suburbs,  and 

75  Abdon  with  her  suburbs  ; and  Hukok  with  her  sub- 

76  urbs,  and  Re  hob  with  her  suburbs  : and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Naphtali  ; Kedesh  in  Galilee  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Hammon  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kiria- 

77  thaim  with  her  suburbs.  Unto  the  rest  of  the  Levites, 
the  sons  of  Merari,  were  given,  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Zebulun,  Rimmono  with  her  suburbs,  Tabor  with 

78  her  suburbs  : and  beyond  the  Jordan  at  Jericho,  on 
the  east  side  of  Jordan,  ivere  given  them,  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  Bezer  in  the  wilderness  with  her 

79  suburbs,  and  Jahzah  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kede- 
moth with  her  suburbs,  and  Mephaath  with  her  sub- 

80  urbs  : and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad  ; Ramoth  in 
Gilead  with  her  suburbs,  and  Mahanaim  with  her 

81  suburbs,  and  Heshbon  with  her  suburbs,  and  Jazer 
with  her  suburbs. 


7  And  of  the  sons  of  Issachar  ; Tola,  and  Puah, 

2 Jashub,  and  Shimron,  four.  And  the  sons  of  Tola  ; 
Uzzi,  and  Rephaiah,  and  Jeriel,  and  Jahmai,  and 
Ibsam,  and  Shemuel,  heads  of  their  fathers’  houses, 
to  wit,  of  Tola  ; mighty  men  of  valour  in  their  gen- 
erations : their  number  in  the  days  of  David  was 

3 two  and  twenty  thousand  and  six  hundred.  And 
the  sons  of  Uzzi ; Izrahiah  : and  the  sons  of  Izrah- 
iah ; Michael,  and  Obadiah,  and  Joel,  Isshiah,  five : 

4 all  of  them  chief  men.  And  with  them,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  fathers’  houses,  were  bands 
of  the  host  for  war,  six  and  thirty  thousand  : for 

5 they  had  many  wives  and  sons.  And  their  brethren 
among  all  the  families  of  Issachar,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  reckoned  in  all  by  genealogy,  were  four- 
score and  seven  thousand. 


6 The  sons  q/*  Benjamin  ; Bela,  and  Becher,  and  Je- 

7 diael,  three.  And  the  sons  of  Bela  ; Ezbon,  and 
Uzzi,  and  Uzziel,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Iri,  five  ; heads 
of  fathers’  houses,  mighty  men  of  valour  ; and  they 
were  reckoned  by  genealogy  twenty  and  two  thou- 

8 sand  and  thirty  and  four.  And  the  sons  of  Becher  ; 
Zemirah,  and  Joash,  and  Eliezer,  and  Elioenai,  and 
Omri,  and  Jeremoth,  and  Abijah,  and  Anathoth, 
and  Alemeth.  All  these  were  the  sons  of  Becher. 

9 And  they  were  reckoned  by  genealogy,  after  their 


^ Gen.  46.  13.  Num.  2 2 Sam.  24.  1,  2.  ^ Gen.  46.  21.  Num. 

26.  23.  cli.  27.  1. 


26.  38.  ch.  8.  1,  &c. 


a In  Gen.  46.  13,  Puvah,  and  lob. 


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I.  CHRONICLES,  VII. 


their  generations,  heads  of  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
mighty  men  of  valour,  was  twenty'  thousand  and  two 
hundred. 

10  The  sons  also  of  Jediael  ; Bilhan : and  the  sons 
of  Bilhan  ; Jeush,  and  Benjamin,  and  Ehud,  and  Che- 
naanah,  and  Zethan,  and  Tharshish,  and  Ahishahar. 

11  All  these  the  sons  of  Jediael,  by  the  heads  of 
their  fathers,  mighty  men  of  valour,  were  seventeen 
thousand  and  two  hundred  soldiers^  fit  to  go  out  for  war 
and  battle. 

12  * Shuppim  also,  and  Huppim,  the  children  of  Ir, 
and  Hushim,  the  sons  of  Aher. 

13  Tf  The  sons  of  Naphtali  ; Jahziel,  and  Guni,  and 
Jezer,  and  ® Shallum,  the  sons  of  Bilhah. 

14  ^ The  sons  of  Manasseh  ; Ashriel,  whom  she 
bare  : (hut  his  concubine  the  Aramitess  bare  Machir 
the  father  of  Gilead  : 

15  And  Machir  took  to  wife  the  sister  of  Huppim 
and  Shuppim,  whose  sister’s  name  was  Maachah  ;)  and 
the  name  of  the  second  was  Zelophehad  : and  Zelophe- 
had  had  daughters. 

16  And  Maachah  the  wife  of  Machir  bare  a son,  and 
she  called  his  name  Peresh  ; and  the  name  of  his  bro- 
ther was  Sheresh  ; and  his  sons  were  Ulam  and  Rakem. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ulam;  ®Bedan.  These  tuere 
the  sons  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Ma- 
nasseh. 

18  And  his  sister  Hammoleketh  bare  Ishod,  and 
^ Abiezer,  and  Mahalah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Shemidah  were,  Ahian,  and 
Shechem,  and  Likhi,  and  Aniam. 

20  ^ And  * the  sons  of  Ephraim  ; Shuthelah,  and 
Bered  his  son,  and  Tahath  his  son,  and  Eladah  his  son, 
and  Tahath  his  son, 

21  *|[  And  Zabad  his  son,  and  Shuthelah  his  son,  and 
Ezer,  and  Elead,  whom  the  men  of  Gath  that  were  born 
in  that  land  slew,  because  they  came  down  to  take  away 
their  cattle. 

22  And  Ephraim  their  father  mourned  many  days, 
and  his  brethren  came  to  comfort  him. 

23  ^ And  when  he  went  in  to  his  wife,  she  conceived, 
and  bare  a son,  and  he  called  his  name  Beriah,  because 
it  went  evil  with  his  house. 

24  (And  his  daughter  was  Sherah,  who  built  Beth- 
horon  the  nether,  and  the  upper,  and  Uzzen-sherah.) 

25  And  Rephah  was  his  son,  also  Resheph,  and  Te- 
lah  his  son,  and  Tahan  his  son, 

26  Laadan  his  son,  Ammihud  his  son,  Elishama  his 
son, 

27  Non  his  son,  Jehoshuah  his  son. 

28  T[  And  their  possessions  and  habitations  ?yer<».  Beth- 
el and  the  towns  thereof,  and  eastward  ® Naaran,  and 
westward  Gezer,  with  the  towns  thereof  ; Shechem  also 
and  the  towns  thereof,  unto  Gaza  and  the  towns  there- 
of : 

29  And  by  the  borders  of  the  children  of  Manas- 
seh, Beth-shean  and  her  towns,  Taanach  and  her  towns, 

Megiddo  and  her  towns.  Dor  and  her  towns.  In  these 
dwelt  the  children  of  Joseph  the  son  of  Israel. 

30  If  The  sons  of  Asher  ; Imnah,  and  Isuah,  and 
Ishuai,  and  Beriah,  and  Serah  their  sister. 


generations,  heads  of  their  fathers’  houses,  mighty 
men  of  valour,  twenty  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Jediael ; Bilhan  : and  the  sons  of 
Bilhan  ; Jeush,  and  Benjamin,  and  Ehud,  and  Che- 
naanah,  and  Zethan,  and  Tarshish,  and  Ahishahar. 

11  All  these  were  sons  of  Jediael,  according  to  the 
heads  of  their  fathers’  houses^  mighty  men  of  valour, 
seventeen  thousand  and  two  hundred,  that  were  able 

12  to  go  forth  in  the  host  for  war.  * Shuppim  also,  and 
Huppim,  the  sons  of  Ir,  Hushim,  the  sons  of  Aher. 


13  The  sons  of  Naphtali;  ^Jahziel,  and  Guni,  and 
Jezer,  and  -f  Shallum,  the  sons  of  Bilhah. 

14  The  sons  of  Manasseh  ; Asriel,  ^ whom  his  wife 
bare  : (his  concubine  the  Aramitess  bare  Machir 

15  the  father  of  Gilead  : and  Machir  took  a wife  * of 
Huppim  and  Shuppim,  ^ whose  sister’s  name  was 
Maacah  ;)  and  the  name  of  the  second  was  Zelophe- 

16  had  : and  Zelophehad  had  daughters.  And  Maacah 
the  wife  of  Machir  bare  a son,  and  she  called  his 
name  Peresh  ; and  the  name  of  his  brother  was 
Sheresh ; and  his  sons  were  Ulam  and  Rakem. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  ; Bedan.  These  were  the 
sons  of  Gilead  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Ma- 

18  nasseh.  And  his  sister  Hammolecheth  bare  Ishhod, 

19  and  ^ Abiezer,  and  Mahlah.  And  the  sons  of  She- 
mida  were  Ahian,  and  Shechem,  and  Likhi,  and 
Aniam. 


20  And  the  sons  of  Ephraim  ; Shuthelah,  and  Bered 
his  son,  and  Tahath  his  son,  and  Eleadah  his  son, 

21  and  Tahath  his  son,  and  Zabad  his  son,  and  Shu- 
thelah his  son,  and  Ezer,  and  Elead,  whom  the  men 
of  Gath  that  were  born  in  the  land  slew,  because 

22  they  came  down  to  take  away  their  cattle.  And 
Ephraim  their  father  mourned  many  days,  and  his 

23  brethren  came  to  comfort  him.  And  he  went  in  to 
his  wife,  and  she  conceived,  and  bare  a son,  and  he 
called  his  name  Beriah,  because  it  went  evil  with  his 

24  house.  And  his  daughter  was  Sheerah,  who  built 
Beth-horon  the  nether  and  the  upper,  and  Uzzen- 

25  sheerah.  And  Rephah  was  his  son,  and  Resheph, 

26  and  Telah  his  son,  and  Tahan  his  son  ; Ladan  his 

27  son,  Ammihud  his  son,  Elishama  his  son  ; ^ Nun  his 

28  son,  Joshua  his  son.  And  their  possessions  and 
habitations  were  Beth-el  and  the  ^ towns  thereof, 
and  eastward  Naaran,  and  westward  Gezer,  with 
the  towns  thereof  ; Shechem  also  and  the  towns 

29  thereof,  unto  ” Azzah  and  the  towns  thereof  : and 
by  the  borders  of  the  children  of  Manasseh,  Beth- 
shean  and  her  towns,  Taanach  and  her  towns,  Me- 
giddo and  her  towns.  Dor  and  her  towns.  In  these 
dwelt  the  children  of  Joseph  the  son  of  Israel. 


30  The  sons  of  Asher  ; Imnah,  and  Ishvah,  and  Ishvi, 

31  and  Beriah,  and  Serah  their  sister.  And  the  sons 


♦ Num.  26.  39,  SAtt-  « Num.  26.  35.  6 In  Num.  26.  39,  c In  Gen.  46.  24,  Hess  bare;  she  bare  Heb.  iV^on. 

phnm,  and  Huphavi.  » Josh.  16.  7,  Kaa-  Shephupham  and  Hu-  Jahzeel.  tte.  I }ieh.  daughters. 

6 Gen.  46.  24,  ShU-  rath.  pham.  /In  Gen.  46.  24,  A Or, /or.  min  Josh.  16.  7, 

iem.  Josh.  17.  7.  c In  ver.  7,  Iri.  Shillem.  i Or,  and  his.  Naarah. 

® 1 Sam.  12.  11.  Josh.  17.  11.  d In  Num.  26.  38,  g Or,  according  to  j In  Num.  26.  30,  n Many  MSS.  read, 

^ Num.  26.  30,  Jee-  ^2  (jen.  46. 17.  Num.  Ahiram.  the  Sept.,  uhom,  his  leser.  Aijyah. 

eer,  26.  44.  concubine  the  Aram- 


600 


I.  CHRONICLES,  VIII. 


31  And  the  sons  of  Beriah  ; Heber,  and  Malchiel, 
who  is  the  father  of  Birzavith. 

32  And  Heber  begat  Japhlet,  and  ^^Shomer,  and 
Hotham,  and  Shua  their  sister. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Japhlet  ; Pasach,  and  Bimhal, 
and  Ashvath.  These  are  the  children  of  Japhlet. 

34  And  the  sous  of  Shamer  ; Ahi,  and  Rohgah, 
Jehubbah,  and  Aram. 

35  And  the  sons  of  his  brother  Helem  ; Zophah,  and 
Imna,  and  Shelesh,  and  Amal. 

36  The  sons  of  Zophah  ; Suah,  and  Harnepher,  and 
Shual,  and  Beri,  and  Imrah, 

37  Bezer,  and  Hod,  and  Shamma,  and  Shilshah,  and 
Ithran,  and  Beera. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Jether  ; Jephunneh,  and  Pispah, 
and  Ara. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Ulla  ; Arab,  and  Haniel,  and 
Rezia. 

40  All  these  ivere  the  children  of  Asher,  heads  of 
their  father’s  house,  choice  and  mighty  men  of  valour, 
chief  of  the  princes.  And  the  number  throughout  the 
genealogy  of  them  that  were  apt  to  the  war  and  to 
battle  was  twenty  and  six  thousand  men. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 The  sons  and  chief  men  of  Benjamin.  33  The  stock  of  Saul  and 

Jonathan. 

^VTOW  Benjamin  begat  ^Bela  his  firstborn,  Ashbel 
the  second,  and  Aharah  the  third, 

2 Nohah  the  fourth,  and  Rapha  the  fifth. 

3 And  the  sons  of  Bela  were,  Addar,  and  Gera,  and 
Abihud, 

4 And  Abishua,  and  Naaman,  and  Ahoah, 

5 And  Gera,  and  Shephuphan,  and  Huram. 

6 And  these  are  the  sons  of  Ehud  : these  are  the 
heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  inhabitants  of  Geba,  and 
they  removed  them  to  ^ Manahath  ; 

7 And  Naaman,  and  Ahiah,  and  Gera,  he  removed 
them,  and  begat  Uzza,  and  Ahihud. 

8 And  Shaharaim  begat  children  in  the  country  of 
Moab,  after  he  had  sent  them  away  ; Hushim  and 
Baara  were  his  wives. 

9 And  he  begat  of  Hodesh  his  wife,  Jobab,  and 
Zibia,  and  Mesha,  and  Malcham, 

10  And  Jeuz,  and  Shachia,  and  Mirma.  These  were 
his  sons,  heads  of  the  fathers. 

11  And  of  Hushim  he  begat  Abitub,  and  Elpaal. 

12  The  sons  of  Elpaal ; Eber,  and  Misham,  and 
Shamed,  who  built  Ono,  and  Lod,  with  the  towns 
thereof  : 

13  Beriah  also,  and  ^ Shema,  who  were  heads  of  the 
fathers  of  the  inhabitants  of  Aijalon,  who  drove  away 
the  inhabitants  of  Gath  : 

14  And  Ahio,  Shashak,  and  Jeremoth, 

15  And  Zebadiah,  and  Arad,  and  Ader, 

16  And  Michael,  and  Ispah,  and  Joha,  the  sons  of 
Beriah  ; 

17  And  Zebadiah,  and  Meshullam,  and  Hezeki,  and 
Heber, 

18  Ishmerai  also,  and  Jezliah,  and  Jobab,  the  sons  of 
Elpaal ; 

19  And  Jakim,  and  Zichri,  and  Zabdi, 

20  And  Elienai,  and  Zilthai,  and  Eliel, 

^3  vei’.  34,  Shamer.  2 ch,  2.  52.  p In  ver.  32,  ShO‘ 

ver.  32,  Shomer.  ^ ver.  21 . mer. 

> Gen.  4().  21.  Num.  0 In  ver.  34,  She-  q Heb.  son. 

26.  33.  ch.  7.  C.  mer 


of  Beriah  ; Heber,  and  Malchiel,  who  was  the  father 

32  of  Birzaith.  And  Heber  begat  Japhlet,  and  ® Sho- 

33  mer,  and  Hotham,  and  Shua  their  sister.  And  the 
sons  of  Japhlet  ; Pasach,  and  Bimhal,  and  Ashvath. 

34  These  are  the  children  of  Japhlet.  And  the  sons  of 
P Shemer  ; Ahi,  and  Rohgah,  Jehubbah,  and  Aram. 

35  And  the  sons  of  Helem  his  brother  ; Zophah,  and 

36  Imna,  and  Shelesh,  and  Amal.  The  sons  of  Zo- 
phah ; Suah,  and  Harnepher,  and  Shual,  and  Beri, 

37  and  Imrah  ; Bezer,  and  Hod,  and  Shamma,  and 

38  Shilshah,  and  Ithran,  and  Beera.  And  the  sons  of 

39  Jether  ; Jephunneh,  and  Pispa,  and  Ara.  And  the 

40  sons  of  Ulla  ; Arah,  and  Hanniel,  and  Rizia.  All 
these  were  the  children  of  Asher,  heads  of  the 
fathers’  houses,  choice  and  mighty  men  of  valour, 
chief  of  the  princes.  And  the  number  of  them 
reckoned  by  genealogy  for  service  in  war  was 
twenty  and  six  thousand  men. 


3  And  Benjamin  begat  Bela  his  firstborn,  Ashbel 

2 the  second,  and  “Aharah  the  third;  Nohah  the 

3 fourth,  and  Rapha  the  fifth.  And  Bela  had  sons, 

4 ^ Addar,  and  Gera,  and  Abihud  ; and  Abishua,  and 

5 Naaman,  and  Ahoah  ; and  Gera,  and  ^ Shephuphan, 

6 and  Huram.  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Ehud  : 
these  are  the  heads  of  fathers’  houses  of  the  in- 
habitants of  Geba,  and  they  carried  them  captive 

7 to  Manahath  : and  Naaman,  and  Ahijah,  and  Gera, 
he  carried  them  captive  ; and  he  begat  Uzza  and 

8 Ahihud.  And  Shaharaim  begat  children  in  the  field 
of  Moab,  after  he  had  ^ sent  them  away  ; Hushim 

9 and  Baara  were  his  wives.  And  he  begat  of  Ho- 
desh his  wife,  Jobab,  and  Zibia,  and  Mesha,  and 

10  Malcam  ; and  Jeuz,  and  Shachia,  and  Mirmah. 

11  These  were  his  sons,  heads  of  fathers’  houses.  And 

12  of  Hushim  he  begat  Abitub  and  Elpaal.  And  the 
sons  of  Elpaal  ; Eber,  and  Misham,  and  Shemed, 
who  built  Ono  and  Lod,  with  the  towns  thereof  : 

13  and  Beriah,  and  Shema,  who  were  heads  of  fathers’ 
houses  of  the  inhabitants  of  Aijalon,  who  put  to 

14  flight  the  inhabitants  of  Gath  ; and  Ahio,  Shashak, 

15  and  Jeremoth  ; and  Zebadiah,  and  Arad,  and  Eder  ; 

16  and  Michael,  and  Ishpah,  and  Joha,  the  sons  of  Be- 

17  riah  ; and  Zebadiah,  and  Meshullam,  and  Hizki,  and 

18  Heber  ; and  Ishmerai,  and  Izliah,  and  Jobab,  the 

19  sons  of  Elpaal  ; and  Jakim,  and  Zichri,  and  Zabdi ; 

20  21  and  Elienai,  and  Zillethai,  and  Eliel ; and  Adaiah, 


a See  ch.  7.  12.  e In  ifum.  26t  8^,  ifushiiti  and  JSaara 

b In  Gen.  46.  21,  Shephupham.  his  wives. 

Ard.  d Or,  sent  av>ay 


I.  CHRONICLES,  IX. 


GOl 


21  And  Adaiah,  and  Beraiah,  and  Shimrath,  the  sons 
of  Shimhi  ; 

22  And  Ishpan,  and  Heber,  and  Eliel, 

23  And  Abdon,  and  Zichri,  and  Hanan, 

24  And  Hananiah,  and  Elam,  and  Antothijah, 

25  And  Iphedeiah,  and  Fennel,  the  sons  of  Shashak  ; 

26  And  Shamsherai,  and  Shehariah,  and  Athaliah, 

27  And  Jaresiah,  and  Eliah,  and  Zichri,  the  sons  of 
Jeroham. 

28  These  were  heads  of  the  fathers,  by  their  genera- 
tions, chief  raen.  These  dwelt  in  Jerusalem. 

29  And  at  Gibeon  dwelt  the  father  of  Gibeon  ; whose 
^ wife’s  name  was  Maachah  : 

30  And  his  firstborn  son  Abdon,  and  Zur,  and  Kish, 
and  Baal,  and  Nadab, 

31  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and  Zacher. 

32  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimeah.  And  these  also 
dwelt  with  their  brethren  in  Jerusalem,  over  against 
them. 

33  ^ And  ®Ner  begat  Kish,  and  Kish  begat  Saul, 
and  Saul  begat  Jonathan,  and  Malchi-shua,  and  ® Abin- 
adab,  and  Esh-baal. 

34  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  was  Merib-baal  ; and 
Merib-baal  begat  Micah. 

35  And  the  sons  of  Micah  were,  Pithon,  and  Melech, 
and  Tarea,  and  Ahaz. 

36  And  Ahaz  begat  ® Jehoadah  ; and  Jehoadah  begat 
Alemeth,  and  Azmaveth,  and  Zimri  ; and  Zimri  begat 
Moza, 

37  And  Moza  begat  Binea  : ® Rapha  was  his  son, 
Eleasah  his  son,  Azel  his  son  : 

38  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose  names  are  these, 
Azrikam,  Bocheru,  and  Ishmael,  and  Sheariah,  and 
Obadiah,  and  Hanan.  All  these  were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Eshek  his  brother  were,  Ulam  his 
firstborn,  Jehush  the  second,  and  Eliphelet  the  third. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  were  mighty  men  of  val- 
our, archers,  and  had  many  sons,  and  sons’  sons,  an 
hundred  and  fifty.  All  these  are  of  the  sons  of  Benja- 
min. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 The  original  of  Israel's  and  Judah's  genealogies.  2 The  Israelites, 
10  the  priests,  14  and  the  Levites,  with  Nethinims,  which  dwelt  in  Je- 
rusalem. 21  The  charge  of  certain  Levites.  Zb  The  stock  of  Saul  and 
Jonathan. 

SO  ^ all  Israel  were  reckoned  by  genealogies  ; and, 
behold,  they  were  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  and  Judah,  who  were  carried  away  to  Baby- 
lon for  their  transgression. 

2  ^ the  first  inhabitants  that  dwelt  in  their 

possessions  in  their  cities  were,  the  Israelites,  the  priests, 
Levites,  and  ®the  Nethinims. 

3  And  in  ^ Jerusalem  dwelt  of  the  children  of  Judah, 
and  of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  and  of  the  children 
of  Ephraim,  and  Manasseh  ; 

4  Uthai  the  son  of  Ammihud,  the  son  of  Omri,  the 
son  of  Imri,  the  son  of  Bani,  of  the  children  of  Pharez 
the  son  of  Judah. 

5  And  of  the  Shilonites  ; Asaiah  the  firstborn,  and 
his  sons. 

6  And  of  the  sons  of  Zerah  ; Jeuel,  and  their  bre- 
thren, six  hundred  and  ninety. 


22  and  Beraiah,  and  Shimrath,  the  sons  of  ® Shimei ; and 

23  Ishpan,  and  Eber,  and  Eliel  ; and  Abdon,  and  Zichri, 

24  and  Hanan  ; and  Hananiah,  and  Elam,  and  Antho- 

25  thijah  ; and  Iphdeiah,  and  Fennel,  the  sons  of  Sha- 

26  shak  ; and  Shamsherai,  and  Shehariah,  and  Ath- 

27  aliah  ; and  Jaareshiah,  and  Elijah,  and  Zichri,  the 

28  sons  of  Jeroham.  These  were  heads  of  fathers’ 
houses  throughout  their  generations,  chief  men  ; 

29  these  dwelt  in  Jerusalem.  And  in  Gibeon  there 
dwelt  the  father  of  Gibeon,  fJeiel,  whose  wife’s 

30  name  was  Maacah  : and  his  firstborn  son  Abdon, 

31  and  Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and  Nadab  ; and  Ge- 

32  dor,  and  Ahio,  and  s^Zecher.  And  Mikloth  begat 
* Shimeah.  And  they  also  dwelt  with  their  brethren 

33  in  Jerusalem,  over  against  their  brethren.  And  Ner 
begat  Kish  ; and  Kish  begat  Saul  ; and  Saul  be- 
gat Jonathan,  and  Malchi-shua,  and  * Abinadab, 

34  and  J Eshbaal.  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  was  ^ Me- 

35  rib-baal  ; and  Merib-baal  begat  Micah.  And  the 
sons  of  Micah  ; Pithon,  and  Melech,  and  ^ Tarea, 

36  and  Ahaz.  And  Ahaz  begat  Jehoaddah ; and 
Jehoaddah  begat  Alemeth,  and  Azmaveth,  and 

37  Zimri  ; and  Zimri  begat  Moza  : and  Moza  begat 
Binea  ; ” Raphah  was  his  son,  Eleasah  his  son,  Azel 

38  his  son  : and  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose  names  are 
these  ; Azrikam,  Bocheru,  and  Ishmael,  and  She- 
ariah, and  Obadiah,  and  Hanan.  All  these  were  the 

39  sons  of  Azel.  And  the  sons  of  Eshek  his  brother  ; 
Ulam  his  firstborn,  Jeush  the  second,  and  Eliphelet 

40  the  third.  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  were  mighty  men 
of  valour,  archers,  and  had  many  sons,  and  sons’ 
sons,  an  hundred  and  fifty.  All  these  were  of  the 
sons  of  Benjamin. 


9 So  all  Israel  were  reckoned  by  genealogies  ; and, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel : and  Judah  was  carried  away  captive  to 

2 Babylon  for  their  transgression.  ® Now  the  first 
inhabitants  that  dwelt  in  their  possessions  in  their 
cities  were,  Israel,  the  priests,  the  Levites,  and  the 

3 Nethinim.  And  in  Jerusalem  dwelt  of  the  children 
of  Judah,  and  of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  and  of 

4 the  children  of  Ephraim  and  Manasseh  ; Uthai  the 
son  of  Ammihud,  the  son  of  Omri,  the  son  of  Imri, 
the  son  of  Bani,  of  the  children  of  Perez  the  son  of 

6 Judah.  And  of  the  Shilonites  ; Asaiah  the  firstborn, 

6 and  his  sons.  And  of  the  sons  of  Zerah  ; Jenel, 

7 and  their  brethren,  six  hundred  and  ninety.  And 


<ch,  9.  35.  ^ ch.^AZ,Rephaiah.  * Neh.  11.  1.  4 In  ch.  9.  38,  A;  In  2 Sam.  4.  4.  & w In  ch.  9.  43, 

® 1 Sam.  14.  51.  i Ezra  2.  59.  e In  ver.  13,  Shema.  Shimeam.  9.  G,  10,  Mephihnsheth.  phaiah. 

Cl  Sam.  14.  49,  2 Ezra  2.  70.  Neh.  /Seech.  9.  35.  t In  1 Sam.  14.  49,  Uii  ch.  9.  41,  Jn/t-  n See  Neh.  11.  3, 

Ishui.  7.  73.  g In  ch.  9.  37,  Zech-  Ishvi.  rea.  &o. 

2 2 Sam.  9.  12.  3 .Josh.  9.  27.  Ezra  ariah.  j In  2 Sam.  2.  8,  Ish-  m In  ch.  9.  42,  Ja- 

8 Jarah,  ch.  9.  42.  2.  43.  & 8.  20.  bosheth.  rah. 


602 


I.  CHRONICLES,  IX. 


7 And  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin  ; Sallu  the  son  of 
Meshullam,  the  son  of  Hodaviah,  the  son  of  Hasenuah, 

8 And  Ibneiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  and  Elah  the  son 
of  Uzzi,  the  son  of  Michri,  and  Meshullam  the  son  of 
Shephathiah,  the  son  of  Reuel,  the  son  of  Ibnijah  ; 

9 And  their  brethren,  according  to  their  generations, 
nine  hundred  and  fifty  and  six.  All  these  men  were 
chief  of  the  fathers  in  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

10  5 And  of  the  priests  ; Jedaiah,  and  Jehoiarib, 
and  Jachin, 

11  And  Azariah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  the  son  of  Me- 
shullam, the  son  of  Zadok,  the  son  of  Meraioth,  the  son 
of  Ahitub,  the  ruler  of  the  house  of  God  ; 

12  And  Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the  son  of  Pashur, 
the  son  of  Malchijah,  and  Maasiai  the  son  of  Adiel,  the 
son  of  Jahzerah,  the  son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  of 
Meshillemith,  the  son  of  Immer  ; 

13  And  their  brethren,  heads  of  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  a thousand  and  seven  hundred  and  threescore  ; 
very  able  men  for  the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house 
of  God. 

14  And  of  the  Levites  ; Shemaiah  the  son  of  Has- 
shub,  the  son  of  Azrikam,  the  son  of  Hashabiah,  of  the 
sons  of  Merari  ; 

15  And  Bakbakkar,  Heresh,  and  Galal,  and  Mat- 
taniah  the  son  of  Micah,  the  son  of  Zichri,  the  son  of 
Asaph  ; 

16  And  Obadiah  the  son  of  Shemaiah,  the  son  of 
Galal,  the  son  of  Jeduthun,  and  Berechiah  the  son  of 
Asa,  the  son  of  Elkanah,  that  dwelt  in  the  villages  of 
the  Netophat bites. 

17  And  the  porters  were,  Shallum,  and  Akkub,  and 
Talmon,  and  Ahiman,  and  their  brethren  : Shallum  was 
the  chief  ; 

18  Who  hitherto  icaited  in  the  king’s  gate  eastward  : 
they  were  porters  in  the  companies  of  the  children  of 
Levi. 

19  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Kore,  the  son  of  Ebia- 
saph,  the  son  of  Korah,  and  his  brethren,  of  the  house 
of  his  father,  the  Korahites,  were  over  the  work  of  the 
service,  keepers  of  the  gates  of  the  tabernacle  : and 
their  fathers,  being  over  the  host  of  the  Lord,  were 
keepers  of  the  entry. 

20  And  ® Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  was  the  ruler 
over  them  in  time  past,  and  the  Lord  was  with  him. 

21  And  Zechariah  the  son  of  Meshelemiah  was  por- 
ter of  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

22  All  these  which  were  chosen  to  be  porters  in  the 
gates  were  two  hundred  and  twelve.  These  were  reck- 
oned by  their  genealogy  in  their  villages,  whom  David 
and  Samuel  ® the  seer  did  ordain  in  their  set  office. 

23  So  they  and  their  children  had  the  oversight  of 
the  gates  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  namely,  the  house 
of  the  tabernacle,  by  wards. 

24  In  four  quarters  were  the  porters,  toward  the  east, 
west,  north,  and  south. 

25  And  their  brethren,  which  were  in  their  villages, 
were  to  come  ® after  seven  days  from  time  to  time  with 
them. 

26  For  these  Levites,  the  four  chief  porters,  were  in 
their  set  office,  and  were  over  the  chambers  and  treasu- 
ries of  the  house  of  God. 

27  ^ And  they  lodged  round  about  the  house  of  God, 

6Neh.  11.  10,  &c.  8 1 Sam.  9.9.  c In  Neh.  11.  17, 

6 Num.  31.  G.  2 Kin.  11.  5.  Zahdi. 

7ch.  2G.  1,2.  6 In  Neh.  11.11,  .Sfi-  din  Neh.  11.  17, 

raiah.  Abda. 


of  the  sons  of  Benjamin  ; Sallu  the  son  of  Meshul- 
lam, the  son  of  Hodaviah,  the  son  of  Hassenuah  ; 

8 and  Ibneiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  and  Elah  the  son  of 
Uzzi,  the  son  of  Michri,  and  Meshullam  the  son  of 
Shephatiah,  the  son  of  Reuel,  the  sou  of  Ibnijah  ; 

9 and  their  brethren,  according  to  their  generations, 
nine  hundred  and  fifty  and  six.  All  these  men  were 
heads  of  fathers’  houses  by  their  fathers’  houses. 

10  And  of  the  priests  ; Jedaiah,  and  Jehoiarib,  Ja- 
il chin  ; and  ^ Azariah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  the  sou  of 
Meshullam,  the  son  of  Zadok,  the  son  of  Meraioth, 
the  son  of  Ahitub,  the  ruler  of  the  house  of  God  ; 

12  and  Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the  son  of  Pashhur, 
the  son  of  Malchijah,  and  Maasai  the  son  of  Adiel, 
the  son  of  Jahzerah,  the  son  of  Meshullam,  the  son 

13  of  Meshillemith,  the  son  of  Immer  ; and  their  bre- 
thren, heads  of  their  fathers’  houses,  a thousand 
and  seven  hundred  and  threescore  ; very  able  men 
for  the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house  of  God. 

14  And  of  the  Levites  ; Shemaiah  the  son  of  Hasshub, 
the  son  of  Azrikam,  the  son  of  Hashabiah,  of  the 

15  sons  of  Merari  ; and  Bakbakkar,  Heresh,  and  Galal, 
and  Mattaniah  the  son  of  Mica,  the  son  of  Zichri, 

16  the  son  of  Asaph  ; and  ^ Obadiah  the  sou  of  ^ Shema- 
iah, the  son  of  Galal,  the  son  of  Jeduthun,  and  Be- 
rechiah the  son  of  Asa,  the  son  of  Elkanah,  that 

17  dwelt  in  the  villages  of  the  Netophathites.  And 
the  porters  ; Shallum,  and  Akkub,  and  Talmon, 
and  Ahiman,  and  their  brethren  : Shallum  was  the 

18  chief  ; who  hitherto  waited  in  the  king’s  gate  east- 
ward : they  were  the  porters  for  the  camp  of  the 

19  children  of  Levi.  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Kore, 
the  son  of  Ebiasaph,  the  son  of  Korah,  and  his 
brethren,  of  his  father’s  house,  the  Korahites,  were 
over  the  work  of  the  service,  keepers  of  the  gates 
of  the  tabernacle  : and  their  fathers  had  been  over 

20  the  camp  of  the  Lord,  keepers  of  the  entry  ; and 
Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  was  ruler  over  them  in 

21  time  past,  and  the  Lord  was  with  him.  Zechariah 
the  son  of  Meshelemiah  was  porter  of  the  door  of 

22  the  tent  of  meeting.  All  these  which  were  chosen 
to  be  porters  in  the  -f  gates  were  two  hundred  and 
twelve.  These  were  reckoned  by  genealogy  in  their 
villages,  whom  David  and  Samuel  the  seer  did  or- 

23  dain  in  their  * set  office.  So  they  and  their  chil- 
dren had  the  oversight  of  the  gates  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  even  the  house  of  the  s' tabernacle,  by 

24  wards.  ^ On  the  four  sides  were  the  porters,  toward 

25  the  east,  west,  north,  and  south.  And  their  bre- 
thren, in  their  villages,  were  to  come  in  every  seven 

26  days  from  time  to  time  to  be  with  them  : for  the 
four  chief  porters,  who  were  Levites,  were  in  a set 
office,  and  were  over  the  chambers  and  over  the 

27  treasuries  in  the  house  of  God.  And  they  lodged 
round  about  the  house  of  God,  because  the  charge 


e In  ifeh.  11.  17,  g Heb.  Tent.  t tteb.  Towards  the 

Shammua.  h Or,  trustt  four  winds, 

/Heb.  thresholds. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  X. 


603 


because  the  charge  toas  upon  them,  and  the  opening 
thereof  every  morning  pertained  to  them. 

28  And  certain  of  them  had  the  charge  of  the  minis- 
tering vessels,  that  they  should  bring  them  in  and  out 
by  tale. 

29  Some  of  them  also  were  appointed  to  oversee  the 
vessels,  and  all  the  instruments  of  the  sanctuary,  and 
the  fine  flour,  and  the  wine,  and  the  oil,  and  the  frank- 
incense, and  the  spices. 

30  And  some  of  the  sons  of  the  priests  made  the 
ointment  of  the  spices. 

31  And  Mattithiah,  one  of  the  Levites,  who  was  the 
firstborn  of  Shallum  the  Korahite,  had  the  set  office 

over  the  things  that  were  made  in  the  pans. 

32  And  other  of  their  brethren,  of  the  sons  of  the 
Kohathites,  were  over  the  shewbread,  to  prepare  it 
every  sabbath. 

33  And  these  are  the  singers,  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  the  Levites,  who  remaining  in  the  chambers  were  free  : 
for  they  were  employed  in  that  work  day  and  night. 

34  These  chief  fathers  of  the  Levites  were  chief 
throughout  their  generations  ; these  dwelt  at  Jerusalem. 

35  ^ And  in  Gibeon  dwelt  the  father  of  Gibeon, 
Jehiel,  whose  wife’s  name  was  Maachah  : 

36  And  his  firstborn  son  Abdon,  then  Zur,  and  . sh, 
and  Baal,  and  Ner,  and  Nadab, 

37  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and  Zechariah,  and  Mikloth. 

38  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimean.  And  they  also 
dwelt  with  their  brethren  at  Jerusalem,  over  against 
their  brethren. 

39  And  Ner  begat  Kish  ; and  Kish  begat  Saul  ; 
and  Saul  begat  Jonathan,  and  Malchi-shua,  and  Abina- 
dab,  and  Esh-baal. 

40  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  was  Merib-baal  : and 
Merib-baal  begat  Micah. 

41  And  the  sons  of  Micah  were,  Pithon,  and  Melech, 
and  Tahrea,  ^^and  Ahaz. 

42  And  Ahaz  begat  Jarah  ; and  Jarah  begat  Alemeth, 
and  Azmaveth,  and  Zimri  ; and  Zimri  begat  Moza  ; 

43  And  Moza  begat  Binea  ; and  Rephaiah  his  son, 
Eleasah  his  son,  Azel  his  son. 

44  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose  names  are  these, 
Azrikam,  Bocheru,  and  Ishmael,  and  Sheariah,  and 
Obadiah,  and  Hanan  : these  were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 Saul's  overthrow  and  death.  8 The  Philistines  triumph  over  Saul. 

11  The  kindness  of  Jabesh-gilead  towards  Saul  and  his  sons.  13 

Saul's  sin^  for  which  the  kingdom  was  translated  from  him  to  David. 

GW  1 the  Philistines  fought  against  Israel  ; and 
the  men  of  Israel  fled  from  before  the  Philistines, 
and  fell  down  slain  in  mount  Gilboa. 

2 And  the  Philistines  followed  hard  after  Saul,  and 
after  his  sons  ; and  the  Philistines  slew  Jonathan,  and 
Abinadab,  and  Malchi-shua,  the  sons  of  Saul. 

3 And  the  battle  went  sore  against  Saul,  and  the 
archers  hit  him,  and  he  was  wounded  of  the  archers. 

4 Then  said  Saul  to  his  armourbearer.  Draw  thy 
sword,  and  thrust  me  through  therewith  ; lest  these 
uncircumcised  come  and  abuse  me.  But  his  armour- 
bearer  would  not  ; for  he  was  sore  afraid.  So  Saul  took 
a sword,  and  fell  upon  it. 

5 And  when  his  armourbearer  saw  that  Saul  was 
dead,  he  fell  likewise  on  the  sword,  and  died. 

10  Ex.  30.  23.  13  ch.  6.  31.  & 25.  1.  w ch.  8.  35. 

11  Lev.  2.  5.  & G.  21.  i4  ch.  8.  29.  i 1 Sam.  31.  1,  2. 

12  Lev.  24.  8.  lo  ch.  8.  33.  / Gee  cli.  8.  35. 


thereof  was  upon  them,  and  to  them  pertained  the 

28  opening  thereof  morning  by  morning.  And  certain 
of  them  had  charge  of  the  vessels  of  service  ; for 
by  tale  were  they  brought  in  and  by  tale  were  they 

29  taken  out.  Some  of  them  also  were  appointed  over 
the  furniture,  and  over  all  the  vessels  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, and  over  the  fine  flour,  and  the  wine,  and  the 

30  oil,  and  the  frankincense,  and  the  spices.  And  some 
of  the  sons  of  the  priests  prepared  the  confection  of 

31  the  spices.  And  Mattithiah,  one  of  the  Levites,  who 
was  the  firstborn  of  Shalh.  the  Korahite,  had  the 
set  office  over  the  things  that  were  baked  in  pans. 

32  And  some  of  their  brethren,  of  the  sons  of  the 
Kohathites,  were  over  the  shewbread,  to  prepare  it 

33  every  sabbath.  And  these  are  the  singers,  heads 
of  fathers’  houses  of  the  Levites,  xoho  dwell  in  the 
chambers  and  were  free  from  other  service : for  they 

34  were  employed  in  their  work  day  and  night.  These 
were  heads  of  fathers’  houses  of  the  Levites, 
throughout  their  generations,  chief  men : these 
dwelt  at  Jerusalem. 

35  And  in  Gibeon  there  dwelt  the  father  of  Gibeon, 

36  Jeiel,  whose  wife’s  name  was  Maacah  : and  his  first- 
born son  Abdon,  and  Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and 

37  Ner,  and  Nadab  ; and  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and  Zecha- 

38  riah,  and  Mikloth.  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimeam. 
And  they  also  dwelt  with  their  brethren  in  Jerusa- 

39  lem,  over  against  their  brethren.  And  Ner  begat 
Kish  ; and  Kish  begat  Saul  ; and  Saul  begat  Jona- 
than, and  Malchi-shua,  and  Abinadab,  and  Eshbaal. 

40  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  was  Merib-baal  ; and  Me- 

41  rib-baal  begat  Micah.  And  the  sons  of  Micah  ; Pi- 

42  thon,  and  Melech,  and  Tahrea,  ^ and  Ahaz.  And 
Ahaz  begat  Jarah  ; and  Jarah  begat  Alemeth,  and 

43  Azmaveth,  and  Zimri  ; and  Zimri  begat  Moza  : and 
Moza  begat  Binea  ; and  Rephaiah  his  son,  Eleasah 

44  his  son,  Azel  his  son  : and  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose 
names  are  these  ; Azrikam,  Bocheru,  and  Ishmael, 
and  Sheariah,  and  Obadiah,  and  Hanan  : these 
were  the  sons  of  Azel. 


10  ® Now  the  Philistines  fought  against  Israel  : and 

the  men  of  Israel  fled  from  before  the  Philistines, 

2 and  fell  down  ^ slain  in  mount  Gilboa.  And  the 
Philistines  followed  hard  after  Said  and  after  his 
sons  ; and  the  Philistines  slew  Jonathan,  and  ^ Abi- 

3 nadab,  and  Malchi-shua,  the  sons  of  Saul.  And 
the  battle  went  sore  against  Saul,  and  the  archors 
overtook  him  ; and  he  was  distressed  by  reason  of 

4 the  archers.  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  armour- 
bearer,  Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust  me  through 
therewith  ; lest  these  uncircumcised  come  and 
^ abuse  me.  But  his  armourbearer  would  not  ; for 
he  was  sore  afraid.  Therefore  Saul  took  his  sword, 

5 and  fell  upon  it.  And  when  his  armourbearer  saw 
that  Saul  was  dead,  he  likewise  fell  upon  his  sword, 

a See  1 Sam.  31.  1,  c In  1 Sam.  14.  49,  d Or,  make  a mock 
&c.  Ishvi.  of  me. 

b Or,  wounded. 


604 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XL 


6 So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and  all  his  house 
died  together. 

7 And  when  all  the  men  of  Israel  that  were  in  the 
valley  saw  that  they  fled,  and  that  Saul  and  his  sons 
were  dead,  then  they  forsook  their  cities,  and  fled  : and 
the  Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8 ^ And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  when  the 
Philistines  came  to  strip  the  slain,  that  they  found  Saul 
and  his  sons  fallen  in  mount  Gilboa. 

9 And  when  they  had  stripped  him,  they  took  his 
head,  and  his  armour,  and  sent  into  the  land  of  the 
Philistines  round  about,  to  carry  tidings  unto  their 
idols,  and  to  the  people. 

10  2 And  they  put  his  armour  in  the  house  of  their 
gods,  and  fastened  his  head  in  the  temple  of  Dagon. 

11  ^ And  when  all  Jabesh-gilead  heard  all  that  the 
Philistines  had  done  to  Saul, 

12  They  arose,  all  the  valiant  men,  and  took  away 
the  body  of  Saul,  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons,  and  brought 
them  to  Jabesh,  and  buried  their  bones  under  the  oak 
in  Jabesh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 

13  T[  So  Saul  died  for  his  transgression  which  he 
committed  against  the  Lord,  ^ even  against  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  which  he  kept  not,  and  also  for  asking  counsel 
of  one  that  had  a familiar  spirit,  ^ to  enquire  of  it  ; 

14  And  enquired  not  of  the  Lord  : therefore  he  slew 
him,  and  ^ turned  the  kingdom  unto  David  the  son  of 
Jesse. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  David  hy  a general  consent  is  made  king  at  Hebron.  4 He  winneth 
the  castle  of  Zion  from  the  Jebusites  by  Joab's  valour.  10  A catalogue 
of  David's  mighty  men. 

Then  ^ all  Israel  gathered  themselves  to  David  unto 
Hebron,  saying.  Behold,  we  are  thy  bone  and  thy 

flesh. 

2  And  moreover  in  time  past,  even  when  Saul  was 
king,  thou  wast  he  that  leddest  out  and  broughtest  in 
Israel  : and  the  Lord  thy  God  said  unto  thee.  Thou 
shalt  ^ feed  my  people  Israel,  and  thou  shalt  be  ruler 
over  my  people  Israel. 

3  Therefore  came  all  the  elders  of  Israel  to  the  king 
to  Hebron  ; and  David  made  a covenant  with  them  in 
Hebron  before  the  Lord  ; and  ® they  anointed  David 
king  over  Israel,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 
by  ^ Samuel. 

4  ^ And  David  and  all  Israel  ® went  to  Jerusalem, 
which  is  Jebus  ; ® where  the  Jebusites  were,  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  land. 

5  And  the  inhabitants  of  Jebus  said  to  David,  Thou 
shalt  not  come  hither.  Nevertheless  David  took  the 
castle  of  Zion,  which  is  the  city  of  David. 

6  And  David  said.  Whosoever  smiteth  the  Jebusites 
first  shall  be  chief  and  captain.  So  Joab  the  son  of 
Zeruiah  went  first  up,  and  was  chief. 

7  And  David  dwelt  in  the  castle  ; therefore  they 
called  it  the  city  of  David. 

8  And  he  built  the  city  round  about,  even  from  Millo 
round  about  : and  Joab  repaired  the  rest  of  the  city. 

9  So  David  waxed  greater  and  greater  : for  the  Lord 
of  hosts  was  with  him. 

10  ^ These  also  are  the  chief  of  the  mighty  men 
whom  David  had,  who  strengthened  themselves  with 
him  in  his  kingdom,  and  with  all  Israel,  to  make  him 


6 and  died.  So  Saul  died,  and  his  thi*ee  sons  ; and 

7 all  his  house  died  together.  And  when  all  the  men 
of  Israel  that  were  in  the  valley  saw  that  they  fled, 
and  that  Saul  and  his  sons  were  dead,  they  forsook 
their  cities,  and  fled  ; and  the  Philistines  came  and 
dwelt  in  them. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  when  the 
Philistines  came  to  strip  the  slain,  that  they  fomid 

9 Saul  and  his  sons  fallen  in  mount  Gilboa.  And 
they  stripped  him,  and  took  his  head,  and  his  ar- 
mour, and  sent  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines 
round  about,  to  carry  the  tidings  unto  their  idols, 

10  and  to  the  people.  And  they  put  his  armour  in  the 
house  of  their  gods,  and  fastened  his  head  in  the 

11  house  of  Dagon.  And  when  all  Jabesh-gilead  heard 

12  all  that  the  Philistines  had  done  to  Saul,  all  the 
valiant  men  arose,  and  took  away  the  body  of  Saul, 
and  the  bodies  of  his  sons,  and  brought  them  to 
Jabesh,  and  buried  their  bones  under  the  ® oak  in 

13  Jabesh,  and  fasted  seven  days.  So  Saul  died  f for 
his  trespass  which  he  committed  against  the  Lord, 
because  of  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  kept 
not  ; and  also  for  that  he  asked  counsel  of  one  that 

14  had  a familiar  spirit,  to  inquire  thereby,  and  inquired 
not  of  the  Lord  : therefore  he  slew  him,  and  turned 
the  kingdom  unto  David  the  sou  of  Jesse. 


11  “Then  all  Israel  gathered  themselves  to  David 
unto  Hebron,  saying.  Behold,  we  are  thy  bone  and 

2 thy  flesh.  In  times  past,  even  when  Saul  was  king,  it 
was  thou  that  leddest  out  and  broughtest  in  Israel  : 
and  the  Lord  thy  God  said  unto  thee.  Thou  shalt 
feed  my  people  Israel,  and  thou  shalt  be  ^ prince 

3 over  my  people  Israel.  So  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
came  to  the  king  to  Hebron  ; and  David  made  a 
covenant  with  them  in  Hebron  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  anointed  David  king  over  Israel,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Samuel. 

4 And  David  and  all  Israel  went  to  Jerusalem  (the 
same  is  Jebus)  ; and  the  Jebusites,  the  inhabitants 

5 of  the  land,  were  there.  And  the  inhabitants  of 
Jebus  said  to  David,  Thou  shalt  not  come  in  hither. 
Nevertheless  David  took  the  strong  hold  of  Zion  ; 

6 the  same  is  the  city  of  David.  And  David  said. 
Whosoever  smiteth  the  Jebusites  first  shall  be  chief 
and  captain.  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  went 

7 up  first,  and  was  made  chief.  And  David  dwelt  in 
the  strong  hold  ; therefore  they  called  it  the  city  of 

8 David.  And  he  built  the  city  round  about,  from 
Millo  even  round  about:  and  Joab ‘^repaired  the 

9 rest  of  the  city.  And  David  waxed  greater  and 
greater  ; for  the  Lord  of  hosts  was  with  him. 


10  ^ Now  these  are  the  chief  of  the  mighty  men 

whom  David  had,  who  ^ shewed  themselves  strong 
with  him  in  his  kingdom,  together  with  all  Israel,  to 


2 1 Sam.  31.  10. 

3 1 Sam.  13.  13.  & 

15.  23. 

* 1 Sam.  28.  7. 


5 1 Sara.  15.  28.  2 

Sam.  3.  9,  10.  & 5.  3. 

1 2 Sam.  5.  1. 

2 Ps.  78.  71. 


3 2 Sam.  5.  3. 

4 1 Sara.  16.  1,  12, 
13. 

6 2 Sam.  5.  6. 


6 Judg.  1.  21.  & 19. 
10. 

■>  2 Sam.  23.  8. 
e Or,  terebinth, 
f Or,  in. 


a See  2 Sam.  5.  1, 
&c. 

b O’’,  leader, 
c Heb.  revived. 


d See  2 Sam.  23.  8, 
&c. 

e Or,  held  strongly 
with  him. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XI. 


605 


king,  according  to  ® the  word  of  the  Lord  concerning 
Israel. 

11  And  this  is  the  number  of  the  mighty  men  whom 
David  had  ; Jashobeam,  an  Hachmonite,  the  chief  of 
the  captains  : he  lifted  up  his  spear  against  three  hun- 
dred slain  by  him  at  one  time. 

12  And  after  him  was  Eleazar  the  son  of  Dodo,  the 
Ahohite,  who  was  me  of  the  three  mighties. 

13  He  was  with  David  at  Pas-dammim,  and  there  the 
Philistines  were  gathered  together  to  battle,  where  was 
a parcel  of  ground  full  of  barley  ; and  the  people  fled 
from  before  the  Philistines. 

14  And  they  set  themselves  in  the  midst  of  that  par- 
cel, and  delivered  it,  and  slew  the  Philistines  ; and  the 
Lord  saved  them  by  a great  deliverance. 

15  ^ Now  three  of  the  thirty  captains  ® went  down 
to  the  rock  to  David,  into  the  cave  of  Adullam  ; and 
the  host  of  the  Philistines  encamped  in  the  valley  of 
Rephaim. 

16  And  David  was  then  in  the  hold,  and  the  Philis- 
tines’ garrison  icas  then  at  Beth-lehem. 

17  And  David  longed,  and  said.  Oh  that  one  wonld 
give  me  drink  of  the  water  of  the  well  at  Beth-lehem, 
that  is  at  the  gate  ! 

18  And  the  three  brake  through  the  host  of  the 
Philistines,  and  drew  water  out  of  the  well  of  Beth- 
lehem, that  was  by  the  gate,  and  took  it,  and  brought 
it  to  David  : but  David  would  not  drink  of  it,  but 
poured  it  out  to  the  Lord. 

19  And  said.  My  God  forbid  it  me,  that  I should  do 
this  thing  : shall  I drink  the  blood  of  these  men  that 
have  put  their  lives  in  jeopardy  ? for  with  the  jeopardy 
of  their  lives  they  brought  it.  Therefore  he  would  not 
drink  it.  These  things  did  these  three  mightiest. 

20  ^ And  Abishai  the  brother  of  Joab,  he  was  chief 
of  the  three  : for  lifting  up  his  spear  against  three 
hundred,  he  slew  them,  and  had  a name  among  the 
three. 

21  Of  the  three,  he  was  more  honourable  than  the 
two  ; for  he  was  their  captain  : howbeit  he  attained  not 
to  the  frst  three. 

22  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  the  son  of  a valiant 
man  of  Kabzeel,  who  had  done  many  acts  ; he  slew 
two  lionlike  men  of  Moab  : also  he  went  down  and 
slew  a lion  in  a pit  in  a snowy  day. 

23  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  a man  of  great  stature, 
five  cubits  high  ; and  in  the  Egyptian’s  hand  was  a 
spear  like  a weaver’s  beam  ; and  he  went  down  to  him 
with  a staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of  the  Egyp- 
tian’s hand,  and  slew  him  with  his  own  spear. 

24  These  things  did  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and 
had  the  name  among  the  three  mighties. 

25  Behold,  he  was  honourable  among  the  thirty,  but 
attained  not  to  the  frst  three  : and  David  set  him  over 
his  guard. 

26  ^ Also  the  valiant  men  of  the  armies  were  Asa- 
hel  the  brother  of  Joab,  Elhanan  the  son  of  Dodo  of 
Beth-lehem, 

27  Shammoth  the  Harorite,  Helez  the  Pelonite, 

28  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite,  Abi-ezer  the 
Antothite, 

29  Sibbecai  the  Hushathite,  Ilai  the  Ahoite, 

8 1 Sam.  IG.  1, 12, 

» 2 Sam.  23.  13. 

10  ch.  14.  9. 

11  2 Sam.  23.  18. 

12  2 Sam.  23.  19. 

13  2 Sam.  23.  20. 


make  him  king,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 

11  concerning  Israel.  And  this  is  the  number  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  David  had  : J ashobeam,  the  son 
of  a Hachmonite,  the  chief  of  the -^  thirty  ; he  lifted 
up  his  spear  against  three  hundred  ^ and  slew  them 

12  at  one  time.  And  after  him  was  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Dodo,  the  Ahohite,  who  was  one  of  the  three  mighty 

13  men.  He  was  with  David  at  * Pas-dammim,  and 
there  the  Philistines  were  gathered  together  to  bat- 
tle, where  was  a plot  of  ground  full  of  bailey  ; and 

14  the  people  fled  from  before  the  Philistines.  And 
they  stood  in  the  midst  of  the  plot,  and  defended  it, 
and  slew  the  Philistines  ; and  the  Lord  saved  them 

15  by  a great  * victory.  And  three  of  the  thirty  chief 
went  down  to  the  rock  to  David,  into  the  cave  of 
Adullam  ; and  the  host  of  the  Philistines  were  en- 

16  camped  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim.  And  David  was 
then  in  the  hold,  and  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines 

17  was  then  in  Beth-lehem.  And  David  longed,  and 
said.  Oh  that  one  would  give  me  water  to  drink  of 

18  the  well  of  Beth-lehem,  which  is  by  the  gate  ! And 
the  three  brake  through  the  host  of  the  Philistines, 
and  drew  w?.ter  out  of  the  well  of  Beth-lehem,  that 
was  by  the  gate,  and  took  it,  and  brought  it  to 
David  : but  David  would  not  drink  thereof,  but 

19  poured  it  out  unto  the  Lord,  and  said.  My  God 
forbid  it  me,  that  I should  do  this  : shall  I drink 
the  blood  of  these  men  ^ that  have  put  their  lives  in 
jeopardy  ? for  with  the  jeopardy  of  their  lives  they 
brought  it.  Therefore  he  would  not  drink  it. 

20  These  things  did  the  three  mighty  men.  And 
* Abishai,  the  brother  of  Joab,  he  was  chief  of  the 
three  : for  he  lifted  up  his  spear  against  three  hun- 
dred 'J  and  slew  them,  and  had  a name  among  the 

21  three.  ^ Of  the  three,  he  was  more  honourable  than 
the  two,  and  was  made  their  captain  : howbeit  he 

22  attained  not  to  the  first  three.  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada,  the  son  of  a valiant  man  of  Kabzeel,  who 
had  done  mighty  deeds,  he  slew  the  two  sons  of 
Ariel  of  Moab  : he  went  down  also  and  slew  a lion 

23  in  the  midst  of  a pit  in  time  of  snow.  And  he 
slew  an  Egyptian,  a man  of  great  stature,  five  cubits 
high  ; and  in  the  Egyptian’s  hand  was  a spear  like  a 
weaver’s  beam  ; and  he  went  down  to  him  with  a 
staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of  the  Egyptian’s 

24  hand,  and  slew  him  with  his  own  spear.  These 
things  did  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  had  a 

25  name  among  the  three  mighty  men.  Behold,  he 
was  more  honourable  than  the  thirty,  but  he  attained 
not  to  the  first  three  : and  David  set  him  over  his 

guard. 


26  Also  the  mighty  men  of  the  armies  ; Asahel  the 
brother  of  Joab,  Elhanan  the  son  of  Dodo  of  Beth- 

27  lehem  ; ” Shammoth  the  Harorite,  Helez  the  ° Pelon- 

28  ite  ; Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite,  Abiezer  the 

29  Anathothite  ; v Sibbecai  the  Hushathite,  ^ Dai  the 


2 Sam.  23.  24.  i Heb.  salvation.  in  the  second  rank  he  Shammah  the  TIarod-  p In  2 Sam.  23L  27, 

/ Another  reading  j Heb.  with  their  was  the  most  honour-  ite.  Mehunnai. 

is,  captains.  lives.  able.  o In  2 Sam.  23.  2G,  7 In  2 Sam.  23.  28, 

g Heb.  slain.  k Heb.  Ab.shai.  m Or,  council.  Pultite.  Zulnion. 

Ain  1 Sam.  17.  1,  I Or,  Of  the  three  » In  2 Sam.  23.  25, 

Ephes-daminim. 


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30  Maharai  the  Netophathite,  Heled  the  son  of  Baa- 
nah  the  Netophathite, 

31  Ithai  the  son  of  Ribai  of  Gibeah,  that  pertained  to 
the  children  of  Benjamin,  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite, 

32  Hurai  of  the  brooks  of  Gaash,  Abiel  the  Arbath- 
ite, 

, 33  Azmaveth  the  Baharumite,  Eliahba  the  Shaalbon- 
ite, 

34  The  sons  of  Hashem  the  Gizonite,  Jonathan  the 
son  of  Shage  the  Hararite, 

35  Ahiam  the  son  of  Sacar  the  Hararite,  Eliplial  the 
son  of  Ur, 

36  Hepher  the  Mecherathite,  Ahijah  the  Pelonite, 

37  Hezro  the  Carmelite,  Naarai  the  son  of  Ezbai, 

38  Joel  the  brother  of  Nathan,  Mibhar  the  son  of 
Haggeri, 

39  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai  the  Berothite,  the 
armourbearer  of  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 

40  Ira  the  Ithrite,  Gareb  the  Ithrite, 

41  Uriah  the  Hittite,  Zabad  the  son  of  Ahlai, 

42  Adina  the  son  of  Shiza  the  Reubeiiite,  a captain 
of  the  Reubenites,  and  thirty  with  him, 

43  Hanan  the  son  of  Maachah,  and  Joshaphat  the 
Mithnite, 

44  Uzzia  the  Ashterathite,  Shama  and  Jehiel  the 
sons  of  Hothan  the  Aroerite, 

45  Jediael  the  son  of  Shimri,  and  Joha  his  brother, 
the  Tizite, 

46  Eliel  the  Mahavite,  and  Jeribai,  and  Joshaviah, 
the  sons  of  Elnaam,  and  Ithmah  the  Moabite, 

47  Eliel,  and  Obed,  and  Jasiel  the  Mesobaite. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 The  companies  that  came  to  David  at  Ziklag.  23  The  armies  that 
came  to  him  at  Hebron. 

OW  1 these  are  they  that  came  to  David  to  ^ Zik- 
lag, while  he  yet  kept  himself  close  because  of 
Saul  the  son  of  Kish  : and  they  were  among  the  mighty 
men,  helpers  of  the  war. 

2 They  were  armed  with  bows,  and  could  use  both  the 
right  hand  and  ^ the  left  in  hurling  stones  and  shooting 
arrows  out  of  a bow,  even  of  Saul’s  brethren  of  Benja- 
min. 

3 The  chief  was  Ahiezer,  then  Joash,  the  sons  of 
Shemaah  the  Gibeathite  ; and  Jeziel,  and  Pelet,  the 
sons  of  Azmaveth  ; and  Berachah,  and  Jehu  the  An- 
tothite, 

4 And  Ismaiah  the  Gibeonite,  a mighty  man  among 
the  thirty,  and  over  the  thirty  ; and  Jeremiah,  and 
Jahaziel,  and  Johanan,  and  Josabad  the  Gederathite, 

5 Eluzai,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Bealiah,  and  Sheiiiariah, 
and  Shephatiah  the  Haruphite, 

6 Elkanah,  and  Jesiah,  and  Azareel,  and  Joezer,  and 
Jashobeam,  the  Korhites, 

7 And  Joelah,  and  Zebadiah,  the  sons  of  Jeroham 
of  Gedor. 

8 And  of  the  Gadites  there  separated  themselves  unto 
David  into  the  hold  to  the  wilderness  men  of  might, 
and  men  of  war  Jit  for  the  battle,  that  could  handle 
shield  and  buckler,  whose  faces  were  like  the  faces  of 
lions,  and  were  ^ as  swift  as  the  roes  upon  the  moun- 
tains ; 

9 Ezer  the  first,  Obadiah  the  second,  Eliab  the  third, 

1 1 Sam.  27.  2.  r In  2 Sam.  23.  29,  t In  2 Sam.  23.  31, 

* 1 Sam.  27. 6.  Heleh.  Abi-alhon. 

8 Judg.  20. 16.  i In  2 Sara.  23.  30,  « In  2 Sam.  23.  32, 

* 2 Sam.  2. 18.  Hiddai.  Jashen. 


30  Ahohite  ; Maharai  the  Netophathite,  ^ Heled  the 

31  son  of  Baanah  the  Netophathite  ; Ithai  the  son  of 
Ribai  of  Gibeah  of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  Be- 

32  naiah  the  Pirathonite  ; * Hurai  of  the  brooks  of 

33  Gaash,  ^Abiel  the  Arbathite  ; Azmaveth  the  Baha- 

34  rumite,  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite  ; the  sons  of  “ Ha- 
shem the  Gizonite,  Jonathan  the  son  of  Shage  the 

35  Hararite  ; Ahiam  the  son  of  *’  Sacar  the  Hararite, 

36  ^ Eliphal  the  son  of  Ur  ; Hepher  the  Meche- 

37  rathite,  Ahijah  the  Pelonite  ; Hezro  the  Carmelite, 

38  * Naarai  the  son  of  Ezbai  ; Joel  the  brother  of  Na- 

39  than,  Mibhar  the  son  of  Hagri ; Zelek  the  Ammon- 
ite, Naharai  the  Berothite,  the  armourbearer  of 

40  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  ; Ira  the  Ithrite,  Gareb 

41  the  Ithrite  ; Uriah  the  Hittite,  Zabad  the  sou  of 

42  Ahlai  ; Adina  the  son  of  Shiza  the  Reubenite,  a 

43  chief  of  the  Reubenites,  and  thirty  with  him  ; Ha- 
nan the  son  of  Maacah,  and  Joshaphat  the  Mith- 

44  nite  ; Uzzia  the  Ashterathite,  Shama  and  Jeiel  the 

45  sons  of  Hotham  the  Aroerite  ; Jediael  the  son  of 

46  Shimri,  and  Joha  his  brother,  the  Tizite  ; Eliel  the 
Mahavite,  and  Jeribai,  and  Joshaviah,  the  sons  of 

47  Elnaam,  and  Ithmah  the  Moabite  ; Eliel,  and  Obed, 
and  Jaasiel  the  Mezobaite. 


12  Now  these  are  they  that  came  to  David  to  Ziklag, 
“ while  he  yet  kept  himself  close  because  of  Saul 
the  son  of  Kish  : and  they  were  among  the  mighty 

2 men,  his  helpers  in  war.  They  ^ were  armed  with 
bows,  and  could  use  both  the  right  hand  and  the  left 
in  slinging  stones  and  in  shooting  arrows  from  the 
bow  ; they  were  of  Saul’s  brethren  of  Benjamin. 

3 The  chief  was  Ahiezer,  then  Joash,  the  sons  of  She- 
maah the  Gibeathite  ; and  Jeziel,  and  Pelet,  the 
sons  of  Azmaveth  ; and  Beracah,  and  Jehu  the  Ana- 

4 thothite  ; and  Ishmaiah  the  Gibeonite,  a mighty 
man  among  the  thirty,  and  over  the  thirty  ; and 
Jeremiah,  and  Jahaziel,  and  Johanan,  and  Jozabad 

5 the  Gederathite  ; Eluzai,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Bealiah, 
and  Shemariah,  and  Shephatiah  the  Haruphite  ; 

6 Elkanah,  and  Isshiah,  and  Azarel,  and  Joezer,  and 

7 Jashobeam,  the  Korahites  ; and  Joelah,  and  Zeba- 

8 diah,  the  sons  of  Jeroham  of  Gedor.  And  of  the 
Gadites  there  separated  themselves  unto  David  to 
the  hold  in  the  wilderness,  mighty  men  of  valour, 
men  trained  for  war,  that  could  handle  shield  and 
spear  ; whose  faces  were  like  the  faces  of  lions,  and 
they  were  as  swift  as  the  roes  upon  the  mountains  ; 

9 Ezer  the  chief,  Obadiah  the  second,  Eliab  the 


In  2 Sam.  23.  33,  Eliphelet  the  son  of  a Heb.  being  yet 
Sharar.  Ahasbai.  shut  up. 

win  2 Sam.  23.  34,  x In  2 Sam.  23.  35,  b Or,  drew  the  bow. 
Paarai  the  Arbite* 


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10  Mishmaniiah  the  fourth,  Jeremiah  the  fifth, 

11  Attai  the  sixth,  Eliel  the  seventh, 

12  Johanan  the  eighth,  Elzabad  the  ninth, 

13  Jeremiah  the  tenth,  Machbanai  the  eleventh. 

14  These  were  of  the  sons  of  Gad,  captains  of  the  host  : 
one  of  the  least  was  over  an  hundred,  and  the  greatest 
over  a thousand. 

15  These  are  they  that  went  over  Jordan  in  the  first 
month,  when  it  had  overflown  all  his  ® banks  ; and  they 
put  to  flight  all  them  of  the  valleys,  both  toward  the 
east,  and  toward  the  west. 

16  And  there  came  of  the  cliildren  of  Benjamin  and 
Judah  to  the  hold  unto  David. 

17  And  David  went  out  to  meet  them,  and  answered 
and  said  unto  them.  If  ye  be  come  peaceably  unto  me 
to  help  me,  mine  heart  shall  be  knit  unto  you  : but 
if  ye  he  come  to  betray  me  to  mine  enemies,  seeing  there 
is  no  wrong  in  mine  hands,  the  God  of  our  fathers  look 
thereoUy  and  rebuke  it. 

18  Then  the  spirit  came  upon  ®Amasai,  who  was 
chief  of  the  captains,  and  he  said^  Thine  are  we,  David, 
and  on  thy  side,  thou  son  of  Jesse  : peace,  peace  be 
unto  thee,  and  peace  he  to  thine  helpers  ; for  thy  God 
helpetli  thee.  Then  David  received  them,  and  made 
them  captains  of  the  band. 

19  And  there  fell  some  of  Manasseh  to  David,  when 
he  came  with  the  Philistines  against  Saul  to  battle  : but 
they  helped  them  not : for  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
upon  advisement  sent  him  away,  saying,  ® He  will  fall 
to  his  master  Saul  to  the  jeopardy  of  our  heads. 

20  As  he  went  to  Ziklag,  there  fell  to  him  of  Manas- 
seh, Adnah,  and  Jozabad,  and  Jediael,  and  Michael, 
and  Jozabad,  and  Elihu,  and  Zilthai,  captains  of  the 
thousands  that  were  of  Manasseh. 

21  And  they  helped  David  against  ® the  band  of  the 
rovers : for  they  were  all  mighty  men  of  valour,  and 
were  captains  in  the  host. 

22  For  at  that  time  day  by  day  there  came  to  David 
to  help  him,  until  it  was  a great  host,  like  the  host  of 
God. 

23  ^ And  these  are  the  numbers  of  the  bands  that 
were  ready  armed  to  the  war,  and  came  to  David  to 
Hebron,  to  turn  the  kingdom  of  Saul  to  him,  ac-; 
cording  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

24  The  children  of  Judah  that  bare  shield  and  spear 
V)ere  six  thousand  and  eight  hundred,  ready  armed  to 
the  war. 

25  Of  the  children  of  Simeon,  mighty  men  of  valour 
for  the  war,  seven  thousand  and  one  hundred. 

26  Of  the  children  of  Levi  four  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

27  And  Jehoiada  was  the  leader  of  the  Aaronites, 
and  with  him  were  three  thousand  and  seven  hundred  ; 

28  And  Zadok,  a young  man  mighty  of  valour, 
and  of  his  father’s  house  twenty  and  two  captains. 

29  And  of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  the  kindred  of 
Saul,  three  thousand  : for  hitherto  the  greatest  part 
of  them  had  kept  the  ward  of  the  house  of  Saul. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  Ephraim  twenty  thousand 
and  eight  hundred,  mighty  men  of  valour,  famous 
throughout  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

31  And  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  eighteen  thou- 
sand, which  were  expressed  by  name,  to  come  and  make 
David  king. 

6 Josh.  3.  15.  9 1 Sam.  30.  1,  9,  10.  ” ch.  10.  14. 

e 2 Sam.  17.  25.  lo  2 Sam.  2.  3,  4.  & 12  i Sam.  IG.  1,  3. 

•5 1 Sam.  29.  2.  5.  1.  ch.  11.  1.  2 Sam.  8.  17. 

8 1 Sam.  29.  4. 


10  third  ; Mishmannah  the  fourth,  Jeremiah  the  fifth  ; 

11  12  Attai  the  sixth,  Eliel  the  seventh  ; Johanan  the 

13  eighth,  Elzabad  the  ninth  ; Jeremiah  the  tenth, 

14  Machbannai  the  eleventh.  These  of  the  sons  of  Gad 
were  captains  of  the  host  : he  that  was  least  was 
^ equal  to  an  hundred,  and  the  greatest  to  a tliou- 

15  sand.  These  are  they  that  went  over  Jordan  in  the 
first  month,  when  it  had  overflown  all  its  banks  ; and 
they  put  to  flight  all  them  of  the  valleys,  both  to- 

16  ward  the  east,  and  toward  the  west.  And  there 
came  of  the  children  of  Benjamin  and  Judah  to  the 

17  hold  unto  David.  And  David  went  out  to  meet  them, 
and  answered  and  said  unto  them.  If  ye  be  come 
peaceably  unto  me  to  help  me,  mine  heart  shall  be 
knit  unto  you  : but  if  ye  be  come  to  betray  me  to  mine 
adversaries,  seeing  there  is  no  ^ wrong  in  mine  hands, 
the  God  of  our  fathers  look  thereon,  and  rebuke  it. 

18  Then  the  spirit  ® came  upon  Amasai,  who  was  chief 
of  the  ^ thirty,  and  he  said,  Thine  are  we,  David,  and 
on  thy  side,  thou  son  of  Jesse  : peace,  peace  be  unto 
thee,  and  peace  be  to  thine  helpers  ; for  thy  God 
helpeth  thee.  Then  David  received  them,  and  made 

19  them  captains  of  the  band.  Of  Manasseh  also  there 
fell  away  some  to  David,  when  he  came  with  the 
Philistines  against  Saul  to  battle,  but  they  helped 
them  not  : for  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  upon  ad- 
visement sent  him  away,  saying.  He  will  fall  away 

20  to  his  master  Saul  to  the  jeopardy  of  our  heads.  As 
he  went  to  Ziklag,  there  fell  to  him  of  Manasseh, 
Adnah,  and  Jozabad,  and  Jediael,  and  Michael,  and 
Jozabad,  and  Elihu,  and  Zillethai,  captains  of  thou- 

21  sands  that  were  of  Manasseh.  And  they  helped 
David  against  0 the  band  of  rovers  : for  they  were 
all  mighty  men  of  valour,  and  were  captains  in  the 

22  host.  For  from  day  to  day  there  came  to  David 
to  help  him,  until  it  was  a great  host,  like  the  host 
of  God. 


23  And  these  are  the  numbers  of  the  heads  of  them 
that  were  armed  for  war,  which  came  to  David  to 
Hebron,  to  turn  the  kingdom  of  Saul  to  him,  ac- 

24  cording  to  the  word  of  the  Lord.  The  children  of 
Judah  that  bare  shield  and  spear  were  six  thousand 

25  and  eight  hundred,  armed  for  war.  Of  the  children 
of  Simeon,  mighty  men  of  valour  for  the  war,  seven 

26  thousand  and  one  hundred.  Of  the  children  of  Levi 

27  four  thousand  and  six  hundred.  And  Jehoiada  was 
the  leader  of  the  house  of  Aaron,  and  with  him  were 

28  three  thousand  and  seven  hundred  ; and  Zadok,  a 
young  man  mighty  of  valour,  and  of  his  father’s 

29  house  twenty  and  two  captains.  And  of  the  children 
of  Benjamin,  the  brethren  of  Saul,  three  thousand  : 
for  hitherto  the  greatest  part  of  them  had  kept 

30  their  allegiance  to  the  house  of  Saul.  And  of 
the  children  of  Ephraim  twenty  thousand  and 
eight  hundred,  mighty  men  of  valour,  famous  men 

31  in  their  fathers’  houses.  And  of  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh  eighteen  thousand,  which  were  expressed 

32  by  name,  to  come  and  make  David  king.  And  of 


2 Sam.  2.  8,  9.  e Heb.  clothed.  g See  1 Sam.  30.  1. 

c Or,  over.  / Another  reading  h Heb.  kept  the 

d Or,  violence.  is,  captains.  charge  of  the  house. 


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32  And  of  the  children  of  Issachar,  ivhich  were 
men  that  had  understanding  of  the  times,  to  know  what 
Israel  ought  to  do  ; the  heads  of  them  were  two  hun- 
dred ; and  all  their  brethren  were  at  their  command- 
ment. 

33  Of  Zebulun,  such  as  went  forth  to  battle,  expert 
in  war,  with  all  instruments  of  war,  fifty  thousand, 
which  could  keep  rank  : they  were  not  of  double  heart. 

34  And  of  Naphtali  a thousand  captains,  and  with 
them  with  shield  and  spear  thirty  and  seven  thousand. 

35  And  of  the  Danites  expert  in  war  twenty  and 
eight  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

36  And  of  Asher,  such  as  went  forth  to  battle,  ex- 
pert in  war,  forty  thousand. 

37  And  on  the  other  side  of  Jordan,  of  the  Reuben- 
ites,  and  the  Gadites,  and  of  the  half  tribe  of  Maiiasseh, 
with  all  manner  of  instruments  of  war  for  the  battle, 
an  hundred  and  twenty  thousand. 

38  All  these  men  of  war,  that  could  keep  rank,  came 
with  a perfect  heart  to  Hebron,  to  make  David  king 
over  all  Israel  : and  all  the  rest  also  of  Israel  were  of 
one  heart  to  make  David  king. 

39  And  there  they  were  with  David  three  days,  eat- 
ing and  drinking  : for  their  brethren  had  prepared  for 
them. 

40  Moreover  they  that  were  nigh  them,  even  unto 
Issachar  and  Zebulun  and  Naphtali,  brought  bread  on 
asses,  and  on  camels,  and  on  mules,  and  on  oxen,  and 
meat,  meal,  cakes  of  figs,  and  bunches  of  raisins,  and 
wine,  and  oil,  and  oxen,  and  sheep  abundantly  : for 
there  was  joy  in  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 David  fetcheth  the  ark  with  great  solemnity  from  Kirjath-jearim. 

9 Uzza  being  smitten,  the  ark  is  left  at  the  house  of  Obed-edom. 

And  David  consulted  with  the  captains  of  thousands 
and  hundreds,  and  with  every  leader. 

2  And  David  said  unto  all  the  congregation  of  Israel, 
If  it  seem  good  unto  you,  and  that  it  he  of  the  Lord  our 
God,  let  us  send  abroad  unto  our  brethren  every  where, 
that  are  ^ left  in  all  the  land  of  Israel,  and  with  them 
also  to  the  priests  and  Levites  ivhich  are  in  their  cities 
and  suburbs,  that  they  may  gather  themselves  unto  us  ; 

3  And  let  us  bring  again  the  ark  of  our  God  to  us  : 
2 for  we  enquired  not  at  it  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

4  And  all  the  congregation  said  that  they  would  do 
so  : for  the  thing  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  all  the 
people. 

5  So  ® David  gathered  all  Israel  together,  from  ^ Shi- 
hor  of  Egypt  even  unto  the  entering  of  Hemath,  to 
bring  the  ark  of  God  ® from  Kirjath-jearim. 

6  And  David  went  up,  and  all  Israel,  to  ®Baalah, 
that  is,  to  Kirjath-jearim,  which  belonged  to  Judah,  to 
bring  up  thence  the  ark  of  God  the  Lord,  ’ that  dwell- 
eth  between  the  cherubims,  whose  name  is  called  on  it. 

7  And  they  carried  the  ark  of  God  ® in  a new  cart 
^ out  of  the  house  of  Abinadab  : and  Uzza  and  Ahio 
drave  the  cart. 

8  And  David  and  all  Israel  played  before  God  with 
all  their  might,  and  with  singing,  and  with  harps,  and 
with  psalteries,  and  with  timbrels,  and  with  cymbals, 
and  with  trumpets. 

18  Esth.  1. 13.  3 1 Sam.  7.  5.  2 Sam.  e josh.  15.  9,  60. 

1 1 Sam,  31.  1.  Is.  6.  1.  i 1 Sam.  4.  4.  2 Sam. 

37.  4.  4 Josh.  13.  3.  6.  2. 

2 1 Sam.  7.  1,  2.  5 1 Sam.  6.  21.  & 7.  » See  Num.  4.  15. 

1.  ch.  15.  2,  13. 


the  children  of  Issachar,  men  that  had  understand- 
ing of  the  times,  to  know  what  Israel  ought  to  do  ; 
the  heads  of  them  were  two  hundred  ; and  all  their 

33  brethren  were  at  their  commandment.  Of  Zebulun, 
such  as  were  able  to  go  out  in  the  host,  that  could 
set  the  battle  in  array,  with  all  manner  of  instru- 
ments of  war,  fifty  thousand  ; and  that  could  order 

34  the  battle  array,  and  were  not  of  double  heart.  And 
of  Naphtali  a thousand  captains,  and  with  them 
with  shield  and  spear  thirty  and  seven  thousand. 

35  And  of  the  Danites  that  could  set  the  battle  in  ar- 
ray, twenty  and  eight  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

36  And  of  Asher,  such  as  were  able  to  go  out  in  the  host, 
that  could  set  the  battle  in  array,  forty  thousand. 

37  And  on  the  other  side  of  Jordan,  of  the  Reubenites, 
and  the  Gadites,  and  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
with  all  manner  of  instruments  of  war  for  the  battle, 

38  an  hundred  and  twenty  thousand.  All  these,  being 
men  of  war,  that  could  order  the  battle  array,  came 
with  a perfect  heart  to  Hebron,  to  make  David  king 
over  all  Israel  : and  all  the  rest  also  of  Israel  were 

39  of  one  heart  to  make  David  king.  And  they  were 
there  with  David  three  days,  eating  and  drinking  : 
for  their  brethren  had  made  preparation  for  them. 

40  Moreover  they  that  were  nigh  unto  them,  even  as 
far  as  Issachar  and  Zebulun  and  Naphtali,  brought 
bread  on  asses,  and  on  camels,  and  on  mules,  and  on 
oxen,  victual  of  meal,  cakes  of  figs,  and  clusters  of 
raisins,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  oxen,  and  sheep  in 
abundance  : for  there  was  joy  in  Israel. 


13  And  David  consulted  with  the  captains  of  thou- 

2 sands  and  of  hundreds,  even  with  every  leader.  And 
David  said  unto  all  the  assembly  of  Israel,  If  it 
seem  good  unto  you,  and  if  it  be  of  the  Lord  our 
God,  let  us  send  abroad  every  where  unto  our  bre- 
thren that  are  left  in  all  the  ® land  of  Israel,  ^ with 
whom  the  priests  and  Levites  are  in  their  cities 
that  have  ‘^suburbs,  that  they  may  gather  them- 

3 selves  unto  us  : and  let  us  bring  again  the  ark  of  our 
God  to  us  : for  we  sought  not  unto  it  in  the  days  of 

4 Saul.  And  all  the  assembly  said  that  they  would 
do  so  : for  the  thing  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  all  the 

5 people.  ^ So  David  assemWed  all  Israel  together, 
from  Shihor  the  brook  of  Egypt  even  unto  the  enter- 
ing in  of  Hamath,  to  bring  the  ark  of  God  from 

6 Kiriath-jearim.  And  David  went  up,  and  all  Israel, 
to  Baalah,  that  is,  to  Kiriath-jearim,  which  belonged 
to  Judah,  to  bring  up  from  thence  the  ark  of  God, 
the  Lord  that  ® sitteth  upon  the  cherubim,-^  which  is 

7 called  by  the  Name.  And  they  carried  the  ark  of 
God  upon  a new  cart,  and  brought  it  out  of  the  house 
of  Abinadab  : and  Uzza  and  Ahio  drave  the  cart. 

8 And  David  and  all  Israel  played  before  God  with  all 
their  might  : even  with  songs,  and  with  liarps,  and 
with  psalteries,  and  with  timbrels,  and  with  cymbals, 


s 1 Sam.  7. 1.  to  the  priests  and  Le-  e Or,  dwelleth  be- 

15  2 Sam.  6.  5.  vites  which  are  &c.  tween, 

a Heb.  lands.  c Or,  pasture  lands.  f Or,  where  the 

b Or,  and  with  them  d See  2 Sam.  6.  1,  Name  is  called  on. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XIV. 


609 


9 ^ And  when  they  came  nnto  the  threshingfloor  of 
Chidon,  Uzza  put  forth  his  hand  to  hold  the  ark  ; for 
the  oxen  stumbled. 

10  And  the  auger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against 
Uzza,  and  he  smote  him,  beeause  he  put  his  hand  to 
the  ark  : and  there  he  died  before  God. 

11  And  David  was  displeased,  because  the  Lord  had 
made  a breach  upon  Uzza  : wherefore  that  place  is 
called  Perez-uzza  to  this  day. 

12  And  David  was  afraid  of  God  that  day,  saying. 
How  shall  I bring  the  ark  of  God  home  to  me  ? 

13  So  David  brought  not  the  ark  home  to  himself  to 
the  city  of  David,  but  carried  it  aside  into  the  house  of 
Obed-edom  the  Gittite. 

14  And  the  ark  of  God  remained  with  the  family 
of  Obed-edom  in  his  house  three  months.  And  the 
Lord  blessed  ^^the  house  of  Obed-edom,  and  all  that 
he  had. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Uirmn's  kindness  to  David.  2 David's  felicity  in  people,  wives,  and 
children.  8 His  two  victories  against  the  Philistines. 

OW  1 Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  messengers  to 
David,  and  timber  of  cedars,  with  masons  and 
carpenters,  to  build  him  an  house. 

2 And  David  perceived  that  the  Lord  had  confirmed 
him  king  over  Israel,  for  his  kingdom  was  lifted  up  on 
high,  because  of  his  people  Israel. 

3 ^ And  David  took  more  wives  at  Jerusalem  : and 
David  begat  more  sons  and  daughters. 

4 Now  these  are  the  names  of  his  children  which 
he  had  in  Jerusalem  ; Shammua,  and  Shobab,  Nathan, 
and  Solomon, 

5 And  Ibliar,  and  Elishua,  and  Elpalet, 

6 And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia, 

7 And  Elishama,  and  Beeliada,  and  Eliphalet. 

8 ^ And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that  ^ David 
was  anointed  king  over  all  Israel,  all  the  Philistines 
went  up  to  seek  David.  And  David  heard  of  it,  and 
went  out  against  them. 

9 And  the  Philistines  came  and  spread  themselves 
‘*in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

10  And  David  enquired  of  God,  saying.  Shall  I go 
up  against  the  Philistines  ? And  wilt  thou  deliver  them 
into  mine  hand  ? And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  up  ; 
for  I will  deliver  them  into  thine  hand. 

11  So  they  came  up  to  Baal-perazim  ; and  David 
smote  them  there.  Then  David  said,  God  hath  broken 
in  upon  mine  enemies  by  mine  hand  like  the  breaking 
forth  of  waters  : therefore  they  called  the  name  of  that 
place  Baal-perazim. 

12  And  when  they  had  left  their  gods  there,  David 
gave  a commandment,  and  they  were  burned  with  fire. 

13  ^ And  the  Philistines  yet  again  spread  themselves 
abroad  in  the  valley. 

14  Therefore  David  enquired  again  of  God  ; and 
God  said  unto  him.  Go  not  up  after  them  ; turn  away 
from  them,  ® and  come  upon  them  over  against  the  mul- 
berry trees. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  shalt  hear  a sound  of 
going  in  the  tops  of  the  mulberry  trees,  that  then  thou 
shalt  go  out  to  battle  ; for  God  is  gone  forth  before 
thee  to  smite  the  host  of  the  Philistines. 

n Nuin.  4.  15.  ch.  « As  Gen.  30.  27.  » 2 Sam.  5. 17. 

15.13,15.  ch.  2G.  5.  “011.11.15. 

12  Lev.  10.  2.  1 2 Sam.  5.  11,  &c.  « 2 Sam.  5.  22. 

IS  2 Sam.  G.  11.  2 ch.  3.  5.  c 2 Sam.  5.  23. 


9  and  with  trumpets.  And  when  they  came  unto  the 
threshing-floor  of  Chidon,  Uzza  put  forth  his  hand 

10  to  hold  the  ark  ; for  the  oxen  stumbled.  And  the 
anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against  Uzza,  and  he 
smote  him,  because  he  put  forth  liis  hand  to  the  ark  : 

11  and  there  he  died  before  God.  And  David  was  dis- 
pleased, because  the  Lord  had  broken  forth  upon 
Uzza  : and  he  called  that  place  ^ Perez-uzza,  unto  this 

12  day.  And  David  was  afraid  of  God  that  day,  say- 
ing, How  shall  I bring  the  ark  of  God  home  to  me  ? 

13  So  David  removed  not  the  ark  unto  him  into  the 
city  of  David,  but  carried  it  aside  into  the  house  of 

14  Obed-edom  the  Gittite.  And  the  ark  of  God  re- 
mained with  the  family  of  Obed-edom  in  his  house 
three  months  : and  the  Lord  blessed  the  house  of 
Obed-edom,  and  all  that  he  had. 


14  ® And  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  messengers  to 

David,  and  cedar  trees,  and  masons,  and  carpenters, 

2 to  build  him  an  house.  And  David  perceived  that 
the  LoRJfe  had  established  him  king  over  Israel,  for 
his  kingdom  was  exalted  on  high,  for  his  people 
Israel’s  sake. 

3 And  David  took  more  wives  at  Jerusalem : and 

4 David  begat  more  sons  and  daughters.  And  these 
are  the  names  of  the  children  whi^  he  had  in 
Jerusalem  ; Shammua,  and  Shobab,  ^Nathan,  and 

5 Solomon  ; and  Ibhar,  and  Elishua,  and  Elpelet  ; 

6 7 and  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia;  and  Eli- 
shama, and  Beeliada,  and  Eliphelet. 

8 And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that  David  was 
anointed  king  over  all  Israel,  all  the  Philistines 
went  up  to  seek  David  : and  David  heard  of  it,  and 

9 went  out  ^ against  them.  Now  the  Philistines  had 
come  and  made  a raid  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

10  And  David  inquired  of  God,  saying.  Shall  I go  up 
against  the  Philistines  ? and  wilt  thou  deliver  them 
into  mine  hand  ? And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go 

11  up  ; for  I will  deliver  them  into  thine  hand.  So 
they  came  up  to  Baal-perazim,  and  David  smote 
them  there  ; and  David  said,  God  hath  broken 
mine  enemies  by  mine  hand,  like  the  breach  of 
waters.  Tlierefore  they  called  the  name  of  that 

12  place  ‘^Baal-perazim.  And  they  left  their  gods 
there  ; and  David  gave  commandment,  and  they 

13  were  burned  with  fire.  And  the  Philistines  yet 

14  again  made  a raid  in  the  valley.  And  David  in- 
quired again  of  God  ; and  God  said  unto  him.  Thou 
shalt  not  go  up  after  them  : turn  away  from  them, 
and  come  upon  them  over  against  the  ^mulberry 

15  trees.  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  hearest  the  sound 
of  marching  in  the  tops  of  the  mulberry  trees,  that 
then  thou  shalt  go  out  to  battle  : for  God  is  gone 
out  before  thee  to  smite  the  host  of  the  Philistines. 


fir  Or,  were  restive.  « See  2 Sam.  5.  11,  upon  mine  enemies. 
Or,  threw  it  down.  &c.  d Tliat  is.  The  place 

n That  The  breach  b Or,  before.  of  breakings  forth, 

of  Uzza.  c Or,  broken  forth  e Or,  balsam  trees. 


610 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XV. 


16  David  therefore  did  as  God  commanded  him  : and 
they  smote  the  host  of  the  Philistines  from  ’^Gibeon 
even  to  Gazer. 

1 7 And  ^ the  fame  of  David  went  out  into  all  lands  ; 
and  the  Lord  ® brought  the  fear  of  him  upon  all  na- 
tions. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1 David,  having  prepared  a pdace  for  the  ark,  ordereth  the  priests  and 
Levites  to  bring  it  from  Obed-edom.  25  He  performeth  the  solemnity 
thereof  with  great  joy.  29  Michal  despiseth  him. 

And  David  made  him  houses  in  the  city  of  David, 
and  prepared  a place  for  the  ark  of  God,  ^ and 
pitched  for  it  a tent. 

2  Then  David  said.  None  ought  to  carry  the  ark  of 
God  but  the  Levites  : for  them  hath  the  Lord  chosen 
to  carry  the  ark  of  God,  and  to  minister  unto  him  for 
ever. 

3  And  David  ^ gathered  all  Israel  together  to  Jeru- 
salem, to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  unto  his  place, 
which  he  had  prepared  for  it. 

4  And  David  assembled  the  children  of  Aaron,  and 
the  Levites  : 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Kohath  ; Uriel  the  chief,  and  his 
brethren  an  hundred  and  twenty  : 

6  Of  the  sons  of  Merari  ; Asaiah  the  cjief,  and  his 
brethren  two  hundred  and  twenty  : 

7  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom  ; Joel  the  chief,  and  his 
brethren  an  hundred  and  thirty  : 

8  Of  the  sons  of  ^ Elizaphan  ; Shemaiah  the  chief, 
and  his  brethren  two  hundred  : 

9  Of  the  s#ns  of  ® Hebron  ; Eliel  the  chief,  and  his 
brethren  fourscore  : 

10  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel  ; Amminadab  the  chief,  and 
his  brethren  an  hundred  and  twelve. 

11  And  David  called  for  Zadok  and  Abiathar  the 
riests,  and  for  the  Levites,  for  Uriel,  Asaiah,  and  Joel, 
hemaiah,  and  Eliel,  and  Amminadab, 

12  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  the  Levites  : sanctify  yourselves,  both  ye  and 
your  brethren,  that  ye  may  bring  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  unto  the  place  that  I have  prepared 
for  it. 

13  For  ® because  ye  did  it  not  at  the  first,  the  Lord 
our  God  made  a breach  upon  us,  for  that  we  sought 
him  not  after  the  due  order. 

14  So  the  priests  and  the  Levites  sanctified  them- 
selves to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  the  Levites  bare  the  ark  of 
God  upon  their  shoulders  with  the  staves  thereon,  as 
® Moses  commanded  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  David  spake  to  the  chief  of  the  Levites  to 
appoint  their  brethren  to  he  the  singers  with  instru- 
ments of  musick,  psalteries  and  harps  and  cymbals, 
sounding,  by  lifting  up  the  voice  with  joy. 

17  So  the  Levites  appointed  ® Heman  the  son  of  Joel  ; 
and  of  his  brethren,  Asaph  the  son  of  Berechiah  ; 
and  of  the  sons  of  Merari  their  brethren,  Ethan  the 
son  of  Kushaiah  ; 

18  And  with  them  their  brethren  of  the  second  de- 
greCy  Zechariah,  Ben,  and  Jaaziel,  and  Shemiramoth, 
and  Jehiel,  and  Unni,  Eliab,  and  Benaiah,  and  Maa- 
seiah,  and  Mattithiah,  and  Elipheleh,  and  Mikneiah, 
and  Obed-edom,  and  Jeiel,  the  porters. 

7 2 Sam.  5.  25,  Geba.  » Deut.  2.  25.  & 11.  2 Num.  4.  2,  15. 

8 Josh.  6.  27.  2 Chr.  25.  Deut.  10.  8.  & 31.  9. 

26.  8.  1 ch.  16.  1.  3 1 Kin.  8.  1.  ch. 

13.  5. 


16  And  David  did  as  God  commanded  him  : and  they 
smote  the  host  of  the  Philistines  from  Gibeon  even 

17  to  Gezer.  And  the  fame  of  David  went  out  into 
all  lands  ; and  the  Lord  brought  the  fear  of  him 
upon  all  nations. 


15  And  David  made  him  houses  in  the  city  of  Da- 
vid ; and  he  prepared  a place  for  the  ark  of  God, 

2 and  pitched  for  it  a tent.  Then  David  said.  None 
ought  to  carry  the  ark  of  God  but  the  Levites  : for 
them  hath  the  Lord  chosen  to  carry  the  ark  of  God, 

3 and  to  minister  unto  him  for  ever.  And  David 
assembled  all  Israel  at  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  unto  its  place,  which  he  had  pre- 

4 pared  for  it.  And  David  gathered  together  the 

5 sous  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites  : of  the  sons  of  Ko- 
hath ; Uriel  the  chief,  and  his  brethren  an  hundred 

6 and  twenty  : of  the  sons  of  Merari ; Asaiah  the 
chief,  and  his  brethren  two  hundred  and  twenty  : 

7 of  the  sons  of  Gershom  ; Joel  the  chief,  and  his 

8 brethren  an  hundred  and  thirty  : of  the  sons  of 
Elizaphan  ; Shemaiah  the  chief,  and  his  brethren 

9 two  hundred  : of  the  sons  of  Hebron ; Eliel  the 

10  chief,  and  his  brethren  fourscore  : of  the  sons 
of  Uzziel ; Amminadab  the  chief,  and  his  brethren 

11  an  hundred  and  twelve.  And  David  called  for 
Zadok  and  Abiathar  the  priests,  and  for  the  Levites, 
for  Uriel,  Asaiah,  and  Joel,  Shemaiah,  and  Eliel, 

12  and  Amminadab,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  the 
heads  of  the  fathers’  houses  of  the  Levites  : sanctify 
yourselves,  both  ye  and  your  brethren,  that  ye  may 
bring  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 

13  unto  the  place  that  I have  prepared  for  it.  For  be- 
cause ye  hare  it  not  at  the  first,  the  Lord  our  God 
made  a breach  upon  us,  for  that  we  sought  him  not 

14  according  to  the  ordinance.  So  the  priests  and  the 
Levites  sanctified  themselves  to  bring  up  the  ark  of 

15  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel.  And  the  children  of 
the  Levites  bare  the  ark  of  God  upon  their  shoulders 
with  the  staves  thereon,  as  Moses  commanded  ac- 

16  cording  to  the  word  of  the  Lord.  And  David 
spake  to  the  chief  of  the  Levites  to  appoint  their 
brethren  the  singers,  with  instruments  of  music, 
psalteries  and  harps  and  cymbals,  sounding  aloud 

17  and  lifting  up  the  voice  with  joy.  So  the  Levites 
appointed  Heman  the  son  of  Joel  ; and  of  his 
brethren,  Asaph  the  son  of  Berechiah  ; and  of  the 
sons  of  Merari  their  brethren,  Ethan  the  son  of  Ku- 

18  shaiah  ; and  with  them  their  brethren  of  the  second 
degree,  Zechariah,  Ben,  and  Jaaziel,  and  Shemira- 
moth, and  Jehiel,  and  Unni,  Eliab,  and  Benaiah, 
and  Maaseiah,  and  Mattithiah,  and  Eliphelehu,  and 
Mikneiah,  and  Obed-edom,  and  Jeiel,  the  door- 


4 Ex.  6.  22.  1 ch.  13.  10,  11.  10  ch.  6.  39. 

5 Ex.  6.  18.  8 Ex.  25.  14.  Num.  u ch.  6.  44. 

e 2 Sam.  6.  3.  ch.  4.  15.  & 7.  9.  / In  2 Sam.  6.  25, 

13.  7.  ch.  6.  33.  Geba. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XVL 


611 


19  So  the  singers,  Heman,  Asaph,  and  Ethan,  were 
appointed  to  sound  with  cymbals  of  brass  ; 

20  And  Zechariah,  and  Aziel,  and  Shemiramoth,  and 
Jehiel,  and  Unni,  and  Eliab,  and  Maaseiah,  and  Be- 
naiah,  with  psalteries  on  Alamoth  ; 

21  And  Mattithiah,  and  Elipheleh,  and  Mikneiah,  and 
Obed-edom,  and  Jeiel,  and  Azaziah,  with  harps  on  the 
Sheminith  to  excel. 

22  And  Chenaniah,  chief  of  the  Levites,  was  for 
song  : he  instructed  about  the  song,  because  he  was 
skilful. 

23  And  Berechiah  and  Elkanah  were  doorkeepers  for 
the  ark. 

24  And  Shebaniah,  and  Jehoshaphat,  and  Nethaneel, 
and  Amasai,  and  Zechariah,  and  Benaiah,  and  Eliezer, 
the  priests,  did  blow  with  the  trumpets  before  the  ark 
of  God  : and  Obed-edom  and  Jehiah  were  doorkeepers 
for  the  ark. 

25  So  David,  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  the 
captains  over  thousands,  went  to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  the  house  of  Obed-edom 
with  joy. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  helped  the  Levites 
that  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  that 
they  offered  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

27  And  David  was  clothed  with  a robe  of  fine  linen, 
and  all  the  Levites  that  bare  the  ark,  and  the  singers, 
and  Chenaniah  the  master  of  the  song  with  the  singers  : 
David  also  had  upon  him  an  cphod  of  linen. 

28  Thus  all  Israel  brought  up  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  with  shouting,  and  with  sound  of 
the  cornet,  and  with  trumpets,  and  with  cymbals,  mak- 
ing a noise  with  psalteries  and  harps. 

29  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  came  to  the  city  of  David,  that  Mi- 
chal  the  daughter  of  Saul  looking  out  at  a window  saw 
king  David  dancing  and  playing  : and  she  despised  him 
in  her  heart. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 David's  festival  sacrifice.  4 He  ordereth  a choir  to  sing  thanksgiving. 
7 The  psalm  of  thanksgiving.  37  He  appointeth  ministers^  porters^ 
priests.,  and  musicians,  to  attend  continually  on  the  ark. 

SO  1 they  brought  the  ark  of  God,  and  set  it  in  the 
midst  of  the  tent  that  David  had  pitched  for  it : 
and  they  offered  burnt  sacrifices  and  peace  offerings 
before  God. 

2  And  when  David  had  made  an  end  of  offering  the 
burnt  offerings  and  the  peace  offerings,  he  blessed  the 
people  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  he  dealt  to  every  one  of  Israel,  both  man  and 
woman,  to  every  one  a loaf  of  bread,  and  a good  piece 
of  flesh,  and  a flagon  of  wine. 

4  *[[  And  he  appointed  certain  of  the  Levites  to  minis- 
ter before  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  to  ^ record,  arid 
to  thank  and  praise  the  Lord  God  of  Israel : 

6 Asaph  the  chief,  and  next  to  him  Zechariah,  Jeiel, 
and  Shemiramoth,  and  Jehiel,  and  Mattithiah,  and 
Eliab,  and  Benaiah,  and  Obed-edom  : and  Jeiel  with 
psalteries  and  with  harps  ; but  Asaph  made  a sound 
with  cymbals  ; 

6 Benaiah  also  and  Jahaziel  the  priests  with  trum- 
pets continually  before  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God. 
7 ^ Then  on  that  day  David  delivered  ^ first  this 

« Ps.  46,  title.  14  2 Sam.  6.  12,  13,  i 2 Sam.  6.  17-19. 

13  Num.  10.  8.  Ps.  &c.  1 Kin.  8.  1.  2 Ps.  38,  & 70,  title. 

81.  3.  15  ch.  13.  8.  3 See  2 Sam.  23.  1. 

15  ‘4  Sam.  6.  16.  a See  Ps.  46,  title. 


19  keepers.  So  the  singers,  Heman,  Asaph,  and  Ethan, 
were  appointed,  with  cymbals  of  brass  to  sound 

20  aloud  ; and  Zechariah,  and  Aziel,  and  Shemira- 
moth, and  Jehiel,  and  Unni,  and  Eliab,  and  Maa- 
seiah, and  Benaiah,  with  psalteries  set  to  “ Ala- 

21  moth  ; and  Mattithiah,  and  Eliphelehu,  and  Mik- 
neiah, and  Obed-edom,  and  Jeiel,  and  Azaziah, 

22  with  harps  set  to  ^the  Sheminith,  to  lead.  And 
Chenaniah,  chief  of  the  Levites,  was  over  ®the 
song  : he  instructed  about  ^ the  song,  because  he 

23  was  skilful.  And  Berechiah  and  Elkanah  were 

24  doorkeepers  for  the  ark.  And  Shebaniah,  and 
Joshaphat,  and  Nethanel,  and  Amasai,  and  Ze- 
chariah, and  Benaiah,  and  Eliezer,  the  priests,  did 
blow  with  the  trumpets  before  the  ark  of  God  : and 
Obed-edom  and  Jehiah  were  doorkeepers  for  the 

25  ark.  ^ So  David,  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  the 
captains  over  thousands,  went  to  bring  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  the  house  of 

26  Obed-edom  with  joy  : and  it  came  to  pass,  when  God 
helped  the  Levites  that  bare  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord,  that  they  sacrificed  seven  bullocks 

27  and  seven  rams.  And  David  was  clothed  with  a 
robe  of  fine  linen,  and  all  the  Levites  that  bare  the 
ark,  and  the  singers,  and  Chenaniah  the  master  of 
'^the  song  with  the  singers  : and  David  had  upon 

28  him  an  ephod  of  linen.  Thus  all  Israel  brought  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  with  shouting, 
and  with  sound  of  the  cornet,  and  with  trumpets, 
and  with  cymbals,  sounding  aloud  with  psalteries 

29  and  harps.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  came  to  the  city  of  David, 
that  Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul  looked  out  at  the 
window,  and  saw  king  David  dancing  and  playing  ; 

16  and  she  despised  him  in  her  heart.  And  they 
brought  in  the  ark  of  God,  and  set  it  in  the  midst  of 
the  tent  that  David  had  pitched  for  it  : and  they 
offered  burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings  before' 

2 God.  And  when  David  had  made  an  end  of  offer- 
ing the  burnt  offering  and  the  peace  offerings,  he 

3 blessed  the  people  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And 
he  dealt  to  every  one  of  Israel,  both  man  and  wo- 
man, to  every  one  a loaf  of  bread,  and  a portion 
“ ff  flesh,  and  a cake  of  raisins. 


4 And  he  appointed  certain  of  the  Levites  to  minis- 
ter before  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  to  celebrate 
and  to  thank  and  praise  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel : 

5 Asaph  the  chief,  and  second  to  him  Zechariah,  ^ Je- 
iel, and  Shemiramoth,  and  Jehiel,  and  Mattithiah, 
and  Eliab,  and  Benaiah,  and  Obed-edom,  and  Jeiel, 
with  psalteries  and  with  harps  ; and  Asaph  with 

6 cymbals,  sounding  aloud  ; and  Benaiah  and  Jaha- 
ziel the  priests  with  trumpets  continually,  before 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God. 

7 Then  on  that  day  did  David  ^ first  ordain  to  give 

b See  Ps.  6,  title.  d See  2 Sam.  6.  12,  h In  ch.  16.  18,  Jaa- 

c Or,  the  carrying  &c.  ziel. 

of  the  ark.  Heb.  the  a Or,  of  wine.  c Or,  make  it  the 

lifting  up.  chief  work. 


612 


1.  CHRONICLES,  XVI. 


psalm  to  thank  the  Lord  into  the  hand  of  Asaph  and 
his  brethren. 

8 ^ Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name, 
make  known  his  deeds  among  the  people. 

9 Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him,  talk  ye  of  all 
his  wondrous  works. 

10  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  : let  the  heart  of  them 
rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

11  Seek  the  Lord  and  his  strength,  seek  his  face 
continually. 

12  Remember  his  marvellous  works  that  he  hath 
done,  his  wonders,  and  the  judgments  of  his  mouth  ; 

13  O ye  seed  of  Israel  his  servant,  ye  children  of 
Jacob,  his  chosen  ones. 

14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God  ; his  judgments  are  in 
all  the  earth. 

15  Be  ye  mindful  always  of  his  covenant  ; the  word 
which  he  commanded  to  a thousand  generations  ; 

16  Even  of  the  ® covenant  which  he  made  with  Abra- 
ham, and  of  his  oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

17  And  hath  confirmed  the  same  to  Jacob  for  a law, 

and  to  Israel  for  an  everlasting  covenant,  , 

18  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I give  the  land  of  Canaan, 
the  lot  of  your  inheritance  ; 

19  When  ye  were  but  few,  ®even  a few,  and  strangers 
in  it. 

20  And  when  they  went  from  nation  to  nation,  and 
from  one  kingdom  to  another  people  ; 

21  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them  wrong  : yea,  he 
^ reproved  kings  for  their  sakes, 

22  Saying,  ^ Touch  not  mine  anointed,  and  do  my 
prophets  no  harm. 

23  ® Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth  ; shew  forth 
from  day  to  day  his  salvation. 

24  Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen  ; his  marvel- 
lous works  among  all  nations. 

25  For  great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised  : 
he  also  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

26  For  all  the  gods  ^^of  the  people  are  idols  : but 
the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

27  Glory  and  honour  are  in  his  presence  ; strength 
and  gladness  are  in  his  place. 

28  Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of  the  people, 
give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

29  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name  : 
bring  an  offering,  and  come  before  him  ; worship  the 
Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

30  Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth  : the  world  also 
shall  be  stable,  that  it  be  not  moved. 

31  Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the  earth  rejoice  : 
and  let  men  say  among  the  nations.  The  Lord  reigneth. 

32  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof  : let  the 
fields  rejoice,  and  all  that  is  therein. 

33  Then  shall  the  trees  of  the  wood  sing  out  at  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  because  he  cometh  to  judge  the 
earth. 

34  O give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  good  ; 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


*Ps.  105. 1-15. 
c Gen.  17.  2.  & 26.  3. 
& 28.  13.  & 3,5.  11. 

8 Gen.  34.  30. 


? ften.  12.  1?.  & 20. 
3.  Ex.  7.  15-18. 

8 Ps.  105.  15. 

9 Pfi.  96.  1,  &c. 


18  Lev.  19.  4. 

11  Ps.  106.  1.  & 107. 
1.  & 118.  1.  & 136.  1. 
d See  Ps.  105.  1-15. 


thanks  unto  the  Lord,  by  the  hand  of  Asaph  and 
his  brethren. 

8 *^0  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon  his 

name  ; 

Make  known  his  doings  among  the  peoples. 

9 Sing  unto  him,  sing  praises  unto  him  ; 

® Talk  ye  of  all  his  marvellous  works. 

10  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  : 

Let  the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

11  Seek  ye  the  Lord  and  his  strength  ; 

Seek  his  face  evermore. 

12  Remember  his  marvellous  works  that  he  hath 

done  ; 

His  wonders,  and  the  judgements  of  his  mouth  ; 

13  O ye  seed  of  Israel  his  servant. 

Ye  children  of  Jacob,  his  chosen  ones. 

14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God  : 

His  judgements  are  in  all  the  earth. 

15  Remember  his  covenant  for  ever. 

The  word  which  he  commanded  to  a thousand 
generations ; 

16  The  covenant  which  he  made  with  Abraham, 

And  his  oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

17  And  confirmed  the  same  unto  Jacob  for  a statute, 
To  Israel  for  an  everlasting  covenant : 

18  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I give  the  land  of  Canaan, 
The  lot  of  your  inheritance  : 

19  When  ye  were  but  a few  men  in  number  ; 

Yea,  very  few,  and  sojourners  in  it ; 

20  And  they  went  about  from  nation  to  nation, 

And  from  one  kingdom  to  another  people. 

21  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them  wrong  ; 

Yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their  sakes  ; 

22  Saying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed  ones. 

And  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

23  c'  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth  ; 

Shew  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

24  Declare  his  glory  among  the  nations. 

His  marvellous  works  among  all  the  peoples. 

25  For  great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised  ; 
He  also  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

26  For  all  the  gods  of  the  peoples  are  * idols 
But  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

27  Honour  and  majesty  are  before  him  : 

Strength  and  gladness  are  in  his  place. 

28  Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of  the  peoples. 
Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

29  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name  : 
Bring  an  offering,  and  come  before  him  : 

Worship  the  Lord  Mn  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

30  Tremble  before  him,  all  the  earth  : 

The  world  also  is  stablished  that  it  cannot  be 
moved. 

31  Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the  earth 

rejoice  ; 

And  let  them  say  among  the  nations.  The  Lord 
reigneth. 

32  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof  ; 

Let  the  field  exult,  and  all  that  is  therein  ; 

33  Then  shall  the  trees  of  the  wood  sing  for  joy  be- 

fore the  Lord, 

For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth. 

34  O give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  good  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

€ Or,  Meditate.  g See  Ps.  96.  1,  &c.  i Or,  in  holy  array, 

f Heb.  cord,  or,  h Or,  things  of  j See  Ps.  106.  1. 

line.  nought. 


\I.  CHRONICLES,  XVII. 


613 


35  And  say  ye,  Save  us,  O God  of  our  salvation, 
and  gather  us  together,  and  deliver  us  from  the  heathen, 
that  we  may  give  thanks  to  thy  holy  name,  and  glory 
in  thy  praise. 

36  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  for  ever  and 
ever.  And  all  ^^the  people  said.  Amen,  and  praised 
the  Lord. 

37  If  So  he  left  there  before  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  Asaph  and  his  brethren,  to  minister  before 
the  ark  continually,  as  every  day’s  work  required  : 

38  And  Obed-edom  with  their  Hbrethren,  threescore 
and  eight ; Obed-edom  also  the  son  of  Jeduthun  and 
Hosah  to  he  porters  : 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest,  and  his  brethren  the  priests, 

before  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  in  the  high  place 

that  loa^  at  Gibeon, 

40  To  ofPer  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord  upon  the 
altar  of  the  burnt  offering  continually  morning  and 
evening,  and  to  do  according  to  all  that  is  written  in 
the  law  of  the  Lord,  which  he  commanded  Israel  ; 

41  And  with  them  Heman  and  Jeduthun,  and  the 
rest  that  were  chosen,  who  were  expressed  by  name,  to 
give  thanks  to  the  Lord,  because  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever  ; 

42  And  with  them  Heman  and  Jeduthun  with  trum- 
pets and  cymbals  for  those  that  should  make  a sound, 
and  with  musical  instruments  of  God.  And  the  sons  of 
Jeduthun  icere  porters. 

43  And  all  the  people  departed  every  man  to  his 
house  : and  David  returned  to  bless  his  house. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 Nathan  first  approving  the  purpose  of  David,  to  build  God  an  house, 

3 after  by  the.  word  of  God  forbiddeth  him.  11  He  promiseth  him 
blessings  and  benefits  in  his  seed.  16  David's  prayer  and  thanksgiv- 
ing. 

OW  ^ it  came  to  pass,  as  David  sat  in  his  house, 
that  David  said  to  Nathan  the  prophet,  Lo,  I 
dwell  in  an  house  of  cedars,  but  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  remaineth  under  curtains. 

2 Than  Nathan  said  unto  David,  Do  all  that  is  in 
thine  heart ; for  God  is  with  thee. 

3 ^.And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night,  that  the 
word  of  God  came  to  Nathan,  saying, 

4 Go  and  tell  David  my  servant.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Thou  shalt  not  build  me  an  house  to  dwell  in  : 

5 For  I have  not  dwelt  in  an  house  since  the  day  that 
I brought  up  Israel  unto  this  day  ; but  have  gone  from 
tent  to  tent,  and  from  one  tabernacle  to  another. 

6 Wheresoever  I have  walked  with  all  Israel,  spake 
I a word  to  any  of  the  judges  of  Israel,  whom  I com- 
manded to  feed  my  people,  saying.  Why  have  ye  not 
built  me  an  house  of  cedars  ? 

7 Now  therefore  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  my  servant 
David,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I took  thee  from 
the  sheepcote,  even  from  following  the  sheep,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  ruler  over  my  people  Israel : 

8 And  I have  been  with  thee  whithersoever  thou 
hast  walked,  and  have  cut  off  all  thine  enemies  from 
before  thee,  and  have  made  thee  a name  like  the  name 
of  the  great  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

9 Also  I will  ordain  a place  for  my  people  Israel, 
and  will  plant  them,  and  they  shall  dwell  in  their  place, 
and  shall  be  moved  no  more  ; neither  shall  the  children 


35  * And  say  ye,  Save  us,  0 God  of  our  salvation. 
And  gather  us  together  and  deliver  us  from  the 

nations. 

To  give  thanks  unto  thy  holy  name. 

And  to  triumph  in  thy  praise. 

36  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 

From  everlasting  even  to  everlasting. 

And  all  the  people  said.  Amen,  and  praised  the 
Lord. 

37  So  he  left  there,  before  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord,  Asaph  and  his  brethren,  to  minister 
before  the  ark  continually,  as  every  day’s  work  re- 

38  quired  : and  Obed-edom  with  their  brethren,  three- 
score and  eight  ; Obed-edom  also  the  son  of  Jedu- 

39  thun  and  Hosah  to  be  doorkeepers  : and  Zadok  the 
priest,  and  his  brethren  the  priests,  before  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  Lord  in  the  high  place  that  was  at 

40  Gibeon,  to  offer  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord  upon 
the  altar  of  burnt  offering  continually  morning  and 
evening,  even  according  to  all  that  is  written  in  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  which  he  commanded  unto  Israel  ; 

41  and  with  them  Heman  and  Jeduthun,  and  the  rest 
that  were  chosen,  who  were  expressed  by  name,  to 
give  thanks  to  the  Lord,  because  his  mercy  endur- 

42  eth  for  ever  ; and  with  them  Heman  and  Jeduthun 
ivith  trumpets  and  cymbals  for  those  that  should 
sound  aloud,  and  with  instruments  for  ^ the  songs  of 
God  : and  the  sons  of  Jeduthun  to  be  at  the  gate. 

43  And  all  the  people  departed  every  man  to  his  house  : 
and  David  returned  to  bless  his  house. 


17  “And  it  came  to  pass, when  David  dwelt  in  his 
house,  that  David  said  to  Nathan  the  prophet,  Lo,  I 
dwell  in  an  house  of  cedar,  but  the  ark  of  the  cove- 

2 nant  of  the  Lord  dwelleth  under  curtains.  And 
Nathan  said  unto  David,  Do  all  that  is  in  thine 

3 heart ; for  God  is  with  thee.  And  it  came  to  pass 
the  same  night,  that  the  word  of  God  came  to  Na- 

4 than,  saying.  Go  and  tell  David  my  servant,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  not  build  me  an  house  to 

5 dwell  in  : fori  have  not  dwelt  in  an  house  since  the 
day  that  I brought  up  Israel,  unto  this  day  ; but 
^have  gone  from  tent  to  tent,  and  from  one  taber- 

6 nacle  to  another.  In  all  places  wherein  I have  walked 
with  all  Israel,  spake  I a word  with  any  of  the 
judges  of  Israel,  whom  I commanded  to  feed  my 
people,  saying.  Why  have  ye  not  built  me  an  house 

7 of  cedar  ? Now  therefore  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
my  servant  David,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I 
took  thee  from  the  sheepcote,  from  following  the 
sheep,  that  thou  shouldest  be  ^ prince  over  my  peo- 

8 pie  Israel  : and  I have  been  with  thee  whitherso- 
ever thou  wentest,  and  have  cut  off  all  thine  enemies 
from  before  thee  ; and  I will  make  thee  a name,  like 
unto  the  name  of  the  great  ones  that  are  in  the 

9 earth.  And  I will  appoint  a place  for  my  people 
Israel,  and  will  plant  them,  that  they  may  dwell  in 
their  own  place,  and  be  moved  no  more  ; neither 


15  ch.  21.  29.  2 Chr. 

1.  3. 

10  1 Kin.  3.  4. 


iiEx.  29.  38.  Num. 
28  3 

18  ver.  34.  2 Chr.  5. 


13.  & 7.  3.  Ezra  3.  11. 
Jer.  33.  11. 

1'-'  2 Sam.  G.  19,  20. 

1 2 Sam.  7.  1,  &c. 


k See  Ps.  106.  47, 48. 
I See  1 Chr.  25.  7. 
2 Clir,  7.  6.  & 29.  27. 
a See  2 Sam.  7. 


b Heb.  have  been, 
c Or,  pasture, 
d Or,  leader. 


12  Ps.  106.  47,  48. 
18  1 Kin.  8.  15. 

1*  Deut.  27.  15. 


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I.  CHRONICLES,  XVII. 


of  wickedness  waste  them  any  more,  as  at  the  begin- 
ning, 

10  And  since  the  time  that  I commanded  judges  to 
he  over  my  people  Israel.  Moreover  I will  subdue  all 
thine  enemies.  Furthermore  I tell  thee  that  the  Lord 
will  build  thee  an  house. 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thy  days  be 
expired  that  thou  must  go  to  he  with  thy  fathers,  that  I 
will  raise  up  thy  seed  after  thee,  which  shall  be  of  thy 
sons  ; and  I will  establish  his  kingdom. 

12  He  shall  build  me  an  house,  and  I will  stablish 
his  throne  for  ever. 

13  2 1 will  be  his  father,  and  he  shall  be  my  son  : 
and  I will  not  take  my  mercy  away  from  him,  as  I took 
it  from  him  that  was  before  thee  : 

14  But  ^ I will  settle  him  in  mine  house  and  in  my 
kingdom  for  ever  : and  his  throne  shall  be  established 
for  evermore. 

15  According  to  all  these  words,  and  according  to  all 
this  vision,  so  did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 

16  ^ ^ And  David  the  king  came  and  sat  before  the 
Lord,  and  said,  Who  am  I,  O Lord  God,  and  what  is 
mine  house,  that  thou  hast  brought  me  hitherto  ? 

17  And  yet  this  was  a small  thing  in  thine  eyes,  O 
God  ; for  thou  hast  also  spoken  of  thy  servant’s  house 
for  a great  while  to  come,  and  hast  regarded  me  ac- 
cording to  the  estate  of  a man  of  high  degree,  O Lord 
God. 

18  What  can  David  speak  more  to  thee  for  the  hon- 
our of  thy  servant  ? for  thou  knowest  thy  servant. 

19  O Lord,  for  thy  servant’s  sake,  and  according  to 
thine  own  heart,  hast  thou  done  all  this  greatness,  in 
making  known  all  these  great  things. 

20  O Lord,  there  is  none  like  thee,  neither  is  there 
any  God  beside  thee,  according  to  all  that  we  have  heard 
with  our  ears. 

21  And  what  one  nation  in  the  earth  is  like  thy  peo- 
ple Israel,  whom  God  went  to  redeem  to  he  his  own 
people,  to  make  thee  a name  of  greatness  and  terrible- 
ness, by  driving  out  nations  from  before  thy  people, 
whom  thou  hast  redeemed  out  of  Egypt  ? 

22  For  thy  people  Israel  didst  thou  make  thine  own 
people  for  ever  ; and  thou.  Lord,  becamest  their  God. 

23  Therefore  now.  Lord,  let  the  thing  that  thou 
hast  spoken  concerning  thy  servant  and  concerning  his 
house  be  established  for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

24  Let  it  even  be  established,  that  thy  name  may  be 
magnified  for  ever,  saying.  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  the 
God  of  Israel,  even  a God  to  Israel : and  let  the  house 
of  David  thy  servant  he  established  before  thee. 

25  For  thou,  O my  God,  hast  told  thy  servant  that 
thou  wilt  build  him  an  house  : therefore  thy  servant 
hath  found  in  his  heart  to  pray  before  thee. 

26  And  now.  Lord,  thou  art  God,  and  hast  promised 
this  goodness  unto  thy  servant  : 

27  Now  therefore  let  it  please  thee  to  bless  the 
house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may  be  before  thee  for 
ever  : for  thou  blessest,  O Lord,  and  it  shall  he  blessed 
for  ever. 

* 2 Sam.  7.  14,  15.  * 2 Sam.  7.  18.  / Or,  And  who  is 

s Luke  1.  33.  e Or,  have  subdued,  like  thxy  people  Israel, 


shall  the  children  of  wickedness  waste  them  any 

10  more,  as  at  the  first,  and  as  from  the  day  that  I com- 
manded judges  to  be  over  my  people  Israel ; and  I 
® will  subdue  all  thine  enemies.  Moreover  I tell 

11  thee  that  the  Lord  will  build  thee  an  house.  And 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thy  days  be  fulfilled 
that  thou  must  go  to  be  with  thy  fathers,  that  I will 
set  up  thy  seed  after  thee,  which  shall  be  of  thy 

12  sons  ; and  I will  establish  his  kingdom.  He  shall 
build  me  an  house,  and  I will  establish  his  throne 

13  for  ever.  I will*  be  his  father,  and  he  shall  be  my 
son  : and  I will  not  take  my  mercy  away  from  him, 

14  as  I took  it  from  him  that  was  before  thee  : but  I 
will  settle  him  in  mine  house  and  in  my  kingdom  for 
ever  : and  his  throne  shall  be  established  for  ever. 

15  According  to  all  these  words,  and  according  to  all 
this  vision,  so  did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 


16  Then  David  the  king  went  in,  and  sat  before  the 
Lord  ; and  he  said.  Who  am  I,  O Lord  God,  and 
what  is  my  house,  that  thou  hast  brought  me  thus 

17  far  ? And  this  was  a small  thing  in  thine  eyes,  O 
God  ; but  thou  hast  spoken  of  thy  servant’s  house 
for  a great  while  to  come,  and  hast  regarded  me 
according  to  the  estate  of  a man  of  high  degree,  O 

18  Lord  God.  What  can  David  say  yet  more  unto 
thee  concerning  the  honour  which  is  done  to  thy 

19  servant  ? for  thou  knowest  thy  servant.  O Lord,  for 
thy  servant’s  sake,  and  according  to  thine  own  heart, 
hast  thou  wrought  all  this  greatness,  to  make  known 

20  all  these  great  things.  O Lord,  there  is  none  like 
thee,  neither  is  there  any  God  beside  thee,  according 

21  to  all  that  we  have  heard  with  our  ears,  f And  what 
one  nation  in  the  earth  is  like  thy  people  Israel, 
whom  God  went  to  redeem  unto  himself  for  a people, 
to  make  thee  a name  by  great  and  terrible  things, 
in  driving  out  nations  from  before  thy  people,  which 

22  thou  redeemedst  out  of  Egypt  ? For  thy  people 
Israel  didst  thou  make  thine  own  people  for  ever  ; 

23  and  thou.  Lord,  becamest  their  God.  And  now,  O 
Lord,  let  the  word  that  thou  hast  spoken  concerning 
thy  servant,  and  concerning  his  house,  be  established 

24  for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  spoken.  And  let  thy 
name  be  established  and  magnified  for  ever,  saying. 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  the  God  of  Israel,  even  a God 
to  Israel : and  the  house  of  David  thy  servant  is 

25  established  before  thee.  For  thou,  O my  God,  hast 
revealed  to  thy  servant  that  thou  wilt  build  him  an 
house  : therefore  hath  thy  servant  found  in  his  heart 

26  to  pray  before  thee.  And  now,  O Lord,  thou  art 
God,  and  hast  promised  this  good  thing  unto  thy 

27  servant  : and  now  it  hath  pleased  thee  to  bless  the 
house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may  continue  for  ever 
before  thee  : for  thou,  O Lord,  hast  blessed,  and  it 
is  blessed  for  ever. 


a nation  that  is  alone  g Or,  Yea,  let  it  be  thy  name  be  magnir 
in  the  earth  &c.  established,  and  let  fied  (See. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XVni. 


615 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 David  subdueth  the  Philistines  and  the  Moabites.  3 He  smiteth  Hada- 

rezerandthe  Syrians.  9 Tou  sendeth  Hadoram  with  presents  to  bless 

David.  11  The  presents  and  the  simil  David  dedicateth  to  God.  13 

He  putteth  garrisons  in  Edom.  14  David's  officers. 

OW  after  this  ^ it  came  to  pass,  that  David  smote 
the  Philistines,  and  subdued  them,  and  took  Gath 
and  her  towns  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2 And  he  smote  Moab  ; and  the  Moabites  became 
David’s  servants,  and  brought  gifts. 

3 ^ And  David  smote  Hadarezer  king  of  Zobah 
unto  Hamath,  as  he  went  to  stablish  his  dominion  by 
the  river  Euphrates. 

4 And  David  took  from  him  a thousand  chariots,  and 
^ seven  thousand  horsemen,  and  twenty  thousand  foot- 
men: David  also  houghed  all  the  chariot  horses^  but 
reserved  of  them  an  hundred  chariots. 

5 And  when  the  Syrians  of  Damascus  came  to  help 
Hadarezer  king  of  Zobah,  David  slew  of  the  Syrians 
two  and  twenty  thousand  men. 

6 Then  David  put  garrisons  in  Syria-damascus  ; and 
the  Syrians  became  David’s  servants,  and  brought  gifts. 
Thus  the  Lord  preserved  David  whithersoever  he  went. 

7 And  David  took  the  shields  of  gold  that  were  on 
the  servants  of  Hadarezer,  and  brought  them  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

8 Likewise  from  Tibhath,  and  from  Chun,  cities  of 
Hadarezer,  brought  David  very  much  brass,  wherewith 
^ Solomon  made  the  brasen  sea,  and  the  pillars,  and  the 
vessels  of  brass. 

9 % Now  when  Tou  king  of  Hamath  heard  how 
David  had  smitten  all  the  host  of  Hadarezer  king  of 
Zobah  ; 

10  He  sent  Hadoram  his  son  to  king  David,  to  en- 
quire of  his  welfare,  and  to  congratulate  him,  because 
he  had  fought  against  Hadarezer,  and  smitten  him  ; 
(for  Hadarezer  had  war  with  Tou  ;)  and  with  him  all 
manner  of  vessels  of  gold  and  silver  and  brass. 

11  ^ Them  also  king  David  dedicated  unto  the 
Lord,  with  the  silver  and  the  gold  that  he  brought 
from  all  these  nations  ; from  Edom,  and  from  Moab, 
and  from  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  from  the  Philis- 
tines, and  from  Amalek. 

12  Moreover  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  slew  of  the 
Edomites  in  the  valley  of  salt  ^ eighteen  thousand. 

13  If  ® And  he  put  garrisons  in  Edom  ; and  all  the 
Edomites  became  David’s  servants.  Thus  the  Lord 
preserved  David  whithersoever  he  went. 

14  ^ So  David  reigned  over  all  Israel,  and  executed 
judgment  and  justice  among  all  his  people. 

15  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  was  over  the  host  ; 
and  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahilud,  recorder. 

16  And  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and  Abimelech  the 
son  of  Abiathar,  were  the  priests  ; and  Shavsha  was 
scribe  ; 

17  ® And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  was  over  the 
Cherethites  and  the  Pelethites  ; and  the  sons  of  David 
were  chief  about  the  king. 


18  And  after  this  “ it  came  to  pass,  that  David  smote 
the  Philistines,  and  subdued  them,  and  took  Gath 
. and  her  towns  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2 And  he  smote  Moab  ; and  the  Moabites  became  ser- 

3 vants  to  David,  and  brought  presents.  And  David 
smote  Hadarezer  king  of  Zobah  ^unto  Hamath, 
as  he  went  to  stablish  his  dominion  by  the  river  Eu- 

4 phrates.  And  David  took  from  him  a thousand 
chariots,  and  seven  thousand  horsemen,  and  twenty 
thousand  footmen  : and  David  houghed  all  the 
chariot  horses,  but  reserved  of  them  for  an  hundred 

5 chariots.  And  when  the  Syrians  of  Damascus 
came  to  succour  Hadarezer  king  of  Zobah,  David 
smote  of  <^the  Syrians  two  and  twenty  thousand 

6 men.  Then  David  put  garrisons  in  Syria  of  ^ Da- 
mascus ; and  the  Syrians  became  servants  to  David, 
and  brought  presents.  And  the  Lord  ® gave  victory 

7 to  David  whithersoever  he  went.  And  David  took 
the  shields  of  gold  that  were  on  the  servants  of 

8 Hadarezer,  and  brought  them  to  Jerusalem.  And 
from  Tibhath  and  from  Cun,  cities  of  Hadarezer, 
David  took  very  much  brass,  wherewith  Solomon 
made  the  brasen  sea,  and  the  pillars,  and  the  vessels 

9 of  brass.  And  when  Tou  king  of  Hamath  heard 
that  David  had  smitten  all  the  host  of  Hadarezer 

10  king  of  Zobah,  he  sent  Hadoram  his  son  to  king 
David,  to  salute  him,  and  to  bless  him,  because  he 
had  fought  against  Hadarezer  and  smitten  him  ; for 
Hadarezer  had  wars  with  Tou  ; and  he  had  with  him 
all  manner  of  vessels  of  gold  and  silver  and  brass. 

11  These  also  did  king  David  dedicate  unto  the  Lord, 
with  the  silver  and  the  gold  that  he  carried  away 
from  all  the  nations  ; from  Edom,  and  from  Moab, 
and  from  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  from  the  Phi- 

12  listines,  and  from  Amalek.  Moreover  Abishai  the 
son  of  Zeruiah  smote  of  the  Edomites  in  the  Valley 

13  of  Salt  eighteen  thousand.  And  he  put  garrisons  in 
Edom  ; and  all  the  Edomites  became  servants  to 
David.  And  the  Lord  ®gave  victory  to  David 
whithersoever  he  went. 


14  And  David  reigned  over  all  Israel  ; and  he  exe- 
cuted judgement  and  justice  unto  all  his  people. 

15  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  was  over  the  host ; and 

16  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahilud  was  ^ recorder.  And 
Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and  Abimelech  the  son  of 
Abiathar,  were  priests  ; and  Shavsha  was  * scribe  ; 

17  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  was  over  the  Che- 
rethites and  the  Pelethites  ; and  the  sons  of  David 
were  chief  about  the  king. 


^ 2 Sam.  8.  1,  &c.  3 i Kin.  7.  15,23.  2 5 2 Sam.  8.  14,  &c.  b Or,  by.  e Or,  saved  David.  g Or,  chronicler. 

2 2 Sam.  8.  4,  seven  Chr.  4.  12,  15,  16.  « 2 Sam.  8.  18.  c Heh.  Aram.  /Heb.  Abshai.  h Or,  secretary, 

hundred.  i 2 Sam.  8.  13.  a See  2 Sam.  8.  d Heb.  Darmesek. 


616 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XIX. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 David's  messengers,  sent  to  comfort  Hanun  the  son  of  Nahash,  are 
villanously  entreated.  6 The  Ammonites,  strengthened  by  the  Syrians, 
are  overcome  by  Joab  and  Abishai.  16  Shophach,  making  a new  sup- 
ply of  the  Syrians,  is  slain  by  David. 

OW  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Nahash  the 
king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  died,  and  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead.  ♦ 

2 And  David  said,  I will  shew  kindness  unto  Hanun 
the  son  of  Nahash,  because  his  father  shewed  kindness 
to  me.  And  David  sent  messengers  to  comfort  him 
concerning  his  father.  So  the  servants  of  David  came 
into  the  land  of  the  children  of  Ammon  to  Hanun,  to 
comfort  him. 

3 But  the  princes  of  the  children  of  Ammon  said  to 
Hanun,  Thinkest  thou  that  David  doth  honour  thy 
father,  that  he  hath  sent  comforters  unto  thee  ? are 
not  his  servants  come  unto  thee  for  to  search,  and  to 
overthrow,  and  to  spy  out  the  land  ? 

4 Wherefore  Hanun  took  David’s  servants,  and 
shaved  them,  and  cut  off  their  garments  in  the  midst 
hard  by  their  buttocks,  and  sent  them  away. 

5 Then  there  went  certain,  and  told  David  how  the 
men  were  served.  And  he  sent  to  meet  them  : for  the 
men  were  greatly  ashamed.  And  the  king  said,  Tarry 
at  Jericho  until  your  beards  be  grown,  and  then  re- 
turn. 

6 ^ And  when  the  children  of  Ammon  saw  that  they 
had  made  themselves  odious  to  David,  Hanun  and  the 
children  of  Ammon  sent  a thousand  talents  of  silver  to 
hire  them  chariots  and  horsemen  out  of  Mesopotamia, 
and  out  of  Syria-maachah,  ^ and  out  of  Zobah. 

7 So  they  hired  thirty  and  two  thousand  chariots, 
and  the  king  of  Maachah  and  his  people  ; who  came 
and  pitched  before  Medeba.  And  the  children  of  Am- 
mon gathered  themselves  together  from  their  cities, 
and  came  to  battle. 

8 And  when  David  heard  of  it,  he  sent  Joab,  and  all 
the  host  of  the  mighty  men. 

9 And  the  children  of  Ammon  came  out,  and  put 
the  battle  in  array  before  the  gate  of  the  city  : and  the 
kings  that  were  come  were  by  themselves  in  the  field. 

10  Now  when  Joab  saw  that  the  battle  was  set 
against  him  before  and  behind,  he  chose  out  of  all  the 
choice  of  Israel,  and  put  them  in  array  against  the 
Syrians. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  delivered  unto  the 
hand  of  Abishai  his  brother,  and  they  set  themselves  in 
array  against  the  children  of  Ammon. 

12  A^nd  he  said.  If  the  Syrians  be  too  strong  for  me, 
then  thou  shalt  help  me  : but  if  the  children  of  Ammon 
be  too  strong  for  thee,  then  I will  help  thee. 

13  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let  us  behave  ourselves 
valiantly  for  our  people,  and  for  the  cities  of  our  God  : 
and  let  the  Lord  do  that  ivhich  is  good  in  his  sight. 

14  So  Joab  and  the  people  that  were  with  him  drew 
nigh  before  the  Syrians  unto  the  battle  ; and  they  fled 
before  him. 

15  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon  saw  that  the 
Syrians  were  fled,  they  likewise  fled  before  Abishai  his 
brother,  and  entered  into  the  city.  Then  Joab  came  to 
Jerusalem. 

16  ^ And  when  the  Syrians  saw  that  they  were  put 
to  the  worse  before  Israel,  they  sent  messengers,  and 
drew  forth  the  Syrians  that  were  beyond  the  river  : and 

a See  2 Sam.  10. 


19  “And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Nahash  the 
king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  died,  and  his  son 

2 reigned  in  his  stead.  And  David  said,  I will  shew 
kindness  unto  Hanun  the  son  of  Nahash,  because  his 
father  shewed  kindness  to  me.  So  David  sent  mes- 
sengers to  comfort  him  concerning  his  father.  And 
David’s  servants  came  into  the  land  of  the  children 

3 of  Ammon  to  Hanun,  to  comfort  him.  But  the 
princes  of  the  children  of  Ammon  said  to  Hanun, 
Thinkest  thou  that  David  doth  honour  thy  father, 
that  he  hath  sent  comforters  unto  thee  ? are  not  his 
servants  come  unto  thee  for  to  search,  and  to  over- 

4 throw,  and  to  spy  out  the  land  ? So  Hanun  took 
David’s  servants,  and  shaved  them,  and  cut  off  their 
garments  in  the  middle,  even  to  their  buttocks,  and 

5 sent  them  away.  Then  there  went  \certain,  and  told 
David  how  the  men  were  served.  And  he  sent  to 
meet  them  ; for  the  men  were  greatly  ashamed. 
And  the  king  said.  Tarry  at  Jericho  until  your 

6 beards  be  grown,  and  then  return.  And  when  the 
children  of  Ammon  saw  that  they  had  made  them- 
selves odious  to  David,  Hanun  and  the  children  of 
Ammon  sent  a thousand  talents  of  silver  to  hire  them 
chariots  and  horsemen  out  of  Mesopotamia,  and  out 

7 of  Aram-maacah,  and  out  of  Zobah.  So  they  hired 
them  thirty  and  two  thousand  chariots,  and  the  king 
of  Maacah  and  his  people  ; who  came  and  pitched 
before  Medeba.  And  the  children  of  Ammon  ga- 
thered themselves  together  from  their  cities,  and 

8 came  to  battle.  And  when  David  heard  of  it,  he  sent 

9 Joab,  and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  men.  And  the 
children  of  Ammon  came  out,  and  put  the  battle  in 
array  at  the  gate  of  the  city  : and  the  kings  that 

10  were  come  were  by  themselves  in  the  field.  Now 
when  Joab  saw  that  ^the  battle  was  set  against  him 
before  and  behind,  he  chose  of  all  the  choice  men  of 
Israel,  and  put  them  in  array  against  the  Syrians. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  committed  into  the 
hand  of  ‘^Abishai  his  brother,  and  they  put  themselves 

12  in  array  against  the  children  of  Ammon.  And  he 
said.  If  the  Syrians  be  too  strong  for  me,  then  thou 
shalt  help  me  : but  if  the  children  of  Ammon  be  too 

13  strong  for  thee,  then  I will  help  thee.  Be  of  good 
courage,  and  let  us  play  the  men  for  our  people,  and 
for  the  cities  of  our  God  : and  the  Lord  do  that 

14  which  seemeth  him  good.  So  Joab  and  the  people 
that  were  with  him  drew  nigh  before  the  Syrians 

15  unto  the  battle  ; and  they  fled  before  him.  And 
when  the  children  of  Ammon  saw  that  the  Syrians 
were  fled,  they  likewise  fled  before  Abishai  his  bro- 
ther, and  entered  into  the  city.  Then  Joab  came  to 

16  Jerusalem.  And  when  the  Syrians  saw  that  they 
were  put  to  the  worse  before  Israel,  they  sent  mes- 
sengers, and  drew  forth  the  Syrians  that  were  be- 


b Heb.  the  face  of  the  battle  was  against. 


^ 2 Sam.  10.  1,  &o. 


2 ch.  18.  5,  9. 


c Heb.  Abshai. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XX.,  XXI. 


617 


Shophach  the  captain  of  the  host  of  Hadarezer  went 
before  them. 

17  And  it  was  told  David  ; and  he  gathered  all  Is- 
rael, and  passed  over  Jordan,  and  came  upon  them,  and 
set  the  battle  in  array  against  them.  So  when  David 
had  put  the  battle  in  array  against  the  Syrians,  they 
fought  with  him. 

18  But  the  Syrians  fled  before  Israel ; and  David 
slew  of  the  Syrians  seven  thousand  men  which  fought  in 
chariots,  and  forty  thousand  footmen,  and  killed  Sho- 
phach the  captain  of  the  host. 

19  And  when  the  servants  of  Hadarezer  saw  that 
they  were  put  to  the  worse  before  Israel,  they  made 
peace  with  David,  and  became  his  servants  : neither 
would  the  Syrians  help  the  children  of  Ammon  any 
more. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1 Rabbah  is  besieged  by  Joab,  spoiled  by  David,  and  the  people  thereof 
tortured.  4 Three  giants  are  slain  in  three  several  overthrows  of  the 
Philistines. 

And  1 it  came  to  pass,  that  after  the  year  was  ex- 
pired, at  the  time  that  kings  go  out  to  battle,  J oab 
led  forth  the  power  of  the  army,  and  wasted  the  coun- 
try of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  came  and  besieged 
Rabbah.  But  David  tarried  at  Jerusalem.  And  ^ Joab 
smote  Rabbah,  and  destroyed  it. 

2  And  David  ® took  the  crown  of  their  king  from  off 
his  head,  and  found  it  to  weigh  a talent  of  gold,  and 
there  were  precious  stones  in  it ; and  it  was  set  upon 
David’s  head  : and  he  brought  also  exceeding  much 
spoil  out  of  the  city. 

3  And  he  brought  out  the  people  that  were  in  it,  and 
cut  them  with  saws,  and  with  harrows  of  iron,  and  with 
axes.  Even  so  dealt  David  with  all  the  cities  of  the 
children  of  Ammon.  And  David  and  all  the  people 
returned  to  Jerusalem. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  ^ that  there  arose 
war  at  Gezer  with  the  Philistines  ; at  which  time 
® Sibbechai  the  Hushathite  slew  Sippai,  that  was  of  the 
children  of  the  giant  : and  they  were  subdued. 

5  And  there  was  war  again  with  the  Philistines  ; and 
Elhanau  the  son  of  Jair  slew  Lahmi  the  brother  of  Go- 
liath the  Gittite,  whose  spear  staff  was  like  a weaver’s 
beam. 

6  And  yet  again  ® there  was  war  at  Gath,  where  was 
a man  of  great  stature,  whose  fingers  and  toes  were  four 
and  twenty,  six  on  each  hand,  and  six  on  each  foot : and 
he  also  was  the  son  of  the  giant.' 

7  But  when  he  defied  Israel,  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Shimea  David’s  brother  slew  him. 

8  These  were  born  unto  the  giant  in  Gath  ; and  they 
fell  by  the  hand  of  David,  and  by  the  hand  of  his  ser- 
vants. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 David,  tempted  by  Satan,  forceth  Joab  to  number  the  people.  5 The 
number  of  the  people  being  brought,  David  repenteth  of  it.  9 David 
having  three  plagues  propounded  by  Gad  chooseth  the  pestilence.  14 
After  the  death  of  seventy  thousand,  David  by  repentance  preventeth 
the  destruction  of  Jerusalem.  18  David,  by  Gad's  direction,  purchas- 
eth  Oman's  threshingjioor : where  having  built  an  altar,  Goa  giveth  a 
sign  of  his  favour  by  fire,  and  stayeth  the  plague.  28  David  sacrificeth 
there,  being  restrained  from  Gibeon  by  fear  of  the  angel. 

And  1 Satan  stood  up  against  Israel,  and  provoked 
David  to  number  Israel. 

2  And  David  said  to  Joab  and  to  the  rulers  of  the 

1 2 Sam.  11. 1.  ® 2 Sam.  21.  20.  c See  2 Sam.  12.  30, 

2 2 Sam.  12.  26.  i 2 Sam.  24.  1,  &c.  31. 

8 2 Sam.  12.  30,  31.  a See  2 Sam.  11.1.  d Or,  Malcam.  See 

* 2 Sam.  21.  18.  b See  2 Sam.  12.  26.  Zeph.  1.  5. 

c ch.  11.  29. 


yond  the  River,  with  Shophach  the  captain  of  the 

17  host  of  Hadarezer  at  their  head.  And  it  was  told  Da- 
vid ; and  he  gathered  all  Israel  together,  and  passed 
over  Jordan,  and  came  upon  them,  and  set  the  battle 
in  array  against  them.  So  when  David  had  put  the 
battle  in  array  against  the  Syrians,  they  fought  with 

18  him.  And  the  Syrians  fled  before  Israel ; and  Da- 
vid slew  of  the  Syrians  the  men  of  seven  thousand 
chariots,  and  forty  thousand  footmen,  and  killed 

19  Shophach  the  captain  of  the  host.  And  when  the 
servants  of  Hadarezer  saw  that  they  were  put  to  the 
worse  before  Israel,  they  made  peace  with  David, 
and  served  him  : neither  would  the  Syrians  help  the 
children  of  Ammon  any  more. 


20  “ And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  time  of  the  return  of 

the  year,  at  the  time  when  kings  go  out  to  battle, 
that  Joab  led  forth  the  power  of  the  army,  and 
wasted  the  country  of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and 
came  and  besieged  Rabbah.  But  David  tarried  at 
Jerusalem.  And  ^ Joab  smote  Rabbah,  and  over- 

2 threw  it.  And  David  took  the  crown  of  ^ their 
king  from  off  his  head,  and  found  it  to  weigh  a 
talent  of  gold,  and  there  were  precious  stones  in  it ; 
and  it  was  set  upon  David’s  head  : and  he  brought 

3 forth  the  spoil  of  the  city,  exceeding  much.  And 
he  brought  forth  the  people  that  were  therein,  and 
cut  them  mth  saws,  and  with  harrows  of  iron,  and 
with  axes.  And  thus  did  David  unto  all  the  cities 
of  the  children  of  Ammon.  And  David  and  all  the 
people  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

4 ® And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  there  arose 
war  at  Gezer  with  the  Philistines  : then  Sibbecai 
the  Hushathite  slew  Sippai,  of  the  sons  of  the  ^ giant : 

5 and  they  were  subdued.  And  there  was  again  war 
with  the  Philistines  ; and  Elhanan  the  son  of  Jair 
slew  Lahmi  the  brother  of  Goliath  the  Gittite,  the 
staff  of  whose  spear  was  like  a weaver’s  beam. 

6 And  there  was  again  war  at  Gath,  where  was  a man 
of  great  stature,  whose  fingers  and  toes  were  four 
and  twenty,  six  on  each  hand,  and  six  on  each  foot  ; 

7 and  he  also  was  born  unto  the  * giant.  And  when 
he  * defied  Israel,  J onathan  the  son  of  Shimea  Da- 

8 vid’s  brother  slew  him.  These  were  born  unto  the 
^ giant  in  Gath  ; and  they  fell  by  the  hand  of  Da- 
vid, and  by  the  hand  of  his  servants. 


21  « And  ^ Satan  stood  up  against  Israel,  and  moved 

2 David  to  number  Israel.  And  David  said  to  Joab 
and  to  the  princes  of  the  people,  Go,  number  Israel 

e See  2 Bara.  21.  18-  cording  to  another  i Or,  reproached. 

22.  reading,  giants.  Heb.  a See  2 Sam.  24.  1, 

/In  2 Sara.  21.  18,  Rephaim.  &c. 

Gob.  h Heb.  Rapha,  b Or,  an  adversary, 

g Heb.  Rapha.  Ac- 


618 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XXI. 


people,  Go,  number  Israel  from  Beer-sheba  even  to 
Dan  ; ^ and  bring  the  number  of  them  to  me,  that  I 
may  know  it. 

3 And  Joab  answered.  The  Lord  make  his  people 
an  hundred  times  so  many  more  as  they  he : but,  my 
lord  the  king,  are  they  not  all  my  lord’s  servants  ? why 
then  doth  my  lord  require  this  thing  ? why  will  he  be 
a cause  of  trespass  to  Israel  ? 

4 Nevertheless  the  king’s  word  prevailed  against 
Joab.  Wherefore  Joab  departed,  and  went  through- 
out all  Israel,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

5 ^ And  Joab  gave  the  sum  of  the  number  of  the 
people  unto  David.  And  all  they  of  Israel  were  a thou- 
sand thousand  and  an  hundred  thousand  men  that  drew 
sword  : and  Judah  was  four  hundred  threescore  and 
ten  thousand  men  that  drew  sword. 

6 ®But  Levi  and  Benjamin  counted  he  not  among 
them  : for  the  king’s  word  was  abominable  to  Joab. 

7 And  God  was  displeased  with  this  thing  ; therefore 
he  smote  Israel. 

8 And  David  said  unto  God,  ^ I have  sinned  greatly, 
because  I have  done  this  thing  : ® but  now,  I beseech 
thee,  do  away  the  iniquity  of  thy  servant  ; for  I have 
done  very  foolishly. 

9 ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Gad,  David’s  ® seer, 
saying, 

10  Go  and  tell  David,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
I offer  thee  three  things : choose  thee  one  of  them,  that 
I may  do  it  unto  thee. 

11  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Choose  thee 

12  Either  three  years’  famine  ; or  three  months  to 
be  destroyed  before  thy  foes,  while  that  the  sword 
of  thine  enemies  overtaketh  thee  ; or  else  three  days 
the  sword  of  the  Lord,  even  the  pestilence,  in  the  land, 
and  the  angel  of  the  Lord  destroying  throughout  all 
the  coasts  of  Israel.  Now  therefore  advise  thyself 
what  word  I shall  bring  again  to  him  that  sent  me. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I am  in  a great  strait  : 
let  me  fall  now  into  the  hand  of  the  Lord  ; for  very 
great  are  his  mercies  : but  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand 
of  man. 

14  ^ So  the  Lord  sent  pestilence  upon  Israel : and 
there  fell  of  Israel  seventy  thousand  men. 

15  And  God  sent  an  ® angel  unto  Jerusalem  to  de- 
stroy it : and  as  he  was  destroying,  the  Lord  beheld, 
and  ® he  repented  him  of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the  angel 
that  destroyed.  It  is  enough,  stay  now  thine  hand. 
And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  by  the  threshingfloor 
of  Oman  the  Jebusite. 

16  And  David  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  stand  between  the  earth  and  the  heaven, 
having  a drawn  sword  in  his  hand  stretched  out  over 
Jerusalem.  Then  David  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  who 
were  clothed  in  sackcloth,  fell  upon  their  faces. 

17  And  David  said  unto  God,  Is  it  not  I that  com- 
manded the  people  to  be  numbered  ? even  I it  is  that 
have  sinned  and  done  evil  indeed  ; but  as  for  these 
sheep,  what  have  they  done  ? let  thine  hand,  I pray 
thee,  O Lord  my  God,  be  on  me,  and  on  my  father’s 
house  ; but  not  on  thy  people,  that  they  should  be 
plagued. 

18  ^ Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  commanded 
Gad  to  say  to  David,  that  David  should  go  up,  and  set 

5 2 Sam.  12.  13.  « 2 Sam.  24.  16. 

S“e  1 Sam.  9.  9.  ® See  Gen.  6.  6. 

^ 2 Sam.  24.  13.  ^ 2 Chr.  3.  1. 


from  Beer-sheba  even  to  Dan  ; and  bring  me  word, 

3 that  I may  know  the  sum  of  them.  And  Joab  said, 
The  Lord  make  his  people  an  hundred  times  so 
many  more  as  they  be  : but,  my  lord  the  king,  are 
they  not  all  my  lord’s  servants  ? why  doth  my  lord 
require  this  thing  ? why  will  he  be  a cause  of 

4 guilt  unto  Israel  ? Nevertheless  the  king’s  word 
prevailed  against  Joab.  Wherefore  Joab  departed, 
and  went  throughout  all  Israel,  and  came  to  Je- 

5 rusalem.  And  Joab  gave  up  the  sum  of  the  num- 
bering of  the  people  unto  David.  And  all  they  of 
Israel  were  a thousand  thousand  and  an  hundred 
thousand  men  that  drew  sword  : and  Judah  was 
four  hundred  threescore  and  ten  thousand  men  that 

6 drew  sword.  But  Levi  and  Benjamin  counted  he 
not  among  them  : for  the  king’s  word  was  abomi- 

7 nable  to  Joab.  And  God  was  displeased  with  this 

8 thing  ; therefore  he  smote  Israel.  And  David  said 
unto  God,  I have  sinned  greatly,  in  that  I have 
done  this  thing  : but  now,  put  away,  I beseech 
thee,  the  iniquity  of  thy  servant ; for  I have  done 

9 very  foolishly.  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Gad, 

10  David’s  seer,  saying.  Go  and  speak  unto  David, 
saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I offer  thee  three 
things  ; choose  thee  one  of  them,  that  I may  do 

11  it  unto  thee.  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  said 
unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Take  which  thou 

12  wilt  ; either  three  years  of  famine  ; or  three  months 
to  be  consumed  before  thy  foes,  while  that  the  sword 
of  thine  enemies  overtaketh  thee  ; or  else  three  days 
the  sword  of  the  Lord,  ^ even  pestilence  in  the  land, 
and  the  angel  of  the  Lord  destroying  throughout 
all  the  coasts  of  Israel.  Now  therefore  consider 
what  answer  I shall  return  to  him  that  sent  me. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I am  in  a great  strait  : 
let  me  fall  now  into  the  hand  of  the  Lord  ; for 
very  ® great  are  his  mercies  : and  let  me  not  fall  into 

14  the  hand  of  man.  So  the  Lord  sent  a pestilence 
upon  Israel  : and  there  fell  of  Israel  seventy  thou- 

15  sand  men.  And  God  sent  an  angel  unto  Jerusalem 
to  destroy  it  : and  as  he  was  about  to  destroy,  the 
Lord  beheld,  and  he  repented  him  of  the  evil,  and 
said  to  the  destroying  angel.  It  is  enough  ; now  stay 
thine  hand.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  by 

16  the  threshing-floor  of  f Oman  the  Jebusite.  And 
David  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  stand  between  the  earth  and  the  heaven,  hav- 
ing a drawn  sword  in  his  hand  stretched  out  over 
Jerusalem.  Then  David  and  the  elders,  clothed  in 

17  sackcloth,  fell  upon  their  faces.  And  David  said 
unto  God,  Is  it  not  I that  commanded  the  people  to 
be  numbered  ? even  I it  is  that  have  sinned  and 
done  very  wickedly  ; but  these  sheep,  what  have 
they  done  ? let  thine  hand,  I pray  thee,  O Lord  my 
God,  be  against  me,  and  against  my  father’s  house  ; 
but  not  against  thy  people,  that  they  should  be 

18  plagued.  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  commanded 
Gad  to  say  to  David,  that  David  should  go  up,  and 


2 ch.  27.  23. 
s ch.  27.  24. 

4 2 Sam.  24.  10. 


c Heb.  stretch  out  d Or,  and, 
unto.  e Or,  many. 


/In  2 Sam.  24.  16, 
&c.,  Araunah. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XXII. 


619 


up  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  in  the  threshingfloor  of  Or- 
nan  the  Jebusite. 

19  And  David  went  up  at  the  saying  of  Gad,  which 
he  spake  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  Oman  turned  back,  and  saw  the  angel  ; and 
his  four  sons  with  him  hid  themselves.  Now  Oman 
was  threshing  wheat. 

21  And  as  David  came  to  Oman,  Oman  looked  and 
saw  David,  and  went  out  of  the  threshingfloor,  and 
bowed  himself  to  David  with  his  face  to  the  ground. 

22  Then  David  said  to  Oman,  Grant  me  the  place  of 
this  threshingfloor,  that  I may  build  an  altar  therein 
unto  the  Lord  : thou  shalt  grant  it  me  for  the  full 
price  : that  the  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the  people. 

23  And  Oman  said  unto  David,  Take  it  to  thee,  and 
let  my  lord  the  king  do  that  which  is  good  in  his  eyes  : 
lo,  I give  thee  the  oxen  also  for  burnt  offerings,  and  the 
threshing  instruments  for  wood,  and  the  wheat  for  the 
meat  offering  ; I give  it  all. 

24  And  king  David  said  to  Oman,  Nay  ; but  I will 
verily  buy  it  for  the  full  price  : for  I will  not  take  that 
which  is  thine  for  the  Lord,  nor  offer  burnt  offerings 
without  cost. 

25  So  David  gave  to  Oman  for  the  place  six  hun- 
dred shekels  of  gold  by  weight. 

26  And  David  built  there  an  altar  unto  the  Lord, 
and  offered  burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings,  and 
called  upon  the  Lord  ; and  he  answered  him  from 
heaven  by  fire  upon  the  altar  of  burnt  offering. 

27  And  the  Lord  commanded  the  angel  ; and  he 
put  up  his  sword  again  into  the  sheath  thereof. 

28  ^ At  that  time  when  David  saw  that  the  Lord 
had  answered  him  in  the  threshingfloor  of  Oman  the 
Jebusite,  then  he  sacrificed  there. 

29  For  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  which  Moses 
made  in  the  wilderness,  and  the  altar  of  the  burnt  offer- 
ing, were  at  that  season  in  the  high  place  at  Gibeon. 

30  But  David  could  not  go  before  it  to  enquire  of 
God  : for  he  was  afraid  because  of  the  sword  of  the 
angel  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 Davids  foreknowing  the 'place,  of  the  temple,  prepareth  abundance  for 
the  building  of  it.  6 He  instructeth  Solomon  in  God's  promises,  and 
his  duty  in  building  the  temple.  17  He  cha/rgeth  the  princes  to  assist 
his  son. 

Then  David  said,  ^ This  is  the  house  of  the  Lord 
God,  and  this  is  the  altar  of  the  burnt  offering  for 
Israel. 

2  And  David  commanded  to  gather  together  ^the 
strangers  that  were  in  the  land  of  Israel  ; and  he  set 
masons  to  hew  wrought  stones  to  build  the  house  of 
God. 

3  And  David  prepared  iron  in  abundance  for  the 
nails  for  the  doors  of  the  gates,  and  for  the  joinings  ; 
and  brass  in  abundance  ^ without  weight  ; 

4  Also  cedar  trees  in  abundance  : for  the  ^Zido- 
nians  and  they  of  Tyre  brought  much  cedar  wood  to 
David. 

5  And  David  said,  ® Solomon  my  son  is  young  and 
tender,  and  the  house  that  is  to  be  builded  for  the  Lord 
must  he  exceeding  magnifical,  of  fame  and  of  glory 
throughout  all  countries  : I will  therefore  now  make 
preparation  for  it.  So  David  prepared  abundantly  be- 
fore his  death. 


rear  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  in  the  threshing-floor 

19  of  Oman  the  Jebusite.  And  David  went  up  at  the 
saying  of  Gad,  which  he  spake  in  the  name  of  the 

20  Lord.  And  Oman  turned  back,  and  saw  the  angel ; 
and  his  four  sons  that  were  with  him  hid  themselves. 

21  Now  Oman  was  threshing  wheat.  And  as  David 
came  to  Oman,  Oman  looked  and  saw  David,  and 
went  out  of  the  threshing-floor,  and  bowed  himself 

22  to  David  with  his  face  to  the  ground.  Then  David 
said  to  Oman,  Give  me  the  place  of  this  thresh- 
ing-floor, that  I may  build  thereon  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord  : for  the  full  price  shalt  thou  give  it  me  : 
that  the  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the  people. 

23  And  Oman  said  unto  David,  Take  it  to  thee,  and  let 
my  lord  the  king  do  that  which  is  good  in  his  eyes  : 
lo,  I give  thee  the  oxen  for  burnt  offerings,  and  the 
threshing  instruments  for  wood,  and  the  wheat  for 

24  the  meal  offering  ; I give  it  all.  And  king  David 
said  to  Oman,  Nay  ; but  I will  verily  buy  it  for  the 
full  price  : for  I will  not  take  that  which  is  thine 
for  the  Lord,  nor  offer  a burnt  offering  without 

25  cost.  So  David  gave  to  Oman  for  the  place  six 

26  hundred  shekels  of  gold  by  weight.  And  David 
built  there  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt 
offerings  and  peace  offerings,  and  called  upon  the 
Lord  ; and  he  answered  him  from  heaven  by  fire 

27  upon  the  altar  of  burnt  offering.  And  the  Lord 
commanded  the  angel  ; and  he  put  up  his  sword 
again  into  the  sheath  thereof. 

28  At  that  time,  when  David  saw  that  the  Lord  had 
answered  him  in  the  threshing-floor  of  Oman  the 

29  Jebusite,  then  he  sacrificed  there.  For  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  Lord,  which  Moses  made  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  the  altar  of  burnt  offering,  were  at  that 

30  time  in  the  high  place  at  Gibeon.  But  David  could 
not  go  before  it  to  inquire  of  God  : for  he  was  afraid 
because  of  the  sword  of  the  angel  of  the  Lord. 

22  Then  David  said.  This  is  the  house  of  the  Lord 
God,  and  this  is  the  altar  of  burnt  offering  for 
Israel. 


2 And  David  commanded  to  gather  together  the 
strangers  that  were  in  the  land  of  Israel  ; and  he 
set  masons  to  hew  wrought  stones  to  build  the  house 

3 of  God.  And  David  prepared  iron  in  abundance 
for  the  nails  for  the  doors  of  the  gates,  and  for  the 
couplings  ; and  brass  in  abundance  without  weight  ; 

4 and  cedar  trees  without  number  : for  the  Zidoni- 
ans  and  they  of  Tyre  brought  cedar  trees  in  abun- 

5 dance  to  David.  And  David  said,  Solomon  my  son 
is  young  and  tender,  and  the  house  that  is  to  be 
builded  for  the  Lord  must  be  exceeding  magnifical, 
of  fame  and  of  glory  throughout  all  countries  : I 
will  therefore  make  preparation  for  it.  So  David 
prepared  abundantly  before  his  death. 


n 2 Sam.  24.  24.  w ch.  16.  39.  i Deut.  12. 5,  2 Sam.  26,  28.  2 Chr.  3.  1.  3 ver.  14.  1 Kin.  7.  ■«  1 Kin.  6.  6. 

12  Lev.  9.  24.  2 Chr.  i4  1 Kin.  3.  4.  ch.  24.  18.  ch.  21.  18,  19,  2 1 Kin.  9.  2l.  47.  » ch.  29.  1. 

3.  1.  & 7.  1.  16.  39.  2 Chr.  1.  3. 


620 


2.  CHRONICLES,  XXIII. 


6 ^ Then  he  called  for  Solomon  his  son,  and  charged 
him  to  build  an  house  for  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

7 And  David  said  to  Solomon,  My  son,  as  for  me,  ® it 
was  in  my  mind  to  build  an  house  unto  the  name  of 
the  Lord  my  God  : 

8 But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me,  saying, 
®Thou  hast  shed  blood  abundantly,  and  hast  made 
great  wars  : thou  shalt  not  build  an  house  unto  my 
name,  because  thou  hast  shed  much  blood  upon  the 
earth  in  my  sight. 

9 ^ Behold,  a son  shall  be  born  to  thee,  who  shall  be 
a man  of  rest  ; and  I will  give  him  rest  from  all  his 
enemies  round  about  : for  his  name  shall  be  Solomon, 
and  I will  give  peace  and  quietness  unto  Israel  m his 
days. 

10  He  shall  build  an  house  for  my  name  ; and  he 
shall  be  my  son,  and  I will  he  his  father  ; and  I will  es- 
tablish the  throne  of  his  kingdom  over  Israel  for  ever. 

11  Now,  my  son,  ^^the  Lord  be  with  thee  ; and 
prosper  thou,  and  build  the  house  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
as  he  hath  said  of  thee. 

12  Only  the  Lord  give  thee  wisdom  and  under- 
standing, and  give  thee  charge  concerning  Israel,  that 
thou  mayest  keep  the  law  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

13  Then  shalt  thou  prosper,  if  thou  takest  heed  to 
fulfil  the  statutes  and  judgments  which  the  Lord 
charged  Moses  with  concerning  Israel  : be  strong, 
and  of  good  courage  ; dread  not,  nor  be  dismayed. 

14  Now,  behold,  in  my  trouble  I have  prepared  for 
the  house  of  the  Lord  an  hundred  thousand  talents  of 
gold,  and  a thousand  thousand  talents  of  silver  ; and  of 
brass  and  iron  without  weight  ; for  it  is  in  abundance  : 
timber  also  and  stone  have  I prepared  ; and  thou  may- 
est add  thereto. 

15  Moreover  there  are  workmen  with  thee  in  abund- 
ance, hewers  and  workers  of  stone  and  timber,  and  all 
manner  of  cunning  men  for  every  manner  of  work. 

16  Of  the  gold,  the  silver,  and  the  brass,  and  the 
iron,  there  is  no  number.  Arise  therefore^  and  be  doing, 
and  the  Lord  be  with  thee. 

17  ^ David  also  commanded  all  the  princes  of  Israel 
to  help  Solomon  his  son,  saying, 

18  Is  not  the  Lord  your  God  with  you  ? and  hath 
he  not  given  you  rest  on  every  side  ? for  he  hath  given 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land  into  mine  hand  ; and  the 
land  is  subdued  before  the  Lord,  and  before  his  peo- 
ple. 

19  Now  set  your  heart  and  your  soul  to  seek  the 
Lord  your  God  ; arise  therefore,  and  build  ye  the 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord  God,  to  bring  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  the  holy  vessels  of  God, 
into  the  house  that  is  to  be  built  to  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 David  in  his  old  age  maketh  Solomon  king.  2 The  number  and  distri- 
bution of  the  Levites.  7 The  families  of  the  Gershonites.  12  The  sons 
of  Kohath.  21  The  sons  of  Merari.  24  The  office  of  the  Levites. 

SO  when  David  was  old  and  full  of  days,  he  made 
^ Solomon  his  son  king  over  Israel. 

2 ^ And  he  gathered  together  all  the  princes  of  Is- 
rael, with  the  priests  and  the  Levites. 


6 Then  he  called  for  Solomon  his  son,  and  charged 
him  to  build  an  house  for  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is-  j' 

7 rael.  And  David  said  to  Solomon  “ his  son.  As  for  | 
me,  it  was  in  my  heart  to  build  an  house  unto  the  i 

8 name  of  the  Lord  my  God.  But  the  word  of  the  l 
Lord  came  to  me,  saying.  Thou  hast  shed  blood 
abundantly,  and  hast  made  great  wars  : thou  shalt 
not  build  an  house  unto  my  name,  because  thou 
hast  shed  much  blood  upon  the  earth  in  my  sight  : 

9 behold,  a son  shall  be  born  to  thee,  who  shall  be  a 
man  of  rest  ; and  I will  give  him  rest  from  all  his  ; 
enemies  round  about  : for  his  name  shall  be  ^ Solo-  I 
mon,  and  I will  give  peace  and  quietness  unto  Is- 

10  rael  in  his  days  : he  shall  build  an  house  for  my 
name  ; and  he  shall  be  my  son,  and  I will  be  his 
father  ; and  I will  establish  the  throne  of  his  king- 

11  dom  over  Israel  for  ever.  Now,  my  son,  the  Lord 
be  with  thee  ; and  prosper  thou,  and  build  the  house 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  as  he  hath  spoken  concerning 

12  thee.  Only  the  Lord  give  thee  discretion  and  un- 
derstanding, and  give  thee  charge  concerning  Israel ; 
that  so  thou  mayest  keep  the  law  of  the  Lord  thy 

13  God.  Then  shalt  thou  prosper,  if  thou  observe  to 
do  the  statutes  and  the  judgements  which  the  Lord 
charged  Moses  with  concerning  Israel : be  strong, 
and  of  good  courage  ; fear  not,  neither  be  dis- 

14  mayed.  Now,  behold,  in  my  ‘^affliction  I have  pre- 
pared for  the  house  of  the  Lord  an  hundred  thou- 
sand talents  of  gold,  and  a thousand  thousand  talents 
of  silver  ; and  of  brass  and  iron  without  weight ; for 
it  is  in  abundance  : timber  also  and  stone  have  I 

15  prepared  ; and  thou  mayest  add  thereto.  Moreover 
there  are  workmen  with  thee  in  abundance,  hewers 
and  workers  of  stone  and  timber,  and  all  men  that 

16  are  cunning  in  any  manner  of  work  ; of  the  gold, 
the  silver,  and  the  brass,  and  the  iron,  there  is  no 
number  ; arise  and  be  doing,  and  the  Lord  be  with 

17  thee.  David  also  commanded  all  the  princes  of  Is- 

18  rael  to  help  Solomon  his  son,  saying,  Is  not  the 
Lord  your  God  with  you  ? and  hath  he  not  given 
you  rest  on  every  side  ? for  he  hath  delivered  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  into  mine  hand  ; and  the 
land  is  subdued  before  the  Lord,  and  before  his 

19  people.  Now  set  your  heart  and  your  soul  to  seek 
after  the  Lord  your  God  ; arise  therefore,  and  build 
ye  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord  God,  to  bring  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  the  holy  vessels  of 
God,  into  the  house  that  is  to  be  built  to  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 


23  Now  David  was  old  and  full  of  days  ; and  he 
2 made  Solomon  Jiis  son  king  over  Israel.  And  he 
gathered  together  all  the  princes  of  Israel,  with  the 


6 2 Sam.  7. 2.  1 Kin. 
8.  17.  ch.  17.  1.  & 28. 
2. 

7 Dent.  12.  5,  11. 

8 1 Kin.  5.  3.  ch. 
28.  3. 


10  1 Kin.  4.  25.  & 5. 
4. 

11  2 Sam.  7.  13.  1 

Kin.  5.  5.  ch.  17.  12, 
13.  & 28.  6. 

12  Heb.  1.  5. 

18  ver.  16. 


14  1 Kin.  3.  9,  12. 
Ps.  72.  1. 

15  Josh.  1.  7,  8.  ch. 
28  7 

iobeut.  31.  7,  8. 
Josh.  1.  6,  7,  9.  ch. 
28.  20. 


11  As  ver.  3. 

18  ver.  11. 

19  Dent.  12. 10.  Josh. 

22.  4.  2 Sam.  7.  1. 

ch.  23.  25. 

29  2 Ohr.  20.  3. 


21 1 Kin.  8.  6,  21.  2 
Chr.  5.  7.  & 6.  11. 

22  ver.  7.  1 Kin.  6. 
3. 

1 1 Kin.  1. 33-39.  ch. 
28.  5. 


a According  to  an- 
other reading,  My  son, 
as  for  me  dec. 

b That  is,  Peaceful, 
c Or,  low  estate. 


9 Ch  28.  5. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XXIII. 


621 


3 Now  the  Levites  were  numbered  from  the  age  of 
2 thirty  years  and  upward  : and  their  number  by  their 
polls,  man  by  man,  was  thirty  and  eight  thousand. 

4 Of  which,  twenty  and  four  thousand  were  to  set 
forward  the  work  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; and  six 
thousand  were  ® officers  and  judges  : 

5 Moreover  four  thousand  were  porters  ; and  four 
thousand  praised  the  Lord  with  the  instruments  ^ which 
I made,  said  Davidj  to  praise  therewith. 

6 And  ® David  divided  them  into  courses  among  the 
sons  of  Levi,  namely^  Gershon,  Kohath,  and  Merari. 

7 ^ Of  the  ® Gershonites  were^  Laadan,  and  Shimei. 

8 The  sons  of  Laadan  ; the  chief  was  Jehiel,  and 
Zetham,  and  Joel,  three. 

9 The  sons  of  Shimei ; Shelomith,  and  Haziel,  and 
Haran,  three.  These  were  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of 
X^aadan . 

10  And  the  sons  of  Shimei  ivere,  Jahath,  Zina,  and 
Jeush,  and  Beriah.  These  four  were  the  sons  of  Shi- 
mei. 

11  And  Jahath  was  the  chief,  and  Zizah  the  second  : 
but  Jeush  and  Beriah  had  not  many  sons  ; therefore 
they  were  in  one  reckoning,  according  to  their  father’s 
house. 

12  ^ The  sons  of  Kohath  ; Amram,  Izhar,  Hebron, 
and  Uzziel,  four. 

13  The  sons  of  ® Amram  ; Aaron  and  Moses  : and 
® Aaron  was  separated,  that  he  should  sanctify  the  most 
holy  things,  he  and  his  sons  for  ever,  to  burn  incense 
before  the  Lord,  to  minister  unto  him,  and  to  bless 
in  his  name  for  ever. 

14  Noav  concerning  Moses  the  man  of  God,  ^^his  sons 
were  named  of  the  tribe  of  Levi. 

15  The  sons  of  Moses  were,  Gershom,  and  Eliezer. 

16  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom,  Shebuel  was  the 
chief. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Eliezer  were,  ^®Rehabiah  the 
chief.  And  Eliezer  had  none  other  sons  ; but  the  sons 
of  Rehabiah  were  very  many. 

18  Of  the  sons  of  Izhar  ; Shelomith  the  chief. 

19  Of  the  sons  of  Hebron  ; Jeriah  the  first,  Ama- 
riah  the  second,  Jahaziel  the  third,  and  Jekameam  the 
fourth. 

20  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel  ; Micah  the  first,  and 
Jesiah  the  second. 

21  The  sons  of  Merari ; Mahli,  and  Mushi.  The 
sons  of  Mahli ; Eleazar,  and  Kish. 

22  And  Eleazar  died,  and  had  no  sons,  but  daugh- 
ters : and  their  bretliren  the  sons  of  Kish  took 
them. 

23  The  sons  of  Mushi ; Mahli,  and  Eder,  and 
Jeremoth,  three. 

24  ^ These  were  the  sons  of  ^3  Levi  after  the  house 
of  their  fathers  ; even  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  as  they 
were  counted  by  number  of  names  by  their  polls,  that 
did  the  work  for  the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
from  the  age  of  ^4  twenty  years  and  upward. 

25  For  David  said.  The  Lord  God  of  Israel  ^shath 
given  rest  unto  his  people,  that  they  may  dwell  in  Je- 
rusalem for  ever  ; 


3 priests  and  the  Levites.  And  the  Levites  were  num- 
bered from  thirty  years  old  and  upward  : and  their 
number  by  their  polls,  man  by  man,  was  thirty  and 

4 eight  thousand.  Of  these,  twenty  and  four  thou- 
sand were  to  oversee  the  work  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  ; and  six  thousand  were  officers  and  judges  : 

5 and  four  thousand  were  doorkeepers ; and  four 
thousand  praised  the  Lord  with  the  instruments 
which  I made,  said  David,  to  praise  therewith. 

6 And  David  divided  them  into  “courses  according 
to  the  sons  of  Levi  ; Gershon,  Kohath,  and  Merari. 

7 8 Of  the  Gershonites  ; ^ Ladan  and  Shimei.  The 
sons  of  Ladan  ; Jehiel  the  chief,  and  Zetham,  and 

9  Joel,  three.  The  sons  of  Shimei ; Shelomoth,  and 
Haziel,  and  Haran,  three.  These  were  the  heads  of 

10  the  fathers’  houses  of  Ladan.  And  the  sons  of  Shi- 
mei ; Jahath,  Zina,  and  Jeush,  and  Beriah.  These 

11  four  were  the  sons  of  Shimei.  And  Jahath  was  the 
chief,  and  Zizah  the  second  : but  Jeush  and  Beriah 
had  not  many  sons  ; therefore  they  became  a fathers’ 

12  house  in  one  reckoning.  The  sons  of  Kohath  ; Am- 

13  ram,  Izhar,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel,  four.  The  sons  of 
Amram  ; Aaron  and  Moses  : and  Aaron  was  sepa- 
rated, ^ that  he  should  sanctify  the  most  holy 
things,  he  and  his  sons,  for  ever,  to  burn  incense 
before  the  Lord,  to  minister  unto  him,  and  to  bless 

14  in  his  name,  for  ever.  But  as  for  Moses  the  man 
of  God,  his  sons  were  named  among  the  tribe  of 

15  Levi.  The  sons  of  Moses  ; Gershom  and  Eliezer. 

16  17  The  sons  of  Gershom  ; ® Shebuel  the  chief.  And 
the  sons  of  Eliezer  were,  Rehabiah  the  chief.  And 
Eliezer  had  none  other  sons  ; but  the  sons  of  Reha- 

18  biah  were  very  many.  The  sons  of  Izhar  ; f Shelo- 

19  mith  the  chief.  The  sons  of  Hebron  ; Jeriah  the 
chief,  Amariah  the  second,  Jahaziel  the  third,  and 

20  Jekameam  the  fourth.  The  sons  of  Uzziel  ; Micah 

21  the  chief,  and  Isshiah  the  second.  The  sons  of  Me- 
rari ; Mahli  and  Mushi.  The  sons  of  Mahli  ; Elea- 

22  zar  and  Kish.  And  Eleazar  died,  and  had  no  sons, 
but  daughters  only  : and  their  brethren  the  sons  of 

23  Kish  took  them  to  wife.  The  sons  of  Mushi ; Mahli, 

24  and  Eder,  and  Jeremoth,  three.  These  were  the 
sons  of  Levi  after  their  fathers’  houses,  even  the 
heads  of  the  fathers’  houses  of  those  of  them  that 
were  counted,  in  the  number  of  names  by  their 
polls,  who  did  the  work  for  the  service  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward. 

25  For  David  said.  The  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  hath 
given  rest  unto  his  people  ; and  he  dwelleth  in  Je- 


2 Num.  4.  3,  47. 

8  Deut.  16.  18.  ch. 
26.  29.  2 Chr.  19.  8. 

* See  2 Chr.  29.  25, 
26.  Amos  6.  5. 

8 Ex.  6.  16.  Num. 
26.  .')7.  ch.  G.  1,  &c. 
2 Chr.  8.  14.  & 29.  25. 


« ch.  26.  21, 

7 Ex.  6.  18. 

8 Ex.  6.  20. 

9 Ex.  28.  1.  Heb,  5. 
4. 

10  Ex.  30.  7.  Num. 
16.  40.  1 Sam.  2.  28. 

” Deut.  21.  6. 


12  Num.  6.  23. 

13  See  ch.  26.  23,  24, 
25. 

i«  Ex.  2.  22.  & 18.  3, 
4. 

13  ch.  26.  24. 

18  ch.  26.  25. 


17  ch.  24.  23. 

18  Ch.  24.  26. 

19  ch.  24.  29. 

20  ch.  24.  28. 

21  See  Num.  36.  6,  8. 

22  ch.  24.  30. 

88  Num.  10.  17,21. 


*4ver.  2?.  SeeNuhi. 
1.  3.  & 4.  3.  & 8.  24. 
Ezra  3.  8. 

25  ch.  22.  18. 
a Heb.  divisions, 
b In  ch.  6.  17,  lAb- 
ni. 


e In  v6i*.  11,  Zieothi 
d Or,  to  sanctify  as 
most  holy  him  <i-c. 

e In  ch.  24.  20,  Shu- 
bael. 

/In  ch.  24.  22,  She- 
lomoth. 


622 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XXIV. 


26  And  also  nnto  the  Levites  ; they  shall  no  more 

carry  the  tabernacle,  nor  any  vessels  of  it  for  the 

service  thereof. 

27  For  by  the  last  words  of  David  the  Levites  were 
numbered  from  twenty  years  old  and  above  : 

28  Because  their  office  was  to  wait  on  the  sons  of 
Aaron  for  the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in  the 
courts,  and  in  the  chambers,  and  in  the  purifying  of  all 
holy  things,  and  the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house’ 
of  God  ; 

29  Both  for  ^7  the  shewbread,  and  for  the  fine 
flour  for  meat  offering,  and  for  the  unleavened  cakes, 
and  for  that  which  is  baked  in  the  pan,  and  for  that 
which  is  fried,  and  for  all  manner  of  measure  and 
size  ; 

30  And  to  stand  every  morning  to  thank  and  praise 
the  Lord,  and  likewise  at  even  ; 

31  And  to  offer  all  burnt  sacrifices  unto  the  Lord 

in  the  sabbaths,  in  the  new  moons,  and  on  the  set 

feasts,  by  number,  according  to  the  order  commanded 
unto  them,  continually  before  the  Lord  : 

32  And  that  they  should  keep  the  charge  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  the  charge  of  the 
holy  place,  and  the  charge  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  their 
brethren,  in  the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIY. 

1  The  divifiions  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  by  lot  into  four  and  twenty  orders. 

20  The  Kohathites,  27  and  the  Merarites  divided  by  lot. 

OW  these  are  the  divisions  of  the  sons  of  Aaron. 

1  The  sons  of  Aaron  ; Nadab,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar, 
and  Ithamar. 

2 But  2 Nadab  and  Abihu  died  before  their  father, 
and  had  no  children  : therefore  Eleazar  and  Ithamar 
executed  the  priest’s  office. 

3 And  David  distributed  them,  both  Zadok  of  the 
sons  of  Eleazar,  and  Ahimelech  of  the  sons  of  Itha- 
mar, according  to  their  offices  in  their  service. 

4 And  there  were  more  chief  men  found  of  the  sons 
of  Eleazar  than  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar  ; and  thus  were 
they  divided.  Among  the  sons  of  Eleazar  there  were 
sixteen  chief  men  of  the  house  of  their  fathers,  and 
eight  among  the  sons  of  Ithamar  according  to  the  house 
of  their  fathers. 

5 Thus  were  they  divided  by  lot,  one  sort  with  an- 
other ; for  the  governors  of  the  sanctuary,  and  govern- 
ors of  the  house  of  God,  were  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and 
of  the  sons  of  Ithamar. 

6 And  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Nethaneel  the  scribe, 
one  of  the  Levites,  wrote  them  before  the  king,  and 
the  princes,  and  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Ahimelech  the 
son  of  Abiathar,  and  before  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of 
the  priests  and  Levites  ; one  principal  household  being 
taken  for  Eleazar,  and  one  taken  for  Ithamar. 

7 Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  to  Jehoiarib,  the 
second  to  Jedaiah, 

8 The  third  to  Harim,  the  fourth  to  Seorim, 

9 The  fifth  to  Malchijah,  the  sixth  to  Mijamin, 

10  The  seventh  to  Hakkoz,  the  eighth  to  ^ Abijah, 

11  The  ninth  to  Jeshuah,  the  tenth  to  Shecaniah, 

12  The  eleventh  to  Eliashib,  the  twelfth  to  Jakim, 

13  The  thirteenth  to  Huppah,  the  fourteenth  to  Je- 
shebeab, 

26  Num.  4.  5,  &c.  30  Lev.  2.  5,  7.  3^  Num.  1.  53. 

27  Ex.  25.  30.  81  Lev.  19.  35.  85  Num.  3.  6-9. 

28  Lev.  6.  20.  ch.  9.  82  Num.  10.  10.  Ps.  1 Lev.  10. 1, 6.  Num. 

29,  &c.  81. 3.  26.  00. 

28  Lev.  2.  4.  33  Lev.  23.  4. 


26  rusalem  for  ever  : and  also  the  Levites  shall  no 
more  have  need  to  carry  the  tabernacle  and  all  the 

27  vessels  of  it  for  the  service  thereof.  For  s' by  the 
last  words  of  David  the  sons  of  Levi  were  num- 

28  bered,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward.  For 
* their  office  was  to  wait  on  the  sons  of  Aaron  for 
the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in  the  courts, 
and  in  the  chambers,  and  in  the  purifying  of  all  holy 
things,  even  the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house  of 

29  God  ; for  the  shewbread  also,  and  for  the  fine  flour 
for  a meal  offering,  whether  of  unleavened  wafers, 
or  of  that  which  is  baked  in  the  pan,  or  of  that 
which  is  soaked,  and  for  all  manner  of  measure 

30  and  size  ; and  to  stand  every  morning  to  thank  and 

31  praise  the  Lord,  and  likewise  at  even  ; and  to  offer 
all  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord,  in  the  sabbaths, 
in  the  new  moons,  and  on  the  set  feasts,  in  number 
according  to  the  ordinance  concerning  them,  con- 

32  tinually  before  the  Lord  : and  that  they  should 
keep  the  charge  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  the 
charge  of  the  holy  place,  and  the  charge  of  the  sons 
of  Aaron  their  brethren,  for  the  service  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 


24  And  the  courses  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  were  these. 
The  sons  of  Aaron  ; Nadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and 

2 Ithamar.  But  Nadab  and  Abihu  died  before  their 
father,  and  had  no  children  : therefore  Eleazar  and 

3 Ithamar  executed  the  priest’s  office.  “And  David 
with  Zadok  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and  Ahimelech 
of  the  sons  of  Ithamar,  divided  them  according  to 

4 their  ordering  in  their  service.  And  there  were  more 
chief  men  found  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar  than  of  the 
sons  of  Ithamar  ; and  thus  were  they  divided  : of 
the  sons  of  Eleazar  there  were  sixteen,  heads  of  fa- 
thers’ houses  ; and  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar,  accord- 

6  ing  to  their  fathers’  houses,  eight.  Thus  were  they 
divided  by  lot,  one  sort  with  another  ; for  there  were 
princes  of  the  sanctuary,  and  princes  of  God,  both 
of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar. 

6 And  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Nethanel  the  scribe,  who 
was  of  the  Levites,  wrote  them  in  the  presence  of 
the  king,  and  the  princes,  and  Zadok  the  priest,  and 
Ahimelech  the  son  of  Abiathar,  and  the  heads  of 
the  fathers’  houses  of  the  priests  and  of  the  Levites  : 
one  fathers’  house  being  taken  for  Eleazar,  and  ^ one 

7 taken  for  Ithamar.  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  to 

8 Jehoiarib,  the  second  to  Jedaiah  ; the  third  to  Ha- 

9 rim,  the  fourth  to  Seorim  ; the  fifth  to  Malchijah, 

10  the  sixth  to  Mijamin  ; the  seventh  to  Hakkoz,  the 

11  eighth  to  Abijah  ; the  ninth  to  Jeshua,  the  tenth  to 

12  Shecaniah  ; the  eleventh  to  Eliashib,  the  twelfth  to 

13  Jakim  ; the  thirteenth  to  Huppah,  the  fourteenth  to 


2 Num.  3.  4.  & 26.  acts.  a Or,  And  David  di- 

61.  h Heb.  their  station  vided  them,  even  Za- 

3 Neh.  12.  4,  17.  was  at  the  hand  of  the  dok  cfrc. 

Luke  1.  5.  sons  of  Aaron.  See  b The  Hebrew  text 

g Or,  in  the  last  Neh.  11.  24.  has,  taken,  taken. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XXV. 


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14  The  fifteenth  to  Bilgah,  the  sixteenth  to  Immer, 

15  The  seventeenth  to  Hezir,  the  eighteenth  to 
Aphses, 

16  The  nineteenth  to  Pethahiah,  the  twentieth  to  Je- 
hezekel, 

17  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Jachin,  the  two  and 
twentieth  to  Oamul, 

18  The  three  and  twentieth  to  Delaiah,  the  four  and 
twentieth  to  Maaziah. 

19  These  were  the  orderings  of  them  in  their  service 
^ to  come  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  according  to  their 
manner,  under  Aaron  their  father,  as  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  had  commanded  him. 

20  ^ And  the  rest  of  the  sons  of  Levi  were  these: 
Of  the  sons  of  Amram  ; ® Shubael ; of  the  sons  of 
Shubael ; Jehdeiah. 

21  Concerning  ® Rehabiah  : of  the  sous  of  Rehabiah, 
the  first  toas  Isshiah. 

22  Of  the  Izharites  ; Shelomoth : of  the  sons  of 
Shelomoth  ; Jahath. 

23  And  the  sons  of  ® Hebron  ; Jeriah  the firsts  Amariah 
the  second,  Jahaziel  the  third,  Jekameam  the  fourth. 

24  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel ; Michah  : of  the  sons  of 
Michah  ; Shamir. 

25  The  brother  of  Michah  was  Isshiah  : of  the  sons 
of  Isshiah  ; Zechariah. 

26  ® The  sons  of  Merari  were  Mahli  and  Mushi  : the 
sons  of  Jaaziah  ; Beno. 

27  ^ The  sons  of  Merari  by  Jaaziah  ; Beno,  and 
Shoham,  and  Zaccur,  and  Ibri. 

28  Of  Mahli  came  Eleazar,  who  had  no  sons. 

29  Concerning  Kish  ; the  son  of  Kish  was  Jerahmeel. 

30  The  sons  also  of  Mushi ; Mahli,  and  Eder,  and 
Jerimoth.  These  were  the  sons  of  the  Levites  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers. 

31  These  likewise  cast  lots  over  against  their  bre- 
thren the  sons  of  Aaron  in  the  presence  of  David  the 
king,  and  Zadok,  and  Ahimelech,  and  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  the  priests  and  Levites,  even  the  principal 
fathers  over  against  their  younger  brethren. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 The  number  and  offices  of  the  singers.  8 Their  division  by  lot  into 
four  and  twenty  orders. 

Moreover  David  and  the  captains  of  the  host 
separated  to  the  service  of  the  sons  of  ^ Asaph, 
and  of  Heman,  and  of  Jeduthun,  who  should  prophesy 
with  harps,  with  psalteries,  and  with  cymbals  : and  the 
number  of  the  workmen  according  to  their  service  was  : 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph  ; Zaccur,  and  Joseph,  and 
Nethaniah,  and  Asarelah,  the  sons  of  Asaph  under  the 
hands  of  Asaph,  which  prophesied  according  to  the 
order  of  the  king. 

3  Of  Jeduthun  : the  sons  of  Jeduthun  ; Gedaliah, 
and  Zeri,  and  Jeshaiah,  Hashabiah,  and  Mattithiah,  six, 
under  the  hands  of  their  father  Jeduthun,  who  prophe- 
sied with  a harp,  to  give  thanks^nd  to  praise  the  Lord. 

4  Of  Heman  : the  sons  of  Heman  ; Bukkiah,  Mat- 
taniah,  Uzziel,  Shebuel,  and  Jerimoth,  Hananiah,  Ha- 
nani,  Eliathah,  Giddalti,  and  Romamti-ezer,  Joshbeka- 
shah,  Mallothi,  Hothir,  and  Mahazioth  : 

5  All  these  were  the  sons  of  Heman  the  king’s  seer 

4 ch.  9.  25.  8 ch.  23.  19.  & 2G.  ch.  23.  23. 

fi  ch.  23. 16,  Shebuel.  31.  i ch.  6.  38,  39,  44. 

e ch.  23.  17.  o Ex.  6.  19.  ch.  23.  c In  ch.  23.  IG,  Ske- 
tch. 23.  18,  Shelo-  21.  bud. 

mith.  10  ch.  23.  22. 


14  Jeshebeab  ; the  fifteenth  to  Bilgah,  the  sixteenth  to 

15  Immer  ; the  seventeenth  to  Hezir,  the  eighteenth  to 

16  Happizzez  ; the  nineteenth  to  Pethahiah,  the  twen- 

17  tieth  to  Jehezkel ; the  one  and  twentieth  to  Jachin, 

18  the  two  and  twentieth  to  Gamul ; the  three  and 
twentieth  to  Delaiah,  the  four  and  twentieth  to 

19  Maaziah.  This  was  the  ordering  of  them  in  their 
service,  to  come  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  accord- 
ing to  the  ordinance  given  unto  them  by  the  hand  of 
Aaron  their  father,  as  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
had  commanded  him. 


20  And  of  the  rest  of  the  sons  of  Levi : of  the  sons 
of  Amram,  ^ Shubael ; of  the  sons  of  Shubael,  Jeh- 

21  deiah.  Of  I^ehabiah  : of  the  sons  of  Rehabiah,  Is- 

22  shiah  the  chief.  Of  the  Izharites,  ^ Shelomoth  ; of 

23  the  sons  of  Shelomoth,  Jahath.  And  the  sons  ^of 
Hebron  ; Jeriah  the  chief  Amariah  the  second,  Jaha- 

24  ziel  the  third,  Jekameam  the  fourth.  The  sons  of 

25  Uzziel,  Micah  ; of  the  sons  of  Micah,  Shamir.  The 
brother  of  Micah,  Isshiah  : of  the  sons  of  Isshiah, 

26  Zechariah.  The  sons  of  Merari  ; Mahli  and  Mushi : 

27  the  sons  of  Jaaziah  ; Beno.  The  sons  of  Merari ; 
of  Jaaziah,  Beno,  and  Shoham,  and  Zaccur,  and 

28  29  Ibri.  Of  Mahli ; Eleazar,  who  had  no  sons.  Of 

30  Kish  ; the  sons  of  Kish,  Jerahmeel.  And  the  sons 
of  Mushi ; Mahli,  and  Eder,  and  Jerimoth.  These 
were  the  sons  of  the  Levites  after  their  fathers’ 

31  houses.  These  likewise  cast  lots  even  as  their  bre- 
thren the  sons  of  Aaron  in  the  presence  of  David 
the  king,  and  Zadok,  and  Ahimelech,  and  the  heads 
of  the  fathers’  houses  of  the  priests  and  of  the  Le- 
vites ; the  fathers’  houses  of  the  chief  even  as  those 
of  his  younger  brother. 


25  Moreover  David  and  the  captains  of  the  host  se- 
parated for  the  service  certain  of  the  sons  of  Asaph, 
and  of  Heman,  and  of  Jeduthun,  who  should  prophe- 
sy with  harps,  with  psalteries,  and  with  cymbals  : 
and  the  number  of  them  that  did  the  work  accord- 

2 ing  to  their  service  was  : of  the  sons  of  Asaph  ; 
Zaccur,  and  Joseph,  and  Nethaniah,  and  “Asharelah, 
the  sons  of  Asaph  ; under  the  hand  of  Asaph,  who 

3 prophesied  ^ after  the  order  of  the  king.  Of  Jedu- 
thun : the  sons  of  Jeduthun  ; Gedaliah,  and  Zeri, 
and  Jeshaiah,  Hashabiah,  and  Mattithiah,  six  ; un- 
der the  hands  of  their  father  Jeduthun  wuth  the 
harp,  who  prophesied  in  giving  thanks  and  praising 

4 the  Lord.  Of  Hettian  : the  sons  of  Heman  ; Buk- 
kiah, Mattaniah,  ® Uzziel,  -^Shebuel,  and  Jerimoth, 
Hananiah,  Hanani,  Eliathah,  Giddalti,  and  Romam- 
ti-ezer, Joshbekashah,  Mallothi,  Hothir,  Mahazioth : 

6  all  these  were  the  sons  of  Heman  the  king’s  seer  in 

d In  ch.  23.  18,  She^  b Heb.  by  the  hands  mentioned  in  ver.  17. 
tomith.  of  the  king.  e In  ver.  18,  Azarel. 

e See  ch.  23.  19.  c In  ver.  11,  Izri.  f In  ver.  20,  Shu- 

a In  ver.  14,  Je-  d With  Shimei,  bad. 

shardah. 


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I.  CHRONICLES,  XXV. 


in  the  words  of  God,  to  lift  up  the  horn.  And  God 
gave  to  Henian  fourteen  sons  and  three  daughters. 

6 All  these  were  under  the  hands  of  their  father  for 
song  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  with  cymbals,  psalteries, 
and  harps,  for  the  service  of  the  house  of  God,  ^ ac- 
cording to  the  king’s  order  to  Asaph,  Jeduthun,  and 
Heman. 

7 So  the  number  of  them,  with  their  brethren  that 
were  instructed  in  the  songs  of  the  Lord,  even  all  that 
were  cunning,  was  two  hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 

8 T[  And  they  cast  lots,  ward  against  ward^  as  well 
the  small  as  the  great,  ® the  teacher  as  the  scholar. 

9 Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  for  Asaph  to  Joseph  : 
the  second  to  Gedaliah,  who  with  his  brethren  and  sons 
were  twelve  : 

10  The  third  to  Zaccur,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren, 

were  twelve  : • 

11  The  fourth  to  Izri,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren, 
were  twelve  : 

12  The  fifth  to  Nethaniah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  bre- 
thren, loere  twelve  : 

13  The  sixth  to  Bukkiah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  bre- 
thren, were  twelve  : 

14  The  seventh  to  Jesharelah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve  : 

15  The  eighth  to  Jeshaiah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  bre- 
thren, were  twelve  : 

16  The  ninth  to  Mattaniah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  bre- 
thren, ivere  twelve  : 

17  The  tenth  to  Shimei,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  bre- 
thren, were  twelve  : 

18  The  eleventh  to  Azareel,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  bre- 
thren, were  twelve  : 

19  The  twelfth  to  Hashabiah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve  : 

20  The  thirteenth  to  Shubael,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve  : 

21  The  fourteenth  to  Mattithiah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve  : 

22  The  fifteenth  to  Jeremoth,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve  : 

23  The  sixteenth  to  Hananiah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve  : 

24  The  seventeenth  to  Joshbekashah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

25  The  eighteenth  to  Hanani,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve  : 

26  The  nineteenth  to  Mallothi,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve  : 

27  The  twentieth  to  Eliathah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve  : 

28  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Hothir,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

29  The  two  and  twentieth  to  Giddalti,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

30  The  three  and  twentieth  to  Mahazioth,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

31  The  four  and  twentieth  to  Romamti-ezer,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve. 


the  words  of  God,  to  lift  up  the  horn.  And  God 
gave  to  Heman  fourteen  sons  and  three  daughters. 
All  these  were  under  the  hands  of  their  father  for 
song  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  with  cymbals,  psal- 
teries, and  harps,  for  the  service  of  the  house  of 
God  ; S' Asaph,  Jeduthun,  and  Heman  being  under 
the  order  of  the  king.  And  the  number  of  them, 
with  their  brethren  that  were  instructed  in  singing 
unto  the  Lord,  even  all  that  were  skilful,  was  two 
hundred  fourscore  and  eight.  And  they  cast  lots 
for  their  charges,  all  alike,  as  well  the  small  as  the 
great,  the  teacher  as  the  scholar.  Now  the  first  lot 
came  forth  for  Asaph  to  Joseph  : the  second  to 
Gedaliah  ; he  and  his  brethren  and  sons  were  twelve  : 
the  third  to  Zaccur,  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
twelve  : the  fourth  to  Izri,  his  sons  and  his  bre- 
thren, twelve  : the  fifth  to  Nethaniah,  his  sons  and 
his  brethren,  twelve  : the  sixth  to  Bukkiah,  his  sons 
and  his  brethren,  twelve  : the  seventh  to  Jesharelah, 
his  sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve  : the  eighth  to  Je- 
shaiah, his  sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve  : the  ninth 
to  Mattaniah,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve  : the 
tenth  to  Shimei,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve  : 
the  eleventh  to  Azarel,  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
twelve  : the  twelfth  to  Hashabiah,  his  sons  and  his 
brethren,  twelve  : for  the  thirteenth,  Shubael,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve : for  the  fourteenth, 
Mattithiah,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve  : for 
the  fifteenth  to  Jeremoth,  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
twelve : for  the  sixteenth  to  Hananiah,  his  sons  and 
his  brethren,  twelve  : for  the  seventeenth  to  Joshbe- 
kashah, his  sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve  : for  the 
eighteenth  to  Hanani,  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
twelve  : for  the  nineteenth  to  Mallothi,  his  sons  and 
his  brethren,  twelve  : for  the  twentieth  to  Eliathah, 
his  sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve  : for  the  one  and 
twentieth  to  Hothir,  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
twelve  : for  the  two  and  twentieth  to  Giddalti,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve  : for  the  three  and 
twentieth  to  Mahazioth,  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
twelve  : for  the  four  and  twentieth  to  Romamti- 
ezer,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve. 


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22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 


2 ver.  2. 

3 2 Chr.  23.  13. 


g Or,  after  the  order  of  the  king, 
even  Asaph  drc. 


h Or,  ward  against  ward,  as  well  &e. 


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CHAPTER  XXVI. 

I TKb  divisions  of  the  porters.  13  The  gates  assigned  by  lot.  20  The 
Levites  that  had  charge  of  the  treasures.  29  Officers  and  judges. 

CONCERNING  the  divisions  of  the  porters  : Of  the 
Korhites  was  Meshelemiah  the  son  of  Kore,  of  the 
sons  of  Asaph. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Meshelemiah  were,  Zechariah 
the  firstborn,  Jediael  the  second,  Zebadiah  the  third, 
Jathniel  the  fourth, 

3  Elam  the  fifth,  Jehohanan  the  sixth,  Elioenai  the 
seventh. 

4  Moreover  the  sons  of  Obed-edom  were,  Shemaiah 
the  firstborn,  Jehozabad  the  second,  Joah  the  third, 
and  Sacar  the  fourth,  and  Nethaneel  the  fifth, 

5  Ammiel  the  sixth,  Issachar  the  seventh,  Peulthai 
the  eighth  : for  God  blessed  him. 

6  Also  unto  Shemaiah  his  son  were  sons  born,  that 
ruled  throughout  the  house  of  their  father  : for  they 
were  mighty  men  of  valour. 

7  The  sons  of  Shemaiah  ; Othni,  and  Rephael,  and 
Obed,  Elzabad,  whose  brethren  were  strong  men,  Elihu, 
and  Semachiah. 

8  All  these  of  the  sons  of  Obed-edom  : they  and 
their  sons  and  their  brethren,  able  men  for  strength 
for  the  service,  were  threescore  and  two  of  Obed- 
edom. 

9  And  Meshelemiah  had  sons  and  bretliren,  strong 
men,  eighteen. 

10  Also  ^ Hosah,  of  the  children  of  Merari,  had 
sons  ; Simri  the  chief,  (for  though  he  was  not  the  first- 
born, yet  his  father  made  him  the  chief  ;) 

11  Hilkiah  the  second,  Tebaliah  the  third,  Zecha- 
riah the  fourth  : all  the  sons  and  brethren  of  Hosah 
were  thirteen. 

12  Among  these  were  the  divisions  of  the  porters, 
even  among  the  chief  men,  having  wards  one  against 
another,  to  minister  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

13  ^ And  they  cast  lots,  as  well  the  small  as  the 
great,  according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers,  for  every 
gate. 

14  And  the  lot  eastward  fell  to  Shelemiah.  Then 
for  Zechariah  his  son,  a wise  counsellor,  they  cast  lots  ; 
and  his  lot  came  out  northward. 

15  To  Obed-edom  southward  ; and  to  his  sons  the 
house  of  Asuppim. 

16  To  Shuppim  and  Hosah  the  lot  came  forth  west- 
ward, with  the  gate  Shallecheth,  by  the  causeway  of  the 
going  up,  ward  against  ward. 

17  Eastward  were  six  Levites,  northward  four  a day, 
southward  four  a day,  and  toward  Asuppim  two  and 
two. 

18  At  Parbar  westward,  four  at  the  causeway,  and 
two  at  Parbar. 

19  These  are  the  divisions  of  the  porters  among  the 
sons  of  Kore,  and  amon^  the  sons  of  Merari. 

20  ^ And  of  the  Levites,  Ahijah  was  ^ over  the  trea- 
sures of  the  house  of  God,  and  over  the  treasures  of 
the  dedicated  things. 

21  As  concerning  the  sons  of  Laadan  ; the  sons  of 
the  Gershonite  Laadan,  chief  fathers,  even  of  Laadan 
the  Gershonite,  were  Jehieli. 

22  The  sons  of  Jehieli ; Zetham,  and  Joel  his 
brother,  which  were  over  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

^ ch.  16.  38.  miah.  against  their  bre- 

* ch.  28.  12.  Mai.  3.  b In  ch.  9.  19,  Ebi-  thren. 

10.  afiaph.  d In  ver.  1,  Meshe- 

a In  ver.  14,  Shele-  c Or,  wards  over  lemiah. 


26  For  the  courses  of  the  doorkeepers  : of  the  Ko- 
rahites  ; ® Meshelemiah  the  son  of  Kore,  of  the  sons 

2 of  * Asaph.  And  Meshelemiah  had  sons  ; Zechariah 
the  firstborn,  Jediael  the  second,  Zebadiah  the  third, 

3 Jathniel  the  fourth  ; Elam  the  fifth,  Jehohanan  the 

4 sixth,  Eliehoenai  the  seventh.  And  Obed-edom  had 
sons  ; Shemaiah  the  firstborn,  Jehozabad  the  second, 
Joah  the  third,  and  Sacar  the  fourth,  and  Nethanel 

5 the  fifth  ; Ammiel  the  sixth,  Issachar  the  seventh, 

6 Peullethai  the  eighth  : for  God  blessed  him.  Also 
unto  Shemaiah  his  son  were  sons  born,  that  ruled 
over  the  house  of  their  father  : for  they  were  mighty 

7 men  of  valour.  The  sons  of  Shemaiah  ; Otlmi,  and 
Rephael,  and  Obed,  Elzabad,  whose  brethren  were 

8 valiant  men,  Elihu,  and  Semachiah.  All  these  were 
of  the  sons  of  Obed-edom  : they  and  their  sons  and 
their  brethren,  able  men  in  strength  for  the  service  ; 

9 threescore  and  two  of  Obed-edom.  And  Meshele- 
miah had  sons  and  brethren,  valiant  men,  eighteen. 

10  Also  Hosah,  of  the  children  of  Merari,  had  sons  ; 
Shimri  the  chief,  (for  though  he  was  not  the  first- 

11  born,  yet  his  father  made  him  chief ;)  Hilkiah  the 
second,  Tebaliah  the  third,  Zechariah  the  fourth : 
all  the  sons  and  brethren  of  Hosah  were  thirteen. 

12  Of  these  were  the  courses  of  the  doorkeepers,  even 
of  the  chief  men,  having  charges  like  as  their 
brethren,  to  minister  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  they  cast  lots,  as  well  the  small  as  the  great, 
according  to  their  fathers’  houses,  for  every  gate. 

14  And  the  lot  eastward  fell  to  Shelemiah.  Then  for 
Zechariah  his  son,  a discreet  counsellor,  they  cast 

15  lots  ; and  his  lot  came  out  northward.  To  Obed- 
edom  southward  ; and  to  his  sons  the  storehouse. 

16  To  Shuppim  and  Hosah  westward,  by  the  gate  of 
® Shallecheth,  at  the  causeway  that  goeth  up,  ward 

17  against  ward.  Eastward  were  six  Levites,  north- 
ward four  a day,  southward  four  a day,  and  for  the 

18  storehouse  two  and  two.  For  -^Parbar  westward, 

19  four  at  the  causeway^  and  two  at  Parbar.  These 
were  the  courses  of  the  doorkeepers  ; of  the  sons  of 
the  Korahites,  and  of  the  sons  of  Merari. 


20  ^ And  of  the  Levites,  Ahijah  was  over  the  treasu- 
ries of  the  house  of  God,  and  over  the  treasuries  of 

21  the  ^ dedicated  things.  The  sons  of  * Ladan  ; the 
sons  of  the  Gershonites  belonging  to  Ladan,  the 
heads  of  the  fathers^  houses  belonging  to  Ladan  the 

22  Gershonite;  -^Jehieli.  The  sons  of  Jehieli;  Ze- 
tham, and  Joel  his  brother,  over  the  treasuries  of  the 


6 That  is,  Casting  And  the  Levites  < In  ch.  0.  17, 

forth.  their  brethren  were  j In  ch.  23.  8,  Je- 

f Or,  the  Precinct.  over  &c.  hiel. 

g According  to  the  h Heb.  holy  things. 


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I.  CHRONICLES,  XXVII. 


23  Of  the  Amramites,  and  the  Izharites,  the  Hebron- 
ites,  and  the  Uzzielites  : 

24  And  ^Shebuel  the  son  of  Gershom,  the  son  of 
Moses,  teas  ruler  of  the  treasures. 

25  And  his  brethren  by  Eliezer  ; Rehabiah  his*  son, 
and  Jeshaiah  his  son,  and  Joram  his  son,  and  Zichri  his 
son,  and  ^ Shelomith  his  son. 

26  Which  Shelomith  and  his  brethren  were  over  all 
the  treasures  of  the  dedicated  things,  which  David  the 
king,  and  the  chief  fathers,  the  captains  over  thousands 
and  hundreds,  and  the  captains  of  the  host,  had  dedi- 
cated. 

27  Out  of  the  spoils  won  in  battles  did  they  dedicate 
to  maintain  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

28  And  all  that  Samuel  ® the  seer,  and  Saul  the  son 
of  Kish,  and  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  Joab  the  son  of 
Zeruiah,  had  dedicated  ; and  whosoever  had  dedicated 
any  thing^  it  was  under  the  hand  of  Shelomith,  and  of 
his  brethren. 

29  Tl  Of  the  Izharites,  Chenaniah  and  his  sons  luere 
for  the  outward  business  over  Israel,  for  ® officers  and 
judges. 

30  And  of  the  Hebronites,  Hashabiah  and  his  bre- 
thren, men  of  valour,  a thousand  and  seven  hundred, 
were  officers  among  them  of  Israel  on  this  side  Jordan 
westward  in  all  the  business  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the 
service  of  the  king. 

31  Among  the  Hebronites  was  '^Jerijah  the  chief, 
even  among  the  Hebronites,  according  to  the  genera- 
tions of  his  fathers.  In  the  fortieth  year  of  the  reign 
of  David  they  were  sought  for,  and  there  were  found 
among  them  mighty  men  of  valour  ® at  Jazer  of  Gilead. 

32  And  his  brethren,  men  of  valour,  were  two  thou- 
sand and  seven  hundred  chief  fathers,  whom  king  David 
made  rulers  over  the  Reubenites,  the  Gadites,  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  for  every  matter  pertaining  to 
God,  and  ® affairs  of  the  king. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  The  twelve  captains  for  every  several  month.  16  The  princes  of  the 

twelve  tribes.  23  The  numbering  of  the  people  is  hindered.  25  David's 

several  oficers. 

OW  the  children  of  Israel  after  their  number,  to 
wit,  the  chief  fathers  and  captains  of  thousands 
and  hundreds,  and  their  officers  that  served  the  king  in 
any  matter  of  the  courses,  which  came  in  and  went  out 
month  by  month  throughout  all  the  months  of  the  year, 
of  every  course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

2 Over  the  first  course  for  the  first  month  icas  ^ Jasho- 
beam  the  son  of  Zabdiel  : and  in  his  course  were  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 

3 Of  the  children  of  Perez  was  the  chief  of  all  the 
captains  of  the  host  for  the  first  month. 

4 And  over  the  course  of  the  second  month  was 
Dodai  an  Ahohite,  and  of  his  course  was  Mikloth  also 
the  ruler : in  his  course  likewise  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

5 The  third  captain  of  the  host  for  the  third  month 
was  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  a chief  priest  : and 
in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

6 This  is  that  Benaiah,  who  ivas  ^ mighty  among  the 
thirty,  and  above  the  thirty  : and  in  his  course  was  Am- 
mizabad  his  son. 

7 The  fourth  captain  for  the  fourth  month  was  ^ Asa- 

3 ch.  23.  16.  6 ch.  23.  4.  « 2 Chr.  19.  11. 

4 ch.  23.  18.  7 ch.  23.  19.  i 2 Sam.  23.  8.  ch. 

3 1 Sam.  9.  9.  » See  Josh.  21.  39.  11.  11. 


23  house  of  the  Lord.  Of  the  Amramites,  of  the  Iz- 

24  harites,  of  the  Hebronites,  of  the  Uzzielites  : and 
Shebuel  the  son  of  Gershom,  the  son  of  Moses,  was 

25  ruler  over  the  treasuries.  And  his  brethren  ; of  Eli- 
ezer came  Rehabiah  his  son,  and  J eshaiah  his  son,  and 
Joram  his  son,  and  Zichri  his  son,  and  Shelomoth  his 

26  son.  This  Shelomoth  and  his  brethren  were  over  all 
the  treasuries  of  the  dedicated  things,  which  Da- 
vid the  king,  and  the  heads  of  the  fathers’  houses, 
the  captains  over  thousands  and  hundreds,  and  the 

27  captains  of  the  host,  had  dedicated.  ^ Out  of  the 
spoil  won  in  battles  did  they  dedicate  to  repair  the 

28  house  of  the  Lord.  And  all  that  Samuel  the  seer, 
and  Saul  the  son  of  Kish,  and  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
and  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  had  dedicated  ; whoso- 
ever had  dedicated  any  thing,  it  was  under  the  hand 

29  of  ^ Shelomoth,  and  of  his  brethren.  Of  the  Izhar- 
ites, Chenaniah  and  his  sons  were  for  the  outward 

30  business  over  Israel,  for  officers  and  judges.  Of 
the  Hebronites,  Hashabiah  and  his  brethren,  men  of 
valour,  a thousand  and  seven  hundred,  had  the  over- 
sight of  Israel  beyond  Jordan  westward  ; for  all  the 
business  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  service  of  the 

31  king.  Of  the  Hebronites  was  Jerijah  the  chief, 
even  of  the  Hebronites,  according  to  their  genera- 
tions by  fathers’  houses.  In  the  fortieth  year  of  the 
reign  of  David  they  were  sought  for,  and  there  were 
found  among  them  mighty  men  of  valour  at  Jazer 

32  of  Gilead.  And  his  brethren,  men  of  valour,  were 
two  thousand  and  seven  hundred,  heads  of  fathers’ 
houses,  whom  king  David  made  overseers  over  the 
Reubenites,  and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half  tribe  of 
the  Manassites,  for  every  matter  pertaining  to  God, 
- and  for  the  affairs  of  the  king. 


27  Now  the  children  of  Israel  after  their  number,  to 
wit,  the  heads  of  fathers’  houses  and  the  captains  of 
thousands  and  of  hundreds,  and  their  officers  that 
served  the  king,  in  any  matter  of  the  courses  which 
came  in  and  went  out  month  by  month  throughout 
all  the  months  of  the  year,  of  every  course  were 

2 twenty  and  four  thousand.  Over  the  first  course 
for  the  first  month  was  Jashobeam  the  son  of 
Zabdiel  : and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four 

3 thousand.  He  was  of  the  children  of  Perez,  the 
chief  of  all  the  captains  of  the  host  for  the  first 

4 month.  And  over  the  course  of  the  second  month 
was  Dodai  the  Ahohite,  and  his  course  ; and  Mikloth 
the  ruler  : and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four 

5 thousand.  The  third  captain  of  the  host  for  the 
third  month  was  Benaiah,  the  son  of  Jehoiada  the 
® priest,  chief  : and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and 

6 four  thousand.  This  is  that  Benaiah,  who  was  the 
mighty  man  of  the  thirty,  and  over  the  thirty  : and 

7 o/his  course  was  Ammizabad  his  son.  The  fourth 
captain  for  the  fourth  month  was  Asahel  the  brother 


2 2 Sam.  23.  20,  22,  k Heb.  Out  of  the  a Or,  chief  minister, 
23.  ch.  11.  22,  &c.  battles  and  the  spoil.  See  2 Sam.  8.  18. 

3 2 Sam.  23.  24.  ch.  I Heb.  Shelomith. 

11.  26. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XXVII. 


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hel  the  brother  of  Joab,  and  Zebadiah  his  son  after 
him  : and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

8 The  fifth  captain  for  the  fifth  month  was  Shamhuth 
the  Izrahite  : and  in  his  course  loere  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

9 The  sixth  captain  for  the  sixth  month  was  ^ Ira  the 
son  of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite  : and  in  his  course  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

10  The  seventh  captain  for  the  seventh  month  teas 
® Helez  the  Pelonite,  of  the  cliildren  of  Ephraim  : and 
in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

11  The  eighth  captain  for  the  eighth  month  was 
® Sibbecai  the  Hushathite,  of  the  Zarhites  : and  in  his 
course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

12  The  ninth  captain  for  the  ninth  month  was  Abie- 
zer  the  Anetothite,  of  the  Benjamites  : and  in  his  course 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

13  The  tenth  captain  for  the  tenth  month  was  ® Ma- 
harai  the  Netophathite,  of  the  Zarhites  ; and  in  his 
course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

14  The  eleventh  captain  for  the  eleventh  month  was 
^ Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  of  the  children  of  Ephraim  : 
and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

15  The  twelfth  captain  for  the  twelfth  month  was 
Heldai  the  Netophathite,  of  Othniel  : and  in  his  course 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

16  T[  Furthermore  over  the  tribes  of  Israel : the 
ruler  of  the  Reubenites  was  Eliezer  the  son  of  Zichri ; 
of  the  Simeonites,  Shephatiah  the  sou  of  Maachah  : 

17  Of  the  Levites,  Hashabiah  the  son  of  Kemuel  : 
of  the  Aaronites,  Zadok  : 

18  Of  Judah,  i^Elihu,  one  of  the  brethren  of  David  : 
of  Issachar,  Omri  the  son  of  Michael  : 

19  Of  Zebulun,  Ishmaiah  the  son  of  Obadiah  : of 
Naphtali,  Jerimoth  the  son  of  Azriel  : 

20  Of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  Hoshea  the  son  of 
Azaziah  : of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Joel  the  son 
of  Pedaiah : 

21  Of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Gilead,  Iddo  the 
son  of  Zechariah : of  Benjamin,  Jaasiel  the  son  of 
Abner  : 

22  Of  Dan,  Azareel  the  son  of  Jeroham.  These 
were  the  princes  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

23  ^ But  David  took  not  the  number  of  them  from 
twenty  years  old  and  under  : because  the  Lord  had 
said  he  would  increase  Israel  like  to  the  stars  of  the 
heavens. 

24  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  began  to  number,  but  he 
finished  not,  because  there  fell  wrath  for  it  against 
Israel  ; neither  was  the  number  put  in  the  account  of 
the  chronicles  of  king  David. 

25  ^ And  over  the  king’s  treasures  was  Azmaveth  the 
son  of  Adiel  : and  over  the  storehouses  in  the  fields,  in 
the  cities,  and  in  the  villages,  and  in  the  castles,  was 
Jehonathan  the  son  of  Uzziah  : 

26  And  over  them  that  did  the  work  of  the  field  for 
tillage  of  the  ground  was  Ezri  the  son  of  Chelub  : 

27  And  over  the  vineyards  was  Shimei  the  Ramath- 
ite  : over  the  increase  of  the  vineyards  for  the  wine 
cellars  was  Zabdi  the  Shiphmite  : 

28  And  over  the  olive  trees  and  the  sycomore  trees 
that  were  in  the  low  plains  was  Baal-hanan  the  Gederite  : 
and  over  the  cellars  of  oil  was  Joash  : 


of  Joab,  and  Zebadiah  his  son  after  him  : and  in 

8 his  course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand.  The 
fifth  captain  for  the  fifth  month  was  Shamhuth  the 
Izrahite  : and  in  liis  course  were  twenty  and  four 

9 thousand.  The  sixth  captain  for  the  sixth  month 
was  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite  : and  in  his 

10  course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand.  The  seventh 
captain  for  the  seventh  month  was  Helez  the  Pelon- 
ite, of  the  children  of  Ephraim  : and  in  his  course 

11  were  twenty  and  four  thousand.  The  eighth  cap~ 
tain  for  the  eighth  month  was  Sibbecai  the  Hu- 
shathite, of  the  Zerahites  : and  in  his  course  were 

12  twenty  and  four  thousand.  The  ninth  captain  for 
the  ninth  month  was  Abiezer  the  Anathothite,  of 
the  Benjamites  : and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and 

13  four  thousand.  The  tenth  captain  for  the  tenth 
month  was  Maharai  the  Netophathite,  of  the  Zerah- 
ites : and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four  thou- 

14  sand.  The  eleventh  captain  for  the  eleventh  month 
was  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim  : and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four 

15  thousand.  The  twelfth  captain  for  the  twelfth 
month  was  ^ Heldai  the  Netophathite,  of  Othniel  : 
and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

16  Furthermore  over  the  tribes  of  Israel : of  the 
Reubenites  was  Eliezer  the  son  of  Zichri  the  ruler  : 
of  the  Simeonites,  Shephatiah  the  son  of  Maacah  : 

17  of  Levi,  Hashabiah  the  son  of  Kemuel  : of  Aaron, 

18  Zadok  : of  Judah,  Elihu,  one  of  the  brethren  of 

19  David  : of  Issachar,  Omri  the  son  of  Michael  : of 
Zebulun,  Ishmaiah  the  son  of  Obadiah  : of  Naph- 

20  tali,  Jeremoth  the  son  of  Azriel  : of  the  children  of 

21  Ephraim,  Hoshea  the  son  of  Azaziah  : of  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  Joel  the  son  of  Pedaiah  : of  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Gilead,  Iddo  the  son  of 
Zechariah  : of  Benjamin,  Jaasiel  the  son  of  Abner  : 

22  of  Dan,  Azarel  the  son  of  Jeroham.  These  were 

23  the  captains  of  the  tribes  of  Israel.  But  David 

took  not  the  number  of  them  from  twenty  years  old 
and  under  : because  the  Lord  had  said  he  would 

24  increase  Israel  like  to  the  stars  of  heaven.  Joab 
the  son  of  Zeruiah  began  to  number,  but  finished 
not  ; and  there  came  wrath  for  this  upon  Israel ; 
neither  was  the  number  put  into  the  account  in  the 
chronicles  of  king  David. 


25  And  over  the  king’s  treasuries  was  Azmaveth  the 
son  of  Adiel : and  over  the  treasuries  in  the  fields, 
in  the  cities,  and  in  the  villages,  and  in  the  castles, 

26  was  Jonathan  the  son  of  Uzziah  : and  over  them 
that  did  the  work  of  the  field  for  tillage  of  the 

27  ground  was  Ezri  the  son  of  Chelub  : and  over 
the  vineyards  was  Shimei  the  Ramathite  : and  over 
the  increase  of  the  vineyards  for  the  wine  cellars 

28  was  Zabdi  the  Shiphmite  : and  over  the  olive  trees 
and  the  sycomore  trees  that  were  in  the  lowland  was 
Baal-hanan  the  Gederite  : and  over  the  cellars  of 


4 ch.  11.28.  7ch.  11.  28.  lOch.  2G.  30.  12  Gen.  15.  5.  6 In  ch.  11.  30,  //e-  e In  1 Sam.  IG.  G, 

« ch.  11.  27.  8 2 Sam.  23.  28.  ch.  ” 1 Sam.  IG.  C,  2 Sam.  24.  15.  ch.  led.  Eliab. 

8 2 Sam.  21.18.  ch.  11.30.  Eliab.  21.7. 

11.29.  »ch.  11.  31. 


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I.  CHRONICLES,  XXVIII. 


29  And  over  the  herds  that  fed  in  Sharon  was  Shitrai 
the  Sharonite  : and  over  the  herds  that  loere  in  the  val- 
leys was  Shaphat  the  son  of  Adlai : 

30  Over  the  camels  also  loas  Obil  the  Ishmaelite  : 
and  over  the  asses  was  Jehdeiah  the  Meronothite  : 

31  And  over  the  flocks  was  Jaziz  the  Hagerite.  All 
these  were  the  rulers  of  the  substance  which  was  king 
David’s. 

32  Also  Jonathan  David’s  uncle  was  a counsellor,  a 
wise  man,  and  a scribe  : and  Jehiel  the  son  of  Hach- 
moni  was  with  the  king’s  sons  : 

33  And  ^^Ahithophel  ^vas  the  king’s  counsellor  : and 
Hushai  the  Archite  was  the  king’s  companion  : 

34  And  after  Ahithophel  was  Jehoiada  the  son  of 
Benaiah,  and  Abiathar  : and  the  general  of  the  king’s 
army  was  Joab. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 David  in  a solemn  assembly  having  declared  Godh  favour  to  him,  and 
promise  to  his  son  Solomon,  exhorteth  them  to  fear  God.  9,  20  He  en- 
courageth  Solomon  to  build  the  temple.  11  He  giveth  him  patterns  for 
the  form,  and  gold  and  silver  for  the  materials, 

And  David  assembled  all  the  princes  of  Israel, 

^ the  princes  of  the  tribes,  and  ^ the  captains  of 
the  companies  that  ministered  to  the  king  by  course, 
and  the  captains  over  the  thousands,  and  captains  over 
the  hundreds,  and  ®the  stewards  over  all  the  substance 
and  possession  of  the  king,  and  of  his  sons,  with  the 
officers,  and  with  ^ the  mighty  men,  and  with  all  the 
valiant  men,  unto  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  David  the  king  stood  up  upon  his  feet,  and 
said.  Hear  me,  my  brethren,  and  my  people  : As  for 
me^  ® I had  in  mine  heart  to  build  an  house  of  rest  for 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  for  ® the  foot- 
stool of  our  God,  and  had  made  ready  for  the  building  : 

3  But  God  said  unto  me,  Thou  shalt  not  build  an 
house  for  my  name,  because  thou  hast  been  a man  of 
war,  and  hast  shed  blood. 

4  Howbeit  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ® chose  me  be- 
fore all  the  house  of  my  father  to  be  king  over  Israel 
for  ever  : for  he  hath  chosen  ® Judah  to  he  the  ruler  ; 
and  of  the  house  of  Judah,  i®the  house  of  my  father  ; 
and  among  the  sous  of  my  father  he  liked  me  to  make 
me  king  over  all  Israel  : 

5  And  of  all  my  sons,  (for  the  Lord  hath  given  me 
many  sons,)  i®he  hath  chosen  Solomon  my  son  to  sit 
upon  the  throne  of  the  kingdom  of  the  Lord  over  Israel. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  Solomon  thy  son,  he  shall 
build  my  house  and  my  courts  : for  I have  chosen  him 
to  he  mj  son,  and  I will  be  his  father. 

7  Moreover  I will  establish  his  kingdom  for  ever, 
^®if  he  be  constant  to  do  my  commandments  and  my 
judgments,  as  at  this  day. 

8  Now  therefore  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  audience  of  our  God, 
keep  and  seek  for  all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
your  God  : that  ye  may  possess  this  good  land,  and 
leave  it  for  an  inheritance  for  your  children  after  you 
for  ever. 

9  H And  thou,  Solomon  my  son,  know  thou  the  God 
of  thy  father,  and  serve  him  with  a perfect  heart  and 
with  a willing  mind  : for  the  Lord  searcheth  all 


29  oil  was  Joash  ; and  over  the  herds  that  fed  in  Sharon 
was  Shitrai  the  Sharonite  : and  over  the  herds  that 
were  in  the  valleys  was  Shaphat  the  son  of  Adlai : 

30  and  over  the  camels  was  Obil  the  Ishmaelite  : and 

31  over  the  asses  was  Jehdeiah  the  Meronothite  : and 
over  the  flocks  was  Jaziz  the  Hagrite.  All  these 
were  the  rulers  of  the  substance  which  was  king 
David’s. 

32  Also  Jonathan  David’s  uncle  was  a counsellor, 
a man  of  understanding,  and  a scribe  : and  Jehiel 
the  son  of  Hachmoni  was  with  the  king’s  sons  : 

33  and  Ahithophel  was  the  king’s  counsellor  : and  Hu- 

34  shai  the  Archite  was  the  king’s  friend  : and  after 
Ahithophel  was  Jehoiada  the  son  of  Benaiah, 
and  Abiathar  : and  the  captain  of  the  king’s  host 
was  Joab. 


28  And  David  assembled  all  the  princes  of  Israel, 
the  princes  of  the  tribes,  and  the  captains  of  the 
companies  that  served  the  king  by  course,  and  the 
captains  of  thousands,  and  the  captains  of  hundreds, 
and  the  rulers  over  all  the  substance  and  “ posses- 
sions of  the  king  and  of  his  sons,  with  the  ^ officers, 
and  the  mighty  men,  even  all  the  mighty  men  of 

2 valour,  unto  Jerusalem.  Then  David  the  king 
stood  up  upon  his  feet,  and  said.  Hear  me,  my 
brethren,  and  my  people  : as  for  me,  it  was  in  mine 
heart  to  build  an  house  of  rest  for  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  footstool  of  our 
God  ; and  I had  made  ready  for  the  building,  j 

3 But  God  said  unto  me.  Thou  shalt  not  build  an  | 
house  for  my  name,  because  thou  art  a man  of  war,  i 

4 and  hast  shed  blood.  Howbeit  the  Lord,  the  God  ■ 
of  Israel,  chose  me  out  of  all  the  house  of  my  father  j 
to  be  king  over  Israel  for  ever  : for  he  hath  chosen 
Judah  to  be  ''prince  ; and  in  the  house  of  Judah,  the 
house  of  my  father  ; and  among  the  sons  of  my  ' 
father  he  took  pleasiire  in  me  to  make  me  king  over 

5 all  Israel  : and  of  all  my  sons,  (for  the  Lord  hath 
given  me  many  sons,)  he  hath  chosen  Solomon  my 
son  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  the  kingdom  of  the 

6 Lord  over  Israel.  And  he  said  unto  me,  Solomon 
thy  son,  he  shall  build  my  house  and  my  courts  : for 
I have  chosen  him  to  be  my  son,  and  I will  be  his 

7 father.  And  I will  establish  his  kingdom  for  ever, 
if  he  be  constant  to  do  my  commandments  and  my 

8 judgements,  as  at  this  day.  Now  therefore,  in  the 

sight  of  all  Israel,  tlie  congregation  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  audience  of  our  God,  observe  and  seek  j 
out  all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  your  God  ; ! 

that  ye  may  possess  this  good  land,  and  leave  it  for  | 
an  inheritance  to  your  children  after  you  for  ever.  J 

9 And  thou,  Solomon  my  son,  know  thou  the  God  of 
thy  father,  and  serve  him  with  a perfect  heart  and  j 
with  a willing  mind  : for  the  Lord  searcheth  all  i 


2 Sam.  15.  12.  s ch.  27.  25.  Kin.  5.  3.  ch.  17.  4.  & i*  ch.  3. 1,  &c.  & 23.  is  jgr.  9.  24.  Hos.  17.3.  Jer.  11.  20.  & 

15  2 Sam.  15.  37.  & * ch.  11.  10.  22.  8.  1.  4.  1.  John  17.  3.  17.  10.  & 20.  12.  Rev. 

16.  16.  5 2 Sam.  7.  2.  Ps.  8 i Sam.  16.  7-13.  i3  ch.  22.  9.  ^ 2 Kin.  20.  3.  Ps.  2.  23. 

IS  1 Kin.  1.7.  132.  3,  4,  5.  » Gen.  49.  8.  ch.  5.  i*  2 Sam.  7.  13,  14.  101.  2.  d Or,  brother's  son. 

11  ch.  11.  6.  6 Ps.  99.  5.  & 132.  7.  2.  Ps.  GO.  7.  & 78.  68.  ch.  22.  9,  10.  2 Chr.  is  1 Sam.  16.  7.  1 a Or,  cattle. 

ich.  27.  16.  1 2 Sam.  7.  5,  13.  1 i«  I Sara.  16.  1.  1.9.  Kin.  8.  39.  ch.  29. 17.  b Or,  eunuchs. 

* ch.  27.  1, 2.  11  1 Sam.  16.  12,  13.  i5  ch.  22.  13.  Ps.  7. 9.  & 139. 2.  Pro.  c Or.  leader. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XXIX. 


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hearts,  and  understandeth  all  the  imaginations  of  the 
thoughts  : if  thou  seek  him,  he  will  be  found  of  thee  ; 
but  if  thou  forsake  him,  he  will  cast  thee  otf  for  ever. 

10  Take  heed  now  ; for  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
thee  to  build  an  house  for  the  sanctuary  ; be  strong, 
and  do  it. 

11  ^ Then  David  gave  to  Solomon  his  son  ^ithe  pat- 
tern of  the  porch,  and  of  the  houses  thereof,  and  of  the 
treasuries  thereof,  and  of  the  upper  chambers  thereof, 
and  of  the  inner  parlours  thereof,  and  of  the  place  of 
the  mercy  seat, 

12  And  the  pattern  of  all  that  he  had  by  the  spirit, 
of  the  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  of  all  the 
chambers  round  about,  of  the  treasuries  of  the  house 
of  God,  and  of  the  treasuries  of  the  dedicated  things  : 

13  Also  for  the  courses  of  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites,  and  for  all  the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  for  all  the  vessels  of  service  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

14  He  gave  of  gold  by  weight  for  things  of  gold,  for 
all  instruments  of  all  manner  of  service  ; silver  also  for 
all  instruments  of  silver  by  weight,  for  all  instruments 
of  every  kind  of  service  : 

15  Even  the  weight  for  the  candlesticks  of  gold,  and 
for  their  lamps  of  gold,  by  weight  for  every  candlestick, 
and  for  the  lamps  thereof  : and  for  the  candlesticks  of 
silver  by  weight,  both  for  the  candlestick,  and  also  for 
the  lamps  thereof,  according  to  the  use  of  every  candle- 
stick. 

16  And  by  weight  he  gave  gold  for  the  tables  of 
shewbread,  for  every  table  ; and  likewise  silver  for  the 
tables  of  silver  : 

17  Also  pure  gold  for  the  fleshhooks,  and  the  bowls, 
and  the  cups  : and  for  the  golden  basons  he  gave  gold 
by  weight  for  every  bason  ; and  likewise  silver  by 
weight  for  every  bason  of  silver  : 

18  And  for  the  altar  of  incense  refined  gold  by 
weight  ; and  gold  for  the  pattern  of  the  chariot  of  the 

cherubims,  that  spread  out  their  wmgs,  and  covered 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 

19  All  this,  said  David,  the  Lord  made  me  under- 
stand in  writing  by  his  hand  upon  me,  even  all  the  works 
of  this  pattern. 

20  And  David  said  to  Solomon  his  son,  ^5  Be  strong 
and  of  good  courage,  and  do  it : fear  not,  nor  be  dis- 
mayed : for  the  Lord  God,  even  my  God,  will  he  with 
thee  ; he  will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee,  until 
thou  hast  finished  all  the  work  for  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And,  behold,  the  courses  of  the  priests  and  the 
Levites,  even  they  shall  he  with  thee  for  all  the  service  of 
the  house  of  God  : and  there  shall  he  with  thee  for  all 
manner  of  workmanship  28  every  willing  skilful  man, 
for  any  manner  of  service  : also  the  princes  and  all  the 
people  will  be  wholly  at  thy  commandment. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1 David,  hy  his  exam.'ple  and  intreaty,  6 causeth  the  princes  and  people 
to  offer  willinyly.  10  David's  thanksgiving  and  prayer.  20  The  peo- 
ple. having  blessed  God,  and  sacrificed,  make  Solomon  king.  26 
David's  reign  and  death. 

Furthermore  David  the  king  said  unto  all  the 
congregation,  Solomon  my  son,  whom  alone  God 
hath  chosen,  is  yet  ^ young  and  tender,  and  the  work  is 

19  2 Chr.  15.  2.  22  ch.  2G.  20.  24  yer.  11,  12.  See 

20  ver.  6.  23  Ex.  25.  18-22.  1 Ex.  25.  40. 

21  ver.  19.  See  Ex.  Sim.  4.  4.  1 Kin.  G.  25  Dent.  31.  7,  8. 

25.  40.  23,  &c.  Jo.sh.  1.  G,  7,  9.  ch. 

22.  13. 


hearts,  and  understandeth  all  the  imaginations  of  the 
thoughts  : if  thou  seek  him,  he  will  be  found  of 
thee  ; but  if  thou  forsake  him,  he  will  cast  thee  off 

10  for  ever.  Take  heed  now  ; for  the  Lord  hath 
chosen  thee  to  build  an  house  for  the  sanctuary  : be 
strong,  and  do  it. 

11  Then  David  gave  to  Solomon  his  son  the  pattern 
of  the  porch  of  the  temple,  and  of  the  houses  thereof, 
and  of  the  treasuries  thereof,  and  of  the  upper 
rooms  thereof,  and  of  the  inner  chambers  thereof, 

12  and  of  the  ^ place  of  the  mercy-seat : and  the  pat- 
tern of  all  that  he  had  ® by  the  spirit,  for  the  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  for  all  the  chambers 
round  about,  for  the  treasuries  of  the  house  of  God, 

13  and  for  the  treasuries  of  the  dedicated  things  : also 
for  the  courses  of  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and 
for  all  the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  for  all  the  vessels  of  service  in  the  house 

14  of  the  Lord  : of  gold  by  weight  for  the  vessels  of 
gold,  for  all  vessels  of  every  kind  of  service  ; of 
silver  for  all  the  vessels  of  silver  by  weight,  for  all 

15  vessels  of  every  kind  of  service  : by  weight  also  for 
the  candlesticks  of  gold,  and  for  the  lamps  thereof, 
of  gold,  by  weight  for  every  candlestick  and  for  the 
lamps  thereof  : and  for  the  candlesticks  of  silver, 
silver  by  weight  for  every  candlestick  and  for  the 
lamps  thereof,  according  to  the  use  of  every  candle- 

16  stick  : and  the  gold  by  weight  for  the  tables  of 
shewbread,  for  every  table  ; and  silver  for  the 

17  tables  of  silver  : and  the  fleshhooks,  and  the  basons, 
and  the  cups,  of  pure  gold  : and  for  the  golden 
bowls  by  weight  for  every  bowl  ; and  for  the  silver 

18  bowls  by  weight  for  every  bowl  : and  for  the  altar 
of  incense  refined  gold  by  weight  : and  gold  for  the 
pattern  of  the  chariot,  even  the  cherubim,  that  spread 
out  their  wings,  and  covered  the  ark  of  the  covenant 

19  of  the  Lord.  All  this,  said  David,  have  I been 
made  to  understand  in  writing  from  the  hand  of  the 

20  Lord,  even  all  the  works  of  this  pattern.  And 
David  said  to  Solomon  his  son.  Be  strong  and  of 
good  courage,  and  do  it  : fear  not,  nor  be  dismayed  : 
for  the  Lord  God,  even  my  God,  is  with  thee  ; he 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee,  until  all  the 
work  for  the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  be 

21  finished.  And,  behold,  there  are  the  courses  of  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  for  all  the  service  of  the 
house  of  God  : and  there  shall  be  with  thee  in  all 
manner  of  work  every  willing  man  that  hath  skill, 
for  any  manner  of  service  : also  the  captains  and 
all  the  people  will  be  wholly  at  thy  commandment. 


29  And  David  the  king  said  unto  all  the  congrega- 
tion, Solomon  my  son,  whom  alone  God  hath  chosen, 
is  yet  young  and  tender,  and  the  work  is  great : for 

28Josh.  1.  5.  1 1 Kin.  3.  7.  ch.  22.  /Or,  the  Lord 

22  ch.  24,  & 25,  & 2G.  5.  Pro.  4.  3.  made  me  understand 

28  Ex.  35.  25,  26.  & d Heb.  house.  in  ivriting  by  his  hand 

36.  1,  2.  e Or,  in  his  spirit.  upon  me.  even  tSJc. 


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1.  CHRONICLES,  XXIX. 


great  : for  the  palace  is  not  for  man,  but  for  the  Lord 
God. 

2 Now  I have  prepared  with  all  my  might  for  the 
house  of  my  God  the  gold  for  things  to  he  made  of  gold, 
and  the  silver  for  things  of  silver,  and  the  brass  for 
things  of  brass,  the  iron  for  things  of  iron,  and  wood  for 
things  of  wood  ; ^onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be  set, 
glistering  stones,  and  of  divers  colours,  and  all  manner 
of  precious  stones,  and  marble  stones  in  abundance. 

3 Moreover,  because  I have  set  my  affection  to  the 
house  of  my  God,  I have  of  mine  own  proper  good,  of 
gold  and  silver,  which  I have  given  to  the  house  of  my 
God,  over  and  above  all  that  I have  prepared  for  the 
holy  house, 

4 Even  three  thousand  talents  of  gold,  of  the  gold  of 
3 Ophir,  and  seven  thousand  talents  of  refined  silver,  to 
overlay  the  walls  of  the  houses  withal : 

5 The  gold  for  things  of  gold,  and  the  silver  for 
things  of  silver,  and  for  all  manner  of  work  to  he  made 
by  the  hands  of  artificers.  And  who  then  is  willing  to 
consecrate  his  service  this  day  unto  the  Lord  ? 

6 ^ Then  ^ the  chief  of  the  fathers  and  princes  of 
the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  the  captains  of  thousands  and 
of  hundreds,  with  ® the  rulers  of  the  king’s  work,  offered 
willingly, 

7 And  gave  for  the  service  of  the  house  of  God  of  gold 
five  thousand  talents  and  ten  thousand  drams,  and  of 
silver  ten  thousand  talents,  and  of  brass  eighteen  thou- 
sand talents,  and  one  hundred  thousand  talents  of  iron. 

8 And  they  with  whom  precious  stones  were  found 
gave  them  to  the  treasure  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  by 
the  hand  of  ® Jehiel  the  Gershonite. 

9 Then  the  people  rejoiced,  for  that  they  offered 
willingly,  because  with  perfect  heart  they  offered  will- 
ingly to  the  Lord  ; and  David  the  king  also  rejoiced 
with  great  joy. 

10  ^ Wherefore  David  blessed  the  Lord  before  all 
the  congregation  : and  David  said.  Blessed  he  thou. 
Lord  God  of  Israel  our  father,  for  ever  and  ever. 

11  ® Thine,  O Lord,  is  the  greatness,  and  the  power, 
and  the  glory,  and  the  victory,  and  the  majesty  : for  all 
that  is  in  the  heaven  and  in  the  earth  is  thine  ; thine  is 
the  kingdom,  O Lord,  and  thou  art  exalted  as  head 
above  all. 

12  ® Both  riches  and  honour  come  of  thee,  and  thou 
reignest  over  all ; and  in  thine  hand  is  power  and 
might  ; and  in  thine  hand  it  is  to  make  great,  and  to 
give  strength  unto  all. 

13  Now  therefore,  our  God,  we  thank  thee,  and  praise 
thy  glorious  name. 

14  But  who  am  I,  and  what  is  my  people,  that  we 
should  be  able  to  offer  so  willingly  after  this  sort  ? for 
all  things  come  of  thee,  and  of  thine  own  have  we  given 
thee. 

15  For  we  are  strangers  before  thee,  and  sojourn- 
ers, as  were  all  our  fathers  : our  days  on  the  earth  are 
as  a shadow,  and  there  is  none  abiding. 

16  O Lord  our  God,  all  this  store  that  we  have  pre- 
pared to  build  thee  an  house  for  thine  holy  name  cometh 
of  thine  hand,  and  is  all  thine  own. 

17  1 know  also,  my  God,  that  thou  triest  the  heart, 
and  hast  pleasure  in  uprightness.  As  for  me,  in  the 

2 See  Is.  54.  11,  12.  e ch.  26.  21.  lo  Ps.  39.  12.  Heb. 

Rev.  21.  18,  &c.  7 2 Cor.  9.  7.  11.  13.  1 Pet.  2.  11. 

3 1 Kin.  9.  28.  » Matt  6.  13.  1 Tim.  ^ Job  14.  2.  Ps.  90. 

4 ch.  27.  1.  1.  17.  Rev.  .5.  13.  9.  & 102.  11.  & 144.  4. 

<5  ch.  27.  25,  &c.  9 Rom.  11.  36. 


the  palace  is  not  for  man,  but  for  the  Lord  God. 

2 Now  I have  prepared  with  all  my  might  for  the 
house  of  my  God  the  gold  for  the  things  of  gold, 
and  the  silver  for  the  things  of  silver,  and  the  brass 
for  the  things  of  brass,  the  iron  for  the  things  of 
iron,  and  wood  for  the  things  of  wood  ; “ onyx  stones, 
and  stones  to  be  set,  stones  for  inlaid  work,  and  of 
divers  colours,  and  all  manner  of  precious  stones, 

3 and  marble  stones  in  abundance.  Moreover  also, 
because  I have  set  my  affection  to  the  house  of  my 
God,  seeing  that  I have  a treasure  of  mine  own  of 
gold  and  silver,  I give  it  unto  the  house  of  my  God, 
over  and  above  all  that  I have  prepared  for  the  holy 

4 house  ; even  three  thousand  talents  of  gold,  of  the 
gold  of  Ophir,  and  seven  thousand  talents  of  refined 
silver,  to  overlay  the  walls  of  the  houses  withal  : 

5 of  gold  for  the  things  of  gold,  and  of  silver  for  the 
things  of  silver,  and  for  all  manner  of  work  to  he 
made  by  the  hands  of  artificers.  Who  then  offereth 
willingly  ^ to  consecrate  himself  this  day  unto  the 

6 Lord  ? Then  the  princes  of  the  fathers’  houses,  and 
the  princes  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  the  captains 
of  thousands  and  of  hundreds,  with  the  rulers  over 

7 the  king’s  work,  offered  willingly  ; and  they  gave  for 
the  service  of  the  house  of  God  of  gold  five  thousand 
talents  and  ten  thousand  darics,  and  of  silver  ten 
thousand  talents,  and  of  brass  eighteen  thousand 

8 talents,  and  of  iron  a hundred  thousand  talents.  And 
they  with  whom  precious  stones  were  found  gave 
them  to  the  treasure  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  under 

9 the  hand  of  Jehiel  the  Gershonite.  Then  the  people 
rejoiced,  for  that  they  offered  willingly,  because 
with  a perfect  heart  they  offered  willingly  to  the 
Lord  : and  David  the  king  also  rejoiced  with  great 

10  joy.  Wherefore  David  blessed  the  Lord  before  all 
the  congregation  : and  David  said.  Blessed  be  thou, 
O Lord,  the  God  of  Israel  our  father,  for  ever  and 

11  ever.  Thine,  0 Lord,  is  the  greatness,  and  the  power, 
and  the  glory,  and  the  victory,  and  the  majesty  : for 
all  that  is  in  the  heaven  and  in  the  earth  is  thine  ; thine 
is  the  kingdom,  O Lord,  and  thou  art  exalted  as  head 

12  above  all.  Both  riches  and  honour  come  of  thee,  and 
thou  rulest  over  all  ; and  in  thine  hand  is  power  and 
might  ; and  in  thine  hand  it  is  to  make  great,  and 

13  to  give  strength  unto  all.  Now  therefore,  our  God, 

14  we  thank  thee,  and  praise  thy  glorious  name.  But 
who  am  I,  and  what  is  my  people,  that  we  should 
^ be  able  to  offer  so  willingly  after  this  sort  ? for  all 
things  come  of  thee,  and  ^ of  thine  own  have  we 

15  given  thee.  For  we  are  strangers  before  thee,  and 
sojourners,  as  all  our  fathers  were  : our  days  on  the 

16  earth  are  as  a shadow,  and  there  is  no  ® abiding.  O 
Lord  our  God,  all  this  store  that  we  have  prepared 
to  build  thee  an  house  for  thine  holy  name  cometh  of 

17  thine  hand,  and  is  all  thine  own.  I know  also,  my 
God,  that  thou  triest  the  heart,  and  hast  pleasure 
in  uprightness.  As  for  me,  in  the  uprightness  of 


12 1 Sam.  16.  7. 
28.  9. 

13  Pro.  11.  20. 
a Or,  beryl. 


ch.  b Heb.  to  fill  his 


c Heb.  retain 
strength. 


d Heb.  of  thine 
hand. 

e Heb.  hope. 


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uprightness  of  mine  heart  I have  willingly  offered  all 
these  things  : and  now  have  I seen  with  joy  thy  people, 
which  are  present  here,  to  offer  willingly  unto  thee. 

18  O Lord  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  of  Israel, 
our  fathers,  keep  this  for  ever  in  the  imagination  of  the 
thoughts  of  the  heart  of  thy  people,  and  prepare  their 
heart  unto  thee  : 

19  And  give  unto  Solomon  my  son  a perfect  heart, 
to  keep  thy  commandments,  thy  testimonies,  and  thy 
statutes,  and  to  do  all  these  things,  and  to  build  the 
palace,  for  the  which  I have  made  provision. 

20  ^ And  David  said  to  all  the  congregation,  Now 
bless  the  Lord  your  God.  And  all  the  congregation 
blessed  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  and  bowed  down 
their  heads,  and  worshipped  the  Lord,  and  the  king. 

21  And  they  sacrificed  sacrifices  unto  the  Lord,  and 
offered  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord,  on  the  morrow 
after  that  day,  even  a thousand  bullocks,  a thousand 
rams,  and  a thousand  lambs,  with  their  drink  offerings, 
and  sacrifices  in  abundance  for  all  Israel  : 

22  And  did  eat  and  drink  before  the  Lord  on  that 
day  with  great  gladness.  And  they  made  Solomon  the 
son  of  David  king  the  second  time,  and  anointed  him 
unto  the  Lord  to  be  the  chief  governor,  and  Zadok  to  be 
priest. 

23  Then  Solomon  sat  on  the  throne  of  the  Lord  as 
king  instead  of  David  his  father,  and  prospered  ; and 
all  Israel  obeyed  him. 

24  And  all  the  princes,  and  the  mighty  men,  and  all 
the  sons  likewise  of  king  David,  submitted  them- 
selves unto  Solomon  the  long. 

25  And  the  Lord  magnified  Solomon  exceedingly  in 
the  sight  of  all  Israel,  and  bestowed  upon  him  such 
royal  majesty  as  had  not  been  on  any  king  before  him 
in  Israel. 

26  ^ Thus  David  the  son  of  Jesse  reigned  over  all 
Israel. 

27  And  the  time  that  he  reigned  over  Israel  was 
forty  years  ; seven  years  reigned  he  in  Hebron,  and 
thirty  and  three  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

28  And  he  died  in  a good  old  age,  full  of  days, 
riches,  and  honoui’ : and  Solomon  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

29  Now  the  acts  of  David  the  king,  first  and  last, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  Samuel  the  seer, 
and  in  the  book  of  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  in  the  book 
of  Gad  the  seer, 

30  With  all  his  reign  and  his  might,  and  the  times 
that  went  over  him,  and  over  Israel,  and  over  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  countries. 

J^Ps.  72.  1.  18  1 Kin.  3.  13.  2 i9  2 Sam.  6.  4.  1 

15  ver.  2.  ch.  22.  14.  Chr.  1.  12.  Eccles.  2.  Kin.  2.  11. 

16  1 Kin.  1.  35,  39.  9.  20  2 Sam.  5.  5. 

11  Eccles.  8.  2.  *1  Gen.  25.  8. 


mine  heart  I have  willingly  offered  all  these  things  : 
and  now  have  I seen  with  joy  thy  people,  which  are 

18  present  here,  to  offer  willingly  unto  thee.  O Lord, 
the  God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  our 
fathers,  keep  tliis  for  ever  in  the  imagination  of  the 
thoughts  of  the  heart  of  thy  people,  and  f prepare 

19  their  heart  unto  thee  : and  give  unto  Solomon  my 
son  a perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy  commandments,  thy 
testimonies,  and  thy  statutes,  and  to  do  all  these 
things,  and  to  build  the  palace,  for  the  which  I have 

20  made  provision.  And  David  said  to  all  the  congre- 
gation, Now  bless  the  Lord  your  God.  And  all  the 
congregation  blessed  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their 
fathers,  and  bowed  down  their  heads,  and  worshipped 

21  the  Lord,  and  the  king.  And  they  sacrificed  sacri- 
fices unto  the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt  offerings  unto 
the  Lord,  on  the  morrow  after  that  day,  even  a 
thousand  bullocks,  a thousand  rams,  and  a thousand 
lambs,  with  their  drink  offerings,  and  sacrifices  in 

22  abundance  for  all  Israel  ; and  did  eat  and  drink  be- 
fore the  Lord  on  that  day  with  great  gladness.  And 
they  made  Solomon  the  son  of  David  king  the 
second  time,  and  anointed  him  unto  the  Lord  to  be 

23  ^prince,  and  Zadok  to  be  priest.  Then  Solomon  sat 
on  the  throne  of  the  Lord  as  king  instead  of  David 
his  father,  and  prospered  ; and  all  Israel  obeyed 

24  him.  And  all  the  princes,  and  the  mighty  men,  and 
all  the  sons  likewise  of  king  David,  ^ submitted 

25  themselves  unto  Solomon  the  king.  And  the  Lord 
magnified  Solomon  exceedingly  in  the  sight  of  all 
Israel,  and  bestowed  upon  him  such  royal  majesty 
as  had  not  been  on  any  king  before  him  in  Israel. 


26  Now  David  the  son  of  Jesse  reigned  over  all  Is- 

27  rael.  And  the  time  that  he  reigned  over  Israel  was 
forty  years  ; seven  years  reigned  he  in  Hebron,  and 
thirty  and  three  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

28  And  he  died  in  a good  old  age,  full  of  days,  riches, 
and  honour  : and  Solomon  his  son  reigned  in  his 

29  stead.  Now  the  acts  of  David  the  king,  first  and 
last,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  -^  history  of 
Samuel  the  seer,  and  in  the  ^ history  of  Nathan  the 

30  prophet,  and  in  the  ^ history  of  Gad  the  seer  ; with 
all  his  reign  and  his  might,  and  the  times  that  went 
over  him,  and  over  Israel,  and  over  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  countries. 


*2  ch.  23. 1.  g Or,  leader.  i See  2 Sara.  6.  4,  5- 

23  Dan.  2.  21.  h Heb.  gave  the  1 Kin.  2.  11. 

/ Or,  establish.  hand  under  Solomon.  j Heb.  words. 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  I. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  THE 

CHRONICLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  solemn  offering  of  Solomon  at  Gibeon.  7 Solomon's  choice  of 
wisdom  is  blessed  by  God,  13  Solomon's  strength  and  wealth. 

And  1 Solomon  the  son  of  David  was  strengthened 
in  his  kingdom,  and  ^ the  Lord  his  God  was  with 
him,  and  ^ magnified  him  exceedingly. 

2  Then  Solomon  spake  unto  all  Israel,  to  ^ the  cap- 
tains of  thousands  and  of  hundreds,  and  to  the  judges, 
and  to  every  governor  in  all  Israel,  the  chief  of  the 
fathers. 

3  So  Solomon,  and  all  the  congregation  with  him, 
went  to  the  high  place  that  was  at  ® Gibeon  ; for  there 
was  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  of  God,  which 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  had  made  in  the  wil- 
derness. 

4  ® But  the  ark  of  God  had  David  brought  up  from 
Kirjath-jearim  to  the  place  which  David  had  prepared 
for  it  : for  he  had  pitched  a tent  for  it  at  Jerusalem. 

5  Moreover  ’ the  brasen  altar,  that  ® Bezaleel  the  son 
of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur  had  made,  he  put  before  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ; and  Solomon  and  the  congre- 
gation sought  unto  it. 

6  And  Solomon  went  up  thither  to  the  brasen  altar 
before  the  Lord,  which  icas  at  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  ® offered  a thousand  burnt  offerings 
upon  it. 

7  ^ In  that  night  did  God  appear  unto  Solomon, 
and  said  unto  him.  Ask  what  I shall  give  thee. 

8  And  Solomon  said  unto  God,  Thou  hast  shewed 
great  mercy  unto  David  my  father,  and  hast  made  me 
to  reign  in  his  stead. 

9  Now,  O Lord  God,  let  thy  promise  unto  David  my 
father  be  established  : for  thou  hast  made  me  king 
over  a people  like  the  dust  of  the  earth  in  multitude. 

10  ^3Qive  me  now  wisdom  and  knowledge,  that  I 
may  go  out  and  come  in  before  this  people  : for  who 
can  judge  this  thy  people,  that  is  so  great  ? 

11  15  And  God  said  to  Solomon,  Because  this  was  in 
thine  heart,  and  thou  hast  not  asked  riches,  wealth,  or 
honour,  nor  the  life  of  thine  enemies,  neither  yet  hast 
asked  long  life  ; but  hast  asked  wisdom  and  knowledge 
for  thyself,  that  thou  mayest  judge  my  people,  over 
whom  I have  made  thee  king  : 

12  Wisdom  and  knowledge  is  granted  unto  thee  ; and 
I will  give  thee  riches,  and  wealth,  and  honour,  such  as 
1®  none  of  the  kings  have  had  that  have  been  before  thee, 
neither  shall  there  any  after  thee  have  the  like. 

13  ^ Then  Solomon  came  from  his  journey  to  the 
high  place  that  was  at  Gibeon  to  Jerusalem,  from 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  reigned 
over  Israel. 

14  11  And  Solomon  gathered  chariots  and  horsemen  : 
and  he  had  a thousand  and  four  hundred  chariots,  and 

1 1 Kin.  2.  46.  6 2 Sam,  6.  2,  17.  1 1 Kin.  3.  5,  6. 

2  Gen.  39.  2.  Chr.  15.  1.  ” 1 Chr.  28.  5. 

3  1 Chr.  29.  25.  t Ex.  27.  1,  2.  & 38.  ^2  i Kin.  3.  7,  8, 

= 1 Chr.  27.  1.  1,  2.  ’3 1 Kin.  3.  9. 

<■-  1 Kin,  3.  4.  1 Chr.  » Ex.  31.  2.  “ Num.  27. 17.  Dent. 

16.  39.  & 21.  29.  9 1 Kin.  3.  4.  31.  2. 


1 And  Solomon  the  son  of  David  was  strengthened 
in  his  kingdom,  and  the  Lord  his  God  was  with 

2 him,  and  magnified  him  exceedingly.  And  Solomon 
spake  unto  all  Israel,  to  the  captains  of  thousands 
and  of  hundreds,  and  to  the  judges,  and  to  every 
prince  in  all  Israel,  the  heads  of  the  fathers’  houses. 

3 So  Solomon,  and  all  the  congregation  with  him,  went 
to  the  high  place  that  was  at  Gibeon  ; for  there  was 
the  tent  of  meeting  of  God,  which  Moses  the  servant 

4 of  the  Lord  had  made  m the  wilderness.  But  the 
ark  of  God  had  David  brought  up  from  Kiriath- 
jearim  to  the  place  that  David  had  prepared  for  it ; 

5 for  he  had  pitched  a tent  for  it  at  Jerusalem.  More- 
over the  brasen  altar,  that  Bezalel  the  son  of  Uri, 
the  son  of  Hur,  had  made,  ® was  there  before  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord  : and  Solomon  and  the  con- 

6 gregation  sought  unto  it.  And  Solomon  ^ went  up 
thitlier  to  the  brasen  altar  before  the  Lord,  which 
was  at  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  offered  a thousand 
burnt  offerings  upon  it. 


7 In  that  night  did  God  appear  unto  Solomon,  and 

8 said  unto  him.  Ask  what  I shall  give  thee.  And 
Solomon  said  unto  God,  Thou  hast  shewed  great 
kindness  unto  David  my  father,  and  hast  made  me 

9 king  in  his  stead.  Now,  O Lord  God,  let  thy 
promise  unto  David  my  father  be  established  : for 
thou  hast  made  me  king  over  a people  like  the  dust 

10  of  the  earth  in  multitude.  Give  me  now  wisdom 
and  knowledge,  that  I may  go  out  and  come  in  be- 
fore this  people  : for  who  can  judge  this  thy  people, 

11  that  is  so  great  ? And  God  said  to  Solomon,  Be- 
cause this  was  in  thine  heart,  and  thou  hast  not 
asked  riches,  wealth,  or  honour,  nor  the  life  of 
them  that  hate  thee,  neither  yet  hast  asked  long  life  ; 
but  hast  asked  wisdom  and  knowledge  for  thyself, 
that  thou  mayest  judge  my  people,  over  whom  I 

12  have  made  thee  king  : wisdom  and  knowledge  is 
granted  unto  thee  ; and  I will  give  thee  riches,  and 
wealth,  and  honour,  such  as  none  of  the  kings  have 
had  that  have  been  before  thee,  neither  shall  there 

13  any  after  thee  have  the  like.  So  Solomon  ^ came 
from  his  journey  to  the  high  place  that  was  at 
Gibeon,  from  before  the  tent  of  meeting,  unto  Jeru- 
salem ; and  he  reigned  over  Israel. 

14  ® And  Solomon  gathered  chariots  and  horsemen  : 
and  he  had  a thousand  and  four  hundred  chariots, 

15  1 Kin.  3.  11,  12,  a Or,  as  otherwise  <7  The  Sept,  and  Vul- 

13.  read,  he  had  put.  gate  have,  came  from 

13  1 Chr.  29.  25.  ch.  b Or,  offered  there,  the  high  place. 

9.  22.  Eccles.  2.  9.  upon  . . . yea,  he  of-  e See  1 Kin.  10.  26- 
11  1 Kin.  4.  26.  & 10.  fered.  29. 

26,  &c.  ch.  9.  25.  c See  1 Kin.  3. 5,  &c. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  n. 


638 


twelve  thousand  horsemen,  which  he  placed  in  the 
chariot  cities,  and  with  the  king  at  Jerusalem. 

15  And  the  king  made  silver  and  gold  at  Jerusa- 
lem as  plenteous  as  stones,  and  cedar  trees  made  he  as 
the  sycomore  trees  that  are  in  the  vale  for  abundance. 

16  And  Solomon  had  horses  brought  out  of  Egypt, 
and  linen  yarn : the  king’s  merchants  received  the 
linen  yarn  at  a price. 

17  And  they  fetched  up,  and  brought  forth  out  of 
Egypt  a chariot  for  six  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and  an 
horse  for  an  hundred  and  fifty  : and  so  brought  they  out 
horses  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and  for  the 
kings  of  Syria,  by  their  means. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1, 17  Solomon's  labourers  for  the  building  of  the  ten^e.  3 His  embas- 
sage to  Hurarn  for  workmen  and.  provision  of  stuff,  11  Huram  send- 
eth  him  a kind  answer. 

And  Solomon  ^ determined  to  build  an  house  for 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  and  an  house  for  his 
kingdom. 

2  And  2 Solomon  told  out  threescore  and  ten  thou- 
sand men  to  bear  burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand  to 
hew  in  the  mountain,  and  three  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred to  oversee  them. 

3  T[  And  Solomon  sent  to  Huram  the  king  of  Tyre, 
saying,  ® As  thou  didst  deal  with  David  my  father,  and 
didst  send  him  cedars  to  build  him  an  house  to  dwell 
therein,  even  so  deal  with  me. 

4  Behold,  ^ I build  an  house  to  the  name  of  the  Lord 
my  God,  to  dedicate  it  to  him,  and  ^ to  burn  before  him 
sweet  incense,  and  for  ®the  continual  shewbread,  and 
for  the  burnt  offerings  morning  and  evening,  on  the 
sabbaths,  and  on  the  new  moons,  and  on  the  solemn 
feasts  of  the  Lord  our  God.  This  is  an  ordinance  for 
ever  to  Israel. 

6  And  the  house  which  I build  is  great  : for  ® great 
is  our  God  above  all  gods. 

6 ® But  who  is  able  to  build  him  an  house,  seeing  the 
heaven  and  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain  him  ? 
who  am  I then,  that  I should  build  him  an  house,  save 
only  to  burn  sacrifice  before  him  ? 

7  Send  me  now  therefore  a man  cunning  to  work  in 
gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass,  and  in  iron,  and  in 
purple,  and  crimson,  and  blue,  and  that  can  skill  to 
grave  with  the  cunning  men  that  are  with  me  in  Judah 
and  in  Jerusalem,  whom  David  my  father  did  provide. 

8  Send  me  also  cedar  trees,  fir  trees,  and  algum 
trees,  out  of  Lebanon  : for  I know  that  thy  servants 
can  skill  to  cut  timber  in  Lebanon  ; and,  behold,  my 
servants  shall  he  with  thy  servants, 

9  Even  to  prepare  me  timber  in  abundance  : for  the 
house  which  I am  about  to  build  shall  he  wonderful 
great. 

10  12  And,  behold,  I will  give  to  thy  servants,  the 
hewers  that  cut  timber,  twenty  thousand  measures  of 
beaten  wheat,  and  twenty  thousand  measures  of  barley, 
and  twenty  thousand  baths  of  wine,  and  twenty  thou- 
sand baths  of  oil. 

11  % Then  Huram  the  king  of  Tyre  answered  in 
writing,  which  he  sent  to  Solomon,  i®  Because  the  Lord 
hath  loved  his  people,  he  hath  made  thee  king  over 
them.  I 


and  twelve  thousand  horsemen,  which  he  placed  in 
the  chariot  cities,  and  with  the  king  at  Jerusalem. 

15  And  the  king  made  silver  and  gold  to  be  in  Jerusa- 
lem as  stones,  and  cedars  made  he  to  be  as  the  syco-^ 
more  trees  that  are  in  the  lowland,  for  abundance. 

16  And  the  horses  which  Solomon  had  were  brought 
out  of  Egypt ; the  king’s  merchants  received  them 

17  in  droves,  each  drove  at  a price.  And  tliey  fetched 
up,  and  brought  out  of  Egypt  a chariot  for  six  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  and  an  horse  for  an  hundred 
and  fifty : and  so  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hittites, 
and  the  kings  of  Syria,  did  they  bring  them  out  by 
their  means. 


2 * Now  Solomon  purposed  to  build  an  house  for  the 

name  of  the  Lord,  and  an  house  for  his  kingdom. 

2 f And  Solomon  told  out  threescore  and  ten  thousand 
men  to  bear  burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand  men 
that  were  hewers  in  the  mountains,  and  three  thou- 

3 sand  and  six  hundred  to  oversee  them.  And  Solo- 
mon sent  to  ® Huram  the  king  of  Tyre,  saying.  As 
thou  didst  deal  with  David  my  father,  and  didst 
send  him  cedars  to  build  him  an  house  to  dwell 

4 therein,  even  so  deal  with  me.  Behold,  I build  an 
house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord  my  God,  to  dedi- 
cate it  to  him,  and  to  burn  before  him  incense  of 
sweet  spices,  and  for  the  continual  shewbread,  and 
for  the  burnt  offerings  morning  and  evening,  on  the 
sabbaths,  and  on  the  new  moons,  and  on  the  set 
feasts  of  the  Lord  our  God.  This  is  an  ordinance 

5 for  ever  to  Israel.  And  the  house  which  I build  is 

6 great : for  great  is  our  God  above  all  gods.  But 
who  ^ is  able  to  build  him  an  house,  seeing  the  heaven 
and  the  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain  him  ? who 
am  I then,  that  I should  build  him  an  house,  save 

7 only  to  burn  Incense  before  him  ? Now  therefore 
send  me  a man  cunning  to  work  in  gold,  and  in  sil- 
ver, and  in  brass,  and  in  iron,  and  in  purple,  and 
crimson,  and  blue,  and  that  can  skill  to  grave  all 
manner  of  gravings,  to  he  with  the  cunning  men  that 
are  with  me  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusalem,  whom  David 

8 my  father  did  provide.  Send  me  also  cedar  trees, 

fir  trees,  and  ^ algum  trees,  out  of  Lebanon : for 
I know  that  thy  servants  can  skill  to  cut  timber  in 
Lebanon  ; and,  behold,  my  servants  shall  be  with 

9 thy  servants,  even  to  prepare  me  timber  in  abund- 
ance : for  the  house  which  I am  about  to  build 

10  shall  be  wonderful  great.  And,  behold,  I will  give 
to  thy  servants,  the  hewers  that  cut  timber,  twenty 
thousand  ® measures  of  beaten  wheat,  and  twenty 
thousand  ® measures  of  barley,  and  twenty  thousand 
baths  of  wine,  and  twenty  thousand  baths  of  oil. 

11  Then  Huram  the  king  of  Tyre  answered  in  writing, 
which  he  sent  to  Solomon,  Because  the  Lord  lov- 
eth  his  people,  he  hath  made  thee  king  over  them. 


1 Kin.  10.  27.  ch.  2 ver.  18.  1 Kin.  5.  6 ex.  25.  30.  Lev.  lo  1 Chr.  22.  16.  t [Ch.  2.  1.  in  Heb.l  c Or,  cypress. 

9.  27.  Job  22.  24.  15.  24.  8.  n 1 Kin.  5.  6.  rt  In  1 Kin.  5.  1,  In  1 Kin.  10.  11, 

1 Kin.  10.  28,  29.  » 1 On*.  14.  1.  ^ Num.  28.  3,  9,  11.  12  \ Kin.  5.  11.  Hiram.  almug  trees. 

ch.  9.  28.  ^ver.  1.  ® Ps.  135.  5.  1 Kin.  10.  9.  ch.  fe  Heb.  retaineth  e Heb.  cor^. 

‘ 1 Kin.  5.  5.  ® Ex.  30.  7.  ”1  Kin.  8.  27.  ch.  9.  8.  strength, 

6.  18.  Is.  66.  1.  * [Gh.  1. 18.  in  Heb.] 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  III. 


12  Huram  said  moreover,  Blessed  be.  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  that  made  heaven  and  earth,  who  hath 
given  to  David  the  king  a wise  son,  endued  with  pru- 
dence and  understanding,  that  might  build  an  house  for 
the  Lord,  and  an  house  for  his  kingdom. 

13  And  now  I have  sent  a cunning  man,  endued  with 
understanding,  of  Huram  my  father’s, 

14  The  son  of  a woman  of  the  daughters  of  Dan, 
and  his  father  was  a man  of  Tyre,  skilful  to  work  in 
gold,  and  in  silver,  in  brass,  in  iron,  in  stone,  and  in 
timber,  in  purple,  in  blue,  and  in  fine  linen,  and  in 
crimson  ; also  to  grave  any  manner  of  graving,  and 
to  find  out  every  device  which  shall  be  put  to  him, 
with  thy  cunning  men,  and  with  the  cunning  men  of  my 
lord  David  thy  father.' 

15  Now  therefore  the  wheat,  and  the  barley,  the  oil, 
and  the  wine,  which  my  lord  hath  spoken  of,  let  him 
send  unto  his  servants  : 

16  And  we  will  cut  wood  out  of  Lebanon,  as  much 
as  thou  shalt  need  : and  we  will  bring  it  to  thee  in 
flotes  by  sea  to  Joppa  ; and  thou  shalt  carry  it  up  to 
Jerusalem. 

17  ^ And  Solomon  numbered  all  the  strangers  that 
were  in  the  land  of  Israel,  after  the  numbering  where- 
with David  his  father  had  numbered  them  ; and  they 
were  found  an  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  and  three 
thousand  and  six  hundred. 

18  And  he  set  threescore  and  ten  thousand  of  them 
to  be  bearers  of  burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand  to  be 
hewers  in  the  mountain,  and  three  thousand  and  six 
hundred  overseers  to  set  the  people  a work. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  place,  and  time  of  buildinq  the  temple.  3 The  measure  and 
ornaments  of  the  house.  11  The  cherubims.  14  The  vail  and  pillars. 

Then  ^ Solomon  began  to  build  the  house  of  the 
Lord  at  ^ Jerusalem  in  mount  Moriah,  where  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  David  his  father,  in  the  place  that 
David  had  prepared  in  the  threshingfloor  of  ^ Oman 
the  Jebusite. 

2  And  he  began  to  build  in  the  second  day  of  the 
second  month,  in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign. 

3  Now  these  are  the  things  ^wherein  Solomon  was 
instructed  for  the  building  of  the  house  of  God.  The 
length  by  cubits  after  the  first  measure  was  threescore 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  twenty  cubits. 

4  And  the  ® porch  that  was  in  the  front  of  the  house, 
the  length  of  it  was  according  to  the  breadth  of  the 
house,  twenty  cubits,  and  the  height  was  an  hundred 
and  twenty  : and  he  overlaid  it  within  with  pure  gold. 

5  And  ®the  greater  house  he  cieled  with  fir  tree, 
which  he  overlaid  with  fine  gold,  and  set  thereon  palm 
trees  and  chains. 

6  And  he  garnished  the  house  with  precious  stones 
for  beauty  : and  the  gold  was  gold  of  Parvaim. 

7  He  overlaid  also  the  house,  the  beams,  the  posts, 
and  the  walls  thereof,  and  the  doors  thereof,  with  gold  ; 
and  graved  cherubims  on  the  walls. 

8  And  he  made  the  most  holy  house,  the  length 
whereof  was  according  to  the  breadth  of  the  house, 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof  twenty  cubits  : 


1 Kin.  5.  7. 

15  Gen.  1.  & 2.  Ps. 
33.  6.  & 102.  25.  & 124. 
8.  & 1.36.  5,  6.  Acts  4. 
24.  & 14.  15.  Rev.  10. 6. 
1 Kin.  7.  13,  14. 

11  ver.  10. 


18  1 Kin.  5.  8,  9. 

15  As  ver.  2.  1 Kin. 
5.  13,  15,  16.  & 9.  20, 
21.  ch.  8.  7,  8. 

=5  1 Chr.  22.  2. 

2'  As  it  is  ver.  2. 

1 1 Kin.  6.  1,  &c. 


2 Gen.  22.  2, 14. 

3 1 Chr.  21.  18.  & 22. 

1 1 Kin.  6.  2. 

5 1 Kin.  6.  3. 

6 1 Kin.  (i.  17. 

/ Or,  even  Huram 


12  Huram  said  moreover.  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  that  made  heaven  and  earth,  who  hath 
given  to  David  the  king  a wise  son,  endued  with 
discretion  and  understanding,  that  should  build  an 
house  for  the  Lord,  and  an  house  for  his  kingdom. 

13  And  now  I have  sent  a cunning  man,  endued  with 

14  understanding,  of  Huram  my  father’s,  o the  son  of 
a woman  of  the  daughters  of  Dan,  and  his  father 
was  a man  of  Tyre,  skilful  to  work  in  gold,  and  in 
silver,  in  brass,  in  iron,  in  stone,  and  in  timber,  in 
purple,  in  blue,  and  in  fine  linen,  and  in  crimson  ; 
also  to  grave  any  manner  of  graving,  and  to  devise 
any  device  ; that  there  may  be  a place  appointed 
unto  him  with  thy  cunning  men,  and  with  the  cun- 

15  ning  men  of  my  lord  David  thy  father.  Now  there- 
fore the  wheat  and  the  barley,  the  oil  and  the  wine, 
which  my  lord  hath  spoken  of,  let  him  send  unto  his 

16  servants  : and  we  will  cut  wood  out  of  Lebanon,  as 
much  as  thou  shalt  need  : and  we  will  bring  it  to 
thee  in  floats  by  sea  to  ^ Joppa  ; and  thou  shaft  carry 

17  it  up  to  Jerusalem.  And  Solomon  numbered  all  the 
strangers  that  were  in  the  land  of  Israel,  after  the 
numbering  wherewith  David  his  father  had  num- 
bered them  ; and  they  were  found  an  hundred  and 
fifty  thousand  and  three  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

18  ^'And  he  set  threescore  and  ten  thousand  of  them 
to  bear  burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand  that  were 
hewers  in  the  mountains,  and  three  thousand  and  six 
hundred  overseers  to  set  the  people  awork. 


3 « Then  Solomon  began  to  build  the  house  of  the 

Lord  at  Jerusalem  in  mount  Moriah,  where  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  David  his  father,  ^ which  he 
made  ready  ^ in  the  place  that  David  had  appointed, 

2 in  the  threshing-floor  of  ‘^Ornan  the  Jebusite.  And 
he  began  to  build  in  the  second  day  of  the  second 

3 month,  in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign.  Now  ® these 
are  the  foundations  which  Solomon  laid  for  the 
building  of  the  house  of  God.  The  length  by  cubits 
after  the  first  measure  was  threescore  cubits,  and 

4 the  breadth  twenty  cubits.  And  the  porch  that  was 
before  the  Tmuse,  the  length  of  it,  according  to  the 
breadth  of  the  house,  was  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
height  an  hundred  and  twenty : and  he  overlaid  it 

5 within  with  pure  gold.  And  the  greater  house  he 
cieled  with  fir  tree,  which  he  overlaid  with  fine 
gold,  and  wrought  thereon  palm  trees  and  chains. 

6 And  he  garnished  the  house  with  precious  stones 

7 for  beauty  : and  the  gold  was  gold  of  Parvaim.  He 
overlaid  also  the  house,  the  beams,  the  thresholds, 
and  the  walls  thereof,  and  the  doors  thereof,  with 

8 gold  ; and  graved  cherubim  on  the  walls.  And  he 
made  the  most  holy  house  ; the  length  thereof,  ac- 
cording to  the  breadth  of  the  house,  was  twenty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof  twenty  cuhits  : and 


my  father.  See  ch.  4. 
16. 

g See  1 Kin.  7.  14. 
h Heb.  Japho. 
i See  ver.  2. 
a See  1 Kin.  6.  1, 
&c. 


b The  Sept,  and  Vul- 
gate have,  in  the  place 
which  David  had  pre- 
pared, in  the  thresh- 
ing-floor &c. 

c Heb.  in  the  plao* 
of  David. 


din  2 Sam.  24.  16, 
&c.,  Araunah. 

e Or,  these  are  the 
things  wherein  Solo- 
mon was  instructed 
for  &c. 
f Or,  cypress. 


IL  CHRONICLES,  IV. 


635 


and  he  overlaid  it  with  fine  gold,  amounting  to  six  hun- 
dred talents. 

9 And  the  weight  of  the  nails  fifty  shekels  of 
gold.  And  he  overlaid  the  upper  chambers  with  gold. 

10  And  in  the  most  holy  house  he  made  two  che- 
rubims  of  image  work,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

11  ^ And  the  wings  of  the  cherubims  were  twenty 
cubits  long  : one  wing  of  the  one  cheruh  was  five  cubits, 
reaching  to  the  wall  of  the  house  : and  the  other  wing 
was  likewise  five  cubits,  reacliing  to  the  wing  of  the 
other  cherub. 

12  And  one  mng  of  the  other  cherub  was  five  cubits, 
reaching  to  the  wall  of  the  house  : and  the  other  wing 
was  five  cubits  also,  joining  to  the  wing  of  the  other 
cherub. 

13  The  wings  of  these  cherubims  spread  themselves 
forth  twenty  cubits  : and  they  stood  on  their  feet,  and 
their  faces  were  inward. 

14  ^ And  he  made  the  ® vail  of  blue,  and  purple, 
and  crimson,  and  fine  linen,  and  wrought  cherubims 
thereon. 

15  Also  he  made  before  the  house  ®two  pillars  of 
thirty  and  five  cubits  high,  and  the  chapiter  that  was  on 
the  top  of  each  of  them  was  five  cubits. 

16  And  he  made  chains,  as  in  the  oracle,  and  put 
them  on  the  heads  of  the  pillars ; and  made  an 
hundred  pomegranates,  and  put  them  on  the  chains. 

17  And  he  reared  up  the  pillars  before  the  temple, 
one  on  the  right  hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left  ; and 
called  the  name  of  that  on  the  right  hand  Jachin,  and 
the  name  of  that  on  the  left  Boaz. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 The  altar  of  brass.  2 The  molten  sea  upon  twelve  oxen.  6 The  ten 
lavers,  candlesticks,  and  tables.  9 The  courts,  and  the  instruments  of 
brass.  19  The  instruments  of  gold. 

Moreover  he  made  ^an  altar  of  brass,  twenty 
cubits  the  length  thereof,  and  twenty  cubits  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  ten  cubits  the  height  thereof. 

2^2  Also  he  made  a molten  sea  of  ten  cubits  from 
brim  to  brim,  round  in  compass,  and  five  cubits  the 
height  thereof  ; and  a line  of  thirty  cubits  did  compass 
it  round  about. 

3  ® And  under  it  was  the  similitude  of  oxen,  which 
did  compass  it  round  about  : ten  in  a cubit,  compassing 
the  sea  round  about.  Two  rows  of  oxen  were  cast,  when 
it  was  cast. 

4  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three  looking  toward 
the  north,  and  three  looking  toward  the  west,  and  three 
looking  toward  the  south,  and  three  looking  toward  the 
east : and  the  sea  was  set  above  upon  them,  and  all  their 
hinder  parts  were  inward. 

5  And  the  thickness  of  it  was  an  handbreadth,  and 
the  brim  of  it  like  the  work  of  the  brim  of  a cup, 
with  flowers  of  lilies  ; and  it  received  and  held  ^ three 
thousand  baths. 

6  ^ He  made  also  ® ten  lavers,  and  put  five  on  the 
right  hand,  and  five  on  the  left,  to  wash  in  them  : such 
things  as  they  offered  for  the  burnt  offering  they 
washed  in  them  ; but  the  sea  was  for  the  priests  to 
wash  in. 

7  ®And  he  made  ten  candlesticks  of  gold  '^accord- 
ing to  their  form,  and  set  them  in  the  temple,  five  on 
the  riglit  hand,  and  five  on  the  left. 

7 1 Kin.  6.  23,  &c.  i'’  1 Kin.  7.  20. 

8 Ex.  2G.  31.  Matt.  ” 1 Kin.  7.  21. 

27.  51.  Heb.  9.  3.  i Ex.  27.  1. 2.  2 Kin. 

» 1 Kin.  7.  15-21.  IG.  14.  Ezek.  43.  13, 

Jer.  52.  21.  IG. 


he  overlaid  it  with  fine  gold,  amounting  to  six  hun- 

9  dred  talents.  And  the  weight  of  the  nails  was  fifty 
shekels  of  gold.  And  he  overlaid  the  upper  cham- 

10  bers  with  gold.  And  in  the  most  holy  house  he 
made  two  cherubim  of  image  work  ; and  they  over- 

11  laid  them  with  gold.  And  the  wings  of  the  che- 
rubim were  twenty  cubits  long:  the  wing  of  the  one 
cheruh  was  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the  wall  of  the 
house  ; and  the  other  wing  was  likewise  five  cubits, 

12  reaching  to  the  wing  of  the  other  cherub.  And  the 
wing  of  the  other  cherub  was  five  cubits,  reaching 
to  the  wall  of  the  house  : and  the  other  wing  was 
five  cubits  also,  joining  to  the  wing  of  the  other 

13  cherub.  The  wings  of  these  cherubim  spread  them- 
selves forth  twenty  cubits  : and  they  stood  on  their 

14  feet,  and  their  faces  were  » toward  the  house.  And 
he  made  the  veil  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  crimson, 

15  and  fine  linen,  and  wrought  cherubim  thereon.  ^‘Also 
he  made  before  the  house  two  pillars  of  thirty  and 
five  cubits  high,  and  the  chapiter  that  was  on  the 

16  top  of  each  of  them  was  five  cubits.  And  he  made 
chains  in  the  oracle,  and  put  them  on  the  tops  of  the 
pillars  ; and  he  made  an  hundred  pomegranates, 

17  and  put  them  on  the  chains.  * And  he  set  up  the 
pillars  before  the  temple,  one  on  the  right  hand,  and 
the  other  on  the  left  ; and  called  the  name  of  that 
on  the  right  hand  ^ Jachin,  and  the  name  of  that  on 

4  the  left  ^Boaz.  Moreover  he  made  an  altar  of 
brass,  twenty  cubits  the  length  thereof,  and  twenty 
cubits  the  breadth  thereof,  and  ten  cubits  the  height 

2 thereof.  “ Also  he  made  the  molten  sea  of  ten  cu- 
bits from  brim  to  brim,  round  in  compass,  and  the 
height  thereof  was  five  cubits  ; and  a line  of  thirty 

3 cubits  compassed  it  round  about.  And  under  it  was 
the  similitude  of  ^ oxen,  which  did  compass  it  round 
about,  ‘^for  ten  cubits,  compassing  the  sea  round 
about.  The  ^ oxen  were  in  two  rows,  cast  when  it 

4 was  cast.  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three  looking 
toward  the  north,  and  three  looking  toward  the 
west,  and  three  looking  toward  the  south,  and  three 
looking  toward  the  east  : and  the  sea  was  set  upon 
them  above,  and  all  their  hinder  parts  were  inward. 

5 And  it  was  an  handbreadth  thick  ; and  the  brim 
thereof  was  wrought  like  the  brim  of  a cup,  like 
the  flower  of  a lily  : it  received  and  held  three 

6 thousand  baths.  He  made  also  ten  lavers,  and  put 
five  on  the  right  hand,  and  five  on  the  left,  to  wash 
in  them  ; such  things  as  belonged  to  the  burnt  offer- 
ing they  washed  in  them  : but  the  sea  was  for  the 

7 priests  to  wash  in.  And  he  made  the  ten  candle- 
sticks of  gold  according  to  the  ordinance  concerning 
them  ; and  he  set  them  in  the  temple,  five  on  the 

8 right  hand,  and  five  on  the  left.  He  made  also  ten 


2 1 Kin.  7.  23. 

3 1 Kin.  7.  24,  25,  2G. 

4 See  1 Kin.  7.  2G. 

6 1 Kin.  7.  38. 

« 1 Kin.  7.  49. 


2 Ex.  25.  31,  40.  1 

Clir.  28.  12,  19. 

<!  Or,  inward, 
h See  1.  Kin.  7.  15, 
&c. 


i See  1 Kin.  7.  21. 
j That  is,  He  shall 
establish. 

k Tliat  is,  perhaps, 
In  it  is  strength. 


a See  1 Kin.  7.  23, 
&c. 

b In  1 Kin.  7.  24, 
knops. 

c Or,  ten  in  a cubit. 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  V. 


8 ® He  made  also  ten  tables,  and  placed  them  in  the 
temple,  five  on  the  right  side,  and  five  on  the  left. 
And  he  made  an  hundred  basons  of  gold. 

9 ^ Furthermore  ®he  made  the  court  of  the  priests, 
and  the  great  court,  and  doors  for  the  court,  and  over- 
laid the  doors  of  them  with  brass. 

10  And  he  set  the  sea  on  the  right  side  of  the  east 
end,  over  against  the  south. 

11  And  ^^Huram  made  the  pots,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  basons.  And  Huram  finished  the  work  that  he 
was  to  make  for  king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  God  ; 

12  To  wit,  the  two  pillars,  and  the  pommels,  and 
the  chapiters  which  were  on  the  top  of  the  two  pillars, 
and  the  two  wreaths  to  cover  the  two  pommels  of  the 
chapiters  which  were  on  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; 

13  And  i^four  hundred  pomegranates  on  the  two 
wreaths  ; two  rows  of  pomegranates  on  each  wreath,  to 
cover  the  two  pommels  of  the  chapiters  which  were 
upon  the  pillars. 

14  He  made  also  bases,  and  lavers  made  he  upon 
the  bases  ; 

15  One  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  under  it. 

16  The  pots  also,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  fleslihooks, 
and  all  their  instruments,  did  Huram  his  father  make 
to  king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  bright 
brass. 

17  ^®In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the  king  cast  them, 
in  the  clay  ground  between  Succoth  and  Zeredathah. 

18  Thus  Solomon  made  all  these  vessels  in  great 
abundance  ; for  the  weight  of  the  brass  could  not  be 
found  out. 

19  If  And  Solomon  made  all  the  vessels  that  were 
for  the  house  of  God,  the  golden  altar  also,  and  the 
tables  whereon  the  shewbread  ivas  set ; 

20  Moreover  the  candlesticks  with  their  lamps,  that 
they  should  bum  after  the  manner  before  the  oracle, 
of  pure  gold  ; 

21  And  the  flowers,  and  the  lamps,  and  the  tongs, 
made  he  of  gold,  and  that  perfect  gold  ; 

22  And  the  snuffers,  and  the  basons,  and  the  spoons, 
and  the  censers,  of  pure  gold  : and  the  entry  of  the 
house,  the  inner  doors  thereof  for  the  most  holy  place, 
and  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  temple,  were  of  gold. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 The  dedicated  treasures.  2 The  solemn  induction  of  the  ark  into  the 
oracle.  11  God  being  praised  giveth  a visible  sign  of  his  favour. 

Thus  ^all  the  work  that  Solomon  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord  was  finished  : and  Solomon 
brought  in  all  the  things  that  David  his  father  had  dedi- 
cated ; and  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  all  the  instru- 
ments, put  he  among  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  God. 

2  ^ ^ Then  Solomon  assembled  the  elders  of  Israel, 
and  all  the  heads  of  the  tribes,  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  ^ out  of  the  city  of 
David,  which  is  Zion. 

3  ^ Wherefore  all  the  men  of  Israel  assembled  them- 
selves unto  the  king  ® in  the  feast  which  was  in  the 
seventh  month. 

4  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came  ; and  the  Levites 
took  up  the  ark. 


8 1 Kin.  7.  48. 

» 1 Kin.  6.  36. 

10  1 Kin.  7.  39. 

11  See  1 Kin.  7.  40. 

12  1 Kin.  7.  41. 


13  See  1 Kin.  7.  20. 
11 1 Kin.  7.  27,  43. 
13  1 Kin.  7.  14,  45. 

10  1 Kin.  7.  46. 

11  1 Kin.  7.  47. 


18  1 Kin.  7.  48,  49, 
50. 

10  Ex.  25.  30. 

20  Ex.  27.  20,  21. 

21  Ex.  25.  31,  &c. 


tables,  and  placed  them  in  the  temple,  five  on  the  j 
right  side,  and  five  on  the  left.  And  he  made  an 
9 hundred  basons  of  gold.  Furthermore  he  made  the  I 
court  of  the  priests,  and  the  great  court,  and  doors  i 
for  the  court,  and  overlaid  the  doors  of  them  with  ! 

10  brass.  And  he  set  the  sea  on  the  right  side  of  the  j 

11  house  eastward,  toward  the  south.  And  Huram  ' 

made  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  basons.  So  | 
Huram  made  an  end  of  doing  the  work  that  he  ' 
wrought  for  king  Solomon  in  the  house  of  God  : ] 

12  the  two  pillars,  and  the  bowls,  and  the  two  chapiters 
which  were  on  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; and  the  two 
networks  to  cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters 

13  that  were  on  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; and  the  four 
hundred  pomegranates  for  the  two  networks  ; two 
rows  of  pomegranates  for  each  network,  to  cover 
the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  that  were  ‘^upon  the  ! 

14  pillars.  He  made  also  the  bases,  and  the  lavers  j 

15  made  he  upon  the  bases  ; one  sea,  and  the  twelve  j 

16  oxen  under  it.  The  pots  also,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  fleshhooks,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  did  ® Hu-  i 
ram  his  father  make  for  king  Solomon  for  the  house  j 

17  of  the  Lord  of  bright  brass.  In  the  plain  of  Jor-  ! 
dan  did  the  king  cast  them,  in  the  clay  ground  be-  I 

18  tween  Succoth  and  Zeredah.  -^Thus  Solomon  made 
all  these  vessels  in  great  abundance  : for  the  weight 

19  of  the  brass  ^ could  not  be  found  out.  And  Solo- 
mon made  all  the  vessels  that  were  in  the  house  of 
God,  the  golden  altar  also,  and  the  tables  whereon 

20  was  the  shewbread  ; and  the  candlesticks  with  their 
lamps,  that  they  should  burn  according  to  the  or- 

21  dinance  before  the  oracle,  of  pure  gold  ; and  the 
flowers,  and  the  lamps,  and  the  tongs,  of  gold,  and 

22  that  perfect  gold  ; and  the  snuffers,  and  the  basons, 
and  the  spoons,  and  the  firepans,  of  pure  gold  : and 
as  for  the  entry  of  the  house,  the  inner  doors  thereof 
for  the  most  holy  place,  and  the  doors  of  the  house, 

5  to  wit,  of  the  temple,  were  of  gold.  Thus  all  the 
work  that  Solomon  wrought  for  the  house  of  the 
Lord  was  finished.  And  Solomon  brought  in  the 
things  that  David  his  father  had  dedicated  ; even 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  all  the  vessels,  and  put 
them  in  the  treasuries  of  the  house  of  God. 


2 « Then  Solomon  assembled  the  elders  of  Israel, 
and  all  the  heads  of  the  tribes,  the  princes  of  the 
fathers’  houses  of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  Jeru- 
salem, to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 

3 Lord  out  of  the  city  of  David,  which  is  Zion.  And 
all  the  men  of  Israel  assembled  themselves  unto  the 
king  at  the  feast,  which  was  in  the  seventh  month. 

4 And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came,  and  the  Levites 


1 1 Kin.  7.  51. 

2 1 Kin.  8.  1,  &c. 

3 2 Sam,  6. 12. 

* 1 Kin.  8.  2. 

6 See  ch.  7.  8,  9, 10. 


d Heb,  upon  the  g Or,  was 
face  of  the  pillars.  searched  out. 

e See  ch.  2.  13.  a See  1 Kin. 

/SeelKin.  7.  47.  &c. 


not 

8.  1, 


II.  CHRONICLES,  VI. 


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5 And  they  brought  up  the  ark,  and  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  and  all  the  holy  vessels  that  were 
in  the  tabernacle,  these  did  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
bring  up. 

6 Also  king  Solomon,  and  all  the  congregation  of 
Israel  that  were  assembled  unto  him  before  the  ark, 
sacrificed  sheep  and  oxen,  which  could  not  be  told  nor 
numbered  for  multitude. 

7 And  the  priests  brought  in  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  unto  his  place,  to  the  oracle  of  the  house, 
into  the  most  holy  place,  even  under  the  wings  of  the 
cherubims  : 

8 For  the  cherubims  spread  forth  their  wings  over 
the  place  of  the  ark,  and  the  cherubims  covered  the  ark 
and  the  staves  thereof  above. 

9 And  they  drew  out  the  staves  of  the  ark,  that  the 
ends  of  the  staves  were  seen  from  the  ark  before  the 
oracle  ; but  they  were  not  seen  without.  And  there  it 
is  unto  this  day. 

10  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark  save  the  two  tables 
which  Moses  ®put  therein  at  Horeb,  when  the  Lord 
made  a covenant  with  the  children  of  Israel,  when  they 
came  out  of  Egypt. 

11  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests  were 
come  out  of  the  holy  place : (for  all  the  priests  that 
were  present  were  sanctified,  and  did  not  then  wait  by 
course  : 

12  Also  the  Levites  which  were  the  singers,  all  of 
them  of  Asaph,  of  Heman,  of  Jeduthun,  with  their  sons 
and  their  brethren,  being  arrayed  in  white  linen,  having 
cymbals  and  psalteries  and  harps,  stood  at  the  east  end 
of  the  altar,  *and  with  them  an  hundred  and  twenty 
priests  sounding  with  trumpets  :) 

13  It  came  even  to  pass,  as  the  trumpeters  and  sing- 
ers were  as  one,  to  make  one  sound  to  be  heard  in 
praising  and  thanking  the  Lord  ; and  when  they  lifted 
up  their  voice  with  the  trumpets  and  cymbals  and  instru- 
ments of  musick,  and  praised  the  Lord,  saying,  ® For 
he  is  good  ; for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : that  then 
the  house  was  filled  with  a cloud,  even  the  house  of  the 
Lord  ; 

14  So  that  the  priests  could  not  stand  to  minister  by 
reason  of  the  cloud  : for  the  glory  of  the  Lord  had 
filled  the  house  of  God. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Solomon,  having  blessed  the  people,  blesseth  God.  12  Solomon's 

prayer  in  the  consecration  of  the  temple,  upon  the  brasen  scaffold. 

Then  ^ said  Solomon,  The  Lord  hath  said  that  he 
would  dwell  in  the  ^ thick  darkness. 

2  But  I have  built  an  house  of  habitation  for  thee, 
and  a place  for  thy  dwelling  for  ever. 

3  And  the  king  turned  his  face,  and  blessed  the 
whole  congregation  of  Israel  : and  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel  stoocL 

4  And  he  said.  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
who  hath  with  his  hands  fulfilled  that  which  he  spake 
with  his  mouth  to  my  father  David,  saying, 

5  Since  the  day  that  I brought  forth  my  people  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt  I chose  no  city  among  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  to  build  an  house  in,  that  my  name 
might  be  there  ; neither  chose  I any  man  to  be  a ruler 
over  my  people  Israel  : 

6  ^ But  I have  chosen  Jerusalem,  that  my  name 

6 Deut.  10.  2,  5.  ch.  8 i Chr.  15.  24.  ^ Ex.  40.  35.  ch.  7. 

6.  11.  » Ps.  136.  See  1 Chr.  2. 

f 1 Chr.  25.  1.  16.  34,  41.  i 1 Kin.  8.  12,  &c. 


5 took  up  the  ark.  And  they  brought  up  the  ark, 
and  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  all  the  holy  vessels 
that  were  in  the  Tent ; these  did  the  priests  the  Le- 

6 vites  bring  up.  And  king  Solomon  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  that  were  assembled  unto  him, 
were  before  the  ark,  sacrificing  sheep  and  oxen,  that 

7 could  not  be  told  nor  numbered  for  multitude.  And 
the  priests  brought  in  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  unto  its  place,  into  the  oracle  of  the  house, 
to  the  most  holy  place,  even  under  the  wings  of  the 

8 cherubim.  For  the  cherubim  spread  forth  their 
wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and  the  cherubim 

9 covered  the  ark  and  the  staves  thereof  above.  And 
^ the  staves  were  so  long  that  the  ends  of  the  staves 
were  seen  from  the  ark  before  the  oracle  ; but  they 
were  not  seen  without  : and  there  it  is,  unto  this 

10  day.  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark  save  the  two 
tables  which  Moses  put  there  at  Horeb,  when  the 
Lord  made  a covenant  with  the  children  of  Israel, 

11  when  they  came  out  of  Egypt.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  the  priests  were  come  out  of  the  holy 
place,  (for  all  the  priests  that  were  present  had  sanc- 
tified themselves,  and  did  not  keep  their  courses  ; 

12  also  the  Levites  which  were  the  singers,  all  of  them, 
even  Asaph,  Heman,  Jeduthun,  and  their  sons  and 
their  brethren,  arrayed  in  fine  linen,  with  cymbals 
and  psalteries  and  harps,  stood  at  the  east  end  of  the 
altar,  and  with  them  an  hundred  and  twenty  priests 

13  sounding  with  trumpets  :)  it  came  even  to  pass, 
when  the  trumpeters  and  singers  were  as  one,  to 
make  one  sound  to  be  heard  in  praising  and  thank- 
ing the  Lord  ; and  when  they  lifted  up  their  voice 
with  the  trumpets  and  cymbals  and  instruments  ^ of 
music,  and  praised  the  Lord,  saying,  For  he  is  good  ; 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : that  then  the  house 
was  filled  with  a cloud,  even  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

14  so  that  the  priests  could  not  stand  to  minister  by 
reason  of  the  cloud  : for  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled 
the  house  of  God. 


6 “ Then  spake  Solomon,  The  Lord  hath  said  that 

2 he  would  dwell  in  the  thick  darkness.  But  I have 
built  thee  an  house  of  habitation,  and  a place  for 

3 thee  to  dwell  in  for  ever.  And  the  king  turned  his 
face,  and  blessed  all  the  congregation  of  Israel : 

4 and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  stood.  And  he 
said.  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  which 
spake  with  his  mouth  unto  David  my  father,  and 

5 hath  with  his  hands  fulfilled  it,  saying,  Since  the 
day  that  I brought  forth  my  people  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  I chose  no  city  out  of  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel  to  build  an  house  in,  that  my  name  might  be 
there  ; neither  chose  I any  man  to  be  ^ prince  over 

6 my  people  Israel  : but  I have  chosen  Jerusalem, 


2 Lev.  16.  2.  the  staves,  so  that  <t*c.  a See  1 Kin.  8.  12, 

3 ch.  12.  13.  c Or,  irhere.  &c. 

b Or,  they  drew  out  d Or,  for  song.  h Or,  leader. 


638 


II.  CHRONICLES,  VI. 


might  be  there  ; and  * have  chosen  David  to  be  over  my 
people  Israel. 

7 Now  ^ it  was  in  the  heart  of  David  my  father  to 
build  an  house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

8 But  the  Lord  said  to  David  my  father,  Forasmuch 
as  it  was  in  thine  heart  to  build  an  house  for  my  name, 
thou  didst  well  in  that  it  was  in  thine  heart  : 

9 Notwithstanding  thou  shalt  not  build  the  house  ; 
but  thy  son  which  shall  come  forth  out  of  thy  loins,  he 
shall  build  the  house  for  my  name. 

10  The  Lord  therefore  hath  performed  his  word  that 
he  hath  spoken  : for  I am  risen  up  in  the  room  of  Da- 
vid my  father,  and  am  set  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  as 
the  Lord  promised,  and  have  built  the  house  for  the 
name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

11  And  in  it  have  I put  the  ark,  ® wherein  is  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  that  he  made  with  the  children 
of  Israel. 

12  And  he  stood  before  the  altar  of  the  Lord  in 
the  presence  of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  and 
spread  forth  his  hands  : 

13  For  Solomon  had  made  a brasen  scafPold,  of  five 
cubits  long,  and  five  cubits  broad,  and  three  cubits  high, 
and  had  set  it  in  the  midst  of  the  court  : and  upon  it 
he  stood,  and  kneeled  down  upon  his  knees  before  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel,  and  spread  forth  his  hands 
toward  heaven, 

14  And  said,  O Lord  God  of  Israel,  ® there  is  no  God 
like  thee  in  the  heaven,  nor  in  the  earth  ; which  keep- 
est  covenant,  and  skeioest  mercy  unto  thy  servants,  that 
walk  before  thee  with  all  their  hearts  : 

15  ® Thou  which  hast  kept  with  thy  servant  David 
my  father  that  which  thou  hast  promised  him  ; and 
spakest  with  thy  mouth,  and  hast  fulfilled  it  with  thine 
hand,  as  it  is  this  day. 

16  Now  therefore,  O Lord  God  of  Israel,  keep  with 
thy  servant  David  my  father  that  which  thou  hast 
promised  him,  saying,  1°  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a man 
in  my  sight  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  Israel  ; yet  so 
that  thy  children  take  heed  to  their  way  to  walk  in  my 
law,  as  thou  hast  walked  before  me. 

17  Now  then,  O Lord  God  of  Israel,  let  thy  word 
be  verified,  which  thou  hast  spoken  unto  thy  servant 
David. 

18  But  will  God  in  very  deed  dwell  with  men  on  the 
earth  ? behold,  heaven  and  the  heaven  of  heavens 
cannot  contain  thee  ; how  much  less  this  house  which  I 
have  built  ! 

19  Have  respect  therefore  to  the  prayer  of  thy  ser- 
vant, and  to  his  supplication,  O Lord  my  God,  to 
hearken  unto  the  cry  and  the  prayer  which  thy  servant 
prayeth  before  thee  : 

20  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  upon  this  house  day 
and  night,  upon  the  place  whereof  thou  hast  said  that 
thou  wouldest  put  thy  name  there  ; to  hearken  unto  the 
prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth  toward  this  place. 

21  Hearken  therefore  unto  the  supplications  of  thy 
servant,  and  of  thy  people  Israel,  which  they  shall 
make  toward  this  place  : hear  thou  from  thy  dwelling 
place,  even  from  heaven  ; and  when  thou  hearest,  for- 
give. 

22  ^ If  a man  sin  against  his  neighbour,  and  an  oath 

4 1 Chr.  28.  4.  ^ 1 Kin.  8.  22.  2 Sara.  7.  12,  IG. 

5 2 Sara.  7.  2.  1 Chr.  8 Ex.  15.  11.  Deut.  1 Kin.  2.  4.  & 6.  12. 

17.  1.  & 28.  2,  4.  39.  & 7.  9.  ch.  7.  18. 

0 ch.  5.  10.  9 1 Chr.  22.  9,  ” Ps.  132.  12. 


that  my  name  might  be  there  ; and  have  chosen 

7 David  to  be  over  my  people  Israel.  Now  it  was  in 
the  heart  of  David  my  father  to  build  an  house  for 

8 the  name  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel.  But  the 
Lord  said  unto  David  my  father.  Whereas  it  was 
in  thine  heart  to  build  an  house  for  my  name,  thou 

9 didst  well  that  it  was  in  thine  heart : nevertheless 
thou  shalt  not  build  the  house  ; but  thy  son  that  shall 
come  forth  out  of  thy  loins,  he  shall  build  the  house 

10  for  my  name.  And  the  Lord  hath  performed  his 
word  that  he  spake  ; for  I am  risen  up  in  the  room 
of  David  my  father,  and  sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel, 
as  the  Lord  promised,  and  have  built  the  house  for 

11  the  name  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel.  And 
there  have  I set  the  ark,  wherein  is  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord,  which  he  made  with  the  children  of 
Israel. 


12  And  he  stood  before  the  altar  of  the  Lord  in  the 
presence  of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  and 

13  spread  forth  his  hands  ; (for  Solomon  had  made  a 
brasen  scaffold,  of  five  cubits  long,  and  five  cubits 
broad,  and  three  cubits  high,  and  had  set  it  in  the 
midst  of  the  court  ; and  upon  it  he  stood,  and 
kneeled  down  upon  his  knees  before  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  and  spread  forth  his  hands 

14  toward  heaven  :)  and  he  said,  O Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  there  is  no  God  like  thee,  in  the  heaven,  or 
in  the  earth  ; who  keepest  covenant  and  mercy 
‘^with  thy  servants,  that  walk  before  thee  with  all 

15  their  heart : who  hast  kept  with  thy  servant  David 
my  father  that  which  thou  didst  promise  him  : yea, 
thou  spakest  with  thy  mouth,  and  hast  fulfilled  it 

16  with  thine  hand,  as  it  is  this  day.  Now  therefore, 
O Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  keep  with  thy  servant 
David  my  father  that  which  thou  hast  promised 
him,  saying,  ^ There  shall  not  fail  thee  a man  in  my 
sight  to  sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel  ; if  only  thy 
children  take  heed  to  their  way,  to  walk  in  my  law 

17  as  thou  hast  walked  before  me.  Now  therefore,  O 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  let  thy  word  be  verified, 

18  which  thou  spakest  unto  thy  servant  David.  But 
will  God  in  very  deed  dwell  with  men  on  the  earth  ? 
behold,  heaven  and  the  heaven  of  heavens  cannot 
contain  thee  ; how  much  less  this  house  which  I 

19  have  builded  ! Yet  have  thou  respect  unto  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to  his  supplication,  O 
Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and  to  the 

20  prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth  before  thee  : that 
thine  eyes  may  be  open  toward  this  house  day  and 
night,  even  toward  the  place  whereof  thou  hast  said 
that  thou  wouldest  put  thy  name  there  ; to  hearken 
unto  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  shall  pray  toward 

21  this  place.  And  hearken  thou  to  the  supplications 
of  thy  servant,  and  of  thy  people  Israel,  when  they 
shall  pray  toward  this  place  : yea,  hear  thou  from 
thy  dwelling  place,  even  from  heaven  ; and  when 

22  thou  hearest,  forgive.  ®If  a man  sin  against  his 


12  ch.  2.  6.  Is.  66. 1.  d Heb.  There  shall  e Or,  Whereinsoever 
Acts  7.  49.  not  be  cut  off  unto  thee  a man  shell  sin. 

c Or, /or.  a man  from  my  sight. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  VI. 


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be  laid  upon  him  to  make  him  swear,  and  the  oath  come 
before  thine  altar  in  this  house  ; 

23  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven,  and  do,  and  judge 
thy  servants,  by  requiting  the  wicked,  by  recompensing 
his  way  upon  his  own  head  ; and  by  justifying  the 
righteous,  by  giving  him  according  to  his  righteous- 
ness. 

24  ^ And  if  thy  people  Israel  be  put  to  the  worse 
before  the  enemy,  because  they  have  sinned  against 
thee  ; and  shall  return  and  confess  thy  name,  and  pray 
and  make  supplication  before  thee  in  this  house  ; 

•25  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens,  and  forgive  the 
sin  of  thy  people  Israel,  and  bring  them  again  unto  the 
land  which  thou  gavest  to  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

26  ^ When  the  heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there  is  no 
rain,  because  they  have  sinned  against  thee  ; yet  if  they 
pray  toward  this  place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and  turn 
from  their  sin,  when  thou  dost  afflict  them  ; 

27  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven,  and  forgive  the  sin  of 
thy  servants,  and  of  thy  people  Israel,  when  thou  hast 
taught  them  the  good  way,  wherein  they  should  walk  ; 
and  send  rain  upon  thy  land,  which  thou  hast  given  unto 
thy  people  for  an  inheritance. 

28  ^ If  there  1“*  be  dearth  in  the  land,  if  there  be 
pestilence,  if  there  be  blasting,  or  mildew,  locusts,  or 
caterpillers  ; if  their  enemies  besiege  them  in  the  cities 
of  their  land  ; whatsoever  sore  or  whatsoever  sickness 
there  be  : 

29  Then  what  prayer  or  what  supplication  soever 
shall  be  made  of  any  man,  or  of  all  thy  people  Israel, 
when  every  one  shall  know  his  own  sore  and  his  own 
grief,  and  shall  spread  forth  his  hands  in  this  house  : 

30  Then  hear  thoii  from  heaven  thy  dwelling  place, 
and  forgive,  and  render  unto  every  man  according 
unto  all  his  ways,  whose  heart  thou  knowest  ; (for  thou 
only  knowest  the  hearts  of  the  children  of  men  :) 

31  That  they  may  fear  thee,  to  walk  in  thy  ways,  so 
long  as  they  live  in  the  land  which  thou  gavest  unto  our 
fathers. 

32  % Moreover  concerning  the  stranger,  which  is 
not  of  thy  people  Israel,  but  is  come  from  a far  country 
for  thy  great  name’s  sake,  and  thy  mighty  hand,  and 
thy  stretched  out  arm  ; if  they  come  and  pray  in  this 
house  ; 

33  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens,  even  from  thy 
dwelling  place,  and  do  according  to  all  that  the  stranger 
calleth  to  thee  for  ; that  all  people  of  the  earth  may 
know  thy  name,  and  fear  thee,  as  doth  thy  people  Israel, 
and  may  know  that  this  house  which  I have  built  is 
called  by  thy  name. 

34  If  thy  people  go  out  to  war  against  their  enemies 
by  the  way  that  thou  shalt  send  them,  and  they  pray 
unto  thee  toward  this  city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and 
the  house  which  I have  built  for  thy  name  ; 

35  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens  their  prayer 
and  their  supplication,  and  maintain  their  cause. 

36  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for  there  is  no  man 
which  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be  angry  with  them,  and 
deliver  them  over  before  their  enemies,  and  they  carry 
them  away  captives  unto  a land  far  off  or  near  ; 

37  Yet  if  they  bethink  themselves  in  the  land  whither 
they  are  carried  captive,  and  turn  and  pray  unto  thee 
in  the  land  of  their  captivity,  saying.  We  have  sinned, 
we  have  done  amiss,  and  have  dealt  wickedly  ; 

13  1 Kin.  17.  1.  i«  John  12.  20.  Acts  7.  20.  Jam.  3.  2.  1 

14  ch.  20.  9.  8.  27.  John  1.  8. 

13  1 C hr.  28.  9.  upro.  20. 9.  Ilccles.  /Or,  because. 


neighbour,  and  an  oath  be  laid  upon  him  to  cause 
him  to  swear,  and  he  come  and  swear  before  thine 

23  altar  in  this  house  : then  hear  thou  from  hea- 
ven, and  do,  and  judge  thy  servants,  requiting  the 
wicked,  to  bring  his  way  upon  his  own  head  ; and 
justifying  the  righteous,  to  give  him  according  to 

24  his  righteousness.  And  if  thy  people  Israel  be 
smitten  down  before  the  enemy,  because  they  have 
sinned  against  thee  ; and  shall  turn  again  and  con- 
fess thy  name,  and  pray  and  make  supplication 

25  before  thee  in  this  house  : then  hear  thou  from 
heaven,  and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  people  Israel, 
and  bring  them  again  unto  the  land  which  thou 

26  gavest  to  them  and  to  their  fathers.  When  the 
heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there  is  no  rain,  because  they 
have  sinned  against  thee  ; if  they  pray  toward  this 
place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and  turn  from  their 

27  sin,  f when  thou  ^ dost  afflict  them  : then  hear  thou 
in  heaven,  and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  servants,  and 
of  thy  people  Israel,  ^ when  thou  teachest  them  the 
good  way  wherein  they  should  walk  ; and  send  rain 
upon  thy  land,  which  thou  hast  given  to  thy  people 

28  for  an  inheritance.  If  there  be  in  the  land  famine, 
if  there  be  pestilence,  if  there  be  blasting  or  mildew, 
locust  or  caterpiller  ; if  their  enemies  besiege  them 
in  the  land  of  their  ^ cities  ; whatsoever  plague  or 

29  whatsoever  sickness  there  be  ; what  prayer  and 
supplication  soever  be  made  by  any  man,  or  by  all 
thy  people  Israel,  which  shall  know  every  man  his 
own  plague  and  his  own  sorrow,  and  shall  spread 

30  forth  his  hands  toward  this  house  : then  hear  thou 
from  heaven  thy  dwelling  place,  and  forgive,  and 
render  unto  every  man  according  to  all  his  ways, 
whose  heart  thou  knowest  ; (for  thou,  even  thou 
only,  knowest  the  hearts  of  the  children  of  men  ;) 

31  that  they  may  fear  thee,  to  walk  in  thy  ways,  so 
long  as  they  live  in  the  land  which  thou  gavest  unto 

32  our  fathers.  Moreover  concerning  the  stranger, 
that  is  not  of  thy  people  Israel,  when  he  shall  come 
from  a far  country  for  thy  great  name’s  sake,  and 
thy  mighty  hand,  and  thy  stretched  out  arm  ; when 

33  they  shall  come  and  pray  toward  this  house  : then 
hear  thou  from  heaven,  even  from  thy  dwelling 
place,  and  do  according  to  all  that  the  stranger 
calleth  to  thee  for  ; that  all  the  peoples  of  the  earth 
may  know  thy  name,  and  fear  thee,  as  doth  thy 
people  Israel,  and  that  they  may  know  that  * this 

34  house  which  I have  built  is  called  by  thy  name.  If 
thy  people  go  out  to  battle  against  their  enemies, 
by  whatsoever  way  thou  shalt  send  them,  and  they 
pray  unto  thee  toward  this  city  which  thou  hast 
chosen,  and  the  house  which  I have  built  for  thy 

35  name  : then  hear  thou  from  heaven  their  prayer 
and  their  supplication,  and  maintain  their  cause. 

36  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for  there  is  no  man  that 
sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be  angry  with  them,  and 
deliver  them  to  the  enemy,  so  that  * they  carry  them 

37  away  captive  unto  a land  far  off  or  near  ; yet  if 
they  shall  bethink  themselves  in  the  land  whither 
they  are  carried  captive,  and  turn  again,  and  make 
supplication  unto  thee  in  the  land  of  their  captivity, 
saying.  We  have  sinned,  we  have  done  perversely. 


<7  Or,  answerest.  called  upon  this  house  k Heb.  they  that 
h Heb.  gates.  t&c.  take  them  captive  car- 

i Or,  thy  name  is  J Or,  right.  ry  thou  away. 


640 


II.  CHRONICLES,  VII. 


38  If  they  return  to  thee  with  all  their  heart  and 
with  all  their  soul  in  the  land  of  their  captivity,  whither 
they  have  carried  them  captives,  and  pray  toward  their 
land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers,  and  toward 
the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and  toward  the  house 
which  I have  built  for  thy  name  ; 

39  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens,  even  from  thy 
dwelling  place,  their  prayer  and  their  supplications, 
and  maintain  their  cause,  and  forgive  thy  people  which 
have  sinned  against  thee. 

40  Now,  my  God,  let,  I beseech  thee,  thine  eyes  be 
open,  and  let  thine  ears  he  attent  unto  the  prayer  that  is 
made  in  this  place. 

41  Now  therefore  arise,  O Lord  God,  into  thy 

resting  place,  thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength  : let 

thy  priests,  O Lord  God,  be  clothed  with  salvation,  and 
let  thy  saints  rejoice  in  goodness. 

42  O Lord  God,  turn  not  away  the  face  of  thine 
anointed  ; remember  the  mercies  of  David  thy  ser- 
vant. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

1 God  having  given  testimony  to  Solomon's  praijer  by  fire  from  heaven^ 
and  glory  in  the  temple,  the  people  ivorshiiJ  him.  4 Solomon's  so- 
lemn sacrifice.  8 Solomon  having  kept  the  Jeast  of  tabernacles,  and 
the  feast  of  the  dedication  of  the  altar,  dismisseth  the  people.  12  God 
appearing  to  Solomon  giveth  him  promises  upon  condition. 

"VTOW  ^ when  Solomon  had  made  an  end  of  praying, 
1^  the  ^ fire  came  down  from  heaven,  and  consumed 
the  burnt  offering  and  the  sacrifices  ; and  ^ the  glory  of 
the  Lord  filled  the  house. 

2 ^ And  the  priests  could  not  enter  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  because  the  glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the 
Lord’s  house. 

3 And  when  all  the  children  of  Israel  saw  how  the 
fire  came  down,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  upon  the 
house,  they  bowed  themselves  with  their  faces  to  the 
ground  upon  the  pavement,  and  worshipped,  and  praised 
the  Lord,  ^saying,  For  he  is  good;  ®for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

4 ^ ’ Then  the  king  and  all  the  people  offered  sacri- 
fices before  the  Lord. 

5 And  king  Solomon  offered  a sacrifice  of  twenty 
and  two  thousand  oxen,  and  an  hundred  and  twenty 
thousand  sheep  : so  the  king  and  all  the  people  dedi- 
cated the  house  of  God. 

6 ® And  the  priests  waited  on  their  offices  : the  Le- 
vites  also  with  instruments  of  musick  of  the  Lord, 
which  David  the  king  had  made  to  praise  the  Lord,  be- 
cause his  mercy  endureth  for  ever,  when  David  praised 
by  their  ministry  ; and  ® the  priests  sounded  trumpets 
before  them,  and  all  Israel  stood. 

7 Moreover  1°  Solomon  hallowed  the  middle  of  the 
court  that  was  before  the  house  of  the  Lord  : for  there 
he  offered  burnt  offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace 
offerings,  because  the  brasen  altar  which  Solomon  had 
made  was  not  able  to  receive  the  burnt  offerings,  and 
the  meat  offerings,  and  the  fat. 

8 ^ Also  at  the  same  time  Solomon  kept  the  feast 
seven  days,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  a very  great  con- 
gregation, from  the  entering  in  of  Hamath  unto  the 
river  of  Egypt. 

9 And  in  the  eighth  day  they  made  a solemn  assem- 

18  Ps.  132.  8, 9, 10, 16.  2 Lev.  9.  24.  Judg.  * ch.  5.  14. 

. 19  1 Chr.  28.  2.  6.  21.  1 Kin.  18.  38.  s ch.  5.  13.  Ps.  136. 

20  Neh.  9.  25.  1 Chr.  21.  26.  1. 

21  Ps.  132.  1.  Is.  55.  3 1 Kin.  8.  10,  11.  c i Chr.  16.  41.  ch. 

3.  ch.  5.  13,  14.  Ezek.  20.  21. 

10.  3,  4.  2 1 Kin.  8.  62,  63. 


38  and  have  dealt  wickedly  ; if  they  return  unto  thee 
with  all  their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul  in  the 
land  of  their  captivity,  whither  they  have  carried 
them  captive,  and  pray  toward  their  land,  which 
thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers,  and  the  city  which 
thou  hast  chosen,  and  toward  the  house  which  I 

39  have  built  for  thy  name  : then  hear  thou  from 
heaven,  even  from  thy  dwelling  place,  their  prayer 
and  their  supplications,  and  maintain  their  ^ cause  ; 
and  forgive  thy  people  which  have  sinned  against 

40  thee.  Now,  O my  God,  let,  I beseech  thee,  thine 
eyes  be  open,  and  let  thine  ears  be  attent,  unto  the 

41  prayer  that  is  made  in  this  place.  Now  therefore 
arise,  O Lord  God,  into  thy  resting  place,  thou,  and 
the  ark  of  thy  strength : let  thy  priests,  O Lord 
God,  be  clothed  with  salvation,  and  let  thy  saints 

42  rejoice  in  “ goodness.  O Lord  God,  turn  not  away 
the  face  of  thine  anointed  : remember  the  ° mercies 
of  David  thy  servant. 


7  Now  when  Solomon  had  made  an  end  of  praying, 
the  fire  came  down  from  heaven,  and  consumed  the 
burnt  offering  and  the  sacrifices  ; and  the  glory  of 

2 the  Lord  filled  the  house.  And  the  priests  could 
not  enter  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  because  the 

3 glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  Lord’s  house.  And  all 
the  children  of  Israel  looked  on,  when  the  fire  came 
down,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  was  upon  the 
house  ; and  they  bowed  themselves  with  their  faces 
to  the  ground  upon  the  pavement,  and  worshipped, 
and  gave  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  saying^  For  he  is 

4 good  ; for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever.  “ Then  the 
king  and  all  the  people  offered  sacrifice  before  the 

5 Lord.  And  king  Solomon  offered  a sacrifice  of 
twenty  and  two  thousand  oxen,  and  an  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  sheep.  So  the  king  and  all  the 

6 people  dedicated  the  house  of  God.  And  the  priests 
stood,  according  to  their  offices  ; the  Levites  also 
with  instruments  ^of  music  of  the  Lord,  which 
David  the  king  had  made  to  give  thanks  unto  the 
Lord,  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever,  when  David 
praised  by  their  ministry  : and  the  priests  sounded 

7 trumpets  before  them  ; and  all  Israel  stood.  More- 
over Solomon  hallowed  the  middle  of  the  court  that 
was  before  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; for  there  he 
offered  the  burnt  offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace 
offerings  : because  the  brasen  altar  which  Solomon 
had  made  was  not  able  to  receive  the  burnt  offering, 

8 and  the  meal  offering,  and  the  fat.  So  Solomon 
held  the  feast  at  that  time  seven  days,  and  all  Is- 
rael with  him,  a very  great  congregation,  from  the 
entering  in  of  Hamath  unto  the  brook  of  Egypt. 

9 And  on  the  eighth  day  they  held  a ^ solemn  assem- 


8 1 Chr.  15. 16. 

9 ch.  5.  12. 

10  1 Kin.  8.  64. 
n 1 Kin.  8.  65. 
12  Josh.  13.  3. 

I Or,  right. 


m See  Ps.  132.  8,  9. 
n Or,  good, 
o Or,  good  deeds. 
See  ch.  32.  32. 

a See  1 Kin.  8.  62, 
63. 


b Or,  for  the  song 
of  the  Lord. 

c See  1 Kin.  8.  64- 

66. 

d Or,  closing  festi- 
val. 


1 1 Kin.  8.  54. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  VIII. 


641 


bly  : for  they  kept  the  dedication  of  the  altar  seven 
days,  and  the  feast  seven  days. 

10  And  on  the  three  and  twentieth  day  of  the  se- 
venth month  he  sent  the  people  away  into  their  tents, 
glad  and  merry  in  heart  for  the  goodness  that  the  Lord 
had  shewed  unto  David,  and  to  Solomon,  and  to  Israel 
his  people. 

11  Thus  Solomon  finished  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  king’s  house  : and  all  that  came  into  Solomon’s 
heart  to  make  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  his  own 
house,  he  prosperously  elfected. 

12  ^ And  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solomon  by  night, 
and  said  unto  him,  I have  heard  thy  prayer,  and  have 
chosen  this  place  to  myself  for  an  house  of  sacrifice. 

13  If  I shut  up  heaven  that  there  be  no  rain,  or  if 
I command  the  locusts  to  devour  the  land,  or  if  I send 
pestilence  among  my  people  ; 

14  If  my  people,  which  are  called  by  my  name,  shall 

humble  themselves,  andjpjay,  and  seelTmy  face,  and 

turn  from  their  wicked  ways  ; i®then  wirrl^ear  from 
haeyen,  ancTmtl" forgive” their  sin,  and  will  heal  their 

la^S?^  " — ^ " 

15  Now  limine  eyes  shall  be  open,  and  mine  ears 
attent  unto  the  prayer  that  is  made  in  this  place. 

16  For  now  have  I chosen  and  sanctified  this  house, 
that  my  name  may  be  there  for  ever : and  mine  eyes 
and  mine  heart  shall  be  there  perpetually. 

17  And  as  for  thee,  if  thou  wilt  walk  before  me,  as 
David  thy  father  walked,  and  do  according  to  all  that 
I have  commanded  thee,  and  shalt  observe  my  statutes 
and  my  judgments  ; 

18  Then  will  I stablish  the  throne  of  thy  kingdom, 
according  as  I have  covenanted  with  David  thy  father, 
saying,  22  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a man  to  he  ruler  in 
Israel. 

19  But  if  ye  turn  away,  and  forsake  my  statutes 
and  my  commandments,  which  I have  set  before  you, 
and  shall  go  and  serve  other  gods,  and  worship  them  ; 

20  Then  will  I pluck  them  up  by  the  roots  out  of  my 
land  which  I have  given  them  ; and  this  house,  which  I 
have  sanctified  for  my  name,  will  I cast  out  of  my 
sight,  and  will  make  it  to  be  a proverb  and  a byword 
among  all  nations. 

21  And  this  house,  which  is  high,  shall  be  an  as- 
tonishment to  every  one  that  passeth  by  it  ; so  that  he 
shall  say,  ^4  Why  hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this 
land,  and  unto  this  house  ? 

22  And  it  shall  be  answered.  Because  they  forsook 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  which  brought  them 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  laid  hold  on  other 
gods,  and  worshipped  them,  and  served  them  : there- 
fore hath  he  brought  all  this  evil  upon  them. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 


1 Solomon's  buildings.  7 The  Gentiles  which  were  left  Solomon  made 
tributaries  ; but  the  Israelites  rulers.  11  Pharaoh's  daughter  removeth 
to  her  house.  \2  Solomon's  yearly  solemn  sacrifices.  14  He  appoint- 
eth  the  priests  and  Levites  to  their  places.  17  The  navy  fetcheth  gold 
from  Ophir. 


And  ^ it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  twenty  years, 
wherein  Solomon  had  built  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  his  own  house, 

2 That  the  cities  which  Huram  had  restored  to  Solo- 
mon, Solomon  built  them,  and  caused  the  children  of 
Israel  to  dwell  there. 


13  1 Kin.  8.  66.  n Jam.  4.  10.  20  1 Kin.  9.  3.  ch. 

“ 1 Kin.  9.  1,  &c.  18  ch.  6.  27,  30.  6.  6. 

10  Dent.  12.  5.  !»  ch.  C.  40.  21  1 Kin.  9.  4^  &o. 

18  ch.  6.  26,  28.  22  ch.  6.  16. 


bly  : for  they  kept  the  dedication  of  the  altar  seven 

10  days,  and  the  feast  seven  days.  And  on  the  three 
and  twentieth  day  of  the  seventh  month  he  sent 
the  people  away  unto  their  tents,  joyful  and  glad 
of  heart  for  the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had 
shewed  unto  David,  and  to  Solomon,  and  to  Israel  his 
people. 

11  «Thus  Solomon  finished  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  king’s  house  : and  all  that  came  into  Solo- 
mon’s heart  to  make  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  his  own  house,  he  prosperously  effected. 

12  And  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solomon  by  night,  and 
said  unto  him,  I have  heard  thy  prayer,  and  have 
chosen  this  place  to  myself  for  an  house  of  sacrifice. 

13  If  I shut  up  heaven  that  there  be  no  rain,  or  if  I 
command  the  locust  to  devour  the  land,  or  if  I send 

14  pestilence  among  my  people  ; if  my  people,  which 
are  called  by  my  name,  shall  humble  themselves, 
and  pray,  and  seek  my  face,  and  turn  from  their 
wicked  ways  ; then  will  I hear  from  heaven,  and 

15  will  forgive  their  sin,  and  will  heal  their  land.  Now 
mine  eyes  shall  be  open,  and  mine  ears  attent,  unto 

16  the  prayer  that  is  made  in  this  place.  For  now 
have  I chosen  and  hallowed  this  house,  that  my 
name  may  be  there  for  ever  : and  mine  eyes  and 

17  mine  heart  shall  be  there  perpetually.  And  as 
for  thee,  if  thou  wilt  walk  before  me  as  David  thy 
father  walked,  and  do  according  to  all  that  I have 
commanded  thee,  and  wilt  keep  my  statutes  and  my 

18  judgements  ;*then  I will  establish  the  throne  of  thy 
kingdom,  according  as  I covenanted  with  David  thy 
father,  saying.  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a man  to  be 

19  ruler  in  Israel.  But  if  ye  turn  away,  and  forsake 
my  statutes  and  my  commandments  which  I have 
set  before  you,  and  shall  go  and  serve  other  gods, 

20  and  worship  them : then  will  I pluck  them  up  by 
the  roots  out  of  my  land  which  I have  given  them  ; 
and  this  house,  which  I have  hallowed  for  my  name, 
will  I cast  out  of  my  sight,  and  I will  make  it  a 

21  proverb  and  a byword  among  all  peoples.  And  this 
house,  which  is  so  high,  every  one  that  passeth  by  it 
shall  be  astonished,  and  shall  say.  Why  hath  the 
Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land,  and  to  this  house  ? 

22  And  they  shall  answer.  Because  they  forsook  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers,  which  brought  them 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  laid  hold  on 
other  gods,  and  worshipped  them,  and  served  them  ; 
therefore  hath  he  brought  all  this  evil  upon  them. 


8 “ And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  twenty  years, 

wherein  Solomon  had  built  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

2 and  his  own  house,  that  the  cities  which  Huram  had 
given  to  Solomon,  Solomon  built  them,  and  caused 
the  children  of  Israel  to  dwell  there. 

23  Lev.  26.  14,  33.  ^ 1 Kin.  9.  10,  &<i.  f Heb.  upon  whom 

Deut.  28.  I."),  36,  37.  e See  1 Kin.  9.  1,  my  name  is  called. 

21  Deut.  29.  2i.  Jor.  &o.  a See  1 Kin.  9.  10, 

22.  8,  9.  &Q, 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  VIII. 


3 And  Solomon  went  to  Hamath-zobah,  and  pre- 
vailed against  it. 

4 2 And  he  built  Tadmor  in  the  wilderness,  and  all 
the  store  cities,  which  he  built  in  Hamath. 

5 Also  he  built  Beth-horon  the  upper,  and  Beth- 
horon  the  nether,  fenced  cities,  with  walls,  gates,  and 
bars  ; 

6 And  Baalath,  and  all  the  store  cities  that  Solomon 
had,  and  all  the  chariot  cities,  and  the  cities  of  the  horse- 
men, and  all  that  Solomon  desired  to  build  in  Jerusalem, 
and  in  Lebanon,  and  throughout  all  the  land  of  his 
dominion. 

1 ^ ^ As  for  all  the  people  that  were  left  of  the  Hit- 
tites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  which  were  not  of  Israel, 

8 But  of  their  children,  who  were  left  after  them  in 
the  land,  whom  the  children  of  Israel  consumed  not, 
them  did  Solomon  make  to  pay  tribute  until  this  day. 

9 But  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  Solomon  make 
no  servants  for  his  work  ; but  they  were  men  of  war, 
and  chief  of  his  captains,  and  captains  of  his  chariots 
and  horsemen. 

10  And  these  were  the  chief  of  king  Solomon’s  offi- 
cers, even  ^two  hundred  and  fifty,  that  bare  rule  over 
the  people. 

11  ^ And  Solomon  ® brought  up  the  daughter  of  j 
Pharaoh  out  of  the  city  of  David  unto  the  house  that 
he  had  built  for  her  : for  he  said,  My  wife  shall  not 
dwell  in  the  house  of  David  king  of  larael,  because  the 
places  are  holy,  whereunto  the  ark  of  the  Lord  hath 
come. 

12  ^ Then  Solomon  offered  burnt  offerings  unto  the 
Lord  on  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  which  he  had  built 
before  the  porch, 

13  Even  after  a certain  rate  ® every  day,  offering  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of  Moses,  on  the  sabbaths, 
and  on  the  new  moons,  and  on  the  solemn  feasts,  three 
times  in  the  year,  even  in  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread, 
and  in  the  feast  of  weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  taberna- 
cles. 

14  ^ And  he  appointed,  according  to  the  order  of 
David  his  father,  the  ® courses  of  the  priests  to  their 
service,  and  ® the  Levites  to  their  charges,  to  praise 
and  minister  before  the  priests,  as  the  duty  of  every 
day  required  : the  porters  also  by  their  courses  at 
every  gate  : for  so  had  David  the  man  of  God  com- 
manded. 

15  And  they  departed  not  from  the  commandment 
of  the  king  unto  the  priests  and  Levites  concerning  any 
matter,  or  concerning  the  treasures. 

16  Now  all  the  work  of  Solomon  was  prepared  unto 
the  day  of  the  foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  until  it  was  finished.  So  the  house  of  the  Lord 
was  perfected. 

17  Then  went  Solomon  to  Ezion-geber,  and  to 
Eloth,  at  the  sea  side  in  the  land  of  Edom. 

18  And  Huram  sent  him  by  the  hands  of  his  ser- 
vants ships,  and  servants  that  had  knowledge  of  the 
sea  ; and  they  went  with  the  servants  of  Solomon  to 
Ophir,  and  took  thence  four  hundred  and  fifty  talents 
of  gold,  and  brought  them  to  king  Solomon. 

2 1 Kin.  9.  17,  &c.  5 1 Kin.  3.  1.  & 7.  8.  28.'  3,  9,  11,  26.  & 29. 

3 1 Kin.  9.  20,  &c.  & 9.  24.  1,  &c. 

4 See  1 Kin.  9.  23.  « Ex.  29.  38.  Num.  ‘ Ex.  23.  14.  Dent. 

16.  16. 


3 And  Solomon  went  to  Hamath-zobah,  and  pre- 

4 vailed  against  it.  And  he  built  Tadmor  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  all  the  store  cities,  which  he  built  in 

5 Hamath.  Also  he  built  Beth-horon  the  upper,  and 
Beth-horon  the  nether,  fenced  cities,  with  walls, 

6 gates,  and  bars  ; and  Baalath,  and  all  the  store 
cities  that  Solomon  had,  and  all  the  cities  for  his 
chariots,  and  the  cities  for  his  horsemen,  and  all 
that  Solomon  desired  to  build  for  his  pleasure  in  Je- 
rusalem, and  in  Lebanon,  and  in  all  the  land  of  his 

7 dominion.  As  for  all  the  people  that  were  left  of 
the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  which  were  not 

8 of  Israel  ; of  their  children  that  were  left  after  them 
in  the  land,  whom  the  children  of  Israel  consumed 
not,  of  them  did  Solomon  raise  a levy  of  bondser- 

9 vants^  unto  this  day.  But  of  the  children  of  Israel 
did  Solomon  make  no  servants  for  his  work  ; but 
they  were  men  of  war,  and  chief  of  his  captains, 
and  rulers  of  his  chariots  and  of  his  horsemen. 

10  And  these  were  the  chief  officers  of  king  Solomon, 
even  two  hundred  and  fifty,  that  bare  rule  over  the 

11  people.  And  Solomon  brought  up  the  daughter  of 
Pharaoh  out  of  the  city  of  David  unto  the  house 
that  he  had  built  for  her  : for  he  said.  My  wife 
shall  not  dwell  in  the  house  of  David  king  of  Israel, 
because  ^ the  places  are  holy,  whereunto  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  hath  come. 


12  Then  Solomon  offered  burnt  offerings  unto  the 
Lord  on  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  which  h^e  had  built 

13  before  the  porch,  even  as  the  duty  of  every  day  re- 
quired, offering  according  to  the  commandment  of 
Moses,  on  the  sabbaths,  and  on  the  new  moons,  and 
on  the  set  feasts,  three  times  in  the  year,  even  in  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread,  and  in  the  feast  of  weeks, 

14  and  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles.  And  he  appointed, 
according  to  the  ordinance  of  David  his  father, 
the  courses  of  the  priests  to  their  service,  and  the 
Levites  to  their  charges,  to  praise,  and  to  minister 
before  the  priests,  as  the  duty  of  every  day  re- 
quired : the  doorkeepers  also  by  their  courses  at 
every  gate  : for  so  had  David  the  man  of  God  com- 

15  manded.  And  they  departed  not  from  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king  unto  the  priests  and  Levites 
concerning  any  matter,  or  concerning  the  treasures. 

16  Now  all  the  work  of  Solomon  was  prepared  unto 
the  day  of  the  foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  until  it  was  finished.  So  the  house  of  the 
Lord  was  perfected. 

17  Then  went  Solomon  to  Ezion-geber,  and  to  Eloth, 

18  on  the  sea  shore  in  the  land  of  Edom.  And  Huram 
sent  him  by  the  hands  of  his  servants  ships,  and  ser- 
vants that  had  knowledge  of  the  sea  ; and  they  came 
with  the  servants  of  Solomon  to  Ophir,  and  fetched 
from  thence  four  hundred  and  fifty  talents  of  gold, 
and  brought  them  to  king  Solomon. 

8 1 Chr.  24. 1.  ’0  1 Chr.  9. 17.  & 26.  ^2  i Kin.  9.  27.  ch. 

» 1 Chr.  25. 1.  1.  9-  10,  13. 

n 1 Kin.  9.  26.  b Heb.  they  are. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  IX. 


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CHAPTER  IX. 

1 The  queen  of  Sheba  admireth  the  wisdom  of  Solomon.  13  Solomon's 
gold.  15  His  targets.  17  The  throne  of  ivory.  20  His  vessels.  23  His 
presents.  25  His  chariots  and  horse.  26  His  tributes.  29  His  reign 
and  death. 

And  1 when  the  queen  of  Sheba  heard  of  the  fame 
of  Solomon,  she  came  to  prove  Solomon  with 
hard  questions  at  Jerusalem,  with  a very  great  com- 
pany, and  camels  that  bare  spices,  and  gold  in  abun- 
dance, and  precious  stones  : and  when  she  was  come  to 
Solomon,  she  communed  with  him  of  all  that  was  in  her 
heart. 

2  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  questions  : and 
there  was  nothing  hid  from  Solomon  which  he  told  her 
not. 

3  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  had  seen  the  wis- 
dom of  Solomon,  and  the  liouse  that  he  had  built, 

4  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the  sitting  of  his 
servants,  and  the  attendance  of  his  ministers,  and  their 
apparel  ; his  cupbearers  also,  and  their  apparel  ; and 
his  ascent  by  which  he  went  up  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  ; there  was  no  more  spirit  in  her. 

5  And  she  said  to  the  king,  It  was  a true  report 
which  I heard  in  mine  own  land  of  thine  acts,  and  of 
thy  wisdom  : 

6  Howbeit  I believed  not  their  words,  until  I came, 
and  mine  eyes  had  seen  it : and,  behold,  the  one  half  of 
the  greatness  of  thy  wisdom  was  not  told  me  : for  thou 
exceedest  the  fame  that  I heard. 

7  Happy  are  thy  men,  and  happy  are  these  thy  ser- 
vants, which  stand  continually  before  thee,  and  hear 
thy  wisdom. 

8  Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  delighted  in 
thee  to  set  thee  on  his  throne,  to  he  king  for  the  Lord 
thy  God  : because  thy  God  loved  Israel,  to  establish 
them  for  ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king  over  them, 
to  do  judgment  and  justice. 

9  And  she  gave  the  king  an  hundred  and  twenty  ta- 
lents of  gold,  and  of  spices  great  abundance,  and 
precious  stones  : neither  was  there  any  such  spice  as 
the  queen  of  Sheba  gave  king  Solomon. 

10  And  the  servants  also  of  Huram,  and  the  servants 
of  Solomon,  ^ which  brought  gold  from  Ophir,  brought 
®algum  trees  and  precious  stones. 

11  And  the  king  made  q/*the  algum  trees  terraces  to 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  to  the  king’s  palace,  and 
harps  and  psalteries  for  singers  : and  there  were  none 
such  seen  before  in  the  land  of  Judah. 

12  And  king  Solomon  gave  to  the  queen  of  Sheba  all 
her  desire,  whatsoever  she  asked,  beside  that  which  she 
had  brouglit  unto  the  king.  So  she  turned,  and  went 
away  to  her  own  land,  she  and  her  servants. 

13  *f[  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came  to  Solomon 
in  one  year  was  six  hundred  and  threescore  and  six 
talents  of  gold  ; 

14  Beside  that  which  chapmen  and  merchants  brought. 
And  all  the  kings  of  Arabia  and  governors  of  the  coun- 
try brought  gold  and  silver  to  Solomon. 

15  ^ And  king  Solomon  made  two  hundred  targets 
of  beaten  gold  : six  hundred  shekels  of  beaten  gold  went 
to  one  target. 

16  And  three  hundred  shields  made  he  of  beaten 
gold  ; three  hundred  shekels  of  gold  went  to  one  shield. 
And  the  king  put  them  in  the  house  of  the  forest  of 
Lebanon. 

U Kin.  10.  1,  &c.  2ch.  8.  18.  3 1 Kin.  10. 11 , a/mwy 

Matt.  12.  42.  Luke  11.  trees. 

31. 


9 °And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  heard  of  the 
fame  of  Solomon,  she  came  to  prove  Solomon  with 
hard  questions  at  Jerusalem,  with  a very  great 
train,  and  camels  that  bare  spices,  and  gold  in 
abundance,  and  precious  stones  : and  when  she  was 
come  to  Solomon,  she  communed  with  him  of  all 

2 that  was  in  her  heart.  And  Solomon  told  her  all 
her  questions  : and  there  was  not  any  thing  hid 

3 from  Solomon  which  he  told  her  not.  And  when 
the  queen  of  Sheba  had  seen  the  wisdom  of  Solo- 

4 mon,  and  the  house  that  he  had  built,  and  the  meat 
of  his  table,  and  the  sitting  of  his  servants,  and 
the  ^ attendance  of  his  ministers,  and  their  apparel  ; 
his  cupbearers  also,  and  their  apparel  ; and  his  as- 
cent by  which  he  went  up  unto  the  house  of  the 

5 Lord  ; there  was  no  more  spirit  in  her.  And  she 
said  to  the  king,  It  was  a true  report  that  I heard 
in  mine  own  land  of  thine  ‘^acts,  and  of  thy  wisdom. 

6 Howbeit  I believed  not  their  words,  until  I came, 
and  mine  eyes  had  seen  it  : and,  behold,  the  half 
of  the  greatness  of  thy  wisdom  was  not  told  me  : 

7 thou  exceedest  the  fame  that  I heard.  Happy  are 
thy  men,  and  happy  are  these  thy  servants,  which 
stand  continually  before  thee,  and  hear  thy  wisdom. 

8 Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  delighted  in 
thee,  to  set  thee  on  his  throne,  to  be  king  for  the 
Lord  thy  God  : because  thy  God  loved  Israel,  to 
establish  them  for  ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king 

9 over  them,  to  do  judgement  and  justice.  And  she 
gave  the  king  an  hundred  and  twenty  talents  of 
gold,  and  spices  in  great  abundance,  and  precious 
stones  : neither  was  there  any  such  spice  as  the 

10  queen  of  Sheba  gave  to  king  Solomon.  And  the 
servants  also  of  Huram,  and  the  servants  of  Solo- 
mon, which  brought  gold  from  Ophir,  brought  al- 
ii gum  trees  and  precious  stones.  And  the  king  made 
of  the  algum  trees  terraces  for  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  for  the  king’s  house,  and  harps  and 
psalteries  for  the  singers  : and  there  were  none  such 
12  seen  before  in  the  land  of  Judah.  And  king  Solo- 
mon gave  to  the  queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire, 
whatsoever  she  asked,  beside  that  which  she  had 
brought  unto  the  king.  So  she  turned,  and  went  to 
her  own  land,  she  and  her  servants. 


13  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came  to  Solomon  in 
one  year  was  six  hundred  and  threescore  and  six 

14  talents  of  gold  ; beside  that  which  the  chapmen  and 
merchants  brought  : and  all  the  kings  of  Arabia  and 
the  governors  of  the  country  brought  gold  and  silver 

15  to  Solomon.  And  king  Solomon  made  two  hundred 
targets  of  beaten  gold  : six  hundred  shekels  of  beaten 

16  gold  went  to  one  target.  And  he  made  three  hun- 
dred shields  of  beaten  gold  ; three  hundred  shekels 
of  gold  went  to  one  shield  : and  the  king  put  them 


a See  1 Kin.  10.  1,  b Heb.  standing.  d In  1 Kin.  10.  IL 

&c.  c Or,  sayings.  almug  trees. 


644 


II.  CHRONICLES,  X. 


17  Moreover  the  king  made  a great  throne  of  ivory, 
and  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold. 

18  And  there  were  six  steps  to  the  throne,  with  a 
footstool  of  gold,  which  were  fastened  to  the  throne,  and 
stays  on  each  side  of  the  sitting  place,  and  two  lions 
standing  by  the  stays  : 

19  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the  one  side  and 
on  the  other  upon  the  six  steps.  There  was  not  the  like 
made  in  any  kingdom. 

20  Tf  And  all  the  drinking  vessels  of  king  Solomon 
were  of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  fo- 
rest of  Lebanon  were  of  pure  gold  : none  were  of  silver  ; 
it  was  not  any  thing  accounted  of  in  the  days  of 
Solomon. 

21  For  the  king’s  ships  went  to  Tarshish  with  the 
servants  of  Huram  : every  three  years  once  came  the 
ships  of  Tarshish  bringing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  and 
apes,  and  peacocks. 

22  And  king  Solomon  passed  all  the  kings  of  the 
earth  in  riches  and  wisdom. 

23  If  And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  sought  the  pre- 
sence of  Solomon,  to  hear  his  wisdom,  that  God  had  put 
in  his  heart. 

24  And  they  brought  every  man  his  present,  vessels 
of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold,  and  raiment,  harness,  and 
spices,  horses,  and  mules,  a rate  year  by  year. 

25  Tf  And  Solomon  ^ had  four  thousand  stalls  for 
horses  and  chariots,  and  twelve  thousand  horsemen  ; 
whom  he  bestowed  in  the  chariot  cities,  and  with  the 
king  at  Jerusalem. 

26  ^ ® And  he  reigned  over  all  the  kings  ® from  the 
river  even  unto  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and  to  the 
border  of  Egypt. 

27  And  the  king  made  silver  in  Jerusalem  as  stones, 
and  cedar  trees  made  he  as  the  sycomore  trees  that  are 
in  the  low  plains  in  abundance. 

28  ® And  they  brought  unto  Solomon  horses  out  of 
Egypt,  and  out  of  all  lands. 

29  If  ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Solomon,  first 
and  last,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  Nathan  the 
prophet,  and  in  the  prophecy  of  Ahijah  the  Shilonite, 
and  in  the  visions  of  ^^Iddo  the  seer  against  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat  ? 

30  And  Solomon  reigned  in  Jerusalem  over  all 
Israel  forty  years. 

31  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  he  was 
buried  in  the  city  of  David  his  father  : and  Rehoboam 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 The  Israelites,  assembled  at  Shechem  to  crown  Rehoboam,  by  Jeroboam 
make  a suit  of  relaxation  unto  him.  6 Rehoboam,  refusing  the  old  men's 
counsel,  by  the  advice  of  young  men  answereth  them  roughly,  16  Ten 
tribes  revolting  kill  Hadoram,  and  make  Rehoboam  to  flee, 

And  1 Rehoboam  went  to  Shechem  : for  to  Shechem 
were  all  Israel  come  to  make  him  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  who  was  in  Egypt,  ^ whither  he  had  fled  from 
the  presence  of  Solomon  the  king,  heard  it,  that  Jero- 
boam returned  out  of  Egypt. 

3  And  they  sent  and  called  him.  So  Jeroboam  and 
all  Israel  came  and  spake  to  Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke  grievous  : now  therefore 
ease  thou  somewhat  the  grievous  servitude  of  thy  father, 

< 1 Kin.  4.  26.  & 10.  ^ \ Kin.  10.  27.  ch.  8 1 Kin.  11.  41. 

26.  ch.  1.  14.  1. 15.  10 1 Kin.  11.  29. 

6 1 Kin.  4.  21.  8 1 Kin.  10.  28.  ch.  “ ch.  12.  15.  & 13. 

«Gen.  15.  18.  Pa.  1.16.  22. 

72.  8. 


17  in  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon.  Moreover 
the  king  made  a great  throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid 

18  it  with  pure  gold.  And  there  were  six  steps  to  the 
throne,  with  a footstool  of  gold,  which  were  fas- 
tened to  the  throne,  and  ® stays  on  either  side  by  the 
place  of  the  seat,  and  two  lions  standing  beside  the 

19  stays.  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the  one 
side  and  on  the  other  upon  the  six  steps  : there 

20  was  not  the  like  made  in  anj^  kingdom.  And  all 
king  Solomon’s  drinking  vessels  were  of  gold,  and 
all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon 
were  of  pure  gold  : silver  was  nothing  accounted  of 

21  in  the  days  of  Solomon.  For  the  lang  had  ships 
that  went  to  Tarshish  with  the  servants  of  Huram  : 
once  every  three  years  came  the  ships  of  Tarshish, 
bringing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  and  apes,  and  pea- 

22  cocks.  So  king  Solomon  exceeded  all  the  kings  of 

23  the  earth  in  riches  and  wisdom.  And  all  the  kings 
of  the  earth  sought  the  presence  of  Solomon,  to  hear 

24  his  wisdom,  which  God  had  put  in  his  heart.  And 
they  brought  every  man  his  present,  vessels  of  silver, 
and  vessels  of  gold,  and  raiment,  armour,  and  spices, 

25  horses,  and  mules,  a rate  year  by  year.  And  Solo- 
mon had  four  thousand  stalls  for  horses  and  chariots, 
and  twelve  thousand  horsemen,  which  he  bestowed 
in  the  chariot  cities,  and  with  the  king  at  Jerusalem. 

26  And  he  ruled  over  all  the  kings  from  the  River  even 
unto  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and  to  the  border  of 

27  Egypt.  And  the  king  made  silver  to  be  in  Jerusa- 
lem as  stones,  and  cedars  made  he  to  be  as  the  syco- 
more trees  that  are  in  the  lowland,  for  abundance. 

28  And  they  brought  horses  for  Solomon  out  of  Egypt, 
and  out  of  all  lands. 


29  -^Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Solomon,  first  and 
last,  are  they  not  written  in  the  ^ history  of  Nathan 
the  prophet,  and  in  the  prophecy  of  Ahijah  the 
Shilonite,  and  in  the  visions  of  ^ Iddo  the  seer  con- 

30  cerning  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat  ? And  Solomon 
reigned  in  Jerusalem  over  all  Israel  forty  years. 

31  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  he  was 
buried  in  the  city  of  David  his  father  : and  Reho- 
boam his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


10  ® And  Rehoboam  went  to  Shechem  ; for  all  Israel 

2 were  come  to  Shechem  to  make  him  king.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat 
heard  of  it,  (for  he  was  in  Egypt,  whither  he  had 
fled  from  the  presence  of  king  Solomon,)  that  Jero- 

3 boam  returned  out  of  Egypt.  And  they  sent  and 
called  him  ; and  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel  came,  and 

4 they  spake  to  Rehoboam,  saying.  Thy  father  made 
our  yoke  grievous  : now  therefore  make  thou  the 

12  1 Kin.  11.  42,  43.  f See  1 Kin.  11.  41,  h Heb.  Jedai,  or, 

1 1 Kin.  12.  1,  &c.  &c.  Jedo. 

2 1 Kin.  11.  40.  g Heb.  words,  a See  1 Kin.  12.  1, 

e Or,  arms.  Heb.  &c. 

hands. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XI. 


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and  his  heavy  yoke  that  he  put  upon  us,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Come  again  unto  me  after 
three  days.  And  the  people  departed. 

6 And  king  Rehoboam  took  counsel  with  the  old  men 
that  had  stood  before  Solomon  his  father  while  he  yet 
lived,  saying.  What  counsel  give  ye  me  to  return  answer 
to  this  people  ? 

7 And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying,  If  thou  be  kind 
to  this  people,  and  please  them,  and  speak  good  words 
to  them,  they  will  be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8 But  he  forsook  the  counsel  which  the  old  men  gave 
him,  and  took  counsel  with  the  young  men  that  were 
brought  up  with  him,  that  stood  before  him. 

9 And  he  said  unto  them,  What  advice  give  ye  that 
we  may  return  answer  to  this  people,  which  have  spoken 
to  me,  saying.  Ease  somewhat  the  yoke  that  thy  father 
did  put  upon  us  ? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were  brought  up  with 
him  spake  unto  him,  saying.  Thus  shalt  thou  answer  the 
people  that  spake  unto  thee,  saying,  Thy  father  made 
our  yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it  somewhat  lighter  for 
us  ; thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  them.  My  little  finger  shall 
be  thicker  than  my  father’s  loins. 

11  For  whereas  my  father  put  a heavy  yoke  upon 
you,  I will  put  more  to  your  yoke  : my  father  chastised 
you  with  whips,  but  I will  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

12  So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people  came  to  Rehoboam 
on  the  third  day,  as  the  king  bade,  saying.  Come  again 
to  me  on  the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  them  roughly  ; and  king 
Rehoboam  forsook  the  counsel  of  the  old  men, 

14  And  answered  them  after  the  advice  of  the  young 
men,  saying.  My  father  made  your  yoke  heavy,  but  I 
will  add  thereto  : my  father  chastised  you  with  whips, 
but  I will  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

15  So  the  king  hearkened  not  unto  the  people  : ^ for 
the  cause  was  of  God,  that  the  Lord  might  perform 
his  word,  which  he  spake  by  the  ^ hand  of  Ahijah  the 
Shilonite  to  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

16  If  And  when  all  Israel  saw  that  the  king  would 
not  hearken  unto  them,  the  people  answered  the  king, 
saying.  What  portion  have  we  in  David  ? and  we  have 
none  inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse  : every  man  to  your 
tents,  O Israel : and  now,  David,  see  to  thine  own  house. 
So  all  Israel  went  to  their  tents. 

17  But  as  for  the  children  of  Israel  that  dwelt  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  Rehoboam  reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent  Hadoram  that  was 
over  the  tribute  ; and  the  children  of  Israel  stoned  him 
with  stones,  that  he  died.  But  king  Rehoboam  made 
speed  to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee  to  Jerusalem. 

19  ® And  Israel  rebelled  against  the  house  of  David 
unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 Rehoboam  raising  an  army  to  subdue  Israel^  is  forbidden  by  Shemaiah. 

5 He  strengtheneth  his  kingdom  with  forts  and  provision.  13  The 
priests  and  Levites,  and  such  as  feared  God,  forsaken  by  Jeroboam, 
strengthen  the  kingdom  of  Judah.  18  The  wives  and  children  of  Re- 
hoboam. 

And  1 when  Rehoboam  was  come  to  Jerusalem,  he 
gathered  of  the  house  of  Judah  and  Benjamin  an 
hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  chosen  wen,  which 
were  warriors,  to  fight  against  Israel,  that  he  might 
bring  the  kingdom  again  to  Rehoboam. 

3 1 Sam.  2.  25.  1 * 1 Kin.  11.  29.  o i Kin.  12.  19. 

Kin.  12.  15,  24. 


grievous  service  of  thy  father,  and  his  heavy  yoke 
which  he  put  upon  us,  lighter,  and  we  will  serve  thee. 
And  he  said  unto  them.  Come  again  unto  me  after 
three  days.  And  the  people  departed.  And  king 
Rehoboam  took  counsel  with  the  old  men,  that  had 
stood  before  Solomon  his  father  while  he  yet  lived, 
saying,  What  counsel  give  ye  me  to  return  answer 
to  this  people  ? And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying, 
If  thou  be  kind  to  this  people,  and  please  them,  and 
speak  good  words  to  them,  then  they  will  be  thy 
servants  for  ever.  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  of 
the  old  men  which  they  had  given  him,  and  took 
counsel  with  the  young  men  that  were  grown  up 
with  him,  that  stood  before  him.  And  he  said  unto 
them.  What  counsel  give  ye,  that  we  may  return 
answer  to  this  people,  who  have  spoken  to  me,  say- 
ing, Make  the  yoke  that  thy  father  did  put  upon  us 
lighter  ? And  the  young  men  that  were  grown  up 
with  him  spake  unto  him,  saying.  Thus  shalt  thou 
say  unto  the  people  that  spake  unto  thee,  saying, 
Thy  father  made  our  yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it 
lighter  unto  us  ; thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  them.  My 
little  finger  is  thicker  than  my  father’s  loins.  And 
now  whereas  my  father  did  lade  you  with  a heavy 
yoke,  I will  add  to  your  yoke  : my  father  chastised 
you  with  whips,  but  I will  chastise  you  with  scor- 
pions. So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people  came  to 
Rehoboam  the  third  day,  as  the  king  bade,  saying, 
Come  to  me  again  the  third  day.  And  the  king 
answered  them  roughly  ; and  king  Rehoboam  for- 
sook the  counsel  of  the  old  men,  and  spake  to  them 
after  the  counsel  of  the  young  men,  saying.  My 
father  made  your  yoke  heavy,  but  I will  add  there- 
to : my  father  chastised  you  with  whips,  but  I will 
chastise  you  with  scorpions.  So  the  king  hearkened 
not  unto  the  people  ; for  it  was  brought  about  of 
God,  that  the  Lord  might  establish  his  word,  which 
he  spake  by  the  hand  of  Ahijah  the  Shilonite  to 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat.  And  when  all  Israel 
saw  that  the  king  hearkened  not  unto  them,  the 
people  answered  the  king,  saying.  What  portion 
have  we  in  David  ? neither  have  we  inheritance  in 
the  son  of  Jesse  : every  man  to  your  tents,  0 Is- 
rael : now  see  to  thine  own  house,  David.  So  all 
Israel  departed  unto  their  tents.  But  as  for  the 
children  of  Israel  that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah, 
Rehoboam  reigned  over  them.  Then  king  Reho- 
boam sent  Hadoram,  who  was  over  the  levy  ; and 
the  children  of  Israel  stoned  him  with  stones,  that 
he  died.  And  king  Rehoboam  made  speed  to  get 
him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee  to  Jerusalem.  So 
Israel  rebelled  against  the  house  of  David,  unto  this 
day. 


® And  when  Rehoboam  was  come  to  Jerusalem,  he 
assembled  the  house  of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  an 
hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  chosen  men,  which 
were  warriors,  to  fight  against  Israel,  to  bring  the 


1 1 Kin.  12.  21,  &c.  a See  1 Kin,  12.  21-24. 


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7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

11 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  XI. 


2 But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  ^ to  Shemaiah  the 
man  of  God,  saying, 

3 Speak  unto  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon,  king  of 
Judah,  and  to  all  Israel  in  Judah  and  Benjamin,  say- 
ing, 

4 Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  go  up,  nor  fight 
against  your  brethren  : return  every  man  to  his  house  : 
for  this  thing  is  done  of  me.  And  they  obeyed  the 
words  of  the  Lord,  and  returned  from  going  against 
Jeroboam. 

5 If  And  Rehoboam  dwelt  in  Jerusalem,  and  built 
cities  for  defence  in  Judah. 

6 He  built  even  Beth-lehem,  and  Etam,  and  Tekoa, 

7 And  Beth-zur,  and  Shoco,  and  Adullam, 

8 And  Gath,  and  Mareshah,  and  Ziph, 

9 And  Adoraim,  and  Lachish,  and  Azekah, 

10  And  Zorah,  and  Aijalon,  and  Hebron,  which  are 
in  Judah  and  in  Benjamin  fenced  cities. 

11  And  he  fortified  the  strong  holds,  and  put  cap- 
tains in  them,  and  store  of  victual,  and  of  oil  and  wine. 

12  And  in  every  several  city  he  put  shields  and 
spears,  and  made  them  exceeding  strong,  having  Judah 
and  Benjamin  on  his  side. 

13  ^ And  the  priests  and  the  Levites  that  were  in  all 
Israel  resorted  to  him  out  of  all  their  coasts. 

14  For  the  Levites  left  ® their  suburbs  and  their  pos- 
session, and  came  to  Judah  and  Jerusalem  : for  ^ Jero- 
boam and  his  sons  had  cast  them  otf  from  executing 
the  priest’s  office  unto  the  Lord  : 

15  ® And  he  ordained  him  priests  for  the  high  places, 
and  for  ® the  devils,  and  for  the  calves  which  he  had 
made. 

16  * And  after  them  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel 
such  as  set  their  hearts  to  seek  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
came  to  Jerusalem,  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers. 

17  So  they  ® strengthened  the  kingdom  of  Judah, 
and  made  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon  strong,  three 
years  : for  three  years  they  walked  in  the  way  of 
David  and  Solomon. 

18  ^ And  Rehoboam  took  him  Mahalath  the  daugh- 
ter of  Jerimoth  the  son  of  David  to  wife,  and  Abihail 
the  daughter  of  Eliab  the  son  of  Jesse  ; 

19  Which  bare  him  children  ; Jeush,  and  Shamariah, 
and  Zaham. 

20  And  after  her  he  took  Maachah  the  daughter 
of  Absalom  ; which  bare  him  Abijah,  and  Attai,  and 
Ziza,  and  Shelomith. 

21  And  Rehoboam  loved  Maachah  the  daughter  of 
Absalom  above  all  his  wives  and  his  concubines  : (for 
he  took  eighteen  wives,  and  threescore  concubines  ; 
and  begat  twenty  and  eight  sons,  and  threescore  daugh- 
ters.) 

22  And  Rehoboam  made  Abijah  the  son  of  Maachah 
the  chief,  to  he  ruler  among  his  brethren  : for  he  thought 
to  make  him  king. 

23  And  he  dealt  wisely,  and  dispersed  of  all  his  chil- 
dren throughout  all  the  countries  of  Judah  and  Benja- 
min, unto  every  fenced  city  : and  he  gave  them  victual 
in  abundance.  And  he  desired  many  wives. 

2 ch.  12.  15.  33.  & 14.  9.  Hos.  13.  « See  ch.  15.  9.  & 30. 

3 Num.  35.  2.  2.  11,  18. 

♦ ch.  13.  9.  6 Lev.  17.  7.  1 Cor.  » ch.  12.  1. 

6 1 Kin.  12.  31.  & 13.  10.  20.  lo  1 Kin.  15.  2.  She 

2 1 Kin.  12.  28.  is  called  Michaiah  the 


2 kingdom  again  to  Rehoboam.  But  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  Shemaiah  the  man  of  God,  saying, 

3 Speak  unto  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon,  king  of 
Judah,  and  to  all  Israel  in  Judah  and  Benjamin, 

4 saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  go  up, 
nor  fight  against  your  brethren  : return  every  man 
to  his  house  ; for  this  thing  is  of  me.  So  they 
hearkened  unto  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  re- 

6  turned  from  going  against  Jeroboam.  And  Reho- 
boam dwelt  in  Jerusalem,  and  built  cities  for  de- 

6 fence  in  Judah.  He  built  even  Beth-lehem,  and 

7 Etam,  and  Tekoa,  and  Beth-zur,  and  Soco,  and 

8 9 Adullam,  and  Gath,  and  Mareshah,  and  Ziph,  and 

10  Adoraim,  and  Lachish,  and  Azekah,  and  Zorah,  and 
Aijalon,  and  Hebron,  which  are  in  Judah  and  in 

11  Benjamin,  fenced  cities.  And  he  fortified  the  strong- 
holds, and  put  captains  in  them,  and  store  of  victual, 

12  and  oil  and  wine.  And  in  every  several  city  he 
put  shields  and  spears,  and  made  them  exceeding 
strong.  And  Judah  and  Benjamin  belonged  to  him. 

13  And  the  priests  and  the  Levites  that  were  in  all  Is- 

14  rael  resorted  to  him  out  of  all  their  border.  For 
the  Levites  left  their  suburbs  and  their  possession, 
and  came  to  Judah  and  Jerusalem  : for  Jeroboam 
and  his  sons  cast  them  off,  that  they  should  not  ex- 

15  ecute  the  priest’s  office  unto  the  Lord  : and  he  ap- 
pointed him  priests  for  the  high  places,  and  for  the 
^ he-goats,  and  for  the  calves  which  he  had  made. 

16  And  after  them,  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
such  as  set  their  hearts  to  seek  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  came  to  Jerusalem  to  sacrifice  unto  the 

17  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers.  So  they  strength- 
ened the  kingdom  of  Judah,  and  made  Rehoboam 
the  son  of  Solomon  strong,  three  years  : for  they 
walked  three  years  in  the  way  of  David  and  Solo- 

18  mon.  And  Rehoboam  took  him  a wife,  Mahalath 
the  daughter  of  Jerimoth  the  son  of  David,  ^and  of 

19  Abihail  the  daughter  of  Eliab  the  son  of  Jesse  ; and 
she  bare  him  sons  ; Jeush,  and  Shemariah,  and  Za- 

20  ham.  And  after  her  he  took  ^ Maacah  the  daughter 
of  Absalom  ; and  she  bare  him  Abijah,  and  Attai, 

21  and  Ziza,  and  Shelomith.  And  Rehoboam  loved 
Maacah  the  daughter  of  Absalom  above  all  his  wives 
and  his  concubines  : (for  he  took  eighteen  wives, 
and  threescore  concubines,  and  begat  twenty  and 

22  eight  sons  and  threescore  daughters.)  And  Reho- 
boam appointed  Abijah  the  son  of  Maacah  to  be 
chief,  even  the  prince  among  his  brethren  : for  he 

23  was  minded  to  make  him  king.  And  he  dealt  wise- 
ly, and  dispersed  of  all  his  sons  throughout  all  the 
lands  of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  unto  every  fenced 
city : and  he  gave  them  victual  in  abundance.  And 
he  ® sought  for  them  many  wives. 


daughter  of  tTriet,  ch.  h Or,  satyrs.  See  bnink  the  daughter  of 
13.  2.  Lev.  17.  7.  Uriel. 

” See  Deut.  21.  15,  c Or,  and  Abihail.  e Or,  sought  a niuU 
16,  17.  d In  ch.  13.  2,  Mi-  litude  of  wives. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XIL 


647 


CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Rehoboam,  forsaking  the  Lord,  is  punished  by  Shishak.  5 He  and  the 
princes,  repenting  at  the  preaching  of  Shemaiah,  are  delivered  from 
destruction,  but  not  from  spoil.  13  The  reign  and  death  of  Rehoboam. 

And  ^it  came  to  pass,  when  Rehoboam  had  esta- 
blished the  kingdom,  and  had  strengthened  him- 
self, ^ he  forsook  the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  all  Israel 
with  him. 

2  3 And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the  fifth  year  of  king 
Rehoboam  Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up  against 
Jerusalem,  because  they  had  transgressed  against  the 
Lord, 

3  With  twelve  hundred  chariots,  and  threescore  thou- 
sand horsemen  : and  the  people  were  without  number 
that  came  with  him  out  of  Egypt  ; ^ the  Lubims,  the 
Sukkiims,  and  the  Ethiopians. 

4  And  he  took  the  fenced  cities  which  pertained  to 
Judah,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

5  ^ Then  came  ® Shemaiah  the  prophet  to  Rehoboam, 
and  to  the  princes  of  Judah,  that  were  gathered  together 
to  J erusalem  because  of  Shishak,  and  said  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ® Ye  have  forsaken  me,  and  there- 
fore have  I also  left  you  in  the  hand  of  Shishak. 

6  Wherefipon  the  princes  of  Israel  and  the  king 
humbled  themselves  ; and  they  said,  * The  Lord  is 
righteous. 

7  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  they  humbled  them- 
selves, ® the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Shemaiah,  say- 
ing, They  have  humbled  themselves  ; therefore  I will 
not  destroy  them,  but  I will  grant  them  some  deliver- 
ance ; and  my  wrath  shall  not  be  poured  out  upon 
Jerusalem  by  the  hand  of  Shishak. 

8  Nevertheless  ^°they  shall  be  his  servants  ; that 
they  may  know  ^^my  service,  and  the  service  of  the 
kingdoms  of  the  countries. 

9  So  Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up  against  Jeru- 
salem, and  took  away  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the  king’s  house  ; he  took 
all  : he  carried  away  also  the  shields  of  gold  which 
Solomon  had  made. 

10  Instead  of  which  king  Rehoboam  made  shields  of 
brass,  and  committed  them  to  the  hands  of  the  chief 
of  the  guard,  that  kept  the  entrance  of  the  king’s 
house. 

11  And  when  the  king  entered  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  the  guard  came  and  fetched  them,  and  brought 
them  again  into  the  guard  chamber. 

12  And  when  he  humbled  himself,  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  turned  from  him,  that  he  would  not  destroy  him 
altogether  : and  also  in  Judah  things  went  well. 

13  ^ So  king  Rehoboam  strengthened  himself  in 
Jerusalem,  and  reigned  : for  Rehoboam  was  one  and 
forty  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
seventeen  years  in  Jerusalem,  the  city  which  the  Lord 
had  chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  to  put  his 
name  there.  And  his  mother’s  name  was  Naamah  an 
Ammonitess. 

14  And  he  did  evil,  because  he  prepared  not  his  heart 
to  seek  the  Lord. 

15  Now  the  acts  of  Rehoboam,  first  and  last,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  Shemaiah  the  prophet,  and 
of  Iddo  the  seer  concerning  genealogies  ? And  there 


1 ch.  11. 17. 

2 1 Kin.  14.  22,  23, 
24. 

3 1 Kin.  14.  24,  25. 

*■  ch.  IG.  8. 

£ ch.  11.  2. 


6 ch.  15.  2. 

2 Jam.  4.  10. 

8 Ex.  9.  27. 

« 1 Kin.  21.  28,29. 

10  See  Is.  2G.  13. 

11  Dent.  28.  47,  48. 


12  1 Kin.  14.  25,  26. 

13  1 Kin.  10.  10,  17. 
ch.  9.  15,  16. 

ii  2 Sam.  8.  18. 
ii  1 Kin.  14.  21. 

10  ch.  6.  6. 


12  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  kingdom  of  Re- 
hoboam was  established,  and  he  was  strong,  that  he 
forsook  the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  all  Israel  with 

2 him.  " And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth  year  of 
king  Rehoboam,  that  Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came 
up  against  Jerusalem,  because  they  had  trespassed 

3 against  the  Lord,  with  twelve  hundred  chariots,  and 
threescore  thousand  horsemen  : and  the  people  were 
without  number  that  came  with  him  out  of  Egypt  ; 

4 the  Lubim,  the  Sukkiim,  and  the  Ethiopians.  And 
he  took  the  fenced  cities  which  pertained  to  Judah, 

5 and  came  unto  Jerusalem.  Now  Shemaiah  the 
prophet  came  to  Rehoboam,  and  to  the  princes  of 
Judah,  that  were  gathered  together  to  Jerusalem  ^ 
because  of  Shishak,  and  said  unto  them,  Thns  saith 
the  Lord,  Ye  have  forsaken  me,  therefore  have  I 

6 also  left  you  in  the  hand  of  Shishak.  Then  the 
princes  of  Israel  and  the  king  humbled  themselves  ; 

7 and  they  said.  The  Lord  is  righteous.  And  when 
the  Lord  saw  that  they  humbled  themselves,  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Shemaiah,  saying.  They 
have  humbled  themselves  ; I will  not  destroy  them  : 
but  I will  grant  them  ^ some  deliverance,  and  my 
wrath  shall  not  be  poured  out  upon  Jerusalem  by 

8 the  hand  of  Shishak.  Nevertheless  they  shall  be  his 
servants  ; that  they  may  know  my  service,  and  the 

9 service  of  the  kingdoms  of  the  countries.  So  Shi- 
shak king  of  Egypt  came  up  against  Jerusalem,  and 
took  away  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  king’s  house  ; he  took  all 
away  : he  took  away  also  the  shields  of  gold  which 

10  Solomon  had  made.  And  king  Rehoboam  made  in 
their  stead  shields  of  brass,  and  committed  them  to 
the  hands  of  the  captains  of  the  guard,  that  kept 

11  the  door  of  the  king’s  house.  And  it  was  so,  that 
as  oft  as  the  king  entered  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  the  guard  came  and  bare  them,  and  brought 

12  them  back  into  the  guard  chamber.  And  when  he 
humbled  himself,  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  turned 
from  him,  that  he  would  not  destroy  him  altogether  : 
and  moreover  in  Jndah  there  were  good  things 

13  found.  ®So  king  Rehoboam  strengthened  himself 
in  Jerusalem,  and  reigned  : for  Rehoboam  was  forty 
and  one  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  seventeen  years  in  Jerusalem,  tlie  city  which 
the  Lord  had  chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
to  put  his  name  there  : and  his  mother’s  name  was 

14  Naamah  the  Ammonitess.  And  he  did  that  which 
was  evil,  because  he  set  not  his  heart  to  seek  the 

15  Lord.  -^Now  the  acts  of  Rehoboam,  first  and  last, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  ^ histories  of  Shemaiah 
the  prophet  and  of  Iddo  the  seer, ''  after  the  manner 


22  ch.  9.  29.  & 13. 

22. 

18  1 Kin.  14.  30. 

« See  1 Kin.  14.  25, 
&c. 

b Or,  deliverance 


within  a little  while. 
Or,  a few  that  shall 
escape. 

c Heb.  runners, 
d See  ch.  19.  3. 
c See  1 Kin.  14.  21. 


f See  1 Kin.  14.  29, 
&c. 

g Heb.  u'Ords. 
h Or,  in  reckoning 
the  genealogies. 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  XIII. 


were  wars  between  Rehoboam  and  Jeroboam  continu- 
ally. 

16  And  Rehoboam  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 
buried  in  the  city  of  David : and  Abijah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Ahnah  succeeding  maketh  war  against  Jeroboam.  4 He  declareth  the 

right  of  his  cause.  13  Trusting  in  God  he  overcometh  Jeroboam.  21 

The  wives  and  children  of  Abijah. 

O W 1 in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king  Jeroboam  be- 
gan Abijah  to  reign  over  Judah. 

2 He  reigned  three  years  in  Jerusalem.  His  mother’s 
name  also  was  ^Michaiah  the  daughter  of  Uriel  of 
Gibeah.  And  there  was  war  between  Abijah  and  Jero- 
boam. 

3 And  Abijah  set  the  battle  in  array  with  an  army  of 
valiant  men  of  war,  even  four  hundred  thousand  chosen 
men  : J eroboam  also  set  the  battle  in  array  against  him 
with  eight  hundred  thousand  chosen  men,  being  mighty 
men  of  valour. 

4 ^ And  Abijah  stood  up  upon  mount  ^ Zemaraim, 
which  is  in  mount  Ephraim,  and  said,  Hear  me,  thou 
Jeroboam,  and  all  Israel  ; 

5 Ought  ye  not  to  know  that  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
^ gave  the  kingdom  over  Israel  to  David  for  ever,  even 
to  him  and  to  his  sons  ^ by  a covenant  of  salt  ? 

6 Yet  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  the  servant  of 
Solomon  the  son  of  David,  is  risen  up,  and  hath  ® re- 
belled against  his  lord. 

7 And  there  are  gathered  unto  him  vain  men,  the 
children  of  Belial,  and  have  strengthened  themselves 
against  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon,  when  Rehoboam 
was  young  and  tenderhearted,  and  could  not  withstand 
them. 

8 And  now  ye  think  to  withstand  the  kingdom  of 
the  Lord  in  the  hand  of  the  sons  of  David  ; and  ye  he 
a great  multitude,  and  there  are  with  you  golden  calves, 
which  Jeroboam  ® made  you  for  gods. 

9 ® Have  ye  not  cast  out  the  priests  of  the  Lord, 
the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites,  and  have  made 
you  priests  after  the  manner  of  the  nations  of  other 
lands  ? so  that  whosoever  eometh  to  consecrate  him- 
self with  a young  bullock  and  seven  rams,  the  same  may 
be  a priest  of  them  that  are  no  gods. 

10  But  as  for  us,  the  Lord  is  our  God,  and  we  have 
not  forsaken  him  ; and  the  priests,  which  minister  unto 
the  Lord,  are  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites  wait 
upon  their  business  : 

11  And  they  burn  unto  the  Lord  every  morning 
and  every  evening  burnt  sacrifices  and  sweet  incense  : 
the  I'^shewbread  also  set  they  in  order  upon  the  pure 
table  ; and  the  candlestick  of  gold  with  the  lamps 
thereof,  i®  to  burn  every  evening  : for  we  keep  the 
charge  of  the  Lord  our  God  ; but  ye  have  forsaken 
him. 

12  And,  behold,  God  himself  is  with  us  for  our  cap- 
tain, i^and  his  priests  with  sounding  trumpets  to  cry 
alarm  agamst  you.  O children  of  Israel,  i^  fight  ye 
not  against  the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers  ; for  ye  shall 
not  prosper. 

13  *f[  But  Jeroboam  caused  an  ambushment  to  come 
about  behind  them  : so  they  were  before  Judah,  and 
the  ambushment  teas  behind  them. 

19 1 Kin.  14.  31,  Abi-  * 2 Sam.  7.  12,  13,  i Judg.  9.  4. 

jam.  16.  8 1 Kin.  12.  28.  & 14. 

1 1  Kin.  15.  1,  &c.  6 Num.  18.  19.  9.  Hos.  8.  6. 

2 Sse  ch.  11.  20.  0 1 Kin.  11.  26.  & 12.  » ch.  11.  14, 15. 

3 Josh.  18.  22.  20. 


of  genealogies  ? And  there  were  wars  between  Re- 
16  hoboam  and  Jeroboam  continually.  And  Rehoboam 
slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the  city  of 
David  : and  Abijah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


13  “ In  the  eighteenth  year  of  king  Jeroboam  began 

2 Abijah  to  reign  over  Judah.  Three  years  reigned 
he  in  Jerusalem  : and  his  mother’s  name  was  ^ Mi- 
caiah  the  daughter  of  Uriel  of  Gibeah.  And  there 

3 was  war  between  Abijah  and  Jeroboam.  And 
Abijah  joined  battle  with  an  army  of  valiant  men 
of  war,  even  four  hundred  thousand  chosen  men  : 
and  Jeroboam  set  the  battle  in  array  against  him 
with  eight  hundred  thousand  chosen  men,  who  were 

4 mighty  men  of  valour.  And  Abijah  stood  up  upon 
mount  Zemaraim,  which  is  in  the  hill  country  of 
Ephraim,  and  said.  Hear  me,  O Jeroboam  and 

5 all  Israel  ; ought  ye  not  to  know  that  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel,  gave  the  kingdom  ^over  Israel 
to  David  for  ever,  even  to  him  and  to  his  sons 

6 by  a covenant  of  salt  ? Yet  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  the  servant  of  Solomon  the  son  of  David, 

7 rose  up,  and  rebelled  against  his  lord.  And  there 
were  gathered  unto  him  vain  men,  sons  of  ^ Belial, 
which  strengthened  themselves  against  Rehoboam 
the  son  of  Solomon,  when  Rehoboam  was  young 
and  tenderhearted,  and  could  not  withstand  them. 

8 And  now  ye  think  to  withstand  the  kingdom  of  the 
Lord  in  the  hand  of  the  sons  of  David  ; and  ye 
be  a great  multitude,  and  there  are  with  you  the 
golden  calves  which  Jeroboam  made  you  for  gods. 

9 Have  ye  not  driven  out  the  priests  of  the  Lord,  the 
sons  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites,  and  have  made  you 
priests  after  the  manner  of  the  peoples  of  other 
lands  ? so  that  whosoever  eometh  to  consecrate 
himself  with  a young  bullock  and  seven  rams,  the 

10  same  may  be  a priest  of  them  that  are  no  gods.  But 
as  for  us,  the  Lord  is  our  God,  and  we  have  not 
forsaken  him  ; and  we  have  priests  ministering  unto 
the  Lord,  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites  in 

11  their  work  : and  they  burn  unto  the  Lord  every 
morning  and  every  evening  burnt  offerings  and 
sweet  incense  : the  shewbread  also  set  they  in  order 
upon  the  pure  table  ; and  the  candlestick  of  gold 
with  the  lamps  thereof,  to  burn  every  evening  : for 
we  keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord  our  God  ; but  ye 

12  have  forsaken  him.  And,  behold,  God  is  with  us  at 
our  head,  and  his  priests  with  the  trumpets  of  alarm 
to  sound  an  alarm  against  you.  O children  of  Is- 
rael, fight  ye  not  against  the  Lord,  the  God  of  your 

13  fathers  ; for  ye  shall  not  prosper.  But  Jeroboam 
caused  an  ambushment  to  come  about  behind  them  : 
so  they  were  before  Judah,  and  the  ambushment 


10  Ex.  29.  35.  M Num.  10.  8.  c See  1 Kin.  15.  7. 

11  ch.  2.  4.  13  Acts  5.  39.  d That  is,  worthless- 

12  Lev.  24.  6.  a See  1 Kin.  15.  1, 2.  ness. 

13  Ex.  27.  20,  21.  b See  ch.  11.  20. 

Lev.  24.  2,  3. 


II.  CHROI^ICLES,  XIV. 


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14  And  when  Judah  looked  back,  behold,  the  battle 
was  before  and  behind  : and  they  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  the  priests  sounded  with  the  trumpets. 

15  Then  the  men  of  Judah  gave  a shout  : and  as 
the  men  of  Judah  shouted,  it  came  to  pass,  that  God 

smote  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel  before  Abijah  and  Ju- 
dah. 

16  And  the  children  of  Israel  fled  before  Judah  : 
and  God  delivered  them  into  their  hand. 

17  And  Abijah  and  his  people  slew  them  with  a 
great  slaughter  : so  there  fell  down  slain  of  Israel  five 
hundred  thousand  chosen  men. 

18  Thus  the  children  of  Israel  were  brought  un- 
der at  that  time,  and  the  children  of  Judah  prevailed, 

because  they  relied  upon  the  Lord  God  of  their  fa- 
thers. 

19  And  Abijah  pursued  after  Jeroboam,  and  took 
cities  from  him,  Beth-el  with  the  towns  thereof,  and 
Jeshanah  with  the  towns  thereof,  and  Ephrain  with 
the  towns  thereof. 

20  Neither  did  Jeroboam  recover  strength  again  in 
the  days  of  Abijah  : and  the  Lord  struck  him,  and 

he  died. 

21  ^ But  Abijah  waxed  mighty,  and  married  four- 
teen wives,  and  begat  twenty  and  two  sons,  and  six- 
teen daughters. 

22  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Abijah,  and  his  ways, 
and  his  sayings,  are  written  in  the  story  of  the  prophet 
21  Iddo. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Asa  succeeding  destroyeth  idolatry.  6 Having  peace,  he  strengtheneth 
his  kingdom  with  forts  and  armies.  9 Calling  on  God,  he  overthrow- 
eth  Zerah,  and  spoileth  the  Ethiopians. 

SO  Abijah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they  buried  him 
in  the  city  of  David  : and  i Asa  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead.  In  his  days  the  land  was  quiet  ten  years. 

2  And  Asa  did  that  which  was  good  and  right  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord  his  God  : 

3  For  he  took  away  the  altars  of  the  strange  gods, 
and  2 the  high  places,  and  ^ brake  down  the  images, 
■1  and  cut  down  the  groves  : 

4  And  commanded  Judah  to  seek  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers,  and  to  do  the  law  and  the  commandment. 

5  Also  he  took  away  out  of  all  the  cities  of  Judah 
the  high  places  and  the  images  : and  the  kingdom  was 
quiet  before  him. 

6  ^ And  he  built  fenced  cities  in  Judah  : for  the 
land  had  rest,  and  he  had  no  war  in  those  years  ; be- 
cause the  Lord  had  given  him  rest. 

7  Therefore  he  said  unto  Judah,  Let  us  build  these 
cities,  and  make  about  them  walls,  and  towers,  gates, 
and  bars,  while  the  land  is  yet  before  us  ; because  we 
have  sought  the  Lord  our  God,  we  have  sought  him, 
and  he  hath  given  us  rest  on  every  side.  So  they  built 
and  prospered. 

8  And  Asa  had  an  army  of  men  that  bare  targets  and 
spears,  out  of  Judah  three  hundred  thousand  ; and  out 
of  Benjamin,  that  bare  shields  and  drew  bows,  two 
hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  ; all  these  were  mighty 
men  of  valour. 

9  T[  ® And  there  came  out  against  them  Zerah  the 
Ethiopian  with  an  host  of  a thousand  thousand,  and 
three  hundred  chariots  ; and  came  unto  ®Mareshah. 


16  ch.  14. 12. 

11 1 Chr.  6.  20.  Ps. 
22.  5. 

18  J08h.  16.  9. 


19  1 Sam.  25.  38. 

20  1 Kin.  14.  20. 

21  ch.  12.  15. 

1 1 Kin.  16.  8,  &c. 
4v* 


2 See  1 Kin.  15.  14. 
ch.  15.  17. 

3 Ex.  34.  1.3. 

‘ 1 Kin.  11.  7. 


14  was  behind  them.  And  when  Judah  looked  back, 
behold,  the  battle  was  before  and  behind  them  : and 
they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  the  priests  sounded 

15  with  the  trumpets.  Then  the  men  of  Judah  gave  a 
shout  : and  as  the  men  of  Judah  shouted,  it  came  to 
pass,  that  God  smote  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel  before 

16  Abijah  and  Judah.  And  the  children  of  Israel  fled 
before  Judah  : and  God  delivered  them  into  their 

17  hand.  And  Abijah  and  his  people  slew  them  with 
a great  slaughter  : so  there  fell  down  slain  of  Israel 

18  five  hundred  thousand  chosen  men.  Thus  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  were  brought  under  at  that  time, 
and  the  children  of  Judah  prevailed,  because  they 
relied  upon  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers. 

19  And  Abijah  pursued  after  Jeroboam,  and  took  cities 
from  him,  Beth-el  with  the  towns  thereof,  and  Je- 
shanah with  the  towns  thereof,  and  ^ Ephron  with 

20  the  towns  thereof.  Neither  did  Jeroboam  recover 
strength  again  in  the  days  of  Abijah  : and  the 

21  Lord  smote  him,  and  he  died.  But  Abijah  waxed 
mighty,  and  took  unto  himself  fourteen  wives,  and 
begat  twenty  and  two  sons,  and  sixteen  daughters. 

22  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Abijah,  and  his  ways, 
and  his  sayings,  are  written  in  the  commentary  of 
the  prophet  Iddo. 


14  * « So  Abijah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they 

buried  him  in  the  city  of  David,  and  Asa  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead  : in  his  days  the  land  was  quiet 

2 ten  years.  f And  Asa  did  that  which  was  good 

3 and  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  his  God  : for  he 
took  away  the  strange  altars,  and  the  high  places, 
and  brake  down  the  * pillars,  and  hewed  down  the 

4 Asherim  ; and  commanded  Judah  to  seek  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  their  fathers,  and  to  do  the  law  and  the 

5 commandment.  Also  he  took  away  out  of  all  the 
cities  of  Judah  the  high  places  and  the  sun-images  : 

6 and  the  kingdom  was  quiet  before  him.  And  he 
built  fenced  cities  in  J udah  : for  the  land  was  quiet, 
and  he  had  no  war  in  those  years  ; because  the  Lord 

7 had  given  him  rest.  For  he  said  unto  Judah,  Let 
us  build  these  cities,  and  make  about  them  walls, 
and  towers,  gates,  and  bars  ; the  land  is  yet  before 
us,  because  we  have  sought  the  Lord  our  God  ; we 
have  sought  him,  and  he  hath  given  us  rest  on  every 

3 side.  So  they  built  and  prospered.  And  Asa  had 
an  army  that  bare  bucklers  and  spears,  out  of  Ju- 
dah three  hundred  thousand  ; and  out  of  Benjamin, 
that  bare  shields  and  drew  bows,  two  hundred  and 
fourscore  thousand  : all  these  were  mighty  men  of 

9 valour.  And  there  came  out  against  them  Zerah 
the  Ethiopian  with  an  army  of  a thousand  thousand, 
and  three  hundred  chariots  ; and  he  came  unto 


6 ch.  IG.  8. 

6 Josh.  15.  44. 
e Another  reading 
is,  Ephrain. 


*[Ch.  13.  23.  in 

Heb.] 

a See  1 Kin.  15.  8. 


t [Ch.  14.  1.  ill 
Heb.] 

b Or,  obelisks, 
c Soe  Ex.  34.  13. 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  XV. 


10  Then  Asa  went  out  against  him,  and  they  set  the 
battle  in  array  in  the  valley  of  Zephathah  at  Mareshah. 

11  And  Asa  ^ cried  unto  the  Lord  his  God,  and  said. 
Lord,  it  is  ® nothing  with  thee  to  help,  whether  with 
many,  or  with  them  that  have  no  power  : help  us,  O 
Lord  our  God  ; for  we  rest  on  thee,  and  ® in  thy  name 
we  go  against  this  multitude.  O Lord,  thou  art  our 
God  ; let  not  man  prevail  against  thee. 

12  So  the  Lord  smote  the  Ethiopians  before  Asa, 
and  before  Judah  ; and  the  Ethiopians  fled. 

13  And  Asa  and  the  people  that  were  with  him  pur- 
sued them  unto  Gerar  : and  the  Ethiopians  were 
overthrown,  that  they  could  not  recover  themselves  ; 
for  they  were  destroyed  before  the  Lord,  and  before 
his  host  ; and  they  carried  away  very  much  spoil. 

14  And  they  smote  all  the  cities  round  about  Gerar  ; 
for  the  fear  of  the  Lord  came  upon  them  : and  they 
spoiled  all  the  cities  ; for  there  was  exceeding  much 
spoil  in  them. 

15  They  smote  also  the  tents  of  cattle,  and  carried 
away  sheep  and  camels  in  abundance,  and  returned  to 
Jerusalem. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

1 Asa  with  Judah  and  many  of  Israel,  moved  by  the  prophecy  of  Aza- 
riah  the  son  of  Oded,  make  a solemn  covenant  with  Ood.  16  He  put- 
teth  down  Maachah  his  mother  for  her  idolatry.  18  He  bringeth  dedi- 
cate things  into  the  house  of  God,  and  enjoyetha  long  peace. 

And  1 the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon  Azariah  the  son 
of  Oded  : 

2  And  he  Vent  out  to  meet  Asa,  and  said  unto  him. 
Hear  ye  me,  Asa,  and  all  Judah  and  Benjamin  ; ^ The 
Lord  is  with  you,  while  ye  be  with  him  ; and  ® if  ye 
seek  liim,  he  will  be  found  of  you  ; but  ^ if  ye  forsake 
him,  he  will  forsake  you. 

3  Now® for  along  season  Israel  heen  without 
the  true  God,  and  without  ® a teaching  priest,  and  with- 
out law. 

4  But  when  they  in  their  trouble  did  turn  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  sought  him,  he  was  found  of 
them. 

5  And  ® in  those  times  there  was  no  peace  to  him  that 
went  out,  nor  to  him  that  came  in,  but  great  vexations 
were  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  countries. 

6  ® And  nation  was  destroyed  of  nation,  and  city  of 
city  : for  God  did  vex  them  with  all  adversity. 

7  Be  ye  strong  therefore,  and  let  not  your  hands  be 
weak  : for  your  work  shall  be  rewarded. 

8  And  when  Asa  heard  these  words,  and  the  pro- 
phecy of  Oded  the  prophet,  he  took  courage,  and  put 
away  the  abominable  idols  out  of  all  the  land  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin,  and  out  of  the  cities  which  he  had  taken 
from  mount  Ephraim,  and  renewed  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  that  was  before  the  porch  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  he  gathered  all  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  the 
strangers  with  them  out  of  Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  and 
out  of  Simeon  : for  they  fell  to  him  out  of  Israel  in 
abundance,  when  they  saw  that  the  Lord  his  God  was 
with  him. 

10  So  they  gathered  themselves  together  at  Jerusa- 
lem in  the  third  month,  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Asa. 


7 Ex.  14.  10.  ch.  13. 
14.  Ps.  22.  5. 

8 1 Sam.  14.  G. 

9 1 Sam.  17.45.  Pro. 
18.  10. 

10  ch.  13.  15. 


11  Gen.  10.  19.  & 20. 

1. 

12  Gen.  35.  5.  ch. 
17.  10. 

1 Num.  24.  2.  Judg. 
3.  10.  ch.  20.  14.  & 
24.  20. 


2 Jam.  4.  8. 

8 ver.  4,  15.  1 Chr. 
28.  9.  ch.  33.  12,  13. 
Jer.  29.  13.  Matt.  7. 
7. 

* ch.  24.  20. 


10  Mareshah.  Then  Asa  went  out  to  meet  him,  and 
they  set  the  battle  in  array  in  the  valley  of  Zepha- 

11  thah  at  Mareshah.  And  Asa  cried  unto  the  Lord 
his  God,  and  said.  Lord,  ^ there  is  none  « beside  thee 
to  help,  between  the  mighty  and  him  that  hath  no 
strength : help  us,  O Lord  our  God  ; for  we  rely 
on  thee,  and  in  thy  name  are  we  come  against  this 
multitude.  O Lord,  thou  art  our  God  ; let  not  man 

12  prevail  against  thee.  So  the  Lord  smote  the  Ethio- 
pians before  Asa,  and  before  Judah  ; and  the  Ethio- 

13  pians  fled.  And  Asa  and  the  people  that  were  with 
him  pursued  them  unto  Gerar  : and  there  fell  of  the 
Ethiopians  so  many  that  they  could  not  recover 
themselves  ; for  they  were  s' destroyed  before  the 
Lord,  and  before  his  host  ; and  they  carried  away 

14  very  much  booty.  And  they  smote  all  the  cities 
round  about  Gerar  ; for  * the  fear  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  .them  : and  they  spoiled  all  the  cities  ; for 

15  there  was  much  spoil  in  them.  They  smote  also  the 
tents  of  cattle,  and  carried  away  sheep  in  abundance 
and  camels,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem. 


15  And  the  spirit  of  God  came  upon  Azariah  the  son 

2 of  Oded  : and  he  went  out  to  meet  Asa,  and  said 
unto  him.  Hear  ye  me,  Asa,  and  all  Judah  and  Ben- 
jamin ; the  Lord  is  with  you,  while  ye  be  with  him  ; 
and  if  ye  seek  him,  he  will  be  found  of  you  ; but  if 

3 ye  forsake  him,  he  will  forsake  you.  Now  for  ® long 
seasons  Israel  hath  been  without  the  true  God,  and 

4 without  a teaching  priest,  and  without  law  : but 
when  in  their  distress  they  turned  unto  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel,  and  sought  him,  he  was  found  of 

5 them.  And  in  those  times  there  was  no  peace  to 
him  that  went  out,  nor  to  him  that  came  in,  but 
great  vexations  were  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 

6 lands.  And  they  were  broken  in  pieces,  nation 
against  nation,  and  city  against  city  : for  God  did 

7 vex  them  with  all  adversity.  But  be  ye  strong,  and 
let  not  your  hands  be  slack  : for  your  work  shall  be 

8 rewarded.  And  when  Asa  heard  these  words,  ® and 
the  prophecy  of  Oded  the  prophet,  he  took  courage, 
and  put  away  the  abominations  out  of  all  the  land  of 
Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  out  of  the  cities  which  he 
had  taken  from  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim  ; and 
he  renewed  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  that  was  before 

9 the  porch  of  the  Lord.  And  he  gathered  all  Judah 
and  Benjamin,  and  them  that  sojourned  with  them 
out  of  Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  and  out  of  Simeon  : 
for  they  fell  to  him  out  of  Israel  in  abundance,  when 

10  they  saw  that  the  Lord  his  God  was  with  him.  So 
they  gathered  themselves  together  at  Jerusalem  in 
the  third  month,  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign 


6 Hos.  3.  4. 

6 Lev.  10.  11. 

7 Deut.  4.  29. 

8 Judg.  6.  6. 

9 Matt.  24.  7. 

10  ch.  13.  19. 


11  ch.  11.  16. 
d Or,  there  is  no  dif- 
ference with  thee  to 
help,  whether  the 
mighty  or  him  dec. 
e Or,  like. 


/Or,  so  that  none 
remained  alive, 
g Heb.  broken, 
h Or,  a terror  from 
the  Lord. 

a Or,  a long  season, 
b Or,  even. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XVL 


651 


11  And  they  offered  unto  the  Lord  the  same  time, 
of  i^the  spoil  which  they  had  brought,  seven  hundred 
oxen  and  seven  thousand  sheep. 

12  And  they  entered  into  a covenant  to  seek  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers  with  all  their  heart  and 
with  all  their  soul  ; 

13  1®  That  whosoever  would  not  seek  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  i®  should  be  put  to  death,  whether  small  or 
great,  whether  man  or  woman. 

14  And  they  sware  unto  the  Lord  with  a loud  voice, 
and  with  shouting,  and  with  trumpets,  and  with  cornets. 

15  And  all  Judah  rejoiced  at  the  oath  : for  they  had 
sworn  with  all  their  heart,  and  sought  him  with  their 
whole  desire  ; and  he  was  found  of  them  : and  the 
Lord  gave  them  rest  round  about. 

16  ^ And  also  concerning  i®  Maachah  the  mother  of 
Asa  the  king,  he  removed  her  from  being  queen,  be- 
cause she  had  made  an  idol  in  a grove  : and  Asa  cut 
down  her  idol,  and  stamped  it^  and  burnt  it  at  the  brook 
Kid  r on. 

17  But  the  high  places  were  not  taken  away  out  of 
Israel  : nevertheless  the  heart  of  Asa  was  perfect  all 
his  days. 

18  ^ And  he  brought  into  the  house  of  God  the 
things  that  his  father  had  dedicated,  and  that  he  him- 
self had  dedicated,  silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels. 

19  And  there  was  no  more  war  unto  the  five  and 
thirtieth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 Asa,  by  the  aid  of  the  Syrians,  diverteth  Baasha  from  building  of 
Raman.  7 Being  reproved  thereof  by  Hanani,  he  putteth  him  in 

frison.  11  Among  his  other  acts  in  his  disease  he  seeketh  not  to  God, 
ut  to  the  physicians.  13  His  death  and  burial. 

IN  the  six  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa 
^ Baasha  king  of  Israel  came  up  against  Judah,  and 
built  Ramah,  ^ to  the  intent  that  he  might  let  none  go 
out  or  come  in  to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

2  Then  Asa  brought  out  silver  and  gold  out  of  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  and  of  the  king’s 
house,  and  sent  to  Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt 
at  Damascus,  saying, 

3  There  is  a league  between  me  and  thee,  as  there 
was  between  my  father  and  thy  father  : behold,  I 
have  sent  thee  silver  and  gold  ; go,  break  thy  league 
with  Baasha  king  of  Israel,  that  he  may  depart  from 
me. 

4  And  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto  king  Asa,  and  sent 
the  captains  of  his  armies  against  the  cities  of  Israel  ; 
and  they  smote  Ijon,  and  Dan,  and  Abel-maim,  and  all 
the  store  cities  of  Naphtali. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Baasha  heard  it,  that 
he  left  off  building  of  Ramah,  and  let  his  work  cease. 

6  Then  Asa  the  king  took  all  Judah  ; and  they  car- 
ried away  the  stones  of  Ramah,  and  the  timber  thereof, 
wherewith  Baasha  was  building  ; and  he  built  there- 
with Geba  and  Mizpah. 

7  ^ And  at  that  time  ® Hanani  the  seer  came  to  Asa 
king  of  Judah,  and  said  unto  him,  ^Because  thou  hast 
relied  on  the  king  of  Syria,  and  not  relied  on  the  Lord 
thy  God,  therefore  is  the  host  of  the  king  of  Syria 
escaped  out  of  thine  hand. 

8  Were  not  ® the  Ethiopians  and  ® the  Lubims  a huge 
host,  with  very  many  chariots  and  horsemen  ? yet,  be- 

12  ch.  14.  15.  IB  Deut.  13.  5,  9, 15.  i 1 Kin.  1.5.  17,  &c. 

13  ch.  14.  13.  11  ver.  2.  2 ch.  15.  9. 

» 2 Kin.  23.  .3.  ch.  is  1 Kin.  15.  1.3.  » 1 Kin.  1C.  1.  ch. 

34.31.  Nph.  to.  29.  ib  ch.  14.  3,  5.  1 19.2. 

IB  Ex.  22.  20.  Kin.  16.  14,  &c. 


11  of  Asa.  And  they  sacrificed  unto  the  Lord  in  that 
day,  of  the  spoil  which  they  had  brought,  seven 

12  hundred  oxen  and  seven  thousand  sheep.  And  they 
entered  into  the  covenant  to  seek  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  their  fathers,  with  all  their  heart  and  with  all 

13  their  soul ; and  that  whosoever  would  not  seek 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  should  be  put  to  death, 
whether  small  or  great,  whether  man  or  woman. 

14  And  they  sware  unto  the  Lord  with  a loud  voice, 
and  with  shouting,  and  with  trumpets,  and  with 

15  cornets.  And  all  Judah  rejoiced  at  the  oath  : for 
they  had  sworn  with  all  their  heart,  and  sought  him 
with  their  whole  desire  ; and  he  was  found  of  them  : 

16  and  the  Lord  gave  them  rest  round  about.  And 
also  Maacah  the  mother  of  Asa  the  king,  he  re- 
moved her  from  being  ^ queen,  because  she  had 
made  an  abominable  image  ® for  an  Asherah  ; and 
Asa  cut  down  her  image,  and  made  dust  of  it,  and 

17  burnt  it  at  the  brook  Kidron.  But  the  high  places 
were  not  taken  away  out  of  Israel  : nevertheless 

18  the  heart  of  Asa  was  perfect  all  his  days.  And  he 
brought  into  the  house  of  God  the  things  that  his 
father  had  dedicated,  and  that  he  himself  had  de- 

19  dicated,  silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels.  And  there 
was  no  more  war  unto  the  five  and  thirtieth  year  of 
the  reign  of  Asa. 


16  ® In  the  six  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa, 

Baasha  king  of  Israel  went  up  against  Judah,  and 
built  Ramah,  that  he  might  not  suffer  any  to  go  out 

2 or  come  into  Asa  king  of  Judah.  Then  Asa  brought 
out  silver  and  gold  out  of  the  treasures  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  and  of  the  king’s  house,  and  sent  to 
Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt  at  ^ Damascus, 

3 saying,  ^ There  is  a league  between  me  and  thee,  as 
there  was  between  my  father  and  thy  father  : behold, 
I have  sent  thee  silver  and  gold  ; go,  break  thy 
league  with  Baasha  king  of  Israel,  that  he  may  de- 

4 part  from  me.  And  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto 
king  Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of  his  armies  against 
the  cities  of  Israel  ; and  they  smote  Ijon,  and  Dan, 
and  Abel-maim,  and  all  the  ^ store  cities  of  Naphtali. 

5 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Baasha  heard  thereof, 
that  he  left  off  building  of  Ramah,  and  let  his  work 

6 cease.  Then  Asa  the  king  took  all  Judah  ; and  they 
carried  away  the  stones  of  Ramah,  and  the  timber 
thereof,  wherewith  Baasha  had  bailded  ; and  he 

7 built  therewith  Geba  and  Mizpah.  And  at  that 
time  Hanani  the  seer  came  to  Asa  king  of  Judah, 
and  said  unto  him.  Because  thou  hast  relied  on  the 
king  of  Syria,  and  hast  not  relied  on  the  Lord  thy 
God,  therefore  is  the  host  of  the  king  of  Syria 

8 escaped  out  of  thine  hand.  Were  not  the  Ethio- 
pians and  the  Lubim  a huge  host,  with  chariots  and 


* Is.  31. 1.  Jer.  17. 5.  d Or,  queen  mother.  b Heb.  DarmeseJc. 

B ch.  14.  9.  e Or,  for  Asherah.  c Or,  Let  there  be. 

0 ch.  12.  3.  a See  1 Kin.  15.  17,  d Heb.  .dorehnuses 

c See  1 Kill.  15.  13-  &c.  of  the  cities, 

16. 


652 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XVIL 


cause  thou  didst  rely  on  the  Lord,  he  delivered  them 
into  thine  hand. 

9 For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  run  to  and  fro  through- 
out the  whole  earth,  to  shew  himself  strong  in  the 
behalf  of  them  whose  heart  is  perfect  toward  him. 
Herein  ®thou  hast  done  foolishly  ; therefore  from 
henceforth  ® thou  shalt  have  wars. 

10  Then  Asa  was  wroth  with  the  seer,  and  put  him 
in  a prison  house  ; for  he  was  in  a rage  with  him  be- 
cause of  this  thing.  And  Asa  oppressed  some  of  the 
people  the  same  time. 

11  ^ ^^And,  behold,  the  acts  of  Asa,  first  and  last, 
lo,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah 
and  Israel. 

12  And  Asa  in  the  thirty  and  ninth  year  of  his  reign 
was  diseased  in  his  feet,  until  his  disease  was  exceeding 
great : yet  in  his  disease  he  sought  not  to  the  Lord, 
but  to  the  physicians. 

13  If  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  died  in 
the  one  and  fortieth  year  of  his  reign. 

14  And  they  buried  him  in  his  own  sepulchres,  which 
he  had  made  for  himself  in  the  city  of  David,  and  laid 
him  in  the  bed  which  was  filled  with  sweet  odours 
and  divers  kinds  of  spices  prepared  by  the  apotheca- 
ries’ art : and  they  made  a very  great  burning  for 
him. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 Jehoshaphat,  succeeding  Asa.  reigneth  well,  and  prospereth.  7 He 
sendeth  Levites  with  the  princes  to  teach  Judah.  10  His  enemies  being 
terrified  bg  God.  some  of  them  bring  him  presents  and  tribute.  12  His 
greatness,  captains,  and  armies. 

And  ^ Jehoshaphat  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead,  and 
strengthened  himself  against  Israel. 

2  And  he  placed  forces  in  all  the  fenced  cities  of 
Judah,  and  set  garrisons  in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  in 
the  cities  of  Ephraim,  ^ which  Asa  his  father  had  taken. 

3  And  the  Lord  was  with  Jehoshaphat,  because  he 
walked  in  the  first  ways  of  his  father  David,  and  sought 
not  unto  Baalim  ; 

4  But  sought  to  the  Lord  God  of  his  father,  and 
walked  in  his  commandments,  and  not  after  ® the  doings 
of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  Lord  stablished  the  kingdom  in  his 
hand;  and  all  Judah  ^brought  to  Jehoshaphat  pre- 
sents ; ® and  he  had  riches  and  honour  in  abundance. 

6  And  his  heart  was  lifted  up  in  the  ways  of  the 
Lord  : moreover  ®he  took  away  the  high  places  and 
groves  out  of  Judah. 

7  ^ Also  in  the  third  year  of  his  reign  he  sent  to  his 
princes,  even  to  Ben-hail,  and  to  Obadiah,  and  to  Zecha- 
riah,  and  to  Nethaneel,  and  to  Michaiah,  to  teach  in 
the  cities  of  Judah. 

8  And  Avith  them  he  sent  Levites,  even  Shemaiah,  and 
Nethaniah,  and  Zebadiah,  and  Asahel,  and  Shemira- 
moth,  and  Jehonathan,  and  Adonijah,  and  Tobijah,  and 
Tob-adonijah,  Levites  ; and  with  them  Elishama  and 
Jehoram,  priests. 

9  ® And  they  taught  in  Judah,  and  had  the  book  of 
the  law  of  the  Lord  with  them,  and  went  about 
throughout  all  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  taught  the 
people. 

10  ^ And  ® the  fear  of  the  Lord  fell  upon  all  the 

^ Job  34.  21.  Pro.  5.  lo  ch.  18.  26.  Jer.  16.  1.  John  19.  39,  40. 
21.  & 15.  3.  Jer.  16.  20.  2.  Matt.  14.  3.  ch.  21.  19.  Jer. 

17.  & 32.  19.  Zech.  4.  n 1 Kin.  15.  23.  34.  5. 

10.  12  Jer.  17.  5.  i 1 Kin.  15.  24. 

8 1 Sam.  13.  13.  13  i Kin.  15.  24.  2 ch.  15.  8. 

9 1 Kin.  15.  32.  l*  Gen.  60.  2.  Mark  3 1 Kin.  12.  28. 


horsemen  exceeding  many  ? yet,  because  thou  didst 
rely  on  the  Lord,  he  delivered  them  into  thine  hand. 

9 For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  run  to  and  fro  throughout 
the  whole  earth,  to  shew  himself  strong  in  the  behalf 
of  them  whose  heart  is  perfect  toward  him.  Herein 
thou  hast  done  foolishly  ; for  from  henceforth  thou 

10  shalt  have  wars.  Then  Asa  was  wroth  with  the  seer, 
and  put  him  in  the  ® prison  house  ; for  he  was  in  a 
rage  with  him  because  of  this  thing.  And  Asa  op- 

11  pressed  some  of  the  people  the  same  time.  -^And, 
behold,  the  acts  of  Asa,  first  and  last,  lo,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

12  And  in  the  thirty  and  ninth  year  of  his  reign  Asa 
was  diseased  in  his  feet ; his  disease  was  exceeding 
great : yet  in  his  disease  he  sought  not  to  the  Lord, 

13  but  to  the  physicians.  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  died  in  the  one  and  fortieth  year  of  his 

14  reign.  And  they  buried  him  in  his  own  sepulchres, 
which  he  had  hewn  out  for  himself  in  the  city  of 
David,  and  laid  him  in  the  bed  which  was  filled  with 
sweet  odours  and  divers  kinds  of  spices  prepared  by 
the  apothecaries’  art  ; and  they  made  a very  great 
burning  for  him. 


17  And  Jehoshaphat  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead,  and 

2 strengthened  himself  against  Israel.  And  he  placed 
forces  in  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  set  gar- 
risons in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  in  the  cities  of 

3 Ephraim,  which  Asa  his  father  had  taken.  And  the 
Lord  was  with  Jehoshaphat,  because  he  walked  in 
the  first  ways  of  his  father  David,  and  sought  not 

4 unto  the  Baalim  ; but  sought  to  the  God  of  his 
father,  and  walked  in  his  commandments,  and  not 

5 after  the  doings  of  Israel.  Therefore  the  Lord 
stablished  the  kingdom  in  his  hand  ; and  all  Judah 
brought  to  Jehoshaphat  presents  ; and  he  had  riches 

6 and  honour  in  abundance.  And  his  heart  was  lifted 
up  in  the  ways  of  the  Lord  : and  furthermore  he 
took  away  the  high  places  and  the  Asherim  out  of 

7 Judah.  Also  in  the  third  year  of  his  reign  he  sent 
his  princes,  even  Ben-hail,  and  Obadiah,  and  Zecha- 
riah,  and  Nethanel,  and  Micaiah,  to  teach  in  the  ci- 

8 ties  of  Judah  ; and  with  them  the  Levites,  even  She- 
maiah, and  Nethaniah,  and  Zebadiah,  and  Asahel,  and 
Shemiramoth,  and  Jehonathan,  and  Adonijah,  and 
Tobijah,  and  Tob-adonijah,  the  Levites  ; and  with 

9 them  Elishama  and  Jehoram,  the  priests.  And  they 
taught  in  Judah,  having  the  book  of  the  law  of  the 
Lord  with  them  ; and  they  went  about  throughout 
all  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  taught  among  the  peo- 

10  pie.  And  ® the  fear  of  the  Lord  fell  upon  all  the 


4 1 Sam.  10.  27.  1 

Kin.  10.  25. 

6 1 Kin.  10.  27.  ch. 

18.  1. 

e 1 Kin.  22.  43.  ch.  7. 


15.  17.  & 19.  3.  & 20. 
33. 

1 ch.  15.  3. 

8 ch.  35.  3.  Neh.  8. 

9 Gen.  35.  5. 


e Heb.  house  of  the 
stocks. 

f See  1 Kin.  15.  23, 
24. 

a Or,  a terror  from 
the  Lord. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XVIII. 


653 


kingdoms  of  the  lands  that  were  round  about  Judah,  so 
that  they  made  no  war  against  Jehoshaphat. 

11  Also  some  of  the  Philistines  brought  Jehosha- 
phat presents,  and  tribute  silver  ; and  the  Arabians 
brought  him  flocks,  seven  thousand  and  seven  hundred 
rams,  and  seven  thousand  and  seven  hundred  he  goats. 

12  T[  And  Jehoshaphat  waxed  great  exceedingly  ; 
and  he  built  in  Judah  castles,  and  cities  of  store. 

13  And  he  had  much  business  in  the  cities  of  Judah  : 
and  the  men  of  war,  mighty  men  of  valour,  were  in 
Jerusalem. 

14  And  these  are  the  numbers  of  them  according  to 
the  house  of  their  fathers  : Of  Judah,  the  captains  of 
thousands  ; Adnah  the  chief,  and  with  him  mighty  men 
of  valour  three  hundred  thousand. 

15  And  next  to  him  was  Jehohanan  the  captain,  and 
with  him  two  hundred  and  fourscore  thousand. 

16  And  next  him  was  Amasiah  the  son  of  Zichri, 
^^who  willingly  offered  himself  unto  the  Lord  ; and 
with  him  two  hundred  thousand  mighty  men  of  valour. 

17  And  of  Benjamin  ; Eliada  a mighty  man  of  va- 
lour, and  with  him  armed  men  with  bow  and  shield  two 
hundred  thousand. 

18  And  next  him  was  Jehozabad,  and  with  him  an 
hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  ready  prepared  for  the 
war. 

19  These  waited  on  the  king,  beside  those  whom 
the  king  put  in  the  fenced  cities  throughout  all  Judah. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 Jehoshaphat,  joined  in  affinity  with  Ahab,  is  persuaded  to  go  with  him 

against  Ramoth-gilead.  4 Ahah,  seduced  by  false  prophets,  according 

to  the  word  of  Micaiah,  is  slain  there. 

OW  Jehoshaphat  ^ had  riches  and  honour  in  abun- 
dance, and  2 joined  affinity  with  Ahab. 

2 ® And  after  certain  years  he  went  down  to  Ahab  to 
Samaria.  And  Ahab  killed  sheep  and  oxen  for  him  in 
abundance,  and  for  the  people  that  he  had  with  him,  and 
persuaded  him  to  go  up  with  him  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

3 And  Ahab  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat  king 
of  Judah,  Wilt  thou  go  with  me  to  Ramoth-gilead  ? 
And  he  answered  him,  I am  as  thou  art,  and  my  people 
as  thy  people  ; and  we  will  he  with  thee  in  the  war. 

4 •[[  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the  king  of  Israel, 
^ Enquire,  I pray  thee,  at  the  word  of  the  Lord  to  day. 

5 Therefore  the  king  of  Israel  gathered  together  of 
prophets  four  hundred  men,  and  said  unto  them,  Shall 
we  go  to  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I forbear  ? 
And  they  said.  Go  up  ; for  God  will  deliver  it  into  the 
king’s  hand. 

6 But  Jehoshaphat  said,  Is  there  not  here  a prophet 
of  the  Lord  besides,  that  we  might  enquire  of  him  ? 

7 And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  There 
is  yet  one  man,  by  whom  we  may  enquire  of  the  Lord  : 
but  I hate  him  ; for  he  never  prophesied  good  unto  me, 
but  always  evil : the  same  is  Micaiah  the  son  of  Imla. 
And  Jehoshaphat  said,  Let  not  the  king  say  so. 

8 And  the  king  of  Israel  called  for  one  of  his  offi- 
cers, and  said.  Fetch  quickly  Micaiah  the  son  of  Imla. 

9 And  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  king  of 
Judah  sat  either  of  them  on  his  throne,  clothed  in  their 
robes,  and  they  sat  in  a void  place  at  the  entering  in  of 
the  gate  of  Samaria  ; and  all  the  prophets  prophesied 
before  them. 

10  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaauah  had  made 

10  2 Sam.  8.  2.  12  ver.  2.  2 2 Kin,  8.  18. 

11  Judg.  6.  2,  9.  1 ch.  17.  6.  3 1 Kin.  22.  2,  &c. 


kingdoms  of  the  lands  that  were  round  about  Ju- 
dah, so  that  they  made  no  war  against  Jehosha- 

11  phat.  And  some  of  the  Philistines  brought  Jehosha- 
phat presents,  and  silver  for  tribute  ; the  Arabians 
also  brought  him  flocks,  seven  thousand  and  seven 
hundred  rams,  and  seven  thousand  and  seven  hun- 

12  dred  he-goats.  And  Jehoshaphat  waxed  great  ex- 
ceedingly ; and  he  built  in  Judah  castles  and  cities 

13  of  store.  And  he  had  many  works  in  the  cities  of 
Judah  ; and  men  of  war,  mighty  men  of  valour,  in 

14  Jerusalem.  And  this  was  the  numbering  of  them 
according  to  their  fathers’  houses  : of  Judah,  the 
captains  of  thousands  ; Adnah  the  captain,  and  with 
him  mighty  men  of  valour  three  hundred  thousand  : 

15  and  next  to  him  Jehohanan  the  captain,  and  with 

16  him  two  hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  : and  next 
to  him  Amasiah  the  son  of  Zichri,  who  willingly 
offered  himself  unto  the  Lord  ; and  with  him  two 

17  hundred  thousand  mighty  men  of  valour  : and  of 
Benjamin  ; Eliada  a mighty  man  of  valour,  and  with 
him  two  hundred  thousand  armed  with  bow  and 

18  shield  : and  next  to  him  Jehozabad,  and  with  him 
an  hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  ready  prepared 

19  for  war.  These  were  they  that  waited  on  the  king, 
beside  those  whom  the  king  put  in  the  fenced  cities 
throughout  all  Judah. 


18  Now  Jehoshaphat  had  riches  and  honour  in  abun- 

2 dance  ; and  he  joined  affinity  with  Ahab.  ® And 
after  certain  years  he  went  down  to  Ahab  to  Sama- 
ria. And  Ahab  killed  sheep  and  oxen  for  him  in 
abundance,  and  for  the  people  that  were  with  him, 
and  moved  him  to  go  up  loith  him  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

3 And  Ahab  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat 
king  of  Judah,  Wilt  thou  go  with  me  to  Ramoth- 
gilead  ? And  he  answered  him,  I am  as  thou  art, 
and  my  people  as  thy  people  ; and  we  will  he  with 

4 thee  in  the  war.  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the 
king  of  Israel,  Inquire,  I pray  thee,  at  the  word  of 

5 the  Lord  to-day.  Then  the  king  of  Israel  gathered 
the  prophets  together,  four  hundred  men,  and  said 
unto  them.  Shall  we  go  to  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle, 
or  shall  I forbear  ? And  they  said.  Go  up  ; for 
God  shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king. 

6 But  Jehoshaphat  said.  Is  there  not  here  besides  a 
prophet  of  the  Lord,  that  we  might  inquire  of 

7 him  ? And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehosha- 
phat, There  is  yet  one  man  by  whom  we  may  in- 
quire of  the  Lord  : but  I hate  him  ; for  he  never 
prophesieth  good  concerning  me,  but  always  evil  : 
the  same  is  Micaiah  the  son  of  Imla.  And  Jeho- 

8 shaphat  said.  Let  not  the  king  say  so.  Then  the 
king  of  Israel  called  an  ^officer,  and  said,  Fetch 

9 quickly  Micaiah  the  son  of  Imla.  Now  the  king 
of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah  sat 
each  on  his  throne,  arrayed  in  their  robes,  and  they 
sat  in  ‘^an  open  place  at  the  entrance  of  the  gate 
of  Samaria  ; and  all  the  prophets  prophesied  be- 

10  fore  them.  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaauah 

< 1 Sam.  23.  2,  4,  9.  a See  1 Kin.  22.  2,  c Heb.  a threshing- 
2 Sam.  2.  1.  &c.  floor. 

b Or,  eunuch. 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  XVIIL 


him  horns  of  iron,  and  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  With 
these  thou  shalt  push  Syria  until  they  be  consumed. 

11  And  all  the  prophets  prophesied  so,  saying.  Go  up 
to  Ramoth-gilead,  and  prosper  : for  the  Lord  shall  de- 
liver it  into  the  hand  of  the  king. 

12  And  the  messenger  that  went  to  call  Micaiah 
spake  to  him,  saying.  Behold,  the  words  of  the  prophets 
declare  good  to  the  king  with  one  assent  ; let  thy  word 
therefore,  I pray  thee,  be  like  one  of  their’s,  and  speak 
thou  good. 

13  And  Micaiah  said,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  ®eveii 
what  my  God  saith,  that  will  I speak. 

14  And  when  he  was  come  to  the  king,  the  king  said 
unto  him,  Micaiah,  shall  we  go  to  Ramoth-gilead  to  bat- 
tle, or  shall  I forbear  ? And  he  said.  Go  ye  up,  and 
prosper,  and  they  shall  be  delivered  into  your  hand. 

15  And  the  king  said  to  him,  How  many  times  shall 
I adjure  thee  that  thou  say  nothing  but  the  truth  to 
me  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ? 

16  Then  he  said,  I did  see  all  Israel  scattered  upon 
the  mountains,  as  sheep  that  have  no  shepherd  : and 
the  Lord  said.  These  have  no  master  ; let  them  return 
therefore  every  man  to  his  house  in  peace. 

it  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  to  Jehoshaphat,  Did 
I not  tell  thee  that  he  would  not  prophesy  good  unto 
me,  but  evil  ? 

18  Again  he  said.  Therefore  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord  ; I saw  the  Lord  sitting  upon  his  throne,  and  all 
the  host  of  heaven  standing  on  his  right  hand  and  on 
his  left. 

19  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  shall  entice  Ahab  king 
of  Israel,  that  he  may  go  up  and  fall  at  Ramoth-gilead  ? 
And  one  spake  saying  after  this  manner,  and  another 
saying  after  that  manner. 

20  Then  there  came  out  a ® spirit,  and  stood  before 
the  Lord,  and  said,  I will  entice  him.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  him,  Wherewith  ? 

21  And  he  said,  I will  go  out,  and  be  a lying  spirit 
in  the  mouth  of  all  his  prophets.  And  the  Lord  said. 
Thou  shalt  entice  Aim,  and  thovi  shalt  also  prevail  : go 
out,  and  do  even  so. 

22  Now  therefore,  behold,  "^the  Lord  hath  put  a 
lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  these  thy  prophets,  and  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  evil  against  thee. 

23  Then  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah  came  near, 
and  ® smote  Micaiah  upon  the  cheek,  and  said,  Which 
way  went  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak 
unto  thee  ? 

24  And  Micaiah  said.  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  on  that 
day  when  thou  shalt  go  into  an  inner  chamber  to  hide 
thyself. 

25  Then  the  king  of  Israel  said.  Take  ye  Micaiah, 
and  carry  him  back  to  Amon  the  governor  of  the  city, 
and  to  Joash  the  king’s  son  ; 

26  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  king,  ^ Put  this  fellow  in 
the  prison,  and  feed  him  with  bread  of  affliction  and 
with  water  of  affliction,  until  I return  in  peace. 

27  And  Micaiah  said.  If  thou  certainly  return  in 
peace,  then  hath  not  the  Lord  spoken  by  me.  And  he 
said,  Hearken,  all  ye  people. 

28  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  the  king 
of  Judah  went  up  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

29  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  I 
will  disguise  myself,  and  will  go  to  the  battle  ; but  put 

c Num.  22. 18,  20,  35.  e Job  1 . 6.  « Jer.  20.  2.  Mark 

& 23.  12,  26.  & 24.  13.  ^ Job  12.  16.  Is.  19.  14.  65.  Acts  23.  2. 

1 ELin.  22.  14.  14.  £zek.  14.  9. 


made  him  horns  of  iron,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  With  these  shalt  thou  push  the  Syrians,  until 

11  they  be  consumed.  And  all  the  prophets  prophe- 
sied so,  saying.  Go  up  to  Ramoth-gilead,  and  pros- 
per : for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of 

12  the  king.  And  the  messenger  that  went  to  call 
Micaiah  spake  to  him,  saying,  Behold,  the  words  of 
the  prophets  declare  good  to  the  king  with  one 
mouth  : let  thy  word  therefore,  I pray  thee,  be 

13  like  one  of  theirs,  and  speak  thou  good.  And  Mi- 
caiah said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  what  my  God  saith, 

14  that  will  I speak.  And  when  he  was  come  to  the 
king,  the  king  said  unto  him,  ‘^Micaiah,  shall  we 
go  to  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I forbear  ? 
And  he  said,  Go  ye  up,  and  prosper  ; and  they 

15  shall  be  delivered  into  your  hand.  And  the  king 
said  to  him,  How  many  times  shall  I adjure  thee 
that  thou  speak  unto  me  nothing  but  the  truth  in 

16  the  name  of  the  Lord  ? And  he  said,  I saw  all 
Israel  scattered  upon  the  mountains,  as  sheep  that 
have  no  shepherd  : and  the  Lord  said.  These  have 
no  master  ; let  them  return  every  man  to  his  house 

17  in  peace.  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  to  Jehosha- 
phat, Did  I not  tell  thee  that  he  would  not  prophesy 

18  good  concerning  me,  but  evil  ? And  he  said,  There- 
fore hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord  : I saw  the  Lord 
sitting  upon  his  throne,  and  all  the  host  of  heaven 

19  standing  on  his  right  hand  and  on  his  left.  And 
the  Lord  said.  Who  shall  ® entice  Ahab  king  of  Is- 
rael, that  he  may  go  up  and  fall  at  Ramoth-gilead  ? 
And  one  spake  saying  after  this  manner,  and  an- 

20  other  saying  after  that  manner.  And  there  came 
forth  ^ a spirit,  and  stood  before  the  Lord,  and  said, 
I will  entice  him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 

21  Wherewith  ? And  he  said,  I will  go  forth,  and 
will  be  a lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  his  pro- 
phets. And  he  said,  Thou  shalt  entice  him,  and  shalt 

22  prevail  also  : go  forth,  and  do  so.  Now  therefore, 
behold,  the  Lord  hath  put  a lying  spirit  in  the 
mouth  of  these  thy  prophets  ; and  the  Lord  hath 

23  spoken  evil  concerning  thee.  Then  Zedekiah  the 
son  of  Chenaanah  came  near,  and  smote  Micaiah 
upon  the  cheek,  and  said.  Which  way  went  the 
spirit  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak  unto  thee  ? 

24  And  Micaiah  said.  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  on  that 
day,  when  thou  shalt  go  s' into  an  inner  chamber 

25  to  hide  thyself.  And  the  king  of  Israel  said.  Take 
ye  Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back  unto  Amon  the 
governor  of  the  city,  and  to  Joash  the  king’s  son ; 

26  and  say.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Put  this  fellow  in  the 
prison,  and  feed  him  with  bread  of  affliction  and 
with  water  of  affliction,  until  I return  in  peace. 

27  And  Micaiah  said.  If  thou  return  at  all  in  peace, 
the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  by  me.  And  he  said, 
* Hear,  ye  peoples,  all  of  you. 


28  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  the  king 

29  of  Judah  went  up  to  Ramoth-gilead.  And  the  king 
of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  I will  disguise  my- 
self, and  go  into  the  battle  ; but  put  thou  on  thy 

8 ch.  16.  10.  e Or,  deceive.  g Or,  from  chamber 

d Heb.  Micah,  f Heb.  the  spirit.  to  chamber. 

h See  Mic.  1.  2. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XIX. 


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thou  on  thy  robes.  So  the  king  of  Israel  disguised 
himself  ; and  they  went  to  the  battle. 

30  Now  the  king  of  Syria  had  commanded  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots  that  were  with  him,  saying,  Fight 

e not  with  small  or  great,  save  only  with  the  king  of 
srael.  ^ 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  captains  of  the 
chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat,  that  they  said.  It  is  the  king 
of  Israel.  Therefore  they  compassed  about  him  to 
fight : but  Jehoshaphat  cried  out,  and  the  Lord  helped 
him  ; and  God  moved  them  to  depart  from  him. 

32  For  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  the  captains  of 
the  chariots  perceived  that  it  was  not  the  king  of  Israel, 
they  turned  back  again  from  pursuing  him. 

33  And  a certain  man  drew  a bow  at  a venture,  and 
smote  the  king  of  Israel  between  the  joints  of  the 
harness  : therefore  he  said  to  his  chariot  man.  Turn 
thine  hand,  that  thou  mayest  carry  me  out  of  the  host  ; 
for  I am  wounded. 

34  And  the  battle  increased  that  day  : howbeit  the 
king  of  Israel  stayed  himself  up  in  his  chariot  against 
the  Syrians  until  the  even  : and  about  the  time  of  the 
sun  going  down  he  died. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 Jehoshaphat,  reproved  bv  Jehu,  visiieth  his  kingdom.  5 His  instruc- 
tions to  the  judges,  8 to  the  priests  and  Levites. 

And  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah  returned  to 
his  house  in  peace  to  Jerusalem. 

2  And  Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani  ^ the  seer  went  out 
to  meet  him,  and  said  to  king  Jehoshaphat,  Shouldest 
thou  help  the  ungodly,  and  ^love  them  that  hate  the 
Lord  ? therefore  is  ^ wrath  upon  thee  from  before  the 
Lord. 

3  Nevertheless  there  are  ^good  things  found  in  thee, 
in  that  thou  hast  taken  away  the  groves  out  of  the 
land,  and  hast  ® prepared  thine  heart  to  seek  God. 

4  And  Jehoshaphat  dwelt  at  Jerusalem  : and  he 
went  out  again  through  the  people  from  Beer-sheba  to 
mount  Ephraim,  and  brought  them  back  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers. 

5  ^ And  he  set  judges  in  the  land  throughout  all  the 
fenced  cities  of  Judah,  city  by  city, 

6  And  said  to  the  judges.  Take  heed  what  ye  do  : for 
® ye  judge  not  for  man,  Wt  for  the  Lord,  who  is  with 
you  in  the  judgment. 

7  Wherefore  now  let  the  fear  of  the  Lord  be  upon 
you  ; take  heed  and  do  it : for  ® there  is  no  iniquity  with 
the  Lord  our  God,  nor  ^ respect  of  persons,  nor  taking 
of  gifts. 

8  Moreover  in  Jerusalem  did  Jehoshaphat  set  of 
the  Levites,  and  of  the  priests,  and  of  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  Israel,  for  the  judgment  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  controversies,  when  they  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

9  And  he  charged  them,  saying.  Thus  shall  ye  do 
in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  faithfully,  and  with  a per- 
fect heart. 

10  And  what  cause  soever  shall  come  to  you  of 
your  brethren  that  dwell  in  their  cities,  between  blood 
and  blood,  between  law  and  commandment,  statutes  and 
judgments,  ye  shall  even  warn  them  that  they  trespass 
not  against  the  Lord,  and  so  i®  wrath  come  upon  you, 

1 1 Sam.  9.  9.  ® ch.  30.  19.  Ezra  8 Deut.  32.  4.  Rom. 

zPs.  139.  21.  7.10.  9.14. 

3 ch.  32.  25.  8 Deut.  1.  17.  Deut.  10.  17.  .Job 

4 ch.  17.  4,  6.  See  ’’  Ps.  82.  1.  Eccles.  34.  19.  Acts  10.  34. 

ch.  12.  12.  5.  8.  Rom.  2.  11.  Gal.  2.  G. 


robes.  So  the  king  of  Israel  disguised  himself  ; 

30  and  they  went  into  the  battle.  Now  the  king  of 
Syria  had  commanded  the  captains  of  his  chariots, 
saying.  Fight  neither  with  small  nor  great,  save 

31  only  with  the  king  of  Israel.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  captains  of  the  chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat, 
that  they  said.  It  is  the  king  of  Israel.  Therefore 
they  turned  about  to  fight  against  him  : but  Jeho- 
shaphat cried  out,  and  the  Lord  helped  him  ; and 

32  God  moved  them  to  depart  from  him.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  the  captains  of  the  chariots  saw  that 
it  was  not  the  king  of  Israel,  that  they  turned  back 

33  from  pursuing  him.  And  a certain  man  drew  his 
bow  ^ at  a venture,  and  smote  the  king  of  Israel 
between  -^  tlie  joints  of  the  harness  : wherefore  he 
said  to  the  driver  of  the  chariot.  Turn  thine  hand, 
and  carry  me  out  of  the  host  ; for  I am  sore 

34  wounded.  And  the  battle  increased  that  day  : 
howbeit  the  king  of  Israel  stayed  himself  up  in  his 
chariot  against  the  Syrians  until  the  even : and 
about  the  time  of  the  going  down  of  the  sun  he 
died. 


19  And  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah  returned  to 

2 his  house  in  peace  to  Jerusalem.  And  Jehu  the  son 
of  Hanani  the  seer  went  out  to  meet  him,  and  said 
to  king  Jehoshaphat,  Shouldest  thou  help  the  wicked, 
and  love  them  that  liate  the  Lord  ? for  this  thing 

3 wrath  is  upon  thee  from  before  the  Lord.  Never- 
theless there  are  good  things  found  in  thee,  in  that 
thou  hast  put  away  the  Asheroth  out  of  the  land, 
and  hast  set  thine  heart  to  seek  God. 

4 And  Jehoshaphat  dwelt  at  Jerusalem  : and  he  went 
out  again  among  the  people  from  Beer-sheba  to  the 
hill  country  of  Ephraim,  and  brought  them  back  unto 

5 the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers.  And  he  set  judges 
in  the  land  throughout  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah, 

6 city  by  city,  and  said  to  the  judges.  Consider  what 
ye  do  : for  ye  jiidge  not  for  man,  l3ut  for  the  Lord  ; 

7 and  he  is  with  you  “in  the  judgement.  Now  there- 
fore let  the  fear  of  the  Lord  be  upon  you  : take 
heed  and  do  it  : for  there  is  no  iniquity  with  the 
Lord  our  God,  nor  respect  of  persons,  nor  taking  of 

8 gifts.  Moreover  in  Jerusalem  did  Jehoshaphat  set 
of  the  Levites  and  the  priests,  and  of  the  heads  of 
the  fathers’  houses  of  Israel,  for  the  judgement  of 
the  Lord,  and  for  controversies.  And  they  returned 

9 to  Jerusalem.  And  he  charged  them,  saying.  Thus 
shall  ye  do  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  faithfully,  and 

10  with  a perfect  heart.  And  whensoever  any  contro- 
versy shall  come  to  you  from  your  brethren  that 
dwell  in  their  cities,  between  blood  and  blood,  be- 
tween law  and  commandment,  statutes  and  judge- 
ments, ye  shall  warn  them,  that  they  be  not  guilty 
towards  the  Lord,  and  so  wrath  come  upon  you  and 


Eph.  6.  9.  Col.  3.  25.  ^ Nnm.  16.  46.  motir  and  the  breast- 

1 Pet.  1.  17.  “ Ezek.  3.  18.  pfote. 

10  Deut.  16,  18.  ch.  i Heb.  in  his  shrt-  a Or,  in  giving 

17.  8.  plicitg.  judgement.  Heb.  in 

1'  2 Sam.  23.  3.  j Or,  the  lower  ar-  (he  matter  of  judge- 

12  Deut,  17.  8,  &c.  vient. 


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and  upon  your  brethren  : this  do,  and  ye  shall  not  tres- 
pass. 

11  And,  behold,  Amariah  the  chief  priest  is  over  you 
in  all  matters  of  the  Lord  ; and  Zebadiah  the  son  of 
Ishmael,  the  ruler  of  the  house  of  Judah,  for  all  the 
king’s  matters  : also  the  Levites  shall  be  officers  before 
you.  Deal  courageously,  and  the  Lord  shall  be  i®  with 
the  good. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Jehoshaphat  in  his  fear  proclaimeth  a fast.  5 His  prasjer.  14  The 
prophecy  of  Jahaziel,  20  Jehoshaphat  exhorteth  the  people,  and  set- 
teth  singers  to  praise  the  Lord.  22  The  great  overthrow  of  the  enemies. 
26  The  people,  having  blessed  God  at  Berachnh,  return  in  triumph. 
31  Jehoshaphnf  s reign.  35  His  convoy  of  ships,  ivhich  he  made  with 
Ahaziah,  according  to  the  prophecy  of  Eliezer,  unhappily  perished. 

IT  came  to  pass  after  this  also,  that  the  children  of 
Moab,  and  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  with  them 
other  beside  the  Ammonites,  came  against  Jehoshaphat 
to  battle. 

2  Then  there  came  some  that  told  Jehoshaphat, 
saying.  There  cometh  a great  multitude  against  thee 
from  beyond  the  sea  on  this  side  Syria  ; and,  behold, 
they  be  i in  Hazazon-tamar,  which  is  ^ En-gedi. 

3  And  Jehoshaphat  feared,  and  set  himself  to  ^ seek 
the  Lord,  and  ^ proclaimed  a fast  throughout  all  Judah. 

4  And  Judah  gathered  themselves  together,  to  ask 
help  of  the  Lord  : even  out  of  all  the  cities  of  Judah 
they  came  to  seek  the  Lord. 

5  ^ And  Jehoshaphat  stood  in  the  congregation  of 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  before 
the  new  court, 

6  And  said,  O Lord  God  of  our  fathers,  art  not  thou 
5 God  in  heaven  ? and  ® rulest  not  thou  over  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  heathen  ? and  in  thine  hand  is  there  not 
power  and  might,  so  that  none  is  able  to  withstand 
thee  ? 

1  Art  not  thou  ®our  God,  who  ® didst  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  this  land  before  thy  people  Israel,  and 
gavest  it  to  the  seed  of  Abraham  thy  friend  for  ever  ? 

8  And  they  dwelt  therein,  and  have  built  thee  a 
sanctuary  therein  for  thy  name,  saying, 

9  If,  when  evil  cometh  upon  us,  as  the  sword,  judg- 
ment, or  pestilence,  or  famine,  we  stand  before  this 
house,  and  in  thy  presence,  (for  thy  name  is  in  this 
house,)  and  cry  unto  thee  in  our  affliction,  then  thou 
wilt  hear  and  help. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  children  of  Ammon  and 
Moab  and  mount  Seir,  whom  thou  ^^wouldest  not  let 
Israel  invade,  when  they  came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
but  they  turned  from  them,  and  destroyed  them  not  ; 

11  Behold,  I say,  how  they  reward  us,  ^5  to  come  to 
cast  us  out  of  thy  possession,  which  thou  hast  given  us 
to  inherit. 

12  O our  God,  wilt  thou  not  i®  judge  them  ? for  we 
have  no  might  against  this  great  company  that  cometh 
against  us  ; neither  know  we  what  to  do  : but  our 
eyes  are  upon  thee. 

13  And  all  Judah  stood  before  the  Lord,  with  their  > 
little  ones,  their  wives,  and  their  children. 

14  ^ Then  upon  Jahaziel  the  son  of  Zechariah,  the 
son  of  Benaiah,  the  son  of  Jeiel,  the  son  of  Mattaniah, 
a Levite  of  the  sons  of  Asaph,  i®  came  the  Spirit  of  the  ■ 
Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  congregation  ; 


ic  1 Chr.  26.  30. 

16  ch.  15.  2. 

1 Gen.  14.  7. 

2 Josh.  15.  62. 

3 ch.  19.  3. 

* Ezra  8.  21.  Jer. 

36.  9.  Jonah  3.  5. 


6 Deut.  4.  39.  Josh. 
2.  11.  1 Kin.  8.  23. 

Matt.  6.  9. 

6 Ps.  47.  2,  8.  Dan. 
4.  17,  25,  32. 

ilChr.  29.  12.  Ps. 
62.  11.  Matt.  C.  13. 


8Gen.  17.  7.  Ex.  6. 
7. 

3 Ps.  44.  2. 
in  Is.  41.  8.  Jam.  2. 
23. 

>1  1 Kin.  8.  33,  37. 
cli.  6.  28,  29,  30. 


upon  your  brethren  : this  do,  and  ye  shall  not  be 
11  guilty.  And,  behold,  Amariah  the  chief  priest  is 
over  you  in  all  matters  of  the  Lord  ; and  Zebadiah 
the  son  of  Ishmael,  the  ruler  of  the  house  of  Judah, 
in  all  the  king’s  matters  : also  the  Levites  shall  be 
officers  before  you.  ^ Deal  courageously,  and  the 
Lord  be  with  the  good.  » 


20  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  the  children 
of  Moab,  and  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  with  them 
some  of  the  “ Ammonites,  came  against  Jehoshaphat 

2 to  battle.  Then  there  came  some  that  told  Jehosha- 
phat, saying.  There  cometh  a great  multitude  against 
thee  from  beyond  the  sea  from  Syria  ; and,  behold, 
they  be  in  Hazazon-tamar  (the  same  is  En-gedi). 

3 And  Jehoshaphat  feared,  and  set  himself  to  seek 
unto  the  Lord  ; and  he  proclaimed  a fast  through- 

4 out  all  Judah.  And  Judah  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, to  seek  help  of  the  Lord  : even  out  of  all 
the  cities  of  Judah  they  came  to  seek  the  Lord. 

5 And  Jehoshaphat  stood  in  the  congregation  of  Judah 
and  Jerusalem,  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  before 

6 the  new  court  ; and  he  said,  O Lord,  the  God  of 
our  fathers,  art  not  thou  God  in  heaven  ? and  art 
not  thou  ruler  over  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  nations  ? 
and  in  thine  hand  is  power  and  might,  so  that  none 

7 is  able  to  withstand  thee.  Didst  not  thou,  O our 
God,  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of  this  land  before 
thy  people  Israel,  and  gavest  it  to  the  seed  of  Abra- 

8 ham  thy  friend  for  ever  ? And  they  dwelt  therein, 
and  have  built  thee  a sanctuary  therein  for  thy  name, 

9 saying.  If  evil  come  upon  us,  ^the  sword,  judge- 
ment, or  pestilence,  or  famine,  we  will  stand  before 
this  house,  and  before  thee,  (for  thy  name  is  in  this 
house,)  and  cry  unto  thee  in  our  affliction,  and  thou 

10  wilt  hear  and  save.  And  now,  behold,  the  children 
of  Ammon  and  Moab  and  mount  Seir,  whom  thou 
wouldest  not  let  Israel  invade,  when  they  came  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  but  they  turned  aside  from 

11  them,  and  destroyed  them  not ; behold,  how  they 
reward  us,  to  come  to  cast  us  oiit  of  thy  possession, 

12  which  thou  hast  given  us  to  inherit.  O our  God, 
wilt  thou  not  judge  them  ? for  we  have  no  might 
against  this  great  company  that  cometh  against  us  ; 
neither  know  we  what  to  do  : but  our  eyes  are  upon 

13  thee.  And  all  Judah  stood  before  the  Lord,  with 
their  little  ones,  their  wives,  and  their  children. 

14  Then  upon  Jahaziel  the  son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of 
Benaiah,  the  son  of  Jeiel,  the  son  of  Mattaniah,  the 
Levite,  of  the  sons  of  Asaph,  came  the  spirit  of  the 


! 


12  ch.  6.  20. 

13  Deut.  2.  4,  9,  19. 
11  Num.  20.  21. 

15  Ps.  83.  12. 

16  1 Sam.  3.  13. 


11  Ps.  25.  15.  & 121.  b Heb.  Be  strong 
1,  2.  & 123. 1, 2.  & 141.  and  do. 

8.  a Perhaps  an  error 

18  Num.  11.  25,  26.  & for  Meunim.  So  the 
24.2.  ch.  15.  1.&24.  Sept.  See  ch.  26.  7. 
20.  b Or,  the  sword  of 

judgement. 


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15  And  he  said,  Hearken  ye,  all  Judah,  and  ye  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  and  thou  king  Jehoshaphat, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  you,  Be  not  afraid  nor  dis- 
mayed by  reason  of  this  great  multitude  ; for  the  battle 
is  not  your’s,  but  God’s. 

16  To  morrow  go  ye  down  against  them  : behold, 
they  come  up  by  the  cliff  of  Ziz  ; and  ye  shall  find 
them  at  the  end  of  the  brook,  before  the  wilderness  of 
Jeruel. 

17  Ye  shall  not  need  to  fight  in  this  battle:  set 
yourselves,  stand  ye  still,  and  see  the  salvation  of  the 
Lord  with  you,  O Judah  and  Jerusalem  : fear  not,  nor 
be  dismayed  ; to  morrow  go  out  against  them  : for 
the  Lord  ivill  he  with  you. 

18  And  Jehoshaphat  bowed  his  head  with  Ms  face 
to  the  ground : and  all  Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem  fell  before  the  Lord,  worshipping  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Levites,  of  the  children  of  the  Kohath- 
ites,  and  of  the  children  of  the  Korhites,  stood  up  to 
praise  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  with  a loud  voice  on 
high. 

20  ^ And  they  rose  early  in  the  morning,  and  went 
forth  into  the  wilderness  of  Tekoa  : and  as  they  went 
forth,  Jehoshaphat  stood  and  said.  Hear  me,  O Judah, 
and  ye  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; Believe  in  the  Lord 
your  God,  so  shall  ye  be  established  ; believe  his  pro- 
phets, so  shall  ye  prosper. 

21  And  when  he  had  consnlted  with  the  people,  he 

appointed  singers  unto  the  Lord,  that  should 

praise  the  beauty  of  holiness,  as  they  went  out  before 
the  army,  and  to  say,  ^5  Praise  the  Lord  ; ^sfor  his 
mercy  endureih  for  ever. 

22  ^ And  when  they  began  to  sing  and  to  praise, 
2'^'  the  Lord  set  ambushments  against  the  children  of 
Ammon,  Moab,  and  monnt  Seir,  which  were  come 
against  Judah  ; and  they  were  smitten. 

23  For  the  children  of  Ammon  and  Moab  stood  up 
against  the  inhabitants  of  mount  Seir,  utterly  to  slay 
and  destroy  them : and  when  they  had  made  an  end  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Seir,  every  one  helped  to  destroy  an- 
other. 

24  And  when  Judah  came  toward  the  watch  tower 
in  the  wilderness,  they  looked  unto  the  multitude,  and, 
behold,  they  were  dead  bodies  fallen  to  the  earth,  and 
none  escaped. 

25  And  when  Jehoshaphat  and  his  people  came  to 
take  away  the  spoil  of  them,  they  found  among  them 
in  abundance  both  riches  with  the  dead  bodies,  and 
precious  jewels,  which  they  stripped  off  for  themselves, 
more  than  they  could  carry  away  : and  they  were  three 
days  in  gathering  of  the  spoil,  it  was  so  much. 

26  ^ And  on  the  fourth  day  they  assembled  them- 
selves in  the  valley  of  Berachah  ; for  there  they  blessed 
the  Lord  : therefore  the  name  of  the  same  place  was 
called.  The  valley  of  Berachah,  unto  this  day. 

27  Then  they  returned,  every  man  of  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  and  Jehoshaphat  in  the  forefront  of  them, 
to  go  again  to  Jerusalem  with  joy  ; for  the  Lord  had  ' 

made  them  to  rejoice  over  their  enemies. 

28  And  they  came  to  Jerusalem  with  psalteries  and 
harps  and  trumpets  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

29  And  29  the  fear  of  God  was  on  all  the  kingdoms 
of  those  countries,  when  they  had  heard  that  the  Lord 
fought  against  the  enemies  of  Israel. 

19  Ex.  14.  13,  14.  21  Num.  14.  9. 

Deut.  1.  29,  30.  & 31.  15.  2.  & 32.  8, 

G,  8.  ch.  32.  7.  22  Ex.  4.  31. 

20  Ex.  14.  13,  14.  23  Is.  7.  9. 


15  Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  congregation  ; and  he  said. 
Hearken  ye,  all  Judah,  and  ye  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem, and  thou  king  Jehoshaphat  : thus  saith  the 
Lord  unto  you.  Fear  not  ye,  neither  be  dismayed 
by  reason  of  this  great  multitude  ; for  the  battle  is 

16  not  yours,  but  God’s.  To-morrow  go  ye  down  against 
them  : behold,  they  come  up  by  the  ascent  of  Ziz  ; 
and  ye  shall  find  them  at  the  end  of  the  valley,  be- 

17  fore  the  wilderness  of  Jeruel.  Ye  shall  not  need  to 
fight  in  this  battle : set  yourselves,  stand  ye  still, 
and  see  the  salvation  of  the  Lord  with  you,  O Ju- 
dah and  Jerusalem  ; fear  not,  nor  be  dismayed  : 
to-morrow  go  out  against  them  ; for  the  Lord  is 

18  with  you.  And  Jehoshaphat  bowed  his  head  with 
his  face  to  the  ground  : and  all  Judah  and  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem  fell  down  before  the  Lord, 

19  worshipping  the  Lord.  And  the  Levites,  of  the 
children  of  the  Kohathites  and  of  the  children  of 
the  Korahites,  stood  up  to  praise  the  Lord,  the  God 

20  of  Israel,  with  an  exceeding  loud  voice.  And  they 
rose  early  in  the  morning,  and  went  forth  into  the 
wilderness  of  Tekoa  : and  as  they  went  forth,  Je- 
hoshaphat stood  and  said.  Hear  me,  O J udah,  and  ye 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; believe  in  the  Lord  your 
God,  so  shall  ye  be  established  ; believe  his  pro- 

21  phets,  so  shall  ye  prosper.  And  when  he  had  taken 
counsel  with  the  people,  he  appointed  them  that 
should  sing  unto  the  Lord,  and  praise  ^ the  beauty 
of  holiness,  as  they  went  out  before  the  army,  and 
say.  Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  his  mercy  en- 

22  dureth  for  ever.  And  when  they  began  to  sing  and 
to  praise,  the  Lord  set  liers  in  wait  against  the 
children  of  Ammon,  Moab,  and  mount  Seir,  which 
were  come  against  Judah  ; and  they  were  smitten. 

23  For  the  children  of  Ammon  and  Moab  stood  up 
against  the  inhabitants  of  mount  Seir,  utterly  to 
slay  and  destroy  them  : and  when  they  had  made 
an  end  of  the  inhabitants  of  Seir,  every  one  helped 

24  to  destroy  another.  And  when  Judah  came  to  the 
watch-tower  of  the  wilderness,  they  looked  upon 
the  multitude  ; and,  behold,  they  were  dead  bodies 
fallen  to  the  earth,  and  there  were  none  that  escaped. 

25  And  when  Jehoshaphat  and  his  people  came  to  take 
the  spoil  of  them,  they  found  among  them  in  abun- 
dance both  riches  and  dead  bodies,  and  precious 
jewels,  which  they  stripped  off  for  themselves,  more 
than  they  could  carry  away  : and  they  were  three 

26  days  in  taking  of  the  spoil,  it  was  so  much.  And  on 
the  fourth  day  they  assembled  themselves  in  the 
valley  of  ® Beracah  ; for  there  they  blessed  the  Lord  : 
therefore  the  name  of  that  place  was  called  The  val- 

27  ley  of  Beracah,  unto  this  day.  Then  they  returned, 
every  man  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  Jehosha- 
phat in  the  forefront  of  them,  to  go  again  to  Jeru- 
salem with  joy  ; for  the  Lord  had  made  them  to 

28  rejoice  over  their  enemies.  And  they  came  to  Jeru- 
salem with  psalteries  and  harps  and  trumpets  unto 

29  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  the  fear  of  God  was 
on  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  countries,  when  they 
heard  that  the  Lord  fought  against  the  enemies  of 


ch. 


24  1 Chr.  16.  29. 

25  1 Chr.  16.  34. 
136.  1. 


2«  1 Chr.  16.  41. 
6.  13.  & 7.  3,  6. 

27Jurlg.  7.  22. 
Sam.  14.  20. 


ch. 


28  Neh.  12.  43. 

29  ch.  17.  10. 

c Or,  in  the  heaniy 
of  holiness. 


d According  to  some 
nn^ient  authorities, 
garments. 

e Thr.t  is.  Blessing. 


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30  So  the  realm  of  Jehoshaphat  was  quiet : for  his 

God  gave  him  rest  round  about. 

31  ^ And  Jehoshaphat  reigned  over  Judah  : he  was 
thirty  and  five  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  twenty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother’s  name  was  Azubah  the  daughter  of  Shilhi. 

32  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  Asa  his  father,  and 
departed  not  from  it,  doing  that  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord. 

33  Howbeit  the  high  places  were  not  taken  away  : 
for  as  yet  the  people  had  not  prepared  their  hearts » 
unto  the  God  of  their  fathers. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoshaphat,  first  and 
last,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  Jehu  the 
son  of  Hanani,  ^ who  is  mentioned  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

35  ^ And  after  this  did  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah 
join  himself  with  Ahaziah  king  of  Israel,  who  did  very 
wickedly  : 

36  And  he  joined  himself  with  him  to  make  ships 
to  go  to  Tarshish  : and  they  made  the  ships  in  Ezion- 
gaber. 

37  Then  Eliezer  the  son  of  Dodavah  of  Mareshah 
prophesied  against  Jehoshaphat,  saying.  Because  thou 
hast  joined  thyself  with  Ahaziah,  the  Lord  hath  broken 
thy  works.  And  the  ships  were  broken,  that  they 
were  not  able  to  go  to  Tarshish. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Jehoram,  succeeding  Jehoshaphat,  slayeth  his  brethren,  5 His  wicked 
reign.  S Edom  and  Libnah  revolt.  12  The  prophecy  of  Elijah  against 
him  in  writing.  16  Philistines  and  Arabians  oppress  Mm.  18  His 
incurable  disease,  infamous  death,  and  burial. 

l^OW  ^Jehoshaphat  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 
1 1 buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 
And  Jehoram  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2 And  he  had  brethren  the  sons  of  Jehoshaphat, 
Azariah,  and  Jehiel,  and  Zechariah,  and  Azariah,  and 
Michael,  and  Shephatiah  : all  these  were  the  sons  of 
Jehoshaphat  king  of  Israel. 

3 And  their  father  gave  them  great  gifts  of  silver, 
and  of  gold,  and  of  precious  things,  with  fenced  cities 
in  Judah  : but  the  kingdom  gave  he  to  Jehoram  ; be- 
cause he  was  the  firstborn. 

4 Now  when  Jehoram  was  risen  up  to  the  kingdom 
of  his  father,  he  strengthened  himself,  and  slew  all  his 
brethren  with  the  sword,  and  divers  also  of  the  princes 
of  Israel. 

5 ^Jehoram  was  thirty  and  two  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  eight  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

6 And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the  kings  of  Israel, 
like  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab  : for  he  had  the  daugh- 
ter of  * Ahab  to  wife  : and  he  wrought  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord. 

7 Howbeit  the  Lord  would  not  destroy  the  house  of 
David,  because  of  the  covenant  that  he  had  made  with 
David,  and  as  he  promised  to  give  a light  to  him  and 
to  his  ^ sons  for  ever. 

8 ^ ® In  his  days  the  Edomites  revolted  from  under 
the  dominion  of  Judah,  and  made  themselves  a king. 

9 Then  Jehoram  went  forth  with  his  princes,  and  all 
his  chariots  with  him  : and  he  rose  up  by  night,  and 


30  ch.  15.  15.  Job 

h IKin.  22.  41,  &c. 
32  See  ch.  17.  G. 

S3  ch.  12. 14.  & 19,  3, 


34  1 Kin.  16.  1,  7. 

36  1 Kin.  22,  48,  49, 

36  1 Kin,  22.  48. 

37  ch.  9.  21. 

1 1 Kin.  22.  50. 


2 In  consort,  2 Kin. 
8.  17,  &c. 

3 ch.  22.  2. 

4 2 Sara.  7.  12,  13. 
IKin.  11.  36.  2 Kin. 


30  Israel.  So  the  realm  of  Jehoshaphat  was  quiet : 
for  his  God  gave  him  rest  round  about. 

31  J"  And  Jehoshaphat  reigned  over  Judah  ; he  was 
thirty  and  five  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ; 
and  he  reigned  twenty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem  : 
and  his  mother’s  name  was  Azubah  the  daughter  of 

32  Shilhi.  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  Asa  his  father, 
and  turned  not  aside  from  it,  doing  that  which  was 

33  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord.  Howbeit  the  high 
places  were  not  taken  away  ; neither  as  yet  had  the 
people  set  their  hearts  unto  the  God  of  their  fa- 

34  thers.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoshaphat, 
first  and  last,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  ^ his- 
tory of  Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani,  * which  is  inserted  in 
the  book  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

35  *And  after  this  did  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah 
join  himself  with  Ahaziah  king  of  Israel  ; the  same 

36  did  very  wickedly  : and  he  joined  himself  with  him 
to  make  ships  to  go  to  Tarshish  : and  they  made 

37  the  ships  in  Ezion-geber.  Then  Eliezer  the  son  of 
Dodavahu  of  Mareshah  prophesied  against  Jeho- 
shaphat, saying.  Because  thou  hast  joined  thyself 
with  Ahaziah,  the  Lord  hath  j destroyed  thy  works. 
And  the  ships  were  broken,  that  they  were  not  able 
to  go  to  Tarshish. 


21  « And  Jehoshaphat  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  was 

buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  : and 

2 Jehoram  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead.  And  he 
had  brethren  the  sons  of  Jehoshaphat,  Azariah,  and 
Jehiel,  and  Zechariah,  and  Azariah,  and  Michael, 
and  Shephatiah  : all  these  were  the  sons  of  Jeho- 

3 shaphat  king  of  Israel.  And  their  father  gave  them 
great  gifts,  of  silver,  and  of  gold,  and  of  precious 
things,  with  fenced  cities  in  Judah  : but  the  king- 
dom gave  he  to  Jehoram,  because  he  was  the  first- 

4 born.  Now  when  Jehoram  was  risen  up  over  the 
kingdom  of  his  father,  and  had  strengthened  him- 
self, he  slew  all  his  brethren  with  the  sword,  and 

5 divers  also  of  the  princes  of  Israel.  ^ Jehoram  was 
thirty  and  two  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ; 

6 and  he  reigned  eight  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  he 
walked  in  the  way  of  the  kings  of  Israel,  as  did  the 
house  of  Ahab  : for  he  had  the  daughter  of  Ahab 
to  wife  : and  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight 

7 of  the  Lord.  Howbeit  the  Lord  would  not  destroy 
the  house  of  David,  because  of  the  covenant  that  he 
had  made  with  David,  and  as  he  promised  to  give 

8 a lamp  to  him  and  to  his  children  alway.  In  his 
days  Edom  revolted  from  under  the  hand  of  Judah, 

9 and  made  a king  over  themselves.  Then  Jehoram 
passed  over  with  his  captains,  and  all  his  chariots 


8.  19.  Ps.  132.  11, 

&c. 

6 2 Kin.  8.  20,  <Src. 

/ See  1 Kin.  22.  41, 
&c. 


g Heb.  words, 
h Or,  who  is  men- 
tioned. 

i See  1 Kin.  22.  48, 
49. 


j Or,  made  a breach 
in. 

a See  1 Kin.  22.  50. 
b See  2 Kin.  8.  17, 
&c. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXII. 


659 


smote  the  Edomites  which  compassed  him  in,  and  the 
captains  of  the  chariots. 

10  So  the  Edomites  revolted  from  under  the  hand  of 
Judah  unto  this  day.  The  same  time  also  did  Libnah 
revolt  from  under  his  hand  ; because  he  had  forsaken 
the  Lord  God  of  his  fathers. 

11  Moreover  he  made  high  places  in  the  mountains 
of  Judah,  and  caused  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to 
® commit  fornication,  and  compelled  Judah  thereto. 

12  Tf  And  there  came  a writing  to  him  from  Elijah 
the  prophet,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  David 
thy  father.  Because  thou  hast  not  walked  in  the  ways 
of  Jehoshaphat  thy  father,  nor  in  the  ways  of  Asa  king 
of  Judah, 

13  But  hast  walked  in  the  way  of  the  kings  of  Israel, 
and  hast  made  Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem 
to  ® go  a whoring,  like  to  the  ® whoredoms  of  the  house 
of  Ahab,  and  also  hast  slain  thy  brethren  of  thy  fa- 
ther’s house,  which  were  better  than  thyself  : 

14  Behold,  with  a great  plague  will  the  Lord  smite 
thy  people,  and  thy  children,  and  thy  wives,  and  all  thy 
goods  : 

15  And  thou  shalt  have  great  sickness  by  disease  of 
thy  bowels,  until  thy  bowels  fall  out  by  reason  of  the 
sickness  day  by  day. 

16  ^Moreover  the  Lord  stirred  up  against  Jeho- 
ram  the  spirit  of  the  Philistines,  and  of  the  Arabians, 
that  were  near  the  Ethiopians  ; 

17  And  they  came  up  into  Judah,  and  brake  into  it, 
and  carried  away  all  the  substance  that  was  found  in 
the  king’s  house,  and  his  sons  also,  and  his  wives  ; so 
that  there  was  never  a son  left  him,  save  Jehoahaz,  the 
youngest  of  his  sous. 

18  ^ And  after  all  this  the  Lord  smote  him  in  his 
bowels  with  an  incurable  disease. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  process  of  time,  after 
the  end  of  two  years,  his  bowels  fell  out  by  reason  of  his 
sickness  : so  he  died  of  sore  diseases.  And  his  peo- 
ple made  no  burning  for  him,  like  the  burning  of  his 
fathers. 

20  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  he  reigned  in  J erusalem  eight  years,  and 
departed  without  being  desired.  Howbeit  they  buried 
him  in  the  city  of  David,  but  not  in  the  sepulchres  of 
the  kings. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Ahaziah  succeeding  reigneth  wickedly.  5 In  his  confederacy  with 
Joram  the  son  of  Ahab.,  he  is  slain  by  Jehu.  10  Athaltah,  destroying 
all  the  seed  royal,  save  Joash,  whom  Jehoshabeath  his  aunt  hid,  usurp- 
eth  the  kingdom. 

And  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  made  ^ Ahaziah 
his  youngest  son  king  in  his  stead  : for  the  band 
of  men  that  came  with  the  Arabians  to  the  camp  had 
slain  all  the  ^ eldest.  So  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Jehoram 
king  of  Judah  reigned. 

2  * Forty  and  two  years  old  was  Ahaziah  when  he  be- 
gan to  reign,  and  he  reigned  one  year  in  Jerusalem.  His 
mother’s  name  also  was  ^ Athaliah  the  daughter  of  Omri. 

3  He  also  walked  in  the  ways  of  the  house  of  Ahab  : 
for  his  mother  was  his  counsellor  to  do  wickedly. 

4  Wherefore  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
like  the  house  of  Ahab  : for  they  were  his  counsellors 
after  the  death  of  his  father  to  his  destruction. 


with  him  ; and  he  rose  up  by  night,  and  smote  the 
Edomites  which  compassed  him  about,  and  the 

10  captains  of  the  chariots.  So  Edom  revolted  from 
under  the  hand  of  Judah,  unto  this  day  : then  did 
Libnah  revolt  at  the  same  time  from  under  his 
hand  : because  he  had  forsaken  the  Lord,  the  God 

11  of  his  fathers.  Moreover  he  made  high  places  in 
the  ‘^mountains  of  Judah,  and  made  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  to  go  a whoring,  and  ^ led  Judah  astray. 

12  And  there  came  a writing  to  him  from  Elijah 
the  prophet,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  David  thy  father.  Because  thou  hast  not  walked 
in  the  ways  of  Jehoshaphat  thy  father,  nor  in  the 

13  ways  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  ; but  hast  walked  in 
the  way  of  the  kings  of  Israel,  and  hast  made  Judah 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to  go  a whoring, 
like  as  the  house  of  Ahab  ® did  ; and  also  hast  slain 
thy  brethren  of  thy  father’s  house,  which  were  bet- 

14  ter  than  thyself  : behold,  the  Lord  will  smite  with 
a great  J'  plague  thy  people,  and  thy  children,  and 

15  thy  wives,  and  all  thy  substance  : and  thou  shalt 
have  great  sickness  by  disease  of  thy  bowels,  until 
thy  bowels  fall  out  by  reason  of  the  sickness,  » day 

16  by  day.  And  the  Lord  stirred  up  against  Jehoram 
the  spirit  of  the  Philistines,  and  of  the  Arabians 

17  which  are  beside  the  Ethiopians  : and  they  came  up 
against  Judah,  and  brake  into  it,  and  carried  away 
all  the  substance  that  was  found  * in  the  king’s 
house,  and  his  sons  also,  and  his  wives  ; so  that 
there  was  never  a son  left  him,  save  * Jehoahaz,  the 

18  youngest  of  his  sons.  And  after  all  this  the  Lord 
smote  him  in  his  bowels  with  an  incurable  disease. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  process  of  time,  at  the  end 
of  two  years,  that  his  bowels  fell  out  by  reason  of 
his  sickness,  and  he  died  of  sore  diseases.  And  his 
people  made  no  burning  for  him,  like  the  burning 

20  of  his  fathers.  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  in  Jerusa- 
lem eight  years  : and  he  departed  without  being  de- 
sired ; and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David,  but 
not  in  the  sepulchres  of  the  kings. 


22  “ And  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  made  ^ Aha- 

ziah his  youngest  son  king  in  his  stead  : for  the  band 
of  men  that  came  with  the  Arabians  to  the  camp 
had  slain  all  the  eldest.  So  Ahaziah  the  son  of 

2 Jehoram  king  of  Judah  reigned.  Forty  and  two 
years  old  was  Ahaziah  when  he  began  to  reign  ; 
and  he  reigned  one  year  in  Jerusalem  : and  his 
mother’s  name  was  Athaliah  the  ^ daughter  of  Omri. 

3 He  also  walked  in  the  ways  of  the  house  of  Ahab  : 
for  his  mother  was  his  counsellor  to  do  wickedly. 

4 And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab  : for  they  were 
his  counsellors  after  the  death  of  his  father,  to  his 


® ver.  13.  Lev.  17. 
7.  & 20.  5. 

^ ver.  11. 

® Ex.  34.  15.  Deut. 
31.  16. 

0 1 Kin.  16.  31-33. 
2 Kin.  9.  22. 


^0  ver.  4. 
n ver.  18,  19. 

12  1 Kin.  11.  14,  23. 

13  ch.  24.  7. 

1*  ver.  15. 

16  ch.  16.  14. 

1 ver.  6.  2 Kin.  8. 


24,  &c.  See  ch.  21. 
17. 

2 ch.  21.  17. 

3 See  2 Kin.  8.  26. 

* ch.  21.  6. 

c According  to  some 


ancient  authorities, 
cities. 

d Or,  compelled  Ju- 
dah thereto. 

e Heb.  made  to  go  a 
whoring, 
f Heb.  stroke. 


g Or,  year  after 
year. 

h Or,  belonging  to, 
i In  ch.  22.  1,  Aha- 
ziah. 

a See  2 Kin.  8.  24, 
&c. 


b In  ch.  21.  17,  Je- 
hoahaz. 

f!ln  2 Kin.  8.  26, 
Two  and  twenty. 

d Or,  granddaugh 
ter. 


660 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXIII. 


5 ^ He  walked  also  after  their  counsel,  and  ® went 
with  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel  to  war 
against  Hazael  king  of  Syria  at  Ramoth-gilead  ; and 
the  Syrians  smote  Joram. 

6 ® And  he  returned  to  be  healed  in  Jezreel  because 
of  the  wounds  which  were  given  him  at  Ramah,  when 
he  fought  with  Hazael  king  of  Syria.  And  Azariah  the 
son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah  went  down  to  see  Jeho- 
ram the  son  of  Ahab  at  Jezreel,  because  he  was  sick. 

7 And  the  destruction  of  Ahaziah  was  of  God  by 
coming  to  Joram  : for  when  he  was  come,  he  ® went  out 
with  Jehoram  against  Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi,  ® whom 
the  Lord  had  anointed  to  cut  off  the  house  of  Ahab. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  J ehu  was  execut- 
ing judgment  upon  the  house  of  Ahab,  and  found  the 
princes  of  Judah,  and  the  sons  of  the  brethren  of  Aha- 
ziah, that  ministered  to  Ahaziah,  he  slew  them. 

9 And  he  sought  Aliaziah  : and  they  caught  him, 
(for  he  was  hid  in  Samaria,)  and  brought  him  to  Jehu  : 
and  when  they  had  slain  liim,  they  buried  him  : Because, 
said  they,  he  is  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat,  who  sought 
the  Lord  with  all  his  heart.  So  the  house  of  Ahaziah 
had  no  power  to  keep  still  the  kingdom. 

10  Til  But  when  Athaliah  the  mother  of  Ahaziah 
saw  that  her  son  was  dead,  she  arose  and  destroyed  all 
the  seed  royal  of  the  house  of  Judah. 

11  But  Jehoshabeath,  the  daughter  of  the  king, 
took  Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah,  and  stole  him  from 
among  the  king’s  sons  that  were  slain,  and  put  him  and 
his  nurse  in  a bedchamber.  So  Jehoshabeath,  the 
daughter  of  king  Jehoram,  the  wife  of  Jehoiada  the 
priest,  (for  she  was  the  sister  of  Ahaziah,)  hid  him  from 
Athaliah,  so  that  she  slew  him  not. 

12  And  he  was  with  them  hid  in  the  house  of  God 
six  years  : and  Athaliah  reigned  over  the  land. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 Jehoiada,  having  set  things  in  order,  maketh  Joash  king.  12  Athaliah 
is  slain.  16  Jehoiada  restoreth  the  worship  of  God. 

And  ^in  the  seventh  year  Jehoiada  strengthened 
himself,  and  took  the  captains  of  hundreds,  Aza- 
riah the  son  of  Jeroham,  and  Ishmael  the  son  of  Jeho- 
hanan,  and  Azariah  the  sou  of  Obed,  and  Maaseiah  the 
son  of  Adaiah,  and  Elishaphat  the  son  of  Zichri,  into 
covenant  with  him. 

2  And  they  went  about  in  Judah,  and  gathered  the 
Levites  out  of  all  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  Israel,  and  they  came  to  Jerusalem. 

3  And  all  the  congregation  made  a covenant  with 
the  king  in  the  house  of  God.  And  he  said  unto  them. 
Behold,  the  king’s  son  shall  reign,  as  the  Lord  hath 
2 said  of  the  sous  of  David. 

4  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do  ; A third  part  of 
you  ® entering  on  the  sabbath,  of  the  priests  and  of  the 
Levites,  shall  he  porters  of  the  doors  ; 

5  And  a third  part  shall  he  at  the  king’s  house  ; and 
a third  part  at  the  gate  of  the  foundation  : and  all  the 
people  shall  he  in  the  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  But  let  none  come  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  save 
the  priests,  and  ^ they  that  minister  of  the  Levites  ; 
they  shall  go  in,  for  they  are  holy  : but  all  the  people 
shall  keep  the  watch  of  the  Lord. 

5 2 Kin.  8.  28,  &c.  12  2 Kin.  9.  27,  at  2 2 Sam.  7.  12.  1 

® 2 Kin.  9.  15.  Megiddo  in  the  king-  Kin.  2.  4.  & 9.  5.  ch. 

Jiidg.  14.  4.  1 Kin.  dom  of  Samaria.  6.  16.  & 7.  18.  & 21.  7. 

12.  15.  ch.  10.  15.  13  ch.  17.  4.  3 1 Chr.  9.  25. 

8 2 Kin.  9.  21.  11  2 Kin.  11.  1,  &c.  « 1 Chr.  23.  28,  29. 

0 2 Kin.  9.  G,  7.  is  2 Kin.  11.  2,  Je-  e So  in  2 Kin.  8.  29, 

10  2 Kin.  10.  10,  11.  hosheha.  and  in  the  Sept,  and 

11  2 Kin.  10. 13,  14.  1 2 Kin.  11.  4,  &c.  Syriac  versions.  The 


5 destruction.  He  walked  also  after  their  counsel, 
and  went  with  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  king  of 
Israel  to  war  against  Hazael  king  of  Syria  at  Ra- 
moth-gilead : and  the  Syrians  wounded  Joram. 

6 And  he  returned  to  be  healed  in  Jezreel  ® of  the 
wounds  which  they  had  given  him  at  Ramah,  when 
he  fought  against  Hazael  king  of  Syria.  And 
^ Azariah  the  son  of  J ehoram  king  of  Judah  went 
down  to  see  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel, 

7 because  he  was  sick.  Now  the  0 destruction  of 
Ahaziah  was  of  God,  in  that  he  went  unto  Joram  ; 
for  when  he  was  come,  he  went  out  with  Jehoram 
against  Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi,  whom  the  Lord 

8 had  anointed  to  cut  off  the  house  of  Ahab.  * And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  Jehu  was  executing  judgement 
upon  the  house  of  Ahab,  that  he  found  the  princes 
of  Judah,  and  the  sons  of  the  brethren  of  Ahaziah, 

9 ministering  to  Ahaziah,  and  slew  them.  * And  he 
sought  Ahaziah,  and  they  caught  him,  (now  he  was 
hiding  in  Samaria,)  and  they  brought  him  to  Jehu, 
and  slew  him  ; and  they  buried  him,  for  they  said, 
He  is  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat,  who  sought  the  Lord 
with  all  his  heart,  j And  the  house  of  Ahaziah  had 
no  power  to  hold  the  kingdom. 

10  ^ Now  when  Athaliah  the  mother  of  Ahaziah  saw 
that  her  son  was  dead,  she  arose  and  destroyed  all 

11  the  seed  royal  of  the  house  of  Judah.  But  LJeho- 
shabeath,  the  daughter  of  the  king,  took  Joash  the 
son  of  Ahaziah,  and  stole  him  away  from  among  the 
king’s  sons  that  were  slain,  and  put  him  and  his 
nurse  in  the  bedchamber.  So  Jehoshabeath,  the 
daughter  of  king  Jehoram,  the  wife  of  Jehoiada  the 
priest,  (for  she  was  the  sister  of  Ahaziah,)  hid  him 

12  from  Athaliah,  so  that  she  slew  him  not.  And  he 
was  with  them  hid  in  the  house  of  God  six  years  : 
and  Athaliah  reigned  over  the  land. 

23  « And  in  the  seventh  year  Jehoiada  strengthened 

himself,  and  took  the  captains  of  hundreds,  Azariah 
the  son  of  Jeroham,  and  Ishmael  the  son  of  Jeho- 
hanan,  and  Azariah  the  son  of  Obed,  and  Maaseiah 
the  son  of  Adaiah,  and  Elishaphat  the  son  of  Zichri, 

2 into  covenant  with  him.  And  they  went  about  in 
Judah,  and  gathered  the  Levites  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Judah,  and  the  heads  of  fathers’  houses  of  Israel, 

3 and  they  came  to  Jerusalem.  And  all  the  congre- 
gation made  a covenant  with  the  king  in  the  house 
of  God.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Behold,  the  king’s 
son  shall  reign,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken  concerning 

4 the  sons  of  David.  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall 
do  : ^ a third  part  of  you,  that  come  in  on  the  sab- 
bath, of  the  priests  and  of  the  Levites,  shall  be 

5 porters  of  the  doors  ; and  a third  part  shall  be  at 
the  king’s  house  ; and  a third  part  at  the  gate  of 
the  foundation  : and  all  the  people  shall  be  in  the 

6 courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  But  let  none 
come  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  save  the  priests, 
and  they  that  minister  of  the  Levites  ; they  shall 
come  in,  for  they  are  holy  : but  all  the  people  shall 

text  has,  because  the  i See  2 Kin.  9.  27.  I In  2 Kin.  11.  2,  Je- 
wounds  which  tfec.  j Or,  And  there  was  hosheba. 

/'In  ver.  1,  Aha-  none  of  the  house  of  m Or,  chamber  for 
ziah.  Ahaziah  that  had  the  beds. 

g Heb.  treading  power  &c.  a See  2 Kin.  11.  4, 

down.  k See  2 Kin.  11.  1,  &c. 

h See  2 Kin.  10.  11,  &c.  b See  1 Chr.  24.  4. 

&c.  c Heb.  thresholds. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXIII. 


661 


7 And  the  Levites  shall  compass  the  king  round 
about,  every  man  with  his  weapons  in  his  hand  ; and 
whosoever  else  cometh  into  the  house,  he  shall  be  put  to 
death  : but  be  ye  with  the  king  when  he  cometh  in,  and 
when  he  goeth  out. 

8 So  the  Levites  and  all  J udah  did  according  to  all 
things  that  Jehoiada  the  priest  had  commanded,  and 
took  every  man  his  men  that  were  to  come  in  on  the 
sabbath,  with  them  that  were  to  go  out  on  the  sabbath  : 
for  Jehoiada  the  priest  dismissed  not  ®the  courses. 

9 Moreover  Jehoiada  the  priest  delivered  to  the  cap- 
tains of  hundreds  spears,  and  bucklers,  and  shields,  that 
had  been  king  David’s,  which  loere  in  the  house  of  God. 

10  And  he  set  all  the  people,  every  man  having  his 
weapon  in  his  hand,  from  the  right  side  of  the  temple 
to  the  left  side  of  the  temple,  along  by  the  altar  and 
the  temple,  by  the  king  round  about. 

11  Then  they  brought  out  the  king’s  son,  and  put 
upon  him  the  crown,  and  ® gave  him  the  testimony,  and 
made  him  king.  And  Jehoiada  and  his  sons  anointed 
him,  and  said,  God  save  the  king. 

12  ^ Now  when  Athaliah  heard  the  noise  of  the  peo- 
ple running  and  praising  the  king,  she  came  to  the 
people  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

13  And  she  looked,  and,  behold,  the  king  stood  at 
his  pillar  at  the  entering  in,  and  the  princes  and  the 
trumpets  by  the  king  : and  all  the  people  of  the  land 
rejoiced,  and  sounded  with  trumpets,  also  the  singers 
with  instruments  of  musick,  and  such  as  taught  to 
sing  praise.  Then  Athaliah  rent  her  clothes,  and  said, 
Treasdn,  Treason. 

14  Then  J ehoiada  the  priest  brought  out  the  captains 
of  hundreds  that  were  set  over  the  host,  and  said  unto 
them.  Have  her  forth  of  the  ranges  : and  whoso  follow- 
eth  her,  let  him  be  slain  with  the  sword.  For  the  priest 
said.  Slay  her  not  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

15  So  they  laid  hands  on  her  ; and  when  she  was 
come  to  the  entering  ® of  the  horse  gate  by  the  king’s 
house,  they  slew  her  there. 

16  And  Jehoiada  made  a covenant  between  him, 
and  between  all  the  people,  and  between  the  king,  that 
they  should  be  the  Lord’s  people. 

17  Then  all  the  people  went  to  the  house  of  Baal, 
and  brake  it  down,  and  brake  his  altars  and  his  images 
in  pieces,  and  ® slew  Mattan  the  priest  of  Baal  before 
the  altars. 

18  Also  Jehoiada  appointed  the  offices  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  the  priests  the  Levites, 
whom  David  had  distributed  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  to  offer  the  burnt  offerings  of  the  Lord,  as  it  is 
written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  with  rejoicing  and  with 
singing,  as  it  loas  ordained  by  David. 

19  And  he  set  the  porters  at  the  gates  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  that  none  lohich  was  unclean  in  any  thing 
should  enter  in. 

20  And  he  took  the  captains  of  hundreds,  and  the 
nobles,  and  the  governors,  of  the  people,  and  all  the 
people  of  the  land,  and  brought  down  the  king  from 
the  house  of  the  Lord  ; and  they  came  through  the 
high  gate  into  the  king’s  house,  and  set  the  king  upon 
the  throne  of  the  kingdom. 

21  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  rejoiced  : and  the 
city  was  quiet,  after  that  they  had  slain  Athaliah  with 
the  sword. 

r*  See  1 Chr.  24.  & s Neli.  3.  28.  n Num.  28.  2. 

25.  0 Deut.  13.  9.  12  1 Chr.  2G.  1,  &c. 

c Deut.  17.  18.  10  1 Chr.  23.  6,  30,  2 Kin.  11.  19. 

^ 1 Chr.  25.  8.  31.  & 24.  1.  d Heb.  shoulder. 


7 keep  the  watch  of  the  Lord.  And  the  Levites  shall 
compass  the  king  round  about,  every  man  with  his 
weapons  in  his  hand  ; and  whosoever  cometh  into 
the  house,  let  him  be  slain  : and  be  ye  with  the  king 

8 when  he  cometh  in,  and  when  he  goeth  out.  So  the 
Levites  and  all  Judah  did  according  to  all  that 
Jehoiada  the  priest  commanded  : and  they  took 
every  man  his  men,  those  that  were  to  come  in  on 
the  sabbath,  with  those  that  were  to  go  out  on  the 
sabbath  ; for  Jehoiada  the  priest  dismissed  not  the 

9 courses.  And  Jehoiada  the  priest  delivered  to  the 
captains  of  hundreds  the  spears,  and  bucklers,  and 
shields,  that  had  been  king  David’s,  which  were 

10  in  the  house  of  God.  And  he  set  all  the  people, 
every  man  with  his  weapon  in  his  hand,  from  the 
right  ^ side  of  the  house  to  the  left  side  of  the  house, 
along  by  the  altar  and  the  house,  by  the  king  round 

11  about.  Then  they  brought  out  the  king’s  son,  and 
® put  the  crown  upon  him,  and  gave  him  the  testi- 
mony, and  made  him  king  : and  Jehoiada  and  his 
sons  anointed  him  ; and  they  said,  f God  save  the 

12  king.  And  when  Athaliah  heard  the  noise  0 of  the 
people  running  and  praising  the  king,  she  came  to 

13  the  people  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : and  she 
looked,  and,  behold,  the  king  stood  by  his  pillar  at 
the  entrance,  and  the  captains  and  the  trumpets  by 
the  king  ; and  all  the  people  of  tlie  land  rejoiced, 
and  blew  with  trumpets  ; the  singers  also  played  on 
instruments  of  music,  and  led  the  singing  of  praise. 
Then  Athaliah  rent  her  clothes,  and  said.  Treason, 

14  treason.  And  Jehoiada  the  priest  brought  out  the 
captains  of  hundreds  that  were  set  over  the  host, 
and  said  unto  them.  Have  her  forth  between  the 
ranks  ; and  whoso  followeth  her,  let  him  be  slain 
with  the  sword  : for  the  priest  said.  Slay  her  not  in 

15  the  house  of  the  Lord.  So  they  made  way  for  her  ; 
and  she  went  to  the  entry  of  the  horse  gate  to  the 
king’s  house  : and  they  slew  her  there. 

16  And  Jehoiada  made  a covenant  between  himself, 
and  all  the  people,  and  the  king,  that  they  should 

17  be  the  Lord’s  people.  And  all  the  people  went  to 
the  house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it  down,  and  brake 
his  altars  and  his  images  in  pieces,  and  slew  Mattan 

18  the  priest  of  Baal  before  the  altars.  And  Jehoiada 
appointed  the  offices  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  un- 
der the  hand  of  the  priests  the  Levites,  whom  David 
had  distributed  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  offer 
the  burnt  offerings  of  the  Lord,  as  it  is  written  in 
the  law  of  Moses,  with  rejoicing  and  with  singing, 

19  ''  according  to  the  order  of  David.  And  he  set  tlie 
porters  at  the  gates  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that' 
none  which  was  unclean  in  any  thing  should  enter 

20  in.  And  he  took  the  captains  of  hundreds,  and  the 
nobles,  and  the  governors  of  the  people,  and  all  the 
people  of  the  land,  and  brought  down  the  king  from 
the  house  of  the  Lord  : and  they  came  through  the 
upper  gate  unto  the  king’s  house,  and  set  the  king 

21  upon  the  throne  of  the  kingdom.  So  all  the  people 
of  the  land  rejoiced,  and  the  city  was  quiet  : and 
they  slew  Athaliah  with  the  sword. 


e Or,  put  upon  him  /Heb.  Let  the  king  those  who  ju'aiscd  the 
the  croton  and  the  tes-  live.  king, 

timony.  g Or,  of  the  people,  h Heb.  hy  the  hands 

of  the  guard,  and  of  of  David. 


662 


11.  CHRONICLES,  XXIV. 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Joash  reigneth  well  all  the  days  of  Jehoiada.  4 He  giveth  order  for 
the  repair  of  the  temple.  15  Jehoiada' s death  and  honourable  burial. 
17  Joash,  falling  to  idolatry,  slayeth  Zechariah  the  son  of  Jehoiada. 
23  Joash  is  spoiled  by  the  Syrians,  and  slain  by  Zabad  and  Jehoza- 
bad.  27  Amazdah  succeedeth  him. 

JOASH  ^ was  seven  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  forty  years  in  Jerusalem.  His 
mother’s  name  also  was  Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Joash  ^did  that  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  all  the  days  of  Jehoiada  the  priest. 

3  And  Jehoiada  took  for  him  two  wives  ; and  he  be- 
gat sons  and  daughters. 

4  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Joash  was 
minded  to  repair  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

5  And  he  gathered  together  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites,  and  said  to  them.  Go  out  unto  the  cities  of  Judah, 
and  ® gather  of  all  Israel  money  to  repair  the  house  of 
your  God  from  year  to  year,  and  see  that  ye  hasten  the 
matter.  Howbeit  the  Levites  hastened  it  not. 

6  ^And  the  king  called  for  Jehoiada  the  chief,  and 
said  unto  him.  Why  hast  thou  not  required  of  the  Le- 
vites to  bring  in  out  of  Judah  and  out  of  Jerusalem  the 
collection,  according  to  the  commandment  of  ^ Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord,  and  of  the  congregation  of  Israel, 
for  the  ® tabernacle  of  witness  ? 

7  For  the  sons  of  Athaliah,  that  wicked  woman,  had 
broken  up  the  house  of  God  ; and  also  all  the  ® dedi- 
cated things  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  did  they  bestow 
upon  Baalim. 

8  And  at  the  king’s  commandment  ®they  made  a 
chest,  and  set  it  without  at  the  gate  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

9  And  they  made  a proclamation  through  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  to  bring  in  to  the  Lord  the  collection  that 
Moses  the  servant  of  God  laid  upon  Israel  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

10  And  all  the  princes  and  all  the  people  rejoiced, 
and  brought  in,  and  cast  into  the  chest,  until  they  had 
made  an  end. 

11  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  what  time  the  chest 
was  brought  unto  the  king’s  office  by  the  hand  of  the 
Levites,  and  when  they  saw  that  there  was  much 
money,  the  king’s  scribe  and  the  high  priest’s  officer 
came  and  emptied  the  chest,  and  took  it,  and  carried  it 
to  his  place  again.  Thus  they  did  day  by  day,  and 
gathered  money  in  abundance. 

12  And  the  king  and  Jehoiada  gave  it  to  such  as  did 
the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
hired  masons  and  carpenters  to  repair  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  also  such  as  wrought  iron  and  brass  to  mend 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

13  So  the  workmen  wrought,  and  the  work  was  per- 
fected by  them,  and  they  set  the  house  of  God  in  his 
state,  and  strengthened  it. 

14  And  when  they  had  finished  it^  they  brought  the 
rest  of  the  money  before  the  king  and  Jehoiada,  where- 
of were  made  vessels  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even 
vessels  to  minister,  and  to  offer  withal,  and  spoons,  and 
vessels  of  gold  and  silver.  And  they  offered  burnt 
offerings  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  continually  all  the 
days  of  Jehoiada. 

15  ^ But  Jehoiada  waxed  old,  and  was  full  of  days 


24  ® Joash  was  seven  years  old  when  he  began  i > 

reign  ; and  he  reigned  forty  years  in  Jerusalem  j 
and  his  mother’s  name  was  Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba, 

2 And  Joash  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of 

3 the  Lord  all  the  days  of  Jehoiada  the  priest.  And 
Jehoiada  took  for  him  two  wives  ; and  he  begat 

4 sons  and  daughters.  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  Joash  was  minded  to  restore  the  house  of  the 

5 Lord.  And  he  gathered  together  the  priests  and 
the  Levites,  and  said  to  them.  Go  out  unto  the  cities 
of  Judah,  and  gather  of  all  Israel  money  to  repair 
the  house  of  your  God  from  year  to  year,  and  see 
that  ye  hasten  the  matter.  Howbeit  the  Levites 

6 hastened  it  not.  And  the  king  called  for  Jehoiada 
the  chief,  and  said  unto  him.  Why  hast  thou  not  re- 
quired of  the  Levites  to  bring  in  out  of  Judah  and 
out  of  Jerusalem  the  tax  of  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord,  and  of  the  congregation  ^ of  Israel,  for  the 

7 tent  of  the  testimony  ? For  the  sons  of  Athaliah, 
that  wicked  woman,  had  broken  up  the  house  of 
God  ; and  also  all  the  dedicated  things  of  the  house 

8 of  the  Lord  did  they  bestow  upon  the  Baalim.  So 
the  king  commanded,  and  they  made  a chest,  and 
set  it  without  at  the  gate  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

9 And  they  made  a proclamation  through  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  to  bring  in  for  the  Lord  the  tax  that 
Moses  the  servant  of  God  laid  upon  Israel  in  the 

10  wilderness.  And  all  the  princes  and  all  the  people 
rejoiced,  and  brought  in,  and  cast  into  the  chest, 

11  until  they  had  made  an  end.  And  it  was  so,  that 
at  what  time  the  chest  was  brought  unto  the  king’s 
® office  ^ by  the  hand  of  the  Levites,  and  when  they 
saw  that  there  was  much  money,  the  king’s  ^ scribe 
and  the  chief  priest’s  officer  came  and  emptied  the 
chest,  and  took  it,  and  carried  it  to  its  place  again. 
Thus  they  did  day  by  day,  and  gathered  money  in 

12  abundance.  And  the  king  and  Jehoiada  gave  it  to 
such  as  did  the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord  ; and  they  hired  masons  and  carpenters 
to  restore  the  house  of  the  LoRp,  and  also  such  as 
wrought  iron  and  brass  to  repair  the  house  of  the 

13  Lord.  So  the  workmen  wrought,  and  the  work 
was  perfected  by  them,  and  they  set  up  the  house  of 

14  God  ^ in  its  state,  and  strengthened  it.  And  when 
they  had  made  an  end,  they  brought  the  rest  of  the 
money  before  the  king  and  Jehoiada,  whereof  were 
made  vessels  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even  vessels 
to  minister,  and  * to  offer  withal,  and  spoons,  and 
vessels  of  gold  and  silver.  And  they  offered  burnt 
offerings  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  continually  all 

15  the  days  of  Jehoiada.  But  Jehoiada  waxed  old 


12  Kin.  11.21.  & 12. 
1,  &c. 

2 See  ch.  26.  5. 

3 2 Kill.  12.  4. 

4 2 Kin.  12. 7. 


6 Ex.  30.  12,  13,  14, 
16. 

6 Num.  1.  50.  Acts 
7.  44. 

2 ch.  21.  17. 


8 2 Kin.  12.  4 

9 2 Kin.  12.  9. 

10  ver.  6. 

11  2 Kin.  12.  10. 

12  See  2 Kin.  12.  13. 


a See  2 Kin.  11.  21. 
& 12. 1,  &c. 
b Or,  for  Israel, 
c Or,  officers. 


d Or,  which  was  un- 
der the  hand, 
e Or,  secretary, 
f Heb.  healing  went 
up  upon  the  work. 


g Or,  according  to 
the  proportion  there- 
of. 

h Or,  pestles. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXV. 


663 


when  he  died  ; an  hundred  and  thirty  years  old  was  he 
when  he  died. 

16  And  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David  among 
the  kings,  because  he  had  done  good  in  Israel,  both  to- 
ward God,  and  toward  his  house. 

17  Now  after  the  death  of  Jehoiada  came  the  princes 
of  Judah,  and  made  obeisance  to  the  king.  Then  the 
king  hearkened  unto  them. 

18  And  they  left  the  house  of  the  Lord  God  of  their 
fathers,  and  served  groves  and  idols  : and  wrath 
came  upon  Judah  and  Jerusalem  for  this  their  tres- 
pass. 

19  Yet  he  ^^sent  prophets  to  them,  to  bring  them 
again  unto  the  Lord  ; and  they  testified  against  them  : 
but  they  would  not  give  ear. 

20  And  1®  the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon  Zechariah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada  the  priest,  which  stood  above  the  peo- 
ple, and  said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  God,  Why  trans- 
gress ye  the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  that  ye  cannot 
prosper  ? because  ye  have  forsaken  the  Lord,  he  hath 
also  forsaken  you. 

21  And  they  conspired  against  him,  and  stoned 
him  with  stones  at  the  commandment  of  the  king  in  the 
court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

22  Thus  Joash  the  king  remembered  not  the  kind- 
ness which  Jehoiada  his  father  had  done  to  him,  but  slew 
his  son.  And  when  he  died,  he  said.  The  Lord  look 
upon  it,  and  require  it. 

23  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  the  year,  that 

the  host  of  Syria  came  up  against  him  : and  they 

came  to  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  destroyed  all  the 
princes  of  the  people  from  among  the  people,  and  sent 
all  the  spoil  of  them  unto  the  king  of  Damascus. 

24  For  the  army  of  the  Syrians  came  with  a small 
company  of  men,  and  the  Lord  22  delivered  a very  great 
host  into  their  hand,  because  they  had  forsaken  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers.  So  they  ^3  executed  judg- 
ment against  Joash. 

25  And  when  they  were  departed  from  him,  (for  they 
left  him  in  great  diseases,)  ^^his  own  servants  con- 
spired against  him  for  the  blood  of  the  sons  of 
Jehoiada  the  priest,  and  slew  him  on  his  bed,  and  he 
died  : and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David,  but 
they  buried  him  not  in  the  sepulchres  of  the  kings. 

26  And  these  are  they  that  conspired  against  him  ; 
Zabad  tbe  son  of  Shimeath  an  Ammonitess,  and  Jehoza- 
bad  the  son  of  Shimrith  a Moabitess. 

27  T[  Now  concerning  his  sons,  and  the  greatness  of 
2®  the  burdens  laid  upon  him,  and  the  repairing  of  the 
house  of  God,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  story  of 
the  book  of  the  kings.  And  Amaziah  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 Amaziah  beginneth  to  reign  well.  3 He  executeth  justice  on  the  trai- 
tors. 5 Having  hired  an  army  of  Israelites  against  the  Edomites,  at  the 
word  of  a prophet  he  loseih  the  hundred  talents,  and  dismisseth  them. 
11  He  overthroweth  the  Edomites.  10,  13  The  Israelites,  discontented 
with  their  dismission,  spoil  as  they  return  home.  14  Amaziah,  jrroud 
of  his  victory,  servelh  the  gods  of  Edom,  and  despiseth  the  admonitions 
of  the  prophet.  17  He  provoketh  Joash  to  his  overthrow.  25  His  reign. 
27  He  is  slain  by  conspiracy. 

Amaziah  ^ was  twenty  and  five  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  twenty  and  nine 


and  was  full  of  days,  and  he  died  ; an  hundred  and 

16  thirty  years  old  was  he  when  he  died.  And  they 
buried  him  in  the  city  of  David  among  the  kings, 
because  he  had  done  good  in  Israel,  and  toward  God 

17  and  his  house.  Now  after  the  death  of  Jehoiada 
came  the  princes  of  Judah,  and  made  obeisance  to 
the  king.  Then  the  king  hearkened  unto  them. 

18  And  they  forsook  the  house  of  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  their  fathers,  and  served  the  Asherim  and  the 
idols  : and  wrath  came  upon  Judah  and  Jerusalem 

19  for  this  their  guiltiness.  Yet  he  sent  prophets  to 
them,  to  bring  them  again  unto  the  Lord  ; and  they 
testified  against  them  : but  they  would  not  give  ear. 

20  And  the  spirit  of  God  ‘came  upon  Zechariah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada  the  priest ; and  he  stood  above 
the  people,  and  said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  God, 
Why  transgress  ye  the  commandments  of  the  Lord, 
that  ye  cannot  prosper  ? because  ye  have  forsaken 

21  the  Lord,  he  hath  also  forsaken  you.  And  they 
conspired  against  him,  and  stoned  him  with  stones 
at  the  commandment  of  the  king  in  the  court  of  the 

22  hou^e  of  the  Lord.  Thus  Joash  the  king  remem- 
bered not  the  kindness  which  Jehoiada  his  father 
had  done  to  him,  but  slew  his  son.  And  when  he 
died,  he  said.  The  Lord  look  upon  it,  and  require  it. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  j end  of  the  year,  that 
the  army  of  the  Syrians  came  up  against  him : and 
they  came  to  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  destroyed 
all  the  princes  of  the  people  from  among  the  people, 
and  sent  all  the  spoil  of  them  unto  the  king  of  Da- 

24  mascus.  For  the  army  of  the  Syrians  came  with  a 
small  company  of  men  ; and  the  Lord  delivered  a 
very  great  host  into  their  hand,  because  they  had 
forsaken  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers.  So 

25  they  executed  * judgement  upon  Joash.  And  when 
they  were  departed  from  him,  (for  they  left  him  in 
great  diseases,)  his  own  servants  conspired  against 
him  for  the  blood  of  the  ^sons  of  Jehoiada  the  priest, 
and  slew  him  on  his  bed,  and  he  died  : and  they 
buried  him  in  the  city  of  David,  but  they  buried 

26  him  not  in  the  sepulchres  of  the  kings.  And  these 
are  they  that  conspired  against  him  ; Zabad  the 
son  of  Shimeath  the  Ammonitess,  and  eJeliozabad 

27  the  son  of  “ Shimrith  the  Moabitess.  Now  concern- 
ing his  sons,  and  the  greatness  of  the  burdens  °laid 
upon  him,  and  the  p rebuilding  of  the  house  of  God, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the  commentary  of  the 
book  of  the  kings.  And  Amaziah  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 


25  « Amaziah  was  twenty  and  five  years  old  when  he 

began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  twenty  and  nine 


13  1 Kin.  14.  23. 
i^Judp.  6.  8.  ch. 
19.  2.  & 28.  13.  & 29. 
8.  & 32.  25. 

15  ch.  36.  1.5.  Jer. 
7.  25,  26.  & 25.  4. 


18  ch.  15.  1.  & 20. 
14. 

17  Num.  14.  41. 

18  ch.  15.  2. 

ly  Matt.  23.  35.  Acts 
7.  .58,  59. 

2 Kin.  12.  17. 


21  Lev.  26.  8.  Deut. 
32.  30.  Is.  30. 17. 

22  Lev.  26.  25.  Deut. 
28.  25. 

23  ch.  22.  8.  Is.  10. 
5. 

2^  2 Kin.  12.  20. 


25  ver.  21. 

20  2 Kin.  12.  18. 

27  2 Kin.  12.  21. 

1 2 Kin.  14.  1,  &c. 
i Heb.  clothed  itself 
with. 


j Heb.  revolution, 
k Heb.  judgements. 

I The  Sept,  and  Vul- 
gate read,  ,wn. 

m In  2 Kin.  12.  21, 
Jozucar. 


w In  2 Kin.  12.  21, 
Shorn  er. 

0 Or,  uttered 
against. 

p Heb.  founding, 
a See  2 Kin.  14.  1, 
&c. 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  XXV. 


years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother’s  name  was  Je- 
hoaddan  of  Jerusalem. 

2 And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  ^ but  not  with  a perfect  heart. 

3 ^ 3 Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  kingdom  was 
established  to  him,  that  he  slew  his  servants  that  had 
killed  the  king  his  father. 

4 But  he  slew  not  their  children,  but  did  as  it  is  writ- 
ten in  the  law  in  the  book  of  Moses,  where  the  Lord 
commanded,  saying,  ^The  fathers  shall  not  die  for  the 
children,  neither  shall  the  children  die  for  the  fathers, 
but  every  man  shall  die  for  his  own  sin. 

5 ^ Moreover  Amaziah  gathered  Judah  together,  and 
made  them  captains  over  thousands,  and  captains  over 
hundreds,  according  to  the  houses  of  their  fathers, 
throughout  all  Judah  and  Benjamin  ; and  he  numbered 
them  ®from  twenty  years  old  and  above,  and  found 
them  three  hundred  thousand  choice  wen,  able  to  go 
forth  to  war,  that  could  handle  spear  and  shield. 

6 He  hired  also  an  hundred  thousand  mighty  men 
of  valour  out  of  Israel  for  an  hundred  talents  of  silver. 

7 But  there  came  a man  of  God  to  him,  saying,  O 
king,  let  not  the  army  of  Israel  go  with  thee  ; for  the 
Lord  is  not  with  Israel,  to  witf  with  all  the  children  of 
Ephraim. 

8 But  if  thou  wilt  go,  do  it,  be  strong  for  the  battle  : 
God  shall  make  thee  fall  before  the  eneniy  : for  God 
hath  ® power  to  help,  and  to  cast  down. 

9 And  Amaziah  said  to  the  man  of  God,  But  what 
shall  we  do  for  the  hundred  talents  which  I have  given 
to  the  army  of  Israel  ? And  the  man  of  God  answered, 

'*  The  Lord  is  able  to  give  thee  much  more  than  this. 

10  Then  Amaziah  separated  them,  to  wit,  the  army 
that  was  come  to  him  out  of  Ephraim,  to  go  home 
again  : wherefore  their  anger  was  greatly  kindled  against 
Judah,  and  they  returned  home  in  great  anger.  . 

11  And  Amaziah  strengthened  himself,  and  led 
forth  his  people,  and  went  to  ®the  valley  of  salt,  and 
smote  of  the  children  of  Seir  ten  thousand. 

12  And  other  ten  thousand  left  alive  did  the  children 
of  Judah  carry  away  captive,  and  brought  them  unto 
the  top  of  the  rock,  and  cast  them  down  from  the  top 
of  the  rock,  that  they  all  were  broken  in  pieces. 

13  ^ But  the  soldiers  of  the  army  which  Amaziah 
sent  back,  that  they  should  not  go  with  him  to  battle, 
fell  upon  the  cities  of  Judah,  from  Samaria  even  unto 
Beth-horon,  and  smote  three  thousand  of  them,  and 
took  much  spoil. 

14  ^ Now  it  came  to  pass,  after  that  Amaziah  was 
come  from  the  slaughter  of  the  Edomites,  that  ®he 
brought  the  gods  of  the  children  of  Seir,  and  set  them 
up  to  he  his  gods,  and  bowed  down  himself  before 
them,  and  burned  incense  unto  them. 

15  Wherefore  the  auger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled 
against  Amaziah,  and  he  sent  unto  him  a prophet,  which 
said  unto  him.  Why  hast  thou  sought  after  the  gods 
of  the  people,  which  could  not  deliver  their  own  peo- 
ple out  of  thine  hand  ? 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  talked  with  him,  that 
the  king  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  made  of  the  king’s 
counsel  ? forbear  ; why  shouldest  thou  be  smitten  ? 
Then  the  prophet  forbare,  and  said,  I know  that  God 
hath  determined  to  destroy  thee,  because  thou  hast 
done  this,  and  hast  not  hearkened  unto  my  counsel. 

2ver.  14.  See  2 Kin.  14.  6.  Jer.  31. 30.  Pro.  10.  22. 

Kin.  14.  4.  Ezek,  18.  20.  8 2 Kin.  14.  7. 

3 2 Kin.  14.  5,  &c.  8 Num.  1.  3.  » See  ch.  28.  23. 

4 Dent.  24.  16.  2 e ch.  20.  6.  ^ Ex.  20.  3,  5. 


years  in  Jerusalem  : and  his  mother’s  name  was 

2 Jehoaddan  of  Jerusalem.  And  he  did  that  which 
was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  but  not  with  a 

3 perfect  heart.  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king- 
dom was  established  unto  him,  that  he  slew  his  ser- 

4 vants  which  had  killed  the  king  his  father.  But  he 
put  not  their  children  to  death,  but  did  according 
to  that  which  is  written  in  the  law  in  the  book  of 
Moses,  as  the  Lord  commanded,  saying.  The  fathers 
shall  not  die  for  the  children,  neither  shall  the  chil- 
dren die  for  the  fathers  ; but  every  man  shall  die 

5 for  his  own  sin.  Moreover  Amaziah  gathered  Ju- 
dah together,  and  ordered  them  according  to  their 
fathers’  houses,  under  captains  of  thousands  and 
captains  of  hundreds,  even  all  Judah  and  Benja- 
min ; and  he  numbered  them  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  and  found  them  three  hundred  thou- 
sand chosen  men,  able  to  go  forth  to  war,  that  could 

6 handle  spear  and  shield.  He  hired  also  an  hundred 
thousand  mighty  men  of  valour  out  of  Israel  for  an 

7 hundred  talents  of  silver.  But  there  came  a man 
of  God  to  him,  saying,  O king,  let  not  the  army  of 
Israel  go  with  thee  ; for  the  Lord  is  not  with  Israel, 

8 to  wit,  with  all  the  children  of  Ephraim.  But  ^ if 
thou  wilt  go,  do  valiantly,  be  strong  for  the  battle  : 
God  shall  cast  thee  down  before  the  enemy  ; for 

9 God  hath  power  to  help,  and  to  cast  down.  And 
Amaziah  said  to  the  man  of  God,  But  what  shall  we 
do  for  the  hundred  talents  which  I have  given  to 
the  ^ army  of  Israel  ? And  the  man  of  God  an- 
swered, The  Lord  is  able  to  give  thee  much  more 

10  than  this.  Then  Amaziah  separated  them,  to  wit, 
the  ® army  that  was  come  to  him  out  of  Ephraim,  to 
go  home  again  : wherefore  their  anger  was  greatly 
kindled  against  Judah,  and  they  returned  home  in 

11  fierce  anger.  And  Amaziah  took  courage,  and  led 
forth  his  people,  and  went  to  ^Ghe  Valley  of  Salt, 
and  smote  of  the  children  of  Seir  ten  thousand. 

12  And  other  ten  thousand  did  the  children  of  Judah 
carry  away  alive,  and  brought  them  unto  the  top  of 
® the  rock,  and  cast  them  down  from  the  top  of  ® the 

13  rock,  that  they  all  were  broken  in  pieces.  But  f the 
men  of  the  army  which  Amaziah  sent  back,  that  they 
should  not  go  with  him  to  battle,  fell  upon  the  cities 
of  Judah,  from  Samaria  even  unto  Beth-horon,  and 
smote  of  them  three  thousand,  and  took  much  spoil. 

14  Now  it  came  to  pass,  after  that  Amaziah  was 
come  from  the  slaughter  of  the  Edomites,  that  he 
brought  the  gods  of  the  children  of  Seir,  and  set 
them  up  to  be  his  gods,  and  bowed  down  himself  be- 

15  fore  them,  and  burned  incense  unto  them.  Where- 
fore the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against 
Amaziah,  and  he  sent  unto  him  a prophet,  which 
said  unto  him.  Why  hast  thou  sought  after  the  gods 
of  the  people,  which  have  not  delivered  their  own 

16  people  out  of  thine  hand  ? And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
he  talked  with  him,  that  the  king  said  unto  him. 
Have  we  made  thee  of  the  king’s  counsel  ? forbear  ; 
why  shouldest  thou  be  smitten  ? Then  the  prophet 
forbare,  and  said,  I know  that  God  hath  determined 
to  destroy  thee,  because  thou  hast  done  this,  and 
hast  not  hearkened  unto  my  counsel. 

b Or,  go  thou.  e Or,  Sela. 

c Heb.  troop.  f Heb.  the  sons  of 

d See  2 Kiu.  14.  7.  the  troop. 


Ps.  96.  5. 

12  ver.  11. 

13  1 Sam.  2.  25. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXVI. 


665 


17  ^ Then  i^Amaziah  king  of  Judah  took  advice, 
and  sent  to  Joash,  the  son  of  Jehoahaz,  the  son  of  Jehu, 
king  of  Israel,  saying.  Come,  let  us  see  one  another  in 
the  face. 

18  And  Joash  king  of  Israel  sent  to  Amaziah  king 
of  Judah,  saying.  The  thistle  that  was  in  Lebanon  sent 
to  the  cedar  that  was  in  Lebanon,  saying.  Give  thy 
daughter  to  my  son  to  wife  : and  there  passed  by  a 
wild  beast  that  was  in  Lebanon,  and  trode  down  the 
thistle. 

19  Thou  sayest,  Lo,  thou  hast  smitten  the  Edomites  ; 
and  thine  heart  lifteth  thee  up  to  boast  : abide  now  at 
home  ; why  shouldest  thou  meddle  to  thine  hvirt,  that 
thou  shouldest  fall,  even  thou,  and  Judah  with  thee  ? 

20  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear  ; for  it  came  of 
God,  that  he  might  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies,  because  they  sought  after  the  gods  of  Edom. 

21  So  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  went  up  ; and  they 
saw  one  another  in  the  face,  both  he  and  Amaziah  king 
of  Judah,  at  Beth-sheniesh,  which  helongeth  to  Judah. 

22  And  Judah  was  put  to  the  worse  before  Israel, 
and  they  fled  every  man  to  his  tent. 

23  And  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  took  Amaziah  king 
of  Judah,  the  son  of  Joash,  the  son  of  Jehoahaz,  at 
Beth-shemesh,  and  brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  and  brake 
down  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  from  the  gate  of  Ephraim 
to  the  corner  gate,  four  hundred  cubits. 

24  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and  the  silver,  and  all  the 
vessels  that  were  found  in  the  house  of  God  with  Obed- 
edom,  and  the  treasures  of  the  king’s  house,  the  hos- 
tages also,  and  returned  to  Samaria. 

25  ^ And  Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah 
lived  after  the  death  of  Joash  son  of  Jehoahaz  king  of 
Israel  fifteen  years. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amaziah,  first  and 
last,  behold,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  and  Israel  ? 

27  ^ Now  after  the  time  that  Amaziah  did  turn  away 
from  following  the  Lord  they  made  a conspiracy 
against  him  in  Jerusalem  ; and  he  fled  to  Lachish  : but 
they  sent  to  Lachish  after  him,  and  slew  him  there. 

28  And'  they  brought  him  upon  horses,  and  buried 
him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  Judah. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1 Uzziah  mcceeding,  and  reigning  icell  in  the  days  of  Zechariah,  pros- 
pereth.  16  Waxing  proud,  he  invadeth  the  priest's  office,  and  is  smit- 
ten with  leprosy.  22  He  dieth,  and  Jotham  succeedeth  him. 

Then  all  the  people  of  Judah  took  ^ Uzziah,  who 
was  sixteen  years  old,  and  made  him  king  in  the 
room  of  his  father  Amaziah. 

2  He  built  Eloth,  and  restored  it  to  Judah,  after 
that  the  king  slept  with  his  fathers. 

3  Sixteen  years  old  ivas  Uzziah  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  fifty  and  two  years  in  Jerusalem. 
His  mother’s  name  also  was  Jecoliah  of  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  did  that  ivhich  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  all  that  his  father  Amaziah  did. 

5  And  2 he  sought  God  in  the  days  of  Zechariah,  who 
® had  understanding  in  the  visions  of  God  : and  as  long 
as  he  sought  the  Lord,  God  made  him  to  prosper. 

6  And  he  went  forth  and  ^ warred  against  the  Philis- 
tines, and  brake  down  the  wall  of  Gath,  and  the  wall 

14  2 Kin.  14.  8,  9,  See  ch.  21.  17.  & 3 Gen.  41.15.  Dan. 

&c.  22.  1,  G.  1.  17.  & 2.  19.  & 10.  1. 

15  1 Kin.  12.  15.  ch.  is  2 Kin.  14.  17.  “ Is.  14.  29. 

22.  7.  1 2 Kin.  14.  21,  22.  g See  2 Kin.  14.  8, 

10  ver.  14.  & 15.  1,  &c.  &c. 

2 See  cli.  ‘24.  2.  h Or,  thorn. 


17  ^'Then  Amaziah  king  of  Judah  took  advice,  and 
sent  to  Joash,  the  son  of  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Jehu, 
king  of  Israel,  saying.  Come,  let  us  look  one  another 

18  in  the  face.  And  Joash  king  of  Israel  sent  to  Ama- 
ziah king  of  Judah,  saying.  The  '‘thistle  that  was  in 
Lebanon  sent  to  the  cedar  that  was  in  Lebanon,  say- 
ing, Give  thy  daughter  to  my  son  to  wife  : and  there 
passed  by  a wild  beast  that  was  in  Lebanon,  and 

19  trode  down  the  thistle.  Thou  sayest,  Lo,  thou  hast 
smitten  Edom  ; and  thine  heart  lifteth  thee  up  to 
boast  : abide  now  at  home  ; why  shouldest  thou 
* meddle  to  thy  hurt,  that  thou  shouldest  fall,  even 

20  thou,  and  Judah  with  thee  ? But  Amaziah  would 
not  hear  ; for  it  was  of  God,  that  he  might  deliver 
them  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  because  they  had 

21  sought  after  the  gods  of  Edom.  So  Joash  king  of 
Israel  went  up  ; and  he  and  Amaziah  king  of  Judah 
looked  one  another  in  the  face  at  Beth-shemesh, 

22  which  helongeth  to  Judah.  And  Judah  was  put  to 
the  worse  before  Israel ; and  they  fled  every  man 

23  to  his  tent.  And  Joash  king  of  Israel  took  Ama- 
ziah king  of  Judah,  the  son  of  Joash  the  son  of  Je- 
hoahaz, at  Beth-shemesh,  and  brought  him  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  brake  down  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  from 
the  gate  of  Ephraim  unto  J the  corner  gate,  four 

24  hundred  cubits.  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and  silver, 
and  all  the  vessels  that  were  found  in  the  house 
of  God  with  ^ Obed-edom,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
king’s  house,  the  hostages  also,  and  returned  to  Sa- 
maria. 

25  And  Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah 
lived  after  the  death  of  Joash  son  of  Jehoahaz  king 

26  of  Israel  fifteen  years.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amaziah,  first  and  last,  behold,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel  ? 

27  Now  from  the  time  that  Amaziah  did  turn  away 
from  following  the  Lord  they  made  a conspiracy 
against  him  in  Jerusalem  ; and  he  fled  to  Lachish  : 
but  they  sent  after  him  to  Lachish,  and  slew  him 

28  there.  And  they  brought  him  upon  horses,  and 
buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  'the  city  of  Judah. 


26  And  all  the  people  of  Judah  took  ® Uzziah,  who 
was  sixteen  years  old,  and  made  him  king  in  the 

2 room  of  his  father  Amaziah.  He  built  Eloth,  and 
restored  it  to  Judah,  after  that  the  king  slept  with 

3 his  fathers.  ^ Sixteen  years  old  was  Uzziah  when 
he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  fifty  and  two 
years  in  Jerusalem  : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Je- 

4 chiliah  of  Jerusalem.  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 

5 his  father  Amaziah  had  done.  And  he  set  himself 
to  seek  God  in  the  days  of  Zechariah,  who  had 
understanding  in  ^ the  vision  of  God  : and  as  long 
as  he  sought  the  Lord,  God  made  him  to  prosper. 

6 And  he  went  forth  and  warred  against  the  Philis- 
tines, and  brake  down  the  wall  of  Gath,  and  the 

i Or,  provoke  ca-  I in  2 Kin.  14.  20,  c Or,  gave  instrtic- 

lumity.  the  city  of  David.  tion. 

j So  in  2 Kin.  14. 13.  a In  2 Kin.  14.  21,  d Heb.  the  seeing. 

The  text  lias,  the  gate  Azarinh.  Muiy  ancient  anthori- 

that  lookcth.  b See  2 Kin.  15.  2,  3.  ties  have,  the  fear. 

k See  1 Chr.  2G.  15. 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  XXVI. 


of  Jabneh,  and  the  wall  of  Ashdod,  and  built  cities 
about  Ashdod,  and  among  the  Philistines. 

7 And  God  helped  him  against  ® the  Philistines,  and 
against  the  Arabians  that  dwelt  in  Gur-baal,  and  the 
Mehunims. 

8 And  the  Ammonites  ® gave  gifts  to  Uzziah  : and  his 
name  spread  abroad  even  to  the  entering  in  of  Egypt  ; 
for  he  strengthened  himself  exceedingly. 

9 Moreover  Uzziah  built  towers  , iu  Jerusalem  at  the 

corner  gate,  and  at  the  valley  gate,  and  at  the  turning 

of  the  wally  and  fortified  them. 

10  Also  he  built  towers  in  the  desert,  and  digged 
many  wells  ; for  he  had  much  cattle,  both  in  the  low 
country,  and  in  the  plains  : husbandmen  also,  and  vine 
dressers  in  the  mountains,  and  in  Carmel  : for  he  loved 
husbandry. 

11  Moreover  Uzziah  had  an  host  of  fighting  men, 
that  went  out  to  war  by  bands,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  their  account  by  the  hand  of  Jeiel  the  scribe  and 
Maaseiah  the  ruler,  under  the  hand  of  Hananiah,  one  of 
the  king’s  captains. 

12  The  whole  number  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of 
the  mighty  men  of  valour  were  two  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

13  And  under  their  hand  was  an  army,  three  hun- 
dred thousand  and  seven  thousand  and  five  hundred, 
that  made  war  with  mighty  power,  to  help  the  king 
against  the  enemy. 

14  And  Uzziah  prepared  for  them  throughout  all  the 
host  shields,  and  spears,  and  helmets,  and  habergeons, 
and  bows,  and  slings  to  cast  stones. 

15  And  he  made  in  Jerusalem  engines,  invented  by 
cunning  men,  to  be  on  the  towers  and  upon  the  bul- 
warks, to  shoot  arrows  and  great  stones  withal.  And 
his  name  spread  far  abroad  ; for  he  was  marvellously 
helped,  till  he  was  strong. 

16  ^ But  ^ when  he  was  strong,  his  heart  was  ® lifted 
up  to  his  destruction  : for  he  transgressed  against  the 
Lord  his  God,  and  went  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
to  burn  incense  iipon  the  altar  of  incense. 

17  And  Azariah  the  priest  went  in  after  him,  and 
with  him  fourscore  priests  of  the  Lord,  that  were  va- 
liant men  : 

18  And  they  withstood  Uzziah  the  king,  and  said 
unto  him.  It  appertaineth  not  unto  thee,  Uzziah,  to 
burn  incense  unto  the  Lord,  but  to  the  i^  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron,  that  are  consecrated  to  burn  incense  : go 
out  of  the  sanctuary  ; for  thou  hast  trespassed  ; neither 
shall  it  he  for  thine  honour  from  the  Lord  God. 

19  Then  Uzziah  was  wroth,  and  had  a censer  in  his 
hand  to  burn  incense  : and  while  he  was  wroth  with  the 
priests,  i^  the  leprosy  even  rose  up  in  his  forehead  be- 
fore the  priests  iu  the  house  of  the  Lord,  from  beside 
the  incense  altar. 

20  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest,  and  all  the  priests, 
looked  upon  him,  and,  behold,  he  was  leprous  in  his 
forehead,  and  they  thrust  him  out  from  thence  ; yea, 
himself  i^  hasted  also  to  go  out,  because  the  Lord  had 
smitten  him. 

21  1®  And  Uzziah  the  king  was  a leper  unto  the  day 
of  his  death,  and  dwelt  in  a i"^  several  house,  being  a 
leper  ; for  he  was  cut  off  from  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 


wall  of  Jabneh,  and  the  wall  of  Ashdod  ; and  he 
built  cities  in  the  country  of  Ashdod,  and  among  the 

7 Philistines.  And  God  helped  him  against  the  Phi- 
listines, and  against  the  Arabians  that  dwelt  in  Gur- 

8 baal,  and  the  Meunim.  And  the  Ammonites  gave 
gifts  to  Uzziah  : and  his  name  spread  abroad  even 
to  the  entering  in  of  Egypt  ; for  he  waxed  exceed- 

9 ing  strong.  Moreover  Uzziah  built  towers  in  Jeru- 
salem at  the  corner  gate,  and  at  the  valley  gate,  and 

10  at  the  turning  of  the  wall,  and  fortified  them.  And 
he  built  towers  in  the  wilderness,  and  hewed  out 
many  cisterns,  for  he  had  much  cattle  ; in  the  low- 
land also,  and  in  the  « plain  ; and  he  had  husband- 
men and  vinedressers  in  the  mountains  and  in  ■>'  the 

11  fruitful  fields  ; for  he  loved  husbandry.  Moreover 
Uzziah  had  an  army  of  fighting  men,  that  went  out 
to  war  by  bands,  according  to  the  number  of  their 
reckoning  made  by  Jeiel  the  scribe  and  Maaseiah 
the  officer,  under  the  hand  of  Hananiah,  one  of  the 

12  king’s  captains.  The  whole  number  of  the  heads  of 
fathers’  houses,  even  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  was 

13  two  thousand  and  six  hundred.  And  under  their 
hand  was  s' a trained  army,  three  hundred  thousand 
and  seven  thousand  and  five  hundred,  that  made  war 
with  mighty  power,  to  help  the  king  against  the 

14  enemy.  And  Uzziah  prepared  for  them,  even  for 
all  the  host,  shields,  and  spears,  and  helmets,  and 
coats  of  mail,  and  bows,  and  stones  for  slinging. 

15  And  he  made  in  Jerusalem  engines,  invented  by 
cunning  men,  to  be  on  the  towers  and  upon  the  * bat- 
tlements, to  shoot  arrows  and  great  stones  withal. 
And  his  name  spread  far  abroad  ; for  he  was  mar- 
vellously helped,  till  he  was  strong. 


16  But  when  he  was  strong,  his  heart  was  lifted  up 
* so  that  he  did  corruptly,  and  he  trespassed  against 
the  Lord  his  God  ; for  he  went  into  the  temple  of 
the  Lord  to  burn  incense  upon  the  altar  of  incense. 

17  And  Azariah  the  priest  went  in  after  him,  and  with 
him  fourscore  priests  of  the  Lord,  that  were  valiant 

18  men  : and  they  withstood  Uzziah  the  king,  and  said 
unto  him.  It  pertaineth  not  unto  thee,  Uzziah,  to 
burn  incense  unto  the  Lord,  but  to  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron,  that  are  consecrated  to  burn  incense  : 
go  out  of  the  sanctuary  ; for  thou  hast  trespassed  ; 
neither  shall  it  be  for  thine  honour  from  the  Lord 

19  God.  Then  Uzziah  was  wroth  ; and  he  had  a censer 
in  his  hand  to  burn  incense  ; and  while  he  was  wroth 
with  the  priests,  the  leprosy  ■>  brake  forth  in  his  fore- 
head before  the  priests  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

20  beside  the  altar  of  incense.  And  Azariah  the  chief 
priest,  and  all  the  priests,  looked  upon  him,  and,  be- 
hold, he  was  leprous  in  his  forehead,  and  they  thrust 
him  out  quickly  from  thence  ; yea,  himself  hasted 
also  to  go  out,  because  the  Lord  had  smitten  him. 

21  *And  Uzziah  the  king  was  a leper  unto  the  day  of 
his  death,  and  dwelt  in  a ^ several  house,  being  a 
leper  ; for  he  was  cut  off  from  the  house  of  the 


6 ch.  21.  16.  8 Deut.  32.  15.  Num.  16.  40.  & As  Esth.  6.  12.  / Or,  Carmel.  See  i Or,  to  his  destruc- 

6 2 Sam.  8.  2.  ch.  » Deut.  8.  14.  ch.  18.  7.  ^6  2 Kin.  15.  5.  1 Sam.  25.  2.  Hon. 

17.11.  25.19,  13  Ex.  30.  7,  8.  HLev.  13. 46.  Num.  <7  Or,  the  poiver  of  ^ Heb.  rose  (as  the 

1 2 Kis.  14.  13.  Neh.  lo  So  2 Kin.  16.  12,  « Num.  12.  10.  2 5.2,  an  army.  sun). 

3.  13  19  32.  Zech.  13.  Kin.  5.  27.  e Or,  table  land.  h Or,  corner  towers.  k See  2 Kin.  15. 5-7. 

14.  10.  ’ “1  Chr.  6.  10.  t Or,  lazar  house. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXVIL,  XXVIII. 


667 


and  Jotham  his  son  was  over  the  king’s  house,  judging 
the  people  of  the  land. 

22  ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Uzziah,  first  and 
last,  did  Isaiah  the  prophet,  the  son  of  Amoz,  write. 

23  So  Uzziah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they  bu- 
ried him  with  his  fathers  in  the  field  of  the  burial 
which  belonged  to  the  kings  ; for  they  said.  He  is  a leper  : 
and  Jotham  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Jotham  reigning  well  prospereth.  5 He  subdneth  th^  Ammonites.  7 His 
reign.  9 Ahaz  succeedeth  him. 

JOTHAM  1 was  twenty  and  five  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  sixteen  years  in 
Jerusalem.  His  mother’s  name  also  was  Jerushah,  the 
daughter  of  Zadok. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  teas  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  all  that  his  father  Uzziah  did  : how- 
beit  he  entered  not  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord.  And 
2 the  people  did  yet  corruptly. 

3 He  built  the  high  gate  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  on  the  wall  of  Ophel  he  built  much. 

4 Moreover  he  built  cities  in  the  mountains  of  Ju- 
dah, and  in  the  forests  he  built  castles  and  towers. 

6  ^ He  fought  also  with  the  king  of  the  Ammonites, 
and  prevailed  against  them.  And  the  children  of  Am- 
mon gave  him  the  same  year  an  hundred  talents  of  sil- 
ver, and  ten  thousand  measures  of  wheat,  and  ten  thou- 
sand of  barley.  So  much  did  the  children  of  Ammon 
pay  unto  him,  both  the  second  year,  and  the  third. 

6 So  Jotham  became  mighty,  because  he  prepared 
his  ways  before  the  Lord  his  God. 

7  ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jotham,  and  all  his 
wars,  and  his  ways,  lo,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of 
the  kings  of  Israel  and  Judah. 

8  He  was  five  and  twenty  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  reigned  sixteen  years  in  J erusalem. 

9  If  ® And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they 
buried  him  in  the  city  of  David  : and  Ahaz  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 Ahaz  reigning  very  wickedly  is  greatly  afflicted  by  the  Syrians.  6 Ju- 
dah being  captivated  by  the  Israelites  is  sent  home  by  the  counsel  of 
Oded  the  prophet.  16  Ahaz  sending  for  aid  to  Assyria  is  not  helped 
thereby.  22  In  his  distress  he  groweth  more  idolatrous.  26  He  dytng., 
Hezekiah  succeedeth  him. 

Ahaz  ^ was  twenty  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem  : 
but  he  did  not  that  which  loas  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  like  David  his  father  : 

2  For  he  wajked  in  the  ways  of  the  kings  of  Israel, 
and  made  also  ^ molten  images  for  ^ Baalim. 

3  Moreover  he  burnt  incense  in  ^ the  valley  of  the 
son  of  Hinnom,  and  burnt  ® his  children  in  the  fire,  after 
the  abominations  of  the  heathen  whom  the  Lord  had 
cast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  He  sacrificed  also  and  burnt  incense  in  the  high 
places,  and  on  the  hills,  and  under  every  green  tree. 

6 Wherefore  ® the  Lord  his  God  delivered  him  into 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria  ; and  they  ’ smote  him, 
and  carried  away  a great  multitude  of  them  captives, 
and  brought  them  to  Damascus.  And  he  was  also  de- 
livered into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Israel,  who  smote 
him  with  a great  slaughter. 

i»  Is.  1.  1.  12  Kin.  1.').  32,  &c.  ’ 2 Kin.  10.  2. 

2  Kin.  16.  7.  Is.  2 2 Km.  15.  35.  2 Ex.  34.  17.  Lev. 

G.  1.  3 2 Kin.  15.  38.  19.  4. 


Lord  : and  Jotham  his  son  was  over  the  king’s 

22  house,  judging  the  people  of  the  land.  Now  the 
rest  of  the  acts  of  Uzziah,  first  and  last,  did  Isaiah 

23  the  prophet,  the  son  of  Amoz,  write.  So  Uzziah 
slept  with  his  fathers  ; and  they  buried  him  with 
his  fathers  in  the  field  of  burial  which  belonged  to 
the  kings  ; for  they  said.  He  is  a leper  : acid  Jotham 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


27  « Jotham  was  twenty  and  five  years  old  when  he 

began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  sixteen  years  in  Je- 
rusalem : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Jerushah  the 

2 daughter  of  Zadok.  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
his  father  Uzziah  had  done  : howbeit  he  entered  not 
into  the  temple  of  the  Lord.  And  the  people  did 

3 yet  corruptly.  He  built  the  upper  gate  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  on  the  wall  of  Ophel  he  built  much. 

4 Moreover  he  built  cities  in  the  hill  country  of  Judah, 

5 and  in  the  forests  he  built  castles  and  towers.  He 
fought  also  with  the  king  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon, and  prevailed  against  them.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  gave  him  the  same  year  an  hundred 
talents  of  silver,  and  ten  thousand  ^measures  of 
wheat,  and  ten  thousand  of  barley.  So  much  did 
the  children  of  Ammon  render  unto  him,  in  the 

6 second  year  also,  and  in  the  third.  So  Jotham  be- 
came mighty,  because  he  ordered  his  ways  before 

7 the  Lord  his  God.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo- 
tham, and  all  his  wars,  and  his  ways,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 

8 Judah.  He  was  five  and  twenty  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned  sixteen  years  in  Je- 

9 rusalem.  And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David : and  Ahaz  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


28  ® Ahaz  was  twenty  years  old  when  he  began  to 

reign  ; and  he  reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem  : 
and  he  did  not  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of 

2 the  Lord,  like  David  his  father  : but  he  walked  in 
the  ways  of  the  kings  of  Israel,  and  made  also  molten 

3 images  for  the  Baalim.  Moreover  he  burnt  incense 
in  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  and  burnt  his 
children  in  the  fire,  according  to  the  abominations 
of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out  before  the 

4 children  of  Israel.  And  he  sacrificed  and  burnt  in- 
cense in  the  high  places,  and  on  the  hills,  and  under 

5 every  green  tree.  Wherefore  the  Lord  his  God 
delivered  him  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria  ; 
and  they  smote  him,  and  carried  away  of  his  a great 
multitude  of  captives,  and  brought  them  to  Da- 
mascus. And  he  was  also  delivered  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Israel,  who  smote  him  with  a great 


3  Judp.  2.  11.  16.  3.  ch.  33.  6.  a See  2 Kin.  15.  33, 

< 2 Kin.  23.  10.  « Is.  7.  1.  &c. 

3 Lev.  18.  21.  2 Kin.  2 2 Kin.  16.  6,  6.  b Heb.  enrs. 

a See  2 Kin.  16.  2-4. 


668 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXVIII. 


6 ^ For  ® Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah  slew  in  Judah 
an  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  in  one  day,  which  were 
aU  valiant  men  ; because  they  had  forsaken  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers. 

7 And  Zichri,  a mighty  man  of  Ephraim,  slew 
Maaseiah  the  king’s  son,  and  Azrikam  the  governor  of 
the  house,  and  Elkanah  that  was  next  to  the  king. 

8 And  the  children  of  Israel  carried  away  captive  of 
their  ® brethren  two  hundred  thousand,  women,  sons, 
and  daughters,  and  took  also  away  much  spoil  from 
them,  and  brought  the  spoil  to  Samaria. 

0 But  a prophet  of  the  Lord  was  there,  whose  name 
tms  Oded  : and  he  went  out  before  the  host  that  came 
to  Samaria,  and  said  unto  them.  Behold,  because  the 
Lord  God  of  your  fathers  was  wroth  with  Judah,  he 
hath  delivered  them  into  your  hand,  and  ye  have  slain 
them  in  a rage  that  i^reacheth  up  unto  heaven. 

10  And  now  ye  purpose  to  keep  under  the  children 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  for  bondmen  and  bondwomen 
unto  you  : hut  are  there  not  with  you,  even  with  you,  sins 
against  the  Lord  your  God  ? 

11  Now  hear  me  therefore,  and  deliver  the  captives 
again,  which  ye  have  taken  taptive  of  your  brethren  : 

for  the  fierce  wrath  of  the  Lord  is  upon  you. 

12  Then  certain  of  the  heads  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim,  Azariah  the  son  of  Johanan,  Berechiah  the 
son  of  Meshillemoth,  and  Jehizkiah  the  son  of  Shallum, 
and  Amasa  the  son  of  Hadlai,  stood  up  against  them 
that  came  from  the  war, 

13  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  shall  not  bring  in  the 
captives  hither  : for  whereas  we  have  offended  against 
the  Lord  already,  ye  intend  to  add  more  to  our  sins  and 
to  our  trespass  : for  our  trespass  is  great,  and  there  is 
fierce  wrath  against  Israel. 

14  So  the  armed  men  left  the  captives  and  the  spoil 
before  the  princes  and  all  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  men  which  were  expressed  by  name 
rose  up,  and  took  the  captives,  and  with  the  spoil  clothed 
all  that  were  naked  among  them,  and  arrayed  them, 
and  shod  them,  and  gave  them  to  eat  and  to  drink, 
and  anointed  them,  and  carried  all  the  feeble  of  them 
upon  asses,  and  brought  them  to  Jericho,  the  city  of 
palm  trees,  to  their  brethren  : then  they  returned  to 
Samaria. 

16  If  At  that  time  did  king  Ahaz  send  unto  the 
kings  of  Assyria  to  help  him. 

17  For  again  the  Edomites  had  come  and  smitten 
Judah,  and  carried  away  captives. 

18  The  Philistines  also  had  invaded  the  cities  of 
the  low  country,  and  of  the  south  of  Judah,  and  had 
taken  Beth-shemesh,  and  Ajalon,  and  Gederoth,  and 
Shocho  with  the  villages  thereof,  and  Timnah  with  the 
villages  thereof,  Gimzo  also  and  the  villages  thereof  : 
and  they  dwelt  there. 

19  For  the  Lord  brought  Judah  low  because  of  Ahaz 
king  of  Israel  ; for  he  made  Judah  naked,  and 
transgressed  sore  against  the  Lord. 

20  And  Tilgath-pilneser  king  of  Assyria  came  unto 
him,  and  distressed  him,  but  strengthened  him  not. 

21  For  Ahaz  took  away  a portion  out  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  out  of  the  house  of  the  king,  and  of  the 

8 2 Kin.  15.  27.  « Ezra  9.  6.  Rev.  25.  21,  22.  Lnke  6. 

9 ch.  11.  4.  18.  5.  27.  Rom.  12.  20. 

10  Ps.  69.  26.  Is.  10.  12  Lev.  25.  39,  42,  lo  Dent.  34.  3.  Judg. 

5.  & 47.  6.  Ezek.  25.  43,  46.  1.  16. 

12,  15.  & 26.  2.  Obad.  is  Jam.  2.  13.  n 2 Kin.  16.  7. 

10,  &c.  Zech.  1.  15.  14  ver.  12.  i*  Ezek.  16.  27,  57. 

15  2 Kin.  6 22.  Pro. 


6 slaughter.  For  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah  slew  in 
J udah  an  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  in  one  day, 
all  of  them  valiant  men  ; because  they  had  forsaken 

7 the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers.  And  Zichri,  a 
mighty  man  of  Ephraim,  slew  Maaseiah  the  king’s 
son,  and  Azrikam  the  ruler  of  the  house,  and  El- 

8 kanah  that  was  ^ next  to  the  king.  And  the  children 
of  Israel  carried  away  captive  of  their  brethren  two 
hundred  thousand,  women,  sons,  and  daughters,  and 
took  also  away  much  spoil  from  them,  and  brought 

9 the  spoil  to  Samaria.  But  a prophet  of  the  Lord 
was  there,  whose  name  was  Oded  : and  he  went  out 
to  meet  the  host  that  came  to  Samaria,  and  said 
unto  them.  Behold,  because  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
your  fathers,  was  wroth  with  Judah,  he  hath  de- 
livered them  into  your  hand,  and  ye  have  slain  them 

10  in  a rage  which  hath  reached  up  unto  heaven.  And 
now  ye  purpose  to  keep  under  the  children  of  Judah 
and  Jerusalem  for  bondmen  and  bondwomen  unto 
you  : but  are  there  not  even  with  you  ‘^trespasses  of 

11  your  own  against  the  Lord  your  God?  Now  hear 
me  therefore,  and  send  back  the  captives,  which  ye 
have  taken  captive  of  your  brethren  : for  the  fierce 

12  wrath  of  the  Lord  is  upon  you.  Then  certain  of 
the  heads  of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  Azariah  the 
son  of  Johanan,  Berechiah  the  son  of  Meshillemoth, 
and  Jehizkiah  the  son  of  Shallum,  and  Amasa  the 
son  of  Hadlai,  stood  up  against  them  that  came  from 

13  the  war,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  shall  not  bring  in 
the  captives  hither  : for  ye  purpose  that  which  will 
bring  upon  us  a trespass  against  the  Lord,  to  add 
unto  our  sins  and  to  our  ^ trespass  : for  our  tres- 
pass is  great,  and  there  is  fierce  wrath  against  Is- 

14  rael.  So  the  armed  men  left  the  captives  and  the 
spoil  before  the  princes  and  all  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  men  which  have  been  expressed  by  name 
rose  up,  and  took  the  captives,  and  with  the  spoil 
clothed  all  that  were  naked  among  them,  and  ar- 
rayed them,  and  shod  them,  and  gave  them  to  eat 
and  to  drink,  and  anointed  them,  and  carried  all 
the  feeble  of  them  upon  asses,  and  brought  them  to 
Jericho,  the  city  of  palm  trees,  unto  their  brethren  : 
then  they  returned  to  Samaria. 

16  ® At  that  time  did  king  Ahaz  send  unto  the  -^kings 

17  of  Assyria  to  help  him.  For  again  the  Edomites 
had  come  and  smitten  Judah,  and  carried  away 

18  S'  captives.  The  Philistines  also  had  invaded  the 
cities  of  the  lowland,  and  of  the  South  of  Judah,  and 
had  taken  Beth-shemesh,  and  Aijalon,  and  Gede- 
roth, and  Soco  with  the  * towns  thereof,  and  Tim- 
nah with  the  * towns  thereof,  Gimzo  also  and  the 

19  * towns  thereof  : and  they  dwelt  there.  For  the 
Lord  brought  Judah  low  because  of  Ahaz  king  of 
Israel ; for  he  had  * dealt  wantonly  in  J udah,  and 

20  trespassed  sore  against  the  Lord.  And  Tilgath- 
pilneser  king  of  Assyria  came  J unto  him,  and  dis- 

21  tressed  him,  but  * strengthened  him  not.  For  Ahaz 
took  away  a portion  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  out  of  the  house  of  the  king  and  of  the  princes. 


19  ch.  21.  2.  d Or,  guilt.  h Heb.  daughters. 

29  Ex.  32.  25.  e See  2 Kin.  16.  7,  i Or,  cast  away  re- 

21  2 Kin.  15.  29.  & &c.  straint. 

16.  7,  8,  9.  / Many  ancient  au-  j Or,  against, 

b Heb.  second.  thorities  read,  king.  k Or,  prevailed  not 

c Heb.  guiltinesses.  g Heb.  a captivity.  against  him. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXIX. 


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rinces,  and  gave  it  unto  the  king  of  Assyria  : but  he 
elped  him  not. 

22  ^ And  in  the  time  of  his  distress  did  he  tres- 
pass yet  more  against  the  Lord  : this  is  that  king 
Ahaz. 

23  For  “2  he  sacrificed  unto  the  gods  of  Damascus, 
which  smote  him  : and  he  said,  Because  the  gods  of  the 
kings  of  Syria  help  them,  therefore  will  I sacrifice  to 
them,  that  they  may  help  me.  But  they  were  the 
ruin  of  him,  and  of  all  Israel. 

24  And  Ahaz  gathered  together  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  cut  in  pieces  the  vessels  of  the  house 
of  God,  and  shut  up  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  he  made  him  altars  in  every  corner  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

25  And  in  every  several  city  of  Judah  he  made  high 
places  to  burn  incense  unto  other  gods,  and  provoked  to 
anger  the  Lord  God  of  his  fathers. 

26  ^ 25  the  rest  of  his  acts  and  of  all  his  ways, 
first  and  last,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  J udah  and  Israel. 

27  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they  buried 
him  in  the  city,  even  in  Jerusalem  : but  they  brought 
him  not  into  the  sepulchres  of  the  kings  of  Israel : and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1 HezpMah's  good  reign.  3 He  restoreth  religion.  5 He  exhorteth  the 
Levites.  12  They  sanctify  themselves^  and  cleanse  the  house  of  God. 
20  Hezekiah  offerefh  solemn  sacrifices,  wherein  the  Levites  were  more 
forward  than  the  priests. 

Hezekiah  ^ began  to  reign  when  he  was  five  and 
twenty  years  old,  and  he  reigned  nine  and  twenty 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother’s  name  was  Abijah, 
the  daughter  2 of  Zechariah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  loas  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  all  that  David  his  father  had  done. 

3  ^ He  in  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  in  the  first 
month,  ® opened  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  repaired  them. 

4  And  he  brought  in  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and 
gathered  them  together  into  the  east  street, 

5  And  said  unto  them.  Hear  me,  ye  Levites,  ^ sanc- 
tify now  yourselves,  and  sanctify  the  house  of  the  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers,  and  carry  forth  the  filthiness  out 
of  the  holy  place. 

6  For  our  fathers  have  trespassed,  and  done  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  our  God,  and  have 
forsaken  him,  and  have  ® turned  away  their  faces  from 
the  habitation  of  the  Lord,  and  turned  their  backs. 

7  ® Also  they  have  shut  up  the  doors  of  the  porch, 
and  put  out  the  lamps,  and  have  not  burned  incense  nor 
offered  burnt  offerings  in  the  holy  place  unto  the  God  of 
Israel. 

8  Wherefore  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  was  upon  Judah 
and  Jerusalem,  and  he  hath  delivered  them  to  trouble, 
to  astonishment,  and  to  ® hissing,  as  ye  see  with  your 
eyes. 

9  For,  lo,  * our  fathers  have  fallen  by  the  sword,  and 
our  sons  and  our  daughters  and  our  wives  are  in  capti- 
vity for  this. 

10  Now  it  is  in  mine  heart  to  make  a covenant 
with  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  that  his  fierce  wrath  may 
turn  away  from  us. 

22  See  ch.  25.  14.  i 2 Kin.  18.  1.  * 1 Chr.  15.  12.  ch. 

23  Jer.  44.  17,  18.  2 d,.  20.  5.  35.  0. 

2*  See  ch.  29.  3,  7.  3 yer.  7.  See  ch.  28.  ® Jer.  2.  27.  Ezek. 

26  2 Kin.  16.  19,  20.  24.  8.  16. 


and  gave  it  unto  the  king  of  Assyria  : but  it  helped 

22  him  not.  And  in  the  time  ^ of  his  distress  did  he 
trespass  yet  more  against  the  Lord,  this  same  king 

23  Ahaz.  For  he  sacrificed  unto  the  gods  of  Damas- 
cus, which  smote  him  : and  he  said.  Because  the 
gods  of  the  kings  of  Syria  helped  them,  therefore 
will  I sacrifice  to  them,  that  they  may  help  me. 
But  they  were  the  ruin  of  him,  and  of  all  Israel. 

24  And  Ahaz  gathered  together  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  cut  in  pieces  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  shut  up  the  doors  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  ; and  he  made  him  altars  in  every 

25  corner  of  Jerusalem.  And  in  every  several  city  of 
Judah  he  made  high  places  to  burn  incense  unto 
other  gods,  and  provoked  to  anger  the  Lord,  the 

26  God  of  his  fathers.  Now  the  rest  of  his  acts,  and 
all  his  ways,  first  and  last,  behold,  they  are  written 

27  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel.  And 
Ahaz  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they  buried  him  in 
the  city,  even  in  Jerusalem  ; for  they  brought  him 
not  into  the  sepulchres  of  the  kings  of  Israel : and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  hLs  stead. 


29  “ Hezekiah  began  to  reign  when  he  was  five  and 

twenty  years  old  ; and  he  reigned  nine  and  twenty 
years  in  Jerusalem  : and  his  mother’s  name  was 

2 Abijah  the  daughter  of  Zechariah.  And  he  did  that 
which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  according 

3 to  all  that  David  his  father  had  done.  He  in  the 
first  year  of  his  reign,  in  the  first  month,  opened 
the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  repaired 

4 them.  And  he  brought  in  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites, and  gathered  them  together  into  the  broad 

5 place  on  the  east,  and  said  unto  them.  Hear  me,  ye 
Levites  ; now  sanctify  yourselves,  and  sanctify  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  your  fathers,  and 

6 carry  forth  the  filthiness  out  of  the  holy  place.  For 
our  fathers  have  trespassed,  and  done  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  our  God,  and  have 
forsaken  him,  and  have  turned  away  their  faces 
from  the  habitation  of  the  Lord,  and  turned  their 

7 backs.  Also  they  have  shut  up  the  doors  of  the 
porch,  and  put  out  the  lamps,  and  have  not  burned 
incense  nor  offered  burnt  offerings  in  the  holy  place 

8 unto  the  God  of  Israel.  Wherefore  the  wrath  of 
the  Lord  was  upon  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  he 
hath  delivered  them  to  be  ^ tossed  to  and  fro,  to  be 
an  astonishment,  and  an  hissing,  as  ye  see  with  your 

9 eyes.  For,  lo,  our  fathers  have  fallen  by  the  sword, 
and  our  sons  and  our  daughters  and  our  wives  are 

10  in  captivity  for  this.  Now  it  is  in  mine  heart  to 
make  a covenant  with  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, that  his  fierce  anger  may  turn  away  from  us. 


3 ch.  28.  24.  » ch.  28.  5,  6,  8,  17. 

2 ch.  24.  18.  13  ch.  15.  12. 

8 1 Kin.  9.  8.  Jer.  I Or,  that  he  dis- 

18.  16.  & 19.  8.  & 25.  tressed  him. 

9. 18.  & 29.  18. 


m Heb.  Darmesek. 
a See  2 Kin.  18.  1-3. 
b Or,  a terror. 


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n.  CHRONICLES,  XXIX. 


11  My  sons,  be  not  now  negligent  : for  the  Lord 
hath  chosen  you  to  stand  before  him,  to  serve  him, 
and  that  ye  should  minister  unto  him,  and  burn  in- 
cense. 

12  ^ Then  the  Levites  arose,  Mahath  the  son  of 
Amasai,  and  Joel  the  son  of  Azariah,  of  the  sons  of  the 
Kohathites  : and  of  the  sons  of  Merari,  Kish  the  son 
of  Abdi,  and  Azariah  the  son  of  Jehalelel  : and  of  the 
Gershonites  ; Joah  the  son  of  Zimmah,  and  Eden  the 
son  of  Joah  : 

13  And  of  the  sons  of  Elizaphan  ; Shimri,  and  Jei- 
el  : and  of  the  sons  of  Asaph  ; Zechariah,  and  Matta- 
niah  : 

14  And  of  the  sons  of  Heman  ; Jehiel,  and  Shimei  : 
and  of  the  sons  of  Jeduthun  ; Shemaiah,  and  Uzziel. 

15  And  they  gathered  their  brethren,  and  sancti- 
fied themselves,  and  came,  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  king,  by  the  words  of  the  Lord,  ^^to 
cleanse  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priests  went  into  the  inner  part  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse  it,  and  brought  out  all  the 
uncleanness  that  they  found  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
into  the  court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  the 
Levites  took  it,  to  carry  it  out  abroad  into  the  brook 
Kidron. 

17  Now  they  began  on  the  first  day  of  the  first  month 
to  sanctify,  and  on  the  eighth  day  of  the  month  came 
they  to  the  porch  of  the  Lord  : so  they  sanctified  the 
house  of  the  Lord  in  eight  days  ; and  in  the  sixteenth 
day  of  the  first  month  they  made  an  end. 

18  Then  they  went  in  to  Hezekiah  the  king,  and  said. 
We  have  cleansed  all  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
altar  of  burnt  offering,  with  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
the  shewbread  table,  with  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

19  Moreover  all  the  vessels,  which  king  Ahaz  in  his 
reign  did  cast  away  in  his  transgression,  have  we  pre- 
pared and  sanctified,  and,  behold,  they  are  before  the 
altar  of  the  Lord. 

20  TJ  Then  Hezekiah  the  king  rose  early,  and  ga- 
thered the  rulers  of  the  city,  and  went  up  to  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

21  And  they  brought  seven  bullocks,  and  seven  rams, 
and  seven  lambs,  and  seven  he  goats,  for  a sin  offer- 
ing for  the  kingdom,  and  for  the  sanctuary,  and  for 
Judah.  And  he  commanded  the  priests  the  sons  of 
Aaron  to  offer  them  on  the  altar  of  the  Lord. 

22  So  they  killed  the  bullocks,  and  the  priests  re- 
ceived the  blood,  and  sprinkled  it  on  the  altar  : like- 
wise, when  they  had  killed  the  rams,  they  sprinkled  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  : they  killed  also  the  lambs,  and 
they  sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar. 

23  And  they  brought  forth  the  he  goats  for  the  sin 
offering  before  the  king  and  the  congregation  ; and  they 
laid  their  hands  upon  them  : 

24  And  the  priests  killed  them,  and  they  made  recon- 
ciliation with  their  blood  upon  the  altar,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  all  Israel  : for  the  king  commanded 
that  the  burnt  offering  and  the  sin  offering  should  he 
made  for  all  Israel. 

25  And  he  set  the  Levites  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 
with  cymbals,  with  psalteries,  and  with  harps,  accord- 
ing to  the  commandment  of  David,  and  of  Gad  the 
king’s  seer,  and  Nathan  the  prophet  : for  so  teas  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  by  his  prophets. 

” Nam.  3.  6.  & 8.  i chr.  23.  28.  i'’'  Lev.  8.  14,  15,  19, 

14.  & IS.  2,  G.  eh.  28.  24.  24.  Heb.  9.  21. 

ver.  5.  i“Lev.  4.  3,  14.  Lev.  4.  15,  24. 


11  My  sons,  be  not  now  negligent  : for  the  Lord  hath 
chosen  you  to  stand  before  him,  to  minister  unto 
him,  and  that  ye  should  be  his  ministers,  and  burn 
incense. 

12  Then  the  Levites  arose,  Mahath  the  son  of  Ama- 
sai, and  Joel  the  son  of  Azariah,  of  the  sons  of  the 
Kohathites  : and  of  the  sons  of  Merari,  Kish  the  son 
of  Abdi,  and  Azariah  the  son  of  Jehallelel  : and  of 
the  Gershonites,  Joah  the  son  of  Zimmah,  and  Eden 

13  the  son  of  Joah  : and  of  the  sons  of  Elizaphan,  Shimri 
and  Jeuel  : and  of  the  sons  of  Asaph,  Zechariah 

14  and  Mattaniah  : and  of  the  sons  of  Heman,  Jehuel 
and  Shimei  : and  of  the  sons  of  J eduthun,  Shemaiah 

15  and  Uzziel.  And  they  gathered  their  brethren,  and 
sanctified  themselves,  and  went  in,  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  king  by  the  words  of  the 

16  Lord,  to  cleanse  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
the  priests  went  in  unto  the  inner  part  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse  it,  and  brought  out  all  the  un- 
cleanness that  they  found  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
into  the  court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  the 
Levites  took  it,  to  carry  it  out  abroad  to  the  brook 

17  Kidron.  Now  they  began  on  the  first  day  of  the 
first  month  to  sanctify,  and  on  the  eighth  day  of  the 
month  came  they  to  the  porch  of  the  Lord  ; and 
they  sanctified  the  house  of  the  Lord  in  eight  days  : 
and  on  the  sixteenth  day  of  the  first  month  they 

18  made  an  end.  Then  they  went  in  to  Hezekiah  the 
king  within  the  palace,  and  said.  We  have  cleansed 
all  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  altar  of  burnt 
offering,  with  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  the  table 

19  of  shewbread,  with  all  the  vessels  thereof.  More- 
over all  the  vessels,  which  king  Ahaz  in  his  reign 
did  cast  away  when  he  trespassed,  have  we  pre- 
pared and  sanctified  ; and,  behold,  they  are  before 
the  altar  of  the  Lord. 


20  Then  Hezekiah  the  king  arose  early,  and  gathered 
the  princes  of  the  city,  and  went  up  to  the  house  of  the 

21  Lord.  And  they  brought  seven  bullocks,  and  seven 
rams,  and  seven  lambs,  and  seven  he-goats,  for  a 
sin  offering  for  the  kingdom  and  for  the  sanctuary 
and  for  Judah.  And  he  commanded  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron  to  offer  them  on  the  altar  of  the  Lord. 

22  So  they  killed  the  bullocks,  and  the  priests  received 
the  blood,  and  sprinkled  it  on  the  altar  : and  they 
killed  the  rams,  and  sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the 
altar  : they  killed  also  the  lambs,  and  sprinkled  the 

23  blood  upon  the  altar.  And  they  brought  near  the 
he-goats  for  the  sin  offering  before  the  king  and  the 
congregation  ; and  they  laid  their  hands  upon  them  : 

24  and  the  priests  killed  them,  and  they  made  a sin 
offering  with  their  blood  upon  the  altar,  to  make 
atonement  for  all  Israel : for  the  king  commanded 
that  the  burnt  offering  and  the  sin  offering  should  he 

25  made  for  all  Israel.  And  he  set  the  Levites  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  with  cymbals,  with  psalteries, 
and  with  harps,  according  to  the  commandment  of 
David,  and  of  Gad  the  king’s  seer,  and  Nathan  the 
prophet  : for  the  commandment  was  of  the  Lord 


18  Lev.  14.  20.  20  1 Chr.  23.  5.  & 25.  21  2 Sam.  24.  11. 

10  1 Chr.  16.  4.  & 1.  ch.  8.  14.  22  ch.  30.  12. 

25.  6. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXX. 


671 


26  And  the  Levites  stood  with  the  instruments  ‘^^of 
David,  and  the  priests  with  the  trumpets. 

27  And  Hezekiah  commanded  to  offer  the  burnt  of- 
fering upon  the  altar.  And  when  the  burnt  offering 
began,  ^^the  song  of  the  Lord  began  also  with  the 
trumpets,  and  with  the  instruments  ordained  by  David 
king  of  Israel. 

28  And  all  the  congregation  worshipped,  and  the 
singers  sang,  and  the  trumpeters  sounded  : and  all  this 
continued  until  the  burnt  offering  was  finished. 

29  And  when  they  had  made  an  end  of  offering, 

the  king  and  all  that  were  present  with  him  bowed 

themselves,  and  worshipped. 

30  Moreover  Hezekiah  the  king  and  the  princes 
commanded  the  Levites  to  sing  praise  unto  the  Lord 
with  the  words  of  David,  and  of  Asaph  the  seer.  And 

^ they  sang  praises  with  gladness,  and  they  bowed  their 
heads  and  worshipped. 

31  Then  Hezekiah  answered  and  said.  Now  ye  have 
consecrated  yourselves  unto  the  Lord,  come  near  and 
bring  sacrifices  and  thank  offerings  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord.  And  the  congregation  brought  in  sacrifices 
and  thank  offerings  ; and  as  many  as  were  of  a free 
heart  burnt  offerings. 

32  And  the  number  of  the  burnt  offerings,  which  the 
congregation  brought,  was  threescore  and  ten  bullocks, 
an  hundred  rams,  and  two  hundred  lambs  : all  these 
were  for  a burnt  offering  to  the  Lord. 

33  And  the  consecrated  things  loere  six  hundred  oxen 
and  three  thousand  sheep. 

34  But  the  priests  were  too  few,  so  that  they  could 
not  flay  all  the  burnt  offerings  : wherefore  their 
brethren  the  Levites  did  help  them,  till  the  work  was 
ended,  and  until  the  other  priests  had  sanctified  them- 
selves : for  the  Levites  were  more  upright  in  heart 
to  sanctify  themselves  than  the  priests. 

35  And  also  the  burnt  offerings  icere  in  abundance, 
with  the  fat  of  the  peace  offerings,  and  the  drink 
offerings  for  every  burnt  offering.  So  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord  was  set  in  order. 

36  And  Hezekiah  rejoiced,  and  all  the  people,  that 
God  had  prepared  the  people  : for  the  thing  was  done 
suddenly. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1 Hezekiah  proclaimeth  a solemn  passover  on  the  second  month  for  Ju- 
dah and  Israel.  13  The  assembly.,  having  destroijed  the  altars  of  idol- 
atry, keep  the  feast  fourteen  days.  27  The  priests  and  Levites  bless 
the  people. 

And  Hezekiah  sent  to  all  Israel  and  Judah,  and 
wrote  letters  also  to  Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  that 
they  should  come  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusa- 
lem, to  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael. 

2  For  the  king  had  taken  counsel,  and  his  princes, 
and  all  the  congregation  in  Jerusalem,  to  keep  the  pass- 
over  in  the  second  ^ month.^ 

3  For  they  could  not  keep  it  ^at  that  time,  ® because 
the  priests  had  not  sanctified  themselves  sufficiently, 
neither  had  the  people  gathered  themselves  together  to 
Jerusalem. 

4  And  the  thing  pleased  the  king  and  all  the  con- 
gregation. 

6 So  they  established  a decree  to  make  proclamation 
throughout  all  Israel,  from  Beer-sheba  even  to  Dan, 
that  they  should  come  to  keep  the  passover  unto  the 

23  1 Chr.  23.  6.  1 Chr.  15,  24.  & 16.  6.  2^  Lev.  7.  12. 

Amos  6.  5.  25  ch.  23.  18.  28  ch.  35.  11. 

2^  Num.  10.  8,  10.  26  ch.  20.  18.  2;»  ch.  30.  3. 


26  by  his  prophets.  And  the  Levites  stood  with  the 
instruments  of  David,  and  the  priests  with  the 

27  trumpets.  And  Hezekiah  commanded  to  offer  the 
burnt  offering  upon  the  altar.  And  when  the  burnt 
offering  began,  the  song  of  the  Lord  began  also,  and 
the  trumpets,  together  with  the  instruments  of  Da- 

28  vid  king  of  Israel.  And  all  the  congregation  wor- 
shipped, and  the  singers  sang,  and  the  trumpeters 
sounded  ; all  this  continued  until  the  burnt  offering 

29  was  finished.  And  when  they  had  made  an  end  of 
offering,  the  king  and  all  that  were  present  with 

30  him  bowed  themselves  and  worshipped.  Moreover 
Hezekiah  the  king  and  the  princes  commanded  the 
Levites  to  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  with  the 
words  of  David,  and  of  Asaph  the  seer.  And  they 
sang  praises  with  gladness,  and  they  bowed  their 

31  heads  and  worshipped.  Then  Hezekiah  answered 
and  said.  Now  ye  have  consecrated  yourselves  unto 
the  Lord,  come  near  and  bring  sacrifices  and  thank 
offerings  into  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  the 
congregation  brought  in  sacrifices  and  thank  offer- 
ings ; and  as  many  as  were  of  a willing  heart 

32  brought  burnt  offerings.  And  the  number  of  the 
burnt  offerings,  which  the  congregation  brought,  was 
threescore  and  ten  bullocks,  an  hundred  rams,  and 
two  hundred  lambs  : all  these  were  for  a burnt  offer- 

33  ing  to  the  Lord.  And  the  consecrated  things  were 

34  six  hundred  oxen  and  three  thousand  sheep.  But 
the  priests  were  too  few,  so  that  they  could  not  flay 
all  the  burnt  offerings  : wherefore  their  brethren 
the  Levites  did  help  them,  till  the  work  was  ended, 
and  until  the  priests  had  sanctified  themselves  : for 
the  Levites  were  more  upright  in  heart  to  sanctify 

35  themselves  than  the  priests.  And  also  the  burnt 
offerings  were  in  abundance,  with  the  fat  of  the 
peace  offerings,  and  with  the  drink  offerings  for 
every  burnt  offering.  So  the  service  of  the  house  of 

36  the  Lord  was  set  in  order.  And  Hezekiah  rejoiced, 
and  all  the  people,  because  of  that  which  God  had 
prepared  for  the  people  : for  the  thing  was  done 
suddenly. 


30  And  Hezekiah  sent  to  all  Israel  and  Judah,  and 
wrote  letters  also  to  Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  that 
they  should  come  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Jeru- 
salem, to  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord,  the  God 

2 of  Israel.  For  the  king  had  taken  counsel,  and  his 
princes,  and  all  the  congregation  in  Jerusalem,  to 

3 keep  the  passover  in  the  second  month.  For  they 
could  not  keep  it  at  that  time,  because  the  priests 
had  not  sanctified  themselves  in  sufficient  number, 
neither  had  the  people  gathered  themselves  together 

4 to  Jerusalem.  And  the  thing  was  right  in  the  eyes 

5 of  the  king  and  of  all  the  congregation.  So  they 
established  a decree  to  make  proclamation  through- 
out all  Israel,  from  Beer-sheba  even  to  Dan,  that 
they  should  come  to  keep  the  passover  unto  the 


30  Ps.  7.  10.  * Num.  9.  10,  11.  c Heb.  filed  your 

Lev.  3.  16.  2 Ex.  12.  6,  18.  hand. 

32  Num.  15.  5,  7,  10.  3 ch.  29.  34. 


672 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXX. 


Lord  God  of  Israel  at  Jerusalem  : for  they  had  not 
done  it  of  a long  time  in  such  sort  as  it  was  written. 

6 So  the  posts  went  with  the  letters  from  the  king 
and  his  princes  throughout  all  Israel  and  Judah,  and 
according  to  the  commandment  of  the  king,  saying,  Ye 
children  of  Israel,  ^turn  again  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Israel,  and  he  will  return  to  the 
remnant  of  you,  that  are  escaped  out  of  the  hand  of 
®the  kings  of  Assyria. 

7 And  be  not  ye  ® like  your  fathers,  and  like  your 
brethren,  which  trespassed  against  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers,  who  therefore  gave  them  up  to  desola- 
tion, as  ye  see. 

8 Now  be  ye  not  ® stiffnecked,  as  your  fathers  were, 
but  yield  yourselves  unto  the  Lord,  and  enter  into  his 
sanctuary,  which  he  hath  sanctified  for  ever  : and  serve 
the  Lord  your  God,  ® that  the  fierceness  of  his  wrath 
may  turn  away  from  you. 

9 For  if  ye  turn  again  unto  the  Lord,  your  brethren 
and  your  children  shall  Jind  compassion  before  them 
that  lead  them  captive,  so  that  they  shall  come  again 
into  this  land  : for  the  Lord  your  God  is  gracious 
and  merciful,  and  will  not  turn  away  his  face  from  you, 
if  ye  return  unto  him. 

10  So  the  posts  passed  from  city  to  city  through  the 
country  of  Ephraim  and  Manasseh  even  unto  Zebulun  : 
but  they  laughed  them  to  scorn,  and  mocked  them. 

11  Nevertheless  divers  of  Asher  and  Manasseh 
and  of  Zebulun  humbled  themselves,  and  came  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

12  Also  in  Judah  ^^the  hand  of  God  was  to  give 
them  one  heart  to  do  the  commandment  of  the  king 
and  of  the  princes,  by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

13  ^ And  there  assembled  at  Jerusalem  much  peo- 
ple to  keep  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  in  the  second 
month,  a very  great  congregation. 

14:  And  they  arose  and  took  away  the  altars  that 
were  in  Jerusalem,  and  all  the  altars  for  incense  took 
they  away,  and  cast  them  into  the  brook  Kidron. 

16  Then  they  killed  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  second  month  : and  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites  were  ashamed,  and  sanctified  themselves,  and 
brought  in  the  burnt  offerings  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

16  And  they  stood  in  their  place  after  their  manner, 
according  to  the  law  of  Moses  the  man  of  God  : the 
priests  sprinkled  the  blood,  which  they  received  of  the 
hand  of  the  Levites. 

17  For  there  were  many  in  the  congregation  that  were 
not  sanctified  : therefore  the  Levites  had  the  charge 
of  the  killing  of  the  passovers  for  every  one  that  was 
not  clean,  to  sanctify  them  unto  the  Lord. 

18  For  a multitude  of  the  people,  even  ^^many  of 
Ephraim,  and  Manasseh,  Issachar,  and  Zebulun,  had 
not  cleansed  themselves,  ^^yet  did  they  eat  the  pass- 
over  otherwise  than  it  was  written.  But  Hezekiah 
prayed  for  them,  saying,  The  good  Lord  pardon  every 
one 

19  That  22  prepareth  his  heart  to  seek  God,  the  Lord 
God  of  his  fathers,  though  he  he  not  cleansed  according 
to  the  purification  of  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to  Hezekiah,  and  healed 
the  people. 


* Jer.  4.  1.  Joel  2. 
13. 

6 2 Kin.  15.  19,  29. 

6 Ezek.  20.  18. 

» ch.  29.  8. 


« Dent.  10.  16. 

9 ch.  29.  10. 

10  Ps.  106.  46. 

11  Ex.  34.  6. 

12  Is.  55.  7. 


13  ch.  36.  16. 
i^ver.  18,  21.  Bo 
ch.  11.  16. 

10  Phil.  2.  13. 

16  ch.  29.  25. 


Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  at  Jerusalem  : for  they 
had  not  kept  it  “ in  great  numbers  in  such  sort  as  it 

6 is  written.  So  the  posts  went  with  the  letters  from 
the  king  and  his  princes  throughout  all  Israel  and 
Judah,  and  according  to  the  commandment  of  the 
king,  saying.  Ye  children  of  Israel,  turn  again  unto 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Israel, 
that  he  may  return  to  the  remnant  that  are  escaped 
of  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the  kings  of  Assyria. 

7 And  be  not  ye  like  your  fathers,  and  like  your 
brethren,  which  trespassed  against  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  their  fathers,  so  that  he  gave  them  up  ^ to 

8 desolation,  as  ye  see.  Now  be  ye  not  stiffnecked, 
as  your  fathers  were  ; but  ® yield  yourselves  unto  the 
Lord,  and  enter  into  his  sanctuary,  which  he  hath 
sanctified  for  ever,  and  serve  the  Lord  your  God, 

9 that  his  fierce  anger  may  turn  away  from  you.  For 
if  ye  turn  again  unto  the  Lord,  your  brethren  and 
your  children  shall  find  compassion  before  them  that 
led  them  captive,  and  shall  come  again  into  this 
land  : for  the  Lord  your  God  is  gracious  and  merci- 
ful, and  will  not  turn  away  his  face  from  you,  if  ye 

10  return  unto  him.  So  the  posts  passed  from  city  to 
city  through  the  country  of  Ephraim  and  Manasseh, 
even  unto  Zebulun  : but  they  laughed  them  to  scorn, 

11  and  mocked  them.  Nevertheless  divers  of  Asher 
and  Manasseh  and  of  Zebulun  humbled  themselves, 

12  and  came  to  Jerusalem.  Also  in  Judah  was  the 
hand  of  God  to  give  them  one  heart,  to  do  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king  and  of  the  princes  by  the  word 

13  of  the  Lord.  And  there  assembled  at  Jerusalem 
much  people  to  keep  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
in  the  second  month,  a very  great  congregation. 

14  And  they  arose  and  took  away  the  altars  that  were 
in  Jerusalem,  and  all  the  ‘^altars  for  incense  took 
they  away,  and  cast  them  into  the  brook  Kidron. 

15  Then  they  killed  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  second  month  : and  the  priests  and  the 
Levites  were  ashamed,  and  sanctified  themselves, 
and  brought  burnt  offerings  into  the  house  of  the 

16  Lord.  And  they  stood  in  their  place  after  their 
order,  according  to  the  law  of  Moses  the  man  of 
God  : the  priests  sprinkled  the  blood,  ivhich  they  re- 

17  ceived  of  the  hand  of  the  Levites.  For  there  were 
many  in  the  congregation  that  had  not  sanctified 
themselves  : therefore  the  Levites  had  the  charge 
of  killing  the  passovers  for  every  one  that  was  not 

18  clean,  to  sanctify  them  unto  the  Lord.  For  a mul- 
titude of  the  people,  even  many  of  Ephraim  and 
Manasseh,  Issachar  and  Zebulun,  had  not  cleansed 
themselves,  yet  did  they  eat  the  passover  otherwise 
than  it  is  written.  For  Hezekiah  had  prayed  for 
them,  saying.  The  good  Lord  pardon  ® every  one 

19  that  setteth  his  heart  to  seek  God,  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  his  fathers,  though  he  he  not  cleansed  accord- 

20  ing  to  the  purification  of  the  sanctuary.  And  the 
Lord  hearkened  to  Hezekiah,  and  healed  the  peo- 


ch.  28.  24. 

18  ch.  29.  34. 

19  ch.  29.  34. 

20  ver.  11. 

21  Ex.  12.  43,  &c. 


22  ch.  19.  3. 
a Or,  of  a longtime, 
b Or,  to  be  an  as- 
tonishment. 


c Heb.  give  the 
hand. 

d Or,  vessels, 
e Or,  him  that  set- 
teth his  whole  heart. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXI. 


673 


21  And  the  children  of  Israel  that  were  present  at 
Jerusalem,  kept  ^sthe  feast  of  unleavened  bread  seven 
days  with  great  gladness  : and  the  Levites  and  the 
priests  praised  the  Lord  day  by  day,  singing  with  loud 
instruments  unto  the  Lord. 

22  And  Hezekiah  spake  comfortably  unto  all  the  Le- 

vites 24  that  taught  the  good  knowledge  of  the  Lord  : 
and  they  did  eat  throughout  the  feast  seven  days,  offer- 
ing peace  offerings,  and  25  confession  to  the 

Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

23  And  the  whole  assembly  took  counsel  to  keep 
26  other  seven  days  : and  they  kept  other  seven  days 
with  gladness. 

24  For  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  27  did  give  to  the 
congregation  a thousand  bullocks  and  seven  thousand 
sheep  ; and  the  princes  gave  to  the  congregation  a 
thousand  bullocks  and  ten  thousand  sheep  : and  a 
great  number  of  priests  28  sanctified  themselves. 

25  And  all  the  congregation  of  Judah,  with  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  and  all  the  congregation  29  that 
came  out  of  Israel,  and  the  strangers  that  came  out  of 
the  land  of  Israel,  and  that  dwelt  in  Judah,  rejoiced. 

26  So  there  was  great  joy  in  Jerusalem  : for  since 
the  time  of  Solomon  the  son  of  David  king  of  Israel 
there  was  not  the  like  in  Jerusalem. 

27  ^ Then  the  priests  the  Levites  arose  and  blessed 
the  people  : and  their  voice  was  heard,  and  their  prayer 
came  up  to  his  holy  dwelling  place,  even  unto  heaven. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1 The  people  is  forward  in  destroying  idolatry.  2 Hezekiah  ordereth 
the  courses  of  the  priests  and  Levites.,  and  provideth  for  their  work 
and  maintenance.  5 The  people's  forwardness  in  offerings  and  tithes. 
11  Hezekiah  appointeth  officers  to  dispose  of  the  tithes.  20  The  sin- 
cerity of  Hezekiah. 

OW  when  all  this  was  finished,  all  Israel  that 
were  present  went  out  to  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
1 brake  the  images  in  pieces,  and  cut  down  the  groves, 
and  threw  down  the  high  places  and  the  altars  out  of 
all  Judah  and  Benjamin,  in  Ephraim  also  and  Manas- 
seh,  until  they  had  utterly  destroyed  them  all.  Then 
all  the  children  of  Israel  returned,  every  man  to  his 
possession,  into  their  own  cities. 

2 ^ And  Hezekiah  appointed  2 the  courses  of  the 
priests  and  the  Levites  after  their  courses,  every  man 
according  to  his  service,  the  priests  and  Levites  ® for 
burnt  offerings  and  for  peace  offerings,  to  minister,  and 
to  give  thanks,  and  to  praise  in  the  gates  of  the  tents 
of  the  Lord. 

3 He  appointed  also  the  king’s  portion  of  his  sub- 
stance for  the  burnt  offerings,  to  wit,  for  the  morning 
and  evening  burnt  offerings,  and  the  burnt  offerings 
for  the  sabbaths,  and  for  the  new  moons,  and  for  the 
set  feasts,  as  it  is  written  in  the  ^ law  of  the  Lord. 

4 Moreover  he  commanded  the  people  that  dwelt  in 
Jerusalem  to  give  the  ^ portion  of  the  priests  and  the 
Levites,  that  they  might  be  encouraged  in  ® the  law  of 
the  Lord. 

5 ^ And  as  soon  as  the  commandment  came  abroad, 
the  children  of  Israel  brought  in  abundance  the  first- 
fruits  of  corn,  wine,  and  oil,  and  honey,  and  of  all  the 
increase  of  the  field  ; and  the  tithe  of  all  things  brought 
they  in  abundantly. 

6 And  concerning  the  children  of  Israel  and  Judah, 

23  Ex.  12. 15.  & 13.  6.  20  See  1 Kin.  8.  65.  3«  Num.  G.  23, 

2<  Deut.  33.  10.  ch.  27  ch.  35.  7,  8.  1 2 Kin.  18.  4. 

17.  9.  & 35.  3.  28  ch.  29.  34.  2 1 chr.  23.  G.  & 

26  Ezra  10.  11.  2'J  ver.  11,  18.  24.  1. 


21  pie.  And  the  children  of  Israel  that  were  present 
at  Jerusalem  kept  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
seven  days  with  great  gladness  ; and  the  Levites 
and  the  priests  praised  the  Lord  day  by  day,  sing- 

22  ing  with  loud  instruments  unto  the  Lord.  And 
Hezekiah  spake  comfortably  unto  all  the  Levites 
that  were  well  skilled  in  the  service  of  the  Lord.  So 
they  did  eat  throughout  the  feast  for  the  seven  days, 
offering  sacrifices  of  peace  offerings,  and  making 
confession  to  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers. 

23  And  the  whole  congregation  took  counsel  to  keep 
other  seven  days  : and  they  kept  other  seven  days 

24  with  gladness.  For  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  did 
give  to  the  congregation  for  offerings  a thousand 
bullocks  and  seven  thousand  sheep  ; and  the  princes 
gave  to  the  congregation  a thousand  bullocks  and 
ten  thousand  sheep  : and  a great  number  of  priests 

25  sanctified  themselves.  And  all  the  congregation  of 
Judah,  with  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and  all  the 
congregation  that  came  out  of  Israel,  and  the  stran- 
gers that  came  out  of  the  land  of  Israel,  and  that 

26  dwelt  in  Judah,  rejoiced.  So  there  was  great  joy  in 
Jerusalem  : for  since  the  time  of  Solomon  the  son 
of  David  king  of  Israel  there  was  not  the  like  in 

27  Jerusalem.  Then  the  priests  the  Levites  arose  and 
blessed  the  people  : and  their  voice  was  heard,  and 
their  prayer  came  up  to  his  holy  habitation,  even 
unto  heaven. 


31  Now  when  all  this  was  finished,  all  Israel  that 
were  present  went  out  to  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
brake  in  pieces  the  “pillars,  and  hewed  down  the 
Asherim,  and  brake  down  the  high  places  and  the 
altars  out  of  all  Judah  and  Benjamin,  in  Ephraim 
also  and  Manasseh,  until  they  had  destroyed  them 
all.  Then  all  the  children  of  Israel  returned, 
every  man  to  his  possession,  into  their  own  cities. 

2 And  Hezekiah  appointed  the  courses  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites  after  their  courses,  every  man  ac- 
cording to  his  service,  both  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites, for  burnt  offerings  and  for  peace  offerings, 
to  minister,  and  to  give  thanks,  and  to  praise  in 

3 the  gates  of  the  camp  of  the  Lord.  He  appointed 
also  the  king’s  portion  of  his  substance  for  the  burnt 
offerings,  to  wit,  for  the  morning  and  evening  burnt 
offerings,  and  the  burnt  offerings  for  the  sabbaths, 
and  for  the  new  moons,  and  for  the  set  feasts,  as  it 

4 is  written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord.  Moreover  he 
commanded  the  people  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  to 
give  the  portion  of  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  that 
they  might  ^ give  themselves  to  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

5 And  as  soon  as  the  commandment  came  abroad,  the 
children  of  Israel  gave  in  abundance  the  firstfruits 
of  corn,  wine,  and  oil,  and  honey,  and  of  all  the  in- 
crease of  the  field  ; and  the  tithe  of  all  things 

6 brought  they  in  abundantly.  And  the  children  of 


3 1 Chr.  23.  30,  31.  c Mai.  2.  7. 

* Num.  28,  & 29.  2 Ex.  22.  29.  Neh. 

r-  Num.  18.  8,  &c.  13.  12. 

Neh.  13.  10. 


/ Or,  giving  thanks, 
a Or,  obelisks, 
b Heb.  be  strong  in. 


674 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXI. 


that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  they  also  brought  in 
the  tithe  of  oxen  and  sheep,  and  the  ® tithe  of  holy 
things  which  were  consecrated  unto  the  Lord  their  God, 
and  laid  them  by  heaps. 

7 In  the  third  month  they  began  to  lay  the  foun- 
dation of  the  heaps,  and  finished  them  in  the  seventh 
month. 

8 And  when  Hezekiah  and  the  princes  came  and 
saw  the  heaps,  they  blessed  the  Lord,  and  his  people 
Israel. 

9 Then  Hezekiah  questioned  with  the  priests  and  the 
Levites  concerning  the  heaps. 

10  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest  of  the  house  of 
Zadok  answered  him,  and  said,  ® Since  the  people  began 
to  bring  the  offerings  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  we 
have  had  enough  to  eat,  and  have  left  plenty  : for  the 
Lord  hath  blessed  his  people  ; and  that  which  is  left 
is  this  great  store. 

11  ^ Then  Hezekiah  commanded  to  prepare  cham- 
bers in  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; and  they  prepared 
them, 

12  And  brought  in  the  offerings  and  the  tithes  and 
the  dedicated  things  faithfully  : over  which  Cononiah 
the  Levite  teas  ruler,  and  Shimei  his  brother  was  the 
next. 

13  And  Jehiel,  and  Azaziah,  and  Nahath,  and  Asahel, 
and  Jerimoth,  and  Jozabad,  and  Eliel,  and  Ismachiah, 
and  Mahath,  and  Benaiah,  were  overseers  under  the 
hand  of  Cononiah  and  Shimei  his  brother,  at  the  com- 
mandment of  Hezekiah  the  king,  and  Azariah  the  ruler 
of  the  house  of  God. 

14  And  Kore  the  son  of  Imnah  the  Levite,  the  porter 
toward  the  east,  was  over  the  freewill  offerings  of  God, 
to  distribute  the  oblations  of  the  Lord,  and  the  most 
holy  things. 

15  And  next  him  were  Eden,  and  Miniamin,  and 
Jeshua,  and  Shemaiah,  Amariah,  and  Shecaniah,  in 

the  cities  of  the  priests,  in  their  set  office,  to  give  to 
their  brethren  by  courses,  as  well  to  the  great  as  to  the 
small : 

16  Beside  their  genealogy  of  males,  from  three  years 
old  and  upward,  even  unto  every  one  that  entereth  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  his  daily  portion  for  their  ser- 
vice in  their  charges  according  to  their  courses  ; 

17  Both  to  the  genealogy  of  the  priests  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  and  the  Levites  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  in  their  charges  by  their  courses  ; 

18  And  to  the  genealogy  of  all  their  little  ones,  their 
wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their  daughters,  through  all 
the  congregation  : for  in  their  set  office  they  sanctified 
themselves  in  holiness  : 

19  Also  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  the  priests,  which  were 
in  the  fields  of  the  suburbs  of  their  cities,  in  every 
several  city,  the  men  that  were  expressed  by  name, 
to  give  portions  to  all  the  males  among  the  priests,  and 
to  all  that  were  reckoned  by  genealogies  among  the 
Levites. 

20  ^ And  thus  did  Hezekiah  throughout  all  Judah, 
and  wrought  that  which  was  good  and  right  and  truth 
before  the  Lord  his  God. 

21  And  in  every  work  that  he  began  in  the  service 
of  the  house  of  God,  and  in  the  law,  and  in  the  com- 
mandments, to  seek  his  God,  he  did  it  with  all  his  heart, 
and  prospered. 

8 Lev.  27.  30.  Deut.  Neh.  13.  13.  « Lev.  25.  34.  Num. 

14.  28.  ” Josh.  21.  9.  35.  2. 

» Mai.  3.  10.  1*  1 Chr.  23.  24,  27.  « ver.  12,  13,  14,  16. 


Israel  and  Judah,  that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah, 
they  also  brought  in  the  tithe  of  oxen  and  sheep, 
and  the  tithe  of  dedicated  things  which  were  con- 
secrated unto  the  Lord  their  God,  and  laid  them 

7 by  heaps.  In  the  third  month  they  began  to  lay 
the  foundation  of  the  heaps,  and  finished  them  in 

8 the  seventh  month.  And  when  Hezekiah  and  the 
princes  came  and  saw  the  heaps,  they  blessed  the 

9 Lord,  and  his  people  Israel.  Then  Hezekiah  ques- 
tioned with  the  priests  and  the  Levites  concerning 

10  the  heaps.  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest,  of  the 
house  of  Zadok,  answered  him  and  said.  Since  the 
people  began  to  bring  the  oblations  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  we  have  eaten  and  had  enough,  and 
have  left  plenty  : for  the  Lord  hath  blessed  his 
people  ; and  that  which  is  left  is  this  great  store. 

11  Then  Hezekiah  commanded  to  prepare  chambers  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord  ; and  the}'  prepared  them. 

12  And  they  brought  in  the  oblations  and  the  tithes 
and  the  dedicated  things  faithfully  : and  over  them 
Conaniah  the  Levite  was  ruler,  and  Shimei  his 

13  brother  was  second.  And  Jehiel,  and  Azaziah, 
and  Nahath,  and  Asahel,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Joza- 
bad, and  Eliel,  and  Ismachiah,  and  Mahath,  and 
Benaiah,  were  overseers  under  the  hand  of  Cona- 
niah and  Shimei  his  brother,  by  the  appointment  of 
Hezekiah  the  king,  and  Azariah  the  ruler  of  the 

14  house  of  God.  And  Kore  the  son  of  Imnah  the 
Levite,  the  porter  at  the  east  gate,  was  over  the  free- 
will offerings  of  God,  to  distribute  the  oblations  of 

15  the  Lord,  and  the  most  holy  things.  And  under 
him  were  Eden,  and  Miniamin,  and  Jeshua,  and 
Shemaiah,  Amariah,  and  Shecaniah,  in  the  cities  of 
the  priests,  in  their  set  office,  to  give  to  their  bre- 
thren by  courses,  as  well  to  the  great  as  to  the  small : 

16  beside  them  that  were  reckoned  by  genealogy  of 
males,  from  three  years  old  and  upward,  even  every 
one  that  entered  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
duty  of  every  day  required,  for  their  service  in  their 

17  charges  according  to  their  courses  ; and  them  that 
were  reckoned  by  genealogy  of  the  priests  by  their 
fathers’  houses,  and  the  Levites  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  in  their  charges  by  their  courses  ; 

18  ® and  them  that  were  reckoned  by  genealogy  of  all 
their  little  ones,  their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and 
their  daughters,  through  all  the  congregation  : for 
in  their  set  office  they  sanctified  themselves  in  holi- 

19  ness  : also  for  the  sons  of  Aaron  the  priests,  which 
were  in  the  fields  of  the  suburbs  of  their  cities,  in 
every  several  city,  there  were  men  that  were  ex- 
pressed by  name,  to  give  portions  to  all  the  males 
among  the  priests,  and  to  all  that  were  reckoned  by 

20  genealogy  among  the  Levites.  And  thus  did  Heze- 
kiah throughout  all  Judah  ; and  he  wrought  that 
which  was  good  and  right  and  '^faithful  before  the 

21  Lord  his  God.  And  in  every  work  that  he  began 
in  the  service  of  the  house  of  God,  and  in  the  law, 
and  in  the  commandments,  to  seek  his  God,  he  did 
it  with  all  his  heart,  and  prospered. 


IS  2 Kin.  20.  3.  d Or,  for  his  daily  e Or,  even  to  give  io 

c Or,  trust.  portion.  them  d'c. 

/Heb.  faithfulness. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXn. 


675 


CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  Sennacherib  invading  Judahs  Hezekiah  fortifieth  himself,  and  en- 
courageth  his  people.  9 Against  the  blasphemies  of  Sennacherib,  by 
message  and  letters,  Hezekiah  and  Isaiah  pray.  21  An  angel  destroy- 
eth  the  host  of  the  Assyrians,  to  the  glory  of  Hezekiah.  24  Hezekiah 
praying  in  his  sickness,  God  giveth  him  a sign  of  recovery.  25  He 
waxing  proud  is  humbled  by  God.  27  His  wealth  and  works.  31  His 
error  in  the  ambassage  of  Babylon.  32  He  dying,  Manasseh  succeed- 
eth  him.  • 

After  ^ these  things,  and  the  establishment  there- 
of, Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  came,  and  en- 
tered into  Judah,  and  encamped  against  the  fenced 
cities,  and  thought  to  win  them  for  himself. 

2  And  when  Hezekiah  saw  that  Sennacherib  was 
come,  and  that  he  was  purposed  to  fight  against  Jeru- 
salem, 

3  He  took  counsel  with  his  princes  and  his  mighty 
men  to  stop  the  waters  of  the  fountains  which  were 
without  the  city  : and  they  did  help  him. 

4  So  there  was  gathered  much  people  together,  who 
stopped  all  the  fountains,  and  the  brook  that  ran 
through  the  midst  of  the  land,  saying.  Why  should  the 
kings  of  Assyria  come^  and  find  much  water  ? 

5  Also  2 he  strengthened  himself,  ^ and  built  up  all 
the  wall  that  was  broken,  and  raised  it  up  to  the  towers, 
and  another  wall  without,  and  repaired  ^ Millo  in  the 
city  of  David,  and  made  darts  and  shields  in  abun- 
dance. 

6  And  he  set  captains  of  war  over  the  people,  and 
gathered  them  together  to  him  in  the  street  of  the  gate 
of  the  city,  and  spake  comfortably  to  them,  saying, 

7  ® Be  strong  and  courageous,  ® be  not  afraid  nor  dis- 
mayed for  the  king  of  Assyria,  nor  for  all  the  multi- 
tude that  is  with  liim  : for  there  he  more  with  us  than 
with  him  : 

8  With  him  is  an  ^ arm  of  flesh  ; but  ® with  us  is 
the  Lord  our  God  to  help  us,  and  to  fight  our  battles. 
And  the  people  rested  themselves  upon  the  words  of 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah. 

9  After  this  did  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria 
send  his  servants  to  Jerusalem,  (but  he  himself  laid 
siege  against  Lachish,  and  all  his  power  with  him,)  unto 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all  Judah  that  were 
at  Jerusalem,  saying, 

10  Thus  saith  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria,  Where- 
on do  ye  trust,  that  ye  abide  in  the  siege  in  Jerusalem  ? 

11  Doth  not  Hezekiah  persuade  you  to  give  over 
yourselves  to  die  by  famine  and  by  thirst,  saying,  The 
Lord  our  God  shall  deliver  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Assyria  ? 

12  Hath  not  the  same  Hezekiah  taken  away  his 
high  places  and  his  altars,  and  commanded  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  saying.  Ye  shall  worship  before  one  altar, 
and  burn  incense  upon  it  ? 

13  Know  ye  not  what  I and  my  fathers  have  done 
unto  all  the  peopje  of  other  lands  ? were  the  gods  of 
the  nations  of  those  lands  any  ways  able  to  deliver 
their  lands  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

14  Who  was  there  among  all  the  gods  of  those  na- 
tions that  my  fathers  utterly  destroyed,  that  could  de- 
liver his  people  out  of  mine  hand,  that  your  God  should 
be  able  to  deliver  you  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

15  Now  therefore  let  not  Hezekiah  deceive  you. 


1 2 Kin.  18.  13,  &c. 
Is.  36.  1,  &c. 

2 Is.  22.  9,  10. 

3 ch.  25.  23. 

* 2 Sam.  5.  9.  1 Kin. 
9.  24. 


6 Dent.  31.  6. 

6 ch.  20.  15. 

2 2 Kin.  6.  16. 

8 Jer.  17.  5.  1 John 
4.  4. 


och.  13.  12.  Rom. 
8 31 

’ 10  2 Kin.  18.  17. 

11  2 Kin.  18.  19. 

12  2 Kin.  18.  30. 

13  2 Kin.  18.  22. 


32  ® After  these  things,  and  this  faithfulness,  Senna- 

cherib king  of  Assyria  came,  and  entered  into  Judah, 
and  encamped  against  the  fenced  cities,  and  thought 

2 ^ to  win  them  for  himself.  And  when  Hezekiah 
saw  that  Sennacherib  was  come,  and  that  he  was 

3 purposed  to  fight  against  Jerusalem,  he  took  counsel 
with  his  princes  and  his  mighty  men  to  stop  the 
waters  of  the  fountains  which  were  without  the  city  ; 

4 and  they  helped  him.  So  there  was  gathered  much 
people  together,  and  they  stopped  all  the  foimtains, 
and  the  brook  that  flowed  through  the  midst  of  the 
land,  saying.  Why  should  the  kings  of  Assyria  come, 

5 and  find  much  water  ? And  he  took  courage,  and 
built  up  all  the  wall  that  was  broken  down,  and 
^ raised  it  up  to  the  towers,  and  « the  other  wall 
without,  and  strengthened  Millo  in  the  city  of  David, 

6 and  made  weapons  and  shields  in  abundance.  And 
he  set  captains  of  war  over  the  people,  and  gathered 
them  together  to  him  in  the  broad  place  at  the  gate 
of  the  city,  and  spake  comfortably  to  them,  saying, 

7 Be  strong  and  of  a good  courage,  be  not  afraid 
nor  dismayed  for  the  king  of  Assyria,  nor  for  all 
the  multitude  that  is  with  him  : for  there  is  a 

8 greater  with  us  than  with  him  : with  him  is  an  arm 
of  flesh  ; but  with  us  is  the  Lord  our  God  to  help 
us,  and  to  fight  our  battles.  And  the  people  rested 
themselves  upon  the  words  of  Hezekiah  king  of 
Judah. 


9  After  this  did  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  send 
his  servants  to  Jerusalem,  (now  he  was  before  La- 
chish, and  all  his  power  with  him,)  unto  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all  Judah  that  were  at 

10  Jerusalem,  saying.  Thus  saith  Sennacherib  king  of 
Assyria,  Whereon  do  ye  trust,  that  ye  abide  f'the 

11  siege  in  Jerusalem  ? Doth  not  Hezekiah  persuade 
you,  to  give  you  over  to  die  by  famine  and  by  thirst, 
saying.  The  Lord  our  God  shall  deliver  us  out  of 

12  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria  ? Hath  not  the 
same  Hezekiah  taken  away  his  high  places  and  his 
altars,  and  commanded  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  say- 
ing, Ye  shall  worship  before  one  altar,  and  upon  it 

13  shall  ye  burn  incense  ? Know  ye  not  what  I and 
my  fathers  have  done  unto  all  the  peoples  of  the 
lands?  Were  the  gods  of  the  nations  of  the  lands 
any  ways  able  to  deliver  their  land  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

14  Who  was  there  among  all  the  gods  of  those  nations 
which  my  fathers  * utterly  destroyed,  that  could  de- 
liver his  people  out  of  mine  hand,  that  your  God 
should  be  able  to  deliver  you  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

15  Now  therefore  let  not  Hezekiah  deceive  you,  nor 


2 Kin.  18.  33,  34, 
35. 

13  2 Kin.  18.  29. 
a See  2 Kin.  18.  13, 
&c..  Is.  36.  1,  &c. 
b Heb.  to  break  them 


c Heb.  his  face  was 
to  fight. 

d Or,  heightened  the 
towers.  Or,  went  up 
upon  the  towers.  The 
Vulgate  has,  built 
towers  thereon. 


€ Or,  another, 
f Or,  there  be  more, 
g Or,  in  the  strong 
hold, 

h Heb.  devoted. 


676 


IL  CHRONICLES,  XXXIL 


nor  persuade  you  on  this  manner,  neither  yet  believe 
him  : for  no  god  of  any  nation  or  kingdom  was  able  to 
deliver  his  people  out  of  mine  hand,  and  out  of  the 
hand  of  my  fathers  : how  much  less  shall  your  God  de- 
liver you  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

16  And  his  servants  spake  yet  more  against  the  Lord 
God,  and  against  his  servant  Hezekiah. 

17  ^®He  wrote  also  letters  to  rail  on  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  and  to  speak  against  him,  saying,  As  the 
gods  of  the  nations  of  other  lands  have  not  delivered 
their  people  out  of  mine  hand,  so  shall  not  the  God  of 
Hezekiah  deliver  his  people  out  of  mine  hand. 

18  Then  they  cried  with  a loud  voice  in  the  Jews’ 
speech  unto  the  people  of  Jerusalem  that  were  on  the 
wall,  to  affright  them,  and  to  trouble  them  ; that  they 
might  take  the  city. 

19  And  they  spake  against  the  God  of  Jerusalem, 
as  against  the  gods  of  the  people  of  the  earth,  which 
were  the  work  of  the  hands  of  man. 

20  And  for  this  cause  Hezekiah  the  king,  and  ^2  the 
prophet  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz,  prayed  and  cried  to 
heaven. 

21  23  And  the  Lord  sent  an  angel,  which  cut  off 
all  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and  the  leaders  and  cap- 
tains in  the  camp  of  the  king  of  Assyria.  So  he  re- 
turned with  shame  of  face  to  his  own  land.  And  when 
he  was  come  into  the  house  of  his  god,  they  that  came 
forth  of  his  own  bowels  slew  him  there  with  the  sword. 

22  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Hezekiah  and  the  inha- 
bitants of  Jerusalem  from  the  hand  of  Sennacherib  the 
king  of  Assyria,  and  from  the  hand  of  all  other^  and 
guided  them  on  every  side. 

23  And  many  brought  gifts  unto  the  Lord  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  24  presents  to  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  : so 
that  he  was  25  magnified  in  the  sight  of  all  nations  from 
thenceforth. 

24  ^ 26  jn  those  days  Hezekiah  was  sick  to  the  death, 
and  prayed  unto  the  Lord  : and  he  spake  unto  him, 
and  he  gave  him  a sign. 

25  But  Hezekiah  27  rendered  not  again  according  to 
the  benefit  done  unto  him  ; for  28  his  heart  was  lifted 
up  : 29  therefore  there  was  wrath  upon  him,  and  upon 
Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

26  Notwithstanding  Hezekiah  humbled  himself  for 
the  pride  of  his  heart,  both  he  and  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem,  so  that  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  came  not 
upon  them  in  the  days  of  Hezekiah. 

27  ^ And  Hezekiah  had  exceeding  much  riches  and 
honour  : and  he  made  himself  treasuries  for  silver,  and 
for  gold,  and  for  precious  stones,  and  for  spices,  and 
for  shields,  and  for  all  manner  of  pleasant  jewels  ; 

28  Storehouses  also  for  the  increase  of  corn,  and 
wine,  and  oil  ; and  stalls  for  all  manner  of  beasts,  and 
cotes  for  flocks. 

29  Moreover  he  provided  him  cities,  and  possessions 
of  flocks  and  herds  in  abundance  : for  22  (Jod  had  given 
him  substance  very  much. 

30  This  same  Hezekiah  also  stopped  the  upper 
watercourse  of  Gihon,  and  brought  it  straight  down  to 
the  west  side  of  the  city  of  David.  And  Hezekiah 
prospered  in  all  his  works. 

31  ^ Howbeit  in  the  business  of  the  ambassadors  of 


16  2 Kin.  19.  9. 

11  2 Kin.  19.  12. 

18  2 Kin.  18.  28. 

19  2 Kin.  18.  26,  27, 
28. 


20  2 Kin.  19.  18. 

21  2 Kin.  19.  15. 

22  2 Kin.  19.  2,  4. 

23  2 Kin.  19.  35,  &c. 
21  ch.  17.  6. 


25  ch.  1.  1. 

26  2 Kin.  20.  1.  Is, 
38.  1. 

21  Ps.  116.  12. 


persuade  you  on  this  manner,  neither  believe  ye 
him  : for  no  god  of  any  nation  or  kingdom  was  able 
to  deliver  his  people  out  of  mine  hand,  and  out  of 
the  hand  of  my  fathers  : how  much  less  shall  your 

16  * God  deliver  you  out  of  mine  hand  ? And  his  ser- 
vants spake  yet  more  against  the  Lord  God,  and 

17  against  his  servant  Hezekiah.  He  wrote  also  ^ let- 
ters, to  rail  on  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  and  to 
speak  against  him,  saying.  As  the  gods  of  the  na- 
tions of  the  lands,  which  have  not  delivered  their 
people  out  of  mine  hand,  so  shall  not  the  God  of 

18  Hezekiah  deliver  his  people  out  of  mine  hand.  And 
they  cried  with  a loud  voice  in  the  Jews’  language 
unto  the  people  of  Jerusalem  that  were  on  the  wall, 
to  affright  them,  and  to  trouble  them  ; that  they 

19  might  take  the  city.  And  they  spake  of  the  God 
of  Jerusalem,  as  of  the  gods  of  the  peoples  of  the 

20  earth,  which  are  the  work  of  men’s  hands.  And 
Hezekiah  the  king,  and  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son 
of  Amoz,  prayed  because  of  this,  and  cried  to  heaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  sent  an  angel,  which  cut  off  all  the 
mighty  men  of  valour,  and  the  leaders  and  captains, 
in  the  camp  of  the  king  of  Assyria.  So  he  returned 
with  shame  of  face  to  his  own  laud.  And  when  he 
was  come  into  the  house  of  his  god,  they  that  came 
forth  of  his  own  bowels  ^ slew  him  there  with  the 

22  sword.  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Hezekiah  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  from  the  hand  of  Senna- 
cherib the  king  of  Assyria,  and  from  the  hand  of  all 

23  other,  and  guided  them  on  every  side.  And  many 
brought  gifts  unto  the  Lord  to  Jerusalem,  and  pre- 
cious things  to  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  : so  that  he 
was  exalted  in  the  sight  of  all  nations  from  thence- 
forth. 


24  ^ In  those  days  Hezekiah  was  sick  even  unto 
death  : and  he  prayed  unto  the  Lord  ; and  he  spake 

25  unto  him,  and  gave  him  a ”*sign.  But  Hezekiah 
rendered  not  again  according  to  the  benefit  done 
unto  him  ; for  his  heart  was  lifted  up  : therefore 
there  was  wrath  upon  him,  and  upon  Judah  and 

26  Jerusalem.  Notwithstanding  Hezekiah  humbled 
himself  for  the  pride  of  his  heart,  both  he  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  so  that  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  came  not  upon  them  in  the  days  of  Hezekiah. 

27  And  Hezekiah  had  exceeding  much  riches  and 
honour  : and  he  provided  him  treasuries  for  silver, 
and  for  gold,  and  for  precious  stones,  and  for  spices, 
and  for  shields,  and  for  all  manner  of  goodly  ves- 

28  sels  ; storehouses  also  for  the  increase  of  corn  and 
wine  and  oil  ; and  stalls  for  all  manner  of  beasts, 

29  and  flocks  in  folds.  Moreover  he  provided  him 
cities,  and  possessions  of  flocks  and  herds  in  abun- 
dance : for  God  had  given  him  very  much  substance. 

'30  This  same  Hezekiah  also  stopped  the  upper  spring 
of  the  waters  of  Gihon,  and  brought  them  straight 
down  on  the  west  side  of  the  city  of  David.  And 

31  Hezekiah  prospered  in  all  his  works.  Howbeit 
in  the  business  of  the  ® ambassadors  of  the  princes 


28  ch.  26.  16.  Hab. 
2.  4. 

29  ch.  24.  18. 

80  Jer.  26.  18,  19. 

31  2 Kin.  20.  19. 

32  1 Chr.  29.  12. 


33  Is.  22.  9,  11. 
i Or,  gods, 
j Or,  a letter, 
k Heb.  caused  him 
to /all. 


I See  2 Kin.  20.  1, 
&c.,  Is.  38.  1,  &c. 
m Or,  wonder, 
n Heb.  the  lifting 
up. 

o Heb.  interpreters. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXIII. 


677 


the  princes  of  Babylon,  who  sent  unto  him  to  enquire 
of  the  wonder  that  was  done  in  the  land,  God  left  him, 
to  try  him,  that  he  might  know  all  that  was  in  his 
heart. 

32  ^ Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Hezekiah,  and  his 
goodness,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  vision  of 
Isaiah  the  prophet,  the  son  of  Amoz,  and  in  the  book 
of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

33  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they 
buried  him  in  the  chiefest  of  the  sepulchres  of  the  sons 
of  David  : and  all  Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem did  him  honour  at  his  death.  And  Manasseh 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1 Manasseh' s wiAed  reign.  3 He  setteth  up  idolatry.,  and  would  not  be 
admonished,  rl  He  is  carried  into  Babylon.  12  Upon  his  prayer  to 
God  he  is  released,  and  putteth  down  idolatry.  18  His  acts.  20  He 
dying,  Amon  succeedeth  him.  21  Amon  reigning  wickedly  is  slain  by 
hts  servants.  25  The  murderers  being  slain,  Josiah  succeedeth  him. 

Manasseh  ^ was  twelve  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  he  reigned  fifty  and  five  years  in 
Jerusalem  : 

2  But  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  like  unto  the  ^ abominations  of  the  heathen, 
whom  the  Lord  had  cast  out  before  the  children  of 
Israel. 

3  ^ For  he  built  again  the  high  places  which  Heze- 
kiah his  father  had  ^ broken  down,  and  he  reared  up 
altars  for  Baalim,  and  ^ made  groves,  and  worshipped 
® all  the  host  of  heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  Also  he  built  altars  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
whereof  the  Lord  had  said,  ®In  Jerusalem  shall  my 
name  be  for  ever. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host  of  heaven  in 
the  two  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  ® And  he  caused  his  children  to  pass  through  the 
fire  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom  : ® also  he  ob- 
served times,  and  used  enchantments,  and  used  witch- 
craft, and  dealt  with  a familiar  spirit,  and  with  wi- 
zards : he  wrought  much  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

7  And  he  set  a carved  image,  the  idol  which  he 
had  made,  in  the  house  of  God,  of  which  God  had  said 
to  David  and  to  Solomon  his  son.  In  this  house,  and 
in  Jerusalem,  which  I have  chosen  before  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  will  I put  my  name  for  ever  : 

8  Neither  will  I any  more  remove  the  foot  of  Is- 
rael from  out  of  the  land  which  I have  appointed  for 
your  fathers  ; so  that  they  will  take  heed  to  do  all  that 
I have  commanded  them,  according  to  the  whole  law 
and  the  statutes  and  the  ordinances  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

9  So  Manasseh  made  Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem  to  err,  and  to  do  worse  than  the  heathen, 
whom  the  Lord  had  destroyed  before  the  children  of 
Israel. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  to  Manasseh,  and  to  his  peo- 
ple : but  they  would  not  hearken. 

11  ^ Wherefore  the  Lord  brought  upon  them  the 
captains  of  the  host  of  the  king  of  Assyria,  which  took 
Manasseh  among  the  thorns,  and  bound  him  with 
fetters,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 

2 Kin.  20.  12.  Is.  ss  2 Km.  20.  21.  30.  14.  & 31.  1.  & 32. 

39.  1.  39  Pro.  10.  7.  12. 

ssDeut.  8.  2.  i 2 Kin.  21.  1,  &c.  “ Deut.  16.  21. 

36  Is.  3G,  & 37,  & 38,  2 Deut.  18.  9.  2 Chr.  6 Dent.  17.  3. 

&  39.  28.  3.  6 Deut.  12.  11.  1 

37  2 Kin.  18,  & 19,  & a 2 Kin.  18.  4.  ch.  Kin.  8.  29.  & 9.  3.  ch. 

20. 


of  Babylon,  who  sent  unto  him  to  inquire  of  the 
wonder  that  was  done  in  the  land,  God  left  him,  to 
try  him,  that  he  might  know  all  that  was  in  his 

32  heart.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Hezekiah,  and 
his  good  deeds,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  vision 
of  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son  of  Amoz,  in  the  book 

33  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel.  And  Hezekiah 
slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they  buried  him  in  the 
ascent  of  the  sepulchres  of  the  sons  of  David  : and 
all  Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  did  him 
honour  at  his  death.  And  Manasseh  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 


33  « Manasseh  was  twelve  years  old  when  he  began 

to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  fifty  and  five  years  in  Je- 

2 rusalem.  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  after  the  abominations  of  the 
heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out  before  the  chil- 

3 dren  of  Israel.  For  he  built  again  the  high  places 
which  Hezekiah  his  father  had  broken  down  ; and 
he  reared  up  altars  for  the  Baalim,  and  made  Ashe- 
roth,  and  worshipped  all  the  host  of  heaven,  and 

4 served  them.  And  he  built  altars  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  whereof  the  Lord  said.  In  Jerusalem 

5 shall  my  name  be  for  ever.  And  he  built  altars  for 
all  the  host  of  heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house 

6 of  the  Lord.  He  also  made  his  children  to  pass 
through  the  fire  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom  : 
and  he  practised  augury,  and  used  enchantments, 
and  practised  sorcery,  and  dealt  with  them  that  had 
familiar  spirits,  and  with  wizards  : he  wrought  much 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to 

7 anger.  And  he  set  the  graven  image  of  the  idol, 
which  he  had  made,  in  the  house  of  God,  of  which 
God  said  to  David  and  to  Solomon  his  son.  In  this 
house,  and  in  Jerusalem,  which  I have  chosen  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  will  I put  my  name  for  ever  : 

8 neither  will  I any  more  remove  the  foot  of  Israel 
from  off  the  land  which  I have  appointed  for  your 
fathers  ; if  only  they  will  observe  to  do  all  that  I 
have  commanded  them,  even  all  the  law  and  the  sta- 

9 tutes  and  the  ordinances  by  the  hand  of  Moses.  And 
Manasseh  made  Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem to  err,  so  that  they  did  evil  more  than  did  the 
nations,  whom  the  Lord  destroyed  before  the  chil- 

10  dren  of  Israel.  And  the  Lord  spake  to  Manas- 
seh, and  to  his  people  : but  they  gave  no  heed. 

11  Wherefore  the  Lord  brought  upon  them  the  cap- 
tains of  the  host  of  the  king  of  Assyria,  which  took 
Manasseh  ^ in  chains,  and  bound  him  with  fetters. 


C.  6.  & 7.  16. 

7 ch.  4.  9. 

8 Lev.  18.  21.  Deut. 
18.  10.  2 Kin.  23.  10. 
ch.  28.  3.  Ezek.  23. 
37,  39. 


0 Deut.  18.  10,  11. 
16  2 Kin.  21.  G. 

11  2 Kin.  21.  7. 

12  Ps.  132.  14. 

13  2 Sim.  7.  10. 
w Deut.  28.  3G. 


IS  Job  3G.  8.  Ps. 
107.  10,  11. 

a See  2 Kin.  21.  1, 
&c. 

b Or,  with  hooks. 


678 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXIV. 


12  And  when  he  was  in  affliction,  he  besought  the 
Lord  his  God,  and  humbled  himself  greatly  before 
the  God  of  his  fathers, 

13  And  prayed  unto  him  : and  he  was  intreated 
of  him,  and  heard  his  supplication,  and  brought  him 
again  to  Jerusalem  into  his  kingdom.  Then  Manasseh 

knew  that  the  Lord  he  was  God. 

14  Now  after  this  he  built  a wall  without  the  city  of 
David,  on  the  west  side  of  Gihon,  in  the  valley,  even 
to  the  entering  in  at  the  fish  gate,  and  compassed 

about  Ophel,  and  raised  it  up  a very  great  height,  and 
put  captains  of  war  in  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah. 

15  And  he  took  away  -^ithe  strange  gods,  and  the 
idol  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  altars 
that  he  had  built  in  the  mount  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  in  Jerusalem,  and  cast  them  out  of  the  city. 

16  And  he  repaired  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  and  sa- 
crificed thereon  peace  offerings  and  thank  offerings, 
and  commanded  Judah  to  serve  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

17  Nevertheless  the  people  did  sacrifice  still  in  the 
high  places,  yet  unto  the  Lord  their  God  only. 

18  •[[  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Manasseh,  and  his 
prayer  unto  his  God,  and  the  words  of  the  seers  that 
spake  to  him  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of 
Israel. 

19  His  prayer  also,  and  how  God  was  intreated  of 
him,  and  all  his  sins,  and  his  trespass,  and  the  places 
wherein  he  built  high  places,  and  set  up  groves  and 
graven  images,  before  he  was  humbled  : behold,  they 
are  written  among  the  sayings  of  the  seers. 

20  ^ So  Manasseh  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  they 
buried  him  in  his  own  house  : and  Amon  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

21  ^ 26  Amon  was  two  and  twenty  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  reigned  two  years  in  Jerusalem. 

22  But  he  did  that  n^iich  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  as  did  Manasseh  his  father : for  Amon  sacrificed 
unto  all  the  carved  images  which  Manasseh  his  father 
had  made,  and  served  them  ; 

23  And  humbled  not  himself  before  the  Lord,  27  as 
Manasseh  his  father  had  humbled  himself  ; but  Amon 
trespassed  more  and  more. 

24  28  And  his  servants  conspired  against  him,  and 
slew  him  in  his  own  house. 

25  ^ But  the  people  of  the  land  slew  all  them  that 
had  conspired  against  king  Amon  ; and  the  people  of 
the  land  made  Josiah  his  son  king  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1 Josiah's  good  reign,  3 He  destroyeth  idolatry.  8 He  taketh  order  for 
the  repair  of  the  temple.  14  Hilkiah  having  found  a book  of  the  law, 
Josiah  sendeth  to  Huldah  to  enmiire  of  the  Lord.  23  HxUdaJi  prophe- 
sieth  the  destruction  of  Jeriisalem,  but  respite  thereof  in  Josiah's  time. 
29  Josiah,  causing  it  to  be  read  in  a solemn  assembly,  reneweth  the 
covenant  with  God. 

JOSIAH  1 loas  eight  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  one  and  thirty  years. 

2 And  he  did  that  lohich  teas  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  ways  of  David  his  father,  and 
declined  neither  to  the  right  hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

3 ^ For  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign,  while  he  was 
yet  young,  he  began  to  2 seek  after  the  God  of  David 


12  and  carried  him  to  Babylon.  And  when  he  was  in 
distress,  he  besought  the  Lord  his  God,  and  hum- 
bled himself  greatly  before  the  God  of  his  fathers. 

13  And  he  prayed  unto  him  ; and  he  was  intreated  of 
him,  and  heard  his  supplication,  and  brought  him 
again  to  Jerusalem  into  his  kingdom.  Then  Manas- 
seh knew  that  the  Lord  he  was  God. 

14  Now  after  this  he  built  an  outer  wall  to  the  city 
of  David,  on  the  west  side  of  Gihon,  in  the  valley, 
even  to  the  entering  in  at  the  fish  gate  ; and  he 
compassed  about  Ophel,  and  raised  it  up  a very 
great  height  : and  he  put  valiant  captains  in  all 

15  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah.  And  he  took  away  the 
strange  gods,  and  the  idol  out  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  all  the  altars  that  he  had  .built  in  the 
mount  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  i*  Jerusalem, 

16  and  cast  them  out  of  the  city.  And  he  ^ built  up 
the  altar  of  the  Lord,  and  offered  thereon  sacrifices 
of  peace  offerings  and  of  thanksgiving,  and  com- 
manded Judah  to  serve  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel. 

17  Nevertheless  the  people  did  sacrifice  still  in  the  high 

18  places,  but  only  unto  the  Lord  their  God.  Now  the 
rest  of  the  acts  of  Manasseh,  and  his  prayer  unto 
his  God,  and  the  words  of  the  seers  that  spake  to 
him  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  among  the  acts  of  the  kings  of 

19  Israel.  His  prayer  also,  and  how  God  was  intreated 
of  him,  and  all  his  sin  and  his  trespass,  and  the 
places  wherein  he  built  high  places,  and  set  up  the 
Asherim  and  the  graven  images,  before  he  humbled 
himself  : behold,  they  are  written  in  the  history  of 

20  ^Hozai.  So  Manasseh  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  in  his  own  house  : and  Amon  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  / Amon  was  twenty  and  two  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  two  years  in  Jeru- 

22  Salem.  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  as  did  Manasseh  his  father  : and  Amon 
sacrificed  unto  all  the  graven  images  which  Manas- 

23  seh  his  father  had  made,  and  served  them.  And  he 
humbled  not  himself  before  the  Lord,  as  Manasseh 
his  father  had  humbled  himself ; but  this  same 

24  Amon  trespassed  more  and  more.  And  his  ser- 
vants conspired  against  him,  and  put  him  to  death 

25  in  his  own  house.  But  the  people  of  the  land  slew 
all  them  that  had  conspired  against  king  Amon ; 
and  the  people  of  the  laud  made  Josiah  his  son  king 
in  his  stead. 


34  “Josiah  was  eight  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ; 
and  he  reigned  thirty  and  one  years  in  Jerusalein. 

2 And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  ways  of  David  his  father, 
and  turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the 

3 left.  For  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign,  while  he 
was  yet  young,  he  began  to  seek  after  the  God  of 


iG  1 Pet.  5.  G. 

1 Chr.  5.  20.  Ezra 
8.  23. 

‘8  P.3.  9.  IG.  Dan.  4. 
25. 


19  1 Kin.  1.  33. 

20  ch.  27.  3. 

21  ver.  3,  5,  7. 

22  Lev.  7.  12. 

20  oh.  32.  12. 


24 1 Sam.  9.  9. 

25  2 Kin.  21.  18. 

20  2 Kin.  21.  19,  &c. 

27  ver.  12. 

28  2 Kin.  21.  23.  -4. 


1 2 Kin.  22.  1,  &c. 

2 ch.  15.  2. 

c Or,  captains  of  the 
army. 


d According  to  an- 
other reading,  pre- 
pared. 

e Or,  the  seers.  So 
the  Sept. 


/See  2 Kin.  21.  19, 
&c. 

g Or,  became  guilty, 
a See  2 Kin.  22. 1,  2. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXIV. 


679 


his  father  : and  in  the  twelfth  year  he  began  ^ to  purge 
Judah  and  Jerusalem  ^ from  the  high  places,  and  the 
groves,  and  the  carved  images,  and  the  molten  images. 

4 ® And  they  brake  down  the  altars  of  Baalim  in  his 
presence  ; and  the  images,  that  were  on  high  above 
them,  he  cut  down  ; and  the  groves,  and  the  carved 
images,  and  the  molten  images,  he  brake  in  pieces,  and 
made  dust  of  them,  ® and  strowed  it  upon  the  graves  of 
them  that  had  sacrificed  unto  them. 

5 And  he  burnt  the  bones  of  the  priests  upon  their 
altars,  and  cleansed  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

6 And  so  did  he  in  the  cities  of  Manasseh,  and 
Ephraim,  and  Simeon,  even  unto  Naphtali,  with  their 
mattocks  round  about. 

7 And  when  he  had  broken  down  the  altars  and  the 
roves,  and  had  ® beaten  the  graven  images  into  pow- 
er, and  cut  down  all  the  idols  throughout  all  the  land 

of  Israel,  he  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

8 ^ Now  ® in  the  eighteenth  year  of  his  reign,  when 
he  had  purged  the  land,  and  the  house,  he  sent  Shaphan 
the  son  of  Azaliah,  and  Maaseiah  the  governor  of  the 
city,  and  Joah  the  son  of  Joahaz  the  recorder,  to  repair 
the  house  of  the  Lord  his  God. 

9 And  when  they  came  to  Hilkiah  the  high  priest, 
they  delivered  the  money  that  was  brought  into  the 
house  of  God,  which  the  Levites  that  kept  the  doors 
had  gathered  of  the  hand  of  Manasseh  and  Ephraim, 
and  of  all  the  remnant  of  Israel,  and  of  all  Judah  and 
Benjamin  ; and  they  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

10  And  they  put  it  in  the  hand  of  the  workmen  that 
had  the  oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  they 
gave  it  to  the  workmen  that  wrought  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  to  repair  and  amend  the  house  : 

11  Even  to  the  artificers  and  builders  gave  they  it,  to 
buy  hewn  stone,  and  timber  for  couplings,  and  to  floor 
the  houses  which  the  kings  of  Judah  had  destroyed. 

12  And  the  men  did  the  work  faithfully  : and  the 
overseers  of  them  were  Jahath  and  Obadiah,  the  Levites, 
of  the  sons  of  Merari  ; and  Zechariah  and  Meshullam, 
of  the  sons  of  the  Kohathites,  to  set  it  forward  ; and 
other  of  the  Levites,  all  that  could  skill  of  instruments 
of  musick. 

13  Also  they  were  over  the  bearers  of  burdens,  and 
were  overseers  of  all  that  wrought  the  work  in  any  man- 
ner of  service  : and  of  the  Levites  there  were  scribes, 
and  officers,  and  porters. 

14  ^ And  when  they  brought  out  the  money  that 
was  brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  Hilkiah  the 
priest  found  a book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord  given  by 
Moses. 

15  And  Hilkiah  answered  and  said  to  Shaphan  the 
scribe,  I have  found  the  book  of  the  law  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord.  And  Hilkiah  delivered  the  book  to  Sha- 
phan. 

16  And  Shaphan  carried  the  book  to  the  king,  and 
brought  the  king  word  back  again,  saying.  All  that  was 
committed  to  thy  servants,  they  do  it. 

17  And  they  have  gathered  together  the  money  that 
was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  have  delivered 
it  into  the  hand  of  the  overseers,  and  to  the  hand  of 
the  workmen. 

18  Then  Shaphan  the  scribe  told  the  king,  saying, 

8 1 Kin.  13.  2,  8 Deut.  9.  21.  12  2 Kin.  22.  8,  &c. 

* ch.  33.  17,  22.  *>2  Kin.  22.  3.  b Or,  as  otherwise 

8 Lev.  2G.  30.  2 Kin.  10  See  2 Kin.  12.  4,  read,  with  their  axes. 

23.  4.  &c.  The  text  is  probably 

8 2 Kin.  23.  6.  u 1 Chr.  23.  4,  5.  corrupt. 

2 1 Kin.  13.  2 


David  his  father  ; and  in  the  twelfth  year  he  began 
to  purge  Judah  and  Jerusalem  from  the  high  places, 
and  the  Asherim,  and  the  graven  images,  and  the 

4 molten  images.  And  they  brake  down  the  altars  of 
the  Baalim  in  his  presence  ; and  the  sun-images, 
that  were  on  high  above  them,  he  hewed  down  ; and 
the  Asherim,  and  the  graven  images,  and  the  molten 
images,  he  brake  in  pieces,  and  made  dust  of  them, 
and  strowed  it  upon  the  graves  of  them  that  had 

5 sacrificed  unto  them.  And  he  burnt  the  bones  of 
the  priests  upon  their  altars,  and  purged  Judah  and 

6 Jerusalem.  And  so  did  he  in  the  cities  of  Manasseh 
and  Ephraim  and  Simeon,  even  unto  Naphtali,  ^ in 

7 their  ruins  round  about.  And  he  brake  down  the 
altars,  and  beat  the  Asherim  and  the  graven  images 
into  powder,  and  hewed  down  all  the  sun-images 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Israel,  and  returned  to 
Jerusalem. 

8 Now  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  his  reign,  when  he 
had  purged  the  land,  and  the  house,  he  sent  Sha- 
phan the  son  of  Azaliah,  and  Maaseiah  the  governor 
of  the  city,  and  Joah  the  son  of  Joahaz  the  ^re- 
corder, to  repair  the  house  of  the  Lord  his  God. 

9 And  they  came  to  Hilkiah  the  high  priest,  and  de- 
livered the  money  that  was  brought  into  the  house 
of  God,  which  the  Levites,  the  keepers  of  the  ® door, 
had  gathered  of  the  hand  of  Manasseh  and  Ephraim, 
and  of  all  the  remnant  of  Israel,  and  of  all  Judah 
and  Benjamin,  and  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 

10  And  they  delivered  it  into  the  hand  of  the  workmen 
that  had  the  oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  ^ the  workmen  that  wrought  in  the  house  of  the 

11  Lord  gave  it  to  amend  and  repair  the  house  ; even 
to  the  carpenters  and  to  the  builders  gave  they  it,  to 
buy  hewn  stone,  and  timber  for  couplings,  and  to 
make  beams  for  the  houses  which  the  kings  of  Judah 

12  had  destroyed.  And  the  men  did  the  work  faith- 
fully : and  the  overseers  of  them  were  Jahath  and 
Obadiah,  the  Levites,  of  the  sons  of  Merari  ; and 
Zechariah  and  Meshullam,  of  the  sons  of  the  Ko- 
hathites, ^ to  set  it  forward  : and  other  of  the  Le- 
vites, all  that  could  skill  of  instruments  of  music. 

13  Also  they  were  over  the  bearers  of  burdens,  and  set 
forward  all  that  did  the  work  in  every  manner  of 
service  : and  of  the  Levites  there  were  scribes,  and 

14  officers,  and  porters.  And  when  they  brought  out 
the  money  that  was  brought  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  Hilkiah  the  priest  found  the  book  of  the  law 

15  of  the  Lord  * given  by  Moses.  And  Hilkiah  an- 
swered and  said  to  Shaphan  the  scribe,  1 have  found 
the  book  of  the  law  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 

16  Hilkiah  delivered  the  book  to  Shaphan.  And  Sha- 
phan carried  the  book  to  the  king,  and  moreover 
brought  the  king  word  again,  saying.  All  that  was 

17  committed  to  thy  servants,  they  do  it.  And  they 
have  j emptied  out  the  money  that  was  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  have  delivered  it  into  the 
hand  of  the  overseers,  and  into  the  hand  of  the  work- 

18  men.  Amd  Shaphan  the  scribe  told  the  king,  saying, 


c See  2 Kin.  22.  3,  is,  and  they  returned  h Or,  to  preside  over 
&c.  to  ,Jer^^saJem.  it. 

d Or,  chronicler.  g Or,  they  gave  it  to  i Heb.  by  the  hand 

e Heb.  threshold.  the  workmen  dice.  See  of. 

J Another  reading  2 Kin.  22.  6.  j Or,  poured  out. 


680 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXIV. 


Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  given  me  a book.  And  Shaphan 
read  it  before  the  king. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  had  heard  the 
words  of  the  law,  that  he  rent  his  clothes. 

20  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah,  and  Ahikam 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Abdon  the  son  of  Micah,  and 
Shaphan  the  scribe,  and  Asaiah  a servant  of  the  king’s, 
saying, 

21  Go,  enquire  of  the  Lord  for  me,  and  for  them 
that  are  left  in  Israel  and  in  Judah,  concerning  the 
words  of  the  book  that  is  found  : for  great  is  the  wrath 
of  the  Lord  that  is  poured  out  upon  us,  because  our 
fathers  have  not  kept  the  word  of  the  Lord,  to  do  after 
all  that  is  written  in  this  book. 

22  And  Hilkiah,  and  they  that  the  king  had  appointed, 
went  to  Huldah  the  prophetess,  the  wife  of  Shallum 
the  son  of  Tikvath,  the  son  of  Hasrah,  keeper  of 
the  wardrobe  ; (now  she  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  in  the 
college  :)  and  they  spake  to  her  to  that  effect. 

23  *f[  And  she  answered  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  Tell  ye  the  man  that  sent  you  to  me, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  bring  evil 
upon  this  place,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof,  even 
all  the  curses  that  are  written  in  the  book  which  they 
have  read  before  the  king  of  Judah  : 

25  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and  have  burned 
incense  unto  other  gods,  that  they  might  provoke  me 
to  anger  with  all  the  works  of  their  hands  ; therefore 
my  wrath  shall  be  poured  out  upon  this  place,  and  shall 
not  be  quenched. 

26  And  as  for  the  king  of  Judah,  who  sent  you  to 
enquire  of  the  Lord,  so  shall  ye  say  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  concerning  the  words 
which  thou  hast  heard  ; 

27  Because  thine  heart  was  tender,  and  thou  didst 
humble  thyself  before  God,  when  thou  heardest  his 
words  against  this  place,  and  against  the  inhabitants 
thereof,  and  humbledst  thyself  before  me,  and  didst 
rend  thy  clothes,  and  weep  before  me  ; I have  even 
heard  thee  also,  saith  the  Lord. 

28  Behold,  I will  gather  thee  to  thy  fathers,  and 
thou  shalt  be  gathered  to  thy  grave  in  peace,  neither 
shall  thine  eyes  see  all  the  evil  that  I will  bring  upon 
this  place,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  the  same.  So 
they  brought  the  king  word  again. 

29  Then  the  king  sent  and  gathered  together 
all  the  elders  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  king  went  up  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  all  the  men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem, and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all  the 
people,  great  and  small  : and  he  read  in  their  ears  all 
the  words  of  the  book  of  the  covenant  that  was  found 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

31  And  the  king  stood  in  his  place,  and  made  a 
covenant  before  the  Lord,  to  walk  after  the  Lord,  and 
to  keep  his  commandments,  and  his  testimonies,  and 
his  statutes,  with  all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his  soul, 
to  perform  the  words  of  the  covenant  which  are  written 
in  this  book. 

32  And  he  caused  all  that  were  present  in  Jerusa- 
lem and  Benjamin  to  stand  to  it.  And  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  did  according  to  the  covenant  of  God, 
the  God  of  their  fathers. 

33  And  Josiah  took  away  all  the  abominations  out 


Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  delivered  me  a book.  And 

19  Shaphan  read  therein  before  the  king.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  the  king  had  heard  the  words  of  the 

20  law,  that  he  rent  his  clothes.  And  the  king  com- 
manded Hilkiah,  and  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan, 
and  * Abdon  the  son  of  Micah,  and  Shaphan  the 

21  scribe,  and  Asaiah  the  king’s  servant,  saying.  Go  ye, 
inquire  of  the  Lord  for  me,  and  for  them  that  are 
left  in  Israel  and  in  Judah,  concerning  the  words  of 
the  book  that  is  found  : for  great  is  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  that  is  poured  out  upon  us,  because  our  fa- 
thers have  not  kept  the  word  of  the  Lord,  to  do  ac- 

22  cording  unto  all  that  is  written  in  this  book.  So 
Hilkiah,  and  they  whom  the  king  had  commanded, 
went  to  Huldah  the  prophetess,  the  wife  of  Shallum 
the  son  of  ^ Tokhath,  the  son  of  Hasrah,  keeper  of 
the  wardrobe  ; (now  she  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  in  the 
" second  quarter  ;)  and  they  spake  to  her  to  that 

23  effect.  And  she  said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel : Tell  ye  the  man  that  sent 

24  you  unto  me.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will 
bring  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the  inhabit- 
ants thereof,  even  all  the  curses  that  are  written  in 
the  book  which  they  have  read  before  the  king  of 

25  Judah  : because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and  have 
burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  that  they  might 
provoke  me  to  anger  with  all  the  works  of  their 
hands  ; therefore  is  my  wrath  poured  out  upon  this 

26  place,  and  it  shall  not  be  quenched.  But  unto  the 
king  of  Judah,  who  sent  you  to  inquire  of  the  Lord, 
thus  shall  ye  say  to  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel : As  touching  the  words  which  thou 

27  hast  heard,  because  thine  heart  was  tender,  and  thou 
didst  humble  thyself  before  God,  when  thou  heardest 
his  words  against  this  place,  and  against  the  inha- 
bitants thereof,  and  hast  humbled  thyself  before  me, 
and  hast  rent  thy  clothes,  and  wept  before  me  ; I 

28  also  have  heard  thee,  saith  the  Lord.  Behold,  I will 
gather  thee  to  thy  fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be  ga- 
thered to  thy  grave  in  peace,  neither  shall  thine  eyes 
see  all  the  evil  that  I will  bring  upon  this  place,  and 
upon  the  inhabitants  thereof.  And  they  brought  the 
king  word  again. 

29  ®Then  the  king  sent  and  gathered  together  all 

30  the  elders  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem.  And  the  king 
went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men 
of  Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all  the  people,  both 
great  and  small  : and  he  read  in  their  ears  all  the 
words  of  the  book  of  the  covenant  that  was  found 

31  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  the  king  stood  in 
his  place,  and  made  a covenant  before  the  Lord,  to 
walk  after  the  Lord,  and  to  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  his  testimonies,  and  his  statutes,  with 
all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  to  perform  the 
words  of  the  covenant  that  were  va*itten  in  this 

32  book.  And  he  caused  all  that  were  found  in  Jeru- 
salem and  Benjamin  to  stand  to  it.  And  the  inha- 
bitants of  Jerusalem  did  according  to  the  covenant 

33  of  God,  the  God  of  their  fathers.  And  Josiah  took 
away  all  the  abominations  out  of  all  the  countries 


W 2 Kin.  22.  14.  2 Kin.  11.  14.  & kin  2 Kin.  22.  12,  I In  2 Kin.  22.  14,  w In  2 Kin.  22.  14,  o See  2 Kin.  23.  1, 

w 2 Kin.  23.  1,  &c.  23.3.  ch.  6.  13.  Achbor  the  son  of  Mi-  Tikvah.  Harhas.  &c. 

w 1 Kin.  11.  5.  caiah.  n Heb.  Mishneh. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXV. 


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of  all  the  countries  that  pertained  to  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  made  all  that  were  present  in  Israel  to 
serve,  even  to  serve  the  Lord  their  God.  And  all  his 
days  they  departed  not  from  following  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  their  fathers. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  Josiah  keepeih  a most  solemn  passover.  20  He,  provoking  Pharaoh- 
necho,  is  slain  at  Megiddo.  25  Lamentations  for  Josiah. 

Moreover  ^ josiah  kept  a passover  unto  the 
Lord  in  Jerusalem  : and  they  killed  the  pass- 
over  on  the  2 fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month. 

2  And  he  set  the  priests  in  their  ® charges,  and  ^ en- 
couraged them  to  the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord, 

3  And  said  unto  the  Levites  ® that  taught  all  Israel, 
which  were  holy  unto  the  Lord,  ® Put  the  holy  ark  in 
the  house  which  Solomon  the  son  of  David  king  of 
Israel  did  build  ; ® it  shall  not  he  a burden  upon  your 
shoulders  : serve  now  the  Lord  your  God,  and  his 
people  Israel, 

4  And  prepare  yourselves  by  the  ® houses  of  your 
fathers,  after  your  courses,  according  to  the  writing 
of  David  king  of  Israel,  and  according  to  the  writ- 
ing of  Solomon  his  son. 

6  And  stand  in  the  holy  place  according  to  the 
divisions  of  the  families  of  the  fathers  of  your  bre- 
thren the  people,  and  after  the  division  of  the  families 
of  the  Levites. 

6 So  kill  the  passover,  and  sanctify  yourselves, 
and  prepare  your  brethren,  that  they  may  do  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

7  And  Josiah  i^gave  to  the  people,  of  the  flock,  lambs 
and  kids,  all  for  the  passover  offerings,  for  all  that 
were  present,  to  the  number  of  thirty  thousand,  and 
three  thousand  bullocks  : these  were  of  the  king’s  sub- 
stance. 

8  And  his  princes  gave  willingly  unto  the  people,  to 
the  priests,  and  to  the  Levites  : Hilkiah  and  Zechariah 
and  Jehiel,  rulers  of  the  house  of  God,  gave  unto  the 
priests  for  the  passover  offerings  two  thousand  and  six 
hundred  small  cattle^  and  three  hundred  oxen. 

9  Conaniah  also,  and  Shemaiah  and  Nethaneel,  his 
brethren,  and  Hashabiah  and  Jeiel  and  Jozabad,  chief 
of  the  Levites,  gave  unto  the  Levites  for  passover  offer- 
ings five  thousand  small  cattle,  and  five  hundred  oxen. 

10  So  the  service  was  prepared,  and  the  priests 
1^  stood  in  their  place,  and  the  Levites  in  their  courses, 
according  to  the  king’s  commandment. 

11  And  they  killed  the  passover,  and  the  priests 
1®  sprinkled  the  hlood  from  their  hands,  and  the  Levites 
flayed  them. 

12  And  they  removed  the  burnt  offerings,  that  they 
might  give  according  to  the  divisions  of  the  families  of 
the  people,  to  offer  unto  the  Lord,  as  it  is  written  in 
the  book  of  Moses.  And  so  did  they  with  the  oxen. 

13  And  tliey  roasted  the  passover  with  fire  accord- 
ing to  the  ordinance  : but  the  other  holy  offerings  2®  sod 
they  in  pots,  and  in  caldrons,  and  in  pans,  and  divided 
them  speedily  among  all  the  people. 

14  And  afterward  they  made  ready  for  themselves, 
and  for  the  priests  : because  the  priests  the  sons  of 

”Jer.  3.  10.  4 eh.  29.  .5,  11.  o 1 Chr.  9.  10. 

1 2 Kin.  23.  21,  22.  5 Deut.  33.  10.  ch.  lo  1 Chr.  23,  & 24,  & 

2  Ex.  12.  G.  Ezra  G.  30.  22.  Mai.  2.  7.  25,  & 26. 

19.  6 See  ch.  34.  14.  n ch.  8.  14. 

3  ch.  23.  18.  Ezra  G.  ^ ch.  5.  7.  42  pg.  134.  1. 

18.  8 1 Chr.  23.  26. 


that  pertained  to  the  children  of  Israel,  and  made 
all  that  were  found  in  Israel  to  serve,  even  to  serve 
the  Lord  their  God.  All  his  days  they  departed 
not  from  following  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their 
fathers. 


35  And  Josiah  kept  a passover  unto  the  Lord  in 
Jerusalem  : and  they  killed  the  passover  on  the 

2 fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month.  And  he  set  the 
priests  in  their  charges,  and  encouraged  them  to 

3 the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  he  said 
unto  the  Levites  that  taught  all  Israel,  which  were 
holy  unto  the  Lord,  Put  the  holy  ark  in  the  house 
which  Solomon  the  son  of  David  king  of  Israel  did 
build  ; there  shall  no  more  be  a burden  upon  your 
shoulders  : now  serve  the  Lord  your  God,  and  his 

4 people  Israel.  And  prepare  yourselves  after  your 
fathers’  houses  by  your  courses,  according  to  the 
writing  of  David  king  of  Israel,  and  according  to 

5 the  writing  of  Solomon  his  son.  And  stand  in  the 
holy  place  according  to  the  divisions  of  the  fathers’ 
houses  of  your  brethren  the  children  of  the  people, 
® and  let  there  he  for  each  a portion  of  a fathers’ 

6 house  of  the  Levites.  And  kill  the  passover,  and 
sanctify  yourselves,  and  prepare  for  your  brethren, 
to  do  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the 

7 hand  of  Moses.  And  Josiah  ^gave  to  the  children  of 
the  people,  of  the  flock,  lambs  and  kids,  all  of  them 
for  the  passover  offerings,  unto  all  that  were  present, 
to  the  number  of  thirty  thousand,  and  three  thou- 
sand bullocks  : these  were  of  the  king’s  substance. 

8 And  his  princes  gave  for  a freewill  offering  unto  the 
people,  to  the  priests,  and  to  the  Levites.  Hilkiah 
and  Zechariah  and  Jehiel,  the  rulers  of  the  house 
of  God,  gave  unto  the  priests  for  the  passover  offer- 
ings two  thousand  and  six  hundred  small  cattle,  and 

9 three  hundred  oxen.  Conaniah  also,  and  Shemaiah 
and  Nethanel,  his  brethren,  and  Hashabiah  and 
Jeiel  and  Jozabad,  the  chiefs  of  the  Levites,  gave 
unto  the  Levites  for  the  passover  offerings  five 

10  thousand  small  cattle,  and  five  hundred  oxen.  So 
the  service  was  prepared,  and  the  priests  stood  in 
their  place,  and  the  Levites  by  their  courses,  ac- 

11  cording  to  the  king’s  commandment.  And  they 
killed  the  passover,  and  the  priests  sprinkled  the 
hlood,  ivhich  they  received  of  their  hand,  and  tlie  Le- 

12  vites  flayed  them.  And  they  removed  the  burnt 
offerings,  that  they  might  give  them  according  to 
the  divisions  of  the  fathers’  houses  of  the  children 
of  the  people,  to  offer  unto  the  Lord,  as  it  is  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  Moses.  And  so  did  they  with 

13  the  oxen.  And  they  roasted  the  passover  with  fire 
according  to  the  ordinance  : and  the  holy  offerings 
sod  they  in  pots,  and  in  caldrons,  and  in  pans,  and 
carried  them  quickly  to  all  the  children  of  the  peo- 

14  pie.  And  afterward  they  prepared  for  themselves, 
and  for  the  priests  ; because  the  priests  the  sons  of 


43  ch.  29.  5,  15.  & 30.  >8  T^ev.  3.  3.  ine:  to  Ihr  distribution 

3,  15.  Ezra  G.  20.  Ex.  12.  8,  9.  Deut.  of  each  fathers’’  house. 

44  ch.  30.  24.  IG.  7.  h Or,  gave  for  ojfer- 

43  Ezra  G.  18.  20  \ gam.  2.  13,  14,  ings,  and  so  in  vv.  8, 

48  rh.  29.  22.  15.  9.  See  ch.  30.  24. 

44  See  ch.  29.  34.  a Or,  and  accord-  c Or,  willingly. 


682 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXV. 


Aaron  were  busied  in  offering  of  burnt  offerings  and  the 
fat  until  night ; therefore  the  Levites  prepared  for 
themselves,  and  for  the  priests  the  sons  of  Aaron. 

15  And  the  singers  the  sons  of  Asaph  were  in  their 
place,  according  to  the  commandment  of  David,  and 
Asaph,  and  Heman,  and  Jeduthun  the  king’s  seer  ; and 
the  porters  22  waited  at  every  gate  ; they  might  not  de- 
part from  their  service  ; for  their  brethren  the  Levites 
prepared  for  them. 

16  So  all  the  service  of  the  Lord  was  prepared  the 
same  day,  to  keep  the  passover,  and  to  offer  burnt  of- 
ferings upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  according  to  the 
commandment  of  king  Josiah. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  that  were  present  kept 
the  passover  at  that  time,  and  the  feast  of  ^3  unleavened 
bread  seven  days. 

18  And  there  was  no  passover  like  to  that  kept  in 
Israel  from  the  days  of  Samuel  the  prophet ; neither 
did  all  the  kings  of  Israel  keep  such  a passover  as 
Josiah  kept,  and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all 
Judah  and  Israel  that  were  present,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem. 

19  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Josiah  was 
this  passover  kept. 

20  ^ 26  After  all  this,  when  Josiah  had  prepared 
the  temple,  Necho  king  of  Egypt  came  up  to  fight 
against  Charchemish  by  Euphrates  : and  Josiah  went 
out  against  him. 

21  But  he  sent  ambassadors  to  him,  saying.  What 
have  I to  do  with  thee,  thou  king  of  Judah  ? / come 
not  against  thee  this  day,  but  against  the  house  where- 
with I have  war  : for  God  commanded  me  to  make 
haste  : forbear  thee  from  meddling  with  God,  who  is 
with  me,  that  he  destroy  thee  not. 

22  Nevertheless  Josiah  would  not  turn  his  face  from 
him,  but  26  disguised  himself,  that  he  might  fight  with 
him,  and  hearkened  not  unto  the  words  of  Necho  from 
the  mouth  of  God,  and  came  to  fight  in  the  valley  of 
Megiddo. 

23  And  the  archers  shot  at  king  Josiah  ; and  the 
king  said  to  his  servants.  Have  me  away  ; for  I am 
sore  wounded. 

24  27  His  servants  therefore  took  him  out  of  that 
chariot,  and  put  him  in  the  second  chariot  that  he  had  ; 
and  they  brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  and  he  died,  and 
was  buried  in  one  of  the  sepulchres  of  his  fathers.  And 
28  all  Judah  and  Jerusalem  mourned  for  Josiah. 

25  ^ And  Jeremiah  29  lamented  for  Josiah  : and 

all  the  singing  men  and  the  singing  women  spake  of 

Josiah  in  their  lamentations  to  this  day,  ^land  made 
them  an  ordinance  in  Israel : and,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  lamentations. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Josiah,  and  his  good- 
ness, according  to  that  which  was  written  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord, 

27  And  his  deeds,  first  and  last,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and  Judah. 

21 1 Chr.  26.  1,  &c.  23  Ex.  12.  15.  & 13.  25  2 Kin.  23.  29.  Jer. 

22  1 Chr.  9.  17,  18.  & 6.  ch.  30.  21.  46.  2. 

26.  14,  &c.  24  2 Kin.  23.  22,  23.  26  go  1 Kin.  22.  30. 


Aaron  were  busied  in  offering  the  burnt  offerings 
and  the  fat  until  night  : therefore  the  Levites  pre- 
pared for  themselves,  and  for  the  priests  the  sons 

15  of  Aaron.  And  the  singers  the  sons  of  Asaph  were 
in  their  place,  according  to  the  commandment  of 
David,  and  Asaph,  and  Heman,  and  Jeduthun  the 
king’s  seer  ; and  the  porters  were  at  every  gate  : 
they  needed  not  to  depart  from  their  service,  for 

16  their  brethren  the  Levites  prepared  for  them.  So 
all  the  service  of  the  Lord  was  prepared  the  same 
day,  to  keep  the  passover,  and  to  offer  burnt  offer- 
ings upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  according  to  the 

17  commandment  of  king  Josiah.  And  the  children 
of  Israel  that  were  present  kept  the  passover  at 
that  time,  and  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  seven 

18  days.  And  there  was  no  passover  like  to  that  kept 
in  Israel  from  the  days  of  Samuel  the  prophet ; 
neither  did  any  of  the  kings  of  Israel  keep  such  a 
passover  as  Josiah  kept,  and  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  and  all  Judah  and  Israel  that  were  present, 

19  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem.  In  the  eight- 
eenth year  of  the  reign  of  Josiah  was  this  passover 
kept. 

20  After  all  this,  when  Josiah  had  prepared  the 
temple,  Neco  king  of  Egypt  went  up  to  fight  against 
Carchemish  by  Euphrates  : and  Josiah  went  out 

21  against  him.  But  he  sent  ambassadors  to  him, 
saying.  What  have  I to  do  with  thee,  thou  king  of 
Judah  ? I come  not  against  thee  this  day,  but 
against  the  house  wherewith  I have  war  ; and  God 
® hath  commanded  me  to  make  haste  : forbear  thee 
from  meddling  with  God,  who  is  with  me,  that  he 

22  destroy  thee  not.  Nevertheless  Josiah  would  not 
turn  his  face  from  him,  but  disguised  himself,  that 
he  might  fight  with  him,  and  hearkened  not  unto 
the  words  of  Neco,  from  the  mouth  of  God,  and 

23  came  to  fight  in  the  valley  of  Megiddo.  And  the 
archers  shot  at  king  Josiah  ; and  the  king  said  to  his 
servants.  Have  me  away  ; for  I am  sore  wounded. 

24  So  his  servants  took  him  out  of  the  chariot,  and  put 
him  in  the  second  chariot  that  he  had,  and  brought 
him  to  Jerusalem  ; and  he  died,  and  was  buried  in 
the  sepulchres  of  his  fathers.  And  all  Judah  and 

25  Jerusalem  mourned  for  Josiah.  And  Jeremiah  la- 
mented for  Josiah  : and  all  the  singing  men  and 
singing  women  spake  of  Josiah  in  their  lamenta- 
tions, unto  this  day  ; and  they  made  them  an  ordi- 
nance in  Israel  : and,  behold,  they  are  written  in 

26  the  lamentations.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Josiah,  and  his  good  deeds,  according  to  that  which 

27  is  written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  his  acts,  first 
and  last,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  and  Judah. 


27  2 Kin.  23.  30.  **  Jer.  22.  20.  e Or,  hath  given 

28  Zech.  12.  11.  d See  2 Kin.  23.  29,  command  to  speed  me. 

29  Lam.  4.  20.  30. 

30  See  Matt.  9.  23. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXVI. 


683 


CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

I  Jehonhaz  succeeding  is  deposed  by  Pharaoh,  and  carried  into  Egypt. 
5 Jehoiakim  reigning  ill  is  carried  bound  into  Babylon.  9 Jehoiachin 
succeeding  reigneth  ill,  and  is  brought  into  Babylon.  11  Zedekiah 
succeeding  reigneth  ill,  and  despiseth  the  prophets,  and  rebelleth 
against  Nebuchadnezzar.  14  Jerusalem,  for  the  sins  of  the  priests 
and  people,  is  wholly  destroyed.  22  The  pi'oclamation  of  Cyrus. 


Then  ^the  people  of  the  land  took  Jehoahaz  the 
son  of  Josiah,  and  made  him  king  in  his  father’s 
stead  in  Jerusalem. 

2  Jehoahaz  was  twenty  and  three  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  three  months  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

3  And  the  king  of  Egypt  put  him  down  at  Jerusa- 
lem, and  condemned  the  land  in  an  hundred  talents  of 
silver  and  a talent  of  gold. 

4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  made  Eliakim  his  brother 
king  over  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  turned  his  name 
to  Jehoiakim.  And  Necho  took  Jehoahaz  his  brother, 
and  carried  him  to  Egypt. 

5  ^Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and  five  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in 
Jerusalem  : and  he  did  that  which  teas  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord  his  God. 

6  ® Against  him  came  up  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon,  and  bound  him  in  fetters,  to  ^ carry  him  to 
Babylon. 

7  ^ Nebuchadnezzar  also  carried  of  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord  to  Babylon,  and  put  them  in  his 
temple  at  Babylon. 

8  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoiakim,  and  his 
abominations  which  he  did,  and  that  which  was  found  in 
him,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  and  Judah  : and  Jehoiachin  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

9  ^ ® Jehoiachin  was  eight  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  he  reigned  three  months  and  ten  days  in 
Jerusalem  : and  he  did  that  which  teas  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord. 

10  And  when  the  year  was  expired,  "^king  Nebu- 
chadnezzar sent,  and  brought  him  to  Babylon,  ^ with 
the  goodly  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
made  ® Zedekiah  his  brother  king  over  Judah  and 
Jerusalem. 

11  ^ Zedekiah  was  one  and  twenty  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned  eleven  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

12  And  he  did  that  which  loas  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  his  God,  and  humbled  not  himself  before  Jere- 
miah the  prophet  speaking  from  the  mouth  of  the 
Lord. 

13  And  i^he  also  rebelled  against  king  Nebuchad- 
nezzar, who  had  made  him  swear  by  God  : but  he 
stiffened  his  neck,  and  hardened  his  heart  from 
turning  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

14  ^ Moreover  all  the  chief  of  the  priests,  and  the 
people,  transgressed  very  much  after  all  the  abomina- 
tions of  the  heathen  ; and  polluted  the  house  of  the 
Lord  which  he  had  hallowed  in  Jerusalem. 

15  i*And  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers  sent  to 
them  by  his  messengers,  rising  up  betimes,  and  send- 
ing ; because  he  had  compassion  on  his  people,  and  on 
his  dwelling  place  : 


1 2 Kin.  23.  30,  &c. 

2 2 Kin.  23.  36,  37. 

3 2 Kin.  24. 1.  Fore- 
told, Hab.  1.  6.  • 

4 See  2 Kin.  24.  6. 
Jer.  22.  IS,  19.  & 36. 
30. 


G 2 Kin.  24.  13.  Dan. 
1.  1,  2.  &5.  2. 

0 2 Kin.  24.  8. 

2 2 Kin.  24.  10-17. 

8  Dan.  1.  1,  2.  & 
5.  2. 


9 Jer.  37.  1. 

10  2 Kin.  24.  18.  Jer. 
52.  1,  &c. 

11  Jer.  52.  3.  Ezek. 
17.  15,  18. 

12  2 Kin.  17.  14. 


36  « Then  the  people  of  the  land  took  Jehoahaz  the 

son  of  Josiah,  and  made  him  king  in  his  father’s 

2 stead  in  Jerusalem.  Joahaz  was  twenty  and  thnee 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned 

3 three  months  in  Jerusalem.  And  the  king  of  Egypt 
deposed  him  at  Jerusalem,  and  amerced  the  land  in 
an  hundred  talents  of  silver  and  a talent  of  gold. 

4 And  the  king  of  Egypt  made  Eliakim  his  brother 
king  over  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  changed  his 
name  to  Jehoiakim.  And  Neco  took  Joafiaz  his 
brother,  and  carried  him  to  Egypt. 


5 ^ Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and  five  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in 
Jerusalem  : and  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 

6 sight  of  the  Lord  his  God.  Against  him  came  up 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and  bound  him  in 

7 fetters,  to  carry  him  to  Babylon.  Nebuchadnezzar 
also  carried  of  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord 
to  Babylon,  and  put  them  in  his  temple  at  Baby- 

8 Ion.  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoiakim,  and  his 
abominations  which  he  did,  and  that  which  was 
found  in  him,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book 
of  the  kings  of  Israel  and  Judah  : and  ® Jehoiachin 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


9  Jehoiachin  was  ^ eight  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  three  months  and  ten  days 
in  Jerusalem  : and  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 

10  sight  of  the  Lord.  And  * at  the  return  of  the  year 
king  Nebuchadnezzar  sent,  and  brought  him  to  Ba- 
bylon, with  the  goodly  vessels  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  made  Zedekiah  his  brother  kmg  over  Ju- 
dah and  Jerusalem. 

11  * Zedekiah  was  twenty  and  one  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in 

12  Jerusalem  : and  he  did  that  wliich  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  his  God  ; he  humbled  not  himself 
before  Jeremiah  the  prophet  speaking  from  the 

13  mouth  of  the  Lord.  And  he  also  rebelled  against 
king  Nebuchadnezzar,  who  had  made  him  swear 
by  God  ; but  he  stiffened  his  neck,  and  -^‘hardened 
his  heart  from  turning  unto  the  Lord,  the  God  of 

14  Israel.  Moreover  all  the  chiefs  of  the  priests,  and 
the  people,  trespassed  very  greatly  after  all  the 
abominations  of  the  heathen  ; and  they  polluted  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  he  had  hallowed  in  Je- 

15  rusalem.  And  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers, 
sent  to  them  by  his  messengers,  rising  up  early  and 
sending  ; because  he  had  compassion  on  his  people. 


13  Jer.  25.  3,  4.  & 35. 
15.  & 44.  4. 

a See  2 Kiu.  23.  30, 
&c. 

b See  2 Kin.  23.  36, 
37. 


c Or,  palace, 
d Or,  against. 
elu  1 Chr.  3.  16, 
Jeconiah.  In  Jer.  22. 
24,  Coniah. 

/See  2 Kin.  24.  8, 
&c. 


g In  2 Kin.  24.  8, 
eighteen. 

h See  2 Sam.  11.  1. 
i See  2 Kin.  24.  18, 
&c. 

j Heb.  strengthened. 


684 


EZRA,  I. 


16  But  they  mocked  the  messengers  of  God,  and 

despised  his  words,  and  misused  his  prophets,  until 

the  wrath  of  the  Lord  arose  against  his  people,  till 
there  was  no  remedy. 

17  Therefore  he  brought  upon  them  the  king  of 
the  Chaldees,  who  ^^slew  their  young  men  with  the 
sword  in  the  house  of  their  sanctuary,  and  had  no 
compassion  upon  young  man  or  maiden,  old  man,  or 
him  that  stooped  for  age  : he  gave  them  all  into  his 
hand. 

18  20  And  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  great 
and  small,  and  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  king,  and  of  his  princes  ; all 
these  he  brought  to  Babylon. 

19  21  And  they  burnt  the  house  of  God,  and  brake 
down  the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  and  burnt  all  the  palaces 
thereof  with  fire,  and  destroyed  all  the  goodly  vessels 
thereof. 

20  And  22  them  that  had  escaped  from  the  sword  car- 
ried he  away  to  Babylon  ; 28  where  they  were  servants 
to  him  and  his  sons  until  the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of 
Persia  : 

21  To  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the  mouth  of 
24  Jeremiah,  until  the  land  26had  enjoyed  her  sabbaths  : 
for  as  long  as  she  lay  desolate  26  she  kept  sabbath,  to 
fulfil  threescore  and  ten  years. 

22  ^ 27  Nowin  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  spoken  by  the  mouth  of 
28  Jeremiah  might  be  accomplished,  the  Lord  stirred 
up  the  spirit  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  he  made  a 
proclamation  throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it 
also  in  writing,  saying, 

23  80  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  All  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  hath  the  Lord  God  of  heaven  given 
me  ; and  he  hath  charged  me  to  build  him  an  house  in 
Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Judah.  Who  is  there  among 
you  of  all  his  people  ? The  Lord  his  God  be  with  him, 
and  let  him  go  up. 


16  and  on  his  dwelling  place  : but  they  mocked  the 
messengers  of  God,  and  despised  his  words,  and’ 
scoffed  at  his  prophets,  until  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
arose  against  his  people,  till  there  was  no  * remedy. 

17  Therefore  he  brought  upon  them  the  king  of  the 
Chaldeans,  who  slew  their  young  men  with  the 
sword  in  the  house  of  their  sanctuary,  and  had 
no  compassion  upon  young  man  or  maiden,  old 
man  or  ancient  : he  gave  them  all  into  his  hand. 

18  And  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  great  and 
small,  and  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  king,  and  of  his  princes  ; 

19  all  these  he  brought  to  Babylon.  And  they  burnt 
the  house  of  God,  and  brake  down  the  wall  of  Je- 
rusalem, and  burnt  all  the  palaces  thereof  with  fire, 

20  and  destroyed  all  the  goodly  vessels  thereof.  And 
them  that  had  escaped  from  the  sword  carried  he 
away  to  Babylon  ; and  they  were  servants  to  him 
and  his  sons  until  the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Per- 

21  sia : to  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the  mouth 
of  Jeremiah,  until  the  land  had  enjoyed  her  sab- 
baths : for  as  long  as  she  lay  desolate  she  kept 
sabbath,  to  fulfil  threescore  and  ten  years. 


22  ^Now  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the  mouth  of  Jere- 
miah might  be  accomplished,  the  Lord  stirred  up 
the  spirit  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  he  made  a 
proclamation  throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it 

23  also  in  writing,  saying.  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia,  All  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  hath  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  given  me  ; and  he  hath 
charged  me  to  build  him  an  house  in  Jerusalem, 
which  is  in  Judah.  Whosoever  there  is  among  you 
of  all  his  people,  the  Lord  his  God  be  with  him, 
and  let  him  go  up. 


EZRA. 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  The  proclamntion  of  Cyrus  for  the  building  of  the  temple.  5 The 
people  provide  for  the  return.  1 Cyrus  restoreth  the  vessels  of  the 
temple  to  Sheshoazzar. 

OW  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ^ by  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah 
might  be  fulfilled,  the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  2 that  he  made  a proclamation 
throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it  also  in  writing, 
saying, 

2 Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  The  Lord  God  of 
iieaven  hath  given  me  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ; 
and  he  hath  8 charged  me  to  build  him  an  house  at 
Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Judah. 

3 Who  is  there  among  you  of  all  his  people  ? his  God 
be  with  him,  and  let  him  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  which  is 


1 Now  in  the  first  year  of  ® Cyrus  king  of  Persia, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the  mouth  of  Jere- 
miah might  be  accomplished,  the  Lord  stirred  up 
the  spirit  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  he  made  a 
proclamation  throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it 

2 also  in  writing,  saying.  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia,  All  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  hath  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  given  me  ; and  he  hath 
charged  me  to  build  him  an  house  in  Jerusalem, 

3 which  is  in  Judah.  Whosoever  there  is  among  you 
of  all  his  people,  his  God  be  with  him,  and  let  him 
go  up  to  Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Judah,  and  build 


M Jer.  5. 12, 13. 

15  Pro.  1.  25,  30. 

If-  Jer.  32.  3.  & 38. 
6.  Matt.  23.  34. 

11  Pa.  74.  1.  & 79.  5. 
“Deut.  28.  49.  2 


Kin.  25.  1,  &c.  Ezra 
9.  7. 

If  Ps.  74.  20.  & 79. 
2,  3. 

2  Kin.  25.  13,  &c. 


21 2 Kin.  25.  9.  Ps. 
74.  6,  7.  & 79.  1,  7. 

*2  2 Kin.  25.  11. 

23  Jer.  27.  7. 

2<  Jer.  25.  9,  11,  12. 
& 26.  6,  7.  & 29.  10. 


25  Lev.  26.  34,  35, 43. 
Dan.  9.  2. 

2G  Lev.  25.  4,  5. 

21  Ezra  1.  1. 

28  Jer.  25.  12,  13.  & 
29.  10.  & 33.  10, 11, 14. 


29  Is.  44.  28. 

30  Ezra  1.  2,  3. 

1 2 Chr.  36.  22,  2 
Jer.  25.  12.  & 29.  10. 

2 ch.  5.  13,  14. 


3  Is.  44.  28.  & 45.  1, 

'3. 

k Heb.  healing. 

I See  Ezra  1.  1-3. 
m Heb.  Coresh. 
a Heb.  Coresh. 


EZRA,  II. 


685 


in  Judah,  and  build  the  house  of  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, (^he  is  the  God,)  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

4 And  v/hosoever  remaineth  in  any  place  where  he 
sojourneth,  let  the  men  of  his  place  help  him  with  sil- 
ver, and  with  gold,  and  with  goods,  and  with  beasts, 
beside  the  freewill  offering  for  the  house  of  God  that 
is  in  Jerusalem. 

5 T[  Then  rose  up  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin,  and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  with  all 
them  whose  spirit  ® God  had  raised,  to  go  up  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

6 And  all  they  that  were  about  them  strengthened 
their  hands  with  vessels  of  silver,  with  gold,  with  goods, 
and  with  beasts,  and  with  precious  things,  beside  all 
that  was  willingly  offered. 

7 IF  ® Also  Cyrus  the  king  brought  forth  the  vessels 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  ’’  which  Nebuchadnezzar  had 
brought  forth  out  of  Jerusalem,  and  had  put  them  in 
the  house  of  his  gods  ; 

8 Even  those  did  Cyrus  king  of  Persia  bring  forth 
by  the  hand  of  Mithredath  the  treasurer,  and  numbered 
them  unto  ® Sheshbazzar,  the  prince  of  Judah. 

9 And  this  is  the  number  of  them  : thirty  chargers 
of  gold,  a thousand  chargers  of  silver,  nine  and  twenty 
knives, 

10  Thirty  basons  of  gold,  silver  basons  of  a second 
sort  four  hundred  and  ten,  and  other  vessels  a thou- 
sand. 

11  All  the  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver  were  five 
thousand  and  four  hundred.  All  these  did  Sheshbazzar 
bring  up  with  them  of  the  captivity  that  were  brought 
up  from  Babylon  unto  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1 The  number  that  return,  of  the  people,  36  of  the  priests,  40  of  the 
Levites,  43  of  the  Nethinims,  55  of  Solomon's  servants,  62  of  the  priests 
which  could  not  shew  their  pedigree.  64  The  whole  number  of  them, 
with  their  substance.  68  Their  oblations. 

O W ^ these  are  the  children  of  the  province  that 
went  up  out  of  the  captivity,  of  those  which  had 
been  carried  away,  ^ whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon  had  carried  away  unto  Babylon,  and  came 
again  unto  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  every  one  unto  his 
city  ; 

2 Which  came  with  Zerubbabel  : Jeshua,  Nehemiah, 
Seraiah,  Reelaiah,  Mordecai,  Bilshan,  Mizpar,  Bigvai, 
Rehum,  Baanah.  The  number  of  the  men  of  the  peo- 
ple of  Israel  : 

3 The  children  of  Parosh,  two  thousand  an  hundred 
seventy  and  two. 

4 The  children  of  Shephatiah,  three  hundred  seventy 
and  two. 

5 The  children  of  Arab,  * seven  hundred  seventy  and 
five. 

6 The  children  of  ^ Pahath-moab,  of  the  children 
of  Jeshua  and  Joab,  two  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
twelve. 

7 The  children  of  Elam,  a thousand  two  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

8 The  children  of  Zattu,  nine  hundred  forty  and 
five. 

9 The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven  hundred  and  three- 
score. 


* Dan.  6.  26.  « See  ch.  5.  14.  » See  Neh.  7.  10. 

5 Phil.  2.  13.  1 Neh.  7.  6,  &c.  * Neh.  7.  11. 

8 ch.  .5.  14.  & 6.  5.  2 2 Kin.  24.  14,  15,  b Or,  he  is  the  God 

’’  2 Kin.  24.  13.  2 16.  & 25.  11.  2 Chr,  which  is  in  Jei  usa* 
Chr.  36.  7.  36.  20.  lem. 


the  house  of  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  ^ (he  is 

4 God,)  which  is  in  Jerusalem.  And  whosoever  is 
left,  in  any  place  where  he  sojourneth,  let  the  mer 
of  his  place  help  him  with  silver,  and  with  gold^ 
and  with  gogds,  and  with  beasts,  beside  the  frC'wili 
offering  for  the  house  of  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem 

5 Then  rose  up  the  heads  of  fathers’  houses  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin,  and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  even 
all  whose  spirit  God  had  stirred  to  go  up  to  build 

6 the  house  of  the  Lord  wliich  is  in  Jerusalem.  And 
all  they  that  were  round  about  them  strengthened 
their  hands  with  vessels  of  silver,  with  gold,  with 
goods,  and  with  beasts,  and  with  precious  things, 

7 beside  all  that  was  willingly  offered.  Also  Cyrus 
the  king  brought  forth  the  vessels  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  which  Nebuchadnezzar  had  brought  forth 
out  of  Jerusalem,  and  had  put  them  in  the  house 

8 of  his  gods  ; even  those  did  Cyrus  king  of  Persia 
bring  forth  by  the  hand  of  Mithredath  the  trea- 
surer, and  numbered  them  unto  Sheshbazzar,  the 

9 prince  of  Judah.  And  this  is  the  number  of  them  : 
thirty  chargers  of  gold,  a thousand  chargers  of  sil- 

10  ver,  nine  and  twenty  knives  ; thirty  bowls  of  gold, 
silver  bowls  of  a second  sort  four  hundred  and  ten, 

11  and  other  vessels  a thousand.  All  the  vessels  of  gold 
and  of  silver  were  five  thousand  and  four  hundred. 
All  these  did  Sheshbazzar  bring  up,  when  they  of 
the  captivity  were  brought  up  from  Babylon  unto 
Jerusalem. 


2 “ Now  these  are  the  children  of  the  province,  that 

went  up  out  of  the  captivity  of  those  which  had  been 
carried  away,  whom  ^ Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon  had  carried  away  unto  Babylon,  and  that 
returned  unto  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  every  one  unto 

2 his  city  ; which  came  with  Zerubbabel,  Jeshua,  Ne- 
hemiah, Seraiah,  Reelaiah,  Mordecai,  Bilshan, 
« Mispar,  Bigvai,  ^ Rehum,  Baanah.  The  number 

3 of  the  men  of  the  people  of  Israel  : the  children  of 
Parosh,  two  thousand  an  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

4 The  children  of  Shephatiah,  three  hundred  seventy 

5 and  two.  The  children  of  Arah,  seven  hundred 

6 seventy  and  five.  The  children  of  Pahath-moab,  of 
the  children  of  Jeshua  and  Joab,  two  thousand  eight 

7 hundred  and  twelve.  The  children  of  Elam,  a 

8 thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and  four.  The  children 

9 of  Zattu,  nine  hundred  forty  and  five.  The  chil- 


ft  See  Neh.  7.  6,  &c.  c in  Neh.  7.  7,  Aid-  e In  Neh.  7.  7,  MiS- 
b Heb.  Nebuehad-  riah.  pereth.  . 

nezzor,  d In  Nehi  7.  7*  Ra-  f In  Nehi  7.  7,  Ne- 

amiah,  hum. 


686 


EZRA,  II. 


10  The  children  of  Bani,  six  hundred  forty  and 
two. 

11  The  children  of  Behai,  six  hundred  twenty  and 
three. 

^The  children  of  Azgad,  a thousand  two  hundred 
twenty  and  two. 

13  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six  hundred  sixty  and 
six. 

14  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two  thousand  fifty  and 
six. 

15  The  children  of  Adin,  four  hundred  fifty  and 
four. 

16  The  children  of  Ater  of  Hezekiah,  ninety  and 
eight. 

17  The  children  of  Bezai,  three  hundred  twenty  and 
three. 

18  The  children  of  Jorah,  an  hundred  and  twelve. 

19  The  children  of  Hashum,  two  hundred  twenty 
and  three. 

20  The  children  of  Gibbar,  ninety  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Beth-lehem,  an  hundred  twenty 
and  three. 

22  The  men  of  Netophah,  fifty  and  six. 

23  The  men  of  Anathoth,  an  hundred  twenty  and 
eight. 

24  The  children  of  Azmaveth,  forty  and  two. 

25  The  children  of  Kvjath-arim,  Chephirah,  and 
Beeroth,  seven  hundred  and  forty  and  three. 

26  The  children  of  Ramah  and  Gaba,  six  hundred 
twenty  and  one. 

27  The  men  of  Michmas,  an  hundred  twenty  and 
two. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  two  hundred  twenty 
and  three. 

29  The  children  of  Nebo,  fifty  and  two. 

30  The  children  of  Magbish,  an  hundred  fifty  and 
six. 

31  The  children  of  the  other  ® Elam,  a thousand  two 
hundred  fifty  and  four. 

32  The  children  of  Harim,  three  hundred  and 
twenty. 

33  The  children  of  Lod,  Hadid,  and  Ono,  seven  hun- 
dred twenty  and  five. 

34  The  children  of  Jericho,  three  hundred  forty  and 
five. 

35  The  children  of  Senaah,  three  thousand  and  six 
hundred  and  thirty. 

36  *f[  The  priests  : the  children  of  ® Jedaiah,  of  the 
house  of  Jeshua,  nine  hundred  seventy  and  three. 

37  The  children  of  Immer,  a thousand  fifty  and 
two. 

38  The  children  of  ®Pashur,  a thousand  two  hun- 
dred forty  and  seven. 

39  The  children  of  ® Harim,  a thousand  and  seven- 
teen. 

40  ^ The  Levites  : the  children  of  Jeshua  and  Kad- 
miel,  of  the  children  of  Hodaviah,  seventy  and  four. 

41  ^ The  singers  : the  children  of  Asaph,  an  hun- 
dred twenty  and  eight. 

42  ^ The  children  of  the  porters  : the  children  of 
Shallum,  the  children  of  Ater,  the  children  of  T^mon, 
the  children  of  Akkub,  the  children  of  Hatita,  the  chil- 
dren of  Shobai,  in  all  an  hundred  thirty  and  nine. 

B See  ver.  7.  » 1 Chr.  24.  8.  h In  Neh.  7.  24,  Ha- 

e 1 Chr.  24.  7.  g In  Neh.  7. 15,  Bin-  riph. 

1 Chr.  24.  14.  nui. 

8 1 Chr.  9.  12. 


10  dren  of  Zaccai,  seven  hundred  and  threescore.  The 

11  children  of  ^ Bani,  six  hundred  forty  and  two.  The 
children  of  Behai,  six  hundred  twenty  and  three. 

12  The  children  of  Azgad,  a thousand  two  hundred 

13  twenty  and  two.  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six 

14  hundred  sixty  and  six.  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two 

15  thousand  fifty  and  six.  The  children  of  Adin,  four 

16  hundred  fifty  and-  four.  The  children  of  Ater,  of 

17  Hezekiah,  ninety  and  eight.  The  children  of  Bezai, 

18  three  hundred  twenty  and  three.  The  children  of 

19  ^ Jorah,  an  hunflred  and  twelve.  The  children  of 

20  Hashum,  two  hundred  twenty  and  three.  The 

21  children  of  * Gibbar,  ninety  and  five.  The  children 

22  of  Beth-lehem,  an  hundred  twenty  and  three.  The 

23  men  of  Netophah,  fifty  and  six.  The  men  of  Ana- 

24  thoth,  an  hundred  twenty  and  eight.  The  children 

25  of  -^‘Azmaveth,  forty  and  two.  The  children  of 
* Kiriath-arim,  Chephirah,  and  Beeroth,  seven  hun- 

26  dred  and  forty  and  three.  The  children  of  Ramah 

27  and  Geba,  six  hundred  twenty  and  one.  The  men  I 

28  of  Michmas,  an  hundred  twenty  and  two.  The  | 

men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  two  hundred  twenty  and  ! 

29  three.  The  children  of  Nebo,  fifty  and  two.  j 

30  The  children  of  Magbish,  an  hundred  fifty  and  six. 

31  The  children  of  the  other  Elam,  a thousand  two 

32  hundred  fifty  and  four.  The  children  of  Harim, 

33  three  hundred  and  twenty.  The  children  of  Lod, 
Hadid,  and  Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty  and  five. 

34  The  children  of  Jericho,  three  hundred  forty  and 

35  five.  The  children  of  Senaah,  three  thousand  and 

36  six  hundred  and  thirty.  The  priests  : the  children 
of  Jedaiah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua,  nine  hundred 

37  seventy  and  three.  The  children  of  Immer,  a 

38  thousand  fifty  and  two.  The  children  of  Pashhur, 

39  a thousand  two  hundred  forty  and  seven.  The 

40  children  of  Harim,  a thousand  and  seventeen.  The 
Levites  : the  children  of  Jeshua  and  Kadmiel,  of 

41  the  children  of  ^ Hodaviah,  seventy  and  four.  The 
singers  : the  children  of  Asaph,  an  hundred  twenty 

42  and  eight.  The  children  of  the  porters  : the  chil- 
dren of  Shallum,  the  children  of  Ater,  the  children 
of  Talmon,  the  children  of  Akkub,  the  children  of 
Hatita,  the  children  of  Shobai,  in  all  an  hundred 


tin  Neh.  7.  25,  Gri-  AlnNeh. 7. 29, ^tn*-  In  Neh.  7.  4S,  HoM* 
oeon.  aih-jearim.  vah, 

j In  Neh.  7.  28,  Beth-  I In  ch.  3.  9,  Judah, 
azmaveth. 


EZRA,  II. 


687 


43  If  The  Nethinims  : the  children  of  Ziha,  the 
children  of  Hasupha,  the  children  of  Tabbaoth, 

44  The  children  of  Keros,  the  children  of  Siaha,  the 
children  of  Padon, 

45  The  children  of  Lebanah,  the  children  of  Haga- 
bah,  the  children  of  Akkub, 

46  The  children  of  Hagab,  the  children  of  Shalmai, 
the  children  of  Hanan, 

47  The  children  of  Giddel,  the  children  of  Gahar, 
the  children  of  Reaiah, 

48  The  children  of  Rezin,  the  children  of  Nekoda, 
the  children  of  Gazzain, 

49  The  children  of  Uzza,  the  children  of  Paseah,  the 
children  of  Besai, 

50  The  children  of  Asnah,  the  children  of  Mehunim, 
the  children  of  Nephusim,  \ 

51  The  children  of  Bakbnk,  the  children  of  Ha- 
kupha,  the  children  of  Harhur, 

52  The  children  of  Bazluth,  the  children  of  Mehida, 
the  children  of  Harsha, 

53  The  children  of  Barkos,  the  children  of  Sisera, 
the  children  of  Thainah, 

54  The  children  of  Neziah,  the  children  of  Hatipha. 

55  ^ The  children  of  Solomon’s  servants  : the  chil- 
dren of  Sotai,  the  children  of  Sophereth,  the  children 
of  Peruda, 

56  The  children  of  Jaalah,  the  children  of  Darkon, 
the  children  of  Giddel, 

57  The  children  of  Shephatiah,  the  children  of  Hat- 
til,  the  children  of  Pochereth  of  Zebaiin,  the  children 
of  Ami. 

58  All  the  ^^Kethinims,  and  the  children  of  Solo- 
mon’s servants,  were  three  hundred  ninety  and  two. 

59  And  these  were  they  which  went  up  from  Tel- 
melah,  Tel-harsa,  Cherub,  Addan,  and  Immer  : but  they 
could  not  shew  their  father’s  house,  and  their  seed, 
whether  they  were  of  Israel : 

60  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the  children  of  Tobiah, 
the  children  of  Nekoda,  six  hundred  fifty  and  two. 

61  ^ And  of  the  children  of  the  priests  : the  chil- 
dren of  Habaiah,  the  children  of  Koz,  the  children  of 
Barzillai ; which  took  a wife  of  the  daughters  of  Bar- 
zillai  the  Gileadite,  and  was  called  after  their  name  : 

62  These  sought  their  register  among  those  that  were 
reckoned  by  genealogy,  but  they  were  not  found  : 

therefore  were  they,  as  polluted,  put  from  the  priest- 
hood. 

63  And  the  Tirshatha  said  <unto  them,  that  they 

should  not  eat  of  the  most  holy  things,  till  there  stood 

up  a priest  with  Urim  and  with  Thummim. 

64  ^ The  whole  congregation  together  was  forty 
and  two  thousand  three  hundred  and  threescore, 

65  Beside  their  servants  and  their  maids,  of  whom 
there  were  seven  thousand  three  hundred  thirty  and 
seven  : and  there  were  among  them  two  hundred  singing 
men  and  singing  women. 

66  Their  horses  were  seven  hundred  thirty  and  six  ; 
their  mules,  two  hundred  forty  and  five  ; 

67  Their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty  and  five  ; their 
asses,  six  thousand  seven  hmidred  and  twenty. 

68  T[  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  when 
they  came  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  which  is  at  Jeru- 

10  1 Chr.  9.  2.  15  Nura.  3.  10.  lo  Neh.  7.  70. 

11  1 Kin.  9.  21.  10  Lev.  22.  2,  10,  15,  m In  Neh.  7.  47,  Sia. 

12  Josh.  9.  21,  27.  IG.  n In  Neh.  7.  48,  Sal- 

1 Chr.  9.  2.  n Ex.  28.  30.  Num.  mat 

15  1 Kin.  9.  21.  27.  21.  o Another  reading 

1*  2 Sam.  17.  27.  i®  Neh.  7.  66,  &c.  is,  Nephusim.  In 


43  thirty  and  nine.  The  Nethinim  : the  children  of 
Ziha,  the  children  of  Hasupha,  the  children  of  Tab- 

44  baoth  ; the  children  of  Keros,  the  children  of  Si- 

45  aha,  the  children  of  Padon  ; the  children  of  Le- 
bauah,  the  children  of  Hagabah,  the  children  of 

46  Akkub  ; the  children  of  Hagab,  the  children  of 

47  " Shamlai,  the  children  of  Hanan  ; the  children  of 
Giddel,  the  children  of  Gahar,  the  children  of 

48  Reaiah  ; the  children  of  Rezin,  the  children  of 

49  Nekoda,  the  children  of  Gazzam  ; the  children  of 
Uzza,  the  children  of  Paseah,  the  children  of  Besai  ; 

50  the  children  of  Asnah,  the  children  of  Meunim,  the 

51  children  of  ®Nephisim  ; the  children  of  Bakbnk,  the 

52  children  of  Hakupha,  the  children  of  Harhur  ; the 
children  of  p Bazluth,  the  children  of  Mehida,  the 

53  children  of  Harsha  ; the  children  of  Barkos,  the  chil- 

54  dren  of  Sisera,  the  children  of  Temah  ; the  children 

55  of  Neziah,  the  children  of  Hatipha.  The  children  of 
Solomon’s  servants  : the  children  of  Sotai,  the  chil- 
dren of  9 Hassophereth,  the  children  of ' Peruda; 

56  the  children  of  Jaalah,  the  children  of  Darkon,  the 

57  children  of  Giddel  ; the  children  of  Shephatiah,  the 
children  of  Hattil,  the  children  of  Pochereth-haz- 

58  zebaim,  the  children  of  ® Ami.  All  the  Nethinim, 
and  the  children  of  Solomon’s  servants,  were  three 

59  hundred  ninety  and  two.  And  these  were  they 
which  went  up  from  Tel-melah,  Tel-harsha,  Cherub, 
‘ Addan,  and  Immer  : but  they  could  not  sliew  their 
fathers’  houses,  and  their  seed,  whether  they  were 

60  of  Israel  : the  children  of  Delaiah,  the  children  of 
Tobiah,  the  children  of  Nekoda,  six  hundred  fifty 

61  and  two.  And  of  the  cliildren  of  the  priests  : the 
children  of  “ Habaiah,  the  children  of  Hakkoz,  the 
children  of  Barzillai,  which  took  a wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite,  and  was  called 

62  after  their  name.  These  sought  their  register 
among  those  that  were  reckoned  by  genealogy,  but 
they  were  not  found  : therefore  ^ were  they  deemed 

63  polluted  and  put  from  the  priesthood.  And  the 
^ Tirshatha  said  unto  them,  that  they  should  not  eat 
of  the  most  holy  things,  till  there  stood  up  a priest 

64  with  Urim  and  with  Thummim.  The  whole  con- 
gregation together  was  forty  and  two  thousand 

65  three  hundred  and  threescore,  beside  their  menser- 
vants  and  their  maidservants,  of  whom  there  were 
seven  thousand  three  hundred  thirty  and  seven  : 
and  they  had  two  hundred  singing  men  and  singing 

66  women.  Their  horses  were  seven  hundred  thirty 
and  six  ; their  mules,  two  hundred  forty  and  five  ; 

67  their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty  and  five  ; their 

68  asses,  six  thousand  seven  hundred  and  twenty.  And 
some  of  the  heads  of  fathers’  houses,  when  they 
came  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusa- 


Neh.  7.  52,  Nephu- 
shesim. 

p In  Neh.  7.  64, 
Bas:lith. 

q In  Neh.  7.  57,  So- 
phereth. 


rin  Neh.  7.  57, 
Perida, 

.s  In  Neh.  7,  59, 
Amon, 

t In  Neh.  7.  61,  Ad- 
don. 


u In  Neh.  7.  63,  Ho- 
baiah. 

V Heb.  they  were 
polluted  from  the 
priesthood. 

w Or,  governor. 


688 


EZRA,  III. 


Salem,  offered  freely  for  the  house  of  God  to  set  it  up. 
in  his  place  : 

69  They  gave  after  their  ability  unto  the  treasure 
of  the  work  threescore  and  one  thousand  drams  of  gold, 
and  five  thousand  pound  of  silver,  and  one  hundred 
priests’  garments. 

70  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  some  of  the 
people,  and  the  singers,  and  the  porters,  and  the  Nethi- 
nims,  dwelt  in  their  cities,  and  all  Israel  in  their  cities. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 The  altar  is  set  up.  4 Offerings  frequented.  7 Workmen  prepared. 

8 The  foundations  of  the  temple  are  laid  in  great  joy  and  mourning. 

And  when  the  seventh  month  was  come,  and  the 
children  of  Israel  were  in  the  cities,  the  people 
gathered  themselves  together  as  one  man  to  Jerusa- 
lem. 

2  Then  stood  up  Jeshua  the  son  of  Jozadak,  and  his 
brethren  the  priests,  and  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  i Sheal- 
tiel,  and  his  brethren,  and  builded  the  altar  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  to  offer  burnt  offerings  thereon,  as  it  is  ^ writ- 
ten in  the  law  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

3  And  they  set  the  altar  upon  his  bases  ; for  fear  ivas 
upon  them  because  of  the  people  of  those  countries  : 
and  they  offered  burnt  offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord, 
even  ® burnt  offerings  morning  and  evening. 

4  ^ They  kept  also  the  feast  of  tabernacles,  ® as  it  is 
written,  and  ® offered  the  daily  burnt  offerings  by  num- 
ber, according  to  the  custom,  as  the  duty  of  every  day 
required  ; 

5  And  afterward  offered  the  continual  burnt  offer- 
ing, both  of  the  new  moons,  and  of  all  the  set  feasts  of 
the  Lord  that  were  consecrated,  and  of  every  one  that 
willingly  offered  a freewill  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

6  From  the  first  day  of  the  seventh  month  began 
they  to  offer  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord.  But  the 
foundation  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord  was  not  yet  laid. 

7  They  gave  money  also  unto  the  masons,  and  to  the 
carpenters  ; and  ®meat,  and  drink,  and  oil,  unto  them 
of  Zidon,  and  to  them  of  Tyre,  to  bring  cedar  trees 
from  Lebanon  to  the  sea  of  ^ Joppa,  according  to  the 
grant  that  they  had  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia. 

8  Now  in  the  second  year  of  their  coming  unto  the 
house  of  God  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  second  month,  began 
Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the  son  of 
Jozadak,  and  the  remnant  of  their  brethren  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  and  all  they  that  were  come  out  of  the 
captivity  unto  Jerusalem  ; and  appointed  the  Levites, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  to  set  forward  the 
work  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

9  Then  stood  12  Jeshua  with  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
Kadmiel  and  his  sons,  the  sons  of  Judah,  together,  to 
set  forward  the  workmen  in  the  house  of  God  : the  sons 
of  Henadad,  with  their  sons  and  their  brethren  the  Le- 
vites. 

10  And  when  the  builders  laid  the  foundation  of  the 
temple  of  the  Lord,  they  set  the  priests  in  their  ap- 
parel with  trumpets,  and  the  Levites  the  sons  of  Asaph 
with  cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord,  after  the  ordinance 
of  David  king  of  Israel. 

11  i^And  they  sang  together  by  course  in  praising 

1 Chr.  26.  20.  * Neh.  8.  14,  17.  8 1 Kin.  5.  6,  9.  2 

21  ch.  6.  16, 17.  Neh.  Zech.  14.  16,  17.  Chr.  2.  10.  Acts  12. 

7.  73.  e Ex.  23.  16.  20. 

^ Matt.  1. 12.  &Luke  6 Num.  29.  12,  <^c.  2 Chr.  2.  16.  Acts 

3.  27,  called  Snlathiel.  ^ Ex.  29.  38.  Num.  9.  36. 

2 IVut.  12.  .'I.  28.  3,  11,  19,  26  & 29.  10  ch.  6.  3. 

8 Num.  28.  3,  4.  2,  8,  13.  “ 1 Chr.  23.  24,  27. 


lem,  offered  willingly  for  the  house  of  God  to  set  it 

69  up  in  its  place  : they  gave  after  their  ability  into 
the  treasury  of  the  work  threescore  and  one  thou- 
sand darics  of  gold,  and  live  thousand  ^ pound  of 

70  silver,  and  one  hundred  priests’  garments.  So  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  some  of  the  people, 
and  the  singers,  and  the  porters,  and  the  Nethinim, 
dwelt  in  their  cities,  and  all  Israel  in  their  cities. 


3 « And  when  the  seventh  month  was  come,  and  the 

children  of  Israel  were  in  the  cities,  the  people  ga- 
thered themselves  together  as  one  man  to  Jeru- 

2 Salem.  Then  stood  up  Jeshua  the  son  of  Jozadak, 
and  his  brethren  the  priests,  and  Zerubbabel  the 
son  of  Shealtiel,  and  his  brethren,  and  builded  the 
altar  of  the  God  of  Israel,  to  offer  burnt  offerings 
thereon,  as  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses  the 

3 man  of  God.  And  they  set  the  altar  *upon  its 
base  ; for  fear  was  upon  them  because  of  the  peo- 
ple of  the  countries  : and  they  offered  burnt  offer- 
ings thereon  unto  the  Lord,  even  burnt  offerings 

4 morning  and  evening.  And  they  kept  the  feast  of 
tabernacles,  as  it  is  written,  and  offered  the  daily 
burnt  offerings  by  number,  according  to  the  ordi- 

5 nance,  as  the  duty  of  every  day  required  ; and 
afterward  the  continual  burnt  offering,  and  the 
offerings  of  the  new  moons,  and  of  all  the  set  feasts 
of  the  Lord  that  were  consecrated,  and  of  every 
one  that  willingly  offered  a freewill  offering  unto 

6 the  Lord.  From  the  first  day  of  the  seventh  month 
began  they  to  offer  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord  : 
but  the  foundation  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord  was 

7 not  yet  laid.  They  gave  money  also  unto  the  ^ ma- 
sons, and  to  the  carpenters  ; and  meat,  and  drink, 
and  oil,  unto  them  of  Zidon,  and  to  them  of  Tyre, 
to  bring  cedar  trees  from  Lebanon  to  the  sea,  unto 
Joppa,  according  to  the  grant  that  they  had  of  Cy- 
rus king  of  Persia. 

8 Now  in  the  second  year  of  their  coming  unto  the 
house  of  God  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  second  month, 
began  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua 
the  son  of  Jozadak,  and  the  rest  of  their  brethren 
the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and  all  they  that  were 
come  out  of  the  cjfptivity  unto  Jerusalem  ; and  ap- 
pointed the  Levites,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, to  ^^have  the  oversight  of  the  work  of  the 

9 house  of  the  Lord.  Then  stood  Jeshua  with  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  Kadmiel  and  his  sons,  the 
sons  of  ® Judah,  ^ together,  to  have  the  oversight  of 
the  workmen  in  the  house  of  God  : the  sons  of  Hena- 
dad, with  their  sons  and  their  brethren  the  Levites. 

10  And  when  the  builders  laid  the  foundation  of  the 
temple  of  the  Lord,  s they  set  the  priests  in  their 
apparel  with  trumpets,  and  the  Levites  the  sons  of 
Asaph  with  cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord,  after  the 

11  order  of  David  king  of  Israel.  And  they  sang  one 


12  ch.  2.  40.  X Heb.  maneh.  e In  ch.  2. 40,  Hoda- 

18  1 Chr.  16.  5,  6,  a See  Neh.  7.  73.  & viah. 

42.  8.1.  /Heb.  as  one. 

n 1 Chr.  6.  31.  & 16.  b Or,  in  its  place.  <7  According  to  some 

4.  & 25.  1.  c Or,  hewers.  MSS.  and  ancient  ver- 

i5Ex.  15.  21.  2 Chr.  d Or,  set  forward  sions,  the  priests 
7.  3.  Neh.  12.  24.  the  work.  stood. 


EZRA,  IV. 


689 


and  giving  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; because  he  is  good, 

for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  toward  Israel.  And 
all  the  people  shouted  with  a great  shout,  when  they 
praised  the  Lord,  because  the  foundation  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  was  laid. 

12  But  many  of  the  priests  and  Levites  and  chief 
of  the  fathers,  who  were  ancient  men,  that  had  seen  the 
first  house,  when  the  foundation  of  this  house  was  laid 
before  their  eyes,  wept  with  a loud  voice  ; and  many 
shouted  aloud  for  joy  : 

13  So  that  the  people  could  not  discern  the  noise  of 
the  shout  of  joy  from  the  noise  of  the  weeping  of  the 
people  : for  the  people  shouted  with  a loud  shout,  and 
the  noise  was  heard  afar  off. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  adversaries,  being  not  accepted  in  the  building  of  the  temple  with 
the  Jews,  endeavour  to  hinder  it.  7 Their  letter  to  Artaxerxes.  17  The 
decree  of  Artaxerxes.  23  The  building  is  hindered. 

l^OW  when  1 the  adversaries  of  Judah  and  Benjamin 
1 1 heard  that  the  children  of  the  captivity  builded 
the  temple  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ; 

2 Then  they  came  to  Zerubbabel,  and  to  the  chief  of 
the  fathers,  and  said  unto  them.  Let  us  build  with  you  : 
for  we  seek  your  God,  as  ye  do ; and  we  do  sacrifice 
unto  him  ^ since  the  days  of  Esar-haddon  king  of  Assur, 
which  brought  us  up  hither. 

3 But  Zerubbabel,  and  .Jeshua,  and  the  rest  of  the 
chief  of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  said  unto  them,  ® Ye  have 
nothing  to  do  with  us  to  build  an  house  unto  our  God  ; 
but  we  ourselves  together  will  build  unto  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  as  ^ king  Cyrus  the  king  of  Persia  hath  com- 
manded us. 

4 Then  ^ the  people  of  the  land  weakened  the  hands 
of  the  people  of  Judah,  and  troubled  them  in  building, 

5 And  hired  counsellors  against  them,  to  frustrate 
their  purpose,  all  the  days  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  even 
until  the  reign  of  Darius  king  of  Persia. 

6 And  in  the  reign  of  Ahasuerus,  in  the  beginning  of 
his  reign,  wrote  they  unto  him  an  accusation  against  the 
inhabitants  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

7 If  And  in  the  days  of  Artaxerxes  wrote  Bishlam, 
Mithredath,  Tabeel,  and  the  rest  of  their  companions, 
unto  Artaxerxes  king  of  Persia  ; and  the  writing  of  the 
letter  was  written  in  the  Syrian  tongue,  and  interpreted 
in  the  Syrian  tongue. 

8 Rehum  the  chancellor  and  Shimshai  the  scribe 
wrote  a letter  against  Jerusalem  to  Artaxerxes  the  king 
in  this  sort  : 

9 Then  wrote  Rehum  the  chancellor,  and  Shimshai 
the  scribe,  and  the  rest  of  their  companions  ; ® the  Di- 
naites,  the  Apharsathchites,  the  Tarpelites,  the  Aphar- 
sites,  the  Archevites,  the  Babylonians,  the  Susanchites, 
the  Dehavites,  and  the  Elamites, 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  nations  whom  the  great  and 
noble  Asnapper  brought  over,  and  set  in  the  cities  of 
Samaria,  and  the  rest  that  are  on  this  side  the  river, 
® and  at  such  a time. 

11  ^ This  is  the  copy  of  the  letter  that  they  sent  unto 
him,  even  unto  Artaxerxes  the  king  ; Thy  servants  the 
men  on  this  side  the  river,  and  at  such  a time. 

12  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  the  Jews  which 
came  up  from  thee  to  us  are  come  unto  Jerusalem,  build- 


W 1 Chr.  16.  34.  Ps. 
136.  1. 

1 Chr.  16.  41. 
Jer.  33.  11. 

>8  See  Hag.  2.  3. 

1 See  ver.  7,  8,  9. 


2 ver.  10.  2 Kin.  17. 
24,  32,  33.  & 19.  37. 

3 Neh.  2.  20. 

♦ ch.  1.  1,  2,  3. 

6 ch.  3.  3. 


<■'  2 Kin.  17.  30,  31. 

2 ver.  1. 

8 So  ver.  11,  17.  & 
ch.  7.  12. 

A Or,  the  first  house 


to  another  in  praising  and  giving  thanks  unto  the 
Lord,  saying,  For  he  is  good,  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever  toward  Israel.  And  all  the  people  shouted 
with  a great  shout,  when  they  praised  the  Lord,  be- 
cause the  foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  was 

12  laid.  But  many  of  the  priests  and  Levites  and  heads 
of  fathers’  houses,  the  old  men  that  had  seen  ''  the 
first  house,  when  the  foundation  of  this  house  was 
laid  before  their  eyes,  wept  with  a loud  voice  ; and 

13  many  shouted  aloud  for  joy  : so  that  the  people 
could  not  discern  the  noise  of  the  shout  of  joy  from 
the  noise  of  the  weeping  of  the  people  : for  the  peo- 
ple shouted  with  a loud  shout,  and  the  noise  was 
heard  afar  off. 


4  Now  when  the  adversaries  of  Judah  and  Benja- 
min heard  that  the  children  of  the  captivity  builded 

2 a temple  unto  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel  ; then 
they  drew  near  to  Zerubbabel,  and  to  the  heads  of 
fathers’  houses,  and  said  unto  them.  Let  us  build 
with  you  : for  we  seek  your  God,  as  ye  do  ; « and 
we  do  sacrifice  unto  him  since  the  days  of  Esar-had- 
don king  of  Assyria,  which  brought  us  up  hither. 

3 But  Zerubbabel,  and  Jeshua,  and  the  rest  of  the 
heads  of  fathers’  houses  of  Israel,  said  unto  them. 
Ye  have  nothing  to  do  with  us  to  build  an  house 
unto  our  God  ; but  we  ourselves  together  will  build 
unto  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  as  king  Cyrus  the 

4 king  of  Persia  hath  commanded  us.  Then  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land  weakened  the  hands  of  the  people  of 

5 Judah,  and  ^troubled  them  in  building,  and  hired 
counsellors  against  them,  to  frustrate  their  purpose, 
all  the  days  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  even  until  the 

6 reign  of  l)arius  king  of  Persia.  And  in  the  reign 
of  ^ Ahasuerus,  in  the  beginning  of  his  reign,  wrote 
they  an  accusation  against  the  inhabitants  of  Judah 
and  Jerusalem. 

7 And  in  the  days  of  ^ Artaxerxes  wrote  Bishlam, 
Mithredath,  Tabeel,  and  the  rest  of  his  companions, 
unto  Artaxerxes  king  of  Persia  ; and  the  writing  of 
the  letter  was  written  in  the  ® Syrian  character,  and 

8 set  forth  in  the  ® Syrian  tongue.  ^ Rehum  the  chan- 
cellor and  Shimshai  the  scribe  wrote  a letter  against 

9 Jerusalem  to  Artaxerxes  the  king  in  this  sort  : then 
wrote  Rehum  the  chancellor,  and  Shimshai  the  scribe, 
and  the  rest  of  their  companions  ; the  Dinaites,  and 
the  Apharsathchites,  the  Tarpelites,  the  Apharsites, 
the  Archevites,  the  Babylonians,  the  Shushanchites, 

10  the  Dehaites,  the  Elamites,  and  the  rest  of  the  na- 
tions whom  the  great  and  noble  Osnappar  brought 
over,  and  set  in  the  city  of  Samaria,  and  in  the  rest 

11  of  the  country  beyond  the  river,  and  so  forth.  This 
is  the  copy  of  the  letter  that  they  sent  unto  Arta^ 
xerxes  the  king  ; Thy  servants  the  men  beyond  the 

12  river,  and  so  forth.  Be  it  known  unto  the  king, 
that  the  Jews  which  came  up  from  thee  are  c^e  to 


standing  on  its  foun- 
dation, when  this 
house  was  before  their 
eyes. 

a Another  reading 


is,  yet  we  do  no  sacri 
fice  since  &c. 
h Or,  terrified, 
c Or,  Xerxes.  H 
Ahashverosh. 


0 


690 


EZRA,  V. 


ing  the  rebellious  and  the  bad  city,  and  have  set  up  the 
walls  thereof,  and  joined  the  foundations. 

13  Be  it  known  now  unto  the  king,  that,  if  this  city 
be  builded,  and  the  walls  set  up  again,  then  will  they 
not  pay  ^ toll,  tribute,  and  custom,  and  so  thou  shalt 
endamage  the  revenue  of  the  kings. 

14  Now  because  we  have  maintenance  from  the  Tangos 
palace,  and  it  was  not  meet  for  us  to  see  the  king’s 
dishonour,  therefore  have  we  sent  and  certified  the 
king  ; 

15  That  search  may  be  made  in  the  book  of  the  rec- 
ords of  thy  fathers  : so  shalt  thou  find  in  the  book  of 
the  records,  and  know  that  this  city  is  a rebellious  city, 
and  hurtful  unto  kings  and  provinces,  and  that  they 
have  moved  sedition  within  the  same  of  old  time  : for 
which  cause  was  this  city  destroyed. 

16  We  certify  the  king  that,  if  this  city  be  builded 
again,  and  the  walls  thereof  set  up,  by  this  means  thou 
shalt  have  no  portion  on  this  side  the  river. 

17  ^ Then  sent  the  king  an  answer  unto  Rehum  the 
chancellor,  and  to  Shimshai  the  scribe,  and  to  the  rest 
of  their  companions  that  dwell  in  Samaria,  and  unto  the 
rest  beyond  the  river.  Peace,  and  at  such  a time. 

18  The  letter  which  ye  sent  unto  us  hath  been  plainly 
read  before  me. 

19  And  I commanded,  and  search  hath  been  made, 
and  it  is  found  that  this  city  of  old  time  hath  made  in- 
surrection against  kings,  and  that  rebellion  and  sedition 
have  been  made  therein. 

20  There  have  been  mighty  kings  also  over  Jerusa- 
lem, which  have  ruled  over  all  countries  beyond  the 
river  ; and  toll,  tribute,  and  custom,  was  paid  unto 
them. 

21  Give  ye  now  commandment  to  cause  these  men  to 
cease,  and  that  this  city  be  not  builded,  until  another 
commandment  shall  be  given  from  me. 

22  Take  heed  now  that  ye  fail  not  to  do  this  : why 
should  damage  grow  to  the  hurt  of  the  kings  ? 

23  ^ Now  when  the  copy  of  king  Artaxerxes’  letter 
was  read  before  Rehum,  and  Shimshai  the  scribe,  and 
their  companions,  they  went  up  in  haste  to  Jerusalem 
unto  the  Jews,  and  made  them  to  cease  by  force  and 
power. 

24  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the  house  of  God  which 
is  at  Jerusalem.  So  it  ceased  unto  the  second  year  of 
the  reign  of  Darius  king  of  Persia. 


CHAPTER  V. 

1 Z erubbabel  and  Jeshua,  incited  by  Haggai  and  Zechariah,  set  forward 
the  building  of  the  temple.  3 Tatnai  and  Shethar-boznai  could  not 
hinder  the  Jews.  6 Their  letter  to  Darius  against  the  Jews. 

Then  the  prophets,  ^ Haggai  the  prophet,  and  ^ Ze- 
chariah the  son  of  Iddo,  prophesied  unto  the  J e ws 
that  were  in  Judah  and  Jerusalem  in  the  name  of  the 
God  of  Israel,  even  unto  them. 

Wk  2 Then  rose  up  ^ Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel, 
^d  Jeshua  the  son  of  Jozadak,  and  began  to  build  the 
ho^e  of  God  which  is  at  Jerusalem  : and  with  them 
he  prophets  of  God  helping  them. 

At  the  same  time  came  to  them  ^Tatnai,  go- 
vernor on  this  side  the  river,  and  Shethar-boznai,  and 
their  comp^ions,  and  said  thus  unto  them,  ® Who  hath 
commande(Fm)u  to  build  this  house,  and  to  make  up 
this  wall  ? 


3 ch.  7.  24. 
I"  : Kin.  4. 

T2.  S. 


y Gen.  15.  18.  Josh. 


1 Hag.  1.  1. 

2 Zech.  1.  1. 


US  unto  Jerusalem  ; they  are  building  the  rebellious 
and  the  bad  city,  and  have  finished  the  walls,  and 

13  repaired  the  foundations.  Be  it  known  now  unto 
the  king,  that,  if  this  city  be  builded,  and  the  walls 
finished,  they  will  not  pay  tribute,  custom,  or  toll, 

14  and  in  the  end  it  will  endamage  the  kings.  Now 
because  we  eat  the  salt  of  the  palace,  and  it  is  not 
meet  for  us  to  see  the  king’s  dishonour,  therefore 

15  have  we  sent  and  certified  the  king ; that  search 
may  be  made  in  the  book  of  the  records  of  thy 
fathers  : so  shalt  .thou  find  in  the  book  of  the  re- 
cords, and  know  that  this  city  is  a rebellious  city, 
and  hurtful  unto  kings  and  provinces,  and  that  they 
have  moved  sedition  within  the  same  of  old  time  : 

16  for  which  cause  was  this  city  laid  waste.  We  cer- 
tify the  king  that,  if  this  city  be  builded,  and  the 
walls  finished,  by  this  means  thou  shalt  have  no 

17  portion  beyond  the  river.  Then  sent  the  king  an 
answer  unto  Rehum  the  chancellor,  and  to  Shimshai 
the  scribe,  and  to  the  rest  of  their  companions  that 
dwell  in  Samaria,  and  fi'in  the  rest  of  the  country 

18  beyond  the  river,  Peace,  and  so  forth.  The  letter 
which  ye  sent  unto  us  hath  been  plainly  read  be- 

19  fore  me.  And  I decreed,  and  search  hath  been 
made,  and  it  is  found  that  this  city  of  old  time  hath 
made  insurrection  against  kings,  and  that  rebellion 

20  and  sedition  have  been  made  therein.  There  have 
been  mighty  kings  also  over  Jerusalem,  which  have 
ruled  over  all  the  country  beyond  the  river  ; and  tri- 

21  bute,  custom,  and  toll,  was  paid  unto  them.  Make 
ye  now  a decree  to  cause  these  men  to  cease,  and 
that  this  city  be  not  builded,  until  a decree  shall  be 

22  made  by  me.  And  take  heed  that  ye  be  not  slack 
herein  : why  should  damage  grow  to  the  hurt  of  the 

23  kings  ? Then  when  the  copy  of  king  Artaxerxes’ 
letter  was  read  before  Rehum,  and  Shimshai  the 
scribe,  and  their  companions,  they  went  in  haste  to 
Jerusalem  unto  the  Jews,  and  made  them  to  cease 

24  by  force  and  power.  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the 
house  of  God  which  is  at  Jerusalem  ; and  it  ceased 
unto  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  king  of 
Persia. 


5 Now  the  prophets,  Haggai  the  prophet,  and  Ze- 
chariah the  son  of  Iddo,  prophesied  unto  the  Jews 
that  were  in  Judah  and  Jerusalem  ; in  the  name  of 

2 the  God  of  Israel  ^prophesied  they  unto  them.  Then 
rose  up  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua 
the  son  of  Jozadak,  and  began  to  build  the  house 
of  God  which  is  at  Jerusalem  ; and  with  them  were 

3 the  prophets  of  God,  helping  them.  At  the  same 
time  came  to  them  Tattenai,  the  governor  beyond 
the  river,  and  Shethar-bozenai,  and  their  compa- 
nions, and  said  thus  unto  them.  Who  gave  you  a 
decree  to  build  this  house,  and  to  finish  this  wall  ? 


3 ch.  3.  2. 

< ver.  6.  ch.  6.  6. 
3 ver.  9. 


g Or,  unto  the  rest  a Or,  which  was  tip- 
beyond  d:c.  on  them, 

h Or,  translated. 


EZRA,  VI. 


691 


4 ® Then  said  we  unto  them  after  this  manner,  What 
are  the  names  of  the  men  that  make  this  building  ? 

5 But ''  the  eye  of  their  God  was  upon  the  elders  of 
the  Jews,  that  they  could  not  cause  them  to  cease,  till 
the  matter  came  to  Darius  : and  then  they  returned 
® answer  by  letter  concerning  this  matter. 

6 ^ The  copy  of  the  letter  that  Tatnai,  governor  on 
this  side  the  river,  and  Shethar-boznai,  ® and  his  com- 
panions the  Apharsachites,  which  were  on  this  side  the 
river,  sent  unto  Darius  the  king  : 

7 They  sent  a letter  unto  him,  wherein  was  written 
thus  ; Unto  Darius  the  king,  all  peace. 

8 Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  we  went  into  the 
province  of  Judea,  to  the  house  of  the  great  God,  which 
is  builded  with  great  stones,  and  timber  is  laid  in  the 
walls,  and  this  work  goeth  fast  on,  and  prospereth  in 
their  hands. 

9 Then  asked  we  those  elders,  and  said  unto  them 
thus,  Who  commanded  you  to  build  this  house,  and 
to  make  up  these  walls  ? 

10  We  asked  their  names  also,  to  certify  thee,  that 
we  might  write  the  names  of  the  men  that  loere  the 
chief  of  them. 

11  And  thus  they  returned  us  answer,  saying.  We 
are  the  servants  of  the  God  of  heaven  and  earth,  and 
build  the  house  that  was  builded  these  many  years  ago, 
which  a great  king  of  Israel  builded  and  set  up. 

12  But  after  that  our  fathers  had  provoked  the  God 
of  heaven  unto  wrath,  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of 

Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Babylon,  the  Chaldean, 
who  destroyed  this  house,  and  carried  the  people  away 
into  Babylon. 

13  But  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon the  same  king  Cyrus  made  a decree  to  build  this 
house  of  God. 

14  And  15  the  vessels  also  of  gold  and  silver  of  the 
house  of  God,  which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  out  of  the 
temple  that  loas  in  Jerusalem,  and  brought  them  into 
the  temple  of  Babylon,  those  did  Cyrus  the  king  take 
out  of  the  temple  of  Babylon,  and  they  were  delivered 
unto  one,  i®  whose  name  was  Sheshbazzar,  whom  he  had 
made  governor  ; 

15  And  said  unto  him.  Take  these  vessels,  go,  carry 
them  into  the  temple  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  and  let  the 
house  of  God  be  builded  in  his  place. 

16  Then  came  the  same  Sheshbazzar,  and  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem  : 
and  since  that  time  even  until  now  hath  it  been  in  build- 
ing, and  1®  yet  it  is  not  finished. 

17  Now  therefore,  if  it  seem  good  to  the  king,  i^let 
there  be  search  made  in  the  king’s  treasure  house,  which 
is  there  at  Babylon,  whether  it  be  so,  that  a decree  was 
made  of  Cyrus  the  king  to  build  this  house  of  God  at 
Jerusalem,  and  let  the  king  send  his  pleasure  to  us  con- 
cerning this  matter. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Darius,  findinq  the  decree  of  Cyrus,  maketh  a neiv  decree  for  the  ad- 
vancement oj  the  building.  IJ  By  the  help  of  the  enemies,  and  the  di- 
rections of  the  prophets,  the  temple  is  finished.  16  The  feast  of  the 
dedication  is  kept,  Is)  and  the  passover. 

rilHEN  Darius  the  king  made  a decree,  ^ and  search 
JL  was  made  in  the  house  of  the  rolls,  where  the  trea- 
sures were  laid  up  in  Babylon. 

® ver.  10.  10  ver.  3,  4.  n ch.  1.  1. 

7 See  ch.  7.  G,  28.  n 1 Kin.  G.  1.  i5  oh.  1.  7,  8.  & G.  5. 

Ps.  33.  18.  12  2 Chr.  30.  16,  17.  i«  Hag.  1.  14.  & 2.  2, 

® ch.  6.  G.  13  2 Kin.  24.  2.  & 25.  21. 

® ch.  4.  9.  8,  9,  11.  11  ch.  3.  8,  10. 


4 5 Then  spake  we  unto  them  after  this  manner,  What 
are  the  names  of  the  men  that  make  this  building  ? 

5 But  the  eye  of  their  God  was  upon  the  elders  of 
the  Jews,  and  they  did  not  make  them  cease,  till 
the  matter  should  come  to  Darius,  and  then  ‘^an- 
swer should  be  returned  by  letter  concerning  it. 

6 The  copy  of  the  letter  that  Tattenai,  the  go- 
vernor beyond  the  river,  and  Shethar-bozenai,  and 
his  companions  the  Apharsachites,  which  were  be- 

7 yond  the  river,  sent  unto  Darius  the  king  : they 
sent  a letter  unto  him,  wherein  was  written  thus  ; 

8 Unto  Darius  the  king,  all  peace.  Be  it  known  unto 
the  king,  that  we  went  into  the  province  of  Judah, 
to  the  house  of  the  great  God,  which  is  builded 
with  great  stones,  and  timber  is  laid  in  the  walls, 
and  this  work  goeth  on  with  diligence  and  prosper- 

9 eth  in  their  hands.  Then  asked  we  those  elders, 
and  said  unto  them  thus.  Who  gave  you  a decree 

10  to  build  this  house,  and  to  finish  this  wall  ? We 
asked  them  their  names  also,  to  certify  thee,  that 
we  might  write  the  names  of  the  men  that  were  at 

11  the  head  of  them.  And  thus  they  returned  us 
answer,  saying,  We  are  the  servants  of  the  God  of 
heaven  and  earth,  and  build  the  house  that  was 
builded  these  many  years  ago,  which  a great  king 

12  of  Israel  builded  and  finished.  But  ^ after  that  our 
fathers  had  provoked  the  God  of  heaven  unto 
wrath,  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchad- 
nezzar king  of  Babylon,  the  Chaldean,  who  de- 
stroyed this  house,  and  carried  the  people  away  into 

13  Babylon.  But  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king  of 
Babylon,  Cyrus  the  king  made  a decree  to  build 

14  this  house  of  God.  And  the  gold  and  silver  ves- 
sels also  of  the  house  of  God,  which  Nebuchad- 
nezzar took  out  of  the  temple  that  was  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  brought  them  into  the  temple  of  Babylon, 
those  did  Cyrus  the  king  take  out  of  the  temple  of 
Babylon,  and  they  were  delivered  unto  one  whose 
name  was  Sheshbazzar,  whom  he  had  made  go- 

15  vernor  ; and  he  said  unto  him,  Take  these  vessels, 
go,  put  them  in  the  temple  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  and 

16  let  the  house  of  God  be  builded  in  its  place.  Then 
came  the  same  Sheshbazzar,  and  laid  the  founda- 
tions of  the  house  of  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem  : 
and  since  that  time  even  until  now  hath  it  been  in 

17  building,  and  yet  it  is  not  completed.  Now  there- 
fore, if  it  seem  good  to  the  king,  let  there  be  searcli“ 
made  in  the  king’s  treasure  house,  which  is  there 
at  Babylon,  whether  it  be  so,  that  a decree  was 
made  of  Cyrus  the  king  to  build  this  house  of  God 
at  Jerusalem,  and  let  the  king  send  his  pleasure  to 
us  concerning  this  matter. 


6 Then  Darius  the  king  made  a decree,  and  search 
was  made  in  the  house  of  the  “ archives,  where  the 

ch.  G.  15.  manner.  What,  said  they  unto  them  &c. 

ch.  G.  1,2.  they,  are  the  names  of  See  ver.  10, 

^ ch.  5.  17.  the  men  that  make  this  c Or,  they  returned 

b Or,  Then  .'spoke  lee  bnildiny?  Or,  accord-  an.'siecr. 
unto  them  after  this  iug  to  some  ancient  d Or,  because  that. 

versions.  Then  spake  a Aram,  books. 


692 


EZRA,  VI. 


2 And  there  was  found  at  Achmetha,  in  the  palace 
that  is  in  the  province  of  the  Medes,  a roll,  and  therein 
was  a record  thus  written  ; 

3 In  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the  king  the  same  Cyrus 
the  king  made  a decree  concerning  the  house  of  God  at 
Jerusalem,  Let  the  house  be  builded,  the  place  where 
they  offered  sacrifices,  and  let  the  foundations  thereof 
be  strongly  laid  ; the  height  thereof  threescore  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  thereof  threescore  cubits  ; 

4 ^ With  three  rows  of  great  stones,  and  a row  of  new 
timber  : and  let  the  expences  be  given  out  of  the  king’s 
house : 

5 And  also  let  ® the  golden  and  silver  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  forth  out  of 
the  temple  which  is  at  Jerusalem,  and  brought  unto 
Babylon,  be  restored,  and  brought  again  unto  the  tem- 
ple which  is  at  Jerusalem,  every  one  to  his  place,  and 
place  them  in  the  house  of  God. 

6 ^Now  therefore,  Tatnai,  governor  beyond  the  river, 
Shethar-boznai,  and  your  companions  the  Apharsachites, 
which  are  beyond  the  river,  be  ye  far  from  thence  : 

7 Let  the  work  of  this  house  of  God  alone  ; let  the 
governor  of  the  Jews  and  the  elders  of  the  Jews  build 
this  house  of  God  in  his  place. 

8 Moreover  I make  a decree  what  ye  shall  do  to  the 
elders  of  these  Jews  for  the  building  of  this  house  of 
God  : that  of  the  king’s  goods,  even  of  the  tribute  be- 
yond the  river,  forthwith  expences  be  given  unto  these 
men,  that  they  be  not  hindered. 

9 And  that  which  they  have  need  of,  both  young 
bullocks,  and  rams,  and  lambs,  for  the  burnt  offerings 
of  the  God  of  heaven,  wheat,  salt,  wine,  and  oil,  accord- 
ing to  the  appointment  of  the  priests  which  are  at  Jeru- 
salem, let  it  be  given  them  day  by  day  without  fail  : 

10  ° That  they  may  offer  sacrifices  of  sweet  savours 
unto  the  God  of  heaven,  and  ® pray  for  the  life  of  the 
king,  and  of  his  sons. 

11  Also  I have  made  a decree,  that  whosoever  shall 
alter  this  word,  let  timber  be  pulled  down  from  his 
house,  and  being  set  up,  let  him  be  hanged  thereon  ; 

and  let  his  house  be  made  a dunghill  for  this. 

12  And  the  God  that  hath  caused  his.® name  to  dwell 
there  destroy  all  kings  and  people,  that  shall  put  to 
their  hand  to  alter  and  to  destroy  this  house  of  God 
which  is  at  Jerusalem.  I Darius  have  made  a decree  ; 
let  it  be  done  with  speed. 

13  ^ Then  Tatnai,  governor  on  this  side  the  river, 
Shethar-boznai,  and  their  companions,  according  to  that 
which  Darius  the  king  had  sent,  so  they  did  speedily. 

14  ® And  the  elders  of  the  Jews  builded,  and  they 
prospered  through  the  prophesying  of  Haggai  the 
prophet  and  Zechariah  the  son  of  Iddo.  And  they 
builded,  and  finished  it,  according  to  the  commandment 
of  the  God  of  Israel,  and  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  Cyrus,  and  Darius,  and  Artaxerxes  king 
of  Persia. 

15  And  this  house  was  finished  on  the  third  day  of 
the  month  Adar,  which  was  in  the  sixth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Darius  the  king. 

16  T[  And  the  children  of  Israel,  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  and  the  rest  of  the  children  of  the  captivity, 
kept  the  dedication  of  this  house  of  God  with  joy, 

17  And  offered  at  the  dedication  of  this  house  of 


2 treasures  were  laid  up  in  Babylon.  And  there  was 
found  at  ^ Achmetha,  in  the  palace  that  is  in  the 
province  of  Media,  a roll,  and  therein  was  thus 

3 written  for  a record.  In  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the 
king,  Cyrus  the  king  made  a decree  ; Concerning 
the  house  of  God  at  Jerusalem,  let  the  house  be 
builded,  the  place  where  they  offer  sacrifices,  and 
let  the  foundations  thereof  be  strongly  laid  ; the 
height  thereof  threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth 

4 thereof  threescore  cubits  ; with  three  rows  of  great 
stones,  and  a row  of  new  timber  : and  let  the  ex- 

5 penses  be  given  out  of  the  king’s  house  : and  also 
let  the  gold  and  silver  vessels  of  the  house  of 
God,  which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  forth  out  of  the 
temple  which  is  at  Jerusalem,  and  brought  unto 
Babylon,  be  restored,  and  brought  again  unto  the 
temple  which  is  at  Jerusalem,  every  one  to  its  place, 

6 and  thou  shalt  put  them  in  the  house  of  God.  Now 
therefore,  Tattenai,  governor  beyond  the  river, 
Shethar-bozenai,  and  ^ your  companions  the  Aphar- 
sachites, which  are  beyond  the  river,  be  ye  far 

7 from  thence  : let  the  work  of  this  house  of  God 
alone  ; let  the  governor  of  the  Jews  and  the  elders 
of  the  Jews  build  this  house  of  God  in  its  place. 

8 Moreover  I make  a decree  what  ye  shall  do  to  these 
elders  of  the  Jews  for  the  building  of  this  house  of 
God  : that  of  the  king’s  goods,  even  of  the  tribute 
beyond  the  river,  expenses  be  given  with  all  dili- 
gence unto  these  men,  that  they  be  not  hindered. 

9 And  that  which  they  have  need  of,  both  young  bul- 
locks, and  rams,  and  lambs,  for  burnt  offerings  to 
the  God  of  heaven,  wheat,  salt,  wine,  and  oil,  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  priests  which  are  at 
Jerusalem,  let  it  be  given  them  day  by  day  without 

10  fail  : that  they  may  offer  sacrifices  of  sweet  savour 
unto  the  God  of  heaven,  and  pray  for  the  life  of  the 

11  king,  and  of  his  sons.  Also  I have  made  a decree, 
that  whosoever  shall  alter  this  word,  let  a beam  be 
pulled  out  from  his  house,  and  let  him  be  lifted  up 
and  fastened  tliereon  ; and  let  his  house  be  made  a 

12  dunghill  for  this  : and  the  God  that  hath  caused  his 
name  to  dwell  there  overthrow  all  kings  and  peoples, 
that  shall  put  forth  their  hand  to  alter  the  same,  to 
destroy  this  house  of  God  which  is  at  Jerusalem. 
I Darius  have  made  a decree  ; let  it  be  done  with 
all  diligence. 

13  Then  Tattenai,  the  governor  beyond  the  river, 
Shethar-bozenai,  and  their  companions,  ® because 
that  Darius  the  king  had  sent,  did  accordingly  with 

14  all  diligence.  And  the  elders  of  the  Jews  builded 
and  prospered,  through  the  prophesying  of  Haggai 
the  prophet  and  Zechariah  the  son  of  Iddo.  And 
they  builded  and  finished  it,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  God  of  Israel,  and  according  to 
the  decree  of  Cyrus,  and  Darius,  and  Artaxerxes 

15  king  of  Persia.  And  this  house  was  finished  on  the 
third  day  of  the  month  Adar,  which  was  in  the 

16  sixth  year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  the  king.  And  the 
children  of  Israel,  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and 
the  rest  of  the  children  of  the  captivity,  kept  the 

17  dedication  of  this  house  of  God  with  joy.  And 
they  offered  at  the  dedication  of  this  house  of  God 


* 1 Kin.  6.  36.  s ch.  7.  23.  Jer.  » i Kin.  9.  3.  n ch.  4.  24.  » ch.  8.  35.  ber. 

s ch.  1.  7,  8.  & 5.  14.  29.  7.  ch.  5.  1,  2.  12  ch.  7.  1.  ft  That  is,  Ecbatana.  d Aram,  their. 

< ch.  5.  3.  1 Tim.  2.  1,2.  ver.  3.  ch.  1.  1.  is  1 Kin.  8.  63.  2 c According  to  the  c Or,  because  of 

Dan.  2.  5.  & 3.  29.  & 5.  13.  Chr.  7.  5.  Sept.,  one  row  of  tim-  that  which  dScc. 


EZRA,  VII. 


693 


God  an  hundred  bullocks,  two  hundred  rams,  four 
hundred  lambs  ; and  for  a sin  offering-  for  all  Israel, 
twelve  he  goats,  according  to  the  number  of  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

18  And  they  set  the  priests  in  their  divisions,  and 
the  Levites  in  their  courses,  for  the  service  of  God, 
which  is  at  Jerusalem  ; as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
Moses. 

19  And  the  children  of  the  captivity  kept  the  pass- 
over  upon  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Levites  were  purified 
together,  all  of  them  vjere  pure,  and  killed  the  pass- 
over  for  all  the  children  of  the  captivity,  and  for  their 
brethren  the  priests,  and  for  themselves. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel,  which  were  come 
again  out  of  captivity,  and  all  such  as  had  separated 
themselves  unto  them  from  the  filthiness  of  the 
heathen  oT  the  land,  to  seek  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
did  eat, 

22  And  kept  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  seven 
days  with  joy  : for  the  Lord  had  made  them  joyful, 
and  turned  the  heart  of  the  king  of  Assyria  unto 
them,  to  strengthen  their  hands  in  the  work  of  the 
house  of  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  YII. 

1 Ezra  goeth  up  to  Jerusalem.  11  The  gracious  commission  of  Arta- 
xerxes  to  Ezra.  27  Ezra  blesseth  God  for  his  favour. 

OW  after  these  things,  in  the  reign  of  ^ Arta- 
xerxes  king  of  Persia,  Ezra  ^ the  son  of  Seraiali, 
the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son  of  Hilkiah, 

2 The  son  of  Sliallum,  the  son  of  Zadok,  the  son  of 
Ahitub, 

3 The  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son 
of  Meraioth, 

4 The  son  of  Zerahiah,  the  son  of  Uzzi,  the  son  of 
Bukki, 

5 The  son  of  Abishua,  the  son  of  Phinehas,  the  son 
of  Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron  the  chief  priest  : 

6 This  Ezra  went  up  from  Babylon  ; and  he  was  ® a 
ready  scribe  in  the  law  of  Moses,  which  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  had  given  : and  the  king  granted  him  all  his 
request,  ^ according  to  the  hand  of  the  Lord  his  God 
upon  him. 

7 ® And  there  went  up  some  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  of  the  priests,  and  ® the  Levites,  and  the  singers, 
and  the  porters,  and  the  Nethinims,  unto  Jerusalem, 
in  the  seventh  year  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

8 And  he  came  to  Jerusalem  in  the  fifth  month, 
which  was  in  the  seventh  year  of  the  king. 

9 For  upon  the  first  day  of  the  first  month  began  he 
to  go  up  from  Babylon,  and  on  the  first  day  of  the  fifth 
month  came  he  to  Jerusalem,  ® according  to  the  good 
hand  of  his  God  upon  him. 

10  For  Ezra  had  prepared  his  heart  to  ® seek  the  law 
of  the  Lord,  and  to  do  it,  and  to  teach  in  Israel  sta- 
tutes and  judgments. 

11  *11  Now  this  is  the  copy  of  the  letter  that  the  king 
Artaxerxes  gave  unto  Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe,  even 
a scribe  of  the  words  of  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,  and  of  his  statutes  to  Israel. 

12  Artaxerxes,  king  of  kings,  unto  Ezra  the  priest, 

15  1 Chr.  24.  1,  21  ch.  9.  ll.  Chr.  33.  11.  ch.  1.  1. 

1 Chr.  23.  G.  22  jfex.  12.  15.  & 13.  & ver.  G,  &c. 

” Num.  3.  G.  & 8.  9.  G.  2 Chr.  30.  21.  & 1 Noh.  2.  1. 

18  Ex.  12.  G.  35.  17.  2 1 ciir.  G.  14. 

10  2 Chr.  30.  1.5.  22  Pro.  21.  1.  8 ver.  1 1,  12,  21. 

2t'  2 Chr.  35.  11.  24  2 Kin.  23.  29.  2 * ver.  9.  ch.  8.  22,31. 


an  hundred  bullocks,  two  hundred  rams,  four  hun- 
dred lambs  ; and  for  a sin  offering  for  all  Israel, 
twelve  he-goats,  according  to  the  number  of  the 

18  tribes  of  Israel.  And  they  set  the  priests  in  their 
divisions,  and  the  Levites  in  their  courses,  for  the 
service  of  God,  which  is  at  Jerusalem  ; as  it  is  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  Moses. 

19  And  the  children  of  the  captivity  kept  the  pass- 
over  upon  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Levites  had  purified  them- 
selves f together  ; all  of  them  were  pure  : and  they 
killed  the  passover  for  all  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity, and  for  their  brethren  the  priests,  and  for 

21  themselves.  And  the  children  of  Israel,  which  were 
come  again  out  of  the  captivity,  and  all  such  as  had 
separated  themselves  unto  them  from  the  filthiness 
of  the  heathen  of  the  land,  to  seek  the  Lord,  the 

22  God  of  Israel,  did  eat,  and  kept  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread  seven  days  with  joy  : for  the  Lord 
had  made  them  joyful,  and  had  turned  the  heart  of 
the  king  of  Assyria  unto  them,  to  strengthen  their 
hands  in  the  work  of  the  house  of  God,  the  God  of 
Israel. 


7  Now  after  these  things,  in  the  reign  of  Artaxerxes 
king  of  Persia,  Ezra  the  son  of  Seraiah,  the  son  of 

2 Azariah,  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  the  son  of  Sliallum,  the 

3 son  of  Zadok,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  the  son  of  Amariah, 

4 the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son  of  Meraioth,  the  son  of 

5 Zerahiah,  the  son  of  Uzzi,  the  son  of  Bukki,  the  son  of 
Abishua,  the  son  of  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the 

6 son  of  Aaron  the  chief  priest : this  Ezra  went  up 
from  Babylon  ; and  he  was  a ready  scribe  in  the 
law  of  Moses,  which  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
had  given:  and  tlie  king  granted  him  all  his  re- 
quest, according  to  the  hand  of  the  Lord  his  God 

7 upon  him.  And  there  went  up  some  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  of  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
the  singers,  and  the  porters,  and  the  Nethinim,  unto 
Jerusalem,  in  the  seventh  year  of  Artaxerxes  the 

8 king.  And  he  came  to  Jerusalem  in  the  fifth  month, 

9 which  was  in  the  seventh  year  of  the  king.  For 
upon  the  first  day  of  the  first  month  “began  he  to 
go  up  from  Babylon,  and  on  the  first  day  of  the  fifth 
month  came  he  to  Jerusalem,  according  to  the  good 

10  hand  of  his  God  upon  him.  For  Ezra  had  set  his 
heart  to  seek  the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  to  do  it,  and 
to  teach  in  Israel  statutes  and  judgements. 


11  Now  this  is  the  copy  of  the  letter  that  the  king 
Artaxerxes  gave  unto  Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe, 
even  the  scribe  of  the  words  of  the  commandments 

12  of  the  Lord,  and  of  his  statutes  to  Israel.  ^ Arta- 
xerxes, king  of  kings,  unto  Ezra  the  priest,  tlie 

5 ch.  8.  1.  ver.  G,  25.  Dent.  a Heb.  that  was  the 

® See  ch.  8.  15,  &c.  33.  10.  Neh.  8.  1-8.  foundation  of  the  go- 

2 ch.  2.  43.  & 8.  20.  Mai.  2.  7.  ing  up. 

8 ver.  G.  Neh.  2.  8,  “ Ezek.  2G.  7.  Dan.  'b  Ch.  7.  12-2G  is  in 

18.  2.  37.  Aramaic. 

8 Ps.  119.  45.  / Heb.  as  one. 


EZRA,  VII. 


6^4 


a scribe  of  the  law  of  the  God  of  heaven,  perfect  peace, 

and  at  such  a time. 

13  I make  a decree,  that  all  they  of  the  people  of 
Israel,  and  of  his  priests  and  Levites,  in  my  realm, 
which  are  minded  of  their  own  freewill  to  go  up  to 
Jerusalem,  go  with  thee. 

14  Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent  of  the  king,  and  of 
his  1^  seven  counsellors,  to  enquire  concerning  Judah 
and  Jerusalem,  according  to  the  law  of  thy  God  which 
is  in  thine  hand  ; 

15  And  to  carry  the  silver  and  gold,  which  the  king 
and  his  counsellors  have  freely  offered  unto  the  God 
of  Israel,  whose  habitation  is  in  Jerusalem, 

16  1®  And  all  the  silver  and  gold  that  thou  canst  find 
in  all  the  province  of  Babylon,  with  the  freewill  offer- 
ing of  the  people,  and  of  the  priests,  offering  will- 
ingly for  the  house  of  their  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem  ; 

17  That  thou  mayest  buy  speedily  with  this  money 
bullocks,  rams,  lambs,  with  their  meat  offerings  and 
their  drink  offerings,  and  offer  them  upon  the  altar 
of  the  house  of  your  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  whatsoever  shall  seem  good  to  thee,  and  to 
thy  brethren,  to  do  with  the  rest  of  the  silver  and  the 
gold,  that  do  after  the  will  of  your  God. 

19  The  vessels  also  that  are  given  thee  for  the  ser- 
vice of  the  house  of  thy  God,  those  deliver  thou  before 
the  God  of  Jerusalem. 

20  And  whatsoever  more  shall  be  needful  for  the 
house  of  thy  God,  which  thou  shalt  have  occasion  to  be- 
stow, bestow  it  out  of  the  king’s  treasure  house. 

21  And  I,  even  I Artaxerxes  the  king,  do  make  a 
decree  to  all  the  treasurers  which  are  beyond  the  river, 
that  whatsoever  Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe  of  the  law 
of  the  God  of  heaven,  shall  require  of  you,  it  be  done 
speedily, 

22  Unto  an  hundred  talents  of  silver,  and  to  an  hun- 
dred measures  of  wheat,  and  to  an  hundred  baths  of 
wine,  and  to  an  hundred  baths  of  oil,  and  salt  without 
prescribing  how  much. 

23  Whatsoever  is  commanded  by  the  God  of  heaven, 
let  it  be  diligently  done  for  the  house  of  the  God  of 
heaven  : for  why  should  there  be  wrath  against  the 
realm  of  the  king  and  his  sons  ? 

24  Also  we  certify  you,  that  touching  any  of  the 
priests  and  Levites,  singers,  porters,  Nethinims,  or 
ministers  of  this  house  of  God,  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to 
impose  toll,  tribute,  or  custom,  upon  them. 

25  And  thou,  Ezra,  after  the  wisdom  of  thy  God, 
that  is  in  thine  hand,  set  magistrates  and  judges, 
which  may  judge  all  the  people  that  are  beyond  the 
river,  all  such  as  know  the  laws  of  thy  God  ; and 
2®  teach  ye  them  that  know  them  not. 

26  And  whosoever  will  not  do  the  law  of  thy  God, 
and  the  law  of  the  king,  let  judgment  be  executed 
speedily  upon  him,  whether  it  he  unto  death,  or  to  ba- 
nishment, or  to  confiscation  of  goods,  or  to  imprison- 
ment. 

27  ^ 21  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of  our  fathers, 
■22  which  hath  put  such  a thing  as  this  in  the  king’s  heart, 
to  beautify  the  house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusa- 
lem : 

28  And  23  hath  extended  mercy  unto  me  before  the 
king,  and  his  counsellors,  and  before  all  the  king’s 

12  ch.  4.  10.  15  ch.  8.  25.  i*  Deut.  12.  5,  11. 

13  Esth.  1.  14.  13  1 Chr.  29.  6,  9.  i»  Ex.  18.  21,  22. 

14  2 Chr.  6.  2.  Ps.  n Nnrn.  15.  4-13.  Deut.  IG.  18. 

135.  21. 


scribe  of  the  law  of  the  God  of  heaven,  perfect 

13  and  so  forth.  I make  a decree,  that  all  they  of  the 
people  of  Israel,  and  their  priests  and  the  Levites, 
in  my  realm,  which  are  minded  of  their  own  free 

14  will  to  go  to  Jerusalem,  go  with  thee.  Forasmuch 
as  thou  art  sent  ^ of  the  king  and  his  seven  coun- 
sellors, to  inquire  conceming  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
according  to  the  law  of  thy  God  which  is  in  thine 

15  hand  ; and  to  carry  the  silver  and  gold,  which  the 
king  and  his  counsellors  have  freely  offered  unto 
the  God  of  Israel,  whose  habitation  is  in  Jerusalem, 

16  and  all  the  silver  and  gold  that  thou  shalt  find  in 
all  the  province  of  Babylon,  with  the  freewill  offer- 
ing of  the  people,  and  of  the  priests,  offering  will- 
ingly for  the  house  of  their  God  which  is  in  Jeru- 

17  Salem  ; therefore  thou  shalt  with  all  diligence  buy 
with  this  money  bullocks,  rams,  lambs,  with  their 
meal  offerings  and  their  drink  offerings,  and  shalt 
offer  them  upon  the  altar  of  the  house  of  your  God 

18  which  is  in  Jerusalem.  And  whatsoever  shall  seem 
good  to  thee  and  to  thy  brethren  to  do  with  the  rest 
of  the  silver  and  the  gold,  that  do  ye  after  the  will 

19  of  your  God.  And  the  vessels  that  are  given  thee 
for  the  service  of  the  house  of  thy  God,  deliver 

20  thou  before  the  God  of  Jerusalem.  And  whatso- 
ever more  shall  be  needful  for  the  house  of  thy 
God,  which  thou  shalt  have  occasion  to  bestow, 

21  bestow  it  out  of  the  king’s  treasure  house.  And  I, 
even  I Artaxerxes  the  king,  do  make  a decree  to 
air  the  treasurers  which  are  beyond  the  river,  that 
whatsoever  Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe  of  the  law 
of  the  God  of  heaven,  shall  require  of  you,  it  be 

22  done  with  all  diligence,  unto  an  hundred  talents  of 
silver,  and  to  an  hundred  ^ measures  of  wheat,  and  to 
an  hundred  baths  of  wine,  and  to  an  hundred  baths 
of  oil,  and  salt  without  prescribing  how  much. 

23  Whatsoever  is  commanded  by  the  God  of  heaven, 
let  it  be  done  exactly  for  the  house  of  the  God  of 
heaven  ; for  why  should  there  be  wrath  against  the 

24  realm  of  the  king  and  his  sons  ? Also  we  certify 
you,  that  touching  any  of  the  priests  and  Levites, 
the  singers,  porters,  Nethinim,  or  servants  of  this 
house  of  God,  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  impose  tri- 

25  bute,  custom,  or  toll,  upon  them.  And  thou,  Ezra, 
after  the  wisdom  of  thy  God  that  is  in  thine  hand, 
appoint  magistrates  and  judges,  which  may  judge 
ail  the  people  that  are  beyond  the  river,  all  such  as 
know  the  laws  of  thy  God  ; and  teach  ye  him  that 

26  knoweth  them  not.  And  whosoever  will  not  do  the 
law  of  thy  God,  and  the  law  of  the  king,  let  judge- 
ment be  executed  upon  him  with  all  diligence, 
whether  it  be  unto  death,  or  to  ® banishment,  or  to 
confiscation  of  goods,  or  to  imprisonment. 


27  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  our  fathers, 
which  hath  put  such  a thing  as  this  in  the  king’s 
heart,  to  beautify  the  house  of  the  Lord  which  is 

28  in  Jerusalem  ; and  hath  extended  mercy  unto  me 
before  the  king,  and  his  counsellors,  and  before  all 


20  ver.  10.  2 Chr.  2i  \ c^r.  29.  10.  c Aram,  from  before 

17.  7.  Mai.  2.  7.  Matt.  22  ch.  6.  22.  the  king. 

23.  2,  3.  23  ch.  9.  9.  d Aram.  cors. 

e Aram,  rooting  out. 


EZRA,  VIII. 


695 


mighty  princes.  And  I was  strengthened  as  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  my  God  was  upon  me,  and  I gathered 
together  out  of  Israel  chief  men  to  go  up  with  me. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 The  companions  of  Ezra^  who  returned  from  Babylon,  15  He  send- 
etk  to  Iddo  for  ministers  for  the  temple,  21  He  keepeth  a fast,  24  He 
committeth  the  treasures  to  the  custody  of  the  priests,  31  From  Aha- 
va  they  come  to  Jerusalem,  33  The  treasure  is  weighed  in  the  temple. 
36  The  commission  is  delivered. 

These  are  now  the  chief  of  their  fathers,  and  this 
is  the  genealogy  of  them  that  went  up  with  me 
from  Babylon,  in  the  reign  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Phinehas  ; Gershom  : of  the  sons  of 
Ithamar  ; Daniel  : of  the  sons  of  David  ; ^ Hattush. 

3  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah,  of  the  sons  of  ^ Pha- 
rosh  ; Zechariah  : and  with  him  were  reckoned  by  ge- 
nealogy of  the  males  an  hundred  and  fifty. 

4  Of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab  ; Elihoenai  the  sou  of 
Zerahiah,  and  with  him  two  hundred  males. 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah  ; the  son  of  Jahaziel, 
and  with  him  three  hundred  males. 

6  Of  the  sons  also  of  Adin  ; Ebed  the  son  of  Jona- 
than, and  with  him  fifty  males. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam  ; Jeshaiah  the  son  of 
Athaliah,  and  with  him  seventy  males. 

8  And  of  the  sons  of  Shephatiah  ; Zebadiah  the  son 
of  Michael,  and  with  him  fourscore  males. 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Joab  ; Obadiah  the  son  of  Jehiel, 
and  with  him  two  hundred  and  eighteen  males. 

10  And  of  the  sons  of  Shelomith  ; the  son  of  Josi- 
phiah,  and  with  him  an  hundred  and  threescore  males. 

11  And  of  the  sons  of  Bebai  ; Zechariah  the  son  of 
Bebai,  and  with  him  twenty  and  eight  males. 

12  And  of  the  sons  of  Azgad  ; Johanan  the  son  of 
Hakkatan,  and  with  him  an  hundred  and  ten  males. 

13  And  of  the  last  sons  of  Adonikam,  whose  names 
are  these,  Eliphelet,  Jeiel,  and  Shemaiah,  and  with  them 
threescore  males. 

14  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bigvai  ; Uthai,  and  Zabbud, 
and  with  them  seventy  males. 

15  ^ And  I gathered  them  together  to  the  river  that 
runneth  to  Ahava  ; and  there  abode  we  in  tents  three 
days  : and  I viewed  the  people,  and  the  priests,  and 
found  there  none  of  the  ^ sons  of  Levi. 

16  Then  sent  I for  Eliezer,  for  Ariel,  for  Shemaiah, 
and  for  Elnathan,  and  for  Jarib,  and  for  Elnathan,  and 
for  Nathan,  and  for  Zechariah,  and  for  Meshullam, 
chief  men  ; also  for  Joiarib,  and  for  Elnathan,  men  of 
understanding. 

17  And  I sent  them  with  commandment  unto  Iddo 
the  chief  at  the  place  Casiphia,  and  I told  them  what 
they  should  say  unto  Iddo,  and  to  his  brethren  the 
Nethinims,  at  the  place  Casiphia,  that  they  should  bring 
unto  us  ministers  for  the  house  of  our  God. 

18  And  by  the  good  hand  of  our  God  upon  us  they 
^brought  us  a man  of  understanding,  of  the  sons  of 
Mahli,  the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Israel ; and  Shere- 
biah,  with  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  eighteen  ; 

19  And  Hashabiah,  and  with  him  Jeshaiah  of  the 
sons  of  Merari,  his  brethren  and  their  sons,  twenty  ; 

20  ® Also  of  the  Nethinims,  whom  David  and  the 
princes  had  appointed  for  the  service  of  the  Levites, 
two  hundred  and  twenty  Nethinims  : all  of  them  were 
expressed  by  name. 

ver.  6,  9.  See  ch.  2 2.  3.  See  ch.  2.  43. 

6.  5.  & 8.  IS.  3 See  ch.  7.  7.  a Another  reading 

1 1 Chr.  3.  22.  * Neh.  8.  7.  & 9.  4, 6.  is,  Zaccur. 


the  king’s  mighty  princes.  And  I was  strength- 
ened according  to  the  hand  of  the  Lord  my  God 
upon  me,  and  I gathered  together  out  of  Israel  chief 
men  to  go  up  with  me. 


8  Now  these  are  the  heads  of  their  fathers’  houses, 
and  this  is  the  genealogy  of  them  that  went  up  with 
me  from  Babylon,  in  the  reign  of  Artaxerxes  the 

2 king.  Of  the  sons  of  Phinehas,  Gershom  : of  the 
sous  of  Ithamar,  Daniel  : of  the  sons  of  David, 

3 Hattush.  Of  the  sons  of  Shecaniah  ; of  the  sons  of 
Parosh,  Zechariah  : and  with  him  were  reckoned  by 

4 genealogy  of  the  males  an  hundred  and  fifty.  Of 
the  sons  of  Pahath-moab,  Eliehoenai  the  son  of 

6  Zerahiah  ; and  with  him  two  hundred  males.  Of 
the  sons  of  Shecaniah,  the  son  of  Jahaziel  ; and 

6 with  him  three  hundred  males.  And  of  the  sons  of 
Adin,  Ebed  the  son  of  Jonathan  ; and  with  him  fifty 

7 males.  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam,  Jeshaiah  the  son 

8 of  Athaliah  ; and  with  him  seventy  males.  And  of 
the  sons  of  Shephatiah,  Zebadiah  the  son  of  Michael  ; 

9 and  with  him  fourscore  males.  Of  the  sons  of  Joab, 
Obadiah  the  son  of  Jehiel  ; and  with  him  two  hun- 

10  dred  and  eighteen  males.  And  of  the  sons  of  She- 
lomith, the  son  of  Josiphiah  ; and  with  him  an 

11  hundred  and  threescore  males.  And  of  the  sons  of 
Bebai,  Zechariah  the  son  of  Bebai  ; and  with  him 

12  twenty  and  eight  males.  And  of  the  sons  of  Azgad, 
Johanan  the  son  of  Hakkatan  ; and  with  him  an 

13  hundred  and  ten  males.  And  of  the  sons  of  Adoni- 
kam, that  were  the  last  ; and  these  are  their  names, 
Eliphelet,  Jeuel,  and  Shemaiah,  and  with  them 

14  threescore  males.  And  of  the  sons  of  Bigvai,  Uthai 
and  “ Zabbud  ; and  with  them  seventy  males. 

15  And  I gathered  them  together  to  the  river  that 
runneth  to  Ahava  ; and  there  we  encamped  three 
days  : and  I viewed  the  people,  and  the  priests,  and 

16  found  there  none  of  the  sons  of  Levi.  Then  sent  I 
for  Eliezer,  for  Ariel,  for  Shemaiah,  and  for  Elna- 
than, and  for  Jarib,  and  for  Elnathan,  and  for  Na- 
than, and  for  Zechariah,  and  for  Meshullam,  chief 
men  ; also  for  Joiarib,  and  for  Elnathan,  ^ which 

17  were  teachers.  And  I sent  them  forth  unto  Iddo 
the  chief  at  the  place  Casiphia  ; and  I told  them 
vLat  they  should  say  unto  ''  Iddo,  and  his  brethren 
the  Nethinim,  at  the  place  Casiphia,  that  they  should 
bring  unto  us  ministers  for  the  house  of  our  God. 

18  And  according  to  the  good  hand  of  our  God  upon  us 
they  brought  us  ® a man  of  discretion,  of  the  sons  of 
Mahli,  the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Israel  ; and  She- 
rebiah,  with  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  eighteen  ; 

19  and  Hashabiah,  and  with  him  Jeshaiah  of  the  sons 

20  of  Merari,  his  brethren  and  their  sons,  twenty  ; and 
of  the  Nethinim,  whom  David  and  the  princes  had 
given  for  the  service  of  the  Levites,  two  hundred 
and  twenty  Nethinim  : all  of  them  were  expressed 


h Or,  which  had  un-  is,  / gave  them  com-  ed  has,  Iddo,  his 
dtr  standing,  viand  meat,  brother. 

c Another  reading  d The  text  as  point-  e Or,  Ishsechel. 


696 


EZRA,  VIII. 


21  ^ Then  I ® proclaimed  a fast  there,  at  the  river 
of  Ahava,  that  we  might  ’’  afflict  ourselves  before  our 
God,  to  seek  of  him  a ® right  way  for  us,  and  fo!*  our 
little  ones,  and  for  all  our  substance. 

22  For  ® I was  ashamed  to  require  of  the  king  a band 
of  soldiers  and  horsemen  to  help  us  against  the  enemy 
in  the  way : because  we  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  say- 
ing, The  hand  of  our  God  is  upon  all  them  for  good 
that  seek  him  ; but  his  power  and  his  wrath  is  against 
all  them  that  forsake  him. 

23  So  we  fasted  and  besought  our  God  for  this  : and 
he  was  i^intreated  of  us. 

24  ‘ff  Then  I separated  twelve  of  the  chief  of  the 
priests,  Sherebiah,  Hashabiah,  and  ten  of  their  brethren 
with  them, 

25  And  weighed  unto  them  the  silver,  and  the  gold, 
and  the  vessels,  even  the  offering  of  the  house  of  our 
God,  which  the  king,  and  his  counsellors,  and  his  lords, 
and  all  Israel  there  present,  had  offered  : 

26  I even  weighed  unto  their  hand  six  hundred  and 
fifty  talents  of  silver,  and  silver  vessels  an  hundred  ta- 
lents, and  of  gold  an  hundred  talents  ; 

27  Also  twenty  basons  of  gold,  of  a thousand  drams  ; 
and  two  vessels  of  fine  copper,  precious  as  gold. 

28  And  I said  unto  them.  Ye  are  i®holy  unto  the 
Lord  ; the  vessels  are  holy  also  ; and  the  silver  and 
the  gold  are  a freewill  offering  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
your  fathers. 

29  Watch  ye,  and  keep  them,  until  ye  weigh  them  be- 
fore the  chief  of  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and  chief 
of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  chambers 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

30  So  took  the  priests  and  the  Levites  the  weight  of 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  to  bring  them 
to  Jerusalem  unto  the  house  of  our  God. 

31  Then  we  departed  from  the  river  of  Ahava  on 
the  twelfth  day  of  the  first  month,  to  go  unto  Jerusa- 
lem : and  the  hand  of  our  God  was  upon  us,  and  he 
delivered  us  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy,  and  of  such 
as  lay  in  wait  by  the  way. 

32  And  we  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  abode  there 
three  days. 

33  ^ Now  on  the  fourth  day  was  the  silver  and  the 
gold  and  the  vessels  weighed  in  the  house  of  our  God 
by  the  hand  of  Meremoth  the  son  of  Uriah  the  priest ; 
and  with  him  was  Eleazar  the  son  of  Phinehas  ; and 
with  them  was  Jozabad  the  son  of  Jeshua,  and  Noadiah 
the  son  of  Binnui,  Levites  ; 

34  By  number  and  by  weight  of  every  one  : and  all 
the  weight  was  written  at  that  time. 

35  Also  the  children  of  those  that  had  been  carried 
away,  which  were  come  out  of  the  captivity,  offered 
burnt  offerings  unto  the  God  of  Israel,  twelve  bullocks 
for  all  Israel,  ninety  and  six  rams,  seventy  and  seven 
lambs,  twelve  he  goats  for  a sm  offering  : all  this  was  a 
burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

36  ^ And  they  delivered  the  king’s  commissions 
unto  the  king’s  lieutenants,  and  to  the  governors  on 
this  side  the  river  : and  they  furthered  the  people,  and 
the  house  of  God. 

6 2 Chr.  20.  3.  lo  ch.  7.  6,  9,  28.  2 Chr.  15.  2. 

7 Lev.  16.  29.  & 23.  n Ps.  33.  18,  19.  & 1 Chr.  5.  20.  2 

29.  Is.  58.  3,  5.  34.  15,  22.  Rom.  8.  Chr.  33.  13.  Is.  19. 

8 Ps  5 3 28  22. 

9 So’l  Cor.  9.  15.  12  Ps.  34.  13.  Is  ch.  7.  15,  16. 


21  by  name.  Then  I proclaimed  a fast  there,  at  the 
river  Ahava,  that  we  might  humble  ourselves  before 
our  God,  to  seek  of  him  a straight  way,  for  us,  and 

22  for  our  little  ones,  and  for  all  our  substance.  For  I 
was  ashamed  to  ask  of  the  king  a band  of  soldiers 
and  horsemen  to  help  us  against  the  enemy  in  the 
way : because  we  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  saying. 
The  hand  of  our  God  is  upon  all  them  that  seek 
him,  for  good  ; but  his  power  and  his  wrath  is 

23  against  all  them  that  forsake  him.  So  we  fasted 
and  besought  our  God  for  this  : and  he  was  in- 

24  treated  of  us.  Then  I separated  twelve  of  the  chiefs 
of  the  priests,  ^ even  Sherebiah,  Hashabiah,  and  ten 

25  of  their  brethren  with  them,  and  weighed  unto  them 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  even  the 
offering  for  the  house  of  our  God,  which  the  king, 
and  his  counsellors,  and  his  princes,  and  all  Israel 

26  there  present,  had  offered  : I even  weighed  into  their 
hand  six  hundred  and  fifty  talents  of  silver,  and  sil- 
ver vessels  an  hundred  talents  ; of  gold  an  hundred 

27  talents  ; and  twenty  bowls  of  gold,  of  a thousand 
darics  ; and  two  vessels  of  fine  bright  brass,  precious 

28  as  gold.  And  I said  unto  them.  Ye  are  holy  unto 
the  Lord,  and  the  vessels  are  holy  ; and  the  silver 
and  the  gold  are  a freewill  offering  unto  the  Lord, 

29  the  God  of  your  fathers.  Watch  ye,  and  keep  them, 
until  ye  weigh  them  before  the  chiefs  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  and  the  princes  of  the  fathers’ 
houses  of  Israel,  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  chambers  of  the 

30  house  of  the  Lord.  So  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
received  the  weight  of  the  silver  and  the  gold,  and 
the  vessels,  to  bring  them  to  Jerusalem  unto  the 
house  of  our  God. 


31  Then  we  departed  from  the  river  of  Ahava  on 
the  twelfth  day  of  the  first  month,  to  go  unto  Jeru- 
salem : and  the  hand  of  our  God  was  upon  us,  and 
he  delivered  us  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy  and  the 

32  lier  in  wait  by  the  way.  And  we  came  to  Jerusalem, 

33  and  abode  there  three  days.  And  on  the  fourth  day 
was  the  silver  and  the  gold  and  the  vessels  weighed 
in  the  house  of  our  God  * into  the  hand  of  Meremoth 
the  son  of  Uriah  the  priest  ; and  with  him  was  Elea- 
zar the  son  of  Phinehas  ; and  with  them  was  Jo- 
zabad the  son  of  Jeshua,  and  Noadiah  the  son  of 

34  Binnui,  the  Levites  ; the  whole  by  number  and  by 
weight  : and  all  the  weight  was  written  at  that  time. 

35  The  children  of  the  captivity,  which  were  come  out 
of  exile,  offered  burnt  offerings  unto  the  God  of 
Israel,  twelve  bullocks  for  all  Israel,  ninety  and  six 
rams,  seventy  and  seven  lambs,  twelve  he-goats  for 
a sin  offering  : all  this  was  a burnt  offering  unto  the 

36  Lord.  And  they  delivered  the  king’s  commissions 
unto  the  king’s  satraps,  and  to  the  governors  beyond 
the  river  : and  they  furthered  the  people  and  the 
house  of  God. 


Lev.  21.  6,  7,  8. 
Deut.  33.  8. 

1-Lev.  22.  2,  3. 

Num.  4.  4,  15,  19,  20. 
18  ch.  7.  6,  9,  28. 


19  Neh.  2.  11. 

20  ver.  26,  30. 

21  So  ch.  6.  17. 

22  ch.  7.  21. 


/InNeh.  12.  24,i(j.  • 

vites. 

g Or,  besides, 
h Or,  by. 


EZRA,  IX. 


697 


CHAPTER  IX. 


1 Ezra  moumeth  for  the  affinity  of  the  people  with  strangers.  5 He 
prayeth  unto  God  with  confession  of  sins. 

IVTOW  when  these  things  were  done,  the  princes 
came  to  me,  saying.  The  people  of  Israel,  and  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  have  not  ^ separated  them- 
selves from  the  people  of  the  lands,  ^ doing  according 
to  their  abominations,  even  of  the  Canaanites,  the  Hit- 
tites,  the  Perizzites,  the  Jebusites,  the  Ammonites,  the 
Moabites,  the  Egyptians,  and  the  Amorites. 

2 For  they  have  ^ taken  of  their  daughters  for  them- 
selves, and  for  their  sons  : so  that  the  ^ holy  seed  have 
® mingled  themselves  with  the  people  of  those  lands  : 
yea,  the  hand  of  the  princes  and  rulers  hath  been  chief 
in  this  trespass. 

3 And  when  I heard  this  thing,  ® I rent  my  garment 
and  my  mantle,  and  plucked  off  the  hair  of  my  head 
and  of  my  beard,  and  sat  down  astonied. 

4 Then  were  assembled  unto  me  every  one  that 
8 trembled  at  the  words  of  the  God  of  Israel,  because 
of  the  transgression  of  those  that  had  been  carried 
away  ; and  I sat  astonied  until  the  ^ evening  sacri- 
fice. 

5 ^ And  at  the  evening  sacrifice  I arose  up  from  my 
heaviness  ; and  having  rent  my  garment  and  my  man- 
tle, I fell  upon  my  knees,  and  spread  out  my  hands 
unto  the  Lord  my  God, 

6 And  said,  O my  God,  I am  ashamed  and  blush 
to  lift  up  my  face  to  thee,  my  God  : for  our  iniqui- 
ties are  increased  over  our  head,  and  our  trespass  is 
13  grown  up  unto  the  heavens. 

7 Since  the  days  of  our  fathers  have  we  been  in  a 
great  trespass  unto  this  day  ; and  for  our  iniquities 

have  we,  our  kings,  and  our  priests,  been  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  kings  of  the  lands,  to  the  sword, 
to  captivity,  and  to  a spoil,  and  to  confusion  of  face, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

8 And  now  for  a little  space  grace  hath  been  shewed 
from  the  Lord  our  God,  to  leave  us  a remnant  to  es- 
cape, and  to  give  us  a nail  in  his  holy  place,  that  our 
God  may  lighten  our  eyes,  and  give  us  a little  re- 
viving in  our  bondage. 

9 i®For  we  were  bondmen  ; ^®yet  our  God  hath  not 
forsaken  us  in  our  bondage,  but  hath  extended  mercy 
unto  us  in  the  sight  of  the  kings  of  Persia,  to  give  us 
a reviving,  to  set  up  the  house  of  our  God,  and  to  re- 
pair the  desolations  thereof,  and  to  give  us  ^i  a wall  in 
Judah  and  in  Jerusalem. 

10  And  now,  O our  God,  what  shall  we  say  after 
this  ? for  we  have  forsaken  thy  commandments, 

11  Which  thou  hast  commanded  by  thy  servants  the 
prophets,  saying,  The  land,  unto  which  ye  go  to  pos- 
sess it,  is  an  unclean  land  with  the  ^2  filthiness  of  the 
people  of  the  lands,  with  their  abominations,  whicli 
have  filled  it  from  one  end  to  another  with  their  un- 
cleanness. 

12  Now  therefore  give  not  your  daughters  unto 
their  sons,  neither  take  their  daughters  unto  your  sons, 

nor  seek  their  peace  or  their  wealth  for  ever  : that 
ye  may  be  strong,  and  eat  the  good  of  the  land,  and 

leave  it  for  an  inheritance  to  your  children  for  ever. 

13  And  after  all  that  is  come  upon  us  for  our  evil 


ich.  6.  21.  Neh. 
9.  2. 

2 Deut.  12.  30,  31. 

8 Ex.  34.  16.  Deut. 
7.  3.  Neh.  13.  23. 

*Ex.  19.  6.  &22.  31. 
Dout.  7.  G.  & 14.  2. 


6 2 Cor.  6.  14. 
ejobl.  20. 

T Ps.  143.  4. 

8 ch.  10.  3.  Is.  66.  2. 
0 Ex.  29.  39. 

Ex.  9.  29,  33. 

” Dau.  9.  7,  8. 


12  Ps.  38.  4. 

13  2Chr.28.9.  Rev. 
18.  5. 

14  Ps.  106.  6.  Dan. 
9.  5,  6,  8. 

15  Deut.  28.  36,  64. 
Neh.  9.  30. 


9  Now  when  these  things  were  done,  the  princes 
drew  near  unto  me,  saying,  The  people  of  Israel,  and 
the  priests  and  the  Levites,  have  not  separated  them- 
selves from  the  peoples  of  the  lands,  doing  according 
to  their  abominations,  even  of  the  Canaanites,  the 
Hittites,  the  Perizzites,  the  Jebusites,  the  Ammon- 
ites, the  Moabites,  the  Egyptians,  and  the  Amorites. 

2 For  they  have  taken  of  their  daughters  for  them- 
selves and  for  their  sons  ; so  that  the  holy  seed  have 
mingled  themselves  with  the  peoples  of  the  lands  : 
yea,  the  hand  of  the  princes  and  “ rulers  hath  been 

3 ^ chief  in  this  trespass.  And  when  I heard  this  thing, 
I rent  my  garment  and  my  mantle,  and  plucked  off 
the  hair  of  my  head  and  of  my  beard,  and  sat  down 

4 astonied.  Then  were  assembled  unto  me  every  one 
that  trembled  at  the  words  of  the  God  of  Israel,  be- 
cause of  the  trespass  of  them  of  the  captivity  ; and 

5 I sat  astonied  until  the  evening  oblation.  And  at 
the  evening  oblation  I arose  up  from  my  <1  humilia- 
tion, even  with  my  garment  and  my  mantle  rent  ; 
and  I fell  upon  my  knees,  and  spread  out  my 

6 hands  unto  the  Lord  my  God  ; and  I said,  O my 
God,  I am  ashamed  and  blush  to  lift  up  my  face  to 
thee,  my  God  : for  our  iniquities  are  increased  over 
our  head,  and  our  guiltiness  is  grown  up  unto  the 

7 heavens.  Since  the  days  of  our  fathers  we  have 
been  exceeding  guilty  unto  this  day  ; and  for  our 
iniquities  have  we,  our  kings,  and  our  priests,  been 
delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  kings  of  the  lands,  to 
the  swor^,  to  captivity,  and  to  spoiling,  and  to  con- 

8 fusion  of  face,  as  it  is  this  day.  And  now  for  a 
little  moment  grace  hath  been  shewed  from  the 
Lord  our  God,  to  leave  us  a remnant  to  escape,  and 
to  give  us  a ® nail  in  his  holy  place,  that  our  God 
may  lighten  our  eyes,  and  give  us  a little  reviving 

9 in  our  bondage.  For  we  are  bondmen  ; yet  our  God 
hath  not  forsaken  us  in  our  bondage,  but  hath  ex- 
tended mercy  unto  us  in  the  sight  of  the  kings  of 
Persia,  to  give  us  a reviving,  to  set  up  the  house  of 
our  God,  and  to  repair  the  ruins  thereof,  and  to 

10  give  us  a ^ wall  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusalem.  And 
now,  O our  God,  what  shall  we  say  after  this  ? for 

11  we  have  forsaken  thy  commandments,  which  thou 
hast  commanded  by  thy  servants  the  prophets,  say- 
ing, The  land,  unto  which  ye  go  to  possess  it,  is  an 
unclean  land  through  the  uncleanness  of  the  peo- 
ples of  the  lands,  through  their  abominations,  which 
have  filled  it  from  one  end  to  another  with  their 

12  filthiness.  Now  therefore  give  not  your  daughters 
unto  their  sons,  neither  take  their  daughters  unto 
your  sons,  nor  seek  their  peace  or  their  prosperity 
for  ever  : that  ye  may  be  strong,  and  eat  the  good 
of  the  land,  and  leave  it  for  an  inheritance  to  your 

13  children  for  ever.  And  after  all  that  is  come  upon  us 


>0  Dan.  9.  7,  8. 

17  Ps.  13.  3.  & 34.  6. 

18  Neh.  9.  30. 
i»  Ps.  136.  23. 

2‘>  ch.  7.  28. 

21  Is.  T).  2. 

22  ch.  6.  21. 


23  Ex.  23.  32.  & 34. 
16.  Deut.  7.  3. 

24  Deut.  23.  6. 

25  Pro.  13.  22.  & 20. 


c Or,  fasting, 
d Heb.  in  great 
guiltine.w. 
e See  Is.  22.  23. 

/ Or,  waste  places, 
g Or,  fence. 


a Or,  deputies, 
b Or,  Jirst. 


698 


EZRA,  X. 


deeds,  and  for  our  great  trespass,  seeing  that  thou  our 
God  hast  punished  us  less  than  our  iniquities  deserve^ 
and  hast  given  us  such  deliverance  as  this  ; 

14  ^hould  we  ^7  again  break  thy  commandments, 
and  28  join  in  affinity  with  the  people  of  these  abomi- 
nations ? wouldest  not  thou  be  28  angry  with  us  till  thou 
hadst  consumed  ws,  so  that  there  should  he  no  remnant 
nor  escaping  ? 

15  O Lord  God  of  Israel,  thou  art  righteous  : for 
we  remain  yet  escaped,  as  it  is  this  day  : behold,  we  are 

before  thee  32  in  our  trespasses  : for  we  cannot  38  stand 
before  thee  because  of  tliis. 


CHAPTER  X. 

1 Shechaniah  eneourageth  Ezra  to  reform  the  strange  marriages.  6 

Ezra  mourning  assembleth  the  people.  9 The  pet^Ae,  at  the  exhorta- 
tion of  Ezra,  repent,  and  promise  amendment.  Ift  The  care  to  perform 

it.  18  The  names  of  them  ivhich  had  married  strange  wives. 

OW  1 when  Ezra  had  prayed,  and  when  he  had 
JL^  confessed,  weeping  and  casting  himself  down  2 be- 
fore the  house  of  God,  there  assembled  unto  him  out  of 
Israel  a very  great  congregation  of  men  and  women 
and  children  : for  the  people  wept  very  sore. 

2 And  Shechaniah  the  son  of  Jehiel,  one  of  the  sons 
of  Elam,  answered  and  said  unto  Ezra,  We  have  3 tres- 
passed against  our  God,  and  have  taken  strange  wives 
of  the  people  of  the  land  : yet  now  there  is  hope  in  Is- 
rael concerning  this  thing. 

3 Now  therefore  let  us  make  ^ a covenant  with  our 
God  to  put  away  all  the  wives,  and  such  as  are  born  of 
them,  according  to  the  counsel  of  my  lord,  and  of  those 
that  3 tremble  at  ^ the  commandment  of  our  God  ; and 
let  it  be  done  according  to  the  law. 

4 Arise  ; for  this  matter  helongeth  unto  tjiee : we  also 
will  he  with  thee  : be  of  good  courage,  and  do  it. 

5 Then  arose  Ezra,  and  made  the  chief  priests,  the 
Levites,  and  all  Israel,  3 to  swear  that  they  should  do 
according  to  this  word.  And  they  sware. 

6 TT  Then  Ezra  rose  up  from  before  the  house  of  God, 
and  went  into  the  chamber  of  Johanan  the  son  of  Elia- 
shib  : and  lohen  he  came  thither,  he  ® did  eat  no  bread, 
nor  drink  water  : for  he  mourned  because  of  the  trans- 
gression of  them  that  had  been  carried  away. 

7 And  they  made  proclamation  throughout  Judah 
and  Jerusalem  unto  all  the  children  of  the  captivity, 
that  they  should  gather  themselves  together  unto  Jeru- 
salem ; 

8 And  that  whosoever  would  not  come  within  three 
days,  according  to  the  counsel  of  the  princes  and  the 
elders,  all  his  substance  should  be  forfeited,  and  himself 
separated  from  the  congregation  of  those  that  had  been 
carried  away. 

9 If  Then  all  the  men  of  Judah  and  Benjamin  ga- 
thered themselves  together  unto  Jerusalem  within  three 
days.  It  was  the  ninth  month,  on  the  twentieth  day  of 
the  month  ; and  all  the  people  sat  in  the  street  of  the 
house  of  God,  trembling  because  of  this  matter,  and  for 
the  great  rain. 

10  And  Ezra  the  priest  stood  up,  and  said  unto  them. 
Ye  have  transgressed,  and  have  taken  strange  wives,  to 
increase  the  trespass  of  Israel. 

11  Now  therefore  make  confession  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers,  and  do  his  pleasure  : and  ^2  sepa- 


26  Ps.  103.  10.  30  Neh.  9.  33.  Dan. 

27  John  5.  14.  2 Pet.  9.  14. 

2.  20,  21.  31  Rom.  3.  19. 

28  ver.  2.  Neh.  13.  32  i Cor.  15.  17. 

23,  27.  33  Ps.  130.  3. 

23  Dent.  9.  8. 


1 Dan.  9.  20. 

2 2 Chr.  20.  9. 

3 Neh.  13.  27. 

* 2 Chr.  34.  31, 
6 ch.  9.  4. 


for  our  evil  deeds,  and  for  our  great  guilt,  seeing  that 
thou  our  God  hast  punished  us  less  than  our  iniquities 

14  deserve,  and  hast  given  us  such  a remnant,  shall  we 
again  break  thy  commandments,  and  join  in  af- 
finity with  the  peoples  that  do  these  abominations  ? 
wouldest  not  thou  be  angry  with  us  till  thou  hadst 
consumed  us,  so  that  there  should  be  no  remnant, 

15  nor  any  to  escape  ? O Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
thou  art  righteous  ; for  we  are  left  a remnant  that 
is  escaped,  as  it  is  this  day  : behold,  we  are  before 
thee  in  our  guiltiness  \ for  none  can  stand  before 
thee  because  of  this. 


10  Now  while  Ezra  prayed,  and  made  confession, 
weeping  and  casting  himself  down  before  the  house 
of  God,  there  was  gathered  together  unto  him  out  of 
Israel  a very  great  congregation  of  men  and  women 

2 and  children  : for  the  people  wept  very  sore.  And 
Shecaniah  the  son  of  Jehiel,  one  of  the  sons  of  Elam, 
answered  and  said  unto  Ezra,  We  have  trespassed 
against  our  God,  and  have  married  strange  women 
of  the  peoples  of  the  land  : yet  now  there  is  hope 

3 for  Israel  concerning  this  thing.  Now  therefore  let 
us  make  a covenant  with  our  God  to  put  away  all 
the  wives,  and  such  as  are  born  of  them,  accord- 
ing to  the  counsel  of  “ my  lord,  and  of  those  that 
tremble  at  the  commandment  of  our  God  ; and  let  it 

4 be  done  according  to  the  law.  Arise  ; for  the  mat- 
ter belongeth  unto  thee,  and  we  are  with  thee  : be 

5 of  good  courage,  and  do  it.  Then  arose  Ezra,  and 
made  the  chiefs  of  the  priests,  the  Levites,  and  all 
Israel,  to  swear  that  they  would  do  according  to 

6 this  word.  So  they  sware.  Then  Ezra  rose  up 
from  before  the  house  of  God,  and  went  into  the 
chamber  of  Jehohanan  the  son  of  Eliashib  : and 
when  he  came  thither,  he  did  eat  no  bread,  nor  drink 
water  : for  he  mourned  because  of  the  trespass  of 

7 them  of  the  captivity.  And  they  made  proclama- 
tion throughout  Judah  and  Jerusalem  unto  all  the 
children  of  the  captivity,  that  they  should  gather 

8 themselves  together  unto  Jerusalem  ; and  that  who- 
soever came  not  within  three  days,  according  to  the 
counsel  of  the  princes  and  the  elders,  all  his  sub- 
stance should  be  ^ forfeited,  and  himself  separated 

9 from  the  congregation  of  the  captivity.  Then  all 
the  men  of  Judah  and  Benjamin  gathered  themselves 
together  unto  Jerusalem  within  the  three  days  ; it 
was  the  ninth  month,  on  the  twentieth  day  of  the 
month  : and  all  the  people  sat  in  the  broad  place 
before  the  house  of  God,  trembling  because  of  this 

10  matter,  and  for  ‘^the  great  rain.  And  Ezra  the 
priest  stood  up,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  have  tres- 
passed, and  have  married  strange  women,  to  increase 

11  the  guilt  of  Israel.  Now  therefore  ® make  confes- 
sion unto  the  Lord,  the  God  of  your  fathers,  and 


6 Dent.  7.  2,  3. 

7 1 Chr.  28.  10. 

8 Neh.  5.  12. 

8 Deut.  9.  18. 

70  See  1 Sara.  12.  18. 


71  Josh.  7.  19.  Pro.  ancient  versions,  and 

28.  13.  he  lodged  there. 

72  ver.  3.  c Heb.  devoted. 

a Or,  the  Lord.  d Heb.  the  rains, 

b According  to  some  e Or,  give  thanks. 


EZRA,  X. 


G99 


rate  yourselves  from  the  people  of  the  land,  and  from 
the  strange  wives. 

12  Then  all  the  congregation  answered  and  said  with 
a loud  voice.  As  thou  hast  said;  so  must  we  do. 

13  But  the  people  are  many,  and  it  is  a time  of  much 
rain,  and  we  are  not  able  to  stand  without,  neither  is 
this  a work  of  one  day  or  two  : for  we  are  many  that 
have  transgressed  in  this  thing. 

14  Let  now  our  rulers  of  all  the  congregation  stand, 
and  let  all  them  which  have  taken  strange  wives  in  our 
cities  come  at  appointed  times,  and  with  them  the  eld- 
ers of  every  city,  and  the  judges  thereof,  until  ^^the 
fierce  wrath  of  our  God  for  this  matter  be  turned  from 
us. 

15  ^ Only  Jonathan  the  son  of  Asahel  and  Jahaziah 
the  son  of  Tikvah  were  employed  about  this  matter: 
and  Meshullam  and  Shabbethai  the  Levite  helped  them. 

16  And  the  children  of  the  captivity  did  so.  And 
Ezra  the  priest,  loith  certain  chief  of  the  fathers,  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  and  all  of  them  by  their 
names,  were  separated,  and  sat  down  in  the  first  day  of 
the  tenth  month  to  examine  the  matter. 

17  And  they  made  an  end  with  all  the  men  that  had 
taken  strange  wives  by  the  first  day  of  the  first  month. 

18  % And  among  the  sons  of  the  priests  there  were 
found  that  had  taken  strange  wives  : namely^  of  the 
sons  of  Jeshua  the  son  of  Jozadak,  and  his  brethren  ; 
Maaseiah,  and  Eliezer,  and  Jarib,  and  Gedaliah. 

19  And  they  gave  their  hands  that  they  would  put 
away  their  wives  ; and  being  guilty,  they  offered  a ram 
of  the  flock  for  their  trespass. 

20  And  of  the  sons  of  Immer  ; Hanani,  and  Zeba- 
diah. 

21  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim  ; Maaseiah,  and  Elijah, 
and  Shemaiah,  and  Jehiel,  and  Uzziah. 

22  And  of  the  sons  of  Pashur  ; Elioenai,  Maaseiah, 
Ishmael,  Nethaneel,  Jozabad,  and  Elasah. 

23  Also  of  the  Levites  ; jozabad,  and  Shimei,  and 
Kelaiah,  (the  same  is  Kelita,)  Pethahiah,  Judah,  and 
Eliezer. 

24  Of  the  singers  also  ; Eliashib  : and  of  the  por- 
ters ; Shallum,  and  Telem,  and  Uri. 

25  Moreover  of  Israel : of  the  sons  of  Parosh  ; Ra- 
miah,  and  Jeziah,  and  Malchiah,  and  Miamin,  and  Ele- 
azar,  and  Malchijah,  and  Benaiah. 

26  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam  ; Mattaniah,  Zechariah, 
and  Jeliiel,  and  Abdi,  and  Jeremoth,  and  Eliah. 

27  And  of  the  sons  of  Zattu  ; Elioenai,  Eliashib, 
Mattaniah,  and  Jeremoth,  and  Zabad,  and  Aziza. 

28  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bebai ; jehohanan,  Hana- 
niah,  Zabbai,  and  Athlai. 

29  And  of  the  sons  of  Bani  ; Meshullam,  Malluch, 
and  Adaiah,  Jashub,  and  Sheal,  and  Ramoth. 

30  And  of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab  ; Adna,  and 
Chelal,  Benaiah,  Maaseiah,  Mattaniah,  Bezaleel,  and 
Binnui,  and  Manasseh. 

31  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim  ; Eliezer,  Ishijah, 
Malchiah,  Shemaiah,  Shimeon, 

32  Benjamin,  Malluch,  and  Shemariah. 

33  Of  the  sons  of  Hashum  ; Mattenai,  Mattathah, 
Zabad,  Eliphelet,  Jeremai,  Manasseh,  and  Shimei. 

34  Of  the  sons  of  Bani  ; Maadai,  Amram,  and  Uel, 

35  Benaiah,  Bedeiah,  Chelluh, 

36  Vaniah,  Meremoth,  Eliashib, 

13  2 Chr.  30.  8.  Chr.  29.  24.  2 Chr.  / Or,  As  thou  hast 

n 2 Kin.  10.  15.  1 30.  8.  said,  so  it  behoveth  us 

13  Lev.  6.  4,  G.  to  do. 


do  his  pleasure  : and  separate  yourselves  from  the 
peoples  of  the  land,  and  from  the  strange  women. 

12  Then  all  the  congregation  answered  and  said  with  a 
loud  voice,  As  thou  hast  said  concerning  us,  so 

13  must  we  do.  But  the  people  are  many,  and  it  is  a 
time  of  much  rain,  and  we  are  not  able  to  stand 
without,  neither  is  this  a work  of  one  day  or  two  : 
for  we  have  greatly  transgressed  in  this  matter. 

14  Let  now  our  princes  <>  be  appointed  for  all  the  con- 
gregation, and  let  all  them  that  are  in  our  cities 
which  have  married  strange  women  come  at  ap- 
pointed times,  and  with  them  the  elders  of  every 
city,  and  the  judges  thereof,  until  the  fierce  wrath 
of  our  God  be  turned  from  us,  until  this  matter 

15  be  despatched.  Only  Jonathan  the  son  of  Asahel 
and  Jahzeiah  the  son  of  Tikvah  * stood  up  against 
this  matter:  and  Meshullam  and  Shabbethai  the 

16  Levite  helped  them.  And  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity did  so.  And  Ezra  the  priest,  with  certain 
heads  of  fathers’  houses,  after  their  fathers’  houses, 
and  all  of  them  by  their  names,  were  separated  ; and 
they  sat  down  in  the  first  day  of  the  tenth  month  to 

17  examine  the  matter.  And  Giey  made  an  end  with 
all  the  men  that  had  married  strange  women  by  the 

18  first  day  of  the  first  month.  And  among  the  sons 
of  the  priests  there  were  found  that  had  married 
strange  women  : namely,  of  the  sons  of  Jeshua,  the 
son  of  Jozadak,  and  his  brethren,  Maaseiah,  and 

19  Eliezer,  and  Jarib,  and  Gedaliah.  And  they  gave 
their  hand  that  they  would  put  away  their  wives  ; 
and  being  guilty,  they  offered  a ram  of  the  flock  for 

20  their  guilt.  And  of  the  sons  of  Immer  ; Hanani 

21  and  Zebadiah.  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim  ; Ma^ 
aseiah,  and  Elijah,  and  Shemaiah,  and  Jehiel,  and 

22  Uzziah.  And  of  the  sons  of  Pashhur  ; Elioenai, 
Maaseiah,  Ishmael,  Nethanel,  Jozabad,  and  Elasah. 

23  And  of  the  Levites  ; Jozabad,  and  Shimei,  and  Ke- 
laiah (the  same  is  Kelita),  Pethahiah,  Judah,  and 

24  Eliezer.  And  of  the  singers  ; Eliashib  : and  of  the 

25  porters  ; Shallum,  and  Telem,  and  Uri.  And  of  Is- 
rael : of  the  sons  of  Parosh  ; Ramiah,  and  Izziah, 
and  Malchijah,  and  Mijamin,  and  Eleazar,  and  Mal- 

26  chijah,  and  Benaiah.  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam  ; 
Mattaniah,  Zechariah,  and  Jehiel,  and  Abdi,  and 

27  eleremoth,  and  Elijah.  And  of  the  sons  of  Zattu  ; 
Elioenai,  Eliashib,  Mattaniah,  and  Jeremoth,  and 

28  Zabad,  and  Aziza.  And  of  the  sons  of  Bebai  ; Jeho- 

29  hanan,  Hananiah,  Zabbai,  Athlai.  And  of  the  sons 
of  Bani  ; Meshullam,  Malluch,  and  Adaiah,  Jashub, 

30  and  Sheal,  -^  Jeremoth.  And  of  the  sons  of  Pahath- 
moab  ; Adna,  and  Chelal,  Benaiah,  Maaseiah,  Mat- 

31  taniah,  Bezalel,  and  Binnui,  and  Manasseh.  And 
of  the  sons  of  Harim  ; Eliezer,  Isshijah,  Malchijah, 

32  Shemaiah,  Shimeon  ; Benjamin,  Malluch,  Shema- 

33  riah.  Of  the  sons  of  Hashum  ; Mattenai,  Mattat- 
tah,  Zabad,  Eliphelet,  Jeremai,  Manasseh,  Shimei. 

34  Of  the  sons  of  Bani  ; Maadai,  Amram,  and  Uel  ; 

35  36  Benaiah,  Bedeiah,  ^ Cheluhi  ; Vaniah,  Meremoth, 


g Heb.  stand.  i Or,  were  appoint-  and  Jlamoth. 

h Or,  as  touching  ed  over  this.  k Anotlier  reading 

this  matter.  j Another  reading  is,  is,  Cheluhu. 


700 


NEHEMIAH,  I. 


37  Mattaniah,  Mattenai,  and  Jaasau, 

38  And  Bani,  and  Binnui,  Shimei, 

39  And  Shelemiah,  and  Nathan,  and  Adaiah, 

40  Machnadebai,  Shashai,  Sharai, 

41  Azareel,  and  Shelemiah,  Shemariah, 

42  Shallum,  Amariah,  and  Joseph. 

43  Of  the  sons  of  Nebo  ; Jeiel,  Mattithiah,  Zabad, 
Zebina,  Jadau,  and  Joel,  Benaiah. 

44  All  these  had  taken  strange  wives  : and  some  of 
them  had  wives  by  whom  they  had  children. 


37  38  Eliashib  ; Mattaniah,  Mattenai,  and  ^ Jaasu  ; and 

39  Bani,  and  Binnui,  Shimei  ; and  Shelemiah,  and  Na- 

40  than,  and  Adaiah  ; Machnadebai,  Shashai,  Sharai ; 

41  42  Azarel,  and  Shelemiah,  Shemariah  ; Shallum, 

43  Amariah,  Joseph.  Of  the  sons  of  Nebo  ; Jeiel,  Mat- 
tithiah, Zabad,  Zebina,  '"Iddo,  and  Joel,  Benaiah. 

44  All  these  had  taken  strange  wives  : and  "some  of 
them  had  wives  by  whom  they  had  children. 


THE 

BOOK  OF  NEHEMIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Nehemiah,  understanding  by  Hanani  the  misery  of  Jerusalem^  mourn- 
eth,  fasteth,  and  prayeth.  5 His  prayer. 

The  words  of  ^Nehemiah  the  son  of  Hachaliah. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  month  Chisleu,  in  the 
twentieth  year,  as  I was  in  Shushan  the  palace, 

2  That  Hanani,  one  of  my  brethren,  came,  he  and 
certain  men  of  Judah  ; and  I asked  them  concerning 
the  Jews  that  had  escaped,  which  were  left  of  the  cap- 
tivity, and  concerning  Jerusalem. 

3  And  they  said  unto  me.  The  remnant  that  are  left 
of  the  captivity  there  in  the  province  are  in  great  af- 
fliction and  reproach  : ^ the  wall  of  Jerusalem  also  ^is 
broken  down,  and  the  gates  thereof  are  burned  with 
fire. 

4  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I heard  these  words, 
that  I sat  down  and  wept,  and  mourned  certain  days, 
and  fasted,  and  prayed  before  the  God  of  heaven, 

6  And  said,  I beseech  thee,  ^ O Lord  God  of  heaven, 
the  great  and  terrible  God,  ® that  keepeth  covenant  and 
mercy  for  them  that  love  him  and  observe  his  com- 
mandments : 

6  Let  thine  ear  now  be  attentive,  and  ® thine  eyes 
open,  that  thou  mayest  hear  the  prayer  of  thy  servant, 
which  I pray  before  thee  now,  day  and  night,  for  the 
children  of  Israel  thy  servants,  and  ^ confess  the  sins 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  we  have  sinned  against 
thee  : both  I and  my  father’s  house  have  sinned. 

7  ® We  have  dealt  very  corruptly  against  thee,  and 
have  ®not  kept  the  commandments,  nor  the  statutes, 
nor  the  judgments,  which  thou  commandedst  thy  ser- 
vant Moses. 

8  Remember,  I beseech  thee,  the  word  that  thou 
commandedst  thy  servant  Moses,  saying,  If  ye  trans- 
gress, I will  scatter  you  abroad  among  the  nations  : 

9  But  if  ye  turn  unto  me,  and  keep  my  command- 
ments, and  do  them  ; though  there  were  of  you  cast 
out  unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  heaven,  yet  will  I 
gather  them  from  thence,  and  will  bring  them  unto  the 
place  that  I have  chosen  to  set  my  name  there. 

10  Now  these  are  thy  servants  and  thy  people. 


1 ch.  10. 1. 

2 ch.  2.  17. 

3 2 Kin.  25.  10. 
< Dan.  9.  4. 

6 Ex.  20.  6. 


fil  Kin.  8.  28,  29.  « Ps.  106.  6.  Dan. 

2 Chr.  6.  40.  Dan.  9.  9.  5. 

17,  18.  3 Dent.  28.  15. 

2 Dan.  9.  20.  lo  Lev.  26.  33.  Dent. 

4.  25,  26,  27.  & 28.  64. 


1 The  “ words  of  Nehemiah  the  son  of  Haealiah. 

Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  month  Chislev,  ^ in 

the  twentieth  year,  as  I was  in  Shushan  the  palace, 

2 that  Hanani,  one  of  my  brethren,  came,  he  and 
certain  men  out  of  Judah  ; and  I asked  them  con- 
cerning the  Jews  that  had  escaped,  which  were  left 

3 of  the  captivity,  and  concerning  Jerusalem.  And 
they  said  unto  me.  The  remnant  that  are  left  of  the 
captivity  there  in  the  province  are  in  great  affliction 
and  reproach  : the  wall  of  Jerusalem  also  is  broken 
down,  and  the  gates  thereof  are  burned  with  fire. 

4 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I heard  these  words,  that 
I sat  down  and  wept,  and  mourned  certain  days  ; and 

6 I fasted  and  prayed  before  the  God  of  heaven,  and 
said,  1 beseech  thee,  O Lord,  the  God  of  heaven, 
the  great  and  terrible  God,  that  keepeth  covenant 
and  mercy  with  them  that  love  him  and  keep  his 

6 commandments  : let  thine  ear  now  be  attentive,  and 
thine  eyes  open,  that  thou  mayest  hearken  unto  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  which  I pray  before  thee  at 
this  time,  day  and  night,  for  the  children  of  Israel 
thy  servants,  while  I confess  the  sins  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  we  have  sinned  against  thee  : yea, 

7 I and  my  father’s  house  have  sinned.  We  have 
dealt  very  corruptly  against  thee,  and  have  not  kept 
the  commandments,  nor  the  statutes,  nor  the  judge- 
ments, which  thou  commandedst  thy  servant  Moses. 

8 Remember,  I beseech  thee,  the  word  that  thou  com- 
mandedst thy  servant  Moses,  saying.  If  ye  trespass, 

9 I will  scatter  you  abroad  among  the  peoples  : but  if 
ye  return  unto  me,  and  keep  my  commandments  and 
do  them,  though  your  outcasts  were  in  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  heaven,  yet  will  I gather  them  from 
thence,  and  will  bring  them  unto  the  place  that  I 

10  have  chosen  to  cause  my  name  to  dwell  there.  Nov/ 


11  Lev.  26.  39,  &c. 
Deut.  4.  29,  30,  31.  & 
30.  2. 

12  Deut.  30.  4. 

13  Deut.  9.  29.  Dan. 
9.  15. 


I Another  reading  is, 
Jaasai. 

m Another  reading 
is,  Jaddai. 
n Or,  some  of  the 


wives  had  borne  chil- 
dren. 

a Or,  history, 
b See  ch.  2.  1. 
c Or,  castle. 


NEHEMIAH,  11. 


701 


whom  thou  hast  redeemed  by  thy  great  power,  and  by 
thy  strong  hand. 

11  O Lord,  I beseech  thee,  ^^let  now  thine  ear  be 
attentive  to  the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to  the  prayer 
of  thy  servants,  who  desire  to  fear  thy  name  : and 
prosper,  I pray  thee,  thy  servant  this  day,  and  grant 
him  mercy  in  the  sight  of  this  man.  For  I was  the 
king’s  cupbearer. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 Artaxerxes  understanding  the  cause  of  Nehemiah's  sadness  sendeth 
him  with  letters  and  commission  to  Jerusalem.  9 Nehemiah^  to  the 
grief  of  the  enemies.,  comelh  to  Jeru-mlem.  12  He  vieweth  secretly  the 
ruins  of  the  walls.  17  He  inciteth  the  Jews  to  build  in  despite  of  the 
enemies. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  month  Nisan,  in  the 
twentieth  year  of  ^ Artaxerxes  the  king,  that  wine 
was  before  him  : and  ^ I took  up  the  wine,  and  gave  it 
unto  the  king.  Now  I had  not  been  heforetime  sad  in 
his  presence. 

2  Wherefore  the  king  said  unto  me.  Why  is  thy 
countenance  sad,  seeing  thou  art  not  sick  ? this  is  no- 
thing else  but  ® sorrow  of  heart.  Then  I was  very  sore 
afraid, 

3  And  said  unto  the  king,  ^ Let  the  king  live  for 
ever ; why  should  not  my  countenance  be  sad,  when 
®the  city,  the  place  of  my  fathers’  sepulchres,  lieth 
waste,  and  the  gates  thereof  are  consumed  with  fire  ? 

4  Then  the  king  said  unto  me.  For  what  dost  thou 
make  request  ? So  I prayed  to  the  God  of  heaven. 

5  And  I said  unto  the  king.  If  it  please  the  king,  and 
if  thy  servant  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight,  that  thou 
wouldest  send  me  unto  Judah,  unto  the  city  of  my 
fathers’  sepulchres,  that  I may  build  it. 

6  And  the  king  said  unto  me,  (the  queen  also  sitting 
by  him,)  For  how  long  shall  thy  journey  be  ? and  when 
wilt  thou  return  ? So  it  pleased  the  king  to  send  me  ; 
and  I set  him  ® a time. 

7  Moreover  I said  unto  the  king.  If  it  please  the  king, 
let  letters  be  given  me  to  the  governors  beyond  the 
river,  that  they  may  convey  me  over  till  I come  into 
Judah  ; 

8  And  a letter  unto  Asaph  the  keeper  of  the  king’s 
forest,  that  he  may  give  me  timber  to  make  beams  for 
the  gates  of  the  palace  which  appertained  to  the  house, 
and  for  the  wall  of  the  city,  and  for  the  house  that  I 
shall  enter  into.  And  the  king  granted  me,  ^ according 
to  the  good  hand  of  my  God  upon  me. 

9  ^ Then  I came  to  the  governors  beyond  the  river, 
and  gave  them  the  king’s  letters.  Now  the  king  had 
sent  captains  of  the  army  and  horsemen  with  me. 

10  When  Sanballat  the  Horonite,  and  Tobiah  the 
servant,  the  Ammonite,  heard  of  it,  it  grieved  them 
exceedingly  that  there  was  come  a man  to  seek  the 
welfare  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

11  So  I ^came  to  Jerusalem,  and  was  there  three 
days. 

12  ^ And  I arose  in  tlie  night,  I and  some  few  men 
with  me  ; neither  told  I any  man  what  my  God  had  put 
in  my  heart  to  do  at  Jerusalem  : neither  was  there  any 
beast  with  me,  save  the  beast  that  I rode  upon. 

13  And  I went  out  by  night  by  the  gate  of  the 
valley,  even  before  the  dragon  well,  and  to  the  dung 
port,  and  viewed  the  walls  of  Jerusalem,  which  were 
broken  down,  and  the  gates  thereof  were  consumed 
with  fire. 


ver.  G. 

’Sis.  2G.  8.  Heb. 
13.  18. 

ch.  2.  1. 


4 1 Kin.  1.  31.  Dan. 
2.  4.  & 5.  10.  & G.  G, 
21. 


these  are  thy  servants  and  thy  people,  whom  thou 
hast  redeemed  by  thy  great  power,  and  by  thy 
11  strong  hand.  O Lord,  I beseech  thee,  let  now  thine 
ear  be  attentive  to  the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and 
to  the  prayer  of  thy  servants,  who  delight  to  fear  thy 
name  : and  prosper,  I pray  thee,  thy  servant  this 
day,  and  grant  him  mercy  in  the  sight  of  this  man. 
(Now  I was  cupbearer  to  the  king.) 


2  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  month  Nisan,  in  the 
twentieth  year  of  Artaxerxes  the  king,  when  wine 
was  before  him,  that  I took  up  the  wine,  and  gave  it 
unto  the  king.  Now  I had  not  been  heforetime  sad 

2 in  his  presence.  And  the  king  said  unto  me.  Why 
is  thy  countenance  sad,  seeing  thou  art  not  sick  ? 
this  is  nothing  else  but  sorrow  of  heart.  Then  I 

3 was  very  sore  afraid.  And  I said  unto  the  king. 
Let  the  king  live  for  ever  : why  should  not  my 
countenance  be  sad,  when  the  city,  the  place  of  my 
fathers’  sepulchres,  lieth  waste,  and  the  gates  thereof 

4 are  consumed  with  fire  ? Then  the  king  said  unto 
me.  For  what  dost  thou  make  request  ? So  I prayed 

5 to  the  God  of  heaven.  And  I said  unto  the  king. 
If  it  please  the  king,  and  if  thy  servant  have  found 
favour  in  thy  sight,  that  thou  wouldest  send  me  unto 
Judah,  unto  the  city  of  my  fathers’  sepulchres,  that 

G I may  build  it.  And  the  king  said  unto  me,  (the 
queen  also  sitting  by  him,)  For  how  long  shall  thy 
journey  be  ? and  when  wilt  thou  return  ? So  it 
pleased  the  king  to  send  me  ; and  I set  him  a time. 

7 Moreover  I said  unto  the  king.  If  it  please  the  king, 
let  letters  be  given  me  to  the  governors  beyond  the 
river,  that  they  may  let  me  pass  through  till  I come 

8 unto  Judah  ; and  a letter  unto  Asaph  the  keeper  of 
the  king’s  “forest,  that  he  may  give  me  timber  to 
make  beams  for  the  gates  of  the  castle  which  apper- 
taineth  to  the  house,  and  for  the  wall  of  the  city, 
and  for  the  house  that  I shall  enter  into.  And  the 
king  granted  me,  according  to  the  good  hand  of  my 

9 God  upon  me.  Then  I came  to  the  governors  be- 
yond the  river,  and  gave  them  the  king’s  letters. 
Now  the  king  had  sent  with  me  captains  of  the  army 

10  and  horsemen.  And  when  Sanballat  the  Horonite, 
and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Ammonite,  heard  of  it, 
it  grieved  them  exceedingly,  for  that  there  was  come 
a man  to  seek  the  welfare  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

11  So  I came  to  Jerusalem,  and  was  there  three  days. 

12  And  I arose  in  the  night,  I and  some  few  men  with 
me  ; neither  told  I any  man  what  my  God  put  into 
my  heart  to  do  for  Jerusalem  : neither  was  there 
any  beast  with  me,  save  the  beast  that  I rode  upon. 

13  And  I went  out  by  night  by  the  valley  gate,  even 
toward  the  dragon’s  well,  and  to  the  dung  gate,  and 
viewed  the  walls  of  Jerusalem,  which  were  broken 
down,  and  the  gates  thereof  were  consumed  with  fire. 


6ch.  1.3.  8 ver.  18.  Ezra  5.  6.  lo  2 Clir.  2G.  9.  ch. 

0 ch.  5.  14.  & 13.  G.  & 7.  G,  9,  28.  3.  13. 

’ch.  3.  7.  a Ezra  8.  32.  ” ver.  17.  & ch.  1.  3. 

a Or,  parfi. 


1 Ezra?.  1. 

2 ch  1.  11. 

3 Pro.  15.  13. 


702 


NEHEMIAH,  III. 


14  Then  I went  on  to  the  gate  of  the  fountain,  and 
to  the  king’s  pool  : but  there  was  no  place  for  the  beast 
that  was  under  me  to  pass. 

15  Then  went  I up  in  the  night  by  the  brook,  and 
viewed  the  wall,  and  turned  back,  and  entered  by  the 
gate  of  the  valley,  and  so  returned. 

16  And  the  rulers  knew  not  whither  I went,  or  what 
I did  ; neither  had  I as  yet  told  it  to  the  Jews,  nor  to 
the  priests,  nor  to  the  nobles,  nor  to  the  rulers,  nor  to 
the  rest  that  did  the  work. 

17  ^ Then  said  I unto  them.  Ye  see  the  distress  that 
we  are  in,  how  Jerusalem  lieth  waste,  and  the  gates 
thereof  are  burned  with  fire  : come,  and  let  us  build  up 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  that  we  be  no  more  ^^a  reproach. 

18  Then  I told  them  of  the  hand  of  my  God  which 
was  good  upon  me  ; as  also  the  king’s  words  that  he  had 
spoken  unto  me.  And  they  said.  Let  us  rise  up  and 
build.  So  they  strengthened  their  hands  for  this  good 
work. 

19  But  when  Sanballat  the  Horonite,  and  Tobiah  the 
servant,  the  Ammonite,  and  Geshem  the  Arabian,  heard 
iV,  they  laughed  us  to  scorn,  and  despised  us,  and  said. 
What  is  this  thing  that  ye  do  ? will  ye  rebel  against 
the  king  ? 

20  Then  answered  I them,  and  said  unto  them.  The 
God  of  heaven,  he  will  prosper  us  ; therefore  we  his 
servants  will  arise  and  build  : but  ye  have  no  portion, 
nor  right,  nor  memorial,  in  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  III. 

The  names  and  order  of  them  that  builded  the  wall. 

Then  ^ Eliashib  the  high  priest  rose  up  with  his 
brethren  the  priests,  ^and  they  builded  the  sheep 
gate  ; they  sanctified  it,  and  set  up  the  doors  of  it  ; 

3  even  unto  the  tower  of  Meah  they  sanctified  it,  unto 
the  tower  of  ^ Hananeel. 

2  And  next  unto  him  builded  ®the  men  of  Jericho. 
And  next  to  them  builded  Zaccur  the  son  of  Imri. 

3  ® But  the  fish  gate  did  the  sons  of  Hasseuaah  build, 
who  also  laid  the  beams  thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors 
thereof,  the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof. 

4  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Meremoth  the  son  of 
Urijah,  the  son  of  Koz.  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Meshullamthe  sonof  Berechiah,theson  of  Meshezabeel. 
And  next  unto  them  repaired  Zadok  the  son  of  Baana. 

5  And  next  unto  them  the  Tekoites  repaired  ; but 
their  nobles  put  not  their  necks  to  ^ the  work  of  their 
Lord. 

6  Moreover  ® the  old  gate  repaired  Jehoiada  the  son 
of  Paseah,  and  Meshullam  the  son  of  Besodeiah  ; they 
laid  the  beams  thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof, 
and  the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof. 

7  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Melatiah  the  Gibeon-  I 
ite,  and  Jadon  the  Meronothite,  the  men  of  Gibeon, 
and  of  Mizpah,  unto  the  throne  of  the  governor  on 
this  side  the  river. 

8  Next  unto  him  repaired  Uzziel  the  son  of  Harhaiah, 
of  the  goldsmiths.  Next  unto  him  also  repaired  Ha- 
naniah  the  son  of  one  of  the  apothecaries,  and  they 
fortified  Jerusalem  unto  the  broad  wall. 

9  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Rephaiah  the  son  of 
Hur,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Jerusalem. 

12  ch.  3.  15.  15  ver.  8.  i ch.  12.  10. 

13  2 Sam.  15.  23.  le  2 Sam.  2.  7.  2 John  5.  2. 

Jer.  31.  40.  u Ps.  44.  13.  & 79.  3 ch.  12.  39. 

n oh.  1.3.  Ps.  44.  13.  4.  & 80.  6.  ■*  Jer.  31.  38.  Zech. 

& 79.  4.  Jer.  24.  9.  is  ch.  6.  6.  14.  10. 

Ezek.  5. 14, 15.  & 22.  4.  i»  Ezra  4.  3.  s Ezra  2.  34. 


14  Then  I went  on  to  the  fountain  gate  and  to  the 
king’s  pool  : but  there  was  no  place  for  the  beast 

15  that  was  under  me  to  pass.  Then  went  I up  in  the 
night  by  the  brook,  and  viewed  the  wall  ; and  I 
turned  back,  and  entered  by  the  valley  gate,  and  so 

16  returned.  And  the  ^ rulers  knew  not  whither  I 
went,  or  what  I did  ; neither  had  I as  yet  told  it  to 
the  Jews,  nor  to  the  priests,  nor  to  the  nobles,  nor 
to  the  ^ rulers,  nor  to  the  rest  that  did  the  work. 

17  Then  said  I unto  them,  Ye  see  the  evil  case  that  we 
are  in,  how  Jerusalem  lieth  waste,  and  the  gates 
thereof  are  burned  with  fire  : come  and  let  us  build 
up  the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  that  we  be  no  more  a re- 

18  proach.  And  I told  them  of  the  hand  of  my  God 
which  was  good  upon  me  ; as  also  of  the  king’s 
words  that  he  had  spoken  unto  me.  And  they  said. 
Let  us  rise  up  and  build.  So  they  strengthened 

19  their  hands  for  the  good  work.  But  when  Sanballat 
the  Horonite,  and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Ammonite, 
and  Geshem  the  Arabian,  heard  it,  they  laughed  us 
to  scorn,  and  despised  us,  and  said.  What  is  this 
thing  that  ye  do  ? will  ye  rebel  against  the  king  ? 

20  Then  answered  I them,  and  said  unto  them,  The 
God  of  heaven,  he  will  prosper  us  ; therefore  we 
his  servants  will  arise  and  build  : but  ye  have  no 
portion,  nor  right,  nor  memorial,  in  Jerusalem. 


3 Then  Eliashib  the  high  priest  rose  up  with  his 
brethren  the  priests,  and  they  builded  the  sheep 
gate  ; they  sanctified  it,  and  set  up  the  doors  of  it ; 
even  unto  the  tower  of  ® Hammeah  they  sanctified 

2 it,  unto  the  tower  of  Hananel.  And  next  unto  him 
builded  the  men  of  Jericho.  And  next  to  ^them 

3 builded  Zaccur  the  son  of  Imri.  And  the  fish  gate 
did  the  sons  of  Hasseuaah  build  ; they  laid  the 
beams  thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the 

4 bolts  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof.  And  next  unto 
them  repaired  Meremoth  the  son  of  Uriah,  the  son 
of  Hakkoz.  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Meshul- 
lam the  son  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Meshezabel. 
And  next  unto  them  repaired  Zadok  the  son  of 

5 Baana.  And  next  unto  them  the  Tekoites  repaired  ; 
but  their  nobles  put  not  their  necks  to  the  work  of 

6 their  -lord.  And  '^the  old  gate  repaired  Joiada 
the  son  of  Paseah  and  Meshullam  the  son  of  Beso- 
deiah ; they  laid  the  beams  thereof,  and  set  up  the 
doors  thereof,  and  the  bolts  thereof,  and  the  bars 

7 thereof.  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Melatiah 
the  Gibeonite,  and  Jadon  the  Meronothite,  the  men 
of  Gibeon,  and  of  Mizpah,  which  appertained  to  the 

8 throne  of  the  governor  beyond  the  river.  Next 
unto  him  repaired  Uzziel  the  son  of  Harhaiah,  gold- 
smiths. And  next  unto  him  repaired  Hananiah  one 
of  the  « apothecaries,  and  they  -f  fortified  Jerusalem 

9 even  unto  the  broad  wall.  And  next  unto  them  re- 
paired Rephaiah  the  son  of  Hur,  the  ruler  of  half 


6 2 Chr.  33.  14.  ch. 
12.  39.  Zeph.  1.  10. 

2 See  ch.  6. 1.  & 7. 1. 
* Judg.  5.  23. 

9 ch.  12.  39. 

>0  ch.  2.  8. 


« ch.  12.  38.  d Or,  the  gale  of  the 

b Or,  deputies.  old  city  or,  of  the  old 

a Or,  The  hundred,  wall. 

b Heb.  him.  e Or,  perfumers, 

c Or,  lords.  Or,  / Or,  left. 

Lord. 


NEHEMIAH,  III. 


703 


10  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Jedaiah  the  son  of 
Harumaph,  even  over  against  his  house.  And  next  unto 
him  repaired  Hattush  the  son  of  Hashabniah. 

11  Malchijah  the  son  of  Harim,  and  Hashub  the  son 
of  Pahath-moab,  repaii-ed  the  other  piece,  ^^and  the 
tower  of  the  furnaces. 

12  And  next  unto  him  repaired  Shallum  the  son  of 
Halohesh,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Jerusalem,  he 
and  his  daughters. 

13  The  valley  gate  repaired  Hanun,  and  the  in- 
habitants of  Zanoah  ; they  built  it,  and  set  up  the  doors 
thereof,  the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and  a 
thousand  cubits  on  the  wall  unto  the  dung  gate. 

14  But  the  dung  gate  repaired  Malchiah  the  son  of 
Rechab,  the  ruler  of  part  of  Beth-haccerem  ; he  built  it, 
and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the  locks  thereof,  and  the 
bars  thereof. 

15  But  ^®the  gate  of  the  fountain  repaired  Shallun 
the  son  of  Col-hozeh,  the  ruler  of  part  of  Mizpah  ; he 
built  it,  and  covered  it,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the 
locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and  the  wall  of  the 
pool  of  ^®Siloah  by  the  king’s  garden,  and  unto  the 
stairs  that  go  down  from  the  city  of  David. 

16  After  him  repaired  Nehemiah  the  son  of  Azbuk, 
the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Beth-zur,  unto  the  place 
over  against  the  sepulchres  of  David,  and  to  the  pool 
that  was  made,  and  unto  the  house  of  the  mighty. 

17  After  him  repaired  the  Levites,  Rehum  the  son  of 
Bani.  Next  unto  him  repaired  Hashabiah,  the  ruler  of 
the  half  part  of  Keilah,  in  his  part. 

18  After  him  repaired  their  brethren,  Bavai  the  son 
of  Henadad,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Keilah. 

19  And  next  to  him  repaired  Ezer  the  son  of  Jeshua, 
the  ruler  of  Mizpah,  another  piece  over  against  the 
going  up  to  the  armoury  at  the  turning  of  the  vmU. 

20  After  him  Baruch  the  son  of  Zabbai  earnestly  re- 
paired the  other  piece,  from  the  turning  of  the  wall  unto 
the  door  of  the  house  of  Eliashib  the  high  priest. 

21  After  him  repaired  Meremoth  the  son  of  Urijah 
the  son  of  Koz  another  piece,  from  the  door  of  the 
house  of  Eliashib  even  to  the  end  of  the  house  of 
Eliashib. 

22  And  after  him  repaired  the  priests,  the  men  of  the 
plain. 

23  After  him  repaired  Benjamin  and  Hashub  over 
against  their  house.  After  him  repaired  Azariah  the 
son  of  Maaseiah  the  son  of  Ananiah  by  his  house. 

24  After  him  repaired  Binnui  the  son  of  Henadad 
another  piece,  from  the  house  of  Azariah  unto  ^^the 
turning  of  the  wall,  even  unto  the  corner. 

25  Palal  the  son  of  Uzai,  over  against  the  turning  of 
the  wall,  and  the  tower  which  lieth  out  from  the  king’s 
high  house,  that  was  by  the  court  of  the  prison.  Af- 
ter him  Pedaiah  the  son  of  Parosh. 

26  Moreover  the  Nethinims  dwelt  in  ^2  Ophel,  unto 
the  place  over  against  the  water  gate  toward  the  east, 
and  the  tower  that  lieth  out. 

27  After  them  the  Tekoites  repaired  another  piece, 
over  against  the  great  tower  that  lieth  out,  even  unto 
the  wall  of  Ophel. 

28  From  above  the  horse  gate  repaired  the  priests, 
every  one  over  against  his  house. 

w ch.  12.  38. 

Wch.  2.  13. 

ch.  2.  13. 

« ch.  2.  14. 

“ John  9.  7. 


10  the  district  of  Jerusalem.  And  next  unto  them 
repaired  Jedaiah  the  son  of  Harumaph,  even  over 
against  his  house.  And  next  unto  him  repaired 

11  Hattush  the  son  of  Hashabneiah.  Malchijah  the 
son  of  Harim,  and  Hasshub  the  son  of  Pahath-moab, 
repaired  another  portion,  and  the  tower  of  the  fur- 

12  naces.  And  next  unto  him  repaired  Shallum  the 
son  of  Hallohesh,  the  ruler  of  half  the  district  of 

13  Jerusalem,  he  and  his  daughters.  The  valley  gate 
repaired  Hanun,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Zanoah  ; 
they  built  it,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the  bolts 
thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and  a thousand  cubits 

14  of  the  wall  unto  the  dung  gate.  And  the  dung 
gate  repaired  Malchijah  the  son  of  Rechab,  the 
ruler  of  the  district  of  Beth-haccherem  ; he  built 
it,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the  bolts  thereof, 

15  and  the  bars  thereof.  And  the  fountain  gate  re- 
paired Shallun  the  son  of  Col-hozeh,  the  ruler  of 
the  district  of  Mizpah  ; he  built  it,  and  covered  it, 
and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the  bolts  thereof,  and 
the  bars  thereof,  and  the  wall  of  the  pool  of  o She- 
lah  by  the  king’s  garden,  even  unto  the  stairs  that 

16  go  down  from  the  city  of  David.  After  him  re- 
paired Neliemiah  the  son  of  Azbuk,  the  ruler  of 
Wf  the  district  of  Beth-zur,  unto  the  place  over 
against  the  sepulchres  of  David,  and  unto  the  pool 
that  was  made,  and  unto  the  house  of  the  mighty 

17  men.  After  him  repaired  the  Levites,  Rehum  the 
son  of  Bani.  Next  unto  him  repaired  Hashabiah, 
the  ruler  of  half  the  district  of  Keilah,  for  his  dis- 

18  trict.  After  him  repaired  their  brethren,  Bavvai 
the  son  of  Henadad,  the  ruler  of  half  the  district 

19  of  Keilah.  And  next  to  him  repaired  Ezer  the  son 
of  Jeshua,  the  ruler  of  Mizpah,  another  portion, 
over  against  the  going  up  to  the  armoury  at  the 

20  turning  of  the  wall.  After  him  Baruch  the  son  of 
* Zabbai  earnestly  repaired  another  portion,  from 
the  turning  of  the  wall  unto  the  door  of  the  house 

21  of  Eliashib  the  high  priest.  After  him  repaired 
Meremoth  the  son  of  Uriah  the  son  of  Hakkoz 
another  portion,  from  the  door  of  the  house  of 
Eliashib  even  to  the  end  of  the  house  of  Eliashib. 

22  And  after  him  repaired  the  priests,  the  men  of  the 

23  ‘Plain.  After  them  repaired  Benjamin  and  Has- 
shub over  against  their  house.  After  j them  repaired 
Azariah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the  son  of  Ananiah  be- 

24  side  his  own  house.  After  him  repaired  Binnui  the 
son  of  Henadad  another  portion,  from  the  house  of 
Azariah  unto  the  turning  of  the  wall,  and  unto  the 

25  corner.  Palal  the  son  of  Uzai  repaired  over  against 
the  turning  of  the  wall,  and  ^ the  tower  that  standeth 
out  from  the  upper  house  of  the  king,  which  is  by 
the  court  of  the  guard.  After  him  ^ Pedaiah  the 

26  son  of  Parosh  repaired.  (Now  the  Nethinim  dwelt 
in  Ophel,  unto  the  place  over  against  the  water  gate 
toward  the  east,  and  the  tower  that  standeth  out.) 

27  After  him  the  Tekoites  repaired  another  portion, 
over  against  the  great  tower  that  standeth  out,  and 

28  nnto  the  wall  of  Ophel.  Above  the  horse  gate  re- 
paired the  priests,  every  one  over  against  his  own 


”2Kin.  20. 20.  Is.  21  Ezra  2. 43.  ch.  11.  Chr.  23.  15.  Jer.  31,  i Or,  Circuit.  I Or,  Pedaiah  the 

22.  11.  21.  40.  j Heb.  him.  son  of  Parosh  {now 

2 Chr.  26.  9.  22  2 Chr.  27.  3.  g In  Is.  8.  G,  Shi^  k Or,  the  tipper  . . . Ophel)  repaired 

ver.  19.  23  cl,,  g.  3.  ^ 12.  loah.  toiver  . . . from  the  unto  dec. 

20  Jer.  32.  2.  & 33. 1.  37.  h Anotlier  reading  house  oj  the  king. 

& 37.  21.  24  2 Kin.  11.  16.  2 is,  Zaccai. 


704 


NEHEMIAH,  IV. 


29  After  them  repaired  Zadok  the  son  of  Immer 
over  against  his  house.  After  him  repaired  also  Shema- 
iah  the  son  of  Shechaniah,  the  keeper  of  the  east  gate. 

30  After  him  repaired  Hananiah  the  son  of  Shelemi- 
ah,  and  Hanun  the  sixth  son  of  Zalaph,  another  piece. 
After  him  repaired  Meshullam  the  son  of  Berechiah 
over  against  his  chamber. 

31  After  him  repaired  Malchiah  the  goldsmith’s  son 
unto  the  place  of  the  Nethinims,  and  of  the  merchants, 
over  against  the  gate  Miphkad,  and  to  the  going  up  of 
the  corner. 

32  And  between  the  going  up  of  the  corner  unto  the 
sheep  gate  repaired  the  goldsmiths  and  the  merchants. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 While  the  enemies  scoff,  Nehemiah  prayeth  and  continueth  the  work. 
7 Understanding  the  wrath  and  secrets  of  the  enemy,  he  setteth  a 
watch.  13  Uearmeththe  labourers,  19  and  giveth  military  precepts. 

But  it  came  to  pass,  ^ that  when  Sanballat  heard 
that  we  builded  the  wall,  he  was  wroth,  and  took 
great  indignation,  and  mocked  the  Jews. 

2  And  he  spake  before  his  brethren  and  the  army  of 
Samaria,  and  said.  What  do  these  feeble  Jews  ? will 
they  fortify  themselves  ? will  they  sacrifice  ? will  they 
make  an  end  in  a day  ? will  they  revive  the  stones  out 
of  the  heaps  of  the  rubbish  which  are  burned  ? 

3  Now  2 Tobiah  the  Ammonite  was  by  him,  and  he 
said.  Even  that  which  they  build,  if  a fox  go  up,  he  shall 
even  break  down  their  stone  wall. 

4  3 Hear,  O our  God  ; for  we  are  despised  : and  ^ turn 
their  reproach  upon  their  own  head,  and  give  them  for 
a prey  in  the  land  of  captivity  : 

5  And  ^ cover  not  their  iniquity,  and  let  not  their  sin 
be  blotted  out  from  before  thee  : for  they  have  pro- 
voked thee  to  anger  before  the  builders. 

6  So  built  we  the  wall  ; and  all  the  wall  was  joined 
together  unto  the  half  thereof  : for  the  people  had  a 
mind  to  work. 

7  ^ But  it  came  to  pass,  that  ®when  Sanballat,  and 
Tobiah,  and  the  Arabians,  and  the  Ammonites,  and  the 
Ashdodites,  heard  that  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  were 
made  up,  and  that  the  breaches  began  to  be  stopped, 
then  they  were  very  wroth, 

8  And  conspired  all  of  them  togetlier  to  come  and 
to  fight  against  Jerusalem,  and  to  hinder  it. 

9  Nevertheless  ®we  made  our  prayer  unto  our  God, 
and  set  a watch  against  them  day  and  night,  because  of 
them. 

10  And  Judah  said.  The  strength  of  the  bearers  of 
burdens  is  decayed,  and  there  is  much  rubbish  ; so  that 
we  are  not  able  to  build  the  wall. 

11  And  our  adversaries  said.  They  shall  not  know, 
neither  see,  till  we  come  in  the  midst  among  them,  and 
slay  them,  and  cause  the  work  to  cease. 

. 12  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the  Jews  which 

dwelt  by  them  came,  they  said  unto  us  ten  times.  From 
all  places  whence  ye  shall  return  unto  us  they  will  he 
upon  you. 

13  ^ Therefore  set  I in  the  lower  places  behind  the 
wall,  and  on  the  higher  places,  I even  set  the  people 
after  their  families  with  their  swords,  their  spears,  and 
their  bows. 

14  And  I looked,  and  rose  up,  and  said  unto  the 
nobles,  and  to  the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  people, 

1 ch.  2.  10,  19.  c Ps.  69.  27,  28.  & 8 Ps.  50.  15. 

2 ch.  2.  10,  19.  109.  14,  15.  Jer.  18.  m Heb.  him. 

8 Ps.  123.  3,  4.  23.  n Or,  upper  cham- 

^ Ps.  79.  12.  Pro.  8 ver.  1.  her. 

3.  34.  7 Ps.  83.  3,  4,  5.  » [Ch.  3. 33.  in  Heb.] 


29  house.  After  "‘them  repaired  Zadok  the  son  of 
Immer  over  against  his  own  house.  And  after  him 
repaired  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Sliecaniah,  the  keeper 

30  of  the  east  gate.  After  him  repaired  Hananiah  the 
son  of  Shelemiah,  and  Hanun  the  sixth  son  of  Za- 
laph, another  portion.  After  him  repaired  Meshul- 
lam the  son  of  Berechiah  over  against  his  chamber. 

31  After  him  repaired  Malchijah  one  of  the  goldsmiths 
unto  the  house  of  the  Nethinim,  and  of  the  mer- 
chants, over  against  the  gate  of  Hammiphkad,  and 

32  to  the  "ascent  of  the  corner.  And  between  the 
" ascent  of  the  corner  and  the  sheep  gate  repaired 
the  goldsmiths  and  the  merchants. 


4 * But  it  came  to  pass  that,  when  Sanballat  heard 

that  we  builded  the  wall,  he  was  wroth,  and  took 

2 great  indignation,  and  mocked  the  Jews.  And  he 
spake  before  his  brethren  and  the  army  of  Samaria, 
and  said.  What  do  these  feeble  Jews  ? “ will  they 
fortify  themselves  ? will  they  sacrifice  ? will  they 
make  an  end  in  a day  ? will  they  revive  the  stones 
out  of  the  heaps  of  rubbish,  seeing  they  are  burned  ? 

3 Now  Tobiah  the  Ammonite  was  by  him,  and  he 
said.  Even  that  which  they  build,  if  a ^ fox  go  up,  he 

4 shall  break  down  their  stone  wall.  Hear,  O our 
God  ; for  we  are  despised  : and  turn  back  their  re- 
proach upon  their  own  head,  and  give  them  up  to 

5 spoiling  in  a land  of  captivity  : and  cover  not  their 
iniquity,  and  let  not  their  sin  be  blotted  out  from 
before  thee  : for  they  have  provoked  thee  to  anger 

6 before  the  builders.  So  we  built  the  wall  ; and  all 
the  wall  was  joined  together  unto  half  tdie  height 
thereof  : for  the  people  had  a mind  to  work. 

7 t But  it  came  to  pass  that,  when  Sanballat,  and  ^ 
Tobiah,  and  the  Arabians,  and  the  Ammonites,  and 
the  Ashdodites,  heard  that  ^ the  repairing  of  the  walls 
of  Jerusalem  went  forward,  and  that  the  breaches 
began  to  be  stopped,  then  they  were  very  wroth  ; 

8 and  they  conspired  all  of  them  together  to  come 
and  fight  against  Jerusalem,  and  to  cause  confusion 

9 therein.  But  we  made  our  prayer  unto  our  God, 
and  set  a watch  against  them  day  and  night,  because 

10  of  them.  And  Judah  said.  The  strength  of  the 
bearers  of  burdens  is  decayed,  and  there  is  much 
rubbish  ; so  that  we  are  not  able  to  build  the  wall. 

11  And  our  adversaries  said.  They  shall  not  know, 
neither  see,  till  we  come  into  the  midst  of  them,  and 

12  slay  them,  and  cause  the  work  to  cease.  And  it 
came  to  pass  that,  when  the  Jews  which  dwelt  by 
them  came,  they  said  unto  us  ten  times  ^ from  all 

13  places.  Ye  must  return  unto  us.  Therefore  set  I in 
the  lowest  parts  of  the  space  behind  the  wall,  in  the 
open  places,  I even  set  the  people  after  their  families 
with  their  swords,  their  spears,  and  their  bows. 

14  And  I looked,  and  rose  up,  and  said  unto  the  no- 
bles, and  to  the  ^ rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  peo- 


a Or,  will  they  leave  t [Ch.  4. 1.  in  Heb.]  places  ichence  ye  shall 

to  themselves  aught  ? c Heb.  healing  went  return  they  will  be 

Or,  will  men  let  them  up  upon  the  walls.  upon  us. 
alone  f d Or,  From  all  e Or,  deputies, 

b Or,  jackal. 


NEHEMIAH,  V. 


705 


® Be  not  ye  afraid  of  them  : remember  the  Lord,  which 
is  great  and  terrible,  and  fight  for  your  brethren, 
our  sons,  and  your  daughters,  your  wives,  and  your 
ouses. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  our  enemies  heard 
that  it  was  known  unto  us,  ^^and  God  had  brought 
their  counsel  to  nought,  that  we  returned  all  of  us  to 
the  wall,  every  one  unto  his  work. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  from  that  time  forth,  that 
the  half  of  my  servants  wrought  in  the  work,  and  the 
other  half  of  them  held  both  the  spears,  the  shields, 
and  the  bows,  and  the  habergeons  ; and  the  rulers  were 
behind  all  the  house  of  Judah. 

17  They  which  builded  on  the  wall,  and  they  that 
bare  burdens,  with  those  that  laded,  every  one  with  one 
of  his  hands  wrought  in  the  work,  and  with  the  other 
hand  held  a weapon. 

18  For  the  builders,  every  one  had  his  sword  girded 
by  his  side,  and  so  builded.  And  he  that  sounded  the 
trumpet  was  by  me. 

19  ^ And  I said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to  the  rulers, 
and  to  the  rest  of  the  people.  The  work  is  great  and 
large,  and  we  are  separated  upon  the  wall,  one  far  from 
another. 

20  In  what  place  therefore  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  resort  ye  thither  unto  us  : ^^our  God  shall 
fight  for  us. 

21  So  we  laboured  in  the  work  : and  half  of  them 
held  the  spears  from  the  rising  of  the  morning  till  the 
stars  appeared. 

22  Likewise  at  the  same  time  said  I unto  the  people. 
Let  every  one  with  his  servant  lodge  within  Jerusalem, 
that  in  the  night  they  may  be  a guard  to  us,  and  labour 
on  the  day. 

23  So  neither  I,  nor  my  brethren,  nor  my  servants, 
nor  the  men  of  the  guard  which  followed  me,  none  of 
us  put  off  our  clothes,  saving  that  every  one  put  them 
off  for  washing. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 The  Jeios  complain  of  their  debt,  mortgage,  and  bondage.  6 Nehe- 
miah  rebukeih  the  usurers,  and  causeth  them  to  make  a covenant  of 
restitution.  14  He  forbeareth  his  own  allowance,  and  keepeth  hospi- 
tality. 

And  there  was  a great  ^ cry  of  the  people  and  of 
their  wives  against  their  ^ brethren  the  Jews. 

2  For  there  were  that  said.  We,  our  sons,  and  our 
daughters,  are  many  : therefore  we  take  up  corn  for 
them,  that  we  may  eat,  and  live. 

3  Some  also  there  were  that  said.  We  have  mort- 
gaged our  lands,  vineyards,  and  houses,  that  we  might 
buy  corn,  because  of  the  dearth. 

4  There  were  also  that  said.  We  have  borrowed 
money  for  the  king’s  tribute,  and  that  upon  our  lands 
and  vineyards. 

5  Yet  now  ®our  flesh  is  as  the  flesh  of  our  brethren, 
our  children  as  their  children  : and,  lo,  we  ^ bring  into 
bondage  our  sons  and  our  daughters  to  be  servants, 
and  some  of  ou^  daughters  are  brought  unto  bondage 
already  : neither  is  it  in  our  power  to  redeem  them  ; for 
other  men  have  our  lands  and  vineyards. 

6  ^ And  I was  very  angry  when  I heard  their  cry 
and  these  words. 

7  Then  I consulted  with  myself,  and  I rebuked  the 

9 Num.  14.  9.  Deut.  J2  Job  5.  12.  i Is.  5.  7. 

1.  29.  13  Ex.  14.  14,  25.  2 Lev.  25.  35, 30,  37. 

>3  Dent.  10.  17.  Deut.  1.  30.  & .3.  22.  Deut.  15.7. 

11  2 Sam.  10.  12.  & 20.  4.  Josh.  23. 10.  « 53.  7. 


pie.  Be  not  ye  afraid  of  them  : remember  the  Lord, 
which  is  great  and  terrible,  and  fight  for  your  bre- 
thren, your  sons  and  your  daughters,  your  wives  and 

15  your  houses.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  our  ene- 
mies heard  that  it  was  known  unto  us,  and  God  had 
brought  their  counsel  to  nought,  that  we  returned 

16  all  of  us  to  the  wall,  every  one  unto  his  work.  And 
it  came  to  pass  from  that  time  forth,  that  half  of 
my  servants  wrought  in  the  work,  and  half  of  them 
held  the  spears,  the  shields,  and  the  bows,  and  the 
coats  of  mail  ; and  the  rulers  were  behind  -^all  the 

17  house  of  Judah.  They  that  builded  the  wall  and 
they  that  bare  burdens  laded  themselves,  every  one 
with  one  of  his  hands  wrought  in  the  work,  and  with 

18  the  other  held  his  weapon  ; and  the  builders,  every 
one  had  his  sword  girded  by  his  side,  and  so  builded. 

19  And  he  that  sounded  the  trumpet  was  by  me.  And 
I said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to  the  ^ rulers  and  to  the 
rest  of  the  people.  The  work  is  great  and  large,  and 
we  are  separated  upon  the  wall,  one  far  from  an- 

20  other  : in  what  place  soever  ye  hear  the  sound  of 
the  trumpet,  resort  ye  thither  unto  us  ; our  God 

21  shall  fight  for  us.  So  we  wrought  in  the  work  : and 
half  of  them  held  the  spears  from  the  rising  of  the 

22  morning  till  the  stars  appeared.  Likewise  at  the 
same  time  said  I unto  the  people.  Let  every  one 
with  his  servant  lodge  within  Jerusalem,  that  in  the 
night  they  may  be  a guard  to  us,  and  may  labour  in 

23  the  day.  So  neither  I,  nor  my  brethren,  nor  my 
servants,  nor  the  men  of  the  guard  which  followed 
me,  none  of  us  put  off  our  clothes,  * every  one  went 
with  his  weapon  to  the  water. 


5  Then  there  arose  a great  cry  of  the  people  and 
of  their  wives  against  their  brethren  the  Jews. 

2 For  there  were  that  said.  We,  our  sons  and  our 
daughters,  are  many  : let  us  get  corn,  that  we  may 

3 eat  and  live.  Some  also  there  were  that  said,  We 
are  mortgaging  our  fields,  and  our  vineyards,  and 
our  houses  : let  us  get  corn,  because  of  the  dearth. 

4 There  were  also  that  said.  We  have  borrowed  money 
for  the  king’s  tribute  upon  our  fields  and  our  vine- 

5 yards.  Yet  now  our  flesh  is  as  the  flesh  of  our 
brethren,  our  children  as  their  children  : and,  lo,  we 
bring  into  bondage  our  sons  and  our  daughters  to 
be  servants,  and  some  of  our  daughters  are  brought 
into  bondage  already : neither  is  it  in  our  power  to 
help  it  ; for  other  men  have  our  fields  and  our  vine- 

6 yards.  And  I was  very  angry  when  I heard  their 

7 cry  and  these  words.  Then  I consulted  with  my- 


^ Ex.  21.  7.  Lev.  25.  Judah  that  builded  g Or,  deputies. 

39.  the  wall.  And  they  h The  text  is  proba- 

f Or,  all  the  house  of  that  dec.  bly  faulty. 


706 


NEHEMIAH,  VI. 


nobles,  and  the  rulers,  and  said  unto  them,  ®Ye  exact 
usury,  every  one  of  his  brother.  And  I set  a great  as- 
sembly against  them. 

8 And  I said  unto  them.  We  after  our  ability  have 
® redeemed  our  brethren  the  Jews,  which  were  sold 
unto  the  heathen  ; and  will  ye  even  sell  your  brethren  ? 
or  shall  they  be  sold  unto  us  ? Then  held  they  their 
peace,  and  found  nothing  to  answer, 

9 Also  I said.  It  is  not  good  that  ye  do  : ought  ye 
not  to  walk  ^ in  the  fear  of  our  God  ® because  of  the  re- 
proach of  the  heathen  our  enemies  ? 

10  I likewise,  and  my  brethren,  and  my  servants, 
might  exact  of  them  money  and  corn  : I pray  you,  let 
us  leave  elf  this  usury. 

11  Restore,  I pray  you,  to  them,  even  this  day, 
their  lands,  their  vineyards,  their  oliveyards,  and  their 
houses,  also  the  hundredth  part  of  the  money,  and  of 
the  corn,  the  wine,  and  the  oil,  that  ye  exact  of  them. 

12  Then  said  they.  We  will  restore  them,  and  will 
require  nothing  of  them  ; so  will  we  do  as  thou  sayest. 
Then  I called  the  priests,  ® and  took  an  oath  of  them, 
that  they  should  do  according  to  this  promise. 

13  Also  I shook  my  lap,  and  said.  So  God  shake 
out  every  man  from  his  house,  and  from  his  labour,  that 
performeth  not  this  promise,  even  thus  be  he  shaken 
out,  and  emptied.  And  all  the  congregation  said.  Amen, 
and  praised  the  Lord.  And  the  people  did  according 
to  this  promise. 

14  V Moreover  from  the  time  that  I was  appointed 
to  be  their  governor  in  the  land  of  Judah,  from  the 
twentieth  year  even  unto  the  two  and  thirtieth  year 
of  Artaxerxes  the  king,  that  is,  twelve  years,  I and  my 
brethren  have  not  eaten  the  bread  of  the  governor. 

15  But  the  former  governors  that  had  been  before  me 
were  chargeable  unto  the  people,  and  had  taken  of  them 
bread  and  wine,  beside  forty  shekels  of  silver  ; yea, 
even  their  servants  bare  rule  over  the  people  : but  so 
did  not  I,  because  of  the  fear  of  God. 

16  Yea,  also  I continued  in  the  work  of  this  wall, 
neither  bought  we  any  land  : and  all  my  servants  were 
gathered  thither  unto  the  work. 

.17  Moreover  there  were  ^^at  my  table  an  hundred  and 
fifty  of  the  Jews  and  rulers,  beside  those  that  came 
unto  us  from  among  the  heathen  that  are  about  us. 

18  Now  that  which  was  prepared  for  me  daily  loas 
one  ox  and  six  choice  sheep  ; also  fowls  were  prepared 
for  me,  and  once  in  ten  days  store  of  all  sorts  of  wine  : 
yet  for  all  this  required  not  I the  bread  of  the  gover- 
nor, because  the  bondage  was  heavy  upon  this  people. 

19  Think  upon  me,  my  God,  for  good,  according  to 
all  that  I have  done  for  this  people. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Sanbnllnt  practispih  by  craft,  by  rumours,  by  hired  prophecies,  to  ter- 
rify Nehemiah.  15  The  work  is  finished  to  me  terror  of  the  enemies. 

17  Secret  intelligence  passeth  between  the  enemies  and  the  nobles  of 

Judah. 

O W it  came  to  pass,  ^ when  Sanballat,  and  Tobiah, 
and  Geshem  the  Arabian,  and  the  rest  of  our  ene- 
mies, heard  that  I had  builded  the  wall,  and  that  there 
was  no  breach  left  therein  ; though  at  that  time  I had 
not  set  up  the  doors  upon  the  gates  ;) 

2 That  Sanballat  and  Geshem  ® sent  unto  me,  saying, 

B Ex.  22.  25.  Lev.  Rom.  2.  24.  1 Pet.  2.  ' « 2 Kin.  23.  3. 

25.  36.  Ezek.  22.  12.  12.  32  ch.  13.  6. 

c Lev.  2.5.  48.  » Ezra  10.  5.  Jer.  1 Cor.  9.  4,  15. 

7 Lev.  25.  36.  34.  8,  9.  2 Cor.  11.  9.  & 

8 2 Sam.  12.  14.  'o  Matt.  10. 14.  Acts  12.13. 

13.  61.  & 18.  6.  15  ver.  9. 


self,  and  contended  with  the  nobles  and  the  “ rulers, 
and  said  unto  them.  Ye  exact  usury,  every  one  of 
his  brother.  And  I held  a great  assembly  against 

8 them.  And  I said  unto  them,  We  after  our  ability 
have  ^ redeemed  our  brethren  the  Jews,  which  were 
sold  unto  the  heathen  ; and  would  ye  even  sell  your 
brethren,  and  should  they  be  sold  unto  us  ? Then 
held  they  their  peace,  and  found  never  a word. 

9 Also  I said,  The  thing  that  ye  do  is  not  good  : ought 
ye  not  to  walk  in  the  fear  of  our  God,  because  of 

10  the  reproach  of  the  heathen  our  enemies  ? And  I 
likewise,  my  brethren  and  my  servants,  do  lend 
them  money  and  corn  on  usury.  I pray  you,  let  us 

11  leave  off  this  usury.  Restore,  I pray  you,  to  them, 
even  this  day,  their  fields,  their  vineyards,  their 
oliveyards,  and  their  houses,  also  the  hundredth 
part  of  the  money,  and  of  the  corn,  the  wine,  and 

12  the  oil,  that  ye  exact  of  them.  Then  said  they. 
We  will  restore  them,  and  will  require  nothing  of 
them  ; so  will  we  do,  even  as  thou  sayest.  Then  I 
called  the  priests,  and  took  an  oath  of  them,  that 

13  they  should  do  according  to  this  promise.  Also  I 
shook  out  my  lap,  and  said.  So  God  shake  out  every 
man  from  his  house,  and  from  his  labour,  that  per- 
formeth not  this  promise  ; even  thus  be  he  shaken 
out,  and  emptied.  And  all  the  congregation  said, 
Amen,  and  praised  the  Lord.  And  the  people  did 

14  according  to  this  promise.  Moreover  from  the  time 
that  I was  appointed  to  be  their  governor  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  from  the  twentieth  year  even  unto 
the  two  and  thirtieth  year  of  Artaxerxes  the  king, 
that  is,  twelve  years,  I and  my  brethren  have  not 

15  eaten  the  bread  of  the  governor.  But  the  former 
governors  that  were  before  me  were  chargeable 
unto  the  people,  and  took  of  them  bread  and  wine, 
^ beside  forty  shekels  of  silver  ; yea,  even  their  ser- 
vants ®bare  rule  over  the  people  : but  so  did  not  I, 

16  because  of  the  fear  of  God.  Yea,  also  I continued 
in  the  work  of  this  wall,  neither  bought  we  any 
land  : and  all  my  servants  were  gathered  thither 

17  unto  the  work.  Moreover  there  were  at  my  table 
of  the  Jews  and  the  “rulers  an  hundred  and  fifty 
men,  beside  those  that  came  unto  us  from  among 

18  the  heathen  that  were  round  about  us.  Now  that 
which  was  prepared  for  one  day  was  one  ox  and  six 
choice  sheep  ; also  fowls  were  prepared  for  me,  and 
once  in  ten  days  store  of  all  sorts  of  wine  ; yet  for 
all  this  I demanded  not  the  bread  of  the  governor, 
because  the  bondage  was  heavy  upon  this  people. 

19  Remember  unto  me,  O my  God,  for  good,  all  that 
I have  done  for  this  people. 


6 Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  it  was  reported  to  San- 
ballat and  Tobiah,  and  to  Geshem  the  Arabian,  and 
unto  the  rest  of  our  enemies,  that  I had  builded  the 
wall,  and  that  there  was  no  breach  left  therein  ; 
(though  even  unto  that  time  I had  not  set  up  the 
2 doors  in  the  gates  ;)  that  Sanballat  and  Geshem  sent 

36  2 Sam.  9. 7.  1 Kin.  3 cli.  2.  10,  19.  & 4.  c Or,  laid  burdens 

18.  19.  1, 7.  upon. 

33  1 Kin.  4.  22.  * ch.  3.  1,  3.  d Or,  at  the  rate  of, 

38  ver.  14,  15.  8 Pro.  26.  24,  25.  Or,  afterward. 

35  ch.  13.  22*.  a Or,  deputies.  e Or,  lorded  over, 

b Heb.  bought.  / Heb.  held  fast  to. 


NEHEMIAH,  VI. 


707 


Come,  let  us  meet  together  in  some  one  of  the  villages  in 
the  plain  of  * Ono.  But  they  ® thought  to  do  me  mis- 
chief. 

3 And  I sent  messengers  unto  them,  saying,  I am 
doing  a great  work,  so  that  I cannot  come  down  : why 
should  the  work  cease,  whilst  I leave  it,  and  come  down 
to  you  ? 

4 Yet  they  sent  unto  me  four  times  after  this  sort  ; 
and  I answered  them  after  the  same  manner. 

5 Then  sent  Sanballat  his  servant  unto  me  in  like 
manner  the  fifth  time  with  an  open  letter  in  his  hand  ; 

6 Wherein  was  written.  It  is  reported  among  the 
heathen,  and  Gashmu  saith  ® that  thou  and  the  Jews 
think  to  rebel : for  which  cause  thou  buildest  the  wall, 
that  thou  mayest  be  their  king,  according  to  these 
words. 

7 And  thou  hast  also  appointed  prophets  to  preach 
of  thee  at  Jerusalem,  saying,  There  is  a king  in  Judah  : 
and  now  shall  it  be  reported  to  the  king  according  to 
these  words.  Come  now  therefore,  and  let  us  take 
counsel  together. 

8 Then  I sent  unto  him,  saying,  There  are  no  such 
things  done  as  thou  sayest,  but  thou  feignest  them  out 
of  thine  own  heart. 

9 For  they  all  made  us  afraid,  saying.  Their  hands 
shall  be  weakened  from  the  work,  that  it  be  not  done. 
Now  therefore,  0 God^  strengthen  my  hands. 

10  Afterward  I came  unto  the  house  of  Shemaiah  the 
son  of  Delaiah  the  son  of  Mehetabeel,  who  was  shut 
up  ; and  he  said.  Let  us  meet  together  in  the  house  of 
God,  within  the  temple,  and  let  us  shut  the  doors  of  the 
temple  : for  they  will  come  to  slay  thee  ; yea,  in  the 
night  will  they  come  to  slay  thee. 

11  And  I said.  Should  such  a man  as  I flee  ? and 
who  is  there,  that,  being  as  I am,  would  go  into  the  tem- 
ple to  save  his  life  ? I will  not  go  in. 

12  And,  lo,  I perceived  that  God  had  not  sent  him  ; 
but  that  he  pronounced  this  prophecy  against  me  : for 
Tobiah  and  Sanballat  had  hired  him. 

13  Therefore  was  he  hired,  that  I should  be  afraid, 
and  do  so,  and  sin,  and  that  they  might  have  matter  for 
an  evil  report,  that  they  might  reproach  me. 

14  ® My  God,  think  thou  upon  Tobiah  and  Sanballat 
according  to  these  their  works,  and  on  the  ^ prophetess 
Noadiah,  and  the  rest  of  the  prophets,  that  would  have 
put  me  in  fear. 

15  If  So  the  wall  was  finished  in  the  twenty  and  fifth 
day  of  the  month  Elul,  in  fifty  and  two  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  all  our  enemies 
heard  thereof,  and  all  the  heathen  that  were  about  us 
saw  these  things,  they  were  much  cast  down  in  their  own 
eyes  : for  they  perceived  that  this  work  was  wrought 
of  our  God. 

17  ^ Moreover  in  those  days  the  nobles  of  Judah 
sent  many  letters  unto  Tobiah,  and  the  letters  of  Tobiah 
came  unto  tliem. 

18  For  there  were  many  in  Judah  sworn  unto  him, 
because  he  was  the  son  in  law  of  Shechaniah  the  son  of 
Arab  ; and  his  son  Johanan  had  taken  the  daughter  of 
Meshullam  the  son  of  Berechiah. 

19  Also  they  reported  his  good  deeds  before  me,  and 
uttered  my  words  to  him.  And  Tobiah  sent  letters  to 
put  me  in  fear. 

* 1 Chr.  8.  12.  cb.  c ch.  2.  19.  9 Ezek.  13.  17. 

11.  35.  7 Ezek.  13.  22.  lo  ch.  2.  10.  & 4.  1, 

0 Ps.  37. 12,  32.  8 ch.  13.  29.  7.  & G.  1. 


unto  me,  saying.  Come,  let  us  meet  together  in  one 
ofihe  villages  in  the  plain  of  Ono.  But  they  thought 

3 to  do  me  mischief.  And  I sent  messengers  unto 
them,  saying,  I am  doing  a great  work,  so  that  I 
cannot  come  down  : why  should  the  work  cease, 

4 whilst  I leave  it,  and  come  down  to  you  ? And  they 
sent  unto  me  four  times  after  this  sort  ; and  I 

5 answered  them  after  the  same  manner.  Then  sent 
Sanballat  his  servant  unto  me  in  like  manner  the 

6 fifth  time  with  an  open  letter  in  his  hand  ; wherein 
was  written.  It  is  reported  among  the  nations,  and 

Gashmu  saith  it,  that  thou  and  the  Jews  think  to 
rebel  ; for  which  cause  thou  buildest  the  wall  : and 
thou  wouldest  be  their  king,  according  to  these 

7 words.  And  thou  hast  also  appointed  prophets  to 
preach  of  thee  at  Jerusalem,  saying,  There  is  a king 
in  Judah  : and  now  shall  it  be  reported  to  the  king 
according  to  these  words.  Come  now  therefore,  and 

8 let  us  take  counsel  together.  Then  I sent  unto  him, 
saying,  There  are  no  such  things  done  as  thou  sayest, 

9 but  thou  feignest  them  out  of  thine  own  heart.  For 
they  all  would  have  made  us  afraid,  saying,  Their 
hands  shall  be  weakened  from  the  work,  that  it  be 
not  done.  But  now,  ^ O God,  strengthen  thou  my 
hands. 


10  And  I went  unto  the  house  of  Shemaiah  the 
son  of  Delaiah  the  son  of  Mehetabel,  who  was  shut 
up  ; and  he  said.  Let  us  meet  together  in  the  house 
of  God,  within  the  temple,  and  let  us  shut  the  doors 
of  the  temple  : for  they  will  come  to  slay  thee  ; 

11  yea,  in  the  night  will  they  come  to  slay  thee.  And 
I said,  Should  such  a man  as  I flee  ? and  who  is 
there,  that,  being  such  as  I,  ^ would  go  into  the  tem- 

12  pie  to  save  his  life  ? I will  not  go  in.  And  I dis- 
cerned, and,  lo,  God  had  not  sent  him  : but  he  pro- 
nounced this  prophecy  against  me  : and  Tobiah  and 

13  Sanballat  had  hired  him.  For  this  cause  was  he 
hired,  that  I should  be  afraid,  and  do  so,  and  sin, 
and  that  they  might  have  matter  for  an  evil  report, 

14  that  they  might  reproach  me.  Remember,  O my 
God,  Tobiah  and  Sanballat  according  to  these  their 
works,  and  also  the  prophetess  Noadiah,  and  the  rest 
of  the  prophets,  that  would  have  put  me  in  fear. 

15  So  the  wall  was  finished  in  the  twenty  and  fifth 

16  day  of  the  month  Elul,  in  fifty  and  two  days.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  all  our  enemies  heard  thereof, 
that  all  the  heathen  that  were  about  us  feared,  and 
were  much  cast  down  in  their  own  eyes  : for  they 
perceived  that  this  work  was  wrought  of  our  God. 

17  Moreover  in  those  days  the  nobles  of  Judah  sent 
many  letters  unto  Tobiah,  and  the  letters  of  Tobiah 

18  came  unto  them.  For  there  were  many  in  Judah 
sworn  unto  him,  because  he  was  the  son  in  law  of 
Shecaniah  tlie  son  of  Arah  ; and  his  son  Jehohanan 
had  taken  the  daughter  of  Meshullam  the  son  of 

19  Berechiah  to  wife.  Also  they  spake  of  his  good 
deeds  before  me,  and  reported  my  words  to  him. 
And  Tobiah  sent  letters  to  put  me  in  fear. 


*1  Ps.  12G.  2.  ■ b Ot,  I will  strength-  rf  According  to  an- 

a In  ver.  1 and  else-  en  my  hands.  other  reading,  saw. 

where.  Gashem.  c Or,  cotild  go  into 

the  temple  and  live. 


708 


NEHEMIAH,  VII. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Nehemiah  committeth  the  charge  of  Jerusalem  to  Hanani  and  Hana- 
niati.  5 A register  of  the  genealogy  of  them  which  came  at  the  first 
out  of  Babylon^  9 of  the  people,  39  of  the  priests,  43  of  the  Levites,  46 
of  the  Neihinims,  57  of  Solomon's  servants,  63  and  of  the  priests  which 
could  not  find  their  pedigree.  66  The  whole  number  of  them,  with 
their  substance.  70  Their  oblations. 

OW  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  wall  was  built,  and 
I had  1 set  up  the  doors,  and  the  porters  and  the 
singers  and  the  Levites  were  appointed, 

2 That  I gave  my  brother  Hanani,  and  Hananiah  the 
ruler  ^of  the  palace,  charge  over  Jerusalem  : for  he 
was  a faithful  man,  and  ® feared  God  above  many. 

3 And  I said  unto  them.  Let  not  the  gates  of  Jeru- 
salem be  opened  until  the  sun  be  hot  ; and  while  they 
stand  by,  let  them  shut  the  doors,  and  bar  them : and 
appoint  watches  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  every 
one  in  his  watch,  and  every  one  to  he  over  against  his 
house. 

4 Now  the  city  was  large  and  great : but  the  people 
were  few  therein,  and  the  houses  were  not  builded. 

5 ^ And  my  God  put  into  mine  heart  to  gather  to- 
gether the  nobles,  and  the  rulers,  and  the  people,  that 
they  might  be  reckoned  by  genealogy.  And  I found  a 
register  of  the  genealogy  of  them  which  came  up  at  the 
first,  and  found  written  therein, 

6 ^ These  are  the  children  of  the  province,  that  went 
up  out  of  the  captivity,  of  those  that  had  been  carried 
away,  whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Babylon  had 
carried  away,  and  came  again  to  Jerusalem  and  to  Ju- 
dah, every  one  unto  his  city  ; 

7 Who  came  with  Zerubbabel,  Jeshua,  Nehemiah, 
Azariah,  Raamiah,  Nahamani,  Mordecai,  Bilshan,  Mis- 
pereth,  Bigvai,  Nehum,  Baanah.  The  number,  I say,  of 
the  men  of  the  people  of  Israel  was  this  ; 

8 The  children  of  Parosh,  two  thousand  an  hundred 
seventy  and  two. 

9 The  children  of  Shephatiah,  three  hundred  seventy 
and  two. 

10  The  children  of  Arab,  six  hundred  fifty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Pahath-moab,  of  the  children  of 
Jeshua  and  Joab,  two  thousand  and  eight  hundred  and 
eighteen. 

12  The  children  of  Elam,  a thousand  two  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

13  The  children  of  Zattu,  eight  hundred  forty  and 
five. 

14  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven  hundred  and  three- 
score. 

15  The  children  of  Binnui,  six  hundred  forty  and 
eight. 

16  The  children  of  Bebai,  six  hundred  twenty  and 
eight. 

17  The  children  of  Azgad,  two  thousand  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  two. 

18  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six  hundred  three- 
score and  seven. 

19  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two  thousand  threescore 
and  seven. 

20  The  children  of  Adin,  six  hundred  fifty  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Ater  of  Hezekiah,  ninety  and 
eight. 

22  The  children  of  Hashum,  three  hundred  twenty 
and  eight. 

23  The  children  of  Bezai,  three  hundred  twenty  and 
four. 

24  The  children  of  Hariph,  an  hundred  and  twelve. 

1 ch,  6. 1.  * ch.  2.  8. 


7  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  wall  was  built,  and 
I had  set  up  the  doors,  and  the  porters  and  the  sing- 

2 ers  and  the  Levites  were  appointed,  that  I gave  my 
brother  Hanani,  and  Hananiah  the  governor  of  the 
castle,  charge  over  Jerusalem  : for  he  was  a faithful 

3 man,  and  feared  God  above  many.  And  I said  unto 
them.  Let  not  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  be  opened 
until  the  sun  be  hot  ; and  while  they  stand  on  guard, 
let  them  shut  the  doors,  and  bar  ye  them  : and  ap- 
point watches  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  every 
one  in  his  watch,  and  every  one  to  he  over  against 

4 his  house.  Now  the  city  was  wide  and  large  : but 
the  people  were  few  therein,  and  the  houses  were 

5 not  builded.  And  my  God  put  into  my  heart  to 
gather  together  the  nobles,  and  the  “ rulers,  and  the 
people,  that  they  might  be  reckoned  by  genealogy. 
And  I found  the  book  of  the  genealogy  of  them 
which  came  up  at  the  first,  and  I found  written 

6 therein : ^ These  are  the  children  of  the  province, 
that  went  up  out  of  the  captivity  of  those  that  had 
been  carried  away,  whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
of  Babylon  had  carried  away,  and  that  returned  unto 
Jerusalem  and  to  Judah,  every  one  unto  his  city'; 

7 who  came  with  Zerubbabel,  Jeshua,  Nehemiah,  Aza- 
riah, Raamiah,  Nahamani,  Mordecai,  Bilshan,  Mis- 
pereth,  Bigvai,  Nehum,  Baanah.  The  number  of 

8 the  men  of  the  people  of  Israel : the  children  of 
Parosh,  two  thousand  an  hundred  and  seventy 

9 and  two.  The  cliildren  of  Shephatiah,  three  hun- 

10  dred  seventy  and  two.  The  children  of  Arab,  six 

11  hundred  fifty  and  two.  The  children  of  Pahath- 
moab,  of  the  children  of  Jeshua  and  Joab,  two 

12  thousand  and  eight  hundred  and  eighteen.  The 
children  of  Elam,  a thousand  two  hundred  fifty 

13  and  four.  The  children  of  Zattu,  eight  hundred 

14  forty  and  five.  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven  hun- 

15  dred  and  threescore.  The  children  of  Binnui,  six 

16  hundred  forty  and  eight.  The  children  of  Bebai, 

17  six  hundred  twenty  and  eight.  The  children  of  Az- 
gad, two  thousand  three  hundred  twenty  and  two. 

18  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six  hundred  threescore 

19  and  seven.  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two  thousand 

20  threescore  and  seven.  The  children  of  Adin,  six 

21  hundred  fifty  and  five.  The  children  of  Ater,  of 

22  Hezekiah,  ninety  and  eight.  The  children  of  Ha- 

23  shum,  three  hundred  twenty  and  eight.  The  chil- 
dren of  Bezai,  three  hundred  twenty  and  four. 

24  The  children  of  Hariph,  an  hundred  and  twelve. 


3 Ex.  18.  21. 


< Ezra  2.  1,  Ac. 


a Or,  deputies. 


b See  Ezra  2.  1,  Ac. 


NEHEMIAH,  VII. 


709 


25  The  children  of  Gibeon,  ninety  and  five. 

26  The  men  of  Beth-lehem  and  Netophah,  an  hun- 
dred fourscore  and  eight. 

27  The  men  of  Anathoth,  an  hundred  twenty  and 
eight. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-azmaveth,  forty  and  two. 

29  The  men  of  Kirjath-jearim,  Chephirah,  and  Bee- 
roth,  seven  hundred  forty  and  three. 

30  The  men  of  Ramah  and  Gaba,  six  hundred  twenty 
and  one. 

31  The  men  of  Michmas,  an  hundred  and  twenty  and 
two. 

32  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  an  hundred  twenty 
and  three. 

33  The  men  of  the  other  Nebo,  fifty  and  two. 

34  The  children  of  the  other  ^ Elam,  a thousand  two 
hundred  fifty  and  four. 

35  The  children  of  Harim,  three  hundred  and  twenty. 

36  The  children  of  Jericho,  three  hundred  forty  and 
five. 

37  The  children  of  Lod,  Hadid,  and  Ono,  seven  hun- 
dred twenty  and  one. 

38  The  children  of  Senaah,  three  thousand  nine  hun- 
dred and  thirty. 

39  ^ The  priests  : the  children  of  ® Jedaiah,  of  the 
house  of  Jeshua,  nine  hundred  seventy  and  three. 

40  The  children  of  Immer,  a thousand  fifty  and  two. 

41  The  children  of  ^ Pashur,  a thousand  two  hundred 
forty  and  seven. 

42  The  children  of  ® Harim,  a thousand  and  seventeen. 

43  T[  The  Levites  : the  children  of  Jeshua,  of  Kad- 
miel,  and  of  the  children  of  Hodevah,  seventy  and  four. 

44  Tf  The  singers  : the  children  of  Asaph,  an  hundred 
forty  and  eight. 

45  ^ The  porters  : the  children  of  Shallum,  the  chil- 
dren of  Ater,  the  children  of  Talmon,  the  children  of 
Akkub,  the  children  of  Hatita,  the  children  of  Shobai, 
an  hundred  thirty  and  eight. 

46  ^ The  Nethinims  : the  children  of  Ziha,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hashupha,  the  children  of  Tabbaoth, 

47  The  children  of  Keros,  the  children  of  Sia,  the 
children  of  Padon, 

48  The  children  of  Lebana,  the  children  of  Hagaba, 
the  children  of  Shalmai, 

49  The  children  of  Hanan,  the  children  of  Giddel, 
the  children  of  Gahar, 

50  The  children  of  Reaiah,  the  children  of  Rezin, 
the  children  of  Nekoda, 

51  The  children  of  Gazzam,  the  children  of  Uzza, 
the  children  of  Phaseah, 

52  The  children  of  Besai,  the  children  of  Meunim, 
the  children  of  Nephishesim, 

53  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the  children  of  Hakupha, 
the  children  of  Harhur, 

54  The  children  of  Bazlith,  the  children  of  Mehida, 
the  children  of  Harsha, 

55  The  children  of  Barkos,  the  children  of  Sisera, 
the  children  of  Tamah, 

56  The  children  of  Neziah,  the  children  of  Hatipha. 

57  IF  The  children  of  Solomon’s  servants  : the  chil- 
dren of  Sotai,  the  children  of  Sophereth,  the  children 
of  Perida, 

58  The  children  of  Jaala,  the  children  of  Darkon, 
the  children  of  Giddel, 

59  The  children  of  Shephatiah,  the  children  of  Hattil, 

6 See  ver.  12.  7 1 Chr.  24.  14.  » See  1 Chr.  9.  12.  & 

6 1 Chr.  24.  7.  24.  9. 


25  26  The  children  of  Gibeon,  ninety  and  five.  The 
men  of  Beth-lehem  and  Netophah,  an  hundred  four- 

27  score  and  eight.  The  men  of  Anathoth,  an  hundred 

28  twenty  and  eight.  The  men  of  Beth-azmaveth, 

29  forty  and  two.  The  men  of  Kiriath-jearim,  Che- 
phirah, and,  Beeroth,  seven  hundred  forty  and  three. 

30  The  men  of  Ramah  and  Geba,  six  hundred  twenty 

31  and  one.  The  men  of  Michmas,  an  hundred  and 

32  twenty  and  two.  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  an 

33  hundred  twenty  and  three.  The  men  of  the  other 

34  Nebo,  fifty  and  two.  The  children  of  the  other 

35  Elam,  a thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and  four.  The 

36  children  of  Harim,  three  hundred  and  twenty.  The 
children  of  Jericho,  three  hundred  forty  and  five. 

37  The  children  of  Lod,  Hadid,  and  Ono,  seven  hun- 

38  dred  twenty  and  one.  The  children  of  Senaah,  three 

39  thousand  nine  hundred  and  thirty.  The  priests  : 
the  children  of  Jedaiah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua, 

40  nine  hundred  seventy  and  three.  The  children  of 

41  Immer,  a thousand  fifty  and  two.  The  children  of 
Pashhur,  a thousand  two  hundred  forty  and  seven. 

42  The  children  of  Harim,  a thousand  and  seventeen. 

43  The  Levites  : the  children  of  Jeshua,  of  Kadmiel, 

44  of  the  children  of  Hodevah,  seventy  and  four.  The 
singers  : the  children  of  Asaph,  an  hundred  forty 

45  and  eight.  The  porters  : the  children  of  Shallum, 
the  children  of  Ater,  the  children  of  Talmon,  the 
children  of  Akkub,  the  children  of  Hatita,  the  chil- 

46  dren  of  Shobai,  an  hundred  thirty  and  eight.  The 
Nethinim  : the  children  of  Ziha,  the  children  of 

47  Hasupha,  the  children  of  Tabbaoth  ; the  children  of 
Keros,  the  children  of  Sia,  the  children  of  Padon  ; 

48  the  children  of  Lebana,  the  children  of  Hagaba,  the 

49  children  of  Salmai ; the  children  of  Hanan,  the 

50  children  of  Giddel,  the  children  of  Gahar  ; the  chil- 
dren of  Reaiah,  the  children  of  Rezin,  the  children 

51  of  Kekoda  ; the  children  of  Gazzam,  the  children 

52  of  Uzza,  the  children  of  Paseah  ; the  children  of 
Besai,  the  children  of  Meunim,  the  children  of 

53  Nephushesim  ; the  children  of  Bakbuk,  the  chil- 

54  dren  of  Hakupha,  the  children  of  Harhur ; the 
children  of  Bazlith,  the  children  of  Mehida,  the 

55  children  of  Harsha ; the  children  of  Barkos,  the 

56  children  of  Sisera,  the  children  of  Temah  ; the  chil- 

57  dren  of  Neziah,  the  children  of  Hatipha.  The  chil- 
dren of  Solomon’s  servants  : the  children  of  Sotai, 
the  children  of  Sophereth,  the  children  of  Perida ; 

58  the  children  of  Jaala,  the  children  of  Darkon,  the 

59  children  of  Giddel  ; the  children  of  Shephatiah,  the 


9 1 Clir.  24.  8.  r Another  reading  d Another  reading 

is,  Hodeiah.  is,  Nephishesim. 


710 


NEHEMIAH,  VIII. 


the  children  of  Pochereth  of  Zehaim,  the  children  of 
Amon. 

60  All  the  Nethinims,  and  the  children  of  Solomon’s 
servants,  were  three  hundred  ninety  and  two. 

61  And  these  were  they  which  went  up  also  from 
Tel-nielah,  Tel-haresha,  Cherub,  Addon,  and  Immer  : 
but  they  could  not  shew  their  father’s  house,  nor  their 
seed,  whether  they  were  of  Israel. 

62  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the  children  of  Tobiah, 
the  children  of  Nekoda,  six  hundred  forty  and  two. 

63  Tf  And  of  the  priests  : the  children  of  Habaiah, 
the  children  of  Koz,  the  children  of  Barzillai,  which 
took  one  of  the  daughters  of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  to 
wife,  and  was  called  after  their  name. 

64  These  sought  their  register  among  those  that  were 
reckoned  by  genealogy,  but  it  was  not  found  : there- 
fore were  they,  as  polluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 

65  And  the  Tirshatha  said  unto  them,  that  they 
should  not  eat  of  the  most  holy  things,  till  there  stood 
up  a priest  with  Urim  and  Thummim. 

66  ^ The  whole  congregation  together  was  forty  and 
two  thousand  three  hundred  and  threescore, 

67  Beside  their  manservants  and  their  maidservants, 
of  whom  there  were  seven  thousand  three  hundred  thirty 
and  seven  : and  they  had  two  hundred  forty  and  five 
singing  men  and  singing  women. 

68  Their  horses,  seven  hundred  thirty  and  six  : their 
mules,  two  hundred  forty  and  five  : 

69  Their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty  and  five  : six 
thousand  seven  hundred  and  twenty  asses. 

70  ^ And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  gave 
unto  the  work.  The  Tirshatha  gave  to  the  treasure 
a thousand  drams  of  gold,  fifty  basons,  five  hundred 
and  thirty  priests’  garments. 

71  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  gave  to  the 
treasure  of  the  work  twenty  thousand  drams  of  gold, 
and  two  thousand  and  two  hundred  pound  of  silver. 

72  And  that  which  the  rest  of  the  people  gave  was 
twenty  thousand  drams  of  gold,  and  two  thousand 
pound  of  silver,  and  threescore  and  seven  priests’  gar- 
ments. 

73  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the  porters, 
and  the  singers,  and  some  of  the  people,  and  the  Nethi- 
nims, and  all  Israel,  dwelt  in  their  cities  ; and  when 
the  seventh  month  came,  the  children  of  Israel  were  in 
their  cities. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 The  religious  manner  of  reading  and  hearing  the  law.  9 They  com- 
fort the  people.  13  The  forwardness  of  them  to  hear  and  he  instructed. 
16  They  keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

And  all  ^ the  people  gathered  themselves  together 
as  one  man  into  the  street  that  was  ^ before  the 
water  gate  ; and  they  spake  unto  Ezra  the  ^ scribe  to 
bring  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  which  the  Lord 
had  commanded  to  Israel. 

2 And  Ezra  the  priest  brought  ^ the  law  before  the 
congregation  both  of  men  and  women,  and  all  that 
could  hear  with  understanding,  ®upon  the  first  day  of 
the  seventh  month. 

3 And  he  read  therein  before  the  street  that  was  be- 
fore the  water  gate  from  the  morning  until  midday, 
before  the  men  and  the  women,  and  those  that  could 
understand  ; and  the  ears  of  all  the  people  were  atten- 
tive unto  the  book  of  the  law. 


children  of  Hattil,  the  children  of  Pochereth-haz- 

60  zebaim,  the  children  of  Amon.  All  the  Nethinim, 
and  the  children  of  Solomon’s  servants,  were  three 

61  hundred  ninety  and  two.  And  these  were  they 
which  went  up  from  Tel-melah,  Tel-harsha,  Cherub, 
Addon,  and  Immer  : but  they  could  not  shew  their 
fathers’  houses,  nor  their  seed,  whether  they  were 

62  of  Israel  : the  children  of  Delaiah,  the  children  of 
Tobiah,  the  children  of  Nekoda,  six  hundred  forty 

63  and  two.  And  of  the  priests  : the  children  of  Ho- 
baiah,  the  children  of  Hakkoz,  the  children  of  Bar- 
zillai, which  took  a wife  of  the  daughters  of  Bar- 
zillai the  Gileadite,  and  was  called  after  their  name. 

64  These  sought  their  register  among  those  that  were 
reckoned  by  genealogy,  but  it  was  not  found  : there- 
fore « were  they  deemed  polluted  and  put  from  the 

65  priesthood.  And  the  -^Tirshatha  said  unto  them, 
that  they  should  not  eat  of  the  most  holy  things, 
till  there  stood  up  a priest  with  Urim  and  Thummim. 

66  The  whole  congregation  together  was  forty  and  two 

67  thousand  three  hundred  and  threescore,  beside  their 
menservants  and  their  maidservants,  of  whom  there 
were  seven  thousand  three  hundred  thirty  and  seven  : 
and  they  had  two  hundred  forty  and  five  singing 

68  men  and  singing  women.  Their  horses  were  seven 
hundred  thirty  and  six  ; their  mules,  two  hundred 

69  forty  and  five  ; their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty  and 
five  ; their  asses,  six  thousand  seven  hundred  and 

70  twenty.  And  some  from  among  the  heads  of  fathers’ 
houses  gave  unto  the  work.  The  Tirshatha  gave 
to  the  treasury  a thousand  darics  of  gold,  fifty  basons, 

71  five  hundred  and  thirty  priests’  garments.  And 
some  of  the  heads  of  fathers’  houses  gave  into  the 
treasury  of  the  work  twenty  thousand  darics  of  gold, 
and  two  thousand  and  two  hundred  ^ pound  of  silver. 

72  And  that  which  the  rest  of  the  people  gave  was 
twenty  thousand  darics  of  gold,  and  two  thousand 
pound  of  silver,  and  threescore  and  seven  priests’ 

73  garments.  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the 
porters,  and  the  singers,  and  some  of  the  people, 
and  the  Nethinim,  and  all  Israel,  dwelt  in  their 
cities. 


® And  when  the  seventh  month  was  come,  the  chil- 

8 dren  of  Israel  were  in  their  cities.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple gathered  themselves  together  as  one  man  into 
the  broad  place  that  was  before  the  water  gate  ; 
and  they  spake  unto  Ezra  the  scribe  to  bring  the 
book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  which  the  Lord  had  com- 

2 manded  to  Israel.  And  Ezra  the  priest  brought  the 
law  before  the  congregation,  both  men  and  women, 
and  all  that  could  hear  with  understanding,  upon 

3 the  first  day  of  the  seventh  month.  And  he  read 
therein  before  the  broad  place  that  was  before  the 
water  gate  ^ from  early  morning  until  midday,  in 
the  presence  of  the  men  and  the  women,  and  of 
those  that  could  understand  ; and  the  ears  of  all  the 

b Heb.  from  the 
light. 


10  Ezra  2.  59.  i3  Ezra  3.  1.  o Ezra  7.  6.  e Heb.  they  were  f Or,  governor. 

” ch.  8.  9.  1 Ezra  3.  1.  ^ Deut.  31 . 11,  12.  polluted  from  the  g Yleh.  maneh. 

12  So  Ezra  2.  69.  2 oh.  3.  26.  o Lev.  23.  24.  priesthood.  a See  Ezra  3.  1. 


NEHEMIAH,  VIII. 


711 


4 And  Ezra  the  scribe  stood  upon  a pulpit  of  wood, 
which  they  had  made  for  the  purpose  ; and  beside  him 
stood  Mattithiah,  and  Shema,  and  Anaiah,  and  Urijah, 
and  Hilkiah,  and  Maaseiah,  on  his  right  hand  ; and  on 
his  left  hand,  Pedaiah,  and  Mishael,  and  Malchiah,  and 
Hashum,  and  Hashbadana,  Zechariah,  and  Meshullam. 

5 And  Ezra  opened  the  book  in  the  sight  of  all  the 
people  ; (for  he  was  above  all  the  people  ;)  and  when 
he  opened  it,  all  the  people  ® stood  up  : 

6 And  Ezra  blessed  the  Lord,  the  great  God.  And 
all  the  people  answered.  Amen,  Amen,  with  ® lifting 
up  their  hands  : and  they  ® bowed  their  heads,  and  wor- 
shipped the  Lord  with  their  faces  to  the  ground. 

7 Also  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  and  Sherebiah,  Jamin, 
Akkub,  Shabbethai,  Hodijah,  Maaseiah,  Kelita,  Aza- 
riah,  Jozabad,  Hanan,  Pelaiah,  and  the  Levites,  caused 
the  people  to  understand  the  law  : and  the  people  stood 
in  their  place. 

8 So  they  read  in  the  book  in  the  law  of  God  dis- 
tinctly, and  gave  the  sense,  and  caused  them  to  under- 
stand the  reading. 

9 ^ ^^And  Nehemiah,  which  is  the  Tirshatha,  and 
Ezra  the  priest  the  scribe,  and  the  Levites  that  taught 
the  people,  said  unto  all  the  people,  Xhis  day  is  holy 
unto  the  Lord  your  God  ; mourn  not,  nor  weep. 
For  all  the  people  wept,  when  they  heard  the  words  of 
the  law. 

10  Then  he  said  unto  them.  Go  your  way,  eat  the  fat, 
and  drink  the  sweet,  and  send  portions  unto  them  for 
whom  nothing  is  prepared  : for  this  day  is  holy  unto 
our  Lord  : neither  be  ye  sorry  ; for  the  joy  of  the 
Lord  is  your  strength. 

11  So  the  Levites  stilled  all  the  people,  saying.  Hold 
your  peace,  for  the  day  is  holy  ; neither  be  ye  grieved. 

12  And  all  the  people  went  their  way  to  eat,  and  to 
drink,  and  to  send  portions,  and  to  make  great  mirth, 
because  they  had  understood  the  words  that  were 
declared  unto  them. 

13  ^ And  on  the  second  day  were  gathered  together 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  all  the  people,  the  priests, 
and  the  Levites,  unto  Ezra  the  scribe,  even  to  under- 
stand the  words  of  the  law. 

14  And  they  found  written  in  the  law  which  the 
Lord  had  commanded  by  Moses,  that  the  children  of 
Israel  should  dwell  in  booths  in  the  feast  of  the 
seventh  month  : 

15  And  that  they  should  publish  and  proclaim  in 
all  their  cities,  and  20  in  Jerusalem,  saying.  Go  forth 
unto  the  mount,  and  21  fetch  olive  branches,  and  pine 
branches,  and  myrtle  branches,  and  palm  branches,  and 
branches  of  thick  trees,  to  make  booths,  as  it  is  written. 

16  ^ So  the  people  went  forth,  and  brought  them,  and 
made  themselves  booths,  every  one  upon  the  22  roof  of 
his  house,  and  in  their  courts,  and  in  the  courts  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  in  the  street  of  the  23  water  gate, 
24  and  in  the  street  of  the  gate  of  Ephraim. 

17  And  all  the  congregation  of  them  that  were  come 
again  out  of  the  captivity  made  booths,  and  sat  under 
the  booths  : for  since  the  days  of  Jeshua  the  son  of  Nun 
unto  that  day  had  not  the  children  of  Israel  done  so. 
And  there  was  very  26  great  gladness. 

0 Judg.  3.  20.  33.  10.  2 Clir.  17.  7,  ’3  Lev.  23.  24.  Num. 

7 1 Cor.  14.  IG.  8,  9.  Mai.  2.  7.  29.  1. 

* Lara.  3.  41.  1 Tim.  Ezra  2.  G3.  ch.  Deut.  IG.  14,  15. 
2.8.  7.G5.  &10.  1.  Eccles.  3.  4. 

0 Ex.  4.  31.  & 12.27.  12  ver.  8.  2 Chr.  Esth.  9.  19,  22. 

2Chr.  20.  18.  35.3.  Rev.  11.  10. 

10  Lov.  10.  11.  Deut. 


4 people  were  attentive  unto  the  book  of  the  law.  And 
Ezra  the  scribe  stood  upon  a pulpit  of  wood,  which 
they  had  made  for  the  purpose  ; and  beside  him 
stood  Mattithiah,  and  Shema,  and  Anaiah,  and 
Uriah,  and  Hilkiah,  and  Maaseiah,  on  his  right 
hand  ; and  on  his  left  hand,  Pedaiah,  and  Mishael, 
and  Malchijah,  and  Hashum,  and  Hashbaddanah, 

5 Zechariah,  and  Meshullam.  And  Ezra  opened  the 
book  in  the  sight  of  all  the  people  ; (for  he  was 
above  all  the  people  ; ) and  when  he  opened  it,  all 

6 the  people  stood  up  : and  Ezra  blessed  the  Lord, 
the  great  God.  And  all  the  people  answered.  Amen, 
Amen,  with  the  lifting  up  of  their  hands  : and  they 
bowed  their  heads,  and  worshipped  the  Lord  with 

7 their  faces  to  the  ground.  Also  Jeshua,  and  Bani, 
and  Sherebiah,  Jamin,  Akkub,  Shabbethai,  Hodiah, 
Maaseiah,  Kelita,  Azariah,  Jozabad,  Hanan,  Pelaiah, 
and  the  Levites,  caused  the  people  to  understand 

8 the  law  : and  the  people  stood  in  their  place.  And 
they  read  in  the  book,  in  the  law  of  God,  ^ distinctly  ; 
and  they  gave  the  sense,  ^ so  that  they  understood 

9 the  reading.  And  Nehemiah,  which  was  the  Tir- 
shatha, and  Ezra  the  priest  the  scribe,  and  the 
Levites  that  taught  the  people,  said  unto  all  the 
people.  This  day  is  holy  unto  the  Lord  your  God  ; 
mourn  not,  nor  weep.  For  all  the  people  wept,  when 

10  they  heard  the  words  of  the  law.  Then  he  said 
unto  them.  Go  your  way,  eat  the  fat,  and  drink  the 
sweet,  and  send  portions  unto  him  for  whom  nothing 
is  prepared  : for  this  day  is  holy  unto  our  Lord  : 
neither  be  ye  grieved  ; for  the  joy  of  the  Lord  is 

11  your/ strength.  So  the  Levites  stilled  all  the  people, 
saying.  Hold  your  peace,  for  the  day  is  holy  ; neither 

12  be  ye  grieved.  And  all  the  people  went  their  way 
to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to  send  portions,  and  to 
make  great  mirth,  because  they  had  understood  the 
words  that  were  declared  unto  them. 

1*3  And  on  the  second  day  were  gathered  together 
the  heads  of  fathers’  houses  of  all  the  people,  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  unto  Ezra  the  scribe,  even 

14  to  give  attention  to  the  words  of  the  law.  And 
they  found  written  in  the  law,  how  that  the  Lord 
had  commanded  by  Moses,  that  the  children  of  Is- 
rael should  dwell  in  booths  in  the  feast  of  the 

15  seventh  month  : and  that  they  should  publish  and 
proclaim  in  all  their  cities,  and  in  Jerusalem,  saying, 
Go  forth  unto  the  mount,  and  fetch  olive  branches, 
and  branches  of  wild  olive,  and  myrtle  branches,  and 
palm  branches,  and  branches  of  thick  trees,  to  make 

16  booths,  as  it  is  written.  So  the  people  went  forth, 
and  brought  them,  and  made  themselves  booths, 
every  one  upon  the  roof  of  his  house,  and  in  their 
courts,  and  in  the  courts  of'  the  house  of  God,  and 
in  the  broad  place  of  the  water  gate,  and  in  the 

17  broad  place  of  the  gate  of  Ephraim.  And  all  the 
congregation  of  them  that  were  come  again  out  of 
the  captivity  made  booths,  and  dwelt  in  the  booths  : 
for  since  the  days  of  Jeshua  the  son  of  Nun  unto 
that  day  had  not  the  children  of  Israel  done  so. 


ver.  10.  Lev.  23.  40.  c Heb.  tower. 

ver.  7,  8.  22  Deut.  22.  8.  d Or,  with  an  in- 

'8  Lev.  23.  34,  42.  23  ch.  12  37.  terpretation. 

Deut.  IG.  13.  24  2 Kin.  14. 13.  ch.  e Or,  and  caused 

1'*  Lev.  23.  4.  12.  39.  them  to  understand. 

20  Deut.  IG.  16.  25  2 Chr.  30.  21.  / Or,  strong  hold. 


712 


NEHEMIAH,  IX. 


18  Also  day  by  day,  from  the  first  day  unto  the 
last  day,  he  read  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  God,  And 
they  kept  the  feast  seven  days  ; and  on  the  eighth  day 
teas  a solemn  assembly,  according  unto  the  manner. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  A solemn  fast,  and  repentance  of  the  people.  4 The  Levites  make 

a religious  confession  of  God's  goodness,  and  their  wickedness. 

■IVT  O W in  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  of  ^ this  month 
the  children  of  Israel  were  assembled  with  fast- 
ing, and  with  sackclothes,  ^and  earth  upon  them. 

2 And  ^ the  seed  of  Israel  separated  themselves  from 
all  strangers,  and  stood  and  confessed  their  sins,  and 
the  iniquities  of  their  fathers. 

3 And  they  stood  up  in  their  place,  and  ^ read  in  the 
book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord  their  God  one  fourth  part 
of  the  day  ; and  another  fourth  part  they  confessed,  and 
worshipped  the  Lord  their  God. 

4 ^ Then  stood  up  upon  the  stairs,  of  the  Levites, 
Jeshua,  and  Bani,  Kadmiel,  Shebaniah,  Bunni,  Shere- 
biah,  Bani,  and  Chenani,  and  cried  with  a loud  voice 
unto  the  Lord  their  God. 

5 Then  the  Levites,  Jeshua,  and  Kadmiel,  Bani, 
Hashabniah,  Sherebiah,  Hodijah,  Shebaniah,  and  Pe- 
thahiah,  said.  Stand  up  and  bless  the  Lord  your  God 
for  ever  and  ever  : and  blessed  be  ^ thy  glorious  name, 
which  is  exalted  above  all  blessing  and  praise. 

6 ® Thou,  even  thou,  art  Lord  alone  ; thou  hast 
made  heaven,  ® the  heaven  of  heavens,  with  ^ all  their 
host,  the  earth,  and  all  things  that  are  therein,  the  seas, 
and  all  that  is  therein,  and  thou  preservest  them  all  ; 
and  the  host  of  heaven  worshippeth  thee. 

7 Thou  art  the  Lord  the  God,  who  didst  choose 

Abram,  and  broughtest  him  forth  out  of  Ur  of  the 

Chaldees,  and  gavest  him  the  name  of  Abraham  ; 

8 And  foundest  his  heart  faithful  before  thee,  and 
madest  a covenant  with  him  to  give  the  land  of  the 
Canaanites,  the  Hittites,  the  Amorites,  and  the  Periz- 
zites,  and  the  Jebusites,  and  the  Girgashites,  to  give  it, 
Isay,  to  his  seed,  and  ^^hast  performed  thy  words  ; for 
thou  art  righteous  : 

9 And  didst  see  the  affliction  of  our  fathers  in 
Egypt,  and  heardest  their  cry  by  the  Red  sea  ; 

10  And  shewedst  signs  and  wonders  upon  Pha- 
raoh, and  on  all  his  servants,  and  on  all  the  people  of 
his  land : for  thou  knewest  that  they  dealt  proudly 
against  them.  So  didst  thou  get  thee  a name,  as  it  is 
this  day. 

11  21  And  thou  didst  divide  the  sea  before  them,  so 
that  they  went  through  the  midst  of  the  sea  on  the  dry 
land  ; and  their  persecutors  thou  threwest  into  the 
deeps,  22  as  a stone  into  the  mighty  waters. 

12  Moreover  thou  23  leddest  them  in  the  day  by  a 
cloudy  pillar  ; and  in  the  night  by  a pillar  of  fire,  to 
give  them  light  in  the  way  wherein  they  should  go. 

13  24  Thou  earnest  down  also  upon  mount  Sinai,  and 
spakest  with  them  from  heaven,  and  gavest  them 
25  right  judgments,  and  true  laws,  good  statutes  and 
commandments  : 

14  And  madest  known  unto  them  thy  26  holy  sabbath, 

2R  Deut.  31.  10,  &c.  * ch.  8.  7,  8.  « Deut.  10. 14.  1 Kin. 

22  Lev.  23.  3G.  Num.  « 1 Clir.  29.  13.  8.  27. 

29.  35.  6 2 Kin.  19.  15,  19.  « Gen.  2.  1. 

ich.  8.  2.  Ps.  86.  10.  Is.  37.  16,  lo  Ps.  36.  6. 

2 Josh.  7.  6.  1 Sam.  20.  ” Gen.  11.  31.  & 

4.  12.  2 Sam.  1.  2.  ? Gen.  1.  1.  Ex.  20.  12.  1. 

Job  2.  12,  11.  Rev.  14.  7.  12  Gen.  17.  5. 

3 Ezra  10.  11.  ch.  Qen.  15.  6. 

13.  3,  30. 


18  And  there  was  very  great  gladness.  Also  day  by 
day,  from  the  first  day  unto  the  last  day,  he  read  in 
the  book  of  the  law  of  God.  And  they  kept  the 
feast  seven  days  ; and  on  the  eighth  day  was  a 
» solemn  assembly,  according  unto  the  ordinance. 


9 Now  in  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  of  this  month  the 
children  of  Israel  were  assembled  with  fasting,  and 

2 with  sackcloth,  and  earth  upon  them.  And  the  seed 
of  Israel  separated  themselves  from  all  strangers, 
and  stood  and  confessed  their  sins,  and  the  iniquities 

3 of  their  fathers.  And  they  stood  up  in  their  place, 
and  read  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord  their 
God  a fourth  part  of  the  day  ; and  another  fourth 
part  they  confessed,  and  worshipped  the  Lord  their 

4 God.  Then  stood  up  upon  the  stairs  of  the  Levites, 
Jeshua,  and  Bani,  Kadmiel,  Shebaniah,  Bunni, 
Sherebiah,  Bani,  and  Chenani,  and  cried  with  a loud 

5 voice  unto  the  Lord  their  God.  Then  the  Levites, 
Jeshua,  and  Kadmiel,  Bani,  Hashabneiah,  Shere- 
biah, Hodiah,  Shebaniah,  and  Pethahiah,  said.  Stand 
up  and  bless  the  Lord  your  God  from  everlasting 
to  everlasting  : and  “ blessed  be  thy  glorious  name, 
which  is  exalted  above  all  blessing  and  praise. 

6 Thou  art  the  Lord,  even  thou  alone  ; thou  hast 
made  heaven,  the  heaven  of  heavens,  with  all  their 
host,  the  earth  and  all  things  that  are  thereon,  the 
seas  and  all  that  is  in  them,  and  thou  preservest 
them  all  ; and  the  host  of  heaven  worshippeth  thee. 

7 Thou  art  ^ the  Lord  the  God,  who  didst  choose 
Abram,  and  broughtest  him  forth  out  of  Ur  of  the 
Chaldees,  and  gavest  him  the  name  of  Abraham  ; 

8 and  foundest  his  heart  faithful  before  thee,  and 
madest  a covenant  with  him  to  give  the  land  of  the 
Canaanite,  the  Hittite,  the  Amorite,  and  the  Periz- 
zite,  and  the  Jebusite,  and  the  Girgashite,  even  to 
give  it  unto  his  seed,  and  hast  performed  thy  words  ; 

9 for  thou  art  righteous.  And  thou  sawest  the  afflic- 
tion of  our  fathers  in  Egypt,  and  heardest  their  cry 

10  by  the  Red  Sea  ; and  shewedst  signs  and  wonders 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  on  all  his  servants,  and  on  all 
the  people  of  his  land  ; for  thou  knewest  that  they 
dealt  proudly  against  them  ; and  didst  get  thee  a 

11  name,  as  it  is  this  day.  And  thou  didst  divide  the 
sea  before  them,  so  that  they  went  through  the 
midst  of  the  sea  on  the  dry  land  ; and  their  pursuers 
thou  didst  cast  into  the  depths,  as  a stone  into  the 

12  mighty  waters.  Moreover  thou  leddest  them  in  a 
pillar  of  cloud  by  day  ; and  in  a pillar  of  fire  by 
night,  to  give  them  light  in  the  way  wherein  they 

13  should  go.  Thou  earnest  down  also  upon  mount 
Sinai,  and  spakest  with  them  from  heaven,  and 
gavest  them  right  judgements  and  true  laws,  good 

14  statutes  and  commandments  : and  madest  known 
unto  them  thy  holy  sabbath,  and  commandedst  them 


14  Gen.  12.  7.  & 15. 
18.  & 17.  7,  8. 

13  Josh.  23.  14. 

10  Ex.  2.  25.  & 3.  7. 

11  Ex.  14.  10. 

18  Ex.  7,  8,  9,  10,  12, 
& 14,  chapters. 
i«  Ex.  18.  11. 


20  Ex.  9.  16.  Is.  63. 
12,  14.  Jer.  32.  20. 
Dan.  9.  15. 

21  Ex.  14.  21,  22,  27, 
28.  Ps.  78.  13. 

22  Ex.  1.5.  5,  10. 

23  Ex.  13.  21. 

24  Ex.  19.  20.  &20.  1. 


25  Ps.  19. 8,  9.  Rom. 

7.  12. 

23  Gen.  2.  3.  Ex.  20. 

8,  11. 

g Or,  closing  festi- 
val. 

a Or,  let  them  bless, 
b Or,  0 Lord. 


NEHEMIAH,  IX. 


713 


and  commandedst  them  precepts,  statutes,  and  laws, 
by  the  hand  of  Moses  thy  servant ; 

15  And  g'avest  them  bread  from  heaven  for  their 
hunger,  and  broughtest  forth  water  for  them  out  of 
the  rock  for  their  thirst,  and  promisedst  them  that  they 
should  go  in  to  possess  the  land  which  thou  hadst 
sworn  to  give  them. 

16  ^‘^But  they  and  our  fathers  dealt  proudly,  and 

hardened  their  necks,  and  hearkened  not  to  thy  com- 
mandments, 

17  And  refused  to  obey,  neither  were  mindful  of 
thy  wonders  that  thou  didst  among  them  ; but  har- 
dened their  necks,  and  in  their  rebellion  appointed  a 
captain  to  return  to  their  bondage  : but  thou  art  a God 
ready  to  pardon,  gracious  and  merciful,  slow  to  an- 
ger, and  of  great  kindness,  and  forsookest  them  not. 

18  Yea,  when  they  had  made  them  a molten  calf, 
and  said,  This  is  thy  God  that  brought  thee  up  out  of 
Egypt,  and  had  wrought  great  provocations  ; 

19  Yet  thou  in  thy  ^ej^anifold  mercies  forsookest 
them  not  in  the  wilderness  : the  pillar  of  the  cloud 
departed  not  from  them  by  day,  to  lead  them  in  the 
way  ; neither  the  pillar  of  fire  by  night,  to  shew  them 
light,  and  the  way  wherein  they  should  go. 

20  Thou  gavest  also  thy  ^^good  spirit  to  instruct 
them,  and  withheldest  not  thy  manna  from  their 
mouth,  and  gavest  them  water  for  their  thirst. 

21  Yea,  forty  years  didst  thou  sustain  them  in  the 
wilderness,  so  that  they  lacked  nothing  ; their  clothes 
waxed  not  old,  and  their  feet  swelled  not. 

22  Moreover  thou  gavest  them  kingdoms  and  na- 
tions, and  didst  divide  them  into  corners  : so  they  pos- 
sessed the  land  of  Sihon,  and  the  land  of  the  king  of 
Heshbon,  and  the  land  of  Og  king  of  Bashan. 

23  Their  children  also  multipliedst  thou  as  the 
stars  of  heaven,  and  broughtest  them  into  the  land, 
concerning  which  thou  hadst  promised  to  their  fathers, 
that  they  should  go  in  to  possess  it. 

24  So  the  children  went  in  and  possessed  the  land, 
and  ^®thou  subduedst  before  them  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land,  the  Canaanites,  and  gavest  them  into  their 
hands,  with  their  kings,  and  the  people  of  the  land, 
that  they  might  do  with  them  as  they  would. 

25  And  they  took  strong  cities,  and  a fat  land,  and 
possessed  houses  full  of  all  goods,  wells  digged,  vine- 
yards, and  oliveyards,  and  fruit  trees  in  abundance  : so 
they,  did  eat,  and  were  filled,  and  became  fat,  and 
delighted  themselves  in  thy  great  goodness. 

26  Nevertheless  they  were  disobedient,  and  re- 
belled against  thee,  and  ^^cast  thy  law  behind  their 
backs,  and  slew  thy  prophets  which  testified  against 
them  to  turn  them  to  thee,  and  they  wrought  great 
provocations. 

27  Therefore  thou  deliveredst  them  into  the  hand 
of  their  enemies,  who  vexed  them  : and  in  the  time  of 
their  trouble,  when  they  cried  unto  thee,  thou  heard- 
est  them  from  heaven  ; and  according  to  thy  manifold 
mercies  ^sthou  gavest  them  saviours,  who  saved  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  their  enemies. 

2'  Ex.  IG.  14,  15.  34  Ex.  34.  G.  Num.  39  Ex.  1G.  15.  Josh. 

John  G.  31.  14.  18.  Ps.  8G.  5,  15.  5.  12. 


28  Ex.  17.  6.  Num. 

Joel  2.  13. 

40  Ex.  17.  6. 

20.  9,  &c. 

36  Ex.  32.  4. 

41  Deut.  2.  7. 

29  Deut.  1.  8. 

30  ver.  27. 

Ps. 

106. 

42  Deut.  8.  4.  & 

30  ver.  29.  Ps.  106.  6. 

45. 

29.  5. 

31  Deut.  31.  27.  2 

37  Ex.  13. 

21, 

22. 

43  Num.  21.  21,  &c. 

Kin.  17.  14.  2 Chr. 

Num.  14.  14. 

1 

Cor. 

44  Gen.  22.  17. 

30.  8.  Jer.  19.  1.5. 

10.  1. 

45  Josh.  1.  2,  &c. 

32  Ps.  78.  11,  42,  43. 

68  Num.  11. 

17. 

Is. 

40  Ps.  44.  2,  3. 

33  Num.  14.  4. 

G3.  11. 

commandments,  and  statutes,  and  a law,  by  the 

15  hand  of  Moses  thy  servant  : and  gavest  them  bread 
from  heaven  for  their  hunger,  and  broughtest  forth 
water  for  them  out  of  the  rock  for  their  thirst,  and 
commandedst  them  that  they  should  go  in  to  possess 
the  land  which  thou  hadst  lifted  up  thine  hand  to 

16  give  them.  But  they  and  our  fathers  dealt  proud- 
ly, and  hardened  their  neck,  and  hearkened  not  to 

17  thy  commandments,  and  refused  to  obey,  neither 
were  mindful  of  thy  wonders  that  thou  didst  among 
them  ; but  hardened  their  neck,  and  in  their  re- 
bellion appointed  a captain  to  return  to  their  bond- 
age : but  thou  art  ^ a God  ready  to  pardon,  gracious 
and  full  of  compassion,  slow  to  anger,  and  plente- 

18  ous  in  mercy,  and  forsookest  them  not.  Yea,  when 
they  had  made  them  a molten  calf,  and  said.  This 
is  thy  God  that  brought  thee  up  out  of  Egypt,  and 

19  had  wrought  great  provocations  ; yet  thou  in  thy 
manifold  mercies  forsookest  them  not  in  the  wilder- 
ness : the  pillar  of  cloud  departed  not  from  over 
them  by  day,  to  lead  them  in  the  way  ; neither  the 
pillar  of  fire  by  night,  to  shew  them  light,  and  the 

20  way  wherein  they  should  go.  Thou  gavest  also  thy 
good  spirit  to  instruct  them,  and  withheldest  not  thy 
manna  from  their  mouth,  and  gavest  them  water  for 

21  their  thirst.  Yea,  forty  years  didst  thou  sustain 
them  in  the  wilderness,  and  they  lacked  nothing  ; 
their  clothes  waxed  not  old,  and  their  feet  swelled 

22  not.  Moreover  thou  gavest  them  kingdoms  and 
peoples,  ^ which  thou  didst  allot  after  their  portions  : 
so  they  possessed  the  land  of  Sihon,  even  the  land 
of  the  king  of  Heshbon,  and  the  land  of  Og  king  of 

23  Bashan.  Their  children  also  multipliedst  thou  as 
the  stars  of  heaven,  and  broughtest  them  into  the 
land,  concerning  which  thou  didst  say  to  their 

24  fathers,  that  they  should  go  in  to  possess  it.  So  the 
children  went  in  and  possessed  the  land,  and  thou 
subduedst  before  them  the  inhabitants  of  the  land, 

, the  Canaanites,  and  gavest  them  into  their  hands, 
with  their  kings,  and  the  peoples  of  the  land,  that  they 

25  might  do  with  them  as  they  would.  And  they  took 
fenced  cities,  and  a fat  land,  and  possessed  houses 
full  of  all  good  things,  cisterns  hewn  out,  vineyards, 
and  oliveyards,  and  fruit  trees  in  abundance  : so 
they  did  eat,  and  were  filled,  and  became  fat,  and 

26  delighted  themselves  in  thy  great  goodness.  Never- 
theless they  were  disobedient,  and  rebelled  against 
thee,  and  cast  thy  law  behind  their  back,  and  slew 
thy  prophets  which  testified  against  them  to  turn 
them  again  unto  thee,  and  they  wrought  great  pro- 

27  vocations.  Therefore  thou  deliveredst  them  into 
the  hand  of  their  adversaries,  who  distressed  them  : 
and  in  the  time  of  their  trouble,  when  they  cried 
unto  thee,  thou  heardest  from  heaven  ; and  accord- 
ing to  thy  manifold  mercies  thou  gavest  them 
saviours  who  saved  them  out  of  the  hand  of  their 


ver.  35.  Num.  13. 
27.  Deut.  8.  7,  8. 
Ezek.  20.  G. 

48  Deut.  6.  11. 

49  Deut.  32.  15. 

60  Hos.  3.  5. 

61  Judg.  2.  11,  12. 
Ezek.  20.  21. 

62  1 Kin.  14.  9.  Pb. 
60.  17. 


63  1 Kin.  18.  4.  & 19. 
10.  2 Chr.  24.  20,  21. 
Matt.  23.  37.  Acta  7. 
52 

64  Judg.  2.  14.  & 3. 
8,  &c.  Ps.  lOG.  41, 
42. 

65  Ps.  106.  44. 

60  Judg.  2.  18.  A 3.  9. 
c The  Sept,  has,  and 


appointed  a captain 
to  return  to  their  bond- 
aqe  in  Egypt.  See 
Num.  14.  4, 
d Heb.  a God  of  for- 
given  esses. 

e Or,  and  didst  dis- 
tribute them  into  every 
corner. 


714 


NEHEMIAH,  X. 


28  But  after  they  had  rest,  ^7  they  did  evil  again  be- 
fore thee  : therefore  leftest  thou  them  in  the  hand  of 
their  enemies,  so  that  they  had  the  dominion  over  them  : 
yet  when  they  returned,  and  cried  unto  thee,  thou 
heardest  them  from  heaven  ; and  ^®many  times  didst 
thou  deliver  them  according  to  thy  mercies  ; 

29  And  testifiedst  against  them,  that  thou  mightest 
bring  them  again  unto  thy  law : yet  they  dealt  proud- 
ly, and  hearkened  not  unto  thy  commandments,  but 
sinned  against  thy  judgments,  which  if  a man  do,  he 
shall  live  in  them  ;)  and  withdrew  the  shoulder,  and 
hardened  their  neck,  and  would  not  hear. 

30  Yet  many  years  didst  thou  forbear  them,  and  tes- 
tifiedst against  them  by  thy  spirit  in  thy  prophets  : 
yet  would  they  not  give  ear  : therefore  gavest  thou 
them  into  the  hand  of  the  people  of  the  lands. 

31  Nevertheless  for  thy  great  mercies’  sake  ®^thou 
didst  not  utterly  consume  them,  nor  forsake  them  ; for 
thou  art  a gracious  and  merciful  God. 

32  Now  therefore,  our  God,  the  great,  the  mighty, 
and  the  terrible  God,  who  keepest  covenant  and  mercy, 
let  not  all  the  trouble  seem  little  before  thee,  that  hath 
come  upon  us,  on  our  kings,  on  our  princes,  and  on  our 
priests,  and  on  our  prophets,  and  on  our  fathers,  and  on 
all  thy  people,  since  the  time  of  the  kings  of  Assyria 
unto  this  day. 

33  Howbeit  thou  art  just  in  all  that  is  brought 
upon  us  ; for  thou  hast  done  right,  but  we  have  done 
wickedly  : 

34  Neither  have  our  kings,  our  princes,  our  priests, 
nor  our  fathers,  kept  thy  law,  nor  hearkened  unto  thy 
commandments  and  thy  testimonies,  wherewith  thou 
didst  testify  against  them. 

35  For  they  have  '^‘^not  served  thee  in  their  kmgdom, 
and  in  thy  great  goodness  that  thou  gavest  them,  and 
in  the  large  and fat  land  which  thou  gavest  before 
them,  neither  turned  they  from  their  wicked  works. 

36  Behold,  we  are  servants  this  day,  and  for  the 
land  that  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers  to  eat  the  fruit 
thereof  and  the  good  thereof,  behold,  we  are  servants 
in  it : 

37  And  it  yieldeth  much  increase  unto  the  kings 
whom  thou  hast  set  over  us  because  of  our  sins  : also 
they  have  dominion  over  our  bodies,  and  over  our 
cattle,  at  their  pleasure,  and  we  are  in  great  distress. 

38  And  because  of  all  this  we  make  a sure  cove- 
nant, and  write  it ; and  our  princes,  Levites,  and  priests, 

seal  unto  it. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  names  of  them  that  sealed  the  covenant.  29  The  points  of  the 
covenant. 


N 


OW  those  that  sealed  were,  ^ Nehemiah,  the  Tir- 
shatha,  ^ the  son  of  Hachaliah,  and  Zidkijah, 

2 3 Seraiali,  Azariah,  Jeremiah, 

3 Pashur,  Amariah,  Malchijah, 

4 Hattush,  Shebaniah,  Malluch, 

5 Harim,  Meremoth,  Obadiah, 

6 Daniel,  Ginnethon,  Baruch, 

7 Meshullam,  Abijah,  Mijamin, 

8 Maaziah,  Bilgai,  Shemaiah  : these  were  the  priests. 


So  Judg.  3.  11, 12, 
30.  & 4.  1.  & 5.  31.  & 
6.  1. 

Ps.  106.  43. 

5^  ver.  16. 

80  Lev.  18.  5.  Ezek. 
20.  11.  Rom.  10.  5. 
Gal.  3.  12. 


61 2 Kin.  17.  13.  2 
Chr.  36.  15.  Jer.  7. 
25.  & 25.  4. 

62  See  Acts  7.  51.  1 
Pet.  1.  11.  2 Pet.  1. 
21. 

63  Is.  6.  5.  & 42.  24. 


61  Jer.  4.  27.  & 6. 10, 
18. 

65  ver.  17. 

66  Ex.  34.  6,  7.  ch. 
1.  5. 

67  2 Kin.  17.  3. 

68  Ps.  119. 137.  Dan. 
9.  14. 


28  adversaries.  But  after  they  had  rest,  they  did  evil 
again  before  thee  : therefore  leftest  thou  them  in 
the  hand  of  their  enemies,  so  that  they  had  the 
dominion  over  them : yet  when  they  returned,  and 
cried  unto  thee,  thou  heardest  from  heaven  ; and 
many  times  didst  thou  deliver  them  according  to 

29  thy  mercies  ; and  testifiedst  against  them,  that  thou 
mightest  bring  them  again  unto  thy  law  ; yet  they 
dealt  proudly,  and  hearkened  not  unto  thy  com- 
mandments, but  sinned  against  thy  judgements, 
(which  if  a man  do,  he  shall  live  in  them,)  and 
f withdrew  the  shoulder,  and  hardened  their  neck, 

30  and  would  not  hear.  Yet  many  years  didst  thou 
bear  with  them,  and  testifiedst  against  them  by  thy 
spirit  through  thy  prophets  : yet  would  they  not 
give  ear  : therefore  gavest  thou  them  into  the  hand 

31  of  the  peoples  of  the  lands.  Nevertheless  in  thy 
manifold  mercies  thou  didst  not  make  a full  end  of 
them,  nor  forsake  them  ; for  thou  art  a gracious 

32  and  merciful  God.  Now  therefore,  our  God,  the 
great,  the  mighty,  and  the  terrible  God,  who  keep- 
est covenant  and  mercy,  let  not  all  the  travail  seem 
little  before  thee,  that  hath  come  upon  us,  on  our 
kings,  on  our  princes,  and  on  our  priests,  and  on  our 
prophets,  and  on  our  fathers,  and  on  all  thy  people, 
since  the  time  of  the  kings  of  Assyria  unto  this  day. 

33  Howbeit  thou  art  just  in  all  that  is  come  upon  us  ; 
for  thou  hast  dealt  truly,  but  we  have  done  wicked- 

34  ly  : neither  have  our  kings,  our  princes,  our  priests, 
nor  our  fathers,  kept  thy  law,  nor  hearkened  unto 
thy  commandments  and  thy  testimonies,  wherewith 

35  thou  didst  testify  against  them.  For  they  have  not 
served  thee  in  their  kingdom,  and  in  thy  great  good- 
ness that  thou  gavest  them,  and  in  the  large  and  fat 
land  which  thou  gavest  before  them,  neither  turned 

36  they  from  their  wicked  works.  Behold,  we  are  ser- 
vants this  day,  and  as  for  the  land  that  thou  gavest 
unto  our  fathers  to  eat  the  fruit,  thereof  and  the 

37  good  thereof,  behold,  we  are  servants  in  it.  And  it 
yieldeth  much  increase  unto  the  kings  whom  thou 
hast  set  over  us  because  of  our  sins  : also  they  have 
power  over  our  bodies,  and  over  our  cattle,  at  their 

38  pleasure,  and  we  are  in  great  distress.  * And  ^ yet 
for  all  this  we  make  a * sure  covenant,  and  write  it ; 
and  our  princes,  our  Levites,  and  our  priests,  * seal 
unto  it. 


10  Now  those  that  sealed  were,  Nehemiah  the  Tir- 

2 shatha,  the  son  of  Hacaliah,  and  Zedekiah  ; Seraiah, 

3 Azariah,  Jeremiah  ; Pashhur,  Amariah,  Malchijah  ; 

4 5 Hattush,  Shebaniah,  Malluch  ; Harim,  Meremoth, 
6 7 Obadiah  ; Daniel,  Ginnethon,  Baruch  ; Meshul- 
8 lam,  Abijah,  Mijamin  ; Maaziah,  Bilgai,  Shemaiah  : 


69  Ps.  106.  6.  Dan. 
9.  5,  6,  8. 

70  Deut.  28.  47. 

71  ver.  25. 

72  ver.  25. 

73  Deut.  28.  48.  Ezra 
9.  9. 

71  D“ut.  28.  33,  51. 

75  Deut.  28.  48. 


76  2 Kin.  23.  3.  2 
Chr.  29.  10.  & 34.  31. 
Ezra  10.  3.  ch.  10. 
29. 

77  ch.  10.  1. 

1 ch.  8.  9. 

2 ch.  1.  1. 

3 See  ch.  12.  1-21. 


/Heb.  they  gave  a 
stubborn  shoulder. 

* [Ch.  10.  1.  in 
Heb.] 

g Or,  becaust  of. 
h Or,  faithful, 
i Heb.  are  at  the 
sealing. 


NEHEMIAH,  X. 


715 


9 And  the  Levites  : both  Jeshua  the  son  of  Azaniah, 
Binnui  of  the  sons  of  Henadad,  Kadmiel ; 

10  And  their  brethren,  Shebaniah,  Hodijah,  Kelita, 
Pelaiah,  Hanan, 

11  Micha,  Rehob,  Hashabiah, 

12  Zaccur,  Sherebiah,  Shebaniah, 

13  Hodijah,  Bani,  Beninu. 

14  The  chief  of  the  people  ; ^ Parosh,  Pahath-moab, 
Elam,  Zatthn,  Bani, 

15  Bunni,  Azgad,  Bebai, 

16  Adonijah,  Bigvai,  Adin, 

17  Ater,  Hizkijah,  Azzur, 

18  Hodijah,  Hashum,  Bezai, 

19  Hariph,  Anathoth,  Nebai, 

20  Magpiash,  Meshullam,  Hezir, 

21  Meshezabeel,  Zadok,  Jaddua, 

22  Pelatiah,  Hanan,  Anaiah, 

23  Hoshea,  Hananiah,  Hashub, 

24  Hallohesh,  Pileha,  Shobek, 

25  Rehum,  Hashabnah,  Maaseiah, 

26  And  Ahijah,  Hanan,  Anan, 

27  Malluch,  Harim,  Baanah. 

28  ^ ^ And  the  rest  of  the  people,  the  priests,  the 
Levites,  the  porters,  the  singers,  the  Nethinims,  ®and 
all  they  that  had  separated  themselves  from  the  people 
of  the  lands  unto  the  law  of  God,  their  wives,  their 
sons,  and  their  daughters,  every  one  having  knowledge, 
and  having  understanding  ; 

29  They  clave  to  their  brethren,  their  nobles,  and 
entered  into  a curse,  and  into  an  oath,  ® to  walk  in  God’s 
law,  which  was  given  by  Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and 
to  observe  and  do  all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
our  Lord,  and  his  judgments  and  his  statutes  ; 

30  And  that  we  would  not  give  ^ our  daughters  unto 
the  people  of  the  land,  nor  take  their  daughters  for  our 
sons  : 

31  And  if  the  people  of  the  land  bring  ware  or  any 
victuals  on  the  sabbath  day  to  sell,  that  we  would  not 
buy  it  of  them  on  the  sabbath,  or  on  the  holy  day  : and 
that  we  would  leave  the  seventh  year,  and  the  ex- 
action of  every  debt. 

32  Also  we  made  ordinances  for  us,  to  charge  our- 
selves yearly  with  the  third  part  of  a shekel  for  the 
service  of  the  house  of  our  God  ; 

33  For  the  shewbread,  and  for  the  continual 
meat  offering,  and  for  the  continual  burnt  offering,  of 
the  sabbaths,  of  the  new  moons,  for  the  set  feasts,  and 
for  the  holy  things^  and  fopd;he  sin  offerings  to  make  an 
atonement  for  Israel,  and  for  all  the  work  of  the  house 
of  our  God. 

34  And  we  cast  the  lots  among  the  priests,  the  Le- 
vites, and  the  people,  for  the  wood  offering,  to  bring 
it  into  the  house  of  our  God,  after  the  hotises  of  our 
fathers,  at  times  appointed  year  by  year,  to  burn  upon 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  our  God,  i®  as  it  is  written  in  the 
law  : 

35  And  to  bring  the  firstfruits  of  our  ground,  and 
the  firstfruits  of  all  fruit  of  all  trees,  year  by  year, 
unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

36  Also  the  firstborn  of  our  sons,  and  of  our  cattle, 
as  it  is  written  i®  in  the  law,  and  the  firstlings  of  our 

4 See  Ezra  2.  3,  &c.  ch.  5.  12,  13.  Ps.  119.  23.  3.  Deut.  6.  12. 

ch.  7.  8,  &c.  lOG.  ch.  13.  15,  &c. 

6 Ezra  2.  36-43.  s 2 Kin.  23.  3.  2 Chr.  Ex.  23.  10,  11. 

0 Ezra  9.  1.  & 10.  11,  34.  31.  Lev.  25.  4. 

12,19.  ch.  13.  3.  « Ex.  34.  16.  Deut.  12  Deut.  15. 1, 2.  ch. 

^ Deut.  29.  12,  14.  7.  3.  Ezra  9.  12,  14.  5.  12. 

10  Ex.  20.  10.  Lev. 


9  these  were  the  priests.  And  the  Levites  : namely, 
Jeshua  the  son  of  Azaniah,  Binnui  of  the  sons  of 

10  Henadad,  Kadmiel  ; and  their  brethren,  Shebaniah, 

11  Hodiah,  Kelita,  Pelaiah,  Hanan  ; Mica,  Rehob, 

12  13  Hashabiah  ; Zaccur,  Sherebiah,  Shebaniah  ; Ho- 

14  diah,  Bani,  Beninu.  The  chiefs  of  the  people  : Pa- 

15  rosh,  Pahath-moab,  Elam,  Zattu,  Bani  ; Bunni,  Az- 

16  17  gad,  Bebai ; Adonijah,  Bigvai,  Adin  ; Ater,  Heze- 

18  19  kiah,  Azzur  ; Hodiah,  Hashum,  Bezai  ; Hariph, 

20  Anathoth,  ® Xobai ; Magpiash,  Meshullam,  Hezir  ; 

21  22  Meshezabel,  Zadok,  Jaddua  ; Pelatiah,  Hanan, 

23  24  Anaiah  ; Hoshea,  Hananiah,  Hasshub  ; Hallohesh, 

25  Pilha,  Shobek  ; Rehum,  Hashabnah,  Maaseiah  ; 

26  27  and  Ahiah,  Hanan,  Anan  ; Malluch,  Harim,  Ba- 

28  anah.  And  the  rest  of  the  people,  the  priests,  the 
Levites,  the  porters,  the  singers,  the  Nethinim,  and 
all  they  that  had  separated  themselves  from  the  peo- 
ples of  the  lands  unto  the  law  of  God,  their  wives, 
their  sons,  and  their  daughters,  every  one  that  had 

29  knowledge  and  understanding  ; they  clave  to  their 
brethren,  their  nobles,  and  entered  into  a curse,  and 
into  an  oath,  to  walk  in  God’s  law,  which  was  given 
by  Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and  to  observe  and 
do  all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  our  Lord, 

30  and  his  judgements  and  his  statutes  ; and  that  we 
would  not  give  our  daughters  unto  the  peoples  of 
the  land,  nor  take  their  daughters  for  our  sons  : 

31  and  if  the  peoples  of  the  land  bring  ware  or  any 
victuals  on  the  sabbath  day  to  sell,  that  we  would 
not  buy  of  them  on  the  sabbath,  or  on  a holy  day  : 
and  that  we  would  forgo  the  ^ seventh  year,  and  the 

32  exaction  of  every  debt.  Also  we  made  ordinances 
for  us,  to  charge  ourselves  yearly  with  the  third 
part  of  a shekel  for  the  service  of  the  house  of  our 

33  God  ; for  the  shewbread,  and  for  the  continual  meal 
offering,  and  for  the  continual  burnt  offering,  of  the 
sabbaths,  of  the  new  moons,  for  the  set  feasts,  and 
for  the  holy  things,  and  for  the  sin  offerings  to 
make  atonement  for  Israel,  and  for  all  the  work  of 

34  the  house  of  our  God.  And  we  cast  lots,  the  priests, 
the  Levites,  and  the  people,  for  the  wood  offering, 
to  bring  it  into  the  house  of  our  God,  according  to 
our  fathers’  houses,  at  times  appointed,  year  by 
year,  to  burn  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our  God, 

35  as  it  is  written  in  the  law  : and  to  bring  the  first- 
fruits  of  our  ground,  and  the  firstfruits  of  all  fruit 
of  all  manner  of  trees,  year  by  year,  unto  the  house 

36  of  the  Lord  : also  the  firstborn  of  our  sons,  and  of 
our  cattle,  as  it  is  written  in  the  law,  and  the  first- 


13  Lev.  24.  6,  &c.  le  Lev.  6. 12.  Lev.  27.  26,  27.  Nuiti, 

2 Chr.  2.  4.  Ex.  23.  19.  & 34.  18.  15,  16. 

14  See  Nura.  28.  & 26.  Lev.  19.  23.  a Another  reading 

29.  Num.  18.  12.  Deut.  is,  Nebai, 

13  ch.  13.  31.  Is.  26.  2.  b See  Ex.  23.  10,  IL 

40.  16.  1"  Ex,  13;  2)  12,  1.3.  c See  Deut.  15.  1,  2, 


716 


NEHEMIAH,  XI. 


herds  and  of  our  flocks,  to  bring  to  the  house  of  our 
God,  unto  the  priests  that  minister  in  the  house  of  our 
God  : 

37  And  that  we  should  bring  the  firstfruits  of  our 
dough,  and  our  offerings,  and  the  fruit  of  all  manner  of 
trees,  of  wine  and  of  oil,  unto  the  priests,  to  the  cham- 
bers of  the  house  of  our  God  ; and  the  tithes  of  our 
ground  unto  the  Levites,  that  the  same  Levites  might 
have  the  tithes  in  all  the  cities  of  our  tillage. 

38  And  the  priest  the  son  of  Aaron  shall  be  with  the 
Levites,  when  the  Levites  take  tithes  : and  the  Le- 
vites shall  bring  up  the  tithe  of  the  tithes  unto  the 
house  of  our  God,  to  ^2  the  chambers,  into  the  treasure 
house. 

39  For  the  children  of  Israel  and  the  children  of 
Levi  shall  bring  the  offering  of  the  corn,  of  the  new 
wine,  and  the  oil,  unto  the  chambers,  where  are  the  ves- 
sels of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  priests  that  minister,  and 
the  porters,  and  the  singers  : 24and  we  will  not  forsake 
the  house  of  our  God. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 The  rulers,  voluntary  men,  and  the  tenth  man  chosen  by  lot,  dwell  at 
Jerusalem.  3 A catalogue  of  their  names.  20  The  residue  dwell  in 
other  cities. 

And  the  rulers  of  the  people  dwelt  at  Jerusalem  : 

the  rest  of  the  people  also  cast  lots,  to  bring  one 
of  ten  to  dwell  in  Jerusalem  ^ the  holy  city,  and  nine 
parts  to  dwell  in  other  cities. 

2  And  the  people  blessed  all  the  men,  that  ^ willingly 
offered  themselves  to  dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

3  ^ ^ Now  these  are  the  chief  of  the  province  that 
dwelt  in  Jerusalem  : but  in  the  cities  of  Judah  dwelt 
every  one  in  his  possession  in  their  cities,  to  wit,  Israel, 
the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  ^ the  Nethinims,  and 
® the  children  of  Solomon’s  servants. 

4  And  ®at  Jerusalem  dwelt  cerfam  of  the  children 
of  Judah,  and  of  the  children  of  Benjamin.  Of  the 
children  of  Judah  ; Athaiah  the  son  of  Uzziah,  the  son 
of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of  Shepha- 
tiah,  the  son  of  Mahalaleel,  of  the  children  of  Perez  ; 

5  And  Maaseiah  the  son  of  Baruch,  the  son  of  Col- 
hozeli,  the  son  of  Hazaiah,  the  son  of  Adaiah,  the  son  of 
Joiarib,  the  son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Shiloni. 

6  All  the  sons  of  Perez  that  dwelt  at  Jerusalem  were 
four  hundred  threescore  and  eight  valiant  men. 

7  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Benjamin  ; Sallu  the  son 
of  Meshullam,  the  son  of  Joed,  the  son  of  Pedaiah,  the 
son  of  Kolaiah,  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  the  son  of  Ithiel, 
the  son  of  Jesaiah. 

8  And  after  him  Gabbai,  Sallai,  nine  hundred  twenty 
and  eight. 

9  And  Joel  the  son  of  Zichri  was  their  overseer  : and 
Judah  the  son  of  Senuah  was  second  over  the  city. 

10  ® Of  the  priests  : Jedaiah  the  son  of  Joiarib, 
Jachin. 

11  Seraiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  the  son  of  Meshullam, 
the  son  of  Zadok,  the  son  of  Meraioth,  the  son  of 
Ahitub,  was  the  ruler  of  the  house  of  God. 

12  And  their  brethren  that  did  the  work  of  the  house 
were  eight  hundred  twenty  and  two  : and  Adaiah  the 
son  of  Jeroham,  the  son  of  Pelaliah,  the  son  of  Amzi, 
the  son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Pashur,  the  son  of 
Malchiah, 

>9  Lev.  23. 17.  Num.  21  Num.  18.  26.  2 Chr.  31.  12.  cli.  13. 

15.  19.  & 18.  12,  &c.  22 1 Chr.  9.  26.  2 12. 

Deut.  18.  4.  26.  2.  Chr.  31.  11.  24  ch.  13.  10,  11. 

20  Lev.  27.  30.  Num.  23Deut,  12.  6,  11.  » ver.  18.  Matt.  4. 

18.  21,  &c.  5.  & 27.  63. 


lings  of  our  her  « id  of  our  flocks,  to  bring  to  the 
house  of  our  God,  unto  the  priests  that  minister  in 

37  the  house  of  our  God  : and  that  we  should  bring  the 
firstfruits  of  our  ^ dough,  and  our  heave  offerings, 
and  the  fruit  of  all  manner  of  trees,  « the  wine  and  i 
the  oil,  unto  the  priests,  to  the  chambers  of  the  j 
house  of  our  God  ; and  the  tithes  of  our  ground  i 
unto  the  Levites  ; for  they,  the  Levites,  take  the  j 

38  tithes  in  all  the  cities  of  our  tillage.  And  the  priest  j 
the  son  of  Aaron  shall  be  with  the  Levites,  when  ! 
the  Levites  take  tithes  : and  the  Levites  shall  bring 
up  the  tithe  of  the  tithes  unto  the  house  of  our  God, 

39  to  the  chambers,  into  the  treasure  house.  For  the 
children  of  Israel  and  the  children  of  Levi  shall  I 
bring  the  heave  offering  of  the  corn,  of  « the  wine,  ^ 
and  of  the  oil,  unto  the  chambers,  where  are  the  I 
vessels  of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  priests  that  min-  | 
ister,  and  the  porters,  and  the  singers  : and  we  will  1 
not  forsake  the  house  of  our  God. 


11  And  the  princes  of  the  people  dwelt  in  Jerusa-  ■ 
lem  : the  rest  of  the  people  also  cast  lots,  to  bring 
one  of  ten  to  dwell  in  Jerusalem  the  holy  city,  and  : 

2 nine  parts  in  the  other  cities.  And  the  people  1 
blessed  all  the  men  that  willingly  offered  them-  • 

3 selves  to  dwell  in  Jerusalem.  ® Now  these  are  the 
chiefs  of  the  province  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  : but  , 
in  the  cities  of  Judah  dwelt  every  one  in  his  pos- 
session in  their  cities,  to  wit,  Israel,  the  priests,  and 
the  Levites,  and  the  Nethinim,  and  the  children  of  ; 

4 Solomon’s  servants.  And  in  Jerusalem  dwelt  cer- 
tain of  the  children  of  Judah,  and  of  the  children  ' 
of  Benjamin.  Of  the  children  of  Judah  : Athaiah  : 
the  son  of  Uzziah,  the  son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  ' 
Amariah,  the  son  of  Shephatiah,  the  son  of  Ma-  ‘ 

5 halalel,  of  the  children  of  Perez  ; and  Maaseiah  the  i 
son  of  Baruch,  the  son  of  Col-hozeh,  the  son  of  Ha-  : 
zaiah,  the  son  of  Adaiah,  the  son  of  Joiarib,  the  son 

6 of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  the  Shilonite.  All  the  sons 
of  Perez  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  were  four  hun- 

7 dred  threescore  and  eight  valiant  men.  And  these 
are  the  sons  of  Benjamin  : Sallu  the  son  of  Meshul- 
lam, the  son  of  Joed,  the  son  of  Pedaiah,  the  son  of 
Kolaiah,  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  the  son  of  Ithiel,  the 

8 son  of  Jeshaiah.  And  after  him  Gabbai,  Sallai,  nine 

9 hundred  twenty  and  eight.  And  Joel  the  son  of  Zi- 
chri was  their  overseer  : and  Judah  the  son  of  Has- 

10  senuah  was  second  over  the  city.  Of  the  priests  : 

11  Jedaiah  the  son  of  Joiarib,  Jachin,  Seraiah  the  son 
of  Hilkiah,  the  son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  of  Zadok, 
the  son  of  Meraioth,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  the  ruler  of 

12  the  house  of  God,  and  their  brethren  that  did  the  f 
work  of  the  house,  eight  hundred  twenty  and  two  : 
and  Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the  son  of  Pelaliah, 
the  son  of  Amzi,  the  son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of 


2 Judg.  5.  9. 

3 1 Chr.  9.  2,  3. 
* Ezra  2.  43. 

3 Ezra  2.  55. 


c 1 Chr.  9.  3,  &c. 

7 Gen.  38.  29,  Pha- 
rez. 

8 1 Chr.  9.  10,  &c. 


d Or,  coarse  meal, 
e Or,  the  vintage, 
a See  1 Chr.  9.  2,  &c. 


NEHEMIAH,  XI. 


717 


13  And  his  brethren,  chief  of  the  fathers,  two  hun- 
dred forty  and  two  : and  Amashai  the  son  of  Azareel, 
the  son  of  Ahasai,  the  son  of  Meshillemoth,  the  son  of 
Immer, 

14  And  their  brethren,  mighty  men  of  valour,  an 
hundred  twenty  and  eight  : and  their  overseer  wafi 
Zabdiel,  the  son  of  one  of  the  great  men. 

15  Also  of  the  Levites  : Shemaiah  the  son  of  Hashub, 
the  son  of  Azrikam,  the  son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of 
Bunni  ; 

16  And  Shabbethai  and  Jozabad,  of  the  chief  of  the 
Levites,  had  the  oversight  of  ® the  outward  business  of 
the  house  of  God. 

17  And  Mattaniah  the  son  of  Micha,  the  son  of  Zab- 
di,  the  son  of  Asaph,  was  the  principal  to  begin  the 
thanksgiving  in  prayer : and  Bakbukiah  the  second 
among  his  brethren,  and  Abda  the  son  of  Shammua,  the 
son  of  Galal,  the  son  of  Jeduthun. 

18  All  the  Levites  in  the  holy  city  were  two  hun- 
dred fourscore  and  four. 

19  Moreover  the  porters,  Akkub,  Talmon,  and  their 
brethren  that  kept  the  gates,  were  an,  hundred  seventy 
and  two. 

20  Tf  And  the  residue  of  Israel,  of  the  priests,  and 
the  Levites,  were  in  all  the  cities  of  Judah,  every  one  in 
his  inheritance. 

21  But  the  Nethinims  dwelt  in  Ophel  : and  Ziha 
and  Gispa  loere  over  the  Nethinims. 

22  The  overseer  also  of  the  Levites  at  Jerusalem  was 
Uzzi  the  son  of  Bani,  the  son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of 
Mattaniah,  the  son  of  Micha.  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph, 
the  singers  loere  over  the  business  of  the  house  of  God. 

23  For  12  lY  was  the  king’s  commandment  concerning 
them,  that  a certain  portion  should  be  for  the  singers, 
due  for  every  day. 

24  And  Pethahiah  the  son  of  Meshezabeel,  of  the 
children  of  i^Zerah  the  son  of  Judah,  was  i^at  the 
king’s  hand  in  all  matters  concerning  the  people. 

25  And  for  the  villages,  with  their  fields,  some  of  the 
children  of  Judah  dwelt  at  i®  Kirjath-arba,  and  in  the 
villages  thereof,  and  at  Dibon,  and  in  the  villages  there- 
of, and  at  Jekabzeel,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

26  And  at  Jeshua,  and  at  Moladah,  and  at  Beth- 
phelet, 

27  And  at  Hazar-shual,  and  at  Beer-sheba,  and  in 
the  villages  thereof, 

28  And  at  Ziklag,  and  at  Mekonah,  and  in  the  vil- 
lages thereof, 

29  And  at  En-rimmon,  and  at  Zareah,  and  at  Jar- 
muth, 

30  Zanoah,  Adullam,  and  in  their  villages,  at  Lachish, 
and  the  fields  thereof,  at  Azekah,  and  in  the  villages 
thereof.  And  they  dwelt  from  Beer-sheba  unto  the  val- 
ley of  Hinnom. 

31  The  children  also  of  Benjamin  from  Geba  dwelt 
at  Michmash,  and  Aija,  and  Beth-el,  and  in  their  vil- 
lages, 

32  And  at  Anathoth,  Nob,  Ananiah, 

33  Hazor,  Hamah,  Gittaim, 

34  Hadid,  Zeboim,  Neballat, 

35  Lod,  and  Ono,  the  valley  of  craftsmen. 

36  And  of  the  Levites  were  divisions  in  Judah,  and 
in  Benjamin. 

» 1 Chr.  2G.  29.  12  See  Ezra  6.  8,  9.  & iM  Chr,  18.  17.  & 

ver.  1.  7.  20,  &c.  23.  28. 

“ See  ch.  3.  26.  Gen.  38.  30,  Za-  Josh.  14,  15, 

rah. 


13  Pashhiir,  the  son  of  Malchijah,  and  his  brethren, 
chiefs  of  fathers’  houses,  two  hundred  forty  and  two  : 
and  Amashsai  the  son  of  Azarel,  the  son  of  Ahzai, 

14  the  son  of  Meshillemoth,  the  son  of  Immer,  and 
their  brethren,  mighty  men  of  valour,  an  hundred 
twenty  and  eight  : and  their  overseer  was  Zabdiel, 

15  ^ the  son  of  Haggedolim.  And  of  the  Levites  : She- 
maiah the  son  of  Hasshub,  the  son  of  Azrikam,  the 

16  son  of  Hashabiah,  the ' son  of  Bunni  ; and  Shabbe- 
thai and  Jozabad,  of  tlie  chiefs  of  the  Levites,  who 
had  the  oversight  of  the  outward  business  of  the 

17  house  of  God  ; and  Mattaniah  the  son  of  Mica,  the 
son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of  Asaph,  who  was  the  chief 
to  begin  the  thanksgiving  in  prayer,  and  Bakbukiah, 
the  second  among  his  brethren  ; and  Abda  the  son 
of  Shammua,  the  son  of  Galal,  the  son  of  Jeduthun, 

18  All  the  Levites  in  the  holy  city  were  two  hundred 

19  fourscore  and  four.  Moreover  the  porters,  Akkub, 
Talmon,  and  their  brethren,  that  kept  watch  at  the 

20  gates,  were  an  hundred  seventy  and  two.  And  the 
residue  of  Israel,  of  the  priests,  the  Levites,  were  in 
all  the  cities  of  Judah,  every  one  in  his  inheritance. 

21  But  the  Nethinim  dwelt  in  Ophel  : and  Ziha  and 

22  Gishpa  were  over  the  Nethinim.  The  overseer  also 
of  the  Levites  at  Jerusalem  was  Uzzi  the  son  of 
Bani,  the  son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of  Mattaniah, 
the  son  of  Mica,  of  the  sons  of  Asaph,  the  singers, 

23  over  the  business  of  the  house  of  God.  For  there 
was  a commandment  from  the  king  concerning  them, 
and  ^ a settled  provision  for  the  singers,  as  every 

24  day  required.  And  Pethahiah  the  son  of  Meshe- 
zabel,  of  the  children  of  Zerah  the  son  of  Judah, 
was  at  the  king’s  hand  in  all  matters  concerning  the 

25  people.  And  for  the  villages,  with  their  fields, 
some  of  the  children  of  Judah  dwelt  in  Kiriath- 
arba  and  the  ^ towns  thereof,  and  in  Dibon  and  the 
^ towns  thereof,  and  in  Jekal3zeel  and  the  villages 

26  thereof  ; and  in  Jeshua,  and  in  Moladah,  and  Beth- 

27  pelet  ; and  in  Hazar-shual,  and  in  Beer-sheba  and 

28  the  ^ towns  thereof  ; and  in  Ziklag,  and  in  Meconah 

29  and  in  the  towns  thereof  ; and  in  En-rimmon,  and 

30  in  Zorah,  and  in  Jarmuth  ; Zanoah,  Adullam,  and 
their  villages,  Lachish  and  the  fields  thereof,  Aze- 
kah and  the  towns  thereof.  So  they  encamped 

31  from  Beer-sheba  unto  the  valley  of  Hinnom.  The 
children  of  Benjamin  also  dwelt  from  Geba  on- 
ward, at  Michmash  and  Aija,  and  at  Beth-el  and 

32  the  towns  thereof;  at  Anathoth,  Nob,  Ananiah; 

33  34  Hazor,  Ramah,  Gittaim  ; Hadid,  Zeboim,  Ne- 

35  ballat  ; Lod,  and  Ono,  « the  valley  of  craftsmen. 

36  And  of  the  Levites,  certain  courses  in  Judah  were 
joined  to  Benjamin. 


1 Chr.  4.  14.  c Or,  a sure  ordi-  e Or,  Oe-hahitrti* 

b Or,  one  0/  the  nance  concerning.  shim.  See  1 Chr.  4. 
gi'cnt  m,en.  d Heb.  daughters.  14. 


718 


NEHEMIAH,  XII. 


CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  priests,  8 and  the  Levites,  which  came  up  unth  Zeruhbabel.  10 

The  succession  of  high  priests.  22  Certain  chief  Levites.  '21  The 

solemnity  of  the  dedication  of  the  walls.  44  The  offices  of  priests  and 

Levites  appointed  in  the  temple. 

OW  these  are  the  ^ priests  and  the  Levites  that 
went  up  with  Zeruhbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel, 
and  Jeshua  : ^ Seraiah,  Jeremiah,  Ezra, 

2 Amariah,  Malluch,  Hattush, 

3 Shechaniah,  Rehum,  Meremoth, 

4 Iddo,  Ginnetho,  ^ Abijah, 

5 Miamin,  Maadiah,  Bilgah, 

6 Shemaiah,  and  Joiarib,  Jedaiah, 

7 Sallu,  Amok,  Hilkiah,  Jedaiah.  These  were  the 
chief  of  the  priests  and  of  their  brethren  in  the  days 
of  ^Jeshua. 

8 Moreover  the  Levites  : Jeshua,  Binnui,  Kadmiel, 
Sherebiah,  Judah,  and  Mattaniah,  ^ which  was  over  the 
thanksgiving,  he  and  his  brethren. 

9 Also  Bakbukiah  and  Unni,  their  brethren,  were 
over  against  them  in  the  watches. 

10  ^ And  Jeshua  begat  Joiakim,  Joiakim  also  begat 
Eliashib,  and  Eliashib  begat  Joiada, 

11  And  Joiada  begat  Jonathan,  and  Jonathan  begat 
Jaddua. 

12  And  in  the  days  of  Joiakim  were  priests,  the 
chief  of  the  fathers  : of  Seraiah,  Meraiah  ; of  Jere- 
miah, Hanaiiiah  ; 

13  Of  Ezra,  Meshullam  ; of  Amariah,  Jehohanan  ; 

14  Of  Melicu,  Jonathan  ; of  Shebaniah,  Joseph  ; 

15  Of  Harim,  Adna  ; of  Meraioth,  Helkai  ; 

16  Of  Iddo,  Zechariah  ; of  Ginnethon,  Meshullam  ; 

17  Of  Abijah,  Zichri  ; of  Miniamin,  of  Moadiah, 
Piltai ; 

18  Of  Bilgah,  Shammua  ; of  Shemaiah,  Jehonathan  ; 

19  And  of  Joiarib,  Mattenai  ; of  Jedaiah,  Uzzi ; 

20  Of  Sallai,  Kallai  ; of  Amok,  Eber  ; 

21  Of  Hilkiah,  Hashabiah  ; of  Jedaiah,  Xethaneel. 

22  ^ The  Levites  in  the  days  of  Eliashib,  Joiada, 
and  Johanan,  and  Jaddua,  were  recorded  chief  of  the 
fathers  : also  the  priests,  to  the  reign  of  Darius  the 
Persian. 

23  The  sons  of  Levi,  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  were 
written  in  the  book  of  the  ® chronicles,  even  until  the 
days  of  Johanan  the  son  of  Eliashib. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  Levites  : Hashabiah,  Shere- 
biah, and  Jeshua  the  son  of  Kadmiel,  with  their  bre- 
thren over  against  them,  to  praise  and  to  give  thanks, 

according  to  the  commandment  of  David  the  man  of 
God,  ® ward  over  against  ward. 

25  Mattaniah,  and  Bakbukiah,  Obadiah,  Meshullam, 
Talmon,  Akkub,  were  porters  keeping  the  ward  at  the 
thresholds  of  the  gates. 

26  These  were  in  the  days  of  Joiakim  the  son  of 
Jeshua,  the  son  of  Jozadak,  and  in  the  days  of  Nehe- 
miah  ® the  governor,  and  of  Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe. 

27  *f[  And  at  the  dedication  of  the  wall  of  Jeru- 
salem they  sought  the  Levites  out  of  all  their  places, 
to  bring  them  to  Jerusalem,  to  keep  the  dedication  with 
gladness,  both  with  thanksgivings,  and  with  singing, 
with  cymbals,  psalteries,  and  with  harps. 

28  And  the  sons  of  the  singers  gathered  themselves 
together,  both  out  of  the  plain  country  round  about 
Jerusalem,  and  from  the  villages  of  Netophathi  ; 

1 Ezra  2.  1,  2.  * Ezra  3.  2.  Hag.  1.  7 1 Chr.  23,  & 25,  & 

2 See  ch.  10.  2-8.  1.  Zech.  3.  1.  26. 

3 Luke  1.5.  5 ch.  11.  17.  « Ezra  3.  11. 

6 1 Chr.  9.  14,  &c.  9 ch.  8.  9. 


12  Now  these  are  the  priests  and  the  Levites  that 
went  up  with  Zeruhbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and 

2 Jeshua  : Seraiah,  Jeremiah,  Ezra  ; Amariah,  Mal- 

3 luch,  Hattush  ; Shecaiiiah,  Rehum,  Meremoth ; 

4 5 Iddo,  Ginnethoi,  Abijah  ; Mijamin,  Maadiah,  Bil- 

6 7 gah  ; Shemaiah,  and  Joiarib,  Jedaiah ; Sallu,  Amok, 

Hilkiah,  Jedaiah.  These  were  the  chiefs  of  the 
priests  and  of  their  brethren  in  the  days  of  Jeshua. 

8 Moreover  the  Levites  : Jeshua,  Binnui,  Kadmiel, 
Sherebiah,  Judah,  and  Mattaniah,  which  was  over 

9 “the  thanksgiving,  he  and  his  brethren.  Also  Bak- 
bukiah and  Unno,  their  brethren,  were  over  against 

10  them  in  wards.  And  Jeshua  begat  Joiakim,  and 
Joiakim  begat  Eliashib,  and  Eliashib  begat  Joiada, 

11  and  Joiada  begat  Jonathan,  and  Jonathan  begat 

12  Jaddua.  And  in  the  days  of  Joiakim  were  priests, 
heads  of  fathers’  houses:  of  Seraiah,  Meraiah  ; of 

13  Jeremiah,  Hananiah  ; of  Ezra,  Meshullam  ; of 

14  Amariah,  Jehohanan  ; of  ^Malluchi,  Jonathan;  of 

15  Shebaniah,  Joseph  ; of  Harim,  Adna  ; of  Meraioth, 

16  Helkai  ; of  Iddo,  Zechariah  ; of  Ginnethon,  Me- 

17  shullam  ; of  Abijah,  Zichri  ; of  Miniamin,  of  Mo- 

18  adiah,  Piltai  ; of  Bilgah,  Shammua  ; of  Shemaiah, 

19  Jehonathan  ; and  of  Joiarib,  Mattenai  ; of  Jeda- 

20  21  iah,  Uzzi  ; of  Sallai,  Kallai  ; of  Amok,  Eber  ; of 

22  Hilkiah,  Hashabiah  ; of  Jedaiah,  Nethanel.  The 
Levites  in  the  days  of  Eliashib,  Joiada,  and  Joha- 
nan, and  Jaddua,  were  recorded  heads  of  fathers’ 
houses:  also  the  priests,  ‘^in  the  reign  of  Darius 

23  the  Persian.  The  sons  of  Levi,  heads  of  fathers’ 
houses,  were  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles, 
even  until  the  days  of  Johanan  the  son  of  Eliashib. 

24  And  the  chiefs  of  the  Levites  : Hashabiah,  Shere- 
biah, and  Jeshua  the  son  of  Kadmiel,  with  their 
brethren  over  against  them,  to  praise  and  give 
thanks,  according  to  the  commandment  of  David 

25  the  man  of  God,  ward  against  ward.  Mattaniah, 
and  Bakbukiah,  Obadiah,  Meshullam,  Talmon,  Ak- 
kub, were  porters  keeping  the  ward  at  the  store- 

26  houses  of  the  gates.  These  were  in  the  days  of 
Joiakim  the  son  of  Jeshua,  the  son  of  Jozadak,  and 
in  the  days  of  Nehemiah  the  governor,  and  of  Ezra 
the  priest  the  scribe. 


27  And  at  the  dedication  of  the  wall  of  Jerusalem 
they  sought  the  Levites  out  of  all  their  places,  to 
bring  them  to  Jerusalem,  to  keep  the  dedication 
with  gladness,  both  with  thanksgivings,  and  with 
singing,  with  cymbals,  psalteries,  and  with  harps. 

28  And  the  sons  of  the  singers  gathered  themselves 
together,  both  out  of  the  plain  round  about  Jeru- 
salem, and  from  the  villages  of  the  Netophathites  ; 

10  Ezra  7.  0,  11.  12 1 Chr.  25.  6.  2 b Another  reading 

11  Dent.  20.  5.  Ps.  Chr.  5.  13.  & 7.  6.  is,  Melicu. 

30,  title.  a Or,  the  choirs.  c Or,  to. 

d Or,  Circuit. 


NEHEMIAH,  XII. 


719 


29  Also  from  the  house  of  Gilgal,  and  out  of  the 
fields  of  Geba  and  Azmaveth  : for  the  singers  had 
builded  them  villages  round  about  Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  priests  and  the  Levites  purified  them- 
selves, and  purified  the  people,  and  the  gates,  and  the 
wall. 

31  Then  I brought  up  the  princes  of  Judah  upon  the 
wall,  and  appointed  two  great  companies  of  them  that 
gave  thanks,  whereof  one  went  on  the  right  hand  upon 
the  wall  toward  the  dung  gate  : 

32  And  after  them  went  Hoshaiah,  and  half  of  the 
princes  of  Judah, 

33  And  Azariah,  Ezra,  and  Meshullam, 

34  Judah,  and  Benjamin,  and  Shemaiah,  and  Jere- 
miah, 

35  And  certain  of  the  priests’  sons  with  trumpets  ; 
namely,  Zechariah  the  son  of  Jonathan,  the  son  of 
Shemaiah,  the  son  of  Mattaniah,  the  son  of  Michaiah, 
the  son  of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Asaph  : 

36  And  his  brethren,  Shemaiah,  and  Azarael,  Milalai, 
Gilalai,  Maai,  Nethaneel,  and  Judah,  Hanani,  with 
^®the  musical  instruments  of  David  the  man  of  God, 
and  Ezra  the  scribe  before  them. 

37  And  at  the  fountain  gate,  which  was  over 
against  them,  they  went  up  by  the  stairs  of  the 
city  of  David,  at  the  going  up  of  the  wall,  above  the 
house  of  David,  even  unto  the  water  gate  east- 
ward. 

38  20  And  the  other  company  of  them  that  gave  thanks 
went  over  against  them,  and  I after  them,  and  the  half 
of  the  people  upon  the  wall,  from  beyond  21  the  tower 
of  the  furnaces  even  unto  22  the  broad  wall  ; 

39  23  And  from  above  the  gate  of  Ephraim,  and 
above  24  the  old  gate,  and  above  25  the  fish  gate,  26  and 
the  tower  of  Hananeel,  and  the  tower  of  Meah,  even 
unto  27  the  sheep  gate  : and  they  stood  still  in  28  the 
prison  gate. 

40  So  stood  the  two  companies  of  them  that  gave 
thanks  in  the  house  of  God,  and  I,  and  the  half  of  the 
rulers  with  me  : 

41  And  the  priests ; Eliakim,  Maaseiah,  Miniamin, 
Michaiah,  Elioeiiai,  Zechariah,  and  Hananiah,  with 
trumpets  ; 

42  And  Maaseiah,  and  Shemaiah,  and  Eleazar,  and 
Uzzi,  and  Jehohanan,  and  Malchijah,  and  Elam,  and 
Ezer.  And  the  singers  sang  loud,  with  Jezrahiah  their 
overseer. 

43  Also  that  day  they  offered  great  sacrifices,  and 
rejoiced  : for  God  had  made  them  rejoice  with  great 
joy  : the  wives  also  and  the  children  rejoiced  : so  that 
the  joy  of  Jerusalem  was  heard  even  afar  off. 

44  ^ 29  were  some  appointed  over 

the  chambers  for  the  treasures,  for  the  offerings,  for  the 
firstfruits,  and  for  the  tithes,  to  gather  into  them  out  of 
the  fields  of  the  cities  the  portions  of  the  law  for  the 
priests  and  Levites  : for  Judah  rejoiced  for  the  priests 
and  for  the  Levites  that  waited. 

45  And  both  the  singers  and  the  porters  kept  the 
ward  of  their  God,  and  the  ward  of  the  purification, 

according  to  the  commandment  of  David,  and  of 
Solomon  his  son. 

46  For  in  the  days  of  David  ^^aiid  Asaph  of  old  there 

13  See  ver.  38.  is  ch.  3.  15.  22  ch.  3.  8. 

i<  ch.  2.  1.3.  & 3.  13.  19  ch.  3.  2G.  & 8.  1,  23  2 Kiii.  14. 13.  ch. 

13  Num.  10.  2,  8.  3,  16.  8.  16. 

10  1 Chr.  23.  5.  20  See  ver.  31.  24  ch.  3.  6. 

11  ch.  2.  14.  & 3.  16.  21  ch.  3.  11.  26  ch.  3.  3. 


29  also  from  Beth-gilgal,  and  out  of  the  fields  of  Geba 
and  Azmaveth  : for  the  singers  had  builded  them 

30  villages  round  about  Jerusalem.  And  the  priests 
and  the  Levites  purified  themselves  ; and  they 
purified  the  people,  and  the  gates,  and  the  wall. 

31  Then  I brought  up  the  princes  of  Judah  upon  the 
wall,  and  appointed  two  great  companies  that  gave 
thanks  and  went  in  procession  ; whereof  one  went 
on  the  right  hand  upon  the  wall  toward  the  dung 

32  gate  : and  after  them  went  Hoshaiah,  and  half  of 

33  the  princes  of  Judah,  and  Azariah,  Ezra,  and  Me- 

34  shullara,  Judah,  and  Benjamin,  and  Shemaiah,  and 

35  Jeremiah,  and  certain  of  the  priests’  sons  with 
trumpets  : Zechariah  the  son  of  Jonathan,  the  son 
of  Shemaiah,  the  son  of  Mattaniah,  the  son  of 

36  Micaiah,  the  son  of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Asaph  ; and 
his  brethren,  Shemaiah,  and  Azarel,  Milalai,  Gila- 
lai, Maai,  Nethanel,  and  Judah,  Hanani,  with  the 
musical  instruments  of  David  the  man  of  God  ; 

37  and  Ezra  the  scribe  was  before  them  : and  by  the 
fountain  gate,  and  straight  before  them,  they  went 
up  by  the  stairs  of  the  city  of  David,  at  the  going 
up  of  the  wall,  above  the  house  of  David,  even 

38  unto  the  water  gate  eastward.  And  the  other  com- 
pany of  them  that  gave  thanks  went  to  meet  them, 
and  I after  them,  with  the  half  of  the  people, 
upon  the  wall,  above  the  tower  of  the  furnaces, 

39  even  unto  the  broad  wall  ; and  above  the  gate 
of  Ephraim,  and  by  the  old  gate,  and  by  the  fish 
gate,  and  the  tower  of  Hananel,>and  the  tower  of 
®Hainmeah,  even  unto  the  sheep  gate  : and  they 

40  stood  still  in  the  gate  of  the  guard.  So  stood  the 
two  companies  of  them  that  gave  thanks  in  the 
house  of  God,  and  I,  and  the  half  of  the  f rulers 

41  with  me : and  the  priests,  Eliakim,  Maaseiah, 
Miniamin,  Micaiah,  Elioenai,  Zechariah,  and  Hana- 

42  niah,  with  trumpets  ; and  Maaseiah,  and  Shemaiah, 
and  Eleazar,  and  Uzzi,  and  Jehohanan,  and  Malchi- 
jah, and  Elam,  and  Ezer.  And  the  singers  sang 

43  loud,  with  Jezrahiah  their  overseer.  And  they  of- 
fered great  sacrifices  that  day,  and  rejoiced  ; for 
God  had  made  them  rejoice  with  great  joy  ; and 
the  women  also  and  the  children  rejoiced  : so  that 
the  joy  of  Jerusalem  was  heard  even  afar  off. 


44  And  on  that  day  were  men  appointed  over  the 
chambers  for  the  treasures,  for  the  heave  offerings, 
for  the  firstfruits,  and  for  the  tithes,  to  gather  into 
them,  according  to  the  fields  of  the  cities,  the  por- 
tions ^ appointed  by  the  law  for  the  priests  and 
Levites  : for  Judah  rejoiced  for  the  priests  and  for 

45  the  Levites  that  waited.  And  they  kept  the  ward 

of  their  God,  and  the  ward  of  the  purification,  and 
so  did  the  singers  and  the  porters,  according  to  the 
commandment  of  David,  and  of  Solomon  his  son. 

46  For  in  the  days  of  David  and  Asaph  of  old  ‘there 

26  ch.  3.  1.  30  1 Chr.  25,  & 26.  g Heb.  of  the  laiv. 

27  ch.  3.  32.  31  1 Chr.  25.  1,  &c.  h Heb.  stood. 

28  Jer.  32.  2.  2 Chr.  29.  30.  i Another  reading  is, 

29  2 Chr.  31.  11,  12.  e Or,  The  hundred,  there  were  chiejs. 

ch.  13.  6,  12,  13.  / Or,  deputies. 


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NEHEMIAH,  XIIL 


were  chief  of  the  singers,  and  songs  of  praise  and 
thanksgiving  unto  God. 

47  And  all  Israel  in  the  days  of  Zerubbabel,  and  in 
the  days  of  Nehemiah,  gave  the  portions  of  the  singers 
and  the  porters,  every  day  his  portion  : and  they  sanc- 
tified holy  things  unto  the  Levites  ; and  the  Levites 
sanctified  them  unto  the  children  of  Aaron. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 Upon  the  reading  of  the  taiv  separation  is  made  from  the  mixed  multi- 
tude. 4 Nehemiah  at  his  return  causeth  the  chambers  to  be  cleansed. 
10  He  reformeth  the  offices  in  the  house  of  God.  15  The  violation  of 
the  sabbath,  23  and  the  marriages  with  strange  wives . 

ON  that  day  ^ they  read  in  the  book  of  Moses  in  the 
audience  of  the  people  ; and  therein  was  found 
written,  ^that  the  Ammonite  and  the  Moabite  should 
not  come  into  the  congregation  of  God  for  ever  ; 

2  Because  they  met  not  the  children  of  Israel  with 
bread  and  with  water,  but  ® hired  Balaam  against  them, 
that  he  should  curse  them  : howbeit  our  God  turned 
the  curse  into  a blessing. 

3  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had  heard  the  law, 
®that  they  separated  from  Israel  all  the  mixed  multi- 
tude. 

4  ^ And  before  this,  Eliashib  the  priest,  having  the 
oversight  of  the  chamber  of  the  house  of  our  God,  was 
allied  unto  Tobiah  : 

5  And  he  had  prepared  for  him  a great  chamber, 
® where  aforetime  they  laid  the  meat  offerings,  the 
frankincense,  and  the  vessels,  and  the  tithes  of  the 
corn,  the  new  wine,  and  the  oil,  which  was  commanded 
to  he  given  to  the  Levites,  and  the  singers,  and  the 
porters  ; and  the  offerings  of  the  priests. 

6  But  in  all  this  time  was  not  I at  Jerusalem  : ® for 
in  the  two  and  thirtieth  year  of  Artaxerxes  king  of 
Babylon  came  I unto  the  king,  and  after  certain  days 
obtained  I leave  of  the  king  : 

7  And  I came  to  Jerusalem,  and  understood  of  the 
evil  that  Eliashib  did  for  Tobiah,  in  ® preparing  him 
a chamber  in  the  courts  of  the  house  of  God. 

8  And  it  grieved  me  sore  : therefore  I cast  forth  all 
the  household  stuff  of  Tobiah  out  of  the  chamber. 

9  Then  I commanded,  and  they  cleansed  the  cham- 
bers : and  thither  brought  I again  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  with  the  meat  offering  and  the  frankin- 
cense. 

10  ^ And  I perceived  that  the  portions  of  the  Levites 
had  not  been  given  them : for  the  Levites  and  the 
singers,  that  did  the  work,  were  fled  every  one  to  i^  his 
field. 

11  Then  13  contended  I with  the  rulers,  and  said, 
1^  Why  is  the  house  of  God  forsaken  ? And  I gathered 
them  together,  and  set  them  in  their  place. 

12  13  Then  brought  all  Judah  the  tithe  of  the  corn 
and  the  new  wine  and  the  oil  unto  the  treasuries. 

13  13  And  I made  treasurers  over  the  treasuries, 
Shelemiah  the  priest,  and  Zadok  the  scribe,  and  of  the 
Levites,  Pedaiah  : and  next  to  them  was  Hanan  the 
son  of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Mattaniah  : for  they  were 
counted  n faithful,  and  their  office  was  to  distribute 
unto  their  brethren. 

14  13  Remember  me,  O my  God,  concerning  this, 
and  wipe  not  out  my  good  deeds  that  I have  done  for 
the  house  of  my  God,  and  for  the  offices  thereof. 


*2  Num.  18.  21,  24. 

33  Num.  18.  26. 
3Deut.  31.  11,  12. 
2 Kin.  2.3.  2.  ch.  8.  3, 
i.  & 3.  3.  I.s.  34.  IG. 


2 Deut.  23.  3,  4. 

3 Num.  22.  5.  Josh. 
24.  9,  10. 

4 Num.  23.  11.  & 24. 
10.  I>eut.  23.  5. 


e ch.  9.  2.  & 10.  28. 
6 ch.  12.  44. 

2 Num.  18.  21,  24. 

« ch.  5.  14. 

9 ver.  1,  5. 


was  a chief  of  the  singers,  and  songs  of  praise  and 
47  thanksgiving  unto  God.  And  all  Israel  in  the  days 
of  Zerubbabel,  and  in  the  days  of  Nehemiah,  gave 
the  portions  of  the  singers  and  the  porters,  as  every 
day  required  : and  they  sanctified  for  the  Levites  ; 
and  the  Levites  sanctified  for  the  sons  of  Aaron. 


13  On  that  day  they  read  in  the  book  of  Moses  in 
the  audience  of  the  people  ; and  therein  was  found 
written,  that  an  Ammonite  and  a Moabite  should 

2 not  enter  into  the  assembly  of  God  for  ever  ; be- 
cause they  met  not  the  children  of  Israel  with 
bread  and  with  water,  but  hired  Balaam  against 
them,  to  curse  them  : howbeit  our  God  turned  the 

3 curse  into  a blessing.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  had  heard  the  law,  that  they  separated  from 
Israel  all  the  mixed  multitude. 


4 Now  before  this,  Eliashib  the  priest,  who  was 
appointed  over  the  “ chambers  of  the  house  of  our 

5 God,  being  allied  unto  Tobiah,  had  prepared  for 
him  a great  chamber,  where  aforetime  they  laid 
the  meal  offerings,  the  frankincense,  and  the  ves- 
sels, and  the  tithes  of  the  corn,  the  wine,  and  the 
oil,  which  were  given  by  commandment  to  the 
Levites,  and  the  singers,  and  the  porters  ; and  the 

6 heave  offerings  for  the  priests.  But  in  all  this  time 
I was  not  at  Jerusalem  : for  in  the  two  and  thirtieth 
year  of  Artaxerxes  king  of  Babylon  I went  unto 
the  king,  and  after  certain  days  asked  I leave  of 

7 the  king  : and  I came  to  Jerusalem,  and  under- 
stood of  the  evil  that  Eliashib  had  done  for  Tobiah, 
in  preparing  him  a chamber  in  the  courts  of  the 

8 house  of  God.  And  it  grieved  me  sore  : therefore 
I cast  forth  all  the  household  stuff  of  Tobiah  out 

9 of  the  chamber.  Then  I commanded,  and  they 
cleansed  the  chambers  : and  thither  brought  I 
again  the  vessels . of  the  house  of  God,  with  the 

10  meal  offerings  and  the  frankincense.  And  I per- 
ceived that  the  portions  of  the  Levites  had  not 
been  given  them  ; so  that  the  Levites  and  the 
singers,  that  did  the  work,  were  fled  every  one  to 

11  his  field.  Then  contended  I with  the  ^rulers,  and 
said.  Why  is  the  house  of  God  forsaken  ? And  I 
gathered  them  together,  and  set  them  in  their  place. 

12  Then  brought  all  Judah  the  tithe  of  the  com  and 

13  the  wine  and  the  oil  unto  the  treasuries.  And  I 
made  treasurers  over  the  treasuries,  Shelemiah  the 
priest,  and  Zadok  the  scribe,  and  of  the  Levites, 
Pedaiah  : and  next  to  them  was  Hanan  the  son 
of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Mattaniah  : for  they  were 
counted  faithful,  and  their  business  was  to  dis- 

14  tribute  unto  their  brethren.  Remember  me,  O my 
God,  concerning  this,  and  wipe  not  out  my  good 
deeds  that  I have  done  for  the  house  of  my  God, 
and  for  the  observances  thereof. 


10  2 Chr.  29.  5,  15, 
IG,  18, 

11  Mai.  3.  8. 

12  Num.  35.  2. 

13  ver.  17,  25,  Pro. 
28,  4. 


14  ch.  10.  39. 

15  ch.  10.  38,  39,  & 
12.  44. 

16  2 Chr,  31,  12.  ch. 
12.  44. 

11  ch.  7.  2.  1 Cor, 


4.  2. 

18  ver.  22,  31.  ch.  5. 
19. 

a Heb,  chamber, 
b Or,  deputies, 
c Heb.  kindnesses. 


I 


NEHEMIAH,  XIII. 


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15  If  In  those  days  saw  I in  Judah  some  treading 
wine  presses  on  the  sabbath,  and  bringing  in  sheaves, 
and  lading  asses  ; as  also  wine,  grapes,  and  figs,  and 
all  manner  of  burdens,  which  they  brought  into  Jeru- 
salem on  the  sabbath  day  : and  I testified  against  them 
in  the  day  wherein  they  sold  victuals. 

. 16  There  dwelt  men  of  Tyre  also  therein,  which 
brought  fish,  and  all  manner  of  ware,  and  sold  on  the 
sabbath  unto  the  children  of  Judah,  and  in  Jerusalem. 

17  Then  I contended  with  the  nobles  of  Judah, 
and  said  unto  them.  What  evil  thing  is  this  that  ye  do, 
and  profane  the  sabbath  day  ? 

18  Did  not  your  fathers  thus,  and  did  not  our  God  I 
bring  all  this  evil  upon  us,  and  upon  this  city  ? yet  ye 
bring  more  wrath  upon  Israel  by  profaning  the  sabbath. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the  gates  of  Jeru- 
salem began  to  be  dark  before  the  sabbath,  I com- 
manded that  the  gates  should  be  shut,  and  charged  that 
they  should  not  be  opened  till  after  the  sabbath  : and 
some  of  my  servants  set  I at  the  gates,  there  should 
no  burden  be  brought  in  on  the  sabbath  day. 

20  So  the  merchants  and  sellers  of  all  kind  of  ware 
lodged  without  Jerusalem  once  or  twice. 

21  Then  I testified  against  them,  and  said  unto  them. 
Why  lodge  ye  about  the  wall  ? if  ye  do  so  again,  I will 
lay  hands  on  you.  From  that  time  forth  came  they  no 
more  on  the  sabbath. 

22  And  I commanded  the  Levites  that  ^^they  should 
cleanse  themselves,  and  that  they  should  come  and  keep 
the  gates,  to  sanctify  the  sabbath  day.  Remember 
me,  O my  God,  concerning  this  also,  and  spare  me  ac- 
cording to  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy. 

23  ^ In  those  days  also  saw  I Jews  that  ^ had  mar- 
ried wives  of  Ashdod,  of  Ammon,  and  of  Moab  : 

24  And  their  children  spake  half  in  the  speech  of 
Ashdod,  and  could  not  speak  in  the  Jews’  language,  but 
according  to  the  language  of  each  people. 

25  And  I 28  contended  with  them,  and  cursed  them, 
and  smote  certain  of  them,  and  plucked  ofP  their  hair, 
and  made  them  29  swear  by  God,  saying,  Ye  shall  not 
give  your  daughters  unto  their  sons,  nor  take  their 
daughters  unto  your  sons,  or  for  yourselves. 

26  Did  not  Solomon  king  of  Israel  sin  by  these 
things  ? yet  among  many  nations  was  there  no  king 
like  him,  ^2  who  was  beloved  of  his  God,  and  God  made 
him  king  over  all  Israel  : nevertheless  even  him  did 
outlandish  women  cause  to  sin. 

27  Shall  we  then  hearken  unto  you  to  do  all  this 
great  evil,  to  transgress  against  our  God  in  marrying 
strange  wives  ? 

28  And  one  of  the  sons  of  Joiada,  the  son  of  Eli- 
ashib  the  high  priest,  was  son  in  law  to  Sanballat  the 
Horonite  : therefore  I chased  him  from  me. 

29  Remember  them,  O my  God,  because  they  have 
defiled  the  priesthood,  and  the  covenant  of  the  priest- 
hood, and  of  the  Levites. 

30  Thus  cleansed  I them  from  all  strangers,  and 

appointed  the  wards  of  the  priests  and  the  Levites, 

every  one  in  his  business  ; 

31  And  for  the  wood  offering,  at  times  appointed, 
and  for  the  firstfruits.  Remember  me,  O my  God, 
for  good. 


Ex.  20.  10. 

20  ch.  10.  31.  Jer. 
17.  21,  22. 

21  ver.  11. 

22  Jer.  17.  21, 22,  23. 

23  Lev.  23.  32. 


24  Jer.  17.  21,  22. 

2£  ch.  12.  30. 

26  ver.  14,  31. 

2'  Ezra  9.  2. 

23  ver.  11.  Pro.  28.  4. 


26  Ezra  10.  5.  ch. 
10.  29,  30. 
so  1 Kin.  11.  1,  *c. 

31  1 Kin.  3.  13.  2 

Chr.  1.  12. 

82  2 Sam.  12.  24. 


15  In  those  days  saw  I in  Judah  some  treading  wine- 
presses on  the  sabbath,  and  bringing  in  sheaves, 
and  lading  asses  therewith  ; as  also  wine,  grapes,  and 
figs,  and  all  manner  of  burdens,  which  they  brought 
into  Jerusalem  on  the  sabbath  day  : and  I testified 
against  them  in  the  day  wherein  they  sold  victuals. 

16  There  dwelt  men  of  Tyre  also  therein,  which 
brought  in  fish,  and  all  manner  of  ware,  and  sold 
on  the  sabbath  unto  the  children  of  Judah,  and  in 

17  Jerusalem.  Then  I contended  with  the  nobles  of 
Judah,  and  said  unto  them.  What  evil  thing  is  this 

18  that  ye  do,  and  profane  the  sabbath  day  ? Did  not 
your  fathers  thus,  and  did  not  our  God  bring  all 
this  evil  upon  us,  and  upon  this  city  ? yet  ye  bring 
more  wrath  upon  Israel  by  profaning  the  sabbath. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass  that,  when  the  gates  of  Jerusa- 
lem began  to  be  dark  before  the  sabbath,  I com- 
manded that  the  doors  should  be  shut,  and  com- 
manded that  they  should  not  be  opened  till  after  the 
sabbath  : and  some  of  my  servants  set  I over  the 
gates,  that  there  should  no  burden  be  brought  in  on 

20  the  sabbath  day.  So  the  merchants  and  sellers  of 
all  kind  of  ware  lodged  without  Jerusalem  once  or 

21  twice.  Then  I testified  against  them,  and  said  unto 
them.  Why  lodge  ye  ® about  the  wall  ? if  ye  do  so 
again,  I will  lay  hands  on  you.  From  that  time  forth 

22  came  they  no  more  on  the  sabbath.  And  I com- 
manded the  Levites  that  they  should  purify  them- 
selves, and  that  they  should  come  and  keep  the 
gates,  to  sanctify  the  sabbath  day.  Remember  unto 
me,  O my  God,  this  also,  and  spare  me  according  to 
the  greatness  of  thy  mercy. 

23  In  those  days  also  saw  I the  Jews  that  -^had  mar- 
ried women  of  Ashdod,  of  Ammon,  and  of  Moab  : 

24  and  their  children  spake  half  in  the  speech  of  Ash- 
dod, and  could  not  speak  in  the  Jews’  language,  but 

25  according  to  the  language  of  each  people.  And  I 
contended  with  them,  and  ^ cursed  them,  and  smote 
certain  of  them,  and  plucked  off  their  hair,  and 
made  them  swear  by  God,  saying,  Ye  shall  not  give 
your  daughters  unto  their  sons,  nor  take  their  daugh- 

26  ters  for  your  sons,  or  for  yourselves.  Did  not  Solo- 
mon king  of  Israel  sin  by  these  things  ? yet  among 
many  nations  was  there  no  king  like  him,  and  he 
was  beloved  of  his  God,  and  God  made  him  king 
over  all  Israel  : nevertheless  even  him  did  strange 

27  women  cause  to  sin.  Shall  we  then  hearken  unto 
you  to  do  all  this  great  evil,  to  trespass  against  our 

28  God  in  marrying  strange  women  ? And  one  of  the 
sons  of  Joiada,  the  son  of  Eliashib  the  high  priest, 
was  son  in  law  to  Sanballat  the  Horonite  : therefore 

29  I chased  him  from  me.  Remember  them,  O my 
God,  * because  they  have  defiled  the  priesthood,  and 
the  covenant  of  the  priesthood,  and  of  the  Levites. 

30  Thus  cleansed  I them  from  *all  strangers,  and  ap- 
pointed wards  for  the  priests  and  for  the  Levites, 

31  every  one  in  his  work  ; and  for  the  wood  offering,  at 
times  appointed,  and  for  the  firstfruits.  Remember 
me,  O my  God,  for  good. 


S3  1 Kin.  11.  4,  &c. 
34  Ezra  10.  2. 

33  cli.  12.  10,  22. 

36  ch.  0.  14. 

32  Mai.  2.  4,  11,  12. 
88  ch.  10.  30. 


89  ch.  12.  1,  &c. 

40  ch.  10.  ?A. 

41  ver.  14,  22. 

d Or,  heaps  of  corn, 
e Helj.  before. 
/Heb.  had  made  to 


dwell  with  them. 

/7  Or,  reviled, 
h Heb.  for  the  defd- 
inys  of  etc. 

i Or,  every  thing 
strange. 


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ESTHER,  I. 


THE 

BOOK  OF  ESTHER. 


CHAPTER  I. 


1 Ahasuerus  maketh  royal  feasts.  10  Vashti^  sent  for,  refuseth  to  come. 
13  Ahasuerus,  by  the  counsel  of  Memucani  maketh  the.  decree  of  men's 
sovereignty. 


even  unto  Ethiopia,  ^ over  an  hundred  and  seven  and 
twenty  provinces  :) 

2 That  in  those  days,  when  the  king  Ahasuerus  ^ sat 
on  the  throne  of  his  kingdom,  which  was  in  ® Shushan 
the  palace, 

3 In  the  third  year  of  his  reign,  he  ®made  a feast 
unto  all  his  princes  and  his  servants  ; the  power  of 
Persia  and  Media,  the  nobles  and  princes  of  the  pro- 
vinces, being  before  him  : 

4 When  he  shewed  the  riches  of  his  glorious  kingdom 
and  the  honour  of  his  excellent  majesty  many  days,  even 
an  hundred  and  fourscore  days. 

5 And  when  these  days  were  expired,  the  king  made 
a feast  unto  all  the  people  that  were  present  in  Shushan 
the  palace,  both  unto  great  and  small,  seven  days,  in 
the  court  of  the  garden  of  the  king’s  palace  ; 

6 Where  ivere  white,  green,  and  blue,  hangings,  fas- 
tened with  cords  of  fine  linen  and  purple  to  silver  rings 
and  pillars  of  marble  : the  beds  were  of  gold  and  sil- 
ver, upon  a pavement  of  red,  and  blue,  and  white,  and 
black,  marble. 

7 And  they  gave  them  drink  in  vessels  of  gold,  (the 
vessels  being  diverse  one  from  another,)  and  royal  wine 
in  abundance,  according  to  the  state  of  the  king. 

8 And  the  drinking  was  according  to  the  law  ; none 
did  compel  : for  so  the  king  had  appointed  to  all  the 
officers  of  his  house,  that  they  should  do  according  to 
every  man’s  pleasure. 

9 Also  V ashti  the  queen  made  a feast  for  the  women 
in  the  royal  house  which  belonged  to  king  Ahasuerus. 

10  ^ On  the  seventh  day,  when  ® the  heart  of  the 
king  was  merry  with  wine,  he  commanded  Mehuman, 
Biztha,  ® Harbona,  Bigtha,  and  Abagtha,  Zethar,  and 
Carcas,  the  seven  chamberlains  that  served  in  the  pre- 
sence of  Ahasuerus  the  king, 

11  To  bring  Vashti  the  queen  before  the  king  with 
the  crown  royal,  to  shew  the  people  and  the  princes  her 
beauty  : for  she  was  fair  to  look  on. 

12  But  the  queen  Vashti  refused  to  come  at  the 
king’s  commandment  by  his  chamberlains  : therefore 
was  the  king  very  wroth,  and  his  anger  burned  in  him. 

13  Then  the  king  said  to  the  wise  men,  which 
knew  the  times,  (for  so  was  the  king’s  manner  toward 
all  that  knew  law  and  judgment  : 

14  And  the  next  unto  him  was  Carshena,  Shethar, 
Admatha,  Tarshish,  Meres,  Marsena,  and  Memucan, 
the  seven  princes  of  Persia  and  Media,  i®  which  saw 


1 Ezra  4.  6.  Dan. 
9.  1. 

> ch.  8.  9. 

3 Dan.  6.  1. 

^ 1 Kin.  1.  4G. 
ejteh.  1.  1. 


GGen.  40.  20.  ch. 
2.  18.  Mark  6.  21. 

^ See  ch.  7.  8.  Ezek. 
23.  41.  Amos  2.  8.  & 

6.  4. 


8 2 Sam.  13.  28. 

8 ch.  7.  9. 

18  Jer.  10.  7.  Dan. 
2,  12.  Matt.  2.  1. 

11  1 Chr.  12.  32. 


1 Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  “Ahasuerus, 
(this  is  Ahasuerus  which  reigned,  from  India  even 
unto  Ethiopia,  over  an  hundred  and  seven  and 

2 twenty  provinces  :)  that  in  those  days,  when  the 
king  Ahasuerus  sat  on  the  throne  of  his  kingdom, 

3 which  was  in  Shushan  the  ^palace,  in  the  third  year 
of  his  reign,  he  made  a feast  unto  all  his  princes 
and  his  servants  ; the  power  of  Persia  and  Media, 
the  nobles  and  princes  of  the  provinces,  being  before 

4 him  : when  he  shewed  the  riches  of  his  glorious 
kingdom  and  the  honour  of  his  excellent  majesty 
many  days,  even  an  hundred  and  fourscore  days. 

5 And  when  these  days  were  fulfilled,  the  king  made 
a feast  unto  all  the  people  that  were  present  in  Shu- 
shan the  palace,  both  great  and  small,  seven  days, 
in  the  court  of  the  garden  of  the  king’s  palace  ; 

6 there  ivere  hangings  white  cloth,  0/*^^  green,  and  of 
blue,  fastened  with  cords  of  fine  linen  and  purple  to 
silver  rings  and  pillars  of  marble  : the  couches  were 
of  gold  and  silver,  upon  a pavement  ® of  red,  and 

7 white,  and  yellow,  and  black  marble.  And  they 
gave  them  drink  in  vessels  of  gold,  (the  vessels  be- 
ing diverse  one  from  another,)  and  royal  wine  in 
abundance,  according  to  the  -^bounty  of  the  king. 

8 And  the  drinking  was  according  to  the  law  ; none 
could  compel  : for  so  the  king  had  appointed  to  all 
the  officers  of  his  house,  that  they  should  do  ac- 

9 cording  to  every  man’s  pleasure.  Also  Vashti  the 
queen  made  a feast  for  the  women  in  the  royal 

10  house  which  belonged  to  king  Ahasuerus.  On  the 
seventh  day,  when  the  heart  of  the  king  was  merry 
with  wine,  he  commanded  Mehuman,  Biztha,  Har- 
bona, Bigtha,  and  Abagtha,  Zethar,  and  Carcas,  the 
seven  ^ chamberlains  that  ministered  in  the  presence 

11  of  Ahasuerus  the  king,  to  bring  Vashti  the  queen 
before  the  king  with  the  crown  royal,  to  shew  the 
peoples  and  the  princes  her  beauty  : for  she  was 

12  fair  to  look  on.  But  the  queen  Vashti  refused  to 
come  at  the  king’s  commandment  by  the  chamber- 
lains : therefore  was  the  king  very  wroth,  and  his 

13  anger  burned  in  him.  Then  the  king  said  to  the 
wise  men,  which  knew  the  times,  (for  so  was  the 
king’s  manner  toward  all  that  knew  law  and  judge- 

14  ment ; and  the  next  unto  him  was  Carshena,  She- 
thar, Admatha,  Tarshish,  Meres,  Marsena,  and  Me- 
mucan, the  seven  princes  of  Persia  and  Media, 


12  Ezra  7.  14, 

13  2 Kin.  25.  19. 

a Or,  Xerxes.  Heb. 
Ahashverosh. 
b Or,  castle. 


c Or,  fine  cloth, 
white  and  blue, 
d Or,  cotton, 
e Or,  of  porphyry, 
and  white  marble,  and 


alabaster,  and  stone  of 
blue  colour, 
f Heb.  hand, 
g Or,  eunuchs  (and 
so  in  ver.  12,  &c.). 


ESTHER,  II. 


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the  king’s  face,  and  which  sat  the  first  in  the  king- 
dom ;) 

15  What  shall  we  do  unto  the  queen  Vashti  accord- 
ing to  law,  because  she  hath  not  performed  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king  Ahasuerus  by  the  chamberlains  ? 

16  And  Memucan  answered  before  the  king  and  the 
princes,  Vashti  the  queen  hath  not  done  wrong  to  the 
king  only,  but  also  to  all  the  princes,  and  to  all  the  people 
that  are  in  all  the  provinces  of  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

17  For  this  deed  of  the  queen  shall  come  abroad 
unto  all  women,  so  that  they  shall  despise  their  hus- 
bands in  their  eyes,  when  it  shall  be  reported.  The 
king  Ahasuerus  commanded  Vashti  the  queen  to  be 
brought  in  before  him,  but  she  came  not. 

18  Likeioise  shall  the  ladies  of  Persia  and  Media  say 
this  day  unto  all  the  king’s  princes,  which  have  heard 
of  the  deed  of  the  queen.  Thus  shall  there  arise  too 
much  contempt  and  wrath. 

19  If  it  please  the  king,  let  there  go  a royal  com- 
mandment from  him,  and  let  it  be  written  among  the 
laws  of  the  Persians  and  the  Medes,  that  it  be  not 
altered,  That  Vashti  come  no  more  before  king  Ahasu- 
erus ; and  let  the  king  give  her  royal  estate  unto 
another  that  is  better  than  she. 

20  And  when  the  king’s  decree  which  he  shall  make 
shall  be  published  throughout  all  his  empire,  (for  it  is 
great,)  all  the  wives  shall  ^^give  to  their  husbands 
honour,  both  to  great  and  small. 

21  And  the  saying  pleased  the  king  and  the  princes  ; 
and  the  king  did  according  to  the  word  of  Memucan  : 

22  For  he  sent  letters  into  all  the  king’s  provinces, 
^®into  every  province  according  to  the  writing  thereof, 
and  to  every  people  after  their  language,  that  every 
man  should  bear  rule  in  his  own  house,  and  that  it 
should  be  published  according  to  the  language  of  every 
people. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 Out  of  the  choice  of  virgins  a queen  is  to  be  chosen.  5 Mordecai  the 
nursing  father  of  Esther.  8 Esther  is  preferred  by  Hegai  before  the 
rest.  12  The  manner  of  purification,  and  going  in  to  the  king.  15 
Esther  best  pleasing  the  king  is  made  queen.  21  Mordecai  discovering 
a treason  is  recorded  in  the  chronicles. 

After  these  things,  when  the  wrath  of  king  Aha- 
suerus was  appeased,  he  remembered  Vashti,  and 
what  she  had  done,  and  ^ what  was  decreed  against  her. 

2  Then  said  the  king’s  servants  that  ministered  unto 
him.  Let  there  be  fair  young  virgins  sought  for  the  king  : 

3  And  let  the  king  appoint  officers  in  all  the  provinces 
of  his  kingdom,  that  they  may  gather  together  all  the 
fair  young  virgins  unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the  house 
of  the  women,  unto  the  custody  of  Hege  the  king’s 
chamberlain,  keeper  of  the  women  ; and  let  their  things 
for  purification  be  given  them  : 

4  And  let  the  maiden  which  pleaseth  the  king  be 
queen  instead  of  Vashti.  And  the  thing  pleased  the 
king  ; and  he  did  so. 

5  if  Now  in  Shushan  the  palace  there  was  a certain 
Jew,  whose  name  was  Mordecai,  the  son  of  Jair,  the 
son  of  Shimei,  the  son  of  Kish,  a Benjamite  ; 

6  2 Who  had  been  carried  away  from  Jerusalem  with 
the  captivity  which  had  been  carried  away  with  Jeconiah 
king  of  Judah,  whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon had  carried  away. 

7  And  he  brought  up  Hadassah,  that  is,  Esther,  ^ his 
uncle’s  daughter  : for  she  had  neither  father  nor  mother, 

« Eph.  5.  33.  18  ch.  8.  9.  2 2 Kin,  24.  14,  15. 

18  Eph.  5.  33.  Col.  11  Eph.  5.  22,  23,  24.  2 Chr.  30. 10, 20.  Jer. 
3.  18.  1 Pet.  3.  1.  1 Tim.  2.  12.  24.  1. 

1 ch.  1.  19,  20.  3 ver.  15. 


which  saw  the  king’s  face,  and  sat  first  in  the  king- 

15  dom :)  What  shall  we  do  unto  the  queen  Vashti 
according  to  law,  because  she  hath  not  done  the 
bidding  of  the  king  Ahasuerus  by  the  chamberlains  ? 

16  And  Memucan  answered  before  the  king  and  the 
princes,  Vashti  the  queen  hath  not  done  wrong  to 
the  king  only,  but  also  to  all  the  princes,  and  to  all 
the  peoples  that  are  in  all  the  provinces  of  the  king 

17  Ahasuerus.  For  this  deed  of  the  queen  shall  come 
abroad  unto  all  women,  to  make  their  husbands  con- 
temptible in  their  eyes,  when  it  shall  be  reported. 
The  king  Ahasuerus  commanded  Vashti  the  queen 

18  to  be  brought  in  before  him,  but  she  came  not.  And 
this  day  shall  the  princesses  of  Persia  and  Media 
which  have  heard  of  the  deed  of  the  queen  * say  the 
like  unto  all  the  king’s  princes.  So  shall  there  arise 

19  * much  contempt  and  wrath.  If  it  please  the  king, 
let  there  go  forth  a royal  commandment  from  him, 
and  let  it  be  written  among  the  laws  of  the  Persians 
and  the  Medes, that  it  be  not  altered,  that  Vashti 
come  no  more  before  king  Ahasuerus  ; and  let  the 
king  give  her  royal  estate  ^ unto  another  that  is  bet- 

20  ter  than  she.  And  when  the  king’s  decree  which  he 
shall  make  shall  be  published  throughout  all  his 
kingdom,  (for  it  is  great,)  all  the  wives  shall  give 
to  their  husbands  honour,  both  to  great  and  small. 

21  And  the  saying  pleased  the  king  and  the  princes  ; 
and  the  king  did  according  to  the  word  of  Memu- 

22  can  : for  he  sent  letters  into  all  the  king’s  provinces, 
into  every  province  according  to  the  writing  thereof, 
and  to  every  people  after  their  language,  that  every 
man  should  bear  rule  in  his  own  house,  and  should 
publish  it  according  to  the  language  of  his  people. 


2  After  these  things,  when  the  wrath  of  king  Aha- 
suerus was  pacified,  he  remembered  Vashti,  and 
what  she  had  done,  and  what  was  decreed  against 

2 her.  Then  said  the  king’s  servants  that  ministered 
unto  him.  Let  there  be  fair  young  virgins  sought  for 

3 the  king  : and  let  the  king  appoint  officers  in  all  the 
provinces  of  his  kingdom,  that  they  may  gather 
together  all  the  fair  young  virgins  unto  Shushan  the 
palace,  to  the  house  of  the  women,  unto  the  custody 
of  “ Hegai  the  king’s  chamberlain,  keeper  of  the 
women  ; and  let  their  things  for  purification  be  given 

4 them  : and  let  the  maiden  which  pleaseth  the  king 
be  queen  instead  of  Vashti.  And  the  thing  pleased 
the  king  ; and  he  did  so. 

5 There  was  a certain  Jew  in  Shushan  the  palace, 
whose  name  was  Mordecai,  the  son  of  Jair,  the  son 

6 of  Shimei,  the  son  of  Kish,  a Benjamite  ; who  had 
been  carried  away  from  Jerusalem  with  the  captives 
which  had  been  carried  away  with  ^ Jeconiah  king 
of  Judah,  whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 

7 Ion  had  carried  away.  And  he  brought  up  Hadas- 
sah, that  is,  Esther,  his  uncle’s  daughter  : for  she 
had  neither  father  nor  mother,  and  the  maiden  was 

h Or,  tell  it.  k Heb.  unto  her  b In  2 Kin.  24.  6,  Je~ 

i Or,  enough.  companion.  hoiachin. 

j Heb.  that  it  pass  a Heb.  liege.  c Heb.  nourished, 

not  away. 


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ESTHER,  II. 


and  the  maid  was  fair  and  beautiful ; whom  Mordecai, 
when  her  father  and  mother  were  dead,  took  for  his 
own  daughter. 

8 ^ So  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king’s  command- 
ment and  his  decree  was  heard,  and  when  many  maidens 
were  ^gathered  together  unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to 
the  custody  of  Hegai,  that  Esther  was  brought  also  unto 
the  king’s  house,  to  the  custody  of  Hegai,  keeper  of 
the  women. 

9 And  the  maiden  pleased  him,  and  she  obtained 
kindness  of  him  ; and  he  speedily  gave  her  her  ^ things 
for  purification,  with  such  things  as  belonged  to  her, 
and  seven  maidens,  which  were  meet  to  be  given  her, 
out  of  the  king’s  house  : and  he  preferred  her  and  her 
maids  unto  the  best  place  of  the  house  of  the  women. 

10  ® Esther  had  not  shewed  her  people  nor  her  kin- 
dred : for  Mordecai  had  charged  her  that  she  should 
not  shew  it. 

11  And  Mordecai  walked  every  day  before  the  court 
of  the  women’s  house,  to  know  how  Esther  did,  and 
what  should  become  of  her. 

12  ^ Now  when  every  maid’s  turn  was  come  to  go 
in  to  king  Ahasuerus,  after  that  she  had  been  twelve 
months,  according  to  the  manner  of  the  women,  (for  so 
were  the  days  of  their  purifications  accomplished,  to  wit, 
six  months  with  oil  of  myrrh,  and  six  months  with 
sweet  odours,  and  with  other  things  for  the  purifying  of 
the  women ;) 

13  Then  thus  came  ever})  maiden  unto  the  king  ; 
whatsoever  she  desired  was  given  her  to  go  with  her 
out  of  the  house  of  the  women  unto  the  king’s  house. 

14  In  the  evening  she  went,  and  on  the  morrow  she 
returned  into  the  second  house  of  the  women,  to  the 
custody  of  Shaashgaz,  the  king’s  chamberlain,  which 
kept  the  concubines  : she  came  in  unto  the  king  no 
more,  except  the  king  delighted  in  her,  and  that  she 
were  called  by  name. 

15  ^ Now  when  the  turn  of  Esther,  the  daughter 
of  Abihail  the  uncle  of  Mordecai,  who  had  taken  her 
for  his  daughter,  was  come  to  go  in  unto  the  king,  she 
required  nothing  but  what  Hegai  the  king’s  chamber- 
lain,  the  keeper  of  the  women,  appointed.  And  Esther 
obtained  favour  in  the  sight  of  all  them  that  looked 
upon  her. 

16  So  Esther  was  taken  unto  king  Ahasuerus  into 
his  house  royal  in  the  tenth  month,  which  is  the  month 
Tebeth,  in  the  seventh  year  of  his  reign. 

17  And  the  king  loved  Esther  above  all  the  women, 
and  she  obtained  grace  and  favour  in  his  sight  more 
than  all  the  virgins  ; so  that  he  set  the  royal  crown 
upon  her  head,  and  made  her  queen  instead  of  Vashti. 

18  Then  the  king  ®made  a great  feast  unto  all  his 
princes  and  his  servants,  even  Esther’s  feast  ; and  he 
made  a release  to  the  provinces,  and  gave  gifts,  accord- 
ing to  the  state  of  the  king. 

19  And  when  the  virgins  were  gathered  together  the 
second  time,  then  Mordecai  sat  ^ in  the  king’s  gate. 

20  Esther  had  not  yet  shewed  her  kindred  nor  her 
people  ; as  Mordecai  had  charged  her  : for  Esther  did 
the  commandment  of  Mordecai,  like  as  when  she  was 
brought  up  with  him. 

21  In  those  days,  while  Mordecai  sat  in  the  king’s 
gate,  two  of  the  king’s  chamberlains,  Bigthan  and 
Teresh,  of  those  which  kept  the  door,  were  wroth,  and 
sought  to  lay  hand  on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

* ver.  3.  s ver.  3, 12. 

* ver.  20. 


fair  and  beautiful  ; and  when  her  father  and  mother 
were  dead,  Mordecai  took  her  for  his  own  daughter. 

8 So  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king’s  commandment 
and  his  decree  was  heard,  and  when  many  maidens 
were  gathered  together  unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to 
the  custody  of  Hegai,  that  Esther  was  taken  into  the 
king’s  house,  to  the  custody  of  Hegai,  keeper  of  the 

9 women.  And  the  maiden  pleased  him,  and  she 
obtained  kindness  of  him  ; and  he  speedily  gave  her 
her  things  for  purification,  with  her  portions,  and 
the  seven  maidens,  which  were  meet  to  be  given  her, 
out  of  the  king’s  house  : and  he  removed  her  and 
her  maidens  to  the  best  place  of  the  house  of  the 

10  women.  Esther  had  not  shewed  her  people  nor  her 
kindred  : for  Mordecai  had  charged  her  that  she 

11  should  not  shew  it.  And  Mordecai  walked  every 
day  before  the  court  of  the  women’s  house,  to  know 
how  Esther  did,  and  what  should  become  of  her. 

12  Now  when  the  turn  of  every  maiden  was  come  to  go 
in  to  king  Ahasuerus,  after  that  it  had  been  done  to 
her  according  to  the  law  for  the  women,  twelve 
months,  (for  so  were  the  days  of  their  purifications 
accomplished,  to  wit,  six  months  with  oil  of  myrrh, 
and  six  months  with  sweet  odours,  and  with  the 

13  things  for  the  purifying  of  the  women,)  then  in  this 
wise  came  the  maiden  unto  the  king,  whatsoever  she 
desired  was  given  her  to  go  with  her  out  of  the 

14  house  of  the  women  unto  the  king’s  house.  In  the 
evening  she  went,  and  on  the  morrow  she  returned 
into  the  second  house  of  the  women,  to  the  custody 
of  Shaashgaz,  the  king’s  chamberlain,  which  kept  the 
concubines  : she  came  in  unto  the  king  no  more, 
except  the  king  delighted  in  her,  and  that  she  were 

15  called  by  name.  Now  when  the  turn  of  Esther,  the 
daughter  of  Abihail  the  uncle  of  Mordecai,  who  had 
taken  her  for  his  daughter,  was  come  to  go  in  unto 
the  king,  she  required  nothing  but  what  Hegai  the 
king’s  chamberlain,  the  keeper  of  the  women,  ap- 
pointed. And  Esther  obtained  favour  in  the  sight 

16  of  all  them  that  looked  upon  her.  So  Esther  was 
taken  unto  king  Ahasuerus  into  his  house  royal  in 
the  tenth  month,  which  is  the  month  Tebeth,  in  the 

17  seventh  year  of  his  reign.  And  the  king  loved 
Esther  above  all  the  women,  and  she  obtained  grace 
and  favour  in  his  sight  more  than  all  the  virgins  ; 
so  that  he  set  the  royal  crown  upon  her  head,  and 

18  made  her  queen  instead  of  Vashti.  Then  the  king 
made  a great  feast  unto  all  his  princes  and  his  ser- 
vants, even  Esther’s  feast  ; and  he  made  a ^ release 
to  the  provinces,  and  gave  gifts,  according  to  the 

19  ^bounty  of  the  king.  And  when  the  virgins  were 
gathered  together  the  second  time,  then  Mordecai 

20  sat  in  the  king’s  gate.  Esther  had  not  yet  shewed 
her  kindred  nor  her  people  ; as  Mordecai  had 
charged  her  : for  Esther  did  the  commandment  of 
Mordecai,  like  as  when  she  was  brought  up  with 

21  him.  In  those  days,  while  Mordecai  sat  in  the 
king’s  gate,  two  of  the  king’s  chamberlains,  Bigthan 
and  Teresh,  of  those  which  kept  the  door,  were 
wroth,  and  sought  to  lay  hands  on  the  king  Ahasu- 


ver.  7. 

8 ch.  1.  3. 


® ver.  21.  ch.  3.  2. 
10  ver.  10. 


d Heb.  rest. 


e Heb.  hand. 

/ Heb.  threshold. 


ESTHER,  HI. 


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22  And  the  thing  was  known  to  Mordecai,  who 
told  it  unto  Esther  the  queen  ; and  Esther  certified  the 
king  thereof  in  Mordecai’s  name. 

23  And  when  inquisition  was  made  of  the  matter, 
it  was  found  out  ; therefore  they  were  both  hanged  on 
a tree  : and  it  was  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles before  the  king. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Haman,  advanced  by  ike  king,  and  despised  by  Mordecai,  seeketh 
revenge  upon  all  the  Jews.  7 He  casteth  lots,  8 He  obtaineth  by 
calumniation  a decree  of  the  king  to  put  the  Jews  to  death. 

After  these  things  did  king  Ahasuerus  promote 
Haman  the  son  of  Hammedatha  the  ^ Agagite, 
and  advanced  him,  and  set  his  seat  above  all  the  princes 
that  were  with  him. 

2  And  all  the  king’s  servants,  that  were  ^in  the 
king’s  gate,  bowed,  and  reverenced  Haman  : for  the 
king  had  so  commanded  concerning  him.  But  Mor- 
decai 3 bowed  not,  nor  did  him  reverence. 

3  Then  the  king’s  servants,  which  were  in  the  king’s 
gate,  said  unto  Mordecai,  Why  transgressest  thou  the 
king’s  commandment  ? 

4  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  spake  daily  unto 
him,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them,  that  they  told 
Haman,  to  see  whether  Mordecai’s  matters  would 
stand  : for  he  had  told  them  that  he  was  a Jew. 

5  And  when  Haman  saw  that  Mordecai  ^ bowed  not, 
nor  did  him  reverence,  then  was  Haman  ® full  of  wrath. 

6  And  he  thought  scorn  to  lay  hands  on  Mordecai 
alone  ; for  they  had  shewed  him  the  people  of  Mor- 
decai ; wherefore  Haman  sought  to  destroy  all  the 
Jews  that  were  throughout  the  whole  kingdom  of  Aha- 
suerus, even  the  people  of  Mordecai. 

7  In  the  first  month,  that  is,  the  month  Nisan,  in 
the  twelfth  year  of  king  Ahasuerus,  ® they  cast  Pur,  that 
is,  the  lot,  before  Haman  from  day  to  day,  and  from 
month  to  month,  to  the  twelfth  month,  that  is,  the 
month  Adar. 

8  ^ And  Haman  said  unto  king  Ahasuerus,  There  is 
a certain  people  scattered  abroad  and  dispersed  among 
the  people  in  all  the  provinces  of  thy  kingdom  ; and 
® their  laws  are  diverse  from  all  people  ; neither  keep 
they  the  king’s  laws  : therefore  it  is  not  for  the  king’s 
profit  to  suffer  them. 

9  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be  written  that  they 
may  be  destroyed  : and  I will  pay  ten  thousand  talents 
of  silver  to  the  hands  of  those  that  have  the  charge  of 
the  business,  to  bring  it  into  the  king’s  treasuries. 

10  And  the  king  ^^took  ^^his  ring  from  his  hand, 
and  gave  it  unto  Haman  the  son  of  Hammedatha  the 
Agagite,  the  Jews’  enemy. 

11  And  the  king  said  unto  Haman,  The  silver  is 
given  to  thee,  the  people  also,  to  do  with  them  as  it 
seemeth  good  to  thee. 

12  Then  were  the  king’s  scribes  called  on  the 
thirteenth  day  of  the  first  month,  and  there  was  written 
according  to  all  that  Haman  had  commanded  unto  the 
king’s  lieutenants,  and  to  the  governors  that  were  over 
every  province,  and  to  the  rulers  of  every  people  of 
every  province  according  to  the  writing  thereof,  and 
to  every  people  after  their  language  ; in  the  name  of 
king  Ahasuerus  was  it  written,  and  sealed  with  the 
king’s  ring. 


11  ch.  G.  2. 

12  ch.  6.  1. 

1 Nuni.  24  7.  1 

Sain.  15.  8. 


2 ch.  2.  19. 

3 ver.  5.  Ps.  15.  4. 
< ver.  2. 

5 ver.  2.  ch.  5.  9. 


6 Dan.  3.  19. 

2 Ps.  83.  4. 

8 ch.  9.  24. 

8 Ezra  4.  13.  Acts 
16.  20. 


22  erus.  And  the  thing  was  known  to  Mordecai,  who 
shewed  it  unto  Esther  the  queen  ; and  Esther  told 

23  the  king  thereof  in  Mordecai’s  name.  And  when 
inquisition  was  made  of  the  matter,  and  it  was 
found  to  be  so,  they  were  both  hanged  on  a tree  : 
and  it  was  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles 
before  the  king. 


3  After  these  things  did  king  Ahasuerus  promote 
Haman  the  son  of  Hammedatha  the  Agagite,  and 
advanced  him,  and  set  his  seat  above  all  the  princes 

2 that  were  with  him.  And  all  the  king’s  servants, 
that  were  in  the  king’s  gate,  bowed  down,  and  did 
reverence  to  Haman  : for  the  king  had  so  com- 
manded concerning  him.  But  Mordecai  bowed  not 

3 down,  nor  did  him  reverence.  Then  the  king’s 
servants,  that  were  in  the  king’s  gate,  said  unto 
Mordecai,  Why  transgressest  thou  the  king’s  com- 

4 mandment  ? Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  spake 
daily  unto  him,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them, 
that  they  told  Haman,  to  see  whether  Mordecai’s 
“ matters  would  stand  : for  he  had  told  them  that  he 

5 was  a Jew.  And  when  Haman  saw  that  Mordecai 
bowed  not  down,  nor  did  him  reverence,  then  was 

6 Haman  full  of  wrath.  But  he  thought  scorn  to  lay 
hands  on  Mordecai  alone  ; for  they  had  shewed  him 
the  people  of  Mordecai : wherefore  Haman  sought 
to  destroy  all  the  Jews  that  were  throughout  the 
whole  kingdom  of  Ahasuerus,  even  the  people  of 

7 Mordecai.  In  the  first  month,  which  is  the  month 
Nisan,  in  the  twelfth  year  of  king  Ahasuerus,  they 
cast  Pur,  that  is,  the  lot,  before  Haman  from  day  to 
day,  and  from  month  to  month,  to  the  twelfth  month, 

8 which  is  the  month  Adar.  And  Haman  said  unto 
king  Ahasuerus,  There  is  a certain  people  scattered 
abroad  and  ^ dispersed  among  the  peoples  in  all  the 
provinces  of  thy  kingdom  ; and  their  laws  are  diverse 
from  those  of  every  people  ; neither  keep  they  the 
king’s  laws  : therefore  it  is  not  for  the  king’s  profit 

9 to  suffer  them.  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be  written 
that  they  be  destroyed  : and  I will  pay  ten  thousand 
talents  of  silver  into  the  hands  of  those  that  have  the 
charge  of  the  hinges  business,  to  bring  it  into  the 

10  king’s  treasuries.  And  the  king  took  his  ring  from 
his  hand,  and  gave  it  unto  Haman  the  son  of  Ham- 

11  medatha  the  Agagite,  the  Jews’  enemy.  And  the 
king  said  unto  Haman,  The  silver  is  given  to  thee, 
the  people  also,  to  do  with  them  as  it  seemeth  good 

12  to  thee.  Then  were  the  king’s  scribes'"  called  in 
the  first  month,  on  the  thirteenth  day  thereof,  and 
there  was  written  according  to  all  that  Haman  com- 
manded unto  the  king’s  satraps,  and  to  the  governors 
that  were  over  every  province,  and  to  the  princes  of 
every  people  ; to  every  province  according  to  the 
writing  thereof,  and  to  every  people  after  their 
language  ; in  the  name  of  king  Ahasuerus  was 
it  written,  and  it  was  sealed  with  the  king’s  ring. 


10  Gen.  41.  42. 

11  ch.  8.  2,  8. 

12  ch.  8.  9. 

13  ch.  1.  22.  & 8.  9. 


1^  1 Kin.  21.  8.  ch.  c Or,  meet  for  the 
8.  8,  10.  king. 

a Or,  loords.  d Or,  secretaries, 

b Or,  separatad. 


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ESTHER,  IV. 


13  And  the  letters  were  sent  by  posts  into  all  the 
king’s  provinces,  to  destroy,  to  kill,  and  to  cause  to 
perish,  all  Jews,  both  young  and  old,  little  children  and 
women,  ^®in  one  day,  even  upon  the  thirteenth  day  of 
the  twelfth  month,  which  is  the  month  Adar,  and  to 
take  the  spoil  of  them  for  a prey. 

14  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a commandment  to 
be  given  in  every  province  was  published  unto  all  peo- 
ple, that  they  should  be  ready  against  that  day. 

15  The  posts  went  out,  being  hastened  by  the  king’s 
commandment,  and  the  decree  was  given  in  Shushan 
the  palace.  And  the  king  and  Hainan  sat  down  to 
drink  ; but  the  city  Shushan  was  perplexed. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 The  great  mourning  of  Mordecai  and  the  Jews.  4 Esther,  understand- 
ing it,  sendeth  to  Mordecai,  who  sheweth  the  cause,  and  adviseth  her  to 
undertake  the  suit.  10  She  excusing  herself  is  threatened  by  Mordecai. 
15  She  appointing  a fast  undertaketh  the  suit. 

WHEN  Mordecai  perceived  all  that  was  done, 
Mordecai  ^ rent  his  clothes,  and  put  on  sackcloth 
2 with  ashes,  and  went  out  into  the  midst  of  the  city,  and 
^ cried  with  a loud  and  a bitter  cry  ; 

2  And  came  even  before  the  king’s  gate  : for  none 
might  enter  into  the  king’s  gate  clothed  with  sackcloth. 

3  And  in  every  province,  whithersoever  the  king’s 
commandment  and  his  decree  came,  there  was  great 
mourning  among  the  Jews,  and  fasting,  and  weeping, 
and  wailing  ; and  many  lay  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

4  ^ So  Esther’s  maids  and  her  chamberlains  came 
and  told  it  her.  Then  was  the  queen  exceedingly 
grieved  ; and  she  sent  raiment  to  clothe  Mordecai,  and 
to  take  away  his  sackcloth  from  him  : but  he  received 
it  not. 

5  Then  called  Esther  for  Hatach,  one  of  the  king’s 
chamberlains,  whom  he  had  appointed  to  attend  upon 
her,  and  gave  him  a commandment  to  Mordecai,  to 
know  what  it  was,  and  why  it  was. 

6  So  Hatach  went  forth  to  Mordecai  unto  the  street 
of  the  city,  which  was  before  the  king’s  gate. 

7  And  Mordecai  told’  him  of  all  that  had  happened 
unto  him,  and  of  ^the  sum  of  the  money  that  Haman 
had  promised  to  pay  to  the  king’s  treasuries  for  the 
Jews,  to  destroy  them. 

8  Also  he  gave  him  ® the  copy  of  the  writing  of  the 
decree  that  was  given  at  Shushan  to  destroy  them,  to 
shew  it  unto  Esther,  and  to  declare  it  unto  her,  and  to 
charge  her  that  she  should  go  in  unto  the  king,  to  make 
supplication  unto  him,  and  to  make  request  before  him 
for  her  people. 

9  And  Hatach  came  and  told  Esther  the  words  of 
Mordecai. 

10  ^ Again  Esther  spake  unto  Hatach,  and  gave  him 
commandment  unto  Mordecai  ; 

11  All  the  king’s  servants,  and  the  people  of  the 
king’s  provinces,  do  know,  that  whosoever,  whether 
man  or  woman,  shall  come  unto  the  king  into  ® the 
inner  court,  who  is  not  called,  there  is  one  law  of  his 
to  put  him  to  death,  except  such  ^ to  whom  the  king 
shall  hold  out  the  golden  sceptre,  that  he  may  live  : 
but  I have  not  been  called  to  come  in  unto  the  king 
these  thirty  days. 

12  And  they  told  to  Mordecai  Esther’s  words. 

13  Then  Mordecai  commanded  to  answer  Esther, 

ch.  8.  10.  19  See  ch.  8. 15.  Pro.  2 Josh.  7.  6.  Ezek. 

I 16  ch.  8.  12,  &c.  29.  2.  27.  30. 

11  ch.  8.  11.  1 2 Sam.  1.  11.  3 Gen.  27.  34. 

18  ch.  8.  13,  14.  * ch.  3.  9. 


13  And  letters  were  sent  by  posts  into  all  the  king’s  pro- 
• vinces,  to  destroy,  to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish,  all 

Jews,  both  young  and  old,  little  children  and  women, 
in  one  day,  even  upon  the  thirteenth  day  of  the 
twelfth  month,  which  is  the  month  Adar,  and  to  take 

14  the  spoil  of  them  for  a prey.  A copy  of  the  writing, 
® that  the  decree  should  be  given  out  in  every  pro- 
vince, was  published  unto  all  the  peoples,  that  they 

15  should  be  ready  against  that  day.  The  posts  went 
forth  in  haste  by  the  king’s  commandment,  and  the 
decree  was  given  out  in  Shushan  the  palace  : and 
the  king  and  Haman  sat  down  to  dri^ ; but  the 
city  of  Shushan  was  perplexed. 


4  Now  when  Mordecai  knew  all  that  was  done, 
Mordecai  rent  his  clothes,  and  put  on  sackcloth 
with  ashes,  and  went  out  into  the  midst  of  the  city, 

2 and  cried  with  a loud  and  a bitter  cry  : and  he  came 
even  before  the  king’s  gate  : for  none  might  enter 

3 within  the  king’s  gate  clothed  with  sackcloth.  And  in 
every  province,  whithersoever  the  king’s  command- 
ment and  his  decree  came,  there  was  great  mourning 
among  the  Jews,  and  fasting,  and  weeping,  and 
wailing  ; and  “ many  lay  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

4 And  Esther’s  maidens  and  her  chamberlains  came 
and  told  it  her  ; and  the  queen  was  exceedingly 
grieved  : and  she  sent  raiment  to  clothe  Mordecai, 
and  to  take  his  sackcloth  from  off  him  : but  he  re- 

5 ceived  it  not.  Then  called  Esther  for  Hathach,  one 
of  the  king’s  chamberlains,  whom  he  had  appointed 
to  attend  upon  her,  and  charged  him  to  go  to  Mor- 

6 decai,  to  know  what  this  was,  and  why  it  was.  So 
Hathach  went  forth  to  Mordecai  unto  the  broad 
place  of  the  city,  which  was  before  the  king’s  gate. 

7 And  Mordecai  told  him  of  all  that  had  happened 
unto  him,  and  the  exact  sum  of  the  money  that  Ha- 
man had  promised  to  pay  to  the  king’s  treasuries  for 

8 the  Jews,  to  destroy  them.  Also  he  gave  him  the 
copy  of  the  writing  of  the  decree  that  was  given  out 
in  Shushan  to  destroy  them,  to  shew  it  unto  Esther, 
and  to  declare  it  unto  her  ; and  to  charge  her  that 
she  should  go  in  unto  the  king,  to  make  supplica- 
tion unto  him,  and  to  make  request  before  him,  for 

9 her  people.  And  Hathach  came  and  told  Esther 

10  the  words  of  Mordecai.  Then  Esther  spake  unto 
Hathach,  and  gave  him  a message  unto  Mordecai, 

11  saying  : All  the  king’s  servants,  and  the  people  of 
the  king’s  provinces,  do  know,  that  whosoever, 
whether  man  or  woman,  shall  come  unto  the  king 
into  the  inner  court,  who  is  not  called,  there  is  one 
law  for  him,  that  he  be  put  to  death,  except  such  to 
whom  the  king  shall  hold  out  the  golden  .sceptre, 
that  he  may  live  : but  I have  not  been  called  to 

12  come  in  unto  the  king  these  thirty  days.  And  they 

13  told  to  Mordecai  Esther’s  words.  Then  Mordecai 
bade  them  return  answer  unto  Esther,  Think  not 


6 ch.  3. 14, 15. 

6 ch.  5.  1. 

7 Dan.  2.  9. 


8 ch.  5.  2.  & 8.  4.  a Heb.  sackcloth  and 

e Or,  to  be  given  out  ashes  were  spread 
for  a decree.  under  many. 


ESTHER,  V. 


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Think  not  with  thyself  that  thou  shalt  escape  in  the 
king’s  house,  more  than  all  the  Jews. 

14  For  if  thou  altogether  boldest  thy  peace  at  this 
time,  then  shall  there  enlargement  and  deliverance 
arise  to  the  Jews  from  another  place  ; but  thou  and 
thy  father’s  house  shall  be  destroyed  : and  who  know- 
eth  whether  thou  art  come  to  the  kingdom  for  such  a 
time  as  this  ? 

15  TT  Then  Esther  bade  them  return  Mordecai  this 
ansioer, 

16  Go,  gather  together  all  the  Jews  that  are  present 
in  Shushan,  and  fast  ye  for  me,  and  neither  eat  nor 
drink  ® three  days,  night  or  day  : I also  and  my  maid- 
ens will  fast  likewise  ; and  so  will  I go  in  unto  the 
king,  which  is  not  according  to  the  law  : and  if  I 
perish,  I perish. 

17  So  Mordecai  went  his  way,  and  did  according  to 
all  that  Esther  had  commanded  him. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 Esther^  adventuring  on  the  king's  favour^  obtaineth  the  grace  of  the 
golden  sceptre,  and  inviteth  the  king  and  Haman  to  a banquet.  6 She, 
being  encouraged  by  the  king  in  her  suit,  inviteth  them  to  another 
banquet  the  next  day.  9 Haman,  proud  of  his  advancement,  repineth 
at  the  contempt  of  Mordecai.  14  By  the  counsel  of  Zeresh  he  btiildeth 
for  him  a pair  of  ggllows. 

O W it  came  to  pass  ^ on  the  third  day,  that  Esther 
put  on  her  royal  apparel,  and  stood  in  ^ the  inner 
court  of  the  king’s  house,  over  against  the  king’s 
house  : and  the  king  sat  upon  his  royal  throne  in  the 
royal  house,  over  against  the  gate  of  the  house. 

2 And  it  was  so,  when  the  king  saw  Esther  the 
queen  standing  in  the  court,  that  ® she  obtained  favour 
in  his  sight  : and  ^the  king  held  out  to  Esther  the 
golden  sceptre  that  was  in  his  hand.  So  Esther  drew 
near,  and  touched  the  top  of  the  sceptre. 

3 Then  said  the  king  unto  her.  What  wilt  thou, 
queen  Esther  ? and  what  is  thy  request  ? ® it  shall  be 
even  given  thee  to  the  half  of  the  kingdom. 

4 And  Esther  answered,  If  it  seem  good  unto  the 
king,  let  the  king  and  Haman  come  this  day  unto  the 
banquet  that  I have  prepared  for  him. 

5 Then  the  king  said.  Cause  Haman  to  make  haste, 
that  he  may  do  as  Esther  hath  said.  So  the  king  and 
Haman  came  to  the  banquet  that  Esther  had  prepared. 

6 ^ ® And  the  king  said  unto  Esther  at  the  banquet 
of  wine,  What  is  thy  petition  ? and  it  shall  be  granted 
thee  : and  what  is  thy  request  ? even  to  the  half  of  the 
kingdom  it  shall  be  performed. 

7 Then  answered  Esther,  and  said.  My  petition  and 
my  request  is  ; 

8 If  I have  found  favour  in  the  sight  of  the  king, 
and  if  it  please  the  king  to  grant  my  petition,  and  to 
perform  my  request,  let  the  king  and  Haman  come  to 
the  banquet  that  I shall  prepare  for  them,  and  I will 
do  to  morrow  as  the  king  hath  said. 

9 ^ Then  went  Haman  forth  that  day  joyful  and 
with  a glad  heart  : but  when  Haman  saw  Mordecai  in 
the  king’s  gate,  ® that  he  stood  not  up,  nor  moved  for 
him,  he  was  full  of  indignation  against  Mordecai. 

10  Nevertheless  Haman  ® refrained  himself : and 
when  he  came  home,  he  sent  and  called  for  his  friends, 
and  Zeresh  his  wife. 

11  And  Haman  told  them  of  the  glory  of  his  riches, 

and  the  multitude  of  his  children,  and  all  the  things 
wherein  the  king  had  promoted  him,  and  how  he  had 

0 Seech.  5.1.  2 See  ch.  4. 11.  «&  ch.  ••  ch.  4.  11.  & 8.  4. 

JO  See  Gen.  43.  14.  6.  4.  c go  Mark  6.  23. 

1 See  ch.  4.  16.  » Pro.  21.  1.  « ch.  7.  2. 


with  thyself  that  thou  shalt  escape  in  the  king’s 

14  house,  more  than  all  the  Jews.  For  if  thou  alto- 
gether boldest  thy  peace  at  this  time,  then  shall  re- 
lief and  deliverance  arise  to  the  Jews  from  another 
place,  but  thou  and  thy  father’s  house  shall  perish  : 
and  who  knoweth  whether  thou  art  not  come  to  the 

15  kingdom  for  such  a time  as  this  ? Then  Esther 

16  bade  them  return  answer  unto  Mordecai,  Go,  gather 
together  all  the  Jews  that  are  present  in  Shushan, 
and  fast  ye  for  me,  and  neither  eat  nor  drink  three 
days,  night  or  day  : I also  and  my  maidens  will 
fast  in  like  manner  ; and  so  will  I go  in  unto 
the  king,  which  is  not  according  to  the  law  : and  if 

17  I perish,  I perish.  So  Mordecai  went  his  way,  and 
did  according  to  all  that  Esther  had  commanded  him. 


5  Now  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  that  Esther 
put  on  her  royal  apparel,  and  stood  in  the  inner 
court  of  the  king’s  house,  over  against  the  king’s 
house  : and  the  king  sat  upon  his  royal  throne  in  the 
royal  house,  over  against  the  entrance  of  the  house. 

2 And  it  was  so,  when  the  king  saw  Esther  the  queen 
standing  in  the  court,  that  she  obtained  favour  in 
his  sight  : and  the  king  held  out  to  Esther  the  golden 
sceptre  that  was  in  his  hand.  So  Esther  drew 

3 near,  and  touched  the  top  of  the  sceptre.  Then  said 
the  king  unto  her.  What  wilt  thou,  queen  Esther  ? 
and  what  is  thy  request  ? it  shall  be  given  thee 

4 even  to  the  half  of  the  kingdom.  And  Esther  said. 
If  it  seem  good  unto  the  king,  let  the  king  and 
Haman  come  this  day  unto  the  banquet  that  I have 

5 prepared  for  him.  Then  the  king  said,  Cause 
Haman  to  make  haste,  that  it  may  be  done  as  Es- 
ther hath  said.  So  the  king  and  Haman  came  to 

6 the  banquet  that  Esther  had  prepared.  And  the 
king  said  unto  Esther  at  the  banquet  of  wine,  What 
is  thy  petition  ? and  it  shall  be  granted  thee : 
and  what  is  thy  request  ? even  to  the  half  of  the 

7 kingdom  it  shall  be  performed.  Then  answered 
Esther,  and  said.  My  petition  and  my  request  is  ; 

8 if  I have  found  favour  in  the  sight  of  the  king,  and 
if  it  please  the  king  to  grant  my  petition,  and  to 
perform  my  request,  let  the  king  and  Haman  come 
to  the  banquet  that  I shall  prepare  for  them,  and  I 

9 will  do  to-morrow  as  the  king  hath  said.  Then 
went  Haman  forth  that  day  joyful  and  glad  of 
heart : but  when  Haman  saw  Mordecai  in  the  king’s 
gate,  that  he  stood  not  up  nor  ” moved  for  him,  he 

10  was  filled  with  wrath  against  Mordecai.  Neverthe- 
less Haman  refrained  himself,  and  went  home  ; 
and  he  sent  and  fetched  his  friends  and  Zeresh  his 

11  wife.  And  Haman  recounted  unto  them  the  glory 
of  his  riches,  and  the  multitude  of  his  children,  and 
all  the  things  wherein  the  king  had  promoted  him. 


2 ch.  9.  12.  “ So  2 Sam.  13.  22.  a Or,  trembled  be- 

® ch.  3.  5.  J®  ch.  9.  7,  &c.  fore  him. 


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advanced  him  above  the  princes  and  servants  of  the 
king. 

12  Haman  said  moreover,  Yea,  Esther  the  queen  did 
let  no  man  come  in  with  the  king  unto  the  banquet  that 
she  had  prepared  but  myself  ; and  to  morrow  am  I in- 
vited unto  her  also  with  the  king. 

13  Yet  all  this  availeth  me  nothing,  so  long  as  I see 
Mordecai  the  Jew  sitting  at  the  king’s  gate. 

14  Tf  Then  said  Zeresh  his  wife  and  all  his  friends 
unto  him,  Let  a gallows  be  made  of  fifty  cubits  high, 
and  to  morrow  speak  thou  unto  the  king  that  Morde- 
cai may  be  hanged  thereon  : then  go  thou  in  merrily 
with  the  king  unto  the  banquet.  And  the  thing  pleased 
Haman  ; and  he  caused  the  gallows  to  be  made. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Ahasuerus,  reading  in  the  chronicles  of  the  good  service  done  hy  Mor- 
decai, taketh  care  Jor  his  reward-  4 Haman,  coming  to  sue  that  Mor- 
decai might  be  hanged,  unawares  giveth  counsel  that  he  might  do  him 
honour,  12  Complaining  of  his  misfortune,  his  friends  tell  him  of  his 
final  destiny. 

ON  that  night  could  not  the  king  sleep,  and  he  com- 
manded to  bring  ^the  book  of  records  of  the 
chronicles  ; and  they  were  read  before  the  king. 

2  And  it  was  found  written,  that  Mordecai  had  told 
of  Bigthaiia  and  Teresh,  two  of  the  king’s  chamber- 
lains, the  keepers  of  the  door,  who  sought  to  lay  hand 
on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

3  And  the  king  said.  What  honour  and  dignity  hath 
been  done  to  Mordecai  for  this  ? Then  said  the  king’s 
servants  that  ministered  unto  him.  There  is  nothing 
done  for  him. 

4  ^ And  the  king  said.  Who  is  in  the  court  ? Now 
Haman  was  come  into  ^the  outward  court  of  the  king’s 
house,  ^to  speak  unto  the  king  to  hang  Mordecai  on 
the  gallows  that  he  had  prepared  for  him. 

5  And  the  king’s  servants  said  unto  him.  Behold, 
Haman  standeth  in  the  court.  And  the  king  said,  Let 
him  come  in. 

6  So  Hainan  came  in.  And  the  king  said  unto  him. 
What  shall  be  done  unto  the  man  whom  the  king  de- 
lighteth  to  honour  ? Now  Haman  thought  in  his  heart, 
To  whom  would  the  king  delight  to  do  honour  more 
than  to  myself  ? 

7  And  Haman  answered  the  king.  For  the  man  whom 
the  king  delighteth  to  honour, 

8  Let  the  royal  apparel  be  brought  which  the  king 
useth  to  wear,  and  ^ the  horse  that  the  king  rideth  upon, 
and  the  crown  royal  which  is  set  upon  his  head  : 

9  And  let  this  apparel  and  horse  be  delivered  to  the 
hand  of  one  of  the  king’s  most  noble  princes,  that  they 
may  array  the  man  withal  whom  the  king  delighteth  to 
honour,  and  bring  him  on  horseback  through  the  street 
of  the  city,  ®and  proclaim  before  him.  Thus  shall  it  be 
done  to  the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honour. 

10  Then  the  king  said  to  Haman,  Make  haste,  and 
take  the  apparel  and  the  horse,  as  thou  hast  said,  and 
do  even  so  to  Mordecai  the  Jew,  that  sitteth  at  the 
king’s  gate  : let  nothing  fail  of  all  that  thou  hast 
spoken. 

11  Then  took  Haman  the  apparel  and  the  horse, 
and  arrayed  Mordecai,  and  brought  him  on  horseback 
through  the  street  of  the  city,  and  proclaimed  before 
him,  Thus  shall  it  be  done  unto  the  man  whom  the 
king  delighteth  to  honour. 

12  ^ And  Mordecai  came  again  to  the  king’s  gate. 

ch.  3.  1.  ch.  7.  10.  3 ch.  5.  14. 

12  oh.  7.  9.  1 ch.  2.  23.  * 1 Kin.  1.  33. 

13  ch.  6.  4.  2 See  ch.  5.  1.  6 Geu.  41.  43. 


and  how  he  had  advanced  him  above  the  princes  and 

12  servants  of  the  king.  Haman  said  moreover.  Yea, 
Esther  the  queen  did  let  no  man  come  in  with  the 
king  unto  the  banquet  that  she  had  prepared  but 
myself  ; and  to-morrow  also  am  I invited  by  her 

13  together  with  the  king.  Yet  all  this  availeth  me 
nothing,  so  long  as  I see  Mordecai  the  Jew  sitting 

14  at  the  king’s  gate.  Then  said  Zeresh  his  wife  and 
all  his  friends  unto  him.  Let  a ^ gallows  be  made  of 
fifty  cubits  high,  and  in  the  morning  speak  thou 
unto  the  king  that  Mordecai  may  be  hanged  there- 
on : then  go  thou  in  merrily  with  the  king  unto  the 
banquet.  And  the  thing  pleased  Haman  ; and  he 
caused  the  gallows  to  be  made. 


6 On  that  night  ® could  not  the  king  sleep  ; and  he 
commanded  to  bring  the  book  of  records  of  the 
chronicles,  and  they  were  read  before  the  king. 

2 And  it  was  found  written,  that  Mordecai  had  told 
of  Bigthana  and  Teresh,  two  of  the  king’s  chamber- 
lains, of  those  that  kept  the  **  door,  who  had  sought 

3 to  lay  hands  on  the  king  Ahasuerus.  And  the  king 
said,  What  honour  and  dignity  hath  been  done  to 
Mordecai  for  this  ? Then  said  the  king’s  servants 
that  ministered  unto  him.  There  is  nothing  done  for 

4 him.  And  the  king  said,  Who  is  in  the  court  ? 
Now  Haman  was  come  into  the  outward  court  of  the 
king’s  house,  to  speak  unto  the  king  to  hang  Mor- 
decai on  the  gallows  that  he  had  prepared  for  him. 

5 And  the  king’s  servants  said  unto  him.  Behold, 
Haman  standeth  in  the  court.  And  the  king  said, 

6 Let  him  come  in.  So  Haman  came  in.  And  the 
king  said  unto  him.  What  shall  be  done  unto  the 
man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honour  ? Now 
Haman  said  in  his  heart.  To  whom  would  the  king 

7 delight  to  do  honour  more  than  to  myself  ? And 
Haman  said  unto  the  king.  For  the  man  whom  the 

8 king  delighteth  to  honour,  let  royal  apparel  be 
brought  which  the  king  useth  to  wear,  and  the  horse 
that  the  king  rideth  upon,  and  on  the  head  of  which  a 

9 crown  royal  is  set  : and  let  the  apparel  and  the  horse 
be  delivered  to  the  hand  of  one  of  the  king’s  most  noble 
princes,  that  they  may  array  the  man  withal  whom 
the  king  delighteth  to  honour,  and  cause  him  to  ride 
on  horseback  through  the  street  of  the  city,  and  pro- 
claim before  him.  Thus  shall  it  be  done  to  the  man 

10  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honour.  Then  the 
king  said  to  Haman,  Make  haste,  and  take  the  ap- 
parel and  the  horse,  as  thou  hast  said,  and  do  even 
so  to  Mordecai  the  Jew,  that  sitteth  at  the  king’s 
gate  : let  nothing  fail  of  all  that  thou  hast  spoken. 

11  Then  took  Haman  the  apparel  and  the  horse,  and 
arrayed  Mordecai,  and  caused  him  to  ride  through 
the  street  of  the  city,  and  proclaimed  before  him, 
Thus  shall  it  be  done  unto  the  man  whom  the  king 

12  delighteth  to  honour.  And  Mordecai  came  again 


b'Reh.tree.  b'Reh.  tb7-eshold.  royal  which  is  set  upon 

a Heb.  the  king's  c Or,  and  the  croivn  his  head, 
sleep  fled  from  him. 


ESTHER,  VII. 


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But  Hainan  ® hasted  to  his  house  mourning,  and  hav- 
ing his  head  covered. 

13  And  Hainan  told  Zeresh  his  wife  and  all  his 
friends  every  thitig  that  had  befallen  him.  Then  said 
his  wise  men  and  Zeresh  his  wife  unto  him,  If  Morde- 
cai  be  of  the  seed  of  the  Jews,  before  whom  thou  hast 
begun  to  fall,  thou  shalt  not  prevail  against  him,  but 
shalt  surely  fall  before  him. 

14  And  while  they  were  yet  talking  with  him,  came 
the  king’s  chamberlains,  and  hasted  to  bring  Haman 
unto  * the  banquet  that  Esther  had  prepared. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Esther entertaining  the  king  and  Hamnn^  maketh  suit  /or  her  own 
life  and  her  people's.  5 She  accuseth  Haman.  7 The  king  in  his  an- 
ger., understanding  of  the  gallows  which  Haman  had  made  for  Morde- 
cai,  causeih  him  to  be  hanged  thereon. 

SO  the  king  and  Haman  came  to  banquet  with  Esther 
the  queen. 

2  And  the  king  said  again  unto  Esther  on  the  second 
day  ^ at  the  banquet  of  wine,  What  is  thy  petition, 
queen  Esther  ? and  it  shall  be  granted  thee  : and 
what  is  thy  request  ? and  it  shall  be  performed,  even 
to  the  half  of  the  kingdom. 

3  Then  Esther  the  queen  answered  and  said,  If  I 
have  found  favour  in  thy  sight,  O king,  and  if  it  please 
the  king,  let  my  life  be  given  me  at  my  petition,  and 
my  people  at  my  request  : 

4  For  we  are  ^sold,  I and  my  people,  to  be  de- 
stroyed, to  be  slain,  and  to  perish.  But  if  we  had  been 
sold  for  bondmen  and  bondwomen,  I had  held  my 
tongue,  although  the  enemy  could  not  countervail  the 
king’s  damage. 

5  Then  the  king  Ahasuerus  answered  and  said 
unto  Esther  the  queen.  Who  is  he,  and  where  is  he, 
that  durst  presume  in  his  heart  to  do  so  ? 

6  And  Esther  said.  The  adversary  and  enemy  is  this 
wicked  Haman.  Then  Haman  was  afraid  before  the 
king  and  the  queen. 

7  And  the  king  arising  from  the  banquet  of  wine 
in  his  wrath  went  into  the  palace  garden  : and  Haman 
stood  up  to  make  request  for  his  life  to  Esther  the 
queen ; for  he  saw  that  there  was  evil  determined 
against  him  by  the  king. 

8  Then  the  king  returned  out  of  the  palace  garden 
into  the  place  of  the  banquet  of  wine  ; and  Hainan 
was  fallen  upon  ^ the  bed  whereon  Esther  was.  Then 
said  the  king.  Will  he  force  the  queen  also  before  me 
in  the  house  ? As  the  word  went  out  of  the  king’s 
mouth,  they  * covered  Hainan’s  face. 

9  And  ® Harbonah,  one  of  the  chamberlains,  said  be- 
fore the  king.  Behold  also,  ®the  gallows  fifty  cubits 
high,  which  Haman  had  made  for  Mordecai,  who  had 
spoken  good  for  the  king,  standeth  in  the  house  of 
Haman.  Then  the  king  said.  Hang  him  thereon. 

10  So  ^ they  hanged  Haman  on  the  gallows  that  he 
had  prepared  for  Mordecai.  Then  was  the  king’s 
wrath  pacified. 

« 2 Chr.  26.  20.  i ch.  5.  6.  s ch.  1.  10. 

T 2 Sara.  15.  30.  Jer.  2 ch.  3.  9.  & 4.  7.  « ch.  5.  14.  Pb.  7. 

14.3,4.  3ch.  1.6.  16.  Pro.  11.6, 6. 

« ch.  6.  8.  * Job  9.  24. 


to  the  king’s  gate.  But  Haman  hasted  to  his  house, 

13  mourning  and  having  his  head  covered.  And  Haman 
recounted  unto  Zeresh  his  wife  and  all  his  friends 
every  thing  that  had  befallen  him.  Then  said  his 
wise  men  and  Zeresh  his  wife  unto  him.  If  Mordecai, 
before  whom  thou  hast  begun  to  fall,  be  of  the  seed 
of  the  Jews,  thou  shalt  not  prevail  against  him,  but 

14  shalt  surely  fall  before  him.  While  they  were  yet 
talking  with  him,  came  the  king’s  chamberlains,  and 
hasted  to  bring  Haman  unto  the  banquet  that  Esther 
had  prepared. 


7  So  the  king  and  Hainan  came  “ to  banquet  with 

2 Esther  the  queen.  And  the  king  said  again  unto 
Esther  on  the  second  day  at  the  banquet  of  wine, 
What  is  thy  petition,  queen  Esther  ? and  it  shall  be 
granted  thee  : and  what  is  thy  request  ? even  to  the 

3 half  of  the  kingdom  it  shall  be  performed.  Then 
Esther  the  queen  answered  and  said.  If  I have  found 
favour  in  thy  sight,  O king,  and  if  it  please  the  king, 
let  my  life  be  given  me  at  my  petition,  and  my  peo- 

4 pie  at  my  request  : for  we  are  sold,  I and  my  peo- 
ple, to  be  destroyed,  to  be  slain,  and  to  perish.  But 
if  we  had  been  sold  for  bondmen  and  bondwomen, 
I had  held  my  peace,  although  the  adversary  could 

6 not  have  compensated  for  the  king’s  damage.  Then 
spake  the  king  Ahasuerus  and  said  unto  Esther  the 
queen.  Who  is  he,  and  where  is  he,  that  durst  pre- 

6 sume  in  his  heart  to  do  so  ? And  Esther  said.  An 
adversary  and  an  enemy,  even  this  wicked  Haman. 
Then  Haman  was  afraid  before  the  king  and  the 

7 queen.  And  the  king  arose  in  his  wrath  from  the 
banquet  of  wine  and  went  into  the  palace  garden : 
and  Haman  stood  up  to  make  request  for  his  life  to 
Esther  the  queen  ; for  he  saw  that  there  was  evil 

8 determined  against  him  by  the  king.  Then  the  king 
returned  out  of  the  palace  garden  into  the  place  of 
the  banquet  of  wine  ; and  Haman  was  fallen  upon 
the  couch  whereon  Esther  was.  Then  said  the 
king,  Will  he  even  force  the  queen  before  me  in  the 
house  ? As  the  word  went  out  of  the  king’s  mouth, 

9 they  covered  Hainan’s  face.  Then  said  Harbonah, 
one  of  the  chamberlains  that  were  before  the  king. 
Behold  also,  the  '^gallows  fifty  cubits  high,  which 
Haman  hath  made  for  Mordecai,  who  spake  good 
for  the  king,  standeth  in  the  house  of  Haman.  And 

10  the  king  said.  Hang  him  thereon.  So  they  hanged 
Haman  on  the  gallows  that  he  had  prepared  for 
Mordecai.  Then  was  the  king’s  wrath  pacified. 


^ Pb.  37.  35,  36.  b Or,  for  our  afflic-  pared  with  the  king't, 
Dan.  6.  24.  lion  it  not  to  be  com.  damage, 

a Heb.  to  drink.  c Heb.  tree. 


ESTHER,  VIII. 


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CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Mordecai  is  advanced.  3 Esther  maketh  suit  to  reverse  Haman's 
letters.  7 Ahnsuerus  granteth  to  the  Jews  to  defend  themselves. 
15  Mordecai' s honour.,  and  the  Jews'  joy. 

ON  that  day  did  the  king  Ahasuerus  give  the  house 
of  Haman  the  Jews’  enemy  unto  Esther  the  queen. 
And  Mordecai  came  before  the  king  ; for  Esther  had 
told  ^ what  he  was  unto  her. 

2  And  the  king  took  off  ^his  ring,  which  he  had 
taken  from  Haman,  and  gave  it  unto  Mordecai.  And 
Esther  set  Mordecai  over  the  house  of  Haman. 

3  •[[  And  Esther  spake  yet  again  before  the  king, 
and  fell  down  at  his  feet,  and  besought  him  with  tears 
to  put  away  the  mischief  of  Haman  the  Agagite,  and 
his  device  that  he  had  devised  against  the  Jews. 

4  Then  ^ the  king  held  out  the  golden  sceptre  toward 
Esther.  So  Esther  arose,  and  stood  before  the  king, 

5  And  said.  If  it  please  the  king,  and  if  I have  found 
favour  in  his  sight,  and  the  thing  seem  right  before  the 
king,  and  I he  pleasing  in  his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to 
reverse  the  letters  devised  by  Haman  the  son  of  Hamme- 
datha  the  Agagite,  which  he  wrote  to  destroy  the  Jews 
which  are  in  all  the  king’s  provinces  : 

6  For  how  can  I endure  to  see  ^the  evil  that  shall 
come  unto  my  people  ? or  how  can  I endure  to  see  the 
destruction  of  my  kindred  ? 

7  ^ Then  the  king  Ahasuerus  said  unto  Esther  the 
queen  and  to  Mordecai  the  Jew,  Behold,  ® I have  given 
Esther  the  house  of  Haman,  and  him  they  have  hanged 
upon  the  gallows,  because  he  laid  his  hand  upon  the 
Jews. 

8  Write  ye  also  for  the  Jews,  as  it  liketh  you,  in  the 
king’s  name,  and  seal  it  with  the  king’s  ring  : for  the 
writing  which  is  written  in  the  king’s  name,  and  sealed 
with  the  king’s  ring,  ®may  no  man  reverse. 

9  Then  were  the  king’s  scribes  called  at  that  time 
in  the  third  month,  that  zs,  the  month  Sivan,  on  the  three 
and  twentieth  day  thereof  ; and  it  was  written  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Mordecai  commanded  unto  the  Jews, 
and  to  the  lieutenants,  and  the  deputies  and  rulers  of 
the  provinces  which  are  ® from  India  unto  Ethiopia,  an 
hundred  twenty  and  seven  provinces,  unto  every  pro- 
vince ^ according  to  the  writing  thereof,  and  unto  every 
people  after  their  language,  and  to  the  Jews  according 
to  their  writing,  and  according  to  their  language. 

10  And  he  wrote  in  the  king  Ahasuerus’  name,  and 
sealed  it  with  the  king’s  ring,  and  sent  letters  by  posts 
on  horseback,  and  riders  on  mules,  camels,  and  young 
dromedaries  : 

11  Wherein  the  king  granted  the  Jews  which  ivere 
in  every  city  to  gather  themselves  together,  and  to  stand 
for  their  life,  to  destroy,  to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish, 
all  the  power  of  the  people  and  province  that  would  as- 
sault them,  both  little  ones  and  women,  and  to  take  the 
«poil  of  them  for  a prey, 

12  Upon  one  day  in  all  the  provinces  of  king  Aha- 
suerus, namely,  upon  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  twelfth 
month,  which  is  the  month  Adar. 

13  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a commandment  to 
be  given  in  every  province  was  published  unto  all  peo- 
ple, and  that  the  Jews  should  be  ready  against  that  day 
to  avenge  themselves  on  their  enemies. 


8  On  that  day  did  the  king  Ahasuerus  give  the 
house  of  Haman  the  Jews’  enemy  unto  Esther  the 
queen.  And  Mordecai  came  before  the  king  ; for 

2 Esther  had  told  what  he  was  unto  her.  And  the 
king  took  off  his  ring,  which  he  had  taken  from 
Haman,  and  gave  it  unto  Mordecai.  And  Esther 

3 set  Mordecai  over  the  house  of  Haman.  And  Es- 
ther spake  yet  again  before  the  king,  and  fell  down 
at  his  feet,  and  besought  him  with  tears  to  put  away 
the  mischief  of  Haman  the  Agagite,  and  his  device 

4 that  he  had  devised  against  the  Jews.  Then  the 
king  held  out  to  Esther  the  golden  sceptre.  So 

5 Esther  arose,  and  stood  before  the  king.  And  she 
said.  If  it  please  the  king,  and  if  I have  found  fa- 
vour in  his  sight,  and  the  thing  seem  right  before 
the  king,  and  I be  pleasing  in  his  eyes,  let  it  be 
written  to  reverse  the  letters  devised  by  Haman  the 
son  of  Hammedatha  the  Agagite,  which  he  wrote  to 
destroy  the  Jews  which  are  in  all  the  king’s  pro- 

6 vinces  : for  how  can  I endure  to  see  the  evil  that 
shall  come  unto  my  people  ? or  how  can  I endure 

7 to  see  the  destruction  of  my  kindred  ? Then  the 
king  Ahasuerus  said  unto  Esther  the  queen  and  to 
Mordecai  the  Jew,  Behold,  I have  given  Esther  the 
house  of  Haman,  and  him  they  have  hanged  upon 
the  gallows,  because  he  laid  his  hand  upon  the  Jews. 

8 Write  ye  also  “ to  the  Jews,  as  it  liketh  you,  in  the 
king’s  name,  and  seal  it  with  the  king’s  ring  : for 
the  writing  which  is  written  in  the  king’s  name,  and 
sealed  with  the  king’s  ring,  may  no  man  reverse. 

9 Then  were  the  king’s  scribes  called  at  that  time,  in 
the  third  month,  wliich  is  the  month  Sivan,  on  the 
three  and  twentieth  day  thereof  ; and  it  was  written 
according  to  all  that  Mordecai  commanded  unto  the 
Jews,  and  to  the  satraps,  and  the  governors  and 
princes  of  the  provinces  which  are  from  India  unto 
Ethiopia,  an  hundred  twenty  and  seven  provinces, 
unto  every  province  according  to  the  writing  thereof, 
and  unto  every  people  after  their  language,  and  to 
the  Jews  according  to  their  writing,  and  according 

10  to  their  language.  And  he  wrote  in  the  name  of 
king  Ahasuerus,  and  sealed  it  with  the  king’s  ring, 
and  sent  letters  by  posts  on  horseback,  riding  on 
^ swift  steeds  that  were  used  in  the  king’s  service, 

11  bred  of  the  stud  : wherein  the  king  granted  the 
Jews  which  were  in  every  city  to  gather  themselves 
together,  and  to  stand  for  their  life,  to  destroy,  to 
slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish,  all  the  power  of  the 
people  and  province  that  would  assault  them,  their 
little  ones  and  women,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them 

12  for  a prey,  upon  one  day  in  all  the  provinces  of  king 
Ahasuerus,  namely,  upon  the  thirteenth  day  of  the 

13  twelfth  month,  which  is  the  month  Adar.  A copy 
of  the  writing,  that  the  decree  should  be  given  out 
in  every  province,  was  published  unto  all  the  peo- 
ples, and  that  the  Jews  should  be  ready  against  that 


1 ch.  2.  7. 

2 ch.  3.  10. 

3ch.  4.  11.  &5.  2. 

“ Neh.  2.  3.  ch.  7. 


6 ver.  1.  Pro.  13. 

22. 

3  See  ch.  1.  19.  Dan. 
6.  8,  12,  15. 


2 ch.  3.  12. 

8 ch.  1. 1. 

9 ch.  1.  22.  & 3.  12. 

10  1 Kin.  21.  8.  ch. 
3.  12,  13. 


11  See  ch.  9.  10,  15, 
16. 

12  ch.  3.  13,  &c.  & 9. 


13  ch.  3.  14,  15. 
a Or,  concerning, 
b Or,  sivi/t  steeds, 


m tiles,  and  young 
dromedaries. 

c Or,  to  be  given  out 
for  a decree. 


ESTHER,  IX. 


731 


14  So  the  posts  that  rode  upon  mules  and  camels 
went  out,  being*  hastened  and  pressed  on  by  the  king’s 
commaudment.  And  the  decree  was  given  at  Shushan 
the  palace. 

15  ^ And  Mordecai  went  out  from  the  presence  of 
the  king  in  royal  apparel  of  blue  and  white,  and  with  a 
great  crown  of  gold,  and  with  a garment  of  fine  linen 
and  purple  : and  ^^the  city  of  Shushan  rejoiced  and^ 
was  glad. 

16  The  Jews  had  light,  and  gladness,  and  joy,  and 
honour. 

17  And  in  every  province,  and  in  every  city,  whi- 
thersoever the  king’s  commandment  and  his  decree 
came,  the  Jews  had  joy  and  gladness,  a feast  ^^and 
a good  day.  And  many  of  the  people  of  the  land 

became  Jews  ; for  the  fear  of  the  Jews  fell  upon 
them. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 The  Jews  {the  rulers,  for  fear  of  Mordecai,  helping  them)  slay  their 

enemies,  with  the  ten  sons  of  Haman.  12  Ahasuerus,  at  the  request  of 

Esther,  granteth  another  day  of  slaughter,  and  Haman' s sons  to  be 

hanged.  20  The  two  days  of  Purim  are  made  festival. 

OW  ^ in  the  twelfth  month,  that  is,  the  month 
Adar,  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  same,  ^ when 
the  king’s  commandment  and  his  decree  drew  near  to 
be  put  in  execution,  in  the  day  that  the  enemies  of  the 
Jews  hoped  to  have  power  over  them,  (though  it  was 
turned  to  the  contrary,  that  the  Jews  ^ had  rule  over 
them  that  hated  them  ;) 

2 The  Jews  ^gathered  themselves  together  in  their 
cities  throughout  all  the  provinces  of  the  king  Ahasu- 
erus, to  lay  hand  on  such  as  ^sought  their  hurt  : and 
no  man  could  withstand  them  ; for  ® the  fear  of  them 
fell  upon  all  people. 

3 And  all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces,  and  the  lieu- 
tenants, and  the  deputies,  and  officers  of  the  king, 
helped  the  Jews  ; because  the  fear  of  Mordecai  fell 
upon  them. 

4 For  Mordecai  was  great  in  the  king’s  house,  and 
his  fame  went  out  throughout  all  the  provinces  : for 
this  man  Mordecai  waxed  greater  and  greater. 

5 Thus  the  Jews  smote  all  their  enemies  with  the 
Stroke  of  the  sword,  and  slaughter,  and  destruction, 
and  did  what  they  would  unto  those  that  hated  them. 

6 And  in  Shushan  the  palace  the  Jews  slew  and  de- 
stroyed five  hundred  men. 

7 And  Parshandatha,  and  Dalphon,  and  Aspatha, 

8 And  Poratha,  and  Adalia,  and  Aridatha, 

9 And  Parmashta,  and  Arisai,  and  Aridai,  and  Va- 
jezatha, 

10  ® The  ten  sons  of  Haman  the  son  of  Hammedatha, 
the  enemy  of  the  Jews,  slew  they  ; ^ but  on  the  spoil 
laid  they  not  their  hand. 

11  On  that  day  the  number  of  those  that  were  slain 
in  Shushan  the  palace  was  brought  before  the  king. 

12  ^ And  the  king  said  unto  Esther  the  queen,  The 
Jews  have  slain  and  destroyed  five  hundred  men  in 
Shushan  the  palace,  and  the  ten  sons  of  Haman  ; what 
have  they  done  in  the  rest  of  the  king’s  provinces  ? now 

what  is  thy  petition  ? and  it  shall  be  granted  thee  : or 
what  is  thy  request  further  ? and  it  shall  be  done. 

13  Then  said  Esther,  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be 
granted  to  the  Jews  which  are  in  Shushan  to  do  to  mor- 

w See  ch.  3. 15.  Pro.  1 Sara.  25.  8.  ch.  15.  IG.  Deut.  2.  25.  & 
29.  2.  9.  19,  22.  11.  2.5.  ch.  9.  2. 

w Pa.  97.  11.  17  pg.  18,  43.  1 ch.  8.  12. 

18  Geii.  35.  5.  Ex.  2 ch.  3. 13. 


14  day  to  avenge  themselves  on  their  enemies.  So  the 
posts  that  rode  upon  swift  steeds  that  were  used  in 
the  king’s  service  went  out,  being  hastened  and 
pressed  on  by  the  king’s  commandment  ; and  the 

15  decree  was  given  out  in  Shushan  the  palace.  And 
Mordecai  went  forth  from  the  presence  of  the  king 
in  royal  apparel  of  blue  and  white,  and  with  a great 
crown  of  gold,  and  with  a robe  of  fine  linen  and  pur- 
ple : and  the  city  of  Shushan  shouted  and  was  glad. 

16  The  Jews  had  light  and  gladness,  and  joy  and  honour. 

17  And  ill  every  province,  and  in  every  city,  whitherso- 
ever the  king’s  commandment  and  his  decree  came, 
the  Jews  had  gladness  and  joy,  a feast  and  a good 
day.  And  many  from  among  the  peoples  of  the 
land  became  Jews  ; for  the  fear  of  the  Jews  was 
fallen  upon  them. 


9  Now  in  the  twelfth  month,  which  is  the  month 
Adar,  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  same,  when  the 
king’s  commandment  and  his  decree  drew  near  to 
be  put  in  execution,  in  the  day  that  the  enemies  of 
the  Jews  hoped  to  have  rule  over  them  ; whereas  it 
was  turned  to  the  contrary,  that  the  Jews  had  rule 

2 over  them  that  hated  them  ; the  Jews  gathered 
themselves  together  in  their  cities  throughout  all 
the  provinces  of  the  king  Ahasuerus,  to  lay  hand  on 
such  as  sought  their  hurt  : and  no  man  could  with- 
stand them  ; for  the  fear  of  them  was  fallen  upon 

3 all  the*  peoples.  And  all  the  princes  of  the  pro- 
vinces, and  the  satraps,  and  the  governors,  and  they 
that  did  the  king’s  business,  helped  the  Jews  ; be- 
cause the  fear  of  Mordecai  was  fallen  upon  them. 

4 For  Mordecai  was  great  in  the  king’s  house,  and  his 
fame  went  forth  throughout’  all  the  provinces  : for 

5 the  man  Mordecai  waxed  greater  and  greater.  And 
the  Jews  smote  all  their  enemies  with  the  stroke  of 
the  sword,  and  with  slaughter  and  destruction,  and 
did  what  they  would  unto  them  that  hated  them. 

6 And  in  Shushan  the  palace  the  Jews  slew  and  de- 

7 stroyed  five  hundred  men.  And  Parshandatha,  and 

8 Dalphon,  and  Aspatha,  and  Poratha,  and  Adalia, 

9 and  Aridatha,  and  Parmashta,  and  Arisai,  and  Ari- 

10  dai,  and  Vaizatha,  the  ten  sons  of  Haman  the  son  of 
Hammedatha,  the  Jews’  enemy,  slew  they  ; but  on 

11  the  spoil  they  laid  not  their  hand.  On  that  day  the 
number  of  those  that  were  slain  in  Shushan  the  pa- 

12  lace  was  brought  before  the  king.  And  the  king 
said  unto  Esther  the  queen,  The  Jews  have  slain 
and  destroyed  five  hundred  men  in  Shushan  the 
palace,  and  the  ten  sons  of  Hainan  ; what  then 
have  they  done  in  the  rest  of  the  king’s  provinces  ! 
Now  what  is  thy  petition  ? and  it  shall  be  granted 
thee  : or  what  is  thy  request  further  ? and  it  shall 

13  be  done.  Then  said  Esther,  If  it  please  the  king, 
let  it  be  granted  to  the  Jews  which  are  in  Shushan 


3 2 Sam.  22.  41.  « ch.  8.  17.  19.  & 27.  13,  14,  15. 

* ver.  16.  & ch.  8.  ’’2  Sam.  3.  1.  1 Chr.  Ps.  21.  10. 

11.  11.9.  Pro.  4.  18.  ySeech.  8.  11. 

c Ps.  71.  13,  24.  8 eh.  5.  11.  Job  18.  10  ch.  5.  G.  & 7.  2. 


732 


ESTHER,  IX. 


row  also  according  unto  this  day’s  decree,  and  let 
Haman’s  ten  sons  ^^be  hanged  upon  the  gallows. 

14  And  the  king  commanded  it  so  to  be  done  : and 
the  decree  was  given  at  Shushan  ; and  they  hanged 
Haman’s  ten  sons. 

15  For  the  Jews  that  were  in  Shushan  gathered 
themselves  together  on  the  fourteenth  day  also  of  the 
month  Adar,  and  slew  three  hundred  men  at  Shushan  ; 

but  on  the  prey  they  laid  not  their  hand. 

16  But  the  other  Jews  that  xvere  in  the  king’s  pro- 
vinces gathered  themselves  together,  and  stood  for 
their  lives,  and  had  rest  from  their  enemies,  and  slew 
of  their  foes  seventy  and  five  thousand,  but  they  laid 
not  their  hands  on  the  prey, 

17  On  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  month  Adar  ; and 
on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  same  rested  they,  and  made 
it  a day  of  feasting  and  gladness. 

18  But  the  Jews  that  tcere  at  Shushan  assembled  to- 
gether on  th*e  thirteenth  day  thereof,  and  on  the  four- 
teenth thereof  ; and  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same 
they  rested,  and  made  it  a day  of  feasting  and  glad- 
ness. 

19  Therefore  the  Jews  of  the  villages,  that  dwelt  in 
the  unwalled  towns,  made  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
month  Adar  a day  of  gladness  and  feasting,  and  a 
good  day,  and  of  sending  portions  one  to  another. 

20  ^ And  Mordecai  wrote  these  things,  and  sent  let- 
ters unto  all  the  Jews  that  were  in  all  the  provinces  of 
the  king  Ahasuerus,  both  nigh  and  far, 

21  To  stablish  this  among  them,  that  they  should 
keep  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  month  Adar,  and  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  same,  yearly, 

22  As  the  days  wherein  the  Jews  rested  from  their 
enemies,  and  the  month  which  was  turned  unto  them 
from  sorrow  to  joy,  and  from  mourning  into  a good 
day  : that  they  should  make  them  days  of  feasting  and 
joy,  and  of  sending  portions  one  to  another,  and  gifts 
to  the  poor. 

23  And  the  Jews  undertook  to  do  as  they  had  begun, 
and  as  Mordecai  had  written  unto  them  ; 

24  Because  Hainan  the  son  of  Hammedatha,  the  Ag- 
agite,  the  enemy  of  all  the  Jews,  had  devised  against 
the  Jews  to  destroy  them,  and  had  cast  Pur,  that  is,  the 
lot,  to  consume  them,  and  to  destroy  them  ; 

25  But  when  Esther  came  before  the  king,  he  com- 
manded by  letters  that  his  wicked  device,  which  he  de- 
vised against  the  Jews,  should  ^5  return  upon  his  own 
head,  and  that  he  and  his  sons  should  be  hanged  on  the 
gallows. 

26  Wherefore  they  called  these  days  Purim  after  the 
name  of  Pur.  Therefore  for  all  the  words  of  ^6  this 
letter,  and  of  that  which  they  had  seen  concerning  this 
matter,  and  which  had  come  unto  them, 

27  The  Jews  ordained,  and  took  upon  them,  and  upon 
their  seed,  and  upon  all  such  as  joined  themselves  unto 
them,  so  as  it  should  not  fail,  that  they  would  keep 
these  two  days  according  to  their  writing,  and  accord- 
ing to  their  appointed  time  every  year  ; 

28  And  that  these  days  should  he  remembered  and 
kept  throughout  every  generation,  every  family,  every 
province,  and  every  city  ; and  that  these  days  of  Purim 
should  not  fail  from  among  the  Jews,  nor  the  memorial 
of  them  perish  from  their  seed. 

ch.  8.  11.  1^  ver.  10.  n ver.  11,  15. 

12  2 Sam.  21.  6,  9.  i**  ver.  2.  & ch.  8.  i*  Deut.  16.  11,  14. 

13  ver.  2.  & ch.  8.  11.  !»  ch.  8.  17. 

11.  16  See  ch.  8.  11. 


to  do  to-morrow  also  according  unto  this  day’s  de- 
cree, and  let  Haman’s  ten  sons  be  hanged  upon  the 

14  gallows.  And  the  king  commanded  it  so  to  be  done  : 
and  a decree  was  given  out  in  Shushan  ; and  they 

15  hanged  Haman’s  ten  sons.  And  the  Jews  that  were 
in  Shushan  gathered  themselves  together  on  the 
fourteenth  day  also  of  the  month  Adar,  and  slew 

* three  hundred  men  in  Shushan  ; but  on  the  spoil 

16  they  laid  not  their  hand.  And  the  other  Jews  that 
were  in  the  king’s  provinces  gathered  themselves 
together,  and  stood  for  their  lives,  and  had  rest 
from  their  enemies,  and  slew  of  them  that  hated 
them  seventy  and  five  thousand  ; but  on  the  spoil 

17  they  laid  not  their  hand.  This  was  done  on  the 
thirteenth  day  of  the  month  Adar  ; and  on  the  four- 
teenth day  of  the  same  they  rested,  and  made  it  a 

18  day  of  feasting  and  gladness.  But  the  Jews  that 
were  in  Shushan  assembled  together  on  the  thir- 
teenth day  thereof,  and  on  the  fourteenth  thereof  ; 
and  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same  they  rested, 

19  and  made  it  a day  of  feasting  and  gladness.  There- 
fore do  the  Jews  of  the  villages,  that  dwell  in  the 
unwalled  towns,  make  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
month  Adar  a day  of  gladness  and  feasting,  and  a 
good  day,  and  of  sending  portions  one  to  another. 

20  And  Mordecai  wrote  these  things,  and  sent  letters 
unto  all  the  Jews  that  were  in  all  the  provinces  of 

21  the  king  Ahasuerus,  both  nigh  and  far,  to  enjoin 
them  that  they  should  keep  the  fourteenth  day  of 
the  month  Adar,  and  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same, 

22  yearly,  as  the  days  wherein  the  Jews  had  rest  from 
their  enemies,  and  the  month  which  was  turned  unto 
them  from  sorrow  to  gladness,  and  from  mourn- 
ing into  a good  day  : that  they  should  make  them 
days  of  feasting  and  gladness,  and  of  sending  por- 

23  tions  one  to  another,  and  gifts  to  the  poor.  And  the 
Jews  undertook  to  do  as  they  had  begun,  and  as 

24  Mordecai  had  written  unto  them  ; because  Haman 
the  son  of  Hammedatha,  the  Agagite,  the  enemy  of 
all  the  Jews,  had  devised  against  the  Jews  to  de- 
stroy them,  and  had  cast  Pur,  that  is,  the  lot,  to 

25  consume  them,  and  to  destroy  them  ; but  when  the 
matter  came  before  the  king,  he  commanded  by  let- 
ters that  his  wicked  device,  which  he  had  devised 
against  the  Jews,  should  return  upon  his  own  head  ; 
and  that  he  and  his  sons  should  be  hanged  on  the 

26  gallows.  Wherefore  they  called  these  days  Purim, 
after  the  name  of  Pur.  Therefore  because  of  all 
the  words  of  this  letter,  and  of  that  which  they  had 
seen  concerning  this  matter,  and  that  which  had 

27  come  unto  them,  the  Jews  ordained,  and  took  upon 
them,  and  upon  their  seed,  and  upon  all  such  as 
joined  themselves  unto  them,  so  as  it  should  not 
fail,  that  they  would  keep  these  two  days  accord- 
ing to  the  writing  thereof,  and  according  to  the  ap- 

28  pointed  time  thereof,  every  year  ; and  that  these 
days  should  be  remembered  and  kept  throughout 
every  generation,  every  family,  every  province,  and 
every  city  ; and  that  these  days  of  Purim  should  not 
fail  from  among  the  Jews,  nor  the  memorial  of 


20  ver.  22.  Neh.  8.  \23  ch.  3.  6,  7.  20  ver.  20. 

10,12.  ^ver.  13,  14.  ch.  27  ch,  8.  17.  18.56. 

21  Ps.  30.  11,  7.  5,  &c.  & 8.  3,  &c.  3,  6.  Zech.  2.  11. 

22  ver,  19.  Neh.  8.  2r,  ch.  7.  10.  Ps.  7. 

11.  16. 


ESTHER,  X. 


733 


29  Then  Esther  the  queen,  the  daughter  of  Abihail, 
and  Mordecai  the  Jew,  wrote  with  all  authority,  to  con- 
firm this  ^ second  letter  of  Purim. 

30  And  he  sent  the  letters  unto  all  the  Jews,  to 

the  hundred  twenty  and  seven  provinces  of  the  king- 
dom of^Ahasuerus,  with  words  of  peace  and  truth, 

31  To  confirm  these  days  of  Purim  in  their  times 
appointed^  according  as  Mordecai  the  Jew  and  Esther 
the  queen  had  enjoined  them,  and  as  they  had  decreed 
for  themselves  and  for  their  seed,  the  matters  of  the 
fastings  and  their  cry. 

32  And  the  decree  of  Esther  confirmed  these  matters 
of  Purim  ; and  it  was  written  in  the  book. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 Ahasuems^s  greatness.  3 Mordecai' s advancement. 

And  the  king  Ahasuerus  laid  a tribute  upon  the 
land,  and  upon  ^ the  isles  of  the  sea. 

2 And  all  the  acts  of  his  power  and  of  his  might,  and 
the  declaration  of  the  greatness  of  Mordecai,  ^where- 
unto  the  king  advanced  him,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Media  and  Per- 
sia ? 

3 For  Mordecai  the  Jew  ®next  unto  king  Ahasu- 
erus, and  great  among  the  Jews,  and  accepted  of  the 
multitude  of  his  brethren,  ^ seeking  the  wealth  of  his 
people,  and  speaking  peace  to  all  his  seed. 

28  ch.  2.  15.  30  ch.  1.  1.  10.  Is.  24.  15. 

29  See  ch.  8.  10.  & 8i  ch.  4.  3, 16.  * ch.  8. 16.  & 9.  4. 

ver.  20.  i Gen.  10.  6.  Ps.  72. 


29  them  “perish  from  their  seed.  Then  Esther  the 
queen,  the  daughter  of  Abihail,  and  Mordecai  the 
Jew,  wrote  with  all  ^authority  to  confirm  this  se- 

30  cond  letter  of  Purim.  And  he  sent  letters  unto  all 
the  Jews,  to  the  hundred  twenty  and  seven  pro- 
vinces of  the  kingdom  of  Ahasuerus,  with  words  of 

31  peace  and  truth,  to  confirm  these  days  of  Purim  in 
their  appointed  times,  according  as  Mordecai  the  Jew 
and  Esther  the  queen  had  enjoined  them,  and  as 
they  had  ordained  for  themselves  and  for  their 
seed,  ^in  the  matter  of  the  fastings  and  their  cry. 

32  And  the  commandment  of  Esther  confirmed  these 
matters  of  Purim  ; and  it  was  written  in  the  book. 


10  And  the  king  Ahasuerus  laid  a tribute  upon  the 

2 land,  and  upon  the  isles  of  the  sea.  And  all  the  acts 
of  his  power  and  of  his  might,  and  tile  full  account 
of  the  greatness  of  Mordecai,  whereunto  the  king 
advanced  him,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Media  and  Persia  ? 

3 For  Mordecai  the  Jew  was  next  unto  king  Ahasue- 
rus, and  great  among  the  Jews,  and  accepted  of  the 
multitude  of  his  brethren  ; seeking  the  good  of  his 
people,  and  speaking  peace  to  all  his  seed. 


8 Gen.  41. 40.  2Chr.  « Neh.  2.  10.  Ps.  a "Eeh.  he  ended. 
28.  7.  122.  8,  9.  h Heb.  strength, 

c See  ch.  4.  3. 


784 


JOB,  L 


THE 

BOOK  OF  JOB. 


CHAPTER  I. 

l  The  holiness,  riches,  and  religious  care  of  Job  for  his  children.  6 Sa- 
tan, appearing  before  God,  by  calumniation  obtaineth  leave  to  tempt 
Job.  13  Understanding  of  the  loss  of  his  goods  and  children,  in  his 
mourning  he  blesseth  God. 

There  was  a man  ^in  the  land  of  Uz,  whose  name 
was  2 Job  ; and  that  man  was  ^ perfect  and  upright, 
and  one  that  ^ feared  God,  and  eschewed  evil. 

2  And  there  were  born  unto  him  seven  sons  and  three 
daughters. 

3  His  substance  also  was  seven  thousand  sheep,  and 
three  thousand  camels,  and  five  hundred  yoke  of  oxen, 
and  five  hundred  she  asses,  and  a very  great  household  ; 
so  that  this  man  was  the  greatest  of  all  the  men  of  the 
east. 

4  And  his  sons  went  and  feasted  in  their  houses,  every 
one  his  day  ; and  sent  and  called  for  their  three  sisters 
to  eat  and  to  drink  with  them. 

5  And  it  was  so,  when  the  days  of  their  feasting  were 
gone  about,  that  Job  sent  and  sanctified  them,  and  rose 
up  early  in  the  morning,  ® and  offered  burnt  offerings 
according  to  the  number  of  them  all  : for  Job  said,  It 
may  be  that  my  sons  have  sinned,  and  ® cursed  God  in 
their  hearts.  Thus  did  Job  continually. 

6  ^ Now  there  was  a day  ® when  the  sons  of  God 
came  to  present  themselves  before  the  Lord,  and 
Satan  came  also  among  them. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Whence  comest 
thou  ? Then  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and  said.  From 
® going  to  and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from  walking  up 
and  down  in  it. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast  thou  con- 
sidered my  servant  Job,  that  there  is  none  like  him  in 
the  earth,  ^^a  perfect  and  an  upright  man,  one  that 
feareth  God,  and  escheweth  evil  ? 

9  Then  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and  said.  Doth 
Job  fear  God  for  nought  ? 

10  Hast  not  thou  made  an  hedge  about  him,  and 
about  his  house,  and  about  all  that  he  hath  on  every 
side?  ^^thou  hast  blessed  the  work  of  his  hands,  and 
his  substance  is  increased  in  the  land. 

11  But  put  forth  thine  hand  now,  and  touch  all 
that  he  hath,  and  he  will  curse  thee  to  thy  face. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Behold,  all  that 
he  hath  is  in  thy  power  ; only  upon  himself  put  not 
forth  thine  hand.  So  Satan  went  forth  from  the  pre- 
sence of  the  Lord. 

13  ^ And  there  was  a day  when  his  sons  and  his 
daughters  were  eating  and  drinking  wine  in  their  eldest 
brother’s  house  : 

14  And  there  came  a messenger  unto  Job,  and  said. 
The  oxen  were  plowing,  and  the  asses  feeding  beside 
them  : 


1 Gen.  22.  20,  21. 

2 Ezek.  14. 14.  Jam. 

6.  11. 

3 Gen.  6.  9.  & 17.  1. 
ch.  2.  3. 

4 Pro.  8.  13.  & 10.  G. 


5  Gen.  8.  20.  ch. 
42.  8. 

G 1 Kin.  21.  10, 13. 

7 ch.  2.  1. 

8 1 Kin.  22.  19.  ch. 
38.  7. 


9 ch.  2.  2.  Matt.  12. 
43.  1 Pet.  5.  8. 

10  ch.  2.  3. 

11  ver.  1. 

12P.S.  34.  7.  Is.  5. 


1 There  was  a man  in  the  land  of  Uz,  whose  name 
was  “ Job  ; and  that  man  was  perfect  and  upright, 

2 and  one  that  feared  God,  and  eschewed  evil.  And 
there  were  born  unto  him  seven  sons  and  three 

3 daughters.  His  ^ substance  also  was  seven  thousand 
sheep,  and  three  thousand  camels,  and  five  hun- 
dred yoke  of  oxen,  and  five  hundred  she-asses,  and 
a very  great  household  ; so  that  this  man  was  the 

4 greatest  of  all  the  children  of  the  east.  And  his 
sons  went  and  held  a feast  in  the  house  of  each  one 
upon  his  day  ; and  they  sent  and  called  for  their 

5 three  sisters  to  eat  and  to  drink  with  them.  And  it 
was  so,  when  the  days  of  their  feasting  were  gone 
about,  that  Job  sent  and  sanctified  them,  and  rose 
up  early  in  the  morning,  and  offered  burnt  offerings 
according  to  the  number  of  them  all  : for  Job  said, 
It  may  be  that  my  sons  have  sinned,  and  renounced 
God  in  their  hearts.  Thus  did  Job  continually. 

6 Now  there  was  if  day  when  the  sons  of  God  came 
to  present  themselves  before  the  Lord,  and  ^ Satan 

7 came  also  among  them.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Satan,  Whence  comest  thou  ? Then  Satan  an- 
swered the  Lord,  and  said.  From  going  to  and  fro  in 

8 the  earth,  and  from  walking  up  and  down  in  it.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast  thou  considered  my 
servant  Job  ? ®*for  there  is  none  like  him  in  the  earth, 
a perfect  and  an  upright  man,  one  that  feareth  God, 

9 and  escheweth  evil.  Then  Satan  answered  the  Lord, 

10  and  said.  Doth  Job  fear  God  for  nought?  Hast 
not  thou  made  an  hedge  about  him,  and  about  his 
house,  and  about  all  that  he  hath,  on  every  side  ? 
thou  hast  blessed  the  work  of  his  hands,  and  his 

11  **  substance  is  increased  in  the  land.  But  put  forth 
thine  hand  now,  and  touch  all  that  he  hath,  and  he 

12  will  renounce  thee  to  thy  face.  And  the  Lord  said 
unto  Satan,  Behold,  all  that  he  hath  is  in  thy  f power  ; 
only  upon  himself  put  not  forth  thine  hand.  So  Satan 
went  forth  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord. 


13  And  it  fell  on  a day  when  his  sons  and  his  daugh- 
ters were  eating  and  drinking  wine  in  their  eldest 

14  brother’s  house,  that  there  came  a messenger  unto 
Job,  and  said,  The  oxen  were  plowing,  and  the  asses 


13  Ps.  128.  1,  2.  Pro. 

10.  22. 

14  ch.  2.  5.  & 19.  21. 

15  1s.  8.  21.  Mai.  3. 
13,  14. 


10  Eccles.  9.  12. 
a Heb.  Jyob. 
b Or,  cattle, 
c Or,  blasphemed. 
So  ver.  11,  ch.  2.  5,  9. 


d That  is,  the  Adver- 
sary. 

e Or,  that. 

/Heb.  hand. 


JOB,  II. 


735 


15  And  the  Sabeans  fell  upon  them,  and  took  them 
away  ; yea,  they  have  slain  the  servants  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword  ; and  I only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

16  While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there  came  also  an- 
other, and  said,  The  fire  of  God  is  fallen  from  heaven, 
and  hath  burned  up  the  sheep,  and  the  servants,  and 
consumed  them  ; and  I only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell 
thee. 

17  While  he  loas  yet  speaking,  there  came  also  an- 
other, and  said.  The  Chaldeans  made  out  three  bands, 
and  fell  upon  the  camels,  and  have  carried  them  away, 
yea,  and  slain  the  servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword  ; 
and  I only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

18  While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there  came  also  an- 
other, and  said,  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  were  eat- 
ing and  drinking  wine  in  their  eldest  brother’s  house  : 

19  And,  behold,  there  came  a great  wind  from  the 
wilderness,  and  smote  the  four  corners  of  the  house, 
and  it  fell  upon  the  young  men,  and  they  are  dead  ; 
and  I only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

20  Then  Job  arose,  i®and  rent  his  mantlp,  and  shaved 
his  head,  and  fell  down  upon  the  ground,  and  wor- 
shipped, 

21  And  said,  Xaked  came  I out  of  my  mother’s 
womb,  and  naked  shall  I return  thither  : the  Lord 

gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken  away  ; blessed  be 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

22  24  In  all  this  Job  sinned  not,  nor  charged  God 
foolishly. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 Satan  appearing  again  before  God  obtaineth  further  leave  to  tempt 
Job.  7 He  smiteth  him  with  sore  boils.  9 Job  reproveth  his  wife, 
moving  him  to  curse  God.  11  His  three  friends  condole  with  him  in 
silence. 

Again  ^ there  was  a day  when  the  sons  of  God 
came  to  present  themselves  before  the  Lord,  and 
Satan  came  also  among  them  to  present  himself  before 
the  Lord. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  From  whence 
comest  thou  ? And  2 Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said.  From  going  to  and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from 
walking  up  and  down  in  it. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast  thou  consid- 
ered my  servant  Job,  that  there  is  none  like  him  in  the 
earth,  ^ a perfect  and  an  upright  man,  one  that  fear- 
eth  God,  and  escheweth  evil  ? and  still  he  ^ holdeth  fast 
his  integrity,  although  thou  movedst  me  against  him, 
® to  destroy  him  without  cause. 

4  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and  said,  Skin  for 
skin,  yea,  all  that  a man  hath  will  he  give  for  his  life. 

5  ®But  put  forth  thine  hand  now,  and  touch  his  bone 
and  his  flesh,  and  he  will  curse  thee  to  thy  face. 

6  ® And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Behold,  he  is  in 
thine  hand  ; but  save  his  life. 

7  ^ So  went  Satan  forth  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  smote  Job  with  sore  boils  ^ from  the  sole  of 
his  foot  unto  his  crown. 

8  And  he  took  him  a potsherd  to  scrape  himself 
withal  ; and  he  sat  down  among  the  ashes. 

9  ^ Then  said  his  wife  unto  him,  Dost  thou  still 
^2  retain  thine  integrity  ? curse  God,  and  die. 

10  But  he  said  unto  her.  Thou  speakest  as  one  of  the 
foolish  women  speaketh.  What  ? shall  we  receive 

ver.  4,  13.  21  Eccles.  5. 19.  Jam. 

18  Geu.  37.  29.  Ezra  1.  17. 

9.  3.  22  Matt.  20.  15. 

IB  1 Pet.  5.  6.  23  Eph.  5.  20.  1 

20  Ps.  49. 17.  Eccles.  These.  6.  18. 

B.  15.  1 Tim.  6.  7.  ch.  2.  10. 


1 ch.  1.  6. 

2 ch.  1.  7. 

8 ch.  1.  1,  8. 

* ch.  27.  5,  6. 
8 Ch.  9.  17. 
8ch.  1.  11. 


15  feeding  beside  them  : and  ^ the  Sabeans  fell  upon 
them,  and  took  them  away  ; yea,  they  have  slain  the 
^ servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword  ; and  I only 

16  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee.  While  he  was  yet 
speaking,  there  came  also  another,  and  said,  The 
fire  of  God  is  fallen  from  heaven,  and  hath  burned 
up  the  sheep,  and  the  ^servants,  and  consumed  them; 

17  and  I only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee.  While  he 
was  yet  speaking,  there  came  also  another,  and  said, 
The  Chaldeans  made  three  bands,  and  * fell  upon 
the  camels,  and  have  taken  them  away,  yea,  and 
slain  the  * servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword  ; and 

18  I only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee.  While  he  was 
yet  speaking,  there  came  also  another,  and  said, 
Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  were  eating  and  drink- 

19  ing  wine  in  their  eldest  brother’s  house  : and,  be- 
hold, there  came  a great  wind  J from  the  wilderness, 
and  smote  the  four  corners  of  the  house,  and  it  fell 
upon  the  young  men,  and  they  are  dead  ; and  I only 

20  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee.  Then  Job  arose,  and 
rent  his  mantle,  and  shaved  his  head,  and  fell  down 

21  upon  the  ground,  and  worshipped  ; and  he  said. 
Naked  came  I out  of  my  mother’s  womb,  and  naked 
shall  I return  thither  : the  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord 
hath  taken  away  ; blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

22  In  all  this  Job  sinned  not,  nor  charged  God  with 
foolishness. 


2  Again  there  was  a day  when  the  sons  of  God  came 
to  present  themselves  before  the  Lord,  and  Satan 
came  also  among  them  to  present  himself  before  the 

2 Lord.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  From  whence 
comest  thou  ? And  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said.  From  going  to  and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from 

3 walking  up  and  down  in  it.  And  the  Lord  said 
unto  Satan,  Hast  thou  considered  my  servant  Job  ? 
“ for  there  is  none  like  him  in  the  earth,  a perfect 
and  an  upright  man,  one  that  feareth  God,  and  es- 
cheweth evil : and  he  still  holdeth  fast  his  integrity, 
although  thou  movedst  me  against  him,  ^ to  destroy 

4 him  without  cause.  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said.  Skin  for  skin,  yea,  all  that  a man  hath 

5 will  he  give  for  his  life.  But  put  forth  thine  hand 
now,  and  touch  his  bone  and  his  flesh,  and  he  will 

6 renounce  thee  to  thy  face.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Satan,  Behold,  he  is  in  thine  hand  ; only  spare  his 

7 life.  So  Satan  went  forth  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  smote  Job  with  sore  boils  from  the  sole 

8 of  his  foot  unto  his  crown.  And  he  took  him  a 
potsherd  to  scrape  himself  withal  ; and  he  sat  among 

9 the  ashes.  Then  said  his  wife  unto  him.  Dost  thou 
still  hold  fast  tliine  integrity  ? renounce  God,  and 

10  die.  But  he  said  unto  her.  Thou  speakest  as  one  of 
the  foolish  women  speaketh.  What  ? shall  we  re- 
ceive good  at  the  hand  of  God,  and  shall  we  not  re- 


1 ch.  19.  20. 

8 Ch.  1.  12. 

B Is.  1.  G. 

10  2 Sam.  13.  19.  ch. 
42.  6.  Ezek.  27.  30. 
Matt.  11.  21. 


11  ch.  21.  15. 

12  ver.  3. 

18  ch.  1.  21.  Rom. 
12.  12.  Jam.  5.  10,  11. 
Heb.  Sheba. 

Heb.  young  men. 


i Or,  made  a raid, 
j Or,  over, 
a Or,  that, 
b Heb.  to  swallow 
him  up. 
c Or,  impious. 


III. 


736  JOB, 

good  at  the  hand  of  God,  and  shall  we  not  receive  evil  ? 
^^In  all  this  did  not  Job  ^^sin  with  his  lips. 

11  ^ Now  when  Job’s  three  friends  heard  of  all 
this  evil  that  was  come  upon  him,  they  came  every  one 
from  his  own  place  ; Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and  Bil- 
dad  the  Shuhite,  and  Zophar  the  Naamathite  : for 
they  had  made  an  appointment  together  to  come  to 
mourn  with  him  and  to  comfort  him. 

12  And  when  they  lifted  up  their  eyes  afar  off,  and 
knew  him  not,  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept  ; 
and  they  rent  every  one  his  mantle,  and  ^ sprinkled 
dust  upon  their  heads  toward  heaven. 

13  So  they  sat  down  with  him  upon  the  ground 
21  seven  days  and  seven  nights,  and  none  spake  a word 
unto  him  : for  they  saw  that  his  grief  was  very  great. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Job  curses  the  day  and  services  of  his  birth.  13  The  ease  of  death.  20 
He  compla'neth  of  life,  because  of  his  anguish. 

After  this  opened  Job  his  mouth,  and  cursed  his 
day. 

2  And  Job  spake,  and  said, 

3  1 Let  the  day  perish  wherein  I was  born,  and  the 
night  in  which  it  was  said,  There  is  a man  child  con- 
ceived. 

4  Let  that  day  be  darkness  ; let  not  God  regard  it 
from  above,  neither  let  the  light  shine  upon  it. 

5  Let  darkness  and  2 the  shadow  of  death  stain  it ; 
let  a eloud  dwell  upon  it ; let  the  blackness  of  the  day 
terrify  it. 

6  A 5 for  that  night,  let  darkness  seize  upon  it ; let  it 
not  he  joined  unto  the  days  of  the  year,  let  it  not  come 
into  the  number  of  the  months. 

7  Lo,  let  that  night  be  solitary,  let  no  joyful  voice 
come  therein. 

8  Let  them  curse  it  that  curse  the  day,  ®who  are 
ready  to  raise  up  their  mourning. 

9  Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight  thereof  he  dark  ; let 
it  look  for  light,  hut  have  none  ; neither  let  it  see  the 
dawning  of  the  day  : 

10  Because  it  shut  not  up  the  doors  of  my  mother^s 
womb,  nor  hid  sorrow  from  mine  eyes. 

11  ^ Why  died  I not  from  the  womb  ? why  did  I not 
give  up  the  ghost  when  I came  out  of  the  belly  ? 

12  ® Why  did  the  knees  prevent  me  ? or  why  the 
breasts  that  I should  suck  ? 

13  For  now  should  I have  lain  still  and  been  quiet, 

I  should  have  slept : then  had  I been  at  rest, 

14  With  kings  and  counsellors  of  the  earth,  which 
® built  desolate  places  for  themselves  ; 

15  Or  with  princes  that  had  gold,  who  filled  their 
houses  with  silver  : 

16  Or  ’’  as  an  hidden  untimely  birth  I had  not  been  ; 
as  infants  which  never  saw  light. 

17  There  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling  ; and  there 
the  weary  be  at  rest. 

18  There  the  prisoners  rest  together  ; ® they  hear  not 
the  voice  of  the  oppressor. 


w cb.  1.  22. 

15  Ps.  39.  1. 

16  Pro.  17.  17. 

11  Gen.  36.  11.  Jer. 
49.  7. 

i»  Gen.  26.  2. 


1®  ch.  42.  11.  Rom. 
12.  15. 

26  Neb.  9.  1.  Lam. 
2.  10.  Ezek.  27.  30. 

21  Gen.  60.  10. 

1 cb.  10.  18, 19.  Jer. 
15.  10.  & 20.  14. 


2cb.  10.  21, 22.  & 16. 
16.  & 28.  3.  Ps.  23.  4. 
& 44.  19.  & 107.  10, 14. 
Jer.  13.  16.  Amos  6. 

8. 

3 Jer.  9.  17,  18. 


ceive  evil  ? In  all  this  did  not  Job  sii  th  his 
lips. 

11  Now  when  Job’s  three  friends  heard  of  all  this 
evil  that  was  come  upon  him,  they  came  every  one 
from  his  own  place  ; Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and 
Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and  Zophar  the  Naamathite  : 
and  they  made  an  appointment  together  to  come  to 

12  bemoan  him  and  to  comfort  him.  And  when  they 
lifted  up  their  eyes  afar  off,  and  knew  him  not, 
they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept  ; and  they  rent 
every  one  his  mantle,  and  sprinkled  dust  upon  their 

13  heads  toward  heaven.  So  they  sat  down  with  him 
upon  the  ground  seven  days  and  seven  nights,  and 
none  spake  a word  unto  him  : for  they  saw  that  his 
^ grief  was  very  great. 


3 After  this  opened  Job  his  mouth,  and  cursed  his 

2 day.  And  Job  answered  and  said  : 

3 Let  the  day  perish  wherein  I was  born. 

And  the  night  which  said.  There  is  a man  child 
conceived. 

4 Let  that  day  be  darkness  ; 

Let  not  God  “ regard  it  from  above, 

Neither  let  the  light  shine  upon  it. 

5 Let  darkness  and  ^ the  shadow  of  death  claim  it  for 

their  own  ; 

Let  a cloud  dwell  upon  it  ; 

Let  all  that  maketh  black  the  day  terrify  it. 

6 As  for  that  night,  let  thick  darkness  seize  upon 

it : 

Let  it  not  rejoice  among  the  days  of  the  year  ; 

Let  it  not  come  into  the  number  of  the  months. 

7 Lo,  let  that  night  be  ‘^barren  ; 

Let  no  joyful  voice  come  therein. 

8 Let  them  curse  it  that  curse  the  day, 

Who  are  ^ ready  to  rouse  up  leviathan. 

9 Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight  thereof  be  dark  : 

Let  it  look  for  light,  but  have  none  ; 

Neither  let  it  behold  the  eyelids  of  the  morning  : 

10  Because  it  shut  not  up  the  doors  of  my  mother^ s 

womb. 

Nor  hid  trouble  from  mine  eyes. 

11  Why  died  I not  from  the  womb  ? 

Why  did  I not  ffive  up  the  ghost  when  I came  out 
of  the  belly  ? 

12  Why  did  the  knees  receive  me  ? 

Or  why  the  breasts,  that  I should  suck  ? 

13  For  now  should  I have  lien  down  and  been  quiet ; 

I should  have  slept  ; then  had  I been  at  rest : 

14  With  kings  and  counsellors  of  the  earth. 

Which  built  up  waste  places  for  themselves  ; 

15  Or  with  princes  that  had  gold, 

Who  filled  their  houses  with  silver  : 

16  Or  as  an  hidden  untimely  birth  I had  not  been  ; 

As  infants  which  never  saw  light. 

17  There  the  wicked  cease  from  & troubling  ; 

And  there  the  weary  be  at  rest. 

18  There  the  prisoners  are  at  ease  together  ; 

They  hear  not  the  voice  of  the  taskmaster. 


4 ch.  10.  18. 

6  Gen.  30.  3.  Is.  66. 
12. 

6 ch.  15.  28. 

7 Ps.  58.  8. 

8 ch.  39.  7. 
d Or,  pain. 


a Or,  inquire  after, 
b Or,  deep  darkness 
(and  so  elsewhere). 

c Some  ancient  ver- 
sions read,  be  joined 
unto. 


d Or,  solitary, 
e Or,  skilful, 
f Or,  built  solitary 
piles. 

g Or,  raging. 


737 


JOB,  IV. 


19  The  small  and  great  are  there  ; and  the  servant 
is  free  from  his  master. 

20  ® Wherefore  is  light  given  to  him  that  is  in 
misery,  and  life  unto  the  bitter  in  soul  ; 

21  Which  long  for  death,  but  it  cometh  not  ; and 
dig  for  it  more  than  for  hid  treasures  ; 

22  Which  rejoice  exceedingly,  and  are  glad,  when 
they  can  find  the  grave  ? 

23  Why  is  light  given  to  a man  whose  way  is  hid, 
and  whom  God  hath  hedged  in  ? 

24  For  my  sighing  cometh  before  I eat,  and  my  roar- 
ings are  poured  out  like  the  waters. 

25  For  the  thing  which  I greatly  feared  is  come  upon 
me,  and  that  which  I was  afraid  of  is  come  unto  me. 

26  I was  not  in  safety,  neither  had  I rest,  neither 
was  I quiet  ; yet  trouble  came. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Eliphaz  reproveth  Job  for  want  of  religion.  7 He  teacheth  God's 
judgments  to  be  not  for  the  righteous,  but  for  the  wicked.  12  His 
fearful  vision,  to  humble  the  excellency  of  creatures  before  God. 

Then  EUpliaz  the  Temanite  answered  and  said, 

2  i/we  assay  to  commune  with  thee,  wilt  thou 
be  grieved  ? but  who  can  withhold  himself  from  speak- 
ing ? 

3  Behold,  thou  hast  instructed  many,  and  thou  ^ hast 
strengthened  the  weak  hands. 

4  Thy  words  have  upholden  him  that  was  falling, 
and  thou  ^ hast  strengthened  the  feeble  knees. 

5  But  now  it  is  come  upon  thee,  and  thou  faintest ; 
it  toucheth  thee,  and  thou  art  troubled. 

6  Is  not  this  * thy  fear,  ^ thy  confidence,  thy  hope, 
and  the  uprightness  of  thy  ways  ? 

7  Remember,  I pray  thee,  ^ who  ever  perished,  being 
innocent  ? or  where  were  the  righteous  cut  off  ? 

8  Even  as  I have  seen,  ® they  that  plow  iniquity,  and 
sow  wickedness,  reap  the  same. 

9  By  the  blast  of  God  they  perish,  and  by  the  breath 
of  his  nostrils  are  they  consumed. 

10  The  roaring  of  the  lion,  and  the  voice  of  the 
fierce  lion,  and  the  teeth  of  the  young  lions,  are 
broken. 

11  ® The  old  lion  perisheth  for  lack  of  prey,  and  the 
stout  lion’s  whelps  are  scattered  abroad. 

12  Now  a thing  was  secretly  brought  to  me,  and 
mine  ear  received  a little  thereof. 

13  ® In  thoughts  from  the  visions  of  the  night,  when 
deep  sleep  falleth  on  men, 

14  Fear  came  upon  me,  and  trembling,  which  made 
all  my  bones  to  shake. 

15  Then  a spirit  passed  before  my  face  ; the  hair  of 
my  flesh  stood  up  : 

16  It  stood  still,  but  I could  not  discern  the  form 
thereof  : an  image  was  before  mine  eyes,  there  was  si- 
lence, and  I heard  a voice,  saying, 

17  Shall  mortal  man  be  more  just  than  God  ? shall 
a man  be  more  pure  than  his  maker  ? 

18  Behold,  he  put  no  trust  in  his  servants  ; and 
his  angels  he  charged  with  folly  : 


» Jer.  20.  18. 

10  1 Sam.  1.  10.  2 
Kin.  4.  27.  Pro.  31. 
6. 

11  Rev.  9.  6. 

12  Pro.  2.  4. 

10  ch.  19.  8.  Lam. 
3.7. 


1 Is.  35.  3. 

2 Is.  35.  3. 

3 ch.  1.  1. 

* Pro.  3.  20. 

0 Ps.  37.  25. 

« Ps.  7.  14.  Pro.  22. 
8.  Hos.  10.  13.  Gal. 
6.  7,  8. 


2 Ps.  58.  6. 

8 Ps.  34.  10. 

8 ch.  33.  15. 

10  Hab.  3.  IG. 

11  ch.  9.  2. 

12  ch.  15. 15.  & 25.  5. 
2 Pet.  2.  4. 


19  The  small  and  great  are  there  ; 

And  the  servant  is  free  from  his  master. 

20  Wherefore  is  light  given  to  him  that  is  in  misery, 
And  life  unto  the  bitter  in  soul  ; 

21  Which  * long  for  death,  but  it  cometh  not  ; 

And  dig  for  it  more  than  for  hid  treasures  ; 

22  Which  rejoice  ^ exceedingly. 

And  are  glad,  when  they  can  find  the  grave  ? 

23  Why  is  light  given  to  a man  whose  way  is  hid, 

And  whom  God  hath  hedged  in  ? 

24  For  my  sighing  cometh before  I eat. 

And  my  roarings  are  poured  out  like  water. 

25  For  ^'the  thing  which  I fear  cometh  upon  me. 

And  that  which  I am  afraid  of  cometh  unto  me. 

26  ^ I am  not  at  ease,  neither  am  I quiet,  neither  have 

I  rest  ; 

But  trouble  cometh. 


4 Then  answered  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and  said, 

2 If  one  assay  to  commune  with  thee,  wilt  thou  be 

grieved  ? 

But  who  can  withhold  himself  from  speaking  ? 

3 Behold,  thou  hast  instructed  many. 

And  thou  hast  strengthened  the  weak  hands. 

4 Thy  words  have  upholden  him  that  was  falling. 
And  thou  hast  confirmed  the  “ feeble  knees. 

5 But  now  it  is  come  unto  thee,  and  thou  ^ faintest  ; 
It  toucheth  thee,  and  thou  art  troubled. 

6 Is  not  thy  fear  of  God  thy  confidence. 

And  thy  hope  the  integrity  of  thy  ways  ? 

7 Remember,  I pray  thee,  who  ever  perished,  being 

innocent  ? 

Or  where  were  the  upright  cut  off  ? 

8 According  as  I have  seen,  they  that  plow  iniquity. 
And  sow  ^ trouble,  reap  the  same. 

9 By  the  breath  of  God  tliey  perish. 

And  by  the  blast  of  his  anger  are  they  consumed. 

10  The  roaring  of  the  lion,  and  the  voice  of  the  fierce 

lion. 

And  the  teeth  of  the  young  lions,  are  broken. 

11  The  old  lion  perisheth  for  lack  of  prey. 

And  the  whelps  of  the  lioness  are  scattered  abroad. 

12  Now  a thing  was  ^ secretly  brought  to  me. 

And  mine  ear  received  a whisper  thereof. 

13  In  thoughts  from  the  visions  of  the  night. 

When  deep  sleep  falleth  on  men, 

14  Fear  came  upon  me,  and  trembling. 

Which  made  all  my  bones  to  shake. 

15  Then  « a spirit  passed  before  my  face  ; 

The  hair  of  my  flesh  stood  up. 

16  It  stood  still,  but  I could  not  discern  the  appearance 

thereof  ; 

A form  was  before  mine  eyes  : 
d There  was  silence,  and  I heard  a voice,  saying, 

17  Shall  mortal  man  ^ be  more  just  than  God  ? 

Shall  a man  ''  be  more  pure  than  his  Maker  ? 

18  Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust  in  his  servants  ; 

And  his  angels  he  chargeth  with  folly  : 


h Heb.  wait, 
i Or,  unto  exulta- 
tion. 

j Or,  like  my  meat, 
k Or,  the  thing  which 
I feared  is  come  <L-c. 

I Or,  / was  not  at 


ease  ...  yet  trouble 
came. 

a Heb.  bowing, 
b Or,  art  grieved, 
c Or,  mischief, 
d Heb.  brought  by 
stealth. 


€ Or,  a breath  passed 
over. 

f Or,  I heard  a still 
voice. 

g Or,  be  just  before 
God. 

h Or,  be  pure  before 
his  Maker. 


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JOB,  y. 


19  How  much  less  in  them  that  dwell  in  houses 
of  clay,  whose  foundation  is  in  the  dust,  which  are 
crushed  before  the  moth  ? 

20  They  are  destroyed  from  morning  to  evening  : 
they  perish  for  ever  without  any  regarding  it. 

21  Doth  not  their  excellency  which  is  in  them  go 
away  ? they  die,  even  without  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Ttie  harm  of  inconsideration.  3 The  end  of  the  wicked  is  misery.  6 
God  is  to  be  regarded  in  affliction.  17  The  happy  end  of  God's  cor- 
rection. 

CALL . now,  if  there  be  any  that  will  answer  thee  ; 
and  to  which  of  the  saints  wilt  thou  turn  ? 

2  For  wrath  killeth  the  foolish  man,  and  envy  slayeth 
the  silly  one. 

3^1  have  seen  the  foolish  taking  root  : but  suddenly 
I cursed  his  habitation. 

4  2 His  children  are  far  from  safety,  and  they  are 
crushed  in  the  gate,  ^ neither  is  there  any  to  deliver 
them. 

5  Whose  harvest  the  hungry  eateth  up,  and  taketh 
it  even  out  of  the  thorns,  and  ^ the  robber  swalloweth 
up  their  substance. 

6  Although  affliction  cometh  not  forth  of  the  dust, 
neither  doth  trouble  spring  out  of  the  ground  ; 

7  Yet  man  is  ^born  unto  trouble,  as  the  sparks  fly 
upward. 

8  I would  seek  unto  God,  and  unto  God  would  I 
commit  my  cause  : 

9  ® Which  doeth  great  things  and  unsearchable  ; 
marvellous  things  without  number  : 

10  ^ Who  giveth  rain  upon  the  earth,  and  sendeth 
waters  upon  the  fields  : 

11  ^To  set  up  on  high  those  that  be  low  ; thaf;  those 
which  mourn  may  be  exalted  to  safety. 

12  ^ He  disappointeth  the  devices  of  the  crafty,  so 
that  their  hands  cannot  perform  their  enterprise. 

13  He  taketh  the  wise  in  their  own  craftiness  : 
and  the  counsel  of  the  froward  is  carried  headlong. 

14  They  meet  with  darkness  in  the  daytime,  and 
grope  in  the  noonday  as  in  the  night. 

15  But  he  saveth  the  poor  from  the  sword,  from 
their  mouth,  and  from  the  hand  of  the  mighty. 

16  13  So  the  poor  hath  hope,  and  iniquity  stoppeth 
her  mouth. 

17  11  Behold,  happy  is  the  man  whom  God  correct- 
eth  : therefore  despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of  the 
Almighty  : 

18  13  For  he  maketh  sore,  and  bindeth  up  : he  wound- 
eth,  and  his  hands  make  whole. 

19  1®  He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troubles  : yea,  in 
seven  n there  shall  no  evil  touch  thee. 

20  13  In  famine  he  shall  redeem  thee  from  death  : 
and  in  war  from  the  power  of  the  sword. 

21  1^  Thou  shalt  be  hid  from  the  scourge  of  the 
tongue  : neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid  of  destruction 
when  it  cometh. 


13  ch.  15.  16. 

11  2 Cor.  4.  7.  & 5. 1. 
15  Ps.  90.  5,  6. 

18  Ps.  39.  11.  & 49. 

14. 

11  ch.  36.  12. 

1 Ps.  37.  35,  36.  Jer. 
12.  2,  3. 

2 Ps.  119.  155.  & 127. 

5. 

3 Ps.  109.  12. 


1 ch.  18.  9. 

5 Gen.  3.  17,  18,  19. 
1 Cor.  10.  13. 

6 ch.  9.  10.  & 37.  5. 
Ps.  40.  5.  & 72.  18.  & 
145.  3.  Rom.  11.  33. 

1 ch.  28.  26.  Ps.  65. 
9,  10.  & 147.  8.  Jer.  5. 
24.  & 10.  13.  & 51.  16. 
Acts  14.  17. 

8  1 Sam.  2.  7.  Ps. 
113.  7. 


9 Neh.  4.  15.  Ps.  33. 
10.  Is.  8.  10. 

10  Ps.  9.  15.  1 Cor. 

3.  19. 

’ 11  bent.  28.  29.  Is. 
69.  10.  Amos  8.  9. 

12  Ps.  35. 10. 

13  1 Sam.  2.  9.  Ps. 
107.  42. 

'iPs.  94.  12.  Pro. 
3.  11,  12.  Heb.  12.  5. 
Jam.  1.  12.  Rev.  3.  19. 


19  How  much  more  them  that  dwell  in  houses  of  clay, 
Whose  foundation  is  in  the  dust. 

Which  are  crushed  * before  the  moth  ! 

20  j Betwixt  morning  and  evening  they  are  ^ destroyed  : 
They  perish  for  ever  without  any  regarding  it. 

21  ^Is  not  their  tent-cord  plucked  up  within  them  ? 
They  die,  and  that  without  wisdom. 


5 Call  now  ; is  there  any  that  will  answer  thee  ? 

And  to  wliich  of  the  “ holy  ones  wilt  thou  turn  ? 

2 For  vexation  killeth  the  foolish  man. 

And  3 jealousy  slayeth  the  silly  one. 

3 I have  seen  the  foolish  taking  root  : 

But  suddenly  I cursed  his  habitation. 

4 His  children  are  far  from  safety. 

And  they  are  crushed  in  the  gate. 

Neither  is  there  any  to  deliver  them. 

5 Whose  harvest  the  hungry  eateth  up. 

And  taketh  it  even  out  of  the  thorns. 

And  the  snare  gapeth  for  their  substance. 

6 For  ^ affliction  cometh  not  forth  of  the  dust. 

Neither  doth  trouble  spring  out  of  the  ground  ; 

7 But  man  is  born  unto  trouble. 

As  ^the  sparks  fly  upward. 

8 But  as  for  me,  I would  seek  unto  God, 

And  unto  God  would  I commit  my  cause  : 

9 Which  doeth  great  things  and  unsearchable  ; 
Marvellous  things  without  number  : 

10  Who  giveth  rain  upon  the  earth. 

And  sendeth  waters  upon  the  fields  : 

11  So  that  he  setteth  up  on  high  those  that  be  low  ; 
And  those  which  mourn  are  exalted  to  safety. 

12  He  frustrateth  the  devices  of  the  crafty. 

So  that  their  hands  cannot  perform  their  enter- 
prise. 

13  He  taketh  the  wise  in  their  own  crartiness  : 

And  the  counsel  of  the  froward  is  carried  headlong. 

14  They  meet  with  darkness  in  the  daytime. 

And  grope  at  noonday  as  in  the  night. 

15  But  he  saveth  from  the  sword  ^ of  their  mouth. 

Even  the  needy  from  the  hand  of  the  mighty. 

16  So  the  poor  hath  hope. 

And  iniquity  stoppeth  her  mouth. 

17  Behold,  happy  is  the  man  whom  God  * correcteth  : 
Therefore  despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of  the 

Almighty. 

18  For  he  maketh  sore,  and  bindeth  up  ; 

He  woundeth,  and  his  hands  make  whole. 

19  He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troubles  ; 

Yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no  evil  touch  thee. 

20  In  famine  he  shall  redeem  thee  from  death  ; 

And  in  war  from  the  power  of  the  sword. 

21  Thou  shalt  be  hid  from  the  scourge  of  the  tongue  ; 
Neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid  of  destruction  when  it 

cometh. 


isDeut.  32.  39.  1 

Sam.  2.  6.  Is.  30.  26. 

Hos.  6.  1. 

16  Ps.  34.  19.  & 91. 
3.  Pro.  24. 16.  1 Cor. 
10.  13. 

11  Ps.  91.  10. 

18  Ps.  33.  19.  & 37. 
19. 

19  Ps.  31.  20. 
i Or,  like. 


j Or,  From  morning 
to  evening. 

k Heb.  broken  in 
pieces. 

I Or,  Is  not  their  ex- 
cellency which  is  in 
them  removed? 
a See  ch.  15.  15. 
b Or,  indignation, 
c According  to  many 


ancient  versions,  the 
thirsty  stcallow  up. 

d Or,  iniquity.  See 
ch.  4.  8. 

e Heb.  the  sons  of 
flame  or  of  lightning. 

f Or,  can  perform 
nothing  of  worth. 

g Heb.  out  of  their 
mouth. 

h Or,  reproveth. 


JOB,  VI. 


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22  At  destruction  and  famine  thou  shalt  laugh  : 
20  neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid  of  the  beasts  of  the 
earth. 

23  21  For  thou  shalt  be  in  league  with  the  stones  of 
the  field  : and  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be  at  peace 
with  thee. 

24  And  thou  shalt  know  that  thy  tabernacle  shall  he 
in  peace  ; and  thou  shalt  visit  thy  habitation,  and  shalt 
not  sin. 

25  Thou  shalt  know  also  that  22  thy  seed  shall  he 
great,  and  thine  offspring  23  as  the  grass  of  the  earth. 

26  24  Thou  shalt  come  to  thy  grave  in  a full  age,  like 
as  a shock  of  corn  cometh  in  in  his  season. 

27  Lo  this,  we  have  ^ searched  it,  so  it  is  ; hear  it, 
and  know  thou  it  for  thy  good. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Job  sheweth  that  his  complaints  are  not  causeless.  8 He  wisheth  for 
death.,  wherein  he  is  assured  of  comfort.  14  He  reproveth  his  friends 
of  unkindness. 

But  Job  answered  and  said, 

2  Oh  that  my  grief  were  throughly  weighed, 
and  my  calamity  laid  in  the  balances  together  ! 

3  For  now  it  would  be  heavier  ^ than  the  sand  of  the 
sea  : therefore  my  words  are  swallowed  up. 

4  2 Fot  the  arrows  of  the  Almighty  are  within  me, 
the  poison  whereof  drinketh  up  my  spirit  : ® the  terrors 
of  God  do  set  themselves  in  array  against  me. 

5  Doth  the  wild  ass  bray  when  he  hath  grass  ? or 
loweth  the  ox  over  his  fodder  ? 

6  Can  that  which  is  unsavoury  be  eaten  without  salt  ? 
or  is  there  any  taste  in  the  white  of  an  egg  ? 

7  The  things  that  my  soul  refused  to  touch  are  as 
my  sorrowful  meat. 

8  Oh  that  I might  have  my  request  ; and  that  God 
would  grant  me  the  thing  that  I long  for  ! 

9  Even  ^ that  it  would  please  God  to  destroy  me  ; 
that  he  would  let  loose  his  hand,  and  cut  me  off  ! 

10  Then  should  I yet  have  comfort  ; yea,  I would 
harden  myself  in  sorrow  : let  him  not  spare  ; for  ® I 
have  not  concealed  the  words  of  ® the  Holy  One. 

11  What  is  my  strength,  that  I should  hope  ? and 
what  is  mine  end,  that  I should  prolong  my  life  ? 

12  Is  my  strength  the  strength  of  stones  ? or  is  my 
flesh  of  brass  ? 

13  Is  not  my  help  in  me?  and  is  wisdom  driven 
quite  from  me  ? 

14  To  him  that  is  afflicted  pity  should  he  shewed 
from  his  friend  ; but  he  forsaketh  the  fear  of  the  Al- 
mighty. 

15  ® My  brethren  have  dealt  deceitfully  as  a brook, 
and  2 as  the  stream  of  brooks  they  pass  away  ; 

16  Which  are  blackish  by  reason  of  the  ice,  and 
wherein  the  snow  is  hid  : 


S'*  Is.  11.  9.  & 35.  9. 
&G5.25.  Ezek.34.25. 

21  Ps.  91.  12.  Hoa. 
2.  18. 

2*  Ps.  112.  2. 

M Pa.  72.  16. 


24  Pro.  9.  11.  & 10. 
27. 

25  Ps.  111.  2. 

1 Pro.  27.  3. 

2 Ps.  38.  2. 

3 Ps.  88.  15,  16. 

« 1 Kiu.  19.  4. 


s A^ts  20.  20. 

Lev.  19.  2.  Is.  57. 
15.  Hos.  11.  9. 

2 Pro.  17.  17. 

Bps.  38.  11.  & 41. 9. 
» .Jer.  15.  18. 
i Or,  habitation. 


22  At  destruction  and  dearth  thou  shalt  laugh  ; 

Neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid  of  the  beasts  of  the 

earth. 

23  For  thou  shalt  be  in  league  with  the  stones  of  the 

field  ; 

And  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be  at  peace  with 
thee. 

24  And  thou  shalt  know  that  thy  tent  is  in  peace  ; 

And  thou  shalt  visit  thy  ^'fold,  and  shalt  miss 

nothing. 

25  Thou  shalt  know  also  that  thy  seed  shall  be  great. 
And  thine  offspring  as  the  grass  of  the  earth. 

26  Thou  shalt  come  to  thy  grave  in  a full  age, 

Like  as  a shock  of  corn  cometh  in  in  its  season. 

27  Lo  this,  we  have  searched  it,  so  it  is  ; 

Hear  it,  and  know  thou  it  ^ for  thy  good. 


6  Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

2 Oh  that  my  vexation  were  but  weighed. 

And  my  calamity  laid  in  the  balances  together  ! 

3 For  now  it  would  be  heavier  than  the  sand  of  the 

seas  : 

Therefore  have  my  words  been  rash. 

4 For  the  arrows  of  the  Almighty  are  within  me. 

The  poison  whereof  my  spirit  drinketh  up  : 

The  terrors  of  God  do  set  themselves  in  array 
against  me. 

5 Doth  the  wild  ass  bray  when  he  hath  grass  ? 

Or  loweth  the  ox  over  his  fodder  ? 

6 Can  that  which  hath  no  savour  be  eaten  without 

salt  ? 

Or  is  there  any  taste  in  ® the  white  of  an  egg  ? 

7 ^My  soul  refuseth  to  touch  them  ; 

They  are  as  loathsome  meat  to  me. 

8 Oh  that  I might  have  my  request  ; 

And  that  God  would  grant  me  the  thing  that  I long 
for ! 

9 Even  that  it  would  please  God  to  crush  me  ; 

That  he  would  let  loose  his  hand,  and  cut  me  off  ! 

10  Then  should  I yet  have  comfort ; 

®Yea,  I would  exult  in  pain  ®that  spareth  not  : 
*^For  I have  not  ^denied  the  words  of  the  Holy 
One. 

11  What  is  my  strength,  that  I should  wait  ? 

And  what  is  mine  end,  that  I should  be  patient  ? 

12  Is  my  strength  the  strength  of  stones  ? Or  is  my 

flesh  of  brass  ? 

13  Is  it  not  that  I have  no  help  in  me. 

And  that  * effectual  working  is  driven  quite  from 
me  ? 

14  To  him  that  is  ready  to  faint  kindness  should  he 

shewed  from  his  friend  ; 

* Even  to  him  that  forsaketh  the  fear  of  the  Al- 
mighty. 

15  My  brethren  have  dealt  deceitfully  as  a brook, 

As  the  channel  of  brooks  that  pass  away  ; 

16  Which  are  black  by  reason  of  the  ice. 

And  wherein  the  snow  hideth  itself  : 


j Or,  shall  not  err. 
k Heb.  for  thyself, 
a Or,  the  juice  of 
purslain. 

b Or,  What  things 
my  soul  refused  to 
touch.,  these  are  as  my 


loathsome  meat. 

c Or,  Though  I 
shrink  back. 

d Or,  harden  my- 
self. 

e.  Or,  though  he  spare 
not. 


/Or,  That, 
g Or,  concealed, 
h Or,  sound  U'isdom. 
i Or,  Else  might  he 
forsake.  Or,  Hut  he 
forsaketh. 


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JOB,  vn. 


17  What  time  they  wax  warm,  they  vanish  : when  it 
is  hot,  they  are  consumed  out  of  their  place. 

18  The  paths  of  their  way  are  turned  aside  ; they 
go  to  nothing,  and  perish. 

19  The  troops  of  Tema  looked,  the  companies  of 

Sheba  waited  for  them. 

20  They  were  confounded  because  they  had  hoped  ; 
they  came  thither,  and  were  ashamed. 

21  For  now  ye  are  nothing  ; ye  see  my  casting 
down,  and  are  afraid. 

22  Did  I say,  Bring  unto  me  ? or.  Give  a reward  for 
me  of  your  substance  ? 

23  Or,  Deliver  me  from  the  enemy’s  hand  ? or.  Re- 
deem me  from  the  hand  of  the  mighty  ? 

24  Teach  me,  and  I will  hold  my  tongue  : and  cause 
me  to  understand  wherein  I have  erred. 

25  How  forcible  are  right  words  ! but  what  doth 
your  arguing  reprove  ? 

26  Do  ye  imagine  to  reprove  words,  and  the  speeches 
of  one  that  is  desperate,  which  are  as  wind  ? 

27  Yea,  ye  overwhelm  the  fatherless,  and  ye  dig 
a pit  for  your  friend. 

28  Now  therefore  be  content,  look  upon  me  ; for  it 
is  evident  unto  you  if  I lie. 

29  Return,  I pray  you,  let  it  not  be  iniquity  ; yea, 
return  again,  my  righteousness  is  in  it. 

30  Is  there  iniquity  in  my  tongue  ? cannot  my  taste 
discern  perverse  things  ? 


CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Job  excuseth  his  desire  of  death.  12  He  complaineth  of  his  own  rest- 
lessness, 17  and  God  s watchfulness. 

/'S  there  not  ^ an  appointed  time  to  man  upon  earth  ? 
are  not  his  days  also  like  the  days  of  an  hireling  ? 

2  As  a servant  earnestly  desireth  the  shadow,  and  as 
an  hireling  looketh  for  the  reward  of  his  work  : 

3  So  am  I made  to  possess  ^ months  of  vanity,  and 
wearisome  nights  are  appointed  to  me. 

4  ^ When  I lie  down,  I say.  When  shall  I arise,  and 
the  night  be  gone  ? and  I am  full  of  tossings  to  and 
fro  unto  the  dawning  of  the  day. 

5  My  flesh  is  ^ clothed  with  worms  and  clods  of  dust  ; 
my  skin  is  broken,  and  become  loathsome. 

6  ^ My  days  are  swifter  than  a weaver’s  shuttle,  and 
are  spent  without  hope. 

7  O remember  that  ® my  life  is  wind  : mine  eye  shall 
no  more  see  good. 

8  The  eye  of  him  that  hath  seen  me  shall  see  me 
no  more : thine  eyes  are  upon  me,  and  I am  not. 

9  the  cloud  is  consumed  and  vanisheth  away  : so 
* he  that  goeth  down  to  the  grave  shall  come  up  no 
more. 

10  He  shall  return  no  more  to  his  house,  ® neither 
shall  his  place  know  him  any  more. 

11  Therefore  I will  not  refrain  my  mouth  ; I will 


10  Gen.  25,  15. 

11  1 Kin.  10.  1.  Ps. 
72.  10.  Ezek.  27.  22, 
23. 

12  Jer.  14.  3. 

13  ch.  13.  4. 
u Ps.  38.  11. 
ifi  Ps.  57.  6. 


16  ch.  17.  10. 
ich.  14.  5,  13,  14. 
Ps.  39.  4. 

2 See  ch.  29.  2. 

3 Dent.  28.  67.  ch. 
17. 12. 

* Is.  14.  11. 

6 ch.  9.  26.  & 16.  22. 


& 17.  11.  Ps.  90.  6.  & 
102.  11.  & 103.  15.  & 
144.  4.  Is.  38.  12,  & 
40.  6.  Jam.  4.  14. 

ePs.  78,  39.  & 89. 
47. 

1 ch.  20.  9. 

« 2 Sara.  12.  23. 


17  What  time  they -i  wax  warm,  they  vanish  : 

When  it  is  hot,  they  are  consumed  out  of  their 
place. 

18  ^ The  caravans  that  travel  by  the  way  of  them  turn 

aside  ; 

They  go  up  into  the  waste,  and  perish. 

19  The  caravans  of  Tema  looked. 

The  companies  of  Sheba  waited  for  them. 

20  They  were  ashamed  because  they  had  hoped  ; 

They  came  thither,  and  were  confounded. 

21  For  now  ye  ^are  nothing  ; 

Ye  see  a terror,  and  are  afraid. 

22  Did  I say.  Give  unto  me  ? 

Or,  Offer  a present  for  me  of  your  substance  ? 

23  Or,  Deliver  me  from  the  adversary’s  hand  ? 

Or,  Redeem  me  from  the  hand  of  the  oppressors  ? 

24  Teach  me,  and  I will  hold  my  peace  : 

And  cause  me  to  understand  wherein  I have  erred. 

25  How  forcible  are  words  of  uprightness  ! 

But  what  doth  your  arguing  reprove  ? 

26  Do  ye  imagine  to  reprove  words  ? 

Seeing  that  the  speeches  of  one  that  is  desperate 
are  as  wind. 

27  Yea,  ye  would  cast  lots  upon  the  fatherless. 

And  make  merchandise  of  your  friend. 

28  Now  therefore  be  pleased  to  look  upon  me  ; 

”For  surely  I shall  not  lie  to  your  face. 

29  Return,  I pray  you,  let  there  be  no  injustice  ; 

Yea,  return  again,  ®my  cause  is  righteous. 

30  Is  there  injustice  on  my  tongue  ? 

Cannot  my  taste  discern  mischievous  things  ? 


7  Is  there  not  a ® warfare  to  man  upon  earth  ? 

And  are  not  his  days  like  the  days  of  an  hireling  ? 

2 As  a servant  that  earnestly  desireth  the  shadow. 
And  as  an  hireling  that  looketh  for  his  wages  : 

3 So  am  I made  to  possess  months  of  vanity. 

And  wearisome  nights  are  appointed  to  me. 

4 When  I lie  down,  I say, 

^ When  shall  I arise  ? but  the  night  is  long  ; 

And  I am  full  of  tossings  to  and  fro  unto  the 
dawning  of  the  day. 

5 My  flesh  is  clothed  with  worms  and  clods  of  dust ; 
My  skin  ‘^closeth  up  and  breaketh  out  afresh. 

6 My  days  are  swifter  than  a weaver’s  shuttle. 

And  are  spent  without  hope. 

7 Oh  remember  that  my  life  is  wind  : 

Mine  eye  shall  no  more  see  good. 

8 The  eye  of  him  that  seeth  me  shall  behold  me  no 

more  : 

Thine  eyes  sliall  be  upon  me,  but  I shall  not  be. 

9 As  the  cloud  is  consumed  and  vanisheth  away. 

So  he  that  goeth  down  to  Sheol  shall  come  up  no 
more. 

10  He  shall  return  no  more  to  his  house. 

Neither  shall  his  place  know  him  any  more. 

11  Therefore  I will  not  refrain  my  mouth  ; 


9 ch.  8.  18.  & 20.  9. 
Ps.  103.  16. 

10  Ps.  39.  1,  9.  & 40. 
9. 

j Or,  shrink, 
k Or,  The  paths  of 
their  way  are  turned 
aside. 


I Another  reading  is, 
are  like  thereto, 
m Or,  for  the  wind, 
n Or,  And  it  will  be 
evident  unto  you  if  I 
lie. 

0 Heb.  my  righteous- 
ness is  in  it. 


a Or,  time  of  ser- 
vice. 

b Or,  When  shall  I 
arise,  and  the  night  be 
gonef 

c Or,  is  broken  and 
become  loathsome, 
d Or,  the  grave. 


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JOB,  VIII. 


speak  in  the  anguish  of  my  spirit ; I will  complain 
in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

12  I a sea,  or  a whale,  that  thou  settest  a watch 
over  me  ? 

13  When  I say.  My  bed  shall  comfort  me,  my 
couch  shall  ease  my  complaint ; 

14  Then  thou  scarest  me  with  dreams,  and  terrifiest 
me  through  visions  : 

15  So  that  my  soul  chooseth  strangling,  and  death 
rather  than  my  life. 

16  1 loathe  it  ; I would  not  live  alway  : let  me 
alone  ; for  i®  my  days  are  vanity. 

17  13  What  is  man,  that  thou  shouldest  magnify  him  ? 
and  that  thou  shouldest  set  thine  heart  upon  him  ? 

18  And  that  thou  shouldest  visit  him  every  morning, 
and  try  him  every  moment  ? 

19  How  long  wilt  thou  not  depart  from  me,  nor  let 
me  alone  till  I swallow  down  my  spittle  ? 

20  I have  sinned  ; what  shall  I do  unto  thee,  ii  O 
thou  preserver  of  men  ? why  i®  hast  thou  set  me  as  a 
mark  against  thee,  so  that  I am  a burden  to  myself  ? 

21  And  why  dost  thou  not  pardon  my  transgression, 
and  take  away  mine  iniquity  ? for  now  shall  I sleep  in 
the  dust  ; and  thou  shalt  seek  me  in  the  morning,  but  I 
shall  not  he. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  BUdad  sheweth  God's  justice  in  dealing  with  men  according  to  their 
works.  8 He  allegeth  antiquity  to  prove  the  certain  destruction  of  the 
hypocrite.  20  He  applieth  God's  just  dealing  to  Job. 

Then  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and  said, 

2  How  long  wilt  thou  speak  these  things  f and 
how  long  shall  the  words  of  thy  mouth  he  like  a strong 
wind  ? 

3  1 Doth  God  pervert  judgment  ? or  doth  the  Al- 
mighty pervert  justice  ? 

4  If  ^ thy  children  have  sinned  against  him,  and  he 
have  cast  them  away  for  their  transgression  ; 

5  3 If  thou  wouldest  seek  unto  God  betimes,  and 
make  thy  supplication  to  the  Almighty  ; 

6  If  thou  wert  pure  and  upright ; surely  now  he 
would  awake  for  thee,  and  make  the  habitation  of  thy 
righteousness  prosperous. 

7  Though  thy  beginning  was  small,  yet  thy  latter  end 
should  greatly  increase. 

8  ^For  enquire,  I pray  thee,  of  the  former  age,  and 
prepare  thyself  to  the  search  of  their  fathers  : 

9  (For  3 we  are  hut  of  yesterday,  and  know  nothing, 
because  our  days  upon  earth  are  a shadow  :)  ' 

10  Shall  not  they  teach  thee,  and  tell  thee,  and  utter 
words  out  of  their  heart  ? 

11  Can  the  rush  grow  up  without  mire  ? can  the  flag 
grow  without  water  ? 

12  3 Whilst  it  is  yet  in  his  greenness,  and  not  cut 
down,  it  withereth  before  any  other  herb. 

13  So  are  the  paths  of  all  that  forget  God  ; and  the 
^ hypocrite’s  hope  shall  perish  : 


n 1 Sxm.  1.  10.  ch. 

10.  1. 

>2  ch.  9.  27. 

13  ch.  10.  1. 

1^  ch.  10.  20.  & 14.  6. 
Pa.  39.  13. 

16  Pa.  62.  9. 


10  Ps.  8.  4.  & 144.  3. 
Heb.  2.  6. 

11  Ps.  36.  6. 

18  ch.  16.  12.  Ps.  21. 
12.  Lam.  3.  12. 

1 Gen.  18.  26.  Deut. 
32.  4.  2 Chr.  19.  7. 


ch.  34.  12,  17.  Dan.  9. 
14.  Rom.  3.  5. 

2 ch.  1.  6,  18. 

3 ch.  5.  8.  & 11.  13. 
& 22.  23,  &c. 

* Deut.  4.  32.  & 32.  7. 
ch.  16.  18. 


I  will  speak  in  the  anguish  of  my  spirit ; 

I will  complain  in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

12  Am  I a sea,  or  a sea-monster. 

That  thou  settest  a watch  over  me  ? 

13  When  I say.  My  bed  shall  comfort  me, 

My  couch  shall  ease  my  complaint  ; 

14  Then  thou  scarest  me  with  dreams. 

And  terrifiest  me  through  visions  : 

15  So  that  my  soul  chooseth  strangling, 

And  death  rather  than  these  my  bones. 

16  ® I loathe  my  life  ; would  not  live  alway  ; 

Let  me  alone  ; for  my  days  are  ^ vanity. 

17  What  is  man,  that  thou  shouldest  magnify  him. 

And  that  thou  shouldest  set  thine  heart  upon  him, 

18  And  that  thou  shouldest  visit  him  every  morning. 
And  try  him  every  moment  ? 

19  How  long  wilt  thou  not  look  away  from  me. 

Nor  let  me  alone  till  I swallow  down  my  spittle  ? 

20  If  I have  sinned,  what  *do  I unt6  thee,  O thou 

‘ watcher  of  men  ? 

Why  hast  thou  set  me  as  a mark  for  thee. 

So  that  I am  a burden  to  myself  ? 

21  And  why  dost  thou  not  pardon  my  transgression, 

and  take  away  mine  iniquity  ? 

For  now  shall  I lie  down  in  the  dust  ; 

And  thou  shalt  seek  me  diligently,  but  I shall  not 
be. 


8 Then  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and  said, 

2 How  long  wilt  thou  speak  these  things  ? 

And  how  long  shall  the  words  of  thy  mouth  be  like  a 
mighty  wind  ? 

3 Doth  God  pervert  judgement  ? 

Or  doth  the  Almighty  pervert  justice  ? 

4 “ If  thy  children  have  sinned  against  him. 

And  he  have  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  their 
transgression : 

5 If  thou  wouldest  seek  diligently  unto  God, 

And  make  thy  supplication  to  the  Almighty  ; 

6 If  thou  wert  pure  and  upright  ; 

Surely  now  he  would  awake  for  thee. 

And  make  the  habitation  of  thy  righteousness  pros- 
perous. 

7 And  though  thy  beginning  was  small. 

Yet  thy  latter  end  should  greatly  increase. 

8 For  inquire,  I pray  thee,  of  the  former  age. 

And  apply  thyself  to  that  which  their  fathers  have 
searched  out  : 

9 (For  we  are  but  of  yesterday,  and  know  nothing. 
Because  our  days  upon  earth  are  a shadow  :) 

10  Shall  not  they  teach  thee,  and  tell  thee. 

And  utter  words  out  of  their  heart  ? 

11  Can  the  ^ rush  grow  up  without  mire  ? 

Can  the  ‘^flag  grow  without  water  ? 

12  Whilst  it  is  yet  iu  its  greenness,  and  not  cut  down. 
It  withereth  before  any  other  herb. 

13  So  are  the  paths  of  all  that  forget  God  ; 

And  the  hope  of  the  godless  man  shall  perish  : 


6 Gen.  47.  9.  1 Chr. 
29.  15.  cli.  7.  6.  Ps. 
39.  6.  & 102.  11.  & 144. 
4. 

6 Ps.  129.  6.  Jer.  17. 

6. 


& 27.  8.  Ps.  112.  10. 
Pro.  10.  28. 
e Or,  I waste  away. 
/Or,  shall, 
y Or,  as  a breath, 
h Or,  can  I do. 


i Or,  preserver, 
a Or,  If  thy  children 
sinned  ...  he  deliv- 
ered tfc'C. 

b Or,  papyrus, 
c Or,  reed-grass. 


2 ch.  11.  20.  &18. 14. 


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14  Whose  hope  shall  be,  cut  off,  and  whose  trust 
shall  be  a spider’s  web. 

15  ® He  shall  lean  upon  his  house,  but  it  shall  not 
stand  : he  shall  hold  it  fast,  but  it  shall  not  endure. 

16  He  is  green  before  the  sun,  and  his  branch  shoot- 
eth  forth  in  his  garden. 

17  His  roots  are  wrapped  about  the  heap,  and  seeth 
the  place  of  stones. 

18  ® If  he  destroy  him  from  his  place,  then  it  shall 
deny  him,  saying,  I have  not  seen  thee. 

19  Behold,  this  is  the  joy  of  his  way,  and  out  of  the 
earth  shall  others  grow. 

20  Behold,  God  will  not  cast  away  a perfect  man, 
neither  will  he  help  the  evil  doers  : 

21  Till  he  fill  thy  mouth  with  laughing,  and  thy  lips 
with  rejoicing. 

22  They  that  hate  thee  shall  be  clothed  with 
shame  ; and  the  dwelling  place  of  the  wicked  shall 
come  to  nought. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Job,  acknowledging  God' s justice,  sheweih  there  is  no  contending  with 
him.  22  Man's  innocency  is  not  to  he  condemned  by  afflictions. 

Then  »Tob  answered  and  said, 

2  I know  it  is  so  of  a truth  : but  how  should  ^ man 
be  just  with  God  ? 

3  If  he  will  contend  with  him,  he  cannot  answer  him 
one  of  a thousand. 

4  ^ He  is  wise  in  heart,  and  mighty  in  strength  : who 
hath  hardened  himself  against  him,  and  hath  pros- 
pered ? 

5  Which  removeth  the  mountains,  and  they  know 
not : which  overturneth  them  in  his  anger. 

6  Which  ^shaketh  the  earth  out  of  her  place,  and 
^ the  pillars  thereof  tremble. 

7  Which  commandeth  the  sun,  and  it  riseth  not  ; 
and  sealeth  up  the  stars. 

8  ® Which  alone  spreadeth  out  the  heavens,  and 
treadeth  upon  the  waves  of  the  sea. 

9  ® Which  maketh  Arcturus,  Orion,  and  Pleiades,  and 
the  chambers  of  the  south. 

10  ’ Which  doeth  great  things  past  finding  out  ; yea, 
and  wonders  without  number. 

11  ®Lo,  he  goeth  by  me,  and  I see  him  not  : he  pass- 
eth  on  also,  but  I perceive  him  not. 

12  ® Behold,  he  taketh  away,  who  can  hinder  him  ? 
who  will  say  unto  him.  What  doest  thou  ? 

13  If  God  will  not  withdraw  his  anger,  the  proud 
helpers  do  stoop  under  him. 

14  How  much  less  shall  I answer  him,  and  choose  out 
my  words  to  reason  with  him  ? 

15  Whom,  though  I were  righteous,  yet  would  I 
not  answer,  hut  I would  make  supplication  to  my  judge. 

16  If  I had  called,  and  he  had  answered  me  ; yet 
would  I not  believe  that  he  had  hearkened  unto  my 
voice. 

17  For  he  breaketh  me  with  a tempest,  and  multipli- 
eth  my  wounds  without  cause. 


8 ch.  27.  18. 

6 ch.  7.  10.  & 20.  9. 
Ps.  37.  36. 
w Ps.  113.  7. 

11  Ps.  35.  26.  & 109. 
29. 

1 Ps.  143.  2.  Rom. 
3.  20. 


2 ch.  36.  5. 

3 Is.  2.  19,  21.  Hag. 
2.  6,  21.  Heb.  12.  26. 

4 ch.  26.  11. 

8 Gen.  1.  6.  Ps.  104. 
2 3 

’ « Gen.  1.  16.  ch.  38. 
31,  &c.  Amos  5.  8. 


’ch.  5.  9.  Ps.  71. 
15. 

8 ch.  23.  8,  9.  & 36. 
14. 

9 Is.  46.  9.  Jer.  18. 6. 
Rom.  9.  20. 

10  ch.  26. 12.  Is.  30. 7. 


14  Whose  confidence  shall  ^ break  in  sunder. 

And  whose  trust  is  a spider’s  ® web. 

15  He  shall  lean  upon  his  house,  but  it  shall  not  stand ; 
He  shall  hold  fast  thereby,  but  it  shall  not  endure. 

16  He  is  green  before  the  sun. 

And  his  shoots  go  forth  over  his  garden. 

17  His  roots  are  wrapped.^ about  the  heap, I 
He  beholdeth  the  place  of  stones. 

18  If  he  be  destroyed  from  his  place. 

Then  it  shall  deny  him,  saying,  I have  not  seen 
thee. 

19  Behold,  this  is  the  joy  of  his  way. 

And  out  of  the  ^ earth  shall  others  spring. 

20  Behold,  God  will  not  cast  away  a perfect  man. 
Neither  will  he  uphold  the  evil-doers. 

21  He  will  yet  fill  thy  mouth  with  laughter. 

And  thy  lips  with  shouting. 

22  They  that  hate  thee  shall  be  clothed  with  shame  ; 
And  the  tent  of  the  wicked  shall  be  no  more. 


9  Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

2 Of  a truth  I know  that  it  is  so  : 

« But  how  can  man  be  just  ^ with  God  ? 

3 If  he  be  pleased  to  contend  with  him. 

He  cannot  answer  him  one  of  a thousand.  ^ 

4 He  is  wise  in  heart,  and  mighty  in  strength  : 

Who  hath  hardened  himself  against  him,  and  pros- 
pered ? 

5 Which  removeth  the  mountains,  and  they  know  it 

not. 

When  he  overturneth  them  in  his  anger. 

6 Which  shaketh  the  earth  out  of  her  place. 

And  the  pillars  thereof  tremble. 

7 Which  commandeth  the  sun,  and  it  riseth  not  ; 

And  sealeth  up  the  stars. 

8 Which  alone  stretcheth  out  the  heavens. 

And  treadeth  upon  the  ^ waves  of  the  sea. 

9 Which  maketh  the  Bear,  Orion,  and  the  Pleiades, 
And  the  chambers  of  the  south. 

10  Which  doeth  great  things  past  finding  out  ; 

Yea,  marvellous  things  without  number. 

11  Lo,  he  goeth  by  me,  and  I see  him  not  : 

He  passeth  on  also,  but  I perceive  him  not. 

12  Behold,  he  seizeth  the  prey,  who  can  ® hinder  him  ? 
Who  will  say  unto  him,  What  doest  thou  ? 

13  God  vdll  not  withdraw  his  anger  ; 

The  helpers  of  Rahab  ^ do  stoop  under  him. 

14  How  much  less  shall  I answer  him. 

And  choose  out  my  words  to  reason  with  him  ? 

15  Whom,  though  I were  righteous,  yet  would  I not 

answer  ; 

I would  make  supplication  to  ^ mine  adversary. 

16  If  I had  called,  and  he  had  answered  me  ; 

Yet  would  I not  believe  that  he  hearkened  unto  my 
voice. 

17  * For  he  breaketh  me  with  a tempest. 

And  multiplieth  my  wounds  without  cause. 

11  ch.  10.  15. 

12  ch.  2.  3.  & 34.  6 
d Or,  be  cut  off. 
e Heb.  house, 
f Or,  beside  the 

spring, 
g dr,  dust. 


h Or,  Till  he  fill, 
a Or,  For. 
b Or,  before, 
c Or,  If  one  should 
desire  ...  he  could 
not  dec. 

d Heb.  high  places. 


e Or,  turn  him  back, 
f Or,  arrogancy.  See 
Is.  30.  7. 
g Or,  did. 

h Or,  him  that  would 
Judge  me. 

i Heb.  He  who. 


JOB,  X. 


743 


18  He  will  not  suffer  me  to  take  my  breath,  but 
filleth  me  with  bitterness. 

19  If  I speak  of  strength,  lo,  he  is  strong  : and  if  of 
judgment,  who  shall  set  me  a time  to  plead  ? 

20  If  I justify  myself,  mine  own  mouth  shall  con- 
demn me  : if  I say,  I am  perfect,  it  shall  also  prove  me 
perverse. 

21  Though  I were  perfect,  yet  would  I not  know  my 
soul  : I would  despise  my  life. 

22  This  is  one  thing,  therefore  I said  it,  He  destroy- 
eth  the  perfect  and  the  wicked. 

23  If  the  scourge  slay  suddenly,  he  will  laugh  at  the 
trial  of  the  innocent. 

24  The  earth  is  given  into  the  hand  of  the  wicked  : 

he  covereth  the  faces  of  the  judges  thereof  ; if  not, 

where,  and  who  is  he  ? 

25  Now  my  days  are  swifter  than  a post : they  flee 
away,  they  see  no  good. 

26  They  are  passed  away  as  the  swift  ships  : as 
the  eagle  that  hasteth  to  the  prey. 

27  If  I say,  I will  forget  my  complaint,  I will  leave 
off  my  heaviness,  and  comfort  myself: 

28  I am  afraid  of  all  my  sorrows,  I know  that  thou 

wilt  not  hold  me  innocent. 

29  If  I be  wicked,  why  then  labour  I in  vain  ? 

30  20  If  I wash  myself  with  snow  water,  and  make 
my  hands  never  so  clean  ; 

31  Yet  shalt  thou  plunge  me  in  the  ditch,  and  mine 
own  clothes  shall  abhor  me. 

32  For  21^6  is  not  a man,  as  I am,  that  I should  an- 
swer him,  and  we  should  come  together  in  judgment. 

33  22  Neither  is  there  any  daysman  betwixt  us,  that 
might  lay  his  hand  upon  us  both. 

34  23  Let  him  take  his  rod  away  from  me,  and  let  not 
his  fear  terrify  me  : 

35  Then  would  I speak,  and  not  fear  him  ; but  it  is 
not  so  with  me. 


CHAPTER  X. 

1  Job,  taking  liberty  of  complaint,  expostulateth  with  God  about  his 
aMictions.  18  He  complaineth  of  life,  and  craveth  a little  ease  before 
death. 

My  ^ soul  is  weary  of  my  life  ; I will  leave  my 
complaint  upon  myself  ; 2 1 will  speak  in  the  bit- 
terness of  my  soul. 

2  I will  say  unto  God,  Do  not  condemn  me  ; shew 
me  wherefore  thou  contendest  with  me. 

3  Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou  shonldest  oppress, 
that  thou  shouldest  despise  the  work  of  thine  hands, 
and  shine  upon  the  counsel  of  the  wicked  ? 

4  Hast  thou  eyes  of  flesh  ? or  ^ seest  thou  as  man 
seeth  ? 

5  Are  thy  days  as  the  days  of  man  ? are  thy  years  as 
man’s  days, 

6  That  thou  enquirest  after  mine  iniquity,  and 
searchest  after  my  sin  ? 


18  He  will  not  suffer  me  to  take  my  breath, 

But  filleth  me  with  bitterness. 

19  J If  we  speak  of  the  strength  of  the  mighty,  * lo,  he 

is  there  ! 

And  if  of  judgement,  who  will  appoint  me  a time  ? 

20  Though  I be  righteous,  mine  own  mouth  shall  con- 

demn me  : 

Though  I be  perfect,  Gt  shall  prove  me  perverse. 

21  I am  ” perfect  ; I regard  not  myself  ; 

I  despise  my  life. 

22  It  is  all  one  ; therefore  I say. 

He  destroyeth  the  perfect  and  the  wicked. 

23  If  the  scourge  slay  suddenly. 

He  will  mock  at  the  ® trial  of  the  innocent. 

24  The  earth  is  given  into  the  hand  of  the  wicked  : 

He  covereth  the  faces  of  the  judges  thereof  ; 

If  it  he  not  he,  who  then  is  it  ? 

25  Now  my  days  are  swifter  than  a p post : 

They  flee  away,  they  see  no  good. 

26  They  are  passed  away  as  the  ^ swift  ships  : 

As  the  eagle  that  swoopeth  on  the  prey. 

27  If  I say,  I will  forget  my  complaint, 

I will  put  off  my  sad  countenance,  and  be  of  good 
cheer  : 

28  I am  afraid  of  all  my  sorrows, 

I know  that  thou  wilt  not  hold  me  innocent. 

29  I shall  be  condemned  ; 

Why  then  do  I labour  in  vain  ? 

30  If  I wash  myself  ® with  snow  water. 

And  * make  my  hands  never  so  clean  ; 

31  Yet  wilt  thou  plunge  me  in  the  ditch. 

And  mine  own  clothes  shall  abhor  me. 

32  For  he  is  not  a man,  as  I am,  that  I should  answer 

him. 

That  we  should  come  together  in  judgement. 

33  There  is  no  “ daysman  betwixt  us. 

That  might  lay  his  hand  upon  us  both. 

34  Let  him  take  his  rod  away  from  me. 

And  let  not  his  terror  make  me  afraid  : 

35  Then  would  I speak,  and  not  fear  him  ; 

For  I am  not  so  in  myself. 


10  My  soul  is  weary  of  my  life  ; 

I will  give  free  course  to  my  complaint ; 

I will  speak  in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

2 I will  say  unto  God,  Do  not  condemn  me  ; 

Show  me  wherefore  thou  contendest  with  me. 

3 Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou  shouldest  oppress, 
That  thou  shouldest  despise  the  “ work  of  thine 

hands. 

And  shine  upon  the  counsel  of  the  wicked  ? 

4 Hast  thou  eyes  of  flesh. 

Or  seest  thou  as  man  seeth  ? 

5 Are  thy  days  as  the  days  of  man. 

Or  thy  years  as  man’s  days, 

6 That  ithou  inquirest  after  mine  iniquity. 

And  searchest  after  my  sin. 


WEccles.  9.  2,  3. 
Ezek.  21.  3. 

14  2 Sara.  15.  30.  & 
19.  4.  Jer.  14.  4. 

1C  ch.  7.  6,  7. 

16  Hab.  1.  8. 

11  ch.  7.  13. 


18  Ps.  119.  120. 

19  Ex.  20.  7. 

20  Jer.  2.  22. 

21  Eccles.  6.  10.  Is. 
45.  9.  Jer.  49.  19. 
Rora.  9.  20. 

22  ver.  19.  1 Sam.  2. 
25. 


23  ch.  13.  20,  21,  22. 
33.  7.  Ps.  39.  10. 

1 1 Kin.  19.  4.  ch. 
7.  16.  Jonah  4.  3,  8. 

2 ch.  7.  11. 

3 1 Sam.  10.  7. 

j Or,  If  we  speak  of 


strength,  lo,  he  is 
mighty. 

k Or,  Lo,  here  am  I, 
saith  he ; and  if  of 
judgement,  Who  dec. 

I Or,  he. 

m Or,  Though  I be 


perfect,  I will  not  re- 
gard &c. 
n See  ch.  1.  1. 

0 Or,  calamity, 
p Or,  runner, 
q Heb.  ships  of  reed, 
r Heb.  brighten  up. 


s Another  reading  is, 
with  snow. 

t Heb.  cleanse  my 
hands  with  lye. 
u Or,  umpire, 
a Heb.  labour. 


744 


JOB,  XI. 


7 * Thou  knowest  that  I am  not  wicked  ; and  there 
is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of  thine  hand. 

8 ® Thine  hands  have  made  me  and  fashioned  me  to- 
gether round  about  ; yet  thou  dost  destroy  me. 

9 Remember,  I beseech  thee,  that  ® thou  hast  made 
me  as  the  clay  ; and  wilt  thou  bring  me  into  dust 
again  ? 

10  Hast  thou  not  poured  me  out  as  milk,  and  cur- 
dled me  like  cheese  ? 

11  Thou  hast  clothed  me  with  skin  and  flesh,  and 
hast  fenced  me  with  bones  and  sinews. 

12  Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and  favour,  and  thy 
visitation  hath  preserved  my  spirit. 

13  And  these  things  hast  thou  hid  in  thine  heart  : I 
know  that  this  is  with  thee. 

14  If  I sin,  then  ® thou  markest  me,  and  thou  wilt  not 
acquit  me  from  mine  iniquity. 

15  If  I be  wicked,  ®woe  unto  me  ; and  if  I be 
righteous,  yet  will  I not  lift  up  my  head.  / am  full  of 
confusion  ; therefore  see  thou  mine  affliction ; 

16  For  it  increaseth.  huntest  me  as  a fierce 

lion  : and  again  thou  shewest  thyself  marvellous  upon 
me. 

17  Thou  renewest  thy  witnesses  against  me,  and  in- 
creasest  thine  indignation  upon  me  ; changes  and  war 
are  against  me. 

18  Wherefore  then  hast  thou  brought  me  forth  out 
of  the  womb  ? Oh  that  I had  given  up  the  ghost,  and 
no  eye  had  seen  me  ! 

19  I should  have  been  as  though  I had  not  been  ; I 
should  have  been  carried  from  the  womb  to  the  grave. 

20  Are  not  my  days  few  ? cease  then,  and  let  me 
alone,  that  I may  take  comfort  a little, 

21  Before  I go  whence  I shall  not  return,  even  to  the 
land  of  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death  ; 

22  A land  of  darkness,  as  darkness  itself;  and  of 
the  shadow  of  death,  without  any  order,  and  where  the 
light  is  as  darkness. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1 Zopharreproveth  Job  for  justifying  himself.  5 God's  wisdom  is  un- 
searchable. 13  The  assured  blessing  of  repentance. 

Then  answered  Zophar  the  Naamathite,  and  said, 
2 Should  not  the  multitude  of  words  be  an- 
swered ? and  should  a man  full  of  talk  be  justified  ? 

3  Should  thy  lies  make  men  hold  their  peace  ? and 
when  thou  mockest,  shall  no  man  make  thee  ashamed  ? 

4  For  1 thou  hast  said,  My  doctrine  is  pure,  and  I am 
clean  in  thine  eyes. 

5  But  oh  that  God  would  speak,  and  open  his  lips 
against  thee  ; 

6  And  that  he  would  shew  thee  the  secrets  of  wis- 
dom, that  they  are  double  to  that  which  is  ! Know 
therefore  that  ^God  exacteth  of  thee  less  than  thine 
iniquity  deserveth. 


7 Although  thou  knowest  that  I am  not  wicked  ; 

And  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of  thine 

hand  ? 

8 Thine  hands  have  framed  me  and  fashioned  me 
Together  round  about  ; yet  thou  dost  destroy  me. 

9 Remember,  I beseech  thee,  that  thou  hast  fashioned 

me  as  clay  ; 

And  wilt  thou  bring  me  into  dust  again  ? 

10  Hast  thou  not  poured  me  out  as  milk. 

And  curdled  me  like  cheese  ? 

11  Thou  hast  clothed  me  with  skin  and  flesh. 

And  knit  me  together  with  bones  and  sinews. 

12  Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and  favour. 

And  thy  ^ visitation  hath  preserved  my  spirit. 

13  Yet  these  things  thou  didst  hide  in  thine  heart  ; 

I  know  that  this  is  with  thee  : 

14  If  I sin,  then  thou  markest  me. 

And  thou  wilt  not  acquit  me  from  mine  iniquity. 

15  If  I be  wicked,  woe  unto  me  ; 

And  if  I be  righteous,  yet  shall  I not  lift  up  my 
head  ; 

^ Being  filled  with  ignominy 
And  looking  upon  mine  affliction. 

16  And  if  my  head  exalt  itself,  thou  huntest  me  as  a 

lion  : 

And  again  thou  shewest  thyself  marvellous  upon  me. 

17  Thou  renewest  thy  witnesses  against  me. 

And  increasest  thine  indignation  upon  me  ; 

^ Changes  and  warfare  are  with  me. 

18  Wherefore  then  hast  thou  brought  me  forth  out  of 

the  womb  ? 

I had  given  up  the  ghost,  and  no  eye  had  seen  me. 

19  I should  have  been  as  though  I had  not  been  ; 

I should  have  been  carried  from  the  womb  to  the 
grave. 

20  Are  not  my  days  few  ? « cease  then. 

And  let  me  alone,  that  I may  -^take  comfort  a 
little, 

21  Before  I go  whence  I shall  not  return. 

Even  to  the  land  of  darkness  and  of  the  shadow  of 
death  ; 

22  A land  of  thick  darkness,  as  darkness  itself ; 

A land  of  the  shadow  of  death,  without  any  order. 
And  where  the  light  is  as  darkness. 


11  Then  answered  Zophar  the  Naamathite,  and  said, 

2 Should  not  the  multitude  of  words  be  answered  ? 
And  should  a man  full  of  talk  be  justified  ? 

3 Should  thy  boastings  make  men  hold  their  peace  ? 
And  when  thou  mockest,  shall  no  man  make  thee 

ashamed  ? 

4 For  thou  sayest.  My  doctrine  is  pure. 

And  I am  clean  in  thine  eyes. 

5 But  Oh  that  God  would  speak. 

And  open  his  lips  against  thee  ; 

6 And  that  he  would  shew  thee  the  secrets  of  wisdom, 
® That  it  is  manifold  in  efPectual  working  ! 

Know  therefore  that  God  ^exacteth  of  thee  less 
than  thine  iniquity  deserveth. 


* Ps.  139.  1, 2. 

6 Ps.  119.  73. 

e Gen.  2.  7.  & 3.  19. 
Is.  64.  8. 

7 Ps.  139.  14,  15, 16. 

8 Ps.  139  1. 
a Is.  3.  11. 


10  ch.  9.  12,  15,  20, 
21. 

11  Ps.  25.  18. 

12  Is.  38.  13.  Lam. 
3.  10. 

13  ch.  3.  11. 


11  See  ch.  7.  6,  16.  & 
8.  9.  Ps.  39.  5. 

15  Ps.  39.  13. 

16  ch.  7.  16,  19. 

11  Ps.  88.  12. 

18  Ps.  23.  4. 

1 ch.  6.  10.  Si  10.  7. 


2 Ezra  9.  13. 
b Or,  care, 
c Or,  7 am  filled  with 
ignominy.,  but  look 
thou  . . . for  it  increas- 
eth : thou  d-c. 


d Or,  Host  after  host 
is  against  me. 

e Another  reading  is, 
let  him  cease,  and 
leave  me  alone, 
f Heb.  brighten  up. 


a Or,  For  sound  wis- 
dom is  manifold. 

b Or,  remitteth  (Heb. 
causeth  to  be  forgot- 
ten) unto  thee  of  thine 
iniquity. 


745 


JOB, 

7 * Canst  thou  by  searching  find  ont  God  ? canst  thou 
find  out  the  Almighty  unto  perfection  ? 

8 It  is  as  high  as  heaven ; what  canst  tfiou  do  ? 
deeper  than  hell  ; what  canst  thou  know  ? 

9 The  measure  thereof  is  longer  than  tho  earth,  and 
broader  than  the  sea. 

10  ^ If  he  cut  off,  and  shut  up,  or  gather  together, 
then  who  can  hinder  him  ? 

11  For  ® he  knoweth  vain  men  : he  seeth  wickedness 
also  ; will  he  not  then  consider  it  f 

12  For  ® vain  man  would  be  wise,  though  man  be  born 
like  a wild  ass’s  colt. 

13  If  thou  ® prepare  thine  heart,  and  ^ stretch  out 
thine  hands  toward  him  ; 

14  If  iniquity  he  in  thine  hand,  put  it  far  away,  and 

let  not  wickedness  dwell  in  thy  tabernacles. 

15  For  then  shalt  thou  lift  up  thy  face  without 
spot  ; yea,  thou  shalt  be  stedfast,  and  shalt  not  fear  : 

16  Because  thou  shalt  forget  thy  misery,  and  re- 
member it  as  waters  that  pass  away  : 

17  And  we  age  shall  be  clearer  than  the  noonday  ; 
thou  shalt  shine  forth,  thou  shalt  be  as  the  morning. 

18  And  thou  shalt  be  secure,  because  there  is  hope  ; 
yea,  thou  shalt  dig  about  thee^  and  thou  shalt  take  thy 
rest  in  safety. 

19  Also  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  none  shall  make 
thee  afraid  ; yea,  many  shall  make  suit  unto  thee. 

20  But  the  eyes  of  the  wicked  shall  fail,  and  they 
shall  not  escape,  and  their  hope  shall  he  as  the  giving 
up  of  the  ghost. 


CHAPTER  XII. 

1 Job  maintaineth  himself  against  his  friends  that  reprove  him,  7 He 
acknowledgeth  the  general  doctrine  of  God's  omnipotency. 

And  Job  answered  and  said, 

2  No  doubt  but  ye  are  the  people,  and  wisdom 
shall  die  with  you. 

3  But  ^ I have  understanding  as  well  as  you  ; I am 
not  inferior  to  you  : yea,  who  knoweth  not  such  things 
as  these  ? 

4*1  am  as  one  mocked  of  his  neighbour,  who  ® calleth 
upon  God,  and  he  answereth  him  : the  just  upright  man 
is  laughed  to  scorn. 

5  * He  that  is  ready  to  slip  with  his  feet  is  as  a,  lamp 
despised  in  the  thought  of  him  that  is  at  ease. 

6  ® The  tabernacles  of  robbers  prosper,  and  they  that 
provoke  God  are  secure  ; into  whose  hand  God  bringeth 
abundantly. 

7  But  ask  now  the  beasts,  and  they  shall  teach  thee  ; 
and  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  they  shall  tell  thee  : 

8  Or  speak  to  the  earth,  and  it  shall  teach  thee  : and 
the  fishes  of  the  sea  shall  declare  unto  thee. 

9  Who  knoweth  not  in  all  these  that  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  hath  wrought  this  ? 

10  ® In  whose  hand  is  the  soul  of  every  living  thing, 
and  the  breath  of  all  mankind. 


3 Eccles.  3. 11.  Rom. 
11.  33. 

4 ch.  9.  12.  & 12.  14. 
Rev.  3.  7. 

BPs.  10.  11, 14.  & 35. 
22.  & 94.  11. 

0 Ps.  73.  22.  & 92.  6. 
Eccles.  3.  18.  Rom.  1. 
22. 

» ch.  5.  8.  & 22.  21. 


8 1 Sam.  7.  3.  Ps.  78. 

8. 

9 Ps.  88.  9,  & 143.  G. 

10  Ps.  101.  3. 

11  See  Gen.  4.  5,  G. 
ch.  22.  2G.  Ps.  119.  G. 
1 John  3.  21. 

12 1.S.  G5.  IG. 

13  Ps.  37.  6.  & 112.  4. 
Is.  58.  8,  10. 

1^  Lev.  26.' 6.  6.  Ps. 


3.  5.  & 4.  8.  Pro.  3. 
24. 

15  Lev.  2G.  IG.  Dent. 
28.  G5. 

18  ch.  8.  14.  & 18. 14. 
Pro.  11.  7. 

1 ch.  13.  2. 

2 ch.  IG.  10.  A 17.  2, 
G.  & 21.  3.  & 30.  1. 

3 Ps.  91.  15. 


XII. 


7 Canst  thou  by  searching  find  out  God  ? 

Canst  thou  find  out  the  Almighty  unto  perfection  ? 

8 ^ It  is  high  as  heaven  ; what  canst  thou  do  ? 

Deeper  than  * Sheol  ; what  canst  thou  know  ? 

9 The  measure  thereof  is  longer  than  the  earth. 

And  broader  than  the  sea. 

10  it  ne  pass  through,  and  shut  up. 

And  /call  unto  ju^^ement,  then  who  can  hinder  him  ? 

11  For  he  knoweth  vain  pien  : 

He  sedth  iniquity  also,  9' even  though  he  consider  it 
not.  ^ 

12  ^ But  vain  man  is  void  of  understanding, 

Yea,  man  is  born  as  a wild  ass’V  colt. 

13  If  thou  set  thine  heart  aright. 

And  stretch  out  thine  hands  towardNhim  ; 

14  If  iniquity  be  in  thine  hand,  put  it  far  away. 

And  let  not  unrighteousness  dwell  in  thY  tents  ; 

15  Surely  then  shalt  thou  lift  up  thy  face  wit'hout  spot  ; 
Yea,  thou  shalt  be  stedfast,  and  shalt  not  fear  : 

16  For  thou  shalt  forget  thy  misery  ; 

Thou  shalt  remember  it  as  waters  that  arci  passed 
away  : 

17  And  thy  life  shall  *be  clearer  than  the  noonday  ; 
Though  there  be  darkness,  it  shall  be  as  the  vn^SxmHgj, 

18  And  thou  shalt  be  secure,  because  there  is  hope  ; 
Yea,  thou  shalt  search  about  thee,  and  shalt  take 

thy  rest  in  safety. 

19  Also  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  none  shall  make  thee 

afraid  ; 

Yea,  many  shall  make  suit  unto  thee. 

20  But  the  eyes  of  the  wicked  shall  fail. 

And  ^ thSy  shall  have  no  way  to  flee. 

And  their  hope  shall  be  the  giving  up  of  the  ghost. 


12  Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

2 No  doubt  but  ye  are  the  people. 

And  wisdom  shall  die  with  you. 

3 But  I have  understanding  as  well  as  you  • 

I am  not  inferior  to  you  : 

Yea,  who  knoweth  not  such  things  as  these  ? 

4 I am  as  one  that  is  a laughing-stock  to  his  neighbour, 
A man  that  called  upon  God,  and  he  answered  him  : 
The  just,  the  perfect  man  is  a laughing-stock. 

5 In  the  thought  of  him  that  is  at  ease  there  is  con- 

tempt for  misfortune  ; 

It  is  ready  for  them  whose  foot  slippeth. 

6 The  tents  of  robbers  prosper. 

And  they  that  provoke  God  are  secure  ; 

® Into  whose  hand  God  bringeth  abundantly. 

7 But  ask  now  the  beasts,  and  they  shall  teach  thee  ; 
And  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  they  shall  tell  thee  : 

8 Or  speak  to  the  earth,  and  it  shall  teach  thee  ; 

And  the  fishes  of  the  sea  shall  declare  unto  thee. 

9 Who  knoweth  not  ^ in  all  these. 

That  the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath  wrought  this  ? 

10  In  whose  hand  is  the  soul  of  every  living  thing. 
And  the  breath  of  all  mankind. 


4 Pro.  14.  2. 

6ch.  21.  7.  Ps.  37. 
1,  35.  & 73.  11,  12.  & 
92.  7.  Jer.  12.  1.  Mai. 
3.  15. 

8 Num.  IG.  22.  Dan. 
5.  23.  Acts  17.  28. 

c Or,  Canst  thou  find 
out  the  deep  things  of 
God  f 


d Heb.  The  heights 
of  heaven, 
e Or,  the  grave, 
f Heb.  call  an  assem- 
bly. 

g Or,  and  him  that 
considereth  not. 

h Or,  But  on  empty 
man  u'ill  get  under- 
standing, when  a wild 


ass's  colt  is  bom  a 
man. 

i Or,  arise  above, 
j Heb.  refuge  is  per- 
ished from  them. 

a Or,  That  bring 
their  god  in  their 
hand, 
h Or,  brj. 
c Or,  spirit. 


746  JOB, 

11  Doth  not  the  ear  try  words  ? and  the  mouth 
taste  his  meat  ? 

12  ® With  the  ancient  is  wisdom  ; and  in  length  of 
days  understanding. 

13  ® With  him  is  wisdom  and  strength,  he  hath  coun- 
sel and  understanding. 

14  Behold,  he  breaketh  down,  atid  it  cannot  be 

built  again  : he  shutteth  up  a man,  and  there  can  be 
no  opening.  « 

15  Behold,  he  withholdeth  the  waters,  and  they  dry 

up  : also  he  sendeth  them  out,  and  they  overturn  the 
earth.  / 

16  With  him  is  strength  and  wisdom  : the  deceived 
and  the  deceiver  are  his. 

17  He  leadeth  counsellors  away  spoiled,  and  maketh 
the  judges  fools. 

18  He  looseth  the  bond  of  kings,  and  girdeth  their 
loins  with  a girdle. 

19  H<3  leadeth  princes  away  spoiled,  and  overthroweth 
the  mighty. 

20  He  removeth  away  the  speech  of  the  trusty, 
and  taketh  away  the  understanding  of  the  aged. 

21  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes,  and  weak- 
eneth  the  strength  of  the  mighty. 

22  1®  He  discovereth  deep  things  out  of  darkness,  and 
bringeth  out  to  light  the  shadow  of  death. 

23  He  increaseth  the  nations,  and  destroyeth  them  : 
he  enlargeth  the  nations,  and  straiteneth  them  again. 

24  He  laketh  away  the  heart  of  the  chief  of  the  peo- 

ple of  the  earth,  and  causeth  them  to  wander  in  a 
wilderness  where  there  is  no  way.  % 

25  They  grope  in  the  dark  without  light,  and 
he  maketh  them  to  22  stagger  like  a drunken  man. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 Job  reproveth  his  friends  of  partiality.  14  He  j)rofesseth  his  confi- 
dence in  Ood : 20  and  intreateth  to  knoiv  his  own  sins,  and  God's  pur- 
pose in  afflicting  him. 

LO,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  this,  mine  ear  hath  heard 
and  understood  it. 

2  1 What  ye  know,  the  same  do  I know  also  : I am  not 
inferior  unto  you. 

3  2 Surely  I would  speak  to  the  Almighty,  and  I de- 
sire to  reason  with  God. 

4  But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies,  ® ye  are  all  physicians  of 
no  value. 

5  O that  ye  would  altogether  hold  your  peace  ! and 
it  should  be  your  wisdom. 

6  Hear  now  my  reasoning,  and  hearken  to  the  plead- 
ings of  my  lips. 

7  ® Will  ye  speak  wickedly  for  God  ? and  talk  de- 
ceitfully for  him  ? 

8  Will  ye  accept  his  person  ? will  ye  contend  for 
God? 

9  Is  it  good  that  he  should  search  you  out  ? or  as 
one  man  mocketh  another,  do  ye  so  mock  him  ? 

10  He  will  surely  reprove  you,  if  ye  do  secretly  ac- 
cept persons. 


XIII. 

11  Dotli  not  the  ear  try  words. 

Even  , as  the  palate  tasteth  its  meat  ? 

12  Witii  aged  men  is  wisdom. 

And  Pi!  length  of  days  understanding. 

13  With  him  is  wisdom  and  might  ; 

hath  counsel  and  understanding, 
ii  Behold,  he  breaketh  down,  and  it  cannot  be  built 
again  ; 

He  shutteth  up  a man,  and  there  can  be  no  opening. 

15  Behold,  he  withholdeth  the  waters,  and  they  dry 

up  ; 

Again,  he  sendeth  them  out,  and  they  overturn  the 
earth. 

16  With  him  is  strength  and  ® effectual  working  ; 

The  deceived  and  the  deceiver  are  his. 

17  He  leadeth  counsellors  away  spoiled. 

And  judges  maketh  he  fools. 

18  He  looseth  the  bond  of  kings. 

And  bindeth  their  loins  with  a girdle. 

19  He  leadeth  priests  away  spoiled. 

And  overthroweth  the  mighty. 

20  He  removeth  the  speech  of  the  trusty. 

And  taketh  away  the  understanding  of  the  elders. 

21  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes. 

And  looseth  the  belt  of  the  strong. 

22  He  discovereth  deep  things  out  of  darkness. 

And  bringeth  out  to  light  the  shadow  of  death. 

23  He  increaseth  the  nations,  and  destroyeth  them  : 

He  spreadeth  the  nations  abroad,  and  -^bringeth 

them  in. 

24  He  taketh  away  the  heart  of  the  chiefs  of  the  people 

of  the  S'  earth. 

And  causeth  them  to  wander  in  a wilderness  where 
there  is  no  way. 

25  They  grope  in  the  dark  without  light. 

And  he  maketh  them  to  * stagger  like  a drunken  man. 


13  Lo,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  this, 

Mine  ear  hath  heard  and  understood  it. 

2 What  ye  know,  the  same  do  I know  also  : 

I am  not  inferior  unto  you. 

3 Surely  I would  speak  to  the  Almighty, 

And  I desire  to  reason  with  God. 

4 But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies, 

Ye  are  all  physicians  of  no  value. 

5 Oh  that  ye  would  altogether  hold  your  peace  ! 

And  it  should  be  your  wisdom. 

6 Hear  now  my  reasoning. 

And  hearken  to  the  pleadings  of  my  lips. 

7 Will  ye  speak  unrighteously  for  God, 

And  talk  deceitfully  for  him  ? 

8 Will  ye  " respect  his  person  ? 

Will  ye  contend  for  God  ? 

9 Is  it  good  that  he  should  search  you  out  ? 

Or  as  one  ^ deceiveth  a man,  will  ye  ^ deceive  him  ? 
10  He  will  surely  reprove  you. 

If  ye  do  secretly  ^ respect  persons. 


7 ch.  34.  3. 

8 ch.  32.  7. 

9 ch.  9.  4.  & 36.  5. 

10  ch.  11.  10. 

Is.  22.  22.  Rev. 

3.  7. 

12  1 Kin.  8.  35.  & 17. 


23  Gen.  7.  11,  &c. 

24  ver.  13. 

25  2 Sam.  15.  31.  & 

17.  14,  23.  Is.  19.  12. 
& 29.  14.  1 Cor.  1. 

19. 

16  ch.  32.  9.  Is.  3.  1, 
2,  3. 


17  Ps.  107.  40.  Dan. 

2.  21. 

18  ban.  2.  22.  Matt. 
10.  26.  1 Cor.  4.  5. 

19  Ps.  107.  38.  Is.  9. 
3.  & 26.  15. 

20  Ps.  107.  4,  40. 


21  Dent.  28.  29.  ch. 
5.  14. 

22  Ps.  107.  27. 

1 ch.  12.  3. 

2ch.  23.  3.  & 31. 
35. 

3 ch.  6.  21.  & 16.  2. 

4 Pro.  17.  28. 


5  ch.  17.  5.  & 32.  21. 
& 36.  4. 

d Or,  With  aged 
men,  ye  say,  is  wis- 
dom. 

e Or,  sound  wis- 
dom. 

f Or,  leadeth  them 


away, 
g Or,  land, 
h Heb.  wander, 
a Or,  shew  him  fa- 
vour. 

b Or,  mocketh. 
c Or,  mock, 
d Or,  shew  favour. 


747 


JOB,  XIV. 


11  Shall  not  his  excellency  make  you  afraid  ? and  his 
dread  fall  upon  you  ? 

12  Your  remembrances  are  like  unto  ashes,  your 
bodies  to  bodies  of  clay. 

13  Hold  your  peace,  let  me  alone,  that  I may  speak, 
and  let  come  on  me  what  will. 

14  Wherefore  ® do  I take  my  flesh  in  my  teeth,  and 
put  my  life  in  mine  hand  ? 

15  ® Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will  I trust  in  him  : ® but 
I will  maintain  mine  own  ways  before  him. 

16  He  also  shall  he  my  salvation  : for  an  hypocrite 
shall  not  come  before  him. 

17  Hear  diligently  my  speech,  and  my  declaration 
with  your  ears. 

18  Behold  now,  I have  ordered  my  cause  ; I know 
that  I shall  be  justified. 

19  Who  is  he  that  will  plead  with  me  ? for  now,  if  I 
hold  my  tongue,  I shall  give  up  the  ghost. 

20  Only  do  not  two  things  unto  me  : then  will  I 
not  hide  myself  from  thee. 

21  12  Withdraw  thine  hand  far  from  me  : and  let  not 
thy  dread  make  me  afraid. 

22  Then  call  thou,  and  I will  answer  : or  let  me 
speak,  and  answer  thou  me. 

23  How  many  are  mine  iniquities  and  sins  ? make  me 
to  know  my  transgression  and  my  sin. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face,  and  boldest 
me  for  thine  enemy  ? 

25  13  Wilt  thou  break  a leaf  driven  to  and  fro  ? and 
wilt  thou  pursue  the  dry  stubble  ? 

26  For  thou  writest  bitter  things  against  me,  and 
i®makest  me  to  possess  the  iniquities  of  my  youth. 

27  i"^  Thou  puttest  my  feet  also  in  the  stocks,  and 
lookest  narrowly  unto  all  my  paths  ; thou  settest  a 
print  upon  the  heels  of  my  feet. 

28  And  he,  as  a rotten  thing,  consumeth,  as  a gar- 
ment that  is  moth  eaten. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Job  intreateth  God  for  favour.,  by  the  shortness  of  life,  and  certainty 
of  death.  7 Though  life  once  lost  be  irrecoverable,  yet  he  waiteth  for 
his  change.  16  By  sin  the  creature  is  subject  to  corruption. 

AN  that  is  born  of  a woman  is  of  few  days,  and 
1 full  of  trouble. 

2 2 He  cometh  forth  like  a flower,  and  is  cut  down : 
he  fleeth  also  as  a shadow,  and  continueth  not. 

3 And  3 dost  thou  open  thine  eyes  upon  such  an  one, 
and  ^ bringest  me  into  judgment  with  thee  ? 

4 Who  3 can  bring  a clean  thing  out  of  an  unclean  ? 
not  one. 

5 3 Seeing  his  days  are  determined,  the  number  of  his 
months  are  with  thee,  thou  hast  appointed  his  bounds 
that  he  cannot  pass  ; 

6 1 Turn  from  him,  that  he  may  rest,  till  he  shall  ac- 
complish, 3 as  an  hireling,  his  day. 

7 For  there  is  hope  of  a tree,  if  it  be  cut  down,  ^ that 
it  will  sprout  again,  and  that  the  tender  branch  thereof 
will  not  cease. 

6  ch.  18.  4. 

■>  1 Sam.  28.  21.  Ps. 

119.  109. 

8 Ps.  23.  4.  Pro.  14. 

32. 

0 ch.  27.  5. 

10  ch.  33.  G.  Is.  60. 

8. 

11  ch.  9.  34.  & 33.  7. 
i»  Ps.  39.  10. 

13  Deut.  32.  20.  Ps. 


13.  1.  & 44.  24.  & 88. 

14.  Is.  8.  17. 

Deut.  32.  42.  Ruth 

1.  21.  ch.  16.  9.  & 19. 
11.  & 33. 10.  Lam.  2.  6. 

18  Is.  42.  3. 

10  ch.  20.  11.  Ps.  25. 
7. 

11  ch.  33.  11. 

1 ch.  5.  7.  Eccles. 

2.  23. 


2 ch.  8.  9.  Ps.  90.  5, 
6,  9.  & 102.  11.  & 103. 
15.  & 144.  4.  Is.  40.  G. 
Jam.  1.  10,  11.  & 4.  14. 
1 Pet.  1.  24. 

3 Ps.  144.  3. 

* Ps.  143.  2. 

8 Gen.  5.  3.  Ps.  .51.  .5. 
John  3.  G.  Rom.  5.  12. 
Eph.  2.  3. 

0 ch.  7.  1. 


11  Shall  not  his  excellency  make  you  afraid. 

And  his  dread  fall  upon  you  ? 

12  Your  memorable  sayings  are  proverbs  of  ashes. 

Your  defences  are  defences  of  clay. 

13  Hold  your  peace,  let  me  alone,  that  I may  speak. 
And  let  come  on  me  what  will. 

14  0 Wherefore  should  I take  my  flesh  in  my  teeth. 

And  put  my  life  in  mine  hand  ? 

15  -^Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will  I wait  for  him  : 
Nevertheless  I will  o maintain  my  ways  before  him. 

16  ^ This  also  shall  be  my  salvation  ; 

^ For  a godless  man  shall  not  come  before  him. 

17  Hear  diligently  my  speech. 

And  let  my  declaration  be  in  your  ears. 

18  Behold  now,  I have  ordered  my  cause  ; 

I  know  that  I i am  righteous. 

19  Who  is  he  that  will  contend  with  me  ? 

For  now  * shall  I hold  my  peace  and  give  up  the 
ghost. 

20  Only  do  not  two  things  unto  me. 

Then  will  I not  hide  myself  from  thy  face  : j 

21  Withdraw  thine  hand  far  from  me  ; 

And  let  not  thy  terror  make  me  afraid. 

22  Then  call  thou,  and  I will  answer  ; 

Or  let  me  speak,  and  answer  thou  me. 

23  How  many  are  mine  iniquities  and  sins  ? 

Make  me  to  know  my  transgression  and  my  sin. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face. 

And  boldest  me  for  thine  enemy  ? 

25  Wilt  thou  harass  a driven  leaf  ? 

And  wilt  thou  pursue  the  dry  stubble  ? 

26  For  thou  writest  bitter  things  against  me. 

And  makest  me  to  inherit  the  iniquities  of  my  youth  : 

27  Thou  puttest  my  feet  also  in  the  stocks,  and  mark- 

est  all  my  paths  ; 

Thou  drawest  thee  a line  about  the  soles  of  my  feet : 

28  ^ Though  I am  like  a rotten  thing  that  consumeth. 
Like  a garment  that  is  moth-eaten. 


14  Man  that  is  born  of  a woman 

Is  of  few  days,  and  full  of  trouble. 

2 He  cometh  forth  like  a flower,  and  “ is  cut  down  : 
He  fleeth  also  as  a shadow,  and  continueth  not. 

3 And  dost  thou  open  thine  eyes  upon  such  an  one. 
And  bringest  me  into  judgement  with  thee  ? 

4 ^ Who  can  bring  a clean  thing  out  of  an  unclean  ? 

not  one. 

6 Seeing  his  days  are  determined,  the  number  of  his 
months  is  with  thee. 

And  thou  hast  appointed  his  bounds  that  he  cannot 
pass  ; 

6 Look  away  from  him,  that  he  may  ^ rest. 

Till  he  shall  accomplish,  as  an  hireling,  his  day. 

7 For  there  is  hope  of  a tree,  if  it  be  cut  down,  that  it 

will  sprout  again. 

And  that  the  tender  branch  thereof  will  not  cease. 


7 ch.  7.  16,  19.  & 10. 
20.  Ps.  39.  13. 

8 ch.  7.  1. 

8 ver.  14. 

e Or,  At  all  adven^ 
lures  I will  take  &c. 

f Or,  Behold,  he  will 
slay  me;  I icait  for 
him  or,  according  to 
another  reading,  1 will 


not  tvait  or,  I have  no 
hope, 

fHeb.  argue. 

Or,  lie. 
i Or,  That, 
j Or,  shall  be  justi- 
fied. 

k Or,  if  I hold,  my 
peace,  I shall  give  up 
tt-c. 


I Heb.  And  he  is 
like. 

a Or,  wither eth. 
b Or,  Oh  that  a clean 
thing  could  come  oxit 
of  an  unclean  ! not  one 
can. 

c Heb.  cease, 
d Or,  have  pleasure 
in. 


748 


JOB,  XV. 


8 Though  the  root  thereof  wax  old  in  the  earth,  and 
the  stock  thereof  die  in  the  ground  ; 

9 Yet  through  the  scent  of  water  it  will  bud,  and 
bring  forth  boughs  like  a plant. 

10  But  man  dieth,  and  wasteth  away  : yea,  man 
giveth  up  the  ghost,  and  where  is  he  ? 

11  As  the  waters  fail  from  the  sea,  and  the  flood 
decayeth  and  drieth  up  : 

12  So  man  lieth  down,  and  riseth  not  : till  the 
heavens  be  no  more,  they  shall  not  awake,  nor  be  raised 
out  of  their  sleep. 

13  0 that  thou  wouldest  hide  me  in  the  grave,  that 
thou  wouldest  keep  me  secret,  until  thy  wrath  be  past, 
that  thou  wouldest  appoint  me  a set  time,  and  remember 
me  ! 

14  If  a man  die,  shall  he  live  again  ? all  the  days  of 
my  appointed  time  ^^will  I wait,  ^^till  my  change 
come. 

15  Thou  shalt  call,  and  I will  answer  thee  : thou 
wilt  have  a desire  to  the  work  of  thine  hands. 

16  For  now  thou  numberest  my  steps  : dost  thou 
not  watch  over  my  sin  ? 

17  15  ]y[y  transgression  is  sealed  up  in  a bag,  and 
thou  sewest  up  mine  iniquity. 

18  And  surely  the  mountain  falling  cometh  to  nought, 
and  the  rock  is  removed  out  of  his  place. 

19  The  waters  wear  the  stones  : thou  washest  away 
the  things  which  grow  out  of  the  dust  of  the  earth  ; and 
thou  destroyest  the  hope  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever  against  him,  and  he 
passeth  : thou  changest  his  countenance,  and  sendest 
him  away. 

21  His  sons  come  to  honour,  and  he  knoweth  i{  not ; 
and  they  are  brought  low,  but  he  perceiveth  it  not  of 
them. 

22  But  his  flesh  upon  him  shall  have  pain,  and  his 
soul  within  him  shall  mourn. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Eliphaz  reproveth  Job  of  impiety  in  justifying  himself.  17  He  pro- 
veth  by  tradition  the  unquietness  of  wicked  men. 

HEN  answered  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and  said, 

2  Should  a wise  man  utter  vain  knowledge,  and 
fill  his  belly  with  the  east  wind  ? 

3 Should  he  reason  with  unprofitable  talk  ? or  with 
speeches  wherewith  he  can  do  no  good  ? 

4 Yea,  thou  castest  off  fear,  and  restrainest  prayer 
before  God. 

5 For  thy  mouth  uttereth  thine  iniquity,  and  thou 
choosest  the  tongue  of  the  crafty. 

6 ^ Thine  own  mouth  condemneth  thee,  and  not  I : 
yea,  thine  own  lips  testify  against  thee. 

7 Art  thou  the  first  man  that  yvas  born?  ^or  wast 
thou  made  before  the  hills  ? 

8 * Hast  thou  heard  the  secret  of  God  ? and  dost 
thou  restrain  wisdom  to  thyself  ? 


8 Though  the  root  thereof  wax  old  in  the  earth. 

And  the  stock  thereof  die  in  the  ground  ; 

9 Yet  through  the  scent  of  water  it  will  bud. 

And  put  forth  boughs  like  a plant. 

10  But  man  dieth,  and  ® wasteth  away  : 

Yea,  man  giveth  up  the  ghost,  and  where  is  he  ? 

11  As  the  waters  s' fail  from  the  sea. 

And  the  river  decayeth  and  drieth  up  ; 

12  So  man  lieth  down  and  riseth  not  : 

Till  the  heavens  be  no  more,  they  shall  not  awake. 
Nor  be  roused  out  of  their  sleep. 

13  Oh  that  thou  wouldest  hide  me  in  ^ Sheol, 

That  thou  wouldest  keep  me  secret,  until  thy  wrath 
be  past. 

That  thou  wouldest  appoint  me  a set  time,  and  re- 
member me  ! 

14  If  a man  die,  shall  he  live  again  ? 

All  the  days  of  my  warfare  * would  I wait. 

Till  my  j release  should  come. 

15  Thou  shouldest  call,  and  I would  answer  thee  : 
Thou  wouldest  have  a desire  to  the  work  of  thine 

hands. 

16  But  now  thou  numberest  my  steps  : 

Dost  thou  not  watch  over  my  sin  ? 

17  My  transgression  is  sealed  up  in  a bag. 

And  thou  fastenest  up  miiie  iniquity. 

18  And  surely  the  mountain  falling  ^ cometh  to  nought, 
And  the  rock  is  removed  out  of  its  place  ; 

19  The  waters  wear  the  stones  ; 

The  overflowings  thereof  wash  away  the  dust  of  the 
earth  : 

And  thou  destroyest  the  hope  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever  against  him,  and  he  pass- 

eth ; 

Thou  changest  his  countenance,  and  sendest  him 
away. 

21  His  sons  come  to  honour,  and  he  knoweth  it  not  ; 
And  they  are  brought  low,  but  he  perceiveth  it  not 

of  them. 

22  But  his  flesh  upon  him  hath  pain. 

And  his  soul  within  him  mourneth. 


15  Then  answered  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and  said, 

2 Should  a wise  man  make  answer  with  ® vain  knowl- 

edge. 

And  fill  his  belly  with  the  east  wind  ? 

3 Should  he  reason  with  unprofitable  talk. 

Or  with  speeches  wherewith  he  can  do  no  good  ? 

4 Yea,  thou  doest  away  with  fear. 

And  ^ restrainest  ® devotion  before  God. 

5 For  ^ thine  iniquity  teacheth  thy  mouth. 

And  thou  choosest  the  tongue  of  the  crafty. 

6 Thine  own  mouth  condemneth  thee,  and  not  I ; 

Yea,  thine  own  lips  testify  against  thee. 

7 Art  thou  the  first  man  that  was  born  ? 

Or  wast  thou  brought  forth  before  the  hills  ? 

8 ® Hast  thou  heard  the  secret  counsel  of  God  ? 

And  dost  thou  restrain  wisdom  to  thyself  ? 


10  Ps.  102.  26.  Is.  51. 
6.  & 65.  17.  & 66.  22. 
Acts  3.  21.  Rom.  8. 
20.  2 Pet.  3.  7,  10,  11. 
Rev.  20.  11.  & 21.  1. 

11  ch.  13.  15. 

12  ver.  7. 

13  ch.  13.  22. 


14  ch.  10.  6,  14.&13. 
27.  & 31.  4.  & 34.  21. 
Ps.  56.  8.  & 139.  1,  2, 
3.  Pro.  5.  21.  Jer.  32. 
19. 

13  Deut.  32. 34.  Hos. 
13.  12. 


11  Eccles.  9. 5.  Is.  63. 
16. 

1 Luke  19.  22. 

2 Ps.  90.  2.  Pro.  8. 
25. 

3 Rom.  11.  34.  ICor. 

2.  11. 

e Or,  lieth  low. 


f See  Is.  19.  5. 
g Heb.  are  gone, 
h Or,  the  grave, 
i Or,  will  . . . shall 
come. 

j Or,  change, 
k Or,  Tho^b  shalt  cally 
and  I will  tfcc. 


I Heb.  fadeth  away, 
m.  Or,  Onl y for  him- 
self his  flesh  hath  pain, 
and  for  himself  his 
soul  mourneth. 

a Heb.  knowledge  of 
ivind. 

b Heb.  diminishest. 


c Or,  meditation, 
d Or,  thy  mouth 
teacheth  thine  iniqui- 
ty- 

e Or,  Dost  thou 
hearken  in  the  coun- 
cil. 


749 


JOB,  XV. 


9 ^ What  knowest  thou,  that  we  know  not  ? what  un- 
de rstandest  thou,  which  is  not  in  us  ? 

10  ® With  us  are  both  the  grayheaded  and  very  aged 
men,  much  elder  than  thy  father. 

11  Are  the  consolations  of  God  small  with  thee  ? is 
there  any  secret  thing  with  thee  ? 

12  Why  doth  thine  heart  carry  thee  away?  and 
what  do  thy  eyes  wink  at, 

13  That  thou  turnest  thy  spirit  against  God,  and  let- 
test  such  words  go  out  of  thy  mouth  ? 

14  ® What  is  man,  that  he  should  be  clean  ? and  he 
which  is  born  of  a woman,  that  he  should  be  righteous  ? 

15  ^ Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust  in  his  saints  ; yea, 
the  heavens  are  not  clean  in  his  sight. 

16  ® How  much  more  abominaWe  and  filthy  is  man, 

* which  drinketh  iniquity  like  water  ? , 

17  I will  shew  thee,  hear  me  ; and  that  which  I have 
seen  I will  declare  ; 

18  Which  wise  men  have  told  from  their  fathers, 
and  have  not  hid  it : 

19  Unto  whom  alone  the  earth  was  given,  and  no 
stranger  passed  among  them. 

20  The  wicked  man  travaileth  with  pain  all  his  days, 

and  the  number  of  years  is  hidden  to  the  oppressor. 

21  A dreadful  sound  is  in  his  ears  : i®  in  prosperity 
the  destroyer  shall  come  upon  him. 

22  He  believeth  not  that  he  shall  return  out  of  dark- 
ness, and  he  is  waited  for  of  the  sword. 

23  He  1^  wandereth  abroad  for  bread,  saying^  Where 
is  it  f he  knoweth  that  the  day  of  darkness  is  ready 
at  his  hand. 

24  Trouble  and  anguish  shall  make  him  afraid  ; they 
shall  prevail  against  him,  as  a king  ready  to  the  battle. 

25  For  he  stretcheth  out  his  hand  against  God,  and 
strengtheneth  himself  against  the  Almighty. 

26  He  runneth  upon  him,  even  on  his  neck,  upon  the 
thick  bosses  of  his  bucklers  : 

27  1®  Because  he  covereth  his  face  with  his  fatness, 
and  maketh  collops  of  fat  on  his  flanks. 

28  And  he  dwelleth  in  desolate  cities,  and  in  houses 
which  no  man  inhabiteth,  which  are  ready  to  become 
heaps. 

29  He  shall  not  be  rich,  neither  shall  his  substance 
continue,  neither  shall  he  prolong  the  perfection  thereof 
upon  the  earth. 

30  He  shall  not  depart  out  of  darkness  ; the  flame 
shall  dry  up  his  branches,  and  by  the  breath  of  his 
mouth  shall  he  go  away. 

31  Let  not  him  that  is  deceived  trust  in  vanity  : for 
vanity  shall  be  his  recompence. 

32  It  shall  be  accomplished  before  his  time,  and 
his  branch  shall  not  be  green. 

33  He  shall  shake  off  his  unripe  grape  as  the  vine, 
and  shall  cast  off  his  flower  as  the  olive. 


* ch.  13.  2. 

B ch.  32.  6,  7. 

0 1 Kin.  8. 46.  2 Chr. 
6.  36.  ch.  14.  4.  Ps. 
14.  3.  Pro.  20.  9. 
Eccles.  7.  20.  1 John 
1.  8,  10. 


» ch.  4.  18.  & 25.  5. 

8 ch.  4.  19.  Ps.  14. 
3.  & 63.  3. 

9 ch.  34.  7.  Pro.  19. 
28. 

ch.  8.  8. 

“ Jo«l  3.  17. 


12  Ps.  90.  12. 

’3  1 Thess.  5.  3. 
u Ps.  59.  15.  & 109. 
10. 

18  ch.  18.  12. 
irt  Ps.  17.  10. 
u ch.  4.  9. 


9  What  knowest  thou,  that  we  know  not  ? 

What  understandest  thou,  which  is  not  in  us  ? 

10  With  us  are  both  the  grayheaded  and  the  very  aged 

men. 

Much  elder  than  thy  father. 

11  Are  the  consolations  of  God  too  small  for  thee. 

And  the  word  that  dealeth  gently  with  thee? 

12  Why  doth  thine  heart  carry  thee  away  ? 

And  why  do  thine  eyes  wink  ? 

13  That  thou  turnest  thy  spirit  against  God, 

And  lettest  such  words  go  out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  What  is  man,  that  he  should  be  clean  ? 

And  he  which  is  born  of  a woman,  that  he  should  be 
righteous  ? 

15  Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust  in  his  holy  ones  ; 

Yea,  the  heavens  are  not  clean  in  his  sight. 

16  How  much  less  ^ one  that  is  abominable  and  corrupt, 
A man  that  drinketh  iniquity  like  water  ! 

17  I will  shew  thee,  hear  thou  me  ; 

And  that  which  I have  seen  I will  declare  : 

18  (Which  wise  men  have  told 

From  their  fathers,  and  have  not  hid  it  ; 

19  Unto  whom  alone  the  land  was  given. 

And  no  stranger  passed  among  them  :) 

20  The  wicked  man  travaileth  with  pain  all  his  days, 

* Even  the  number  of  years  that  are  laid  up  for  the 
oppressor. 

21  A sound  of  terrors  is  in  his  ears  ; 

In  prosperity  the  spoiler  shall  come  upon  him  : 

22  He  believeth  not  that  he  shall  return  out  of  dark- 

ness. 

And  he  is  waited  for  of  the  sword  : 

23  He  wandereth  abroad  for  bread,  saying,  Where 

is  it  ? 

He  knoweth  that  the  day  of  darkness  is  ready  at  his 
hand  : 

24  Distress  and  anguish  make  him  afraid  ; 

They  prevail  against  him,  as  a king  ready  to  the 
battle  : 

25  Because  he  hath  stretched  out  his  hand  against  God, 
And  * behaveth  himself  proudly  against  the  Al- 
mighty ; 

26  He  runneth  upon  him  with  a stiff  neck, 
j With  the  thick  bosses  of  his  bucklers  : 

27  Because  he  hath  covered  his  face  with  his  fatness, 
And  made  collops  of  fat  on  his  flanks  ; 

28  And  he  hath  dwelt  in  ^ desolate  cities. 

In  houses  which  no  man  ^ inhabited. 

Which  were  ready  to  become  heaps. 

29  He  shall  not  be  rich,  neither  shall  his  substance  con- 

tinue, 

Neither  shall  their  produce  bend  to  the  earth. 

30  He  shall  not  depart  out  of  darkness  ; 

The  flame  shall  dry  up  his  branches, 

And  by  the  breath  of  his  mouth  shall  he  go  away. 

31  Let  him  not  trust  in  vanity,  deceiving  himself  : 

For  vanity  shall  be  his  recompence. 

32  It  shall  be  ” accomplished  before  his  time, 

And  his  branch  shall  not  be  green. 

33  He  shall  shake  off  his  unripe  grape  as  the  vine, 

And  shall  cast  off  his  flower  as  the  olive. 


18  Is.  59.  4. 

19  ch.  22.  16.  Ps.  55. 
23. 

/ Or,  Or  is  there 
any  secret  thing  with 
thee  ? 

g Or,  that  which  is. 


h Or,  And  years  that 
are  numbered  are  laid 
up  &c. 

i Or,  biddeth  defi- 
ance to. 
j Or,  Upon. 


k Heb.  cut  off. 

I Or,  would  inhabit, 
m Or,  their  posses- 
sions be  extended  on 
the  earth, 
n Or,  paid  in  full. 


750 


JOB,  XVI. 


34  For  the  congregation  of  hypocrites  sJiall  he  deso- 
late, and  fire  shall  consume  the  tabernacles  of  bribery. 

35  They  conceive  mischief,  and  bring  forth  vanity, 
and  their  belly  prepareth  deceit. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Job  reproveth  his  friends  of  unmercif  ulness.  7 He  sheweth  the  piti- 
fulness of  his  case,  17  He  maintaineth  his  innocency, 

Then  job  answered  and  said, 

2  I have  heard  many  such  things  : ^ miserable 
comforters  are  ye  all. 

3  Shall  vain  words  have  an  end  ? or  what  embold- 
eneth  thee  that  thou  answerest  ? 

4  I also  could  speak  as  ye  do : if  your  soul  were  in 
my  soul’s  stead,  I could  heap  up  words  against  you,  and 
^ shake  mine  head  at  you. 

5  But  I would  strengthen  you  with  my  mouth,  and 
the  moving  of  my  lips  should  asswage  your  grief. 

6  Though  I speak,  my  grief  is  not  asswaged  : and 
though  I forbear,  what  am  I eased  ? 

7  But  now  he  hath  made  me  weary  : thou  hast  made 
desolate  all  my  company. 

8  And  thou  hast  filled  me  with  wrinkles,  which  is  a 
witness  against  me : and  my  leanness  rising  up  in  me 
beareth  witness  to  my  face. 

9  ® He  teareth  me  in  his  wrath,  who  hateth  me  : he 
gnasheth  upon  me  with  his  teeth  ; ^miiie  enemy  sharp- 
eneth  his  eyes  upon  me. 

10  They  have  ® gaped  upon  me  with  their  mouth  ; 
they  ®liave  smitten  me  upon  the  cheek  reproachfully  ; 
they  have  gathered  themselves  together  against  me. 

11  God  ® hath  delivered  me  to  the  ungodly,  and 
turned  me  over  into  the  hands  of  the  wicked. 

12  I was  at  ease,  but  he  hath  broken  me  asunder  : he 
hath  also  taken  me  by  my  neck,  and  shaken  me  to 
pieces,  and  ® set  me  up  for  his  mark. 

13  His  archers  compass  me  round  about,  he  cleaveth 
my  reins  asunder,  and  doth  not  spare  ; he  poureth  out 
my  gall  upon  the  ground. 

14  He  breaketh  me  with  breach  upon  breach,  he  run- 
neth upon  me  like  a giant. 

15  I have  sewed  sackloth  upon  my  skin,  and  de- 
filed my  horn  in  the  dust. 

16  My  face  is  foul  with  weeping,  and  on  my  eyelids 
is  the  shadow  of  death  ; 

17  Not  for  any  injustice  in  mine  hands  : also  my 
prayer  is  pure. 

18  O earth,  cover  not  thou  my  blood,  and  let  my 
cry  have  no  place. 

19  Also  now,  behold,  ^^my  witness  is  in  heaven,  and 
my  record  is  on  high. 

20  My  friends  scorn  me  ; but  mine  eye  poureth  out 
tears  unto  God. 

21  O that  one  might  plead  for  a man  with  God,  as 
a man  pleadeth  for  his  neighbour  ! 

22  When  a few  years  are  come,  then  I shall  i'‘go 
the  way  whence  I shall  not  return. 


20P8.7.14.  18.59.4. 
Ho8.  10.  13. 

1 ch.  13.  4. 

2 P8.  22.  7.  & 109.  25. 
Lam.  2.  15. 

3 ch.  10.  16,  17. 

* ch.  13.  24. 


6 P8.  22.  13. 

3 Lam.  3.  30.  Mic. 

6.1. 

7 Ps.  36.  15. 

8 ch.  1.  15,  17. 

B ch.  7.  20. 

10  oh.  30. 19.  Ps.  7.5. 


11  ch.  27.  9.  P8.  66. 
18,  19. 

12  Rom.  1.  9. 

13  ch.  31.  35.  Eccles. 
6.  10.  I8.  45.  9.  Rom. 
9.  20. 

1*  Eccles.  12.  5. 


34  For  the  company  of  the  godless  shall  be  barren. 
And  fire  shall  consume  the  tents  of  bribery. 

35  They  conceive  mischief,  and  bring  forth  iniquity, 
And  their  belly  prepareth  deceit. 


16  Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

2 I have  heard  many  such  things  : 

® Miserable  comforters  are  ye  all. 

3 Shall  ^ vain  words  have  an  end  ? 

Or  what  provoketh  thee  that  thou  answerest  ? 

4 I also  could  speak  as  ye  do  ; 

If  your  soul  were  in  my  soul’s  stead, 

I could  join  words  together  against  you. 

And  shake  mine  head  at  you. 

6  But  I would  strengthen  you  with  my  mouth. 

And  the  solace  of  my  lips  should  assuage  your  grief. 

6 Though  I speak,  my  grief  is  not  assuaged  : 

And  though  I forbear,  what  am  I eased  ? 

7 But  now  he  hath  made  me  weary  : 

Thou  hast  made  desolate  all  my  company. 

8 And  thou  hast  ^ laid  fast  hold  on  me,  which  is  a wit- 

ness against  me : 

And  my  leanness  riseth  up  against  me,  it  testifieth 
to  my  face. 

9 He  hath  torn  me  in  his  wrath,  and  ® persecuted  me  ; 
He  hath  gnashed  upon  me  with  his  teeth  : 

Mine  adversary  sharpeneth  his  eyes  upon  me. 

10  They  have  gaped  upon  me  with  their  mouth  ; 

They  have  smitten  me  upon  the  cheek  reproachfully  : 
They  gather  themselves  together  against  me. 

11  God  delivereth  me  to  the  ungodly. 

And  casteth  me  into  the  hands  of  the  wicked. 

12  I was  at  ease,  and  he  brake  me  asunder  ; 

Yea,  he  hath  taken  me  by  the  neck,  and  dashed  me 
to  pieces  : 

He  hath  also  set  me  up  for  his  mark. 

13  His  archers  compass  me  round  about. 

He  cleaveth  my  reins  asunder,  and  doth  not  spare  ; 
He  poureth  out  my  gall  upon  the  ground. 

14  He  breaketh  me  with  breach  upon  breach  ; 

He  runneth  upon  me  like  a ^ giant. 

15  I have  sewed  sackcloth  upon  my  skin. 

And  have  ^ laid  my  horn  in  the  dust. 

16  My  face  is  * foul  with  weeping. 

And  on  my  eyelids  is  the  shadow  of  death  ; 

17  Although  there  is  no  violence  in  mine  hands. 

And  my  prayer  is  pure. 

18  O earth,  cover  not  thou  my  blood, 

And  let  my  cry  ^ have  no  resting  place. 

19  Even  now,  behold,  my  witness  is  in  heaven, 

And  he  that  voucheth  for  me  is  on  high. 

20  My  friends  scorn  me  : 

But  mine  eye  poureth  out  tears  unto  God  ; 

21  * That  he  would  maintain  the  right  of  a man  with 

God, 

And  of  a son  of  man  with  his  neighbour  ! 

22  For  when  a few  years  are  come, 

I I shall  go  the  way  whence  I shall  not  return. 


a Or,  Wearisome, 
b Heb.  words  of 
wind. 

c Heb.  what  depart- 
eth  from  me  f 
d Or,  shrivelled  me 
up. 


e Or,  hated, 
f Or,  arrows.  Or, 
mighty  ones, 
g Or,  mighty  man. 
h Or,  defiled, 
i Or,  red. 


j Or,  have  no  more 
place. 

k Or,  That  one  might 
plead  for  a man  with 
God.,  as  a son  of  man 
pleadeth  for  his  migh- 
bour. 


JOB,  XVII.,  XYIII. 


751 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Job  appealeth  from  men  to  God.  6 The  unmerciful  dealing  of  men 
with  the  afiiicted  may  astonish,  but  not  discourage  the  righteous.  11 
His  hope  ts  not  in  lije,  but  in  death. 

My  breath  is  corrupt,  my  days  are  extinct,  ^the 
graves  are  ready  for  me. 

2  Are  there  not  mockers  with  me  ? and  doth  not  mine 
eye  continue  in  their  ^ provocation  ? 

3  Lay  down  now,  put  me  in  a surety  with  thee  ; who 
is  he  that  * will  strike  hands  with  me  ? 

4  For  thou  hast  hid  their  heart  from  understanding  : 
therefore  shalt  thou  not  exalt  them. 

5  He  that  speaketh  flattery  to  his  friends,  even  the 
eyes  of  his  children  shall  fail. 

6  He  hath  made  me  also  ^ a byword  of  the  people  ; 
and  aforetime  I was  as  a tabret. 

7  ® Mine  eye  also  is  dim  by  reason  of  sorrow,  and  all 
my  members  are  as  a shadow. 

8  Upright  men  shall  be  astonied  at  this,  and  the  inno- 
cent shall  stir  up  himself  against  the  hypocrite. 

9  The  righteous  also  shall  hold  on  his  way,  and  he 
that  hath  ® clean  hands  shall  be  stronger  and  stronger. 

10  But  as  for  you  all,  ^ do  ye  return,  and  come  now  : 
for  I cannot  find  one  wise  man  among  you. 

11  ® My  days  are  past,  my  purposes  are  broken  off, 
even  the  thoughts  of  my  heart. 

12  They  change  the  night  into  day  : the  light  is  short 
because  of  darkness. 

13  If  I wait,  the  grave  is  mine  house  : I have  made 
my  bed  in  the  darkness. 

14  I have  said  to  corruption,  Thou  art  my  father  : to 
the  worm,  Thou  art  my  mother,  and  my  sister. 

15  And  where  is  now  my  hope  ? as  for  my  hope,  who 
shall  see  it  ? 

16  They  shall  go  down  ® to  the  bars  of  the  pit,  when 
our  rest  together  is  in  the  dust. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Bildad  reproveth  Job  of  presumption  and  impatience.  5 The  calami- 
ties of  the  xoicked. 

HEN  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and  said, 

2  How  long  will  it  he  ere  ye  make  an  end  of 
words  ? mark,  and  afterwards  we  will  speak. 

3  Wherefore  are  we  counted  ^ as  beasts,  and  reputed 
vile  in  your  sight  ? 

4  2 He  teareth  himself  in  his  anger  : shall  the  earth 
be  forsaken  for  thee  ? and  shall  the  rock  be  removed 
out  of  his  place  ? 

5  Yea,  *the  light  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out,  and 
the  spark  of  his  fire  shall  not  shine. 

6  The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his  tabernacle,  *and  his 
candle  shall  be  put  out  with  him. 

7  The  steps  of  his  strength  shall  be  straitened,  and 
® his  own  counsel  shall  cast  him  down. 

8  For  ®he  is  cast  into  a net  by  his  own  feet,  and  he 
walketh  upon  a snare. 

9  The  gin  shall  take  him  by  the  heel,  and  the  robber 
shall  prevail  against  him. 

10  The  snare  w laid  for  him  in  the  ground,  and  a trap 
for  him  in  the  way. 


17  My  spirit  is  consumed,  my  days  are  extinct, 

The  grave  is  ready  for  me. 

2 Surely  there  are  ^ mockers  with  me, 

And  mine  eye  abideth  in  their  provocation. 

3 Give  now  a pledge,  be  surety  for  me  with  thyself  ; 
Who  is  there  that  will  strike  hands  with  me  ? 

4 For  thou  hast  hid  their  heart  from  understanding  : 
Therefore  shalt  thou  not  exalt  them. 

5 He  that  denounceth  his  friends  for  a ^ prey, 

Even  the  eyes  of  his  children  shall  fail. 

6 He  hath  made  me  also  a byword  of  the  people  ; 

And  I am  become  an  open  abhorring. 

7 Mine  eye  also  is  dim  by  reason  of  sorrow. 

And  all  my  members  are  as  a shadow. 

8 Upright  men  shall  be  astonied  at  this, 

And  the  innocent  shall  stir  up  himself  against  the 
godless. 

9 Yet  shall  the  righteous  hold  on  his  way, 

And  he  that  hath  clean  hands  shall  wax  stronger 
and  stronger. 

10  But  return  ye,  all  of  you,  and  come  now  : 

^ And  I shall  not  find  a wise  man  among  you. 

11  My  days  are  past,  my  purposes  are  broken  off. 

Even  the  ® thoughts  of  my  heart. 

12  They  change  the  night  into  day  : 

Tlie  light,  say  they.,  is  near  ^ unto  the  darkness. 

13  If  I look  for  ^ Sheol  as  mine  house  ; 

If  I have  spread  my  couch  in  the  darkness  ; 

14  If  I have  said  to  * corruption.  Thou  art  my  father  ; 
To  the  worm,  Thou  art  my  mother,  and  my  sister ; 

15  Where  then  is  my  hope  ? 

And  as  for  my  hope,  who  shall  see  it  ? 

16  It  shall  go  down  to  the  bars  of  * Sheol, 

When  once  there  is  rest  in  the  dust. 


18  Then  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and  said, 

2 How  long  will  ye  lay  snares  for  words  ? 
Consider,  and  afterwards  we  will  speak. 

3 Wherefore  are  we  counted  as  beasts. 

And  are  become  unclean  in  your  sight  ? 

4 Thou  that  tearest  thyself  in  thine  anger, 

Shall  the  earth  be  forsaken  for  thee  ? 

Or  shall  the  rock  be  removed  out  of  its  place  ? 

5 Yea,  the  light  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out. 
And  the  ® spark  of  his  fire  shall  not  shine. 

6 The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his  tent. 

And  his  lamp  ^ above  him  shall  be  put  out. 

7 The  steps  of  his  strength  shall  be  straitened, 
And  his  own  counsel  shall  cast  him  down. 

8 For  he  is  cast  into  a net  by  his  own  feet. 

And  he  walketh  upon  the  toils. 

9 A gin  shall  take  him  by  the  heel, 

And  2i,  snare  shall  lay  hold  on  him. 

10  A noose  is  hid  for  him  in  the  ground. 

And  a trap  for  him  in  the  way. 


1 Ps.  88.  3,  4. 

2 1 Sam.  1.  6,  7. 

3 Pro.  6.  1.  & 17.  18. 
& 22.  26. 

*■  ch.  30.  9. 

» Pa.  6.  7.  & 31.  9. 


6 Pb.  24.  4. 

T ch.  6.  29. 

« ch.  7.  G.  & 9.  2,5. 
» ch.  18.  13. 

10  ch.  3.  17,  18,  19. 
1 Pb.  73.  22. 


2 ch.  13.  14. 

3 Pro.  13. 9.  & 20,  20. 
& 24.  20. 

4 ch.  21.  17.  Ps.  18. 
28. 

6 ch.  6.  13. 


8ch.  22.  10.  Ps.  9. 
15.  & 35.  8. 

1 ch.  5.  5. 
a Heb.  mockery, 
b Heb.  portion, 
c Or,  one  in  whose 
face  they  spit. 


d Or,  For  I find  not. 
e Heb.  pos.<<essions. 
f Or,  hecnn.<ie  of. 
g Or,  If  I hope,  Sheol 
is  mine  house ; I have 
spread  ...  I have  said 


. . . and  where  now  is 
my  hope  f 
h Or,  the  grave, 
i Or,  the  pit. 
a Or,  flame, 
b Or,  beside. 


752 


JOB,  XIX. 


11  ^ Terrors  shall  make  him  afraid  on  every  side,  and 
shall  drive  him  to  his  feet. 

12  His  strength  shall  be  hungerbitten,  and  ® destruc- 
tion shall  he  ready  at  his  side. 

13  It  shall  devour  the  strength  of  his  skin  : even  the 
firstborn  of  death  shall  devour  his  strength. 

14  His  confidence  shall  be  rooted  out  of  his  taber- 
nacle, and  it  shall  bring  him  to  the  king  of  terrors. 

15  It  shall  dwell  in  his  tabernacle,  because  it  is  none 
of  his  : brimstone  shall  be  scattered  upon  his  habitation. 

16  His  roots  shall  be  dried  up  beneath,  and  above 
shall  his  branch  be  cut  off. 

17  His  remembrance  shall  perish  from  the  earth, 
and  he  shall  have  no  name  in  the  street. 

18  He  shall  be  driven  from  light  into  darkness,  and 
chased  out  of  the  world. 

19  i^He  shall  neither  have  son  nor  nephew  among 
his  people,  nor  any  remaining  in  his  dwellings. 

20  They  that  come  after  him  shall  be  astonied  at 
1^  his  day,  as  they  that  went  before  were  affrighted. 

21  Surely  such  are  the  dwellings  of  the  wicked,  and 
tliis  is  the  place  of  him  that  i®  knoweth  not  God. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 Job,  complaining  of  his  friends'  cruelty,  sheweth  there  is  misery 
enough  in  him  to  feed  their  cruelty.  21,  28  He  craveth  pity.  23  He  he- 
lieveth  the  resurrection. 

Then  job  answered  and  said, 

2  How  long  will  ye  vex  my  soul,  and  break  me 
in  pieces  with  words  ? 

3  These  ^ ten  times  have  ye  reproached  me  : ye  are 
not  ashamed  that  ye  make  yourselves  strange  to  me. 

4  And  be  it  indeed  that  I have  erred,  mine  error  re- 
maineth  with  myself. 

5  If  indeed  ye  will  ^ magnify  yourselves  against  me, 
and  plead  against  me  my  reproach  : 

6  Know  now  that  God  hath  overthrown  me,  and  hath 
compassed  me  with  his  net. 

7  Behold,  I cry  out  of  wrong,  but  I am  not  heard  : 
I cry  aloud,  but  there  is  no  judgment. 

8  ^ He  hath  fenced  up  my  way  that  I cannot  pass, 
and  he  hath  set  darkness  in  my  paths. 

9  ^ He  hath  stripped  me  of  my  glory,  and  taken  the 
crown  from  my  head. 

10  He  hath  destroyed  me  on  every  side,  and  I am 
gone  : and  mine  hope  hath  he  removed  like  a tree. 

11  He  hath  also  kindled  his  wrath  against  me,  and 
® he  counteth  me  unto  him  as  one  of  his  enemies. 

12  His  troops  come  together,  and  ® raise  up  their  way 
against  me,  and  encamp  round  about  my  tabernacle. 

13  He  hath  put  my  brethren  far  from  me,  and  mine 
acquaintance  are  verily  estranged  from  me. 

14  My  kinsfolk  have  failed,  and  my  familiar  friends 
have  forgotten  me. 


8 ch.  15.  21.  & 20.  25. 
Jer.  6.  25.  & 20.  3.  & 
4G.  5.  & 49.  29, 

» ch.  15.  23. 

10  ch.  8.  14.  & 11.20. 
Ps.  112,  10.  Pro.  10. 
28. 

11  ch.  29.  19,  Is.  5. 


24.  Amos  2.  9.  Mai, 
4.  1. 

12  Ps.  34.  16.  & 109. 
13.  Pro.  2.  22.  & 10. 
7. 

18  Is,  14.  22.  Jer.  22. 
30. 

i<  P.'.  37.  13. 

IB  Jer.  9.  3.  & 10.  25. 


1 Thess.  4.  5.  2 Thess. 

1.  8.  Tit.  1.  16. 

1 Gen.  31.  7.  Lev. 
26.  26. 

2 Ps.  38.  16. 

8 ch.  3.  23.  Ps.  88.  8. 
1 Ps.  89.  44. 

Bch.  13.  24,  Lam. 

2.  5. 


11  Terrors  shall  make  him  afraid  on  every  side, 

And  shall  chase  him  at  his  heels. 

12  His  strength  shall  be  hungerbitten. 

And  calamity  shall  be  ready  ‘^for  his  halting. 

13  It  shall  devour  the  ^ members  of  his  body. 

Tea,  the  firstborn  of  death  shall  devour  his  mem- 
bers. 

14  He  shall  be  rooted  out  of  his  tent  wherein  he  trusteth  ; 
And  ® he  shall  be  brought  to  the  king  of  terrors. 

15  /There  shall  dwell  in  his  tent  that  which  is  none  of 

his  : 

Brimstone  shall  be  scattered  upon  his  habitation. 

16  His  roots  shall  be  dried  up  beneath, 

And  above  shall  his  branch  be  cut  off. 

17  His  remembrance  shall  perish  from  the  earth. 

And  he  shall  have  no  name  in  the  street. 

18  He  shall  be  driven  from  light  into  darkness, 

And  chased  out  of  the  world. 

19  He  shall  have  neither  son  nor  son’s  son  among  his 

people. 

Nor  any  remaining  where  he  sojourned. 

20  * They  that  come  after  shall  be  astonied  at  his  day, 
As  they  that  went  before  ^ were  affrighted. 

21  Surely  such  are  the  dwellings  of  the  unrighteous. 
And  this  is  the  place  of  him  that  knoweth  not  God 


19  Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

2 How  long  will  ye  vex  my  soul. 

And  break  me  in  pieces  with  words  ? 

3 These  ten  times  have  ye  reproached  me  : 

Ye  are  not  ashamed  that  ye  deal  hardly  with  me. 

4 And  be  it  indeed  that  I have  erred. 

Mine  error  remaineth  with  myself. 

5 “ If  indeed  ye  will  magnify  yourselves  against  me. 
And  plead  against  me  my  reproach  : 

6 Know  now  that  God  hath  ^ subverted  me  in  my  cause^ 
And  hath  compassed  me  with  his  net. 

7 Behold,  I cry  out  of  wrong,  but  I am  not  heard  : 

I cry  for  help,  but  there  is  no  judgement. 

8 He  hath  fenced  up  my  way  that  I cannot  pass. 

And  hath  set  darkness  in  my  paths. 

9 He  hath  stripped  me  of  my  glory. 

And  taken  the  crown  from  my  head. 

10  He  hath  broken  me  down  on  every  side,  and  I am 

gone  : 

And  mine  hope  hath  he  plucked  up  like  a tree. 

11  He  hath  also  kindled  his  wrath  against  me. 

And  he  counteth  me  unto  him  as  one  of  his  adver- 
saries. 

12  His  troops  come  on  together,  and  cast  up  their  way 

against  me. 

And  encamp  round  about  my  tent. 

13  He  hath  put  my  brethren  far  from  me. 

And  mine  acquaintance  are  wholly  estranged  from 
me. 


14  My  kinsfolk  have  failed. 

And  my  familiar  friends  have  forgotten  me. 


G ch.  30.  12. 

7 Ps.  31. 11.  & 38.  11. 
& 69.  8.  & 88.  8,  18. 
c Or,  at  his  .side, 
d Heb.  bars  of  his 
skin. 

e Heb.  it  shall  (or 
thou  shall)  bring  him. 
f Or,  It  shall  dwell 


in  his  tent,  that  it  be 
no  more  his  or,  be- 
cause it  is  none  of 
his. 

g Or,  wither. 

h Or,  They  that  dwell 
in  the  west  are  ...  as 
they  that  dwell  in  the 
east  are  etc. 


i Heb.  laid  hold  on 
horror. 

a Or,  Will  ye  indeed 
. . . reproach? 

b Or,  overthrown 
me. 

c Or,  cry  out.  Vio- 
lence ! 


JOB,  XX. 


753 


15  They  that  dwell  in  mine  house,  and  my  maids, 
count  me  for  a stranger  : I am  an  alien  in  their  sight. 

16  I called  my  servant,  and  he  gave  me  no  answer  ; I 
intreated  him  mth  my  mouth. 

17  My  breath  is  strange  to  my  wife,  though  I in- 
treated  for  the  children’s  sake  of  mine  own  body. 

18  Yea,  ® young  children  despised  me  ; I arose,  and 
they  spake  against  me. 

19  ® All  my  inward  friends  abhorred  me  : and  they 
whom  I loved  are  turned  against  me. 

20  My  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin  and  to  my  flesh, 
and  I am  escaped  with  the  skin  of  my  teeth. 

21  Have  pity  upon  me,  have  pity  upon  me,  O ye  my 
friends  ; for  the  hand  of  God  hath  touched  me. 

22  Why  do  ye  persecute  me  as  God,  and  are  not 
satisfied  with  my  flesh  ? 

23  Oh  that  my  words  were  now  written  I oh  that 
they  were  printed  in  a book ! 

24  That  they  were  graven  with  an  iron  pen  and  lead 
in  the  rock  for  ever  ! 

25  For  I know  that  my  redeemer  liveth,  and  that  he 
shall  stand  at  the  latter  day  upon  the  earth  : 

26  And  though  after  my  skin  worms  destroy  this  hodyy 
yet  in  my  flesh  shall  I see  God  : 

27  Whom  I shall  see  for  myself,  and  mine  eyes  shall 
behold,  and  not  another  ; though  my  reins  be  consumed 
within  me. 

28  But  ye  should  say,  Why  persecute  we  him,  see- 
ing the  root  of  the  matter  is  found  in  me  ? 

29  Be  ye  afraid  of  the  sword  : for  wrath  hringeth  the 
punishments  of  the  sword,  ^^that  ye  may  know  there  is 
a judgment. 


CHAPTER  XX. 

Zophar  sheweth  the  state  and  portion  of  the  wicked. 

Then  answered  Zophar  the  Naamathite,  and  said, 

2  Therefore  do  my  thoughts  cause  me  to  answer, 
and  for  this  I make  haste. 

3  I have  heard  the  check  of  my  reproach,  and  the 
spirit  of  my  understanding  causeth  me  to  answer. 

4  Knowest  thou  not  this  of  old,  since  man  was  placed 
upon  earth, 

5  1 That  the  triumphing  of  the  wicked  is  short,  and 
the  joy  of  the  hypocrite  hut  for  a moment  ? 

6  ^ Though  his  excellency  mount  up  to  the  heavens, 
and  his  head  reach  unto  the  clouds  ; 

7  Yet  he  shall  perish  for  ever  ^ like  his  own  dung  : 
they  which  have  seen  him  shall  say,  Where  is  he  ? 

8  He  shall  fly  away  ^ as  a dream,  and  shall  not  be 
found  : yea,  he  shall  be  chased  away  as  a vision  of  the 
night. 

9  ®The  eye  also  which  saw  him  shall  see  him  no 
more  ; neither  shall  his  place  any  more  behold  him. 


15  They  that  dwell  in  mine  house,  and  my  maids, 

count  me  for  a stranger  : 

I  am  an  alien  in  their  sight. 

16  I call  unto  my  servant,  and  he  giveth  me  no  answer, 
Though  I intreat  him  with  my  mouth. 

17  My  breath  is  strange  to  my  wife. 

And  « my  supplication  to  the  children  J"  of  my  mothers 
womb. 

18  Even  young  children  despise  me  ; 

If  I arise,  they  speak  against  me. 

19  All  ^ my  inward  friends  abhor  me  x 

And  they  whom  I loved  are  turned  against  me. 

20  My  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin  and  to  my  flesh. 

And  I am  escaped  with  the  skin  of  my  teeth. 

21  Have  pity  upon  me,  have  pity  upon  me,  O ye  my 

friends  ; 

For  the  hand  of  God  hath  touched  me. 

22  Why  do  ye  persecute  me  as  God, 

And  are  not  satisfied  with  my  flesh  ? 

23  Oh  that  my  words  were  now  written  ! 

Oh  that  they  were  inscribed  in  a book  ! 

24  That  with  an  iron  pen  and  lead 

They  were  graven  in  the  rock  for  ever  ! 

25  * But  I know  that  my  * redeemer  liveth^ 

And  that  he  shall  stand  up  at  the  last  upon  the 
j earth  : 

26  ^ And  after  my  skin  had  been  thus  destroyed, 

Yet  ^ from  my  flesh  shall  I see  God  : 

27  Whom  I shall  see  for  myself, 

And  mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  ” another. 

My  reins  are  consumed  within  me. 

28  If  ye  say.  How  we  will  persecute  him  ! 

® Seeing  that  the  root  of  the  matter  is  found  in 

^me  ; 

29  Be  ye  afraid  of  the  sword  : 

For  2 wrath  hringeth  the  punishments  of  the  sword. 
That  ye  may  know  there  is  a judgement. 


20  Then  answered  Zophar  the  Naamathite,  and  said, 

2 Therefore  do  my  thoughts  give  answer  to  me, 

« Even  by  reason  of  my  haste  that  is  in  me. 

3 I have  heard  the  reproof  which  putteth  me  to  shame, 
^ And  the  spirit  of  my  understanding  answereth  me. 

4 Knowest  thou  not  this  of  old  time, 

Since  man  was  placed  upon  earth, 

5 That  the  triumphing  of  the  wicked  is  short. 

And  the  joy  of  the  godless  but  for  a moment  ? 

6 Though  his  excellency  mount  up  to  the  heavens. 
And  his  head  reach  unto  the  clouds  ; 

7 Yet  he  shall  perish  for  ever  like  his  own  dung  : 
They  which  have  seen  him  shall  say.  Where  is  he  ? 

8 He  shall  fly  away  as  a dream,  and  shall  not  be 

found  : 

Yea,  he  shall  be  chased  away  as  a vision  of  the 
night. 

9 The  eye  which  saw  him  shall  see  him  no  more  ; 
Neither  shall  his  place  any  more  behold  him. 


8 2 Kin.  2.  23. 

0  Ps.  41.  9.  & 55.  13, 
14,  20. 

10  ch.  30. 30.  Ps.  102. 
5.  Lam.  4.  8. 

” ch.  1.  11.  Ps.  38. 

2. 

« Ps.  69.  26. 


. 13  Ps.  17.  15.  1 Cor. 
13.  12.  1 John  3.  2. 
ver.  22. 

13  Ps.  58.  10,  11. 

1 Ps.  37.  35,  36. 

2 Is.  14.  13,  14. 

Obad.  3,  4. 

3 Ps.  83.  10. 

* Ps.  73.  20.  & 90.  6. 


6 ch.  7. 8, 10.  & 8. 18. 
Ps.  37.  36.  & 103.  16. 
d Or,  sofourn. 
e Or,  I make  suppli- 
cation, Or,  lam  loath- 
some. 

f Or,  of  my  body, 
y Heb.  the  men  of 
my  council. 


h Or,  For, 
i Or,  vindicator. 
Heb.  goel. 
j Heb.  dust, 
k Or,  And  after  my 
skin  hath  been  de- 
stroyed., this  shall  be, 
even  from  (Sec.  Or, 
And  though  after  my 


skin  this  body  be  de- 
stroyed., yet  from  etc. 

I Or,  without, 
m Or,  on  my  /tide, 
n Or,  as  a stranger. 
0 Or,  And  that, 
p Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read,  him. 


q Or,  wrathful  are. 
a Or,  And  by  reason 
of  this  my  haste  is 
within  me. 

b Or,  But  out  of 
my  understanding  my 
spirit  answereth  me. 


754 


JOB,  XXI. 


10  His  children  shall  seek  to  please  the  poor,  and  his 

hands  ® shall  restore  their  goods.  ' 

11  His  bones  are  full  of  the  sin  of  his  youth,  ® which 
shall  lie  down  with  him  in  the  dust. 

12  Though  wickedness  be  sweet  in  his  mouth,  though 
he  hide  it  under  his  tongue  ; 

13  Though  he  spare  it,  and  forsake  it  not  ; but  keep 
it  still  within  his  mouth  : 

14  Yet  his  meat  in  liis  bowels  is  turned,  it  is  the  gall 
of  asps  within  him. 

15  He  hath  swallowed  down  riches,  and  he  shall 
vomit  them  up  again  : God  shall  cast  them  out  of  his 
belly. 

16  He  shall  suck  the  poison  of  asps  : the  viper’s 
tongue  shall  slay  him. 

17  He  shall  not  see  ®the  rivers,  the  floods,  the  brooks 
of  honey  and  butter. 

18  That  which  he  laboured  for  shall  he  restore, 
and  shall  not  swallow  it  down  : according  to  his  sub- 
stance shall  the  restitution  he,  and  he  shall  not  rejoice 
therein. 

19  Because  he  hath  oppressed  and  hath  forsaken  the 
poor  ; because  he  hath  violently  taken  away  an  house 
which  he  builded  not  ; 

20  Surely  he  shall  not  feel  quietness  in  his  belly, 
he  shall  not  save  of  that  which  he  desired. 

21  There  shall  none  of  his  meat  be  left  ; therefore 
shall  no  man  look  for  his  goods. 

22  In  the  fulness  of  his  sufficiency  he  shall  be  in 
straits  : every  hand  of  the  wicked  shall  come  upon  him. 

23  When  he  is  about  to  fill  his  belly,  God  shall  cast 
the  fury  of  his  wrath  upon  him,  and  shall  rain  it  upon 
him  while  he  is  eating. 

24  He  ^all  flee  from  the  iron  weapon,  and  the 
bow  of  steel  shall  strike  him  tlirough. 

25  It  is  drawn,  and  cometh  out  of  the  body  ; yea, 
i^the  glittering  sword  cometh  out  of  his  gall  : ^Herrors 
are  upon  him. 

26  All  darkness  shall  he  hid  in  his  secret  places  : a 

fire  not  blown  shall  consume  him  ; it  shall  go  ill  with 
him  that  is  left  in  his  tabernacle. 

27  The  heaven  shall  reveal  his  iniquity  ; and  the 
earth  shall  rise  up  against  liim. 

28  The  increase  of  his  house  shall  depart,  and  his 
goods  shall  flow  away  in  the  day  of  his  wrath. 

29  This  is  the  portion  of  a wicked  man  from  God, 
and  the  heritage  appointed  unto  him  by  God. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 Jab  sheiveth  that  even  in  the  judgment  of  man  he  hath  reason  to  be 
grieved.  7 Sometimes  the  wicked  do  so  'prosper.,  as  they  despise  God. 
16  Sometimes  their  destruction  is  manifest.  22  The  happy  and  unhap- 
py are  alike  in  death.  27  The  judgment  of  the  wicked  is  in  another 
world. 

But  Job  answered  and  said, 

2  Hear  diligently  my  speech,  and  let  this  be  your 
consolations. 

3  Suffer  me  that  I may  speak  ; and  after  that  I 
have  spoken,  ^ mock  on. 

4  As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  to  man  ? and  if  it  were 
so,  why  should  not  my  spirit  be  troubled  ? 


10  His  children  shall  seek  the  favour  of  the  poor, 

And  his  hands  shall  give  back  his  wealth. 

11  His  bones  are  full  of  his  youth. 

But  it  shall  lie  down  with  him  in  the  dust. 

12  Though  wickedness  be  sweet  in  his  mouth. 

Though  he  hide  it  under  Ins  tongue  ; 

13  Though  he  spare  it,  and  will  not  let  it  go. 

But  keep  it  still  within  his  mouth  ; 

14  Yet  his  meat  in  his  bowels  is  turned. 

It  is  the  gall  of  asps  within  him. 

15  He  hath  swallowed  down  riches,  and 

them  up  again  : 

God  shall  cast  them  out  of  his  belly. 

16  He  shall  suck  the  poison  of  asps  : 

The  viper’s  tongue  shall  slay  him. 

17  He  shall  not  look  upon  the  rivers. 

The  flowing  streams  of  honey  and  butter. 

18  That  which  he  laboured  for  shall  he  restore,  and 

shall  not  swallow  it  down  ; 

According  to  the  substance  ^ that  he  hath  gotten,  he 
shall  not  rejoice. 

19  For  he  hath  oppressed  and  forsaken  the  poor  ; 

He  hath  violently  taken  away  an  house,  ® and  he 
shall  not  build  it  up. 

20  Because  he  knew  no  quietness  f within  him. 

He  shall  not  save  aught  of  that  wherein  he  de- 
lighteth. 

21  There  was  nothing  left  that  he  devoured  not ; 
Therefore  his  prosperity  shall  not  endure. 

22  In  the  fulness  of  his  sufficiency  he  shall  be  in 

straits  : 

The  hand  of  every  one  that  is  in  misery  shall  come 
upon  him. 

23  S' When  he  is  about  to  fill  his  belly, 

God  shall  cast  the  fierceness  of  his  wrath  upon  him. 
And  shall  rain  it  upon  him  * while  he  is  eating. 

24  He  shall  flee  from  the  iron  weapon. 

And  the  bow  of  brass  shall  strike  him  through. 

25  He  draweth  it  forth,  and  it  cometh  out  of  his  body  *. 
Yea,  the  glittering  point  cometh  out  of  his  gall ; 
Terrors  are  upon  him. 

26  All  darkness  is  laid  up  for  his  treasures  : 

A fire  not  blown  hy  man  shall  devour  him  ; 

* It  shall  consume  that  which  is  left  in  his  tent. 

27  The  heavens  shall  reveal  his  iniquity. 

And  the  earth  shall  rise  up  against  him. 

28  The  increase  of  his  house  shall  depart. 

His  goods  shall  flow  away  in  the  day  of  his  wrath. 

29  This  is  the  portion  of  a wicked  man  from  God, 

And  the  heritage  appointed  unto  him  by  God. 


21  Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

2 Hear  diligently  my  speech  ; 

And  let  this  be  your  consolations. 

3 Suffer  me,  and  I also  will  speak  ; 

And  after  that  I have  spoken,  ® mock  on. 

4 As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  ^ to  man  ? 
And  why  should  I not  be  impatient  ? 


he  shall  vomit 


® ver.  18. 

7 ch.  13.  26.  Ps.  25. 

» oh.  21.  26. 

3 P'^.  36. !).  .Jer.  17.  6. 
ver.  10,  15. 


« Eccles.  5.  13,  14. 
i2Num.  11.  33.  Ps, 
78.  30,  31. 

13  Is.  24.  18.  Jer. 
48.  43.  Amos  5.  19. 

1*  ch,  16.  13. 


15  ch.  18.  11. 

16  Ps.  21.  9. 

11  ch,  27.  13.&31.  2, 
3. 

1 ch.  16.  10.  & 17.  2. 
c Or,  as  otherw'ise 


read.  The  poor  shall 
oppress  his  children. 

d Heb.  of  his  ex- 
change. 

e Or,  uhichhe  build- 
ed not. 


f Or,  in  his  greed. 
Heb,  in  his  belly. 

g Or,  Let  it  be  for 
the  filling  of  his  belly 
that  God  shall  cast  &c. 
h Or,  as  his  food. 


i Or,  It  shall  go  ill 
with  him  that  is  left. 

a Or,  thou  shalt 
mock, 
b Or,  of. 


755 


JOB,  XXI. 


5 Mark  me,  and  be  astonished,  ^and  lay  your  hand 
upon  your  mouth. 

6 Even  when  I remember  I am  afraid,  and  trem- 
bling taketh  hold  on  my  flesh. 

7 ® Wherefore  do  the  wicked  live,  become  old,  yea, 
are  mighty  in  power  ? 

8 Their  seed  is  established  in  their  sight  with  them, 
and  their  offspring  before  their  eyes. 

9 Their  houses  are  safe  from  fear,  ^neither  is  the 
rod  of  God  upon  them. 

10  Their  bull  gendereth,  and  faileth  not  ; tljeir  cow 
calveth,  and  ^ casteth  not  her  calf. 

11  They  send  forth  their  little  ones  like  a flock,  and 
their  children  dance. 

12  They  take  the  timbrel  and  harp,  and  rejoice  at  the 
sound  of  the  organ. 

13  They  ® spend  their  days  in  wealth,  and  in  a mo- 
ment go  down  to  the  grave. 

14  Therefore  they  say  unto  God,  Depart  from  us  ; 
for  we  desire  not  the  knowledge  of  thy  ways. 

15  ®What  is  the  Almighty,  that  we  should  serve 
him  ? and  ® what  profit  should  we  have,  if  we  pray  unto 
him  ? 

16  Lo,  their  good  is  not  in  their  hand  : the  counsel 
of  the  wicked  is  far  from  me. 

17  How  oft  is  the  candle  of  the  wicked  put  out  ! 
and  how  oft  cometh  their  destruction  upon  them  ! God 

distributeth  sorrows  in  his  anger. 

18  ^®They  are  as  stubble  before  the  wind,  and  as 
chaff  that  the  storm  carrieth  away. 

19  God  layeth  up  his  iniquity  for  his  children  : he 
rewardeth  him,  and  he  shall  know  it. 

20  His  eyes  shall  see  his  destruction,  and  he  shall 
drink  of  the  wrath  of  the  Almighty. 

21  For  what  pleasure  hath  he  in  his  house  after  him, 
when  the  number  of  his  months  is  cut  off  in  the  midst  ? 

22  Shall  any  teach  God  knowledge?  seeing  he 
judgeth  those  that  are  high. 

23  One  dieth  in  his  full  strength,  being  wholly  at  ease 
and  quiet. 

24  His  breasts  are  full  of  milk,  and  his  bones  are 
moistened  with  marrow. 

25  And  another  dieth  in  the  bitterness  of  his  soul, 
and  never  eateth  with  pleasure. 

26  They  shall  lie  down  alike  in  the  dust,  and  the 
worms  shall  cover  them. 

27  Behold,  I know  your  thoughts,  and  the  devices 
which  ye  wrongfully  imagine  against  me. 

28  For  ye  say,  Where  is  the  house  of  the  prince  ? 
and  where  are  the  dwelling  places  of  the  wicked  ? 

29  Have  ye  not  asked  them  that  go  by  the  way  ? and 
do  ye  not  know  their  tokens, 

30  i^That  the  wicked  is  reserved  to  the  day  of  de- 
struction ? they  shall  be  brought  forth  to  the  day  of 
wrath. 


2Judg.  18.  19.  ch. 
29.  9.  & 40.  4.  Ps.39.9. 

3ch.  12.  6.  Ps.  17. 
10,  14.  & 73.  3,  12. 
Jer.  12.  1.  Hab.  1. 
IG. 

< Ps.  73.  5. 

6 Ex.  23.  26. 

« ch.  3G.  11. 
ch.  22.  17. 


8 Ex.  5. 2.  ch.  34.  9. 
« ch.  35.  3.  Mai.  3. 
14. 

10  ch.  22.  18.  Ps.  1. 
1.  Pro.  1. 10. 

11  ch.  18.  G. 

12  Luke  12.  46, 

13  Ps.  1.  4.  & 3.5.  .5. 
Is.  17.  13.  & 29.  5. 
Hos.  13.  3. 


11  Ex.  20.  5. 

1“  Ps.  75.  8.  Is.  51. 
17.  Jer.  25.  15.  Rev. 
14.  10.  & 19.  15. 

10  Is.  40.  13.  & 45.  9. 
Rom.  11.  34.  1 Cor. 
2.  IG. 

11  ch.  20.  11.  Eccles. 
9.  2. 

18  cli.  20.  7. 


5 Mark  me,  and  be  astonished. 

And  lay  your  hand  upon  your  mouth. 

6 Even  when  I remember  I am  troubled. 

And  horror  taketh  hold  on  my  flesh. 

7 Wherefore  do  the  wicked  live. 

Become  old,  yea,  wax  mighty  in  power  ? 

8 Their  seed  is  established  with  them  in  their  sight. 
And  their  offspring  before  their  eyes. 

9 Their  houses  are  ^ safe  from  fear. 

Neither  is  the  rod  of  God  upon  them. 

10  Their  bull  gendereth,  and  faileth  not  ; 

Their  cow  calveth,  and  casteth  not  her  calf. 

11  They  send  forth  their  little  ones  like  a flock, 

And  their  children  dance. 

12  They  ® sing  to  the  timbrel  and  harp. 

And  rejoice  at  the  sound  of  the  pipe. 

13  They  spend  their  days  in  prosperity, 

And  in  a moment  they  go  down  to  J Sheol. 

14  Yet  they  said  unto  God,  Depart  from  us  ; 

For  we  desire  not  the'^knowledge  of  thy  ways. 

15  What  is  the  Almighty,  that  we  should  serve  him  ? 
And  what  profit  should  we  have,  if  we  pray  unto 

him  ? 

16  0 Lo,  their  prosperity  is  not  in  their  hand  : 

The  counsel  of  the  wicked  is  far  from  me. 

17  ^How  oft  is  it  that  the  lamp  of  the  wicked  is  put 

out  ? 

That  their  calamity  cometh  upon  them  ? 

That  God  distributeth  sorrows  in  his  anger  ? 

18  That  they  are  as  stubble  before  the  wind. 

And  as  chaff  that  the  storm  carrieth  away  ? 

19  * Ye  say,  God  layeth  up  his  iniquity  for  his  children. 
Let  him  recompense  it  unto  himself,  that  he  may 

know  it. 

20  Let  his  own  eyes  see  his  destruction. 

And  let  him  drink  of  the  wrath  of  the  Almighty. 

21  For  what  pleasure  hath  he  in  liis  house  after  him, 
When  the  number  of  his  months  is  cut  off  in  the 

midst  ? 

22  Shall  any  teach  God  knowledge  ? 

Seeing  he  judgeth  those  that  are  high. 

23  One  dieth  in  his  full  strength, 

Being  wholly  at  ease  and  quiet  : 

24  His  j breasts  are  full  of  milk. 

And  the  marrow  of  his  bones  is  moistened. 

25  And  another  dieth  in  bitterness  of  soul. 

And  never  tasteth  of  good. 

26  They  lie  down  alike  in  the  dust. 

And  the  worm  covereth  them. 

27  Behold,  I know  your  thoughts. 

And  the  devices  which  ye  wrongfully  imagine  against 
me. 

28  For  ye  say.  Where  is  the  house  of  the  prince  ? 

And  where  is  the  tent  wherein  the  wicked  dwelt  ? 

29  Have  ye  not  asked  them  that  go  by  the  way  ? 
y\nd  do  ye  not  know  their  tokens  ? 

30  That  the  evil  man  is  ^ reserved  to  the  day  of  calam- 

ity ? 

Tliat  they  are  ^ led  forth  to  the  day  of  wrath  ? 


19  Pro.  16.  4.  2 Pet. 
2.  9. 

c Heb.  Look  unto 
me. 

d Or,  in  peace,  with- 
out fear. 

e Heb.  lift  up  the 
voice. 

f Or.  the  grave. 

g Or,  Yo  say.  Lo  etc. 


h Or,  fTotv  oft  is  the 
lamp  of  the  wicked 
put  out,  and  how  oft 
cometh  their  calamity 
upon  them!  God  dis- 
tributeth  sorrotos  in 
his  anger.  They  are 
as  stubble  . . . away. 

i Or,  God.  layeth  up 
Us  iniquity  for  his 


children:  he  reward- 
eth him,  and  he  shall 
hiow  it.  His  eyes 
shall  see  his  destruc- 
tion, and  he  shall  drink 
&c. 

j Or,  milk  pails. 

k Or,  spared  in  ci'C. 

I Or,  led  away  in 


756 


JOB,  XXII. 


31  Who  shall  declare  his  way  to  his  face  ? and  who 
shall  repay  him  what  he  hath  done  ? 

32  Yet  shall  he  be  brought  to  the  grave,  and  shall 
remain  in  the  tomb. 

33  The  clods  of  the  valley  shall  be  sweet  unto  him, 
and  every  man  shall  draw  after  him,  as  there  are  in- 
numerable before  him. 

34  How  then  comfort  ye  me  in  vain,  seeing  in  your 
answers  there  remaineth  falsehood  ? 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Elwhaz  sheweth  that  man’s  aoodness  j^ofiteth  not  Cod.  5 He  accuseth 
Job  of  divers  sins.  21  He  exhorteth  him  to  repentance,  with  promises 
of  mercy. 

Then  Ellphaz  the  Temanite  answered  and  said, 

2  ^Can  a man  be  profitable  unto  God,  as  he 
that  is  wise  may  be  profitable  unto  himself  ? 

3  Is  it  any  pleasure  to  the  Almighty,  that  thou  art 
righteous  ? or  is  it  gain  to  him,  that  thou  makest  thy 
ways  perfect  ? 

4  Will  he  reprove  thee  for  fear  of  thee  ? will  he 
enter  with  thee  into  judgment  ? 

5  Is  not  thy  wickedness  great  ? and  tliine  iniquities 
infinite  ? 

6  For  thou  hast  ^ taken  a pledge  from  thy  brother 
for  nought,  and  stripped  the  naked  of  their  clothing. 

7  Thou  hast  not  given  water  to  the  weary  to  drink, 
and  thou  ^hast  withholden  bread  from  the  hungry. 

8  But  as  for  the  mighty  man,  he  had  the  earth  ; 
and  the  honourable  man  dwelt  in  it. 

9  Thou  hast  sent  widows  away  empty,  and  the  arms 
of  ^the  fatherless  have  been  broken. 

10  Therefore  ® snares  are  round  about  thee,  and  sud- 
den fear  troubleth  thee  ; 

11  Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst  not  see  ; and  abund- 
ance of  ® waters  cover  thee. 

12  Is  not  God  in  the  height  of  heaven  ? and  behold 
the  height  of  the  stars,  how  high  they  are  ! 

13  And  thou  sayest,  How  doth  God  know  ? can  he 
judge  through  the  dark  cloud  ? 

14  ® Thick  clouds  are  a covering  to  him,  that  he 
seeth  not  ; and  he  walketh  in  the  circuit  of  heaven. 

15  Hast  thou  marked  the  old  way  which  wicked  men 
have  trodden  ? 

16  Which  ® were  cut  down  out  of  time,  whose  foun- 
dation was  overflown  with  a flood  : 

17  Which  said  unto  God,  Depart  from  us  : and 
what  can  the  Almighty  do  for  them  ? 

18  Yet  he  filled  their  houses  with  good  things : but 
the  ^unsel  of  the  wicked  is  far  from  me. 

19  The  righteous  see  it,  and  are  glad  : and  the 
innocent  laugh  them  to  scorn. 

20  Whereas  our  substance  is  not  cut  down,  but  the 
remnant  of  them  the  fii'e  consumeth. 


20  Gal.  2.  11. 

21  Heb.  9.  27. 

1 ch.  35.  7.  Ps.  16. 
2.  Luke  17.  10. 

2 Ex.  22.  26,  27. 
Deut.  24.  10,  &c.  ch. 
24.  3,  9.  Ezek.  18. 12. 

3 See  ch.  31.  17. 
Deut.  15.  7,  &c.  Is. 


58.  7.  Ezek.  18.  7, 16. 
Matt.  25.  42. 

1 ch.  31.  21.  Is.  10. 
2.  Ezek.  22.  7. 

5 ch.  18.  8,  9,  10.  & 
19.  6. 

6 Ps.  69.  1,  2.  & 124. 
4.  Lara.  3.  54. 

1 Ps.  10.  11.  & 59.  7. 
& 73.  11.  94.  7. 


« Ps.  139.  11,  12. 

9 ch.  15.  32.  Ps.  55. 
23.  & 102.  24.  Eccles. 
7.  17. 

10  ch.  21.  14. 

11  Ps.  4.  6. 

12  ch.  21.  16. 

IS  Ps.  58.  10.-  & 107. 
42. 


31  Who  shall  declare  his  way  to  his  face  ? 

And  who  shall  repay  him  what  he  hath  done  ? 

32  ”iYet  shall  he  be  borne  to  the  grave. 

And  ” shall  keep  watch  over  the  tomb. 

33  The  clods  of  the  valley  shall  be  sweet  unto  him, 
And  all  men  shall  draw  after  him. 

As  there  were  innumerable  before  him. 

34  How  then  comfort  ye  me  ® in  vain. 

Seeing  in  your  answers  there  remaineth  anly  p false- 
hood ? 


22  Then  answered  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and  said, 

2 Can  a man  be  profitable  unto  God  ? 

Surely  he  that  is  wise  is  profitable  unto  himself. 

3 Is  it  any  pleasure  to  the  Almighty,  that  thou  art 

righteous  ? 

Or  is  it  gain  to  him,  that  thou  makest  thy  ways  per- 
fect ? 

4 Is  it  “ for  thy  fear  of  Mm  that  he  reproveth  thee, 
That  he  entereth  with  thee  into  judgement  ? 

5 Is  not  thy  wickedness  great  ? 

Neither  is  there  any  end  to  thine  iniquities. 

6 For  thou  hast  taken  pledges  of  thy  brother  for 

nought. 

And  stripped  the  naked  of  their  clothing. 

7 Thou  hast  not  given  water  to  the  weary  to  drink, 
And  thou  hast  withholden  bread  from  the  hungry. 

8 But  as  for  ^ the  mighty  man,  he  had  the  ^ earth  ; 
And  ^ the  honourable  man,  he  dwelt  in  it. 

9 Thou  hast  sent  widows  away  empty. 

And  the  arms  of  the  fatherless  have  been  broken. 

10  Therefore  snares  are  round  about  thee. 

And  sudden  fear  troubleth  thee, 

11  ® Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst  not  see. 

And  abundance  of  waters  cover  thee. 

12  Is  not  God  in  the  height  of  heaven  ? 

And  behold  the  -^height  of  the  stars,  how  high  they 
are  ! 

13  And  thou  sayest.  What  doth  God  know  ? 

Can  he  judge  through  the  thick  darkness  ? 

14  Thick  clouds  are  a covering  to  him,  that  he  seeth 

not ; 

And  he  walketh  ^ in  the  circuit  of  heaven. 

15  ^ Wilt  thou  keep  the  old  way 
Which  wicked  men  have  trodden  ? 

16  Who  were  snatched  away  before  their  time. 

Whose  foundation  was  poured  out  as  a stream  : 

17  Who  said  unto  God,  Depart  from  us  ; 

And,  What  can  the  Almighty  do  Hor  J us  ? 

18  Yet  he  filled  their  houses  with  good  things  : 

But  the  counsel  of  the  wicked  is  far  from  me. 

19  The  righteous  see  it,  and  are  glad  ; 

And  the  innocent  laugh  them  to  scorn  : 

20  Saying,  Surely  they  that  did  rise  up  against  us  are 

cut  off, 

And  * the  remnant  of  them  the  fire  hath  consumed. 


m Or,  Moreover  he 
is  borne  to  the  grave, 
and  keepeth  watch 
over  his  tomb.  The 
clods  of  the  valley  are 
sweet  imto  him;  and 
all  men  draw  drc. 
n Or,  they  shall  keep. 
0 Or,  with  vanity, 
p Or,  faithlessness. 


a Or,  for  fear  of 
thee. 

b Heb.  the  man  of 
arm. 

c Or,  land, 
d Heb.  he  whose  per- 
son is  accepted. 

e Or,  Or  dost  thou 
not  see  the  darkness, 
and  the  flood  of  wa- 


ters that  covereth  thee  f 
f Heb.  head, 
g Or,  on  the  vault, 
h Or,  Dost  thou 
mark, 
i Or,  to. 
j Heb.  them, 
k Or,  that  which  re- 
mained to  them.  Or, 
their  abundance. 


JOB,  XXIII. 


757 


21  Acquaint  now  thyself  with  him,  and  be  at  peace  : 
thereby  good  shall  come  unto  thee. 

22  Receive,  I pray  thee,  the  law  from  his  mouth,  and 

lay  up  his  words  in  thine  heart. 

23  ^®If  thou  return  to  the  Almighty,  thou  shalt  be 
built  up,  thou  shalt  put  away  iniquity  far  from  thy  tab- 
ernacles. 

24  Then  shalt  thou  ^"^lay  up  gold  as  dust,  and  the 
gold  of  Ophir  as  the  stones  of  the  brooks. 

25  Yea,  the  Almighty  shall  be  thy  defence,  and  thou 
shalt  have  plenty  of  silver. 

26  For  then  shalt  thou  have  thy  delight  in  the 
Almighty,  and  shalt  lift  up  thy  face  unto  God. 

27  20  Thou  shalt  make  thy  prayer  unto  him,  and  he 
shall  hear  thee,  and  •thou  shalt  pay  thy  vows. 

28  Thou  shalt  also  decree  a thing,  and  it  shall  be 
established  unto  thee  : and  the  light  shall  shine  upon 
thy  ways. 

29  When  men  are  cast  down,  then  thou  shalt  say. 
There  is  lifting  up  ; and  21  he  shall  save  the  humble 
person. 

30  He  shall  deliver  the  island  of  the  innocent  : and 
it  is  delivered  by  the  pureness  of  thine  hands. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 Job  longeth  to  appear  before  God,  6 in  confidence  of  his  mercy.  8 God, 
who  is  invisible,  observeih  our  ways.  11  Job's  innocency.  13  God's 
decree  is  immutable. 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

2  Even  to  day  is  my  complaint  bitter  : my  stroke 
is  heavier  than  my  groaning. 

3  ^ Oh  that  I knew  where  I might  find  him  ! that  I 
might  come  even  to  his  seat  ! 

4  I would  order  my  cause  before  him,  and  fill  my 
mouth  with  arguments. 

5  I would  know  the  words  which  he  would  answer 
me,  and  understand  what  he  would  say  unto  me. 

6  2 Will  he  plead  against  me  with  his  great  power  ? 
No  ; but  he  would  put  strength  in  me. 

7  There  the  righteous  might  dispute  with  him  ; so 
should  I be  delivered  for  ever  from  my  judge. 

8  ® Behold,  I go  forward,  but  he  is  not  there ; and 
backward,  but  I cannot  perceive  him  : 

9  On  the  left  hand,  where  he  doth  work,  but  I can- 
not behold  him:  he  hideth  himself  on  the  right  hand, 
that  I cannot  see  him  : 

10  But  he  ^ knoweth  the  way  that  I take  : when  ® he 
hath  tried  me,  I shall  come  forth  as  gold. 

11  ®My  foot  hath  held  his  steps,  his  way  have  I 
kept,  and  not  declined. 

12  Neither  have  I gone  back  from  the  command- 
ment of  his  lips  ; I have  esteemed  the  words  of  his 
mouth  more  than  my  necessary  food. 


Is.  27.  5. 

IB  Ps.  119.  11. 

16  ch.  8.  5,  6.  & 11. 

13,  14. 

u 2 Chr.  1.  15. 

“ ch.  27.  10.  Is.  58. 

14. 

19  ch.  11.  15. 

90  Ps.  50.  14,  15.  Is. 
58.  9. 


2iPro.  29.  23.  Jam. 
4.  6.  1 Pet.  5.  5. 

1 ch.  13.  3.  & 16.  21. 

2 Is.  27.  4,  8.  & 57. 
16. 

s ch.  9.  11. 

4 Ps.  139.  1,  2,  3. 

B Ps.  17.  3.  & 66.  10. 
Jam.  1.  12. 

6 Ps.  44.  18. 


2 John  4.  32,  34. 

I Or,  as  otherwise 
read.  Thereby  shall 
thine  increase  be  good, 
m Or,  instruction, 
n Or,  Thou  shalt 
put  away  . . . and 
shalt  lay  up. 

0 Heb.  ore. 
p Or,  on  the  earth. 


21  Acquaint  now  thyself  with  him,  and  be  at  peace  : 

^ Thereby  good  shall  come  unto  thee. 

22  Receive,  I pray  thee,  the  law  from  his  mouth, 

And  lay  up  his  words  in  thine  heart. 

23  If  thou  return  to  the  Almighty,  thou  shalt  be  built 

up  ; 

” If  thou  put  away  unrighteousness  far  from  thy 
tents. 

24  And  lay  thou  thy  ® treasure  p in  the  dust, 

And  the  gold  of  Ophir  among  the  stones  of  the 
brooks  ; 

25  And  the  Almighty  shall  be  thy  ® treasure, 

And  5 precious  silver  unto  thee. 

26  For  then  shalt  thou  delight  thyself  in  the  Almightj’’, 
And  shalt  lift  up  thy  face  unto  God. 

27  Thou  shalt  make  thy  prayer  unto  him,  and  he  shall 

hear  thee  ; 

And  thou  shalt  pay  thy  vows. 

28  Thou  shalt  also  decree  a thing,  and  it  shall  be  es- 

tablished unto  thee  ; 

And  light  shall  shine  upon  thy  ways. 

29  When  they  ^ cast  thee  down,  thou  shalt  say,  There  is 

lifting  up  ; 

And  « the  humble  person  he  shall  save. 

30  He  shall  deliver  ^ even  him  that  is  not  innocent  : 
Yea,  he  shall  be  delivered  through  the  cleanness  of 

thine  hands. 


23  Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

2 Even  to-day  is  my  complaint  “ rebellious  : 

^ My  stroke  is  heavier  than  my  groaning. 

3 Oh  that  I knew  where  I might  find  him. 

That  I might  come  even  to  his  seat  ! 

4 I would  order  my  cause  before  him. 

And  fill  my  mouth  with  arguments. 

5 I would  know  the  words  which  he  would  answer  me. 
And  understand  what  he  would  say  unto  me. 

6 Would  he  contend  with  me  in  the  greatness  of  his 

power  ? 

Nay  ; ‘^but  he  would  give  heed  unto  me. 

7 There  the  upright  might  reason  with  him  ; 

So  should  I be  delivered  for  ever  from  my  judge. 

8 Behold,  I go  forward,  but  he  is  not  there  ; 

And  backward,  but  I cannot  perceive  him  : 

9 On  the  left  hand,  when  he  doth  work,  but  I cannot 

behold  him  : 

He  ^ hideth  himself  on  the  right  hand,  that  I cannot 
see  him. 

10  ® But  he  knoweth  ^ the  way  that  I take  ; 

When  he  hath  tried  me,  I shall  come  forth  as 
gold. 

11  My  foot  hath  held  fast  to  his  steps  ; 

His  way  have  I kept,  and  turned  not  aside. 

12  I have  not  gone  back  from  the  commandment  of  his 

lips  ; 

I have  treasured  up  the  words  of  his  mouth  n more 
than  my  necessary  food. 

q Or,  precious  sil-  b Or,  My  hand  is  e Or,  For. 

ver  shall  be  thine.  heavy  upon  (or  be-  f Heh.  the  way  th&t 

r Or,  are  made  loxv.  cause  of).  The  Sept,  is  with  me. 

s Heb.  him  that  is  and  Syr.  read.  His  g Or,  more  than  my 

lowly  of  eyes.  hand.  oicn  law.  The  Sept. 

t Many  ancient  ver-  c Or,  he  would  only  and  Vulgate  have,  in 
Axon'S,  reared,  him  that  is  give  heed.  my  bo.iom. 

innocent.  d Or,  turneth  him-  h Or,  portion.  See 

a Or,  hitter.  Or,  ac-  self  to  . . . him,  hut.  Pro.  30.  8. 
counted  rebellion. 


758 


JOB,  XXIV. 


13  But  he  is  in  one  mind,  and  ® who  can  turn  him  ? 
and  what  ® his  soul  desireth,  even  that  he  doeth. 

14  For  he  performeth  the  thing  that  is  appointed 
for  me  : and  many  such  things  are  with  him. 

15  Therefore  am  I troubled  at  his  presence  : when 
I consider,  I am  afraid  of  him. 

16  For  God  i^maketh  my  heart  soft,  and  the  Al- 
mighty troubleth  me  : 

17  Because  I was  not  cut  off  before  the  darkness, 
neither  hath  he  covered  the  darkness  from  my  face. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Wickedness  goeth  often  unpunished.  17  There  is  a secret  judgment 
for  the  wicked. 

WHY,  seeing  ^ times  are  not  hidden  from  the  Al- 
mighty, do  they  that  know  him  not  see  his 

days  ? 

2  Some  remove  the  ^ landmarks  ; they  violently  take 
away  flocks,  and  feed  thereof. 

3  They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the  fatherless,  they 
* take  the  widow’s  ox  for  a pledge. 

4  They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the  way  : ^ the  poor  of 
the  earth  hide  themselves  together. 

5  Behold,  as  wild  asses  in  the  desert,  go  they  forth 
to  their  work  ; rising  betimes  for  a prey  : the  wilder- 
ness yieldeth  food  for  them  and  for  their  children. 

6  They  reap  every  one  his  corn  in  the  field  : and  they 
gather  the  vintage  of  the  wicked. 

7  They  ® cause  the  naked  to  lodge  without  clothing, 
that  they  have  no  covering  in  the  cold. 

8  They  are  wet  with  the  showers  of  the  mountains, 
and  ^ embrace  the  rock  for  want  of  a shelter. 

9  They  pluck  the  fatherless  from  the  breast,  and 
take  a pledge  of  the  poor. 

10  They  cause  him  to  go  naked  without  clothing,  and 
they  take  away  the  sheaf  from  the  hungry  ; 

11  Which  make  oil  within  their  walls,  and  tread 
their  winepresses,  and  suffer  thirst. 

12  Men  groan  from  out  of  the  city,  and  the  soul  of 
the  wounded  crieth  out : yet  God  layeth  not  folly  to 
them. 

13  They  are  of  those  that  rebel  against  the  light ; 
they  know  not  the  ways  thereof,  nor  abide  in  the  paths 
thereof. 

14  The  murderer  rising  with  the  light  killeth  the 
poor  and  needy,  and  in  the  night  is  as  a thief. 

15  ® The  eye  also  of  the  adulterer  waiteth  for  the 
twilight,  ^saymg,  Xo  eye  shall  see  me  : and  disguiseth 
his  face. 

16  In  the  dark  they  dig  through  houses,  which  they 
had  marked  for  themselves  in  the  daytime  : ^^they 
know  not  the  light. 

17  For  the  morning  is  to  them  even  as  the  shadow  of 
death  : if  one  know  them,  they  are  in  the  terrors  of  the 
shadow  of  death. 

18  He  is  swift  as  the  waters  ; their  portion  is  cursed 
in  the  earth  : he  beholdeth  not  the  way  of  the  vine- 
yards. 


8 ch.  9. 12, 13.  & 12. 
14.  Rom.  9.  19. 

» Ps.  115.  3. 
w 1 Thess.  3.  3. 
u Ps.  22.  14. 

1 Acts  1.  7. 

2 Dout.  19.  14.  & 27. 


17.  Pro.  22.  28.  & 23. 
10.  Hos.  5.  10. 

3 Deut.  24.  6,  10,  12, 
17.  ch.  22.  6. 

4 Pro.  28.  28. 

B Ex.  22.  26,  27. 

Deut.  24.  12,  13.  ch. 
22.  6. 


6 Lam.  4.  5. 

7 Ps.  10.  8. 

8 Pro.  7.  9. 

8 Ps.  10.  11. 

10  John  3.  20. 

i Or,  he  is  one. 
j Or,  For  I am  not 
dismayed  because  of 


13  But  1 he  is  in  one  mind,  and  who  can  turn  him  ? 

And  what  his  soul  desireth,  even  that  he  doeth. 

14  For  he  performeth  that  which  is  appointed  for  me  : 
And  many  such  things  are  with  him. 

15  Therefore  am  I troubled  at  his  presence  ; 

When  I consider,  I am  afraid  of  him. 

16  For  God  hath  made  my  heart  faint. 

And  the  Almighty  hath  troubled  me  : 

17  t Because  I was  not  cut  off  before  the  darkness. 
Neither  did  he  cover  the  thick  darkness  from  my 

face. 


24  « Why  are  times  not  laid  up  by  the  Almighty  ? 

And  why  do  not  they  which  know  him  see  his  days  ? 

2 There  are  that  remove  the  landmarks  ; 

They  violently  take  away  flocks,  and  feed  them. 

3 They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the  fatherless. 

They  take  the  widow’s  ox  for  a pledge. 

4 They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the  way  : 

The  ^ poor  of  the  earth  hide  themselves  together. 

5 Behold,  as  wild  asses  in  the  desert 

They  go  forth  to  their  work,  seeking  diligently  for 
‘‘meat ; 

The  wilderness  yieldeth  them  food  for  their  children. 

6 They  cut  their  provender  in  the  field  ; 

And  they  glean  the  vintage  of  the  wicked. 

7 They  lie  all  night  naked  without  clothing. 

And  have  no  covering  in  the  cold. 

8 They  are  wet  with  the  showers  of  the  mountains. 
And  embrace  the  rock  for*want  of  a shelter. 

9 There  are  that  pluck  the  fatherless  from  the  breast, 
And  ^ take  a pledge  of  the  poor  : 

10  So  that  they  go  about  naked  without  clothing. 

And  being  an-hungred  they  carry  the  sheaves ; 

11  They  make  oil  within  the  walls  of  these  men  ; 

They  tread  their  winepresses,  and  suffer  thirst. 

12  From  out  of  the  t populous  city  men  groan. 

And  the  soul  of  the  wounded  crieth  out : 

Yet  God  imputeth  it  not  for  folly. 

13  These  are  of  them  that  rebel  against  the  light ; 
They  know  not  the  ways  thereof. 

Nor  abide  in  the  paths  thereof. 

14  The  murderer  riseth  with  the  light,  he  killeth  the 

poor  and  needy  ; 

And  in  the  night  he  is  as  a thief. 

15  The  eye  also  of  the  adulterer  waiteth  for  the  twi- 

light. 

Saying,  No  eye  shall  see  me  ; 

And  he  disguiseth  his  face. 

16  In  the  dark  they  dig  through  houses  : 

* They  shut  themselves  up  in  the  daytime  ; 

They  know  not  the  light. 

17  For  the  morning  is  to  all  of  them  as  the  shadow  of 

death  ; 

For  they  know  the  terrors  of  the  shadow  of  death. 

18  * He  is  swift  upon  the  face  of  the  waters  ; 

Their  portion  is  cursed  in  the  earth  : 

He  turneth  not  by  the  way  of  the  vineyards. 


the  darkness,  nor  be- 
cause thick  darkness 
eovereth  my  face. 

a Or,  Why  is  it,  see- 
ing times  are  not  hid- 
den from  the  Al- 
mighty, that  they 


which  know  him  see 
not  his  days  f 
b Or,  meek, 
c Heb.  prey, 
d Or,  his. 

e Or,  take  in  pledge 
that  which  is  on  the 
poor. 


f Heb.  city  of  men. 
g Or,  putteth  a cov- 
ering on  his  face. 

h Or,  Which  they 
had  marked  for  them- 
selves. 

i Or,  Ye  say.  He  is 
<tc. 


JOB,  XXV.,  XXVI.' 


759 


19  Drought  and  heat  consume  the  snow  waters  : so 
doth  the  grave  those  which  have  sinned. 

20  The  womb  shall  forget  him  ; the  worm  shall 
feed  sweetly  on  him  ; he  shall  be  no  more  remem- 
bered ; and  wickedness  shall  be  broken  as  a tree. 

21  He  evil  entreateth  the  barren  that  beareth  not : 
and  doeth  not  good  to  the  widow. 

22  He  draweth  also  the  mighty  with  his  power  : he 
riseth  up,  and  no  man  is  sure  of  life. 

23  Though  it  be  given  him  to  he  in  safety,  whereon 
he  resteth  ; yet  his  eyes  are  upon  their  ways. 

24  They  are  exalted  for  a little  while,  but  are  gone 
and  brought  low  ; they  are  taken  out  of  the  way  as  all 
other,  and  cut  off  as  the  tops  of  the  ears  of  corn. 

25  And  if  it  be  not  so  now,  who  will  make  me  a liar, 
and  make  my  speech  nothing  worth  ? 


CHAPTER  XXV. 

BUdad  sheweth  that  man  cannot  be  justified  before  God. 

Then  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and  said, 

2  Dominion  and  fear  are  with  him,  he  maketh 
peace  in  his  high  places. 

3  Is  there  any  number  of  his  armies  ? and  upon 
whom  doth  not  ^ his  light  arise  ? 

4  * How  then  can  man  be  justified  with  God  ? or  how 
can  he  be  clean  that  is  born  of  a woman  ? 

5  Behold  even  to  the  moon,  and  it  shineth  not ; yea, 
the  stars  are  not  pure  in  his  sight. 

6  How  much  less  man,  that  is  ®a  worm  ? and  the  son 
of  man,  which  is  a worm  ? 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Job,  reproving  the  uncharitable  spirit  of  Bildad,  5 acknowledgeth  the 
power  of  God  to  be  infinite  and  unsearchable. 

But  Job  answered  and  said, 

2  How  hast  thou  helped  him  that  is  without 
power  ? how  savest  thou  the  arm  that  hath  no  strength  ? 

3  How  hast  thou  counselled  him  that  hath  no  wis- 
dom ? and  how  hast  thou  plentifully  declared  the  thing 
as  it  is  ? 

4  To  whom  hast  thou  uttered  words  ? and  whose 
spirit  came  from  thee  ? 

5  Dead  things  are  formed  from  under  the  waters, 
and  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

6  ^Hell  is  naked  before  him,  and  destruction  hath 
no  covering. 

7  ^ He  stretcheth  out  the  north  over  the  empty  place, 
and  hangeth  the  earth  upon  nothing. 

8  ® He  bindeth  up  the  waters  in  his  thick  clouds  ; 
and  the  cloud  is  not  rent  under  them. 

9  He  holdeth  back  the  face  of  his  throne,  and 
spreadeth  his  cloud  upon  it. 

10  * He  hath  compassed  the  waters  with  bounds, 
until  the  day  and  night  come  to  an  end. 

11  The  pillars  of  heaven  tremble  and  are  astonished 
at  his  reproof. 

12  ® He  divideth  the  sea  with  his  power,  and  by  his 
understanding  he  smiteth  through  the  proud. 


n Pro.  10.  7. 
u Ps.  11.  4.  Pro.  15. 
3. 

1 Jam.  1. 17. 

2 ch.  4.  17,  &c.  & 15. 
14,  &c.  Ps.  130.  3.  & 
143.  2. 


8 Pb.  22.  6. 

1 Ps.  139.  8,  11.  Pro. 
15.  11.  Heb.  4.  13. 

2 ch.  9.  8.  Ps.  24.  2. 
& 104.  2,  &c. 

3 Pro.  .30.  4. 

* ch.  38.  8.  Ps.  33. 


7.  & 104.  9.  Pro.  8. 29. 
Jer.  5.  22. 

c Ex.  14.  21.  Ps.  74. 
13.  Is.  61.  16.  Jer.'Sl. 
35. 

j Heb.  violently  take 
away. 


19  Drought  and  heat  ^ consume  the  snow  waters  : 

So  doth  * Sheol  those  which  have  sinned. 

20  The  womb  shall  forget  him  ; the  worm  shall  feed 

sweetly  on  him  ; 

He  shall  be  no  more  remembered  : 

And  unrighteousness  shall  be  broken  * as  a tree. 

21  He  devoureth  the  barren  that  beareth  not ; 

And  doeth  not  good  to  the  widow. 

22  He  draweth  away  the  mighty  also  by  his  power  : 
He  riseth  up,  and  no  man  is  sure  of  life. 

23  God  giveth  them  to  be  in  security,  and  they  rest 

thereon  ; 

And  his  eyes  are  upon  their  ways. 

24  They  are  exalted  ; yet  a little  while,  and  they  are 

gone  ; 

® Yea,  they  are  brought  low,  they  are  p taken  out  of 
the  way  as  all  other. 

And  are  cut  off  as  the  tops  of  the  ears  of  corn. 

25  And  if  it  be  not  so  now,  who  will  prove  me  a liar, 
And  make  my  speech  nothing  worth  ? 

25  Then  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and  said, 

2 Dominion  and  fear  are  with  him  ; 

He  maketh  peace  in  his  high  places. 

3 Is  there  any  number  of  his  armies  ? 

And  upon  whom  doth  not  his  light  arise  ? 

4 How  then  can  man  be  just  ® with  God  ? 

Or  how  can  he  be  clean  that  is  born  of  a woman  ? 

5 Behold,  even  the  moon  hath  no  brightness. 

And  the  stars  are  not  pure  in  his  sight : 

6 How  much  less  man,  that  is  a worm  ! 

And  the  son  of  man,  which  is  a worm  ! 


26  Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

2 How  hast  thou  helped  him  that  is  without  power  ! 
How  hast  thou  saved  the  arm  that  hath  no  strength  ! 

3 How  hast  thou  counselled  him  that  hath  no  wisdom, 
And  plentifully  declared  sound  knowledge  ! 

4 To  whom  hast  thou  uttered  words  ? 

And  whose  “ spirit  came  forth  from  thee  ? 

5 ^ They  that  are  deceased  tremble 

Beneath  the  waters  and  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

6 ® Sheol  is  naked  before  him. 

And  ^ Abaddon  hath  no  covering. 

7 He  stretcheth  out  the  north  over  empty  space, 

And  hangeth  the  earth  ® upon  nothing. 

8 He  bindeth  up  the  waters  in  his  thick  clouds  ; 

And  the  cloud  is  not  rent  under  them. 

9 He  closeth  in  the  face  of  his  throne. 

And  spreadeth  his  cloud  upon  it. 

10  He  hath  described  a boundary  upon  the  face  of  the 

waters. 

Unto  the  confines  of  light  and  darkness. 

11  The  pillars  of  heaven  tremble 
And  are  astonished  at  his  rebuke. 

12  He  stirreth  up  the  sea  with  his  power. 

And  by  his  understanding  he  smiteth  through 
S'  Rahab. 


k Or,  the  grave. 

I Or,  as  a tree ; even 
he  that  devoureth  dec. 

m.  Or,  Yet  God  by 
his  power  maketh  the 
mighty  to  continue  : 
they  rise  up,  when 


they  believed  not  that 
they  should  live, 
n Or,  But. 

0 Or,  And  when  they 
are  dw. 

p Or,  gathered  in. 
a Or,  before, 
a Heb.  breath. 


h Or,  The  shades. 

Heb.  The  Rephaim. 
c Or,  The  grave, 
d Or,  Destruction, 
e Or,  over, 
f Or,  stilleth. 
g See  ch.  9.  13. 


760 


JOB,  XXVII. 


* 


13  ® By  his  spirit  he  hath  garnished  the  heavens  ; his 
hand  hath  formed  the  crooked  serpent. 

14  Lo,  these  are  parts  of  his  ways  : but  how  little  a 
portion  is  heard  of  him  ? but  the  thunder  of  his  power 
who  can  understand  ? 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Job  protesteth  his  sincerity.  8 The  hypocrite  is  without  hope.  11  The 
blessings  which  the  wicked  have  are  turned  into  curses. 

Moreover  job  continued  his  parable,  and  said, 

'2,  As  God  liveth,  ^who  hath  taken  away  my 
judgment  ; and  the  Almighty,  who  hath  vexed  my 
soul  ; 

3  All  the  while  my  breath  is  in  me,  and  the  spirit  of 
God  is  in  my  nostrils  ; 

4  My  lips  shall  not  speak  wickedness,  nor  my  tongue 
utter  deceit. 

5  God  forbid  that  I should  justify  you  : till  I die  ^ I 
will  not  remove  mine  integrity  from  me. 

6  My  righteousness  I ^hold  fast,  and  will  not  let  it 
go  : ^ my  heart  shall  not  reproach  me  so  long  as  I live. 

7  Let  mine  enemy  be  as  the  wicked,  and  he  that 
riseth  up  against  me  as  the  unrighteous. 

8  ®For  what  is  the  hope  of  the  hypocrite,  though  he 
hath  gained,  when  God  taketh  away  his  soul  ? 

9  ® Will  God  hear  his  cry  when  trouble  cometh  upon 
him  ? 

10  Will  he  delight  himself  in  the  Almighty  ? will 
he  always  call  upon  God  ? 

11  I will  teach  you  by  the  hand  of  God  : that  which 
is  with  the  Almighty  will  I not  conceal. 

12  Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have  seen  why  then 
are  ye  thus  altogether  vain  ? 

13  ® This  is  the  portion  of  a wicked  man  with  God, 
and  the  heritage  of  oppressors,  which  they  shall  receive 
of  the  Almighty. 

14  ^ If  his  children  be  multiplied,  it  is  for  the  sword  : 
and  his  offspring  shall  not  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

15  Those  that  remain  of  him  shall  be  buried  in 
death  : and  his  widows  shall  not  weep. 

16  Though  he  heap  up  silver  as  the  dust,  and  prepare 
raiment  as  the  clay  ; 

17  He  may  prepare  it^  but  the  just  shall  put  it  on, 
and  the  innocent  shall  divide  the  silver. 

18  He  buildeth  his  house  as  a moth,  and  as  a booth 
that  the  keeper  maketh. 

19  The  rich  man  shall  lie  down,  but  he  shall  not  be 
gathered  : he  openeth  his  eyes,  and  he  is  not. 

20  Terrors  take  hold  on  him  as  waters,  a tempest 
stealeth  him  away  in  the  night. 

21  The  east  wind  carrieth  him  away,  and  he  depart- 
eth  ; and  as  a storm  hurleth  him  out  of  his  place. 

22  For  God  shall  cast  upon  him,  and  not  spare  : he 
would  fain  flee  out  of  his  hand. 

23  Men  shall  clap  their  hands  at  him,  and  shall  hiss 
him  out  of  his  place. 


I  13  By  his  spirit  the  heavens  are  * garnished  ; 

His  hand  hath  pierced  the  ^ swift  serpent. 

14  Lo,  these  are  but  the  outskirts  of  his  ways  : 

And  j how  small  a whisper  * do  we  hear  of  him  ! 
But  the  thunder  of  his  ^ power  who  can  understand  ? 


27  And  Job  again  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 

2 As  God  liveth,  who  hath  taken  away  my  right  ; 

And  the  Almighty,  who  hath  “ vexed  my  soul ; 

3 ^ (For  my  life  is  yet  whole  in  me. 

And  the  spirit  of  God  is  in  my  nostrils  ;) 

4 Surely  my  lips  shall  not  speak  unrighteousness, 
Neither  ^ shall  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

5 God  forbid  that  I should  justify  you  ; 

Till  I die  I will  not  put  away  mine  integrity  from 
me. 

6 My  righteousness  I hold  fast,  and  will  not  let  it  go  : 
My  heart  « shall  not  reproach  me  so  long  as  I live. 

7 Let  mine  enemy  be  as  the  wicked. 

And  let  him  that  riseth  up  against  me  be  as  the 
unrighteous. 

8 For  what  is  the  hope  of  the  godless,  ^ though  he 

get  him  gain. 

When  God  taketh  away  his  soul  ? 

9 Will  God  hear  his  cry. 

When  trouble  cometh  upon  him  ? 

10  Will  he  delight  himself  in  the  Almighty, 

And  call  upon  God  at  all  times  ? 

11  I will  teach  you  concerning  the  hand  of  God  ; 

That  which  is  with  the  Almighty  will  I not  conceal, 

12  Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have  seen  it  ; 

Why  then  are  ye  become  altogether  vain  ? 

13  This  is  the  portion  of  a wicked  man  with  God, 

And  the  heritage  of  oppressors,  which  they  receive 

from  the  Almighty. 

14  If  his  children  be  multiplied,  it  is  for  the  sword  ; 
And  his  offspring  shall  not  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

15  Those  that  remain  of  him  shall  be  buried  in  death. 
And  his  widows  shall  make  no  lamentation. 

16  Though  he  heap  up  silver  as  the  dust, 

And  prepare  raiment  as  the  clay  ; 

17  He  may  prepare  it,  but  the  just  shall  put  it  on, 

And  the  innocent  shall  divide  the  silver. 

18  He  buildeth  his  house  as  the  ^ moth. 

And  as  a booth  which  the  keeper  maketh. 

19  He  lieth  down  rich,  but  he  ^ shall  not  be  gathered  ; 
He  openeth  his  eyes,  and  he  is  not. 

20  Terrors  overtake  him  like  waters  ; 

A tempest  stealeth  him  away  in  the  night. 

21  The  east  wind  carrieth  him  away,  and  he  departeth  ; 
And  it  sweepeth  him  out  of  his  place. 

22  For  God  shall  hurl  at  him,  and  not  spare  : 

He  would  fain  flee  out  of  his  hand. 

23  Men  shall  clap  their  hands  at  him. 

And  shall  hiss  him  out  of  his  place. 


6 Ps.  33.  6. 

7 Is.  27.  1. 

1 ch.  34.  5. 

2 ch.  2.  9.  & 13.  15. 

3 ch.  2.  3. 

4 Acts  24.  16. 

« Matt.  16. 26.  Luke 
12.  20. 


6 ch.  35.  12.  Ps.  18. 
41.  & 109.  7.  Pro.  1. 
28.  & 28.  9.  Is.  1.  15, 
Jer.  14.  12.  Ezek.  8. 
18.  Mic.  3.  4.  John 
9.  31.  Jam.  4.  3. 

7 See  ch.  22.  26,  27. 

8 ch.  20.  29. 


9  Deut.  28. 41.  Esth. 
9.  10.  Hos.  9.  13. 
w Ps.  78.  64. 

77  Pro.  28.  8.  Eccles. 
2.  26. 

72  Is.  1.  8.  Lam.  2. 

6. 

73  ch.  18.  11. 


h Heb.  beauty, 
i Or,  fleeing.  Or, 
gliding. 

j Or,  how  little  a 
portion. 

k Or,  is  heard. 

I Or,  mighty  deeds, 
a Heb.  made  my 
soul  bitter. 


b Or,  All  the  while 
my  breath  is  in  me 
. . . nostrils ; surely, 
c Or,  do. 
d Or,  doth, 
e Or,  doth  not  re- 
proach me  for  any  of 
my  days. 


f Or,  when  God  cut- 
teth  him  off,  when  he 
taketh  dec. 

g Some  ancient  ver- 
sions have,  spider. 

h Some  ancient  ver- 
sions have,  shall  do  so 
no  more. 


/ 


JOB,  XXVIII. 


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CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 Thje.re  is  a knowledge  of  natural  things.  12  But  wUdom  is  an  excellent 
gift  of  God. 

SURELY  there  is  a vein  for  the  silver,  and  a place 
for  gold  where  they  fine  it. 

2  Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  earth,  and  brass  is  molten 
out  of  the  stone. 

3  He  setteth  an  end  to  darkness,  and  searcheth  out 
all  perfection  : the  stones  of  darkness,  and  the  shadow 
of  death. 

4  The  flood  breaketh  out  from  the  inhabitant ; even 
the  waters  forgotten  of  the  foot : they  are  dried  up,  they 
are  gone  away  from  men. 

5  As  for  the  earth,  out  of  it  cometh  bread  : and 
under  it  is  turned  up  as  it  were  fire. 

6  The  stones  of  it  are  the  place  of  sapphires  : and  it 
hath  dust  of  gold. 

7  There  is  a path  which  no  fowl  knoweth,  and  which 
the  vulture’s  eye  hath  not  seen  : 

8  The  lion’s  whelps  have  not  trodden  it,  nor  the 
fierce  lion  passed  by  it. 

9  He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon  the  rock  ; he  over- 
turneth  the  mountains  by  the  roots. 

10  He  cutteth  out  rivers  among  the  rocks  ; and  his 
eye  seeth  every  precious  thing. 

11  He  bindeth  the  floods  from  overflowing  ; and  the 
thing  that  is  hid  bringeth  he  forth  to  light. 

12  1 But  where  shall  wisdom  be  found  ? and  where 
is  the  place  of  understanding  ? 

13  Man  knoweth  not  the  ^ price  thereof  ; neither  is 
it  found  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  ®The  depth  saith,  It  is  not  in  me  : and  the  sea 
saith,  It  is  not  with  me. 

15  It  ^cannot  be  gotten  for  gold,  neither  shall  silver 
be  weighed  for  the  price  thereof. 

16  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the  gold  of  Ophir,  with 
the  precious  onyx,  or  the  sapphire. 

17  The  gold  and  the  crystal  cannot  equal  it  : and  the 
exchange  of  it  shall  not  he  for  jewels  of  fine  gold. 

18  No  mention  shall  be  made  of  coral,  or  of  pearls  : 
for  the  price  of  wisdom  is  above  rubies. 

19  The  topaz  of  Ethiopia  shall  not  equal  it,  neither 
shall  it  be  valued  with  pure  gold. 

20  ® Whence  then  cometh  wisdom  ? and  where  is  the 
place  of  understanding  ? 

21  Seeing  it  is  hid  from  the  eyes  of  all  living,  and 
kept  close  from  the  fowls  of  the  air. 

22  ® Destruction  and  death  say,  We  have  heard  the 
fame  thereof  with  our  ears. 

23  God  understandeth  the  way  thereof,  and  he  know- 
eth the  place  thereof. 

24  For  he  looketh  to  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and 
’ seeth  under  the  whole  heaven  ; 

25  ®To  make  the  weight  for  the  winds  ; and  he 
weigheth  the  waters  by  measure. 

26  When  he  ^ made  a decree  for  the  rain,  and  a way 
for  the  lightning  of  the  thunder  : 


’ ver.  20.  Eccles.  7. 
24. 

* Pro.  3.  15. 

3 ver.  22.  Rom.  11. 
33,  34. 

< Pro.  3.  13, 14, 15. 

8.  10,  11,  19.  & 16.  16. 


s ver.  12. 
c ver.  14. 

1 Pro.  15.  3. 
8 Ps.  135.  7. 
8 ch.  38.  25. 
a Or,  For. 


b Or,  dust, 
c Or,  The  flood 
breaketh  out  from 
where  men  sojourn; 
even  the  waters  for- 
gotten of  the  foot  : 


28  ® Surely  there  is  a mine  for  silver. 

And  a place  for  gold  which  they  refine. 

2 Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  ^ earth, 

And  brass  is  molten  out  of  the  stone. 

3 Man  setteth  an  end  to  darkness, 

And  searcheth  out  to  the  furthest  bound 
The  stones  of  thick  darkness  and  of  the  shadow  of 
death. 

4 He  breaketh  open  a shaft  away  from  where  men 

sojourn  ; 

They  are  forgotten  of  the  foot  that  passeth  hy  ; 

They  hang  afar  from  men,  they  ^ swing  to  and  fro. 

5 As  for  the  earth,  out  of  it  cometh  bread  : 

And  underneath  it  is  turned  up  as  it  were  by  fire. 

6 The  stones  thereof  are  the  place  of  sapphires. 

And  it  hath  dust  of  gold. 

7 That  path  no  bird  of  prey  knoweth. 

Neither  hath  the  falcon’s  eye  seen  it : 

8 The  /proud  beasts  have  not  trodden  it. 

Nor  hath  the  fierce  lion  passed  thereby. 

9 He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon  the  flinty  rock  ; 

He  overturneth  the  mountains  by  the  roots. 

10  He  cutteth  out  ^ channels  among  the  rocks  ; 

And  his  eye  seeth  every  precious  thing. 

11  He  bindeth  the  streams  that  they  trickle  not  ; 

And  the  thing  that  is  hid  bringeth  he  forth  to  light. 

12  But  where  shall  wisdom  be  found  ? 

And  where  is  the  place  of  understanding  ? 

13  Man  knoweth  not  the  price  thereof  ; 

Neither  is  it  found  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  The  deep  saith,  It  is  not  in  me  : 

And  the  sea  saith.  It  is  not  with  me. 

15  It  cannot  be  gotten  for  * gold. 

Neither  shall  silver  be  weighed  for  the  price 
thereof. 

16  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the  gold  of  Ophir, 

With  the  precious  j onyx,  or  the  sapphire. 

17  Gold  and  glass  cannot  equal  it  : 

Neither  shall  the  exchange  thereof  be  * jewels  of 
fine  gold. 

18  No  mention  shall  be  made  of  coral  or  of  crystal : 
Yea,  the  price  of  wisdom  is  above  ^rubies. 

19  The  topaz  of  Ethiopia  shall  not  equal  it, 

Neither  shall  it  be  valued  with  pure  gold. 

20  Whence  then  cometh  wisdom  ? 

And  where  is  the  place  of  understanding  ? 

21  Seeing  it  is  hid  from  the  eyes  of  all  living. 

And  kept  close  from  the  fowls  of  the  air. 

22  Destruction  and  Death  say, 

We  have  heard  a rumour  thereof  with  our  ears. 

23  God  understandeth  the  way  thereof. 

And  he  knoweth  the  place  thereof. 

24  For  he  looketh  to  the  ends  of  the  earth, 

And  seeth  under  the  whole  heaven  ; 

25  ” To  make  a weight  for  the  wind  ; 

Yea,  he  meteth  out  the  waters  by  measure. 

26  When  he  made  a decree  for  the  rain, 

And  a way  for  the  lightning  of  tlie  thunder  : 


they  are  minished, 
they  are  gone  away 
from  man. 
d Or,  flit. 

e Or,  And  he  win- 
neth  lumps  of  gold. 


f Heb.  sons  of  pride, 
g Or,  passages, 
h Heb.  from  iveep- 
ing. 

i Or,  treasure, 
j Or,  beryl. 


k Or,  vessels. 

I Or,  red  coral.  Or, 
pearls. 

m Heb.  Abaddon, 
n Or,  When  he  mak- 
eth. 


762 


JOB,  XXIX. 


27  Then  did  he  see  it,  and  declare  it  ; he  prepared 
it,  yea,  and  searched  it  out. 

28  And  unto  man  he  said,  Behold,  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  that  is  wisdom  ; and  to  depart  from  evil  is  under- 
standing. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

Job  bemoaneth  himself  of  his  former  prosperity  and  honour. 

Moreover  job  continued  his  parable,  and  said, 

2  Oh  that  I were  ^ as  in  months  past,  as  in  the 
days  when  God  preserved  me  ; 

3  2 When  his  candle  shined  upon  my  head,  and  tvhen 
by  his  light  I walked  through  darkness  ; 

4  As  I was  in  the  days  of  my  youth,  when  ^ the  secret 
of  God  was  upon  my  tabernacle  ; 

5  When  the  Almighty  was  yet  with  me,  when  my 
children  were  about  me  ; 

6  When  ^ I washed  my  steps  with  butter,  and  ® the 
rock  poured  me  out  rivers  of  oil  ; 

7  When  I went  out  to  the  gate  through  the  city, 
when  I prepared  my  seat  in  the  street  ! 

8  The  young  men  saw  me,  and  hid  themselves  : and 
the  aged  arose,  and  stood  up. 

9  The  princes  refrained  talking,  and  ® laid  their  hand 
on  their  mouth. 

10  The  nobles  held  their  peace,  and  their  tongue 
cleaved  to  the  roof  of  their  mouth. 

11  When  the  ear  heard  me,  then  it  blessed  me  ; and 
when  the  eye  saw  me,  it  gave  witness  to  me  : 

12  Because  ® I delivered  the  poor  that  cried,  and  the 
fatherless,  and  him  that  had  none  to  help  him. 

13  The  blessing  of  him  that  was  ready  to  perish 
came  upon  me  : and  I caused  the  widow’s  heart  to  sing 
for  joy. 

14  ^ I put  on  righteousness,  and  it  clothed  me  : my 
judgment  was  as  a robe  and  a diadem. 

15  I was  eyes  to  the  blind,  and  feet  was  I to  the 
lame. 

16  I was  a father  to  the  poor  ; and  the  cause  which 
I knew  not  I searched  out. 

17  And  I brake  the  jaws  of  the  wicked,  and  plucked 
the  spoil  out  of  his  teeth. 

18  Then  I said,  ^^I  shall  die  in  my  nest,  and  I shall 
multiply  my  days  as  the  sand. 

19  My  root  was  spread  out  by  the  waters,  and 
the  dew  lay  all  night  upon  my  branch. 

20  My  glory  ivas  fresh  in  me,  and  i®niy  bow  was 
renewed  in  my  hand. 

21  Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and  waited,  and  kept 
silence  at  my  counsel. 

22  After  my  words  they  spake  not  again  ; and  my 
speech  dropped  upon  them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as  for  the  rain  ; and  they 
opened  their  mouth  wide  as  for  the  latter  rain. 

24  i/  I laughed  on  them,  they  believed  it  not ; and 
the  light  of  my  countenance  they  cast  not  down. 

25  I chose  out  their  way,  and  sat  chief,  and  dwelt 
as  a king  in  the  army,  as  one  that  comforteth  the 
mourners. 


10  Deut.  4.  6.  Ps. 
111.  10.  Pro.  1.  7.  & 
9.  10.  Eccles.  12.  13. 

1 See  ch.  7.  3. 

2 ch.  18.  6. 

3 Ps.  25.  14. 

4 Gen.  49.  11.  Deut. 

32.  13.  33.  24.  ch. 

20.  17. 


5 Ps.  81.  IG. 

6 ch.  21.  6. 

T Ps.  137.  6. 

8 Ps.  72.  12.  Pro.  21. 
13.  & 24.  11. 

9 Deut.  24.  13.  Ps. 
132.  9.  Is.  69.  17.  & 
61.10.  Eph.  G.  14,&c. 
1 Thess.  5.  8. 


10  Num.  10.  31. 

11  Pro.  29.  7. 

12  Ps.  68.  6.  Pro.  30. 
14. 

13  Ps.  30.  6. 

11  ch.  18.  16. 

15  Ps.  1.  3.  Jer.  17.  8. 

10  Gen.  49.  24. 

11  Zech.  10.  1. 


27  Then  did  he  see  it,  and  ^ declare  it ; 

He  established  it,  yea,  and  searched  it  out. 

28  And  unto  man  he  said. 

Behold,  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  that  is  wisdom  ; 
And  to  depart  from  evil  is  understanding. 


29  And  Job  again  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 

2 Oh  that  I were  as  in  the  months  of  old. 

As  in  the  days  when  God  watched  over  me  ; 

3 When  his  lamp  shined  “ upon  my  head. 

And  by  his  light  I walked  through  darkness  ; 

4 As  I was  in  ^the  ripeness  of  my  days. 

When  the  *1  secret  of  God  was  upon  my  tent  ; 

5 When  the  Almighty  was  yet  with  me. 

And  my  children  were  about  me  ; 

6 When  my  steps  were  washed  with  butter. 

And  the  rock  poured  me  out  rivers  of  oil ! 

7 When  I went  forth  to  the  gate  unto  the  city, 

When  I prepared  my  seat  in  the  ^ street, 

8 The  young  men  saw  me  and  hid  themselves, 

And  the  aged  rose  up  and  stood  ; 

9 The  princes  refrained  talking. 

And  laid  their  hand  on  their  mouth  ; 

10  The  voice  of  the  nobles  was  ® hushed. 

And  their  tongue  cleaved  to  the  roof  of  their  mouth. 

11  For  when  the  ear  heard  me,  then  it  blessed  me  ; 
And  when  the  eye  saw  me,  it  gave  witness  unto  me  : 

12  Because  I delivered  the  poor  that  cried. 

The  fatherless  also,  f that  had  none  to  help  him. 

13  The  blessing  of  him  that  was  ready  to  perish  came 

upon  me : 

And  I caused  the  widow’s  heart  to  sing  for  joy. 

14  I put  on  righteousness,  and  it  o clothed  me  : 

My  justice  was  as  a robe  and  a ^ diadem. 

15  I was  eyes  to  the  blind. 

And  feet  was  I to  the  lame. 

16  I was  a father  to  the  needy  : 

And  ^ the  cause  of  him  that  I knew  not  I searched  out. 

17  And  I brake  the  ^ jaws  of  the  unrighteous. 

And  plucked  the  prey  out  of  his  teeth. 

18  Then  I said,  I shall  die  ^ in  my  nest. 

And  I shall  multiply  my  days  as  ^ the  sand  : 

19  My  root  is  spread  out  ” to  the  waters. 

And  the  dew  lieth  all  night  upon  my  branch  : 

20  My  glory  is  fresh  in  me. 

And  my  bow  is  renewed  in  my  hand. 

21  Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and  waited. 

And  kept  silence  for  my  counsel. 

22  After  my  words  they  spake  not  again  ; 

And  my  speech  dropped  upon  them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as  for  the  rain  ; 

And  they  opened  their  mouth  wide  as  for  the  latter 
rain. 

24  ® If  I laughed  on  them,  they  p believed  it  not ; 

And  the  light  of  my  countenance  they  cast  not 

down. 

25  I chose  out  their  way,  and  sat  as  chief. 

And  dwelt  as  a king  in  the  army. 

As  one  that  comforteth  the  mourners. 


0 Or,  recount, 
a Or,  above, 
b Heb.  my  days  of 
autumn. 

c Or,  counsel.  Or, 
friendship. 

d Or,  broad  place, 
e Heb.  hid. 
f Or,  and  him  that 


had  &c. 

g Or,  clothed  itself 
with  me. 

h Or,  turban, 
i Or,  the  cause 
which  I knew  not. 
j Heb.  great  teeth, 
k Or,  beside.  Heb. 
with. 


I Or,  the  phoenix, 
m Heb.  opened, 
n Or,  by. 

0 Or,  I smiled  on 
them  when  they  had 
no  confidence. 

p Or,  were  not  con- 
fident. 


JOB,  XXX. 


763 


CHAPTER  XXX. 

1 Job's  honour  is  turned  into  extreme  contempt.  15  His  prosperity  into 
calamity, 

But  now  they  that  are  younger  than  I have  me  in 
derision,  whose  fathers  I would  have  disdained 
to  have  set  with  the  dogs  of  my  flock. 

2  Yea,  whereto  mi^t  the  strength  of  their  hands 
profit  me,  in  whom  old  age  was  perished  ? 

3  For  want  and  famine  they  were  solitary;  fleeing 
into  the  wilderness  in  former  time  desolate  and  waste. 

4  Who  cut  up  mallows  by  the  bushes,  and  juniper 
roots  /br  their  meat. 

5  They  were  driven  forth  from  among  meriy  (they 
cried  after  them  as  after  a thief  ;) 

6  To  dwell  in  the  cliffs  of  the  valleys,  in  caves  of  the 
earth,  and  in  the  rocks. 

7  Among  the  bushes  they  brayed  ; under  the  nettles 
they  were  gathered  together. 

8  They  were  children  of  fools,  yea,  children  of  base 
men  : they  were  viler  than  the  earth. 

9  ^ And  now  am  I their  song,  yea,  I am  their  by- 
word. 

10  They  abhor  me,  they  flee  far  from  me,  and  spare 
not  2 to  spit  in  my  face. 

11  Because  he  ^ hath  loosed  my  cord,  and  afflicted 
me,  they  have  also  let  loose  the  bridle  before  me. 

12  Upon  my  riglit  hand  rise  the  youth  ; they  push 
away  my  feet,  and  ^ they  raise  up  against  me  the  ways 
of  their  destruction. 

13  They  mar  my  path,  they  set  forward  my  calamity, 
they  have  no  helper. 

14  They  came  upon  me  as  a wide  breaking  in  of 
waters : in  the  desolation  they  rolled  themselves  upon 
me. 

15  Terrors  are  turned  upon  me  : they  pursue  my  soul 
as  the  wind  : and  my  welfare  passeth  away  as  a cloud. 

16  ^ And  now  my  soul  is  poured  out  upon  me  ; the 
days  of  affliction  have  taken  hold  upon  me. 

17  My  bones  are  pierced  in  me  in  the  night  season  : 
and  my  sinews  take  no  rest. 

18  By  the  great  force  of  my  disease  is  my  garment 
changed  : it  bindeth  me  about  as  the  collar  of  my  coat. 

19  He  hath  cast  me  into  the  mire,  and  I am  become 
like  dust  and  ashes. 

20  I cry  unto  thee,  and  thou  dost  not  hear  me  : I 
stand  up,  and  thou  regardest  me  not. 

21  Thou  art  become  cruel  to  me  : with  thy  strong 
hand  thou  opposest  thyself  against  me. 

22  Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the  wind  ; thou  causest  me 
to  ride  upon  it,  and  dissolvest  my  substance. 

23  For  I know  that  thou  wilt  bring  me  to  death,  and 
to  the  house  ® appointed  for  all  living. 


1 ch.  17.  G.  Ps.  35. 
15.  & G9.  12.  Lam.  3. 
14,  63. 

2 Num.  12. 14.  Deut. 
26.  9.  Is.  50.  G.  Matt. 
26.  67.  & 27.  30. 

3 See  ch.  12.  18. 

* ch.  19.  12. 


e Ps.  42.  4. 
c Heb.  9.  27. 
a Or,  vigour, 
b Or,  They  flee  into 
the  wilderness, into  dtc. 

c Or,  which  yester- 
night was.  Or,  on  the 
eve  of. 


d Or,  to  warm  them, 
e Or,  In  the  most 
gloomy  valleys. 

/ Or,  wild  vetches, 
g Or,  stretch  them- 
selves. 

h Heb.  men  of  no 
name. 


! 

30  But  now  they  that  are  younger  than  I have  me  in 
derision. 

Whose  fathers  I disdained  to  set  with  the  dpgs  of 
my  flock. 

2 Yea,  the  strength  of  their  hands,  whereto  should  it 

profit  me  ? 

Men  in  whom  “ ripe  age  is  perished. 

3 They  are  gaunt  with  want  and  famine  ; 

^ They  gnaw  the  dry  ground,  ^ in  the  gloom  of  waste- 
ness and  desolation. 

4 They  pluck  salt-wort  by  the  bushes  ; 

And  the  roots  of  the  broom  are  ^ their  meat. 

5 They  are  driven  forth  from  the  midst  of  men  ; 

They  cry  after  them  as  after  a thief. 

6 ^ In  the  clefts  of  the  valleys  must  they  dwell. 

In  holes  of  the  earth  and  of  the  rocks. 

7 Among  the  bushes  they  bray  ; 

Under  the-^  nettles  they  ^^are  gathered  together. 

8 They  are  children  of  fools,  yea,  children  of  base 

men  ; 

They  ^ were  scourged  out  of  the  land. 

9 And  now  I am  become  their  song. 

Yea,  I am  a byword  unto  them. 

10  They  abhor  me,  they  stand  aloof  from  me, 

And  spare  not  to  spit  i in  my  face. 

11  For  he  hath  loosed  ^ his  cord,  and  afflicted  me, 

And  they  have  cast  off  the  bridle  before  me. 

12  Upon  my  right  hand  rise  the  ^ rabble  ; 

They  thrust  aside  my  feet. 

And  they  cast  up  against  me  their  ways  of  destruc- 
tion. 

13  They  mar  my  path, 

They  set  forward  my  calamity. 

Even  men  that  have  no  helper. 

14  ” As  through  a wide  breach  they  come  : 

In  the  midst  of  the  ruin  they  roll  themselves  upon 
me. 

15  Terrors  are  turned  upon  me, 

® They  chase  p mine  honour  as  the  wind  ; 

And  my  welfare  is  passed  away  as  a cloud. 

16  And  now  my  soul  is  poured  out  « within  me  ; 

Days  of  affliction  have  taken  hold  upon  me. 

17  In  the  night  season  my  bones  are  ^ pierced  ® in  me. 
And  * the  pains  that  gnaw  me  take  no  rest. 

18  “ By  the  great  force  of  my  disease  is  my  garment 

disfigured  : 

It  bindeth  me  about  as  the  collar  of  my  coat. 

19  He  hath  cast  me  into  the  mire. 

And  I am  become  like  dust  and  ashes. 

20  I cry  unto  thee,  and  thou  dost  not  answer  me  : 

I stand  up,  and  thou  lookest  at  me. 

21  Thou  art  turned  to  be  cruel  to  me  : 

With  the  might  of  thy  hand  thou  persecutest  me. 

22  Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the  wind,  thou  causest  me  to 

ride  upon  it ; 

And  thou  dissolvest  me  in  the  storm. 

23  For  I know  that  thou  wilt  bring  me  to  death. 

And  to  ^ the  house  appointed  for  all  living. 


i Oi',  are  outcasts 
from  the  land. 

j Or,  at  the  sight  of 
me. 

1:  According  to  an- 
other reading,  my  cord 
(or  bow.sh'ing). 

I Or,  brood. 


m Or,  break  up. 
n Or,  As  a wide 
breaking  in  of  waters. 
0 Or,  Thou  chnsest. 
p Or,  my  nobility, 
q Heb.  upon, 
r Or,  corroded  and 
drop  away  from  me. 


s Heb.  from  off. 
t Or,  my  sinews 
take  cCc. 

u Or,  By  his  great 
force  is  d'c. 

V Or,  the  house  of 
meeting  for  &c. 


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JOB,  XXXI. 


24  Howbeit  he  will  not  stretch  out  his  hand  to  the 
grave,  though  they  cry  in  his  destruction. 

25  Did  not  I weep  for  him  that  was  in  trouble  ? 
was  not  my  soul  grieved  for  the  poor  ? 

26  ® When  I looked  for  good,  then  evil  came  unto 
me : and  when  I waited  for  light,  there  came  darkness. 

27  My  bowels  boiled,  and  rested  not  : the  days  of 
affliction  prevented  me. 

28  ^ I went  mourning  without  the  sun  : I stood  up, 
and  I cried  in  the  congregation. 

29  I am  a brother  to  dragons,  and  a companion  to 
owls. 

30  My  skin  is  black  upon  me,  and  i^  my  bones  are 
burned  with  heat. 

31  My  harp  also  is  turned  to  mourning,  and  my  organ 
into  the  voice  of  them  that  weep. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

Job  maJceth  a solemn  protestation  of  his  integrity  in  several  duties. 

I  MADE  a covenant  with  mine  i eyes  ; why  then 
should  I think  upon  a maid  ? 

2  For  what  ^ portion  of  God  is  there  from  above  ? 
and  what  inheritance  of  the  Almighty  from  on  high  ? 

3  Is  not  destruction  to  the  wicked  ? and  a strange 
punishment  to  the  workers  of  iniquity  ? 

4  ^ Doth  not  he  see  my  ways,  and  count  all  my  steps  ? 
5 If  I have  walked  with  vanity,  or  if  my  foot  hath 
hasted  to  deceit  ; 

6  Let  me  be  weighed  in  an  even  balance,  that  God 
may  know  mine  integrity. 

7  If  my  step  hath  turned  out  of  the  way,  and  ^ mine 
heart  walked  after  mine  eyes,  and  if  any  blot  hath 
cleaved  to  mine  hands  ; 

8  Then  ^let  me  sow,  and  let  another  eat  ; yea,  let 
my  offspring  be  rooted  out. 

9  If  mine  heart  have  been  deceived  by  a woman,  or 
if  I have  laid  wait  at  my  neighbour’s  door  ; 

10  Then  let  my  wife  grind  unto  ® another,  and  let 
others  bow  down  upon  her. 

11  For  this  is  an  heinous  crime  ; yea,  it  is  an  iniq- 
uity to  he  punished  hy  the  judges. 

12  For  it  is  a fire  that  consumeth  to  destruction,  and 
would  root  out  all  mine  increase. 

13  If  I did  despise  the  cause  of  my  manservant  or 
of  my  maidservant,  when  they  contended  with  me  ; 

14  What  then  shall  I do  when  ^ God  riseth  up  ? and 
when  he  visiteth,  what  shall  I answer  him  ? 

15  ® Did  not  he  that  made  me  in  the  womb  make 
him  ? and  did  not  one  fashion  us  in  the  womb  ? 

16  If  I have  withheld  the  poor  from  their  desire,  or 
have  caused  the  eyes  of  the  widow  to  fail  ; 

17  Or  have  eaten  my  morsel  myself  alone,  and  the 
fatherless  hath  not  eaten  thereof  ; 

18  (For  from  my  youth  he  was  brought  up  with  me, 
as  with  a father,  and  I have  guided  her  from  my 
mother’s  womb  ;) 


7 Ps.  35. 13, 14.  Rom. 
12.  15. 

8 Jer.  8.  15. 

e Ps.  38.  6.  & 42.  9. 
& 43.  2. 

10  Ps.  102.  6.  Mic. 

1.  8. 

11  Ps.  119.  83.  Lam. 


4.  8.  & 5.  10. 

12  Ps.  102.  3. 

1 Matt.  5.  28. 

2ch.  20.  29.  & 27. 
13. 

3 2 Chr.  16.  9.  ch. 
.34.  21.  Pro.  5.  21.  & 
15.  3.  Jer.  32.  19. 


*See  Num.  15.  39. 
Eccles.  11.  9.  Ezek.  6. 
9.  Matt.  5.  29. 

8 Lev.  26.  16.  Deut. 
28.  30,  38,  &c. 

8 2 Sam.  12.  11.  Jer. 

8.  10. 

1 Gen.  38.  24.  Lev. 


24  “’Surely  against  a ruinous  heap  he  will  not  put 

forth  his  hand  ; 

Though  it  he  in  his  destruction,  one  may  utter  a cry 
because  of  these  things. 

25  Did  not  I weep  for  him  that  was  in  trouble  ? 

Was  not  my  soul  grieved  for  the  needy  ? 

26  When  I looked  for  good,  then  evil  came  ; 

And  when  I waited  for  light,  there  came  darkness 

27  My  bowels  boil,  and  rest  not ; 

Days  of  affliction  are  come  upon  me. 

28  I go  * mourning  without  the  sun  : 

I  stand  up  in  the  assembly,  and  cry  for  help. 

29  I am  a brother  to  jackals. 

And  a companion  to  ostriches. 

30  My  skin  is  black,  and  falleth  from  me. 

And  my  bones  are  burned  with  heat. 

31  Therefore  is  my  harp  turned  to  mourning. 

And  my  pipe  into  the  voice  of  them  that  weep. 


31  I made  a covenant  with  mine  eyes  ; 

How  then  should  I look  upon  a maid  ? 

2 “For  what  is  the  portion  of  God  from  above. 

And  the  heritage  of  the  Almighty  from  on  high  ? 

3 Is  it  not  calamity  to  the  unrighteous. 

And  disaster  to  the  workers  of  iniquity  ? 

4 Doth  not  he  see  my  ways. 

And  number  all  my  steps  ? 

5 If  I have  walked  with  vanity, 

And  my  foot  hath  hasted  to  deceit ; 

6 (Let  me  be  weighed  in  an  even  balance, 

That  God  may  know  mine  integrity  ;) 

7 If  my  step  hath  turned  out  of  the  way. 

And  mine  heart  walked  after  mine  eyes. 

And  if  any  spot  hath  cleaved  to  mine  hands  : 

8 Then  let  me  sow,  and  let  another  eat ; 

Yea,  let  ^the  produce  of  my  field  be  rooted  out. 

9 If  mine  heart  have  been  enticed  unto  a woman, 

And  I have  laid  wait  at  my  neighbour’s  door  : 

10  Then  let  my  wife  grind  unto  another, 

And  let  others  bow'  down  upon  her. 

11  For  that  were  an  heinous  crime  ; 

Yea,  it  were  an  iniquity  to  be  punished  by  the 
judges  ; 

12  For  it  is  a fire  that  consumeth  unto  “ Destruction, 
And  would  root  out  all  mine  increase. 

13  If  I did  despise  the  cause  of  my  manservant  or  of 

my  maidservant, 

When  they  contended  with  me  : 

14  What  then  shall  I do  when  God  riseth  up  ? 

And  when  he  visiteth,  what  shall  I answer  him  ? 

15  Did  not  he  that  made  me  in  the  womb  make  him  ? 
And  did  not  one  fashion  us  in  the  womb  ? 

16  If  I have  withheld  ^ the  poor  from  their  desire. 

Or  have  caused  the  eyes  of  the  widow  to  fail  ; 

17  Or  have  eaten  my  morsel  alone. 

And  the  fatherless  hath  not  eaten  thereof  ; 

18  (Nay,  from  my  youth  he  grew  up  with  me  as  with  a 

father. 

And  I have  been  her  guide  from  my  mother’s 
womb  ;) 


20.  10.  Deut.  22.  22. 
See  ver.  28. 

8 Ps.  44.  21. 

9 ch.  34.  19.  Pro.  14. 
31.  & 22.  2.  Mai.  2. 
10. 

w Or,  Hou'heit  doth 
not  one  stretch  out  the 


hand  in  his  fnllf  or 
in  his  calamity  there- 
fore cry  for  help  f 
X Or,  blackened,  but 
not  by  the  sun. 

a Or,  For  what  por- 
tion should  I have  of 
God  . . . and  ivhat  her- 


itage &e.  f Is  there 
not  calamity  dec.  f 
b Or,  my  offspring. 
Heh.  my  produce. 

c Heb.  Abaddon. 
See  ch.  26.  6. 

d Or,  aught  that  the 
poor  desired. 


JOB,  XXXI. 


765 


19  If  I have  seen  any  perish  for  want  of  clothing, 
or  any  poor  without  covering  ; 

20  If  his  loins  have  not  blessed  me,  and  if  he  were 
not  warmed  with  the  fleece  of  my  sheep  ; 

21  If  I have  lifted  up  my  hand  against  the  father- 
less, when  I saw  my  help  in  the  gate  : 

22  Then  let  mine  arm  fall  from  my  shoulder  blade, 
and  mine  arm  be  broken  from  the  bone. 

23  For  destruction  from  God  luas  a terror  to  me, 
and  by  reason  of  his  highness  I could  not  enduxe. 

24  If  I have  made  gold  my  hope,  or  have  said  to 
the  fine  gold.  Thou  art  my  confidence  ; 

25  If  I rejoiced  because  my  wealth  was  great,  and 
because  mine  hand  had  gotten  much  ; 

26  If  I beheld  the  sun  when  it  shined,  or  the  moon 
walking  in  brightness  ; 

27  And  my  heart  hath  been  secretly  enticed,  or  my 
mouth  hath  kissed  my  hand  : 

28  This  also  were  an  iniquity  to  he  punished  hy  the 
judge  : for  I should  have  denied  the  God  that  is  above. 

29  If  I rejoiced  at  the  destruction  of  him  that 
hated  me,  or  lifted  up  myself  when  evil  found  him  : 

30  Neither  have  I suffered  my  mouth  to  sin  by 
wishing  a curse  to  his  soul. 

* • 31  If  the  men  of  my  tabernacle  said  not.  Oh  that 
we  had  of  his  flesh  ! we  cannot  be  satisfied. 

32  The  stranger  did  not  lodge  in  the  street : hut  I 
opened  my  doors  to  the  traveller. 

33  If  I covered  my  transgressions  ^°as  Adam,  by 
hiding  mine  iniquity  in  my  bosom  : 

34  Did  I fear  a great  multitude,  or  did  the  con- 
tempt of  families  terrify  me,  that  I kept  silence,  and 
went  not  out  of  the  door  ? 

35  Oh  that  one  would  hear  me  ! behold,  my  desire 
is,  23  that  the  Almighty  would  answer  me,  and  that  mine 
adversary  had  written  a book. 

36  Surely  I would  take  it  upon  my  shoulder,  and 
bind  it  as  a crown  to  me. 

37  I would  declare  unto  him  the  number  of  my  steps  ; 
as  a prince  would  I go  near  unto  him. 

38  If  my  land  cry  against  me,  or  that  the  furrows 
likewise  thereof  complain  ; 

39  If  24 1 have  eaten  the  fruits  thereof  without  mo- 
ney, or  23  have  caused  the  owners  thereof  to  lose  their 
life  : 

40  Let  26  thistles  grow  instead  of  wheat,  and  cockle 
instead  of  barley.  The  words  of  Job  are  ended. 


19  If  I have  seen  any  perish  for  want  of  clothing, 

Or  that  the  needy  had  no  covering  ; 

20  If  his  loins  have  not  blessed  me. 

And  if  he  were  not  warmed  with  the  fleece  of  my 
sheep  ; 

21  If  I have  lifted  up  my  hand  against  the  fatherless. 
Because  I saw  my  help  in  the  gate  : 

22  Then  let  my  shoulder  fall  from  the  shoulder  blade, 
And  mine  arm  be  broken  from  the  bone. 

23  For  calamity  from  God  was  a terror  to  me. 

And  by  reason  of  his  excellency  I could  do  nothing. 

24  If  I have  made  gold  my  hope. 

And  have  said  to  the  fine  gold.  Thou  art  my  confi- 
dence ; 

25  If  I rejoiced  because  my  wealth  was  great. 

And  because  mine  hand  had  gotten  much  ; 

26  If  I beheld  ® the  sun  when  it  shined. 

Or  the  moon  walking  in  brightness  ; 

27  And  my  heart  hath  been  secretly  enticed. 

And  my  mouth  hath  kissed  my  hand  : 

28  This  also  were  an  iniquity  to  be  punished  by  the 

judges  : 

For  I should  have  ^ lied  to  God  that  is  above. 

29  If  I rejoiced  at  the  destruction  of  him  that  hated 

me. 

Or  lifted  up  myself  when  evil  found  him  ; 

30  (Yea,  I suffered  not  my  ^ mouth  to  sin 
By  asking  his  life  with  a curse  ;) 

31  If  the  men  of  my  tent  said  not, 

* Who  can  find  one  that  hath  not  been  satisfied  with 
his  flesh  ? 

32  The  stranger  did  not  lodge  in  the  street ; 

But  I opened  my  doors  to  j the  traveller  ; 

33  If  ^ like  Adam  I covered  my  transgressions. 

By  hiding  mine  iniquity  in  my  bosom  ; 

34  Because  I feared  the  great  multitude. 

And  the  contempt  of  families  terrified  me, 

So  that  I kept  silence,  and  went  not  out  of  the 
door  — 

35  Oh  that  I had  one  to  hear  me  ! 

(Lo,  here  is  my  ^ signature,  let  the  Almighty  answer 
me  ;) 

And  that  I had  the  indictment  which  mine  adver- 
sary hath  written  ! 

36  Surely  I would  carry  it  upon  my  shoulder  ; 

I would  bind  it  unto  me  as  a crown. 

37  I would  declare  unto  him  the  number  of  my  steps  ; 

^ As  a prince  would  I ” go  near  unto  him. 

38  If  my  land  cry  out  against  me. 

And  the  furrows  thereof  weep  together  ; 

39  If  I have  eaten  the  ® fruits  thereof  without  money. 
Or  have  caused  the  owners  thereof  to  lose  their 

life  : 

40  Let  P thistles  grow  instead  of  wheat. 

And  5 cockle  instead  of  barley. 

The  words  of  Job  are  ended. 


10  See  Deut.  24.  13. 

11  ch.  22.  9. 

12  Is.  13.  G.  Joel  1. 
15. 

12  Mark  10.  24.  1 

Tim.  G.  17. 

14  Pa.  G2.  10.  Pro. 

11.  28. 


10  Deut.  4.  19.  & 11. 
IG.  & 17.  3.  Ezek.  8. 
IG. 

10  ver.  11. 

11  Pro.  17.  5. 

18  Matt.  5.  44.  Rom. 

12.  14. 

i»Gen.  19. 2,3.  Judg. 


19.  20,  21.  Rom.  12. 

13.  Heb.  13.  2.  1 Pet. 
4.  9. 

20  Gen.  3.  8, 12.  Pro. 
28  13.  Hos.  G.  7. 

21  Ex.  23.  2. 

22  ch.  33.  G. 

23  ch.  13.  22. 


24  Jam.  5.  4. 

25  1 Kin.  21.  19. 

26  Gen.  3.  18. 

e Heb.  the  light, 
f Heb.  my  hand  hath 
kissed  my  mouth, 
g Or,  denied  God. 


h Heb.  palate, 
i Or,  Oh  that  we  had 
of  his  flesh!  ive  can- 
not be  sati.<ifled. 
j Heb.  the  %vay. 
k Or,  after  the  man- 
ner of  men. 


I Heb.  mark, 
m Heb.  book, 
n Or,  present  it  to 
him. 

0 Heb.  strength, 
p Or,  thorns, 
q Or,  noisome  weeds. 


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JOB,  XXXII.,  XXXIII. 


CHAPTER  XXXII. 


1 Elihu  is  angry  with  Job  and  his  three  friends 
(fro 


_ - “ ^Because  wisdom 

cometh  not  from  age,  he  excuseth  the  boldness  of  his  youth.  11  He  re- 
proveth  them  for  not  satisfying  of  Job.  16  His  zeal  to  speak. 


s 


O these  three  men  ceased  to  answer  Job,  because  he 
was  ^righteous  in  his  own  eyes. 

2 Then  was  kindled  the  wrath  of  Elihu  the  son  of 
Barachel  ^ the  Buzite,  of  the  kindred  of  Ram  : against 
Job  was  his  wrath  kindled,  because  he  justified  himself 
rather  than  God. 

3 Also  against  his  three  friends  was  his  wrath  kin- 
dled, because  they  had  found  no  answer,  and  yet  had 
condemned  Job. 

4 Now  Elihu  had  waited  till  Job  had  spoken,  because 
they  were  elder  than  he. 

5 When  Elihu  saw  that  there  was  no  answer  in  the 
mouth  of  these  three  men,  then  his  wrath  was  kindled. 

6 And  Elihu  the  son  of  Barachel  the  Buzite  an- 
swered and  said,  I am  young,  ^ and  ye  are  very  old  ; 
wherefore  I was  afraid,  and  durst  not  shew  you  mine 
opinion. 

7 I said,  Days  should  speak,  and  multitude  of  years 
should  teach  wisdom. 

^8  But  there  is  a spirit  in  man  : and  ^the  inspiration 
of  the  Almighty  giveth  them  understanding. 

9 ® Great  men  are  not  always  wise  : neither  do  the 
aged  understand  judgment. 

10  Therefore  I said.  Hearken  to  me  ; I also  will 
shew  mine  opinion. 

11  Behold,  I waited  for  your  words  ; I gave  ear  to 
your  reasons,  whilst  ye  searched  out  what  to  say. 

12  Yea,  I attended  unto  you,  and,  behold,  there  was 
none  of  you  that  convinced  Job,  or  that  answered  his 
words  : 

13  ®Lest  ye  should  say,  We  have  found  out  wis- 
dom : God  thrusteth  him  down,  not  man. 

14  Now  he  hath  not  directed  his  words  against  me  : 
neither  will  I answer  him  with  your  speeches. 

15  They  were  amazed,  they  answered  no  more  : they 
left  off  speaking. 

16  When  I had  waited,  (for  they  spake  not,  but 
stood  still,  and  answered  no  more  ;) 

17  I said,  I will  answer  also  my  part,  I also  will 
shew  mine  opinion. 

18  For  I am  full  of  matter,  the  spirit  within  me  con- 
straineth  me. 

19  Behold,  my  belly  is  as  wine  which  hath  no  vent  ; 
it  is  ready  to  burst  like  new  bottles. 

20  I will  speak,  that  I may  be  refreshed  : I will 
open  my  lips  and  answer. 

21  Let  me  not,  I pray  you,  accept  any  man’s  per- 
son, neither  let  me  give  flattering  titles  unto  man. 

22  For  I know  not  to  give  flattering  titles  ; in  so 
doing  my  maker  would  soon  take  me  away. 


CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  Elihu  offer efh  himself  instead  of  God,  with  sincerity  and  meekness, 
to  reason  with  Job.  8 He  excuseth  God  from  giving  man  an  account 
of  his  ways,  by  his  greatness.  14  God  calleth  man  to  repentance  by 
visions,  19  by  afflictions,  23  and  by  his  ministry.  31  He  inciteth  Job  to 
attention. 


WHEREFORE,  Job,  I pray  thee,  hear  my  speeches, 
and  hearken  to  all  my  words. 


1 ch.  33.  9. 

2 Gen.  22.  21. 

3 ch.  15.  10. 

* 1 Kin.  3.  12.  & 4. 
29.  ch.  35.  11.  & 38. 


36.  Pro.  2. 6.  Eccles. 
2.  26.  Dan.  1.  17.  & 2. 
21.  Matt.  11.  25.  Jam. 
1.  5. 

5 1 Cor.  1.  26. 


6 Jer.  9. 23.  1 Cor.  1. 
29. 

i Lev.  19.  15.  Dent. 
1.  17.  & 16.  19,  Pro. 
24.  23.  Matt.  22.  16. 


32  So  these  three  men  ceased  to  answer  Job,  because 

2 he  was  righteous  in  his  own  eyes.  Then  was  kin- 
dled the  wrath  of  Elihu  the  son  of  Barachel  the 
Buzite,  of  the  family  of  Ram  : against  Job  was  his 
wrath  kindled,  because  he  justified  himself  rather 

3 than  God.  Also  against  his  three  friends  was  his 
wrath  kindled,  because  they  had  found  no  answer, 

4 and  yet  had  condemned  Job.  Now  Elihu  had 

waited  to  speak  unto  Job,  because  they  were  elder 

5 than  he.  And  when  Elihu  saw  that  there  was  no 
answer  in  the  mouth  of  these  three  men,  his  wrath 
was  kindled. 

6 And  Elihu  the  son  of  Barachel  the  Buzite  an- 
swered and  said, 

I am  young,  and  ye  are  very  old  ; 

Wherefore  I held  back,  and  durst  not  shew  you  mine 
opinion. 

7 I said.  Days  should  speak, 

And  multitude  of  years  should  teach  wisdom. 

8 But  there  is  a spirit  in  man, 

And  the  breath  of  the  Almighty  giveth  them  under- 
standing. 

9 It  is  not  the  great  that  are  wise. 

Nor  the  aged  that  understand  judgement. 

10  Therefore  I ^ said.  Hearken  to  me  ; 

I also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

11  Behold,  I waited  for  your  words, 

I listened  for  your  reasons, 

Whilst  ye  searched  out  what  to  say. 

12  Yea,  I attended  unto  you, 

And,  behold,  there  was  none  that  convinced  Job, 

Or  that  answered  his  words,  among  you. 

13  Beware  lest  ye  say.  We  have  found  wisdom  ; 

God  may  vanquish  him,  not  man  : 

14  For  he  hath  not  directed  his  words  against  me  ; 
Neither  will  I answer  him  with  your  speeches. 

15  They  are  amazed,  they  answer  no  more  : 

They  have  not  a word  to  say. 

16  And  shall  I wait,  because  they  speak  not, 

Because  they  stand  still,  and  answer  no  more  ? 

17  I also  will  answer  my  part, 

I also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

18  For  I am  full  of  words  ; 

The  spirit  ^ within  me  constraineth  me. 

19  Behold,  my  belly  is  as  wine  which  hath  no  vent ; 
Like  new  ^ bottles  it  is  ready  to  burst. 

20  I will  speak,  that  I may  ^ be  refreshed  ; 

I will  open  my  lips  and  answer. 

21  Let  me  not,  I pray  you,  respect  any  man’s  person  ; 
Neither  will  I give  flattering  titles  unto  any  man. 

22  For  I know  not  to  give  flattering  titles  ; 

Else  would  my  Maker  soon  take  me  away. 


33  Howbeit,  Job,  I pray  thee,  hear  my  speech, 
And  hearken  to  all  my  words. 


a Heb.  waited  for 
Job  with  words, 
b Or,  say. 

c Or,  Lest  ye  should 
say,  We  have  found 


out  wisdom ; God 
thrusteth  him  down, 
not  man : now  he  &c. 
d Heb.  of  my  belly. 


e Or,  wineskins, 
f Or,  which  art 
ready. 

g Or,  find  relief. 


JOB,  XXXIII. 


767 


2 Behold,  now  I have  opened  my  mouth,  my  tongue 
hath  spoken  in  my  mouth. 

3 My  words  shall  he  of  the  uprightness  of  my  heart  : 
and  my  lips  shall  utter  knowledge  clearly. 

4 ^The  spirit  of  God  hath  made  me,  and  the  breath 
of  the  Almighty  hath  given  me  life. 

5 If  thou  canst  answer  me,  set  thy  words  in  order 
before  me,  stand  up. 

6 ^ Behold,  I am  according  to  thy  wish  in  God’s  stead  : 
I also  am  formed  out  of  the  clay. 

7 ® Behold,  my  terror  shall  not  make  thee  afraid,  nei- 
ther shall  my  hand  be  heavy  upon  thee. 

8 Surely  thou  hast  spoken  in  mine  hearing,  and  I 
have  heard  the  voice  of  thy  words,  saying, 

9^1  am  clean  without  transgression,  I am  innocent ; 
neither  is  there  iniquity  in  me. 

10  Behold,  he  findeth  occasions  against  me,  ®he 
counteth  me  for  his  enemy, 

11  ® He  putteth  my  feet  in  the  stocks,  he  marketh  all 
my  paths. 

12  Behold,  in  this  thou  art  not  just : I will  answer 
thee,  that  God  is  greater  than  man. 

13  Why  dost  thou  strive  against  him  ? for  he  giveth 
not  account  of  any  of  his  matters. 

14  ®For  God  speaketh  once,  yea  twice,  yet  man  per- 
ceiveth  it  not. 

15  ^ In  a dream,  in  a vision  of  the  night,  when  deep 
sleep  falleth  upon  men,  in  slumberings  upon  the  bed  ; 

16  Then  he  openeth  the  ears  of  men,  and  sealeth 
their  instruction, 

17  That  he  may  withdraw  man  from  his  purpose,  and 
hide  pride  from  man. 

18  He  keepeth  back  his  soul  from  the  pit,  and  his 
life  from  perishing  by  the  sword. 

19  He  is  chastened  also  with  pain  upon  his  bed,  and 
the  multitude  of  his  bones  with  strong  pain : 

20  So  that  his  life  abhorreth  bread,  and  his  soul 
dainty  meat. 

21  His  flesh  is  consumed  away,  that  it  cannot  be 
seen  ; and  his  bones  that  were  not  seen  stick  out. 

22  Yea,  his  soul  draweth  near  unto  the  grave,  and 
his  life  to  the  destroyers. 

23  If  there  be  a messenger  with  him,  an  interpreter, 
one  among  a thousand,  to  shew  unto  man  his  upright- 
ness : 

24  Then  he  is  gracious  unto  him,  and  saith.  Deliver 
him  from  going  down  to  the  pit : I have  found  a ran- 
som. 

25  His  flesh  shall  be  fresher  than  a child’s  : he  shall 
return  to  the  days  of  his  youth  : 

26  He  shall  pray  unto  God,  and  he  will  be  favourable 
unto  him  : and  he  shall  see  his  face  with  joy  : for  he 
will  render  unto  man  his  righteousness. 

27  He  looketh  upon  men,  and  if  any  say,  I have 
sinned,  and  perverted  that  which  was  right,  and  it  pro- 
fited me  not  ; 


1 Gen.  2.  7. 

2 ch.  9.  34,  35.  & 13. 
20,  21.  & 31.  35. 

3 ch.  9.  34.  & 13.  21. 
* ch.  9.  17.  & 10.  7. 

& 11.  4.  & 16.  17.  & 
23.  10,  11.  & 27.  5.  & 
29.  14.  & 31.  1. 

3 ch.  13.  24.  & 16.  9. 
& 19.  11. 


6 Ch.  13.  27.  & 14. 16. 
&31.  4. 

2 Is.  45.  9. 

8 ch.  40.  5.  Ps.  62. 
11. 

» Num.  12.  6.  ch.  4. 
13. 

10  ch.  36.  10,  15. 

11  Ps.  107.  18. 

1*2  Sara.  12.  13. 


Pro.  28.  13.  Luke  15. 
21.  1 John  1.  9. 

13  Rom.  6.  21. 
a Keb.  palate, 
h Or,  I am  accord- 
ing to  thy  wish  in 
God's  stead. 

c Or,  causes  of  alien- 
ation. 

d Or,  Behold,  in 
this  thou  art  not  just ; 


2 Behold  now,  I have  opened  my  mouth. 

My  tongue  hath  spoken  in  my  « mouth. 

3 My  words  shall  utter  the  uprightness  of  my  heart  : 
And  that  which  my  lips  know  they  shall  speak  sin- 
cerely. 

4 The  spirit  of  God  hath  made  me. 

And  the  breath  of  the  Almighty  giveth  me  life. 

5 If  thou  canst,  answer  thou  me  ; 

Set  thy  words  in  order  before  me,  stand  forth. 

6 Behold,  ^ I am  toward  God  even  as  thou  art : 

I also  am  formed  out  of  the  clay. 

7 Behold,  my  terror  shall  not  make  thee  afraid. 
Neither  shall  my  pressure  be  heavy  upon  thee. 

8 Surely  thou  hast  spoken  in  mine  hearing, 

. And  I have  heard  the  voice  of  thy  words,  saying, 

9 I am  clean,  without  transgression  ; 

I am  innocent,  neither  is  there  iniquity  in  me  : 

10  Behold,  he  findeth  occasions  against  me, 

He  counteth  me  for  his  enemy  ; 

11  He  putteth  my  feet  in  the  stocks. 

He  marketh  all  my  paths. 

12  ‘^Behold,  I will  answer  thee,  in  this  thou  art  not 

just ; 

For  God  is  greater  than  man. 

13  ® Why  dost  thou  strive  against  him  ? 

For  he  giveth  not  account  of  any  of  his  matters. 

14  For  God  speaketh-^ once. 

Yea  twice,  though  man  regardeth  it  not. 

15  In  a dream,  in  a vision  of  the  night, 

When  deep  sleep  falleth  upon  men, 

In  slumberings  upon  the  bed  ; 

16  Then  he  ^ openeth  the  ears  of  men, 

And  sealeth  their  instruction, 

17  *That  he  may  withdraw  man  from  his  purpose, 

And  hide  pride  from  man  ; 

18  * He  keepeth  back  his  soul  from  the  pit. 

And  his  life  from  perishing  by  the  sword. 

19  He  is  chastened  also  with  pain  upon  his  bed, 

* And  with  continual  strife  in  his  bones  : 

20  So  that  his  life  abhorreth  bread, 

And  his  soul  dainty  meat. 

21  His  flesh  is  consumed  away,  that  it  cannot  be  seen  ; 
And  his  bones  that  were  not  seen  stick  out. 

22  Yea,  his  soul  draweth  near  unto  the  pit, 

And  his  life  to  the  destroyers. 

23  If  there  be  with  him  ^ an  angel. 

An  interpreter,  one  among  a thousand, 

To  shew  unto  man  ” what  is  right  for  him  ; 

24  ® Then  he  is  gracious  unto  him,  and  saith. 

Deliver  him  from  going  down  to  the  pit, 

I have  found  a ransom. 

25  His  flesh  shall  be  fresher  than  a child’s  ; 

He  returneth  to  the  days  of  his  youth  : 

26  He  prayeth  unto  God,  and  he  is  favourable  unto  him  ; 
So  that  he  seeth  his  face  with  joy  : 

And  he  restoreth  unto  man  his  righteousness. 

27  P He  singeth  before  men,  and  saith, 

I have  sinned,  and  perverted  that  which  was  right. 
And  9 it  profited  me  not  : 


I will  answer  thee : 
for  d'C. 

e Or,  Why  dost  thou 
strive  against  him, 
for  that  he  ..  . mat- 
ters ? 

f Or,  in  one  way, 
yea,  in  two. 
g Heb.  uncovereth. 
h Or,  That  man  may 
put  away  his  purpose. 


and  that  he  may  hide. 

i Or,  That  he  may 
keep  back, 
j Or,  weapons, 
k Another  reading 
is,  Mndle  all  his  bones 
are  firm. 

I Or,  a messenger, 
m Or,  of  the  thou- 
sand. 

n Or,  his  upright- 


ness. 

0 Or,  And  he  be 
gracious  . . . and  say 
. . . ransom : his  flesh 
<t*c. 

p Or,  He  looketh 
upon  men. 

g Or,  it  was  not  re- 
quited unto  me.  Or, 
it  was  not  meet  for 
me. 


768 


JOB,  XXXIY. 


28  He  will  deliver  his  soul  from  going  into  the  pit, 
and  his  life  shall  see  the  light. 

29  Lo,  all  these  things  worketh  God  oftentimes  with 
man, 

30  To  bring  backj  his  soul  from  the  pit,  to  be  en- 
lightened with  the  light  of  the  living. 

31  Mark  well,  O Job,^  hearken  unto  me  : hold  thy 
peace,  and  I will  speak. 

32  If  thou  hast  any  thing  to  say,  answer  me  : speak, 
for  I desire  to  justify  thee. 

33  If  not,  hearken  unto  me  : hold  thy  peace,  and  I 
shall  teach  thee  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1 Elihu  accuseth  Job  for  charging  God  with  injustice.  10  God  omni- 
potent cannot  be  unjust.  31  Man  must  humble  himself  unto  God.  34 
Elihu  repi'oveth  Job. 

Furthermore  EUhu  answered  and  said, 

2  Hear  my  words,  O ye  wise  men  ; and  give  ear 
unto  me,  ye  that  have  knowledge. 

3  ^For  the  ear  trieth  words,  as  the  mouth  tasteth 
meat. 

4  Let  us  choose  to  us  judgment  : let  us  know  among 
ourselves  what  is  good. 

5  For  Job  hath  said,  am  righteous  : and  ®God 
hath  taken  away  my  judgment. 

6  ^ Should  I lie  against  my  right  ? my  wound  is  in- 
curable without  transgression. 

7  What  man  is  like  Job,  ® who  drinketh  up  scorning 
like  water  ? 

8  Which  goeth  in  company  with  the  workers  of  in- 
iquity, and  walketh  with  wicked  men. 

9  For  ®he  hath  said.  It  profiteth  a man  nothing  that 
he  should  delight  himself  with  God. 

10  Therefore  hearken  unto  me,  ye  men  of  under- 
standing ; far  be  it  from  God,  that  he  should  do  wick- 
edness ; and  from  the  Almighty,  that  he  should  commit 
iniquity. 

11  ® For  the  work  of  a man  shall  he  render  unto  him, 
and  cause  every  man  to  find  according  to  his  ways. 

12  Yea,  surely  God  will  not  do  wickedly,  neither  will 
the  Almighty  ® pervert  judgment. 

13  Who  hath  given  him  a charge  over  the  earth  ? or 
who  hath  disposed  the  whole  world  ? 

14  If  he  set  his  heart  upon  man,  if  he  gather  unto 
himself  his  spirit  and  his  breath  ; 

15  i^All  flesh  shall  perish  together,  and  man  shall 
turn  again  unto  dust. 

16  If  now  thou  hast  understanding,  hear  this  : hearken 
to  the  voice  of  my  words. 

17  Shall  even  he  that  hateth  right  govern?  and 
wilt  thou  condemn  him  that  is  most  just  ? 

18  13/s  it  ft  to  say  to  a king,  Thou  art  wicked?  and 
to  princes.  Ye  are  ungodly  ? 

19  How  much  less  to  him  that  i^  accepteth  not  the  per- 
sons of  princes,  nor  regardeth  the  rich  more  than  the 
poor  ? for  i^they  all  are  the  work  of  his  hands. 


W Is.  38.  17. 
ver.  28.  Ps.  56. 
13. 

1“  Ps.  34.  11. 

1 ch.  6.  30.  & 12.  11. 

2 ch.  33.  9. 

2 ch.  27.  2. 

* ch.  9.  17. 

0 ch.  15.  16. 


6 ch.  9.  22,  23,  30.  & 
35.  3.  Mai.  3.  14. 

T Gen.  18.  25.  Deut. 
32.  4.  2 Chr.  19.  7. 

ch.  8.  3.  & 36.  23.  Ps. 
92.  15.  Rom.  9.  14. 

sPs.  62.  12.  Pro. 
24.  12.  Jer.  32.  19. 
Ezek.  33.  20.  Matt. 
16.  27.  Rom.  2.  6. 


2 Cor.  5.  10.  1 Pet. 

1.  17.  Rev.  22.  12. 

8 ch.  8.  3. 

10  Ps.  104.  29. 

11  Gen.  3.  19.  Ec- 
cles.  12.  7. 

12  Gen.  18.  25.  2 

Sam.  23.  3. 

13  Ex.  22.  28. 


28  He  hath  redeemed  my  soul  from  going  into  the  pit, 
And  my  life  shall  behold  the  light. 

29  Lo,  all  these  things  doth  God  work. 

Twice,  yea  thrice,  with  a man, 

30  To  bring  back  his  soul  from  the  pit. 

That  he  may  be  enlightened  with  the  light  of  the 
living. 

31  Mark  well,  O Job,  hearken  unto  me  : 

Hold  thy  peace,  and  I will  speak. 

32  If  thou  hast  any  thing  to  say,  answer  me  : 

Speak,  for  I desire  to  justify  thee. 

33  If  not,  hearken  thou  unto  me  : 

Hold  thy  peace,  and  I will  teach  thee  wisdom. 


34  Moreover  Elihu  answered  and  said, 

2 Hear  my  words,  ye  wise  men  ; 

And  give  ear  unto  me,  ye  that  have  knowledge. 

3 For  the  ear  trieth  words. 

As  the  palate  tasteth  meat. 

4 Let  us  choose  for  us  that  which  is  right : 

Let  us  know  among  ourselves  what  is  good. 

6  For  Job  hath  said,  I am  righteous. 

And  God  hath  taken  away  my  right  : 

6 “Notwithstanding  my  right  I am  accounted  a liar  ; 

^ My  wound  is  incurable,  though  I am  without  trans- 
gression. 

7 What  man  is  like  Job, 

Who  drinketh  up  scorning  like  water  ? 

8 Which  goeth  in  company  with  the  workers  of  in- 

iquity. 

And  walketh  with  wicked  men. 

9 For  he  hath  said.  It  profiteth  a man  nothing 
That  he  should  “ delight  himself  with  God. 

10  Therefore  hearken  unto  me,  ye  men  of  understanding : 
Far  be  it  from  God,  that  he  should  do  wickedness  ; 
And  from  the  Almighty,  that  he  should  commit  in- 
iquity. 

11  For  the  work  of  a man  shall  he  render  unto  him. 
And  cause  every  man  to  find  according  to  his  ways. 

12  Yea,  of  a surety,  God  will  not  do  wickedly. 

Neither  will  the  Almighty  pervert  judgement. 

13  Who  gave  him  a charge  over  the  earth  ? 

Or  who  hath  ^ disposed  the  whole  world  ? 

14  ® If  he  set  his  heart  f upon  » man. 

If  he  gather  unto  himself  his  spirit  and  his  breath  ; 

15  All  flesh  shall  perish  together. 

And  man  shall  turn  again  unto  dust. 

16  * If  now  thou  hast  understanding,  hear  this  : 

Hearken  to  the  voice  of  my  words. 

17  Shall  even  one  that  hateth  right  govern  ? 

And  wilt  thou  condemn  him  that  is  just  and  mighty  ? 

18  » Is  it  ft  to  say  to  a king.  Thou  art  vile  ? 

Or  to  nobles.  Ye  are  wicked  ? 

19  How  much  less  to  him  that  respecteth  not  the  persons 

of  princes. 

Nor  regardeth  the  rich  more  than  the  poor  ? 

For  they  all  are  the  work  of  his  hands. 


’4  Deut.  10. 17.  2 Chr. 
19.  7.  Acts  10.  34. 
Rom.  2.  11.  Gal.  2.  6. 
Eph.  6.  9.  Col.  3.  25. 
1 Pet.  1.  17. 

15  ch.  31.  15. 
r Or,  life. 

a Or,  Should  I lie 
against  my  right  f 


b Heb.  Mine  arroiv. 
c Or,  cousent  with. 
See  Ps.  1.  18. 

d Or,  laid  upon 
him. 

e According  to  an- 
other reading.  If  he 
cause  his  heart  to  re- 
turn unto  himself. 


f Or,  iipon  himself, 
g Heb.  him. 
h Or,  Only  under- 
stand. 

i Or,  as  read  by 
some  ancient  versions. 
Who  saith  to  ..  . vile, 
and  to  ..  . wicked; 
that  respecteth  di-c. 


JOB,  XXXV. 


769 


20  In  a moment  shall  they  die,  and  the  people  shall 
be  troubled  at  midnight,  and  pass  away  : and  the 
mighty  shall  be  taken  away  without  hand. 

21  For  his  eyes  are  upon  the  ways  of  man,  and  he 
seeth  all  his  goings. 

22  There  is  no  darkness,  nor  shadow  of  death,  where 
the  workers  of  iniquity  may  hide  themselves. 

23  For  he  will  not  lay  upon  man  more  than  right ; 
that  he  should  enter  into  judgment  with  God. 

24  He  shall  break  in  pieces  mighty  men  without 
number,  and  set  others  in  their  stead, 

25  Therefore  he  knoweth  their  works,  and  he  over- 
turneth  them  in  the  night,  so  that  they  are  destroyed. 

26  He  striketh  them  as  wicked  men  in  the  open  sight 
of  others  ; 

27  Because  they  turned  back  from  him,  and 

would  not  consider  any  of  his  ways  : 

28  So  that  they  cause  the  cry  of  the  poor  to  come 
unto  him,  and  he  ^3  heareth  the  cry  of  the  afflicted. 

29  When  he  giveth  quietness,  who  then  can  make 
trouble  ? and  when  he  hideth  his  face,  who  then  can 
behold  him  ? whether  it  he  done  against  a nation,  or 
against  a man  only  : 

30  That  the  hypocrite  reign  not,  lest  the  people  be 
ensnared. 

31  Surely  it  is  meet  to  be  said  unto  God,  I have 
borne  chastisement,  I will  not  offend  any  more : 

32  That  which  I see  not  teach  thou  me  : if  I have 
done  iniquity,  I will  do  no  more. 

33  Should  it  be  according  to  thy  mind  ? he  will  re- 
compense it,  whether  thou  refuse,  or  whether  thou 
choose  ; and  not  I : therefore  speak  what  thou  knowest. 

34  Let  men  of  understanding  tell  me,  and  let  a wise 
man  hearken  unto  me. 

35  26  Job  hath  spoken  without  knowledge,  and  his 
words  were  without  wisdom. 

36  My  desire  is  that  Job  may  be  tried  unto  the  end 
because  of  his  answers  for  wicked  men. 

37  For  he  addeth  rebellion  unto  his  sin,  he  clappeth 
his  hands  among  us,  and  multiplieth  his  words  against 
God. 


CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1 Comparison  is  not  to  be  made  with  God,  because  our  good  or  evil  can- 
not extend  unto  him.  9 Many  cry  in  their  afflictions,  but  are  not  heard 
for  want  of  faith. 

ELIHU  spake  moreover,  and  said, 

2  Thinkest  thou  this  to  be  right,  that  thou  saidst. 
My  righteousness  is  more  than  God’s  ? 

3  For  ^thou  saidst.  What  advantage  will  it  be  unto 
thee  ? and.  What  profit  shall  I have,  if  I he  cleansed 
from  my  sin  ? 

4  I will  answer  thee,  and  2 thy  companions  with  thee. 


16  Ex.  12.  29,  30. 

2 Chr.  16.  9.  ch. 
31.  4.  Ps.  34.  15.  Pro. 
5.  21.  & 15.  3.  Jer. 
16.  17.  & 32.  19. 


18  Ps.  139. 12.  Amos 
9.  2,  3.  Heb.  4.  13. 

10  Dan.  2.  21. 

20  1 Sam.  1.5.  11. 

21  Ps.  28.  5.  Is. 

12. 


22  ch.  35.  9.  Jam. 
5.  4. 

23  Ex.  22.  23. 

24  1 Kin.  12.  28,  30. 

6.  2 Kin.  21.9. 


20  In  a moment  they  die,  ^ even  at  midnight ; » 

The  people  are  shaken  and  pass  away. 

And  the  mighty  are  taken  away  without  hand. 

21  For  his  eyes  are  upon  the  ways  of  a man. 

And  he  seeth  all  his  goings. 

22  There  is  no  darkness,  nor  shadow  of  death, 

Where  the  workers  of  iniquity  may  hide  themselves. 

23  For  he  needeth  not  further  to  consider  a man. 

That  he  should  go  before  God  in  judgement. 

24  He  breaketh  in  pieces  mighty  men  ways  past 

finding  out. 

And  setteth  others  in  their  stead. 

25  Therefore  he  taketh  knowledge  of  their  works  ; 

And  he  overturneth  them  in  the  night,  so  that  they 

are  ^destroyed. 

26  He  striketh  them  as  mcked  men 

In  the  open  sight  of  others  ; 

27  Because  they  turned  aside  from  following  him, 

And  would  not  have  regard  to  any  of  his  ways  : 

28  " So  that  they  caused  the  cry  of  the  poor  to  come 

unto  him, 

And  he  heard  the  cry  of  the  afflicted. 

29  When  he  giveth  quietness,  who  then  can  condemn  ? 
And  when  he  hideth  his  face,  who  then  can  behold 

him  ? 

Whether  it  he  done  unto  a nation,  or  unto  a man, 
alike  : 

30  That  the  godless  man  reign  not. 

That  there  be  none  to  ensnare  the  people. 

31  For  hath  any  said  unto  God, 

I  have  borne  chastisement,  ®I  will  not  offend  any 
more : 

32  That  which  I see  not  teach  thou  me  : 

If  I have  done  iniquity,  I will  do  it  no  more  ? 

33  Shall  his  recompence  be  as  thou  wilt,  that  thou  re- 

fusest  it  ? 

For  thou  must  choose,  and  not  I : 

Therefore  speak  what  thou  knowest. 

34  Men  of  understanding  will  say  unto  me. 

Yea,  every  wise  man  that  heareth  me  : 

35  Job  speaketh  without  knowledge. 

And  his  words  are  without  wisdom. 

36  Would  that  Job  were  tried  unto  the  end, 

Because  of  his  answering  like  wicked  men. 

37  For  he  addeth  rebellion  unto  his  sin. 

He  clappeth  his  hands  among  us. 

And  multiplieth  his  words  against  God. 


35  Moreover  Elihu  answered  and  said, 

2 Thinkest  thou  this  to  be  thy  right. 

Or  sayest  thou.  My  righteousness  is  more  than 
God’s, 

3 That  thou  sayest.  What  advantage  will  it  be  unto 

thee  ? 

And,  What  profit  shall  I have,  more  than  if  I had 
sinned  ? 

4 I will  answer  thee. 

And  thy  companions  with  thee. 


26  Dan.  9.  7-14. 

26  ch.  35.  16. 

1 ch.  21.  15.  & 34.  9. 

2 ch.  34.  8. 

Or,  and  at  mid' 
night  the  people  dec. 


k Or,  without  inqui- 
sition. 

I Heb.  crushed, 
m Heb.  In  the  place 
of  beholders. 


n Or,  That  they 
might  cause  . . . and 
that  he  might  hear. 

0 Or,  though  I of- 
fend not. 


770 


JOB,  XXXVI. 


• 5 3 Look  unto  the  heavens,  and  see  ; and  behold  the 
clouds  which  are  higher  than  thou. 

6 If  thou  sinnest,  what  doest  thou  ^ against  him  ? or 
if  thy  transgressions  be  multiplied,  what  doest  thou 
unto  him  ? 

7 ® If  thou  be  righteous,  what  givest  thou  him  ? or 
what  receiveth  he  of  thine  hand  ? 

8 Thy  wickedness  may  hurt  a man  as  thou  art  j and 
thy  righteousness  may  profit  the  son  of  man. 

9 ® By  reason  of  the  multitude  of  oppressions  they 
make  the  oppressed  to  cry  : they  cry  out  by  reason  of 
the  arm  of  the  mighty. 

10  But  none  saith,  Where  is  God  my  maker,  ® who 
giveth  songs  in  the  night  ; 

11  Who  ® teacheth  us  more  than  the  beasts  of  the 
earth,  and  maketh  us  wiser  than  the  fowls  of  heaven  ? 

12  There  they  cry,  but  none  giveth  answer,  because 
of  the  pride  of  evil  men. 

13  11  Surely  God  will  not  hear  vanity,  neither  will 
the  Almighty  regard  it. 

14  i^Although  thou  sayest  thou  shalt  not  see  him,  yet 
judgment  is  before  him  ; therefore  intrust  thou  in  him. 

15  But  now,  because  it  is  not  so,  he  hath  i^  visited  in 
his  anger  ; yet  he  knoweth  it  not  in  great  extremity  : 

16  1®  Therefore  doth  Job  open  his  mouth  in  vain  ; he 
multiplieth  words  without  knowledge. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  Elihu  she.iveth  how  God  is  just  in  his  ways.  16  How  Job's  sins  hinder 
God's  blessings.  24  God's  works  are  to  be  magnified. 

Elihu  also  proceeded,  and  said, 

2  Suffer  me  a little,  and  I will  shew  thee  that  / 
have  yet  to  speak  on  God’s  behalf. 

3  I will  fetch  my  knowledge  from  afar,  and  will 
ascribe  righteousness  to  my  Maker. 

4  For  truly  my  words  shall  not  he  false  : he  that  is 
perfect  in  knowledge  is  with  thee. 

5  Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  despiseth  not  any : ^ he 
t5  mighty  in  strength  and  wisdom. 

6  He  preserveth  not  the  life  of  the  wicked  : but  giv- 
eth right  to  the  poor. 

7  ^ He  withdraweth  not  his  eyes  from  the  righteous  : 
but  ® with  kings  are  they  on  the  throne  ; yea,  he  doth 
establish  them  for  ever,  and  they  are  exalted. 

8  And  ^ if  they  he  bound  in  fetters,  and  be  holden  in 
cords  of  affliction  ; 

9  Then  he  sheweth  them  their  work,  and  their  trans- 
gressions that  they  have  exceeded. 

10  ® He  openeth  also  their  ear  to  discipline,  and  com- 
mandeth  that  they  return  from  iniquity. 

11  If  they  obey  and  serve  him,  they  shall  ® spend 
their  days  in  prosperity,  and  their  years  in  pleasures. 

12  But  if  they  obey  not,  they  shall  perish  by  the 
sword,  and  they  shall  die  without  knowledge. 

13  But  the  hypocrites  in  heart  heap  up  wrath  : they 
cry  not  when  he  bindeth  them. 


3 ch.  22.  12. 

4 Pro.  8.  3G.  Jer.  7. 
19. 

6ch,  22.  2,  3.  Ps. 
16.  2.  Pro.  9.  12.  Rom. 
11.  35. 

fi  Ex.  2.  23.  ch.  34. 
28. 


8 Ps.  42.  8.  & 77.  6. 
& 149.  5.  Acts  16.  25. 
8 Ps.  94.  12. 

10  Pro.  1.  28. 

11  ch.  27.  9.  Pro.  15. 
29.  Is.  1.  15.  Jer. 
11.  11. 

10  ch.  9.  11. 


13  Ps.  37.  5,  6. 
w Ps.  89.  32. 

13  ch.  34.  35,  37.  & 
38.  2. 

1 ch.  9.  4.  & 12.  13, 
16.  & 37.  23.  Ps.  99.  4. 

2 Ps.  33.  18.  & 34. 
15. 


5 Look  unto  the  heavens,  and  see  ; 

And  behold  the  skies,  which  are  higher  than  thou. 

6 If  thou  hast  sinned,  what  doest  thou  against  him  ? 
And  if  thy  transgressions  be  multiplied,  what  doest 

thou  unto  him  ? 

7 If  thou  be  righteous,  what  givest  thou  him  ? 

Or  what  receiveth  he  of  thine  hand  ? 

8 Thy  wickedness  may  hurt  a man  as  thou  art  ; 

And  thy  righteousness  may  profit  a son  of  man. 

9 By  reason  of  the  multitude  of  oppressions  they  cry 

out ; 

They  cry  for  help  by  reason  of  the  arm  of  the 
mighty. 

10  But  none  saith.  Where  is  God  my  Maker, 

Who  giveth  songs  in  the  night  ; 

11  Who  teacheth  us  more  than  the  beasts  of  the  earth, 
And  maketh  us  wiser  than  the  fowls  of  heaven  ? 

12  There  they  cry,  ® but  none  giveth  answer, 

Because  of  the  pride  of  evil  men. 

13  Surely  God  will  not  hear  vanity, 

Neither  will  the  Almighty  regard  it. 

14  How  much  less  when  thou  sayest  ^ thou  beholdest 

him  not. 

The  cause  is  before  him,  and  thou  waitest  for  him  ! 

15  But  now,  because  he  hath  not  visited  in  his  anger, 
‘^Neither  doth  he  greatly  regard  arrogance  ; 

16  Therefore  doth  Job  open  his  mouth  in  vanity  ; 

He  multiplieth  words  without  knowledge. 


36  Elihu  also  proceeded,  and  said, 

2 “ Suffer  me  a little,  and  I will  shew  thee  ; 

For  ^I  have  yet  somewhat  to  say  on  God’s  behalf. 

3 I will  fetch  my  knowledge  from  afar. 

And  will  ascribe  righteousness  to  my  Maker. 

4 For  truly  my  words  are  not  false  : 

One  that  is  perfect  in  knowledge  is  with  thee. 

5 Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  despiseth  not  any  ; 

He  is  mighty  in  strength  of  ^ understanding. 

6 He  preserveth  not  the  life  of  the  wicked  : 

But  giveth  to  the  afflicted  their  right. 

7 He  withdraweth  not  his  eyes  from  the  righteous  : 
But  with  kings  upon  the  throne 

He  setteth  them  for  ever,  and  they  are  exalted. 

8 And  if  they  be  bound  in  fetters. 

And  be  taken  in  the  chords  of  affliction  ; 

9 Then  he  sheweth  them  their  work. 

And  their  transgressions,  that  they  have  behaved 
themselves  proudly. 

10  He  openeth  also  their  ear  to  instruction, 

And  commandeth  that  they  return  from  iniquity. 

11  If  they  hearken  and  serve  him. 

They  shall  spend  their  days  in  prosperity. 

And  their  years  in  ‘^pleasures. 

12  But  if  they  hearken  not,  they  shall  perish  by  ® the 

sword. 

And  they  shall  die  without  knowledge. 

13  But  they  that  are  godless  in  heart  lay  up  anger  ; 
They  cry  not  for  help  when  he  bindeth  them. 


3 Ps.  113.  8. 

4 Ps.  107.  10. 

3 ch.  33.  16,  23. 

6 ch.  21.  13.  Is.  1. 
19,  20. 

7 Rom.  2.  5. 

a Or,  but  he  answer- 
elh  not. 


b Or,  thou  beholdest 
him  not!  The  cause 
is  before  him;  there- 
fore wait  thou  for 
him. 

c Or,  Thou  sayest. 
He  doth  not  greatly 


regard  arrogan£j^ 
Thus  doth  &c. 
a Heb.  Wait  for. 
b Heb.  there  are  yet 
words  for  God. 
c Heb.  heart, 
d Or,  pleasantness. 
€ Or,  weapons. 


7 Is.  51.  13. 


JOB,  XXXVII. 


771 


14  ® They  die  in  youth,  and  their  life  is  among  the 
unclean. 

15  He  delivereth  the  poor  in  his  affliction,  and  open- 
eth  their  ears  in  oppression. 

16  Even  so  would  he  have  removed  thee  out  of  the 
strait  ® into  a broad  place,  where  there  is  no  straitness  ; 
and  that  which  should  be  set  on  thy  table  should  he 
full  of  fatness. 

17  But  thou  hast  fulfilled  the  judgment  of  the  wicked: 
judgment  and  justice  take  hold  on  thee. 

18  Because  there  is  wrath,  beware  lest  he  take  thee 
away  with  his  stroke : then  i^  a great  ransom  cannot 
deliver  thee. 

19  1^  Will  he  esteem  thy  riches  ? no,  not  gold,  nor  all 
the  forces  of  strength. 

20  Desire  not  the  night,  when  people  are  cut  off  in 
their  place. 

21  Take  heed,  i^  regard  not  iniquity  : for  i®  this  hast 
thou  chosen  rather  than  affliction. 

22  Behold,  God  exalteth  by  his  power  : i®  who  teach- 
eth  like  him  ? 

23  11  Who  hath  enjoined  him  his  way  ? or  i®  who  can 
say.  Thou  hast  wrought  iniquity  ? 

24  Remember  that  thou  i^  magnify  his  work,  which 
men  behold. 

25  Every  man  may  see  it ; man  may  behold  it  afar 
off. 

26  Behold,  God  is  great,  and  we  ^oknow  him  not, 
21  neither  can  the  number  of  his  years  be  searched  out. 

27  For  he  22  maketh  small  the  drops  of  water  ; they 
pour  down  rain  according  to  the  vapour  thereof  : 

28  23  Which  the  clouds  do  drop  and  distil  upon  man 
abundantly. 

29  Also  can  any  understand  the  spreadings  of  the 
clouds,  or  the  noise  of  his  tabernacle  ? 

30  Behold,  he  24spreadeth  his  light  upon  it,  and 
covereth  the  bottom  of  the  sea. 

31  For  25  by  them  judgeth  he  the  people  ; he  25giveth 
meat  in  abundance. 

32  27  With  clouds  he  covereth  the  light  ; and  com- 
mandeth  it  not  to  shine  by  the  cloud  that  cometh  betwixt. 

33  28  The  noise  thereof  sheweth  concerning  it,  the 
cattle  also  concerning  the  vapour. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1 God  is  to  be  feared  because  of  his  great  works.  15  His  wisdom  is 
unsearchable  in  them. 

At  this  also  my  heart  trembleth,  and  is  moved  out 
of  his  place. 

2  Hear  attentively  the  noise  of  his  voice,  and  the 
sound  that  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 

3  He  directeth  it  under  the  whole  heaven,  and  his 
lightning  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

4  After  it  1 a voice  roareth  : he  thundereth  with  the 
voice  of  his  excellency  ; and  he  will  not  stay  them  when 
his  voice  is  heard. 

5  God  thundereth  marvellously  with  his  voice  ; 
2 great  things  doeth  he,  which  we  cannot  comprehend. 


14  They  die  in  youth. 

And  their  Wie perisheth  among  the  ^unclean. 

15  He  delivereth  the  afflicted  ^ by  his  affliction, 

And  openeth  their  ear  j in  oppression. 

16  Yea,  he  would  have  * led- thee  away  ^out  of  distress 
Into  a broad  place,  where  there  is  no  straitness  ; 
And  that  which  is  set  on  thy  table  should  be  full  of 

fatness. 

17  But  thou  "‘art  full  of  the  judgement  of  the  wicked  : 
Judgement  and  justice  take  hold  on  thee. 

18  ” Because  there  is  wrath,  beware  lest  thou  be  ® led 

away  by  thy  sufficiency  ; 

Neither  let  the  greatness  of  the  ransom  turn  thee 
aside. 

19  P Will  thy  riches  suffice,  ^ that  thou  he  not  in  distress, 
Or  all  the  forces  of  thy  strength  ? 

20  Desire  not  the  night. 

When  peoples  " are  cut  off  in  their  place. 

21  Take  heed,  regard  not  iniquity  : 

For  this  hast  thou  chosen  rather  than  affliction. 

22  Behold,  God  doeth  loftily  in  his  power  : 

Who  is  a teacher  like  unto  him  ? 

23  Who  hath  enjoined  him  his  way  ? 

Or  who  can  say,  Thou  hast  wrought  unrighteousness  ? 

24  Remember  that  thou  magnify  his  work. 

Whereof  men  have  sung. 

25  All  men  have  looked  thereon  ; 

Man  beholdeth  it  afar  off. 

26  Behold,  God  is  great,  and  we  know  him  not ; 

The  number  of  his  years  is  unsearchable. 

27  For  he  draweth  up  the  drops  of  water. 

Which  distil  in  rain  ® from  * his  vapour  : 

28  Which  the  skies  pour  down 
And  drop  upon  man  abundantly. 

29  Yea,  can  any  understand  the  spreadings  of  the  clouds, 
The  thunderings  of  his  pavilion  ? 

30  Behold,  he  spreadeth  his  light  “ around  him  ; 

And  he  " covereth  the  bottom  of  the  sea. 

31  For  by  these  he  judgeth  the  peoples  ; 

He  giveth  meat  in  abundance. 

32  He  covereth  his  hands  with  the  ^ lightning  ; 

And  giveth  it  a charge  ^ that  it  strike  the  mark. 

33  The  noise  thereof  telleth  concerning  J'him, 

The  cattle  also  concerning  the  storm  that  cometh  up. 


37  At  this  also  my  heart  trembleth. 

And  is  moved  out  of  its  place. 

2 Hearken  ye  unto  the  noise  of  his  voice, 

And  the  ® sound  that  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 

3 He  sendeth  it  forth  under  the  whole  heaven, 

And  his  ® lightning  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

4 After  it  a voice  roareth  ; 

He  thundereth  with  the  voice  of  his  majesty  : 

And  he  stayeth  them  not  when  his  voice  is  heard. 

5 God  thundereth  marvellously  with  his  voice  ; 

Great  things  doeth  he,  which  we  cannot  comprehend. 


8ch.  15.  32.  & 22. 
16.  Ps.  55.  23. 

0 Ps.  18.  19.  & 31.  8. 
& 118.  5. 

10  Ps.  23.  5. 

“ Ps.  36.  8. 

12  Ps.  49.  7. 

13  Pro.  11.  4. 

Ps.  66.  18. 

16  See  Heb.  11.  25. 

16  Is.  40.  13,  14. 


Rom.  11.  34.  1 Cor. 

2.  16. 

17  ch.  34.  13. 

18  ch.  34.  10. 

19  Ps.  92.  5.  Rev. 
15.  3. 

20  1 Cor.  13.  12. 

21  Ps.  90.  2.  & 102. 
24,  27.  Heb.  1.  12. 

22  Ps.  147.  8. 

23  Pro.  3.  20. 

2<  ch.  37.  3. 


25  ch.  37.  13.  & 38. 
23. 

26  Ps.  136.  25.  Acts 
14.  17. 

27  Ps.  147.  8. 

28  1 Kin.  18.  41,  45. 

1 Ps.  29.  3.  & 68.  33. 

2 ch.  5.  9.  & 9.  10. 
& 36.  26.  Rev.  15.  3. 

/ Heb.  Their  soul 
dieth. 


g Or,  like. 

h Or,  sodomites.  See 
Deut.  23.  17. 
i Or,  in. 

j Or,  by  adversity, 
k Or,  allured  thee. 

I Heb.  out  of  the 
mouth  of. 

m Or,  ha.ft  filled  up. 
n Or,  For  beware 
lest  wrath  lead  thee 
away  into  mockery. 


0 Or,  allured, 
p Or,  Will  thy  cry 
avail. 

q Or,  that  are  with- 
out stint, 
r Heb.  go  up. 
s Heb.  belonging  to. 
t Or,  the  vapour 
thereof, 
u Or,  thereon. 

V Or,  covereth  it 


with  the  depths  of  the 
sea. 

tv  Heb.  light. 

X Or,  against  the  as- 
sailant, 
y Or,  it. 
z Or,  him. 
a Or,  muttering, 
b Heb.  light, 
c Heb.  skirts. 


772 


JOB,  XXXVIII. 


6 For  3 he  saith  to  the  snow,  Be  thou  on  the  earth  ; 
likewise  to  the  small  rain,  and  to  the  great  rain  of  his 
strength. 

7 He  sealeth  up  the  hand  of  every  man  ; ^ that  all 
men  may  know  his  work. 

8 Then  the  beasts  ® go  into  dens,  and  remain  in  their 
places. 

9 Out  of  the  south  cometh  the  whirlwind  : and  cold 
out  of  the  north. 

10  ® By  the  breath  of  God  frost  is  given  : and  the 
breadth  of  the  waters  is  straitened. 

11  Also  by  watering  he  wearieth  the  thick  cloud  : he 
scattereth  his  bright  cloud  : 

12  And  it  is  turned  round  about  by  his  counsels  : that 
they  may  do  whatsoever  he  commandeth  them  upon 
the  face  of  the  world  in  the  earth. 

13  ® He  causeth  it  to  come,  whether  for  correction,  or 
® for  his  land,  or  for  mercy. 

14  Hearken  unto  this,  0 Job  : stand  still,  and  con- 
sider the  wondrous  works  of  God. 

15  Dost  thou  know  when  God  disposed  them,  and 
caused  the  light  of  his  cloud  to  shine  ? 

16  12  Dost  thou  know  the  balancings  of  the  clouds, 
the  wondrous  works  of  him  which  is  perfect  in 
knowledge  ? 

17  How  thy  garments  are  warm,  when  he  quieteth 
the  earth  by  the  south  wind  f 

18  Hast  thou  with  him  spread  out  the  sky,  which  is 
strong,  and  as  a molten  looking  glass  ? 

19  Teach  us  what  we  shall  say  unto  him  ; for  we 
cannot  order  our  speech  by  reason  of  darkness. 

20  Shall  it  be  told  him  that  I speak  ? if  a man  speak, 
surely  he  shall  be  swallowed  up. 

21  And  now  men  see  not  the  bright  light  which  is  in 
the  clouds  : but  the  wind  passeth,  and  cleanseth  them. 

22  Fair  weather  cometh  out  of  the  north  : with  God 
is  terrible  majesty. 

23  Touching  the  Almighty,  i®  we  cannot  find  him  out : 
is  excellent  in  power,  and  in  judgment,  and  in 

plenty  of  justice  : he  will  not  afflict. 

24  Men  do  therefore  fear  him  : he  respecteth  not 
any  that  are  wise  of  heart. 


CHAPTE-R  XXXVIII. 

1 God  challengeth  Job  to  answer.  4 God.,  by  his  mighty  works.,  con- 
vtnceth  Job  of  ignorance,  21  and  of  imbecility, 

Then  the  lord  answered  Job  ^out  of  the  whirl- 
wind, and  said, 

2 2 Who  is  this  that  darkeneth  counsel  by  ® words 
without  knowledge  ? 

3 ^ Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a man  ; for  I will 
demand  of  thee,  and  answer  thou  me. 


6 For  he  saith  to  the  snow.  Fall  thou  on  the  earth  ; 
Likewise  to  the  shower  of  rain. 

And  to  the  showers  of  his  mighty  rain. 

7 He  sealeth  up  the  hand  of  every  man  ; 

That  all  men  whom  he  hath  made  may  know  it. 

8 Then  the  beasts  go  into  coverts. 

And  remain  in  their  dens. 

9 Out  of  ^ the  chamber  of  the  south  cometh  the  storm  ; 
And  cold  out  of  the  « north. 

10  By  the  breath  of  God  ice  is  given  : 

And  the  breadth  of  the  waters  is  straitened. 

11  Yea,  he  ladeth  the  thick  cloud  with  moisture  ; 

He  spreadeth  abroad  the  cloud  of  his  ^ lightning  : 

12  And  it  is  turned  round  about  by  his  guidance. 

That  they  may  do  whatsoever  he  commandeth 

them 

Upon  the  face  of  the  habitable  world  : 

13  Whether  it  be  for  correction,  or  for  his  ^ land, 

Or  for  mercy,  that  he  cause  it  to  come. 

14  Hearken  unto  this,  O Job  : 

Stand  still,  and  consider  the  wondrous  works  of 
God. 

15  Dost  thou  know  how  God  layeth  his  charge  upon 

them. 

And  causeth  the  ^ lightning  of  his  cloud  to  shine  ? 

16  Dost  thou  know  the  balancings  of  the  clouds, 

The  wondrous  works  of  him  which  is  perfect  in 
knowledge  ? 

17  ^‘How  thy  garments  are  warm, 

•^'When  the  earth  is  still  by  reason  of  the  south 
wind  f 

18  Canst  thou  with  him  spread  out  the  sky, 

Which  is  strong  as  a molten  mirror  ? 

19  Teach  us  what  we  shall  say  unto  him  ; 

For  we  cannot  order  our  speech  by  reason  of  dark- 
ness. 

20  Shall  it  be  told  him  that  I would  speak  ? 

* Or  should  a man  wish  that  he  were  swallowed  up  ? 

21  And  now  men  ^ see  not  the  light  which  is  bright  in 

the  skies  : 

But  the  wind  passeth,  and  cleanseth  them. 

22  Out  of  the  north  cometh  ^ golden  splendour  : 

God  hath  upon  him  terrible  majesty. 

23  Touching  the  Almighty,  we  cannot  find  him  out  ; he 

is  excellent  in  power  : 

And  ” in  judgement  and  plenteous  justice  he  will  not 
afflict. 

24  Men  do  therefore  fear  him  : 

He  regardeth  not  any  that  are  wise  of  heart. 


38  Then  the  Lord  answered  Job  out  of  the  whirl- 
wind, and  said, 

2 Who  is  this  that  darkeneth  counsel 
By  words  without  knowledge  ? 

3 Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a man  ; 

For  I will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto 
me. 


3 Ps.  147.  16,  17.  9 ch.  38.  26,  27.  ch.  36.  5.  ^ ch.  40.  7.  j Or,  When  he  qui-  bright  in  the  skies, 

* Ps.  109.  27.  10  2 Sam.  21.  10.  Matt.  10.  28.  d See  ch.  9.  9.  eteth  the  earth  by  the  when  the  wind  hath 

3 Ps.  104. 22.  1 Kin.  18.  45.  i®  Matt.  11.  25.  1 e Heb.  scattering  south  wind.  passed,  and  cleansed 

6 ch.  38.  29,  30.  Ps.  n Ps.  111.  2.  Cor.  1.  26.  winds.  k Or,  If  a man  them. 

147.  17,  18.  12  ch.  36.  29.  i So  Ex.  19.  16,  18.  / Or,  congealed.  speak,  surely  he  shall  m Heb.  gold. 

1 Ps.  148.  8.  1®  ch.  36.  4.  1 Kin.  19.  11.  Ezek.  1.  g Heb.  light.  be  stvallowed  up.  n Or,  to  judgement 

* Ex.  9.  18,  23.  1 1*  Gen.  1.  6.  Is.  44.  4.  Nah.  1.  3.  h Or,  earth.  I Or,  cannot  look  on  ...he  doeth  no  vio- 

Sam.  12.  18,  19.  Ezra  24.  2 ch.  34.  35.  & 42.  3.  i Or,  Thou  whose  the  light  when  it  is  lence. 

10. 9.  ch.  36.  31.  15 1 Tim.  6.  16.  ® 1 Tim.  1.  7.  garments  are  dec. 


JOB, 

4 ® Where  wast  thou  when  I laid  the  foundations  of 
the  earth  ? declare,  if  thou  hast  understanding. 

5 Who  hath  laid  the  measures  thereof,  if  thou  know- 
est  ? or  who  hath  stretched  the  line  upon  it  ? 

6 Whereupon  are  the  foundations  thereof  fastened  ? 
or  who  laid  the  corner  stone  thereof  ; 

7 When  the  morning  stars  sang  together,  and  all 
®the  sons  of  God  shouted  for  joy  ? 

8 Or  who  shut  up  the  sea  with  doors,  when  it  brake 
forth,  as  if  it  had  issued  out  of  the  womb  ? 

9 When  I made  the  cloud  the  garment  thereof,  and 
thick  darkness  a swaddlingband  for  it, 

10  And  ^ brake  up  for  it  my  decreed  place^  and  set 
bars  and  doors, 

11  And  said,  Hitherto  shalt  thou  come,  but  no 
further  ; and  here  shall  thy  proud  waves  ^ be  stayed  ? 

12  Hast  thou  commanded  the  morning  since  thy 
days  ; and  caused  the  dayspring  to  know  his  place  ; 

13  That  it  might  take  hold  of  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
that  the  wicked  might  be  shaken  out  of  it  ? 

14  It  is  turned  as  clay  to  the  seal  ; and  they  stand  as 
a garment. 

15  And  from  the  wicked  their  light  is  withholden, 
and  the  high  arm  shall  be  broken. 

16  Hast  thou  entered  into  the  springs  of  the  sea  ? 
or  hast  thou  walked  in  the  search  of  the  depth  ? 

17  Have  the  gates  of  death  been  opened  unto  thee  ? 
or  hast  thou  seen  the  doors  of  the  shadow  of  death  ? 

18  Hast  thou  perceived  the  breadth  of  the  earth  ? 
declare  if  thou  knowest  it  all. 

19  Where  is  the  way  where  light  dwelleth  ? and  as 
for  darkness,  where  is  the  place  thereof, 

20  That  thou  shouldest  take  it  to  the  bound  thereof, 
and  that  thou  shouldest  know  the  paths  to  the  house 
thereof  ? 

21  Knowest  thou  it,  because  thou  wast  then  born  ? or 
because  the  number  of  thy  days  is  great  ? 

22  Hast  thou  entered  into  i®the  treasures  of  the 
snow  ? or  hast  thou  seen  the  treasures  of  the  hail, 

23  Which  I have  reserved  against  the  time  of 
trouble,  against  the  day  of  battle  and  war  ? 

24  By  what  way  is  the  light  parted,  which  scattereth 
the  east  wind  upon  the  earth  ? 

25  Who  hath  divided  a watercourse  for  the  over- 
flowing of  waters,  or  a way  for  the  lightning  of  thunder  ; 

26  To  cause  it  to  rain  on  the  earth,  where  no  man  is  ; 
on  the  wilderness,  wherein  there  is  no  man  ; 

27  To  satisfy  the  desolate  and  waste  ground ; and 
to  cause  the  bud  of  the  tender  herb  to  spring  forth  ? 

28  20  Hath  the  rain  a father  ? or  who  hath  begotten 
the  drops  of  dew  ? 

29  Out  of  whose  womb  came  the  ice  ? and  the 
21  hoary  frost  of  heaven,  who  hath  gendered  it  ? 

30  The  waters  are  hid  as  with  a stone,  and  the  face  of 
the  deep  is  22  frozen. 


B Ps.  104.  5.  Pro.  8. 
29.  & 30.  4. 

« ch.  1.  6. 

7 Gen.  1.  9.  Ps.  33. 
7.  & 104.  9.  Pro.  8. 
29.  Jer.  6.  22. 

« ch.  26.  10. 

» Ps.  89.  9.  & 93.  4. 


w Ps.  74.  16.  & 148. 
5. 

Ps.  104.  35. 

12  ch.  18.  5. 

13  Ps.  10.  15. 

I'l  Ps.  77.  19. 
ifi  Ps.  9.  13. 
ifi  Pb.  135.  7. 


1?  Ex.  9. 18.  Josh.  10. 
11.  Is.  30.  30.  Ezek. 
13.  11,  13.  Rev.  IG. 
21. 

18  ch.  28.  2G. 

18  Ps.  107  . 35. 

20  Ps.  147.  8.  Jer.  14. 

22. 


XXXVIII.  773 

4 Where  wast  thou  when  I laid  the  foundations  of  the 

earth  ? 

Declare,  ® if  thou  hast  understanding. 

5 Who  determined  the  measures  thereof,  ^if  thou 

knowest  ? 

Or  who  stretched  the  line  upon  it  ? 

6 Whereupon  were  the  foundations  thereof  fas- 

tened ? 

Or  who  laid  the  comer  stone  thereof  ; 

7 When  the  morning  stars  sang  together. 

And  all  the  sons  of  God  shouted  for  joy  ? 

8 Or  who  shut  up  the  sea  with  doors. 

When  it  brake  forth,  ^ as  if  it  had  issued  out  of  the 
womb  ; 

9 When  I made  the  cloud  the  garment  thereof, 

And  thick  darkness  a swaddlingband  for  it, 

10  And  prescribed  for  it  my  ^ decree. 

And  set  bars  and  doors, 

11  And  said,  Hitherto  shalt  thou  come,  but  no  further  ; 
And  here  shall  thy  proud  waves  be  stayed  ? 

12  Hast  thou  commanded  the  morning  since  thy  days 

began, 

And  caused  the  dayspring  to  know  its  place  ; 

13  That  it  might  take  hold  of  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
And  the  wicked  be  shaken  out  of  it  ? 

14  It  is  changed  as  clay  under  the  seal ; 

And  all  things  stand  forth  as  a garment  : 

15  And  from  the  wicked  their  light  is  withholden, 

And  the  high  arm  is  broken. 

16  Hast  thou  entered  into  the  springs  of  the  sea  ? 

Or  hast  thou  walked  in  the  * recesses  of  the  deep  ? 

17  Have  the  gates  of  death  been  revealed  unto  thee  ? 
Or  hast  thou  seen  the  gates  of  the  shadow  of  death  ? 

18  Hast  thou  comprehended  the  breadth  of  the  earth  ? 
Declare,  if  thou  knowest  it  all. 

19  Where  is  the  way  to  the  dwelling  of  light. 

And  as  for  darkness,  where  is  the  place  thereof  ; 

20  That  thou  shouldest  take  it  to  the  bound  thereof. 
And  that  thou  shouldest  discern  the  paths  to  the 

house  thereof  ? 

21  Doubtless,  thou  knowest,  for  thou  wast  then  born. 
And  the  number  of  thy  days  is  great ! 

22  Hast  thou  entered  the  treasuries  of  the  snow. 

Or  hast  thou  seen  the  treasuries  of  the  hail, 

23  Which  I have  reserved  against  the  time  of  trouble. 
Against  the  day  of  battle  and  war  ? 

24  ^ By  what  way  is  the  light  parted. 

Or  the  east  wind  scattered  upon  the  earth  ? 

25  Who  hath  cleft  a channel  for  the  waterflood. 

Or  a way  for  the  lightning  of  the  thunder  ; 

26  To  cause  it  to  rain  on  a land  where  no  man  is  ; 

On  the  wilderness,  wherein  there  is  no  man  ; 

27  To  satisfy  the  waste  and  desolate  ground ; 

And  to  cause  the  * tender  grass  to  spring  forth  ? 

28  Hath  the  rain  a father  ? 

Or  who  hath  begotten  the  drops  of  dew  ? 

29  Out  of  whose  womb  came  the  ice  ? 

And  the  hoary  frost  of  heaven,  who  hath  ^ gendered  it? 

30  The  waters  are  hidden  as  with  stone. 

And  the  face  of  the  deep  ” is  frozen. 


21  Ps.  147.  16. 

22  ch.  37.  10. 

a Heb.  if  thou  know- 
est  understanding, 
b Or,  seeing, 
c Heb.  sockets, 
d Heb.  made  to  sink. 


e Or,  and  issued. 

/ Heb.  brake, 
g Or,  boundary, 
h Or,  as  In  a gar- 
ment. 

i Or,  search, 
j Or,  Which  is  the 


way  to  the  place  where 
the  light  is  <Scc. 
k dr,  greensward. 

I Or,  given  it  birth, 
m Or,  are  congealed 
like  stone, 
n Heb.  cohereth. 


774 


JOB,  XXXIX. 


31  Canst  thou  bind  the  sweet’ influences  of  ^3  Pleiades, 
or  loose  the  bands  of  Orion  ? 

32  Canst  thou  bring  forth  Mazzaroth  in  his  season  ? 
or  canst  thou  guide  Arcturus  with  his  sons  ? 

33  Knowest  thou  ^4  the  ordinances  of  heaven  ? canst 
thou  set  the  dominion  thereof  in  the  earth  ? 

34  Canst  thou  lift  up  thy  voice  to  the  clouds,  that 
abundance  of  waters  may  cover  thee  ? 

35  Canst  thou  send  lightnings,  that  they  may  go,  and 
say  unto  thee,  Here  we  are  ? 

36  Who  hath  put  wisdom  in  the  inward  parts  ? or 
w'ho  hath  given  understanding  to  the  heart  ? 

37  Who  can  number  the  clouds  in  wisdom  ? or  who 
can  stay  the  bottles  of  heaven, 

38  When  the  dust  groweth  into  hardness,  and  the 
clods  cleave  fast  together  ? 

39  Wilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for  the  lion  ? or  fill  the 
appetite  of  the  young  lions, 

40  When  they  couch  in  their  dens,  and  abide  in  the 
covert  to  lie  in  wait  ? 

41  Who  provideth  for  the  raven  his  food  ? when 
his  young  ones  cry  unto  God,  they  wander  for  lack  of 
meat. 


CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

\ Of  the  tcild  goats  and  hinds.  5 Of  the  wild  ass.  9 The  unicorn.  13 
The  peacock.,  stork,  and  ostrich.  19  The  horse.  26  The  hawk.  27  The 
eagle. 

Knowest  thou  the  time  when  the  wild  goats  of 
the  rock  bring  forth  ? or  canst  thou  mark  when 
^ the  hinds  do  calve  ? 

2  Canst  thou  number  the  months  that  they  fulfil  ? or 
knowest  thou  the  time  when  they  bring  forth  ? 

3  They  bow  themselves,  they  bring  forth  their  young 
ones,  they  cast  out  their  sorrows. 

4  Their  young  ones  are  in  good  liking,  they  grow  up 
with  corn  ; they  go  forth,  and  return  not  unto  them. 

5  Who  hath  sent  out  the  wild  ass  free  ? or  who  hath 
loosed  the  bands  of  the  wild  ass  ? 

6  ^ Whose  house  I have  made  the  wilderness,  and  the 
barren  land  his  dwellings. 

7  He  scorneth  the  multitude  of  the  city,  neither  re- 
gardeth  he  the  crying  of  the  driver. 

8  The  range  of  the  mountains  is  his  pasture,  and  he 
searcheth  after  every  green  thing. 

9  Will  the  ^ unicorn  be  willing  to  serve  thee,  or  abide 
by  thy  crib  ? 

10  Canst  thou  bind  the  unicorn  with  his  band  in  the 
furrow  ? or  will  he  harrow  the  valleys  after  thee  ? 

11  Wilt  thou  trust  him,  because  his  strength  is  great  ? 
or  wilt  thou  leave  thy  labour  to  him  ? 

12  Wilt  thou  believe  him,  that  he  will  bring  home 
thy  seed,  and  gather  it  into  thy  barn  ? 

13  Gavest  thou  the  goodly  wings  unto  the  peacocks  ? 
or  wings  and  feathers  unto  the  ostrich  ? 

14  Which  leaveth  her  eggs  in  the  earth,  and  warmeth 
them  in  dust, 

15  And  forgetteth  that  the  foot  may  crush  them,  or 
that  the  wild  beast  may  break  them. 


2®ch.  9.  9.  Amos 

6.  8. 

21  Jer.  31.  35. 

25  ch.  32.  8.  Ps.  51. 
6.  Eccles.  2.  26. 


26  Ps.  104.  21.  & 
145.  15. 

27  Ps.  147.  9.  Matt. 
6.  26. 

1 Ps.  29.  9. 


2 ch.  24.  5.  Jer.  2. 
24.  Hos.  8.  9. 

6 Num.  23.  22.  Deut. 
33.  17. 


31  Canst  thou  bind  the  ° cluster  of  the  Pleiades, 

Or  loose  the  bands  of  Orion  ? 

32  Canst  thou  lead  forth  p the  Mazzaroth  in  their  sea- 

son ? 

Or  canst  thou  guide  the  Bear  with  her  train  ? 

33  Knowest  thou  the  ordinances  of  the  heavens  ? 

Canst  thou  establish  the  dominion  thereof  in  the 

earth  ? 

34  Canst  thou  lift  up  thy  voice  to  the  clouds, 

That  abundance  of  waters  may  cover  thee  ? 

35  Canst  thou  send  forth  lightnings,  that  they  may  go. 
And  say  unto  thee.  Here  we  are  ? 

36  Who  hath  put  wisdom  in  the  inward  parts  ? 

Or  who  hath  given  understanding  to  the  * mind  ? 

37  Who  can  number  the  clouds  by  wisdom  ? 

Or  who  can  ‘ pour  out  the  bottles  of  heaven, 

38  When  the  dust  runneth  into  a mass. 

And  the  clods  cleave  fast  together  ? 

39  Wilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for  the  lioness  ? 

Or  satisfy  the  appetite  of  the  young  lions, 

40  When  they  couch  in  their  dens. 

And  abide  in  the  covert  to  lie  in  wait  ? 

41  Who  provideth  for  the  raven  his  food. 

When  his  young  ones  cry  unto  God, 

And  wander  for  lack  of  meat  ? 


39  Knowest  thou  the  time  when  the  wild  goats  of  the 
rock  bring  forth  ? 

Or  canst  thou  mark  when  the  hinds  do  calve  ? 

2 Canst  thou  number  the  months  that  they  fulfil  ? 

Or  knowest  thou  the  time  when  they  bring  forth  ? 

3 They  bow  themselves,  they  bring  forth  their  young. 
They  cast  out  their  sorrows. 

4 Their  young  ones  are  in  good  liking,  they  grow  up 

in  the  open  field  ; 

They  go  forth,  and  “ return  not  again. 

5 Who  hath  sent  out  the  wild  ass  free  ? 

Or  who  hath  loosed  the  bands  of  the  wild  ass  ? 

6 Whose  house  I have  made  the  wilderness. 

And  the  salt  land  his  dwelling  place. 

7 He  scorneth  the  tumult  of  the  city, 

Neither  heareth  he  the  shoutings  of  the  ^ driver. 

8 The  range  of  the  mountains  is  his  pasture. 

And  he  searcheth  after  every  green  thing. 

9 Will  the  wild-ox  be  content  to  serve  thee  ? 

Or  will  he  abide  by  thy  crib  ? 

10  Canst  thou  bind  the  wild-ox  with  his  band  in  the 

furrow  ? 

Or  will  he  harrow  the  valleys  after  thee  ? 

11  Wilt  thou  trust  him,  because  his  strength  is  great  ? 
Or  wilt  thou  leave  to  him  thy  labour  ? 

12  Wilt  thou  confide  in  him,  that  he  will  bring  home 

thy  seed. 

And  gather  the  corn  of  thy  threshing  floor  ? 

13  The  wing  of  the  ostrich  rejoiceth  ; 

But  are  her  pinions  and  feathers  ^ kindly  ? 

14  For  she  leaveth  her  eggs  on  the  earth. 

And  warmeth  them  in  the  dust, 

15  And  forgetteth  that  the  foot  may  crush  them. 

Or  that  the  wild  beast  may  trample  them. 

0 Or,  chain.  Or,  r Or,  dark  clouds.  a Or,  return  not  unto 

sweet  influences.  s Or,  meteor.  them, 

p Or,  the  signs  of  the  < Heb.  cause  to  lie  b Or,  taskmaster. 

Zodiac.  down.  c See  Num.  23.  22. 

q Heb.  sons.  d Or,  \i\ie  the  stork's. 


JOB,  XL. 


775 


16  She  is  * hardened  against  her  young  ones,  as 
though  they  were  not  her’s  : her  labour  is  in  vain  with- 
out fear  ; 

17  Because  God  hath  deprived  her  of  wisdom,  neither 
hath  he  ® imparted  to  her  understanding. 

18  What  time  she  lifteth  up  herself  on  high,  she 
scorneth  the  horse  and  his  rider. 

19  Hast  thou  given  the  horse  strength  ? hast  thou 
clothed  his  neck  with  thunder  ? 

20  Canst  thou  make  him  afraid  as  a grasshopper  ? the 
glory  of  his  nostrils  is  terrible. 

21  He  paweth  in  the  valley,  and  rejoiceth  in  his 
strength  : ® he  goeth  on  to  meet  the  armed  men. 

22  He  mocketh  at  fear,  and  is  not  affrighted  ; neither 
turneth  he  back  from  the  sword. 

23  The  quiver  rattleth  against  him,  the  glittering 
spear  and  the  shield. 

24  He  swalloweth  the  ground  with  fierceness  and 
rage  : neither  believeth  he  that  it*  is  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet. 

25  He  saith  among  the  trumpets,  Ha,  ha  ; and  he 
smelleth  the  battle  afar  off,  the  thunder  of  the  captains, 
and  the  shouting. 

26  Doth  the  hawk  fly  by  thy  wisdom,  and  stretch  her 
wings  toward  the  south  ? 

27  Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  at  thy  command,  and 
’’  make  her  nest  on  high  ? 

28  She  dwelleth  and  abideth  on  the  rock,  upon  the 
crag  of  the  rock,  and  the  strong  place. 

29  From  thence  she  seeketh  the  prey,  and  her  eyes 
behold  afar  off. 

BO  Her  young  ones  also  suck  up  blood  : and  ® where 
the  slain  are,  there  is  she. 


CHAPTER  XL. 

1 Job  humbleth  himself  to  God.  6 God  stirreth  him  up  to  shew  his 
righteousness,  power,  and  wisdom.  15  Of  the  behemoth. 

Moreover  the  Lord  answered  Job,  and  said, 

2 Shall  he  that  ^ contendeth  with  the  Almighty 
instruct  h,im  f he  that  reproveth  God,  let  him  answer  it. 
3 ^ Then  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and  said, 

4 ^ Behold,  I am  vile  ; what  shall  I answer  thee  ? ® I 
will  lay  mine  hand  upon  my  mouth. 

5 Once  have  I spoken  ; but  I will  not  answer  : yea, 
twice  ; but  I will  proceed  no  further. 

6 ^ * Then  answered  the  Lord  unto  Job  out  of  the 
whirlwind,  and  said, 

7 ® Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a man  : ® I will  demand 
of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 

8 ^ Wilt  thou  also  disannul  my  judgment  ? wilt  thou 
condemn  me,  that  thou  mayest  be  righteous  ? 

9 Hast  thou  an  arm  like  God  ? or  canst  thou  thunder 
with  ^ a voice  like  him  ? 

10  ^ Deck  thyself  now  with  majesty  and  excellency  ; 
and  array  thyself  with  glory  and  beauty. 


* Lam.  4.  3. 

« ch.  35.  11. 
e Jer.  8.  6. 

TJer.49. 16.  Obad.4. 
» Matt.  24.  28.  Luke 
17.  37. 


1 ch.  33.  13. 

2 Ezra  9.  G.  ch.  42. 
6.  Ps.  61.  4. 

8ch.29.  9.  Ps.39.9. 
* ch-  38.  1. 


5 ch  38  3. 

0 ch.  42.  4. 

7  Ps.  51.  4.  Rom. 
3.  4. 


16  She  « is  hardened  against  her  young  ones,  as  if  they 

were  not  hers  : 

Though  her  labour  be  in  vain,  she  is  without  fear  ; 

17  Because  God  hath  f deprived  her  of  wisdom. 
Neither  hath  he  imparted  to  her  understanding. 

18  What  time  she  s'  lifteth  up  herself  on  high. 

She  scorneth  the  horse  and  his  rider. 

19  Hast  thou  given  the  horse  his  might  ? 

Hast  thou  clothed  his  neck  with  *the  quivering 
mane  ? 

20  Hast  thou  made  him  to  leap  as  a locust  ? 

The  glory  of  his  snorting  is  terrible. 

21  ^He  paweth  in  the  valley,  and  rejoiceth  in  his 

strength  : 

He  goeth  out  to  meet  -i  the  armed  men. 

22  He  mocketh  at  fear,  and  is  not  dismayed  ; 

Neither  turneth  he  back  from  the  sword. 

23  The  quiver  rattleth  ^ against  him, 

The  flashing  spear  and  the  javelin. 

24  He  swalloweth  the  ground  with  fierceness  and  rage ; 
^Neither  believeth  he  that  it  is  the  voice  of  the 

trumpet. 

25  As  oft  as  the  trumpet  soundeth  he  saith.  Aha  ! 

And  he  smelleth  the  battle  afar  off. 

The  thunder  of  the  captains,  and  the  shouting. 

26  Doth  the  hawk  soar  by  thy  wisdom. 

And  stretch  her  wings  toward  the  south  ? 

27  Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  at  thy  command, 

And  make  her  nest  on  high  ? 

28  She  dwelleth  on  the  rock,  and  hath  her  lodging 

there, 

Upon  the  crag  of  the  rock,  and  the  strong  hold. 

29  From  thence  she  spieth  out  the  prey; 

Her  eyes  behold  it  afar  off. 

30  Her  young  ones  also  suck  up  blood  : 

And  where  the  slain  are,  there  is  she. 


40  Moreover  the  Lord  answered  Job,  and  said, 

2 Shall  he  that  cavilleth  contend  with  the  Almighty  ? 
He  that  argueth  with  God,  let  him  answer  it. 

3 Then  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and  said, 

4 Behold,  I am  of  small  account ; what  shall  I answer 

thee  ? 

I lay  mine  hand  upon  my  mouth. 

5 Once  have  I spoken,  and  I will  not  answer  ; 

Yea  twice,  but  I will  proceed  no  further. 

6 Then  the  Lord  answered  Job  out  of  the  whirl- 
wind, and  said, 

7 Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a man  : 

I will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 

8 Wilt  thou  even  disamiul  my  judgement  ? 

AVilt  thou  condemn  me,  that  thou  mayest  be  justi- 
fied ? 

9 Or  hast  thou  an  arm  like  God  ? 

And  canst  thou  thunder  with  a voice  like  him  ? 

10  Deck  thyself  now  with  excellency  and  dignity  ; 

And  array  thyself  with  honour  and  majesty. 


8 ch.  37.  4.  Ps.  29. 
3,  4. 

9 Ps.  93.  1.  & 104.  1. 
e Or,  dealeth  hard- 
ly with. 


/Heb.  made  her  to 
forget  wisdom. 

g Or,  rou.’seth  her- 
self up  to  flight, 
h Heb.  shaking. 


i Heb.  They  paw. 
j Or,  the  weapons, 
k Or,  ttpon. 

I Or,  Neither  stand- 
eth  he  still  at  d'c. 


776 


JOB,  XLI. 


11  Cast  abroad  the  rage  of  thy  wrath  : and  hehold 
every  one  that  is  proud,  and  abase  him. 

12  Look  on  every  one  that  is  proud,  and  bring  him 
low  ; and  tread  down  the  wicked  in  their  place. 

13  Hide  them  in  the  dust  together  ; and  bind  their 
faces  in  secret. 

14  Then  will  I also  confess  unto  thee  that  thine  own 
right  hand  can  save  thee. 

15  •[[  Behold  now  behemoth,  which  I made  with  thee  ; 
he  eateth  grass  as  an  ox. 

16  Lo  now,  his  strength  is  in  his  loins,  and  his  force 
is  in  the  navel  of  his  belly. 

17  He  moveth  his  tail  like  a cedar  : the  sinews  of  his 
stones  are  wrapped  together. 

18  His  bones  are  as  strong  pieces  of  brass  ; his  bones 
are  like  bars  of  iron. 

19  He  is  the  chief  of  the  ways  of  God  : he  that  made 
him  can  make  his  sword  to  approach  unto  him. 

20  Surely  the  movmtains  bring  him  forth  food, 
where  all  the  beasts  of  the  field  play. 

21  He  lieth  under  the  shady  trees,  in  the  covert  of  the 
reed,  and  fens. 

22  The  shady  trees  cover  him  with  their  shadow  ; the 
willows  of  the  brook  compass  him  about. 

23  Behold,  he  drinketh  up  a river,  and  hasteth  not : 
he  trusteth  that  he  can  draw  up  Jordan  into  his  mouth. 

24  He  taketh  it  with  his  eyes  : his  nose  pierceth 
through  snares. 


CHAPTER  XLI. 

Of  God's  great  power  in  the  leviathan. 

CANST  thou  draw  out  ^ leviathan  with  an  hook  ? or 
his  tongue  with  a cord  which  thou  lettest  down  ? 

2  Canst  thou  ^ put  an  hook  into  his  nose  ? or  bore  his 
jaw  through  with  a thorn  ? 

3  Will  Tie  make  many  supplications  unto  thee  ? will 
he  speak  soft  words  unto  thee  ? 

4  Will  he  make  a covenant  with  thee  ? wilt  thou  take 
him  for  a servant  for  ever  ? 

5  Wilt  thou  play  with  him  as  with  a bird  ? or  wilt 
thou  bind  him  for  thy  maidens  ? 

6  Shall  the  companions  make  a banquet  of  him  ? shall 
they  part  him  among  the  merchants  ? 

7  Canst  thou  fill  his  sldn  with  barbed  irons  ? or  his 
head  with  fish  spears  ? 

8  Lay  thine  hand  upon  him,  remember  the  battle,  do 
no  more. 

9  Behold,  the  hope  of  him  is  in  vain : shall  not  one 
be  cast  down  even  at  the  sight  of  him  ? 

10  None  is  so  fierce  that  dare  stir  him  up  : who  then 
is  able  to  stand  before  me  ? 

11  ®Who  hath  prevented  me,  that  I should  repay 
him  ? ^ whatsoever  is  under  the  whole  heaven  is  mine. 

12  I will  not  conceal  his  parts,  nor  his  power,  nor  his 
comely  proportion. 

13  Who  can  discover  the  face  of  his  garment  ? or 
who  can  come  to  him  with  his  double  bridle  ? 

14  Who  can  open  the  doors  of  his  face  ? his  teeth 
are  terrible  round  about. 


2. 12.  Dan.  4. 

04.  14. 

26.  Is.  27. 

1. 


2 Is.  37.  29. 

3 Rom.  11.  35. 

^ Ex.  19.  5.  Dent. 
10.  14  Ps.  24.  1.&50. 
12.  1 Cor.  10.  26,  28. 


a That  is,  the  hippo- 
potamus, 
b Or,  ribs. 

c Or,  He  that  made 


11  Pour  forth  the  overflowings 'of  thine  anger  : 

And  look  upon  every  one  that  is  proud,  and  abase 
him. 

12  Look  on  every  one  that  is  proud,  and  bring  him 

low  ; 

And  tread  down  the  wicked  where  they  stand. 

13  Hide  them  in  the  dust  together  ; 

Bind  their  faces  in  the  hidden  place. 

14  Then  will  I also  confess  of  thee 

That  thine  own  right  hand  can  save  thee. 

15  Behold  now  “ behemoth,  which  I made  with  thee  ; 
He  eateth  grass  as  an  ox. 

16  Lo  now,  his  strength  is  in  his  loins. 

And  his  force  is  in  the  muscles  of  his  belly. 

17  He  moveth  his  tail  like  a cedar  : 

The  sinews  of  his  thighs  are  knit  together. 

18  His  bones  are  as  tubes  of  brass  ; 

His  limbs  are  lijce  bars  of  iron. 

19  He  is  the  chief  of  the  ways  of  God  : 

^ He  only  that  made  him  can  make  his  sword  to  ap- 
proach unto  him. 

20  Surely  the  mountains  bring  him  forth  food  ; 

Where  all  the  beasts  of  the  field  do  play. 

21  He  lieth  under  the  lotus  trees. 

In  the  covert  of  the  reed,  and  the  fen. 

22  The  lotus  trees  cover  him  with  their  shadow  ; , 

The  willows  of  the  brook  compass  him  about. 

23  Behold,  if  a river  overflow,  he  trembleth  not  : 

He  is  confident,  though  Jordan  swell  even  to  his 
mouth. 

24  Shall  any  take  him  when  he  is  on  the  watch. 

Or  pierce  through  his  nose  with  a snare  ? 


41  * Canst  thou  draw  out  ® leviathan  with  a fish  hook  ? 
Or  press  down  his  tongue  with  a cord  ? 

2 Canst  thou  put  ^ a rope  into  his  nose  ? 

Or  pierce  his  jaw  through  with  a hook  ? 

3 Will  he  make  many  supplications  unto  thee  ? 

Or  will  he  speak  soft  words  unto  thee  ? 

4 Will  he  make  a covenant  with  thee. 

That  thou  shouldest  take  him  for  a servant  for  ever  ? 

5 Wilt  thou  play  with  him  as  with  a bird  ? 

Or  wilt  thou  hind  him  for  thy  maidens  ? 

6 Shall  the  bands  of  fishermen  make  traffic  of  him  ? 
Shall  they  part  him  among  the  merchants  ? 

7 Canst  thou  fill  his  skin  with  barbed  irons. 

Or  his  head  with  fish  spears  ? 

8 Lay  thine  hand  upon  him  ; 

Remember  the  battle,  and  do  so  no  more. 

9 f Behold,  the  hope  of  him  is  in  vain  : 

Shall  not  one  be  cast  down  even  at  the  sight  of  him  ? 

10  None  is  so  fierce  that  he  dare  stir  him  up  : 

Who  then  is  he  that  can  stand  before  me  ? 

11  Who  hath  first  given  unto  me,  that  I should  repay 

him  ? 

Whatsoever  is  under  the  whole  heaven  is  mine. 

12  I will  not  keep  silence  concerning  his  limbs. 

Nor  his  mighty  strength,  nor  his  comely  proportion. 

13  Who  can  ^ strip  off  his  outer  garment  ? 

Who  shall  come  within  his  double  bridle  ? 

14  Who  can  open  the  doors  of  his  face  ? 

^ Round  about  his  teeth  is  terror. 


him  hath  furnished 
him  with  his  sword, 
d Or,  be  violent. 
*[Ch.  40.  25  in 

Heb.] 


a That  is,  the  croco- 
dile. 

b Heb.  a rope  of 
rushes, 
c Or,  spike. 


t [Ch.  41. 1 in  Heb.] 
d Heb.  uncover  the 
face  of  his  garment. 

e Or,  His  teeth  are 
terrible  round  about. 


JOB,  XLIl. 


77T 


15  His  scales  are  his  pride,  shut  up  together  as  with  a 
close  seal. 

16  One  is  so  near  to  another,  that  no  air  can  come 
between  them. 

17  They  are  joined  one  to  another,  they  stick  to- 
gether, that  they  cannot  be  sundered. 

18  By  his  neesings  a light  doth  shine,  and  his  eyes 
are  like  the  eyelids  of  the  morning. 

19  Out  of  his  mouth  go  burning  lamps,  and  sparks  of 
fire  leap  out. 

20  Out  of  his  nostrils  goeth  smoke,  as  out  of  a seeth- 
ing pot  or  caldron. 

21  His  breath  kindleth  coals,  and  a flame  goeth  out 
of  his  mouth. 

22  In  his  neck  remaineth  strength,  and  sorrow  is 
turned  into  joy  before  him. 

23  The  flakes  of  his  flesh  are  joined  together  : they 
are  firm  in  themselves  ; they  cannot  be  moved. 

24  His  heart  is  as  firm  as  a stone  ; yea,  as  hard  as  a 
piece  of  the  nether  millstone. 

25  When  he  raiseth  up  himself,  the  mighty  are 
afraid  : by  reason  of  breakings  they  purify  themselves. 

*26  The  sword  of  him  that  layeth  at  him  cannot  hold  : 
the  spear,  the  dart,  nor  the  habergeon. 

27  He  esteemeth  iron  as  straw,  and  brass  as  rotten 
wood. 

28  The  arrow  cannot  make  him  flee  : slingstones  are 
turned  with  him  into  stubble. 

, 29  Darts  are  counted  as  stubble  : he  laugheth  at  the 
^shaking  of  a spear. 

30  Sharp  stones  are  under  him  : he  spreadeth  sharp 
pointed  things  upon  the  mire. 

31  He  maketh  the  deep  to  boil  like  a pot : he  maketh 
the  sea  like  a pot  of  ointment. 

32  He  maketh  a path  to  shine  after  him  ; one  would 
think  the  deep  to  he  hoary. 

33  Upon  earth  there  is  not  his  like,  who  is  made  with- 
out fear. 

34  He  beholdeth  all  high  things : he  is  a king  over 
all  the  children  of  pride. 


CHAPTER  XLII. 

1 Job  submitteth  himself  unto  God,  7 God,  preferring  Job's  cause, 
maketh  his  f riends  submit  themselves,  and  accepteth  him.  10  He  mag- 
nifieth  and  blesseth  Job.  16  Job's  age  and  death. 

Then  job  answered  the  Lord,  and  said, 

2  I know  that  thou  ^ canst  do  every  thing,  and 
that  no  thought  can  be  withholden  from  thee. 

3  2 Who  is  he  that  hideth  counsel  without  knowl- 
edge ? therefore  have  I uttered  that  I understood  not  ; 

® things  too  wonderful  for  me,  which  I knew  not. 

4  Hear,  I beseech  thee,  and  I will  speak  : ^ I will  de- 
mand of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 

5  I have  heard  of  thee  by  the  hearing  of  the  ear  : but 
now  mine  eye  seeth  thee. 

6  Wherefore  I ® abhor  myself,  and  repent  in  dust  and 
ashes. 

7  •[[  And  it  was  so,  that  after  the  Lord  had  spoken 
these  words  unto  Job,  the  Lord  said  to  Eliphaz  the 


1 Gen.  18.  14.  Matt. 
19.  26.  Mark  10.  27. 
& 14.  36.  Luke  18. 
27. 


2 ch.  38.  2. 

3 Ps.  40.  5.  & 131.  1. 
& 139.  6. 

*■  ch.  38.  3.  & 40.  7. 


® Ezra  9.  6.  ch.  40. 
4. 

f Or,  courses  of 


15  His^ strong  scales  are  his  pride. 

Shut  up  together  as  with  a close  seal. 

16  One  is  so  near  to  another. 

That  no  air  can  come  between  them. 

17  They  are  joined  one  to  another  ; 

They  stick  together,  that  they  cannot  be  sundered. 

18  His  neesings  flash  forth  light. 

And  his  eyes  are  like  the  eyelids  of  the  morning. 

19  Out  of  his  mouth  go  burning  torches, 

And  sparks  of  fire  leap  forth. 

20  Out  of  his  nostrils  a smoke  goeth. 

As  of  a seething  pot  and  burning  rushes. 

21  His  breath  kindleth  coals. 

And  a flame  goeth  forth  from  his  mouth. 

22  In  his  neck  abideth  strength, 

And  terror  danceth  before  him. 

23  The  flakes  of  his  flesh  are  joined  together  : 

They  are  firm  upon  him  ; they  cannot  be  moved. 

24  His  heart  is  as  firm  as  a stone  ; 

Yea,  firm  as  the  nether  millstone. 

25  When  he  raiseth  himself  up,  the  mighty  are  afraid  : 
By  reason  of  consternation  they  are  beside  them- 
selves. 

26  If  one  lay  at  him  with  the  sword,  it  cannot  avail  ; 
Nor  the  spear,  the  dart,  nor  the  s' pointed  shaft. 

27  He  counteth  iron  as  straw. 

And  brass  as  rotten  wood. 

28  The  * arrow  cannot  make  him  flee  : 

Slingstones  are  turned  with  him  into  stubble. 

29  Clubs  are  counted  as  stubble  : 

He  laugheth  at  the  rushing  of  the  javelin. 

30  His  underparts  are  like  sharp  potsherds  : 

He  spreadeth  as  it  were  a threshing  wain  upon  the 
mire. 

31  He  maketh  the  deep  to  boil  like  a pot : 

He  maketh  the  sea  like  ointment. 

32  He  maketh  a path  to  shine  after  him  ; 

One  would  think  the  deep  to  be  hoary. 

33  Upon  earth  there  is  not  liis  like. 

That  is  made  without  fear. 

34  He  beholdeth  every  thing  that  is  high  : 

He  is  king  over  all  the  * sons  of  pridfe. 


42  Then  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and  said, 

2 I know  that  thou  canst  do  all  things, 

And  that  no  purpose  of  thine  can  be  restrained. 

3 « Who  is  this  that  hideth  counsel  without  knowl- 

edge ? 

Therefore  have  I uttered  that  which  I understood 
• not. 

Things  too  wonderful  for  me,  which  I knew  not. 

4 Hear,  I beseech  thee,  and  I will  speak  ; 

^ I will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 

5 I had  heard  of  thee  by  the  hearing  of  the  ear  ; 

But  now  mine  eye  seeth  thee, 

6 Wherefore  I abhor  myself,  and  repent 
In  dust  and  ashes. 

7 And  it  was  so,  that  after  the  Lord  had  spoken 
these  words  unto  Job,  the  Lord  said  to  Eliphaz  the 

scales.  Heb.  channels  h Heb.  son  of  the  b See  ch.  38.  3.  & 40. 

of  shields.  bow.  7 . 

g Or,  coat  of  mail.  i See  ch.  28.  8.  c Or,  loathe  ray 

a See  ch.  38.  2.  words. 


778 


PSALI 


Temanite,  My  wrath  is  kindled  against  thee,  and  against 
thy  two  friends  : for  ye  have  not  spoken  of  me  the  thing 
that  is  right,  as  my  servant  Job  hath. 

8 Therefore  take  unto  you  now  ® seven  bullocks  and 
seven  rams,  and  go  to  my  servant  Job,  and  offer  up 
for  yourselves  a burnt  offering  ; and  my  servant  Job 
shall  ® pray  for  you  : for  him  will  I accept  : lest  I deal 
with  you  after  your  folly,  in  that  ye  have  not  spoken  of 
me  the  thing  which  is  right,  like  my  servant  Job. 

9 So  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  and  Bildad  the  Shuhite 
and  Zophar  the  Naamathite  went,  and  did  according  as 
the  Lord  commanded  them  : the  Lord  also  accepted 
Job. 

10  ® And  the  Lord  turned  the  captivity  of  Job,  when 
he  prayed  for  his  friends  : also  the  Lord  gave  Job 

twice  as  much  as  he  had  before. 

11  Then  came  there  unto  him  all  his  brethren,  and 
all  his  sisters,  and  all  they  that  had  been  of  his  acquaint- 
ance before,  and  did  eat  bread  with  him  in  his  house  : 
and  they  bemoaned  him,  and  comforted  him  over  all  the 
evil  that  the  Lord  had  brought  upon  him  : every  man 
also  gave  him  a piece  of  money,  and  every  one  an  ear- 
ring of  gold. 

12  So  the  Lord  blessed  the  latter  end  of  Job  more 
than  his  beginning  : for  he  had  fourteen  thousand 
sheep,  and  six  thousand  camels,  and  a thousand  yoke  of 
oxen,  and  a thousand  she  asses. 

13  He  had  also  seven  sons  and  three  daughters. 

14  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  first,  Jemima  ; 
and  the  name  of  the  second,  Kezia  ; and  the  name  of 
the  third,  Keren-happuch. 

15  And  in  all  the  land  were  no  women  found  so  fair 
as  the  daughters  of  Job  : and  their  father  gave  them 
inheritance  among  their  brethren. 

16  After  this  lived  Job  an  hundred  and  forty  years, 
and  saw  his  sons,  and  his  sons’  sons,  even  four  genera- 
tions. 

17  So  Job  died,  being  old  and  full  of  days. 


Temanite,  My  wrath  is  kindled  against  thee,  and 
against  thy  two  friends  : for  ye  have  not  spoken 
of  me  the  thing  that  is  right,  as  my  servant  Job 

8 hath.  Now  therefore,  take  unto  you  seven  bullocks 
and  seven  rams,  and  go  to  my  servant  Job,  and 
offer  up  for  yourselves  a burnt  offering  ; and  my 
servant  Job  shall  pray  for  you  ; for  him  will  I ac- 
cept, that  I deal  not  with  you  after  your  folly  ; for 
ye  have  not  spoken  of  me  the  thing  that  is  right, 

9 as  my  servant  Job  hath.  So  Eliphaz  the  Temanite 
and  Bildad  the  Shuhite  and  Zophar  the  Naamathite 
went,  and  did  according  as  the  Lord  commanded 

10  them  : and  the  Lord  accepted  Job.  And  the  Lord 
turned  the  captivity  of  Job,  when  he  prayed  for  his 
friends  : and  the  Lord  gave  J ob  twice  as  much  as 

11  he  had  before.  Then  came  there  unto  him  all  his 
brethren,  and  all  his  sisters,  and  all  they  that  had 
been  of  his  acquaintance  before,  and  did  eat  bread 
with  him  in  his  house  : and  they  bemoaned  him, 
and  comforted  him  concerning  all  the  evil  that  the 
Lord  had  brought  upon  him  : every  man  also  gave 
him  a ^ piece  of  money,  and  every  one  a ring  of 

12  gold.  So  the  Lord  blessed  the  latter  end  of  Job 
more  than  his  beginning  : and  he  had  fourteen  thou- 
sand sheep,  and  six  thousand  camels,  and  a thousand 

13  yoke  of  oxen,  and  a thousand  she-asses.  He  had  also 

14  seven  sons  and  three  daughters.  And  he  called  the 
name  of  the  first,  Jemimah  ; and  the  name  of  the 
second,  Keziah  ; and  the  name  of  the  third,  Keren- 

15  happuch.  And  in  all  the  land  were  no  women  found 
so  fair  as  the  daughters  of  Job  : and  their  father 

16  gave  them  inheritance  among  their  brethren.  And 
after  this  Job  lived  an  hundred  and  forty  years,  and 
saw  his  sons,  and  liis  sons’  sons,  even  four  genera- 

17  tions.  So  Job  died,  being  old  and  full  of  days. 


THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  I THE  PSALMS. 


PSALM  I. 

1 The  happiness  of  the  godly.  4 The  unhappiness  of  the  ungodly. 

Blessed  ^ is  the  man  that  walketh  not  in  the  coun- 
sel of  the  ungodly,  nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sin- 
ners, 2 nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

2 But  ® his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord  ; ^ and 
in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 

3 And  he  shall  be  like  a tree  ® planted  by  the  rivers 
of  water,  that  bringeth  forth  his  fruit  in  his  season  ; 
his  leaf  also  shall  not  wither  ; and  whatsoever  he  doeth 
shall  ® prosper. 

4 The  ungodly  are  not  so  : but  are  like  the  chaff 
which  the  wind  driveth  away. 

5 Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  stand  in  the  judg- 
ment, nor  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous. 


e Nura.  23. 1.  lo  Is.  40.  2.  ch.  5.  26.  Pro.  3. 

’ Matt.  5.  24.  n See  ch.  19.  13.  16. 

« Gen.  20.  17.  Jam.  12  ch.  8.  7.  Jam.  5.  10  Gen.  25.  8. 

5.  15,  16.  1 John  5.  11.  1 Pro.  4.  14,  15. 

16.  S-e  ch.  1.  3.  2 Ps.  26.  4.  Jer.  15. 

« Ps.  14.  7.  & 126.  1.  >•»  ch.  1.  2.  17. 


BOOK  1. 

1 ® Blessed  is  the  man  that  walketh  not  in  the  coun- 

sel of  the  wicked. 

Nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners. 

Nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

2 But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 

3 And  he  shall  be  like  a tree  planted  by  the  streams 

of  water. 

That  bringeth  forth  its  fruit  in  its  season, 

Whose  leaf  also  doth  not  wither  ; 

And  ^ whatsoever  he  doeth  shall  prosper. 

4 The  wicked  are  not  so  ; 

But  are  like  the  chaff  which  the  wind  driveth  away. 

5 Therefore  the  wicked  shall  not  stand  in  the  judge- 

ment. 

Nor  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous. 

8 Ps.  119.  35,  47,  92.  « Gen.  39.  3,  23.  Ps.  d Heb.  kesitah. 

* Josh.  1.  8.  Ps.  119.  128.  2.  Is.  3.  10.  a Or,  Happy. 

1,  97.  Job  21. 18.  Ps.  35.  b Or,  in  whatsoever 

5 Jer.  17.  8.  Ezek.  5.  Is.  17.  13.  & 29.  5.  he  doeth  he  shall  pros- 
47.  12.  Hos.  13.  3.  per. 


PSALMS  n.,  III. 


779 


6  For  ® the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous  : 
but  the  way  of  the  ungodly  shall  perish. 

PSALM  II. 

1 The  kingdom  of  Christ.  10  Kings  are  exhorted  to  accept  it. 

WHY  ^ do  the  heathen  rage,  and  the  people  imagine 
a vain  thing  ? 

2  The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves,  and  the 
rulers  take  counsel  together,  against  the  Lord,  and 
against  his  ^ anointed,  saying, 

3  3 Let  us  break  their  bands  asunder,  and  cast  away 
their  cords  from  us. 

4  ^ He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  ® shall  laugh  : the 
Lord  shall  have  them  in  derision. 

5  Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his  wrath,  and 
vex  them  in  his  sore  displeasure. 

6  Yet  have  I set  my  king  ®upon  my  holy  hill  of 
Zion. 

7  I will  declare  the  decree  : the  Lord  hath  said 
unto  me,  Thou  art  my  Son  ; this  day  have  I begotten 
thee. 

8  8 Ask  of  me,  and  I shall  give  thee  the  heathen  for 
thine  inheritance,  and  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth 
for  thy  possession. 

9  ^ Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a rod  of  iron  ; thou 
shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a potter’s  vessel. 

10  Be  wise  now  therefore,  O ye  kings  : be  instructed, 
ye  judges  of  the  earth.' 

11  Serve  the  Lord  with  fear,  and  rejoice  with 
trembling. 

12  12  Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be  angry,  and  ye  perish 
from  the  way,  when  i®  his  wrath  is  kindled  but  a little. 
1^  Blessed  are  all  they  that  put  their  trust  in  him. 


PSALM  III. 

The  security  of  God's  protection. 

A Psalm  of  David,  when  he  fled  from  Absalom  his  son. 

Lord,  1 how  are  they  increased  that  trouble  me  I 
many  are  they  that  rise  up  against  me. 

2  Many  there  he  which  say  of  my  soul,  ^ There  is  no 
help  for  him  in  God.  Selah. 

3  But  thou,  O Lord,  art  * a shield  for  me  ; my  glory, 
and  ^ the  lifter  up  of  mine  head. 

4  I cried  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice,  and  ® he 
heard  me  out  of  his  ® holy  hill.  Selah. 

5  I laid  me  down  and  slept ; I awaked  ; for  the 
Lord  sustained  me. 

6  ® I will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands  of  people, 
that  have  set  themselves  against  me  round  about. 

7  Arise,  O Lord  ; save  me,  O my  God  : ® for  thou 
hast  smitten  all  mine  enemies  upon  the  cheek  bone  ; 
thou  hast  broken  the  teeth  of  the  ungodly. 

8  Salvation  helongeth  unto  the  Lord  : thy  blessing 
is  upon  thy  people.  Selah. 


6  For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous  ; 
But  the  way  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 


2  Why  do  the  nations  “ rage. 

And  the  peoples  ^ imagine  a vain  thing  ? 

2 The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves. 

And  the  rulers  take  counsel  together. 

Against  the  Lord,  and  against  his  anointed,  saying, 

3 Let  us  break  their  bands  asunder. 

And  cast  away  their  cords  from  us. 

4 He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall  laugh  : 

The  Lord  shall  have  them  in  derision. 

5 Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his  wrath, 

And  vex  them  in  his  sore  displeasure  : 

6 Yet  I have  set  my  king 
Upon  my  holy  hill  of  Zion. 

7 I will  tell  of  the  decree  : 

The  Lord  said  unto  me.  Thou  art  my  son  ; 

This  day  have  I begotten  thee. 

8 Ask  of  me,  and  I will  give  thee  the  nations  for  thine 

inheritance, 

And  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  for  thy  pos- 
session. 

9 Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a rod  of  iron  ; 

Thou  shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a potter’s  vessel. 

10  Now  therefore  be  wise,  O ye  kings  : 

Be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 

11  Serve  the  Lord  with  fear. 

And  rejoice  with  trembling. 

12  ^ Kdss  the  son,  lest  he  be  angry,  and  ye  perish  in  the 

way. 

For  his  wrath  ® will  soon  be  kindled. 

Blessed  are  all  they  that  o put  their  trust  in  him. 


3 A Psalm  of  David,  when  he  fled  from  Absalom  his  son. 

1 Lord,  how  are  mine  adversaries  increased  ! 

Many  are  they  that  rise  up  against  me. 

2 Many  there  be  which  say  “ of  my  soul. 

There  is  no  ^ help  for  him  in  God.  [Selah 

3 But  thou,  O Lord,  art  a shield  about  me  ; 

My  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  mine  head. 

4 I cry  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice. 

And  he  answereth  me  out  of  his  holy  hill.  [Selah 

5 I laid  me  down  and  slept ; 

I awaked  ; for  the  Lord  sustaineth  me. 

6 I will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands  of  the  people. 
That  have  set  themselves  against  me  round  about. 

7 Arise,  O Lord  ; save  me,  O my  God  : 

For  thou  hast  smitten  all  mine  enemies  upo' 
cheek  bone  ; 

Thou  hast  broken  the  teeth  of  the  wicked. 

8 Salvation  belongeth  unto  the  Lord  : 

Thy  blessing  be  upon  thy  people. 


8 Pb.  37.  18. 

Nah.  1. 

8 Ps.  37.  13.  & 69.  8. 

10  Heb.  12.  28. 

2 2 Sam.  16.  8.  Ps. 

» Job  16. 10.  & 29. 17. 

d So 

7.  John  10.  14.  2 Tim. 

Pro.  1.  26. 

11  Phil.  2.  12. 

71. 11. 

Ps.  68.  6.  Lam.  3.  30. 

sions  r 

2.  19. 

6 2 Sam.  5.  7. 

12  Gen.  41. 40.  1 Sam. 

3 Gen.  15.  1.  Ps.  28. 

10  Pro.  21.  31.  Is. 

o/(or 

tion; 

1 Pb.  46.  6. 

ActB  4. 

2 Acts  13.  33.  Heb. 

10.  1.  John  5.  23. 

7.  & 119.  114. 

43.  11.  Jer.  3.  23. 

25,  26. 

1.  5.  & 5.  5. 

13  Rev.  6.  16,  17. 

* Ps.  27.  6. 

Hos.  13.  4.  Jonah  2. 

in  P'1 

2 Pb.  46.  7. 

John  1. 

8 Ps.  22.  27.  & 72.  8. 

1*  Pb.  34.  8.  & 84. 12. 

8 Ps.  34.  4. 

9.  Rev.  7.  10.  & 19. 

e t 

41. 

& 89.  27.  Dan.  7.  13, 

Pro.  16.  20.  Is.  30.  18. 

6 Ps.  2.  6.  & 43.  3.  & 

1. 

f 

8 Jer.  5.  5. 

Luke  19. 

14.  See  John  17.  4,  6. 

Jer.  17.  7.  Rom.  9.  33. 

99.  9. 

a Or,  tumultuously 

9 

14. 

& 19.  15. 

& 10.  11.  1 Pet.  2.  6. 

1 Lev.  26.6.  Ps.4.8. 

assemble. 

( 

< Ps.  11.  4. 

0 Ps.  89.  23.  Rev.  2. 

1 2 Sam.  15. 12.  & 16. 

Pro.  3.  24. 

h Or,  meditate. 

i 

27.  & 12.  5.  • 

15. 

8 Ps.  27.  3. 

c Or,  trouble. 

780 


PSALMS  IV.,  V. 


PSALM  IV. 

1 David  prayeth  for  audience.  2 He  reproveth  and  exhorteth  his  enemies. 
6 Man's  happiness  is  xn  God's  favour. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A Psalm  of  David. 

Hear  me  when  I call,  O God  of  my  righteousness  : 

thou  hast  enlarged  me  when  I was  in  distress  ; 
have  mercy  upon  me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 

2  O ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  toill  ye  turn  my  glory 
into  shame  ? how  long  will  ye  love  vanity,  and  seek  after 
leasing  ? Selah. 

3  But  know  that  ^ the  Lord  hath  set  apart  him  that 
is  godly  for  himself ; the  Lord  will  hear  when  I call 
unto  him. 

4  2 Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not  : ^ commune  with  your 
own  heart  upon  your  bed,  and  be  still.  Selah. 

5  Offer  * the  sacrifices  of  righteousness,  and  ® put 
your  trust  in  the  Lord. 

6  There  he  many  that  say.  Who  will  shew  us  any 
good?  ®Lord,  lift  thou  up  the  light  of  thy  counte- 
nance upon  us. 

7  Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart,  more  than  in 
the  time  that  their  corn  and  their  wine  increased. 

8  ®I  will  both  lay  me  down  in  peace,  and  sleep  : ® for 
thou.  Lord,  only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 


PSALM  V. 

1 David  prayeth.,  and  prof  esseth  his  study  in  prayer.  4 Ood  favoureth 
not  the  wicked.  7 Davxd.  professing  his  faith,  prayeth  unto  Ood  to 
guide  him,  10  to  destroy  hu  enemies,  11  and  to  preserve  the  godly. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Nehiloth,  A Psalm  of 
David. 

Give  ear  to  my  words,  O Lord,  consider  my  medi- 
tation. 

2  Hearken  unto  the  ^ voice  of  my  cry,  my  King,  and 
my  God  : for  ^ unto  thee  will  I pray. 

3  ® My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morning,  O Lord  ; 
in  the  morning  will  I direct  my  prayer  unto  thee,  and 
will  look  up. 

4  For  thou  art  not  a God  that  hath  pleasure  in  wick- 
edness : neither  shall  evil  dwell  with  thee. 

6  ^ The  foolish  shall  not  stand  in  thy  sight : thou 
hatest  all  workers  of  iniquity. 

6  ® Thou  shalt  destroy  them  that  speak  leasing  : ® the 
Lord  will  abhor  the  bloody  and  deceitful  man. 

7  But  as  for  me,  I will  come  into  thy  house  in  the 
multitude  of  thy  mercy  : and  in  thy  fear  will  I worship 
toward  thy  holy  temple. 

8  ® Lead  me,  O Lord,  in  thy  righteousness  because  of 
mine  enemies  ; ® make  thy  way  straight  before  my  face. 
9 For  there  is  no  faithfulness  in  their  mouth  ; their 
^rd  part  is  very  wickedness  ; their  throat  is  an 
epulchre  ; they  flatter  with  their  tongue. 


4 For  the  Chief  Musi  -in  stringed  instruments.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Answer  me  whe.  ill,  O God  of  my  righteousness  ; 
Thou  hast  set  me  arge  when  I was  in  distress  ; 

® Have  mercy  upc  e,  and  hear  my  prayer. 

2 O ye  sons  of  men,  long  shall  my  glory  be  turned 

into  dishonour 

How  long  will  ye  L vanity,  and  seek  after  false- 
hood ? [Selah 

3 But  know  that  the  L hath  set  apart  ^ him  that  is 

godly  for  himsei 

The  Lord  will  hear  i I call  unto  him. 

4 Stand  in  awe,  and  sii  : 

Commune  with  your  o leart  upon  your  bed,  and 
be  still.  [Selah 

5 Offer  the  sacrifices  of  i ^ousness. 

And  put  your  trust  in  L id. 

6 Many  there  be  that  say,  ^ dll  shew  us  any  good  ? 
Lord,  lift  thou  up  tb  dc  of  thy  countenance 

upon  us. 

7 Thou  hast  put  glad  m my  heart. 

More  than  they  . e vlien  their  corn  and  their  wine 
are  incre'  jc* 

8 In  peace  w'"  oth  lay  me  down  and  sleep  : 

For  thor  d,  alone  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 


5 For  the  Chief  Musician ; with  the  “Nehiloth.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Give  ear  to  my  words,  O Lord, 

Consider  my  meditation. 

2 Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  cry,  my  King,  and 

my  God  : 

For  unto  thee  do  I pray. 

3 O Lord,  in  the  morning  shalt  thou  hear  my  voice  ; 
In  the  morning  will  I order  my  prayer  unto  thee, 

and  will  keep  watch. 

4 For  thou  art  not  a God  that  hath  pleasure  in  wick- 

edness : 

^ Evil  shall  not  sojourn  with  thee. 

5 The  arrogant  shall  not  stand  in  thy  sight : 

Thou  hatest  all  workers  of  iniquity. 

6 Thou  shalt  destroy  them  that  speak  lies  : 

The  Lord  abhorreth  the  bloodthirsty  and  deceitful 
man. 

7 But  as  for  me,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  lovingkind- 

ness will  I come  into  thy  house  : 

In  thy  fear  will  I worship  toward  thy  holy  temple. 

8 Lead  me,  O Lord,  in  thy  righteousness  because  of 

‘^mine  enemies  ; 

Make  thy  way  plain  before  my  face. 

9 For  there  is  no  ® faithfulness  in  their  mouth  ; 

Their  inward  part  is  ^ very  wickedness  : 


They  <7  flatter  with  their  tongue. 

Pet.  6 Ps.  37.  3.  & 62.  8. 

1 Ps.  8.  4. 

38.  Ps.  28.  2.  & 132. 7. 

b Or,  one  that  he  fa- 

d  Or,  them  that  lie 

6 Num.  6.  26.  Ps.  80. 

2 Ps.  65.  2. 

& 138.  2. 

voureth. 

in  wait  for  me. 

3,  7,  19.  & 119.  135.  . 

3 Ps.  30.  5.  & 88. 13. 

8 Ps.  25.  5. 

c Or,  Be  ye  angry. 

e Or,  stedfastness. 

•>r.  7 Is.  9.  3. 

& 130.  6. 

9 Ps.  25.  4.  & 27.  11. 

d Or,  in  solitude. 

f Or,  c yawning 

8 Job  11.  18,  19.  Ps. 

* Hab.  1.  13. 

70  Luke  11. 44.  Rom. 

a Or,  wind  instru- 

gulf. 

\.  8.  6. 

6 Rev.  21.  8. 

3.  13. 

ments. 

g Heb.  make  smooth 

1 0 Lev.  25.  18, 19.  & 

3 Ps.  55.  23. 

17  Ps.  62.  4. 

b Or,  The  evil  man. 

their  tongue. 

26.  5.  DcuL  12.  10. 

7 1 Kin.  8.  29,  30, 35, 

a Or,  Be  gracious 
unto  me. 

c Or,  Fools. 

PSALMS  VI.,  VII. 


781 


10  Destroy  thou  them,  O God  ; ^^let  them  fall  by 
their  own  counsels  ; cast  them  out  in  the  multitude  of 
their  transgressions  ; for  they  have  rebelled  against 
thee. 

11  But  let  all  those  that  put  their  trust  in  thee 
rejoice  : let  them  ever  shout  for  joy,  because  thou 

defendest  them  : let  them  also  that  love  thy  name  be 
joyful  in  thee. 

12  For  thou,  Lord,  wilt  bless  the  righteous  ; with 
favour  wilt  thou  compass  him  as  loith  a shield. 

PSALM  VI. 

1  David's  complaint  in  his  sickness.  8 By  faith  he  triumpheth  over  his 
enemies. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth  upon  Sheminith,  A 
Psalm  of  David. 

01  LORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine  anger,  neither 
chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 

2  ^ Have  mercy  upon  me,  O Lord  ; for  I am  weak  : 
O Lord,  ^ heal  me  ; for  my  bones  are  vexed. 

3  My  soul  is  also  sore  vexed  : but  thou,  O Lord, 
^ how  long  ? 

4  Return,  O Lord,  deliver  my  soul  : oh  save  me  for 
thy  mercies’  sake. 

5  ® For  in  death  there  is  no  remembrance  of  thee  : in 
the  grave  who  shall  give  thee  thanks  ? 

6  I am  weary  with  my  groaning  ; all  the  night  make 
I my  bed  to  swim  ; I water  my  couch  with  my  tears. 

7  ® Mine  eye  is  consumed  because  of  grief  ; it  waxeth 
old  because  of  all  mine  enemies. 

8  1 Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  iniquity  ; for 
the  Lord  hath  ® heard  the  voice  of  ray  weeping. 

9  The  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplication  ; the  Lord 
will  receive  my  prayer. 

10  Let  all  mine  enemies  be  ashamed  and  sore  vexed  : 
let  them  return  and  be  ashamed  suddenly. 


PSALM  VII. 

1 David  prayeth  against  the  malice  of  his  enemies^  professing  his  inno- 
cency.  10  By  faith  he  seeth  his  defence.,  and  the  destruction  of  his 
enemies. 

Shiggaion  of  David,  which  he  sang  unto  the  Lord,  con- 
cerning the  words  of  Cush  the  Benjamite. 

OLORD  my  God,  in  thee  do  I put  my  trust : i save 
me  from  all  them  that  persecute  me,  and  deliver 

me  : 

2  2 Lest  he  tear  my  soul  like  a lion,  3 rending  it  in 
pieces,  while  there  is  none  to  deliver. 

3  O Lord  my  God,  ^ if  I have  done  this  ; if  there 
be  ® iniquity  in  my  hands  ; 

4  If  I have  rewarded  evil  unto  him  that  was  at 
peace  with  me  ; (yea,  ® I have  delivered  him  that  with- 
out cause  is  mine  enemy  ;) 

5  Let  the  enemy  persecute  my  soul,  and  take  <it ; 
yea,  let  him  tread  down  my  life  upon  the  earth,  and  lay 
mine  honour  in  the  dust.  Selah. 

6  Arise,  O Lord,  in  thine  anger,  lift  up  thyself  be- 


2  Sam.  15.  31.  & 
17.  14, 23. 

« Is.  G5.  13. 

« Ps.  115.  13. 

1 P.S.  38.  1.  Jer.  10. 
24.  & 40.  28. 

» Ps.  41.  4. 


3  Hos.  0.  1. 

« Ps.  90.  13. 

5 Ps.  30.  9.  & 88.  11. 
& 115.  17.  & 118.  17. 
Is.  38.  18. 

« Job  17.  7.  Ps.  31. 
9.  & 38.  10.  & 88.  9. 


Lam.  5.  17. 

1 Ps.  119.  11.5.  Matt. 
7.  23.  & 25.  41.  Luke 
13.  27. 

8 Ps.  3.  4. 

1 Ps.  31.  15. 


10  Hold  them  guilty,  O God  ; 

Let  them  fall  ^ by  their  own  counsels  : 

Thrust  them  out  in  the  multitude  of  their  trans- 
gressions ; 

For  they  have  rebelled  against  thee. 

11  * But  let  all  those  that  put  their  trust  in  thee  rejoice. 
Let  them  ever  shout  for  joy,  because  thou  defendest 

them  : 

Let  them  also  that  love  thy  name  be  joyful  in  thee. 

12  For  thou  wilt  bless  the  righteous  ; 

O  Lord,  thou  wilt  compass  him  with  favour  as  with 
a shield. 


Q For  the  Chief  Musician ; on  stringed  instruments,  set  to  “ the 
Sheminith.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 O Lord,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine  anger, 

Neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 

2 Have  mercy  upon  me,  O Lord  ; for  I am  withered 

away  : 

0 Lord,  heal  me  ; for  my  bones  are  vexed. 

3 My  soul  also  is  sore  vexed  : 

And  thou,  O Lord,  how  long  ? 

4 Return,  O Lord,  deliver  my  soul : 

Save  me  for  thy  lovingkindness’  sake. 

5 For  in  death  there  is  no  remembrance  of  thee  : 

In  ^ Sheol  who  shall  give  thee  thanks  ? 

6 I am  weary  with  my  groaning  ; 

Every  night  make  I my  bed  to  swim  ; 

1 water  my  couch  with  my  tears. 

7 Mine  eye  wasteth  away  because  of  grief  ; 

It  waxeth  old  because  of  all  mine  adversaries. 

8 Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  iniquity  ; 

For  the  Lord  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  weeping. 

9 The  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplication  ; 

The  Lord  will  receive  my  prayer. 

10  All  mine  enemies  shall  be  ashamed  and  sore  vexed  : 
They  shall  turn  back,  they  shall  be  ashamed  sud- 
denly. 


7 Shiggaion  of  David,  which  he  sang  unto  the  Loed,  concerning  the 
words  of  Cush  a Benjamite. 

1 O Lord  my  God,  in  thee  do  I ® put  my  trust : 

Save  me  from  all  them  that  pursue  me,  and  deliver 

me  : 

2 Lest  he  tear  my  soul  like  a lion. 

Rending  it  in  pieces,  while  there  is  none  to  deliver. 

3 O Lord  my  God,  if  I have  done  this  ; 

If  there  be  iniquity  in  my  hands  ; 

4 If  I have  rewarded  evil  unto  him  that  was  at  peace 

with  me  ; 

(Yea,  I have  delivered  him  that  without  cause  was 
mine  adversary  :) 

6 Let  the  enemy  pursue  my  soul,  and  overtake  it  ; 
Yea,  let  him  tread  my  life  down  to  the  earth, 

And  lay  my  glory  in  the  dust.  [Selah 

6 Arise,  O Lord,  in  thine  anger. 


* Is.  38. 13. 

8 Ps.  50.  22. 

* 2 Sam.  16.  7,  8. 
s 1 Sam.  24.  11. 

0 1 Sam.  24.  7.  & 26. 


7 Ps.  94.  2. 
h Or,  from  their 
counsels. 

i Or,  So  shall  all 
those  . . . rejoice,  they 
shall  ever  shout  . , . 


and  thou  shall  defend 
them : they  also  . . . 
shall  be  joyful  in  thee, 
a Or,  the  eighth, 
h See  Gen.  37.  35. 
a Or,  take  refuge. 


782 


PSALM  VIII. 


cause  of  the  rage  of  mine  enemies  : and  ® awake  for 
me  to  the  judgment  that  thou  hast  commanded. 

7 So  shall  the  congregation  of  the  people  compass 
thee  about : for  their  sakes  therefore  return  thou  on 
high. 

8 The  Lord  shall  judge  the  people  ; judge  me,  O 
Lord,  ® according  to  my  righteousness,  and  according 
to  mine  integrity  that  is  in  me. 

9 Oh  let  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked  come  to  an 
end  ; but  establish  the  just  : for  the  righteous  God 
trieth  the  hearts  and  reins. 

10  My  defence  is  of  God,  which  saveth  the  up- 
right in  heart. 

11  God  judgeth  the  righteous,  and  God  is  angry  loith 
the  loicked  every  day. 

12  If  he  turn  not,  he  will  whet  his  sword  ; he  hath 
bent  his  bow,  and  made  it  ready. 

13  He  hath  also  prepared  for  him  the  instruments  of 
death ; he  ordaineth  his  arrows  against  the  perse- 
cutors. 

14  Behold,  he  travadeth  with  iniquity,  and  hath 
conceived  mischief,  and  brought  forth  falsehood. 

15  He  made  a pit,  and  digged  it,  and  is  fallen  into 
the  ditch  which  he  made. 

16  His  mischief  shall  return  upon  his  own  head,  and 
his  violent  dealing  shall  come  down  upon  his  own  pate. 

17  I will  praise  the  Lord  according  to  his  righteous- 
ness : and  will  sing  praise  to  the  name  of  the  Lord 
most  high. 


PSALM  YIII. 

God's  glory  is  magnified  by  his  works,  and  by  his  love  to  man. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A Psalm  of  David. 

OLORD  our  Lord,  how  ^ excellent  is  thy  name 
in  all  the  earth  ! who  ^ hast  set  thy  glory  above  ‘ 
the  heavens. 

2  8 Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast 
thou  ordained  strength  because  of  thine  enemies,  that 
thou  mightest  still  ^ the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 

3  When  I ® consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thy 
fingers,  the  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  or- 
dained ; 

4  • What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him  ? and 
the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 

5  For  thou  hast  made  him  a little  lower  than  the 
angels,  and  hast  crowned  him  with  glory  and  honour. 

6  ^Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the 
works  of  thy  hands  ; ® thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his 
feet  : 

7  All  sheep  and  oxen,  yea,  and  the  beasts  of  the 
field; 

8  The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and 
whatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 

9*0  Lord  our  Lord,  how  excellent  is  thy  name  in 
all  the  earth  ! 


» Ps.  44.  23.  12  Deut.  32.  41.  4.  8.  Ps.  9.  15.  & 10. 

» Ps.  18.  20.  & 35.  13  Deut.  32.  23,  42.  2.  & 35.  8.  & 94.  23.  & 

24.  Ps.  64.  7.  . 141.  10.  Pro.  6.  22.  & 

10  1 Sam.  16.  7.  1 i*  Job  15.  35.  Is.  33.  26.  27.  Eccles.  10.  8. 

Chr.  28.  9.  Ps.  139. 1.  11.  & 59.  4.  Jam.  1.  i«  1 Kin.  2. 32.  Esth. 
Jer.  11.  20.  & 17.  10.  & 15.  9.  25. 

20.  12.  Rev.  2.  23.  is  Esth.  7.  10.  Job  i Ps.  148.  13. 

“ Pi.  125.  4. 


Lift  up  thyself  against  the  rage  of  mine  adver- 
saries : 

And  awake  for  me  ; thou  hast  commanded  judge- 
ment. 

7 ^ And  let  the  congregation  of  the  peoples  compass 

thee  ab(^t  : 

And  over  them  return  thou  on  high. 

8 The  Lord  ministereth  judgement  to  the  peoples  : 
Judge  me,  O Lord,  according  to  my  righteousness, 

and  to  mine  integrity  ^ that  is  in  me. 

9 Oh  let  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked  come  to  an 

end,  but  establish  thou  the  righteous  : 

For  the  righteous  God  trieth  the  hearts  and  reins. 

10  My  shield  is  with  God, 

Which  saveth  the  upright  in  heart. 

11  God  is  a righteous  judge. 

Yea,  a God  that  hath  indignation  every  day. 

12  If  a man  turn  not,  he  will  whet  his  sword ; 

He  hath  bent  his  bow,  and  made  it  ready. 

13  He  hath  also  prepared  for  him  the  instruments  of 

death  ; 

He  maketh  his  arrows  fiery  shafts. 

14  Behold,  he  travaileth  with  iniquity  ; 

Yea,  he  hath  conceived  mischief,  and  brought  forth 
falsehood. 

15  He  hath  made  a pit,  and  digged  it, 

And  is  fallen  into  the  ditch  which  he  made. 

16  His  mischief  shall  return  upon  his  own  head. 

And  his  violence  shall  come  down  upon  his  own 
pate. 

17  I will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  according  to  his 

righteousness  : 

And  will  sing  praise  to  the  name  of  the  Lord  Most 
High. 

8 For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  the  Gittith.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 O Lord,  our  Lord, 

How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth ! 

Who  “ hast  set  thy  glory  ^ upon  the  heavens. 

2 Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast  thou 

established  strength. 

Because  of  thine  adversaries. 

That  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 

3 When  I consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thy 

fingers. 

The  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained  ; 

4 What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him  ? 

And  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 

5 For  thou  hast  made  him  but  little  lower  than  God, 
And  crownest  him  with  glory  and  honour. 

6 Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the  works 

of  thy  hands  ; 

Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet  : 

7 All  sheep  and  oxen. 

Yea,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field  ; 

8 The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea. 
Whatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 

9 O Lord,  our  Lord, 

How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth  ! 

2 Ps.  113.  4.  2 Gen.  1.  26,  28.  a So  some  ancient 

3 See  Matt.  11.  25.  & ® 1 Cor.  16.  27.  Heb.  versions.  The  He- 

21.  16.  1 Cor.  1. 27.  2.  8.  brew  is  obscure. 

< Ps.  44.  16.  ® ver.  1.  b Or,  above. 

8 Ps.  111.  2.  b Or,  So  shall.  c Or,  the  angels. 

6 Job  7.  17.  Ps.  144.  c Or,  be  it  unto  me.  Heb.  Elohim. 

3.  Heb.  2.  6.  d Or,  Surely  he  will 

again  whet. 


PSALM  IX. 


783 


PSALM  IX. 

1 David  praiseth  Ood  for  executing  of  judgment.  11  ffeinciteth  others 
to  praise  him.  13  Heprayeth  that  he  may  have  cause  to  praise  him. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Muth-labben,  A Psalm  of 
David. 

I  WILL  praise  thesy  O Lord,  with  my  whole  heart ; 
I will  shew  forth  all  thy  marvellous  works. 

2  I will  be  glad  and  ^ rejoice  in  thee  : I will  sing 
praise  to  thy  name,  O ^ thou  most  High. 

3  When  mine  enemies  are  turned  back,  they  shall  fall 
and  perish  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  thou  hast  maintained  my  right  and  my  cause  ; 
thou  satest  in  the  throne  judging  right. 

5  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  heathen,  thou  hast  destroyed 
the  wicked,  thou  hast  ® put  out  their  name  for  ever  and 
ever. 

6  O thou  enemy,  destructions  are  come  to  a perpe- 
tual end  : and  thou  hast  destroyed  cities  ; their  memo- 
rial is  perished  with  them. 

7  * But  the  Lord  shall  endure  for  ever  : he  hath 
prepared  his  throne  for  judgment. 

8  And  ® he  shall  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 
he  shall  minister  judgment  to  the  people  in  upright- 
ness. 

9  ® The  Lord  also  will  be  a refuge  for  the  oppressed, 
a refuge  in  times  of  trouble. 

10  And  they  that  know  thy  name  will  put  their 
trust  in  thee : for  thou,  Lord,  hast  not  forsaken  them 
that  seek  thee. 

11  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord,  which  dwelleth  in  Zion  : 
® declare  among  the  people  his  doings. 

12  ^When  he  maketh  inquisition  for  blood,  he  re- 
membereth  them  : he  forgetteth  not  the  cry  of  the 
humble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O Lord  ; consider  my 
trouble  which  I suffer  of  them  that  hate  me,  thou  that 
liftest  me  up  from  the  gates  of  death  : 

14  That  I may  shew  forth  all  thy  praise  in  the  gates 
of  the  daughter  of  Zion  : I will  rejoice  in  thy  salva- 
tion. 

15  The  heathen  are  sunk  down  in  the  pit  that 
they  made  : in  the  net  which  they  hid  is  their  own  foot 
taken. 

16  The  Lord  is  known  hy  the  judgment  which  he 
executeth  : the  wicked  is  snared  in  the  work  of  his  own 
hands.  Higgaion.  Selah. 

17  The  wicked  shall  be  turned  into  hell,  and  all  the 
nations  ^^that  forget  God. 

18  i^For  the  needy  shall  not  alway  be  forgotten  : 
the  expectation  of  the  poor  shall  not  perish  for  ever. 
19  Arise,  O Lord  ; let  not  man  prevail : let  the 
heathen  be  judged  in  thy  sight. 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  O Lord  : that  the  nations  may 
know  themselves  to  he  but  men.  Selah. 


1 Ps.  6. 11. 

» Pr.  56.  2.  & 83.  18. 
* Deut.  9.  14.  Pro. 
10.  7. 

«P8.  102.  12,  26. 
Heb.  1.  11. 

6 Pa.  96.  13.  & 08.  9. 


ft  pR.  32.  7.  & 37.  39. 
& 46.  1.  & 91.  2. 

» Ps.  91.  14. 

* Pa.  107.  22. 

Gen.  9.  5. 

>0  Pa.  13.  6.  & 20.  3. 
& 35.  0. 


11  Ps.  7.  15, 16.  & 36. 
8.  & 67.  6.  & 94.  23. 
Pro.  6.  22.  & 22.  8.  & 
26.  27. 

12  Ex.  7.  B.  & 14.  4, 
10,  31. 

Pa.  19.  14.  & 92.  3. 


9 For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  Muth-labben.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 I will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  my  whole 

heart  ; 

I will  shew  forth  all  thy  marvellous  works. 

2 I will  be  glad  and  exult  in  thee  : — P 

I will  sing  praise  to  thy  name,  O thou  “ Most  High. 

3 When  mine  enemies  turn  back. 

They  stumble  and  perish  at  thy  presence. 

4 For  thou  hast  maintained  my  right  and  my  cause  ; 
Thou  satest  in  the  throne  judging  righteously. 

6  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  ^ nations,  thou  hast  destroyed 
the  wicked. 

Thou  hast  blotted  out  their  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

6 The  enemy  are  come  to  an  end,  they  are  desolate 

for  ever  ; 

^ And  the  cities  which  thou  hast  ® overthrown, 

Their  very  memorial  is  perished. 

7 But  the  Lord  sitteth  as  king  for  ever  : 

He  hath  prepared  his  throne  for  judgement. 

8 And  he  shall  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 

He  shall  minister  judgement  to  the  f peoples  in 
uprightness. 

9 The  Lord  also  will  be  a high  tower  for  the  oppressed, 
A high  tower  in  times  of  trouble  ; 

10  And  they  that  know  thy  name  will  put  their  trust 

ill  thee  ; 

For  thou,  Lord,  hast  not  forsaken  them  that  seek 
thee. 

11  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord,  which  dwelleth  in  Zion  : 
Declare  among  the  people  his  doings. 

12  *For  he  that  maketh  inquisition  for  blood  remem- 

bereth  them  : 

He  forgetteth  not  the  cry  of  the  ‘poor. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O Lord  ; 

Behold  my  affliction  which  I suffer  of  them  that 
hate  me. 

Thou  that  liftest  me  up  from  the  gates  of  death  ; 

14  That  I may  shew  forth  all  thy  praise  : 

In  the  gates  of  the  daughter  of  Zion, 

I will  rejoice  in  thy  j salvation. 

15  The  nations  are  sunk  down  in  the  pit  that  they 

made  : 

In  the  net  which  they  hid  is  their  own  foot  taken. 

16  The  Lord  hath  made  himself  known,  he  hath  exe- 

cuted judgement  : 

*The  wicked  is  snared  in  the  work  of  his  own 
hands.  [Higgaion.  Selah 

17  The  wicked  shall  return  to  Sheol, 

Even  all  the  nations  that  forget  God. 

18  For  the  needy  shall  not  alway  be  forgotten, 

Nor  the  expectation  of  the  ‘poor  perish  for  ever. 

19  Arise,  O Lord  ; let  not  man  prevail : 

Let  the  nations  be  judged  in  thy  sight. 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  O Lord  : 

Let  the  nations  know  themselves  to  be  but  men. 

[Selah 

Job  8.  13.  Ps.  50.  b Or,  heathen.  g Or,  peoples. 

22.  c Or,  Othou  enemy,  h Or,  For  when  he 

2®  ver.  12.  Ps.  12.  desolations  are  come  maketh  ...  he  remem‘ 
5.  to  n perpetual  end.  bereth. 

1®  Pro.  23.  18.  & 24.  rf  Or,  yljirf  their  ct7ies  i Or,  meek. 

14.  thou  hast  overthrown.  j Or,  saving  help. 

a Or,  Most  High  ; e Heb.  plucked  up.  k Or,  He  snareth  the 

because  mine  <i'c.  / Or,  people.  wicked. 


784 


PSALMS  X.,  XI. 


PSALM  X. 

1  David  complaineth  to  God  of  the  outrage  of  the  wicked.  12  He  prayeth 
for  remedy.  16  He  professeth  his  confidence. 

WHY  standest  thou  afar  off,  O Lord  ? why  hidest 
thou  thyself  in  times  of  trouble  ? 

2  The  wicked  in  his  pride  doth  persecute  the  poor  : 
1 let  them  he  taken  in  the  devices  that  they  have  ima- 
gined. 

3  For  the  wicked  ^ boasteth  of  his  heart’s  desire,  and 
®blesseth  the  covetous,  whom  the  Lord  abhorreth. 

4  The  wicked,  through  the  pride  of  his  countenance, 
^will  not  seek  after  God:  God  is  not  in  all  his 
® thoughts. 

5  His  ways  are  always  grievous  ; ® thy  judgments  are 
far  above  out  of  his  sight  : as  for  all  his  enemies,  he 
pufffeth  at  them. 

6  ® He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  I shall  not  be  moved  : 
® for  I shall  never  he  in  adversity. 

7 His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  deceit  and  fraud  : 

under  his  tongue  is  mischief  and  vanity. 

8  He  sitteth  in  the  lurking  places  of  the  villages  : in 
the  secret  places  doth  he  murder  the  innocent  : his 
eyes  are  privily  set  against  the  poor. 

9  He  lieth  in  wait  secretly  as  a lion  in  his  den  : he 
lieth  in  wait  to  catch  the  poor  : he  doth  catch  the  poor, 
when  he  draweth  him  into  his  net. 

10  He  croucheth,  and  humbleth  himself,  that  the  poor 
may  fall  by  his  strong  ones. 

11  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  God  hath  forgotten  : 
he  hideth  his  face  ; he  will  never  see  it. 

12  Arise,  O Lord  ; O God,  lift  up  thine  hand  : 
forget  not  the  humble. 

13  Wherefore  doth  the  wicked  contemn  God  ? he 
hath  said  in  his  heart.  Thou  wilt  not  require  it. 

14  Thou  hast  seen  it ; for  thou  beholdest  mischief 
and  spite,  to  requite  it  with  thy  hand  : the  poor  com- 
mitteth  himself  unto  thee  ; thou  art  the  helper  of  the 
fatherless. 

15  Break  thou  the  arm  of  the  wicked  and  the  evil 
man : seek  out  his  wickedness  till  thou  find  none. 

16  The  Lord  is  King  for  ever  and  ever  : the 
heathen  are  perished  out  of  his  land. 

17  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  desire  of  the  hum- 
ble : thou  wilt  prepare  their  heart,  thou  wilt  cause 
thine  ear  to  hear  : 

18  To  23  judge  the  fatherless  and  the  oppressed,  that 
the  man  of  the  earth  may  no  more  oppress. 


PSALM  XI. 

1 David  encourageth  himself  in  God  against  his  enemies.  4 The  provi- 
dence and  justice  of  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David, 
the  Lord  put  I my  trust  : 2 how  say  ye  .to  my 
X soul.  Flee  as  a bird  to  your  mountain  ? 


1 Ps.  7.  16.  & 9. 15, 
16.  Pro.  5.  22. 

2 Ps.  94.  4. 

3 Pro.  28.  4.  Rom. 

I.  32. 

♦ Ps.  14.  2. 

f-  Ps.  14.  1.  & 53.  1. 

e Pro.  24.  7.  Is.  26. 

II. 

2 Ps.  12  5, 


® Ps.  30.  6.  Eccles. 
8.  11.  Is.  56.  12. 

9 Rev.  18.  7. 

10  Rom.  3.  14. 

11  Job  20.  12. 

12  Ps.  12.  2. 

13  Hab.  3.  14. 

Ps.  17.  11. 

13  Ps,  17,  12.  Mic, 
7.  2. 


16  Job  22.  13.  Ps.  73. 

11.  & 94.  7.  Ezek.  8. 

12.  & 9.  9. 

17  Mic.  5.  9. 

16  2 Tim.  1.  12.  1 

Pet.  4.  19. 

19  Ps,  68.  5.  Hos.  14. 
3. 

29  Ps.  37.  17. 

21  Ps.  29.  10.  & 145. 


10  Why  standest  thou  afar  off,  O Lord  ? 

Why  hidest  thou  thyself  in  times  of  trouble  ? 

2 In  the  pride  of  the  wicked  “the  poor  ^is  hotly 

pursued  ; 

® Let  them  be  taken  in  the  devices  that  they  have 
imagined. 

3 For  the  wicked  boasteth  of  his  heart’s  desire, 

And  ‘^the  covetous  renounceth,  yea,  «contemneth 
the  Lord. 

4 The  wicked,  in  the  pride  of  his  countenance,  saith, 

He  will  not  require  it. 

All  his  thoughts  are.  There  is  no  God. 

5 His  ways  are  ^ firm  at  all  times  ; 

Thy  judgements  are  far  above  out  of  his  sight : 

As  for  all  his  adversaries,  he  puffeth  at  them. 

6 He  saith  in  his  heart,  I shall  not  be  moved  : 

To  all  generations  I shall  not  be  in  adversity. 

7 His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  deceit  and  c' op- 

pression : 

Under  his  tongue  is  mischief  and  iniquity. 

8 He  sitteth  in  the  lurking  places  of  the  villages  : 

In  the  covert  places  doth  he  murder  the  innocent : 
His  eyes  are  privily  set  against  the  ^ helpless. 

9 He  lurketh  in  the  covert  as  a lion  in  his  den  : 

He  lieth  in  wait  to  catch  the  poor  : 

He  doth  catch  the  poor,  when  he  draweth  him  in  his 
net. 

10  * He  croucheth,  he  boweth  down. 

And  the  ^ helpless  fall  by  his  strong  ones. 

11  He  saith  in  his  heart,  God  hath  forgotten  : 

He  hideth  his  face  ; he  will  never  see  it. 

12  Arise,  O Lord  ; O God,  lift  up  thine  hand  : 

Forget  not  the  J poor. 

13  Wherefore  doth  the  wicked  contemn  God, 

And  say  in  his  heart.  Thou  wilt  not  require  it  f 

14  Thou  hast  seen  it ; for  thou  beholdest  ^ mischief  and 

spite,  to  take  it  into  thy  hand  : 

The  * helpless  committeth  himself  unto  thee  ; 

Thou  hast  been  the  helper  of  the  fatherless. 

15  Break  thou  the  arm  of  the  wicked  ; 

And  as  for  the  evil  man,  seek  out  his  wickedness 
till  thou  find  none. 

16  The  Lord  is  King  for  ever  and  ever  : 

The  ^ nations  are  perished  out  of  his  land. 

17  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  desire  of  the  meek  : 
Thou  wilt  ”1  prepare  their  heart,  thou  wilt  cause 

thine  ear  to  hear  : 

18  To  judge  the  fatherless  and  the  oppressed. 

That  man  which  is  of  the  earth  may  be  terrible  no 
more. 


11  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 In  the  Lord  put  I my  trust : 

How  say  ye  to  my  soul. 

Flee  “ as  a bird  to  your  mountain  ? 


13.  & 146.  10.  Jer.  10. 
10.  Lam.  5.  19.  Dan. 
4.  34.  & 6.  26.  1 Tim. 
1.  17. 

22  1 Chr.  29.  18. 

2S  Ps.  82.  3.  Is.  11.  4. 

1 Ps.  56.  11. 

2 See  1 Sam.  26.  19, 

20. 


a Or,  he  doth  hotly 
pursue  the  poor, 
b Heb.  is  set  on  fire, 
c Or,  They  < 
taken. 

d Or,  blesseth  i 
covetous,  but  conte 
neth  d:c. 
e Or,  revileth. 
f Or,  grievous. 


Or,  fraud. 

Or,  hapless, 
i Another  reading 
is.  And  being  crushed, 
j Or,  meek, 
k Or,  travail  and 
grief. 

I Or,  heathen, 
m Or,  establish, 
a Or,  ye  birds. 


PSALMS  XII.,  XIII. 


785 


2 For,  lo,  ®the  wicked  bend  their  bow,  ^they  make 
ready  their  arrow  upon  the  string,  that  they  may  privily 
shoot  at  the  upright  in  heart. 

3 ®If  the  foundations  be  destroyed,  what  can  the 
righteous  do  ? 

4 ®The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple,  the  Lord’s 
■^throne  is  in  heaven  : ®his  eyes  behold,  his  eyelids  try, 
the  children  of  men. 

5 The  Lord  ® trieth  the  righteous  ; but  the  wicked 
and  him  that  loveth  violence  his  soul  hateth. 

6 ^®Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain  snares,  fire  and 
brimstone,  and  an  horrible  tempest  : this  shall  he  the 
portion  of  their  cup. 

7 For  the  righteous  Lord  loveth  righteousness  ; 

his  countenance  doth  behold  the  upright. 


PSALM  XII. 

1  Davids  destitute  of  human  comfort,  craveth  help  of  God.  3 He  com- 
forteth  hiinself  with  God's  judgments  on  the  wicked,  and  confidence 
in  God's  tried  promises. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Sheminith,  A Psalm  of 
David. 

Help,  lord  ; for  1 the  godly  man  ceaseth  ; for  the 
faithful  fail  from  among  the  children  of  men. 

2  2 They  speak  vanity  every  one  with  his  neighbour  : 
^with  flattering  lips  and  with  a double  heart  do  they 
speak. 

3  The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all  flattering  lips,  and  the 
tongue  that  speaketh  ^ proud  things  : 

4  Who  have  said.  With  our  tongue  will  we  prevail  ; 
our  lips  are  our  own  : who  is  lord  over  us  ? 

6 For  the  oppression  of  the  poor,  for  the  sighing  of 
the  needy,  * now  will  I arise,  saith  the  Lord  ; I will 
set  him  in  safety  from  him  that  ® puffeth  at  him. 

6 The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure  words  : as  silver 
tried  in  a furnace  of  earth,  purified  seven  times. 

7 Thou  shalt  keep  them,  O Lord,  thou  shalt  preserve 
them  from  this  generation  for  ever. 

8  The  wicked  walk  on  every  side,  when  the  vilest 
men  are  exalted. 


PSALM  XIII. 

1 David  complaineth  of  delay  in  help.  3 He  prayeth  for  preventing 
grace.  5 He  ooasteth  of  divine  mercy. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David. 

HOW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me,  O Lord  ? for  ever  ? 
1 how  long  wilt  thou  hide  thy  face  from  me  ? 

2  How  long  shall  I take  counsel  in  my  soul,  having 
sorrow  in  my  heart  daily  ? how  long  shall  mine  enemy 
be  exalted  over  me  ? 

3  Consider  and  hear  me,  O Lord  my  God  : ^ lighten 
mine  eyes,  3 lest  I sleep  the  sleep  of  death  ; 

4  ^ Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I have  prevailed  against 
him  ; and  those  that  trouble  me  rejoice  when  I am 
moved. 


2 For,  lo,  the  wicked  bend  the  bow. 

They  make  ready  their  arrow  upon  the  string. 

That  they  may  shoot  in  darkness  at  the  upright  in 
heart. 

3 ^ If  the  foundations  be  destroyed, 

What  can  the  righteous  do  ? 

4 The  Loud  is  in  his  holy  temple. 

The  Lord,  his  throne  is  in  heaven  ; 

His  eyes  behold,  his  eyelids  try,  the  children  of  men. 

5 The  Lord  trieth  the  righteous  : 

But  the  wicked  and  him  that  loveth  violence  his  soul 
hateth. 

6 Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain  snares  ; 

Fire  and  brimstone  and  burning  wind  shall  be  the 
portion  of  their  cup. 

7 For  the  Lord  is  righteous  ; he  loveth  ‘^righteous- 

ness : 

^ The  upright  Shall  behold  his  face. 


12  For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  « the  Sheminith.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Help,  Lord  ; for  the  godly  man  ceaseth  ; 

For  ^ the  faithful  fail  from  among  the  children  of 
men. 

2 They  speak  vanity  every  one  with  his  neighbour : 
With  flattering  lip,  and  with  a double  heart,  do  they 

speak. 

3 The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all  flattering  lips. 

The  tongue  that  speaketh  great  things  : 

4 Who  have  said.  With  our  tongue  will  we  prevail ; 
Our  lips  are  our  own  : who  is  lord  over  us  ? 

6 For  the  spoiling  of  the  poor,  for  the  sighing  of  the 
needy. 

Now  will  I arise,  saith  the  Lord  ; 

I will  set  him  ^ in  safety  at  whom  they  puff. 

6 The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure  words  ; 

As  silver  tried  in  a furnace  on  the  earth. 

Purified  seven  times. 

7 Thou  shalt  keep  them,  O Lord, 

Thou  shalt  preserve  them  from  this  generation  for 
ever. 

8 The  wicked  walk  on  every  side, 

When  vileness  is  exalted  among  the  sons  of  men. 

13  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 How  long,  O Lord,  wilt  thou  forget  me  for  ever  ? 
How  long  wilt  thou  hide  thy  face  from  me  ? 

2 How  long  shall  I take  counsel  in  my  soul, 

Having  sorrow  in  my  heart  all  the  day  ? 

How  long  shall  mine  enemy  be  exalted  over  me  ? 

3 Consider  and  answer  me,  O Lord  my  God  : 

Lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I sleep  the  sleep  of  death  ; 

4 Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I have  prevailed  against  him  ; 
Lest  mine  adversaries  rejoice  when  I am  moved. 


3 Ps.  64.  3,  4. 

< Ps.  21.  12. 

3 Ps.  82.  5. 

6 Hab.  2.  20. 
f Ps.  2.  4.  Is.  66.  1. 
Matt.  6.  34.  & 23.  22. 
Acts  7.  49.  Rev.  4.  2. 

«P3.33.  13.&34. 15, 
16.  & 66.  7. 


8 Gen.  22.  1.  Jam.  1. 

12. 

10  Gen.  19.24.  Ezek. 
38.  22. 

“See  Gen.  43.  34. 
1 Sam.  1 . 4.  & 9.  23. 
Ps.  75.  8. 

“ Ps.  45.  7.  & 146. 

8. 

13  Job  36.  7.  Ps.  33. 


18.  & 34.  15.  1 Pet.  3. 

12. 

1 Is.  67.  1.  Mio.  7. 

2. 

2 Ps.  10.  7. 

3 Ps.  28.  3.  & 62.  4. 
Jer.  9.  8.  Rom.  16. 
18. 

1 1 Sam.  2. 3.  Ps.  17. 
10.  Dan.  7.  8,  26. 


6Ex.  3.  7,  8.  Is.  33. 

10. 

0 Ps.  10.  5. 

’ 2 Sam.  22.  31.  Ps. 
18.  30.  & 19.  8.  & 119. 
140.  Pro.  30.  6. 

1 Deut.  31.  17.  Job 
13.  24.  Ps.  44.  24.  & 
88.  14.  & 89.  46.  Is. 
59.  2. 


2 Ezra  9.  8. 

8 Jer.  51.  39. 

4  Ps.  25.  2.  & 35.  19. 
& 38.  16. 

h Or,  For  the  foun- 
dations are  destroyed  ; 
what  hath  the  right' 
eous  wrought  f 

c Or,  righteous 
deeds. 


d Or,  His  counte- 
nance doth  behold  the 
upright, 
a Or,  the  eighth, 
b Or,  faithfulness 
faileth. 

c Heb.  with  us, 
d Or,  in  the  safety 
he  panteth  for. 


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PSALMS  XIV.,  XV.,  XVI. 


5 But  I have  ® trusted  in  thy  mercy  ; my  heart  shall 
rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

6 I will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  ® dealt 
bountifully  with  me. 

PSALM  XIV. 

1  David  describeth  the  corruption  of  a natural  man.  4 He  convinceth 
the  wicked  by  the  light  of  their  conscience.  7 He  glorieth  in  the  salva- 
tion of  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A I^salm  of  David. 

HE  1 fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There  is  no  God. 

2  They  are  corrupt,  they  have  done  abominable 
works,  there  is  none  that  doeth  good. 

2 3 The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the 
children  of  men,  to  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  un- 
derstand, and  seek  God. 

3 ^ They  are  all  gone  aside,  they  are  all  together  be- 
come filthy  : there  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

4 Have  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  knowledge  ? 
who  ® eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread,  and  ® call  not 
upon  the  Lord. 

5 There  were  they  in  great  fear  : for  God  is  in  the 
generation  of  the  righteous. 

6 Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel  of  the  poor,  because 
the  Lord  is  his  ’ refuge. 

7 ® Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were  come  out  of 
Zion  ! ® when  the  Lord  bringeth  back  the  captivity  of 
his  people,  Jacob  shall  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 


PSALM  XV. 

David  describeth  a citizen  of  Zion. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

Lord,  ^ who  shall  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  ? who 
shall  dwell  in  ^ thy  holy  hill  ? 

2  3 He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  right- 
eousness, and  ^ speaketh  the  truth  in  his  heart. 

3  ® He  that  backbiteth  not  with  his  tongue,  nor  doeth 
evil  to  his  neighbour,  ® nor  taketh  up  a reproach  against 
his  neighbour. 

4  In  whose  eyes  a vile  person  is  contemned  ; but 
he  honoureth  them  that  fear  the  Lord.  He  that  ® swear- 
eth  to  his  own  hurt,  and  changeth  not. 

5  ® He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to  usury,  nor 
taketh  reward  against  the  innocent.  He  that  doeth 
these  things  shall  never  be  moved. 

PSALM  XVI. 

1 David,  in  distrust  of  merits,  and  hatred  of  idolatry,  fleeth  to  God  for 
preservation.  5 He  sheweth  the  hope  of  his  calling,  of  the  resurrec- 
tion, and  life  everlasting. 

Michtam  of  David. 

"^RESERVE  me,  O God  : ^ for  in  thee  do  I put  my 
trust. 

2  0 my  soulj  thou  hast  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art 
my  Lord  : ^my  goodness  extendeth  not  to  thee  ; 


5 But  I have  trusted  in  thy  mercy  ; 

My  heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy  salvation  : 

6 I will  sing  unto  the  Lord, 

Because  he  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  me. 


14  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 The  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart.  There  is  no  God. 
They  are  corrupt,  they  have  done  abominable  works; 
There  is  none  that  doeth  good. 

2 The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the  chil- 

dren of  men. 

To  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  “understand, 
That  did  seek  after  God. 

3 They  are  all  gone  aside  ; they  are  together  become 

filthy  ; 

There  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

4 Have  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  knowledge  ? 
Who  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread. 

And  call  not  upon  the  Lord. 

5 There  were  they  in  great  fear  : 

For  God  is  in  the  generation  of  the  righteous. 

6 Ye  put  to  shame  the  counsel  of  the  poor, 

* Because  the  Lord  is  his  refuge. 

7 Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were  come  out  of 

Zion  ! 

When  the  Lord  ‘^bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his 
people, 

Then  shall  Jacob  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

15  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Lord,  who  shall  sojourn  in  thy  “ tabernacle  ? 

Who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill  ? 

2 He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  righteous- 

ness, 

And  speaketh  truth  in  his  heart. 

3 ^ He  that  slandereth  not  with  his  tongue, 

Nor  doeth  evil  to  his  friend. 

Nor  taketh  up  a reproach  against  his  neighbour. 

4 In  whose  eyes  a reprobate  is  despised  ; 

But  he  honoureth  them  that  fear  the  Lord. 

^ He  that  sweareth  « to  his  own  hurt,  and  changeth 
not. 

5 -^He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to  usury, 

Nor  taketh  reward  against  the  innocent. 

He  that  doeth  these  things  shall  never  be  moved. 


16  Michtam  of  David. 

1 Preserve  me,  O God  : for  in  thee  do  I put  my  trust. 

2 “ I have  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  ^ my  Lord  ; 

I have  no  good  beyond  thee. 


c Ps.  33.  21. 

6  Ps.  116.  7.  & 119. 
17. 

1 Ps.  10.  4.  & 53.  1, 
&c. 

2 Gen.  6.  11,  12, 
Rom.  3.  10,  &c. 

3 Ps.  33.  13.  & 102. 
19. 

* Rom.  3.  10,  11,  12. 


3  Jer.  10.  25.  Amos 
8.4.  Mic.  3.  3. 

6 Ps.  79.  6.  Is.  64. 

7. 

7 Ps.  9.  9.  & 142.  5. 

« Ps.  53.  6. 

3  Job  42.  10.  Ps. 
126.  1. 

1 Ps.  24.  3,  &c. 

2 Ps.  2.  6.  & 3.  4. 


8  Is.  33.  15. 

* Zech.  8.  16.  Eph. 
4.  25. 

’sLev.  19.  16.  Ps. 
34,  13. 
fi  Ex.  23.  1. 

1 Esth.  3.  2. 

8  Judg.  11.  35. 
flEx.  22,  25.  Lev. 
25.  36.  Deut.  23.  19. 


Ezek.  18.  8.  & 22.  12. 
10  Ex.  23.  8.  Deut. 

16.  19. 

uPs.  16.8.  2Pet.  1, 

10. 

1 Ps.  25.  20. 

2 Job  22.  2,  3.  & 35. 
7,8.  Ps.  50.  9.  Rom. 
11.  35. 


a Or,  deal  wisely, 
b Or,  But. 
c Or,  returneth  to. 
a Heb.  tent, 
b Or,  He  slandereth. 
c Or,  his. 

d Or,  He  sweareth. 
e Some  ancient  ver- 


sions have,  to  his 
friend. 

f Or,  He  putteth. 
a So  the  Sept., 
Vulg.  and  S)n’.  The 
Hebrew  text  as  pointed 
reads.  Thou  hast  said, 
0 my  soul. 
b Or,  the  Lord. 


PSALM  XVII. 


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3 But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth,  and  to  the 
excellent,  in  whom  is  all  my  delight. 

4 Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied  that  hasten  after 
another  god:  their  drink  offerings  of  blood  will  I not 
offer,  ® nor  take  up  their  names  into  my  lips. 

5 ^ The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and 
® of  my  cup  : thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

6 The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places ; 
yea,  I have  a goodly  heritage. 

7 I will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given  me  counsel : 
® my  reins  also  instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 

8 I have  set  the  Lord  always  before  me  : because 
® he  is  at  my  right  hand,  ^ I shall  not  be  moved. 

9 Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  i*^and  my  glory  re- 
joiceth  : my  flesh  also  shall  rest  in  hope. 

10  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell  ; 
neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  corrup- 
tion. 

11  Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  ^^path  of  life  : in  thy 
presence  is  fulness  of  joy  ; at  thy  right  hand  there 
are  pleasures  for  evermore. 


PSALM  XVII. 

1 David,  in  confidence  of  his  integrity,  craveth  defence  of  God  against 
his  enemies.  10  He  sheweth  their  pride,  craft,  and  eagerness.  13  He 
prayeth  against  them  in  confidence  of  his  hope. 

A Prayer  of  David. 

Hear  the  right,  O Lord,  attend  unto  my  cry, 
give  ear  unto  my  prayer,  that  goeth  not  out  of 
feigned  lips. 

2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth  from  thy  presence  ; 
let  thine  eyes  behold  the  things  that  are  equal. 

3  Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart  ; ^thou  hast  visited 
me  in  the  night ; ^ thou  hast  tried  me,  and  shalt  find 
nothing  ; I am  purposed  that  my  mouth  shall  not  trans- 
gress. 

4  Concerning  the  works  of  men,  by  the  word  of  thy 
lips  I have  kept  me  from  the  paths  of  the  destroyer. 

5  ^Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy  paths,  that  my  foot- 
steps slip  not. 

6^1  have  called  upon  thee,  for  thou  wilt  hear  me,  O 
God  : incline  thine  ear  unto  me,  and  hear  my  speech. 

7  ® Shew  thy  marvellous  lovingkindness,  O thou  that 
savest  by  thy  right  hand  them  which  put  their  trust  in 
thee  from  those  that  rise  up  against  them. 

8  ® Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the  eye,  hide  me  under 
the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 

9  From  the  wicked  that  oppress  me,yrom  my  deadly 
enemies,  who  compass  me  about. 

10  ® They  are  inclosed  in  their  own  fat : with  their 
mouth  they  ^ speak  proudly. 

11  They  have  now  compassed  us  in  our  steps  : 
^^they  have  set  their  eyes  bowing  down  to  the  earth  ; 

12  Like  as  a lion  that  is  greedy  of  his  prey,  and  as 
it  were  a young  lion  lurking  in  secret  places. 


8 Ex.  23.  13.  Joah. 
23.  7.  Hos.  2.  16,  17. 

<Deut.  32.  9.  Pa. 
73.  26.  & 119.  57.  & 
142.  5.  Jer.  10.  16. 
Lam.  3.  24. 
e Pa.  11.  6. 

0 Ps.  17.  3. 
f Acta  2.  2.5,  &c. 

8 Pa.  73.  23.  & 110.  5. 
& 121.  5. 


0 Pa.  15.  5. 

10  Ps.  30.  12.  & 57. 

8. 

«Pa.  49.  15.  Acts 
2.  27,  31.  & 13.  35. 

12  Lev.  19. 28.  Num. 

6.  6. 

13  Matt.  7.  14. 

11  Ps.  17.  15.  & 21.  6. 
Matt.  5.  8.  1 Cor.  13. 
12.  1 John  3.  2. 


15  Ps.  36.  8. 

1 Ps.  16.  7. 

2 Job.  23. 10.  Ps.  26. 

2.  & 66.  10.  & 1?9.  2. 
Zech.  13.  9.  Mai.  3.  2, 

3.  1 Pet.  1.  7. 

8 Ps.  119.  133. 

4 Ps.  116.  2. 

5 Ps.  31.  21. 

0 Dent.  32. 10.  Zech. 

2.  8. 


3 As  for  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 

^ They  are  the  excellent  in  whom  is  all  my  delight. 

4 Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied  that  ® exchange  the 

Lord  for  another 

Their  drink  offerings  of  blood  will  I not  offer, 

Nor  take  their  names  upon  my  lips. 

5 The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and  of 

my  cup  : 

Thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

6 The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places  ; 
Yea,  I have  a goodly  heritage. 

7 I will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given  me  counsel : 
Yea,  my  reins  instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 

8 I have  set  the  Lord  always  before  me  : 

Because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I shall  not  be  moved. 

9 Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my  glory  rejoiceth  : 
My  flesh  also  shall  dwell  f in  safety. 

10  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  to  Sheol  ; 

Neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  s- holy  one  to  see  * cor- 
ruption. 

11  Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  path  of  life  : 

In  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy  ; 

In  thy  right  hand  there  are  pleasures  for  evermore. 


17  A Prayer  of  David. 

1 Hear  the  right,  O Lord,  attend  unto  my  cry  ; 

Give  ear  unto  my  prayer,  that  goeth  not  out  of 

feigned  lips. 

2 Let  my  sentence  come  forth  from  thy  presence  ; 

" Let  thine  eyes  look  upon  equity. 

3 Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart ; thou  hast  visited  me 

in  the  night  ; 

Thou  hast  tried  me,  and  ^ findest  nothing  ; 

I am  purposed  that  my  mouth  shall  not  transgress. 

4 As  for  the  works  of  men,  by  the  word  of  thy  lips 
I have  kept  me  from  the  ways  of  the  violent. 

5 My  steps  have  held  fast  to  thy  paths, 

My  feet  have  not  slipped. 

6 I have  called  upon  thee,  for  thou  wilt  answer  me, 

O God: 

Incline  thine  ear  unto  me,  and  hear  my  speech. 

7 Shew  thy  marvellous  lovingkindness,  O thou  that 

savest  them  which  put  their  trust  in  thee 
From  those  that  rise  up  against  them,  by  thy  right 
hand. 

8 Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the  eye. 

Hide  me  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 

9 From  the  wicked  that  spoil  me. 

My  deadly  enemies,  that  compass  me  about. 

10  ^ They  are  inclosed  in  their  own  fat  : 

With  their  mouth  they  speak  proudly. 

11  They  have  now  compassed  us  in  our  steps  : 

They  set  their  eyes  to  cast  us  down  to  the  earth. 

12  He  is  like  a lion  that  is  greedy  of  his  prey, 

And  as  it  were  a young  lion  lurking  in  secret  places. 


2Riitli2.  12.  Ps.  36. 
7.  & 57.  1.  & 61.  4.  & 
63.  7.  & 91.  1,  4.  Matt. 
23  37. 

8 Deut.  32.  15.  Job 
15.  27.  Ps.  73.  7.  & 
119.  70. 

»lSam.2.3.  Ps.  31. 
18. 

10  1 Sam.  23.  26. 


11  Ps.  10.  8,  9,  10. 
c Or,  Unto, 
d Or,  And  the  excel- 
lent . . . delight : 
their  c&c. 

e Or,  give  gifts  for. 
f Or,  confidently, 
g Or,  godly.  Or,  be- 
loved. 

h Or,  the  pit. 


a Or,  Thine  eyes  be- 
hold with  equity. 

b Or,  findest  no  evil 
purpose  in  me;  my 
mouth  dsc. 

c Or,  From  those 
that  rise  up  against  thy 
right  hand. 

d Or,  They  have  shut 
up  their  heart : 


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PSALM  XVIIL 


13  Arise,  O Lord,  disappoint  him,  cast  him  down  ; 
deliver  my  soul  from  the  wicked,  which  is  thy  sword  : 

14  From  men  which  are  thy  hand,  O Lord,  from  men 
of  the  world,  which  have  their  portion  in  this  life,  and 
whose  belly  thou  fillest  with  thy  hid  treasure : they  are 
full  of  children,  and  leave  the  rest  of  their  substance  to 
their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  I will  behold  thy  face  in  righteous- 
ness : I shall  be  satisfied,  when  I awake,  with  thy 
likeness. 


PSALM  XVIII. 

David  praiseth  God  for  his  manifold  and  marvellous  blessings. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David,  the  servant 
of  the  Lord,  who  spake  unto  the  Lord  the  words  of 
this  song  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  delivered  him 
from  the  hand  of  all  his  enemies,  and  from  the  hand 
of  Saul : And  he  said, 

1^  WILL  love  thee,  O Lord,  my  strength. 

2  The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my 
deliverer  ; my  God,  my  strength,  ^ in  whom  I will  trust  ; 
my  buckler,  and  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  and  my  high 
tower. 

3  I will  call  upon  the  Lord,  ^ who  is  worthy  to  be 
praised  : so  shall  I be  saved  from  mine  enemies.  __ 
4 ^The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me,  and  the 
floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me  afraid. 

5  The  sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me  about  : the 
snares  of  death  prevented  me. 

6  In  my  distress  I called  upon  the  Lord,  and  cried 
unto  my  God  : he  heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 
and  my  cry  came  before  him,  even  into  his  ears. 

7  ® Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled  ; the  founda- 
tions also  of  the  hills  moved  and  were  shaken,  because 
he  was  wroth. 

8  There  went  up  a smoke  out  of  his  nostrils,  and  fire 
out  of  his  mouth  devoured  : coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

9  ® He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came  down ; and 
darkness  was  under  his  feet. 

10  And  he  rode  upon  a cherub,  and  did  fly  : yea, 
®he  did  fly  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 

11  He  made  darkness  his  secret  place  ; ^his  pavilion 
round  about  him  were  dark  waters  and  thick  clouds  of 
the  skies. 

12  1°  At  the  brightness  that  was  before  him  his  thick 
clouds  passed,  hail  stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

13  The  Lord  also  thundered  in  the  heavens,  and  the 
Highest  gave  i^his  voice  ; hail  stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

14  Yea,  he  sent  out  his  arrows,  and  scattered 
them ; and  he  shot  out  lightnings,  and  discomfited 
them. 

15  1®  Then  the  channels  of  waters  were  seen,  and  the 
foundations  of  the  world  were  discovered  at  thy  rebuke, 
O Lord,  at  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  thy  nostrils. 


12  Is.  10.  5. 

13  Ps.  73.  12.  Luke 
16.  25.  Jam.  5.  5. 

w 1 John  3.  2. 

15  Ps.  4.  6,  7.  & 16. 
11.  & 65.  4. 

1 Ps.  144.  1. 


2 Heb.  2.  13, 
8 Ps.  76.  4. 

4 Ps,  116.  3. 

5 Acts  4.  31. 
ePs.  144.5. 
1 Ps.  99,  1. 

8 Ps.  104.  3. 


2 Ps.  97.  2. 

10  Ps.  97.  3. 

11  Ps.  29.  3. 

12  Josh.  10.  10.  Ps. 
144.  6.  Is.  30.  30. 

•8  Ex.  15.  8.  Ps.  106. 


13  Arise,  Q Lord, 

® Confront  him,  cast  him  down  : 

Deliver  my  soul  from  the  wicked  by  thy  sword 

14  From  ^ men,  by  thy  hand,  O Lord,  , 

* From  men  of  the  world,  whose  portion  is  in  this 

life. 

And  whose  belly  thou  fillest  with  thy  treasure  : 
They  are  satisfied  with  children, 

And  leave  the  rest  of  their  substance  to  their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  * I shall  behold  thy  face  in  righteous- 

ness ; 

* I shall  be  satisfied,  when  I awake,  with  thy  j like- 

ness. 


18  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David  the  servant  of  the 
Lord,  ® who  spake  unto  the  Lord  the  words  of  this  song  in  the 
day  that  the  Lord  delivered  him  from  the  hand  of  all  his  enemies, 
and  from  the  hand  of  Saul : and  he  said, 

1 I love  thee,  O Lord,  my  strength. 

2 The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my 

deliverer  ; 

My  God,  my  strong  rock,  in  him  will  I trust  ; 

My  shield,  and  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  my  high 
tower. 

3 I will  call  upon  the  Lord,  who  is  worthy  to  be 

praised  : 

So  shall  I be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

4 The  cords  of  death  compassed  me. 

And  the  floods  of  ^ ungodliness  made  me  afraid. 

5 The  cords  of  Sheol  were  round  about  me  : 

The  snares  of  death  came  upon  me. 

6 In  my  distress  I called  upon  the  Lord, 

And  cried  unto  my  God  : 

He  heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple. 

And  my  cry  before  him  came  into  his  ears. 

7 Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled, 

The  foundations  also  of  the  mountains  moved 
And  were  shaken,  because  he  was  wroth. 

8 There  went  up  a smoke  ^ out  of  his  nostrils. 

And  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devoured  : 

Coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

9 He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came  down  ; 

And  thick  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 

10  And  he  rode  upon  a cherub,  and  did  fly  : 

Yea,  he  flew  swiftly  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 

11  He  made  darkness  his  hiding  place,  his  pavilion 

round  about  him ; 

Darkness  of  waters,  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

12  At  the  brightness  before  him  his  thick  clouds  passed. 
Hailstones  and  coals  of  fire. 

13  The  Lord  also  thundered  in  the  heavens, 

And  the  Most  High  uttered  his  voice  ; 

Hailstones  and  coals  of  fire. 

14  And  he  sent  out  his  arrows,  and  scattered  them  ; 

^ Yea,  lightnings  manifold,  and  discomfited  them. 

15  Then  the  channels  of  waters  appeared. 

And  the  foundations  of  the  world  were  laid  bare. 

At  thy  rebuke,  O Lord, 

At  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  thy  nostrils. 


e Or,  Forestall, 
f Or,  the  wicked, 
which  is  thy  sword. 

g Or,  men  which  are 
thy  hand. 


h Or,  From  men 
whose  portion  in  life 
is  of  the  world, 
i Or,  let  me. 
j Heb.  form.  See 

Nuiii.  12.  8. 


a See  2 Sam.  22. 
b Heb.  Belial, 
c Or,  in  his  wrath, 
d Or,  And  he  shot 
out  lightnings. 


PSALM  XVIII. 


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16  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me,  he  drew  me 
out  of  many  waters. 

17  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy,  and  from 
them  which  hated  me  : for  they  were  too  strong  for  me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity  : 
but  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

19  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a large  place  ; he 
delivered  me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 

20  The  Lord  rewarded  me  according  to  my  right- 
eousness ; according  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  hath 
he  recompensed  me. 

21  For  I have  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord,  and  have 
not  wickedly  departed  from  my  God. 

22  For  all  his  judgments  were  before  me,  and  I did 
not  put  away  his  statutes  from  me. 

23  I was  also  upright  before  him,  and  I kept  myself 
from  mine  iniquity. 

24  Therefore  hath  the  Lord  recompensed  me  ac- 
cording to  my  righteousness,  according  to  the  cleanness 
of  my  hands  in  his  eyesight. 

25  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  mer- 
ciful ; with  an  upright  man  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  up- 
right ; 

26  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  pure  ; and 

with  the  froward  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  froward. 

27  For  thou  wilt  save  the  afflicted  people  ; but  wilt 
bring  down  high  looks. 

28  21  For  thou  wilt  light  my  candle  : the  Lord  my 
God  will  enlighten  my  darkness. 

29  For  by  thee  I have  run  through  a troop  ; and  by 
my  God  have  I leaped  over  a wall. 

30  As  for  God,  22  his  way  is  perfect ; 23  the  word  of 
the  Lord  is  tried  : he  is  a buckler  24  to  all  those  that 
trust  in  him. 

31  25 For  who  is  God  save  the  Lord?  or  who  is  a 
rock  save  our  God  ? 

32  It  is  God  tliat  26gii.(Jeth  me  with  strength,  and 
maketh  my  way  perfect. 

33  27  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds’  feet,  and  28  set- 

teth  me  upon  my  high  places.  • 

34  29  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war,  so  that  a bow  of 
steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

35  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salva- 
tion : and  thy  right  hand  hath  holden  me  up,  and  thy 
gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 

36  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under  me,  that  my 
feet  did  not  slip. 

37  I have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and  overtaken 
them  : neither  did  I turn  again  till  they  were  con- 
sumed. 

38  I have  wounded  them  that  they  were  not  able  to 
rise  : they  are  fallen  under  my  feet. 

39  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength  unto  the 
battle  : thou  hast  subdued  under  me  those  that  rose  up 
against  me. 

40  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  necks  of  mine  en- 
emies ; that  I might  destroy  them  that  hate  me. 


14  Ps.  144.  7. 

16  Ps.  31.  8.  & 118. 
5. 

16  1 Sam.  24.  19. 

11  1 Sam.  26.  23. 

18  1 Kin.  8.  32. 


19  Lev.  26.  23,24,27, 
28.  Pro.  3.  34. 

29  Ps.  101.  5.  Pro. 
6.  17. 

21  Job  18.  6. 


22  Dent.  32.  4.  Dan. 
4.  37.  Rev.  15.  3. 

23  Ps.  12.  6.  & 119. 
140.  Pro.  30.  6. 

24  Ps.  17.  7. 


16  He  sent  fi*om  on  high,  he  took  me  ; 

He  drew  me  out  of  ® many  waters. 

17  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy. 

And  from  them  that  hated  me,  for  they  were  too 
mighty  for  me. 

18  They  came  upon  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity  : 
But  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

19  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a large  place  ; 

He  delivered  me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 

20  The  Lord  rewarded  me  according  to  my  righteous- 

ness ; 

According  to  the  cleaimess  of  my  hands  hath  he 
recompensed  me. 

21  For  I have  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord, 

And  have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my  God. 

22  For  all  his  judgements  were  before  me, 

And  I put  not  away  his  statutes  from  me. 

23  I was  also  perfect  with  him. 

And  I kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

24  Therefore  hath  the  Lord  recompensed  me  accord- 

ing to  my  righteousness. 

According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  in  his  eye- 
sight. 

25  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  merciful  ; 
With  the  perfect  man  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  per- 
fect ; 

26  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  pure  ; 

And  with  the  perverse  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  froward. 

27  For  thou  wilt  save  the  afflicted  people  ; 

But  the  haughty  eyes  thou  wilt  bring  down. 

28  For  thou  wilt  light  my  lamp  : 

The  Lord  my  God  will  lighten  my  darkness. 

29  For  by  thee  I run  •'"upon  a troop  ; 

And  by  my  God  do  I leap  over  a wall. 

30  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect : 

The  word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  ; 

He  is  a shield  unto  all  them  that  trust  in  him. 

31  For  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord  ? 

And  who  is  a rock,  beside  our  God  ? 

32  The  God  that  girdeth  me  with  strength, 

And  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

33  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds’  feet : 

And  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

34  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war  ; 

So  that  mine  arms  do  bend  a bow  of  brass. 

35  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salvation  : 
And  thy  right  hand  hath  holden  me  up. 

And  thy  & gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 

36  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under  me, 

And  my  * feet  have  not  slipped. 

37  I will  pursue  mine  enemies,  and  overtake  them  : 
Neither  will  I turn  again  till  they  are  consumed. 

38  I will  smite  them  through  that  they  shall  not  be 

able  to  rise  : 

They  shall  fall  under  my  feet. 

39  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength  unto  the 

battle  : 

Thou  hast  * subdued  under  me  those  that  rose  up 
against  me. 

40  Thou  hast  also  made  mine  enemies  turn  their  backs 

unto  me. 

That  I might  cut  off  them  that  hate  me. 


26  Deut.  32.  31,  39. 
1 Sam.  2.  2.  Ps.  86.  8. 
Is.  45.  5. 

26  Ps.  91.  2. 

27  2 Sam.  2. 18.  Hab. 
3.  19. 


28  Deut.  32.  13.  & 
33.  29. 

2»  Ps.  144.  1. 

30  Pro.  4.  12. 
e Or,  great. 


f Or,  through, 
g Or,  condescension, 
h Heh.  ankles, 
i Heb.  caused  Ui 
bow. 


790 


PSALM  XIX. 


41  They  cried,  but  there  was  none  to  save  them: 

even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he  answered  them  not. 

42  Then  did  I beat  them  small  as  the  dust  before  the 
wind  : I did  82  cast  them  out  as  the  dirt  in  the  streets. 

43  83Xhou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  strivings  of 
the  people  ; and  ^^thou  hast  made  me  the  head  of  the 
heathen  : 8®  a people  whom  I have  not  known  shall  serve 
me. 

44  As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me,  they  shall  obey  me  : 
the  strangers  86  shall  submit  themselves  unto  me. 

45  87  The  strangers  shall  fade  away,  and  be  afraid 
out  of  their  close  places. 

46  The  Lord  liveth  ; and  blessed  he  my  rock  ; and 
let  the  God  of  my  salvation  be  exalted. 

47  It  is  God  that  avengeth  me,  88  and  subdueth  the 
people  under  me. 

48  He  delivereth  me  from  mine  enemies  : yea,  89  thou 
liftest  me  up  above  those  that  rise  up  against  me  : thou 
hast  delivered  me  from  the  violent  man. 

49  Therefore  will  I give  thanks  unto  thee,  O Lord, 
among  the  heathen,  and  sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

60  ^1  Great  ^^bve ranee  giveth  he  to  his  king  ; and 
sheweth  mercy  to  his  anointed,  to  David,  and  to  his 
seed  for  everihpre. 

PSALM  XIX. 

1  The  creatures  shew  God's  glory.  7 The  word  his  grace.  12  David 
prayeth  for  grace. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David. 

The  1 heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God  ; and  the 
firmament  sheweth  his  haiidywork. 

2  Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech,  and  night  unto  night 
sheweth  knowledge. 

3  There  is  no  speech  nor  language,  tvhere  their  voice 
is  not  heard. 

4  8 Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth,  and 
their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world.  In  them  hath  he 
set  a tabernacle  for  the  sun, 

5  Which  is  as  a bridegroom  coming  out  of  his  cham- 
ber, 8 and  rejoiceth  as  a strong  man  to  run  a race. 

6  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the  heaven,  and 
his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it  : and  there  is  nothing  hid 
from  the  heat  thereof. 

7  ^ The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  converting  the 
soul : the  testimony  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making  wise 
the  simple. 

8  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right,  rejoicing  the 
heart  : 8 the  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,  8 en- 
lightening the  eyes. 

9  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  for  ever  : 
the  judgments  of  the  Lord  are  true  and  righteous  alto- 
gether. 

10  More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than 
much  fine  gold  : 8 sweeter  also  than  honey  and  the 
honeycomb. 

11  Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned  : and 
® in  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 

12  ^9  Who  can  understand  his  errors  ? cleanse  thou 
me  from  secret  faults. 


81  Job  27.  9.  & 35. 
12.  Pro.  1.  28.  Is.  1. 
15.  Jer.  11.  11.  & 14. 
12.  Ezek.  8.  18.  Mic. 
3.  4.  Zech.  7.  13. 

82  Zech.  10.  5. 


33  2 Sam.  2.  9,  10.  & 
3.  1. 

34  2 Sam.  8. 

35  Is.  52.  15.  & 55.  5. 

30  Deut.  33.  29.  Ps. 
G6.  3.  & 81.  15. 

31  Mic.  7.  17. 


38  Ps.  47.  3. 

8»  Ps.  69.  1. 

40  Rom.  15.  9. 

41  Ps.  144.  10. 

42  2 Sam.  7.  13. 

1 Gen.  1.  G.  Is.  40. 
22.  Rom.  1.  19,  20. 


41  They  cried,  but  there  was  none  to  save  : 

Even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he  answered  them  not. 

42  Then  did  I beat  them  small  as  the  dust  before  the 

wind  : 

I  did  -7  cast  them  out  as  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

43  Thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  strivings  of  the 

people  ; 

Thou  * hast  made  me  the  head  of  the  nations : 

A people  whom  I have  not  known  shall  serve  me. 

44  As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me  they  shall  obey  me  : 

The  strangers  shall  ^submit  themselves  unto  me. 

45  The  strangers  shall  fade  away, 

And  shall  come  trembling  out  of  their  close  places. 

46  The  Lord  liveth  ; and  blessed  be  my  rock  ; 

And  exalted  be  the  God  of  my  salvation  ; 

47  Even  the  God  that  executeth  vengeance  for  me, 

And  subdueth  peoples  under  me. 

48  He  rescueth  me  from  mine  enemies  : 

• Yea,  thou  liftest  me  up  above  them  that  rise  up 
against  me  : 

Thou  deliverest  me  from  the  violent  man. 

49  Therefore  I will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O Lord, 

among  the  nations. 

And  will  sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

50  Great  deliverance  giveth  he  to  his  king  ; 

And  sheweth  lovingkindness  to  his  anointed. 

To  David  and  to  his  seed,  for  evermore. 

19  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 The  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God  ; \ 

And  the  firmament  sheweth  his  handywor^ 

2 Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech,  „ 

And  night  unto  night  sheweth  knowledge.  ^ 

3 There  is  no  speech  nor  language  ; 

Their  voice  cannot  be  heard. 

4 Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth. 

And  their  words  to  the  end  of  the  vybrld. 

In  them  hath  he  set  a “ tabernacle  for  the  sun, 

5 Which  is  as  a bridegroom  coming  out  of  his  chamber, 
And  rejoiceth  as  a strong  man  to  run  his  course. 

6 His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  tfie  heaven. 

And  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it  : 

And  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 

7 The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  restoring  the  soul : 
The  testimony  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making  wise  the 

simple. 

8 The  precepts  of  the  Lord  are  right,  rejoicing  the 

heart  : 

The  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,  enlightening 
the  eyes. 

9 The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  for  ever  : 
The  judgements  of  the  Lord  are  true,  and  righteous 

altogether. 

10  More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than 

much  fine  gold  : 

Sweeter  also  than  honey  and  ^ the  honeycomb. 

11  Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned  : 

In  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 

12  Who  can  discern  his  errors  ? 

Clear  thou  me  from  hidden  faults. 


2 Rom.  10.  18. 

3 Eccles.  1.  5. 

4 Ps.  111.  7. 

6 Ps.  12.  G. 

6 Ps.  13.  3. 

2Ps.  119.  72,  127. 
Pro.  8.  10,  11,  19. 


8 Ps.  119.  103. 

9 Pro.  29.  18. 

10  Ps.  40.  12. 

11  Lev.  4.  2,  &c. 

12  Ps.  90.  8. 

j Heb.  empty, 
k Or,  wilt  make. 


I Or,  yield  feigned 
obedience.  Heb.  lie. 
m Heb.  salvations, 
a Heb.  tent, 
b Heb.  the  droppings 
of  the  honeycomb. 


PSALMS  XX.,  XXI. 


791 


13  Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous 
sins ; let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me  ; then 
shall  I be  upright,  and  I shall  be  innocent  from  the 
great  transgression. 

14  ^®Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  medita- 
tion of  my  heart,  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  O Lord, 
my  strength,  and  my  redeemer. 

PSALM  XX. 

1  The  church  Messeth  the  king  in  his  exploits.  7 Her  confidence  in  God's 
succour. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David. 

The  Lord  hear  thee  in  the  day  of  trouble  ; ^ the 
name  of  the  God  of  Jacob  defend  thee  ; 

2  Send  thee  help  from  ^ the  sanctuary,  and  strengthen 
thee  out  of  Zion  ; 

3  Remember  all  thy  offerings,  and  accept  thy  burnt 
sacrifice  ; Selah. 

4  * Grant  thee  according  to  thine  own  heart,  and  ful- 
fil all  thy  counsel. 

5  We  will  * rejoice  in  thy  salvation,  and  ®in  the 
name  of  our  God  we  will  set  up  our  banners  : the  Lord 
fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Now  know  I that  the  Lord  saveth  ®his  anointed  ; 
he  will  hear  him  from  his  holy  heaven  with  the  saving 
strength  of  his  right  hand. 

7  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in  horses  : ® but 
we  will  remember  the  name  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

8  They  are  brought  down  and  fallen  : but  we  are 
risen,  and  stand  upright. 

9  Save,  Lord  : let  the  king  hear  us  when  we  call. 


PSALM  XXI. 

1 A thanksgiving  for  victory.  7 Confidence  of  further  success. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David. 

The  king  shall  joy  in  thy  strength,  O Lord  ; and 
1 in  thy  salvation  how  greatly  shall  he  rejoice  ! 

2  2 Thou  hast  given  him  his  heart’s  desire,  and  hast 
not  withholden  the  request  of  his  lips.  Selah. 

3  For  thou  preventest  him  with  the  blessings  of 
goodness  : thou  ^ settest  a crown  of  pure  gold  on  his 
head. 

4  *He  asked  life  of  thee,  and  thou  gavest  it  him, 
^even  length  of  days  for  ever  and  ever. 

5  His  glory  is  great  in  thy  salvation  : honour  and 
majesty  hast  thou  laid  upon  him. 

6  For  thou  hast  made  him  most  blessed  for  ever  : 
® thou  hast  made  him  exceeding  glad  with  thy  counte- 
nance. 

7  For  the  king  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  and  through  the 
mercy  of  the  most  High  he  ^ shall  not  be  moved. 

8  Thine  hand  shall  ® find  out  all  thine  enemies  : thy 
right  hand  shall  find  out  those  that  hate  thee. 

9  ® Thou  shalt  make  them  as  a fiery  oven  in  the  time 
of  thine  anger  : the  Lord  shall  swallow  them  up  in 
his  wrath,  and  the  fire  shall  devour  them. 

10  Their  fruit  shalt  thou  destroy  from  the  earth, 
and  their  seed  from  among  the  children  of  men. 


13  Gen.  20.  G.  1 Sam. 
25.  32,  33,  34,  39. 

1*  Ps.  119. 133.  Rom. 
6.  12,  14. 

13  Ps.  51.  15. 

10  Is.  43.  14.  & 44.  G. 
& 47.  4.  1 Thess.  1.  10. 
1 Pro.  18.  10. 


2 1 Kin.  6.  16.  2 

Chr.  20.  8.  Ps.  73.  17. 

3 Ps.  21.  2. 

* Ps.  9.  14. 

» Ex.  17. 15.  Ps.  GO.  4. 

0 Ps.  2.  2. 

1 Ps.  33. 16, 17.  Pro. 
21.  31.  Is.  31.  1. 

* 2 Chr.  32.  8. 


1 Ps.  20.  5,  6. 

2 Ps.  20.  4,  5. 

8 2 Sam.  12.  30.  1 
Chr.  20.  2. 

* Ps.  61.  5,  6. 

5 2 Sam.  7.  19.  Ps. 
91.  IG. 

0 Ps.  16.  11.  & 45.  7. 
Acts  2.  28. 


I  13  Keep  back  thy  servant  also  ^ from  presumptuous  sins; 
Let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me  : then  shall  I 
be  perfect. 

And  I shall  be  clear  from  great  transgression. 

14  Let  the  words  of  my  mouth  and  the  meditation  of 
my  heart  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight, 

O  Lord,  my  rock,  aud  my  redeemer. 


20  J*or  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 The  Lord  answer  thee  in  the  day  of  trouble  ; 

The  name  of  the  God  of  Jacob  set  thee  up  on  high  ; 

2 Send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuary. 

And  ® strengthen  thee  out  of  Zion  ; 

3 Remember  all  thy  ^ offerings. 

And  accept  thy  burnt  sacrifice  ; [Selah 

4 Grant  thee  thy  heart’s  desire, 

And  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

5 We  will  triumph  in  thy  '^salvation, 

And  in  the  name  of  our  God  we  will  set  up  our 
banners  : 

The  Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6 Now  know  I that  the  Lord  saveth  his  anointed  ; 

He  will  answer  him  from  his  holy  heaven 
With  the  saving  strength  of  his  right  hand. 

7 Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in  horses  : 

But  we  will  make  mention  of  the  name  of  the  Lord 
our  God. 

8 They  are  bowed  down  and  fallen  : 

But  we  are  risen,  and  stand  upright. 

9 « Save,  Lord  : 

Let  the  King  answer  us  when  we  call. 


21  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 The  king  shall  joy  in  thy  strength,  O Lord  ; 

And  in  thy  salvation  how  greatly  shall  he  rejoice  ! 

2 Thou  hast  given  him  his  heart’s  desire, 

And  hast  not  withholden  the  request  of  his  lips.  [Selah 

3 For  thou  preventest  him  with  the  blessings  of 

® goodness  : 

Thou  settest  a crown  of  fine  gold  on  his  head. 

4 He  asked  life  of  thee,  thou  gavest  it  him  ; 

Even  length  of  days  for  ever  and  ever. 

5 His  glory  is  great  in  thy  salvation  : 

Honour  and  majesty  dost  thou  lay  upon  him. 

6 For  thou  ^makest  him  most  blessed  for  ever  : 

Thou  makest  him  glad  with  joy  in  thy  presence. 

7 For  the  king  trusteth  in  the  Lord, 

And  through  the  lovingkindness  of  the  Most  High 
he  shall  not  be  moved. 

8 Thine  hand  shall  find  out  all  thine  enemies  : 

Thy  right  hand  shall  find  out  those  that  hate  thee. 

9 Thou  shalt  make  them  as  a fiery  furnace  in  the  time 

of  thine  anger. 

The  Lord  shall  swallow  them  up  in  his  wrath. 

And  the  fire  shall  devour  them. 

10  Their  fruit  shalt  thou  destroy  from  the  earth. 

And  their  seed  from  among  the  children  of  men. 


2  Ps.  16.  8. 

8 1 Sam.  31.  3. 
n Mai.  4.  1. 

20  P.S.  56.  1,  2. 

11  Ps.  18.  8.  Is.  26. 
11. 

12  1 Kin.  13.  34. 

Job  18.  16,  17,  19.  Ps. 


37.  28.  & 109.  13.  Is. 
14.  20. 

c Or,  from  the 
proud. 

a Or,  support, 
b Or,  meal  offerings, 
c Heb.  accept  as  fat. 
d Or,  victory, 
e Or,  as  some  an- 


cient versions  have,  O 
Lord,  save  the  king; 
and  answer  dec. 
a Or,  good  things, 
b Heb.  settest  him  to 
be  blessings.  See  Gen. 
12.  2. 

c Or,  presence.  Heb. 
countenance. 


792 


PSALM  XXII. 


11  For  they  intended  evil  against  thee  : they  ima- 
gined a mischievous  device,  which  they  are  not  able  to 
perform. 

12  Therefore  shalt  thou  make  them  turn  their  back, 
when  thou  shalt  make  ready  thine  arroios  upon  thy 
strings  against  the  face  of  them. 

13  Be  thou  exalted.  Lord,  in  thine  own  strength  : so 
will  we  sing  and  praise  thy  power. 

PSALM  XXII. 

1 David  complaineth  in  great  discouragement.  9 Heprayethin  great 
distress.  23  He  praiseth  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Aijeleth  Shahar,  A Psalm 
of  David. 

My  1 God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 

why  art  thou  so  far  from  helping  me,  and  from 
^ the  words  of  my  roaring  ? 

2  O my  God,  I cry  in  the  daytime,  but  thou  hearest 
not  ; and  in  the  night  season,  and  am  not  silent. 

3  But  thou  art  holy,  0 thou  that  inhabitest  the 
Upraises  of  Israel. 

4  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thees:  they  trusted,  and 
thou  didst  deliver  them. 

6  They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  delivered  : ^ they 
trusted  in  thee,  and  were  not  confounded. 

6 But  I am  ® a worm,  and  no  man  ; ® a reproach  of 
men,  and  despised  of  the  people. 

7  All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me  to  scorn  : they 
shoot  out  the  lip,  ® they  shake  the  head,  saying, 

8  ®He  trusted  on  the  Lord  that  he  would  deliver 
him  : let  him  deliver  him,  seeing  he  delighted  in  him. 

9  But  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  the  womb  : 
thou  didst  make  me  hope  when  I was  upon  my  mother’s 
breasts. 

10  I was  cast  upon  thee  from  the  womb*:  ^^thou  art 
my  God  from  my  mother’s  belly. 

11  Be  not  far  from  me  ; for  trouble  is  near  ; for 
there  is  none  to  help. 

12  Many  bulls  have  compassed  me  : strong  hulls 
of  Bashan  have  beset  me  round. 

13  i^Tliey  gaped  upon  me  loith  their  mouths,  as  a 
ravening  and  a roaring  lion. 

14  I am  poured  out  like  water,  i®  and  all  my  bones 
are  out  of  joint  : i®my  heart  is  like  wax  ; it  is  melted 
in  the  midst  of  my  bowels. 

15  1^  My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a potsherd  ; and 
13  my  tongue  cleaveth  to  my  jaws  ; and  thou  hast 
brought  me  into  the  dust  of  death. 

16  For  19  dogs  have  compassed  me  : the  assembly  of 
the  wicked  have  inclosed  me  : they  pierced  my  hands 
and  my  feet. 

17  1 may  tell  all  my  bones  : they  look  and  stare 
upon  me. 

18  92  They  part  my  garments  among  them,  and  cast 
lots  upon  my  vesture. 

19  But  93  be  not  thou  far  from  me,  O Lord  : O my 
strength,  haste  thee  to  help  me. 


11  For  they  intended  evil  against  thee  : 

They  imagined  a device,  which  they  are  not  able  to 
perform. 

12  For  thou  shalt  make  them  turn  their  back, 

Thou  shalt  make  ready  with  thy  bowstrings  against 
the  face  of  them. 

13  Be  thou  exalted,  O Lord,  in  thy  strength  : 

So  will  we  sing  and  praise  thy  power. 


22  For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  “Aijeleth  hash-Shahar. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

1 My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 
^Why  art  thou  so  far  from  helping  me,  and  from  the 

words  of  my  roaring  ? 

2 O my  God,  I cry  in  the  day-time,  but  thou  answer- 

est  not ; 

And  in  the  night  season,  ^ and  am  not  silent. 

3 But  thou  art  holy, 

O thou  that  ^ inhabitest  the  praises  of  Israel. 

4 Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee  : 

They  trusted,  and  thou  didst  deliver  thein.  , , 

5 They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  delivered  : 

They  trusted  in  thee,  and  were  not  ashamed. 

6 But  I am  a worm,  and  no  man  ; 

A reproach  of  men,  and  despised  of  the  people. 

7 All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me  to  scorn  : 

They  shoot  out  the  lip,  they  shake  the  head,  saying, 

8 ® Commit  thyself  unto  the  Lord  ; let  him  deliver 

him  : 

Let  him  deliver  him,  seeing  he  delighteth  in  him. 

9 But  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  the  womb  : 
Thou  didst  make  me  trust  when  I was  upon  my 

mother’s  breasts. 

10  I was  cast  upon  thee  from  the  womb  : 

Thou  art  my  God  from  my  mother’s  belly. 

11  Be  not  far  from  me  ; for  trouble  is  near  ; 

For  there  is  none  to  help. 

12  Many  bulls  have  compassed  me  : ' 

Strong  bulls  of  Bashan  have  beset  me  round. 

13  They  gape  upon  me  with  their  mouth, 

As  a ravening  and  a roaring  lion. 

14  I am  poured  out  like  water. 

And  all  my  bones  are  out  of  joint : 

My  heart  is  like  wax  ; 

It  is  melted  in  the  midst  of  my  bowels. 

15  My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a potsherd  ; . 

And  my  tongue  cleaveth  to  my  jaws  5 

And  thou  hast  brought  me  into  the  dust  of  death. 

16  For  dogs  have  compassed  me  : 

The  assembly  of  evil-doers  have  inclosed  me 
f They  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet. 

17  I may'tell  all  my  bones  ; 

They  look  and  -stare  upon  me  : 

18  They  part  my  garments  among  them, 

And  upon  my  vesture  do  they  cast  lots. 

19  But  be  not  thou  far  ofP,  O Lord  : 

O thou  my  succour,  haste  thee  to  help  me. 

23  ver.  11.  Ps.  10.  1.  e Or,  He  trusted  on 
a That  is,  The  hind  the  Lord,  that  he 
of  the  morning.  would  deliver  him.  ‘ 

b Or,  Far  from  my  , f So  the  Sept.,  Vulg. 
help  are  the  words  of  and  Syr.  According 
my  roaring.  to  other  ancient  ver- 

c Or,  but  find  no  sions.  They  bound, 
rest.  The  Hebrew  text  as 

d Or,  art  enthroned  pointed  reads.  Like  a 
upon.  ^ lion. 


13  Ps.  2.  1. 

’-Matt.  27.  46.  Mark 
15.  34. 

2 Heb.  5.  7. 

3 Dent.  10.  21. 

4 25.  2,  3.  ^ 31. 
1.  &71.  1.  Is.  49.  23. 
Pvom.  1).  ,33. 

■-Job25.  0.  Is.  41. 
14. 


3 Is.  63.  3. 

2 Matt.  27.  39.  Mark 
15.  29.  Luke  23.  35. 

8 Job  16.  4.  Ps.  109. 
25. 

2 Matt.  27.  43. 

10  Ps.  91.  14. 

11  Ps.  71.  0. 

12  l9.  46.  3.  & 49.  1. 

13  Deut.  32.  14.  Ps. 


68.  30.  Ezek.  39.  18. 
Amos  4.  1. 

11  Job.  16.  10,  Ps. 
35.  21.  Lam.  2.  16.  & 
3.  46. 

13  Dan.  5.  6. 

10  Josh.  7.  5.  Job 
23.  16. 

11  Pro.  17.  22, 


18  Job  29.  10.  Lam. 
4.  4.  John  19.  28. 

19  Rev,  22.  15, 

20  Matt.  27,  35.  Mark 
15.  24.  Luke  23.  33. 
John  19.  23,  37,  & 20. 
25. 

21  Luke  23.  27,  35, 

22  Luke  23.  34.  John 
19.  23,  24. 


PSALM  XXIII. 


793 


20  Deliver  my  soul  from  the  sword  ; ^4  ray  darling 
from  the  power  of  the  dog. 

21  Save  me  from  the  lion’s  mouth  ; ^7  for  thou  hast 
heard  me  from  the  horns  of  the  unicorns. 

22  I will  declare  thy  name  unto  ^ my  brethren  : in 
the  midst  of  the  congregation  will  I praise  thee. 

23  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  praise  him  ; all  ye  the 
seed  of  Jacob,  glorify  him  ; and  fear  him,  all  ye  the 
seed  of  Israel. 

24  For  he  hath  not  despised  nor  abhorred  the  afflic- 
tion of  the  afflicted  ; neither  hath  he  hid  his  face  from 
him  ; but  when  he  cried  unto  him,  he  heard. 

25  My  praise  shall  he  of  thee  in  the  great  congre- 
gation : 23  X will  pay  my  vows  before  them  that  fear 
him. 

26  24,Xhe  meek  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  : they  shall 
praise  the  Lord  that  seek  him  : your  heart  2^  shall  live 
for  ever. 

27  2®  All  the  ends  of  the  world  shall  remember  and 
turn  unto  the  Lord  : *7  and  all  the  kindreds  of  the  na- 
tions shall  worship  before  thee. 

28  22  For  the  kingdom  is  the  Lord’s  : and  he  ts  the 
governor  among  the  nations. 

29  29  All  tliey  that  he  fat  upon  earth  shall  eat  and 
worship  : ^ aU  they  that  go  down  to  the  dust  shall  bow 
before  him  : and^none  can  keep  alive  his  own  soul. 

30  A seed  shall  serve  him  ; it  shall  be  accounted 
to  the  Lord  for  a generation. 

31  They  shall  come,  and  shall  declare  his  right- 

eousness unto  a people  that  shall  be  born,  that  he  hath 
done  this.  , 


* 


PSALM  XXIII. 

David's  confidence  in  God's  grace. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

The  Dord  is  ^ my  shepherd  ; ^ I shall  not  want. 

2  2 He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures  : 
* he  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

3  He  restoreth  my  soul : 2 he  leadeth  me  in  the  paths 
of  righteousness  for  his  name’s  sake. 

4  Yea,  though  I walk  through  the  valley  of  ®the 
shadow  of  death,  I will  fear  no  evil  : 2 for  thou  art 
with  me  ; thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 

5  ^ Thou  prepares!  a table  before  me  in  the  presence 
of  mine  enemies  : thou  anointest  my  head  with  oil  ; 
my  cup  runneth  over. 

6  Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the 
days  of  my  life  : and  I will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  for  ever. 


24  Ps.  35. 17. 

23  ver.  16. 

28  2 Tim.  4.  17. 

27  Is.  34.  7.  Acts  4. 
27. 

2«Ps.  40.  9.  Heb. 
2.  12. 

20  John 20. 17.  Rom.. 
8.  29. 

30  Ps.  135.  19,  20. 


S’  Heb.  6.  7. 

82  Ps.  35.  18.  &40.  9, 
10.  & 111.  1. 

33  Ps.  66.  13.  & 116. 
14.  Eccles.  5.  4. 

34  Lev.  7.  11,  12,  15, 
16.  Ps.  69.  32.  Is.  65. 
13. 

33  John  6.  61. 

3cPs.  2.  8.  «&72.  11. 


&  86.  9.  & 98.  3.  Is. 
49.  6. 

37  Ps.  96.  7. 

38  Ps.  47.  8.  Obad. 
21.  Zech.  14.  9.  Matt. 
6.  13. 

30  Ps.  45.  12. 

40  18.  26.  19.  Phil. 

2.  10. 

41  Ps.  87.  6. 


20  Deliver  my  soul  from  the  sword  ; 

0 My  darling  from  the  power  of  the  dog. 

21  Save  me  from  the  lion’s  mouth  ; 

Yea,  from  the  horns  of  the  wild-oxen  thou  hast  an- 
swered me. 

22  I will  declare  thy  name  unto  my  brethren  : 

In  the  midst  of  the  congregation  will  I praise  thee. 

23  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  praise  him  ; 

All  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob,  glorify  him  ; 

And  stand  in  awe  of  him,  all  ye  the  seed  of  Israel. 

24  For  he  hath  not  despised  nor  abhorred  the  affliction 

of  the  afflicted  ; 

Neither  hath  he  hid  his  face  from  him  ; 

But  when  he  cried  unto  him,  he  heard. 

25  Of  thee  cometh  my  praise  in  the  great  congrega- 

tion : 

1 will  pay  my  vows  before  them  that  fear  him. 

26  The  meek  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  : 

They  shall  praise  the  Lord  that  seek  after  him  : 

Let  your  heart  live  for  ever. 

27  All  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  remember  and  turn 

unto  the  Lord  : 

And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  nations  shall  worship 
before  thee. 

28  For  the  kingdom  is  the  Lord’s  : 

And  he  is  the  ruler  over  the  nations. 

29  All  the  fat  ones  of  the  earth  shall  eat  and  worship  : 
All  they  that  go  down  to  the  dust  shall  bow  before 

him. 

Even  he  that  cannot  keep  his  soul  alive. 

30  A seed  shall  serve  him  ; 

^ It  shall  be  told  of  the  Lord  unto  the  next  genera- 
tion. 

31  They  shall  come  and  shall  declare  his  righteousness 
Unto  a people  that  shall  be  born,  that  he  hath 

done  it. 


23  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 The  Lord  is  my  shepherd  ; I shall  not  want. 

2 He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures  : 

He  leadeth  me  beside  the  “ still  waters. 

3 He  restoreth  my  soul : 

He  guideth  me  in  the  paths  of  righteousness  for  his 
name’s  sake. 

4 Yea,  though  I walk  through  the  valley  of  ^the  sha- 

dow of  death, 

I will  fear  no  evil ; for  thou  art  with  me  : 

Thy  rod  and  thy  staff,  they  comfort  me. 

5 Thou  prepares!  a table  before  me  in  the  presence  of 

mine  enemies  : 

Thou  hast  anointed  my  head  with  oil  ; my  cup  run- 
neth over. 

6 ® Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the 

days  of  my  life  : 

And  I will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  ^ for  ever. 


42  Ps.  78.  6.  & 86.  9. 
& 102.  18.  Is.  60.  3. 
See  Rom.  3.  21,  22. 

1 Is.  40.  11.  Jer.  23. 
4.  Ezek.  34.  11,  12,  23. 
John  10.  11.  1 Pet.  2. 
25.  Rev.  7. 17. 

2 Phil.  4.  19. 

3 Ezek.  34. 14. 

, 4 Rev.  7.  17. 


8 Ps.  6.  8.  & 31.  3. 
Pro.  8.  20. 

6 Job  3.  5.  & 10.  21, 
22.  & 24.  17.  Ps.  44. 
19. 

7 Ps.  3.  6.  & 27.  1.  & 
118.  6. 

8 Is.  43.  2. 

0 Ps.  104.  15. 

. 70  Ps.  92.  10. 


h Or,  It  shall  be 
counted  unto  the  Lord 
for  his  generation. 

a Heb.  tvaters  of 
rest. 

b Or,  deep  darkness 
(and  so  elsewhere). 
c Or,  Only, 
d Heb.  for  length  of 
days. 


794 


PSALMS  XXIV.,  XXV. 


PSALM  XXIV. 

1  God's  lordship  in  the  world.  3 The  citizens  of  his  spiritual  kingdom. 
7 An  exhortation  to  receive  him. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

The  ^ earth  is  the  Lord’s,  and  the  fulness  thereof  ; 
the  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

2  2 For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas,  and  estab- 
lished it  upon  the  floods. 

3  ® Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord  ? or 
who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 

4  ^ He  that  hath  ^ clean  hands,  and  ® a pure  heart  ; 
who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity,  nor  ’ sworn 
deceitfully. 

5  He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the  Lord,  and 
righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

6  This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  him,  that 
®seek  thy  face,  O Jacob.  Selah. 

7  ® Lift  up  your  heads,  O ye  gates  ; and  be  ye  lift 
up,  ye  everlasting  doors  ; and  the  King  of  glory  shall 
come  in. 

8  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? The  Lord  strong 
and  mighty,  the  Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

9  Lift  up  your  heads,  O ye  gates  ; even  lift  them 
up,  ye  everlasting  doors  ; and  the  King  of  glory  shall 
come  in. 

10  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? The  Lord  of  hosts, 
he  is  the  King  of  glory.  Selah. 


PSALM  XXV. 

1 David's  confidence  in  prayer.  7 He  prayeth  for  remission  of  sins,  16 
and  for  help  in  affliction. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  1 thee,  O Lord,  do  I lift  up  my  soul. 

2  O my  God,  I ^ trust  in  thee  : let  me  not  be 
ashamed,  ^ let  not  mine  enemies  triumph  over  me. 

3  Yea,  let  none  that  wait  on  thee  be  ashamed  : let 
them  be  ashamed  which  transgress  without  cause. 

4  ^ Shew  me  thy  ways,  O Lord  ; teach  me  thy  paths. 
5 Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me  : for  thou 
art  the  God  of  my  salvation  ; on  thee  do  I wait  all  the 
day. 

6  Remember,  O Lord,  ® thy  tender  mercies  and  thy 
lovingkindnesses  ; for  they  have  been  ever  of  old. 

7  Remember  not  ® the  sins  of  my  youth,  nor  my 
transgressions  : "^according  to  thy  mercy  remember 
thou  me  for  thy  goodness’  sake,  O Lord. 

8  Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  : therefore  will  he 
teach  sinners  in  the  way. 

9  The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgment  : and  the- 
meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  mercy  and  truth 
unto  such  as  keep  his  covenant  and  his  testimonies. 


1 Ex.  9.  29.  & 19.  5. 
Deut.  10.  14.  Job  41. 
11.  Ps.  50.  12.  1 Cor. 
10.  26,  28, 

2 Gen.  1.  9.  Job  38, 

6.  Ps.  104,  5,  & 136. 
6.  2 Pet.  3,  5. 


8 Ps.  15.  1. 

4 Is.  33.  15,  16. 

B Job  17.  9,  1 Tim. 

2 8 

” 8 ivtatt,  5.  8, 

T Ps.  15,  4. 


« Ps.  27.  8.  & 105.  4. 
» Is.  26,  2. 

10  Ps.  97.  6.  Hag.  2. 

7.  Mai.  3.  1.  1 Cor. 
2 8 

' 1 Ps.  86.  4,  & 143.  8. 
Lam.  3-  41. 


24  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 The  earth  is  the  Lord’s,  and  the  fulness  thereof  ; 
The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

2 For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas. 

And  established  it  upon  the  floods. 

3 Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord  ? 

And  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 

4 He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a pure  heart  ; 

Who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity, 

And  hath  not  sworn  deceitfully. 

5 He  shall  receive  a blessing  from  the  Lord, 

And  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

6 This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  after  him. 

That  seek  thy  face,  ® O **  God  of  Jacob.  [Selah 

7 Lift  up  your  heads,  O ye  gates  ; 

And  be  ye  lift  up,  ye  everlasting  doors  : 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

8 Who  is  the  King  of  glory  ? 

The  Lord  strong  and  mighty. 

The  Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

9 Lift  up  your  heads,  O ye  gates  ; 

Yea,  lift  them  up,  ye  ‘^everlasting  doors  : 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

10  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 

The  Lord  of  hosts. 

He  is  the  King  of  glory.  [Selah 


25  ^ Psalm  of  David. 

1 Unto  thee,  0 Lord,  do  I lift  up  my  soul. 

2 O my  God,  in  thee  have  I trusted, 

Let  me  not  be  ashamed  ; 

Let  not  mine  enemies  triumph  over  me. 

3 Yea,  none  that  wait  on  thee  shall  be  ashamed  ; 

They  shall  be  ashamed  that  deal  treacherously  with- 
out cause. 

4 Shew  me  thy  ways,  O Lord  ; 

Teach  me  thy  paths. 

5 Guide  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me  ; 

For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  salvation  ; 

On  thee  do  I wait  all  the  day. 

6 Remember,  O Lord,  thy  tender  mercies  and  thy 

lovingkindnesses  ; 

For  they  have  been  ever  of  old. 

7 Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  youth,  nor  my  trans- 

gressions : 

According  to  thy  lovingkindness  remember  thou  me. 
For  thy  goodness’  sake,  O Lord. 

8 Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  : 

Therefore  will  he  instruct  sinners  in  the  way. 

9 The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgement : 

And  the  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  lovingkindness  and 
truth 

Unto  such  as  keep  his  covenant  and  his  testimonies. 


2 Ps.  22.  5.  & 31.  1. 
& 34.  8.  Is.  28.  16.  & 
49.  23.  Rom.  10.  11. 

3 Ps.  13.  4. 

4 Ex.  33.  13.  Ps.  5. 

8.  & 27.  11.  & 86.  11. 
& 119.  & 143.  8,  10. 


6 Ps.  103.  17.  & 106. 

I.  & 107.  1.  Is.  63. 15. 
Jer.  33.  11. 

6 Job  13.  26.  & 20. 

II.  Jer.  3,  25. 


7 Ps.  51.  1. 
a Or,  even  Jacob, 
b So  some  ancient 
versions, 
c Or,  ancient. 


PSALM  XXVI. 


795 


11  ®For  thy  name’s  sake,  O Lord,  pardon  mine 
iniquity  ; ^ for  it  is  great. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the  Lord  ? liim 
shall  he  teach  in  the  way  that  he  shall  choose. 

13  His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease  ; and  his  seed 
shall  inherit  the  earth. 

14  The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  them  that  fear 
him  ; and  he  will  shew  them  his  covenant. 

15  Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the  Lord  ; for  he 
shall  pluck  my  feet  out  of  the  net. 

16  i^Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  ; 
for  I am  desolate  and  afflicted. 

17  The  troubles  of  my  heart  are  enlarged  : 0 bring 
thou  me  out  of  my  distresses. 

18  i®Look  upon  mine  affliction  and  my  pain  ; and 
forgive  all  my  sins. 

19  Consider  mine  enemies  ; for  they  are  many  ; and 
they  hate  me  with  cruel  hatred. 

20  O keep  my  soul,  and  deliver  me  : let  me  not  be 
ashamed  ; for  I put  my  trust  in  thee. 

21  Let  integrity  and  uprightness  preserve  me  ; for  I 
wait  on  thee. 

22  Redeem  Israel,  O God,  out  of  all  his  troubles. 

PSALM  XXVI. 

David  resorteth  unto  God  in  confidence  of  his  integrity. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

JUDGE  1 me,  O Lord  ; for  I have  ^ walked  in  mine 
integrity  : ® I have  trusted  also  in  the  Lord  ; there- 
fore I shall  not  slide. 

2  ^Examine  me,  O Lord,  and  prove  me  ; try  my 
reins  and  my  heart. 

3  For  thy  lovingkindness  is  before  mine  eyes  : and 
® I have  walked  in  thy  truth. 

4  ® I have  not  sat  with  vain  persons,  neither  will  I go 
in  with  dissemblers. 

5  I have  hated  the  congregation  of  evil  doers  ; 
® and  will  not  sit  mth  the  wicked. 

6  ® I will  wash  mine  hands  in  innocency  : so  will  I 
compass  thine  altar,  O Lord  : 

7  That  I may  publish  with  the  voice  of  thanksgiving, 
and  tell  of  all  thy  wondrous  works. 

8  Lord,  I have  loved  the  habitation  of  thy  house, 
and  the  place  where  thine  honour  dwelleth. 

9  Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners,  nor  my  life 
with  bloody  men  : 

10  In  whose  hands  is  mischief,  and  their  right  hand 
is  full  of  bribes. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I will  ^®walk  in  mine  integrity  : 
redeem  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me. 

12  My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place  : in  the 
congregations  will  I bless  the  Lord. 


11  For  thy  name’s  sake,  0 Lord, 

Pardon  mine  iniquity,  for  it  is  great. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the  Lord  ? 

Him  shall  he  instruct  in  the  way  that  he  shall  choose. 

13  His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease  ; 

And  his  seed  shall  inherit  the  land. 

14  The  ® secret  of  the  Lord  is  vdth  them  that  fear  him  ; 
^ And  he  will  shew  them  his  covenant. 

15  Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the  Lord  ; 

For  he  shall  pluck  my  feet  out  of  the  net. 

16  Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  ; 

For  I am  desolate  and  afflicted. 

17  The  troubles  of  my  heart  ‘^are  enlarged  : 

O bring  thou  me  out  of  my  distresses. 

18  Consider  mine  affliction  and  my  travail ; 

And  forgive  all  my  sins. 

19  Consider  mine  enemies,  for  they  are  many  ; 

And  they  hate  me  with  cruel  hatred. 

20  O keep  my  soul,  and  deliver  me  : 

Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  for  I put  my  trust  in  thee. 

21  Let  integrity  and  uprightness  preserve  me, 

For  I wait  on  thee. 

22  Redeem  Israel,  O God, 

Out  of  all  his  troubles. 


26  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Judge  me,  O Lord,  for  I have  walked  in  mine  inte- 

grity : ^ 

I have  trusted  also  in  the  Lord  « without  wavering. 

2 Examine  me,  O Lord,  and  prove  me  ; 

Try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 

3 For  thy  lovingkindness  is  before  mine  eyes  ; 

And  I have  walked  in  thy  truth. 

4 I have  not  sat  with  vain  persons  ; 

Neither  will  I go  in  with  dissemblers. 

5 I hate  the  congregation  of  evil-doers. 

And  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 

6 I will  wash  mine  hands  in  innocency  ; 

So  will  I compass  thine  altar,  O Lord  : 

7 That  I may  ^ make  the  voice  of  thanksgiving  to  be 

heard. 

And  tell  of  all  thy  wondrous  works. 

8 Lord,  I love  the  habitation  of  thy  house. 

And  the  place  ‘‘  where  thy  glory  dwelleth. 

9 ^ Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners. 

Nor  my  life  with  men  of  blood  : 

10  In  whose  hands  is  mischief. 

And  their  right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I will  walk  in  mine  integrity  : 
Redeem  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me. 

12  My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place  : 

In  the  congregations  will  I bless  the  Lord. 


8 Ps.  31.  3.  & 79.  9. 
&109.  21.  & 143. 11. 

» See  Rom.  5.  20. 

10  Ps.  37.  23. 

11  Pro.  19.  23. 

12  Ps.  37.  11,  22,  29. 

13  Pro.  3.  32.  See 
John  7. 17.  & 15.  15. 

w Ps.  141.  8. 


13  Ps.  69.  16.  & 86. 
16. 

16  2 Sam.  16.  12. 

11  ver.  2. 

18  Ps.  130.  8. 

1 Ps.  7.  8. 

2 ver.  11.  2 Kin.  20. 
3.  Pro.  20.  7. 

3 Ps.  28.  7.  & 31.  14. 
Pro.  29.  25. 


< Ps.  7.  9.  & 17.  3.  & 
66.  10.  & 139.  23.  Zech. 
13  9. 

5 2’Kin.  20.  3. 

6 Ps.  1.  1.  Jer.  15. 
17. 

1 Ps.  31.  6.  & 139.  21, 
22. 

8 Ps.  1.  1. 


0 See  Ex.  30.  19,  20. 
Ps.  73.  13.  1 Tim.  2.  8. 

10  Ps.  27.  4. 

11  See  1 Sam.  25.  29. 
Ps.  28.  3. 

12  Ex.  23.  8.  Deut. 
16.  19.  1 Sam.  8.  3. 
Is.  33.  15. 

13  ver.  1. 

i<  Ps.  40.  2. 


16  Ps.  27.  11. 

16  Ps.  22.  22.  & 107. 
32.  & 111.  1. 

a Or,  counsel.  Or, 
friendship. 

b Or,  And  his  cove- 
nant^ to  make  them 
knoxv  it. 

c Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  relieve  thou, 


and  bring  me  dec. 

a Or,  / shall  not 
slide. 

b Or,  publish  with 
the  voice  of  thanks- 
giving. 

c Heb.  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  thy  glory. 

d Or,  Take  not 
away. 


796 


PSALM  XXVII. 


PSALM  XXVII. 

1  David  sustaineth  his  faith  by  the  power  of  God,  4 by  his  love  to  the 
service  of  God,  9 by  prayer. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

The  Lord  is  ^ my  light  and  ^ my  salvation  ; whom 
shall  I fear  ? ^ the  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life  ; 
of  whom  shall  I he  afraid  ? 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies  and  my  foes, 
came  upon  me  to  ^ eat  up  my  flesh,  they  stumbled  and 
fell. 

3  ® Though  an  host  should  encamp  against  me,  my 
heart  shall  not  fear  : though  war  should  rise  against 
me,  in  this  will  I he  confident. 

4  ® One  thing  have  I desired  of  the  Lord,  that  will  I 
seek  after  ; that  I may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  all  the  days  of  my  life,  to  behold  ® the  beauty  of 
the  Lord,  and  to  enquire  in  his  temple. 

5  For  ® in  the  time  of  trouble  he  shall  hide  me  in  his 
pavilion  : in  the  secret  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide 
me  ; he  shall  set  me  up  upon  a rock. 

6  And  now  shall  ^^mine  head  be  lifted  up  above 
mine  enemies  round  about  me  : therefore  will  I offer 
in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices  of  joy  ; I will  sing,  yea,  I 
will  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord. 

7  Hear,  O Lord,  when  I cry  with  my  voice  : have 
mercy  also  upon  me,  and  answer  me. 

8  When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face  ; my  heart 
said  unto  thee.  Thy  face.  Lord,  will  I seek. 

9  Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me  ; put  not  thy 
servant  away  in  anger  : thou  hast  been  my  help  ; leave 
me  not,  neither  forsake  me,  O God  of  my  salvation. 

10  ^^When  my  father  and  my  mother  forsake  me, 
then  the  Lord  will  take  me  up. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O Lord,  and  lead  me  in  a 
plain  path,  because  of  mine  enemies. 

12  1®  Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of  mine 
enemies  : for  false  witnesses  are  risen  up  against  me, 
and  such  as  breathe  out  cruelty. 

13  I had  fainted,  unless  I had  believed  to  see  the 
goodness  of  the  Lord  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  20'VV'ait  on  the  Lord  ; be  of  good  courage,  and  he 
shall  strengthen  thine  heart : wait,  I say,  on  the  Lord. 


1 Ps.  84. 11.  Is.  60. 
19,  20.  Mic.  7.  8. 

2 Ex.  15.  2. 

3 Ps.  62.  2,  6.  & 118. 
14,  21.  Is.  12.  2. 

* Ps.  14.  4. 

6 Ps.  3.  6. 

6 Ps.  26.  8. 


2 Ps.  65.  4.  Luke 
2.  37. 

8 Ps.  90.  17. 

0 Ps.  31.  20.  & 83.  3. 
& 91.  1.  Is.  4.  6. 

JO  Ps.  40.  2. 
n Ps.  3.  3. 

J2  Ps.  24.  6.  & 105. 4. 


13  Ps.  69.  17.  & 143. 
7. 

14  Is.  49.  15. 

15  Ps.  25.  4.&86. 11. 
& 119.  33. 

16  Ps.  35.  25. 

Ill  Sam.  22.  9.  2 


27  ^ Psalm  of  David. 

1 The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  ; whom  shall 

I fear  ? 

The  Lord  is  the  “ strength  of  my  life  ; of  whom 
shall  I be  afraid  ? 

2 When  evil-doers  came  upon  me  to  eat  up  my  flesh. 
Even  mine  adversaries  and  my  foes,  they  stumbled 

and  fell. 

3 Though  an  host  should  encamp  against  me, 

My  heart  shall  not  fear  ; 

Though  war  should  rise  against  me, 

^ Even  then  will  I be  confident. 

4 One  thing  have  I asked  of  the  Lord,  that  will  I 

seek  after  ; 

That  I may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the 
days  of  my  life. 

To  behold  ^ the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and  to  ^ inquire 
in  his  temple. 

5 For  in  the  day  of  trouble  he  shall  keep  me  secretly 

in  his  pavilion  : 

In  the  covert  of  his  ® tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me  ; 
He  shall  lift  me  up  upon  a rock. 

6 And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted  up  above  mine 

enemies  round  about  me  ; 

And  I will  offer  in  his  « tabernacle  sacrifices  of  joy ; 
I will  sing,  yea,  I will  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord. 

7 Hear,  O Lord,  when  I cry  with  my  voice  : 

Have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  answer  me. 

8 When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face  ; my  heart  said 

unto  thee. 

Thy  face.  Lord,  will  I seek. 

9 Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  ; 

Put  not  thy  servant  away  in  anger  : 

Thou  hast  been  my  help  ; 

Cast  me  not  off,  neither  forsake  me,  O God  of  my 
salvation. 

10  0 For  my  father  and  my  mother  have  forsaken  me. 
But  the  Lord  will  take  me  up. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O Lord  ; 

And  lead  me  in  a plain  path. 

Because  of  ^mine  enemies. 

12  Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  wiU  of  mine  adver- 

saries : 

For  false  witnesses  are  risen  up  against  me,  and 
such  as  breathe  out  cruelty.  ' 

13  I had  fainted,  unless  I had  believed  to  see  the  good- 

ness of  the  Lord 
In  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  Wait  on  the  Lord  : 

Be  strong,  and  let  thine  heart  take  courage  ; 

Yea,  wait  thou  on  the  Lord. 


Sam.  16.  7,  8.  Ps.  35. 
11. 

18  Acts  9.  1. 

19  Ps.  56.  13.  & 116. 
9.  & 142.  5.  Jer.  11. 
19.  Ezek.  26.  20. 

20  Ps.  31.  24.  & 62. 1, 
5.  & 130.  5.  Is.  25.  9. 
Hab.  2.  3. 


a Or,  strong  hold, 
b Or,  In  this, 
c Or,  the  pleasant- 
ness. 

d Or,  consider  his 
temjAe. 
e Heb.  tent. 


f Or,  shouting.  Or, 
trumpet -sound. 

g Or,  When  my  fa- 
ther and  my  mother 
forsake  me,  the  Lord 
&c. 

h Or,  them  that  lie 
in  wait  for  me. 


/ 


PSALMS  XXVIII.,  XXIX. 


797 


PSALM  XXVIII. 

1  David  prayeth  earnestly  against  his  enemies.  6 He  blesseth  God.  9 He 
prayeth  for  the  people. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  thee  will  I cry,  O Lord  my  rock  ; ^ be  not 
silent  to  me  : ^ lest,  if  thou  be  silent  to  me,  I be- 
come like  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

2  Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications,  when  I cry 
unto  thee,  ^ when  I lift  up  my  hands  ^ toward  thy  holy 
oracle. 

3  ® Draw  me  not  away  with  the  wicked,  and  with  the 
workers  of  iniquity,  ® which  speak  peace  to  their  neigh- 
bours, but  mischief  is  in  their  hearts. 

4  Give  them  according  to  their  deeds,  and  accord- 
ing to  the  wickedness  of  their  endeavours  : give  them 
after  the  work  of  their  hands  ; render  to  them  their 
desert. 

5  Because  ® they  regard  not  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
nor  the  operation  of  his  hands,  he  shall  destroy  them, 
and  not  build  them  up. 

6  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard  the 
voice  of  my  supplications. 

7  The  Lord  is  ^ my  strength,  and  my  shield  ; my 
heart  trusted  in  him,  and  I am  helped  : therefore  my 
heart  greatly  rejoiceth  ; and  with  my  song  will  I praise 
him. 

8  The  Lord  is  their  strength,  and  he  is  the  sav- 
ing strength  of  his  anointed. 

9  Save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  inheritance  : 
feed  them  also,  and  lift  them  up  for  ever. 


PSALM  XXIX. 

1  David  exhorteth  princes  to  give  glory  to  God.,  3 by  reason  of  his 
power,  11  and  protection  of  his  people. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

1  IVE  unto  the  Lord,  O ye  mighty,  give  unto  the 
VJT  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

2 Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name  ; 
worship  the  Lord  in  ^ the  beauty  of  holiness. 

3 The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the  waters  : ^ the 
God  of  glory  thundereth  : the  Lord  is  upon  many 
waters. 

4 The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful ; the  voice  of 
the  Lord  is  full  of  majesty. 

5 The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedars  ; yea, 
the  Lord  breaketh  ^ the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

6 ® He  maketh  them  also  to  skip  like  a calf  ; Lebanon 
and  ® Sirion  like  a young  unicorn. 

7 The  voice  of  the  Lord  divideth  the  flames  of  fire. 

8 The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness  ; 
the  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness  of  Kadesh. 

9 The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh  ® the  hinds  to  calve, 
and  discovereth  the  forests  : and  in  his  temple  doth 
every  one  speak  of  his  glory. 

10  The  Lord  ® sitteth  upon  the  flood  ; yea,  the 
Lord  sitteth  King  for  ever. 


1 Ps.  83. 1. 

2 Ps.  88.  4.  & 143.  7. 
3 1 Kin.  G.  22,  23.  & 8. 

28,  29.  Ps.  5.  7. 

4 Ps.  138.  2. 
e Ps.  26.  9. 


6 Ps.  12.  2.  & 55.  21. 
& G2.  4.  Jer.  9.  8. 

2  2 Tim.  4.  14.  Rev. 

8 Job  34.  27.  Is.  5. 
12. 

« Ps.  18.  2. 


10  Ps.  13.  5.  & 22.  4. 

11  Ps.  20.  6. 

12  Dent.  9.  29.  1 Kin. 
8.  51,  53. 

18  Ezra  1.  4. 

1 1 Chr.  IG.  28,  29. 
Ps.  9G.  7,  8,  9. 

2 2 Chr.  20.  21. 


28  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Unto  thee,  O Lord,  will  I call ; 

My  rock,  be  not  thou  deaf  unto  me  : 

Lest,  if  thou  be  silent  unto  me, 

I become  like  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

2 Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications,  when  I cry  unto 

thee. 

When  I lift  up  my  hands  ® toward  thy  holy  oracle. 

3 Draw  me  not  away  with  the  wicked. 

And  with  the  workers  of  iniquity  ; 

Which  speak  peace  with  their  neighbours, 

But  mischief  is  in  their  hearts. 

4 Give  them  according  to  their  work,  and  according  to 

the  wickedness  of  their  doings  : 

Give  them  after  the  operation  of  their  hands  ; 
Render  to  them  their  desert. 

5 Because  they  regard  not  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
Nor  the  operation  of  his  hands, 

He  shall  break  them  down  and  not  build  them  up. 

6 Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Because  he  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

7 The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  my  shield  ; 

My  heart  hath  trusted  in  him,  and  I am  helped  : 
Therefore  my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth  ; 

And  with  my  song  will  I praise  him. 

8 The  Lord  is  ^ their  strength. 

And  he  is  a strong  hold  of  salvation  to  his  anointed. 

9 Save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  inheritance  : 

Feed  them  also,  and  bear  them  up  for  ever. 


29  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Give  unto  the  Lord,  O ye  “ sons  of  the  ^ mighty, 
Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

2 Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name  ; 
Worship  the  Lord  <^in  thejbeauty  of  holiness. 

3 The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the  waters  : 

The  God  of  glory  thundereth. 

Even  the  Lord  upon  ^ many  waters. 

4 The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful ; 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  full  of  majesty. 

5 The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedars  ; 

Yea,  the  Lord  breaketh  in  pieces  the  cedars  of  Le- 
banon. 

6 He  maketh  them  also  to  skip  like  a calf  ; 

Lebanon  and  Sirion  like  a young  wild-ox. 

7 The  voice  of  the  Lord  « cleaveth  the  flames  of  fire. 

8 The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness  ; 

The  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness  of  Kadesh. 

9 The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh  the  hinds  to  calve, 
And  strippeth  the  forests  bare  : 

And  in  his  temple  every  thing  saith.  Glory. 


10  The  Lord  sat  as  king  at  the  Flood  ; 
Yea,  the  Lord  sitteth  as  king  for  ever. 


3  Job  37.  4,  5. 

* Is.  2.  13. 

8 Ps.  114.  4. 

8 Deut.  3.  9. 

2 Num.  13.  26. 

8 Job  39.  1,  2,  3. 
OGen.  6.  17.  Job 
38.  8,  25. 


10  Ps.  10.  IG. 

a Or,  toward  the  in- 
nermost  place  of  thy 
sanctuary. 

b According  to  some 
ancient  versions,  a 
strength  unto  his  peo- 
ple. 


a Or,  sons  of  God. 
b Or,  gods.  See 
Ex.  15.  11. 
c Or,  in  holy  array, 
d Or,  great, 
e Or,  heweth  out 
flames  of  fire. 


798 


PSALMS  XXX.,  XXXI. 


11  The  Lord  will  give  strength  unto  his  people  ; 
the  Lord  will  bless  his  people  with  peace. 

PSALM  XXX. 

1  David  praiseth  God  for  his  deliverance.  4 He  exhorteth  others  to 
praise  him  by  example  of  God's  dealing  with  him. 

A Psalm  and  Song  at  the  dedication  of  the  house  of 
David. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  O Lord  ; for  thou  hast  ^ lifted 
me  up,  and  hast  not  made  my  foes  to  ^ rejoice  over 

me. 

2  O Lord  my  God,  I cried  unto  thee,  and  thou  hast 
2 healed  me. 

3  O Lord,  '*thou  hast  brought  up  my  soul  from  the 
grave  : thou  hast  kept  me  alive,  that  I should  not  ® go 
down  to  the  pit. 

4  ® Sing  unto  the  Lord,  O ye  saints  of  his,  and  give 
thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 

5  For  his  anger  endureth  hut  a moment  ; ® in  his 
favour  is  life  : weeping  may  endure  for  a night,  ^ but 
joy  corneth  in  the  morning. 

6  And  in  my  prosperity  I said,  I shall  never  be 
moved. 

7  Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast  made  my  mountain 
to  stand  strong  : thou  didst  hide  thy  face,  and  I was 
troubled. 

8  I cried  to  thee,  O Lord  ; and  unto  the  Lord  I made 
supplication. 

9  What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood,  when  I go  down 
to  the  pit  ? Shall  the  dust  praise  thee  ? shall  it  de- 
clare thy  truth  ? 

10  Hear,  O Lord,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  : Lord, 
be  thou  my  helper. 

11  Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourning  into  dan- 
cing : thou  hast  put  off  my  sackcloth,  and  girded  me 
with  gladness  ; 

12  To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing  praise  to  thee, 
and  not  be  silent.  O Lord  my  God,  I will  give  thanks 
unto  thee  for  ever. 


PSALM  XXXI. 

1 David  shewing  Ms  confidence  in  God  craveth  his  help.  7 He  rejoiceth 
in  his  mercy,  9 He  prayeth  in  his  calamity.  19  He  praiseth  God  for 
his  goodness. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David. 

IN  ^ thee,  O Lord,  do  I put  my  trust ; let  me  never 
be  ashamed  : ^ deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

2  ® Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me  ; deliver  me  speedily  : 
be  thou  my  strong  rock,  for  an  house  of  defence  to  save 
me. 

3  ^For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress  ; therefore 
®for  thy  name’s  sake  lead  me,  and  g^ide  me. 

4  Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have  laid  privily 
for  me  : for  thou  art  my  strength. 

5  ® Into  thine  hand  I commit  my  spirit : thou  hast 
redeemed  me,  O Lord  God  of  truth. 


11  The  Lord  will  give  strength  unto  his  people  ; 
The  Lord  will  bless  his  people  with  peace. 


30  A Psalm ; a Song  at  the  Dedication  of  the  Honse ; a Psalm  of 
David. 

1 I will  extol  thee,  O Lord  ; for  thou  hast  ® raised 

me  up. 

And  hast  not  made  my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 

2 O Lord  my  GcKi, 

I cried  unto  thee,  and  thou  hast  healed  me. 

3 O Lord,  thou  hast  brought  up  my  soul  from  Sheol : 
Thou  hast  kept  me  alive,  ^ that  I should  not  go  down 

to  the  pit. 

4 Sing  praise  unto  the  Lord,  O ye  saints  of  his. 

And  give  thanks  to  his  holy  name. 

6  For  his  anger  is  but  for  a moment ; 

^ In  his  favour  is  life  : 

Weeping  «may  tarry  for  the  night, 

But  joy  corneth  in  the  morning. 

6 As  for  me,  I said  in  my  prosperity, 

I shall  never  be  moved. 

7 Thou,  Lord,  of  thy  favour  hadst  made  my  moun- 

tain to  stand  strong  : 

Thou  didst  hide  thy  face  ; I was  troubled. 

8 I cried  to  thee,  O Lord  ; 

And  unto  the  Lord  I made  supplication  : 

9 What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood,  when  I go  down 

to  the  pit  ? 

Shall  the  dust  praise  thee  ? shall  it  declare  thy  truth  ? 

10  Hear,  O Lord,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  : Lord, 

be  thou  my  helper. 

11  Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourning  into  dan- 

cing ; 

Thou  hast  loosed  my  sackcloth,  and  girded  me  with 
gladness  : 

12  To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing  praise  to  thee, 

and  not  be  silent. 

O Lord  my  God,  I will  give  thanks  unto  thee  for 
ever. 


31  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 In  thee,  O Lord,  do  I put  my  trust ; let  me  never 

be  ashamed  : 

Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

2 Bow  down  thine  ear  unto  me  ; deliver  me  speedily  : 
Be  thou  to  me  a strong  rock,  an  house  of  “ defence 

to  save  me. 

3 For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress  ; 

Therefore  for  thy  name’s  sake  lead  me  and  guide 

me. 

4 Pluck  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have  laid  privily 

for  me  ; 

For  thou  art  my  strong  hold. 

5 Into  thine  hand  I commend  my  spirit : 

Thou  hast  redeemed  me,  O Lord,  thou  God  of 
truth. 


11  Ps.  28. 8. 

1 Ps.  28.  9. 
s Ps.  26.  2.  & 35.  19, 
24. 

8 Ps.  6.  2.  & 103.  3. 

4 Ps.  86.  13. 

<5  Ps.  28.  1. 


« 1 Chr.  16.  4.  Ps. 
97.  12. 

1 Ps.  103.  9.  Is.  26. 
20.  & 64.  7,  8.  2 Cor. 
4.  17. 

8 Ps.  63.  3. 
e Ps.  126.  5. 


10  Job  29.  18. 

11  Ps.  104.  29. 

12  Ps.  6.  5.  & 88.  11. 
& 116.  17.  & 118.  17. 
Is.  38.  18. 

13  2 Sam.  6.  14.  Is. 
61.  3.  Jer.  31.  4. 


1 Ps.  22.  5.  & 25.  2. 
& 71.  1.  Is.  49.  23. 

2 Ps.  143.  1. 

8 Ps.  71.  2. 

4 Ps.  18.  2. 

0 Ps.  23.  3.  & 25.  11. 


0 Luke  23.  46.  Acts 
7.  69. 

a Or,  drawn, 
b Another  reading 
is,  from  among  them 
that  go  down  to  the 
pit. 


c Heb.  memorial. 
See  Ex.  3.  15. 

d Or,  His  favour  is 
for  a life  time. 

e Heb.  may  come  in 
to  lodge  at  even, 
a Heb.  fortresses. 


PSALM  XXXI. 


799 


6 I have  hated  them  ’ that  regard  lying  vanities  : but 
I trust  ill  the  Lord. 

7 I will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy  mercy  : for  thou 
hast  considered  my  trouble  ; thou  hast  ® known  my  soul 
in  adversities  ; 

8 And  hast  not  ® shut  me  up  into  the  hand  of  the 
enemy  : thou  hast  set  my  feet  in  a large  room. 

9 Have  mercy  upon  me,  O Lord,  for  I am  in  trouble  : 
^^mine  eye  is  consumed  with  grief,  yea,  my  soul  and 
my  belly. 

10  For  my  life  is  spent  with  grief,  and  my  years  with 
sighing  : my  strength  faileth  because  of  mine  iniquity, 
and  my  bones  are  consumed. 

11  13  1 was  a reproach  among  all  mine  enemies,  but 
1^  especially  among  my  neighbours,  and  a fear  to  mine 
acquaintance  : i^  they  that  did  see  me  without  fled  from 
me. 

12  1®  I am  forgotten  as  a dead  man  out  of  mind  : I 
am  like  a broken  vessel. 

13  11  For  I have  heard  the  slander  of  many  : i®  fear 
was  on  every  side  : while  they  i®  took  counsel  together 
against  me,  they  devised  to  take  away  my  life. 

14  But  I trusted  in  thee,  O Lord  : I said.  Thou  art 
my  God. 

15  My  times  are  in  thy  hand  : deliver  me  from  the 
hand  of  mine  enemies,  and  from  them  that  persecute 
me. 

16  20  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant  : save 
me  for  thy  mercies’  sake. 

17  21  Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  O Lord  ; for  I have 
called  upon  thee  : let  the  wicked  be  ashamed,  and  22  let 
them  be  silent  in  the  grave. 

18  23  Let  the  lying  lips  be  put  to  silence  ; which 
2*  speak  grievous  tilings  proudly  and  contemptuously 
against  the  righteous. 

19  25  Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness,  which  thou  hast 
laid  up  for  them  that  fear  thee  ; which  thou  hast  wrought 
for  them  that  trust  in  thee  before  the  sons  of  men  ! 

20  26  Thou  shalt  hide  them  in  the  secret  of  thy  pres- 
ence from  the  pride  of  man  : 27  thou  shalt  keep  them 
secretly  in  a pavilion  from  the  strife  of  tongues. 

21  Blessed  he  the  Lord  : for  28  he  hath  shewed  me 
his  marvellous  kindness  29  in  a strong  city. 

22  For  39  I said  in  my  haste,  3i  I am  cut  off  from  before 
thine  eyes  : nevertheless  thou  heardest  the  voice  of  my 
supplications  when  I cried  unto  thee. 

23  32  O love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints  : for  the  Lord 
preserveth  the  faithful,  and  plentifully  rewardeth  the 
proud  doer. 

24  33  Be  of  good  courage,  and  he  shall  strengthen 
your  heart,  all  ye  that  hope  in  the  Lord. 


7 Jonah  2.  8. 

8 John  10.  2t. 

oDeut.  32.  30.  1 

Bam.  17.  46.  & 24.  18. 
10  Ps.  4.  1.  & 18.  19. 
» Ps.  6.  7. 

Ps.  32.  3.  & 102.  3. 


13  Ps.  41.  8.  Is.  53. 4. 
«Job  19.  13.  Ps. 
38. 11.  & 88.  8, 18. 

10  Pa.  64.  8. 

18  Ps.  88.  4,  5. 

17  Jer.  20.  10. 

18  .Ter.  6.  25.  & 20.  3. 
Lam.  2.  22. 


18  Matt.  27.  1. 
20Num.  6.  25,  26. 
Ps.  4.  6.  & 67.  1. 

21  Ps.  25.  2. 

22 1 Sam.  2.  9.  Ps. 
115.  17. 

23  Ps.  12.  3. 


6 I hate  them  that  regard  lying  vanities  : 

But  I trust  in  the  Lord. 

7 I will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy  mercy  : 

For  thou  hast  seen  my  affliction  ; 

Thou  hast  known  ^ my  soul  in  adversities  : 

8 And  thou  hast  not  shut  me  up  into  the  hand  of  the 

enemy  ; 

Thou  hast  set  my  feet  in  a large  place. 

9 Have  mercy  upon  me,  O Lord,  for  I am  in  distress  : 
Mine  eye  wasteth  away  with  grief,  yea^  my  soul  and 

my  body. 

10  For  my  life  is  spent  with  sorrow,  and  my  years  with 

sighing  : 

My  strength  faileth  because  of  mine  iniquity,  and 
my  bones  are  wasted  away. 

11  Because  of  all  mine  adversaries  I am  become  a re- 

proach, 

Yea,  unto  my  neighbours  exceedingly,  and  a fc'"'  •'a 
mine  acquaintance  : 

They  that  did  see  me  without  fled  from  me. 

12  I am  forgotten  as  a dead  man  out  of  mind  : 

I am  like  a broken  vessel. 

13  For  I have  heard  the  defaming  of  many. 

Terror  on  every  side  : 

While  they  took  counsel  together  against  me, 

They  devised  to  take  away  my  life. 

14  But  I trusted  in  thee,  0 Lord  : 

I said.  Thou  art  my  God. 

15  My  times  are  in  thy  hand  : 

Deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  mine  enemies,  and 
from  them  that  persecute  me. 

16  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant  : 

Save  me  in  thy  lovingkindness. 

17  Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  O Lord  ; for  I have  called 

upon  thee  : 

Let  the  wicked  be  ashamed,  let  them  be  .silent  in 
Sheol. 

18  Let  the  lying  lips  be  dumb  ; 

Which  speak  against  the  righteous  insolently. 

With  pride  and  contempt. 

19  Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness,  which  thou  hast  laid 

up  for  them  that  fear  thee. 

Which  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that  put  their 
trust  in  thee,  before  the  sons  of  men  ! 

20  In  the  covert  of  thy  presence  shalt  thou  hide  them 

from  the  plottings  of  man  : 

Thou  shalt  keep  them  secretly  in  a pavilion  from 
the  strife  of  tongues. 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  : 

For  he  hath  shewed  me  his  marvellous  lovingkind- 
ness in  a strong  city. 

22  As  for  me,  I said  in  my  haste,  I am  cut  off  from 

before  thine  eyes  : 

Nevertheless  thou  heardest  the  voice  of  my  suppli- 
cations when  I cried  unto  thee. 

23  O love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints  : 

The  Lord  preserveth  the  faithful. 

And  plentifully  rewardeth  the  proud  doer. 

24  Be  strong,  and  let  your  heart  take  courage. 

All  ye  that  ® hope  in  the  Lord. 


24 1 Sam.  2.  3.  Ps. 
94.  4.  Jude  15. 

25  Is.  64.  4.  1 Cor. 

2.  9. 

'2«'ps.  27.  5.  & 32.  7. 

27  Job  5.  21. 

28  Ps.  17.  7. 


20  1 Sam.  23.  7. 
so  1 Sam.  23.  26.  Ps. 
116.  11. 

31  Is.  38.  11,  12. 

Lam.  3.  54.  Jonah  2.  4. 
82  Ps.  34.  9. 


33  Ps.  27.  14. 
b Or,  the  advers^ities 
of  my  soul, 
c Or,  alarm, 
d Or,  faithfulness. 

€ Or,  wait  for. 


800 


PSALMS  XXXII.,  XXXIII. 


PSALM  XXXII. 

1 Blessedness  consisteth  in  remission  of  sins.  3 Confession  of  sins  giv- 
eth  ease  to  the  conscience.  8 God's  promises  bring  joy. 

A Psalm  of  David,  Maschil. 

Blessed  is  he  whose  ^transgression  is  forgiven, 
whose  sin  is  covered, 

2 Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Lord  ^ imputeth 
not  iniquity,  and  ® in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

3 When  I kept  silence,  my  hones  waxed  old  through 
my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 

4 For  day  and  night  thy  ^hand  was  heavy  upon  me  : 
my  moisture  is  turned  into  the  drought  of  summer. 
Selah. 

5 I acknowledged  my  sin  unto  thee,  and  mine  iniquity 
have  I not  hid.  ® I said,  I will  confess  my  transgres- 
sions unto  the  Lord  ; and  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity 
of  my  sin.  Selah, 

6 ® For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly  pray  unto 
thee  in  a time  when  thou  mayest  be  found  : surely  in 
the  floods  of  great  waters  they  shall  not  come  nigh  unto 
him. 

7 ® Thou  art  my  hiding  place  ; thou  shalt  preserve 
me  from  trouble  ; thou  shalt  compass  me  about  with 
® songs  of  deliverance.  Selah. 

8 I will  instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in  the  way  which 
thou  shalt  go  : I will  guide  thee  with  mine  eye. 

9 Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule,  which 
have  no  understanding  : whose  mouth  must  be  held 
in  with  bit  and  bridle,  lest  they  come  near  unto  thee. 

10  Many  sorrows  shall  he  to  the  wicked  : but  he  . 
that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy  shall  compass  him 
about. 

11  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye  righteous  : 
and  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 


PSALM  XXXIII. 

1 God  is  to  be  praised  for  his  goodness,  6 /or  his  power,  12  and  for  his 
providence.  20  Confidence  is  to  be  placed  in  God. 

Rejoice  ^ in  the  lord,  O ye  righteous  : for 
2 praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 

2 Praise  the  Lord  with  harp  : sing  unto  him  with 
the  psaltery  ^and  an  instrument  of  ten  strings. 

3 ^ Sing  unto  him  a new  song  ; play  skilfully  with  a 
loud  noise. 

4 For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right  ; and  all  his 
works  are  done  in  truth. 

5 ® He  loveth  righteousness  and  judgment  : ® the 
earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of  the  Lord. 

6 By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the  heavens  made  ; 
and  ® all  the  host  of  them  ® by  the  breath  of  his  mouth. 

7 He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together  as 
an  heap  : he  layeth  up  the  depth  in  storehouses. 

8 Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  : let  all  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  world  stand  in  awe  of  him. 


1 Ps.  85.  2.  Rom.  4. 
6,  7,  8. 

2 2 Cor.  5.  19. 

3 John  1.  47. 

M Sam.  5.  6,  11. 
Job  33.  7.  P'-.  38.  2. 
s Pro.  28.  13.  Is.  65. 


24.  Luke  15.  18,  21, 
&c.  1 John  1.  9. 

G 1 Tim.  1.  16. 

’’  Is.  55.  6.  John  7. 
34. 

8  Pa.  9.  9.  & 27.  5.  & 
31.  20.  & 119.  114. 


9 Ex.  15.  1.  Judg. 
5.  1.  2 Sam.  22.  1. 

10  Pro.  26.  3.  Jam. 
3.  3 

'll’ Job  35.  11. 

12  Pro.  13.  21.  Rom. 
2.  9. 


32  A Psalm  of  David.  MaschiL 

1 Blessed  is  he  whose  transgression  is  forgiven,  whose 

sin  is  covered. 

2 Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Lord  imputeth 

not  iniquity. 

And  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

3 When  I kept  silence,  my  bones  waxed  old 
Through  my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 

4 For  day  and  night  thy  hand  was  heavy  upon  me  : 
My  moisture  was  changed  ^ as  with  the  drought  of 

summer.  [Selah 

5 I acknowledged  my  sin  unto  thee,  and  mine  iniquity 

have  I not  hid  : 

I  said,  I will  confess  my  transgressions  unto  the 
Lord  ; 

And  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my  sin.  [Selah 

6 For  this  let  every  one  that  is  godly  pray  unto  thee 

^ in  a time  when  thou  mayest  be  found  : 

Surely  when  the  great  waters  overflow  they  shall 
not  reach  unto  him. 

7 Thou  art  my  hiding  place  ; thou  wilt  preserve  me 

from  trouble  ; 

Thou  wilt  compass  me  about  with  songs  of  delive- 
rance. [Selah 

8 I will  instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in  the  way  which 

thou  shalt  go : 

I will  counsel  thee  with  mine  eye  upon  thee. 

9 Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule,  which  have 

no  understanding  : 

Whose  trappings  must  be  bit  and  bridle  to  hold 
them  in. 

Else  they  will  not  come  near  unto  thee. 

10  Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wicked ; 

But  he  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy  shall  com- 
pass him  about. 

11  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye  righteous  : 

And  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 


33  Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  O ye  righteous  : 

Praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 

2 Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  harp  : 

Sing  praises  unto  him  with  the  psaltery  of  ten  strings. 

3 Sing  unto  him  a new  song  ; 

Play  skilfully  with  a loud  noise. 

4 For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right ; 

And  all  his  work  is  done  in  faithfulness. 

5 He  loveth  righteousness  and  judgement : 

The  earth  is  full  of  the  lovingkindness  of  the  Lord. 

6 By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the  heavens  made  ; 
And  all  the  host  of  them  by  the  breath  of  his  mouth. 

7 He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together  as  an 

heap  : 

He  layeth  up  the  deeps  in  storehouses. 

8 Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  : 

Let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  awe  of 
him. 


13  Ps.  34.  8.  & 84. 12. 
Pro.  16.  20.  Jer.  17.  7. 

14  Ps.  64. 10.  & 68.  3. 

1 Ps.  32.  11.  & 97. 

12. 

2 Ps.  147.  1. 

3 Ps.  92.  3.  & 144.  9. 

4 Ps.  96.  1.  & 98.  1. 


& 144.  9.  & 149.  1.  Is. 
42.  10.  Rev.  5.  9. 

6 Ps.  11.  7.  & 45.  7. 

0 Ps.  119.  64. 

1 Gen.  1.  6,  7.  Heb. 
11.  3.  2 Pet.  3.  5. 

8 Gen.  2.  1. 
a Job  26.  13. 


10  Gen.  1.  9.  Job 
26.  10.  & 38.  8. 
a Or,  into, 
b Or,  in  the  time  of 
finding  out  sin. 

c Or,  That  they 
come  not  near. 


PSALM  XXXIV. 


801 


9 For  he  spake,  and  it  was  done ; he  commanded, 
and  it  stood  fast. 

10  The  Lord  bringeth  the  counsel  of  the  heathen 
to  nought  : he  maketh  the  devices  of  the  people  of 
none  effect. 

11  i^Xhe  counsel  of  the  Lord  standeth  for  ever,  the 
thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all  generations. 

12  Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is  the  Lord  ; 
and  the  people  whom  he  hath  chosen  for  his  own 
inheritance. 

13  The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven  ; he  beholdeth 
all  the  sons  of  men. 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he  looketh  upon 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth. 

15  He  fashioneth  their  hearts  alike  ; he  considereth 
all  their  works. 

16  There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  multitude  of  an 
host : a mighty  man  is  not  delivered  by  much  strength. 

17  An  horse  is  a vain  thing  for  safety  : neither 
shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great  strength. 

18  20  Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  21  upon  them 
that  fear  him,  upon  them  that  hope  in  his  mercy  ; 

19  To  deliver  their  soul  from  death,  and  22  to  keep 
them  alive  in  famine. 

20  23  Qur  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  : 24  pg  is  our 
help  and  our  shield. 

21  For  our  25  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him,  because  we 
have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 

22  Let  thy  mercy,  O Lord,  be  upon  us,  according  as 
we  hope  in  thee. 


PSALM  XXXIV. 

1  David  praiseth  God.  and  exhorteth  others  thereto  by  his  experience. 
8 They  are  blessed  that  trust  in  God.  11  He  exhorteth  to  the  fear  of 
God.  15  The  prix'Ueges  of  the  righteous. 

A Psalm  of  David,  when  he  changed  his  behaviour  be- 
fore Abimelech  ; who  drove  him  away,  and  he  de- 
parted. 

I  WILL  ^ bless  the  Lord  at  all  times  : his  praise 
shall  continually  he  in  my  mouth. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  2 boast  in  the  Lord  : ^ the 
humble  shall  hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 

3  0^  magnify  the  Lord  with  me,  and  let  us  exalt 
his  name  together. 

4  1®  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me,  and  deliv- 
ered me  from  all  my  fears. 

5  They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  lightened  : and 
their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 

6  ® This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard  him,  and 
’ saved  him  out  of  all  his  troubles. 

7  ® The  angel  of  the  Lord  2 encampeth  round  about 
them  that  fear  him,  and  delivereth  them. 

8  0^®  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good  : blessed 
is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

9  12  o fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints  : for  there  is  no 
want  to  them  that  fear  him. 


9 For  he  spake,  and  it  was  done  ; 

He  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

10  The  Lord  bringeth  the  counsel  of  the  nations  to 

nought : 

He  maketh  the  thoughts  of  the  peoples  to  be  of 
none  effect. 

11  The  counsel  of  the  Lord  standeth  fast  for  ever. 

The  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all  generations. 

12  Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is  the  Lord  ; 

The  people  whom  he  hath  chosen  for  his  own  inhe- 
ritance. 

13  The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven  ; 

He  beholdeth  all  the  sons  of  men  ; 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he  looketh  forth 
Upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  ; 

15  He  that  fashioneth  the  hearts  of  them  all. 

That  considereth  all  their  works. 

16  There  is  no  king  saved  by  “ the  multitude  of  an 

host : 

A mighty  man  is  not  delivered  by  great  strength. 

17  An  horse  is  a vain  thing  for  safety  : 

Neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great  power. 

18  Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  upon  them  that  fear 

him, 

Upon  them  that  ® hope  in  his  mercy  ; 

19  To  deliver  their  soul  from  death. 

And  to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 

20  Our  soul  hath  waited  for  the  Lord  : 

He  is  our  help  and  our  shield. 

21  For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him. 

Because  we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 

22  Let  thy  mercy,  O Lord,  be  upon  us. 

According  as  we  ® have  hoped  in  thee. 


34  A Psalm  of  David ; when  he  ® changed  his  behaviour  before 
Abimelech,  who  drove  him  away,  and  he  departed. 

1 1 will  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times  : 

His  praise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 

2 My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  Lord  : 

The  meek  shall  hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 

3 O magnify  the  Lord  with  me. 

And  let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 

4 I sought  the  Lord,  and  he  answered  me. 

And  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

5 They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  lightened  : 

And  their  faces  shall  never  be  confounded. 

6 This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard  him. 

And  saved  him  out  of  all  his  troubles. 

7 The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth  round  about  them 

that  fear  him. 

And  delivereth  them. 

8 O taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good  : 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

9 O fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints  : 

For  there  is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 


11  Gen.  1.  3.  Ps. 
148.  6. 

12  Is.  8.  10.  & 19.  3. 

13  Job  23.  13.  Pro. 
19.  21.  Is.  4G.  10. 

u Ps.  65.  4.  & 144. 
15. 

15  Ex.  19.  5.  Deut. 

7.6. 


16  2 Chr.  IG.  9.  Job 
28.  24.  Ps.  11.  4.  & 
14.  2.  Pro.  15.  3. 

11  Job  34.  21.  Jer. 
32.  19. 

18  Ps.  44.  6. 

19  Ps.  20.  7.  & 147. 
10.  Pro.  21.  31. 


20  Job  3G.  7.  Ps.  34. 
15.  1 Pet.  3.  12. 

21  Ps.  147.  11. 

22  Job  5.  20.  Ps.  37. 
19. 

23  Ps.  62.  1,  6.  & 
130.  G. 

21  Ps.  115.  9,  10,  11. 


25  Ps.  13.  5.  Zech. 
10.7.  John  IG.  22. 

1 Eph.  5.  20.  1 Thess. 
5.  18.  2 Thess.  1.  3. 
& 2.  13. 

2 Jer.  9.  24.  1 Cor. 
1.  31.  2 Cor.  10.  17. 

3 Ps.  119.  74.  & 

142.  7. 


1 Ps.  G9.  30.  Luke 

I.  4G. 

5 Matt.  7.  7.  Luke 

II.  9. 

6 Ps.  3.  4. 

T ver.  17, 19.  2 Sam. 
22.  1. 

“~8  ban.  6.  22.  Heb. 
1.  14. 


0 See  Gen.  32.  1,  2. 
2 Kin.  6.  17.  Zech. 
9.  8. 

19 1 Pet.  2.  3. 

11  Ps.  2.  12. 

12  Ps.  31.  23. 

a Or,  a great  power, 
b Or,  wait  for. 
a Or,  feigned  mad- 
ness. 


802 


PSALM  XXXV. 


10  The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger  : 
1^  but  they  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  not  want  any  good 
thing. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me  : J 

teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

12  i®What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life,  and  loveth 
many  days,  that  he  may  see  good  ? 

13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil,  and  thy  lips  from 
1^  speaking  guile. 

14  13  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ; i®  seek  peace, 
and  pursue  it. 

15  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  righteous, 
and  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  ‘-^i  cry. 

16  22  The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do 
evil,  23  to  cut  off  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the 
earth. 

17  The  righteous  cry,  and  24  the  Lord  heareth,  and 
delivereth  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

18  25  The  Lord  is  nigh  26  unto  them  that  are  of  a 
broken  heart  ; and  saveth  such  as  be  of  a contrite 
spirit. 

19  27  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteous  : 28  but 
the  Lord  delivereth  him  out  of  them  all. 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones  : 29  not  one  of  them  is 
broken. 

21  30  Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked  : and  they  that  hate 
the  righteous  shall  be  desolate. 

22  The  Lord  3i  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his  servants  : 
and  none  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be  desolate. 


PSALM  XXXV. 

1  David  prayeth  for  his  own  safety,  and  his  enemies'  confusion.  11  He 
complaineth  of  their  wrongful  dealing.  22  Thereby  he  inciteth  God 
against  them. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

PLEAD  cause,  O Lord,  with  them  that  strive 
with  me  : 2 fight  against  them  that  fight  against 

me. 

2  3 Take  hold  of  shield  and  buckler,  and  stand  up 
for  mine  help. 

3  Draw  out  also  the  spear,  and  stop  the  way  against 
them  that  persecute  me  : say  unto  my  soul,  I am  thy 
salvation. 

4  4 Let  them  be  confounded  and  put  to  shame  that 
seek  after  my  soul  : let  them  be  ^ turned  back  and 
brought  to  confusion  that  devise  my  hurt. 

5  3 Let  them  be  as  chaff  before  the  wind  : and  let 
the  angel  of  the  Lord  chase  them. 

6  Let  their  way  be  dark  and  slippery  : and  let  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  persecute  them. 

7  For  without  cause  have  they  3 hid  for  me  their  net 
in  a pit,  which  without  cause  they  have  digged  for  my 
soul. 

8  Let  ^ destruction  come  upon  him  at  unawares  ; and 
^9  let  his  net  that  he  hath  hid  catch  himself  : into  that 
very  destruction  let  him  fall. 

9  And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  the  Lord  : it 
shall  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 


10  The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger  : 

But  they  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  not  want  any 
good  thing. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me  : 

I  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life. 

And  loyeth  many  days,  that  he  may  see  good  ? 

13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil. 

And  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 

14  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ; 

Seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

15  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  toward  the  righteous. 
And  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 

16  The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do  evil. 
To  cut  off  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the 

earth. 

17  The  righteous  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard. 

And  delivered  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a broken 

heart. 

And  saveth  such  as  be  of  a contrite  spirit. 

19  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteous  : 

But  the  Lord  delivereth  him  out  of  them  all. 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones  : 

Xot  one  of  them  is  broken. 

21  Evil  shall  slay  th(i  wicked  : 

And  they  that  hate  the  righteous  shall  be  ^con- 
demned. 

22  The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his  servants  : 

And  none  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be  ^ con- 
demned. 


35  -4  Psalm  of  David. 

1 Strive  thou,  O Lord,  with  them  that  strive  with  m®: 
Fight  thou  against  them  that  fight  against  me. 

2 Take  hold  of  shield  and  buckler, 

And  stand  up  for  mine  help. 

3 Draw  out  also  the  spear,  “ and  stop  the  way  against 

them  that  pursue  me  : 

Say  unto  my  soul,  I am  thy  salvation. 

4 Let  them  be  ashamed  and  brought  to  dishonour  that 

seek  after  my  soul  : 

Let  them  be  turned  back  and  confounded  that  de- 
vise my  hurt. 

5 Let  them  be  as  chaff  before  the  wind. 

And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  driving  them  on. 

6 Let  their  way  be  ^ dark  and  slippery. 

And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  pursuing  them. 

7 For  without  cause  have  they  hid  for  me  their  net 

in  a pit. 

Without  cause  have  they  digged  a pit  for  my  soul. 

8 Let  destruction  come  upon  him  at  unawares  ; 

And  let  his  net  that  he  hath  hid  catch  himself  : 

With  destruction  let  him  fall  therein. 

9 And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  the  Lord  : 

It  shall  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 


13  Job  4.  10,  11. 

W Ps.  84.  11. 

15  Ps.  32.  8. 

16  1 Pet.  3.  10,  11. 

11 1 Pet.  2.  22. 

18  Ps.  37.  27.  Is.  1. 
16,  17. 

i"  Rom.  12. 18.  Heb. 
12.  14. 


20  Job  36.  7.  Ps.  33. 
18.  1 Pet.  3.  12. 

21  ver.  6,  17. 

22  Lev.  17.  10.  Jer. 
44.  11.  Amos  9.  4. 

23  Pro.  10.  7. 

24  ver.  6,  15,  19.  Ps. 
145.  19,  20. 

25  Ps.  145.  18. 


26  Ps.  51.  17.  Is.  57. 
15.  & 61.  1.  & 66.  2. 

21  Pro.  24.  16.  2 

Tim.  3.  11,  12. 

28  ver.  6,  17. 

29  John  19.  36. 

30  Ps.  94.  23. 

31  2 Sam.  4.  9.1  Kin. 
1.29.  Ps.  71.  23.  & 103. 
4.  Lam.  3.  58. 


iPs.  43.  1.  & 119. 
154.  Lam.  3.  58. 

2 Ex.  14.  25. 

3 Is.  42.  13. 

4 ver.  26.  Ps.  40. 14, 
15.  & 70.  2,  3. 

6 Ps.  129.  5. 

6 Job  21.  18.  Ps.  1. 
4.  & 83.  13.  Is.  29.  5. 
Hos.  13.  3. 


iPs.  73.  18.  Jer. 
23.  12. 

8 Ps.  9.  15. 

9 1 Thess.  5.  3. 

10  Ps,  7.  15,  16.  & 
57.  6.  & 141.  9,  10. 
Pro.  5.  22. 

11  Ps.  13.  5. 

b Or,  held  guilty. 


a Or,  and  the  battle 
axe  against  <f:c. 

b Heb.  darkness  and 
slippery  places. 

c Or,  the  pit  of  their 
net. 

d Or,  Into  that  very 
destruction  let  him 
fall. 


PSALM  XXXV. 


803 


10  All  my  bones  shall  say,  Lord,  who  is  like 
unto  thee,  which  deliverest  the  poor  from  him  that  is 
too  strong  for  him,  yea,  the  poor  and  the  needy  from 
him  that  spoileth  him  ? 

11  1*  False  witnesses  did  rise  up  ; they  laid  to  my 
charge  things  that  1 knew  not. 

12  They  rewarded  me  evil  for  good  to  the  spoiling 
of  my  soul. 

13  But  as  for  me,  when  they  were  sick,  my  cloth- 
ing was  sackcloth  : I humbled  my  soul  with  fasting  ; 

and  my  prayer  returned  into  mine  own  bosom. 

14  I behaved  myself  as  though  he  had  been  my  friend 
or  brother  : I bowed  down  heavily,  as  one  that  mourn- 
eth  for  his  mother. 

15  But  in  mine  adversity  they  rejoiced,  and  gathered 
themselves  together  : yea,  the  abjects  gathered  them- 
selves together  against  me,  and  I knew  it  not  ; they 
did  tear  me,  and  ceased  not  : 

16  With  hypocritical  mockers  in  feasts,  they 
gnashed  upon  me  with  their  teeth. 

17  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  ^^look  on  ? rescue  my 
soul  from  their  destructions,  ^^my  darling  from  the 
lions. 

18  I will  give  thee  thanks  in  the  great  congrega- 
tion : I will  praise  thee  among  much  people. 

19  Let  not  them  that  are  mine  enemies  wrongfully 
rejoice  over  me  : neither  let  them  wink  with  the  eye 

that  hate  me  without  a cause. 

20  For  they  speak  not  peace  : but  they  devise  de- 
ceitful matters  against  them  that  are  quiet  in  the  land. 

21  Yea,  they  opened  their  mouth  wide  against 
me,  and  said,  ^8  Aha,  aha,  our  eye  hath  seen  it, 

22  Thhi  thou  hast  seen,  O Lord  : keep  not  si- 
lence : O Lord,  be  not  far  from  me. 

23  ®‘2Stir  up  thyself,  and  awake  to  my  judgment, 
even  unto  my  cause,  my  God  and  my  Lord. 

24  Judge  me,  O Lord  my  God,  according  to  thy 
righteousness  ; and  let  them  not  rejoice  over  me. 

25  Let  them  not  say  in  their  hearts.  Ah,  so  would 
we  have  it : let  them  not  say,  We  have  swallowed 
him  up. 

26  8®  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  brought  to  confusion 
together  that  rejoice  at  mine  hurt : let  them  be  clothed 
with  shame  and  dishonour  that  ^magnify  themselves 
against  me. 

27  Let  them  shout  for  joy,  and  be  glad,  that  favour 
my  righteous  cause  : yea,  let  them  say  continually. 
Let  the  Lord  be  magnified,  which  hath  pleasure  in 
<vhe  prosperity  of  his  servant. 

28  And  my  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy  righteous- 
ness and  of  thy  praise  all  the  day  long. 


12  See  Ps.  61.  8. 
i®Ex.  16.  11.  Ps. 
71. 19. 

Ps.  27. 12. 

18  Ps.  38.  20.  & 109. 
3,  4,6.  Jer.  18.  20. 
John  10.  32. 

18  Job  30.  25.  Ps. 
69.  10,  11. 

11  Matt.  10. 13.  Luke 
10.  6. 

i«  Job  30.  1,  8,  12. 


29  Job  16.  9. 

20  Job  16.  9.  Ps.  37. 
12.  Lam.  2.  16. 

21  Hab.  1.  13. 

22  Ps.  22.  20. 

23  Ps.  22.  26,  31.  & 
40.  9,  10.  & 111.  1. 

21  Ps.  13.  4.  & 25.  2. 
& 38.  16. 

25.Tob  15.  12.  Pro. 
6.  13.  & 10.  10. 

28  Ps.  60.  4.  & 109. 


3.  & 119.  161.  Lam. 
3.  52.  John  16.  25. 

22  Ps.  22.  13. 

28  Ps.  40.  15.  & 64. 
7.  & 70.  3. 

20  Ex.  3.  7.  Acts  7. 
34. 

30  Ps.  28.  1.  & 83.  1. 

31  Ps.  10.  1.  & 22. 

11,  19.  & 38.  21.  & 71. 

12. 

32  Pb.  44.  23.  & 80.  2. 


10  All  my  bones  shall  say.  Lord,  who  is  like  unto  thee. 
Which  deliverest  the  poor  from  him  that  is  too 

strong  for  him. 

Yea,  the  poor  and  the  needy  from  him  that  spoileth 
him  ? 

11  ® Unrighteous  witnesses  rise  up  ; 

They  ask  me  of  things  that  I know  not. 

12  They  reward  me  evil  for  good. 

To  the  bereaving  of  my  soul. 

13  But  as  for  me,  when  they  were  sick,  my  clothing  was 

sackcloth  : 

I afflicted  my  soul  with  fasting  ; 

And  my  prayer returned  into  mine  own  bosom. 

14  I behaved  myself  as  though  it  had  been  my  friend 

or  my  brother  : 

I bowed  down  mourning,  as  one  that  bewaileth  his 
mother. 

15  But  when  I halted  they  rejoiced,  and  gathered  them- 

selves together  : 

The  ^ abjects  gathered  themselves  together  against 
me,  and  I knew  it  not  ; 

They  did  tear  me,  and  ceased  not : 

16  *Like  the  profane  mockers  in  feasts. 

They  gnashed  upon  me  with  their  teeth. 

17  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  look  on  ? 

Rescue  my  soul  from  their  destructions, 
j My  darling  from  the  lions. 

18  I will  give  thee  thanks  in  the  great  congregation  : 

I will  praise  thee  among  * much  people. 

19  Let  not  them  that  are  mine  enemies  ^ wrongfully 

rejoice  over  me  : 

Neither  let  them  wink  with  the  eye  that  hate  me 
without  a cause. 

20  For  they  speak  not  peace  : 

But  they  devise  deceitful  words  against  them  that 
are  quiet  in  the  land. 

21  Yea,  they  opened  their  mouth  wide  against  me  ; 
They  said.  Aha,  aha,  our  eye  hath  seen  it. 

22  Thou  hast  seen  it,  O Lord  ; keep  not  silence  : 

O Lord,  be  not  far  from  me. 

23  Stir  up  thyself,  and  awake  to  my  judgement. 

Even  unto  my  cause,  my  God  and  my  Lord. 

24  Judge  me,  O Lord  my  God,  according  to  thy  right- 

eousness ; 

And  let  them  not  rejoice  over  me. 

25  Let  them  not  say  in  their  heart,  Aha,  so  would  we 

have  it : 

Let  them  not  say.  We  have  swallowed  him  up. 

26  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded  together  that 

rejoice  at  mine  hurt : 

Let  them  be  clothed  with  shame  and  dishonour  that 
magnify  themselves  against  me. 

27  Let  them  shout  for  joy,  and  be  glad,  that  ” favour  my 

righteous  cause  : 

Yea,  let  them  say  continually,The  Lord  be  magnified. 
Which  hath  pleasure  in  the  prosperity  of  his  servant. 

28  And  my  tongue  shall  talk  of  thy  righteousness. 

And  of  thy  praise  all  the  day  long. 

38  Ps.  26.  1.  <2  pg.  70.  4.  i Or,  Among. 

3<  2 Thess.  1.  6.  ^3  pg.  149,  4,  j Heb.  My  only  one. 

36  ver.  19.  ^ Ps.  50.  15.  & 51.  k Or,  a mighty  peo- 

38  Ps.  27. 12.  & 70.  3.  14.  & 71.  24.  pie. 

& 140.  8.  e Or,  Malicious.  See  I Heb.  falsely. 

32  Lam.  2.  16.  Ex.  23.  1.  m Heb.  Aha,  our  de- 

38  ver.  4.  Ps.  40.  14.  / Or,  shall  return.  sire. 

30  Ps.  109.  29.  & 132.  g Or,  smiters.  n Heb.  hare  plea- 

19.  h Or,  those  whom  I sure  in  my  righteous- 

^8  Ps.  38.  16.  knew  not.  ness. 

<1  Rom.  12.  15.  ICor. 

12.  26. 


804 


PSALMS  XXXVI.,  XXXVII. 


PSALM  XXXVI. 

1 The  grievous  estate  of  the  wicked.  5 The  excellency  of  God's  mercy. 
10  David  prayeth  for  favour  to  God's  children. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David  the  servant 
of  the  Lord. 

The  transgression  of  the  wicked  saith  within  my 
heart,  that  ^ there  is  no  fear  of  God  before  his  eyes. 
2 For  2 he  flattereth  himself  in  his  own  eyes,  until 
his  iniquity  be  found  to  be  hateful. 

3  The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity  and  ® deceit : 
^he  hath  left  off  to  be  wise,  and  to  do  good. 

4  ® He  deviseth  mischief  upon  his  bed  ; he  setteth 
himself  ®in  a way  that  is  not  good  ; he  abhorreth  not 
evil. 

5  Thy  mercy,  O Lord,  is  in  the  heavens  ; and  thy 
faithfulness  reacheth  unto  the  clouds. 

6  Thy  righteousness  is  like  the  great  mountains  ; 
^ thy  judgments  are  a great  deep  : O Lord,  ^ thou  pre- 
servest  man  and  beast. 

7  How  excellent  is  thy  lovingkindness,  O God  ! 
therefore  the  children  of  men  put  their  trust  under 
the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

8  They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied  with  the  fat- 
ness of  thy  house  ; and  thou  shalt  make  them  drink  of 
the  river  of  thy  pleasures. 

9  i®For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life  : ^®in  thy 
light  shall  we  see  light. 

10  O continue  thy  lovingkindness  unto  them  that 
know  thee  ; and  thy  righteousness  to  the  upright  in 
heart. 

11  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come  against  me,  and 
let  not  the  hand  of  the  wicked  remove  me. 

12  There  are  the  workers  of  iniquity  fallen  ; they 
are  cast  down,  and  shall  not  be  able  to  rise. 


PSALM  XXXVII. 

David  persuadeth  to  patience  and  confidence  in  God,  by  the  different 
estate  of  the  godly  and  the  wicked. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

Fret  ^ not  thyself  because  of  evildoers,  neither  be 
thou  envious  against  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  ^like  the  grass, 
and  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

3  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good  ; so  shalt  thou 
dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily  thou  shalt  be  fed. 

4  ® Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord  ; and  he  shall 
give  thee  the  desires  of  thine  heart. 

5  * Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord  ; trust  also  in 
him  ; and  he  shall  bring  it  to  pass. 

6  ® And  he  shall  bring  forth  thy  righteousness  as  the 
light,  and  thy  judgment  as  the  noonday. 


1 Rom.  3.  18. 

8 Job  11.  8.  Ps.  77. 

15  Jer.  2.- 13.  John 

2Deut.  29.  19. 

Ps. 

19.  Rom.  11.  33. 

4.  10,  14. 

10.  3.  & 49.  18. 

e Job  7.  20.  Ps.  145. 

16  1 Pet.  2.  9. 

3 Ps.  12.  2. 

9.  1 Tim.  4.  10. 

17  Jer.  22.  16. 

4 Jer.  4.  22. 

10  Ps.  31.  19. 

18  Ps.  7.  10.  & 94. 

6 Pro.  4.  16. 

Mic. 

“Ruth  2.  12.  Ps. 

15.  & 97;  11. 

2.  1. 

17.  8.  & 91.  4. 

19  Ps.  1.  5. 

6 Is.  65.  2. 

12  Ps.  65.  4. 

1 ver.  7.  Ps.  73.  3. 

7 Ps.  57.  10.  & 108. 

13  Job  20.  17.  Rev. 

Pro.  23.  17.&24.  1, 19. 

4. 

22.  1. 

2 Ps.  90.  5,  6. 

1^  Ps.  16.  11. 

3 Is.  68.  14. 

36  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David  the  servant  of  the 

Lobd, 

1 ® The  transgression  of  the  wicked  ^ saith  within  ^ my 

heart, 

There  is  no  fear  of  God  before  his  eyes. 

2 For  f^he  flattereth  himself  in  his  own  eyes, 

«That  his  iniquity  shall  not  be  found  out  and  be 
hated. 

3 The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity  and  deceit : 

He  hath  left  off  to  be  wise  and  to  do  good. 

4 He  deviseth  iniquity  upon  his  bed  ; 

He  setteth  himself  in  a way  that  is  not  good  ; 

He  abhorreth  not  evil. 

5 Thy  lovingkindness,  O Lord,  is  in  the  heavens  ; 
Thy  faithfulness  reacheth  unto  the  skies. 

6 Thy  righteousness  is  like  the  mountains  of  God  ; 
Thy  judgements  are  a great  deep  : 

O  Lord,  thou  preservest  man  and  beast. 

7 How  precious  is  thy  lovingkindness,  O God  ! 

And  the  children  of  men  take  refuge  under  the 
shadow  of  thy  wings. 

8 They  shall  be  f abundantly  satisfied  with  the  fatness 

of  thy  house  ; 

And  thou  shalt  make  them  drink  of  the  river  of  thy 
pleasures. 

9 For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life  : 

In  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

10  O continue  thy  lovingkindness  unto  them  that  know 

thee  ; 

And  thy  righteousness  to  the  upright  in  heart. 

11  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come  against  me. 

And  let  not  the  hand  of  the  wicked  drive  me 
away. 

12  There  are  the  workers  of  iniquity  fallen  : 

They  are  thrust  down,  and  shall  not  be  able  to  rise. 

37  ^ Psalm  of  David. 

1 Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil-doers, 

Neither  be  thou  envious  against  them  that  work 
unrighteousness. 

2 For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like  the  grass. 

And  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

3 Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good  ; 

“ Dwell  in  the  land,  and  ^ follow  after  faithfulness. 

4 Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord  ; 

And  he  shall  give  thee  the  ^ desires  of  thine  heart. 

5 ® Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord  ; 

Trust  also  in  him,  and  he  shall  bring  it  to  pass. 

6 And  he  shall  make  thy  righteousness  to  go  forth  as 

the  light. 

And  thy  judgement  as  the  noonday. 

* Ps.  55.  22.  Pro.  many  ancient  versions,  a Or,  So  shall  thou 
16.  3.  Matt.  6.  25.  his.  dwell  in  the  land  and 

Luke  12.  22.  1 Pet.  d Or,  it  (or,  he)  flat-  feed  securely. 

6.  7.  tereth  him  in  his  eyes.  b Heb.  feed  on. 

6 Job  11.  17.  Mic.  e Or,  Until  his  ini-  c Or,  So  shalt  thou 

7.  9.  quity  be  found  and  be  have  thy  delight  in 

a Or,  Transgression  hated.  Heb.  Concern-  &c. 

saith  to  the  wicked.  ing  the  finding  out  of  d Heb.  petitions. 

b Or,  uttereth  its  his  iniquity  and  hat-  e Heb.  Poll  thy  way 

oracle.  ing  it.  upon  the  Lord, 

c Or,  according  to  / Heb.  watered. 


PSALM  XXXVII. 


805 


7 ® Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently  for  him  : 
® fret  not  thyself  because  of  him  who  prospereth  in  his 
way,  because  of  the  man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices 
to  pass. 

8 Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath  : ®fret  not 
thyself  in  any  wise  to  do  evil. 

9 For  evildoers  shall  be  cut  off  : but  those  that 
wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

10  For  yet  a little  while,  and  the  wicked  shall  not 
he : yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  consider  his  place, 
and  it  shall  not  he. 

11  1^  But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  earth  ; and  shall 
delight  themselves  in  the  abundance  of  peace. 

12  The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just,  i^and  gnash- 
eth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 

13  1®  The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him  ; for  he  seeth  that 

his  day  is  coming. 

14  The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword,  and  have 
bent  their  bow,  to  cast  down  the  poor  and  needy,  and 
to  slay  such  as  be  of  upright  conversation. 

15  1®  Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their  own  heart, 
and  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

16  A little  that  a righteous  man  hath  is  better  than 
the  riches  of  many  wicked. 

17  For  20  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be  broken  : but 
the  Lord  upholdeth  the  righteous. 

18  The  Lord  21  knoweth  the  days  of  the  upright  : 
and  their  inheritance  shall  be  21  for  ever. 

19  They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the  evil  time  : and 
23  in  the  days  of  famine  they  shall  be  satisfied. 

20  But  the  wicked  shall  perish,  and  the  enemies  of 
the  Lord  shall  he  as  the  fat  of  lambs  : they  shall  con- 
sume ; 24  into  smoke  shall  they  consume  away. 

21  The  wicked  borroweth,  and  payeth  not  again  : 
but  25  the  righteous  sheweth  mercy,  and  giveth. 

22  26  For  such  as  he  blessed  of  him  shall  inherit  the 
earth  ; and  they  that  he  cursed  of  him  27  shall  be  cut 
off. 

23  28  The  steps  of  a good  man  are  ordered  by  the 
Lord  : and  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 

24  29  Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly  cast 
down  : for  the  Lord  upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 

25  I have  been  young,  and  now  am  old  ; yet  have  I 
not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken,  nor  his  seed  begging 
bread. 

26  31  He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth  ; and  his  seed 
is  blessed. 

27  ®2  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ; and  dwell  for 
evermore. 

28  For  the  Lord  33loveth  judgment,  and  forsaketh 
not  his  saints  ; they  are  preserved  for  ever  : 3^  but  the 
seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 


7 -^Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently  for  him  : 

Fret  not  thyself  because  of  him  who  prospereth  in 

his  way. 

Because  of  the  man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to 
pass. 

8 Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath  : 

Fret  not  thyself,  it  tendeth  only  to  evil-doing. 

9 For  evil-doers  shall  be  cut  off  : 

But  those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall  in- 
herit ^ the  lar.d. 

10  For  yet  a little  while,  and  the  wicked  shall  not  be  : 
Yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  consider  his  place,  and 

* he  shall  not  be. 

11  But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  land  ; 

And  shall  delight  themselves  in  the  abundance  of 
peace. 

12  The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just, 

And  gnasheth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 

13  The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him  : 

For  he  seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 

14  The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword,  and  have 

bent  their  bow  ; 

To  cast  down  the  poor  and  needy. 

To  slay  such  as  be  upright  in  the  way  ; 

15  Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their  own  heart, 

And  their  bows  shall  be  broken  ; 

16  Better  is  a little  that  the  righteous  hath 
Than  the  abundance  of  many  wicked. 

17  For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be  broken  : 

But  the  Lord  upholdeth  the  righteous. 

18  The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the  perfect : 

And  their  inheritance  shall  be  for  ever. 

19  They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the  time  of  evil : 

And  in  the  days  of  famine  they  shall  be  satisfied. 

20  But  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

And  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  shall  be  as  * the  excel- 
lency of  the  pastures  : 

They  shall  consume  ; j in  smoke  shall  they  consume 
away. 

21  The  wicked  borroweth,  and  payeth  not  again  : 

But  the  righteous  dealeth  graciously,  and  giveth. 

22  For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall  inherit  the  land  ; 
And  they  that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 

23  A man’s  goings  are  established  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 

24  Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly  cast  down  : 
For  the  Lord  ^ upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 

25  I have  been  young,  and  now  am  old  ; 

Yet  have  I not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken. 

Nor  his  seed  begging  their  bread. 

26  All  the  day  long  he  dealeth  graciously,  and  lendeth  ; 
And  his  seed  is  blessed. 

27  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ; 

And  dwell  for  evermore. 

28  For  the  Lord  loveth  judgement, 

And  forsaketh  not  his  saints  ; 

They  are  preserved  for  ever  : 

But  the  seed  of  the  Avicked  shall  be  cut  off. 


6 Ps.  62. 1. 

7 18.  30.  16.  Lam. 
8.  26. 

8 ver.  1,  8.  Jer.  12. 

‘aPs.  73.  3.  Eph. 
4.  26. 

Job  27.  13,  14. 

” ver.  11,  22,  29.  Ir. 
67.  13. 


12  Heb.  10.  36,  87. 

13  Job  7.  10.  & 20.  9. 
1^  Matt.  5.  6. 

18  Pb.  36.  10. 

Is  Ps.  2.  4. 

17  1 Sam.  26.  10. 

18  Mic.  6.  6. 

19  Pro.  15.  16.  & 16. 
S.  1 Tim.  6.  6. 


20  Job  88. 15.  Ps.l0. 
15.  Ezek  30.  21,  &c. 

21  Pb.  1.  6. 

22  Is.  60.  21. 

23  Job  6.  20.  Ps.  33. 
19. 

24  Ps.  102.  3. 

2r-  Ps.  Il2.  5,  9. 

2e  Pro.  3.  33. 


27  ver.  9. 

28  1 Sam.  2.  9.  Pro. 
16.  9. 

20  Pb.  34.  19,  20.  & 
'40.  2.  & 91.  12.  Pro. 
24.  16.  Mic.  7.  8.  2 

Cor.  4.  9. 

30  Job  15.  23.  Ps. 
59.  15.  & 109.  10. 


31  Deut.  15.  8,  10. 
Ps.  112.  6,  9. 

32  Ps.  34.  14.  Is.  1. 
16,  17. 

33  Ps.  11.  7. 

34  Ps.  21.  10.  Pro. 
2.  22.  Is.  14.  20. 

/ Or,  Be  still  before 
(lieb.  silent  to)  the 
Lord. 


g Or,  the  earth  (and 
so  in  vv.  11,  22,  29, 
34). 

h Or,  it. 

i Or,  the  fat  of 
lambs. 

j Or,  lihe  smoke. 

k Or,  vpholdeth  his 
hand. 


806 


PSALM  XXXVIII. 


29  The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land,  and  dwell 
therein  for  ever. 

30  ®®The  mouth  of  the  righteous  speaketh  wisdom, 
and  his  tongue  talketh  of  judgment. 

31  The  law  of  liis  God  is  in  his  heart  ; none  of  his 
steps  shall  slide. 

32  The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous,  and  seeketh 
to  slay  him. 

33  The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his  hand,  nor 

condemn  him  when  he  is  judged. 

34  Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way,  and  he 
shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land  : when  the  wicked 
are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  it. 

35  ^^I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power,  and 
spreading  himself  like  a green  bay  tree. 

36  Yet  he  passed  away,  and,  lo,  he  was  not  : yea,  I 
sought  him,  but  he  could  not  be  found. 

37  Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the  upright  : for 

the  end  of  that  man  is  peace. 

38  ^®But  the  transgressors  shall  be  destroyed  to- 
gether : the  end  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

39  But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is  of  the 
Lord  : he  is  their  strength  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

40  And  the  Lord  shall  help  them,  and  deliver 
them  : he  shall  deliver  them  from  the  wicked,  and  save 
them,  because  they  trust  in  him. 


PSALM  XXXVIII. 

David  moveth  God  to  take  compassion  of  his  pitiful  case. 

A Psalm  of  David,  to  bring  to  remembrance. 

01  LORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thy  wrath  : neither 
chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 

2  For  2 thine  arrows  stick  fast  in  me,  and  ®thy  hand 
presseth  me  sore. 

3  There  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh  because  of  thine 
anger  ; ^ neither  is  there  any  rest  in  my  bones  because  of 
my  sin. 

4  For  ® mine  iniquities  are  gone  over  mine  head  : as 
an  heavy  burden  they  are  too  ® heavy  for  me. 

6  My  wounds  stink  and  are  corrupt  because  of  my 
foolishness. 

6  I am  troubled  ; I am  bowed  down  greatly  ; ® I 
go  mourning  all  the  day  long. 

7  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a ^loathsome  disease: 
and  there  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh. 

8  I am  feeble  and  sore  broken  : n I have  roared  by 
reason  of  the  disquietness  of  my  heart. 

9  Lord,  all  my  desire  is  before  thee  ; and  my  groan- 
ing is  not  hid  from  thee. 

10  My  heart  panteth,  my  strength  faileth  me  : as  for 
the  light  of  mine  eyes,  it  also  is  gone  from  me. 

11  12  My  lovers  and  my  friends  i^  stand  aloof  from 
my  sore  ; and  my  kinsmen  i®  stand  afar  off. 


S5  Pro.  2.  21. 

88  Matt.  12.  35. 
37Deut.  6.  6.  Ps. 
40.  8.  & 119.  98.  Is. 
61.  7. 

88  Ps.  10.  8. 

80  2 Pet.  2.  9. 

*0  Ps.  109.  31. 
vor.  9.  Ps.  27.  14. 


Pro.  20.  22. 

« Ps.  62.  6,  G.  & 91. 

8. 

« Job  6.  3. 

« Job  20.  6,  &c. 

« Is.  32.  17.  & 57.  2. 
<8  Ps.  1.  4.  & 62.  6. 
« Ps.  3.  8. 

« Ps.  9.  9. 


« Is.  31.  6. 

80  1 Chr.  5.  20.  Dan. 
3.  17,  28.  & 6.  23. 

1 Ps.  6.  1. 

8 Job  6.  4. 

8 Ps.  32.  4. 

*■  Ps.  6.  2. 

8 Ezra  9.  6.  Ps.  40. 

12. 


29  The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land. 

And  dwell  therein  for  ever. 

30  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  talketh  of  wisdom, 

And  his  tongue  speaketh  judgement. 

31  The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart ; 

None  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 

32  The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 

And  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

33  The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his  hand. 

Nor  condemn  him  when  he  is  judged. 

34  Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way. 

And  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land  : 

When  the  wicked  are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  it. 

35  I have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power. 

And  spreading  himself  like  a green  tree  in  its  na- 
tive soil. 

36  ^ But  one  passed  by,  and,  lo,  he  was  not : 

Yea,  I sought  him,  but  he  could  not  be  found. 

37  Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the  upright : 

For  ”the  latter  end  of  that  man  is  peace. 

38  As  for  transgressors,  they  shall  be  destroyed  to- 

gether : 

The  latter  end  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

39  But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is  of  the  Lord  : 
He  is  their  strong  hold  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

40  And  the  Lord  helpeth  them,  and  rescueth  them  : 
He  rescueth  them  from  the  wicked,  and  saveth  them. 
Because  they  have  taken  refuge  in  him. 


38  A Psalm  of  David,  <*  to  bring  to  remembrance. 

1 O Lord,  rebuke  me  not  in  thy  wrath  : 

Neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 

2 For  thine  arrows  ^ stick  fast  in  me. 

And  thy  hand  ^ presseth  me  sore. 

3 There  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh  because  of  thine 

indignation  ; 

Neither  is  there  any  ‘^health  in  my  bones  because  of 
my  sin. 

4 For  mine  iniquities  are  gone  over  mine  head  : 

As  an  heavy  burden  they  are  too  heavy  for  me. 

5 My  wounds  stink  and  are  corrupt. 

Because  of  my  foolishness. 

'6  I am  ^ pained  and  bowed  down  greatly  ; 

I go  mourning  all  the  day  long. 

7 For  my  loins  are  filled  with  burning  ; 

And  there  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh. 

8 I am  faint  and  sore  brui^d  : 

I have  roared  by  reason  of  the  disquietness  of  my 
heart. 

9 Lord,''%ll  my  desire  is  before  thee  ; 

And  my  groaning  is  not  hid  from  thee. 

10  My  heart  throbbeth,  my  strength  faileth  me  : 

As  for  the  light  of  mine  eyes,  it  also  is  gone  from 
me. 

11  My  lovers  and  my  friends  stand  aloof  from  my 

plague  ; 

And  my  kinsmen  stand  afar  off. 


6 Matt.  11.  28. 

7 Ps.  35.  14. 

8 Job  30.  28.  Ps.  42. 
9.  & 43.  2. 

0 Job  7.  5. 

10  ver.  3. 

11  Job  3.  24.  Ps.  22. 
1.  Is.  59.  11. 

1*  Ps.  6.  7.  & 88.  9. 


13  Ps.  31.  11. 

14  Luke  10.  31.  32. 

15  Luke  23.  49; 

I Or,  Yet  he  passed 
away. 

m Or,  according  to 
some  ancient  versions, 
I passed  by. 
n Or,  there  is  a re- 


ward (or,  future  or, 
posterity)  for  the  man 
of  peace. 

a Or,  to  make  me- 
morial. 

b Heb.  lighted  on 
me. 

c Or,  rest. 

d Heb.  bent. 


PSALM  XXXIX. 


807 


12  They  also  that  seek  after  my  life  lay  snares  for 
me : and  they  that  seek  my  hurt  speak  mischievous 
things,  and  imagine  deceits  all  the  day  long. 

13  But  I,  as  a deaf  wian,  heard  not  ; and  I was 
as  a dumb  man  that  openeth  not  his  mouth. 

14  Thus  I was  as  a man  that  heareth  not,  and  in 
whose  mouth  are  no  reproofs. 

15  For  in  thee,  O Lord,  do  I hope  : thou  wilt  hear, 
O Lord  my  God. 

16  For  I said.  Hear  we,  ^^lest  otherwise  they  should 
rejoice  over  me  : when  my  ^Sfoot  slippeth,  they  ^^njag- 
nify  themselves  against  me. 

17  For  I am  ready  to  halt,  and  my  sorrow  is  continu- 
ally before  me. 

18  For  I will  declare  mine  iniquity  ; I will  be 

sorry  for  my  sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  are  lively,  and  they  are  strong  : 
and  they  that  hate  me  wrongfully  are  multiplied. 

20  They  also  that  render  evil  for  good  are  mine 
adversaries  ; ^ because  I follow  the  thing  that  good  is. 

21  Forsake  me  not,  O Lord  : O my  God,  be  not 
far  from  me. 

22  Make  haste  to  help  me,  O Lord  my  salvation. 


PSALM  XXXIX. 

1 David's  care  of  his  thoughts.  4 The  consideration  of  the  brevity  and 
vanity  of  life,  7 the  reverence  of  God's  judgments,  10  and  'prayer, 
are  his  bridles  of  impatiency. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  even  to  Jeduthun,  A Psalm  of 
David. 

I  SAID,  I will  1 take  heed  to  my  ways,  that  I sin  not 
with  my  tongue  : I will  keep  ^my  mouth  with  a 
bridle,  ® while  the  wicked  is  before  me. 

2^1  was  dumb  with  silence,  I held  my  peace,  even 
from  good  ; and  my  sorrow  was  stirred. 

3  My  heart  was  hot  within  me,  while  I was  musing 
® the  fire  burned  : then  spake  I with  my  tongue, 

4  Lord,  ® make  me  to  know  mine  end,  and  the  mea- 
sure of  my  days,  what  it  is  ; that  I may  know  how  frail 
I am. 

5  Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  an  handbreadth; 
and  '^mine  age  is  as  nothing  before  thee  : ® verily  every 
man  at  his  best  state  is  altogether  vanity.  Selah. 

6  Surely  every  man  walketh  in  ^ a vain  shew  : surely 
they  are  disquieted  in  vain  : he  heapeth  up  riches,  and 
knoweth  not  who  shall  gather  them. 

7  And  now.  Lord,  what  wait  I for  ? my  hope  is  in 
thee. 

8  Deliver  me  from  all  my  transgressions  : make  me 
not  the  reproach  of  the  foolish. 

9  I was  dumb,  I opened  not  my  mouth  ; because 
thou  didst  it. 


w 2 Sam.  17.  1,  2,  3. 
n 2 Sam.  16.  7,  8. 

« Ps.  35.  20. 
w See  2 Sam.  16.  10. 

20  Ps.  39.  2,  9. 

21  2 Sam.  16. 12.  Ps. 
39.  7. 

22  Ps.  13.  4. 

28  Dent.  32.  35. 

Pa.  36.  26. 


25Ps.  32.  5.  Pro.  28. 
13. 

26  2 Cor.  7.  9, 10. 

22  Ps.  85.  19. 

28  Ps.  35.  12. 

20  See  1 Pet.  3. 13.  & 
1 John  3.  12. 

80  Ps.  35.  22. 

81  Ps.  27.  1.  & 62.  2, 
C.  Is.  12.  2. 


1 1  Kin.  2.  4.  2 Kin. 
10.  31. 

2ps.  141.  3.  Jam. 
3.  2. 

3 Col.  4.  5. 

« Ps.  38.  13. 

6 .Ter.  20.  9. 

0 Ps.  90.  12.  & 119. 
84. 


12  They  also  that  seek  after  my  life  lay  snares  for  me  ; 
And  they  that  seek  my  hurt  speak  mischievous 

things. 

And  imagine  deceits  all  the  day  long. 

13  But  I,  as  a deaf  man,  hear  not  ; 

And  I am  as  a dumb  man  that  openeth  not  his  mouth. 

14  Yea,  I am  as  a man  that  heareth  not. 

And  in  whose  mouth  are  no  ® reproofs. 

15  For  in  thee,  O Lord,  do  I hope  : 

Thou  wilt  answer,  O Lord  my  God. 

16  For  I said,  Lest  they  rejoice  over  me  : 

When  my  foot  slippeth,  they  magnify  themselves 
against  me. 

17  For  I am  ready  to  halt, 

And  my  sorrow  is  continually  before  me. 

18  For  I will  declare  mine  iniquity  ; 

I will  be  sorry  for  my  sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  are  lively,  and  are  strong  : 

And  they  that  hate  me  wrongfully  are  multiplied. 

20  They  also  that  render  evil  for  good 

Are  adversaries  unto  me,  because  I follow  the  thing 
that  is  good. 

21  Forsake  me  not,  O Lord  : 

O my  God,  be  not  far  from  me. 

22  Make  haste  to  help  me, 

O Lord  my  salvation. 


39  For  the  Chief  Musician,  for  Jeduthun.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 I said,  I will  take  heed  to  my  ways. 

That  I sin  not  with  my  tongue  : 

I will  keep  “ my  mouth  with  a bridle. 

While  the  wicked  is  before  me. 

2 I was  dumb  with  silence,  I held  my  peace,  ^ even 

from  good  ; 

And  my  sorrow  was  stirred. 

3 My  heart  was  hot  within  me  ; 

While  I was  musing  the  fire  kindled  ; 

Then  spake  I with  my  tongue  : 

4 Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end. 

And  the  measure  of  my  days,  what  it  is  ; 

Let  me  know  how  frail  I am. 

5 Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  handbreadths  ; 
And  mine  age  is  as  nothing  before  thee  : 

Surely  every  man  ^ at  his  best  estate  is  altogether 
^ vanity.  [Selah 

6 Surely  every  man  walketh  ® in  a vain  shew  : 

Surely  they  are  disquieted  in  vain  : 

He  heapeth  up  riches,  and  knoweth  not  who  shall 
gather  them. 

7 And  now.  Lord,  what  wait  I for  ? 

My  hope  is  in  thee. 

8 Deliver  me  from  all  my  transgressions  : 

Make  me  not  the  reproach  of  the  foolish. 

9 I was  dumb,  I opened  not  my  mouth  ; 

Because  thou  didst  it. 


2 Ps.  90.  4. 

8 ver.  11.  Ps.  62.  9. 
& 144.  4. 

» 1 Cor.  7.  31.  Jam. 
4.  14. 

10  Job  27.  17.  Eccles. 
2.  18,  21,  26.  & 5.  14. 
Luke  12.  20,  21. 

11  Ps.  38.  16. 


12  Ps.  44.  13.  & 79.  4. 

13  Lev.  10.  3.  Job 
40.  4,  6.  Ps.  38.  13. 

14  2 Sam.  16.  10. 
Job  2.  10. 

e Or,  arguments, 
f Heb.  falsely, 
a Heb.  a bridle  (or, 
mu2zle)for  my  mouth. 


b Or,  and  had  no 
comfort.  Heb.  away 
from  good. 

c Heb.  standing 
firm. 

d Heb.  a breath, 
e Or,  as  a shadow, 
f Or,  for  vanily. 


808 


PSALM  XL. 


10  Remove  thy  stroke  away  from  me  : I am  con- 
sumed by  the  blow  of  thine  hand. 

11  When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  correct  man  for  ini- 
quity, thou  makest  his  beauty  to  consume  away  like 
a moth  : surely  every  man  is  vanity.  Selah. 

12  Hear  my  prayer,  O Lord,  and  give  ear  unto  my 
cry  ; hold  not  thy  peace  at  my  tears  : for  I am  a stran- 
ger with  thee,  and  a sojourner,  as  all  my  fathers  loere. 

13  O spare  me,  that  I may  recover  strength,  before 
I go  hence,  and  be  no  more. 


PSALM  XL. 

1  The  benefit  of  confidence  in  God.  6 Obedience  is  the  best  sacrifice. 
11  The  sense  of  David's  evils  inflameth  his  prayer. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David. 

II  WAITED  patiently  for  the  Lord  ; and  he  inclined 
unto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 

2  He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  an  horrible  pit,  out 
of  2 the  miry  clay,  and  ^ set  my  feet  upon  a rock,  and 
^ established  my  goings. 

3  ® And  he  hath  put  a new  song  in  my  mouth,  even 
praise  unto  our  God  : ®many  shall  see  and  fear,  and 
shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 

4  ’Blessed  is  that  man  that  maketh  the  Lord  his 
trust,  and  ® respecteth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as  ® turn 
aside  to  lies. 

5  Many,  O Lord  my  God,  are  thy  wonderful  works 
which  thou  hast,  done,  and  thy  thoughts  which  are  to 
us-ward  : they  cannot  be  reckoned  up  in  order  unto 
thee  : if  I would  declare  and  speak  of  them,  they  are 
more  than  can  be  numbered. 

6  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  didst  not  desire  ; mine 
ears  hast  thou  opened  : burnt  offering  and  sin  offering 
hast  thou  not  required. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I come  : in  the  volume  of  the  book 
it  is  written  of  me, 

8  I delight  to  do  thy  will,  O my  God  : yea,  thy  law 
is  within  my  heart. 

9  I have  preached  righteousness  in  the  great  con- 
gregation : lo,  I have  not  refrained  my  lips,  O Lord, 
^®thou  knowest. 

10  I have  not  hid  thy  righteousness  within  my 
heart ; I have  declared  thy  faithfulness  and  thy  salva- 
tion : I have  not  concealed  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy 
truth  from  the  great  congregation. 

11  Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mercies  from  me, 
O Lord  ; 20  let  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  con- 
tinually preserve  me. 


15  Job  9.  34.  & 13. 
21. 

16  Job  4. 19.&13. 28. 
Is.  50.  9.  Hoa.  5.  12. 

11  ver.  5. 

i«Lev.  25.  23.  1 

Chr.  29.  15.  Ps.  119. 
19.  2 Cor.  5.  6.  Heb. 
11.  13.  1 Pet.  1.  17.  & 
2.  11. 

“ Gen.  47.  9. 


20  Job  10.  20,  21.  & 
14.  5,  6. 

21  Job  14.  10, 11, 12. 

1 Ps.  27.  14.  & 37.  7. 

2 Ps.  69.  2, 14. 

3 Ps.  27.  5. 

4 Ps.  37.  23. 

6 Ps.  33.  3. 

6 Ps.  52.  6. 

1 Ps.  34.  8.  Jer.  17. 


« Ps.  101.  3,  7. 

9 Ps.  125.  5. 

10  Ex.  15.  11.  Job 
5.  9.  & 9.  10.  Ps.  71. 
15.  & 92.  5.  & 139.  6, 
17. 

11  Is.  55.  8. 

12  1 Sam.  15.  22.  Ps. 
.50.  8.  & .51.  16.  Is.  1 
11.  & 66.  3.  Hos.  6.  6. 


10  Remove  thy  stroke  away  from  me  : 

I  am  consumed  by  the  ^ blow  of  thine  hand. 

11  When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  correct  man  for  ini- 

quity. 

Thou  * makest  his  beauty  to  consume  away  like  a 
moth  : 

Surely  every  man  is  ^ vanity.  [Selah 

12  Hear  my  prayer,  O Lord,  and  give  ear  unto  my 

cry  ; 

Hold  not  thy  peace  at  my  tears  : 

For  I am  a stranger  with  thee, 

A sojourner,  as  all  my  fathers  were. 

13  ^ O spare  me,  that  I may  * recover  strength, 

Before  I go  hence,  and  be  no  more. 


40  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 I waited  patiently  for  the  Lord  ; 

And  he  inclined  unto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 

2 He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  ® an  horrible  pit,  out 

of  the  miry  clay  ; 

And  he  set  my  feet  upon  a rock,  and  established  my 
goings. 

3 And  he  hath  put  a new  song  in  my  mouth,  even 

praise  unto  our  God  : 

Many  shall  see  it,  and  fear. 

And  shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 

4 Blessed  is  the  man  that  maketh  the  Lord  his  trust, 
And  respecteth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as  ^ turn 

aside  to  lies. 

5 Many,  O Lord  my  God,  are  the  wonderful  works 

which  thou  hast  done. 

And  thy  thoughts  which  are  to  us-ward  : 

They  caimot  be  set  in  order  unto  thee  ; 

If  I would  declare  and  speak  of  them. 

They  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 

6 Sacrifice  and  ^ offering  thou  hast  no  delight  in  ; 

Mine  ears  hast  thou  opened  : 

Burnt  offering  and  sin  offering  hast  thou  not  re- 
quired. 

7 Then  said  I,  Lo,  I am  come  ; 

In  the  roll  of  the  book  it  is  ^ written  of  me  ; 

8 I delight  to  do  thy  will,  O my  God  ; 

Yea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 

9 I have  s' published  righteousness  in  the  great  con- 

gregation ; 

Lo,  I will  not  refrain  my  lips, 

0 Lord,  thou  knowest. 

10  I have  not  hid  thy  righteousness  within  my  heart  ; 

1 have  declared  thy  faithfulness  and  thy  salvation  : 
I have  not  concealed  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy 

truth  from  the  great  congregation. 

11  Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mercies  from  me,  O 

Lord  : 

Let  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  continually 
preserve  me. 


Matt.  9.  13.  & 12.  7. 
Heb.  10.  5. 

13  Luke  24.  44. 

14  Ps.  119.  16,  24, 47, 
92.  John  4.  34.  Rom. 
7.  22. 

isPs.  37.  31.  Jer. 
31.  33.  2 Cor.  3.  3. 

16  Ps.  22.  22,  25.  & 
35.  18. 

11  Ps.  119.  13. 

1*  Ps.  139.  2. 


19  Acts  20.  20,  27. 

20  Ps.  43.  3.  & 57.  3. 
& 61.  7. 

g Heb.  conflict, 
h Or,  consumest  like 
a moth  his  delights, 
i Heb.  a breath, 
j Or,  Look  away 
from.  me. 

k Heb.  brighten  vp. 
a Heb.  a pit  of  tu- 
mult or  destruction. 


b Or,  fall  away 
treacherously. 

c Or,  There  is  none 
to  be  compared  unto 
thee. 

d Or,  meal  offering, 
e Heb.  Fars  hast  thou 
digged  (or,  pierced) 
for  me. 

/Or,  prescribed  to. 
g Or,  proclaimed 
glad  tidings  of. 


PSALM  XLI. 


809 


12  For  innumerable  evils  have  compassed  me  about : 
21  mine  iniquities  have  taken  hold  upon  me,  so  that  I am 
not  able  to  look  up  ; they  are  more  than  the  hairs  of 
mine  head  : therefore  22  my  heart  faileth  me. 

13  23  Be  pleased,  O Lord,  to  deliver  me  : O Lord, 
make  haste  to  help  me. 

14  24  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded  together 
that  seek  after  my  soul  to  destroy  it  ; let  them  be  driven 
backward  and  put  to  shame  that  wish  me  evil. 

15  25  Let  them  be  2®  desolate  for  a reward  of  their 
shame  that  say  unto  me.  Aha,  aha. 

16  27  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad 
in  thee  : let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  28  say  continu- 
ally, The  Lord  be  magnified. 

17  29  But  I am  poor  and  needy  ; yet  the  Lord 
thinketh  upon  me  : thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer  ; 
make  no  tarrying,  O my  God. 


PSALM  XLI. 

1 Ood's  care  of  the 'poor.  4 David  complaineth  of  Ms  enemies'  treachery, 
10  He  fleeth  to  God  for  succour. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David. 

Blessed  ^ is  he  that  considereth  the  poor  ; the 
Lord  will  deliver  him  in  time  of  trouble. 

2  The  Lord  will  preserve  him,  and  keep  him  alive  ; 
and  he  shall  be  blessed  upon  the  earth  : 2 and  thou  wilt 
not  deliver  him  unto  the  will  of  his  enemies. 

3  The  Lord  will  strengthen  him  upon  the  bed  of 
languishing  : thou  wilt  make  all  his  bed  in  liis  sickness. 

4  I said.  Lord,  be  merciful  unto  me  : * heal  my  soul ; 
for  I have  sinned  against  thee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  evil  of  me.  When  shall  he  die, 
and  his  name  perish  ? 

6  And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  ^ speaketh  vanity  : his 
heart  gathereth  iniquity  to  itself  ; when  he  goeth  abroad, 
he  telleth  it. 

7  All  that  hate  me  whisper  together  against  me  : 
against  me  do  they  devise  my  hurt. 

8  An  evil  disease,  say  they,  cleaveth  fast  unto  him  : 
and  now  that  he  lieth  he  shall  rise  up  no  more. 

9  ® Yea,  mine  own  familiar  friend,  in  whom  I trusted, 
® which  did  eat  of  my  bread,  hath  lifted  up  his  heel 
against  me. 

10  But  thou,  O Lord,  be  merciful  unto  me,  and  raise 
me  up,  that  I may  requite  them. 

11  By  this  I know  that  thou  favourest  me,  because 
mine  enemy  doth  not  triumph  over  me. 

12  And  as  for  me,  thou  upholdest  me  in  mine  inte- 
grity, and  settest  me  before  thy  face  for  ever. 

13  ® Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  from  ever- 
lasting, and  to  everlasting.  Amen,  and  Amen. 


*1  Ps.  38.  4. 

« Ps.  73.  26. 

23  Ps.  70.  1,  &c. 

24  Ps.  35.  4,26.  & 70. 
2,  3.  & 71.  13. 

25  Ps.  70.  3. 

28  Ps.  73.  19. 


27  Ps.  70.  4. 

28  Ps.  35.  27. 

29  Ps.  70.  5. 

80  1 Pet.  5.  7. 

1 Pro.  14.  21. 

2 Ps.  27.  12. 


* 2 Chr.  30.  20.  Ps. 
6.  2.  & 147.  3. 

4 Ps.  12.  2.  Pro.  26. 
24,  25,  26. 

5 2 Sam.  15.  12.  Job 

19.  19.  Ps.  55.  12,  13, 

20.  Jer.  20.  10. 


12  For  innumerable  evils  have  compassed  me  about. 
Mine  iniquities  have  overtaken  me,  so  that  I am 

not  able  to  look  up  ; 

They  are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine  head,  and  my 
heart  hath  ^ failed  me. 

13  Be  pleased,  O Lord,  to  deliver  me  : 

Make  haste  to  help  me,  O Lord. 

14  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded  together 
That  seek  after  my  soul  to  destroy  it  : 

Let  them  be  turned  backward  and  brought  to  dis- 
honour 

That  delight  in  my  hurt. 

15  Let  them  be  * desolate  j by  reason  of  their  shame 
That  say  unto  me.  Aha,  Aha. 

16  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in 

thee  ; 

Let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually. 

The  Lord  be  magnified. 

17  But  I am  poor  and  needy  ; 

Yet  the  Lord  thinketh  upon  me  : 

Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer  ; 

Make  no  tarrying,  O my  God. 


41  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Blessed  is  he  that  considereth  “ the  poor  : 

The  Lord  will  deliver  him  in  the  day  of  evil. 

2 ^ The  Lord  will  preserve  him,  and  keep  him  alive, 

and  he  shall  he  blessed  ‘^upon  the  earth  ; 

And  deliver  not  thou  him  unto  the  will  of  his  ene- 
mies. 

3 ^ The  Lord  will  support  him  upon  the  couch  of  lan- 

guishing : 

Thou  ® makest  all  his  bed  in  his  sickness. 

4 I said,  O Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me  : 

Heal  my  soul  ; for  I have  sinned  against  thee. 

5 Mine  enemies  speak  evil  against  me,  saying. 

When  shall  he  die,  and  his  name  perish  ? 

6 And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  speaketh  vanity  ; 

His  heart  gathereth  iniquity  to  itself  : 

When  he  goeth  abroad,  he  telleth  it. 

7 All  that  hate  me  whisper  together  against  me  : 
Against  me  do  they  devise  my  hurt. 

8 s'An  evil  disease,  say  they,  ^ cleaveth  fast  unto  him  : 
And  now  that  he  lieth  he  shall  rise  up  no  more. 

9 Yea,  mine  own  familiar  friend,  in  whom  I trusted, 

which  did  eat  of  my  bread. 

Hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

10  But  thou,  O Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me,  and  raise 

me  up. 

That  I may  requite  them. 

11  By  this  I know  that  thou  delightest  in  me. 

Because  mine  enemy  doth  not  triumph  over  me. 

12  And  as  for  me,  thou  upholdest  me  in  mine  integrity. 
And  settest  me  before  thy  face  for  ever. 

13  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 

From  everlasting  and  to  everlasting. 

Amen,  and  Amen. 


6 0bad.7.  John  13. 
18. 

7 Job  36.  7.  Ps.  34. 
15. 

8 Ps.  100.  48. 

h Heb.  forsaken, 
i Or,  astonished. 


j Or,  for  a reward 
of. 

a Or,  the  weak, 
b Or,  The  Lord  pre- 
serve. 

c Or,  in  the  land, 
d Or,  The  Lord  sup- 
port. 


e Heb.  turnest,  or, 
changest. 
f Or,  falsehood, 
g Or,  Some  wicked 
thing. 

h Or,  is  poured  out 
upon  him. 


810 


PSALMS  XLII.,  XLIII. 


PSALM  XLII. 

1 David's  zeal  to  serve  God  in  the  temple.  5 He  eneourageth  his  soul  to 
trust  in  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil,  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

AS  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water  brooks,  so  pant- 
eth  my  soul  after  thee,  O God. 

2  ^ My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  ^ the  living  God  : 
when  shall  I come  and  appear  before  God  ? 

3  ® My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night,  while 
^ they  continually  say  unto  me.  Where  is  thy  God  ? 

4  When  I remember  these  things,  ^ I pour  out  my  soul 
in  me  : for  I had  gone  with  the  multitude,  ® I went  with 
them  to  the  house  of  God,  with  the  voice  of  joy  and 
praise,  with  a multitude  that  kept  holyday. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O my  soul  ? and  why  art 
thou  disquieted  in  me  ? ® hope  thou  in  God  : for  I shall 
yet  praise  him  /or  the  help  or  his  countenance. 

6  O my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down  within  me  : there- 
fore will  I remember  thee  from  the  land  of  Jordan,  and 
of  the  Hermonites,  from  the  hill  Mizar. 

7  ^ Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of  thy  water- 
spouts : all  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone  over 
me. 

8  Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  lovingkindness 
in  the  daytime,  and  ^^in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with 
me,  and  my  prayer  unto  the  God  of  my  life. 

9  I will  say  unto  God  my  rock.  Why  hast  thou  for- 
gotten me  ? why  go  I mourning  because  of  the  op- 
pression of  the  enemy  ? 

10  As  with  a sword  in  my  bones,  mine  enemies  re- 
proach me  ; while  they  say  daily  unto  me,  Where  is 
thy  God  ? 

11  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O my  soul  ? and  why 
art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? hope  thou  in  God  : for 
I shall  yet  praise  him,  who  is  the  health  of  my  counte- 
nance, and  my  God. 


PSALM  XLIII. 

1 David,  Heaving  to  be  restored  to  the  temple,  promiseth  to  serve  God 
joyfully.  5 He  eneourageth  his  soul  to  trust  in  God. 

^ XUDGE  me,  O God,  and  ^ plead  my  cause  against  an 
^ ungodly  nation  : O deliver  me  from  the  deceitful 
and  unjust  man. 

2 For  thou  art  the  God  of  ^my  strength  : why  dost 
thou  cast  me  off  ? ^ why  go  I mourning  because  of  the 
oppression  of  the  enemy  ? 

3 ® O send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth  : let  them  lead 
me  ; let  them  bring  me  unto  ® thy  holy  hill,  and  to  thy 
tabernacles. 


1 Ps.  63.  1.  & 84.  2. 
John  7.  37. 

2 1 Thess.  1.  9. 

8 Ps.  80.  6.  & 102.  9. 
* ver.  10.  Ps.  79. 10. 
& 115.  2. 

6  Job  30.  16.  Ps.  62. 

8. 


6 Is.  30.  29. 

7 ver.  11.  Ps.  43.  5. 

8 Lam.  3.  24. 

9 Jer.  4.  20.  Ezek.  7. 
26. 

70  Ps.  88.  7.  Jonah 
2.  3. 


n Lev.  25.  21.  Dent. 
28.  8.  Ps.  133.  3. 

12  Job  36. 10.  Ps.  32. 
7.  & 63.  6.  & 149.  5. 

13  Ps.  38.  6.  & 43.  2. 

14  ver.  3.  Joel  2.  17. 
Mic.  7.  10. 

16  ver.  5.  Ps.  43.  6. 


BOOK  II. 


42  For  the  Chief  Musician ; Maschil  of  the  sons  of  Eorah. 

1 As  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water  brooks. 

So  panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  O God. 

2 My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  living  God  : 

When  shall  I come  and  appear  before  God  ? 

3 My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night. 

While  they  “ continually  say  unto  me.  Where  is  thy 

God? 

4 These  things  I remember,  and  pour  out  my  soul 

**  within  me. 

How  I went  with  the  throng,  and  ‘^led  them  to  the 
house  of  God, 

With  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise,  a multitude  keep- 
ing holyday. 

5 Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O my  soul  ? 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 

Hope  thou  in  God  : for  I shall  yet  praise  him 
^For  the -^health  of  his  countenance. 

6 O my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down  within  me  : 
Therefore  do  I remember  thee  from  the  land  of 

Jordan, 

And  the  Hemions,  from  ^ the  hill  Mizar. 

7 Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of  thy  * water- 

spouts : 

All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone  over  me. 

8 Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  lovingkindness  in 

the  day-time. 

And  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with  me. 

Even  a prayer  unto  the  God  of  my  life. 

9 I will  say  unto  God  my  rock.  Why  hast  thou  for- 

gotten me  ? 

Why  go  I mourning  ^ because  of  the  oppression  of 
the  enemy  ? 

10  As  with  .7  a sword  in  my  bones,  mine  adversaries 

reproach  me  ; 

While  they  continually  say  unto  me.  Where  is  thy 
God? 

11  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O my  soul  ? 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 

Hope  thou  in  God  : for  I shall  yet  praise  him. 

Who  is  the  * health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


43  Judge  me,  O God,  and  plead  my  cause  against  an 
ungodly  nation  : 

O deliver  me  from  the  deceitful  and  unjust  man. 

2 For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength  ; why  hast 

thou  cast  me  off  ? 

Why  go  I mourning  “ because  of  the  oppression  of 
the  enemy  ? 

3 O send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth  ; let  them  lead 

me  : 

Let  them  bring  me  unto  thy  holy  hill. 

And  to  thy  tabernacles. 


1 Ps.  26.  1.  & 35.  24. 

2 Ps.  35.  1. 

8 Ps.  28.  7. 

4 Ps.  42.  9. 

6 Ps.  40.  11.  & 57.  3. 
6 Ps.  3.  4. 

a Heb.  all  the  day. 
b Heb.  upon. 


c Or,  went  in  pro- 
cession with  them, 
d Heb.  bowed  down, 
e According  to  some 
ancient  authorities, 
Who  is  the  health  of 
my  countenance,  and 
my  God.  My  soul  d’C. 
f Or,  help. 


g Or,  the  little  moun- 
tain. 

h Or,  cataracts, 
i Or,  while  the  ene- 
my oppresseth. 
j Or,  crushing, 
k Or,  help, 
a Or,  while  the  ene- 
my oppresseth. 


PSALM  XLIY. 


811 


4 Then  will  I go  unto  the  altar  of  God,  unto  God  my 
exceeding  joy  ; yea,  upon  the  harp  will  I praise  thee,  O 
God  my  God. 

5 Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O my  soul  ? and  why 
art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? hope  in  God  : for  I 
shall  yet  praise  him,  who  is  the  health  of  my  counte- 
nance, and  my  God. 

PSALM  XLIV. 

1 The  church,  in  memory  of  former  favours,  7 complaineth  of  their 
present  evils.  17  Professing  her  integrity,  23  she  fervently  prayeth 
for  succour. 

To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  Maschil. 

WE  have  heard  with  our  ears,  O God,  ^our  fathers 
have  told  us,  what  work  thou  didst  in  their  days, 
in  the  times  of  old. 

2  How  2 thou  didst  drive  out  the  heathen  with  thy 
hand,  and  plantedst  them  ; how  thou  didst  afflict  the 
people,  and  cast  them  out. 

3  For  3 they  got  not  the  land  in  possession  by  their 
own  sword,  neither  did  their  own  arm  save  them  : but 
thy  right  hand,  and  thine  arm,  and  the  light  of  thy 
countenance,  ^ because  thou  hadst  a favour  unto  them. 

4  ^ Thou  art  my  King,  O God  : command  deliverances 
for  Jacob. 

5  Through  thee  ® will  we  push  down  our  enemies  : 
through  thy  name  will  we  tread  them  under  that  rise 
up  against  us. 

6  For  I will  not  trust  in  my  bow,  neither  shall  my 
sword  save  me. 

7  But  thou  hast  saved  us  from  our  enemies,  and  hast 
8 put  them  to  shame  that  hated  us. 

8  ^ In  God  we  boast  all  the  day  long,  and  praise  thy 
name  for  ever.  Selah. 

9  But  thou  hast  cast  off,  and  put  us  to  shame  ; and 
goest  not  forth  with  our  armies. 

10  Thou  makest  us  to  turn  back  from  the  enemy  : 
and  they  which  hate  us  spoil  for  themselves. 

11  i^Thou  hast  given  us  like  sheep  appointed  for 
meat  ; and  hast  scattered  us  among  the  heathen. 

12  Thou  sellest  thy  people  for  nought,  and  dost  not 
increase  thy  wealth  by  their  price. 

13  Thou  makest  us  a reproach  to  our  neighbours,  a 
scorn  and  a derision  to  them  that  are  round  about  us. 

14  Thou  makest  us  a byword  among  the  heathen, 
a shaking  of  the  head  among  the  people. 

15  My  confusion  is  continually  before  me,  and  the 
shame  of  my  face  hath  covered  me, 

16  For  the  voice  of  him  that  reproacheth  and  blas- 
phemeth  ; by  reason  of  the  enemy  and  avenger. 

17  All  this  is  come  upon  us  ; yet  have  we  not  for- 
gotten thee,  neither  have  we  dealt  falsely  in  thy  cove- 
nant. 


» Ps.  41  6, 11. 

1 Ex.  12.  26,  27.  Ps. 
78.  3. 

2 Ex.  1.’^.  17.  Deut.  7. 
1.  Ps.  78.  55.  & 80.  8. 

3 D'iut.  8i  17.  Jpahi 
24.  12. 


4 Ceut.  4.  57.  & 7. 7, 

8. 

6 Ps.  74.  12. 

6 Dan.  8.  4. 

TPs.  33,  16.  Hob. 
1.  7. 


« Ps.  40.  14. 

0 Ps.  34.  2.  Jer.  9. 
24.  Rom.  2.  17. 

10  Ps.  60.  1, 10.  & 74. 
1.  & 88.  14.  & 89.  38.  & 
108.  11. 


4 Then  will  I go  unto  the  altar  of  God, 

Unto  God  ^ my  exceeding  joy  : 

And  upon  the  harp  will  I praise  thee,  O God,  my 
God. 

5 Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O my  soul  ? 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 

Hope  thou  in  God  : for  I shall  yet  praise  him, 

Who  is  the  ^ health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


44  For  the  Chief  Musician ; a Psalm  of  the  sons  of  Korah.  Maschil. 

1 We  have  heard  with  our  ears,  O God,  our  fathers 

have  told  us. 

What  work  thou  didst  in  their  days,  in  the  days  of 
old. 

2 Thou  didst  drive  out  the  nations  with  thy  hand,  and 

plantedst  them  in  ; 

Thou  didst  afflict  the  peoples,  and  “didst  spread 
them  abroad. 

3 For  they  gat  not  the  land  in  possession  by  their  own 

sword. 

Neither  did  their  own  arm  save  them  : 

But  thy  right  hand,  and  thine  arm,  and  the  light  of 
thy  countenance. 

Because  thou  hadst  a favour  unto  them. 

4 Thou  art  my  King,  O God  : 

Command  ^ deliverance  for  Jacob. 

5 Through  thee  will  we  push  down  our  adversaries  : 
Through  thy  name  will  we  tread  them  under  that 

rise  up  against  us. 

6 For  I will  not  trust  in  my  bow. 

Neither  shall  my  sword  save  me. 

7 But  thou  hast  saved  us  from  our  adversaries. 

And  hast  put  them  to  shame  that  hate  us. 

8 In  God  have  we  made  our  boast  all  the  day  long. 
And  we  will  give  thanks  unto  thy  name  for  ever. 

[Selah. 

9 But  now  thou  hast  cast  us  off,  and  brought  us  to  dis- 

honour ; 

And  goest  not  forth  with  our  hosts. 

10  Thou  makest  us  to  turn  back  from  the  adversary  : 
And  they  which  hate  us  spoil  for  themselves. 

11  Thou  hast  given  us  like  sheep  appointed  for  meat ; 
And  hast  scattered  us  among  the  nations. 

12  Thou  sellest  thy  people  for  nought. 

And  hast  not  increased  thy  wealth  by  their  price. 

13  Thou  makest  us  a reproach  to  our  neighbours, 

A scorn  and  a derision  to  them  that  are  round 
about  us. 

14  Thou  makest  us  a byword  among  the  nations, 

A shaking  of  the  head  among  the  peoples. 

15  All  the  day  long  is  my  dishonour  before  me. 

And  the  shame  of  my  face  hath  covered  me, 

16  For  the  voice  of  him  that  reproacheth  and  blasphe- 

meth  ; 

By  reason  of  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 

17  All  this  is  come  upon  us  ; yet  have  we  not  forgotten 

thee. 

Neither  have  we  dealt  falsely  in  thy  covenant. 


11  Lev.  26. 17.  Deut. 
28.25.  Josh.  7.  8,12. 

12  Rom.  8.  .36. 

18  Deut.  4.  27.  & 28. 
64.  Ps.  60.  1. 

i<  Is.  52.  3,  4.  Jer. 
15.  13. 


15  Deut.  28.  37.  Ps. 
79.  4.  & 80.  6. 

IB  Jer.  24.  9. 

IT  2 Kin.  19.  21.  Job 
16.  4.  Ps.  22.  7. 

18  Ps.  8.  2. 
i»  Dan.  9.  13. 


h Heb.  the  gladness 
of  my  joy. 
c Or,  help, 
a Or,  cast  them 
forth. 

b Or,  victories. 


812 


PSALM  XLV. 


18  Our  heart  is  not  turned  back,  neither  have  our 
steps  declined  from  thy  way  ; 

19  Though  thou  hast  sore  broken  us  in  the  place  of 
dragons,  and  covered  us  with  the  shadow  of  death. 

20  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name  of  our  God,  or 
23  stretched  out  our  hands  to  a strange  God  ; 

21  24  Shall  not  God  search  this  out  ? for  he  knoweth 
the  secrets  of  the  heart. 

22  25  Yea,  for  thy  sake  are  we  killed  all  the  day 
long  ; we  are  counted  as  sheep  for  the  slaughter. 

23  26  Awake,  why  sleepest  thou,  O Lord  ? arise,  27  cast 
us  not  off  for  ever. 

24  28  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face,  and  forgettest 
our  affliction  and  our  oppression  ? 

25  For  29  our  soul  is  bowed  down  to  the  dust  : our 
belly  cleaveth  unto  the  earth. 

26  Arise  for  our  help,  and  redeem  us  for  thy  mercies’ 
sake. 

PSALM  XLV. 

1 The  majesty  and  grace  of  Christ's  kingdom.  10  The  duty  of  the 
churchy  and  the  benefits  thereof. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim,  for  the  sons  of 
Korah,  Maschil,  A Song  of  loves. 

My  heart  is  inditing  a good  matter  : I speak  of  the 
things  which  I have  made  touching  the  king  : my 
tongue  is  the  pen  of  a ready  writer. 

2  Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children  of  men  : ^ grace 
is  poured  into  thy  lips  : therefore  God  hath  blessed  thee 
for  ever. 

3  Gird  thy  2 sword  upon  thy  thigh,  3 O most  mighty, 
with  thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 

4  * And  in  thy  majesty  ride  prosperously  because  of 
truth  and  meekness  and  righteousness  ; and  thy  right 
hand  shall  teach  thee  terrible  things. 

5  Thine  arrows  are  sharp  in  the  heart  of  the  king’s 
enemies  ; whereby  the  people  fall  under  thee. 

6  3 Thy  throne,  O God,  is  for  ever  and  ever  : the 
sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  is  a right  sceptre. 

7  ®Thou  lovest  righteousness,  and  hatest  wickedness  : 
therefore  God,  thy  God,  3 hath  anointed  thee  with  the 
oil  2 of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

8  All  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  and  aloes,  and 
cassia,  out  of  the  ivory  palaces,  whereby  they  have  made 
thee  glad. 

9  Kings’  daughters  were  among  thy  honourable 
women  : ^2  upon  thy  right  hand  did  stand  the  queen  in 
gold  of  Ophir. 

10  Hearken,  O daughter,  and  consider,  and  incline 
thine  ear  ; forget  also  thine  own  people,  and  thy  fa- 
ther’s house  ; 

11  So  shall  the  king  greatly  desire  thy  beauty  : for 
he  is  thy  Lord  ; and  worship  thou  him. 


18  Our  heart  is  not  turned  back, 

Neither  have  our  steps  declined  from  thy  way  ; 

19  '^That  thou  hast  sore  broken  us  in  the  place  of 

jackals. 

And  covered  us  with  the  shadow  of  death. 

20  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name  of  our  God, 

Or  spread  forth  our  hands  to  a strange  god  ; 

21  Shall  not  God  search  this  out  ? 

For  he  knoweth  the  secrets  of  the  heart. 

22  Yea,  for  thy  sake  are  we  killed  all  the  day  long  ; 
We  are  counted  as  sheep  for  the  slaughter. 

23  Awake,  why  sleepest  thou,  O Lord  ? 

Arise,  cast  us  not  off  for  ever. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face. 

And  forgettest  our  affliction  and  our  oppression  ? 

25  For  our  soul  is  bowed  down  to  the  dust : 

Our  belly  cleaveth  unto  the  earth. 

26  Rise  up  for  our  help. 

And  redeem  us  for  thy  lovingkindness’  sake. 


45  For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  « Shoshannim ; a Psalm  of  the  sons 
of  Korah.  Maschil.  A Song  of  loves. 

1 My  heart  overfloweth  with  a goodly  matter  : 

^ 1 speak  the  things  which  I have  made  touching  the 
king  : ^ 

My  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a ready  writer. 

2 Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children  of  men  ; 

Grace  is  poured  into  thy  lips  : 

Therefore  God  hath  blessed  thee  for  ever. 

3 Gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh,  O mighty  one, 

Thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 

4 And  in  thy  majesty  ride  on  prosperously, 

^ Because  of  truth  and  meekness  and  righteousness  : 
And  « thy  right  hand  shall  teach  thee  terrible  things. 

5 Thine  arrows  are  sharp  ; 

The  peoples  fall  under  thee  ; 

They  are  in  the  heart  of  the  king’s  enemies. 

6 -^Thy  throne,  O God,  is  for  ever  and  ever  : 

A sceptre  of  equity  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom. 

7 Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  wicked- 

ness : 

Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 
With  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

8 All  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  and  aloes,  and 

cassia  ; 

Out  of  ivory  palaces  stringed  instruments  have 
made  thee  glad. 

9 Kings’  daughters  are  among  thy  honourable  women  : 
At  thy  right  hand  doth  stand  the  queen  in  gold  of 

Ophir. 

10  Hearken,  O daughter,  and  consider,  and  incline 

thine  ear  ; 

Forget  also  thine  own  people,  and  thy  father’s 
house  ; 

11  So  shall  the  king  desire  thy  beauty  : 

For  he  is  thy  Lord  ; and.  worship  thou  him. 


50  Job  23.  11.  Ps. 

119.  51.  157. 

M Is.' 34.  13.  & 35.  7. 
« Ps.  23.  4. 

*3  Job  11.  13.  Ps. 

68.  31. 

2^  Job  31.  14.  Ps. 

139.  1.  Jer.  17.  10. 


55  Rom.  8.  36. 

26  Ps.  7.  6.  & 35.  23. 
& 69.  4,  6.  & 78.  66. 

22  ver.  9. 

28  Job  13.  24.  Ps. 
13.  1.  & 88.  14. 

29  Ps.  119.  25. 

1 Luke  4.  22. 


5 Is.  49.  2.  Heb.  4. 
12.  Rev.  1.  16.  & 19. 
15. 

a Is.  9.  6. 

4 Rev.  6.  2. 

5 Ps.  93.  2.  Seb.  1. 


e Ps.  33.  6. 

2 Is.  61.  1. 

8 1 Kin.  1.  39,  40. 

9 Ps.  21.  6. 

10  Cant.  1.  3. 

11  Cant.  6.  8. 

12  See  1 Kin.  2.  19. 


13  See  Deut.  21.  13. 
1*  Ps.  95.  6.  Is.  54. 
5. 

c Or,  Though, 
a That  is,  Lilies. 

5 Or,  I speak  ; my 
work  is  for  a king. 


c Or,  upon, 
d Or,  In  behalf  of. 
e Or,  let  thy  right 
hand  teach. 

f Or,  Thy  throne  is 
the  throne  of  God  <Scc. 


PSALMS  XL VI.,  XL VII. 


813 


12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  he  there  with  a 
gift ; even  the  rich  among  the  people  shall  intreat 
thy  favour. 

13  The  king’s  daughter  is  all  glorious  within  : her 
clothing  is  of  wrought  gold. 

14  She  shall  be  brought  unto  the  king  in  raiment 
of  needlework  : the  virgins  her  companions  that  follow 
her  shall  he  brought  unto  thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall  they  he  brought : 
they  shall  enter  into  the  king’s  palace. 

16  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy  children, 

whom  thou  mayest  make  princes  in  all  the  earth. 

17  I will  make  thy  name  to  be  remembered  in  all 
generations  : therefore  shall  the  people  praise  thee  for 
ever  and  ever. 

PSALM  XLVI. 

1  The  confidence  which  the  church  hath  in  God.  8 An  exhortation  to 
behold  it. 

To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  A Song 
upon  Alamoth. 

OD  is  our  ^ refuge  and  strength,  ^ a very  present 
help  in  trouble. 

2 Therefore  will  not  we  fear,  though  the  earth  be 
removed,  and  though  the  mountains  be  carried  into 
the  midst  of  the  sea  ; 

3 ® Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled, 
though  the  mountains  shake  with  the  swelling  thereof. 
Selah. 

4 There  ts  ^ a river,  the  streams  whereof  shall  make 
glad  ®the  city  of  God,  the  holy  place  of  the  taber- 
nacles of  the  most  High. 

5 God  is  ® in  the  midst  of  her  ; she  shall  not  be 
moved  : God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  early. 

6 The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved  : 
he  uttered  his  voice,  ® the  earth  melted. 

7 ^ The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; the  God  of  Jacob 
is  our  refuge.  Selah. 

8 Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord,  what  deso- 
lations he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

9 ^^He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the 
earth ; he  breaketh  the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  spear 
in  sunder  ; he  burneth  the  chariot  in  the  fire. 

10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I am  God : I will  be 
exalted  among  the  heathen,  I will  be  exalted  in  the 
earth. 

11  i®The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; the  God  of  Jac.ob 
is  our  refuge.  Selah. 


PSALM  XLVII. 

The  nations  are  exhorted  cheerfully  to  entertain  the  kingdom  of  Christ. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

01  CLAP  your  hands,  all  ye  people  ; shout  unto 
God  with  the  voice  of  triumph. 


12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  he  there  with  a gift ; 
Even  the  rich  among  the  people  shall  intreat  thy 

favour. 

13  The  king’s  daughter  ^ within  the  palace  is  all  glo- 

rious : 

Her  clothing  is  inwrought  with  gold. 

14  She  shall  be  led  unto  the  king  ^ in  broidered  work  : 
The  virgins  her  companions  that  follow  her 

Shall  be  brought  unto  thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall  they  be  led  : 

They  shall  enter  into  the  king’s  palace. 

16  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy  children. 

Whom  thou  shalt  make  princes  in  all  the  earth. 

17  I will  make  thy  name  to  be  remembered  in  all 

generations  : 

Therefore  shall  the  peoples  give  thee  thanks  for  ever 
and  ever. 


46  For  the  Chief  Musician ; a Psalm  of  the  sons  of  Korah ; set  to 
Alamoth.  A Song. 

1 God  is  our  refuge  and  strength, 

A very  present  help  in  trouble. 

2 Therefore  will  we  not  fear,  though  the  earth  do 

change. 

And  though  the  mountains  be  moved  in  the  heart  of 
the  seas  ; 

3 Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled. 
Though  the  mountains  shake  with  the  “ swelling 

thereof.  [Selah 

4 There  is  a river,  the  streams  whereof  make  glad  the 

city  of  God, 

The  holy  place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 

5 God  is  in  the  midst  of  her  ; she  shall  not  be  moved  : 
God  shall  help  her,  ^ and  that  right  early. 

6 The  nations  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved  : 

He  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 

7 The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.  [Selah 

8 Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

What  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

9 He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the  earth  ; 
He  breaketh  the  how,  and  cutteth  the  spear  in  sun- 
der ; 

He  burneth  the  chariots  in  the  fire. 

10  ® Be  still,  and  know  that  I am  God  : 

I will  be  exalted  among  the  nations,  I will  be  ex- 
alted in  the  earth. 

11  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.  [Selah 


47  For  the  Chief  Musician ; a Psalm  of  the  Sons  of  Korah. 

1 O clap  your  hands,  all  ye  peoples  ; 

Shout  unto  God  with  the  voice  of  triumph. 


15  Ps.  22.  29.  & 72. 
10.  Is.  49.  23.  & 60. 
3. 

18  Rev.  19.  7,  8. 

11  Cant.  1.  4. 

18  1 Pet.  2.  9.  Rev. 
1.  e.  & 5.  10.  & 20.  6. 
IB  Mil  1.  11, 


1 Ps.  62.  7,  8.  & 91. 
2.  & 142.  5. 

2 Deut.  4.  7.  Ps.  145. 
18. 

3 Ps.  93.  3, 4.  Jer.  5. 
22.  Matt.  7.  25. 

* See  Is.  8.  7. 


5 Ps.  48.  1,  8.  Ts.  60. 
14. 

8 Deut.  23.  14.  Is. 
12.  6.  Ezek.  43.  7,  9. 
Hos.  11.  9.  Joel  2.  27. 
Zeph.  3.  15.  Zech.  2. 
5,  10,  11.  & 8.  3. 


2 Ps.  2.  1. 

8 Josh.  2.  9,  24. 

® ver.  11.  Num.  14. 
9.  2 Chr.  13.  12. 

10  Ps.  66.  5. 

11  Is.  2.  4. 

12  Pa.  76.  3. 


13  Ezek.  39.  9. 
i<  Is.  2,  11,  17. 

15  ver.  7. 

1 Is.  65.  12. 
g Or,  in  the  inner 
part  of  the  palace. 
h Or,  upon. 


a Or,  pride, 
b Heb.  at  the  dawn 
of  morning. 

c Or,  higJt,  tower, 
d Or,  Who  hath 
made  de-mlafions  <S:c. 
e Or,  Let  be. 


814 


PSALM  XL VIII. 


2 For  the  Lord  most  high  is  ^ terrible  ; ^he  is  a great 
King  over  all  the  earth. 

3 ^He  shall  subdue  the  people  under  us,  and  the 
nations  under  our  feet. 

4 He  shall  choose  our  ® inheritance  for  us,  the  ex- 
cellency of  Jacob  whom  he  loved.  Selah. 

5 ®God  is  gone  up  with  a shout,  the  Lord  with  the 
sound  of  a trumpet. 

6 Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises  : sing  praises 
unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 

7 ’For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth:  ® sing  ye 
praises  with  understanding. 

8 ^ God  reigneth  over  the  heathen  : God  sitteth  upon 
the  throne  of  his  holiness. 

9 The  princes  of  the  people  are  gathered  together, 
even  the  people  of  the  God  of  Abraham  : for  the 

shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto  God : he  is  greatly 
exalted. 

PSALM  XLVIII. 

The  ornaments  and  privileges  of  the  church. 

A Song  and  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

Great  is  the  lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised  ^ in 
the  city  of  our  God,  in  the  ^ mountain  of  his  holi- 
ness. 

2  ® Beautiful  for  situation,  ^the  joy  of  the  whole 
earth,  is  mount  Zion,  the  sides  of  the  north,  ®the 
city  of  the  great  King. 

3  God  is  known  in  her  palaces  for  a refuge. 

4  For,  lo,  ’the  kings  were  assembled,  they  passed 
by  together. 

5  They  saw  tV,  and  so  they  marvelled  ; they  were 
troubled,  and  hasted  away. 

6  Fear  ®took  hold  upon  them  there,  ^ and  pain,  as  of 
a woman  in  travail. 

7  Thou  ’®breakest  the  ships  of  Tarshish  ’’with  an 
east  wind. 

8  As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen  in  the  city 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the  city  of  our  God  : God 
will  establish  it  for  ever.  Selah. 

9  We  have  thought  of  ’^thy  lovingkindness,  O God, 
in  the  midst  of  thy  temple. 

10  According  to  thy  name,  O God,  so  is  thy  praise 
unto  the  ends  of  the  earth : thy  right  hand  is  full  of 
righteousness. 

11  Let  mount  Zion  rejoice,  let  the  daughters  of 
Judah  be  glad,  because  of  thy  judgments. 

12  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round  about  her  : tell 
the  towers  thereof. 

13  Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks,  consider  her  palaces  ; 
that  ye  may  tell  it  to  the  generation  following. 

14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever : he 
will  ’®  be  our  guide  even  unto  death. 


» Deut.  7.  21.  Neh. 
1.  5.  Ps.  76.  12. 

3 Mai.  1.  14. 

< Ps.  18.  47. 

6 1 Pet.  1.  4. 

8 Ps.  68.  24,  26. 

7 Zech.  14.  9. 

8 1 Cor.  14.  16, 16. 

9 1 Chr.  16.  31.  Ps. 
93.  1.  & 96.  10.  & 


97.  1.  & 99.  1.  Rev. 
19.  6. 

10  Rom.  4.  11,  12. 

11  Ps.  89.  18. 

1 Ps.  46.  4.  & 87.  3. 

2 Is.  2.  2,  3.  Mic.  4. 
1.  Zech.  8.  3. 

8  Ps.  60.  2.  Jer.  3. 
19.  Lam.  2.  15.  Dan. 
8.  9.  & 11.  16. 


♦ Ezek.  20.  6. 

6 Is.  14.  13. 

8 Matt.  6.  35. 

T 2 Sam.  10.  6, 14, 16, 
18,  19. 

8 Ex.  15.  15. 

9 Hos.  13.  13. 

10  Ezek.  27.  26. 

11  Jer.  18.  17. 

12  ver.  1.  2. 


2 For  “the  Lord  Most  High  is  terrible  ; 

He  is  a great  King  over  all  the  earth. 

3 He  ^ shall  subdue  the  peoples  under  us. 

And  the  nations  under  our  feet. 

4 He  c shall  choose  our  inheritance  for  us, 

The  excellency  of  Jacob  whom  he  loved.  [Selak 

5 God  is  gone  up  with  a shout. 

The  Lord  with  the  sound  of  a trumpet. 

6 Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises  : 

Sing  praises  unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 

7 For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth  : 

Sing  ye  praises  ^ with  understanding. 

8 God  reigneth  over  the  nations  : 

God  sitteth  upon  his  holy  throne. 

9 The  princes  of  the  peoples  are  gathered  together 

To  be  the  people  of  the  God  of  Abraham  : 

For  the  shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto  God  ; 

He  is  greatly  exalted. 


48  ^ Song ; a Psalm  of  the  sons  of  Korah. 

1 Great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised, 

In  the  city  of  our  God,  in  his  holy  mountain. 

2 Beautiful  in  elevation,  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth, 

Is  mount  Zion,  on  the  sides  of  the  north, 

The  city  of  the  great  King. 

3 God  hath  made  himself  known  in  her  palaces  for  a 

“ refuge. 

4 For,  lo,  the  kings  assembled  themselves. 

They  ^ passed  by  together. 

5 They  saw  it,  then  were  they  amazed  ; 

They  were  dismayed,  they  ‘^hasted  away. 

6 Trembling  took  hold  of  them  there  ; 

Pain,  as  of  a woman  in  travail. 

7 With  the  east  wind 

Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  Tarshish. 

8 As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen 

In  the  city  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the  city  of  our 
God  : 

God  will  establish  it  for  ever.  [Selah 

9 We  have  thought  on  thy  lovingkindness,  O God, 

In  the  midst  of  thy  temple. 

10  As  is  thy  name,  O God, 

So  is  thy  praise  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth  : 

Thy  right  hand  is  full  of  righteousness. 

11  Let  mount  Zion  be  glad. 

Let  the  daughters  of  Judah  rejoice. 

Because  of  thy  judgements. 

12  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round  about  her  : 

Tell  the  towers  thereof. 

13  Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks, 

8 Consider  her  palaces  ; 

That  ye  may  tell  it  to  the  generation  following. 

14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever  : 

He  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death. 


13  18.2.2.  Mic.  4.1. 
i<Ps.  26.  3.  & 40. 
10. 

13  Deut.  28. 68.  Josh. 
7.  9.  Ps.  113.  3.  Mai. 
1.  11,  14. 

18  Is.  68.  11. 
a Or,  the  Lord  is 
most  high  and  terri- 
ble. 


b Or,  subdueth. 
c Or,  chooseth. 
d Or,  loveth. 
e Or,  in  a skilful 
psalm.  Keh.  3faschil. 

f Or,  Unto  the  peo- 
ple. 

a Or,  high  tower, 
b Or,  passed  away. 


e Or,  were  stricken 
with  terror, 
d Or,  As  with  the 
east  wind  that  break- 
eth. 

e Or,  Traverse. 
/Or,  according  to 
some  ancient  authori- 
ties, for  evermore. 


PSALM  XLIX. 


815 


PSALM  XLIX. 

1 An  earned  persuasion  to  build  the  faith  of  resurrection,  not  on 
worldly  power,  but  on  God.  16  Worldly  prosperity  is  not  to  be 
admired. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  for  the  sons  of 
Korah. 

Hear  this,  all  ye  people  ; give  hear,  all  ye  in- 
habitants of  the  -world  : 

2  Both  1 low  and  high,  rich  and  poor,  together. 

3  My  mouth  shall  speak  of  wisdom  ; and  the  medi- 
tation of  my  heart  shall  he  of  understanding. 

4^1  will  incline  mine  ear  to  a parable  : I will  open 
my  dark  saying  upon  the  harp. 

5  Wherefore  should  I fear  in  the  days  of  evil,  when 
®the  iniquity  of  my  heels  shall  compass  me  about  ? 

6  They  that  ^ trust  in  their  wealth,  and  boast  them- 
selves in  the  multitude  of  their  riches  ; 

7  None  of  them  can  by  any  means  redeem  his 
brother,  nor  » give  to  God  a ransom  for  him  : 

8  (For  ®the  redemption  of  their  soul  is  precious, 
and  it  ceaseth  for  ever  :) 

9  That  he  should  still  live  for  ever,  and  '^not  see 
corruption. 

10  For  he  seeth  that  ®wise  men  die,  likewise  the 
fool  and  the  brutish  person  perish,  ^and  leave  their 
wealth  to  others. 

11  Their  inward  thought  is^  that  their  houses  shall 
continue  for  ever,  and  their  dwelling  places  to  all 
generations  ; they  call  their  lands  after  their  own 
names. 

12  Nevertheless  ^^man  being  in  honour  abideth  not : 
he  is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

13  This  their  way  is  their  folly  : yet  their  posterity 
approve  their  sayings.  Selah. 

14  Like  sheep  they  are  laid  in  the  grave  ; death 
shall  feed  on  them ; and  the  upright  shall  have  do- 
minion over  them  in  the  morning  ; ^'^and  their  beauty 
shall  consume  in  the  grave  from  their  dwelling. 

15  But  God  ^^will  redeem  my  soul  from  the  power 
of  the  grave  : for  he  shall  receive  me.  Selah. 

16  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  is  made  rich,  when 
the  glory  of  his  house  is  increased  ; 

17  ^®For  when  he  dieth  he  shall  carry  nothing 
away  : his  glory  shall  not  descend  after  him. 

18  Though  while  he  lived  he  blessed  his  soul : 
and  men  will  praise  thee,  when  thou  doest  well  to  thy- 
self. 

19  He  shall  ^®go  to  the  generation  of  his  fathers  ; 
they  shall  never  see  light. 

20  20  Man  that  is  in  honour,  and  understandeth  not, 
21  is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 


1 Ps.  62.  9. 

2 Ps.  78.  2.  Matt.  13. 
35. 

3 Ps.  38.  4. 

“ Job  31.  24,  25.  Ps. 
52.  7.  & 62.  10.  Mark 
10.  24.  1 Tim.  6.  17. 

3 Matt.  16.  26. 

« Job  36.  18,  19. 

T Ps.  89.  48. 


8 Eccles.  2.  16. 

« Pro.  11.  4.  Eccles. 
2.  18,  21. 

10  Gen.  4.  17. 

11  ver.  20.  Ps.  39.  5. 
& 82.  7. 

12  Luke  12.  20. 

13  Ps.  47.  3.  Dan.  7. 
22.  Mai.  4.  3.  Luke 


22.  30.  1 Cor.  6.  2. 
Rev.  2.  26.  & 20.  4. 

11  Job  4.  21.  Ps.  39. 
11. 

15  Ps.  56.  13.  Hos. 
1.3.  14.  * 

10  Job  27.  19. 

11  Deut.  29. 19.  Luke 
12.  19. 

13  Gen.  15.  15. 


49  For  the  Chief  Musician ; a Psalm  of  the  sons  of  Korah. 

1 Hear  this,  all  ye  peoples  ; 

Give  ear,  all  ye  inhaliitants  of  the  world  : 

2 Both  low  and  high. 

Rich  and  poor  together. 

3 My  mouth  shall  speak  wisdom  ; 

And  the  meditation  of  my  heart  shall  be  of  under- 
standmg. 

4 I will  incline  mine  ear  to  a parable  : 

I will  open  my  dark  saying  upon  the  harp. 

5 Wherefore  should  I fear  in  the  days  of  evil. 

When  “ iniquity  at  my  heels  compasseth  me  about  ? 

6 They  that  trust  in  their  wealth. 

And  boast  themselves  in  the  multitude  of  their 
riches  ; 

7 None  of  them  can  by  any  means  redeem  his  brother. 
Nor  give  to  God  a ransom  for  him : 

8 (For  the  redemption  of  their  soul  is  costly. 

And  must  be  let  alone  for  ever  :) 

9 That  he  should  still  live  alway. 

That  he  should  not  see  ^ corruption. 

10  <^For  he  seeth  that  wise  men  die. 

The  fool  and  the  brutish  together  perish. 

And  leave  their  wealth  to  others. 

11  Their  inward  thought  is,  that  their  houses  shall 

continue  for  ever. 

And  their  dwelling  places  to  all  generations  ; 

They  call  their  lands  after  their  own  names. 

12  But  ® man  abideth  not  in  honour  : 

He  is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

13  /This  their  way  is  o their  folly  : 

Yet  after  them  men  approve  their  sayings.  [Selah 

14  They  are  appointed  as  a flock  for  Sheol  ; 

Death  shall  be  their  shepherd  : 

And  the  upright  shall  have  dominion  over  them  in 
the  morning  ; 

And  their  beauty  shall  be  for  Sheol  to  consume, 
that  there  be  no  habitation  for  it. 

15  But  God  will  redeem  my  soul  from  the  power  of 

Sheol  : 

For  he  shall  receive  me.  [Seiah 

16  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  is  made  rich. 

When  the  j glory  of  his  house  is  increased  : 

17  For  when  he  dieth  he  sliall  carry  nothing  away  ; 

His  glory  shall  not  descend  after  him. 

18  Though  while  he  lived  lie  blessed  his  soul. 

And  men  praise  thee,  when  thou  doest  well  to  thy- 
self, 

19  ^ He  shall  go  to  the  generation  of  his  fathers  ; 

^ They  shall  never  see  the  light. 

20  Man  that  is  in  honour,  and  understandeth  not, 

Is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

’5  Job  33.  30.  Ps.  56.  c Or,  Yea,  he  shall  g Or,  their  confi- 
13.  see  it : wise  men  etc.  dence : and  after  dec. 

20  ver.  12.  d Some  ancient  ver-  h Or,  form. 

21  Eccles.  3.  19.  sions  read.  Their  i Heb.  hand, 

a Or,  the  iniquity  of  graves  are  their  houses  j Or,  wealth. 

them  that  would  sup-  for  ever.  k Heb.  Thou  shall 

p)hmt  me  compasseth  e Or,  man  being  in  go,  or.  It  shall  go. 
me  about,  even  of  them  honour  abideth  not.  I Or,  Which  never 

that  trust  . . . riches  f f Or,  Thisis  theicay  more  see. 
b Or,  the  pit.  of  them  that  are  fool- 

ish. 


816 


PSALM  L. 


• PSALM  L. 

1 The  majesty  of  God  in  the  church.  5 His  order  to  gather  saints. 
7 The  pleasure  of  God  is  not  in  ceremonies.,  14  hut  in  sincerity  of 
obedience. 

A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

The  1 mighty  Gdd,  even  the  Lord,  hath  spoken,  and 
called  the  earth  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  mito 
the  going  down  thereof. 

2  Out  of  Zion,  ^ the  perfection  of  beauty,  ^ God  hath 
shined. 

3  Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall  not  keep  silence  : 
^ a fire  shall  devour  before  him,  and  it  shall  be  very 
tempestuous  round  about  him. 

4  ^He  shall  call  to  the  heavens  from  above,  and  to 
the  earth,  that  he  may  judge  his  people. 

5  Gather  ® my  saints  together  unto  me  ; those  that 
have  made  a covenant  with  me  by  sacrifice. 

6  And  ®the  heavens  shall  declare  liis  righteousness  : 
for  ^ God  is  judge  himself.  Selah. 

7  Hear,  O my  people,  and  I will  speak  ; O Israel, 
and  I will  testify  against  thee  : I am  God,  even  thy 
God. 

8  I will  not  reprove  thee  for  thy  sacrifices  or  thy 
burnt  offerings,  to  have  been  continually  before  me. 

9  will  take  no  bullock  out  of  thy  house,  nor  he 
goats  out  of  thy  folds. 

10  For  every  beast  of  the  forest  is  mine,  and  the 
cattle  upon  a thousand  hills. 

11  I know  all  the  fowls  of  the  mountains  : and  the 
wild  beasts  of  the  field  are  mine. 

12  If  I were  hungry,  I would  not  tell  thee  : for  the 
world  is  mine,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

13  Will  I eat  the  flesh  of  bulls,  or  drink  the  blood 
of  goats  ? 

14  Offer  unto  God  thanksgivmg  ; and  pay  thy 
vows  unto  the  most  High  : 

15  And  call  upon  me  in  the  day  of  trouble  : I 
will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  glorify  me. 

16  But  unto  the  wicked  God  saith.  What  hast  thou 
to  do  to  declare  my  statutes,  or  that  thou  shouldest 
take  my  covenant  in  thy  mouth  ? 

17  Seeing  thou  hatest  instruction,  and  castest 
my  words  behind  thee. 

18  When  thou  sawest  a thief,  then  thou  consent- 
edst  with  liim,  and  hast  been  ^3  partaker  with  adul- 
terers. 

19  Thou  givest  thy  mouth  to  evil,  and  ^4  thy  tongue 
frameth  deceit. 

20  Thou  sittest  and  speakest  against  thy  brother  ; 
thou  slanderest  thine  own  mother’s  son. 

21  These  things  hast  thou  done,  and  I kept  silence  ; 
thou  thoughtest  that  I was  altogether  such  an  one 
as  thyself : hut  ^7 1 ^ill  reprove  thee,  and  set  them  in 
order  before  thine  eyes. 


1 Neh.  9.  32.  Is.  9. 

6.  Jer.  32.  18. 

2 Ps.  48.  2. 

3Deut.  33.2.  Ps.  80. 

1. 

4 Lev.  10.  2.  Num. 
16.  35.  Ps.  97.  3.  Dan. 

7.  10. 

5 Dent.  4.  26.  & 31. 
28.  & 32.  1.  Is.  1.  2. 
Mic.  6.  1,  2. 


e Dent.  33.  3.  Is.  13. 
3. 

7 Ex.  24.  7. 

8 Ps.  97.  6. 

9 Ps.  75.  7. 

10  Ps.  81.  8. 

11  Ex.  20.  2. 

12  Is.  1.  11.  Jer.  7. 
22. 

13  Hos.  6.  6. 


14  Mic.  6.  6.  Acts 
17.  25. 

13  Ex.  19.  5.  Dent. 
10.  14.  Job  41.  11.  Ps. 
24.  1.  1 Cor.  10.  26, 
28. 

16  Hos.  14.  2.  Heb. 
13.  15. 

11  Dent.  23.  21.  Job 
22.  27.  Ps.  76.  11. 
Eccles.  5.  4,  5. 


A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

1 “God,  even  God,  the  Lord,  hath  spoken. 

And  called  the  earth  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto 
the  going  down  thereof. 

2 Out  of  Zion,  the  perfection  of  beauty,  God  hath 

shined  forth. 

3 Our  God  ^ shall  come,  and  shall  not  keep  silence  : 

A fire  shall  devour  before  him. 

And  it  shall  be  very  tempestuous  round  about  him. 

4 He  shall  call  to  the  heavens  above. 

And  to  the  earth,  that  he  may  judge  his  people  : 

5 Gather  my  saints  together  unto  me  ; 

Those  that  have  made  a covenant  with  me  by  sacri- 
fice. 

G And  the  heavens  ^ shall  declare  his  righteousness  ; 
For  God  is  judge  himself.  [Selah 

7 Hear,  O my  people,  and  I will  speak  ; 

0 Israel,  and  I will  testify  ^ unto  thee  : 

1 am  God,  even  thy  God. 

8 I will  not  reprove  thee  for  thy  sacrifices  ; 

® And  thy  burnt  offerings  are  continually  before  me. 

9 I will  take  no  bullock  out  of  thy  house. 

Nor  he-goats  out  of  thy  folds. 

10  For  every  beast  of  the  forest  is  mine, 

And  the  cattle  f upon  a thousand  hills. 

11  I know  all  the  fowls  of  the  mountains  : 

And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  are  ^ mine. 

12  If  I were  hungry,  I would  not  tell  thee  : 

For  the  world  is  mine,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

13  Will  I eat  the  flesh  of  bulls. 

Or  drink  the  blood  of  goats  ? 

14  Offer  unto  God  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  ; 

And  pay  thy  vows  unto  the  Mjesjb  High  : 

15  And  call  upon  me  in  the  day  of  trouble  ; 

I will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  glorify  me. 

16  But  unto  the  wicked  God  saith. 

What  hast  thou  to  do  to  declare  my  statutes, 

And  that  thou  hast  taken  my  covenant  in  thy 
mouth  ? 

17  Seeing  thou  hatest  ^instruction. 

And  castest  my  words  behind  thee. 

18  When  thou  sawest  a thief,  thou  consentedst  with 

him, 

And  *hast  been  partaker  with  (adulterers. 

19  Thou  givest  thy  mouth  to  evil. 

And  thy  tongue  frameth  deceit. 

20  Thou  sittest  and  speakest  against  thy  brother  ; 

Thou  j slanderest  thine  own  mother’s  son. 

21  These  things  hast  thou  done,  and  I kept  silence  ; 
Thou  thoughtest  that  I was  altogether  such  an  one 

as  thyself  : 

But  I will  reprove  thee,  and  set  them  in  order  before 
thine  eyes. 


18  Job  22.  27.  Ps.91. 
15.  & 107.  6, 13, 19,  28. 
Zech.  13.  9. 

19  ver.  23.  Ps.  22.  23. 

20  Rom.  2.  21,  22. 

21  Neh.  9.  26. 

22  Rom.  1.  32. 

23  1 Tim.  5.  22. 

24  Ps.  52.  2. 

25  Eccles.  8.  11,  12. 
Is.  26.  10.  & 57.  11. 


26  See  Rom.  2.  4. 

21  Ps.  90.  8. 
a Or,  The  God  of 
gods.  Heb.  El  Elohim. 

b Or,  Cometh  . . . de- 
voureth  ...  is  etc. 
c Or,  declare, 
d Or,  against, 
e Or,  Nor  for  thy 
burnt  offerings,  which 
are  d-c. 


/ Or,  upon  the  moun- 
tains where  thousands 
are. 

g Or,  in  my  mind. 
Heb.  with  me. 
h Or,  correction, 
i Heb.  thy  portion 
was  with  adulterers. 

j Or,  givest  a thrust 
against. 


PSALM  LI. 


817 


22  Now  consider  this,  ye  that  forget  God,  lest  I 
tear  you  in  pieces,  and  there  he  none  to  deliver. 

23  Whoso  offereth  praise  glorifieth  me  : and  to 
him  that  ordereth  his  conversation  aright  will  I shew 
the  salvation  of  God. 


PSALM  LI. 

1  David  prayeth  for  remission  of  sins,  whereof  he  maketh  a deep  con- 
fession. 6 He  prayeth  for  sanctification.  16  God  dehghteth  not  in 
sacrifice,  but  in  sincet^y.  18  He  prayeth  for  the  church. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David,  when 
Nathan  the  prophet  came  unto  him,  after  he  had 
gone  in  to  Bath-sheba. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  O God,  according  to  thy 
lovingkindness  : according  unto  the  multitude 
of  thy  tender  mercies  ^blot  out  my  transgressions. 

2  2 Wash  me  throughly  from  mine  iniquity,  and 
cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

3  For  ®I  acknowledge  my  transgressions  : and  my 
sin  is  ever  before  me. 

4  ^ Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I sinned,  and  done 
this  evil  ® in  thy  sight : ® that  thou  mightest  he  justified 
when  thou  speakest,  and  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 

5  Behold,  I was  shapen  in  iniquity  ; ® and  in  sin 
did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

6  Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  ® in  the  inward  parts  : 
and  in  the  hidden  part  thou  shalt  make  me  to  know 
wisdom. 

7  Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I shall  be  clean  : 
wash  me,  and  I shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 

8  Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness  ; that  the  bones 
which  thou  hast  broken  ^^may  rejoice. 

9  Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins,  and  blot  out  all 
mine  iniquities. 

10  Create  in  me  a clean  heart,  O God  ; and  renew 
a right  spirit  within  me. 

11  Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence  ; and  take 
not  thy  holy  spirit  from  me. 

12  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation  ; and 
uphold  me  with  thy  free  spirit. 

13  Then  will  I teach  transgressors  thy  ways  ; and 
sinners  shall  be  converted  unto  thee. 

14  Deliver  me  from  bloodguiltiness,  O God,  thou 
God  of  my  salvation  : and  my  tongue  shall  sing  aloud 
of  thy  righteousness. 

15  O Lord,  open  thou  my  lips  ; and  my  mouth  shall 
shew  forth  thy  praise. 

16  For  21  thou  desirest  not  sacrifice;  else  would  I 
give  it : thou  delightest  not  in  burnt  offering. 

17  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a broken  spirit  : a 
broken  and  a contrite  heart,  O God,  thou  wilt  not  de- 
spise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto  Zion  : build 
thou  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 


28  Job  8.  13.  Pa.  9. 
17.  Is.  51.  13. 

29  Pa.  27.  6.  Rom, 
12.  1. 

30  Gal.  G,  16, 

1 ver.  9,  Is.  43.  25. 
& 44,  22.  Col.  2.  14. 

2 Heb.  9.  14.  1 John 
1.  7,  9.  Rev.  1.  5. 


3  Ps.  32.  5.  & 38.  18. 
* Gen.  20.  6.  & 39.  9. 
Lev.  5.  19.  «fe  G.  2.  2 
Sam.  12.  13. 

8  Luke  15.  21. 

8 Rom.  3.  4. 

2 Job  14. 4.  PS..58.3. 
John  3.  6.  Rom.  5.  12, 
Eph.  2.  3. 


8 Job  14.  4. 

9 Job  38.  36. 

10  Lev.  14,  4,  G,  49. 
Num.  19.  18.  Heb.  9. 
19. 

11  Is.  1.  18. 

12  Matt.  5.  4. 

13  Jer.  IG.  17. 

1*  ver.  1. 


22  Now  consider  this,  ye  that  forget  God, 

Lest  I tear  you  in  pieces,  and  there  be  none  to 
deliver  : 

23  Whoso  offereth  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  glori- 

fieth me  ; 

^ And  to  him  that  ordereth  his  ^ conversation  aright 
Will  I shew  the  salvation  of  God. 


51  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David;  when  Nathan  the 
prophet  came  unto  him,  after  he  had  gone  in  to  Bath-sheba. 

1 Have  mercy  upon  me,  O God,  according  to  thy  lov- 

ingkindness : 

According  to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies 
blot  out  my  transgressions. 

2 Wash  me  throughly  from  mine  iniquity. 

And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

3 For  I “acknowledge  my  transgressions  : 

And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

4 Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I sinne.d. 

And  done  that  which  is  evil  in  thy  sight  : 

That  thou  mayest  be  justified  when  thou  speakest, 
And  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 

5 Behold,  I was  shapen  in  iniquity  ; 

And  in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

6 Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts  : 

And  in  the  hidden  part  thou  shalt  make  me  to  know 

wisdom. 

7 Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I shall  be  cleaai : 

Wash  me,  and  I shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 

8 Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness  ; 

That  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may  rejoice. 

9 Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins. 

And  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 

10  Create  ^in  me  a clean  heart,  O God.; 

And  renew  a ® right  spirit  within  me. 

11  Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence  ; 

And  take  not  thy  holy  spirit  from  mOj 

12  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation  : 

And  uphold  me  with  a free  spirit. 

13  Then  will  I teach  transgressors  thy  ways  ; 

And  sinners  shall  ^ be  converted  unto  thee. 

14  Deliver  me  from  bloodguiltiness,  O God,  thou  God 

of  my  salvation  ; 

And  my  tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteous- 
ness. 

15  O Lord,  open  thou  my  lips  ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  praise. 

16  For  thou  delightest  not  in  sacrifice  ; f else  would  I 

give  it  : 

Thou  hast  no  pleasure  in  burnt  offering. 

17  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a broken  spirit  : 

A broken  anj  a contrite  heart,  O God,  thou  wilt  not 
despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto  Zion  : 

Build  thou  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 


18  Acts  15.  9.  Eph. 

2.  10. 

16  Gen.  4. 14.  2 Kin. 
13.  23. 

11  Rom.  8.  9.  Eph. 


20  Ps.  35.  28. 

21  Num.  15,  27,  30. 
P8.40.G.  &.50.8,  Is.  1. 
11,  Jer.  7.  22.  Hos.  G.  G. 

22  Ps.  34.  18.  Is.  57. 
15.  & 6G.  2. 


I Heb.  way. 
a Heb.  know, 
b Or,  for  me. 
c Or,  stedfast. 
d Or,  willing, 
e Or,  return, 
f Or,  that  I should 
it. 


4.  30. 

18  2 Cor.  3.  17.  k Or,  And  prepareth 

1“  2 Sam.  11.  17.  & a way  that  I may  shew  give 
12.  9.  him. 


818 


PSALMS  LII.,  LIII. 


19  Then  shalt  thou  he  pleased  with  ^3  the  sacrifices 
of  righteousness,  with  burnt  offering  and  whole  burnt 
offering  : then  shall  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine 
altar. 

PSALM  LII. 

1  David,  condemning  tlie  spitefulness  of  Doeg,  prophesieth  his  destruc- 
tion. 6 The  righteous  shall  rejoice  at  it.  8 David,  upon  his  confi- 
dence in  God's  mercy,  giveth  thanks. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil,  A Psalm  of  David, 
when  Doeg  the  Edomite  came  and  told  Saul,  and 
said  unto  him,  David  is  come  to  the  house  of  Ahi- 
melech. 

WHY  boastest  thou  thyself  in  mischief,  O ^ mighty 
man  ? the  goodness  of  God  endureth  continually. 
2 2 Thy  tongue  deviseth  mischiefs  ; ^ like  a sharp 
razor,  working  deceitfully. 

3  Thou  lovest  evil  more  than  good  ; and  ^ lying 
rather  than  to  speak  righteousness.  Selah. 

4  Thou  lovest  all  devouring  words,  O thou  deceitful 
tongue. 

5  God  shall  likewise  destroy  thee  for  ever,  he  shall 
take  thee  away,  and  pluck  thee  out  of  thy  dwelling 
place,  and  ® root  thee  out  of  the  land  of  the  livmg. 
Selah. 

6  ® The  righteous  also  shall  see,  and  fear,  and  shall 
laugh  at  him  : 

7  Lo,  this  is  the  man  that  made  not  God  his  strength  ; 
but  ® trusted  in  the  abundance  of  his  riches,  and  strength- 
ened himself  in  his  wickedness. 

8  But  I am  ® like  a green  olive  tree  in  the  house  of 
God  : I trust  in  the  mercy  of  God  for  ever  and  ever. 

9  I will  praise  thee  for  ever,  because  thou  hast  done 
it : and  I will  wait  on  thy  name  ; for  it  is  good  be- 
fore thy  saints. 


PSALM  LIII. 

1  David  descrxbeth  the  corruption  of  a natural  man.  4 He  convinceth 
the  wicked  by  the  light  of  their  own  conscience.  6 Re  glorieth  in  the 
salvation  of  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Mahalath,  Maschil,  A 
Psalm  of  David. 

The  1 fool  hath  said  in  his  heart.  There  is  no  God. 

Corrupt  are  they,  and  have  done  abominable  ini- 
quity : ^ there  is  none  that  doeth  good. 

2  God  ^ looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the  children 
of  men,  to  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  understand, 
that  did  ^ seek  God. 

3  Every  one  of  them  is  gone  back  : they  are  alto- 
gether become  filthy  ; there  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no, 
not  one. 

4  Have  the  workers  of  iniquity  ® no  knowledge  ? 
who  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread  : they  have  not 
called  upon  God. 

5  ® There  were  they  in  great  fear,  where  no  fear  was  : 
for  God  hath  scattered  the  bones  of  him  that  encamp- 
eth  against  thee  : thou  hast  put  them  to  shame,  because 
God  hath  despised  them. 


23  Ps.  4.  5.  Mai.  3.  “ Jer.  9.  4,  5.  8 pg.  49.  q, 

3.  B Pro.  2.  22.  » Jer.  11.  IG.  Hos. 

1 1 Sam.  21.  7.  c job  22.  19.  Pp.  37.  14.  G. 

2 Fs.  50.  19.  34.  & 40,  3.  & G4.  9.  Ps.  54.  G. 

3 Ps.  57.  4.  & 59.  7.  Mai.  1.  5.  ^ Ps.  10.  4.  & 14.  1, 

& G4.  3.  ‘ Ps.  58.  10.  &c. 


19  Then  t thou  delight  in  the  sacrifices  of  right- 
e'  ^ess,  in  burnt  offering  and  whole  burnt 
c ing : 

Then  11  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 


52  For  the  Chief  Musician.  Maschil  of  David  : when  Doeg  the  Edom- 
ite came  and  told  Saul,  and  said  imto  him,  David  is  come  to  the 
house  of  Ahimelech. 

1 Why  boastest  thou  thyself  in  mischief,  O mighty 

man  ? 

The  mercy  of  God  endureth  continually. 

2 Thy  tongue  deviseth  very  wickedness  ; 

Like  a sharp  razor,  working  deceitfully. 

3 Thou  lovest  evil  more  than  good  ; 

And  lying  rather  than  to  speak  righteousness.  [Selah 

4 Thou  lovest  all  devouring  words, 

^ O thou  deceitful  tongue. 

5 God  shall  likewise  ^ destroy  thee  for  ever. 

He  shall  take  thee  up,  and  pluck  thee  out  of  thy 
tent. 

And  root  thee  out  of  the  land  of  the  living.  [Selah 

6 The  righteous  also  shall  see  it,  and  fear. 

And  shall  laugh  at  him,  saying, 

7 Lo,  this  is  the  man  that  made  not  God  his  strength  ; 
But  trusted  in  the  abundance  of  his  riches. 

And  strengthened  himself  in  his  wickedness. 

8 But  as  for  me,  I am  like  a green  olive  tree  in  the 

house  of  God  : 

I  trust  in  the  mercy  of  God  for  ever  and  ever. 

9 I will  give  thee  thanks  for  ever,  because  thou  hast 

done  it : 

And  I will  wait  on  thy  name,  for  it  is  good,  in  the 
presence  of  thy  saints. 


53  For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  Mahalath.  Mascliil  of  David. 

1 “ The  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart.  There  is  no  God, 
Corrupt  are  they,  and  have  done  abominable  ini- 
quity ; 

There  is  none  that  doeth  good. 

2 God  looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the  children  of 

men. 

To  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  ^ understand. 
That  did  seek  after  God. 

3 Every  one  of  them  is  gone  back  ; they  are  together 

become  filthy  ; 

There  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

4 Have  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  Imowledge  ? 

Who  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread. 

And  call  not  upon  God. 

5 There  were  they  in  great  fear,  where  no  fear  was  : 
For  God  hath  scattered  the  bones  of  him  that  en- 

campeth  against  thee  ; 

Thou  hast  put  them  to  shame,  because  God  hath 
rejected  them,^ 

2 Rom.  3.  10.  8 Lev.  2G.  17,  3G,  h Or,  break  thee 

3 Ps,  33.  13.  Pro.  28.  1.  down. 

^ 2 Chr.  15.  2.  & 19,  ^ Ezek.  G.  5.  c Or,  strong  hold. 

3.  a Or,  And  the  deceit-  a See  Ps.  14. 

B Jer.  4.  22.  ful  tongue.  b Or,  deal  wisely. 


PSALMS  LIV.,  LV. 


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6  ® Oil  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  loere  come  out  of 
Zion  ! When  God  bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his 
people,  Jacob  shall  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  LIV. 

1 David,  complaining  of  the  Ziphims,  prayeth  for  salvation.  4 Upon 
his  confidence  in  God's  help  he  promiSeth  sacrifice. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  Maschil,  A Psalm 
of  David,  when  the  Ziphims  came  &nd  said  to  Saul, 
Doth  not  David  hide  himself  with  us  ? 

SAVE  me,  O God,  by  thy  name,  and  judge  me  by 
thy  strength. 

2  Hear  my  prayer,  O God  ; give  ear  to  the  words  of 
my  mouth. 

3  For  1 strangers  are  risen  up  against  me,  and  op- 
pressors seek  after  my  soul  : they  have  not  set  God 
before  them.  Selah. 

4  Behold,  God  is  mine  helper  : ^the  Lord  is  with 
them  that  uphold  my  soul. 

5  He  shall  reward  evil  unto  mine  enemies  : cut  them 
off  ^ in  thy  truth. 

6  I will  freely  sacrifice  unto  thee  : I will  praise  thy 
name,  O Lord  ; ^ for  it  is  good. 

7  For  he  hath  delivered  me  out  of  all  trouble  : ^and 
mine  eye  hath  seen  his  desire  upon  mine  enemies. 

PSALM  LV. 

1 David  in  his  prayer  complaineth  of  his  fearful  case.  9 He  prayeth 
against  his  enemies,  of  whose  wickedness  and  treachery  he  complain- 
eth. 16  He  comforteth  himself  in  God's  preservation  of  him,  and  con- 
fusion of  his  enemies. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  Maschil,  A Psalm 
of  David. 

IVE  ear  to  my  prayer,  O God  ; and  hide  not  thy- 
self from  my  supplication. 

2  Attend  unto  me,  and  hear  me  : I ^ mourn  in  my 
complaint,  and  make  a noise  ; 

3  Because  of  the  voice  of  the  enemy,  because  of  the 
oppression  of  the  wicked  : ^for  they  cast  iniquity  upon 
me,  and  in  wrath  they  hate  me. 

4  ^ My  heart  is  sore  pained  within  me  : and  the  ter- 
rors of  death  are  fallen  upon  me. 

5  Fearfulness  and  trembling  are  come  upon  me,  and 
horror  hath  overwhelmed  me. 

6  And  I said.  Oh  that  I had  wings  like  a dove  ! for 
then  would  I fly  away,  and  be  at  rest. 

7  Lo,  then  would  I wander  far  off,  and  remain  in  the 
wilderness.  Selah. 

8  I would  hasten  my  escape  from  the  windy  storm 
and  tempest. 

9  Destroy,  O Lord,  and  divide  their  tongues  : for  I 
have  seen  ^ violence  and  strife  in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about  it  upon  the  walls 
thereof  : mischief  also  and  sorrow  are  in  the  midst 
of  it. 

11  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst  thereof  : deceit  and 
guile  depart  not  from  her  streets. 

12  ® For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that  reproached  me  ; 
then  I could  have  home  it : neither  was  it  he  that  hated 
me  that  did  ® magnify  himself  against  me  ; then  I would 
have  hid  myself  from  him  : 


8 Ps.  14.  7.  * Ps.  52.  9.  2 2 Sam.  IG.  7,  8.  & 

1 Ps.  86.  -14.  0 Ps.  59.  10.  & 92.  19.  19. 

2P8.  118.  7.  11.  sps.  116.  3. 

* Ps.  89.  49.  1 Is.  38.  14.  * Jer.  G.  7. 

6 Ps.  41.  9. 


6 Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were  come  out  of  Zion  ! 
When  God  bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his  peo- 
ple, 

Then  shall  Jacob  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 


54  For  the  Chief  Musician ; on  stringed  instruments.  Maschil  of 
David  : when  the  Ziphites  came  and  said  to  Saul,  Doth  not 
David  hide  himself  with  us  ? 

1 Save  me,  O God,  by  thy  name. 

And  judge  me  in  thy  might. 

2 Hear  my  prayer,  O God  ; 

Give  ear  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

B For  “ strangers  are  risen  up  against  me. 

And  violent  men  have  sought  after  my  soul  : 

They  have  not  set  God  before  them.  [Selah 

4 Behold,  God  is  mine  helper  : 

The  Lord  is  ^ of  them  that  uphold  my  soul. 

5 He  shall  requite  the  evil  unto  ^ mine  enemies  : 
Destroy  thou  them  in  thy  truth. 

6 With  a freewill  offering  will  I sacrifice  unto  thee  : 

I will  give  thanks  unto  thy  name,  O Lord,  for  it  is 
good. 

7 For  he  hath  delivered  me  out  of  all  trouble  ; 

And  mine  eye  hath  seen  my  desire  upon  mine  ene- 
mies. 


55  For  the  Chief  Musician ; on  stringed  instruments.  Maschil  of 
David. 

1 Give  ear  to  my  prayer,  O God  ; 

And  hide  not  thyself  from  my  supplication. 

2 Attend  unto  me,  and  answer  me  : 

I am  restless  in  my  complaint,  and  moan  ; 

3 Because  of  the  voice  of  the  enemy. 

Because  of  the  oppression  of  the  wicked  ; 

For  they  cast  iniquity  upon  me, 

And  in  anger  they  persecute  me. 

4 My  heart  is  sore  pained  within  me  : 

And  the  terrors  of  death  are  fallen  upon  me. 

5 Fearfulness  and  trembling  are  come  upon  me, 

And  horror  hath  overwhelmed  me. 

6 And  I said,  Oh  that  I had  wings  like  a dove  ! 

Then  would  I fly  away,  and  be  at  rest. 

7 Lo,  then  would  I wander  far  off, 

I would  lodge  in  the  wilderness.  [Selah 

8 I would  ® haste  me  to  a shelter 
From  the  stormy  wind  and  tempest. 

9 ^ Destroy,  O Lord,  and  divide  their  tongue  : 

For  I have  seen  violence  and  strife  in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about  it  upon  the  walls 

thereof  : 

Iniquity  also  and  mischief  are  in  the  midst  of  it. 

11  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst  thereof  : 

^ Oppression  and  guile  depart  not  from  her  streets. 

12  For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that  reproached  me  ; 

Then  I could  have  borne  it  : 

Neither  was  it  he  that  hated  me  that  did  magnify 
himself  against  me  ; 

Then  I would  have  hid  myself  from  him  : 

8 Ps.  35.  26.  & 38.  c Another  reading  is,  a Or,  hasten  my  es- 
16.  The  evil  shall  return,  cape, 

c Or,  returneth  to.  d Or,  them  that  lie  b Heb.  Swallow  up, 
a See  Ps.  86.  14.  in  wait  for  me.  c Or,  Fraud, 

b Or,  with. 


820 


PSALM  LVI. 


13  But  it  was  thou,  a man  mine  equal,  my  guide, 
and  mine  acquaintance. 

14  We  took  sweet  counsel  together,  and  ® walked 
unto  the  house  of  God  in  company. 

15  Let  death  seize  upon  them,  and  let  them  ® go 
down  quick  into  hell  ; for  wickedness  is  in  their  dwell- 
ings, and  among  them. 

16  As  for  me,  I will  call  upon  God  ; and  the  Lord 
shall  save  me. 

17  Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noon,  will  I pray, 
and  cry  aloud  : and  he  shall  hear  my  voice. 

18  He  hath  delivered  my  soul  in  peace  from  the 
battle  that  was  against  me  : for  there  were  many 
with  me. 

19  God  shall  hear,  and  afflict  them,  even  he  that 
abideth  of  old.  Selah.  Because  they  have  no  changes, 
therefore  they  fear  not  God. 

20  He  hath  ^^p^t  forth  his  hands  against  such  as 

be  at  peace  with  him  : he  hath  broken  his  covenant. 

21  The  words  of  his  mouth  were  smoother  than  but- 
ter, but  war  was  in  his  heart  : his  words  were  softer 
than  oil,  yet  loere  they  drawn  swords. 

22  Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  shall 
sustain  thee  : he  shall  never  suffer  the  righteous  to 
be  moved. 

23  But  thou,  O God,  shalt  bring  them  down  into  the 
pit  of  destruction  : bloody  and  deceitful  men  shall 
not  live  out  half  their  days  ; but  I will  trust  in  thee. 


PSALM  LVI. 

1  David,  praying  to  God  in  confidence  of  his  word,  complaineih  of  his 
enemies.  9 He  professeth  his  confidence  in  God's  word,  and  promiseth 
to  praise  him. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Jonath-elem-rechokim, 
Michtam  of  David,  when  the  Philistines  took  him  in 
Gath. 

Be  1 merciful  unto  me,  O God  ; for  man  would  swal- 
low me  up  ; he  fighting  daily  oppresseth  me. 

2  Mine  enemies  would  daily  ^ swallow  me  up  : for 
they  he  many  that  fight  against  me,  O thou  most  High. 

3  What  time  I am  afraid,  I will  trust  in  thee. 

4  ^ In  God  I will  praise  his  word,  in  God  I have  put 
my  trust  ; ^ I will  not  fear  what  flesh  can  do  unto  me. 

5  Every  day  they  wrest  my  words  : all  their  thoughts 
are  against  me  for  evil. 

6  ® They  gather  themselves  together,  they  hide  them- 
selves, they  mark  my  steps,  ® when  they  wait  for  my 
soul. 


7 2 Sam.  15.  12.  & 
16.23.  Ps.  41.  9.  Jer. 
9.  4. 

8 Ps.  42.  4. 

9 Num.  16.  30. 

79  Dan.  6.  10.  Luke 
18.  1.  Acts  3.  1.  & 10. 
3,  9,  30.  1 Thess.  5. 

17. 


71  2 Chr.  32.  7,  8. 

72  Deut.  33.  27. 

73  Acts  12.  1. 

14  Ps.  7.  4. 

15  Ps.  28.  3.  & 57.  4. 
& 62.  4.  & 64.  3.  Pro. 
5.  3,  4.  & 12.  18. 

76  Ps.  37.  5.  Matt. 


6.  25.  Luke  12.  22.  1 
Pet.  5.  7. 

17  Ps.  37.  24. 

18  Ps.  5.  6. 

i»Job  15.  32.  Pro. 
10.  27.  Eccles.  7.  17. 

7 Ps.  57.  1. 

2  Ps.  57.  3. 


13  But  it  was  thou,  a man  mine  equal,  ^ 

My  companion,  and  my  familiar  friend. 

14  We  took  sweet  counsel  together. 

We  walked  in  the  house  of  God  with  the  throng. 

15  Let  death  come  suddenly  upon  them. 

Let  them  go  down  alive  into  ^ the  pit  : 

For  wickedness  is  in  their  dwelling,  in  -^the  midst 
of  them. 

16  As  for  me,  I *will  call  upon  God  ; 

And  the  Lord  shall  save  me. 

17  Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noonday,  will  I com- 

plain, and  moan  : 

And  he  shall  hear  my  voice. 

18  He  hath  redeemed  my  soul  in  peace  ^ from  the  bat- 

tle that  was  against  me  : 

For  they  were  many  that  strove  with  me. 

19  God  shall  hear,  and  * answer  them. 

Even  he  that  abideth  of  old,  [Selah 

The  men  who  have  no  changes, 

And  who  fear  not  God. 

20  He  hath  put  forth  his  hands  against  such  as  were  at 

peace  with  him  : 

He  hath  profaned  his  covenant. 

21  His  mouth  was  smooth  as  butter, 

But  his  heart  was  war  : 

His  words  were  softer  than  oil, 

Yet  were  they  drawn  swords. 

22  Cast  7 thy  burden  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  sus- 

tain thee  ; 

He  shall  never  suffer  the  righteous  to  be  moved. 

23  But  thou,  O God,  shalt  bring  them  down  into  the 

pit  of  destruction  : 

Bloodthirsty  and  deceitful  men  shall  not  live  out 
half  their  days  ; 

But  I will  trust  in  thee. 


56  For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  ® Jonath  elem  rehokim.  A Psalm 
of  David : Michtam  : when  the  Philistines  took  him  in  Gath. 

1 Be  merciful  unto  me,  O God  ; for  man  would  swal- 

low me  up  : 

All  the  day  long  he  fighting  oppresseth  me. 

2 ^Mine  enemies  would  swallow  me  up  all  the  day 

long  : 

For  they  be  many  that  fight  proudly  against  me. 

3 What  time  I am  afraid, 

I will  put  my  trust  in  thee. 

4 In  God  I will  praise  his  word  : 

In  God  have  I put  my  trust,  I will  not  be  afraid  ; 
What  can  flesh  do  unto  me  ? 

5 All  the  day  long  they  wrest  my  words  : 

All  their  thoughts  are  against  me  for  evil. 

6 They  gather  themselves  together,  they  hide  them- 

selves. 

They  mark  my  steps. 

Even  as  they  have  waited  for  my  soul. 


3 ver.  10, 11. 

4 Ps.  118.  6.  Is.  31. 
3.  Heb.  13.  6. 

6 Ps.  59.  3.  & 140.  2. 
6 Ps.  71.  10. 
d Or,  as  otherwise 
read.  Desolations  be 
upon  them  1 


e Heb.  Sheol. 
f Or,  their  inward 
part. 

g Or,  so  that  none 
came  nigh  me. 
k Or,  afflict, 
i Heb.  that  he  hath 
given  thee. 


a That  is.  The  silent 
dove  of  them  that  are 
afar  off  or,  as  other- 
wise read,  The  dove  of 
the  distant  terebinths. 

b Or,  They  that  lit 
in  wait  for  me. 
c Or,  Inasmuch  at. 


PSALM  LVII. 


821 


7 Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity  ? in  thine  anger  cast 
down  the  people,  O God. 

8 Thou  tellest  my  wanderings  : put  thou  my  tears 
into  thy  bottle  : are  they  not  in  thy  book  ? 

9 When  I cry  unto  thee,  then  shall  mine  enemies  turn 
back  : this  I know  ; for  ® God  is  for  me. 

10  ® In  God  will  I praise  his  word  : in  the  Lord  will 
I praise  his  word. 

11  In  God  have  I put  my  trust  : I will  not  be  afraid 
what  man  can  do  unto  me. 

12  Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  O God  : I will  render 
praises  unto  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death  : 
wilt  not  thou  deliver  my  feet  from  falling,  that  I may 
walk  before  God  in  the  light  of  the  living  ? 


PSALM  LVII. 

1 David  in  prayer  fleeing  unto  God  complaineth  of  his  dangerous  case. 
7 tie  encourageth  himself  to  praise  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  Michtam  of  David, 
when  he  fled  from  Saul  in  the  cave. 

Be  1 merciful  unto  me,  O God,  be  merciful  unto  me  : 

for  my  soul  trusteth  in  thee  : ^ yea,  in  the  shadow 
of  thy  wings  will  I make  my  refuge,  ® until  these  calami- 
ties be  overpast. 

2  I will  cry  unto  God  most  high  ; unto  God  ^that 
performeth  all  things  for  me. 

3  ® He  shall  send  from  heaven,  and  save  me  from  the 
reproach  of  him  that  would  ® swallow  me  up.  Selah. 
God  shall  send  forth  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

4  My  soul  is  among  lions  : and  I lie  even  among 
them  that  are  set  on  fire,  even  the  sons  of  men,  ® whose 
teeth  are  spears  and  arrows,  and  ^ their  tongue  a sharp 
sword. 

6  Be  thou  exalted,  O God,  above  the  heavens  ; let 
thy  glory  he  above  all  the  earth. 

6  They  have  prepared  a net  for  my  steps  ; my  soul 
is  bowed  down  : they  have  digged  a pit  before  me,  into 
the  midst  whereof  they  are  fallen  themselves.  Selah. 

7  My  heart  is  fixed,  O God,  my  heart  is  fixed  : I 
will  sing  and  give  praise. 

8  Awake  up,  my  glory  ; awake,  psaltery  and  harp  : 
I myself  will  awake  early. 

9  I will  praise  thee,  O Lord,  among  the  people  : 
I will  sing  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 

10  i^For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  heavens,  and 
thy  truth  unto  the  clouds. 

11  Be  thou  exalted,  O God,  above  the  heavens  : 
let  thy  glory  he  above  all  the  earth. 


I Mai.  3.  16. 

* Rom.  8.  31. 
® ver.  4. 

10  Ps.  116.  8. 

II  Job  33.  30. 
1 Pa.  6G.  1. 


2 Ps.  17.  8.  & 63.  7. 

3 Is.  26.  20. 

* Ps.  138.  8. 

0 Ps.  144.  5,  7. 

6 Ps.  GC.  1. 


7 Ps.  40.  11.  & 43.  3. 
& Gl.  7. 

8 Pro.  30.  14.  • 

9 Ps.  55.  21.  & 64.  3. 

10  ver.  11.  Ps.  108. 5. 


7 Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity  ? 

In  anger  cast  down  the  peoples,  O God. 

8 Thou  tellest  my  wanderings  : 

Put  thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle  ; 

Are  they  not  in  thy  ® book  ? 

9 Then  shall  mine  enemies  turn  back  in  the  day  that 

I  call : 

This  I know,  that  God  is  for  me. 

10  In  God  will  I praise  his  word  : 

In  the  Lord  will  I praise  his  word. 

11  In  God  have  I put  my  trust,  I will  not  be  afraid  ; 
What  can  man  do  unto  me  ? 

12  Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  O God  : 

I will  render  thank  offerings  unto  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death  : 

Hast  thou  not  delivered  my  feet  from  falling  ? 

That  I may  walk  before  God 

In  the  light  of  ^ the  living. 


57  For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  Al-tashheth.  A Psalm  of  David : 
Michtam  : when  he  fled  from  Saul,  in  the  cave. 

1 Be  merciful  unto  me,  O God,  be  merciful  unto  me  ; 
For  my  soul  taketh  refuge  in  thee  : 

Yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I take  refuge. 
Until  these  “ calamities  be  overpast. 

2 I will  cry  unto  God  Most  High  ; 

Unto  God  that  performeth  all  things  for  me. 

3 He  shall  send  from  heaven,  and  save  me. 

When  he  that  would  swallow  me  up  reproacheth  ; 

[Selah 

God  shall  send  forth  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

4 My  soul  is  among  lions  ; 

^ I lie  among  them  that  are  set  on  fire. 

Even  the  sons  of  men,  wdiose  teeth  are  spears  and 
arrows. 

And  their  tongue  a sharp  sword. 

5 Be  thou  exalted,  O God,  above  the  heavens  ; 

Let  thy  glory  he  above  all  the  earth. 

6 They  have  prepared  a net  for  my  steps  ; 

My  soul  is  bowed  down  : 

They  have  digged  a pit  before  me  ; 

They  are  fallen  into  the  midst  thereof  themselves. 

[Selah 

7 My  heart  is  fixed,  O God,  my  heart  is  fixed  : 

I will  sing,  yea,  I will  sing  praises. 

8 Awake  up,  my  glory  ; awake,  psaltery  and  harp  : 

I myself  will  awake  right  early. 

9 I will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O Lord,  among  the 

peoples  : 

I will  sing  praises  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 

10  For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  heavens, 

And  thy  truth  unto  the  skies. 

11  Be  thou  exalted,  O God,  above  the  heavens  ; 

Let  thy  glory  he  above  all  the  earth. 


Ps.  7. 15, 16.  & 9. 
15. 

12  Ps.  108.  1,  &c.. 

13  Ps.  16.  9.  & 30. 12. 
& 108.  1,  2. 

14  Ps.  108.  3. 


13  Ps.  36.  5.  &71.  19. 
& 103.  11.  & 108.  4. 

18  ver.  5. 

d Or,  They  think  to 
escape, 
e Or,  record. 


f Or,  for. 
g Or,  life, 
a Or,  wickednesses, 
b Or,  I must  lie. 
c Or,  I will  awake 
the  dawn. 


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PSALMS  LVIII.,  LIX. 


PSALM  LVIII. 

1 David  reproveth  wicked  judges,  3 descriheth  the  nature  of  the  wicked, 
6 devoteth  them  to  God/s  judgments,  10  whereat  the  righteous  shall 
rejoice. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  Michtam  of  David. 

DO  ye  indeed  speak  righteousness,  O congregation  ? 
do  ye  judge  uprightly,  O ye  sons  of  men  ? 

2  Yea,  in  heart  ye  work  wickedness  ; ^ ye  weigh  the 
violence  of  your  hands  in  the  earth. 

3  2 The  wicked  are  estranged  from  the  womb  : they 
go  astray  as  soon  as  they  be  born,  speaking  lies. 

4  ^ Their  poison  is  like  the  poison  of  a serpent  : they 
are  like  ^ the  deaf  adder  that  stoppeth  her  ear  ; 

5  Which  will  not  hearken  to  the  voice  of  charmers, 
charming  never  so  wisely. 

6  ® Break  their  teeth,  O God,  in  their  mouth  : break 
out  the  great  teeth  of  the  young  lions,  O Lord. 

7  ®Let  them  melt  away  as  waters  which  run  con- 
tinually: when  he  bendeth  his  how  to  shoot  his  arrows, 
let  them  be  as  cut  in  pieces. 

8  As  a snail  which  melteth,  let  every  one  of  them  pass 
away  : like  the  untimely  birth  of  a woman,  that  they 
may  not  see  the  sun. 

9  Before  your  pots  can  feel  the  thorns,  he  shall  take 
them  away  ® as  with  a whirlwind,  both  living,  and  in 
his  wrath. 

10  ^The  righteous  shall  rejoice  when  he  seeth  the 
vengeance : he  shall  wash  his  feet  in  the  blood  of  the 

wicked. 

11  So  that  a man  shall  say.  Verily  there  is  a reward 
for  the  righteous  : verily  he  is  a God  that  judgeth  in 
the  earth. 


PSALM  LIX. 

1 David  praveth  to  be  delivered  from  his  enemies.  6 He  complaineth  of 
their  cruelty.  8 He  trusteth  in  God.  11  He  prayeth  against  them. 
16  He  prais'eth  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  Michtam  of  David  ; 
when  Saul  sent,  and  they  watched  the  house  to  kill 
him. 

Deliver  ^ me  from  mine  enemies,  O my  God  : 
defend  me  from  them  that  rise  up  against  me. 

2  Deliver  me  from  the  workers  of  iniquity,  and  save 
me  from  bloody  men. 

3  For,  lo,  they  lie  in  wait  for  my  soul  : ^ the  mighty 
are  gathered  against  me  ; ®not  for  my  transgression, 
nor /or  my  sin,  O Lord. 

4  They  run  and  prepare  themselves  without  my 
fault  : ^ awake  to  help  me,  and  behold. 

5  Thou  therefore,  O Lord  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel,  awake  to  visit  all  the  heathen  : be  not  merciful 
to  any  wicked  trangressors.  Selah. 

6  * They  return  at  evening  : they  make  a noise  like 
a dog,  and  go  round  about  the  city. 

7  Behold,  they  belch  out  with  their  mouth  : ® swords 
are  in  their  lips  : for  who,  say  they,  doth  hear  ? 


1 Ps.  94.  20.  Is.  10. 

1. 

2Ps.  51.  5.  Is.  48, 

8. 

3 Ps.  140.  3.  Eccles. 
10.  11. 

4 Jer.  8.  17. 

6 J*b  4. 10.  Ps.  3.  7. 


ejosh.  7.  5.  Ps.  112. 
10. 

7 Job  3.  IG.  Eccles. 

G.  3, 

8 Pro.  10.  25. 

9 Ps.  52.  G.  & 64.  10, 
& 107.  42. 

M Ps.  G8.  23, 


11  Ps.  92.  15. 

12  Ps.  67.  4.  & 96. 13. 
& 98.  9. 

1 Ps.  18.  48. 

2 Ps.  56.  6. 

3 1 Sam.  24.  11. 

4Ps,  35,  23,  & 44. 

23. 


58  For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  Al-tashheth.  A Psalm  of  David : 
Michtam. 

1 “ Do  ye  indeed  ^ in  silence  speak  righteousness  ? 

Do  ye  ''judge  uprightly,  O ye  sons  of  men  ? 

2 Yea,  in  heart  ye  work  wickedness  ; 

Ye  weigh  out  the  violence  of  your  hands  in  the  earth. 

3 The  wicked  are  estranged  from  the  womb  : 

They  go  astray  as  soon  as  they  be  born,  speaking 
lies. 

4 Their  poison  is  like  the  poison  of  a serpent  : 

They  are  like  the  deaf  adder  that  stoppeth  her  ear  ; 

5 Which  hearkeneth  not  to  the  voice  of  ^ charmers, 
Charming  never  so  wisely. 

6 Break  their  teeth,  O God,  in  their  mouth  : 

Break  out  the  great  teeth  of  the  young  lions,  O 
Lord. 

7 Let  them  melt  away  as  water  that  runneth  apace  : 
When  he  aimeth  his  arrows,  let  them  be  as  though 

they  were  cut  off. 

8 Let  them  he  as  a snail  which  melteth  and  passeth 

away  : 

Like  the  untimely  birth  of  a woman,  ® that  hath  not 
seen  the  sun. 

9 Before  your  pots  can  feel  the  thorns, 

•^He  shall  take  them  away  with  a whirlwind,  the 
green  and  the  burning  alike. 

10  The  righteous  shall  rejoice  when  he  seeth  the  ven- 

geance : 

He  shall  wash  his  feet  in  the  blood  of  the  wicked. 

11  So  that  men  shall  say.  Verily  there  is  a reward  for 

the  righteous  : 

Verily  there  is  a God  that  judge th  in  the  earth. 


59  For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  Al-tashheth.  A Psalm  of  David : 
Michtam  : when  Saul  sent,  and  they  watched  the  house  to  kill 
him. 

1 Deliver  me  from  mine  enemies,  O my  God  : 

Set  me  on  high  from  them  that  rise  up  against  me. 

2 Deliver  me  from  the  workers  of  iniquity, 

And  save  me  from  the  bloodthirsty  men. 

3 For,  lo,  they  lie  in  wait  for  my  soul ; 

The  mighty  gather  themselves  together  against  me  : 
Not  for  my  transgression,  nor  for  my  sin,  O Lord. 

4 They  run  and  prepare  themselves  without  my  fault  : 
Awake  thou  to  “ help  me,  and  behold. 

5 Even  thou,  O Lord  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Arise  to  visit  all  the  ^ heathen  : 

Be  not  merciful  to  any  wicked  transgressors.  [Selah 

6 They  return  at  evening,  they  make  a noise  like  a 

dog. 

And  go  round  about  the  city. 

7 Behold,  they  belch  out  with  their  mouth  ; 

Swords  are  in  their  lips  : 

For  who,  say  they,  doth  hear  ? 

3 ver.  14.  b Or,  as  otherwise  f Or,  Even  as  raw 

6 Ps.  57.  4.  Pro.  12.  read,  0 ye  gods  or,  O flesh,  even  so,  shall 

18.  ye  mighty  ones.  fury  sweep  them 

7 Ps.  10.  11, 13.  & 64.  c Or,  j^idge  upright-  away. 

5.  & 73.  11.  & 94.  7.  ly  the  sons  of  men.  g Heb.  fruit. 

a Or,  Is  the  right-  d Or,  enchanters.  a Heb.  meet, 

eousness  ye  should  e Or,  like  them  that  b Or,  nations, 

speak  dumb  ? have  not  seen  the  sun. 


PSALM  LX. 


823 


8 But  ®tliou,  Q-Lord,  shalt  laugh  at  them;  thou 
shalt  have  all  the  heathen  in  derision. 

9 Because  of  his  strength  will  I wait  upon  thee  : ® for 
God  is  my  defence. 

10  The  God  of  my  mercy  shall  prevent  me  : God 
shall  let  me  see  my  desire  upon  mine  enemies. 

11  Slay  them  not,  lest  my  people  forget  : scatter 
them  by  thy  power  ; and  bring  them  down,  O Lord 
our  shield. 

12  For  the  sin  of  their  mouth  and  the  words  of 
their  lips  let  them  even  be  taken  in  their  pride  : and 
for  cursing  and  lying  which  they  speak. 

13  Consume  them  in  wrath,  consume  them,  that  they 
may  not  he:  and  ^^let  them  know  that  God  ruleth  in 
Jacob  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth.  Selah. 

14  And  ^®at  evening  let  them  return  ; and  let  them 
make  a noise  like  a dog,  and  go  roimd  about  the  city. 

15  Let  them  wander  up  and  down  for  meat,  and 
grudge  if  they  be  not  satisfied, 

16  But  I will  sing  of  thy  power  ; yea,  I will  sing 
aloud  of  thy  mercy  in  the  morning  : for  thou  hast  been 
my  defence  and  refuge  in  the  day  of  my  trouble. 

17  Unto  thee,  O my  strength,  will  I sing  : for 
God  is  my  defence,  and  the  God  of  my  mercy. 


PSALM  LX.  y 

1  David,  complaining  to  God  of  former  judgment,  4 now,  upon  better 
hope,  prageth  for  deliverance.  6 Comforting  himself  in  God's  pro- 
mises, he  craveth  that  help  whereon  he  trusteth. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shushan-eduth,  Michtam  of 
David,  to  teach  ; when  he  strove  with  Aram-naha- 
raim  and  with  Aram-zobah,  when  Joab  returned,  and 
smote  of  Edom  in  the  valley  of  salt  twelve  thousand. 

OGOD,  ^ thou  hast  cast  us  off,  thou  hast  scattered 
us,  thou  hast  been  displeased  ; O turn  thyself  to 
us  again. 

2  Thou  hast  made  the  earth  to  tremble  ; thou  hast 
broken  it : ^ heal  the  breaches  thereof  ; for  it  shaketh. 

3  ^ Thou  hast  shewed  thy  people  hard  things  : ^ thou 
hast  made  us  to  drink  the  wine  of  astonishment. 

4  ® Thou  hast  given  a banner  to  them  that  fear  thee, 
that  it  may  be  displayed  because  of  the  truth.  Selah. 

5  ® That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered  ; save  with  thy 
right  hand,  and  hear  me. 

6  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness  ; I will  rejoice,  I 
will  ® divide  ^ Shechem,  and  mete  out  the  valley  of 
Succoth. 

7  Gilead  is  mine,  and  Manasseh  is  mine  ; Ephraim 
also  is  the  strength  of  mine  head  ; Judah  is  my  law- 
giver ; 

8  Moab  is  my  washpot ; over  Edom  will  I cast 
out  my  shoe  : Philistia,  triumph  thou  because  of  me. 


« 1 Sam.  19. 16.  Ps. 
2.  4. 

® ver.  17.  Ps.  62.  2. 

10  Ps.  21.  3. 

11  Ps.  54.  7.  & 92.  11. 
& 112.  8. 

12  So  Gen.  4.  12,  15. 

13  Pro.  12.  13.  & 18. 

7. 


11  Ps.  7.  9. 

13  Ps.  83.  18. 

10  ver.  6. 

11  Job  15.  23.  Ps. 
109.  10. 

18  Ps.  18.  1. 

10  ver.  9,  10. 

1 Ps.  44.  9. 

2 2 Chr.  7.  14. 


a Ps.  71.  20. 

1 Is.  51.  17,  22.  Jer. 
25.  15. 

3  Ps.  20.  5. 

0 Ps.  108.  6,  &c. 

1 Ps.  89.  35. 
a Josh.  1.  6. 

0 Gen.  12.  6. 

10  Josh.  13.  27. 


8 But  thou,  O Lord,  shalt  laugh  at  them  ; 

Thou  shalt  have  all  the  heathen  in  derision. 

9 O my  strength,  I will  wait  upon  thee  : 

For  God  is  my  high  tower. 

10  ® The  God  of  my  mercy  shall  prevent  me  : 

God  shall  let  me  see  my  desire  upon  f mine  enemies. 

11  Slay  them  not,  lest  my  people  forget : 

^ Scatter  them  by  thy  power,  and  bring  them  down, 
O Lord  our  shield. 

12  For  the  sin  of  their  mouth,  and  the  words  of  their 

lips,  ' 

Let  them  even  be  taken  in  their  pride. 

And  for  cursing  and  lying  which  they  speak. 

13  Consume  them  in  wrath,  consume  them,  that  they 

be  no  more  : 

And  let  them  know  that  God  ruleth  in  Jacob, 

Unto  the  ends  of  the  earth.  [Selah 

14  And  at  evening  let  them  return,  let  them  make  a 

noise  like  a dog. 

And  go  round  about  the  city. 

15  They  shall  wander  up  and  down  for  meat, 

And  tarry  all  night  if  they  be  not  satisfied. 

16  But  I will  sing  of  thy  strength  ; 

Yea,  I wall  sing  aloud  of  thy  mercy  in  the  morning  : 
For  thou  hast  been  my  high  tower. 

And  a refuge  in  the  day  of  my  distress. 

17  Unto  thee,  O my  strength,  will  I sing  praises  : 

For  God  is  my  high  tower,  the  God  of  my  mercy. 


60  For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  “ Shushan  Eduth : Michtam  of 
David,  to  teach  : when  he  strove  with  Aram-naharaim  and  with 
Aram-zobah,  and  Joab  returned,  and  smote  of  Edom  in  the  Val- 
ley of  Salt  twelve  thousand. 

1 O God,  thou  hast  cast  us  off,  thou  hast  broken  us 

down  ; 

Thou  hast  been  angry  ; O restore  us  again. 

2 Thou  hast  made  the  land  to  tremble  ; thou  hast 

rent  it  : 

Heal  the  breaches  thereof  ; for  it  shaketh. 

3 Thou  hast  shewed  thy  people  hard  things  : 

Thou  hast  made  us  to  drink  the  wane  of  staggering. 

4 Thou  hast  given  a banner  to  them  that  fear  thee, 

^ That  it  may  be  displayed  because  of  the  truth.  [Selah 

5 That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered. 

Save  with  thy  right  hand,  and  answer  ^ us. 

6 God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness  ; I will  exult  : 

I will  divide  Shechem,  and  mete  out  the  valley  of 
Succoth. 

7 Gilead  is  mine,  and  Manasseh  is  mine  ; 

Ephraim  also  is  the  defence  of  mine  head  ; 

Judah  is  my  ^sceptre. 

8 Moab  is  my  washpot  ; 

® Upon  Edom  will  I cast  my  shoe  : 

Philistia,  shout  thou  because  of  me. 


See  Dent.  33.  17. 

12  Gen.  49.  10. 

13  2 Sam.  8.  2. 

11  2 Sam.  8.  14.  Ps. 
108.  9. 

13  2 Sam.  8.  1. 
c Or,  nations, 
d So  some  ancient 
authorities.  Tiie  He- 


brew text  has.  His 
strength. 

e According  to  some 
ancient  authorities. 
My  God  with  his  mer- 
cy. 

f Or,  them  that  lie 
in  tea  it  for  me. 

g Or,  Make  them 
wander  to  and  fro. 


n That  is.  The  lily 
of  testimony. 

b Many  ancient  au- 
thorities render.  That 
they  may  flee  from  be- 
fore the  bow. 

c Another  reading  is, 
me. 

d Or,  lawgiver, 
e Or,  Unl». 


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PSALMS  LXI.,  LXII. 


9 Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong  city  ? who  will 
lead  me  into  Edom  ? 

10  Wilt  not  thou,  O God,  which  hadst  cast  us  off  ? 
and  thou^  O God,  which  didst  ^’not  go  out  with  our 
armies  ? 

11  Give  us  help  from  trouble  : for  vain  is  the  help 
of  man. 

12  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly  : for  he  it  is 
that  shall  tread  down  our  enemies. 


9  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong  city  ? 

^ Who  hath  led  me  unto  Edom  ? 

10  S'  Hast  not  thou,  O God,  cast  us  off  ? 

And  thou  goest  not  forth,  O God,  with  our  hosts. 

11  Give  us  help  against  the  adversary  : 

For  vain  is  the  ^help  of  man. 

12  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly  : 

For  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our  adversaries. 


PSALM  LXI. 

1  David  jleeth  to  God  upon  his  former  experience.  4 He  voweth  per- 
petual service  unto  him,  because  of  his  promises. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Xeginah,  A Psalm  of  David. 

Hear  my  cry,  O God  ; attend  unto  my  prayer. 

2  From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I cry  unto 
thee,  when  my  heart  is  overwhelmed  : lead  me  to  the 
rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 

3  For  thou  hast  been  a shelter  for  me,  and  ^a  strong 
tower  from  the  enemy. 

4^1  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  forever  : ® I will 
trust  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings.  Selah. 

5  For  thou,  O God,  hast  heard  my  vows  : thou  hast 
given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  fear  thy  name. 

6  ^ Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king’s  life  : and  his  years 
as  many  generations. 

7  He  shall  abide  before  God  for  ever  : O prepare 
mercy  ® and  truth,  which  may  preserve  him. 

8  So  will  I sing  praise  unto  thy  name  for  ever,  that 
I may  daily  perform  my  vows. 


PSALM  LXII. 

1  David  prof essing  his  confidence  in  God  discourageth  his  enemies.  5 
In  the  same  confidence  he  encourageth  the  godly.  9 No  trust  is  to  be 
put  in  worldly  things.  11  Power  and  mercy  belong  to  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  to  Jeduthun,  A Psalm  of  David. 

Truly  ^ my  soul  waiteth  upon  God  : from  him 
cometh  my  salvation. 

2  2 He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  ; he  is  my 
defence  ; ® I shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 

3  How  long  will  ye  imagine  mischief  against  a man  ? 
ye  shall  be  slain  all  of  you  : ^ as  a bowing  wall  shall  ye 
he,  and  as  a tottering  fence. 

4  They  only  consult  to  cast  him  down  from  his  ex- 
cellency : they  delight  in  lies  : ^ they  bless  with  their 
mouth,  but  they  curse  inwardly.  Selah. 

5  ®My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God  ; for  my  ex- 
pectation is  from  him. 

6  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  : he  is  my 
defence  ; I shall  not  be  moved. 

7  In  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory  : the  rock  of 
my  strength,  and  ip/  refuge,  is  in  God. 

8  Trust  in  him  at  all  times  ; ye  people,  ® pour  out 
your  heart  before  him : God  is  ^ a refuge  for  us. 
Selah. 


16  ver.  1.  Ps.  44.  9. 
& 108.  11. 

11  Josh.  7.  12. 

18  Ps.  118.  8.  & 146. 
3. 

i^Num.  24.  18.  1 

Chr.  19.  13. 

20  Is.  63.  3. 


1 Pro.  18.  10. 

2 Ps.  27.  4. 

3 Ps.  17.  8.  & 57. 1.  & 
91.  4. 

* Ps.  21.  4. 

6  Ps.  40.  11.  Pro.  20. 
28. 

1 Ps.  33.  20. 


2 ver.  6. 

3 Ps.  37.  24. 

* Is.  30.  13. 

B Ps.  28.  3. 

6 ver.  1,  2. 

7 Jer.  3.  23. 

8 1 Sam.  1.  15.  Ps. 
42.  4.  Lam.  2.  19. 


61  For  the  Chief  Musician ; on  a stringed  instrument.  A Psalm  of 
David. 

1 Hear  my  cry,  O God  ; 

Attend  unto  my  prayer. 

2 From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I call  unto  thee, 

when  my  heart  “ is  overwhelmed  : 

Lead  me  to  ^ the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 

3 For  thou  hast  been  a refuge  for  me, 

A strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 

4 I will  dwell  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever  : 

I  will  take  refuge  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings.  [Selah 

5 For  thou,  O God,  hast  heard  my  vows  : 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  fear 
thy  name. 

6 Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king’s  life  : 

His  years  shall  be  as  many  generations. 

7 He  shall  abide  before  God  for  ever  : 

O prepare  lovingkindness  and  truth,  that  they  may 
preserve  him. 

8 So  will  I sing  praise  unto  thy  name  for  ever, 

That  I may  daily  perform  my  vows. 


62  For  the  Chief  Musician  ; after  the  manner  of  Jeduthun.  A Psalm 
of  David. 


1 My  soul  « waiteth  only  upon  God  : 

From  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

2 He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  : 

He  is  my  high  tower  ; I shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 

3 How  long  will  ye  set  upon  a man, 

^ That  ye  may  slay  him,  all  of  you. 

Like  a bowing  wall,  like  a tottering  fence  ? 

4 They  only  consult  to  thrust  him  down  from  his  ex- 

cellency ; 

They  delight  in  lies  : 

They  bless  with  their  mouth,  but  they  curse  in- 
wardly. [Selah 

5 My  soul,  ® wait  thou  only  upon  God  ; 

For  my  expectation  is  from  him. 

6 He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  : 

He  is  my  high  tower  ; I shall  not  be  moved. 

7 With  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory  : 

The  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refuge,  is  in  God. 

8 Trust  in  him  at  all  times,  ye  people  ; 

Pour  out  your  heart  before  him  : 

God  is  a refuge  for  us.  [Selah 


B Ps.  18.  2. 

/ Or,  Who  will  lead 
me  ct'c. 

g Or,  Wilt  not  thou, 
O God,  which  hast 
cast  us  off,  and  goest 
. . . hosts  f 


h Heb.  salvation, 
a Or,  fainteth. 
b Or,  a rock  that  is 
too  high  for  me. 
c Heb.  tent, 
d Or,  given  an  heri- 
tage unto  those  &c. 


a Heb.  is  silent  unto 
God. 

b Or,  as  otherwise 
read.  Ye  shall  be  slain 
&c. 

c Heb.  be  thou  silent 
unto  God. 


PSALMS  LXIII.,  LXIV.  825 


9 Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity,  and  men 
of  high  degree  are  a lie  : to  be  laid  in  the  balance,  they 
are  altogether  lighter  than  vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression,  and  become  not  vain  in 
robbery  : if  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart  upon 
them. 

11  God  hath  spoken  once  ; twice  have  I heard 
this  ; that  power  helongeth  unto  God. 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O Lord,  helongeth  mercy  : for 
thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work. 

PSALM  LXIII. 

1  David's  thirst  for  God.  4 His  manner  of  blessing  God.  9 His  confi- 
dence of  his  enemies'  destruction,  and  his  own  safety. 

A Psalm  of  David,  when  he  was  in  the  wilderness  of 
Judah. 

OGOD,  thou  art  my  God  ; early  will  I seek  thee  : 

^ my  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for 
thee  in  a dry  and  thirsty  land,  where  no  water  is  ; 

2  To  see  ^ thy  power  and  thy  glory,  so  as  I have  seen 
thee  in  the  sanctuary. 

3  ® Because  thy  lovingkindness  is  better  than  life,  my 
lips  shall  praise  thee. 

4  Thus  will  I bless  thee  ^ while  I live  : I will  lift  up 
my  hands  in  thy  name. 

5  My  soul  shall  be  ^ satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fat- 
ness ; and  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  : 

6  When  ® I remember  thee  upon  my  bed,  and  medi- 
tate on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 

7  Because  thou  hast  been  my  help,  therefore  in  the 
shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I rejoice. 

8  My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee  : thy  right  hand 
upholdeth  me. 

9  But  those  that  seek  my  soul,  to  destroy  it,  shall  go 
into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth. 

10  ® They  shall  fall  by  the  sword  : they  shall  be  a 
portion  for  foxes. 

11  But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God  ; ® every  one  that 
sweareth  by  him  shall  glory  : but  the  mouth  of  them 
that  speak  lies  shall  be  stopped. 


PSALM  LXIV. 

1 David  prayeth  for  deliverance,  complaining  of  his  enemies.  7 He  pro- 
miseth  him,felf  to  see  such  an  evident  destruction  of  his  enemies,  as  the 
righteous  shall  rejoice  at  it. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David. 

Hear  my  voice,  O God,  in  my  prayer  : preserve 
my  life  from  fear  of  the  enemy. 

2  Hide  me  from  the  secret  counsel  of  the  wicked  ; 
from  the  insurrection  of  the  workers  of  iniquity  : 

3  ^ Who  whet  their  tongue  like  a sword,  ^ and  bend 
their  bows  to  shoot  their  arrows,  even  bitter  words  : 

4  That  they  may  shoot  in  secret  at  the  perfect : sud- 
denly do  they  shoot  at  him,  and  fear  not. 


9  Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  ^ vanity,  and  men  of 
high  degree  are  a lie  : 

In  the  balances  they  will  go  up  ; 

They  are  together  lighter  than  ^ vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression. 

And  become  not  vain  in  robbery  : 

If  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart  thereon. 

11  God  hath  spoken  once. 

Twice  have  I heard  this  ; 

That  power  helongeth  unto  God  : 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O Lord,  helongeth  mercy  : 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his 
work. 


63  A Psalm  of  David,  when  he  was  in  the  wilderness  of  Judah. 

1 O God,  thou  art  my  God  ; ® early  will  I seek  thee  : 
My  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for 

thee. 

In  a dry  and  weary  land,  where  no  water  is. 

2 So  have  I looked  upon  thee  in  the  sanctuary, 

To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory. 

3 For  thy  lovingkindness  is  better  than  life  ; 

My  lips  shall  praise  thee. 

4 So  will  I bless  thee  while  I live  : 

I  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

5 My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  ^ marrow  and  fat- 

ness ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  ; 

6 When  I remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 

^ And  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 

7 For  thou  hast  been  my  help. 

And  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I rejoice. 

8 My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee  : 

Thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 

9 But  those  that  seek  my  soul,  to  destroy  it, 

Shall  go  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth. 

10  They  shall  be  ® given  over  to  the  power  of  the 

sword  : 

They  shall  be  a portion  for  ^ foxes. 

11  But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God  : 

Every  one  that  sweareth  by  him  shall  glory  ; 

For  the  mouth  of  them  that  speak  lies  shall  be 
stopped. 


04  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Hear  my  voice,  O God,  in  my  complaint  : 

Preserve  my  life  from  fear  of  the  enemy. 

2 Hide  me  from  the  secret  counsel  of  evil-doers  ; 
From  the  “ tumult  of  the  workers  of  iniquity  : 

3 Who  have  whet  their  tongue  like  a sword. 

And  have  aimed  their  arrows,  even  bitter  words  : 

4 That  they  may  shoot  in  secret  places  at  the  perfect : 
Suddenly  do  they  shoot  at  him,  and  fear  not. 


10  Ps.  39.  6, 11.  Is. 
40.  15,  17.  Rom.  3. 
4. 

11  Job  31.  25.  Ps. 
52.7.  Luke  12. 15.  1 
Tim.  G.  17. 

12  Job  33.  14. 

13  Rev.  19.  1. 


i«  Ps.  8G.  15.  & 103. 
8.  Dan.  9.  9. 

13  Job  34.  11.  Pro. 
24.  12.  Jer.  32.  19. 
Ezek.  7.  27.  & 33.  20. 
Matt.  IG.  27.  Rom.  2. 
G.  1 Cor.  3.  8.  2 Cor. 
5.  10.  Eph.  G.  8.  Col. 


3.  25.  1 Pet.  1.  17. 
Rev.  22.  12. 

1 Ps.  42.  2.  & 84.  2.  & 
143.  G. 

2 Seel  Sam.  4.  21.  1 
Chr.lG.il.  Ps.  27.4. 
&78.  Gl. 

3 Ps.  30.  5. 


< Ps.  104.  33.  & 14G. 

2. 

3 Ps.  3G.  8. 
c Ps.  42.  8.  & 119.  55. 
& 149.  6. 

7 Ps.  Gl.  4. 

8 Ezek.  35.  5. 


3 Deut.  G.  13.  Is. 
45.  23.  & C5.  IG.  Zeph. 
1.  5. 

1 Ps.  11.  2.  & .57.  4. 

2 Ps.  58.  7.  Jer.  9. 
3. 

d Heb.  a breath, 
a Or,  earnestly. 


b Heb.  fat. 
c Or,  I meditate, 
d Or,  shall  be  de- 
stroyed ; they  shall 
&c. 

e Or,  poured  out  by. 
f Or,  jackals, 
a Or,  throng. 


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PSALM  LXV. 


5 ^ They  encourage  themselves  in  an  evil  matter  : 
they  commune  of  laying  snares  privily  ; ^ they  say, 
Who  shall  see  them  ? 

6 They  search  out  iniquities  ; they  accomplish  a 
diligent  search  : both  the  inward  thought  of  every  one 
of  them,  and  the  heart,  is  deep. 

7 ^ But  God  shall  shoot  at  them  with  an  arrow  ; sud- 
denly shall  they  be  wounded. 

8 So  they  shall  make  ® their  own  tongue  to  fall  upon 
themselves  : all  that  see  them  shall  flee  away. 

9 ® And  all  men  shall  fear,  and  shall  ® declare  the 
work  of  God  ; for  they  shall  wisely  consider  of  his 
doing. 

10  The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and 
shall  trust  in  him  ; and  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall 
glory. 


PSALM  LXV. 

1 David  praiseth  God  for  his  grace.  4 The  blessedness  of  God's  chosen 
by  reason  of  benefits. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  and  Song  of  David. 

PRAISE  waiteth  for  thee,  O God,  in  Sion  : and  unto 
thee  shall  the  vow  be  performed. 

2  O thou  that  hearest  prayer,  ^ unto  thee  shall  all 
flesh  come. 

3  ^ Iniquities  prevail  against  me  : as  for  our  transgres- 
sions, thou  shalt  Spurge  them  away. 

4  ^Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou®  choosest,  and 
causest  to  approach  unto  thee,  that  he  may  dwell  in  thy 
courts  : ® we  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  thy 
house,  even  of  thy  holy  temple. 

5  By  terrible  things  in  righteousness  wilt  thou  answer 
us,  O God  of  our  salvation  ; who  art  the  confidence  of 
’ all  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  of  them  that  are  afar  off 
upon  the  sea  : 

6  Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the  mountains  ; 
® being  girded  with  power  : 

7  ^ Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the  seas,  the  noise  of 
their  waves,  and  the  tumult  of  the  people. 

8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  are 
afraid  at  thy  tokens  ; thou  inakest  the  outgoings  of  the 
morning  and  evening  to  rejoice. 

9  Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  i^  waterest  it  : thou 
greatly  enrichest  it  i^  with  the  river  of  God,  which  is 
full  of  water  : thou  preparest  them  corn,  when  thou 
hast  so  provided  for  k. 

10  Thou  waterest  the  ridges  thereof  abundantly  : 
thou  settlest  the  furrows  thereof  : thou  makest  it  soft 
with  show^s  : thou  blessest  the  springing  thereof. 

11  Thcyu  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness  ; and 
thy  paths  drop  fatness. 


3 See  Pro.  1. 11. 

4 Ps.  10.  11.  & 59.  7. 

5 Ps.  7.  12,  13. 

6 Pro.  12.  13.  & 18. 
7. 

T Ps,  31.  11.  & 62,  6, 

8 Ps.  40.  3. 

9 Jer.  50.  28.  & 51. 
10. 


10  Ps.  32.  11.  & 58. 
10.  & 68.  3. 

1 Is.  66.  23. 

2 Ps.  38.  4.  & 40.  12, 

3 Ps.  51,  2,  & 79.  9, 
Is,  6,  7.  Heb,  9,  14.  1 
John  1.  7,  9. 

4 Ps.  33.  12.  & 84.  4. 
6 Ps,  4.  3. 


6 Ps.  36.  8. 

I Ps.  22,  27. 

8 Ps.  93,  1. 

9Ps.  89.  9.  & 107, 
29.  Matt.  8.  26, 

10  Ps,  76.  10.  Is.  17. 
12,  13. 

II  Deut.  11.  12. 


5 They  encourage  themselves  in  an  evil  purpose  ; ' ,i 

They  commune  of  laying  snares  privily  ; ■ 1 

They  say.  Who  shall  see  them  ? 1] 

6 They  search  out  iniquities  ; ® We  have  accomplished,  * 

say  they,  a diligent  search  : S 

And  the  inward  thought  of  every  one,  and  the  heart, 
is  deep.  | 

7 But  God  shall  shoot  at  them  ; | 

With  an  arrow  suddenly  shall  they  be  wounded.  | 

8 So  they  shall  be  made  to  stumble,  their  own  tongue  } 

being  against  them  : ^ 

All  that  see  them  shall  ^ wag  the  head.  j 

9 And  all  men  shall  fear  ; | 

And  they  shall  declare  the  work  of  God,  j 

And  shall  wisely  consider  of  liis  doing.  -j 

10  The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  shall  ^ 
trust  in  him  ; ■ 

And  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  glory.  ' 

i 

i 

65  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm.  A Song  of  David.  | 

1 “ Praise  waiteth  for  thee,  O God,  in  Zion  : •] 

And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  performed. 

2 O thou  that  hearest  prayer,  j 

Unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 

3 ® Iniquities  prevail  against  me  : j 

As  for  our  transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge  them  ( 

away. 

4 Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  and  causest  ! 

to  approach  unto  thee,  ' 

That  he  may  dwell  in  thy  courts  : | 

W e shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  thy  house. 
The  holy  place  of  thy  temple. 

6  By  terrible  things  thou  wilt  answer  us  in  righteous- 
ness, ,| 

O God  of  our  salvation  ; ; 

Thou  that  art  the  confidence  of  all  the  ends  of  the 
earth, 

® And  of  them  that  are  afar  off  upon  the  sea  : 

6 Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the  mountains  ; 
Being  girded  about  with  might  : 

7 Which  stilleth  the  roaring  of  the  seas,  the  roaring 

of  their  waves. 

And  the  tumult  of  the  peoples. 

8 They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  are 

afraid  at  thy  tokens  : 

Thou  makest  the  outgoings  of  the  morning  and 
evening  to  rejoice. 

9 Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  waterest  it, 

Thou  greatly  enrichest  it  ; 

The  river  of  God  is  full  of  water  ; 

Thou  providest  them  corn,  ^ when  thou  hast  so  pre- 
pared ®the  earth. 

10  Thou  waterest  her  furrows  abundantly  ; 

Thou /settlest  the  ridges  thereof  : 

Thou  makest  it  soft  with  showers  ; 

Thou  blessest  the  springing  thereof. 

11  Thou  crownest  ^ the  year  with  thy  goodness  ; 

And  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 

12  Ps.  68.  9,  10.  & tongue  teas  make  them  c Or,  And  of  the  sea, 

104.  13.  Jer.  5.  24.  to  stumble.  afar  off. 

13  Ps,  46.  4.  d Or,  f ee  away.  d Or,  for  so  prepa- 

b Or,  as  otherwise  a Or,  There  shall  be  rest  thou. 

read,  they  have  ac-  silence  before  thee,  e Heb.  her. 

complished  or  have  and  praise,  O God  f Heb.  lowerest. 

hidden.  &c.  gr  Heb.  the  year  of 

c Or,  So  shall  they  b Heb.  Words  (or,  thy  goodness, 

against  whom  their  Matters)  of  iniquities. 


PSALM  LXVI. 


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12  They  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness  : 
and  the  little  hills  rejoice  on  every  side. 

13  The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks  ; the  val- 
leys also  are  covered  over  with  corn  ; they  shout  for 
joy,  they  also  sing. 

PSALM  LXVI.  ^ 

1  David  exhorteth  to  praise  God,  5 to  observe  his  great  works,  8 to  bless 
him  for  his  gracious  benefits.  12  He  voweth  for  himself  religious  ser- 
vice to  God.  16  He  declareth  God's  special  goodness  to  himself. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Song  or  Psalm, 
yf” AKE  a joyful  noise  unto  God,  all  ye  lands  : 

IVi  2 Sing  forth  the  honour  of  his  name  : make  his 
praise  glorious. 

3 Say  unto  God,  How  ^ terrible  art  thou  in  thy  works  ! 
3 through  the  greatness  of  thy  power  shall  thine  enemies 
submit  themselves  unto  thee. 

4 ^ All  the  earth  shall  worship  thee,  and  ^ shall  sing 
unto  thee  ; they  shall  sing  to  thy  name.  Selah. 

5 ® Come  and  see  the  works  of  God  : he  is  terrible  in 
his  doing  toward  the  children  of  men. 

6 He  turned  the  sea  into  dry  land : ® they  went 
through  the  flood  on  foot : there  did  we  rejoice  in  him. 

7 He  ruleth  by  his  power  for  ever  ; ® his  eyes  behold 
the  nations  : let  not  the  rebellious  exalt  themselves. 
Selah. 

8 O bless  our  God,  ye  people,  and  make  the  voice  of 
his  praise  to  be  heard  : 

9 Which  holdeth  our  soul  in  life,  and  suffereth  not 
our  feet  to  be  moved. 

10  For  thou,  O God,  hast  proved  us  : i^  thou  hast 
tried  us,  as  silver  is  tried. 

111^  Thou  broughtest  us  into  the  net ; thou  laidst 
affliction  upon  our  loins. 

12  1^  Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride  over  our  heads  ; 
i®we  went  through  fire  and  through  water  : but  thou 
broughtest  us  out  into  a wealthy  place. 

13  1®  I will  go  into  thy  house  with  burnt  offerings  : 
11 1 will  pay  thee  my  vows, 

14  Which  my  lips  have  uttered,  and  my  mouth  hath 
spoken,  when  I was  in  trouble. 

15  I will  offer  unto  thee  burnt  sacrifices  of  fatlings, 
with  the  incense  of  rams  ; I will  offer  bullocks  with 
goats.  Selah. 

16  1®  Come  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God,  and  I will 
declare  what  he  hath  done  for  my  soul. 

17  I cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth,  and  he  was  ex- 
tolled with  my  tongue. 

18  1®  If  I regard  iniquity  in  my  heart,  the  Lord  will 
not  hear  me : 

19  But  verily  God  hath  heard  me  ; he  hath  attended 
to  the  voice  of  my  prayer. 

20  Blessed  he  God,  which  hath  not  turned  away  my 
prayer,  nor  his  mercy  from  me. 


« Is.  55. 12. 

1 Ps.  100.  1. 

2 Ps.  G5.  5. 

3 Ps.  18.  44. 

* Ps.  22.  27.  & 67.  3. 
& 117.  1. 
oPs.  96.  1,2. 


6 Ps.  46.  8. 

2 Ex.  14.  21. 

8 Josh.  3.  14,  16. 

0 Ps.  11.  4. 

10  Ps.  121.  3. 

11  Ps.  17.  3.  Is.  48. 

10. 


12  Zech.  13.  9.  1 Pet. 
1.  6,  7. 

13  Lam.  1.  13. 

11  Is.  51.  23. 

15  Is.  43.  2. 

10  Ps.  100.  4.  & 116. 
14,  17,  18,  19. 


1 2 They  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness  : 
And  the  hills  are  girded  with  joy. 

13  The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks  ; 

The  valleys  also  are  covered  over  with  corn ; 
They  shout  for  joy,  they  also  sing* 


66  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Song,  a Psalm. 

1 Make  a joyful  noise  unto  God,  all  the  earth  : 

2 Sing  forth  the  glory  of  his  name  : 

Make  his  praise  glorious. 

3 Say  imto  God,  How  terrible  are  thy  works  ! 

Tlirough  the  greatness  of  thy  power  shall  thine 

enemies  ® submit  themselves  unto  thee. 

4 All  the  earth  shall  worship  thee. 

And  shall  sing  unto  thee  ; 

They  shall  sing  to  thy  name.  [Selah 

5 Come,  and  see  the  works  of  God  ; 

He  is  terrible  in  his  doing  toward  the  children  of 
men. 

6 He  turned  the  sea  into  dry  land  : 

They  went  through  the  river  on  foot : 

There  ^ did  we  rejoice  in  him. 

7 He  ruleth  by  his  might  for  ever  ; 

His  eyes  observe  the  nations  : 

Let  not  the  rebellious  exalt  themselves.  [Selah 

8 O bless  our  God,  ye  peoples. 

And  make  the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard  : 

9 Which  ‘^holdeth  our  soul  in  life, 

And  suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 

10  For  thou,  O God,  hast  proved  us  : 

Thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver  is  tried. 

11  Thou  broughtest  us  into  the  net  ; 

Thou  layedst  a sore  burden  upon  our  loins. 

12  Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride  over  our  heads  ; 

We  went  through  fire  and  through  water  ; 

But  thou  broughtest  us  out  into  a wealthy  place. 

13  I will  come  into  thy  house  with  burnt  offerings, 

I will  pay  thee  my  vows, 

14  Which  my  lips  have  uttered. 

And  my  mouth  hath  spoken,  when  I was  in  dis- 
tress. 

15  I vsdll  offer  unto  thee  burnt  offerings  of  fatlings. 
With  the  incense  of  rams  ; 

I wiU  offer  bullocks  with  goats.  [Selah 

16  Come,  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God, 

And  I will  declare  what  lie  hath  done  for  my  soul. 

17  1 cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth. 

And  ^ he  was  extolled  with  my  tongue. 

18  If  I / regard  iniquity  in  my  heart. 

The  Lord  ^ will  not  hear  : 

19  But  verily  God  hath  heard  ; 

He  hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  prayer. 

20  Blessed  be  God, 

Which  hath  not  turned  away  my  prayer,  nor  his 
mercy  from  me. 


17  Eccles.  5.  4. 

18  Ps.  34.  11. 

19  Job  27.  9.  Pro.  15. 
29.  & 28.  9.  Is.  1.  15. 
John  9.  31.  Jam.  4.  3. 

29  Ps.  IIG.  1,  2. 


h Or,  The  pastures 
...  do  drop. 

a Or,  yield  feigned 
obedience.  Heb.  lie. 
b Or,  let  us  rejoice, 
c Heb.  putteth. 


d Heb.  abundance, 
e Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  high  praise  was 
under  my  tongue, 
f Or,  had  regarded, 
g Or,  would. 


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PSALMS  LXVII., 


PSALM  LXVII. 

1 A prayer  for  the  enlargement  of  God's  kingdom,  3 to  the  joy  of  the 
people,  6 and  the  increase  of  God's  blessings. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A Psalm  or  Song. 

God  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us  ; and  ^ cause 
his  face  to  shine  upon  us  ; Selah. 

2  That  ^thy  way  may  be  known  upon  earth,  ^thy 
saving  health  among  all  nations. 

3  ^ Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O God  ; let  a^.  the 
people  praise  thee. 

4  O let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for  joy  : for 
®thou  shalt  judge  the  people  righteously,  and  govern  the 
nations  upon  earth.  Selah. 

5  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O God  ; let  all  the  peo- 
ple praise  thee. 

6  ® Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her  increase  ; and  God, 
even  our  own  God,  shall  bless  us. 

7  God  shall  bless  us and  aU  the  ends  of  the  earth 
shall  fear  him. 


PSALM  LXVIII. 

1 A prayer  at  the  remotnng  of  the  ark.  4 An  exhortation  to  praise  God 
for  his  mercies,  7 for  his  care  of  the  church,  19  for  his  great  works. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  or  Song  of  David. 

Let  1 God  arise,  let  his  enemies  be  scattered  : let 
them  also  that  hate  him  flee  before  him. 

2  2 As  smoke  is  driven  away,  so  drive  them  away  : 
^ as  wax  melteth  before  the  fire,  so  let  the  wicked  perish 
at  the  presence  of  God. 

3  But  ^let  the  righteous  be  glad  ; let  them  rejoice 
before  God  : yea,  let  them  exceedingly  rejoice. 

4  ® Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  to  his  name  ; ® extol 
him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens  by  his  name  JAH, 
and  rejoice  before  him. 

5  * A father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a judge  of  the 
widows,  is  God  in  his  holy  habitation. 

6  ® God  setteth  the  solitary  in  families  : he  bringeth 
out  those  which  are  bound  with  chains  : but  the  rebel- 
lious dwell  in  a dry  land. 

7  O God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  before  thy  peo- 
ple, when  thou  didst  march  through  the  wilderness  ; 
Selah  : 

8  i^The  earth  shook,  the  heavens  also  dropped  at 
the  presence  of  God  : even  Sinai  itself  was  moved  at  the 
presence  of  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

9  1^  Thou,  O God,  didst  send  a plentiful  rain,  whereby 
thou  didst  confirm  thine  inheritance,  when  it  was  weary. 

10  Thy  congregation  hath  dwelt  therein  : thou,  O 

God,  hast  prepared  of  thy  goodness  for  the  poor. 

11  The  Lord  gave  the  word  : great  was  the  company 
of  those  that  published  it. 

12  1®  Kings  of  armies  did  flee  apace  : and  she  that 
tarried  at  home  divided  the  spoil. 


67 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 
7 


68 

1 

2 

3 

4 


5 

6 


7 

8 


9 

10 


11 

12 


LXVIII. 


For  the  Chief  Musician ; on  stringed  instruments,  A Psalm,  a 
Song. 

God  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us. 

And  cause  his  face  to  shine  “ upon  us  ; [Selah 

That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon  earth, 

Thy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 

Let  the  peoples  ^ praise  thee,  O God  ; 

Let  all  the  peoples  praise  thee. 

O let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for  joy  : 

For  thou  shalt  judge  the  peoples  with  equity, 

And  govern  the  nations  upon  earth.  [Selah 

Let  the  peoples  praise  thee,  O God  ; 

Let  all  the  peoples  praise  thee. 

The  earth  hath  yielded  her  increase  : 

God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  bless  us. 

God  shall  bless  us  ; 

And  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  fear  him. 


For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David,  a Song. 

Let  God  arise,  let  his  enemies  be  scattered  ; 

Let  them  also  that  hate  him  flee  before  him. 

As  smoke  is  driven  away,  so  drive  them  away  ; 

As  wax  melteth  before  the  fire. 

So  let  the  wicked  perish  at  the  presence  of  God. 

But  let  the  righteous  be  glad  ; let  them  exult  before 
God  : 

Yea,  let  them  rejoice  with  gladness. 

Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  to  his  name  : 

Cast  up  a high  way  for  him  that  rideth  through  the 
deserts  ; 

His  name  is  jah  ; and  exult  ye  before  him. 

A father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a judge  of  the  widows, 
Is  God  in  his  holy  habitation. 

God  « setteth  the  solitary  in  families  : 

He  bringeth  out  the  prisoners  into  prosperity  : 
But„the  rebellious  dwell  in  a parched  land. 

O God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  before  thy  people. 
When  thou  didst  march  through  the  wilderness  ; 

[Selah 

The  earth  trembled. 

The  heavens  also  dropped  at  the  presence  of  God  : 
Even  yon  Sinai  trembled  at  the  presence  of  God,  the 
God  of  Israel. 

Thou,  O God,  didst  send  a plentiful  rain. 

Thou  didst  confirm  thine  inheritance,  when  it  was 
weary. 

Thy  ^ congregation  dwelt  therein  : 

Thou,  O God,  didst  prepare  of  thy  goodness  for  the 
poor. 

The  Lord  giveth  the  word  : 

The  women  that  publish  the  tidings  are  a great  host. 
Kings  of  armies  flee,  they  flee  : 

And  she  that  tarrieth  at  home  divideth  the  spoil. 


1 Num.  6.  25.  Ps.  4. 
6.  & 31.  16.  & 80.  3,  7, 
19.  & 119.  135. 

2 Acts  18.  25. 

3 Luke  2.  30, 31.  Tit. 
2.  11. 

4 Ps.  66.  4. 

5 Pa.  96.  10,  13.  & 
98.  9. 


G 

Lev.  26.  4. 

Ps.  85. 

12. 

Ezek. 

34. 

27. 

7 

Ps.  22. 

27. 

1 

Num. 

10. 

35.  Is. 

33. 

3. 

2 

Is.  9.  18. 

Hos.  13. 

3. 

3 

Ps.  97. 

5. 

Mic.  1. 

4. 


4 Ps.  32. 11.  & 58. 10. 
& 64.  10. 

5 Ps.  66.  4. 

6 ver.  33.  Deut.  33. 
26. 

7 Ex.  6.  3. 

sPs.  10.  14,  18.  & 
146.  9. 


1 Sam.  2.  5.  Ps. 
113.  9. 

10  Ps.  107.  10,  14.  & 
146.  7.  Acts  12.  6, 
&c. 

11  Ps.  107.  34,  40. 

12  Ex.  13.  21.  Judg. 
4.  14.  Hab.  3.  13. 


13  Ex.  19.  16,  18. 
Judg.  5.  4.  Is.  64.  1, 

3. 

14  Deut.  11.  11,  12. 
Ezek.  34.  26. 

15  Deut.  26.  5, 9.  Ps. 
74.  19. 

10  Num.  31.  8,  9,  54. 
Josh.  10.  16.  & 12.  8. 


a Heb.  with  us. 
b Or,  give  thanks 
unto. 

c Heb.  lead, 
a Heb.  maketh  the 
.solitary  to  dwell  in  a 
house, 
b Or,  troop. 


PSALM  LXVni. 


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13  Though  ye  have  lien  among  the  pots,  yet  shall 
ye  he  as  the  wings  of  a dove  covered  with  silver,  and 
her  feathers  with  yellow  gold. 

14  When  the  Almighty  scattered  kings  in  it,  it  was 
white  as  snow  in  Salmon. 

15  The  hill  of  God  is  as  the  hill  of  Bashan  ; an  high 
hill  as  the  hill  of  Bashan. 

16  Why  leap  ye,  ye  high  hills  ? this  is  the  hill 
which  God  desireth  to  dwell  in  ; yea,  the  Lord  will 
dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

17  The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty  thousand,  even 
thousands  of  angels  : the  Lord  is  among  them,  as  in 
Sinai,  in  the  holy  place. 

18  23Xhou  hast  ascended  on  high,  24  thou  hast  led 
captivity  captive  : 25  thou  hast  received  gifts  for  men  ; 
yea,  for  26  the  rebellious  also,  27  that  the  Lord  God 
might  dwell  among  them. 

19  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  who  daily  loadeth  us  with 
benefits,  even  the  God  of  our  salvation.  Selah. 

20  He  that  is  our  God  is  the  God  of  salvation  ; and 
28  unto  God  the  Lord  belong  the  issues  from  death. 

21  But  29  God  shall  wound  the  head  of  his  enemies, 

and  the  hairy  scalp  of  such  an  one  as  goeth  on  still 

in  his  trespasses. 

22  The  Lord  said,  I will  bring  8i  again  from  Bashan, 
I will  bring  my  people  again  ®2  from  the  depths  of  the 
sea  : 

23  That  thy  foot  may  be  dipped  in  the  blood  of 
thine  enemies,  ^^and  the  tongue  of  thy  dogs  in  the 
same. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings,  O God  ; even  the  go- 
ings of  my  God,  my  King,  in  the  sanctuary. 

25  The  singers  went  before,  the  players  on  instru- 
ments followed  after  ; among  them  were  the  damsels 
playing  with  timbrels. 

26  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congregations,  even  the  Lord, 
from  86  the  fountain  of  Israel. 

27  There  is  87  little  Benjamin  with  their  ruler,  the 
princes  of  Judah  and  their  council,  the  princes  of  Zebii- 
lun,  and  the  princes  of  Naphtali. 

28  Thy  God  hath  88  commanded  thy  strength  : 
strengthen,  O God,  that  which  thou  hast  wrought  for  us. 

29  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Jerusalem  89  shall  kings 
bring  presents  unto  thee. 

30  Rebuke  the  company  of  spearmen,  the  multi- 
tude of  the  bulls,  with  the  calves  of  the  people,  till 
every  one  submit  himself  with  pieces  of  silver  : scatter 
thou  the  people  that  delight  in  war. 


17  Ps.  81.  6. 

18  Ps.  105.  37. 

19  Num.  21.  3.  Josh. 
10.  10.  & 12.  1,  «fec. 

20  Ps.  114.  4,  6. 

21  Deut.  12.  5,  11.  1 
Kin.  9.  3.  Ps.  87.  1,  2. 
& 132.  13,  14. 

22  Deut.  33.  2.  2 

Kin.  6.  IG,  17.  Dan.  7. 
10.  Heb.  12.  22.  Rev. 
9.  16. 


23  Acts  1.  9.  Eph.  4. 

8. 

2*  Judg.  5.  12. 

25  Acts  2.  4,  33. 

20  1 Tim.  1.  13. 

27  Ps.  78.  GO. 


20.  1. 

29  Ps.  110.  G.  ;Sab.  3. 
13. 

80  Ps.  55.  23. 


31  Num.  21.  33. 

32  Ex.  14.  22. 

83  Ps.  58.  10. 

34  1 Kin.  21.  19. 

35  1 Chr.  13.  8.  & 15. 


37  1 Sam.  9.  21. 

33  So  Ps.  42.  8. 

39  1 Kin.  10.  10,  24, 
25.  2 Chr.  32.  23.  Ps. 


28  Deut.  32.  39.  Pro.  30  Deut.  33.  28.  Is. 
4.  23.  Rev.  1.  18.  & 48.  1. 


IG.  Ps.  47.  5. 


13  Will  ye  lie  among  the  sheepfolds. 

As  the  wings  of  a dove  covered  with  silver. 

And  her  pinions  with  yellow  gold  ? 

14  When  the  Almighty  scattered  kings  therein, 

^ It  was  as  when  it  snoweth  in  Zalmon. 

15  A mountain  of  God  is  the  mountain  of  Bashan  ; 

0 An  high  mountain  is  the  mountain  of  Bashan. 

16  Why  look  ye  askance,  ye  high  mountains, 

At  the  mountain  which  God  hath  desired  for  his 
abode  ? 

Yea,  the  Lord  will  dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

17  The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty  thousand,  even  thou- 

sands upon  thousands  : 

The  Lord  is  among  them,  J"  as  in  Sinai,  in  the  sanc- 
tuary. 

18  Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou  hast  led  thy  cap- 

tivity captive  ; 

Thou  hast  received  gifts  among  men. 

Yea,  among  the  rebellious  also,  that  ^ the  Lord  God 
might  * dwell  with  them. 

19  * Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  daily  beareth  our  bur- 

den. 

Even  the  God  who  is  our  salvation.  [Selah 

20  God  is  unto  us  a God  of  deliverances  ; 

And  unto  jehovah  the  Lord  belong  the  issues  from 
death. 

21  But  God  shall  smite  through  the  head  of  his  ene- 

mies. 

The  hairy  scalp  of  such  an  one  as  goeth  on  still  in 
his  guiltiness. 

22  The  Lord  said,  I will  bring  again  from  Bashan, 

1 will  bring  them  again  from  the  depths  of  the  sea  : 

23  That  thou  mayest  dip  thy  foot  in  blood. 

That  the  tongue  of  thy  dogs  may  have  its  portion 
from  thine  enemies. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings,  O God, 

Even  the  goings  of  my  God,  my  King,  ^ into  the 
sanctuary. 

25  The  singers  went  before,  the  minstrels  followed 

after. 

In  the  midst  of  the  damsels  playing  with  timbrels. 

26  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congregations. 

Even  the  Lord,  ye  that  are  of  the  fountain  of  Israel. 

27  There  is  little  Benjamin  their  ruler. 

The  princes  of  Judah  and  their  * council. 

The  princes  of  Zebulun,  the  princes  of  Naphtali. 


28  Thy  God  hath  commanded  thy  strength  : 

^ Strengthen,  O God,  that  which  thou  hast  wrought 
for  us. 

29  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Jerusalem 
Kings  shall  bring  presents  unto  thee. 

30  Rebuke  the  wild  beast  of  the  reeds. 

The  multitude  of  the  bulls,  with  the  calves  of  the 
peoples, 

« Trampling  under  foot  the  pieces  of  silver  ; 

® He  hath  scattered  the  peoples  that  delight  in  war 


72.  10.  & 7G.  11.  Is.  GO. 
IG,  17. 

40  Ps.  22.  12. 

41  2 Sam.  8.  2,  G. 

c Or,  When  ye  lie 
among  the  sheepfolds, 
it  is  as  the  wings  . . . 
gold. 

d Or,  it  snowed. 

e Heb.  A mountain 
of  summits. 


f Or,  Sinai  is  in  the 
sanctuary. 

g Heb.  Jah.  See  ver. 
4. 

h Or,  dwell  there. 
i Or,  Ble.ised  be  the 
Lord  day  by  day:  if 
one  oppresseth  us,  God 
is  our  salvation. 

j Or,  in  the  sanctu- 
ary. Or,  in  holiness, 
k Or,  company. 


I Or,  Be  strong,  0 
God,  thou  that  hast 
dec. 

m Or,  hast  wrought 
for  us  out  of  thy  tem- 
ple. Unto  Jerusalem 
d:c. 

n Or,  Every  one  .mb- 
mitting  himself  with 
pieces  of  silver. 

o Or,  as  otherwise 
read.  Scatter  thou. 


830 


PSALM 


LXIX. 


31  Princes  shall  come  out  of  Egypt  ; Ethiopia 
shall  soon  stretch  out  her  hands  unto  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ; O sing 
praises  unto  the  Lord  ; Selah  : 

33  To  him  ^^that  rideth  upon  the  heavens  of  hea- 
vens, which  were  of  old  ; lo,  ^®he  doth  send  out  his  voice, 
and  that  a mighty  voice. 

34  Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God  : his  excellency 
is  over  Israel,  and  his  strength  is  in  the  clouds. 

35  O God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy  holy  places  : 
the  God  of  Israel  is  he  that  giveth  strength  and  power 
unto  his  people.  Blessed  he  God. 


PSALM  LXIX. 

1 David  complaineth  of  his  affliction.  13  He  prayeth  for  deliverance. 
22  He  devoteth  his  enemies  to  destruction.  30  He  praiseth  God  with 
thanksgiving. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim,  A Psalm  of 
David. 

SAVE  me,  O God  ; for  ^ the  waters  ara  come  in  unto 
my  soul. 

2^1  sink  in  deep  mire,  where  there  is  no  standing  : 
I am  come  into  deep  waters,  where  the  floods  over- 
flow me. 

3^1  am  weary  of  my  crying  : my  throat  is  dried  : 
^mine  eyes  fail  while  I wait  for  my  God. 

4  They  that  ® hate  me  without  a cause  are  more  than 
the  hairs  of  mine  head  : they  that  would  destroy  me, 
being  mine  enemies  wrongfully,  are  mighty  : then  I 
restored  that  which  I took  not  away. 

5  O God,  thou  knowest  my  foolishness  ; and  my  sins 
are  not  hid  from  thee. 

6  Let  not  them  that  wait  on  thee,  O Lord  God  of 
hosts,  be  ashamed  for  my  sake  : let  not  those  that  seek 
thee  be  confounded  for  my  sake,  O God  of  Israel. 

7  Because  for  thy  sake  I have  borne  reproach  ; 
shame  hath  covered  my  face. 

8  ® I am  become  a stranger  unto  my  brethren,  and 
an  alien  unto  my  mother’s  children. 

9  For  the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up  ; 
® and  the  reproaches  of  them  that  reproached  thee  are 
fallen  upon  me. 

10  ^ When  I wept,  and  chastened  my  soul  -svith  fast- 
ing, that  was  to  my  reproach. 

11  I made  sackcloth  also  my  garment  ; and  I 
became  a proverb  to  them. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate  speak  against  me  ; and 
I was  the  song  of  the  drunkards. 

13  But  as  for  me,  my  prayer  is  unto  thee,  O Lord, 
in  an  acceptable  time  : O God,  in  the  multitude  of 
thy  mercy  hear  me,  in  the  truth  of  thy  salvation. 

14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire,  and  let  me  not  sink  : 
^3  let  me  be  delivered  from  them  that  hate  me,  and  out 
of  ^^the  deep  waters. 

15  Let  not  the  waterflood  overflow  me,  neither  let 
the  deep  swallow  me  up,  and  let  not  the  pit  shut  her 
mouth  upon  me. 


« Is.  19.  19,  21. 

« Ps.  72.  9.  Is.  45. 
14.  Zeph.  3.  10.  Acts 
8.  27. 

^ Ps.  44.  20. 

« ver.  4.  Ps.  18.  10. 
& 104.  3. 


46  Ps.  29.  3,  &c. 

47  Ps.  29.  1. 

46  Ps.  45.  4.  & G5.  5. 
& 66.  5.  & 76.  12. 

1 ver.  2,  14,  15.  Jo- 
nah 2.  5. 

2 Ps.  40.  2. 


3 Ps.  6.  6. 

4 Ps.  119.  82, 123.  Is. 
38.  14. 

6 Ps.  35.  19.  John 
15.  25. 

6 Ps.  31.  11.  Is.  53. 
3.  John  1.  11.  & 7.  5. 


31  Princes  shall  come  out  of  Egypt ; 

P Ethiopia  shall  haste  to  stretch  out  her  hands  unto 
God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ; 

O  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  ; [Selah 

33  To  liim  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens  of  heavens, 

which  are  of  old  ; 

Lo,  he  uttereth  his  voice,  and  that  a mighty  voice. 

34  Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God  : 

His  excellency  is  over  Israel, 

And  his  strength  is  in  the  skies. 

35  5 O God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy  holy  places  : 
The  God  of  Israel,  he  giveth  strength  and  power 

unto  his  people. 

Blessed  be  God. 


69  For  the  Chief  Musician  ; set  to  “ Shoshannim.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Save  me,  O God  ; 

For  the  waters  are  come  in  unto  my  soul. 

2 I sink  in  deep  mire,  where  there  is  no  standing  : 

I am  come  into  deep  waters,  where  the  floods  over- 
flow me. 

3 I am  weary  with  my  crying  ; my  throat  is  dried  : 
Mine  eyes  fail  while  I wait  for  my  God. 

4 They  that  hate  me  without  a cause  are  more  than 

the  hairs  of  mine  head  : 

They  that  would  cut  me  off,  being  mine  enemies 
^ wrongfully,  are  mighty  : 

Then  I restored  that  which  I took  not  away. 

5 O God,  thou  knowest  my  foolishness  ; 

And  my  ^ sins  are  not  hid  from  thee. 

6 Let  not  them  that  wait  on  thee  be  ashamed  through 

me,  O Lord  God  of  hosts  : 

Let  not  those  that  seek  thee  be  brought  to  dishonour 
through  me,  O God  of  Israel. 

7 Because  for  thy  sake  I have  borne  reproach ; 

Shame  hath  covered  my  face. 

8 I am  become  a stranger  unto  my  brethren, 

And  an  alien  unto  my  mother’s  children. 

9 For  the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up  ; 

And  the  reproaches  of  them  that  reproach  thee  are 

fallen  upon  me. 

10  When  I wept,  and  chastened  my  soul  with  fasting, 
That  was  to  my  reproach. 

11  When  I made  sackcloth  my  clothing, 

I became  a proverb  unto  them. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate  talk  of  me  ; 

And  I am  the  song  of  the  drunkards. 

13  But  as  for  me,  my  prayer  is  unto  thee,  O Lord,  in 

an  acceptable  time  : 

0 God,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mercy. 

Answer  me  in  the  truth  of  thy  salvation. 

14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire,  and  let  me  not  sink  : 
Let  me  be  delivered  from  them  that  hate  me,  and 

out  of  the  deep  waters. 

15  Let  not  the  waterflood  overwhelm  me, 

Neither  let  the  deep  swallow  me  up  ; 

And  let  not  the  pit  shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 


7 Ps.  119.  139.  John 
2.  17. 

8 See  Ps.  89.  50,  51. 
Rom.  1.5.  3. 

9 Ps.  a5.  13,  14. 

10  1 Kin.  9.  7.  Jer. 
24.  9. 


11  Job  30.  9.  Ps.  35. 
15,  16. 

12  Is.  49.  8.  & 55.  6. 
2 Cor.  6.  2. 

13  Ps.  -144.  7. 

14  '^er.  1,  2,  1.5. 

15  Num.  16.  33. 


p Heb.  Cush, 
q Or,  Terrible  is 
God. 

a That  is,  Lilies, 
b Heb.  falsely, 
c Or,  had  to  restore, 
d Heb.  gtiiltinesses. 


PSALM  LXX. 


831 


16  Hear  me,  O Lord  ; for  thy  lovingkindness  is 
good  : turn  unto  me  according  to  the  multitude  of 
thy  tender  mercies. 

17  And  hide  not  thy  face  from  thy  servant  ; for  I 
am  in  trouble  : hear  me  speedily. 

18  Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and  redeem  it  : deliver 
me  because  of  mine  enemies. 

19  Thou  hast  known  my  reproach,  and  my  shame, 
and  my  dishonour  : mine  adversaries  are  all  befote  thee. 

20  Reproach  hath  broken  my  heart  ; and  I am  full 
of  heaviness  : and  I looked  for  some  to  take  pity,  but 
there  was  none  ; and  for  comforters,  but  I found  non^. 

21  They  gave  me  also  gall  for  my  me^t ; and  in 
my  thirst  they  gave  me  vinegar  to  drink. 

22  23  Let  their  table  become  a snare  before  them  : 
and  that  which  should  have  been  for  their  welfare,  let  it 
become  a trap. 

23  24  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they  see  n9t ; 
and  make  their  loins  continually  to  shake. 

24  25  Pour  out  thine  indignation  upon  them,  and  let 
thy  wrathful  anger  take  hold  of  them. 

25  26  Let  their  habitation  be  desolate  ; and  let  none 
dwell  in  their  tents. 

26  For  2^  they  persecute  28  Jiim  whom  thou  hast  smit- 
ten ; and  they  talk  to  the  grief  of  those  whom  thou  hast 
wounded. 

27  29  Add  iniquity  unto  their  iniquity  : and  let  them 
not  come  into  thy  righteousness. 

28  Let  them  be  blotted  out  of  the  book  of  the 
living,  ®2  and  not  be'^^itten  with  the  righteous. 

29  But  I am  poor  and  sorrowful : let  thy  salvation, 
0 God,  set  me  up  on  high. 

30  I will  praise  the  name  of  God  with  a song,  and 
will  magnify  him  with  thanksgiving. 

31  This  also  shall  please  the  Lord  better  than  an 
ox  or  bullock  that  hath  horns  and  hoofs. 

32  35Xhe  humble  shall  see  this,  and  be  glad  : and 
2®  your  heart  shall  live  that  seek  God. 

33  For  the  Lord  heareth  the  poor,  and  despiseth  not 

his  prisoners. 

34  Let  the  heaven  and  earth  praise  him,  the  seas, 

and  every  thing  that  moveth  therein. 

35  For  God  will  save  Zion,  and  will  build  the  cities 
of  Judah  : that  they  may  dwell  there,  and  have  it  in 
possession. 

36  The  seed  also  of  his  servants  shall  inherit  it  : 
and  they  that  love  his  name  shall  dwell  therein. 


PSALM  LXX. 

David  soliciteth  God  to  the  speedy  destruction  of  the  wicked,  and  preser- 
vation of  the  godly. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David,  to  bring  to 
remembrance. 

"M/fAKE  haste,  God,  to  deliver  me  ; make  haste 
IfM  to  help  me,  O Lord. 


16  Answer  me,  O Lord  ; for  thy  lovingkindness  is 

good  : 

According  to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies 
turn  thou  unto  me. 

17  And  hide  not  thy  face  from  thy  servant  ; 

For  I am  in  distress  ; answer  me  speedily. 

18  Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and  redeem  it : 

Ransom  me  because  of  mine  enemies. 

19  Thou  knowest  my  reproach,  and  my  shame,  and  my 

dishonour  : 

Mine  adversaries  are  all  before  thee. 

20  Reproach  hath  broken  my  heart  ; and  I am  * full  of 

heaviness  : 

And  I looked  for  some  to  take  pity,  but  there  was 
none  ; 

And  for  comforters,  but  I found  none. 

21  They  gave  me  also  gall  for  my  meat ; 

And  in  my  thirst  they  gave  me  vinegar  to  drink. 

22  Let  their  table  before  them  become  a snare  ; 

And  when  they  are  in  peace,  let  it  become  a trap. 

23  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they  see  not  ; 

And  make  their  loins  continually  to  shake. 

24  Pour  out  thine  indignation  upon  them. 

And  let  the  fierceness  of  thine  anger  overtake  them. 

25  Let  their  y habitation  be  desolate  ; 

Let  none  dwell  in  their  tents. 

26  For  they  persecute  him  whom  thou  hast  smitten  ; 
And  they  tell  of  the  sorrow  of  those  whom  thou 

hast  wounded. 

27  Add  iniquity  unto  their  iniquity  : 

And  let  them  not  come  into  thy  righteousness. 

28  Let  them  be  blotted  out  of  the  book  of  * life. 

And  not  be  written  with  the  righteous. 

29  But  I am  poor  and  t sorrowful : 

Let  thy  salvation,  O God,  set  me  up  on  high. 

30  I will  praise  the  name  of  God  with  a song. 

And  will  magnify  him  with  thanksgiving. 

31  And  it  shall  please  the  Lord  better  than  an  ox, 

Or  a bullock  that  hath  horns  and  hoofs. 

32  The  meek  have  seen  it,  and  are  glad  : 

Ye  that  seek  after  God,  let  your  heart  live. 

33  For  the  Lord  heareth  the  needy. 

And  despiseth  not  his  prisoners. 

34  Let  heaven  and  earth  praise  him. 

The  seas,  and  every  thing  that  moveth  therein. 

35  For  God  will  save  Zion,  and  build  the  cities  of  Ju- 

dah ; 

And  they  shall  abide  there,  and  have  it  in  posses- 
sion. 

36  The  seed  also  of  his  servants  shall  inherit  it  ; 

And  they  that  love  his  name  shall  dwell  therein. 


70  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David ; « to  bring  to  remem- 
brance. 

1 ^ Make  haste,  O God,  to  deliver  me  ; 

Make  haste  to  help  me,  O Lord. 


16  Ps.  C3.  3. 

11  Ps.  25.  IG.  & 86. 
16. 

18  Ps.  27.  9.  & 102. 

2. 

18  Ps.  22.  6,  7.  Is. 
63.  3.  Heb.  12.  2. 

20  Ps.  142.  4.  Is.  63. 

6. 


21  Job  16.  2. 

22  Matt.  27.  34,  48. 
Mark  15.  23.  John  19. 
29. 

23  Rom.  11.  9,  10. 

24  Is.  6.  9,  10.  John 
12.  39,  40.  Rom.  11. 
10.  2 Cor.  3.  14. 

25  1 Thess.  2.  16. 


26  Matt.  23.  38.  Acts 
1.  20. 

27  See  2 Chr.  28.  9. 
Zech.  1.  15. 

28  Is.  53.  4. 

20  Rom.  1.28. 

80  Is.  26. 10.  Rom.  9. 
31. 

31  Ex.  32.  32.  PhU. 


4.  3.  Rev,  3.  6.  & 13. 

8. 

32  Ezek.  13.  9.  Luke 
10.  20.  Heb.  12.  23. 

33  Ps.  28.  7. 

34  Ps.  50.  13, 14, 23. 
85  Ps.  34.  2. 

36  Ps.  22.  26. 

37  Eph.  3.  1. 


38  Ps.  96.  11.  & 148. 
1.  Is.  44.  23.  & 49. 
13. 

30  Is.  65.  12. 

40  Ps.  51.  18.  Is.  44. 
26. 

41  Ps.  102.  28. 

1 Ps.  40.  13,  &c.  & 
71.  12. 


e Or,  sore  sick, 
f See  Deut.  29.  18, 

fOr,  encampment. 

Or,  pain, 
i Or,  the  living, 
j Or,  in  pam. 
a Or,  to  make  me- 
morial. 

b See  Ps.  40.  13-17. 


832 


PSALM  LXXI. 


2 2 Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded  that  seek 
after  my  soul : let  them  be  turned  backward,  and  put 
to  confusion,  that  desire  my  hurt. 

3 ®Let  them  be  turned  back  for  a reward  of  their 
shame  that  say.  Aha,  aha. 

4 Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in 
thee  : and  let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually. 
Let  God  be  magnified. 

5 ^ But  I am  poor  and  needy  : ^ make  haste  unto  me, 
O God  : thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer  ; O Lord, 
make  no  tarrying. 


PSALM  LXXI. 

1  David,  in  confidence  of  faith,  and  experience  of  God's  favour,  prayeth 
both  for  himself,  and  against  the  enemies  of  his  soul.  14  Hewomiseth 
constancy.  17  He  pnrayeth  for  perseverance.  19  He  praiseth  God,  and 
promiseth  to  do  it  cheerfully. 

IN  1 thee,  O Lord,  do  I put  my  trust : let  me  never 
be  put  to  confusion. 

2  2 Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness,  and  cause  me  to 
escape  : ^ incline  thine  ear  unto  me,  and  save  me. 

3  ^Be  thou  my  strong  habitation,  whereunto  I may 
continually  resort : thou  hast  given  ® commandment  to 
save  me  ; for  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress. 

4  ® Deliver  me,  O my  God,  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
wicked,  out  of  the  hand  of  the  unrighteous  and  cruel 
man. 

5  For  thou  art  my  hope,  O Lord  God  : thou  art  my 
trust  from  my  youth. 

6  ® By  thee  have  I been  holden  up  from  the  womb  : 
thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  my  mother’s  bowels  : 
my  praise  shall  he  continually  of  thee. 

7  ® I am  as  a wonder  unto  many  ; but  thou  art  my 
strong  refuge. 

8  Let  my  mouth  be  filled  with  thy  praise  and  with 
thy  honour  all  the  day. 

9  Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old  age  ; forsake 
me  not  when  my  strength  faileth. 

10  For  mine  enemies  speak  against  me  ; and  they 
that  lay  wait  for  my  soul  take  counsel  together, 

11  Saying,  God  hath  forsaken  him  : persecute  and 
take  him  ; for  there  is  none  to  deliver  him. 

12  O God,  be  not  far  from  me  : O my  God,  make 
haste  for  my  help. 

13  13  Let  them  be  confounded  and  consumed  that  are 
adversaries  to  my  soul  ; let  them  be  covered  with  re- 
proach and  dishonour  that  seek  my  hurt. 

14  But  I will  hope  continually,  and  will  yet  praise 
thee  more  and  more. 

15  i®My  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  righteousness 
and  thy  salvation  all  the  day  ; for  i"^  I know  not  the 
numbers  thereof. 

16  I will  go  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord  God  : I will 
make  mention  of  thy  righteousness,  even  of  thine  only. 


2 Ps.  35.  4,  26.  & 71. 
13. 

3 Ps.  40.  15. 

< Ps.  40.  17. 

3 Ps.  141.  1. 

iPs.  25. 2,  3.  & 31.1. 


2 Ps.  31.  1. 

8 Ps.  17.  6. 

4 Ps.  31.  2,  3. 

B Ps.  44.  4. 

« Ps.  140.  1,  4. 

2 Jer.  17.  7,  17. 


8 Ps.  22.  9,  10.  Is. 
46.  3. 

9 Is.  8.  18.  Zech.  3. 
8.  1 Cor.  4.  9. 

10  Ps.  35.  28. 

11  ver.  18. 


2 Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded 
That  seek  after  my  soul  ; 

Let  them  be  turned  backward  and  brought  to  dis- 
honour 

That  delight  in  my  hurt. 

3 Let  them  be  turned  back  ® by  reason  of  their  shame 
That  say.  Aha,  Aha. 

4 Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in 

thee  ; 

And  let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually. 
Let  God  be  magnified. 

.5  But  I am  poor  and  needy  ; 

Make  haste  unto  me,  O God  : 

Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer  ; 

O Lord,  make  no  tarrying. 


71  ® In  thee,  O Lord,  do  I put  my  trust : 

Let  me  never  be  ashamed. 

2 Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness,  and  rescue  me  ; 
Bow  down  thine  ear  unto  me,  and  save  me. 

3 Be  thou  to  me  rock  of  habitation,  whereunto  I 

may  continually  resort  : 

Thou  hast  given  commandment  to  save  me  ; 

For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress. 

4 Rescue  me,  O my  God,  out  of  the  hand  of  the 

wicked. 

Out  of  the  hand  of  the  unrighteous  and  cruel  man. 

5 For  thou  art  my  hope,  O Lord  God  : 

Thou  art  my  trust  from  my  youth. 

6 By  thee  have  I been  holden  up  from  the  womb  : 

Thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  my  mother’s 
bowels  : 

My  praise  shall  be  continually  of  thee. 

7 I am  as  a wonder  unto  many  ; 

But  thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

8 My  mouth  shall  be  filled  with  thy  praise, 

And  with  thy  honour  all  the  day. 

9 Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old  age  ; 

Forsake  me  not  when  my  strength  faileth. 

10  For  mine  enemies  speak  concerning  me  ; 

And  they  that  watch  for  my  soul  take  counsel  to- 
gether, 

11  Saying,  God  hath  forsaken  him  : 

Pursue  and  take  him  ; for  there  is  none  to  deliver. 

12  O God,  be  not  far  from  me  : 

0 my  God,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

13  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  consumed  that  are  adver- 

saries to  my  soul ; 

Let  them  be  covered  with  reproach  and  dishonour 
that  seek  my  hurt. 

14  But  I will  hope  continually. 

And  will  praise  thee  yet  more  and  more. 

15  My  mouth  shall  tell  of  thy  righteousness. 

And  of  thy  salvation  all  the  day  ; 

For  I know  not  the  numbers  thereof. 

16  I will  come  ^ with  the  mighty  acts  of  the  Lord  God  : 

1 will  make  mention  of  thy  righteousness,  even  of 

thine  only. 


12  2 Sam.  17. 1.  Matt. 
27.  1. 

13  Ps.  22.  11,  19.  & 
35.  22.  & 38.  21,  22. 

1*  Ps.  70.  1. 

1®  ver.  24.  Ps.  35.  4, 
26.  & 40.  14.  & 70.  2. 


lever.  8.  24.  Ps.  35. 

28 

Ps.  40.  5.  & 139. 
17,  18. 

c Or,  for  a reward 
of. 

a See  Ps.  31.  1-3. 


b According  to  some 
ancient  authorities,  a 
strong  rock,  whereunto 
d:c. 

c Or,  Thou  hast  been 
my  benefactor  from 
&c. 

d Or,  in  the  strength. 


PSALM  LXXII. 


833 


17  O God,  thou  hast  taught  me  from  my  youth  : and 
hitherto  have  I declared  thy  wondrous  works. 

18  i®Xow  also  when  I am  old  and  greyheaded,  O 
God,  forsake  me  not  ; until  I have  shewed  thy  strength 
unto  this  generation,  and  thy  power  to  every  one  that  is 
to  come. 

19  Thy  righteousness  also,  O God,  is  very  high,  who 
hast  done  great  things  : O God,  who  is  like  unto  thee  ! 

20  Thou,  which  hast  shewed  me  great  and  sore 
troubles,  ^2  shalt  quicken  me  again,  and  shalt  bring  me 
up  again  from  the  depths  of  the  earth. 

21  Thou  shalt  increase  my  greatness,  and  comfort 
me  on  every  side. 

22  I will  also  praise  thee  ^3  with  the  psaltery,  even  thy 
truth,  O my  God  : unto  thee  will  I sing  with  the  harp, 
O thou  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

23  My  lips  •shall  greatly  rejoice  when  I sing  unto 
thee  ; and  ^^my  soul,  which  thou  hast  redeemed. 

24  26  My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of  thy  righteousness 
all  the  day  long  : for  27  they  are  confounded,  for  they 
are  brought  unto  shame,  that  seek  my  hurt. 


PSALM  LXXII. 

1 David,  praying  for  Solomon,  sheweth  the  goodness  and  glory  of  his,  in 
type,  and  in  truth,  of  Christ's  kingdom.  18  He  blesseth  God. 

A Psalm  for  Solomon. 

alVE  the  king  thy  judgments,  O God,  and  thy  right- 
eousness unto  the  king’s  son. 

2  1 He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  righteousness,  and 
thy  poor  with  judgment. 

3  2 The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to  the  people, 
and  the  little  hills,  by  righteousness. 

4  ® He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people,  he  shall 
save  the  children  of  the  needy,  and  shall  break  in  pieces 
the  oppressor. 

5  They  shall  fear  thee  ^ as  long  as  the  sun  and  moon 
endure,  throughout  all  generations. 

6  ®He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon  the  mown 
grass  : as  showers  that  water  the  earth. 

7  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish  ; ® and 
abundance  of  peace  so  long  as  the  moon  endure th. 

8  ’ He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea  to  sea,  and 
from  the  river  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

9  ® They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  shall  bow  be- 
fore him  ; ® and  his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 

10  i^The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of  the  isles  shall 
bring  presents  : the  kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer 
gifts. 

11  ^^Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him  : all 
nations  shall  serve  him. 

12  For  he  ^2  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he  crieth  ; 
the  poor  also,  and  him  that  hath  no  helper. 


17  O God,  thou  hast  taught  me  from  my  youth  ; 

And  hitherto  have  I declared  thy  wondrous  works. 

18  Yea,  even  ® when  I am  old  and  gray  headed,  O God, 

forsake  me  not  ; 

Until  I have  declared  f thy  strength  unto  the  next 
generation. 

Thy  might  to  every  one  that  is  to  come. 

19  Thy  righteousness  also,  O God,  is  very  high  ; 

Thou  who  hast  done  great  things, 

O  God,  who  is  like  unto  thee  ? 

20  Thou,  which  hast  shewed  ^ us  many  and  sore  trou- 

bles, 

Shalt  quicken  ^ us  again. 

And  shalt  bring  0 us  up  again  from  the  depths  of  the 
earth. 

21  Increase  thou  my  greatness. 

And  turn  again  and  comfort  me. 

22  I will  also  praise  thee  with  the  psaltery. 

Even  thy  truth,  O my  God  : 

Unto  thee  will  I sing  praises  with  the  harp, 

O thou  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

23  My  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice  when  I sing  praises 

unto  thee  ; 

And  my  soul,  which  thou  hast  redeemed. 

24  My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of  thy  righteousness  all 

the  day  long  : 

For  they  are  ashamed,  for  they  are  confounded,  that 
seek  my  hurt. 


72  A Psalm  of  Solomon. 

1 Give  the  king  thy  judgements,  O God, 

And  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king’s  son. 

2 “ He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  righteousness. 

And  thy  poor  with  judgement. 

3 The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to  the  people, 

And  the  hills,  in  righteousness. 

4 He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people. 

He  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy. 

And  shall  break  in  pieces  the  oppressor. 

5 They  shall  fear  thee  while  the  sun  endureth. 

And  ^ so  long  as  the  moon,  throughout  all  genera- 
tions. 

6 He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon  the  mown  grass  : 
As  showers  that  water  the  earth. 

7 In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish  ; 

And  abundance  of  peace,  till  the  moon  be  no  more. 

8 He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea  to  sea. 

And  from  ^ the  River  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

9 They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  shall  bow  before 

him  ; 

And  his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 

10  The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of  the  isles  shall  ^ bring 

presents : 

The  kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer  gifts. 

11  Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him  : 

All  nations  shall  serve  him. 


And  the  poor. 

that  hath  no  helper. 

ver.  9. 

24  2 Kin.  19.  22.  Is. 

3 Is.  11.  4. 

7 See  Ex.  23.  31.  1 

45.  12.  & 68.  29.  Is. 

a Or,  Let  him  and 

19  Ps.  57.  10. 

60.  9. 

4 ver.  7.  17. 

Ps.  89. 

Kin.  4.  21,  24.  Ps.  2. 

49.  7.  & GO.  G,  9. 

so  throughout  the 

20  Ps.  35.  10.  & 86. 8. 

23  Ps.  103.  4. 

36,  37. 

8.  & 80.  11.  & 89.  25. 

11  Is.  49.  22,  23. 

Psalm. 

& 89.  6,  8. 

26  ver.  8,  15. 

6 2 Sam.  23. 

4.  Hos. 

Zech.  9.  10. 

12  Job  29.  12. 

h Heb.  before  the 

21  Ps.  GO.  3. 

27  ver.  13. 

6.  3. 

8 Ps.  74.  14. 

e Heb.  unto  old  age 

moon. 

22  Hos.  G.,1, 2. 

1 Is.  11.  2,  3, 4.  & 32. 

6 Is.  2.  4. 

Dan.  2. 

9 Is.  49.  23.  Mic.  7. 

and  gray  hairs. 

c See  Ex.  23.  31. 

23  Ps.  92.  1,  2,  3.  & 

1. 

44.  Luke  1.33. 

17. 

f Heb.  thine  arm. 

d Or,  render  tribute. 

160.  3. 

2 Ps.  85.  10.  Is.  32. 

10  2 Chr.  9.  21.  Ps. 

g Another  reading 

e Or,  and  him  that 

17.  & 52.  7. 

is,  me. 

hath. 

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PSALM  LXXIII. 


13  He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy,  and  shall  save 
the  souls  of  the  needy. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  deceit  and  vio- 
lence : and  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his  sight. 

15  And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him  shall  be  given  of 
the  gold  of  Sheba  : prayer  also  shall  be  made  for  him 
continually  ; and  daily  shall  he  be  praised. 

16  There  shall  be  an  handful  of  corn  in  the  earth 
upon  the  top  of  the  mountains  ; the  fruit  thereof  shall 
shake  like  Lebanon  : and  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish 
like  grass  of  the  earth. 

17  His  name  shall  endure  forever  : his  name  shall 
be  continued  as  long  as  the  sun  : and  men  shall  be 
blessed  in  him  : all  nations  shall  call  him  blessed. 

18  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel, 

who  only  doeth  wondrous  things. 

19  And  blessed  he  his  glorious  name  for  ever  : 
21  and  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory  ; 
Amen,  and  Amen. 

20  The  prayers  of  David  the  son  of  Jesse  are  ended. 


PSALM  LXXIII. 

1  The  prophet,  prevailing  in  a temptation,  2 sheweth  the  occasion  there- 
of, the  prosperity  of  the  wicked.  13  The  wound  given  thereby,  diffi- 
dence. 15  The  victory  over  it,  knowledge  of  God's  purpose,  in  de- 
stroying of  the  wicked,  and  sustaining  the  righteous. 

A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

Truly  God  is  good  to  Israel,  even  to  such  as  are  of 
a clean  heart. 

2  But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost  gone  ; my 
steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 

3  iPor  I was  envious  at  the  foolish,  when  I saw  the 
prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

4  For  there  are  no  bands  in  their  death  : but  their 
strength  is  firm. 

5  2 They  are  not  in  trouble  as  other  men  ; neither  are 
they  plagued  like  other  men. 

6  Therefore  pride  compasseth  them  about  as  a chain  ; 
violence  covereth  them  ^ as  a garment. 

7  ^ Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness  : they  have 
more  than  heart  could  wish. 

8  ®They  are  corrupt,  and  ® speak  wickedly  concern- 
ing oppression  : they  speak  loftily. 

9  They  set  their  mouth  ® against  the  heavens,  and 
their  tongue  walketh  through  the  earth. 

10  Therefore  his  people  return  hither  : ® and  waters 
of  a full  cup  are  wrung  out  to  them. 

11  And  they  say,  How  doth  God  know  ? and  is 
there  knowledge  in  the  most  High  ? 

12  Behold,  these  are  the  ungodly,  who  prosper  in 
the  world  ; they  increase  in  riches. 

13  ^2Yerily  I have  cleansed  my  heart  in  vain,  and 
washed  my  hands  in  innocency. 


13  He  shall  have  pity  on  the  poor  and  needy. 

And  the  souls  of  the  needy  he  shall  save. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  oppression  and 

violence  ; 

And  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his  sight : 

15  And  they  shall  live  ; and  to  him  shall  be  given  of 

the  gold  of  Sheba  : 

And  men  shall  pray  for  him  continually  ; 

* They  shall  bless  him  all  the  day  long. 

16  There  shall  be  * abundance  of  corn  in  the  j earth 

upon  the  top  of  the  mountains  ; 

The  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon: 

And  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish  like  grass  of  the 
earth. 

17  His  name  shall  endure  for  ever  ; 

His  name  shall  * be  continued  ^ as  long  as  the  sun  : 
And  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him  ; 

All  nations  shall  call  him  happy. 

18  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel, 

Who  only  doeth  wondrous  things  : 

19  And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for  ever  ; 

And  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 

20  The  prayers  of  David  the  son  of  Jesse  are  ended. 


BOOK  HI. 


73  A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

1 ” Surely  God  is  good  to  Israel, 

Even  to  such  as  are  pure  in  heart. 

2 But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost  gone  ; 

My  steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 

3 For  I was  envious  at  the  ^ arrogant. 

When  I saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

4 For  there  are  no  bands  in  their  death  : 

But  their  strength  is  firm. 

5 They  are  not  ^ in  trouble  as  other  men  ; 

Neither  are  they  plagued  like  other  men. 

6 Therefore  pride  is  as  a chain  about  their  neck  ; 
Violence  covereth  them  as  a garment. 

7 Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness  : 

^ They  have  more  than  heart  could  wish. 

8 They  scoff,  and  in  wickedness  utter  oppression  : 
They  speak/ loftily. 

9 They  have  set  their  mouth  ^ in  the  heavens, 

And  their  tongue  walketh  through  the  earth. 

10  Therefore  * his  people  return  hither  : 

And  waters  of  a full  cup  are  * wrung  out  by  them. 

11  And  they  say.  How  doth  God  know  ? 

And  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  High  ? 

12  Behold,  these  are  the  wicked  ; 

And,  being  alway  at  ease,  they  increase  in  riches. 

13  Surely  in  vain  have  I cleansed  my  heart, 

And  washed  my  hands  in  innocency  ; 


IS  Ps.  116.  15. 
w 1 Kin.  4.  20. 

IS  Ps.  89.  36. 
iG  Gen.  12.  3.  & 22. 
18.  Jer.  4.  2. 

Luke  1.  48. 

18 1 Chr.  29.  10.  Ps. 
41.  13.  & 106.  48. 

19  Ex.  1.5.  11.  Ps. 
T7.  14.  & 136.  4. 


20  Neh.  9.  5. 

21  Num.  14. 21.  Zech. 
14.  9. 

1 Job  21. 7.  Ps.  37. 1. 
Jer.  12.  1. 

2 Job  21.  9. 

3 So  Ps.  109. 18. 

4 Job  15.  27.  Ps.  17. 
10.  & 119.  70.  Jer.  5. 
28. 


6 Ps.  53.  1. 

G Hos.  7.  16. 

7 2 Pet.  2.  18.  Jude 
16. 

8 Rev.  13.  6. 

0 Ps.  75.  8. 

10  Job  22.  13.  Ps.  10. 
11.  & 94.  7. 

11  ver.  3. 

12  Job  21.  15.  & 34. 


9.  & 35.  3.  Mai.  3. 
14. 

13  Ps.  26.  6. 

/ Or,  weak, 
g Or,  fraud, 
h Or,  he. 

i Or,  an  handful, 
j Or,  land, 
k Or,  have  issue. 


I Heb.  before  the 
sun. 

m Or,  bless  them- 
selves. 

a Or,  Only  good  is 
God. 

b Or,  fools. 

c Or,  pangs. 

d Heb.  in  the  trouble 
of  men. 


e Or,  The  imagina- 
tions of  their  heart 
overflow. 

f Or,  from  on  high. 
Or,  against. 
Another  reading 
is,  he  will  bring  baclt 
his  people, 
i Or,  drained. 


PSALM  LXXIV. 


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' 14  For  all  the  day  long  have  I been  plagned,  and 
chastened  every  morning. 

15  If  I say,  I will  speak  thus  ; behold,  I should  of- 
fend against  the  generation  of  thy  children. 

16  When  I thought  to  know  this,  it  was  too  pain- 
ful for  me  ; 

17  Until  1 went  into  the  sanctuary  of  God  ; then 
understood  I i®  their  end. 

18  Surely  thou  didst  set  them  in  slippery  places  : 
thou  castedst  them  down  into  destruction. 

19  How  are  they  brought  into  desolation,  as  in  a mo- 
ment ! they  are  utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 

20  1®  As  a dream  when  one  awaketh  ; so,  O Lord, 
1^  when  thou  awakest,  thou  shalt  despise  their  image. 

21  Thus  my  heart  was  grieved,  and  I was  pricked 
in  my  reins. 

22  21  So  foolish  was  I,  and  ignorant  : I v/as  as  a beast 
before  thee. 

23  Nevertheless  I am  continually  with  thee  : thou  hast 
holden  me  by  my  right  hand. 

24  22Xhou  shalt  guide  me  with  thy  counsel,  and  af- 
terward receive  me  to  glory. 

25  23  Whom  have  I in  heaven  hut  thee  ? and  there  is 
none  upon  earth  that  1 desire  beside  thee. 

26  24  My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth  : but  God  is  the 
strength  of  my  heart,  and  25  my  portion  for  ever. 

27  For,  lo,2®they  that  are  far  from  thee  shall  perish  : 
thou  hast  destroyed  all  them  that  27  go  a whoring  from 
thee. 

28  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  28  draw  near  to  God  : I 
have  put  my  trust  in  the  Lord  God,  that  I may  29  de- 
clare all  thy  works. 


PSALM  LXXIV. 

1  The  prophet  complaineth  of  the  desolation  of  the  sanctuary.  10  He 
moveth  God  to  help  in  consideration  of  his  power ^ 18  of  his  reproach- 
ful enemies,  of  his  children,  and  of  his  covenant. 

Maschil  of  Asaph. 

OGOD,  why  hast  thou  i cast  us  off  for  ever  ? why 
doth  thine  anger  2 smoke  against  ^ the  sheep  of 
thy  pasture  ? 

2  Remember  thy  congregation,  ^ which  thou  hast 
purchased  of  old  ; the  5 rod  of  thine  inheritance,  rchich 
thou  hast  redeemed  ; this  mount  Zion,  wherein  thou 
hast  dwelt. 

3  Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  perpetual  desolations  ; 
even  all  that  the  enemy  hath  done  wickedly  in  the  sanc- 
tuary. 

4  ® Thine  enemies  roar  in  the  midst  of  thy  congrega- 
tions ; they  set  up  their  ensigns  for  signs. 

5  A man  was  famous  according  as  he  had  lifted  up 
axes  upon  the  thick  trees. 

6  But  now  they  break  down  ® the  carved  work  there- 
of at  once  with  axes  and  hammers. 


Eccles.  8.  17. 
ic  Pa.  77.  13. 
w Ps.  37.  38. 

17  Ps.  35.  G. 

18  Job  20.  8.  Pa.  90. 
5.  la.  29.  7,  8. 

Ps.  78.  G5. 

» ver.  3. 


21  Ps.  92.  G.  Pro.  30. 

2. 

22  Ps.  32,  8.  Is.  68. 

8. 

23  Phil.  3.  8. 

24  Ps.  84.  2.  & 119. 
81. 

26  Ps.  16.  5.  & 119. 
57. 


20  Ps.  119.  155. 

27  Ex.  34.  15,  Num. 
15.  39.  Jam.  4.  4, 

28  Heb.  10,  22. 

20  Ps.  107.  22.  & 118, 
17. 

1 Ps,  44.  9,  23.  & GO. 
1,  10.  & 77.  7.  Jer.  31. 
37.  & 33.  24. 


14  For  all  the  day  long  have  I been  plagued. 

And  i chastened  every  morning. 

15  If  I had  said,  I will  speak  thus  ; 

Behold,  I had  dealt  treacherously  with  the  genera- 
tion of  thy  children. 

16  When  I thought  how  I might  know  this, 

* It  was  too  painful  for  me  ; 

17  Until  I went  into  the  sanctuary  of  God, 

And  considered  their  latter  end. 

18  Surely  thou  settest  them  in  slippery  places  : 

Thou  castest  them  down  to  destruction. 

19  How  are  they  become  a desolation  in  a moment  I 
They  are  utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 

20  As  a dream  when  one  awaketh  ; 

So,  O Lord,  ”*when  thou  awakest,  thou  shalt  despise 
their  image. 

21  For  my  heart  ”was  grieved. 

And  I was  pricked  in  my  reins  : 

22  So  brutish  ® was  I,  and  ignorant ; 

I  was  as  a beast  p before  thee. 

23  Nevertheless  I am  continually  with  thee  ; 

Thou  hast  holden  my  right  hand. 

24  Thou  shalt  guide  me  with  thy  counsel. 

And  afterward  receive  me  ^ to  glory. 

25  Whom  have  I in  heaven  but  thee  ? 

And  there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I desire  ^ beside 
thee. 

26  My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth  : 

But  God  is  the  * strength  of  my  heart  and  my  por- 
tion for  ever. 

27  For,  lo,  they  that  are  far  from  thee  shall  perish  : 
Thou  hast  destroyed  all  them  that  go  a whoring  from 

thee. 

28  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near  unto  God  : 

I have  made  the  Lord  God  my  refuge. 

That  I may  tell  of  all  thy  works. 


74  Maschil  of  Asaph. 

1 O God,  why  hast  thou  cast  us  off  for  ever  ? 

Why  doth  thine  anger  smoke  against  the  sheep  of 
thy  pasture  ? 

2 Remember  thy  congregation,  which  thou  hast  pur- 

chased of  old. 

Which  thou  hast  redeemed  to  be  the  tribe  of  thine 
inheritance  ; 

And  mount  Zion,  wherein  thou  hast  dwelt. 

3 Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  perpetual  ruins, 

« All  the  evil  that  the  enemy  hath  done  in  the  sanc- 
tuary. 

4 Thine  adversaries  have  roared  in  the  midst  of  thine 

assembly  ; 

They  have  set  up  their  ensigns  for  signs. 

5 They  ^ seemed  as  men  that  lifted  up 
Axes  upon  a thicket  of  trees. 

6 And  now  all  the  carved  work  thereof  together 
They  break  down  with  hatchet  and  hammers. 


2 Deut.  29.  20. 

3 Ps.  95.  7.  & 100.  3. 

4 Ex.  16.  IG.  Dent, 

9.  29. 

6 Deut.  32.  9.  Jer. 

10.  16. 

6 Lam.  2.  7. 

1 Dan.  6.  27. 

8 1 Kin.  6.  18,29,32, 
35. 


j Heb.  my  chastise- 
ment was. 

k Heb.  It  was  labour 
in  mine  eyes. 

I Heb.  ruins, 
m Or,  in  the  city, 
n Heb,  was  in  a fer- 
ment. 

0 Or,  am. 


p Heb.  with  thee, 
g Or,  with, 
r Or,  with  thee, 
s Heb.  rock, 
a Or,  The  enemy 
hath  wrought  all  evil. 

b Or,  made  them- 
selves known. 


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PSALM  LXXV. 


7 ® They  have  cast  fire  into  thy  sanctuary,  they  have 
defiled  hy  casting  down  the  dwelling  place  of  thy  name 
to  the  ground. 

8 They  said  in  their  hearts,  Let  us  destroy  them 
together  : they  have  burned  up  all  the  synagogues  of 
God  in  the  land. 

9 We  see  not  our  signs  : i^  there  is  no  more  any 
prophet  : neither  is  there  among  us  any  that  knoweth 
how  long. 

10  O God,  how  long  shall  the  adversary  reproach  ? 
shall  the  enemy  blaspheme  thy  jiame  for  ever  ? 

11  1®  Why  withdrawest  thoxi  thy  hand,  even  thy  right 
hand  ? pluck  it  out  of  thy  bosom. 

12  For  i^God  is  my  King  of  old,  working  salvation 
in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

13  1®  Thou  didst  divide  the  sea  by  thy  strength  : 
1®  thou  brakest  the  heads  of  the  dragons  in  the  waters. 

14  Thou  brakest  the  heads  of  leviathan  in  pieces, 
and  gavest  him  n to  be  meat  i®  to  the  people  inhabiting 
the  wilderness. 

15  1®  Thou  didst  cleave  the  fountain  and  the  flood  : 
20  thou  driedst  up  mighty  rivers. 

16  The  day  is  thine,  the  night  also  is  thine  : 2^  thou 
hast  prepared  the  light  and  the  sun. 

17  Thou  hast  22  set  all  the  borders  of  the  earth  : 
23  thou  hast  made  summer  and  winter. 

18  24  Remember  this,  that  the  enemy  hath  reproached, 
O Lord,  and  that  2^  the  foolish  people  have  blasphemed 
thy  name. 

19  O deliver  not  the  soul  26  of  thy  turtledove  unto 
the  multitude  of  the  wicked : 27  forget  not  the  congrega- 
tion of  thy  poor  for  ever. 

20  28  Have  respect  unto  the  covenant  : for  the  dark 
places  of  the  earth  are  full  of  the  habitations  of  cru- 
elty. 

21  O let  not  the  oppressed  return  ashamed  : let  the 
poor  and  needy  praise  thy  name. 

22  Arise,  O God,  plead  thine  own  cause  : 29  remem- 
ber how  the  foolish  man  reproacheth  thee  daily. 

23  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine  enemies  : the  tumult 
of  those  that  rise  up  against  thee  increaseth  continu- 
ally. 


PSALM  LXXV. 

1 The  prophet  praiseth  God.  2 He  promiseth  to  judqe  uprightly.  4 He 
rehuketh  the  proud  by  consideration  of  God's  provvdence.  9 He  prais- 
eth God.,  and  promiseth  to  execute  justice. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  A Psalm  or  Song  of 
Asaph. 

UNTO  thee,  0 God,  do  we  give  thanks,  unto  thee  do 
we  give  thanks  : for  that  thy  name  is  near  thy 
wondrous  works  declare. 

2 When  I shall  receive  the  congregation  I will  judge 
uprightly. 

3 The  earth  and  all  the  inhabitants  thereof  are  dis- 
solved : 1 bear  up  the  pillars  of  it.  Selah. 


» 2 Kin.  25.  9. 

10  Ps.  89.  39. 

11  Ps.  83.  4. 

12  1 Sam.  3.  1.  Amos 
8.  11. 

« Lam.  2.  3. 

Ps.  44.  4. 

Ex.  14.  21. 


Is.  51. 9, 10.  Ezek. 
29.  3.  & 32.  2. 

17  Num.  14.  9. 

18  Ps.  72.  9. 

19  Ex.  17.  5,  6.  Num. 
20.  11.  Ps.  105.  41.  Is, 
48.  21. 

20  Josh.  3.  13,  &c. 

21  Gen.  1.  14,  &c. 


22  Acts  17.  26. 

23  Gen.  8.  22. 

21  ver.  22.  Rev.  16. 
19. 

25  Ps.  39.  8. 

26  Cant.  2.  14. 

27  Ps.  68.  10. 

*8  Gen.  17.  7, 8.  Lev. 


7 They  have  set  thy  sanctuary  on  fire  ; 

They  have  profaned  the  dwelling  place  of  thy  name 
even  to  the  ground. 

8 They  said  in  their  heart.  Let  us  make  havoc  of  them 

altogether : 

They  have  burned  up  all  the  ^ synagogues  of  God  in 
the  land. 

9 We  see  not  our  signs  : 

There  is  no  more  any  prophet  ; 

Neither  is  there  among  us  any  that  knoweth  how  long. 

10  How  long,  O God,  shall  the  adversary  reproach  ? 
Shall  the  enemy  blaspheme  thy  name  for  ever  ? 

11  Why  drawest  thou  back  thy  hand,  even  thy  right 

hand  ? 

Pluck  it  out  of  thy  bosom  and  consume  them. 

12  Yet  God  is  my  King  of  old. 

Working  salvation  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

13  Thou  didst  divide  the  sea  by  thy  strength  : 

Thou  brakest  the  heads  of  the  ® dragons  in  the  waters. 

14  Thou  brakest  the  heads  of  leviathan  in  pieces. 

Thou  gavest  him  to  be  meat  to  the  people  inhabiting 

the  wilderness. 

15  Thou  didst  cleave  fountain  and  flood  : 

Thou  driedst  up  mighty  rivers. 

16  The  day  is  thine,  the  night  also  is  thine  : 

Thou  hast  prepared  the  ^ light  and  the  sun. 

17  Thou  hast  set  all  the  borders  of  the  earth  : 

Thou  hast  made  summer  and  winter. 

18  Remember  this,  that  the  enemy  * hath  reproached,  O 

Lord, 

And  that  a foolish  people  have  blasphemed  thy  name. 

19  O deliver  not  *the  soul  of  thy  turtledove  unto  the 

wild  beast : 

Forget  not  the  life  of  thy  poor  for  ever. 

20  Have  respect  unto  the  covenant  : 

For  the  dark  places  of  the  * earth  are  full  of  the 
habitations  of  violence. 

21  O let  not  the  oppressed  return  ashamed  ; 

Let  the  poor  and  needy  praise  thy  name. 

22  Arise,  O God,  plead  thine  own  cause  : 

Remember  how  the  foolish  man  reproacheth  thee  all 

the  day. 

23  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine  adversaries  : 

The  tumult  of  those  that  rise  up  against  thee  *as- 
cendeth  continually. 


75  For  the  Chief  Musician ; set  to  Al-tashheth.  A Psalm  of  Asaph,  a 
Song. 


1 We  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O God  ; 

We  give  thanks,  “for  thy  name  is  near  : 

Men  tell  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

2 When  I shall  ^ find  the  set  time, 

I will  judge  uprightly. 

3 The  earth  and  all  the  inhabitants  thereof  are  dis- 

solved : 

I have  set  up  the  pillars  of  it.  [Selah 


26.  44,  45.  Ps.  106,  45. 
Jer.  33.  21. 

20  ver.  18.  Ps.  89. 
51. 

c Or,  places  of  as- 
sembly. 

d Heb.  break  up. 
e Or,  seamonsters. 


f Or,  everflowing. 
Heb.  luminary. 

Or,  hath  reproach- 
ed the  Lord. 

i Or,  thy  turtledove 
unto  the  greedy  multi- 
tude. 

j Or,  multitude, 
k Or,  land. 


I Or,  which  ascend- 
eth. 

a Or,  for  that  thy 
name  is  near  thy  won- 
drous works  declare, 
b Heb.  take, 
c Or,  When  the  earth 
...  I set  up. 
d Heb.  proportioned. 


PSALMS  LXXVI.,  LXXVII. 


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4 I said  unto  the  fools,  Deal  not  foolishly  : and  to  the 
wicked,  ^ Lift  not  up  the  horn  : 

5 Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high  : speak  not  with  a 
stiff  neck. 

6 For  promotion  cometh  neither  from  the  east,  nor 
from  the  west,  nor  from  the  south. 

7 But  2 God  is  the  judge  : ® he  putteth  down  one,  and 
setteth  up  another. 

8 For  ^ in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  there  is  a cup,  and 
the  wine  is  red  ; it  is  ® full  of  mixture  ; and  he  poureth 
out  of  the  same  : ® but  the  dregs  thereof,  all  the  wicked 
of  the  earth  shall  wring  them  out,  and  drink  them. 

9 But  I will  declare  for  ever  ; I will  sing  praises  to 
the  God  of  Jacob. 

10  All  the  horns  of  the  wicked  also  will  I cut  off ; 
hut  ® the  horns  of  the  righteous  shall  be  exalted. 

PSALM  LXXVI. 

1 A declaration  of  God's  majesty  in  the  church.  11  An  exhortation  to 
serve  him  reverently. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A Psalm  or  Song’ 
of  Asaph. 

IN  ^ Judah  is  God  known  : his  name  is  great  in  Israel. 

2  In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle,  and  his  dwelling 
place  in  Zion. 

3  2 There  brake  he  the  arrows  of  the  bow,  the  shield, 
and  the  sword,  and  the  battle.  Selah^ 

4  Thou  art  more  glorious  and  excellent  ^than  the 
mountains  of  prey. 

5  ^ The  stouthearted  are  spoiled,  ® they  have  slept 
their  sleep  : and  none  of  the  men  of  might  have  found 
their  hands. 

6  ® At  thy  rebuke,  O God  of  Jacob,  both  the  chariot 
and  horse  are  cast  into  a dead  sleep. 

7  Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  feared  : and  who  may 
stand  in  thy  sight  when  once  thou  art  angry  ? 

8  ® Thou  didst  cause  judgment  to  be  heard  from 
heaven  ; ^ the  earth  feared,  and  was  still,^ 

9  When  God  arose  to  judgment,  to  save  all  the 
meek  of  the  earth.  Selah. 

10  Surely  the  wrath  o^  man  shall  praise  thee  : the 
remainder  of  wrath  shalt  thou  restrain. 

11  i^Yow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord  your  God  : i®let 
all  that  be  round  about  him  bring  presents  unto  him 
that  ought  to  be  feared. 

12  He  shall  cut  off  the  spirit  of  princes  : is 

terrible  to  the  kings  of  the  earth. 


PSALM  LXXVII. 

1 The  psalmist  sheweth  what  fierce  combat  he  had  with  diffidence.  10 
The  victory  which  he  had  by  consideration  of  God's  great  and  gracious 
works. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  to  Jeduthun,  A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

CRIED  unto  God  with  my  voice,  even  unto  God 
JL  with  my  voice  ; and  he  gave  ear  unto  me. 


4  I said  unto  the  « arrogant.  Deal  not  arrogantly  : 

And  to  the  wicked.  Lift  not  up  the  horn  : 

6  Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high  ; 

Speak  not  with  a stiff  neck. 

6 For  neither  from  the  east,  nor  from  the  west. 

Nor  yet  s' from  the  * south,  cometh  lifting  up. 

7 But  God  is  the  judge  : 

He  putteth  down  one,  and  lifteth  up  another. 

8 For  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  there  is  a cup,  and  the 

wine  ^ foameth  ; 

It  is  full  of  mixture,  and  he  poureth  out  of  the 
same  : 

Surely  the  dregs  thereof,  all  the  wicked  of  the  earth 
shall  j wring  them  out,  and  drink  them. 

9 But  I will  declare  for  ever, 

I  will  sing  praises  to  the  God  of  Jacob. 

10  All  the  horns  of  the  wicked  also  will  I cut  off  ; 

But  the  horns  of  the  righteous  shall  be  lifted  up. 


76  5’or  the  Chief  Musician ; on  stringed  instruments.  A Psalm  of 
Asaph,  a Song. 

1 In  Judah  is  God  known  : 

His  name  is  great  in  Israel. 

2 In  Salem  also  is  his  ® tabernacle. 

And  his  ^ dwelling  place  in  Zion. 

3 There  he  brake  the  ‘^arrows  of  the  bow  ; 

The  shield,  and  the  sword,  and  the  battle.  [Selah 

4 Glorious  art  thou  and  excellent,  ^ from  the  mountains 

of  prey. 

5 The  stouthearted  are  spoiled,  they  have  slept  their 

sleep  ; 

And  none  of  the  men  of  might  have  found  their 
hands. 

6 At  thy  rebuke,  O God  of  Jacob, 

Both  chariot  and  horse  are  cast  into  a dead  sleep. 

7 Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  feared: 

And  who  may  stand  in  thy  sight  when  once  thou  art 
angry  ? 

8 Thou  didst  cause  sentence  to  be  heard  from  heaven  ; 
The  earth  feared,  and  was  still, 

9 When  God  arose  to  judgement. 

To  save  all  the  meek  of  the  earth.  [Selah 

10  Surely  the  wrath  of  man  shall  praise  thee  : 

The  residue  of  wrath  shalt  thou  ^ gird  upon  thee. 

11  Vow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord  your  God  : 

Let  all  that  be  round  about  him  bring  presents  unto 
him  that  ought  to  be  feared. 

12  He  shall  cut  off  the  spirit  of  princes  : 

He  is  terrible  to  the  kings  of  the  earth. 


77  For  the  Chief  Musician  ; after  the  manner  of  Jeduthun.  A Psalm 
of  Asaph. 

1 I will  cry  unto  God  with  my  voice  ; 

Even  unto  God  with  my  voice,  and  he  will  give  ear 
unto  me. 


1 Zech.  1.  21. 
aPs.  60.  6.  & 58. 
11. 

* 1 Sam.  2. 7.  Dan.  2. 
21. 

* Job  21.  20.  Ps.  GO. 
3.  Jer.  25.  15.  Rev. 
14.  10.  & 16.  19. 

6 Pro.  23.  30. 


0 Ps.  73.  10. 

’ Ps.  101.  8.  Jer.  48. 
25. 

8 Ps.  89.  17.  & 148. 
14. 

1 Ps.  48.  1,  &c. 

3 Ps.  46. 9.  Ezek.  39. 


8 Ezek.  38.  12, 13.  & 
39.  4. 

* Is.  46.  12. 

6 Ps.  13.  3.  Jer.  51. 

39. 

6 Ex.  15. 1,21.  Ezek. 
.39.  20.  Nah.  2.  13. 
Zech.  12.  4. 

->  Nah.  1.  6. 


8 Ezek.  38.  20. 

0 2 Chr.  20.  29,  30. 

30  Ps.  9.  7, 8, 9.  & 72. 
4. 

11  See  Ex.  9.  16.  & 
18.  11.  Ps.  65.  7. 

12  Eccles.  5.  4,  5,  6. 

13  2 Chr.  32.  22,  23. 
Ps.  68.  29.  & 89.  7. 


14  Ps.  68.  36. 

1 Ps.  3.  4. 
e Or,  fools, 
f Or,  Speak  not  in- 
solently with  a haughty 
neck. 

g Or,  from  the  wil- 
derness of  mountains, 
cometh  judgement. 


h Heb.  wilderness, 
i Or,  is  red. 
j Or,  drain, 
a Or,  covert, 
b Or,  lair. 

c Or,  fiery  shafts. 
Or,  lightnings, 
d dr,  more  than, 
e Or,  restrain. 


838 


PSALM  LXXYIII. 


2 2 In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I ^ sought  the  Lord  : 
my  sore  ran  in  the  night,  and  ceased  not  : my  soul  re- 
fused to  be  comforted. 

3 I remembered  God,  and  was  troubled  ; I com- 
plained, and  ^ my  spirit  was  overwhelmed.  Selah. 

4 Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  waking  : I am  so  troubled 
that  I cannot  speak. 

5 ® I have  considered  the  days  of  old,  the  years  of 
ancient  times. 

6 I call  to  remembrance  ® my  song  in  the  night : I 
commune  with  mine  own  heart : and  my  spirit  made 
diligent  search. 

7 ® Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever  ? and  will  he  ^ be 
favourable  no  more  ? 

8 Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever  ? doth  his  pro- 
mise fail  for  evermore  ? 

9 Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gracious  ? hath  he  in 
anger  shut  up  his  tender  mercies  ? Selah. 

10  And  I said.  This  is  my  infirmity  : but  I will  re- 
member the  years  of  the  right  hand  of  the  most  High. 

11  I will  remember  the  works  of  the  Lord  : surely 
I will  remember  thy  wonders  of  old. 

12  I will  meditate  also  of  all  thy  work,  and  talk  of 
thy  doings. 

13  1^  Thy  way,  O God,  is  in  the  sanctuary  : i®  who 
is  so  great  a God  as  our  God  ? 

14  Thou  art  the  God  that  doest  wonders  : thou  hast 
declared  thy  strength  among  the  people. 

15  13  Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  redeemed  thy  people, 
the  sons  of  Jacob  and  Joseph.  Selah. 

16  11  The  waters  saw  thee,  O God,  the  waters  saw 
thee  ; they  were  afraid  ; the  depths  also  were  troubled. 

17  The  clouds  poured  out  water  : the  skies  sent  out 
a sound  : i®  thine  arrows  also  went  abroad. 

18  The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  in  the  heaven  ; 
1®  the  lightnings  lightened  the  world  : the  earth  trem- 
bled and  shook. 

19  21  Thy  way  is  in  the  sea,  and  thy  path  in  the  great 
waters,  22  and  thy  footsteps  are  not  known. 

20  28  Tliou  leddest  thy  people  like  a flock  by  the 
hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 


PSALM  LXXVIII. 

1  An  exhortation  both  to  learn  and  to  preach  the  law  of  God.  9 The 
story  of  God's  wrath  against  the  incredulous  and  disobedient.  67  The 
Israelites  being  rejected^  God  chose  Judahs  Zion.,  and  David. 

Maschil  of  Asaph. 

IVE  ear,  O my  people,  to  my  law  : incline  your 
ears  to  the  words  or  my  mouth. 

2 2 1 -will  open  my  mouth  in  a parable  : I will  utter 
dark  sayings  of  old  : 

3 3 Which  we  have  heard  and  known,  and  our  fathers 
have  told  us. 


2 In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I sought  the  Lord  : 

My  hand  was  stretched  out  in  the  night,  and  slacked 
not ; 

My  soul  refused  to  be  comforted. 

3 I remember  God,  and  am  disquieted  : 

I  complain,  and  my  spirit  “ is  overwhelmed.  [Selah 

4 Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  watching  : 

I am  so  troubled  that  I cannot  speak. 

5 I have  considered  the  days  of  old. 

The  years  of  ancient  times. 

6 I call  to  remembrance  my  song  in  the  night  : 

I commune  with  mine  own  heart ; 

And  my  spirit  made  diligent  search. 

7 Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever  ? 

And  will  he  be  favourable  no  more  ? 

8 Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever  ? 

Doth  his  promise  fail  for  evermore  ? 

9 Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gracious  ? 

Hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his  tender  mercies  ? [Selah 

10  And  I said.  This  is  my  infirmity  ; 

^ But  I will  remember  the  years  of  the  right  hand  of 
the  Most  High. 

11  I will  make  mention  of  the  deeds  of  the  Lord  ; 
For  I will  remember  thy  wonders  of  old. 

12  I will  meditate  also  upon  all  thy  work. 

And  muse  on  thy  doings. 

13  Thy  way,  O God,  is  ^ in  the  sanctuary  : 

Who  is  a great  god  like  unto  God  ? 

14  Thou  art  the  God  that  doest  wonders  : 

Thou  hast  made  known  thy  strength  among  the  peo- 
ples. 

15  Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  redeemed  thy  people. 

The  sons  of  Jacob  and  Joseph.  [Selah 

16  The  waters  saw  thee,  O God  ; 

The  waters  saw  thee,  they  ® were  afraid  : 

The  depths  also  trembled. 

17  The  clouds  poured  out  water  ; 

The  skies  sent  out  a sound  ; 

Thine  arrows  also  went  abroad. 

18  The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  in  the  whirlwind  ; 

The  lightnings  lightened  the  world  : 

The  earth  trembled  and  shook. 

19  Thy  way  was  in  the  sea, 

And  thy  paths  in  the  great  waters. 

And  thy  footsteps  were  not  known. 

20  Thou  leddest  thy  people  like  a flock, 

By  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 


78  Maschil  of  Asaph. 

1 Give  ear,  0 my  people,  to  my  ® law  : 

Incline  your  ears  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

2 I will  open  my  mouth  in  a parable  ; 

I will  utter  dark  sayings  of  old  : 

3 Which  we  have  heard  and  known. 

And  our  fathers  have  told  us. 


2  Ps.  50. 15. 

S Is.  26.  9,  16. 

4 Ps.  142.  3.  & 143. 
4. 

BDeut.  32.  7.  Ps. 


7 Ps.  4.  4. 

8 Ps.  74.  1. 

» Ps.  85.  1. 

10  Rom.  9.  6. 

11  Is.  49.  15. 


143.  5.  Is.  51.  9.  12  Ps.  31.  22. 

8 Ps.  42.  8.  13  Ps.  143.  5. 


14  Ps.  73.  17. 

13  Ex.  15.  11. 

18  Ex.  6.  6.  Deut.  9. 
29. 

11  Ex.  14.  21.  Josh. 
3.  15,  16.  Ps.  114.  3. 
Hab.  3.  8,  &c. 


18  2 Sam.  22. 15.  Hab. 
3.  11. 

19  Ps.  97.  4. 

20  2 Sam.  22.  8. 

21  Hab.  3.  15. 

22  Ex.  14.  28. 

23  Ex.  13.  21.  & 14. 


19.  Ps.  78.  52.  & 80. 
1.  Is.  63.  11,  12.  Hos. 
12.  13. 

1 Is.  51.  4. 

2PS.49.4.  Matt.  13. 
35. 

3  Ps.  44.  1. 


a Or,  fainteth. 
b Or,  That  the  right 
hand  of  the  Most  High 
doth  change, 
c Heb.  Jah. 
d Or,  in  holiness, 
e Or,  were  in  pain, 
a Or,  teaching. 


PSALM  LXXVIII. 


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4 ^ We  will  not  hide  them  from  their  children,  ® shew-  I 
ing  to  the  generation  to  come  the  praises  of  the  Lord,  j 
and  his  strength,  and  his  wonderful  works  that  he  hath 
done. 

5 For  ® he  established  a testimony  in  Jacob,  and  ap- 
pointed a law  in  Israel,  which  he  commanded  our  fa- 
thers, that  they  should  make  them  known  to  their 
children  : 

6 ® That  the  generation  to  come  might  know  themy 
even  the  children  which  should  be  born  ; who  should  arise 
and  declare  them  to  their  children  : 

7 That  they  might  set  their  hope  in  God,  and  not 
forget  the  works  of  God,  but  keep  his  commandments  : 

8 And  ^ might  not  be  as  their  fathers,  a stubborn 
and  rebellious  generation  ; a generation  that  set  not 
their  heart  aright,  and  whose  spirit  was  not  stedfast 
with  God. 

9 The  children  of  Ephraim,  being  armed,  and  carry- 
ing bows,  turned  back  in  the  day  of  battle. 

10  i^They  kept  not  the  covenant  of  God,  and  re- 
fused to  walk  in  his  law  ; 

11  And  forgat  his  works,  and  his  wonders  that  he 
had  shewed  them. 

12  Marvellous  things  did  he  in  the  sight  of  their 
fathers,  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  field  of  Zoan. 

13  He  divided  the  sea,  and  caused  them  to  pass 
through  ; and  he  made  the  waters  to  stand  as  an 
heap. 

14  In  the  daytime  also  he  led  them  with  a cloud, 
and  all  the  night  with  a light  of  fire. 

15  He  clave  the  rocks  in  the  wilderness,  and  gave 
them  drink  as  out  of  the  great  depths. 

16  He  brought  streams  also  out  of  the  rock,  and 
caused  waters  to  run  down  like  rivers. 

17  And  they  sinned  yet  more  against  him  by  pro- 
voking the  most  High  in  the  wilderness. 

18  And  they  tempted  God  in  their  heart  by  asking 
meat  for  their  lust. 

19  23  Yea,  they  spake  against  God  ; they  said,  Can 
God  furnish  a table  in  the  wilderness  ? 

20  2i  Behold,  he  smote  the  rock,  that  the  waters 
gushed  out,  and  the  streams  overflowed  ; can  he  give 
bread  also  ? can  he  provide  flesh  for  his  people  ? 

21  Therefore  the  Lord  heard  this,  and  23  was  wroth  : 
so  a fire  was  kindled  against  Jacob,  and  anger  also  came 
up  against  Israel  ; 

22  Because  they  26  believed  not  in  God,  and  trusted 
not  in  his  salvation  : 

23  Though  he  had  commanded  the  clouds  from 
above,  27  and  opened  the  doors  of  heaven, 

24  28  And  had  rained  down  manna  upon  them  to  eat, 
and  had  given  them  of  the  corn  of  heaven. 

25  Man  did  eat  angels’  food  : he  sent  them  meat  to 
the  full. 


<Deut.  4.  9.  &G.7. 
Joel  1.  3. 

<5  Ex.  12.  2G,  27.&13. 
8.  14.  .Tosh.-4,  G,  7. 
c Ps.  147.  19. 

7 Deut.  4.  9.  & 6.  7. 
& 11.  19. 

8 Ps.  102.  18. 


» 2 Kill.  17. 14.  Ezek. 
20.  18. 

w Ex.  82.  9.  & 83.  3. 
& 84.  9.  Deut.  9.  G,  13. 
& 31.  27.  Ps.  G8.  6. 

11  vor.  37.  2 Chr.  20. 
33. 

12  2 Kin.  17.  15. 

18  Pg.  IOC.  13. 


1^  Ex.  7,  & 8,  & 9,  & 
10,  & 11,  & 12. 

15  ver.  43.  Den.  32. 
3.  Num.  13.  22.  Is. 
19.  11,  13.  Ezek.  30. 
14. 

iR  Ex.  14.  21. 

11  Ex.  15.  8.  Ps.  33. 

7. 


4 We  will  not  hide  them  from  their  children. 

Telling  to  the  generation  to  come  the  praises  of  the 

Lord, 

And  his  strength,  and  his  wondrous  works  that  he 
hath  done. 

5 For  he  established  a testimony  in  Jacob, 

And  appointed  a law  in  Israel, 

Which  he  commanded  our  fathers. 

That  they  should  make  them  known  to  their  chil- 
dren : 

6 That  the  generation  to  come  might  know  them,  even 

the  children  which  should  be  born  ; 

Who  should  arise  and  tell  them  to  their  children  : 

7 That  they  might  set  their  hope  in  God, 

And  not  forget  the  works  of  God, 

But  keep  his  commandments  : 

8 And  might  not  be  as  their  fathers, 

A stubborn  and  rebellious  generation  ; 

A generation  ^ that  set  not  their  heart  aright, 

And  whose  spirit  was  not  stedfast  with  God. 

9 The  children  of  Ephraim,  being  armed  and  carrying 

bows. 

Turned  back  in  the  day  of  battle. 

10  They  kept  not  the  covenant  of  God, 

And  refused  to  walk  in  his  law  ; 

11  And  they  forgat  his  doings, 

And  his  wondrous  works  that  he  had  shewed  them. 

12  Marvellous  things  did  he  in  the  sight  of  their  fathers. 
In  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  field  of  Zoan. 

13  He  clave  the  sea,  and  caused  them  to  pass  through  ; 
And  he  made  the  waters  to  stand  as  an  heap. 

14  In  the  day-time  also  he  led  them  with  a cloud, 

And  all  the  night  with  a light  of  fire. 

15  He  clave  rocks  in  the  wilderness. 

And  gave  them  drink  abundantly  as  out  of  the 
depths. 

16  He  brought  streams  also  out  of  the  rock, 

And  caused  waters  to  run  down  like  rivers. 

17  Yet  went  they  on  still  to  sin  against  him. 

To  rebel  against  the  Most  High  in  ^ the  desert. 

18  And  they  tempted  God  in  their  heart 
By  asking  meat  for  their  lust. 

19  Yea,  they  spake  against  God  ; 

They  said.  Can  God  prepare  a table  in  the  wilder- 
ness ? 

20  Behold,  he  smote  the  rock,  that  waters  gushed  out. 
And  streams  overflowed  ; 

Can  he  give  bread  also  ? 

Will  he  provide  flesh  for  his  people  ? 

21  Therefore  the  Lord  heard,  and  was  wroth  : 

And  a fire  was  kindled  against  Jacob, 

And  anger  also  went  up  against  Israel ; 

22  Because  they  believed  not  in  God, 

And  trusted  not  in  his  salvation. 

23  Yet  he  commanded  the  skies  above. 

And  opened  the  doors  of  heaven  ; 

24  And  he  rained  down  manna  upon  them  to  eat. 

And  gave  them  of  the  corn  of  heaven. 

25  ^ Man  did  eat  the  bread  of  the  mighty  : 

He  sent  them  meat  to  the  full. 

18  Ex.  13.  21.  & 14.  22  Ex.  IG.  2.  28  Ex.  16.  4, 14.  Ps. 

24.  Ps.  105.  39.  23  Num.  11.  4.  105.  40.  John  6.  31.  1 

10  Ex.  17.  G.  Nnra.  24  ex.  17.  G.  Num.  Cor.  10.  3. 

20.  11.  Ps.  105.  41.  1 20.  11.  b Or,  that  prepared 

Cor.  10.  4.  25  Num.  11.  1,  10.  not  their  heart. 

20  Deut.  9.  21.  Ps.  2g  Heb.  3.18.  Jude  c Or,  a dry  land. 

105.  41.  5.  d Or,  Every  one. 

21  Deut.  9.  22.  Ps.  27  Qan.  7.  11.  Mai.  3. 

95.  8.  Heb.  3.  IG.  10. 


840 


PSALM  LXXVIII. 


26  He  caused  an  east  wind  to  blow  in  the  heaven  : 
and  by  his  power  he  brought  in  the  south  wind. 

27  He  rained  flesh  also  upon  them  as  dust,  and  fea- 
thered fowls  like  as  the  sand  of  the  sea  : 

28  And  he  let  it  fall  in  the  midst  of  their  camp, 
round  about  their  habitations. 

29  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  well  filled  : for  he 
gave  them  their  own  desire  ; 

30  They  were  not  estranged  from  their  lust.  But 

while  their  meat  was  yet  in  their  mouths, 

31  The  wrath  of  God  came  upon  them,  and  slew  the 
fattest  of  them,  and  smote  down  the  chosen  men  of 
Israel. 

32  For  all  this  they  sinned  still,  and  believed 
not  for  his  wondrous  works. 

33  Therefore  their  days  did  he  consume  in  vanity, 
and  their  years  in  trouble. 

34  ®^When  he  slew  them,  then  they  sought  him  : 
and  they  returned  and  enquired  early  after  God. 

35  And  they  remembered  that  God  was  their  rock, 
and  the  high  God  their  redeemer. 

36  Nevertheless  they  did  flatter  him  with  their 
mouth,  and  they  lied  unto  him  with  their  tongues. 

37  For  their  heart  was  not  right  with  him,  neither 
were  they  stedfast  in  his  covenant. 

38  But  he,  being  full  of  compassion,  forgave  their 
iniquity,  and  destroyed  them  not  : yea,  many  a time 

turned  he  his  anger  awav,  and  did  not  stir  up  all 
his  wrath. 

39  For  ^^he  remembered  that  they  loere  hut  flesh  ; 

a wind  that  passeth  away,  and  cometh  not  again. 

40  How  oft  did  they  provoke  him  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  grieve  him  in  the  desert  ! 

41  Yea,  they  turned  back  and  tempted  God,  and 

limited  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

42  They  remembered  not  his  hand,  nor  the  day  when 
he  delivered  them  from  the  enemy. 

43  How  he  had  wrought  his  signs  in  Egypt,  and 
his  wonders  in  the  field  of  Zoan  ; 

44  And  had  turned  their  rivers  into  blood  ; and 
their  floods,  that  they  could  not  drink. 

45  He  sent  divers  sorts  of  flies  among  them,  which 
devoured  them  ; and  frogs,  which  destroyed  them. 

46  He  gave  also  their  increase  unto  the  caterpiller, 
and  their  labour  unto  the  locust. 

47  ^^He  destroyed  their  vines  with  hail,  and  their 
sycomore  trees  with  frost. 

48  He  gave  up  their  cattle  also  to  the  hail,  and 
their  flocks  to  hot  thunderbolts. 

49  He  cast  upon  them  the  fierceness  of  his  anger, 
wrath,  and  indignation,  and  trouble,  by  sending  evil 
angels  among  them. 

50  He  made  a way  to  his  anger  ; he  spared  not  their 
soul  from  death,  but  gave  their  life  over  to  the  pesti- 
lence ; 

51  And  smote  all  the  firstborn  in  Egypt ; the  chief 
of  their  strength  in  the  tabernacles  of  Ham  ; 


29  Num.  11.  31. 

30  Num.  11.  20. 

31  Num.  11.  33. 

32  Num.  14,  & 16,  & 
17. 

33  ver.  22. 

3<  Num.  14.  29,35.& 
26.  64,  65. 

35  See  Hos.  5.  15. 
36Deut.  32.  4,  15, 
31. 


37Ex.  15.  13.  Deut. 
7.  8.  Is.  41.  14.  & 44. 
6.  & 63.  9. 

38  Ezek.  33.  31. 

39  ver.  8. 

40  Num.  14.  18,  20. 

<1  Is.  48.  9. 

42  1 Kin.  21.  29. 

43  Ps.  103.  14,  16. 


44  Gen.  6.  3.  John  3. 

6. 

45  Job  7.  7, 16.  Jam. 
4.  14. 

46  ver.  17.  Ps.  95.  9, 
10.  Is.  7.  13.  & 63.  10. 
Eph.  4.  30.  Heb.  3. 16, 
17. 

47  Num.  14. 22.  Deut. 
6.  16. 


26  He  « caused  the  east  wind  to  blow  in  the  heaven  : 
And  by  his  power  he  guided  the  south  wind. 

27  He  rained  flesh  also  upon  them  as  the  dust. 

And  winged  fowl  as  the  sand  of  the  seas  : 

28  And  he  let  it  fall  in  the  midst  of  their  camp, 

Round  about  their  habitations. 

29  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  well  filled  ; 

And  he  gave  them  that  they  lusted  after. 

30  They  were  not  estranged  from  their  lust. 

Their  meat  was  yet  in  their  mouths, 

31  When  the  anger  of  God  went  up  against  them. 

And  slew  of  the  fattest  of  them. 

And  smote  down  the  young  men  of  Israel. 

32  For  all  this  they  sinned  still. 

And  believed  not  in  his  wondrous  works. 

33  Therefore  their  days  did  he  consume  in  vanity. 

And  their  years  in  terror. 

34  When  he  slew  them,  then  they  inquired  after  him  : 
And  they  returned  and  sought  God  early. 

35  And  they  remembered  that  God  was  their  rock. 

And  the  Most  High  God  their  redeemer. 

36  But  they  flattered  him  with  their  mouth. 

And  lied  unto  him  with  their  tongue. 

37  For  their  heart  was  not  ^ right  with  him. 

Neither  were  they  faithful  in  his  covenant. 

38  But  he,  being  full  of  compassion,  forgave  their  ini- 

quity, and  destroyed  them  not : 

Yea,  many  a time  turned  he  his  anger  away. 

And  did  not  stir  up  all  his  wrath. 

39  And  he  remembered  that  they  were  but  flesh  ; 

A wind  that  passeth  away,  and  cometh  not  again. 

40  How  oft  did  they  rebel  against  him  in  the  wilderness. 
And  grieve  him  in  the  desert ! 

41  And  they  turned  again  and  tempted  God, 

And  * provoked  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

42  They  remembered  not  his  hand, 

Nor  the  day  when  he  redeemed  them  from  the  ad- 
versary. 

43  How  he  set  his  signs  in  Egypt, 

And  his  wonders  in  the  field  of  Zoan  ; 

44  And  turned  their  rivers  into  blood. 

And  their  streams,  that  they  could  not  drink. 

45  He  sent  among  them  swarms  of  flies,  which  devoured 

them  ; 

And  frogs,  which  destroyed  them. 

46  He  gave  also  their  increase  unto  the  caterpiUer, 

And  their  labour  unto  the  locust. 

47  He  ^ destroyed  their  vines  with  hail. 

And  their  sycomore  trees  with  j frost. 

48  He  gave  over  their  cattle  also  to  the  hail. 

And  their  flocks  to  hot  thunderbolts. 

49  He  cast  upon  them  the  fierceness  of  his  anger. 
Wrath,  and  indignation,  and  trouble, 

* A band  of  angels  of  evil. 

50  He  ^ made  a path  for  his  anger  ; 

He  spared  not  their  soul  from  death. 

But  gave  their  life  over  to  the  pestilence  ; 

51  And  smote  all  the  firstborn  in  Egypt, 

The  ” chief  of  their  strength  in  the  tents  of  Ham  : 


48  ver.  20. 

49  ver.  12.  Ps.  105. 
27,  &c. 

50  Ex.  7.  20.  Ps.  105. 

29. 

61  Ex.  8.  24.  Ps.  105. 
31. 

62  Ex.  8.  6.  Ps.  105. 

30. 

53  Ex.  10.  13, 15.  Ps. 
105.  34,  35. 


54  Ex.  9.  23,  25.  Ps. 
105.  33. 

56  Ex.  9.  23,  24,  25. 
Ps.  105.  32. 

66  Ex.  12.  29.  Ps. 
105.  36.  & 136.  10. 

67  Ps.  106.  22. 

e Heb.  led  forth  the 
east  wind, 
f Or,  earnestly. 


Or,  stedfast. 

Or,  limited, 
i Heb.  killed, 
j Or,  great  hail- 
stones. 

k Heb.  A sending. 

I Heb.  levelled, 
m Or,  their  beasts  to 
the  murrain. 

n Heb.  beginning. 
See  Deut.  21.  17. 


PSALM  LXXIX. 


841 


52  But  made  his  own  people  to  go  forth  like  sheep, 
and  guided  them  in  the  wilderness  like  a flock. 

53  And  he  led  them  on  safely,  so  that  they  feared 
not  : but  the  sea  overwhelmed  their  enemies. 

54  And  he  brought  them  to  the  border  of  his  sanc- 
tuary, even  to  this  mountain,  which  his  right  hand  had 
purchased. 

55  He  cast  out  the  heathen  also  before  them,  and 

divided  them  an  inheritance  by  line,  and  made  the 

tribes  of  Israel  to  dwell  in  their  tents. 

56  Yet  they  tempted  and  provoked  the  most  high 
God,  and  kept  not  his  testimonies  : 

57  But  turned  back,  and  dealt  unfaithfully  like 
their  fathers  : they  were  turned  aside  like  a deceitful 
bow. 

58  ®®For  they  provoked  him  to  anger  with  their 
®^high  places,  and  moved  him  to  jealousy  with  their 
graven  images. 

59  When  God  heard  this,  he  was  wroth,  and  greatly 
abhorred  Israel  : 

60  So  that  he  forsook  the  tabernacle  of  Shiloh,  the 
tent  which  he  placed  among  men  ; 

61  And  delivered  his  strength  into  captivity,  and 
his  glory  into  the  enemy’s  hand. 

62  ’^2  fje  gave  his  people  over  also  unto  the  sword  ; 
and  was  wroth  with  his  inheritance. 

63  The  fire  consumed  their  young  men  ; and  their 
maidens  were  not  given  to  marriage. 

64  Their  priests  fell  by  the  sword  ; and  their 
widows  made  no  lamentation. 

65  Then  the  Lord  awaked  as  one  out  of  sleep,  and 

like  a mighty  man  that  shouteth  by  reason  of  wine. 

66  And  he  smote  his  enemies  in  the  hinder  parts  : 
he  put  them  to  a perpetual  reproach. 

67  Moreover  he  refused  the  tabernacle  of  Joseph, 
and  chose  not  the  tribe  of  Ephraim  : 

68  But  chose  the  tribe  of  Judah,  the  mount  Zion 

which  he  loved. 

69  And  he  built  his  sanctuary  like  high  palaces, 
like  the  earth  which  he  hath  established  for  ever. 

70  He  chose  David  also  his  servant,  and  took  him 
from  the  sheepfolds  : 

71  From  following  the  ewes  great  with  young  he 
brought  him  to  feed  Jacob  his  people,  and  Israel  his 
inheritance. 

72  So  he  fed  them  according  to  the  integrity  of  his 
heart  ; and  guided  them  by  the  skilfulness  of  his  hands. 


PSALM  LXXIX. 

1  The  psalmist  comnlaineth  of  the  desolation  of  Jerunalem.  % Hepray- 
ethfor  deliverance,  13  and  promiseth  thankfulness. 

A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

OGOD,  the  heathen  are  come  into  ^ thine  inheri- 
tance ; 2 thy  holy  temple  have  they  defiled  ; ® they 
have  laid  Jerusalem  on  heaps. 


52  But  he  led  forth  his  own  people  like  sheep. 

And  guided  them  in  the  wilderness  like  a flock. 

53  And  he  led  them  safely,  so  that  they  feared  not : 
But  the  sea  overwhelmed  their  enemies. 

54  And  he  brought  them  to  ® the  border  of  his  sanc- 

tuary. 

To  this  v mountain,  which  his  right  hand  had  pur- 
chased. 

55  He  drove  out  the  nations  also  before  them. 

And  allotted  them  for  an  inheritance  by  line. 

And  made  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  dwell  in  their  tents. 

56  Yet  they  tempted  and  rebelled  against  the  Most 

High  God, 

And  kept  not  his  testimonies  ; 

57  But  turned  back,  and  dealt  treacherously  like  their 

fathers  : 

They  were  turned  aside  like  a deceitful  bow. 

58  For  they  provoked  him  to  anger  with  their  high 

places. 

And  moved  him  to  jealousy  with  their  graven  im- 
ages. 

59  When  God  heard  this,  he  was  wroth. 

And  greatly  abhorred  Israel : 

60  So  that  he  forsook  the  tabernacle  of  Shiloh, 

The  tent  which  he  placed  among  men  ; 

61  And  delivered  his  strength  into  captivity. 

And  his  glory  into  the  adversary’s  hand. 

62  He  gave  his  people  over  also  unto  the  sword  ; 

And  was  wroth  with  his  inheritance. 

63  Fire  devoured  their  young  men  ; 

And  their  maidens  had  no  marriage-song. 

64  Their  priests  fell  by  the  sword  ; 

And  their  widows  made  no  lamentation. 

65  Then  the  Lord  awaked  as  one  out  of  sleep. 

Like  a mighty  man  that  shouteth  by  reason  of  wine. 

66  And  he  smote  his  adversaries  backward  : 

He  put  them  to  a perpetual  reproach. 

67  Moreover  he  refused  the  tent  of  Joseph, 

And  chose  not  the  tribe  of  Ephraim  ; 

68  But  chose  the  tribe  of  Judah, 

The  mount  Zion  which  he  loved. 

69  And  he  built  his  sanctuary  like  the  heights. 

Like  the  earth  which  he  hath  established  for  ever. 

70  He  chose  David  also  his  servant. 

And  took  him  from  the  sheepfolds  : 

71  From  following  the  ewes  that  give  suck  he  brought 

him, 

To  feed  Jacob  his  people,  and  Israel  his  inheritance. 

72  So  he  fed  them  according  to  the  integrity  of  his 

heart ; 

And  guided  them  by  the  skilfulness  of  his  hands. 


79  A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

' 1 O God,  the  ® heathen  are  come  into  thine  inheritance  ; 
Thy  holy  temple  have  they  defiled  ; 

They  have  laid  Jerusalem  on  heaps. 


68  Ps.  77.  20. 

69  Ex.  14.  19,  20. 

69  Ex.  14.  27,  28.  & 
15.  10. 

61  Ex.  15.  17. 

62  Ps.  44.  3. 

63  Ps.  44.  2. 

61  Josh.  13.  7.  & 19. 
51.  Pb.  136.  21,  22. 


66  Judg.  2.  11,  12. 

66  ver.  41.  Ezek.  20. 
27,  28. 

61  Hos.  7.  IG. 
68Deut.  32.  IG,  21. 
Judg.  2.  12,  20.  Ezek. 
20.  28. 

69  Deut.  12.  2,  4.  1 
Kin.  11.  7.  & 12.  31. 


loiSam.  4.  11.  Jer. 
7.  12,  14.  & 2G.  6,  9. 

11  Judg.  18.  30. 

12  1 Sam.  4.  10. 

13  Jer.  7.  34.  & IG.  9. 
& 2.5.  10. 

11 1  Sam.  4.  11.&22. 
18. 


76  Job  27. 15.  Ezek. 
24.  23. 

16  Ps.  44.  23. 

11  Is.  42.  13. 

18 1 Sam.  5.  6,  12.  & 
6.  4. 

1"  Pa.  87.  2. 

80  1 Kin.  6. 


81 1 Sam.  16.  11,  12. 
2 Sam.  7.  8. 

82  Gen.  33.  13.  Is. 
40.  11. 

83  2 Sam.  5. 2.  1 Chr. 

11.  2. 

81  1 Kin.  9.  4. 

1 Ex.  15.  17.  Ps.  74. 


2 Ps.  74.  7. 

3 2 Kin.  25.  9,  10.  2 
Chr.  36.  19.  Mic.  3. 
12. 

0 Or,  his  holy  bor- 
der. 

p Or,  mountain 
land. 

a Or,  nations. 


2. 


842 


PSALM  LXXX. 


2 ^ The  dead  bodies  of  thy  servants  have  they  given 
to  he  meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  the  flesh  of  thy 
saints  unto  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

3 Their  blood  have  they  shed  like  water  round  about 
Jerusalem  ; ®and  there  ivas  none  to  bury  them. 

4 ® We  are  become  a reproach  to  our  neighbours,  a 
scorn  and  derision  to  them  that  are  round  about  us. 

o  How  long.  Lord  ? wilt  thou  be  angry  for  ever  ? 
shall  thy  ^ jealousy  burn  like  fire  ? 

6 ® Pour  out  thy  wrath  upon  the  heathen  that  have 

10  not  known  thee,  and  upon  the  kingdoms  that  have 

11  not  called  upon  thy  name. 

7 For  they  have  devoured  Jacob,  and  laid  waste  his 
dwelling  place. 

8 12  O remember  not  against  us  former  iniquities  : 
let  thy  tender  mercies  speedily  prevent  us  : for  we  are 
1*1  brought  very  low. 

9 1^  Help  us,  O God  of  our  salvation,  for  the  glory 
of  thy  name  : and  deliver  us,  and  purge  away  our  sins, 
1®  for  thy  name’s  sake. 

10  10  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say.  Where  is 
their  God  ? let  him  be  known  among  the  heathen  in 
our  sight  hy  the  revenging  of  the  blood  of  thy  servants 
which  is  shed. 

11  Let  I’^the  sighing  of  the  prisoner  come  before 
thee  ; according  to  the  greatness  of  thy  power  preserve 
thou  those  that  are  appointed  to  die  ; 

12  And  render  unto  our  neighbours  i®  sevenfold  into 
their  bosom  i®  their  reproach,  wherewith  they  have  re- 
proached thee,  O Lord. 

13  So  20  we  thy  people  and  sheep  of  thy  pasture  Avill 
give  thee  thanks  for  ever  : 21  we  will  shew  forth  thy 
praise  to  ail  generations. 


PSALM  LXXX. 

1  The  psalmist  in  his  prayer  complaineth  of  the  miseries  of  the  church. 
8 God's  former  favours  are  turned  into  judgments.  14  He  prayeth 
for  deliverance. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim-Eduth,  A 
' Psalm  of  Asaph. 

alVE  ear,  O Shepherd  of  Israel,  thou  that  leadest 
Joseph  1 like  a flock  ; 2 thou  that  dwellest  between 
the  cherubims,  ^ shine  forth. 

2  ^ Before  Ephraim  and  Benjamin  and  Manasseh  stir 
up  thy  strength,  and  come  and  save  us. 

3  ®Turn  us  again,  O God,  ®and  cause  thy  face  to 
shine  ; and  we  shall  be  saved. 

4  O Lord  God  of  hosts,  how  long  wilt  thou  be  angry 
against  the  prayer  of  thy  people  ? 

5  1 Thou  feedest  them  with  the  bread  of  tears  ; and 
givest  them  tears  to  drink  in  great  measure. 


4 Jer.  7.  33.  & 16.  4. 
& 34.  20. 

c Ps.  141.  7.  Jer.  14. 
16.  & 16.  4.  Rev.  11. 9. 
6 Ps.  44.  13.  & 80.  6. 
1 Ps.  74.  1,  9,  10.  & 
85.  5.  & 89.  46. 

8  Zeph.  1.  18.  & 3. 


9 Jer.  10.  25.  Rev. 
16.  1. 

10  Is.  45.  4,  5.  2 

Thess.  1.  8. 

Ps.  53.  4. 

12  Is.  64.  9. 

13  Deut.  28.  43.  Ps, 
142.  6. 

1^  2 Chr.  14.  11. 


15  Jer.  14.  7,  21. 

10  Ps.  42.  10.  & 115. 

2. 

11  Ps.  102.  20. 

18  Gen.  4.  15.  Is.  65. 
6, 7.  Jer.  32.  18.  Luke 
6.  38. 

10  Ps.  74.  18,  22. 


2 The  dead  bodies  of  thy  servants  have  they  given  to 

be  meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the  heaven. 

The  flesh  of  thy  saints  unto  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

3 Their  blood  have  they  shed  like  water  round  about 

Jerusalem  ; 

And  there  was  none  to  bury  them. 

4 We  are  become  a reproach  to  our  neighbours, 

A scorn  and  derision  to  them  that  are  round  about 
us. 

5 How  long,  O Lord,  wilt  thou  be  angry  for  ever  ? 
Shall  thy  jealousy  burn  like  fire  ? 

6 Pour  out  thy  wrath  upon  the  heathen  that  know  thee 

not. 

And  upon  the  kingdoms  that  call  not  upon  thy  name. 

7 For  they  have  devoured  Jacob, 

And  laid  waste  his  ^ habitation. 

8 Remember  not  against  us  the  iniquities  of  our  fore- 

fathers : 

Let  thy  tender  mercies  speedily  prevent  us  : 

For  we  are  Ijrought  very  low. 

9 Help  us,  O God  of  our  salvation,  for  the  glory  of 

thy  name  : 

And  deliver  us,  and  purge  away  our  sins,  for  thy 
name’s  sake. 

10  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say.  Where  is  their 

God? 

Let  the  revenging  of  the  blood  of  thy  servants  which 
is  shed 

Be  known  among  the  heathen  in  our  sight. 

11  Let  the  sighing  of  the  prisoner  come  before  thee  ; 
According  to  the  greatness  of  thy  poAver  preserve 

thou  those  that  are  appointed  to  death  ; 

12  And  render  unto  our  neighbours  sevenfold  into  their 

bosom 

Their  reproach,  whereAvith  they  have  reproached 
thee,  O Lord. 

13  So  we  thy  people  and  sheep  of  thy  pasture 
Will  give  thee  thanks  for  ever  : 

We  Avill  shew  forth  thy  praise  to  all  generations. 


80  For  the  Chief  Musician  ; set  to  « Shoshannim  Eduth.  A Psalm  of 
Asaph. 

1 Give  ear,  O Shepherd  of  Israel, 

Thou  that  leadest  Joseph  like  a flock  ; 

Thou  that  ^ sittest  upon  the  cherubim,  shine  forth. 

2 Before  Ephraim  and  Benjamin  and  Manasseh,  stir  up 

thy  might. 

And  come  to  save  us. 

3 ‘^Turn  us  again,  O God  ; 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

4 O Lord  God  of  hosts. 

How  long  ^ wilt  thou  be  angry  against  the  prayer  of 
thy  people  ? 

5 Thou  hast  fed  them  with  the  bread  of  tears, 

And  given  them  tears  to  drink  in  large  measure. 


20  Ps.  74.  1.  & 95.  7. 
& 100.  3. 

21  Is.  43.  21. 

1 Ps.  77.  20. 

2 Ex.  25.  20,  22.  1 
Sam.  4.  4.  2 Sam.  6. 
2.  Ps.  99.  1. 

3 Deut.  33.  2.  Ps. 
50.  2.  & 94.  1. 


4 Num.  2.  18-23. 

5 ver.  7,  19.  Lam.  5. 

21. 

8 Num.  6.  25.  Ps.  4. 
6.  & 67.  1. 

Ps.  42.  3.  & 102.  9. 
Is.  30.  20. 
b Or,  pasture, 
c Heb.  thine  arm. 


d Heb.  the  children 
of  death. 

a That  is,  Lilies,  a 
testimony. 

b Or,  dwellest  be- 
tween. 

c Or,  Restore, 
d.  Heb.  wilt  thou 
smoke.  See  Ps.  74.  1. 


PSALM  LXXXI. 


843 


6 ® Thou  makest  us  a strife  unto  our  neighbours  : and 
our  enemies  laugh  among  themselves. 

7 ^ Turn  us  again,  O God  of  hosts,  and  cause  thy  face 
to  shine  ; and  we  shall  be  saved. 

8 Thou  hast  brought  a vine  out  of  Egypt  : thou 
hast  cast  out  the  heathen,  and  planted  it. 

9 Thou  preparedst  room  before  it,  and  didst  cause 
it  to  take  deep  root,  and  it  filled  the  land. 

10  The  hills  were  covered  with  the  shadow  of  it,  and 
the  boughs  thereof  were  like  the  goodly  cedars. 

11  She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto  the  sea,  and  her 
branches  unto  the  river. 

12  Why  hast  thou  then  broken  down  her  hedges,  so 
that  all  they  which  pass  by  the  way  do  pluck  her  ? 

13  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  waste  it,  and  the 
wild  beast  of  the  field  doth  devour  it. 

14  Return,  we  beseech  thee,  O God  of  hosts  : look 
down  from  heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit  this  vine  ; 

15  And  the  vineyard  which  thy  right  hand  hath 
planted,  and  the  branch  that  thou  madest  strong  for 
thyself. 

16  It  is  burned  with  fire,  it  is  cut  down  : they  perish 
at  the  rebuke  of  thy  countenance. 

17  Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  thy  right 
hand,  upon  the  son  of  man  whom  thou  madest  strong 
for  thyself. 

18  So  will  not  we  go  back  from  thee  : quicken  us, 
and  we  will  call  upon  thy  name. 

19  Turn  us  again,  O Lord  God  of  hosts,  cause  thy 
face  to  shine  ; and  we  shall  be  saved. 


PSALM  LXXXI. 

1  An  exhortation  to  a solemn  praising  of  Oocl.  4 God  challengeth  that 
dtity  by  reason  of  his  benefits.  8 God.,  exhorting  to  obedience,  com- 
plaineth  of  their  disobedience,  which  proveth  their  own  hurt. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

ING  aloud  unto  God  our  strength  : make  a joyful 
noise  unto  the  God  of  Jacob. 

2 Take  a psalm,  and  bring  hither  the  timbrel,  the 
pleasant  harp  with  the  psaltery. 

3 Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new  moon,  in  the  time 
appointed,  on  our  solemn  feast  day. 

4 For  ^this  was  a statute  for  Israel,  and  a law  of  the 
God  of  Jacob. 

5 This  he  ordained  in  Joseph  for  a testimony,  when 
he  went  out  through  the  land  of  Egypt  : ^ where  I heard 
a language  that  I understood  not. 

6^1  removed  his  shoulder  from  the  burden  : his 
hands  were  delivered  from  ^ the  pots. 

7 ® Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and  I delivered  thee  ; 
® I answered  thee  in  the  secret  place  of  thunder  : I 

proved  thee  at  the  waters  of  Meribah.  Selah. 

8 ® Hear,  O my  people,  and  I will  testify  unto  thee  : 

0 Israel,  if  thou  wilt  hearken  unto  me  ; 

9 ® Ihere  shall  no  strange  god  be  in  thee  ; neither 
shalt  thou  worship  any  strange  god. 

10  I am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  : open  thy  mouth  wide,  and 

1 will  fill  it. 


6 Thou  makest  us  a strife  unto  our  neighbours  : 

And  our  enemies  laugh  among  themselves. 

7 Turn  us  again,  O God  of  hosts  ; 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

8 Thou  broughtest  a vine  out  of  Egypt  r 

Thou  didst  drive  out  the  nations,  and  plantedst  it. 

9 Thou  preparedst  room  before  it. 

And  it  took  deep  root,  and  filled  the  land. 

10  The  mountains  were  covered  with  the  shadow  of  it, 
And  ^ the  boughs  thereof  were  like  -f'  cedars  of  God. 

11  She  sent  out  her  branches  unto  the  sea. 

And  her  shoots  unto  the  River. 

12  Why  hast  thou  broken  down  her  fences. 

So  that  all  they  which  pass  by  the  way  do  pluck  her  ? 

13  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  ravage  it. 

And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  feed  on  it. 

14  Turn  again,  we  beseech  thee,  O God  of  hosts  : 

Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit  this 

vine, 

15  And  n the  stock  which  thy  right  hand  hath  planted. 
And  the  branch  that  thou  madest  strong  for  thy- 
self. 

16  It  is  burned  with  fire,  it  is  cut  down  : 

They  perish  at  the  rebuke  of  thy  countenance. 

17  Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  thy  right  hand, 
Upon  the  son  of  man  whom  thou  madest  strong  for 

thyself. 

18  So  shall  we  not  go  back  from  thee  : 

Quicken  thou  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy  name. 

19  Turn  us  again,  O Lord  God  of  hosts  ; 

Cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 


81  For  the  Chief  Musician  ; set  to  the  Gittith.  A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

1 Sing  aloud  unto  God  our  strength  : 

Make  a joyful  noise  unto  the  God  of  Jacob. 

2 Take  up  the  psalm,  and  “ bring  hither  tlio  timbrel. 
The  pleasant  harp  with  the  psaltery. 

3 Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new  moon. 

At  the  full  moon,  on  our  solemn  feast  day. 

4 For  it  is  a statute  for  Israel, 

An  ordinance  of  the  God  of  Jacob. 

5 He  appointed  it  in  Joseph  for  a testimony. 

When  he  went  out  ^ over  the  land  of  Egypt : 

Where  I heard  ^ a language  that  I knew  not. 

6 I removed  his  shoulder  from  the  burden  : 

His  hands  were  freed  from  the  basket. 

7 Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and  I delivered  thee  ; 

I answered  thee  in  the  secret  place  of  thunder  ; 

I proved  thee  at  the  waters  of  Meribah.  [Selah 

8 Hear,  O my  people,  and  I will  testify  unto  thee  : 

O Israel,  if  thou  wouldest  hearken  unto  me  ! 

9 There  shall  no  strange  god  be  in  thee  ; 

Neitlier  shalt  thou  worship  any  strange  god. 

10  I am  the  Lord  thy  God, 

Which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  : 
Open  thy  mouth  wide,  and  I will  fill  it. 


8  Ps.  44.  13.  & 79.  4. 
8 ver.  3,  19. 

10  Is.  5.  1,  7.  Jer.  2. 
21.  Ezek.  15.  G.  & 17. 
6.  & 19.  10. 

11  Ps.  44.  2.  & 78. 
55. 

12  Ex.  23.  28.  Josh. 

24.  12. 


13  Ps.  72.  8. 

11  Ps.  89.  40,  41.  Is. 
5.  5.  N.ah.  2.  2.  . 

13  I.s.  03.  15. 

10  Is.  49.  5. 

11  Ps.  39.  11.  & 7G. 
7. 

18  Ps.  89.  21. 


10  ver.  3,  7. 

1 Lev.  23.  24.  Nura. 
10.  10. 

2 Ps.  114.  1. 

3 Is.  9.  4.  & 10.  27. 

4 Ex.  1.  14. 

3 Ex.  2.  23.  & 14.  10. 
Ps.  50.  15. 


0 Ex.  19.  19. 

1 Ex.  17.  G,  7.  Num. 
20.  13. 

8 Ps.  50.  7. 

9 Ex.  20.  3,  5. 

10  Deut.  32.  12.  Is. 
43.  12. 


11  Ex.  20.  2. 

12  Ps.  37.  3,  4.  Jolin 
15.  7.  Eph.  3.  20. 

« Or,  the  cedars  of 
God  with  the  boughs 
thereof. 

f Or,  goodly  cedars, 
g Or,  protect  (or 


maintain)  that  which 
&c. 

h Heb.  son. 
a Or,  strike  the  tim- 
brel. 

b Or,  against, 
c Or,  the  speech  of 
one  that  <£-c. 


844 


PSALMS  LXXXII.,  LXXXIII. 


11  But  my  people  would  liot  hearken  to  my  voice  ; 
and  Israel  would  none  of  me. 

12  So  I gave  them  up  unto  their  own  hearts’  lust  : 
and  they  walked  in  their  own  counsels. 

13  Oh  that  my  people  had  hearkened  unto  me,  and 
Israel  had  walked  in  my  ways  ! 

14  I should  soon  have  subdued  their  enemies,  and 
turned  my  hand  against  their  adversaries. 

15  The  haters  of  the  Lord  should  have  submitted 
themselves  unto  him  : but  their  time  should  have  en- 
dured for  ever. 

16  He  should  have  fed  them  also  with  the  finest  of 
the  wheat  : and  with  honey  out  of  the  rock  should  I 
have  satisfied  thee. 

PSALM  LXXXII. 

1  The  psalmist,  having  exhorted  the  judges,  5 and  reproved  their  negli- 
gence, 8 prayeth  God  to  judge, 

A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

God  1 standeth  in  the  congregation  of  the  mighty  ; 
he  judgeth  among  ^ the  gods. 

2  How  long  will  ye  judge  unjustly,  and  ® accept  the 
persons  of  the  wicked  ? Selah. 

3  Defend  the  poor  and  fatherless  : ^ do  justice  to 
the  afflicted  and  needy. 

4  ® Deliver  the  poor  and  needy  : rid  them  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  wicked. 

5  They  ® know  not,  neither  will  they  understand  ; 
they  walk  on  in  darkness  : ’ all  the  foundations  of  the 
earth  are  out  of  course. 

6  ® I have  said.  Ye  are  gods  ; and  all  of  you  are  chil- 
dren of  the  most  High. 

7  But  ^ ye  shall  die  like  men,  and  fall  like  one  of  the 
princes. 

8  Arise,  O God,  judge  the  earth  : for  thou  shalt 
inherit  all  nations. 

PSALM  LXXXIII. 

1 A complaint  to  God  of  the  enemies'  conspiracies.  9 A prayer  against 
them  that  oppress  the  church. 

A Song  or  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

Keep  ^ not  thou  silence,  O God  : hold  not  thy  peace, 
and  be  not  still,  O God. 

2  For,  lo,  2 thine  enemies  make  a tumult  : and  they 
that  ^ hate  thee  have  lifted  up  the  head. 

3  They  have  taken  crafty  counsel  against  thy  people, 
and  consulted  ^ against  thy  hidden  ones. 

4  They  have  said.  Come,  and  ®let  us  cut  them  off 
from  being  a nation  ; that  the  name  of  Israel  may  be 
no  more  in  remembrance. 

5  For  they  have  consulted  together  with  one  consent : 
they  are  confederate  against  thee  : 

6  ® The  tabernacles  of  Edom,  and  the  Ishmaelites  ; 
of  Moab,  and  the  Hagarenes  ; 

7  Gebal,  and  Ammon,  and  Amalek  ; the  Philistines 
with  the  inhabitants  of  Tyre  ; 

8  Assur  also  is  joined  with  them  : they  have  holpen 
the  childi*en  of  Lot.  Selah. 


11  But  my  people  hearkened  not  to  my  voice  ; 

And  Israel  would  none  of  me. 

12  So  I let  them  go  after  the  stubbornness  of  their  heart, 
That  they  might  walk  in  their  own  counsels. 

13  Oh  that  my  people  would  hearken  unto  me, 

That  Israel  would  walk  in  my  ways  ! 

14  I should  soon  subdue  their  enemies. 

And  turn  my  hand  against  their  adversaries. 

15  The  haters  of  the  Lord  should  ^ submit  themselves 

unto  him  : 

But  their  time  should  endure  for  ever. 

16  He  should  feed  them  also  with  the  ® finest  of  the 

wheat : 

And  with  honey  out  of  the  rock  should  I satisfy 
thee. 


82  A Psalm  of  Asaph. 

1 God  standeth  in  the  congregation  of  God  ; 

He  judgeth  among  the  gods. 

2 How  long  will  ye  judge  unjustly, 

And  respect  the  persons  of  the  wicked  ? [Selah 

3 Judge  the  ® poor  and  fatherless  : 

Do  justice  to  the  afflicted  and  destitute. 

4 Rescue  the  “ poor  and  needy  : 

Deliver  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

5 They  know  not,  neither  do  they  understand  ; 

They  walk  to  and  fro  in  darkness  : 

All  the  foundations  of  the  earth  are  moved. 

6 I said.  Ye  are  gods. 

And  all  of  you  sons  of  the  Most  High. 

7 Nevertheless  ye  shall  die  like  men. 

And  fall  like  one  of  the  princes. 

8 Arise,  O God,  judge  the  earth  : 

For  thou  shalt  inherit  all  the  nations. 


83  A Song,  a Psalm  of  Asaph. 

1 O God,  keep  not  thou  silence  : 

Hold  not  thy  peace,  and  be  not  still,  O God. 

2 For,  lo,  thine  enemies  make  a tumult : 

And  they  that  hate  thee  have  lifted  up  the  head. 

3 They  take  crafty  counsel  against  thy  people. 

And  consult  together  against  thy  hidden  ones. 

4 They  have  said.  Come,  and  let  us  cut  them  off  from 

being  a nation  ; 

That  the  name  of  Israel  may  be  no  more  in  remem- 
brance. 

5 For  they  have  consulted  together  with  one  consent  ; 
Against  thee  do  they  make  a covenant : 

6 The  tents  of  Edom  and  the  Ishmaelites  ; 

Moab,  and  the  « Hagarenes  ; 

7 Gebal,  and  Ammon,  and  Amalek  ; 

Philistia  with  the  inhabitants  of  Tyre  : 

8 Assyria  also  is  joined  with  them  ; 

^ They  have  holpen  the  children  of  Lot.  [Selah 


13  Ex.  32.  1.  Deut. 
32.  15,  18. 

M Acts  7.  42.  & 14. 
16.  Rom.  1.  24,  26. 

13  Deut.  5.  29.  & 10. 
12,  13.  & 32.  29.  Is. 

48.  18. 

10  Ps.  18.  45.  Rom.  1. 
30. 


11  Deut.  32.  13,  14. 
Ps.  147.  14. 

18  Job  29.  6. 

1 2 Chr.  19. 6.  Eccles. 

5.  8. 

2 Ex.  21.  6.  & 22. 
28. 

3 Deut.  1.17.  2 Chr. 
19.  7.  Pro.  18.  5. 


4  Jer.  22.  3. 

6 Job  29. 12.  Pro.  24. 

11. 

0 Mic.  3.  1. 

1 Ps.  11.  3.  & 75.  3. 
8ver.  1,  Ex.  22.  9, 28. 

John  10.  34. 

a Job  21.  32.  Ps.  49. 
12.  Ezek.  31.  14. 


10  Mic.  7.  2,  7. 

11  Ps.  2.  8.  Rev.  11. 
15. 

1 Ps.  28.  1.  & 35.  22. 
& 109.  1. 

2Ps.  2.  1.  Acts  4. 
26. 

3 Ps.  81.  15. 


4Ps.  27.  6.  & 31. 

20. 

5  See  Esth.  3.  6,  9. 
Jer.  11.  19.  & 31.  36. 

0 See  2 Chr.  20. 1, 10, 

11. 

d Or,  yield  feigned 
obedience.  Heb.  lie. 


e Heb.  fat  of  wheat, 
a Or,  weak, 
a Or,  Hagrites.  See 
1 Chr.  6.  10. 

b Heb.  They  have 
been  an  arm  to  the 
children  of  Lot. 


PSALM  LXXXIV. 


845 


9 Do  unto  them  as  unto  the  Midianites  ; as  ^ Si- 
sera,  as  to  Jabin,  at  the  brook  of  Kison  : 

10  Which  perished  at  En-dor  : ® they  became  as  dung 
for  the  earth. 

11  Make  their  nobles  like  Oreb,  and  like  Zeeb  : 
yea,  all  their  princes  as  Zebah,  and  as  Zalmunna  : 

12  Who  said.  Let  us. take  to  ourselves  the  houses  of 
God  in  possession. 

13  O my  God,  make  them  like  a wheel  ; as  the 
stubble  before  the  wind. 

14  As  the  fire  burneth  a wood,  and  as  the  flame 
1^  setteth  the  mountains  on  fire  ; 

15  So  persecute  them  with  thy  tempest,  and  make 
them  afraid  with  thy  storm. 

16  1®  Fill  their  faces  with  shame  ; that  they  may 
seek  thy  name,  O Lord. 

17  Let  them  be  confounded  and  troubled  for  ever  ; 
yea,  let  them  be  put  to  shame,  and  perish  : 

18  11  That  men  may  know  that  thou,  whose  i®  name 
alone  is  JEHOVAH,  art  i®  the  most  high  over  all  the 
earth. 

PSALM  LXXXIV. 

1 The  prophet,  longing  for  the  communion  of  the  sanctuary,  4 sheweth 
how  blessed  they  are  that  dwell  therein.  8 He  prayeth  to  be  restored 
unto  it. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A Psalm  for  the 
sons  of  Korah. 

HOW  1 amiable  are  thy  tabernacles,  O Lord  of 
hosts  ! 

2  2 My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts 
of  the  Lord  : my  heart  and  my  flesh  crieth  out  for  the 
living  God. 

3  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  an  house,  and  the 
swallow  a nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay  her 
young,  even  thine  altars,  O Lord  of  hosts,  my  King, 
and  my  God. 

4  ^ Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house  : they 
will  be  still  praising  thee.  Selah. 

5  Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee  ; in 
whose  heart  are  the  ways  of  them. 

6  Who  passing  through  the  valley  ^ of  Baca  make  it  a 
well  ; the  rain  also  filleth  the  pools. 

7  They  go  ^from  strength  to  strength,  every  one  of 
them  in  Zion  ® appeareth  before  God. 

8  O Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer  : give  ear, 
O God  of  Jacob.  Selah. 

9  Behold,  0 God  our  shield,  and  look  upon  the  face 
of  thine  anointed. 

10  For  a day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a thousand. 
I had  rather  be  a doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my  God, 
than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 

11  For  the  Lord  God  is  ®a  sun  and  ® shield  : the 
Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory  : no  good  thing  will 
he  withhold  from  them  that  walk  uprightly. 

12  O Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is  the  man  that  trust- 
eth  in  thee. 


9  Do  thou  unto  them  as  unto  Midian  ; 

As  to  Sisera,  as  to  Jabin,  at  the  river  Kishon  ; 

10  Which  perished  at  En-dor  ; 

They  became  as  dung  for  the  earth. 

11  Make  their  nobles  like  Oreb  and  Zeeb  ; 

Yea,  all  their  princes  like  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  : 

12  Who  said.  Let  us  take  to  ourselves  in  possession 
The  ® habitations  of  God. 

13  O my  God,  make  them  like  the  whirling  dust ; 

As  stubble  before  the  wind. 

14  As  the  fire  that  burneth  the  forest. 

And  as  the  flame  that  setteth  the  mountains  on 
fire  ; 

15  So  pursue  them  with  thy  tempest. 

And  terrify  them  with  thy  storm. 

16  Fill  their  faces  with  confusion  ; 

That  they  may  seek  thy  name,  O Lord. 

17  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  dismayed  for  ever  ; 

Yea,  let  them  be  confounded  and  perish  : 

18  That  they  may  know  that  ^ thou  alone,  whose  name 

is  JEHOVAH, 

Art  the  Most  High  over  all  the  earth. 


84  For  the  Chief  Musician  ; set  to  the  Gittith.  A Psalm  of  the  sons 
of  Korah. 

1 How  “ amiable  are  thy  tabernacles, 

0 Lord  of  hosts  ! 

2 My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts 

of  the  Lord  ; 

My  heart  and  my  flesh  ^ cry  out  unto  the  living  God. 

3 Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  her  an  house. 

And  the  swallow  a nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay 
her  young. 

Even  thine  altars,  O Lord  of  hosts, 

My  King,  and  my  God. 

4 Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house  : 

They  will  be  still  praising  thee.  [Selah 

5 Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee  ; 

In  whose  heart  are  the  high  ways  to  Zion. 

6 Passing  through  the  valley  of  ‘^Weeping  they  make 

it  a place  of  springs  ; 

Yea,  the  early  rain  covereth  it  with  blessings. 

7 They  go  from  strength  to  strength. 

Every  one  of  them  appeareth  before  God  in  Zion. 

8 O Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer  : 

Give  ear,  O God  of  Jacob.  [Selah 

9 ^ Behold,  O God  our  shield. 

And  look  upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

10  For  a day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a thousand. 

1 had  rather  ® be  a doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my 

God, 

Than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 

11  For  the  Lord  God  is  a sun  and  a shield  : 

The  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory  : 

No  good  thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk 
uprightly. 

12  O Lord  of  hosts. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 


T Num.  31.  7.  Judg. 

12  Is.  17.  13,  14. 

1 Ps.  27.  4. 

6 Deut.  16.16.  Zech. 

10  Ps.  34.  9,  10. 

c Or,  balsam  trees. 

7.  22. 

13  Ps.  35.  5. 

2Ps.  42.1,2.&63. 1. 

14.  16. 

11  Ps.  2.  12. 

Heb.  Baca.  See  2 

8 Judg.  4. 15, 24.  & 6. 

1^  Deut.  32.  22. 

& 73.  26.  & 119.  20. 

1 ver.  11.  Gen.  15. 

c Or,  pastures. 

Sam.  5.  23. 

21. 

13  Job  9.  17. 

3 Ps.  65.  4. 

1. 

d Or,  thou,  u'/iose 

d Or,  Behold  our 

0 2 Kin.  9.  37.  Zeph. 

10  Ps.  35.  4,  26. 

4 2 Sam.  5.  22,  23. 

8 Is.  60.  19. 

name  alone  is  jeuo- 

shield,  0 God. 

1.  17. 

11  Ps.  59.  13. 

3 Pro.  4.  18.  2 Cor. 

0 ver.  9.  Gen.  15. 1. 

VA II,  art  dec. 

e Or,  stand  at  the 

10  Judg.  7.  25. 
n Judg.  8.  12,  21. 

18  Ex.  0.  3. 

10  Ps.  92.  8. 

3.  18. 

Ps.  115.  9,  10,  11.  & 
119.  114.  Pro.  2.  7. 

a Or,  lovely, 
b Or,  sing  for  joy. 

threshold  of  dec. 

846 


PSALMS  LXXXV.,  LXXXVI. 


PSALM  LXXXV. 

1 The  psalmist,  out  of  the  experience  of  former  mercies,  prayeth  for  the 
continuance  thereof.  8 He  promiseth  to  wait  thereon,  out  of  co7ifidence 
of  God's  goodness. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

Lord,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto  thy  land  : 
thou  hast  1 brought  back  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 

2  2 Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy  people, 
thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin.  Selah. 

3  Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath : thou  hast 
turned  thyself  from  the  fierceness  of  thine  anger. 

4  ® Turn  us,  O God  of  our  salvation,  and  cause  thine 
anger  toward  us  to  cease. 

5  ^ Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever  ? wilt  thou 
draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  generations  ? 

6  Wilt  thou  not  ^ revive  us  again  : that  thy  people 
may  rejoice  in  thee  ? 

7  Shew  us  thy  mercy,  O Lord,  and  grant  us  thy  sal- 
vation. 

8  ® I will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  speak  : for 
he  will  speak  peace  unto  his  people,  and  to  his  saints  : 
but  let  them  not  ® turn  again  to  folly. 

9  Surely  ^ his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that  fear  him  ; 
that  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together  ; righteous- 
ness and  peace  have  kissed  each  other. 

11 Truth  shall  spring  out  of  the  earth  ; and  right- 
eousness shall  look  down  from  heaven. 

12  13  Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which  is  good  ; and 
11  our  land  shall  yield  her  increase. 

13  13  Righteousness  shall  go  before  him  ; and  shall 
set  us  in  the  way  of  his  steps. 

PSALM  LXXXVI. 

1 David  strengtheneth  his  prayer  by  the  conscience  of  his  religion,  5 by 
the  goodness  and  power  of  God.  11  He  desireth  the  continuance  of 
former  grace.  14  Complaining  of  the  proud,  he  crave.th.  some  token  of 
God's  goodness. 

A Prayer  of  David. 

BOW  down  thine  ear,  O Lord,  hear  me  : for  I am 
poor  and  needy. 

2  Preserve  my  soul  ; for  I am  holy  : O thou  my  God, 
save  thy  servant  i that  trusteth  in  thee. 

3  2 Be  merciful  unto  me,  O Lord  : for  I cry  unto 
thee  daily. 

4  Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant  : 3 for  unto  thee,  O 
Lord,  do  I lift  up  my  soul. 

5  iPor  thou,  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive  ; 
and  plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon 
thee. 

6  Give  ear,  O Lord,  unto  my  prayer  ; and  attend  to 
the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

7  3 In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I will  call  upon  thee  : 
for  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

8  3 Among  the  gods  there  is  none  like  unto  thee,  0 
Lord  ; neither  are  there  any  works  like  unto  thy  works. 

9  ® All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall  come  and 
worsliip  before  thee,  O Lord  ; and  shall  glorify  thy 
name. 


1 Ezra  1.  11.  & 2.  1. 
Ps.  14.  7.  Jer.  30.  18. 
& 31.  23.  Ezek.  39.  25. 
Joel  3.  1. 

2 Ps.  32.  1. 

* Ps.  80.  7. 


4 Ps.  74.  1.  & 79.  5. 
& 80.  4. 

0  Hab.  3.  2. 

6 Hab.  2.  1. 

Zech.  9.  10. 

8  2 Pet.  2.  20,  21. 


9 Is.  46.  13. 

10  Zech.  2.  5.  John 
1.  14. 

11  Ps.  72.  3.  Is.  32. 
17.  Luke  2.  14. 

12  Is.  45.  8. 


85  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  the  sons  of  Korah. 

1 Lord,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto  thy  land  : 
Thou  hast  “ brought  back  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 

2 Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy  people. 

Thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin.  [Selah 

3 Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath  : 

Thou  hast  turned  thyself  from  the  fierceness  of  thine 
anger. 

4 3 Turn  us,  O God  of  our  salvation. 

And  cause  thine  indignation  toward  us  to  cease. 

5 Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever  ? 

Wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  generations  ? 

6 Wilt  thou  not  quicken  us  again  : 

That  thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee  ? 

7 Shew  us  thy  mercy,  O Lord, 

And  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

8 I will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  speak  : 

For  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his  people,  and  to  his 
saints  : 

But  let  them  not  turn  again  to  folly. 

9 Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that  fear  him  ; 
That  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together  ; 

Righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each  other. 

11  Truth  springeth  out  of  the  earth  ; 

And  righteousness  hath  looked  down  from  heaven. 

12  Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which  is  good  ; 

And  our  land  shall  yield  her  increase. 

13  Righteousness  shall  go  before  him  ; 

And  shall  make  his  footsteps  a way  to  walk  in. 


86  A Prayer  of  David. 

1 Bow  down  thine  ear,  O Lord,  and  answer  me  ; 

For  I am  poor  and  needy. 

2 Preserve  my  soul  ; for  I am  godly  : 

O thou  my  God,  save  thy  servant  that  trusteth  in 
thee. 

3 Be  merciful  unto  me,  O Lord  ; 

For  unto  thee  do  I cry  all  the  day  long. 

4 Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant  ; 

For  unto  thee,  O Lord,  do  I lift  up  my  soul. 

5 For  thou.  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive. 
And  plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon 

thee. 

6 Give  ear,  0 Lord,  unto  my  prayer  ; 

And  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

7 In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I will  call  upon  thee  ; 

For  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

8 There  is  none  like  unto  thee  among  the  gods,  O 

Lord  ; 

Neither  are  there  any  works  like  unto  thy  works. 

9 All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall  come  and 

worship  before  thee,  O Lord  ; 

And  they  shall  glorify  thy  name. 


13  Ps.  84.  11.  Jam. 
1.  17. 

n Ps.  67.  6. 

15  Ps.  89.  14. 

1 Is.  26.  3. 

2 Ps.  56.  1.  & 57.  1. 


3 Ps.  25.  1.  & 143.  8. 

4 ver.  15.  Ps.  130.  7. 
& 145.  9.  Joel  2.  13. 

5 Ps.  50.  15. 

6 Ex.  15.  11.  Ps.  89. 

6. 


8 Ps.  22.  31.  & 102. 
18.  Is.  43.  7.  Rev.  15. 
4. 

a Or,  returned  to. 
b Or,  Turn  to  us. 
c Or,  set  us  in  the 
way  of  his  steps. 


1 Deut.  3.  24. 


PSALMS  LXXXVII.,  LXXXVIII. 


84T 


10  For  thou  art  great,  and  ® doest  wondrous  things  : 

thou  art  God  alone. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O Lord  ; I will  walk  in  thy 
truth  : unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 

12  I will  praise  thee,  O Lord  my  God,  with  all  my 
heart : and  1 will  glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me  : and  thou  hast 
12  delivered  my  soul  from  the  lowest  hell. 

14  O God,  1®  the  proud  are  risen  against  me,  and  the 
assemblies  of  violent  men  have  sought  after  my  soul  ; 
and  have  not  set  thee  before  them. 

15  1^  But  thou,  O Lord,  art  a God  full  of  compassion, 
and  gracious,  longsuffering,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and 
truth. 

16  O 1®  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  ; give 
thy  strength  unto  thy  servant,  and  save  i®the  son  of 
thine  handmaid. 

17  Shew  me  a token  for  good  ; that  they  which  hate 
me  may  see  and  be  ashamed  : because  thou,  Lord, 
hast  holpen  me,  and  comforted  me. 


PSALM  LXXXVII. 

1  The  nature  and  glory  of  the  church.  4 The  increase,  honour,  and 
comfort  of  the  members  thereof. 

A Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HIS  foundation  is  i in  the  holy  mountains. 

2  2 The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of  Zion  more 
than  all  the  dwellings  of  Jacob. 

3  8 Glorious  things  are  spoken  of  thee,  O city  of 
God.  Selah. 

4  I will  make  mention  of  ^Rahab  and  Babylon  to 
them  that  know  me  : behold  Philistia,  and  Tyre,  with 
Ethiopia  ; this  man  was  born  there. 

5  And  of  Zion  it  shall  be  said,  This  and  that  man 
was  born  in  her  : and  the  highest  himself  shall  estab- 
lish her. 

6  ® The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he  ® writeth  up  the 
people,  that  this  man  was  born  there.  Selah. 

7  As  well  the  singers  as  the  players  on  instruments 
shall  be  there : all  my  springs  are  in  thee. 


PSALM  LXXXVIII. 

A prayer  containing  a grievous  complaint. 

A Song  or  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  to  the  chief 
Musician  upon  Mahalath  Leannoth,  Maschil  of  He- 
man  the  Ezrahite. 

OLORD  1 God  of  my  salvation,  I have  * cried  day 
and  night  before  thee  : 

2  Let  my  prayer  come  before  thee  : incline  thine  ear 
unto  my  cry  ; 

3  For  my  soul  is  full  of  troubles  : and  my  life  ®draw- 
eth  nigh  unto  the  grave. 

4  am  counted  with  them  that  go  down  into  the 
pit : ® I am  as  a man  that  hath  no  strength  : 


10  For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  wondrous  things  : 
Thou  art  God  alone. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O Lord  ; I will  walk  in  thy 

truth  : 

Unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 

12  I will  praise  thee,  O Lord  my  God,  with  my  whole 

heart  ; 

And  I will  glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me  ; 

And  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  ® the  lowest 
pit. 

14  O God,  the  proud  are  risen  up  against  me. 

And  the  congregation  of  violent  men  have  sought 
after  my  soul. 

And  have  not  set  thee  before  them. 

15  But  thou,  O Lord,  art  a Qod  full  of  compassion  and 

gracious. 

Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 

16  O turn  unto  me,  and  * have  mercy  upon  me  ; 

Give  thy  strength  unto  thy  servant. 

And  save  the  son  of  thine  handmaid. 

17  Shew  me  a token  for  good  ; 

That  they  which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be  ashamed. 
Because  thou,  Lord,  hast  holpen  me,  and  comforted 
me. 


87  A Psalm  of  the  sons  of  Korah  ; a Song. 

1 “ His  foundation  is  in  the  holy  mountains. 

2 The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of  Zion 
More  than  all  the  dwellings  of  Jacob. 

3 Glorious  things  are  spoken  of  thee, 

O  city  of  God.  [Selah 

4 I will  make  mention  of  ^Rahab  and  Babylon  as 

among  them  that  know  me  : 

Behold  Philistia,  and  Tyre,  with  ® Ethiopia  ; 

This  one  was  born  there. 

5 Yea,  of  Zion  it  shall  be  said.  This  one  and  that  one 

was  born  in  her  ; 

And  the  Most  High  himself  shall  establish  her. 

6 The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he  writeth  up  the  peo- 

ples. 

This  one  was  born  there.  [Selah 

7 They  that  sing  as  well  as  ^ they  that  dance  shall  say, 
All  my  fountains  are  in  thee. 


88  A Song,  a Psalm  of  the  sons  of  Korah ; for  the  Chief  Musician ; 
set  to  Mahalath  “Leannoth.  Maschil  of  Heman  the  Ezrahite. 

1 O Lord,  the  God  of  my  salvation, 

I have  cried  day  and  night  before  thee  : 

2 Let  my  prayer  enter  into  thy  presence  ; 

Incline  thine  ear  unto  my  cry  : 

3 For  my  soul  is  full  of  troubles. 

And  my  life  draweth  nigh  unto  ^ Sheol. 

4 I am  counted  with  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit  ; 
I am  as  a man  that  hath  no  help  : 


0  Ex.  15.  11.  Ps.  72. 
18.  & 77. 14. 

10  Dent.  6.  4.  & 32. 
39.  Is.  37.  16.  & 44.  6. 
Mark  12.  29.  1 Cor.  8. 
4.  Eph.  4.  6. 

11  Ps.  25.  4.  A’  27.  11. 
& 119.  33.  & 143.  8. 


12  Ps.  56.  13.  & 116. 

8. 

13  Ps.  54.  3. 

11  ver.  5.  Ex.  34.  6. 
Num.  14.  18.  Neh.  9. 
17.  Ps.  103.  8.  & 111. 
4.  & 130.  4,  7.  & 145. 
8.  Joel  2.  13. 


18  Ps.  25.  16.  & 69. 
16. 

10  Ps.  116.  16. 

1 Ps.  48.  1. 

2 Ps.  78.  67,  68. 

3 See  Is.  60. 

* Ps.  89.  10.  Is.  51. 


8 Ps.  22.  30. 

6 Ezek.  13.  9. 

1 Ps.  27.  9.  & 51.  14. 

2 Luke  18.  7. 

8 Ps.  107.  18. 

« Ps.  28. 1. 

6 Ps.  31.  12. 


a Or,  Sheol  beneath, 
b Or,  be  gracious 
unto. 

a Or,  His  founda- 
tion in  the  holy  moun- 
tains the  Lord  lov- 
eth, even  the  gates  <t'c. 


b Or,  Egypt, 
c Heb.  Cush, 
d Or,  the  players  on 
instruments  shall  be 
there. 

a Or,  for  singing, 
b Or,  the  grave. 


848 


PSALM  LXXXIX. 


5 Free  among  the  dead,  like  the  slain  that  lie  in  the 
grave,  whom  thou  rememberest  no  more  : and  they  are 
® cut  off  from  thy  hand. 

6 Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest  pit,  in  darkness, 
in  the  deeps. 

7 Thy  wrath  lieth  hard  upon  me,  and  thou  hast 
afflicted  me  with  all  thy  waves.  Selah. 

8 ® Thou  hast  put  away  mine  acquaintance  far  from 
me  ; thou  hast  made  me  an  abomination  unto  them  : ® I 
am  shut  up,  and  I cannot  come  forth. 

9 Mine  eye  mourneth  by  reason  of  affliction  : Lord, 

I have  called  daily  upon  thee,  I have  stretched  out 

my  hands  unto  thee. 

10  Wilt  thou  shew  wonders  to  the  dead  ? shall  the 
dead  arise  and  praise  thee  ? Selah. 

11  Shall  thy  lovingkindness  be  declared  in  the  grave  ? 
or  thy  faithfulness  in  destruction  ? 

12  1^  Shall  thy  wonders  be  known  in  the  dark  ? i®  and 
thy  righteousness  in  the  land  of  forgetfulness  ? 

13  But  unto » thee  have  I cried,  O Lord  ; and  i®  in 
the  morning  shall  my  prayer  prevent  thee. 

14  Lord,  why  castest  thou  off  my  soul  ? why 
13  hidest  thou  thy  face  from  me  ? 

15  I am  afflicted  and  ready  to  die  from  my  youth 
up  : while  i®  I suffer  thy  terrors  I am  distracted. 

16  Thy  fierce  wrath  goeth  over  me  ; thy  terrors  have 
cut  me  off.  ^ 

17  They  came  round  about  me  daily  like  water  ; they 

compassed  me  about  together. 

18  21  Lover  and  friend  hast  thou  put  far  from  me, 
and  mine  acquaintance  into  darkness. 


PSALM  LXXXIX. 

1 The  psalmist  praiseth  God  for  his  covenant,  5 for  his  wonderful  jMwer, 
15  for  the  care  of  his  church,  19  for  his  favour  to  the  kingdom  of  David. 
38  Then  complaining  of  contrary  events,  46  he  expostulateth,  prayeth, 
and  blesseth  God. 

Maschil  of  Ethan  the  Ezrahite. 

1 1"  WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  for  ever  ; 

JL  with  my  mouth  will  I make  known  thy  faithful- 
ness to  all  generations. 

2 For  I have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built  up  for  ever  : 

2 thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou  establish  in  the  very  hea- 
vens. 

3 3 1 have  made  a covenant  with  my  chosen,  I have 
^ sworn  unto  David  my  servant, 

4 3 Thy  seed  will  I establish  for  ever,  and  build  up 
thy  throne  ®to  all  generations.  Selah. 

5 And  "^the  heavens  shall  praise  thy  wonders,  O 
Lord  : thy  faithfulness  also  in  the  congregation  3 of 
the  saints. 

6 For  2 who  in  the  heaven  can  be  compared  unto 
the  Lord  ? who  among  the  sons  of  the  mighty  can  be 
likened  unto  the  Lord  ? 


6 Is.  53.  8. 

7 Ps.  42.  7. 

8 Job  19.  13,  19.  Ps. 
31.  11.  & 142.  4, 

•'  Lain.  3.  7. 

10  Ps.  38.  10. 

11  Ps.  86.  3. 

11  .fob  11.  13. 

143.  6. 


13  Ps.  6.  5.  & 30.  9.  & 
115.  17.  & 118,  17.  Is, 

ps, 

143.  3. 

16  ver,  5.  Ps.  31.  12. 
Eccles.  8,  10.  & 9.  5. 

10  Ps,  5,  3,  & 119, 
147. 


17  Ps.  43.  2. 

18  Job  13.  24.  Ps. 
13.  1. 

19  Job  6.  4. 

20  Ps.  22.  16. 

21  Job  19. 13.  Ps.31. 
11.  & 38.  11. 

1 Ps.  101.  1. 


6  Cast  off  among  the  dead, 

Like  the  slain  that  lie  in  the  gTave, 

Whom  thou  rememberest  no  more  ; 

And  they  are  cut  off  from  thy  hand. 

6 Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest  pit, 

In  dark  places,  in  the  deeps. 

7 Thy  wrath  lieth  hard  upon  me. 

And  thou  hast  afflicted  me  with  all  thy  waves.  [Selah 

8 Thou  hast  put  mine  acquaintance  far  from  me  ; 
Thou  hast  made  me  an  abomination  unto  them  : 

I am  shut  up,  and  I cannot  come  forth. 

9 Mine  eye  wasteth  away  by  reason  of  affliction  : 

I have  called  daily  upon  thee,  O Lord, 

I have  spread  forth  my  hands  unto  thee. 

10  Wilt  thou  shew  wonders  to  the  dead  ? 

Shall  ^ they  that  are  deceased  arise  and  praise  thee  ? 

[Selah 

11  Shall  thy  lovingkindnesS  be  declared  in  the  grave  ? 
Or  thy  faithfulness  in  ® Destruction  ? 

12  Shall  thy  wonders  be  known  in  the  dark  ? 

And  thy  righteousness  in  the  land  of  forgetfulness  ? 

13  But  unto  t&e,  O Lord,  have  I cried. 

And  in  the  morning  shall  my  prayer  come  before 
thee. 

14  Lord,  why  castest  thou  off  my  soul  ? 

Why  hidest  thou  thy  face  from  me  ? 

15  I am  afflicted  and  ready  to  die  from  my  youth  up  : 
While  I suffer  thy  terrors  I am  distracted. 

16  Thy  fierce  wrath  is  gone  over  me  ; 

Thy  terrors  have  cut  me  off. 

17  They  came  round  about  me  like  water  all  the  day 

long  ; 

They  compassed  me  about  together. 

18  Lover  and  friend  hast  thou  put  far  from  me, 

And  mine  acquaintance  into  darkness. 


89  Maschil  of  Ethan  the  Ezrahite. 

1 I will  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  for  ever  : 
With  my  mouth  will  I make  known  thy  faithfulness 

to  all  generations. 

2 For  I have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built  up  for  ever  ; 
Thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou  establish  in  the  very 

heavens. 

3 I have  made  a covenant  with  my  chosen, 

I have  sworn  unto  David  my  servant ; 

4 Thy  seed  will  I establish  for  ever. 

And  build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations.  [Selah 

5 And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy  wonders,  O Lord  ; 
Thy  faithfulness  also  in  the  assembly  of  the  holy 

ones. 

6 For  who  in  the  skies  can  be  compared  unto  the 

Lord  ? 

Who  among  the  ® sons  of  the  ^ mighty  is  like  unto 
the  Lord, 

2 Ps.  119.  89. 

3 1 Kin.  8.  16,  Is. 

42.  1. 

4 2 Sam.  7.  11,  &c.  1 
Chr,  17.  10,  &c.  See 
Jer.  30,  9.  Ezek.  34. 

23.  Hos.  3.  5. 

6 ver.  29,  36, 


6 See  ver.  1.  Luke 
1.  32,  33. 

7 Ps.  19.  1.  & 97.  6. 
Rev.  7.  10,  11,  12. 

8 ver.  7. 

9 Ps.  40.  5.  & 71.  19. 
& 86.  8.  & 113.  5. 

c Or,  Cast  away. 


d Or,  the  shades. 
Heb.  Rephaim. 

e Heb.  Abaddon. 
See  Job  26.  6. 

/ Or,  are  darkness, 
a Or,  sons  of  God. 
b Or,  gods.  See  Ps. 
29.  1. 


Ps. 


PSALM  LXXXIX. 


849 


7 God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in  the  assembly  of 
the  saints,  and  to  be  had  in  reverence  of  all  them  that 
are  about  him. 

8 O Lord  God  of  hosts,  who  is  a strong  Lord  like 
unto  thee  ? or  to  thy  faithfulness  round  about  thee  ? 

9 Thou  rulest  the  raging  of  the  sea  : when  the 
waves  thereof  arise,  thou  stillest  them. 

10  Thou  hast  broken  Rahab  in  pieces,  as  one  that 
is  slain  ; thou  hast  scattered  thine  enemies  with  thy 
strong  arm. 

11  The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also  is  thine  : 
as  for  the  world  and  the  fulness  thereof,  thou  hast 
founded  them. 

12  The  north  and  the  south  thou  hast  created  them  : 
15  Tabor  and  Hermon  shall  rejoice  in  thy  name. 

13  Thou  hast  a mighty  arm  : strong  is  thy  hand,  and 
high  is  thy  right  hand. 

14  15  Justice  and  judgment  are  the  habitation  of  thy 
throne  : mercy  and  truth  shall  go  before  thy  face. 

15  Blessed  is  the  people  that  know  the  joyful 
sound  : they  shall  walk,  O Lord,  in  the  ^i  light  of  thy 
countenance. 

16  In  thy  name  shall  they  rejoice  all  the  day  : and  in 
thy  righteousness  shall  they  be  exalted. 

17  For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their  strength  : ^2  and  in 
thy  favour  our  horn  shall  be  exalted. 

18  For  the  Lord  is  our  defence  ; and  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel  is  our  king. 

19  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy  holy  one,  and 
saidst,  I have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is  mighty  ; I have 
exalted  one  chosen  out  of  the  people. 

20  I have  found  David  my  servant  ; with  my  holy 
oil  have  I anointed  him  ; 

21  25  With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  established  : mine 
arm  also  shall  strengthen  him. 

22  26  The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him  ; nor  the 
son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 

23  27  And  I will  beat  down  his  foes  before  his  face, 
and  plague  them  Jhat  hate  him. 

24  But  28  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy  shall  he  with 
him : and  22  in  my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 

25  50 1 will  set  his  hand  also  in  the  sea,  and  his  right 
hand  in  the  rivers. 

26  He  shall  cry  unto  me.  Thou  art  5i  my  father,  my 
God,  and  *2  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 

27  Also  I will  make  him  firstborn,  54  higher 

than  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

28  55  My  mercy  will  I keep  for  him  for  evermore, 
and  56  my  covenant  shall  stand  fast  with  him. 

29  57  His  seed  also  will  I make  to  endure  for  ever, 
58  and  his  throne  50  as  the  days  of  heaven. 

30  ^5  If  his  children  forsake  my  law,  and  walk  not 
in  my  judgments  ; 

31  If  they  break  my  statutes,  and  keep  not  my  com- 
mandments ; 


10  Pa.  76.  7,  11. 

11  Ex.  15. 11.  1 Sam. 
2.  2.  Ps.  35.  10.  & 71. 
19. 

12  Ps.  65.  7.  & 93.  3, 
4.  A 107.  29. 

w Ex.  14.  26,  27,  28. 
Ps.  87.  4.  Is.  30.  7.  & 
61.  9. 

« Gen.  1.  1.  1 Chr. 

29.  11.  Pa.  ‘2A.  1,  2.  & 
60.  12. 


IB  Job  26.  7. 

16  Josh.  19.  22. 

11  Josh.  12.  1. 

18  Ps.  97.  2. 

19  Ps.  85.  13. 

20  Num.  10  10.&23. 
21.  Ps.  98.  6. 

21  Ps.  4.  6.  & 44.  .3. 

22  ver  24.  Ps.  75. 
10.  & 92.  10.  & 132. 
17. 


23  ver.  3.  1 Kin.  11. 
34. 

24  1 Sam.  16.  1,  12. 

25  Ps.  80.  17. 

20  2 Sam.  7.  13. 

27  2 Sam.  7.  9. 

28  Ps.  Gl.  7. 

29  ver.  17. 

30  Ps.  72.  8.  & 80. 

11. 

31  2 Sam.  7. 

Chr.  22.  10. 


7 A God  very  terrible  in  the  council  of  the  holy  ones. 
And  to  be  feared  above  all  them  that  are  round 

about  him  ? 

8 O Lord  God  of  hosts, 

Who  is  a mighty  one,  like  unto  thee,  O JAH  ? 

And  thy  faithfulness  is  round  about  thee. 

9 Thou  rulest  the  pride  of  the  sea  : 

When  the  waves  thereof  arise,  thou  stillest  them. 

10  Thou  hast  broken  ‘^Rahab  in  pieces,  as  one  that  is 

slain  ; 

Thou  hast  scattered  thine  enemies  with  the  arm  of 
thy  strength. 

11  The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also  is  thine  : 

The  world  and  the  fulness  thereof,  thou  hast  founded 

them. 

12  The  north  and  the  south,  thou  hast  created  them  : 
Tabor  and  Hermon  rejoice  in  thy  name. 

13  Thou  hast  ^ a mighty  arm  : 

Strong  is  thy  hand,  and  high  is  thy  right  hand. 

14  Righteousness  and  judgement  are  the  foundation  of 

thy  throne  : 

Mercy  and  truth  go  before  thy  face. 

15  Blessed  is  the  people  that  know  the  ® joyful  sound  : 
They  walk,  O Lord,  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

16  In  thy  name  do  they  rejoice  all  the  day  : 

And  in  thy  righteousness  are  they  exalted. 

17  For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their  strength  : 

And  in  thy  favour  / our  horn  shall  be  exalted. 

18  For  our  shield  belongeth  unto  the  Lord  ; 

^ And  our  king  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

19  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy  ^ saints. 

And  saidst,  I have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is  mighty  ; 
I have  exalted  one  chosen  out  of  the  people. 

20  I have  found  David  my  servant  ; 

With  my  holy  oil  have  I anointed  him  : 

21  With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  established  ; 

Mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen  him. 

22  The  enemy  shall  not  * exact  upon  him  ; 

Xor  the  son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 

23  And  I will  beat  down  his  adversaries  before  him, 
And  smite  them  that  hate  him. 

24  But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy  shall  be  with  him  ; 
And  in  my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 

25  I will  set  his  hand  also  on  the  sea. 

And  his  right  hand  on  the  rivers. 

26  He  shall  cry  unto  me.  Thou  art  my  father. 

My  God,  and  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 

27  I also  will  make  him  my  firstborn, 

The  highest  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

28  My  mercy  will  I keep  for  him  for  evermore. 

And  my  covenant  shall  ^ stand  fast  with  him. 

29  His  seed  also  will  I make  to  endure  for  ever, 

And  his  throne  as  the  days  of  heaven. 

30  If  his  children  forsake  my  law. 

And  walk  not  in  my  judgements  ; 

31  If  they  * break  my  statutes. 

And  keep  not  my  commandments  ; 


32  2 Sam.  22.  47. 
33P8.2.7.  Col.  1.15, 
18. 

34  Num.  24.  7. 

85  Is.  55.  3. 

80  ver.  34. 

87  ver.  4,  36. 

88  ver.  4.  Is.  9.  7. 
Jer.  33.  17. 

89  Deut.  11.  21. 

40  2 Sam.  7.  14. 


41  Ps.  119. 53.  Jer.  9. 
13. 

c Or,  Egypt. 

d Heb.  an  arm  with 
might. 

e Or,  trumpet  sound. 

f Another  reading 
is,  thou  shalt  exalt  our 
horn. 

g Or,  Even  to  the 


Holy  One  of  Israel 
our  King. 

h Many  MSS.  and 
ancient  versions  read 
the  plural.  Other  au- 
thorities have  the  sin- 
gular. 

i Or,  do  him  vio- 
lence. 

j Or,  be  faithful, 
k Hob.  profane. 


14.  1 


850 


PSALM  XC. 


32  Then  I visit  their  transgression  with  the 

rod,  and  their  iniquity  with  stripes. 

33  Nevertheless  my  lovingkindness  will  I not  ut- 
terly take  from  him,  nor  suffer  my  faithfulness  to  fail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I not  break,  nor  alter  the  thing 
that  is  gone  out  of  my  lips. 

35  Once  have  I sworn  by  my  holiness  that  I will 
not  lie  unto  David. 

36  His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever,  and  his  throne 

as  the  sun  before  me. 

37  It  shall  be  established  for  ever  as  the  moon,  and 
as  a faithful  witness  in  heaven.  Selah. 

38  But  thou  hast  cast  off  and  abhorred,  thou  hast 
been  wroth  with  thine  anointed. 

39  Thou  hast  made  void  the  covenant  of  thy  servant : 
^®thoii  hast  profaned  his  crown  hy  casting  it  to  the 
ground. 

40  Thou  hast  broken  down  all  his  hedges  ; thou 
hast  brought  his  strong  holds  to  ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  way  spoil  him  : he  is  a re- 
proach to  his  neighbours. 

42  Thou  hast  set  up  the  right  hand  of  his  adver- 
saries ; thou  hast  made  all  his  enemies  to  rejoice. 

43  TTiou  hast  also  turned  the  edge  of  his  sword,  and 
hast  not  made  him  to  stand  in  the  battle. 

44  Thou  hast  made  his  glory  to  cease,  and  cast  his 
throne  down  to  the  ground. 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast  thou  shortened  : thou 
hast  covered  him  with  shame.  Selah. 

46  How  long.  Lord  ? wilt  thou  hide  thyself  for 
ever  ? ^ shall  thy  wrath  burn  like  fire  ? 

47  Remember  how  short  my  time  is  : wherefore 
hast  thou  made  all  men  in  vain  ? 

48  What  man  is  he  that  liveth,  and  shall  not  see 
death  ? shall  he  deliver  his  soul  from  the  hand  of  the 
grave  ? Selah. 

49  Lord,  where  are  thy  former  lovingkindnesses, 
which  thou  swarest  unto  David  in  thy  truth  ? 

50  Remember,  Lord,  the  reproach  of  thy  servants  ; 
^^how  I do  bear  in  my  bosom  the  reproach  of  all  the 
mighty  people  ; 

51  Wherewith  thine  enemies  have  reproached,  O 
Lord  ; wherewith  they  have  reproached  the  footsteps 
of  thine  anointed. 

52  Blessed  he  the  Lord  for  evermore.  Amen,  and 
Amen. 


PSALM  XC. 

1 Moses y setting  forth  God'' s providence,  Z complaineth  of  human  fragil- 
ity, 7 divine  chastisements,  10  and  brevity  of  life.  12  He  prayeth  for 
the  knowledge  and  sensible  experience  of  God's  good  providence. 

A Prayer  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

Lord,  ^thou  hast  been  our  dwelling  place  in  all 
generations. 

2 2 Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth,  or  ever 
thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world,  even  from 
everlasting  to  everlasting,  thou  art  God. 


«2  Sam.  7.  14.  1 
Kin.  11.  31. 

43  2 Sam.  7.  13. 

44  Amos  4.  2. 

45  ver.  4.  29.  2 Sam. 
7.  16.  Luke  1.  33. 
John  12.  34. 

4'i  P.s.  72. 5, 17.  Jer. 
33.  20. 


47  1 Chr.  28.  9.  Ps. 
44.  9.  & 60.  1,  10. 

48  Dent.  32.  19.  Ps. 
78.  59. 

49ps.  74.  7.  Lam.  5. 
16. 

CO  Ps.  80.  12. 

54  Ps.  44.  13.  & 79. 


52  ver.  39. 

53  Ps.  79.  5. 

54  Ps.  78.  63. 

55  Job  7.  7.  & 10.  9. 
& 14.  1.  Ps.  39.  5.  & 
119.  84. 

55  Ps.  49.  9. 

67  Heb.  11.  5. 


32  Then  will  I visit  their  transgression  with  the  rod, 
And  their  iniquity  with  stripes. 

33  But  my  mercy  will  I not  utterly  take  from  him. 
Nor  suffer  my  faithfulness  to  fail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I not  ^ break, 

Nor  alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my  lips. 

35  Once  have  I sworn  by  my  holiness  ; 

I will  not  lie  unto  David  ; 

36  His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever. 

And  his  throne  as  the  sun  before  me. 

37  ” It  shall  be  established  for  ever  as  the  moon, 

o And  as  the  faithful  witness  in  the  sky.  [Selah 

38  But  thou  hast  cast  off  and  rejected, 

Thou  hast  been  wroth  with  thine  anointed. 

39  Thou  hast  abhorred  the  covenant  of  thy  servant : 
Thou  hast  profaned  his  crowoi  even  to  the  ground. 

40  Thou  hast  broken  down  all  his  hedges  ; 

Thou  hast  brought  his  strong  holds  to  ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  way  spoil  him  : 

He  is  become  a reproach  to  his  neighbours. 

42  Thou  hast  exalted  the  right  hand  of  his  adversaries  ; 
Thou  hast  made  all  his  enemies  to  rejoice. 

43  Yea,  thou  turnest  back  the  edge  of  his  sword, 

And  hast  not  made  him  to  stand  in  the  battle. 

44  Thou  hast  made  his  brightness  to  cease, 

And  cast  his  throne  down  to  the  ground. 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast  thou  shortened  : 

Thou  hast  covered  him  with  shame.  [Selah 

46  How  long,  O Lord,  wilt  thou  hide  thyself  for  ever  ? 
Hoiu  long  shall  thy  wrath  burn  like  fire  ? 

47  O remember  how  short  my  time  is  : 

For  what  vanity  hast  thou  created  all  the  children 
of  men  ! 

48  What  man  is  he  that  shall  live  and  not  see  death. 
That  shall  deliver  his  soul  from  the  p power  of 

9 Sheol  ? [Selah 

49  Lord,  where  are  thy  former  mercies, 

Which  thou  swarest  unto  David  in  thy  faithfulness  ? 

50  Remember,  Lord,  the  reproach  of  thy  servants  ; 
How  I do  bear  in  my  bosom  the  reproach  of  all  the 

^ mighty  peoples  ; 

51  Wherewith  thine  enemies  have  reproached,  O Lord, 
Wherewith  they  have  reproached  the  footsteps  of 

thine  anointed. 

52  Blessed  be  the  Lord  for  evermore. 

Amen,  and  Amen. 


BOOK  IV. 


90  A Prayer  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

1 Lord,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling  place 
In  all  generations. 

2 Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth, 

Or  ever  thou  “hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the 
world, 

Even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  thou  art  God. 


58  2 Sam.  7.  15.  Is. 
65.  3. 

59  Ps.  54.  5. 

60  Ps.  69.  9,  19. 

61  Ps.  74.  22. 

62  Ps.  41.  13. 

1 Deut.  33. 27.  Ezek. 
11.  16. 

2 Pro.  8.  25,  26. 


I Heb.  profane, 
m Or,  One  thing, 
n Or,  As  the  moon 
which  is  established 
for  every  and  as  the 
faithful  witness  (kc. 
or,  and  is  a faithful 
witness  <kc. 


o Or,  And  the  wit- 
ness in  the  sky  is  faiths 
ful. 

p Heb.  hand, 
q Or,  the  grave, 
r Or,  many, 
a Heb.  gavest  birth 
to. 


PSALM  XCI. 


851 


3 Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction  ; and  sayest,  ® Re- 
turn, ye  children  of  men. 

4 ^ For  a thousand  years  in  thy  sight  are  hut  as  yes- 
terday when  it  is  past,  and  as  a watch  in  the  night. 

5 Thou  carriest  them  away  as  with  a flood  ; ® they 
are  as  a sleep  : in  the  morning  ^they  are  like  grass 
which  groweth  up. 

6 In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  groweth  up  ; 
in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 

7 For  we  are  consumed  by  thine  anger,  and  by  thy 
wrath  are  we  troubled. 

8 ® Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee,  our  ® se- 
cret sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

9 For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in  thy  wrath  : 
we  spend  our  years  as  a tale  that  is  told. 

10  The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and 
ten  ; and  if  by  reason  of  strength  they  he  fourscore 
years,  yet  is  their  strength  labour  and  sorrow  ; for  it  is 
soon  cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 

11  Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  anger  ? even 
according  to  thy  fear,  so  is  thy  wrath. 

12  So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that  we  may 
apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

13  Return,  O Lord,  how  long  ? and  let  it  repent 
thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

14  O satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy  ; that  we  may 
rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our  days. 

15  Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou 
hast  afflicted  us,  and  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen 
evil. 

16  Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants,  and  thy 
glory  unto  their  children. 

17  And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our  God  be  upon 
us  : and  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon 
us  ; yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 


PSALM  XCI. 

1  The  state  of  the  godly.  3 Their  safety.  9 Their  habitation.  11  Their 
servants.  14  Their  friend  ; with  the  effects  of  them  all. 

He  ^that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  most 
High  shall  abide  ^ under  the  shadow  of  the  Al- 
mighty. 

2  ® I will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge  and  my 
fortress  : my  God  ; in  him  will  I trust. 

3  Surely  ^ he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of  the 
fowler,  and  from  the  noisome  pestilence.  — ' 

4  ^ He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  feathers,  and  under 
his  wings  shalt  thou  trust : his  truth  shall  he  thy  shield 
and  buckler. 

5  ® Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  by  night ; 
nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day ; 

6  Nor  for  the  pestilence  ihat  walketh  in  darkness  ; 
nor  for  the  destruction  that  wasteth  at  noonday. 

7  A thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and  ten  thousand 
at  thy  right  hand  ; hut  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 


8 Gen.  3.  19.  Eccles. 
12.  7. 

* 2 Pet.  3.  8. 

8 P3.  73.  20. 
c Ps.  103.  15.  Is.  40. 


sPs.  50.  21.  Jer.  16. 
17. 

» Ps.  19.  12. 

10  Ps.  39.  4. 

11  Deut.  32.  36.  Ps. 
135.  14. 


12  Ps.  85.  6.  & 149.  2. 
10  Hab.  3.  2. 
i<  Ps.  27.  4. 

10  Is.  26.  12. 

1 Ps.  27.  5.  & 31.  20. 
& 32.  7. 


3 Thou  turnest  man  to  ^ destruction  ; 

And  sayest.  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 

4 For  a thousand  years  in  thy  sight 
Are  but  as  yesterday  ® when  it  is  past, 

And  as  a watch  in  the  night. 

5 Thou  carriest  them  away  as  with  a flood  ; they  are 

as  a sleep  : 

In  the  morning  they  are  like  grass  which  groweth 

"P*  . . 

6 In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  groweth  up  ; 

In  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 

7 For  we  are  consumed  in  thine  anger, 

And  in  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

8 Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee, 

Our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

9 For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  m thy  wrath  : 

We  bring  our  years  to  an  end  as  ^ a tale  that  is  told. 

10  The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ten, 
Or  even  by  reason  of  strength  fourscore  years  ; 

Yet  is  their  pride  but  labour  and  sorrow  ; 

For  it  is  soon  gone,  and  we  fly  away. 

11  Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  anger. 

And  thy  wrath  according  to  the  fear  that  is  due 
unto  thee  ? 

12  So  teach  us  to  number  our  days, 

That  we  may  get  us  an  heart  of  wisdom. 

13  Return,  O Lord  ; how  long  ? 

And  let  it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

14  O satisfy  us  in  the  morning  with  thy  mercy  ; 

That  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our  days. 

15  Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou 

hast  afflicted  us. 

And  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 

16  Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants. 

And  thy  glory  upon  their  children. 

17  And  let  the  ^ beauty  of  the  Lord  our  God  be  upon 

us  : 

And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us  ; 
Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 


91  He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most 
High 

® Shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty. 

2 I will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge  and  my 

fortress  ; 

My  God,  in  whom  I trust. 

3 For  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of  the 

fowler. 

And  from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

4 He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  pinions. 

And  under  his  wings  shalt  thou  take  refuge  : 

His  truth  is  a shield  and  a buckler. 

5 Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  by  night. 
Nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day  ; 

6 For  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness. 

Nor  for  the  destruction  that  wasteth  at  noonday, 

7 A thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side. 

And  ten  thousand  at  thy  right  hand  ; 

But  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 


2 Ps.  17.  8. 

3 Ps.  142.  5. 

4 Ps.  124.  7. 

3 Ps.  17.  8.  & 57.  1. 
&61.  4. 

6 Job  5.  19,  &c.  Ps. 


112.  7.  & 121.  6.  Pro. 
3.  23,  24.  Is.  43.  2. 

b Or,  dust.  Heb. 
cruslring. 

c Or,  when  it  pass- 
eth. 


d Or,  a sound  or 
sigh. 

e See  Ps.  27.  4. 
a Or,  That  abideth 
. . . Almighty ; even  1 
<fcc. 


2 Job  14.  2.  Pa.  92.  7. 


852 


PSALM  XCII. 


8 Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold  and  see 
the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

9 Because  thou  hast  made  the  Lord,  which  is  ®my 
refuge,  even  the  most  High,  ® thy  habitation  ; 

10  There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee,  neither  shall 
any  plague  come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

11  For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee,  to 
keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands,  I’^lest  thou 
dash  thy  foot  against  a stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and  adder  : the 
young  lion  and  the  dragon  shalt  thou  trample  under 
feet. 

14  Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,  therefore 
will  I deliver  him  : I will  set  him  on  high,  because  he 
hath  1^  known  my  name. 

15  i^He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I will  answer  him  : 

I  will  he  with  him  in  trouble  ; I will  deliver  him,  and 

honour  him. 

16  With  long  life  will  I satisfy  him,  and  shew  him 
my  salvation. 


PSALM  XCII. 

1  The  prophet  exhorteih  to  praise  God,  4 for  his  great  works,  Gfor  his 
judgments  on  the  wicked,  10  and  for  his  goodness  to  the  godly. 

A Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sabbath  day. 

/T  is  a good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
and  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  O most  High  : 

2  To  ^ shew  forth  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning, 
and  thy  faithfulness  every  night, 

3  ®Upon  an  instrument  of  ten  strings,  and  upon  the 
psaltery  ; upon  the  harp  with  a solemn  sound. 

4  For  thou.  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  through  thy 
work  : I will  triumph  in  the  works  of  thy  hands. 

5^0  Lord,  how  great  are  thy  works  ! and  ® thy 
thoughts  are  very  deep. 

6  ® A brutish  man  knoweth  not  ; neither  doth  a fool 
understand  this. 

7  When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass,  and  when 
all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do  flourish  ; it  is  that  they 
shall  be  destroyed  for  ever  : 

8  ® But  thou.  Lord,  art  most  high  for  evermore. 

9  For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  O Lord,  for  lo,  thine  ene- 
mies shall  perish  ; all  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall  ^ be 
scattered. 

10  But  my  horn  shalt  thou  exalt  like  the  horn  of 
an  unicorn  : I shall  be  anointed  with  fresh  oil. 

11  Mine  eye  also  shall  see  my  desire  on  mine  ene- 
mies, and  mine  ears  shall  hear  my  desire  of  the  wicked 
that  rise  up  against  me. 

12  The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the  palm  tree  : 
he  shall  grow  like  a cedar  in  Lebanon. 

13  Those  that  be  planted  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 
shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of  our  God. 

14  They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in  old  age  ; they 
shall  be  fat  and  flourishing  ; 

15  To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  upright  : he  is  my 
rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteousness  in  him. 


T Ps.  37. 34.  Mai.  1.5. 
® ver.  2. 

sPs.  71.  3.  &90.  1. 

10  Pro.  12.  21. 

11  Ps.  34.  7.  &71.  3. 
Matt.  4.  6.  Luke  4. 
10,  11.  Heb.  1.  14. 


12  Job  5.  23.  Ps.  37. 
24. 

13  Ps.  9.  10. 

11  Ps.  50.  15. 

13  Is.  43.  2. 

16  1 Sam.  2.  30. 

1  Ps.  147.  1. 


2 Ps.  89.  1. 

3 1 Chr.  23.  5.  Ps. 
33.  2. 

ips.  40.  5.  & 139. 
17. 

5 Is.  28.  29.  Rom.  11. 
33,  34. 


8 Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold, 

And  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

9 ^For  thou,  O Lord,  art  my  refuge  ! 

Thou  hast  made  the  Most  High  thy  habitation  ; 

10  There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee. 

Neither  shall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy  tent. 

11  For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee. 

To  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands. 

Lest  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and  adder  : 

The  young  lion  and  the  serpent  shalt  thou  trample 
under  feet. 

14  Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,  therefore  will 

I  deliver  him  : 

I will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known  my 
name. 

15  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I will  answer  him  ; 

I will  be  with  him  in  trouble  : 

I will  deliver  him,  and  honour  him. 

16  With  long  life  will  I satisfy  him. 

And  shew  him  my  salvation. 


92  A Psalm,  a Song  for  the  sabbath  day. 

1 It  is  a good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
And  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  O Most  High  : 

2 To  shew  forth  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning. 
And  thy  faithfulness  every  night, 

3 With  an  instrument  of  ten  strings,  and  with  the 

psaltery  ; 

With  a solemn  sound  upon  the  harp. 

4 For  thou.  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  through  thy 

work  : 

I will  triumph  in  the  works  of  thy  hands. 

5 How  great  are  thy  works,  O Lord  ! 

Thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 

6 A brutish  man  knoweth  not  ; 

Neither  doth  a fool  understand  this  : 

7 When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass. 

And  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do  flourish  ; 
It  is  that  they  shall  be  destroyed  for  ever  : 

8 But  thou,  O Lord,  art  on  high  for  evermore. 

9 For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  O Lord, 

For,  lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish  ; 

All  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall  be  scattered. 

10  But  my  horn  hast  thou  exalted  like  the  horn  of  the 

wild-ox  : 

I am  anointed  with  fresh  oil. 

11  Mine  eye  also  hath  seen  my  desire  on  “ mine  enemies. 
Mine  ears  have  heard  my  desire  of  the  evil-doers 

that  rise  up  against  me. 

12  The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the  palm  tree  : 

He  shall  grow  like  a cedar  in  Lebanon. 

13  They  that  are  planted  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 
Shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of  our  God. 

14  They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in  old  age  ; 

They  shall  be  full  of  sap  and  green  : 

15  To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  upright ; 

He  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteousness  in 
him. 


6 Ps.  73.  22.  & 94.  8. 

2 Job  12.  6.  & 21.  7. 
Ps.  37. 1, 2, 35, 38.  Jer. 
12.  1,  2.  Mai.  3.  15. 

8 Ps.  50.  2.  & 83.  18. 

3 Ps.  08.  1.  & 89.  10. 
10  Ps.  89.  17,  24. 


11  Ps.  23.  5. 

12  Ps.  54.  7.  & 59. 10. 

& 112.  8. 

13  Ps.  52.  8.  Is.  05. 
22.  Hos.  14.  5,  0. 

11  Ps.  100.  4.  & 135. 


15  Deut.  32.  4. 

16  Rom.  9.  14. 

b Or,  Because  thou 
hast  said.  The  Lord 
is  my  refuge. 

a Or,  them  that  lie 
in  wait  for  me. 


PSALMS  XCIII.,  XCIV. 


853 


PSALM  XCIII. 

The,  majesty,  power,  and  holiness  of  ChrisVs  kingdom. 

The  1 Lord  reigneth,  ^ he  is  clothed  with  majesty  ; 

the  Lord  is  clothed  with  strength,  ^ whereivith  he 
hath  girded  himself  : ^ the  world  also  is  stablished, 
that  it  cannot  be  moved. 

2  ® Thy  throne  is  established  of  old  : thou  art  from 
everlasting. 

3  The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O Lord,  the  floods 
have  lifted  up  their  voice  ; the  floods  lift  up  their 
waves. 

4  ® The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier  than  the  noise  of 
many  waters,  yea,  than  the  mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 

5  Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure  : holiness  becometh 
thine  house,  O Lord,  for  ever. 


PSALM  XCIV. 

1 The  prophet,  calling  for  justice,  complaineth  of  tyranny  and  impiety. 
8 He  teacheth  God'’s  providence.  12  He  sheweth  the  blessedness  of 
affliction.  16  God  is  the  defender  of  the  afflicted. 

OLORD  God,  1 to  whom  vengeance  belongeth  ; O 
God,  to  whom  vengeance  belongeth,  shew  thyself. 
2 2 Lift  up  thyself,  thou  ® judge  of  the  earth  : render 
a reward  to  the  proud. 

3  Lord,  ^ how  long  shall  the  wicked,  how  long  shall 
the  wicked  triumph  ? 

4  How  long  shall  they  ® utter  and  speak  hard  things  ? 
and  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  boast  themselves  ? 

5  They  break  in  pieces  thy  people,  O Lord,  and  af- 
flict thine  heritage. 

6  They  slay  the  widow  and  the  stranger,  and  murder 
the  fatherless. 

7  ® Yet  they  say.  The  Lord  shall  not  see,  neither 
shall  the  God  of  Jacob  regard  it. 

8  Understand,  ye  brutish  among  the  people : and  ye 
fools,  when  will  ye  be  wise  ? 

9  ® He  that  planted  the  ear,  shall  he  not  hear  ? he 
that  formed  the  eye,  shall  he  not  see  ? 

10  He  that  chastiseth  the  heathen,  shall  not  he  cor- 
-rect  ? he  that  ® teacheth  man  knowledge,  shall  not  he 
know  ? 

11  The  Lord  knoweth  the  thoughts  of  man,  that 
they  are  vanity. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  chastenest,  O 
Lord,  and  teachest  him  out  of  thy  law  ; 

13  That  thou  mayest  give  him  rest  from  the  days  of 
adversity,  until  the  pit  be  digged  for  the  wicked. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  his  people,  nei- 
ther will  he  forsake  his  inheritance. 

15  But  judgment  shall  return  unto  righteousness  : 
and  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  follow  it. 

16  Who  will  rise  up  for  me  against  the  evildoers  ? or 
who  will  stand  up  for  me  against  the  workers  of 
iniquity. 

17  1^  Unless  the  Lord  had  been  my  help,  my  soul  had 
almost  dwelt  in  silence. 

18  When  I said,  My  foot  slippeth  ; thy  mercy,  O 
Lord,  held  me  up. 


1 Ps.  96.  10.  & 97.  1. 
99.  1.  Is.  52.  7.  Rev. 

19.  G. 

2 Ps.  104.  1. 

3 Ps.  65.  G. 

* Pa.  96.  10. 


ePs.  45.  6.  Pro.  8. 
22,  &c. 

6  Ps.  65.  7.  & 89.  9. 

’ Deut.  32.  35.  Nah. 

1.  2. 

2 Ps.  7.  6. 


8 Gen.  18.  25. 

4  Job  20.  5. 
cPs.  31.  18.  Jude 
15. 

6 Ps.  10.  11, 13.  & 59. 


93  The  Lord  reigneth  ; he  is  apparelled  with  majesty  ; 
The  Lord  is  apparelled,  he  hath  girded  himself 
with  strength  : 

The  world  also  is  stablished,  that  it  cannot  be 
moved. 

2 Thy  throne  is  established  of  old  : 

Thou  art  from  everlasting. 

3 The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O Lord, 

The  floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice  ; 

The  floods  lift  up  their  “ waves. 

4 Above  the  voices  of  many  waters, 

The  mighty  breakers  of  the  sea. 

The  Lord  on  high  is  mighty. 

5 Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure  : 

Holiness  becometh  thine  house, 

O Lord,  for  evermore. 


94  O Lord,  thou  God  to  whom  vengeance  belongeth. 
Thou  God  to  whom  vengeance  belongeth,  shine 
forth. 

2 Lift  up  thyself,  thou  judge  of  the  earth  : 

Render  to  the  proud  their  desert. 

3 Lord,  how  long  shall  the  wicked. 

How  long  shall  the  wicked  triumph  ? 

4 They  prate,  they  speak  arrogantly : 

All  the  workers  of  iniquity  boast  themselves. 

5 They  break  in  pieces  thy  people,  O Lord, 

And  afflict  thine  heritage. 

6 They  slay  the  widow  and  the  stranger. 

And  murder  the  fatherless. 

7 And  they  say,  “The  Lord  shall  not  see, 

Neither  shall  tlie  God  of  Jacob  consider. 

8 Consider,  ye  brutish  among  the  people  : 

And  ye  fools,  when  will  ye  be  wise  ? 

9 He  that  planted  the  ear,  shall  he  not  hear  ? 

He  that  formed  the  eye,  shall  he  not  see  ? 

10  He  that  ^ chastiseth  the  nations,  shall  not  he  correct. 
Even  he  that  teacheth  man  knowledge  ? 

11  The  Lord  knoweth  the  thoughts  of  man, 

“That  they  are  ‘^vanity. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  chastenest,  “ O Lord, 
And  teachest  out  of  thy  law  ; 

13  That  thou  mayest  give  him  rest  from  the  days  of 

adversity. 

Until  the  pit  be  digged  for  the  wicked. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  his  people. 

Neither  will  he  forsake  his  inheritance. 

15  For  judgement  shall  return  unto  righteousness  : 

And  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  follow  it. 

16  Who  will  rise  up  for  me  against  the  evil-doers  ? 
Who  will  stand  up  for  me  against  the  workers  of 

iniquity  ? 

17  Unless  the  Lord  had  been  my  help. 

My  soul  had  soon  dwelt  in  silence. 

18  When  I said.  My  foot  slippeth  ; 

Thy  mercy,  O Lord,  held  me  up. 


7 Ps.  73.  22.  & 92.  6. 

8 Ex.  4.  11.  Pro.  20. 
12. 

!>  Job  35.  11.  Is.  28. 
26. 

10  1 Cor.  3.  20. 


11  Job  5.  17.  Pro.  3. 

11.  1 Cor.  11.32.  Heb. 

12.  5,  &c. 

12  1 Sam.  12.  22. 
Rom.  11.  1,  2. 

13  Ps.  124.  1,  2. 


14  Ps.  38.  16. 
a Or,  roaring, 
a,  Heb.  Jah. 
b Or,  instructelh, 
c Or,  For. 
d Heb.  a breath. 


854 


PSALMS  XCV.,  XCVI. 


19  In  the  multitude  of  my  thoughts  within  me  thy 
comforts  delight  my  soul. 

20  Shall  the  throne  of  iniquity  have  fellowship 
with  thee,  which  frameth  mischief  by  a law  ? 

21  They  gather  themselves  together  against  the 
soul  of  the  righteous,  and  condemn  the  innocent 
blood. 

22  But  the  Lord  is  my  defence  ; and  my  God  is 
the  rock  of  my  refuge. 

23  And  20  he  shall  bring  upon  them  their  own  ini- 
quity, and  shall  cut  them  off  in  their  own  wickedness  ; 
yea,  the  Lord  our  God  shall  cut  them  off. 

PSALM  XCV. 

1 An  exhortation  to  praise  Qod,  3 for  his  greatness^  6 and  for  his  good- 
ness, 8 and  not  to  tempt  him. 

OCOME,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord  : ^ let  us  make 
a joyful  noise  to  2 the  rock  of  our  salvation. 

2  Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiv- 
ing, and  make  a joyful  noise  unto  him  with  psalms. 

3  For  ® the  Lord  is  a great  God,  and  a great  King 
above  all  gods. 

4  In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the  earth  : the 
strength  of  the  hills  is  his  also. 

5  ^ The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it  : and  his  hands 
formed  the  dry  land. 

6 O come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down  : let  ® us 
kneel  before  the  Lord  our  maker. 

7  For  he  is  our  God  ; and  ® we  are  the  people  of  his 
pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his  hand.  ’ To  day  if  ye  will 
hear  his  voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  heart,  ® as  in  the  provocation,  and 
as  in  the  day  of  temptation  in  the  wilderness  v 

9  When  ^ your  fathers  tempted  me,  proved  me,  and 
saw  my  work. 

10  Forty  years  long  was  I grieved  with  this  genera- 
tion, and  said.  It  is  a people  that  do  err  in  their  heart, 
and  they  have  not  known  my  ways  : 

11  Unto  whom  12 1 sware  in  my  wrath  that  they 
should  not  enter  into  my  rest. 

PSALM  XCVI. 

1 An  exhortation  to  praise  God,  ifor  his  greatness,  8 for  his  kingdom, 
11 /or  his  general  judgment. 

01  SING  unto  the  Lord  a new  song  : sing  unto  the 
Lord,  all  the  earth. 

2  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name  ; shew  forth 
his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

3  Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen,  his  wonders 
among  all  people. 

4  For  2 the  Lord  is  great,  and  ® greatly  to  be  praised  : 
^ he  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

^ 5 For  ® all  the  gods  of  the  nations  are  idols  : ® but 

the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

6  Honour  and  majesty  are  before  him  : strength  and 
7 beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 

7  ® Give  unto  the  Lord,  O ye  kindreds  of  the  people, 
give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 


19  In  the  multitude  of  my  « thoughts  within  me 
Thy  comforts  delight  my  soul. 

20  Shall  the  J'  throne  of  wickedness  have  fellowship 

with  thee. 

Which  frameth  mischief  by  statute  ? 

21  They  gather  themselves  together  against  the  soul  of 

the  righteous, 

And  condemn  the  innocent  blood. 

22  But  the  Lord  hath  been  my  high  tower  ; 

And  my  God  the  rock  of  my  refuge. 

23  And  he  hath  brought  upon  them  their  own  iniquity, 
And  shall  cut  them  off  in  tlieir  own  evil ; 

The  Lord  our  God  shall  cut  them  off. 


95  O come,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord  : 

Let  us  make  a joyful  noise  to  the  rock  of  our  salva- 
tion. 

2 Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiving. 
Let  us  make  a joyful  noise  unto  him  with  psalms. 

3 For  the  Lord  is  a great  God, 

And  a great  King  above  all  gods. 

4 In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the  earth  ; 

The  “ heights  of  the  mountains  are  his  also. 

5 The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it  ; 

And  his  hands  formed  the  dry  land. 

6 O come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down  ; 

Let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord  our  Maker  : 

7 For  he  is  our  God, 

And  we  are  the  people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep 
of  his  hand. 

^ To-day,  Oh  that  ye  would  hear  his  voice  ! 

8 Harden  not  your  heart,  as  at  Meribah, 

As  in  the  day  of  ^ Massah  in  the  wilderness  : 

9 When  your  fathers  tempted  me, 

Proved  me,  and  saw  my  work. 

10  Forty  years  long  was  I grieved  with  ^Aa<  generation. 
And  said.  It  is  a people  that  do  err  in  their  heart. 
And  they  have  not  known  my  ways  : 

11  Wherefore  I sware  in  my  wrath. 

That  they  should  not  enter  into  my  rest. 


96  O sing  unto  the  Lord  a new  song  : 

Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth. 

2 Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name  ; 

Shew  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

3 Declare  his  glory  among  the  nations. 

His  marvellous  works  among  all  the  peoples. 

4 For  great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised  : 
He  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

5 For  all  the  gods  of  the  peoples  are  “idols  : 

But  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

6 Honour  and  majesty  are  before  him  : 

Strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 

7 Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of  the  peoples. 
Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 


15  Amos  6.  3. 

16  Ps.  58.  2.  Is.  10. 

1. 

11  Matt.  27.  1. 

18  Ex.  23.  7.  Pro.  17. 
15. 

i»  Pa.  59.  9.  & 62.  2, 


20  Ps.  7.  16.  Pro.  2. 
22.  & 5.  22. 

1 Ps.  100.  1. 

2Deut.  32.  15.  2 

Sam.  22.  47. 

3 Ps.  96.  4.  & 97.  9. 
& 135.  5. 

* Gen.  1.  9,  10. 

6 1 Cor.  6.  20. 


6 Ps.  79.  13.  & 80.  1. 
& 100.  3. 

1 Heb.  3.  7,  15.  & 4. 
7. 

8 Ex.  17.  2,  7.  Num. 
14.  22,  &c.  & 20.  13. 
Dent.  0.  16. 

0 Ps.  78.  18,  40,  56. 
1 Cor.  10.  9. 


10  Num.  14.  22. 

11  Heb.  3.  10,  17. 

12  Num.  14.  23,  28, 
30.  Heb.  3.  11,  18.  & 
4 3 5 

’ 1 i Chr.  16.  23-33. 
Ps.  33.  3. 

2 Ps.  145.  3. 

8 Ps.  18.  3. 


* Ps.  95.  3. 

5 See  Jer.  10.  11,  12. 

6 Ps.  115.  15.  Is.  42. 

‘ ^ Ps.  29.  2. 

8 Ps.  29.  1,  2. 
e Or,  doubts, 
f Or,  seat, 
a Or,  strength. 


h Or,  To-day,  if  ye 
will  hear  his  voice, 
harden  d-c. 
c That  is,  strife, 
d That  is,  tempta- 
tion. 

a Or,  things  of 
nought. 


PSALMS  XCVII.,  XCVIII. 


855 


8 Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name  : 
bring  an  offering,  and  come  into  his  courts. 

9 O worship  the  Lord  ® in  the  beauty  of  holiness  : 
fear  before  him,  all  the  earth. 

10  Say  among  the  heathen  that  the  Lord  reigneth  : 
the  world  also  shall  be  established  that  it  shall  not  be 
moved  : he  shall  judge  the  people  righteously. 

11  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the  earth  be 
glad  ; let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

12  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that  is  therein  : 
then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  rejoice 

13  Before  the  Lord  : for  he  cometli,  for  he  cometh 
to  judge  the  earth  : he  shall  judge  the  world  with 
righteousness,  and  the  people  with  his  truth. 


PSALM  XCVII. 

1  The  majesty  of  God's  kingdom.  7 The  church  rejoiceth  at  God's 
judgments  upon  idolaters.  10  An  exhortation  to  godliness  and  glad- 
ness. 

The  1 Lord  reigneth  ; let  the  earth  rejoice  ; let  the 
multitude  of  ^ isles  be  glad  thereof. 

2  2 Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about  him  : 
^righteousness  and  judgment  are  the  habitation  of  his 
throne. 

3  ^ A fire  goeth  before  him,  and  burneth  up  his  ene- 
mies round  about. 

4  ® His  lightnings  enlightened  the  world  : the  earth 
saw,  and  trembled. 

5  The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

6  * The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness,  and  all  the 
people  see  his  glory. 

7  ® Confounded  be  all  they  that  serve  graven  images, 
that  boast  themselves  of  idols  : worship  him,  all  ye 
gods. 

8  Zion  heard,  and  was  glad  ; and  the  daughters  of 
Judah  rejoiced  because  of  thy  judgments,  O Lord. 

9  For  thou.  Lord,  art  high  above  all  the  earth  : 
thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

10  Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  i*hate  evil:  ^^he  pre- 
serveth  the  souls  of  his  saints  ; ^^he  delivereth  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

11  Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous,  and  gladness 
for  the  upright  in  heart. 

12  Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous  ; ^®and  give 
thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 

PSALM  XCVIII. 

1 The  psalmist  exhorteth  the  Jews.,  4 the  Gentiles.,  7 and  all  the  creatures 
to  praise  God. 

A Psalm. 

SING  unto  the  Lord  a new  song  ; for  ^ he  hath 
done  marvellous  things  : ® his  right  hand,  and  his 
holy  arm,  hath  gotten  him  the  victory. 

2  ^ The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  salvation  : ® his 
righteousness  hath  he  openly  shewed  in  the  sight  of  the 
heathen. 


8 Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name  : 
Bring  an  offering,  and  come  into  his  courts. 

9 O worship  the  Lord  ^ in  the  beauty  of  holiness  : 
Tremble  before  him,  all  the  earth. 

10  Say  among  the  nations.  The  Lord  reigneth  : 

The  world  also  is  stablished  that  it  cannot  be 
moved  : 

He  shall  judge  the  peoples  with  equity. 

11  Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the  earth  rejoice  ; 
Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof  ; 

12  Let  the  field  exult,  and  all  that  is  therein  ; 

Then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  sing  for  joy  ; 

13  Before  the  Lord,  for  he  cometh  ; 

For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth  : 

He  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness, 

And  the  peoples  with  his  truth. 


97  The  Lord  reigneth  ; let  the  earth  rejoice  ; 

Let  the  multitude  of  isles  be  glad. 

2 Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about  him  : 
Righteousness  and  judgement  are  the  foundation  of 

his  throne. 

3 A fire  goeth  before  him. 

And  burneth  up  his  adversaries  round  about. 

4 His  lightnings  lightened  the  world  : 

The  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 

5 The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 
At  the  presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

6 The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness. 

And  all  the  peoples  have  seen  his  glory. 

7 Ashamed  be  all  they  that  serve  graven  images, 

That  boast  themselves  of  idols  : 

Worship  him,  all  ye  gods. 

8 Zion  heard  and  was  glad, 

And  the  daughters  of  eludah  rejoiced  ; 

Because  of  thy  judgements,  O Lord. 

9 For  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  above  all  the  earth  : 
Thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

10  O ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil : 

He  preserveth  the  souls  of  his  saints  ; 

He  delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

11  Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous. 

And  gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart. 

12  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous  ; 

And  give  thanks  to  his  holy  “ name. 


98  A Psalm. 

1 O sing  unto  the  Lord  a new  song  ; 

For  he  hath  done  marvellous  things  : 

His  right  hand,  and  his  holy  arm,  hath  wrought  sal- 
vation for  him. 

2 The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  salvation  : 

His  righteousness  hath  he  openly  shewed  in  the  sight 
of  the  nations. 


0 Ps.  29.  2.  & no.  3. 

10  Ps.  93.  1.  & 97.  1. 
Rev.  11.  15.  & 19.  6. 

11  ver.  13.  Ps.  G7.  4. 
& 98.  9. 

Ill  Ps.  69.  34. 
i»  Ps.  98.  7,  &c. 

11  Ps.  67.  4.  Rev.  19. 
11. 

1 Pb.  96.  10. 


2 Is.  60.  9. 

3 1 Kin.  8.  12.  Ps. 
18.  11. 

1 Pa.  89.  14. 

6 Ps.  18.  8.  & 50.  3. 
Dan.  7.  10.  Hab.  3. 
6. 

6Ex.  19.  18.  Ps.  77. 
18.  & 104.  32. 


’ Judg.  5.  6.  Mic.  1. 
4.  Nah.  1.  6. 

8 Ps.  19.  1.  & 60.  6. 

0 Ex.  20.  4.  Lev.  26. 
1.  Dent.  6.  8.  & 27. 
15. 

10  Heb.  1.  6. 

11  Ps.  83.  18. 

12  Ex.  18.  11.  Ps. 
95.  3.  & 96.  4. 


laps. 34. 14.  & 37. 27. 
& 101.  3.  Amos  6. 15. 
Rom.  12.  9. 

i«  Ps.  31.  23.  & 37. 
28.  & 145.  20.  Pro.  2. 
8. 

18  Ps.  37.  39,  40. 
Dan.  3.  28.  & 6.  22, 
27. 


10  Job  22.  28.  Ps. 
112.  4.  Pro.  4.  18. 

11  Ps.  33.  1. 

18  Ps.  30.  4. 

1 Ps.  33.  3.  & 96.  1. 
Is.  42.  10. 

2Ex.  15.  11.  Ps.77. 
14.  * 86.  10.  & 10.5.  5. 
& 136.  4.  & 139.  14. 


3 Ex.  15.  6.  Is.  69. 
16.  & 63.  6. 

4 Is.  62.  10.  Luke  2. 
30,  81. 

o Is.  62.  2.  Rom.  3. 
25,  26. 

b Or,  in  holy  array, 
c Or,  in  his  faith- 
fulne.ss. 

a Heb.  memorial. 


856 


PSALMS  XCIX.,  C. 


3 He  hath  ® remembered  his  mercy  and  his  truth  to- 
ward the  house  of  Israel : all  the  ends  of  the  earth 
have  seen  the  salvation  of  our  God. 

4 ®Make  a joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth  : 
make  a loud  noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing  praise. 

5 Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp  ; with  the  harp, 
and  the  voice  of  a psalm. 

6 ® With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet  make  a joyful 
noise  before  the  Lord,  the  King. 

7 i®Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof  ; the 
world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

8 Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands  : let  the  hills  be 
joyful  together 

9 Before  the  Lord  ; for  he  cometh  to  judge  the 
earth  : with  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  world, 
and  the  people  with  equity. 

PSALM  XCIX. 

1  The  prophet,  setting  forth  the  kingdom  of  Godin  Zion,  5 exhorteth  all, 
by  the  example  of  forefathers,  to  worship  God  at  his  holy  hill. 

The  1 Lord  reigneth  ; let  the  people  tremble  : ^ he 
sitteth  between  the  cherubims  ; let  the  earth  be 
moved. 

2  The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion  ; and  he  is  ^ high  above 
all  the  people. 

3  Let  them  praise  ^ thy  great  and  terrible  name  ; for 
it  is  holy. 

4  ® The  king’s  strength  also  loveth  judgment  ; thou 
dost  establish  equity,  thou  executest  judgment  and 
righteousness  in  Jacob. 

5  ® Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God,  and  worship  at  his 
footstool  ; for  ® he  is  holy. 

6  ^ Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests,  and  Samuel 
among  them  that  call  upon  his  name  ; they  called  upon 
the  Lord,  and  he  answered  them. 

7  He  spake  unto  them  in  the  cloudy  pillar  : they 
kept  his  testimonies,  and  the  ordinance  that  he  gave 
them. 

8  Thou  answeredst  them,  O Lord  our  God  : thou 
wast  a God  that  forgavest  them,  though  thou  tookest 
vengeance  of  their  inventions. 

9  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  and  worship  at  his  holy 
hill  ; for  the  Lord  our  God  is  holy. 


PSALM  C. 

1 An  exhortation  to  praise  God  cheerfully,  Z for  his  greatness,  4 and  for 
his  power. 

A Psalm  of  praise. 

Make  1 a joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands. 

2 Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness  : come  before 
his  presence  with  singing. 

3 Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  : '^it  is  he  that 
hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves  ; ^ we  are  his  people, 
and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 


3 He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  his  faithfulness 

toward  the  house  of  Israel. 

All  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salvation  of 
our  God. 

4 Make  a joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth  : 
Break  forth  and  sing  for  joy,  yea,  sing  praises. 

5 Sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp  ; 

With  the  harp  and  the  voice  of  melody. 

6 With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet 

Make  a joyful  noise  before  the  King,  the  Lord. 

7 Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof  ; 

The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein  ; 

8 Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands  ; 

Let  the  hills  sing  for  joy  together  ; 

9 Before  the  Lord,  for  he  cometh  to  judge  the 

earth  : 

He  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness. 

And  the  peoples  with  equity. 


99  The  Lord  reigneth  ; let  the  peoples  tremble  : 

He  “ sitteth  upon  the  cherubim  ; let  the  earth  be 
moved. 

2 The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion  ; 

And  he  is  high  above  all  the  peoples. 

3 Let  them  praise  thy  great  and  terrible  name  : 

Holy  is  he. 

4 The  king’s  strength  also  loveth  judgement ; 

Thou  dost  establish  equity. 

Thou  executest  judgement  and  righteousness  in  Ja- 
cob. 

6 Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God, 

And  worship  at  his  footstool : 

Holy  is  he. 

6 Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests. 

And  Samuel  among  them  that  call  upon  his  name  ; 
They  called  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  answered  them. 

7 He  spake  unto  them  in  the  pillar  of  cloud  ; 

They  kept  his  testimonies,  and  the  statute  that  he 
gave  them. 

8 Thou  answeredst  them,  O Lord  our  God  : 

Thou  wast  a God  that  forgavest  them. 

Though  thou  tookest  vengeance  of  their  doings. 

9 Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God, 

And  worship  at  his  holy  hill  ; 

For  the  Lord  our  God  is  holy. 


100  A Psalm  ® of  thanksgiving. 

1 Make  a joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  ^ all  ye  lands. 

2 Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness  : 

Come  before  his  presence  with  singing. 

3 Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  : 

It  is  he  that  hath  made  us,  ^ and  we  are  his  ; 

We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 


6 Luke  1.  54,  55,  72. 

7 Is.  49.  6.  & 52.  10. 
Luke  2.  30,  31.  & 3.  6. 
Acts  13.  47.  & 28.  28. 

» Ps.  95.  1.  & 100.  1. 
9 Num.  10. 10. 1 Chr. 
15.28.  2 Chr.  29.  27. 
to  Ps.  96.  11,  &c. 


11  Is.  55.  12. 

12  Ps.  96.  10,  13. 

1 Ps.  93.  1. 

2 Ex.  25.  22.  Ps.  18. 
10.  & 80.  1. 

a pQ  Q7  Q 

1 Deut.  28'.  58,  Rev. 
15.  4. 


5 Job  36.  5,  6,  7. 
c ver.  9. 

1 1 Chr.  28.  2,  Ps. 
132.  7. 

8 Lev.  19.  2. 

9 Jer.  15.  1. 

10  Ex.  14.  15,  & 15. 


25.  1 Sam.  7.  9,  & 12. 
18, 

11  Ex.  33.  9. 

12  Num.  14.  20,  Jer. 
46,  28,  Zeph,  3.  7, 

13  See  Ex.  32.  2,  &c. 
Num,  20. 12, 24.  Deut. 
9,  20. 


11  ver.  5.  Ex.  15.  2. 
Ps,  34.  3.  & 118,  28, 

1 Ps.  95.  1.  & 98.  4. 

2 Ps,  119.  73.  & 139. 
13,  &c.  & 149.  2,  Eph. 
2.  10, 

3 Ps.95.7.  Ezek.  34. 
30,  31. 


a Or,  dwelleth  he- 
tween. 

a Or,  for  the  thank 
offering. 

b Heb,  all  the  earth, 
c Another  reading 
is,  and  not  we  our- 
selves. 


PSALMS  Cl.,  CIL 


857 


4 ^ Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  into 
his  courts  with  praise  : be  thankful  unto  him,  and  bless 
his  name. 

5 For  the  Lord  is  good  ; ® his  mercy  is  everlasting  ; 
and  his  truth  endureth  to  all  generations. 

PSALM  Cl. 

David  maketh  a vow  and  x»'ofession  of  godliness. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

WILL  sing  of  mercy  and  judgment  : unto  thee,  O 
i Lord,  will  I sing. 

2 I will  ^ behave  myself  wisely  in  a perfect  way.  O 
when  wilt  thou  come  unto  me  ? I will  ® walk  within 
my  house  with  a perfect  heart. 

3 I will  set  no  wicked  thing  before  mine  eyes  : ^ I 
hate  the  work  of  them  ® that  turn  aside  ; it  shall  not 
cleave  to  me. 

4 A froward  heart  shall  depart  from  me  : I will  not 
® know  a wicked  person. 

5 Whoso  privily  slandereth  his  neighbour,  him  will 
I cut  off  : him  that  hath  an  high  look  and  a proud 
heart  will  not  1 suffer. 

6 Mine  eyes  shall  be  upon  the  faithful  of  the  land, 
that  they  may  dwell  with  me  : he  that  walketh  in  a 
perfect  way,  he  shall  serve  me. 

7 He  that  worketh  deceit  shall  not  dwell  within  my 
house  : he  that  telleth  lies  shall  not  tarry  in  my  sight. 

8 I will  ® early  destroy  all  the  wicked  of  the  land  ; 
that  I may  cut  off  all  wicked  doers  ® from  the  city  of 
the  Lord. 


PSALM  CII. 

1  The  pi'ophet  in  his  prayer  maketh  a grievous  complaint.  12  He  iaketh 
comfort  in  the  eternity  and  mercy  of  God.  13  The  mercies  of  God  are 
to  be  recorded.  23  He  susfaineth  his  weakness  by  the  unchangeableness 
of  God. 

A Prayer  of  the  afflicted,  when  he  is  overwhelmed,  and 
poureth  out  his  complaint  before  the  Lord. 

Hear  my  prayer,  O Lord,  and  let  my  cry  ^ come 
unto  thee. 

2  2 Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in  the  day  when  I am 
in  trouble  ; ^ incline  thine  ear  unto  me  : in  the  day 
when  I call  answer  me  speedily. 

3  ^ For  my  days  are  consumed  like  smoke,  and  ^ my 
bones  are  burned  as  an  hearth. 

4  My  heart  is  smitten,  and  ® withered  like  grass  ; so 
that  I forget  to  eat  my  bread. 

5  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my  groaning  "^my  bones 
cleave  to  my  skin. 

6  ® I am  like  ® a pelican  of  the  wilderness  : I am  like 
an  owl  of  the  desert. 

7  1^®  watch,  and  am  as  a sparrow  alone  upon  the 
house  top. 

8  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the  day  ; and  they 
that  are  mad  against  me  are  sworn  against  me. 


< Ps.  66.  13.  & 116. 
17,  18,  19. 
e Ps.  136.  1,  &c. 

1 Ps.  89  1. 

2 1 Sam.  18.  14. 

3 1 Kin.  9.  4.  & 11.  4. 
* Ps.  97.  10. 

3JoEh  93.6.  ISim. 


12.  20,  21.  Ps.  40.  4.  & 
125.  6. 

fiMatt.  7.  23.  2 Tim. 
2.  19. 

7  Ps.  18.  27.  Pro.  6. 
17. 

» Ps.  75.  10.  Jer.  21. 

12. 


0 Ps.  48.  2,  8. 

1 Ex.  2.  23.  1 Sam. 
0. 16.  Ps.  18.  6. 

2 Ps.  27.  9.  & 69.  17. 

3 Ps.  71.  2.  & 88.  2. 

4 Ps.  119.  83.  Jam. 
4.  14. 


4 Enter  into  his  gates  with  ^ thanksgiving. 

And  into  his  courts  with  praise  : 

Give  thanks  unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 

5 For  the  Lord  is  good  ; his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  ; 
And  his  faithfulness  unto  aU  generations. 


101  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 I will  sing  of  mercy  and  judgement  : 

Unto  thee,  O Lord,  will  I sing  praises. 

2 I w'ill  “ behave  myself  wisely  in  a perfect  way  : 

Oh  when  wilt  thou  come  unto  me  ? 

I  will  walk  within  my  house  ^ with  a perfect  heart. 

3 I wall  set  no  base  thing  before  mine  eyes  : 

I hate  ® the  work  of  them  that  turn  aside  ; 

It  shall  not  cleave  unto  me. 

4 A froward  heart  shall  depart  from  me  : 

I wall  know  no  evil  thing. 

6  Whoso  privily  slandereth  his  neighbour,  him  will  I 
destroy  : 

Him  that  hath  an  high  look  and  a proud  heart  will 
I not  suffer. 

6 Mine  eyes  shall  be  upon  the  faithful  of  the  land, 

that  they  may  dwell  with  me  : 

He  that  walketh  in  a perfect  way,  he  shall  minister 
unto  me. 

7 He  that  worketh  deceit  shall  not  dwell  within  my 

house  : 

He  that  speaketh  falsehood  shall  not  be  established 
before  mine  eyes. 

8 Morning  by  morning  will  I destroy  all  the  wicked 

of  the  land  ; 

To  cut  off  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  from  the  city 
of  the  Lord. 


102  A Prayer  of  the  afflicted,  when  he  “ is  overwhelmed,  and  pour- 
eth out  his  complaint  before  the  Lord. 

1 Hear  my  prayer,  O Lord, 

And  let  my  cry  come  unto  thee. 

2 Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in  the  day  of  my  dis- 

tress : 

Incline  thine  ear  unto  me  ; 

In  the  day  when  I call  answer  me  speedily. 

3 For  my  days  consume  away  ^ like  smoke. 

And  my  bones  are  burned  as  a firebrand. 

4 My  heart  is  smitten  like  grass,  and  withered  ; 

For  I forget  to  eat  my  bread. 

6 By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my  groaning 
My  bones  cleave  to  my  flesh. 

6 I am  like  a pelican  of  the  wilderness  ; 

I am  become  as  an  owl  of  the  waste  places. 

7 I watch,  and  am  become 

Like  a sparrow  that  is  alone  upon  the  housetop. 

8 Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the  day  ; 

They  that  are  mad  against  me  do  curse  by  me. 


3 Job  30.  30.  Ps.  31. 
10.  Lam.  1.  13. 

3 ver.  11.  Ps.  37.  2. 

7 Job  19.  20.  Lam. 
4.  8. 

8 Job  30.  29. 

9 Is.  .34.  11.  Zeph. 
2.  14. 


10  Ps.  77.  4. 

11  Ps.  38.  11. 

12  Acts  26.  11. 

13  Acts  23.  12. 

d Or,  a thank  offer^ 
ing, 

a Or,  give  heed  unto 
the  perfect  way. 


b Or,  in  the  integri- 
ty of  my  heart. 

c Or,  the  doing  of 
unfaithfulness, 
d Or,  evil  per.'ion. 
a Or,  faintefh. 
b Or,  in  smoke, 
c Or,  as  an  heart.h. 


858 


PSALM  cm. 


9 For  I have  eaten  ashes  like  bread,  and  mingled 
my  drink  with  weeping, 

10  Because  of  thine  indignation  and  thy  wrath  : for 

thou  hast  lifted  me  up,  and  cast  me  down. 

11  i®My  days  are  like  a shadow  that  declineth  ; and 

I  am  withered  like  grass. 

12  But  thou,  O Lord,  shalt  endure  for  ever  ; and 

thy  remembrance  unto  all  generations. 

13  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy  upon  Zion  : 
for  the  time  to  favour  her,  yea,  the  set  time,  is  come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  pleasure  in  ^^her  stones, 
and  favour  the  dust  thereof. 

15  So  the  heathen  shall  the  name  of  the 

Lord,  and  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory. 

16  When  the  Lord  shall  build  up  Zion,  =^^he  shall 
appear  in  his  glory. 

17  He  will  regard  the  prayer  of  the  destitute,  and 
not  despise  their  prayer. 

18  This  shall  be  written  for  the  generation  to 
come  : and  the  people  which  shall  be  created  shall 
praise  the  Lord. 

19  For  he  hath  ^8  looked  down  from  the  height  of 
his  sanctuary  ; from  heaven  did  the  Lord  behold  the 
earth  ; 

20  To  hear  the  groaning  of  the  prisoner  ; to  loose 
those  that  are  appointed  to  death  ; 

21  To  declare  the  name  of  the  Lord  in  Zion,  and 
his  praise  in  Jerusalem  ; 

22  When  the  people  are  gathered  together,  and  the 
kingdoms,  to  serve  the  Lord. 

23  He  weakened  my  strength  in  the  way  ; he  short- 
ened my  days. 

24  I said,  O my  God,  take  me  not  away  in  the 
midst  of  my  days  : thy  years  are  throughout  all  gene- 
rations. 

25  ®^Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation  of  the 
earth  : and  the  heavens  are  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

26  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  endure  : 
yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a garment  ; as  a 
vesture  shalt  thou  change  them,  and  they  shall  be 
changed  : 

27  But  thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years  shall  have 
no  end. 

28  The  children  of  thy  servants  shall  continue, 
and  their  seed  shall  be  established  before  thee. 


PSALM  cm. 

1 An  exhortation  to  bless  God  for  his  mercy  ^ 15  and  for  the  constancy 
thereof. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

Bless  ^ the  lord,  O my  soul  : and  all  that  is  within 
me,  hless  his  holy  name. 

2  Bless  the  Lord,  O my  soul,  and  forget  not  all  his 
benefits  : 

3  ^ Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities  ; who  ® healeth 
all  thy  diseases  ; 

14  Ps.  42,  3.  & 80.  5.  20  Is.  60.  10.  Zech.  2g  Rom.  15.  4.  1 Cor. 

1-  Ps.  30.  7.  1.  12.  10.  11. 

16  Job  14.  2.  Ps.  109.  21  Is.  40.  2.  27  pg.  22.  31.  Is.  43. 

23.  & 144.  4.  Eccles.  22  Ps.  79.  1.  21. 

'12.  23 1 Kin.  8.  43.  Ps.  28  Dent.  26.  15.  Ps. 

■ ver,  4.  Is.  40.  6,  138.  4.  Is.  60.  3.  14.  2.  & 33.  13,  14. 

lam.  1.  10.  24  Is.  60.  1,  2.  29  Pg.  79.  n. 

^ '’6.  Ps.  9.  7.  2.'i  Neh.  1.  6,  11.  & so  Pg,  22.  22, 

L:  7 ■ ? ' 2.  8.  31  Job  21.  21, 

32  l8,  38.  10. 


9  For  I have  eaten  ashes  like  bread, 

And  mingled  my  drink  with  weeping. 

10  Because  of  thine  indignation  and  thy  wrath ; 

For  thou  hast  taken  me  up,  and  cast  me  away. 

11  My  days  are  like  a shadow  that  ^ declineth  ; 

And  I am  withered  like  grass. 

12  But  thou,  O Lord,  « shalt  abide  for  ever  ; 

And  thy  memorial  unto  all  generations. 

13  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy  upon  Zion  : 

For  it  is  time  to  have  pity  upon  her,  yea,  the  set 
time  is  come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  pleasure  in  her  stones. 

And  have  pity  upon  her  dust. 

15  So  the  nations  shall  fear  the  name  of  the  Lord, 

And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory  ; 

16  For  the  Lord  hath  built  up  Zion, 

He  hath  appeared  in  his  glory  ; 

17  He  hath  regarded  the  prayer  of  the  destitute, 

And  hath  not  despised  their  prayer. 

18  This  shall  be  written  for  the  generation  to  come  ; 
And  a people  which  shall  be  created  shall  praise 

/the  Lord. 

19  For  he  hath  looked  down  from  the  height  of  his 

sanctuary  ; 

From  heaven  did  the  Lord  behold  the  earth  ; 

20  To  hear  the  sighing  of  the  prisoner  ; 

To  loose  0 those  that  are  appointed  to  death  ; 

21  That  men  may  declare  the  name  of  the  Lord  in 

Zion, 

And  his  praise  in  Jerusalem  ; 

22  When  the  peoples  are  gathered  together, 

And  the  kingdoms,  to  serve  the  Lord. 

23  ^ He  weakened  my  strength  in  the  way  ; 

He  shortened  my  days. 

24  I said,  O my  God,  take  me  not  away  in  the  midst 

of  my  days  : 

Thy  years  are  throughout  all  generations. 

25  Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth  ; 
And  the  heavens  are  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

26  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  endure  : 

Yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a garment ; 

As  a vesture  shalt  thou  change  them,  and  they  shall 
be  changed  : 

27  But  thou  art  the  same, 

And  thy  years  shall  have  no  end. 

28  The  children  of  thy  servants  shall  continue. 

And  their  seed  shall  be  established  before  thee. 


103  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Bless  the  Lord,  O my  soul ; 

And  all  that  is  within  me,  hless  his  holy  name. 

2 Bless  the  Lord,  O my  soul. 

And  forget  not  all  his  benefits  : 

3 Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities  ; 

Who  healeth  all  thy  diseases  ; 

33  Ps.  90.  2.  Hab.  1.  37  Mai.  3.  6.  Heb.  147.  3.  Jer,  17.  14. 

12.  13.  8.  Jam.  1.  17.  d Or,  is  stretched 

34  Gen.  1.  1.  & 2.  1.  38  pg,  g9.  36.  out. 

Heb.  1.  10.  4 ver.  22.  Ps.  104. 1.  e Or,  sittest  as  king. 

35  Is.  34.  4.  & 51.  6.  & 146.  1.  / Heb.  Jah. 

& 65.  17.  & 66.  22.  2 Ps.  130.  8.  Is.  33.  g Heb.  the  children 

Rom.  8.  20..  2 Pet.  3,  24.  Matt,  9.  2,  6,  of  death. 

7,10,11,12.  Mark  2. 5, 10, 11.  Luke  A Another  reading 

36  ver.  12,  7.  47,  is,  He  afflicted  me 

3 Ex.  15.  26,  Ps.  with  his  strength. 


13. 


PSALM  CIV. 


859 


4 Who  ^ redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction  ; ^ who 
crowneth  thee  with  lovingkindness  and  tender  mercies  ; 

5 Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good  things  ; so  that 
® thy  youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle’s. 

6 The  Lord  executeth  righteousness  and  judgment 
for  all  that  are  oppressed. 

7 ® He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses,  his  acts 
unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

8 ® The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious,  slow  to  anger, 
an^  plenteous  in  mercy... 

9 He  will  not  always  chide  : neither  will  he  keep 
his  anger  for  ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins  ; nor 
rewarded  us  according  to  our  iniquities. 

11  1'^  For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth,  so 
great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west,  so  far  hath  he 
13  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 

13  1^  Like  as  a father  pitieth  his  children,  so  the  Lord 
pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame  ; i^  he  remembereth 
that  we  are  i^dust. 

15  As  /or  man,  n his  days  are  as  grass  ; i®  as  a flower 
of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

16  For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone  ; and 
1^  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to 
everlasting  upon  them  that  fear  him,  and  his  righteous- 
ness unto  children’s  children  ; 

18  21  To  such  as  keep  his  covenant,  and  to  those  that 
remember  his  commandments  to  do  them. 

19  The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  22  throne  in  the 
heavens  ; and  23  fiis  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

20  24  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels,  that  excel  in 
strength,  that  26  do  his  commandments,  hearkening  unto 
the  voice  of  his  word. 

21  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  2^  his  hosts  ; 27  min- 
isters of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 

22  28  Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works  in  all  places  of 
his  dominion  : 29  bless  the  Lord,  O my  soul. 


PSALM  CIV. 

1  A meditation  upon  the  mighty  power,  7 and  wonderful  providence  of 
God.  31  God's  glory  is  eternal.  33  The  prophet  voweth  perpetually 
to  praise  God. 

Bless  ^the  lord,  O my  soul.  O Lord  my  God, 
thou  art  very  great ; 2 thou  art  clothed  with  honour 
and  majesty. 

2  3 Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as  with  a garment  : 
^ who  stretchest  out  the  heavens  like  a curtain  : 

3  3 Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  chambers  in  the 
waters  : ^ who  maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot  : who 
walketh  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind  : 

4  3 Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits  ; ® his  ministers  a 
flaming  fire  : 


4 WTio  redeemeth  thy  life  from  “ destruction  ; 

Who  crowneth  thee  with  lovingkindness  and  tender 
mercies  : 

5 Who  satisfieth  ^ thy  mouth  with  good  things  : 

So  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle. 

6 The  Lord  executeth  righteous  acts. 

And  judgements  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 

7 He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses, 

His  doings  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

8 The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and  gracious. 

Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

9 He  will  not  always  chide  ; 

Neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins. 

Nor  rewarded  us  after  our  iniquities. 

11  For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth, 

• So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west. 

So  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 

13  Like  as  a father  pitieth  his  children. 

So  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame  ; 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  dust. 

15  As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass  ; 

As  a flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

16  For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone  ; 

And  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to 

everlasting  upon  them  that  fear  him. 

And  his  righteousness  unto  children’s  children  ; 

18  To  such  as  keep  his  covenant. 

And  to  those  that  remember  his  precepts  to  do 
them. 

19  The  Lord  hath  established  his  throne  in  the  hea- 

vens ; 

And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  angels  of  his  : 

Ye  mighty  in  strength,  that  fidfil  his  word, 
Hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 

21  Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts  ; 

Ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 

22  Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  works. 

In  all  places  of  his  dominion  : 

Bless  the  Lord,  O my  soul. 


104  Bless  the  Lord,  O my  soul. 

O Lord  my  God,  thou  art  very  great ; 

Thou  art  clothed  with  honour  and  majesty. 

2 Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as  with  a garment  ; 
Who  stretchest  out  the  heavens  like  a curtain  : 

3 Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  chambers  in  the  waters  ; 
Who  maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot  ; 

Who  walketh  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind  : 

4 Who  maketh  ® winds  his  messengers  ; 

His  ministers  a flaming  fire  : 


4Ps.  34.  22.  & 5G. 

13. 

5 Ps.  5.  12. 

6 Is.  40.  31. 

T Ps.  146.  7. 

8 Ps.  147.  19. 

9 Ex.  34.  6,  7.  Num. 

14.  18.  Deut.  5.  10. 
Neh.  9.  17.  Ps.  86.  15. 
Jer.  32.  18. 


10  Ps.  30.  Ty.  Is.  67. 
16.  Jer.  3.  5.  Mic.  7. 
18. 

Ezra  9.  13. 

12  Ps.  57.  10.  Eph.  3. 
18. 

13  Is.  43.  25.  Mic.  7. 
18. 

Mai.  3.  17. 

13  Ps.  78.  39. 


18  Gen.  3. 19.  Eccles. 
12.  7. 

11  Ps.  90.  6,  6.  1 Pet. 
1.  24. 

IS  Job  14. 1,2.  Jam. 

1.  10,  11. 

19  Job  7.  10.  & 20.  9. 

20  Ex.  20.  6. 

21  Deut.  7.  9. 

2i  Ps.  11.  4. 


23  Ps.  47.  2.  Dan.  4. 
26,  34,  35. 

21  Ps.  148.  2. 

23Matt.  6. 10.  Heb. 
1.  14. 

20  Gen.  32.  2.  Josh. 
6.  14.  Ps.  68.  17. 

21  Dan.  7.  9, 10.  Heb. 
1.  14. 

2B  Ps.  145.  10. 


29  ver.  1. 

iver.  3.5.  Ps.  10.3.1. 

2 Ps.  93.  1. 

8 Dan.  7.  9. 

Ms.  40.  22.  & 45. 
12. 

3 Amos  9.  6. 

8 Is.  19.  1. 

1 Ps.  18.  10. 


8 Heb.  1.  7. 

9 2 Kin.  2.  11.  & 6. 
17. 

a Or,  the  pit. 
b Or,  thy  years.  Or, 
thy  prime.  Heb.  thine 
ornament. 

a Or,  his  angels 
winds. 


860 


PSALM  CIV. 


5 Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth,  that  it 
should  not  be  removed  for  ever. 

6 Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as  with  a gar- 
ment : the  waters  stood  above  the  mountains. 

7 At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ; at  the  voice  of  thy 
thunder  they  hasted  away. 

8 They  go  up  by  the  mountains  ; they  go  down  by 
the  valleys  unto  ^^the  place  which  thou  hast  founded 
for  them. 

9 Thou  hast  set  a bound  that  they  may  not  pass 
over  ; ^®that  they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 

10  He  sendeth  the  springs  into  the  valleys,  which  run 
among  the  hills. 

11  They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of  the  field  : the 
wild  asses  quench  their  thirst. 

12  By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  have  their 
habitation,  which  sing  among  the  branches. 

13  He  watereth  the  hills  from  his  chambers  : the 
earth  is  satisfied  with  the  fruit  of  thy  works. 

14  He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the  cattle,  and 
herb  for  the  service  of  man  : that  he  may  bring  forth 

food  out  of  the  earth  ; 

15  And  22  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart  of  man, 
and  oil  to  make  his  face  to  shine,  and  bread  which 
strengtheneth  man’s  heart. 

16  The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  full  of  sap  ; the  cedars 
of  Lebanon,  23  which  he  hath  planted  ; 

17  Where  the  birds  make  their  nests  : as  for  the 
stork,  the  fir  trees  are  her  house. 

18  The  high  hills  are  a refuge  for  the  wild  goats  ; 
and  the  rocks  for  24  the  conies. 

19  25  He  appointed  the  moon  for  seasons  : the  sun 
2®  knoweth  his  going  down. 

20  27  Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is  night  : wherein 
all  the  beasts  of  the  forest  do  creep  forth. 

21  28  Xhe  young  lions  roar  after  their  prey,  and  seek 
their  meat  from  God. 

22  The  sun  ariseth,  they  gather  themselves  together, 
and  lay  them  down  in  their  dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  unto  29  his  work  and  to  his  labour 
until  the  evening. 

24  30  O Lord,  how  manifold  are  thy  works  ! in  wis- 
dom hast  thou  made  them  all  : the  earth  is  full  of  thy 
riches. 

25  So  is  this  great  and  wide  sea,  wherein  are  things 
creeping  innumerable,  both  small  and  great  beasts. 

26  There  go  the  ships  : there  is  that  3i  leviathan, 
whom  thou  hast  made  to  play  therein. 

27  32  These  wait  all  upon  thee  ; that  thou  mayest  give 
them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

28  That  thou  givest  them  they  gather  : thou  openest 
thine  hand,  they  are  filled  with  good. 

29  Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they  are  troubled  : 33  thou 
takest  away  their  breath,  they  die,  and  return  to  their 
dust. 


10  Job  26.  7.  & 38.  4, 

6.  Ps.  24.  2.  & 13G,  6. 
Eccles.  1.  4. 

11  Gen.  7.  19. 

12  Gen.  8.  1. 

13  Gen.  8.  6. 

11  Job  38.  10,  11. 

15  Job  26.  10.  Ps.  33. 

7.  Jer.  6.  22. 


i«  Gen.  9. 11, 15. 

17  Ps.  147.  8. 

18  Ps.  66.  9,  10. 

19  Jer.  10.  13.  & 14. 

22. 

20  Gen.  1.  29,  30.  & 
3.  18.  & 9.  3.  Ps.  147. 

8. 


21  Job  28.  5.  Ps.  136. 
25.  & 147.  9. 

22Judg.  9.  13.  Ps. 
23.  5.  Pro.  31.  6,  7. 

23  Num.  24.  6. 

24  Pro.  30.  26. 

25  Gen.  1.  14. 

20  Job  38.  12. 

27  Is.  4.6.  7. 


5 ^ Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 

That  it  should  not  be  moved  for  ever. 

6 Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as  with  a vesture  ; 
The  waters  stood  above  the  mountains. 

7 At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ; 

At  the  voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away  ; 

8 ® They  went  up  by  the  mountains,  they  went  down 

by  the  valleys. 

Unto  the  place  which  thou  hadst  founded  for  them. 

9 Thou  hast  set  a bound  that  they  may  not  pass  ovipr  ; 
That  they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 

10  He  sendeth  forth  springs  into  the  valleys  ; 

They  run  among  the  mountains  : 

11  They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of  the  field  ; 

The  wild  asses  quench  their  thirst. 

12  By  them  the  fowl  of  the  heaven  have  their  habita- 

tion. 

They  ^ sing  among  the  branches. 

13  He  watereth  the  mountains  from  his  chambers  : 

The  earth  is  satisfied  with  the  fruit  of  thy  works. 

14  He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the  cattle. 

And  herb  for  the  ® service  of  man  ; 

That  he  may  bring  forth  food  out  of  the  earth  : 

15  And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart  of  man, 

^ And  oil  to  make  his  face  to  shine, 

And  bread  that  strengtheneth  man’s  heart. 

16  The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  * satisfied  ; 

The  cedars  of  Lebanon,  which  he  hath  planted  ; 

17  Where  the  birds  make  their  nests  : 

As  for  the  stork,  the  fir  trees  are  her  house. 

18  The  high  mountains  are  for  the  wild  goats  ; 

The  rocks  are  a refuge  for  the  * conies. 

19  He  appointed  the  moon  for  seasons  : 

The  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 

20  Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is  night  ; 

Wherein  all  the  beasts  of  the  forest  do  creep  forth. 

21  The  young  lions  roar  after  their  prey. 

And  seek  their  meat  from  God. 

22  The  sun  ariseth,  they  get  them  away. 

And  lay  them  down  in  their  dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  unto  his  work 
And  to  his  labour  until  the  evening. 

24  O Lord,  how  manifold  are  thy  works  ! 

In  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all  ; 

The  earth  is  full  of  thy  J riches. 

25  Yonder  is  the  sea,  great  and  wide. 

Wherein  are  things  creeping  innumerable. 

Both  small  and  great  beasts. 

26  There  go  the  ships  ; 

There  is  leviathan,  whom  thou  hast  formed  to  ^ take 
his  pastime  therein. 

27  These  wait  all  upon  thee. 

That  thou  mayest  give  them  their  meat  in  due  sea- 
son. 

28  That  thou  givest  unto  them  they  gather  ; 

Thou  openest  thine  hand,  they  are  satisfied  with 
good. 

29  Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they  are  troubled  ; 

Thou  ^ takest  away  their  breath,  they  die. 

And  return  to  their  dust. 


28  Job  38.  39.  Joel  1. 
20. 

20  Gen.  3.  19. 

30  Pro.  3.  19. 

81  Job  41.  1. 

32  Ps.  136.  25.  & 145. 
15.  & 147.  9. 

S3  Job  34.  14, 15.  P.s. 
146.  4.  Eccles.  12.  7. 


h Heb.  He  founded 
the  earth  upon  her 
bases. 

c Or,  {The  moun- 
tains rose,  the  valleys 
sank  down  ;) 

d Heb.  utter  their 
voice. 

e Or,  labour. 


f Heb.  bread, 
g Heb.  To  make  his 
face  to  shine  with  oil. 
h See  ver.  13. 
i See  Lev.  11.  5. 
j Or,  creatures, 
k Or,  play  with  him. 
See  Job  41.  6. 

I Or,  gatherest  in. 


PSALM  CV. 


861 


30  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they  are  created  : 
and  thou  renewest  the  face  of  the  earth. 

31  The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  endure  for  ever  : the 
Lord  shall  rejoice  in  his  works. 

32  He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it  trembleth  : 

he  toucheth  the  hills,  and  they  smoke. 

33  I will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as  I live  : I 
will  sing  praise  to  my  God  while  I have  my  being. 

34  My  meditation  of  him  shall  be  sweet  : I will  be 
glad  in  the  Lord. 

35  Let  the  sinners  be  consumed  out  of  the  earth, 
and  let  the  wicked  be  no  more.  Bless  thou  the  Lord, 
O my  soul.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  CV. 


1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God,  and  to  seek  out  his  works.  7 The  story 
of  God's  providence  over  Abraham.,  16  over  Joseph.,  23  over  Jacob  in 
Egypt,  26  over  Moses  delivering  the  Israelites,  37  over  the  Israelites 
brought  out  of  Egypt,  fed  in  the  wilderness,  and  planted  in  Canaan. 


GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; call  upon  his 
name  : ^ make  known  his  deeds  among  the  peo- 
ple. 

2 Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him  : ® talk  ye  of 
all  his  wondrous  works. 

3 Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  : let  the  heart  of  them 
rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

4 Seek  the  Lord,  and  his  strength  : ^seek  his  face 
evermore. 

5 ® Remember  his  marvellous  works  that  he  hath 
done  ; his  wonders,  and  the  judgments  of  his  mouth  ; 

6 O ye  seed  of  Abraham  his  servant,  ye  children  of 
Jacob  his  chosen. 

7 He  is  the  Lord  our  God  : ® his  judgments  are  in  all 
the  earth. 

8 He  hath  remembered  his  covenant  for  ever,  the 
word  which  he  commanded  to  a thousand  generations. 

9 ® Which  covenant  he  made  with  Abraham,  and  his 
oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

10  And  confirmed  the  same  unto  Jacob  for  a law, 
and  to  Israel  for  an  everlasting  covenant  : 

11  Saying,  ® Unto  thee  will  I give  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, the  lot  of  your  inheritance  : 

12  When  they  were  hut  a few  men  in  number  ; yea, 
very  few,  and  strangers  in  it. 

13  When  they  went  from  one  nation  to  another, 
from  one  kingdom  to  another  people  ; 

14  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them  wrong  : yea, 

he  reproved  kings  for  their  sakes  ; 

15  Saying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed,  and  do  my 
prophets  no  harm. 

16  Moreover  he  called  for  a famine  upon  the  land  : 
he  brake  the  whole  staff  of  bread. 

17  He  sent  a man  before  them,  even  Joseph,  who 

was  sold  for  a servant  : 

18  Whose  feet  they  hurt  with  fetters  : he  was  laid 
in  iron  : 

19  Until  the  time  that  his  word  came  : ^^the  word  of 
the  Lord  tried  him. 

20  20  Xhe  king  sent  and  loosed  him  ; even  the  ruler 
of  the  people,  and  let  him  go  free. 


34  Is.  32.  15.  Ezek. 
37.  9. 

35  Gen.  1.  31. 

30  Hab.  3.  10. 

37  Ps.  144.  5. 

38  Ps.  63.  4.  & 146. 

2. 


3«  Ps.  37.  38.  Pro.  2. 

22. 

40  ver.  1. 

4 1 Chr.  16.  8-22.  Is. 
12.  4. 

2 Ps.  145.  4,  5,  11. 

3 Ps.  77.  12.  & 119. 
27. 


4 Ps.  27.  8. 

5 Ps.  77.  11. 

0 Is.  26.  9. 

7 Luke  1.  72. 

8 Gen.  17.  2.  & 22. 
16,  &c.  & 26.  3.  & 28. 
13.  & 35.  11.  Luke  1. 
73.  Heb.  6.  17. 


30  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they  are  created  ; 

And  thou  renewest  the  face  of  the  ground. 

31  Let  the  glory  of  the  Lord  endure  for  ever  ; 

Let  the  Lord  rejoice  in  his  works  : 

32  Who  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it  trembleth  ; 

He  toucheth  the  mountains,  and  they  smoke. 

33  I will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as  I live  : 

I  will  sing  praise  to  my  God  while  I have  any  being. 

34  Let  my  meditation  be  sweet  unto  him  : 

I will  rejoice  in  the  Lord. 

35  Let  sinners  be  consumed  out  of  the  earth. 

And  let  the  wicked  be  no  more. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O my  soul. 

7”  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


105  O give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name  ; 
Make  known  his  doings  among  the  peoples. 

2 Sing  unto  him,  sing  praises  unto  him  ; 

« Talk  ye  of  all  his  marvellous  works. 

3 Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  : 

Let  the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

4 Seek  ye  the  Lord  and  his  strength  ; 

Seek  his  face  evermore. 

5 Remember  his  marvellous  works  that  he  hath  done  ; 
His  wonders,  and  the  judgements  of  his  mouth  ; 

6 O ye  seed  of  Abraham  his  servant. 

Ye  children  of  Jacob,  his  chosen  ones. 

7 He  is  the  Lord  our  God  : 

His  judgements  are  in  all  the  earth. 

8 He  hath  remembered  his  covenant  for  ever. 

The  word  which  he  commanded  to  a thousand  gene- 
rations ; 

9 The  covenant  which  he  made  with  Abraham, 

And  his  oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

10  And  confirmed  the  same  unto  Jacob  for  a statute. 
To  Israel  for  an  everlasting  covenant  : 

11  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I give  the  land  of  Canaan, 
The  ^ lot  of  your  inheritance  : 

12  When  they  were  but  a few  men  in  number  ; 

Yea,  very  few,  and  sojourners  in  it  ; 

13  And  they  went  about  from  nation  to  nation, 

From  one  kingdom  to  another  people. 

14  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them  wrong  ; 

Yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their  sakes  ; 

15  Saying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed  ones. 

And  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

16  And  he  called  for  a famine  upon  the  land  ; 

He  brake  the  whole  staff  of  bread. 

17  He  sent  a man  before  them  ; 

Joseph  was  sold  for  a servant  ; 

18  His  feet  they  hurt  with  fetters  ; 

^ He  was  laid  in  chains  of  iron  ; 

19  Until  the  time  that  his  word  came  to  pass  ; 

The  word  of  the  Lord  tried  him. 

20  The  king  sent  and  loosed  him  ; 

Even  the  ruler  of  peoples,  and  let  him  go  free. 


9  Gen.  13.  15.  & 15. 
18. 

40  Gen.  34. 30.  Dent. 
7.  7.  & 26.  5. 

14  Heb.  11.  9. 

42  Gen.  35.  5. 

43  Gen.  12.  17.  & 20. 
3,  7. 


14  Gen.  41.  54. 

15  Lev.  26.  26.  Is.  3. 
1.  Ezek.  4.  16. 

1C  Gen.  45.  5.  & 50. 

20. 

17  Gen.  37.  28,  36. 

18  Gen.  39.  20.  & 40. 

15. 


1C  Gen.  41.  25. 

20  Gen.  41.  14. 
m Heb.  Hallelujah, 
a Or,  Meditate, 
b Heb.  cord,  or, 
line. 

c Heb.  ITis  soul  en- 
tered into  the  iron. 


862 


PSALM  CV. 


21  21  He  made  him  lord  of  liis  house,  and  ruler  of  all 
his  substance  : 

22  To  bind  his  princes  at  his  pleasure  ; and  teach 
his  senators  wisdom. 

23  22 Israel  also  came  into  Egypt;  and  Jacob  so- 
journed 23  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

24  And  24  he  increased  his  people  greatly  ; and 
made  them  stronger  than  their  enemies. 

25  25  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate  his  people,  to 
deal  subtilly  with  his  servants. 

26  25  He  sent  Moses  his  servant  ; and  Aaron  27  whom 
he  had  chosen. 

27  28  They  shewed  his  signs  among  them,  2®  and  won- 
ders in  the  land  of  Ham. 

28  He  sent  darkness,  and  made  it  dark  ; and 

they  rebelled  not  against  his  word. 

29  22  He  turned  their  waters  into  blood,  and  slew 
their  fish. 

30  23  Their  land  brought  forth  frogs  in  abundance, 
in  the  chambers  of  their  kings. 

31  24  He  spake,  and  there  came  divers  sorts  of  flies, 
and  lice  in  all  their  coasts. 

32  25  He  gave  them  hail  for  rain,  and  flaming  fire 
in  their  land. 

33  26  He  smote  their  vines  also  and  their  fig  trees  ; 
and  brake  the  trees  of  their  coasts. 

34  2'^  He  spake,  and  the  locusts  came,  and  caterpil- 
lers,  and  tliat  without  number, 

35  And  did  eat  up  all  the  herbs  in  their  land,  and 
devoured  the  fruit  of  their  ground. 

36  28  He  smote  also  all  the  firstborn  in  their  land, 
28  the  chief  of  all  their  strength. 

37  ^8  He  brought  them  forth  also  with  silver  and 
gold  : and  there  was  not  one  feeble  person  among  their 
tribes. 

38  Egypt  was  glad  when  they  departed  : for  the 
fear  of  them  fell  upon  them. 

39  ^2  He  spread  a cloud  for  a covering  ; and  fire  to 
give  light  in  the  night. 

40  43  pjiQ  people  asked,  and  he  brought  quails,  and 

satisfied  them  with  the  bread  of  heaven. 

41  ^^He  opened  the  rock,  and  the  waters  gushed 
out  ; they  ran  in  the  dry  places  like  a river. 

42  For  he  remembered  his  holy  promise,  ayid 
Abraham  his  servant. 

43  And  he  brought  forth  his  people  with  joy,  and 
liis  chosen  with  gladness  : 

44  47  And  gave  them  the  lands  of  the  heathen  : and 
they  inherited  the  labour  of  the  people  ; 

45  48  That  they  might  observe  his  statutes,  and  keep 
liis  laws.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


21  Gen,  41.  40.  as  Ex,  7,  & 8,  & 9,  &.  34  Ex.  8.  17,  24.  Ps, 

22  Gen.  4G.  G.  10,  & 11,  & 12.  Ps.  78.  78.  45. 

23  Ps.  78.  61.  & 106.  43.  &c.  35  Ex,  9.  23,  25.  Ps. 

22.  29  Ps.  lOG.  22.  78.  48. 

24  Ex.  1.  7.  so  Ex.  10.  22.  36  pg,  73.  47. 

25  Ex.  1.  8,  &c.  31  Ps.  99.  7.  3t  Ex.  10.  4,  13,  14. 

26  Ex.  3.  10.  & 4.  12,  32Ex.  7.  20.  Ps.  78.  Ps.  78.  4G. 

14.  44.  38  Ex.  12.  29.  Ps.  78. 

27  Num.  16.  5.  & 33  Ex.  8.  G,  Ps.  78.  51. 

17.  5.  45. 


21  He  made  him  lord  of  his  house, 

And  ruler  of  all  his  substance  : 

22  To  bind  his  piinces  at  his  pleasure, 

And  teach  his  ^ senators  wisdom. 

23  Israel  also  came  into  Egypt  ; 

And  Jacob  sojourned  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

24  And  he  increased  his  people  greatly. 

And  made  them  stronger  than  their  adversaries. 

25  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate  his  people. 

To  deal  subtilly  with  his  servants. 

26  He  sent  Moses  liis  servant. 

And  Aaron  whom  he  had  chosen. 

27  ^They  set  among  them his  signs. 

And  wonders  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

28  He  sent  darkness,  and  made  it  dark  ; 

And  they  rebelled  not  against  his  words. 

29  He  turned  their  waters  into  blood. 

And  slew  their  fish. 

30  Their  land  swarmed  with  frogs. 

In  the  chambers  of  their  kings. 

31  He  spake,  and  there  came  swarms  of  flies, 

And  lice  in  all  their  borders. 

32  He  gave  them  hail  for  rain. 

And  flaming  fire  in  their  land. 

33  He  smote  their  vines  also  and  their  fig  trees  ; 

And  brake  the  trees  of  their  borders. 

34  He  spake,  and  the  locust  came. 

And  the  cankerworm,  and  that  without  number, 

35  And  did  eat  up  every  herb  in  their  land. 

And  did  eat  up  the  fruit  of  their  ground. 

36  He  smote  also  all  the  firstborn  in  their  land. 

The  chief  of  all  their  strength. 

37  And  he  brought  them  forth  with  silver  and  gold  ; 
And  there  was  ^’not  one  feeble  person  among  his 

tribes. 

38  Egypt  was  glad  when  they  departed  ; 

For  the  fear  of  them  had  fallen  upon  them. 

39  He  spread  a cloud  for  a covering  ; 

And  fire  to  give  light  in  the  night. 

40  They  asked,  and  he  brought  quails. 

And  satisfied  them  with  the  bread  of  heaven. 

41  He  opened  the  rock,  and  waters  gushed  out  ; 

They  ran  in  the  dry  places  like  a river. 

42  For  he  remembered  his  holy  word. 

And  Abraham  his  servant. 

43  And  he  brought  forth  his  people  with  joy. 

And  his  chosen  with  singing. 

44  And  he  gave  them  the  lands  of  the  nations  ; 

And  they  took  the  labour  of  the  peoples  in  pos- 
session : 

45  That  they  might  keep  his  statutes. 

And  observe  his  laws. 

J Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

39  Gen.  49.  3.  20.  11.  Ps.  78.  15,  16.  e Some  ancient  ver- 

40  Ex.  12.  35.  1 Cor.  10.  4.  sions  have.  He. 

44  Ex.  12.  33.  46  Gen.  15.  14.  /Heb.  the  words  of 

42  Ex.  13.  21.  Neh.  47  Dent.  6.  10,  11.  his  signs. 

9.  12.  Josh.  13.  7,  &c.  Ps.  g See  Ex.  8.  16. 

43  Ex,  16. 12,  &c,  Ps.  78,  55.  h Heb.  beginning. 

78.  18,  27.  48  Dent.  4.  1,  40.  & See  Dent.  21.  17. 

44  Ps.  78.  24,  25.  6.  21-25.  i Or,  none  that  stum- 

45  Ex.  17.  6.  Num,  d Heb,  elders.  bled. 

j Heb.  Hallelujah. 


PSALM  CVI. 


863 


PSALM  CVI. 

1  The  psalmist  exhorteth  to  praise  God.  4 He  prnyeth  for  pardon  of 
sin,  as  God  did  with  the  fathers.  7 2'he  story  of  the  people's  rebellion, 
and  God's  mercy.  47  Heconcludeth  with  prayer  and  praise. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  ^ give  thanks  unto  the 
Lord  ; for  he  is  good  : for  his  mercy  endureth  for 

ever. 

2  ® Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts  of  the  Lord  ? who 
can  shew  forth  all  his  praise  ? 

3  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  judgment,  and  he  that 
^ doeth  righteousness  at  ^ all  times. 

4  ® Remember  me,  O Lord,  with  the  favour  that  thou 
hearest  unto  thy  people  : O visit  me  with  thy  salvation  ; 

5  That  I may  see  the  good  of  thy  chosen,  that  I may 
rejoice  in  the  gladness  of  thy  nation,  that  I may  glory 
with  thine  inheritance. 

6  We  have  sinned  with  our  fathers,  we  have  com- 
mitted iniquity,  we  have  done  wickedly. 

7  Our  fathers  understood  not  thy  wonders  in  Egypt  ; 
they  remembered  not  the  multitude  of  thy  mercies  ; 
® but  provoked  him  at  the  sea,  even  at  the  Red  sea. 

8  Nevertheless  he  saved  them  ® for  his  name’s  sake, 
that  he  might  make  his  mighty  power  to  be  known. 

9  He  rebuked  the  Red  sea  also,  and  it  was  dried 
up  : so  he  led  them  through  the  depths,  as  through 
the  wilderness. 

10  And  he  saved  them  from  the  hand  of  him  that 
hated  them^  and  redeemed  them  from  the  hand  of  the 
enemy. 

11  1^  And  the  waters  covered  their  enemies  : there 
was  not  one  of  them  left. 

12  i^Then  believed  they  his  words  ; they  sang  his 
praise. 

13  1®  They  soon  forgat  his  works  ; they  waited  not 
for  his  counsel  : * 

14  1'^  But  lusted  exceedingly  in  the  wilderness,  and 
tempted  God  in  the  desert. 

15  1®  And  he  gave  them  their  request  ; but  i®  sent 
leanness  into  their  soul. 

16  20  They  envied  Moses  also  in  the  camp,  and  Aaron 
the  saint  of  the  Lord. 

17  21  The  earth  opened  and  swallowed  up  Dathan, 
and  covered  the  company  of  Abiram. 

18  22  And  a fire  was  kindled  in  their  company  ; the 
flame  burned  up  the  wicked. 

19  23  They  made  a calf  in  Horeb,  and  worshipped 
the  molten  image. 

20  Thus  24  they  changed  their  glory  into  the  simili- 
tude of  an  ox  that  eateth  grass.  • 

21  They  25  forgat  God  their  saviour,  which  had  done 
great  things  in  Egypt  ; 

22  Wondrous  works  in  2®  the  land  of  Ham,  and  ter- 
rible things  by  the  Red  sea. 

23  27  Therefore  he  said  that  he  would  destroy  them, 
had  not  Moses  his  chosen  28  stood  before  him  in  the 
breach,  to  turn  away  his  wrath,  lest  he  should  destroy 
them. 


1 1  Chr.  16.  34. 

2 Ps.  107.  1.  & 118. 
1.  & 136.  1. 

3 Ps.  40.  5. 

* Ps.  15.  2. 

3 Acts  24.  10.  Gal. 
6.  9. 

« Ps.  119.  132. 


7 Lev.  20. 40.  1 Kin. 
8.  47.  Dan.  9.  5. 

8 Ex.  14.  11,  12. 

» Ezek.  20.  14. 
w Ex.  9.  16. 

11  Ex.  14.  21.  P.S. 
18.15.  Nah.  1.4. 

12  Is.  13.  11,  1*2,  13, 
1-i. 


13  Ex.  14.  30. 

1^  Ex.  14.  27,  28.  & 
15.  5. 

15  Ex.  14.  31.  & 15.1. 
10  Ex.  15.  24.  & 16. 
2.  & 17.  2.  Ps.  78. 

11. 

17  Num.  11.  4,  33. 


106  “ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

O give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  good  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2 Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts  of  the  Lord, 

Or  shew  forth  all  his  praise  ? 

3 Blessed  are  they  that  keep  judgement. 

And  he  that  doeth  righteousness  at  all  times. 

4 Remember  me,  O Lord,  with  the  favour  that  thou 

bearest  unto  thy  people  ; 

O visit  me  with  thy  salvation  : 

5 That  I may  see  the  prosperity  of  thy  chosen. 

That  I may  rejoice  in  the  gladness  of  thy  nation. 
That  I may  glory  with  thine  inheritance. 


6 We  have  sinned  with  our  fathers. 

We  have  committed  iniquity,  we  have  done  wick- 
edly. 

7 Our  fathers  understood  not  thy  wonders  in  Egypt  ; 
They  remembered  not  the  multitude  of  thy  mercies  ; 
But  were  rebellious  at  the  sea,  even  at  the  Red  Sea. 

8 Nevertheless  he  saved  them  for  his  name’s  sake. 
That  he  might  make  his  mighty  power  to  be  known. 

9 He  rebuked  the  Red  Sea  also,  and  it  was  dried  up  : 
So  he  led  them  through  the  depths,  as  through  a 

5 wilderness. 

10  And  he  saved  them  from  the  hand  of  him  that 

hated  them. 

And  redeemed  them  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

11  And  the  waters  covered  their  adversaries  : 

There  was  not  one  of  them  left. 

12  Then  believed  they  his  words  ; 

They  sang  his  praise. 

13  They  soon  forgat  his  works  ; 

They  waited  not  for  his  counsel  : 

14  But  lusted  exceedingly  in  the  wilderness. 

And  tempted  God  in  the  desert. 

15  And  he  gave  them  their  request  ; 

But  sent  leanness  into  their  soul. 

16  They  envied  Moses  also  in  the  camp, 

And  Aaron  the  saint  of  the  Lord. 

17  The  earth  opened  and  swallowed  up  Dathan, 

And  covered  the  company  of  Abiram. 

18  And  a fire  was  kindled  in  their  company  ; 

The  flame  burned  up  the  wicked. 

19  They  made  a calf  in  Horeb, 

And  worshipped  a molten  image. 

20  Thus  they  changed  their  glory 

For  the  likeness  of  an  ox  that  eateth  grass. 

21  They  forgat  God  their  saviour. 

Which  had  done  great  things  in  Egypt  ; 

22  Wondrous  works  in  the  land  of  Ham, 

And  terrible  things  by  the  Red  Sea. 

23  Therefore  he  said  that  he  would  destroy  them. 

Had  not  Moses  his  chosen  stood  before  him  in  the 

breach. 

To  turn  away  liis  wrath,  lest  he  should  destroy  them. 


Ps.  78.  18.  1 Cor. 

10.  6. 

18  Num.  11.  31.  Ps. 
78.  29. 
i»  Is.  10.  16. 

20  Num.  16.  1,  &c. 

21  Num.  16.  .31,  32. 
Deut.  11.  6. 


22  Num.  16.  35,  46. 

23  Ex.  32.  4. 

24  Jer.  2.  11.  Rom. 
1.  2.3. 

25  Ps.  78.  11,  12. 

20  Ps.  78.  51.  & 105. 
2.3,  27. 

27  Ex.  32.  10,  11,  32. 


Deut.  9.  19,  25.  & 10. 
10.  Ezek.  20.  13. 

28  Ezek.  13.  5.  & 22. 
30. 

a Heb.  Hallelujah, 
b Or,  pasture  land, 
c Or,  holy  one. 


864 


PSALM  CVI. 


24  Yea,  they  despised  the  pleasant  land,  they 

believed  not  his  word  : 

25  But  murmured  in  their  tents,  and  hearkened 
not  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord. 

26  21  Therefore  he  23  lifted  up  his  hand  against  them, 
to  overthrow  them  in  the  wilderness  : 

27  24  Xo  overthrow  their  seed  also  among  the  na- 
tions, and  to  scatter  them  in  the  lands. 

28  25  They  joined  themselves  also  unto  Baal-peor, 
and  ate  the  sacrifices  of  the  dead. 

29  Thus  they  provoked  him  to  anger  with  their  in- 
ventions : and  the  plague  brake  in  upon  them. 

30  26  Then  stood  up  Phinehas,  and  executed  judg- 
ment : and  so  the  plague  was  stayed. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto  him  27  for  righteous- 
ness unto  all  generations  for  evermore. 

32  28  They  angered  him  also  at  the  waters  of  strife, 
29  so  that  it  went  ill  -with  Moses  for  their  sakes  : 

33  ^9  Because  they  provoked  his  spirit,  so  that  he 
spake  unadvisedly  with  his  lips. 

34  ^1  They  did  not  destroy  the  nations,  concerning 
whom  the  Lord  commanded  them  : 

35  ^2  But  were  mingled  among  the  heathen,  and 
learned  their  works. 

36  And  they  served  their  idols  : which  were  a 

snare  unto  them. 

37  Yea,  they  sacrificed  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters unto  devils, 

38  And  shed  innocent  blood,  even  the  blood  of  their 
sons  and  of  their  daughters,  whom  they  sacrificed  unto 
the  idols  of  Canaan  : and  ^2  the  land  was  polluted  with 
blood. 

39  Thus  were  they  ^9  defiled  with  their  own  works, 
and  26  went  a whoring  with  their  own  inventions. 

40  Therefore  2^  was  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  kindled 
against  his  people,  insomuch  that  he  abhorred  22  his  own 
inheritance. 

41  And  23  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  the  hea- 
then ; and  they  that  hated  them  ruled  over  them. 

42  Their  enemies  also  oppressed  them,  and  they 
were  brought  into  subjection  under  their  hand. 

43  24  Many  times  did  he  deliver  them  ; but  they  pro- 
voked him  with  their  counsel,  and  were  brought  low  for 
their  iniquity. 

44  Nevertheless  he  regarded  their  affliction,  when 
22  he  heard  their  cry  ; 

45  26  And  he  remembered  for  them  his  covenant, 
and  27  repented  28  according  to  the  multitude  of  his  mer- 
cies. 

46  29  He  made  them  also  to  be  pitied  of  all  those 
that  carried  them  captives. 

47  29  Save  us,  O Lord  our  God,  and  gather  us  from 
among  the  heathen,  to  give  thanks  unto  thy  holy  name, 
and  to  triumph  in  thy  praise. 


29Deut.8.  7.  Jer.  3. 
19.  Ezek.  20.  6. 

30  Heb.  3.  18. 

31  Num.  14.  2,  27. 

32  Num.  14.  28,  &c. 
Ps.  95.  11.  Ezek.  20. 
15.  Heb.  3.  11,  18. 

S3  Ex.  6.  8.  Deut. 
32.  40. 

34  Lev.  26.  33.  Ps. 
44.  11.  Ezek.  20.  23. 


33  Num.  25.  2,  3.  & 

31.  16.  Deut.  4.  3.  & 

32.  17.  Hos.  9.  10. 
Rev.  2.  14. 

36  Num.  25.  7,  8. 

31  Num.  25.  11,  12, 
13. 

38  Num.  20.  3,  13. 
Ps.  81.  7. 

30  Num.  20. 12.  Deut. 
1.  37.  & 3.  26. 


40  Num.  20.  10. 
4iJudg.  1.  21,  27, 
28,  29,  &c. 

42  Deut.  7.  2,  16. 
Judg.  2.  2. 

43  Judg.  2.  2.  & 3,  5, 

6.  Is.  2.  6.  1 Cor.  5.  6. 

44  Judg.  2.  12, 13, 17, 
19.  & 3.  6,  7. 

43  Ex.  23.  33.  Deut. 

7.  16.  Judg.  2.  3,  14, 
15. 


24  Yea,  they  despised  the  pleasant  land, 

They  believed  not  his  word  ; 

25  But  murmured  in  their  tents. 

And  hearkened  not  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord. 

26  Therefore  he  lifted  up  his  hand  unto  them. 

That  he  would  ^ overthrow  them  in  the  wilderness  : 

27  And  that  he  would  overthrow  their  seed  among  the 

nations. 

And  scatter  them  in  the  lands. 

28  They  joined  themselves  also  unto  ® Baal-peor, 

And  ate  the  sacrifices  of  the  dead. 

29  Thus  they  provoked  him  to  anger  with  their  doings  ; 
And  the  plague  brake  in  upon  them. 

30  Then  stood  up  Phinehas,  and  executed  judgement  : 
And  so  the  plague  was  stayed. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto  him  for  righteousness. 
Unto  all  generations  for  evermore. 

32  They  angered  him  also  at  the  waters  of -^Meribah, 
So  that  it  went  ill  with  Moses  for  their  sakes  : 

33  Because  they  were  rebellious  against  his  spirit. 

And  he  spake  unadvisedly  with  his  lips. 

34  They  did  not  destroy  the  peoples. 

As  the  Lord  commanded  them  ; 

35  But  mingled  themselves  with  the  nations. 

And  learned  their  works  : 

36  And  they  served  their  idols  ; 

Which  became  a snare  unto  them : 

37  Yea,  they  sacrificed  their  sons  and  their  daughters 

unto  demons, 

38  And  shed  innocent  blood,  even  the  blood  of  their 

sons  and  of  their  daughters. 

Whom  they  sacrificed  unto  the  idols  of  Canaan  ; 
And  the  land  was  polluted  with  blood. 

39  Thus  were  they  defiled  with  their  works. 

And  went  a whoring  in  their  doings. 

40  Therefore  was  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  kindled  against 

his  people. 

And  he  abhorred  his  inheritance. 

41  And  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  the  nations  ; 
And  they  that  hated  them  ruled  over  them. 

42  Their  enemies  also  oppressed  them. 

And  they  were  brought  into  subjection  under  their 
hand. 

43  Many  times  did  he  deliver  them  ; 

But  they  were  rebellious  in  their  counsel. 

And  were  brought  low  in  their  iniquity. 

44  Nevertheless  he  regarded  their  distress. 

When  he  heard  thgir  cry  : 

45  •And  he  remembered  for  them  his  covenant. 

And  repented  according  to  the  multitude  of  his  mer- 
cies. 

46  He  made  them  also  to  be  pitied 

Of  all  those  that  carried  them  captives. 

47  Save  us,  O Lord  our  God, 

And  gather  us  from  among  the  nations. 

To  give  thanks  imto  thy  holy  name. 

And  to  triumph  in  thy  praise. 

46  2 Kin.  16.  3.  Is.  ' « Judg.  2.  14,  &c.  ^7  judg.  2.  18. 

57. 5.  Ezek.  16.  20.  & Ps.  78.  59,  62.  sa  Pg.  51.  1.  & 69.  16. 

20.  26.  32  Deut.  9.  29.  Is.  63.  7.  Lam.  3.  32. 

47  Lev.  17.  7.  Deut.  33  Judg.  2. 14.  Neh.  39  Ezra  9.  9.  Jer.  42. 

32.  17.  2 Chr.  11.  15.  9.  27,  &c.  12. 

1 Cor.  10.  20.  34  Judg.  2.  16.  Neh.  eo  1 chr.  16.  35,  36. 

48  Niun.  35.  33.  9.  %1,  &c.  d Heb.  make  them 

49  Ezek.  20.  18,  30,  35  judg.  3.  9.  & 4.  3.  fall. 

31.  & 6.  7.  & 10. 10.  Neh.  e See  Num.  25.  3. 

30  Lev.  17.  7.  Num.  9.  27,  &c.  / Or,  strife. 

15.  39.  Ezek.  20.  30.  sc  Lev.  26.  41,  42. 


PSALM  CYII. 


865 


48  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  from  ever- 
lasting to  everlasting  : and  let  all  the  people  say, 
Amen.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


48  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
From  everlasting  even  to  everlasting. 
And  let  all  the  people  say.  Amen. 

S'  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  evil. 

1  The  psalmist  exhorteth  the  redeemed,  in  praising  God,  to  observe  his 
martAfold  providence,  4 over  travellers,  10  over  captives,  17  over  sick 
men,  23  over  seamen,  33  and  in  divers  varieties  of  life. 

01  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  ^ he  is  good  : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  so,  ® whom  he 
hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy  ; 

3  And  ^ gathered  them  out  of  the  lands,  from  the 
east,  and  from  the  west,  from  the  north,  and  from  the 
south. 

4  They  ® wandered  in  ® the  wilderness  in  a solitary 
way  ; they  found  no  city  to  dwell  in. 

5  Hungry  and  thirsty,  their  soul  fainted  in  them. 

6  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
and  he  delivered  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

7  And  he  led  them  forth  by  the  ® right  way,  tha.t 
they  might  go  to  a city  of  habitation. 

8  ^ Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  good- 
ness, and  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
men  ! 

9  For  1®  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul-,  and  filleth  the 
hungry  soul  with  goodness. 

10  Such  as  11  sit  in  darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of 
death,  being  i^  bound  in  affliction  and  iron  ; 

11  Because  they  i®  rebelled  against  the  words  of 
God,  and  contemned  i^  the  counsel  of  the  most  High  : 

12  Therefore  he  brought  down  their  heart  with  lar 
hour  ; they  fell  down,  and  there  was  i^  none  to  help. 

13  1®  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
and  he  saved  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

14  11  He  brought  them  out  of  darkness  and  the 
shadow  of  death,  and  brake  their  bands  in  sunder. 

15  i®Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his 
goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children 
of  men  ! 

16  For  he  hath  i®  broken  the  gates  of  brass,  and  cut 
the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

17  Fools  because  of  their  transgression,  and  be- 
cause of  their  iniquities,  are  afflicted. 

18  21  Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of  meat  ; and 
they  22^  draw  near  unto  the  gates  of  death, 

19  23  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
and  he  saveth  them  out  of  their  distresses, 

20  24  He  sent  his  word,  and  25  healed  them,  and 
2®  delivered  them  from  their  destructions. 


BOOK  V. 


107  O give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  good  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2 Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  so, 

Whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of  the  ad- 
versary ; 

3 And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands. 

From  the  east  and  from  the  west. 

From  the  north  and  “from  the  south. 

4 They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in  a desert  way  ; 
They  found  no  city  of  habitation. 

5 Hungry  and  thirsty. 

Their  soul  fainted  in  them. 

6 Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
And  he  delivered  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

7 He  led  them  also  by  a straight  way. 

That  they  might  go  to  a city  of  habitation. 

8 Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  good- 

ness. 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
men ! 

9 For  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul. 

And  the  hungry  soul  he  filleth  with  good. 

10  Such  as  sat  in  darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of  death. 
Being  bound  in  affliction  and  iron  ; 

11  Because  they  rebelled  against  the  words  of  God, 
And  contemned  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High  : 

12  Therefore  he  brought  down  their  heart  with  labour  ; 
They  fell  down,  and  there  was  none  to  help. 

13  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble. 
And  he  saved  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

14  He  brought  them  out  of  darkness  and  the  shadow 

of  death. 

And  brake  their  bands  in  sunder. 

15  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  good- 

ness. 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
men  ! 

16  For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass, 

And  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

17  Fools  because  of  ^ their  transgression. 

And  because  of  their  iniquities,  are  afflicted. 

18  Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of  meat  ; 

And  they  draw  near  unto  the  gates  of  death. 

19  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble. 

And  he  saveth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

20  He  sendeth  his  word,  and  healeth  them. 

And  delivereth  them  from  their  “ destructions. 


01  Ps.  41. 13. 

1 Ps.  106.  1.  & 118. 
1.  & 136.  1. 

2 Ps.  119.  68.  Matt. 
19.  17. 

3 Ps.  106.  10. 

♦Ps.  106.47.  Is.  43. 
6,6.  Jer.  29.  14.&31. 


8,  10.  Ezek.  39.  27, 
28. 

0 ver.  40. 

6 Deut.  32.  10. 

» ver.  13, 19,  28.  Ps. 
50.  15.  Hos.  5.  15. 

8 Ezra  8.  21. 

» ver.  15,  21,  31. 


10  Ps.  34.  10.  Luke 
1.  .53. 

11  Luke  I.  79. 

12  .Tob  36.  8. 

13  Lam.  3.  42. 

11  Ps.  73.  24.  & 119. 
24.  Luke  7.  30.  Acts 
20.  27. 


13  Ps.  22.  11.  Is.  63. 
5. 

16  ver.  6,  19,  28. 

11  Ps.  68. 6.  & 146.  7. 
Acts  12.  7,  &c.  & 16. 
26,  &c. 

18  ver.  8, 21,  31. 

10  Is.  45.  2. 

20  Lam.  3.  39. 


21  Job  33.  20. 

22  Job  33.  22.  Ps.  9. 
13.  & 88.  3. 

23  ver.  6.  13,  28. 

212  Kin.  20.  4,  5. 

Ps.  147.  15,  18.  Matt. 

’25P8.  30.  2.  &103.  3. 


26  Job  33.  28,  30.  Ps. 
30.  3.  & 49.  15.  & 56, 
13.  & 103.  4. 
g Heb.  Hallehijah. 
a Heb.  from  the  sea. 
b Heb.  the  way  of 
their  transgression, 
c Heb.  pits. 


866 


PSALM  evil. 


21  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  /or  his 
goodness,  and  Jbr  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children 
of  men ! 

22  And  28  let  them  sacrifice  the  sacrifices  of  thanks- 
giving, and  29  declare  his  works  with  rejoicing. 

23  They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships,  that  do 
business  in  great  waters  ; 

24  These  see  the  works  of  the  Lord,  and  his  won- 
ders in  the  deep. 

25  For  he  commandeth,  and  ^^raiseth  the  stormy 
wind,  which  lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 

26  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down 
again  to  the  depths  : their  soul  is  melted  because  of 
trouble. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a drunken 
man,  and  are  at  their  wit’s  end. 

28  ®2  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
and  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

29  He  maketh  the  storm  a calm,  so  that  the  waves 

thereof  are  still.  ^ 

30  Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be  quiet  ; so  he 
bringeth  them  unto  their  desired  haven. 

31  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  /or  his 
goodness,  and  /or  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children 
of  men  ! 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  also  ^^in  the  congregation  of 
the  people,  and  praise  him  in  the  assembly  of  the 
elders. 

33  He  ^®turneth  rivers  into  a wilderness,  and  the 
watersprings  into  dry  ground  ; 

34  A fruitful  land  into  barrenness,  for  the  wicked- 
ness of  them  that  dwell  therein. 

35  He  turneth  the  wilderness  into  a standing- 
water,  and  dry  ground  into  watersprings. 

36  And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to  dwell,  that 
they  may  prepare  a city  for  habitation  ; 

37  And  sow  the  fields,  and  plant  vineyards,  which 
may  yield  fruits  of  increase. 

38  He  blesseth  them  also,  so  that  they  are  multi- 
plied greatly  ; and  sufPereth  not  their  cattle  to  de- 
crease. 

39  Again,  they  are  minished  and  brought  low 
through  oppression,  affliction,  and  sorrow. 

40  ^2  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes,  and  causeth 
them  to  wander  in  the  wilderness,  where  there  is  no 
way. 

41  Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on  high  from  affliction, 
and  maketh  him  families  like  a flock. 

42  ^®The  righteous  shall  see  it,  and  rejoice  : and  all 

iniquity  shall  stop  her  mouth. 

43  Whoso  is  wise,  and  will  observe  these  things, 
even  they  shall  understand  the  lovingkindness  of  the 
Lord. 


27  ver.  8,  15,  31. 

28  Lev.  7. 12.  Ps.  50. 
14.  & 116.  17.  Heb. 
13.  15. 

2»Ps.  9.  11.  & 73. 
28.  & 118.  17. 

88  Jonah  1.4. 


81  Ps.  22.  14.  & 119. 
28.  Nah.  2.  10. 

32  ver.  6,  13,  19. 

33  Ps.  89.  9.  Matt. 
8.  26. 

34  ver.  8,  15,  21. 


33  Ps.  22.  22,  25.  & 

111.1. 

36  1 Kin.  17.  1,  7. 

37  Gen.  13.  10.  & 14. 
3.  & 19.  25. 

38  Ps.  114.  8.  Is.  41. 
18. 


21  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  good- 

ness. 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
men  ! 

22  And  let  them  offer  the  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving. 
And  declare  his  works  with  singing. 

23  They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships, 

That  do  business  in  great  waters  ; 

24  These  see  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

And  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

25  For  he  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the  stormy  wind. 
Which  lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 

26  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down  again 

to  the  depths  : 

Their  soul  melteth  away  because  of  trouble. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a drunken 

man, 

And  ^ are  at  their  wits’  end. 

28  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

29  He  maketh  the  storm  a calm, 

So  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

30  Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be  quiet  ; 

So  he  bringeth  them  unto  ®the  haven  where  they 
would  be. 

31  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  good- 

ness. 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
men  ! 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  also  in  the  assembly  of  the 

people. 

And  praise  him  in  the  seat  of  the  elders. 

33  He  turneth  rivers  into  a wilderness. 

And  watersprings  into  a thirsty  ground  ; 

34  A fruitful  land  into  a salt  desert. 

For  the  wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein. 

35  He  turneth  a wilderness  into  a pool  of  water, 

And  a dry  land  into  watersprings. 

36  And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to  dwell. 

That  they  may  prepare  a city  of  habitation  ; 

37  And  sow  fields,  and  plant  vineyards. 

And  get  them  fruits  of  increase. 

38  He  blesseth  them  also,  so  that  they  are  multiplied 

greatly  ; 

And  he  suffereth  not  their  cattle  to  decrease. 

39  Again,  they  are  minished  and  bowed  down  * 
Through  oppression,  trouble,  and  sorrow. 

40  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes. 

And  causeth  them  to  wander  in  the  waste,  where 
there  is  no  way. 

41  Yet  setteth  he  the  needy  on  high  from  affliction. 
And  maketh  him  families  like  a flock. 

42  The  upright  shall  see  it,  and  be  glad  ; 

And  all  iniquity  shall  stop  her  mouth. 

43  Whoso  is  wise  shall  give  heed  to  these  things. 

And  they  shall  consider  the  mercies  of  the  Lord. 

39  Gen.  12.  2.  & 17.  ^4  pg.  73.  52.  ^7  pg.  64.  9.  Jer.  9. 

16,  20.  ^3  Job  22.  19.  Ps.  12.  Hos.  14.  9. 

40  Ex.  1.  7.  52.  6.  & 58.  10.  d Heb.  all  their  wis- 

41  2 Kin.  10.  32.  46  job  5.  16.  Ps.  63.  dom  is  swallowed  up. 

42  Job  12.  21,  24.  11.  Pro.  10.  11.  Rom.  e Heb.  the  haven  of 

43  1 Sam.  2.  8.  Ps.  3.  19.  their  desire. 

113.  7.  8. 


PSALMS  CVIII.,  CIX. 


887 


PSALM  CVIII. 

1  David  encourageth  himself  to  praise  God.  5 He  prayeth  for  God's  as- 
sistance according  to  his  promise.  11  His  confidence  in  God's  help. 

. A Song  or  Psalm  of  David. 

01  GOD,  my  heart  is  fixed  ; I will  sing  and  give 
praise,  even  with  my  glory. 

2  2 Awake,  psaltery  and  harp  : I myself  will  awake 
early. 

3  I will  praise  thee,  O Lord,  among  the  people  : 
and  I will  sing  praises  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 

4  For  thy  mercy  Z5  great  above  the  heavens  : and  thy 
truth  reacheth  unto  the  clouds. 

5  3 Be  thou  exalted,  O God,  above  the  heavens  : and 
thy  glory  above  all  the  earth  ; 

6  ^ That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered  : save  with 
thy  right  hand,  and  answer  me. 

7  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness  ; I will  rejoice,  I 
will  divide  Shechem,  and  mete  out  the  valley  of  Suc- 
coth. 

8  Gilead  is  mine  ; Manasseh  is  mine  ; Ephraim  also 
is  the  strength  of  mine  head  ; ® Judah  is  my  lawgiver  ; 

9  Moab  is  my  washpot ; over  Edom  will  I cast  out 
my  shoe  ; over  Philistia  will  I triumph. 

10  ® Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong  city  ? who 
will  lead  me  into  Edom  ? 

11  Wilt  not  thou,  O God,  who  hast  cast  us  off  ? and 
wilt  not  thou,  O God,  go  forth  with  our  hosts  ? 

12  Give  us  help  from  trouble  : for  vain  is  the  help  of 
man. 

13  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly  : for  he  it  is 
that  shall  tread  down  our  enemies. 


PSALM  CIX. 

1 David.,  complaining  of  his  slanderous  enemies.,  under  the  jterson  of 
Judas  devoteth  them.  16  He  sheweth  their  sin.  21  Complaining  of  his 
own  misery,  he  prayeth  for  help.  29  He  promiseth  thankfulness. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David. 

Hold  ^ not  thy  peace,  O God  of  my  praise  ; 

2  For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  and  the  mouth 
of  the  deceitful  are  opened  against  me  : they  have 
spoken  against  me  with  a lying  tongue. 

3  They  compassed  me  about  also  with  words  of  ha- 
tred ; and  fought  against  me  ^ without  a cause. 

4  For  my  love  they  are  my  adversaries  : but  I give 
myself  unto  prayer. 

5  And  3 they  have  rewarded  me  evil  for  good,  and 
hatred  for  my  love. 

6  Set  thou  a wicked  man  over  him  : and  let  ^ Satan 
stand  at  his  right  hand. 

7  When  he  shall  be  judged,  let  him  be  condemned  : 
and  ®let  his  prayer  become  sin. 

8  Let  his  days  be  few  ; and  ® let  another  take  his 
office. 

9  ’’  Let  his  children  be  fatherless,  and  his  wife  a 
widow. 

10  Let  his  children  be  continually  vagabonds,  and 
beg  : let  them  seek  their  bread  also  out  of  their  desolate 
places. 


1 Ps.  57. 7. 

2 Ps.  57.  8-11. 

3 Ps.  57.  5, 11. 

^ Ps.  60.  5,  &c. 
3 Gen.  49.  10. 

c Ps.  60.  9. 

7 Po.  60.  12. 


1 Ps.  83. 1. 

2 Ps.  35.  7.  & 69.  4. 
John  15.  25. 

3 Ps.  35.  7,  12.  & 38. 
20. 

* Zech.  3.  1. 

3 Pro.  28.  9. 


c Acts  1.  20. 

7 Ex.  22.  24. 
a See  Ps.  57.  7-11. 
b Or,  I will  aivake 
the  dawn. 

c See  Ps.  60.  5-12. 


108  A Song,  a Psalm  of  David. 

1 “ My  heart  is  fixed,  O God  ; 

I  will  sing,  yea,  I will  sing  praises,  even  with  my 
glory. 

2 Awake,  psaltery  and  harp  : 

^ I myself  will  awake  right  early. 

3 I will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O Lord,  among  the 

peoples  : 

And  I will  sing  praises  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 

4 For  thy  mercy  is  great  above  the  heavens, 

And  thy  truth  reacheth  unto  the  skies. 

5 Be  thou  exalted,  O God,  above  the  heavens  : 

And  thy  glory  above  all  the  earth. 

6 ®That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered. 

Save  with  thy  right  hand,  and  answer  ‘^us. 

7 God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness  ; I will  exult  : 

I will  divide  Shechem,  and  mete  out  the  valley  of 
Succoth. 

8 Gilead  is  mine  ; Manasseh  is  mine  ; 

Ephraim  also  is  the  defence  of  mine  head  ; 

Judah  is  my  ® sceptre. 

9 Moab  is  my  washpot  ; 

•^Upon  Edom  will  I cast  my  shoe  : 

Over  Philistia  will  I shout. 

10  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  fenced  city  ? 

S'  Who  hath  led  me  unto  Edom  ? 

11  * Hast  not  thou  cast  us  off,  O God  ? 

And  thou  goest  not  forth,  O God,  with  our  hosts. 

12  Give  us  help  against  the  adversary  : 

For  vain  is  the  * help  of  man. 

13  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly  : 

For  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our  adversaries. 


109  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Hold  not  thy  peace,  O God  of  my  praise  ; 

2 For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  and  the  mouth  of  de- 

ceit have  they  opened  against  me  : 

They  have  spoken  “unto  me  with  a lying  tongue. 

3 They  compassed  me  about  also  with  words  of  hatred. 
And  fought  against  me  without  a cause. 

4 For  my  love  they  are  my  adversaries  : 

But  I give  myself  unto  prayer. 

5 And  they  have  ^ rewarded  me  evil  for  good, 

And  hatred  for  my  love. 

6 Set  thou  a wicked  man  over  him  : 

And  let  “ an  adversary  stand  at  his  right  hand. 

7 Vv^hen  he  is  judged,  let  him  come  forth  guilty  ; 

And  let  his  prayer  ^ be  turned  into  sin. 

8 Let  his  days  be  few  ; 

And  let  another  take  his  office. 

9 Let  his  children  be  fatherless. 

And  his  wife  a widow. 

10  Let  his  children  be  vagabonds,  and  beg  ; 

And  let  them  seek  their  bread  ® out  of  their  desolate 
places. 


d Another  reading 
is,  me. 

e Or,  lawgiver.  • 
/Or,  Unto, 
g Or,  Who  will  lead 
me  dec. 


h Or,  Wilt  not  thou, 
0 God,  which  hast  cast 
us  off,  and  goest  . . . 
hosts  f 

i Heb.  salvation, 
a Or,  against. 


b Heb.  laid  upon 
me. 

c Or,  Satan.  Or, 
an  accuser, 
d Or,  become, 
e Or,  far  from. 


868 


PSALM  CIX. 


11  ® Let  the  extortioner  catch  all  that  he  hath ; and 
let  the  strangers  spoil  his  labour. 

12  Let  there  be  none  to  extend  mercy  unto  him  : nei- 
ther let  there  be  any  to  favour  his  fatherless  children. 

13  ^ Let  his  posterity  be  cut  off  ; and  in  the  genera- 
tion following  let  their  name  be  blotted  out. 

14  Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers  be  remembered 
with  the  Lord  ; and  let  not  the  sin  of  his  mother  be 
blotted  out. 

15  Let  them  be  before  the  Lord  continually,  that  he 
may  ^®cut  off  the  memory  of  them  from  the  earth. 

16  Because  that  he  remembered  not  to  shew  mercy, 
but  persecuted  the  poor  and  needy  man,  that  he  might 
even  slay  the  broken  in  heart. 

17  As  he  loved  cursmg,  so  let  it  come  unto  him  : 
as  he  delighted  not  in  blessing,  so  let  it  be  far  from 
him. 

18  As  he  clothed  himself  with  cursing  like  as  with 
his  garment,  so  let  it  come  into  his  bowels  like  water, 
and  like  oil  into  his  bones. 

19  Let  it  be  unto  him  as  the  garment  which  cover- 
eth  him,  and  for  a girdle  wherewith  he  is  girded  con- 
tinually. 

20  Let  this  he  the  reward  of  mine  adversaries  from 
the  Lord,  and  of  them  that  speak  evil  against  my  soul. 

21  But  do  thou  for  me,  O God  the  Lord,  for  thy 
name’s  sake  : because  thy  mercy  is  good,  deliver  thou 
me. 

22  For  I am  poor  and  needy,  and  my  heart  is  wounded 
within  me. 

23  I am  gone  like  the  shadow  when  it  declineth  : I 
am  tossed  up  and  down  as  the  locust. 

24  My  knees  are  weak  through  fasting  ; and  my 
flesh  faileth  of  fatness. 

25  I became  also  a reproach  unto  them  : when  they 
looked  upon  me  they  shaked  their  heads. 

26  Help  me,  O Lord  my  God  : O save  me  according 
to  thy  mercy  ; 

27  That  they  may  know  that  this  is  thy  hand  ; that 
thou.  Lord,  hast  done  it. 

28  22  Let  them  curse,  but  bless  thou  : when  they  arise, 
let  them  be  ashamed  ; but  let  23  thy  servant  rejoice. 

29  24  Let  mine  adversaries  be  clothed  with  shame,  and 
let  them  cover  themselves  with  their  own  confusion,  as 
with  a mantle. 

30  I will  greatly  praise  the  Lord  with  my  mouth  ; 
yea,  26 1 will  praise  him  among  the  multitude. 

31  For  26  he  shall  stand  at  the  right  hand  of  the  poor, 
to  save  him  from  those  that  condemn  his  soul. 


* Job  5.  5.  & 18.  9. 

» Job  18. 19.  Ps.  3t. 
28. 

10  Pro.  10.  ?. 

11  Ex.  20.  5. 
i2Neh.  4.  5.  Jer. 

18.  23. 


IS  Job  18.  It.  Ps. 

34.  16. 

14  Ps.  34.  18. 

15  Pro.  14.  l4.  Ezek. 

35.  6. 

16  Num.  6*  22. 


17  Ps.  102.  11.  & 144. 

18  Heb.  12.  12. 

10  Ps.  22.  6,  t. 

20  Matt.  27.  39. 

21  Job  37.  7. 


11  Let  the  extortioner  f catch  aU  that  he  hath  ; 

And  let  strangers  make  spoil  of  his  labour. 

12  Let  there  be  none  to  ^ extend  mercy  unto  him  ; 
Neither  let  there  be  any  to  have  pity  on  his  father- 
less children. 

13  Let  his  posterity  be  cut  off  ; 

In  the  generation  following  let  their  name  be  blotted 
out. 

14  Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers  be  remembered  with 

the  Lord  ; 

And  let  not  the  sin  of  his  mother  be  blotted  out. 

15  Let  them  be  before  the  Lord  continually. 

That  he  may  cut  off  the  memory  of  them  from  the 
earth. 

16  Because  that  he  remembered  not  to  shew  mercy. 

But  persecuted  the  poor  and  needy  man. 

And  the  broken  in  heart,  to  slay  them. 

17  Yea,  he  loved  cursing,  and  it  came  unto  him  | 

And  he  delighted  not  in  blessing,  and  it  was  far 

from  him. 

18  He  clothed  himself  also  with  cursing  as  with  his 

garment. 

And  it  came  into  his  inward  parts  like  water. 

And  like  oil  into  his  bones. 

19  Let  it  be  unto  him  as  the  raiment  wherewith  he 

covereth  himself, 

And  for  the  girdle  wherewith  he  is  girded  continu- 

. 

20  This  is  the  reward  of  mine  adversaries  from  the 

Lord, 

And  of  them  that  speak  evil  against  my  soul. 

21  But  deal  thou  with  me,  O GoD  the  Lord,  for  thy 

name’s  sake  : 

Because  thy  mercy  is  good,  deliver  thou  me, 

22  For  I am  poor  and  needy. 

And  my  heart  is  wounded  within  me. 

23  I am  gone  like  the  shadow  when  it  declineth  : 

I am  tossed  up  and  down  as  the  locust. 

24  My  knees  * are  weak  through  fasting  ; 

And  my  flesh  faileth  of  fatness. 

25  I am  become  also  a reproach  unto  them  : 

When  they  see  me,  they  shake  their  head. 

26  Help  me,  O Lord  my  God  ; 

O save  me  according  to  thy  mercy  : 

27  That  they  may  know  that  this  is  thy  hand  ; 

That  thou,  L'ord,  hast  done  it. 

28  Let  them  curse,  but  bless  thou  : 

When  they  arise,  they  shall  be  ashamed,  but  thy 
servant  shall  rejoice. 

29  -7  Let  mine  adversaries  be  clothed  with  dishonour, 
And  let  them  cover  themselves  with  their  own 

shame  as  with  a mantle. 

30  I will  give  great  thanks  unto  the  LoRD  with  my 

mouth  ; 

Yea,  I will  praise  him  ainohg  the  multitude. 

31  For  he  shall  Stand  at  the  right  hand  of  the  needy. 
To  save  him  from  them  that  judge  his  soul. 


22  2 Sam.  16.  11,  12. 

23  Is.  65.  14. 

24  Ps.  36.  26.  & 132. 

18. 

25  Ps.35. 18.  & 111.1. 

26  Ps.  16.  8.  & 73. 


23.  & 110.  6.  & 121. 
5. 

/Heb.  snare, 
g Or,  continue  kind- 
ness. 

h Or,  is  stretched 
out. 


i Or,  totter, 
j Or,  Mine  adtersa- 
ries  shall  be  clothed 
. . . and  they  shall 
cover  dec. 


PSALMS  CX.,  CXI. 


869 


PSALM  CX. 

1  The  kingdom,  4 the  priesthood,  5 the  conquest,  7 and  the  passion  of 
Christ. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

The  ^Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  at  my 
right  hand,  until  I make  thine*  enemies  thy  foot- 
stool. 

2  The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy  strength  out 
of  Zion  : rule  thou  in  the  midst  of  thine  enemies. 

3  2 Thy  people  shall  he  willing  in  the  day  of  thy 
power,  * in  the  beauties  of  holiness  from  the  womb  of 
the  morning  : thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

4  The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  ^will  not  repent, 
® Thou  art  a priest  for  ever  after  the  order  of  Mel- 
chizedek. 

5  The  Lord  ®at  thy  right  hand  shall  strike  through 
kings  in  the  day  of  his  wrath. 

6  He  shall  judge  among  the  heathen,  he  shall  fill  the 
places  with  the  dead  bodies  ; ® he  shall  wound  the  heads 
over  many  countries. 

7  ^ He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  in  the  way  : there- 
fore shall  he  lift  up  the  head. 


PSALM  CXI. 

1  The  psalmist  by  his  example  inciteth  others  to  praise  God  for  his 
glorious,  5 and  gracious  works.  10  The  fear  of  God  breedeth  true 
wisdom. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  ^ I will  praise  the  Lord 
with  my  whole  heart,  in  the  assembly  of  the  up- 
right, and  in  the  congregation. 

2  2 The  works  of  the  Lord  are  great,  ^ sought  out  of 
all  them  that  have  pleasure  therein. 

3  His  work  is  ^honourable  and  glorious  : and  his 
righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4  He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to  be  remem- 
bered : ® the  Lord  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion. 

5  He  hath  given  ® meat  unto  them  that  fear  him  : 
he  will  ever  be  mindful  of  his  covenant. 

6  He  hath  shewed  his  people  the  power  of  his 
works,  that  he  may  give  them  the  heritage  of  the 
heathen. 

7  The  works  of  his  hands  are  verity  and  judg- 
ment ; ® all  his  commandments  are  sure. 

8  ^ They  stand  fast  for  ever  and  ever,  and  are  done 
in  truth  and  uprightness. 

9  i^He  sent  redemption  unto  his  people  : he  hath 
commanded  his  covenant  for  ever  : holy  and  reverend 
is  his  name. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wis- 
dom : a good  understanding  have  all  they  that  do  his 
commandments : his  praise  endureth  for  aver. 


1 Matt.  22. 44.  Mark 
12.  36.  Luke  20.  42. 
Acts  2.  34.  1 Cor.  15. 
25.  Heb.1.13.  1 Pet. 
3.  22.  See  Ps.  45. 6,  7. 

2 Judg.  6.  2. 

3 Ps.  96.  9. 

* Num.  23.  19. 

3 Heb.  5.  6.  & 6.  20. 
& 7. 17, 21.  SeeZech. 
6.  13. 


G Ps.  16.  8. 

2  Ps.  2.  5, 12.  Rom. 

2.  5.  Rev.  11.  18. 
sPs.  68.  21.  Hab. 

3.  13. 

' 0 Judg.  7.  5,  6. 

10  Is.  53.  12. 

1 Ps.  35.  18.  & 89.  5. 
& 107.  32.  & 109.  30. 
& 149.  1. 

2 Job  38,  & 39,  & 40, 


& 41.  Ps.  92.  5.  & 
139.  14.  Rev.  15.  3. 

3  Ps.  143.  5. 

♦ Ps.  145.  4,  5,  10. 

6 Ps.  86.  5.  & 103.  8. 
G Matt.  6.  26,  33. 

2 Rev.  15.  3. 

8 Ps.  19.  7. 

» Is.  40.  8.  Matt.  5. 
18. 


110  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 The  Lord  saith  unto  my  lord.  Sit  thou  at  my  right 

hand. 

Until  I make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool. 

2 The  Lord  shall  ® send  forth  the  rod  of  thy  strength 

out  of  Zion  : 

Rule  thou  in  the  midst  of  thine  enemies. 

3 Thy  people  ^ offer  themselves  willingly  hi  the  day 

of  thy  ^ power  : 

® In  the  beauties  of  holiness,  from  the  womb  of  the 
morning, 

‘^Thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

4 The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  repent, 

Thou  art  a priest  for  ever 

After  the  ^ order  of  Melchizedek. 

5 The  Lord  at  thy  right  hand 

* Shall  strike  through  kings  in  the  day  of  his  wrath. 

6 He  shall  judge  among  the  nations, 

*He  shall  fill  the  places  with  dead  bodies  ; 

He  * shall  strike  through  the  head  ^ in  many  coun- 
tries. 

7 He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  in  the  way  : 

Therefore  shall  he  lift  up  the  head. 


Ill  “ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  my  whole 
heart. 

In  the  council  of  the  upright,  and  in  the  con- 
gregation. 

2 The  works  of  the  Lord  are  great. 

Sought  out  of  all  them  that  have  pleasure  therein. 

3 His  work  is  honour  and  majesty  : 

And  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4 He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to  be  remem- 

bered : 

The  Lord  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion. 

6 He  hath  given  ^ meat  unto  them  that  fear  him  : 

He  will  ever  be  mindful  of  his  covenant. 

6 He  hath  shewed  his  people  the  power  of  his  works. 
In  giving  them  the  heritage  of  the  nations. 

7 The  works  of  his  hands  are  truth  and  judgement ; 
All  his  precepts  are  sure. 

8 They  are  established  for  ever  and  ever. 

They  are  ^ done  in  truth  and  uprightness. 

9 He  hath  sent  redemption  unto  his  people  ; 

He  hath  commanded  his  covenant  for  ever  : 

Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  ; 

^ A good  understanding  have  all  they  that  do  « there- 
after : 

His  praise  endureth  for  ever. 


10  Ps.  19.  9.  Rev. 
15.  3. 

11  Matt.  1.  21.  Luke 

1.  68. 

12  Luke  1.  49. 

13  Deut.  4.  6.  Job 
28.  28.  Pro.  1.  7.  & 
9.10.  Eccles.  12.  13. 

a Or,  stretch, 
b Heb.  are  freeicill 
offerings. 


c Or,  in  the  day  of 
thy  power,  in  the  beau- 
ties of  holiness:  from 
dec. 

d Or,  army, 
e Or,  In  holy  attire. 
According  to  another 
reading.  On  the  moun- 
tains of  holiness. 

f Or,  Thy  youth  are 
to  thee  as  the  dew. 


g Or,  manner, 
h Or,  Hath  stricken, 
i Or,  The  places  are 
full  of  &c. 
j Or,  hath  filled, 
k Or,  over  a wide 
land. 

a Heb.  Hallelujah, 
b Heb.  prey, 
c Or,  made, 
d Or,  Good  repute, 
e Heb.  them. 


870 


PSALMS  CXII.,  CXIII.,  CXIV. 


PSALM  CXII. 

1  Godliness  hath  the  promises  of  this  life^  4 and  of  the  life  to  come, 
10  The  prosperity  of  the  godly  shall  be  an  eyesore  to  the  wicked. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  ^Blessed  is  the  man  that 
feareth  the  Lord,  that  ^delighteth  greatly  in  his 
commandments. 

2  3 His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth  : the  genera- 
tion of  the  upright  shall  be  blessed. 

3  ^Wealth  and  riches  shall  he  in  his  house  : and  his 
righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4  ® Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in  the  dark- 
ness : he  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion,  and 
righteous. 

5  ® A good  man  sheweth  favour,  and  lendeth  : he  will 
guide  his  affairs  ^ with  discretion. 

6  Surely  ® he  shall  not  be  moved  for  ever  : ® the 
righteous  shall  be  in  everlasting  remembrance. 

7  He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings  : his 
heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  Lord. 

8  His  heart  is  established,  ^^he  shall  not  be  afraid, 
until  he  see  his  desire  upon  his  enemies. 

9  He  hath  dispersed,  he  hath  given  to  the  poor  ; 
his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever  ; his  horn  shall 
be  exalted  with  honour. 

10  The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and  be  grieved  ; he 
shall  gnash  with  his  teeth,  and  melt  away  : the 

desire  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 


PSALM  CXIII. 

1 An  exhortation  to  praise  God  for  his  excellency,,  6 for  his  mercy. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  ^ Praise,  O ye  servants  of 
the  Lord,  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

2  ^ Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord  from  this  time 
forth  and  for  evermore. 

3  3 From  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down 
of  the  same  the  Lord’s  name  is  to  be  praised. 

4  The  Lord  is  ^ high  above  all  nations,  and  ® his 
glory  above  the  heavens. 

5  ® Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God,  who  dwell- 
eth  on  high, 

6  Who  humbleth  himself  to  behold  the  things  that 
are  in  heaven,  and  in  the  earth  ! 

7  ®He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust,  and 
lifteth  the  needy  out  of  the  dunghill  ; 

8  That  he  may  ^ set  him  with  princes,  even  with  the 
princes  of  his  people. 

9  He  maketh  the  barren  woman  to  keep  house, 
and  to  he  a joyful  mother  of  children.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CXIV. 

An  exhortation,,  by  the  example  of  the  dumb  creatures,  to  fear  God  in 
his  church. 

WHEN  1 Israel  went  out  of  Egypt,  the  house  of 
Jacob  2 from  a people  of  strange  language  ; 

2 3 Judah  was  his  sanctuary,  and  Israel  his  dominion. 


1 Ps.  128. 1. 

2 Ps.  119.  16,  35,  47, 
70, 143. 

3 Ps.  25.  13.  & 37. 
26.  & 102.  28. 

^ Matt.  6.  33. 

<5  Job  11.  17.  Ps.97. 

11. 


«Ps.  37.  26.  Luke 
6.  35. 

2Eph.  5.  15.  Col. 
4.  6. 

8 Ps.  15.  5. 

» Pro.  10.  7. 

10  Pro.  1.  33. 

11  Ps.  57.  7. 

12  Ps.  64.  10. 


13  Pro.  1.  33. 

11  Ps.  59.  10.&  118.  7. 
13  2 Cor.  9.  9. 

10  ver.  3.  Deut.  24. 
13. 

11  Ps.  75.  10. 

18  See  Luke  13.  28. 

19  Ps.  37.  12. 

20  Ps.  58.  7,  8. 


112  “Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  feareth  the  Lord, 

That  delighteth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 

2 His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth  ; 

The  generation  of  the  upright  shall  be  blessed. 

3 Wealth  and  riches  are  in  his  house  : 

And  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4 Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in  the  dark- 

ness : 

He  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion,  and  righteous. 

5 Well  is  it  with  the  man  that  dealeth  graciously  and 

lendeth  ; 

He  shall  maintain  his  cause  in  judgement. 

6 For  he  shall  never  be  moved  ; 

The  righteous  shall  be  had  in  everlasting  remem- 
brance. 

7 He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings  : 

His  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  Lord. 

8 His  heart  is  established,  he  shall  not  be  afraid, 

Until  he  see  his  desire  upon  his  adversaries. 

9 He  hath  dispersed,  he  hath  given  to  the  needy  ; 

His  righteousness  endureth  for  ever  : 

His  horn  shall  be  exalted  with  honour. 

10  The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and  be  grieved  ; 

He  shall  gnash  with  his  teeth,  and  melt  away  : 

The  desire  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 


113  “ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise,  O ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 

Praise  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

2 Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord 
From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

3 From  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down  of 

the  same 

The  Lord’s  name  is  to  be  praised. 

4 The  Lord  is  high  above  all  nations, 

And  his  glory  above  the  heavens. 

5 Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God, 

That  hath  his  seat  on  high, 

6 That  humbleth  himself  ^ to  behold 

The  things  that  are  in  heaven  and  in  the  earth  ? 

7 He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust. 

And  lifteth  up  the  needy  from  the  dunghill  ; 

8 That  he  may  set  him  with  princes, 

Even  with  the  princes  of  his  people. 

9 He  maketh  the  barren  woman  to  keep  house. 

And  to  he  a joyful  mother  of  children. 

“ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


114  When  Israel  went  forth  out  of  Egypt, 

The  house  of  Jacob  from  a people  of  strange  lan- 
guage ; 

2 Judah  became  his  sanctuary, 

Israel  his  dominion. 


21  Pro.  10.  28.  & 11. 

1 Ps.  11.  4.  & 138.  6. 

2 Ps.  81.  5. 

7. 

Is.  57.  15. 

8 Ex.  6.  7.  & 19.  6. 

1 Ps.  135.  1. 

8 1 Sam.  2.  8. 

Ps. 

& 25.  8.  & 29.  45,  46. 

2 Dan.  2.  20. 

107.  41. 

Deut.  27.  9. 

3 Is.  59.  19.  Mai.  1. 

9 Job  36.  7. 

a Ileb.  Hallelujah. 

11. 

10  1 Sam.  2.  5. 

Ps. 

a Heb.  Hallelujah. 

1 Ps.  97.  9.  & 99.  2. 

68.  6.  Is.  54.  1. 

Gal. 

b Or,  to  regard  the 

3 Ps.  8.  1. 

4.  27. 

heavens  and  the  earth 

6 Ps.  89.  6. 

1 Ex.  13.  3. 

PSALMS  CXV.,  CXVI. 


871 


' 3 * The  sea  saw  and  fled : ® Jordan  was  driven 
back. 

4 ® The  mountains  skipped  like  rams,  and  the  little 
hills  like  lambs. 

5 ^ What  ailed  thee,  0 thou  sea,  that  thou  fleddest  ? 
thou  Jordan,  that  thou  wast  driven  back  ? 

6 Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped  like  rams  ; and  ye 
little  hills,  like  lambs  ? 

7 Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 
at  the  presence  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; 

8 ® Which  turned  the  rock  into  a standing  water,  the 
flint  into  a fountain  of  waters. 


3 The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled  ; 

Jordan  was  driven  back. 

4 The  mountains  skipped  like  rams. 

The  little  hills  like  young  sheep. 

5 What  aileth  thee,  O thou  sea,  that  thou  fleest? 
Thou  Jordan,  that  thou  turnest  back  ? 

6 Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skip  like  rams  ; 

Ye  little  hills,  like  young  sheep  ? 

7 Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 
At  the  presence  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; 

8 Which  turned  the  rock  into  a pool  of  water, 

The  flint  into  a fountain  of  waters. 


PSALM  CXV. 

1  Because  God  is  truly  glorious.,  4 and  idols  are  vanity.,  9 he  exhorteth 
to  confidence  in  God.  12  God  is  to  be  blessed  for  his  blessings. 

OT  ^ unto  us,  O Lord,  not  unto  us,  but  unto  thy 
name  give  glory,  for  thy  mercy,  and  for  thy 
truth’s  sake. 

2 Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say,  ^ Where  is  now 
their  God  ? 

3 2 But  our  God  is  in  the  heavens  : he  hath  done 
whatsoever  he  hath  pleased. 

4 ^ Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold,  the  work  of  men’s 
hands. 

5 They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not  : eyes  have 
they,  but  they  see  not : 

6 They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not : noses  have  they, 
but  they  smell  not : 

7 They  have  hands,  but  they  handle  not  : feet  have 
they,  but  they  walk  not : neither  speak  they  through 
their  throat. 

8 ^ They  that  make  them  are  like  unto  them  ; so  is 
every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

9 ® O Israel,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord  : he  is  their 
help  and  their  shield. 

10  O house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the  Lord  : he  is  their 
help  and  their  shield. 

11  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in  the  Lord  : he  i.s 
their  help  and  their  shield. 

12  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us  ; he  will  bless 
us  ; he  will  bless  the  house  of  Israel ; he  will  bless  the 
house  of  Aaron. 

13  ® He  will  bless  them  that  fear  the  Lord,  both  small 
and  great. 

14  The  Lord  shall  increase  you  more  and  more,  you 
and  your  children. 

15  Ye  are  ® blessed  of  the  Lord  which  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

16  The  heaven,  even  the  heavens,  are  the  Lord’s  : but 
the  earth  hath  he  given  to  the  children  of  men. 

17  The  dead  praise  not  the  Lord,  neither  any  that 
go  down  into  silence. 

18  12  But  we  will  bless  the  Lord  from  this  time  forth 
and  for  evermore.  Praise  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXVI. 

1 The  psalmist  professeth  his  love  and  duty  to  God  for  his  deliverance. 

12  He  studieth  to  be  thankful. 

1^  LOVE  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard  my  voice 
and  my  supplications. 


115  Not  unto  us,  O Lord,  not  unto  us. 

But  unto  thy  name  give  glory. 

For  thy  mercy,  and  for  thy  truth’s  sake. 

2 Wherefore  should  the  nations  say. 

Where  is  now  their  God  ? 

3 But  our  God  is  in  the  heavens  : 

He  hath  done  whatsoever  he  pleased. 

4 Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold. 

The  work  of  men’s.,,liaads.  — 

5 They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not ; 

Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

\6  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not ; 

XNoses  have  they,  but  they  smell  not ; 

7 TBeYliavenE^ds7Tl^^  hot ; 

Feet  have  they,  but  they  walk  not  ; 

Neither  speak  they  through  their  throat. 

8 They  that  make  them  shall  be  like  unto  them  ; 

Yea,  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

9 O Israel,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord  : 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

10  O house  of  Aaron,  trust  ye  in  the  Lord  : 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

11  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in  the  Lord  : 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

12  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us  ; he  will  bless 

us : 

He  will  bless  the  house  of  Israel ; 

He  will  bless  the  house  of  Aaron. 

13  He  will  bless  them  that  fear  the  Lord, 

Both  small  and  great. 

14  The  Lord  increase  you  more  and  more. 

You  and  your  children. 

15  Blessed  are  ye  of  the  Lord, 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  The  heavens  are  the  heavens  of  the  Lord  ; 

But  the  earth  hath  he  given  to  the  children  of  men. 

17  The  dead  praise  not  “ the  Lord, 

Neither  any  that  go  down  into  silence  ; 

18  But  we  will  bless  “ the  Lord 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

^ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

116  I love  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard 
My  voice  and  my  supplications. 


< Ex.  14.  21.  Pa.  77. 
16. 

6 Josh.  3.  13,  16. 

« Pa.  29.  6.  & 68.  16. 
Hab.  3.  6. 

7 Hab.  3.  8. 


8  Ex.  17.  6.  Num. 
20.  11.  Pa.  107.  35. 

1 See  Is.  48.  11. 
Ezek.  36.  32. 

2 Pa.  42.  3,  10.  & 79. 
10.  Joel  2. 17. 


3 1 Chr.  16.  26.  Pa. 
135.  6.  Dan.  4.  35. 

4 Dent.  4.  28.  Pa. 
135.  15,  16,  17.  Jer. 
10.  3,  &c. 

«Ps.  135.  18.  la. 


44.  9,  10,  11.  Jonah 
2.  8.  Hab.  2.  18,  19. 

« See  Pa.  118.  2,  3, 
4.  & 135.  19,  20. 

2 Pa.  33.  20.  Pro. 
30.  6. 


8 Pa.  128.  1,  4. 

0 Gen.  14.  19. 

10  Gen.  1.  1.  Ps. 
96.  5. 

11  Ps.  6.  5.  & 88.  10, 
11, 12.  Is.  38.  18. 


12  Ps.  113.  2.  Dan. 

2.  20. 

1 Ps.  18.  1. 
a Heb.  Jah. 
b Heb.  Hallelujah. 


872 


PSALMS  CXVII.,  CXVIII. 


2 Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me,  therefore 
will  I call  upon  him  as  long  as  I live. 

3 2 The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me,  and  the 
pains  of  hell  gat  hold  upon  me  : I found  trouble  and 
sorrow. 

4 Then  called  I upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; O 
Lord,  I beseech  thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

5 ® Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  ^ righteous  ; yea,  our 
God  is  merciful. 

6 The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple  : I was  brought 
low,  and  he  helped  me. 

7 Return  unto  thy  ^ rest,  O my  soul  ; for  ® the  Lord 
hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

8 For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death,  mine 
eyes  from  tears,  and  my  feet  from  falling. 

9 I will  walk  before  the  Lord  ® in  the  land  of  the 
living. 

10  ^ I believed,  therefore  have  I spoken  : I was 
greatly  afflicted  : 

11  I said  in  my  haste,  All  men  are  liars. 

12  What  shall  I render  unto  the  Lord  for  all  his 
benefits  toward  me  ? 

13  I will  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  and  call  upon  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

14  I will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  now  in  the 
presence  of  all  his  people. 

15  Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  is  the  death 
of  his  saints. 

16  O Lord,  truly  am  thy  servant  ; I am  thy 
servant,  and  the  son  of  thine  handmaid  : thou  hast 
loosed  my  bonds. 

17  1 will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiv- 
ing, and  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

18  I will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  now  in  the 
presence  of  all  his  people, 

19  In  the  courts  of  the  Lord’s  house,  in  the  midst 
of  thee,  O Jerusalem.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  CXVII. 

An  exhortation  to  praise  God  for  his  mercy  and  truth. 

01  PRAISE  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations  : praise  him, 
all  ye  people. 

2  For  his  merciful  kindness  is  great  toward  us  ; and 
^ the  truth  of  the  Lord  endureth  for  ever.  Praise  ye 
the  Lord. 


PSALM  CXVIII. 


1  An  exhortation  to 

experience  sheweth  how  good  U is  to  trust  in  God.  19 
of  the  psalmist  the  coming  of  Christ  in  his  kingdom  is  expressed. 


aise  God  for  his  mercy.  5 The  psalmist  hy  his 
......  -.-.j  j Under  the  type 


01  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  good  : 
because  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  2 Let  Israel  now  say,  that  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

3  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now  say,  that  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

4  Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord  say,  that  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


2 Ps.  18.  4,  5,  6. 

3 Ps.  103.  8. 

*Ezra  9.  15.  Neh. 
8.  Ps.  119.  137.  & 

15.  17. 

6Jer.  6.  16.  Matt. 
. 29. 


ePs.  13.  6.  & 119. 
17. 

7 Ps.  56.  13. 

8 Ps.  27.  13. 

9 2 Cor.  4.  13. 

10  Ps.  31.  22. 

11  Rom.  3.  4. 


12  ver.  18.  Ps.  22. 
25.  Jonah  2.  9. 

13  Ps.  72.  14. 

11  Ps.  119. 125.  & 143. 

12. 

15  Ps.  86.  16. 

16  Lev.  7.  12.  Ps. 
50.  14.  & 107.  22. 


2 Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me. 
Therefore  will  I call  upon  him  as  long  as  I live. 

3 The  cords  of  death  compassed  me. 

And  the  pains  of  “ Sheol  ^ gat  hold  upon  me  : 

I found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

4 Then  called  I upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 

0 Lord,  I beseech  thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

5 Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous  ; 

Yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 

6 The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple  : 

1 was  brought  low,  and  he  saved  me. 

7 Return  unto  thy  rest,  O my  soul  ; 

For  the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

8 For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death. 
Mine  eyes  from  tears. 

And  my  feet  from  falling. 

9 I will  walk  before  the  Lord 
In  the  land  of  the  living. 

10  I believe,  for  I will  speak  : 

I was  greatly  afflicted  : 

11  I said  in  my  * haste. 

All  men  are  ^a  lie. 

12  Wha':  shall  I render  unto  the  Lord 
For  all  his  benefits  toward  me  ? 

13  I will  take  the  cup  of  salvation. 

And  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

14  I will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord, 

Yea,  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 

15  Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
Is  the  death  of  his  saints. 

16  O Lord,  truly  I am  thy  servant : 

I am  thy  servant,  the  son  of  thine  handmaid  ; 
Thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

17  I will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving, 
And  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

18  I will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord, 

Yea,  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people  ; 

19  In  the  courts  of  the  Lord’s  house. 

In  the  midst  of  thee,  O Jerusalem. 

0 Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


117  O praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations  ; 

Laud  him,  all  ye  peoples. 

2 For  his  mercy  is  great  toward  us  ; 

And  the  truth  of  the  Lord  endureth  for  ever, 
“ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


118  O give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  good  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2 Let  Israel  now  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

3 Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now  say. 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4 Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


ver.  14. 

18  Ps.  96.  8.  & 100. 4. 
& 135.  2. 

1 Rom.  15.  11. 

2 Ps.  100.  5. 
ilChr.  16.  8,34.  Ps. 


106.  1.  & 107.  1.  & 
136.  1. 

2 See  Ps.  115.  9,  &c. 
a Or,  the  grave, 
b Or,  found  me, 
c Heb.  lands. 


d Or,  I believed, 
when  I spake  thus. 
e Or,  alarm. 

/Heb.  liars, 
g Heb.  Hallelujah. 

\ a Heb.  Hallelujah. 


PSALM  CXVIII. 


873 


5 ® I called  upon  the  Lord  in  distress  ; the  Lord 
answered  me,  and  ^ set  me  in  a large  place. 

6 ^ The  Lord  is  on  my  side  ; I will  not  fear  : what 
can  man  do  unto  me  ? 

7 ®The  Lord  taketh  my  part  with  them  that  help 
me  : therefore  shall  I see  my  desire  upon  them  that  hate 
me. 

8 ^ It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord  than  to  put  con- 
fidence in  man. 

9 ^ It  is  better  to  trnst  in  the  Lord  than  to  put  con- 
fidence in  princes. 

10  All  nations  compassed  me  about  : but  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  will  I destroy  them. 

11  They  compassed  me  about  ; yea,  they  compassed 
me  about : but  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  I will  destroy 
them. 

12  They  compassed  me  about  like  bees  ; they  are 
quenched  as  the  fire  of  thorns  : for  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  I will  destroy  them. 

13  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me  that  I might  fall  : but 
the  Lord  helped  me. 

14  ^^The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song,  and  is 
become  my  salvation. 

15  The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  salvation  is  in  the 
tabernacles  of  the  righteous  : the  right  hand  of  the 
Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

16  The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  is  exalted  : the 
right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

17  I shall  not  die,  but  live,  and  declare  the  works 
of  the  Lord. 

18  The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore  : but  he  hath 
not  given  me  over  unto  death. 

19  Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness  : I will 
go  into  them,  and  I will  praise  the  Lord  : 

20  This  gate  of  the  Lord,  into  which  the  right- 
eous shall  enter. 

21  I will  praise  thee  : for  thou  hast  heard  me,  and 

art  become  my  salvation. 

22  23  Xhe  stone  which  the  builders  refused  is  become 
the  head  stone  of  the  corner. 

23  This  is  the  Lord’s  doing  ; it  is  marvellous  in  our 

eyes.  ’ 

24  This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath  made  ; we  will 
rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 

25  Save  now,  I beseech  thee,  O Lord  :*0  Lord,  I 
beseech  thee,  send  now  prosperity. 

26  24  Blessed  he  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  : we  have  blessed  you  out  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

27  God  is  the  Lord,  which  hath  shewed  us  25  light  : 
bind  the  sacrifice  with  cords,  even  unto  the  horns  of  the 
altar. 

28  Thou  art  my  God,  and  I will  praise  thee  : 25  thou 
art  my  God,  1 will  exalt  thee. 

29  27  O give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  good  : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


3 Ps.  120.  t. 

4 Ps.  18.  19. 

r-  Ps.  27.  1.  & 56.  4, 

11.  & 146.  6.  Is.  51. 

12.  Heb.  13.  6. 

« Ps.  54.  4. 

7 Ps.  59.  10. 


8 Ps.  40.  4.  & 62.  8, 
9.  Jer.  17.  5,  7. 

» Ps.  146.  3. 

10  Ps.  88.  17. 

11  Deut.  1.  44. 

12  Eccles.  7.  6.  Nah. 

1.  10. 


13  Ex.  15. 2.  18.12.2. 

14  Ex.  15.  6. 

15  Ps.  6.  5.  Hab.  1. 
12. 

10  Ps.  73.  28. 

11  2 Cor.  6.  9. 

13  Is.  26.  2. 


5 Out  of  my  distress  I called  upon  ® the  Lord  : 

® The  Lord  answered  me  and  set  me  in  a large  place. 

6 The  Lord  is  on  my  side  ; I will  not  fear  : 

What  can  man  do  unto  me  ? 

7 The  Lord  is  on  my  side  among  them  that  help 

me  : 

Therefore  shall  I see  my  desire  upon  them  that  hate 
me. 

8 It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
Than  to  put  confidence  in  man. 

9 It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
Than  to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

10  All  nations  compassed  me  about ; 

In  the  name  of  the  Lord  I will  cut  them  off. 

11  They  compassed  me  about  ; yea,  they  compassed 

me  about : 

In  the  name  of  the  Lord  I will  cut  them  off. 

12  They  compassed  me  about  like  bees  ; they  are 

quenched  as  the  fire  of  thorns  : 

In  the  name  of  the  Lord  I will  cut  them  off. 

13  Thou  didst  thrust  sore  at  me  that  I might  fall : 

But  the  Lord  helped  me. 

14  “ The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song  ; 

And  he  is  become  my  salvation. 

15  The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  salvation  is  in  the  tents 

of  the  righteous  : 

The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

16  The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  is  exalted  : 

The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

17  I shall  not  die,  but  live. 

And  declare  the  works  of  “ the  Lord. 

18  « The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore  : 

But  he  hath  not  given  me  over  unto  death. 

19  Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness  : 

I will  enter  into  them,  I will  give  thanks  unto  “ the 
Lord. 

20  This  is  the  gate  of  the  Lord  ; 

The  righteous  shall  enter  into  it. 

21  I will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  for  thou  hast  an- 

swered me. 

And  art  become  my  salvation.' 

22  The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected 
Is  become  the  head  of  the  corner. 

23  ^ This  is  the  Lord’s  doing  ; 

It  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes. 

24  This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath  made  ; 

We  will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 

25  Save  now,  we  beseech  thee,  O Lord  : 

O Lord,  we  beseech  thee,  send  now  prosperity. 

26  Blessed  be  he  that  ‘^cometh  in  the  name  of  the 

Lord  : 

We  have  blessed  you  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

27  The  Lord  is  God,  and  he  hath  given  us  light : 

Bind  the  sacrifice  with  cords,  even  unto  the  horns  of 

the  altar. 

28  Thou  art  my  God,  and  I will  give  thanks  unto 

thee  : 

Thou  art  my  God,  I will  exalt  thee. 

29  O give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  good  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


19  Ps.  24.  7. 

20  Is.  35.  8.  Rev.  21. 
27.  & 22.  14,  15. 

21  Ps.  116.  1. 

22  ver.  14. 

23  Matt.  21. 42.  Mark 
12.  10.  Luke  20.  17. 


Acts  4.  11.  Eph.  2.  20. 
1 Pet.  2.  4,  7. 

24  Matt.  21.  9.  & 23. 
39.  Mark  11.  9.  Luke 
19.38.  SeeZech.4.  7. 

25E8th.  8. 16.  IPet. 
2.  9. 


20  Ex.  15.  2.  Is. 
25.  1. 

21  ver.  1. 

a Heb.  Jah. 

6 Heb.  This  is  from 
the  Lord. 
c Or,  entereth. 


874  PSALM 

PSALM  CXIX. 

This  psalm  containeth  sundry  prayers,  praises,  and  professions  of 
obedience. 

ALEPH. 

Blessed  are  the  undefUed  in  the  way,  ^ who  walk 
in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

2  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testimonies,  and  that 
seek  him  with  the  whole  heart. 

3  2 They  also  do  no  iniquity  : they  walk  in  his  ways. 

4  Thou  hast  commanded  us  to  keep  thy  precepts 
diligently. 

5  O that  my  ways  were  directed  to  keep  thy  sta- 
tutes ! 

6  ® Then  shall  I not  be  ashamed,  when  I have  respect 
unto  all  thy  commandments. 

7^1  will  praise  thee  with  uprightness  of  heart,  when 
I shall  have  learned  thy  righteous  judgments. 

8  I will  keep  thy  statutes  : O forsake  me  not  utterly. 


BETH. 

9 Wherewithal  shall  a young  man  cleanse  his  way  ? 
by  taking  heed  thereto  according  to  thy  word. 

10  With  my  whole  heart  have  I ® sought  thee  : O let 
me  not  ® wander  from  thy  commandments. 

11  Thy  word  have  I hid  in  mine  heart,  that  I might 
not  sin  against  thee. 

12  Blessed  art  thou,  O Lord  : ® teach  me  thy  sta- 
tutes. 

13  With  my  lips  have  I ^ declared  all  the  judgments 
of  thy  mouth. 

14  I have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy  testimonies,  as 
much  as  in  all  riches. 

15  I will  meditate  in  thy  precepts,  and  have  respect 
unto  thy  ways. 

16  I will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes  : I will  not 
forget  thy  word. 

GIMEL. 

17  Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant,  that  I may 
live,  and  keep  thy  word. 

18  Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I may  behold  wondrous 
things  out  of  thy  law. 

19  1®  I am  a stranger  in  the  earth  : hide  not  thy  com- 
mandments from  me. 

20  i^My  soul  breaketh  for  the  longing  that  it  hath 
unto  thy  judgments  at  all  times. 

21  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud  that  are  cursed, 
which  do  1®  err  from  thy  commandments. 

22  1®  Remove  from  me  reproach  and  contempt  ; for 
I have  kept  thy  testimonies. 

23  Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak  against  me  : but  thy 
servant  did  ^ meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

24  1®  Thy  testimonies  also  are  my  delight  and  my 
counsellors. 


DALETH. 

25  12  My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the  dust : 20  quicken  thou 
me  according  to  thy  word. 


1 Ps.  128. 1. 

2 1John3. 9.&6. 18. 

3 Job  22.  26.  1 John 
2.28. 

* ver.  171. 

6 2 Chr.  15.  15. 


6 ver.  21,  118. 

2Ps.  37.  31.  Luke 
2.  19,  51. 

8 ver.  26,  33,  64,  68, 
108, 124, 135.  Ps.  25.  4. 
» Ps.  34.  11. 


iover.23,48,’78.  Ps. 

1.  2. 

ver.  35,  47,  70,  77. 
Ps.  1.  2. 

12  Ps.  116.  7. 

13  Gen.  47.9.  1 Chr. 


CXIX. 


119  S ALEPH. 

1 Blessed  are  they  that  are  « perfect  in  the  way, 

Who  walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

2 Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testimonies. 

That  seek  him  with  the  whole  heart. 

3 Yea,  they  do  no  unrighteousness  ; 

They  walk  in  his  ways. 

4 Thou  hast  commanded  us  thy  precepts. 

That  we  should  observe  them  diligently. 

5 Oh  that  my  ways  were  established 
To  observe  thy  statutes  ! 

6 Then  shall  I not  be  ashamed, 

When  I have  respect  unto  all  thy  commandments. 

7 I will  give  thanks  unto  thee  with  uprightness  of 

heart. 

When  I learn  thy  righteous  judgements. 

8 I will  observe  thy  statutes  ; 

O forsake  me  not  utterly. 

2 BETH. 

9 Wherewithal  shall  a young  man  cleanse  his  way  ? 
By  taking  heed  thereto  according  to  thy  word. 

10  With  my  whole  heart  have  I sought  thee  : 

0 let  me  not  wander  from  thy  commandments. 

11  Thy  word  have  I laid  up  in  mine  heart. 

That  I might  not  sin  against  thee. 

12  Blessed  art  thou,  O Lord  : 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

13  With  my  lips  have  I declared 
All  the  judgements  of  thy  mouth. 

14  I have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy  testimonies. 

As  much  as  in  all  riches. 

15  I will  meditate  in  thy  precepts. 

And  have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 

16  I will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes  : 

1 will  not  forget  thy  word. 

^ GIMEL. 

17  Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant,  that  I may  live  ; 
So  will  I observe  thy  word. 

18  Open  th#u  mine  eyes,  that  I may  behold 
Wondrous  things  out  of  thy  law. 

19  I am  a sojourner  in  the  earth  : 

Hide  not  thy  commandments  from  me. 

20  My  soul  breaketh  for  the  longing 

That  it  hath  unto  thy  judgements  at  all  times. 

21  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud  ^ that  are  cursed. 
Which  do  wander  from  thy  commandments. 

22  Take  away  from  me  reproach  and  contempt ; 

For  I have  kept  thy  testimonies. 

23  Princes  also  sat  and  talked  against  me  : 

But  thy  servant  did  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

24  Thy  testimonies  also  are  my  delight 
And  ^ my  counsellors. 

T DALETH. 

25  My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the  dust : 

Quicken  thou  me  according  to  thy  word. 


29.  15.  Ps.  39.  12.  2 
Cor.  5.  6.  Heb.  11. 
13. 

ver.  40,  131.  Ps. 
42.  1,  2.  & 63.  1.  & 
84.  2. 


15  ver.  10, 110,  118. 
15  Ps.  39.  8. 

12  ver.  15. 

18  ver.  77,  92. 

19  Ps.  44.  25. 

20  ver.  40.  Ps.  143.11. 


a Or,  upright  in 
way. 

b Or,  Cursed  are 
they  which  dtc. 

c Heb.  the  men  of 
my  counsel. 


PSALM  CXIX. 


875 


26  I have  declared  my  ways,  and  thou  heardest  me  : 

teach  me  thy  statutes. 

27  Make  me  to  understand  the  way  of  thy  precepts  : 
so  22  shall  I talk  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

28  23  My  soul  melteth  for  heaviness  : strengthen  thou 
me  according  unto  thy  word. 

29  Remove  from  me  the  way  of  lying  : and  grant 
me  thy  law  graciously. 

30  I have  chosen  the  way  of  truth  : thy  judgments 
have  I laid  before  me. 

31  I have  stuck  unto  thy  testimonies  : O Lord,  put 
me  not  to  shame. 

32  1 will  run  the  way  of  thy  commandments,  when 
thou  shalt  24  enlarge  my  heart. 

HE. 

33  26  Teach  me,  0 Lord,  the  way  of  thy  statutes  ; 
and  I shall  keep  it  26  unto  the  end. 

34  27  Grive  me  understanding,  and  I shall  keep  thy 
law  ; yea,  I shall  observe  it  with  my  whole  heart. 

35  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of  thy  commandments ; 
for  therein  do  I 28  delight. 

36  Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  testimonies,  and  not 
to  29  covetousness. 

37  ^ Turn  away  mine  eyes  from  beholding  vanity  ; 
and  ^2  quicken  thou  me  in  thy  way. 

38  Stablish  thy  word  unto  thy  servant,  who  is  de- 
voted to  thy  fear. 

39  Turn  away  my  reproach  which  I fear  : for  thy 
judgments  are  good. 

46  Behold,  I have  longed  after  thy  precepts  : 

quicken  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

VAU. 

41  Let  thy  mercies  come  also  unto  me,  O Lord, 
even  thy  salvation,  according  to  thy  word. 

42  So  shall  I have  wherewith  to  answer  him  that  re- 
proacheth  me  : for  I triist  in  thy  word. 

43  And  take  not  the  word  of  truth  utterly  out  of  my 
mouth  ; for  I have  hoped  in  thy  judgments. 

44  So  shall  I keep  thy  law  continually  for  ever  and 
ever. 

45  And  I will  walk  at  liberty  : for  I seek  thy  pre- 
cepts. 

46  I will  speak  of  thy  testimonies  also  before 

kings,  and  will  not  be  ashamed.  • 

47  And  I will  delight  myself  in  thy  command- 
ments, which  I have  loved. 

48  My  hands  also  will  I lift  up  unto  thy  command- 
ments, which  I have  loved  ; and  I will  meditate  in 
thy  statutes. 


ZAIN. 

49  Remember  the  word  unto  thy  servant,  upon  which 
thou  hast  caused  me  to  4®  hope. 

50  This  is  my  comfort  in  my  affliction  : for  thy 
word  hath  quickened  me. 

51  The  proud  have  had  me  greatly  *2  in  derision  : 
yet  have  I not  declined  from  thy  law. 


26  I declared  my  ways,  and  thou  answeredst  me  : 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

27  Make  me  to  understand  the  way  of  thy  precepts  : 

So  shall  I meditate  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

28  My  soul  ^ melteth  for  heaviness  : 

Strengthen  thou  me  according  unto  thy  word. 

29  Remove  from  me  the  way  of  falsehood  : 

And  grant  me  thy  law  graciously. 

30  I have  chosen  the  way  of  faithfulness  : 

Thy  judgements  have  I set  before  me. 

31  I cleave  unto  thy  testimonies  : 

O Lord,  put  me  not  to  shame. 

32  I will  run  the  way  of  thy  commandments. 

When  thou  shalt  enlarge  my  heart. 

HHE. 

33  Teach  me,  O Lord,  the  way  of  thy  statutes  ; 

And  I shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 

34  Give  me  understanding,  and  I shall  keep  thy  law  ; 
Yea,  I shall  observe  it  with  my  whole  heart. 

35  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of  thy  commandments  ; 
For  therein  do  I delight. 

36  Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  testimonies. 

And  not  to  covetousness. 

37  Turn  away  mine  eyes  from  beholding  vanity. 

And  quicken  me  in  thy  ways. 

38  Confirm  thy  word  unto  thy  servant, 

® Which  belongeth  unto  the  fear  of  thee. 

39  Turn  away  my  reproach  whereof  I am  afraid  ; 

For  thy  judgements  are  good. 

40  Behold,  I have  longed  after  thy  precepts  : 

Quicken  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

VAU. 

41  Let  thy  mercies  also  come  unto  me,  O Lord, 

Even  thy  salvation,  according  to  thy  word. 

42  So  shall  I have  an  answer  for  him  that  reproacheth 

me  ; 

For  I trust  in  thy  word. 

43  And  take  not  the  word  of  truth  utterly  out  of  my 

mouth  ; 

For  I have  hoped  in  thy  judgements. 

44  So  shall  I observe  thy  law  continually 
For  ever  and  ever. 

45  And  I will  walk  at  liberty  ; 

For  I have  sought  thy  precepts. 

46  I will  also  speak  of  thy  testimonies  before  kings. 
And  will  not  be  ashamed. 

47  And  I will  delight  myself  in  thy  commandments, 
Which  I have  loved. 

48  I will  lift  up  my  hands  also  unto  thy  commandments, 

which  I have  loved  ; 

And  I will  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

^ ZAIN. 

49  Remember  the  word  unto  thy  servant, 

‘^Because  thou  hast  made  me  to  hope. 

50  This  is  my  comfort  in  my  affliction  ; 
fi'For  thy  word  hath  quickened  me. 

51  The  proud  have  had  me  greatly  in  derision  : 

Yet  have  I not  swerved  from  thy  law. 


21  ver.  12.  Ps.  26.  4. 
& 27.  11.  & 86.  11. 

22  Ps.  145.  6,  6. 

23  Ps.  107.  26. 

2<  1 Kin.  4.  29.  Is. 
GO.  6.  2 Cor.  6.  11. 

2«  ver.  12. 


20  ver.  112.  Matt.  10. 
22.  Rev.  2.  26. 

22  ver.  73.  Pro.  2.  6. 
Jam.  1.  6. 

28  ver.  16. 

23  Ezek.  33. 31.  Mark 
7.  21,  22.  Luke  12.  16. 


1 Tim.  6.  10.  Heb. 
13.  5. 

30  Is.  33.  15. 

31  Pro.  23.  5. 

32  ver.  40. 

33  2 Sam.  7.  25. 

3«  ver.  20. 


*8  ver.  2.5, 37,  88, 107, 
149,  156,  1.59. 

30  ver.  77.  Ps.  106.  4. 

37  Ps.  138.  1.  Matt. 
10.  18,  19.  Acts  26. 
1,  2. 

38  ver.  16. 


39  ver.  15. 

40  ver.  74.  81,  147. 

41  Rom.  16.  4. 

42  Jer.  20.  7. 

43  ver.  1.57.  Job  23. 
11.  Ps.  44.  18. 


d Heb.  droppeth. 
e Or,  Who  is  devoted 
to. 

f Or,  Wherein, 
g Or,  That. 


876 


PSALM  CXIX. 


52  I remembered  thy  judgments  of  old,  O Lord  ; 
and  have  comforted  myself. 

53  Horror  hath  taken  hold  upon  me  because  of  the 
wicked  that  forsake  thy  law. 

54  Thy  statutes  have  been  my  songs  in  the  house  of 
my  pilgrimage. 

55  I have  remembered  thy  name,  O Lord,  in  the 
night,  and  have  kept  thy  law. 

56  This  I had,  because  I kept  thy  precepts. 


CHETH. 

57  Thou  art  my  portion,  O Lord  : I have  said  that 
I would  keep  thy  words. 

58  I intreated  thy  favour  with  my  whole  heart  : be 
merciful  unto  me  according  to  thy  word. 

59  I thought  oil  my  ways,  and  turned  my  feet  unto 
thy  testimonies. 

60  I made  haste,  and  delayed  not  to  keep  thy  com- 
mandments. 

61  The  bands  of  the  wicked  have  robbed  me  : hut  I 
have  not  forgotten  thy  law. 

62  At  midnight  I will  rise  to  give  thanks  unto  thee 
because  of  thy  righteous  judgments. 

63  I ayn  a companion  of  all  them  that  fear  thee,  and 
of  them  that  keep  thy  precepts. 

64  The  earth,  O Lord,  is  full  of  thy  mercy  : 

teach  me  thy  statutes. 

TETH. 

65  Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy  servant,  O Lord, 
according  unto  thy  word. 

66  Teach  me  good  judgment  and  knowledge  : for  I 
have  believed  thy  commandments. 

67  Before  I was  afflicted  I went  astray  : but  now 
have  I kept  thy  word. 

68  Thou  art  good,  and  doest  good  ; teach  me 
thy  statutes. 

69  The  proud  have  forged  a lie  against  me  : hut  I 
will  keep  thy  precepts  with  my  whole  heart. 

70  Their  heart  is  as  fat  as  grease  ; hut  I delight 
in  thy  law. 

It  is  good  for  me  that  I have  been  afflicted  ; that 
I might  learn  thy  statutes. 

72  ®®The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  better  unto  me  than 
thousands  of  gold  and  silver. 


52  I have  remembered  thy  judgements  of  old,  O Lord, 
And  have  comforted  myself. 

53  * Hot  indignation  hath  taken  hold  upon  me. 

Because  of  the  wicked  that  forsake  thy  law. 

54  Thy  statutes  have  been  my  songs 
In  the  house  of  my  pilgrimage. 

55  I have  remembered  thy  name,  O Lord,  in  the 

night, 

And  have  observed  thy  law. 

56  This  I have  had, 

* Because  I kept  thy  precepts. 

|-J  CHETH. 

57  j The  Lord  is  my  portion  : 

I have  said  that  I would  observe  thy  words. 

58  I intreated  thy  favour  with  my  whole  heart : 

Be  merciful  unto  me  according  to  thy  word. 

59  I thought  on  my  ways. 

And  turned  my  feet  unto  thy  testimonies. 

60  I made  haste,  and  delayed  not. 

To  observe  thy  commandments. 

61  The  cords  of  the  wicked  have  wrapped  me  round  ; 
But  I have  not  forgotten  thy  law. 

62  At  midnight  I will  rise  to  give  thanks  unto  thee 
Because  of  thy  righteous  judgements. 

63  I am  a companion  of  all  them  that  fear  thee, 

And  of  them  that  observe  thy  precepts. 

64'  The  earth,  O Lord,  is  full  of  thy  mercy  : 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

^ TETH. 

65  Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy  servant, 

O Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

66  Teach  me  good  judgement  and  knowledge  ; 

For  I have  believed  in  thy  commandments. 

67  Before  I was  afflicted  I went  astray  ; 

But  now  I observe  thy  word. 

68  Thou  art  good,  and  doest  good  ; 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

69  The  proud  have  forged  a lie  against  me  : 

With  my  whole  heart  will  I keep  thy  precepts. 

70  Their  heart  is  as  fat  as  grease  ; 

But  I delight  in  thy  law. 

71  It  is  good  for  me  that  I have  been  afflicted  ; 

That  I might  learn  thy  statutes. 

72  The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  better  unto  me 
Than  thousands  of  gold  and  silver. 


JOD. 

73  ^ Thy  hands  have  made  me  and  fashioned  me  : 

give  me  understanding,  that  I may  learn  thy  com- 
mandments. 

74  They  that  fear  thee  will  be  glad  when  they  see 
me  ; because  1 have  hoped  in  thy  word. 

75  I know,  O Lord,  that  thy  judgments  are  right, 
and  that  thou  in  faithfulness  hast  afflicted  me. 

76  Let,  I pray  thee,  thy  merciful  kindness  be  for  my 
comfort,  according  to  thy  word  unto  thy  servant. 


s JOD. 

73  Thy  hands  have  made  me  and  ^ fashioned  me  : 

Give  me  understanding,  that  I may  learn  thy  com- 
mandments. 

74  They  that  fear  thee  shall  see  me  and  be  glad  ; 
Because  I have  hoped  in  thy  word. 

75  I know,  O Lord,  that  thy  judgements  are  right- 

eous. 

And  that  in  faithfulness  thou  hast  afflicted  me. 

76  Let,  I pray  thee,  thy  lovingkindness  be  for  my  com- 

fort. 

According  to  thy  word  unto  thy  servant. 


« Ezra  9.  3. 

« Ps.  63.  6. 

46  Ps.  16.  6.  Jer.  10. 
16.  Lam.  3.  24. 

47  ver.  41. 

48  Luke  15.  17,  18. 

49  Acts  16.  25. 


BO  Ps.  33.  5. 
ver.  12,  26. 

62  ver.  71.  Jer.  31. 
18,  19.  Heb.  12.  11. 

63  Ps.  106.  1.  & 107. 
1.  Matt.  19.  17. 


64 

ver.  12,  26. 

65 

Job  13.  4. 

Ps. 

109. 

2. 

60 

Ps.  17.  10. 

Is.  6. 

10. 

Acts  28.  27. 

67 

ver.  35. 

68  ver.  67.  Heb.  12. 
10,  11. 

69  ver.  127.  Ps.  19. 
10.  Pro.  8.  10,  11, 
19. 

60  Job  10.  8.  Ps.  100. 
3.  & 138.  8.  & 139.  14. 


61  ver.  34,  144. 

62  Ps.  34.  2. 

63  ver.  49,  147. 

64  Heb.  12.  10. 
h Or,  Horror. 

i Or,  That  I have 
kept. 


./Or,  The  Lord  is 
my  portion,  have  I 
said:  that  I may  ob- 
serve &c. 

k Or,  established. 


PSALM  CXIX. 


77  Let  thy  tender  mercies  come  unto  me,  that  I 
may  live  : for  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

78  Let  the  proud  be  ashamed  ; for  they  dealt 
perversely  with  me  without  a cause  : but  I will  medi- 
tate in  thy  precepts. 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn  unto  me,  and  those 
that  have  known  thy  testimonies. 

80  Let  my  heart  be  sound  in  thy  statutes  ; that  I be 
not  ashamed. 


CAPH. 

81  My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  salvation  : but  1 hope 
in  thy  word. 

82  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word,  saying.  When  wilt 
thou  comfort  me  ? 

83  For  1 am  become  like  a bottle  in  the  smoke  ; 
yet  do  I not  forget  thy  statutes. 

84  How  many  are  the  days  of  thy  servant  ? when 
wilt  thou  execute  judgment  on  them  that  persecute  me  ? 

85  The  proud  have  digged  pits  for  me,  which  are 
not  after  thy  law. 

86  All  thy  commandments  are  faithful  : they  per- 
secute me  wrongfully  ; help  thou  me. 

87  They  had  almost  consumed  me  upon  earth  ; but 
I forsook  not  thy  precepts. 

88  Quicken  me  after  thy  lovingkindness  ; so  shall 
I keep  the  testimony  of  thy  mouth. 


LAMED. 

89  For  ever,  O Lord,  thy  word  is  settled  in  hea- 
ven. 

90  Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all  generations  : thou  hast 
established  the  earth,  and  it  abideth. 

91  They  continue  this  day  according  to  thine  or- 
dinances : for  all  are  thy  servants. 

92  Unless  thy  law  had  been  my  delights,  I should 
then  have  perished  in  mine  affliction. 

93  I will  never  forget  thy  precepts  : for  with  them 
thou  hast  quickened  me. 

94  I am  thine,  save  me  ; for  I have  sought  thy  pre- 
cepts. 

95  The  wicked  have  waited  for  me  to  destroy  me  : 
but  I will  consider  thy  testimonies. 

96  I have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfection  : but  thy 
commandment  is  exceeding  broad. 

MEM. 

97  O how  love  I thy  law  ! it  is  my  meditation  all 
the  day. 

98  Thou  through  thy  commandments  hast  made  me 

wiser  than  mine  enemies  : for  they  are  ever  with  me. 

99  I have  more  understanding  than  all  my  teachers  : 

for  thy  testimonies  are  my  meditation. 

100  I understand  more  than  the  ancients,  because 
I keep  thy  precepts. 

101  I have  refrained  my  feet  from  every  evil  way, 
that  I might  keep  thy  word. 

102  I have  not  departed  from  thy  judgments  : for- 
thou  hast  taught  me. 


85  ver.  41. 

66  ver.  24,  47,  174. 

67  Ps.  25.  3. 

I 68  ver,  86. 

. 60  ver.  23. 

E-  70  P3.  73.  26.  & 84.  2. 
[ ” ver.  74,  114. 


72  ver.  123.  Ps.  69.  3. 

73  Job  30.  30. 

7<  Ps.  39.  4. 

76  Rev.  6.  10. 

76  Ps.  35.  7.  Pro.  16. 
27. 

77  ver.  78. 


78  Ps.  35.  19.  & 38. 
19. 

70  ver.  40. 

80  Ps.  89.  2.  Matt. 

24.  34, '35.  1 Pet.  1. 

25. 

*1  Jer.  33.  25. 


877 

77  Let  thy  tender  mercies  come  unto  me,  that  I may 

live  : 

For  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

78  Let  the  proud  be  ashamed  ; for  they  have  over- 

thrown me  ^ wrongfully  : 

But  I will  meditate  in  thy  precepts. 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn  unto  me, 

And  they  shall  know  thy  testimonies. 

80  Let  my  heart  be  perfect  in  thy  statutes  ; 

That  I be  not  ashamed. 

23  CAPH. 

81  My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  salvation  : 

But  I hope  in  thy  word. 

82  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word. 

While  I say.  When  wilt  thou  comfort  me  ? 

83  For  I am  become  like  a ” bottle  in  the  smoke  ; 

Yet  do  I not  forget  thy  statutes. 

84  How  many  are  the  days  of  thy  servant  ? 

When  wilt  thou  execute  judgement  on  them  that 
persecute  me  ? 

85  The  proud  have  digged  pits  for  me, 

Who  are  not  after  thy  law. 

86  All  thy  commandments  are  faithful  : 

They  persecute  me  ^wrongfully  ; help  thou  me. 

87  They  had  almost  consumed  me  upon  earth  ; 

But  I forsook  not  thy  precepts. 

88  Quicken  me  after  thy  lovingkindness  ; 

So  shall  I observe  the  testimony  of  thy  mouth. 

LAMED. 

89  For  ever,  O Lord, 

Thy  word  is  settled  in  heaven. 

90  Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all  generations  : 

Thou  hast  established  the  earth,  and  it  abideth. 

91  They  abide  this  day  according  to  thine  ordinances  ; 
For  all  things  are  thy  servants. 

92  Unless  thy  law  had  been  my  delight, 

I should  then  have  perished  in  mine  affliction. 

93  I will  never  forget  thy  precepts  ; 

For  with  them  thou  hast  quickened  me. 

94  I am  thine,  save  me  ; 

For  I have  sought  thy  precepts. 

95  The  wicked  have  waited  for  me  to  destroy  me  ; 

But  I will  consider  thy  testimonies. 

96  I have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfection  ; 

But  thy  commandment  is  exceeding  Ijroad. 

^ MEM. 

97  Oh  how  love  I thy  law  ! 

It  is  my  meditation  all  the  day. 

98  P Thy  commandments  make  me  wiser  than  mine 

enemies  ; 

For  they  are  ever  with  me. 

99  I have  more  understanding  than  all  my  teachers  ; 
For  thy  testimonies  are  my  meditation. 

100  I understand  more  than  the  aged. 

Because  I have  kept  thy  precepts. 

101  I have  refrained  my  feet  from  every  evil  way. 

That  I might  observe  thy  word. 

102  I have  not  turned  aside  from  thy  judgements  ; 

For  thou  hast  taught  me. 

82  ver.  24. 

83  Matt.  5.  18.  & 24. 

35. 

8*  Ps.  1.  2. 

86  Deut.  4.  6,  8. 

86  2 Tim.  3.  15. 

87  Job  32.  7,  8,  9. 


88  Pro.  1.  15. 

I Or,  with  falsehood, 
m Another  reading 
is,  Even  they  that 
know. 

n Or,  wine-skin. 


0 Or,  As  for  thy 
judgements, they  abide 
this  day. 

p Or,  Thou  through 
thy  commandments 
makest. 


878 


PSALM  CXIX. 


103  How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my  taste  ! yea^ 
sweeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth  ! 

104  Through  thy  precepts  I get  understanding  : 
therefore  I hate  every  false  way. 

NUN. 

105  Thy  word  is  a lamp  unto  my  feet,  and  a light 

unto  my  path.  . • 

106  1 have  sworn,  and  I will  perform  it,  that  I will 
keep  thy  righteous  judgments. 

107  I am  afflicted  very  much : quicken  me,  O 
Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

108  Accept,  I beseech  thee,  ®^the  freewill  offerings 
of  my  mouth,  O Lord,  and  teach  me  thy  judgments. 

109  My  soul  is  continually  in  my  hand  : yet  do  I 
not  forget  thy  law. 

110  The  wicked  have  laid  a snare  for  me  : yet  I 

erred  not  from  thy  precepts. 

111  Thy  testimonies  have  I taken  as  an  heritage 
for  ever  : for  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 

112  I have  inclined  mine  heart  to  perform  thy  sta- 
tutes alway,  even  unto  the  end. 


SAMECH. 

113  I hate  vain  thoughts  : but  thy  law  do  I love. 

114  Thou  art  my  hiding  place  and  my  shield  : I 

hope  in  thy  word. 

115  Depart  from  me,  ye  evildoers  : for  I will 
keep  the  commandments  of  my  God. 

116  Uphold  me  according  unto  thy  word,  that  I may 
live  ; and  let  me  not  be  ashamed  of  my  hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I shall  be  safe  : and  I 
will  have  respect  unto  thy  statutes  continually. 

118  Thou  hast  trodden  down  all  them  that  i®®err 
from  thy  statutes  : for  their  deceit  is  falsehood. 

119  Thou  puttest  away  all  the  wicked  of  the  earth 

like  dross  : therefore  I love  thy  testimonies. 

120  My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear  of  thee  ; and  I 
am  afraid  of  tKy  judgments. 


AIN. 

121  I have  done  judgment  and  justice  : leave  me  not 
to  mine  oppressors. 

122  Be  surety  for  thy  servant  for  good  : let  not 
the  proud  oppress  me. 

123  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  salvation,  and  for  the 
word  of  thy  righteousness. 

124  Deal  with  thy  servant  according  unto  thy  mercy, 
and  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

125  am  thy  servant ; give  me  understanding, 
that  I may  know  thy  testimonies. 

126  It  is  time  for  thee,  Lord,  to  work  : for  they  have 
made  void  thy  law. 

127  Therefore  I love  thy  commandments  above 
gold  ; yea,  above  fine  gold. 


103  How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my  « taste  ! 

Yea,  sweeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth  ! 

104  Through  thy  precepts  I get  understanding  : 
Therefore  I hate  every  false  way. 

3 NUN. 

105  Thy  word  is  a lamp  unto  my  feet, 

And  light  unto  my  path. 

106  I have  sworn,  and  have  confirmed  it. 

That  I will  observe  thy  righteous  judgements. 

107  I am  afflicted  very  much  : 

Quicken  me,  O Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

108  Accept,  I beseech  thee,  the  freewill  offerings  of  my 

mouth,  O Lord, 

And  teach  me  thy  judgements. 

109  My  soul  is  continually  in  my  hand  ; 

Yet  do  I not  forget  thy  law. 

110  The  wicked  have  laid  a snare  for  me  ; 

Yet  went  I not  astray  from  thy  precepts. 

111  Thy  testimonies  have  I taken  as  an  heritage  for 

ever  ; 

For  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 

112  I have  inclined  mine  heart  to  perform  thy  statutes, 
For  ever,  even  unto  the  end. 

Q SAMECH. 

113  I hate  them  that  are  of  a double  mind  ; 

But  thy  law  do  I love. 

114  Thou  art  my  hiding  place  and  my  shield  : 

I hope  in  thy  word. 

115  Depart  from  me,  ye  evil-doers  ; 

That  I may  keep  the  commandments  of  my  God. 

116  Uphold  me  according  unto  thy  word,  that  I may 

live  ; 

And  let  me  not  be  ashamed  of  my  hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I shall  be  safe, 

And  shall  have  respect  unto  thy  statutes  continu- 
ally. 

118  Thou  hast  set  at  nought  all  them  that  err  from  thy 

statutes  ; 

For  their  deceit  is  ^falsehood. 

119  Thou  ® puttest  away  all  the  wicked  of  the  earth 

like  dross  : 

Therefore  I love  thy  testimonies. 

120  My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear  of  thee  ; 

And  I am  afraid  of  thy  judgements. 

37  AIN. 

121  I have  done  judgement  and  justice  : 

Leave  me  not  to  mine  oppressors. 

122  Be  surety  for  thy  servant  for  good  : 

Let  not  the  proud  oppress  me. 

123  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  salvation. 

And  for  thy  righteous  word. 

124  Deal  with  thy  servant  according  unto  thy  mercy, 
And  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

126  I am  thy  servant,  give  me  understanding  ; 

That  I may  know  thy  testimonies. 

126  It  is  time  for  the  Lord  to  work  ; 

For  they  have  made  void  thy  law.  - 

127  Therefore  I love  thy  commandments 
Above  gold,  yea,  above  fine  gold. 


80  Ps.  19.  10.  Pro. 

M Hos.  14.  2. 

Heb. 

08  ver.  10.  21. 

104  Ps.  6.  8.  & 139. 

108  Hab.  3.  16. 

113  ver.  72.  Ps. 

19. 

11. 

13. 16. 

09  Deut.  33.  4. 

19.  Matt.  7.  23. 

109  Heb.  7.  22. 

10.  Pro.  8.  11. 

00  ver.  128. 

05  ver.  12,  26. 

100  ver.  77,  92,  174. 

105  Ps.  26.  2.  Rom. 

110  ver.  81,  82. 

q Heb.  palate, 
r Or,  vain. 

01  Pro.  6.  23 

00  Job  13.  14. 

101  ver.  33. 

6.  5.  & 9.  33.  & 10.  11. 

Ill  ver.  12. 

02  Neh.  10.  20. 

91  Ps.  140. 

5.  & 

’O’  T>s.  32.  7.  & 91.  1. 

106  ver.  21. 

112  Ps.  116.  16. 

s Heb.  causest 

to 

03  ver.  88. 

141.  9. 

*r.  81. 

101  Ezek.  22.  18. 

cease. 

PSALM  CXIX. 


879 


128  Therefore  I esteem  all  tJiy  precepts  concerning 
all  things  to  he  right ; and  I hate  every  false  way. 


PE. 

129  Thy  testimonies  are  wonderful  : therefore  doth 
my  soul  keep  them. 

130  The  entrance  of  thy  words  giveth  light  ; it 
giveth  understanding  unto  the  simple. 

131  I opened  my  mouth,  and  panted  : for  I longed 
for  thy  commandments. 

132  Look  thou  upon  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me, 

as  thou  usest  to  do  unto  those  that  love  thy  name. 

133  11^  Order  my  steps  in  thy  word ; and  i^®  let  not 
any  iniquity  have  dominion  over  me. 

134  121  Deliver  me  f^m  the  oppression  of  man  : so 
will  I keep  thy  precepts. 

135  122  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant ; and 
123  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

136  12^  Rivers  of  waters  run  down  mine  eyes,  because 
they  keep  not  thy  law. 

TZADDI. 

137  123  Righteous  art  thou,  O Lord,  and  upright  are 
thy  judgments. 

138  126  Thy  testimonies  that  thou  hast  commanded 
are  righteous  and  very  faithful. 

139  12“^  My  zeal  hath  consumed  me,  because  mine 
enemies  have  forgotten  thy  words. 

140  12®  Thy  word  is  very  pure  : therefore  thy  servant 
loveth  it. 

141  I am  small  and  despised  : yet  do  not  I forget  thy 
precepts. 

142  Thy  righteousness  is  an  everlasting  righteous- 
ness, and  thy  law  is  12^  the  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have  taken  hold  on  me  : 
yet  thy  commandments  are  i®®  my  delights. 

144  The  righteousness  of  thy  testimonies  is  everlast- 
ing : 131  give  me  understanding,  and  I shall  live. 

KOPH. 

145  I cried  with  my  whole  heart ; hear  me,  O Lord  : 
I will  keep  thy  statutes. 

146  I cried  unto  thee  ; save  me,  and  I shall  keep  thy 
testimonies. 

147  162  I prevented  the  dawning  of  the  morning,  and 
cried  : i®®  I hoped  in  thy  word. 

148  1®^  Mine  eyes  prevent  the  night  watches,  that  I 
might  meditate  in  thy  word. 

149  Hear  my  voice  according  unto  thy  lovingkind- 
ness : O Lord,  i®®  quicken  me  according  to  thy  judg- 
ment. 

150  They  draw  nigh  that  follow  after  mischief  : they 
are  far  from  thy  law. 

151  Thou  art  i®®  near,  O Lord  ; i®i  and  all  thy  com- 
mandments are  truth. 


ii^ver.  104. 

115  Ps.  19.  7.  Pro. 
1.  4. 

116  ver.  20. 

117  Ps.  106.  4. 

116  2 Thess.  1.  G,  7. 
110  Ps.  17.  5. 


1*0  Ps.  19.  13.  Rom. 

6.12. 

'21  Luke  1.  74. 

122  Ps.  4.  6. 

120  ver.  12,  26. 

124  Jer.  9.  1.  & 14. 
17.  See  Ezek.  9.  4. 

125  Ezra  9.  15.  Neh. 


9.  33.  Jer.  12. 1.  Dan. 
9.  7. 

120  Ps.  19.  7,  8,  9. 

121  Ps.  69.  9.  John  2. 
17. 

128  Ps.  12.  6.  & 18. 
30.  & 19.  8.  Pro. 
SO.  5. 


128  Therefore  I esteem  * all  thy  precepts  concerning  all 

things  to  be  right  ; 

And  1.  hate  every  false  way. 

Q PE. 

129  Thy  testimonies  are  wonderful : 

Therefore  doth  my  soul  keep  them. 

130  The  opening  of  thy  words  giveth  light ; 

It  giveth  understanding  unto  the  simple. 

131  I opened  wide  my  mouth,  and  panted  ; 

For  I longed  for  thy  commandments. 

132  Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me. 

As  thou  usest  to  do  unto  those  that  love  thy  name. 

133  Order  my  footsteps  in  thy  word  ; 

And  let  not  any  iniquity  have  dominion  over  me. 

134  Redeem  me  from  the  oppression  of  man  : 

So  will  I observe  thy  precepts. 

135  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant ; 

And  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

136  Mine  eyes  run  down  with  rivers  of  water. 

Because  they  observe  not  thy  law. 

^ TZADE. 

137  Righteous  art  thou,  O Lord, 

And  upright  “ are  thy  judgements. 

138  Thou  hast  commanded  thy  testimonies  in  righteous- 

ness 

And  very  faithfulness. 

139  My  zeal  hath  ^ consumed  me. 

Because  mine  adversaries  have  forgotten  thy  words. 

140  Thy  word  is  very  pure  ; 

Therefore  thy  servant  loveth  it. 

141  I am  small  and  despised  : 

Yet  do  not  I forget  thy  precepts. 

142  Thy  righteousness  is  an  everlasting  righteousness, 
And  thy  law  is  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have  taken  hold  on  me  : 

Yet  thy  commandments  are  my  delight. 

144  Thy  testimonies  are  righteous  for  ever  : 

Give  me  understanding,  and  I shall  live. 

p KOPH. 

145  I have  called  with  my  whole  heart ; answer  me,  O 

Lord  : 

I will  keep  thy  statutes. 

146  I have  called  unto  thee  ; save  me. 

And  I shall  observe  thy  testimonies. 

147  I prevented  the  dawning  of  the  morning,  and 

cried  : 

I hoped  in  thy  words. 

148  Mine  eyes  prevented  the  night  watches. 

That  I might  meditate  in  thy  word. 

149  Hear  my  voice  according  unto  thy  lovingkindness  : 
Quicken  me,  O Lord,  ^ according  to  thy  judge- 
ments. 

150  They  draw  nigh  * that  follow  after  wickedness  ; 
They  are  far  from  thy  law. 

151  Thou  art  nigh,  O Lord  ; 

And  all  thy  commandments  are  truth. 


120  ver.  151.  Ps.  19. 
9.  John  17.  17. 

130  ver.  77. 

131  ver.  34,  73,  169. 

132  Ps.  5.  3.  & 88.  13. 
& 130.  6. 

133  ver.  74. 

134  Ps.  63.  1,  6. 

135  ver.  40,  154. 


136  Ps.  145.  18. 

131  ver.  142. 

t Or,  as  read  by  tlie 
Sept.,  Syr.  and  Vulp., 
all  thy  precepts  to  be 
right. 

u Or,  in  thy  judge- 
ments. 


V Heb.  cut  me  off, 
w Heb.  tried,  or,  re- 
fined. 

X Or,  found  me. 
y Or,  as  thou  art 
wont. 

z Or,  that  persecute 
me  with  wickedness. 


880 


PSALM  CXIX. 


152  Concerning  thy  testimonies,  I have  known  of  old 
that  thou  hast  founded  them  for  ever. 

RESH. 

153  Consider  mine  affliction,  and  deliver  me  : for 
I do  not  forget  thy  law. 

154  Plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me  : quicken 

me  according  to  thy  word. 

155  Salvation  is  far  from  the  wicked : for  they 
seek  not  thy  statutes. 

156  Great  are  thy  tender  mercies,  O Lord  : quick- 

en me  according  to  thy  judgments. 

157  Many  are  my  persecutors  and  mine  enemies  ; 
yet  do  I not  decline  from  thy  testimonies. 

158  I beheld  the  transgressors,  and  was  grieved  ; 
because  they  kept  not  thy  word. 

159  Consider  how  I love  thy  precepts  : quicken 

me,  O Lord,  according  to  thy  lovingkindness. 

160  Thy  word  is  true  from  the  beginning  : and  every 
one  of  thy  righteous  judgments  endureth  for  ever. 


SCHIN. 

161  Princes  have  persecuted  me  without  a cause  : 
but  my  heart  standeth  in  awe  of  thy  word. 

162  I rejoice  at  thy  word,  as  one  that  findeth  great 
spoil. 

163  I hate  and  abhor  lying  : hut  thy  law  do  I love. 

164  Seven  times  a day  do  I praise  thee  because  of 
thy  righteous  judgments. 

165  Great  peace  have  they  which  love  thy  law  : 
and  nothing  shall  offend  them. 

166  i^®Lord,  I have  hoped  for  thy  salvation,  and 
done  thy  commandments. 

167  My  soul  hath  kept  thy  testimonies  ; and  I love 
them  exceedingly. 

168  I have  kept  thy  precepts  and  thy  testimonies  : 
1®®  for  all  my  ways  are  before  thee. 

TAU. 

169  Let  my  cry  come  near  before  thee,  O Lord  ; 
151  give  me  understanding  according  to  thy  word. 

170  Let  my  supplication  come  before  thee  : deliver 
me  according  to  thy  word. 

171  i®®My  lips  shall  utter  praise,  when  thou  hast 
taught  me  thy  statutes. 

172  My  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy  word  : for  all  thy 
commandments  are  righteousness. 

173  Let  thine  hand  help  me  ; for  I have  chosen 
thy  precepts. 

174  I have  longed  for  thy  salvation,  O Lord  ; 
and  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

175  Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall  praise  thee  ; and 
let  thy  judgments  help  me. 

176  1®®  I have  gone  astray  like  a lost  sheep  ; seek 
thy  servant  ; for  I do  not  forget  thy  commandments. 


152  Of  old  have  I known  from  thy  testimonies. 

That  thou  hast  founded  them  for  ever. 

-)  RESH. 

153  Consider  mine  affliction,  and  deliver  me  ; 

For  I do  not  forget  thy  law. 

154  Plead  thou  my  cause,  and  redeem  me  : 

Quicken  me  according  to  thy  word. 

155  Salvation  is  far  from  the  wicked  ; 

For  they  seek  not  thy  statutes. 

156  Great  are  thy  tender  mercies,  O Lord  : 

Quicken  me  according  to  thy  judgements. 

157  Many  are  my  persecutors  and  mine  adversaries  ; 
Yet  have  I not  swerved  from  thy  testimonies. 

158  I beheld  the  treacherous  dealers,  and  “ was  grieved  ; 
Because  they  observe  not  thy  word. 

159  Consider  how  I love  thy  precepts  : 

Quicken  me,  O Lord,  according  to  thy  lovingkind- 
ness. 

160  The  sum  of  thy  word  is  truth  ; 

And  every  one  of  thy  righteous  judgements  endur- 
eth for  ever. 

SHIN. 

161  Princes  have  persecuted  me  without  a cause  ; 

But  my  heart  standeth  in  awe  of  thy  words. 

162  I rejoice  at  thy  word, 

As  one  that  findeth  great  spoil. 

163  I hate  and  abhor  falsehood  ; 

But  thy  law  do  I love. 

164  Seven  times  a day  do  I praise  thee. 

Because  of  thy  righteous  judgements. 

165  Great  peace  have  they  which  love  thy  law  ; 

And  they  have  none  occasion  of  stumbling. 

166  I have  hoped  for  thy  salvation,  O Lord, 

And  have  done  thy  commandments. 

167  My  soul  hath  observed  thy  testimonies  ; 

And  I love  them  exceedingly. 

168  I have  observed  thy  precepts  and  thy  testimonies  ; 
For  all  my  ways  are  before  thee. 

n tau. 

169  Let  my  cry  come  near  before  thee,  O Lord  : 

Give  me  understanding  according  to  thy  word. 

170  Let  my  supplication  come  before  thee  : 

Deliver  me  according  to  thy  word. 

171  Let  my  lips  utter  praise  ; 

For  thou  teachest  me  thy  statutes. 

172  Let  my  tongue  sing  of  thy  word  ; 

For  all  thy  commandments  are  righteousness. 

173  Let  thine  hand  be  ready  to  help  me  ; 

For  I have  chosen  thy  precepts. 

174  I have  longed  for  thy  salvation,  O Lord  ; 

And  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

175  Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall  praise  thee  ; 

And  let  thy  judgements  help  me. 

176  I have  gone  astray  like  a lost  sheep  ; seek  thy 

servant  ; 

For  I do  not  forget  thy  commandments. 


138  Luke  21.  33. 

130  Lam.  5.  1. 

140  1 Sam.  24. 15.  Ps. 
35.  1.  Mic.  7.  9. 

141  ver.  40. 

142  Job  5.  4. 


143  ver.  149. 

144  ver.  51. 

Ps.  44. 

18. 

146  ver.  136. 

Ezek. 

9.  4. 

146  ver.  88. 

141  ver.  23.  1 Sam. 
24.  11,  14.  & 26.  18. 

148  Pro.  3.  2.  Is. 
32.  17. 


140  ver.  174.  Gen. 
49.  18. 

160  Pro.  5.  21. 

161  ver.  144. 

162  ver.  7. 


163  Josh.  24.  22. 

Pro.  1.29.  Luke  10.  42. 

164  ver.  166. 

166  ver.  16,  24,  47, 
77,  111. 


166  1s.  53.  6.  Luke 
15.  4,  &c.  1 Pet.  2. 

25. 

a Or,  loathed  them. 


PSALMS  CXX.,  CXXI.,  CXXII. 


881 


PSALM  CXX. 

1 David  vrayeth  against  Doeg^  3 reproveth  his  tongue,  5 complaineth  of 
his  necessary  conversation  with  the  wicked. 

A Song  of  degrees. 

IN  ^my  distress  I cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  he 
heard  me. 

2  Deliver  my  soul,  O Lord,  from  lying  lips,  and 
from  a deceitful  tongue. 

3  What  shall  be  given  unto  thee  ? or  what  shall  be 
done  unto  thee,  thou  false  tongue  ? 

4  Sharp  arrows  of  the  mighty,  with  coals  of  juniper. 
5 Woe  is  me,  that  I sojourn  in  ^ Mesech,  ^ that  I dwell 
in  the  tents  of  Kedar  ! 

6  My  soul  hath  long  dwelt  with  him  that  hateth 
peace. 

7  I am  for  peace  : but  when  I speak,  they  are  for 
war. 


PSALM  CXXI. 

The  great  safety  of  the  godly,  who  put  their  trust  in  God's  protection. 
A Song  of  degrees. 

I  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills,  from  whence 
cometh  my  help. 

2  ^My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord,  which  made 
heaven  and  earth. 

3  2 He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved  : ^he 
that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel  shall  neither  slum- 
ber nor  sleep. 

5  The  Lord  is  thy  keeper : the  Lord  is  ^ thy  shade 
® upon  thy  right  hand. 

6  ®The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day,  nor  the 
moon  by  night. 

7  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  from  all  evil : he 
shall  preserve  thy  soul. 

8  The  Lord  shall  ® preserve  thy  going  out  and  thy 
coming  in  from  this  time  forth,  and  even  for  evermore. 

PSALM  CXXII. 

1 David  prof esseth  his  joy  for  the  church,  6 and  prayeth  for  the  peace 
thereof. 

A Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

I  WAS  glad  when  they  said  unto  me,  ^Let  us  go  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy  gates,  O Jerusalem. 
3 Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a city  that  is  ^ compact 
together  : 

4  ® Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  the  tribes  of  the 
Lord,  unto  ^ the  testimony  of  Israel,  to  give  thanks 
unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  ®For  there  are  set  thrones  of  judgment,  the 
thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

6  ® Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  ; they  shall 
prosper  that  love  thee. 


1 Ps.  118.  5.  Jonah 

2.  2. 

2 Gen.  10.  2.  Ezek. 
27.  13. 

8 Gen.  25.  13.  1 

Sam.  25.  1.  Jer.  49. 
28,29. 

1 Ps.  124.  8. 


2 1 Sam.  2.  9.  Pro. 
3.  23,  26. 

sps.  127.  1.  Is. 
27.  3. 

* Is.  25.  4. 

sPs.  16.  8.  & 109. 
31. 


6 Ps.  91.  6.  Is.  49. 
10.  Rev.  7.  16. 

7 Ps.  41.  2.  & 97.  10. 
& 14.5.  20. 

8 Dent.  28.  6.  Pro. 
2.  8.  & 3.  6. 


120  A Song  of  Ascents. 

1 In  my  distress  I cried  unto  the  Lord, 

And  he  answered  me. 

2 Deliver  my  soul,  O Lord,  from  lying  lips. 

And  from  a deceitful  tongue. 

3 What  shall  be  given  unto  thee,  and  what  shall  be 

done  more  unto  thee. 

Thou  deceitful  tongue  ? 

4 “ Sharp  arrows  of  the  mighty. 

With  coals  of  ^ juniper. 

5 Woe  is  me,  that  I sojourn  in  Meshech, 

That  I dwell  among  the  tents  of  Kedar  I 

6 My  soul  hath  long  had  her  dwelling 
With  him  that  hateth  peace. 

7 I am  for  peace  : 

But  when  I speak,  they  are  for  war. 


121  A Song  of  Ascents. 

1 I will  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  mountains  : 

From  whence  shall  my  help  come  ? 

2 My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord, 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

3 ^ He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved  : 

He  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

4 Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 
Shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

5 The  Lord  is  thy  keeper  : 

The  Lord  is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

6 The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day. 

Nor  the  moon  by  night. 

7 The  Lord  shall  keep  thee  from  all  evil ; 

He  shall  keep  thy  soul. 

8 The  Lord  shall  keep  thy  going  out  and  thy  eoming 

in. 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 


122  A Song  of  Ascents;  of  David. 

1 I was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me. 

Let  us  go  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2 Our  feet  “ are  standing 
Within  thy  gates,  O Jerusalem  ; 

3 Jerusalem,  that  art  builded 

As  a city  that  is  compact  together  : 

4 Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  even  the  tribes  of  ^ the 

Lord, 

For  a testimony  unto  Israel, 

To  give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

6 For  there  are  set  thrones  for  judgement, 

The  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

6 ^ Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  ; 

® They  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

1 Is.  2.  3.  Zech.  8.  8 Ps.  51.  18.  a Or,  have  stood. 

21.  a Or,  It  is  as  the  b Heb.  Jah. 

2 See  2 Sam.  5.  9.  .sharp  arroivs  of  the  c Or,  were. 

8 Ex.  23.  17.  Deut.  mighty  man.  d Or,  Salute  ye  Je- 

16.  16.  i)  Or,  broom.  rusalem. 

4 Ex.  16.  34.  a Or,  Let  him  not  e Or,  May  they. 

5 Deut.  17. 8.  *7  Chr.  suffer  . . . let  him  not 

19.  8.  slumber  that  dec. 


882 


PSALMS  CXXIII.,  CXXIV.,  CXXV. 


7 Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and  prosperity  within 
thy  palaces. 

8 For  my  brethren  and  companions’  sakes,  I will 
now  say,  Peace  he  within  thee. 

9 Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our  God  I will 
’ seek  thy  good. 

PSALM  CXXIII. 

1 T7ie  godly  prof  ess  th£ir  confidence  in  God,  3 and  pray  to  be  delivered 
from  contempt, 

A Song  of  degrees. 

"T'l'NTO  thee  ^lift  I up  mine  eyes,  O thou  ‘“^that 
dwellest  in  the  heavens. 

2 Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look  unto  the  hand 
of  their  masters,  and  as  the  eyes  of  a maiden  unto  the 
hand  of  her  mistress  ; so  our  eyes  wait  upon  the  Lord 
our  God,  until  that  he  have  mercy  upon  us. 

3 Have  mercy  upon  us,  O Lord,  have  mercy  upon 
us  : for  we  are  exceedingly  filled  with  contempt. 

4 Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled  with  the  scorning  of 
those  that  are  at  ease,  and  with  the  contempt  of  the 
proud. 


PSALM  CXXIV. 

The  church  blesseth  God  for  a miraculous  deliverance. 

A Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

IF  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side, 
1 now  may  Israel  say  ; 

2  If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side, 
when  men  rose  up  against  us  : 

3  Then  they  had  ^ swallowed  us  up  quick,  when 
their  wrath  was  kindled  against  us  : 

4  Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed  us,  the  stream 
had  gone  over  our  soul  : 

5  Then  the  proud  waters  had  gone  over  our  soul. 

6  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  not  given  us  as 
a prey  to  their  teeth. 

7  Our  soul  is  escaped  ^ as  a bird  out  of  the  snare  of 
the  fowlers  : the  snare  is  broken,  and  we  are  escaped. 

8  ^Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  ®who 
made  heaven  and  earth. 

PSALM  CXXV. 

1 The  safety  of  such  as  trust  in  God.  4 A prayer  for  the  godly,  and 
against  the  wicked. 

A Song  of  degrees. 

They  that  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be  as  mount 
Zion,  which  cannot  be  removed,  but  abideth  for 

ever. 

2  As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Jerusalem,  so 
the  Lord  is  round  about  his  people  from  henceforth 
even  for  ever. 

3  For  ^the  rod  of  the  wicked  shall  not  rest  upon 
the  lot  of  the  righteous  ; lest  the  righteous  put  forth 
their  hands  unto  iniquity. 

4  Do  good,  O Lord,  unto  those  that  be  good,  and  to 
them  that  are  upright  in  their  hearts. 

5  As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto  their  ^ crooked 
ways,  the  Lord  shall  lead  them  forth  with  the  workers 
of  iniquity  : but  ^ peace  shall  be  upon  Israel. 


T Neh.  2.  10.  1 Ps.  129.  1.  s pg,  91.  3.  Pro, 

2 Ps.  121. 1.  & 141.  8.  2 Ps.  56.  1,  2.  & 57.  6.  5. 

2 Ps.  2.  4.  & 11.  4.  & 3.  Pro.  1.  12.  *■  Ps.  121.  2. 

115.  3. 


7 Peace  be  within  thy  walls. 

And  prosperity  within  thy  palaces. 

8 For  my  brethren  and  companions’  sakes, 

I  will  now-^ say.  Peace  be  within  thee. 

9 For  the  sake  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our  God 
I will  seek  thy  good. 


123  A Song  of  Ascents. 

1 Unto  thee  do  I lift  up  mine  eyes, 

O  thou  that  sittest  in  the  heavens. 

2 Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look  unto  the  hand 

of  their  master. 

As  the  eyes  of  a maiden  unto  the  hand  of  her  mis- 
tress  ; 

So  our  eyes  look  unto  the  Lord  our  God, 

Until  he  have  mercy  upon  us. 

3 Have  mercy  upon  us,  O LfORD,  have  mercy  upon  us  : 
For  we  are  exceedingly  filled  with  contempt. 

4 Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled 

With  the  scorning  of  those  that  are  at  ease, 

And  with  the  contempt  of  the  proud. 


124  A Song  of  Ascents ; of  David. 

1 If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side. 
Let  Israel  now  say  ; 

2 If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side. 
When  men  rose  up  against  us  ; 

3 Then  they  had  swallowed  us  up  alive. 

When  their  wrath  was  kindled  against  us  : 

4 Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed  us. 

The  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul  : 

5 Then  the  proud  waters  had  gone  over  our  soul. 

6 Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Who  hath  not  given  us  as  a prey  to  their  teeth. 

7 Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a bird  out  of  the  snare  of  the 

fowlers  : 

The  snare  is  broken,  and  we  are  escaped. 

8 Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 

Who  made  heaven  and  earth. 


125  A Song  of  Ascents. 

1 They  that  trust  in  the  Lord 

Are  as  mount  Zion,  which  cannot  be  moved,  but 
abideth  for  ever. 

2 As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Jerusalem, 

So  the  Lord  is  round  about  his  people. 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

3 For  the  sceptre  of  wickedness  shall  nof  "est  upon 

the  lot  of  the  righteous  ; 

That  the  righteous  put  not  forth  their  ds  unto 
iniquity. 

4 Do  good,  O Lord,  unto  those  that  be  g 
And  to  them  that  are  upright  in  their  J e:  s. 

5 But  as  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto  their  < ted  ways. 
The  Lord  shall  lead  them  forth  wit)  3 workers 

of  iniquity. 

Peace  be  upon  Israel. 

6 Gen.  1.  1.  Ps.  134.  2 Pro,  2.  15.  J 

3.  aps,  128.  6.  Gal.  6.  co' 

1 Pro.  22.  8.  Is.  14.  5.  16. 


speak  peact 
ing  thee. 


PSALMS  cxxvi.,  cxxvii.,  cxxvni. 


883 


PSALM  CXXVI. 

1  Tht  churchy  celebrating  her  incredible  return  out  of  captivity, 

4 prayeth  for,  and  prophesieth  the  good  success  thereof. 

A Song  of  degrees. 

WHEN  the  Lord  turned  again  the  captivity  of 
Zion,  ^ we  were  like  them  that  dream. 

2  Then  ^ was  our  mouth  filled  with  laughter,  and  our 
tongue  with  singing  : then  said  they  among  the  heathen. 
The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  them. 

3  The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us  ; whereof 
we  are  glad. 

4  Turn  again  our  captivity,  O Lord,  as  the  streams 
in  the  south. 

5  ® They  that  sow  in  tears  shall  reap  in  joy. 

6  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weepeth,  bearing  precious 
seed,  shall  doubtless  come  again  with  rejoicing,  bring- 
ing his  sheaves  with  him. 


PSALM  CXXVII. 

1 The  virtue  of  God's  blessing.  3 Good  children  are  his  gift. 

A Song  of  degrees  for  Solomon. 

TjlXCEPT  the  Lord  build  the  house,  they  labour  in 
J vain  that  build  it  : except  ^ the  Lord  keep  the 
city,  the  watchman  waketh  hut  in  vain. 

2  It  is  vain  for  you  to  rise  up  early,  to  sit  up  late, 
to  2 eat  the  bread  of  sorrows  : for  so  he  giveth  Ms  be- 
loved sleep. 

3  Lo,  ® children  are  an  heritage  of  the  Lord  : and 
^ the  fruit  of  the  womb  is  his  reward. 

4  As  arrows  are  in  the  'hand  of  a mighty  man  ; so 
are  children  of  the  youth. 

o  Happy  is  the  man  that  hath  his  quiver  full  of 
them : ^ they  shall  not  be  ashamed,  but  they  shall 
speak  with  the  enemies  in  the  gate. 

PSALM  CXXVIII. 

The  sundry  blessings  which  follow  them  that  fear  God. 

A Song  of  degrees. 

Blessed  ^ is  every  one  that  feareth  the  Lord  ; 
that  walketh  in  his  ways. 

2  2 For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour  of  thine  hands  : 
happy  shalt  thou  he,  and  it  shall  he  well  with  thee. 

3  Thy  wife  shall  he  ^ as  a fruitful  vine  by  the  sides 
of  thine  house  : thy  children  ^ like  olive  plants  round 
about  thy  table. 

4  Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man  be  blessed  that 
feareth  the  Lord. 

5  ® The  Lord  shall  bless  thee  out  of  Zion  : and  thou 
shalt  see  the  good  of  Jerusalem  all  the  days  of  thy 
life. 

6  Yea,  thou  shalt  ®see  thy  children’s  children,  and 
^ peace  upon  Israel. 


126  A Song  of  Ascents. 

1 When  the  Lord  « turned  again  the  captivity  of 

Zion, 

We  were  like  unto  them  that  dream. 

2 Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with  laughter, 

And  our  tongue  with  singing  : 

Then  said  they  among  the  nations. 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  them. 

3 The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us  ; 

Whereof  we  are  glad. 

4 Turn  again  our  captivity,  O Lord, 

As  the  streams  in  the  South. 

5 They  that  sow  in  tears  shall  reap  in  joy. 

6 Though  he  goeth  on  his  way  weeping,  ^ bearing  forth 

the  seed  ; 

He  shall  come  again  with  joy,  bringing  his  sheaves 
with  him. 


127  A Song  of  Ascents ; of  Solomon. 

1 Except  the  Lord  build  the  house. 

They  labour  in  vain  that  build  it  : 

Except  the  Lord  keep  the  city. 

The  watchman  waketh  but  in  vain. 

2 It  is  vain  for  you  that  ye  rise  up  early,  and  so  late 

take  rest. 

And  eat  the  bread  of  toil : 

For  so  he  giveth  unto  his  beloved  ® sleep. 

3 Lo,  children  are  an  heritage  of  the  Lord  : 

And  the  fruit  of  the  womb  is  his  reward. 

4 As  arrows  in  the  hand  of  a mighty  man. 

So  are  the  children  of  youth. 

5 Happy  is  the  man  that  hath  his  quiver  full  of  them  : 
They  shall  not  be  ashamed, 

When  they  speak  with  their  enemies  in  the  gate. 


128  A Song  of  Ascents. 

1 Blessed  is  every  one  that  feareth  the  Lord, 

That  walketh  in  his  ways. 

2 For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour  of  thine  hands  : 

Happy  shalt  thou  be,  and  it  shall  be  well  with  thee. 

3 Thy  wife  shall  be  as  a fruitful  vine,  in  the  inner- 

most parts  of  thine  house  : 

Thy  children  like  olive  plants,  round  about  thy  table. 

4 Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man  be  blessed 
That  feareth  the  Lord. 

5 The  Lord  « shall  bless  thee  out  of  Zion  : 

And  ^ thou  ^halt  see  the  good  of  Jerusalem  all  the 
days  of  thy  life. 

6 Yea,  thou  shalt  see  thy  children’s  children. 

Peace  be  upon  Israel. 


1 Acts  12.  9. 

2 Job  8.  21. 

3 See  Jer.  31.  9,  &c. 
1 Ps.  121.  3,  4,  5. 

* Gen.  3. 17,  19. 


3 Gen.  33.  6.  &48.  4. 
Josh.  24.  3,  4. 

* Deut.  28,  4. 

3 See  Job  5.  4.  Pro. 
27. 11. 


iPs.  112.  1.  &115. 
13.  & 119.  1. 

2 Is.  3.  10. 

8 Ezek.  19.  10. 


* Ps.  52.  8.  & 144. 12. 
3 Ps.  134.  3. 

6 Gen.  60.  23.  Job 
42.  16. 

7 Ps.  125.  5. 


a Or,  brought  back 
those  that  returned  to 
Zion. 

b Or,  bearing  the 
measure  of  seed. 


a Or,  in  sleep, 
a.  Or,  bless  thee, 
b Or,  see  thou, 
c Or,  And  peace 
upon  Israel. 


884 


PSALMS  CXXIX.,  CXXX.,  CXXXI. 


PSALM  CXXIX. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  Ood  for  saving  Israel  in  their  great  afflic- 
tions. 5 The  haters  of  the  church  are  cursed. 

A Song  of  degrees. 

Many  a time  have  they  afflicted  me  from  ^my 
youth,  2 may  Israel  now  say  : 

2  Many  a time  have  they  afflicted  me  from  my 
youth  : yet  they  have  not  prevailed  against  me. 

3  The  plowers  plowed  upon  my  back  : they  made 
long  their  furrows. 

4  The  Lord  is  righteous  : he  hath  cut  asunder  the 
cords  of  the  wicked. 

5  Let  them  all  be  confounded  and  turned  back  that' 
hate  Zion. 

6  Let  them  be  as  ^the  grass  upon  the  housetops, 
which  withereth  afore  it  groweth  up  : 

7  Wherewith  the  mower  filleth  not  his  hand  ; nor  he 
that  bindeth  sheaves  his  bosom. 

8  Neither  do  they  which  go  by  say,  ^The  blessing  of 
the  Lord  he  upon  you  : we  bless  you  m the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CXXX. 

1  The  psalmist  professeth  his  hope  in  prayer,  5 and  his  patience  in 
hope.  1 He  exhorteth  Israel  to  hope  in  God. 

A Song  of  degrees. 

OUT  ^of  the  depths  have  I cried  unto  thee,  O 
Lord. 

2  Lord,  hear  my  voice  : let  thine  ears  be  attentive 
to  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

3  2 If  thou.  Lord,  shouldest  mark  iniquities,  O Lord, 
who  shall  stand  ? 

4  But  there  is  ® forgiveness  with  thee,  that  ^ thou 
mayest  be  feared. 

5  ® I wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait,  and  ® in 
his  word  do  I hope. 

6  My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  more  than  they  that 
watch  for  the  morning  : / say,  more  than  they  that 
watch  for  the  morning. 

7  ® Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  : for  ® with  the  Lord 
there  is  mercy,  and  with  him  is  plenteous  redemption. 

8  And  he  shall  redeem  Israel  from  all  his  iniquities. 

PSALM  CXXXI. 

1 David,  professing  his  humility,  3 exhorteth  Israel  to  hope  in  Ood. 

A Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

Lord,  my  heart  is  not  haughty,  nor  mine  eyes 
lofty  : 1 neither  do  I exercise  myself  in  great  mat- 
ters, or  in  things  too  high  for  me. 

2  Surely  I have  behaved  and  quieted  myself,  ^ as  a 
child  that  is  weaned  of  his  mother  : my  soul  is  even  as 
a weaned  child. 

3  ^ Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  from  henceforth  and 
for  ever. 


129  A.  Song  of  Ascents. 

1 “Many  a time  have  they  afflicted  me  from  my 

youth  up, 

Let  Israel  now  say  ; 

2 “Many  a time  have  they  afflicted  me  from  my 

youth  up  : 

Yet  they  have  not  prevailed  against  me. 

3 The  plowers  plowed  upon  my  back  ; 

They  made  long  their  furrows. 

4 The  Lord  is  righteous  : 

He  hath  cut  asunder  the  cords  of  the  wicked. 

5 Let  them  be  ashamed  and  turned  backward. 

All  they  that  hate  Zion. 

6 Let  them  be  as  the  grass  upon  the  housetops. 

Which  withereth  afore  it  ^ groweth  up  : 

7 Wherewith  the  reaper  filleth  not  his  hand. 

Nor  he  that  bindeth  sheaves  his  bosom. 

8 Neither  do  they  which  go  by  say. 

The  blessing  of  the  Lord  be  upon  you  ; 

We  bless  you  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 


130  A Song  of  Ascents. 

1 Out  of  the  depths  have  I cried  unto  thee,  O Lord. 

2 Lord,  hear  my  voice  : 

Let  thine  ears  be  attentive 

To  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

3 If  thou,  “ Lord,  shouldest  mark  iniquities, 

O  Lord,  who  shall  stand  ? 

4 But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee. 

That  thou  mayest  be  feared. 

6  I wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait, 

And  in  his  word  do  I hope. 

6 My  soul  looketh  for  the  Lord, 

More  than  watchmen  look  for  the  morning  ; 

Yea,  more  than  watchmen  for  the  morning. 

7 O Israel,  hope  in  the  Lord  ; 

For  with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy. 

And  with  him  is  plenteous  redemption. 

8 And  he  shall  redeem  Israel 
From  all  his  iniquities. 


131  A Song  of  Ascents ; of  David. 

1 Lord,  my  heart  is  not  haughty,  nor  mine  eyes  lofty  ; 
Neither  do  I “exercise  myself  in  great  matters,  i 
Or  in  things  too  wonderful  for  me. 

2 Surely  I have  stilled  and  quieted  my  soul  ; 

Like  a weaned  child  with  his  mother. 

My  soul  is  with  me  like  a weaned  child. 

3 O Israel,  hope  in  the  Lord 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 


1 See  Ezek.  23.  3. 
Hos.  2.  15.  & 11.  1. 

2 Ps.  124.  1. 

3 Ps.  37.  2. 

4 Ruth  2.  4.  Ps. 
118.  26. 


1 Lam.  3.  55.  Jonah 

9 9 

*2Ps.  143.  2. 

3.  20,  23,  24. 

3 Ex.  34.  7. 


4 1 Kin.  8.  40.  Ps. 
2.  11.  Jer.  33.  8,  9. 

sps.  27.  14.  & 33. 
20.  & 40.  1.  Is.  8.  17. 
& 26.  8.  & 30.  18. 

6  Ps.  119.  81. 


7 Ps.  63.  6.  & 119. 
147. 

8 Ps.  131.  3. 

9Ps.  86.  5,  15.  Is. 
55.  7. 


10  Ps.  103.  3, 4.  Matt. 

1.  21. 

1 Rom.  12.  16. 

2 Matt.  18.  3.  1 Cor. 
14.  20. 


3  Ps.  130.  7. 
a Or,  Much, 
b Or,  be  plucked  up. 
a Heb.  Jah. 
a Heb.  walk. 


Rom. 


PSALMS  CXXXII.,  CXXXIII. 


885 


PSALM  CXXXII. 

1  David  in  his  prayer  commendeth  unto  God  the  religious  care  he  had 
for  the  ark.  8 His  prayer  at  the  removing  of  the  ark,  11  with  a repeti- 
tion of  God's  promises. 

A Song  of  degrees, 

Lord,  remember  David,  and  all  his  afflictions  : 

2  How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord,  ^ and  vowed  unto 
2 the  mighty  God  of  Jacob  ; 

3  Surely  I will  not  come  into  the  tabernacle  of  my 
house,  nor  go  up  into  my  bed  ; 

4  I will  2 not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes,  or  slumber  to 
mine  eyelids, 

5  Until  I ^ find  out  a place  for  the  Lord,  an  habita- 
tion for  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob. 

6  Lo,  we  heard  of  it  ^ at  Ephratah  : ® we  found  it  in 
the  fields  of  the  wood. 

7  We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles  : ^ we  will  worship 
at  his  footstool. 

8  ® Arise,  O Lord,  into  thy  rest  ; thou,  and  the 
ark  of  thy  strength. 

9  Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  righteousness  ; 
and  let  thy  saints  shout  for  joy. 

10  For  thy  servant  David’s  sake  turn  not  away  the 
face  of  thine  anointed. 

11  The  Lord  hath  sworn  in  truth  unto  David  ; he 
will  not  turn  from  it  ; Of  the  fruit  of  thy  body  will  I 
set  upon  thy  throne. 

12  If  thy  children  will  keep  my  covenant  and  my 
testimony  that  I shall  teach  them,  their  children  shall 
also  sit  upon  thy  throne  for  evermore. 

13  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion  ; he  hath  de- 
sired it  for  his  habitation. 

14  This  is  my  rest  for  ever  : here  will  I dwell  ; 
for  I have  desired  it. 

15  I will  abundantly  bless  her  provision  : I will 
satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

16  I will  also  clothe  her  priests  with  salvation  : 
and  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 

17  19  There  will  I make  the  horn  of  David  to  bud  : 
I have  ordained  a lamp  for  mine  anointed. 

18  His  enemies  will  I clothe  with  shame  : but 
upon  himself  shall  his  crown  flourish. 


PSALM  CXXXIII. 

The  benefit  of  the  communion  of  saints. 

A Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is  for 
1 brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity  ! 

2 It  is  like  ^ the  precious  ointment  upon  the  head, 
that  ran  down  upon  the  beard,  even  Aaron’s  beard  : 
that  went  down  to  the  skirts  of  his  garments  ; 

3 As  the  dew  of  ^ Hermon,  and  as  the  dew  that  de- 
scended upon  the  mountains  of  Zion  : for  ^ there  the 
Lord  commanded  the  blessing,  even  life  for  evermore. 


1 Ps.  65. 1. 

2 Gen.  49.  24. 

2 Pro.  6.  4. 

4 Acts  7.  46. 

6 1 Sam.  17.  12. 

6 1 Sam.  7.  1. 
t 1 Chr,  13,  5. 

-•  Ps.  6.  7.  & 99.  5. 


ONum.  10.  35.  2 

Chr.  6.  41,  42. 

10  Ps.  78.  61. 

11  ver.  16.  Job  29. 
14.  Is.  61.  10. 

12  Ps.  89.  3,  4,  33, 
&c.  & 110.  4. 

13  2 Sam.  7.  12.  1 

Kin.  8.  25.  2 Chr.  6. 


16.  Luke  1.  69.  Acts 
2.  30. 

14  Ps.  48.  1,  2. 

13  Ps.  68.  16. 

10  Ps.  147.  14. 

11  ver.  9.  2 Chr.  6. 

41.  Ps.  149.  4. 

18  Hos.  11.  12. 


132  A Song  of  Ascents. 

1 Lord,  remember  for  David 
All  his  affliction  ; 

2 How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 

And  vowed  unto  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob  : 

3 Surely  I will  not  come  into  the  “ tabernacle  of  my 

house, 

Xor  go  up  into  ^my  bed  ; 

4 I will  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes. 

Or  slumber  to  mine  eyelids  ; 

5 Until  I find  out  a place  for  the  Lord, 

<^A  tabernacle  for  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

6 Lo,  we  heard  of  it  in  ^ Ephrathah  : 

We  found  it  in  the  field  of  ®the  wood. 

7 We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles  ; 

We  will  worship  at  his  footstool. 

8 Arise,  O Lord,  into  thy  restmg  place  ; 

Thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

9 Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  righteousness  ; 

And  let  thy  samts  shout  for  joy. 

10  For  thy  servant  David’s  sake 

Turn  not  away  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

11  The  Lord  hath  sworn  unto  David  in  truth  ; 

He  will  not  turn  from  it  : 

Of  the  fruit  of  thy  body  will  I set  upon  thy  throne. 

12  If  thy  children  will  keep  my  covenant 
And  my  testimony  that  I shall  teach  them. 

Their  children  also  shall  sit  upon  thy  throne  for 
evermore. 

13  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion  ; 

He  hath  desired  it  for  his  habitation. 

14  This  i8  my  resting  place  for  ever  : 

Here  will  I dwell  ; for  I have  desired  it. 

15  I will  -^abundantly  bless  her  provision  : 

I will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

16  Her  priests  also  will  I clothe  with  salvation  : 

And  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 

17  There  will  I make  s' the  horn  of  David  to  bud  : 

I have  ^ ordained  a lamp  for  mine  anointed. 

18  His  enemies  will  I clothe  with  shame  : 

But  upon  himself  shall  his  crown  flourish. 


133  A Song  of  Ascents  ; of  David. 

1 Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is 
For  brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity  ! 

2 It  is  like  the  precious  oil  upon  the  head. 

That  ran  down  upon  the  beard, 

Even  Aaron’s  beard  ; 

That  came  down  upon  the  “ skirt  of  his  garments  ; 

3 Like  the  dew  of  Hermon, 

That  cometh  down  upon  the  mountains  of  Zion  : 
For  there  the  Lord  commanded  the  blessing. 

Even  life  for  evermore. 


19  Ezek.  29. 21.  Luke 
1.  69. 

20  See  1 Kin.  11.  3(5. 
& 15.  4.  2 Chr.  21.  7. 

21  Ps.  35.  26.  & 109. 
29. 

1 Gen.  13.  8.  Heb. 
13.  1. 

2 Ex.  30.  25,  30. 


3 Deut.  4.  48. 

4 Lev.  25.  21.  Deut. 
28.  8.  Ps.  42.  8. 

a Heb.  tent. 

'b  Heb.  the  couch  of 
my  bed. 

c Heb.  Tabernacles, 
d Or,  Ephraim. 


e Or,  Jaar.  See  1 
Chr.  13.  5. 

/ Or,  surely, 
g Or,  a horn  to 
spring  forth  unto  Da- 
vid. 

A Or,  prepared, 
a Or,  collar. 


886 


PSALMS  CXXXIV.,  CXXXV. 


PSALM  CXXXIV. 

An  exhortation  to  bless  God. 

A Song  of  degrees. 

Behold,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  ^ all  ye  servants  of  the 
Lord,  ^ which  by  night  stand  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

2  3 Lift  up  your  hands  in  the  sanctuary,  and  bless  the 
Lord. 

3  ^ The  Lord  that  made  heaven  and  earth  ® bless  thee 
out  of  Zion. 

PSALM  CXXXV. 

1 An  exhortation  to  praise  God  for  his  mercy,  b for  his  power,  S for  his 
judgments.  15  The  vanity  of  idols.  19  An  exhortation  to  bless  God. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  ye  the  name  of  the 
Lord  ; ^ praise  him,  O ye  servants  of  the  Lord. 

2  2 Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in  ^ the 
courts  of  the  house  of  our  God, 

3  Praise  the  Lord  ; for  ^the  Lord  is  good  : sing 
praises  unto  his  name  ; ® for  it  is  pleasant. 

4  For  ® the  Lord  hath  chosen  Jacob  unto  himself, 
and  Israel  for  his  peculiar  treasure. 

5  For  I know  that  the  Lord  is  great,  and  that  our 
Lord  is  above  all  gods. 

6  ® Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that  did  he  in 
heaven,  and  in  earth,  in  the  seas,  and  all  deep  places. 

7  ® He  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the  ends 
of  the  earth  ; he  maketh  lightnings  for  the  rain  ; he 
bringeth  the  wind  out  of  his  treasuries. 

8  Who  smote  the  firstborn  of  Egypt,  both  of  man 
and  beast. 

9  1®  Who  sent  tokens  and  wonders  into  the  midst  of 
thee,  O Egypt,  ^ upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  ser- 
vants. 

10  1®  Who  smote  great  nations,  and  slew  mighty 
kings  ; 

11  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  and  Og  king  of 
Bashan,  and  i®  all  the  kingdoms  of  Canaan  : 

12  1’^  And  gave  their  land  for  an  heritage,  an  heritage 
unto  Israel  his  people. 

13  1®  Thy  name,  O Lord,  endureth  for  ever  ; and  thy 
memorial,  O Lord,  throughout  all  generations. 

14  1®  For  the  Lord  will  judge  his  people,  and  he  will 
repent  himself  concerning  his  servants. 

15  2®  The  idols  of  the  heathen  are  silver  and  gold, 
the  work  of  men’s  hands. 

16  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not  ; eyes 
have  they,  but  they  see  not  ; 

17  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not  ; neither  is 
there  any  breath  in  their  mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto  them  : so  is 
every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

19  2i  Bless  the  Lord,  O house  of  Israel : bless  the 
Lord,  O house  of  Aaron  : 


134  A.  Song  of  Ascents. 

1 Behold,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  servants  of  the 

Lord, 

Which  by  night  stand  m the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2 Lift  up  your  hands  ® to  the  sanctuary, 

And  bless  ye  the  Lord. 

3 The  Lord  bless  thee  out  of  Zion  ; 

Even  he  that  made  heaven  and  earth. 


135  “ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  ye  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 

Praise  him,  O ye  servants  of  the  Lord  : 

2 Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

In  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our  God. 

3 Praise  ye  the  Lord  ; for  the  Lord  is  good  : 

Sing  praises  unto  his  name  ; for  it  is  pleasant. 

4 For  ^the  Lord  hath  chosen  Jacob  unto  himself. 

And  Israel  for  his  peculiar  treasure. 

5 For  I know  that  the  Lord  is  great. 

And  that  our  Lord  is  above  all  gods. 

6 Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that  hath  he  done. 

In  heaven  and  in  earth,  in  the  seas  and  in  all 

deeps. 

7 He  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the  ends  of 

the  earth  ; 

He  maketh  lightnings  for  the  rain  ; 

He  bringeth  forth  the  wind  out  of  his  treasuries. 

8 Who  smote  the  firstborn  of  Egypt, 

Both  of  man  and  beast. 

9 He  sent  signs  and  wonders  into  the  midst  of  thee, 

O Egypt, 

Upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  servants. 

10  Who  smote  many  nations, 

And  slew  mighty  kings  ; 

11  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 

And  Og  king  of  Bashan, 

And  all  the  kingdoms  of  Canaan  : 

12  And  gave  their  land  for  an  heritage. 

An  heritage  unto  Israel  his  people. 

13  Thy  name,  O Lord,  endureth  for  ever  ; 

Thy  memorial,  O Lord,  throughout  all  generations. 

14  For  the  Lord  shall  judge  his  people. 

And  repent  himself  concerning  his  servants. 

15  ^ The  idols  of  the  nations  are  silver  and  gold. 

The  work  of  men’s  hands. 

16  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not ; 

Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

17  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not  ; 

Neither  is  there  any  breath  in  their  mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  shall  be  like  unto  them  ; 

Yea,  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

19  O house  of  Israel,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 

O house  of  Aaron,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 

21  Ps.  115.  9,  Slc. 
c Or,  in  holiness, 
a Heb.  Hallelujah, 
b Heb.  Jah. 
c Or,  great, 
d See  Ps.  115.  4,  &c. 


1 Ps.  135.  1,  2. 

2 1 Chr.  9.  33. 

3 1 Tim.  2.  8. 

4 Ps.  124.  8. 

cPs.  128.  5.  &135. 
21. 

1 Ps.  113.  1.  &134. 1. 
» Luke  2.  37. 


3 Ps.  92.  13.  & 96.  8. 
& 116.  19. 

* Ps.  119.  68. 

3 Ps.  147.  1. 

6 Ex.  19.  5.  Deut. 
7.  6,  7.  & 10.  15. 

1 Ps.  95.  3.  & 97.  9. 

8 Ps.  115.  3. 


9 Jer.  10.  13.  & 51. 
16. 

10  Job  28.  25,  26.  & 
38.24,&c.  Zech.10.1. 

11  Job  38.  22. 

12  Ex.  12.  12, 29.  Ps. 
78.  51.  & 136.  10. 


13  Ex.  7,  & 8,  & 9, 
& 10,  & 14. 

M Ps.  136.  15. 
isNum.  21.  24,  25, 
26,  34,  35.  Ps.  136.  17, 
&c. 

16  Josh.  12.  7. 


11  Ps.  78.  55.  & 136. 
21,  22. 

18  Ex.  3.  15.  Ps. 
102.  12. 

19  Deut.  32.  36. 

20  Ps.  115.  4,  5,  6, 
7,  8. 


PSALM  CXXXVI. 


887 


20  Bless  the  Lord,  O house  of  Levi : ye  that  fear 
the  Lord,  bless  the  Lord. 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  22  out  of  Zion,  which  dwell- 
eth  at  Jerusalem.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXXXVI. 

An  exhortation  to  give  thanks  to  God  for  particular  mercies. 

01  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  good  : 
2 for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  O give  thanks  unto  ^ the  God  of  gods  ; for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

3  O give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of  lords  : for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

4  To  him  ^ who  alone  doeth  great  wonders  : for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

5  ^ To  him  that  by  wisdom  made  the  heavens  : for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

6  ®To  him  that  stretched  out  the  earth  above  the 
waters  : for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

7  To  him  that  made  great  lights  : for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever  : 

8  ® The  sun  to  rule  by  day  : for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever  : 

9  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night  : for  liis 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

10  ^ To  him  that  smote  Egypt  in  their  firstborn  : for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

11  1®  And  brought  out  Israel  from  among  them  : for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

12  11  With  a strong  hand,  and  with  a stretched  out 
arm  : for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

13  12  To  him  which  divided  the  Red  sea  into  parts  : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

14  And  made  Israel  to  pass  through  the  midst  of  it  : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

15  1®  But  overthrew  Pharaoh  and  his  host  in  the  Red 
sea  : for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

16  1^  To  him  which  led  his  people  through  the  wilder- 
ness : for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

17  1^  To  him  which  smote  great  kings  : for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever  : 

18  1®  And  slew  famous  kings  : for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever  : 

19  11  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites  : for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth for  ever  : 

20  1®  And  Og  the  king  of  Bashan  : for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever  : 

21  1®  And  gave  their  land  for  an  heritage  : for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

22  Even  an  heritage  unto  Israel  his  servant : for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

23  Who  20  remembered  us  in  our  low  estate  : for  his 
merey  endureth  for  ever  : 

24  And  hath  redeemed  us  from  our  enemies  : for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

25  21  Who  giveth  food  to  all  flesh  : for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

26  O give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  heaven  : for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


*2  Ps.  m.  3. 

1 Ps.  lOG.  1.  & 107. 
1.  & 118.  1. 

2 1 Chr.  IG.  34,  41. 
2 Chr.  20.  21. 

» Deut.  10.  17. 


4 Ps.  72.  18. 

^ Gen.  1.  1.  Pro.  3. 
19.  Jer.  51.  15. 

«Gen.  1.  9.  Ps.  24. 
2.  Jer.  10.  12. 

2 Gen.  1.  14. 


8 Gen.  1.  IG. 
oEx.  12,  29.  Ps. 
135.  8. 

1"  Ex.  12.  51.  & 13. 
3,  17. 

11  Ex.  G,  G. 


20  O house  of  Levi,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 

Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord. 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  out  of  Zion, 

Who  d Welle th  at  Jerusalem. 

® Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


136  O give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  is  good  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2 O give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  gods  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

3 O give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  of  lords  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4 To  him  who  alone  doeth  great  wonders  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

5 To  him  that  by  understanding  made  the  heavens  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

6 To  him  that  spread  forth  the  earth  above  the  waters  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

7 To  him  that  made  great  lights  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  tor  ever  : 

8 The  sun  to  rule  by  day  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

9 The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

10  To  him  that  smote  Egypt  in  their  firstborn  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

11  And  brought  out  Israel  from  among  them  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

12  With  a strong  hand,  and  with  a stretched  out  arm  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

13  To  him  which  divided  the  Red  Sea  in  sunder  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

14  And  made  Israel  to  pass  through  the  midst  of  it  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

15  But  ® overthrew  Pharaoh  and  his  host  in  the  Red 

Sea  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

16  To  him  which  led  his  people  through  the  wilder- 

ness : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

17  To  him  which  smote  great  kings  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

18  And  slew  famous  kings  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

19  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites  : 

F or  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  ; 

20  And  Og  king  of  Bashan  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

21  And  gave  their  land  for  an  heritage  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  ; 

22  Even  an  heritage  unto  Israel  his  servant : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

23  Who  remembered  us  in  our  low  estate  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

24  And  hath  delivered  us  from  our  adversaries  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

25  He  giveth  food  to  all  flesh  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

26  O give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  heaven : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


12  Ex.  14.  21,  22.  Ps. 
78.  1.3. 

i8p:x.  14.  27.  Ps. 
135.  9. 

Ex.  13.  18.  & 15. 
22.  Deut.  8. 15. 


18PS.  135.,  10,  11. 

10  Deut,  29.  7. 

17  Num.  21.  21. 

18  Num.  21.  33. 

10  .Tosh.  12.  1,  &c. 
Ps.  135.  12. 


20  Gen.  8.  1.  Deut. 
32.  3G.  Ps.  113.  7. 

21  Ps.  104.  27.  & 145. 
15.  <Sr  147.  9. 

e Heb.  Hallelujah, 
a Heb.  shook  off. 


888 


PSALMS  CXXXVII.,  CXXXVIII. 


PSALM  CXXXVII. 

1  The  constancy  of  the  Jews  in  captivity.  7 The  prophet  curseth  Edom 
ana  Babel. 

By  the  rivers  of  Babylon,  there  we  sat  down,  yea, 
we  wept,  when  we  remembered  Zion. 

2  We  hanged  our  harps  upon  the  willows  in  the 
midst  thereof. 

3  For  there  they  that  carried  us  away  captive  required 
of  us  a song  : and  they  that  ^ wasted  us  required  of  us 
mirth,  saying,  Sing  us  one  of  the  songs  of  Zion. 

4  How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord’s  song  in  a strange 
land  ? 

5  If  I forget  thee,  O Jerusalem,  let  my  right  hand 
forget  her  cunning. 

6  If  I do  not  remember  thee,  let  my  ^ tongue  cleave 
to  the  roof  of  my  mouth  ; if  I prefer  not  Jerusalem 
above  my  chief  joy. 

7  Remember,  O Lord,  ® the  children  of  Edom  in  the 
day  of  Jerusalem  ; who  said.  Rase  it,  rase  it,  even  to 
the  foundation  thereof. 

8  O daughter  of  Babylon.  ^ who  art  to  be  destroyed  ; 
happy  shall  he  he,  ®that  rewardeth  thee  as  thou  hast 
served  us. 

9  Happy  shall  he  he,  that  taketh  and  ® dasheth  thy  little 
' ones  against  the  stones. 


PSALM  CXXXVIII. 

1  David  praiseth  God  for  the.  truth  of  his  word.  4 He  prophesieth  that 
the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise  God.  7 He  professeth  his  confidence 
in  God. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

I  WILL  praise  thee  with  my  whole  heart  : ^ before 
the  gods  will  I sing  praise  unto  thee. 

2  ^I  will  worship  ® toward  thy  holy  temple,  and 
praise  thy  name  for  thy  lovingkindness  and  for  thy 
truth  : for  thou  hast  ^ magnified  thy  word  above  all  thy 
name. 

3  In  the  day  when  I cried  thou  answeredst  me,  and 
strengthenedst  me  with  strength  in  my  soul. 

4  ®A11  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise  thee,  O 
Lord,  when  they  hear  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

5  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  ways  of  the  Lord  : for 
great  is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

6  ® Though  the  Lord  he  high,  yet  hath  he  respect 
unto  the  lowly  : but  the  proud  he  knoweth  afar  ofP. 

7  ® Though  I walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble,  thou  wilt 
revive  me  : thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand  against 
the  wrath  of  mine  enemies,  and  thy  right  hand  shall 
save  me. 

8  ^ The  Lord  will  perfect  that  which  concerneth  me  : 
thy  mercy,  O Lord,  endureth  for  ever : forsake  not 
the  works  of  thine  own  hands. 


1 Ps.  79.  1. 

2 Ezek.  3.  26. 

2  Jer.  49.  7,  &c.  Lam. 
4.  22.  Ezek.  25.  12. 
Obad.  10,  &c. 

<l8.  13.  1,  6,  &c.  & 


47.  1.  Jer.  25.  12.  & 
50.  2. 

n Jer.  50. 15, 29.  Rev. 
18.  6. 

6  Is.  13.  16. 

1 Ps.  119.  46, 


2 Ps.  28.  2. 

3 1 Kin.  8.  29,  30. 
Ps.  5.  7. 

4 Is.  42.  21. 

3  Ps.  102.  15,  22. 


137  By  the  rivers  of  Babylon, 

There  we  sat  down,  yea,  we  wept, 

When  we  remembered  Zion. 

2 Upon  the  willows  in  the  midst  thereof 
We  hanged  up  our  harps. 

3 For  there  they  that  led  us  captive  required  of  us 

“ songs. 

And  ^ they  that  wasted  us  required  of  us  mirth,  say- 
ing. 

Sing  us  one  of  the  songs  of  Zion. 

4 How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord’s  song 
In  a strange  land  ? 

5 If  I forget  thee,  O Jerusalem, 

Let  my  right  hand  forget  her  cunning. 

6 Let  my  tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of  my  mouth, 

If  I remember  thee  not  ; 

If  I prefer  not  Jerusalem 
Abev^e  my  chief  joy. 

7 Remember,  O Lord,  against  the  children  of  Edom 
The  day  of  Jerusalem  ; 

Who  said.  Rase  it,  rase  it. 

Even  to  the  foundation  thereof. 

8 O daughter  of  Babylon,  that  art  to  be  destroyed  ; 
Happy  shall  he  be,  that  rewardeth  thee 

As  thou  hast  served  us. 

9 Happy  shall  he  be,  that  taketh  and  dasheth  thy  little 

ones 

Against  the  rock. 


138  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 I will  give  thee  thanks  with  my  whole  heart : 

Before  the  gods  will  I sing  praises  unto  thee. 

2 I will  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple. 

And  give  thanks  unto  thy  name  for  thy  lovingkind- 
ness and  for  thy  truth  : 

For  thou  hast  magnified  thy  word  above  all  thy 
name. 

3 In  the  day  that  I called  thou  answeredst  me. 

Thou  didst  encourage  me  with  strength  in  my  soul. 

4 All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  give  thee  thanks,  O 

Lord, 

For  they  have  heard  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

5 Yea,  they  shall  sing  of  the  ways  of  the  Lord  ; 

For  great  is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

6 For  though  the  Lord  be  high,  yfet  hath  he  respect 

unto  the  lowly  : 

But  the  haughty  he  knoweth  from  afar. 

7 Though  I walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble,  thou  wilt 

revive  me  ; 

Thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand  against  the 
wrath  of  mine  enemies. 

And  thy  right  hand  shall  save  me. 

8 The  Lord  will  perfect  that  which  concerneth  me  : 
Thy  mercy,  O Lord,  endureth  for  ever  ; 

Forsake  not  the  works  of  thine  own  hands. 


C Ps.  113.  5,  6.  Is. 
57.  15. 

7 Pro.  3.  34.  Jam.  4. 
6.  IPet.  5.  5. 

8 Ps.  23.  3,  4. 


9PS.57.2.  Phil.  1.6. 
10  See  Job  10.  3,  8.  & 
14.  15. 

a Heb.  words  of 
song. 


b Or,  our  tormen- 
tors. 

c Or,  that  art  laid 
waste. 


PSALM  CXXXIX. 


889 


PSALM  CXXXIX. 

1  David  praiseth  God  for  his  allseeing  providence,  17  and  for  his  infinite 
mercies.  19  He  dejieth  the  wicked.  23  He  prayeth  for  sincerity. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David.  ^ 

OLOK.D,  1 thou  hast  searched  me,  and  known  me. 

2  2 Thou  knowest  my  downsitting  and  mine  up- 
rising, thou  ® understandest  my  thought  afar  off. 

3  ^Thou  compassest  my  path  and  my  lying  down, 
and  art  acquainted  with  all  my  ways. 

4  For  there  is  not  a word  in  my  tongue,  hut^  lo,  O 
Lord,  ® thou  knowest  it  altogether. 

5  Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before,  and  laid 
thine  hand  upon  me. 

6  ® Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for  me  ; it  is 
high,  I cannot  attain  unto  it. 

7  Whither  shall  I go  from  thy  spirit  ? or  whither 
shall  I flee  from  thy  presence  ? 

8  ® If  I ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there  : ® if 
I make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there,  s 

9  //’  I take  the  wings  of  the  morning,  and  dwell  in 
the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea^ 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  nand  lead  me,  and  thy 
right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

11  If  I say.  Surely  the  darkness  shall  cover  me  ; 
even  the  night  shall  be  light  about  me. 

12  Yea,  ^'^the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee  ; but 
the  night  shineth  as  the  day  : the  darkness  and  the 
light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins  : thou  hast 
covered  me  in  my  mother’s  woml). 

14  I will  praise  thee  ; for  I am  fearfully  and  won- 
derfully made  : marvellous  are  thy  works  ; and  that 
my  soul  knoweth  right  well. 

15  My  substance  was  not  hid  from  thee,  when  I 
was  made  in  secret,  and  curiously  wrought  in  the  low- 
est parts  of  the  earth. 

16  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  yet  being  un- 
perfect ; and  in  thy  book  all  my  members  were  written, 
which  in  continuance  were  fashioned,  when  as  yet  there 
was  none  of  them. 

17  How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me, 
O God  ! how  great  is  the  sum  of  them  ! 

18  ^ I should  count  them,  they  are  more  in  number 
than  the  sand  : when  I awake,'  I am  still  with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  i®  slay  the  wicked,  O God  : de- 
part from  me  therefore,  ye  bloody  men. 

20  For  they  speak  against  thee  wickedly,  and  thine 
enemies  take  thy  name  in  vain. 

21  1®  Do  not  I hate  them,  O Lord,  that  hate  thee  ? 
and  am  not  I grieved  with  those  that  rise  up  against 

22  I hate  them  with  perfect  hatred  : I count  them 
mine  enemies. 

23  11  Search  me,  O God,  and  know  my  heart  : try 
me,  and  know  my  thoughts  : 

24  And  see  if  there  he  any  wicked  way  in  me,  and 
1®  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 


iPs.  17.  3.  .Ter. 
12.  3. 

2 2 Kin.  19.  27. 

3 Matt.  9.  4.  John 
2.  24,  25. 

4 Job  31.  4. 

6 Heb.  4.  13. 

6 Job  42.  3.  Ps.  40. 
5.  & 131.  1. 


2 Jer.  23.  24.  Jonah 

I.  3. 

8 Amos  9.  2,  3,  4. 

0 Job  26.  G.  Pro.  15. 

II. 

13  Job  26.  6.&34.  22. 
Dan.  2.  22.  Heb.  4. 
13. 


11  Job  10.  8,  9. 
cles.  11.  5. 

12  Ps.m  5. 

13  Is.  II.  4. 

14  Ps.  119.  115. 
13  Jude  15. 

iG  2 Chr.  19.  2. 
119.  158. 


Ec- 


139  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 O Lord,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and  known  me. 

2 Thou  knowest  my  downsitting  and  mine  uprising, 
Thou  understandest  my  thought  afar  off. 

3 Thou  “ searchest  out  my  path  and  my  lying  down, 
And  art  acquainted  with  all  my  ways. 

4 For  there  is  not  a word  in  my  tongue. 

But,  lo,  O Lord,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 

5 Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before. 

And  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 

6 Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for  me  ; 

It  is  high,  I cannot  attain  unto  it. 

7 Whither  shall  I go  from  thy  spirit  ? 

Or  whither  shall  I flee  from  thy  presence  ? 

8 If  I ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there  : 

If  I make  my  bed  in  Sheol,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

9 If  I take  the  wings  of  the  morning. 

And  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea  ;v 
IG  Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me. 

And  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

11  If  1 say.  Surely  the  darkness  shall  ^overwhelm  me, 

And  the  light  about  me  shall  be  night  ; 

12  Even  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee. 

But  the  night  shineth  as  the  day : 

The  darkness  and  the  light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  ''possessed  my  reins  : 

Thou  hast  covered  me  in  my  mother’s  womb. 

14  I will  give  thanks  unto  thee  ; for  I am  fearfully  and 

wonderfully  made  : 

Wonderful  are  thy  works  ; 

And  that  my  soul  knoweth  right  well. 

15  My  frame  was  not  hidden  from  thee, 

When  I was  made  in  secret. 

And  curiously  wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of  the 
earth. 

16  Thine  eyes  did  see  mine  unperfect  substance. 

And  in  thy  book  f were  all  my  members  written. 
Which  day  by  day  were  fashioned. 

When  as  yet  there  was  none  of  them. 

17  How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me,  O God  ! 
How  great  is  the  sum  of  them  ! 

18  If  L should  count  them,  they  are  more  in  number 

than  the  sand  ; 

j When  I awake,  I am  still  with  thee. 

^9  ^ Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked,  O God  : 

Depart  from  me  therefore,  ye  bloodthirsty  men. 

20  For  they  ''speak  against  thee  wickedly. 

And  thine  enemies  * take  thy  name  in  vain. 

21  Do  not  I hate  them,  O Lord,  that  hate  thee  ? 

And  -^’am  not  I grieved  with  those  that  rise  up 
against  thee  ? 

22  I hate  them  with  perfect  hatred  : 

I count  them  mine  enemies. 

23  Search  me,  O God,  and  know  my  heart  : 

Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts  : 

24  And  see  if  there  be  any  way  of  '^wickedness  in  me. 
And  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 


12  Job  31.  6.  Ps. 
26.  2. 

18  Ps.  5.  8.  & 143. 

10. 

a Or,  winnowest. 
h Or,  cover, 
c Or,  Then  ihenight 
shall  he  light  about 
me. 


d Or,  formed, 
e Or,  knit  me  to- 
gether. 

f Or,  they  were  all 
written,  even  the  days 
that  were  ordained. 

g Or,  Oh  that  thou 
wouldest  slay. 

h Or,  utter  thy  name 


(Heb.  thee).  Or,  as 
otherwise  read,  rebel 
against  thee. 

i Or,  lift  themselves 
up  against  thee  for 
vanity. 

j Or,  do  not  I loathe, 
k Or,  grief. 


890 


PSALMS  CXL.,  CXLI. 


PSALM  CXL. 

1  David  prayeth  to  he  delivered  from  Saul  and  Doeg.  8 He  prayeth 
against  them.  12  He  comforteth  himself  by  confidence  in  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A Psalm  of  David. 

Deliver  me,  O lord,  from  the  evil  man  : ^ pre- 
serve me  from  the  violent  man  ; 

2  Which  imagine  mischiefs  in  their  heart  ; ^ continu- 
ally are  they  gathered  together  for  war. 

3  They  have  sharpened  their  tongues  like  a serpent  ; 
^ adders’  poison  is  under  their  lips.  Selah. 

4  ^ Keep  me,  O Lord,  from  the  hands  of  the  wicked  ; 
® preserve  me  from  the  violent  man  ; who  have  pur- 
posed to  overthrow  my  goings. 

5  ® The  proud  have  hid  a snare  for  me,  and  cords  ; 
they  have  spread  a net  by  the  wayside  ; they  have  set 
gins  for  me.  Selah. 

6  I said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  God  : hear  the 
voice  of  my  supplications,  O Lord. 

7  O God  the  Lord,  the  strength  of  my  salvation, 
thou  hast  covered  my  head  in  the  day  of  battle. 

8  Grant  not,  O Lord,  the  desires  of  the  wicked  : 
further  not  his  wicked  device  ; lest  they  exalt  them- 
selves. Selah. 

9  for  the  head  of  those  that  compass  me  about, 
® let  the  mischief  of  their  own  lips  cover  them. 

10  ® Let  burning  coals  fall  upon  them  : let  them  be 
cast  into  the  fire  ; into  deep  pits,  that  they  rise  not  up 
again. 

11  Let  not  an  evil  speaker  be  established  in  the 
earth  : evil  shall  hunt  the  violent  man  to  overthrow 
him. 

42  I know  that  the  Lord  will  maintain  the  cause 
of  the  afflicted,  and  the  right  of  the  poor. 

13  Surely  the  righteous  shall  give  thanks  unto  thy 
name  : the  upright  shall  dwell  in  thy  presence. 


PSALM  CXLI. 

1  David  prayeth  that  his  suit  may  he  acceptable,  3 his  conscience 
sincere,  1 and  his  life  safe  from  snares. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

Lord,  I cry  unto  thee  : ^ make  haste  unto  me  ; 
give  ear  unto  my  voice,  when  I cry  unto  thee. 

2  Let  2 my  prayer  be  set  forth  before  thee  ® as  in- 
cense ; and  ^ the  lifting  up  of  my  hands  as  ® the  even- 
ing sacrifice. 

3  Set  a watch,  O Lord,  before  my  mouth  ; keep  the 
door  of  my  lips. 

4  Incline  not  my  heart  to  any  evil  thing,  to  practise 
wicked  works  with  men  that  work  iniquity  : ® and  let 
me  not  eat  of  their  dainties. 

5  Let  the  righteous  smite  me  ; it  shall  he  a kind- 
ness : and  let  him  reprove  me  ; it  shall  he  an  excellent 
oil,  which  shall  not  break  my  head  : for  yet  my  prayer 
also  shall  he  m their  calamities. 


1 ver.  4. 

2 Ps.  56.  6. 

3 Ps.  58.  4.  Rom.  3. 
13. 

4 Ps.  71.  4. 

5 ver.  1. 


cPs.  35. 7.&57.G.& 
119. 110.  & 141.  9.  Jer. 
18.  22. 

7 Deut.  32.  27. 

8 Ps.  7.  16.  & 94.  23. 
Pro.  12.  13.  & 18.  7. 


9 Ps.  11.  6. 

10  1 Kin.  8.45.  Ps. 
9.  4. 

1 Ps.  70.  5. 

2 Rev.  5.  8.  & 8.  3, 4. 


14*0  For  the  Chief  Musician.  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Deliver  me,  O Lord,  from  the  evil  man  ; 

Preserve  me  from  the  violent  man  : 

2 Which  imagine  mischiefs  in  their  heart  ; 

Continually  do  they  “ gather  themselves  together  for 

war. 

3 They  have  sharpened  their  tongue  like  a serpent ; 

Adders’  poison  is  under  their  lips.  [Selah 

4 Keep  me,  O Lord,  from  the  hands  of  the  wicked  ; 
Preserve  me  from  the  violent  man  : 

Who  have  purposed  to  thrust  aside  my  steps. 

5 The  proud  have  hid  a snare  for  me,  and  cords  ; 
They  have  spread  a net  by  the  way  side  ; 

They  have  set  gins  for  me.  [Selah 

6 I said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  God  : 

Give  ear  unto  the  voice  of  my  supplications,  O 
Lord. 

7 O God  the  Lord,  the  strength  of  my  salvation. 

Thou  hast  covered  my  head  in  the  day  of  battle. 

8 Grant  not,  O Lord,  the  desires  of  the  wicked  ; 

Further  not  his  evil  device  ; lest  they  exalt  them- 
selves. [Selah 

9 As  for  the  head  of  those  that  compass  me  about. 

Let  the  mischief  of  their  own  lips  cover  them. 

10  Let  burning  coals  fall  upon  them  : 

Let  them  be  cast  into  the  fire  ; 

Into  ^ deep  pits,  that  they  rise  not  up  again. 

11  An  evil  speaker  shall  not  be  established  in  the 

earth  : 

Evil  shall  hunt  the  violent  man  to  overthrow  him. 

12  I know  that  the  Lord  will  maintain  the  cause  of 

the  afflicted. 

And  the  right  of  the  needy. 

13  Surely  the  righteous  shall  give  thanks  unto  thy 

name  : 

The  upright  shall  dwell  in  thy  presence. 


141  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Lord,  I have  called  upon  thee  ; make  haste  unto 

me  : 

Give  ear  unto  my  voice,  when  I call  unto  thee. 

2 Let  my  prayer  be  set  forth  as  incense  before  thee  ; 
The  lifting  up  of  my  hands  as  the  evening  “ sacrifice. 

3 Set  a watch,  O Lord,  before  my  mouth  ; 

Keep  the  door  of  my  lips. 

4 Incline  not  my  heart  to  any  evil  thing, 

To  be  occupied  in  deeds  of  wickedness 
With  men  that  work  iniquity  : 

And  let  me  not  eat  of  their  dainties. 

6  Let  the  righteous  smite  me,  it  shall  he  a kindness  ; 
And  let  him  reprove  me,  it  shall  he  as  oil  upon  the 
head  ; 

Let  not  my  head  refuse  it  : 

For  even  in  their  wickedness  shall  my  prayer 
continue. 


3 Rev.  8.  3. 

4 Ps.  134.  2.  1 Tim. 
2 8 

' 6 Ex.  29.  39. 

6  Pro.  23.  6. 


7  Pro.  9.  8.  & 19.  25. 
& 25.  12.  Gal.  6.  1. 
a Or,  stir  up  wars, 
b Or,  floods, 
c Heb.  A man  of 
tongue. 


a Or,  oblation, 
b Or,  For  still  is  my 
prayer  against  their 
wickedness. 

c Or,  calamities. 


PSALMS  CXLII.,  CXLIII. 


891 


6 When  their  judges  are  overthrown  in  stony  places, 
they  shall  hear  my  words  ; for  they  are  sweet. 

7 Our  bones  are  scattered  ® at  the  grave’s  mouth,  as 
when  one  cutteth  and  cleaveth  wood  upon  the  earth. 

8 But  ^ mine  eyes  are  unto  thee,  O God  the  Lord  : 
in  thee  is  my  trust  ; leave  not  my  soul  destitute. 

9 Keep  me  from  the  snares  which  they  have  laid 
for  me,  and  the  gins  of  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

10  Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their  own  nets,  whilst 
that  I withal  escape. 

PSALM  CXLII. 

David  sheweth  that  in  his  trouble  all  his  comfort  was  in  prayer  unto 
God. 

Maschil  of  David  ; A Prayer  when  he  was  in  the  cave. 

I  CRIED  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice  ; with  my 
voice  unto  the  Lord  did  I make  my  supplication. 
2^1  poured  out  my  complaint  before  him  ; I shewed 
before  him  my  trouble. 

3  2 When  my  spirit  was  overwhelmed  within  me, 
then  thou  knewest  my  path.  ^ In  the  way  wherein  I 
walked  have  they  privily  laid  a snare  for  me. 

4^1  looked  on  my  right  hand,  and  beheld,  but  ^ there 
was  no  man  that  would  know  me  : refuge  failed  me  ; 
no  man  cared  for  my  soul. 

5  I cried  unto  thee,  O Lord  : I said,  ® Thou  art  my 
refuge  and  my  portion  ® in  the  land  of  the  living. 

6  Attend  unto  my  cry  ; for  I am  ^ brought  very  low  : 
deliver  me  from  my  persecutors  ; for  they  are  stronger 
than  I. 

7  Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I may  praise  thy 
name  : the  righteous  shall  compass  me  about  ; for 
tliou  shalt  deal  bountifully  with  me. 


PSALM  CXLIII. 

1  David  prayeth  for  favour  in  judgment.  3 He  complaineth  of  his 
griefs.  5 He  strengtheneth  his  faith  by  meditation  ana  prayer.  7 He 
prayeth  for  grace.,  9 for  deliverance,  10  for  sanctification,  12  for  de- 
struction of  his  enemies. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

Hear  my  player,  O Lord,  give  ear  to  my  suppli- 
cations : 1 in  thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and  in 
thy  righteousness. 

2  And  2 enter  not  into  judgment  with  thy  servant  : 
for  2 in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justified. 

3  For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my  soul  ; he  hath 
smitten  my  life  down  to  the  ground  ; he  hath  made  me 
to  dwell  in  darkness,  as  those  that  have  been  long  dead. 

4  ^ Therefore  is  my  spirit  overwhelmed  within  me  ; 
my  heart  within  me  is  desolate. 

5  ® I remember  the  days  of  old  ; I meditate  on  all 
thy  works  ; I muse  on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

6  ® I stretch  forth  my  hands  unto  thee  : my  soul 
thirsteth  after  thee,  as  a tliirsty  land.  Selah. 


8  2 Cor.  1.  9. 

» 2 Chr.  20.  12.  Ps. 

25.  15.  & 123.  1,  2. 

10  Ps.  119. 110.  & 140. 
6.  & 142.  3. 
u Ps.  35.  8. 
iPs.  102,  title.  Is. 

26.  16. 

2  Ps.  143.  4. 


» Ps.  140.  5. 

4 Ps,  69.  20. 

0  Ps.  31.  11.  & 88.  8, 
18. 

oPs.  46.  1.  &91.  2. 

7 Ps.  16.  5.  & 73.  26. 
& 119.  57.  Lam.  3. 
24. 

« Ps.  27.  13. 


9 Ps.  116.  6. 

10  Ps,  34.  2. 

11  Ps.  13.  6.  & 119. 
17. 

1 Ps.  31.  1. 

2 Job  14.  3. 

3 Ex.  34.  7.  Job  4. 
17.  & 9.  2.  & 15.  14.  & 


6 Their  judges  are  tlirown  down  by  the  sides  of  the 

rock  ; 

And  they  shall  hear  my  words  ; for  they  are  sweet. 

7 As  when  one  ploweth  and  cleaveth  the  earth, 

^ Our  bones  are  scattered  at  ® the  grave’s  mouth. 

8 For  mine  eyes  are  unto  thee,  O God  the  Lord  : 

In  thee  do  I put  my  trust  ; -Cleave  not  my  soul  des- 
titute. 

9 Keep  me  from  the  snare  which  they  have  laid  for  me, 
And  from  the  gins  of  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

10  Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their  own  nets, 

Wliilst  that  I withal  s escape. 


142  Maschil  of  David,  when  he  was  in  the  cave  ; a Prayer. 

1 I cry  with  my  voice  unto  the  Lord  ; 

With  my  voice  unto  the  Lord  do  I make  supplica- 
tion. 

2 I pour  out  my  complaint  before  him  ; 

I  shew  before  him  my  trouble. 

3 When  my  spirit  ® was  overwhelmed  within  me,  thou 

knewest  my  path. 

In  the  way  wherein  I walk  have  they  hidden  a snare 
for  me. 

4 ^ Look  on  my  right  hand,  and  see  ; for  there  is  no 

man  that  knoweth  me  : 

Refuge  hath  failed  me  ; no  man  careth  for  my  soul. 

5 I cried  unto  thee,  O Lord  ; 

I said.  Thou  art  my  refuge. 

My  portion  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

6 Attend  unto  my  cry  ; for  I am  brought  very  low  : 
Deliver  me  from  my  persecutors  ; for  they  are 

stronger  than  I. 

7 Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I may  give  thanks 

unto  thy  name  : 

The  righteous  shall  ^ compass  me  about ; 

For  thou  shalt  deal  bountifully  with  me. 


143  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Hear  my  prayer,  O Lord  ; give  ear  to  my  suppli- 

• cations  : 

In  thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and  in  thy  righteous- 
ness. 

2 And  enter  not  into  judgement  with  thy  servant  ; 

For  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justified. 

3 For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my  soul  ; 

He  hath  smitten  my  life  down  to  the  ground  : 

He  hath  made  me  to  dwell  in  dart  places,  as  those 
that  have  been  long  dead. 

4 Therefore  ®is  my  spirit  overwhelmed  within  me  ; 
My  heart  within  me  is  desolate. 

6 I remember  the  days  of  old  ; 

I meditate  on  all  thy  doings  : 

I muse  on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

6 I spread  forth  my  hands  unto  thee  : 

My  soul  thirsteth  after  thee,  as  a weary  land.  [Selah 


25.  4.  Ps.  130.  3. 
Eccles.  7.  20.  Rom.  3. 
20.  Gal.  2.  16. 

« Ps.  77.  3.  & 142.  3. 
c Ps.  77.  5,  10,  11. 
c Ps.  88.  9. 

7 Ps.  63.  1. 
d According  to  some 


ancient  authorities. 
Their. 

e Heb.  the  mouth  of 
Sheol. 

f Or,  pour  thou  not 
out  my  life, 
g Heb.  pass  over, 
a Or,  fainted. 


b According  to  some 
ancient  versions,  I 
looked  . . . and  saw 
d-c. 

c Or,  crown  them- 
selves because  of  me. 

a Or,  my  spirit 
fainteih. 


892 


PSALM  CXLIV. 


7 Hear  me  speedily,  O Lord  : my  spirit  faileth  : 
hide  not  thy  face  from  me,  ® lest  I he  like  unto  them 
that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

8 Cause  me  to  hear  thy  lovingkindness  ® in  the  morn- 
ing ; for  in  thee  do  I trust  : cause  me  to  know  the 
way  wherein  I should  walk  ; for  I lift  up  my  soul  unto 
thee. 

9 Deliver  me,  O Lord,  from  mine  enemies  : I flee 
unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

10  Teach  me  to  do  thy  will  ; for  thou  art  my  God  ; 
thy  spirit  is  good  ; lead  me  into  the  land  of  upright- 
ness. 

11  Quicken  me,  O Lord,  for  thy  name’s  sake  : for 
thy  righteousness’  sake  bring  my  soul  out  of  trouble.  , 

12  And  of  thy  mercy  cut  off  mine  enemies,  and 
destroy  all  them  that  afflict  my  soul  : for  I am  thy 
servant. 

PSALM  CXLIV. 

1  David  blesseth  God  for  his  mercy  both  to  him  and  to  man.  5 He  pray- 
eth  that  God  would  powerfully  deliver  him  from  his  enemies.  9 He 
promiseth  to  praise  God.  11  He  prayeth  for  the  happy  state  of  the 
kingdom. 

A Psalm  of  David. 

Blessed  te  the  lord  my  strength,  ^ which  teach- 
eth  my  hands  to  war,  and  my  fingers  to  fight : 

2  ^ My  goodness,  and  my  fortress  ; my  high  tower, 
and  my  deliverer  ; my  shield,  and  he  in  whom  I trust ; 
who  subdueth  my  people  under  me. 

3  ® Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou  takest  knowledge 
of  him  ! or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  makest  account  of 
him  ! 

4  ^ Man  is  like  to  vanity  : ^ his  days  are  as  a shadow 
that  passeth  away. 

5  ® Bow  thy  heavens,  O Lord,  and  come  down  : 
touch  the  mountains,  and  they  shall  smoke. 

6  ® Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scatter  them  : shoot  out 
thine  arrows,  and  destroy  them. 

7  ® Send  thine  hand  from  above  ; rid  me,  and  de- 
liver me  out  of  great  waters,  from  the  hand  of  strange 
children  ; 

8  Whose  mouth  ^^gpeaketh  vanity,  and  their  right 
hand  is  a right  hand  of  falsehood. 

9  I will  sing  a new  song  unto  thee,  O God  : upon  a 
psaltery  and  an  instrument  of  ten  strings  will  I sing 
praises  unto  thee. 

10  It  is  he  that  giveth  salvation  unto  kings  : who 
delivereth  David  his  servant  from  the  hurtful  sword. 

11  Rid  me,  and  deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  strange 
children,  whose  mouth  speaketh  vanity,  and  their  right 
hand  is  a right  hand  of  falsehood  : 

12  That  our  sons  may  be  as  plants  grown  up  in  their 
youth  ; that  our  daughters  may  he  as  corner  stones, 
polished  after  the  similitude  of  a palace  : 

13  That  our  garners  may  he  full,  affording  all  manner 
of  store  : that  our  sheep  may  bring  forth  thousands  and 
ten  thousands  in  our  streets  : 


8 Ps.  28. 1. 

9 See  Ps.  46.  5. 

10  Ps.  5.  8. 

11  Ps.  25.  1. 

12  Ps.  25.  4,  5.  & 
139.  24. 

13  Neb.  9.  20. 


14  Is.  26.  10. 

15  Ps.  119.  25,  37,  40, 
&c.  r 

16  Ps.  54.  5. 

11  Ps.  116.  16. 

1 2 Sam.  22.  35.  Ps. 
18.  34. 


2 2 Sam.  22.  2,  3,  40, 
48. 

3 Job  7. 17.  Ps.  8.  4. 
Heb.  2.  6. 

4 Job  4.  19.  & 14.  2. 
Ps.  39.  5.  & 62.  9. 

6  Ps.  102.  11. 


7 Make  haste  to  answer  me,  O Lord  ; my  spirit  faileth: 
Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  ; 

Lest  I become  like  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

8 Cause  me  to  hear  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning  ; 
Fcr  in  thee  do  I trust  : 

Cause  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  I should  walk  ; 
For  I lift  up  my  soul  unto  thee. 

9 Deliver  me,  O Lord,  from  mine  enemies  : 

^ I flee  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

10  Teach  me  to  do  thy  will  ; for  thou  art  my  God  : 

Thy  spirit  is  good  ; lead  me  in  ^ the  land  of  up- 
rightness. 

11  Quicken  me,  O Lord,  for  thy  name’s  sake  : 

In  thy  righteousness  bring  my  soul  out  of  trouble. 

12  And  in  thy  lovingkindness  cut  off  mine  enemies, 
And  destroy  all  them  that  afflict  my  soul ; 

For  I am  thy  servant. 


144  A Psalm  of  David. 

1 Blessed  be  the  Lord  my  rock. 

Which  teacheth  my  hands  to  war, 

And  my  fingers  to  fight  : 

2 My  lovingkindness,  and  my  fortress, 

My  high  tower,  and  my  deliverer  ; 

My  shield,  and  he  in  whom  I trust ; 

Who  subdueth  my  people  under  me. 

3 Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou  takest  knowledge  of 

him  ? 

Or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  makest  account  of  him  ? 

4 Man  is  like  to  “ vanity  : 

His  days  are  as  a shadow  that  passeth  away. 

5 Bow  thy  heavens,  O Lord,  and  come  down  : 

Touch  the  mountains,  and  they  shall  smoke. 

6 Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scatter  them  ; 

Send  out  thine  arrows,  and  discomfit  them. 

7 Stretch  forth  thine  hand  from  above  ; 

Rescue  me,  and  deliver  me  out  of  great  waters. 

Out  of  the  hand  of  strangers  ; 

8 Whose  mouth  speaketh  vanity. 

And  their  right  hand  is  a right  hand  of  falsehood. 

9 I will  sing  a new  song  unto  thee,  O God  : 

Upon  a psaltery  of  ten  strings  will  I sing  praises 
unto  thee. 

10  It  is  he  that  giveth  salvation  unto  kings  : 

Who  rescueth  David  his  servant  from  the  hurtful 
sword. 

11  Rescue  me,  and  deliver  me  out  of  the  hand  of 

strangers. 

Whose  mouth  speaketh  vanity. 

And  their  right  hand  is  a right  hand  of  falsehood. 

12  When  our  sons  shall  be  as  plants  grown  up  in  their 

youth  ; 

And  our  daughters  as  corner  stones  hewn  after  the 
fashion  of  a palace  ; 

13  When  our  garners  are  full,  affording  all  manner  of 

store  ; 

And  our  sheep  bring  forth  thousands  and  ten  thou- 
sands in  our  fields  ; 


6 Ps.  18.  9.  Is.  64.  1. 

7 Ps.  104.  32. 

8 Ps.  18.  13,  14. 

« Ps.  18.  16. 

46  ver.  11.  Ps.  69. 

I,  2,  14. 

«iPs.  54.  3.  Mai.  2. 

II. 


12  Ps.  12.  2. 

13  Ps.  33.  2,  3.  & 
40.  3. 

14  Ps.  18.  50. 

15  ver.  7,  8. 

16  Ps.  128.  3, 


b Heb.  Unto  thee 
have  I hidden. 

c Or,  Let  thy  good 
spirit  lead  me. 

d Or,  a plain  coun^ 
try. 

a Heb.  a breath. 


PSALMS  CXLV.,  CXLVI. 


893 


14  That  our  oxen  may  he  strong  to  labour  ; that  there 
he  no  breaking  in,  nor  going  out  ; that  there  he  no  com- 
plaining in  our  streets. 

15  Happy  is  that  people,  that  is  in  such  a case  : yea^ 
happy  is  that  people,  whose  God  is  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLV. 

1  David  praiseth  Ood  for  his  fame,  8 for  his  goodness,  11  for  his  king- 
dom, 14  for  his  providence,  17  for  his  saving  mercy. 

David’s  Psalm  of  praise. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  O king  ; and  I will 
bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I bless  thee  ; and  I will  praise  thy 
name  for  ever  and  ever. 

3  2 Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised  ; 
and  ®his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

4  ^ One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works  to  another, 
and  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 

5  I will  speak  of  the  glorious  honour  of  thy  majesty, 
and  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

6  And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  terrible 
acts  : and  I will  declare  thy  greatness. 

7  They  shall  abundantly  utter  the  memory  of  thy 
great  goodness,  and  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

8  ® The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion  ; 
slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 

9  ® The  Lord  is  good  to  all : and  his  tender  mercies 
are  over  all  his  works. 

10  All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  O Lord  ; and 
thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 

11  They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom, 
and  talk  of  thy  power  ; 

12  To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men  his  mighty 
acts,  and  the  glorious  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 

13  ®Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom,  and 
thy  dominion  endureth  throughout  all  generations. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall,  and  ® raiseth  up 
all  those  that  he  bowed  down. 

15  The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  ; and  thou 
givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

16  Thou  openest  thine  hand,  and  satisfiest  the  de- 
sire of  every  living  thing. 

17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways,  and  holy 
in  all  his  works. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon 
liim,  to  all  that  call  upon  him  ^ in  truth. 

19  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that  fear  him  : 
he  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and  will  save  them. 

20  1^  The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  that  love  him  : 
but  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of  the  Lord  : 
and  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 


PSALM  CXLVI. 

1 The  psalmist  voweth  perpetual  praises  to  God,  3 He  exhorteth  not  to 
trust  in  man.  5 Ood,  for  his  power,  justice,  mercy,  and  kingdom,  is 
only  worthy  to  be  trusted. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  ^ Praise  the  Lord,  O my 
soul. 


14  When  our  oxen  are  well  laden  ; 

When  there  is  no  breaking  in,  and  no  ^ going  forth, 
And  no  outcry  in  our  streets  ; 

15  Happy  is  the  people,  that  is  in  such  a case  : 

Yea,  happy  is  the  people,  whose  God  is  the  Lord. 


145  A Psalm  of  praise;  of  David. 

1 I will  extol  thee,  my  God,  O King  ; 

And  I will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

2 Every  day  will  I bless  thee  ; 

And  I will  praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

3 Great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised  ; 

And  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

4 One  generation  shall  laud  thy  works  to  another. 

And  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 

5 Of  the  glorious  majesty  of  thine  honour. 

And  of  thy  wondrous  works,  will  I meditate. 

6 And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  terrible 

acts  ; 

And  I will  declare  thy  greatness. 

7 They  shall  utter  the  memory  of  thy  great  goodness. 
And  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

8 The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion  ; 

Slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 

9 The  Lord  is  good  to  all ; 

And  his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 

10  All  thy  works  shall  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O Lord  ; 
And  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 

11  They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom. 

And  talk  of  thy  power  ; 

12  To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men  his  mighty  acts. 
And  the  glory  of  the  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 

13  Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom. 

And  thy  dominion  endureth  throughout  all  genera- 
tions. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall. 

And  raiseth  up  all  those  that  be  bowed  down. 

15  The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  ; 

And  thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

16  Thou  openest  thine  hand. 

And  “ satisfiest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 

17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways. 

And  gracious  in  all  his  works. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  him. 
To  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 

19  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that  fear  him  ; 

He  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and  will  save  them. 

20  The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  that  love  him  ; 

But  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever  and 

ever. 


146  “ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  the  Lord,  O my  soul. 


n Deut.  33.  29,  Ps. 
33.  12.  & (35.  4.  & 14G. 
6. 

4 Ps.  100,  title. 

2  Ps.  96.  4.  & 147.  5. 


3 Job  5.  9.  & 9.  10. 
Rom.  11.  33. 

4 Is.  38.  19. 

3 Ex.  34.  G,  7.  Num. 


14.  18.  Ps.  8G.  5,  15. 
& 103.  8. 

oPs.  100.  5.  Nah. 
1.  7. 

2 Ps.  19.  1. 


8ps.  146. 10.  ITim. 
1.  17. 

" Ps.  146.  8. 

10  Ps.  104. 27. 

11  Ps.  136.  25. 


12  Ps.  104.  21.  & 147. 
9. 

13  Deut.  4.  7. 

11  John  4.  24. 

15  Ps.  31.  23.  & 97. 10. 
1 Ps.  103.  1. 


b Or,  sallying, 
o Or,  satisfiest  every 
living  thing  u'ith  fa~ 
vour. 

a Heb.  Hallelujah. 


894 


PSALM  CXLVII. 


2 2 "Wliile  I live  will  I praise  the  Lord  : I will  sing 
praises  unto  my  God  while  I have  any  being. 

3 3 Put  not  your  trust  in  princes,  nor  in  the  son  of 
man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

4 ^ His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth  to  his  earth  ; 
in  that  very  day  ^ his  thoughts  perish. 

5 ® Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  Jacob  for  his 
help,  whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord  his  God  : 

6 Which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all 
that  therein  is : which  keepeth  truth  for  ever  : 

7 ® Which  executeth  judgment  for  the  oppressed  : 
® which  giveth  food  to  the  hungry.  The  Lord  looseth 
the  prisoners  : 

8 The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of  the  blind  : the 
Lord  raiseth  them  that  are  bowed  down  ; the  Lord 
loveth  the  righteous  : 

9 The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers  ; he  relieveth 
the  fatherless  and  widow  : but  the  way  of  the  wicked 
he  turneth  upside  down. 

10  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever,  even  thy  God,  O 
Zion,  unto  all  generations.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  CXLVII. 

1  The  prophet  exhorteth  to  praise  God  for  his  care  of  the  church,  4 his 
power,  6 and  his  mercy : 7 to  praise  him  for  his  providence : 12  to 
praise  him  for  his  blessings  upon  the  kingdom,  15  for  his  power  over 
the  meteors,  19  and  for  his  ordinances  in  the  church. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord  : for  ^ it  is  good  to  sing  praises 
unto  our  God  ; ^ for  it  is  pleasant  ; and  ® praise  is 
comely. 

2  The  Lord  doth  ^ build  up  Jerusalem  : ®he  gather- 
eth  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

3  ®He  liealeth  the  broken  in  heart,  and  bindeth  up 
their  wounds. 

4  He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars  ; he  calleth 
them  all  by  their  names. 

5  ® Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of  ® great  power  : his 
understanding  is  infinite. 

6  The  Lord  lifteth  up  the  meek  : he  casteth  the 
wicked  down  to  the  ground. 

7  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving  ; sing  praise 
upon  the  harp  unto  our  God  : 

8  12  Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds,  who  pre- 
pareth  rain  for  the  earth,  who  maketh  grass  to  grow 
upon  the  mountains. 

9  i^He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food,  and  i^to  the 
young  ravens  which  cry. 

10  1^  He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of  the  horse  : 
he  taketh  not  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a man. 

11  The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that  fear  him, 
in  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 

12  Praise  the  Lord,  O Jerusalem  ; praise  thy  God, 
O Zion. 

13  For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of  thy  gates  ; 
he  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 

14  1®  He  maketh  peace  in  thy  borders,  and  n filleth 
thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 


2 While  I live  will  I praise  the  Lord  : 

I  will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  I have  any 
being. 

3 Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 

Nor  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

4 His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth  to  his  earth  ; 

In  that  very  day  his  ^ thoughts  perish. 

5 Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  J.acob  for  his  help. 
Whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord  his  God  : 

6 Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

The  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is  ; 

Which  keepeth  truth  for  ever  : 

7 Which  executeth  judgement  for  the  oppressed  ; 
Which  giveth  food  to  the  hungry  : 

The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners  ; 

8 The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of  the  blind  ; 

The  Lord  raiseth  up  them  that  are  bowed  down  ; 
The  Lord  loveth  the  righteous  ; 

9 The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers  ; 

He  upholdeth  the  fatherless  and  widow  ; 

But  the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  upside  down. 
10  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever. 

Thy  God,  O Zion,  unto  all  generations. 

^ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


147  « Praise  ye  the  Lord  ; 

^ For  it  is  good  to  sing  praises  unto  our  God  ; 

For  it  is  pleasant,  and  praise  is  comely. 

2 The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem  ; 

He  gathereth  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

3 He  liealeth  the  broken  in  heart. 

And  bindeth  up  their  ^ wounds. 

4 He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars  ; 

He  giveth  them  all  their  names. 

5 Great  is  our  Lord,  and  mighty  in  power  ; 

His  understanding  is  infinite. 

6 The  Lord  upholdeth  the  meek  : 

He  bringeth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 

7 Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving  ; 

Sing  praises  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God  : 

8 Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds. 

Who  prepareth  rain  for  the  earth, 

Who  maketh  grass  to  g^ow  upon  the  mountains. 

9 He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food, 

And  to  the  young  ravens  which  cry. 

10  He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of  the  horse  : 
He  taketh  no  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a man. 

11  The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that  fear  him. 
In  those  that  hope  m his  mercy. 

12  Praise  the  Lord,  O Jerusalem  ; 

Praise  thy  God,  O Zion. 

13  For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of  thy  gates  ; 
He  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 

14  ^ He  maketh  peace  in  thy  borders  ; 

He  filleth  thee  with  the  « finest  of  the  wheat. 


2 Ps.  104.  33. 

3 Ps.  118.  8,  9.  Is. 
2.  22. 

1  Ps.  104.  29.  Eccles. 
12.  7.  Is.  2.  22. 

5 See  1 Cor.  2.  6. 

6 Ps.  144.  15.  Jer. 
17.  7. 

7 Gen.  1.1.  Rev.  14. 
7. 

8 Ps.  103.  6. 


9 Ps.  107.  9. 

10  Ps.  68.  6.  & 107. 
10,  14. 

11  Matt.  9.  30.  John 

9.  7-32. 

12  Ps.  145.  14.  & 147. 
6.  Luke  13.  13. 

13  Deut.  10.  18.  Ps. 
68.  5 

11  Ps.  147.  6. 

13  Ex.  15.  18.  Ps. 


10.  16.  & 145. 13.  Rev. 

11.  15. 

1 Ps.  92. 1. 

2 Ps.  135.  3. 

3 Ps.  33.  1. 

1 Ps.  102.  16. 

3 Deut.  30.  3. 

0 Ps.  51.  17.  Is.  57. 
15.  & 61.  1.  Luke  4. 
18. 


I See  Gen.  15.  5.  Is. 
40.  20. 

8 1 Chr.  16.  25.  Ps. 
48.  1.  & 96.  4.  & 145. 

3. 

9 Nah.  1.  3. 

10  Is.  40.  28. 

II  Ps.  146.  8,  9. 

12  Job  38.  26,  27.  Ps. 
104.  13,  14. 

13  Job  38.  41.  Ps. 


104.  27,  28.  & 136.  25. 
& 145.  15. 

11  Job  38.  41.  Matt. 
6.  26. 

15  Ps.  33.  16,  17,  18. 
Hos.  1.  7. 

16  Is.  60.  17,  18. 

11  Ps.  132.  15. 

b Or,  purposes, 
c Or,  maketh 

crooked. 


d Heb.  Hallelujah, 
a Heb.  Hallelujah, 
b Or,  For  he  is  good : 
sing  praises  unto  our 
God,  for  he  is  gra- 
cious. 

c Heb.  sorrows, 
d Heb.  He  maketh 
thy  border  peace, 
e Heb.  fat  of  wheat- 


PSALMS  CXLVIII.,  CXLIX. 


895 


15  He  sendeth  forth  his  commandment  upon  earth  : 
his  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 

16  He  giveth  snow  like  wool  : he  scattereth  the 
hoarfrost  like  ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels  : who  can 
stand  before  his  cold  ? 

18  He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  melteth  them  : he 
causeth  his  wind  to  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 

19  He  sheweth  his  word  unto  Jacob,  ^‘^his  statutes 
and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 

20  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation  : and  as 
for  his  judgments,  they  have  not  known  them.  Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  CXLYIII. 

1  The  psalmist  exhorteth  the  celestial,  7 the  terrestrial,  11  and  the  rational 
creatures  to  praise  God. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  ye  the  Lord  from 
the  heavens  : praise  him  in  the  heights. 

2  ^ Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels  : praise  ye  him,  all 
his  hosts. 

3  Praise  ye  liim,  sun  and  moon  : praise  him,  all  ye 
stars  of  light. 

4  Praise  him,  ^ ye  heavens  of  heavens,  and  ® ye  waters 
that  he  above  the  heavens. 

5  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : for  ^ he 
commanded,  and  they  were  created. 

6  ®He  hath  also  stablished  them  for  ever  and  ever  : 
he  hath  made  a decree  which  shall  not  pass. 

7  Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth,  ® ye  dragons,  and 
all  deeps  ; 

8  Fire,  and  hail  ; snow,  and  vapours  ; stormy  wind 
fulfilling  his  word  : 

9  ® Mountains,  and  all  hills  ; fruitful  trees,  and  all 
cedars  : 

10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle  ; creeping  things,  and  flying 
fowl  ; 

11  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people  ; princes,  and 
all  judges  of  the  earth  : 

12  Both  young  men,  and  maidens  ; old  men,  and 
children  : 

13  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : for  ® his 
name  alone  is  excellent  ; his  glory  is  above  the  earth 
and  heaven. 

14  He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of  his  people,  the 
praise  of  all  his  saints  ; even  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
a people  near  unto  him.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  CXLIX. 

1 The  prophet  exhorteth  to  praise  God  for  his  love  to  the  church,  5 and 
for  that  power  which  he  hath  given  to  the  church. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  ^ Sing  unto  the  Lord  a new 
song,  and  his  praise  in  the  congregation  of  saints. 
2 Let  Israel  rejoice  in  ^ him  that  made  him  : let  the 
children  of  Zion  be  joyful  in  their  ® King. 

3  ^ Let  them  praise  his  name  in  the  dance  : let  them 
sing  praises  unto  him  with  the  timbrel  and  harp. 


18  Job  37.  12.  Ps. 
107.  20. 

19  Job  37.  6. 

20  ver.  15.  See  Job 
37.  10. 

21  Deut.  33.  2,  3,  4. 
Ps.  76.  1.  & 78.  5.  & 
103.  7. 


22  Mai.  4.  4. 

23  See  Deut.  4.  32, 
33,  34.  Rom.  3.  1,  2. 

1 Ps.  103.  20,  21. 

2 1 Kin.  8.  27.  2 

Cor.  12.  2. 

3 Gen.  1.  7. 

* Gen.  1.  1,  6, 7.  Ps. 


33.  6,  9. 

0 Ps.  89.  37.  & 119. 
90,91.  Jer.  31.  35,  36. 
& 33.  25. 

0 Is.  43.  20. 

1 Ps.  147.  15-18. 

8 Is.  44.  2.3.  & 49.  13. 
& 55.  12. 


15  He  sendeth  out  his  commandment  upon  earth  ; 

His  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 

16  He  giveth  snow  like  wool  ; 

He  scattereth  the  hoar  frost  like  ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels  : 

Who  can  stand  before  his  cold  ? 

18  He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  melteth  them  : 

He  causeth  his  wind  to  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 

19  He  sheweth  his  word  unto  Jacob, 

His  statutes  and  his  judgements  unto  Israel. 

20  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation  : 

And  as  for  his  judgements,  they  have  not  known 
them. 

-^Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


148  “ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  from  the  heavens  : 

Praise  him  in  the  heights. 

2 Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels  : 

Praise  ye  him,  all  his  host. 

3 Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon  : 

Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

4 Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens, 

And  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 

5 Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

For  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 

6 He  hath  also  stablished  them  for  ever  and  ever  : 

He  hath  made  a decree  ^ which  shall  not  pass  away. 

7 Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth, 

Ye  ‘^dragons,  and  all  deeps  : 

8 Fire  and  hail,  snow  and  vapour  ; 

Stormy  wind,  fulfilling  his  word  ; 

9 Mountains  and  all  hills  ; 

Fruitful  trees  and  all  cedars  : 

10  Beasts  and  all  cattle  ; 

Creeping  things  and  flying  fowl : 

11  Kings  of  the  earth  and  all  peoples  ; 

Princes  and  all  judges  of  the  earth  : 

12  Both  young  men  and  maidens  ; 

Old  men  and  children  : 

13  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 

For  his  name  alone  is  exalted  : 

His  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 

14  And  he  hath  lifted  up  ^ the  horn  of  his  people, 

The  praise  of  all  his  saints  ; 

Even  of  the  children  of  Israel,  a people  near  unto 
him. 

« Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


149  ® Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  a new  song, 

And  his  praise  in  the  assembly  of  the  saints. 

2 Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made  him  : 

Let  the  children  of  Zion  be  joyful  in  their  King. 

3 Let  them  praise  his  name  in  the  dance  : 

Let  them  sing  praises  unto  him  with  the  timbrel  and 
harp. 


0 Ps.  8.  1.  Is.  12.  4. 
i“Ps.  113.  4. 

21  Ps.  75.  10. 

12  Ps.  149.  9. 

13  Eph.  2.  17. 
iPs.33.  3.  Is.  42.10. 
sSp.e  Job  35.  10. 

Ps.  100.  3.  Is.  54.  5. 


3 Zech.  9.  9.  Matt. 
21.  5. 

4 Ps.  81.  2.  & 150.  4. 
/Heb.  Hallelujah, 
a Heb.  Hallelujah, 
b Or,  which  none 

shall  transgress. 


c Or,  seamonstcrs. 
Or,  waterspouts. 

d Or,  a horn  for  his 
people,  a praise  for  all 
his  saints;  even  for 
(See. 

a Heb.  Hallelujah. 


896 


PROVERBS,  I. 


4 For  ® the  Lord  taketk  pleasure  in  his  people  : ® he 
will  beautify  the  meek  with  salvation. 

5 Let  the  saints  be  joyful  in  glory  : let  them  sing 
aloud  upon  their  beds. 

6 Let  the  high  praises  of  God  he  in  their  mouth,  and 
^ a twoedged  sword  in  their  hand  ; 

7 To  execute  vengeance  upon  the  heathen,  and  pun- 
ishments upon  the  people  ; 

8 To  bind  their  kings  with  chains,  and  their  nobles 
with  fetters  of  iron  ; 

9 ® To  execute  upon  them  the  judgment  written  : 
this  honour  have  all  his  saints.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CL. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God,  3 with  all  kind  of  instruments. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  God  in  his  sanctu- 
ary : praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

2  1 Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts  : praise  him  ac- 
cording to  his  excellent  ^ greatness. 

3  Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet  : ® praise 
him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

4  Praise  him  ^ with  the  timbrel  and  dance  : praise 
him  with  ® stringed  instruments  and  organs. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  ® cymbals  : praise  him 
upon  the  high  sounding  cymbals. 

6  Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise  the  Lord. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


4 For  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  his  people  : 

He  will  beautify  the  meek  with  ^ salvation. 

5 Let  the  saints  exult  in  glory  : 

Let  them  sing  for  joy  upon  their  beds. 

6 Let  the  high  praises  of  God  he  in  their  ^ mouth. 

And  a two-edged  sword  in  their  hand  ; 

7 To  execute  vengeance  upon  the  nations, 

And  punishments  upon  the  peoples  ; 

8 To  bind  their  kings  with  chains. 

And  their  nobles  with  fetters  of  iron  ; 

9 To  execute  upon  them  the  judgement  written  : 

^ This  honour  have  all  his  saints. 

® Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

150  “ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  God  in  his  sanctuary  : 

Praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

2 Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts  : 

Praise  him  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 

3 Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet : 

. Praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

4 Praise  him  witli  the  timbrel  and  dance  : 

Praise  him  with  stringed  instruments  and  the  pipe. 

5 Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals  : 

Praise  him  upon  the  high  sounding  cymbals. 

6 Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise  ^ the  Lord. 
“ Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


THE  PROVERBS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 The  use  of  the  proverbs.  7 An  exhortation  to  fear  God,  and  believe  his 
word.  10  To  avoid  the  enticings  of  sinners.  20  Wisdom  complaineth 
of  her  contempt.  24  She  threateneth  her  contemners. 

The  1 proverbs  of  Solomon  the  son  of  David,  king 
of  Israel  ; 

2  To  know  wisdom  and  instruction  ; to  perceive  the 
words  of  understanding  ; 

3  To  2 receive  the  instruction  of  wisdom,  justice,  and 
judgment,  and  equity  ; 

4  To  give  subtilty  to  the  ^ simple,  to  the  young  man 
knowledge  and  discretion. 

5  ^ A wise  man  will  hear,  and  will  increase  learning  ; 
and  a man  of  understanding  shall  attain  unto  wise 
counsels  : 

6  To  understand  a proverb,  and  the  interpretation  ; 
the  words  of  the  wise,  and  their  ® dark  sayings. 

7  ^ ^ The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  know- 
ledge : hut  fools  despise  wisdom  and  instruction. 

8  My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy  father,  and 
forsake  not  the  law  of  thy  mother  : 

9  For  ®they  shall  he  an  ornament  of  grace  unto  thy 
head,  and  chains  about  thy  neck. 


1 The  proverbs  of  Solomon  the  son  of  David,  king 

of  Israel : 

2 To  know  wisdom  and  instruction  ; 

To  discern  the  words  of  understanding  ; 

3 To  receive  instruction  in  wise  dealing. 

In  righteousness  and  judgement  and  equity  ; 

4 To  give  “ subtilty  to  the  simple. 

To  the  young  man  knowledge  and  discretion  : 

5 That  the  wise  man  may  hear,  and  increase  in  learn- 

ing ; 

And  that  the  man  of  understanding  may  attain  unto 
sound  counsels  : 

6 To  understand  a proverb,  and  ^ a figure  ; 

The  words  of  the  wise,  and  their  <^dark  sayings. 

7 The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  ^ beginning  of  know- 

ledge : 

But  the  foolish  despise  wisdom  and  instruction. 

8 My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy  father. 

And  forsake  not  the  ® law  of  thy  mother  : 

9 For  they  shall  be  a chaplet  of  grace  unto  thy  head, 
And  chains  about  thy  neck. 


6  Ps.  35.  27. 

6 Ps.  132.  16. 

7 Job  35. 10. 

8Heb.  4.  12.  Rev. 

1.  16. 

0 Deut.  7.  1,  2. 

10  Ps.  148.  14. 


1 Ps.  145.  5,  6. 

2 Deut.  3.  24. 

8  Ps.  81.  2.  & 149.  3. 
4 Ex.  15.  20. 

6 Ps.  33.  2.  & 92.  3. 
& 144.  9.  Is.  38.  20. 


0 1 Chr.  16.  16,  19, 
28.  & 16.  6.  & 25.  1,  6. 

1 1 Kin.  4.  82.  ch. 
10.  1.  & 26.  1.  Eccles. 
12.  9. 

2ch.  2.  1,  9. 

3  ch.  9.  4. 


4  ch.  9.  9. 

6 Ps.  78.  2. 

6 Job  28.  28.  Ps. 
111.  10.  ch.  9.  10. 
Eccles.  12.  13. 

1 ch.  4.  1.  & 6.  20. 

8 ch.  3.  22. 


b Or,  victory, 
c Heb.  throat, 
d Qx,  He  is  the  ho- 
nour of  all  his  saints, 
e Hftb.  Hallelujah, 
a Heb.  Hallelujah, 
b Heb.  Jah. 


a Or,  prudence, 
b Or,  an  interpreta- 
tion. 

c Or,  riddles, 
d Or,  chief  part, 
e Or,  teaching. 


PROVERBS,  I. 


89T 


10  1[  My  son,  if  sinners  entice  thee,  ^ consent  thou 
not. 

11  If  they  say.  Come  with  us,  let  us  lay  wait  for 
blood,  let  us  lurk  privily  for  the  innocent  without 
cause  : 

12  Let  us  swallow  them  up  alive  as  the  grave  ; and 
whole,  as  those  that  go  down  into  the  pit  : 

13  We  shall  find  all  precious  substance,  we  shall  fill 
our  houses  with  spoil  : 

14  Cast  in  thy  lot  among  us  ; let  us  all  have  one 
purse  : 

15  My  son,  walk  not  thou  in  the  way  with  them  ; 

refrain  thy  foot  from  their  path  : 

16  i^For  their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  make  haste  to 
shed  blood. 

17  Surely  in  vain  the  net  is  spread  in  the  sight  of 
any  bird. 

18  And  they  lay  wait  for  their  own  blood  ; they  lurk 
privily  for  their  own  lives. 

19  1^  So  are  the  ways  of  every  one  that  is  greedy  of 
gain  ; which  taketh  away  the  life  of  the  owners  thereof. 

20  ^ 1® Wisdom  crieth  without;  she  uttereth  her 
voice  in  the  streets  : 

21  She  crieth  in  the  chief  place  of  concourse,  in  the 
openings  of  the  gates  : in  the  city  she  uttereth  her 
words,  saying, 

22  How  long,  ye  simple  ones,  will  ye  love  simpli- 
city ? and  the  seorners  delight  in  their  ‘scorning,  and 
fools  hate  knowledge  ? 

23  Turn  you  at  my  reproof  : behold,  I will  pour 
out  my  spirit  unto  you,  I will  make  known  my  words 
unto  you. 

24  ^ ^3  Because  I have  called,  and  ye  refused  ; I 
have  stretched  out  my  hand,  and  no  man  regarded  ; 

25  But  ye  have  set  at  nought  all  my  counsel,  and 

would  none  of  my  reproof  : , 

26  t also  will  laugh  at  calamity  ; I will  mock 

when  your  fear  cometh  ; ^ ^ 

27  When  your  fear  cometh  as  desolation,  and  your 
destruction  cometh  as  a whirlwind  ; when  distress  and 
anguish  cometh  upon  you. 

28  22Xhen  shall  they  call  upon  me,  but  I will  not 
answer  ; they  shall  seek  me  early,  but  they  shall  not 
find  me  ; 

‘29  For  that  they  hated  knowledge,  and  did  not 

choose  the  fear  of  the  Lord  : 

30  They  would  none  of  my  counsel : they  despised 
all  my  reproof. 

31  Therefore  26  shall  they  eat  of  the  fruit  of  their 
own  way,  and  be  filled  with  their  own  devices. 

32  For  the  turning  away  of  the  simple  shall  slay 
them,  and  the  prosperity  of  fools  shall  destroy  them. 

33  But  27  whoso  hearkeneth  unto  me  shall  dwell 
safely,  and  28  shall  be  quiet  from  fear  of  evil. 


» Gen.  39.  7,  &c.  Ps.  « ch.  1.5.  27.  1 Tim.  ver.  30.  Ps.  107. 
1.  1.  Eph.  5.  11.  6.  10.  11.  Luke  7. 30. 

10  Jer.  5.  2G.  lo  ch.  8.  1,  &c.  & 9.  20  pg.  2.  4. 

11  Ps.  28. 1.  & 143.  7.  3.  John  7.  37.  21  ch.  10.  24. 

12  Ps.  1.  1.  ch.  4. 14.  n Joel  2.  28.  22  job  27.  9.  & 35. 

13  Ps.  119.  101.  18  Is.  C.5.  12.  6G.  4.  12.  Is.  1.  15.  Jer. 

Ills.  59.  7.  Rom.  Jer.  7.  13.  Zech.  7.  11.  11.  & 14. 12.  Ezek. 

3.  15.  11.  8.  18.  Mic.  3.  4. 


10  My  son,  if  sinners  entice  thee, 

Consent  thou  not. 

11  If  they  say.  Come  with  us. 

Let  us  lay  wait  for  blood. 

Let  us  lurk  privily  for  the  innocent  without  cause  ; 

12  Let  us  swallow  them  up  alive  as-^Sheol, 

0 And  whole,  as  those  that  go  down  into  the  pit ; 

13  We  shall  find  all  precious  substance. 

We  shall  fill  our  houses  with  spoil  ; 

14  * Thou  shalt  cast  thy  lot  among  us  ; 

We  will  all  have  one  purse  : 

15  My  son,  walk  not  thou  in  the  way  with  them  ; 
Refrain  thy  foot  from  their  path  : 

16  For  their  feet  run  to  evil, 

And  they  make  haste  to  shed  blood. 

17  For  in  vain  *is  the  net  spread. 

In  the  eyes  of  any  bird  : 

18  And  these  lay  wait  for  their  own  blood. 

They  lurk  privily  for  their  own  lives. 

19  So  are  the  ways  of  every  one  that  is  greedy  of  gain  ; 
It  taketh  away  the  life  of  the  owners  thereof. 

20  Wisdom  crieth  aloud  in  the  street  ; 

She  uttereth  her  voice  in  the  broad  places  ; 

21  She  crieth  j in  the  chief  place  of  concourse  ; 

At  the  entering  in  of  the  gates. 

In  the  city,  she  uttereth  her  words  : 

22  How  long,  ye  simple  ones,  will  ye  love  simplicity  ? 
And  scorners  delight  them  in  scorning. 

And  fools  hate  knowledge  ? 

23  Turn  you  at  my  reproof  : 

Behold,  I will  pour  out  my  spirit  unto  you, 

1 will  make  known  my  words  unto  you. 

24  Because  I have  called,  and  ye  refused  ; 

I have  stretched  out  my  hand,  and  no  man  re- 
garded ; 

25  But  ye  have  set  at  nought  all  my  counsel. 

And  would  none  of  my  reproof  : 

26  I also  will  laugh  in  the  day  of  your  calamity  ; 

I will  mock  when  your  fear  cometh  ; 

27  When  your  fear  cometh  as  * a storm. 

And  your  calamity  cometh  on  as  a whirlwind  ; 
When  distress  and  anguish  come  upon  you. 

28  Then  shall  they  call  upon  me,  but  I will  not  answer; 
They  shall  seek  me  ^ diligently,  but  they  shall  not 

find  me  : 

29  For  that  they  hated  knowledge. 

And  did  not  choose  the  fear  of  the  Lord  : 

30  They  would  none  of  my  counsel  ; 

They  despised  all  my  reproof  : 

31  Therefore  shall  they  eat  of  the  fruit  of  their  own 

way. 

And  be  filled  with  their  own  devices. 

32  For  the  backsliding  of  the  simple  shall  slay  them. 
And  the  prosperity  of  fools  shall  destroy  them. 

33  But  whoso  hearkeneth  unto  me  shall  dwell  securely. 
And  shall  be  quiet  without  fear  of  evil. 

Zech.  7.  13.  Jam.  4.  14.  & 22.  8.  Is.  3.  11.  i Or,  the  net  is 
3.  Jer.  G.  19.  spi-eadin  the  sight  &c. 

23  ver.  22.  Job  21.  27  pg.  95.  12,  13.  j Heb.  at  the  head 

14.  28  Ps.  112.  7.  of  the  noisy  streets. 

2'‘  Ps.  119.  173.  / Or,  the  grave.  k Or,  desolation. 

23  ver.  25.  Ps.  81.  g Or,  Even  the  per-  I Or,  early. 

11.  feet.  m Or,  careless  ease. 

26  Job  4.  8.  ch.  14.  hOr,  Cast  in  thy  lot. 


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PROVERBS,  II.,  III. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1 Wisdom 'promiseih  godliness  to  her  children,  and  safety  from  evil 
company,  20  and  direction  in  good  ways. 

My  son,  if  thou  wilt  receive  my  words,  and  ^ hide 
my  commandments  with  thee  ; 

2  So  that  thou  incline  thine  ear  unto  wisdom,  and 
apply  thine  heart  to  understanding  ; 

3  Yea,  if  thou  criest  after  knowledge,  and  liftest  up 
thy  voice  for  understanding  ; 

4  2 If  thou  seekest  her  as  silver,  and  searchest  for 
her  as  for  hid  treasures  ; 

5  Then  shalt  thou  understand  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 
and  find  the  knowledge  of  God. 

6  ® For  the  Lord  giveth  wis#  ‘ his  mouth 

cometh  knowledge  and  understa 

7  He  layeth  up  sound  wisdo'  ’ ■ 

is  a buckler  to  them  that  walk 

8  He  keepeth  the  paths  of  judgmt.-  '■  y 

eth  the  way  of  his  saints. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  understand  righteousness,  .. 
judgment,  and  equity  ; yea,  every  good  path. 

10  ^ When  wisdom  entereth  into  thine  heart,  and 
knowledge  is  pleasant  unto  thy  soul  ; 

11  Discretion  shall  preserve  thee,  ® understanding 
shall  keep  thee  : 

12  To  deliver  thee  from  the  way  of  the  evil  man, 
from  the  man  that  speaketh  froward  things  ; 

13  Who  leave  the  paths  of  uprightness,  to  walk  in 
the  ways  of  darkness  ; 

14  Who  ® rejoice  to  do  evil,  and  ® delight  in  the  fro- 
wardness  of  the  wicked  ; 

15  Whose  ways  are  crooked,  and  they  froward  in 
their  paths  : 

16  To  deliver  thee  from  the  strange  woman, 
from  the  stranger  which  flattereth  with  her  words  ; 

17  Which  forsaketh  the  guide  of  her  youth,  and 
forgetteth  the  covenant  of  her  God. 

18  For  i^her  house  incline th  unto  death,  and  her 
paths  unto  the  dead. 

19  None  that  go  unto  her  return  again,  neither  take 
they  hold  of  the  paths  of  life. 

20  That  thou  mayest  walk  in  the  way  of  good  men, 
and  keep  the  paths  of  the  righteous. 

21  i^For  the  upright  shall  dwell  in  the  land,  and  the 
perfect  shall  remain  in  it. 

22  But  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off  from  the  earth, 
and  the  transgressors  shall  be  rooted  out  of  it. 


CHAPTER  III. 

1 An  exhortation  to  obedience,  5 to  faith,  7 to  mortification,  9 to  devotion, 
11  to  patience.  13  The  happy  gain  of  wisdom.  19  The  XJOicer,  21  and 
the  benefits  of  loisdom.  27  An  exhortation  to  charitableness,  30  peace- 
ableness, 31  and  contentedness.  33  The  cursed  state  of  the  wicked. 

My  son,  forget  not  my  law  ; ^ but  let  thine  heart 
keep  my  commandments  : 

2  For  length  of  days,  and  long  life,  and  ^ peace,  shall 
they  add  to  thee. 


2  My  son,  if  thou  wilt  receive  my  words. 

And  lay  up  my  commandments  with  thee  ; 

2 So  that  thou  incline  thine  ear  unto  wisdom. 

And  apply  thine  heart  to  understanding  ; 

3 Yea,  if  thou  cry  after  discernment. 

And  lift  up  thy  voice  for  understanding  ; 

4 If  thou  seek  her  as  silver. 

And  search  for  her  as  for  hid  treasures  ; 

5 Then  shalt  thou  understand  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 
And  find  the  knowledge  of  God. 

6 For  the  Lord  giveth  wisdom  ; 

Out  of  his  mouth  cometh  knowledge  and  understand- 

up  sound  wisdom  for  the  upright, 

. Id  to  them  that  walk  in  integrity  ; 

^uard  the  paths  of  judgement, 

<’  Aii  way  of  his  saints. 

^ Then  s.  i ^rstand  righteousness  and  judge- 

men^ 

And  equity,  ''od  path. 

10  For  wisdom  s^  thine  heart. 

And  knowledge  . mt  unto  thy  soul ; 

11  Discretion  shall  Wi. 

Understanding  shall  . 

12  To  deliver  thee  from  tR  ^ 

From  the  men  that  speak  . J 

13  Who  forsake  the  paths  of  up  ’ s. 

To  walk  in  the  ways  of  darkne. 

14  Who  rejoice  to  do  evil, 

And  delight  in  the  frowardness  of 

15  Who  are  crooked  in  their  ways. 

And  perverse  in  their  paths  : 

16  To  deliver  thee  from  the  strange  womai 
Even  from  the  str  ^ • which  « flattere 

words  ; ^ \ 

17  Which  forsaketh  tuv.  V lend  of  her  youth 
And  forgetteth  the  covenant  of  her  God  : 

18  For  ^ her  house  inclineth  unto  death, 

And  her  paths  unto  * the  dead  : 

19  None  that  go  unto  her  return  again, 

Neither  do  they  attain  unto  the  paths  of  life 

20  That  thou  mayest  walk  in  the  Vay  of  good  i 
And  keep  the  paths  of  the  righteous. 

21  For  the  upright  shall  dwell  in  the  ^ land. 

And  the  perfect  shall  remain  in  it. 

22  But  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off  from  the  ^ land, 

And  they  that  deal  treacherously  shall  be  rc  .< 

out  of  it. 


3  My  son,  forget  not  my  “ law  ; 

But  let  thine  heart  keep  my  commandments  : 
2 For  length  of  days,  and  years  of  life, 

And  peace,  shall  they  add  to  thee. 


1 ch.  4.  21.  & 7. 1. 
2ch.  3.  14.  Matt. 
13.  44. 

3 1 ' Kin.  3.  9,  12. 
Jam.  1.  5. 

4 Ps.  84. 11.  ch.  30.  5. 
&1  Sam.  2.  9.  Ps. 

6G.  9. 


6 ch.  6.  22. 

7 John  3.  19,  20. 
8ch.  10.  23.  Jer. 

11.  15. 

» Rom.  1.  32. 

10  P.5.  125.  5. 

11  ch.  5.  20. 


12  ch.  5.  3.  & 6.  24. 
&7.  5. 

13  See  Mai.  2.  14, 15. 
11  ch.  7.  27. 

13  Ps.  37.  29. 

16  Job  18.  17.  Ps. 
37.  28.  & 104.  35. 


1 Dent.  8.  1.  & 30. 
16,  20. 

2 Ps.  119.  165. 

a Or,  And  a shield 
for  &c. 

b Or,  That  they  may 
keep. 


c Or,  Yea,  he  pre- 
serveth. 

d Or,  the  evil  man. 
e Heb.  maketh 
sm  ooth  her  words, 
j Or,  guide, 
g Or,  she  sinketh 


down  unto  death, 
which  is  her  house. 

h Or,  the  shades. 
Heb.  Rephaim. 
i Or,  earth, 
a Or,  teaching. 


PROVERBS,  III. 


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• 3 Let  not  mercy  and  truth  forsake  thee  : ® bind  them 
about  thy  neck  ; ^ write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine 
heart  : 

4 ^ So  shalt  thou  find  favour  and  good  understanding 
in  the  sight  of  God  and  man. 

5 Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all  thine  heart  ; and 
lean  not  unto  thine  own  understanding. 

6 ® In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge  him,  and  he  shall 
® direct  thy  paths. 

7 ^ Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes  : fear  the 
Lord,  and  depart  from  evil. 

8 It  shall  be  health  to  thy  navel,  and  marrow  to 
thy  bones. 

9 Honour  the  Lord  with  thy  substance,  and  with 
the  firstfruits  of  all  thine  increase  : 

10  11  So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled  with  plenty,  and 
thy  presses  shall  burst  out  with  new  wine. 

11  13  My  son,  despise  not  the  chastening  of  the 
Lord  ; neither  be  weary  of  his  correction  : 

12  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  correcteth  ; i®  even 
as  a father  the  son  in  whom  he  delighteth. 

13  ^ 1'^  Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wisdom,  and 
the  man  that  getteth  understanding. 

14  13  For  the  merchandise  of  it  is  better  than  the 
merchandise  of  silver,  and  the  gain  thereof  than  fine 
gold. 

15  She  is  more  precious  than  rubies  : and  i^  all  the 
things  thou  canst  desire  are  not  to  be  compared  unto 
her. 

16  Length  of  days  is  in  her  right  hand  ; and  in 
her  left  hand  riches  and  honour. 

17  21  Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness,  and  all  her 
paths  are  peace. 

18  She  is  22  a tree  of  life  to  them  that  lay  hold  upon 
her  : and  happy  is  every  one  that  retaineth  her. 

19  23  Xhe  Lord  by  wisdom  hath  founded  the  earth  ; 
by  understanding  hath  he  established  the  heavens. 

20  24  By  his  knowledge  the  depths  are  broken  up, 
and  25  the  clouds  drop  down  the  dew. 

21  ^ My  son,  let  not  them  depart  from  thine  eyes  : 
keep  sound  wisdom  and  discretion  : 

22  So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy  soul,  and  26  grace  to 
thy  neck. 

23  27  Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy  way  safely,  and  thy 
foot  shall  not  stumble. 

24  28  When  thou  liest  down,  thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  : 
yea,  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  thy  sleep  shall  be  sweet. 

25  29  Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear,  neither  of  the 
desolation  of  the  wicked,  when  it  cometh. 

26  For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  confidence,  and  shall 
keep  thy  foot  from  being  taken. 

27  ^30  Withhold  not  good  from  them  to  whom  it  is 
due,  when  it  is  in  the  power  of  thine  hand  to  do  it. 

28  31  Say  not  unto  thy  neighbour.  Go,  and  come 
again,  and  to  morrow  I will  give  ; when  thou  hast  it  by 
thee. 


3 Ex.  13.  9.  Deut. 
G.  8.  ch.  G.  21.  & 7.  3. 

* Jer.  17.  1.  2 Cor. 

3 3 

cPs.  111.  10.  See 
1 Sain.  2.  2G.  Luke  2. 
52.  Acts  2.  47.  Rom. 
14.  18. 

« Ps.  37.  3,  5. 

7 Jer.  9.  23. 

8 1 Chr.  28.  9. 


» Jer.  10.  23. 

Rom.  12.  16. 
“Job  1.1.  ch.  16.G. 
“ Job  21.  24. 

« Ex.  22.  29.  & 23. 
19.  & 34.  26.  Deut. 
26.  2,  &c.  Mai.  3.  10, 
&c.  Luke  14.  13. 

“ Deut.  28.  8. 

15  Job  5.47.  Ps.  94. 


12.  Heb.  12.  5,  6. 
Rev.  3.  19. 

10  Deut.  8.  6. 

11  ch.  8.  34,  35. 

18  Job  28.  13,  &c. 
Ps.  19.  10.  ch.  2.  4.  & 
8.  11,  19.  & 16.  16. 
i«  Matt.  13.  44. 

20  ch.  8.  18.  1 Tim. 

4.  8. 

21  Matt.  11.  29,  30. 


3 Let  not  ^ mercy  and  truth  forsake  thee  : 

Bind  them  about  thy  neck  ; 

Write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine  heart  : 

4 So  shalt  thou  find  favour  and  ^ good  understanding 
In  the  sight  of  God  and  man. 

5 Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all  thine  heart. 

And  lean  not  upon  thine  own  understanding  : 

6 In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge  him, 

And  he  shall  ^ direct  thy  paths. 

7 Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes  ; 

Fear  the'LoRD,  and  depart  from  evil : 

8 It  shall  be  health  to  thy  navel. 

And  ® marrow  to  thy  bones. 

9 Honour  the  Lord  with  thy  substance. 

And  with  the  firstfruits  of  all  thine  increase  : 

10  So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled  with  plenty. 

And  thy  fats  shall  overflow  with  new  wine. 

11  My  son,  despise  not  the  ^ chastening  of  the  Lord  ; 
Neither  be  weary  of  his  reproof  : 

12  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  reproveth  ; 

Even  as  a father  the  son  in  whom  he  delighteth. 

13  Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wisdom. 

And  the  man  that  ^ getteth  understanding. 

14  For  the  merchandise  of  it  is  better  than  the  mer- 

chandise of  silver. 

And  the  gain  thereof  than  fine  gold. 

15  She  is  more  precious  than  * rubies  : 

And  none  of  the  things  thou  canst  desire  are  to  be 
compared  unto  her. 

16  Length  of  days  is  in  her  right  hand  ; 

In  her  left  hand  are  riches  and  honour. 

17  Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness. 

And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

18  She  is  a tree  of  life  to  them  that  lay  hold  upon  her  : 
And  happy  is  every  one  that  retaineth  h6r. 

19  The  Lord  by  wisdom  founded  the  earth  ; 

By  understanding  he  established  the  heavens. 

20  By  his  knowledge  the  depths  were  broken  up. 

And  the  skies  drop  down  the  dew. 

21  My  son,  let  not  them  depart  from  thine  eyes  ; 

Keep  sound  wisdom  and  discretion  ; 

22  So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy  soul. 

And  grace  to  thy  neck. 

23  Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy  way  securely. 

And  ^ thy  foot  shall  not  stumble. 

24  When  thou  liest  down,  thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  : 
Yea,  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  thy  sleep  shall  be  sweet. 

25  Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear. 

Neither  of  the  -^'desolation  of  the  wicked,  when  it 
cometh  : 

26  For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  confidence, 

And  shall  keep  thy  foot  from  being  taken. 

27  Withhold  not  good  from  them  to  whom  it  is  due. 
When  it  is  in  the  power  of  thine  hand  to  do  it. 

28  Say  not  unto  thy  neighbour.  Go,  and  come  again. 
And  to-morrow  I will  give  ; 

When  thou  hast  it  by  thee. 


22  Gen.  2.  9.  & 3.  22. 

23  Ps.  104.  24.  & 136. 
5.  ch.  8.  27.  Jer.  10. 
12.  & 51.  15. 

24  Gen.  1.  9. 

23  Deut.  33.  28.  Job 
36.  28. 

20  ch.  1.  9. 

22  Ps.  37.  24.  & 91. 
11,  12.  ch.  10.  9. 


28  Lev.  26.  6.  Ps.  3. 

5.  & 4.  8. 

20  Ps.  91.  5.  & 112.  7. 
80  Rom.  13.  7.  Gal. 

6.  10. 

31  Lev.  19. 13.  Deut. 
24.  15. 

h Or,  kindness, 
c Or,  good  repute, 
d Or,  make  straight 


or  plain. 

e Or,  refreshing. 
Heb.  moistening, 
f Or,  instruction, 
g Heb.  draweth 
forth. 

h See  Job  28.  18. 
i Heb.  thou  shalt  not 
dash  thy  foot, 
j Or,  storm. 


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29  Derise  not  evil  against  thy  neighbour,  seeing  he 
dwelleth  securely  by  thee. 

30  ^ Strive  not  with  a man  without  cause,  if  he 
have  done  thee  no  harm. 

31  ^ Envy  thou  not  the  oppressor,  and  choose  none 
of  his  ways. 

32  For  the  fro  ward  is  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 
3^  but  his  secret  is  with  the  righteous. 

33  ^ 35  'pjjQ  curse  of  the  Lord  is  in  the  house  of  the 
wicked  : but  3®  he  blesseth  the  habitation  of  the  just. 

34  37  Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorners  : but  he  giveth 
grace  unto  the  lowly. 

35  The  wise  shall  inherit  glory  : but  shame  shall  be 
the  promotion  of  fools. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 '^''lomon,  to  persuade  obedience,  3 sheu'eth  what  instruction  he  had 
his  parents,  5 to  study  wisdom,  14  and  to  shun  the  path  of  the 
\ed.  20  He  exhorteth  to  faith,  23  and  sanctification. 

Hear,  ^ye  children,  the  instruction  of  a father, 
and  attend  to  know  understanding. 

2  For  I give  you  good  doctrine,  forsake  ye  not  my 

law. 

3  For  I was  my  father’s  son,  ^ tender  and  only  be- 
loved in  the  sight  of  my  mother. 

4  3 He  taught  me  also,  and  said  unto  me.  Let  thine 
heart  retain  my  words  : ^ keep  my  commandments,  and 
live. 

5  3 Get  wisdom,  get  understanding  ; forget  it  not  ; 
neither  decline  from  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

6  Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall  preserve  thee  : ^ love 
her,  and  she  shall  keep  thee. 

7  Wisdom  is  the  principal  thing ; therefore  get  wis- 
dom : and  with  all  thy  getting  get  understanding. 

8  3 Exalt  her,  and  she  shall  promote  thee  : she  shall 
bring  thee  to  honour,  when  thou  dost  embrace  her. 

9  She  shall  give  to  thine  head  ® an  ornament  of  grace  : 
a crown  of  glory  shall  she  deliver  to  thee. 

10  Hear,  O my  son,  and  receive  my  sayings  ; and 
the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be  many. 

Ill  have  taught  thee  in  the  way  of  wisdom  ; I have 
led  thee  in  right  paths. 

12  When  thou  goest,  thy  steps  shall  not  be  strait- 
ened ; and  when  thou  runnest,  thou  shalt  not  stumble. 

13  Take  fast  hold  of  instruction  ; let  her  not  go  : 
keep  her  ; for  she  is  thy  life. 

14  ^ 13  Enter  not  into  the  path  of  the  wicked,  and 
go  not  in  the  way  of  evil  men. 

15  Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it,  turn  from  it,  and  pass 
away. 

16  i^For  they  sleep  not,  except  they  have  done  mis- 
chief ; and  their  sleep  is  taken  away,  unless  they  cause 
some  to  fall. 

17  For  they  eat  the  bread  of  wickedness,  and  drink 
the  wine  of  violence. 

18  13  But  the  path  of  the  just  i®  is  as  the  shining  light, 
that  shineth  more  and  more  unto  the  perfect  day. 


32  Rom.  12.  18. 

S3pg.  37.  1.  &73.  3. 
ch.  24.  1. 

3^  Ps.  25.  14. 

35  Lev.  26.  14,  &c. 
Ps.  37.  22.  Zech.  5.  4. 
Mai.  2.  2. 

36  Ps.  1.  3. 


37  Jam.  4.  6.  1 Pet. 

5.  5. 

iPs.  34.  11.  cb. 

1.  8. 

2 1 Chr.  29.  1. 

3 1 Chr.  28.  9.  Eph. 

6.  4. 

« ch.  7.  2. 


6  ch.  2.  2,  3. 

6 2 Thess.  2.  10. 

7 Matt.  13.44.  Luke 
10.  42. 

8 1 Sam.  2.  30. 

0 ch.  1.  9.  & 3.  22. 

16  ch.  3.  2. 

11  Ps.  IS.  36. 


29  Devise  not  evil  against  thy  neighbour, 

Seeing  he  dwelleth  securely  by  thee. 

30  Strive  not  with  a man  without  cause, 

If  he  have  done  thee  no  harm. 

31  Envy  thou  not  the  man  of  violence, 

And  choose  none  of  his  ways. 

32  For  the  perverse  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 
But  his  ^ secret  is  with  the  upright. 

33  The  curse  of  the  Lord  is  in  the  house  of  the  wicked  ; 
But  he  blesseth  the  habitation  of  the  righteous. 

34  ^ Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorners. 

But  he  giveth  grace  unto  the  lowly. 

35  The  wise  shall  inherit  glory  ; 

But  ” shame  shall  be  the  promotion  of  fools. 


4  Hear,  my  sons,  the  instruction  of  a father. 

And  attend  to  know  understanding  : 

2 For  I give  you  good  doctrine  ; 

Forsake  ye  not  my  “law. 

3 For  I was  a son  unto  my  father. 

Tender  and  ^ only  beloved  in  the  sight  of  my  mother. 

4 And  he  taught  me,  and  said  unto  me. 

Let  thine  heart  retain  my  words  ; 

Keep  my  commandments,  and  live  : 

5 Get  wisdom,  get  understanding  ; 

Forget  it  not,  neither  decline  from  the  words  of  my 
mouth : 

6 Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall  preserve  thee  ; 

Love  her,  and  she  shall  keep  thee. 

7 Wisdom  is  the  principal  thing  ; therefore  get  wis- 

dom : 

Yea,  with  all  thou  hast  gotten  get  understanding. 

8 Exalt  her,  and  she  shall  promote  thee  : 

She  shall  bring  thee  to  honour,  when  thou  dost  em- 
brace her. 

9 She  shall  give  to  thine  head  a chaplet  of  grace  : 

A crown  of  beauty  shall  she  deliver  to  thee. 


10  Hear,  O my  son,  and  receive  my  sayings  ; 

And  the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be  many. 

11  I have  taught  thee  in  the  way  of  wisdom  ; 

I have  led  thee  in  paths  of  uprightness. 

12  When  thou  goest,  thy  steps  shall  not  be  straitened  ; 
And  if  thou  runnest,  thou  shalt  not  stumble. 

13  Take  fast  hold  of  instruction  ; let  her  not  go  : 

Keep  her  ; for  she  is  thy  life. 

14  Enter  not  into  the  path  of  the  wicked, 

And  walk  not  in  the  way  of  evil  men. 

15  Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it ; 

Turn  from  it,  and  pass  on. 

16  For  they  sleep  not,  except  they  have  done  mischief  ; 
And  their  sleep  is  taken  away,  unless  they  cause 

some  to  fall. 

17  For  they  eat  the  bread  of  wickedness. 

And  drink  the  wine  of  violence. 

18  But  the  path  of  the  righteous  is  as  ‘^the  shining 

light. 

That  shineth  more  and  more  unto  the  perfect  day. 


12  Ps.  91.  11, 12. 

13  Ps.  1.  1.  ch.  1. 10, 
15. 

11  Ps.  36.  4.  Is.  57. 

20. 

15  Matt.  5.  14,  45. 
Phil.  2.  15. 

16  2 Sam.  23.  4. 


k Or,  cotinsel.  Or, 
friendship. 

I Or,  Though, 
m Or,  Yet. 
n Or,  fools  carry 
away  shame, 
a Or,  teaching. 


b Heb.  an  only  one. 
c Or,  The  beginning 
of  wisdom  is.  Get  wis- 
dom. 

d Or,  glory, 
e Or,  the  light  of 
dawn. 


PROVERBS,  V. 


901 


19  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as  darkness  : they 
know  not  at  what  they  stumble. 

20  ^ My  son,  attend  to  my  words  ; incline  thine  ear 
unto  my  sayings. 

21  Let  them  not  depart  from  thine  eyes  ; keep 
them  in  the  midst  of  thine  heart. 

22  For  they  are  life  unto  those  that  find  them,  and 
20  health  to  all  their  flesh. 

23  ^ Keep  thy  heart  with  all  diligence  ; for  out  of  it 
are  the  issues  of  life. 

24  Put  away  from  thee  a froward  mouth,  and  per- 
verse lips  put  far  from  thee. 

25  Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on,  and  let  thine  eyelids 
look  straight  before  thee. 

26  Ponder  the  path  of  thy  feet,  and  let  all  thy  ways 
be  established. 

27  21  Turn  not  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left  : 22  re- 
move thy  foot  from  evil. 

. CHAPTER  V. 

1 Solomon  exhorteth  to  the  study  of  wisdom.  3 He  sheweth  the  mischief 
of  whoredom  and  riot.  15  He  exhorteth  to  contentedness.,  liberality, 
and  chastity.  22  The  wicked  are  overtaken  with  their  own  sins. 

My  son,  attend  unto  my  wisdom,  and  bow  thine  ear 
to  my  understanding  : 

2  'I'hat  thou  mayest  regard  discretion,  and  that  thy 
lips  may  ^ keep  knowledge. 

3  ^ 2 Per  tije  Ups  of  a strange  woman  drop  as  an 
honeycomb,  and  her  mouth  is  ® smoother  than  oil  : 

4  But  her  end  is  ^ bitter  as  wormwood,  ^ sharp  as  a 
twoedged  sword. 

5  ® Her  feet  go  down  to  death  ; her  steps  take  hold 
on  hell. 

6  Lest  thou  shouldest  ponder  the  path  of  life,  her 
ways  are  moveable,  that  thou  canst  not  know  them. 

7  Hear  me  now  therefore,  O ye  children,  and  depart 
not  from  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

8  Remove  thy  way  far  from  her,  and  come  not  nigh 
the  door  of  her  house  : 

9  Lest  thou  give  thine  honour  unto  others,  and  thy 
years  unto  the  cruel  : 

10  Lest  strangers  be  filled  with  thy  wealth  ; and  thy 
labours  he  in  the  house  of  a stranger  ; 

11  And  thou  mourn  at  the  last,  when  thy  flesh  and 
thy  body  are  consumed, 

12  And  say,  How  have  I ’’  hated  instruction,  and  my 
heart  ® despised  reproof  ; 

13  And  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  my  teachers,  nor 
inclined  mine  ear  to  them  that  instructed  me  ! 

14  I was  almost  in  all  evil  in  the  midst  of  the  con- 
gregation and  assembly. 

15  ^ Drink  waters  out  of  thine  own  cistern,  and  run- 
ning waters  out  of  thine  own  well. 

16  Let  thy  fountains  be  dispersed  abroad,  and  rivers 
of  waters  in  the  streets. 

17  Let  them  be  only  thine  own,  and  not  strangers’ 
with  thee. 

18  Let  thy  fountain  be  blessed  : and  rejoice  with 
^the  wife  of  thy  youth. 

19  Let  her  be  as  the  loving  hind  and  pleasant  roe  ; 
let  her  breasts  satisfy  thee  at  all  times  ; and  be  thou 
ravished  always  with  her  love. 


19  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as  darkness  : 

They  know  not  at  what  they  stumble. 

20  My  son,  attend  to  my  words  ; 

Incline  thine  ear  unto  my  sayings. 

21  Let  them  not  depart  from  thine  eyes  ; 

Keep  them  in  the  midst  of  thine  heart. 

22  For  they  are  life  unto  those  that  find  them. 
And  health  to  all  their  flesh. 

23  Keep  thy  heart  with  all  diligence  ; 

For  out  of  it  are  the  issues  of  life. 

24  Put  away  from  thee  a froward  mouth. 

And  perverse  lips  put  far  from  thee. 

25  Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on. 

And  let  thine  eyelids  look  straight  before  thee. 

26  S' Make  level  the  path  of  thy  feet. 

And  let  all  thy  ways  be  ^ established. 

27  Turn  not  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left  : 
Remove  thy  foot  from  evil. 


5  My  son,  attend  unto  my  wisdom  ; 

Incline  thine  ear  to  my  understanding  : 

2 That  thou  mayest  preserve  discretion. 

And  that  thy  lips  may  keep  knowledge. 

3 For  the  lips  of  a strange  woman  drop  honey. 

And  her  mouth  is  smoother  than  oil  : 

4 But  her  latter  end  is  bitter  as  wormwood. 

Sharp  as  a two-edged  sword. 

5 Her  feet  go  down  to  death  ; 

Her  steps  take  hold  on  “ Sheol ; 

6 ^ So  that  she  findeth  not  the  level  path  of  life  : 

Her  ways  are  unstable  and  ^ she  knoweth  it  not. 

7 Now  therefore,  my  sons,  hearken  unto  me. 

And  depart  not  from  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

8 Remove  thy  way  far  from  her. 

And  come  not  nigh  the  door  of  her  house  : 

9 Lest  thou  give  thine  honour  unto  others. 

And  thy  years  unto  the  cruel  : 

10  Lest  strangers  be  filled  with  thy  ^strength  ; 

And  thy  labours  be  in  the  house  of  an  alien  ; 

11  And  thou  ® mourn  at  thy  latter  end. 

When  thy  flesh  and  thy  body  are  consumed, 

12  And  say.  How  have  I hated  instruction. 

And  my  heart  despised  reproof  ; 

13  Neither  have  I obeyed  the  voice  of  my  teachers. 
Nor  inclined  mine  ear  to  them  that  instructed  me  ! 

14  I was  well  nigh  in  all  evil 

In  the  midst  of  the  congregation  and  assembly. 

15  Drink  waters  out  of  thine  own  cistern. 

And  running  waters  out  of  thine  own  well. 

16  -^Should  thy  springs  be  dispersed  abroad. 

And  rivers  of  water  in  the  streets  ? 

17  Let  them  be  for  thyself  alone. 

And  not  for  strangers  with  thee. 

18  Let  thy  fountain  be  blessed  ; 

And  rejoice  in  the  wife  of  thy  youth. 

19  As  a loving  hind  and  a pleasant  doe, 

Let  her  breasts  satisfy  thee  at  all  times  ; 

And  ^ be  thou  ravished  aheays  with  her  love. 


” 1 Sam.  2.  9.  Job 
18.  5,  6.  Is.  59.  9,  10. 
Jer.  23.  12.  John  12. 
35. 

18  ch.  3.  3,  21. 

10  ch.  2.  1. 

*0  ch.  3.  8.  & 12.  18. 


21  Deut.  5.  32.  & 28. 
14.  Josh.  1.  7. 

22  18.  1.  16.  Rom. 
12.  9. 

1 Mai.  2.  7. 

2 ch.  2.  16.  & 6.  24. 

8 Ps.  55.  21. 


< Eccles.  7.  26. 

8 Heb.  4.  12. 

« ch.  7.  27. 

2 ch.  1.  29. 

8ch.  1.25.  & 12.  1. 
» Mai.  2.  14. 


10  See  Cant.  2.  9.  & 
4.  5.  & 7.  3. 

/ Or,  above  all  that 
thou  guardest. 

g Or,  Weigh  care- 
fully. 


h Or,  ordered  aright, 
a Or,  the  grave, 
b Or,  Lest  thou  find 
the  level  cfcc.  Or,  Lest 
thou  weigh  carefully 
the  path  of  life. 


c Or,  thou  canst  not 
know  them.  ^ 

d,  Or,  wealth.  / 

e Or,  groan.  , ' 

. / Or,  Let. 
g Heb.  go  astray. 

/ 


902 


..lOVERBS,  VI. 


20  And  why  wilt  thou,  my  son,  be  ravished  with  a 
strange  woman,  and  embrace  the  bosom  of  a stranger  ? 

21  i^For  the  ways  of  man  are  before  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord,  and  he  pondereth  all  his  goings. 

22  ^ uig  iniquities  shall  take  the  wicked  him- 
self, and  he  shall  be  holden  with  the  cords  of  his  sins. 

23  1^  He  shall  die  without  instruction  ; and  in  the 
greatness  of  his  folly  he  shall  go  astray. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Against  suretiship,  ^idleness,  \2  and  mischievousness.  16  Seven  things 
hateful  to  God.  20  The  blessings  of  obedience.  25  The  mischiefs  of 
whoredom. 

My  son,  1 if  thou  be  surety  for  thy  friend,  if  thou 
hast  stricken  thy  hand  with  a stranger, 

2  Thou  art  snared  with  the  words  of  thy  mouth,  thou 
art  taken  with  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

3  Do  this  now,  my  son,  and  deliver  thyself,  when  thou 
art  come  into  the  hand  of  thy  friend  ; go,  humble  thy- 
self, and  make  sure  thy  friend. 

4  2 Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes,  nor  slumber  to  thine 
eyelids. 

5  Deliver  thyself  as  a roe  from  the  hand  of  the  hunter, 
and  as  a bird  from  the  hand  of  the  fowler. 

6^3  Qo  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard  ; consider  her 
ways,  and  be  wise  : 

7  Which  having  no  guide,  overseer,  or  ruler, 

8  Provideth  her  meat  in  the  summer,  and  gathereth 
her  food  in  the  harvest. 

9  ^How  long  wilt  thou  sleep,  O sluggard?  when 
wilt  thou  arise  out  of  thy  sleep  ? 

10  Yet  a little  sleep,  a little  slumber,  a little  folding 
of  the  hands  to  sleep  : 

11  ® So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  one  that  travelleth, 
and  thy  want  as  an  armed  man. 

12  *f[  A naughty  person,  a wicked  man,  walketh  with 
a froward  mouth. 

13  3 He  winketh  with  his  eyes,  he  speaketh  with  his 
feet,  he  teacheth  with  his  fingers  ; 

14  Frowardness  is  in  his  heart,  '^he  deviseth  mischief 
continually  ; 3 he  soweth  discord. 

15  Therefore  shall  his  calamity  come  suddenly  ; sud- 
denly shall  he  ®be  broken  without  remedy. 

16  ^ These  six  things  doth  the  Lord  hate  : yea, 
seven  are  an  abomination  unto  him  : 

17  ^^A  proud  look,  ^^a  lying  tongue,  and  ^3  hands 
• hat  shed  innocent  blood, 

18  ^^An  heart  that  deviseth  wicked  imaginations, 
^3  feet  that  be  swift  in  running  to  mischief, 

19  13  A false  witness  that  speaketh  lies,  and  he  that 
soweth  discord  among  brethren. 


ch.  2.  IG.  & 7.  5. 

12  2 Chr.  16.  9.  Job 
31.  4.  & 34.  21.  oh.  15. 
3.  Jer.  16.  17.  & 32. 
19.  Hos.  7.  2.  Heb. 
4..  13. 

-•3  Ps.  9.  15. 
i<\Tob  4.  21.  & 36. 
12.  V 


ich.  11. 15.&17. 18.. 
& 20.  16.  & 22.  26.  & 
27.  13. 

2 Ps.  132.  4. 

3 Job  12.  7. 

4 ch.  24.  33,  34. 

3 ch.  10.  4.  & 13.  4. 
& 20.  4. 


6 Job  15.  12.  Ps.  35. 
19.  ch.  10.  10. 

2 Mic.  2.  1. 

3 ver.  19. 

6 Jer.  19.  11. 

10  2 Chr.  36.  16. 

11  PS.18.27.&101.5. 

12  Ps.  120.  2,  3. 


20  For  why  shouldest  thou,  my  son,  ^be  ravished  with 

a strange  woman. 

And  embrace  the  bosom  of  a stranger  ? 

21  For  the  ways  of  man  are  before  the  eyes  of  the 

Lord, 

And  he  * maketh  level  all  his  paths. 

22  His  own  iniquities  shall  take  the  wicked. 

And  he  shall  be  holden  with  the  cords  of  his  sin. 

23  He  shall  die  for  lack  of  instruction  ; 

And  ill  the  greatness  of  his  folly  he  shall  go  astray. 


6  My  son,  if  thou  art  become  surety  for  thy  neigh- 
bour. 

If  thou  hast  stricken  “ thy  hands  for  a stranger, 

2 Thou  art  snared  with  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

Thou  art  taken  with  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

3 Do  this  now,  my  son,  and  deliver  thyself, 

Seeing  thou  art  come  into  the  hand  of  tHy  neigh- 
bour ; 

Go,  ^ humble  thyself,  and  importune  thy  neighbour. 

4 Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes. 

Nor  slumber  to  thine  eyelids. 

5 Deliver  thyself  as  a ‘^roe  from  the  hand  of  the 

hunter, 

And  as  a bird  from  the  hand  of  the  fowler. 


6 Go  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard  ; 

Consider  her  ways,  and  be  wise  : 

7 Which  having  no  ^ chief. 

Overseer,  or  ruler, 

8 Provideth  her  meat  in  the  summer. 

And  gathereth  her  food  in  the  harvest. 

9 How  long  wilt  thou  « sleep,  O sluggard  ? 
When  wilt  thou  arise  out  of  thy  sleep  ? 

10  a little  sleep,  a little  slumber, 

A little  folding  of  the  hands  to  ® sleep  : 

11  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  a robber, 
And  thy  want  as  ^ an  armed  man. 


12  A worthless  person,  a man  of  iniquity  ; 

He  walketh  with  a froward  mouth  ; 

13  He  winketh  with  his  eyes,  he  ^ speaketh  with  his  feet. 
He  ^ maketh  signs  with  his  fingers  ; 

14  Frowardness  is  in  his  heart,  lie  deviseth  evil  con- 

tinually ; 

He  J soweth  discord. 

15  Therefore  shall  his  calamity  come  suddenly  ; 

On  a sudden  shall  he  be  broken,  and  that  without 
remedy. 

16  There  be  six  things  which  the  Lord  hateth  ; 

Yea,  seven  which  are  an  abomination  * unto  him  : 

17  Haughty  eyes,  a lying  tongue. 

And  hands  that  shed  innocent  blood  ; 

18  An  heart  that  deviseth  wicked  imaginations, 

■ Feet  that  be  swift  in  running  to  mischief  ; 

19  A fal^e  witness  that  ^ uttereth  lies. 

And  he  that  ■i  soweth  discord  among  brethren. 


13  Is.  1.  15. 

« Gen.  6.  5. 

15  Is.  59.  7.  Rom.  3. 
15. 

16  Ps.  27.  12.  ch.  19. 
5,9. 

11  ver.  14. 
h Heb.  go  astray. 


i Or,  weigheth  care- 
fully. 

a Or,  thy  hand  with 
a stranger, 
b Or,  bestir, 
c Or,  gazelle, 
d Or,  judge, 
e Heb.  lie  down. 


f Or, %over. 
g Heb.  a man  with 
a shield, 
h Or,  shuffleth. 
i Or,  teacheth. 
j Heb.  letteth  loose, 
k Heb.  of  his  soul. 

I Heb.  breatheth  out. 


PROVERBS,  VII. 


903 


f 


20  ^ My  son,  k4ep  thy  father’s  commandment,  and 
forsake  not  the  law>  of  thy  mother  : 

21  Bind  them  continually  upon  thine  heart,  and  tie 
them  about  thy  neck. 

22  When  thou  goest,  it  shall  lead  thee  ; when  thou 
sleepest,  it  shall  keep  thee  ; and  when  thou  awakest, 
it  shall  talk  with  thee. 

23  For  the  commandment  is  a lamp  ; and  the  law 
is  light  ; and  reproofs  of  instruction  are  the  way  of  life  : 

24  To  keep  thee  from  the  evil  woman,  from  the 
flattery  of  the  tongue  of  a strange  woman. 

25  Lust  not  after  her  beauty  in  tliine  heart ; neither 
let  her  take  thee  with  her  eyelids. 

26  For  25  by  means  of  a whorish  woman  a man  is 
brought  to  a piece  of  bread  : 26  and  the  adulteress  will 
2'^  hunt  for  the  precious  life. 

27  Can  a man  take  fire  in  his  bosom,  and  his  clothes 
not  be  burned  ? 

28  Can  one  go  upon  hot  coals,  and  his  feet  not  be 
burned  ? 

29  So  he  that  goeth  in  to  his  neighbour’s  wife  ; who- 
soever toucheth  her  shall  not  be  innocent. 

30  Men  do  not  despise  a thief,  if  he  steal  to  satisfy 
his  soul  when  he  is  hungry  ; 

31  But  if  he  be  found,  28  be  shall  restore  sevenfold  ; 
he  shall  give  all  the  substance  of  his  house. 

32  But  whoso  committeth  adultery  with  a woman 
22  lacketh  understanding  : he  that  doeth  it  destroyeth 
his  own  soul. 

33  A wound  and  dishonour  shall  he  get  ; and  his 
reproach  shall  not  be  wiped  away. 

34  For  jealousy  is  the  rage  of  a man  : therefore  he 
will  not  spare  in  the  day  of  vengeance. 

35  He  will  not  regard  any  ransom  ; neither  will  he 
rest  content,  though  thou  givest  many  gifts. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Solomon  persuadeth  to  a sincere  and  kind  familiarity  with  wisdom. 
6 In  an  example  of  his  own  experience,  he  sheweih  10  the  cunning  of 
an  whore,  22  and  the  desperate  simplicity  of  a young  wanton.  24  He 
dehor teth  from  such  wickedness. 

My  son,  keep  my  words,  and  ^ lay  up  my  command- 
ments with  thee. 

2  2 Keep  my  commandments,  and  live  ; ® and  my 
law  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye. 

3  ^ Bind  them  upon  thy  ^gers,  write  them  upon  the 
table  of  thine  heart. 

4  Say  unto  wisdom,  Thou  art  my  sister  ; and  call 
understanding  thy  kinswoman  : 

5  ® That  they  may  keep  thee  from  the  strange 
woman,  from  the  stranger  which  fiattereth  with  her 
words. 

6  V For  at  the  window  of  my  house  I looked  through 
my  casement, 

7  And  beheld  among  the  simple  ones,  I discerned 
among  the  youths,  a young  man  ® void  of  understand- 
ing, 

8  Passing  through  the  street  near  her  corner  ; and 
he  went  the  way  to  her  house, 

9  In  the  twilight,  in  the  evening,  in  the  black  and 
dark  night  : 


20  My  son,  keep  the  commandment  of  thy  father, 

And  f orsake^u^^^the  law  of  thy  mother  : 

21  Bind  them  continually  upon  thine  heart. 

Tie  them  about  thy  neck. 

22  When  thou  walkest,  it  shall  lead  thee  ; 

When  thou  ” sleepest,  it  shall  watch  over  thee  ; 

And  when-^ou  awakest,  it  shall  talk  with  thee. 

23  For  ‘’the  commandment  is  a lamp  ; and  ^the  law 

is  light ; 

And  reproofs  of  instruction  are  the  way  of  life  : 

24  To  keep  thee  from  the  evil  woman. 

From  the  flattery  of  the  stranger’s  tongue. 

25  Lust  not  after  her  beauty  in  thine  heart  ; 

Neither  let  her  take  thee  with  her  eyelids. 

26  For  on  account  of  a whorish  woman  a man  is  brought 

to  a piece  of  bread  : 

And  9 the  adulteress  hunteth  for  the  precious  life. 

27  Can  a man  take  fire  in  his  bosom, 

And  his  clothes  not  be  burned  ? 

28  Or  can  one  walk  upon  hot  coals. 

And  his  feet  not  be  scorched  ? 

29  So  he  that  goeth  in  to  his  neighbour’s  wife  ; 
Whosoever  toucheth  her  shall  not  be  ’’  unpunished. 

30  Men  do  not  despise  a thief,  if  he  steal 
To  satisfy  his  soul  when  he  is  hungry  : 

31  But  if  he  be  found,  he  shall  restore  sevenfold  ; 

He  shall  give  all  the  substance  of  his  house. 

32  He  that  committeth  adultery  with  a woman  is  void 

of  * understanding  : 

He  doeth  it  that  would  destroy  his  own  soul. 

33  Wounds  and  dishonour  shall  he  get  ; 

And  his  reproach  shall  not  be  wiped  away. 

34  For  jealousy  is  the  rage  of  a man  ; 

And  he  will  not  spare  in  the  day  of  vengeance. 

35  He  will  not  regard  any  ransom  ; 

Neither  will  he  rest  content,  though  thou  givest 
many  gifts. 


7  My  son,  keep  my  words, 

And  lay  up  my  commandments  with  thee. 

2 Keep  my  commandments  and  live  ; 

And  my  “ law  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye. 

3 Bind  them  upon  thy  fingers  ; 

Write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine  heart. 

4 Say  unto  wisdom,  Thou  art  my  sister  ; 

And  call  understanding  thy  ^ kinswoman  : - 

5 That  they  may  keep  thee  from  the  strange  woman, 
From  the  stranger  which  ‘^fiattereth  with  her  words. 

6 For  at  the  window  of  my  house 

I looked  forth  through  my  lattice  ; 

7 And  I beheld  among  the  simple  ones, 

I discerned  among  the  youths, 

A young  man  void  of  understanding, 

8 Passing  through  the  street  near  her  corner. 

And  he  went  the  way  to  her  house  ; 

9 In  the  twilight,  in  the  evening  of  the  day, 

In  the  ^ blackness  of  night  and  the  darkness. 


18  ch.  1.  8.  Eph. 

6.  1. 

10  ch.  3.  3.  & 7.  3. 

20  ch.  3.  23,  24. 

21  ch.  2.  11. 

22  Ps:  19.  8.  & 110. 
105. 


23  ch.  2.  16.  & 6.  3. 
& 7.  5. 

24  Mate.  5.  28. 

25  ch.  29.  3. 

2GGen.  39.  14. 

27  Ezek.  13.  18, 

28  Ex.  22.  1,  4. 


29  ch.  7.  7. 

1 ch.  2.  1. 

2 Lev.  18.  5.  ch.  4. 
4.  Is.  55.  3. 

3 Deut.  32.  10. 

4 Deut.  G.  8.  & 11. 
18.  ch.  3.  .3.  & G,  21. 


6 ch.  2.  16.  & 6.  3.  & 
6.  24. 

och.  6.  32.  & 9.  4, 
16. 

7 Job  24.  15. 

m Or,  teaching, 
n Heb.  liest  doivn. 


0 Or,  their  com- 
mandment, 
p Or,  their  teaching, 
q Heb.  a man's  wife, 
r Heb.  field  inno- 
cent. 

s Heb.  heart. 


a Or,  teaching, 
b Or,  familiar 
friend. 

c Heb.  maketk 
smooth  her  words. 

d Heb.  pupil  (of 
the  eye). 


904 


PROVERBS,  VIII. 


10  And,  behold,  there  met  } nan  with  the 

attire  of  an  harlot,  and  subtil  of 

1 1 She  is  loud  and  stubborn  ; ® her  feet  abide  not 
in  her  house  : 

12  Now  is  she  without,  now  in  the  streets,  and  lieth 
in  wait  at  every  corner.) 

13  So  she  caught  him,  and  kissed  h^^  and  with  an 
impudent  face  said  unto  him, 

14  I have  peace  offerings  with  me  ; thi^  day  have  1 
payed  my  vows.  * 

15  Therefore  came  I forth  to  r diligently 

to  seek  thy  face,  and  I have  found 

16  I have  decked  my  bed  with  co  tapestry, 

with  carved  works,  with  fine  linen  ^ 

17  I have  perfumed  my  bed  with  . ■•’is,  and 

ciiinamon. 

18  Come,  let  us  take  our  fill  of  love  t lorn- 

ing  : let  us  solace  ourselves  with  loves. 

19  For  the  goodman  is  not  at  home,  he  mg 

journey  : 

20  He  hath  taken  a bag  of  money  with  h ■ ? ■ 0 

come  home  at  the  day  appointed. 

21  With  her  much  fair  speech  she  cause 
yield,  with  the  flattering  of  her  lips  she  force  - 

22  He  goeth  after  her  straightway,  as  an  c ^oeth 
to  the  slaughter,  or  as  a fool, to  the  correction  of  the 
stocks  ; 

23  Till  a dart  strike  through  his  liver  ; as  a bird 
hasteth  to  the  snare,  and  knoweth  not  that  it  is  for  his 
life. 

24  ^ Hearken  unto  me  now  therefore,  O ye  children, 
and  attend  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

25  Let  not  thine  heart  decline  to  her  ways,  go  not 
astray  in  her  paths. 

26  For  she  hath  cast  down  many  wounded  : yea, 

many  strong  men  have  been  slain  by  her. 

27  Her  house  is  the  way  to  hell,  gomg  down  to 
the  chambers  death. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 The  fame,  6 and  evidency  of  wisdom,.  10  The  excellency,  12  the  nature, 
15  the  power,  18  the  riches,  22  and  the  eternity  of  wisdom.  32  Wisdom 
is  to  be  desired  for  the  blessedness  it  bringeth. 

Doth  not  ^ wisdom  cry  ? and  understanding  put 
forth  her  voice  ? 

2  She  standeth  in  the  top  of  high  places,  by  the  way 
in  the  places  of  the  paths. 

3  She  crieth  at  the  gates,  at  the  entry  of  the  city,  at 
coming  in  at  the  doors. 

Unto  you,  O men,  I call  ; and  my  voice  is  to  the 
3 of  man. 

• O ye  simple,  understand  wisdom  : and,  ye  fools, 
„ ye  of  an  understanding  heart. 

6  Hear  ; for  I will  speak  of  ^ excellent  things  ; and 
the  opening  of  my  lips  shall  be  right  things. 

7  For  my  mouth  shall  speak  truth  ; and  wickedness 
is  an  abomination  to  my  lips. 

8  All  the  words  of  my  mouth  are  in  righteousness  ; 
there  is  nothing  froward  or  perverse  in  them. 

9  They  are  all  plain  to  him  that  understandeth,  and 
right  to  them  that  find  knowledge. 

10  Receive  my  instruction,  and  not  silver  ; and  know- 
ledge rather  than  choice  gold. 

8 ch.  9.  13.  12  Ps.  12.  2.  1 ch.  1.  20.  & 9.  3. 

9 1 Tim.  5.  13.  Tit.  i3  Eccles.  9.  12.  2 ch.  22.  20. 

2.  5.  14  Neh.  13.  2G.  e Or,  close.  Heb. 

10  Is.  19.  9.  15  ch.  2. 18.  & 5.  5.  & guarded. 

11  ch.  5.  3.  9.  18.  / Or,  turbulent. 


an 

ily  of  heart. 


iroad  places. 


ito  him 


10  And,  behold,  there  met  1 
With  the  attire  of  an  har 

11  She  is  clamorous  and  wil 
Her  feet  abide  not  in  her  I 

12  Now  she  is  in  the  streets,  n 
And  lieth  in  wait  at  every  Cv 

13  So  she  caught  him,  and  kisse 
^ And  with  an  impudent  face  . 

14  Sacrifices  of  peace  offerings  * t ; 

This  day  have  I paid  my  vows. 

15  Therefore  came  1 forth  to  meet  ,, 

Diligently  to  seek  thy  face,  and  I have  found  thee. 

16  I have  spread  my  couch  with  » carpets  of  tapestry. 
With  striped  cloths  of  the  yarn  of  Egypt. 

17  I have  -^  perfumed  my  bed 

With  myrrh,  aloes,  and  cinnamon. 

18  Come,  let  us  take  our  fill  of  love  until  the  morning  ; 
Let  us  solace  ourselves  with  loves. 

19  For  the  goodman  is  not  at  home. 

He  is  gone  a long  journey  : 

' He  hath  taken  a bag  of  money  with  him  ; 

He  will  come  home  at  the  full  moon. 

"Th  her  much  fair  speech  she  causeth  him  to  yield, 
the  flattering  of  her  lips  she  forceth  him  away, 
th  after  her  ^ straightway, 
goeth  to  the  slaughter, 

4*s  to  the  correction  of  the  fool ; 

23  . strike  through  his  liver  ; 

h to  the  snare, 

^hat  it  is  for  his  life. 

■»ns,  hearken  unto  me, 

Is  of  my  mouth. 

^e  to  her  ways. 


As 
And 

24  Now  ti. 

And  attex 

25  Let  not  thii. 

Go  not  astra}- 

26  For  she  hath  ca^ 

Yea,  all  her  slain  . 

27  Her  house  is  the  wa^ 
Going  down  to  the  cha. 


wounded 

host. 

h. 


8  Doth  not  wisdom  cry. 

And  understanding  put  forth  h 

2 In  the  top  of  high  places  by  the 
Where  the  paths  meet,  she  stano 

3 Beside  the  gates,  at  the  entry  of 

At  the  coming  in  at  the  doors,  she  id  : 

4 Unto  you,  O men,  I call ; 

And  my  voice  is  to  the  sons  of  men. 

6  O ye  simple,  understand  ® subtilty  ; 

And,  ye  fools,  be  ye  of  an  understand. 

6 Hear,  for  I will  speak  excellent  things 
And  the  opening  of  my  lips  shall  be  rig 

7 For  my  mouth  shall  utter  truth  ; 

And  wickedness  is  an  abomination  to  my 

8 All’  the  words  of  my  mouth  ^ are  in  rightt 
There  is  nothing  crooked  or  perverse  in  tin  . . 

9 They  are  all  plain  to  him  that  understandeth, 
And  right  to  them  that  find  knowledge. 

10  Receive  my  instruction,  and  not  silver  ; 

And  knowledge  rather  than  choice  gold. 

g Heb.  She  hardened  j Or,  sprinkled.  m Or,  the 

her  face,  and  said.  k Heb.  suddenly.  a Or,  prt 

h Or,were  due  from  I Or,  one  in  fetters.  b Or,  art 

me.  The  text  is  probably  ness, 

i Or,  cushions.  corrupt. 


PROVERBS,  VIII. 


905 


11  8 F lan  rubies  ; and  all  the 

things  th  . lot  to  be  compared  to  it. 

12  I ' mdence,  and  find  out 

knowledge  or  witty  inventions. 

13  ^ The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  to  hate  evil  : ® pride, 
and  arrogancy,  and  the  evil  way,  and  ®the  fro  ward 
mouth,  do  I hate. 

14  Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound  wisdom  : I am  under- 
standing ; I have  strength. 

15  ® By  me  kings  reign,  and  princes  decree  justice. 

16  By  me  princes  rule,  and  nobles,  even  all  the  judges 
of  the  earth. 

17  ® I love  them  that  love  me  ; and  those  that  seek 
me  early  shall  find  me. 

18  Riches  and  honour  are  with  me  ; yea,  durable 
riches  and  righteousness. 

19  1^  My  fruit  is  better  than  gold,  yea,  than  fine  gold  ; 
and  my  revenue  than  choice  silver. 

20  I lead  in  the  way  of  righteousness,  in  the  midst 
of  the  paths  of  judgment  : 

21  That  I may  cause  those  that  love  me  to  inherit 
substance  ; and  I will  fill  their  treasures. 

22  12  The  Lord  possessed  me  in  the  beginning  of  his 
way,  before  his  works  of  old. 

23  11 1 was  set  up  from  everlasting,  from  the  begin- 
ning, or  ever  the  earth  was. 

24  When  there  were  no  depths,  I was  brought  forth  ; 
when  there  were  no  fountains  abounding  with  water. 

25  12  Before  the  mountains  were  settled,  before  the 
hills  was  I brought  forth  : 

26  While  as  yet  he  had  not  made  the  earth,  nor  the 
fields,  nor  the  highest  part  of  the  dust  of  the  world. 

27  When  he  prepared  the  heavens,  I was  there  : 
when  he  set  a compass  upon  the  face  of  the  depth  ; 

28  When  he  established  the  clouds  above  : when  he 
strengthened  the  fountains  of  the  deep  : 

29  1®  When  he  gave  to  the  sea  his  decree,  that  the 
waters  should  not  pass  his  commandment  : when  i’^  he 
appointed  the  foundations  of  the  earth  : 

30  1®  Then  I was  by  him,  as  one  brought  up  with  him  : 
1®  and  I was  daily  his  delight,  rejoicing  always  before 
him  ; 

31  Rejoicing  in  the  habitable  part  of  ‘his  earth  ; and 
2*^  my  delights  were  with  the  sons  of  men. 

32  Now  therefore  hearken  unto  me,  O ye  children  : 
for  21  blessed  are  they  that  keep  my  ways. 

33  Hear  instruction,  and  be  wise,  and  refuse  it  not. 

34  22  Blessed  is  the  man  that  heareth  me,  watching 
daily  at  my  gates,  waiting  at  the  posts  of  my  doors. 

35  For  whoso  findeth  me  findeth  life,  and  shall  28  ob- 
tain favour  of  the  Lord. 


3 Job  28.  1.5,  &c.  Ps. 
19.  10.  & 119.  127.  ch. 
3.  14,  15.  & 4.  5,  7.  & 
16.  16. 

* ch.  16.  6. 

<5  ch.  6.  17. 

0 ch.  4.  24. 

Eccles.  7.  19. 

8 Dan.  2.  21.  Rom. 
13.  1. 


» 1 Sam.  2.  30.  Ps. 
91.  14.  John  14.  21. 
Jam.  1.  5. 
ch.  3.  16.  Matt. 
6.  33. 

ver.  10.  ch.  3. 
14. 

*3  ch.  3.  19.  John 

1.  1. 

“ Ps.  2.  6. 


15  Job  15.  7,  8. 

16  Gen.  1.  9,  10.  Job 
38.  10,  11.  Ps.  33.  7.  & 
104.  9.  Jer.  5.  22. 

11  Job  38.  4. 
i»  John  1.  1,  2,  18. 

16  Matt.  3.  17.  Col. 
1.  13. 

20  Ps.  16.  3. 

21  Ps.  119.  1,  2.  & 


11  For  wisdom  is  better  than  rubies  ; 

And  all  the  things  that  may  be  desired  are  not  to 
, be  compared  unto  her. 

12  I wisdom  have  made  ^ subtilty  my  dwelling. 

And  find  out  ® knowledge  and  discretion. 

13  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  to  hate  evil  : 

Pride,  and  arrogancy,  and  the  evil  way. 

And  the  froward  mouth,  do  I hate. 

14  Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound  knowledge  ; 

I am  understanding  ; I have  might. 

15  By  me  kings  reign. 

And  princes  decree  justice. 

16  By  me  ^ princes  rule. 

And  nobles,  even  all  the  judges  * of  the  earth. 

17  I love  them  that  love  me  ; 

And  those  that  seek  me  ^ diligently  shall  find  me. 

18  Riches  and  honour  are  with  me  ; 

Yea,  j durable  riches  and  righteousness. 

19  My  fruit  is  better  than  gold,  yea,  than  fine  gold  ; 
And  my  ^ revenue  than  choice  silver. 

20  I walk  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

In  the  midst  of  the  paths  of  judgement  : 

21  That  I may  cause  those  that  love  me  to  inherit  sub- 

stance. 

And  that  I may  fill  their  treasuries. 

22  The  Lord  ^ possessed  me  ”*  in  the  beginning  of  his 

way, 

” Before  his  works  of  old. 

23  I was  set  up  from  everlasting,  from  the  beginning. 
Or  ever  the  earth  was. 

24  When  there  were  no  depths,  I was  brought  forth  ; 
When  there  were  no  fountains  abounding  with  water. 

25  Before  the  mountains  were  settled. 

Before  the  hills  was  I brought  forth  : 

26  While  as  yet  he  had  not  made  the  earth,  nor  the 

fields. 

Nor  the  ® beginning  of  the  dust  of  the  world. 

27  Whenjhe  p established  the  heavens,  I was  there  : 
When  he  set  a circle  upon  the  face  of  the  deep  : 

28  When  he  made  firm  the  skies  above  : 

When  the  fountains  of  the  deep  became  strong  : 

29  When  he  gave  to  the  sea  its  bound. 

That  the  waters  should  not  transgress  his  command- 
ment : 

When  he  marked  out  the  foundations  of  the  earth  : 

30  Then  I was  b}"  him,  as  a master  workman  : 

And  I ® was  daily  his  delight, 

* Rejoicing  always  before  him  ; 

31  ^ Rejoicing  in  his  habitable  earth  ; 

And  my  delight  was  with  the  sons  of  men. 

32  Now  therefore,  my  sons,  hearken  unto  me  : 

For  blessed  are  they  that  keep  my  ways. 

33  Hear  instruction,  and  be  wise. 

And  refuse  it  not. 

34  Blessed  is  the  man  that  heareth  me. 

Watching  daily  at  my  gates. 

Waiting  at  the  posts  of  my  doors. 

35  For  whoso  findeth  mo  findeth  life. 

And  shall  “ obtain  favour  of  the  Lord. 


128.  1,  2.  Luke  11. 
28 

22  Ch.  3.  13,  18. 

28  ch.  12.  2. 
c See  Job  28.  18. 
d Or,  prudence, 
e Or,  knowledge  of 
wittg  inventions. 

f Or,  effectual  tcork- 
ing. 


g Or,  V ilers. 
h Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read,  of  right- 
eousness, 
i Or,  early, 
j Or,  ancient, 
k Or,  increase. 

I Or,  formed, 
m Or,  as. 


n Or,  The  first  of. 

0 Or,  sum. 
p Or,  prepared, 
q Or,  his  decree, 
r Or,  appointed, 
s Or,  had  delight 
continually, 
t Or,  Sporting, 
u Heb.  draw  forth. 


906 


PROVERBS,  IX.,  X. 


36  But  he  that  sinneth  against  me  ^^^pongeth  his 
own  soul  : all  they  that  hate  me  love  death. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The,  discipline^  4 and  doctrine  of  wisdom.  13  The  custom,  16  and 
_ error  of  folly. 

WISDOM  hath  1 builded  her  house,  she  hath  hewn 
out  her  seven  pillars  : 

2  2 She  hath  killed  her  beasts  ; ® she  hath  mingled 
her  wine  ; she  hath  also  furnished  her  table. 

3  She  hath  ^ sent  forth  her  maidens  : ® she  crieth 
® upon  the  highest  places  of  the  city, 

4  ’ Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn  in  hither  : as  for 
him  that  wanteth  understanding,  she  saith  to  him, 

5  ® Come,  eat  of  my  bread,  and  drink  of  the  wine 
which  I have  mingled. 

6  Forsake  the  foolish,  and  live  ; and  go  in  the  way 
of  understanding. 

7  He  that  reproveth  a scorner  getteth  to  himself 
shame  : and  he  that  rebuketh  a wicked  man  getteth 
himself  a blot. 

8  ® Reprove  not  a scorner,  lest  he  hate  thee  : re- 
buke a wise  man,  and  he  will  love  thee. 

9  Give  instruction  to  a wise  wan,  and  he  will  be  yet 
wiser  : teach  a just  wan,  and  he  will  increase  in 
learning. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wis- 
dom : and  the  knowledge  of  the  holy  is  understanding. 

11  13  For  by  me  thy  days  shall  be  multiplied,  and 
the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be  increased. 

12  1^  If  thou  be  wise,  thou  shalt  be  wise  for  thyself  : 
but  i/’thou  scornest,  thou  alone  shalt  bear  it. 

13  IF  1®  A foolish  woman  is  clamorous  : she  is  simple, 
and  knoweth  nothing. 

14  For  she  sitteth  at  the  door  of  her  house,  on  a 
seat  1®  in  the  high  places  of  the  city, 

15  To  call  passengers  who  go  right  on  their  ways  : 

16  11  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn  in  hither  : and 
as  for  him  that  wanteth  understanding,  she  saith  to 
him, 

17  13  Stolen  waters  are  sweet,  and  bread  eaten  in 
secret  is  pleasant. 

18  But  he  knoweth  not  that  i®  the  dead  are  there  ; 
and  that  her  guests  are  in  the  depths  of  hell. 


CHAPTER  X. 

From  this  chapter  to  the  five  and  twentieth  are  sundry  observations  of 
moral  virtues,  and  their  contrary  vices. 

The  proverbs  of  Solomon.  lA  wise  son  maketh 
a glad  father : but  a foolish  son  is  the  heaviness 
of  his  mother. 

2  2 Treasures  of  wickedness  profit  nothing  : 3 but 
righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 


ch.  20.  2.  6 ver.  14.  Matt.  13.  12. 

1 Matt.  16.  18.  Eph.  ^ ver.  16.  ch.  6.  32.  12  Job  28.  28.  Ps. 

2. 20, 21,  22.  1 Pet.  2. 5.  Matt.  11.  26.  111.  10.  ch.  1.  7. 

2 Matt.  22.  3,  &c.  8 ver,  2.  Cant,  5.  1.  is  ch.  3.  2,  16.  & 10. 

3 ver.  5.  ch.  23.  30.  Is.  55.  1.  John  6.  27.  27. 

* Rom.  10.  15.  8 Matt.  7.  6,  “ Job  35,  6,  7.  ch. 

» ch.  8.  1,  2,  10  Ps.  141.  5.  16.  26. 


36  But  he  that  sinneth  against  me  wrongeth  his  own 
soul  : 

All  they  that  hate  me  love  death. 


9 Wisdom  hath  builded  her  house. 

She  hath  hewn  out  her  seven  pillars  : 

2 She  hath  killed  her  beasts  ; she  hath  mingled  her 

wine  ; 

She  hath  also  furnished  her  table. 

3 She  hath  sent  forth  her  maidens,  she  crieth 
Upon  the  highest  places  of  the  city, 

4 Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn  in  hither  : 

As  for  him  that  is  void  of  understanding,  she  saith 
to  him, 

5 Come,  eat  ye  of  my  bread. 

And  drink  of  the  wine  which  I have  mingled. 

6 “ Leave  off,  ye  simple  ones,  and  live  ; 

And  walk  in  the  way  of  understanding. 

7 He  that  correcteth  a scorner  getteth  to  himself 

shame  : 

And  he  that  reproveth  a wicked  man  getteth  himself 
a blot. 

8 Reprove  not  a scorner,  lest  he  hate  thee  : 

Reprove  a wise  man,  and  he  will  love  thee. 

9 Give  instruction  to  a wise  man,  and  he  will  be  yet 

wiser  : 

Teach  a righteous  man,  and  he  will  increase  in  learn- 

ing- 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  : 
And  the  knowledge  of  the  Holy  One  is  understanding. 

11  For  by  me  thy  days  shall  be  multiplied, 

And  the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be  increased. 

12  If  thou  art  wise,  thou  art  wise  for  thyself  : 

And  if  thou  scornest,  thou  alone  shalt  bear  it. 

13  ^ The  foolish  woman  is  clamorous  ; 

She  is  ^ simple,  and  knoweth  nothing. 

14  And  she  sitteth  at  the  door  of  her  house, 

On  a seat  in  the  high  places  of  the  city, 

15  To  call  to  them  that  pass  by. 

Who  go  right  on  their  ways, 

16  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn  in  hither  : 

And  as  for  him  that  is  void  of  understanding,  she 
saith  to  him, 

17  Stolen  waters  are  sweet. 

And  bread  eaten  in  secret  is  pleasant. 

18  But  he  knoweth  not  that  ^ the  dead  are  there  ; 

That  her  guests  are  in  the  depths  of  Sheol. 


10  The  proverbs  of  Solomon. 

A wise  son  maketh  a glad  father  : 

But  a foolish  son  is  the  heaviness  of  his  mother. 

2 Treasures  of  wickedness  profit  nothing  : 

But  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 

15  ch.  7.  11.  25.  & 19.  13.  & 29.  3,  a Or,  Forsake  the 

16  ver.  3.  15.  simple. 

11  ver.  4.  2 Ps.  49.  6,  &c.  ch.  b Or,  Folly. 

18  ch.  20.  17.  11.  4.  Luke  12. 19,  20.  c Heb.  simplicity. 

18  ch.  2.  18.  & 7.  27.  3 Dan.  4.  27.  d Or,  the  shades. 

1 ch.  15. 20.  & 17.  21,  V Or,  misseth  me.  Heb.  Eephaim. 


PROVERBS,  X. 


90T 

uffer  the  soul  of  the  righteous  to 


3 ^ The  Lord  will  not  suffer  the  soul  of  the  right- 
eous to  famish  : but  he  casteth  away  the  substance  of 
the  wicked. 

4 ® He  becometh  poor  that  dealeth  with  a slack  hand  : 
but  ® the  hand  of  the  diligent  maketh  rich. 

5 He  that  gathereth  in  summer  is  a wise  son  : hut  he 
that  sleepeth  in  liarvest  is  a son  that  causeth  shame. 

6 Blessings  are  upon  the  head  of  the  just : but  ® vio- 
lence covereth  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

7 ® The  memory  of  the  just  is  blessed  : but  the  name 
of  the  wicked  shall  rot. 

8 The  wise  in  heart  will  receive  commandments  : 

but  a prating  fool  shall  fall. 

9 He  that  walketh  uprightly  walketh  surely  : but 
he  that  perverteth  his  ways  shall  be  known. 

10  12  He  that  winketh  with  the  eye  causeth  sorrow  : 
1®  but  a prating  fool  shall  fall. 

11  i^The  mouth  of  a righteous  man  is  a well  of  life  : 
but  1®  violence  covereth  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

12  Hatred  stirreth  up  strifes  : but  i®  love  covereth  all 
sins. 

13  In  the  lips  of  him  that  hath  understanding  wisdom 
is  found  : but  a rod  is  for  the  back  of  him  that  is  void 
of  understanding. 

14  Wise  men  lay  up  knowledge  : but  i®  the  mouth  of 
the  foolish  is  near  destruction. 

15  1®  The  rich  man’s  wealth  is  his  strong  city  : the 
destruction  of  the  poor  is  their  poverty. 

16  The  labour  of  the  righteous  tendeth  to  life  : the 
fruit  of  the  wicked  to  sin. 

17  He  is  in  the  way  of  life  that  keepeth  instruction  : 
but  he  that  refuseth  reproof  erreth. 

18  He  that  hideth  hatred  with  lying  lips,  and  2®  he 
that  uttereth  a slander,  is  a fool. 

19  21  In  the  multitude  of  words  there  wanteth  not 
sin  : but  22  he  that  refraineth  his  lips  is  wise. 

20  The  tongue  of  the  just  is  as  choice  silver  : the  heart 
of  the  wicked  is  little  worth. 

21  The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed  many  : but  fools  die 
for  want  of  wisdom. 

22  28  The  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it  maketh  rich,  and 
he  addeth  no  sorrow  with  it. 

23  24  It  is  as  sport  to  a fool  to  do  mischief  : but  a man 
of  understanding  hath  wisdom. 

24  25  The  fear  of  the  wicked,  it  shall  come  upon  him  : 
but  25  the  desire  of  the  righteous  shall  be  granted. 

25  As  the  whirlwind  passeth,  27  so  is  the  wicked  no 
more : but  2®  the  righteous  is  an  everlasting  foundation. 

26  As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  and  as  smoke  to  the  eyes, 
so  is  the  sluggard  to  them  that  send  him. 

27  29  The  fear  of  the  Lord  prolongeth  days  : but 

the  years  of  the  wicked  shall  be  shortened. 


* Ps.  10.  14.  & 34.  9, 
10.  & 37.  25. 

8 ch.  12.  24.  & 19. 
15. 

6 ch.  13.  4.  & 21.  5. 

7 ch.  12.  4.  & 17.  2.  & 
19.  26. 

8ver.  11.  Esth.  7.8. 

9 Ps.  9.  5,  6.  & 112. 
6.  Eccles.  8.  10. 

19  ver.  10. 

11  Ps.  23.  4.  ch.  28. 
18.  Is.  33.  16,  16. 


« ch.  6.  13. 

13  ver.  8. 

1*  Ps.  37.  30.  ch.  13. 
14.  & 18.  4. 

18  ver.  6.  Ps.  107. 
42. 

18  ch.  17.  9.  1 Cor. 
13.  4.  1 Pet.  4.  8. 

11  ch.  26.  3. 

18  ch.  18.  7.  & 21. 
23 

19  Job  31.  24.  Pa. 


52.  7.  ch.  18.  11.  1 
Tim.  6.  17. 

20  Ps.  15.  3. 

21  Eccles.  5.  3. 

22  Jam.  3.  2. 

23  Gen.  24.  35.  & 26. 
12.  Ps.  37.  22. 

24  ch.  14.  9.  & 15. 

21. 

23  .Tob  15.  21. 

20  Ps.  145.  19.  Matt. 
5.  6.  1 John  5.  14, 

15. 


ray  the  desire  of  the  wicked, 
that  dealeth  with  a slack  hand  : 
3 diligent  maketh  rich, 
in  summer  is  “ a wise  son  : 
h in  harvest  is  a son  ^ that  causeth 


3 The  Lord 

famis 
But  he  th 

4 He  becon 
But  the  h i • 

5 He  that  / 

But  he  thai/ 

shame. 

6 Blessings  are  upon  the  head  of  the  righteous  : 

But  violence  covereth  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

7 The  memory  of  the  just  is  blessed  : 

But  the  name  of  the  wicked  shall  rot. 

8 The  wise  in  heart  will  receive  commandments  : 

But  a prating  fool  « shall  fall. 

9 He  that  walketh  uprightly  walketh  surely  : 

But  he  that  perverteth  his  ways  shall  be  known. 

10  He  that  winketh  with  the  eye  causeth  sorrow  : 

But  ^ a prating  fool  ^ shall  fall. 

11  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  is  a fountain  of  life  : 
But  violence  covereth  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

12  Hatred  stirreth  up  strifes  : 

But  love  covereth  all  transgressions. 

13  In  the  lips  of  him  that  hath  discernment  wisdom  is 

found  : 

But  a rod  is  for  the  back  of  him  that  is  void  of  ^ un- 
derstanding. 

14  Wise  men  lay  up  knowledge  : 

But  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is  a present  destruc- 
tion. 

15  The  rich  man’s  wealth  is  his  strong  city  : 

The  destruction  of  the  poor  is  their  poverty. 

16  The  labour  of  the  righteous  tendeth  to  life  ; 

The  increase  of  the  wicked  to  sin. 

17  He  * is  in  the  way  of  life  that  heedeth  ^ correction  : 
But  he  that  forsaketh  reproof  j erreth. 

18  He  that  hideth  hatred  is  of  lying  lips  ; 

And  he  that  uttereth  a slander  is  a fool. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  words  there  wanteth  not  trans- 

gression : 

But  he  that  refraineth  his  lips  ^ doeth  wisely. 

20  The  tongue  of  the  righteous  is  as  choice  silver  : 

The  heart  of  the  wicked  is  little  worth. 

21  The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed  many  : 

But  the  foolish  die  for  lack  of  ^ understanding. 

22  The  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it  maketh  rich. 

And  ^ he  addeth  no  sorrow  therewith. 

23  It  is  as  sport  to  a fool  to  do  wickedness  : 

And  50  is  wisdom  to  a man  of  understanding. 

24  The  fear  of  the  wicked,  it  shall  come  upon  him  : 

And  the  desire  of  the  righteous  shall  be  granted. 

25  ” When  the  whirlwind  passeth,  the  wicked  is  no 

more  : 

But  the  righteous  is  an  everlasting  foundation. 

26  As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  and  as  smoke  to  the  eyes. 

So  is  the  sluggard  to  them  that  send  him. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  ^ prolongeth  days  : 

But  the  years  of  the  wicked  shall  be  shortened. 


22  Ps.  37.  9, 10. 

28  ver.  30.  Ps.  15.  5. 
Matt.  7.  24,  25.  & 16. 

18. 

29  ch.  9.  11. 

30  Job  15.  32,  33.  & 
22.  16.  Ps.  55.  23. 
Eccles.  7.  17. 

a Or,  a son  that  doeth 
wisely. 

b dr,  that  doeth 
shamefully . 
c Or,  the  mouth  of 


the  wicked  covereth 
violence. 

d Heb.  the  foolish 
of  lips. 

e Or,  shall  be  over- 
thrown or  laid  low. 

f The  Sept,  and  S3T. 
read,  But  he  that  re- 
buketh  openly  maketh 
peace. 

y Heb.  heart. 

h Or,  is  a way. 


i Or,  instruction, 
j Or,  causeth  to  err. 
k Or,  is  wise. 

I Or,  toil  addeth 
nothing  thereto. 

m Or,  But  a man  of 
understanding  hath 
wisdom. 

n Or,  As  the  whirls 
wind  passeth,  so  is  the 
wicked  no  more. 

0 Heb.  addeth. 


908 


PROVERBS,  XI. 


28  The  hope  of  the  righteous  shall  he  gladness  : but 
the  expectation  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

29  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  strength  to  the  upright  : 
32  but  destruction  shall  he  to  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

30  33  Xhe  righteous  shall  never  be  removed  : but  the 
wicked  shall  not  inhabit  the  earth. 

31  34  The  mouth  of  the  just  bringeth  forth  wisdom  : 
but  the  froward  tongue  shall  be  cut  out. 

32  The  lips  of  the  righteous  know  what  is  accepta- 
ble : but  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  speaketh  frowardness. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

Ai  FALSE  balance  is  abomination  to  the  Lord  : but 
a just  weight  is  his  delight. 

2  2 When  pride  cometh,  then  cometh  shame  : but  with 
the  lowly  is  wisdom. 

3  3 The  integrity  of  the  upright  shall  guide  them  : 
but  the  perverseness  of  transgressors  shall  destroy  them. 

4  ^ Riches  profit  not  in  the  day  of  wrath  : but  ^ right- 
eousness delivereth  from  death. 

5  The  righteousness  of  the  perfect  shall  direct  his 
way  : but  the  wicked  shall  fall  by  his  own  wickedness. 

6  The  righteousness  of  the  upright  shall  deliver 
them  : but  ^ transgressors  shall  be  taken  in  their  own 
naughtiness. 

7  When  a wicked  man  dieth,  his  expectation  shall 
perish  : and  the  hope  of  unjust  men  perisheth. 

8  3 The  righteous  is  delivered  out  of  trouble,  and  the 
wicked  cometh  in  his  stead. 

9  An  ® hypocrite  with  his  mouth  destroyeth  his  neigh- 
bour : but  through  knowledge  shall  the  just  be  delivered. 

10  When  it  goeth  well  with  the  righteous,  the  city 
rejoiceth  : and  when  the  wicked  perish,  there  is  shouting. 

11  By  the  blessing  of  the  upright  the  city  is  exal^  : 
but  it  is  overthrown  by  the  mouth  of  the  wicked.  ' 

12  He  that  is  void  of  wisdom  despiseth  his  neighbour  : 
but  a man  of  understanding  holdeth  his  peace. 

13  1^  A talebearer  revealeth  secrets  : but  he  that  is  of 
a faithful  spirit  concealeth  the  matter. 

14  13  Where  no  counsel  is,  the  people  fall  : but  in  the 
multitude  of  counsellors  there  is  safety. 

15  1^  He  that  is  surety  for  a stranger  shall  smart  for 
it : and  he  that  hateth  suretiship  is  sure. 

16  13  A gracious  woman  retaineth  honour  : and  strong 
men  retain  riches. 

17  13  The  merciful  man  doeth  good  to  his  own  soul  ; 
bat  he  that  is  cruel  troubleth  his  own  flesh. 

18  The  wicked  worketh  a deceitful  work  : but  n to 
him  that  soweth  righteousness  shall  he  a sure  reward. 

19  As  righteousness  tendeth  to  life  : so  he  that  pur- 
sueth  evil  pursueth  it  to  his  own  death. 


31  Jobs.  13.  & 11.  20. 
Ps.  1 2.  10.  ch.  11.  7. 

32  Ps.  1.  6.  & 37.  20. 
33ver.  25.  Ps.  37. 

22,  29.  & 125.  1. 

34  Ps.  37.  30. 
iLev.  19.  35,  36. 
Deut.  25.  13-16.  ch. 
16.  11.  & 20.  10,  23. 


2 ch.  15.  33.  & 16. 18. 
& 18.  12.  Dan.  4.  30, 
31. 

3 ch.  13.  6. 

4 ch.  10.  2.  Ezek.  7. 
19.  Zeph.  1.  18. 

6 Gen.  7.  1. 

® ch.  5.  22.  Eccles. 
10.  8. 


2 ch.  10. 

28. 

8 ch.  21. 

18. 

e Job  8. 

13. 

10  Esth. 

8. 

15. 

ch. 

i.  12,  28. 

11  ch.  29 

. 8. 

12  Lev. 

19. 

16. 

ch. 

20.  19. 


28  The  hope  of  the  righteous  shall  he  gladness  : 

But  the  expectation  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

29  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  a strong  hold  to  the  up- 

right; 

But  it  is  a destruction  to  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

30  The  righteous  shall  never  be  removed  : 

But  the  wicked  shall  not  dwell  in  the  « land. 

31  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  ^ bringeth  forth  wisdom  : 
But  the  froward  tongue  shall  be  cut  off. 

32  The  lips  of  the  righteous  know  what  is  acceptable  : 
But  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  ^speaketh  frowardness. 


11  ® A false  balance  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 

But  a just  "weight  is  his  delight. 

^2  When  pride  -cometh,  then  cometh  shame  : 

But  with  the  lowly  is  wisdom. 

3 The  integrity  of  the  upright  shall  guide  them  : 

But  the  perverseness  of  the  treacherous  shall  destroy 

them. 

4 Riches  profit  not  in  the  day  of  wrath  : 

But  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 

5 The  righteousness  of  the  perfect  shall  ^ direct  his  way: 
But  the  wicked  shall  fall  by  his  own  wickedness. 

6 The  righteousness  of  the  upright  shall  deliver  them  : 
But  they  that  deal  treacherously  shall  be  taken  in 

their  own  mischief. 

7 When  a wicked  man  dieth,  his  expectation  shall 

perish  : 

And  the  hope  of  ^ iniquity  perisheth. 

8 The  righteous  is  delivered  out  of  trouble, 

And  the  wicked  cometh  in  his  stead. 

9 With  his  mouth  the  godless  man  destroyeth  his 

neighbour  : 

But  through  knowledge  shall  the  righteous  be  de- 
livered. 

10  When  it  goeth  well  with  the  righteous,  the  city  re- 
joiceth : 

And  when  the  wicked  perish,  there  is  shouting. 

By  the  blessing  of  the  upright  the  city  is  exalted  : 
But  it  is  overthrown  by  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

He  that  despiseth  his  neighbour  is  void  of  ^ wisdom  ; 
But  a man  of  understanding  holdeth  his  peace. 

13  He  that  goeth  about  as  a talebearer  revealeth  se- 

crets : 

But  he  that  is  of  a faithful  spirit  concealeth  the 
matter. 

14  Where  no  wise  guidance  is,  the  people  falleth  : 

But  in  the  multitude  of  counsellors  there  is  safety. 

15  He  that  is  surety  for  a stranger  ® shall  smart  for  it  : 
But  he  that  hateth-^ suretiship  is  sure. 

16  A gracious  woman  retaineth  honour  : 

And  violent  men  retain  riches. 

17  The  merciful  man  doeth  good  to  his  own  soul  : 

But  he  that  is  cruel  troubleth  his  own  flesh. 

The  wicked  earneth  deceitful  wages  : 

But  he  that  soweth  righteousness  hath  a sure  reward. 
S' He  that  is  stedfast  in  righteousness  shall  attain 

unto  life  : 

And  he  that  pursueth  evil  doeth  it  to  his  own  death. 


11 


12 


18 


19 


13  1 Kin.  12.  1,  &c. 
ch.  15.  22.  & 24.  6. 

14  ch.  6.  1. 

15  ch.  31.  30. 

iG  Matt.  5.  7.  & 25. 
34,  &c. 

11  Ho8.  10.  12.  Gal. 
6.  8,  9.  Jam.  3.  18. 


p Or,  destruction 
shall  be  to  dec. 
q Or,  earth, 
r Or,  buddeth  with, 
s Or,  is. 

a Heb.  A balance  of 
deceit. 

b Or,  make  straight 
or  plain. 


c Or,  strong  men. 
d Heb.  heart, 
e Heb.  shall  be  sore 
broken. 

f Heb.  those  that 
strike  hands. 

g Or,  So  righteous- 
ness tenc  -0  life, 
and  he 


PROVERBS,  Axx. 


909 


20  They  that  are  of  a froward  heart  are  abomination 
to  the  Lord  : but  such  as  are  upright  in  their  way  are 
his  delight. 

21  Though  hand  join  in  hand,  the  wicked  shall  not 
be  unpunished  : but  the  seed  of  the  righteous  shall  be 
. delivered. 

22  As  a jewel  of  gold  in  a swine’s  snout,  so  is  a fair 
woman  which  is  without  discretion. 

23  The  desire  of  the  righteous  is  only  good  : but  the 
expectation  of  the  wicked  is  wrath. 

24  There  is  that  scattereth,  and  yet  increaseth  ; and 
there  is  that  withholdeth  more  than  is  meet,  but  it  tendeth 
to  poverty. 

25  22 The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made  fat:  23 and  he 
that  watereth  shall  be  watered  also  himself. 

26  24  He  that  withholdeth  corn,  the  people  shall  curse 
him  : but  25  blessing  shall  he  upon  the  head  of  him  that 
selleth  it. 

27  He  that  diligently  seeketh  good  procureth  favour  : 
25  but  he  that  seeketh  mischief,  it  shall  come  unto  him. 

28  27  He  that  trusteth  in  his  riches  shall  fall  : but  28 
the  righteous  shall  flourish  as  a branch. 

29  He  that  troubleth  his  own  house  29  shall  inherit 
the  wind  : and  the  fool  shall  he  servant  to  the  wise  of 
heart. 

30  The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is  a tree  of  life  ; and 
he  that  winneth  souls  is  wise. 

31  Behold,  the  righteous  shall  be  recompensed  in 
the  earth  ; much  more  the  wicked  and  the  sinner. 


CHAPTER  XII. 

WHOSO  loveth  instruction  loveth  knowledge  : but 
he  that  hateth  reproof  is  brutish. 

2  ^ A good  man  obtaiiieth  favour  of  the  Lord  : but  a 
man  of  wicked  devices  will  he  condemn. 

3  A man  shall  not  be  established  by  wickedness  : but 
the  2 root  of  the  righteous  shall  not  be  moved. 

4  ® A virtuous  woman  is  a crown  to  her  husband  : but 
she  that  maketh  ashamed  is  ^ as  rottenness  in  liis  bones. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  righteous  are  right  : hut  the 
counsels  of  the  wicked  are  deceit. 

6  ^The  words  of  the  wicked  are  to  lie  in  wait  for 
blood  : ® but  the  mouth  of  the  upright  shall  deliver  them. 

7  ’ The  wicked  are  overthrown,  and  are  not : but  the 
house  of  the  righteous  shall  stand. 

8  A man  shall  be  commended  according  to  his  wisdom  : 
® but  he  that  is  of  a perverse  heart  shall  be  despised. 

9  ^ He  that  is  despised,  and  hath  a servant,  is  better 
than  he  that  honoureth  himself,  and  lacketh  bread. 

10  A righteous  man  regardeth  the  life  of  his  beast : 
but  the  tender  mercies  of  the  wicked  are  cruel. 

11  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall  be  satisfied  with 
bread  : but  he  that  followeth  vain  persons  12  is  void  of 
understanding. 


18  ch.  16.  5. 

19  Pa.  112.  2. 

20  Rom.  2.  8,  9. 

21  Ps.  112.  9. 

22  2 Cor.  9.  G,  7,  8,  9, 

10. 

23  Matt.  5.  7. 

24  Amos  8.  5,  G. 

25  Job  29.  13. 

2eEsth.  7.  10.  Ps. 


7.  15,  16.  & 9.  15,  16. 
& 10.  2.  & 57.  6. 

27  .Job  31.  24.  Ps.  52. 
7.  Mark  10.  24.  Luke 
12.  21.  1 Tim.  6.  17. 

28  Ps.  1.  3.  & 52.  8.  & 
92.  12,  &c.  Jer.  17.  8. 

29  Eccles.  5.  16. 

30  Dan.  12.  3.  1 Cor. 
9.  19,  &c.  Jam.  5.  20. 


31  Jer.  25.29.  1 Pet. 
4.  17,  18. 

1 ch.  8.  35. 

2 ch.  10.  25. 

3 ch.  31.  23.  1 Cor. 
11.  7. 

4 ch.  14.  30. 

5ch.  1.  11,  18. 

8  ch.  14.  3. 

7 Ps.  37.  36,  37.  ch. 


20  They  that  are  perverse  in  heart  are  an  abomination 

to  the  Lord  : 

_But  such  as  are  perfect  in  their  way  are  his  delight. 

21  Though  hand  join  in  hand,  the  evil  man  shall  not 

be  unpunished  : 

But  the  seed  of  the  righteous  shall  be  delivered. 

22  As  a i jewel  of  gold  in  a swine’s  snout. 

So  is  a fair  woman  which  is  without  discretion. 

23  The  desire  of  the  righteous  is  only  good  : 

But  the  expectation  of  the  wicked  is  * wrath. 

24  There  is  that  scattereth,  and  increaseth  yet  more  ; 
And  there  is  that  withholdeth  ^ more  than  is  meet, 

but  it  tendeth  only  to  want. 

25  The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made  fat  : 

And  he  that  watereth  shall  be  watered  also  himself. 

26  He  that  withholdeth  corn,  the  people  shall  curse  him : 
But  blessing  shall  be  upon  the  head  of  him  that 

selleth  it. 

27  He  that  diligently  seeketh  good  seeketh  favour  : 
But  he  that  searcheth  after  mischief,  it  shall  come 

unto  him. 

28  He  that  trusteth  in  his  riches  shall  fall  : 

But  the  righteous  shall  flourish  as  the  green  leaf. 

29  He  that  troubleth  his  own  house  shall  inherit  the 

wind  : 

And  the  foolish  shall  be  servant  to  the  wise  of 
heart. 

30  The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is  a tree  of  life  ; 

And  he  that  is  wise  winneth  souls. 

31  Behold,  the  righteous  shall  be  recompensed  in  the 

earth  : 

How  much  more  the  wicked  and  the  sinner  ! 


12  Whoso  loveth  “ correction  loveth  knowledge  : 

But  he  that  hateth  reproof  is  brutish. 

2 A good  man  shall  obtain  favour  of  the  Lord  : 

But  a man  of  wicked  devices  will  he  condemn. 

3 A man  shall  not  be  established  by  wickedness  : 

But  the  root  of  the  righteous  shall  never  be  moved. 

4 A virtuous  woman  is  a crown  to  her  husband  : 

But  she  that  ^ maketh  ashamed  is  as  rottenness  in 
his  bones. 

5 The  thoughts  of  the  righteous  are  just : 

But  the  counsels  of  the  wicked  are  deceit. 

6 The  words  of  the  wicked  ^ are  of  lying  in  wait  for 

blood  : 

But  the  mouth  of  the  upright  shall  deliver  them. 

7 ® The  wicked  are  overthrown,  and  are  not  : 

But  the  house  of  the  righteous  shall  stand. 

8 A man  shall  be  commended  according  to  his  wisdom  : 
But  he  that  is  of  a perverse  heart  shall  be  despised. 

9 Better  is  he  that  is  lightly  esteemed,  and  hath  a ser- 

vant, 

Than  he  that  honoureth  himself,  and  lacketh  bread. 

10  A righteous  man  regardeth  the  life  of  his  beast : 
But  the  tender  mercies  of  the  wicked  are  cruel. 

11  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall  have  plenty  of  bread  : 
But  he  that  followeth  after  f vain  persons  is  void  of 

understanding. 


11.21.  Matt.  7.24,25, 
26,  27. 

8 1 Sam.  25.  17. 

9 ch.  13.  7. 

10  Deut.  25.  4. 

11  Gen.  3.  19.  ch.  28. 
19. 

12  ch.  6.  32. 

h Or,  My  hand  upon 


it ! Heb.  Hand  to 
hand. 

i Or,  ring. 

j Heb.  turneth  aside 
from. 

k Or,  arrogance. 

I Or,  what  is  justly 
due. 

a Or,  instruction. 


b Or,  doeth  shame- 
fully. 

c Heb.  judgement. 

d Or,  are  a lying  in 
wait. 

e Or,  Overthrow  the 
wicked,  and  they  are 
not. 

f Or,  vain  things. 


910 


PROVERBS,  XIII. 


12  The  wicked  desireth  the  net  of  evil  men : but  the 
root  of  the  righteous  yieldeth  fruit. 

13  The  wicked  is  snared  by  the  transgression  of  his 
lips  : but  the  just  shall  come  out  of  trouble. 

14  A mail  shall  be  satisfied  with  good  by  the  fruit 
of  his  mouth  : and  the  recompence  of  a man’s  hands 
shall  be  rendered  unto  him. 

15  The  way  of  a fool  is  right  in  his  own  eyes  : but 
he  that  hearkeneth  unto  counsel  is  wise. 

16  A fool’s  wrath  is  presently  known  : but  a pru- 
dent man  covereth  shame. 

17  He  that  speaketh  truth  sheweth  forth  righteous- 
ness : but  a false  witness  deceit. 

18  20  There  is  that  speaketh  like  the  piercings  of  a 
sword  : but  the  tongue  of  the  wise  is  health. 

19  The  lip  of  truth  shall  be  established  for  ever  : 
21  but  a lying  tongue  is  but  for  a moment. 

20  Deceit  is  in  the  heart  of  them  that  imagine  evil  : 
but  to  the  counsellors  of  peace  is  joy. 

21  There  shall  no  evil  happen  to  the  just : but  the 
wicked  shall  be  filled  with  mischief. 

22  22  Lying  lips  are  abomination  to  the  Lord  : but 
they  that  deal  truly  are  his  delight. 

^ 23  23  A prudent  man  concealeth  knowledge  : but  the 
heart  of  fools  proclaimeth  foolishness. 

24  24  The  hand  of  the  diligent  shall  bear  rule  : but 
the  slothful  shall  be  under  tribute. 

25  25  Heaviness  in  the  heart  of  man  maketh  it  stoop  : 
but  25  a good  word  maketh  it  glad. 

26  The  righteous  is  more  excellent  than  his  neigh- 
bour : but  the  way  of  the  wicked  seduceth  them. 

27  The  slothful  man  roasteth  not  that  which  he  took 
in  hunting  : but  the  substance  of  a diligent  man  is 
precious. 

28  In  the  way  of  righteousness  is  life  ; and  in  the 
pathway  thereof  there  is  no  death. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

A WISE  son  heareth  his  father’s  instruction  : ^ but  a 
scorner  heareth  not  rebuke. 

2  2 A man  shall  eat  good  by  the  fruit  of  his  mouth  : 
but  the  soul  of  the  transgressors  shall  eat  violence. 

3  ® He  that  keepeth  his  mouth  keepeth  his  life  : but 
he  that  openeth  wide  his  lips  shall  have  destruction. 

4  ^ The  soul  of  the  sluggard  desireth,  and  hath  no- 
thing : but  the  soul  of  the  diligent  shall  be  made  fat. 

5  A righteous  man  hateth  lying : but  a wicked  man 
is  loathsome,  and  cometh  to  shame. 

6  ® Righteousness  keepeth  him  that  is  upright  in  the 
way  : but  wickedness  overthroweth  the  sinner. 

7  ® There  is  that  maketh  himself  rich,  yet  hath  no- 
thing ; there  is  that  maketh  himself  poor,  yet  hath  great 
riches. 


13  ch.  18.  7. 

11  2 Pet.  2.  9. 

15  ch.  13.  2.  & 18. 

20. 

16  Is.  3.  10,  11. 

11  ch.  3.  7.  Luke  18. 

11. 

1*  ch.  29.  11. 
i»  ch.  14.  5. 


20  Ps.  67.  4.  & 59.  7. 
& 64.  3. 

21  Ps.  62.  6.  ch. 
19.  9. 

22  ch.  6.  17.  & 11.  20. 
Rev.  22.  15. 

23  ch.  13.  16.  & 15. 2. 
21  ch.  10.  4. 

25  rfi.  15.  13. 


26  Is.  60.  4. 

1 1 Sam.  2.  25. 

2 ch.  12.  14. 

3 Ps.  39.  1.  ch.  21. 
23.  Jam.  3.2. 

1 ch.  10.  4. 

6 ch.  11.  3,  5,  6. 

6 ch.  12.  9. 


12^  The  wicked  desireth  ^ the  net  of  evil  men  : 

But  the  root  of  the  righteous  yieldeth  fruit. 

13  In  the  transgression  of  the  lips  is  a snare  to  the 

evil  man  : 

But  the  righteous  shall  come  out  of  trouble. 

14  A man  shall  be  satisfied  with  good  by  the  fruit  of  his 

mouth  : 

And  the  doings  of  a man’s  hands  shall  be  rendered 
unto  him. 

15  The  way  of  the  foolish  is  right  in  his  own  eyes  : 

But  he  that  is  wise  hearkeneth  unto  counsel. 

16  A fool’s  vexation  is  * presently  known  : 

But  a prudent  man  concealeth  shame. 

17  He  that  uttereth  truth  sheweth  forth  righteous- 

ness. 

But  a false  witness  deceit. 

18  There  is  that  speaketh  rashly  like  the  piercings  of  a 

sword  : 

But  the  tongue  of  the  wise  is  health. 

19  The  lip  of  truth  shall  be  established  for  ever  : 

But  a lying  tongue  is  but  for  a moment. 

20  Deceit  is  in  the  heart  of  them  that  devise  evil : 

But  to  the  counsellors  of  peace  is  joy. 

21  There  shall  no  mischief  happen  to  the  righteous  : 
But  the  wicked  shall  be  filled  with  evil. 

22  Lying  lips  are  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 

But  they  that  deal  truly  are  his  delight. 

23  A prudent  man  concealeth  knowledge  : 

But  the  heart  of  fools  proclaimeth  foolishness. 

24  The  hand  of  the  diligent  shall  bear  rule  : 

But  ^ the  slothful  shall  be  put  under  taskwork. 

25  * Heaviness  in  the  heart  of  a man  maketh  it  stoop  ; 
But  a good  word  maketh  it  glad. 

26  The  righteous  is  a guide  to  his  neighbour  : 

But  the  way  of  the  wicked  causeth  them  to  err. 

27  * The  slothful  man  roastei  that  which  he  took 

in  hunting  : 

But  the  precious  substance  of  me^..  * ’iligent. 

28  In  the  way  of  righteousness  is  life  ; 

And  in  the  pathway  thereof  there  ' * ( . 

13  A wise  son  heareth  his  father’s  .dtruction 
But  a scorner  heareth  not  rebuke. 

2 A man  shall  eat  good  ^ by  the  fruit  of  his  n.  i : 
But  ^ the  soul  of  the  treacherous  shall  eat  vii  e. 

3 He  that  guardeth  his  mouth  keepeth  his  life 

But  he  that  openeth  wide  his  lips  shall  have  d*  c- 
tion. 

4 The  soul  of  the  sluggard  desireth,  and  hath  not  : 
But  the  soul  of  the  diligent  shall  be  made  fat. 

5 A righteous  man  hateth  lying  : 

But  a wicked  man  ^^is  loathsome,  and  cometl 
shame. 

6 Righteousness  guardeth  ® him  that  is  upright  in  \ 

way  : 

But  wickedness  overthroweth  ^ the  sinner. 

7 There  is  that  ^ maketh  himself  rich,  yet  hath  nc 

thing  : 

There  is  that  maketh  himself  poor,  yet  hath  great 
wealth. 


g Or,  the  prey, 
h Or,  an  evil  snare, 
i Or,  openly.  Heb. 
in  the  day. 
j Heb.  breatheth  out. 
k Heb.  slothfulness. 

I Or,  Care, 
m Or,  catcheth  not 
his  prey. 


n Or,  is  to  be  dili- 
gent. 

a Or,  correction, 
b Or,  from, 
c Or,  the  deswtfhf 
the  treacherous  is  for 
violence. 


d Or,  causeth  shame 
and  bringeth  re- 
proach. 

e Heb.  uprightness 
of  way. 
f Heb.  sin. 
g Or,  feigneth. 


PROVERBS,  XIV. 


911 


8 The  ransom  of  a man’s  life  are  his  riches  : but  the 
poor  heareth  not  rebuke. 

9 The  light  of  the  righteous  rejoiceth  : but  the 
lamp  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out. 

10  Only  by  pride  cometh  contention  : but  with  the 
well  advised  is  wisdom. 

11  ® Wealth  gotten  by  vanity  shall  be  diminished  : 
but  he  that  gathereth  by  labour  shall  increase. 

12  Hope  deferred  maketh  the  heart  sick  : but  ® when 
the  desire  cometh,  it  is  a tree  of  life. 

13  Whoso  despiseth  the  word  shall  be  destroyed  : 
but  he  that  feareth  the  commandment  shall  be  re- 
warded. 

14  The  law  of  the  wise  is  a fountain  of  life,  to  de- 
part from  12  the  snares  of  death. 

15  Good  understanding  giveth  favour  : but  the  way 
of  transgressors  is  hard. 

16  1*  Every  prudent  man  dealeth  with  knowledge  : 
but  a fool  layeth  open  his  folly. 

17  A wicked  messenger  falleth  into  mischief  ; but 
11  a faithful  ambassador  is  health. 

18  Poverty  and  shame  shall  be  to  him  that  refuseth 
instruction  : but  i^  he  that  regardeth  reproof  shall  be 
honoured. 

19  1®  The  desire  accomplished  is  sweet  to  the  soul  : 
but  it  is  abomination  to  fools  to  depart  from  evil. 

20  He  that  walketh  with  wise  men  shall  be  wise  : but 
a companion  of  fools  shall  be  destroyed. 

21  1'^  Evil  pursueth  sinners  : but  to  the  righteous 
good  shall  be  repayed. 

22  A good  man  leaveth  an  inheritance  to  his  chil- 
dren’s children  : and  i®  the  wealth  of  the  sinner  is  laid 
up  for  the  just. 

23  12  Much  food  is  in  the  tillage  of  the  poor  : but 
there  is  that  is  destroyed  for  want  of  judgment. 

24  20  He  that  spareth  his  rod  hateth  his  son  : but  he 
that  loveth  him  chasteneth  him  betimes. 

25  21  The  righteous  eateth  to  the  satisfying  of  his 
soul : but  the  belly  of  the  wicked  shall  want. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 


8 The  ransom  of  a man’s  life  is  his  riches  : 

But  the  poor  heareth  no  * threatening. 

9 The  light  of  the  righteous  rejoiceth  : 

But  the  lamp  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out. 

10  By  pride  cometh  only  contention  : 

But  with  the  well  advised  is  wisdom. 

11  Wealth  gotten  **by  vanity  shall  be  diminished  : 

But  he  that  gathereth  ‘^'by  labour  shall  have  in- 
crease. 

12  Hope  deferred  maketh  the  heart  sick  : 

But  when  the  desire  cometh,  it  is  a tree  of  life. 

13  Whoso  despiseth  * the  word  ^ bringeth  destruction  on 

himself  : 

But  he  that  feareth  the  commandment  shall  be  re- 
warded. 

14  The  law  of  the  wise  is  a fountain  of  life, 

To  depart  from  the  snares  of  death. 

15  Good  understanding  ” giveth  favour  : 

But  the  way  of  the  treacherous  is  rugged. 

16  Every  prudent  man  worketh  with  knowledge  : 

But  a fool  spreadeth  out  folly. 

17  A wicked  messenger  falleth  into  evil : 

But  a faithful  ambassador  is  health. 

18  Poverty  and  shame  shall  he  to  him  that  refuseth 

® correction ; 

But  he  that  regardeth  reproof  shall  be  honoured. 

19  The  desire  accomplished  is  sweet  to  the  soul : 

But  it  is  an  abomination  to  fools  to  depart  from 
evil. 

20  Walk  with  wise  men,  and  thou  shalt  be  wise  : 

But  the  companion  of  fools  shall  i smart  for  it. 

21  Evil  pursueth  sinners  : 

But  the  righteous  shall  be  recompensed  with  good. 

22  A good  man  leaveth  an  inheritance  to  his  children’s 

children  ; 

And  the  wealth  of  the  sinner  is  laid  up  for  the 
righteous. 

23  Much  food  is  in  the  tillage  of  the  poor  : 

But  there  is  that  is  destroyed  by  reason  of  injus- 
tice. 

24  He  that  spareth  his  rod  hateth  his  son  : 

But  he  that  loveth  him  chasteneth  him  « betimes. 

25  The  righteous  eateth  to  the  satisfying  of  his  soul : 
But  the  belly  of  the  wicked  shall  Avant. 


Every  ^ wise  woman  2 buildeth  her  house  : but  the 
foolish  plucketh  it  down  with  her  hands. 

2  He  that  walketh  in  his  uprightness  feareth  the 
Lord  : ® but  he  that  is  perverse  in  his  ways  despiseth 
him. 

3  In  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is  a rod  of  pride  : 
*but  the  lips  of  the  wise  shall  preserve  them. 

4  Where  no  oxen  are,  the  crib  is  clean  : but  much  in- 
crease is  by  the  strength  of  the  ox. 

5  ® A faithful  witness  will  not  lie  : but  a false  wit- 
ness will  utter  lies. 

6  A scorner  seeketh  wisdom,  and  Jindeth  it  not : but 
® knowledge  is  easy  unto  him.ths^tVnderstandeth. 

M' ' \ 


t Job  18.  5,  6.  & 21. 
17.  ch.  24.  20. 

8 ch.  10.  2.  & 20.  21. 
0 ver.  19. 

10  2 Chr.  30.  16. 

11  ch.  10.  11.  & 14. 
27.  & 10.  22. 

12  2 Sam.  22.  0. 

13  ch.  12.  23.  & 15.  2. 


11  ch.  25.  13. 

I'ich.  V'"  5,31. 
vef,  12. 

■2.  10. 

fob  27.  10,  17. 
28.  8.  Eccles.  2. 


10  ch.  12.  11. 

20  ch.  19.  18.  & 22. 


15.  & 23.  13.  & 29.  15, 

17. 

21  P8.  34.  10.  & 37. 3. 

1 clu  24.  3. 

2 Ruth  4.  11. 

8 Job  12.  4. 

*ch.  12.  0. 

0 ver.  25.  Ex.  20. 


14  Every  wise  woman  buildeth  her  house  : 

But  “the  foolish  plucketh  it  down  with  her  own 
hands. 

2 He  that  walketh  in  his  uprightness  feareth  the 

Lord  : 

But  he  that  is  perverse  in  his  ways  despiseth  him. 

3 In  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is  a ^ rod  ^ of  pride  : 

But  the  lips  of  the  wise  shall  preserve  them. 

4 Where  no  oxen  are,  the  crib  is  clean  : 

But  much  increase  is  by  the  strength  of  the  ox. 

5 A faithful  witness  will  not  lie  : 

But  a false  witness  uttereth  lies. 

6 A scorner  seeketh  wisdom,  s^nd  Jindeth  it  not  : 

But  knowledge  is  easy  unto  him  that  hath  under- 
standing. 

16.  & 23.  1.  ch.  C.  19. 

& 12.  17. 

8 ch.  8.  9.  & 17.  24. 
h Or,  rebuke, 
i The  Sept,  and 
Vulg.  have,  in  haste. 

j Heb.  with  the 
hand. 

k See  ch.  16.  20. 


I Or,  maketh  him- 
self a debtor  thereto, 
m Or,  teaching, 
n Or,  getteth. 

0 Or,  instruction, 
p According  to  an- 
other reading,  He  that 
walketh  tcith  wise  men 
shall  be  wise. 


q Heb.  be  broken, 
r Or,  tilled  land, 
s Or,  diligently, 
a Heb.  folly, 
b Or,  shoot, 
c Or.,  for  his  pride, 
d Heb.  breatheth 
out. 


912 


PROVERBS,  XIV. 


7 Go  from  the  presence  of  a foolish  man,  when  thou 
perceivest  not  in  him  the  lips  of  knowledge. 

8 The  wisdom  of  the  prudent  is  to  understand  his 
way  : but  the  folly  of  fools  is  deceit. 

9 ^ Fools  make  a mock  at  sin  : hut  among  the  right- 
eous there  is  favour. 

10  The  heart  knoweth  his  own  bitterness  ; and  a 
stranger  doth  not  intermeddle  with  his  joy. 

11  ® The  house  of  the  wicked  shall  be  overthrown  : 
but  the  tabernacle  of  the  upright  shall  flourish. 

12  ® There  is  a way  which  seemeth  right  unto  a man, 
but  the  end  thereof  are  the  ways  of  death. 

13  Even  in  laughter  the  heart  is  sorrowful ; and 

the  end  of  that  mirth  is  heaviness. 

14  The  backslider  in  heart  shall  be  i^  filled  with  his 
own  ways  : and  a good  man  shall  be  satisfied  from  him- 
self. 

15  The  simple  belie veth  every  word  : but  the  pru- 
dent man  looketh  well  to  his  going. 

16  1^  A wise  man  feareth,  and  departeth  from  evil  : 
but  the  fool  rageth,  and  is  confident. 

17  He  that  is  soon  angry  dealeth  foolishly  : and  a 
man  of  wicked  devices  is  hated. 

18  The  simple  inherit  folly  : but  the  prudent  are 
crowned  with  knowledge. 

19  The  evil  bow  before  the  good  ; and  the  wicked  at 
the  gates  of  the  righteous. 

20  11  The  poor  is  hated  even  of  his  own  neighbour  : 
but  the  rich  hath  many  friends. 

21  He  that  despiseth  his  neighbour  sinneth  : i^  but  he 
that  hath  mercy  on  the  poor,  happy  is  he. 

22  Do  they  not  err  that  devise  evil  ? but  mercy  and 
truth  shall  he  to  them  that  devise  good. 

23  In  all  labour  there  is  profit  : but  the  talk  of  the 
lips  tendeth  only  to  penury. 

24  The  crown  of  the  wise  is  their  riches  : hut  the 
foolishness  of  fools  is  folly. 

25  1®  A true  witness  delivereth  souls  : but  a deceitful 
witness  speaketh  lies. 

26  In  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  strong  confidence : and 
his  children  shall  have  a place  of  refuge. 

27  1^  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a fountain  of  life,  to 
depart  from  the  snares  of  death. 

28  In  the  multitude  of  people  is  the  king’s  honour  : 
but  in  the  want  of  people  is  the  destruction  of  the 
prince. 

29  i®/Ze  that  is  slow  to  wrath  is  of  great  understand- 
ing : but  he  that  is  hasty  of  spirit  exalteth  folly. 

30  A sound  heart  is  the  life  of  the  flesh  : but  envy 

the  rottenness  of  the  bones. 

31  21  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  reproacheth  22  his 
Maker  : but  he  that  honoureth  him  hath  mercy  on  the 
poor. 

32  The  wicked  is  driven  away  in  his  wickedness  : but 
23  the  righteous  hath  hope  in  his  death. 

33  Wisdom  resteth  in  the  heart  of  him  that  hath  un- 
derstanding : but  24  that  which  is  in  the  midst  of  fools 
is  made  known. 


7 ch.  10.  23. 

8 Job  8.  15. 

9 ch.  16.  25. 

10  Rom.  6.  21. 

ch.  5.  4.  Eccles. 

2.  2. 

’ich.l.Sl.  & 12.14. 
13  ch.  22.  3. 

1*  ch.  19.  7. 


15  Ps.  41. 1.  & 112.  9. 

16  ver.  5. 

17  ch.  13.  14. 

18  ch.  16.  32.  Jam. 
1.  19. 

19  Ps.  112.  10. 

20  ch.  12.  4. 

n ch.  17.  5.  Matt. 
25.  40,  45. 


22  See  Job  31. 15,  16. 
ch.  22.  2. 

23  Job  13.  15.  & 19. 
26.  Ps.  23.  4.  & 37. 
37.  2 Cor.  1.  9.  & 5. 
8.  2 Tim.  4.  18. 

24  ch.  12.  16.  & 29. 
11. 


® Go  into  the  presence  of  a foolish  man,  ' 

And  thou  shalt  not  perceive  in  him  the  lips  of 
knowledge. 

The  wisdom  of  the  prudent  is  to  understand  his  way  : 
But  the  folly  of  fools  is  deceit. 

■f'  The  foolish  make  a mock  at  ^ guilt  : 

But  among  the  upright  there  is  * good  will. 

The  heart  knoweth  its  own  bitterness  ; 

And  a stranger  doth  not  intermeddle  with  its  joy. 
The  house  of  the  wicked  shall  be  overthrown  : 

But  the  tent  of  the  upright  shall  flourish. 

There  is  a way  which  ^ seemeth  right  unto  a man. 
But  the  end  thereof  are  the  ways  of  death. 

Even  in  laughter  the  heart  is  sorrowful  ; 

And  the  end  of  mirth  is  heaviness. 

The  backslider  in  heart  shall  be  filled  with  his  own 
ways  : 

And  a good  man  shall  he  satisfied  from  himself. 

The  simple  believeth  every  word  : 

But  the  prudent  man  looketh  well  to  his  going. 

A wise  man  feareth,  and  departeth  from  evil : 

But  the  fool  beareth  himself  insolently,  and  is  con- 
fident. 

He  that  is  soon  angry  will  deal  foolishly  : 

And  a man  of  wicked  devices  is  hated. 

The  simple  inherit  folly  : 

But  the  prudent  are  crowned  with  knowledge. 

The  evil  bow  before  the  good  ; 

And  the  wicked  at  the  gates  of  the  righteous. 

The  poor  is  hated  even  of  his  own  neighbour  : 

But  the  rich  hath  many  friends. 

He  that  despiseth  his  neighbour  sinneth  : 

But  he  that  hath  pity  on  the  poor,  happy  is  he. 
j Do  they  not  err  that  devise  evil  ? 

But  mercy  and  truth  shall  be  to  them  that  devise  good. 
In  all  labour  there  is  profit : 

But  the  talk  of  the  lips  tendeth  only  to  penury. 

^ The  crown  of  the  wise  is  their  riches  : 

But  the  folly  of  fools  is  only  folly. 

A true  witness  delivereth  souls  : 

But  he  that  ^ uttereth  lies  causeth  deceit. 

In  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  strong  confidence  : 

And  his  children  shall  have  a place  of  refuge. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a fountain  of  life. 

To  depart  from  the  snares  of  death. 

In  the  multitude  of  people  is  the  king’s  glory  : 

But  in  the  want  of  people  is  the  destruction  of  the 
prince. 

He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  of  great  understanding  : 
But  he  that  is  hasty  of  spirit  ” exalteth  folly. 

A ® sound  heart  is  the  life  of  the  flesh  : 

But  P envy  is  the  rottenness  of  the  bones. 

He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  reproacheth  his  Maker  : 
But  he  that  hath  mercy  on  the  needy  honoureth  him. 
The  wicked  is  thrust  down  in  his  1 evil-doing  : 

But  the  righteous  ''  hath  hope  in  his  death. 

Wisdom  resteth  in  the  heart  of  him  that  hath  under- 
standing : 

* But  that  which  is  in  the  inward  part  of  fools  is  made 
known. 


7 

8 
9 

10 
11 
12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 
21 
22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

e Or,  Go  from  . . . 
for  thou  wilt  not  &c. 

f Or,  Guilt  mocketh 
at  the  foolish. 

g Or,  the  guilt  of- 
fering. 

h Or,  the  favour  of 
God. 


i Or,  i.9  straight  be- 
fore. 

j Or,  Shall  they  not 
go  astray. 

k Or,  Their  riches  is 
a croion  unto  the  wise. 

I Hob.  breatheth  out. 

m Or,  the  children 
of  him  that  hath  it. 


n Or,  carrieth  away, 
o Or,  tranquil, 
p Or,  jealousy, 
q Or,  calamity, 
r Or,  hath  a refuge, 
s Or,  And  in  the 
midst  of  fools  it  mak- 
eth  itself  known. 


PROVERBS,  XV. 


913 


34  Righteousness  exalteth  a nation  : but  sin  is  a re- 
proach to  any  people. 

35  26  The  king’s  favour  is  toward  a wise  servant : 
but  his  wrath  is  against  him  that  causeth  shame. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

SOFT  answer  turneth  away  wrath  : but  2 grie- 
vous words  stir  up  anger. 

2 The  tongue  of  the  wise  useth  knowledge  aright  : 
® but  the  mouth  of  fools  poureth  out  foolishness. 

3 ^The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  in  every  place,  behold- 
ing the  evil  and  the  good. 

4 A wholesome  tongue  is  a tree  of  life  : but  per- 
verseness therein  is  a breach  in  the  spirit. 

5 ® A fool  despiseth  his  father’s  instruction  : 6 but  he 
that  regardeth  reproof  is  prudent. 

6 In  the  house  of  the  righteous  is  much  treasure  : 
but  in  the  revenues  of  the  wicked  is  trouble. 

7 The  lips  of  the  wise  disperse  knowledge  : but  the 
heart  of  the  foolish  doeth  not  so. 

8 ’ The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomination  to 
the  Lord  : but  the  prayer  of  the  upright  is  his  de- 
light. 

9 The  way  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  : but  he  loveth  him  that  ® f olloweth  after  right- 
eousness. 

10  Correction  is  ® grievous  unto  him  that  forsaketh 
the  way  : and  he  that  hateth  reproof  shall  die. 

11  Hell  and  destruction  are  before  the  Lord  : how 
much  more  then  the  hearts  of  the  children  of  men  ? 

12  A scorner  loveth  not  one  that  reproveth  him  : 
neither  will  he  go  unto  the  wise. 

13  A merry  heart  maketh  a cheerful  countenance  : 
but  by  sorrow  of  the  heart  the  spirit  is  broken. 

14  The  heart  of  him  that  hath  understanding  seek- 
eth  knowledge  : but  the  mouth  of  fools  feedeth  on 
foolishness. 

15  All  the  days  of  the  afflicted  are  evil  : but  he 
that  is  of  a merry  heart  hath  a continual  feast. 

16  Better  is  little  with  the  fear  of  the  Lord  than 
great  treasure  and  trouble  therewith. 

17  Better  is  a dinner  of  herbs  where  love  is,  than  a 
stalled  ox  and  hatred  therewith. 

18  A wrathful  man  stirreth  up  strife  : but  he  that 
is  slow  to  anger  appeaseth  strife. 

19  20  The  way  of  the  slothful  man  is  as  an  hedge  of 
thorns  : but  the  way  of  the  righteous  is  made  plain. 

20  21  A wise  son  maketh  a glad  father  ; but  a foolish 
man  despiseth  his  mother. 

21  22  Polly  is  joy  to  him  that  is  destitute  of  wisdom  : 
23  but  a man  of  understanding  walketh  uprightly. 

22  24\yj(;bout  counsel  purposes  are  disappointed  : 
but  in  the  multitude  of  counsellors  they  are  established. 


85  Matt.  24.  45,  47. 
iJudpr.  8.  1,  2,  3. 
ch.  25.  15. 

2 1  Sam.  25.  10,  &c. 
1 Kin.  12.  13,  14,  IG. 

5 ver.  28.  ch.  12,  23. 
& 13.  IG. 

4 Job  34.  21.  Ch.  .5. 
21.  Jer.  IG.  17.  & 32- 
19.  Heb.  i.  13. 


5 ch.  10.  1. 

0 ver.  31, 32.  ch.  13. 
18. 

2 ch.  21.  27.  & 28. 
9.  Is.  1.  11.  & Gl.  8. 
& GG.  3.  Jer.  G.  20. 
& 7.  22.  Amos  6.  22. 

« ch.  21.  21.  1 Tim. 
6.  11. 

1 Kin.  22.  8. 


16  ch.  6.  12.  A 10. 
17. 

11  Job  26.  6.  Pa. 
139.  8. 

12  2 Chr.  6.  30.  Ps. 
7.  9.  & 44.  21.  John 
2.  24,  25.  & 21.  17. 
Acts  1.  24. 

13  Amos  5.  10.  2 

Tim.  4.  3. 


34  Righteousness  exalteth  a nation  : 

But  sin  is  a reproach  to  * any  people. 

35  The  king’s  favour  is  toward  a servant  that  dealeth 

wisely  : 

But  his  wrath  shall  be  against  him  that  “ causeth 
shame. 


15  A soft  answer  turneth  away  wrath  : 

But  a grievous  word  stirreth  up  anger. 

2 The  tongue  of  the  wise  uttereth  knowledge  aright : 
But  the  mouth  of  fools  poureth  out  folly. 

3 The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  in  every  place. 

Keeping  watch  upon  the  evil  and  the  good. 

4 ® A wholesome  tongue  is  a tree  of  life  : 

But  perverseness  therein  is  a breaking  of  the  spirit. 

5 A fool  despiseth  his  father’s  ^ correction  : 

But  he  that  regardeth  reproof  getteth  prudence. 

6 In  the  house  of  the  righteous  is  much  treasure  : 

But  in  the  revenues  of  the  wicked  is  trouble. 

7 The  lips  of  the  wise  disperse  knowledge  ; 

But  the  heart  of  the  foolish  ^ doeth  not  so. 

8 The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomination  to  the 

Lord  : 

But  the  prayer  of  the  upright  is  his  delight. 

9 The  way  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomination  to  the 

Lord  : 

But  he  loveth  him  that  followeth  after  righteous- 
ness. 

10  There  is  grievous  correction  for  him  that  forsaketh 

the  way  : 

And  he  that  hateth  reproof  shall  die. 

11  ^ Sheol  and  Abaddon  are  before  the  Lord  : 

How  much  more  then  the  hearts  of  the  children  of 
men  ! 

12  A scorner  loveth  not  to  be  reproved  : 

He  will  not  go  unto  the  wise. 

13  A merry  heart  maketh  a cheerful  countenance  : 

But  by  sorrow  of  heart  the  spirit  is  broken. 

14  The  heart  of  him  that  hath  understanding  seeketh 

knowledge  : 

But  the  mouth  of  fools  feedeth  on  folly. 

15  All  the  days  of  the  afflicted  are  evil  : 

But  he  that  is  of  a cheerful  heart  hath  a continual 
feast. 

16  Better  is  little  with  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 

Than  great  treasure  and  trouble  therewith. 

17  Better  is  a dinner  of  herbs  where  love  is. 

Than  a stalled  ox  and  hatred  therewith. 

13  A wrathful  man  stirreth  up  contention  : 

^-But  he  that  is  slow  to  anger  appeaseth  strife. 

19  The  way  of  the  sluggard  is  as  an  hedge  of  thorns  : 
But  the  path  of  the  upright  is  made  an  high  way. 

20  A wise  son  maketh  a glad  father  : 

But  a foolish  man  despiseth  his  mother. 

21  Folly  is  joy  to  him  that  is  void  of  ^ wisdom  : 

But  a man  of  understanding  maketh  straight  his 
going. 

22  Where  there  is  no  counsel,  purposes  are  disappointed 
But  in  the  multitude  of  counsellors  they  are  estab- 
lished. 


1*  ch.  17.  22. 

15  ch.  12.  25. 
i«  ch.  17.  22. 

11  Ps.  37. 16.  ch.  16. 
8.  1 Tim.  6.  6. 

18  ch.  17.  1. 
i»  ch.  26.  21.  & 29. 
22. 

25  ch.  22.  5. 

*1  ch.  10.  1.  & 29  3. 


22  ch.  10.  23. 

23  Eph.  5.  15. 

24  ch.  11.  14.  & 20. 
18. 

t Heb.  peoples, 
u Or,  doeih  shame- 
ftdly. 

a Heb.  The  healing 
of  the  tongue. 


h Or,  instruction, 
c Or,  dealeth  pru- 
dently, 

d Or,  is  not  stedfast 
or  right, 
e ()r,  The  grave, 
f Or,  Destruction, 
g Or,  portion, 
h Heb.  heart. 


914 


PROVERBS,  XVI. 


23  A man  hath  joy  by  the  answer  of  his  month  ; and 
a word  spoken  in  due  season,  how  good  is  it ! 

24  The  way  of  life  is  above  to  the  wise,  that  he 
may  depart  from  hell  beneath. 

25  The  Lord  will  destroy  the  house  of  the  proud  : 
but  he  will  establish  the  border  of  the  widow. 

26  Tlie  thoughts  of  the  wicked  are  an  abomination 
to  the  Lord  : but  the  words  of  the  pure  are  pleasant 
words. 

27  ^^He  that  is  greedy  of  gain  troubleth  his  own 
house  ; but  he  that  hateth  gifts  shall  live. 

28  The  heart  of  the  righteous  studieth  to  answer  : 
but  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  poureth  out  evil  things. 

29  The  Lord  is  far  from  the  wicked  : but  he 
heareth  the  prayer  of  the  righteous. 

30  The  light  of  the  eyes  rejoiceth  the  heart : and  a 
good  report  maketh  the  bones  fat. 

31  The  ear  that  heareth  the  reproof  of  life  abideth 
among  the  wise. 

32  He  that  refuseth  instruction  despiseth  his  own 
soul  : but  he  that  heareth  reproof  getteth  understand- 
ing. 

33  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  instruction  of  wis- 
dom ; and  before  honour  is  humility. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

The  ^ preparations  of  the  heart  in  man,  ^ and  the 
answer  of  the  tongue,  is  from  the  Lord. 

2  ® All  the  ways  of  a man  are  clean  in  his  own  eyes  ; 
but  ^ the  Lord  weigheth  the  spirits. 

3  ® Commit  thy  works  unto  the  Lord,  and  thy 
thoughts  shall  be  established. 

4  ® The  Lord  hath  made  all  things  for  himself  : yea, 
even  the  wicked  for  the  day  of  evil. 

5  ® Every  one  that  is  proud  in  heart  is  an  abomina- 
tion to  the  Lord  : ® though  hand  join  in  hand,  he  shall 
not  be  unpunished. 

6  By  mercy  and  truth  iniquity  is  purged  : and 
by  the  fear  of  the  Lord  men  depart  from  evil. 

7  When  a man’s  ways  please  the  Lord,  he  maketh 
even  his  enemies  to  be  at  peace  with  him. 

8  12  Better  is  a little  with  righteousness  than  great 
revenues  without  right. 

9  1®  A man’s  heart  deviseth  his  way  : i^  but  the  Lord 
directeth  his  steps. 

10  A divine  sentence  is  in  the  lips  of  the  king  : his 
mouth  transgresseth  not  in  judgment. 

11  1®  A just  weight  and  balance  are  the  Lord’s  : all 
the  weights  of  the  bag  are  his  work. 

12  It  is  an  abomination  to  kings  to  commit  wicked- 
ness : for  1®  the  throne  is  established  by  righteousness. 

13  1’^  Righteous  lips  are  the  delight  of  kings  ; and 
they  love  him  that  speaketh  right. 

14  1®  The  wrath  of  a king  is  as  messengers  of  death  : 
but  a wise  man  will  pacify  it. 

15  In  the  light  of  the  king’s  countenance  is  life  ; 
and  1®  his  favour  is  2®  as  a cloud  of  the  latter  rain. 


26  ch.  25.  11. 

26  Phil.  3.  20.  Col. 
3 12* 

’27’ch.  12.  7.  & 14. 
11. 

28  Ps.  G8.  5,  6.  & 
14G.  9. 

2n  ch.  f).  16, 18. 

36  Ps.  37.  30. 

3'ch.  11.  19.  Is.  5. 
8.  Jer.  17.  11. 


32  1 Pet.  3.  15. 

33  Ps.  10.  1.  & 34. 
16. 

34  Ps.  145. 18,  19. 

35  ver.  5. 

36  ch.  1.  7. 

37  ch.  18.  12. 

7 ver.  9.  ch.  19.  21. 
& 20.  24.  Jer.  10.  23. 

2 Matt.  10.  19,  20. 

3 ch.  21.  2. 


4  1 Sam.  16.  7. 

6 Ps.  37.  5.  & 55.  22. 
Matt.  6.  25.  Luke  12. 
22.  Phil.  4.  6.  1 Pet. 
5.  7. 

6 Is.  43.  7.  Rom.  11. 
36. 

7 Job  21.  30.  Rom. 
9.  22. 

8 ch.  6. 17.  & 8.  13. 

» ch.  11.  21. 


23  A man  hath  joy  in  the  answer  of  his  mouth  : 

And  a word  in  due  season,  how  good  is  it ! 

24  To  the  wise  the  way  of  life  goeth  upward. 

That  he  may  depart  from  ^ Sheol  beneath. 

25  The  Lord  will  root  up  the  house  of  the  proud  ; 

But  he  will  establish  the  border  of  the  widow. 

26  Evil  devices  are  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 

But  J pleasant  words  are  pure. 

27  He  that  is  greedy  of  gain  troubleth  his  own  house  : 
But  he  that  hateth  gifts  shall  live. 

28  The  heart  of  the  righteous  studieth  to  answer  : 

But  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  poureth  out  evil 

things. 

29  The  Lord  is  far  from  the  wicked  : 

But  he  heareth  the  prayer  of  the  righteous. 

30  The  light  of  the  eyes  rejoiceth  the  heart  : 

And  good  tidings  make  the  bones  fat. 

31  The  ear  that  hearkeneth  to  the  reproof  of  life 
Shall  abide  among  the  wise. 

32  He  that  refuseth  * correction  despiseth  his  own  soul  ; 
But  he  that  hearkeneth  to  reproof  getteth  ^ under- 
standing. 

33  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  instruction  of  wisdom  ; 
And  before  honour  goeth  humility. 


16  The  " preparations  of  the  heart  belong  to  man  : 

But  the  answer  of  the  tongue  is  from  the  Lord. 

2 All  the  ways  of  a man  are  clean  in  his  own  eyes  : 1 

But  the  Lord  weigheth  the  spirits. 

3 ^ Commit  thy  works  unto  the  Lord, 

And  thy  ® thoughts  shall  be  established. 

4 The  Lord  hath  made  every  thing  for  *^its  own  end  : 
Yea,  even  the  wicked  for  the  day  of  evil. 

5 Every  one  that  is  proud  in  heart  is  an  abomination 

to  the  Lord  : 

® Though  hand  join  in  hand,  he  shall  not  be  unpun- 
ished. 

6 By  mercy  and  truth  iniquity  is  purged  : 

And  by  the  fear  of  the  Lord  men  depart  from  evil. 

7 When  a man’s  ways  please  the  Lord, 

He  maketh  even  his  enemies  to  be  at  peace  with 
him. 

8 Better  is  a little  with  righteousness 
Than  great  revenues  with  injustice. 

9 A man’s  heart  deviseth  his  way  : 

But  the  Lord  directeth  his  steps. 

10  A divine  sentence  is  in  the  lips  of  the  king  : 

His  mouth  shall  not  transgress  in  judgement. 

11  A just  balance  and  scales  are  the  Lord’s  : 

All  the  weights  of  the  bag  are  his  work. 

12  It  is  an  abomination  to  kings  to  commit  wickedness  : 
For  the  throne  is  established  by  righteousness. 

13  Righteous  lips  are  the  delight  of  kings  ; 

And  they  love  him  that  speaketh  right. 

14  The  wrath  of  a king  is  as  messengers  of  death  : 
But  a wise  man  will  pacify  it. 

15  In  the  light  of  the  king’s  countenance  is  life  ; 

And  his  favour  is  as  a cloud  of  the  latter  rain. 


70  Dan.  4.  27.  Luke 
11.  41. 

71  ch.  14.  16. 

12  Ps.  37.16.  ch.l5. 
16. 

73  ver.  1.  ch.  19.  21. 
14  Ps.  37.  23.  Pro. 
20.  24.  Jer.  10.  23. 

75  Lev.  19.  36.  ch. 
11.  1. 


76  ch.  25. 5.  & 29. 14. 

77  ch.  14.  35.  & 22. 

11. 

18  ch.  19. 12.  &20.  2. 
73  ch.  19.  12. 

20  Job  29.  23.  Zech. 

10.  1. 

i Or,  the  grave, 
j Or,  the  pure  speak 
pleasant  words. 


k Or,  instruction. 

I Heb.  heart, 
a Or,  plans, 
b Heb.  Boll, 
c Or,  purposes, 
d Or,  his  own  pur- 
pose. 

e See  ch.  11.  21. 

/ Or,  atoned  for. 
g Heb.  Divination. 


PROVERBS,  XVII. 


915 


16  How  much  better  is  it  to  get  wisdom  than  gold  ! 
and  to  get  understanding  rather  to  be  chosen  than  sil- 
ver ! 

17  The  highway  of  the  upright  is  to  depart  from 
evil : he  that  keepeth  his  way  preserveth  his  soul. 

18  22  Pride  yoeth  before  destruction,  and  an  haughty 
spirit  before  a fall.  _ 

19  Better  it  is  to  he  of  an  humble  spirit  with  the 
lowly,  than  to  divide  the  spoil  with  the  proud. 

20  He  that  handleth  a matter  wisely  shall  find  good  : 
and  whoso  23  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  happy  is  he. 

21  The  wise  in  heart  shall  be  called  prudent  : and 
the  sweetness  of  the  lips  increaseth  learning. 

22  24  Understanding  is  a wellspring  of  life  unto  him 
that  hath  it  : but  the  instruction  of  fools  is  folly. 

23  25  The  heart  of  the  wise  teacheth  his  mouth,  and 
addeth  learning  to  his  lips. 

24  Pleasant  words  are  as  an  honeycomb,  sweet  to 
the  soul,  and  health  to  the  bones. 

25  26  There  is  a way  that  seemeth  right  unto  a man, 
but  the  end  thereof  are  the  ways  of  death. 

26  27  He  that  laboureth  laboureth  for  himself  ; for 
his  mouth  craveth  it  of  him. 

27  An  ungodly  man  diggeth  up  evil  : and  in  his  lips 
there  is  as  a.  burning  fire. 

28  28  A froward  man  soweth  strife  : and  29  a whis- 
perer separatetli  chief  friends. 

29  A violent  man  enticeth  his  neighbour,  and  lead- 
eth  him  into  the  way  that  is  not  good. 

30  He  shutteth  his  eyes  to  devise  froward  things  : 
moving  his  lips  he  bringeth  evil  to  pass. 

31  The  hoary  head  is  a crown  of  glory,  if  it  be 
found  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

32  32  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  better  than  the 
mighty  ; and  he  that  ruleth  his  spirit  than  he  that 
taketh  a city. 

33  The  lot  is  cast  into  the  lap  ; but  the  whole  dis- 
posing thereof  is  of  the  Lord. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

Better  w ^ a dry  morsel,  and  quietness  therewith, 
than  an  house  full  of  sacrifices  with  strife. 

2  A wise  servant  shall  have  rule  over  2 a son  that 
causeth  shame,  and  shall  have  part  of  the  inheri- 
tance among  the  brethren. 

3  3 The  fining  pot  is  for  silver,  and  the  furnace  for 
gold  : but  the  Lord  trieth  the  hearts. 

4  A wicked  doer  giveth  heed  to  false  lips  ; and  a 
liar  giveth  ear  to  a naughty  tongue. 

5  ^ Whoso  mocketh  the  poor  reproacheth  his  Maker  : 
and  3 he  that  is  glad  at  calamities  shall  not  be  un- 
punished. 

6  3 Children’s  children  are  the  crown  of  old  men  ; 
and  the  glory  of  cliildren  are  their  fathers. 


« ch.  8. 11, 19. 

22  ch.  11.  2.  & 17. 
19.  & 18.  12. 

23  Ps.  2.  12.  & 8. 

& 125.  1.  Is.  30.  18. 
Jer.  17.  7. 

21  ch.  13.  14.  & 14. 
27. 


2r.  Ps,  37.  30.  Matt. 
12.  34. 

20  ch.  14.  12. 

27  See  ch.  9.  12. 

Eccles.  G.  7. 

28  cli.  G.  14, 19.  & 15. 
18.  & 2G.  21.  & 29.  22. 

20  ch.  17.  9. 


30  ch.  1.  10,  &c. 

31  ch.  20.  29. 

32  ch.  19.  11. 

1 ch.  15.  17. 

2 ch,  10.  5.  & 19.  26, 
8 Ps.  26.  2.  ch.  27. 

21.  Jer.  17. 10.  Mai. 
3.  3. 

* ch.  14.  31. 


16  How  much  better  is  it  to  get  wisdom  than  gold  ! 
Yea,  to  get  understanding  is  rather  to  be  chosen 

than  silver. 

17  The  high  way  of  the  upright  is  to  depart  from  evil : 
He  that  keepeth  his  way  preserveth  his  soul. 

18  Pride  goeth  before  destruction. 

And  an  haughty  spirit  before  a fall. 

19  Better  it  is  to  be  of  a lowly  spirit  with  the  poor, 
Than  to  divide  the  spoil  with  the  proud. 

20  He  that  ^giveth  heed  unto  -7' the  word  shall  find 

good  : 

And  whoso  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  happy  is  he. 

21  The  wise  in  heart  shall  be  called  prudent : 

And  the  sweetness  of  the  lips  increaseth  learning. 

22  Understanding  is  a wellspring  of  life  unto  him  that 

hath  it : 

But  the  correction  of  fools  is  their  folly. 

23  The  heart  of  the  wise  instructeth  his  mouth. 

And  addeth  learning  to  his  lips. 

24  Pleasant  words  are  as  an  honeycomb, 

Sweet  to  the  soul,  and  health  to  the  bones. 

25  * There  is  a way  which  ^ seemeth  right  unto  a man. 
But  the  end  thereof  are  the  ways  of  death 

26  The  appetite  of  the  labouring  man  laboul 

him ; 

For  his  mouth  craveth  it  of  him, 

27  A worthless  man  ” deviseth  mischief^ 

And  in  his  lips  there  is  as  a scorchin^|be. 

28  A froward  man  scattereth  abroad  strife  : 

And  a whisperer  ^ separateth  chief  friends. 

29  A man  of  violence  enticeth  his  neighbour, 

And  leadeth  him  in  a way  that  is  not  good. 

30  P He  that  shutteth  his  eyes,  it  is  to  devise  froward 

things  : 

He  that  compresseth  his  lips  bringeth  evil  to  pass. 

31  The  hoary  head  is  a crown  of  9 glory, 

^ It  shall  be  found  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

32  He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  better  than  the  mighty  ; 
And  he  that  ruleth  his  spirit  than  he  that  taketh  a 

city. 

33  The  lot  is  cast  into  the  lap  ; 

But  the  whole  disposing  thereof  is  of  the  Lord. 


% 


17  Better  is  a dry  morsel  and  quietness  therewith, 
Than  an  house  full  of  “ feasting  with  strife. 

2 A servant  that  dealeth  wisely  shall  have  rule  over  a 

son  that  ^ causeth  shame. 

And  shall  have  part  in  the  inheritance  among  the 
brethren. 

3 The  fining  pot  is  for  silver,  and  the  furnace  for 

gold  : 

But  the  Lord  trieth  the  hearts. 

4 An  evil-doer  giveth  heed  to  wicked  lips  ; 

And  ^a  liar  giveth  ear  to  a mischievous  tongue. 

5 Whoso  mocketh  the  poor  reproacheth  his  Maker  : 
And  he  that  is  glad  at  calamity  shall  not  be  unpun-f 

ished. 

6 Children’s  children  are  the  crown  of  old  men  ; 

And  the  glory  of  children  are  their  fathers. 

3 Job  31.  29.  Obad.  fore,  compresseth  hjs  lips, 

12.  m Or,  urgeth  him  bringeth  dso. 

c Ps.  127. 3.  & 128.  3.  thereto.  q Or,  beauty, 

h Or,  meek.  n Heb.  diggeth.  r Or,  If  it  be  found, 

i Or,  handleth  a o Or,  alienateth  his  a Heb.  the  sacrifices 

matter  wisely.  friend.  of  .'strife, 

j See  cli.  13.  13.  p Or,  He  that  .shut-  h Or,  doeth  shaine- 

k See  ch.  14.  12.  teth  his  eyes  to  devise  fully. 

I Or,  is  straight  be-  froward  things,  that  c Heb.  fahsehood. 


91G 


PROVERBS,  XVII. 


7 Excellent  speech  becometh  not  a fool : much  less 
do  lying  lips  a prince. 

8 A gift  is  as  a precious  stone  in  the  eyes  of  him 
that  hath  it : whithersoever  it  tumeth,  it  prospereth. 

9 ® He  that  covereth  a transgression  seeketh  love  ; 
but  ® he  that  repeateth  a matter  separateth  very  friends. 

10  A reproof  entereth  more  into  a wise  man  than  an 
hundred  stripes  into  a fool. 

11  An  evil  man  seeketh  only  rebellion  : therefore  a 
cruel  messenger  shall  be  sent  against  him. 

12  Let  a bear  robbed  of  her  whelps  meet  a man, 
rather  than  a fool  in  his  folly. 

13  Whoso  rewardeth  evil  for  good,  evil  shall  not 
depart  from  his  house. 

14  The  beginning  of  strife  is  as  when  one  letteth 
out  water  : therefore  i^  leave  off  contention,  before  it 
be  meddled  with. 

15  13  He  that  justifieth  the  wicked,  and  he  that  com- 
demneth  the  just,  even  they  both  are  abomination  to 
the  Lord. 

16  Wherefore  is  there  a price  in  the  hand  of  a fool 
to  get  wisdom,  i^  seeing  he  hath  no  heart  to  it  f 

17  13  A friend  loveth  at  all  times,  and  a brother  is 
born  for  adversity. 

18  1®  A man  void  of  understanding  striketh  hands, 
and  becometh  surety  in  the  presence  of  his  friend. 

19  He  loveth  transgression  that  loveth  strife  : and 
11  he  that  exalteth  his  gate  seeketh  destruction. 

20  He  that  hath  a froward  heart  findeth  no  good  : 
and  he  that  hath  i®  a perverse  tongue  falleth  into  mis- 
chief. 

21  1^  He  that  begetteth  a fool  doeth  it  to  his  sorrow  : 
and  the  father  of  a fool  hath  no  joy. 

22  A merry  heart  doeth  good  like  a medicine  : 

21  but  a broken  spirit  drieth  the  bones. 

23  A wicked  man  taketh  a gift  out  of  the  bosom 

22  to  pervert  the  ways  of  judgment. 

24  23  Wisdom  is  before  him  that  hath  understanding  ; 
but  the  eyes  of  a fool  are  in  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

25  24  A foolish  son  is  a grief  to  his  father,  and  bitter- 
ness to  her  that  bare  him. 

26  Also  26  to  punish  the  just  is  not  good,  nor  to 
strike  princes  for  equity. 

27  26  He  that  hath  knowledge  spareth  his  words  : 
and  a man  of  understanding  is  of  an  excellent  spirit. 

28  27  Even  a fool,  when  he  holdeth  his  peace,  is 
counted  wise  : and  he  that  shutteth  his  lips  is  esteemed 
a man  of  understanding. 


7 ch.  18. 16.  & 19.  6. 

8 ch.  10.  12. 

9 ch.  16.  28. 

10  Hos.  13.  8. 

11  Ps.  109.  4,  5.  Jer. 
18.  20.  See  Rom.  12. 
17.  1 Thess.  5.  15.  1 
Pet.  3.  9. 

i2ch.20.3.  1 Thess. 
4.  11. 


13  Ex.  23.  7.  ch.  24. 
24.  Is.  5.  23. 

14  ch.  21.  25,  26. 

15  Ruth  1.  16.  ch. 
18.  24. 

16  ch.  6.  1.  & 11. 15. 
11  ch.  16.  18. 

18  Jam.  3.  8. 

10  ver.  25.  ch.  10. 1. 
& 19.  13. 


50  ch.  12.  25.  & 15. 
13,  15. 

21  Ps.  22.  15. 

22  Ex.  23.  8. 

23  ch.  14.  6.  Eccles. 
2.  14.  & 8.  1. 

24  ver.  21.  ch.  10. 1. 
& 15.  20.  & 19.  13. 

25  ver.  15.  ch.  18.  5. 


7 ^ Excellent  speech  becometh  not  a fool : 

Much  less  do  lying  lips  a prince. 

8 A gift  is  as  a precious  stone  in  the  eyes  of  him  that 

hath  it  : 

Whithersoever  « it  turneth,  « it  prospereth. 

9 He  that  covereth  a transgression  seeketh  love  : 

But  he  that  harpeth  on  a matter  ^ separateth  chief 

friends. 

10  A rebuke  entereth  deeper  into  one  that  hath  under- 

standing 

Than  an  hundred  stripes  into  a fool. 

11  * An  evil  man  seeketh  only  rebellion  ; 

Therefore  a cruel  messenger  shall  be  sent  against 

him. 

12  Let  a bear  robbed  of  her  whelps  meet  a man, 
Rather  than  a fool  in  his  folly. 

13  Whoso  rewardeth  evil  for  good. 

Evil  shall  not  depart  from  his  house. 

14  The  beginning  of  strife  is  as  when  one  letteth  out 

water  : 

Therefore  leave  off  contention,  before  there  be  quar- 
relling. 

15  He  that  justifieth  the  wicked,  and  he  that  condemn- 

eth  the  righteous. 

Both  of  them  alike  are  an  abomination  to  the  Lord. 

16  Wherefore  is  there  a price  in  the  hand  of  a fool  to 

buy  wisdom. 

Seeing  he  hath  no  ^ understanding  ? 

17  A friend  loveth  at  all  times. 

And  j a brother  is  born  for  adversity. 

18  A man  void  of  * understanding  striketh  hands. 

And  becometh  surety  in  the  presence  of  his  neigh- 
bour. 

19  * He  loveth  transgression  that  loveth  strife  : 

He  that  raiseth  high  his  gate  seeketh  destruction. 

20  He  that  hath  a froward  heart  findeth  no  good  : 

And  he  that  hath  a perverse  tongue  falleth  into 

^ mischief. 

21  He  that  begetteth  a fool  doeth  it  to  his  sorrow  : 

And  the  father  of  a fool  hath  no  joy. 

22  A merry  heart  is  a good  medicine  : 

But  a broken  spirit  drieth  up  the  bones. 

23  A wicked  man  taketh  a gift  out  of  the  bosom. 

To  pervert  the  ways  of  judgement. 

24  Wisdom  is  before  the  face  of  him  that  hath  under- 

standing : 

But  the  eyes  of  a fool  are  in  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

25  A foolish  son  is  a grief  to  his  father. 

And  bitterness  to  her  that  bare  him. 

26  Also  to  " punish  the  righteous  is  not  good. 

Nor  to  smite  the  noble  for  their  uprightness. 

27  ° He  that  spareth  his  words  hath  knowledge  : 

And  he  that  is  of  a cool  spirit  is  a man  of  under- 
standing. 

28  Even  a fool,  when  he  holdeth  his  peace,  is  counted 

wise  : 

p When  he  shutteth  his  lips,  he  is  esteemed  as  pru- 
dent. 


26  Jam.  1. 19. 

27  Job  13.  5. 

d Or,  Arrogant, 
e Or,  he. 

/ Or,  dealeth  wisely, 
g See  ch.  16.  28. 
h Or,  A rebellious 
man  (Heb.  Rebellion) 
seeketh  only  evil. 


i Heb.  heart, 
j Or,  is  born  as  a 
brother. 

k Or,  He  that  loveth 
transgression  loveth 
strife. 

I Or,  calamity, 
m Heb.  causeth  good 
healing. 


n Or,  fine. 

0 Or,  He  that  hath 
knowledge  spareth  his 
words  : and  a man  of 
understanding  is  of  a 
cool  spirit. 

p Or,  He  that  shut- 
teth his  lips  is  dec. 


PROVERBS,  XVIII.,  XIX. 


91T 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

Through  desire  a man,  having  separated  himself, 
seeketh  and  intermeddleth  with  all  wisdom. 

2  A fool  hath  no  delight  in  understanding,  but  that 
his  heart  may  discover  itself. 

3  When  the  wicked  cometh,  then  cometh  also  con- 
tempt, and  with  ignominy  reproach. 

4  ^ The  words  of  a man’s  mouth  are  as  deep  waters, 
^and  the  wellspring  of  wisdom  as  a flowing  brook. 

5  ^ It  is  not  good  to  accept  the  person  of  the  wicked, 
to  overthrow  the  righteous  in  judgment. 

6  A fool’s  lips  enter  into  contention,  and  his  mouth 
calleth  for  strokes. 

7  ^ A fool’s  mouth  is  his  destruction,  and  his  lips  are 
the  snare  of  his  soul. 

8  ®The  words  of  a talebearer  are  as  wounds,  and 
they  go  down  into  the  innermost  parts  of  the  belly. 

9  He  also  that  is  slothful  in  his  work  is  ® brother  to 
him  that  is  a great  waster. 

10  The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a strong  tower  : the 
righteous  runneth  into  it,  and  is  safe. 

11  ®The  rich  man’s  wealth  is  his  strong  city,  and  as 
an  high  wall  in  his  own  conceit. 

12  ^ Before  destruction  the  heart  of  man  is  haughty, 
and  before  honour  is  humility. 

13  He  that  answereth  a matter  before  he  heareth 
it,  it  is  folly  and  shame  unto  him. 

14  The  spirit  of  a man  will  sustain  his  infirmity  ; 
but  a wounded  spirit  who  can  bear  ? 

15  The  heart  of  the  prudent  getteth  knowledge  ; 
and  the  ear  of  the  wise  seeketh  knowledge. 

16  A man’s  gift  maketh  room  for  him,  and  bring- 
eth  him  before  great  men. 

17  He  that  is  first  in  his  own  cause  seemeth  just  ; but 
his  neighbour  cometh  and  searcheth  him. 

18  The  lot  causeth  contentions  to  cease,  and  parteth 
between  the  mighty. 

19  A brother  offended  is  harder  to  he  won  than  a 
strong  city  : and  their  contentions  are  like  the  bars  of  a 
castle. 

20  12  A man’s  belly  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  fruit 
of  his  mouth  ; and  with  the  increase  of  his  lips  shall 
he  be  filled. 

21  13  Death  and  life  are  in  the  power  of  the  tongue  : 
and  they  that  love  it  shall  eat  the  fruit  thereof. 

22  1^  Whoso  findeth  a wife  findeth  a good  thing,  and 
obtaineth  favour  of  the  Lord. 

23  The  poor  useth  intreaties  ; but  the  rich  answereth 
13  roughly. 

24  A man  that  hath  friends  must  shew  himself 
friendly  : i®  and  there  is  a friend  that  sticketh  closer 
than  a brother. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

Better  iw  the  poor  that  walketh  in  his  integ- 
rity, than  he  that  is  perverse  in  his  lips,  and  is  a 

fool. 


18  He  that  separateth  himself  seeketh  his  own  desire. 
And  “ rageth  against  all  sound  wisdom. 

2 A fool  hath  no  delight  in  understanding, 

But  only  that  his  heart  may  reveal  itself. 

3 When  the  wicked  cometh,  there  cometh  also  con- 

tempt. 

And  with  ignominy  cometh  reproach. 

4 The  words  of  a man’s  mmuth  are  as  deep  waters  ; 

3 The  wellspring  of  wisdom  is  as  a flowing  brook. 

5 To  accept  the  person  of  the  wicked  is  not  good, 

^ Nor  to  turn  aside  the  righteous  in  judgement. 

6 A fool’s  lips  enter  into  contention. 

And  his  mouth  calleth  for  stripes. 

7 A fool’s  mouth  is  his  destruction. 

And  his  lips  are  the  snare  of  his  soul. 

8 The  words  of  a whisperer  are  as  dainty  morsels. 
And  they  go  down  into  the  ® imiermost  parts  of  the 

belly. 

9 He  also  that  is  slack  in  his  work 

Is  brother  to  him  that  is  a destroyer. 

10  The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a strong  tower  : 

The  righteous  runneth  into  it,  and is  safe. 

11  The  rich  man’s  wealth  is  his  strong  city. 

And  as  an  high  wall  in  his  own  imagination. 

12  Before  destruction  the  heart  of  man  is  haughty, 

And  before  honour  goeth  humility. 

13  He  that  giveth  answer  before  he  heareth. 

It  is  folly  and  shame  unto  him. 

14  The  spirit  of  a man  will  sustain  his  infirmity  ; 

But  a broken  spirit  who  can  ^ bear  ? 

15  The  heart  of  the  prudent  getteth  knowledge  ; 

And  the  ear  of  the  wise  seeketh  knowledge. 

16  A man’s  gift  maketh  room  for  liim. 

And  bringeth  him  before  great  men. 

17  He  that  pleadeth  his  cause  first  seemeth  just  ; 

But  his  neighbour  cometh  and  searcheth  him  out. 

18  The  lot  causeth  contentions  to  cease. 

And  parteth  between  the  mighty. 

19  A brother  ^ offended  is  harder  to  he  won  than  a strong 

city  : 

And  such  contentions  are  like  the  bars  of  a castle. 

20  A man’s  belly  shall  be  filled  with  the  fruit  of  his 

mouth  ; 

With  the  increase  of  his  lips  shall  he  be  satisfied. 

21  Death  and  life  are  in  the  power  of  the  tongue  ; 

And  they  that  love  it  shall  eat  the  fruit  thereof. 

22  Whoso  findeth  a wife  findeth  a good  thing. 

And  obtaineth  favour  of  the  Lord. 

23  The  poor  useth  intreaties  : / 

But  the  rich  answereth  roughly.  j__ 

24  ^ He  that  maketh  many  friends  doeth  it  to  his  own 

destruction  : 

But  there  is  a -^’friend  that  sticketh  closer  than  a 
brother. 

19  Better  is  the  poor  that  walketh  in  his  integrity 
Than  he  that  is  perverse  in  his  lips  and  is  a fool. 


1 ch.  10.  11.  & 20.  5. 

2 Ps.  78.  2. 

8 Lev.  19.  16.  Deut. 
1.  17.  & 16.  19.  ch.  24. 
23.  & 28.  21. 

<ch.  10.  14.  & 12. 
13.  & 13.  3.  Eccles. 
10.12. 


5ch.  12.  18.  & 26. 
22. 

c ch.  28.  24. 

T 2 Sam.  22.  3,  51. 
Ps.  18.  2.  & 27.  1.  & 
61.  3,  4.  & 91.  2.  & 

1.1 1 9 

“ch.  10.  15. 


0 ch.  11.  2.  & 15.  33. 
& 16.  18. 

John  7.  51. 

11  Gen.  32.  20.  1 

Sam.  25.  27.  ch.  17.  8. 
& 21.  14. 

12  ^h.  12. 14.  * 13.  2. 
18  See  Matt.  12.  37. 


14  ch.  19.  14.  & 31. 
10. 

18  Jam.  2.  3. 
i«  ch.  17.  17. 

1 ch.  28.  6. 
a Or,  quarrelleth 
with. 

b Or,  A flowing 


brook,  a wellspring 
of  wisdom. 

c Or,  So  as  to  turn 
aside. 

d Or,  bring  conten- 
tion. 

e Heb.  chambers. 


f Heb.  is  set  on 
/j,igh. 

g Or,  raise  up. 
h Or,  injured, 
i Heb.  .4  man  of 
friends. 

j Heb.  lover.  ’ 


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PROVERBS,  XIX. 


2 Also,  that  the  soul  he  without  knowledge,  it  is  not 
good  ; and  he  that  hasteth  with  his  feet  sinneth. 

3 The  foolishness  of  man  perverteth  his  way  : ^ and 
his  heart  fretteth  against  the  Lord. 

4 3 Wealth  maketh  many  friends;  hut  the  poor  is 
separated  from  his  neighbour. 

5 false  witness  shall  not  be  unpunished,  and  he 
that  speaketh  lies  shall  not  escape. 

6 ®Many  will  intreat  the  favour  of  the  prince  : and 
® every  man  is  a friend  to  him  that  giveth  gifts. 

7 All  the  brethren  of  the  poor  do  hate  him  : how 
much  more  do  his  friends  go  ® far  from  him  ? he  pur- 
sueth  them  with  words,  yet  they  are  wanting  to  him. 

8 He  that  getteth  wisdom  loveth  his  own  soul : he 
that  keepeth  understanding  ® shall  find  good. 

9 A false  witness  shall  not  be  unpunished,  and  he 
that  speaketh  lies  shall  perish. 

10  Delight  is  not  seemly  for  a fool  ; much  less  for 
a servant  to  have  rule  over  princes. 

11  12  The  discretion  of  a man  deferreth  his  anger  ; 
1^  and  it  is  his  glory  to  pass  over  a transgression. 

12  1^  The  king’s  wrath  is  as  the  roaring  of  a lion  ; 
but  his  favour  is  as  dew  upon  the  ^ass. 

13  1®  A foolish  son  is  the  calamity  of  his  father  : 
1"^  and  the  contentions  of  a wife  are  a continual  dropping. 

14  1®  House  and  riches  are  the  inheritance  of  fathers  : 
and  1^  a prudent  wife  is  from  the  Lord. 

15  20  Slothfulness  casteth  into  a deep  sleep  ; and  an 
idle  soul  shall  21  suffer  hunger. 

16  22  He  that  keepeth  the  commandment  keepeth  his 
own  soul  ; but  he  that  despiseth  his  ways  shall  die. 

17  23  He  tliat  hath  pity  upon  the  poor  lendeth  unto 
the  Lord  ; and  that  which  he  hath  given  will  he  pay 
him  again. 

. 18  24Qha8ten  thy  son  while  there  is  hope,  and  let  not 

thy  soul  spare  for  his  crying. 

19  A man  of  great  wrath  shall  suffer  punishment  : 
for  if  thou  deliver  him,  yet  thou  must  do  it  again. 

20  Hear  counsel,  and  receive  instruction,  tliat  thou 
mayest  be  wise  25  in  thy  latter  end. 

21  26  There  are  many  devices  in  a man’s  heart  ; 
nevertheless  the  counsel  of  the  Lord,  that  shall  stand. 

22  The  desire  of  a man  is  his  kindness  : and  a poor 
man  is  better  than  a liar. 

23  27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  tendeth  to  life  : and  he 
that  hath  it  shall  abide  satisfied  ; he  shall  not  be  visited 
with  evil. 

24  28  A slothful  man  hideth  his  hand  in  his  bosom, 
and  will  not  so  much  as  bring  it  to  his  mouth  again. 

25  29  Smite  a scorner,  and  the  simple  will  beware  : 
and  reprove  one  that  hath  understanding,  and  he  will 
understand  knowledge. 


2 Ps.  37.  7. 

3 ch.  14.  20. 

* ver.  9.  Ex.  23.  1. 
Deut.  19.  16,  19.  ch. 
6.  19.  & 21.  28. 

3 ch,  29.  26. 

6 ch.  17.  8.  & 18.  16. 
& 21.  14. 

7 ch.  14.  20. 

8 Ps.  38.  11. 

8 ch.  16.  20. 

10  v«r.  5. 


R ch.  30.  22.  Eccles. 
10.  6,  7. 

12  ch.  14.  29,  Jam. 
1.  19. 

13  ch.  16.  32. 

1^  ch.  16.  14,  15.  & 
20.  2.  & 28.  15, 

13  Hos.  14.  5. 
iG  ch.  10,  1.  & 15, 20, 
& 17.  21,  25. 

17  ch.  21.  9,  19.  & 27. 
15. 


18  2 Cor.  12. 14. 

19  ch.  18.  22. 

20  ch.  6.  9. 

21  ch.  10.  4.  & 20. 13. 
& 23.  21. 

22  Luke  10.  28.  & 11. 
28. 

23  ch.  28.  27.  Eccles. 
11.  1.  Matt.  10.  42.  & 
25.40.  2 Cor.  9.  6,7,8. 
Heb.  6.  1). 


2 Also,  “that  the  soul  be  without  knowledge  is  not 

good  ; 

And  he  that  hasteth  with  his  feet  ^ sinneth. 

3 The  foolishness  of  man  subverteth  his  way  ; 

And  his  heart  fretteth  against  the  Lord. 

4 Wealth  addeth  many  friends  : 

But  ^ the  poor  is  separated  from  his  friend. 

5 A false  witness  shall  not  be  unpunished  ; 

And  he  that  ^ uttereth  lies  shall  not  escape. 

6 Many  will  intreat  the  favour  of  « the  liberal  man  : 
And  every  man  is  a friend  to  him  that  giveth  gifts. 

7 All  the  brethren  of  the  poor  do  hate  him  : 

How  much  more  do  his  friends  go  far  from  him  ! 

He  pursueth  them  with  words,  hut  they  are  gone. 

8 He  that  getteth  0 wisdom  loveth  his  own  soul  : 

He  that  keepeth  understanding  shall  find  good. 

9 A false  witness  shall  not  be  unpunished  ; 

And  he  that  uttereth  lies  shall  perish. 

10  Delicate  living  is  not  seemly  for  a fool ; 

Much  less  for  a servant  to  have  rule  over  princes. 

11  The  discretion  of  a man  maketh  him  slow  to  anger  ; 
And  it  is  his  glory  to  pass  over  a transgression. 

12  The  king’s  wrath  is  as  the  roaring  of  a lion  ; 

But  his  favour  is  as  dew  upon  the  grass. 

13  A foolish  son  is  the  calamity  of  his  father  ; 

And  the  contentions  of  a wife  are  a continual  drop- 
ping. 

14  House  and  riches  are  an  inheritance  from  fathers  : 
But  a prudent  wife  is  from  the  Lord. 

15  Slothfulness  casteth  into  a deep  sleep  ; 

And  the  idle  soul  shall  suffer  hunger. 

16  He  that  keepeth  the  commandment  keepeth  his 

soul  : 

But  he  that  ^ is  careless  of  his  ways  shall  die. 

17  He  that  hath  pity  upon  the  poor  lendeth  unto  the 

Lord, 

And  his  good  deed  will  he  pay  him  again. 

18  Chasten  thy  son,  seeing  there  is  hope  ; 

And  set  not  thy  heart  on  ^ his  destruction. 

19  A man  of  great  wrath  shall  bear  the  penalty  : 

For  if  thou  deliver  him,  thou  must  do  it  yet  again. 

20  Hear  counsel,  and  receive  •>’ instruction. 

That  thou  mayest  be  wise  in  thy  latter  end. 

21  There  are  many  devices  in  a man’s  heart  ; 

But  the  counsel  of  the  Lord,  that  shall  stand. 

22  * The  desire  of  a man  is  the  measure  of  his  kindness  : 
And  a poor  man  is  better  than  a liar. 

23  The  fear  of  the  Lord  tendeth  to  life  : 

And  he  that  hath  it  shall  abide  satisfied  ; 

He  shall  not  be  visited  with  evil. 

24  The  sluggard  burieth  his  hand  in  the  dish. 

And  will  not  so  much  as  bring  it  to  his  mouth 
again. 

25  Smite  a scorner,  and  the  simple  will  learn  pru- 

dence : 

And  reprove  one  that  hath  understanding,  and  he 
will  understand  knowledge. 


24  ch.  13.  24.  & 23. 
13.  & 29.  17. 

25  Ps.  37.  37. 

26  Job  23.  13.  Ps.  33. 
10,  11.  ch.  16.  1,  9. 
Is.  14.  26,  27.  & 46.  10. 
Acts  5.  39.  Heb.  6. 
17. 

27 1 Tim.  4.  8. 

28  ch.  15.  19.  & 26. 
13,  15. 

29  ch.  21.  11. 


30  Deut.  13.  11. 

37  ch.  9.  8. 
a Or,  desire  without 
knoivledge  is  not  good. 

b Or,  misseth  his 
way. 

c Or,  the  friend  of 
the  poor  separateth 
himself  from  him. 

d Heb.  breatheth 
out. 

e Or,  a prince. 


f Or,  he  pursueth 
after  woi'ds,  which  are 
nought. 

Heb.  heart. 

Heb.  despiseth. 
i Heb.  causing  him 
to  die. 

j Or,  correction, 
k Or,  That  ivhich 
maketh  a man  to  be 
desired  is  his  kind- 
ness. 


PROVERBS,  XX. 


919 


26  He  that  wasteth  his  father,  and  chaseth  away  his 
mother,  is  a,  son  that  causeth  shame,  and  bringeth 
reproach. 

27  Cease,  my  son,  to  hear  the  instruction  that  causeth 
to  err  from  the  words  of  knowledge, 

28  An  ungodly  witness  scorneth  judgment : and  the 
mouth  of  the  wicked  devoiireth  iniquity. 

29  Judgments  are  prepared  for  scorners,  ®*and 
stripes  for  the  back  of  fools. 

CHAPTER  XX. 


WINE  ^ is  a mocker,  strong  drink  is  raging  : and 
whosoever  is  deceived  thereby  is  not  wise. 

2  2 The  fear  of  a king  is  as  the  roaring  of  a lion  : 
whoso  provoketh  him  to  anger  ® sinneth  against  his  own 
soul. 

3  ^ It  is  an  honour  for  a man  to  cease  from  strife  : 
but  every  fool  will  be  meddling. 

4  ^The  sluggard  will  not  plow  by  reason  of  the 
cold  ; ® therefore  shall  he  beg  in  harvest,  and  have 
nothing. 

5  Counsel  in  the  heart  of  man  is  like  deep  water  ; 
but  a man  of  understanding  will  draw  it  out. 

6  ® Most  men  will  proclaim  every  one  his  own  good- 
ness : but  ® a faithful  man  who  can  find  ? 

7  i^The  just  man  walketh  in  his  integrity:  ^^his 
children  are  blessed  after  him. 

8  ^^A  king  that  sitteth  in  the  throne  of  judgment 
scattereth  away  all  evil  with  his  eyes. 

9  Who  can  say,  I have  made  my  heart  clean,  I am 
pure  from  my  sin  ? 

10  Divers  weights,  and  divers  measures,  both  of 
them  are  alike  abomination  to  the  Lord. 

11  Even  a child  is  known  by  his  doings,  whether 
his  work  be  pure,  and  whether  it  be  right. 

12  The  hearing  ear,  and  the  seeing  eye,  the  Lord 
hath  made  even  both  of  them. 

13  Love  not  sleep,  lest  thou  come  to  poverty  ; open 
thine  eyes,  and  thou  shalt  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

14  It  is  naught,  it  is  naught,  saith  the  buyer  : but 
when  he  is  gone  his  way,  then  he  boasteth. 

15  There  is  gold,  and  a multitude  of  rubies  : but 
the  lips  of  knowledge  are  a precious  jewel. 

16  Take  his  garment  that  is  surety  for  a stranger  : 
and  take  a pledge  of  him  for  a strange  woman. 

17  20  Bread  of  deceit  is  sweet  to  a man  ; but  after- 
wards his  mouth  shall  be  filled  with  gravel. 

18  21  Every  purpose  is  established  by  counsel  : 22  and 
with  good  advice  make  war. 

19  28  He  that  goeth  about  as  a talebearer  revealeth 
secrets  : therefore  meddle  not  with  him  24  that  flatter- 
eth  with  his  lips. 

20  26  Whoso  curseth  his  father  or  his  mother,  2®  his 
lamp  shall  be  put  out  in  obscure  darkness. 


ch.  17.  2. 

33  Job  16. 16.  & 20. 
12,  13.  & 34.  7. 

ch.  10.  13.  & 26.  3. 
1 Gen.  9.  21.  ch.  23. 
29,30.  18.  28.  7.  Hos. 
4.  11. 

» ch.  16.  14.  & 19.12. 
3 ch.  8.  36. 

< ch.  17.  14. 

6 ch.  10.  4.  & 19.  24. 
e ch.  19.  15. 


’ ch.  18.  4. 

8 ch.  25.14.  Matt.  6. 
2.  Luke  18.  11. 

ops.  12.  1.  Luke 
18.  8. 

10  2 Cor.  1.  12. 

11  Ps.  37.  26.  & 112. 

2. 

ver.  26. 

13  1 Kin.  8.  46.  2 

Chr.  6.  36.  Job  14.  4. 
Ps.  61.5.  Kccle8.7.20. 


1 Cor.  4.  4.  1 John 

1.  8. 

ver.  23.  Deut.  26. 
13,  &c.  ch.  11.  1.  & 
16.  11.  Mic.  6.  10, 
11. 

15  Matt.  7.  16. 

1C  Ex.  4.  11.  Ps. 
94.  9. 

11  ch.  0.  9.  & 12.  11. 
& 19.  15.  Rom.  12. 
11. 


26  He  that  * spoileth  his  father,  and  chaseth  away  his 

mother. 

Is  a son  that  causeth  shame  and  bringeth  reproach. 

27  Cease,  my  son,  to  hear  instruction 

Only  to  err  from  the  words  of  knowledge. 

28  A worthless  witness  mocketh  at  judgement  : 

And  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  swalloweth  iniquity. 

29  Judgements  are  prepared  for  scorners. 

And  stripes  for  the  back  of  fools. 


20  Wine  is  a mocker,  strong  drink  a brawler  ; 

And  whosoever  “ erreth  thereby  is  not  wise. 

2 The  terror  of  a king  is  as  the  roaring  of  a lion  : 

He  that  ^ provoketh  him  to  anger  sinneth  against 
his  own  life. 

3 It  is  an  honour  for  a man  to  ^ keep  aloof  from 

strife  : 

But  every  fool  will  be  quarrelling. 

4 The  slothful  will  not  plow  by  reason  of  the  winter  ; 

® Therefore  he  shall  beg  in  harvest,  and  have  no- 
thing. 

5 Counsel  in  the  heart  of  man  is  like  deep  water  ; 

But  a man  of  understanding  will  draw  it  out. 

6 f Most  men  will  proclaim  every  one  his  own  kind- 

ness : 

But  a faithful  man  who  can  find  ? 

7 A just  man  that  walketh  in  his  integrity, 

Blessed  are  his  children  after  him. 

8 A king  that  sitteth  on  the  throne  of  judgement 
^ Scattereth  away  all  evil  with  his  eyes. 

9 Who  can  say,  I have  made  my  heart  clean) 

I am  pure  from  my  sin  ? 

10  * Divers  weights,  and  divers  measures, 

Both  of  them  alike  are  an  abomination  to  the  Lord. 

11  Even  a child  maketh  himself  known  by  his  doings, 
Whether  his  work  be  pure,  and  whether  it  be  right. 

12  The  hearing  ear,  and  the  seeing  eye. 

The  Lord  hath  made  even  both  of  them. 

13  Love  not  sleep,  lest  thou  come  to  poverty  ; 

Open  thine  eyes,  and  thou  shalt  be  satisfied  with 
bread. 

14  It  is  naught,  it  is  naught,  saith  the  buyer  : 

But  when  he  is  gone  his  way,  then  he  boasteth. 

15  There  is  gold,  and  abundance  of  ‘ rubies  : 

But  the  lips  of  knowledge  are  a precious  jewel. 

16  Take  his  garment  that  is  surety  for  a stranger  ; 
And  ^ hold  him  in  pledge  that  is  surety  for  ^ strangers. 

17  Bread  of  falsehood  is  sweet  to  a man  ; 

But  afterwards  his  mouth  shall  be  filled  with  gravel. 

18  Every  purpose  is  established  by  counsel : 

And  % wise  guidance  make  thou  war. 

19  He  that  goeth  about  as  a talebearer  revealeth  se- 

crets : 

Therefore  meddle  not  with  him  that  openeth  wide 
his  lips. 

20  Whoso  curseth  his  father  or  his  mother, 

His  lamp  shall  be  put  out  in  the  blackest  darkness. 


18  Job  28.  12,  16,  17, 
18,  19.  ch.  3.  16.  & 8. 
11. 

10  ch.  22.  26,  27.  & 
27.  13. 

20  ch.  9.  17. 

21  ch.  16. 22.  & 24.  6. 

22  Luke  14.  31. 

23  ch.  11.  13. 

21  Rom.  16.  18. 

23  Ex.  21.  17.  Lev. 
20.  9.  Matt.  15.  4. 


26  Job  18.  6,  6.  ch. 
24.  20. 

I Or,  violently  en- 
treateth. 
a Or,  reeleth. 
b Or,  (ingereth  him- 
self against  him, 
c Heb.  soul, 
d Or,  cease, 
e Or,  Therefore  when 
he  seeketh  in  harvest.! 
there  .%hall  he  nothing. 


f Or,  Many  a man 
will  meet  one  that  is 
kind  to  him, 
g Or,  Winnoweth, 
h Heb.  A stone  and 
a stone,  an  ephah  and 
an  ephah. 
i See  Job  28.  18. 
j Or,  take  a.  pledge 
of  him. 

k Another  reading 
is,  a strange  woman,. 


920 


PROVERBS,  XXI. 


21  27  An  inheritance  may  he  gotten  hastily  at  the  be- 
ginning ; 28  but  the  end  thereof  shall  not  be  blessed. 

22  29  Say  not  thou,  I will  recompense  evil;  hut  wait 
on  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  save  thee. 

23  Divers  weights  are  an  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  ; and  a false  balance  is  not  good. 

24  ^2  Man’s  goings  are  of  the  Lord  ; how  can  a man 
then  understand  his  own  way  ? 

25  It  is  a snare  to  the  man  who  devoureth  that  which 
is  holy,  and  after  vows  to  make  enquiry. 

26  A wise  king  scattereth  the  wicked,  and  bringeth 
the  wheel  over  them. 

27  ^^The  spirit  of  man  is  the  candle  of  the  Lord, 
searching  all  the  inward  parts  of  the  belly. 

28  Mercy  and  truth  preserve  the  king  : and  his 
throne  is  upholden  by  mercy. 

29  The  glory  of  young  men  is  their  strength  : and 
the  beauty  of  old  men  is  the  grey  head. 

30  The  blueness  of  a wound  cleanseth  away  evil  ; so 
do  stripes  the  inward  parts  of  the  belly. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

The  king’s  heart  is  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
rivers  of  water  : he  turneth  it  whithersoever  he 

will. 

2  ^ Every  way  of  a man  is  right  in  his  own  eyes  : 
2 but  the  Lord  pondereth  the  hearts. 

3  ^ To  do  justice  and  judgment  is  more  acceptable  to 
the  Lord  than  sacrifice. 

4  ^ An  high  look,  and  a proud  heart,  and  the  plowing 
of  the  wicked,  is  sin. 

5  ® The  thoughts  of  the  diligent  tend  only  to  plente- 
ousness ; but  of  every  one  that  is  hasty  only  to  want. 

6  ® The  getting  of  treasures  by  a lying  tongue  is  a 
vanity  tossed  to  and  fro  of  them  that  seek  death. 

7  The  robbery  of  the  wicked  shall  destroy  them  ; 
because  they  refuse  to  do  judgment. 

8  The  way  of  man  is  froward  and  strange  : but  as 
for  the  pure,  his  work  is  right. 

9  ’ is  better  to  dwell  in  a corner  of  the  housetop, 
than  with  a brawling  woman  in  a wide  house. 

10  ® The  soul  of  the  wicked  desireth  evil  : his  neigh- 
bour findeth  no  favour  in  his  eyes. 

11  ®When  the  scorner  is  punished,  the  simple  is 
made  wise  : and  when  the  wise  is  instructed,  he  receiv- 
eth  knowledge. 

12  The  righteous  man  wisely  considereth  the  house 
of  the  wicked  : hut  God  overthroweth  the  wicked  for 
their  wickedness. 

13  Whoso  stoppeth  his  ears  at  the  cry  of  the  poor, 
he  also  shall  cry  himself,  but  shall  not  be  heard. 

14  A gift  in  secret  pacifieth  anger  : and  a reward 
in  the  bosom  strong  wrath. 


27  ch.  28.  20. 

28  Hab.  2.  6. 

29  Deut.  32.  35.  ch. 
17.  13.  & 24.  29.  Rom. 
12.  17, 19.  1 Thess.  5. 
15.  1 Pet.  3.  9. 

30  2 Sam.  16.  12. 

37  ver.  10. 

32  Ps.  37.  23.  ch.  16. 
9.  Jer.  10.  23. 

33  Eccles.  5.  4,  5. 


34  ver.  8.  Ps.  101.  5, 

35  1 Cor.  2.  11. 

36  Ps.  101.  1.  ch.  29. 
14. 

37  ch.  16.  31. 

1 ch.  16.  2. 

2ch.  24.  12.  Luke 
16.  15. 

3 1 Sam.  15.  22.  Ps. 
60.  8.  ch.  15.  8.  Is. 


1.  11,  &c.  Hos.  6.  6. 
Mic.  6.  7,  8. 

4 ch.  6.  17. 

6  ch.  10.  4.  & 13.  4. 

6 ch.  10.  2.  & 13.  11. 
& 20.  21.  2 Pet.  2.  3. 

7 ver.  19.  ch.  19.  13. 
& 25.  24.  & 27.  15. 

8 Jam.  4.  5. 

9 ch.  19.  25. 


21  An  inheritance  may  he  gotten  hastily  at  the  be- 

ginning ; 

But  the  end  thereof  shall  not  be  blessed. 

22  Say  not  thou,  I will  recompense  evil  : 

Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  save  thee. 

23  Divers  weights  are  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  ; 
And  ^a  false  balance  is  not  good. 

24  A man’s  goings  are  of  the  Lord  ; 

How  then  can  man  understand  his  way  ? 

25  It  is  a snare  to  a man  rashly  to  say.  It  is  holy, 
And  after  vows  to  make  inquiry. 

26  A wise  king  winnoweth  the  wicked. 

And  bringeth  the  threshing  wheel  over  them. 

27  The  spirit  of  man  is  the  lamp  of  the  Lord, 
Searching  all  the  innermost  parts  of  the  belly. 

28  Mercy  and  truth  preserve  the  king  : 

And  ” his  throne  is  upholden  by  mercy. 

29  The  glory  of  young  men  is  their  strength  : 

And  the  beauty  of  old  men  is  the  hoary  head. 

30  Stripes  that  wound  cleanse  away  evil  : 

And  strokes  reach  the  innermost  parts  of  the  belly. 


21  The  king’s  heart  is  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  as  the 
watercourses  : 

He  turneth  it  whithersoever  he  will. 

2 Every  way  of  a man  is  right  in  his  own  eyes : 

But  the  Lord  weigheth  the  hearts. 

3 To  do  justice  and  judgement 

Is  more  acceptable  to  the  Lord  than  sacrifice. 

4 An  high  look,  and  a proud  heart, 

“ Even  the  lamp  of  the  wicked,  is  sin. 

5 The  thoughts  of  the  diligent  tend  only  to  plenteous- 

ness : 

But  every  one  that  is  hasty  hasteth  only  to  want. 

6 The  getting  of  treasures  by  a lying  tongue 

Is  a vapour  driven  to  and  fro  ; ^ they  that  seek  them 
seek  death. 

7 The  violence  of  the  wicked  shall  sweep  them  away  ; 
Because  they  refuse  to  do  judgement. 

8 The  way  of  him  that  is  laden  with  guilt  is  exceed- 

ing crooked  : 

But  as  for  the  pure,  his  work  is  ^ right. 

9 It  is  better  to  dwell  in  the  corner  of  the  housetop. 
Than  with  a contentious  woman  in  a wide  house. 

10  The  soul  of  the  wicked  desireth  evil : 

His  neighbour  findeth  no  favour  in  his  eyes. 

11  When  the  scorner  is  punished,  the  simple  is  made 

wise  : 

And  ® when  the  wise  is  instructed,  he  receiveth 
knowledge. 

12  -^The  righteous  man  considereth  the  house  of  the 

wicked  ; 

How  the  wicked  are  overthrown  to  their  ruin. 

13  Whoso  stoppeth  his  ears  at  the  cry  of  the  poor, 

He  also  shall  cry,  but  shall  not  be  heard. 

14  A gift  in  secret  fi' pacifieth  anger. 

And  a present  in  the  bosom  strong  wrath. 


10  Matt.  7.  2.  & 18. 
30,  &c.  Jam.  2.  13. 

11  ch.  17.  8, 23.  & 18. 
16. 

I Heb.  a balance  of 
deceit. 

m Or,  rashly  to  utter 
holy  words.  Or,  to 
devour  that  which  is 
holy. 


n Or,  he  upholdeth 
his  throne. 

a Or,  And  the  till- 
age. 

b Or,  according  to 
some  ancient  authori- 
ties, they  are  snares 
of  death  or,  into  the 
snares  of  death, 
c Or,  straight. 


d Or,  a house  in 
common.  Heb.  a 
house  of  society. 

e Or,  when  one  con- 
sidereth the  wise. 

f Or,  One  that  is 
righteous . . . he  over- 
throweth the  wicked 
&c. 

g Heb.  bendeth. 


PROVERBS,  XXII. 


921 


15  It  is  joy  to  the  just  to  do  judgment  : but  destruc- 
tion shall  be  to  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

16  The  man  that  wandereth  out  of  the  way  of  under- 
standing shall  remain  in  the  congregation  of  the  dead. 

17  He  that  loveth  pleasure  shall  be  a poor  man  : he 
that  loveth  wine  and  oil  shall  not  be  rich. 

18  The  wicked  shall  be  a ransom  for  the  righteous, 
and  the  transgressor  for  the  upright. 

19  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  the  wilderness,  than  with 
a contentious  and  an  angry  woman. 

20  There  is  treasure  to  be  desired  and  oil  in  the 
dwelling  of  the  wise  ; but  a foolish  man  spendeth  it  up. 

21  He  that  followeth  after  righteousness  and  mercy 
findeth  life,  righteousness,  and  honour. 

22  A wise  man  scaleth  the  city  of  the  mighty,  and 
casteth  down  the  strength  of  the  confidence  thereof. 

23  Whoso  keepeth  his  mouth  and  his  tongue  keep- 
eth  his  soul  from  troubles. 

24  Proud  and  haughty  scorner  is  his  name,  who  deal- 
eth  in  proud  wrath. 

25  The  desire  of  the  slothful  killeth  him  ; for  his 
hands  refuse  to  labour. 

26  He  coveteth  greedily  all  the  day  long  : but  the 

righteous  giveth  and  spareth  not. 

27  21  The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  abomination  : 
how  much  more,  when  he  bringeth  it  with  a wicked 
mind  ? 

28  22  A false  witness  shall  perish  : but  the  man  that 
heareth  speaketh  constantly. 

29  A wicked  man  hardeneth  his  face  : but  as  for  the 
upright,  he  directeth  his  way. 

30  23  J'here  is  no  wisdom  nor  understanding  nor 
counsel  against  the  Lord. 

31  24  Xhe  horse  is  prepared  against  the  day  of  battle  : 
but  25  safety  is  of  the  Lord. 


CHAPTER  XXII. 

GOOD  name  is  rather  to  be  chosen  than  great 
riches,  and  loving  favour  rather  than  silver  apd 

gold. 

2 2 The  rich  and  poor  meet  together  : ® the  Logib  is 

the  maker  of  them  all.  ^ 

3 ^A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the  evil,  and  hideth 
himself  : but  the  simple  pass  on,  and  are  punished. 

4 ® By  humility  and  the  fear  of  the  Lord  are  riches, 

and  honour,  and  life.  / 

5 ® Thorns  and  snares  are  in  the  way  of  the  froward  : 
he  that  doth  keep  his  soul  shall  be  far  from  them. 

6 ® Train  up  a child  in  the  way/Ee  should  go  : and 
when  he  is  old,  he  will  not  depart  /from  it. 

7 ® The  rich  ruleth  over  the  pt()or,  and  the  borrower 

is  servant  to  the  lender.  / 

8 10  He  that  soweth  iniquity/ shall  reap  vanity:  and 
the  rod  of  his  anger  shall  fail.y 


w ch.  10.  29. 

13  ch.  11.  8.  Is.  43. 
3,  4. 

ver.  9. 

15  Ps.  112.  3.  Matt. 
25.  3,  4. 

15  ch.  15.  9.  Matt. 

6.  6. 

11  Eccles.  9.  14,  &c. 


19  ch.  13. 

20  Ps.  37. 


21  Ps.  5/6.  9.  ch.  15. 

8.  Is.  66/.  3.  Jer.  6.  20. 
Amos  5.  j22. 

22  ch.  49.  5,  9. 

23  Is.  fe.  9,  10.  Jer. 

9.  23.  Acts  6.  39. 


25  Ps.  3.  8. 

& 112.  1 Eccles.  7.  1. 

2 ch.  29.  13.  1 Cor. 

12.  21. 

3 Job  31.  15.  ch.  14. 
31. 

♦ ch.  14.  16.  & 27. 
12. 

pPd.  112.  3.  Matt. 


15  It  is  joy  to  the  righteous  to  do  judgement  ; 

^ But  it  is  a destruction  to  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

16  The  man  that  wandereth  out  of  the  way  of  under- 

standing 

Shall  rest  in  the  congregation  of  ^ the  dead. 

17  He  that  loveth  pleasure  shall  be  a poor  man  : 

He  that  loveth  wine  and  oil  shall  not  be  rich. 

18  The  wicked  is  a ransom  for  the  righteous  ; 

And  the  treacherous  cometh  in  the  stead  of  the  up- 
right. 

19  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a desert  land. 

Than Vith  j a contentious  and  fretful  woman. 

20  There  is  precious  treasure  and  oil  in  the  dwelling  of 

the  wise  ; 

But  a foolish  man  swalloweth  it  up. 

21  He  that  followeth  after  righteousness  and  mercy 
Findeth  life,  righteousness,  and  honour. 

22  A wise  man  scaleth  the  city  of  the  mighty. 

And  bringeth  down  the  strength  of  the  confidence 
thereof. 

23  Whoso  keepeth  his  mouth  and  his  tongue 
Keepeth  his  soul  from  troubles. 

24  The  proud  and  haughty  man,  scorner  is  his  name. 
He  worketh  in  the  arrogance  of  pride. 

25  The  desire  of  the  slothful  killeth  him  ; 

For  his  hands  refuse  to  labour. 

26  There  is  that  coveteth  greedily  all  the  day  long  : 
But  the  righteous  giveth  and  withholdeth  not. 

27  The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomination  : 

How  much  more,  when  he  bringeth  it  * with  a 

wicked  mind  ! 

28  A false  witness  shall  perish  : 

But  the  man  that  heareth  shall  speak  * unchal- 
lenged. 

29  A wicked  man  hardeneth  his  face  : 

But  as  for  the  upright,  he  ordereth  his  ways. 

30  There  is  no  wisdom  nor  understanding 
Nor  counsel  against  the  Lord. 

31  The  horse  is  prepared  against  the  day  of  battle  : 

But  " victory  is  of  the  Lord. 

22  A good  name  is  rather  to  be  chosen  than  great 
riches. 

And  “loving  favour  rather  than  silver  and  gold. 

2 The  rich  and  the  poor  meet  together  : 

The  Lord  is  the  maker  of  them  all. 

3 A prudent  man  seeth  the  evil,  and  hideth  himself  : 
But  the  simple  pass  on,  and  ^ sufPer  for  it. 

4 The  reward  of  humility  and  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
Is  riches,  and  honour,  and  life. 

5 Thorns  and  snares  are  in  the  way  of  the  froward  : 
He  that  keepeth  his  soul  shall  be  far  from  them. 

6 Train  up  a child  in  the  way  he  should  go. 

And  even  when  he  is  old  he  will  not  depart  from  it. 

7 The  rich  ruleth  over  the  poor, 

And  the  borrower  is  servant  to  the  lender. 

8 He  that  soweth  iniquity  shall  reap  ^ calamity  : 

And  the  rod  of  his  wrath  shall  fail. 


8 ch.  15.  19. 

2 1 John  5.  18. 

8 Eph.  6.  4.  2 Tim. 
3.  15. 

9 Jam.  2.  6. 

JO  Job  4.  8.  Hos.  10. 
13. 

h Or,  But  destruc- 
tion shall  be  to  &c. 


i Or,  the  shades. 
Heb.  Rephaim. 

j Or,  a contentious 
woman  and  vexation. 

k Or,  to  atone  for 
wickedness. 

I Or,  so  as  to  en- 
dure. 

in  Another  reading 


is,  he  considereth  his 
way. 

n Or,  deliverance, 
a Or,  favour  is  bet. 
ter  than  dec. 
b Heb.  are  mulcted, 
c Heb.  according  to 
his  way. 

d Or,  vanity. 


922 


PROVERBS,  XXIII. 


9 He  that  hath  a bountiful  eye  shall  be  blessed  ; 
for  he  giveth  of  his  bread  to  the  poor. 

10  Cast  out  the  scomer,  and  contention  shall  go 
out  ; yea,  strife  and  reproach  shall  cease. 

11  He  that  loveth  pureness  of  heart,  for  the  grace 
of  his  lips  the  king  shall  he  his  friend. 

12  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  preserve  knowledge,  and 
he  overthroweth  the  words  of  the  transgressor. 

13  The  slothful  man  saith.  There  is  a lion  without, 

I  shall  be  slain  in  the  streets. 

14  i^The  mouth  of  strange  women  is  a ^eep  pit  : 
i®he  that  is  abhorred  of  the  Lord  shall  fall  therein. 

15  Foolishness  is  bound  in  the  heart  of  a child  ; but 

the  rod  of  correction  shall  drive  it  far  from  him. 

16  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  to  increase  his  riches, 
and  he  that  giveth  to  the  rich,  shall  surely  come  to 
want. 

17  Bow  down  thine  ear,  and  hear  the  words  of  the 
wise,  and  apply  thine  heart  unto  my  knowledge. 

18  For  it  is  a pleasant  thing  if  thou  keep  them  within 
thee  ; they  shall  withal  be  fitted  in  thy  lips. 

19  That  thy  trust  may  be  in  the  Lord,  I have  made 
known  to  thee  this  day,  even  to  thee. 

20  Have  not  I written  to  thee  excellent  things  in 
counsels  and  knowledge, 

21  That  I might  make  thee  know  the  certainty  of 
the  words  of  truth  ; that  thou  mightest  answer  the 
words  of  truth  to  them  that  send  unto  thee  ? 

22  Rob  not  the  poor,  because  he  is  poor:  22 neither 
oppress  the  afflicted  in  tiie  gate  : 

23  23  For  the  Lord  will  plead  their  cause,  and  spoil 
the  soul  of  those  that  spoiled  them. 

24  Make  no  friendship  with  an  angry  man  ; and  with 

a furious  man  thou  shalt  not  go  : n 

25  Lest  thou  learn  his  ways,  and  get  a-  snare  to  thy 

soul.  \ 

26  24  Be  not  thou  one  of  them  that  strike  hsLuds,  or  of 
them  that  are  sureties  for  debts. 

27  If  thou  hast  nothing  to  pay,  why  should  he  25  take 

away  thy  bed  from  under  thee  ? \ 

28  26  Remove  not  the  ancient  landmark,  which 

fathers  have  set.  \ 

29  Seest  thou  a man  diligent  in  his  business  ? he 
shall  stand  before  kings  ; he  shall  not  stand  before 
mean  men. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

WHEN  thou  sittest  to  eat  with  a ruler,  consider 
diligently  what  is  before  thee  : 

2  And  put  a knife  to  thy  throat,  if  thou  he  a man 
given  to  appetite. 

3  Be  not  desirous  of  his  dainties  : for  they  are  de- 
ceitful meat. 


9  He  that  hath  a * bountiful  eye  shall  be  blessed  ; 

For  he  giveth  of  his  bread  to  the  poor. 

10  Cast  out  the  scorner,  and  contention  shall  go  out  ; 
Yea,  strife  and  ignominy  shall  cease. 

11  He  that  loveth-^ pureness  of  heart, 

9 For  the  grace  of  his  lips  the  king  shall  be  his 
friend. 

12  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  preserve  him  that  hath  know- 

ledge. 

But  he  overthroweth  the  words  of  the  treacherous 
man. 

13  The  sluggard  saith.  There  is  a lion  without : 

I  shall  be  * murdered  in  the  streets. 

14  The  mouth  of  strange  women  is  a deep  pit  : 

He  * that  is  abhorred  of  the  Lord  shall  fall  therein. 

15  Foolishness  is  bound  up  in  the  heart  of  a child  ; 

But  the  rod  of  correction  shall  drive  it  far  from  him. 

16  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  to  increase  his  gain, 
And  he  that  giveth  to  the  rich,  cometh  only  to  want. 

17  Incline  thine  ear,  and  hear  the  words  of  the  wise. 
And  apply  thine  heart  unto  my  knowledge. 

18  For  it  is  a pleasant  thing  if  thou  keep  them  within 

thee. 

If  they  be  established  together  upon  thy  lips. 

19  That  thy  trust  may  be  in  the  Lord, 

I have  made  them  known  to  thee  this  day,  even  to 
thee. 

20  Have  not  I written  unto  thee  ^ excellent  things 
^ Of  counsels  and  knowledge  ; 

21  To  make  thee  know  Hhe  certainty  of  the  words  of 

truth. 

That  thou  mayest  carry  back  words  of  truth  to 
them  that  send  thee  ? 

22  Rob  not  the  poor,  because  he  is  poor. 

Neither  oppress  the  afflicted  in  the  gate  : 

23  For  the  Lord  will  plead  their  cause. 

And  despoil  of  life  those  that  despoil  them. 

24  Make  no  friendship  with  a man  that  is  given  to 

anger ; 

And  with  a wrathful  man  thou  shalt  not  go  : 

25  Lest  thou  learn  his  ways. 

And  get  a snare  to  thy  soul. 

21§  Be  thou  not  one  of  them  that  strike  hands. 

Or  of  them  that  are  sureties  for  debts  : 

27  If  thou  hast  not  wherewith  to  pay, 
y should  he  take  away  thy  bed  from  under 

ee  ? 

28  Remov^not  the  ancient  landmark. 

Which  thy  fathers  have  set. 

29  Seest  thou\,^nian  ® diligent  in  his  business  ? he  shall 

stand  bej^re  kings  ; 

He  shall  not  stt&nd  before  p mean  men. 

23  When  thou  sitte^  to  eat  with  a ruler. 

Consider  diligentlV  “ him  that  is  before  thee  ; 

2 ^ And  put  a knife  ti?  thy  throat. 

If  thou  be  a man  giWen  to  appetite. 

3 Be  not  desirous  of  h^  dainties  ; 

Seeing  they  are  deceiwul  meat. 


’1  2 Cor.  9.  6. 

’2  Gen.  21. 9, 10.  Ps. 
101.  5. 

13  Ps.  101.  6.  ch.  16. 
13. 

14  ch.  26.  13. 

15  ch.  2.  16.  & 5.  3. 
& 7.  5.  Sz,  23.  27. 

16  Eccles.  7.  26. 


11  ch.  13.  24.  & 19. 
18.  & 23.  1.3,  14.  & 29. 

15,  17. 

18  ch.  8.  6. 
w Luke  1.  3,  4. 

20  1 Pet.  3.  15. 

21  Ex.  23,  6,  Job  31. 

16,  21. 


22  Zech.  7.  10,  Mai. 
3.  5. 

23  1 Sam.  24.  12.  & 
25.  39,  Ps.  12,  5.  & 
35.  1,  10.  & 68.  5,  & 
140,  12.  ch.  23.  11. 
Jer.  51.  36. 

24  ch.  6.  1.  & 11,  15. 

25  ch.  20.  16. 


26  Deut.  19,  14.  & 27. 

17.  ch.  23.  10. 
e Heb.  good, 
f Another  reading  is, 
the  pure  of  heart. 

g Or,  Hath  grace  in 
his  lips.  Or,  That 
hath  grace  in  his  lips, 
h Or,  slain. 


i Or,  against  whom 
the  Lord  mflh  indig- 
nation. \ 
j The  word  jis  doubt- 
ful. Anotheif  reading 
iB,'lheretofore. 
k Or,  In.  , 

Z Or,  of  a Mrtainty 
the  words  dtcj- 


m Or,  for. 
n Or,  crush. 

0 Or,  skilful, 
p Heb.  obscure, 
a Or,  what, 
b Or,  For  thou  wilt 
put. 


PROVERBS,  XXIII. 


923 


4 ^ Labour  not  to  be  rich  : ^ cease  from  thine  own 
wisdom. 

5 Wilt  thou  set  thine  eyes  upon  that  which  is  not  ? 
for  riches  certainly  make  themselves  wings  ; they  fly 
away  as  an  eagle  toward  heaven. 

6 ® Eat  thou  not  the  bread  of  him  that  hath  ^ an  evil 
eye,  neither  desire  thou  his  dainty  meats  : 

7 For  as  he  thinketh  in  his  heart,  so  is  he  : Eat  and 
drink,  ^ saith  he  to  thee  ; but  his  heart  is  not  with  thee. 

8 The  morsel  which  thou  hast  eaten  shalt  thou  vomit 
up,  and  lose  thy  sweet  words. 

9 ® Speak  not  in  the  ears  of  a fool  : for  he  will  de- 
spise the  wisdom  of  thy  words. 

10  ^ Remove  not  the  old  landmark  ; and  enter  not 
into  the  fields  of  the  fatherless  : 

11  ®For  their  redeemer  is  mighty;  he  shall  plead 
their  cause  with  thee. 

12  Apply  thine  heart  unto  instruction,  and  thine  ears 
to  the  words  of  knowledge. 

13  ® Withhold  not  correction  from  the  child  ; for  if 
thou  beatest  him  with  the  rod,  he  shall  not  die. 

14  Thou  shalt  beat  him  with  the  rod,  and  shalt 
deliver  his  soul  from  hell. 

15  My  son,  if  thine  heart  be  wise,  my  heart  shall 
rejoice,  even  mine. 

16  Yea,  my  reins  shall  rejoice,  when  thy  lips  speak 
right  things. 

17  Let  not  thine  heart  envy  sinners  : but  he  thou 
in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  all  the  day  long. 

18  ^^For  surely  there  is  an  end  ; and  thine  expecta- 
tion shall  not  be  cut  off. 

19  Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be  wise,  and  guide  thine 
heart  in  the  way. 

20  i®Be  not  among  winebibbers  ; among  riotous  eat- 
ers of  flesh  : 

21  For  the  drunkard  and  the  glutton  shall  come  to 
poverty  : and  drowsiness  shall  clothe  a man  with 
rags. 

22  Hearken  unto  thy  father  that  begat  thee,  and 
despise  not  thy  mother  when  she  is  old. 

23  Buy  the  truth,  and  sell  it  not  ; also  wisdom,  and 
instruction,  and  understanding. 

24  The  father  of  the  righteous  shall  greatly  re- 
joice : and  he  that  begetteth  a wise  child  shall  have  joy 
of  him. 

25  Thy  father  and  thy  mother  shall  be  glad,  and  she 
that  bare  thee  shall  rejoice. 

26  My  son,  give  me  thine  heart,  and  let  thine  eyes 
observe  my  ways. 

27  21  For  a whore  is  a deep  ditch;  and  a strange 
woman  is  a narrow  pit. 

28  22  She  also  lieth  in  wait  as  for  a prey,  and  increas- 
eth  the  transgressors  among  men. 


ich.  28.  20.  I’Tim. 

6.  9,  10. 

2 ch.  3.  5.  Rom.  12. 
IG. 

8 Ps.  141.  4. 

< Deut.  15.  9. 

6 Ps.  12.  2. 

8ch.  9.  8.  Matt. 

7.  6. 


I Deut.  19.  14.  & 27. 

17.  ch.  22.  28. 

8 Job  31.  21.  ch.  22. 
23. 

9ch.  13.  24.  & 19. 

18.  & 22.  15.  & 29.  15, 
17. 

10  1 Cor.  5.  5. 

II  ver.  24.  25.  ch. 
29.  3. 


12  P.S.  37.  1.  & 73.  3. 
ch.  3.  31.  & 24.  1. 

13  ch.  28.  14. 

11  Ps.  37.  37.  ch.  24. 
14.  Luke  IG.  25. 

13  ch.  4.  23. 

10  Is.  5.  22.  Matt. 
24.  49.  Luke  21.  34. 
Rom.  13.  13.  Kph.  5. 
18. 


4 Weary  not  thyself  to  be  rich  ; 

Cease  ®from  thine  own  wisdom. 

5 ^ Wilt  thou  set  thine  eyes  upon  that  which  is  not  ? 
For  riches  certainly  make  themselves  wings. 

Like  an  eagle  that  flieth  toward  heaven. 

6 Eat  thou  not  the  bread  of  him  that  hath  an  evil 

Neither  desire  thou  his  dainties  : 

7 For  «as  he  reckoneth  within  himself,  so  is  he  : 

Eat  and  drink,  saith  he  to  thee  ; 

But  his  heart  is  not  with  thee. 

8 The  morsel  which  thou  hast  eaten  shalt  thou  vomit 

up. 

And  lose  thy  sweet  words. 

9 Speak  not  in  che  hearing  of  a fool  ; 

For  he  will  despise  the  wisdom  of  thy  words. 

10  / Remove  not  the  ancient  landmark  ; 

And  enter  not  into  the  fields  of  the  fatherless  : 

11  For  their  redeemer  is  strong  ; 

He  shall  plead  their  cause  against  thee. 

12  Apply  thine  heart  unto  s' instruction. 

And  thine  ears  to  the  words  of  knowledge. 

13  Withhold  not  correction  from  the  child  : 

For  * if  thou  beat  him  with  the  rod,  he  shall  not 
die. 

14  Thou  shalt  beat  him  with  the  rod. 

And  shalt  deliver  his  soul  from  * Sheol. 

15  My  son,  if  thine  heart  be  wise, 

My  heart  shall  be  glad,  even  mine  : 

16  Yea,  my  reins  shall  rejoice, 

When  thy  lips  speak  right  things. 

17  Let  not  thine  heart  envy  sinners  : 

But  he  thou  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  all  the  day 
long  : 

18  For  surely  there  is  a -^  reward  ; 

And  thy  hope  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

19  Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be  wise. 

And  guide  thine  heart  in  the  way. 

20  Be  not  among  winebibbers  ; 

Among  gluttonous  eaters  of  flesh  : 

21  For  the  drunkard  and  the  glutton  shall  come  to 

poverty  : 

And  drowsiness  shall  clothe  a man  with  rags. 

22  Hearken  unto  thy  father  that  begat  thee, 

And  despise  not  thy  mother  when  she  is  old. 

23  Buy  the  truth,  and  sell  it  not  ; 

Yea,  wisdom,  and  instruction,  and  understanding. 

24  The  father  of  the  righteous  shall  greatly  rejoice  : 
And  he  that  begetteth  a wise  child  shall  have  joy  of 

him. 

25  Let  thy  father  and  thy  mother  be  glad, 

And  let  her  that  bare  thee  rejoice. 

26  My  son,  give  me  thine  heart, 

And  let  thine  eyes  ^ delight  in  my  ways. 

27  For  a whore  is  a deep  ditch  ; 

And  a strange  woman  is  a narrow  pit. 

28  Yea,  she  lieth  in  wait  ^ as  a robber, 

And  increaseth  the  treacherous  among  men. 


” ch.  19.  15. 

18  ch.  1.  8.  & 30.  17. 
Eph.  G.  1,  2. 

10  ch.  4.  6,  7.  Matt. 
13.  44. 

20  ver.  15.  ch.  10.  1. 
& 15.  20. 

21  ch.  22.  14. 

22  ch.  7.  12.  Eccles. 
7.  2G. 


c Or,  by  reason  of 
thine  own  understand- 
ing. 

d Or,  Wilt  thou  set 
th  'ne  eyes  upon  it  ? it 
is  gone:  Heb.  Shall 
thine  eyes  fly  upon  it 
and  it  is  notf 
e Or,  as  one  that 
reckoneth. 


f See  ch.  22.  28. 
g Or,  correction, 
h Or,  though, 
i Or,  the  grave, 
j Or,  sequel.  Or,  fu- 
ture. Heb.  latter  end. 

k Another  reading 
is,  observe. 

I Or,  as  for  a prey. 


924 


PROVERBS,  XXIV. 


29  Who  hath  woe  ? who  hath  sorrow  ? who  hath 
contentions  ? who  hath  babbling  ? who  hath  wounds 
without  cause  ? who  hath  redness  of  eyes  ? 

30  They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine  ; they  that  go 
to  seek  mixed  wine. 

31  Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine  when  it  is  red,  when 
it  giveth  his  colour  in  the  cup,  when  it  moveth  itself 
aright. 

32  At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a serpent,  and  stingeth 
like  an  adder. 

33  Thine  eyes  shall  behold  strange  women,  and  thine 
heart  shall  utter  perverse  things. 

34  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  as  he  that  lieth  down  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea,  or  as  he  that  lieth  upon  the  top  of  a 
mast. 

35  27  They  have  stricken  me,  shalt  thou  say,  and  I 
was  not  sick  ; they  have  beaten  me,  and  I felt  it  not  : 

when  shall  I awake  ? I will  seek  it  yet  again. 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 

Be  not  thou  1 envious  against  evil  men,  2 neither 
desire  to  be  with  them. 

2  ^For  their  heart  studieth  destruction,  and  their 
lips  talk  of  mischief. 

3  Through  wisdom  is  an  house  builded  ; and  by  un- 
derstanding it  is  established  : 

4  And  by  knowledge  shall  the  chambers  be  filled 
with  all  precious  and  pleasant  riches. 

5  ^ A wise  man  is  strong  ; yea,  a man  of  knowledge 
increaseth  strength. 

6  ^For  by  wise  counsel  thou  shalt  make  thy  war  : 
and  in  multitude  of  counsellors  there  is  safety. 

7  ® Wisdom  is  too  high  for  a fool  : he  openeth  not 
his  mouth  in  the  gate. 

8  He  that  deviseth  to  do  evil  shall  be  called  a mis- 
chievous person. 

9  The  thought  of  foolishness  is  sin  : and  the  scorner 
is  an  abomination  to  men. 

10  If  thou  faint  in  the  day  of  adversity,  thy  strength 
is  small. 

11  ® If  thou  forbear  to  deliver  them  that  are  drawn 
unto  death,  and  those  that  are  ready  to  be  slain  ; 

12  If  thou  sayest,  Behold,  we  knew  it  not  ; doth  not 
® he  that  pondereth  the  heart  consider  it  f and  he  that 
keepeth  thy  soul,  doth  not  he  know  it  ? and  shall  not  he 
render  to  every  man  according  to  his  works  ? 

13  My  son,  eat  thou  honey,  because  it  is  good  ; 
and  the  honeycomb,  which  is  sweet  to  thy  taste  : 

14  ^2  So  shall  the  knowledge  of  wisdom  be  unto  thy 
soul : when  thou  hast  found  it,  then  there  shall  be  a 
reward,  and  thy  expectation  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

15  Lay  not  wait,  O wicked  man,  against  the  dwell- 
ing of  the  righteous  ; spoil  not  his  resting  place  : 


23  Is,  5.  11,  22. 

24  Gen,  49,  12, 

25  ch,  20,  1.  Eph,  5. 
18, 

20  Ps,  75,  8,  ch,  9,  2. 

27  ch,  27,  22,  Jer. 
5,  3, 

28  Eph,  4,  19, 

29  See  Dent,  29,  19, 
Is,  56,  12. 


1 ver.  19,  Ps,  37,  1, 
&c,  & 73,  3,  ch,  3,  31, 
& 23,  17, 

2 ch,  1,  15, 

s Ps.  10,  7, 

4 ch,  21,  22,  Eccles, 
9,  16, 

5 ch,  11,  14,  & 15,  22, 
& 20,  18,  Luke  14, 
31. 


6ps.l0.5.  ch.14.6. 

7 Rom.  1,  30. 

8 Ps.  82.  4.  Is.  58. 
6,  7.  1 John  3.  16, 

9 ch.  21.  2. 

10  Job  34.  11.  Ps. 
62.  12.  Jer,  32.  19. 
Rom.  2.  6.  Rev.  2.  23. 
& 22.  12. 

11  Cant.  5.  1. 


29  Who  hath  woe  ? who  hath  ” sorrow  ? who  hath 

contentions  ? 

Who  hath  complaining  ? who  hath  wounds  without 
cause  ? 

Who  hath  *7  redness  of  eyes  ? 

30  They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine  ; 

They  that  go  to  p seek  out  mixed  wine. 

31  Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine  when  it  is  red, 

When  it  giveth  its  colour  in  the  cup, 

When  it  ® goeth  down  smoothly  : 

32  At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a serpent. 

And  stingeth  like  ^ an  adder. 

33  Thine  eyes  shall  behold  * strange  things, 

And  thine  heart  shall  utter  froward  things. 

34  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  as  he  that  lieth  down  in  the  midst 

of  the  sea, 

Or  as  he  that  lieth  upon  the  top  of  a mast. 

35  They  have  stricken  me,  shalt  thou  say,  and  I was 

not  hurt  ; 

They  have  beaten  me,  and  I felt  it  not : 

When  shall  I awake  ? I will  seek  it  yet  again. 

24  Be  not  thou  envious  against  evil  men. 

Neither  desire  to  be  with  them  : 

2 For  their  heart  studieth  oppression. 

And  their  lips  talk  of  mischief. 

3 Through  wisdom  is  an  house  builded  ; 

And  by  understanding  it  is  established  : 

4 And  by  knowledge  are  the  chambers  filled 
With  all  precious  and  pleasant  riches. 

5 A wise  man  “ is  strong  ; 

Yea,  a man  of  knowledge  ^ increaseth  might. 

6 For  by  wise  guidance  thou  shalt  make  thy  war  : 
And  in  the  multitude  of  counsellors  there  is  ^ safety. 

7 Wisdom  is  too  high  for  a fool  : 

He  openeth  not  his  mouth  in  the  gate. 

8 He  that  deviseth  to  do  evil. 

Men  shall  call  him  a mischievous  person. 

9 The  thought  of  the  foolish  is  sin  : 

And  the  scorner  is  an  abomination  to  men. 

10  If  thou  faint  in  the  day  of  adversity. 

Thy  strength  is  small. 

11  Deliver  them  that  are  carried  away  unto  death. 

And  those  that  are  ® ready  to  be  slain  see  that  thou 

hold  back. 

12  If  thou  sayest.  Behold,  we  knew  not  ^ this  : 

Doth  not  he  that  weigheth  the  hearts  consider  it  ? 
And  he  that  keepeth  thy  soul,  doth  not  he  know  it  ? 
And  shall  not  he  render  to  every  man  according  to 

his  work  ? 

13  My  son,  eat  thou  honey,  for  it  is  good  ; 

And  the  honeycomb,  which  is  sweet  to  thy  taste  : 

14  So  shalt  thou  know  wisdom  to  be  unto  thy  soul  : 

If  thou  hast  found  it,  then  shall  there  be  a ^ reward. 
And  thy  hope  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

15  Lay  not  wait,  * O wicked  man,  against  the  j habita- 

tion of  the  righteous  ; 

Spoil  not  his  * resting  place  : 


12  Ps.  19.  10.  & 119. 
103. 

13  ch.  23.  18. 

14  Ps.  10.  9,  10. 
m Heb.  Oh  ! 

n Heb.  Alas  ! 
o Or,  darkness, 
p Or,  try. 

q Or,  moveth  itself 
aright. 


r Or,  a basilisk, 
s Or,  strange  wo- 
men. 

a Heb.  is  in  strength, 
b Heb.  strengthen- 
eth  might, 
c Or,  victory, 
d Heb,  foolishness, 
e Heb.  tottering  to 
the  slaughter. 


f Or,  forbear  thou 
not  to  deliver, 
g Or,  this  man. 
h See  ch.  23. 18. 
i Or,  as  a wicked 
man. 

j Or,  pasture, 
k Or,  fold. 


PROVERBS,  XXV. 


925 


16  For  a just  rtian  falleth  seven  times,  and  riseth 
up  again  : but  the  wicked  shall  fall  into  mischief. 

17  Rejoice  not  when  thine  enemy  falleth,  and  let 
not  thine  heart  be  glad  when  he  stumbleth  : 

18  Lest  the  Lord  see  it,  and  it  displease  him,  and  he 
turn  away  his  wrath  from  him. 

19  Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil  men,  neither  be 
thou  envious  at  the  wicked  ; 

20  For  there  shall  be  no  reward  to  the  evil  man; 

the  candle  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out. 

21  My  son,  fear  thou  the  Lord  and  the  kmg  : and 
meddle  not  with  them  that  are  given  to  change  : 

22  For  their  calamity  shall  rise  suddenly  ; and  who 
knoweth  the  ruin  of  them  both  ? 

23  These  things  also  belong  to  the  wise.  It  is  not 
good  to  have  respect  of  persons  in  judgment. 

24  23  fje  that  saith  unto  the  wicked.  Thou  art  right- 
eous ; him  shall  the  people  curse,  nations  shall  abhor 
him  : 

25  But  to  them  that  rebuke  him  shall  be  delight,  and 
a good  blessing  shall  come  upon  them. 

26  Every  man  shall  kiss  his  lips  that  giveth  a right 
answer. 

27  24  Prepare  thy  work  without,  and  make  it  fit  for 
thyself  in  the  field  ; and  afterwards  build  thine  house. 

28  25  Be  not  a witness  against  thy  neighbour  without 
cause  ; and  deceive  not  with  thy  lips. 

29  26  Say  not,  I will  do  so  to  him  as  he  hath  done  to 
me  : I will  render  to  the  man  according  to  his  work. 

30  I went  by  the  field  of  the  slothful,  and  by  the 
vineyard  of  the  man  void  of  understanding  ; 

31  And,  lo,  27  it  was  all  grown  over  with  thorns,  and 
nettles  had  covered  the  face  thereof,  and  the  stone  wall 
thereof  was  broken  down. 

32  Then  I saw,  and  considered  it  well  : I looked 
upon  it,  and  received  instruction. 

33  28  Yet  a little  sleep,  a little  slumber,  a little  fold- 
ing of  the  hands  to  sleep  : 

34  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  one  that  travelleth  ; 
and  thy  want  as  an  armed  n^an. 


CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 Observations  about  kings,  8 and  about  avoiding  causes  of  quarrels,  and 
sundry  causes  thereof, 

^ rriHESE  are  also  proverbs  of  Solomon,  which  the 

1 men  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  copied  out. 

2 ^ It  is  the  glory  of  God  to  conceal  a thing  : but  the 
honour  of  kings  is  ® to  search  out  a matter. 

3 The  heaven  for  height,  and  the  earth  for  depth, 
and  the  heart  of  kings  is  unsearchable. 

4 ^ Take  away  the  dross  from  the  silver,  and  there 
shall  come  forth  a vessel  for  the  finer. 

5 ^Take  away  the  wicked  from  before  the  king,  and 
® his  tlirone  shall  be  established  in  righteousness. 


16  For  a righteous  man  falleth  seven  times,  and  riseth 

up  again  : 

But  the  wicked  are  overthrown  by  calamity. 

17  Rejoice  not  when  thine  enemy  falleth. 

And  let  not  thine  heart  be  glad  when  he  is  over- 
thrown : 

18  Lest  the  Lord  see  it,  and  it  displease  him. 

And  he  turn  away  his  wrath  from  him. 

19  Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil-doers  ; 

Neither  be  thou  envious  at  the  wicked  : 

20  For  there  will  be  no  ^reward  to  the  evil  man  ; 

The  lamp  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out. 

21  My  son,  fear  thou  the  Lord  and  the  king  : 

And  meddle  not  with  them  that  are  given  to 
change : 

22  For  their  calamity  shall  rise  suddenly  ; 

And  who  knoweth  the  destruction  of  them  both  ? 


23  These  also  are  sayings  of  the  wise. 

To  have  respect  of  persons  in  judgement  is  not  good. 

24  He  that  saith  unto  the  wieked.  Thou  art  righteous  ; 
Peoples  shall  curse  him,  nations  shall  abhor  him  : 

25  But  to  them  that  rebuke  him  shall  be  delight. 

And  a good  blessing  shall  come  upon  them. 

26  He  ” kisseth  the  lips^ 

That  giveth  a right  answer. 

27  Prepare  thy  work  without. 

And  make  it  ready  for  thee  in  the  field  ; 

And  afterwards  build  thine  house. 

28  Be  not  a witness  against  thy  neighbour  without 

cause  ; 

® And  deceive  not  with  thy  lips. 

29  Say  not,  I will  do  so  to  him  as  he  hath  done  to  me  ; 
I will  render  to  the  man  according  to  his  work. 

30  I went  by  the  field  of  the  slothful. 

And  by  the  vineyard  of  the  man  void  of  under- 
standing ; 

31  And,  lo,  it  was  all  grown  over  with  thorns. 

The  face  thereof  was  covered  with  » nettles. 

And  the  stone  wall  thereof  was  broken  down. 

32  Then  I beheld,  and  considered  well  : 

I  saw,  and  received  instruction. 

33  9 Yet  a little  sleep,  a little  slumber, 

A little  folding  of  the  hands  to  sleep  : 

34  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  a robber  ; 

And  thy  want  as  an  armed  man. 

25  These  also  are  proverbs  of  Solomon,  which  the  men 
of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  copied  out. 

2 It  is  the  glory  of  God  to  conceal  a thing  : 

But  the  glory  of  kings  is  to  search  out  a matter. 

3 The  heaven  for  height,  and  the  earth  for  depth, 

And  the  heart  of  kings  is  unsearchable. 

4 Take  away  the  dross  from  the  silver. 

And  there  cometh  forth  a vessel  for  the  finer  : 

5 Take  away  the  wicked  from  before  the  king. 

And  his  throne  shall  be  established  in  righteousness. 


16  Job  5, 19.  Ps.  34. 
19.  & 37.  24.  Mic. 

7.  8. 

i6Esth.7.10.  Amos 
5.  2.  & 8.  14.  Rev.  18. 
21. 

11  Job  31.  29.  Ps. 


3.5.  15,  19.  ch.  17.  5. 
Obad.  12. 

18  ver.  1.  Ps.  37.  1. 
& 73.  3.  ch.  23.  17. 

10  Ps.  11.  6. 

20  Job  18.  5,  G.  & 21. 

17.  ch.  13.  9.  & 20. 
20. 


21  Rom.  13.  7.  1 Pet. 
2.  17. 

22  Lev.  19. 15.  Deut. 
1.  17.  & 16.  19.  ch. 

18.  5.  & 28.  21.  John 
7.  24. 

23  ch.  17.  15.  Is.  5. 
23. 


24  1 Kin.  5.  17,  18. 
Luke  14.  28. 

25  Eph.  4.  25. 

20  ch.  20.  22.  Matt. 
5.39,44.  Rom.  12.  17, 

19. 

21  Gen.  3.  18. 

28  ch.  G.  9,  &c. 


1 1 Kin.  4.  32. 

2 Deut.  29.  29.  Rom. 
11.  33. 

' 3 Job  29.  16. 

4 2 Tim.  2.  21. 

5 ch.  20.  8. 

0 ch.  IG.  12.  & 29. 14. 

1 See  ch.  23.  18. 


m Or,  of  their  years, 
n Or,  kisseth  with 
the  lips. 

0 Heb.  And  ivould- 
est  thou  deceive  with 
thy  lips  ? 

p Or,  wild  vetches, 
q See  ch.  6.  10,  11. 


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PROVERBS,  XXV. 


6 Put  not  forth  thyself  m the  presence  of  the  king, 
and  stand  not  in  the  place  of  great  men : 

7 For  better  it  is  that  it  be  said  unto  thee.  Come  up 
hither  ; than  that  thou  shouldest  be  put  lower  in  the 
presence  of  the  prince  whom  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

8 ® Go  not  forth  hastily  to  strive,  lest  thou  know  not 
what  to  do  in  the  end  thereof,  when  thy  neighbour  hath 
put  thee  to  shame. 

9 ® Debate  thy  cause  with  thy  neighbour  himself  ^ and 
discover  not  a secret  to  another  : 

10  Lest  he  that  heareth  it  put  thee  to  shame,  and 
thine  infamy  turn  not  away. 

11  A word  fitly  spoken  is  like  apples  of  gold  in 
pictures  of  silver. 

12  As  an  earring  of  gold,  and  an  ornament  of  fine 
gold,  so  is  a wise  reprover  upon  an  obedient  ear. 

13  As  the  cold  of  snow  in  the  time  of  harvest,  so  is 
a faithful  messenger  to  them  that  send  him  : for  he  re- 
fresheth  the  soul  of  his  masters. 

14  Whoso  boasteth  himself  of  a false  gift  is  like 

clouds  and  wind  without  rain. 

15  By  long  forbearing  is  a prince  persuaded,  and 
a soft  tongue  breaketh  the  bone. 

16  Hast  thou  found  honey  ? eat  so  much  as  is 
sufficient  for  thee,  lest  thou  be  filled  therewith,  and 
vomit  it. 

17  Withdraw  thy  foot  from  thy  neighbour’s  house  ; 
lest  he  be  weary  of  thee,  and  so  liate  thee. 

18  A man  that  beareth  false  witness  against  his 
neighbour  is  a maul,  and  a sword,  and  a sharp  arrow. 

19  Confidence  in  an  unfaithful  man  in  time  of  trouble 
is  like  a broken  tooth,  and  a foot  out  of  joint. 

20  As  he  that  taketh  away  a garment  in  cold  weather, 
and  as  vinegar  upon  nitre,  so  is  he  that  singeth  songs 
to  an  heavy  heart. 

21  If  thine  enemy  be  hungry,  give  him  bread  to 
eat  ; and  if  he  be  thirsty,  give  him  water  to  drink  : 

22  For  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  upon  his  head, 

and  the  Lord  shall  reward  thee. 

23  The  north  wind  driveth  away  rain  : so  doth  an 
angry  countenance  a backbiting  tongue, 

24  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  the  corner  of  the  house- 
top, than  with  a brawling  woman  and  in  a wide  house. 

25  As  cold  waters  to  a thirsty  soul,  so  is  good  news 
from  a far  country. 

26  A righteous  man  falling  down  before  the  wicked 
is  as  a troubled  fountain,  and  a corrupt  spring. 

27  It  is  not  good  to  eat  much  honey  : so  for  men 

to  search  their  own  glory  is  not  glory. 

28  He  that  hath  no  rule  over  his  own  spirit  is  like  a 
city  that  is  broken  down,  and  without  walls. 


7 Luke  14.  8,  9, 10. 
8ch.  17.  14.  Matt. 
6.  25. 

Matt.  5.  25.  & 18. 
15. 

10  ch.  15.  23.  I3.  50. 
4. 

11  ch.  13.  17. 

12  ch.  20.6. 

13  Jude  12 


11  Gen.  32.  4,  &c. 
1 Sam.  25.  24,  &c.  ch. 
15.  1.  & 16.  14. 

13  ver.  27. 

16  Ps.  57.  4.  & 120. 
3,  4.  ch.  12.  18. 

17  Dan.  6.  18.  Rom. 
12.  15. 

18  Ex.  23.  4,  5.  Matt. 
6.  44.  Rom.  12.  20. 


19  2 Sam.  16.  12. 

20  Job  37.  22. 

21  Ps.  101.  5. 

22  ch.  19. 13.  & 21.  9, 
19. 

23  ver.  16. 

24  ch.  27.  2. 

25  ch.  16.  32. 

a Heb.  Glorify  not 
thyself. 


6 “Put  not  thyself  forward  in  the  presence  of  the 

king, 

And  stand  not  in  the  place  of  great  men  : 

7 For  better  is  it  that  it  be  said  unto  thee.  Come  up 

hither  ; 

Than  that  thou  shouldest  be  put  lower  in  the  presence 
of  the  prince. 

Whom  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

8 Go  not  forth  hastily  to  strive, 

^ Lest  thou  know  not  what  to  do  in  the  end  thereof, 
When  thy  neighbour  hath  put  thee  to  shame. 

9 Debate  thy  cause  with  thy  neighbour  himself y 
“ And  disclose  not  the  secret  of  another  : 

10  Lest  he  that  heareth  it  revile  thee. 

And  thine  infamy  turn  not  away. 

11  A word  ^ fitly  spoken 

Is  like  apples  of  gold  in  ® baskets  of  silver. 

12  As  f an  earring  of  gold,  and  an  ornament  of  fine 

gold. 

So  is  & wise  reprover  upon  an  obedient  ear. 

13  As  the  cold  of  snow  in  the  time  of  harvest. 

So  is  a faithful  messenger  to  them  that  send  him  ; 
For  he  refresheth  the  soul  of  his  masters. 

14:  As  clouds  and  wind  without  rain. 

So  is  he  that  boasteth  himself  ^ of  his  gifts  falsely. 

15  By  long  forbearing  is  a * ruler  persuaded, 

And  a soft  tongue  breaketh  the  bone. 

16  Hast  thou  found  honey  ? eat  so  much  as  is  sufficient 

for  thee  ; 

Lest  thou  be  filled  therewith,  and  vomit  it. 

17  Let  thy  foot  be  seldom  in  thy  neighbour’s  house  ; 
Lest  he  be  * weary  of  thee,  and  hate  thee. 

18  A man  that  beareth  false  witness  against  his  neigh- 

bour 

Is  a maul,  and  a sword,  and  a sharp  arrow. 

19  Confidence  in  an  unfaithful  man  in  time  of  trouble 
Is  like  a broken  tooth,  and  a foot  out  of  joint. 

20  As  one  that  taketh  off  a garment  in  cold  weather, 

and  as  vinegar  upon  j nitre. 

So  is  he  that  singeth  songs  to  an  heavy  heart. 

21  If  ^ thine  enemy  be  hungry,  give  him  bread  to  eat ; 
And  if  he  be  thirsty,  give  him  water  to  drink  ; 

22  For  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  upon  his  head, 

And  the  Lord  shall  reward  thee. 

23  The  north  wind  bringeth  .forth  rain  : 

So  doth  a backbiting  tongue  an  angry  countenance. 

24  ^ It  is  better  to  dwell  in  the  corner  of  the  housetop. 
Than  with  a contentious  woman  in  a wide  house. 

25  As  cold  waters  to  a thirsty  soul. 

So  is  good  news  from  a far  country. 

26  As  n ” troubled  fountain,  and  a corrupted  spring. 

So  is  a righteous  man  that  “ giveth  way  before  the 

wicked. 

27  It  is  not  good  to  eat  much  honey  : 

^'So  for  men  to  search  out  their  own  glory  is  not 
glory. 

28  « He  whose  spirit  is  without  restraint 

Is  like  a city  that  is  broken  down  and  hath  no  wall. 


b Or,  Lest  it  be  said 
in  the  end  thereof. 
What  wilt  thou  do  f 
when  dec. 
c Or,  But. 
d Or,  in  due  season, 
e Or,  filigree  work, 
f Or,  a nose-ring, 
g Heb.  in  a gift  of 
falsehood. 


h Or,  judge, 
i Heb.  ftdl  of  thee, 
j Or,  soda, 
k Heb.  he  that  hateth 
thee. 

I See  ch.  21.  9. 
m Or,  weary, 
n Heb.  trampled, 
o Or,  is  moved. 


p Or,  But  for  men 
to  search  out  their  own 
glory  is  glory.  The 
Hebrew  text  is  ob- 
scure. 

q Or,  He  that  hath 
no  rule  over  his 
spirit. 


PROVERBS,  XXVI. 


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CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1 Observations  about  fools,  \Z  about  shiggards,  \1  and  about  contentious 
busybodies. 

AS  snow  in  summer,  ^ and  as  rain  in  harvest,  so 
honour  is  not  seemly  for  a fool. 

2  As  the  bird  by  wandering,  as  the  swallow  by  flying, 
so  2 the  curse  causeless  shall  not  come. 

3  ® A whip  for  the  horse,  a bridle  for  the  ass,  and  a 
rod  for  the  fool’s  back. 

4  Answer  not  a fool  according  to  his  folly,  lest  thou 
also  be  like  unto  him. 

5  ^ Answer  a fool  according  to  his  folly,  lest  he  be 
wise  in  his  own  conceit. 

6  He  that  sendeth  a message  by  the  hand  of  a fool 
cutteth  off  the  feet,  and  drinketh  damage. 

7  The  legs  of  the  lame  are  not  equal  : so  is  a para- 
ble in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

8  As  he  that  bindeth  a stone  in  a sling,  so  is  he  that 
giveth  honour  to  a fool. 

9  As  a thorn  goeth  up  into  the  hand  of  a drunkard, 
so  is  a parable  in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

10  The  great  God  that  formed  all  things  both  re- 
wardeth  the  fool,  and  rewardeth  transgressors. 

11  ® As  a dog  returneth  to  his  vomit,  ®so  a fool  re- 
turneth  to  his  folly. 

12  Seest  thou  a man  wise  in  his  own  conceit  ? there 
is  more  hope  of  a fool  than  of  him. 

13  ® The  slothful  man  saith.  There  is  a lion  in  the 
way  ; a lion  is  in  the  streets. 

14  As  the  door  turneth  upon  his  hinges,  so  doth  the 
slothful  upon  his  bed. 

15  ^ The  slothful  hideth  his  hand  in  his  bosom  ; it 
grieveth  him  to  bring  it  again  to  his  mouth. 

16  The  sluggard  is  wiser  in  his  own  conceit  than 
seven  men  that  can  render  a reason. 

17  He  that  passeth  by,  and  meddle th  with  strife  be- 
longing not  to  him,  is  like  one  that  taketh  a dog  by  the 
ears. 

18  As  a mad  man  who  casteth  firebrands,  arrows,  and 
death, 

19  So  the  man  that  deceiveth  his  neighbour,  and 
saith,  Am  not  I in  sport  ? 

20  Where  no  wood  is,  there  the  fire  goeth  out  : so 
where  there  is  no  talebearer,  the  strife  ceaseth. 

21  As  coals  are  to  burning  coals,  and  wood  to  fire  ; 
so  is  a contentious  man  to  kindle  strife. 

22  The  words  of  a talebearer  are  as  wounds,  and 
they  go  down  into  the  innermost  parts  of  the  belly. 

23  Burning  lips  and  a wicked  heart  are  like  a pot- 
sherd covered  with  silver  dross. 

24  He  that  hateth  dissembleth  with  his  lips,  and  lay- 
eth  up  deceit  within  him  ; 

25  11  When  he  speaketh  fair,  believe  him  not  : for 
there  are  seven  abominations  in  his  heart. 

26  Whose  hatred  is  covered  by  deceit,  his  wicked- 
ness shall  be  shewed  before  the  vihole  congregation. 


1 1 Sam.  12.  17. 

2 Num.  23.  8.  Deut. 
23. 5. 

a 'ps.  32.  9.  ch.  10. 
13. 

* Matt.  16. 1-4.  & 21. 
24-27. 


6 2 Pet.  2.  22. 
c Ex.  8.  15. 

’ch.  29.  20.  Luke 
18.  11.  Rom.  12.  IG. 
Rev.  3.  17. 

8 ch.  22.  13. 

0 ch.  19.  24. 


10  Eph.  5.  4. 

11  ch.  22.  10. 

12  ch.  15.  18.  & 29. 

22. 

*""13  ch.  18.  8. 

1*  Ps.  28.  3.  Jer. 
9.  8. 


26  As  snow  in  summer,  and  as  rain  in  harvest. 

So  honour  is  not  seemly  for  a fool. 

2 As  the  sparrow  in  her  wandering,  as  the  swallow  in 

her  flying, 

So  the  curse  that  is  causeless  “ lighteth  not. 

3 A whip  for  the  horse,  a bridle  for  the  ass. 

And  a rod  for  the  back  of  fools. 

4 Answer  not  a fool  according  to  his  folly. 

Lest  thou  also  be  like  unto  him. 

5 Answer  a fool  according  to  his  folly, 

Lest  he  be  wise  in  ^ his  own  conceit. 

6 He  that  sendeth  a message  by  the  hand  of  a fool 
Cutteth  off  his  own  feet,  and  drinketh  in  damage. 

7 The  legs  of  the  lame  hang  loose  : 

So  is  a parable  in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

8 ® As  a bag  of  gems  in  a heap  of  stones, 

So  is  he  that  giveth  honour  to  a fool. 

9 As  Si  thorn  that  goeth  up  into  the  hand  of  a 

drunkard. 

So  is  a parable  in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

10  ^ As  an  archer  that  woundeth  all, 

So  is  he  that  hireth  the  fool  and  he  that  hireth  them 
that  pass  by. 

11  As  a dog  that  returneth  to  his  vomit, 

So  is  a fool  that  repeateth  his  folly. 

12  Seest  thou  a man  wise  in  ^ his  own  conceit  ? 

There  is  more  hope  of  a fool  than  of  him. 

13  ® The  sluggard  saith,  There  is  a lion  in  the  way  ; 

A lion  is  in  the  streets. 

14:  As  the  door  turneth  upon  its  hinges. 

So  doth  the  sluggard  upon  his  bed. 

15  -’^The  sluggard  burieth  his  hand  in  the  dish  ; 

It  wearieth  him  to  bring  it  again  to  his  mouth. 

16  The  sluggard  is  wiser  in  ^ his  own  conceit 
Than  seven  men  that  can  ^ render  a reason. 

17  *He  that  passeth  by,  and  vexeth  himself  with  strife 

belonging  not  to  him. 

Is  like  one  that  taketh  a dog  by  the  ears. 

18  As  a madman  who  casteth  firebrands. 

Arrows,  and  death  ; 

19  So  is  the  man  that  deceiveth  his  neighbour. 

And  saith,  Am  not  I in  sport  ? 

20  For  lack  of  wood  the  fire  goeth  out : 

And  where  there  is  no  whisperer,  contention  ceaseth. 

21  As  coals  are  to  hot  embers,  and  wood  to  fire  ; 

So  is  a contentious  man  to  inflame  strife. 

22  *The  words  of  a whisperer  are  as  dainty  morsels, 
And  they  go  down  into  the  innermost  parts  of  the 

belly. 

23  Fervent  lips  and  a wicked  heart 

Are  like  an  earthen  vessel  overlaid  with  silver  dross. 

24  He  that  hateth  dissembleth  with  his  lips. 

But  he  layeth  up  deceit  within  him  : 

25  When  he  speaketh  fair,  believe  him  not  ; 

For  there  are  seven  abominations  in  his  heart  : 

26  Though  his  hatred  cover  itself  with  guile. 

His  wickedness  shall  be  openly  shewed  before  the 
congregation. 


a Heb.  cometh  not. 
b Heb.  his  own  eyes, 
c Or,  As  one  that 
bindeth  fast  a stone  in 
a sling. 

d Or,  A master 
worker  formeth  all 


things;  but  he  that 
hireth  the  fool  is  as 
one  that  hireth  them 
that  pass  by.  The  He- 
brew text  is  obseure. 
e See  ch.  22.  13. 

/ See  ch.  19.  24. 


g Or,  answer  dis- 
creetly. 

h Or,  lie  that  vexeth 
himself . . . is  like  one 
that  taketh  a passing 
dog  &c. 
i See  ch.  18.  8. 


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27  Whoso  cliggeth  a pit  shall  fall  therein  : and  he 
that  rolleth  a stone,  it  will  return  upon  him. 

28  A lying  tongue  hateth  those  that  are  afflicted  by 
it  ; and  a flattering  mouth  worketh  ruin. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1 Observations  of  seljiove,  5 of  true  love,  11  of  care  to  avoid  offences, 
23  and  of  the  household  care. 

Boast  ^ not  thyself  of  to  morrow  ; for  thou  know- 
est  not  what  a day  may  bring  forth. 

2  2 Let  another  man  praise  thee,  and  not  thine  own 
mouth  ; a stranger,  and  not  thine  own  lips. 

3  A stone  is  heavy,  and  the  sand  weighty  ; but  a 
fool’s  wrath  is  heavier  than  them  both. 

4  Wrath  is  cruel,  and  anger  is  outrageous  ; but 
® who  is  able  to  stand  before  envy  ? 

5  ^ Open  rebuke  is  better  than  secret  love. 

6  ^ Faithful  are  the  wounds  of  a friend  ; but  the 
kisses  of  an  enemy  are  deceitful. 

7  The  full  soul  loatheth  an  honeycomb  ; but  ® to  the 
hungry  soul  every  bitter  thing  is  sweet. 

8  As  a bird  that  wandereth  from  her  nest,  so  is  a 
man  that  wandereth  from  his  place. 

9  Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice  the  heart  : so  doth 
the  sweetness  of  a man’s  friend  by  hearty  counsel. 

10  Thine  own  friend,  and  thy  father’s  friend,  for- 
sake not  ; neither  go  into  thy  brother’s  house  in  the 
day  of  thy  calamity  : for  better  is  a neighbour  that  is 
near  than  a brother  far  off. 

11  ®My  son,  be  wise,  and  make  my  heart  glad,  ® that 
I may  answer  him  that  reproacheth  me. 

12  1°  A prudent  man  foreseeth  the  evil,  and  hideth 
himself  ; hut  the  simple  pass  on,  and  are  punished. 

13  ^^Take  his  garment  that  is  surety  for  a stranger, 
and  take  a pledge  of  him  for  a strange  woman. 

14  He  that  blesseth  his  friend  with  a loud  voice, 
rising  early  in  the  morning,  it  shall  be  counted  a curse 
to  him. 

15  A continual  dropping  in  a very  rainy  day  and  a 
contentious  woman  are  alike. 

16  Whosoever  hideth  her  hideth  the  wind,  and  the 
ointment  of  his  right  hand,  which  bewrayeth  itself. 

17  Iron  sharpeneth  iron  ; so  a man  sharpeneth  the 
countenance  of  his  friend. 

18  Whoso  keepeth  the  fig  tree  shall  eat  the  fruit 
thereof  : so  he  that  waiteth  on  his  master  shall  be 
honoured. 

19  As  in  water  face  answereth  to  face,  so  the  heart 
of  man  to  man.  ^ . 

20  Hell  and  destruction  are  never  full ; so  the 
eyes  of  man  are  never  satisfied. 

21  As  the  fining  pot  for  silver,  and  the  furnace  for 
gold  ; so  is  a man  to  his  praise. 


IS  Ps.  7. 15, 16.  & 9. 
15.  & 10.  2.  & 57.  G. 
ch.  28.  10,  Eccles. 
10.8. 

iLuke  12.  19,  20. 
Jam.  4,  13,  &c. 

2 ch.  25.  27. 

» 1 John  3.  12. 


^ch.  28.23.  Cal.  2. 
14. 

0 Ps.  141.  5. 

6 Job  6.  7. 

2ch.  17,  17,  & 18. 
24.  See  ch.  19.  7. 

8 ch.  10. 1.  & 23.  15, 
24. 


8 Ps.  127.  6. 

10  ch.  22.  3. 

11  See  Ex.  22.  26. 

ch.  20.  16. 

ch.  19.  13. 

13  1 Cor.  9.  7,  13. 

11  ch.  30.  16.  Hab. 

2.  5. 


27  Whoso  diggeth  a pit  shall  fall  therein  : 

And  he  that  rolleth  a stone,  it  shall  return  upon  him. 

28  A lying  tongue  hateth  those  whom  it  hath-^'  wounded  ; 
And  a flattering  mouth  worketh  ruin. 


27  Boast  not  thyself  of  to-morrow  ; 

For  thou  knowest  not  what  a day  may  bring  forth. 

2 Let  another  man  praise  thee,  and  not  thine  own 

mouth  ; 

A stranger,  and  not  thine  own  lips. 

3 A stone  is  heavy,  and  the  sand  weighty  ; 

But  a fool’s  vexation  is  heavier  than  them  both. 

4 Wrath  is  cruel,  and  anger  is  ® outrageous  ; 

But  who  is  able  to  stand  before  jealousy  ? 

5 Better  is  open  rebuke 
Than  love  that  is  hidden. 

6 Faithful  are  the  wounds  of  a friend  : 

But  the  kisses  of  an  enemy  are  profuse. 

7 The  full  soul  ^ loatheth  an  honeycomb  : 

But  to  the  hungry  soul  every  bitter  thing  is  sweet. 

8 As  a bird  that  wandereth  from  her  nest, 

So  is  a man  that  wandereth  from  his  place. 

9 Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice  the  heart  : 

So  doth  the  sweetness  of  a man’s  friend  that  cometh 
of  hearty  counsel. 

10  Thine  own  friend,  and  thy  father’s  friend,  forsake 

not  ; 

And  go  not  to  thy  brother’s  house  in  the  day  of  thy 
calamity  : 

Better  is  a neighbour  that  is  near  than  a brother 
far  off. 

11  My  son,  be  wise,  and  make  my  heart  glad. 

That  I may  answer  him  that  reproacheth  me. 

12  ^ A prudent  man  seeth  the  evil,  and  hideth  himself  : 
But  the  simple  pass  on,  and  suffer  for  it. 

13  ^ Take  his  garment  that  is  surety  for  a stranger  ; 
And  hold  him  in  pledge  that  is  surety  for  a strange 

woman. 

14  He  that  blesseth  his  friend  with  a loud  voice,  rising 

early  in  the  morning. 

It  shall  be  counted  a curse  to  him. 

15  A continual  dropping  in  a very  rainy  day 
And  a contentious  woman  are  alike  : 

16  He  that  would  ® restrain  her  ^ restraineth  the  wind. 
And  0 his  right  hand  encountereth  oil. 

17  Iron  sharpeneth  iron  ; 

So  a man  sharpeneth  the  countenance  of  his  friend. 

18  Whoso  keepeth  the  fig  tree  shall  eat  the  fruit 

thereof ; 

And  he  that  waiteth  on  his  master  shall  be  honoured. 

19  ^ As  in  water  face  ansiuereth  to  face, 

Sp  the  heart  of  man  to  man. 

20  * Sheol  and  Abaddon  are  never  satisfied  ; 

And  the  eyes  of  man  are  never  satisfied. 

21  The  fining  pot  is  for  silver,  and  the  furnace  for 

And  a man  is  tried  by  ^ his  praise. 


16  Eccles.  1.  8.  & 6. 

7. 

16  ch.  17.  3. 
j Heb.  crushed, 
a Heb.  a flood, 
b Heb.  trampleth 
upon. 

c See  ch.  22.  3. 


d See  ch.  20.  16. 
e Heb.  hide, 
f Heb.  hideth. 
g Or,  the  ointment 
of  his  right  hand  be- 
wrayeth itself, 
h Or,  As  water 


sheweth  face  to  face, 
so  the  heart  sheweth 
man  to  man. 
i See  ch.  15.  11. 
j Or,  that  which  he 
praiseth.  Or,  that 
whereof  he  boasteth. 


PROVERBS,  XXVIII. 


9*29 


22  Though  thou  shouldest  bray  a fool  in  a mortar 
among  wheat  with  a pestle,  yet  will  not  his  foolishness 
depart  from  him. 

23  Be  thou  diligent  to  know  the  state  of  thy  flocks, 
and  look  well  to  thy  herds. 

24  For  riches  are  not  for  ever  : and  doth  the  crown 
endure  to  every  generation  ? 

25  The  hay  appeareth,  and  the  tender  grass  shew- 
eth  itself,  and  herbs  of  the  mountains  are  gathered. 

26  The  lambs  are  for  thy  clothing,  and  the  goats  are 
the  price  of  the  field. 

27  And  thou  shalt  have  goats’  milk  enough  for  thy 
food,  for  the  food  of  thy  household,  and  for  the  main- 
tenance for  thy  maidens. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

General  observations  of  impiety  and  religious  integrity. 

The  1 wicked  flee  when  no  man  pursueth : but  the 
righteous  are  bold  as  a lion. 

2  For  the  transgression  of  a land  many  are  the 
princes  thereof  : but  by  a man  of  understanding  and 
knowledge  the  state  thereof  shall  be  prolonged. 

3  2 A poor  man  that  oppresseth  the  poor  is  like  a 
sweeping  rain  which  leaveth  no  food. 

4  3 They  that  forsake  the  law  praise  the  wicked  : ^ but 
such  as  keep  the  law  contend  with  them. 

5  ® Evil  men  understand  not  judgment  : but  ® they 
that  seek  the  Lord  understand  all  things. 

6  Better  is  the  poor  that  walketh  in  his  uprightness, 
than  he  that  is  perverse  in  his  ways,  though  he  be  rich. 

7  ® Whoso  keepeth  the  law  is  a wise  son  : but  he  that 
is  a companion  of  riotous  men  shameth  his  father. 

8  ^ He  that  by  usury  and  unjust  gain  increaseth  his 
substance,  he  shall  gather  it  for  him  that  will  pity  the 
poor. 

9  He  that  turneth  away  his  ear  from  hearing  the 
law,  even  his  prayer  shall  be  abomination. 

10  Whoso  causeth  the  righteous  to  go  astray  in  an 
evil  way,  he  shall  fall  himself  into  his  own  pit  : but 
the  upright  shall  have  good  things  in  possession. 

11  The  rich  man  is  wise  in  his  own  conceit  ; but  the 
poor  that  hath  understanding  searcheth  him  out. 

12  ^^When  righteous  men  do  rejoice,  there  is  great 
glory  : but  when  the  wicked  rise,  a man  is  hidden. 

13  He  that  covereth  his  sins  shall  not  prosper  : 
but  whoso  confesseth  and  forsaketh  them  shall  have 
mercy. 

14  Happy  is  the  man  that  feareth  alway  : but 
he  that  hardeneth  his  heart  shall  fall  into  mischief. 

15  a roaring  lion,  and  a ranging  bear  ; so  is  a 
wicked  ruler  over  the  poor  people. 


17  ch.  23.  35.  Is.  1. 
6.  Jer.  6.  3. 

18  Ps,  104.  14. 
iLev.  2G.  17,  30. 

Ps.  53.  6. 

2 Matt.  18.  28. 

3 Ps.  10.  3.  & 49.  18. 
Rom.  1.  32. 


* 1 Kin.  18.  18,  21. 
Matt.  3.  7.  & 14.  4. 
Eph.  5.  11. 
c Ps.  92.  6. 

0 John  7.  17.  1 Cor. 
2.  15.  1 John  2.  20, 
27. 

^ ver.  18.  ch.  19. 1. 


8  ch.  29.  3. 

0 Job  27.  10,  17.  ch. 
13.  22.  Eccles.  2.  20. 

10  Zech.  7.  11. 

11  Ps.  00.  18.  & 109. 
7.  ch.  15.  8. 

13  ch.  26.  27. 


22  Though  thou  shouldest  bray  a fool  in  a mortar  with 

a pestle  among  bruised  corn. 

Yet  will  not  his  foolishness  depart  from  him. 

23  Be  thou  diligent  to  know  the  state  of  thy  flocks. 
And  look  well  to  thy  herds  : 

24  For  riches  are  not  for  ever  ; 

And  doth  the  crown  endure  unto  all  generations  ? 

25  The  hay  is  carried,  and  the  tender  grass  sheweth 

itself. 

And  the  herbs  of  the  mountains  are  gathered  in. 

26  The  lambs  are  for  thy  clothing. 

And  the  goats  are  the  price  of  the  field  : 

27  And  there  will  be  goats’  milk  enough  for  thy  food, 

for  the  food  of  thy  household  ; 

And  maintenance  for  thy  maidens. 

28  The  wicked  flee  when  no  man  pursueth  ; 

But  the  righteous  are  bold  as  a lion. 

2 For  the  transgression  of  a land  many  are  the  princes 

thereof  : 

But  by  ® men  of  understanding  and  knowledge  the 
state  thereof  be  prolonged. 

3 A needy  man  that  oppresseth  the  poor 

Is  like  a sweeping  rain  ^ which  leaveth  no  food. 

4 They  that  forsake  the  law  praise  the  wicked  : 

But  such  as  keep  the  law  contend  with  them. 

5 Evil  men  understand  not  judgement  : 

But  they  that  seek  the  Lord  understand  all  things. 

6 Better  is  the  poor  that  walketh  in  his  integrity. 
Than  he  that  is  perverse  in  his  ways,  though  he  be 

rich. 

7 Whoso  keepeth  the  law  is  a wise  son  : 

But  he  that  is  a companion  of  gluttonous  men 
shameth  his  father. 

8 He  that  augmenteth  his  substance  by  usury  and  in- 

crease, 

Gathereth  it  for  him  that  hath  pity  on  the'poor. 

9 He  that  Turneth  away  his  ear  from  hearing  the  law. 
Even  his  prayer  is  an  abomination. 

10  Whoso  causeth  the  upright  to  go  astray  in  an  evil 

way, 

He  shall  fall  himself  into  his  own  pit  : 

But  the  perfect  shall  inherit  good. 

11  The  rich  man  is  wise  in  ® his  own  conceit  ; 

But  the  poor  that  hath  understanding  searcheth 
him  out. 

12  When  the  righteous  triumph,  there  is  great  glory  : 
But  when  the  wicked  rise,  men  -^hide  themselves. 

13  He  that  covereth  his  transgressions  shall  not  pros- 

per : 

But  whoso  confesseth  and  forsaketh  them  shall 
obtain  mercy. 

14  Happy  is  the  man  that  feareth  alway  ; 

But  he  that  hardeneth  his  heart  shall  fall  into 
^ mischief. 

15  As  a roaring  lion,  and  a ranging  bear  ; 

So  is  a wicked  ruler  over  a poor  people. 


13  Matt.  0.  33. 

14  ver.  28.  ch.  11. 
10.  & 29.  2.  Eccles. 
10.  0. 

15  Ps.  32.  3, '5.  1 

John  1.  8,  9,  10. 

IS  Ps.  16.  8.  ch.  23. 
17. 


17  Rom.  2.  5.  & 11. 
20. 

18 1 Pet.  5.  8. 

10  Ex.  1.  14,  10,  22. 
Matt.  2.  10. 
k Heb.  grass, 
a Or,  a man, 
b Heb.  without  food. 


c See  ch.  19.  1. 
d Heb.  perverse  of 
two  ways. 

e Heb.  his  own  eyes, 
f Heb.  must  be 
searched  for, 
g Or,  calamity. 


930 


PROVERBS,  XXIX. 


16  The  prince  that  wanteth  understanding  is  also  a 
great  oppressor  : but  he  that  hateth  covetousness  shall 
prolong  his  days. 

17  A man  that  doeth  violence  to  the  blood  of  any 
person  shall  dee  to  the  pit  ; let  no  man  stay  him. 

18  Whoso  walketh  uprightly  shall  be  saved  : but 
22  he  that  is  perverse  in  his  ways  sliall  fall  at  once. 

19  23  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall  have  plenty  of 
bread  : but  he  that  followeth  after  vain  persons  shall 
have  poverty  enough. 

20  A faithful  man  shall  abound  with  blessings  : 2^  but 
he  that  maketh  haste  to  be  rich  shall  not  be  innocent. 

21  25  To  have  respect  of  persons  is  not  good  : for 
2®  for  a piece  of  bread  that  man  will  transgress. 

22  27  He  that  hasteth  to  be  rich  hath  an  evil  eye,  and 
considereth  not  that  poverty  shall  come  upon  him. 

23  28  He  that  rebuketh  a man  afterwards  shall  find 
more  favour  than  he  that  dattereth  with  the  tongue. 

24  Whoso  robbeth  his  father  or  his  mother,  and 
saith.  It  is  no  transgression  ; the  same  29  is  the  com- 
panion of  a destroyer. 

25  He  that  is  of  a proud  heart  stirreth  up  strife  : 
®ibut  he  that  putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be 
made  fat. 

26  He  that  trusteth  in  his  own  heart  is  a fool : but 
whoso  walketh  wisely,  he  shall  be  delivered. 

27  ®2  He  that  giveth  unto  the  poor  shall  not  lack  : 
but  he  that  hideth  his  eyes  shall  have  many  a curse. 

28  When  the  wicked  rise,  men  hide  themselves  : 
but  when  they  perish,  the  righteous  increase. 


CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1 Observations  of  vublick  government,  15  and  of  private.  22  Of  anger, 
pride,  thievery,  cowardice,  and  corruption. 

^TXE,  that  being  often  reproved  hardeneth  his  neck, 
JLl  shall  suddenly  be  destroyed,  and  that  without 
remedy. 

2 2 When  the  righteous  are  in  authority,  the  people 
rejoice  : but  when  the  wicked  beareth  rule,  ® the  people 
mourn. 

3 ^ Whoso  loveth  wisdom  fejoiceth  his  father  : ® but 
he  that  keepeth  company  with  harlots  spendeth  his  sub- 
stance. 

4 The  king  by  judgment  establisheth  the  land  : but 
he  that  receiveth  gifts  overthroweth  it. 

5 A man  that  dattereth  his  neighbour  spreadeth  a 
net  for  his  feet. 

6 In  the  transgression  of  an  evil  man  there  is  a 
snare  : but  the  righteous  doth  sing  and  rejoice. 

7 ® The  righteous  considereth  the  cause  of  the  poor  : 
hut  the  wicked  regardeth  not  to  know  it. 

8 Scornful  men  bring  a city  into  a snare  : but  wise 
men  ® turn  away  wrath. 


16  *The  prince  that  lacketh  understanding  is  also  a 

great  oppressor  : 

But  he  that  hateth  covetousness  shall  prolong  his 
days. 

17  A man  that  is  laden  with  the  blood  of  any  person 
Shall  dee  unto  the  pit  ; let  no  man  stay  him. 

18  Whoso  walketh  uprightly  shall  be  delivered  : 

But  *he  that  is  perverse  in  his  wavs  shall  fall  at 
once. 

19  j He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall  have  plenty  of 

bread  : 

But  he  that  followeth  after  vain  persons  shall  have 
poverty  enough. 

20  A faithful  man  shall  abound  with  blessings  : 

But  he  that  maketh  haste  to  be  rich  shall  not  be 
unpunished. 

21  To  have  respect  of  persons  is  not  good  : 

^ Neither  that  a man  should  transgress  for  a piece 
of  bread. 

22  He  that  hath  an  evil  eye  hasteth  after  riches, 

And  knoweth  not  that  want  shall  come  upon  him. 

23  He  that  rebuketh  a man  shall  afterward  find  more 

favour 

Than  he  that  dattereth  with  the  tongue. 

24  Whoso  robbeth  his  father  or  his  mother,  and  saith. 

It  is  no  transgression  ; 

The  same  is  the  companion  of  a destroyer. 

25  He  that  is  of  a greedy  spirit  stirreth  up  strife  : 

But  he  that  putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be 

made  fat. 

26  He  that  trusteth  in  his  own  heart  is  a fool  : 

But  whoso  walketh  wisely,  he  shall  be  delivered. 

27  He  that  giveth  unto  the  poor  shall  not  lack  : 

But  he  that  hideth  his  eyes  shall  have  many  a curse. 

28  When  the  wicked  rise,  men  hide  themselves  : 

But  when  they  perish,  the  righteous  increase. 


29  He  that  being  often  reproved  hardeneth  his  neck 
Shall  suddenly  be  broken,  and  that  without  remedy. 

2 When  the  righteous  “ are  increased,  the  people  re- 

joice : 

But  when  a wicked  man  beareth  rule,  the  people 
sigh. 

3 Whoso  loveth  wisdom  rejoiceth  his  father  : 

But  he  that  keepeth  company  with  harlots  wasteth 
his  substance. 

4 The  king  by  judgement  establisheth  the  land  : 

But  ^ he  that  exaeteth  gifts  overthroweth  it. 

5 A man  tliat  dattereth  his  neighbour 
Spreadeth  a net  for  his  steps. 

6 In  the  transgression  of  an  evil  man  there  is  a snare  : 
But  the  righteous  doth  sing  and  rejoice. 

7 The  righteous  taketh  knowledge  of  the  cause  of  the 

poor  : 

The  wicked  hath  not  understanding  to  know  it. 

8 Scornful  men  set  a city  in  a dame  : 

But  wise  men  turn  away  wrath. 


20  Gen.  9.  6.  Ex. 
21.  14. 

21  ch.  10.  9,  25. 

22  ver.  6. 

23  ch.  12.  11. 

24  ver.  22.  ch.  13. 
11.  & 20.  21.  & 23.  4. 
1 Tim.  6.  9. 

23  ch.  18.  5.  & 24. 
23. 


20  Ezek.  13.  19. 

21  ver.  20. 

28  ch.  27.  5,  6. 

29  ch.  18.  9. 

30  ch.  13.  10. 

31  1 Tim.  6.  6. 
32Deut.  15.  7,  &c. 

ch.  19.  17.  & 22.  9. 


33  ver.  12.  ch.  29.  2. 

34  Job  24.  4. 

1 1 Sam.  2.  25.  2 

Chr.  36.  16.  ch.  1. 
24-27.  ' 

2Esth.8.15.  ch.  11. 
10.  & 28.  12,  28. 

3 Esth.  3.  15. 


4 ch.  10.  1.  & 15.  20. 
& 27.  11. 

3 ch.  5.  9,  10.  & 6. 
26.  & 28.  7.  Luke  15. 
13  30 

6 Job  29.  16.  & 31. 
13.  Ps.  41. 1.  , 

ich.  11.  11. 

« Ezek.  22.  30. 


h Or,  0 prince  that 
lackest  understanding 
and  art  a great  op- 
pressor, he  £&c. 

i Or,  he  that  walketh 
perversely  in  two 
ways. 

j See  ch.  12.  11. 
k Or,  For  for  apiece 


of  bread  a man  will 
transgress. 

a Or,  are  in  au- 
thority. 

b Or,  he  that  impos- 
eth  tribute.  Heb.  a 
man  of  offerings. 

c Or,  Understandeth 
not  knowledge. 


PROVERBS,  XXX.  931 


^ If  2b  wise  man  contendeth  with  a foolish  man, 
® whether  he  rage  or  laugh,  there  is  no  rest. 

10  The  bloodthirsty  hate  the  upright  : but  the  just 
seek  his  soul. 

11  A fool  uttereth  all  his  mind  : but  a wise  man 
keepeth  it  in  till  afterwards. 

12  If  a ruler  hearken  to  lies,  all  his  servants  are 
wicked. 

13  The  poor  and  the  deceitful  man  meet  together  : 

the  Lord  lighteneth  both  their  eyes. 

14  1^  The  king  that  i®  faithfully  judgeth  the  poor,  his 
throne  shall  be  established  for  ever. 

15  13  The  rod  and  reproof  give  wisdom  : but  i"^  a 
child  left  to  himself  hringeth.  his  mother  to  shame. 

16  When  the  wicked  are  multiplied,  transgression 
increaseth  : i®  but  the  righteous  shall  see  their  fall. 

17  13  Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall  give  thee  rest ; 
yea,  he  shall  give  delight  unto  thy  soul. 

18  23  Where  there  is  no  vision,  the  people  perish  : 
but  21  he  that  keepeth  the  law,  happy  is  he. 

19  A servant  will  not  be  corrected  by  words  : for 
though  he  understand  he  will  not  answer. 

20  Seest  thou  a man  that  is  hasty  in  his  words  ? 

there  is  more  hope  of  a fool  than  of  him. 

21  He  that  delicately  bringeth  up  his  servant  from  a 
child  shall  have  him  become  his  son  at  the  length. 

22  23  An  angry  man  stirreth  up  strife,  and  a furious 
man  aboundeth  in  transgression. 

23  24  A man’s  pride  shall  bring  him  low  : but  honour 
shall  uphold  the  humble  in  spirit. 

24  Whoso  is  partner  with  a thief  hateth  his  own 
soul  : 25  he  heareth  cursing,  and  bewrayeth  it  not. 

25  26  The  fear  of  man  bringeth  a snare  : but  whoso 
putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be  safe. 

26  27  Many  seek  the  ruler’s  favour  ; but  every  man’s 
judgment  cometh  from  the  Lord. 

27  An  unjust  man  is  an  abomination  to  the  just  : 
and  he  that  is  upright  in  the  way  is  abomination  to  the 
wicked. 


CHAPTER  XXX. 

1 Agurh  confession  of  his  faith.  1 The  two  points  of  his  pra^jer.  The 

meanest  are  not  to  be  loronged.  11  Four  wicked  generations,  15  Four 
things  insatiable.  17  Parents  are  not  to  be  despised.  18  Four  things 
hard  to  be  known.  21  Four  things  intolerable,  24  Four  things  exceed- 
ing wise.  29  Four  things  stately.  32  Wrath  is  to  be  prevented. 

The  words  of  Agur  the  son  of  Jakeh,  even  ^the 
prophecy  : the  man  spake  unto  Ithiel,  even  unto 
Ithiel  and  Ucal, 

2 2 Surely  I am  more  brutish  than  any  man,  and  have 
not  the  understanding  of  a man. 


9  If  a wise  man  hath  a controversy  with  a foolish 
man, 

‘^Whether  he  be  angry  or  laugh,  there  will  be  no 
rest. 

10  The  bloodthirsty  hate  him  that  is  perfect : 

® And  as  for  the  upright,  they  seek  his  life. 

11  A fool  uttereth  all  his  anger  : 

But  a wise  man  keepeth  it  back  and  stilleth  it. 

12  If  a ruler  hearkeneth  to  falsehood, 

All  his  servants  are  wicked. 

13  The  poor  man  and  the  oppressor  meet  together  ; 
The  Lord  lighteneth  the  eyes  of  them  both. 

14  The  king  that  faithfully  judgeth  the  poor, 

His  throne  shall  be  established  for  ever. 

15  The  rod  and  reproof  give  wisdom  : 

But  a child  left  to  himself  causeth  shame  to  his 
mother. 

16  When  the  wicked  ^ are  increased,  transgression  in- 

creaseth : 

But  the  righteous  shall  look  upon  their  fall. 

17  Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall  give  thee  rest ; 

Yea,  he  shall  give  delight  unto  thy  soul. 

18  Where  there  is  no  vision,  the  people  cast  off  re- 

straint : 

But  he  that  keepeth  the  law,  happy  is  he. 

19  A servant  will  not  be  corrected  by  words  : 

For  though  he  understand  he  will  not  ^ give  heed. 

20  Seest  thou  a man  that  is  liasty  in  his  * words  ? 

There  is  more  hope  of  a fool  than  of  him. 

21  He  that  delicately  bringeth  up  his  servant  from  a 

child 

Shall  have  him  become  j a son  at  the  last. 

22  An  angry  man  stirreth  up  strife, 

And  a wrathful  man  aboundeth  in  transgression. 

23  A man’s  pride  shall  bring  him  low  : 

But  he  that  is  of  a lowly  spirit  shall  obtain  honour. 

24  Whoso  is  partner  with  a thief  hateth  his  own  soul  : 

^ He  heareth  the  adjuration  and  uttereth  nothing. 

25  The  fear  of  man  bringeth  a snare  : 

But  whoso  putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lord  ^ shall  be 
safe. 

26  Many  seek  the  ruler’s  favour  : 

But  a man’s  judgement  cometh  from  the  Lord. 

27  An  unjust  man  is  an  abomination  to  the  righteous  : 
And  he  that  is  upright  in  the  way  is  an  abomination 

to  the  wicked. 


30  The  words  of  Agur  the  son  of  "Jakeh;  the 
^ oracle. 

The  man  saith  ‘^unto  Ithiel,  unto  Ithiel  and  Ucal  i 
2 Surely  I am  more  brutish  than  any  man, 

And  have  not  the  understanding  of  a man  : 


9 Matt.  11.  17. 

10  Gen.  4.  6,  8.  1 

John  3.  12. 

11  Judg.  16.  17.  ch. 
12.  16.  & 14.  33. 

12  ch.  22.  2. 

13  Matt.  5.  45. 

14  ch.  20.  28.  &25.  5. 

15  Ps.  72.  2,  4,  13, 
14. 

10  ver.  17. 


17  ch.  10.  1.  & 17. 
21,  25. 

18  Ps.  37.  36.  & 58. 
10.  & 01.  8.  & 92. 11. 

lover.  15.  ch.  1.3. 
24.  & 19.  18.  & 22.  15. 
& 23.  13,  14. 

20  1 Sam.  3. 1.  Amos 

8.  11, 12. 

21  John  13. 17.  Jam. 
1.  25. 


22  ch.  26.  12. 

23  ch.  16.  18.  &26. 

21. 

24  Job  22.  29.  ch. 
15.  33.  & 18.  12.  Is. 
66.  2.  Dan.  4.  30,  31, 
&c.  Matt.  23.  12. 
Luke  14.  11.  & 18.  14. 
Acts  12.  23.  Jam.  4. 
6,  10.  1 Pet.  5.  6. 

25  Lev.  6.  1. 


20  Gen.  12.  12.  & 20.  g Or,  are  in  autho- 
2,  11.  rity. 

27  See  Ps.  20.  9.  ch.  h Heb.  answer, 

19.  6.  i Or,  business. 

1 ch.  31.  1.  j The  meaning  of 

2 Ps.  73.  22,  the  word  is  doubtful. 

d Or,  He  rageth  and  The  Vulgate  renders 

laugheth^  and  there  is  it,  refractory, 
no  rest.  k See  Lev.  6.  1. 

e Or,  But  the  up-  I Heb.  shall  be  set 
right  care  for  his  soul,  on  high, 
f Heb.  spirit. 


a Or,  Jakeh^  of 
Massa,  See  Gen,  25. 
14. 

b Or,  burden, 
c Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  I have  wearied 
myself^  0 God , I hare 
tvearied  myself,  O 
God,  and  am  con- 
sumed t for  I am  dec. 


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PROVERBS,  XXX. 


3 I neither  learned  wisdom,  nor  have  the  knowledge 
of  the  holy. 

4 ^ Who  hath  ascended  up  into  heaven,  or  descended  ? 
* who  hath  gathered  the  wind  in  his  tists  ? who  hath 
bound  the  waters  in  a garment  ? who  hath  established 
all  the  ends  of  the  earth  ? what  is  his  name,  and  what 
is  his  son’s  name,  if  thou  canst  tell  ? 

5 ® Every  word  of  God  is  pure  : ® he  is  a shield  unto 
them  that  put  their  trust  in  him. 

6 Add  thou  not  unto  his  words,  lest  he  reprove  thee, 
and  thou  be  found  a liar. 

7 Two  things  have  I required  of  thee  ; deny  me  them 
not  before  I die  : 

8 Remove  far  from  me  vanity  and  lies  : give  me 
neither  poverty  nor  riches  ; ® feed  me  with  food  con- 
venient for  me  : 

9 ® Lest  I be  full,  and  deny  thee,  and  say.  Who  is  the 
Lord  ? or  lest  I be  poor,  and  steal,  and  take  the  name 
of  my  God  in  vain. 

10  Accuse  not  a servant  unto  his  master,  lest  he 
curse  thee,  and  thou  be  found  guilty. 

11  There  is  a generation  that  curseth  their  father, 
and  doth  not  bless  their  mother. 

12  There  is  a generation  that  are  pure  in  their  own 
eyes,  and  yet  is  not  washed  from  their  filthiness. 

13  There  is  a generation,  O how  lofty  are  their 
eyes  ! and  their  eyelids  are  lifted  up. 

14  There  is  a generation,  whose  teeth  are  as  Swords, 
and  their  jaw  teeth  as  knives,  ^^to  devour  the  poor 
from  off  the  earth,  and  the  needy  from  among  men. 

15  The  horseleach  hath  two  daughters,  crying,  Give, 
give.  There  are  three  things  that  are  never  satisfied, 
yea,  four  things  say  not.  It  is  enough  : 

16  The  grave  ; and  the  barren  womb  ; the  earth 
that  is  not  filled  with  water  ; and  the  fire  that  saith  not. 
It  is  enough. 

17  16  -phe  eye  that  mocketh  at  his  father,  and  despis- 
eth  to  obey  his  mother,  the  ravens  of  the  valley  shall 
pick  it  out,  and  the  young  eagles  shall  eat  it. 

18  There  be  three  things  which  are  too  wonderful  for 
me,  yea,  four  which  I know  not : 

19  The  way  of  an  eagle  in  the  air;  the  way  of  a 
serpent  upon  a rock  ; the  way  of  a ship  in  the  midst  of 
the  sea  ; and  the  way  of  a man  with  a maid. 

20  Such  is  the  way  of  an  adulterous  woman  ; she 
eateth,  and  wipeth  her  mouth,  and  saith,  I have  done 
no  wickedness. 


3 And  I have  not  learned  wisdom, 

Neither  have  I the  knowledge  of  the  Holy  One. 

4 Who  hath  ascended  up  into  heaven,  and  descended  ? 
Who  hath  gathered  the  wind  in  his  fists  ? 

Who  hath  bound  the  waters  in  his  garment  ? 

Who  hath  established  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  ? 
What  is  his  name,  and  what  is  his  son’s  name,  if 
thou  knowest  ? 

5 ® Every  word  of  God  is  tried  : 

He  is  a shield  unto  them  that  trust  in  him. 

6 Add  thou  not  unto  his  words. 

Lest  he  reprove  thee,  and  thou  be  found  a liar. 

7 Two  things  have  I asked  of  thee  ; 

Deny  me  them  not  before  I die  : 

8 Remove  far  from  me  vanity  and  lies  : 

Give  me  neither  poverty  nor  riches  ; 

Feed  me  with  ^the  food  that  is  needful  for  me  : 

9 Lest  I be  full,  and  deny  thee,  and  say.  Who  is  the 

Lord? 

Or  lest  I be  poor,  and  steal, 

And  * use  profanely  the  name  of  my  God. 

10  Slander  not  a servant  unto  his  master. 

Lest  he  curse  thee,  and  thou  be  held  guilty. 

11  There  is  a generation  that  curseth  their  father, 

And  doth  not  bless  their  mother. 

12  There  is  a generation  that  are  pure  in  their  own  eyes, 
And  yet  are  not  washed  from  their  filthiness. 

13  There  is  a generation.  Oh  how  lofty  are  their  eyes  ! 
And  their  eyelids  are  lifted  up. 

14  There  is  a generation  whose  teeth  are  as  swords, 

and  theii^  jaw  teeth  as  knives. 

To  devour  the  poor  from  off  the  earth,  and  the 
needy  from  among  men. 

15  The  * horseleach  hath  two  daughters,  ^ crying,  GivCj 

give. 

There  are  three  things  that  are  never  satisfied. 

Yea,  four  that  say  not.  Enough  : 

16  ^ The  grave  ; and  the  barren  womb  ; 

The  earth  that  is  not  satisfied  with  water  ; 

And  the  fire  that  saith  not.  Enough. 

17  The  eye  that  mocketh  at  his  father. 

And  despiseth  to  obey  his  mother. 

The  ravens  of  ^ the  valley  shall  pick  it  out, 

And  the  young  eagles  shall  eat  it. 

18  There  be  three  things  which  are  too  wonderful  for 

me. 

Yea,  four  which  I know  not : 

19  The  way  of  an  eagle  in  the  air  ; 

The  way  of  a serpent  upon  a rock  ; 

The  way  of  a ship  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  } 

And  the  way  of  a man  with  a maid. 

20  So  is  the  way  of  an  adulterous  woman  ; 

She  eateth,  and  wipeth  heir  mouth. 

And  saith,  I have  done  no  wickedness. 


8 .fohn  5. 13. 
<Job38.  4,  &c.  Ps. 
104.  3,  &c.  is.  40.  12, 
&c. 

Ps.  12.  6;  & 18.  30. 
& 19.  8.  & 119.  140. 

e Ps.  18.  30.  & 84. 
11;  & 115.  0,  10,11. 


^ Beut.  4.  2.  1 

32.  Rev.  22.  18,  19. 

8 Matt.  6.  11. 

9 Deut.  8.  12,  14,  1 

t3li  20,  & 32.  1 
eh.  9.  25,  26.  Jc 
31.  24,  25,  28.  Ho 
13.  6. 


10  Luke  18.  11. 

11  Ps,  131, 1,  ch.  6, 

lUob  29,  17.  Ps. 
f,  , 2.  & 67.  4.  ch.  12. 

8 Ps.  14.  4.  Amos 

1. 


11  ch.  27.  20.  Hab. 
2.  5. 

13  Gen.  9.  22.  Lev. 
20.  9.  ch.  20.  20.  & 
23.  22. 

d Or,  That  I should 


have  the  knowledge 
drr. 

e See  Ps.  12.  & 6. 18. 
30. 

/ Heb.  purified, 
g Heb.  the  bread  of 
my  portion. 


h Heb.  handle  the 
name. 

i Or,  vampire, 
j Or,  called. 
k Heb.  Sheol. 

I Or,  the  brook, 
m Or,  vultures. 


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21  For  three  things  the  earth  is  disquieted,  and  for 
four  which  it  cannot  bear  : 

22  i®For  a servant  when  he  reigneth  ; and  a fool 
when  he  is  filled  with  meat ; 

23  For  an  odious  woman  when  she  is  married  ; and 
an  handmaid  that  is  heir  to  her  mistress. 

24  There  be  four  things  which  are  little  upon  the 
earth,  but  they  are  exceeding  wise  : 

25  The  ants  are  a people  not  strong,  yet  they  pre- 
pare their  meat  in  the  summer  ; 

26  Tlie  conies  are  hut  a feeble  folk,  yet  make  they 
their  houses  in  the  rocks  ; 

27  The  locusts  have  no  king,  yet  go  they  forth  all  of 
them  by  bands  ; 

28  The  spider  taketh  hold  with  her  hands,  and  is  in 
kings’  palaces. 

29  There  be  three  things  which  go  well,  yea,  four  are 
comely  in  going  : 

30  A lion  which  is  strongest  among  beasts,  and  turn- 
eth  not  away  for  any  ; 

31  A greyhound  ; an  he  goat  also  ; and  a king, 
against  whom  there  is  no  rising  up. 

32  If  thou  hast  done  foolishly  in  lifting  up  thyself, 
or  if  thou  hast  thought  evil,  lay  thine  hand  upon  thy 
mouth. 

33  Surely  the  churning  of  milk  bringeth  forth  butter, 
and  the  wringing  of  the  nose  bringeth  forth  blood  : so 
the  forcing  of  wrath  bringeth  forth  strife. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1 Lemuel's  lesson  of  chastity  and  temperance.  6 The  afflicted  are  to  be 
comforted  and  defended.  10  The  praise  and  properties  of  a good  wife. 

The  words  of  king  Lemuel,  ^ the  prophecy  that  his 
mother  taught  him. 

2  What,  my  son  ? and  what,  ^ the  son  of  my  womb  ? 
and  what,  the  son  of  my  vows  ? 

3  ® Give  not  thy  strength  unto  women,  nor  thy  ways 
^ to  that  which  destroyeth  kings. 

^ ^ It  is  not  for  kings,  O Lemuel,  it  is  not  for  kings 
to  drink  wine  ; nor  for  princes  strong  drink  : 

5  ® Lest  they  drink,  and  forget  the  law,  and  pervert 
the  judgment  of  any  of  the  afflicted. 

6  Give  strong  drink  unto  him  that  is  ready  to 
perish,  and  wine  unto  those  that  be  of  heavy  hearts. 

7  Let  him  drink,  and  forget  his  poverty,  and  remem- 
ber his  misery  no  more. 

8  ® Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb  ^ in  the  cause  of 
all  such  as  are  appointed  to  destruction. 

9  Open  thy  mouth,  judge  righteously,  and  plead 
the  cause  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

10  ^ Who  can  find  a virtuous  woman  ? for  her 
price  is  far  above  rubies. 

11  The  heart  of  her  husband  doth  safely  trust  in  her, 
so  that  he  shall  have  no  need  of  spoil. 

12  She  will  do  him  good  and  not  evil  all  the  days  of 
her  life. 


16  Ch.  19.10.  Eccles. 
10.  7. 

11  ch.  6.  6,  &c. 

18  Ps.  104.  18. 

19  Job.  21. 5.  & 40.  4. 
Eccles.  8.  3.  Mic.  7. 16. 

1 ch.  .30.  1. 

1 Is.  49.  15. 

8 ch.  5.  9. 


« Deut.  17. 17.  Neh. 
13.26.  ch.  7.26.  Hos. 
4.  11. 

r-  Eccles.  10.  17. 

6 Hos.  4. 11. 

1 Ps.  104. 16. 

8 See  Job  29.  15, 16. 
*'l  Sam.  19.4.  Esth. 
4.  16. 


16  Lev.  19, 15.  Deut. 
1.  16. 

11  Job  29. 12.  Is.  1. 
17.  Jer.  22.  16. 

12  ch.  12.  4.  & 18. 
22.  & 19.  14. 

n Heb.  Under. 

0 See  Lev.  11.5. 
p Or,  thov,  const 


21  ”For  three  things  the  earth  doth  tremble, 

And  for  four,  which  it  cannot  bear  : 

22  For  a servant  when  he  is  king  ; 

And  a fool  when  he  is  filled  with  meat  ; 

23  For  an  odious  woman  when  she  is  married  ; 

And  an  handmaid  that  is  heir  to  her  mistress. 

24  There  be  four  things  which  are  little  upon  the  earth, 
But  they  are  exceeding  wise  : 

25  The  ants  are  a people  not  strong. 

Yet  they  provide  their  meat  in  the  summer  ; 

26  The  ° conies  are  but  a feeble  folk. 

Yet  make  they  their  houses  in  the  rocks  ; 

27  The  locusts  have  no  king. 

Yet  go  they  forth  all  of  them  by  bands  ; 

28  The  lizard  p taketh  hold  with  her  hands. 

Yet  is  she  in  kings’  palaces. 

29  There  be  three  things  which  are  stately  in  their 

march. 

Yea,  four  which  are  stately  in  going  : 

30  The  lion,  which  is  mightiest  among  beasts. 

And  turneth  not  away  for  any  ; 

31  The  9 greyhound  ; the  he-goat  also  ; 

And  the  king,  '’against  whom  there  is  no  rising  up. 

32  If  thou  hast  done  foolishly  in  lifting  up  thyself. 

Or  if  thou  hast  thought  evil. 

Lay  thine  hand  upon  thy  mouth. 

33  For  the  * churning  of  milk  bringeth  forth  butter, 
And  the  ® wringing  of  the  nose  bringeth  forth  blood  : 
So  the  ® forcing  of  wrath  bringeth  forth  strife. 


31  ® The  words  of  king  Lemuel  ; the  ^ oracle  which 

his  mother  taught  him. 

2 What,  my  son  ? and  what,  O son  of  my  womb  ? 
And  what,  O son  of  my  vows  ? 

3 Give  not  thy  strength  unto  women, 

Nor  thy  ways  to  ‘^that  which  destroyeth  kings. 

4 It  is  not  for  kings,  O Lemuel,  it  is  not  for  kings  to 

drink  wine  ; 

Nor  for  princes  ^to  say,  Where  is  strong  drink  ? 

5 Lest  they  drink,  and  forget  ® the  law. 

And  pervert  the  judgement  f of  any  that  is  afflicted. 

6 Give  strong  drink  unto  him  that  is  ready  to  perish. 
And  wine  unto  the  bitter  in  soul : 

7 Let  him  drink,  and  forget  his  poverty. 

And  remember  his  misery  no  more. 

8 Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb. 

In  the  cause  of  all  such  as  are  ^ left  desolate. 

9 Open  thy  mouth,  judge  righteously. 

And  minister  judgement  to  the  poor  and  needy. 

10  A virtuous  woman  who  can  find  ? 

For  her  price  is  far  above  ^ rubies. 

11  The  heart  of  her  husband  trusteth  in  her, 

And  he  shall  have  no  lack  of  ' gain. 

12  She  doeth  him  good  and  not  evil 
All  the  days  of  her  life. 


seize  with  thy  hands. 

q Or,  warhorse.  Heb. 
well  girt  (or,  well  knit) 
in  the  loins. 

r Or,  when  his  army 
is  with  him. 
s Heb.  pressing, 
a Or,  The  words  of 
Lemuel  king  of  ^fas- 


sa,  which  dec.  See  ch. 
30.  1,  margin. 
b Or,  burden, 
c Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  them  that  de- 
stroy. 

d Another  reading 
is,  to  desire  strong 
drink. 


e Heb.  that  which  is 
decreed. 

/Heb.  of  all  the 
sons  of  affliction. 

g Or,  ready  to  pass 
atvay.  Heb.  the  sons 
of  passing  away, 
h See  Job  28.  18. 
i Heb.  spoil. 


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ECCLESIASTES,  I. 


13  She  seeketh  wool,  and  flax,  and  worketh  willingly 
with  her  hands. 

14  She  is  like  the  merchants’  ships  ; she  bringeth 
her  food  from  afar. 

15  She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet  night,  and  giveth 
meat  to  her  household,  and  a portion  to  her  maidens. 

16  She  considereth  a field,  and  buyeth  it  : with  the 
fruit  of  her  hands  she  planteth  a vineyard. 

17  She  girdeth  her  loins  with  strength,  and  strength- 
eneth  her  arms. 

18  She  perceiveth  that  her  merchandise  is  good  : her 
candle  goeth  not  out  by  night. 

19  She  layeth  her  hands  to  the  spindle,  and  her  hands 
hold  the  distaff. 

20  She  stretcheth  out  her  hand  to  the  poor  ; yea, 
she  reacheth  forth  her  hands  to  the  needy. 

21  She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow  for  her  household  : 
for  all  her  household  are  clothed  with  scarlet. 

22  She  maketh  herself  coverings  of  tapestry  ; her 
clothing  is  silk  and  purple. 

23  Her  husband  is  known  in  the  gates,  when  he 
sitteth  among  the  elders  of  the  land. 

24  She  maketh  fine  linen,  and  selleth  it;  and  de- 
livereth  girdles  unto  the  merchant. 

25  Strength  and  honour  are  her  clothing  ; and  she 
shall  rejoice  in  time  to  come. 

26  She  openeth  her  mouth  with  wisdom  ; and  in  her 
tongue  is  the  law  of  kindness. 

27  She  looketh  well  to  the  ways  of  her  household, 
and  eateth  not  the  bread  of  idleness. 

28  Her  children  arise  up,  and  call  her  blessed  ; her 
husband  also,  and  he  praiseth  her. 

29  Many  daughters  have  done  virtuously,  but  thou 
excellest  them  all. 

30  Favour  is  deceitful,  and  beauty  is  vain  : but  a 
woman  that  feareth  the  Lord,  she  shall  be  praised. 

31  Give  her  of  the  fruit  of  her  hands  ; and  let  her 
own  works  praise  her  in  the  gates. 


13  She  seeketh  wool  and  flax. 

And  worketh  j willingly  with  her  hands. 

14  She  is  like  the  merchant-ships  ; 

She  bringeth  her  food  from  afar. 

15  She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet  night. 

And  giveth  meat  to  her  household. 

And  their  ^ task  to  her  maidens. 

16  She  considereth  a field,  and  buyeth  it  : 

With  the  fruit  of  her  hands  she  planteth  a vineyard. 

17  She  girdeth  her  loins  with  strength. 

And  maketh  strong  her  arms. 

18  She  perceiveth  that  her  merchandise  is  profitable  : 
Her  lamp  goeth  not  out  by  night. 

19  She  layeth  her  hands  to  the  distaff. 

And  her  Giands  hold  the  spindle. 

20  She  spreadeth  out  her  "*hand  to  the  poor  ; 

Yea,  she  reacheth  forth  her  hands  to  the  needy. 

21  She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow  for  her  household  ; 
For  all  her  household  are  clothed  with  scarlet. 

22  She  maketh  for  herself  ^ carpets  of  tapestry  ; 

Her  clothing  is  fine  linen  and  purple. 

23  Her  husband  is  known  in  the  gates. 

When  he  sitteth  among  the  elders  of  the  land. 

24  She  maketh  linen  garments  and  selleth  them  ; 

And  delivereth  girdles  unto  the  "merchant. 

25  Strength  and  dignity  are  her  clothing  ; 

And  she  laugheth  at  the  time  to  come. 

26  She  openeth  her  mouth  with  wisdom  ; 

And  the  p law  of  kindness  is  on  her  tongue. 

27  She  looketh  well  to  the  ways  of  her  household. 

And  eateth  not  the  bread  of  idleness. 

28  Her  children  rise  up,  and  call  her  blessed  ; 

Her  husband  also,  and  he  praiseth  her,  saying : 

29  Many  daughters  have  done  virtuously. 

But  thou  excellest  them  all. 

30  Favour  is  deceitful,  and  beauty  is  vain  : 

But  a woman  that  feareth  the  Lord,  she  shall  be 
praised. 

31  Give  her  of  the  fruit  of  her  hands  ; 

And  let  her  works  praise  her  in  the  gates. 


ECCLESIASTES; 

OR,  THE  PREACHER. 


CHAPTER  1. 

1 The  pfeaehef  shetOeth  that  all  human  courses  are  tain : 4 because  the 
creatures  are  restless  in  their  courses,  9 they  bring  forth  nothing  new, 
and  all  old  things  are  forgotten,  12  and  because  he  hath  found  it  so  in 
the  studies  of  wisdom, 

The  words  1 of  the  Preached,  the  son  of  David,  king 
in  Jerusalem. 

2^  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the  Preacher,  vanity  of 
vanities  ; ® all  is  vanity. 

3 '*  What  profit  hath  a man  of  all  his  labour  which 
he  taketh  under  the  sun  ? 

4 One  generation  passeth  away,  and  another  genera- 
tion cometh  : ® but  the  earth  abideth  for  ever. 


1 Tfik  Words  of  **the  Preacher,  the  sen  of  David, 
king  in  Jerusalem. 

2 Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the  Preacher  } vanity  of 

3 vanities,  all  is  vanity.  What  profit  hath  man  of  all 
his  labour  wherein  he  laboureth  under  the  sun  ? 

4 One  generation  goeth,  and  another  generation  com- 


13  Rom.  12.  11. 

14  Luke  12.  42. 

15  Eph.  4.  28.  Heb. 

13.  16. 


18  ch.  12.  4. 

1 ver.  12.  cb.  7.  27. 
& 12.  8,  9,  10. 

8Ps.  39.  5,  6.  & 


62.  9.  & 144.  4.  ch. 

12.  8. 

3 Rom.  8.  20. 

« ch.  2.  22.  & 3.  9. 


5 Rs.  104.  5.  & 119. 

no.^ 

j Or,  at  the  business 

oh 


k Or,  portion, 

I Heb.  p'almsi 
m Heb.  palm, 
n Or,  cushions. 


0 Heb.  Caiiuanite, 
p Or,  teaching, 
a Or,  the  great  ora* 
tor,  Heb.  Koheleth. 


ECCLESIASTES,  IL  , 


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5 ® The  sun  also  arlseth,  and  the  sun  goeth  down, 
and  hasteth  to  his  place  where  he  arose. 

6 The  wind  goeth  toward  the  south,  and  turneth 
about  unto  the  north  ; it  whirleth  about  continually, 
and  the  wind  returneth  again  according  to  his  circuits. 

7 ® All  the  rivers  run  into  the  sea  ; yet  the  sea  is  not 
full  ; unto  the  place  from  whence  the  rivers  come, 
thither  they  return  again. 

8 All  things  are  full  of  labour  ; man  cannot  utter  it  : 
® the  eye  is  not  satisfied  with  seeing,  nor  the  ear  filled 
with  hearing. 

9 The  thing  that  hath  been,  it  is  that  which  shall 
be  ; and  that  which  is  done  is  that  which  shall  be  done  : 
and  there  is  no  new  thing  under  the  sun. 

10  Is  there  any  thing  whereof  it  may  be  said.  See, 
this  is  new  ? it  hath  been  already  of  old  time,  which 
was  before  us. 

11  There  is  no  remembrance  of  former  things ; nei- 
ther shall  there  be  any  remembrance  of  things  that  are 
to  come  with  those  that  shall  come  after. 

12  ^ I the  Preacher  was  king  over  Israel  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

13  And  I gave  my  heart  to  seek  and  search  out  by 
wisdom  concerning  all  things  that  are  done  under 
heaven  : this  sore  travail  hath  God  given  to  the  sons 
of  man  to  be  exercised  therewith. 

14  I have  seen  all  the  works  that  are  done  under  the 
sun  ; and,  behold,  all  is  vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

15  That  which  is  crooked  cannot  be  made  straight  : 
and  that  which  is  wanting  cannot  be  numbered. 

16  I communed  with  mine  own  heart,  saying,  Lo,  I 
am  come  to  great  estate,  and  have  gotten  more  wis- 
dom than  all  they  that  have  been  before  me  in  Jeru- 
salem : yea,  my  heart  had  great  experience  of  wisdom 
and  knowledge. 

17  ^^And  I gave  my  heart  to  know  wisdom,  and  to 
know  madness  and  folly  : I perceived  that  this  also  is 
vexation  of  spirit. 

18  For  ^®in  much  wisdom  is  much  grief  : and  he  that 
increaseth  knowledge  increaseth  sorrow. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 The  vanity  of  human  courses  in  the  rvorks  of  pleasure.  12  Though  the 
wise  he  better  than  the  fool,  yet  both  have  one  event.  18  The  vanity  of 
human  labour,  in  leaving  it  they  know  not  to  whom.  24  Nothing  better 
than  joy  in  our  labour  ; but  that  is  God’s  gift. 

SAID  in  mine  heart.  Go  to  now,  I will  prove  thee 
X with  mirth,  therefore  enjoy  pleasure  : and,  behold, 

2 this  also  is  vanity. 

2 ® I said  of  laughter.  It  is  mad  : and  of  mirth. 
What  doeth  it  ? 

3^1  sought  in  mine  heart  to  give  myself  unto  wine, 
yet  acquainting  mine  heart  with  wisdom  ; and  to  lay 
hold  on  folly,  till  I might  see  what  was  that  good  for 
the  sons  of  men,  which  they  should  do  under  the  heaven 
all  the  days  of  their  life. 

4 I made  me  great  works  ; I builded  me  houses  ; I 
planted  me  vineyards  : 

5 I made  me  gardens  and  orchards,  and  I planted 
trees  in  them  of  all  kind  of  fruits  : 

6 I made  me  pools  of  water,  to  water  therewith  the 
wood  that  bringeth  forth  trees  : 

6 Pa.  19.  5,  6.  12  Gen.  3.  19.  ch.  3.  ig  ch.  12.  12. 

I John  3.  8.  10.  1 Luke  12.  19. 

8Job38. 10.  Ps.  104.  i3ch.  7.  13.  2 ig.  .50.  H. 

8,  9.  11 1 Kin.  3.  12, 13.  & » Pro.  14.  13.  ch. 

9 Pro.  27.  20.  4.  30.  & 10.  7,  23.  ch.  7.  G. 

lOch.  3.  15.  2.9.  4ch.  1.  17. 

II  Ter.  1.  15  oh.  2.  3,  12.  & 7.  b Or,  torrents, 

23,  25.  1 Thess.  ^ 21, 


5 eth  ; and  the  earth  abideth  for  ever.  The  sun  also 
ariseth,  and  the  sun  goeth  down,  and  hasteth  to  his 

6 place  where  he  ariseth.  The  wind  goeth  toward  the 
south,  and  turneth  about  unto  the  north  ; it  turneth 
about  continually  in  its  course,  and  the  wind  return- 

7 eth  again  to  its  circuits.  All  the  ^ rivers  run  into 
the  sea,  yet  the  sea  is  not  full  ; unto  the  place 

8 whither  the  rivers  go,  thither  they  go  again.  ‘^All 
things  are  full  of  weariness  ; man  cannot  utter  it : 
the  eye  is  not  satisfied  with  seeing,  nor  the  ear  filled 

9 with  hearing.  That  which  hath  been  is  that  which 
shall  be  ; and  that  which  hath  been  done  is  that 
which  shall  be  done  : and  there  is  no  new  thing  un- 

10  der  the  sun.  Is  there  a thing  whereof  men  say.  See, 
this  is  new  ? it  hath  been  already,  in  the  ages  which 

11  were  before  us.  There  is  no  remembrance  of  the 
former  generations ; neither  shall  there  be  any  re- 
membrance of  the  latter  generations  that  are  to 
come,  among  those  that  shall  come  after. 

12  I the  Preacher  was  king  over  Israel  in  Jerusa- 

13  lem.  And  I applied  my  heart  to  seek  and  to  search 
out  by  wisdom  concerning  all » that  is  done  under 
heaven  : it  is  a sore  travail  that  God  hath  given  to 

14  the  sons  of  men  to  be  exercised  therewith.  I have 
seen  all  the  works  that  are  done  under  the  sun  ; and, 
behold,  all  is  vanity  and  «a  striving  after  wind. 

15  That  which  is  crooked  cannot  be  made  straight  : and 

16  that  which  is  wanting  cannot  be  numbered.  I com- 
muned with  mine  own  heart,  saying,  Lo,  I have  got- 
ten me  great  wisdom  ^ above  all  that  were  before 
me  *in  Jerusalem  : yea,  my  heart  ‘hath  had  great 

17  experience  of  wisdom  and  knowledge.  And  I ap- 
plied my  heart  to  know  wisdom,  and  to  know  mad- 
ness and  folly  : I perceived  that  this  also  was  a 

18  striving  after  wind.  For  in  much  wisdom  is  much 
grief  : and  he  that  increaseth  knowledge  increaseth 
sorrow. 


2 I said  in  mine  heart.  Go  to  now,  I will  prove  thee 
with  mirth  ; “therefore  enjoy  ^pleasure  : and,  behold, 

2 this  also  was  vanity.  I said  of  laughter.  It  is  mad  : 

3 and  of  mirth.  What  doeth  it  ? I searched  in  mine 
heart  how  to  cheer  my  flesh  with  wine,  mine  heart 
yet  guiding  me  with  wisdom,  and  how  to  lay  hold 
on  folly,  till  I might  see  what  it  was  good  for  the 
sons  of  men  that  they  should  do  under  the  heaven 

4 ^ all  the  days  of  their  life.  I made  me  great  works  ; 

5 I builded  me  houses  ; I planted  me  vineyards  ; I 
made  me  gardens  and  parks,  and  I planted  trees  in 

6 them  of  all  kinds  of  fruit  : I made  me  pools  of 
water,  to  water  therefrom  the  forest  where  trees 


c Or,  All  words  are  g Or,  yea.,  more  than  h Or,  good, 

feeble,  all.  c Or,  holding  its 

d See  ver.  1.  h Heb.  over.  course. 

e Or.  a feeding  on  i Heb.  hath  seen  d Heb.  the  number 

wj’m/  (see  Hos.  12.  1).  abundantly.  of  the  days  of  their 

Or,  vexation  of  spirit^  a Or,  and  thou  shalt  life. 
and  so  elsewhere.  enjoy, 

f Heb.  defect. 


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ECCLESIASTES,  II. 


7 I got  me  servants  and  maidens,  and  had  servants 
born  in  my  house  ; also  I had  great  possessions  of  great 
and  small  cattle  above  all  that  were  in  Jerusalem  be- 
fore me  : 

8 ® I gathered  me  also  silver  and  gold,  and  the 
peculiar  treasure  of  kings  and  of  the  provinces  : I gat 
me  men  singers  and  women  singers,  and  the  delights 
of  the  sons  of  men,  as  musical  instruments,  and  that 
of  all  sorts. 

9 So  ® I was  great,  and  increased  more  than  all  that 
were  before  me  in  Jerusalem  : also  my  wisdom  re- 
mained with  me. 

10  And  whatsoever  mine  eyes  desired  I kept  not 
from  them,  I withheld  not  my  heart  from  any  joy  ; for 
my  heart  rejoiced  in  all  my  labour  : and  ’ this  was  my 
portion  of  all  my  labour. 

11  Then  I looked  on  all  the  works  that  my  hands  had 
wrought,  and  on  the  labour  that  I had  laboured  to  do  : 
and,  behold,  all  was  ® vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit,  and 
there  was  no  profit  under  the  sun. 

12  ^ And  I turned  myself  to  behold  wisdom,  ® and 
madness,  and  folly  : for  what  can  the  man  do  that 
cometh  after  the  Idng  ? even  that  wliich  hath  been  al- 
ready done. 

13  Then  I saw  that  wisdom  excelleth  folly,  as  far  as 
light  excelleth  darkness. 

14  i^^The  wise  man’s  eyes  are  in  his  head  ; but  the 
fool  walketh  in  darkness  : and  I myself  perceived  also 
that  one  event  happeneth  to  them  all. 

15  Then  said  I in  my  heart.  As  it  happeneth  to  the 
fool,  so  it  happeneth  even  to  me  ; and  why  was  I then 
more  wise  ? Then  I said  in  my  heart,  that  this  also  is 
vanity. 

16  For  there  is  no  remembrance  of  the  wise  more 
than  of  the  fool  for  ever  ; seeing  that  which  now  is  in 
the  days  to  come  shall  all  be  forgotten.  And  how  dieth 
the  vdse  man  ^ as  the  fool. 

17  Therefore  I hated  life  ; because  the  work  that  is 
wrought  under  the  sun  is  grievous  unto  me  : for  all  is 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

18  Yea,  I hated  all  my  labour  wliich  I had  taken 
under  the  sun  : because  I should  leave  it  unto  the 
man  that  shall  be  after  me. 

19  And  who  knoweth  whether  he  shall  be  a wise  man 
or  a fool  ? yet  shall  he  have  rule  over  all  my  labour 
wherein  I have  laboured,  and  wherein  I have  shewed 
myself  wise  under  the  sun.  This  is  also  vanity. 

20  Therefore  I went  about  to  cause  my  heart  to 
despair  of  all  the  labour  which  I took  under  the  sun. 

21  For  there  is  a man  whose  labour  is  in  wisdom,  and 
in  knowledge,  and  in  equity  ; yet  to  a man  that  hath 
not  laboured  therein  shall  he  leave  it  for  his  portion. 
This  also  is  vanity  and  a great  evil. 

22  For  what  hath  man  of  all  his  labour,  and  of  the 
vexation  of  his  heart,  wherein  he  hath  laboured  under 
the  sun  ? 

23  For  all  his  days  are  sorrows,  and  his  travail 
grief  ; yea,  his  heart  taketh  not  rest  in  the  night.  This 
is  also  vanity. 

24  ^ There  is  nothing  better  for  a man,  than  that 
he  should  eat  and  drink,  and  that  he  should  make  his 


7 were  reared  : I bought  menservants  and  maidens, 
and  had  servants  born  in  my  house  ; also  I had* 
great  possessions  of  herds  and  flocks,  above  all  that 

8 were  before  me  in  Jerusalem  : I gathered  me  also 
silver  and  gold,  and  the  peculiar  treasure  of  kings 
and  of  the  provinces  : I gat  me  men  singers  and 
women  singers,  and  the  delights  of  the  sons  of  men, 

9 ® concubines  veiy  many.  So  I was  great,  and  in- 
creased more  than  all  that  were  before  me  in  Jeru- 

10  Salem  : also  my  wisdom  f remained  with  me.  And 
whatsoever  mine  eyes  desired  I kept  not  from  them  : 
I withheld  not  my  heart  from  any  joy,  for  my  heart 
rejoiced  because  of  all  my  labour  ; and  this  was  my 

11  portion  from  all  my  labour.  Then  I looked  on  all 
the  works  that  my  hands  had  wrought,  and  on  the 
labour  that  I had  laboured  to  do  : and,  behold,  all 
was  vanity  and  a striving  after  wind,  and  there  was 
no  profit  under  the  sun. 

12  And  I turned  myself  to  behold  wisdom,  and  mad- 
ness and  folly  : for  what  can  the  man  do  that  com- 
eth ^ after  the  king  ? even  that  which  hath  been 

13  already  done.  Then  I saw  that  wisdom  excelleth 

14  folly,  as  far  as  light  excelleth  darkness.  The  wise 
man’s  eyes  are  in  his  head,  and  the  fool  walketh  in 
darkness  : and  yet  I perceived  that  one  event  hap- 

15  peneth  to  them  all.  Then  said  I in  my  heart.  As  it 
happeneth  to  the  fool,  so  will  it  happen  even  to  me  ; 
and  why  was  I then  more  wise  ? Then  I said  in  my 

16  heart,  that  this  also  was  vanity.  For  of  the  wise 
man,  even  as  of  the  fool,  there  is  no  remembrance  for 
ever  ; seeing  that  in  the  days  to  come  all  will  have 
been  already  forgotten.  And  how  doth  the  wise 

17  man  die  even  as  the  fool ! So  I hated  life  ; because 
the  work  that  is  wrought  under  the  sun  was  grievous 
unto  me  ; for  all  is  vanity  and  a striving  after  wind. 


18  And  I hated  all  my  labour  wherein  I laboured 
under  the  sun  : seeing  that  I must  leave  it  unto  the 

19  man  that  shall  be  after  me.  And  who  knoweth 
whether  he  shall  be  a wise  man  or  a fool  ? yet  shall 
he  have  rule  over  all  my  labour  wherein  I have  la- 
boured, and  wherein  I have  shewed  wisdom  under  the 

20  sun.  This  also  is  vanity.  Therefore  I turned  about 
to  causQ  my  heart  to  despair  concerning  all  the  la- 

21  hour  wherein  I had  laboured  under  the  sun.  For 
there  is  a man  whose  labour  is  with  wisdom,  and 
with  knowledge,  and  with  skilfulness  ; yet  to  a 
man  that  hath  not  laboured  therein  shall  he  leave 
it  for  his  portion.  This  also  is  vanity  and  a great 

22  evil.  For  what  hath  a man  of  all  his  labour,  and  of 
the-^  striving  of  his  heart,  wherein  he  laboureth  under 

23  the  sun  ? For  all  his  days  are  hut  sorrows,  and  his 
travail  is  grief*;  yea,  even  in  the  night  his  heart 
taketh  no  rest.  This  also  is  vanity. 

24  There  is  nothing  better  for  a man  than  that  he 
should  eat  and  drink,  and  make  his  soul  enjoy  good 


6 1 Kin.  9.  28.  & 10. 
10,  14,  21,  &c. 

6 ch.  1.  16. 

1 ch.  3.  22.  & 5.  18. 
&9.  9. 

« ch.  1.  3,  14. 


9 ch.  1.  17.  & 7.  25. 

10  Pro.  17.  24.  ch. 

8.  1. 

11  Ps.  49.  10.  ch.  9. 
2,  3,  11. 

12  Pa.  49.  10. 


13  ch.  1.  3.  & 3.  9. 

11  Job  5.  7.  & 14.  1. 
15  ch.  3.  12, 13,22.  & 
5.  18.  & 8.  15. 

e Or,  musical  in- 
struments, and  that 


of  all  sorts.  The 
Sept,  and  Syriac  ren- 
der, cupbearers,  male 
and  female.  The 
meaning  of  the  He- 
brew is  very  uncertain. 


f Or,  stood  by  me. 
g Or,  after  the  king, 
even  him  whom  they 
made  king  long  ago  ? 
Or,  after  the  king,  in 
those  things  ivhich 


have  been  already 
done  f 

h Or,  success, 
i Heb.  give, 
j Or,  vexation. 


ECCLESIASTES,  III. 


937 


soul  enjoy  good  in  his  labour.  This  also  I saw,  that  it 
was  from  the  hand  of  God. 

25  For  who  can  eat,  or  who  else  can  hasten  hereunto^ 
more  than  I ? 

26  For  God  giveth  to  a man  that  is  good  in  his  sight 
wisdom,  and  knowledge,  and  joy  : but  to  the  sinner  he 
giveth  travail,  to  gather  and  to  heap  up,  that  he  may 
give  to  him  that  is  good  before  God.  Tliis  also  is  vanity 
and  vexation  of  spirit, 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  By  the  necessary  change  of  times,  vanity  is  added  to  human  travail. 
11  There  is  an  excellency  in  God's  works.  16  But  as  for  man,  God 
shall  judge  his  works  there,  and  here  he  shall  be  like  a beast. 

TO  every  thing  there  is  a season,  and  a ^ time  to  every 
purpose  under  the  heaven  : 

2  A time  to  be  born,  and  ^ a time  to  die  ; a time  to 
plant,  and  a time  to  pluck  up  that  which  is  planted  ; 

3  A time  to  kill,  and  a time  to  heal  ; a time  to  break 
down,  and  a time  to  build  up  ; 

4  A time  to  weep,  and  a time  to  laugh  ; a time  to 
mourn,  and  a time  to  dance  ; 

5  A time  to  cast  away  stones,  and  a time  to  gather 
stones  together  ; a time  to  embrace,  and  ®a  time  to 
refrain  from  embracing  ; 

6  A time  to  get,  and  a time  to  lose  ; a time  to  keep, 
and  a time  to  cast  away  ; 

- 7 A time  to  rend,  and  a time  to  sew  ; ^ a time  to 
keep  silence,  and  a time  to  speak  ; 

8  A time  to  love,  and  a time  to  ®hate  ; a time  of 
war,  and  a time  of  peace. 

9  ® What  profit  hath  he  that  worketh  in  that  wherein' 
he  laboureth  ? 

10  I have  seen  the  travail,  which  God  hath  given  to 
the  sons  of  men  to  be  exercised  in  it. 

11  He  hath  made  every  thing  beautiful  in  his  time  : 
also  he  hath  set  the  world  in  their  heart,  so  that  ® no 
man  can  find  out  the  work  that  God  maketh  from  the 
beginning  to  the  end. 

12  ® I know  that  there  is  no  good  in  them,  but  for  a 
man  to  rejoice,  and  to  do  good  in  his  life. 

13  And  also  that  every  man  should  eat  and  drink, 
and  enjoy  the  good  of  all  his  labour,  it  is  the  gift  of 
God. 

14  I know  that,  whatsoever  God  doeth,  it  shall  be 
for  ever  : nothing  can  be  put  to  it,  nor  any  thing 
taken  from  it : and  God  doeth  it,  that  men  should  fear 
before  him. 

15  That  which  hath  been  is  now  ; and  that  which 
is  to  be  hath  already  been  ; and  God  requireth  that 
which  is  past. 

16  ^ And  moreover  I saw  under  the  sun  the  place 
of  judgment,  that  wickedness  was  there  ; and  the  place 
of  righteousness,  that  iniquity  was  there. 

17  1 said  in  mine  heart,  God  shall  judge  the  right- 
eous and  tlie  wicked  : for  there  is  a time  there  for 
every  purpose  and  for  every  work. 

18  I said  in  mine  heart  concerning  the  estate  of  the 
sons  of  men,  that  God  might  manifest  them,  and  that 
they  might  see  that  they  themselves  are  beasts. 

19  For  that  which  befalleth  the  sons  of  men  be- 
falleth  beasts  ; even  one  thing  befalleth  them  : as  the 

w Job  27. 16, 17.  Pro.  6 Luke  14.  26.  Jam.  1.  17. 

28.  8.  6 ch.  1.  3.  12  ch.  1.  9. 

1 ver.  17.  ch.  8.  6.  ^ ch.  1.  13.  » ch.  5.  8. 

2  Heb.  9.  27.  » ch.  8.  17.  Rom.  u Rom.  2.  6,  7, 8.  2 

3  Joel  2.  16.  1 Cor.  11.  33.  Cor.  6.  10.  2 Thess.  1. 

T.  5.  » ver.  22.  6, 7. 

* Amos  5.  13.  10  ch.  2.  24.  is  ver.  1. 


in  his  labour.  This  also  I saw,  that  it  is  from  the 

25  hand  of  God.  For  who  can  eat,  or  who  can  ^ have 

26  enjoyment,  ^ more  than  I ? For  to  the  man  that 
pleaseth  him  God  giveth  wisdom,  and  knowledge, 
and  joy  : but  to  the  sinner  he  giveth  travail,  to 
gather  and  to  heap  up,  that  he  may  give  to  him  that 
pleaseth  God.  This  also  is  vanity  and  a striving 
after  wind. 


3  To  every  thing  there  is  a season,  and  a time  to 

2 every  « purpose  under  the  heaven  : a time  to  be 
born,  and  a time  to  die  ; a time  to  plant,  and  a time 

3 to  pluck  up  that  which  is  planted  ; a time  to  kill, 
and  a time  to  heal ; a time  to  break  down,  and  a 

4 time  to  build  up  ; a time  to  weep,  and  a time  to 

5 laugh  ; a time  to  mourn,  and  a time  to  dance  ; a 
time  to  cast  away  stones,  and  a time  to  gather  stones 
together  ; a time  to  embrace,  and  a time  to  refrain 

6 from  embracing  ; a time  to  seek,  and  a time  to 

7 lose  ; a time  to  keep,  and  a time  to  cast  away  ; a 
time  to  rend,  and  a time  to  sew  ; a time  to  keep  si- 

8 lence,  and  a time  to  speak  ; a time  to  love,  and  a 
time  to  hate  ; a time  for  war,  and  a time  for  peace. 

9 What  profit  hath  he  that  worketh  in  that  wherein 

10  he  laboureth  ? I have  seen  the  travail  which  God 
hath  given  to  the  sons  of  men  to  be  exercised  there- 

11  with.  He  hath  made  every  thing  beautiful  in  its 
time  : also  he  hath  set  ^ the  world  in  their  heart, 
yet  so  that  man  cannot  find  out  the  work  that  God 

12  hath  done  from  the  beginning  even  to  the  end.  I 
know  that  there  is  nothing  better  for  them,  than  to 

13  rejoice,  and  ^^to  do  good  so  long  as  they  live.  And 
also  that  every  man  should  eat  and  drink,  and  enjoy 

14  good  in  all  his  labour,  is  the  gift  of  God.  I know 
that,  whatsoever  God  doeth,  it  shall  be  for  ever  : 
nothing  can  be  put  to  it,  nor  any  thing  taken  from  it  : 
and  God  hath  done  it,  that  men  should  fear  before 

15  him.  ^ That  which  is  hath  been  already  ; and  that 
which  is  to  be  hath  already  been  : and  God  seeketh 
again  that  which  is  ® passed  away. 


16  And  moreover  I saw  under  the  sun,  in  the  place 
of  judgement,  that  wickedness  was  there  ; and  in 
the  place  of  righteousness,  that  wickedness  was 

17  there.  I said  in  mine  heart,  God  shall  judge  the 
righteous  and  the  wicked  : for  there  is  a time  there 

18  for  every  " purpose  and  for  every  work,  ■f  I said  in 
mine  heart.  It  is  because  of  the  sons  of  men,  that 
God  may  prove  them,  and  that  they  may  see  that 

19  they  themselves  are  hut  as  beasts.  For  o' that  which 
befalleth  the  sons  of  men  befalleth  beasts  ; even  one 


10  Ps.  49.  12,  20.  & a Or,  matter.  heart  concerning  the 

73.  22.  ch.  2.  16.  b Or,  eternity.  sons  of  men,  It  is  that 

k Or,  hasten  there-  c Or,  to  get  good.  God  ttc. 

to.  d Or,  That  which  g Or,  the  sons  of 

I According  to  some  hath  been  is  now.  men  area  chance,  and 

ancient  authorities,  e Heb.  driven  away,  the  beasts  are  a chance, 

apart  from  him.  f Or,  I said  in  mine  and  one  dice. 


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ECCLESIASTES,  IV. 


one  dieth,  so  dieth  the  other  ; yea,  they  have  all  one 
breath  ; so  that  a man  hath  no  preeminence  above  a 
beast  : for  all  is  vanity. 

20  All  go  unto  one  place  ; all  are  of  the  dust,  and 
all  turn  to  dust  again. 

21  Who  knoweth  the  spirit  of  man  that  goeth  up- 
ward, and  the  spirit  of  the  beast  that  goeth  downward 
to  the  earth  ? 

22  Wherefore  I perceive  that  there  is  nothing  bet- 
ter, than  that  a man  should  rejoice  in  his  own  works  ; 
for  that  is  his  portion  : f or  who  shall  bring  him  to 
see  what  shall  be  after  him  ? 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Vanity  is  increased  unto  men  by  oppression,  4 by  envy,  5 by  idleness, 
7 by  covetousness,  9 by  solitariness,  \Z  by  wilfulness. 

SO  I returned,  and  considered  all  the  ^ oppressions 
that  are  done  under  the  sun  : and  behold  the  tears 
of  such  as  were  oppressed,  and  they  had  no  comforter  ; 
and  on  the  side  of  their  oppressors  there  was  power  ; 
but  they  had  no  comforter. 

2  2 Wherefore  I praised  the  dead  which  are  already 
dead  more  than  the  living  which  are  yet  alive. 

3  ® Yea,  better  is  he  than  both  they,  which  hath  not 
yet  been,  who  hath  not  seen  the  evil  work  that  is  done 
under  the  sun. 

4  ^ Again,  I considered  all  travail,  and  every  right 
work,  that  for  this  a man  is  envied  of  his  neighbour. 
This  is  also  vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

5  ^The  fool  foldeth  his  hands  together,  and  eateth 
his  own  flesh. 

6  ® Better  is  an  handful  with  quietness,  than  both  the 
hands  full  with  travail  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

7  ^ Then  I returned,  and  I saw  vanity  under  the 
smi. 

8  There  is  one  alone,  and  there  is  not  a second  ; yea, 
he  hath  neither  child  nor  brother  : yet  is  there  no  end  of 
all  his  labour  ; neither  is  his  ® eye  satisfied  with  riches  ; 
"^neither  saith  he,  For  whom  do  I labour,  and  bereave 
my  soul  of  good  ? This  is  also  vanity,  yea,  it  is  a sore 
travail. 

9  ^ Two  are  better  than  one  ; because  they  have'  a 
good  reward  for  their  labour. 

10  For  if  they  fall,  the  one  will  lift  up  his  fellow  : 
but  woe  to  him  that  is  alone  when  he  falleth  ; for  he 
hath  not  another  to  help  him  up. 

11  Again,  if  two  lie  together,  then  they  have  heat  : 
but  how  can  one  be  warm  alone  f 

12  And  if  one  prevail  against  him,  two  shall  with- 
stand him  ; and  a threefold  cord  is  not  quickly  broken. 

13  ^ Better  is  a poor  and  a wise  child  than  an  old 
and  foolish  king,  who  will  no  more  be  admonished. 

14  For  out  of  prison  he  cometh  to  reign  ; whereas 
also  he  that  is  born  in  his  kingdom  becometh  poor. 

15  I considered  all  the  living  which  walk  under  the 
sun,  with  the  second  child  that  shall  stand  up  in  his 
stead. 

16  There  is  no  end  of  all  the  people,  even  of  all  that 
have  been  before  them  : they  also  that  come  after  shall 
not  rejoice  in  him.  Surely  this  also  is  vanity  and  vex- 
ation of  spirit. 


thing  befalleth  them  : as  the  one  dieth,  so-  dieth  the 
other  ; yea,  they  have  all  one  * breath  ; and  man 
hath  no  preeminence  above  the  beasts  : for  all  is 

20  vanity.  All  go  unto  one  place  ; all  are  of  the  dust, 

21  and  all  turn  to  dust  again.  Who  knoweth  the  spirit 
* of  man  j whether  it  goeth  upward,  and  the  spirit  of 
the  beast  j whether  it  goeth  downward  to  the  earth  ? 

22  Wherefore  I saw  that  there  is  nothing  better,  than 
that  a man  should  rejoice  in  his  works  ; for  that 
is  his  portion  : for  who  shall  bring  him  hack  to  see 
what  shall  be  after  him  ? 


4  Then  I returned  and  saw  all  the  oppressions  that 
are  done  under  the  sun  : and  behold,  the  tears  of 
such  as  were  oppressed,  and  they  had  no  comforter  ; 
and  on  the  side  of  their  oppressors  there  was  power, 

2 but  they  had  no  comforter.  Wherefore  I praised 
the  dead  which  are  already  dead  more  than  the  liv- 

3 ing  which  are  yet  alive  ; yea,  ® better  than  them 
both  did  I esteem  him  which  hath  not  yet  been,  who 
hath  not  seen  the  evil  work  that  is  done  under  the 
sun. 

4 Then  I saw  all  labour  and  every  ^ skilful  work,  that 
‘^for  this  a man  is  envied  of  his  neighbour.  This 

5 also  is  vanity  and  a striving  after  wind.  The  fool 
foldeth  his  hands  together,  and  eateth  his  own  flesh. 

6 Better  is  an  handful  ^ with  quietness,  than  two  hand-r 
f uls  ^ with  labour  and  striving  after  wind. 

7 Then  I returned  and  saw  vanity  under  the  sun. 

8 There  is  one  that  is  alone,  and  he  hath  not  a second  ; 
yea,  he  hath  neither  son  nor  brother  ; yet  is  there 
no  end  of  all  his  labour,  neither  are  his  eyes  satisfied 
with  riches.  For  whom  then,  saith  he,  do  I labour, 
and  deprive  my  soul  of  good  ? This  also  is  vanity, 

9 yea,  it  is  a sore  travail.  Two  are  better  than  one  ; 
because  they  have  a good  reward  for  their  labour. 

10  For  if  they  fall,  the  one  will  lift  up  his  fellow  : but 
woe  to  him  that  is  alone  when  he  falleth,  and  hath 

11  not  another  to  lift  him  up.  Again,  if  two  lie  to- 
gether, then  they  have  warmth  : but  how  can  one  be 

12  warm  alone?  And  if  a man  prevail  against  him 
that  is  alone,  two  shall  withstand  him  ; and  a three- 
fold cord  is  not  quickly  broken. 

13*  Better  is  a poor  and  wise  youth  than  an  old  and 
foolish  king,  who  knoweth  not  how  to  receive  ad- 

14  monition  any  more.  For  out  of  prison  he  came 
forth  to  be  king  ; ® yea,  even  in  his  kingdom  he  was 

15  born  poor.  I saw  all  the  living  which  walk  under 
the  sun,  that  they  were  with  the  youth,  the  second, 

16  that  stood  up  in  his  stead.  There  was  no  end  of 
all  the  people,  even  of  all  them  over  whom  he  was  : 
yet  they  that  come  after  shall  not  rejoice  in  him. 
Surely  this  also  is  vanity  and  a striving  after  wind. 


Gen.  3.  19.  i ch.  3.  IG.  & 5.  8.  ^ Pro.  15.  16,  17.  & i Heb.  of  the  sons  of  c Or,  it  cometh  of  a though  born  in  his 

ch.  12.  7.  2 Job  3.  17,  &c.  16.8.  men.  man's  rivalry  with  his  kingdom  became  poor. 

ver.  12.  ch.  2.  24.  3 Job  3.  11,  16,  21.  ® Pro.  27. 20.  1 John  j Or,  that  goeth.  neighbour.  /Or,  There  is  no 

& 5.  18.  & 11.  9.  ch.  6.  3.  2.  16.  a Or,  better . than  d Or,  of.  end,  in  the  mind  of 

*«ch.  2.  10.  4 Pro,  6.  10.  & 24.  ’ pg.  39.  6.  they  both  is  he  which  e According  to  some  all  the  people,  to  all 

21  ch.  G.  12.  &8. 7.&  33.  h Or,  spirit.  d:c.  ancient  versions,  that  hath  been  before 

10.  14.  b Or,  successful.  whereas  the  other  them ; they  also  dtc. 


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CHAPTER  V. 

1  Vanities  in  divine  service,  8 in  murmuring  against  oppression,  9 and 
in  riches.  18  Joy  in  riches  is  the  gift  of  God. 

Keep  ^ thy  foot  when  thou  goest  to  the  house  of 
God,  and  be  more  ready  to  hear,  ^than  to  give 
the  sacrifice  of  fools  : for  they  consider  not  that  they 
do  evil. 

2  Be  not  rash  with  thy  mouth,  and  let  not  thine  heart 
be  hasty  to  utter  any  thing  before  God  : for  God  is  in 
heaven,  and  thou  upon  earth  : therefore  let  thy  words 
3 be  few. 

3  For  a dream  cometh  through  the  multitude  of 
business  ; and  ^ a fool’s  voice  is  known  by  multitude  of 
words. 

4  ^ When  thou  vowest  a vow  unto  God,  defer  not  to 
pay  it ; for  he  hath  no  pleasure  in  fools  : ® pay  that 
which  thou  hast  vowed. 

5  Better  is  it  that  thou  shouldest  not  vow,  than  that 
thou  shouldest  vow  and  not  pay. 

6  Suffer  not  thy  mouth  to  cause  thy  flesh  to  sin  ; 
® neither  say  thou  before  the  angel,  that  it  was  an  error: 
wherefore  should  God  be  angry  at  thy  voice,  and  de- 
stroy the  work  of  thine  hands  ? 

7  For  in  the  multitude  of  dreams  and  many  words 
there  are  a\s,o  [divers  vanities  : but  ®fear  thou  God. 

8  ^ If  thou  seest  the  oppression  of  the  poor,  and 
violent  perverting  of  judgment  and  justice  in  a pro- 
vince, marvel  not  at  the  matter  : for  he  that  is  higher 
than  the  highest  regardeth  ; and  there  he  higher  than 
they. 

9  If  Moreover  the  profit  of  the  earth  is  for  all : the 
king  himself  is  served  by  the  field. 

10  He  that  loveth  silver  shall  not  be  satisfied  with 
silver  ; nor  he  that  loveth  abundance  with  increase  : 
this  is  also  vanity. 

11  When  goods  increase,  they  are  increased  that  eat 
them  : and  what  good  is  there  to  the  owners  thereof, 
saving  the  beholding  of  them  with  their  eyes  ? 

12  The  sleep  of  a labouring  man  is  sweet,  whether 
he  eat  little  or  much  : but  the  abundance  of  the  rich 
will  not  suffer  him  to  sleep. 

13  There  is  a sore  evil  which  I have  seen  under 
the  sun,  namely^  riches  kept  for  the  owners  thereof  to 
their  hurt. 

14  But  those  riches  perish  by  evil  travail  : and  he 
begetteth  a son,  and  there  is  nothing  in  his  hand. 

15  As  he  came  forth  of  his  mother’s  womb,  naked 
shall  he  return  to  go  as  he  came,  and  shall  take  no- 
thing of  his  labour,  which  he  may  carry  away  in  his  hand. 

16  And  this  also  is  a sore  evil,  that  in  all  points  as  he 
came,  so  shall  he  go  : and  what  profit  hath  he  that 
hath  laboured  for  the  wind  ? 

17  All  his  days  also  he  eateth  in  darkness,  and  he 
hath  much  sorrow  and  wrath  with  his  sickness. 

18  ^ Behold  that  which  I have  seen  : it  is  good 
and  comely  for  one  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  to  enjoy 
the  good  of  all  his  labour  that  he  taketh  under  the  sun 
all  the  days  of  his  life,  which  God  giveth  him  : for  it 
is  his  portion. 


5 * Keep  thy  foot  when  thou  goest  to  the  hoi||^  of 

God  ; for  to  draw  nigh  to  hear  is  better  than  to 
give  the  sacrifice  of  fools  : for  they  know  not  that 

2 they  do  evil,  f Be  not  rash  with  thy  mouth,  and  let 
not  thine  heart  be  hasty  to  utter  “ any  thing  before 
God  ; for  God  is  in  heaven,  and  thou  upon  earth  : 

3 therefore  let  thy  words  be  few.  For  a dream  com- 
eth with  a multitude  of  ^ business  ; and  a fool’s  voice 

4 with  a multitude  of  words.  When  thou  vowest  a 
vow  unto  God,  defer  not  to  pay  it  ; for  he  hath  no 

5 pleasure  in  fools  : pay  that  which  thou  vowest.  Bet- 
ter is  it  that  thou  shouldest  not  vow,  than  that  thou 

6 shouldest  vow  and  not  pay.  Suffer  not  thy  mouth 
to  cause  thy  flesh  to  sin  ; neither  say  thou  before  the 

angel,  that  it  was  an  error  : wherefore  should  God 
be  angry  at  thy  voice,  and  destroy  the  work  of  thine 

7 hands  ? For  thus  it  cometh  to  pass  through  the  mul- 
titude of  dreams  and  vanities  and  many  words  : but 
fear  tnou  God. 


8 If  thou  seest  the  oppression  of  the  poor,  and  the 
violent  taking  away  of  judgement  and  justice  in  ® a 
province,  marvel  not  at  the  matter  : for  one  higher 
than  the  high  regardeth  ; and  there  be  higher  than 

9 they.  -^  Moreover  the  profit  of  the  earth  is  for  all  : 
the  king  himself  is  served  by  the  field. 

10  He  that  loveth  silver  shall  not  be  satisfied  with 
silver  ; nor  he  that  loveth  abundance  with  increase  : 

11  this  also  is  vanity.  When  goods  increase,  they  are 
increased  that  eat  them  : and  what  advantage  is 
there  to  the  owner  thereof,  saving  the  beholding  of 

12  them  with  his  eyes  ? The  sleep  of  a labouring  man 
is  sweet,  whether  he  eat  little  or  much  : but  the  ful- 
ness of  the  rich  will  not  suffer  him  to  sleep. 

13  There  is  a grievous  evil  which  I have  seen  under 
the  sun,  namely,  riches  kept  by  the  owner  thereof  to 

14  his  hurt  : and  those  riches  perish  by  evil  ^ adven- 
ture ; and  if  he  hath  begotten  a son,  there  is  nothing 

15  in  his  hand.  As  he  came  forth  of  his  mother’s 
womb,  naked  shall  he  go  again  as  he  came,  and 
shall  take  nothing  for  his  labour,  which  he  may 

16  carry  away  in  his  hand.  And  this  also  is  a grievous 
evil,  that  in  all  points  as  he  came,  so  shall  he  go  : 
and  what  profit  hath  he  that  he  laboureth  for  the 

17  wind?  S' All  his  days  also  he  eateth  in  darkness, 
and  he  is  sore  vexed  and  hath  sickness  and  wrath. 

18  Behold,  ^ that  which  I have  seen  to  be  good  and 
to  be  comely  is  for  one  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  to 
enjoy  good  in  all  his  labour,  wherein  he  laboureth 
under  the  sun,  * all  the  days  of  his  life  which  God 


* See  Ex.  3.  6.  Is.  1.  <5  Ps.  60.  13,  14.  ch.  1.  3.  b Or,  travail.  f Or,  But  the  profit  and  much  vexation 

12,  &c.  ^ Pro.  20.  25.  Acta  Pro.  11.  29.  c Or,  messenger  of  of  a land  every  way  is  and  sickness  and 

2 1 Sam.  15.  22.  Ps.  5.  4.  i'"'  Ps.  127.  2.  God.  See  Mai.  2.  7.  a king  that  maketh  wrath. 

50.  8.  Pro.  15.  8.  &21.  * 1 Cor.  11.  10.  u ch.  2.  24.  & 3.  12,  d Or,  For  in  the  himself  servant  to  the  h Or,  that  which  I 

27.  Hos.  6.  6.  ® ch.  12.  13.  13,  22.  & 9.  7.  & 11.  9.  multitude  of  dreams  field  or,  is  a king  over  have  seen  : it  is  good 

3 Pro.  10.  19.  Matt.  ’o  ch.  3.  10.  1 Tim.  6.  17.  and  vanities  are  also  the  cultivated  field.  and  comely  for  one 

6.  7.  u pg.  12.  5.  & 58.  11.  18  ph.  2.  10.  & 3.  22.  many  words  or,  there  g The  Sept,  has.  All  dtc. 

■*  Pro.  10  . 19.  & 82.  1.  * [Ch.  4. 17  in  Heb.]  07-e  vanities,  and  in  his  days  are  in  dark-  iUdb.  the  number  of 

5 Num.  .30.  2.  Dent.  12  d,.  (;.  ^ 5 j Heb.]  many  words.  ness  and  mourning,  the  days. 

23.  21,  22,  23.  Ps.  50.  I8  JqV)  1.  21.  Ps.  49.  a Or,  a word.  e Or,  the  state. 

14.  & 76.  11.  17.  ITim.  6.  7. 


J 

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ECCLESIASTES,  VI.,  \ 


! 


19  Every  man  also  to  whom  God  hath  given  riches 
and  wealth,  and  hath  given  him  power  to  eat  thereof, 
and^o  take  his  portion,  and  to  rejoice  in  his  labour  ; 
thi^P?  the  gift  of  God. 

20  For  he  shall  not  much  remember  the  days  of 
his  life  ; because  God  answereth  him  in  the  joy  of  his 
heart. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  vanity  of  riches  without  use.  3 Of  children,  6 and  old  age  with- 
out riches.  9 The  vanity  of  sight  and  wandering  desires.  11  The  con- 
clusion of  vanities. 

1  rilHERE  is  an  evil  which  I have  seen  under  the  sun, 

1 and  it  is  common  among  men  : 

2 A man  to  whom  God  hath  given  riches,  wealth, 
and  honour,  ^ so  that  he  wanteth  nothing  for  his  soul  of 
all  that  he  desireth,  ^ yet  God  giveth  him  not  power  to 
eat  thereof,  but  a stranger  eateth  it : this  is  vanity,  and 
it  is  an  evil  disease. 

3 ^ If  a man  beget  an  hundred  children^  and  live 
many  years,  so  that  the  days  of  his  years  be  many,  and 
his  soul  be  not  filled  with  good,  and  ^also  that  he  have 
no  burial ; I say,  that  ® an  untimely  birth  is  better  than 
he. 

4 For  he  cometh  in  with  vanity,  and  departeth  in 
darkness,  and  his  name  shall  be  covered  with  darkness. 

5 Moreover  he  hath  not  seen  the  sun,  nor  known  any 
thing : this  hath  more  rest  than  the  other. 

6 ^ Yea,  though  he  live  a thousand  years  twice  told, 
yet  hath  he  seen  no  good  : do  not  all  go  to  one  place  ? 

7 ® All  the  labour  of  man  is  for  his  mouth,  and  yet 
the  appetite  is  not  filled. 

8 For  what  hath  the  wise  more  than  the  fool  ? what 
hath  the  poor,  that  knoweth  to  walk  before  the  living  ? 

9 ^ Better  is  the  sight  of  the  eyes  than  the  wander- 
ing of  the  desire  : this  is  also  vanity  and  vexation  of 
spirit. 

10  That  which  hath  been  is  named  already,  and  it  is 
known  that  it  is  man  : neither  may  he  contend  with 
him  that  is  mightier  than  he. 

11  ^ Seeing  there  be  many  things  that  increase  van- 
ity, what  is  man  the  better  ? 

12  For  who  knoweth  what  is  good  for  man  in  this 
life,  all  the  days  of  his  vain  life  which  he  spendeth  as 
® a shadow  ? for  ® who  can  tell  a man  what  shall  be 
after  him  under  the  sun  ? 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Remedies  against  vanity  are,  a good  name,  2 mortification,  7 patience, 
11  wisdom.  23  The  difficulty  of  wisdom. 

GOOD  name  is  better  than  precious  ointment  ; 
and  the  day  of  death  than  the  day  of  one’s  birth. 

2 ^ It  is  better  to  go  to  the  house  of  mourning,  than 
to  go  to  the  house  of  feasting  : for  that  is  the  end  of 
all  men  ; and  the  living  will  lay  it  to  his  heart. 

3 Sorrow  is  better  than  laughter  : ^ for  by  the  sad- 
ness of  the  countenance  the  heart  is  made  better. 

4 The  heart  of  the  wise  is  in  the  house  of  mourning  ; 
but  the  heart  of  fools  is  in  the  house  of  mirth. 

5 ^ It  is  better  to  hear  the  rebuke  of  the  wise,  than 
for  a man  to  hear  the  song  of  fools. 


19  hath  giv.  i im  : for  this  is  his  portion.  Every  man 
also  to  ' n God  hath  given  riches  and  wealth, 
and  hath  given  him  power  to  eat  thereof,  and  to 
take  his  portion,  and  to  rejoice  in  his  labour  ; this 

20  is  the  gift  of  God.  For  he  shall  not  much  remem- 
ber the  days  of  his  life  ; because  God  answereth 
him  in  the  joy  of  his  heart. 


6  There  is  an  evil  which  I have  seen  under  the  sun, 

2 and  it  is  heavy  upon  men  : a man  to  whom  God 
giveth  riches,  wealth,  and  honour,  so  that  he  lacketh 
nothing  for  his  soul  of  all  that  he  desireth,  yet  God 
giveth  him  not  power  to  eat  thereof,  but  a stranger 
eateth  it  ; this  is  vanity,  and  it  is  an  evil  disease. 

3 If  a man  beget  an  hundred  children,  and  live  many 
years,  so  that  the  days  of  his  years  be  many,  but  his 
soul  be  not  filled  with  good,  and  moreover  he  have 
no  burial  ; I say,  that  an  untimely  birth  is  better 

4 than  he  : for  it  cometh  in  vanity,  and  departeth  in 
darkness,  and  the  name  thereof  is.  covered  with 

5 darkness  ; moreover  it  hath  not  seen  the  sun  ® nor 
known  it  ; ^ this  hath  rest  rather  than  the  other : 

6 yea,  though  he  live  a thousand  years  twice  told,  and 

7 yet  enjoy  no  good  : do  not  all  go  to  one  place  ? All 
the  labour  of  man  is  for  his  mouth,  and  yet  the  ap- 

8 petite  is  not  filled.  For  what  advantage  hath  the 
wise  more  than  the  fool  ? ^ or  what  hath  the  poor 

9 man,  that  knoweth  to  walk  before  the  living  ? Bet- 
ter is  the  sight  of  the  eyes  than  the  wandering  of 
the  desire  : this  also  is  vanity  and  a striving  after 
wind. 


10  ^ Whatsoever  hath  been,  the  name  thereof  was 
given  long  ago,  and  it  is  known  that  it  is  ® man  : nei- 
ther can  he  contend  with  him  that  is  mightier  than 

11  he.  Seeing  there  be  many  -^'things  that  increase 

12  vanity,  what  is  man  the  better  ? For  who  knoweth 
what  is  good  for  man  in  his  life,  ^ all  the  days  of  his 
vain  life  which  he  spendeth  as  a shadow  ? for  who 
can  tell  a man  what  shall  be  after  him  under  the 
sun  ? 


7  A good  name  is  better  than  precious  ointment  ; 
and  the  day  of  death  than  the  day  of  one’s  birth. 

2 It  is  better  to  go  to  the  house  of  mourning,  than  to 
go  to  the  house  of  feasting  : for  that  is  the  end  of 
all  men  ; and  the  living  will  lay  it  to  his  heart. 

3 Sorrow  is  better  than  laughter  : for  by  the  sadness 

4 of  the  countenance  the  heart  is  made  “ glad.  The 
heart  of  the  wise  is  in  the  house  of  mourning  ; but 

5 the  heart  of  fools  is  in  the  house  of  mirth.  It  is  bet- 
ter to  hear  the  rebuke  of  the  wise,  than  for  a man 


19  ch.  2.  24.  & 3.  13.  14.  19,  20.  Jer.  22.  « Ps.  102.  11.  & 109.  s See  Ps.  141. 5.  Pro.  c Or,  or  the  poor  U is  known  that  he  is 

& 6.  2.  19.  23.  & 144.  4.  Jam.  4.  13.  18.  & 15.  31,  32.  man  that  hath  under-  man. 

1 ch.  5.  13.  9 Job  3.  16.  Ps.  58.  14.  a Or,  neither  hod  standing,  in  walking  e Heb.  Adam.  See 

2 Job  21.  10,  &c.  Ps.  8.  ch.  4.  3.  9 pg.  39,  0,  dj.  8.  7.  any  knowledge.  before  the  living.  Gen.  2.  7. 

17.  14.  & 73.  7.  6 Pro.  10.  26.  1 Pro.  15. 30.  22. 1.  6 Or,  it  t iter  d Ox , Whatsoever  he  f Or,  words. 

9 Luke  12.  20.  1 Job  9. 32.  Is.  45. 9.  2 2 Cor.  7.  10.  with  this  the  •.  ith  he,  his  name  was  giv-  g Heb.  the  number 

* 2 Kin.  9.  35.  I3.  Jer.  49.  19.  the  other.  en  him  long  ago,  and  of  the  days. 

a Or,  better. 


ECCLESIASTES,  VII. 


941 


6 * For  as  the  crackling  of  thorns  under  a pot,  so  is 
the  laughter  of  the  fool  : this  also  is  vanity. 

7 ^ Surely  oppression  maketh  a wise  man  mad  ; 
® and  a gift  destroyeth  the  heart. 

8 Better  is  the  end  of  a thing  than  the  beginning 
thereof  : and  ® the  patient  in  spirit  is  better  than  the 
proud  in  spirit. 

9 Be  not  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to  be  angry  : for  anger 
resteth  in  the  bosom  of  fools. 

10  Say  not  thou.  What  is  the  cause  that  the  former 
days  were  better  than  these  ? for  thou  dost  not  enquire 
wisely  concerning  this. 

11  ^ Wisdom  is  good  with  an  inheritance  : and  hy  it 
there  is  profit  ® to  them  that  see  the  sun. 

12  For  wisdom  is  a defence,  and  money  is  a defence  : 
but  the  excellency  of  knowledge  is,  that  wisdom  giveth 
life  to  them  that  have  it. 

13  Consider  the  work  of  God  : for  ^ who  can  make 
that  straight,  which  he  hath  made  crooked  ? 

14  In  the  day  of  prosperity  be  joyful,  but  in  the 
day  of  adversity  consider  : God  also  hath  set  the  one 
over  against  the  other,  to  the  end  that  man  should  find 
nothing  after  him. 

15  All  things  have  I seen  in  the  days  of  my  vanity  : 

there  is  a just  man  that  perisheth  in  his  righteous- 
ness, and  there  is  a wicked  man  that  prolongeth  his  life 
in  his  wickedness. 

16  1^  Be  not  righteous  over  much  ; i^  neither  make 
thyself  over  wise  : why  shouldest  thou  destroy  thyself  ? 

17  Be  not  over  much  wiqked,  neither  be  thou  fool- 
ish : 1^  why  shouldest  thou  die  before  thy  time  ? 

18  It  is  good  that  thou  shouldest  take  hold  of  this  ; 
yea,  also  from  this  withdraw  not  thine  hand  : for  he 
that  feareth  God  shall  come  forth  of  them  all. 

19  1^  Wisdom  strengtheneth  the  wise  more  than  ten 
mighty  men  which  are  in  the  city. 

20  1®  For  there  is  not  a just  man  upon  earth,  that 
doeth  good,  and  sinneth  not. 

21  Also  take  no  heed  unto  all  words  that  are  spoken  ; 
lest  thou  hear  thy  servant  curse  thee  : 

22  For  oftentimes  also  thine  own  heart  knoweth  that 
thou  thyself  likewise  hast  cursed  others. 

23  ^ All  this  have  I proved  by  wisdom  : n I said,  I 
will  be  wise  ; but  it  was  far  from  me. 

24  That  which  is  far  off,  and  exceeding  deep, 
who  can  find  it  out  ? 

25  I applied  mine  heart  to  know,  and  to  search, 
and  to  seek  out  wisdom,  and  the  reason  of  things, 
and  to  know  the  wickedness  bx  folly,  even  of  foolish- 
ness and  madness  : 

26  21  And  I find  more  bitter  than  death  the  woman, 
whose  heart  is  snares  and  nets,  and  her  hands  as  bands  : 
whoso  pleaseth  God  shall  escape  from  her  ; but  the 
sinner  shall  be  taken  by  her. 

27  Behold,  this  have  I found,  saith  22  the  preacher, 
counting  one  by  one,  to  find  out  the  account  : 

28  Which  yet  my  soul  seeketh,  but  I find  not : 23  one 
man  among  a thousand  have  I found  ; but  a woman 
among  all  those  have  I not  found. 


♦Ps.  118.  12.  ch. 
2.  2. 

'sEx.  23.  8.  Deut. 
16.  19. 

0 Pro.  14.  29. 

7 Pro.  14.  17.  & 16. 
32.  Jam.  1.  19. 

« nh.  11.  7. 

» See  Job  12.  14.  ch. 
1.  15.  Is.  14.  27. 


10  Deut.  28.  47.  ch. 
3.  4. 

11  ch.  8.  14. 

12  Pro.  25.  16. 

13  Rom.  12.  3. 
i^Job  15.  32.  Ps. 

55.  23.  Pro.  10.  27. 

13  Pro  21.  22.  & 24. 
5.  ch.  9.  16,  18. 

101  Kin.  8.  46.  2 


Chr.  6.  36.  Pro.  20.  9. 
Rom.  3.  23.  1 John, 

1.  8. 

u Rom.  1.  22. 

13  Job  28.  12,  20.  1 
Tim.  6.  16. 

1"  Rom.  11.  33. 

20  ch.  1.  17.  2.  12. 

21  Pro.  5.  3,  4.  & 22. 
14. 


6 to  hear  the  song  of  fools.  For  as  the  crackling  of 
thorns  under  a pot,  so  is  the  laughter  of  the  fool  : 

7 this  also  is  vanity.  ^ Surely  extortion  maketh  a wise 
man  foolish  ; and  a gift  destroyeth  the  understand- 

8 ing.  Better  is  the  end  of  a thing  than  the  begin- 
ning thereof  : and  the  patient  in  spirit  is  better 

9 than  the  proud  in  spirit.  Be  not  hasty  in  thy  spirit 
to  be  *1  angry  : for  ^ anger  resteth  in  the  bosom  of 

10  fools.  Say  not  thou.  What  is  the  cause  that  the 
former  days  were  better  than  these  ? for  thou  dost 

11  not  inquire  ® wisely  concerning  this.  Wisdom -^is  as 
good  as  an  inheritance  : yea,  more  excellent  is  it  for 

12  them  that  see  the  sun.  For  wisdom  is  a defence, 
even  as  money  is  a defence  : but  the  excellency  of 
knowledge  is,  that  wisdom  preserveth  the  life  of 

13  him  that  hath  it.  Consider  the  work  of  God  : for 
who  can  make  that  straight,  which  he  hath  made 

14  crooked  ? In  the  day  of  prosperity  be  joyful,  and 
in  the  day  of  adversity  consider  : God  hath  even 
made  the  one  side  by  side  with  the  other,  to  the  end 
that  man  should  not  find  out  any  thing  that  shall  be 
after  him. 

15  All  this  have  I seen  in  the  days  of  my  vanity  : 
there  is  a righteous  man  that  perisheth  in  his  right- 
eousness, and  there  is  a wicked  man  that  prolongeth 

16  his  life  in  his  evil-doing.  Be  not  righteous  over  much  ; 
neither  make  thyself  over  wise  : why  shouldest’ thou 

17  destroy  thyself  ? Be  not  over  much  wicked,  nei- 
ther be  thou  foolish  : why  shouldest  thou  die  before 

18  thy  time  ? It  is  good  that  thou  shouldest  take  hold 
of  this  ; yea,  also  from  that  withdraw  not  thine 
hand  : for  he  that  feareth  God  shall  come  forth  of 
them  all. 

19  Wisdom  is  a strength  to  the  wise  man  more  than 

20  ten  rulers  which  are  in  a city.  ^ Surely  there  is  not 
a righteous  man  upon  earth,  that  doeth  good,  and 

21  sinneth  not.  Also  ^ take  not  heed  unto  all  words 
that  are  spoken  ; lest  thou  hear  thy  servant  curse 

22  thee  : for  oftentimes  also  thine  own  heart  knoweth 
that  thou  thyself  likewise  hast  cursed  others. 

23  All  this  have  I ^ proved  in  wisdom  : I said,  I will 

24  be  wise  ; but  it  was  far  from  me.  That  which  * is 
is  far  off,  and  exceeding  deep  ; who  can  find  it  out  ? 

25  I turned  about,  and  my  heart  was  set  to  know  and 
to  search  out,  and  to  seek  wisdom  and  the  reason 
of  things,  and  to  know  j that  wickedness  is  folly, 

26  a^nd  that  foolishness  is  madness  : and  I find  a thing 
more  bitter  than  death,  even  the  woman  whose 
heart  is  snares  and  nets,  and  her  hands  as  bands  : 
whoso  pleaseth  God  shall  escape  from  her  ; but  the 

27  sinner  shall  be  taken  by  her.  Behold,  this  have  I 
found,  saith  the  Preacher,  ^ laying  one  thing  to  an- 

28  other,  to  find  out  the  account  : which  my  soul  still 
seeketh,  but  I have  not  found  : one  man  among  a 
thousand  have  I found  ; but  a woman  among  all  those 


22  ch.  1. 1,  2. 

23  Job  33.  23.  Ps. 
12.  1. 

b Or,  For. 
c Or,  vexed, 
d Or,  vexation, 
e Heb  out  of  wis- 
dom. 


gether  with  an  inheri- 
tance : and  profitable 
unto  them  <fc*c. 

g Heb.  give  not 
thine  heart, 
h Or,  tried  by. 


ness  which  is  mad- 
ness. 

k Or,  u'ho  is  a nare, 
and  her  heart  is  as 
nets. 

I Or,  weighing  one 
thing  after  another,  to 
find  out  the  reason. 


i Or,  hath  been, 
j Or,  the  u ickedne.v't 
f Or,  is  good  to-  of  folly,  and  foolish- 


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ECCLESIASTES,  VIII. 


29  Lo,  this  only  have  I found,  ^4  that  God  hath  made 
man  upright  ; but  ^®they  have  sought  out  many  inven- 
tions. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 Kings  are  greatly  to  be  respected.  6 The  divine  providence  is  to  be  ob- 
served. 12  It  is  better  with  the  godly  in  adversity,  than  with  the  wicked 
in  prosperity.  16  The  work  of  Goa  is  unsearchable. 

WHO  is  as  the  wise  man  ? and  who  knoweth  the 
interpretation  of  a thing?  ^a  man’s  Ausdom 
maketh  his  face  to  shine,  and  ^the  boldness  of  his 
face  shall  be  changed. 

2  I counsel  thee  to  keep  the  king’s  commandment,  ^ and 
that  in  regard  of  the  oath  of  God. 

3  ^ Be  not  hasty  to  go  out  of  his  sight  : stand  not  in 
an  evil  thing  ; for  he  doeth  whatsoever  pleaseth  him. 

4  Where  the  word  of  a king  is,  there  is  power  : and 
® who  may  say  unto  him,  What  doest  thou  ? 

5  Whoso  keepeth  the  commandment  shall  feel  no 
evil  thing  : and  a wise  man’s  heart  discerneth  both  time 
and  judgment. 

6  ^ Because  ® to  every  purpose  there  is  time  and 
judgment,  therefore  the  misery  of  man  is  great  upon 
him. 

7  For  he  knoweth  not  that  which  shall  be  : for  who 
can  tell  him  when  it  shall  be  ? 

8  8 There  is  no  man  that  hath  power  ^ over  the  spirit 
to  retain  the  spirit  ; neither  hath  he  power  in  the  day  of 
death  : and  there  is  no  discharge  in  that  war  ; neither 
shall  wickedness  deliver  those  that  are  given  to  it. 

9  All  this  have  I seen,  and  applied  my  heart  unto 
every  work  that  is  done  under  the  sun  : there  is  a time 
wherein  one  man  ruleth  over  another  to  his  own  hurt. 

10  And  so  I saw  the  wicked  buried,  who  had  come 
and  gone  from  the  place  of  the  holy,  and  they  were 
forgotten  in  the  city  where  they  had  so  done  : this  is 
also  vanity. 

11  Because  sentence  against  an  evil  work  is  not 
executed  speedily,  therefore  the  heart  of  the  sons  of 
men  is  fully  set  in  them  to  do  evil. 

12  ^ Though  a sinner  do  evil  an  hundred  times, 
and  his  days  be  prolonged,  yet  surely  I know  that  i-^  it 
shall  be  well  with  them  that  fear  God,  which  fear  before 
him  : 

13  But  it  shall  not  be  well  with  the  wicked,  neither 
shall  he  prolong  his  days,  lohich  are  as  a shadow  ; be- 
cause he  feareth  not  before  God. 

14  There  is  a vanity  which  is  done  upon  the  earth  ; 
that  there  be  just  men,  unto  whom  it  i^  happeneth  ac- 
cording to  the  work  of  the  wicked  ; again,  there  be 
wicked  men,  to  whom  it  happeneth  according  to  the 
work  of  the  righteous  : I said  that  this  also  is  vanity. 

15  11  Then  I commended  mirth,  because  a man  hath 
no  better  thing  under  the  sun,  than  to  eat,  and  to  drink, 
and  to  be  merry  : for  that  shall  abide  with  him  of  his 
labour  the  days  of  his  life,  which  God  giveth  him  under 
the  sun. 

16  ^ When  I applied  mine  heart  to  know  wisdom, 
and  to  see  the  business  that  is  done  upon  the  earth  : 
(for  also  there  is  that  neither  day  nor  night  seeth  sleep 
with  his  eyes  :) 

2*  Gen.  1.  27.  7 Pro.  24.  22.  ch.  6.  10,  11.  Matt.  25.  34, 

25  Gen.  3.  6,  7.  12.  & 9.  12.  & 10.  14.  41. 

1 Pro.  4.  8,  9.  & 17.  » Ps.  49.  6,  7.  pg.  73.  14.  ch.  2. 

24.  See  Acts  6.  15.  0 Job  14.  5.  14.  & 7.  15.  & 9.  1, 

2 Deut.  28.  50.  10  Ps.  10.  6.  & 50. 21.  2,  3. 

3 1 Chr.  29.  24.  Ezek.  Is.  26.  10.  ch.  2.  24.  & 3.  12, 

17.  18.  Rom.  13.  5.  n Is.  65.  20.  Rom.  22.  & 5.  18.  & 9.  7. 

* ch.  10.  4.  2.  5.  a Heb.  strength. 

6 Job  34.  18.  12  Ps.  37.  11^  18,  19.  b Or,  matter. 

e ch.  3.  1.  Pro.  1.  32,  33.  Is.  3. 


29  have  I not  found.  Behold,  this  only  have  I found, 
that  God  made  man  upright  ; but  they  have  sought 
out  many  inventions. 


8  Who  is  as  the  wise  man  ? and  who  knoweth  the 
interpretation  of  a thing  ? A man’s  wisdom  mak- 
eth his  face  to  shine,  and  the  “ hardness  of  his  face 

2 is  changed.  I counsel  thee.  Keep  the  king’s  com- 

3 mand,  and  that  in  regard  of  the  oath  of  God.  Be 
not  hasty  to  go  out  of  his  presence  ; persist  not  in 
an  evil  thing  : for  he  doeth  whatsoever  pleaseth  him. 

4 Because  the  king’s  word  hath  power  ; and  who  may 

6  say  unto  him.  What  doest  thou  ? Whoso  keepeth 

the  commandment  shall  know  no  evil  thing  ; and  a 

6 wise  man’s  heart  discerneth  time  and  judgement  : for 
to  every  ^ purpose  there  is  a time  and  judgement  ; 

7 because  the  ^ misery  of  man  is  great  upon  him  : for 
he  knoweth  not  that  which  shall  be  ; ^ for  who  can  tell 

8 him  how  it  shall  be  ? There  is  no  man  that  hath 
power  over  the  ® spirit  to  retain  the  « spirit  ; neither 
hath  he  power  over  the  day  of  death  ; and  there  is 
no  discharge  -^in  that  war  : neither  shall  wickedness 

9 deliver  him  that  is  given  to  it.  All  thi^  have  I seen, 
and  applied  my  heart  unto  every  work  that  is  done 
under  the  sun  : there  is  a time  wherein  one  man 
hath  power  over  another  ^ to  his  hurt. 


10  And  withal  I saw  the  wicked  buried,  and  they 
came  to  the  grave;  and  they  that  had  done  right 
went  away  from  the  holy  place,  and  were  forgotten 

11  in  the  city  : this  also  is  vanity.  Because  sentence 
against  an  evil  work  is  not  executed  speedily,  there- 
fore the  heart  of  the  sons  of  men  is  ^ fully  set  in 

12  them  to  do  evil.  Though  a sinner  do  evil  an  hun- 
dred times,  and  prolong  his  days,  yet  surely  I know 
that  it  shall  be  well  with  them  that  fear  God,  which 

13  fear  before  him  : but  it  shall  not  be  well  with  the 
wicked,  neither  shall  he  prolong  his  days,  which  are 
as  a shadow  ; because  he  feareth  not  before  God. 

14  There  is  a vanity  which  is  done  upon  the  earth  ; that 
there  be  righteous  men,  unto  whom  it  happeneth  ac- 
cording to  the  work  of  the  wicked  ; again,  there  be 

wicked  *■ ’ *'  happeneth  according  to  the 

wor  said  that  this  also  is  vanity. 

15  The.-  _ mirth,  because  a man  hath  no 

better  thing  under  the  sun,  than  to  eat,  and  to  drink, 
and  to  be  merry  : ^ for  that  shall  abide  with  him  in 
his  labour  all  the  days  of  his  life  which  God  hath 
given  him  under  the  sun. 

16  When  I applied  mine  heart  to  know  wisdom,  and 
to  see  the  ^ business  that^is  done  upon  the  earth  : 
("‘  for  also  there  is  that  neither  day  nor  night  seeth 

c Or,  evil.  h Or,  to  his  own  j Or,  emboldened, 

d Or,  for  even  when  hurt.  k Or,  and  that  this 

it  comeih  to  pass,  who  i Or,  who  had  come  should  accompany 

shall  declare  it  unto  and  gone  away  from  him. 
h im  ? the  holy  place,  and  I Or,  travail, 

e Or,  wind.  they  were  forgotten  in  m Or,  how  that  nei- 

f Or,  in  battle.  the  city  where  they  ther  by  day  nor  by 

g Or,  what  time  one  had  so  done.  Ov,nnd  night  do  men  see  sleep 

man  had  dec.  men  came  and  went  with  their  eyes, 

dec. 


E€C.  ’vSIASTI'^S,  IX. 


943 


17  Then  I b h ' J.  all  the  o.  GckI,  ih.a  “ • man  | 
cannot  d out  t -c  vsrork  tl*  ^ doce  m.l>r  sun: 

becau=!  ^ tiiougl  a maji  iaV  ^eck  out,  • ue  sha^ll 
i-ot  find  t.:  ; , fartb-'^^  ; ‘v  • n a w?  : ^ . tlii»’AK  to 

koovv  it,  hall  sot  ot  . iue  c > fi  ' / 

CiiAPTER  IX. 

\ Lih^  ihin'ji  io '/ood  and  4 Thi-.rc  . necef  ;sity  of  death 

uni  ' men.  1 C'ru.j^tvtiJtallthf  ,'  iJ.'-  - U;.  IK  Uod's  provv- 

dencen  'rlhovei  ail  13  Wir:doi,iiii  beW-.r  ' . idreng'ch. 

\ all  this  I ccuftiflcr  A ir*  luy  heart  even  to  de- 
1 -e  all  tins,  ^tliat  -i^hteous,  aaid  the  wise, 
and  l ! 'i;  work.-,  are  ‘ui  tlif*  'e  of  God  : no  man  know- 
eth  ither  love  or  liatred  i thaf  -s  before  them. 

2 ^ AH  thing.i  come  alike  si’  ; 'here,^  is  one  event  to 
!!  ‘•iteous,  and  to  tb  Ickeu  : to  the  good  and  to 
! -au,  and  to  the  = : .^an  • j hi’ui  that  sacrificeth, 

. > him  that  s.a-eifi^  n notf-^  as  ks  the  go'nl,  sots  the 
r • ahd  he  thi?::  /ejvrijth  asi  he  that  teareth  an 

’ • his  is  an  evd  . " uig  all  fhingsz  that  are  done  under 
tv;  ’.K,  that  (here  one  event,  nmto  all  : yea,  also  the 
: ; ■ t . *;■  the  son.)  of  m i)  is  tod  of  evil,  and  madness  is 
V 1-eart  whii  tney  kve,  and  after  that  they  go  to 
■ - ad  : ^ 

- dor  to  hi'.n  ha!  is  jo' a . to  all  ^be  living  there 
' t . for  A li^  'iig  dog  iv  better  ihaMB|dead  lion.  - 
•5  ' the  living  know  that  they  shallHie  : but  ®the 
Aov  not  a..y  tldng,  neither  have  t^y  any  more 

a r . -d  • for  ^ ho  meino.'/  of  them  is  forgotten. 

C}  ’ o ’.he  --  love,  ari  l tlneir  hatred,  and  their  envy,  is 
nov,’  pi  sh?  ' • .leitlier  h v e they  any  more  a portion  for 
ever  in  . , if  ng  that  h d.one  under  the  sun. 

7  Tf  i ' ' Wftv  ^ thy  bread  with  joy,  and  drink 
tbv  • a a Diei’Ty  heart;  for  God  now  accepteth 

t ' v ' 

' • • .{  gamaems  be  always  white  ; and  let  thy 

hv"'d  j.  f ,0  oint^nent 

ii  L j.>yfiiMy  -■  in  the  wife  whom  thou  lovest  all 
tfo  !;  of  the  life  ' f thy  vanity,  which  he  hath  given 
thi.  . ifc/  the  SUB,  all  the  days  of  thy  vanity  : ®for 
th;  i by  portkio  in  this  life,  and  in  thy  labour  which 
th  si  ; S.'S  ttiider  ihe  sun. 

latsoe’i-er  thy  hand  findeth  to  do,  do  it  wkh  thy 
mi  . for  there  is  no  work,  nor  device,  nor  knowledge, 
no  I 'llom,  in  the  grave,  whither  thou  goest. 

. i returned,  ’ and  saw  under  the  sun,  that  the  race 
'S  . Lo  tlie  swift,  nor  the  battle  to  the  strong,  neither 
v r,  ead  to  the  wise,  nor  yet  riches  to  men  of  under- 
sla’  . ng.  no  ' 't  favour  to  men  of  skill  ; but  time  and 
rdia  r.  iiar>pciK  h to  them  all. 

- For  - nri  i also  knoweth  not  his  time  : as  the  fishes 
tna  o o r,akf:ii  in  an  evil  net,  and  as  the  birds  that  are 
r .>'  in  tljc  snare  ; so  are  the  sons  of  men  ® snared  in 
M ri  ne,  '^i  hen  it  falleth  suddenly  upon  them. 

.3  ‘ Tl'.ial  wisdom  have  I seen  also  under  the  sun, 

, i r^ennefl  igreat  unto  me  : 

j There  was  a little  city,  and  few  men  within  it  ; 

: ' i I cte  oai  le  a great  king  against  it,  and  besieged  it, 
at.  i i lit  great  bulwarks  against  it  : 


1 f sleep  with  his  eyes  :)  then  1 boiicid  all  the  work  of 
God,  that  man  cannot  find  out  the  Avork  that  is  done 
under  the  sun  : because  however  much  a man  labour 
to  seek  it  out,  yet  he  shall  not  find  it  ; yea  moreover, 
though  a wise  man  think  to  know  it,  yet  shall  he  not 

9 be  able  to  find  it.  For  all  tliis  I laid  to  my  heart, 
even  to  explore  all  this  ; that  the  righteous,  and  the 
wise,  and  their  works,  are  in  the  hand  of  God  : 
whether  it  be  love  or  hatred,  man  knoweth  it  not ; 

2 all  is  before  them.  All  things  come  alike  to  all  : 
there  is  one  event  to  the  righteous  and  to  the  wicked  ; 
to  the  good  « and  to  the  clean  and  to  the  unclean  ; to 
him  that  sacrificeth  and  to  him  that  sacrificeth  not : 
as  is  the  good,  so  is  the  siimer  ; arid  he  that  sweareth, 

3 as  he  that  feareth-ian  oav  This  is  an  evil  in  all 
that  is  done  under  the  sil^  that  there  is  one  event 
unto  all  : yea  also,  the  h^art  of  the  sons  of  men  is 
full  of  evil,  and  madness  is  in  their  heart  while  they 

4 live,  and  after  thatb//ey  go  to'  the  dead.  ^For  to 
him  that  is  joined  with  all  the  living  there  is  hope  : 

5 for  a living  d^  is  better  than  a d^ad  lion.  For  the 
living  know  tlhat  they  shall  die  : but  the  dead  know 
not  any  thing,  neither  have  they  any  more  a reward  ; 

6 for  the  memory  of  them  is  forgotten.  As  well  their 
love,  as  their  hatred  and  their  envy,  is  how  perished  ; 
neither  have  they  any  more  a poftion  for  ever  in 
any  thing  that  is  done  under  the  sun. 


7 Go  thy  way,  eat  thy  bread  with  joy,  and  drink  thy 
wine  with  a merry  heart  ; for  God  hath  already 

8 accepted  thy  works.  I>et  thy  garments  be  always 

9 white  ; and  let  not  thy  head  lack  ointment.  ^ Live 
joyfully  with  the  wife  whom  thou  lovest  all  the  days 
of  the  life  of  thy  vanity,  Avhich  he  hath  given  thee 
under  the  sun,  all  the  days  of  thy  vanity  : for  that 
is  thy  portion  in  life,  and  in  thy  labour  wherein  thou 

10  labourest  under  the  sun.  Whatsoever  thy  hand 
‘^findeth  to  do,  do  it  with  thy  m^^ht  ; for  there  is 
no  work,  nor  device,  nor  knowled^,  nor  wisdom,  in 
^ the  grave,  wliither  thou  goest. 

11  I returned,  and  saw  under  the  sun,  that  the  race 
is  not  to  the  swift,  nor  the  battle  to  the  strong, 
neither  yet  bread  to  the  wise,  nor  yet  riches  to  men 
of  understanding,  no?  yet  favour  to  men  of  skill  ; 

12  but  time  aud  chance  happeneth  to  them  all.  For 
man  also  knoweth  not  his  time  : as  the  fishes  that 
are  taken  in  an  evil  net,  and  as  the  birds  that  are 
caught  in  the  snare,  even  so  are  the  sons  of  men 
snared  in  an  evil  time,  when  it  falleth  suddenly  upon 
them. 

13  I have  also  seen  wisdom  under  the  sun  on  this 

14  wise,  and  it  seemed  great  unto  me  : there  was  a 
little  city,  and  few  men  within  it  ; and  there  came 
a great  king  against  it,  and  besieged  it,  and  built 


J'*  ‘i.  r^.3.11. 

Vir,:,  \ 

’ • , ?■' 

■<  ..  -.’.L  7.  &c.  Ps. 


73.  3,  12,  13.  Mai.  3. 

15. 

3 Job  14.  21.  Is.G3. 

16. 

< Job  7.  8, 9, 10.  Is. 
2G.  14. 


6 ch.  8.  15. 

8 cli.  2.  10,  24.  & 3. 
13,  22.  & 5.  18. 

^ Amos  2. 14, 15.  Jer. 
9.  23. 

8 ch.  8.  7. 


8 Pro.  29.  G.  Luke 
12.  20,  39.  & 17.  2G, 
&c.  1 Thess.  5.  3. 

18  See  2 Sara.  20.  Ifr- 
22. 

a Some  aucieiit  ver- 


sions read,  and  to  the 
evil ; to  the  clean  d:c. 

b Another  reading 
is,  For  who  is  exempt- 
ed f With  all  tfec.  or, 
who  can  choose  f With 


c Or,  Enjoy  (Heb. 
See)  life. 

d Or,  attaineth  to  do 
by  thy  strength,  that 
do. 

e Heb.  Sheol. 


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/■ 

i 


ECCL  'ASTES,  X. 


D’ 


15  Now  there  was  found  in  it  a poor  wise  man,  anl 
le  by  his  wisdom  delivered  the  city  ; yet  no  man  re- 
nembered  that  same  poor  man. 

16  Then  said  I,  Wisdom  is  better  than  strength  : 
levertheless  i’^  the  poor  man’s  wisdom  is  despised,  and 
lis  words  are  not  heard. 

17  The  words  of  wise  men  are  heard  in  quiet  more 
han  the  cry  of  him  that  ruleth  among  fools. 

18  13  Wisdom  is  better  than  weapons  of  war  : but 
‘ one  sinner  destroyeth  much  good. 

CHAPTER  X. 

Observations  of  tcisdom  and  folly : 16  of  riot,  18  slothfulness,  19  and 
money.  20  Men's  thoughts  takings  ought  to  be  reverent. 

kEAD  flies  cause  the  ■^aient  cf  the  apothecary  to 
send  forth  a stinkin^oavour  : so  doth  a little  folly 
ini  that  is  in  reputation  fojp  wisdom  and  honour. 

2 A wise  man’s  heart  is  at  his  right 
ool’s  heart  at  his  left. 

3 Yea  also,  when  he  that  is  a fool  walketh  by  the 
ray,  his  wisdom f^ileth  him,  land  he^ith  to  every  one 
hat  he  is  a fool/ 

4 If  the  spirit  of  the  ruler  rise  up  against  thee,  ^ leave 
lot  thy  place  for  3 yielding  pacifieth  great  offences. 

5 There  is  a(n  evil  which  I have  seen  under  the  sun, 
IS  an  error  which  ^iroceedeth  from  the  ruler  : 

6 1 Folly  is  set  in  great  dignity,  and  the  rich  sit  in 
ow  place. 

7 I have  seen  servants  ®upon  horses,  and  princes 
valking  as  servants  upon  the  earth. 

8 ® He  that  diggetl  a pit  shall  fall  into  it  ; and  whoso 
breaketh  an  hedge,  a serpent  shall  bite  him. 

9 Whoso  removeth  atones  shall  be  hurt  therewith  ; 
and  he  that  cleaveth  wood  shall  be  endangered  thereby. 

Tf  the  iron  be  blunt,  and  he  do  not  whet  the  edge, 
"ut  to  more  strength  : but  wisdom  is 

profitauio  . 

11  Surely  the  o..  vvill  bite  without  enchant- 

ment ; and  a babbler  is  nu  bette.’; 

12  3 The  words  of  a wise  man’s  mouth  are  gracious  ; 
but  ® the  lips  of  a fool  will  swallow  up  himself. 

13  The  beginning  of  the  words  of  his  mouth  is  fool- 
ishness : and  the^nd  of  his  talk  is  mischievous  mad- 
ness. 

14  A fool  also  is  full  of  words  : a man  cannot  tell 
what  shall  be  ; and  what  shall  be  after  him,  who  can 
tell  him  ? 

15  The  labour  of  the  foolish  wearieth  every  one  of 
them,  because  he  knoweth  not  how  to  go  to  the  city. 

16  ^ to  thee,  O land,  when  thy  king  is  a 

child,  and  thy  princes  eat  in  the  morning  ! 

17  Blessed  art  thou,  O land,  when  thy  king  is  the  son 
of  nobles,  and  i3thy  princes  eat  in  due  season,  for 
strength,  and  not  for  drunkenness  ! 

18  ^ iBy  much  slothfulness  the  building  decayeth  ; 
and  through  idleness  of  the  hands  the  house  droppeth 
through. 

19  If  A feast  is  made  for  laughter,  and  wine  mak- 
Bth  merry  : but  money  answereth  all  things. 


5  great  bulwarks  against  it  : now  there  was  found  in 
it  a poor  wise  man,  and  he  by  his  wisdom  delivered 
he  city  ; yet  no  man  remembered  that  same  poor 

I m.  Then  said  I,  Wisdom  ii  better  than  strength  ; 

^rtheless  the  poor  man’s  wisiom  is  despised,  and 
A ords  are  not  heard. 

17  words  of  the  wise  spoken  in  quiet  are  heard 
mo.  \n  the  cry  of  him  that  ruleth  among  fools. 

18  Wis^  is  better  than  weapons  of  war  : but  one 

10  sinner  "oyeth  much  good.  Dead  flies  caase  the 

ointmei  the  perfumer  « to  send  forth  a stirAing 

savour  : th  a little  folly  ^ outweigh  wisdom, and 

2 honour.  .je  man’s  heart  is  at  his  right  hind  ; 

3 but  a fool’s  \ at  his  left.  Yea  also,  wher  the 

fool  walketh  e way,  his  ^ understanding  falleth 

4 him,  and  he  s;  ' to  every  one  that  he  is  a fool.  If 
the  spirit  of  tl.  er  rise  up  against  thee,  leave  not 

Po^  dding  allayeth  great  offences. 

■ vii  tl  I have  seen  under  the  sun,  as 

it  were  an  error  i proceedeth  from  the  ruler  : 

6 folly  is  set  in  gr>  ignity,  and  the  rich  sit  in  low 

7 place.  I have  see  ants  upon  horses,  and  princes 

8 walking  as  servan  'n  the  earth.  He  that  dig- 
geth  a pit  shall  i.  to  it  ; and  whoso  breaketh 

9 through  a fence,  i nt  shall  bite  him.  Whoso 

9 heweth  out  stones  . be  hurt  therewith  ; and  hi 

TIFthat  cleayJI||rVvood  angered  thereby.  If  '/he 

iron  be  bWnt,  and  * not  whet  the  edge,  tlen 

must  he  ^t  to  mor  gth  : but  wisdom  is  p70- 

II  fitable  to  direct.  * Ii  wpent  bite  * before  it  be 

charmed,  then  is  there  antage  in  ^ the  charmei-.- 

12  The  words  of  a wise  mf  outh  are  gracious  ; but 

13  the  lips  of  a fool  will  s up  himself.  The  be- 

ginning of  the  words  c * uouth  is  foolishness  : 

14  and  the  end  of  ^ his  talk  ' hievous  madness.  A 

fool  also  multiplieth  woi  t man  knoweth  not 

what  shall  be  ; and  that  shall  be  after  him, 

15  who  can  tell  him  ? The  ? of  fools  wearieth 

every  one  of  them,  for  he  th  not  how  to  go  to 

16  the  city.  Woe  to  thee,  O ’^hen  thy  king  is  a 

17  ^ child,  and  thy  princes  eat  1 norning  1 Happy 

art  thou,  O land,  when  thy  ki  the  son  of  nobles, 

and  thy  princes  eat  in  due  st  ’or  strength,  and 

18  not  for  drunkenness  ! By  dness  the  ”roof 

sinketh  in  ; and  through  idle  f the  hands  the 

19  house  leaketh.  A feast  is  m lor  laughter,  and 

wine  maketh  glad  the  life  : hnd  money  answereth  all 


11  ver.  18.  Pro.  21,  3 i Sara.  25.  24,  &c.  8 Pro.  10.32,  & 12. 13. 

22.  & 24.  5.  ch.  7.  Pro.  25.  15.  » Pro.  10.  14.  & 

19.  ■»  Esth.  3.  1.  18.  7. 

12  Mark  6.  2,  3.  s Pro.  19.  10.  & 30,  lo  Pro.  15.  2, 

13  ver.  16.  22.  n ch.  3.  22,  & 6,  12. 

14  Josh.  7.  1,  11,  12.  6 Ps.  7.  15.  Pro.  26.  «Sr,  8.  7. 

1 Pro.  13. 16.  & 18.  2.  27.  12  Is.  3.  4,  5,  12.  & 5. 

2 ch.  8.  3.  1 Ps.  58.  4, 5.  Jer.  8,  11. 

17  18  Pro.  31.  4. 


14  Ps.  104.  15. 

/ Or,  heard  in  quiet 
are  better  than  <fc*c, 
a Or,  to  stink  and 
putrefy. 

b Or,  him  that  is 
valued  for  wisdom^ 
c Heb.  heart, 
d Or,  of. 


e Or,  gentleness  Uav^ 
eth  great  sins  undone. 
/ Heb.  heights, 
g Or,  moveth  stones, 
h Or,  Surely  the 
serpent  will  bite  where 
there  is  no  enchant- 
ment, and  the  slaiu 
dertr  is  no  better. 


iHeb.  without  en- 
chantment. 

j Heb.  the  master  of 
the  tongue, 
k Heb.  his  mouth. 

I Or,  servant, 
m Or,  a free  man. 
n Or,  rafters  sink. 


ECCLESIALxES,  XI.,  XII. 


945 


20  IF  Curse  not  the  king,  no  not  in  thy  thought  ; 
and  curse  not  the  rich  in  thy  bdidchamher  : for  a bird 
of  the  air  shall  carry  the  voicef  and  that  which  hath 
wings  shall  tell  the  matter.  \ 

CHAPTER  Xl'^ 

1 Directions  for  charity.  7 Death  in  life,  9 avid  the  day  of  judgment  in 
the  days  of  youth,  are  to  be  thought  on. 

(^AST  thy  bread  ^upon  the  wattWs  : ^for  thou  shalt 
J find  it  after  many  days. 

2  8 Give  a portion  ^to  seven,  an  d also  to  eight  ; ^for 
thou  knowest  not  what  evil  shall  b^a  upon  the  earth. 

3  If  the  clouds  be  full  of  rain,  tli  ey  empty  themselves 
upon  the  earth  : and  if  the  tree  falJ  toward  the  south, 
or  toward  the  north,  in  the  place  wher 'e  the  tree  falleth, 
there  it  shall  be. 

4  He  that  observeth  the  wind  shall  not  sow  ; and  he 
that  regardeth  the  clouds  shall  not  rejap. 

5  As  ® thou  knowest  not  what  is  the  way  of  the  spirit, 
nor  how  the  bones  do  grow  in  the  womb  of  her  that  is 
with  child  : even  so  thou  knowest  not  th\e  works  of  God 
who  maketh  all. 

6  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed,  and  \in  the  evening 
withhold  not  thine  hand : for  thou  knowi^sst  not  whether 
shall  prosper,  either  this  or  that,  or  wLye^ier  they  both 
shall  be  alike  good.  t.  \ 

7  ^ Truly  the  light  is  sweet,  and  a ’bleasant  thing  it  is 
for  the  eyes  ® to  behold  the  sun  : / ^ 

8  But  if  a man  live  many  years,  and  rejoice  in  them 
all  ; yet  let  him  remember  the  days  of  darkness  ; for 
they  shall  be  many.  All  that  cometh  is  vanity. 

9  ^ Rejoice,  O young  man,  in  thy  youth  ; and  let  thy 
heart  cheer  thee  in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  ® and  walk  in 
the  ways  of  thine  heart,  and  in  the  ^ight  of  thine  eyes  : 
but  know  thou,  that  for  all  these  things  God  will  bring 
thee  into  judgment. 

10  Therefore  remove  sorrow  from  thy  heart,  and 
put  away  evil  from  thy  flesh  : for  childhood  and 
youth  are  Vanity. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 Thr  Creator  is  to  he  remembered  in  due  time.  8 The  preacher'' s care 
‘0  edify.  13  The  fear  of  God  is  the  chief  antidote  of  vanity. 

Remember  inow  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy 
youth,  while  the  evil  days  come  not,  nor  the  years 
draw  nigh,  ^ when  thou  shalt  say,  I have  no  pleasure  in 
them  ; 

2  While  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or  the  moon,  or  the 
stars,  be* not  darkened,  nor  the  clouds  return  after  the 
rain : 

3  In  the  day  when  the  keepers  of  the  house  shall 
tremble,  and  the  strong  men  shall  bow  themselves,  and 
the  grinders  cease  because  they  are  few,  and  those  that 
look  out  of  the  windows  be  darkened, 

4  And  the  doors  shall  be  shut  in  the  streets,  when 
the  sound  of  the  grinding  is  low,  and  he  shall  rise  up  at 
the  voice  of  the  bird,  and  all  ^ the  daughters  of  musick 
shall  be  brought  low  ; 

6 Also  lohen  they  shall  be  afraid  of  that  which  is  high, 
and  fears  shall  he  in  the  way,  and  the  almond  tree  shall 
flourish,  and  the  grasshopper  shall  be  a burden,  and 


15  Ex,  22.  28.  Acts 
23.  5 

1 See  Is.  32.  20. 

2 Deut.  1.').  10.  Pro. 
19.  17.  Matt.  10.  42. 
2 Cor.  9.  8.  Gal.  6.  9, 
10.  Heb.  6.  10. 

»Pa.  112.  9.  Luke 


6.  30.  1 Tim.  G.  18, 

19. 

* Mic.  5.  5. 

5 E)>h.  5.  16. 

6 John  3.  8. 

1 Ps.  139.  14,  15. 

® ch.  7.  11. 

» Num.  15.  39. 


10  ch.  12.  14.  Rom. 
2.  6-11. 

11  2 Cor.  7.  1.  2 Tim. 
2.  22. 

1=1  Ps.  39.  5. 

1 Pro.  22.6.  Lam.  3. 
27. 

» 2 Sam.  19.  35. 


20  things.  Curse  not i the  king,  no,  not  in  thy  thought ; 
and  curse  not  the  rich  in  thy  bedchamber  : for  a 
bird  of  the  air  shall  carry  the  voice,  and  that  which 
hath  wings  shall  tell  the  matter. 


11  ® Cast  thy  bread  ^ upon  the  waters  : for  thou  shalt 

2 find  it  after  many  days.  <1  Give  a portion  to  seven, 
yea,  even  unto  eight ; for  thou  knowest  not  what 

3 evil  shall  be  upon  the  earth.  If  the  clouds  be  full 
of  rain,  the}’^  empty  themselves  upon  the  earth  : and 
if  a tree  fall  ^ toward  the  south,  or  ^ toward  the 
north,  in  the  place  where  the  tree  falleth,  there  shall 

4 it  be.  He  that  observeth  the  wind  shall  not  sow  ; 
and  he  that  regardeth  the  clouds  shall  not  reap. 

5 As  thou  knowest  not  what  is  the  way  of  the  ® wind, 
nor  how  the  bones  do  grow  in  the  womb  of  her  that 
is  with  child  ; even  so  thou  knowest  not  the  work  of 

6 God  who  doeth  all.  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed, 
and  in  the  evening  withhold  not  thine  hand  : for 
thou  knowest  not  which  shall  prosper,  whether  this 
or  that,  or  whether  they  both  shall  be  alike  good. 

7 Truly  the  light  is  sweet,  and  a pleasant  thing  it  is 

8 for  the  eyes  to  behold  the  sun.  Yea,  if  a man  live 
many  years,  let  him  rejoice  in  them  all  ; ^ but  let 
him  remember  the  days  of  darkness,  for  they  shall 
be  many.  All  that  cometh  is  vanity. 


9  Rejoice,  O young  man,  in  thy  youth  ; and  let  thy 
heart  cheer  thee  in  the  days  of  t%  youth,  and  walk 
in  the  ways  of  thine  heart,  and  in  the  sight  of  thine 
eyes  : but  know  thou,  that  for  all  these  things  God 
10  will  bring  thee  into  judgement.  Therefore  remove 
* sorrow  from  thy  heart,  and  put  away  evil  from  thy 
flesh  : for  youth  and  the  prime  of  life  are  vanity. 
12  Remember  also  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy 
youth,  or  ever  the  evil  days  come,  and  the  years 
draw  nigh,  when  thou  shalt  say,  I have  no  pleasure 

2 in  them  ; or  ever  the  sun,  and  the  light,  and  the 
moon,  and  the  stars,  be  darkened,  and  the  clouds 

3 return  after  the  rain  : in  the  day  when  the  keepej 
of  the  house  shall  tremble,  and  the  strong  m( 
shall  bow  themselves,  and  the  “grinders  ce£ 
because  they  are  few,  and  those  that  look  out  of  tl 

4 windows  be  darkened,  and  the  doors  shall  be  shut  i 
the  street  ; when  the  sound  of  the  grinding  is  Iot 
and  one  shall  rise  up  at  the  voice  of  a bird,  and 

5 the  daughters  of  music  shall  be  brought  low  ; ye  *, 
they  shall  be  afraid  ^ of  that  which  is  high,  and  terrors 
shall  be  in  the  way  ; and  the  almond  tree  shall  blos- 
som, and  the  grasshopper  “ shall  be  a burden,  and 


a Or,  Send  forth, 
b Heb.  upon  the 
face  of  the  waters. 

c Or,  Divide  a por- 
tion into  seven,  yea, 
even  into  eight, 
d Or,  in. 


e Or,  spirit, 
f Or,  For. 
g Or,  and  remem- 
ber. 

h Or,  yexation.  Or, 
provocation. 


a Or,  grinding  wo- 
men. 

b Or,  of  danger 
from  on  high. 

c Or,  shall  drag  it- 
self along. 


946 


THE  SONG  OF  SONGS,  i. 


desire  shall  fail  : because  man  goeth  to  ® his  long  home, 
and  ^ the  mourners  go  about  the  streets  : 

6 Or  ever  the  silver  cord  be  loosed,  or  the  golden 
bowl  be  broken,  or  the  pitcher  be  broken  at  the  foun- 
tain, or  the  wheel  broken  at  the  cistern. 

7 ® Then  shall  the  dust  return  to  the  earth  as  it  was  : 
® and  the  spirit  shall  return  unto  God  who  gave  it. 

8 *|[  ® Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the  preacher  ; all  is 
vanity. 

9 And  moreover,  because  the  preacher  was  wise,  he 
still  taught  the  people  knowledge  ; yea,  he  gave  good 
heed,  and  sought  out,  and  ® set  in  order  many  proverbs. 

10  The  preacher  sought  to  find  out  acceptable  words  : 
and  that  which  was  written  was  upright,  even  words  of 
truth. 

11  The  words  of  the  wise  are  as  goads,  and  as  nails 
fastened  by  the  masters  of  assemblies,  ivhich  are  given 
^rom  one  shepherd. 

12  And  further,  by  these,  my  son,  be  admonished  : 
of  making  many  books  there  is  no  end  ; and  much 
study  is  a weariness  of  the  fiesh. 

13  ^ Let  us  hear  the  conclusion  of  the  whole  matter  : 

Fear  God,  and  keep  his  commandments  : for  this  is 

;he  whole  duty  of  man. 

14  For  God  shall  bring  every  work  into  judgment, 
eith  every  secret  thing,  whether  it  be  good,  or  whether 
I be  evil. 


•^the  caper-be: 
his  long  hon 

6 streets  : or  e 
golden  bowl  1 
the  fountain, 

7 and  the  dust 

8 spirit  return 
vanities,  saith 

9 And  furth 
still  taught  i i 
dered,  and  s 
verbs.  The 
able  words, 
even  words  c 

The  word  > 
well  fasten  * 
assemblies,  , 

12  J And  furtl 
making  mf  v 
study  is  a i 

13  This  is  t. 
fear  God,  a 

14  the  whole  d. 
work  into/ 
whether  iy  b 


10 


11 


>hall  « fail : because  man  goeth  to 
md  the  mourners  go  about  the 
mie  silver  cord  be  -t’  loosed,  or  the 
6ken,  or  the  pitcher  be  broken  at 
the  wheel  broken  at  the  cistern  ; 
rn  to  the  earth  as  it  was,  and  the 
;o  God  who  gave  it.  Vanity  of 
Preacher  ; all  is  vanity. 

•ecause  the  Preacher  was  wise,  he 
Jeople  knowledge  ; yea,  he  ^pon- 
it  out,  and  set  in  order  many  pre- 
acher sought  to  find  out  *accept- 
t that  which  was  written  uprightly, 
ith. 

the  wise  are  as  goads,  and  as  nails 
re  the  words  of  the  * masters  of 
)h  are  given  from  one  shepherd, 
are,  my  son,  be  admonished  : of 
3ooks  there  is  no  end ; and  much 
mess  of  the  fiesh. 

d of  the  matter  ; all  hath  been  heard : 
eep  his  commandments  ; for  * this  is 
>f  man.  For  God  shall  bring  every 
3ment,  ”»with  every  hidden  thing, 
)d  or  whether  it  be  evil. 


THE  SONG  OF  SOLOMON. 


CHAPTER  I. 


The  church’s  love  unto  Christ.  5 She  confesseth  her  deformity,  7 and 
praijeth  to  be  directed  to  his  dock.  8 Christ  directeth  her  to  the  shep- 
herds’ tents : 9 and  shewing  his  love  to  her,  11  giveth  her  gracious  pro- 
mises. 12  The  church  and  Chfist  congratulate  one  another. 

The  ^ song  of  songs,  which  is  Solomon’s. 

2  Let  him  kiss  me  with  the  kisses  of  his  mouth  : 
2 for  thy  love  is  better  than  wine. 

3  Because  of  the  savour  of  thy  good  ointments  thy 
ame  is  as  ointment  poured  forth,  therefore  do  the 
-gins  love  thee. 

4  ® Draw  me,  ^ we  will  run  after  thee  : the  king 
ath  brought  me  into  his  chambers  : we  will  be  glad 
rejoice  in  thee,  we  will  remember  thy  love  more 
n wine  : the  upright  love  thee. 

5  I am  black,  but  comely,  O ye  daughters  of  Jerusa- 
as  the  tents  of  Kedar,  as  the  curtains  of  Solomon. 
,6  Look  not  upon  me,  because  I am  black,  because  the 
n hath  looked  upon  me  : my  mother’s  children  were 
igry  with  me  ; they  made  me  the  keeper  of  the  vine- 
-rds  ; but  mine  own  vineyard  have  I not  kept. 


Job  17. 13. 

Jer.  9.  17. 

Gen.  3. 19.  Job  34. 
nn 


« Ps.  62.  9.  ch.  1.  2. 
0 1 Kin.  4.  32. 

10  ch.  1.  18. 

11  Dent.  6.  2.  & 10. 

12. 

' -i*.  11.  9.  Matt. 


12.  1 Cor.  4.  5.  2 Cor. 

5.  10. 

1 1 Kin.  4.  32. 

2 ch.  4.  10. 

3H08.  11.  4. 

6.  44.  & 12.  32. 


John 


THE 


NG  OF  SONGS. 


1 The  Song  of  ^s,  which  is  Solomon’s. 

2 Let  him  kiss  m<  h the  kisses  of  his  mouth  : 

For  thy  love  is  ;r  than  wine. 

3 Thine  ointment;  '^e  a goodly  fragrance  ; 

Thy  name  is  as nent  poured  forth  ; 

Therefore  do  the  “ virgins  love  thee. 

4 Draw  me  ; we  will  run  after  thee  : 

The  king  hath  brought  me  into  his  chambers  : 

We  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thee,  • 

We  will  make  mention  of  thy  love  more  than  of 
wine  : 

^ Rightly  do  they  love  thee. 

5 I am  black,  but  comely, 

O ye  daughters  of  Jerusalem, 

As  the  tents  of  Kedar, 

As  the  curtains  of  Solomon. 

6 Look  not  upon  me,  because  I am  swarthy. 

Because  the  sun  hath  ^ scorched  me. 

My  mother’s  sons  were  incensed  against  me. 

They  made  me  keeper  of  the  vineyards  ; 

But  mine  own  vineyard  have  I not  kept. 


TJUS1  n io  ta  tA 


14.  2.  Eph.  2.  6. 
d Or,  desire, 
e Or,  hurst, 
f Or,  snapped  asun 
der. 

g Or,  gave  ear. 


i Or,  collectors  of 
sentences. 

j Or,  And  as  for 
more  than  these,  my 
son,  be  warned. 


k Or,  Let  us  hear  ness. 


I Or,  this  is  the  duty 
of  all  men. 
m Or,  concerning, 
a Or,  maidens, 
b Or,  In  uprighU 


K nf  ihfi,  cnnhlusion  of  the  c Or,  looked  upon. 


THE  SONG  OF  SONGS,  II. 


94T 


7 Tell  me,  O thou  whom  my  soul  loveth,  where  thou 
feedest,  where  thou  makest  thy  Jiock  to  rest  at  noon  : 
for  why  should  I be  as  one  that  turneth  aside  by  the 
flocks  of  thy  companions  ? 

8 If  thou  know  not,  ® O thou  fairest  among  women, 
go  thy  way  forth  by  the  footsteps  of  the  flock,  and  feed 
thy  kids  beside  the  shepherds’  tents. 

9 I have  compared  thee,  O my  love,  ® to  a company 
of  horses  in  Pharaoh’s  chariots. 

10  ® Thy  cheeks  are  comely  with  rows  of  jewels,  thy 
neck  with  ^chains  of  gold. 

11  We  will  make  thee  borders  of  gold  with  studs  of 
silver. 

12  ^ While  the  king  sitteth  at  his  table,  my  spikenard 
sendeth  forth  the  smell  thereof. 

13  A bundle  of  myrrh  is  my  wellbeloved  unto  me  ; 
he  shall  lie  all  night  betwixt  my  breasts. 

14  My  beloved  is  unto  me  as  a cluster  of  camphiro 
in  the  vineyards  of  En-gedi. 

15  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  love  ; behold,  theu  art 
fair  ; thou  hast  doves’  eyes. 

16  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  beloved,  yea,  pleasant : 
also  our  bed  is  green. 

17  The  beams  of  our  house  are  cedar,  and  our  rafters 
of  fir. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1 The  mutual  love  of  Christ  and  his  church.  8 The  hope.  10  and  calling 
of  the  church.  14  Christ' s care  of  the  church.  16  The  profession  of  the 
church,  her  faith  and  hope. 

I  AM  the  rose  of  Sharon,  and  the  lily  of  the  valleys. 

2  As  the  lily  among  thorns,  so  is  my  love  among 
the  daughters. 

3  As  the  apple  tree  among  the  trees  of  the  wood,  so 
is  my  beloved  among  the  sons.  I sat  down  under  his 
shadow  with  great  delight,  ^ and  his  fruit  was  sweet  to 
my  taste. 

4  He  brought  me  to  the  banqueting  house,  and  his 
banner  over  me  was  love. 

5  Stay  me  with  flagons,  comfort  me  with  apples  : for 
I am  sick  of  love. 

6  2 His  left  hand  is  under  my  head,  and  his  right  hand 
doth  embrace  me. 

7^1  charge  you,  O ye  daughters  of  Jerusalem,  by  the 
roes,  and  by  the  hinds  of  the  field,  that  ye  stir  not  up, 
nor  awake  my  love,  till  he  please. 

8  ^ The  voice  of  my  beloved  ! behold,  he  cometh 
leaping  upon  the  mountains,  skipping  upon  the  hills. 


7  Tell  me,  O thor  i i 

Whprp  thou  fp^  whom  my  soul  loveth, 

to  rest  thy  flock,  where  thou  makest  K 

For  why  shof^^®®^  • - 1,  j.  ,/  • -i  /i 

Beside  the  I be  as  one  that  is  veiled 
^ocks  of  thy  companions  ! 

^ Go  thT^^Jiow  ^ fairest  among  women, 
And  feeJ^^y  forth  by  the  footsteps  of  the  flock, 
hv  kids  beside  the  shepherds’  tents. 

9  I have  compa*  , , ^ ^ , 

/To  a steed  irfd  thee,  0 « my  love, 

10  Thy  cheeks  are  ® »hari»ts. 

Thy  neck  with  strilf'^ 

It  ’ We  will  make  thee 

With  studs  of  silver.  of  gold 


ince. 

of  myrrh. 


12  While  the  king  sat  at  his  t: 

My  spikenard  sent  forth  its 

13  My  beloved  is  unto  me  as  a 
That  lieth  betwixt  my  breasts 

14  My  beloved  is  imto  me  as  a 

flowers 

In  the  vineyards  of  En-gedi. 


15  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  love  ; behold, 
fair  ; 

^ Thine  eyes  are  as  doves. 


of  ^henna- 


art 


16  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  beloved,  yea,  pleasant : 
Also  our  couch  is  green. 

17  The  beams  of  our  house  are  * cedars. 

And  our  rafters  are  ^ firs. 

2  I am  a « rose  of  * Sharon, 

A lily  of  the  valleys. 

2 As  a lily  among  thorns. 

So  is  my  love  among  the  daughters. 

3 As  the  apple  tree  among  the  trees  of  the  wood. 

So  is  my  beloved  among  the  sons. 

I sat  down  under  his  shadow  with  great  delight. 
And  his  fruit  was  sweet  to  my  taste. 

4 He  brought  me  to  the  banqueting  house. 

And  his  banner  over  me  was  love. 

5 Stay  ye  me  with  « raisins,  comfort  me  with  apples  : 
For  I am  sick  of  love. 

6 His  left  hand  is  under  my  head. 

And  his  right  hand  doth  embrace  me. 

7 I adjure  you,  O daughters  of  Jerusalem, 

By  the  S'  roes,  and  by  the  hinds  of  the  field. 

That  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awaken  love, 

Until  it  please. 

8 The  voice  of  my  beloved  ! behold,  he  cometh. 
Leaping  upon  the  mountains,  skipping  upon  tb'* 

hills. 


« ch.  6.  9.  & 6.  1. 

7 ch.  2.  2,  10,  13,  & 
4.  1,  7.  & 5.  2,  & 6.  4. 
John  15.  14,  15. 

8 2 Chr.  1.  16,  17. 
OEzek.  16.  11,  12, 

J3. 


*0  ch.  4.  1.  & 5.  12. 

» Rev.  22.  1,  2. 

2 ch.  8.  3. 

8 ch.  3.  5.  & 8.  4. 
d Most  ancient  ver- 
sions have,  wander- 
elh. 


e Or,  my  friend 
(and  80  thronphout). 

/ Or,  To  the  steeds. 
Or,  To  my  steed, 
g Or,  bag. 
h Heb.  copher. 


i Or,  Thou  hast 
doves'  eyes, 
j Or,  houses, 
k Or,  of  cedar  . . . 
of  fir. 

I Or,  cypresses. 


a Heb.  habaz-zeleth, 
the  autumn  crocus. 
b Or,  the  plain, 
c Heb.  I delighted 
and  sat  down  dec. 

d Heb.  house  o 
wine. 


948 


THE  SONG  OF  SONGS,  III. 


9 ^ My  beloved  is  lik  ^ ^ oe  or  a ^oung  hart  : behold, 
he  standeth  behind  our  wall,  he  lobketh  forth  at  the 
windows,  shewing  himself  through  th\  lattice. 

10  My  beloved  spake,  and  said  untd  me,  ^ Rise  up, 
my  love,  my  fair  one,  and  come  away.  \ 

11  For,  lo,  the  winter  is  past,  the  raiii  is  over  and 

gone  ; \ 

12  The  flowers  appear  on  the  earth  ; the  ^time  of  the 

singing  of  birds  is  come,  and  the  voice  .of  tl\e  turtle  is 
heard  in  our  land  ; \ 

13  The  fig  tree  putteth  forth  her  green  figs,  and  the 
vines  with  the  tender  grape  give  a good  smell.  Arise, 
my  love,  my  fair  one,  and  coni^y^way. 

14  ^ O my  dove,  that  art  clefts  of  the  rock,  in 

the  secret  places  of  the  s^  j^s,  let  me  see  thy  counte- 
nance, let  me  hear  thy  \yice  ; for  sweet  is  thy  voice, 
and  thy  countenance  w (|^ely. 

15  Take  us  ®the  fo»^  the  little  foxes,  that  spoil  the 
vines  : for  our  vine|^?ye  tender  grapes. 

16  ^ ® My  bek^Bris  mine,  and  I am  his  : he  feedeth 
among  the  lilh^^r 

17  Un^^we  day  break,  and  the  shadows  flee  away, 

turn,  and  be  thou  like  a roe  or  a young 

hart  mountains  of  Bether. 


CHAPTER  III. 

1 The  church's  fight  and  victory  in  temptation. 

xn  Christ. 


6 The  church  glorieth 


By  ^ night  on  my  bed  I sought  him  whom  my  soul 
loveth  : I sought  him,  but  I found  him  not. 

2  I will  rise  now,  and  go  about  the  city  in  the  streets, 
and  in  the  broad  ways  I will  seek  him  whom  my  soul 
loveth  : I sought  him,  but  I found  him  not. 

3  ^ The  watchmen  that  go  about  the  city  found  me  : 
to  whom  I said,  Saw  ye  him  whom  my  soul  loveth  ? 

4  It  was  but  a little  that  I passed  from  them,  but  I 
found  him  whom  my  soul  loveth  : I held  him,  and 
would  not  let  him  go,  until  I had  brought  him  into  my 
mother’s  house,  and  into  the  chamber  of  her  that  con- 
ceived me. 

5  ®I  charge  you,  O ye  daughters  of  Jerusalem,  by 
the  roes,  and  by  the  hinds  of  the  field,  that  ye  stir  not 
up,  nor  awake  my  love,  till  he  please. 

6  ^ ^ Who  is  this  that  compth  out  of  the  wilderness 
like  pillars  of  smoke,  perfumed  with  myrrh  and  frank- 
incense, with  all  powders  of  the  merchant  ? 

7  Behold  his  bed,  which  is  Solomon’s  ; threescore 
valiant  men  are  about  it,  of  the  valiant  of  Israel. 

8  They  all  hold  swords,  being  expert  in  war  : every 
man  hath  his  sword  upon  his  thigh  because  of  fear  in 
' ^ night. 


Ps.  80.  13.  Ezek. 
Luke  13.  32. 
u 6.  3.  & 7.  10. 

\.  4.  6. 

--  0.  ch.  8.  14. 


1 Is.  26.  9. 

2 ch.  5.  7. 

s ch.  2.  7.  & 8.  4. 
* cli.  8.  5. 
h Or,  gazelle. 


9  My  beloved  is  like  a * roe  or  a young  hart : 

Behold,  he  standeth  behind  our  wall, 

He  looketh  in  at  the  windows. 

He  ^ sheweth  himself  through  the  lattice. 

10  My  beloved  spake,  and  said  unto  me. 

Rise  up,  my  love,  my  fair  one,  and  come  away. 

11  For,  lo,  the  winter  is  past. 

The  rain  is  over  and  gone  ; 

12  The  flowers  appear  on  the  earth  ; 

The  time  of  the  j singing  of  birds  is  come. 

And  the  voice  of  the  turtle  is  heard  in  our  land  ; 

13  The  fig  tree  ripeneth  her  green  figs, 

And  the  vines  are  in  blossom. 

They  give  forth  their  fragrance. 

Arise,  my  love,  my  fair  one,  and  come  away. 

14  O my  dove,  that  art  in  the  clefts  of  the  rock,  in  the 

covert  of  the  steep  place. 

Let  me  see  thy  countenance,  let  me  hear  thy  voice  ; 
For  sweet  is  thy  voice,  and  thy  countenance  is 
comely. 

15  Take  us  the  foxes,  the  little  foxes,  that  spoil  the 

vineyards  ; 

For  our  vineyards  are  in  blossom. 

16  My  beloved  is  mine,  and  I am  his  : 

He  feedeth  his  flock  among  the  lilies^ 

17  * Until  the  day  ^be  cool,  and  the  shadows  flee  away. 
Turn,  my  beloved,  and  be  thou  like  a * roe  or  a 

young  hart 

Upon  the  ^ mountains  of  ” Bether. 


3  By  night  on  my  bed  I sought  him  whom  my  soul 
loveth  : 

I  sought  him,  but  I found  him  not. 

2 I said,  I will  rise  now,  and  go  about  the  city, 

In  the  streets  and  in  the  broad  ways, 

I will  seek  him  whom  my  soul  loveth  : 

I sought  him,  but  I found  him  not. 

3 The  watchmen  that  go  about  the  city  found  me  : 

T 0 whom  I said.  Saw  ye  him  whom  my  soul  loveth  ? 

4 It  was  but  a little  that  I passed  from  them. 

When  I found  him  whom  my  soul  loveth  : 

I held  him,  and  would  not  let  him  go. 

Until  I had  brought  him  into  my  mother’s  house. 
And  into  the  chamber  of  her  that  conceived  me. 


5  ® I adjure  you,  O daughters  of  Jerusalem, 
By  the  roes,  and  by  the  hinds  of  the  field. 
That  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awaken  love. 
Until  it  please. 


6 Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  out  of  the  wilderness 

like  pillars  of  smoke. 

Perfumed  with  myrrh  and  frankincense. 

With  all  powders  of  the  merchant  ? 

7 Behold,  it  is  the  litter  of  Solomon  ; 

Threescore  mighty  men  are  about  it. 

Of  the  mighty  men  of  Israel. 

8 They  all  handle  the  sword,  and  are  expert  in  war  : 
Every  man  hath  his  sword  upon  his  thigh. 

Because  of  fear  in  the  night. 


i Or,  glanceth 
through. 

j Or,  pruning  of 
vines. 


Tc  Or,  When  the  day 
is  cool. 

I Or,  break.  Heb. 
breathe. 


m Or,  mountains  of 
separation. 

n Perhaps,  the  spice 
malo  bathron. _ 


THE  SONG  OF  SONGS,  IV. 


949 


9 King  Solomon  made  himself  a chariot  of  the  wood 
of  Lebanon. 

10  Ha  made  the  pillars  thereof  of  silver,  the  bottom 
thereof  of  gold,  the  covering  of  it  of  purple,  the  midst 
thereof  being  paved  with  love,  for  the  daughters  of 
Jerusalem. 

11  Go  forth,  O ye  daughters  of  Zion,  and  behold 
king  Solomon  with  the  crown  wherewith  his  mother 
crowned  him  in  the  day  of  his  espousals,  and  in  the 
day  of  the  gladness  of  his  heart. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Christ  setteth  forth  the  graces  of  the  church.  8 He  sheweth  his  love  to 
her.  16  The  church  prayeth  to  be  made  fit  for  his  presence. 

Behold,  ^ thou  art  fair,  my  love  ; behold,  thou 
art  fair  ; thou  hast  doves’  eyes  within  thy  locks  : 
thy  hair  is  as  a ^ flock  of  goats,  that  appear  from  mount 
Gilead. 

2  ^ Thy  teeth  are  like  a flock  of  sheep  that  are  even 
shorn,  which  came  up  from  the  washing  ; whereof  every 
one  bear  twins,  and  none  is  barren  among  them. 

3  Thy  lips  are  like  a thread  of  scarlet,  and  thy  speech 
is  comely  : ^ thy  temples  are  like  a piece  of  a pomegra- 
nate within  thy  locks. 

4  ® Thy  neck  is  like  the  tower  of  David  builded  ® for 
an  armoury,  whereon  there  hang  a thousand  bucklers, 
all  shields  of  mighty  men. 

5  ’’  Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two  young  roes  that  are 
twins,  which  feed  among  the  lilies. 

6  ® Until  the  day  break,  and  the  shadows  flee  away, 
I will  get  me  to  the  mountain  of  myrrh,  and  to  the  hill 
of  frankincense. 

7  ® Thou  art  all  fair,  my  love  ; there  is  no  spot  in 
thee. 

8  ^ Come  with  me  from  Lebanon,  my  spouse,  with 
me  from  Lebanon  : look  from  the  top  of  Amana,  from 
the  top  of  Shenir  and  Hermon,  from  the  lions’  dens, 
from  the  mountains  of  the  leopards. 

9  Thou  hast  ravished  my  heart,  my  sister,  my  spouse  ; 
thou  hast  ravished  my  heart  with  one  of  tliine  eyes, 
with  one  chain  of  thy  neck. 

10  How  fair  is  thy  love,  my  sister,  my  spouse  ! how 
much  better  is  thy  love  than  wine  ! and  the  smell  of 
thine  ointments  than  all  spices  ! 

11  Thy  lips,  O my  spouse,  drop  as  the  honeycomb  : 
honey  and  milk  are  under  thy  tongue  ; and  the  smell 
of  thy  garments  is  like  the  smell  of  Lebanon. 

12  A garden  inclosed  is  my  sister,  my  spouse  ; a 
spring  shut  up,  a fountain  sealed. 


» ch.  1. 15.  & 5. 12. 
2 ch.  6.  6. 

8 ch.  6.  6. 

< ch.  6.  7. 

8 ch.  7.  4. 

Neh.  3.  19. 


7 See  Pro.  5. 19.  ch. 
7.  3. 

8 ch.  2.  17. 

9 Eph.  5.  27. 

10  Deut.  3.  9. 

11  ch.  1.  2. 


12  Pro.  24. 13, 14.  ch. 
5.  1. 

13  Gen.  27.  27.  Hos. 
14.  G,  7. 

b Or,  car  of  state, 
c Or,  inlaid. 


9  King  Solomon  made  himself  a ^ palanquin 
Of  the  wood  of  Lebanon. 

10  He  made  the  pillars  thereof  of  silver. 

The  bottom  thereof  of  gold,  the  seat  of  it  of  purple, 
The  midst  thereof  being  ^ paved  with  love. 

From  the  daughters  of  Jerusalem. 

11  Go  forth,  O ye  daughters  of  Zion,  and  behold  king 

Solomon, 

With  the  crown  wherewith  his  mother  hath  crowned 
him  in  the  day  of  his  espousals. 

And  in  the  day  of  the  gladness  of  his  heart. 


4  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  love  ; behold,  thou  art  fair  ; 
“ Thine  eyes  are  as  doves  behind  thy  veil  : 

Thy  hair  is  as  a flock  of  goats. 

That  lie  along  the  side  of  mount  Gilead. 

2 Thy  teeth  are  like  a flock  of  ewes  that  are  newly 

shorn. 

Which  are  come  up  from  the  washing  ; 

^ Whereof  every  one  hath  twins. 

And  none  is  bereaved  among  them. 

3 Thy  lips  are  like  a thread  of  scarlet. 

And  thy  ® mouth  is  comely  : 

Thy  temples  are  like  a piece  of  a pomegranate 
Behind  thy  ^ veil. 

4 Thy  neck  is  like  the  tower  of  David  builded  f for 

an  armoury. 

Whereon  there  hang  a thousand  bucklers, 

All  the  shields  of  the  mighty  men. 

5 Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two  fawns  that  are  twins 

of  a S'  roe. 

Which  feed  among  the  lilies. 

6 * Until  the  day  be  cool,  and  the  shadows  flee  away, 

I will  get  me  to  the  mountain  of  myrrh. 

And  to  the  hill  of  frankincense. 

7 Thou  art  all  fair,  my  love  ; 

And  there  is  no  spot  in  thee. 

8 Come  with  me  from  Lebanon,  my  bride. 

With  me  from  Lebanon  : 

* Look  from  the  top  of  Amana, 

From  the  top  of  Senir  and  Hermon, 

From  the  lions’  dens. 

From  the  mountains  of  the  leopards. 

9 Thou  hast  j ravished  my  heart,  my  sister,  my  bride  ; 
Thou  hast  j ravished  my  heart  with  * one  of  thine 

eyes. 

With  one  chain  of  thy  neck. 

10  How  fair  is  thy  love,  my  sister,  my  bride  ! 

How  much  better  is  thy  love  than  wine  ! 

And  the  smell  of  thine  ointments  than  all  manner 
of  spices  ! 

11  Thy  lips,  O my  bride,  ^ drop  as  the  honeycomb  : 
Honey  and  milk  are  under  thy  tongue  ; 

And  the  smell  of  thy  garments  is  like  the  smell  of 
Lebanon. 

12  A garden  ^ shut  up  is  my  sister,  my  bride  ; 

A ” spring  shut  up,  a fountain  sealed. 


a Or,  Thou  hast 
doves'  eyes, 
b Or,  locks, 
c Or,  appear  on 
mount  Gilead. 

d Or,  Which  are  all 
of  them  in  pairs. 


e Or,  speech, 
f Or,  xvith  turrets, 
g Or,  gazelle, 
h See  ch.  2.  17. 

% Or,  Go. 

j Or,  given  me  cou- 
rage. 


k Or,  one  look  from 
thine  eyes. 

I Or,  drop  honey, 
m Heb.  barred, 
n Or,  according  to 
many  ancient  authori- 
ties, garden. 


950 


THE  SONG  OF  SONGS,  V. 


13  Thy  plants  are  an  orchard  of  pomegranates,  with 
pleasant  fruits  ; camphire,  with  spikenard, 

14  Spikenard  and  saffron  ; calamus  and  cinnamon, 
with  all  trees  of  frankincense  ; myrrh  and  aloes,  with 
all  the  chief  spices  : 

15  A fountain  of  gardens,  a well  of  living  waters, 
and  streams  from  Lebanon. 

16  Tf  Awake,  O north  wind  ; and  come,  thou  south  ; 
blow  upon  my  garden,  that  the  spices  thereof  may  flow 
out.  Let  my  beloved  come  into  his  garden,  and  eat 
his  pleasant  fruits. 


CHAPTER  V. 

1  Christ  awaketh  the  church  with  his  calling.  2 The  church  having  a 
taste  of  Christ's  love  is  sick  of  love.  9 A description  of  Christ  by  his 
graces. 

AM  come  into  my  garden,  my  sister,  my  spouse  : I 
have  gathered  my  myrrh  with  my  spice  ; ^ I have 
eaten  my  honeycomb  with  my  honey  ; I liave  drunk  my 
wine  with  my  milk  : eat,  O ® friends  ; drink,  yea,  drink 
abundantly,  O beloved. 

2^1  sleep,  but  my  heart  waketh  : it  is  the  voice  of 
my  beloved  ^ that  knocketh,  saying,  Open  to  me,  my 
sister,  my  love,  my  dove,  my  undefiled  : for  my  head 
is  filled  with  dew,  and  my  locks  with  the  drops  of  the 
night. 

3 I have  put  off  my  coat ; how  shall  I put  it  on  ? 
I have  washed  my  feet  ; how  shall  I defile  them  ? 

4 My  beloved  put  in  his  hand  by  the  hole  of  the  door, 
and  my  bowels  were  moved  for  him. 

5 I rose  up  to  open  to  my  beloved  ; and  my  hands 
dropped  with  myrrh,  and  my  fingers  with  sweet  smelling 
myrrh,  upon  the  handles  of  the  lock. 

6 I opened  to  my  beloved  ; but  my  beloved  had  with- 
drawn himself,  and  was  gone  : my  soul  failed  when  he 
spake  : ® I sought  him,  but  I could  not  find  him  ; I 
called  him,  but  he  gave  me  no  answer. 

7 ® The  watchmen  that  went  about  the  city  found  me, 
they  smote  me,  they  wounded  me  ; the  keepers  of  the 
walls  took  away  my  veil  from  me. 

8 I charge  you,  O daughters  of  Jerusalem,  if  ye  find 
my  beloved,  that  ye  tell  him,  that  I am  sick  of  love. 

9 What  is  thy  beloved  more  than  another  beloved, 
’ O thou  fairest  among  women  ? what  is  thy  beloved 
more  than  another  beloved,  that  thou  dost  so  charge 
us  ? 

10  My  beloved  is  white  and  ruddy,  the  chiefest 
among  ten  thousand. 

11  His  head  is  as  the  most  fine  gold,  his  locks  are 
bushy,  and  black  as  a raven. 


M John  4.  10.  & 7. 
38. 

15  ch.  5.  1. 

1 ch.  4.  16. 

2 ch.  4. 11. 


3 Luke  15.  7,  10. 
John  3.  29.  & 15.  14. 

4 Rev.  3.  20. 

5 ch.  3.  1. 

6 ch.  3.  3. 


^ ch.  1.  8. 

0 Or,  a paradise, 
a Or,  balsam, 
b Or,  of  love. 


13  Thy  shoots  are  ^ an  orchard  of  pomegranates,  with 

precious  fruits  ; 

Henna  with  spikenard  plants, 

14  Spikenard  and  saffron. 

Calamus  and  cinnamon,  with  all  trees  of  i'ankin* 
cense  ; 

Myrrh  and  aloes,  with  all  the  chief  spices. 

15  Thou  art  a fountain  of  gardens, 

A well  of  living  waters. 

And  flowing  streams  from  Lebanon. 

16  Awake,  O north  wind  ; and  come,  thou  south  ; 

Blow  upon  my  garden,  that  the  spices  thereof  may 

flow  out. 

Let  my  beloved  come  into  his  garden. 

And  eat  his  precious  fruits. 


5  I am  come  into  my  garden,  my  sister,  my  bride  : 

I  have  gathered  my  myrrh  with  my  “ spice  ; 

I have  eaten  my  honeycomb  with  my  honey  ; 

I have  drunk  my  wine  with  my  milk. 

Eat,  O friends  ; 

Drink,  yea,  drink  abundantly,  ^ O beloved. 

2 I was  asleep,  but  my  heart  waked  : 

It  is  the  voice  of  my  beloved  that  knocketh,  saying. 
Open  to  me,  my  sister,  my  love,  my  dove,  my  ^ un- 
defiled : 

For  my  head  is  filled  with  dew. 

My  locks  with  the  drops  of  the  night. 

3 I have  put  off  my  coat  ; how  shall  I put  it  on  ? 

I have  washed  my  feet ; how  shall  I defile  them  ? 

4 My  beloved  put  in  his  hand  by  the  hole  of  the  door. 
And  my  ® heart  was  moved  J'  for  him. 

5 I rose  up  to  open  to  my  beloved  ; 

And  my  hands  dropped  with  myrrh. 

And  my  fingers  with  liquid  myrrh. 

Upon  the  handles  of  the  bolt. 

6 I opened  to  my  beloved  ; 

But  my  beloved  had  withdrawn  himself,  and  was 
gone. 

My  soul  had  failed  me  when  he  spake  : 

I sought  him,  but  I could  not  find  him  ; 

I called  him,  but  he  gave  me  no  answer. 

7 The  watchmen  that  go  about  the  city  found  me. 
They  smote  me,  they  wounded  me  ; 

The  keepers  of  the  walls  took  away  my  * mantle 
from  me. 

8 I adjure  you,  O daughters  of  Jerusalem,  if  ye  find 

my  beloved, 

■i  That  ye  tell  him,  that  I am  sick  of  love. 

9 What  is  thy  beloved  more  than  another  beloved, 

O thou  fairest  among  women  ? 

What  is  thy  beloved  more  than  another  beloved, 
That  thou  dost  so  adjure  us  ? 


10  My  beloved  is  white  and  ruddy, 

* The  chiefest  among  ten  thousand. 

11  His  head  is  as  the  most  fine  gold. 

His  locks  are  ^ bushy,  and  black  as  a raven. 


c Or,  I sleep,  but 
my  heart  waketh. 
d Heb.  perfect, 
e Heb.  bowels. 


f According  to  many 
MSS.,  within  me. 

Or,  turned  away. 
Heb.  went  forth, 
i Or,  veil. 


i Heb.  What  will  ye 
tell  him  ? That  cfrc. 

k Heb.  Marked  out 
by  a banner. 

I Or,  curling. 


THE  SONG  OF  SONGS,  VI. 


951 


12  ® His  eyes  are  as  the  eyes  of  doves  by  the  rivers  of 
waters,  washed  with  milk,  and  fitly  set. 

13  His  cheeks  are  as  a bed  of  spices,  as  sweet  flow- 
ers : his  lips  like  lilies,  dropping  sweet  smelling  myrrh. 

14  His  hands  are  as  gold  rings  set  with  the  beryl : 
his  belly  is  as  bright  ivory  overlaid  with  sapphires. 

15  His  legs  are  as  pillars  of  marble,  set  upon  sockets 
of  fine  gold  : his  countenance  is  as  Lebanon,  excellent 
as  the  cedars. 

16  His  mouth  is  most  sweet : yea,  he  is  altogether 
lovely.  This  is  my  beloved,  and  this  is  my  friend,  O 
daughters  of  Jerusalem. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  church  prof esseth  her  faith  in  Christ.  4 Christ  sheweth  the  graces 
of  the  churchy  10  and  his  love  towards  her. 

WHITHER  is  thy  beloved  gone,  ^ O thou  fairest 
among  women  ? whither  is  thy  beloved  turned 
aside  ? that  we  may  seek  him  with  thee. 

2  My  beloved  is  gone  down  into  his  garden,  to  the 
beds  of  spices,  to  feed  in  the  gardens,  and  to  gather 
lilies. 

3^1  am  my  beloved’s,  and  my  beloved  is  mine  : he 
feedeth  among  the  lilies. 

4  ^ Thou  art  beautiful,  O my  love,  as  Tirzah,  comely 
as  Jerusalem,  ^terrible  as  an  army  with  banners. 

5  Turn  away  thine  eyes  from  me,  for  they  have  over- 
come me  : thy  hair  is  ^ as  a flock  of  goats  that  appear 
from  Gilead. 

6  ®Thy  teeth  are  as  a flock  of  sheep  which  go  up 
from  the  washing,  whereof  every  one  beareth  twins, 
and  there  is  not  one  barren  among  them. 

7  ® As  a piece  of  a pomegranate  are  thy  temples 
within  thy  locks. 

8  There  are  threescore  queens,  and  fourscore  concu- 
bines, and  virgins  without  number. 

9  My  dove,  my  undefiled  is  but  one  ; she  is  the  only 
one  of  her  mother,  she  is  the  choice  one  of  her  that 
bare  her.  The  daughters  saw  her,  and  blessed  her  ; 
yea,  the  queens  and  the  concubines,  and  they  praised 
her. 

10  ^ Who  is  she  that  looketh  forth  as  the  morning, 
fair  as  the  moon,  clear  as  the  sun,  and  terrible  as  an 
army  with  banners  ? 

Ill  went  down  into  the  garden  of  nuts  to  see  the 
fruits  of  the  valley,  and  ^to  see  whether  the  vine 
flourished,  and  the  pomegranates  budded. 


8 ch.  1.  15.  & 4. 1. 

1 ch.  1.  8. 

* ch.  2,  IG.  & 7.  10. 
3 ver.  10. 

* ch.  4.  1. 

» ch.  4.  2. 


« ch.  4.  3. 

^ ver.  4. 

8 ch.  7.  12. 

TO  Or,  sitting  by  futt 
streams, 
n Or,  baltami 


0 Or,  towers  of  per- 
fumes. 

p Or,  cylinders, 
q Or,  topaz, 
r Or,  bright  ivory, 
s Or,  encrusted. 


12  His  eyes  are  like  doves  beside  the  water  brooks  ; 
Washed  with  milk,  and  fitly  set. 

13  His  cheeks  are  as  a bed  of  ” spices,  as  ® banks  of 

sweet  herbs  : 

His  lips  are  as  lilies,  dropping  liquid  myrrh. 

14  His  hands  are  as  ^ rings  of  gold  set  with  « beryl  : 
His  body  is  as  '‘ivory  work  ® overlaid  loith  sap- 
phires. 

15  His  legs  are  as  pillars  of  marble,  set  upon  sockets 

of  fine  gold  : 

His  aspect  is  like  Lebanon,  excellent  as  the  cedars. 

16  His  ‘ mouth  is  most  sweet  : yea,  he  is  altogether 

lovely. 

This  is  my  beloved,  and  this  is  my  friend, 

O daughters  of  Jerusalem. 


6 Whither  is  thy  beloved  gone, 

O thou  fairest  among  women  ? 

Whither  hath  thy  beloved  turned  him, 

That  we  may  seek  him  with  thee  ? 

2 My  beloved  is  gone  down  to  his  garden,  to  the  beds 

of  “ spices. 

To  feed  in  the  gardens,  and  to  gather  lilies. 

3 **  I am  my  beloved’s,  and  my  beloved  is  mine  : 

He  feedeth  his  Jlock  among  the  lilies. 

4 Thou  art  beautiful,  O my  love,  as  Tirzah, 

Comely  as  Jerusalem, 

Terrible  as  ‘'an  army  with  banners. 

5 Turn  away  thine  eyes  from  me. 

For  they  have  overcome  me. 

® Thy  hair  is  as  a flock  of  goats. 

That  lie  along  the  side  of  Gilead. 

6 -^Thy  teeth  are  like  a flock  of  ewes. 

Which  are  come  up  from  the  washing  ; 

Whereof  every  one  hath  twins. 

And  none  is  bereaved  among  them. 

7 ^ Thy  temples  are  like  a piece  of  a pomegranate 
Behind  thy  veil. 

8 There  are  threescore  queens,  and  fourscore  concu- 

bines. 

And  * virgins  without  number. 

9 My  dove,  my  * undefiled,  is  hut  one  ; 

She  is  the  only  one  of  her  mother  ; 

She  is  the  j choice  one  of  her  that  bare  her. 

The  daughters  saw  her,  and  called  her  blessed  ; 
Yea,  the  queens  and  the  concubines,  and  they 
praised  her. 

10  Who  is  she  that  looketh  forth  as  the  morning. 

Fair  as  the  moon. 

Clear  as  the  sun, 

* Terrible  as  an  army  with  banners  ? 

11  I went  down  into  the  garden  of  nuts. 

To  see  the  green  plants  of  the  valley, 

To  see  whether  the  vine  budded, 

And  the  pomegranates  were  in  flower. 


/ Or,  speech.  Heb. 
palate. 

a Or,  balsam, 
b See  ch.  2.  IG. 
c Heb.  bannered 
hosts. 


d Or,  make  me 
afraid, 
e See  ch.  4.  1. 

/ See  ch.  4.  2. 
g See  ch.  4.  3. 


h Or,  maidens, 
i Heb.  perfect, 
j Or,  Pure, 
k See  ver.  4. 


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THE  SONCx  OF  SONGi  II.,  VIII. 


12  Or  ever  I was  aware,  my  soul  made  me  like  the 
chariots  of  Ammi-nadib. 

13  Return,  return,  O Shulamite  ; return,  return,  that 
we  may  look  upon  thee.  What  will  ye  see  in  the  Shu- 
lamite ? As  it  were  the  company  of  two  armies. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 A further  description  of  the  church’s  graces.  10  The  church  pro- 
fesseth  her  faith  and  desire. 

HOW  beautiful  are  thy  feet  with  shoes,  ^ O prince’s 
daughter  ! the  joints  of  thy  thighs  are  like  jewels, 
the  work  of  the  hands  of  a cunning  workman. 

2  Thy  navel  is  like  a round  goblet,  which  wanteth  not 
liquor  : thy  belly  is  like  an  heap  of  wheat  set  about  with 
lilies. 

3  ^ Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two  young  roes  that  are 
twins. 

4  ® Thy  neck  is  as  a tower  of  ivory  ; thine  eyes  like 
the  fishpools  in  Heshbon,  by  the  gate  of  Bath-rabbim  : 
thy  nose  is  as  the  tower  of  Lebanon  which  looketh  to- 
ward Damascus. 

5  Thine  head  upon  thee  is  like  Carmel,  and  the  hair 
of  thine  head  like  purple  ; the  king  is  held  in  the  gal- 
leries. 

6  How  fair  and  how  pleasant  art  thou,  O love,  for 
delights  ! 

7  This  thy  stature  is  like  to  a palm  tree,  and  thy 
breasts  to  clusters  of  grapes. 

8  I said,  I will  go  up  to  the  palm  tree,  I will  take  hold 
of  the  boughs  thereof  : now  also  thy  breasts  shall  be 
as  clusters  of  the  vine,  and  the  smell  of  thy  nose  like 
apples  ; 

9  And  the  roof  of  thy  mouth  like  the  best  wine  for 
my  beloved,  that  goeth  down  sweetly,  causing  the  lips 
of  those  that  are  asleep  to  speak. 

10  ^ I am  my  beloved’s,  and  ^ his  desire  is  toward 

me. 

11  Come,  my  beloved,  let  us  go  forth  into  the  field  ; 
let  us  lodge  in  the  villages. 

12  Let  us  get  up  early  to  the  vineyards  ; let  us  ® see 
if  the  vine  flourish,  whether  the  tender  grape  appear,  and 
the  pomegranates  bud  forth  : there  will  I give  thee  my 
loves. 

13  The  mandrakes  give  a smell,  and  at  our  gates 
® are  all  manner  of  pleasant  fruits,  new  and  old,  which 
I have  laid  up  for  thee,  O my  beloved. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 The  love  of  the  church  to  Christ.  6 The  vehemency  of  love.  8 The 
calling  of  the  Gentiles.  14  The  church  prayeth  for  Christ’s  coming. 

OTHAT  thou  loert  as  my  brother,  that  sucked  the 
breasts  of  my  mother  ! when  I should  find  thee 
without,  I would  kiss  thee  ; yea,  I should  not  be  de- 
spised. 

2  I would  lead  thee,  and  bring  thee  into  my  mo- 
ther’s house,  who  would  instruct  me  : I would  cause 


12  Or  ever  I was  aware,  my  ^ soul  set  me 
Among  the  chariots  of  my  princely  people. 

13  * Return,  return,  O Shulammite  ; 

Return,  return,  that  we  may  look  upon  thee. 

Why  will  ye  look  upon  the  Shulammite, 

As  upon  the  dance  of  Mahanaim  ? 


7 How  beautiful  are  thy  ® feet  in  sandals,  O prince’s 
daughter  ! 

^^The  joints  of  thy  thighs  are  like  jewels. 

The  work  of  the  hands  of  a cunning  workman. 

2 Thy  navel  is  like  a round  goblet. 

Wherein  no  mingled  wine  is  wanting  : 

Thy  belly  is  like  an  heap  of  wheat 
Set  about  with  lilies. 

3 Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two  fawns 
That  are  twins  of  a roe. 

4 Thy  neck  is  like  the  tower  of  ivory  ; 

Thine  eyes  as  the  pools  in  Heshbon,  by  the  gate  of 
Bath-rabbim  ; 

Thy  nose  is  like  the  tower  of  Lebanon 
Which  looketh  toward  Damascus. 

5 Thine  head  upon  thee  is  like  Carmel, 

And  the  hair  of  thine  head  ^ like  purple  ; 

The  king  is  held  captive  in  the  tresses  thereof 

6 How  fair  and  how  pleasant  art  thou, 

0 love,  for  delights  ! 

7 This  thy  stature  is  like  to  a palm  tree. 

And  thy  breasts  to  clusters  of  grapes. 

8 I said,  I will  climb  up  into  the  palm  tree, 

1 will  take  hold  of  the  branches  thereof  : 

Let  thy  breasts  be  as  clusters  of  the  vine. 

And  the  smell  of  thy  « breath  like  apples  ; 

9 And  thy  -f  mouth  like  the  best  wine. 

That  goeth  down  smoothly  for  my  beloved, 

* Gliding  through  the  lips  of  those  that  are  asleep. 

10  I am  my  beloved’s. 

And  his  desire  is  toward  me. 

11  Come,  my  beloved,  let  us  go  forth  into  the  field  ; 
Let  us  lodge  in  the  villages. 

12  Let  us  get  up  early  to  the  vineyards  ; 

Let  us  see  whether  the  vine  hath  budded,  and  Gts 
blossom  be  open. 

And  the  pomegranates  be  in  flower  : 

There  will  I give  thee 'my  love. 

13  The  j mandrakes  give  forth  fragrance. 

And  * at  our  doors  are  all  manner  of  precious  fruits, 
new  and  old. 

Which  I have  laid  up  for  thee,  O my  beloved. 

8 Oh  that  thou  wert  as  my  brother. 

That  sucked  the  breasts  of  my  mother  ! 

When  I should  find  thee  without,  T would  kiss  thee  ; 
Yea,  and  none  would  despise  me. 

2  I would  lead  thee,  and  bring  thee  into  my  mother’s 
house, 

“ Who  would  instruct  me  ; 


1 Ps.  45.  13. 

2 ch.  4.  5. 

3 ch.  4.  4. 

* ch.  2.  16.  & 6.  3. 
5 Ps.  45.  11. 

ch.  6.  11. 

■ Gen.  30.  14. 


8 Matt.  13.  52. 

I Or,  desire, 
m Or,  made  me  like 
the  chariots  of  Ammi- 
nadib. 

n Or,  willing. 


* [Ch.  7.  1 in  Heb.] 
o Or,  of  two  com- 
panies, 
a Or,  steps, 
b Or,  Thy  rounded 
thighs. 


c See  ch.  4.  5. 
d Some  ancient  ver- 
sions have,  like  the 
purple  of  a king, 
bound  &c. 
e Heb.  nose. 


f Heb.  palate, 
g Heb.  aright, 
h Or,  Causing  the 
lips  of  those  that  are 
asleep  to  move  or 
speak. 


i Or,  the  tender 
grape  appear, 
j See  Gen.  30.  14. 
k Or,  over, 
a Or,  That  thou 
mighte.st. 


THE  SONG  OF  SONGS,  VIII. 


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thee  to  drink  of  ^ spiced  wine  of  the  juice  of  my  pome- 
granate. 

3  2 His  left  hand  should  be  under  my  head,  and  his 
right  hand  should  embrace  me. 

4*1  charge  you,  O daughters  of  Jerusalem,  that  ye 
stir  not  up,  nor  awake  my  love,  until  he  please. 

5 ^ Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  from  the  wilderness, 
leaning  upon  her  beloved  ? I raised  thee  up  under  the 
apple  tree  : there  thy  mother  brought  thee  forth  : there 
she  brought  thee  forth  that  bare  thee. 

6 ® Set  me  as  a seal  upon  thine  heart,  as  a seal 
upon  thine  arm  ; for  love  is  strong  as  death  ; jealousy 
is  cruel  as  the  grave  : the  coals  thereof  are  coals  of  fire, 
which  hath  a most  vehement  flame. 

7 Many  waters  cannot  quench  love,  neither  can  the 
floods  drown  it : ® if  a man  would  give  all  the  substance 
of  his  house  for  love,  it  would  utterly  be  contemned. 

8 ^ We  have  a little  sister,  and  she  hath  no  breasts  : 
what  shall  we  do  for  our  sister  in  the  day  when  she  shall 
be  spoken  for  ? 

9 If  she  he  a wall,  we  will  build  upon  her  a palace  of 
silver  : and  if  she  he  a door,  we  will  inclose  her  with 
boards  of  cedar. 

10  I am  a wall,  and  my  breasts  like  towers  : then 
was  I in  his  eyes  as  one  that  found  favour. 

11  Solomon  had  a vineyard  at  Baalhamon  ; * he  let 
out  the  vineyard  unto  keepers  ; every  one  for  the  fruit 
thereof  was  to  bring  a thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

12  My  vineyard,  which  is  mine,  is  before  me  : thou, 
O Solomon,  must  have  a thousand,  and  those  that  keep 
the  fruit  thereof  two  hundred. 

13  Thou  that  dwellest  in  the  gardens,  the  compan- 
ions hearken  to  thy  voice  : ® cause  me  to  hear  it. 

14  ^ Make  haste,  my  beloved,  and  be  thou  like 
to  a roe  or  to  a young  hart  upon  the  mountains  of 
spices. 


1 Pro.  9. 1 
» ch.  2.  6. 

8 ch.  2.  7.  & 3.  5. 

* ch.  3.  6. 

6 18.49. 16.  Jer.22. 
24.  Hag.  2.  23. 


« Pro.  e.  35. 

7 Ezek.  23.  33. 

8 Matt.  21.  33. 

9 ch.  2.  14. 

See  Rev.  22. 17, 20. 


11  ch.  2.  17. 
b Or,  sweet  wine, 
c .See  ch.  2.  6,  7. 
d Heb.  Why  should 


I would  cause  thee  to  drink  of  spiced  wine. 

Of  the  ^ juice  of  my  pomegranate. 

3 ^ His  left  hand  should  be  under  my  head. 

And  his  right  hand  should  embrace  me. 

4 I adjure  you,  O daughters  of  Jerusalem, 

^ That  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awaken  love, 

Until  it  please. 

5 Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  from  the  wilderness, 
Leaning  upon  her  beloved  ? 

Under  the  apple  tree  I awakened  thee  : 

There  thy  mother  was  in  travail  with  thee. 

There  was  she  in  travail  « that  brought  thee  forth. 

6 Set  me  as  a seal  upon  thine  heart,  as  a seal  upon 

thine  arm  : 

For  love  is  strong  as  death  ; 

Jealousy  is  cruel  as  s' the  grave  : 

The  flashes  thereof  are  flashes  of  fire, 

^ A very  flame  of  ^ the  Lord. 

7 Many  waters  cannot  quench  love. 

Neither  can  the  floods  drown  it : 

If  a man  would  give  all  the  substance  of  his  house 
for  love, 

•1  He  would  utterly  be  contemned. 

8 We  have  a little  sister. 

And  she  hath  no  breasts  : 

What  shall  we  do  for  our  sister 

In  the  day  when  she  shall  be  spoken  for  ? 

9 If  she  be  a wall, 

We  will  build  upon  her  turret  of  silver  ; 

And  if  she  be  a door. 

We  will  inclose  her  with  boards  of  cedar. 

10  I ^am  a wall,  and  my  breasts  like  the  towers  thereof: 
Then  was  I in  his  eyes  as  one  that'  found  peace. 

11  Solomon  had  a vineyard  at  Baalhamon  ; 

He  let  out  the  vineyard  unto  keepers  ; 

Every  one  for  the  fruit  thereof  was  to  bring  a 
thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

12  My  vineyard,  which  is  mine,  is  before  me  : 

Thou,  O Solomon,  shalt  have  the  thousand. 

And  those  that  keep  the  fruit  thereof  two  hundred. 

13  Thou  that  dwellest  in  the  gardens. 

The  companions  hearken  for  thy  voice  : 

Cause  me  to  hear  it. 

14  " Make  haste,  my  beloved. 

And  be  thou  like  to  a ® roe  or  to  a young  hart 
Upon  the  mountains  of  spices. 

ye  stir  up?  or  why  A Or,  A most  vehe-  I Or,  was. 

(See.  ment  flame.  m Or,  to. 

e Or,  and.  i Heb.  Jah.  n Heb.  Flee. 

/ Heb.  hard.  j Or,  It.  o Or,  gazelle, 

g Heb.  Sheol.  k Or,  battlements. 


954 


ISAIAH,  I. 


THE  BOOK  OF  THE  PROPHET 

ISAIAH. 


^ CHAPTER  I. 

1 Isaiah  complaineth  of  Judah  for  her  rehellion.  5 He  lamenteth  her 
judgments.  10  He  upbraideth  their  whole  service.  16  He  exhorteth  to 
repentance,  with  promises  and  threatenings.  21  Bewailing  their 
wickedness,  he  denounceth  God's  judgments.  25  He  promiseth  grace, 
28  and  threateneth  destruction  to  the  wicked. 

The  1 vision  of  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz,  which  he 
saw  concerning  Judah  and  Jerusalem  in  the  days 
of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah,  kings  of 
Judah. 

2  2 Hear,  O heavens,  and  give  ear,  O earth  : for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken,  ^ I have  nourished  and  brought  up 
children,  and  they  have  rebelled  against  me, 

3  ^ The  ox  knoweth  his  owner,  and  the  ass  his  mas- 
ter’s crib  : hut  Israel  ^ doth  not  know,  my  people  ® doth 
not  consider. 

4  Ah  sinful  nation,  a people  laden  with  iniquity,  a 
seed  of  evildoers,  children  that  are  corrupters  : they 
have  forsaken  the  Lord,  they  have  provoked  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel  unto  anger,  they  are  gone  away  back- 
ward. 

5  If  ®Why  should  ye  be  stricken  any  more  ? ye  will 
revolt  more  and  more  : the  whole  head  is  sick,  and  the 
whole  heart  faint. 

6  From  the  sole  of  the  foot  even  unto  the  head  there 
is  no  soundness  in  it  ; hut  wounds,  and  bruises,  and 
putrifying  sores  : ® they  have  not  been  closed,  neither 
bound  up,  neither  mollified  with  ointment. 

7  Your  country  desolate,  your  cities  are  burned 
with  fire  : your  land,  strangers  devour  it  in  your  pre- 
sence, and  it  is  desolate,  as  overthrown  by  strangers. 

8  And  the  daughter  of  Zion  is  left  as  a cottage  in 
a vineyard,  as  a lodge  in  a garden  of  cucumbers,  as  a 
besieged  city. 

9  Except  the  Lord  of  hosts  had  left  unto  us  a very 
small  remnant,  we  should  have  been  as  Sodom,  and 
we  should  have  been  like  unto  Gomorrali. 

10  ^ Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  rulers  of 
Sodom  ; give  ear  unto  the  law  of  our  God,  ye  people  of 
Gomorrah. 

11  To  what  purpose  is  the  multitude  of  your  sacri- 
fices unto  me  ? saith  the  Lord  : I am  full  of  the  burnt 
offerings  of  rams,  and  the  fat  of  fed  beasts  ; and  I de- 
light not  in  the  blood  of  bullocks,  or  of  lambs,  or  of  he 
goats. 

12  When'ye  come  to  appear  before  me,  who  hath 
required  this  at  your  hand,  to  tread  my  courts  ? 

13  Bring  no  more  ^®vain  oblations  ; incense  is  an 
abomination  unto  me  ; the  new  moons  and  sabbaths, 
the  calling  of  assemblies,  I cannot  away  with  ; it  is 
iniquity,  even  the  solemn  meeting. 


iNum.  12.  6. 

2Deut.  32.  1.  Jer. 
2.  12.  & 6.  19.  & 22. 

29.  Ezek.  36.  4.  Mic. 

1.  2.  & 6.  1,  2. 

3 ch.  5.  1,  2. 

^ Jer.  8.  7. 

6 Jer.  9 3,  6. 

« ch.  5.  12. 


7ch.  57.  3,4.  Matt. 
3.  7. 

8 ch.  9.  13.  Jer.  2. 

30.  & 5.  3. 

9 Jer.  8.  22. 

10  Deut.  28.  51,  52. 

11  Job  27.  18.  Lam. 

2.  6. 

12  Jer.  4.  17. 


13  Lam.  3.  22.  Rom. 

Q 90 

’ 14  Gen.  19.  24. 

15  Deut.  32. 32.  Ezek. 
16.  46. 

16  1 Sam.  15. 22.  Ps. 
60.  8,  9.  & 61.  16. 
Pro.  15.  8.  & 21.  27. 
ch.  66.  3.  Jer.  6.  20. 


1 The  vision  of  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz,  which  he 
saw  concerning  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  in  the  days 
of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah,  kings  of 
Judah. 

2 Hear,  O heavens,  and  give  ear,  O earth,  for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  : I have  “ nourished  and  brought 
up  children,  and  they  have  rebelled  against  me. 

3 The  ox  knoweth  his  owner,  and  the  ass  his  mas- 
ter’s crib  : hut  Israel  doth  not  know,  my  people  doth 

4 not  consider.  Ah  sinful  nation,  a people  laden 
with  iniquity,  a seed  of  evil-doers,  children  that 
deal  corruptly  : they  have  forsaken  the  Lord,  they 
have  despised  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  they  are 

5 estranged  and  gone  backward.  ^Why  will  ye  be 
still  stricken,  that  ye  revolt  more  and  more  ? ^ the 
whole  head  is  sick,  and  ^ the  whole  heart  faint. 

6 From  the  sole  of  the  foot  even  unto  the  head 
there  is  no  soundness  in  it  ; hut  wounds,  and  bruises, 
and  ‘^festering  sores  : they  have  not  been  closed, 

7 neither  bound  up,  neither  mollified  with  oil.  Your 
country  is  desolate  ; your  cities  are  burned  with 
fire  ; your  land,  strangers  devour  it  in  your  presence, 
and  it  is  desolate,  ® as  overthrown  by  strangers. 

8 And*  the  daughter  of  Zion  is  left  as  a booth  in  a 
vineyard,  as  a lodge  in  a garden  of  cucumbers,  as  a 

9 besieged  city.  Except  the  Lord  of  hosts  had  left 
unto  us  a very  small  remnant,  we  should  have  been 
as  Sodom,  we  should  have  been  like  unto  Gomor- 
rah. 


10  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  ^ rulers  of  Sodom  ; 
give  ear  unto  the  » law  of  our  God,  ye  people  of  Go- 

11  morrah.  To  what  purpose  is  the  multitude  of  your 
sacrifices  unto  me  ? saith  the  Lord  : I am  full  of 
the  burnt  offerings  of  rams,  and  the  fat  of  fed 
beasts  ; and  I delight  not  in  the  blood  of  bullocks, 

12  or  of  lambs,  or  of  he-goats.  When  ye  come  * to 
appear  before  me,  who  hath  required  this  at  your 

13  hand,  to  trample  my  courts  ? Bring  no  more  * vain 
oblations  ; incense  is  an  abomination  unto  me  ; new 
moon  and  sabbath,  the  calling  of  assemblies,  — J I 
cannot  away  with  iniquity  and  the  solemn  meeting. 


& 7.  21.  Amos  5.  21, 

22.  Mic.  6.  7. 

n Ex.  23.  17.  & 34. 

23. 

18  Matt.  16.  9. 

19  Joel  1. 14.  & 2. 15. 
a Or,  made  great 

and  exalted.  See  Ezek. 

31.  4. 


b Or,  Why  should  ye 
be  stricken  any  more  f 
ye  will  revolt  c&c. 
c Or,  every, 
d Or,  fresh  stripes, 
e Or,  as  the  over- 
throw of  strangers, 
f Or,  judges, 
g Or,  teaching. 


h Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  to  see  my  face. 

i Heb.  an  oblation 
of  vanity. 

j Or,  I cannot  away 
with  ; it  is  iniquity, 
even  the  solemn  meet- 
ing. 


ISAIAH,  II. 


955 


14  Your  20  new  moons  and  your  21  appointed  feasts 
my  soul  hateth : they  are  a trouble  unto  me  ; 22  J am 
weary  to  bear  them. 

15  And  28  when  ye  spread  forth  your  hands,  I will 
hide  mine  eyes  from  you  : 24  yea,  when  ye  make  many 
prayers,  I will  not  hear  : your  hands  are  full  of  20  blood. 

16  26  Wash  you,  make  you  clean  ; put  away  the 
evil  of  your  doings  from  before  mine  eyes  ; 27  cease  to 
do  evil  ; 

17  Learn  to  do  well  ; 28  seek  judgment,  relieve  the 
oppressed,  judge  the  fatherless,  plead  for  the  widow. 

18  Come  now,  and  29  let  us  reason  together,  saith  the 
Lord  : though  your  sins  be  as  scarlet,  they  shall  be 
as  white  as  snow  ; though  they  be  red  like  crimson, 
they  shall  be  as  wool. 

19  If  ye  be  willing  and  obedient,  ye  shall  eat  the  good 
of  the  land  : 

20  But  if  ye  refuse  and  rebel,  ye  shall  be  devoured 
with  the  sword  ; for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

21  ^ ®2  How  is  the  faithful  city  become  an  harlot  ! 
it  was  full  of  judgment  ; righteousness  lodged  in  it  ; but 
now  murderers. 

22  Thy  silver  is  become  dross,  thy  wine  mixed  with 
water  : 

23  Thy  princes  are  rebellious,  and  companions  of 
thieves  : every  one  loveth  gifts,  and  followeth  after 
rewards  : they  judge  not  the  fatherless,  neither  doth 
the  cause  of  the  widow  come  unto  them. 

24  Therefore  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 

mighty  One  of  Israel,  Ah,  ease  me  of  mine 

adversaries,  and  avenge  me  of  mine  enemies  : 

25  ^ And  I will  turn  my  hand  upon  thee,  and  purely 
purge  away  thy  dross,  and  take  away  all  thy  tin  : 

26  And  I will  restore  thy  judges  as  at  the  first, 
and  thy  counsellors  as  at  the  beginning  : afterward 
^^thou  shalt  be  called.  The  city  of  righteousness,  the 
faithful  city. 

27  Zion  shall  be  redeemed  with  judgment,  and  her 
converts  with  righteousness. 

28  And  the  ^2  destruction  of  the  transgressors  and 
of  the  sinners  shall  be  together,  and  they  that  forsake 
the  Lord  shall  be  consumed. 

29  For  they  shall  be  ashamed  of  the  oaks  which  ye 
have  desired,  and  ye  shall  be  confounded  for  the  gar- 
dens that  ye  have  chosen. 

30  For  ye  shall  be  as  an  oak  whose  leaf  fadeth,  and 
as  a garden  that  hath  no  water. 

31  ^^And  the  strong  shall  be  ^®as  tow,  and  the 
maker  of  it  as  a spark,  and  they  shall  both  burn  to- 
gether, and  none  shall  quench  them. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1 Isaiah  prophesieth  the  coming  of  Christ's  kingdom.  6 Wickedness  is 
the  cause  of  God's  forsaking.  10  He  exhorteth  to  fear,  because  of  the 
powerful  effects  of  God's  majesty. 

The  word  that  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  saw  concern- 
ing Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

2 And  1 it  shall  come  to  pass  2 in  the  last  days,  ^ that 


14  Your  new  moons  and  your  appointed  feasts  my  soul 
hateth  : they  are  a ^ trouble  unto  me  ; I am  weary 

15  to  bear  them.  And  when  ye  spread  forth  your  hands, 
I will  hide  mine  eyes  from  you  : yea,  when  ye  make 
many  prayers,  I will  not  hear  : your  hands  are  full 

16  of  blood.  Wash  you,  make  you  clean  ; put  away  the 
evil  of  your  doings  from  before  mine  eyes  ; cease 

17  to  do  evil  : learn  to  do  well  ; seek  judgement,  ^ re- 
lieve the  oppressed,  judge  the  fatherless,  plead  for 
the  widow. 

18  Come  now,  and  let  us  reason  together,  saith  the 
Lord  : though  your  sins  be  as  scarlet,  they  shall  be 
as  white  as  snow  ; though  they  be  red  like  crimson, 

19  they  shall  be  as  wool.  If  ye  be  willing  and  obe- 

20  dient,  ye  shall  eat  the  good  of  the  land  : but  if  ye 
refuse  and  rebel,  ye  shall  be  devoured  with  the 
sword  : for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

21  How  is  the  faithful  city  become  an  harlot ! she  that 
was  full  of  judgement ! righteousness  lodged  in  her, 

22  but  now  murderers.  Thy  silver  is  become  dross, 

23  thy  wine  mixed  with  water.  Thy  princes  are  rebel- 
lious, and  companions  of  thieves  ; every  one  loveth 
gifts,  and  followeth  after  rewards  : they  judge  not 
the  fatherless,  neither  doth  the  cause  of  the  widow 
come  unto  them. 

24  Therefore  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
Mighty  One  of  Israel,  Ah,  X will  ease  me  of  mine 

25  adversaries,  and  avenge  me  of  mine  enemies  : and 
I will  ”*turn  my  hand  upon  thee,  and  ” throughly 
purge  away  thy  dross,  and  will  take  away  all  thy 

26  ®tin  : and  I will  restore  thy  judges  as  at  the  first, 
and  thy  counsellors  as  at  the  beginning  : afterward 
thou  shalt  be  called  The  city  of  righteousness,  the 

27  faithful  city.  Zion  shall  be  redeemed  with  judge- 

28  ment,  and  p her  converts  with  righteousness.  But 
the  9 destruction  of  the  transgressors  and  the  sin- 
ners shall  be  together,  and  they  that  forsake  the 

29  Lord  shall  be  consumed.  For  they  shall  be  ashamed 
of  the  '"oaks  which  ye  have  desired,  and  ye  shall 
be  confounded  for  the  gardens  that  ye  have  chosen. 

30  For  ye  shall  be  as  * an  oak  whose  leaf  fadeth,  and  as 

31  a garden  that  hath  no  water.  And  the  strong  shall 
be  as  tow,  and  his  work  as  a spark  ; and  they  shall 
both  burn  together,  and  none  shall  quench  them. 


2 The  word  that  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  saw  con- 
cerning Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

2 “And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  latter  days. 


20  Num.  28.  11. 

20  Jer.  4.  14. 

31  Num.  23. 19.  Titus 

31  Jer.  6.  28.  Zech-. 

43  ch.  57.  6. 

m Or,  bring  my 

21  Lev.  23.  2, 

&c. 

21  Ps.  34.  14.  & 37. 

1.  2. 

7.  10. 

44  ch.  65.  3.  & 66.  17. 

hand  again. 

Lam.  2.  6. 

27.  Amos  5.  15.  Rom. 

32  Jer.  2.  20,  21. 

38  Deut.  28.  63. 

45  Ezek.  32.  21. 

n Heb.  as  with  lye. 

22  ch.  43.  24. 

12.  9.  1 Pet.  3.  11. 

83  Jer.  6.  28,  30. 

Ezek.  5.  13. 

40  ch.  43.  17. 

0 Or,  alloy. 

23  Job  27.  9. 

Ps. 

28  Jer.  22.  3,  16. 

Ezek.  22.  18,  19. 

30  Jer.  6.  29.  & 9. 

7. 

1 Mic.  4.  1,  &c. 

p Or,  they  that  re- 

134.2. Pro.  1.28. 

ch. 

Mlo.  6.  8.  Zech.  7.  9. 

34  Hos.  9.  15. 

Mai.  3.  3. 

2Geu.  49.  1.  Jer. 

turn  of  her. 

B9.  2.  Jer,  14. 

12. 

& 8.  16. 

35  Pro.  29.  24. 

40  Jer.  33.  7. 

23.  20. 

q Heb.  breaking. 

Mio.  3.  4. 

20  ch.  43.  26.  Mic. 

30  Jer.  22.  17.  Ezek. 

41  Zech.  8.  3. 

3 Ps.  68.  15,  16. 

r Or,  terebinths. 

24  Ps.  66.  18.  1 Tim. 

6.  2. 

22.  12.  Hos.  4.  18. 

42  Job  31.  3.  Ps. 

1. 

k Or,  cumbrnnce. 

s Or,  a terebinth. 

% 8. 

30  Ps.  61.  7.  Rev. 

Mic.  3.  11.  & 7.  3. 

6.  & 6.  6.  73.  27. 

& 

1 Or,  set  right  the 

a See  Micah  4.  1-3. 

25  Oh.  59.  3. 

7.  14. 

92.  9.  & 104.  35. 

oppressor. 

956 


ISAIAH,  II. 


the  mountain  of  the  Lord’s  house  shall  be  established 
in  the  top  of  the  mountains,  and  shall  be  exalted  above 
the  hills  ; ^ and  all  nations  shall  flow  unto  it. 

3 And  many  people  shall  go  and  say,  ® Come  ye,  and 
let  us  go  up  to  the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  to  the  house 
of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; and  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways, 
and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths  : ®for  out  of  Zion  shall 
go  forth  the  law,  and  the  word  of  the  Lord  from  Jeru- 
salem, 

4 And  he  shall  judge  among  the  nations,  and  shall 
rebuke  many  people  : and  they  shall  beat  their  swords 
into  plowshares,  and  their  spears  into  pruninghooks  : 
nation  shall  not  lift  up  sword  against  nation,  ® neither 
shall  they  learn  war  any  more. 

5 O house  of  Jacob,  come  ye,  and  let  us  ^ walk  in 
the  light  of  the  Lord. 

6 T[  Therefore  thou  hast  forsaken  thy  people  the 
house  of  Jacob,  because  they  be  replenished  from 
the  east,  and  are  soothsayers  like  the  Philistines, 

and  they  please  themselves  in  the  children  of 
strangers.  ' 

7 Their  land  also  is  full  of  silver  and  gold,  nei- 
ther is  there  any  end  of  their  treasures  ; their  land  is 
also  full  of  horses,  neither  is  there  any  end  of  their 
chariots  : 

8 Their  land  also  is  full  of  idols  ; they  worship 
the  work  of  their  own  hands,  that  which  their  own 
fingers  have  made  : 

9 And  the  mean  man  boweth  down,  and  the  great 
man  humbleth  himself  : therefore  forgive  them  not. 

10  ^ Enter  into  the  rock,  and  hide  thee  in  the  dust, 
for  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of  his  majesty. 

11  The  lofty  looks  of  man  shall  be  humbled,  and 
the  haughtiness  of  men  shall  be  bowed  down,  and  the 
Lord  alone  shall  be  exalted  in  that  day. 

12  For  the  day  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  he  upon 
every  one  that  is  proud  and  lofty,  and  upon  every  one 
that  is  lifted  up  ; and  he  shall  be  brought  low  : 

13  And  upon  all  the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  that  are 
high  and  lifted  up,  and  upon  all  the  oaks  of  Bashan, 

14  And  upon  all  the  high  mountains,  and  upon  all 
the  hills  that  are  lifted  up, 

15  And  upon  every  high  tower,  and  upon  every  fenced 
wall, 

16  ^ And  upon  all  the  ships  of  Tarshish,  and  upon 
all  pleasant  pictures. 

17  And  the  loftiness  of  man  shall  be  bowed  down, 
and  the  haughtiness  of  men  shall  be  made  low  ; and  the 
Lord  alone  shall  be  exalted  in  that  day. 

18  And  the  idols  he  shall  utterly  abolish. 

19  And  they  shall  go  into  the  ^2  holes  of  the  rocks, 
and  into  the  caves  of  the  earth,  ^3  for  fear  of  the  Lord, 
and  for  the  glory  of  his  majesty,  when  he  ariseth  24  to 
shake  terribly  the  earth. 

20  25  In  that  day  a man  shall  cast  his  idols  of  silver, 
and  his  idols  of  gold,  which  they  made  each  one  for  him- 
self to  worship,  to  the  moles  and  to  the  bats  ; 

21  26  Xo  go  into  the  clefts  of  the  rocks,  and  into  the 
tops  of  the  ragged  rocks,  27  for  fear  of  the  Lord,  and 

4 Ps.  72.  8.  ch.  27.  n Deut.  18.  14.  11.  & 12.  1,  4.  & 24. 

13.  12  P.S.  lOG.  35.  Jer.  21.  & 25.  9.  & 26.  1.  & 

0 Jer.  31.  6.  &50.  5.  10.  2.  27.  1,  2,  12,  13.  & 28. 

Zech.  8.  21,  23.  i3  Deut.  17.  16,  17.  5.  & 29.  18.  & 30.  23. 

6 Luke  24.  47.  i^  Jer.  2.  28.  & 52.  6.  Jer.  30.  7,  8. 

7 Ps.  46.  9.  Hos.  2.  IS  ver.  19,  21.  Rev.  Ezek.  38.  14, 19.  & 39. 

18.  Zech.  9.  10.  6.  15.  11, 22.  Hos.  2.  16,  18, 

8 Ps.  72.  3,  7.  i«  ver.  17.  ch.  5.  15,  21.  Joel  3.  18.  Amos 

9 Eph.  5.  8.  16.  & 13.  11.  9.  11.  Obad.  8.  Mic. 

10  Num.  23.  7.  ^ ch.  4. 1.  & 11.  10,  4.  6.  & 5.  10.  & 7.  11, 


that  the  mountain  of  the  Lord’s  house  shall  be  es- 
tablished ^ in  the  top  of  the  mountains,  and  shall  be 
exalted  above  the  hills  ; and  all  nations  shall  flow 

3 unto  it.  And  many  peoples  shall  go  and  say.  Come 
ye,  and  let  us  go  up  to  the  mountain  of  the  Lord, 
to  the  house  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; and  he  will  teach 
us  of  his  ways,  and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths  : for 
out  of  Zion  shall  go  forth  the  law,  and  the  word  of 

4 the  Lord  from  Jerusalem.  And  he  shall  judge 
^ between  the  nations,  and  shall  ® reprove  many  peo- 
ples : and  they  shall  beat  their  swords  into  plow- 
shares, and  their  spears  into  pruninghooks  : nation 
shall  not  lift  up  sword  against  nation,  neither  shall 
they  learn  war  any  more. 

5 O house  of  Jacob,  come  ye,  and  let  us  walk  in  the 

6 light  of  the  Lord.  For  thou  hast  forsaken  thy  peo- 
ple the  house  of  Jacob,  because  they  be  filled  with 
customs  from  the  east,  and  are  soothsayers  like  the 
Philistines,  and  they  strike  hands  with  the  children 

7 of  strangers.  Their  land  also  is  full  of  silver  and 
gold,  neither  is  there  any  end  of  their  treasures  ; 
their  land  also  is  full  of  horses,  neither  is  there  any 

8 end  of  their  chariots.  Their  land  also  is  full  of 
idols  ; they  worship  the  work  of  their  own  hands, 

9 that  which  their  own  fingers  have  made.  And  the 
mean  man  *7^ is  bowed  down,  and  the  great  man  ^'is 

10  brought  low  : therefore  forgive  them  not.  Enter 
into  the  rock,  and  hide  thee  in  the  dust,  from  be- 
fore the  terror  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the  glory  of 

11  his  majesty.  The  lofty  looks  of  man  shall  be 
brought  low,  and  the  haughtiness  of  men  shall  be 
bowed  down,  and  the  Lord  alone  shall  be  exalted  in 

12  that  day.  For  * there  shall  be  a day  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  upon  all  that  is  proud  and  haughty,  and  upon 
all  that  is  lifted  up  ; and  it  shall  be  brought  low  : 

13  and  upon  all  the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  that  are  high 
and  lifted  up,  and  upon  all  the  oaks  of  Bashan  ; 

14  and  upon  all  the  high  mountains,  and  upon  all  the 

15  hills  that  are  lifted  up  ; and  upon  every  lofty  tower, 

16  and  upon  every  fenced  wall  ; and  upon  all  the  ships 

17  of  Tarshish,  and  upon  all  pleasant  ‘imagery.  And 
the  loftiness  of  man  shall  be  bowed  down,  and  the 
haughtiness  of  men  shall  be  brought  low  : and  the 

18  Lord  alone  shall  be  exalted  in  that  day.  And  the 

19  idols  shall  utterly  pass  away.  And  men  shall  go 
into  the  caves  of  the  rocks,  and  into  the  holes  of  the 
J earth,  from  before  the  terror  of  the  Lord,  and 
from  the  glory  of  his  majesty,  when  he  ariseth  to 

20  shake  mightily  the  earth.  In  that  day  a man  shall 
cast  away  his  idols  of  silver,  and  his  idols  of  gold, 
which  they  made  for  him  to  worship,  to  the  moles 

21  and  to  the  bats  ; to  go  into  the  caverns  of  the  rocks, 
and  into  the  clefts  of  the  ragged  rocks,  from  before 


12.  Zeph.  3.  11,  16. 
Zech.  9.  16. 

‘8ch.  14.  8.  & 37. 
24.  Ezek.  31.  3.  Zech. 
11.  1,  2. 

19  ch.  30.  25. 

29  1 Kin.  10.  22. 

21  ver.  11. 

22  ver.  10.  Hos.  10. 


8.  Luke  23.  SO.  Rev. 
6.  16.  & 9.  6. 

23  2 Thess.  1.  9. 

24  ch.  30.  32.  Hag. 
2.  6,  21.  Heb.  12.  26. 

25  ch.  30.  22.  & 31.  7. 
29  ver.  19. 

27  ver.  10,  19. 
b Or,  at  thA  head, 
c Or,  instruction. 


d Or,  amony. 
e Or,  decide  eon^ 
cerning. 

/ Or,  boweth  down, 
q Or,  humbleth  him- 
self. 

h Or,  the  Lord  of 
hosts  hath  a day. 
i Or,  watch-towers, 
j Heb.  dust. 


ISAIAH,  III. 


957 


for  the  glory  of  his  majesty,  when  he  ariseth  to  shake 
terribly  the  earth. 

22  Cease  ye  from  man,  whose  ^9  breath  is  in  his 
nostrils  : for  wherein  is  he  to  be  accounted  of  ? 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 The  great  confusion  which  cometh  by  sin.  9 The  impudency  of  the 
people.  12  The  oppression  and  covetousness  of  the  rulers.  16  The 
judgments  which  shall  be  for  the  pride  of  the  women. 

For,  behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  ^ doth 
take  away  from  Jerusalem  and  from  Judah  ^the 
stay  and  the  staff,  the  whole  stay  of  bread,  and  the 
whole  stay  of  water, 

2  ® The  mighty  man,  and  the  man  of  war,  the  judge, 
and  the  prophet,  and  the  prudent,  and  the  ancient, 

3  The  captain  of  fifty,  and  the  honourable  man,  and 
the  counsellor,  and  the  cunning  artificer,  and  the  elo- 
quent orator. 

4  And  I will  give  ^ children  to  he  their  princes,  and 
babes  shall  rule  over  them. 

5  And  the  people  shall  be  oppressed,  every  one  by 
another,  and  every  one  by  his  neighbour  : the  child 
shall  behave  himself  proudly  against  the  ancient,  and  the 
base  against  the  honourable. 

6  When  a man  shall  take  hold  of  his  brother  of  the 
house  of  his  father,  saying^  Thou  hast  clothing,  be  thou 
our  ruler,  and  let  this  ruin  he  under  thy  hand  : 

7  In  that  day  shall  he  swear,  saying,  I will  not  be  an 
healer  ; for  in  my  house  is  neither  bread  nor  clothing  : 
make  me  not  a ruler  of  the  people. 

8  For  ^ Jerusalem  is  ruined,  and  Judah  is  fallen : be- 
cause their  tongue  and  their  doings  are  against  the 
Lord,  to  provoke  the  eyes  of  his  glory. 

9  ^ The  shew  of  their  countenance  doth  witness 
against  them  ; and  they  declare  their  sin  as  ® Sodom, 
they  hide  it  not.  Woe  unto  their  soul  ! for  they  have 
rewarded  evil  unto  themselves. 

10  Say  ye  to  the  righteous,  that  it  shall  he  well  with 
him : ® for  they  shall  eat  the  fruit  of  their  doings. 

11  Woe  unto  the  wicked  ! ^ it  shall  he  iWivithhim: 
for  the  reward  of  his  hands  shall  be  given  him. 

12  As  for  my  people,  children  are  their  oppres- 
sors, and  women  rule  over  them.  O my  people,  they 
which  lead  thee  cause  thee  to  err,  and  destroy  the  way 
of  thy  paths. 

13  The  Lord  standeth  up  to  plead,  and  standeth 
to  judge  the  people. 

14  The  Lord  will  enter  into  judgment  with  the 
ancients  of  his  people,  and  the  princes  thereof  : for  ye 
have  eaten  up  the  vineyard  ; the  spoil  of  the  poor  is 
in  your  houses. 

15  What  mean  ye  that  ye  beat  my  people  to  pieces, 
and  grind  the  faces  of  the  poor  ? saith  the  Lord  God  of 
hosts. 

16  Moreover  the  Lord  saith.  Because  the  daugh- 
ters of  Zion  are  haughty,  and  walk  with  stretched  forth 
necks  and  wanton  eyes,  walking  and  mincing  as  they 
go,  and  making  a tinkling  with  their  feet ; 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  will  smite  with  a scab  the 
crown  of  the  head  of  the  daughters  of  Zion,  and  the 
Lord  will  discover  their  secret  parts. 

18  In  that  day  the  Lord  will  take  away  the  bravery 


the  terror  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the  glory  of  his 
majesty,  when  he  ariseth  to  shake  mightily  the 
22  earth.  Cease  ye  from  man,  whose  breath  is  in  his 
nostrils  : for  wherein  is  he  to  be  accounted  of  ? 


3  For,  behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  doth 
take  away  from  Jerusalem  and  from  Judah  stay  and 
staff,  the  whole  stay  of  bread,  and  the  whole  stay  of 

2 water  ; the  mighty  man,  and  the  man  of  war  ; the 
judge,  and  the  prophet,  and  the  diviner,  and  the 

3 “ ancient  ; the  captain  of  fifty,  and  the  honourable 
man,  and  the  counsellor,  and  the  cunning  ^ artificer, 

4 and  the  skilful  enchanter.  And  I will  give  children 
to  be  their  princes,  and  babes  shall  rule  over  them. 

5 And  the  people  shall  be  oppressed,  every  one  by 
another,  and  every  one  by  his  neighbour  : the  child 
shall  behave  himself  proudly  against  the  " ancient, 

6 and  the  base  against  the  honourable.  When  a man 
shall  take  hold  of  his  brother  in  the  house  of  his 
father,  saying,  Thou  hast  clothing,  be  thou  our 

7 ruler,  and  let  this  ruin  be  under  thy  hand  : in  that 
day  shall  he  lift  up  his  voice,  saying,  I will  not  be 
® an  healer  ; for  in  my  house  is  neither  bread  nor 
clothing  : ye  shall  not  make  me  ruler  of  the  people. 

8 For  Jerusalem  is  ruined,  and  Judah  is  fallen  : be- 
cause their  tongue  and  their  doings  are  against  the 

9 Lord,  to  provoke  the  eyes  of  his  glory.  /The 
shew  of  their  countenance  doth  witness  against 
them  ; and  they  declare  their  sin  as  Sodom,  they 
hide  it  not.  Woe  unto  their  soul  ! for  they  have 

10  ^ rewarded  evil  unto  themselves.  Say  ye  of  the 
righteous,  that  it  shall  he  well  ivith  him:  for  they 

11  shall  eat  the  fruit  of  their  doings.  Woe  unto  the 
wicked  ! it  shall  he  ill  with  him  : for  the  * reward  of 

12  his  hands  shall  be  * given  him.  As  for  my  people, 
children  are  their  oppressors,  and  women  rule  over 
them.  O my  people,  they  which  lead  thee  cause 
thee  to  err,  and  j destroy  the  way  of  thy  paths. 

13  The  Lord  standeth  up  to  plead,  and  standeth  to 

14  judge  the  ^ peoples.  The  Lord  will  enter  into 
judgement  with  the  elders  of  his  people,  and  the 
princes  thereof  : It  is  ye  that  have  eaten  up  the 
vineyard  ; the  spoil  of  the  poor  is  in  your  houses : 

15  what  mean  ye  that  ye  crush  my  people,  and  grind 
the  face  of  the  poor  ? saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 


16  Moreover  the  Lord  said.  Because  the  daughters 
of  Zion  are  haughty,  and  walk  with  stretched  forth 
necks  and  wanton  eyes,  walking  and  mincing  as  they 

17  go,  and  making  a tinkling  with  their  feet : therefore 
the  Lord  will  smite  with  a scab  the  crown  of  the 
head  of  the  daughters  of  Zion,  and  the  Lord  will 

18  lay  bare  their  secret  parts.  In  that  day  the  Lord 


28  Ps.  146.  3.  Jer. 
17.  5. 

20  Job  27.  3. 

1 Jer.  37.  21.  & 38. 9. 

2 Lev.  26.  26. 

8 See  2 Kin.  24.  14. 

* Eccles.  10.  16. 


8 Mio.  3.  12. 
c Gen.  13.  13.  & 18. 
20,  21.  & 19.  5. 

Eccles.  8.  12. 

8 Ps.  128.  2. 

0 P.3.  11.  6.  Eccles. 
8.  13. 


10  ver.  4. 

11  ch.  9.  16. 

12  Mic.  6.  2. 

13  ch.  5.  7.  Matt. 
21.  33. 

I'l  ch.  6P.  4.  Mic. 
3.  2,  3. 


13  Dent.  28.  27. 

18  ch.  47.  2,  3.  Jer. 
13.  22.  Nah.  3.  5. 

k The  Sept,  omits 
this  verse. 
a Or,  elder, 
b Or,  charmer. 


c Or,  with  childish- 
ness shall  they  rule 
over  them, 
d Or,  judge, 
e Heb.  a binder  up. 
f Or,  Their  respect- 


ing of  persons  doth 
dc. 

g Or,  done, 
h Or,  doing, 
i Heb.  done  to  him. 
j Heb.  swallow  up. 
k Or,  people. 


958 


ISAIAH,  IV.,  V. 


of  their  tinkling  ornaments  about  their  feet^  and  their 
cauls,  and  their  round  tires  like  the  moon, 

19  The  chains,  and  the  bracelets,  and  the  mufflers, 

20  The  bonnets,  and  the  ornaments  of  the  legs,  and 
the  headbands,  and  the  tablets,  and  the  earrings, 

21  The  rings,  and  nose  jewels, 

22  The  changeable  suits  of  apparel,  and  the  mantles, 
and  the  wimples,  and  the  crisping  pins, 

23  The  glasses,  and  the  fine  linen,  and  the  hoods,  and 
the  vails. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  instead  of  sweet 
smell  there  shall  be  stink  ; and  instead  of  a girdle  a 
rent  ; and  instead  of  well  set  hair  baldness  ; and  in- 
stead of  a stomacher  a girding  of  sackcloth  ; and  burn- 
ing instead  of  beauty. 

25  Thy  men  shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and  thy  mighty 
in  the  war. 

26  And  her  gates  shall  lament  and  mourn  ; and 
she  being  desolate  shall  sit  upon  the  ground. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

In  the  extremity  of  evils,  Christ’s  kingdom  shall  be  a sanctuary. 

And  1 in  that  day  seven  women  shall  take  hold  of 
one  man,  saying.  We  will  ^ eat  our  own  bread, 
and  wear  our  own  apparel  : only  let  us  be  called  by 
thy  name,  to  take  away  ^ our  reproach. 

2  In  that  day  shall  ^the  branch  of  the  Lord  be 
beautiful  and  glorious,  and  the  fruit  of  the  earth  shall 
be  excellent  and  comely  for  them  that  are  escaped  of 
Israel. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  he  that  is  left  in 
Zion,  and  he  that  remaineth  in  J erusalem,  ® shall  be 
called  holy,  even  every  one  that  is  ® written  among  the 
living  in  Jerusalem  : 

4  When  the  Lord  shall  have  washed  away  the  filth 
of  the  daughters  of  Zion,  and  shall  have  purged  the 
blood  of  Jerusalem  from  the  midst  thereof  by  the 
spirit  of  judgment,  and  by  the  spirit  of  burning. 

5  And  the  Lord  will  create  upon  every  dwelling 
place  of  mount  Zion,  and  upon  her  assemblies,  ® a 
cloud  and  smoke  by  day,  and  ^ the  shining  of  a flaming 
fire  by  night  : for  upon  all  the  glory  shall  be  a defence. 

6  And  there  shall  be  a tabernacle  for  a shadow  in 
the  daytime  from  the  heat,  and  for  a place  of  refuge, 
t.nd  for  a covert  from  storm  and  from  rain. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 Under  the  parable  of  a vineyard  God  excuseth  his  severe  judgment.  8 
His  judgments  upon  covetousness,  11  upon  lasciviousness,  13  tipon  im- 
piety, 20  and  upon  injustice.  26  The  executioners  of  God’ s judgments. 

OW  will  I sing  to  my  wellbeloved  a song  of  my 
beloved  touching  ^ his  vineyard.  My  wellbeloved 
hath  a vineyard  in  a very  fruitful  hill  : 

2  And  he  fenced  it,  and  gathered  out  the  stones 
thereof,  and  planted  it  with  the  choicest  vine,  and  built 
a tower  in  the  midst  of  it,  and  also  made  a winepress 
therein  : ^ and  he  looked  that  it  should  bring  forth 
grapes,  and  it  brought  forth  wild  grapes. 

3  And  now,  O inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  men  of 
Judah,  3 judge,  I pray  you,  betwixt  me  and  my  vine- 
yard. 


will  take  away  the  bravery  of  their  anklets,  and  the 

19  ^ cauls,  and  the  crescents  ; the  pendants,  and  the 

20  bracelets,  and  the  mufflers  ; the  headtires,  and  the 
ankle  chains,  and  the  sashes,  and  the  perfume  boxes, 

21  and  the  amulets  ; the  rings,  and  the  nose  jewels  ; 

22  the  festival  robes,  and  the  mantles,  and  the  shawls, 

23  and  the  satchels  ; the  hand  mirrors,  and  the  fine 

24  linen,  and  the  turbans,  and  the  veils.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  instead  of  sweet  spices  there  shall 
be  rottenness  ; and  instead  of  a girdle  a rope  ; and 
instead  of  well  set  hair  baldness  ; and  instead  of  a 
stomacher  a girding  of  sackcloth  : branding  instead 

25  of  beauty.  Thy  men  shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and 

26  thy  ” mighty  in  the  war.  And  her  gates  shall  lament 
and  mourn  ; and  she  shall  be  ® desolate  and  sit  upon 

4  the  ground.  And  seven  women  shall  take  hold  of 
one  man  in  that  day,  saying.  We  will  eat  our  own 
bread,  and  wear  our  own  apparel : only  let  us  be 
called  by  thy  name  ; take  thou  away  our  reproach. 


2 In  that  day  shall  the  “ branch  of  the  Lord  be 
beautiful  and  glorious,  and  the  fruit  of  the  **  land 
shall  be  ^ excellent  and  comely  for  them  that  are 

3 escaped  of  Israel.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
he  that  is  left  in  Zion,  and  he  that  remaineth  in 
Jerusalem,  shall  be  called  holy,  even  every  one  that 

4 is  written  among  the  living  in  Jerusalem:  when 
the  Lord  shall  have  washed  away  the  filth  of  the 
daughters  of  Zion,  and  shall  have  purged  the  blood 
of  Jerusalem  from  the  midst  thereof,  by  the  ® spirit 

5 of  judgement,  and  by  the  spirit  of  burning.  And 
the  Lord  will  create  over  f the  whole  habitation  of 
mount  Zion,  and  over  her  assemblies,  a cloud  and 
smoke  by  day,  and  the  shining  of  a flaming  fire  by 
night  : for  over  all  the  glory  .shall  he  spread  a can- 

6 opy.  And  there  shall  be  a pavilion  for  a shadow  in 
the  day-time  from  the  heat,  and  for  a refuge  and 
for  a covert  from  storm  and  from  rain. 


5  Let  me  sing  “ for  my  wellbeloved  a song  of  my 
beloved  touching  his  vineyard.  My  wellbeloved  had  < 

2 a vineyard  in  ^ a very  fruitful  hill : and  he  made  a 
trench  about  it,  and  gathered  out  the  stones  thereof, 
and  planted  it  with  the  choicest  vine,  and  built  a 
tower  in  the  midst  of  it,  and  also  hewed  out  a wine- 
press therein  : and  he  looked  that  it  should  bring 

3 forth  grapes,  and  it  brought  forth  wild  grapes.  And 
now,  O inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  and  men  of  Judah, 
judge,  I pray  you,  betwixt  me  and  my  vineyard. 


17  Judg.  8.  21. 
i8ch.  22.  12.  Mic. 

1.  16. 

18  Jer.  14.  2.  Lam. 
1.  4. 

20  Lam.  2.  Ip. 

1 ch.  2.  11,17. 

2 2 These.  3.  12. 


s Luke  1.  25. 

4 Jer.  23.  5.  Zech. 
3.  8.  & 6.  12. 

6 ch.  60.  21. 
cphil.  4.  3.  Rev. 

3.  5. 

7 Mai.  3.  2,  3. 

8 Ex.  13.  21. 


8 Zech.  2.  5. 

10  ch.  25.  4. 

1 Ps.  80.  8.  Cant.  8. 
12.  ch.  27.  2.  Jer.  2. 
21.  Matt.  21.  33. 
Mark  12. 1.  Luke  20. 
9. 


2 Deut.  32.  6.  ch.  1. 
2,3 

8 Rom.  3.  4. 

I Or,  networks, 
ni  Or,  chains, 
n Heb.  might, 
o Or,  emptied. 


a Or,  shoot.  Or, 
sprout. 

b Or,  earth, 
c Or,  majestic, 
d Or,  unto  life, 
e Or,  blast. 


f Or,  every  dwelling 
place, 
a Or,  of. 

b Heb.  a horn,  the 
son  of  oil. 
c Or,  digged  it. 
d Or,  w'inefat. 


ISAIAH,  V. 


959 


4 What  could  have  been  done  more  to  my  vineyard, 
that  I have  not  done  in  it  ? wherefore,  when  I looked 
that  it  should  bring  forth  grapes,  brought  it  forth  wild 
grapes  ? 

5 And  now  go  to  ; I will  tell  you  what  I will  do  to 
my  vineyard  : ^ I will  take  away  the  hedge  thereof, 
and  it  shall  be  eaten  up  ; and  break  down  the  wall 
thereof,  and  it  shall  be  trodden  down  : 

6 And  I will  lay  it  waste  : it  shall  not  be  pruned, 

nor  digged  ; but  there  shall  come  up, briers  and  thorns  : 
I will  also  command  the  clouds  that(  they  rain  no  rain 
upon  it.  t 

7 For  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord  of  ^osts  is  the  house 
of  Israel,  and  the  men  of  Judah  hir,  pleasant  plant : 
and  he  looked  for  judgment,  but  behold  oppression  ; 
for  righteousness,  but  behold  a cry. 

8 ^ Woe  unto  them  that  join  ® house  to  house,  that 
lay  field  to  field,  till  there  he  no  place,  that  they  may 
be  placed  alone  in  the  midst  of  the  earth  ! 

9 ® In  mine  ears  said  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Of  a truth 
many  houses  shall  be  desolate,  even  great  and  fair, 
without  inhabitant. 

10  Yea,  ten  acres  of  vineyard  shall  yield  one  ''  bath, 
and  the  seed  of  an  homer  shall  yield  an  ephah. 

11  *f[  8 Woe  unto  them  that  rise  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, that  they  may  follow  strong  drink  ; that  continue 
until  night,  till  wine  inflame  them  ! 

12  And  ® the  harp,  and  the  viol,  the  tabret,  and  pipe, 
and  wine,  are  in  their  feasts  : but  they  regard  not 
the  work  of  the  Lord,  neither  consider  the  operation 
of  his  hands. 

13  % Therefore  my  people  are  gone  into  captivity, 

because  they  have  no  knowledge  : and  their  honourable 

men  are  famished,  and  their  multitude  dried  up  with 
thirst. 

14  Therefore  hell  hath  enlarged  herself,  and  opened 
her  mouth  without  measure  : and  their  glory,  and  their 
multitude,  and  their  pomp,  and  he  that  rejoiceth,  shall 
descend  into  it. 

15  And  1®  the  mean  man  shall  be  brought  down,  and 
the  mighty  man  shall  be  humbled,  and  the  eyes  of  the 
lofty  shall  be  humbled  : 

16  But  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  bo  exalted  in  judg- 
ment, and  God  that  is  holy  shall  be  sanctified  in  right- 
eousness. 

17  Then  shall  the  lambs  feed  after  their  manner, 
and  the  waste  places  of  the  fat  ones  shall  strangers 
eat. 

18  Woe  unto  them  that  draw  iniquity  with  cords  of 
vanity,  and  sip  as  it  were  with  a cart  rope  : . 

19  That  say.  Let  him  make  speed,  and  hasten  his 
work,  that  we  may  see  it : and  let  the  counsel  of  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  draw  nigh  and  come,  that  we  may 
know  it ! 

20  ^ Woe  unto  them  that  call  evil  good,  and  good 
evil  ; that  put  darkness  for  light,  and  light  for  dark- 
ness ; that  put  bitter  for  sweet,  and  sweet  for  bitter  ! 

21  Woe  unto  them  that  are  ^^wise  in  their  own  eyes, 
and  prudent  in  their  own  sight ! 

22  W^oe  unto  them  that  are  mighty  to  drink  wine, 
and  men  of  strength  to  mingle  strong  drink  : 


4 Ps.  80.  12. 

^ Mic.  2.  2. 

0 ch.  22.  14. 

See  Ezek.  45. 11. 

8 ver.  22.  Pro.  23. 
29,  30.  Eccles.  10.  IG. 


® Amos  0.  5,  6. 
i«Job  34.  27.  Ps. 
28.  5. 

n Hos.  4-  G. 

>2  ch.  1.  3.  Luke  19. 
44. 


13  ch.  2.  9,  11,  17. 

14  ch.  10.  IG. 

13  ch.  GG.  5.  Jer.  17. 
15.  Amos  5.  18.  2 Pet. 
3.  3,  4. 


4 What  could  have  been  done  more  to  my  vineyard, 
that  I have  not  done  in  it  ? wherefore,  when  I 
looked  that  it  should  bring  forth  grapes,  brought  it 

5 forth  wild  grapes  ? And  now  go  to  ; I will  tell  you 
what  I will  do  to  my  vineyard  : I will  take  away  the 
hedge  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  ® eaten  up  ; I will 
break  down  the  fence  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  trod- 

6 den  down  : and  I will  lay  it  waste  ; it  shall  not  be 
pruned  nor  hoed  ; but  there  shall  come  up  briers 
and  thorns  : I will  also  command  the  clouds  that 

7 they  rain  no  rain  upon  it.  For  the  vineyard  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  is  the  house  of  Israel,  and  the  men 
of  Judah  his  pleasant  plant  : and  he  looked  for 
judgement,  but  behold  ^ oppression  ; for  righteous- 
ness, but  behold  a cry. 

8 Woe  unto  them  that  join  house  to  house,  that  lay 
field  to  field,  till  there  be  no  room,  and  ye  be  made 

9 to  dwell  alone  in  the  midst  of  the  land  ! In  mine 
ears  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Of  a truth  many  houses 
shall  be  desolate,  even  great  and  fair,  without  in- 

10  habitant.  For  ten  acres  of  vineyard  shall  yield  one 
bath,  and  a * homer  of  seed  shall  yield  hut  an  ephah. 

11  Woe  unto  them  that  rise  up  early  in  the  morning, 
that  they  may  follow  strong  drink  ; that  tarry  late 

12  into  the  night,  till  wine  inflame  them  ! And  the 
harp  and  the  lute,  the  tabret  and  the  pipe,  and 
wine,  are  in  their  feasts  : but  they  regard  not  the 
work  of  the  Lord,  neither  have  they  considered  the 

13  operation  of  his  hands.  Therefore  my  people  are 
gone  into  captivity,  for  lack  of  knowledge  : and 
* their  honourable  men  are  famished,  and  their  mul- 

14  titude  are  parched  with  thirst.  Therefore  ^ hell 
hath  enlarged  her  desire,  and  opened  her  mouth 
without  measure  : and  their  glory,  and  their  multi- 
tude, and  their  ^ pomp,  and  he  that  rejoiceth  among 

15  them,  descend  into  it.  And  the  mean  man  is  bowed 
down,  and  the  great  man  is  humbled,  and  the  eyes 

16  of  the  lofty  are  humbled  : but  the  Lord  of  hosts  is 
exalted  in  judgement,  and  God  the  Holy  One  is 

17  sanctified  in  righteousness.  Then  shall  the  lambs 
feed  as  in  their  pasture,  and  the  waste  places  of  the 
fat  ones  shall  ^ wanderers  eat. 


18  Woe  unto  them  that  draw  iniquity  with  cords  of 

19  vanity,  and  sin  as  it  were  with  a cart  rope  : that  say. 
Let  him  make  speed,  let  him  hasten  his  work,  that 
we  may  see  it  : and  let  the  counsel  of  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel  draw  nigh  and  come,  that  we  may  know  it ! 

20  Woe  unto  them  that  call  evil  good,  and  good 
evil  ; that  put  darkness  for  light,  and  light  for 
darkness  ; that  put  bitter  for  sweet,  and  sweet  for 
bitter  ! 

21  Woe  unto  them  that  are  wise  in  their  own  eyes, 
and  prudent  in  their  own  sight  ! 

22  Woe  unto  them  that  are  mighty  to  drink  wine, 

23  and  men  of  strength  to  mingle  strong  drink  : whieh 

48  Pro.  3. 7.  Rom.  1.  g Or,  shedding  of  j Or,  the  grave. 

22.  & 12.  IG.  hl'ood.  Heb.  k'heol.  See  Gen. 

17  ver.  11.  A See  Ezek.  45.  11.  37.35. 

e Or,  burnt.  i Heb.  their  glory  k Or,  tumult. 

/Heb.  the  2^tant  of  are  men  of  famine.  I Or,  strangers. 

his  delight. 


960 


ISAIAH,  VI.  - 


23  Which  justify  the  wicked  for  reward,  and  take 
away  the  righteousness  of  the  righteous  from  him  ! 

24  Therefore  as  the  fire  devoureth  the  stubble,  and 
the  flame  consumeth  the  chaff,  so  their  root  shall  be 
as  rottenness,  and  their  blossom  shall  go  up  as  dust  : 
because  they  have  cast  away  the  law  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  despised  the  word  of  the  Holy  One  of  Is- 
rael. 

25  21  Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the  Lord  kindled 

against  his  people,  and  he  hath  stretched  forth  his  hand 
against  them,  and  hath  smitten  them  : and  22  the  hills 
did  tremble,  and  their  carcases  were  torn  in  the  midst 
of  the  streets.  23  this  his  anger  is  not  turned 

away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched  out  still. 

26  ^ 24  he  ^ill  lift  up  an  ensign  to  the  nations 
from  far,  and  will  25  hiss  unto  them  from  26  the  end  of 
the  earth  : and,  behold,  27  they  shall  come  with  speed 
swiftly  : 

27  None  shall  be  weary  nor  stumble  among  them  ; 
none  shall  slumber  nor  sleep  ; neither  28  shall  the  girdle 
of  their  loins  be  loosed,  nor  the  latchet  of  their  shoes  be 
broken  : 

28  29  Whose  arrows  are  sharp,  and  all  their  bows 
bent,  their  horses’  hoofs  shall  be  counted  like  flint,  and 
their  wheels  like  a whirlwind  : 

29  Their  roaring  shall  be  like  a lion,  they  shall  roar 
like  young  lions  : yea,  they  shall  roar,  and  lay  hold  of 
the  prey,  and  shall  carry  it  away  safe,  and  none  shall 
deliver  it. 

30  And  in  that  day  they  shall  roar  against  them  like 
the  roaring  of  the  sea  : and  if  one  look  unto  the  land, 
behold  darkness  and  sorrow,  and  the  light  is  darkened 
in  the  heavens  thereof. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Isaiah,  in  a vision  of  the  Lord  in  his  glory,  5 being  terrified,  is  con- 
firmed for  his  message.  9 He  sheweth  the  obstinacy  of  the  people  unto 
their  desolation.  13  A remnant  shall  be  saved. 

IN  the  year  that  ^ king  Uzziah  died  I 2 saw  also  the 
Lord  sitting  upon  a throne,  high  and  lifted  up,  and 
his  train  filled  the  temple. 

2  Above  it  stood  the  seraphims  : each  one  had  six 
wings  ; with  twain  he  covered  his  face,  and  ^ with  twain 
he  covered  his  feet,  and  with  twain  he  did  fly. 

3  And  one  cried  unto  another,  and  said,  ^ Holy,  holy, 
holy,  is  the  Lord  of  hosts  : ^ the  whole  earth  is  full  of 
his  glory. 

4  And  the  posts  of  the  door  moved  at  the  voice  of 
him  that  cried,  and  ® the  house  was  filled  with  smoke. 

5  ^ Then  said  I,  Woe  is  me  ! for  I am  undone  ; 
because  I am  a man  of  unclean  lips,  and  I dwell  in  the 
midst  of  a people  of  unclean  lips  : for  mine  eyes  have 
seen  the  King,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

6  Then  flew  one  of  the  seraphims  unto  me,  having  a 
live  coal  in  his  hand,  which  he  had  taken  with  the  tongs 
from  off  ® the  altar  : 

7  And  he  ®laid  it  upon  my  mouth,  and  said,  Lo,  this 
hath  touched  thy  lips  ; and  thine  iniquity  is  taken  away, 
and  thy  sin  purged. 

8  Also  I heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  sajung.  Whom 

18  Pro.  17.  15.  & 24.  ch.  9.  12,  17,  21.  & 3o  ch.  8.  22.  Jer.  4. 
24.  10.  4.  23.  Lam.  3.  2.  Ezek. 

19  Ex.  15.  7.  ' 24  ch.  11.  12.  32.  7,  8. 

20  Job  18.  IG.  Hos.  2.'5  ch.  7.  18.  1 2 Kin.  15.  7. 

9.  16.  Amos  2.  9.  2«  Dent.  28.  49.  Ps.  2 1 Kin.  22. 19.  John 

21  2 Kin.  22.  13,  17.  72.  8.  Mai.  1.  11.  12.  41.  Rev.  4.  2. 

22  Jer.  4.  24.  27  joel  2.  7.  « Ezek.  1.  11. 

* Lev.  26.  14,  &c.  28  Dan.  5.  6.  < Rev.  4.  8. 

29  Jer.  5.  16.  « Ps.  72.  19. 


justify  f'be  wicked  for  a reward,  and  take  away  the 

24  righteousness  of  the  righteous  from  him  ! There- 
fore as  th€(  tongue  of  fire  devoureth  the  stubble,  and 
as  the  dry  grass  sinketh  down  in  the  flame,  so  their 
root  shall  be  as  rottenness,  and  their  blossom  shall 
go  up  as  dust  : because  they  have  rejected  the  law 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  despised  the  word  of  the 
Holy  One  of  Ismel. 

25  Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the  Lord  kindled  against 
his  people,  anfl  he  hath  stretched  forth  his  hand 
against  them,  find  hath  smitten  them,  and  the  hills 
did  tremble,  jiiid  their  carcases  were  as  refuse  in  the 
midst  of  the  Streets.  For  all  this  his  anger  is  not 
turned  awavi  but  his  hand  is  stretched  out  still. 

26  And  he  will/lift  up  an  ensign  to  the  nations  from 
far,  and  wil?  hiss  for  ” them  from  the  end  of  the 
earth  : and,  behold,  ® they  shall  come  with  speed 

27  swiftly  : n‘one  shall  be  weary  nor  stumble  among 
them  ; ncjne  shall  slumber  nor  sleep  ; neither  shall 
the  gird^  of  their  loins  be  loosed,  nor  the  latchet 

28  of  their '‘shoes  be  broken  : whose  arrows  are  sharp, 
and  all  their  bows  bent  ; their  horses’  hoofs  shall  be 
counted  like  flint,  and  their  wheels  like  a whirlwind : 

29  their  roaring  shall  be  like  a lion,  they  shall  roar  like 
young  lions  : yea,  they  shall  roar,  and  lay  hold  of 
the  prey,  and  carry  it  away  safe,  and  there  shall  be 

30  none  to  deliver.  And  they  shall  roar  p against  them 
in  that  day  like  the  roaring  of  the  sea  : and  if  one 
look  unto  the  land,  « behold  darkness  and  distress, 
and  the  light  is  darkened  in  the  clouds  thereof. 


6  In  the  year  that  king  Uzziah  died  I saw  the  Lord 
sitting  upon  a throne,  high  and  lifted  up,  and  his 

2 ” train  filled  the  temple.  Above  him  stood  the  sera- 
phim : each  one  had  six  wings  ; with  twain  he  cov- 
ered his  face,  and  with  twain  he  covered  his  feet, 

3 and  with  twain  he  did  fly.  And  one  cried  unto  an- 
other, and  said.  Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the  Lord  of 

4 hosts  : 5 the  whole  earth  is  full  of  his  glory.  And 
the  foundations  of  the  thresholds  were  moved  at 
the  voice  of  him  that  cried,  and  the  house  was  filled 

5 with  smoke.  Then  said  I,  Woe  is  me  ! for  I am 
undone  ; because  I am  a man  of  unclean  lips,  and 
I dwell  in  the  midst  of  a people  of  unclean  lips  : 
for  mine  eyes  have  seen  the  King,  the  Lord  of 

6 hosts.  Then  flew  one  of  the  seraphim  unto  me, 
having  a ‘^live  Coal  in  his  hand,  which  he  had  taken 

7 with  the  tongs  from  off  the  altar  : and  he  touched 
my  mouth  with  it,  and  said,  Lo,  this  hath  touched 
thy  lips  ; and  thine  iniquity  is  taken  away,  and  thy 

8 sin  ^ purged.  And  I heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 


8 Ex.  40.  34.  1 Kin.  m Or,  teaching.  tress  and  light;  it  is 

8.  10.  n Heb.  him.  dark  &c. 

2 Ex.  4.  10.  & 6.  30.  0 Heb.  he,  and  in  a Or,  skirts. 

Judg.  6.  22.  & 13.  22.  the  following  verses.  b Heb.  the  fulness 

Jer.  1.  6.  p Or,  over.  of  the  whole  earth  is 

8 Rev.  8.  3.  q According  to  the  his  glory. 

9 See  Jer.  1.  9.  Dan.  Massoretic  text,  be-  c Or,  hot  stone. 

10.  16.  hold  darkness;  dis-  d Or,  expiated. 


961 


ISAIAH,  ' VII. 


shall  I send,  and  who  will  go  for  us  ? I'hen  said  I, 
Here  am  I ; send  me. 

9 IF  And  he  said,  Go,  and  tell  this  people,  Hear  ye 
indeed,  but  understand  not ; and  see  ye  indeed,  but 
perceive  not. 

10  Make  the  heart  of  this  people  fat,  and  make 
their  ears  heavy,  and  shut  their  eyes  ; lest  they  see 
with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with  their  ears,  and  under- 
stand with  their  heart,  and  convert,  and  be  healed. 

11  Then  said  I,  Lord,  how  long  ? And  he  answered. 
Until  the  cities  be  wasted  without  inhabitant,  and  the 

houses  without  man,  and  the  land  be  utterly  desolate, 

12  And  the  Lord  have  removed  men  far  away, 
and  there  he  a great  forsaking  in  the  midst  of  the  land. 

13  IF  But  yet  in  it  shall  be  a tenth,  and  it  shall  return, 
and  shall  be  eaten  : as  a teil  tree,  and  as  an  oak,  whose 
substance  is  in  them,  when  they  cast  their  leaves : so 

the  holy  seed  shall  be  the  substance  thereof. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Ahaz.  being  troubled  with  fear  of  Rezin  and  Pekak,  is  comforted  by 
Jsaiah.  It)  Ahaz,  having  liberty  to  choose  a.  sign,  and  refusing  it,  hath 
for  a sign,  Christ  promised.  17  His  judgment  is  prophesied  to  come 
by  Assyria. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  ^ Ahaz  the  son 
of  Jotham,  the  son  of  Uzziah,  king  of  Judah,  that 
Rezin  the  king  of  Syria,  and  Pekah  the  son  of  Re- 
maliah,  king  of  Israel,  went  up  toward  Jerusalem  to 
war  against  it,  but  cotild  not  prevail  against  it. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  house  of  David,  saying,  Syria 
is  confederate  with  Ephraim.  And  his  heart  was 
moved,  and  the  heart  of  his  people,  as  the  trees  of  the 
wood  are  moved  with  the  wind. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Isaiah,  Go  forth  now  to 
meet  Ahaz,  thou,  ^and  Shear-jashub  thy  son,  at  the 
end  of  the  ^ conduit  of  the  upper  pool  in  the  highway 
of  the  fuller’s  field  ; 

4  And  say  unto  him.  Take  heed,  and  be  quiet  ; fear 
not,  neither  be  fainthearted  for  the  two  tails  of  these 
smoking  firebrands,  for  the  fierce  anger  of  Rezin  with 
Syria,  and  of  the  son  of  Remaliah. 

5  iBecause  Syria,  Ephraim,  and  the  son  of  Remaliah, 
have  taken  evil  counsel  against  thee,  saying, 

6  Let  us  go  up  against  Judah,  and  vex  it,  and  let  us 
make  a breach  therein  for  us,  and  set  a king  in  the 
midst  of  it,  even  the  son  of  Tabeal  : 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  ^ It  shall  not  stand, 
neither  shall  it  come  to  pass. 

8  ® For  the  head  of  Syria  is  Damascus,  and  the  head 
of  Damascus  is  Rezin  ; and  within  threescore  and  five 
years  shall  Ephraim  be  broken,  that  it  be  not  a people. 

9  And  the  head  of  Ephraim  is  Samaria,  and  the 
head  of  Samaria  is  Remaliah’s  son.  ® If  ye  will  not 
believe,  surely  ye  shall  not  be  established. 

10  ^ Moreover  the  Lord  spake  again  unto  Ahaz, 
saying, 

11  Ask  thee  a sign  of  the  Lord  thy  God  ; ask  it 
either  in  the  depth,  or  in  the  height  above. 

12  But  Ahaz  said,  I will  not  -ask,  neither  will  I 
tempt  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  said.  Hear  ye  now,  O house  of  David  ; 

10  Gen.  1.  26.  & 3.  i*  Ps.  119.  70.  ch.  i 2 Kin.  16. 5.  2 Chr. 
22.  & 11.  7 . 63.  17  . 28.  5 , 6. 

ch.  43.  8.  Matt.  lo  jgr.  5.  21 . 2 ch.  10.  21. 

13.  14.  Mark  4.  12.  Mio.  3.  12.  3 2 Kin.  18.  17.  ch. 

Luke  8.  10.  John  12  lo  2 Kin.  25.  21.  36.  2. 

40.  Acts  28.  26.  Rom.  lo  Ezra  9.  2.  Mai.  2,  “ Pro.  21.  30.  ch.  8. 

11.  8.  15.  Rom.  11.  5.  10. 

0 2 Sam.  8.  6. 


sayiijg.  Whom  shall  I send,  and  who  will  go  for 
9 us  ? Then  I said.  Here  am  I ; send  me.  And  he 
said.  Go,  and  tell  this  people.  Hear  ye  ® indeed,  but 
understand  not  ; and  see  ye  ® indeed,  but  perceive 

10  not.  ilake  the  heart  of  this  people  fat,  and  make 
their  earb  heavy,  and  shut  their  eyes  ; lest  they  see 
with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with  their  ears,  and  un- 
derstand with  their  heart,  and  turn  again,  and  be 

11  healed.  Then  said  I,  Lord,  how  long  ? And  he 
answered.  Until  cities  be  waste  without  inhabitant, 
and  houses  without  man,  and  the  land  become  ut- 

12  terly  waste,  and  the  Lord  have  removed  men  far 
away,  and  the  forsaken  places  be  many  in  the  midst 

13  of  the  land.  ^ And  if  there  be  yet  a tenth  in  it,  it 
shall  again  be  * eaten  up  : as  a terebinth,  and  as  an 
oak,  * whose  stock  remaineth,  when  they  *are 
felled  ; so  the  holy  seed  is  the  J stock  thereof. 


7  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  Ahaz  the  son 
of  Jotham,  the  son  of  Uzziah,  king  of  Judah,  that 
Rezin  the  king  of  Syria,  and  Pekah  the  son  of  Re- 
maliah, king  of  Israel,*  went  up  to  Jerusalem  to  war 

2 against  it  ; but  could  not  prevail  against  it.  And  it 
was  told  the  house  of  David,  saying,  Syria  “ is  con- 
federate with  Ephraim.  And  his  heart  was  moved, 
and  the  heart  of  his  people,  as  the  trees  of  the 
forest  are  moved  with  the  wind. 

3 Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Isaiah,  Go  forth  now  to 
meet  Ahaz,  thou,  and  ^ Shear-jashub  thy  son,  at  the 
end  of  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool,  in  the  high 

4 way  of  the  fuller’s  field  ; and  say  unto  him.  Take 
heed,  and  be  quiet  ; fear  not,  neither  let  thine  heart 
be  faint,  because  of  these  two  tails  of  smoking  fire- 
brands, for  the  fierce  anger  of  Rezin  and  Syria,  and 

5 of  the  son  of  Remaliah.  Because  Syria  hath  coun- 
selled evil  against  thee,  Ephraim  also,  and  the  son 

6 of  Remaliah,  saying.  Let  us  go  up  against  Judah, 
and  vex  it,  and  let  us  make  a breach  therein  for  us, 
and  set  up  a king  in  the  midst  of  it,  even  the  son 

7 of  Tabeel  : thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  It  shall  not 

8 stand,  neither  shall  it  come  to  pass.  For  the  head 
of  Syria  is  Damascus,  and  the  head  of  Damascus  is 
Rezin  : and  within  threescore  and  five  years  shall 
Ephraim  be  broken  in  pieces,  that  it  be  not  a peo- 

9 pie  : and  the  head  of  Ephraim  is  Samaria,  and  the 
head  of  Samaria  is  Remaliah’s  son.  If  ye  will  not 
believe,  surely  ye  shall  not  be  established. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  again  unto  Ahaz,  saying, 

11  Ask  thee  a sign  of  the  Lord  thy  God  ; ^ ask  it 

12  either  in  the  depth,  or  in  the  height  above.  But 
Ahaz  said,  I will  not  ask,  neither  will  I tempt  the 

13  Lord.  And  he  said.  Hear  ye  now,  O house  of 


® See  2 Chr.  20.  20.  it  shall  return,  and  a Heb.  resteth  on 
2 Judg.  6.  36,  &c.  shall  be  eaten  up.  Ephraim. 

Matt.  12.  38.  h Or,  burnt.  b That  is,  A rem~ 

e Or,  continually.  i Or,  whose  sub-  nant  shall  return, 

f Or,  their  heart  stance  is  in  them.  c Accordinp  to  some 

should  understand . j Or,  substance.  ancient  authorities, 

g Or,  But  yet  in  it  k Or,  cast  their  7nake  it  deep  unto 

shall  be  a tenth,  and  leaves.  Sheol. 


962 


ISAIAH,  VIII. 


Is  it  a small  thing  for  you  to  weary  men,  but  mil  ye 
weary  my  God  also  ? 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  himself  shall  give  you  a sign  ; 

® Behold,  a virgin  shall  conceive,  and  bear  Va  son,  and 
shall  call  his  name  Immanuel.  ^ 

15  Butter  and  honey  shall  he  eat,  that  ^e  may  know 
to  refuse  the  evil,  and  choose  the  good,- 

16  For  before  the  child  shall  know  to  refuse  the 
evil,  and  choose  the  good,  the  land  that  thou  abhorrest 
shall  be  forsaken  of  i^  both  her  kings. 

17  ^ 1^  The  Lord  shall  bring  upon  thee,  and  upon 
thy  people,  and  upon  thy  father’s  house,  days  that  have 
not  come,  from  the  day  that  i^  Ephraim  departed  from 
Judah  ; even  the  king  of  Assyria. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
Lord  i®  shall  hiss  for  the  fly  that  is  in  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  rivers  of  Egypt,  and  for  the  bee  that  is  in 
the  land  of  Assyria. 

19  And  they  shall  come,  and  shall  rest  all  of  them  in 
the  desolate  valleys,  and  in  the  holes  of  the  rocks, 
and  upon  all  thorns,  and  upon  all  bushes. 

20  In  the  same  day  shall  the  Lord  shave  with  a 
razor  that  is  hired,  namely,  by  them  beyond  the  river, 

by  the  king  of  Assyria,  the  head,  and  the  hair  of  the 
feet : and  it  shall  also  consume  the  beard. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  a man 
shall  nourish  a young  cow,  and  two  sheep  ; 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  for  the  abundance  of 
milk  that  they  shall  give  he  shall  eat  butter : for 
butter  and  honey  shall  every  one  eat  that  is  left  in  the 
land. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  every 
place  shall  be,  where  there  were  a thousand  vines  at  a 
thousand  silverliiigs,  ^®it  shall  even  be  for  briers  and 
thorns. 

24  With  arrows  and  with  bows  shall  men  come 
thither  ; because  all  the  land  shall  become  briers  and 
thorns. 

25  And  on  all  hills  that  shall  be  digged  with  the 
mattock,  there  shall  not  come  thither  the  fear  of  briers 
and  thorns  : but  it  shall  be  for  the  sending  forth  of 
oxen,  and  for  the  treading  of  lesser  cattle. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 In  Maher-shalal-hash-baz,  he  prophesieth  that  Syria  and  Israel  shall 
be  subdued  by  Assyria.  5 Judah  likewise  for  their  infidelity.  9 Ood's 
judgments  shall  be  unresistible.  11  Comfort  shall  be  to  them  that  fear 
God.  19  Great  afflictions  to  idolaters. 

OREOVER  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Take  thee  a 
great  roll,  and  ^ write  in  it  with  a man’s  pen  con- 
cerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 

2 And  I took  unto  me  faithful  witnesses  to  record, 

2 Uriah  the  priest,  and  Zechariah  the  son  of  Jebere- 
chiah. 

3 And  I went  unto  the  prophetess  ; and  she  con- 
ceived, and  bare  a son.  Then  said  the  Lord  to  me. 
Call  his  name  Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 

4 ®For  before  the  child  shall  have  knowledge  to  cry, 
My  father,  and  my  mother,  ^the  riches  of  Damascus 
and  the  spoil  of  Samaria  shall  be  taken  away  before  the 
king  of  Assyria. 


David  ; is  it  a small  thing  for  you  to  weary  men, 

14  that  ye  will  weary  my  God  also  ? Therefore  the 
Lord  himself  shall  give  you  a sign ; behold,  ^ a 
^ virgin  -f  shall  conceive,  and  bear  a son,  and  shall 

15  call  his  name  ^ Immanuel.  ^ Butter  and  honey  shall 
he  eat,  »when  he  knoweth  to  refuse  the  evil,  and 

16  choose  the  good.^  For  before  the  child  shall  know 
to  refuse  the  evil,  and  choose  the  good,  the  land 
whose  two  kings  thou  abhorrest  shall  be  forsaken. 

17  The  Lord  shall  bring  upon  thee,  and  upon  thy  peo- 
ple, and  upon  thy  father’s  house,  days  that  have  not 
come,  from  the  day  that  Ephraim  departed  from 
Judah  ; even  the  king  of  Assyria. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
Lord  shall  hiss  for  the  fly  that  is  in  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  rivers  of  Egypt,  and  for  the  bee  that  is 

19  in  the  land  of  Assyria.  And  they  shall  come,  and 
shall  rest  all  of  them  in  the  desolate  valleys,  and 
in  the  holes  of  the  rocks,  and  upon  all  thorns,  and 
upon  all  pastures. 

20  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  shave  with  a razor 
that  is  hired,  which  is  in  the  parts  beyond  the  River, 
even  with  the  king  of  Assyria,  the  head  and  the 
hair  of  the  feet : and  it  shall  also  consume  the 
beard. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  a man 

22  shall  nourish  a young  cow,  and  two  sheep  ; and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  for  the  abundance  of  milk  that 
they  shall  give  he  shall  eat  butter  : for  butter  and 
honey  shall  every  one  eat  that  is  left  in  the  midst  of 
the  land. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  every 
place,  where  there  were  a thousand  vines  at  a thou- 
sand silverlings,  shall  even  be  for  briers  and  thorns. 

24  With  arrows  and  with  bow  shall  one  come  thither  ; 
because  all  the  land  shall  be  briers  and  thorns. 

25  And  all  the  hills  that  were  digged  with  the  mattock, 
^ thou  shalt  not  come  thither  for  fear  of  briers  and 
thorns,  but  it  shall  be  for  the  sending  forth  of  oxen, 
and  for  the  treading  of  sheep. 


8 And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Take  thee  a great 
tablet,  and  write  upon  it  ^ with  the  pen  of  a man, 

2 For  ^ Maher-shalal-hash-baz  ; and  I will  take  unto 
me  faithful  witnesses  to  record,  Uriah  the  priest, 

3 and  Zechariah  the  son  of  Jeberechiah.  And  I went 
unto  the  prophetess  ; and  she  conceived,  and  bare  a 
son.  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  'me.  Call  his  name 

4 Maher-shalal-hash-baz.  For  before  the  child  shall 
have  knowled^  to  cry.  My  father,  and.  My  mother, 
the  riches  of  Damascus  and  the  spoil  of  Samaria 
shall  be  carried  away  before  the  king  of  Assyria. 


8 Matt.  1.  23.  Luke 
1.  31,  34. 

9 ch.  9.  6. 

10  ch.  8.  8. 

11  See  ch.  8.  4. 

12  2 Kin.  15.  30.  & 
16.  9. 

13  2 Chr.  28.  19. 


1^  1 Kin.  12. 16. 

15  ch.  5.  26. 
loch.  2. 19.  Jer.  16. 
16. 

11  2 Kin.  16.  7,  8.  2 
Chr.  28.  20,  21.  See 
Ezek.  5.  1. 

18  ch.  5.  6. 


ich.  30.  8.  Hah. 

2.  2. 

' 2 2 Kin.  16.  10. 

8 See  ch.  7.  16. 

* 2 Kin.  15.  29.  & 16. 
9.  ch.  17.  3. 
d Or,  the. 
e Or,  maiden. 


f Or,  is  with  child, 
and  beareth. 

g That  is,  God  is 
with  us. 
h Or,  Curds, 
i Or,  that  he  may 
know. 


j Or,  rugged, 
k Or,  bushes. 

I Or,  where  never 
came  the  fear  of  bri- 
ers and  thorns,  shall 
be  &c.  Or,  there  shall 
not  come  thither  the 


fear  . . . but  it  shall 
be  &c. 

a Or,  in  common 
characters. 

b That  is.  The  spoil 
speedeth,  the  prey 
hasteth. 


ISAIAH,  VIII, 


963 


5 1[  The  Lord  spake  also  unto  me  again,  saying, 

6 Forasmuch  as  this  people  refuseth  the  waters  of 
5 Shiloah  that  go  softly,  and  rejoice  ® in  Rezin  and 
Remaliah’s  son  ; 

7 Now  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord  hringeth  up  upon 
them  the  waters  of  the  river,  strong  and  many,  even 

the  king  of  Assyria,  and  all  his  glory  : and  he  shall 
come  up  over  all  his  channels,  and  go  over  all  his 
banks  : 

8 And  he  shall  pass  through  Judah  ; he  shall  over- 
flow and  go  over,  ® he  shall  reach  even  to  the  neck  ; and 
the  stretching  out  of  his  wings  shall  fill  the  breadth  of 
thy  land,  O ® Immanuel. 

9 If  Associate  yourselves,  O ye  people,  and  ye  shall 
be  broken  in  pieces  ; and  give  ear,  all  ye  of  far  coun- 
tries ; gird  yourselves,  and  ye  shall  be  broken  in  pieces  ; 
gird  yourselves,  and  ye  shall  be  broken  in  pieces. 

10  Take  counsel  together,  and  it  shall  come  to 
nought  ; speak  the  word,  i^aud  it  shall  not  stand  : i^for 
God  is  with  us. 

11  ^ For  the  Lord  spake  thus  to  me  with  a strong 
hand,  and  instructed  me  that  I should  not  walk  in  the 
way  of  this  people,  saying, 

12  Say  ye  not,  A confederacy,  to  all  them  to  whom 
1^  this  people  shall  say,  A confederacy  ; i^  neither  fear 
ye  their  fear,  nor  be  afraid. 

13  1®  Sanctify  the  Lord  of  hosts  himself  ; and  i'^  let 
him  he  your  fear,  and  let  him  he  your  dread. 

14  And  1®  he  shall  be  for  a sanctuary  ; but  for  i®  a 
stone  of  stumbling  and  for  a rock  of  offence  to  both  the 
houses  of  Israel,  for  a gin  and  for  a snare  to  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Jerusalem. 

15  And  many  among  them  shall  stumble,  and  fall, 
and  be  broken,  and  be  snared,  and  be  taken. 

16  Bind  up  the  testimony,  seal  the  law  among  my 
disciples. 

17  And  I will  wait  upon  the  Lord,  that  hideth  his 
face  from  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  I will  look  for 
him. 

18  23  Behold,  I and  the  children  whom  the  Lord 
hath  given  me  '^^are  for  signs  and  for  wonders  in  Israel 
from  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  dwelleth  in  mount  Zion. 

19  ^ And  when  they  shall  say  unto  you,  25  Seek  unto 
them  that  have  familiar  spirits,  and  unto  wizards  26  that 
peep,  and  that  mutter  : should  not  a people  seek  unto 
their  God  ? for  the  living  2?  to  the  dead  ? 

20  28  Xo  the  law  and  to  the  testimony  : if  they  speak 
not  according  to  this  word,  it  is  because  29  there  is  no 
light  in  them. 

21  And  they  shall  pass  through  it,  hardly  bestead 
and  hungry  : and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when  they 
shall  be  hungry,  they  shall  fret  themselves,  and  curse 
their  king  and  their  God,  and  look  upward. 

22  And  they  shall  look  unto  the  earth  ; and  behold 
trouble  and  darkness,  ^2  dimness  of  anguish  ; and  they 
shall  he  driven  to  darkness. 


5 And  the  Lord  spake  unto  mte  yet  again,  saying, 

6 Fori^smuch  as  this  people  hath  refused  the  waters 
of  f^liiloah  that  go  softly,  <^and  rejoice  ^in  Rezin 

7 am J Remaliah’s  son;  now  therefore,  behold,  the 
Lord  bringeth  up  upon  them  the  waters  of  the 
River,  strong  and  many,  even  the  king  of  Assyria 
and  all  his  glory  : and  he  shall  come  up  over  all 

8 his  channels,  and  go  over  all  his  banks  : and  he 
shall  sweep  onward  into  Judah  ; he  shall  overflow 
and  pass  through  ; he  shall  reach  even  to  the  neck  ; 
and  the  stretching  out  of  his  wings  shall  fill  the 
breadth  of  thy  land,  ® O Immanuel. 

9 ■/‘Make  an  uproar,  O ye  peoples,  and  ye  shall  be 
broken  in  pieces  ; and  give  ear,  all  ye  of  far  coun- 
tries : gird  yourselves,  and  ye  shall  be  broken  in 
pieces  ; gird  yourselves,  and  ye  shall  be  broken  in 

10  pieces.  Take  counsel  together,  and  it  shall  be 
brought  to  nought  ; speak  the  word,  and  it  shall  not 

11  stand  : for  ^'God  is  with  us.  For  the  Lord  spake 
thus  to  me  with  a strong  hand,  and  instructed  me 
that  I should  not  walk  in  the  way  of  this  people, 

12  saying.  Say  ye  not,  A conspiracy,  concerning  all 
whereof  this  people  shall  say,  A conspiracy  ; neither 

13  fear  ye  their  fear,  nor  be  in  dread  thereof.  The 
Lord  of  hosts,  him  shall  ye  sanctify  ; and  let  him 

14  be  your  fear,  and  let  him  be  your  dread.  And  he 
shall  be  for  a sanctuary  ; but  for  a stone  of  stum- 
bling and  for  a rock  of  offence  to  both  the  houses  of 
Israel,  for  a gin  and  for  a snare  to  the  inhabitants 

15  of  Jerusalem.  And  *many  shall  stumble  thereon, 
and  fall,  and  be  broken,  and  be  snared,  and  be 
taken. 

16  Bind  thou  up  the  testimony,  seal  the  j law  among 

17  my  disciples.  And  I will  wait  for  the  Lord,  that 
hideth  his  face  from  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  I will 

18  look  for  him.  Behold,  I and  the  children  whom 
the  Lord  hath  given  me  are  for  signs  and  for  won- 
ders in  Israel  from  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  dwell- 
eth in  mount  Zion. 

19  And  when  they  shall  say  unto  you.  Seek  unto 
them  that  have  familiar  spirits  and  unto  the  wi- 
zards, that  chirp  and  that  mutter  : should  not  a peo- 
ple seek  unto  their  God  ? on  behalf  of  the  living 

20  should  they  seek  unto  the  dead  ? To  the  j law  and 
to  the  testimony  ! ^ if  they  speak  not  according  to 
this  word,  surely,  there  is  no  morning  for  them. 

21  And  they  shall  pass  through  it,  hardly  bestead  and 
hungry  : and  it  shall  come  to  pass  that,  when  they 
shall  be  hungry,  they  shall  fret  themselves,  and 
^ curse  by  their  king  and  by  their  God,  and  turn 

22  their  faces  upward  : and  they  shall  look  unto  the 
earth,  and  behold,  distress  and  darkness,  the  gloom 
of  anguish  ; and  into  thick  darkness  they  shall  he 


3 Neh.  3.  15.  John 
9.  7. 

6 ch.  7.  1,  2,  6. 

7 cli.  10.  12. 

8 ch.  30.  28. 

8 ch.  7.  14. 

10  Joel  3.  9,  11. 

11  Job  5.  12. 

12  ch.  7.  7. 

13  ch.  7.  14.  Acts  5. 
38,  39.  Rom.  8.  31. 


1^  ch.  7.  2. 

i-"- 1 Pet.  3.  14,  15. 

10  Num.  20.  12. 

17  Ps.  76.  7.  Luke 
12.  5. 

18  Ezek.  11.  16. 

10  ch.  28.  16.  Luke 
2.  34.  Rom.  9.  33.  1 
Pet  2 8 

20  Matt.  21. 44.  Luke 


20.  18.  Rom.  9.  32.  & 
11.  25. 

21  ch.  54.  8. 

22  Hab.  2.  3.  Luke  2. 
25,  38. 

23  Heb.  2.  13. 

21  Ps.  71.  7.  Zech. 
3 8 

' 2.';  1 Sam.  28.  8.  ch. 
10 

20  ch.  29.  4. 


27  Ps.  106.  28. 

28  Luke  16.  29. 

29  Mic.  3.  6. 

30  Rev.  16.  11. 

81  ch.  5.  30. 

82  ch.  9.  1. 
c Or,  even  them  that 

rejoice, 
d Or,  with, 
e See  ch.  7.  14. 

/ Or,  Break.  Ac- 


cording to  some  an- 
cient authorities.  As- 
sociate yourselves, 
g Heb.  immanu  El. 
h Heb.  with  strength 
of  hand.  See  Ezek. 
3.  14. 

i Or,  many  among 
them  shall  stumble, 
and  fall  d-c. 
j Or,  teaching. 


k Or,  surely  accord- 
ing to  this  word  shall 
they  speak,  for  whom 
there  is  no  morning. 

I Or,  curse  their 
king  and  their  God. 

m Or,  and  thick 
darkness  shall  he  driv- 
en away  : for  there  dc. 
[Ch.  8.  23  in  Heb.] 
n Or,  in. 


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ISAIAH,  IX. 


Chapter  ix. 


1  What  joy  shall  be  In  the  midst  of  afflictions,  by  the  kingdort^nd  birth 

of  Christ.  8 The  judgments  upon  Israel  for  their  pi'ide,  Vmor  their 

hypocrisy,  18  and  for  their  impenitency. 

l^TEVERTHELESS  ^the  dimness  shall  not  o^uch 
as  was  in  her  vexation,  when  at  the  ^ first\  he 
lightly  afflicted  the  land  of  Zebulun  and  the  land  of 
Naphtali,  and  ^afterward  did  more  grievously  afflict 
her  hy  the  way  of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan,  in  Galilee  of 
the  nations. 

2 ^The  people  that  walked  in  darkness  have  seen  a 
great  light  : they  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the  shadow 
of  death,  upon  them  hath  the  light  shined. 

3 Thou  hast  multiplied  the  nation,  and  not  increased 
the  joy  : they  joy  before  thee  according  to  the  joy  in 
harvest,  and  as  men  rejoice  ® when  they  divide  the  spoil. 

4 For  thou  hast  broken  the  yoke  of  his  burden,  and 
® the  staff  of  his  shoulder,  the  rod  of  his  oppressor,  as 
in  the  day  of  Midian. 

5 For  every  battle  of  the  warrior  is  with  confused 
noise,  and  garments  rolled  in  blood  ; ® but  this  shall  be 
with  burning  and  fuel  of  fire. 

6 ® For  unto  us  a child  is  born,  unto  us  a son  is 
given  : and  ^^the  government  shall  be  upon  his  shoul- 
der : and  his  name  shall  be  called  Wonderful,  Coun- 
sellor, ^^The  mighty  God,  The  everlasting  Father, 

The  Prince  of  Peace. 

7 Of  the  increase  of  his  government  and  peace  there 
shall  he  no  end,  upon  the  throne  of  David,  and  upon  his 
kingdom,  to  order  it,  and  to  establish  it  with  judgment 
and  with  justice  from  henceforth  even  for  ever.  The 

zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  will  perform  this. 

8 Tf  The  Lord  sent  a word  into  Jacob,  and  it  hath 
lighted  upon  Israel. 

9 And  all  the  people  shall  know,  even  Ephraim  and 
the  inhabitant  of  Samaria,  that  say  in  the  pride  and 
stoutness  of  heart, 

10  The  bricks  are  fallen  down,  but  we  will  build 
with  hewn  stones  : the  sycomores  are  cut  down,  but  we 
will  change  them  into  cedars. 

11  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  set  up  the  adversaries 
of  Rezin  against  him,  and  join  his  enemies  together  ; 

12  The  Syrians  before,  and  the  Philistines  behind  ; 
and  they  shall  devour  Israel  with  open  mouth.  For 
all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is 
stretched  out  still. 

13  ^ For  the  people  tumeth  not  unto  him  that 
smiteth  them,  neither  do  they  seek  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  will  cut  off  from  Israel  head 
and  tail,  branch  and  rush,  in  one  day. 

15  The  ancient  and  honourable,  he  is  the  head  ; and 
the  prophet  that  teacheth  lies,  he  is  the  tail. 

16  For  20  the  leaders  of  this  people  cause  them  to  err  ; 
and  they  that  are  led  of  them  are  destroyed. 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  21  shall  have  no  joy  in  their 
young  men,  neither  shall  have  mercy  on  their  father- 
less and  widows  : 22  for  every  one  is  an  hypocrite  and 
an  evildoer,  and  every  mouth  speaketh  folly.  23  Pqj.  | 


9  driven  away.  But  there  shall  be  no  gloom  to  her 
that  was  in  anguish.  In  the  former  time  he  brought 
into  contempt  the  land  of  Zebulun  and  the  land  of 
Naphtali,  but  in  the  latter  time  hath  he  made  it  glo- 
rious, by  the  way  of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan,  ^Gali- 

2 lee  of  the  nations.  The  people  that  walked  in  dark- 
ness have  seen  a great  light  : they  that  dwelt  in  the 
land  of  the  shadow  of  death,  upon  them  hath  the 

3 light  shined.  Thou  hast  multiplied  the  nation, 

thou  hast  increased  their  joy  : they  joy  before  thee 
according  to  the  joy  in  harvest,  as  men  rejoice  when 

4 they  divide  the  spoil.  For  the  yoke  of  his  burden, 
and  the  staff  of  his  shoulder,  the  rod  of  his  op- 
pressor, thou  hast  broken  as  in  the  day  of  Midian. 

5 For  ® all  the  armour  of  the  armed  man  in  the  tu- 
mult, and  the  garments  rolled  in  blood,  shall  even 

6 be  for  burning,  for  fuel  of  fire.  For  unto  us  a 
child  is  born,  unto  us  a son  is  given  ; and  the  gov- 
ernment shall  be  upon  his  shoulder  : and  his  name 
shall  be  called  -^Wonderful,  Counsellor,  Mighty 

7 God,  S' Everlasting  Father,  Prince  of  Peace.  Of 
the  increase  of  his  government  and  of  peace  there 
shall  be  no  end,  upon  the  throne  of  David,  and 
upon  his  kingdom,  to  establish  it,  and  to  uphold  it 
with  judgement  and  with  righteousness  from  hence- 
forth even  for  ever.  The  zeal  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  shall  perform  this. 


8 The  Lord  sent  a word  into  Jacob,  and  it  hath 

9 lighted  upon  Israel.  And  all  the  people  shall  know, 
even  Ephraim  and  the  inhabitant  of  Samaria,  that 

10  say  in  pride  and  in  stoutness  of  heart.  The  bricks 
are  fallen,  but  we  will  build  with  hewn  stone  : the 
sycomores  are  cut  down,  but  we  will  change  them 

11  into  cedars.  Therefore  the  Lord  * shall  set  up  on 
high  against  him  the  adversaries  of  Rezin,  and 

12  * shall  j stir  up  his  enemies  ; the  Syrians  ^ before, 
and  the  Philistines  ^ behind  ; and  they  shall  devour 
Israel  with  open  mouth.  For  all  this  his  anger  is 
not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched  out  still. 


13  Yet  the  people  hath  not  turned  unto  him  that 
smote  them,  neither  have  they  sought  the  Lord  of 

14  hosts.  Therefore  the  Lord  " will  cut  off  from  Israel 
head  and  tail,  palm-branch  and  rush,  in  one  day. 

15  The  o ancient  and  the  honourable  man,  he  is  the 
head  ; and  the  prophet  that  teacheth  lies,  he  is  the 

16  tail.  For  they  that  lead  this  people  cause  them  to 
err  ; and  they  that  are  led  of  them  are  t destroyed. 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  not  rejoice  over  their 
young  men,  neither  shall  he  have  compassion  on 
their  fatherless  and  widows  ; for  every  one  is  pro- 
fane and  an  evil-doer,  and  every  mouth  speaketh 


1 ch.  8.  22. 

2 2 Kin.  15.  29.  2 

Chr.  16.  4. 

3 Lev.  26,  24.  2 Kin. 
17.  5,  6.  1 Chr.  5.  26. 

♦ Matt.  4.  16.  Eph. 
5.  8,  14. 

5 Judg.  5.  30. 

« ch.  10.  5.  & 14.  5. 


2 Judg.  7.  22.  Ps. 
83.  9.  ch.  10.  26. 

8 ch.  66.  15,  16. 

9 ch.  7.  14.  Luke  2. 
11. 

10  John  3.  16. 

Matt.  28. 18.  1 Cor. 

15.  25. 

12  .Tndg.  13.  18. 

13  Tit.  2.  13. 


Luke 


1*  Eph.  2.  14. 

15  Dan.  2.  44. 

1.  32,  33. 

16  2 Kin.  19.  31.  ch. 
37.  32. 

11  ch.  5.  25.  & 10.  4. 
Jer.  4.  8. 

isjer.  5.  3.  Hos.7. 
10. 

19  ch.  10.  17.  Rev. 


20  ch.  3. 12. 

21  Ps.  147.  10,  11. 

22  Mic,  7.  2. 

23  ver.  12.  21.  ch.  5. 
25.  & 10.  4. 

a Or,  For. 
b Or,  the  district. 
[Ch.  9.  1 in  Heb.] 
c Or,  deep  darkness, 
d Another  reading 


is,  thou  didst  not  in- 
crease the  joy. 

e Or,  every  boot  of 
the  booted  warrior. 

f Or,  Wonderful 
counsellor. 

g Heb.  Father  of 
Eternity. 

h Or,  hath  set. 
i Or,  hath  stirred. 


j Or,  join  together. 
Or,  arm. 
k Or,  on  the  east. 

I Or,  on  the  west, 
m Or,  have  de- 
voured, 
n Or,  hath  cut. 

0 Or,  elder, 
p Heb.  swallowed 
up. 


ISAIAH,  X. 


all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is 
stretched  out  still. 

18  •[[  For  wickedness  ^^burneth  as  the  fire  : it  shall 
devour  the  briers  and  thorns,  and  shall  kindle  in  the 
thickets  of  the  forest,  and  they  shall  mount  up  like  the 
lifting  up  of  smoke. 

19  Through  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  the 
land  darkened,  and  the  people  shall  be  as  the  fuel  of 
the  fire  : no  man  shall  spare  his  brother. 

20  And  he  shall  snatch  on  the  right  hand,  and  be 
hungry  ; and  he  shall  eat  on  the  left  hand,  and  they 
shall  not  be  satisfied  : ^8  they  shall  eat  every  man  the 
flesh  of  his  own  arm  : 

21  Manasseh,  Ephraim  ; and  Ephraim,  Manasseh  : 

and  they  together  be  against  Judah.  For  all 

this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is 
stretched  out  still. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  looe  of  tyrants.  5 Assyria,  the  rod  of  hypocrites,  for  his  pride 
shall  be  broken.  20  A remnant  of  Israel  shall  be  saved.  24  Israel  is 
comforted  with  promise  of  deliverance  from  Assyria. 

WOE  unto  them  that  ^ decree  unrighteous  decrees, 
and  that  write  grievousness  which  they  have 
prescribed  ; 

2  To  turn  aside  the  needy  from  judgment,  and  to 
take  away  the  right  from  the  po.,/r  of  my  people,  that 
widows  may  be  their  prey,  and  that  they  may  rob  the 
fatherless  ! 

3  And  2 what  will  ye  do  in  ®the  day  of  visitation, 
and  in  the  desolation  which  shall  come  from  far  ? to 
whom  will  ye  flee  for  help  ? and  where  will  ye  leave 
your  glory  ? 

4  Without  me  they  shall  bow  down  under  the  priso- 
ners, and  they  shall  fall  under  the  slain.  ^For  all  this 
his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

5^0  Assyrian,  ® the  rod  of  mine  anger,  and  the 
staff  in  their  hand  is  mine  indignation. 

6  I will  send  him  against  ®an  hypocritical  nation, 
and  against  the  people  of  my  wrath  will  I give  him  a 
charge,  to  take  the  spoil,  and  to  take  the  prey,  and  to 
tread  them  down  like  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

7  ® Howbeit  he  meaneth  not  so,  neither  doth  his  heart 
think  so  ; but  it  is  in  his  heart  to  destroy  and  out  off 
nations  not  a few. 

8  ^ For  he  saith.  Are  not  my  princes  altogether 
kings  ? 

9  Is  not  Calno  as  Carchemish  ? is  not  Hamath 
as  Arpad  ? is  not  Samaria  as  Damascus  ? 

10  As  my  hand  hath  found  the  kingdoms  of  the  idols, 
and  whose  graven  images  did  excel  them  of  Jerusalem 
and  of  Samaria  ; 

11  Shall  I not,  as  I have  done  unto  Samaria  and  her 
idols,  so  do  to  Jerusalem  and  her  idols  ? 

12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when  the 
Lord  hath  performed  his  whole  work  ^^upon  mount 
Zion  and  on  Jerusalem,  I will  punish  the  fruit  of  the 
stout  heart  of  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  the  glory  of  his 
high  looks. 

13  For  he  saith.  By  the  strength  of  my  hand  I have 
done  itf  and  by  my  wisdom  ; for  I am  prudent : and 


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this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but 
stretched  out  still. 

ickedness  burneth  as  the  fire  ; it  devoureth 
irs  and  thorns  ; yea,  it  kindleth  iii  the  thickets 
:orest,  and  they  roll  upward  in  thick  clouds 
Through  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
is  the  j land  « burnt  up  : the  people  also  are  as  the 

20  fuel  of  fire  ; no  man  spareth  his  brother.  And  one 
shall  snatch  on  the  right  hand,  and  be  hungi^  ; and 
he  sh^l  eat  on  the  left  hand,  and  they  shall  iib^^be 
satisjhed  : they  shall  eat  every  man  the  flesh  of 

21  owfl  arm  : Manasseh,  Ephraim  ; and  Ephraiiii,  Ma- 
nasseh : and  they  together  shall  be  against  Judah. 
For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but  his 
hand  is  stretched  out  still. 


10  Woe  unto  them  that  decree  unrighteous  decrees, 

2 and  to  the  writers  that  write  perverseness  : to  turn 
aside  the  needy  from  judgement,  and  to  take  away 
the  right  of  the  poor  of  my  people,  that  widows  may 
be  their  spoil,  and  that  they  may  make  the  father- 

3 less  their  prey  ! And  what  will  ye  do  in  the  day  of 
visitation,  and  in  the  desolation  which  shall  come 
from  far  ? to  whom  will  ye  flee  for  help  ? and  where 

4 will  ye  leave  your  glory  ? “ They  shall  only  bow 

down  under  the  prisoners,  and  shall  fall  under  the 
slain.  For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but 
his  hand  is  stretched  out  still. 


5 ^ Ho  Assyrian,  the  rod  of  mine  anger,  the  staff  in 

6 whose  hand  is  mine  indignation  ! I will  send  him 
against  a profane  nation,  and  against  the  people  of 
my  wrath  will  I give  him  a charge,  to  take  the  spoil, 
and  to  take  the  prey,  and  ^ to  tread  them  down  like 

7 the  mire  of  the  streets.  Howbeit  he  meaneth  not 
so,  neither  doth  his  heart  think  so  ; but  it  is  in  his 
heart  to  destroy,  and  to  cut  off  nations  not  a few. 

8 For  he  saith.  Are  not  my  princes  all  of  them  kings  ? 

9 Is  not  Calno  as  Carchemish  ? is  not  Hamath  as 

10  Arpad  ? is  not  Samaria  as  Damascus  ? As  my  hand 
hath  ^ found  the  kingdoms  of  the  idols,  whose  graven 
images  did  excel  them  of  Jerusalem  and  of  Samaria  ; 

11  shall  I not,  as  I have  done  unto  Samaria  and  her 
idols,  so  do  to  Jerusalem  and  her  idols  ? 


12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when  the 
Lord  hath  performed  his  whole  work  upon  mount 
Zion  and  on  Jerusalem,  I will  ® punish  the  fruit  of 
the  stout  heart  of  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  the  glory 

13  of  his  high  looks.  For  he  hath  said.  By  the  strength 
of  my  hand  I have  done  it,  and  by  my  wisdom  ; for 


2*ch.  10.  17.  Mai. 
4.  1. 

26  ch.  8.  22. 

26  Mic.  7.  2,  6. 

Lev.  26.  26. 

2*ch.  49.  26.  Jer. 
19.  9. 


2»  ver.  12, 17.  ch.  5. 
25.  & 10.  4. 

1 Ps.  58.  2.  & 94.  20. 

2 Job  31.  14. 

3 Ho3.  9.  7.  Luke  19. 
44. 


4  ch.  5.  25.  & 9.  12, 
17,  21. 

6 Jer.  51.  20. 

6 ch.  9.  17. 

7 Jer.  34.  22. 

6 Gen.  50.  20. 

4.  12. 


0 2 Kin.  18.  24,  33, 
&c.  & 19.  10,  &c. 

*0  Amos  6.  2. 

” 2 Chr.  35.  20. 

’2  2 Kin.  16.  9. 

13  2 Kin.  19.  31. 

1*  Jer.  60.  18. 


16  Is.  37.  24.  Ezek. 
28.  4,  &c.  Dan.  4.  30. 
g Or,  darkened, 
a Or,  Without  me 
they  shall  bow  down 
dec. 


b Or,  Woe  to  Asshur. 
c Heb.  to  make  them 
a treadin§  down, 
d Or,  reached, 
e Heb.  visit  upon. 


A 


Mic. 


966 


IS 


H,  X. 


I have  removed  the  bounds  of  the  peop^^^nd  havi 
robbed  their  treasures,  and  I have  put  down  inhabi- 
tants like  a valiant  man : ■ 

14  And  my  hand  hath  found  as  a nest  »e  riches 
of  the  people  : and  as  one  gathereth  eggs  th^are  left, 
have  I gathered  all  the  earth  ; and  there  was  ^one  that 
moved  tl^e  wing,  or  opened  the  mouth,  or  peopled. 

15  Shall  the  ax  boast  itself  against  him  th^t  heweth 
therex^th  ? or  shall  the  saw  magnify  itself  against  him 
tlpifshaketh  it  ? as  if  the  rod  should  shake  its^f  against 

— .^^^em  that  lift  it  up,  or  as  if  the  staff  should  lift  up  itself y 
as  if  it  were  no  wood. 

16  Therefore  shall  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  send 
among  his  ^®fat  ones  leanness  ; and  under  his  glor^  he 
shall  kindle  a burning  like  the  burning  of  a fire. 

17  And  the  light  of  Israel  shall  be  for  a fire,  and  his 
Holy  One  for  a flame  : and  it  shall  burn  and  devour 
his  thorns  and  his  briers  in  One  day  ; 

18  And  shall  consume  the  glory  of  his  forest,  and  of 

his  fruitful  field,  both  soul  and  body  : and  they  shall 

be  as  when  a standardbearer  fainteth. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  trees  of  his  forest  shall  be 
few,  that  a child  may  write  them. 

20  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
remnant  of  Israel,  and  such  as  are  escaped  of  the  house 
of  Jacob,  shall  no  more  again  stay  upon  him  that 
smote  them  ; but  shall  stay  upon  the  Lord,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  in  truth. 

21  The  remnant  shall  return,  even  the  remnant  of 
Jacob,  unto  the  mighty  God. 

22  23  For  though  thy  people  Israel  be  as  the  sand  of 
the  sea,  24  yet  a remnant  of  them  shall  return  : 25  the 
consumption  decreed  shall  overflow  with  righteousness. 

23  26  For  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  shall  make  a con- 
sumption, even  determined,  in  the  midst  of  all  the  land. 

24  ^ Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts,  O 
my  people  that  dwellest  in  Zion,  2'^  be  not  afraid  of  the 
Assyrian  : he  shall  smite  thee  with  a rod,  and  shall  lift 
up  his  staff  against  thee,  after  the  manner  of  28  Egypt. 

25  29  For  yet  a very  little  while,  ^^and  the  indigna- 
tion shall  cease,  and  mine  anger  in  their  destruction. 

26  And  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  stir  up  a scourge 
for  him  according  to  the  slaughter  of  ®2  Midian  at  the 
rock  of  Oreb  : and  as  his  rod  was  upon  the  sea,  so 
shall  he  lift  it  up  after  the  manner  of  Egypt. 

27  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  his 
burden  shall  be  taken  away  from  off  thy  shoulder,  and 
his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck,  and  the  yoke  shall  be  de- 
stroyed because  of  the  anointing. 

28  He  is  come  to  Aiath,  he  is  passed  to  Migron  ; at 
Michmash  he  hath  laid  up  his  carriages  : 

29  They  are  gone  over  the  passage  : they  have 
taken  up  their  lodging  at  Geba  ; Ramah  is  afraid  ; 
3’*  Gibeah  of  Saul  is  fled. 

30  Lift  up  thy  voice,  O daughter  of  Gallim  : cause 
it  to  be  heard  unto  Laish,  O poor  Anathoth. 

31  Madmenah  is  removed  ; the  inhabitants  of  Ge- 
bim  gather  themselves  to  flee. 

32  As  yet  shall  he  remain  ^2 at  Nob  that  day:  he 


I am  prudent  : and  I have  removed  the  bounds  of 
the  peoples,  and  have  robbed  their  treasures,  and  I 
have  brought  down  as  a valiant  man  them  that  sit 

i ’ thrones  : and  my  hand  hath  found  as  a nest  the 
hes  of  the  peoples  ; and  as  one  gathereth  eggs 
are  forsaken,  have  I gathered  all  the  earth  : 
a here  was  none  that  moved  the  wing,  or  that 

15  op.  the  mouth,  or  chirped.  Shall  the  axe  boast 
itsei  linst  him  that  heweth  therewith  ? shall  the 
saw  1.  ify  itself  against  him  that  shaketh  it  ? as 
if  a rov  mid  shake  them  that  lift  it  up,  or  as  if  a 
staff  she  hft  up  him  that  is  not  wood. 

16  There!  . shall  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  send 
among  his  fat  ones  leanness  ; and  » under  his  glory 
there  shall  be  kindled  a burning  like  the  burning  of 

17  fire.  And  the  light  of  Israel  shall  be  for  a fire,  and 
his  Holy  One  for  a flame  : and  it  shall  burn  and 

13  devour  his  thorns  and  his  briers  in  one  day.  And 
he  shall  consume  the  glory  of  his  forest,  and  of 
his  fruitful  field,  both  soul  and  body  : and  it  shall 

19  be  * as  when  a standardbearer  fainteth.  And  the 
remnant  of  the  trees  of  his  forest  shall  be  few,  that 
a child  may  write  them. 

20  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
remnant  of  Israel  and  they  that  are  escaped  of  the 
house  of  Jacob,  shall  no  more  again  stay  upon  him 
that  smote  them  ; but  shall  stay  upon  the  Lord, 

21  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  in  truth.  » A remnant  shall 
return,  even  the  remnant  of  Jacob,  unto  the  mighty 

22  God.  For  though.^  thy  people  Israel  be  as  the  sand 
of  the  sea,  only  a remnant  ^ of  them  shall  return  : a 
consumption  is  determined,  overflowing  with  right- 

23  eousness.  For  a consummation,  and  that  deter- 
mined, shall  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  make  in 
the  midst  of  all  the  ^ earth. 

24  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
O my  people  that  dwellest  in  Zion,  be  not  afraid  of 

the  Assyrian  : though  he  smite  thee  with  the  rod, 
and  lift  up  his  staff  against  thee,  after  the  manner 

25  of  Egypt.  For  yet  a very  little  while,  and  the  in- 
dignation shall  be  accomplished,  and  ” mine  anger, 

26  in  their  destruction.  And  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
stir  up  against  him  a scourge,  as  in  the  slaughter  of 
Midian  at  the  rock  of  Oreb  : and  ® his  rod  shall  be 
over  the  sea,  and  he  shall  lift  it  up  after  the  manner 

27  of  Egypt.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  his  burden  shall  depart  from  off  thy  shoulder, 
and  his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck,  and  the  yoke  shall 
be  destroyed  p because  of  ^ the  anointing. 

28  He  is  come  to  Aiath,  he  is  passed  through  Migron  ; 

29  at  Michmash  he  layeth  up  his  baggage  : they  are 
gone  over  the  pass  ; '"they  have  taken  up  their 
lodging  at  Geba  : Ramah  trembleth  ; Gibeah  of 

30  Saul  is  fled.  Cry  aloud  with  thy  voice,  O daughter 
of  Gallim  ! hearken,  O Laishah  ! * O thou  poor 

31  Anathoth  ! Madmenah  is  a fugitive  ; the  inhabitants 

32  of  Gebim  * gather  themselves  to  flee.  This  very 
day  shall  he  halt  at  Nob  : he  shaketh  his  hand  at 


16  Job  31.  25. 

11  Jer.  51.  20. 

18  ch.  5.  17. 

19  ch.  9.  18.  & 27.  4. 

20  2 Kin.  19.  23. 

21  See  2 Kin.  16.  7. 
2 Chr.  28.  20. 

22  ch.  7.  3. 

23  Rom.  9.  27. 

« ch.  6.  13. 


25  ch.  28.  22. 

26  ch.  28.  22.  Dan. 
9.  27.  Rom.  9.  28. 

21  ch.  37.  6. 

28  Ex.  14. 

29  ch.  54.  7. 

30  Dan.  11.  36. 

31  2 Kin.  19.  35. 
32Judg.  7.  25.  ch. 

9.  4. 


33  Ex.  14.  26,  27. 

34  ch.  14.  25. 

35  Ps.  105.  15.  Dan. 

9.  24.  1 John  2.  20. 

36  1 Sam.  13.  23. 

31  1 Sam.  11.  4. 

38  1 Sam.  25.  44. 

39  Judg.  18.  7. 

80  Josh.  21.  18. 

*1  Josh.  15.  31. 


«1  Sam.  21.  1.  & 
22.  19.  Neh.  11.  32. 

f Or,  the  inhabi- 
tants. 

g Or,  instead  of. 
h Or,  as  when  a sick 
man  pineth  away. 

i Heb.  shear  jashub. 
See  ch.  7.  3. 


j Or,  thy  people,  0 
Israel, 
k Heb.  in  it. 

I Or,  land, 
m Heb.  Asshur. 
n Or,  mine  anger 
shall  be  to  their  dtc. 

0 Or,  as  his  rod  was 
over  the  sea,  so  shall 
he  <t'o. 


p Or,  by  reason  of  - 
fatness, 
q Heb.  oil. 
r Or,  Geba  is  our 
lodging,  they  cry. 

s Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  answer  her,  O 
Anathoth  ! 

t Or,  make  their 
households  flee. 


* ISAIAII, 

shall  shake  his  hand  against  the  mount  of  ^‘‘^he 
daughter  of  Zion,  the  hill  of  Jerusalem. 

33  Behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  shall  }bp  the 
hough  with  terror  : and  the  high  ones  of  stathre  shall 
be  hewn  down,  and  the  haughty  shall  be  humbled. 

34  And  he  shall  cut  down  the  thickets  of  the  forest 
with  iron,  and  Lebanon  shall  fall  by  a mighty  one. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1 The  peaceable  kingdom  of  the  Branch  out  of  the  root  of  Jesse.  10  The 
victorious  restoration  of  Israel,  and  vocation  of  the  Gentiles. 


XI.^  967 

the  mount  of  the  “daughter  of  Zion,  the  hill  of 
J erusalem. 

33  Behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  shall  lop  the 
boughs  with  terror  : and  the  high  ones  of  stature 
shall  be  hewn  down,  and  the  lofty  shall  be  brought 

34  low.  And  he  shall  cut  down  the  thickets  of  the 
forest  with  iron,  and  Lebanon  shall  fall  by  a mighty 
one. 


And  1 there  shall  come  forth  a rod  out  of  the  stem 
of  2 Jesse,  and  ®a  Branch  shall  grow  out  of  his 
roots  : 

2  ^ And  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  rest  upon  him, 
the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  understanding,  the  spirit  of 
counsel  and  might,  the  spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the 
fear  of  the  Lord  ; 

3  And  shall  make  him  of  quick  understanding  in  the 
fear  of  the  Lord  : and  he  shall  not  judge  after  the 
sight  of  his  eyes,  neither  reprove  after  the  hearing  of 
his  ears  : 

4  But  ® with  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  poor, 
and  reprove  with  equity  for  the  meek  of  the  earth  : 
and  he  shall  ® smite  the  earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth, 
and  with  the  breath  of  his  lips  shall  he  slay  the  wicked. 

5  And  righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle  of  his  loins, 
and  faithfulness  the  girdle  of  his  reins. 

6  ® The  wolf  also  shall  dwell  with  the  lamb,  and  the 
leopard  shall  lie  down  with  the  kid  ; and  the  calf  and 
the  young  lion  and  the  fatling  together  ; and  a little 
child  shall  lead  them. 

7  And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed  ; their  young 
ones  shall  lie  down  together  : and  the  lion  shall  eat 
straw  like  the  ox. 

8  And  the  sucking  child  shall  play  on  the  hole  of  the 
asp,  and  the  weaned  child  shall  put  his  hand  on  the 
cockatrice’  den. 

9  ® They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all  my  holy 
mountain  : for  the  earth  shall  be  full  of  the  know- 
ledge of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

10  ^ And  in  tliat  day  i^  there  shall  be  a root  of 
Jesse,  which  shall  stand  for  an  ensign  of  the  people  ; 
to  it  shall  the  i^  Gentiles  seek  : and  n his  rest  shall  be 
glorious, 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  i^in  that  day,  that  the 
Lord  shall  set  his  hand  again  the  second  time  to  re- 
cover the  remnant  of  his  people,  which  shall  be  left, 
i®from  Assyria,  and  from  Egypt,  and  from  Pathros, 
and  from  Cush,  and  from  Elam,  and  from  Shinar,  and 
from  Hamath,  and  from  the  islands  of  the  sea. 

12  And  he  shall  set  up  an  ensign  for  the  nations,  and 
shall  assemble  the  outcasts  of  Israel,  and  gather  to- 
gether the  dispersed  of  J udah  from  the  four  corners 
of  the  earth. 

13  The  envy  also  of  Ephraim  shall  depart,  and  the 
adversaries  of  Judah  shall  be  cut  off  : Ephraim  shall 
not  envy  Judah,  and  Judah  shall  not  vex  Ephraim. 

14  But  they  shall  fly  upon  the  shoulders  of  the  Phi- 
listines toward  the  west  ; they  shall  spoil  them  of  the 


11  And  there  shall  come  forth  a shoot  out  of  the 
stock  of  Jesse,  and  a branch  out  of  his  roots  shall 

2 bear  fruit  : and  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  rest 
upon  him,  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  understanding, 
the  spirit  of  counsel  and  might,  the  spirit  of  know- 

3 ledge  and  of  the  fear  of  the  Lord  ; and  “ his  ^ de- 
light shall  be  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  : and  he  shall 
not  judge  after  the  sight  of  his  eyes,  neither  ‘^re- 

4 prove  after  the  hearing  of  his  ears  : but  with  right- 
eousness shall  he  judge  the  poor,  and  reprove  with 
equity  for  the  meek  of  the  ^ earth  : and  he  shall 
smite  the  earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth,  and  with 

5 the  breath  of  his  lips  shall  he  slay  the  wicked.  And 
righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle  of  his  loins,  and 

6 faithfulness  the  girdle  of  his  reins.  And  the  wolf 
shall  dwell  with  the  lamb,  and  the  leopard  shall  lie 
down  with  the  kid  ; and  the  calf  and  the  young  lion 
and  the  fatling  together  ; and  a little  child  shall 

7 lead  them.  And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed  ; 
their  young  ones  shall  lie  down  together  : and  the 

8 lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox.  And  the  sucking 
child  shall  play  on  the  hole  of  the  asp,  and  the 
weaned  child  shall  put  his  hand  on  the  ^ basilisk’s 

9 den.  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all  my  holy 
mountain  ; for  the  earth  shall  be  full  of  the  know- 
ledge of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 


10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
root  of  Jesse,  which  standeth  for  an  ensign  of  the 
peoples,  unto  him  shall  the  nations  seek  ; and  his 
resting  place  shall  be  glorious. 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
Lord  S' shall  set  his  hand  again  the  second  time  to 
^ recover  the  remnant  of  his  people,  which  shall  re- 
main, from  Assyria,  and  from  Egypt,  and  from 
Pathros,  and  from  Cush,  and  from  Elam,  and  from 
Shinar,  and  from  Hamath,  and  from  the  * islands  of 

12  the  sea.  And  he  shall  set  up  an  ensign  for  the 
nations,  and  shall  assemble  the  outcasts  of  Israel, 
and  gather  together  the  dispersed  of  Judah  from  the 

13  four  corners  of  the  earth.  The  envy  also  of  Ephraim 
shall  depart,  and  they  that  vex  Judah  shall  be  cut 
off  : Ephraim  shall  not  envy  Judah,  and  Judah  shall 

14  not  vex  Ephraim.  And  they  shall  fly  down  upon 
the  shoulder  of  the  Philistines  on  the  west ; together 


«ch.  13.  2. 

« ch.  37.  22. 

<5  See  Amos  2.  9. 
ich.  53.  2.  Zech. 
G.  12.  Rev.  5.  5. 

2 ver.  10.  Acts  13. 
23. 

3 ch.  4.  2.  Jer.  23. 


4ch.  Cl.  1.  Matt. 
3.16.  John  1.  32,  33. 
& 3.  34. 

Ps.  72.  2,  4.  Rev. 
19.  II. 

« Job  4.  9.  Mai.  4. 
G.  2 Thess.  2.  8.  Rev. 
1.  IG.  & 2.  IG.  & 19. 
15. 


7 See  Eph.  G.  14. 

* ch.  G5.  25.  Ezek. 
34.  25.  Hos.  2.  18. 

« Job  5.  23.  ch.  2. 
4.  & 3.5.  9. 

10  Hab.  2.  14. 
n ch.  2.  11. 

12  ver.  1.  Rom.  15. 

12. 


13  Rom.  15.  10. 

11  Heb.  4.  1,  &c. 

13  ch.  2.  11. 

10  Zech.  10.  10. 

11  John  7.  35.  Jam. 

1.  1. 

18  Jer.  3.  18.  Ezek. 
37.  16,  17,  22.  Hos. 
1.  11. 


« Another  reading 
is,  house. 

a Or,  he  shall  be  of 
quick  understanding, 
b Heb.  scent, 
c Or,  decide. 
rf  Or,  land. 
e Or,  adder's. 


/Heb.  gloi-y. 
g Or,  shall  again  the 
second  time  recover 
with  his  hand. 

h Or,  purchase.  See 
Ex.  15.  16. 
i Or,  coast-lands, 
j Or,  in  Judah. 


I 


968 


ISAIAH,  XIT  , XIII. 


east  together  : they  shall  lay  their  hand  upon  Edom 
and  Moab  ; and  the  children  of  Ammon  shall  obey 
them. 

15  And  the  Lord  21  shall  utterly  destroy  the  tongue 
of  the  Egyptian  sea  ; and  with  his  mighty  wind  shall 
he  shake  his  hand  over  the  river,  and  shall  smite  it  in 
the  seven  streams,  and  make  men  go  over  dryshod. 

16  And  there  shall  be  an  highway  for  the  remnant 
of  his  people,  which  shall  be  left,  from  Assyria  ; like 
as  it  was  to  Israel  in  the  day  that  he  came  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

CHAPTER  XII. 


L 

^ .hall  they  spoil  the  children  of  the  east  : they  shall 
put  forth  their  hand  upon  Edom  and  Moab  ; and 

15  the  children  of  Ammon  shall  obey  them.  And 
the  Lord  shall  * utterly  destroy  the  tongue  of  the 
Egyptian  sea  ; and  with  his  ^ scorching  wind  shall 
he  shake  his  hand  over  the  River,  and  shall  smite  it 
into  seven  streams,  and  cause  men  to  march  over 

16  dryshod.  And  there  shall  be  an  high  way  for  the 
remnant  of  his  people,  which  shall  remain,  from 
Assyria  ; like  as  there  was  for  Israel  in  the  day 
that  he  came  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 


A joyful  thanksgiving  of  the  faithful  for  the  mercies  of  God. 

And  1 in  that  day  thou  shalt  say,  O Lord,  I wiU 
praise  thee  : though  thou  wast  angry  with  me, 
thine  anger  is  turned  away,  and  thou  comfortedst  me. 

2  Behold,  God  is  my  salvation  ; I will  trust,  and  not 
be  afraid  : W the  Lord  2 JEHOVAH  is  my  ^ strength 
and  my  song  ; he  also  is  become  my  salvation. 

3  Therefore  with  joy  shall  ye  draw  ^ water  out  of 
the  wells  of  salvation. 

4  And  in  that  day  shall  ye  say,  ® Praise  the  Lord, 
call  upon  his  name,  ® declare  his  doings  among  the  peo- 
ple, make  mention  that  his  name  is  exalted. 

5  ® Sing  unto  the  Lord  ; for  he  hath  done  excellent 
things  : this  is  known  in  all  the  earth. 

6  ® Cry  out  and  shout,  thou  inhabitant  of  Zion  : for 
great  is  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  in  the  midst  of  thee. 


12  And  in  that  day  thou  shalt  say,  I will  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  O Lord  ; for  though  thou  wast  angry 
with  me,  “thine  anger  is  turned  away,  and  thou 

2 comfortest  me.  Behold,  God  is  my  salvation  ; I will 
trust,  and  will  not  be  afraid  : for  * the  Lord  jeho- 
VAH  is  my  strength  and  song  ; and  he  is  become  my 

3 salvation.  Therefore  with  joy  shall  ye  draw  water 

4 out  of  the  wells  of  salvation.  And  in  that  day  shall 
ye  say.  Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  ®call  upon  his 
name,  declare  his  doings  among  the  peoples,  make 

5 mention  that  his  name  is  exalted.  Sing  unto  the 
Lord  ; for  he  hath  done  ^ excellent  things  : ® let  this 

6 be  known  in  all  the  earth.  Cry  aloud  and  shout, 
thou  -^inhabitant  of  Zion  : for  great  is  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel  in  the  midst  of  thee. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 


1  God  mustereth  the  armies  of  his  lorath.  6 He  threateneth  to  destroy 
Babylon  by  the  Medes.  19  The  desolation  of  Babylon. 

The  1 burden  of  Babylon,  which  Isaiah  the  son  of 
Amoz  did  see. 

2  2 Lift  ye  up  a banner  ^ upon  the  high  mountain, 
exalt  the  voice  unto  them,  ^ shake  the  hand,  that  they 
may  go  into  the  gates  of  the  nobles. 

3  I have  commanded  my  sanctified  ones,  I have  also 
called  ® my  mighty  ones  for  mine  anger,  even  them  that 
® rejoice  in  my  highness. 

4  The  noise  of  a multitude  in  the  mountains,  like  as 
of  a great  people  ; a tumultuous  noise  of  the  kingdoms 
of  nations  gathered  together  : the  Lord  of  hosts  inus- 
tereth  the  host  of  the  battle. 

5  They  come  from  a far  country,  from  the  end  of 
heaven,  even  the  Lord,  and  the  weapons  of  his  indigna- 
tion, to  destroy  the  whole  land. 

6  ^ Howl  ye  ; for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  at  hand  ; 
® it  shall  come  as  a destruction  from  the  Almighty. 

7  Therefore  shall  all  hands  be  faint,  and  every  man’s 
heart  shall  melt : 

8  And  they  shall  be  afraid  : ® pangs  and  sorrows 
shall  take  hold  of  them  ; they  shall  be  in  pain  as  a 
woman  that  travaileth  ; they  shall  be  amazed  one  at 
another  ; their  faces  shall  he  as  flames. 

9  Behold,  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh,  cruel  both 
with  wrath  and  fierce  anger,  to  lay  the  land  desolate  : 
and  he  shall  destroy  the  sinners  thereof  out  of  it. 


13  The  “ burden  of  Babylon,  which  Isaiah  the  son  of 
Amoz  did  see. 

2 Set  ye  up  an  ensign  upon  the  bare  mountain,  lift 
up  the  voice  unto  them,  wave  the  hand,  that  they 

3 may  go  into  the  gates  of  the  nobles.  I have  com- 
manded my  consecrated  ones,  yea,  I have  called  my 
mighty  men  for  mine  anger,  even  ^my  proudly 

4 exulting  ones.  The  noise  of  a multitude  in  the 
mountains,  like  as  of  a great  people  ! the  noise  of  a 
tumult  of  the  kingdoms  of  the  nations  gathered 
together  ! the  Lord  of  hosts  mustereth  the  host  for 

5 the  battle.  They  come  from  a far  country,  from  the 
uttermost  part  of  heaven,  even  the  Lord,  and  the 
weapons  of  his  indignation,  to  destroy  the  whole 

6 land.  Howl  ye  ; for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  at 
hand  ; as  destruction  from  the  Almighty  shall  it 

7 come.  Therefore  shall  all  hands  be  feeble,  and  every 

8 heart  of  man  shall  melt  : and  they  shall  be  dis- 
mayed ; ^ pangs  and  sorrows  shall  take  hold  of  them  ; 
they  shall  be  in  pain  as  a woman  in  travail  : they 
shall  be  amazed  one  at  another  ; their  faces  shall  be 

9 faces  of  flame.  Behold,  the  day  of  the  Lord 
cometh,  cruel,  with  wrath  and  fierce  anger  ; to  make 
the  land  a desolation,  and  to  destroy  the  sinners 


13  Dan.  11.  41. 

20  ch.  60.  14. 

21  Zech.  10.  11. 

22  Rev.  16.  12. 

23  ch.  19.  23. 

24  Ex.  14.  29.  ch. 
51.  10.  & 63.  12,  13. 

1 ch.  2.  11. 

2 Pa.  83.  18. 

s Ex.  15.  2.  Ps.  118. 
14. 


4 John  4.  10,  14.  & 
7.  37,  38. 

5 1 Chr.  16.  8.  Ps. 
105.  1. 

e Ps.  145.  4,  5,  6. 

2  Ps.  34.  3. 

« Ex.  15.  1,  21.  Ps. 
68.  32.  & 98.  1. 

■Jch.  54.  1.  Zeph. 
3.  14. 

10  Ps.  71.  22.  & 89. 


18.  ch.  41.  14,  16. 

1 ch.  21.  1.  & 47.  1. 
Jer.  50,  & 51. 

2 ch.  5.  26.  & 18.  3. 
Jer.  50.  2. 

3 Jer.  51.  25. 

4 ch.  10.  32. 

3  Joel  3.  11. 

c Ps.  149.  2,  5,  6. 

2 Zeph.  1.  7.  Rev. 
G.  17. 


8 Job  31.  23.  Joel 

1.  15. 

»Ps.48.6.  ch.21.3. 

10  Mai.  4.  1. 

11  Ps.  104.  35.  Pro. 

2.  22. 

k Heb.  devote.  Ac- 
cording to  some  an- 
cient versions,  dry 
up. 

I According  to  some 


ancient  versions, 
mighty. 

a Or,  let  thine  anger 
turn  away,  and  com- 
fort thou  me. 

b Heb.  Jah  Jehovah, 
c Or,  proclaim  his 
name. 

d Or,  gloriously, 
e Or,  this  is  made 
known. 


/Heb.  inhabitress. 
a Or,*  oracle  con- 
cerning. 

b Or,  them  that  ex- 
ult in  my  majesty. 

c Heb.  Shaddai.  See 
Gen.  17.  1. 

d Or,  they  shall  take 
hold  of  pangs  and  sor- 
rows. 


ISAIAH,  XIV. 


969 


10  F^o  the  stars  of  heaven  and  the  constellations 
thereot  shall  not  give  their  light : the  sun  shall  be 

darkened  in  his  going  forth,  and  the  moon  shall  not 
cause  her  light  to  shine. 

11  And  I will  punish  the  world  for  their  evil,  and  the 
wicked  for  their  iniquity  ; and  I will  cause  the  arro- 
gancy  of  the  proud  to  cease,  and  will  lay  low  the 
haughtiness  of  the  terrible. 

12  I will  make  a man  more  precious  than  fine  gold  ; 
even  a man  than  the  golden  wedge  of  Ophir. 

13  Therefore  I will  shake  the  heavens,  and  the 
earth  shall  remove  out  of  her  place,  in  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  in  the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

14  And  it  shall  be  as  the  chased  roe,  and  as  a sheep 
that  no  man  taketh  up  : ^^they  shall  every  man  turn  to 
his  own  people,  and  flee  every  one  into  his  own  land. 

15  Every  one  that  is  found  shall  be  thrust  through  ; 
and  every  one  that  is  joined  unto  them  shall  fall  by  the 
sword. 

16  Their  children  also  shall  be  dashed  to  pieces 
before  their  eyes  ; their  houses  shall  be  spoiled,  and 
their  wives  ravished. 

17  Behold,  I will  stir  up  the  Medes  against  them, 
which  shall  not  regard  silver  ; and  as  for  gold,  they 
shall  not  delight  in  it. 

18  Their  bows  also  shall  dash  the  young  men  to 
pieces  ; and  they  shall  have  no  pity  on  the  fruit  of  the 
womb  ; their  eye  shall  not  spare  children. 

19  ^ And  Babylon,  the  glory  of  kingdoms,  the 
beauty  of  the  Chaldees’  excellency,  shall  be  as  when 
God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Gomorrah. 

20  21  It  shall  never  be  inhabited,  neither  shall  it  be 
dwelt  in  from  generation  to  generation  : neither  shall 
the  Arabian  pitch  tent  there  ; neither  shall  the  shep- 
herds make  their  fold  there. 

21  22  Bvit  wild  beasts  of  the  desert  shall  lie  there  ; 
and  their  houses  shall  be  full  of  doleful  creatures  ; and 
owls  shall  dwell  there,  and  satyrs  shall  dance  there. 

22  And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  islands  shall  cry  in 
their  desolate  houses,  and  dragons  in  their  pleasant 
palaces  : 23  and  her  time  is  near  to  come,  and  her 
days  shall  not  be  prolonged. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 God's  merciful  restoration  of  Israel.  4 Their  triumphant  insultation 
over  Babel.  24  God's  purpose  against  Assyria.  29  Palestina  is  threat- 
ened. 

For  the  Lord  i will  have  mercy  on  Jacob,  and  2 will 
yet  choose  Israel,  and  set  them  in  their  own  land  : 
* and  the  strangers  shall  be  joined  with  them,  and  they 
shall  cleave  to  the  house  of  Jacob. 

2 And  the  people  shall  take  them,  ^ and  bring  them 
to  their  place  : and  the  house  of  Israel  shall  possess 
them  in  the  land  of  the  Lord  for  servants  and  hand- 
inaids  : and  they  shall  take  them  captives,  whose  cap- 
tives they  were  ; ®and  they  shall  rule  over  their  op- 
pressors. 

3 And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day  that  the  Lord 
shall  give  thee  rest  from  thy  sorrow,  and  from  thy  fear, 
and  from  the  hard  bondage  wherein  thou  wast  made  to 
serve, 

’2  ch  24.  21,  23.  ispa.  110.  5.  Lam.  11.  28.  Dan.  5.  28, 
Ezek.  32.  7.  Joel  2.  1.  12.  31, 

31.  & 3.  15.  Matt.  24.  lu  Jer.  50.  IG.  & 51.  if  ch.  14.  4,  22. 

29.  Mark  13,  24,  Luke  9.  20  Qen.  19.  24,  25. 

21-  25.  17  pg.  137.  9.  Nah,  Deut.  29.  23.  Jer.  49. 

>3  ch.  2.  17.  3.  10.  Zech.  14.  2.  18.  & 60.  40. 

Hag.  2.  6.  18  ch.  21.  2.  Jer.  51. 


10  thereof  out  of  it.  For  the  stars  of  heaven  and  the 
constellations  thereof  shall  not  give  their  light : 
the  sun  shall  be  darkened  in  his  going  forth,  and 

11  the  moon  shall  not  cause  her  light  to  shine.  And  I 
will  punish  the  world  for  their  evil,  and  the  wicked 
for  their  iniquity  ; and  I will  cause  the  arrogancy 
of  the  proud  to  cease,  and  will  lay  low  the  haughti- 

12  ness  of  the  terrible.  I will  make  a man  more  rare 
than  fine  gold,  even  a man  than  the  pure  gold  of 

13  Ophir.  Therefore  I will  make  the  heavens  to  trem- 
ble, and  the  earth  shall  be  shaken  out  of  her  place, 
in  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  in  the  day 

14  of  his  fierce  anger.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
as  the  chased  ® roe,  and  as  sheep  that  no  man  gather- 
eth,  they  shall  turn  every  man  to  his  own  people, 

15  and  shall  flee  every  man  to  his  own  land.  Every 
one  that  is  found  shall  be  thrust  through  ; and  every 

16  one  that  is  taken  shall  fall  by  the  sword.  Their 
infants  also  shall  be  dashed  in  pieces  before  their 
eyes  ; their  houses  shall  be  spoiled,  and  their  wives 

17  ravished.  Behold,  I will  stir  up  the  Medes  against 
them,  which  shall  not  regard  silver,  and  as  for  gold, 

18  they  shall  not  delight  in  it.  And  their  bows  shall 
dash  the  young  men  in  pieces  ; and  they  shall  have 
no  pity  on  the  fruit  of  the  womb  ; their  eye  shall 

19  not  spare  children.  And  Babylon,  the  glory  of 
kingdoms,  the  beauty  of  the  Chaldeans’  pride,  shall 
be  as  when  God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Gomorrah. 

20  It  shall  never  be  inhabited,  neither  shall  it  be  dwelt 
in  from  generation  to  generation  : neither  shall  the 
Arabian  pitch  tent  there  ; neither  shall  shepherds 

21  make  their  flocks  to  lie  down  there.  But  wild  beasts 
of  the  desert  shall  lie  there  ; and  their  houses  shall 
be  full  of  doleful  creatures  ; and  ostriches  shall 

22  dwell  there,  and  s' satyrs  shall  dance  there.  And 
^ wolves  shall  * cry  in  their  castles,  and  jackals  in  the 
pleasant  palaces  : and  her  time  is  near  to  come,  and 

14  her  days  shall  not  be  prolonged.  For  the  Lord  will 
have  compassion  on  Jacob,  and  will  yet  choose 
Israel,  and  set  them  in  their  own  land  : and  the 
stranger  shall  join  himself  with  them,  and  they  shall 
2 cleave  to  the  house  of  Jacob.  And  the  peoples 
shall  take  them,  and  bring  them  to  their  place  : 
and  the  house  of  Israel  shall  possess  them  in  the 
land  of  the  Lord  for  servants  and  for  handmaids : 
and  they  shall  take  them  captive,  whose  captives 
they  were  ; and  they  shall  rule  over  their  oppres- 
sors. 


3 And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day  that  the 
Lord  shall  give  thee  rest  from  thy  sorrow,  and  from 
thy  trouble,  and  from  the  hard  service  wherein  thou 


Jer.  50.  3,  39.  & 2 Zech.  1.  17.  & 2.  e Or,  gazelle. 

51.29,02.  12.  /Or,  joined  there- 

22  ch.  34. 11-15.  Rev.  » ch.  GO.  4,  5,  10.  unto. 

18.  2.  Eph.  2.  12,  13,  &c.  g Or,  he-goats. 

28  Jer.  51.  33.  * ch.  49.  22.  & GO.  9.  //  Heb.  howling  crea- 

2 Pfi.  102.  13.  & GG.  20.  hires. 

^ ch.  60.  14.  t Or,  answer. 


970 


ISAIAH,  XIV. 


4 ^ That  thou  *shalt  take  up  this  proverb  against 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  say,  How  hath  the  oppressor 
ceased  ! the  golden  city  ceased  ! 

5 The  Lord  hath  broken  ® the  staff  of  the  wicked, 
and  the  sceptre  of  the  rulers. 

6 He  who  smote  the  people  in  wrath  with  a continual 
stroke,  he  that  ruled  the  nations  in  anger,  is  persecuted, 
and  none  hiudereth. 

7 The  whole  earth  is  at  rest,  and  is  quiet : they 
break  forth  into  singing. 

8 ® Yea,  the  fir  trees  rejoice  at  thee,  and  the  cedars 
of  Lebanon,  saying,  Since  thou  art  laid  down,  no  feller 
is  come  up  against  us. 

9 Hell  from  beneath  is  moved  for  thee  to  meet 
thee  at  thy  coming  : it  stirreth  up  the  dead  for  thee,  even 
all  the  chief  ones  of  the  earth  ; it  hath  raised  up  from 
their  thrones  all  the  kings  of  the  nations. 

10  All  they  shall  speak  and  say  unto  thee,  Art  thou 
also  become  weak  as  we  ? art  thou  become  like  unto  us  ? 

11  Thy  pomp  is  brought  down  to  the  grave,  and  the 
noise  of  thy  viols  : the  worm  is  spread  under  thee,  and 
the  worms  cover  thee. 

12  ^^How  art  thou  fallen  from  heaven,  O Lucifer, 
son  of  the  morning  ! how  art  thou  cut  down  to  the 
ground,  which  didst  weaken  the  nations  ! 

13  For  thou  hast  said  in  thine  heart,  I will  ascend 
into  heaven,  I will  exalt  my  throne  above  the  stars  of 
God  : I will  sit  also  upon  the  mount  of  the  congrega- 
tion, in  the  sides  of  the  north  : 

14  I will  ascend  above  the  heights  of  the  clouds  ; 
1 will  be  like  the  most  High. 

15  Yet  thou  shalt  be  brought  down  to  hell,  to  the 
sides  of  the  pit. 

16  They  that  see  thee  shall  narrowly  look  upon  thee, 
and  consider  thee,  saying,  Is  this  the  man  that  made 
the  earth  to  tremble,  that  did  shake  kingdoms  ; 

17  That  made  the  world  as  a wilderness,  and  de- 
stroyed the  cities  thereof  ; that  opened  not  the  house  of 
his  prisoners  ? 

18  All  the  kings  of  the  nations,  even  all  of  them,  lie 
in  glory,  every  one  in  his  own  house. 

19  But  tliou  art  cast  out  of  thy  grave  like  an  abomi- 
ble  branch,  and  as  the  raiment  of  those  that  are  slain, 
rust  through  with  a sword,  that  go  down  to  the  stones 
the  pit  ; as  a carcase  trodden  under  feet. 

20  Thou  sill' It  not  be  joined  with  them  in  burial,  be- 
luse  thou  hast  destroyed  thy  land,  and  slain  thy  peo- 
le  t the  seed  of  evildoers  shall  never  be  renowned. 

21  Prepare  slaughter  for  his  children  for  the  ini- 
x^uity  of  their  fathers  ; that  they  do  not  rise,  nor  pos- 
sess the  land,  nor  fill  the  face  of  the  world  with  cities. 

22  For  I will  rise  up  against  them,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  and  cut  off  from  Babylon  ^®tlie  name,  and 
20  remnant,  21  and  son,  and  nephew,  saith  the  Lord. 

23  22 1 will  also  make  it  a possession  for  the  bittern, 
and  pools  of  water : and  I will  sweep  it  with  the  besom 
of  destruction,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

24  ^ The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn,  saying.  Surely 
as  I have  thought,  so  shall  it  come  to  pass  ; and  as  1 
have  purposed,  so  shall  it  stand  : 

25  That  I will  break  the  Assyrian  in  my  land,  and 


4 wast  made  to  serve,  that  thou  shalt  take  up  this 
parable  against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  say.  How 
hath  the  oppressor  ceased  ! the  “ golden  city  ceased  ! 

5 The  Lord  hath  broken  the  staff  of  the  wicked,  the 

6 sceptre  of  the  rulers  ; ^ that  smote  the  peoples  in 
wrath  with  a continual  stroke,  that  ruled  the  nations 
in  anger,  with  a persecution  that  none  restrained. 

7 The  whole  earth  is  at  rest,  and  is  quiet : they  break 

8 forth  into  singing.  Yea,  the  fir  trees  rejoice  at 
thee,  and  the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  saying.  Since  thou 
art  laid  down,  no  feller  is  come  up  against  us. 

9 ^ Hell  from  beneath  is  moved  for  thee  to  meet  thee 
at  thy  coming  : it  stirreth  up  ^ the  dead  for  thee, 
even  all  the  ® chief  ones  of  the  earth  ; it  hath  raised 
up  from  their  thrones  all  the  kings  of  the  nations. 

10  All  they  shall  answer  and  say  unto  thee.  Art  thou 
also  become  weak  as  we  ? art  thou  become  like  unto 

11  us  ? Thy  pomp  is  brought  down  to  ^ hell,  and  the 
noise  of  thy  viols  : the  worm  is  spread  under  thee, 

12  and  worms  cover  thee.  How  art  thou  fallen  from 
heaven,  O day  star,  son  of  the  morning  ! how  art 
thou  cut  down  to  the  ground,  which  didst  lay  low 

13  the  nations  ! And  thou  saidst  in  thine  heart,  I will 
ascend  into  heaven,  I will  exalt  my  throne  above 
the  stars  of  God  ; and  I will  sit  upon  the  mount  of 
congregation,  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  north  : 

14  I will  ascend  above  the  heights  of  the  clouds  ; I 

15  will  be  like  the  Most  High.  Yet  thou  shalt  be 
brought  down  to  hell,  to  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 

16  pit.  They  that  see  thee  shall  narrowly  look  upon 
thee,  they  shall  consider  thee,  saying.  Is  this  the 
man  that  made  the  earth  to  tremble,  that  did  shake 

17  kingdoms  ; that  made  the  world  as  a wilderness, 
and  overthrew  the  cities  thereof  ; that  let  not  loose 

18  his  prisoners  to  their  home  ? All  the  kings  of  the 
nations,  all  of  them,  sleep  in  glory,  every  one  in  his 

19  own  house.  But  thou  art  cast  forth  away  from  thy 
sepulchre  like  an  abominable  branch, -^clothed  with 
the  slain,  that  are  thrust  through  with  the  sword, 
that  go  down  to  the  stones  of  the  pit  ; as  a carcase 

20  trodden  under  foot.  Thou  shalt  not  be  joined  with 
them  in  burial,  because  thou  hast  destroyed  thy  land, 
thou  hast  slain  thy  people  ; the  seed  of  evil-doers 

21  shall  not  be  named  for  ever.  Prepare  ye  ^ slaughter 
for  his  children  for  the  iniquity  of  their  fathers  ; 
that  they  rise  not  up,  and  possess  the  earth,  and  fill 

22  the  face  of  the  world  with  cities.  And  I will  rise 
up  against  them,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  cut 
off  from  Babylon  name  and  remnant,  and  son  and 

23  son’s  son,  saith  the  Lord.  I will  also  make  it  a 
possession  for  the  porcupine,  and  pools  of  water  : 
and  I will  sweep  it  with  the  besom  of  destruction, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


24  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn,  saying.  Surely  as 
I have  thought,  so  shall  it  come  to  pass  ; and  as  I 

25  have  purposed,  so  shall  it  stand  : that  I will  break 
the  Assyrian  in  my  land,  and  upon  my  mountains  tread 


6ch.  13.  19.  Hab. 

2.  6. 

7 Rev.  18.  16. 

8 Ps.  125.  3. 

9 ch.  55.  12.  Ezek. 
31. 16. 

10  Ezek.  32.  21. 


” ch.  34.  4. 

12  Matt.  11.  23. 

13  Dan.  8.  10. 

1^  Ps.  48.  2. 

15  ch.  47.  8.  2 Thess. 
2.  4. 

15  Matt.  11.  23. 


11  Job  18.  19.  Ps. 
21.  10.  & 37.  28.  & 
109.  13. 

18  Ex.  20.  5.  Matt. 
23.  35. 

19  Pro.  10.  7.  Jer. 
61.  62. 


20  1 Kin.  14.  10. 

21  Job  18.  19. 

22  ch.  34.  11.  Zeph. 
2.  14. 

n.  Or,  exnctress. 
b Or,  he  that  smote 


...  is  persecuted,  and 
none  hindereth. 
c Heb.  Sheol. 
d Or,  the  shades. 
Heb.  Rephaim. 


e Heb.  he-goats. 

/ Or,  as  the  raiment 
of  those  that  are  slain. 

g Or,  a place  of 
slaughter. 


ISAIAH,  XV. 


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upon  my  mountains  tread  him  under  foot : then  shall 

his  yoke  depart  from  off  them,  and  his  burden  de- 
part from  off  their  shoulders. 

26  This  is  the  purpose  that  is  purposed  upon  the  whole 
earth  : and  this  is  the  hand  that  is  stretched  out  upon 
all  the  nations. 

27  For  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  *4  purposed,  and  who 
shall  disannul  it  ? and  his  hand  is  stretched  out,  and  who 
shall  turn  it  back  ? 

28  In  the  year  that  26  king  Ahaz  died  was  this  burden. 

29  If  Rejoice  not  thou,  whole  Palestina,  26|)ecause 
the  rod  of  him  that  smote  thee  is  broken  : for  out  of 
the  serpent’s  root  shall  come  forth  a cockatrice,  27  and 
his  fruit  shall  be  a fiery  flying  serpent. 

30  And  the  firstborn  of  the  poor  shall  feed,  and  the 
needy  shall  lie  down  in  safety  : and  I will  kill  thy  root 
with  famine,  and  he  shall  slay  thy  remnant. 

31  Howl,  O gate  ; cry,  O city  ; thou,  whole  Palestina, 
art  dissolved  : for  there  shall  come  from  the  north  a 
smoke,  and  none  shall  be  alone  in  his  appointed  times. 

32  What  shall  one  then  answer  the  messengers  of 
the  nation  ? That  28  the  Lord  hath  founded  Zion,  and 
2^  the  poor  of  his  people  shall  trust  in  it. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

The  lamentable  state  of  Moab. 

The  1 burden  of  Moab.  Because  in  the  night  2 Ar 
of  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and  brought  to  silence  ; 
because  in  the  night  Kir  of  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and 
brought  to  silence  ; 

2  3 He  is  gone  up  to  Bajith,  and  to  Dibon,  the  high 
places,  to  weep  : Moab  shall  howl  over  Nebo,  and  over 
Medeba  : ^ on  all  their  heads  shall  be  baldness,  and 
every  beard  cut  off. 

3  In  their  streets  they  shall  gird  themselves  with 
sackcloth:  ^on  the  tops  of  their  houses,  and  in  their 
streets,  every  one  shall  howl,  weeping  abundantly. 

4  And  Heshbon  shall  cry,  ^and  Elealeh  : their  voice 
shall  be  heard  even  unto  Jahaz  : therefore  the  armed 
soldiers  of  Moab  shall  cry  out  ; his  life  shall  be  grievous 
unto  him. 

5  My  heart  shall  cry  out  for  Moab  ; his  fugitives 
shall  Jiee  unto  Zoar,  an  3 heifer  of  three  years  old  : for 
* by  the  mounting  up  of  Luhith  with  weeping  shall  they 
go  it  up  ; for  in  the  way  of  Horonaim  they  shall  raise 
up  a cry  of  destruction. 

6  For  the  waters  i®of  Nimrim  shall  be  desolate  : for 
the  hay  is  withered  away,  the  grass  faileth,  there  is  no 
green  thing. 

7  Therefore  the  abundance  they  have  gotten,  and 
that  which  they  have  laid  up,  shall  they  carry  away  to 
the  brook  of  the  willows. 

8  For  the  cry  is  gone  round  about  the  borders  of 
Moab  ; the  howling  thereof  unto  Eglaim,  and  the 
howling  thereof  unto  Beer-elim. 

9  For  the  waters  of  Dimon  shall  be  full  of  blood  : 
for  I will  bring  more  upon  Dimon,  lions  upon  him 
that  escapeth  of  Moab,  and  upon  the  remnant  of  the 
land. 


him  under  foot : then  shall  his  yoke  depart  from 
off  them,  and  his  burden  depart  from  off  their 

26  shoulder.  This  is  the  purpose  that  is  purposed 
upon  the  whole  earth  ; and  this  is  the  hand  that  is 

27  stretched  out  upon  all  the  nations.  For  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  purposed,  and  who  shall  disannul  it  ? 
and  his  hand  is  stretched  out,  and  who  shall  turn  it 
back  ? 

28  In  the  year  that  king  Ahaz  died  was  this  * burden. 

29  Rejoice  not,  O Philistia,  all  of  thee,  because  the 
rod  that  smote  thee  is  broken  : for  out  of  the  ser- 
pent’s root  shall  come  forth  a ‘basilisk,  and  his 

30  fruit  shall  be  a fiery  flying  serpent.  And  the  first- 
born of  the  poor  shall  feed,  and  the  needy  shall  lie 
down  in  safety  : and  I will  kill  thy  root  with  famine, 

31  and  thy  remnant  shall  be  slain.  Howl,  O gate  ; 
cry,  O city  ; thou  art  melted  away,  O Philistia,  all 
of  thee  ; for  there  cometh  a smoke  out  of  the  north, 
and  -^‘none  standeth  aloof  at  his  appointed  times. 

32  What  then  shall  one  answer  the  messengers  of  the 
nation  ? That  the  Lord  hath  founded  Zion,  and  in 
her  shall  the  afflicted  of  his  people  take  refuge. 


15  The  “ burden  of  Moab. 

For  ^in  a night  Ar  of  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and 
brought  to  nought  ; for  ^ in  a night  Kir  of  Moab  is 

2 laid  waste,  and  brought  to  nought.  ® He  is  gone  up 
to  ^ Bayith,  and  to  Dibon,  to  the  high  places,  to 
weep : Moab  howleth  « over  Nebo,  and  « over  Me- 
deba : on  all  their  heads  is  baldness,  every  beard  is 

3 cut  off.  In  their  streets  they  gird  themselves  with 
sackcloth  : on  their  housetops,  and  in  their  broad 
places,  every  one  howleth,  weeping  abundantly. 

4 And  Heshbon  crieth  out,  and  Elealeh  ; their  voice 
is  heard  even  unto  Jahaz  : therefore  the  armed  men 
of  Moab  cry  aloud  ; his  soul  trembleth  within  him. 

5 My  heart  crieth  out  for  Moab  ; her  f nobles  Jlee  unto 
Zoar,  S' to  Eglath-shelishiyah  : for  by  the  ascent  of 
Luhith  with  weeping  they  go  up  ; for  in  the  way  of 

6 Horonaim  they  raise  up  a cry  of  destruction.  For 
the  waters  of  Nimrim  shall  be  * desolate  : for  the 
grass  is  withered  away,  the  tender  grass  faileth, 

7 there  is  no  green  thing.  Therefore  the  abundance 
they  have  gotten,  and  that  which  they  have  laid  up, 
shall  they  carry  away  * to  the  brook  of  the  willows. 

8 For  the  cry  is  gone  round  about  the  borders  of  Moab  ; 
the  howling  thereof  unto  Eglaim,  and  the  howling 

9 thereof  unto  Beer-elim.  For  the  waters  cf  Dimon 
are  full  of  blood  : for  I will  bring  yet  more  upon 
Dimon,  a lion  upon  him  that  escapeth  of  Moab,  and 
upon  the  remnant  of  the  land. 


23  ch.  10.  27. 

M 2 Chr.  20.  6.  Job 
9.  12.  & 23.  13.  Ps. 
33.  11.  Pro.  19.  21. 
& 21.  30.  ch.  43.  13. 
Dan.  4.  31,  a5. 

26  2 Kin.  16.  20. 

*6  2 Chr.  26.  6. 

•2  2 Kin.  18.  8. 


28  Ps.  87. 1, 5.  & 102. 
16. 

29  Zeph.  3. 12.  Zech. 
11.  11. 

‘ Jer.  48.  1,  &c. 

Ezek.  25.  8-11.  Amoa 

2.  1. 

2 Num.  21.  28. 

» ch.  16.  12. 


♦ See  Lev.  21.  5.  ch. 
3.  24.  & 22.  12.  Jer. 
47.  6.  & 48.  1,  37,  38. 
Ezek.  7.  18. 

0 Jer.  48.  38. 

8 ch.  16.  9. 

2ch.  16.  11.  Jer. 
48.31. 


«ch.  16.  14.  Jer. 
48.  34. 

0 Jer.  48.  5. 

10  Num.  32.  36. 

11  2 Kin.  17.  26. 
h Or,  oracle, 

1 Or,  adder. 

j Or,  there  is  no 
straggler  in  his  ranks. 


a Or,  oracle  con- 
cerning. 

b Or,  in  the  night, 
c Or,  Bayith  and 
Dibon  are  gone  up  to 
the  high  places, 
d Or,  the  temple. 


e Or,  upon, 
f Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  fugitives. 

g Or,  as  an  heifer 
of  three  years  old. 
h Heb.  desolations, 
i Or,  over. 


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ISAIAH,  XVI.,  XVII. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

2 Monb  is  exhorted  to  yield  obediev/:e  to  Christ's  kingdom.  6 Moab  is 
threatened  for  her  pride.  9 The  prophet  bewaileth  her.  12  The  judg- 
ment of  Moab. 

END  ye  the  lamb  to  the  ruler  of  the  land  ^ from 
lO  Sela  to  the  wilderness,  unto  the  mount  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion. 

2 For  it  shall  be,  that,  as  a wandering  bird  cast  out 
of  the  nest,  so  the  daughters  of  Moab  shall  be  at  the 
fords  of  ®Arnon. 

3 Take  counsel,  execute  judgment ; make  thy  shadow 
as  the  night  in  the  midst  of  the  noonday  ; hide  the  out- 
casts ; bewray  not  him  that  wandereth. 

4 Let  mine  outcasts  dwell  with  thee,  Moab  ; be  thou 
a covert  to  them  from  the  face  of  the  spoiler  : for  the 
extortioner  is  at  an  end,  the  spoiler  ceaseth,  the  op- 
pressors are  consumed  out  of  the  land. 

5 And  in  mercy  ^ shall  the  throne  be  established: 
and  he  shall  sit  upon  it  in  truth  in  the  tabernacle  of 
David,  ® judging,  and  seeking  judgment,  and  hasting 
righteousness. 

6 We  have  heard  of  the  ® pride  of  Moab  ; he  is 
very  proud  : even  of  his  haughtiness,  and  his  pride,  and 
his  wrath  : but  his  lies  shall  not  be  so. 

7 Therefore  shall  Moab  ® howl  for  Moab,  every  one 
shall  howl  : for  the  foundations  ® of  Kir-hareseth  shall 
ye  mourn  ; surely  they  are  stricken. 

8 For  i®the  fields  of  Heshbon  languish,  and  ^^the 
vine  of  Sibmah  : the  lords  of  the  heathen  have  broken 
down  the  principal  plants  thereof,  they  are  come  even 
unto  Jazer,  they  wandered  through  tlie  wilderness  : her 
branches  are  stretched  out,  they  are  gone  over  the  sea. 

9 ^ Therefore  I will  bewail  with  the  weeping  of 
Jazer  the  vine  of  Sibmah  : I will  water  thee  with  my 
tears,  0 Heshbon,  and  Elealeh  : for  the  shouting  for 
thy  summer  fruits  and  for  thy  harvest  is  fallen. 

10  And  gladness  is  taken  away,  and  joy  out  of  the 
plentiful  field  ; and  in  the  vineyards  there  shall  be  no 
singing,  neither  shall  there  be  shouting  : the  treaders 
shall  tread  out  no  wine  in  their  presses  ; I have  made 
their  vintage  shouting  to  cease. 

11  Wherefore  my  bowels  shall  sound  like  an  harp 
for  Moab,  and  mine  inward  parts  for  Kir-haresh. 

12  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  it  is  seen  that 
Moab  is  weary  on  the  high  place,  that  he  shall  come 
to  his  sanctuary  to  pray but  he  shall  not  prevail. 

13  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken  con- 
cerning Moab  since  that  time. 

14  But  now  the  Lord  hath  spoken,  saying.  Within 
three  years,  as  the  years  of  an  hireling,  and  the  glory 
of  Moab  shall  be  contemned,  with  all  that  great  multi- 
tude ; and  the  remnant  shall  be  very  small  and  feeble. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 Syria  and  Israel  are  threatened.  6 A remnant  shall  forsake  idolatry. 
9 The  rest  shall  be  plagued  for  their  impiety.  12  The  woe  of  Israel's 
enemies. 

THE  ^ burden  of  Damascus.  Behold,  Damascus  is 
taken  away  from  being  a city,  and  it  shall  be  a 
ruinous  heap. 

2  The  cities  of  Aroer  are  forsaken  : they  shall  be  for 


16  ® Send  ye  the  lambs  for  the  ruler  of  the  land  from 

^Sela  ^ which  is  toward  the  wilderness,  unto  the 

2 mount  of  the  daughter  of  Zion.  For  it  shall  be 
that,  as  wandering  birds,  as  a scattered  nest,  so 
shall  the  daughters  of  Moab  be  at  the  fords  of  Ar- 

3 non.  Give  counsel,  execute  judgement  ; make  thy 
shadow  as  the  night  in  the  midst  of  the  noonday  ; 

4 hide  the  outcasts  ; bewray  not  the  wanderer.  ^ Let 
mine  outcasts  dwell  with  thee  ; as  for  Moab,  be 
thou  a covert  to  him  from  the  face  of  the  spoiler  : 
for  « the  extortioner  is  brought  to  nought,  spoiling 
ceaseth,  the  oppressors  are  consumed  out  of  the 

5 land.  And  a throne  shall  be  established  in  mercy, 
and  one  shall  sit  thereon  in  truth,  in  the  tent  of 
David  ; judging,  and  seeking  judgement,  and  swift 
to  do  righteousness. 

6 We  have  heard  of  the  pride  of  Moab,  that  he  is 
very  proud  : even  of  his  arrogancy,  and  his  pride, 

7 and  his  wrath  ; his  boastings  are  nought.  There- 
fore shall  Moab  howl  for  Moab,  every  one  shall 
howl  : for  the  ^ raisin-cakes  of  Kir-hareseth  shall 

8 ye  mourn,  utterly  stricken.  For  the  fields  of  Hesh- 
bon languish,  and  the  vine  of  Sibmah  ; * the  lords 
of  the  nations  have  broken  down  the  choice  plants 
thereof  ; they  reached  even  unto  Jazer,  they  wan- 
dered into  the  wilderness  ; her  branches  were 

9 spread  abroad,  they  passed  over  the  sea.  There- 
fore I will  weep  with  the  weeping  of  Jazer  for  the 
vine  of  Sibmah  : I will  water  thee  with  my  tears, 
O Heshbon,  and  Elealeh  : for  upon  thy  summer 
fruits  and  upon  thy  harvest  the  battle  shout  is  fallen. 

10  And  gladness  is  taken  away,  and  joy  out  of  the 
fruitful  field  ; and  in  the  vineyards  there  shall  be 
no  singing,  neither  joyful  noise  : no  treader  shall 
tread  out  wine  in  the  presses  ; I have  made  the  vin- 

11  tage  shout  to  cease.  Wherefore  my  bowels  sound 
like  an  harp  for  Moab,  and  mine  inward  parts  for 

12  Kir-heres.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  Moab 
presenteth  himself,  when  he  wearieth  himself  upon 
the  high  place,  and  shall  come  to  his  sanctuary  to 
pray,  that  he  shall  not  prevail. 

13  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  spake  concern- 

14  ing  Moab  in  time  past.  But  now  the  Lord  hath 
spoken,  saying.  Within  three  years,  as  the  years  of 
an  hireling,  and  the  glory  of  Moab  shall  be  brought 
into  contempt,  with  all  his  great  multitude  ; and  the 
remnant  shall  be  very  small  and  of  no  account. 


17  The  ® burden  of  Damascus. 

Behold,  Damascus  is  taken  away  from  being  a city, 
2 and  it  shall  be  a ruinous  heap.  The  cities  of  Aroer 
are  forsaken  : they  shall  be  for  flocks,  which  shall 


1 2 Kin.  3.  4. 

2 2 Kin.  14.  7. 

3 Num.  21.  13. 

<Dan.  7.  14,  27. 

Mic.  4.  7.  Luke  1.33. 

6 Ps.  72.  2.  & 96.  13. 
& 98.  9. 


s Jer.  48.  29.  Zeph. 
5.  10. 

2 ch.  28.  15. 

8 Jer.  48.  20. 

8 2 Kin.  3.  25. 

10  ch.  24.  7. 

11  ver.  9. 


12  Jer.  48.  32. 

13  ch.  15.  4. 

11  ch.  24.  8.  Jer. 
48.  33. 

15  ch.  15.  5.  & 63. 15. 
Jer.  48.  36. 

10  ch.  16.  2. 


17  ch.  21.  16. 

1 Jer.  49.  23.  An 
1.  3.  Zech.  9.  1. 
a See  2 Kin.  3.  4. 
b Or,  Petra, 
c Or,  to. 

d According  to  many 


ancient  versions.  Let 
the  outcasts  of  Moab 
dwell  with  thee;  be 
thou  dec. 
e Or,  extortion, 
f Heb.  the  treaders 
down. 


g Or,  foundations, 
h Or,  her  choice 
plants  did  break  down 
the  lords  of  nations. 

a Or,  oracle  concern- 
ing. 


ISAIAH,  XVIII. 


973 


flocks,  which  shall  lie  down,  and  ^ none  shall  make  them 
afraid. 

3 ® The  fortress  also  shall  cpase  from  Ephraim,  and 
the  kingdom  from  Damascus,  and  the  remnant  of 
Syria  : they  shall  be  as  the  glory  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4 And  in  that  day  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the  glory 
of  Jacob  shall  be  made  thin,  and  ^ the  fatness  of  his 
flesh  shall  wax  lean. 

5 ® And  it  shall  be  as  when  the  harvestman  gathereth 
the  corn,  and  reapeth  the  ears  with  his  arm  ; and  it 
shall  be  as  he  that  gathereth  ears  in  the  valley  of 
Rephaim. 

6 ^ ® Yet  gleaning  grapes  shall  be  left  in  it,  as  the 
shaking  of  an  olive  tree,  two  or  three  berries  in  the  top 
of  the  uppermost  bough,  four  or  five  in  the  outmost 
fruitful  branches  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

7 At  that  day  shall  a man  look  to  his  Maker,  and 
his  eyes  shall  have  respect  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

8 And  he  shall  not  look  to  the  altars,  the  work  of  his 
hands,  neither  shall  respect  that  which  his  fingers  have 
made,  either  the  groves,  or  the  images. 

9 ^ In  that  day  shall  his  strong  cities  be  as  a for- 
saken bough,  and  an  uppermost  branch,  which  they  left 
because  of  the  children  of  Israel : and  there  shall  be 
desolation. 

10  Because  thou  hast  forgotten  ® the  God  of  thy  sal- 
vation, and  hast  not  been  mindful  of  the  rock  of  thy 
strength,  therefore  shalt  thou  plant  pleasant  plants,  and 
shalt  set  it  with  strange  slips  : 

11  In  the  day  shalt  thou  make  thy  plant  to  grow, 
and  in  the  morning  shalt  thou  make  thy  seed  to  flourish  : 
hut  the  harvest  shall  he  a heap  in  the  day  of  grief  and 
of  desperate  sorrow. 

12  If  Woe  to  the  multitude  of  many  people,  which 
make  a noise  ® like  the  noise  of  the  seas  ; and  to  the 
rushing  of  nations,  that  make  a rushing  like  the  rushing 
of  mighty  waters  ! 

13  The  nations  shall  rush  like  the  rushing  of  many 
waters : but  God  shall  rebuke  them,  and  they  shall 
flee  far  off,  and  shall  be  chased  as  the  chaff  of  the 
mountains  before  the  wind,  and  like  a rolling  thing  be- 
fore the  whirlwind. 

14  And  behold  at  eveningtide  trouble  ; and  before 
the  morning  he  is  not.  This  is  the  portion  of  them  that 
spoil  us,  and  the  lot  of  them  that  rob  us. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 God  in  care  of  his  people  will  destroy  the  Ethiopians.  7 An  access 
thereby  shall  grow  unto  the  church. 

WOE  1 to  the  land  shadowing  with  wings,  which  is 
beyond  the  rivers  of  Ethiopia  : 

2  That  sendeth  ambassadors  by  the  sea,  even  in  ves- 
sels of  bulrushes  upon  the  waters,  saying,  Go,  ye  swift 
messengers,  to  nation  scattered  and  peeled,  to  a 
people  terrible  from  their  beginning  hitherto  ; a nation 
meted  out  and  trodden  down,  whose  land  the  rivers 
have  spoiled  I 

3  All  ye  inhabitants  of  the  world,  and  dwellers  on 
the  earth,  see  ye,  * when  he  lifteth  up  an  ensign  on  the 
mountains  ; and  when  he  bloweth  a trumpet,  hear  ye. 


2 Jer.  7.  33. 

8 ch.  7.  16.  & 8.  4. 
* ch.  10.  16. 

6 Jer.  51.  33. 

6 ch.  24.  13. 

2 Mic.  7.  7. 

« Ps.  68.  19. 

» Jer.  6.  23. 


10  Ps.  9.  5. 
i>Ps.  83.  13.  Hos. 
13.  3. 

1 ch.  20.  4,  5.  Ezek. 
30.  4,  5,  9.  Zeph.  2. 
12.  & 3.  10. 

2 ver.  7. 

8 ch.  5.  26. 


6 Or,  from  Damas- 
cus ; and  the  remnant 
of  Syria  shall  &c. 
c Heb.  beating, 
d See  Ex.  34.  13. 
e The  Sept,  reads, 
of  the  Amorites  and 
the  Hivites. 


3 lie  down,  and  none  shall  make  them  afraid.  The 
fortress  also  shall  cease  from  Ephraim,  and  the 
kingdom  ^from  Damascus,  and  the  remnant  of 
Syria  ; they  shall  be  as  the  glory  of  the  childaen  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4 And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
glory  of  Jacob  shall  be  made  thin,  and  the  fatness 

5 of  his  flesh  shall  wax  lean.  And  it  shall  be  as  when 
the  harvestman  gathereth  the  standing  corn,  and 
his  arm  reapeth  the  ears  ; yea,  it  shall  be  as  when  one 

6 gleaneth  ears  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim.  Yet  there 
shall  be  left  therein  gleanings,  as  the  shakings  of 
an  olive  tree,  two  or  three  berries  in  the  top  of 
the  uppermost  bough,  four  or  five  in  the  outmost 
branches  of  a fruitful  tree,  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 

7 of  Israel.  In  that  day  shall  a man  look  unto  his 
Maker,  and  his  eyes  shall  have  respect  to  the  Holy 

8 One  of  Israel.  And  he  shall  not  look  to  the  altars, 
the  work  of  his  hands,  neither  shall  he  have  respect 
to  that  which  his  fingers  have  made,  either  the 

9 ‘^Asherim,  or  the  sun-images.  In  that  day  shall 
his  strong  cities  be  as  the  forsaken  places  ® in  the 
wood  and  on  the  mountain  toppwhich  were  forsaken 
from  before  the  children  of  Israel  : and  it  shall  be 

10  a desolation.  For  thou  hast  forgotten  the  God  of 
thy  salvation,  and  hast  not  been  mindful  of  the  rock 
of  thy -^  strength  ; therefore  thou  plantest  pleasant 

11  plants,  and  settest  it  with  ^ strange  slips  : in  the  day 
of  thy  planting  thou  hedgest  it  in,  and  in  the  morn- 
ing thou  makest  thy  seed  to  blossom  : but  the  har- 
vest ‘ fleeth  away  in  the  day  of  grief  and  of  des- 
perate sorrow. 

12  Ah,  the  ^ uproar  of  many  peoples,  which  roar  like 
the  roaring  of  the  seas  ; and  the  rushing  of  nations, 

13  that  rush  like  the  rushing  of  mighi^y  waters  ! The 
nations  shall  rush  like  the  rushing  of  many  waters  : 
but  he  shall  rebuke  ^ them,  and  ^ they  shall  flee  far 
off,  and  shall  be  chased  as  the  chaff  of  the  moun- 
tains before  the  wind,  and  like  the  whirling  dust 

14  before  the  storm.  At  eventide  behold  terror  ; and 
before  the  morning  they  are  not.  This  is  the 
portion  of  them  that  spoil  us,  and  the  lot  of  them 
that  rob  us. 


18  Ah,  the  land  ” of  the  rustling  of  wings,  which  is 

2 beyond  the  rivers  of  ^ Ethiopia  : that  sendeth  am- 
bassadors by  the  sea,  ‘'even  in  vessels  of  papyrus 
upon  the  waters,  saying,  Go,  ye  swift  messengers,  to 
a nation  tall  and  smooth,  to  a people  terrible  from 
their  beginning  onward  ; a nation  « that  meteth  out 
and  treadeth  down,  whose  land  the  rivers  divide  ! 

3 All  ye  inhabitants  of  the  world,  and  ye  dwellers  on 
the  earth,  when  an  ensign  is  lifted  up  on  the  moun- 
tains, see  ye  ; and  when  the  trumpet  is  blown,  hear 


f Or,  strong  hold, 
g Or,  plantings  of 
Adonis. 

h Or,  vine  slips  of  a 
strange  pod. 
i Or,  shall  be  a heap, 
j Or,  multitude. 


k Heb.  him. 

I Heb.  he. 
m Heb.  he  is. 
a Or,  shadowing 
tcith  wings.  ^ 
b Heb.  Cush, 
c Or,  and. 


d Or,  dragged  away 
and  peeled. 

e Or,  meted  out  and 
trodden  down.  Heb. 
of  line,  line,  and  of 
treading  down. 

/ Or,  have  spoiled. 


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4 For  so  the  Lobd  said  unto  me,  I will  take  my  rest, 
and  I will  consider  in  my  dwelling  place  like  a clear 
heat  upon  herbs,  and  like  a cloud  of  dew  in  the  heat  of 
harvest. 

5 For  afore  the  harvest,  when  the  bud  is  perfect,  and 
the  sour  grape  is  ripening  in  the  flower,  he  shall  both 
cut  off  the  sprigs  with  pruninghooks,  and  take  away 
and  cut  down  the  branches. 

6 They  shall  be  left  together  unto  the  fowls  of  the 
mountains,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the  earth  : and  the  fowls 
shall  summer  upon  them,  and  all  the  beasts  of  the  earth 
shall  winter  upon  them. 

7 ^ In  that  time  ^ shall  the  present  be  brought  unto 
the  Lord  of  hosts  of  a people  scattered  and  peeled,  and 
from  a people  terrible  from  their  beginning  hitherto  ; 
a nation  meted  out  and  trodden  under  foot,  whose  land 
the  rivers  have  spoiled,  to  the  place  of  the  name  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  mount  Zion. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  The  confusion  of  Egypt.  11  The  foolishness  of  their  winces.  18  The 
calling  of  Egypt  to  the  church.  23  The  covenant  of  Egypt,  Assyria, 
and  Israel. 

The  1 burden  of  Egypt.  Behold,  the  Lord  ^ rideth 
upon  a swift  cloud,  and  shall  come  into  Egypt : 
and  ® the  idols  of  Egypt  shall  be  moved  at  his  presence, 
and  the  heart  of  Egypt  shall  melt  in  the  midst  of  it. 

2  And  I will  ^set  the  Egyptians  against  the  Egyp- 
tians : and  they  shall  fight  every  one  against  his  brother, 
and  every  one  against  his  neighbour  ; city  against  city, 
and  kingdom  against  kingdom. 

3  And  the  spirit  of  Egypt  shall  fail  in  the  midst 
thereof  ; and  I will  destroy  the  counsel  thereof  : and 
they  shall  ® seek  to  the  idols,  and  to  the  charmers,  and 
to  them  that  have  familiar  spirits,  and  to  the  wizards. 

4  And  the  Egyptians  will  I give  over  ® into  the  hand 
of  a cruel  lord  ; and  a fierce  king  shall  rule  over  them, 
saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

5  ^ And  the  waters  shall  fail  from  the  sea,  and  the 
river  shall  be  wasted  and  dried  up. 

6  And  they  shall  turn  the  rivers  far  away  ; and  the 
brooks  ® of  defence  shall  be  emptied  and  dried  up  : the 
reeds  and  flags  shall  wither. 

7  The  paper  reeds  by  the  brooks,  by  the  mouth  of 
the  brooks,  and  every  thing  sown  by  the  brooks,  shall 
wither,  be  driven  away,  and  be  no  more. 

8  The  fishers  also  shall  mourn,  and  all  they  that  cast 
angle  into  the  brooks  shall  lament,  and  they  that  spread 
nets  upon  the  waters  shall  languish. 

9  Moreover  they  that  work  in  ^ fine  flax,  and  they 
that  weave  networks,  shall  be  confounded. 

10  And  they  shall  be  broken  in  the  purposes  thereof, 
all  that  make  sluices  and  ponds  for  fish. 

11  ^ Surely  the  princes  of  Zoan  are  fools,  the 
oounsel  of  the  wise  counsellors  of  Pharaoh  is  become 
brutish  : how  say  ye  unto  Pharaoh,  I am  the  son  of  the 
wise,  the  son  of  ancient  kings  ? 

12  Where  are  they  ? where  are  thy  wise  men  f and 
let  them  tell  thee  now,  and  let  them  know  what  the 
Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed  upon  Egypt. 

13  The  princes  of  Zoan  are  become  fools,  i^  the 


4 ye.  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I will 
be  still,  and  I will  behold  in  my  dwelling  place  ; 
^'like  clear  heat  in  sunshine,  like  a cloud  of  dew 

5 in  the  heat  of  harvest.  For  afore  the  harvest, 
when  the  blossom  is  over,  and  the  flower  becometh 
a ripening  grape,  he  shall  cut  off  the  sprigs  with 
pruninghooks,  and  the  spreading  branches  shall  he 

6 take  away  and  cut  down.  They  shall  be  left  to- 
gether unto  the  ravenous  birds  of  the  mountains, 
and  to  the  beasts  of  the  earth  : and  the  ravenous 
birds  shall  summer  upon  them,  and  all  the  beasts  of 

7 the  earth  shall  winter  upon  them.  In  that  time 
shall  a present  be  brought  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts 
of  a people  * tall  and  smooth,  and  from  a people 
terrible  from  their  beginning  onward  ; a nation  that 
meteth  out  and  treadeth  down,  whose  land  the 
rivers  divide,  to  the  place  of  the  name  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  mount  Zion. 


19  The  “burden  of  Egypt. 

Behold,  the  Lord  rideth  upon  a swift  cloud,  and 
cometh  unto  Egypt : and  the  idols  of  Egypt  shall 
be  moved  at  his  presence,  and  the  heart  of  Egypt 

2 shall  melt  in  the  midst  of  it.  And  I will  ^ stir  np 
the  Egyptians  against  the  Egyptians  : and  they 
shall  fight  every  one  against  his  brother,  and  every 
one  against  his  neighbour  ; city  against  city,  and 

3 kingdom  against  kingdom.  And  the  spirit  of  Egypt 
shall  be  made  void  in  the  midst  of  it  ; and  I will 

destroy  the  counsel  thereof  : and  they  shall  seek 
unto  the  idols,  and  to  the  charmers,  and  to  them 

4 that  have  familiar  spirits,  and  to  the  wizards.  And 
I will  ^ give  over  the  Egyptians  into  the  hand  of  a 
cruel  lord  ; and  a fierce  king  shall  rule  over  them, 

5 saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts.  And  the  waters 
shall  fail  from  the  sea,  and  the  river  shall  be  wasted 

6 and  become  dry.  And  the  rivers  shall  stink  ; the 
/ streams  of  ^ Egypt  shall  be  minished  and  dried  up  : 

7 the  reeds  and  flags  shall  wither  away.  The  mea- 
dows by  the  Nile,  by  the  brink  of  the  Nile,  and  all 
that  is  sown  by  the  Nile,  shall  become  dry,  be 

8 driven  away,  and  be  no  more.  The  fishers  also 
shall  lament,  and  all  they  that  cast  angle  into  the 
Nile  shall  mourn,  and  they  that  spread  nets  upon 

9 the  waters  shall  languish.  Moreover  they  that 
work  in  combed  flax,  and  they  that  weave  * white 

10  cloth,  shall  be  ashamed.  And  her  ‘pillars  shall 
be  broken  in  pieces,  all  they  >that  work  for  hire 

11  shall  be  grieved  in  soul.  The  princes  of  Zoan  are 
utterly  foolish  ; the  counsel  of  the  wisest  counsellors 
of  Pharaoh  is  become  brutish  : how  say  ye  unto 
Pharaoh,  I am  the  son  of  the  wise,  the  son  of  an- 

12  cient  kings  ? Where  then  are  thy  wise  men  ? and 
let  them  tell  thee  now  ; and  let  them  know  what 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed  concerning  Egypt. 

13  The  princes  of  Zoan  are  become  fools,  the  princes 


* See  Ps.  68.  31.  & 
72.10.  ch.16.1.  Zeph. 
3.  10.  Mai.  1.  11. 

1 Jer.  46.  13.  E^ek. 
29,  &30. 

2 Ps.  18.  10.  & 

104.  3. 


3  Ex.  12. 12.  Jer.  43. 

12. 

* Judg.  7. 22.  1 Sam. 
14.  16,  20.  2 Chr.  20. 

23. 

6ch.  8.  19.  & 47. 

12. 


6 ch.  20.  4.  Jer.  46. 
26.  Ezek.  29.  19. 

^ Jer.  51.  36.  Ezek. 
30.  12. 

3 2 Kin.  19.  24. 

9 1 Kin.  10.  28.  Pro. 
7.  16. 


w Num.  13.  22. 

“ 1 Cor.  1.  20. 

12  Jer.  2.  16. 
g Or,  when  there  is. 
h See  ver.  2. 
a Or,  oracle  con- 
cerning. 


b Or,  join  together. 
Or,  arm. 

c Heb.  swallow  up. 
d Or,  whisperers, 
e Or,  shut  up. 
f Or,  canals. 


g Heb.  Mnzor. 
h Or,  cotton, 
i Or,  foundations, 
j Or,  that  make 
dams. 


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ISAIAH,  XX. 


princes  of  Xoph  are  deceived  ; they  have  also  seduced 
Egypt,  even  they  that  are  the  stay  of  the  tribes  thereof. 

14  The  Lord  hath  mingled  a perverse  spirit  in  the 
midst  thereof  : and  they  have  caused  Egypt  to  err  in 
every  work  thereof,  as  a drunken  man  staggereth  in  his 
vomit. 

15  Neither  shall  there  be  any  work  for  Egypt,  which 

the  head  or  tail,  branch  or  rush,  may  do. 

16  In  that  day  shall  Egypt  be  like  unto  women  : 
and  it  shall  be  afraid  and  fear  because  of  the  shaking 
of  the  hand  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  he  shaketh 
over  it. 

17  And  the  land  of  Judah  shall  be  a terror  unto 
Egypt,  every  one  that  niaketh  mention  thereof  shall 
be  afraid  in  himself,  because  of  the  counsel  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  which  he  hath  determined  against  it. 

18  ^ In  that  day  shall  five  cities  in  the  land  of  Egypt 

speak  the  language  of  Canaan,  and  swear  to  the  Lord 

of  hosts  ; one  shall  be  called,  The  city  of  destruction. 

19  In  that  day  shall  there  be  an  altar  to  the  Lord 
in  the  midst  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  a pillar  at  the 
border  thereof  to  the  Lord. 

20  And  it  shall  be  for  a sign  and  for  a witness  unto 
the  Lord  of  hosts  in  the  land  of  Egypt  : for  they  shall 
cry  unto  the  Lord  because  of  the  oppressors,  and  he 
shall  send  them  a saviour,  and  a great  one,  and  he  shall 
deliver  them. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  be  known  to  Egypt,  and  the 
Egyptians  shall  know  the  Lord  in  that  day,  and  shall 
do  sacrifice  and  oblation  ; yea,  they  shall  vow  a vow 
unto  the  Lord,  and  perform  it. 

22  And  the  Lord  shall  smite  Egypt  : he  shall  smite 
and  heal  it : and  they  shall  return  even  to  the  Lord,  and 
he  shall  be  intreatecl  of  them,  and  shall  heal  them. 

23  ^ In  that  day  shall  there  be  a highway  out  of 
Egypt  to  Assyria,  and  the  Assyrian  shall  come  into 
Egypt,  and  the  Egyptian  into  Assyria,  and  the  Egyp- 
tians shall  serve  with  the  Assyrians. 

24  In  that  day  shall  Israel  be  the  third  with  Egypt 
and  with  Assyria,  even  a blessing  in  the  midst  of  the 
land  : 

25  Whom  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  bless,  saying. 
Blessed  he  Egypt  my  people,  and  Assyria  the  work 
of  my  hands,  and  Israel  mine  inheritance. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

A tupe  prefiguring  the  shameftil  captivity  of  Egypt  and  Ethiopia. 

IN  the  year  that  ^ Tartan  came  unto  Ashdod,  (when 
Sargon  the  king  of  Assyria  sent  him,)  and  fought 
against  Ashdod,  and  took  it ; 

2  At  the  same  time  spake  the  Lord  by  Isaiah  the  son 
of  Amoz,  saying.  Go  and  loose  ^ the  sackcloth  from  off 
thy  loins,  and  put  off  thy  shoe  from  thy  foot.  And  he 
did  so,  ^ walking  naked  and  barefoot. 

3  And  the  Lord  said.  Like  as  my  servant  Isaiah  hath 
walked  naked  and  barefoot  three  years  ^for  a sign  and 
wonder  upon  Egypt  and  upon  Ethiopia  ; 

4  So  shall  the  king  of  Assyria  lead  away  the  Egyp- 
tians prisoners,  and  the  Ethiopians  captives,  young  and 
old,  naked  and  barefoot,  ® even  with  their  buttocks  un- 
covered, to  the  shame  of  Egypt. 

13  1 Kin.  22.  22.  ch.  24.  4.  Josh.  22.  10,  26,  23.  Hos.  2.  23.  Eph.  2. 
29.  10.  27.  10. 

11  ch.  9.  14.  10  See  Josh.  4.  20.  &■  i 2 Kin.  18.  17. 

15  Jer.  51.  30.  Nah.  3.  22.  27.  2 Zech.  13.  4. 

13.  20  Mai.  1.  11.  3 1 Sain.  19. 24.  Mic. 

i«ch.  11.  1.5.  21  ch.  11.1.  1.8,11. 

17  Zeph.  3.  9.  22  Pa.  loo.  3.  ch.  29.  1 ch.  8.  18. 

i«  Gen.  28.  18.  Ex. 


of  ^‘Noph  are  deceived  ; they  have  caused  Egypt  to 
go  astray,  that  are  the  corner  stone  of  her  tribes. 

14  The  Lord  hath  mingled  a spirit  of  perverseness  in 
the  midst  of  her  : and  they  have  caused  Egypt  to 
go  astray  in  every  work  thereof,  as  a drunken  man 

15  ^ staggereth  in  his  vomit.  Neither  shall  there  be 
for  Egypt  any  work,  which  head  or  tail,  palm-branch 
or  rush,  may  do. 

16  In  that  day  shall  Egypt  be  like  unto  women  : and 
it  shall  tremble  and  fear  because  of  the  shaking  of 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  he  shaketh 

17  over  it.  And  the  land  of  Judah  shall  become  a ter- 
ror unto  Egypt,  ”1  every  one  to  whom  mention  is 
made  thereof  shall  be  afraid,  because  of  the  pur- 
pose of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  he  purposeth 
against  it. 

18  In  that  day  there  shall  be  five  cities  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  that  speak  the  language  of  Canaan,  and 
swear  to  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; one  shall  be  called  The 
city  of  ” destruction. 

19  In  that  day  shall  there  be  an  altar  to  the  Lord  in 
the  midst  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  a pillar  at  the 

20  border  thereof  to  the  Lord.  And  it  shall  be  for  a 
sign  and  for  a witness  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  : for  they  shall  cry  unto  the  Lord 
because  of  the  oppressors,  and  he  shall  send  them  a 
saviour,  and  ®a  defender,  and  he  shall  deliver  them. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  be  known  to  Egypt,  and  the 
Egyptians  shall  know  the  Lord  in  that  day  ; yea, 
they  shall  worship  with  sacrifice  and  oblation,  and 
shall  vow  a vow  unto  the  Lord,  and  shall  perform 

22  it.  And  the  Lord  shall  smite  Egypt,  smiting  and 
healing  ; and  they  shall  return  unto  the  Lord,  and 
he  shall  be  intreated  of  them,  and  shall  heal  them. 

23  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a high  way  out  of 
Egypt  to  Ass^^ria,  and  the  Assyrian  shall  come  into 
Egypt,  and  the  Egyptian  into  Assyria  ; and  the 
Egyptians  shall  worship  with  the  Assyrians. 

24  In  that  day  shall  Israel  be  the  third  with  Egypt 
and  with  Assyria,  a blessing  in  the  midst  of  the 

25  earth  : for  that  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  blessed 
them,  saying.  Blessed  be  Egypt  my  people,  and 
Assyria  the  work  of  my  hands,  and  Israel  mine  in- 
heritance. 


20  In  the  year  that  “Tartan  came  unto  Ashdod, 
when  Sargon  the  king  of  Assyria  sent  him,  and  he 

2 fought  against  Ashdod  and  took  it  ; at  that  time 
the  Lord  spake  by  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz,  saying. 
Go,  and  loose  the  sackcloth  from  off  thy  loins,  and 
put  thy  shoe  from  off  thy  foot.  And  he  did  so, 

3 walking  naked  and  barefoot.  And  the  Lord  said. 
Like  as  my  servant  Isaiah  hath  walked  naked  and 
barefoot  ^ three  years  for  a sign  and  a ivonder  upon 

4 Egypt  and  upon  “ Ethiopia  ; so  shall  the  king  of  As- 
syria lead  away  the  captives  of  Egypt,  and  the  ex- 
iles of  Ethiopia,  young  and  old,  naked  and  barefoot, 
and  with  buttocks  uncovered,  to  the  shame  of 

5 2 Sam.  10.  4.  rh.  0/,  to  him  shall  they  a The  title  of  the 

3.17.  Jer.  13.22,26.  turn  in  fear.  Assyrian  commander 

Mic.  1.  11.  n Or,  Heres.  Or,  ac-  in  chief. 

k Or.,  Memphis.  cording  to  another  b Or,  to  be  for  three 

I Or,  goeth  astray.  reading,  the  .mn.  years  a sign  tCc. 

m Or,  every  one  that  o Or,  a mighty  one.  c Heb.  Cush, 
makelh  mention  there-  p Or,  make  himself 
known. 


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ISAIAH,  XXI. 


5 ® And  they  shall  be  afraid  and  ashamed  of  Ethiopia 
their  expectation,  and  of  Egypt  their  glory.  . 

6 And  the  inhabitant  of  this  isle  shall  say  in  that 
day.  Behold,  such  is  our  expectation,  whither  we  flee 
for  help  to  be  delivered  from  the  king  of  Assyria  : and 
how  shall  we  escape  ? 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 The  prophet,  bewailing  the  captivity  of  his  people,  seeth  in  a vision 
the  fall  of  Babylon  by  the  Meaes  and  Persians.  \\  Edom,  scorning 
the  prophet,  is  moved  to  repentance.  13  The  set  time  of  Arabia's 
calamity. 

The  burden  of  the  desert  of  the  sea.  As  ^ whirl- 
winds in  the  south  pass  through  ; so  it  cometh 
from  the  desert,  from  a terrible  land. 

2  A grievous  vision  is  declared  unto  me  ; ^ the  trea- 
cherous dealer  dealeth  treacherously,  and  the  spoiler 
spoileth.  ®Go  up,  O Elam  : besiege,  O Media  ; all  the 
sighing  thereof  have  I made  to  cease. 

3  Therefore  ^ are  my  loins  filled  with  pain  : ^ pangs 
have  taken  hold  upon  me,  as  the  pangs  of  a woman 
that  travaileth  : I was  bowed  down  at  the  hearing  of  it ; 
I was  dismayed  at  the  seeing  of  it. 

4  My  heart  panted,  fearfulness  affrighted  me  : ® the 
night  of  my  pleasure  hath  he  turned  into  fear  unto  me. 

5  Prepare  the  table,  watch  in  the  watchtower,  eat, 
drink  : arise,  ye  princes,  and  anoint  the  shield. 

6  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Go,  set  a 
watchman,  let  him  declare  what  he  seeth. 

7  ® And  he  saw  a chariot  with  a couple  of  horsemen, 
a chariot  of  asses,  and  a chariot  of  camels  ; and  he 
hearkened  diligently  with  much  heed  : 

8  And  he  cried,  A lion  : My  lord,  I stand  continually 
upon  the  ^ watchtower  in  the  daytime,  and  I am  set  in 
my  ward  whole  nights  : 

9  And,  behold,  here  cometh  a chariot  of  men,  with 
a couple  of  horsemen.  And  he  answered  and  said, 
Babylon  is  fallen,  is  fallen  ; and  all  the  graven 
images  of  her  gods  he  hath  broken  unto  the  ground. 

10  O my  threshing,  and  the  corn  of  my  floor  : that 
which  I have  heard  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel,  have  I declared  unto  you. 

11  ^ The  burden  of  Dumah.  He  calleth  to  me  out 
of  Seir,  Watchman,  what  of  the  night  ? Watchman, 
what  of  the  night  ? 

12  The  watchman  said.  The  morning  cometh,  and 
also  the  night  : if  ye  will  enquire,  enquire  ye  : return, 
come. 

13  ^ The  burden  upon  Arabia.  In  the  forest  in 
Arabia  shall  ye  lodge,  O ye  travelling  companies  of 
Dedanim. 

14  The  inhabitants  of  the  land  of  Tema  brought 
water  to  him  that  was  thirsty,  they  prevented  with 
their  bread  him  that  fled. 

15  For  they  fled  from  the  swords,  from  the  drawn 
sword,  and  from  the  bent  bow,  and  from  the  grievous- 
ness of  war. 

16  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Within  a 
year,  according  to  the  years  of  an  hireling,  and  all 
the  glory  of  Kedar  shall  fail  : 

fi  2 Kin.  18.  21.  ch.  ^ Dan.  5.  5.  49.  7,  8.  Ezek.  35.  2. 

30.  3,  5,  7.  & 36.  6.  « ver.  9.  Obad.  1. 

1 Zech.  9.  14.  0 Hab.  2.  1.  u Jer.  49  28. 

2ch.  33.  1.  10  Jer.  51.  8.  Rev.  is  1 Chr.  1.  9,  32. 

3 ch.  13.  17.  Jer.  49.  14.  8.  & 18.  2.  lo  ch.  16.  14. 

34.  11  ch.  46.  1.  Jer.  50.  u Ps.  120.  5.  ch. 

4ch.  15.  5.  & 16.  2.  & 51.  44  . 60.7. 

11.  13  Jer.  51.33.  aOv,oracle  concern- 

3 ch.  13.  8.  13  1 Chr  1.  30.  Jer.  ing. 

e Deut.  28.  67.  b Or,  hard. 


5 Egypt.  And  they  shall  be  dismayed  and  ashamed, 
because  of  Ethiopia  their  expectation,  and  of  Egypt 

6 their  glory.  And  the  inhabitant  of  this  coastland 
shall  say  in  that  day.  Behold,  such  is  our  expecta- 
tion, whither  we  fled  for  help  to  be  delivered  from 
the  king  of  Assyria  : and  we,  how  shall  we  escape  ? 


21  The  “ burden  of  the  wilderness  of  the  sea. 

As  whirlwinds  in  the  South  sweep  through,  it 
cometh  from  the  wilderness,  from  a terrible  land. 

2 A ^ grievous  vision  is  declared  unto  me  ; the  trea- 
cherous dealer  dealeth  treacherously,  and  the  spoiler 
spoileth.  Go  up,  O Elam  ; besiege,  O Media  ; all 

3 the  sighing  thereof  have  I made  to  cease.  There- 
fore are  my  loins  filled  with  anguish  ; pangs  have 
taken  hold  upon  me,  as  the  pangs  of  a woman  in 
travail  : I am  ^ pained  so  that  I cannot  hear  ; I am 

4 dismayed  so  that  I cannot  see.  My  heart  «panteth, 
horror  hath  affrighted  me  : the  twilight  that  I de- 
sired hath  been  turned  into  trembling  unto  me. 

5 They  prepare  the  table,  they  set  the  watch,  they 
eat,  they  drink  : rise  up,  ye  princes,  anoint  the 

6 shield.  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Go, 
set  a watchman  ; let  him  declare  what  he  seeth  : 

7 S'  and  when  he  seeth  a troop,  ‘ horsemen  in  pairs,  a 
troop  of  asses,  a troop  of  camels,  he  shall  hearken 

8 diligently  with  much  heed.  And  he  cried  as  a lion  : 
O Lord,  I stand  continually  upon  the  watch-tower 
in  the  day-time,  and  am  set  in  my  ward  i whole 

9 nights  : and,  behold,  here  * cometh  a troop  of  men, 

' Giorsemen  in  pairs.  And  he  answered  and  said, 

Babylon  is  fallen,  is  fallen  ; and  all  the  graven  im- 

10  ages  of  her  gods  are  broken  unto  the  ground.  O 
thou  my  threshing,  and  the  ^ corn  of  my  floor  : that 
which  I have  heard  from  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  have  I declared  unto  you. 

11  The  “burden  of  Dumah. 

One  calleth  unto  me  out  of  Seir,  Watchman, 
"*what  of  the  night?  Watchman,  ”*what  of  the 

12  night  ? The  watchman  said.  The  morning  ” cometh, 
and  also  the  night  : if  ye  will  inquire,  inquire  ye  .* 
“turn  ye,  come. 

13  The  P burden  upon  Arabia. 

In  the  ^ forest  in  Arabia  shall  ye  lodge,  O ye 
travelling  companies  of  Dedanites.  Unto  him  that 

14  ® was  thirsty  they  brought  water  ; * the  inhabitants 
of  the  land  of  Tema  did  meet  the  fugitives  with 

15  their  bread.  For  they  fled  away  from  the  swords, 
from  the  drawn  sword,  and  from  the  bent  bow,  and 

16  from  the  grievousness  of  war.  For  thus  hath  the 
Lord  said  unto  me.  Within  a year,  according  to  the 
years  of  an  hireling,  and  all  the  glory  of  Kedar 

c Or,  will  I make.  i Or,  a pair  of  horse-  q Or,  thickets, 

d Heb.  bent.  men.  r Or,  according  to 

e Heb.  wandereth.  j Or,  every  night.  the  ancient  versions, 

f Or,  spread  the  car-  k Or,  come  chariots  at  evening. 

pets.  of  men.  s Or,  is  thirsty  bring 

g Or,  and  he  saw  I Heb.  son.  ye. 

. .' . and  he  hearkened.  m Or,  what  hour.  t Or,  as  otherwise 

h Or,  a chariot.  Or,  n Or,  is  come.  read,  ye  inhabitants  of 

chariots.  o Or,  comeye  again,  the  land  oj  2'ema, 

p Or,  oracle.  meet. 


ISAIAH,  XXII. 


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17  And  the  residue  of  the  number  of  archers,  the 
mighty  men  of  the  children  of  Kedar,  shall  be  dimin- 
ished ; for  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  hath  spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  The  prophet  lamenteth  the  invasion  of  Jewry  by  the  Persians.  ^ He 
reproveth  their  human  wisdom  and  worldly  joy.  15  He  propnesieth 
Shebna's  deprivation,  20  and  Eliakim,  prefiguring  the  icingdom  of 
Christ,  his  substitution. 

The  burden  of  the  valley  of  vision.  AVhat  aileth 
thee  now,  that  thou  art  wholly  gone  up  to  the 
housetops  ? 

2  Thou  that  art  full  of  stirs,  a tumultuous  city,  ^ a joy- 
ous city  : thy  slain  men  are  not  slain  with  the  sword, 
nor  dead  in  battle. 

3  All  thy  rulers  are  fled  together,  they  are  bound  by 
the  archers  : all  that  are  found  in  thee  are  bound  to- 
gether, which  have  fled  from  far. 

4  Therefore  said  I,  Look  away  from  me  ; ^I  will 
weep  bitterly,  labour  not  to  comfort  me,  because  of  the 
spoiling  of  the  daughter  of  my  people. 

5  * For  it  is  a day  of  trouble,  and  of  treading  down, 
and  of  perplexity  ^ by  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  in  the 
valley  of  vision,  breaking  down  the  walls,  and  of  cry- 
ing to  the  mountains. 

6  ® And  Elam  bare  the  quiver  with  chariots  of  men 
and  horsemen,  and  ® Kir  uncovered  the  shield. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  tliy  choicest  valleys 
shall  be  full  of  chariots,  and  the  horsemen  shall  set 
themselves  in  array  at  the  gate. 

8  ^ And  he  discovered  the  covering  of  Judah,  and 
thou  didst  look  in  that  day  to  the  armour  ’ of  the  house 
of  the  forest. 

9  ®Ye  have  seen  also  the  breaches  of  the  city  of 
David,  that  they  are  many  : and  ye  gathered  together 
the  waters  of  the  lower  pool. 

10  And  ye  have  numbered  the  houses  of  Jerusalem, 
and  the  houses  have  ye  broken  down  to  fortify  the 
wall. 

11  ^Ye  made  also  a ditch  between  the  two  walls  for 
the  water  of  the  old  pool  : but  ye  have  not  looked  unto 
the  maker  thereof,  neither  had  respect  unto  him  that 
fashioned  it  long  ago. 

12  And  in  that  day  did  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  call 
to  weeping,  and  to  mourning,  and  to  baldness,  and  to 
girding  with  sackcloth  : 

13  And  behold  joy  and  gladness,  slaying  oxen,  and 
killing  sheep,  eating  flesh,  and  drinking  wine  : let  us 
eat  and  drink  ; for  to  morrow  we  shall  die. 

14  And  it  was  revealed  in  mine  ears  by  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  Surely  this  iniquity  shall  not  be  purged  from 
you  till  ye  die,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

15  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts.  Go,  get  thee 
unto  this  treasurer,  even  unto  Shebna,  which  is  over 
the  house,  and  say, 

16  What  hast  thou  here  ? and  whom  hast  thou  here, 
that  thou  hast  hewed  thee  out  a sepulchre  here,  he 
^®that  heweth  him  out  a sepulchre  on  high,  and  that 
graveth  an  habitation  for  himself  in  a rock  ? 

17  Behold,  the  Lord  will  carry  thee  away  with  a 
mighty  captivity,  and  will  surely  cover  thee. 

18  He  will  surely  violently  turn  and  toss  thee  like  a 

1 ch.  32.  13.  8 2 Kin.  20.  20.  2 « ch.  6G.  12.  1 Cor. 

2  Jer.  4.  19.  & 9.  1.  Clir.  32.  4,  5,  30.  15.  32. 

3  ch.  37.  3.  0 Neh.  3.  IG.  i'*  ch.  5.  9. 

4  Lam.  1 5.  & 2.  2.  lo  See  ch.  37.  2G.  i*"’  1 Sam.  3. 14.  Ezek. 

6 Jer.  49.  35.  ” Joel  1.  13.  24.  13. 

6ch.  15.  1.  12  See  Ezra  9.  3.  ch.  I'i  2 Kin.  18.  37.  ch. 

7 1 Kin.  7.  2.  & 10.  15.  2.  Mic.  1.  16.  36.  3. 

17. 


17  shall  fail : and  the  residue  of  the  number  of  the 
archers,  the  mighty  men  of  the  children  of  Kedar, 
shall  be  few  : for  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
hath  spoken  it. 


22  The  “ burden  of  the  valley  of  vision. 

What  aileth  thee  now,  that  thou  art  wholly  gone 

2 up  to  the  housetops  ? O thou  that  art  full  of  shout- 
ings, a tumultuous  city,  a joyous  town  ; thy  slain  are 
not  slain  with  the  sword,  neither  are  they  dead  in 

3 battle.  All  thy  rulers  fled  away  together,  they  were 
bound  **  by  the  archers  : all  that  were  found  of  thee 

4 were  bound  together,  they  fled  afar  off.  Therefore 
said  I,  Look  away  from  me,  I will  weep  bitterly  ; 
‘^labour  not  to  comfort  me,  for  the  spoiling  of  the 

5 daughter  of  my  people.  For  it  is  a day  of  discom- 
fiture, and  of  treading  down,  and  of  perplexity,  from 
the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the  valley  of  vision  ; 
a breaking  down  of  the  walls,  and  a crying  to  the 

6 ® mountains.  And  Elam  bare  the  quiver,  with 

/ chariots  of  men  and  horsemen  ; and  Kir  uncovered 

7 the  shield.  And  it  came  to.  pass,  that  thy  choicest 
valleys  were  full  of  chariots,  and  the  horsemen  set 

8 themselves  in  array  at  the  gate.  And  he  took  away 
the  covering  of  Judah  ; and  thou  didst  look  in  that 

9 day  to  the  armour  in  the  house  of  the  forest.  And 
ye  saw  the  breaches  of  the  city  of  David,  that  they 
were  many  : and  ye  gathered  together  the  waters  of 

10  the  lower  pool.  And  ye  numbered  the  houses  of 
Jerusalem,  and  ye  brake  down  the  houses  to  fortify 

11  the  wall.  Ye  made  also  a reservoir  between  the 
two  walls  for  the  water  of  the  old  pool  : but  ye 
looked  not  unto  s' him  that  had  done  this,  neither 
had  ye  respect  unto  him  that  fashioned  it  long  ago. 

12  And  in  that  day  did  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
call  to  weeping,  and  to  mourning,  and  to  baldness, 

13  and  to  girding  with  sackcloth  : and  behold,  joy  and 
gladness,  slaying  oxen  and  killing  sheep,  eating  flesh 
and  drinking  wine  : let  us  eat  and  drink,  for  to- 

14  morrow  we  shall  die.  And  the  Lord  of  hosts  re- 
vealed himself  in  mine  ears.  Surely  this  iniquity 
shall  not  be  * purged  from  you  till  ye  die,  saith  the 
Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


15  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Go,  get 
thee  unto  this  ‘treasurer,  even  unto  Shebna,  which 

16  is  over  the  house,  and  say,  What  doest  thou  here  ? 
and  whom  hast  thou  here,  that  thou  hast  hewed  thee 
out  here  a sepulchre  ? hewing  him  out  a sepulchre 
on  high,  graving  an  habitation  for  himself  in  the 

17  rock  ! Behold,  the  Lord  will  hurl  thee  away  vio- 
lently j as  a strong  man  ; yea,  he  will  * wrap  thee  up 

18  closely.  He  will  surely  Gurn  and  toss  thee  like  a 

1 Kin.  4.  6.  c Or,  which  had  fled  i Or,  steward. 

‘8  See  2 Sam.  18.  18.  from  far.  j Or,  O thou  strong 

Matt.  27.  GO.  d Or,  hasten.  man. 

Esth.  7.  8.  e Or,  mountain.  k Or,  lay  fast  hold 

a Or,  oracle  con-  f Or,  troops.  on  thee, 

cerning,  g Or,  the  maker  I Or,  wind  thee. 

b Or,  without  the  thereof.  round  and  round  like 

bow.  h Or,  erpiatod  by.  a ball  and  toss  thee 


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ISAIAH,  XXIIII. 


ball  into  a large  country  : there  shalt  thou  die,  and  there 
the  chariots  of  thy  glory  shall  he  the  shame  of  thy  lord’s 
house. 

19  And  I will  drive  thee  from  thy  station,  and  from 
thy  state  shall  he  pull  thee  down. 

20  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  I 
will  call  my  servant  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah  : 

21  And  I will  clothe  him  with  thy  robe,  and  strength- 
en him  with  thy  girdle,  and  I will  commit  thy  govern- 
ment into  his  hand  : and  he  shall  be  a father  to  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  and  to  the  house  of  Judah. 

22  And  the  key  of  the  house  of  David  will  I lay 
upon  his  shoulder  ; so  he  shall  open,  and  none  shall 
shut  ; and  he  shall  shut,  and  none  shall  open. 

23  And  I will  fasten  him  as  a nail  in  a sure  place  ; 
and  he  shall  be  for  a glorious  throne  to  his  father’s 
house. 

24  And  they  shall  hang  upon  him  all  the  glory  of  his 
father’s  house,  the  offspring  and  the  issue,  all  vessels 
of  small  quantity,  from  the  vessels  of  cups,  even  to  all 
the  vessels  of  flagons. 

25  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  shall  the 
nail  that  is  fastened  in  the  sure  place  be  removed,  and 
be  cut  down,  and  fall  ; and  the  burden  that  loas  upon 
it  shall  be  cut  off  : for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 The  miserable  overthrow  of  Tyre.  17  Their  unhappy  return. 

The  1 burden  of  Tyre.  Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish  ; 

for  it  is  laid  waste,  so  that  there  is  no  house,  no 
entering  in  : ^from  the  land  of  Chittim  it  is  revealed 
to  them. 

2  Be  still,  ye  inhabitants  of  the  isle  ; thou  whom  the 
merchants  of  Zidon,  that  pass  over  the  sea,  have  re- 
plenished. 

3  And  by  great  waters  the  seed  of  Sihor,  the  harvest 
of  the  river,  is  her  revenue  ; and  ^she  is  a mart  of 
nations. 

4  Be  thou  ashamed,  O Zidon : for  the  sea  hath 
spoken,  even  ihQ  strength  of  the  sea,  saying,  I travail 
not,  nor  bring  foi'th  children,  neither  do  I nourish  up 
young  men,  nor  bring  up  virgins. 

5  ^ As  at  the  report  concerning  Egypt,  so  shall  they 
be  sorely  pained  at  the  report  of  Tyre. 

6  Pass  ye  over  to  Tarshish  ; howl,  ye  inhabitants  of 
the  isle. 

7  Is  this  your  ® joyous  city,  whose  antiquity  is  of  an- 
cient days  ? her  own  feet  shall  carry  her  afar  off  to 
sojourn. 

8  Who  hath  taken  this  counsel  against  Tyre,  ®the 
crowning  city,  whose  merchants  are  princes,  whose  traf- 
fickers are  the  honourable  of  the  earth  ? 

9  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed  it,  to  stain  the 
pride  of  all  glory,  and  to  bring  into  contempt  all  the 
honourable  of  the  earth. 

10  Pass  through  thy  land  as  a river,  O daughter  of 
Tarshish  : there  is  no  more  strength. 

11  He  stretched  out  his  hand  over  the  sea,  he  shook 
the  kingdoms  : the  Lord  hath  given  a commandment 
against  the  merchant  city,  to  destroy  the  strong  holds 
thereof. 

12  And  he  said,  Thou  shalt  no  more  rejoice,  O thou 

20  2 Kin.  18.  18.  Ezek.  26,  & 27,  & 28.  o ch.  22.  2. 

21  Job  12.14.  Rev.  Amosl.9.  Zech.  9. 2, 4.  o gee  Ezek.  28.  2, 12. 
3.  7.  2 ver.  12.  i Rev.  18.  22. 

22  Ezra  9.  8.  o Ezek.  27.  3.  a Or,  oracle  con- 

1 Jer.  25.  22.  & 47.  4.  i ch.«19.  16.  earning. 


ball  into  a large  country  ; there  shalt  thou  die,  and 
there  shall  be  the  chariots  of  thy  glory,  thou  shame 

19  of  thy  lord’s  house.  And  I will  thrust  thee  from 
thine  office,  and  from  thy  statioiv  shall  he  pull  thee 

20  down.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that 
I will  call  my  servant  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah  : 

21  and  I will  clothe  him  with  thy  robe,  and  strengthen 
him  with  thy  girdle,  and  I will  commit  thy  govern- 
ment into  his  hand  : and  he  shall  be  a father  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  to  the  house  of  Judah. 

22  And  the  key  of  the  house  of  David  will  I lay  upon 
his  shoulder  ; and  he  shall  open,  and  none  shall 

23  shut  ; and  he  shall  shut,  and  none  shall  open.  And 
I will  fasten  him  as  a nail  in  a sure  place  ; and  he 
shall  be  for  a throne  of  glory  to  his  father’s  house. 

24  And  they  shall  hang  upon  him  all  the  glory  of  his 
father’s  house,  the  offspring  and  the  issue,  every 
small  vessel,  from  the  vessels  of  cups  even  to  all  the 

25  vessels  of  flagons.  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  shall  the  nail  that  was  fastened  in  a sure  place 
give  way  ; and  it  shall  be  hewn  down,  and  fall,  and 
the  burden  that  was  upon  it  sh^ll  be  cut  off  ; for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  it. 


23  The  “ burden  of  Tyre. 

Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish  ; for  it  is  laid  waste, 
so  that  there  is  no  house,  no  entering  in  : from  the 

2 land  of  Kittim  it  is  revealed  to  them.  Be  still,  ye 
inhabitants  of  the  ^ isle  ; thou  whom  the  merchants 
of  Zidon,  that  pass  over  the  sea,  have  replenished. 

3 And  on  great  waters  the  seed  of  Shihor,  the  harvest 
of  the  Nile,  was  her  revenue  ; and  she  was  the  mart 

4 of  nations.  Be  thou  ashamed,  O Zidon  : for  the  sea 
hath  spoken,  the  strong  hold  of  the  sea,  saying,  I 
have  not  travailed,  nor  brought  forth,  neither  have 
I nourished  young  men,  nor  brought  up  virgins. 

5 ‘^When  the  report  cometh  to  Egypt,  they  shall  be 

6 sorely  pained  at  the  report  of  Tyre.  Pass  ye  over 

7 to  Tarshish  ; howl,  ye  inhabitants  of  the  ^ isle.  Is 
this  your  joyous  city,  whose  antiquity  is  ^ of  ancient 
days,  whose  feet  carried  her  afar  off  to  sojourn  ? 

8 Who  hath  purposed  this  against  Tyre,  ® the  crowning 
city,  whose  merchants  are  princes,  whose  traffickers 

9 are  the  honourable  of  the  earth  ? The  Lord  of 
hosts  hath  purposed  it,  to  stain  the  pride  of  all 
glory,  to  bring  into  contempt  all  the  honourable  of 

10  the  earth.  ^ Pass  through  thy  land  as  the  Nile,  O 
daughter  of  Tarshish  ; there  is  no  girdle,  about  thee 

11  any  more.  He  hath  stretched  out  his  hand  over  the 
sea,  he  hath  shaken  the  kingdoms  : the  Lord  hath 
given  commandment  concerning  Canaan,  to  destroy 

12  the  strong  holds  thereof.  And  he  said.  Thou  shalt 


h Or,  coastlandi  d Or,  of  ancient  f VLeh.  profane, 

c Or,  As  at  the  days  ? her  own  feet  g Or,  Overflow, 
report  concerning  shall  carry  &c.  h Or,  the  merchant 

Egypt,  so  &c,  e Or,  that  giveth  people* 

crowns. 


ISAIAH,  XXIV. 


979 


oppressed  virgin,  daughter  of  Zidon  : arise,  ® pass  over 
to  Chittim  ; there  also  shalt  thou  have  no  rest. 

13  Behold  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  ; this  people 
was  not,  till  the  Assyrian  founded  it  for  ® them  that 
dwell  in  the  wilderness  : they  set  up  the  towers  thereof, 
they  raised  up  the  palaces  thereof  ; and  he  brought  it 
to  ruin. 

14  Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish  : for  your  strength 
is  laid  waste. 

'15  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  Tyre 
shall  be  forgotten  seventy  years,  according  to  the  days 
of  one  king  : after  the  end  of  seventy  years  shall  Tyre 
sing  as  an  harlot. 

16  Take  an  harp,  go  about  the  city,  thou  harlot  that 
hast  been  forgotten  ; make  sweet  melody,  sing  many 
songs,  that  thou  mayest  he  remembered. 

17  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass  after  the  end  of 
seventy  years,  that  the  Lord  will  visit  Tyre,  and  she 
shall  turn  to  her  hire,  and  shall  commit  fornication 
with  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world  upon  the  face  of 
the  earth. 

18  And  her  merchandise  and  her  hire  shall  be 
holiness  to  the  Lord  : it  shall  not  be  treasured  nor 
laid  up  ; for  her  merchandise  shall  be  for  them  that 
dwell  before  the  Lord,  to  eat  sufficiently,  and  for 
durable  clothing. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 The  doleful  judgments  oj  God  upon  the  land.  13  A remnant  shall  joy- 
fully praise  him.  16  God  in  his  judgments  shall  advance  his  kingdom. 

Behold,  the  lord  maketh  the  earth  empty,  and 
maketh  it  waste,  and  turneth  it  upside  down,  and 
Bcattereth  abroad  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  as  with  the  people,  so  with  the 
^ priest ; as  with  the  servant,  so  with  his  master  ; as  with 
the  maid,  so  with  her  mistress  ; ^ as  with  the  buyer, 
so  with  the  seller  ; as  with  the  lender,  so  with  the  bor- 
rower ; as  with  the  taker  of  usury,  so  with  the  giver  of 
usury  to  him. 

3  The  land  shall  be  utterly  emptied,  and  utterly 
spoiled  : for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  this  wprd. 

4  The  earth  mourneth  and  fadeth  away,  the  world 
languisheth  and  fadeth  away,  the  haughty  people  of  the 
earth  do  languish. 

5  ®The  earth  also  is  defiled  under  the'  inhabitants 
thereof  ; because  they  have  transgressed  the  laws, 
changed  the  ordinance,  broken  the  everlasting  covenant. 

6  Therefore  hath  ^ the  curse  devoured  the  e,arth,  and 
they  that  dwell  therein  are  desolate  : therefore  the  in- 
habitants of  the  earth  are  burned,  and  few  men,  left. 

7  ® The  new  wine  mourneth,  the  vine  languisheth,  all 
the  merryhearted  do  sigh. 

8  The  mirth  ®of  tabrets  ceaseth,  the  noise  of  them 
that  rejoice  endeth,  the  joy  of  the  harp  ceaseth. 

9  They  shall  not  drink  wine  with  a song  ; strong 
drink  shall  be  bitter  to  them  that  drink  it. 

10  The  city  of  confusion  is  broken  down  : every 
house  is  shut  up,  that  no  man  may  come  in. 

11  There  is  a crying  for  wine  in  the  streets  ; all  joy 
is  darkened,  the  mirth  of  the  land  is  gone.  i 

12  In  the  city  is  left  desolation,  and  the  gate  is  smit- 
ten with  destruction. 

® ver.  1.  1 Hos.  4.  9.  1,  10,  12. 

0 Ps.  72.  9.  2 Ezek.  7.  12,  13.  « Jer.  7.  34.  & IG.  9. 

10  ver.  1.  Ezek.  27.  3 Gen.  3.  17.  Num.  & 25.  10.  Ezek.  2G. 

25,30.  35.33.  13.  Hos.  2.  11.  Rev. 

11  Rev.  17.  2.  * Mai.  4.  G.  18.  22. 

12  Zecli.  14.  20,  21.  o ch.  IG  8,  9.  Joel  i Or,  was  not. 


no  more  rejoice,  O thou  oppressed  virgin  daughter 
of  Zidon  : arise,  pass  over  to  Kittim  ; even  there 

13  shalt  thou  have  no  rest.  Behold,  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans  ; this  people  i is  no  more  ; the  Assyrian 
J hath  appointed  it  for  * the  beasts  of  the  wilderness  : 
they  set  up  Hheir  towers,  they  overthrew  the 

14  palaces  thereof  ; he  made  it  a ruin.  Howl,  ye  ships 

15  of  Tarshish  : for  your  strong  hold  is  laid  waste.  And 
it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  Tyre  shall  be 
forgotten  seventy  years,  according  to  the  days  of 
one  king  : after  the  end  of  seventy  years  ” it  shall 

16  be  unto  Tyre  as  in  the  song  of  the  harlot.  Take  an 
harp,  go  about  the  city,  thou  harlot  that  hast  been 
forgotten  ; make  sweet  melody,  sing  many  songs, 

17  that  thou  mayest  be  remembered.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass  after  the  end  of  seventy  years,  that  the 
Lord  will  visit  Tyre,  and  she  shall  return  to  her 
hire,  and  shall  play  the  harlot  with  all  the  kingdoms 

18  of  the  world  upon  the  face  of  the  earth.  And  her 
merchandise  and  her  hire  shall  be  holiness  to  the 
Lord  : it  shall  not  be  treasured  nor  laid  up  ; for  her 
merchandise  shall  be  for  them  that  dwell  before  the 
Lord,  to  eat  sufficiently,  and  for  ® durable  clothing. 


24  Behold,  the  Lord  maketh  the  “ earth  empty,  and 
maketh  it  waste,  and  turneth  it  upside  down,  and 

2 scattereth  abroad  the  inhabitants  thereof.  And  it 
shall  be,  as  with  the  people,  so  with  the  priest  ; as 
with  the  servant,  so  with  his  master  ; as  with  the 
maid,  so  with  her  mistress  ; as  with  the  buyer,  so 
with  the  seller  ; as  with  the  lender,  so  with  the  bor- 
rower ; as  witli  the  taker  of  usury,  so  with  the 

3 giver  of  usury  to  him.  The  earth  shall  be  utterly 
emptied,  and  utterly  spoiled  ; for  the  Lord  hath 

4 spoken  this  word.  The  earth  mourneth  and  fadeth 
away,  the  world  languisheth  and  fadeth  away,  ^ the 

5 lofty  people  of  the  earth  do  languish.  The  earth 
also  is  polluted  under  the  inhabitants  thereof  ; be- 
cause they  have  transgressed  the  laws,  changed  the 

6 ordinance,  broken  the  everlasting  covenant.  There- 
fore hath  the  curse  devoured  the  earth,  and  they 
that  dwell  therein  are  found  guilty  : therefore  the 
inhabitants  of  the  earth  are  burned,  and  few  men 

7 left.  The  new  wine  mourneth,  the  vine  languish- 

8 eth,  all  the  merryhearted  do  sigh.  The  mirth  of 
tabrets  ceaseth,  the  noise  of  them  that  rejoice  end- 

9 eth,  the  joy  of  the  harp  ceaseth.  They  shall  not 
drink  wine  with  a song  ; strong  drink  shall  be  bitter 

10  to  them  that  drink  it.  The  city  of  ‘^confusion  is 
broken  down  : every  house  is  shut  up,  that  no  man 

11  may  come  in.  There  is  a crying  in  the  streets  be- 
cause of  the  wine  ; all  joy  is  darkened,  the  mirth  of 

12  the  land  is  ''gone.  In  the  city  is  left  desolation,  and 

13  the  gate  is  smitten  with  destruction.  For  thus  shall 


j Or,  founded.  m Or,  raised  up.  b Or,  the  high  ones 

k Or,  them  that  n Or,  shall  Tyre  of  the  people, 
dwell  in  the  wilder-  sing  as  an  harlot.  c Or,  wasteness.  See 

ness.  0 Or,  stately.  Gen.  1.  2. 

I Or,  the  towers  a Or,  land.,  and  so  d Heb.  gone  into 

thereof.  in  vv.  3, 4,  &c.  captivity. 


980 


ISAIAH,  XXV. 


13  ^ When  thus  it  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  the  land 
among  the  people,  there  shall  he  as  the  shaking  of  an 
olive  tree,  and  as  the  gleaning  grapes  when  the  vintage 
is  done. 

14  They  shall  lift  up  their  voice,  they  shall  sing  for 
the  majesty  of  the  Lord,  they  shall  cry  aloud  from  the 
sea. 

15  Wherefore  glorify  ye  the  Lord  in  the  fires,  even 
®the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  in  the  isles  of  the 
sea. 

16  ^ From  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth  have  we 
heard  songs,  even  glory  to  the  righteous.  But  I said. 
My  leanness,  my  leanness,  woe  unto  me  ! ^the  trea- 
cherous dealers  have  dealt  treacherously  ; yea,  the 
treacherous  dealers  have  dealt  very  treacherously. 

17  Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the  snare,  are  upon  thee, 

0 inhabitant  of  the  earth. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  he  who  fleeth  from 
the  noise  of  the  fear  shall  fall  into  the  pit  ; and  he  that 
cometh  up  out  of  the  midst  of  the  pit  shall  be  taken  in 
the  snare  : for  the  windows  from  on  high  are  open, 
and  the  foundations  of  the  earth  do  shake. 

19  The  earth  is  utterly  broken  down,  the  earth  is 
clean  dissolved,  the  earth  is  moved  exceedingly. 

20  The  earth  shall  reel  to  and  fro  like  a drunkard, 
and  shall  be  removed  like  a cottage  ; and  the  trans- 
gression thereof  shall  be  heavy  upon  it  ; and  it  shall 
fall,  and  not  rise  again. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
Lord  shall  punish  the  host  of  the  high  ones  that  are  on 
high,  ^®and  the  kings  of  the  earth  upon  the  earth. 

22  And  they  shall  be  gathered  together,  as  prisoners 
are  gathered  in  the  pit,  and  shall  be  shut  up  in  the 
prison,  and  after  many  days  shall  they  be  visited. 

23  Then  the  ^®moon  shall  be  confounded,  and  the 
sun  ashamed,  when  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  reign  in 

mount  Zion,  and  in  Jerusalem,  and  before  his  an- 
cients gloriously. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 The  prophet  jiraiseth  God,  for  his  judgments,  % for  his  saving  henefits, 

9  and  for  his  victorious  miration. 

OLORD,  thou  art  my  God  ; ^ I will  exalt  thee,  I will 
praise  thy  name  ; ^ for  thou  hast  done  wonderful 
things  ; ^ thy  counsels  of  old  are  faithfulness  and  truth. 

2  For  thou  hast  made  ^of  a city  an  heap  ; of  a de- 
fenced  city  a ruin  : a palace  of  strangers  to  be  no  city  ; 
it  shall  never  be  built. 

3  Therefore  shall  the  strong  people  ® glorify  thee, 
the  city  of  the  terrible  nations  shall  fear  thee. 

4  For  thou  hast  been  a strength  to  the  poor,  a 
strength  to  tlie  needy  in  his  distress,  ® a refuge  from  the 
storm,  a shadow  from  the  heat,  when  the  blast  of  the 
terrible  ones  is  as  a storm  against  the  wall. 

5  Thou  shalt  bring  down  the  noise  of  strangers,  as 
the  heat  in  a dry  place  ; even  the  heat  with  the  shadow 
of  a cloud  : the  branch  of  the  terrible  ones  shall  be 
brought  low. 

6  ^ And  in  this  mountain  shall  ® the  Lord  of  hosts 
make  unto  ® all  people  a feast  of  fat  things,  a feast  of 
wines  on  the  lees,  of  fat  things  full  of  marrow,  of  wines 
on  the  lees  well  refined. 

ch.  17.  5,  6.  13  Jer.  4.  23.  is  Heb.  12.  22, 

8 Mai.  1.  11.  n ch.  19.  14.  i Ex.  15.  2.  Ps.  118. 

8 Jer.  5.  11.  13  Ps.  76.  12.  28. 

10  See  1 Kin.  19.  17.  lo  ch.  13.  10.  & GO.  2 Ps.  98.  1. 

Jer.  48.  43,  44.  Amos  19,  Ezek.  32.  7.  Joel  3 Num,  23.  19. 

6.  19.  2.  31.  & 3.  15.  4 ch.  21.  9.  & 23,  13 

11  Gen.  7.  11.  Rev.  19.  4,  6.  Jer.  51.  37. 

12  Ps.  18.  7. 


it  be  in  the  midst  of  the  earth  among  the  peoples, 
as  the  0 shaking  of  an  olive  tree,  as  the  grape  glean- 

14  ings  when  the  vintage  is  done.  These  shall  lift  up 
their  voice,  they  shall  shout ; for  the  majesty  of  the 

15  Lord  they  cry  aloud  from  the  sea.  Wherefore  glo- 
rify ye  the  Lord  in  the  ^ east,  even  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  .the  God  of  Israel,  in  the  d isles  of  the  sea. 


16  From  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth  have  we 
heard  songs,  glory  to  the  righteous.  But  I said,  *I 
pine  away,  I pine  away,  woe  is  me  ! the  treacherous 
dealers  have  dealt  treacherously  ; yea,  the  treacher- 

17  ous  dealers  have  dealt  very  treacherously.  Fear,  and 
the  pit,  and  the  snare,  are  upon  thee,  O inhabitant 

18  of  the  earth.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  he  who 
fleeth  from  the  noise  of  the  fear  shall  fall  into  the 
pit  ; and  he  that  cometh  up  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
pit  shall  be  taken  in  the  snare  : for  the  windows  on 
high  are  opened,  and  the  foundations  of  the  earth  do 

19  shake.  The  earth  is  utterly  broken,  the  earth  is 

20  clean  dissolved,  the  earth  is  moved  exceedingly.  The 
earth  shall  stagger  like  a drunken  man,  and  shall  be 
moved  to  and  fro  like  a hut  ; and  the  transgression 
thereof  shall  be  heavy  upon  it,  and  it  shall  fall,  and 
not  rise  again. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
Lord  shall  * punish  the  host  of  the  -i  high  ones  on 
high,  and  the  kings  of  the  earth  upon  the  earth. 

22  And  they  shall  be  gathered  together,  as  prisoners 
are  gathered  in  the  ^pit,  and  shall  be  shut  up  in  the 
prison,  and  after  many  days  shall  they  be  ^ visited. 

23  Then  the  moon  shall  be  confounded,  and  the  sun 
ashamed  ; for  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  reign  in  mount 
Zion,  and  in  Jerusalem,  and  ”*  before  his  ” ancients 
gloriously. 


25  O Lord,  thou  art  my  God  ; I will  exalt  thee,  I 
will  praise  thy  name  ; for  thou  hast  done  wonderful 
things,  even  counsels  of  old,  in  faithfulness  and  truth. 

2 For  thou  hast  made  of  a city  an  heap  ; of  a defenced 
city  a ruin  : a palace  of  strangers  to  be  no  city  ; it 

3 shall  never  be  built.  Therefore  shall  the  strong 
people  glorify  thee,  the  city  of  the  terrible  nations 

4 shall  fear  thee.  For  thou  hast  been  a strong  hold  to 
the  poor,  a strong  hold  to  the  needy  in  his  distress, 
a refuge  from  the  storm,  a shadow  from  the  heat, 
when  the  blast  of  the  terrible  ones  is  as  a storm 

5 against  the  wall.  As  the  heat  in  a dry  place  shalt 
thou  bring  down  the  noise  of  strangers  ; as  the  heat 
by  the  shadow  of  a cloud,  the  song  of  the  terrible 

6 ones  shall  be  brought  low.  And  in  this  mountain 
shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  make  unto  all  peoples  a feast 
of  fat  things,  a feast  of  wines  on  the  lees,  of  fat 
things  full  of  marrow,  of  wines  on  the  lees  well 


5 Rev.  11.  13. 

8 ch.  4.  6. 

7 ch.  2.  2,  3. 

8 Pro.  9.  2.  Matt. 
22.  4. 

8 Dau.  7.  14.  Matt. 
8.  11. 


e Heb.  beating, 
f Or,  lights.  Or, 
fires. 

g Or,  coastlands. 
h Heb.  Leanness  to 
me. 

i Heb.  visit  upon. 


j Heb.  height, 
k Or,  dungeon. 

I Or,  punished, 
m Or,  before  his  am 
dents  shall  be  glory, 
n Or,  elders. 


ISAIAH,  XXVI. 


981 


7 And  he  will  destroy  in  this  mountain  the  face  of 
the  covering  cast  over  all  people,  and  the  vail  that  is 
spread  over  all  nations. 

8 He  will  swallow  up  death  in  victory  ; and  the 
Lord  God  will  wipe  away  tears  from  off  all  faces  ; 
and  the  rebuke  of  his  people  shall  he  take  away  from 
off  all  the  earth  : for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

9 And  it  shall  be  said  in  that  day,  Lo,  this  is  our 
God  ; we  have  waited  for  him,  and  he  will  save  us  : 
this  is  the  Lord  ; we  have  waited  for  him,  we  will  be 
glad  and  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

10  For  in  this  mountain  shall  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
rest,  and  Moab  shall  be  trodden  down  under  him,  even 
as  straw  is  trodden  down  for  the  dunghill. 

11  And  he  shall  spread  forth  his  hands  in  the 
midst  of  them,  as  he  that  swimmeth  spreadeth  forth  his 
hands  to  swim  : and  he  shall  bring  down  their  pride 
together  with  the  spoils  of  their  hands. 

12  And  the  fortress  of  the  high  fort  of  thy  walls 
shall  he  bring  down,  lay  low,  and  bring  to  the  ground, 
even  to  the  dust. 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  A song  inciting  to  confidence  in  God,  h for  his  judgments,  12  and  for 
his  favour  to  his  people.  20  An  exhortation  to  ivait  on  God. 

IN  1 that  day  shall  this  song  be  sung  in  the  land  of 
Judah;  We  have  a strong  city;  ^ salvation  will 
God  appoint  for  walls  and  bulwarks. 

2  ® Open  ye  the  gates,  that  the  righteous  nation 
which  keepeth  the  truth  may  enter  in. 

3  Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace,  whose  mind 
is  stayed  on  thee : because  he  trusteth  in  thee. 

4  Trust  ye  in  the  Lord  for  ever  : ^ for  in  the  Lord 
JEHOVAH  is  everlasting  strength  : 

5  ^ For  he  bringeth  down  them  that  dwell  on  high  ; 
® the  lofty  city,  he  layeth  it  low  ; he  layeth  it  low,  even 
to  the  ground  ; he  bringeth  it  even  to  the  dust. 

6  The  foot  shall  tread  it  down,  even  the  feet  of  the 
poor,  and  the  steps  of  the  needy. 

7  The  way  of  the  just  is  uprightness  : ®thou,  most 
upright,  dost  weigh  the  path  of  the  just. 

8  Yea,  in  the  way  of  thy  judgments,  O Lord,  have 
we  waited  for  thee  ; the  desire  of  our  soul  is  to  thy 
name,  and  to  the  remembrance  of  thee. 

9  ® With  my  soul  have  I desired  thee  in  the  night  ; 
yea,  with  my  spirit  within  me  will  I seek  thee  early  : 
for  when  thy  judgments  are  in  the  earth,  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  world  will  learn  righteousness. 

10  ® Let  favour  be  shewed  to  the  wicked,  yet  will  he 
not  learn  righteousness  ; in  the  land  of  uprightness 
will  he  deal  unjustly,  and  will  not  behold  the  majesty 
of  the  Lord. 

11  Lord,  when  thy  hand  is  lifted  up,  they  will 
not  see  : hut  they  shall  see,  and  be  ashamed  for  their 
envy  at  the  people  ; yea,  the  fire  of  thine  enemies  sliall 
devour  them. 

12  ^ Lord,  thou  wilt  ordain  peace  for  us  : for  thou 
also  hast  wrought  all  our  works  in  us. 

13  O Lord  our  God,  other  lords  beside  thee  have 


10  2 Cor.  3.  15.  Eph. 
4.  18. 

11  Hos.  13.  14.  1 

Cor.  15.  54.  Rev.  20. 
14.  & 21.  4. 

12  Rev.  7.  17.  &21. 
4. 

13  Gen.  49.  18.  Tit. 
2.  13. 

1^  Ps.  20.  5. 


15  ch.  26.  5. 

1 ch.  2.  11. 

2 ch.  60.  18. 

3 Ps.  118.  19,  20. 

* ch.  45.  17. 

5ch.  25.  12.  & 32. 
19. 

0 Ps.  37.  23. 

1 ch.  64.  5. 

8ps.63.6.  Cant.  3.1. 


0 Eccles.  8. 12.  Rom. 
2.  4. 

10  Ps.  143. 10. 

11  Job  34.  27.  Ps. 
28.  5.  ch.  5.  12. 

12  2 Chr.  12.  8. 

a Heb.  swallow  up. 
b Another  reading 
is,  in  the  dunghill. 


7 refined.  And  he  will  “ destroy  in  this  mountain  the 
face  of  the  covering  that  is  cast  over  all  peoples, 

8 and  the  veil  that  is  spread  over  all  nations.  He  hath 
swallowed  up  death  for  ever  ; and  the  Lord  God 
will  wipe  away  tears  from  off  all  faces  ; and  the  re- 
proach of  his  people  shall  he  take  away  from  off  all 
the  earth  : for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

9 And  it  shall  be  said  in  that  day,  Lo,  this  is  our 
God  ; we  have  waited  for  him,  and  he  will  save  us  : 
this  is  the  Lord  ; we  have  waited  for  him,  we  will 

10  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  his  salvation.  For  in  this 
mountain  shall  the  hand  of  the  Lord  rest,  and  Moab 
sliall  be  trodden  down  in  his  place,  even  as  straw  is 

11  trodden  down  ^ in  the  water  of  the  dunghill.  And 
he  shall  spread  forth  his  hands  in  the  midst  ‘^there- 
of, as  he  that  swimmeth  spreadeth  forth  his  hands 
to  swim  : and  he  shall  lay  low  ^ his  pride  together 

12  with  the  craft  of  ® his  hands.  And  the  fortress  of 
the  high  fort  of  thy  walls  ^ hath  he  brought  down, 
laid  low,  and  brought  to  the  ground,  even  to  the 
dust. 


26  In  that  day  shall  this  song  be  sung  in  the  land 
of  Judah  : We  have  a strong  city  ; salvation  will 

2 he  appoint  for  walls  and  bulwarks.  Open  ye 
the  gates,  that  the  righteous  nation  which  keepeth 

3 truth  may  enter  in.  « Thou  wilt  keep  him  ^ in  per- 
fect peace,  whose  ^ mind  is  stayed  on  thee : because 

4 he  trusteth  in  thee.  Trust  ye  in  the  Lord  for 
ever  : for  in  the  Lord  jehovah  is  ® an  everlasting 

5 rock.  For  he  hath  brought  down  them  that  dwell 
on  high,  the  lofty  city  : he  layeth  it  low,  he  lay- 
eth it  low  even  to  the  ground  ; he  bringeth  it  even 

6 to  the  dust.  The  foot  shall  tread  it  down  ; even  the 

7 feet  of  the  poor,  and  the  steps  of  the  needy.  The 
way  of  the  just  is  uprightness  : thou  that  art  upright 

8 dost  » direct  the  path  of  the  just.  Yea,  in  the  way 
of  thy  judgements,  O Lord,  have  we  waited  for 
thee  ; to  thy  name  and  to  thy  memorial  is  the  de- 

9 sire  of  our  soul.  With  my  soul  have  I desired  thee 
in  the  night  ; yea,  with  my  spirit  within  me  will  I 
seek  thee  ''  early  ; for  when  thy  judgements  are  in 
the  earth,  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  learn  right- 

10  eousness.  Let  favour  be  shewed  to  the  wicked,  yet 
will  he  not  learn  righteousness  ; in  the  land  of  up- 
rightness will  he  deal  wrongfully,  and  will  not  behold 
the  majesty  of  the  Lord. 


11  Lord,  thy  hand  is  lifted  up,  yet  they  see  not  : but 
they  shall  see  ^thy  zeal  for  the  people,  and  be 
ashamed  ; yea,  fire  shall  devour  thine  adversaries. 

12  Lord,  thou  wilt  ordain  peace  for  us  : for  thou  hast 

13  also  wrought  all  our  works  for  us.  O Lord  our 


c Or,  of  them, 
d Or,  but. 
e Or,  their, 
f Or,  for  all  the 
craft. 

g Or,  shall  he  bring 
down,  lay  low,  and 
bring  &c. 

a Or,  A stedfast 


mind  thou  1cPC))est  in 
perfect  peace,  because 
it  <tv. 

b Heb.  peace,  peace, 
c Or,  imagination, 
d Heb.  Jah  Jeho- 
vah. See  ch.  12.  2. 
e Or,  a rock  of  ages. 
/Or,  a right  way; 


the  path  of  the  just 
thou  directest  aright, 
g Or,  level, 
h Or,  diligently, 
i Or,  and  be 
ashamed,  in  their 
e7ivy  at  the  people. 

j Or,  the  Jireof  thine 
adversaries  shall  de- 
vour them. 


982  ISAIAH,  XXVII. 


had  dominion  over  us  : hut  by  thee  only  will  we  make 
mention  of  thy  name. 

14  They  are  dead,  they  shall  not  live  ; they  are  de- 
ceased, they  shall  not  rise  : therefore  hast  thou  visited 
and  destroyed  them,  and  made  all  their  memory  to 
perish. 

15  Thou  hast  increased  the  nation,  O Lord,  thou 
hast  increased  the  nation  : thou  art  glorified  : thou 
hadst  removed  it  far  unto  all  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

16  Lord,  in  trouble  have  they  visited  thee,  they 
poured  out  a prayer  when  thy  chastening  loas  upon 
them. 

17  Like  as  a woman  with  child,  that  draweth  near 
the  time  of  her  delivery,  is  in  pain,  and  crieth  out  in 
her  pangs  ; so  have  we  been  in  thy  sight,  O Lord. 

18  We  have  been  with  child,  we  have  been  in  pain, 
we  have  as  it  were  brought  forth  wind  ; we  have  not 
wrought  any  deliverance  in  the  earth  ; neither  have 

the  inhabitants  of  the  world  fallen. 

19  Tliy  dead  men  shall  live,  together  with  my  dead 
body  shall  they  arise.  Awake  and  sing,  ye  that  dwell 
in  dust  : for  thy  dew  is  as  the  dew  of  herbs,  and  the 
earth  shall  cast  out  the  dead. 

20  ^ Come,  my  people,  enter  thou  into  thy  cham- 
bers, and  shut  thy  doors  about  thee  : hide  thyself  as  it 
were  for  a little  moment,  until  the  indignation  be 
overpast. 

21  For,  behold,  the  Lord  ^Ocometh  out  of  his  place 
to  punish  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  for  their  iniquity  : 
the  earth  also  shall  disclose  her  blood,  and  shall  no 
more  cover  her  slain. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1 The  care  of  God  over  his  vineyard.  7 His  chastisements  differ  from 
judgments.  12  The  church  of  Jews  and  Gentiles, 

IN  that  day  the  Lord  with  his  sore  and  great  and 
strong  sword  shall  punish  leviathan  the  piercing 
serpent,  ^ even  leviathan  that  crooked  serpent  ; and  he 
shall  slay  ^ the  dragon  that  is  in  the  sea. 

2  In  that  day  ® sing  ye  unto  her,  ^ A vineyard  of  red 
wine. 

3  ® I the  Lord  do  keep  it ; I will  water  it  every 
moment  : lest  any  hurt  it,  I will  keep  it  night  and  day. 

4  Fury  is  not  in  me  : who  would  set  ®the  briers  and 
thorns  against  me  in  battle  ? I would  go  through  them, 
I would  burn  them  together. 

5  Or  let  him  take  hold  of  my  strength,  that  he  may 
® make  peace  with  me  ; and  he  shall  make  peace  with 
me. 

6  He  shall  cause  them  that  come  of  Jacob  ® to  take 
root  : Israel  shall  blossom  and  bud,  and  fill  the  face  of 
the  world  with  fruit. 

7  ^ Hath  he  smitten  him,  as  he  smote  those  that 
smote  him  ? or  is  he  slain  according  to  the  slaughter  of 
them  that  are  slain  by  him  ? 

8  In  measure,  when  it  shooteth  forth,  thou  wilt 
debate  with  it  : n he  stayeth  his  rough  wind  in  the 
day  of  the  east  wind. 

9  By  this  therefore  shall  the  iniquity  of  Jacob  be 

13  Hos.  5. 15.  1 Ps.  74.  13,  14.  » ch.  37.  31.  Hos. 

ch.  13.  8.  John  2 ch.  51.  9.  Ezek.  14.  5,  G. 

16.  21.  29.  3.  & 32.  2.  lo  Job  23.  G.  Ps.  6.  1. 

13  Ps.  17.  14.  3 ch.  5.  1.  Jer.  10.  24.  & 30.  11.  & 

13  Ezek.  37.  1,  &c.  i Ps.  80.  8.  Jer.  2.  46.  28.  1 Cor.  10.  13. 

11  Dan.  12.  2.  21.  n Ps.  78.  38. 

18  Ex.  12.  22,  23.  0 Pg.  121.  4,  5.  k Or,  The  dead  live 

13  Ps.  30.  5.  ch.  54.  8 2 Sam.  23.  6.  ch,  not,  the  deceased  rise 

7,  8.  2 COr.  4.  17.  9.  18.  not. 

20  Mic.  1.  3.  Jude  ' ch.  25.  4.  I Or,  .shades.  Heb. 

14.  8 Job ‘22.  21.  Hepitaim. 


God,  other  lords  beside  thee  have  had  dominion  over 
us  ; but  by  thee  only  will  we  make  mention  of  thy 

14  name.  ^ They  are  dead,  they  shall  not  live  ; they  are 
^deceased,  they  shall  not  rise  : therefore  hast  thou 
visited  and  destroyed  them,  and  made  all  their 

15  memory  to  perish.  Thou  hast  increased  the  nation, 
O Lord,  thou  hast  increased  the  nation  ; thou  art 
glorified  : thou  hast  enlarged  all  the  borders  of  the 
land. 

16  Lord,  in  trouble  have  they  " visited  thee,  they 
poured  out  a ® prayer  when  thy  chastening  was  upon 

17  them.  Like  as  a woman  with  child,  that  draweth 
near  the  time  of  her  delivery,  is  in  pain  and  crieth 
out  in  her  pangs  ; so  have  we  been  i‘  before  thee, 

18  O Lord.  We  have  been  with  child,  we  have  been 
in  pain,  we  have  as  it  were  brought  forth  wind  ; we 
have  not  wrought  any  deliverance  in  the  earth  ; 
7 neither  have  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  fallen. 

19  Thy  dead  shall  live  ; my  dead  bodies  shall  arise. 
Awake  and  sing,  ye  that  dwell  in  the  dust  : for  thy 
dew  is  as  the  dew  of  herbs,  and  the  earth  shall  cast 
forth  * the  dead. 

20  Come,  my  people,  enter  thou  into  thy  chambers, 
and  shut  thy  doors  about  thee  : hide  thyself  for  a 
little  moment,  until  the  indignation  be  overpast. 

21  For,  behold,  the  Lord  cometh  forth  out  of  his  place 
to  punish  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  for  their  ini- 
quity : the  earth  also  shall  disclose  her  blood,  and 
shall  no  more  cover  her  slain. 


27  In  that  day  the  Lord  with  his  sore  and  great  and 
strong  sword  shall  punish  leviathan  the  “ swift  ser- 
pent, and  leviathan  the  ^ crooked  serpent  ; and  he 
shall  slay  the  dragon  that  is  in  the  sea. 

2 In  that  day  : ^ A vineyard  of  wine,  sing  ye  ^ unto  it. 

3 I the  Lord  do  keep  it ; I will  water  it  every  mo- 
ment : lest  any  hurt  it,  I will  keep  it  night  and  day. 

4 Fury  is  not  in  me  : would  that  the  briers  and  thorns 
were  against  me  in  battle  ! I w^ould  march  upon  them, 

5 I would  burn  them  together.  Or  else  let  him  take 
hold  of  my  strength,  that  he  may  make  peace  with 

6 me  ; yea,  let  him  make  peace  with  me.  ^ In  daj^s 
to  come  shall  Jacob  take  root  ; Israel  shall  blossom 
and  bud  : and  they  shall  fill  the  face  of  the  world 
with  fruit. 


7 Hath  he  smitten  him  as  he  smote  those  that  smote 
him  ? or  is  he  slain  according  to  the  slaughter  f of 

8 them  that  were  slain  by  him  ? c'In  measure,  when 
thou  sendest  her  away,  thou  dost  contend  with  her  ; 
he  hath  removed  her  with  his  rough  blast  in  the  day 

9 of  the  east  wind.  Therefore  by  this  shall  the  ini- 

m.  Or,  thou  hadst  r Or,  light.  d Or,  of. 

removed  it  far  unto  « Or,  the  shades.  e Or,  In  the  genera- 

all  the  ends  of  the  Heb.  Hephaim.  tions  that  come, 

earth.  « Or,  gliding.  Or,  f Or,  of  their  slain, 

n Or,  looked  for.  fleeing.  g The  meaning  of 

0 Heb.  whisper.  b Or,  winding.  the  Hebrew  word  is 

p Or,  at  thy  pre-  c Or,  according  to  uncertain. 

sence.  some  ancient  authori-  h Or,  by  sending 

q Or,  neither  have  ties,  A pleasant  vine-  her  away. 
i7ihabitants  of  the  yard, 
world  been  botm. 


ISAIAH,  XXVIII. 


983 


purged  ; and  this  is  all  the  fruit  to  take  away  his  sin  ; 
when  he  maketh  all  the  stones  of  the  altar  as  chalk- 
stones  that  are  beaten  in  sunder,  the  groves  and  images 
shall  not  stand  up. 

10  Yet  the  defenced  city  shall  be  desolate,  and  the 
habitation  forsaken,  and  left  like  a wilderness  : there 
shall  the  calf  feed,  and  there  shall  he  lie  'down,  and 
consume  the  branches  thereof. 

11  When  the  boughs  thereof  are  withered,  they  shall 
be  broken  off  : the  women  come,  and  set  them  on  fire  : 
for  it  is  a people  of  no  understanding  : therefore  he 
that  made  them  will  not  have  mercy  on  them,  and  he 
that  formed  them  will  shew  them  no  favour. 

12  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
Lord  shall  beat  o£E  from  the  channel  of  the  river  unto 
the  stream  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  be  gathered  one  by 
one,  O ye  children  of  Israel. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
great  trumpet  shall  be  blown,  and  they  shall  come 
which  were  ready  to  perish  in  the  land  of  Assyria,  and 
the  outcasts  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall  worship  the 
Lord  in  the  holy  mount  at  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 The  prophet  threatenefh  Ephraim  for  their  pride  and  drunkenness. 
5 The  residtie  shall  be  advanced  in  the  kingdom  of  Christ.  7 He  re- 
buketk  their  error.  9 Their  unioioardness  to  learn,  14  and  their  secu- 
rity. 16  Christ  the  sure  foundation  is  promised.  13  Their  security 
shall  be  tried.  23  They  are  incited  to  the  consideration  of  God's  dis- 
creet providence. 

WOE  to  ^the  crown  of  pride,  to  the  drunkards  of 
Ephraim,  whose  ^ glorious  beauty  is  a fading 
flower,  which  are  on  the  head  of  the  fat  valleys  of  them 
that  are  overcome  with  wine  ! 

2  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  a mighty  and  strong  one, 
® lohich  as  a tempest  of  hail  and  a destroying  storm,  as 
a flood  of  mighty  waters  overflowing,  shall  cast  down 
to  the  earth  with  the  hand. 

3  ^ The  crown  of  pride,  the  drunkards  of  Ephraim, 
shall  be  trodden  under  feet : 

4  And  ®the  glorious  beauty,  which  is  on  the  head  of 
the  fat  valley,  shall  be  a fading  flower,  and  as  the  hasty 
fruit  before  the  summer  ; which  when  he  that  looketli 
upon  it  seeth,  while  it  is  yet  in  his  hand  he  eateth  it  up. 

5  ^ In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  be  for  a 
crown  of  glory,  and  for  a diadem  of  beauty,  unto  the 
residue  of  his  people, 

6  And  for  a spirit  of  judgment  to  him  that  sitteth  in 
judgment,  and  for  strength  to  them  that  turn  the  battle 
to  the  gate. 

7  ^ But  they  also  ®have  erred  through  wine,  and 
through  strong  drink  are  out  of  the  way  ; the  priest 
and  the  prophet  have  erred  through  strong  drink,  they 
are  swallowed  up  of  wine,  they  are  out  of  the  way 
through  strong  drink  ; they  err  in  vision,  they  stumble 
in  judgment. 

8  For  all  tables  are  full  of  vomit  and  filthiness^  so 
that  there  is  no  place  clean. 

9  ^ ® Whom  shall  he  teach  knowledge  ? and  whom 
shall  he  make  to  understand  doctrine  ? them  that  are 
weaned  from  the  milk,  and  drawn  from  the  breasts. 

10  For  precept  must  be  upon  precept,  precept  upon 
precept ; line  upon  line,  line  upon  line  ; here  a little, 
and  there  a little  : 

« See  ch.  17.  2.  & w ch.  2.  11.  * ver.  1. 

32.  14.  Matt.  24. 31.  Rev.  6 ver.  1. 

13  Deut.  32.  28.  ch.  11.  15.  o pro.  20.  1.  Hos. 

1.  3.  Jer.  8.  7.  i ver.  3.  4.  11. 

« Deut.  32.  18.  ch.  2 ver.  4.  2 ch.  5G.  10,  12. 

43.  1.  7.  & 44.  2,  21,  3ch.,30.  30.  Ezek.  « Jer.  6.  10. 

24.  13.  11.  i Or,  expiated. 


quity  of  Jacob  be  i purged,  and  this  is  all  the  fruit 
J of  taking  away  his  sin  ; when  he  maketh  all  the 
stones  of  the  altar  as  chalkstones  that  are  beaten 
in  sunder,  so  that  the  ^ Asherim  and  the  sun-images 

10  shall  rise  no  more.  For  the  defenced  city  is  soli- 
tary, an  habitation  deserted  and  forsaken,  like  the 
wilderness  : there  shall  the  calf  feed,  and  there  shall 
he  lie  down,  and  consume  the  branches  thereof. 

11  When  the  boughs  thereof  are  withered,  they  shall 
be  broken  off  ; the  women  shall  come,  and  set  them 
on  fire  : for  it  is  a people  of  no  understanding  ; 
therefore  he  that  made  them  will  not  have  compas- 
sion upon  them,  and  he  that  formed  them  will  shew 
them  no  favour. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the  Lord 
shall  ^ beat  off  his  fruity  from  the  flood  of  the  River 
unto  the  brook  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  be  gathered 
” one  by  one,  O ye  children  of  Israel. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  a great 
trumpet  shall  be  blown  ; and  they  shall  come  which 
were  ® ready  to  perish  in  the  land  of  Assyria,  and 
they  that  were  outcasts  in  the  land  of  Egypt  ; and 
they  shall  worship  the  Lord  in  the  holy  mountain  at 
Jerusalem. 


28  Woe  to  the  crown  of  pride  of  the  drunkards  of 
Ephraim,  and  to  the  fading  flower  of  his  glorious 
beauty,  which  is  on  the  head  of  the  fat  valley  of 

2 them  that  are  “ overcome  with  wine  ! Behold,  the 
Lord  hath  a mighty  and  strong  one  ; as  a tempest 
of  hail,  a destroying  storm,  as  a tempest  of  mighty 
waters  overflowing,  shall  he  cast  down  to  the  earth 

3 ^ with  the  hand.  The  crown  of  pride  of  the  drunk- 

4 ards  of  Ephraim  shall  be  trodden  under  foot : and 
the  fading  flower  of  his  glorious  beauty,  which  is  on 
the  head  of  the  fat  valley,  shall  be  as  the  firstripe 
fig  before  the  summer  ; which  when  he  that  looketh 
upon  it  seeth,  while  it  is  yet  in  his  hand  he  eateth  it 

5 up.  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  be  for  a 
crown  of  glory,  and  for  a diadem  of  beauty,  unto 

6 the  residue  of  his  people  : and  for  a spirit  of  judge- 
ment to  him  that  sitteth  in  judgement,  and  for 
strength  to  them  that  turn  back  the  battle  at  the 

7 gate.  But  these  also  ^Hiave  erred  through  wine,  and 
through  strong  drink  ® are  gone  astray  ; the  priest 
and  the  prophet  have  erred  through  strong  drink, 
they  are  swallowed  up  of  wine,  they  are  gone  astray 
through  strong  drink  ; they  ^ err  in  vision,  they  stum- 

8 ble  in  judgement.  For  all  tables  are  full  of  vomit 

9 and  filthiness,  so  that  there  is  no  place  clean.  Whom 
will  he  teach  knowledge  ? and  whom  will  he  make 
to  understand  the  a message  ? them  that  are  weaned 

10  from  the  milk,  and  drawn  from  the  breasts  ? For  it 
is  precept  upon  precept,  precept  upon  precept  ; 
* line  upon  line,  line  upon  line  ; here  a little,  there  a 


j Or,  to  take  away, 
k See  ch.  17.  8. 

I Or,  beat  out  his 
corn. 

in  Or,  gleaned, 
n Or,  one  to  another, 
0 Or,  lost. 


a Heb.  smitten 
dotvn. 

b Or,  with  violence, 
c Or,  to. 
d Or,  reel, 
e Or,  stagger. 


f Or,  Whom  shall 
he  teach . . . and  tvhom 
shall  he  make  . . . 
breasts.  For  ctrc. 
g Or,  report, 
h Or,  rule. 


984 


ISAIAH,  XXVIII. 


11  For  with  ^ stammering  lips  and  another  tongue 
will  he  speak  to  this  people. 

12  To  whom  he  said,  This  is  the  rest  wherewith  ye 
may  cause  the  weary  to  rest ; and  this  is  the  refreshing  : 
yet  they  would  not  hear. 

13  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  unto  them  precept 
upon  precept,  precept  upon  precept  ; line  upon  line, 
line  upon  line  ; here  a little,  and  there  a little  ; that 
they  might  go,  and  fall  backward,  and  be  broken,  and 
snared,  and  taken. 

14  Wherefore  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye 
scornful  men,  that  rule  this  people  which  is  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

15  Because  ye  have  said.  We  have  made  a covenant 
with  death,  and  with  hell  are  we  at  agreement  ; when 
the  overflowing  scourge  shall  pass  through,  it  shall  not 
come  unto  us  : for  we  have  made  lies  our  refuge,  and 
under  falsehood  have  we  hid  ourselves  : 

16  ^ Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I 
lay  in  Zion  for  a foundation  ^^a  stone,  a tried  stone,  a 
precious  corner  stone,  a sure  foundation  : he  that  be- 
lieveth  shall  not  make  haste. 

17  Judgment  also  will  I lay  to  the  line,  and  right- 
eousness to  the  plummet  : and  the  hcdl  shall  sweep 
away  ^^the  refuge  of  lies,  and  the  waters  shall  over- 
flow the  hiding  place. 

18  ^ And  your  covenant  with  death  shall  be  dis- 
annulled, and  your  agreement  with  hell  shall  not  stand  ; 
when  the  overflowing  scourge  shall  pass  through,  then 
ye  shall  be  trodden  down  by  it. 

19  From  the  time  that  it  goeth  forth  it  shall  take 
you  : for  morning  by  morning  shall  it  pass  over,  by 
day  and  by  night  : and  it  shall  be  a vexation  only  to 
understand  the  report. 

20  For  the  bed  is  shorter  than  that  a man  can  stretch 
himself  on  it : and  the  covering  narrower  than  that  he 
can  wrap  himself  in  it. 

21  For  the  Lord  shall  rise  up  as  in  mount  ^®Pera- 
zim,  he  shall  be  wroth  as  in  the  valley  of  Gibeon, 
that  he  may  do  his  work,  ^^his  strange  work  ; and 
bring  to  pass  his  act,  his  strange  act. 

22  Now  therefore  be  ye  not  mockers,  lest  your  bands 
be  made  strong  : for  I have  heard  from  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts  a consumption,  even  determined  upon  the 
whole  earth. 

23  ^ Give  ye  ear,  and  hear  my  voice  ; hearken,  and 
hear  my  speech. 

24  Doth  the  plowman  plow  all  day  to  sow  ? doth 
he  open  and  break  the  clods  of  his  ground  ? 

25  When  he  hath  made  plain  the  face  thereof,  doth 
he  not  cast  abroad  the  fitches,  and  scatter  the  cummin, 
and  cast  in  the  principal  wheat  and  the  appointed  bar- 
ley and  the  rie  in  their  place  ? 

26  For  his  God  doth  instruct  him  to  discretion,  and 
doth  teach  him. 

27  For  the  fitches  are  not  threshed  with  a threshing 
instrument,  neither  is  a cart  wheel  turned  about  upon 
the  cummin  ; but  the  fitches  are  beaten  out  with  a staff, 
and  the  cummin  with  a rod. 

28  Bread  corn  is  bruised  ; because  he  will  not  ever 
be  threshing  it,  nor  break  it  with  the  wheel  of  his  cart, 
nor  bruise  it  with  his  horsemen. 

9 1 Cor.  14.  21.  12  ver.  15.  is  ch.  10.  22,  23. 

10  Amos  2.  4.  i3  2 Sam.  5.  20.  1 Dan.  9.  27. 

Gen.  49.  24.  Ps.  Chr.  14.  11.  i Or,  For  with  stam- 

118.22.  Matt.  21.  42.  n Josh.  10.  10,  12.  mering  lips. 

Acts  4. 11.  Rom.  9.33.  2 Sam.  5.  25.  1 Chr.  j Ueh.  Sheol. 

& 10.  11.  Eph.  2.  20.  14.  10.  k Or,  have  laid. 

1 Pet.  2.  0,  7,  8.  15  Lam.  3.  33. 


11  little.  *Nay,  but  by  men  of  strange  lips  and  with 

12  another  tongue  will  he  speak  to  this  people  : to  whom 
he  said.  This  is  the  rest,  give  ye  rest  to  him  that  is 
weary  ; and  this  is  the  refreshing  : yet  they  would 

13  not  hear.  Therefore  shall  the  word  of  the  Lord  be 
unto  them  precept  upon  precept,  precept  upon  pre- 
cept ; line  upon  line,  line  upon  line  ; here  a little, 
there  a little  ; that  they  may  go,  and  fall  backward, 
and  be  broken,  and  snared,  and  taken. 

14  Wherefore  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  scorn- 
ful men,  that  rule  this  people  which  is  in  Jerusalem  : 

15  Because  ye  have  said.  We  have  made  a covenant 
with  death,  and  with  -i  hell  are  we  at  agreement  ; 
when  the  overflowing  scourge  shall  pass  through,  it 
shall  not  come  unto  us  ; for  we  have  made  lies  our 
refuge,  and  under  falsehood  have  we  hid  ourselves  : 

16  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I ^ lay 
in  Zion  for  a foundation  a stone,  a tried  stone,  a 
precious  corner  stone  of  sure  foundation  : he  that 

17  belie veth  shall  not  make  haste.  And  I will  make 
judgement  the  line,  and  righteousness  the  plum- 
met : and  the  hail  shall  sweep  away  the  refuge  of 
lies,  and  the  waters  shall  overflow  the  hiding  place. 

18  And  your  covenant  with  death  shall  be  disannulled, 
and  your  agreement  with  -i  hell  shall  not  stand  ; 
when  the  overflowing  scourge  shall  pass  through, 

19  then  ye  shall  be  trodden  down  by  it.  As  often  as  it 
passeth  through,  it  shall  take  you  ; for  morning  by 
morning  shall  it  pass  through,  by  day  and  by  night : 
and  it  shall  be  nought  but  terror  to  understand  the 

20  Gnessage.  For  the  bed  is  shorter  than  that  a man 
can  stretch  himself  on  it  ; and  the  covering  nar- 

21  rower  than  that  he  can  wrap  himself  in  it.  For  the 
Lord  shall  rise  up  as  in  mount  Perazim,  he  shall 
be  wroth  as  in  the  valley  of  Gibeon  ; that  he  may 
do  his  work,  his  strange  work,  and  bring  to  pass  his 

22  act,  his  strange  act.  Now  therefore  be  ye  not  scorn- 
ers,  lest  your  bands  be  made  strong  : for  a consum- 
mation, and  that  determined,  have  I heard  from  the 
Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  upon  the  whole  ” earth. 


23  Give  ye  ear,  and  hear  my  voice  ; hearken,  and 

24  hear  my  speech.  Doth  the  plowman  plow  continu- 
ally to  sow  ? doth  he  continually  open  and  break  the 

25  clods  of  his  ground  ? When  he  hath  made  plain 
the  face  thereof,  doth  he  not  cast  abroad  the  ® fitches, 
and  scatter  the  cummin,  and  put  in  the  wheat  in 
rows  and  the  barley  in  the  appointed  place  and  the 

26  spelt  in  the  border  thereof  ? For  his  God  doth 

27  instruct  him  aright,  and  doth  teach  him.  For  the 
fitches  are  not  threshed  with  a sharp  threshing  in- 
strument, neither  is  a cart  wheel  turned  about  upon 
the  cummin  ; but  the  fitches  are  beaten  out  with  a 

28  staff,  and  the  cummin  with  a rod.  « Bread  corn  is 
ground  ; for  he  will  not  ever  be  threshing  it : and 
though  the  wheel  of  his  cart  and  his  horses  scatter 


I Or,  report.  p Or,  And  he  train-  tvill  not  ever  be  thresh- 

m See  1 Chr.  14.  11,  eth  each  of  them  ing  it,  and  driving  his 

&c.  aright;  his  God  doth  cart  wheels  and  his 

n Or,  land.  teach  him.  horses  over  it ; he  doth 

0 Or,  black  cum-  q Or,  Is  bread  corn  not  crush  it. 
min  {Nigella  saliva),  crushed  f Nay,  he 


ISAIAH,  XXIX. 


985 


29  This  also  cometh  forth  from  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
lohich  is  wonderful  in  counsel,  and  excellent  in  work- 
ing. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1 God'' s heavy  judgment  upon  Jerusalem.  7 The  tinsafiableness  of  her 
enemies.  9 The  sen^lessness.,  13  and  deep  hypocrisy  of  the  Jews. 
18  A promise  of  sanctification  to  the  godly. 

WOE  1 to  Ariel,  to  Ariel,  the  city  ^ where  David 
dwelt ! add  ye  year  to  year  ; let  them  kill  sac- 
rifices. 

2  Yet  I will  distress  Ariel,  and  there  shall  be  heavi- 
ness and  sorrow  : and  it  shall  be  unto  me  as  Ariel. 

3  And  I will  camp  against  thee  round  about,  and 
will  lay  siege  against  thee  with  a mount,  and  I will 
raise  forts  against  thee. 

4  And  thou  shalt  be  brought  down,  and  shalt  speak 
out  of  the  ground,  and  thy  speech  shall  be  low  out  of 
the  dust,  and  thy  voice  shall  be,  as  of  one  that  hath  a 
familiar  spirit,  ^out  of  the  ground,  and  thy  speech 
shall  whisper  out  of  the  dust. 

5  Moreover  the  multitude  of  thy  ^strangers  shall  be 
like  small  dust,  and  the  multitude  of  the  terrible  ones 
shall  he  ®as  chaff  that  passeth  away  : yea,  it  shall  be 
® at  an  instant  suddenly. 

6  Thou  shalt  be  visited  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  with 
thunder,  and  with  earthquake,  and  great  noise,  with 
storm  and  tempest,  and  the  flame  of  devouring  fire. 

7  ^ ® And  the  multitude  of  all  the  nations  that  fight 
against  Ariel,  even  all  that  fight  against  her  and  her 
munition,  and  that  distress  her,  shall  be  ® as  a dream 
of  a night  vision. 

8  It  shall  even  be  as  when  an  hungry  man  dream- 
eth,  and,  behold,  he  eateth  ; but  he  awaketh,  and  his 
soul  is  empty  : or  as  when  a thirsty  man  dreameth,  and, 
behold,  he  drinketh  ; but  he  awaketh,  and,  behold,  he 
is  faint,  and  his  soul  hath  appetite  : so  shall  the  mul- 
titude of  all  the  nations  be,  that  fight  against  mount 
Zion. 

9  IF  Stay  yourselves,  and  wonder  ; cry  ye  out,  and 
cry:  ^^they  are  drunken,  not  with  wine;  they 

stagger,  but  not  with  strong  drink. 

10  For  the  Lord  hath  poured  out  upon  you  the 
spirit  of  deep  sleep,  and  hath  closed  your  eyes  : the 
prophets  and  your  rulers,  the  seers  hath  he  covered. 

11  And  the  vision  of  all  is  become  unto  you  as  the 
words  of  a book  i®that  is  sealed,  which  men  deliver  to 
one  that  is  learned,  saying.  Read  this,  I pray  thee  : 
and  he  saith,  I cannot ; for  it  is  sealed  : 

12  And  the  book  is  delivered  to  him  that  is  not 
learned,  saying.  Read  this,  I pray  thee  : and  he  saith,  I 
am  not  learned. 

13  ^ Wherefore  the  Lord  said,  i®  Forasmuch  as  this 
people  draw  near  me  with  their  mouth,  and  with  their 
lips  do  honour  me,  but  have  removed  their  heart  far 
from  me,  and  their  fear  toward  me  is  taught  by  the 
precept  of  men  : 

14  Therefore,  behold,  I will  proceed  to  do  a mar- 
vellous work  among  tliis  people,  even  a marvellous  work 
and  a wonder  : for  the  wisdom  of  their  wise  men 


29  it,  he  doth  not  grind  it.  This  also  cometh  forth 
from  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  is  wonderful  in  coun- 
sel, and  excellent  in  ^ wisdom. 


29  «Ho  ^ Ariel,  Ariel,  the  city  where  David  en- 
camped ! add  ye  year  to  year  ; let  the  feasts  come 

2 round  : then  will  I distress  Ariel,  and  there  shall  be 
mourning  and  lamentation  : and  she  shall  be  unto 

3 me  as  Ariel.  And  I will  camp  against  thee  round 
about,  and  will  lay  siege  against  thee  with  a fort,  and 

4 I will  raise  siege  works  against  thee.  And  thou 
shalt  be  brought  down,  and  shalt  speak  out  of  the 
ground,  and  thy  speech  shall  be  low  out  of  the  dust  ; 
and  thy  voice  shall  be  as  of  one  that  hath  a familiar 
spirit,  out  of  the  ground,  and  thy  speech  shall 

5 ^ whisper  out  of  the  dust.  But  the  multitude  of  thy 
® foes  shall  be  like  small  dust,  and  the  multitude  of 
the  terrible  ones  as  chaff  that  passeth  away  : yea, 

6 it  shall  be  at  an  instant  suddenly.  -^She  shall  be 
visited  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  with  thunder,  and  with 
earthquake,  and  great  noise,  with  whirlwind  and 

7 tempest,  and  the  flame  of  a devouring  fire.  And 
the  multitude  of  all  the  nations  that  fight  against 
Ariel,  even  all  that  fight  against  her  and  her  strong 
hold,  and  that  distress  her,  shall  be  as  a dream,  a 

8 vision  of  the  night.  And  it  shall  be  as  when  an 
hungry  man  dreameth,  and,  behold,  he  eateth  ; but 
he  awaketh,  and  his  soul  is  empty  : or  as  when  a 
thirsty  man  dreameth,  and,  behold,  he  drinketh  ; 
but  he  awaketh,  and,  behold,  he  is  faint,  and  his  soul 
hath  appetite  : so  shall  the  multitude  of  all  the  na- 
tions be,  that  fight  against  mount  Zion. 


9 ^ Tarry  ye  and  wonder  ; ^ take  your  pleasure  and 

be  blind  : they  are  drunken,  but  not  with  wine  ; 

10  they  stagger,  but  not  with  strong  drink.  For  the 
Lord  hath  poured  out  upon  you  the  spirit  of  deep 
sleep,  and  hath  closed  ^ your  eyes,  the  prophets  ; 

11  and  your  heads,  the  seers,  hath  he  covered.  And 
all  vision  is  become  unto  you  as  the  words  of  a 
•i  book  that  is  sealed,  which  men  deliver  to  one  that 
* is  learned,  saying.  Read  this,  I pray  thee  : and  he 

12  saith,  I cannot,  for  it  is  sealed  : and  the  book  is  de- 
livered to  him  that  is  not  learned,  saying.  Read  this, 
I pray  thee  : and  he  saith,  I am  not  learned. 

13  And  the  Lord  said.  Forasmuch  as  this  people  draw 
nigh  unto  me,  and  with  their  mouth  and  with  their 
lips  do  honour  me,  but  have  removed  their  heart 
far  from  me,  and  their  fear  of  me  is  a command- 

14  ment  of  men  which  hath  been  ^ taught  them : there- 
fore, behold,  I will  proceed  to  do  a marvellous 
work  among  this  people,  even  a marvellous  work 
and  a wonder  : and  the  wisdom  of  their  wise  men 


”P8.  92.  5.  Jer. 
32.  19. 

1 Ezek.  43.  15,  16. 

2 2 Sam.  6.  9. 

3ch.  8.  19. 

* ch.  25.  5. 

5 Job  21.  18.  ch.  17. 
13. 

0 ch.  30.  13. 


2 ch.  28.  2.  & 30.  30. 
8 ch.  37.  36. 

6 Job  20.  8. 

10  Ps.  73.  20. 

11  See  ch.  28.  7,  8. 

12  oh.  51.  21. 

13  Rom.  11.  8. 

14  Ps.  69.  23.  ch.  6. 
10.. 


13  1 Sam.  9.  9. 

16  ch.  8.  16. 

11  Dan.  12. 4, 9.  Rev. 

6.  1-5,  9.  & 6.  1. 

18  Ezek.  33.  31. 

Matt.  15.  8,  9.  Mark 

7.  6,  7. 

10  Col.  2.  22. 

20  Hab.  1.  5. 


21  Jer.  49.  7.  Obad. 

8.  1 Cor.  1.  19. 

r Or,  effectual  work- 
ing. 

a Or,  Woe  to. 
b That  is.  The  lion 
of  God  or,  The  hearth 
of  God. 
c Or,  yet. 


d Or,  chirp, 
e Heb.  strangers, 
f Or,  There  shall  be 
a visitation  from  the 
Lord  <Scc. 

g Or,  Be  ye 
amazed. 

h Or,  blind  your- 
selves and  be  blind. 


i Or,  your  eyes ; the 
prophets,  and  &c.- 
j Or,  writing, 
k Heb.  knoweth  writ- 
ing ( or  letters). 

I Or,  learned  by- 
rote. 

m Or,  again  do. 
Heb.  add  to  do. 


986 


ISAIAH,  XXX. 


shall  perish,  and  the  understanding  of  their  prudent 
men  shall  be  hid. 

15  22  1^06  unto  them  that  seek  deep  to  hide  their 
counsel  from  the  Lord,  and  their  works  are  in  the 
dark,  and  they  say.  Who  seeth  us  ? and  who  know- 
eth  us  ? 

16  Surely  your  turning  of  things  upside  down  shall 
be  esteemed  as  the  potter’s  clay  : for  shall  the  work 
say  of  him  that  made  it,  He  made  me  not  ? or  shall  the 
thing  framed  say  of  him  that  framed  it.  He  had  no 
understanding  ? 

17  Is  it  not  yet  a very  little  while,  and  Lebanon 
shall  be  turned  into  a fruitful  field,  and  the  fruitful 
field  shall  be  esteemed  as  a forest  ? 

18  ^ And  26  in  that  day  shall  the  deaf  hear  the  words 
of  the  book,  and  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  see  out  of 
obscurity,  and  out  of  darkness. 

19  27  The  meek  also  shall  increase  their  joy  in  the 
Lord,  and  the  poor  among  men  shall  rejoice  in  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel. 

20  For  the  terrible  one  is  brought  to  nought,  and 
29  the  scorner  is  consumed,  and  all  that  watch  for 
iniquity  are  cut  off  : 

21  That  make  a man  an  offender  for  a word,  and 

lay  a snare  for  him  that  reproveth  in  the  gate,  and 

turn  aside  the  just  ®2  for  a thing  of  nought. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  who  redeemed 
Abraham,  concerning  the  house  of  Jacob,  Jacob  shall 
not  now  be  ashamed,  neither  shall  his  face  now  wax 
pale. 

23  But  when  he  seeth  his  children,  ^^the  work  of 
mine  hands,  in  the  midst  of  him,  they  shall  sanctify  my 
name,  and  sanctify  the  Holy  One  of  Jacob,  and  shall 
fear  the  God  of  Israel. 

24  They  also  ^^that  erred  in  spirit  shall  come  to 
understanding,  and  they  that  murmured  shall  learn 
doctrine. 


CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  The  prophet  threateneth  the  people  for  their  confidence  in  Egypt,  8 
and  contempt  of  God's  word.  18  God's  mercies  totonrds  his  chnrch. 
27  God's  wrath,  and  the  people's  joy,  in  the  destruction  of  Assyria. 

WOE  to  the  rebellious  children,  saith  the  Lord, 
1 that  take  counsel,  but  not  of  me  ; and  that 
cover  with  a covering,  but  not  of  my  spirit,  2 that  they 
may  add  sin  to  sin  : 

2  ® That  walk  to  go  down  into  Egypt,  and  ^ have  not 
asked  at  my  mouth  ; to  strengthen  themselves  in  the 
strength  of  Pharaoh,  and  to  trust  in  the  shadow  of 
Egypt  ! 

3  ^ Therefore  shall  the  strength  or  Pharaoh  be  your 
shame,  and  the  trust  in  the  shadow  of  Egypt  your  con- 
fusion. 

4  For  his  princes  were  at  ®Zoan,  and  his  ambassa- 
dors came  to  Hanes. 

5  They  were  all  ashamed  of  a people  that  could  not 
profit  them,  nor  be  an  help  nor  profit,  but  a shame,  and 
also  a reproach. 

6  8 The  burden  of  the  beasts  of  the  south  : into  the 
land  of  trouble  and  anguish,  from  whence  come  the 
young  and  old  lion,  9 the  viper  and  fiery  flying  serpent. 


22  ch.  30.  1. 

23  Ps.  94.  7. 

24  ch.  45.  9.  Rom. 
9.  20. 

25  ch.  32.  15. 

26  ch.  35.  5. 

27  ch.  61.  1. 

28  Jam.  2.  5. 

29  ch,  28.  14,  22. 


so  Mic,  2.  1, 

81  Amos  5,  10,  12. 

52  Pro.  28,  21. 

53  Josh,  24.  3. 

34  ch.  19.  25.  & 45, 
11.  & 60.  21.  Eph.  2. 
10. 

35  ch,  28.  7. 

1 ch.  29.  15. 


2 Deut.  29.  19. 

3 ch.  31.  1. 

4 Num.  27.21.  Josh, 
9.  14,  1 Kin,  22.  7, 
Jer.  21.  2.  & 42,  2, 
20. 

5 ch,  20.  5.  Jer.  37. 
5,  7. 

6 ch.  19.  11. 


shall  perish,  and  the  understanding  of  their  prudent 
men  shall  be  hid. 

15  W oe  unto  them  that  seek  deep  to  hide  their  coun- 
sel from  the  Lord,  and  their  works  are  in  the  dark, 
and  they  say.  Who  seeth  us  ? and  who  knoweth  us  ? 

16  ” Ye  turn  things  upside  down  ! Shall  the  potter  be 
counted  as  clay  ; that  the  thing  made  should  say  of 
him  that  made  it.  He  made  me  not  ; or  the  thing 
framed  say  of  him  that  framed  it.  He  hath  no  un- 

17  derstanding  ? Is  it  not  yet  a very  little  while,  and 
Lebanon  shall  be  turned  into  a fruitful  field,  and  the 

18  fruitful  field  shall  be  counted  for  a forest  ? And  in 
that  day  shall  the  deaf  hear  the  words  of  ® the  book, 
and  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  see  out  of  obscurity 

19  and  out  of  darkness.  The  meek  also  shall  increase 
their  joy  in  the  Lord,  and  the  poor  among  men  shall 

20  rejoice  in  the  Holy  One  of  Israel.  For  the  terrible 
one  is  brought  to  nought,  and  the  scorner  ceaseth, 
and  all  they  that  watch  for  iniquity  are  cut  off  : 

21  that  make  a man  an  offender  in  a cause,  and  lay  a 
snare  for  him  that  reproveth  in  the  gate,  and  turn 

22  aside  the  just  with  a thing  of  nought.  Therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  who  redeemed  Abraham,  con- 
cerning the  house  of  Jacob  : Jacob  shall  not  now  be 

23  ashamed,  neither  shall  his  face  now  wax  pale.  7 But 
when  he  seeth  his  children,  the  work  of  mine  hands, 
in  the  midst  of  him,  they  shall  sanctify  my  name  ; 
yea,  they  shall  sanctify  the  Holy  One  of  Jacob,  and 

24  shall  stand  in  awe  of  the  God  of  Israel.  They  also 
that  err  in  spirit  ’’  shall  come  to  understanding,  and 
they  that  murmur  shall  learn  ® doctrine. 


30  Woe  to  the  rebellious  children,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  take  counsel,  but  not  of  me  ; and  that  “ cover 
with  a covering,  but  not  of  my  spirit,  that  they  may 

2 add  sin  to  sin  : that  walk  to  go  down  into  Egypt, 
and  have  not  asked  at  my  mouth  ; to  ^ strengthen 
themselves  in  the  strength  of  Pharaoh,  and  to  trust 

3 in  the  shadow  of  Egypt  ! Therefore  shall  the 
strength  of  Pharaoh  be  your  shame,  and  the  trust 

4 in  the  shadow  of  Egypt  your  confusion.  For  his 
princes  are  at  Zoan,  and  his  ambassadors  are  come 

5 to  Hanes.  They  shall  all  be  ashamed  of  a people 
that  cannot  profit  them,  that  are  not  an  help  nor 
profit,  but  a shame,  and  also  a reproach. 


6 The  burden  of  the  beasts  of  the  South. 

Through  the  land  of  trouble  and  anguish,  from 

whence  come  the  lioness  and  the  lion,  the  viper  and 

7 Jer,  2.  36.  p Or,  7nake  men  to  Or,  pour  out  a drink 

8 ch,  57.  9.  Hos,  8.  offend  by  their  words,  offering.  Or,  make  a 

9,  & 12,  1.  q Or,  But  xchen  his  league. 

9 Deut,  8,  15,  children  see  c&c,  b Or,  flee  to  the 

n Or,  O your  per^  r Heb.  shall  knoio  strong  hold  of  Pha~ 

versity ! understanding . raoh. 

0 Or,  a book  or  s Or,  instruction.  c Or,  oracle  con- 

writing,  a Or,  weave  a web,  cerning. 


ISAIAH,  XXX. 


987 


they  will  carry  their  riches  upon  the  shoulders  of  young 
asses,  and  their  treasures  upon  the  bunches  of  camels, 
to  a people  that  shall  not  profit  them. 

7 For  the  Egyptians  shall  help  in  vain,  and  to  no 
purpose  : therefore  have  I cried  concerning  this,  Their 
strength  is  to  sit  still. 

8 ^ Now  go,  write  it  before  them  in  a table,  and 
note  it  in  a book,  that  it  may  be  for  the  time  to  come 
for  ever  and  ever  : 

9 That  this  is  a rebellious  people,  lying  children, 
children  that  will  not  hear  the  law  of  the  Lord  : 

10  Which  say  to  the  seers.  See  not  ; and  to  the 
prophets.  Prophesy  not  unto  us  right  things,  speak 
unto  us  smooth  things,  prophesy  deceits  : 

11  Get  you  out  of  the  way,  turn  aside  out  of  the 
path,  cause  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  to  cease  from  be- 
fore us. 

12  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  Be- 
cause ye  despise  this  word,  and  trust  in  oppression  and 
perverseness,  and  stay  thereon  : 

13  Therefore  this  iniquity  shall  be  to  you  ^®as  a 
breach  ready  to  fall,  swelling  out  in  a high  wall,  whose 
breaking  cometh  suddenly  at  an  instant. 

14  And  ^®he  shall  break  it  as  the  breaking  of  the 
potters’  vessel  that  is  broken  in  pieces  ; he  shall  not 
spare  : so  that  tliere  shall  not  be  found  in  the  bursting 
of  it  a sherd  to  take  fire  from  the  hearth,  or  to  take 
water  withal  out  of  the  pit. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel  ; In  returning  and  rest  shall  ye  be  saved  ; in 
quietness  and  in  confidence  shall  be  your  strength  : 

and  ye  would  not. 

16  But  ye  said.  No  ; for  we  will  flee  upon  horses  ; 
therefore  shall  ye  flee  : and,  We  will  ride  upon  the 
swift  ; therefore  shall  they  that  pursue  you  be  swift. 

17  One  thousand  shall  Jlee  at  the  rebuke  of  one  ; 
at  the  rebuke  of  five  shall  ye  flee  : till  ye  be  left  as  a 
beacon  upon  the  top  of  a mountain,  and  as  an  ensign  on 
an  hill. 

18  ^ And  therefore  will  the  Lord  wait,  that  he  may 
be  gracious  unto  you,  and  therefore  will  he  be  exalted, 
that  he  may  have  mercy  upon  you  : for  the  Lord  is  a 
God  of  judgment  : blessed  are  all  they  that  wait  for 
him. 

19  For  the  people  shall  dwell  in  Zion  at  Jeru- 
salem : thou  shalt  weep  no  more  : he  will  be  very  gra- 
cious unto  thee  at  the  voice  of  thy  cry  ; when  he  shall 
hear  it,  he  will  answer  thee. 

20  And  though  the  Lord  give  you  ^4  the  bread  of  ad- 
versity, and  the  water  of  affliction,  yet  shall  not  thy 
teachers  be  removed  into  a corner  any  more,  but  thine 
eyes  shall  see  thy  teachers  : 

21  And  thine  ears  shall  hear  a word  behind  thee, 
saying.  This  is  the  way,  walk  ye  in  it,  when  ye  ^6  turn 
to  the  right  hand,  and  when  ye  turn  to  the  left. 

22  Ye  shall  defile  also  the  covering  of  thy  graven 
images  of  silver,  and  the  ornament  of  thy  molten  images 
of  gold  : thou  shalt  cast  them  away  as  a menstruous 
cloth  ; 28  thou  shalt  say  unto  it.  Get  thee  hence. 

10  Jer.  37.  7.  lo  1 Kin.  22. 13.  Mic.  28.  25.  & 32.  30.  Josh. 

11  ver.  15.  ch.  7.  4.  2.  11.  23.  10. 

12  Hab.  2.  2.  10  Ps.  62.  3.  22  pg.  2.  12.  & 34. 

13  ver.  1.  Dent.  32.  n ch.  29.  5.  8.  Pro.  16.  20.  Jer. 

20.  ch.  1.  4.  18  Ps.  2.  9.  Jer.  19.  17.  7. 

i<  Jer.  11.  21.  Amos  11.  23  ch.  65.  9. 

2.  12.  & 7.  13.  Mic.  10  ver.  7.  ch.  7.  4.  24  1 Kin.  22.  27.  Ps. 

2.  6.  20  Matt.  23.  37.  127.  2. 

21  Lev.  26.  8.  Dent. 


fiery  flying  serpent,  they  carry  their  riches  upon  the 
shoulders  of  young  asses,  and  their  treasures  upon 
the  bunches  of  camels,  to  a people  that  shall  not 

7 profit  them.  For  Egypt  helpeth  in  vain,  and  to  no 
purpose  : therefore  have  I ^ called  her  Bahab  that 

8 sitteth  still.  Now  go,  write  it  before  them  on  a 
tablet,  and  inscribe  it  in  a book,  that  it  may  be  for 

9 the  time  to  come  ® for  ever  and  ever.  For  it  is  a 
rebellious  people,  lying  children,  children  that  will 

10  not  hear  the  -^law  of  the  Lord  : which  say  to  the 
seers.  See  not  ; and  to  the  prophets.  Prophesy  not 
unto  us  right  tilings,  speak  unto  us  smooth  things, 

11  prophesy  deceits  : get  you  out  of  the  way,  turn 
aside  out  of  the  path,  cause  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 

12  to  cease  from  before  us.  Wherefore  thus  saith  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  Because  ye  despise  this  word, 
and  trust  in  oppression  and  perverseness,  and  stay 

13  thereon  ; therefore  this  iniquity  shall  be  to  you  as  a 
breach  ready  to  fall,  swelling  out  in  a high  wall, 
whose  breaking  cometh  suddenly  at  an  instant. 

14  And  he  shall  break  it  as  a potter’s  vessel  is  broken, 
breaking  it  in  pieces  without  sparing  ; so  that  there 
shall  not  be  found  among  the  pieces  thereof  a sherd 
to  take  fire  from  the  heartli,  or  to  take  water  withal 

15  out  of  the  cistern.  For  thus  said  the  Lord  God,  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  In  returning  and  rest  shall  ye 
be  saved  ; in  quietness  and  in  confidence  shall  be 

16  your  strength  : and  ye  would  not.  But  ye  said.  No, 
for  we  will  flee  upon  horses  ; therefore  shall  ye  flee  : 
and.  We  will  ride  upon  the  swift  ; therefore  shall 

17  they  that  pursue  you  be  swift.  One  thousand  shall 
Jlee  at  the  rebuke  of  one  ; at  the  rebuke  of  five  shall 
ye  flee  : till  ye  be  left  as  ^ a beacon  upon  the  top  of 

18  a mountain,  and  as  an  ensign  on  an  hill.  And  there- 
fore will  the  Lord  wait,  that  he  may  be  gracious 
unto  you,  and  therefore  will  he  be  exalted,  that  he 
may  have  mercy  upon  you  : for  the  Lord  is  a God 
of  judgement  ; blessed  are  all  they  that  wait  for 
him. 


19  For  ^ the  people  shall  dwell  in  Zion  at  Jerusalem  ; 
thou  shalt  weep  no  more  ; he  will  surely  be  gracious 
unto  thee  at  the  voice  of  thy  cry  ; when  he  shall 

20  hear,  he  will  answer  thee.  ^ And  though  the  Lord 
give  you  the  bread  of  adversity  and  the  water  of 
affliction,  yet  shall  not  thy  j teachers  ^ be  hidden  any 

21  more,  but  thine  eyes  shall  see  thy  j teachers  : and 
thine  ears  shall  hear  a word  behind  thee,  saying. 
This  is  the  way,  walk  ye  in  it  ; when  ye  turn  to 

22  the  right  hand,  and  when  ye  turn  to  the  left.  And 
ye  shall  defile  the  overlaying  of  thy  graven  images 
of  silver,  and  the  plating  of  thy  molten  images 
of  gold  : thou  shalt  ^cast  them  away  as  an  un- 
clean thing  ; thou  shalt  say  unto  it.  Get  thee  hence. 


23  Ps.  74.  9.  Amos  8.  e Or,  according  to  i Or,  And  the  Lord 

11.  some  ancient  authori-  will  give  . . . and  thy 

20  Josh.  1.  7.  ties,  for  a witness  for  teachers  shall  not  (See, 

27  2 Chr.  31.  1.  ch.  ever.  j Or,  teacher. 

2.  20.  & 31.  7.  / Or,  teaching.  k Or,  hide  them- 

28  Hos.  14.  8.  g Or,  a mast.  selves. 

d Or,  cried  concern-  h Or,  0 people  that  I Heb.  scatter, 
ing  this,  They  are  but  divellest  in  Zion  at  m Heb.  menstruous. 
arrogancy  : be  still.  Jerusalem. 


088 


ISAIAH,  XXXL 


23  Then  shall  he  give  the  rain  of  thy  seed,  that 
thou  shalt  sow  the  ground  withal  ; and  bread  of  the  in- 
crease of  the  earth,  and  it  shall  be  fat  and  plenteous  : 
in  that  day  shall  thy  cattle  feed  in  large  pastures. 

24  The  oxen  likewise  and  the  young  asses  that  ear 
the  ground  shall  eat  clean  provender,  which  hath  been 
winnowed  with  the  shovel  and  with  the  fan. 

25  And  there  shall  be  upon  every  high  mountain, 
and  upon  every  high  hill,  rivers  and  streams  of  waters 
in  the  day  of  the  great  slaughter,  when  the  towers  fall. 

26  Moreover  the  light  of  the  moon  shall  be  as  the 
light  of  the  sun,  and  the  light  of  the  sun  shall  be  seven- 
fold, as  the  light  of  seven  days,  in  the  day  that  the 
Lord  bindeth  up  the  breach  of  his  people,  and  healeth 
the  stroke  of  their  wound. 

27  IT  Behold,  the  name  of  the  Lord  cometh  from 
far,  burning  with  his  anger,  and  the  burden  thereof  is 
heavy  : his  lips  are  full  of  indignation,  and  his  tongue 
as  a devouring  fire  : 

28  And  h^is  breath,  as  an  overflowing  stream,  shall 
reach  to  the  midst  of  the  neck,  to  sift  the  nations  with 
the  sieve  of  vanity  : and  there  shall  be  a bridle  in  the 
jaws  of  the  people,  causing  them  to  err. 

29  Ye  shall  have  a song,  as  in  the  night  ^^when  a 
holy  solemnity  is  kept ; and  gladness  of  heart,  as  when 
one  goeth  with  a pipe  to  come  into  the  mountain  of 
the  Lord,  to  the  mighty  One  of  Israel. 

30  And  the  Lord  shall  cause  his  glorious  voice  to 
be  heard,  and  shall  shew  the  lighting  down  of  his  arm, 
with  the  indignation  of  his  anger,  and  ivith  the  flame  of 
a devouring  fire,  with  scattering,  and  tempest,  and 
hailstones. 

31  For  39  through  the  voice  of  the  Lord  shall  the 
Assyrian  be  beaten  down,  which  smote  with  a rod. 

32  And  in  every  place  where  the  grounded  staff  shall 
pass,  which  the  Lord  shall  lay  upon  him,  it  shall  be 
with  tabrets  and  harps  : and  in  battles  of  shaking  will 
he  fight  with  it. 

33  For  Tophet  is  ordained  of  old;  yea,  for  the 
king  it  is  prepared  ; he  hath  made  it  deep  and  large  : 
the  pile  thereof  is  fire  and  much  wood  ; the  breath  of 
the  Lord,  like  a stream  of  brimstone,  doth  kindle  it. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  The  prophet  sheweth  the  cursed  folly  in  trusting  to  Egypt,  and  for- 
saking of  God.  6 He  exhorteth  to  conversion.  8 He  sheweth  the  fall 
of  Assyria. 

WOE  to  them  ^ that  go  down  to  Egypt  for  help  ; 

and  2 stay  on  horses,  and  trust  in  chariots,  be- 
cause they  are  many  ; and  in  horsemen,  because  they  are 
very  strong  ; but  they  look  not  unto  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel,  * neither  seek  the  Lord  ! 

2  Yet  he  also  is  wise,  and  will  bring  evil,  and  ^ will 
not  call  back  his  words  : but  will  arise  against  the 
house  of  the  evildoers,  and  against  the  help  of  them 
that  work  iniquity. 

3  Now  the  Egyptians  are  ® men,  and  not  God  ; and 
their  horses  flesh,  and  not  spirit.  When  the  Lord  shall 
stretch  out  his  hand,  both  he  that  helpeth  shall  fall,  and 
he  that  is  holpen  shall  fall  down,  and  they  all  shall  fail 
together. 

4  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  spoken  unto  me,  ^Like  as 


2!'  Matt.  6.  33.  1 Tim. 
4.  8. 

30  ch.  2.  14,  15.  & 
44.  3. 

31  ch.  60.  19,  20. 
32ch.ll.4.  2Thes3. 

2.  8. 


33  Ch.  8.  8, 

31  ch.  37.  29. 

33  Ps.  42.  4. 

30  ch.  2.  3. 

31  ch.  29.  6. 

38  ch.  28.  2.  & 32. 
19. 


39  ch.  37.  36. 

10  ch.  10.  5,  24. 

« ch.  11.  15.  & 19. 
16. 

12  Jer.  7.  31.  & 19. 
6,  &c. 


23  And  he  shall  give  the  rain  of  thy  seed,  that  thou 
shalt  sow  the  ground  withal  ; and  bread  of  the  in- 
crease of  the  ground,  and  it  shall  be  fat  and  plente- 
ous : in  that  day  shall  thy  cattle  feed  in  large  pas- 

24  tures.  The  oxen  likewise  and  the  young  asses  that 
till  the  ground  shall  eat  ” savoury  provender,  which 
hath  been  winnowed  with  the  shovel  and  with  the 

25  fan.  And  there  shall  be  upon  every  lofty  mountain, 
and  upon  every  high  hill,  rivers  and  streams  of  wa- 
ters, in  the  day  of  the  great  slaughter,  when  the 

26  towers  fall.  Moreover  the  light  of  the  moon  shall 
be  as  the  light  of  the  sun,  and  the  light  of  the  sun 
shall  be  sevenfold,  as  the  light  of  seven  days,  in  the 
day  that  the  Lord  bindeth  up  the  hurt  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  healeth  the  stroke  of  their  wound. 

27  Behold,  the  name  of  the  Lord  cometh  from  far, 
burning  with  his  anger,  and  in  thick  rising  smoke  ; 
his  lips  are  full  of  indignation,  and  his  tongue  is  as 

28  a devouring  fire  : and  his  breath  is  as  an  overflowing 
stream,  that  reacheth  even  unto  the  neck,  to  sift  the 
nations  with  the  sieve  of  ® vanity  : and  a bridle  that 
causeth  to  err  shall  he  in  the  jaws  of  the  peoples. 

29  Ye  shall  have  a song  as  in  the  night  p when  a holy 
feast  is  kept  ; and  gladness  of  heart,  as  when  one 
goeth  with  a pipe  to  come  into  the  mountain  of  the 

30  Lord,  to  the  Rock  of  Israel.  And  the  Lord  shall 
cause  his  glorious  voice  to  be  heard,  and  shall  shew 
the  lighting  down  of  his  arm,  with  the  indignation 
of  his  anger,  and  the  flame  of  a devouring  fire, 

31  with  9 a blast,  and  tempest,  and  hailstones.  For 
through  the  voice  of  the  Lord  shall  the  Assyrian  be 

32  broken  in  pieces,  ’*  which  smote  with  a rod.  And 
every  ® stroke  of  the  * appointed  staff,  which  the 
Lord  shall  lay  upon  him,  shall  be  with  tabrets  and 
harps  : and  in  battles  of  shaking  will  he  fight  with 

33  them.  For  a Topheth  is  prepared  of  old  ; yea, 
for  the  king  it  is  made  ready  ; he  hath  made  it  deep 
and  large  : the  pile  thereof  is  fire  and  much  wood  ; 
the  breath  of  the  Lord,  like  a stream  of  brimstone, 
doth  kindle  it. 


31  Woe  to  them  that  go  down  to  Egypt  for  help,  and 
stay  on  horses  ; and  trust  in  chariots,  because  they  are 
many,  and  in  horsemen,  because  they  are  very  strong  ; 
but  they  look  not  unto  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  nei- 

2 ther  seek  the  Lord  1 Yet  he  also  is  wise,  and  will 
bring  evil,  and  will  not  call  back  his  words  : but  will 
arise  against  the  house  of  the  evil-doers,  and  against 

3 the  help  of  them  that  work  iniquity.  Now  the 
Egyptians  are  men,  and  not  God  ; and  their  horses 
flesh,  and  not  spirit : and  when  the  Lord  shall 
stretch  out  his  hand,  both  he  that  helpeth  shall 
stumble,  and  he  that  is  holpen  shall  fall,  and  they 

4 all  shall  fail  together.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord 


1 ch.  30.  2.  & 36.  6. 
Ezek.  17.  15. 

2 Ps.  20.  7.  ch.  36.  9. 

3 Dan.  9.  13.  Hos. 
7.  7. 

4Num.  23.  19. 

5  Ps.  146.  3,  5. 


6  Hos.  11.  10.  Amos 

3.  8. 

n Heb.  salted, 
o Or,  destruction, 
p Or,  tvhen  a feast 
is  hallowed, 
q Or,  crashing. 


r Or,  with  his  rod 
shall  he  smite  him. 

5 Heb.  passing, 
t Or,  staff  of  doom 
(Heb.  foundation). 

u See  2 Kings  23. 10. 
Jer.  7.  31. 


ISAIAH,  XXXII. 


989 


tlie  lion  and  the  young  lion  roaring  on  his  prey,  when  a 
multitude  of  lepherds  is  called  forth  against  him,  he 
will  not  be  afiaid  of  their  voice,  nor  abase  himself  for 
the  noise  of  them  : so  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  ( come 
down  to  fight  for  mount  Zion,  and  for  the  hill  thereof. 

5 ® As  birds  flying,  so  will  the  Lord  of  hosts  defend 
Jerusalem  ; ^ defending  also  he  will  deliver  it  ; and 
passing  over  he  will  preserve  it. 

6 ^ Turn  ye  unto  him  from  whom  the  children  of 
Israel  have  deeply  revolted. 

7 For  in  that  day  every  man  shall  cast  away  his 
idols  of  silver,  and  his  idols  of  gold,  which  your  own 
hands  have  made  unto  you  for  ^^a  sin. 

8 ^ Then  shall  the  Assyrian  fall  with  the  sword, 
not  of  a mighty  man  ; and  the  sword,  not  of  a mean 
man,  shall  devour  him  : but  he  shall  flee  from  the 
sword,  and  his  young  men  shall  be  discomfited. 

9 And  he  shall  pass  over  to  his  strong  hold  for 
fear,  and  his  princes  shall  be  afraid  of  the  ensign,  saith 
the  Lord,  whose  fire  is  in  Zion,  and  his  furnace  in  Je- 
rusalem. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1 The  blessings  of  Christ's  kingdom.  9 Desolation  is  foreshewn.  15 
Restoration  is  promised  to  succeed. 

Behold,  ^ a king  shall  reign  in  righteousness,  and 
princes  shall  rule  in  judgment. 

2  And  a man  shall  be  as  an  hiding  place  from  the 
wind,  and  a covert  from  the  tempest  ; as  rivers  of 
water  in  a dry  place,  as  the  shadow  of  a great  rock  in 
a weary  land. 

3  And  3 the  eyes  of  them  that  see  shall  not  be  dim, 
and  the  ears  of  them  that  hear  shall  hearken. 

4  The  heart  also  of  the  rash  shall  understand  know- 
ledge, and  the  tongue  of  the  stammerers  shall  be  ready 
to  speak  plainly. 

5  The  vile  person  shall  be  no  more  called  liberal,  nor 
the  churl  said  to  he  bountiful. 

6  For  the  vile  person  will  speak  villany,  and  his  heart 
will  work  iniquity,  to  practise  hypocrisy,  and  to  utter 
error  against  the  Lord,  to  make  empty  the  soul  of  the 
hungry,  and  he  will  cause  the  drink  of  the  thirsty  to  fail. 

7  The  instruments  also  of  the  cliurl  are  evil  : he  de- 
viseth  wicked  devices  to  destroy  the  poor  with  lying 
words,  even  when  the  needy  speaketh  right. 

8  But  the  liberal  deviseth  liberal  things  ; and  by 
liberal  things  shall  he  stand. 

9  If  Rise  up,  ye  women  ^ that  are  at  ease  ; hear  my 
voice,  ye  careless  daughters  ; give  ear  unto  my  speech. 

10  Many  days  and  years  shall  ye  be  troubled,  ye 
careless  women  : for  the  vintage  shall  fail,  the  gather- 
ing shall  not  come. 

11  Tremble,  ye  women  that  are  at  ease  ; be  troubled, 
ye  careless  ones : strip  you,  and  make  you  bare,  and 
gird  sackcloth  upon  your  loins. 

12  They  shall  lament  for  the  teats,  for  the  pleasant 
fields,  for  the  fruitful  vine. 

13  ® Upon  the  land  of  my  people  shall  come  up  thorns 
and  briers  ; yea,  upon  all  the  houses  of  joy  in  ® the 
joyous  city  : 

14  Because  the  palaces  shall  be  forsaken  ; the  mul- 

7 ch.  42.  13.  13  See  2 Kin.  19.  35,  3 ch.  29.  18.  & 35. 

8 Deut.  32.  11.  Ps.  36.  ch.  37.  36.  5,  6. 

91.  4.  1^  ch.  37.  37.  Amos  6.  1. 

0 Ps.  37.  40.  1 Ps.  45.  1,  &c.  Jer.  8 ch.  34.  13.  Hos. 

10  Hos.  9.  9.  23.  5.  Hos.  3.  5.  Zech.  9.  6. 

11  ch.  2.  20.  & 30.  9.  9.  o ch.  22.  2. 

22.  2 ch.  4.  6.  & 25.  4.  i ch.  27.  10. 

12  1 12.  30.  a Or,  against. 


unto  me.  Like  as  when  the  lion  growleth  and  the 
young  lion  over  his  prey,  if  a multitude  of  shepherds 
be  called  forth  against  him,  he  will  not  be  dismayed 
at  their  voice,  nor  abase  himself  for  the  noise  of 
them  : so  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  come  down  to 
fight  “ upon  mount  Zion,  and  “ upon  the  hill  thereof. 

6  As  birds  flying,  so  will  the  Lord  of  hosts  protect 
Jerusalem  ; he  will  protect  and  deliver  it^  he  will 

6 pass  over  and  preserve  it.  Turn  ye  unto  him  ^ from 
whom  ye  have  deeply  revolted,  O children  of  Is- 

7 rael.  For  in  that  day  they  shall  cast  away  every 
man  his  idols  of  silver,  and  his  idols  of  gold,  which 
your  own  hands  have  made  unto  you  for  a sin. 

8 Then  shall  the  Assyrian  fall  with  the  sword,  not 
of  man  ; and  the  sword,  not  of  men,  shall  devour 
him  : and  he  shall  flee  from  the  sword,  and  his 

9 young  men  shall  become  tributary.  And  his  rock 
shall  pass  away  by  reason  of  terror,  and  his  princes 
shall  be  dismayed  at  the  ensign,  saith  the  Lord, 
whose  fire  is  in  Zion,  and  his  furnace  in  Jerusalem. 


32  Behold,  a king  shall  reign  in  righteousness,  and 

2 princes  shall  rule  in  judgement.  And  a man  shall 
be  as  an  hiding  place  from  the  wind,  and  a co- 
vert from  the  tempest  ; as  rivers  of  water  in  a dry 
place,  as  the  shadow  of  a great  rock  in  a weary 

3 land.  And  the  eyes  of  them  that  see  shall  not  be 
" dim,  and  the  ears  of  them  that  hear  shall  hearken. 

4 The  heart  also  of  the  ^ rash  shall  understand  know- 
ledge, and  the  tongue  of  the  stammerers  shall  be 

5 ready  to  speak  plainly.  The  vile  person  shall  be 
no  more  called  ^ liberal,  nor  the  ® churl  said  to  be 

6 bountiful.  For  the  vile  person  will  speak villany, 
and  his  heart  will  work  iniquity,  to  practise  pro- 
faneness, and  to  utter  error  against  the  Lord,  to 
make  empty  the  soul  of  the  hungry,  and  to  cause 

7 the  drink  of  the  thirsty  to  fail.  The  instruments 
also  of  the  churl  are  evil : he  deviseth  wicked  de- 
vices to  destroy  the  ^ meek  with  lying  words,  even 

8 when  the  needy  speaketh  right.  But  the  liberal  de- 
viseth liberal  things  ; and  in  liberal  things  shall  he 
continue. 

9 Rise  up,  ye  women  that  are  at  ease,  and  hear 
my  voice  ; ye  * careless  daughters,  give  ear  unto 

10  my  speech.  -^  For  days  beyond  a year  shall  ye  be 
troubled,  ye  careless  women : for  the  vintage  shall 

11  fail,  the  ingathering  shall  not  come.  Tremble,  ye 
women  that  are  at  ease  ; be  troubled,  ye  careless 
ones  : strip  you,  and  make  you  bare,  and  * gird  sack- 

12  cloth  upon  your  loins.  They  shall  smite  upon  the 
breasts  for  the  pleasant  fields,  for  the  fruitful  vine. 

13  Upon  the  land  of  my  people  shall  come  up  thorns 
and  briers  ; yea,  upon  all  the  houses  of  joy  in  the 

14  joyous  city ; for  the  palace  shall  be  forsaken  ; the 


b Or,  from  %vhom 
the  children  of  Israel 
have  deeply  revolted, 
c Heb.  they, 
a Or,  closed, 
b Heb.  hasty, 
c Or,  fool.  See  1 
Sam.  25.  25. 


d Or,  noble, 
e Or,  crafty, 
f Ov,  folly, 
g Or,  poor, 
h Or,  by  liberal 
things  shall  he  stand. 


i Heb.  confident, 
j Or,  After  a year 
and  days.  Heb.  Days 
above  a year. 

k Or,  put  a girdle 
upon. 


990 


ISAIAH,  xxxni. 


titude  of  the  city  shall  be  left ; the  forts  and  towers 
shall  be  for  dens  for  ever,  a joy  of  wild  asses,  a pasture 
of  flocks  ; 

15  Until  ®the  spirit  be  poured  upon  us  from  on  high, 
and  ^ the  wilderness  be  a fruitful  field,  and  the  fruitful- 
field  be  counted  for  a forest. 

16  Then  judgment  shall  dwell  in  the  wilderness,  and 
righteousness  remain  in  the  fruitful  field. 

17  And  the  work  of  righteousness  shall  be  peace  ; 
and  the  effect  of  righteousness  quietness  and  assurance 
for  ever. 

18  And  my  people  shall  dwell  in  a peaceable  habita- 
tion, and  in  sure  dwellings,  and  in  quiet  resting  places  ; 

19  ^^When  it  shall  hail,  coming  down  ^^on  the  fo- 
rest ; and  the  city  shall  be  low  in  a low  place. 

20  Blessed  are  ye  that  sow  beside  all  waters,  that  send 
forth  thither  the  feet  of  the  ox  and  the  ass. 


populous  city  shall  be  deserted  ; ^ the  hill  and  the 
watch-tower  shall  be  for  dens  for  ever,  a joy  of  wild 

15  asses,  a pasture  of  flocks  ; until  the  spirit  be  poured 
upon  us  from  on  high,  and  the  wilderness  become  a 

--  fruitful  field,  and  the  fruitful  field  be  counted  for  a 

16  forest.  Then  judgement  shall  dwell  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  righteousness  shall  abide  in  the  fruitful 

17  field.  And  the  work  of  righteousness  shall  be  peace  ; 
and  the  effect  of  righteousness  quietness  and  confi- 

18  deuce  for  ever.  And  my  people  shall  abide  in  a peace- 
able habitation,  and  in  sure  dwellings,  and  in  quiet 

19  resting  places.  But  it  shall  hail,  in  the  downfall  of 
the  forest  ; and  the  city  shall  be  utterly  laid  low. 

20  Blessed  are  ye  that  sow  beside  all  waters,  that  send 
forth  the  feet  of  the  ox  and  the  ass. 

. 'A 


CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1 God's  judgments  against  the  enemies  of  the  church.  13  The  “privileges 
of  the  godly. 

WOE  to  thee  ^ that  spoilest,  and  thou  ivast  not 
spoiled  ; and  dealest  treacherously,  and  they 
dealt  not  treacherously  with  thee  ! ^ when  thou  shalt 
cease  to  spoil,  thou  shalt  be  spoiled  ; and  when  thou 
shalt  make  an  end  to  deal  treacherously,  they  shall  deal 
treacherously  with  thee. 

2  O Lord,  be  gracious  unto  vis  ; ^ we  have  waited  for 
thee  : be  thou  their  arm  every  morning,  our  salvation 
also  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

3  At  the  noise  of  the  tumult  the  people  fled  ; at  the 
lifting  up  of  thyself  the  nations  were  scattered. 

4  And  your  spoil  shall  be  gathered  like  the  gathering 
of  the  caterpiller  : as  the  running  to  and  fro  of  locusts 
shall  he  run  upon  them. 

5  ^ The  Lord  is  exalted  ; for  he  dwelleth  on  high  : 
he  hath  filled  Zion  with  judgment  and  righteousness. 

6  And  wisdom  and  knowledge  shall  be  the  stability 
of  thy  times,  and  strength  of  salvation : the  fear  of 
the  Lord  is  his  treasure. 

7  Behold,  their  valiant  ones  shall  cry  without : ® the 
ambassadors  of  peace  shall  weep  bitterly. 

8  ® The  highways  lie  waste,  the  wayfaring  man  ceas- 
eth  : he  hath  broken  the  covenant,  he  hath  despised 
the  cities,  he  regardeth  no  man. 

9  ® The  earth  mourneth  and  languisheth  : Lebanon 
is  ashamed  and  hewn  down  : Sharon  is  like  a wilder- 
ness ; and  Bashan  and  Carmel  shake  off  their  fruits. 

10  ^ Now  will  I rise,  saith  the  Lord  ; now  will  I 
be  exalted  ; now  will  I lift  up  myself. 

11  i^Ye  shall  conceive  chaff’,  ye  shall  bring  forth 
stubble  : your  breath,  as  fire,  shall  devour  you. 

12  And  the  people  shall  be  as  the  burnings  of  lime  : 
as  thorns  cut  up  shall  they  be  burned  in  the  fire. 

13  T[  Hear,  ye  that  are  far  off,  what  I have  done  ; 
and,  ye  that  are  near,  acknowledge  my  might. 

14  The  sinners  in  Zion  are  afraid  ; fearfulness  hath 
surprised  the  hypocrites.  Who  among  us  shall  dwell 
with  the  devouring  fire  ? who  among  us  shall  dwell 
with  everlasting  burnings  ? 

15  He  that  walketh  righteously,  and  speaketh 
uprightly  ; he  that  despiseth  the  gain  of  oppressions. 


33  Woe  to  thee  that  spoilest,  and  thou  wast  not 
spoiled  ; and  dealest  treacherously,  and  they  dealt 
not  treacherously  with  thee  ! When  thou  hast  ceased 
to  spoil,  thou  shalt  be  spoiled  ; and  when  thou  hast 
made  an  end  to  deal  treacherously,  they  shall  deal 

2 treacherously  with  thee.  O Lord,  be  gracious  unto 
us  ; we  have  waited  for  thee : be  thou  their  arm 
every  morning,  our  salvation  also  in  the  time  of 

3 trouble.  At  the  noise  of  the  tumult  the  peoples  are 
fled  ; at  the  lifting  up  of  thyself  the  nations  are 

4 scattered.  And  your  spoil  shall  be  gathered  as  the 
caterpiller  gathereth  : as  locusts  leap  shall  they  leap 

5 upon  it.  The  Lord  is  exalted  ; for  he  dwelleth  on 
high : he  hath  filled  Zion  with  judgement  and  right- 

6 eousness.  “And  there  shall  be  stability  in  thy  times, 
abundance  of  salvation,  wisdom  and  knowledge  : 
the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  his  treasure. 


7 Behold,  their  valiant  ones  cry  without : the  am- 

8 bassadors  of  peace  weep  bitterly.  The  high  ways 
lie  waste,  the  wayfaring  man  ceaseth  ; he  hath  broken 
the  covenant,  he  hath  despised  the  cities,  he  regard- 

9 eth  not  man.  The  land  mourneth  and  languisheth  : 
Lebanon  is  ashamed  and  withereth  away  : Sharon  is 
like  ^ a desert  ; and  Bashan  and  Carmel  shake  off 

10  their  leaves.  Now  will  I arise,  saith  the  Lord  ; now 

11  will  I lift  up  myself  ; now  will  I be  exalted.  Ye 
shall  conceive  chaff,  ye  shall  bring  forth  stubble  : 

12  your  breath  is  a fire  that  shall  devour  you.  And 
the  peoples  shall  be  as  the  burnings  of  lime  : as 
thorns  cut  down,  that  are  burned  in  the  fire. 

13  Hear,  ye  that  are  far  off,  what  I have  done  ; and, 

14  ye  that  are  near,  acknowledge  my  might.  The  sin- 
ners in  Zion  are  afraid  ; trembling  hath  surprised 
the  godless  ones.  Who  among  us  shall  dwell  with 
the  devouring  fire  ? who  among  us  shall  dwell  with 

15  everlasting  burnings  ? He  that  walketh  righteously, 
and  speaketh  uprightly  ; he  that  despiseth  the  gain 


8 Ps.  104.30.  Joel  2. 

28 

9 ch.  29.  17.  & 35.  2. 

10  Jam.  3.  18. 

11  ch.  30.  30. 


12  Zech.  11.  2. 

13  ch.  30.  24. 
ich.21.2.  Hab.2.8. 
2 Rev.  13.  10. 

8  ch.  25.  9. 


4 Ps.  97,  9, 
c 2 Kin.  18.  18,  37. 

0 Judg.  5.  6. 

12  Kin.  18. 14,15,16, 
17. 


8 ch,  24.  4. 

9 Ps.  12.  5, 

10  Ps.  7.  14.  ch. 
59.  4. 

11  ch.  9.  18. 


12  ch.  49.  1. 

13  Ps.  15.  2.  & 24.  4. 

I Or,  Ophel. 

a Or,  And  abund- 
ance of  salvation  wis- 


dom and  hnoivledge 
shall  be  the  stability 
of  thy  times, 
b Or,  the  Arabah. 


ISAIAH,  XXXIV. 


991 


that  shaketh  his  hands  from  holding  of  bribes,  that 
stoppeth  his  ears  from  hearing  of  blood,  and  shutteth 
his  eyes  from  seeing  evil ; 

16  He  shall  dwell  on  high  : his  place  of  defence 
shall  he  the  munitions  of  rocks  : bread  shall  be  given 
him  ; his  waters  shall  he  sure. 

17  Thine  eyes  shall  see  the  king  in  his  beauty  : they 
shall  behold  the  land  that  is  very  far  off. 

18  Thine  heart  shall  meditate  terror,  Where  is 
the  scribe  ? where  is  the  receiver  ? where  is  he  that 
counted  the  towers  ? 

19  Thou  shalt  not  see  a fierce  people,  a people 
of  a deeper  speech  than  thou  canst  perceive  ; of  a stam- 
mering tongue,  that  thou  canst  not  understand. 

20  Look  upon  Zion,  the  city  of  our  solemnities  : 
thine  eyes  shall  see  Jerusalem  a quiet  habitation,  a 
tabernacle  that  shall  not  be  taken  down  ; not  one  of 

the  stakes  thereof  shall  ever  be  removed,  neither 
shall  any  of  the  cords  thereof  be  broken. 

21  But  there  the  glorious  Lord  will  he  unto  us  a 
place  of  broad  rivers  and  streams  ; wherein  shall  go 
no  galley  with  oars,  neither  shall  gallant  ship  pass 
thereby. 

22  For  the  Lord  is  our  judge,  the  Lord  is  our 
22  lawgiver,  23  the  Lord  is  our  king  ; he  will  save  us. 

23  Thy  tacklings  are  loosed  ; they  could  not  well 
strengthen  their  mast,  they  could  not  spread  the  sail  : 
then  is  the  prey  of  a great  spoil  divided  ; the  lame 
take  the  prey. 

24  And  the  inhabitant  shall  not  say,  I am  sick : 24  the 
people  that  dwell  therein  shall  he  forgiven  their  ini- 
quity. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1 The  judgments  wherewith  God  revengeth  his  church.  11  The  desola- 
tion of  her  enemies.  16  The  certainty  of  the  prophecy. 

1/^OME  near,  ye  nations,  to  hear  ; and  hearken,  ye 
\J  people  : 2 let  the  earth  hear,  and  all  that  is 
therein  ; the  world,  and  all  things  that  come  forth 
of  it. 

2 For  the  indignation  of  the  Lord  is  upon  all 
nations,  and  his  fury  upon  all  their  arii^s  : he  hath 
utterly  destroyed  them,  he  hath  deliveredWthem  to  the 
slaughter. 

3 Their  slain  also  shall  be  cast  out,  and  ® their  stink 
shall  come  up  out  of  their  carcases,  and  the  mountains 
shall  be  melted  with  their  blood. 

4 And  ^all  the  host  of  heaven  shall  be  dissolved, 
and  the  heavens  shall  be  ® rolled  together  as  a scroll  : 
® and  all  their  host  shall  fall  down,  as  the  leaf  falleth 
off  from  the  vine,  and  as  a falling  Jig  from  the  fig 
tree. 

5 For  ® my  sword  shall  be  bathed  in  heaven  : behold, 
it  ® shall  come  down  upon  Idumea,  and  upon  the  peo- 
ple of  my  curse,  to  judgment. 

6 The  sword  of  the  Lord  is  filled  with  blood,  it  is 
made  fat  with  fatness,  and  with  the  blood  of  lambs 
and  goats,  with  the  fat  of  the  kidneys  of  rams  : for 

the  Lord  hath  a sacrifice  in  Bozrah,  and  a great 
slaughter  in  the  land  of  Idumea. 

7 And  the  unicorns  shall  come  down  with  them,  and 


14  Ps.  119.  37. 

15  1 Cor.  1.  20. 

2 Kin.  19.  32. 
n Dent.  28.  49,  50. 
Jer.  .5. 15. 

18  Ps.  48.  12. 

18  Ps.  46.  5.  & 125. 

1,  2. 


JO  ch.  37.  33. 

21  ch.  54.  2. 

22  Jam.  4.  12. 

23  Ps.  89.  18. 

24  Jer.  50.  20. 

1 Ps.  49.  1. 

2 Dent.  32.  1. 


8 Joel  2.  20. 

4 Ps.  102.  2G.  Ezek. 
32.  7,  8.  Joel  2.  31.  & 
3.  15.  Matt.  24.  29.  2 
Pet.  3.  10. 

6  Rev.  G.  14. 

6 ch.  14.  12. 


of  *1  oppressions,  that  shaketh  his  hands  from  hold- 
ing of  bribes,  that  stoppeth  his  ears  from  hearing  of 
blood,  and  shutteth  his  eyes  from  looking  upon  evil ; 

16  he  shall  dwell  on  high  : his  place  of  defence  shall 
be  the  munitions  of  rocks  : his  bread  shall  be  given 

17  him ; his  waters  shall  be  sure.  Thine  eyes  shall  see 
the  king  in  his  beauty  : they  shall  behold  ^ a far 

18  stretching  land.  Thine  heart  shall  muse  on  the 
terror  : where  is  ® he  that  counted,  where  is  he  that 
weighed  the  tribute  f where  is  he  that  counted  the 

19  towers  ? Thou  shalt  not  see  the  fierce  people,  a 
people  of  a deep  speech  that  thou  canst  not  per- 
ceive ; of  a strange  tongue  that  thou  canst  not 

20  understand.  Look  upon  Zion,  the  city  of  our  s' solem- 
nities : thine  eyes  shall  see  Jerusalem  a quiet  habi- 
tation, a tent  that  shall  not  be  removed,  the  stakes 
whereof  shall  never  be  plucked  up,  neither  shall  any 

21  of  the  cords  thereof  be  broken.  But  there  the 
Lord  will  be  with  us  in  majesty,  * a place  of  broad 
rivers  and  streams  ; wherein  shall  go  no  galley  with 

22  oars,  neither  shall  gallant  ship  pass  thereby.  For 
the  Lord  is  our  judge,  the  Lord  is  our  lawgiver, 

23  the  Lord  is  our  king  ; he  will  save  us.  Thy  tack- 
lings  are  loosed  ; they  could  not  strengthen  the  foot 
of  their  mast,  they  could  not  spread  the  sail  : then 
was  the  prey  of  a great  spoil  divided  ; the  lame 

24  took  the  prey.  And  the  inhabitant  shall  not  say,  I 
am  sick  : the  people  that  dwell  therein  shall  be  for- 
given their  iniquity. 


34  Come  near,  ye  nations,  to  hear  ; and  hearken,  ye 
peoples  : let  the  earth  hear,  and  the  fulness  thereof  ; 
the  world,  and  all  things  that  come  forth  of  it. 

2 For  the  Lord  hath  indignation  against  all  the  na- 
tions, and  fury  against  all  their  host  : he  hath  “ ut- 
terly destroyed  them,  he  hath  delivered  them  to  the 

3 slaughter.  Their  slain  also  shall  be  cast  out,  and 
the  stink  of  their  carcases  shall  come  up,  and  the 

4 mountains  shall  be  melted  with  their  blood.  And 
all  the  host  of  heaven  shall  ^ be  dissolved,  and  the 
heavens  shall  be  rolled  together  as  a scroll  : and 
all  their  host  shall  fade  away,  as  the  leaf  fadeth 
from  off  the  vine,  and  as  a fading  leaf  from  the  fig 

5 tree.  For  my  sword  hath  drunk  its  fill  in  heaven  : 
behold,  it  shall  come  down  upon  Edom,  and  upon 

6 the  people  of  my  ^ curse,  to  judgement.  The  sword 
of  the  Lord  is  filled  with  blood,  it  is  made  fat  with 
fatness,  with  the  blood  of  lambs  and  goats,  with  the 
fat  of  the  kidneys  of  rams  : for  the  Lord  hath  a 
sacrifice  in  Bozrah,  and  a great  slaughter  in  the 

7 land  of  Edom.  And  the  wild-oxen  shall  come  down 


7 Rev.  6. 13. 

8 Jer.  4G.  10. 

8 Jer.  49.  7,  &c.  Mai. 
1.  4. 

18  ch.  G3.  1.  Jer.  49. 
13.  Zeph.  1.  7. 
c Or,  fraud. 


d Or,  a land-  that  is 
Very  far  off.  Heb. 
a land  of  far  die- 
tances. 

e Or,  the  scribe. 
/Or,  stammering, 
g Or,  set  feasts. 


h Or,  but  in  the 
place . . . streams  there 
shall  go  dec. 
a Heb.  devoted, 
b Or,  mordder  away, 
c Heb.  devotingy  or, 
ban. 


992 


ISAIAH,  XXXV. 


the  bullocks  with  the  bulls  ; and  their  land  shall  be 
soaked  with  blood,  and  their  dust  made  fat  with  fatness. 

8 For  it  is  the  day  of  the  Lord’s  vengeance,  and 
the  year  of  recompences  for  the  controversy  of  Zion. 

9 And  the  streams  thereof  shall  be  turned  into 
pitch,  and  the  dust  thereof  into  brimstone,  and  the 
land  thereof  shall  become  burning  pitch. 

10  It  shall  not  be  quenched  night  nor  day  ; the 
smoke  thereof  shall  go  up  for  ever  : i^from  genera- 
tion to  generation  it  shall  lie  waste  ; none  shall  pass 
through  it  for  ever  and  ever. 

11  ^ But  the  cormorant  and  the  bittern  shall 
possess  it  ; the  owl  also  and  the  raven  shall  dwell  in  it : 
and  he  shall  stretch  out  upon  it  the  line  of  confusion, 
and  the  stones  of  emptiness. 

12  They  shall  call  the  nobles  thereof  to  the  kingdom, 
but  none  shall  he  there,  and  all  her  princes  shall  be 
nothing. 

13  And  thorns  shall  come  up  in  her  palaces,  net- 
tles and  brambles  in  the  fortresses  thereof  : and  it 
shall  be  an  habitation  of  dragons,  and  a court  for 
owls. 

14  The  wild  beasts  of  the  desert  shall  also  meet  with 
the  wild  beasts  of  the  island,  and  the  satyr  shall  cry  to 
his  fellow  ; the  screech  owl  also  shall  rest  there,  and 
find  for  herself  a place  of  rest. 

15  There  shall  the  great  owl  make  her  nest,  and  lay, 
and  hatch,  and  gather  under  her  shadow  : there  shall 
the  vultures  also  be  gathered,  every  one  with  her  mate. 

16  ^ Seek  ye  out  of  the  book  of  the  Lord,  and 
read  : no  one  of  these  shall  fail,  none  shall  want  her 
mate  : for  my  mouth  it  hath  commanded,  and  his  spirit 
it  hath  gathered  them. 

17  And  he  hath  cast  the  lot  for  them,  and  his  hand 
hath  divided  it  unto  them  by  line  : they  shall  possess  it 
for  ever,  from  generation  to  generation  shall  they  dwell 
therein. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1 The  joyful  flourishing  of  Christ's  kingdom.  3 The  weak  are  encou- 
raged by  the  virtues  and  privileges  of  the  gospel. 

The  1 wilderness  and  the  solitary  place  shall  be  glad 
for  them  ; and  the  desert  shall  rejoice,  and  blossom 
as  the  rose. 

2  2 It  shall  blossom  abundantly,  and  rejoice  even  with 
joy  and  singing  : the  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  be  given 
unto  it,  the  excellency  of  Carmel  and  Sharon,  they 
shall  see  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  and  the  excellency  of 
our  God. 

3  ^ ® Strengthen  ye  the  weak  hands,  and  confirm  the 
feeble  knees. 

4  Say  to  them  that  are  of  a fearful  heart.  Be  strong, 
fear  not : behold,  your  God  will  come  loith  vengeance, 
even  God  with  a recompence  ; he  will  come  and  save 
you. 

5  Then  the  ^ eyes  of  the  blind  shall  be  opened,  and 
® the  ears  of  the  deaf  shall  be  unstopped. 

6  Then  shall  the  ® lame  man  leap  as  an  hart,  and  the 
tongue  of  the  dumb  sing  : for  in  the  wilderness  shall 
® waters  break  out,  and  streams  in  the  desert. 

11  ch.  63.  4.  17  ch.  32.  13.  Hos.  4.  & 42.  7.  Matt.  9. 

12  See  Deut.  29.  23.  9.  6.  27,  &c.  & 11.  5.  & 12. 

13  Rev.  14.  11.  & 18.  18  ch.  13.  21,  &c.  22.  & 20.  30,  &c.  & 21. 

18.  & 19.  3.  19  Mai.  3.  16.  14.  John  9.  6,  7. 

11  Mai.  1.  4.  1 ch.  55.  12.  « Matt.  11.  5.  Mark 

15  ch.  14.  23.  Zeph.  2 ch.  32.  15.  7.  32,  &c. 

2.  14.  Rev.  18.  2.  3 job  4.  3,  4.  Heb.  « Matt.  11.  5.  & 15. 

16  2 Kin.  21. 13.  Lam.  12.  12.  30.  & 21.  14.  John  5. 

2.  8.  1 ch.  29.  18.  & 32.  3, 


with  them,  and  the  bullocks  with  the  bulls  ; and 
their  land  shall  be  drunken  with  blood,  and  their 

8 dust  made  fat  with  fatness.  For  it  is  the  day  of 
the  Lord’s  vengeance,  the  year  of  recompence  in 

9 the  controversy  of  Zion.  And  the  streams  thereof 
shall  be  turned  into  pitch,  and  the  dust  thereof  into 
brimstone,  and  the  land  thereof  shall  become  burn- 

10  ing  pitch.  It  shall  not  be  quenched  night  nor  day  ; 
the  smoke  thereof  shall  go  up  for  ever  : from 
generation  to  generation  it  shall  lie  waste  ; none 

11  shall  pass  through  it  for  ever  and  ever.  But  the 
pelican  and  the  porcupine  shall  possess  it ; and  the 
^ owl  and  the  raven  shall  dwell  therein  : and  he 
shall  stretch  over  it  the  line  of  confusion,  and  the 

22  « plummet  of  emptiness.  -^They  shall  call  the 
nobles  thereof  to  the  kingdom,  but  none  shall  be 

13  there  ; and  all  her  princes  shall  be  nothing.  And 
thorns  shall  come  up  in  her  palaces,  nettles  and 
thistles  in  the  fortresses  thereof  : and  it  shall  be  an 

14  habitation  of  jackals,  a court  for  ostriches.  And 
the  wild  beasts  of  the  desert  shall  meet  with  the 

wolves,  and  the  * satyr  shall  cry  to  his  fellow  ; 
yea,  ^ the  night-monster  shall  settle  there,  and  shall 

15  find  her  a place  of  rest.  There  shall  the  arrow- 
snake  make  her  nest,  and  lay,  and  hatch,  and  gather 
under  her  shadow  : yea,  there  shall  the  kites  be 

16  gathered,  every  one  with  her  mate.  Seek  ye  out  of 
the  book  of  the  Lord,  and  read  : no  one  of  these 
shall  be  missing,  none  shall  want  her  mate  : for  my 
mouth  it  hath  commanded,  and  his  spirit  it  hath 

17  gathered  them.  And  he  hath  cast  the  lot  for  them, 
and  his  hand  hath  divided  it  unto  them  by  line  : they 
shall  possess  it  for  ever,  from  generation  to  genera- 
tion shall  they  dwell  therein. 


35  The  ^Iderness  and  the  “ solitary  place  shall  be 
glad  ; and  the  desert  shall  rejoice,  and  blossom  as 

2 the  ^rose.  It  shall  blossom  abundantly^  and  rejoice 
even  with  joy  and  singing  ; the  glory  of  Lebanon 
shall  be  given  unto  it,  the  excellency  of  Carmel  and 
Sharon  : they  shall  see  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  the 
excellency  of  our  Gpd. 

3 Strengthen  ye  the  weak  hands,  and  confirm  the 

4 feeble  knees.  Say  to  them  that  are  of  a fearful 
heart.  Be  strong,  fear  not  : ^ behold,  your  God  will 
come  loith  vengeance,  with  the  recompence  of  God  ; 

5 he  will  come  and  save  you.  Then  the  eyes  of  the 
blind  shall  be  opened,  and  the  ears  of  the  deaf  shall 

6 be  unstopped.  Then  shall  the  lame  man  leap  as  an 
hart,  and  the  tongue  of  the  dumb  shall  sing  : for  in 
the  wilderness  shall  waters  break  out,  and  streams  in 


8,  9.  Acts  3.  2,  &c.  f Or,  As  for  her  no-  b Or,  autumn  cro- 
& 8.  7.  & 14.  8,  &c.  bles,  none  shall  be  cus.  See  Cant.  2.  1. 

7 ch.  32.  4.  Mactt.  there  to  proclaim  the  c Or,  tottering. 

9.  32,  33.  & 12.  22.  & kingdom.  d Heb.  hasty. 

15.30.  g Yleb.  howling  crea-  e Or,  behold,  your 

8 ch.  41.  18.  & 43.  tures.  God!  vengeance  will 

19.  John  7.  38,  39.  h Or,  he-goat.  come,  even  the  recom- 

d Or,  bittern.  i Heb.  Lilith.  pence  of  God. 

e Heb.  stones.  a Or,  parched  land. 


ISAIAH,  XXXVI. 


993 


7 And  the  parched  ground  shall  become  a pool,  and 
the  thirsty  land  springs  of  water  : in  ® the  habitation  of 
dragons,  where  each  lay,  shall  he  grass  with  reeds  and 
rushes. 

8 And  an  highway  shall  be  there,  and  a way,  and  it 
shall  be  called  The  way  of  holiness  ; the  unclean  shall 
not  pass  over  it  ; but  it  shall  be  for  those  : the  wayfar- 
ing men,  though  fools,  shall  not  err  therein. 

9 No  lion  shall  be  there,  nor  any  ravenous  beast 
shall  go  up  thereon,  it  shall  not  be  found  there  ; but  the 
redeemed  shall  walk  there : 

10  And  the  i^  ransomed  of  the  Lord  shall  return,  and 
come  to  Zion  with  songs  and  everlasting  joy  upon  their 
heads  : they  shall  obtain  joy  and  gladness,  and  i^  sorrow 
and  sighing  shall  flee  away. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1 Sennacherib  invadeth  Judah.  4 Rahshakeh,  sent  by  Sennacherib,  by 
blasphemous  persuasions  soliciteth  the  people  to  revolt.  22  His  words 
are  told  to  Hezekiah. 

O W 1 it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourteenth  year  of  king 
Hezekiah,  that  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  came 
up  against  all  the  defenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  took 
them. 

2 And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent  Rabshakeh  from 
Lachish  to  Jerusalem  unto  king  Hezekiah  with  a great 
army.  And  he  stood  by  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool 
in  the  highway  of  the  fuller’s  field. 

3 Then  came  forth  unto  him  Eliakim,  Hilkiah’s  son, 
which  was  over  the  house,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and 
Joah,  Asaph’s  son,  the  recorder. 

4 ^ And  Rabshakeh  said  unto  them,  Say  ye  now  to 
Hezekiah,  Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the  king  of  As- 
syria, What  confidence  is  this  wherein  thou  trustest  ? 

5 I say,  sayest  thou,  (but  they  are  hut  vain  words)  I 
have  counsel  and  strength  for  war  : now  on  whom  dost 
thou  trust,  that  thou  rebellest  against  me  ? 

6 Lo,  thou  trustest  in  the  ® staff  of  this  broken  reed, 
on  Egypt ; whereon  if  a man  lean,  it  will  go  into  his 
hand,  and  pierce  it’;  so  is  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  to  all 
that  trust  in  him. 

7 But  if  thou  say  to  me.  We  trust  in  the  Lord  our 
God  : is  it  not  he,  whose  high  places  and  whose  altars 
Hezekiah  hath  taken  away,  and  said  to  Judah  and  to 
Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  worship  before  this  altar  ? 

8 Now  therefore  give  pledges,  I pray  thee,  to  my 
master  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  I will  give  thee  two 
thousand  horses,  if  thou  be  able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders 
upon  them. 

9 How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away  the  face  of  one  cap- 
tain of  the  least  of  my  master’s  servants,  and  put  thy 
trust  on  Egypt  for  chariots  and  for  horsemen  ? 

10  And  am  I now  come  up  without  the  Lord  against 
this  land  to  destroy  it  ? the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Go  up 
against  this  land,  and  destroy  it. 

11  ^ Then  said  Eliakim  and  Shebna  and  Joah  unto 
Rabshakeh,  Speak,  I pray  thee,  unto  thy  servants  in 
the  Syrian  language  ; for  we  understand  it : and  speak 
not  to  us  in  the  Jews’  language,  in  the  ears  of  the  peo- 
ple that  are  on  the  wall. 

12  *f[  But  Rabshakeh  said.  Hath  my  master  sent  me 
to  thy  master  and  to  thee  to  speak  these  words  ? hath 
he  not  sent  me  to  the  men  that  sit  upon  the  wall,  that 


7 the  desert.  And  the  f glowing  sand  shall  become  a 
pool,  and  the  thirsty  ground  springs  of  water : in 
the  habitation  of  jackals,  where  they  lay,  shall  be 

8 fi' grass  with  reeds  and  rushes.  And  an  high  way 
shall  be  there,  and  a way,  and  it  shall  be  called  The 
way  of  holiness  ; the  unclean  shall  not  pass  over  it  ; 
* but  it  shall  be  for  those  : the  wayfaring  men,  yea 

9 fools,  shall  not  err  therein.  No  lion  shall  be  there, 
nor  shall  any  ravenous  beast  go  up  thereon,  they 
shall  not  be  found  there  ; but  the  redeemed  shall 

10  walk  there:  and  the  ransomed  of  the  Lord  shall 
return,  and  come  with  singing  unto  Zion  ; and  ever- 
lasting joy  shall  be  upon  their  heads  : they  shall 
obtain  gladness  and  joy,  and  sorrow  and  sighing 
shall  flee  away. 


36  “Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourteenth  year  of 
king  Hezekiah,  that  ^ Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria 
came  up  against  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and 

2 took  them.  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent  Rabsha- 
keh from  Lachish  to  Jerusalem  unto  king  Hezekiah 
with  a great  army.  And  he  stood  by  the  conduit 
of  the  upper  pool  in  the  high  way  of  the  fuller’s 

3 field.  Then  came  forth  unto  him  Eliakim  the  son 
of  Hilkiah,  which  was  over  the  household,  and 
Shebna  the  ^ scribe,  and  Joah  the  son  of  Asaph  the 

4 ® recorder.  And  Rabshakeh  said  unto  them.  Say  ye 
now  to  Hezekiah,  Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the 
king  of  Assyria,  What  confidence  is  this  wherein 

5 thou  trustest  ? I say,  thy  counsel  and  strength  for 
the  war  are  but  vain  words  : now  on  whom  dost 
thou  trust,  that  thou  hast  rebelled  against  me  ? 

6 Behold,  thou  trustest  upon  the  staff  of  this  bruised 
reed,  even  upon  Egypt  ; whereon  if  a man  lean,  it 
will  go  into  his  hand,  and  pierce  it  : so  is  Pharaoh 

7 king  of  Egypt  to  all  that  trust  on  him.  But  if  thou 
say  unto  me.  We  trust  in  the  Lord  our  God  : is 
not  that  he,  whose  high  'places  and  whose  altars 
Hezekiah  hath  taken  away,  and  hath  said  to  Judah 
and  to  Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  worship  before  this 

8 altar  ? Now  therefore,  I pray  thee,  give  pledges 
to  my  master  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  I will  give 
thee  two  thousand  horses,  if  thou  be  able  on  thy 

9 part  to  set  riders  upon  them.  How  then  canst  thou 
turn  away  the  face  of  one  captain  of  the  least  of 
my  master’s  servants,  and  put  thy  trust  on  Egypt 

10  for  chariots  and  for  horsemen  ? And  am  I now 
come  up  without  the  Lord  against  this  land  to  de- 
stroy it  ? The  Lord  said  unto  me.  Go  up  against 

11  this  land,  and  destroy  it.  Then  said  Eliakim  and 
Shebna  and  Joah  unto  Rabshakeh,  Speak,  I pray 
thee,  unto  thy  servants  in  the  ^ Syrian  language  ; 
for  we  understand  it : and  speak  not  to  us  in  the 
Jews’  language,  in  the  ears  of  the  people  that  are 

12  on  the  wall.  But  Rabshakeh  said.  Hath  my  master 
sent  me  to  thy  master,  and  to  thee,  to  speak  these 
words  ? hath  he  not  sent  me  to  the  men  that  sit  upon 


® ch.  34.  13.  ch.  25.  8.  8s  65.  s Ezek.  29.  6, 7.  hOT,for  he  shall  be  a See  2 Kin.  18.  13,  d Or,  secretary. 

^0  ch.  52.  1.  Joel  3.  19.  Rev.  7.  17.  & f Or,  mirage.  with  them  d-c.  Or,  17,  (S’^c.  e Ov,  chronicler. 

17.  Rev.  21.  27.  21.  4.  g Or,  a court  for  and  he  shall  walk  in  b Heb.  Sanherib.  / Or,  make  a ivager 

Lev.  26.  6.  ch.  ^ 2 Kin.  18. 13, 17.  2 reeds  d:e.  See  ch.  the  icay  for  them,  and  c The  title  of  an  As-  with. 

11.  9.  Ezek.  34.  25.  Chr.  32.  1.  34.  13.  fools  i&c.  Syrian  officer.  g Heb.  Aramean. 

12  ch.  51.  11.  2 2 Kin.  18.  19,  &c. 


994  ISAIAH, 

they  may  eat  their  own  dung,  and  drink  their  own  piss 
with  you  ? 

13  Then  Rabshakeh  stood,  and  cried  with  a loud 
voice  in  the  Jews’  language,  and  said.  Hear  ye  the 
words  of  the  great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria. 

14  Thus  saith  the  king,  Let  not  Hezekiah  deceive 
you  : for  he  shall  not  be  able  to  deliver  you. 

15  Neither  let  Hezekiah  make  you  trust  in  the 
Lord,  saying.  The  Lord  will  surely  deliver  us  : this 
city  shall  not  be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

16  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah  : for  thus  saith  the  king 
of  Assyria,  Make  an  agreement  with  me  hy  a present, 
and  come  out  to  me  : ^ and  eat  ye  every  one  of  his  vine, 
and  every  one  of  his  fig  tree,  and  drink  ye  every  one 
the  waters  of  his  own  cistern  ; 

17  Until  I come  and  take  you  away  to  a land  like 
your  own  land,  a land  of  corn  and  wine,  a land  of  bread 
and  vineyards. 

18  Beware  lest  Hezekiah  persuade  you,  saying,  The 
Lord  will  deliver  us.  Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the  na- 
tions delivered  his  land  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria  ? 

19  Where  are  the  gods  of  Hamath  and  Arphad  ? 
where  are  the  gods  of  Sepharvaim  ? and  have  they  de- 
livered Samaria  out  of  my  hand  ? 

20  Who  are  they  among  all  the  gods  of  tliese  lands, 
that  have  delivered  their  land  out  of  my  hand,  that  the 
Lord  should  deliver  Jerusalem  out  of  my  hand  ? 

21  But  they  held  their  peace,  and  answered  him  not 
a word  : for  the  king’s  commandment  was,  saying.  An- 
swer him  not. 

22  % Then  came  Eliakim,  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  that 
was  over  the  household,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and 
Joah,  the  son  of  Asaph,  the  recorder,  to  Hezekiah  with 
their  clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words  of  Rabshakeh. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1 Hezekiah  mourning  sendeth  to  Isaiah  to  pray  for  them.  6 Isaiah  com- 
forteih  them.  8 Sennacherib,  going  to  encounter  Tirhakah,  sendeth  a 
blasphemous  letter  to  Hezekiah.  14  Hezekiah's  prayer.  21  Isaiah's 
prophecy  of  the  pride  and  destruction  of  Sennacherib.,  and  the  good  of 
Zion.  36  An  angel  slayeth  the  Assyrians.  37  Sennacherib  is  slain  at 
Nineveh  by  his  own  sons. 

And  1 it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Hezekiah  heard 
it,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  covered  himself 
with  sackcloth,  and  went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  who  was  over  the  household, 
and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the  priests 
covered  with  sackcloth,  unto  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son 
of  Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  Hezekiah,  This 
day  is  a day  of  trouble,  and  of  rebuke,  and  of  blasphemy  : 
for  the  children  are  come  to  the  birth,  and  there  is  not 
strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hear  the  words 
of  Rabshakeh,  whom  the  king  of  Assyria  his  master 
hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God,  and  will  reprove 
the  words  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  heard  : where- 
fore lift  up  thy  prayer  for  the  remnant  that  is  left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah  came  to  Isaiah. 

6  ^ And  Isaiah  said  unto  them.  Thus  shall  ye  say 
unto  your  master.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid 
of  the  words  tliat  thou  hast  heard,  wherewith  the  ser- 
vants of  the  king  of  Assyria  have  blasphemed  me. 

7  Behold,  I will  send  a blast  upon  him,  and  he  shall 

* Zech.  3.  10.  h Heb.  Make  tvith  a See  2 Kin.  19. 

^ 2 Kin.  19.  1,  &c.  me  a blessing. 


XXXVII. 

the  wall,  to  eat  their  own  dung,  and  to  drink  their 

13  own  water  with  you  ? Then  Rabshakeh  stood,  and 
cried  with  a loud  voice  in  the  Jews’  language,  and 
said,  Hear  ye  the  words  of  the  great  king,  the  king 

14  of  Assyria.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Let  not  Hezekiah 
deceive  you  ; for  he  shall  not  be  able  to  deliver 

15  you  : neither  let  Hezekiah  make  you  trust  in  the 
Lord,  saying.  The  Lord  will  surely  deliver  us  ; 
this  city  shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the 

16  king  of  Assyria.  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah  : for 
thus  saith  the  king  of  Assyria,  Make  your  peace 
with  me,  and  come  out  to  me  ; and  eat  ye  every 
one  of  his  vine,  and  every  one  of  his  fig  tree,  and 
drink  ye  every  one  the  waters  of  his  own  cistern  : 

17  until  I come  and  take  you  away  to  a land  like  your 
own  land,  a land  of  corn  and  wine,  a land  of  bread 

18  and  vineyards.  Beware  lest  Hezekiah  persuade 
you,  saying,  The  Lord  will  deliver  us.  Hath  any 
of  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered  his  land  out  of 

19  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria  ? Where  are  the 
gods  of  Hamath  and  Arpad  ? where  are  the  gods 
of  Sepharvaim  ? and  have  they  delivered  Samaria 

20  out  of  my  hand  ? Who  are  they  among  all  the 
gods  of  these  countries,  that  have  delivered  their 
country  out  of  my  hand,  that  the  Lord  should  de- 

21  liver  Jerusalem  out  of  my  hand  ? But  they  held 
their  peace,  and  answered  him  not  a word  : for  the 
king’s  commandment  was,  saying.  Answer  him  not. 

22  Then  came  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  that  was 
over  the  household,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and 
Joah  the  son  of  Asaph  the  recorder,  to  Hezekiah 
with  their  clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words  of 
Rabshakeh. 


37  “ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Hezekiah  heard 

it,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  covered  himself  with 
sackcloth,  and  went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2 And  he  sent  Eliakim,  who  was  over  the  household, 
and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the  priests, 
covered  with  sackcloth,  unto  Isaiah  the  prophet  the 

3 son  of  Amoz.  And  they  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a day  of  trouble,  and  of  re- 
buke, and  of  contumely  : for  the  children  are  come 
to  the  birth,  and  there  is  not  strength  to  bring 

4 forth.  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hear  the 
words  of  Rabshakeh,  ^ whom  the  king  of  Assyria 
his  master  hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God,  and 
will  rebuke  the  words  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
heard  : wherefore  lift  up  thy  prayer  for  the  rem- 

5 nant  that  is  left.  So  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah 

6 came  to  Isaiah.  And  Isaiah  said  unto  them.  Thus 
shall  ye  say  to  your  master.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Be  not  afraid  of  the  words  that  thou  hast  heard, 
wherewith  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Assyria  have 

7 blasphemed  me.  Behold,  I will  put  a spirit  in  him. 


b Or,  wherewith  the  king  of  Assyria  . . . hath  sent  him. 


ISAIAH,  XXXVIL 


995 


hear  a rumour,  and  return  to  his  own  land  ; and  I will 
cause  him  to  fall  by  the  sword  in  his  own  land. 

8 T[  So  Kabshakeh  returned,  and  found  the  king  of 
Assyria  warring  against  Libnah  : for  he  had  heard  that 
he  was  departed  from  Lachish. 

9 And  he  heard  say  concerning  Tirhakah  king  of 
Ethiopia,  He  is  come  forth  to  make  war  with  thee. 
And  when  he  heard  itj  he  sent  messengers  to  Hezekiah, 
saying, 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah, 
saying.  Let  not  thy  God,  in  whom  thou  trustest,  deceive 
thee,  saying,  Jerusalem  shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the  kings  of  Assyria 
have  done  to  all  lands  by  destroying  them  utterly  ; and 
shalt  thou  be  delivered  ? 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered  them 
which  my  fathers  have  destroyed,  as  Gozan  and  Haran, 
and  Rezeph,  and  the  children  of  Eden  which  were  in 
Telassar  ? 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  ^ Hamath,  and  the  king  of 
Arphad,  and  the  king  of  the  city  of  Sepharvaim,  Hena, 
and  Ivah  ? 

14  ^ And  Hezekiah  received  the  letter  from  the 
hand  of  the  messengers,  and  read  it  : and  Hezekiah 
went  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

16  O Lord  of  hosts,  God  of  Israel,  that  dwellest  he- 
iween  the  cherubims,  thou  art  the  God,  even  thou  alone, 
of  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  : thou  hast  made 
heaven  and  earth. 

17  ® Incline  thine  ear,  O Lord,  and  hear  ; open  thine 
^yes,  O Lord,  and  see  : and  hear  all  the  words  of  Sen- 
nacherib, which  hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God. 

18  Of  a truth.  Lord,  the  kings  of  Assyria  have  laid 
waste  all  the  nations,  and  their  countries, 

19  And  have  cast  their  gods  into  the  fire  : for  they 
were  no  gods,  but  the  work  of  men’s  hands,  wood  and 
stone  : therefore  they  have  destroyed  them. 

20  Now  therefore,  O Lord  our  God,  save  us  from  his 
hand,  that  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  may  know  that 
thou  art  the  Lord,  even  thou  only. 

21  ^ Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  sent  unto  Heze- 
kiah, saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
Whereas  thou  hast  prayed  to  me  against  Sennacherib 
king  of  Assyria : 

22  This  is  the  word  which  the  Lord  hath  spoken  con- 
cerning him  ; The  virgin,  the  daughter  of  Zion,  hath 
despised  thee,  and  laughed  thee  to  scorn  ; the  daughter 
of  Jerusalem  hath  shaken  her  head  at  thee. 

23  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and  blasphemed  ? 
and  against  whom  hast  thou  exalted  thy  voice,  and 
lifted  up  thine  eyes  on  high  ? even  against  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

24  By  thy  servants  hast  thou  reproached  the  Lord, 
and  hast  said,  By  the  multitude  of  my  chariots  am  I 
come  up  to  the  height  of  the  mountains,  to  the  sides  of 
Lebanon  ; and  I will  cnt  down  the  tall  cedars  thereof, 
and  the  choice  fir  trees  thereof  : and  I will  enter  into 
the  height  of  his  border,  and  the  forest  of  his  Carmel. 

25  I have  digged,  and  drunk  water  ; and  with  the 
sole  of  my  feet  have  I dried  up  all  the  rivers  of  the 
besieged  places. 

26  Hast  thou  not  heard  long  ago,  how  I have  done  it  ; 

2 Jer.  49.  23.  c Heb.  devoting  rf  In  2 Kin.  17.  24, 

8 Dan.  9.  18.  them.  Avva. 


and  he  shall  hear  a rumour,  and  shall  return  unto 
his  own  land  ; and  I will  cause  him  to  fall  by  the 
sword  in  his  own  land. 

8 So  Rabshakeh  returned,  and  found  the  king  of 
Assyria  warring  against  Libnah  : for  he  had  heard 

9 that  he  was  departed  from  Lachish.  And  he  heard 
say  concerning  Tirhakah  king  of  Ethiopia,  He  is 
come  out  to  fight  against  thee.  And  when  he  heard 

10  it,  he  sent  messengers  to  Hezekiah,  saying,  Thus 
shall  ye  speak  to  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  saying. 
Let  not  thy  God  in  whom  thou  trustest  deceive  tliee, 
saying,  Jerusalem  shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand 

11  of  the  king  of  Assyria.  Behold,  thou  hast  heard 
what  the  kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to  all  lands, 
by  ^ destroying  them  utterly  : and  shalt  thou  be  de- 

12  livered  ? Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered 
them,  which  my  fathers  have  destroyed,  Gozan,  and 
Haran,  and  E-ezeph,  and  the  cliildren  of  Eden  which 

13  were  in  Telassar  ? Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath, 
and  the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the  king  of  the  city 

14  of  Sepharvaim,  of  Hena,  and  ^ Ivvah  ? And  Heze- 
kiah received  the  letter  from  the  hand  of  the  mes- 
sengers, and  read  it  : and  Hezekiah  went  up  unto 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the 

15  Lord.  And  Hezekiah  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 

16  saying,  O Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  that 
® sittest  upon  the  cherubim,  thou  art  the  God,  even 
thou  alone,  of  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth ; thou 

17  hast  made  heaven  and  earth.  Incline  thine  ear,  O 
Lord,  and  hear  ; open  thine  eyes,  O Lord,  and  see  ; 
and  hear  all  the  words  of  Sennacherib,  which  hath 

18  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God.  Of  a truth,  Lord, 
the  kings  of  Assyria  have  laid  waste  all  the 

19  countries,  and  their  land,  and  have  cast  their  gods 
into  the  fire  : for  they  were  no  gods,  but  the  work 
of  men’s  hands,  wood  and  stone  ; therefore  they 

20  have  destroyed  them.  Now  therefore,  O Lord  our 
God,  save  us  from  his  hand,  that  all  the  kingdoms 
of  the  earth  may  know  that  thou  art  the  Lord,  even 
thou  only. 


21  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  sent  unto  Hezekiah, 
saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Whereas  thou  hast  prayed  to  me  against  Sennacherib 

22  king  of  Assyria,  this  is  the  word  which  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  concerning  him  : The  virgin  daughter 
of  Zion  hath  despised  thee  and  laughed  thee  to 
scorn  ; the  daughter  of  Jerusalem  hath  shaken  her 

23  head  ^at  thee.  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and 
blasphemed  ? and  against  whom  hast  thou  exalted 
thy  voice  and  lifted  up  thine  eyes  on  high?  even 

24  against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel.  By  thy  servants 
hast  thou  reproached  the  Lord,  and  hast  said.  With 
the  multitude  of  my  chariots  am  I come  up  to  the 
height  of  the  mountains,  to  the  innermost  parts  of 
Lebanon ; and  I will  cut  down  the  tall  cedars  there- 
of, and  the  choice  ^ fir  trees  thereof  : and  I will 
enter  into  his  farthest  height,  the  forest  of  his  fruit- 

26  ful  field.  I have  digged  and  drunk  water,  and  with 
the  sole  of  my  feet  will  I dry  up  all  the  rivers  of 

26  ^ Egypt.  Hast  thou  not  heard  how  I have  done  it 


e Or,  dwellest  be-  f Heb.  a fter.  h Or,  defence.  Heb. 

ticeen.  g Or,  cypress.  Mazor.  See  ch.  19.  G. 


996 


ISAIAH,  XXXVIII. 


and  of  ancient  times,  that  I have  formed  it  ? now  have 
I brought  it  to  pass,  that  thou  shouldest  be  to  lay  waste 
defenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

27  Therefore  their  inhabitants  were  of  small  power, 
they  were  dismayed  and  confounded  : they  were  as  the 
grass  of  the  field,  and  as  the  green  herb,  as  the  grass  on 
the  housetops,  and  as  corn  blasted  before  it  be  grown 
up. 

28  But  I know  thy  abode,  and  thy  going  out,  and  thy 
coming  in,  and  thy  rage  against  me. 

29  Because  thy  rage  against  me,  and  thy  tumult,  is 
come  up  into  mine  ears,  therefore  ^ will  I put  my  hook 
in  thy  nose,  and  my  bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I will  turn 
thee  back  by  the  way  by  which  thou  earnest. 

30  And  this  shall  he  a sign  unto  thee,  Ye  shall  eat 
this  year  such  as  groweth  of  itself  ; and  the  second  year 
that  which  springe th  of  the  same  : and  in  the  third  year 
sow  ye,  and  reap,  and  plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruit 
thereof. 

31  And  the  remnant  that  is  escaped  of  the  house  of 
Judah  shall  again  take  root  downward,  and  bear  fruit 
upward  : 

32  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go  forth  a remnant, 
and  they  that  escape  out  of  mount  Zion  x the  ® zeal  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  do  this. 

33  Therefore  thus  saitli  the  Lord  concerning  the 
king  of  Assyria,  He  shall  not  come  into  this  city,  nor 
shoot  an  arrow  there,  nor  come  before  it  with  shields, 
nor  cast  a bank  against  it. 

34  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  the  same  shall  he 
return,  and  shall  not  come  into  this  city,  saith  the 
Lord. 

35  For  I will  ® defend  this  city  to  save  it  for  mine 
own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  David’s  sake. 

36  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went  forth,  and 
smote  in  the  camp  of  the  Assyrians  a hundred  and 
fourscore  and  five  thousand  : and  when  they  arose 
early  in  the  morning,  behold,  they  were  all  dead 
corpses. 

37  So  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  departed,  and 
went  and  returned,  and  dwelt  at  Nineveh. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  worshipping  in 
the  house  of  Nisroch  his  god,  that  Adrammelech  and 
Sharezer  his  sons  smote  him  with  the  sword  ; and  they 
escaped  into  the  land  of  Armenia  : and  Esar-haddon 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1 JlezeMah,  having  received  a message  of  death,  by  pratjer  hath  his  life 
lengthened.  8 The  sungoeth  ten  degrees  backward,  for  a sign  of  that 
promise.  9 His  song  of  thanksgiving. 

IN  ^ those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto  death.  And 
Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son  of  Amoz  came  unto 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saitli  the  Lord,  2 Set 
thine  house  in  order  : for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2  Then  Hezekiah  turned  his  face  toward  the  wall, 
and  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 

3  And  said,  ® Remember  now,  O Lord,  I beseech 
thee,  how  I have  walked  before  thee  in  truth  and  with 
a perfect  heart,  and  have  done  that  which  is  good  in 
thy  sight.  And  Hezekiah  wept  sore. 

4  ^ Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  to  Isaiah, 
saying, 

5  Go,  and  say  to  Hezekiah,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 

* ch.  30.  28.  Ezek.  « 2 Kin.  20.  6.  ch.  1 2 Kin.  20.  1,  &c.  2 
38.  4.  38.  6.  Chr.  32.  24. 

6 2 Kin.  19.  31.  ch.  ^ 2 Kin.  19.  35.  2 2 Sam.  17.  23. 

9.  7. 


long  ago,  and  formed  it  of  ancient  times  ? now  have 
I brought  it  to  pass,  that  thou  shouldest  be  to  lay 

27  waste  fenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps.  Therefore 
their  inhabitants  were  of  small  power,  they  were 
dismayed  and  confounded  ; they  were  as  the  grass 
of  the  field,  and  as  the  green  herb,  as  the  grass  on 
the  housetops,  and  as  '■  a field  of  corn  before  it  be 

28  grown  up.  But  I know  thy  sitting  down,  and  thy 
going  out,  and  thy  coming  in,  and  thy  raging  against 

29  me.  Because  of  thy  raging  against  me,  and  for 
that  thine  arrogancy  is  come  up  into  mine  ears, 
therefore  will  I put  my  hook  in  thy  nose,  and  my 
bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I will  turn  thee  back  by  the 

30  way  by  which  thou  earnest.  And  this  shall  be  the 
sign  unto  thee  : ye  shall  eat  this  year  that  which 
groweth  of  itself,  and  in  the  second  year  that  which 
springeth  of  the  same  ; and  in  the  third  year  sow 
ye,  and  reap,  and  plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruit 

31  thereof.  And  ^ the  remnaiit  that  is  escaped  of  the 
house  of  Judah  shall  again  take  root  downward,  and 

32  bear  fruit  upward.  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go 
forth  a remnant,  and  out  of  mount  Zion  they  that 
shall  escape  : the  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 

33  perform  this.  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  king  of  Assyria,  He  shall  not  come  unto 
this  city,  nor  shoot  an  arrow  there,  neither  shall  he 
come  before  it  with  shield,  nor  cast  a mount  against 

34  it.  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  the  same  shall  he 
return,  and  he  shall  not  come  unto  this  city,  saith 

35  the  Lord.  For  I will  defend  this  city  to  save  it, 
for  mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  David’s 
Slake. 


36  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went  forth,  and  smote 
in  the  camp  of  the  Assyrians  a hundred  and  four- 
score and  five  thousand  : and  when  men  arose  early 
in  the  morning,  behold,  they  were  all  dead  corpses. 

37  So  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  departed,  and  went 

38  and  returned,  pmd  dwelt  at  Nineveh.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  as  he  was  worshipping  in  the  house  of  Nis- 
roch his  god,  that  Adrammelech  and  Sharezer  his 
sons  smote  him  with  the  sword  : and  they  escaped 
into  the  land  of  Ararat.  And  Esar-haddon  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 


38  “In  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto  death. 
And  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son  of  Amoz  came  to 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Set 
thine  house  in  order  ; for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2 Then  Hezekiah  turned  his  face  to  the  wall,  and 

3 prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  said.  Remember  now,  O 
Lord,  I beseech  thee,  how  I have  walked  before 
thee  in  truth  and  with  a perfect  heart,  and  have 
done  that  which  is  good  in  thy  sight.  And  Heze- 

4 kiah  wept  sore.  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 

6  to  Isaiah,  saying.  Go,  and  say  to  Hezekiah,/Thus 


2 Neh.  13.  14.  j Or,  thy  careless  of  the  house  of  Judah 

i In  2 Kin.  19.  26,  ea.se.  that  remain, 

com  blasted.  k Heb.  the  escaped  a Sea  2 Kin.  20.  1, 

&c. 


ISAIAH,  XXXVIII. 


997 


God  of  David  thy  father,  I have  heard  thy  prayer, 
I have  seen  thy  tears  : behold,  I will  add  unto  thy 
days  fifteen  years. 

6 And  I will  deliver  thee  and  this  city  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria  : and  ^ I will  defend  this 
city. 

7 And  this  shall  be^2i>  sign  unto  thee  from  the  Lord, 
that  the  Lord  will  do  this  thing  that  he  hath  spoken  ; 

8 Behold,  I will  bring  again  the  shadow  of  the 
degrees,  which  is  gone  down  in  the  sun  dial  of  Ahaz, 
ten  degrees  backward.  So  the  sun  returned  ten  de- 
grees, by  which  degrees  it  was  gone  down. 

9 ^ The  writing  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  when 
he  had  been  sick,  and  was  recovered  of  his  sickness  : 

10  I said  in  the  cutting  off  of  my  days,  I shall  go 
to  the  gates  of  the  grave  : I am  deprived  of  the  resi- 
due of  my  years. 

11  I said,  I shall  not  see  the  Lord,  even  the  Lord, 
® in  the  land  of  the  living : I shall  behold  man  no  more 
with  the  inhabitants  of  the  world. 

' 12  Mine  age  is  departed,  and  is  removed  from  me 
as  a shepherd’s  tent : I have  cut  off  like  a weaver  my 
life  : he  will  cut  me  off  with  pining  sickness  : from  day 
even  to  night  wilt  thou  make  an  end  of  me. 

13  I reckoned  till  morning,  that,  as  a lion,  so  will  he 
break  all  my  bones  : from  day  even  to  night  wilt  thou 
make  an  end  of  me. 

14  Like  a crane  or  a swallow,  so  did  I chatter  : ® I 
did  mourn  as  a dove  : mine  eyes  fail  with  looking  up- 
ward : O Lord,  I am  oppressed  ; undertake  for  me. 

15  What  shall  I say  ? he  hath  both  spoken  unto  me, 
and  himself  hath  done  it:  I shall  go  softly  fill  my 
years  ® in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

16  O Lord,  by  these  things  men  live,  and  in  all  these 
things  is  the  life  of  my  spirit : so  wilt  thou  recover  me, 
and  make  me  to  live. 

17  Behold,  for  peace  I had  great  bitterness  : but 
thou  hast  in  love  to  my  soul  delivered  it  from  the  pit  of 
corruption  : for  thou  hast  cast  all  my  sins  behind  thy 
back. 

18  For  ^®the  grave  cannot  praise  thee,  death  can  not 
celebrate  thee  : they  that  go  down  into  the  pit  cannot 
hope  for  thy  truth. 

19  The  living,  the  living,  he  shall  praise  thee,  as  I 
do  this  day  : the  father  to  the  children  shall  make 
known  thy  truth. 

20  The  Lord  was  ready  to  save  me  : therefore  we 
will  sing  my  songs  to  the  stringed  instruments  all  the 
days  of  our  life  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  For  Isaiah  had  said.  Let  them  take  a lump  of 
figs,  and  lay  it  for  a plaister  upon  the  boil,  and  he  shall 
recover. 


4 ch.  37.  35. 

B 2 Kin.  20.  8,  &c.  ch. 
7. 11. 

oPs.  27. 13.  & 116. 9. 
’ Job  7.  6. 

« ch.  .'iO.  11. 

6 Job  7.  11.  & 10.  1. 


Ps.  6.  6.  & 30.  9. 
& 88.  11.  & 115.  17. 
Eccles.  9.  10. 

n Dent.  4.  9.  & 6.  7. 
Ps.  78.  3,  4. 

12  2 Kin.  20.  7. 
b Heb.  steps. 


e Or,  by. 

d Or,  inj  which  steps 
it  dec. 

e Or,  tranquillity. 
/Heb.  Sheol. 
g Heb,  Jah. 


saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David  thy  father,  I have 
heard  thy  prayer,  I have  seen  thy  tears  : behold,  I 

6 will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen  years.  And  I will 
deliver  thee  and  this  city  out  of  the  hand  of  the 

7 king  of  Assyria  : and  I will  defend  this  city.  And 
this  shall  be  the  sign  unto  thee  from  the  Lord,  that 
the  Lord  will  do  this  thing  that  he  hath  spoken  : 

8 behold,  I will  cause  the  shadow  on  the  steps,  which 
is  gone  down  on  the  ^ dial  of  Ahaz  with  the  sun,  to 
return  backward  ten  steps.  So  the  sun  returned 
ten  steps  on  the  dial  whereon  it  was  gone  down. 

9 The  writing  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  when  he 
had  been  sick,  and  was  recovered  of  his  sickness. 

10  I said.  In  the  noontide  of  my  days  I shall  go 

into  the  gates  of  f the  grave  : 

I am  deprived  of  the  residue  of  my  years. 

11  I said,  I shall  not  see  ^ the  Lord,  even  v the  Lord 

in  the  land  of  the  living  : 

I shall  behold  man  no  more  ^ with  the  inhabitants 
of  the  world. 

12  Mine  *age  is  removed,  and  is  carried  away  from 

me  as  a shepherd’s  tent  : 

I have  rolled  up  like  a weaver  my  life  ; he  will 
cut  me  off  from  the  j loom  : 

From  day  even  to  night  wilt  thou  make  an  end  of 
me. 

13  ^ I quieted  myself  until  morning  ; as  a lion,  so  he 

breaketh  all  my  bones  : 

From  day  even  to  night  wilt  thou  make  an  end  of 
me. 

14  Like  a swallow  or  a crane,  so  did  I chatter  ; 

I did  mourn  as  a dove  : mine  eyes  fail  with  look- 
ing upward  ; 

0 Lord,  I am  oppressed,  be  thou  my  surety. 

15  What  shall  I say  ? he  hath  both  spoken  unto  me, 

and  himself  hath  done  it  : 

1 shall  go  ^ softly  all  my  years  because  of  the  bit- 

terness of  my  soul. 

16  O Lord,  by  these  things  men  live. 

And  wholly  therein  is  the  life  of  my  spirit  : 
Wherefore  recover  thou  me,  and  make  me  to 
live. 

17  Behold,  it  was  for  my  peace  that  I had  great  bit- 

terness : 

But  ” thou  hast  in  love  to  my  soul  delivered  it 
from  the  pit  of  ^ corruption  ; 

For  thou  hast  cast  all  my  sins  behind  thy  back. 

18  For the  grave  cannot  praise  thee,  death  cannot 

celebrate  thee  : 

They  that  go  down  into  the  pit  cannot  hope  for 
thy  truth. 

19  The  living,  the  living,  he  shall  praise  thee,  as  I 

do  this  day  : 

The  father  to  the  children  shall  make  known  thy 
truth. 

20  The  Lord  is  ready  to  save  me  : 

Therefore  we  will  sing  my  songs  to  the  stringed 
instruments 

All  the  days  of  our  life  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  P Now  Isaiah  had  said.  Let  them  take  a cake  of 
figs,  and  lay  it  for  a plaister  upon  the  boil,  and  he 


h Or,  when  I am 
among  them  that  have 
ceased  to  be. 
i Or,  habitation, 
j Heb.  thrum, 
k Or,  I thought  until 


morning,  As  a lion, 
so  will  he  break  dec. 

I Or,  as  in  solemn 
procession.  See  Pa. 

42.  4. 

m Or,  So  wilt  thou 


recover  me. 

n Heb.  thou  hast 
loved  my  soul  Jrom 
the  pit. 

o Or,  nothingness, 
p See  2 Kin.  20.  7,  8. 


998 


ISAIAH,  XXXIX.,  XL. 


22  Hezekiah  also  had  said,  What  is  the  sign  that  I 
shall  go  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  ? 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1 Merodach-baladan,  sending  to  visit  Hezekiah  because  of  the  loonder, 
hath  notice  of  his  treasures.  3 Isaiah.,  understanding  thereof , fore- 
telleth  the  Babylonian  captivity. 

At  1 that  time  Merodach-baladan,  the  son  of  Bala- 
dan,  king  of  Babylon,  sent  letters  and  a present 
to  Hezekiah  : for  he  had  heard  that  he  had  been  sick, 
and  was  recovered. 

2  2 And  Hezekiah  was  glad  of  them,  and  shewed 
them  the  house  of  his  precious  things,  the  silver,  and 
the  gold,  and  the  spices,  and  the  precious  ointment, 
and  all  the  house  of  his  armour,  and  all  that  was  found 
in  his  treasures  : there  was  nothing  in  his  house,  nor  in 
all  his  dominion,  that  Hezekiah  shewed  them  not. 

3  ^ Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet  unto  king  Heze- 
kiah, and  said  unto  him.  What  said  these  men  ? and 
from  whence  came  they  unto  thee?  And  Hezekiah 
said.  They  are  come  from  a far  country  unto  me,  even 
from  Babylon. 

4  Then  said  he.  What  have  they  seen  in  thine  house  ? 
And  Hezekiah  answered.  All  that  is  in  mine  house  have 
they  seen  : there  is  nothing  among  my  treasures  that  I 
have  not  shewed  them. 

5  Then  said  Isaiah  to  Hezekiah,  Hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts  : 

6  Behold,  the  days  come,  3 that  all  that  is  in  thine 
house,  and  that  which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in  store 
until  this  day,  shall  be  carried  to  Babylon  : nothing 
shall  be  left,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue  from  thee,  which 
thou  shalt  beget,  shall  they  take  away  ; and  they  shall 
be  eunuchs  in  the  palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

8  Then  said  Hezekiah  to  Isaiah,  ^ Good  is  the  word 
of  the  Lord  which  thou  hast  spoken.  He  said  more- 
over, For  there  shall  be  peace  and  truth  in  my  days. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1 The  promulgation  of  the  gospel.  3 The  preaching  of  John  Baptist. 
9 The  preaching  of  the  apostles.  12  The  prophet  by  the  oninipotency 
of  Goa.,  18  and  his  incompar ableness,  26  comforteth  the  people. 

COMFORT  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people,  saith  your 
God. 

2  Speak  ye  comfortably  to  Jerusalem,  and  cry  unto 
her,  that  her  warfare  is  accomplished,  that  her  iniquity 
is  pardoned  : ^ for  she  hath  received  of  the  Lord’s 
hand  double  for  all  her  sins. 

3^2  The  voice  of  him  that  crieth  in  the  wilderness, 
3 Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  ^ make  straight  in 
the  desert  a highway  for  our  God. 

4  Every  valley  shall  be  exalted,  and  every  mountain 
and  hill  shall  be  made  low  : ® and  the  crooked  shall  be 
made  straight,  and  the  rough  places  plain  : 

5  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed,  and 
all  flesh  shall  see  it  together  : for  the  mouth  of  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

6  The  voice  said.  Cry.  And  he  said.  What  shall  I 
cry  ? 3 All  flesh  is  grass,  and  all  the  goodliness  thereof 

is  as  the  flower  of  the  field  : 

7  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth  : because 


22  shall  recover.  Hezekiah  also  had  said.  What  is  the 
sign  that  I shall  go  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  ? 


39  “ At  that  time  Merodach-baladan  the  son  of  Bala- 

dan,  king  of  Babylon,  sent  letters  and  a present  to 
Hezekiah  : for  he  heard  that  he  had  been  sick,-  and 

2 was  recovered.  And  Hezekiah  was  glad  of  them, 
and  shewed  them  the  house  of  his  ^ precious  things, 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  spices,  and  the 
precious  oil,  and  all  the  house  of  his  ‘^armour,  and 
all  that  was  found  in  his  treasures  : there  was  no- 
thing in  his  house,  nor  in  all  his  dominion,  that 

3 Hezekiah  shewed  them  not.  Then  came  Isaiah  the 
prophet  unto  king  Hezekiah,  and  said  unto  liim. 
What  said  these  men  ? and  from  whence  came  they 
unto  thee  ? And  Hezekiah  said.  They  are  come 
from  a far  country  unto  me,  even  from  Babylon. 

4 Then  said  he.  What  have  they  seen  in  thine  house  ? 
And  Hezekiah  answered.  All  that  is  in  mine  house 
have  they  seen  : there  is  nothing  among  my  treasures 

5 that  I have  not  shewed  them.  Then  said  Isaiah  to 
Hezekiah,  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

6 Behold,  the  days  come,  that  all  that  is  in  thine 
house,  and  that  which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in 
store  until  this  day,  shall  be  carried  to  Babylon  ; 

7 nothing  shall  be  left,  saith  the  Lord.  And  of  thy 
sons  that  shall  issue  from  thee,  which  thou  shalt 

'4)eget,  shall  they  take  away  ; and  they  shall  be 
eitfiuchs  in  the  palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

8 Then  said  Hezekiah  unto  Isaiah,  Good  is  the  word  of 
the  Lord  which  thou  hast  spoken.  He  said  more- 
over, For  there  shall  be  peace  and  truth  in  my 
days. 


40  Comfort  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people,  saith  your 

2 God.  Speak  ye  “comfortably  to  Jerusalem,  and 
cry  unto  her,  that  her  ^ warfare  is  accomplished, 
that  her  iniquity  is  pardoned  ; that  she  hath 
received  of  the  Lord’s  hand  double  for  all  her 
sins. 

3 The  voice  of  one  that  crieth.  Prepare  ye  in  the 
wilderness  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  ® straight  in 

4 the  desert  a high  way  for  our  God.  Every  valley 
shall  be  exalted,  and  every  mountain  and  hill  shall 
be  made  low  : and  the  crooked  shall  be  made 

5 straight,  and  the  rough  places  « plain  : and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed,  and  all  flesh  shall  see 
it  together  : for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken 

6 it.  The  voice  of  one  saying.  Cry.  And  * one  said. 
What  shall  I cry  ? All  flesh  is  grass,  and  all  the 
goodliness  thereof  is  as  the  flower  of  the  field  : 

7 the  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth  ; because 


13  2 Kin.  20.  8.  2 Matt.  3.  3.  Mark  6 Job  14.  2.  Ps.  90.  h Or,  spicery.  c Or,  punishment  is  e Or,  level. 

1 2 Kin.  20.  12,  &c.  1.3.  Luke  3.  4.  John  5.  & 102.  11. & 103.  15.  c Or,  jewels.  accepted.  See  Lev.  /Or,  the  uneven 

2 2 Chr.  32.  31.  1.  23.  Jam.  1.  10.  1 Pet.  1.  a Heb.  to  the  heart  26.  43.  shall  be  made  level. 

3 Jer.  20. 5.  3 Mai.  3.  1.  24.  of.  d Or,  that  crieth  in  g Or,  a plain. 

^ 1 Sam.  3.  18.  * Ps.  68.  4.  ch.  49.  a See  2 Kin.  20.  12,  b Or,  time  of  ser-  the  wilderne.ss,  Pre-  h The  Sept,  and 

1 See  Job  42.  10.  ch.  11.  &c.  vice.  pare  ye  the  way  <Sco.  Vulgate  have, /said. 

61.  7.  6 ch.  45.  2. 


ISAIAH,  XL. 


999 


^ the  spirit  of  the  Lord  bloweth  upon  it : surely  the 
people  is  grass. 

8  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  facleth  : but  ® the 
word  of  our  God  shall  stand  for  ever. 

9^0  Zion,  that  bringest  good  tidings,  get  thee  up 
into  the  high  mountain  ; O Jerusalem,  that  bringest 
good  tidings,  lift  up  thy  voice  with  strength  ; lift  it  up, 
be  not  afraid  ; say  unto  the  cities  of  Judah,  Behold 
your  God  ! 

10  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will  come  with  strong 
handy  and  ® his  arm  shall  rule  for  him  : behold,  his 
reward  is  with  him,  and  his  work  before  him. 

11  He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a shepherd  : he  shall 
gather  the  lambs  with  his  arm,  and  carry  them  in  his 
bosom,  and  shall  gently  lead  those  that  are  with 
young. 

12  ^ Who  hath  measured  the  waters  in  the  hollow 
of  his  hand,  and  meted  out  heaven  with  the  span,  and 
comprehended  the  dust  of  the  earth  in  a measure,  and 
weighed  the  mountains  in  scales,  and  the  hills  in  a 
balance  ? 

13  1®  Who  hath  directed  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord,  or 
being  his  counsellor  hath  taught  him  ? 

14  With  whom  took  he  counsel,  and  who  instructed 
him,  and  taught  him  in  the  path  of  judgment,  and 
taught  him  knowledge,  and  shewed  to  him  the  way  of 
understanding  ? 

15  Behold,  the  nations  are  as  a drop  of  a bucket, 
and  are  counted  as  the  small  dust  of  the  balance  : be- 
hold, he  taketh  up  the  isles  as  a very  little  thing, 

16  And  Lebanon  is  not  sufficient  to  burn,  uOT*he 

beasts  thereof  sufficient  for  a burnt  offering.  * 

17  All  nations  before  him  are  as  nothing; J;a^d 
i^they  are  counted  to  him  less  than  nothing  Japd 
vanity. 

18  ^ To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  God  ? or  what 
likeness  will  ye  compare  unto  him  ? 

19  The  workman  melteth  a graven  image,  and  the 
goldsmith  spreadeth  it  over  with  gold,  and  castetli 
silver  chains. 

20  He  that  is  so  impoverished  that  he  hath  no  obla- 
tion chooseth  a tree  that  will  not  rot  ; he  seeketh  unto 
him  a cunning  workman  to  prepare  a graven  image, 
that  shall  not  be  moved. 

21  Have  ye  not  known  ? have  ye  not  heard  ? hath 
it  not  been  told  you  from  the  beginning  ? have  ye  not 
understood  from  the  foundations  of  the  earth  ? 

22  It  is  he  that  sitteth  upon  the  circle  of  the  earth, 
and  the  inhabitants  thereof  are  as  grasshoppers  ; that 
20  stretcheth  out  the  heavens  as  a curtain,  and  spread- 
eth them  out  as  a tent  to  dwell  in  : 

23  That  bringeth  the  21  princes  to  nothing  ; he  mak- 
eth  the  judges  of  the  earth  as  vanity. 

24  Yea,  they  shall  not  be  planted  ; yea,  they  shall 
not  be  sown  : yea,  their  stock  shall  not  take  root  in  the 
earth  : and  he  shall  also  blow  upon  them,  and  they  shall 
wither,  and  the  whirlwind  shall  take  them  away  as 
stubble. 

7 Ps.  103.  16.  Pet.  2.  25.  & 5.  4.  Rev.  ch.  41.  6,  7.  & 44. 

8 John  12.  34.  1 Pet.  7.  17.  12,  &c.  Jer.  10.  3, 

1.  25.  12  Pro.  30.  4.  &c. 

cli.  59.  16.  53  Job  21.  22.  & 36.  58  ch.  41.  7.  Jer. 

10  ch.  62.  11.  Rev.  22,  23.  Rom.  11.  34.  10.  4. 

22.  12.  1 Cor.  2.  16.  Ps.  19.  1.  Acts 

51  ch.  49.  10.  Ezek.  54  Uan.  4.  35.  14.  17.  Rora.  1.  19, 

34.  23.  & 37.  24.  Jolin  Ps.  62.  9.  20. 

10.  11.  Heb.  13.  20.  1 I'l  ver.  25.  ch.  46.  5.  20  job  9.  8.  Ps.  104. 

Acts  17.  29.  2.  ch.  42.  5.  & 44.  24. 


the  breath  of  the  Lord  bloweth  upon  it : surely  the 

8 people  is  grass.  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower 
fadeth  : but  the  word  of  our  God  shall  stand  for 
ever. 

9 * O thou  that  tellest  good  tidings  to  Zion,  get  thee 
up  into  the  high  mountain  ; J O thou  that  tellest 
good  tidings  to  Jerusalem,  lift  up  thy  voice  with 
strength  ; lift  it  up,  be  not  afraid  ; say  unto  the 

10  cities  of  Judah,  Behold,  your  God  ! Behold,  the 
Lord  God  will  come  as  a mighty  one,  and  his  arm 
shall  rule  for  him  : behold,  his  reward  is  with  him, 

11  and  his  recompence  before  him.  He  shall  feed  his 
flock  like  a shepherd,  he  shall  gather  the  lambs  in 
his  arm,  and  carry  them  in  his  bosom,  and  shall 
gently  lead  those  that  give  suck. 

12  Who  hath  measured  the  waters  in  the  hollow  of 
his  hand,  and  meted  out  heaven  with  the  span,  and 
comprehended  the  dust  of  the  earth  in  a measure, 
and  weighed  the  mountains  in  scales,  and  the  hills 

13  in  a balance  ? Who  hath  ^ directed  the  spirit  of  the 
Lord,  or  being  his  counsellor  hath  taught  him  ? 

14  With  whom  took  he  counsel,  and  who  instructed 
him,  and  taught  him  in  the  path  of  judgement,  and 
taught  him  knowledge,  and  shewed  to  him  the  way 

15  of  understanding?  Behold,  the  nations  are  as  a 
drop  of  a bucket,  and  are  counted  as  the  small  dust 
of  the  balance  : behold,  ^ he  taketh  up  the  isles  as 

16  a very  little  thing.  And  Lebanon  is  not  sufficient 
to  burn,  nor  the  beasts  thereof  sufficient  for  a burnt 

17  offering.  All  the  nations  are  as  nothing  before  him  ; 
they  are  counted  to  him  ”*less  than  nothing,  and 

18  ” vanity.  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  God  ? or 

19  what  likeness  will  ye  compare  unto  him  ? The 
graven  image,  a workman  melted  zV,  and  the  gold- 
smith'spreadeth  it  over  with  gold,  and  casteth  for  it 

20  silver  chains.  He  that  is  too  impoverished  for  such 
an  oblation  chooseth  a tree  that  will  not  rot ; he 
seeketh  unto  him  a cunning  workman  to  ® set  up  a 

21  graven  image,  that  shall  not  be  moved.  Have  ye 
not  known  ? have  ye  not  heard  ? hath  it  not  been 
told  you  from  the  beginning  ? have  ye  not  under- 

22  stood  from  the  foundations  of  the  earth  ? It  is  he 
that  sitteth  upon  the  circle  of  the  earth,  and 
the  inhabitants  thereof  are  as  grasshoppers  ; that 
stretcheth  out  the  heavens  as  a curtain,  and 

23  spreadeth  them  out  as  a tent  to  dwell  in  ; that 
bringeth  princes  to  nothing  ; he  maketh  the  judges 

24  of  the  earth  as  ” vanity.  * Yea,  they  have  not  been 
planted  ; yea,  they  have  not  been  sown  ; yea,  their 
stock  hath  not  taken  root  in  the  earth  : moreover 
he  bloweth  upon  them,  and  they  wither,  and  the 

25  whirlwind  taketh  them  away  as  stubble.  To  whom 


& 51.  13.  Jer.  10.  12. 

25  Job  12.  21.  Ps. 
107.  40. 

i Or,  0 ZioUy  that 
bringest  good  tidings. 

j Or,  0 Jerusafemy 
that  bringest  good  ti- 
dings. 

k Or,  meted  out. 


I Or,  the  isles  are  as 
the  fine  dust  that  is 
lifted  up. 

nx  Or,  as  a thing  of 
noxight. 

n Or,  confusion, 

0 Or,  prepare, 
p Or,  understood  the 
foundations. 


q Or,  above, 
r Or,  gauze, 
s Or,  Scarce  are 
they  planted,  scarce 
are  they  soun.  scarce 
hath  their  stock  taken 
root  in  the  earth,  when 
he  bloweth  upon  them 
drc. 


1000 


ISAIAH,  XLI. 


25  22  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  me,  or  shall  I be 
equal  ? saith  the  Holy  One. 

26  Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high,  and  behold  who  hath 
created  these  things^  that  bringeth  out  their  host  by  num- 
ber : 28  he  calleth  them  all  by  names  by  the  greatness 
of  his  might,  for  that  he  is  strong  in  power  ; not  one 
faileth. 

27  Why  sayest  thou,  O Jacob,  and  speakest,  O Is- 
rael, My  way  is  hid  from  the  Lord,  and  my  judgment 
is  passed  over  from  my  God  ? 

28  ^ Hast  thou  not  laiown  ? hast  thou  not  heard, 
that  the  everlasting  God,  the  Lord,  the  Creator  of  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  fainteth  not,  neither  is  weary  ? 
2^  there  is  no  searching  of  his  understanding. 

29  He  giveth  power  to  the  faint ; and  to  them  that 
have  no  might  he  increaseth  strength. 

30  Even  the  youths  shall  faint  and  be  weary,  and  the 
young  men  shall  utterly  fall  : 

31  But  they  that  wait  upon  the  Lord  25  shall  renew 
their  strength  ; they  shall  mount  up  with  wings  as 
eagles  ; they  shall  run,  and  not  be  weary  ; and  they 
shall  walk,  and  not  faint. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

1 God  expostulateth  with  his  people,  about  his  mercies  to  the  church, 
10  about  his  promises,  21  and  about  the  vanity  of  idols. 

1  EEP  silence  before  me,  O islands  ; and  let  the 

l\.  people  renew  their  strength : let  them  come 
near  ; then  let  them  speak  ; let  us  come  near  together 
to  judgment. 

2 Who  raised  up  the  righteous  man  2 from  the  east, 
called  him  to  his  foot,  * gave  the  nations  before  him, 
and  made  him  rule  over  kings  ? he  gave  them  as  the 
dust  to  his  sword,  and  as  driven  stubble  to  his  bow. 

3 He  pursued  them,  and  passed  safely  ; even  by  the 
way  that  he  had  not  gone  with  his  feet. 

4 ^ Who  hath  wrought  and  done  calling  the  gene- 
rations from  the  beginning  ? I the  Lord,  the  ^ first, 
and  with  the  last  ; I am  he. 

5 The  isles  saw  it,  and  feared  ; the  ends  of  the  earth 
were  afraid,  drew  near,  and  came. 

6 ® They  helped  every  one  his  neighbour  ; and  every 
one  said  to  his  brother.  Be  of  good  courage. 

7 ^ So  the  carpenter  encouraged  the  goldsmith,  and 
he  that  smootheth  with  the  hammer  him  that  smote  the 
anvil,  saying.  It  is  ready  for  the  sodering  ; and  he  fas- 
tened it  with  nails,  ® that  it  should  not  be  moved. 

8 But  thou,  Israel,  art  my  servant,  Jacob  whom  I 
have  ® chosen,  the  seed  of  Abraham  my  friend. 

9 Thou  whom  I have  taken  from  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  and  called  thee  from  the  chief  men  thereof,  and 
said  unto  thee.  Thou  art  my  servant ; I have  chosen 
thee,  and  not  cast  thee  away. 

10  Tf  Fear  thou  not  ; 12  for  I am  with  thee  : be  not 
dismayed  ; for  I am  thy  God  : I will  strengthen  thee  ; 
yea,  I will  help  thee  ; yea,  I will  uphold  thee  with 
the  right  hand  of  my  righteousness. 

11  Behold,  all  they  that  were  incensed  against  thee 
shall  be  i^  ashamed  and  confounded  : they  shall  be  as 
nothing  ; and  they  that  strive  with  thee  shall  perish. 

--  ver.  18.  Deut.  4.  s yer.  25.  See  Gen.  ’ ch.  40.  19. 

15,  &c.  14.  14,  &c.  ch.  45.  1.  « ch.  40.  20. 

23  Ps.  147.  4.  4 ver.  26.  ch.  44.  7.  » Deut.  7.  6.  & 10. 

24  Ps.  147.  5.  Rom.  & 46.  10.  15.  & 14.  2.  Ps.  135. 

11.  33.  5 ch.  43.  10.  & 44.  6.  4.  ch.  43.  1.  & 44.  1. 

23  Ps.  103.  5.  & 48. 12.  Rev.  1. 17.  & ^^2  Chr.  20.  7.  Jam. 

4 Zech.  2.  13.  22.  13.  2.  23. 

2 ch.  46.  11.  « ch.  40. 19.  & 44. 12. 


then  will  ye  liken  me,  that  I should  be  equal  to  him  f 

26  saith  the  Holy  One.  Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high, 
* and  see  who  hath  created  these,  that  bringeth  out 
their  host  by  number  : he  calleth  them  all  by  name  ; 
by  the  greatness  of  his  might,  and  for  that  he  is 
strong  in  power,  not  one  is  lacking. 

27  Why  sayest  thou,  O Jacob,  and  speakest,  O Israel, 
My  way  is  hid  from  the  Lord,  and  my  judgement 

28  is  passed  away  from  my  God  ? Hast  thou  not 
known  ? hast  thou  not  heard  ? “ the  everlasting 
God,  the  Lord,  the  Creator  of  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  fainteth  not,  neither  is  weary  ; there  is  no 

29  searching  of  his  understanding.  He  giveth  power 
to  the  faint  ; and  to  him  that  hath  no  might  he 

30  increaseth  strength.  Even  the  youths  shall  faint 
and  be  weary,  and  the  young  men  shall  utterly  fall  : 

31  but  they  that  wait  upon  the  Lord  shall  renew  their 
strength  ; they  shall  mount  up  with  wings  as  eagles ; 
they  shall  run,  and  not  be  weary  ; they  shall  walk, 
and  not  faint. 


41  Keep  silence  before  me,  O islands  ; and  let  the 
peoples  renew  their  strength  : let  them  come  near  ; 
then  let  them  speak  : let  us  come  near  together  to 
24iidgement.  Who  hath  raised  up  one  from  the 
,*  eaW  “ whom  he  calleth  in  righteousness  to  his  foot  ? 
'■ ..  h^^Veth  nations  before  him,  and  maketh  him  rule 
* u : kings  ; * he  giveth  them  as  the  dust  to  his 
^ ^*©rd,  as  the  driven  stubble  to  his  bow.  He  pur- 
sueth  them,  and  passeth  on  safely  ; even  by  a way 

4 that  he  had  not  gone  with  his  feet.  Who  hath 
wrought  and  done  it,  calling  the  generations  from 
the  beginning  ? I the  Lord,  the  first,  and  with  the 

5 last,  I am  he.  The  isles  saw,  and  feared  ; the  ends 
of  the  earth  trembled  : they  drew  near,  and  came. 

6 They  helped  every  one  his  neighbour  ; and  every  one 

7 said  to  his  brother,  Be  of  good  courage.  So  the 
carpenter  encouraged  the  goldsmith,  and  he  that 
smootheth  with  the  hammer  him  that  smite th  the 
anvil,  saying  of  the  soldering,  It  is  good  : and  he 
fastened  it  with  nails,  that  it  should  not  be  moved. 

8 But  thou,  Israel,  my  servant,  Jacob  whom  I have 

9 chosen,  the  seed  of  Abraham  my  friend  ; thou  whom 
I have  taken  hold  of  from  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
and  called  thee  from  the  corners  thereof,  and  said 
unto  thee.  Thou  art  my  servant,  I have  chosen  thee 

10  and  not  cast  thee  away  ; fear  thou  not,  for  I am 
with  thee  ; ® be  not  dismayed,  for  I am  thy  God  : I 
will  strengthen  thee  ; yea,  I will  help  thee  ; yea,  I 
will  uphold  thee  with  the  right  hand  of  my  right- 

11  eousness.  Behold,  all  they  that  are  incensed  against 
thee  shall  be  ashamed  and  confounded  : they  that 
strive  with  thee  shall  be  as  nothing,  and  shall 

44  ver.  13,  14.  ch.  m Or,  the  Lord  is  whithersoever  he  go- 
43. 5.  an  everlasting  God,  eth. 

42  Deut.  31.  6,  8.  the  Creator  ...  he  b Or,  he  maketh  as 

43  Ex.  23.  22.  ch.  fainteth  not  &c.  the  dust  their  sword, 

45.  24.  & 60. 12.  Zech.  a Or,  whom  right-  as  the  driven  stubble 
12.  3.  eousness  calleth  to  their  bow. 

t Ox,  and  see:  who  its  foot.  Or,  whom  c Or,  look  not 

hath  created  these  f he  righteousness  meeteth  around  thee, 

that  tH-c. 


1001 


ISAIA^J,  XLI. 


12  Thou  shalt  seek  them,  and  shalt  not  find  them, 
tven  them  that  contended  with  thee  : they  that  war 
against  thee  shall  be  as  nothing,  and  as  a thing  of 
nought. 

13  For  I the  Lord  thy  God  will  hold  thy  right  hand, 
saying  unto  thee,  Fear  not  ; I will  help  thee. 

14  Fear  not,  thou  worm  Jacob,  and  ye  men  of  Is- 
rael ; I will  help  thee,  saith  the  Lord,  and  thy  re- 
deemer, the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

15  Behold,  I will  make  thee  a new  sharp  threshing 
instrument  having  teeth  : thou  shalt  thresh  the  moun- 
tains, and  beat  them  small,  and  shalt  make  the  hills 
as  chaff. 

16  Thou  shalt  fan  them,  and  the  wind  shall  carry 
them  away,  and  the  whirlwind  shall  scatter  them  : and 
thou  shalt  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  and  shalt  glory  in  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel. 

17  When  the  poor  and  needy  seek  water,  and  there 
is  none,  and  their  tongue  faileth  for  thirst,  I the  Lord 
will  hear  them,  I the  God  of  Israel  will  not  forsake 
them. 

18  I will  open  rivers  in  high  places,  and  fountains 
in  the  midst  of  the  valleys  : I will  make  the  wilder- 
ness a pool  of  water,  and  the  dry  land  springs  of  water. 

19  I will  plant  in  the  wilderness  the  cedar,  the  shit- 
tah  tree,  and  the  myrtle,  and  the  oil  tree  ; I will  set  in 
the  desert  the  fir  tree,  and  the  pine,  and  the  box  tree 

“together : 

20  That  they  may  see,  and  know,  and  consider,  and 
understand  together,  that  the  hand  of  the  LoRBg||hyi 
done  this,  and  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  hath  crea^^^^^ 

21  Produce  your  cause,  saith  the  Lord  ; bri^^^^HL 
your  strong  reasons^  saith  the  King  of  Jacob. 

22  21  Let  them  bring  them  forth,  and  shew 

shall  happen  : let  them  shew  the  former  things^^Kt 
they  be,  that  we  may  consider  them,  and  know  the  lat- 
ter end  of  them  ; or  declare  us  things  for  to  come. 

23  22  Shew  the  things  that  are  to  come  hereafter,  that 
we  may  know  that  ye  are  gods  : yea,  23  do  good,  or  do 
evil,  that  we  may  be  dismayed,  and  behold  it  together. 

24  Behold,  ^^ye  are  of  nothing,  and  your  work  of 
nought  : an  abomination  is  he  that  chooseth  you. 

25  I have  raised  up  one  from  the  north,  and  he  shall 
come  : from  the  rising  of  the  sun  25  shall  he  call  upon 
ray  name  : 26  and  he  shall  come  upon  princes  as  upon 
morter,  and  as  the  potter  treadeth  clay. 

26  27  Who  hath  declared  from  the  beginning,  that  we 
may  know  ? and  beforetime,  that  we  may  say.  He  is 
righteous  ? yea,  there  is  none  that  sheweth,  yea,  there 
is  none  that  declareth,  yea,  there  is  none  that  heareth 
your  words. 

27  28  The  first  29  shall  say  to  Zion,  Behold,  behold 
them  : and  I will  give  to  Jerusalem  one  that  bringeth 
good  tidings. 

28  30  For  I beheld,  and  there  vjas  no  man  ; even 
among  them,  and  there  was  no  counsellor,  that,  when  I 
asked  of  them,  could  answer  a word. 

29  31  Behold,  they  are  all  vanity  ; their  works  are 
nothing  : their  molten  images  are  wind  and  confusion. 

w ver.  10.  18  ch.  35.  6,  7.  & 43.  8.  & 45.  3.  John  13. 

15  Mic.  4.  13.  2 Cor.  19.  & 44.  3.  19. 

10.  4,  5.  19  Ps.  107.  35.  23  jer.  10.  5. 

1C  Jer.  51.  2.  20  Job  12.  9.  24  Pa.  115.  8.  ch.  44. 

11  ch.  45.  25.  21  ch.  45.  21.  9.  1 Cor.  8.  4. 

22  ch.  42.  9.  & 44.  7,  25  Ezra  1.  2. 


12  perish.  Thou  shalt  seek  them,  and  shalt  not  find 
them,  even  them  that  contend  with  thee  : they  that 
war  against  thee  shall  be  as  nothing,  and  as  a thing 

13  of  nought.  For  I the  Lord  thy  God  will  hold  thy 
right  hand,  saying  unto  thee.  Fear  not ; I will  help 

14  thee.  Fear  not,  thou  worm  Jacob,  and  ye  men  of 
Israel  ; I will  help  thee,  saith  the  Lord,  and  ‘^thy 

15  redeemer  is  the  Holy  One  of  Israel.  Behold,  I will 
make  thee  a new  sharp  threshing  instrument  having 
teeth  : thou  shalt  thresh  the  mountains,  and  beat 
them  small,  and  shalt  make  the  hills  as  chaff. 

16  Thou  shalt  fan  them,  and  the  wind  shall  carry  them 
away,  and  the  whirlwind  shall  scatter  them  : and 
thou  shalt  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  thou  shalt  glory  in 

17  the  Holy  One  of  Israel.  The  poor  and  needy  seek 
water  and  there  is  none,  and  their  tongue  faileth 
for  thirst  ; I the  Lord  will  answer  them,  I the  God 

18  of  Israel  will  not  forsake  them.  I will  open  rivers 
on  the  bare  heights,  and  fountains  in  the  midst  of 
the  valleys  : I will  make  the  wilderness  a pool  of 

19  water,  and  the  dry  land  springs  of  water.  I will 
plant  in  the  wilderness  the  cedar,  the  acacia  tree, 
and  the  myrtle,  and  the  ® oil  tree  ; I will  set  in  the 
desert  the  fir  tree,  the  f pine,  and  the  0 box  tree 

20  together  : that  they  may  see,  and  know,  and  con- 
sider, and  understand  together,  that  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  hath  done  this,  and  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 
hath  created  it. 


21  Produce  your  cause,  saith*  the  Lord  ; bring  forth 

22  your  strong  reasons,  saith  the  King  of  Jacob.  Let 
them  bring  them  forth,  and  declare  unto  us  what 
shall  happen  : declare  ye  the  former  things,  what 
they  be,  that  we  may  consider  them,  and  know  the 
latter  end  of  them  ; or  shew  us  things  for  to  come. 

23  Declare  the  things  that  are  to  come  hereafter,  that 
we  may  know  that  ye  are  gods  : yea,  do  good,  or 
do  evil,  that  we  may  ^ be  dismayed,  and  behold  it 

24  together.  Behold,  ye  are  of  nothing,  and  your 
work  of  nought : an  abomination  is  he  that  chooseth 

• you. 

25  I have  raised  up  one  from  the  north,  and  he  is 
come  ; from  the  rising  of  the  sun  one  that  ealleth 
upon  my  name  : and  he  shall  come  upon  * rulers  as 

26  upon  mortar,  and  as  the  potter  treadeth  clay.  Who 
hath  declared  it  from  the  beginning,  that  we  may 
know  ? and  beforetime,  that  we  may  say.  He  is 
righteous  ? yea,  there  is  none  that  declareth,  yea, 
there  is  none  that  sheweth,  yea,  there  is  none  that 

27  heareth  your  words.  I first  will  say  unto  Zion, 
Behold,  behold  them  ; and  I will  give  to  Jerusalem 

28  one  that  bringeth  good  tidings.  And  when  I look, 
there  is  no  man  ; even  among  them  there  is  no 
counsellor,  that,  when  I ask  of  them,  can  answer  a 

29  word.  -^  Behold,  all  of  them,  their  works  are  vanity 
and  nought  : their  molten  images  are  wind  and 
confusion. 

28  ver.  2. 

27  ch.  43.  9. 

28  ver.  4. 

29  ch.  40.  9. 

so  ch.  63.  5. 

81  ver.  24. 


d Or,  thy  redeemer, 
the  Holy  One  dec. 
e Or,  oleaster. 

/ Or,  plane, 
g Or,  cypress. 


h Or,  look  one  upon 
another, 
i Or,  deputies, 
j Or,  Behold,  they 
are  all  vanity ; their 
works  are  nought. 


V 


1002  ISAIA^,  XLII. 

CHAPTER  XLII.  ' I 


1  The  offlce  of  Christ,  graced  with  meekness  and  constancy.  5 God's 
promise  unto  him.  10  An  exhortation  to  praise  God  for  his  gospel. 
17  He  reproveth  the  people  of  incredulity. 

Behold  ^ my  servant,  whom  I uphold  ; mine  elect, 
in  whom  my  soul  ^ delighteth  ; ^ I have  put  my 
spirit  upon  him  : he  shall  bring  forth  judgment  to  the 
Gentiles. 

2  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up,  nor  cause  his  voice  to 
be  heard  in  the  street. 

I 3 A bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  and  the  smoking 
/ flax  sliall  he  not  quench  : he  shall  bring  forth  judgment 
( unto  truth. 

4  He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  discouraged,  till  he  have 
set  judgment  in  the  earth  : ^ and  the  isles  shall  wait  for 
his  law.  , 

5  ^ Thus  saith  God  the  Lord,  ®he  that  created  the 
heavens,  and  stretched  them  out  ; ® he  that  spread  forth 
the  earth,  and  that  which  cometh  out  of  it  ; he  that 
giveth  breath  unto  the  people  upon  it,  and  spirit  to 
them  that  walk  therein  : 

6  ® I the  Lord  have  called  thee  in  righteousness,  and 
will  hold  thine  hand,  and  will  keep  thee,  ® and  give  thee 
for  a covenant  of  the  people,  for  a light  of  the  Gen- 
tiles  ; 

7  To  open  the  blind  eyes,  to  bring  out  the  pri- 
soners from  the  prison,  and  them  that  sit  in  darkness 
out  of  the  prison  house. 

8  I am  the  Lord  : that  is  my  name  : and  my  glory 
will  I not  give  to  another,  neither  my  praise  to  graven 
images. 

9  Behold,  the  formed  things  are  come  to  pass,  and 
new  things  do  I declare  : before  they  spring  forth  I tell 
you  of  them. 

10  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a new  song,  and  his  praise 
from  the  end  of  the  earth,  i®ye  that  go  down  to  the  sea, 
and  all  that  is  therein  ; the  isles,  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof. 

11  Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cities  thereof  lift  up 
their  voice,  the  villages  that  Kedar  doth  inhabit  : let  the 
inhabitants  of  the  rock  sing,  let  them  shout  from  the 
top  of  the  mountains. 

12  Let  them  give  glory  unto  the  Lord,  and  declare 
his  praise  in  the  islands. 

13  The  Lord  shall  go  forth  as  a mighty  man,  he 
shall  stir  up  jealousy  like  a man  of  war  : he  shall  cry, 
yea,  roar  ; he  shall  prevail  against  his  enemies. 

14  I have  long  time  holden  my  peace  ; I have  been 
still,  and  refrained  myself  : now  will  I cry  like  a tra- 
vailing woman  ; I will  destroy  and  devour  at  once. 

15  I will  make  waste  mountains  and  hills,  and  dry 
up  all  their  herbs  ; and  I will  make  the  rivers  islands, 
and  I will  dry  up  the  pools. 

16  And  I will  bring  the  blind  by  a way  that  they 
knew  not  ; I will  lead  them  in  paths  that  they  have  not 
known  : I will  make  darkness  light  before  them,  and 
crooked  things  straight.  These  things  will  I do  unto 
them,  and  not  forsake  them. 

17  ^ They  shall  be  turned  back,  they  shall  be 
greatly  ashamed,  that  trust  in  graven  images,  that  say 
to  the  molten  images.  Ye  are  our  gods. 


42  Behold  my  servant,  whom  I uphold  ; my  chosen, 
in  whom  my  soul  delighteth  : I have  put  my  spirit 
upon  him  ; he  shall  bring  forth  judgement  to  the 

2 “ Gentiles.  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up,  nor  cause 

3 his  voice  to  be  heard  in  the  street.  A bruised  reed 
shall  he  not  break,  and  the  ^smoking  flax  shall  he 
not  quench  : he  shall  bring  forth  judgement  in 

4 truth.  He  shall  not  ‘^fail  nor  be  ‘^discouraged,  till 
he  have  set  judgement  in  the  earth  ; and  the  isles 

5 shall  wait  for  his  law.  Thus  saith  God  the  Lord, 
he  that  created  the  heavens,  and  stretched  them 
forth  ; he  that  spread  abroad  the  earth  and  that 
which  cometh  out  of  it  ; he  that  giveth  breath  unto 
the  people  upon  it,  and  spirit  to  them  that  walk 

6 therein  : I the  Lord  have  called  thee  in  righteous- 
ness, and  will  hold  thine  hand,  and  will  ^ keep  thee, 
and  give  thee  for  a covenant  of  the  people,  for  a 

7 light  of  the  Gentiles  ; to  open  the  blind  eyes,  to 
bring  out  the  prisoners  from  the  dungeon,  and  them 

8 that  sit  in  darkness  out  of  the  prison  house.  I am 
the  Lord  ; that  is  my  name  : and  my  glory  will  I 
not  give  to  another,  neither  my  praise  unto  graven 

9 images.  Behold,  the  former  things  are  come  to 
pass,  and  new  things  do  I declare  : before  they 

y forth  I tell  you  of  them. 

g unto  the  Lord  a new  song,  and  his  praise 
from  the  end  of  the  earth  ; ye  that  go  down  to  the 
sea,  and  all  that  is  therein,  the  isles,  and  the  in- 

11  habitants  thereof.  Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cities 
thereof  lift  up  their  voice,  the  villages  that  Kedar 
doth  inhabit  ; let  the  inhabitants  of  Sela  sing,  let 

12  them  shout  from  the  top  of  the  mountains.  Let 
them  give  glory  unto  the  Lord,  and  declare  his 

13  praise  in  the  islands.  The  Lord  shall  go  forth  as 
a mighty  man  ; he  shall  stir  up  ^ jealousy  like  a 
man  of  war  : he  shall  cry,  yea,  he  shall  shout  aloud  ; 

14  he  shall  do  mightily  against  his  enemies.  I have 
long  time  holden  my  peace  ; I have  been  still,  and 
refrained  myself  : now  will  I cry  out  like  a travail- 

15  ing  woman  ; I will  * gasp  and  pant  together.  I will 
make  waste  mountains  and  hills,  and  dry  up  all 
their  herbs  ; and  I will  make  the  rivers  islands,  and 

16  will  dry  up  the  pools.  And  I will  bring  the  blind 
by  a way  that  they  know  not ; in  paths  that  they 
know  not  will  I lead  them  : I will  make  darkness 
light  before  them,  and  crooked  places  straight. 
These  things  will  I do,  ^and  I will  not  forsake 

17  them.  They  shall  be  turned  back,  they  shall  be 
greatly  ashamed,  that  trust  in  graven  images,  that 
say  unto  molten  images.  Ye  are  our  gods. 


1 ch.  43.  10.  & 49.  3,  ^ Gen.  49.  10.  lo  ch.  49.  6.  Luke  2,  ch.  48.  11.  a Or,  nations  (and  /Seech.  16.  1. 

6.  & 52.  13.  & .53.  11.  Ech.  44.  24.  Zech.  32.  Acts  13.  47.  Ps.  33.  3.  & 40.  3.  elsewhere).  g Ot,  zeal. 

Matt.  12.  18,  19,  20.  12.1.  “ ch.  35.  5.  & 98.  1.  b Or,  dimly  burning  h Or,  destroy  and 

Phil.  2.  7.  <5  Ps.  13G.  6.  12  ch.  61.  1.  Luke  4.  le  Ps.  107.  23.  wick.  devour. 

2 Matt.  3. 17.  & 17.  5.  ^ Acts  17.  25.  18.  2 Tim.  2.  26.  Heb.  ^ ch.  31.  4.  c Or,  burn  dimly.  i Or,  and  will  not 

Eph.  1.  6.  ® ch.  43.  1.  2.  14,  15.  i8  Ps.  97.  7.  ch.  1.  d Or,  bruised.  forbear. 

3 ch.  11.  2.  John  3 » ch.  49.  8.  ch.  9.  2.  29.  & 44.  11.  & 45.  16.  e Or,  form. 

34. 


f 


ISAIAH,  XLIII. 


1003 


B’ 


18  Hear,  ye  deaf  ; and  look,  ye  blind,  that  ye  may 
see. 

19  Who  is  blind,  but  my  servant  ? or  deaf,  as  my 
messenger  that  I sent  ? who  is  blind  as  he  that  is  perfect, 
and  blind  as  the  Lord’s  servai^  -y’! 

20  Seeing many~tEmgs,  but  thou  observest  not  ; 
opening  the  ears,  but  he  heareth  not. 

21  The  Lord  is  well  pleased  for  his  righteousness’ 
sake  ; he  will  magnify  the  law,  and  make  it  honourable. 

22  But  this  is  a people  robbed  and  spoiled  ; they  are 
all  of  them  snared  in  holes,  and  they  are  hid  in  prison 
houses  : they  are  for  a prey,  and  none  delivereth  ; for 
a spoil,  and  none  saith,  Restore. 

23  Who  among  you  will  give  ear  to  this  ? who  will 
hearken  and  hear  for  the  time  to  come  ? 

24  Who  gave  Jacob  for  a spoil,  and  Israel  to  the 
■ robbers  ? did  not  the  Lord,  he  against  whom  we  have 

i  sinned  ? for  they  would  not  walk  in  his  ways,  neither 
■ were  thejr  obedient  untoTiisTaw. 

25^Therefore  he  hath  poured  upon  him  the  fury  of 
his  anger,  and  the  strength  of  battle  : and  it  hath  set 
him  on  fire  round  about,  ^^yet  he  knew  not  ; and  it 
burned  him,  yet  he  laid  it  not  to  heart. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 

1 The  Lord  comfortetk  the  church  with  his  jyromises.  8 He  appealeth  to 
the  people  for  ivitness  of  his  omnipotency.  14  He  foretelleth  them  the 
destruction  of  Babylon,  18  and  his  wonderful  deliverance  of  his  people. 
22  He  reproveth  the  people  as  inexcusable. 

I UT  now  thus  saith  the  Lord  i that  created  thee,  O 
Jacob,  2 and  he  that  formed  thee,  O Israel 
not : ^ for  I have  redeemed  thee,  ^ I have  callei 
thy  name  ; thou  art  mine. 

2 ® When  thou  passest  through  the  waters, 
with  thee  ; and  through  the  rivers,  they  shall 
flow  thee  : when  thou  walkest  through  the 
shalt  not  be  burned  ; neither  shall  the  flame  kindle 
upon  thee. 

3 For  I am  the  Lord  thy  God,  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel,  thy  Saviour  : ® I gave  Egypt  for  thy  ransom, 
Ethiopia  and  Seba  for  thee. 

4 Since  thou  wast  precious  in  my  sight,  thou  hast 
been  honourable,  and  I have  loved  thee  : therefore  will 
I give  men  for  thee,  and  people  for  thy  life. 

5 ® Fear  not : for  I am  with  thee  : I will  bring  thy 
seed  from  the  east,  and  gather  thee  from  the  west ; 

6 I will  say  to  the  north.  Give  up  ; and  to  the  south. 
Keep  not  back  : bring  my  sons  from  far,  and  my  daugh- 
ters from  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; 

7 Even  every  one  that  is  called  by  my  name  : for 

1  have  created  him  for  my  glory,  i^  I have  formed 

him  ; yea,  I have  made  him. 

8 ^ 13  Bring  forth  the  blind  people  that  have  eyes, 
and  the  deaf  that  have  ears. 

9 Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered  together,  and  let 
the  people  be  assembled  : i^  who  among  them  can  de- 
clare this,  and  shew  us  former  things  ? let  them  bring 
forth  their  witnesses,  that  they  may  be  justified  : or  let 
them  hear,  and  say.  It  is  truth. 

10  1®  Ye  are  my  witnesses,  saith  the  Lord,  i®and  my 
servant  whom  I have  chosen  : that  ye  may  know  and 


il8  Hear,  ye  deaf  ; and  look,  ye  blind,  that  ye  may 

T9  see.  Who  is  blind,  but  my  servant  ? or  deaf,  as 
my  messenger  that  I send  ? who  is  blind  as  he  that 
is  j at  peace  with  me,  and  blind  as  the  Lord’s  ser- 

20  vant  ? Thou  seest  many  things,  but  thou  observest 

21  not ; his  ears  are  open,  but  he  heareth  not.  It 
pleased  the  Lord,  for  his  righteousness’  sake,  to 

22  * magnify  the  law,  and  make  it  honourable.  But 
this  is  a people  robbed  and  spoiled  ; they  are  all  of 
them  snared  in  holes,  and  they  are  hid  in  prison 
houses  : they  are  for  a prey,  and  none  delivereth  ; 

23  for  a spoil,  and  none  saith.  Restore.  Who  is  there 
among  you  that  will  give  ear  to  this  ? that  will 

24  hearken  and  hear  for  the  time  to  come  ? Who 
gave  J acob  for  a spoil,  and  Israel  to  the  robbers  ? 
did  not  the  Lord  ? he  against  whom  we  have  sinned, 
and  in  whose  ways  they  would  not  walk,  neither 

25  were  they  obedient  unto  his  Taw.  Therefore  he 
poured  upon  him  the  fury  of  his  anger,  and  the 
strength  of  battle  ; and  it  set  him  on  fire  round 
about,  yet  he  knew  not  ; and  it  burned  him,  yet  he 
laid  it  not  to  heart. 


L^ael,  Jear 


43  But  now  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  created  thee, 

0 Jacob,  and  he  that  formed  thee,  O Israel  : fear 
not,  for  I have  redeemed  thee  ; I have  called  thee 

2 by  thy  name,  thou  art  mine.  When  thou  passest 
through  the  waters,  I^ill  be  with  thee  ; and  through 
the  rivers,  they  shall  not  overflow  thee  : when  thou 
walkest  through  the  fire,  thou  shalt  not  be  burned  ; 

3 neither  shall  the  flame  kindle  upon  thee.  For  I am 
the  Lord  thy  God,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  thy 
saviour  ; I have  given  Egypt  as  thy  ransom,  Ethio- 

4 pia  and  Seba  for  thee.  Since  thou  hast  been  pre- 
cious in  my  sight,  “ and  honourable,  and  I have 
loved  thee  ; therefore  will  I give  men  for  thee,  and 

5 peoples  for  thy  life.  Fear  not ; for  I am  with  thee  : 

1 will  bring  thy  seed  from  the  east,  and  gather  thee 

6 from  the  west  ; I will  say  to  the  north.  Give  up  ; 
and  to  the  south.  Keep  not  back  ; bring  my  sons 
from  far,  and  my  daughters  from  the  end  of  the 

7 earth  ; every  one  that  is  called  by  my  name,  and 
whom  I have  created  for  my  glory  ; I have  formed 

8 him  ; yea,  I have  made  him.  Bring  forth  the  blind 
people  that  have  eyes,  and  the  deaf  that  have  ears. 

9 ^ Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered  together,  and  let 
the  peoples  be  assembled  : who  among  them  can 
declare  this,  and  shew  us  former  things  ? let  them 
bring  their  witnesses,  that  they  may  be  justified  : 

10  ‘^or  let  them  hear,  and  say.  It  is  truth.  Ye  are  my 
witnesses,  saith  the  Lord,  and  my  servant  whom  I 
have  chosen  : that  ye  may  know  and  believe  me, 


43.  8.  Ezek. 
lee  John  9.  39, 


19  ch 

12.  2. 

41. 

20  Rom.  2.  21. 

21  2 Kin.  25.  9. 

22  Hos.  7.  9. 

1 ver.  7. 


2 ver.  21.  ch.  44.  2,  « Pro.  11.  8.  & 21. 

21,24. 

3 ch.  44.  6. 

* ch.  42.  G.  & 45.  4. 

0 Ps.  GG.  12.  & 91.  3, 

&c. 

6 Dent.  31.  G,  8. 

1 Dan.  3.  25,  27. 


18. 

»ch.  41.  10, 14.  & 44. 
2.  Jer.30. 10,11.  &4G. 
27  28 

iocii.  G3.  19.  Jam. 
2.  7. 

11  Pa.  100.  3.  ch.  29. 


23.  John  3. 3, 5.  2 Cor. 
6.  17.  Eph.  2.  10. 

12  ver.  1 . 

13  ch.  G.  9.  & 42.  19. 
Ezek.  12.  2. 

11  ch.  41.  21,  22,  26. 
10  ch.  44.  8. 


10  ch.  42. 1.  & 55.  4. 
j Or,  made  perfect. 
Or,  recompensed. 

k Or,  make  the 
teaching  great  and 
glorious. 

I Or,  teaching. 


a Or,  thou  hast  been 
honourable  &c. 

b Or,  Gather  your- 
selves  together,  all  ye 
nations. 

c Or,  and  that  they 
may  hear. 


f 


1004 


ISAIAH,  XLin. 


believe  me,  and  understand  that  I am  he  : before  mo 
there  was  no  God  formed,  neither  shall  there  be  after 
me.  \ 

11  I,  even  I,  am  the  Lord  ; and  beside  me  there  is 
no  saviour. 

12  I have  declared,  and  have  saved,  and  I have 
shewed,  when  there  was  no  strange  god  among  you  : 
20  therefore  ye  are  my  witnesses,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I 
am  God. 

13  21  Yea,  before  the  day  was  I am  he  ; and  there  is 
none  that  can  deliver  out  of  my  hand  : I will  work,  and 
who  shall  22  let  it  ? 

14  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your  redeemer,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel ; For  your  sake  I have  sent  to  Babylon, 
and  have  brought  down  all  their  nobles,  and  the  Chal- 
deans, whose  cry  is  in  the  ships. 

15  I am  the  Lord,  your  Holy  One,  the  creator  of 
Israel,  your  King. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which  23niaketh  a way  in 
the  sea,  and  a 2^  path  in  the  mighty  waters  ; 

17  Which  25i)i.ingeth  forth  the  chariot  and  horse, 
the  army  and  the  power  ; they  shall  lie  down  together, 
they  shall  not  rise  : they  are  extinct,  they  are  quenched 
as  tow. 

18  ^ 26  Remember  ye  not  the  former  things,  neither 
consider  the  things  of  old. 

19  Behold,  I will  do  a 27  new  thing  ; now  it  shall 
spring  forth ; shall  ye  not  know  it  ? 28  J even 
make  a way  in  the  wilderness,  and  rivers  in  the  desert. 

20  The  beast  of  the  field  shall  honour  me,  the 
dragons  and  the  owls  : because  29 1 give  waters  in  the 
wilderness,  and  rivers  in  th^  desert,  to  give  drink  to 
my  people,  my  chosen. 

21  This  people  have  I formed  for  myself  ; they 
shall  shew  forth  my  praise. 

22  ^ But  thou  hast  not  called  upon  me,  O Jacob  ; 
but  thou  hast  been  weary  of  me,  O Israel. 

23  ^2Xhou  hast  not  brought  me  the  small  cattle  of 
thy  burnt  offerings  ; neither  hast  thou  honoured  me 
with  thy  sacrifices.  I have  not  caused  thee  to  serve 
with  an  offering,  nor  wearied  thee  with  incense. 

24  Thou  hast  bought  me  no  sweet  cane  with  money, 
neither  hast  thou  filled  me  with  the  fat  of  thy  sacri- 
fices ; but  thou  hast  made  me  to  serve  with  thy  sins, 
thou  hast  wearied  me  with  thine  iniquities. 

25  I,  even  I,  am  he  that  blotteth  out  thy  trans- 
gressions for  mine  own  sake,  and  will  not  remem- 
ber thy  sins. 

26  Put  me  in  remembrance  : let  us  plead  together  : 
declare  thou,  that  thou  mayest  be  justified. 

27  Thy  first  father  hath  sinned,  and  thy  teachers 
have  transgressed  against  me. 

28  Therefore  I have  profaned  the  princes  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  have  given  Jacob  to  the  curse,  and 
Israel  to  reproaches. 


and  understand  that  I am  he  ; before  me  there  was 

11  no  God  formed,  neither  shall  there  be  after  me.  I, 
even  I,  am  the  Lord  ; and  beside  me  there  is  no 

12  saviour.  I have  declared,  and  I have  saved,  and  I 
have  shewed,  and  there  was  no  strange  god  among 
you  : therefore  ye  are  my  witnesses,  saith  the  Lord, 

13  and  I am  God.  Yea,  ^ since  the  day  was  I am  he  ; 
and  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of  my  hand  ; 
I will  work,  and  who  shall  ® let  it  ? 


14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your  redeemer,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel  : For  your  sake  I have  sent  to  Baby- 
lon, and  I will  bring  down  / all  of  them  as  fugitives, 
even  the  Chaldeans,  in  the  ships  of  their  rejoicing. 

15  I am  the  Lord,  your  Holy  One,  the  Creator  of 

16  Israel,  your  King.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which 
maketh  a way  in  the  sea,  and  a path  in  the  mighty 

17  waters  ; ^ which  bringeth  forth  the  chariot  and  horse, 
the  army  and  the  power  ; they  lie  down  together, 
they  shall  not  rise  ; they  are  extinct,  they  are 

18  quenched  as  * flax  : Remember  ye  not  the  former 

19  things,  neither  consider  the  things  of  old.  Behold, 
I will  do  a new  thing  ; now  shall  it  spring  forth ; 
shall  ye  not  know  it  ? I will  even  make  a way  in 

20  the  wilderness,  and  rivers  in  the  desert.  The  beasts 
of  the  field  shall  honour  me,  the  jackals  and  the 
ostriches  : because  I give  waters  in  the  wilderness, 

^d  rivers  in  the  desert,  to  give  drink  to  my  people, 
chosen  : the  people  which  I formed  for  myself, 
t they  might  set  forth  my  praise.  Yet  thou  hast 
called  upon  me,  O Jacob  ; but  thou  hast  been 
,ry  of  me,  O Israel.  Thou  hast  not  brought  me 
small  cattle  of  thy  burnt  offerings  ; neither  hast 
thou  honoured  me  with  thy  sacrifices.  I have  not 
made  thee  to  serve  with  ^ offerings,  nor  wearied  thee 

24  with  frankincense.  Thou  hast  bought  me  no  * sweet 
cane  with  money,  neither  hast  thou  ^filled  me  with 
the  fat  of  thy  sacrifices  : but  thou  hast  made  me  to 
serve  with  thy  sins,  thou  hast  wearied  me  with  thine 

25  iniquities.  I,  even  I,  am  he  that  blotteth  out  thy 
transgressions  for  mine  own  sake  ; and  I will  not 

26  remember  thy  sins.  Put  me  in  remembrance  ; let 
us  plead  together  : set  thou  forth  thy  cause,  that 

27  thou  mayest  be  justified.  Thy  first  father  sinned, 
and  thine  interpreters  have  transgressed  against 

28  me.  Therefore  I ” will  profane  the  ® princes  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  I T’will  make  Jacob  a 9 curse,  and 


ostri< 
-and  ] 


u ch.  41.  4.  & 44.  6. 

18  ch.  45.  21.  Ho3. 
13.  4. 

19  Deut.  32.  16.  Ps. 
81.  9. 

20  ver.  10.  ch.  44. 

8. 

21  Ps.  90.  2.  John  8. 
58. 

22  Job  9.  12.  ch.  14. 
27. 


23  Ex.  14. 16,  22.  Ps. 
77.  19.  ch.  51.  10. 

2*  Josh.  3.  13,  16. 

26  Ex.  14.  4-9,  25. 

26  Jer.  16. 14.  & 23. 7. 
21  2 Cor.  5.  17.  Rev. 
21.  5. 

28  Ex.  17.  6.  Num. 
20.  11.  Deut.  8.  15. 
Ps.  78.  16.  ch.  35.  6. 
& 41.  18. 


29  ch.  48.  21. 

30  ver.  1,  7.  Ps.  102. 

18.  Luke  1.  74,  75. 
Eph.  1.  5,  6. 

31  Mai.  1.  13. 

32  Amos  5.  25. 

33  ch.  1.  14.  Mai.  2. 
17. 

34  ch.  44.  22.  & 48.  9. 
Jer.  50.  20.  Acts  3. 

19. 


88  Ezek.  36.  22,  &c. 
36  ch.  1.  18.  Jer.  31. 
34. 

37ch.  47.  6.  Lam.  2. 
2,  6,  7. 

38  Ps.  79.  4.  Jer.  24. 
9.  Dan.  9.  11.  Zech. 
8.  13. 

d Or, /row  this  day 
forth  I (See. 


e Or,  reverse, 
f Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  att  their  nobles, 
even  <Sec, 

g Or,  which  , . . 
power : They  shall  lie 
(Sec. 

h Or,  a wick, 
i Or,  they  shall  set 
forth. 


/Or,  a ineal  offer- 
ing.  .. 

k Or,  calamus. 

I Or,  satiated, 
m Or,  ambassadors, 
n Or,  have  pro- 
faned. 

o Or,  holy  princes, 
p Or,  have  made, 
q Or,  devoted  thing. 


ISAIAHi  XLIV. 


1005 


CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1  God  comforteth  the  church  with  his  promises.  7 The  vanitxj  of  idols, 
9 and  folly  of  idol  makers.  21  He  ezhorteth  to  praise  God  Jor  his  re- 
demption and  omnipotency. 

Yet  now  hear,  ^ O Jacob  my  servant ; and  Israel, 
whom  I have  chosen  ; 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  that  made  thee,  ^ and  formed 
thee  from  the  womb,  which  will  help  thee  ; Fear  not, 
O Jacob,  my  servant  ; and  thou,  ^ Jesurun,  whom  I 
have  chosen. 

3  For  I will  ^pour  water  upon  him  that  is  thirsty, 
and  floods  upon  the  dry  ground  : I will  pour  my  spirit 
upon  thy  seed,  and  my  blessing  upon  thine  offspring  : 

4  And  they  shall  spring  up  as  among  the  grass,  as 
willows  by  the  water  courses. 

5  One  shall  say,  I am  the  Lord’s  ; and  another 
shall  call  himself  by  the  name  of  Jacob  ; and  another 
shall  subscribe  with  his  hand  unto  the  Lord,  and  sur- 
name himself  by  the  name  of  Israel. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  King  of  Israel,  ^and  his 
redeemer  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; ® I am  the  first,  and  I 
am  the  last  ; and  beside  me  there  is  no  God. 

7  And  who,  as  I,  shall  call,  and  shall  declare  it,  and 
set  it  in  order  for  me,  since  I appointed  the  ancient 
people  ? and  the  things  that  are  coming,  and  shall 
come,  let  them  shew  unto  them. 

8  Fear  ye  not,  neither  be  afraid  : ®have  not  I told 
thee  from  that  time,  and  have  declared  it  1 ® ye  are 
even  my  witnesses.  Is  there  a God  beside  me  ? yea, 
there  is  no  God  ; I know  not  atiy. 

9  ^ They  that  make  a graven  image  arejSHfol 
them  vanity  ; and  their  delectable  things  slmlLtoc® 
profit ; and  they  are  their  own  witnesses  ; f^y 
not,  nor  know  ; that  they  may  be  ashamed.  \ ^ 

10  Who  hath  formed  a god,  or  molten  a 
image  that  is  profitable  for  nothing  ? 

11  Behold,  all  his  fellows  shall  be  ashamed  ; and 
the  workmen,  they  are  of  men  : let  them  all  be  ga- 
thered together,  let  them  stand  up  ; yet  they  shall  fear, 
and  they  shall  be  ashamed  together. 

12  The  smith  with  the  tongs  both  worketh  in  the 
coals,  and  fashioneth  it  with  hammers,  and  worketh 
it  with  the  strength  of  his  arms  : yea,  he  is  hungry, 
and  his  strength  faileth  : he  drinketh  no  water,  and  is 
faint. 

13  The  carpenter  stretcheth  out  his  rule  ; he  mark- 
eth  it  out  with  a line  ; he  fitteth  it  with  planes,  and  he 
marketh  it  out  with  the  compass,  and  maketh  it  after 
the  figure  of  a man,  according  to  the  beauty  of  a man  ; 
that  it  may  remain  in  the  house. 

14  He  heweth  him  down  cedars,  and  taketh  the  cy- 
press and  the  oak,  which  he  strengtheneth  for  himself 
among  the  trees  of  the  forest  : he  planteth  an  ash,  and 
the  rain  doth  nourish  it. 

15  Then  shall  it  be  for  a man  to  burn  : for  he  will 
take  thereof,  and  warm  himself  ; yea,  he  kindleth  it, 
and  baketh  bread  ; yea,  he  maketh  a god,  and  wor- 
shippeth  it ; he  maketh  it  a graven  image,  and  faileth 
down  thereto. 

16  He  burneth  part  thereof  in  the  fire  ; with  part 

1 ver.  21.  ch.  41.  8.  c ver.  24.  ch.  43.  1,  lo  Deut.  4.  35,  39.  & 

& 43.  1.  Jer.  30.  10.  & 14.  32.  39.  1 Sam.  2.  2. 

4G.  27,  28.  « ch.  41.  4.  & 48.  12.  2 Sam.  22.  32.  ch. 

2  ch.  43.  1,  7.  Rev.  1.  8,  17.  & 22.  46.  5. 

3  Deut.  32.  15.  13.  n ch.  41.  24,  29. 

4  ch.  35.  7.  Joel  2.  ^ ch.  41.  4,  22.  & 46.  12  Ps.  115.  4,  *c. 

28.  John?.  38.  Acta  21.  i3  Jer.  10.  5.  Hab.  2. 

2.  18.  « ch.  41.  22.  18. 

0 ch.  43.  10,  12.  Pa.  97.  7.  ch.  1. 


44  Israel  a reviling.  Yet  now  hear,  O Jacob  my  ser- 
^ 2 vant  ; and  Israel,  whom  I have  chosen  : thus  saith 
the  Lord  that  made  thee,  and  formed  thee  from  the 
womb,  who  will  help  thee  : Fear  not,  O Jacob  my 
servant ; and  thou,  Jeshurun,  whom  I have  chosen. 

3 For  I will  pour  water  upon  “him  that  is  thirsty, 
and  streams  upon  the  dry  ground  : I will  pour  my 
spirit  upon  thy  seed,  and  my  blessing  upon  thine 

4 offspring  : and  they  shall  spring  up  among  the  grass, 

5 as  willows  by  the  watercourses.  One  shall  say,  I 
am  the  Lord’s  ; and  another  shall  ^ call  himself  by 
the  name  of  Jacob  ; and  another  shall  ‘^subscribe 
with  his  hand  unto  the  Lord,  and  ^ surname  himself 
by  the  name  of  Israel. 


6 Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  King  of  Israel,  and  his 
redeemer  the  Lord  of  hosts  : I am  the  first,  and  I 

7 am  the  last  ; and  beside  me  there  is  no  God.  ® And 
who,  as  I,  shall  call,  and  shall  declare  it,  and  set  it 
in  order  for  me,  since  I appointed  the  ancient  peo- 
ple ? and  the  things  that  are  coming,  and  that  shall 

8 come  to  pass,  let  them^  declare.  Fear  ye  not,  neither 
be  afraid  : have  I not  declared  unto  thee  of  old,  and 
shewed  it  ? and  ye  are  my  witnesses.  Is  there  a 
God  beside  me  ? yea,  there  is  no  Rock  ; I know  not 

9 any.  They  that  fashion  a graven  image  are  all  of 
them  0 vanity  ; and  their  delectable  things  shall  not 
profit  : and  their  own  witnesses  see  not,  nor  know  ; 

10  that  they  may  be  ashamed.  Who  hath  fashioned  a 
god,  or  molten  a graven  image  that  is  profitable  for 

11  nothing  ? Behold,  * all  his  fellows  shall  be  ashamed  ; 
and  the  workmen,  they  are  of  men  : let  them  all  be 
gathered  together,  let  them  stand  up  ; they  shall 

12  fear,  they  shall  be  ashamed  together.  The  smith 
^maketh  an  axe,  and  worketh  in  the  coals,  and  fa- 
shioneth it  with  hammers,  and  worketh  it  with  his 
strong  arm  : yea,  he  is  hungry,  and  his  strength  fail- 

13  eth  ; he  drinketh  no  water,  and  is  faint.  The  car- 
penter stretcheth  out  a line  ; he  marketh  it  out  with 
J a pencil  ; he  shapeth  it  with  planes,  and  he  marketh 
it  out  with  the  compasses,  and  shapeth  it  after  the 
figure  of  a man,  according  to  the  beauty  of  a man, 

14  to  dwell  in  the  house.  He  heweth  him  down  cedars, 
and  taketh  the  holm  tree  and  the  oak,  and  strength- 
eneth for  himself  one  among  the  trees  of  the  forest  : 
he  planteth  * a fir  tree,  and  the  rain  doth  nourish  it. 

15  Then  shall  it  be  for  a man  to  burn  ; and  he  tak- 
eth thereof,  and  warmeth  himself  ; yea,  he  kindleth 
it,  and  baketh  bread  : yea,  he  maketh  a god,  and 
worshippeth  it  ; he  maketh  it  a graven  image,  and 

16  faileth  down  thereto.  He  burneth  ^ part  thereof  in 


29.  & 42.  17.  & 46. 
16. 

15  ch.  40.  19.  &41.  6. 
Jer.  10.  3,  &c. 

a Or,  the  thirsty 
land. 

h Or,  proclaim  the 
name. 

c Or,  write  on  his 


hand,  Unto  the 
Lord. 

d Or,  give  for  a title 
the  name  of  Israel. 

e Or,  And  who,  as 
I,  can  proclaim  f let 
him  declare  it  dec. 

f Or,  declare  unto 
them. 


Or,  confusion. 

Or,  all  that  join 
themselves  thereto. 

i Or,  sharpeiieth  a 
tool. 

j Or,  red  ochre, 
k Or,  an  ash. 

I Or,  the  half. 


1006 


ISAIAH,  XLV. 


thereof  he  eateth  flesh  ; he  roasteth  roast,  and  is  satis- 
fied : yea,  he  warmeth  himself^  and  saith.  Aha,  I am 
warm,  I have  seen  the  fire  : 

17  And  the  residue  thereof  he  maketh  a god,  even 
his  graven  image  : he  falleth  down  unto  it,  and  wor- 
shippeth  ity  and  prayeth  unto  it,  and  saith.  Deliver  me  ; 
for  thou  art  my  god. 

18  They  have  not  known  nor  understood  : for  he 
hath  shut  their  eyes,  that  they  cannot  see  ; and  their 
hearts,  that  they  cannot  understand. 

19  And  none  considereth  in  his  heart,  neither  is 
there  knowledge  nor  understanding  to  say,  I have  burned 
part  of  it  in  the  fire  ; yea,  also  I have  baked  bread 
upon  the  coals  thereof  ; I have  roasted  flesh,  and  eaten 
it : and  shall  I make  the  residue  thereof  an  abomina- 
tion ? shall  I fall  down  to  the  stock  of  a tree  ? 

20  He  feedeth  on  ashes  : ^^a  deceived  heart  hath 
turned  him  aside,  that  he  cannot  deliver  his  soul,  nor 
say.  Is  there  not  a lie  in  my  right  hand  ? 

21  T[  Remember  these,  O Jacob  and  Israel  ; for 

thou  art  my  servant  : I have  formed  thee  ; thou  art 

my  servant  : O Israel,  thou  shalt  not  be  forgotten  of  me. 

22  21 1 have  blotted  out,  as  a thick  cloud,  thy  trans- 
gressions, and,  as  a cloud,  thy  sins  : return  unto  me  ; 
for  22 1 have  redeemed  thee. 

23  23  Sing,  O ye  heavens  ; for  the  Lord  hath  done  it : 
shout,  ye  lower  parts  of  the  earth  : break  forth  into  sing- 
ing, ye  mountains,  O forest,  and  every  tree  therein  : for 
the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Jacob,  and  glorified  himself  in 
Israel. 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  24  thy  redeemer,  and  26  he 
that  formed  thee  from  the  womb,  I am  the  Lord  that 
maketh  all  things ; 26  that  stretcheth  forth  the  heavens 
alone  ; that  spreadeth  abroad  the  earth  by  myself  ; 

25  That  21  frustrateth  the  tokens  28  of  the  liars,  and 
maketh  diviners  mad  ; that  turneth  wise  men  backward, 
22  and  maketh  their  knowledge  foolish  ; 

26  That  confirmeth  the  word  of  his  servant,  and 
performath  the  counsel  of  his  messengers  ; that  saith 
to  Jerusalem,  Thou  shalt  be  inhabited  ; and  to  the  cities 
of  Judah,  Ye  shall  be  built,  and  I will  raise  up  the  de- 
cayed places  thereof  : 

27  That  saith  to  the  deep.  Be  dry,  and  I will  dry  up 
thy  rivers  : 

28  That  saith  of  Cyrus,  He  is  my  shepherd,  and  shall 
perform  all  my  pleasure  : even  saying  to  Jerusalem, 
32  Thou  shalt  be  built ; and  to  the  temple.  Thy  founda- 
tion shall  be  laid. 

CHAPTER  XLY. 

1 God  callefh  Cyrus  for  his  church's  sake.  5 By  his  omnipotency  he 

challengeth  obedience.  20  He  convinceth  the  {dols  of  vanity  by  his 

saving  power. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  his  anointed,  to  Cyrus, 
whose  1 right  hand  I have  holden,  2 to  subdue  na- 
tions before  him  ; and  I will  loose  the  loins  of  kings,  to 
open  before  him  the  two  leaved  gates  ; and  the  gates 
shall  not  be  shut  ; 

2 I will  go  before  thee,  * and  make  the  crooked 
places  straight  : ^ I will  break  in  pieces  the  gates  of 
brass,  and  cut  in  sunder  the  bars  of  iron  : 


the  fire  ; with  ’”part  thereof  he  eateth  flesh ; he  roast- 
eth roast,  and  is  satisfied  : yea,  he  warmeth  himself, 
and  saith.  Aha,  I am  warm,  I have  seen  the  fire  : 

17  and  the  residue  thereof  he  maketh  a god,  even  his 
graven  image  : he  falleth  down  unto  it  and  worship- 
peth,  and  prayeth  unto  it,  and  saith.  Deliver  me  ; 

18  for  thou  art  my  god.  They  know  not,  neither  do 
they  consider  : for  he  hath  ” shut  their  eyes,  that 
they  cannot  see  ; and  their  hearts,  that  they  can- 

19  not  understand.  And  none  calleth  to  mind,  neither 
is  there  knowledge  nor  understanding  to  say,  I have 
burned  part  of  it  in  the  fire  ; yea,  also  I have  baked 
bread  upon  the  coals  thereof  ; 1 have  roasted  flesh 
and  eaten  it  : and  shall  I make  the  residue  thereof 
an  abomination  ? shall  I fall  down  to  the  stock  of 

20  a tree  ? He  feedeth  on  ashes  : a deceived  heart 
hath  turned  him  aside,  that  he  cannot  deliver  his 
soul,  nor  say.  Is  there  not  a lie  in  my  right  hand  ? 

21  Remember  these  things,  O Jacob  ; and  Israel, 
for  thou  art  my  servant : I have  formed  thee  ; thou 
art  my  servant : O Israel,  ® thou  shalt  not  be  for- 

22  gotten  of  me.  I have  blotted  out,  as  a thick  cloud, 
thy  transgressions,  and,  as  a cloud,  thy  sins  : return 

23  unto  me  ; for  I have  redeemed  thee.  Sing,  O ye 
heavens,  for  the  Lord  hath  done  it ; shout,  ye  lower 
parts  of  the  earth  ; break  forth  into  singing,  ye 
mountains,  O forest,  and  every  tree  therein  : for 
the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Jacob,  and  will  glorify 
himself  in  Israel. 

*^hus  saith  the  Lord,  thy  redeemer,  and  he  that 
m thee  from  the  womb  : I am  the  Lord,  that 

W ^ i™keth  all  things  ; that  stretcheth  forth  the  heavens 
> that  spreadeth  abroad  the  earth  ; v who  is 
“S.^^th  me  ? that  frustrateth  the  tokens  of  the  ^ liars, 
and  maketh  diviners  mad  ; that  turneth  wise  men 
backward,  and  maketh  their  knowledge  foolish : 

26  that  confirmeth  the  word  of  his  servant,  and  per- 
formeth  the  counsel  of  his  messengers  ; that  saith 
of  Jerusalem,  She  shall  be  inhabited  ; and  of  the 
cities  of  Judah,  They  shall  be  built,  and  I will  raise 

27  up  the  waste  places  thereof  : that  saith  to  the  deep, 

28  Be  dry,  and  I will  dry  up  thy  rivers  : that  saith  of 

Cyrus,  He  is  my  shepherd,  and  shall  perform  all 
my  pleasure  : even  saying  of  Jerusalem,  She  shall 
be  built ; * and  to  the  temple.  Thy  foundation  shall 
be  laid. 


45  Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  his  anointed,  to  Cyrus, 
whose  right  hand  I have  holden,  to  subdue  nations 
before  him,  and  I will  loose  the  loins  of  kings  ; to 
open  the  doors  before  him,  and  the  gates  shall  not 

2 be  shut ; I will  go  before  thee,  and  make  the  rug- 
ged places  plain  : I will  break  in  pieces  the  doors 

3 of  brass,  and  cut  in  sunder  the  bars  of  iron  ; and  I 


16  Ch.  45.  20. 

11  2 TheSs.  2.  11. 

18  ch.  46.  8. 

19  Hos.  4.  12.  Rora. 
1.  21.  2 Thess.  2.  11. 

99  ver.  1,  2. 

21  ch.  43.  25. 

22  ch.  43.  1.  & 48.  20. 


1 Cor.  6.  20.  1 Pet.  1. 
18,  19. 

23  Ps.  69. 34.  & 96. 11, 

12.  ch.  42.  10.  & 49. 

13.  Jer.  51.  48.  Rev. 
18.  20. 

21  ver.  6.  ch.  43. 

14. 


25  ch.  43.  1. 

26  Job  9.  8.  Ps.  104. 
2.  ch.  40.  22.  & 42.  6. 
& 45.  12.  & 51.  13. 

21  ch.  47.  13. 

28  Jer.  50.  36. 

29  1 Cor.  1.  20. 

30  Zech.  1.  6. 


31  See  Jer.  50.  38.  & 
51.  32,  36. 

32  2 Chr.  36.  22,  23. 
Ezra  1.  1,  &c.  ch.  45. 
13. 

1 ch.  41.  13. 

2 cli.  41,  2,  Dan.  6, 


* ch.  40.  4, 

1 Ps.  107.  16, 
m Or,  the  half, 
n Heb.  datibed. 
o Some  ancient  v vi- 
sions have,  thou 
shouldest  not  forget 
me. 


p Another  reading 
Is,  by  myself, 
q Or,  boasters, 
r Heb.  Coresh. 
s Or,  and  the  foun- 
dation of  the  temple 
shall  be  laid. 


30. 


ISAIAH,  XLV. 


1007 


3 And  I will  give  thee  the  treasures  of  darkness,  and 
hidden  riches  of  secret  places,  ® that  thou  mayest  know 
that  I,  the  Lord,  wliich  ®call  thee  by  thy  name,  am  the 
God  of  Israel. 

4 For  Jacob  my  servant’s  sake,  and  Israel  mine 
elect,  I have  even  called  thee  by  thy  name  : I have  sur- 
named  thee,  though  thou  hast  ® not  known  me. 

5 ^ I ® aw  the  Lord,  and  there  is  none  else,  there  is 
no  God  beside  me  : I girded  thee,  though  thou  hast 
not  known  me  : 

6 12  That  they  may  know  from  the  rising  of  the  sun, 
and  from  the  west,  that  there  is  none  beside  me.  I am 
the  Lord,  and  there  is  none  else. 

7 I form  the  light,  and  create  darkness  : I make 
peace,  and  i®  create  evil : I the  Lord  do  all  these  things. 

8 1^  Drop  down,  ye  heavens,  from  above,  and  let  the 
skies  pour  down  righteousness  : let  the  earth  open,  and 
let  them  bring  forth  salvation,  and  let  righteousness 
spring  up  together  ; I the  Lord  have  created  it. 

9 Woe  unto  him  that  striveth  with  i®his  Maker  ! Let 
the  potsherd  strive  with  the  potsherds  of  the  earth. 
1®  Shall  the  clay  say  to  him  that  fashioneth  it,  What 
makest  thou  ? or  thy  work.  He  hath  no  hands  ? 

10  Woe  unto  him  that  saith  unto  his  father.  What 
begettest  thou  ? or  to  the  woman.  What  hast  thou 
brought  forth  ? 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  and 

his  Maker,  Ask  me  of  things  to  come  concerning  my 
sons,  and  concerning  i®the  work  of  my  hands  com- 
mand ye  me.  ,.  ^ 

12  1®  I have  made  the  earth,  and  20  created  nrftin  upon 
it  : I,  even  my  hands,  have  stretched  out  the  iheavens, 
and  21  all  their  host  have  I commanded. 

13  221  have  raised  him  up  in  righteousnesi^  an(^^*I 
will  direct  all  his  ways  : he  shall  23  build  my  city,  and 
he  shall  let  go  my  captives,  2^  not  for  price  nor  reward, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  25  The  labour  of  Egypt,  and 
merchandise  of  Ethiopia  and  of  the  Sabeans,  men  of 
stature,  shall  come  over  unto  thee,  and  they  shall  be 
thine  : they  shall  come  after  thee  ; 26  jn  chains  they 
shall  come  over,  and  they  shall  fall  down  unto  thee, 
they  shall  make  supplication  unto  thee,  saying,  2?  Surely 
God  is  in  thee  ; and  28  there  is  none  else,  there  is  no  God. 

15  Verily  thou  art  a God  29  that  hidest  thyself,  O 
God  of  Israel,  the  Saviour. 

16  They  shall  be  ashamed,  and  also  confounded,  all 
of  them  : they  shall  go  to  confusion  together  that  are 

makers  of  idols. 

17  But  Israel  shall  be  saved  in  the  Lord  with  an 
everlasting  salvation  : ye  shall  not  be  ashamed  nor  con- 
founded world  without  end. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  *2  that  created  the  hea- 
vens ; God  himself  that  formed  the  earth  and  made 
it ; he  hath  established  it,  he  created  it  not  in  vain,  he 
formed  it  to  be  inhabited  : ^3  j the  Lord  ; and  there 
is  none  else. 

19  I have  not  spoken  in  ^4  secret,  in  a dark  place  of 
the  earth  : I said  not  unto  the  seed  of  Jacob,  Seek  ye 


will  give  thee  the  treasures  of  darkness,  and  hidden 
riches  of  secret  places,  that  thou  mayest  know  that 
I am  the  Lord,  which  call  thee  by  thy  name,  even 

4 the  God  of  Israel.  For  Jacob  my  servant’s  sake, 
and  Israel  my  chosen,  I have  called  thee  by  thy 
name  : I have  surnamed  thee,  though  thou  hast  not 

5 known  me.  I am  the  Lord,  and  there  is  none  else  ; 
beside  me  there  is  no  God  : I will  gird  thee,  though 

6 thou  hast  not  known  me  : that  they  may  know  from 
the  rising  of  the  sun,  and  from  the  west,  that  there 
is  none  beside  me  : I am  the  Lord,  and  there  is 

7 none  else.  I form  the  light,  and  create  darkness  ; 
I make  peace,  and  create  evil ; I am  the  Lord, 
that  doeth  all  these  things. 

8 Drop  down,  ye  heavens,  from  above,  and  let  the 
skies  pour  down  righteousness  : let  the  earth  open, 
that  they  may  “ bring  forth  salvation,  and  let  her 
cause  righteousness  to  spring  up  together  ; I the 
Lord  have  created  it. 

9 Woe  unto  him  that  striveth  with  his  Maker  ! a 
potsherd  among  the  potsherds  of  the  earth  ! Shall 
the  clay  say  to  him  that  fashioneth  it.  What  makest 

10  thou  ? or  thy  work,  He  hath  no  hands  ? Woe  unto 
him  that  saith  unto  a father.  What  begettest  thou  ? 

11  or  to  a woman.  With  what  travailest  thou  ? Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  and  his 
Maker  : Ask  me  of  the  things  that  are  to  come  ; 
concerning  my  sons,  and  concerning  the  work  of  my 

12  hands,  command  ye  me.  I have  made  the  earth, 
and  created  man  upon  it : I,  even  my  hands,  have 
stretched  out  the  heavens,  and  all  their  host  have  I 

13  commanded.  I have  raised  him  up  in  righteous- 
ness, and  I will  make  straight  all  his  ways  : he  shall 
build  my  city,  and  he  shall  let  my  exiles  go  free, 
not  for  price  nor  reward,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  labour  of  Egypt,  and 
the  merchandise  of  Ethiopia,  and  the  Sabeans,  men 
of  stature,  shall  come  over  unto  thee,  and  they  shall 
be  thine  ; they  shall  go  after  thee  ; in  chains  they 
shall  come  over  : and  they  shall  fall  down  unto 
thee,  they  shall  make  supplication  unto  thee,  saying, 
Surely  God  is  in  thee  ; and  there  is  none  else,  there 

15  is  no  God.  Verily  thou  art  a God  that  hidest  thy- 

16  self,  O God  of  Israel,  the  Saviour.  They  shall  be 
ashamed,  yea,  confounded,  all  of  them  : they  shall 
go  into  confusion  together  that  are  makers  of  idols. 

17  But  Israel  shall  be  saved  by  the  Lord  with  an  ever- 
lasting salvation  : ye  shall  not  be  ashamed  nor  con- 
founded world  without  end. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  created  the  heavens  ; 
he  is  God  ; that  formed  the  earth  and  made  it  ; he 
established  it,  he  created  it  not  ^ a waste,  he  formed 
it  to  be  inhabited  : I am  the  Lord  ; and  there  is 

19  none  else.  I have  not  spoken  in  secret,  in  a place 
of  the  land  of  darkness  ; I said  not  unto  the  seed  of 


6 ch.  41.  23. 
e Ex.  33.  12,  17.  ch. 
43.  1.  & 49.  1. 
ch.  44.  1. 

* 1 These.  4.  5. 

9 Deut.  4.  35,  39.  & 
32.  39.  ch.  44.  8.  & 
46.  9. 


10  ver.  14,  18,  21, 
22. 

” Ps.  18.  32,  39. 

12  Ps.  102.  15.  ch. 
37.  20.  Mai.  1.  11. 

^3  Aino.s  3.  0. 

’^Ps.  72.  3.  & 85. 
11. 

« ch.  64.  8. 


16  ch.  29.  16.  Jer. 
18.  6.  Rom.  9.  20. 
Jer.  31.  9. 

28  I.S.  29.  23. 

2»  ch.  42.  5.  Jer. 
27.  5. 

20  Gen.  1.  26,  27. 

21  Gen.  2.  1. 

“ ch.  41.  2. 


23  2 Chr.  36.  22,  23. 
Ezra  1.  1,  &c.  ch.  44. 
28. 

24  ch.  52.  3.  See 
Rom.  3.  24. 

23  Ps.  68.  31.  & 72. 
10,  11.  ch.  49.  23.  & 
60.9,10,14,16.  Zech. 
8.  22,  23. 


20  Pa.  149.  8. 

22  1 Cor.  14.  25. 

28  ver.  5. 

29  Ps.  44.  24.  ch.  8. 
17.  & 57.  17. 

30  ch.  44.  11. 

31  ver.  25.  ch.  26.  4. 
Rom.  11.  26. 


32  ch.  42.  5. 

33  ver.  5. 

34  Deut.  30.  11.  ch. 
48.  16. 

a Or,  he  fruitful  in 
salvation, 
b Or,  in  vain. 


1008 


ISAIAH,  XL VI. 


me  in  vain  ; I the  Lord  speak  righteousness,  I de- 
clare things  that  are  right. 

20  ^ Assemble  yourselves  and  come  ; draw  near  to- 
gether, ye  that  are  escaped  of  the  nations  : they  have 
no  knowledge  that  set  up  the  wood  of  their  graven 
image,  and  pray  unto  a god  that  cannot  save. 

21  Tell  ye,  and  bring  them  near  ; yea,  let  them  take 

counsel  together : who  hath  declared  this  from 

ancient  time  ? who  hath  told  it  from  that  time  ? have 
not  I the  Lord  ? and  there  is  no  God  else  beside  me  ; 
a just  God  and  a Saviour  ; there  is  none  beside  me. 

22  39  Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye  saved,  all  the  ends  of 
the  earth  : for  I am  God,  and  there  is  none  else. 

23  I have  sworn  by  myself,  the  word  is  gone  out 
of  my  mouth  in  righteousness,  and  shall  not  return. 
That  unto  me  every  knee  shall  bow,  every  tongue 
shall  swear. 

24  Surely,  shall  one  say,  in  the  Lord  have  I 
^3  righteousness  and  strength  : even  to  him  shall  men 
come  ; and  all  that  are  incensed  against  him  shall  be 
ashamed. 

25  In  the  Lord  shall  all  the  seed  of  Israel  be 
justified,  and  shall  glory. 

CHAPTER  XLVI. 

1 The  idols  of  Babylon  could  not  save  themselves.  3 God  saveth  his 
people  to  the  end.  5 Idols  are  not  comparable  to  God  for  power, 
12  or  present  salvation. 

Bel  ^boweth  down,  Nebo  stoopeth,  their  idols  were 
upon  the  beasts,  and  upon  the  cattle  : your  car- 
riages were  heavy  loaden  ; ^ they  are  a burden  to  the 
weary  beast. 

2  They  stoop,  they  bow  down  together  ; they  could 
not  deliver  the  burden,  * but  themselves  are  gone  into 
captivity. 

3  Hearken  unto  me,  O house  of  Jacob,  and  all  the 
remnant  of  the  house  of  Israel,  ^ which  are  borne  by 
me  from  the  belly,  which  are  carried  from  the  womb  ; 

4  And  even  to  your  old  age  ^ I am  he  ; and  even  to 
hoar  hairs  ® will  I carry  you : I have  made,  and  I will 
bear  ; even  I will  carry,  and  will  deliver  you. 

5  ^ To  whom  will  ye  liken  me,  and  make  me  equal, 
and  compare  me,  that  we  may  be  like  ? 

6  3 They  lavish  gold  out  of  the  bag,  and  weigh  silver 
in  the  balance,  and  hire  a goldsmith  ; and  he  maketh  it 
a god  : they  fall  down,  yea,  they  worship. 

7  ^ They  bear  him  upon  the  shoulder,  they  carry  him, 
and  set  him  in  his  place,  and  he  standeth  ; from  his 
place  shall  he  not  remove  : yea,  shall  cry  unto 

him,  yet  can  he  not  answer,  nor  save  him  out  of  his 
trouble. 

8  Remember  this,  and  shew  yourselves  men  : bring 
it  again  to  mind,  O ye  transgressors. 

9  Remember  the  former  things  of  old  : for  I am 
God,  and  ^3  (here  is  none  else  ; I am  God,  and  there  is 
none  like  me, 

10  Declaring  the  end  from  the  beginning,  and  from 
ancient  times  the  things  that  are  not  yet  done,  saying, 
13  My  counsel  shall  stand,  and  I will  do  all  my  plea- 
sure : 

36  Ps.  19.  8.  & 119.  39  Ps.  22.  27.  & 65.  5.  •‘s  yer.  17. 

137, 138.  40  Gen.  22.  16.  Heb.  4g  i Cor.  1.  31. 

36  ch.  44.  17,  18,  19.  6.  13.  i ch.  21.  9.  Jer.  50. 

& 46.  7.  & 48.  7.  Rom.  4i  Rom.  14.  11.  Phil.  2.  & 51.  44. 

1.  22,  23.  2.  10.  2 Jer.  10.  5. 

37  ch.  41.  22.  & 43.  9.  “2  Gen.  31.  53.  Dent.  3 jer.  48.  7. 

& 44.  7.  & 46.  10.  & 48.  6.  13.  Ps.  63.  11.  ch.  * Ex.  19.  4.  Dent.  1. 

14.  65.  16.  31.  & 32.  11.  Ps.  71.  6. 

38  ver.  5,  14,  18.  ch.  « jer.  23.  5.  1 Cor.  ch.  63.  9. 

44.  8.  & 46.  9.  & 48.  3,  1.  30.  3 Ps.  102.  27.  Mai. 

&c.  44  ch.  41.  11.  3.  6. 


Jacob,  Seek  ye  me  *^in  vain  : I the  Lord  speak 

20  righteousness,  I declare  things  that  are  right.  As- 
semble yourselves  and  come  ; draw  near  together,  ye 
that  are  escaped  of  the  nations  : they  have  no  know- 
ledge that  carry  the  wood  of  their  graven  image, 

21  and  pray  unto  a god  that  cannot  save.  Declare 
ye,  and  ^ bring  it  forth  ; yea,  let  them  take  counsel 
together  ; who  hath  shewed  this  from  ancient  time  ? 
who  hath  declared  it  of  old  ? have  not  I the  Lord  ? 
and  there  is  no  God  else  beside  me  ; a just  God  and 

22  a saviour  ; there  is  none  beside  me.  Look  unto  me, 
and  be  ye  saved,  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  : for  I 

23  am  God,  and  there  is  none  else.  By  myself  have  I 
sworn,  ® the  word  is  gone  forth  from  my  mouth  in 
righteousness,  and  shall  not  return,  that  unto  me 
every  knee  shall  bow,  every  tongue  shall  swear. 

24  Only  in  the  Lord,  f shall  one  say  ^ unto  me,  is  right- 
eousness and  strength  : even  to  him  shall  men 
come,  and  all  they  that  were  incensed  against  him 

25  shall  be  ashamed.  In  the  Lord  shall  all  the  seed 
of  Israel  be  justified,  and  shall  glory. 


46  Bel  boweth  down,  Nebo  stoopeth  ; their  idols  are 
upon  the  beasts,  and  upon  the  cattle  : the  things 
that  ye  carried  about  are  made  a load,  a burden  to 

2 the  ‘-weary  beast.  They  stoop,  they  bow  down  to- 
gether ; they  could  not  deliver  the  burden,  but  them- 
selv^  are  gone  into  captivity. 

3*  Hearken  unto  me,  O house  of  Jacob,  and  all  the 
remnant  of  the  house  of  Israel,  which  have  been 
borne  by  me  from  the  belly,  which  have  been  carried 

4 from  the  womb  : and  even  to  old  age  I am  he,  and 
even  to  hoar  hairs  will  I carry  you : I have  made, 
and  I will  bear  ; yea,  I will  carry,  and  will  de- 

5 liver.  To  whom  will  ye  liken  me,  and  make  me 
equal,  and  compare  me,  that  we  may  be  like  ? 

6 Such  as  lavish  gold  out  of  the  bag,  and  weigh  silver 
in  the  balance,  they  hire  a goldsmith,  and  he  maketh 

7 it  a god  ; they  fall  down,  yea,  they  worship.  They 
bear  him  upon  the  shoulder,  they  carry  him,  and 
set  him  in  his  place,  and  he  standeth  ; from  his 
place  shall  he  not  remove  : yea,  one  shall  cry  unto 
him,  yet  can  he  not  answer,  nor  save  him  out  of  his 
trouble. 

8 Remember  this,  and  “ shew  yourselves  men : 

9 bring  it  again  to  mind,  O ye  transgressors.  Re- 
member the  former  things  of  old  : ^ for  I am 
God,  and  there  is  none  else  ; I am  God,  and  there 

10  is  none  like  me  ; declaring  the  end  from  the  begin- 
ning, and  from  ancient  times  things  that  are  not 
yet  done  ; saying.  My  counsel  shall  stand,  and  I 


eps.  48.  14.  & 71. 
18. 

7 ch.  40.  18,  25. 

8 ch.  40.  19.  & 41.  6. 
& 44.  12,  19.  Jer. 
10.  3. 

9 Jer.  10.  5. 

10  ch.  45.  20. 

11  ch.  44.  19.&47.  7. 
13  Deut.  32.  7. 


13  ch.  45.  5,  21. 

14  ch.  45.  21. 

15  Ps.  33.  11.  Pro. 
19.  21.  & 21.  30.  Acts 
5.  39.  Heb.  6.  17. 

c Or,  as  in  a waste, 
d Or,  bring  them 
near. 

e Or,  righteousness 
is  gone  forth  from  my 


mouth,  a word  which 
shall  not  return.  Or, 
the  word  is  gone  forth 
from  a mouth  of 
righteousness,  and 
shall  not  return, 
f Or,  hath  one  said, 
g Or,  of. 
a Or,  standfast, 
b Or,  that. 


ISAIAH,  XLVII. 


1009 


11  Calling  a ravenous  bird  ^^frorn  the  east,  the  man 
that  executeth  my  counsel  from  a far  country  : yea, 
I have  spoken  it,  I will  also  bring  it  to  pass  ; I have 

purposed  it,  I will  also  do  it. 

12  ^ Hearken  unto  me,  ye  stouthearted^  ^ that  are 
far  from  righteousness  : 

13  I bring  near  my  righteousness  ; it  shall  not  be 
far  off,  and  my  salvation  shall  not  tarry  : and  I will 
place  salvation  in  Zion  for  Israel  my  glory. 

CHAPTER  XLVII. 


1  God's  judgment  upon  Babylon  and  Chaldea,  6 for  their  unmerciful- 
ness, 1 pride,  10  and  overboldness,  11  shall  be  unresistible. 

COME  1 down,  and  ^ sit  in  the  dust,  O virgin 
daughter  of  Babylon,  sit  on  the  ground  : there  is 
no  throne,  O daughter  of  the  Chaldeans  : for  thou  shalt 
no  more  be  called  tender  and  delicate. 

2  ^ Take  the  millstones,  and  grind  meal  ; uncover  thy 
locks,  make  bare  the  leg,  uncover  the  thigh,  pass  over 
the  rivers. 

3  ^ Thy  nakedness  shall  be  uncovered,  yea,  thy  shame 
shall  be  seen  : ^ I will  take  vengeance,  and  I will  not 
meet  thee  as  a man. 

4  As  for  ®our  redeemer,  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his 
name,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

5  Sit  thou  silent,  and  get  thee  into  darkness,  O 
daughter  of  the  Chaldeans  : ® for  thou  shalt  no  more  be 
called.  The  lady  of  kingdoms. 

6  ^ ® I was  wroth  with  my  people,  I have  polluted 
mine  inheritance,  and  given  them  into  thine  hand  : thou 
didst  shew  them  no  mercy  ; upon  the  ancient  hast 
thou  very  heavily  laid  thy  yoke. 

7  ^ And  thou  saidst,  I shall  be  a lady  for  ever  : so 
that  thou  didst  not  lay  these  things  to  thy  heart,  nei- 
ther didst  remember  the  latter  end  of  it. 

8  Therefore  hear  now  this,  thou  that  art  given  to 
pleasures,  that  dwellest  carelessly,  that  sayest  in  thine 
heart,  I am,  and  none  else  beside  me’ ; I shall  not 
sit  as  a widow,  neither  shall  I know  the  loss  of  chil- 
dren : 

9  But  these  two  things  shall  come  to  thee  in  a 
moment  in  one  day,  the  loss  of  children,  and  widow- 
hood : they  shall  come  upon  thee  in  their  perfection 
for  the  multitude  of  thy  sorceries,  and  for  the  great 
abundance  of  thine  enchantments. 

10  ^ For  thou  20  jj^st  trusted  in  thy  wickedness  : 
21  thou  hast  said.  None  seeth  me.  Thy  wisdom  and  thy 
knowledge,  it  hath  perverted  thee  ; 22  and  thou  hast  said 
in  thine  heart,  I am,  and  none  else  beside  me. 

11  ^ Therefore  shall  evil  come  upon  thee  ; thou  shalt 
not  know  from  whence  it  riseth  : and  mischief  shall  fall 
upon  thee  ; thou  shalt  not  be  able  to  put  it  off  : and 
23  desolation  shall  come  upon  thee  suddenly,  which  thou 
shalt  not  know. 

12  Stand  now  with  thine  enchantments,  and  with  the 
multitude  of  thy  sorceries,  wherein  thou  hast  laboured 
from  thy  youth  ; if  so  be  thou  shalt  be  able  to  profit,  if 
so  be  thou  mayest  prevail. 

13  24  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  multitude  of  thy  coun- 


ts ch.  41.  2,  25. 
ch.  44.  28.  & 45. 

13. 

18  Num.  23.  19. 

10  Ps.  7G.  5. 

20  Rom.  10.  3. 

21  ch.  51.  5.  Rom.  1. 

17.  3.  21. 

22  Hab.  2.  3. 

23  ch.  62.  11. 


1 Jer.  48.  18. 

2 ch.  3.  26. 

3 Ex.  11.  ,5.  Judg. 
16.  21.  Matt.  24.  41. 

< ch.  3.  17.  & 20.  4. 
Jer.  13.22,26.  Nah. 
3.  5. 

3 Rom.  12.  19. 

6  ch.  43.  3, 14.  Jer. 
50.  34. 


7 1 Sam.  2.  9. 

8 ver.  7.  ch.  13.  19. 
Dan.  2.  37. 

'•>  See  2 Sam.  24.  14. 
2 Chr.  28.  9.  Zech.  1. 
15. 

10  ch.  43.  28. 

11  Deut.  28.  50. 

12  ver.  5.  Rev.  18. 7. 

13  ch.  46.  8. 


11  will  do  all  my  pleasure  : calling  a ravenous  bird 
from  the  east,  the  man  of  my  counsel  from  a far 
country  ; yea,  I have  spoken,  I will  also  bring  it  to 

12  pass  ; I have  purposed,  I will  also  do  it.  Hearken 
unto  me,  ye  stouthearted,  that  are  far  from  right- 

13  eousness  : I bring  near  my  righteousness,  it  shall  not 
be  far  off,  and  my  salvation  shall  not  tarry  ; and  I 
will  place  salvation  in  Zion  for  Israel  my  glory. 


47  Come  down,  and  sit  in  the  dust,  O virgin  daughter 
of  Babylon  ; sit  on  the  ground  without  a throne,  O 
daughter  of  the  Chaldeans  : for  thou  shalt  no  more 

2 be  called  tender  and  delicate.  Take  the  millstones, 
and  grind  meal  : remove  thy  veil,  strip  off  the  train, 

3 uncover  the  leg,  pass  through  the  rivers.  Thy  na- 
kedness shall  be  uncovered,  yea,  thy  shame  shall 
be  seen  : I will  take  vengeance,  and  will  “accept 

4 no  man.  Our  redeemer,  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his 

5 name,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel.  Sit  thou  silent,  and 
get  thee  into  darkness,  O daughter  of  the  Chal- 
deans : for  thou  shalt  no  more  be  called  The  lady 

6 of  kingdoms.  I was  wroth  with  my  people,  I pro- 
faned mine  inheritance,  and  gave  them  into  thine 
hand  : thou  didst  shew  them  no  mercy  ; upon  the 

7 aged  hast  thou  very  heavily  laid  thy  yoke.  And 
thou  saidst,  I shall  be  a lady  for  ever  : so  that  thou 
didst  not  lay  these  things  to  thy  heart,  neither  didst 
remember  the  latter  end  thereof. 


8 Now  therefore  hear  this,  thou  that  art  given  to 
pleasures,  that  ^ dwellest  carelessly,  that  sayest  in 
thine  heart,  I am,  and  there  is  none  else  beside  me  ; 
I shall  not  sit  as  a widow,  neither  shall  I know  the 

9 loss  of  children  : but  these  two  things  shall  come 
to  thee  in  a moment  in  one  day,  the  loss  of  children, 
and  widowhood  : in  their  full  measure  shall  they 
come  upon  thee,  ‘^despite  of  the  multitude  of  thy 
sorceries,  and  the  great  abundance  of  thine  enchant- 

10  ments.  For  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy  wickedness  ; 
thou  hast  said.  None  seeth  me  ; thy  wisdom  and  thy 
knowledge,  it  hath  perverted  thee  : and  thou  hast 
said  in  tliine  heart,  I am,  and  there  is  none  else 

11  beside  me.  Therefore  shall  evil  come  upon  thee  ; 
thou  shalt  not  know  ‘^the  dawning  thereof  : and 
mischief  shall  fall  upon  thee  ; thou  shalt  not  be 
able  to  put  it  away  : and  desolation  shall  come  upon 

12  thee  suddenly,  which  thou  knowest  not.  Stand  now 
with  thine  enchantments,  and  with  the  multitude  of 
thy  sorceries,  wherein  thou  hast  laboured  from  thy 
youth  ; if  so  be  thou  shalt  be  able  to  profit,  if  so  be 

13  thou  mayest  « prevail.  Thou  art  wearied  in  the 


14  Deut.  32.  29. 

13  ver.  10.  Zeph.  2. 
15. 

1C  Rev.  18.  7. 

17  ch.  51.  19. 

18  1 Thess.  5.  3. 

10  Nah.  3.  4. 

2«  Ps.  52.  7. 

21  ch.  29.  15.  Ezek. 
8.  12.  & 9.  9. 


22  ver.  8. 

23  1 Thess.  5.  3. 

24  ch.  57.  10. 

c Another  reading 
is,  his. 

d Or,  give  salvation 
in  Zion,  and  my  glo- 
ry unto  Israel. 


a Or,  make  truce 
with.  Heb.  meet. 

b Or,  sittest  secure- 
ly. 

c Or,  amidst, 
d Or,  how  to  charm 
it  away. 

e Or,  strike  terror. 


1010 


ISAIAH,  XLVin. 


sels.  Let  now  the  astrologers,  the  stargazers,  the 
monthly  prognosticators,  stand  up,  and  save  thee  from 
these  things  that  shall  come  upon  thee. 

14  Behold,  they  shall  be  as  stubble  ; the  fire  shall 
burn  them  ; they  shall  not  deliver  themselves  from  the 
power  of  the  flame  : there  shall  not  he  a coal  to  warm  at, 
nor  fire  to  sit  before  it. 

15  Thus  shall  they  be  unto  thee  with  whom  thou  hast 
laboured,  even  thy  merchants,  from  thy  youth  : they 
shall  wander  every  one  to  his  quarter  ; none  shall  save 
thee. 

CHAPTER  XLVIII. 

1  God,  to  convince  the  people  of  their  foreknown  obstinacy,  revealed  his 
prophecies.  9 He  saveth  them  for  his  own  sake.  12  He  exhorteth  them 
to  obedience,  because  of  his  power  and  providence.  16  He  lament- 
eth  their  backwardness.  20  He  powerfully  delivereth  his  out  of 
Babylon. 

Hear  ye  this,  O house  of  Jacob,  which  are  called 
by  the  name  of  Israel,  and  ^ are  come  forth  out  of 
the  waters  of  Judah,  ^ which  swear  by  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  and  make  mention  of  the  God  of  Israel,  ^hut  not 
in  truth,  nor  in  righteousness. 

2  For  they  call  themselves  ^of  the  holy  city,  and 
® stay  themselves  upon  the  God  of  Israel  ; The  Lord 
of  hosts  is  his  name. 

3  ® I have  declared  the  former  things  from  the  be- 
ginning ; and  they  went  forth  out  of  my  mouth,  and  I 
shewed  them  ; I did  them  suddenly,  and  they  came  to 
pass. 

4  Because  I knew  that  thou  art  obstinate,  and  ® thy 
neck  is  an  iron  sinew,  and  thy  brow  brass  ; 

5^1  have  even  from  the  beginning  declared  it  to 
thee  ,*  before  it  came  to  pass  I shewed  it  thee  : lest 
thou  shouldest  say,  Mine  idol  hath  done  them,  and  my 
graven  image,  and  my  molten  image,  hath  commanded 
them. 

6  Thou  hast  heard,  see  all  this  ; and  will  not  ye  de- 
clare it?  I have  shewed  thee  new  things  from  this  time, 
even  hidden  things,  and  thou  didst  not  know  them. 

7  They  are  created  now,  and  not  from  the  begin- 
ning ; even  before  the  day  when  thou  heardest  them 
not  ; lest  thou  shouldest  say,  Behold,  I knew  them. 

8  Yea,  thou  heardest  not  ; yea,  thou  knewest  not  ; 
yea,  from  that  time  that  thine  ear  was  not  opened  : for  I 
knew  that  thou  wouldest  deal  very  treacherously,  and 
wast  called  a transgressor  from  the  womb. 

9  For  my  name’s  sake  will  I defer  mine  anger, 
and  for  my  praise  will  I refrain  for  thee,  that  1 cut 
thee  not  off. 

10  Behold,  I have  refined  thee,  but  not  with  silver  ; 

I  have  chosen  thee  in  the  furnace  of  affliction. 

11  i^For  mine  own  sake,  even  for  mine  own  sake,  will 
I do  it : for  how  should  my  name  be  polluted  ? and 
I will  not  give  my  glory  unto  another. 

12  ^ Hearken  unto  me,  O Jacob  and  Israel,  my 
called  ; I am  he  ; I am  the  first,  I also  am  the  last. 

13  Mine  hand  also  hath  laid  the  foundation  of  the 
earth,  and  my  right  hand  hath  spanned  the  heavens  : 
when  I call  unto  them,  they  stand  up  together. 

14  All  ye,  assemble  yourselves,  and  hear  ; which 
among  them  hath  declared  these  things  ? The  Lord 


multitude  of  thy  counsels  : let  now  the  ^ astrologers, 
the  stargazers,  the  monthly  prognosticators,  stand 
up,  and  save  thee  from  the  things  that  shall  come 

14  upon  thee.  Behold,  they  shall  be  as  stubble  ; the 
fire  shall  burn  them  ; they  shall  not  deliver  them- 
selves from  the  power  of  the  flame  : it  shall  not  be 

15  a coal  to  warm  at,  nor  a fire  to  sit  before.  Thus 
shall  the  things  be  unto  thee  wherein  thou  hast 
laboured  : they  that  have  trafficked  with  thee  from 
thy  youth  shall  wander  every  one  to  ^ his  quarter  ; 
there  shall  be  none  to  save  thee. 


48  Hear  ye  this,  O house  of  Jacob,  which  are  called 
by  the  name  of  Israel,  and  are  come  forth  out  of 
the  waters  of  Judah  ; which  swear  by  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  and  make  mention  of  the  God  of  Israel, 

2 but  not  in  truth,  nor  in  righteousness.  For  they 
call  themselves  of  the  holy  city,  and  stay  themselves 
upon  the  God  of  Israel ; the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his 

3 name.  I have  declared  the  former  things  from  of 
old  ; yea,  they  went  forth  out  of  my  mouth,  and 
I shewed  them  : suddenly  I did  them,  and  they 

4 came  to  pass.  Because  I knew  that  thou  art  obsti- 
nate, and  thy  neck  is  an  iron  sinew,  and  thy  brow 

5 brass  ; therefore  I have  declared  it  to  thee  from 
of  old  ; before  it  came  to  pass  I shewed  it  thee  : 
lest  thou  shouldest  say.  Mine  idol  hath  done  them, 
and  my  graven  image,  and' my  molten  image,  hath 

6 commanded  them.  Thou  hast  heard  it  ; behold  all 
this  ; and  ye,  will  ye  not  declare  it  ? “I  have 
shewed  thee  new  things  from  this  time,  even  hidden 

7 things,  which  thou  hast  not  known.  They  are 
created  now,  and  not  from  of  old  ; and  before  this 
day  thou  heardest  them  not  ; lest  thou  shouldest 

8 say.  Behold,  I knew  them.  Yea,  thou  heardest  not  ; 
yea,  thou  knewest  not  ; yea,  from  of  old  thine  ear 
was  not  opened  : for  I knew  that  thou  didst  deal 
very  treacherously,  and  wast  called  a transgressor 

9 from  the  womb.  For  my  name’s  sake  will  I defer 
mine  anger,  and  for  my  praise  will  I refrain  for 

10  thee,  that  I cut  thee  not  off.  Behold,  I have  refined 
thee,  but  not  as  silver  ; I have  ^ chosen  thee  in  the 

11  furnace  of  affliction.  For  mine  own  sake,  for  mine 
own  sake,  will  I do  it ; for  how  should  my  name  be 
profaned  ? and  my  glory  will  I not  give  to  another. 


12  Hearken  unto  me,  O Jacob,  and  Israel  my  called  : 

13  I am  he  ; I am  the  first,  I also  am  the  last.  Yea, 
mine  hand  hath  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth, 
and  my  right  hand  hath  spread  out  the  heavens  : 
when  I call  unto  them,  they  stand  up  together. 

14  Assemble  yourselves,  all  ye,  and  hear  ; which  among 
them  hath  declared  these  things  ? ^ The  Lord  hath 


25  ch.  44.  25.  Dan. 

2.  2. 

26Nah.  1.  10.  Mai. 
4.  1. 

27  Rev.  18.  11. 

1 Ps.  68.  26. 

2 Deut.  6.  13.  ch. 
65.  16.  Zeph.  1.  5. 


3  Jer.  4.  2.  & 5.  2. 

* ch.  52.  1. 

5Mic.3. 11.  Rom.  2. 
17. 

6 ch.  41.  22.  & 42.  9. 
& 43.  9.  & 44.  7,  8.  & 
45.  21.  & 46.  9,  10. 

7 Josh.  21.  45. 


8  Ex.  32. 9.  Deut.  31. 
27. 

ver.  3. 

10  Ps.  58.  3. 

11  ver.  11.  Ps.  79.  9. 
& 106.  8.  ch.  43.  25. 
Ezek.  20.  9,  14,  22,  44. 

12  Ps.  78.  38. 


13  Pa.  66.  10. 

1^  ver.  9. 

15  See  Deut.  32.  26, 
27.  Ezek.  20.  9. 
i«  ch.  42.  8. 

17  Deut.  32.  39. 

18  ch.  41.  4.  & 44.  6. 
Rev.  1.  17.  & 22.  13. 


19  Ps.  102.  25. 

20  ch.  40.  26. 

21  ch.  41.  22.  & 43.  9. 
& 44.  7.  & 45.  20,  21. 

22  ch.  45.  1. 

/ Heb.  dividers  of 
the  heavens. 


g Or,  his  own  way. 
a Or,  I shew, 
b Or,  tried, 
c Or,  He  whom  the 
Lord  loveth  shall 
dec. 


ISAIAH,  XLIX. 


1011 


hath  loved  him  ; ^3  he  will  do  his  pleasure  on  Babylon, 
and  his  arm  shall  he  on  the  Chaldeans. 

15  I,  even  I,  have  spoken  ; yea,  I have  called 
him  : I have  brought  him,  and  he  shall  make  his  way 
prosperous. 

16  Come  ye  near  unto  me,  hear  ye  this  ; I have 
not  spoken  in  secret  from  the  beginning  ; from  the 
time  that  it  was,  there  am  I : and  now  ^®the  Lord 
God,  and  his  Spirit,  hath  sent  me. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  thy  Redeemer,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel  ; I am  the  Lord  thy  God  which  teacheth 
thee  to  profit,  which  leadeth  thee  by  the  way  that 
thou  shouldest  go. 

18  O that  thou  hadst  hearkened  to  my  command- 
ments ! then  had  thy  peace  been  as  a river,  and  thy 
righteousness  as  the  waves  of  the  sea  : 

19  Thy  seed  also  had  been  as  the  sand,  and  the 
offspring  of  thy  bowels  like  the  gravel  thereof ; his 
name  should  not  have  been  cut  off  nor  destroyed  from 
before  me. 

20  ^ Go  ye  forth  of  Babylon,  flee  ye  from  the 
Chaldeans,  with  a voice  of  singing  declare  ye,  tell  this, 
utter  it  even  to  the  end  of  the  earth  ; say  ye.  The  Lord 
hath  redeemed  his  servant  Jacob. 

21  And  they  thirsted  not  when  he  led  them  through 
the  deserts  ; he  caused  the  waters  to  flow  out  of  the 
rock  for  them  : he  clave  the  rock  also,  and  the  waters 
gushed  out. 

22  There  is  no  peace,  saith  the  Lord,  unto  the 
wicked. 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 


1  Christ,  beinp  sent  to  the  Jews,  comjJaineth  of  them.  5 He  is  sent  to  the 
Gentiles  w^th  gracious  promises.  13  God's  love  is  perpetual  to  his 
church.  18  The  ample  restoration  of  the  church.  24  The  powerful 
deliverance  out  of  captivity. 

Listen,  ^ O isles,  unto  me  ; and  hearken,  ye  peo- 
ple, from  far  ; ^ The  Lord  hath  called  me  from 
the  womb  ; from  the  bowels  of  my  mother  hath  he  made 
mention  of  my  name. 

2  And  he  hath  made  ^my  mouth  like  a sharp  sword  ; 
^ in  the  shadow  of  his  hand  hath  he  hid  me,  and  made 
me  ®a  polished  shaft  ; in  his  quiver  hath  he  hid  me  ; 

3  And  said  unto  me,  ® Thou  art  my  servant,  0_lsra,gl,, 
^ in  whom  I will  be  glorified. 

4  ®Then  I said,  I have  laboured  in  vain,  I have 
spent  my  strength  for  nought,  and  in  vain  : yet  surely 
my  judgment  is  with  the  Lord,  and  my  work  with  my 
God, 

6  ^ And  now,  saith  the  Lord  ® that  formed  me  from 
the  womb  to  he  his  servant,  to  bring  Jacob  again  to 
him,  Though  Israel-,^gl}e_iiQt  gathered,  yet  shall  I 1^ 
glorious  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  my  God  shall  be 
my  strength. 

6 And  he  said.  It  is  a light  thing  that  thou  shouldest 
be  my  servant  to  raise  up  the  tribes  of  Jacob,  and  to 
restore  the  preserved  of  Israel  : I will  also  give  thee 
for  a light  to  the  Gentiles,  that  thou  mayest  be  my 
salvation  unto  the  end  of  the  earth. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Redeemer  of  Israel,  and 
his  Holy  One,  to  him  whom  man  despiseth,  to  him 


23  ch.  44.  28. 

24  ch.  45.  1,  2,  &c. 

25  ch.  45.  19. 

2C  ch.  Gl.  1.  Zech. 
2.  8,  9,  11. 

27  ver.  20.  ch.  43. 14. 
& 44.  6,  24. 

.28  Ps.  32.  8. 

^ Deut  32.  29.  Ps. 
81.  13. 


30  Ps.  119.  165. 

31  Gen.  22.  17.  Hos. 

1.  10. 

32  ch.  52.  11.  Jer. 
50.  8.  & 51.  6,  45. 
Zech.  2.  6,  7.  Rev. 
18.  4. 

33  Ex.  19.  4, 5,  6.  ch. 
44.  22,  23. 


34  See  ch.  41.  17,  18. 

35  Ex.  17.  6.  Num. 
20.  11.  Ps.  105.  41. 

30  ch.  57.  21. 

1 ch.  41.  1. 

2 ver.  5.  Jer.  1.  5. 
Matt.  1.  20,  21.  Luke 
1.15,31.  John  10.  36. 
Gal.  1.  15. 


loved  him  : he  shall  perform  his  pleasure  on  Baby- 

15  Ion,  and  his  arm  shall  he  on  the  Chaldeans.  I,  even 
I,  have  spoken  ; yea,  I have  called  him  : I have 
brought  him,  and  he  shall  make  his  way  prosperous. 

16  Come  ye  near  unto  me,  hear  ye  this  ; from  the  be- 
ginning I have  not  spoken  in  secret  ; from  the  time 
that  it  was,  there  am  I : and  now  the  Lord  God 

17  hath  sent  me,  and  his  spirit.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
thy  redeemer,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  : I am  the 
Lord  thy  God,  which  teacheth  thee  to  profit,  which 
leadeth  thee  by  the  way  that  thou  shouldest  go. 

18  ^ Oh  that  thou  hadst  hearkened  to  my  command- 
ments ! then  had  thy  peace  been  as  a river,  and  thy 

19  righteousness  as  the  waves  of  the  sea  : thy  seed  also 
had  been  as  the  sand,  and  the  offspring  of  thy 
bowels  like  ®the  grains  thereof  : his  name  should 
not  be  cut  off  nor  destroyed  from  before  me. 


20  Go  ye  forth  of  Babylon,  flee  ye  from  the  Chal- 
deans ; with  a voice  of  singing  declare  ye,  tell  this, 
utter  it  even  to  the  end  of  the  earth  : say  ye.  The 

21  Lord  hath  redeemed  his  servant  Jacob.  And  they 
thirsted  not  when  he  led  them  through  the  deserts  : 
he  caused  the  waters  to  flow  out  of  the  rock  for 
them  : he  clave  the  rock  also,  and  the  waters  gushed 

22  out.  There  is  no  peace,  saith  the  Lord,  unto  the 
wicked. 


49  Listen,  O isles,  unto  me  ; and  hearken,  ye  peo- 
ples, from  far  : the  Lord  hath  called  me  from  the 
womb  ; from  the  bowels  of  my  mother  hath  he  made 

2 mention  of  my  name  : and  he  hath  made  my  mouth 
like  a sharp  sword,  in  the  shadow  of  his  hand  hath 
he  hid  me  ; and  he  hath  made  me  a polished  shaft, 

3 in  his  quiver  hath  he  kept  me  close  : and  he  said 
unto  me.  Thou  art  my  servant  ; Israel,  in  whom  I 

4 will  be  glorified.  But  I said,  I have  laboured  in 
vain,  I have  spent  my  strength  for  nought  and 
vanity  : yet  surely  my  judgement  is  with  the  Lord, 

5 and  my  recompence  with  my  God.  And  now  saith 
the  Lord  that  formed  me  from  the  womb  to  be  his 
servant,  to  bring  Jacob  again  to  him,  “ and  that  Is- 
rael be  gathered  unto  him  : (for  I am  honourable  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  my  God  is  become  my 

6 strength  :)  yea,  he  saith.  It  is  too  light  a thing  that 
thou  shouldest  be  my  servant  to  raise  up  the  tribes 
of  Jacob,  and  to  restore  the  preserved  of  Israel  : I 
will  also  give  thee  for  a light  to  the  Gentiles,  ^ that 
thou  mayest  be  my  salvation  unto  the  end  of  the 

7 earth.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  redeemer  of  Is- 
rael, and  his  Holy  One,  to  him  whom  man  despiseth, 


3 ch.  11.  4.  & 51.  16. 
Hos.  6.  5.  Heb.  4. 12. 
Rev.  1.  16. 

4 ch.  51.  16. 

5 Ps.  45.  5. 

6 ch.  42.  1.  Zech. 
3 8 

’ 7 ch.  44.  23.  John 
13.  31.  & 15.  8.  Eph. 
1.  6. 


8  Ezek.  3.  19. 

8  ver.  1. 

70  Matt.  23.  37. 
n ch.  42.  6.  & 60.  3. 
Luke  2.  32.  Acts  13. 
47.  & 26.  18. 

12  ch.  53.  3.  Matt.  26. 
67. 

d Or,  Oh  that  thou 
wouldest  hearken  . . . 


then  should  thy  peace 
be  d-c. 

e Or,  that  of  the 
bowels  thereof. 

a Another  reading 
is,  but  Lirael  is  not 
gathered,  yet  shall  1 
be  d-c. 

b Or,  that  my  salva- 
tion may  be. 


1012 


ISAIAH,  XLIX. 


whom  the  nation  abhorreth,  to  a servant  of  rulers, 

Kings  shall  see  and  arise,  princes  also  shall  worship, 
because  of  the  Lord  that  is  faithful,  and  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel,  and  he  shall  choose  thee. 

8 Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  an  acceptable  time  have 
I heard  thee,  and  in  a day  of  salvation  have  I helped 
thee  : and  1 will  preserve  thee,  and  give  thee  for  a 
covenant  of  the  people,  to  establish  the  earth,  to  cause 
to  inherit  the  desolate  heritages  ; 

9 That  thou  mayest  say  i®  to  the  prisoners.  Go  forth  ; 
to  them  that  are  in  darkness,  Shew  yourselves.  They 
shall  feed  in  the  ways,  and  their  pastures  shall  he  in  all 
high  places. 

10  They  shall  not  hunger  nor  thirst  ; neither 
shall  the  heat  nor  sun  smite  them  : for  he  that  hath 
mercy  on  them  shall  lead  them,  even  by  the  springs 
of  water  shall  he  guide  them. 

11  And  I will  make  all  my  mountains  a way,  and 
my  highways  shall  be  exalted. 

12  Behold,  these  shall  come  from  far  : and,  lo, 
these  from  the  north  and  from  the  west  ; and  these 
from  the  land  of  Sinim. 

13  ^ Sing,  O heavens  ; and  be  joyful,  O earth  ; 
and  break  forth  into  singing,  O mountains  : for  the 
Lord  hath  comforted  his  people,  and  will  have  mercy 
upon  his  afflicted. 

14  23  But  Zion  said.  The  Lord  hath  forsaken  me,  and 
my  Lord  hath  forgotten  me. 

15  24  Can  a woman  forget  her  sucking  child,  that  she 
should  not  have  compassion  on  the  son  of  her  womb  ? 
yea,  they  may  forget,  25  yet  will  I not  forget  thee. 

16  Behold,  26 1 have  graven  thee  upon  the  palms  of 
my  hands  ; thy  walls  are  continually  before  me. 

17  Thy  children  shall  make  haste  ; 27  thy  destroyers 
and  they  that  made  thee  waste  shall  go  forth  of  thee. 

18  ^ 28  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about,  and  behold  : 
all  these  gather  themselves  together,  and  come  to  thee. 
As  I live,  saith  the  Lord,  thou  shalt  surely  clothe  thee 
with  them  all,  29  as  with  an  ornament,  and  bind  them  on 
ihee^  as  a bride  doeth. 

19  For  thy  waste  and  thy  desolate  places,  and  the 
land  of  thy  destruction,  3<>  shall  even  now  be  too  narrow 
by  reason  of  the  inhabitants,  and  they  that  swallowed 
thee  up  shall  be  far  away. 

20  31  The  children  which  thou  shalt  have,  32  after 
thou  hast  lost  the  other,  shall  say  again  in  thine  ears. 
The  place  is  too  strait  for  me  : give  place  to  me  that  I 
may  dwell. 

21  Then  shalt  thou  say  in  thine  heart.  Who  hath 
begotten  me  these,  seeing  I have  lost  my  children,  and 
am  desolate,  a captive,  and  removing  to  and  fro  ? and 
who  hath  brought  up  these  ? Behold,  I was  left  alone  ; 
these,  where  had  they  been 

22  33Xhus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I will  lift 
up  mine  hand  to  the  Gentiles,  and  set  up  my  standard 
to  the  people  : and  they  shall  bring  thy  sons  in  their 
arms,  and  thy  daughters  shall  be  carried  upon  their 
shoulders. 

23  34  And  kings  shall  be  thy  nursing  fathers,  and 
their  queens  thy  nursing  mothers  : they  shall  bow  down 
to  thee  with  their  face  toward  the  earth,  and  35  lick  up 


to  him  whom  the  nation  abhorreth,  to  a servant  of 
rulers  : Kings  shall  see  and  arise  ; princes,  and  they 
shall  worship  ; because  of  the  Lord  that  is  faithful, 
even  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  who  hath  chosen  thee. 

8 Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  an  acceptable  time  have  I 
answered  thee,  and  in  a day  of  salvation  have  I 
helped  thee  : and  I will  preserve  thee,  and  give 
thee  for  a covenant  of  the  people,  to  raise  up  the 
land,  to  make  them  inherit  the  desolate  heritages  ; 

9 saying  to  them  that  are  bound.  Go  forth  ; to  them 
that  are  in  darkness,  Shew  yourselves.  They  shall 
feed  in  the  ways,  and  on  all  bare  heights  shall  be 

10  their  pasture.  They  shall  not  hunger  nor  thirst ; 
neither  shall  the  ^ heat  nor  sun  smite  them  : for  he 
that  hath  mercy  on  them  shall  lead  them,  even  by 

11  the  springs  of  water  shall  he  guide  them.  And  I 
will  make  all  my  mountains  a way,  and  my  high 

12  ways  shall  be  exalted.  Lo,  these  shall  come  from 
far  : and,  lo,  these  from  the  north  and  from  the 

13  west  ; and  these  from  the  land  of  Sinim.  Sing,  O 
heavens  ; and  be  joyful,  O earth  ; and  break  forth 
into  singing,  O mountains  : for  the  Lord  hath  com- 
forted his  people,  and  will  have  compassion  upon 
his  afflicted. 


14  But  Zion  said,  Jehovah  hath  forsaken  me,  and 

15  the  Lord  hath  forgotten  me.  Can  a woman  forget 
her  sucking  child,  that  she  should  not  have  compas- 
sion on  the  son  of  her  womb  ? yea,  these  may  for- 

16  get,  yet  will  not  I forget  thee.  Behold,  I have 
graven  thee  upon  the  palms  of  my  hands  ; thy  walls 

17  are  continually  before  me.  ®Thy  children  make 
haste  ; thy  destroyers  and  they  that  made  thee 

18  waste  shall  go  forth  of  thee.  Lift  up  thine  eyes 
round  about,  and  behold  : all  these  gather  them- 
selves together,  and  come  to  thee.  As  I live,  saith 
the  Lord,  thou  shalt  surely  clothe  thee  with  them 
all  as  with  an  ornament,  and  gird  thyself  with  them, 

19  like  a bride.  For,  as  for  thy  waste  and  thy  deso- 
late places  and  thy  land  that  hath  been  destroyed, 
surely  now  shalt  thou  be  too  strait  for  the  inhabitants, 
and  they  that  swallowed  thee  up  shall  be  far  away. 

20  The  children  of  thy  bereavement  shall  yet  say  in 
thine  ears.  The  place  is  too  strait  for  me  : give 

21  place  to  me  that  I may  dwell.  Then  shalt  thou  say 
in  thine  heart.  Who  hath -^  begotten  me  these,  seeing 
I have  been  bereaved  of  my  children,  and  am  o soli- 
tary, an  exile,  and  wandering  to  and  fro  ? and  who 
hath  brought  up  these  ? Behold,  I was  left  alone  ; 
these,  where  were  they  ? 


22  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I will  lift  up 
mine  hand  to  the  nations,  and  set  up  my  ensign  to 
the  peoples  : and  they  shall  bring  thy  sons  in  their 
bosom,  and  thy  daughters  shall  be  carried  upon  their 

23  shoulders.  And  kings  shall  be  thy  nursing  fathers, 
and  their  queens  thy  nursing  mothers  : they  shall 
bow  down  to  thee  with  their  faces  to  the  eaith,  and 


13  ver.  23.  Ps.  72. 10, 

11. 

i«  See  Ps.  69.  13.  2 
Cor.  G.  2. 

15  ch.  42.  6. 

16  ch.  42.  7.  Zech.  9. 

12. 


17  Rev.  7.  16. 

18  Ps.  121.  6. 

19  Ps.  23.  2. 

20  ch.  40.  4. 

21  ch.  43.  5,  6. 

22  ch.  44.  23. 

23  See  ch.  40.  27. 


24  See  Ps.  103.  13. 
Mai.  3.  17.  Matt.  7. 11. 

25  Rom.  11.  29. 

20  See  Ex.  13.  9. 
Cant.  8.  6. 

27  ver.  19. 

28  ch.  60.  4. 


29  Pro.  17.  6. 

30  See  ch.  54.  1,  2. 
Zech.  2.  4.  & 10.  10. 

31  ch.  60.  4. 

32  Matt.  3.  9.  Rom. 
11.  11,  12,  &c. 

33  ch.  60. 4.  & 66.  20. 


34  ver.  7.  Ps.  72.  11. 
ch.  52.  15.  & 60.  16. 

35  Ps.  72.  9.  Mic.  7. 
17. 

c Or,  establish  the 
earth. 


d Or,  mirage.  See 
ch.  35.  7. 

e According  to  some 
ancient  authorities, 
Thy  builders, 
f Or,  borne, 
g Or,  barren. 


ISAIAH,  L. 


1013 


the  dust  of  thy  feet ; and  thou  shalt  know  that  I am 
the  Lord  : for  they  shall  not  be  ashamed  that  wait 
for  me. 

24  If  Shall  the  prey  be  taken  from  the  mighty,  or 
the  lawful  captive  delivered  ? 

25  But  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even  the  captives  of 
the  mighty  shall  be  taken  away,  and  the  prey  of  the 
terrible  shall  be  delivered  : for  I will  contend  with 
him  that  contendeth  with  thee,  and  I will  save  thy 
children. 

26  And  I will  ®®feed  them  that  oppress  thee  with 
their  own  flesh  ; and  they  shall  be  drunken  with  their 
own  blood,  as  with  sweet  wine  : and  all  flesh  shall 
know  that  I the  Lord  am  thy  Saviour  and  thy  Re- 
deemer, the  mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

CHAPTER  L. 

1 Christ  sheweth  that  the  dereliction  of  the  Jews  is  not  to  be  imputed  to 
him,  by  his  ability  to  save,  5 by  his  obedience  in  that  work,  7 and  by 
his  confidence  in  that  assistance.  10  An  exhortation  to  trust  in  God, 
and  not  in  ourselves. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Where  is  ^ the  hill  of  your 
mother’s  divorcement,  whom  I have  put  away  ? or 
which  of  my  * creditors  is  it  to  whom  I have  sold  you  ? 
Behold,  for  your  iniquities  * have  ye  sold  yourselves, 
and  for  your  transgressions  is  your  mother  put  away. 

2  Wherefore,  when  I came,  was  there  no  man  ? 
* when  I called,  was  there  none  to  answer  ? ® Is  my 
hand  shortened  at  all,  that  it  cannot  redeem  ? or  have  I 
no  power  to  deliver  ? behold,  ® at  my  rebuke  I dry  up 
the  sea,  I make  the  * rivers  a wilderness  : ® their  fish 
stinketh,  because  there  is  no  water,  and  dieth  for  thirst. 

3  I clothe  the  heavens  with  blackness,  and  I 
make  sackcloth  their  covering. 

4  The  Lord  God  hath  given  me  the  tongue  of  the 
learned,  that  I should  know  how  to  speak  a word  in 
season  ‘to  Jiirjfi  that  is  weary  : he  wakeneth  morning 
by  morniiig,  wakeneth  mine  ear  to  hear  as  the 
learned.  ' 

5  ^ The  Lord  God  i^hath  opened  mine  ear,  and  I 
was  not  1®  rebellious,  neither  turned  away  back. 

6  1®  I gave  my  back  to  the  smiters,  and  ^ my  cheeks 
to  them  that  plucked  off  the  hair  : I hid  not  my  face 
from  shame  and  spitting. 

7  If  For  the  Lord  God  will  help  me  ; therefore  shall 
I not  be  confounded  : therefore  have  i®  I set  my  face 
like  a flint,  and  I know  that  I shall  not  be  ashamed. 

8  1*  He  is  near  that  justifieth  me  ; who  will  contend 
with  me  ? let  us  stand  together  : who  is  mine  adver- 
sary ? let  him  come  near  to  me. 

9  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will  help  me  ; who  is  he  that 
shall  condemn  me  ? 20  lo,  they  all  shall  wax  old  as  a 
garment  ; 21  the  moth  shall  eat  them  up. 

10  ^ Who  is  among  you  that  feareth  the  Lord,  that 
obeyeth  the  voice  of  his  servant,  that  22  walketh  in  dark- 
ness, and  hath  no  light  ? 23  let  him  trust  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  and  stay  upon  his  God. 

11  Behold,  all  ye  that  kindle  a fire,  that  compass 
yourselves  about  with  sparks  : walk  in  the  light  of  your 
fire,  and  in  the  sparks  that  ye  have  kindled.  24 


lick  the  dust  of  thy  feet ; and  thou  shalt  know  that 
I am  the  Lord,  and  they  that  wait  for  me  shall  not 

24  be  ashamed.  Shall  the  prey  be  taken  from  the 

25  mighty,  or  * the  lawful  captives  be  delivered  ? But 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even  the  captives  of  the  mighty 
shall  be  taken  away,  and  the  prey  of  the  terrible 
shall  be  delivered  : for  I will  contend  with  him  that 
contendeth  with  thee,  and  I will  save  thy  children. 

26  And  I will  feed  them  that  oppress  thee  with  their 
own  flesh  ; and  they  shall  be  drunken  with  their 
own  blood,  as  with  sweet  wine  : and  all  flesh  shall 
know  that  I the  Lord  am  thy  saviour,  and  thy 
redeemer,  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob. 


50  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Where  is  the  bill  of  your 
mother’s  divorcement,  wherewith  I have  put  her 
away  ? or  which  of  my  creditors  is  it  to  whom  I 
have  sold  you  ? Behold,  for  your  iniquities  were 
ye  sold,  and  for  your  transgressions  was  your  mother 

2 put  away.  Wherefore,  when  I came,  was  there  no 
man  ? when  I called,  was  there  none  to  answer  ? 
Is  my  hand  shortened  at  all,  that  it  cannot  redeem  ? 
or  have  I no  power  to  deliver  ? Behold,  at  my  re- 
buke I dry  up  the  sea,  I make  the  rivers  a wilder- 
ness : their  fish  stinketh,  because  there  is  no  water, 

3 and  dieth  for  thirst.  I clothe  the  heavens  with 
blackness,  and  I make  sackcloth  their  covering. 

4 The  Lord  God  hath  given  me  the  tongue  of  “ them 
that  are  taught,  that  I should  know  how  ^ to  sustain 
with  words  him  that  is  weary  : he  wakeneth  morn- 
ing by  morning,  he  wakeneth  mine  ear  to  hear  as 

5 “they  that  are  taught.  The  Lord  God  hath  opened 
mine  ear,  and  I was  not  rebellious,  neither  turned 

6 away  backward.  I gave  my  back  to  the  smiters, 
and  my  cheeks  to  them  that  plucked  off  the  hair  : I 

7 hid  not  my  face  from  shame  and  spitting.  For  the 
Lord  God  will  help  me  ; therefore  have  I not  been 
confounded  : therefore  have  I set  my  face  like  a 

8 flint,  and  I know  that  I shall  not  be  ashamed.  He 
is  near  that  justifieth  me  ; who  will  contend  with 
me  ? let  us  stand  up  together  : who  is  mine  adver- 

9 sary  ? let  him  come  near  to  me.  Behold,  the  Lord 
God  will  help  me  ; who  is  he  that  shall  condemn 
me  ? behold,  they  all  shall  wax  old  as  a garment  ; 
the  moth  shall  eat  them  up. 

10  Who  is  among  you  that  feareth  the  Lord,  that 
obeyeth  the  voice  of  his  servant  ? he  that  walketh 
in  darkness,  and  hath  no  light,  let  him  trust  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  and  stay  upon  his  God. 

11  Behold,  all  ye  that  kindle  a fire,  that  gird  your- 
selves about  with  firebrands  : walk  ye  in  the  flame 
of  your  fire,  and  among  the  brands  that  ye  have 


Ps.  34.  22.  Rom. 
5.  5.  & 9.  33.  & 10.  11. 

3- Matt.  12.  29.  Luke 

11.  21,  22. 

38  ch.  9.  20. 

39  Rev.  14.  20.  & 

16.  6. 

40  Ps.  9.  16.  ch.  60. 
16. 


1 Deut.  24.  1.  Jer. 
3.  8.  Hos.  2.  2. 

2 See  2 Kin.  4.  1. 
Matt.  18.  25. 

8  ch.  52.  3. 

4 Pro.  1.  24.  ch.  65. 
12.  66.  4.  Jer.  7. 13. 

& 3;).  15. 

sNum.  11.  23.  ch. 
59.  1. 


cPs.  106.  9.  Nah. 
1.  4. 

2 Ex.  14.  21. 

8 Josh.  3.  16. 

9 Ex.  7.  18,  21. 

10  Ex.  10.  21. 

11  Rev.  6.  12. 

12  Ex.  4.  11. 

43  Matt.  11.  28. 


44  Ps.  40.  6,  7,  8. 

43  Matt.  26.  39.  John 
14.31.  Phil.  2.  8.  Heb. 
10.  5,  &c. 

46  Matt.  26.  67.  & 27. 
26.  John  18.  22. 

44  Lam.  3.  30. 

18  Ezek.  3.  8,  9. 

49  Rom.  8.  32, 33,  34. 


20  Job  13.  28.  Ps. 
102.20.  ch.  51.0. 

24  ch.  51.  8. 

22  Ps.  23.  4. 

23  2 Chr.  20.  20.  P.s. 
20.  7. 

24  John  9.  39. 

h Heb.  (he  captives 
of  the  just.  Or,  as 


read  by  the  Vulg.  and 
Syr.,  the  captives  of 
the  terrible, 
a Or,  disciples, 
b Or,  to  .speak  a 
word  in  season  to 
h i m ii'c. 

c Or,  though  he 
walketh. 


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ISAIAH,  LI. 


shall  ye  have  of  mine  hand  ; ye  shall  lie  down  ^6  in 
sorrow. 

CHAPTER  LI. 

1  An  exhortation^  after  the  'pattern  of  Abraham^  to  trust  in  Christ,  3 by 
reason  of  his  comfortable  promises,  4 of  his  righteous  salvation,  7 
and  'nan's  mortality.  9 Christ  by  his  sanctified  arm  defendeth  his 
from  the  fear  of  man.  17  He  bewaileth  the  afflictions  of  Jerusalem, 
21  and  promiseth  deliverance. 

1  XX  E ARKEN  to  me,  ^ye  that  follow  after  right- 

1 I eousiiess,  ye  that  seek  the  Lord  : look  unto  the 
rock  whence  ye  are  hewn,  and  to  the  hole  of  the  pit 
whence  ye  are  digged. 

2 ^ Look  unto  Abraham  your  father,  and  unto  Sarah 
that  bare  you  : ^ for  I called  him  alone,  and  ^ blessed 
him,  and  increased  him. 

3 For  the  Lord  ® shall  comfort  Zion  : he  will  com- 
fort all  her  waste  places  ; and  he  will  make  her  wilder- 
ness like  Eden,  and  her  desert  like  the  garden  of  the 
Lord  ; joy  and  gladness  shall  be  found  therein,  thanks- 
giving, and  the  voice  of  melody. 

4 ^ Hearken  unto  me,  my  people  ; and  give  ear  unto 
me,  O my  nation  : ® for  a law  shall  proceed  from  me, 
and  I will  make  my  judgment  to  rest  ® for  a light  of 
the  people. 

5 My  righteousness  is  near  ; my  salvation  is  gone 
forth,  and  mine  arms  shall  judge  the  people  ; the 
isles  shall  wait  upon  me,  and  on  mine  arm  shall  they 
trust. 

6 Lift  up  ybur  eyes  to  the  heavens,  and  look  upon 
the  earth  beneath  : for  the  heavens  shall  vanish  away 
like  smoke,  and  the  earth  shall  wax  old  like  a gar- 
ment, and  they  that  dwell  therein  shall  die  in  like  man- 
ner : but  my  salvation  shall  be  for  ever,  and  my  right- 
eousness shall  not  be  abolished. 

7 Hearken  unto  me,  ye  that  know  righteousness, 
the  people  in  whose  heart  is  my  law  ; fear  ye  not 
the  reproach  of  men,  neither  be  ye  afraid  of  their  re- 
vilings. 

8 For  20  the  moth  shall  eat  them  up  like  a garment, 
and  the  worm  shall  eat  them  like  wool : but  my  right- 
eousness shall  be  for  ever,  and  my  salvation  from 
generation  to  generation. 

9 ^ 21  \^ake,  awake,  22put  on  strength,  O arm  of 
the  Lord  ; awake,  23  as  in  the  ancient  days,  in  the 
generations  of  old.  24  j thou  not  it  that  hath  cut 
25  Rahab,  and  wounded  the  2®  dragon  ? 

10  Art  thou  not  it  which  hath  27  dried  the  sea,  the 
waters  of  the  great  deep  ; that  hath  made  the  depths 
of  the  sea  a way  for  the  ransomed  to  pass  over  ? 

11  Therefore  28  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  shall  re- 
turn, and  come  with  singing  unto  Zion  ; and  everlasting 
joy  shall  he  upon  their  head  : they  shall  obtain  glad- 
ness and  joy  ; and  sorrow  and  mourning  shall  flee  away. 

12  I,  even  I,  am  he  that  coinforteth  you  : who  art 
thou,  that  thou  shouldest  be  afraid  of  a man  that  shall 
die,  and  of  the  son  of  man  which  shall  be  made  as 
grass  ; 

13  And  forgettest  the  Lord  thy  maker,  ^2  that  hath 
stretched  forth  the  heavens,  and  laid  the  foundations  of 
the  earth  ; and  hast  feared  continually  every  day  be- 

25  Ps.  16. 4.  7 Gen.  13.  10.  Joel  i*  ch.  40.  26. 

1 ver.  7.  2.  3.  is  Ps.  102.  26.  Matt. 

2 Rom.  9.  30,  31,  32.  » ch.  2.  3.  & 42.  4.  24.  35.  2 Pet.  3.  10, 

3 Rom.  4. 1, 16.  Heb.  ^ ch.  42.  6.  12. 

11.  11,  12.  10  ch.  46.  13.  & 56.  1.  lo  ch.  50.  9. 

* Gen.  12.  1,  2.  Rom.  1.  16,  17.  n ver.  1. 

5 Gen.  24.  1,  35.  n Ps.  07.  4.  & 98.  9.  Ps.  37.  31. 

6 ver.  12.  Ps.  102.  12  ch.  60.  9.  10  Matt.  10.  28.  Acts 

13.  ch.  40.  1.  & 52.  9.  is  Rom.  1.  16.  5.  41. 


kindled.  This  shall  ye  have  of  mine  hand  ; ye  shall 
lie  down  in  sorrow. 


\ 

51  Hearken  to  me,  ye  that  follow  after  righteous- 
ness, ye  that  seek  the  Lord  : look  unto  the  rock 
whence  ye  were  hewn,  and  to  the  hole  of  the  pit 

2 whence  ye  were  digged.  Look  unto  Abraham  your 
father,  and  unto  Sarah  that  bare  you  ; for  whe;fl 
he  was  but  one  I called  him,  and  I blessed  him,  and 

3 made  him  many.  For  the  Lord  hath  comforted 
Zion  : he  hath  comforted  all  her  waste  places,  and 
hath  made  her  wilderness  like  Eden,  and  her  desert 
like  the  garden  of  the  Lord  ; joy  and  gladness  shall 
be  found  therein,  thanksgiving,  and  the  voice  of 
melody. 

4 Attend  unto  me,  O my  people  ; and  give  ear  unto 
me,  O my  nation  : for  a law  shall  go  forth  from  me, 
and  I will  make  my  judgement  to  rest  for  a light 

5 of  the  peoples.  My  righteousness  is  near,  my  salva- 
tion is  gone  forth,  and  mine  arms  shall  judge  the 
peoples  ; the  isles  shall  wait  for  me,  and  on  mine 

6 arm  shall  they  trust.  Lift  up  your  eyes  to  the 
heavens,  and  look  upon  the  earth  beneath  : for  the 
heavens  shall  vanish  away  like  smoke,  and  the  earth 
shall  wax  old  like  a garment,  and  they  that  dwell 
therein  shall  die  ® in  like  manner  : but  my  salvation 
shall  be  for  ever,  and  my  righteousness  shall  not  be 
abolished. 

7 Hearken  unto  me,  ye  that  know  righteousness,  the 
people  in  whose  heart  is  my  law  ; fear  ye  not  the 
reproach  of  men,  neither  be  ye  disin^ed  their 

8 revilings.  For  the  moth  shall  eat  up  like  a 

garment,  and  the  worm  shall  eat  tgfe^like  wool  : 
but  my  righteousness  shall  be  for  ever,  and  my  sal- 
vation unto  all  generations. 

9 Awake,  awake,  put  on  strength,  O arm  of  the 
Lord  ; awake,  as  in  the  days  of  old,  the  generations 
of  ancient  times.  Art  thou  not  it  that  cut  * Rahab 

10  in  pieces,  that  pierced  the  dragon  ? Art  thou  not 
it  which  dried  up  the  sea,  the  waters  of  the  great 
deep  ; that  made  the  depths  of  the  sea  a way  for  the 

11  redeemed  to  pass  over  ? ® And  the  ransomed  of  the 

Lord  shall  return,  and  come  with  singing  unto 
Zion  ; and  everlasting  joy  shall  be  upon  their  heads  : 
they  shall  obtain  gladness  and  joy,  and  sorrow  and 
sighing  shall  flee  away. 

12  I,  even  I,  am  he  that  comforteth  you  : who  art 
thou,  that  thou  art  afraid  of  man  that  shall  die,  and 

13  of  the  son  of  man  which  shall  be  made  as  grass  ; and 
hast  forgotten  the  Lord  thy  Maker,  that  stretched 
forth  the  heavens,  and  laid  the  foundations  of  the 
earth  ; and  fearest  continually  all  the  day  because 


20  ch.  50.  9.  27  Ex.  14.  21.  ch.  32  Job  9.  8.  Ps.  104. 

21  Ps.  44. 23.  ch.  52. 1.  43.  16.  2.  ch.  40.  22.  & 42.  5. 

22  Ps.  93.  1.  Rev.  28  ch.  35.  10.  & 44.  24. 

11.  17.  29  ver.  3.  2 Cor.  1.  a Or,  perhaps,  like 

23  Ps.  44.  1.  3.  gnats. 

21  Job  26.  12.  30  Ps.  118.  6.  b See  ch.  30.  7. 

25  Ps.  87.  4.  & 89.  10.  31  ch.  40.  6.  1 Pet.  c See  ch.  35.  10. 

26  Ps.  74.  13,  14.  ch.  1.  24. 

27.  1.  Ezek.  29.  3. 


ISAIAH,  LII. 


1015 


cause  of  the  fury  of  the  oppressor,  as  if  he  were  ready 
to  destroy  ? and  where  is  the  fury  of  the  oppressor  ? 

14  The  captive  exile  hasteneth  that  he  may  be  loosed, 
®^aiid  that  he  should  not  die  in  the  pit,  nor  that  his 
bread  should  fail. 

15  But  1 am  the  Lord  thy  God,  that  divided  the 
sea,  whose  waves  roared:  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

16  And  I have  put  my  words  in  thy  mouth,  and 
2'^  I have  covered  thee  in  the  shadow  of  mine  hand, 

that  I may  plant  the  heavens,  and  lay  the  foundations 
of  the  earth,  and  say  unto  Zion,  Thou  art  my  people. 

17  ^ Awake,  awake,  stand  up,  O Jerusalem,  which 

hast  drunk  at  the  hand  of  the  Lord  tlie  cup  of  his 

fury  ; thou  hast  drunken  the  dregs  of  the  cup  of 
trembling,  and  wrung  them  out. 

18  There  is  none  to  guide  her  among  all  the  sons 
lahom  she  hath  brought  forth  ; neither  is  there  any  that 
taketh  her  by  the  hand  of  all  the  sons  that  she  hath 
brought  up. 

19  These  two  things  are  come  unto  thee  ; who  shall 
be  sorry  for  thee  ? desolation,  and  destruction,  and  the 
famine,  and  the  sword  : by  whom  shall  I comfort 
thee  ? 

20  Thy  sons  have  fainted,  they  lie  at  the  head  of 
all  the  streets,  as  a wild  bull  in  a net  : they  are  full  of 
the  fury  of  the  Lord,  the  rebuke  of  thy  God. 

21  ^ Therefore  hear  now  this,  thou  afflicted,  and 
drunken,  but  not  with  wine  : 

22  Thus  saith  thy  Lord  the  Lord,  and  thy  God  that 
pleadeth  the  cause  of  his  people.  Behold,  I have  taken 
out  of  thine  hand  the  cup  of  trembling,  even  the  dregs 
of  the  cup  of  my  fury  ; thou  shalt  no  more  drink  it 
again  : 

23  But  I will  put  it  into  the  hand  of  them  that 

afflict  thee  ; which  have  said  to  thy  soul.  Bow  down, 
that  Vffe  niflY  go  over  : and  thou  hast  laid  thy  body  as 
the  as  the  street,  to  them  that  went  over. 

CHAPTER  LII. 

1 Christ  persuadeth  the  church  to  helierie  his  free  redemption,  7 to  re- 
ceive the  ministers  thereof,  9 to  joy  in  the  power  thereof,  11  and  to  free 
themselves  from  bondage.  13  Christ's  kingdom  shall  he  exalted. 

Awake,  1 awake  ; i3ut  on  thy  strength,  O Zion; 

put  on  thy  beautiful  garments,  O Jerusalem,  ^ the 
holy  city  : for  ^henceforth  there  shall  no  more  come 
into  thee  the  uncircumcised  ^ and  the  unclean. 

2  ^ Shake  thyself  from  the  dust  ; arise,  and  sit  down, 
O Jerusalem  : ® loose  thyself  from  the  bands  of  thy 
neck,  O captive  daughter  of  Zion. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  have  sold  yourselves 
for  nought  ; and  ye  shall  be  redeemed  without  money. 

4  For  thus  saitli  the  Lord  God,  My  people  went  down 
aforetime  into  » Egypt  to  sojourn  there  ; and  the  As- 
syrian oppressed  them  without  cause. 

5  Now  therefore,  what  have  I here,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  my  people  is  taken  away  for  nought  ? they  that 
rule  over  them  make  them  to  howl,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  my  name  continually  every  day  i9  ® blasphemed. 

6  Therefore  my  people  shall  know  my  name  : there- 
fore they  shall  know  in  that  day  that  I am  he  that  doth 
speak  : behold,  it  is  I. 

33  Job  20.  7.  39  ch.  52.  1.  ■‘3  Amos  7.  2. 

34  ZacOi.  9.  11.  4c  joi,  21.  20.  Jer.  44  Lam.  2.  11,  12. 

3«Job  20.  12.  Ps.  25.1.5,10.  4.';  See  ver.  17.  Lam. 

74.  13.  Jer.  31.  35.  4i  See  Deut.  28.  28,  3.  15. 

3«  Deut.  18.  18.  cli.  34.  Ps.  00.  3.  & 75.  8.  4o  jer.  .50.  34. 

59.  21.  Jolm  3.  34.  Ezek.  23.  32,  33,  34.  47  je,-.  25.  17,  20,  28. 

3<  ch.  49.  2.  Zech.  12.  2.  Rev.  14.  Zech.  12.  2. 

3*  ch,  06.  17.  & 60.  10.  48  Ps.  06.  n,  12. 

22.  4c  cli.  47.  9.  1 ch.  51.  9, 17. 


of  the  fury  of  the  oppressor,  ‘^when  he  maketh 
ready  to  destroy  ? and  where  is  the  fury  of  the 

14  oppressor  ? ^ The  captive  exile  shall  speedily  be 

loosed  ; and  he  shall  not  die  and  go  down  into  the 

15  pit,  neither  shall  his  bread  fail.  For  I am  the  Lord 
thy  God,  which  -h stirreth  up  the  sea,  that  the  waves 

16  thereof  roar  : the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name.  And 
I have  put  my  words  in  thy  mouth,  and  have  covered 
thee  in  the  shadow  of  mine  hand,  that  I may  plant 
the  heavens,  and  lay  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 
and  say  unto  Zion,  Thou  art  my  people. 

17  Awake,  awake,  stand  up,  O Jerusalem,  which  hast 
drunk  at  the  hand  of  the  Lord  the  cup  of  his  fury  ; 
thou  hast  drunken  the  bowl  of  the  cup  of  staggering, 

18  and  drained  it.  There  is  none  to  guide  her  among 
all  the  sons  whom  she  hath  brought  forth  ; neither 
is  there  any  that  taketh  her  by  the  hand  of  all  the 

19  sons  that  she  hath  brought  up.  These  two  things 
are  befallen  thee  ; who  shall  bemoan  thee  ? desola- 
tion and  destruction,  and  the  famine  and  the  sword  ; 

20  how  shall  I comfort  thee  ? Thy  sons  have  fainted, 
they  lie  at  the  top  of  all  the  streets,  as  an  antelope 
in  a net  ; they  are  full  of  the  fury  of  the  Lord,  the 

21  rebuke  of  thy  God.  Therefore  hear  now  this,  thou 

22  afflicted,  and  drunken,  but  not  with  wine  : thus 
saith  thy  Lord  the  Lord,  and  thy  God  that  pleadeth 
the  cause  of  his  people,  Behold,  I have  taken  out  of 
thine  hand  the  cup  of  staggering,  even  the  bowl  of  the 
cup  of  my  fury  ; thou  shalt  no  more  drink  it  again  : 

23  and  I will  put  it  into  the  hand  of  them  that  afflict 
thee  ; which  have  said  to  thy  soul.  Bow  down,  that 
we  may  go  over  : and  thou  hast  laid  thy  back  as  the 
ground,  and  as  the  street,  to  them  that  go  over. 


52  Awake,  awake,  put  on  thy  strength,  O Zion  ; put 
on  thy  beautiful  garments,  O Jerusalem,  the  holy 
city  : for  henceforth  there  shall  no  more  come  into 

2 thee  the  uncircumcised  and  the  unclean.  Shake  thy- 
self from  the  dust ; arise,  sit  thee  down,  O Jeru- 
salem : “ loose  thyself  from  the  bands  of  thy  neck, 
O captive  daughter  of  Zion. 

3 For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  were  sold  for  nought  ; 

4 and  ye  shall  be  redeemed  without  money.  For  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  My  people  went  down  at  the 
first  into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there  : and  the  Assyrian 

5 oppressed  them  without  cause.  Now  therefore,  what 
do  I here,  saith  the  Lord,  seeing  that  my  people 
is  taken  away  for  nought  ? they  that  rule  over 
them  do  howl,  saith  the  Lord,  and  my  name  con- 

6 tinually  all  the  day  is  blasphemed.  Therefore  my 
people  shall  know  my  name  : therefore  theii  .shall 
know  in  that  day  that  I am  he  that  doth  speak  ; be- 
hold, ^ it  is  I. 

2 Neb.  It.  1.  ch.  48.  ^ p.,.  44.  12.  ch.  45.  e Or,  He  that  is 

2.  Matt.  4.  5.  Rev.  13.  .Jer.  15.  13.  bent  doivn. 

21.2.  3 Gen.  4G.  0.  Acts  f Or,  stilleth  the  sea, 

3 ch.  35.  8.  & CO.  21.  7.  14.  when  the  reaves  there- 

Nali.  1.  15.  I'Ezrk.  30.  20,  23.  of  roar. 

4 Rev.  21.  27.  Roin.  2.  24.  a Anotlier  reading 

3 See  ch.  3.  2G.  & 51.  Or,  as  though  he  is,  the  bands  of  thy 

23.  made  ready.  neck  are  loosed. 

6 Zech.  2.  7.  b Or,  here  I am. 


1016 


ISAIAH,  LIII. 


7 ^ How  beautiful  upon  the  mountains  are  the  feet 
of  him  that  bringeth  good  tidings,  that  publisheth 
peace  ; that  bringeth  good  tidings  of  good,  that  pub- 
lisheth salvation  ; that  saith  unto  Zion,  Thy  God 
reigneth  ! 

8 Thy  watchmen  shall  lift  up  the  voiee  ; with  the 
voice  together  shall  they  sing  : for  they  shall  see  eye  to 
eye,  when  the  Lord  shall  bring  again  Zion. 

9 ^ Break  forth  into  joy,  sing  together,  ye  waste 
places  of  Jerusalem  : ^^for  the  Lord  hath  comforted 
his  people,  he  hath  redeemed  Jerusalem. 

10  The  Lord  hath  made  bare  his  holy  arm  in  the 
eyes  of  all  the  nations  ; and  all  the  ends  of  the  earth 
shall  see  the  salvation  of  our  God. 

11  ^ Depart  ye,  depart  ye,  go  ye  out  from  thence, 
touch  no  unclean  thing  ; go  ye  out  of  the  midst  of  her  ; 

be  ye  clean,  that  bear  the  vessels  of  the  Lord. 

12  For  ye  shall  not  go  out  with  haste,  nor  go  by 
flight  : for  the  Lord  will  go  before  you  ; 

God  of  Israel  will  he  your  vereward. 

^ 13  ^ Behold,  my  servant  shall  deal  prudently, 

he  shall  be  exalted  and  extolled,  and  be  very  high. 

14  As  many  were  astonied  at  thee  ; his  23  visage  was 
so  marred  more  than  any  man,  and  his  form  more  than 
the  sons  of  men  : 

15  24  So  shall  he  sprinkle  many  nations  ; 25  the  kings 
shall  shut  their  mouths  at  him  : for  that  2®  which  had 
not  been  told  them  shall  they  see  ; and  that  which  they 
had  not  heard  shall  they  consider. 

CHAPTER  LIII. 

1 The  prophet,  complainina  of  incredulity,  excuseth  the  scandal  of  the 
cross,  4 by  the  benefit  of  his  passion,  10  and  the  good  success  thereof. 

WHO  ^ hath  believed  our  report  ? and  to  whom  is 
2 the  arm  of  the  Lord  revealed  ? 

2  For  ® he  shall  grow  up  before  him  as  a tender 
plant,  and  as  a root  out  of  a dry  ground  : ^ he  hath  no 
form  nor  comeliness  ; and  when  we  shall  see  him,  there 
is  no  beauty  that  we  should  desire  him. 

3  ® He  is  despised  and  rejected  of  men  ; a man  of 
sorrows,  and  ® acquainted  with  grief  : and  we  hid  as  it 
were  our  faces  from  him  ; he  was  despised,  and  we  es- 
teemed him  not. 

4  ^ Surely  ®he  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and  carried 
our  sorrows  : yet  we  did  esteem  him  stricken,  smitten 
of  God,  and  afflicted. 

5  But  he  loas  ^ wounded  for  our  transgressions,  he 
was  bruised  for  our  iniquities  : the  chastisement  of  our 
peace  was  upon  him  ; and  with  his  stripes  we  are 
healed. 

6  All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray  ; we  have 
turned  every  one  to  his  own  way  ; and  the  Lord  hath 
laid  on  him  the  iniquity  of  us  all. 

7  He  was  oppressed,  and  he  was  afflicted,  yet  12  he 
opened  not  his  mouth  : 1®  he  is  brought  as  a lamb  to  the 
slaughter,  aud  as  a sheep  before  her  shearers  is  dumb, 
so  he  openeth  not  his  mouth. 

8  He  was  taken  from  prison  and  from  judgment  : | 

10  Nah.  1.  15.  Rom.  u Lev.  22.  2,  &c.  ch.  55.  5.  Rom. 

10.  15.  18  See  Ex.  12.  33,  39.  15.  21.  & 16.  25,  26. 

11  Ps.  93.  1.  & 96. 10.  10  Mic.  2.  13.  Eph.  3.  5,  9. 

& 97.  1.  20  Num.  10.  25.  ch.  1 John  12.  38.  Rom. 

12  ch.  51.  3.  58.  8.  See  Ex.  14.  19.  10.  16. 

13  ch.  48.  20.  21  ch.  42.  1.  2 ch.  51.  9.  Rom.  1. 

1^  Ps.  98.  2,  3.  22  Phil.  2.  9.  16.  1 Cor.  1.  18. 

25  Luke  3.  6.  23  Pg.  22.  6,  7.  ch.  s ch.  11.  1. 

35  ch.  48.  20.  Jer.  53.  2,  3.  * ch.  52.  14.  Mark 

50.  8.  & 51.  6,  45.  24  Ezek.  36. 25.  Acts  9.12. 

Zech.  2.  6,  7.  2 Cor.  2.33.  Heb.  9.  13,  14.  6 p.c,.  22.  6.  ch.  49. 7. 

6.  17.  Rev.  15.  4.  2.5  ch.  49.  7,  23.  « Heb.  4.  15. 


7 How  beautiful  upon  the  mountains  are  the  feet  of 
him  that  bringeth  good  tidings,  that  publisheth 
peace,  that  bringeth  good  tidings  of  good,  that  pub- 
lisheth salvation  ; that  saith  unto  Zion,  Thy  God 

8 reigneth  ! The  voice  of  thy  watchmen  ! they  lift  up 
the  voice,  together  do  they  sing  ; for  they  shall  see, 
eye  to  eye,  ‘^when  the  Lord  returneth  to  Zion. 

9 Break  forth  into  joy,  sing  together,  ye  waste  places 
of  Jerusalem  : for  the  Lord  hath  comforted  his 

10  people,  he  hath  redeemed  Jerusalem.  The  Lord 
hath  made  bare  his  holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the 
nations  ; and  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the 

11  salvation  of  our  God.  Depart  ye,  depart  ye,  go  ye 
out  from  thence,  touch  no  unclean  thing  ; go  ye  out 
of  the  midst  of  her  ; be  ye  clean,  ye  that  bear  the 

12  vessels  of  the  Lord.  For  ye  shall  not  go  out  in 
haste,  neither  shall  ye  go  by  flight  : for  the  Lord 
will  go  before  you  ; and  the  God  of  Israel  will  be 
your  rearward. 

13  Behold,  my  servant  shall  ^ deal  wisely,  he  shall 
be  exalted  and  lifted  up,  and  shall  be  very  high. 

14  Like  as  many  were  astonied  at  thee,  (his  visage 
was  so  marred  ® more  than  any  man,  and  his  form 

15  more  than  the  sons  of  men,)  so  shall  he  sprinkle 
many  nations  ; kings  shall  shut  their  mouths  ^ at 
him  : for  that  which  had  not  been  told  them  shall 
they  see  ; and  that  which  they  had  not  heard  shall 
they  * understand. 


53  Who  hath  believed  ® our  report  ? and  to  whom 

2 hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been  revealed he 
grew  up  before  him  as  a tender  plant,^|^|^^wot 
out  of  a dry  ground  : he  hath  no  forj^^^^RH^li- 
ness  ; ^ and  when  we  see  him,  the^l^P  beauty 

3 that  we  should  desire  him.  He  was  despised,  and 
^ rejected  of  men  ; a man  of  sorrows,  and  acquainted 
with  ^ grief  : and  ® as  one  from  whom  men  hide 
their  face  he  was  despised,  and  we  esteemed  him 
not. 

4 Surely  he  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and  carried  our 
sorrows  : yet  we  did  esteem  him  stricken,  smitten 

5 of  God,  and  afflicted.  But  he  was  wounded  for  our 
transgressions,  he  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities  : 
the  chastisement  of  our  peace  was  upon  him  ; and 

6 with  his  stripes  we  are  healed.  All  we  like  sheep 
have  gone  astray  ; we  have  turned  every  one  to  his 
own  way  ; and  the  Lord  hath  » laid  on  him  the  ini- 
quity of  us  all. 

7 He  was  oppressed,  yet  he  humbled  himself  and 
opened  not  his  mouth  ; as  a lamb  that  is  led  to  the 
slaughter,  and  as  a sheep  that  before  her  shearers  is 

8 dumb  ; yea,  he  opened  not  his  mouth.  * By  oppres- 
sion and  judgement  he  was  taken  away  ; * and  as 

2 John  1.  10,  11.  c Or,  how.  look  upon  him;  nor 

8 Matt.  8.  17.  Heb.  d Or,  prosper.  beauty  &c. 

9.  28.  1 Pet.  2.  24.  e Or,  from  that  of  c Or,  forsaken. 

0 Rom.  4.  25.  1 Cor.  man,  and  his  form  d Heb.  sickness. 

15.  3.  1 Pet.  3.  18.  from  that  of  the  sons  e Or,  he  hid  as  it 

10  1 Pet.  2.  24.  of  men.  were  his  face  from  us. 

u Ps.  119.  176.  1 f Or,  startle.  f TLeh.  sicknesses. 

Pet.  2.  25.  g Or,  because  of.  g Heh.  made  to  light. 

12  Matt.  26.  63.  & 27.  h Or,  consider.  h Or,  From. 

12,  14.  Mark  14.  61.  a Or,  that  which  we  i Or,  and  his  life 

& 15.  5.  1 Pet.  2.  23.  have  heard.  who  shall  recownt  t 

33  Acts  8.  32.  b Or,  that  we  should  for  he  was  cut  off  dec. 


ISAIAH,  LIV. 


1017 


and  who  shall  declare  his  generation  ? for  he  was  cut 
off  out  of  the  land  of  the  living  : for  the  transgression 
of  my  people  was  he  stricken. 

9 And  he  made  his  grave  with  the  wicked,  and 
with  the  rich  in  his  death  ; because  he  had  done  no  vio- 
lence, neither  was  any  i®  deceit  in  his  mouth. 

10  Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise  him  ; he  hath 
put  him  to  grief  : when  thou  shalt  make  his  soul  an 
offering  for  sin,  he  shall  see  his  seed,  i®  he  shall  prolong 
his  days,  and  i®  the  pleasure  of  the  Lord  shall  prosper 
in  his  hand. 

11  He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of  his  soul,  and  shall 
be  satisfied  : 20  by  his  knowledge  shall  21  my  righteous 
22  servant  23  justify  many;  24fo|.  be  shall  bear  their 
iniquities. 

12  25  Therefore  will  I divide  him  a portion  with  the 
great,  26  and  he  shall  divide  the  spoil  with  the  strong  ; 
because  he  hath  poured  out  his  soul  unto  death  : and  he 
was  2^  numbered  with  the  transgressors  ; and  he  bare 
the  sin  of  many,  and  2®  made  intercession  for  the  trans- 
gressors. ✓ 

^ CHAPTER  LIV. 

1  The  prophet,  for  the  comfort  of  the  Gentiles,  prophesieth  the  amplitude 
of  their  church,  4 their  safety,  6 their  certain  deliverance  out  of  afflic- 
tion, 11  their  fair  edification,  15  and  their  sure  preservation. 

^ OING,  O barren,  thou  that  didst  not  bear  ; break 
forth  into  singing,  and  cry  aloud,  thou  that  didst 
not  travail  with  child  : for  2 more  are  the  children  of 
the  desolate  than  the  children  of  the  married  wife, 
saith  the  Lord. 

2 ® Enlarge  the  place  of  thy  tent,  and  let  them 
stretch  forth  the  curtains  of  thine  habitations  : spare 
not,  lengthen  tby  cords,  and  strengthen  thy  stakes  ; 

3 For  thou  shalt  break  forth  on  the  right  hand  and 
on  tli^^l^  ^ and  thy  seed  shall  inherit  the  Gentiles, 
and  ^^B^Kj^esolate  cities  to  be  inhabited. 

4 thou  shalt  not  be  ashamed  : neither 
be  thou  iinipded  ; for  thou  shalt  not  be  put  to 
shame  : for  thou  shalt  forget  the  shame  of  thy  youth, 
and  shalt  not  remember  the  reproach  of  thy  widowhood 
any  more. 

5 5 For  thy  Maker  is  thine  husband  ; the  ® Lord  of 
hosts  is  his  name  ; and  thy  Redeemer  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel  ; ’The  God  of  the  whole  earth  shall  he  be 
called. 

6 For  the  Lord  8 hath  called  thee  as  a woman  for- 
saken and  grieved  in  spirit,  and  a wife  of  youth,  when 
thou  wast  refused,  saith  thy  God. 

7 8 For  a small  moment  have  I forsaken  thee  ; but 
with  great  mercies  will  I gather  thee. 

8 In  a little  wrath  I hid  my  face  from  thee  for  a 
moment ; but  with  everlasting  kindness  will  I have 
mercy  on  thee,  saith  the  Lord  thy  Redeemer. 

9 For  this  is  as  the  waters  of  Noah  unto  me  : for 
as  I have  sworn  that  the  waters  of  Noah  should  no 
more  go  over  the  earth  ; so  have  I sworn  that  I would 
not  be  wroth  with  thee,  nor  rebuke  thee. 


for  his  generation,  who  among  them  considered  that 
he  was  cut  off  out  of  the  land  of  the  living  ? for  the 
9 transgression  of  my  people  j was  he  stricken.  And 
they  made  his  grave  with  the  wicked,  and  with  the 
rich  in  his  ^ death  ; ^ although  he  had  done  no  vio- 
lence, neither  was  any  deceit  in  his  mouth. 

10  Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise  him  ; he  hath 

" put  him  to  grief  : ” when  thou  shalt  make  his  soul 

o an  offering  for  sin,  he  shall  see  his  seed,  he  shall 
prolong  his  days,  and  the  pleasure  of  the  Lord  shall 

11  prosper  in  his  hand.  He  shall  see  of  the  travail 
of  his  soul,  and  shall  be  satisfied  : by  his  knowledge 
shall  my  righteous  servant  ^ justify  many  : and  he 

12  shall  bear  their  iniquities.  Therefore  will  I divide 
him  a portion  with  the  great,  and  he  shall  divide 
the  spoil  with  the  strong  ; because  he  poured  out 
his  soul  unto  death,  and  was  numbered  with  the 
transgressors  : yet  he  bare  the  sin  of  many,  and 
^ made  intercession  for  the  transgressors. 


54  Sing,  O barren,  thou  that  didst  not  bear  ; break 
forth  into  singing,  and  cry  aloud,  thou  that  didst 
not  travail  with  child  : for  more  are  the  children  of 
the  desolate  than  the  children  of  the  married  wife, 

2 saith  the  Lord.  Enlarge  the  place  of  thy  tent,  and 
let  them  stretch  forth  the  curtains  of  thine  habita- 
tions ; spare  not  : lengthen  thy  cords,  and  strengthen 

3 thy  stakes.  For  thou  shalt  spread  abroad  on  the 
right  hand  and  on  the  left  ; and  thy  seed  shall 
possess  the  nations,  and  make  the  desolate  cities 

4 to  be  inhabited.  Fear  not  ; for  thou  shalt  not  be 
ashamed  : neither  be  thou  confounded  ; for  thou 
shalt  not  be  put  to  shame  : for  thou  shalt  forget  the 
shame  of  thy  youth,  and  the  reproach  of  thy  widow- 

5 hood  shalt  thou  remember  no  more.  For  thy  Maker 
is  thine  husband  ; the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name  : 
and  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  thy  redeemer  ; the 

6 God  of  the  whole  earth  shall  he  be  called.  For  the 
Lord  hath  called  thee  as  a wife  forsaken  and 
grieved  in  spirit,  even  a wife  of  youth,  when  she  is 

7 cast  off,  saith  thy  God.  For  a small  moment  have  I 
forsaken  thee  ; but  with  great  mercies  will  I gather 

8 thee.  ® In  overflowing  wrath  I hid  my  face  from 
thee  for  a moment  ; but  with  everlasting  kindness 
will  I have  mercy  on  thee,  saith  the  Lord  thy  re- 

9 deemer.  * for  this  is  as  the  waters  of  Noah  unto 
me  : for  as  I have  sworn  that  the  waters  of  Noah 
should  no  more  go  over  the  earth,  so  have  I sworn 
that  I would  not  be  wroth  with  thee,  nor  rebuke  thee. 


Dan.  9.  26. 

10  Matt.  27.  57,  58, 
60. 

16  1 Pet.  2.  22.  1 

John  3.  5. 

112  Cor.  5.  21.  1 

Pet.  2.  24. 

1*  Rom.  6.  9. 
i9Eph.  1.  5,  9.  2 

Thess.  1.  11. 

20  John  17.  3.  2 Pet. 
1.  3. 


21  1 John  2.  1. 

22  ch.  42.  1.  & 49.  3. 

23  Rom.  .5.  18,  19. 

21  ver.  4,  5. 

25  Ps.  2.  8.  Phil.  2. 
9. 

26  Col.  2.  15. 

21  Mark  15. 28.  Luke 
22.  37. 

2«  Luke  23.  34.  Rom. 

8.  34.  Heb.  7.  25.  & 

9.  24.  1 John  2.  1. 


1 Zeph.  3.  14.  Gal. 
4.  27. 

2 1 Sam.  2.  5. 

3 ch.  49.  19,  20. 

1 ch.  55.  5.  & 61.  9. 

5 Jer.  3.  14. 

6 Luke  1.  32. 

2 Zech.  14.  9.  Rom. 
3.  29. 

» ch.  62.  4. 

9 Ps.  30.  5.  ch.  26. 


20.  & 60.  10.  2 Cor.  4. 
17. 

10  ch.  55.  3.  Jer.  31. 

3. 

11  Gen.  8.  21.  & 9. 
11.  ch.  55.  11.  See 
Jer.  31.  35,  .36. 

j Or,  to  whom  the 
stroke  was  due. 

k Heb.  deaths.  See 
Ezek.  28.  8,  10. 


I Or,  because. 

m Heb.  made  him 
sick. 

n Or,  when  his  soul 
shall  make  an  offer- 
ing. 

o Heb.  a guilt  offer- 
ing. 

p Or,  He  shall  see 
and  be  satisfied  with 
the  travail  <t*c. 


q Or,  make  many 
righteous, 
r Or,  maketh. 
a Or,  In  a little 
wrath. 

h Or,  according  to 
some  ancient  authori- 
ties, This  is  unto  me 
as  the  days  of  Aoah, 
when  I sware  &c. 


1018 


ISAIAH,  LV. 


10  For  the  mountains  shall  depart,  and  the  hills  be 
removed  ; i®  but  my  kindness  shall  not  depart  from 
thee,  neither  shall  the  covenant  of  my  peace  be  re- 
moved, saith  the  Lord  that  hath  mercy  on  thee. 

11  ^ O thou  afflicted,  tossed  with  tempest,  and  not 
comforted,  behold,  I will  lay  thy  stones  with  i^fair 
colours,  and  lay  thy  foundations  with  sapphires. 

12  And  I will  make  thy  windows  of  agates,  and  thy 
gates  of  carbuncles,  and  all  thy  borders  of  pleasant 
stones. 

13  And  all  thy  children  shall  he  taught  of  the 
Lord  ; and  great  shall  he  the  peace  of  thy  children. 

14  In  righteoiisness  shalt  thou  be  established  : thou 
shalt  be  far  from  oppression  ; for  thou  shalt  not  fear  : 
and  from  terror  ; for  it  shall  not  come  near  thee. 

15  Behold,  they  shall  surely  gather  together,  hut  not 
by  me  : whosoever  shall  gather  together  against  thee 
shall  fall  for  thy  sake. 

16  Behold,  I have  created  the  smith  that  bloweth 
the  coals  in  the  fire,  and  that  bringeth  forth  an  instru- 
ment for  his  work  ; and  I have  created  the  waster  to 
destroy. 

17  No  weapon  that  is  formed  against  thee  shall 
prosper  ; and  every  tongue  that  shall  rise  against  thee 
in  judgment  thou  shalt  condemn.  This  is  the  heritage 
of  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  and  their  righteousness 
is  of  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  LV. 

1  The  prophet,  with  the  promises  of  Christ,  cnlleth  to  faith,  6 and  to 
repentance.  8 The  happy  success  of  them  that  believe. 

HO,  ^ every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye  to  the  wa- 
ters, and  he  that  hath  no  money  ; ^ come  ye,  buy, 
and  eat  ; yea,  come,  buy  wine  and  milk  without  money 
and  without  price. 

2  Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money  for  that  which  is  not 
bread  ? and  your  labour  for  that  which  satisfieth  not  ? 
hearken  diligently  unto  me,  and  eat  ye  that  which  is 
good,  and  let  your  soul  delight  itself  in  fatness. 

3  Incline  your  ear,  and  ^ come  unto  me  : hear,  and 
your  soul  shall  live  ; ^ and  I will  make  an  everlasting 
covenant  with  you,  even  the  ^ sure  mercies  of  David. 

4  Behold,  I have  given  him  for  ® a witness  to  the  peo- 
ple, a leader  and  commander  to  the  people. 

5  ® Behold,  thou  shalt  call  a nation  that  thou  knowest 
not,  2 and  nations  that  knew  not  thee  shall  run  unto  thee 
because  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel  ; for  he  hath  glorified  thee. 

6^1^  Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may  be  found,  call 
ye  upon  him  while  he  is  near  : 

7  ^2  Let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way,  and  the  unright- 
eous man  his  thoughts : and  let  him  return  unto  the 
Lord,  and  he  will  have  mercy  upon  him ; and  to  our 
God,  for  he  will  abundantly  pardon. 

8  ^ 15  For  my  thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts,  neither 
are  your  ways  my  ways,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  i®For  as  the  heavens  are  higher  than  the  earth,  so 
are  my  ways  higher  than  your  ways,  and  my  thoughts 
than  your  thoughts. 


12  Ps.  4G.  2.  ch.  51. 
6.  Matt.  5.  IS. 

13  Ps.  89,  33,  34. 

14  1 Chr.  29.  2.  Rev. 
21.  18,  &c. 

15  ch.  11.  9,  Jer.  31. 
34.  John  6.  4.5.  1 Cor. 
2.  10.  1 Thess.  4.  9.  1 
John  2.  20. 

i«  Ps.  119.  165. 


17  ch.  45.  24,  25. 

1 John  4.  14.  & 7.  37. 
Rev.  21.  G.  & 22.  17. 

2 Matt.  13.  44,  46. 
Rev.  3.  18. 

3 Matt.  11.  28. 

4 ch.  54.  8.  & 61.  8. 
Jer.  32.  40. 

5 2 Sam.  7.  8,  &c. 


Ps.  89.  28.  Acts  13. 
34. 

e John  18.  37.  Rev. 

1.  5. 

1 Jer.  30.  9.  Ezek. 
34.  23.  Dan.  9.  25. 
Hos.  3,  5. 

8  ch.  52.  15.  Eph. 

2.  11,  12, 


10  For  the  mountains  shall  depart,  and  the  hills  be 
removed  ; but  my  kindness  shall  not  depart  from 
thee,  neither  shall  my  covenant  of  peace  be  re- 
moved, saith  the  Lord  that  hath  mercy  on  thee. 

11  O thou  afflicted,  tossed  with  tempest,  and  not 
comforted,  behold,  I will  set  thy  stones  in  ‘^fair 
colours,  and  lay  thy  foundations  with  sapphires. 

12  And  I will  make  thy  ‘^pinnacles  of  rubies,  and  thy 
gates  of  carbuncles,  and  all  thy  border  of  pleasant 

13  stones.  And  all  thy  children  shall  be  ® taught  of 
the  Lord  ; and  great  shall  be  the  peace  of  thy 

14  children.  In  righteousness  shalt  thou  be  estab- 
lished : f thou  shalt  be  far  from  oppression,  for  thou 
shalt  not  fear  ; and  from  terror,  for  it  shall  not 

15  come  near  thee.  Behold,  they  may  s' gather  to- 
gether, but  not  by  me  : whosoever  shall  gather  to- 
gether against  thee  * shall  fall  because  of  thee. 

16  Behold,  I have  created  the  smith  that  bloweth  the 
fire  of  coals,  and  bringeth  forth  a weapon  for  ^his 
work  ; and  I have  created  the  waster  to  destroy. 

17  No  weapon  that  is  formed  against  thee  shall  pros- 
per ; and  every  tongue  that  shall  rise  against  thee 
in  judgement  thou  shalt  condemn.  This  is  the  heri- 
tage of  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  and  j their  right- 
eousness which  is  of  me,  saith  the  Lord. 


55  Ho,  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye  to  the  waters, 
and  he  that  hath  no  money  ; come  ye,  buy,  and  eat  ; 
yea,  come,  buy  wine  and  milk  without  money  and 

2 without  price.  Wherefore  do  ye  “ spencV  moJtiey  for 
that  which  is  not  bread  ? and  your  ^ laiKt)Bt^opjthat 
which  satisfieth  not  ? hearken  dilid|||nfij|^jttllt6'  me, 
and  eat  ye  that  which  is  good,  and  15c*^oiit  soul  de- 

3 light  itself  in  fatness.  Incline  your  ear,  and  come 
unto  me  ; hear,  and  your  soul  shall  live  : and  I will 
make  an  everlasting  covenant  with  you,  even  the 

4 sure  mercies  of  David.  Behold,  I have  given  him 
for  a witness  to  the  peoples,  a ‘'leader  and  com- 

5 mander  to  the  peoples.  Behold,  thou  shalt  call  a 
nation  that  thou  knowest  not,  and  a nation  that 
knew  not  thee  shall  run  unto  thee,  because  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of  Israel ; for 
he  hath  glorified  thee. 

6 Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may  be  found,  call  ye 

7 upon  him  while  he  is  near  : let  the  wicked  forsake 
his  way,  and  the  unrighteous  man  his  thoughts  : 
and  let  him  return  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will  have 
mercy  upon  him  ; and  to  our  God,  for  he  will 

8 abundantly  pardon.  For  my  thoughts  are  not  your 
thoughts,  neither  are  your  ways  my  ways,  saith  the 

9 Lord.  For  as  the  heavens  are  higher  than  the 
earth,  so  are  my  ways  higher  than  jmur  ways,  and 


9  ch.  60.  5. 

40  ch.  60.  9.  Acts  3. 
13. 

11  Ps.  32.  6.  Matt. 

5.  25.  & 25.  11.  John 
7.  34.  & 8.  21.  2 Cor. 

6.  1,  2.  Heb.  3.  13. 

12  ch.  1.  16. 

13  Zech.  8.  17. 


14  Ps.  130.  7.  Jer.  3. 
12. 

15  2 Sam.  7.  19. 

10  Ps.  103.  11. 

c Or,  antimony.  See 
1 Chr.  29.  2. 
d Or,  ivindows. 
e Or,  disciples, 
f Or,  be  thou  far. 


g Or,  stir  up  strife, 
h Or,  shall  fall  away 
to  thee, 
i Or,  its. 

j Or,  their  right- 
eousness is  of  me. 
a Heb.  tveigh. 
b Or,  earnings, 
c Or,  prince. 


ISAIAH,  LVI. 


1019 


10  For  as  the  rain  cometli  down,  and  the  snow 
from  heaven,  and  returneth  not  thither,  but  watereth 
the  earth,  and  maketh  it  bring  forth  and  bud,  that  it 
may  give  seed  to  the  sower,  and  bread  to  the  eater  : 

11  So  shall  my  word  be  that  goeth  forth  out  of  my 
mouth  : it  shall  not  return  unto  me  void,  but  it  shall 
accomplish  that  which  I please,  and  it  shall  prosper  in 
the  thing  whereto  I sent  it. 

12  1®  For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy,  and  be  led  forth 
with  peace  : the  mountains  and  the  hills  shall  break 
forth  before  you  into  singing,  and  all  the  trees  of  the 
field  shall  clap  their  hands. 

13  22  .Instead  of  23  the  thorn  shall  come  up  the  fir 
tree,  and  instead  of  the  brier  shall  come  up  the  myrtle 
tree  : and  it  shall  be  to  the  Lord  2^  for  a name,  for  an 
everlasting  sign  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

CHAPTER  LVI. 

1  The  prophet  exhorteth  to  sanctification.  3 He  promiseth  it  shall  be 
general  without  respect  of  persons.  9 He  inveigheth  against  blind 
watchmen. 

THUSsaith  the  Lord,  Keep  ye  judgment,  and  do 
justice  : ^ for  my  salvation  is  near  to  come,  and  my 
righteousness  to  be  revealed. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  that  doeth  this,  and  the  son  of 
man  that  layeth  hold  on  it  ; 2 that  keepeth  the  sabbath 
from  polluting  it,  and  keepeth  his  hand  from  doing  any 
evil. 

3  ^ Neither  let  ^ the  son  of  the  stranger,  that  hath 
joined  himself  to  the  Lord,  speak,  saying.  The  Lord 
hath  utterly  separated  me  from  his  people  : neither  let 
the  eunuch  say.  Behold,  I am  a dry  tree. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the  eunuchs  that 
keep  my  sabbaths,  and  choose  the  things  that  please 
me,  and  take  hold  of  my  covenant  ; 

5  Even  unto  them  will  I give  in  ^ mine  house  and 
within  my  walls  a place  ^ and  a name  better  than  of 
sons  and  of  daughters  : I will  give  them  an  everlasting 
name,  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

6  Also  the  sons  of  the  stranger,  that  join  themselves 
to  the  Lord,  to  serve  him,  and  to  love  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  to  be  his  servants,  every  one  that  keepeth  the 
sabbath  from  polluting  it,  and  taketh  hold  of  my  cove- 
nant ; 

7  Even  them  will  I ® bring  to  my  holy  mountain,  and 
make  them  joyful  in  my  house  of  prayer  : their  burnt 
offerings  and  their  sacrifices  shall  be  accepted  upon 
mine  altar  ; for  8 mine  house  shall  be  called  an  house 
of  prayer  ^ for  all  people. 

8  The  Lord  God  which  gathereth  the  outcasts  of 
Israel  saith,  Yet  will  I gather  others  to  him,  beside 
those  that  are  gathered  unto  him. 

9  ^ ^2  All  ye  beasts  of  the  field,  come  to  devour,  yea, 
all  ye  beasts  in  the  forest. 

10  His  watchmen  are  ^8  blind  : they  are  all  ignorant, 
they  are  all  dumb  dogs,  they  cannot  bark  ; sleeping, 
lying  down,  loving  to  slumber. 

11  Yea,  they  are  greedy  dogs  which  can  never  have 
enough,  and  they  are  shepherds  that  cannot  understand  : 
they  all  look  to  their  own  way,  every  one  for  his  gain, 
from  his  quarter. 


” Deut.  32.  2. 

18  ch.  54.  9. 
i«  ch.  35.  10.  & G5. 
13,  14. 

20  Ps.  9G.  12.  & 98.  8. 
ch.  14.  8.  & 35.  1,  2.  & 
42.  11. 

21  1 Chr.  IG.  33. 

22  ch.  41.  19. 


28  Mic.  7.  4. 

21  Jer.  13.  11. 

1 cli.  4G.  13.  Matt. 
3.  2.  & 4.  17.  Rom. 
13.  11,  12. 

2 ch.  58.  13. 

8 See  Deut.  23.  1,  2, 
3.  Acts  8.  27.  & 10. 1, 


2,  34.  & 17.  4.  & 18.  7. 
1 Pet.  1.  1. 

4 1 Tim.  3.  15. 

0 John  1.12.  IJohn 

3.  1. 

0 ch.  2.  2.  1 Pet.  1. 

1,  2. 

2 Rom.  12.  1.  Heb. 
13.  15.  1 Pet.  2.  5. 


10  my  thoughts  than  your  thoughts.  For  as  the  rain 
cometh  down  and  the  snow  from  heaven,  and  return- 
eth not  thither,  but  watereth  the  earth,  and  maketh 
it  bring  forth  and  bud,  and  giveth  seed  to  the  sower 

11  and  bread  to  the  eater  ; so  shall  my  word  be  that 
goeth  forth  out  of  my  mouth  : it  shall  not  return 
unto  me  void,  but  it  shall  accomplish  that  which  I 
please,  and  it  shall  prosper  in  the  thing  whereto  I 

12  sent  iL  For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy,  and  be  led 
forth  with  peace  : the  mountains  and  the  hills  shall 
break  forth  before  you  into  singing,  and  all  the  trees 

13  of  the  field  shall  clap  their  hands.  Instead  of  the 
thorn  shall  come  up  the  fir  tree,  and  instead  of  the 
brier  shall  come  up  the  myrtle  tree  : and  it  shall  be 
to  the  Lord  for  a name,  for  an  everlasting  sign  that 
shall  not  be  cut  off. 


56  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Keep  ye  judgement,  and  do 
righteousness  : for  my  salvation  is  near  to  come, 

2 and  my  righteousness  to  be  revealed.  Blessed  is  the 
man  that  doeth  this,  and  the  son  of  man  that  hold- 
eth  fast  by  it  ; that  keepeth  the  sabbath  from  pro- 
faning it,  and  keepeth  his  hand  from  doing  any  evil. 

3 Neither  let  the  stranger,  that  hath  joined  himself 
to  the  Lord,  speak,  saying.  The  Lord  will  surely 
separate  me  from  his  people  : neither  let  the  eunncli 

4 say.  Behold,  I am  a dry  tree.  For  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  the  eunuchs  that  keep  my  sabbaths,  and 
choose  the  things  that  please  me,  and  hold  fast  by 

5 my  covenant  : Unto  them  will  I give  in  mine  house 
and  within  my  walls  a ® memorial  and  a name  ^ bet- 
ter than  of  sons  and  of  daughters  ; I will  give 
^ them  an  everlasting  name,  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

6 Also  the  strangers,  that  join  themselves  to  the  Lord, 
to  minister  unto  him,  and  to  love  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  to  be  his  servants,  every  one  that  keepeth 
the  sabbath  from  profaning  it,  and  holdeth  fast  by 

7 my  covenant  ; even  them  will  I bring  to  my  holy 
mountain,  and  make  them  joyful  in  my  house  of 
prayer  ; their  burnt  offerings  and  their  sacrifices 
shall  be  accepted  upon  mine  altp.r  : for  mine  house 
shall  be  called  an  house  of  prayer  for  all  peoples. 

8 The  Lord  God  which  gathereth  the  outcasts  of  Is- 
rael saith.  Yet  will  I gather  others  to  him,  ‘^beside 
his  own  that  are  gathered. 


9  All  ye  beasts  of  the  field,  ® come  to  devour,  yea, 

10  all  ye  beasts  in  the  forest.  His  watchmen  are  blind, 
they  are  all  without  knowledge  ; they  are  all  dumb 
dogs,  they  cannot  bark  ; dreaming,  lying  down,  lov- 

11  ing  to  slumber.  Yea,  the  dogs  are  greedy,  they  can 
never  have  enough  ; and  these  are  shepherds  that 
cannot  understand  : they  have  all  turned  to  their 
own  way,  each  one  to  his  gain,  from  every  quarter. 


8 Matt.  21.  13.  Mark 

11.  17.  Luke  19.  4G. 

3  Mai.  1.  11. 

10  Ps.  147.  2.  ch.  11. 

12. 

11  John  10.  IG.  Eph. 
1.  10.  & 2.  14,  15,  IG. 

12  Jer.  12.  9. 


13  Matt.  15.  14.&23. 
IG. 

14  Phil.  3.  2. 

15  Mic.  3.  11. 

10  Kzek.  34.  2,  3. 
n Or,  place.  Heb. 
hand. 


b Or,  belter  than 
sons  and  dmighiers. 
c Heb.  him. 
d Heb.  to  his  gath- 
ered ones. 

e Or,  come  ye  to  de- 
vour all  the  beasts  in 
the  forest. 

1 Or,  one  and  all. 


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ISAIAH,  LVII. 


12  Come  ye,  say  they,  1 will  fetch  wine,  and  we  will 
fill  ourselves  with  strong  drink;  and  to  morrow  shall 
be  as  this  day,  and  much  more  abundant. 

CHAPTER  LVII. 

1  The  blessed  death  of  the  righteous.  3 God  reproveth  the  Jews  for  their 
whorish  idolatry.  \3  He  giveth  evangelical  promises  io  the  penitent. 

The  righteous  perisheth,  and  no  man  layeth  it  to 
heart  : and  ^ merciful  men  are  taken  away,  ^ none 
considering  that  the  righteous  is  taken  away  from  the 
evil  to  come. 

2  He  shall  enter  into  peace  : they  shall  rest  in  ^ their 
beds,  each  one  walking  in  his  uprightness. 

3  ^ But  draw  near  hither,  ^ ye  sons  of  the  sorceress, 
the  seed  of  the  adulterer  and  the  whore. 

4  Against  whom  do  ye  sport  yourselves  ? against 
whom  make  ye  a wide  mouth,  and  draw  out  the 
tongue  ? are  ye  not  children  of  transgression,  a seed  of 
falsehood, 

5  Enflaming  yourselves  with  idols  ® under  every 
green  tree,  ® slaying  the  children  in  the  valleys  under 
the  clifts  of  the  rocks  ? 

6  Among  the  smooth  stones  of  the  stream  is  thy  por- 
tion ; they,  they  are  thy  lot  : even  to  them  hast  thou 
poured  a drink  offering,  thou  hast  offered  a meat  offer- 
ing. Should  I receive  comfort  in  these  ? 

7  Upon  a lofty  and  high  mountain  hast  thou  set 
® thy  bed  : even  thither  wentest  thou  up  to  offer  sacri- 
fice. 

8  Behind  the  doors  also  and  the  posts  hast  thou  set 
up  thy  remembrance  : for  thou  hast  discovered  thyself 
to  another  than  me,  and  art  gone  up  ; thou  hast  en- 
larged thy  bed,  and  made  thee  a covenant  with  them  ; 
® thou  lovedst  their  bed  where  thou  sawest  it. 

9  And  thou  wentest  to  the  king  with  ointment,  and 
didst  increase  thy  perfumes,  and  didst  send  thy  messen- 
gers far  off,  and  didst  debase  thyself  even  linto  hell. 

10  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  greatness  of  thy  way  ; 
yet  saidst  thou  not.  There  is  no  hope  : thou  hast  found 
the  life  of  thine  hand  ; therefore  thou  wast  not 
grieved. 

11  And  ^‘-^of  whom  hast  thou  been  afraid  or  feared, 
that  thou  hast  lied,  and  hast  not  remembered  me,  nor 
laid  it  to  thy  heart  ? have  not  I held  my  peace  even 
of  old,  and  thou  fearest  me  not  ? 

12  I will  declare  thy  righteousness,  and  thy  works  ; 
for  they  shall  not  profit  thee. 

13  When  thou  criest,  let  thy  companies  deliver 
thee  ; but  the  wind  shall  carry  them  all  away  ; vanity 
shall  take  them:  but  he  that  putteth  his  trust  in  me 
shall  possess  the  land,  and  shall  inherit  my  holy  moun- 
tain ; 

14  And  shall  say,  Cast  ye  up,  cast  ye  up,  prepare 
the  way,  take  up  the  stumblingblock  out  of  the  way  of 
my  people. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  high  and  lofty  One  that  inha- 
biteth  eternity,  whose  name  is  Holy  ; I dwell  in  the 
high  and  holy  place,  with  him  also  that  is  of  a con- 
trite and  humble  spirit,  to  revive  the  spirit  of  the 
humble,  and  to  revive  the  heart  of  the  contrite  ones. 


12  Come  ye,  say  they,  1 will  fetch  wine,  and  we  will  fill 
ourselves  with  strong  drink  ; and  to-morrow  shall 
be  as  this  day,  a day  great  beyond  measure. 


57  The  righteous  perisheth,  and  no  man  layeth  it  to 
heart  ; and  “ merciful  men  are  taken  away,  none 
considering  that  the  righteous  is  taken  away  ^ from 

2 the  evil  to  come.  He  entereth  into  peace  ; they  rest 
in  their  beds,  each  one  that  walketh  ^ in  his  upright- 
ness. 

3 But  draw  near  hither,  ye  sons  of  the  sorceress, 

4 the  seed  of  the  adulterer  and  the  whore.  Against 
whom  do  ye  sport  yourselves  ? against  whom  make 
ye  a wide  mouth,  and  draw  out  the  tongue  ? are  ye 
not  children  of  transgression,  a seed  of  falsehood, 

5 ye  that  inflame  yourselves  ^ among  the  oaks,  under 
every  green  tree  ; that  slay  the  children  in  the  val- 

6 leys,  under  the  clefts  of  the  rocks  ? Among  the 
smooth  stones  of  the  valley  is  thy  portion  ; they,  they 
are  thy  lot  : even  to  them  hast  thou  poured  a drink 
offering,  thou  hast  offered  ® an  oblation.  Shall  I 

7 be  appeased  for  these  things  ? Upon  a high  and 
lofty  mountain  hast  thou  set  thy  bed  : thither  also 

8 wentest  thou  up  to  offer  sacrifice.  And  behind  the 
doors  and  the  posts  hast  thou  set  up  thy  memorial : 
for  thou  hast  discovered  thyself  to  another  than  me, 
and  art  gone  up  ; thou  hast  enlarged  thy  bed,  and 
made  thee  a covenant  with  them  ; thou  lovedst  their 

9 bed  where  thou  sawest  it.  And  thou  wentest  to  the 
king  with  ointment,  and  didst  increase  thy  perfumes, 
and  didst  send  thine  ambassadors  far  off,  and  didst 

10  debase  thyself  even  unto  hell.  Thou  wast  wearied 
with  the  length  of  thy  way  ; yet  saidst  thou  not. 
There  is  no  hope  : thou  didst  find  ^ a quickening  of 

11  thy  strength  ; therefore  thou  wast  not  faint.  And 
of  whom  hast  thou  been  afraid  and  in  fear,  that  thou 
liest,  and  hast  not  remembered  me,  nor  laid  it  to 
thy  heart  ? have  not  I held  my  peace  even  of  long 

12  time,  and  thou  fearest  me  not  ? I will  declare  thy 
righteousness  ; and  as  for  thy  works,  they  shall 

13  not  profit  thee.  When  thou  criest,  let  * them  which 
thou  hast  gathered  deliver  thee  ; but  the  wind  shall 
take  them,  a breath  shall  carry  them  all  away  : but 
he  that  putteth  his  trust  in  me  shall  possess  the 

14  land,  and  shall  inherit  my  holy  mountain.  And he 
shall  say.  Cast  ye  up,  cast  ye  up,  prepare  the  way, 
take  up  the  stumblingblock  out  of  the  way  of  my 
people. 


15  For  thus  saith  the  high  and  lofty  One  that  inhabit- 
eth  eternity,  whose  name  is  Holy  : I dwell  in  the 
high  and  holy  place,  with  him  also  that  is  of  a con- 
trite and  humble  spirit,  to  revive  the  spirit  of  the 
humble,  and  to  revive  the  heart  of  the  contrite  ones. 


17  Ps.  10.  6.  Pro.  23. 
35.  ch.  22.  13.  Luke 
12.  19.  1 Cor.  15.  32. 

1 Ps.  12.  1.  Mic.  7. 

2. 

2 1 Kin.  14.  13.  See 
2 Kin.  22.  20. 

3 2 Chr.  16.  14. 

* Matt.  16.  4. 


c 2 Kin.  16.  4.  & 17. 
10.  Jer.  2.  20. 

6 Lev.  18.  21.  & 20. 
2.  2 Kin.  16.  3.  & 23. 
10.  Jer.  7.  31.  Ezek. 
16.  20.  & 20.  26. 

7 Ezek.  16.  16,  25. 

8 Ezek.  23.  41. 


9 Ezek.  16.  26,  28.  & 
23.  2-20. 

10  ch.  30.  6.  Ezek. 
16.  33.  & 23.  16.  Hos. 
7.  11.  & 12.  1. 

11  Jer.  2.  25. 

12  ch.  51.  12,  13. 

13  Ps.  60.  21. 


i*ch.  40.  3.  & 62. 

10. 

10  Job.  6.  10.  Luke 

1.  49. 

10  Ps.  68.  4.  Zech. 

2.  13. 

’ 17  Ps.  34.  18.  & 51. 
17.  & 138.  6.  ch. 
66.  2. 


18  Ps.  147.  3.  ch. 
61.  1. 

a Or,  godly, 
b Or,  through  wick- 
edness. 

c Or,  straight  before 
him. 

d Or,  with  idols. 


e Or,  a meal  offer- 
ing. 

f Heb.  Sheol. 
g Heb.  the  life  of 
thine  hand, 
h Heb.  sick, 
i Or,  thy  rabble  of 
idols. 

j Or,  it  shall  be  said. 


ISAIAH,  LVIII. 


1021 


16  For  I will  not  contend  for  ever,  neither  will  I 
be  always  wroth  : for  the  spirit  should  fail  before  me, 
and  the  souls  tohich  I have  made. 

17  For  the  iniquity  of  his  covetousness  was  I 
wroth,  and  smote  him  : I hid  me,  and  was  wroth, 
23  and  he  went  on  frowardly  in  the  way  of  his  heart. 

18  I have  seen  his  ways,  and  will  heal  him  : I will 
lead  him  also,  and  restore  comforts  unto  him  and  to 
25  his  mourners. 

19  I create  26  the  fruit  of  the  lips  ; Peace,  peace  2^  to 
him  that  is  far  off,  and  to  him  that  is  near,  saith  the 
Lord  ; and  I will  heal  him. 

20  28  But  the  wicked  are  like  the  troubled  sea,  when 
it  cannot  rest,  whose  waters  cast  up  mire  and  dirt. 

21  29  There  is  no  peace,  saith  my  God,  to  the  wicked. 

CHAPTER  LVIII. 

1 The  prophet,  being  sent  to  reprove  hypocrisy,  3 expresseth  a counter- 
feit fast  and  a true.  8 He  declareth  ran  at  promises  are  due  tmto  godli- 
ness, 13  and  to  the  keeping  of  the  sabbath. 

CRY  aloud,  spare  not,  lift  up  thy  voice  like  a trum- 
pet, and  shew  my  people  their  transgression,  and 
the  house  of  Jacob  their  sins. 

2  Yet  they  seek  me  daily,  and  delight  to  know  my 
ways,  as  a nation  that  did  righteousness,  and  forsook 
not  the  ordinance  of  their  God  : they  ask  of  me  the 
ordinances  of  justice  ; they  take  delight  m approaching 
to  God. 

3  IF  ^ Wherefore  have  we  fasted,  say  they,  and  thou 
seest  not  ? wherefore  have  we  2 afflicted  our  soul,  and 
thou  takest  no  knowledge  ? Behold,  in  the  day  of  your 
fast  ye  find  pleasure,  and  exact  all  your  labours. 

4  ® Behold,  ye  fast  for  strife  and  debate,  and  to  smite 
with  the  fist  of  wickedness  : ye  shall  not  fast  as  ye  do 
this  day,  to  make  your  voice  to  be  heard  on  high. 

5  Is  it  ^ such  a fast  that  I have  chosen  ? ® a day  for 
a man  to  afflict  his  soul  ? is  it  to  bow  down  his  head  as 
a bulrush,  and  ® to  spread  sackcloth  and  ashes  under 
him  1 wilt  thou  call  this  a fast,  and  an  acceptable  day 
to  the  Lord  ? 

6  Is  not  this  the  fast  that  I have  chosen  ? to  loose 
the  bands  of  wickedness,  to  undo  the  heavy  burdens, 
and  5 to  let  the  oppressed  go  free,  and  that  ye  break 
every  yoke  ? 

7  Is  it  not  ® to  deal  thy  bread  to  the  hungry,  and 
that  thou  bring  the  poor  that  are  cast  out  to  thy  house  ? 

when  thou  seest  the  naked,  that  thou  cover  him  ; and 
that  thou  hide  not  thyself  from  thine  own  flesh  ? 

8  ^ 12  Then  shall  thy  light  break  forth  as  the  morn- 
ing, and  thine  health  shall  spring  forth  speedily : and 
thy  righteousness  shall  go  before  thee  ; the  glory  of 
the  Lord  shall  be  thy  rereward. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  call,  and  the  Lord  shall  answer  ; 
thou  shalt  cry,  and  he  shall  say.  Here  I am.  If  thou 
take  away  from  the  midst  of  thee  the  yoke,  the  putting 
forth  of  the  finger,  and  speaking  vanity  ; 

10  And  if  thou  draw  out  thy  soul  to  the  hungry,  and 
satisfy  the  afflicted  soul  ; then  shall  thy  light  rise  in 
obscurity,  and  thy  darkness  he  as  the  noon  day  : 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  guide  thee  continually,  and 
satisfy  thy  soul  in  drought,  and  make  fat  thy  bones  : 

19  Ps.  85.  5.  & 103.  9.  z-i  Heb.  13.  15,  » 1 Khi.  21.  9,  12, 

Mic.  7.  18.  27  Acts  2.  39.  Eph.  13. 

20  Nura.  10.  22.  Job  2.  17,  4 Zech.  7.  5. 

34.  14.  Heb.  12.  9.  28  job  15.  20,  &c.  e Lev.  16.  29. 

21  Jer.  G.  13.  Pro.  4.  10.  o Esth.  4.  3.  Job  2. 

22  ch.  8.  17.  & 45.15.  20  ch.  48.  22.  8.  Dan.  9.  3.  Jonah 

23  ch.  9.  13.  1 Mai.  3.  14.  3.  6. 

24  J.;r.  3.  22.  2 Lev.  10.  29,  31.  & ’ Neli.  5.  10,  11,  12. 

*3  ch.  01.  2.  23.  27.  8 jer.  34.  9, 


16  For  I will  not  contend  for  ever,  neither  will  I be  al- 
ways wroth  : for  the  spirit  should  ^ fail  before  me, 

17  and  the  souls  which  I have  made.  For  the  iniquity 
of  his  covetousness  was  I wroth  and  smote  him,  I 
hid  my  face  and  was  wroth  : and  he  went  on  ^ fro- 

18  wardly  in  the  way  of  his  heart.  I have  seen  his  ways, 
and  will  heal  him  : I will  lead  him  also,  and  restore 

19  comforts  unto  him  and  to  his  mourners.  I create 
the  fruit  of  the  lips  : Peace,  peace,  to  him  that  is 
far  off  and  to  him  that  is  near,  saith  the  Lord  ; and 

20  I will  heal  him.  But  the  wicked  are  like  the  trou- 
bled sea  ; for  it  cannot  rest,  and  its  waters  cast  up 

21  mire  and  dirt.  There  is  no  peace,  saith  my  God,  to 
the  wicked. 


58  Cry  “ aloud,  spare  not,  lift  up  thy  voice  like  a 
trumpet,  and  declare  unto  my  people  their  trans- 

2 gression,  and  to  the  house  of  Jacob  their  sins.  Yet 
they  seek  me  daily,  and  delight  to  know  my  ways  : 
as  a nation  that  did  righteousness,  and  forsook  not 
the  5 ordinance  of  their  God,  they  ask  of  me  right- 
eous ordinances,  they  delight  to  draw  near  unto  God. 

3 Wherefore  have  we  fasted,  say  they,  and  thou  seest 
not  ? wherefore  have  we  afflicted  our  soul,  and  thou 
takest  no  knowledge  ? Behold,  in  the  day  of  your 
fast  ye  find  your  own  pleasure,  and  exact  all  your 

4 labours.  Behold,  ye  fast  for  strife  and  contention, 
and  to  smite  with  the  fist  of  wickedness  : ‘^ye  fast 
not  this  day  so  as  to  make  your  voice  to  be  heard 

5 on  high.  Is  such  the  fast  that  I have  chosen  ? the 
day  for  a man  to  afflict  his  soul  ? Is  it  to  bow 
down  his  head  as  a rush,  and  to  spread  sackcloth 
and  ashes  under  him  ? wilt  thou  call  this  a fast, 

6 and  an  acceptable  day  to  the  Lord  ? Is  not  this 
the  fast  that  I have  chosen  ? to  loose  the  bonds  of 
wickedness,  to  undo  the  bands  of  the  yoke,  and  to 
let  the  oppressed  go  free,  and  that  ye  break  every 

7 yoke  ? Is  it  not  to  deal  thy  bread  to  the  hungry, 
and  that  thou  bring  the  poor  that  are  cast  out  to 
thy  house  ? when  thou  seest  the  naked,  that  thou 
cover  him  ; and  that  thou  hide  not  thyself  from 

8 thine  own  flesh  ? Then  shall  thy  light  break  forth 
as  the  morning,  and  thy  healing  shall  spring  forth 
speedily  : and  thy  righteousness  shall  go  before 
thee  ; the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  rearward. 

9 Then  shalt  thou  call,  and  the  Lord  shall  answer  ; 
thou  shalt  cry,  and  he  shall  say.  Here  I am.  If 
thou  take  away  from  the  midst  of  thee  the  yoke, 
the  putting  forth  of  the  finger,  and  speaking  wick- 

10  edly  ; and  if  thou  ® draw  out  thy  soul  to  the  hun- 
gry, and  satisfy  the  afflicted  soul  ; then  shall  thy 
light  rise  in  darkness,  and  thine  obscvirity  be  as  the 

11  noonday  : and  the  Lord  shall  guide  thee  continu- 
ally, and  satisfy  thy  soul  in  f dry  places,  and  make 


9 Ezek.  18.  7,  16.  kC)v,  faint  array.  rf  Or,  ye  shall  not 

Matt.  25.  35.  I Heb.  turning  fast  as  ye  do  this  day, 

10  Job  31.  19.  away.  to  make  Ac. 

44  Gen.  29.  14.  Neh.  m Heb.  recompense.  e Or,  bestorv  on  the 

5.  5.  a Heb.  ivith  the  hungry  that  which  thy 

42  Job  11.  17.  throat.  soul  desireih. 

43  Ex.  14. 19.  cb.  52.  b Or,  judgement.  f Or,  drought. 

12.  c Or,  oppress  all 

44  Ps.  12.  2.  your  labourers. 


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ISAIAH,  LIX. 


and  thou  shalt  be  like  a watered  garden,  and  like  a 
spring  of  water,  whose  waters  fail  not. 

12  And  they  that  shall  he  of  thee  shall  build  the  old 
waste  places  : thou  shalt  raise  up  the  foundations  of 
many  generations  ; and  thou  shalt  be  called,  The  re- 
pairer of  the  breach.  The  restorer  of  paths  to  dwell  in. 

13  If  thou  turn  away  thy  foot  from  the  sabbath, 
from  doing  thy  pleasure  on  my  holy  day  ; and  call  the 
sabbath  a delight,  the  holy  of  the  Lord,  honourable  ; 
and  shalt  honour  him,  not  doing  thine  own  ways,  nor 
finding  thine  own  pleasure,  nor  speaking  thine  own 
words : 

14  Then  shalt  thou  delight  thyself  in  the  Lord  ; 
and  I will  cause  thee  to  ride  upon  the  high  places  of 
the  earth,  and  feed  thee  with  the  heritage  of  Jacob  thy 
father  : for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  LIX. 

1 The  damnable  nature  of  sin.  3 The  sins  of  the  Jews.  9 Calamity 
is  for  sin.  16  Salvation  is  only  of  God.  20  The  covenant  of  the 
Redeemer. 

Behold,  the  lord’s  hand  is  not  ^ shortened,  that 
it  cannot  save  ; neither  his  ear  heavy,  that  it  can- 
not hear  : 

2  But  your  iniquities  have  separated  between  you  and 
your  God,  and  your  sins  have  hid  his  face  from  you, 
that  he  will  not  hear. 

3  For  2 your  hands  are  defiled  with  blood,  and  your 
fingers  with  iniquity  ; your  lips  have  spoken  lies,  your 
tongue  hath  muttered  perverseness. 

4  None  calleth  for  justice,  nor  any  pleadeth  for 
truth  : they  trust  in  vanity,  and  speak  lies  ; ® they  con- 
ceive mischief,  and  bring  forth  iniquity. 

5  They  hatch  cockatrice’  eggs,  and  weave  the  spider’s 
web : he  that  eateth  of  their  eggs  dieth,  and  that  which 
is  crushed  breaketh  out  into  a viper. 

6  ^ Their  webs  shall  not  become  garments,  neither 
shall  they  cover  themselves  with  their  works  : their 
works  are  works  of  iniquity,  and  the  act  of  violence  is 
in  their  hands. 

7  ® Their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  they  make  haste  to 
shed  innocent  blood  : their  thoughts  are  thoughts  of 
iniquity  ; wasting  and  destruction  are  in  their  paths. 

8  The  way  of  peace  they  know  not  ; and  there  is  no 
judgment  in  their  goings  : ® they  have  made  them 
crooked  paths  : whosoever  goeth  therein  shall  not 
know  peace. 

9  ^ Therefore  is  judgment  far  from  us,  neither  doth 
justice  overtake  us  ; we  wait  for  light,  but  behold  ob- 
scurity ; for  brightness,  hut  we  walk  in  darkness. 

10  ® We  grope  for  the  wall  like  the  blind,  and  we 
grope  as  if  we  had  no  eyes  : we  stumble  at  noon  day  as 
in  the  night  ; we  are  in  desolate  places  as  dead  men. 

11  We  roar  all  like  bears,  and  ® mourn  sore  like 
doves  : we  look  for  judgment,  but  there  is  none  ; for 
salvation,  hut  it  is  far  off  from  us. 

12  For  our  transgressions  are  multiplied  before  thee, 
and  our  sins  testify  against  us  : for  our  transgressions 
are  with  us  ; and  as  for  our  iniquities,  we  know  them  ; 

13  In  transgressing  and  lying  against  the  Lord,  and 
departing  away  from  our  God,  speaking  oppression  and 
revolt,  conceiving  and  uttering  from  the  heart  words 
of  falsehood. 

I5ch.  G1.4.  19  ch.  1.  20.  & 40.  5.  3 job  15.  35.  Ps.  7. 

18  ch.  5G.  2.  Mic.  4.  4.  14. 

11  Job  22.  2G.  1 Num.  11.  23.  ch.  * Job  8.  14,  15. 

18  Deut.  32. 13.  & 33.  50.  2.  3 Pro.  1.  16.  Rom. 

29.  2ch.  1.  15.  3.15. 


strong  thy  bones  ; and  thou  shalt  be  like  a watered 
garden,  and  like  a spring  of  water,  whose  waters 

12  fail  not.  And  they  that  shall  be  of  thee  shall  build 
the  old  waste  places  : thou  shalt  raise  up  the  foun- 
dations of  many  generations  ; and  thou  shalt  be 
called  The  repairer  of  the  breach,  The  restorer  of 

13  paths  to  dwell  in.  If  thou  turn  away  tby  foot  from 
the  sabbath,  from  doing  thy  pleasure  on  my  holy 
day  ; and  call  the  sabbath  a delight,  and  the  holy 
of  the  Lord  honourable  ; and  shalt  honour  ^ it,  not 
doing  thine  own  ways,  nor  finding  thine  own  plea- 

14  sure,  nor  speaking  thine  own  words  : then  shalt  thou 
delight  thyself  in  the  Lord  ; and  I will  make  tliee 
to  ride  upon  the  high  places  of  the  earth  ; and  I 
will  feed  thee  with  the  heritage  of  Jacob  thy  father  : 
for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 


59  Behold,  the  Lord’s  hand  is  not  shortened,  that  it 
cannot  save  ; neither  his  ear  heavy,  that  it  cannot 

2 hear : but  your  iniquities  have  separated  between 
you  and  your  God,  and  your  sins  have  hid  his  face 

3 from  you,  that  he  will  not  hear.  For  your  hands 
are  defiled  with  blood,  and  your  fingers  with  ini- 
quity ; your  lips  have  spoken  lies,  your  tongue 

4 muttereth  wickedness.  None  ‘‘sueth  in  righteous- 
ness, and  none  pleadeth  in  truth  : they  trust  in 
vanity,  and  speak  lies  ; they  conceive  mischief,  and 

5 bring  forth  iniquity.  They  hatch  ^basilisks’  eggs, 
and  weave  the  spider’s  web  : he  that  eateth  of  their 
eggs  dieth,  and  that  which  is  crushed  breaketh  out 

6 into  a viper.  Their  webs  shall  not  become  gar- 
ments, neither  shall  they  cover  themselves  with 
their  works  ; their  works  are  works  of  iniquity,  and 

7 the  act  of  violence  is  in  their  hands.  Their  feet 
run  to  evil,  and  they  make  /baste  to  shed  innocent 
blood  : their  thoughts  are  thoughts  of  iniquity  ; 

8 desolation  and  destruction  are  in  their  ‘'paths.  The 
way  of  peace  they  know  not  ; and  there  is  no 
‘^judgement  in  their  goings  : they  have  made  them 
crooked  paths  ; whosoever  goeth  therein  doth  not 

9 know  peace.  Therefore  is  judgement  far  from  us, 
neither  doth  righteousness  overtake  us  : we  look  for 
light,  but  behold  darkness  ; for  brightness,  but  we 

10  walk  in  obscurity.  We  grope  for  the  wall  like  the 
blind,  yea,  we  grope  as  they  that  have  no  eyes  : we 
stumble  at  noonday  as  in  the  twilight  ; ^ among 

11  them  that  are  lusty  we  are  as  dead  men.  We  roar 
all  like  bears,  and  mourn  sore  like  doves  : we  look 
for  judgement,  but  there  is  none  ; for  salvation,  but 

12  it  is  far  off  from  us.  For  our  transgressions  are 
multiplied  before  thee,  and  our  sins  testify  against 
us  : for  our  transgressions  are  with  us,  and  as  for 

13  our  iniquities,  we  know  them  ; in  transgressing  and 
denying  the  Lord,  and  turning  away  from  following 
our  God,  speaking  oppression  and  revolt,  conceiving 
and  uttering  from  the  heart  words  of  falsehood. 


b Or,  adders', 
c Or,  high  ways, 
d Or,  right, 
e Or,  tve  are  in  dark 
places  like  the  dead. 


6 Ps.  125.  5.  Pro.  2.  a ch.  38. 14.  Ezek.  7. 

15.  16. 

7 Jer.  8.  15.  lo  Matt.  12.  34. 

8 Deut.  28.  29.  Job  g Or,  him. 

5.  14.  Amos  8.  9.  a Heb.  calleth. 


ISAIAH,  LX. 


1023 


14  And  judgment  is  turned  away  backward,  and 
justice  standetli  afar  off  : for  truth  is  fallen  in  the 
street,  and  equity  cannot  enter. 

15  Yea,  truth  faileth  ; and  he  that  departeth  from 
evil  maketh  himself  a prey  : and  the  Lord  saw  it,  and 
it  displeased  him  that  there  teas  no  judgment. 

16  Tl  And  he  saw  that  there  ivas  no  man,  and 

wondered  that  there  ims  no  intercessor  : therefore 

his  arm  brought  salvation  unto  him  ; and  his  righteous- 
ness, it  sustained  him. 

17  11  For  he  put  on  righteousness  as  a breastplate, 
and  an  helmet  of  salvation  upon  liis  head  ; and  he  put 
on  the  garments  of  vengeance  for  clothing,  and  was 
clad  with  zeal  as  a cloke. 

18  i^According  to  their  deeds,  accordingly  he  will  re- 
pay, fury  to  his  adversaries,  recompence  to  his  ene- 
mies ; to  the  islands  he  will  repay  recompence. 

19  1®  So  shall  they  fear  the  name  of  the  Lord  from 

the  west,  and  his  glory  from  the  rising  of  the  sun.  j 
When  the  enemy  shall  come  in  i"  like  a flood,  the  Spirit  j 
of  the  Lord  shall  lift  np  a standard  against  him.  j 

20  ^ And  the  Redeemer  shall  come  to  Zion,  and  I 
unto  them  that  turn  from  transgression  in  Jacob,  saith 
the  Lord. 

21  i®As  for  me,  this  is  my  covenant  with  them,  saith 
the  Lord  ; My  spirit  that  is  upon  thee,  and  my  words 
which  I have  pnt  in  thy  mouth,  shall  not  depart  out  of 
thy  mouth,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of  thy  seed,  nor  out 
of  the  mouth  of  thy  seed’s  seed,  saith  the  Lord,  from 
henceforth  and  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  LX. 

1  The  glory  of  the  church  in  the  abundant  access  of  the  Gentiles,  15  and 
the  great  blessings  after  a short  affliction. 

Arise,  ^ shine  ; for  thy  light  is  come,  and  ^ the  j 
glory  of  the  Lord  is  risen  upon  thee. 

2  For,  behold,  the  darkness  shall  cover  the  earth,  ! 
and  gross  darkness  the  people  : but  the  Lord  shall 
arise  upon  thee,  and  liis  glory  shall  be  seen  upon  thee. 

3  And  the  ^ Gentiles  shall  come  to  thy  light,  and 
kings  to  the  brightness  of  thy  rising. 

4  ^ Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about,  and  see  : all  they 
gather  themselves  together,  ^they  come  to  thee  : thy 
sons  shall  come  from  far,  and  thy  daughters  shall  be 
nursed  at  thy  side. 

5  Then  thou  shalt  see,  and  flow  together,  and  thine 
heart  shall  fear,  and  be  enlarged  ; because  ®the  abun- 
dance of  the  sea  shall  be  converted  unto  thee,  the  forces 
of  the  Gentiles  shall  come  unto  thee. 

6  The  mnltitnde  of  camels  shall  cover  thee,  the 
dromedaries  of  Midian  and  Ephah  ; all  they  from 
^ Sheba  shall  come  : they  shall  bring  ® gold  and  incense  ; 
and  they  shall  shew  forth  the  praises  of  the  Lord. 

7  All  the  flocks  of  Kedar  shall  be  gathered  to-  i 
gether  unto  thee,  the  rams  of  Xebaioth  shall  minister 
unto  thee  : they  shall  come  up  with  acceptance  on 
mine  altar,  and  I will  glorify  the  house  of  my  glory. 

8  Who  are  these  that  fly  as  a cloud,  and  as  the  doves 
to  their  windows  ? 


14  And  judgement  is  turned  away  backward,  and 
righteousness  standetli  afar  oif  : for  truth  is  fallen 

15  in  the  street,  and  uprightness  cannot  enter.  A^ea, 
truth  is  lacking  ; and  he  that  departeth  from  evil 
maketh  himself  a prey  : and  the  Lord  saw  it,  and 
it  displeased  him  that  there  was  no  judgement. 

16  And  he  saw  that  there  was  no  man,  and  wondered 
that  there  was  no  intercessor  : therefore  his  own 
arm  brought  salvation  unto  him  ; and  his  righteous- 

17  ness,  it  upheld  him.  And  he  put  on  righteousness 
as  a S'  breastplate,  and  an  helmet  of  salvation  upon 
his  head  ; and  he  put  on  garments  of  vengeance  for 

18  clothing,  and  was  clad  with  zeal  as  a cloke.  Ac- 
cording to  their  * deeds,  according!}^  he  will  repay, 
fury  to  his  adversaries,  recompence  to  his  enemies  ; 

19  to  the  j islands  he  will  repay  recompence.  So  shall 
they  fear  the  name  of  the  Lord  from  the  west,  and  his 
glory  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  : ^ for  he  shall  come 
as  ^ a rushing  stream,  which  the  breath  of  the  Lord 

20  driveth.  And  a redeemer  shall  come  to  Zion,  and 
unto  them  that  turn  from  transgression  in  Jacob, 

21  saith  the  Lord.  And  as  for  me,  this  is  my  cove- 
nant with  them,  saith  the  Lord  : my  spirit  that  is 
upon  thee,  and  my  words  which  I have  put  in  thy 
mouth,  shall  not  depart  out  of  thy  mouth,  nor  out 
of  the  mouth  of  thy  seed,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of 
thy  seed’s  seed,  saith  the  Lord,  from  henceforth 
and  for  ever. 


60  Arise,  shine  ; for  thy  light  is  come,  and  the  glory 

2 of  the  Lord  is  risen  upon  thee.  For,  behold,  dark- 
ness shall  cover  the  earth,  and  gross  darkness  the 
peoples  : but  the  Lord  shall  arise  upon  thee,  and 

3 his  glory  shall  be  seen  upon  thee.  And  nations 
shall  come  to  thy  light,  and  kings  to  the  brightness 

4 of  thy  rising.  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about,  and 
see  : they  all  gather  themselves  together,  they  come 
to  thee  : thy  sons  shall  come  from  far,  and  thy 

5 daughters  shall  be  “carried  in  the  arms.  Then 
thon  shalt  see  and  ^be  lightened,  and  thine  heart 
shall  tremble  and  be  enlarged  ; because  the  abun- 
dance of  the  sea  shall  be  turned  unto  thee,  the  wealth 

6 of  the  nations  shall  come  unto  thee.  The  multitude 
of  camels  shall  cover  thee,  the  ^ dromedaries  of 
Midian  and  Ephah  ; they  all  shall  come  from  Sheba  : 
they  shall  bring  gold  and  frankincense,  and  shall 

7 proclaim  the  praises  of  the  Lord.  All  tlie  flocks 
of  Kedar  shall  be  gathered  together  unto  thee,  the 
rams  of  Nebaioth  shall  minister  unto  thee  : they 
shall  come  up  with  acceptance  on  mine  altar,  and  I 

8 will  « glorify  ^ the  house  of  my  glory.  Who  are 
these  that  fly  as  a cloud,  and  as  the  doves  to  their 


” Ezek.  22.  30. 

Mark  ().  G. 

Ps.  98.  1.  ch. 
G3.  5. 

14  Eph.  G.  14,  17.  1 
Thes3.  5.  8. 

15  ch.  G3.  G. 

16  Ps.  113.  3.  Mai.  1. 

11. 


11  Rev.  12.  15. 
i»  Rom.  11.  2G. 

16  Heb.  8.  10.  & 10. 

IG. 

1 Enh.  5.  14. 

2 Mai.  4.  2. 

3 ch.  49.  G,  23.  Rev. 
21.  24. 

4 ch.  49.  18. 


5 ch.  49.  20,  21, 22.  & 
GG.  12. 

6 Rom.  11.  25. 

I Gen.  25.  4. 

8 P.s.  72.  10. 

6 ch.  Gl.  G.  Matt.  2. 

11. 

10  Gen.  2.5.  13. 

II  Hag.  2.  7,  9. 


f Or,  none  to  inter- 
pose. 

g Or,  coat  of  mail, 
h Or,  .salvation  for 
an  helmet, 
i Heb.  recompences. 
j Or,  coastlands. 
k Or,  ivhe7i  the  ad- 
versary shall  come  hi 


like  a flood,  the  .spirit 
of  the  Lort)  shall  lift 
U]>  a standai'd  against 
him. 

I Heb.  a stream  jtent 
in. 

a.  Heb.  nursed  upon 
the  side. 


b See  P£.  31.  5. 
c Or,  young  camels. 
(I  Ilcb.  bring  good 
tidings  of  the  praises, 
c 6’-,  beautify, 
f Or,  my  beautiful 
house. 


1024 


ISAIAH,  LXI. 


9 Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for  me,  and  the  ships 
of  Tarshish  first,  to  bring  thy  sons  from  far,  their 
silver  and  their  gold  with  them,  unto  the  name  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel, 

because  he  hath  glorified  thee. 

10  And  the  sons  of  strangers  shall  build  up  thy 
walls,  and  their  kings  shall  minister  unto  thee  : for 

in  my  wrath  I smote  thee,  but  in  my  favour  have 
I had  mercy  on  thee. 

11  Therefore  thy  gates  shall  be  open  continually  ; 
they  shall  not  be  shut  day  nor  night  ; that  men  may 
bring  unto  thee  the  forces  of  the  Gentiles,  and  that 
their  kings  may  he  brought. 

12  22  p^or  the  nation  and  kingdom  that  will  not  serve 
thee  shall  perish  ; yea,  those  nations  shall  be  utterly 
wasted. 

13  23  The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  come  unto  thee, 
the  fir  tree,  the  pine  tree,  and  the  box  together,  to 
beautify  the  place  of  my  sanctuary  ; and  I will  make 
2^  the  place  of  my  feet  glorious. 

14  The  sons  also  of  them  that  afflicted  thee  shall 
come  bending  unto  thee  ; and  all  they  that  despised 
thee  shall  26  bow  themselves  down  at  the  soles  of  thy 
feet  ; and  they  shall  call  thee,  The  city  of  the  Lord, 

26  The  Zion  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

15  Whereas  thou  hast  been  forsaken  and  hated,  so 
that  no  man  went  through  thee,  I will  make  thee  an 
eternal  excellency,  a joy  of  many  generations. 

16  Thou  shalt  also  suck  the  milk  of  the  Gentiles, 

27  and  shalt  suck  the  breast  of  kings  : and  thou  shalt 
know  that  28 1 the  Lord  am  thy  Saviour*  and  thy  Re- 
deemer, the  mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

17  For  brass  I will  bring  gold,  and  for  iron  I will 
bring  silver,  and  for  wood  brass,  and  for  stones  iron  : I 
will  also  make  thy  officers  peace,  and  thine  exactors 
righteousness. 

18  Violence  shall  no  more  be  heard  in  thy  land, 
wasting  nor  destruction  within  thy  borders  ; but  thou 
shalt  call  29  thy  walls  Salvation,  and  thy  gates  Praise. 

19  The  ^ sun  shall  be  no  more  thy  light  by  day  ; 
neither  for  brightness  shall  the  moon  give  light  unto 
thee  : but  the  Lord  shall  be  unto  thee  an  everlasting 
light,  and  thy  God  thy  glory. 

20  62  Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go  down  ; neither  shall 
thy  moon  withdraw  itself  : for  the  Lord  shall  be  thine 
everlasting  light,  and  the  days  of  thy  mourning  shall 
be  ended. 

21  63  Thy  people  also  shall  he  all  righteous:  6^  they 
shall  inherit  the  land  for  ever,  65  branch  of  my 
planting,  66  the  work  of  my  hands,  that  I may  be  glori- 
fied. 

22  67  A little  one  shall  become  a thousand,  and  a 
small  one  a strong  nation  : I the  Lord  will  hasten  it 
in  his  time. 

CHAPTER  LXI. 

1 The  office  of  Christ.  4 The  fortvardness,  7 and  blessings  of  the 
faithful. 

The  1 Spirit  of  the  Lord  God  is  upon  me  ; because 
the  Lord  2 hath  anointed  me  to  preach  good  ti- 
dings unto  the  meek  ; he  hath  sent  me  6 to  bind  up  the 

12  Ps.  72.  10.  ch.  42.  18  ch.  49.  23.  Rev.  2^  See  1 Chr.  28.  2. 

4.  & 51.  5.  21.  24.  Ps.  132.  7. 

13  Gal.  4.  26.  13  ch.  57.  17.  25  ch.  49.  23.  Rev. 

11  Ps.  68.  30.  Zech.  20  d,.  54.  7,  8.  3.  9. 

14.  14.  21  Rev.  21.  25.  26  Heb.  12.  22.  Rev. 

13  Jer.  3.  17.  22  Zech.  14.  17,  19.  14.  1. 

10  ch.  55.  5.  Matt.  21.  44.  27  ch.  49.  23.  & 61. 

11  Zech.  6.  15.  23  ch.  35.  2.  & 41.  6.  & 66.  11,  12. 

19.  28  ch.  43.  3. 


9  windows  ? Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for  me,  and 
the  ships  of  Tarshish  first,  to  bring  thy  sons  from 
far,  their  silver  and  their  gold  with  them,  for  the 
name  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One 

10  of  Israel,  because  he  hath  c glorified  thee.  And 
strangers  shall  build  up  thy  walls,  and  their  kings 
shall  minister  unto  thee  : for  in  my  wrath  I smote 
thee,  but  in  my  favour  have  I had  mercy  on  thee. 

11  Thy  gates  also  shall  be  open  continually  ; they  shall 
not  be  shut  day  nor  night  ; that  men  may  bring 
unto  thee  the  wealth  of  the  nations,  and  their  kings 

12  led  with  them.  For  that  nation  and  kingdom  that 
will  not  serve  thee  shall  perish  ; yea,  those  nations 

13  shall  be  utterly  wasted.  The  glory  of  Lebanon 
shall  come  unto  thee,  the  fir  tree,  ^ the  pine,  and  the 
box  tree  together  ; to  beautify  the  place  of  my 
sanctuary,  and  I will  make  the  place  of  my  feet 

14  glorious.  And  the  sons  of  them  that  afflicted  thee 
shall  come  bending  unto  thee  ; and  all  they  that 
despised  thee  shall  bow  themselves  down  at  the 
soles  of  thy  feet  ; and  they  shall  call  thee  The  city 
of  the  Lord,  The  Zion  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

15  Whereas  thou  hast  been  forsaken  and  hated,  so  that 
no  man  passed  through  thee,  I will  make  thee  an 
eternal  excellency,  a joy  of  many  generations. 

16  Thou  shalt  also  suck  the  milk  of  the  nations,  and 
shalt  suck  the  breast  of  kings  : and  thou  shalt  know 
that  I the  Lord  am  thy  saviour,  and  thy  redeemer, 

17  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob.  For  brass  I will  bring 
gold,  and  for  iron  I will  bring  silver,  and  for  wood 
brass,  and  for  stones  iron  : I will  also  make  thy 
officers  peace,  and  * thine  exactors  righteousness. 

18  Violence  shall  no  more  be  heard  in  thy  land,  deso- 
lation nor  destruction  within  thy  borders  ; but  thou 
shalt  call  thy  walls  Salvation,  and  thy  gates  Praise. 

19  The  sun  shall  be  no  more  thy  light  by  day  ; neither 
for  brightness  shall  the  moon  give  light  unto  thee  : 
but  the  Lord  shall  be  unto  thee  an  everlasting  light, 

20  and  thy  God  thy  i glory.  Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go 
down,  neither  shall  thy  moon  withdraw  itself  : for 
the  Lord  shall  be  thine  everlasting  light,  and  the 

21  days  of  thy  mourning  shall  be  ended.  Thy  people 
also  shall  be  all  righteous,  they  shall  inherit  the  land 
for  ever  ; the  branch  of  my  planting,  the  work  of 

22  my  hands,  that  I may  be  glorified.  The  little  one 
shall  become  a thousand,  and  the  small  one  a strong 
nation  : I the  Lord  will  hasten  it  in  its  time. 


61  The  spirit  of  the  Lord  GoD  is  upon  me  ; because 
the  Lord  hath  anointed  me  to  preach  good  tidings 
unto  the  “ meek  ; he  hath  sent  me  to  bind  up  the 

29  ch.  26.  1.  35  ch.  61.  3.  Matt.  s Ps.  147.  3.  ch.  57. 

80  Rev.  21.  23.  & 15.  13,  John  15.  2,  15. 

22.  5.  30  ch.  29.  23.  & 45.  g Or,  beautified. 

31  Zech.  2.  5.  11.  Eph.  2.  10.  h See  ch.  41.  19. 

32  See  Amos  8.  9.  87  Matt.  13.  31,  32.  i Or,  thy  taskmas* 

33  ch.  52.  1.  Rev.  i ch.  11.  2.  Luke  ters. 

21.  27.  4.  18,  John  1.  32.  & j Or,  beauty. 

34  Ps.  37.  11,  22.  .3.34.  a Or,  poor. 

Matt.  5.  5.  2 P.<3  45.  7. 


ISAIAH,  LXII. 


1025 


brokenhearted,  to  proclaim  ^liberty  to  the  captives, 
and  the  opening  of  the  prison  to  them  that  are  bound  ; 

2 ® To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of  the  Lord, 
and  *the  day  of  vengeance  of  our  God  ; '^to  comfort 
all  that  mourn  ; 

3 To  appoint  unto  them  that  mourn  in  Zion,  ® to  give 
unto  them  beauty  for  ashes,  the  oil  of  joy  for  mourning, 
the  garment  of  praise  for  the  spirit  of  heaviness  ; that 
they  might  be  called  trees  of  righteousness,  ®the  plant- 
ing of  the  Lord,  that  he  might  be  glorified. 

4 T[  And  they  shall  build  the  old  wastes,  they 
shall  raise  up  the  former  desolations,  and  they  shall  repair 
the  waste  cities,  the  desolations  of  many  generations. 

5 And  strangers  shall  stand  and  feed  your  flocks, 
and  the  sons  of  the  alien  shall  be  your  plowmen  and 
your  vinedressers. 

6 But  ye  shall  be  named  the  Priests  of  the  Lord  : 
men  shall  call  you  the  Ministers  of  our  God  : ye  shall 
eat  the  riches  of  the  Gentiles,  and  in  their  glory  shall 
ye  boast  yourselves. 

7 ^ ^®For  your  shame  ye  shall  have  double  ; and  for 
confusion  they  shall  rejoice  in  their  portion  : therefore 
in  their  land  they  shall  possess  the  double  : everlasting 
joy  shall  be  unto  them. 

8 For  i®I  the  Lord  love  judgment,  I hate  robbery 
for  burnt  offering  ; and  I will  direct  their  work  in 
truth,  and  I will  make  an  everlasting  covenant  with 
them. 

9 And  their  seed  shall  be  known  among  the  Gentiles, 
and  their  offspring  among  the  people  : all  that  see  them 
shall  acknowledge  them,  that  they  are  the  seed  which 
the  Lord  hath  blessed. 

10  I will  greatly  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  my  soul 
shall  be  joyful  in  my  God  ; for  fie  hath  clothed  me 
with  the  garments  of  salvation,  he  hath  covered  me 
with  the  robe  of  righteousness,  ^2  as  a bridegroom  deck- 
eth  himself  with  ornaments,  and  as  a bride  adorneth 
herself  with  her  jewels. 

11  For  as  the  earth  bringeth  forth  her  bud,  and  as 
the  garden  causeth  the  things  that  are  sown  in  it  to 
spring  forth  ; so  the  Lord  God  will  cause  righteous- 
ness and  praise  to  spring  forth  before  all  the  nations. 

CHAPTER  LXII. 

1  The  fervent  desire  of  the  nrophet  to  confirm  the  church  in  God's 

promises.  5 The  office  of  the  ministers  (unto  which  they  are  incited) 

in  preaching  the  gospel,  10  and  preparing  the  people  thereto. 

For  Zion’s  sake  will  I not  hold  my  peace,  and  for 
Jerusalem’s  sake  I will  not  rest,  until  the  right- 
eousness thereof  go  forth  as  brightness,  and  the  salva- 
tion thereof  as  a lamp  that  burneth. 

2  1 And  the  Gentiles  shall  see  thy  righteousness,  and 
all  kings  thy  glory  : ^ and  thou  shalt  be  called  by  a 
new  name,  which  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  shall  name. 

3  Thou  shalt  also  be  ® a crown  of  glory  in  the  hand 
of  the  Lord,  and  a royal  diadem  in  the  hand  of  thy 
God. 

4  ^Thou  shalt  no  more  be  termed  ® Forsaken;  nei- 
ther shall  thy  land  any  more  be  termed  ® Desolate  : 


brokenhearted,  to  proclaim  liberty  to  the  captives, 
and  ^ the  opening  of  the  prison  to  them  that  are 

2 bound  ; to  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  day  of  vengeance  of  our  God  ; to 

3 comfort  all  that  mourn  ; to  appoint  unto  them  that 
mourn  in  Zion,  to  give  unto  them  a garland  for 
ashes,  the  oil  of  joy  for  mourning,  the  garment  of 
praise  for  the  spirit  of  heaviness  ; that  they  might 
be  called  trees  of  righteousness,  the  planting  of  the 

4 Lord,  that  he  might  be  glorified.  And  they  shall 
build  the  old  wastes,  they  shall  raise  up  the  former 
desolations,  and  they  shall  repair  the  waste  cities, 

5 the  desolations  of  many  generations.  And  stran- 
gers shall  stand  and  feed  your  flocks,  and  aliens  shall 

6 be  your  plowmen  and  your  vinedressers.  But  ye 
shall  be  named  the  priests  of  the  Lord  : men  shall 
call  you  the  ministers  of  our  God  : ye  shall  eat  the 
wealth  of  the  nations,  and  ^ in  their  glory  shall  ye 

7 boast  yourselves.  For  your  shame  ye  shall  have 
double  ; and  for  confusion  they  shall  rejoice  in  their 
portion  : therefore  in  their  land  they  shall  possess 

8 double  : everlasting  joy  shall  be  unto  them.  For  I 
the  Lord  love  judgement,  I hate  robbery  « with  ini- 
quity ; and  I will  give  them  their  recompence  in 
truth,  and  I will  make  an  everlasting  covenant  with 

9 them.  And  their  seed  shall  be  known  among  the 
nations,  and  their  offspring  among  the  peoples  : all 
that  see  them  shall  acknowledge  them,  that  they 
are  the  seed  which  the  Lord  hath  blessed. 


10  I will  greatly  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  my  soul  shall 
be  joyful  in  my  God  ; for  he  hath  clothed  me  with  the 
garments  of  salvation,  he  hath  covered  me  with  the 
robe  of  righteousness,  as  a bridegroom  f decketh 
himself  with  a garland,  and  as  a bride  adorneth  her- 

11  self  with  her  jewels.  For  as  the  earth  bringeth 
forth  her  bud,  and  as  the  garden  causeth  the  things 
that  are  sown  in  it  to  spring  forth  ; so  the  Lord 
God  will  cause  righteousness  and  praise  to  spring 
forth  before  all  the  nations. 


62  For  Zion’s  sake  will  I not  hold  my  peace,  and  for 
Jerusalem’s  sake  I will  not  rest,  until  her  righteous- 
ness go  forth  as  brightness,  and  her  salvation  as  a 

2 lamp  that  burneth.  And  the  nations  shall  see  thy 
righteousness,  and  all  kings  thy  glory  : and  thou 
shalt  be  called  by  a new  name,  which  the  mouth  of 

3 the  Lord  shall  name.  Thou  shalt  also  be  a crown 
of  beauty  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and  a royal  dia- 

4 dem  in  the  hand  of  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  no  more 
be  termed  Forsaken  ; neither  shall  thy  land  any 
more  be  termed  Desolate  : but  thou  shalt  be  called 


* ch.  42.  7.  See  Jer. 
34.  8. 

5 See  Lev.  25.  9. 
c ch.  34.  8.  & 63.  4. 
& 66.  14.  Mai.  4.  1, 

5.  2 These.  1.  7,  8,  9. 
7ch.  67.  18.  Matt. 

6.  4. 

8  Ps.  30.  11. 


9 ch.  60.  21. 

10  John  15.  8. 

11  ch.  49.  8.  & 58. 
12.  Ezek.  36.  33-36. 

12  Eph.  2.  12. 

13  Ex.  19.  6.  ch.  60. 
17.  & 66.  21.  1 Pet.  2. 
5.  9.  Rev.  1.  6.  & 6. 
10. 


11  ch.  60.  5,  11,  16. 

10  ch.  40.  2.  Zech. 
9.  12. 

10  Ps.  11.  7. 

11  ch.  1.  11,  13. 

18  ch.  55.  3. 

19  ch.  65.  2.3. 

20  Hab.  3.  18. 

21  Ps.  132.  9,  16. 


22  ch.  49.  18.  Rev. 

21.  2. 

23  Ps.  72.  3.  & 85. 

11. 

24  ch.  60. 18.  & 62.  7. 

1 ch.  60.  3. 

2 See  ver.  4.  12.  ch. 
65.  15. 

3 Zech.  9.  16. 


4  Hos.  1.  10.  1 Pet. 

2.  10. 

och.  49.  14.  & 64. 
6,  7. 

0 ch.  54.  1. 
b Or,  opening  of  the 
eyes. 

c Or,  the  year  of  the 


Lord's  good  plea- 
sure. 

d Or,  to  their  glory 
shall  ye  succeed. 

e Or,  for  (or  with')  a 
burnt  offering. 

f Heb.  decketh  as  a 
priest. 


1026 


ISAIAH,  LXIII. 


but  thou  shalt  be  called  Hephzi-bah,  and  thy  land  Beu- 
lah : for  the  Lord  delighteth  in  thee,  and  thy  land 
shall  be  married. 

5 ^ For  as  a young  man  marrieth  a virgin,  so  shall 
thy  sons  marry  thee  : and  as  the  bridegroom  rejoiceth 
over  the  bride,  so  shall  thy  God  rejoice  over  thee. 

6 ® I have  set  watchmen  upon  thy  walls,  O Jerusa- 
lem, which  shall  never  hold  their  peace  day  nor  night  : 
ye  that  make  mention  of  the  Lord,  keep  not  silence, 

7 And  give  him  no  rest,  till  he  establish,  and  till  he 
make  Jerusalem  ^a  praise  in  the  earth. 

8 The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  his  right  hand,  and  by 
the  arm  of  his  strength.  Surely  I will  no  more  give 
thy  corn  to  he  meat  for  thine  enemies  ; and  the  sons  of 
the  stranger  shall  not  drink  thy  wine,  for  the  which 
thou  hast  laboured  : 

9 But  they  that  have  gathered  it  shall  eat  it,  and 
praise  the  Lord  ; and  they  that  have  brought  it  to- 
gether shall  drink  it  in  the  courts  of  my  holiness. 

10  ^ Go  through,  go  through  the  gates  ; prepare 
ye  the  way  of  the  people  ; cast  up,  cast  up  the  high- 
way ; gather  out  the  stones  ; lift  up  a standard  for 
the  people. 

11  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  proclaimed  unto  the  end 
of  the  world,  Say  ye  to  the  daughter  of  Zion,  Behold, 
thy  salvation  cometh  ; behold,  his  reward  is  with  him, 
and  his  work  before  him. 

12  And  they  shall  call  them.  The  holy  people.  The 
redeemed  of  the  Lord  : and  thou  shalt  be  called. 
Sought  out,  A city  not  forsaken. 

CHAPTER  LXIII. 

1 Christ  sheweth  who  he  is,  2 what  his  victory  over  his  enemies,  7 and 
what  his  mercy  toward  his  church.  10  In  his  just  wrath  he  remem- 
bereth  his  free  mercy.  15  The  church  in  their  prayer,  17  and  com- 
plaint, profess  their  faith. 

WHO  is  this  that  cometh  from  Edom,  with  dyed 
garments  from  Bozrah  ? this  that  is  glorious  in 
his  apparel,  travelling  in  the  greatness  of  his  strength  ? 
I that  speak  in  righteousness,  mighty  to  save. 

2  Wherefore  ^ art  thou  red  in  thine  apparel,  and  thy 
garments  like  him  that  treadeth  in  the  winefat  ? 

3  I have  ^ trodden  the  winepress  alone  ; and  of  the 
people  there  teas  none  with  me  : for  I will  tread  them 
in  mine  anger,  and  trample  them  in  my  fury  ; and 
their  blood  shall  be  sprinkled  upon  my  garments,  and 
I will  stain  all  my  raiment. 

4  For  the  ^day  of  vengeance  is  m mine  heart,  and 
the  year  of  my  redeemed  is  come. 

5  ^ And  I looked,  and  ^ there  was  none  to  help  ; and 
I wondered  that  there  was  none  to  uphold  : therefore 
mine  own  ® arm  brought  salvation  unto  me  ; and  my 
fury,  it  upheld  me. 

6  And  I will  tread  down  the  people  in  mine  anger, 
and  make  them  drunk  in  my  fury,  and  I will  bring 
down  their  strength  to  the  earth. 

7^1  will  mention  the  lovingkindnesses  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  praises  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  hath  bestowed  on  us,  and  the  great  goodness  to- 
ward the  house  of  Israel,  which  he  hath  bestowed  on 


“ Hephzi-bah,  and  thy  land  ^ Beulah  : for  the  Lord 
delighteth  in  thee,  and  thy  land  shall  be  married. 

5 For  as  a young  man  marrieth  a virgin,  so  shall  thy 
sons  marry  thee  : and  ^ as  the  bridegroom  rejoiceth 
over  the  bride,  so  shall  thy  God  rejoice  over  thee. 

6 I have  set  watchmen  upon  thy  walls,  O Jerusa- 
lem ; they  shall  never  hold  their  peace  day  nor 
night  : ye  that  are  the  Lord’s  remembrancers, 

7 take  ye  no  rest,  and  give  him  no  ^ rest,  till  he  es- 
tablish, and  till  he  make  Jerusalem  a praise  in  the 

8 earth.  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  his  right  hand,  and 
by  the  arm  of  his  strength.  Surely  I will  no  more 
give  thy  corn  to  be  meat  for  thine  enemies  ; and 
strangers  shall  not  drink  thy  f wine,  for  the  which 

9 thou  hast  laboured  : but  they  that  have  garnered  it 
shall  eat  it,  and  praise  the  Lord  ; and  they  that 
have  gathered  it  shall  drink  it  in  the  courts  of  my 
sanctuary. 

10  Go  through,  go  through  the  gates  ; prepare  ye  the 
way  of  the  people  ; cast  up,  cast  up  the  high  way  ; 
gather  out  the  stones  ; lift  up  an  ensign  s^for  the  peo- 

11  pies.  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  proclaimed  unto  the 
end  of  the  earth.  Say  ye  to  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
Behold,  thy  salvation  cometh  ; behold,  his  reward 

12  is  with  him,  and  his  ''  recompence  before  him.  And 
they  shall  call  them  The  holy  people.  The  redeemed 
of  the  Lord  : and  thou  shalt  be  called  Sought  out, 
A city  not  forsaken. 


63  Who  is  this  that  cometh  from  Edom,  with  " dyed 
garments  from  Bozrah  ? this  that  is  glorious  in  his 
apparel,  marching  in  the  greatness  of  his  strength  ? 
I that  speak  in  righteovisness,  mighty  to  save. 

2 Wherefore  art  thou  red  in  thine  apparel,  and  thy 
garments  like  him  that  treadeth  in  the  winefat  ? 

3 I have  trodden  the  winepress  alone  ; and  of  the 
peoples  there  was  no  man  with  me  : yea,  I ^ trod 
them  in  mine  anger,  and  trampled  them  in  my  fury  ; 
and  their  lifeblood  is  sprinkled  upon  my  gar- 

4 ments,  and  I ^ have  stained  all  my  raiment.  For 
the  day  of  vengeance  -f  was  in  mine  heart,  and  o the 

5 year  of  my  redeemed  is  come.  And  I looked,  and 
there  was  none  to  help  ; and  I wondered  tliat  tliere 
was  none  to  uphold  : therefore  mine  own  arm 
brought  salvation  unto  me  ; and  my  fury,  it  upheld 

6 me.  And  ^‘I  trod  down  the  peoples  in  mine  anger, 
and  * made  them  drunk  in  my  fury,  and  I i poured 
out  their  lifeblood  on  the  earth. 

7 I will  make  mention  of  the  lovingkindnesses  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  praises  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  the  Lord  hath  bestowed  on  us  ; and  the 
great  goodness  toward  the  house  of  Israel,  which  he 


7 ch.  65.  19.  12  ch.  40.  3.  & 57.  2 Lam.  1.  15.  Rev.  a That  Is,  My  de-  h Or,  work.  h Or,  I will  tread 

8 Ezek.  3.  17.  & 14.  14.  19,  20.  & 19.  15.  light  is  in  her.  a Or,  crimsoned.  . . . and  make  . . . 

33.  7.  13  ch.  11.  12.  3 ch.  34.  8.  & Gl.  2.  b That  is.  Married.  b Or,  will  tread  . . . and  Twill  pour  out. 

3 ch.  61.  11.  Zeph.  u Zech.  9.  9.  Matt.  ^ ch.  41.  28.  & 59.  c Heb.  ^vith  the  joy  and  trample.  i Or,  according  to 

3.  20.  21.  5.  John  12.  15.  16.  of  the  bridegroom.  c Or,  strength.  another  reading, 

13  Dent.  28.  31,  &c.  i3  ch.  40.  10.  Rev.  3 John  16.  32.  d Or,  keep  not  si-  d Or,  shall  be.  brake  them  in  pieces. 

Jer.  5.  17.  22.  12.  3 Ps.  98.  1.  ch.  59.  lence.  e Or,  will  stain.  j Or,  brought  doivn 

11  See  Dent.  12.  12.  1“  ver.  4.  16.  e Heb.  silence.  f Or,  is.  their  strength  to  the 

& 14.  23,  26.  & 16.  11,  1 Rev.  19.  13.  1 Rev.  16.  6.  / Or,  vintage.  g Or,  my  year  of  re-  earth. 

14.  g Or,  over.  demption. 


ISAIAH,  LXIV. 


1027 


them  according  to  his  mercies,  and  according  to  the 
multitude  of  his  lovingkindnesses. 

8 For  he  said.  Surely  they  are  my  people,  children 
that  will  not  lie  : so  he  was  their  Saviour. 

9 ® In  all  their  affliction  he  was  afflicted,  ® and  the 
angel  cf  his  presence  saved  them  : in  his  love  and  in 
his  pity  he  redeemed  them  ; and  he  bare  them,  and 
carried  them  all  the  days  of  old. 

10  ^ But  they  rebelled,  and  vexed  his  holy  Spi- 
rit : therefore  he  was  turned  to  be  their  enemy,  and 
he  fought  against  them. 

11  Then  he  remembered  the  days  of  old,  Moses, 
and  his  people,  saying,  Where  is  he  that  brought 
them  up  out  of  the  sea  with  the  shepherd  of  his  flock  ? 

where  is  he  that  put  his  holy  Spirit  within  him  ? 

12  That  led  them  by  the  right  hand  of  Moses  with 
his  glorious  arm,  dividing  the  water  before  them,  to 
make  himself  an  everlasting  name  ? 

13  That  led  them  through  the  deep,  as  an  horse 
ill  the  wilderness,  that  they  should  not  stumble  ? 

14  As  a beast  goeth  down  into  the  valley,  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  caused  him  to  rest  : so  didst  thou  lead  thy 
people,  to  make  thyself  a glorious  name. 

15  ^ Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold  22  from 
the  habitation  of  thy  holiness  and  of  thy  glory  : where 
is  thy  zeal  and  thy  strength,  the  sounding  23  of  thy  bow- 
els and  of  thy  mercies  toward  me  ? are  they  restrained  ? 

16  24  Doubtless  thou  art  our  father,  though  Abraham 
25  be  ignorant  of  us,  and  Israel  acknowledge  us  not  : 
thou,  O Lord,  art  our  father,  our  redeemer  ; thy  name 
is  from  everlasting. 

17  ^ O Lord,  why  hast  thou  26  made  us  to  err  from 
thy  ways,  and  2'^  hardened  our  heart  from  thy  fear  ? 
28  Return  for  thy  servants’  sake,  the  tribes  of  thine  in- 
heritance. 

18  29  Xhe  people  of  thy  holiness  have  possessed  it  but 
a little  while  : our  adversaries  have  trodden  down  thy 
sanctuary. 

19  We  are  thine:  thou  never  barest  rule  over  them  ; 
they  were  not  called  by  thy  name. 

CHAPTER  LXIV. 

1 The  church  pray eth  for  the  illustration  of  God's  power,  b Celebratinn 

God's  mercy,  it  maheth  confession  of  their  natural  corruptions.  9 It 

complaineth  of  their  affliction. 

OH  that  thou  wonkiest  1 rend  the  heavens,  that  thou 
wonkiest  come  down,  that  2 the  mountains  might 
flow  down  at  thy  presence, 

2  As  when  the  melting  fire  burneth,  the  fire  causeth 
the  waters  to  boil,  to  make  thy  name  known  to  thine 
adversaries,  that  the  nations  may  tremble  at  thy  pre- 
sence ! 

3  When  8 thou  didst  terrible  things  lohich  we  looked 
not  for,  thou  earnest  down,  the  mountains  flowed  down 
at  thy  presence. 

4  For  since  the  beginning  of  the  world  "^men  have 
not  heard,  nor  perceived  by  the  ear,  neither  hath  the 
eye  seen,  O God,  beside  thee,  what  he  hath  prepared  for 
him  that  waiteth  for  him.  ’ 

8 Judg.  10.  IG,  Zech.  18  Ps.  78.  40.  Acts  lo  Ps.  lOG.  0. 

2.  8.  Acts  9.  4.  7.  .51.  Eph.  4.  30.  20  2 Sam.  7.  23. 

» Ex.  14.  19.  & 23.  n Ex.  23.  21.  21  peut.  2G.  15.  Ps. 

20,  21.  & 33.  14.  Mai.  Ex.  14.  30.  & 32.  80.  14. 

3.1.  Acts  12.  11.  11,12.  Num.  14.  13,  22  Ps.  33,  14. 

10  Deut.  7.  7,  8.  14,  &c.  Jer.  2.  G.  23  Jer.  31.  20.  Hos. 

11  Ex.  19.  4.  Deut.  Num.  11.  17,  2.5.  11.8. 

1.  31.  & 32.  11,  12.  Neh.  9.  20.  Dan.  4.  8.  24  peut.  32,  G,  1 

ch.  46.  3,  4.  Hag.  2.  .5,  Phr.  29,  10,  ch.  G4,  8. 

12  Ex.  1.5. 24.  Num.  Ex.  1.5.  G.  zr.  job  14.  21.  Ec- 

14.  11.  Ps.  78.  5G.  & ’8  Ex.  14.  21.  Josh,  cles,  9,  5, 

95.  9.  3.  16. 


hath  bestowed  on  them  according  to  his  mercies,  and 
according  to  the  multitude  of  his  lovingkindnesses. 

8 For  he  said.  Surely,  they  are  my  people,  children 
that  will  not  deal  falsely  : so  he  was  their  saviour. 

9 * In  all  their  affliction  he  was  afflicted,  and  the  angel 
of  his  presence  saved  them  : in  his  love  and  in  his 
pity  he  redeemed  them  ; and  he  bare  them,  and 

10  carried  them  all  the  days  of  old.  But  they  re- 
belled, and  grieved  his  holy  spirit  : therefore  he 
was  turned  to  be  their  enemy,  and  himself  fought 

11  against  them.  ^ Then  he  remembered  the  days  of 
old,  Moses,  and  his  people,  saying,  Where  is  he  that 
brought  them  up  out  of  the  sea  with  the  shepherds 
of  his  flock  ? where  is  he  that  put  his  holy  spirit  in 

12  the  midst  of  them  ? that  caused  his  glorious  arm  to 
go  at  the  right  hand  of  Moses  ? that  divided  the 
water  before  them,  to  make  himself  an  everlasting 

13  name  ? that  led  them  through  the  depths,  as  an 
horse  in  the  wilderness,  that  they  stumbled  not  ? 

14  As  the  cattle  that  go  down  into  the  valley,  the  spirit 
of  the  Lord  caused  them  to  rest  : so  didst  thou  lead 

15  thy  people,  to  make  thyself  a glorious  name.  Look 
down  from  heaven,  and  behold  from  the  habitation 
of  thy  holiness  and  of  thy  glory  : where  is  thy  zeal 
and  thy  mighty  acts  ? the  yearning  of  thy  bowels 
and  thy  compassions  are  restrained  toward  me. 

16  For  thou  art  our  father,  though  Abraham  knoweth 
us  not,  and  Israel  doth  not  acknowledge  us  : thou, 
O Lord,  art  our  father  ; our  redeemer  from  ever- 

17  lasting  is  thy  name.  O Lord,  why  dost  thou  make 
us  to  err  from  thy  ways,  and  hardenest  our  heart 
from  thy  fear  ? Return  for  thy  servants’  sake,  the 

18  tribes  of  thine  inheritance.  Thy  holy  people  pos- 
sessed it  but  a little  while  : our  adversaries  have 

19  trodden  down  thy  sanctuary.  We  are  become  as 
they  over  whom  thou  ne^'er  barest  rule  ; as  they 

64  that  were  not  called  by  thy  name.  Oh  that  thou 
wouldest  rend  the  heavens,  that  thou  wouldest  come 
down,  that  the  mountains  might  “flow  down  at  thy 

2 presence  ; * as  when  fire  kindleth  the  brushwood, 
and  the  fire  causeth  the  waters  to  boil  : to  make 
thy  name  known  to  thine  adversaries,  that  the 

3 nations  may  tremble  at  thy  presence  ! When  thou 
didst  terrible  things  which  we  looked  not  for,  thou 
earnest  down,  the  mountains  flowed  down  at  thy 

4 presence.  For  from  of  old  men  have  not  heard,  nor 
perceived  by  the  ear,  neither  hath  the  eye  ^ seen  a 
God  beside  thee,  which  worketh  for  him  that  wait- 


28  pR.  119.  10.  2 Judg.  fi.  5.  Mic.  I Or,  Then  his  pe^. 

22  See  ch.  6.  iO,  with  1.4.  pie  rememhered  the 

John  12.  40.  Rom.  9.  8 Ex.  34.  10,  ,Tudg.  ancient  days  of  Mo- 

18.  5.  4,  5.  Ps.  G8.  8.  ses  dec. 

28  Num.  10.  3G.  Ps.  Hah.  3.  3,  G.  rn  Another  reading 

90.  13.  “I  Ps.  31.  19.  1 Cor.  Is,  shepherd. 

2»  Deut.  7.  6,  k 26.  2.  9.  a Or,  quake. 

19.  ch.  62.  12.  Dan.  A- Another  reading  *[Ch.  C4.  l.in  Heb.] 

8.  24.  is,  In  all  their  adver-  h Or,  seen,  0 God, 

88  Ps.  74.  7.  sity  he  teas  no  adver-  beside  thee,  one  u'hicti 

’ Ps.  144.  5.  sary.  d:c. 


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ISAIAH,  LXV. 


5 Thou  meetest  him  that  rejoiceth  ® and  worketh 
righteousness,  ® those  that  remember  thee  in  thy  ways  : 
behold,  thou  art  wroth  ; for  we  have  sinned  : in  those 
is  continuance,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

6 But  we  are  all  as  an  unclean  thing,  and  all  ® our 
righteousnesses  are  as  filthy  rags  ; and  we  all  do  ® fade 
as  a leaf  ; and  our  iniquities,  like  the  wind,  have  taken 
us  away. 

7 And  there  is  none  that  calleth  upon  thy  name, 
that  stirreth  up  himself  to  take  hold  of  thee  : for  thou 
hast  hid  thy  face  from  us,  and  hast  consumed  us,  be- 
cause of  our  iniquities. 

8 But  now,  O Lord,  thou  art  our  father  ; we  are 
the  clay,  and  thou  our  potter  ; and  we  all  are  the 
work  of  thy  hand. 

9 T[  Be  not  wroth  very  sore,  O Lord,  neither  re- 
member iniquity  for  ever  : behold,  see,  we  beseech  thee, 

we  are  all  thy  people. 

10  Thy  holy  cities  are  a wilderness,  Zion  is  a wilder- 
ness, Jerusalem  a desolation. 

11  Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  house,  where  our 
fathers  praised  thee,  is  burned  up  with  fire  : and  all 

our  pleasant  things  are  laid  waste. 

12  Wilt  thou  refrain  thyself  for  these  things,  O 
Lord  ? ^yilt  thou  hold  thy  peace,  and  afflict  us  very 
sore  ? 


CHAPTER  LXV. 


1  The  calling  of  the  Gentiles.  2 The  Jeivs,  for  their  incredulity^  idola- 
try, and  hypocrisy,  are  rejected.  8 A remnant  shall  be  saved.  11 
Judgments  on  the  wicked,  and  blessings  on  the  godly.  17  The  blessed 
state  of  the.  new  Jerusalem. 

AM  sought  of  them  that  asked  not  for  me  ; I am 
found  of  them  that  sought  me  not  : I said.  Behold 
me,  behold  me,  unto  a nation  that  ^ was  not  called  by 
my  name. 

2 ® I have  spread  out  my  hands  all  the  day  unto  a 
rebellious  people,  which  walketh  in  a way  that  was  not 
good,  after  their  own  thoughts  ; 

3 A people  ^ that  provoketh  me  to  anger  continually 
to  my  face  ; ® that  sacrificeth  in  gardens,  and  burneth 
incense  upon  altars  of  brick  ; 

4 ® Which  remain  among  the  graves,  and  lodge  in  the 
monuments,  which  eat  swine’s  flesh,  and  broth  of 
abominable  things  is  in  their  vessels  ; 

5 ® Which  say.  Stand  by  thyself,  come  not  near  to 
me  ; for  I am  holier  than  thou.  These  are  a smoke  in 
my  nose,  a fire  that  burneth  all  the  day. 

6 Behold,  ® it  is  written  before  me  : I will  not  keep 
silence,  but  will  recompense,  even  recompense  into 
their  bosom, 

7 Your  iniquities,  and  the  iniquities  of  your  fathers 
together,  saith  the  Lord,  which  have  burned  incense 
upon  the  mountains,  ^^and  blasphemed  me  upon  the 
hills  : therefore  will  I measure  their  former  work  into 
their  bosom. 

8 ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord,  As  the  new  wine  is  found 
in  the  cluster,  and  one  saith.  Destroy  it  not ; for  a 
blessing  is  in  it : so  will  I do  for  my  servants’  sakes, 
that  I may  not  destroy  them  all. 


5 Acts  10.  35. 

« ch.  2G.  8. 

7 Mai.  3.  6. 

« Phil.  3.  9. 

9 Ps.  90.  5,  6. 

10  Hos.  7.  7. 

11  ch.  63.  16. 

12  ch.  29.  16.  & 45. 
9.  Jer.  18.  6.  Rom. 
9.  20,  21. 

13  Eph.  2.  10. 


11  Ps.  74.  1,  2.  & 
79.  8. 

15  Ps.  79.  13. 

10  Ps.  79.  1. 

112  Kin.  25.  9.  2 
Chr.  36. 19.  Ps.  74.  7. 

18  Ezek.  24.  21,  25. 

19  ch.  42.  14. 

20  Ps.  83.  1. 

1 Rom.  9.  24,  25,  26, 


30.  & 10.  20.  Eph.  2. 
12,  13. 

2 ch.  63.  19. 

3 Rom.  10.  21. 

* Dent.  32.  21. 

5 ch.  1.  29.  & 66.  17. 
See  Lev.  17.  5. 

0 Deut.  18.  11. 
ich.  66.  17.  See 
Lev.  11.  7. 

8 See  Matt.  9.  11. 


5 eth  for  him.  Thou  *1  meetest  him  that  rejoiceth  and 
worketh  righteousness,  those  that  remember  thee  in 
thy  ways  : behold,  thou  wast  wroth,  and  v/e  sinned  : 
‘^in  them  have  we  been  of  long  time,  and  shall  we  be 

6 saved  ? For  we  are  all  become  as  one  that  is  un- 
clean, and  all  our  righteousnesses  are  as  a polluted 
garment  : and  we  all  do  fade  as  a leaf  ; and  our 

7 iniquities,  like  the  wind,  take  us  away.  And  there  is 
none  that  calleth  upon  thy  name,  that  stirreth  up 
himself  to  take  hold  of  thee  : for  thou  hast  hid  thy 
face  from  us,  and  ® hast  consumed  us  by  means  of 

8 our  iniquities.  But  now,  O Lord,  thou  art  our 
father  ; we  are  the  clay,  and  thou  our  potter  ; and 

9 we  all  are  the  work  of  thy  hand.  Be  not  wroth 
very  sore,  O Lord,  neither  remember  iniquity  for 
ever  : behold,  look,  we  beseech  thee,  we  are  all  thy 

10  people.  Thy  holy  cities  are  become  a wilderness, 
Zion  is  become  a wilderness,  Jerusalem  a desolation. 

11  Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  house,  where  our  fathers 
praised  thee,  is  burned  with  fire  ; and  all  our  plea- 

12  sant  things  are  laid  waste.  Wilt  thou  refrain  thy- 
self for  th^se  things,  O Lord  ? wilt  thou  hold  thy 
peace,  and  afflict  us  very  sore  ? 


65  I “ am  inquired  of  by  them  that  asked  not  for 
me ; I ^ am  found  of  them  that  sought  me  not  : 
I said.  Behold  me,  behold  me,  unto  a nation  ‘^that 

2 was  not  called  by  my  name.  I have  spread  out 
my  hands  all  the  day  unto  a rebellious  people,  which 
walketh  in  a way  that  is  not  good,  after  their  own 

3 thoughts  ; a people  that  provoketh  me  to  my  face 
continually,  sacrificing  in  gardens,  and  burning  in- 

4 cense  upon  bricks  ; which  ‘^sit  among  the  graves, 
and  lodge  in  the  ^ secret  places  ; which  eat  swine’s 
flesh,  and  broth  of  abominable  things  is  in  their 

5 vessels  ; which  say.  Stand  by  thyself,  come  not  near 
to  me,  for  I am  holier  than  thou  : these  are  a smoke 

6 in  my  nose,  a fire  that  burneth  all  the  day.  Behold, 
it  is  written  before  me  : I will  not  keep  silence,  but 
will  recompense,  yea,  I will  recompense  into  their 

7 bosom,  your  own  iniquities,  and  the  iniquities  of 
your  fathers  together,  saith  the  Lord,  which  have 
burned  incense  upon  the  mountains,  and  -^blas- 
phemed me  upon  the  hills  : therefore  will  I ‘'first 
measure  their  work  into  their  bosom. 


8  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  As  the  new  wine  is  found 
in  the  cluster,  and  one  saith.  Destroy  it  not,  for  a 
blessing  is  in  it  : so  will  I do  for  my  servants’  sakes. 


Luke  5.  30.  & 18.  11.  c Or,  sparest.  a Or,  was  inquired 

Jude  19.  d Or,  in  those  is  con-  of. 

9 Deut.  32.  34.  Mai.  tinuance,  and  we  shall  b Or,  was  found. 

3.  16.  be  saved.  The  text  is  c Or,  as  otherwise 

10  Ps.  50.  3.  probably  corrupt.  read,  that  hath  not 

u Ps.  79.  12.  Jer.  e According  to  some  called  upon. 

16  18.  Ezek.  11.  21.  ancient  versions,  hast  d Or,  dwell. 

12  Ex.  20.  5.  ’ delivered  us  into  the  e Or,  vaults. 

13  Ezek.  18.  6.  power  of.  f Or,  defied. 

11  Ezek.  20.  27,  28.  f Heb.  melted.  g Or,  measure  their 

15  Joel  2.  14.  former  work. 


ISAIAH,  LXV. 


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9 And  I will  bring  forth  a seed  out  of  Jacob,  and 
out  of  Judah  an  inheritor  of  my  mountains  : and  mine 

elect  shall  inherit  it,  and  my  servants  shall  dwell 

10  And  Sharon  shall  be  a fold  of  flocks,  and  the 
valley  of  Achor  a place  for  the  herds  to  lie  down  in, 
for  my  people  that  have  sought  me. 

11  ^ But  ye  are  they  that  forsake  the  Lord,  that 
forget  my  holy  mountain,  that  prepare  a table  for 
that  troop,  and  that  furnish  the  drink  offering  unto 
that  number. 

12  Therefore  will  I number  you  to  the  sword,  and  ye 
shall  all  bow  down  to  the  slaughter  : because  when  I 
called,  ye  did  not  answer  ; when  I spake,  ye  did  not 
hear  ; but  did  evil  before  mine  eyes,  and  did  choose 
that  wherein  I delighted  not. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  my 
servants  shall  eat,  but  ye  shall  be  hungry  : behold,  my 
servants  shall  drink,  but  ye  shall  be  thirsty  : behold, 
my  servants  shall  rejoice,  but  ye  shall  be  ashamed  : 

14  Behold,  my  servants  shall  sing  for  joy  of  heart, 
but  ye  shall  cry  for  sorrow  of  heart,  and  shall  howl 
for  vexation  of  spirit. 

15  And  ye  shall  leave  your  name  for  a curse  unto 

my  chosen  : for  the  Lord  God  shall  slay  thee,  and 

call  his  servants  by  another  name  : 

16  That  he  who  blesseth  himself  in  the  earth  shall 
bless  himself  in  the  God  of  truth  ; and  ^7  he  that 
sweareth  in  the  earth  shall  swear  by  the  God  of  truth  ; 
because  the  former  troubles  are  forgotten,  and  because 
they  are  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

17  ^ For,  behold,  I create  new  heavens  and  a new 
earth  : and  the  former  shall  not  be  remembered,  nor 
come  into  mind. 

18  But  be  ye  glad  and  rejoice  for  ever  in  that  which 
I create  : for,  behold,  I create  Jerusalem  a rejoicing, 
and  her  people  a joy. 

19  And  I will  rejoice  in  Jerusalem,  and  joy  in  my 
people  : and  the  voice  of  weeping  shall  be  no  more 
heard  in  her,  nor  the  voice  of  crying. 

20  There  shall  be  no  more  thence  an  infant  of  days, 
nor  an  old  man  that  hath  not  filled  his  days  : for  the 
child  shall  die  an  hundred  years  old  ; but  the  sinner 
being  an  hundred  years  old  shall  be  accursed. 

21  And  they  shall  build  houses,  and  inhabit  them  ; 
and  they  shall  plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

22  They  shall  not  build,  and  another  inhabit  ; they 
shall  not  plant,  and  another  eat : for  as  the  days  of  a 
tree  are  the  days  of  my  people,  and  mine  elect  shall 
long  enjoy  the  work  of  their  hands. 

23  They  shall  not  labour  in  vain,  nor  bring  forth 
for  trouble  ; for  they  are  the  seed  of  the  blessed  of 
the  Lord,  and  their  offspring  with  them. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  before  they  call, 
I will  answer  ; and  while  they  are  yet  speaking,  I will 
hear. 

25  The  wolf  and  the  lamb  shall  feed  together,  and 
the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the  bullock  : and  dust 
shall  be  the  serpent’s  meat.  They  shall  not  hurt  nor 
destroy  in  all  my  holy  mountain,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  ver.  15.  22.  Matt.  Pro.  1.  24,  &c.  ch.  ch.  62.  2.  Acts 
24.  22.  Rom.  11.  5,  7.  GG.  4.  Jer.  7.  13.  11.  2G. 

” ch.  33.  9.  & 35.  2.  Zech.  7.  7.  Matt.  21.  20  Ps.  72.  17.  Jer. 

18  Josh.  7.  24,  2G.  34-43.  4.  2. 

Hos.  2.  15.  22  Matt.  8.  12.  Luke  27  Deut.  6.  13.  Ps. 

laver.  25.  ch.  56.  13.28.  6,3.  11.  ch.  19.  18.  & 

7.  & 57.  13.  23  See  Jer.  29.  22.  45.  23.  Zeph.  1.  5. 

20  Ezek.  23.  41.  1 Zech.  8.  13.  28  ch.  51.  16.  & 66. 

Cor.  10.  21.  24  ver.  9,  22.  22  . 2 Pet.  3. 13.  Rev. 

21  2 Chr.  36.  15,  16.  21.  1. 


9  that  I may  not  destroy  them  all.  And  I will  bring 
forth  a seed  out  of  Jacob,  and  out  of  Judah  an  in- 
heritor of  my  mountains  : and  my  chosen  shall 

10  inherit  it,  and  my  servants  shall  dwell  there.  And 
Sharon  shall  be  a * fold  of  flocks,  and  the  valley  of 
Achor  a place  for  herds  to  lie  down  in,  for  my  peo- 

11  pie  that  have  sought  me.  But  ye  that  forsake  the 
Lord,  that  forget  my  holy  mountain,  that  prepare 
a table  for  * Fortune,  and  that  fill  up  mingled  wine 

12  unto  J Destiny  ; I will  destine  you  to  the  sword,  and 
ye  shall  all  bow  down  to  the  slaughter  : because 
when  I called,  ye  did  not  answer  ; when  I spake,  ye 
did  not  hear  ; but  ye  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
mine  eyes,  and  chose  that  wherein  I delighted  not. 


13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  my 
servants  shall  eat,  but  ye  shall  be  hungry  : behold, 
my  servants  shall  drink,  but  ye  shall  be  thirsty  : 
behold,  my  servants  shall  rejoice,  but  ye  shall  be 

14  ashamed  : behold,  my  servants  shall  sing  for  joy  of 
heart,  but  ye  shall  cry  for  sorrow  of  heart,  and  shall 

15  howl  for  * vexation  of  spirit.  And  ye  shall  leave 
your  name  for  ^a  curse  unto  my  chosen,  and  the 
Lord  God  shall  slay  thee  ; and  he  shall  call  his 

16  servants  by  another  name  : so  that  he  who  blesseth 
himself  in  the  earth  shall  bless  himself  in  the  God 
of  truth  ; and  he  that  sweareth  in  the  earth  shall 
swear  by  the  God  of  truth  ; because  the  former 
troubles  are  forgotten,  and  because  they  are  hid 

17  from  mine  eyes.  For,  behold,  I create  new  heavens 
and  a new  earth  : and  the  former  things  shall  not 

18  be  remembered,  nor  come  into  mind.  But  be  ye 
glad  and  rejoice  for  ever  in  that  which  I create  : 
for,  behold,  I create  Jerusalem  a rejoicing,  and  her 

19  people  a joy.  And  I will  rejoice  in  Jerusalem,  and 
joy  in  my  people  : and  the  voice  of  weeping  shall 
be  no  more  heard  in  her,  nor  the  voice  of  crying. 

20  There  shall  be  no  more  thence  an  infant  of  days, 
nor  an  old  man  that  hath  not  filled  his  days  : for 
the  child  shall  die  an  hundred  years  old,  and  the 
sinner  being  an  hundred  years  old  shall  be  accursed. 

21  And  they  shall  build  houses,  and  inhabit  them  ; and 
they  shall  plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

22  They  shall  not  build,  and  another  inhabit  ; they 
shall  not  plant,  and  another  eat  : for  as  the  days  of 
a tree  shall  be  the  days  of  my  people,  and  my  chosen 

23  shall  ”long  enjoy  the  work  of  their  hands.  They 
shall  not  labour  in  vain,  nor  bring  forth  for  « cala- 
mity ; for  they  are  the  seed  of  the  blessed  of  the 

24  Lord,  and  their  offspring  p with  them.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass  that,  before  they  call,  I will  answer  ; 

25  and  while  they  are  yet  speaking,  I will  hear.  The 
wolf  and  the  lamb  shall  feed  together,  and  the  lion 
shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox  : and  dust  shall  be  the 
serpent’s  meat.  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in 
all  my  holy  mountain,  saith  the  Lord. 


20  ch.  62.  6. 

80  ch.  35.  10.  & 51. 
11.  Rev.  7.  17.  & 
21.  4. 

31  Eccles.  8.  12. 

32  See  Lev.  26.  16. 
Deut.  28.  30.  ch.  62. 
8.  Amos  9.  14. 

33  Ps.  92.  12. 

3<  ver.  9,  16. 


33  Deut.  28.  41.  Hos. 

<1  19 

'3r.  ch.  61.  9. 

37  Ps.  32.  5.  Dan. 
9.  21 . 

’38  ch.  11.  6,  7,  9. 

30  Gen.  3.  14. 
h Or,  paxfure. 
i Heb.  Gad.  See 
Gen.  30.  11. 


j Heb.  Meni. 
k Heb.  breaking. 

I Heb.  an  oath. 

7)1  Heb.  Arnen.  See 
2 Cor.  1.  20.  Rev.  3. 
14. 

n Heb.  7rear  out. 

0 Or,  sudden  terror, 
p Or,  shall  be  with 
them. 


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ISAIAH,  LXVI. 


CHAPTER  LXVI. 

1 The  glorious  God  will  be  served  in  humble  sincerity.  5 He  comforteth 
the  humble  with  the  marvellous  generation,  l(t  arid  with  the  gracious 
benefits  of  the  church.  15  God''s  severe  judgments  against  the  wicked. 
19  The  Gentiles  shall  have  an  holy  church,  24  and  see  the  damnation  of 
the  wicked. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^ The  heaven  is  my  throne, 
and  the  earth  is  my  footstool  : where  is  the  house 
that  ye  build  unto  me  ? and  where  is  the  place  of  my 
rest  ? 

2  For  all  those  things  hath  mine  hand  made,  and  all 
those  things  have  been,  saith  the  Lord  : ^ but  to  this 
man  will  1 look,  ^even  to  him  that  is  poor  and  of  a con- 
trite spirit,  and  ^ trembleth  at  my  word. 

3  ® He  that  killeth  an  ox  is  as  if  he  slew  a man  ; he 
that  sacrificeth  a lamb,  as  if  he  ®cut  off  a dog’s  neck  ; 
he  that  olfereth  an  oblation,  as  if  he  offered  swine’s 
blood  ; he  that  burneth  incense,  as  if  he  blessed  an  idol. 
Yea,  they  have  chosen  their  own  ways,  and  their  soul 
delighteth  in  their  abominations. 

4  I also  will  choose  their  delusions,  and  will  bring 
their  fears  upon  them  ; because  when  I called,  none 
did  answer  ; when  I spake,  they  did  not  hear  : but 
they  did  evil  before  mine  eyes,  and  chose  that  in  which 
I delighted  not. 

5  ^ Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ® ye  that  tremble  at 
his  word  ; Your  brethren  that  hated  you,  that  cast  you 
out  for  my  name’s  sake,  said,  ® Let  the  Lord  be  glori- 
fied : but  he  shall  appear  to  your  joy,  and  they  shall 
be  ashamed. 

6  A voice  of  noise  from  the  city,  a voice  from  the 
temple,  a voice  of  the  Lord  that  rendereth  recompence 
to  his  enemies. 

7  Before  she  travailed,  she  brought  forth  ; before 
her  pain  came,  she  was  delivered  of  a man  child. 

8  Who  hath  heard  such  a thing  ? who  hath  seen 
such  things  ? Shall  the  earth  be  made  to  bring  forth  in 
one  day  ? or  shall  a nation  be  born  at  once  ? for  as 
soon  as  Zion  travailed,  she  brought  forth  her  children. 

9  Shall  I bring  to  the  birth,  and  not  cause  to  bring 
forth  ? saith  the  Lord  : shall  I cause  to  bring  forth, 
and  shut  the  womb  ? saith  thy  God. 

10  Rejoice  ye  with  Jerusalem,  and  be  glad  with  her, 
all  ye  that  love  her  : rejoice  for  joy  with  her,  all  ye 
that  mourn  for  her  : 

11  That  ye  may  suck,  and  be  satisfied  with  the  breasts 
of  her  consolations  ; that  ye  may  milk  out,  and  be  de- 
lighted witli  the  abundance  of  her  glory. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  extend 
peace  to  her  like  a river,  and  the  glory  of  the  Gentiles 
like  a flowing  stream  : then  shall  ye  suck,  ye  shall  be 
borne  upon  her  sides,  and  be  dandled  upon  her  knees. 
13  As  one  whom  his  mother  comforteth,  so  will  I 
comfort  you  ; and  ye  shall  be  comforted  in  Jerusalem. 

14  And  when  ye  see  this,  your  heart  shall  rejoice, 
and  1^  your  bones  shall  flourish  like  an  herb  : and  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  shall  be  known  toward  his  servants, 
and  his  indignation  toward  his  enemies. 

15  13  For,  behold,  the  Lord  will  come  with  fire,  and 
with  his  chariots  like  a whirlwind,  to  render  his  anger 
with  fury,  and  his  rebuke  with  flames  of  fire. 

IG  For  by  fire  and  by  i®his  sword  will  the  Lord 


66  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  heaven  is  my  throne, 
and  the  earth  is  my  footstool  : what  manner  of 
house  will  ye  build  unto  me  ? and  what  place  shall 

2 be  my  rest  ? For  all  these  things  hath  mine  hand 
made,  and  so  all  these  things  came  to  be,  saith  the 
Lord  : but  to  this  man  will  I look,  even  to  him  that 
is  poor  and  of  a contrite  spirit,  and  that  trembleth 

3 at  my  word.  He  that  killeth  an  ox  is  as  he  that 
slayeth  a man  ; he  that  sacrificeth  a lamb,  as  he 
that  breaketh  a dog’s  neck  ; he  that  offereth  “ an 
oblation,  as  he  that  offereth  swine’s  blood  ; he  that 
3 burneth  frankincense,  as  he  that  blesseth  an  idol  : 
yea,  they  have  chosen  their  own  ways,  and  their 

4 soul  delighteth  in  their  abominations  ; I also  will 
choose  their  ‘^delusions,  and  will  bring  their  fears 
upon  them  ; becaxise  when  I called,  none  did  an- 
swer ; when  I spake,  they  did  not  hear  : but  they 
did  that  which  was  evil  in  mine  eyes,  and  chose 
that  wherein  I delighted  not. 

5 Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  that  tremble  at 
his  word  : Your  brethren  that  hate  you,  that  cast 
you  out  for  my  name’s  sake,  have  said.  Let  the 
Lord  be  glorified,  that  we  may  see  your  joy  ; but 

6 they  shall  be  ashamed.  A voice  of  tumult  from  the 
city,  a voice  from  the  temple,  a voice  of  the  Lord 

7 that  rendereth  recompence  to  his  enemies.  Before 
she  travailed,  she  brought  forth  ; before  her  pain 

8 came,  she  was  delivered  of  a man  child.  Who 
hath  heard  such  a thing  ? who  hath  seen  such 
things  ? Shall  a land  be  ''  born  in  one  day  ? shall 
a nation  be  brotight  forth  at  once  ? for  as  soon  as 

9 Zion  travailed,  she  brought  forth  her  children.  Shall 
I bring  to  the  birth,  and  not  cause  to  bring  forth  ? 
saith  the  Lord  : shall  I that  cause  to  bring  forth 
shut  the  womb  ? saith  thy  God. 

10  Rejoice  ye  with  Jerusalem,  and  be  glad  for  her, 
all  ye  that  love  her  : rejoice  for  joy  with  her,  all  ye 

11  that  mourn  over  her  : that  ye  may  suck  and  be 
satisfied  with  the  breasts  of  her  consolations  ; that  ye 
may  milk  out,  and  be  delighted  with  the  abundance 

12  of  her  glory.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I 
will  extend  peace  to  lier  like  a river,  and  the  glory 
of  the  nations  like  an  overflowing  stream,  «and  ye 
shall  suck  thereof ; ye  shall  be  borne  upon  the  side, 

13  and  shall  be  dandled  upon  the  knees.  As  one  whom 
his  mother  comforteth,  so  will  I comfort  you  ; and 

14  ye  shall  be  comforted  in  Jerusalem.  And  ye  shall 
see  it,  and  your  heart  shall  rejoice,  and  your  bones 
shall  flourish  like  the  tender  grass  : and  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  known  toward  his  servants, 
and  he  will  have  indignation  against  his  enemies. 

15  For,  behold,  the  Lord  will  come with  fire,  and  his 
chariots  shall  be  like  the  whirlwind  ; to  render  his 
anger  with  fury,  and  his  rebuke  with  flames  of  fire. 

16  For  by  fire  will  the  Lord  plead,  and  by  his  sword,  with 


1 1 Kin.  8.  27.  2 * ver.  5.  Ezra  9.  4.  8 yer.  2.  ’s  ch.  49. 22.  & GO.  4.  a Or,  a meal  offer-  d Or,  travailed  with 

Clir.  6.  18.  Matt.  5.  & 10.  3.  Pro.  28.  14.  » ch.  5.  19.  See  Ezek.  37.  1,  ing.  for  but  one  day. 

34,  35.  Acts  7.  48,  s ch  1.  11.  2 Tliess.  1.  10.  &c.  b Heb.  maketh  a e Or,  then  shall  ye 

49.  & 17.  24.  8 Dent.  23.  18.  Tit.  2.  13.  ch.  9.  5.  2 Thess.  memorial  of.  suck,  ye  (fee. 

2 ch.  57.  15.  & 61.  1.  7 Pro.  1.  24.  ch.  G5.  n ch.  48.  18.  & 60.  5.  1.8.  c Or,  mockings.  f Or,  in. 

8 Ps.  34.  18.  & 51.  12.  Jer.  7.  13.  12  ch.  60.  16.  ch.  27.  1. 

17. 


JEREMIAH,  I. 


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plead  with  all  flesh  : and  the  slain  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
many. 

17  They  that  sanctify  themselves,  and  purify  them- 
selves in  the  gardens  behind  one  tree  in  the  midst,  eat- 
ing swine’s  flesh,  and  the  abomination,  and  the  mouse, 
shall  be  consumed  together,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  For  I know  their  works  and  their  thoughts  : it 
shall  come,  that  I will  gather  all  nations  and  tongues  ; 
and  they  shall  eome,  and  see  my  glory. 

19  And  I will  set  a sign  among  them,  and  I will 
send  those  that  escape  of  them  upto  the  nations,  to 
Tarshish,  Pul,  and  Lud,  that  drawolhe  bow,  to  Tubal, 
and  Javan,  to  the  isles  afar  off,  tha^^.^ve  not  heard  my 
fame,  neither  have  seen  my  glory, and  they  shall 
declare  my  glory  among  the  Gentiles. 

20  And  they  shall  bring  all  your  brethren  ^^for  an 
offering  unto  the  Lord  out  of  all  nations  upon  horses, 
and  in  chariots,  and  in  litters,  and  upon  mules,  and 
upon  swift  beasts,  to  my  holy  mountain  Jerusalem,  saith 
the  Lord,  as  the  children  of  Israel  bring  an  offering  in 
a clean  vessel  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  I will  also  take  of  them  for  priests  and  for 
Levites,  saith  the  Lord. 

22  For  as  ^^the  new  heavens  and  the  new  earth, 
which  I will  make,  shall  remain  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord,  so  shall  your  seed  and  your  name  remain. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  from  one  new 
moon  to  another,  and  from  one  sabbath  to  another, 

shall  all  flesh  come  to  worship  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

24  And  they  shall  go  forth,  and  look  upon  the  car- 
cases of  the  men  that  have  transgressed  against  me  : 
for  their  worm  shall  not  die,  neither  shall  their  fire 
be  quenched  ; and  they  shall  be  an  abhorring  unto  all 
flesh. 


all  flesh  : and  the  slain  of  the  Lord  shall  be  many. 

17  They  that  sanctify  themselves  and  purify  them- 
selves to  go  unto  the  gardens,  ^ behind  * one  in  the 
midst,  eating  swine’s  flesh,  and  the  abomination,  and 
the  mouse  ; they  shall  come  to  an  end  together, 

18  saith  the  Lord.  For  I know  their  works  and  their 
thoughts  : j the  time  cometh,  that  I will  gather  all 
nations  and  tongues  ; and  they  shall  come,  and  shall 

19  see  my  glory.  And  I will  set  a sign  among  them, 
and  I will  send  such  as  escape  of  them  unto  the 
nations,  to  Tarshish,  Pul  and  Lud,  that  draw  the 
bow,  to  Tubal  and  Javan,  to  the  isles  afar  off,  that 
have  not  heard  my  fame,  neither  have  seen  my 
glory  ; and  they  shall  declare  my  glory  among  the 

20  nations.  And  they  shall  bring  all  your  brethren 
out  of  all  the  nations  for  an  offering  unto  the  Lord, 
upon  horses,  and  in  chariots,  and  in  litters,  and  upon 
mules,  and  upon  * swift  beasts,  to  my  holy  mountain 
Jerusalem,  saith  the  Lord,  as  the  children  of  Israel 
bring  their  offering  in  a clean  vessel  into  the  house 

21  of  the  Lord.  And  of  them  also  will  I take  for 

22  priests  and  for  Levites,  saith  the  Lord.  For  as  the 
new  heavens  and  the  new  earth,  which  I will  make, 
shall  remain  before  me,  saith  the  Lord,  so  shall 

23  your  seed  and  your  name  remain.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  from  one  new  moon  to  another, 
and  from  one  sabbath  to  another,  shall  all  flesh 

24  come  to  worship  before  me,  saith  the  Lord.  And 
they  shall  go  forth,  and  look  upon  the  carcases  of 
the  men  that  have  transgressed  against  me  : for 
their  worm  shall  not  die,  neither  shall  their  fire  be 
quenched  ; and  they  shall  be  an  abhorring  unto  all 
flesh. 


THE  book  of  the  PROPHET 

JEREMIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 The  time,  3 and  the  calling  of  Jeremiah.  11  His  prophetical  visions 
of  an  almond,  rod  and  a seething  pot.  15  His  heavy  message  against 
Judah.  17  Ood  encourageth  him  with  his  promise  of  assistance. 

The  words  of  Jeremiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  of  the 
priests  that  were  ^ in  Anathoth  in  the  land  of  Ben- 
jamin : 

2  To  whom  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  in  the  days 
of  Josiah  the  son  of  Amon  king  of  Judah,  ^in  the  thir- 
teenth year  of  his  reign. 

3  It  came  also  in  the  days  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  of  Judah,  ^unto  the  end  of  the  eleventh 
year  of  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah, 
^ unto  the  carrying  away  of  Jerusalem  captive  ® in  the 
fifth  month. 

4  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying. 


1 The  words  of  Jeremiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  of 
the  priests  that  were  in  Anathoth  in  the  land  of  Ben- 

2 jamiii  : to  whom  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  in  the 
days  of  Josiah  the  son  of  Amon,  king  of  Judah,  in 

3 the  thirteenth  year  of  his  reign.  It  came  also  in 
the  days  of  Jelioiakim  the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of 
J udah,  unto  the  end  of  the  eleventh  year  of  Zede- 
kiah the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah  ; unto  the 
carrying  away  of  Jerusalem  captive  in  the  fifth 
month. 

4 Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying. 


IT  ch.  65.  3,  4.  G.  1 Pet.  2.  0.  Rev.  2',  vap.  1G. 

Luke  2.  34.  1.  6.  sn  Mark  9.  44,  4G, 

Mai.  1.  11.  22  ch.  G5.  17.  2 Pet.  48. 

20Rom.  15.  16.  3.13.  Rev.  21.  1.  'Josh.  21.  18.  1 

21  Ex.  19.  6.  ch.  61.  » Zech.  14.  16.  Chr.  6.  GO.  ch.  32.  7, 

Ps.  65.  2.  8,  9. 


2 ch.  25.  3. 

8 ch.  39.  2. 

* ch.  52.  12,  15. 

6 2 Kin.  25.  8. 
a Or,  in. 

/I  Many  ancient  au* 


thorities  have,  one  j Many  ancient  au- 

after  another.  thorities  have,  1 come 

i Or,  one  tree  (or  to  gather  etc. 

A.sherah  : see  Deut.  k Or,  dromedaries. 

16.  21). 


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JEREMIAH,  II. 


5 Before  I ® formed  thee  in  the  belly  ’ I knew  thee  ; 
and  before  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  the  womb  I 
® sanctified  thee,  and  I ordained  thee  a prophet  unto 
the  nations. 

6 Then  said  I,  ® Ah,  Lord  God  ! behold,  I cannot 
speak  : for  I am  a child. 

7 If  But  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Say  not,  I aw  a 
child  : for  thou  shalt  go  to  all  that  I shall  send  thee, 
and  whatsoever  I command  thee  thou  shalt  speak. 

8 Be  not  afraid  of  their  faces  : for  I am  with 
thee  to  deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

9 Then  the  Lord  put  forth  his  hand,  and  touched 
my  mouth.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Behold,  I 
have  put  my  words  in  thy  mouth. 

10  See,  I have  this  day  set  thee  over  the  nations 
and  over  the  kingdoms,  to  root  out,  and  to  pull  down, 
and  to  destroy,  and  to  throw  down,  to  build,  and  to  plant. 

11  ^ Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying,  Jeremiah,  what  seest  thou  ? And  I said,  I see 
a rod  of  an  almond  tree. 

12  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  Thou  hast  well 
seen  : for  I will  hasten  my  word  to  perform  it. 

13  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me  the 
second  time,  saying.  What  seest  thou  ? And  I said,  I 
see  a seething  pot  ; and  the  face  thereof  is  toward  the 
north. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Out  of  the  north 
an  evil  shall  break  forth  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land. 

15  For,  lo,  I will  call  all  the  families  of  the  king- 
doms of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord  ; and  they  shall  come, 
and  they  shall  set  every  one  his  throne  at  the 
entering  of  the  gates  of  Jerusalem,  and  against  all  the 
walls  thereof  round  about,  and  against  all  the  cities  of 
Judah. 

16  And  I will  utter  my  judgments  against  them 
touching  all  their  wickedness,  who  have  forsaken  me, 
and  have  burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  and  wor- 
shipped the  works  of  their  own  hands. 

17  Tf  Thou  therefore  gird  up  thy  loins,  and  arise, 
and  speak  unto  them  all  that  I command  thee  : be 
not  dismayed  at  their  faces,  lest  I confound  thee  before 
them. 

18  For,  behold,  I have  made  thee  this  day  ^^a  de- 
fenced  city,  and  an  iron  pillar,  and  brasen  walls  against 
the  whole  land,  against  the  kings  of  Judah,  against  the 
princes  thereof,  against  the  priests  thereof,  and  against 
the  people  of  the  land. 

19  And  they  shall  fight  against  thee  ; but  they  shall 
not  prevail  against  thee  ; for  I am  with  thee,  saith 
the  Lord,  to  deliver  thee. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 God,  havina  shewed  his  former  kindness,  expostulateth  with  the  Jews 
their  causeless  revolt,  9 beyond  any  example.  14  They  are  the  causes 
of  their  own  calamities.  20  The  sms  of  Judah.  31  tier  confidence  is 
rejected. 

Moreover  the  word  of  the  lord  came  to  me, 

saying, 

2 Go  and  cry  in  the  ears  of  Jerusalem,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  ; I remember  thee,  the  kindness  of  thy 


6  Before  I formed  thee  in  the  belly  I knew  thee,  and 
before  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  the  womb  I sanc- 
tified thee  ; I have  appointed  thee  a prophet  unto 

6 the  nations.  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  ! behold, 

7 I cannot  speak  : for  I am  a child.  But  the  Lord 
said  unto  me.  Say  not,  I am  a child : for  “ to  whom- 
soever I shall  send  thee  thou  shalt  go,  and  whatso- 

8 ever  I shall  command  thee  thou  shalt  speak.  Be 
not  afraid  because  of  them  : for  I am  with  thee  to 

9 deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord.  Then  the  Lord  put 
forth  his  hand,  and  touched  my  mouth  ; and  the 
Lord  said  unto  me.  Behold,!  have  put  my  words  in 

10  thy  mouth  : see,  I have  this  day  set  thee  over  the 
nations  and  over  the  kingdoms,  to  pluck  up  and  to 
break  down,  and  to  destroy  and  to  overthrow  ; to 
build,  and  to  plant. 

11  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying,  Jeremiah,  what  seest  thou  ? And  I said,  I 

12  see  a rod  of  ^ an  almond  tree.  Then  said  the  Lord 
unto  me.  Thou  hast  well  seen : for  I watch  over  my 

13  word  to  perform  it.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me  the  second  time,  saying.  What  seest 
thou  ? And  I said,  I see  a seething  caldron  ; and 

14  the  face  thereof  is  from  the  north.  Then  the 
Lord  said  unto  me.  Out  of  the  north  evil  shall 
break  forth  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

15  For,  lo,  I will  call  all  the  families  of  the  kingdoms 
of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord  ; and  they  shall  come, 
and  they  shall  set  every  one  his  throne  at  the  enter- 
ing of  the  gates  of  Jerusalem,  and  against  all  the 
walls  thereof  round  about,  and  against  all  the  cities 

16  of  Judah.  And  I will  ® utter  my  judgements  against 
them  touching  all  their  wickedness  ; in  that  they 
have  forsaken  me,  and  have  burned  incense  unto 
other  gods,  and  worshipped  the  works  of  their  own 

17  hands.  Thou  therefore  gird  up  thy  loins,  and  arise, 
and  speak  unto  them  all  that  I command  thee  : be 
not  dismayed  at  them,  lest  I dismay  thee  before 

18  them.  For,  behold,  I have  made  thee  this  day  a 
defenced  cit}^  and  an  iron  pillar,  and  brasen  walls, 
against  the  whole  land,  against  the  kings  of  Judah, 
against  the  princes  thereof,  against  the  priests 

19  thereof,  and  against  the  people  of  the  land.  And 
they  shall  fight  against  thee  ; but  they  shall  not  pre- 
vail against  thee  : for  I am  with  thee,  saith  the 
Lord,  to  deliver  thee. 


2 And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me,  saying, 
2 Go,  and  cry  in  the  ears  of  Jerusalem,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I remember  " for  thee  the  kindness 


6 Is.  49.  1,  5.  11  ver.  17.  Ezek.  2.  i^^  1 Kin.  19.  17.  ch.  89.  8.  & 43.  *3  ver.  8.  Ex.  3.  12.  c Heb.  shoked, 

1 Ex.  33.  12,  17.  6.  & 3.  9.  le  ch.  18.  7.  2 Cor.  10.  Ezek.  2.  6.  d Heb.  shall  be 

8 Luke  1.  15,  41.  >2  Ex.  3.  12.  Deut.  10.  4,  5.  21  peut.  28.  20.  ch.  21  Is.  50.  7.  ch.  6.  opened. 

Gal.  1.  15,  16.  31.  6,  8.  Josh.  1.  5.  n Ezek.  11.  3,  7.  & 17.  13.  27.  & 15.  20.  e Or,  speak  with 

» Ex.  4.  10.  & 6.  12,  ch.  1.5.  20.  Acts  26.  24.  3.  22  1 Kin.  ig.  46.  2 25  ver.  8.  them  of  my  judges 

30.  Is.  6.  5.  17.  Heb.  13.  6.  ch.  4.  6.  & 6.  1.  Kin.  4.  29.  & 9.  1.  a Or,  on  whatsoever  merits. 

Num.  22.  20,  38.  '3  Is.  6.  7.  ch.  5.  15.  & 6.  22.  Job  38.  3.  Luke  12.  errand.  a Or,  concerning. 

Matt.  28.  20.  ^ Is.51.16.  ch.5.14.  & 10.  22.  & 25.  9.  35.  1 Pet.  1.  13.  5 Heb.  shaked. 


JEREMIAH,  11. 


1033 


^ youth,  the  love  of  thine  espousals,  ^ when  thou  wentest 
after  me  in  the  wilderness,  in  a land  that  was  not  sown. 

3 ® Israel  was  holiness  unto  the  Lord,  and  ^ the  first- 
fruits  of  his  increase  : ® all  that  devour  him  shall 
offend  ; evil  shall  come  upon  them,  saith  the  Lord. 

4 Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O house  of  Jacob, 
and  all  the  families  of  the  house  of  Israel  : 

5 Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ® What  iniquity  have  your 
fathers  found  in  me,  that  they  are  gone  far  from  me, 

and  have  walked  after  vanity,  and  are  become  vain  ? 

6 Neither  said  they,  Where  is  the  Lord  that 
® brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  that  led  us 
through  ® the  wilderness,  through  a land  of  deserts  and 
of  pits,  through  a land  of  drought,  and  of  the  shadow 
of  death,  through  a land  that  no  man  passed  through, 
and  where  no  man  dwelt  ? 

7 And  I brought  you  into  a plentiful  country,  to 
eat  the  fruit  thereof  and  the  goodness  thereof  ; but 
when  ye  entered,  ye  defiled  my  land,  and  made 
mine  heritage  an  abomination. 

8 The  priests  said  not,  Where  is  the  Lord?  and 
they  that  handle  the  law  knew  me  not  : the  pastors 
also  transgressed  against  me,  and  the  prophets  pro- 
phesied by  Baal,  and  walked  after  things  that  do  not 
profit. 

9 ^ Wherefore  I will  yet  plead  with  you,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  ^^with  your  children’s  children  will  I plead. 

10  For  pass  over  the  isles  of  Chittim,  and  see  ; and 
send  unto  Kedar,  and  consider  diligently,  and  see  if 
there  be  such  a thing. 

11  Hath  a nation  changed  their  gods,  which  are 

yet  no  gods  ? but  my  people  have  changed  their 

glory  for  that  which  doth  not  profit. 

12  21  Be  astonished,  O ye  heavens,  at  this,  and  be 
horribly  afraid,  be  ye  very  desolate,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  For  my  people  have  committed  two  evils  ; they 
have  forsaken  me  the  22  fountain  of  living  waters,  and 
hewed  them  out  cisterns,  broken  cisterns,  that  can  hold 
no  water. 

14  ^ Is  Israel  23  a servant  ? is  he  a homeborn  slave  ? 
why  is  he  spoiled  ? 

15  24Xhe  young  lions  roared  upon  him,  and  yelled, 
and  they  made  his  laud  waste  : his  cities  are  burned 
without  inhabitant. 

16  Also  the  children  of  Noph  and  26  Tahapanes  have 
broken  the  crown  of  thy  head. 

17  26  Hast  thou  not  procured  this  unto  thyself,  in 
that  thou  hast  forsaken  the  Lord  thy  God,  when  2?  he 
led  thee  by  the  way  ? 

18  And  now  what  hast  thou  to  do  28  in  the  way  of 
Egypt,  to  drink  the  waters  of  29  Sihor  ? or  what  hast 
thou  to  do  in  the  way  of  Assyria,  to  drink  the  waters  of 
the  river  ? 

19  Tliine  own  wickedness  shall  correct  thee,  and 
thy  backslidings  shall  reprove  thee  : know  therefore 
and  see  that  it  is  an  evil  thing  and  bitter,  that  thou  hast 
forsaken  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  that  my  fear  is  not  in 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

Ezek.  IG.  8,  22,  GO.  7 2 Kin.  17.  15.  Jo-  78.  .58,  59.  & lOG.  38. 

A 23.  3,  8,  19.  Hos.  nah  2.  8.  ch.  3.  1.  & IG.  18. 

■ l5.  8 18.  G3.  9,  11,  13.  12  Mai.  2.  G,  7.  Rom. 

■2  Dent.  2.  7.  Hos.  13.  4.  2.  20. 

m Ex.  19.  5,  G.  9 Deut.  8.  15.  & 32.  ch.  23.  13. 

Jam.  1.  18.  Rev.  10.  u ver.  11.  Hab.  2. 

M 4.  10  Num.  13.  27.  & 14.  18. 

V ch.  12.  14.  See  7,  8.  Dent.  8.  7,  8,  9.  Ezek.  20.  35,  36. 

■.  50.  7.  " Lev.  18.  25,  27,  28.  Mic.  6.  2. 

V Is.  5.  4.  Mic.  C.  3.  Nnm.  35.  33,  34.  Ps. 


of  thy  youth,  the  love  of  thine  espousals  ; how  thou 
wentest  after  me  in  the  wilderness,  in  a land  that 

3 was  not  sown.  Israel  teas  holiness  unto  the  Lord, 
the  firstfruits  of  his  increase  : all  that  devour  him 
shall  be  held  guilty  ; evil  shall  come  upon  them, 
saith  the  Lord. 

4 Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O house  of  Jacob, 

5 and  all  the  families  of  the  house  of  Israel  : thus 
saith  the  Lord,  What  unrighteousness  have  your 
fathers  found  in  me,  that  they  are  gone  far  from 
me,  and  have  walked  after  vanity,  and  are  become 

6 vain  ? Neither  said  they.  Where  is  the  Lord  that 
brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  ; that  led 
us  through  the  wilderness,  through  a land  of  deserts 
and  of  pits,  through  a land  of  drought  qnd  of  ^ the 
shadow  of  death,  through  a land  that  none  passed 

7 through,  and  where  no  man  dwelt  ? And  I brought 
you  into  a plentiful  land,  to  eat  the  fruit  thereof 
and  the  goodness  thereof  ; but  when  ye  entered,  ye 
defiled  my  land,  and  made  mine  heritage  an  abomi- 

8 nation.  The  priests  said  not.  Where  is  the  Lord  ? 
and  they  that  handle  the  law  knew  me  not  : the 

rulers  also  transgressed  against  me,  and  the 
prophets  prophesied  by  Baal,  and  walked  after 

9 things  that  do  not  profit.  Wherefore  I will  yet 
plead  with  you,  saith  the  Lord,  and  with  your 

10  children’s  children  will  I plead.  For  pass  over  to 
the  isles  of  Kittim,  and  see  ; and  send  unto  Kedar, 
and  consider  diligently  ; and  see  if  there  hath  been 

11  such  a thing.  Hath  a nation  changed  their  gods, 
which  yet  are  no  gods  ? but  my  people  have  changed 

12  their  glory  for  that  which  doth  not  profit.  Be 
astonished,  O ye  heavens,  at  this,  and  be  horribly 

13  afraid,  be  ye  very  desolate,  saith  the  Lord.  For 
my  people  have  committed  two  evils  ; they  have 
forsaken  me  the  fountain  of  living  waters,  and 
hewed  them  out  cisterns,  broken  cisterns,  that  can 

14  hold  no  water.  Is  Israel  a servant  ? Is  he  a 

15  homeborn  slave  ? why  is  he  become  a prey  ? The 
young  lions  have  roared  upon  him,  and  yelled  : 
and  they  have  made  his  land  waste  ; his  cities  are 

16  burned  up,  without  inhabitant.  The  children  also 
of  Noph  and  Tahpanhes  have  ® broken  the  crown  of 

17  thy  head.  Hast  thou  not  procured  this  unto  thy- 
self, in  that  thou  hast  forsaken  the  Lord  thy  God, 

18  when  he  led  thee  by  the  way  ? And  now  what  hast 
thou  to  do  in  the  way  to  Egypt,  to  drink  the  waters 
of  Shihor  ? or  what  hast  thou  to  do  in  the  way  to 

19  Assyria,  to  drink  the  waters  of  s'  the  River  ? Thine 
own  wickedness  shall  correct  thee,  and  thy  back- 
slidings shall  reprove  thee  : know  therefore  and 
see  that  it  is  an  evil  thing  and  a bitter,  that  thou 
hast  forsaken  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  that  my  fear 
is  not  in  thee,  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


16  Ex.  20.  6.  Lev. 
20.  5. 

u Mic.  4.  5. 

18  Ps.  115.  4.  Is.  37. 
19.  ch.  !(!.  20. 

19  Ps.  lOG.  20.  Rom. 
1.  23. 

2"  ver.  8. 

21  Is.  1.  2.  ch.  G. 
19. 


22  Ps.  3G.  9.  ch.  17. 

13.  & 18.  14.  John  4. 

14. 

26  Bee  Ex.  4.  22. 

2'‘  Is.  1.  7.  ch.  4.  7. 

25  ch.  43.  7,  8,  9. 

26  cli.  4.  18. 

27  Deut.  32.  10. 

28  Is.  30.  1,  2. 

29  Joslu  13.  3. 


S6Is.  3.  9.  Hos. 
5.  5. 

6 Or,  dee])  darkness, 
c Heb.  shepherds, 
d Heb.  given  out 
their  voice, 
e Or,  fed  on. 
f That  is,  the  Nile. 
g That  is,  the  Eu- 
phrates. 


1034 


JEREMIAH,  II. 


20  ^ For  of  old  time  I have  broken  thy  yoke,  and 
burst  thy  bauds  ; and  thou  saidst,  I will  not  trans- 
gress ; when  upon  every  high  hill  and  under  every 
green  tree  thou  wanderest,  playing  the  harlot. 

21  Yet  I had  planted  thee  a noble  vine,  wholly  a 
right  seed  : how  then  art  thou  turned  into  the  de- 
generate plant  of  a strange  vine  unto  me  ? 

22  For  though  thou  ^6  wash  thee  with  nitre,  and  take 
thee  much  sope,  yet  thine  iniquity  is  marked  before 
me,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

23  How  canst  thou  say,  I am  not  polluted,  I have 
not  gone  after  Baalim  ? see  thy  way  in  the  valley, 
know  what  thou  hast  done  : thou  art  a swift  dromedary 
traversing  her  ways  ; 

24  A wild  ass  used  to  the  wilderness,  that  snuffeth 
up  the  wind  at  her  pleasure  ; in  her  occasion  who  can 
turn  her  away  ? all  they  that  seek  her  will  not  weary 
themselves  ; in  her  month  they  shall  find  her. 

25  Withhold  thy  foot  from  being  unshod,  and  thy 
throat  from  thirst  : but  thou  saidst.  There  is  no  hope  : 
no  ; for  I have  loved  strangers,  and  after  them  will 

I go- 

26  As  the  thief  is  ashamed  when  he  is  found,  so  is 
the  house  of  Israel  ashamed  ; they,  their  kings,  their 
princes,  and  their  priests,  and  their  prophets, 

27  Saying  to  a stock.  Thou  a7’t  my  father  ; and  to 
a stone.  Thou  hast  brought  me  forth  : for  they  have 
turned  their  back  unto  me,  and  not  their  face  : but  in 
the  time  of  their  trouble  they  will  say.  Arise,  and 
save  us. 

28  But  where  are  thy  gods  that  thou  hast  made 
thee  ? let  them  arise,  if  they  can  save  thee  in  the 
time  of  thy  trouble  : for  according  to  the  number  of 
thy  cities  are  thy  gods,  O Judah. 

29  Wherefore  will  ye  plead  with  me  ? ye  all  have 
transgressed  against  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

30  In  vain  have  I smitten  your  children  ; they 
received  no  correction  : your  own  sword  hath  de- 
voured your  prophets,  like  a destroying  lion. 

31  ^ O generation,  see  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

Have  I been  a wilderness  unto  Israel  ? a land  of 

darkness  ? wherefore  say  my  people,  We  are  lords  ; 

we  will  come  no  more  unto  thee  ? 

32  Can  a maid  forget  her  ornaments,  or  a bride  her 
attire  ? yet  my  people  have  forgotten  me  days  with- 
out number. 

33  Why  trimmest  thou  thy  way  to  seek  love  ? there- 
fore hast  thou  also  taught  the  wicked  ones  thy  ways. 

34  Also  in  thy  skirts  is  found  ^^the  blood  of  the 
souls  of  the  poor  innocents  : I have  not  found  it  by 
secret  search,  but  upon  all  these. 

35  Yet  thou  sayest.  Because  I am  innocent,  surely 
his  anger  shall  turn  from  me.  Behold,  I will  plead 
with  thee,  because  thou  sayest,  I have  not  sinned. 

36  Why  gaddest  thou  about  so  much  to  change  thy 
way  ? thou  also  shalt  be  ashamed  of  Egypt,  ^ as  thou 
wast  ashamed  of  Assyria. 


20  For  of  old  time  ^ I have  broken  thy  yoke,  and  burst 
thy  bands  ; and  thou  saidst,  I will  not  ‘ serve  ; for 
upon  every  high  hill  and  under  every  green  tree  thou 

21  didst  bow  thyself,  playing  the  harlot.  Yet  I had 
planted  thee  a noble  vine,  wholly  a right  seed  : how 
then  art  thou  turned  into  the  degenerate  plant  of  a 

22  strange  vine  unto  me  ? For  though  thou  wash  thee 
with  lye,  and  take  thee  much  soap,  yet  thine  iniquity 

23  is  marked  before  me,  saith  the  Lord  God.  How 
canst  thou  say,  I am  not  defiled,  I have  not  gone 
after  the  Baalim  ? see  thy  way  in  the  valley,  know 
what  thou  hast  done  : thou  art  a swift  j dromedary 

24  traversing  her  ways  ; a wild  ass  used  to  the  wilder- 
ness, that  snufPeth  up  the  wind  in  her  desire  ; in 
her  oecasion  who  can  turn  her  away  ? all  they  that 
seek  her  will  not  weary  themselves  ; in  her  month 

25  they  shall  find  her.  Withhold  thy  foot  from  being 
unshod,  and  thy  throat  from  thirst : but  thou  saidst. 
There  is  no  hope  : no  ; for  I have  loved  strangers, 

26  and  after  them  will  I go.  As  the  thief  is  ashamed 
when  he  is  found,  so  is  the  house  of  Israel  ashamed  ; 
they,  their  kings,  their  princes,  and  their  priests, 

27  and  their  prophets  ; which  say  to  a stock.  Thou  art 
my  father  ; and  to  a stone.  Thou  hast  ^ brought  ^ me 
forth  ; for  they  have  turned  their  back  unto  me, 
and  not  their  face  : but  in  the  time  of  their  trouble 

28  they  will  say.  Arise,  and  save  us.  But  where  are 
thy  gods  that  thou  hast  made  thee  ? let  them  arise, 
if  they  can  save  thee  in  the  time  of  thy  trouble  : 
for  according  to  the  number  of  thy  cities  are  thy 
gods,  O Judah. 


29  Wherefore  will  ye  plead  with  me  ? ye  all  have 

30  transgressed  against  me,  saith  the  Lord.  In  vain 
have  I smitten  your  children  ; they  received  no 

correction  : your  own  sword  hath  devoured  your 

31  prophets,  like  a destroying  lion.  O generation,  see 
ye  the  word  of  the  Lord.  Have  I been  a wilder- 
ness unto  Israel  ? or  a land  of  ” thick  darkness  ? 
wherefore  say  my  people.  We  are  broken  loose  ; 

32  we  will  come  no  more  unto  thee  ? Can  a maid  for- 
get her  ornaments,  or  a bride  her  attire  ? yet  my 
people  have  forgotten  me  days  without  number. 

33  How  trimmest  thou  thy  way  to  seek  love  ! therefore 
even  the  wicked  women  hast  thou  taught  thy  ways. 

34  Also  in  thy  skirts  is  found  the  blood  of  the  souls  of 
the  innocent  poor  : ° I have  not  found  it  at  p the 

35  place  of  breaking  in,  but  upon  ^ all  these.  Yet  thou 
saidst,  I am  innocent  ; surely  his  anger  is  turned 
away  from  me.  Behold,  I will  enter  into  judgement 
with  thee,  because  thou  sayest,  I have  not  sinned. 

36  Why  gaddest  thou  about  so  much  to  change  thy 
way  ? thou  shalt  be  ashamed  of  Egypt  also,  as  thou 


81  Ex.  19.  8. 

Josh. 

35  Deut.  32.  32. 

Is. 

43  Judg.  10.  10.  Ps. 

29,  &c.  Acts  7. 

52. 

58  ver.  18.  ch.  31. 

1 Another  readii 

24.  18.  Judg. 

10.  16. 

1.  21.  & 5.  4. 

78.  34.  Is.  26.  16. 

1 Thess.  2.  15. 

22.  Hos.  6.  13.  & 

is,  us. 

1 Sam.  12.  10. 

36  Job  9.  30. 

44  Deut.  32.  37. 

50  ver.  5. 

12.  1. 

m Or,  instructioiil 

32Deut.  12. 

2.  Is. 

37  Deut.  32.  34. 

Job 

Judg.  10.  14. 

51  Ps.  12.  4. 

50  Is.  30.  3.  ch. 

n Or,  darkness /2. 

67.  5,  7.  ch.  3. 

6. 

14.  17.  Hos.  13.  12. 

45  Is.  46.  20. 

52  Deut.  32.  15. 

37.  7. 

Jah. 

S3  Ex.  34.  15, 

16. 

• 33  Pro.  30.  12. 

46  ch.  11.  13. 

53  Ps.  106.  21. 

ch. 

60  2 Chr.  28.  16,  20, 

0 Or,  thou  dids  j 

34  Ex.  15.  17.  Ps. 

30  ch.  7.  31. 

47  ver.  23,  35. 

13.  25.  Hos.  8.  14. 

21. 

find  them.  1 

44.  2.  & 80.  8. 

Is.  5. 

40  Job  39.  5,  &c. 

ch. 

48  Is.  1.  6.  & 9.  13. 

54  Ps.  106.  38. 

ch. 

h Or,  thou  hast. 

p See  Ex.  22.  2 14j 

1,  &c.  & GO.  21. 

Matt. 

14.  6. 

ch.  5.  3. 

19.  4. 

i Another  reading 

q Some  ancien  j 

21.  33.  Mark 

12.  1. 

41  ch.  18. 12. 

48  2 Chr.  36.  16. 

55  ver.  23,  29. 

is,  transgress.  / 

j Or,  young  camel. 

thorities  have,  ' chi 

Luke  20.  9. 

42  Deut.  32.  16. 

ch. 

Neh.  9.  26.  Matt.  23. 

56  ver.  9. 

oak.  '] 

3.  13. 

57  Pro.  28. 13.  1 John 

k Or,  begotten  me. 

1.  8, 10. 


JEREMIAH,  III. 


1035 


37  Yea,  thou  shalt  go  forth  from  him,  and  thine 
hands  upon  thine  head  : for  the  Lord  hath  rejected  thy 
confidences,  and  thou  shalt  not  prosper  in  them. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  God's  great  mercy  in  Judah's  vile  whoredom.  6 Judah  is  worse  than 
Israel.  12  The  promises  of  the  gospel  to  the  penitent.  20  Israel  re- 
proved, and  called  by  God,  maketh  a solemn  confession  of  their  sins. 

They  say,  if  a man  put  away  his  wife,  and  she  go 
from  him,  and  become  another  man’s,  ^ shall  he 
return  unto  her  again  ? shall  not  that  ^ land  be  greatly 
polluted  ? but  thou  hast  ^ played  the  harlot  with  many 
lovers  ; ^ yet  return  again  to  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

2  Lift  Up  thine  eyes  unto  ® the  high  places,  and  see 
where  thou  hast  not  been  lien  with.  ® In  the  ways  hast 
thou  sat  for  them,  as  the  Arabian  in  the  wilderness  ; 

and  thou  hast  polluted  the  land  with  thy  whoredoms 
and  with  thy  wickedness. 

3  Therefore  the  ® showers  have  been  withholden,  and 
there  hath  been  no  latter  rain  ; and  thou  hadst  a 
® whore’s  forehead,  thou  refusedst  to  be  ashamed. 

4  Wilt  thou  not  from  this  time  cry  unto  me.  My  fa- 
ther, thou  art  the  guide  of  my  youth  ? 

5  Will  he  reserve  his  anger  for  ever  ? will  he  keep 
it  to  the  end  ? Behold,  thou  hast  spoken  and  done  evil 
things  as  thou  couldest. 

6  IT  The  Lord  said  also  unto  me  in  the  days  of 
Josiah  the  king.  Hast  thou  seen  that  which  backslid- 
ing Israel  hath  done  ? she  is  gone  up  upon  every  high 
mountain  and  under  every  green  tree,  and  there  hath 
played  the  harlot. 

7  And  I said  after  she  had  done  all  these  things, 
Turn  thou  unto  me.  But  she  returned  not.  And  her 
treacherous  sister  Judah  saw  it. 

8  And  I saw,  when  for  all  the  causes  whereby 
backsliding  Israel  committed  adultery  I had  put  her 
away,  and  given  her  a bill  of  divorce  ; yet  her  trea- 
cherous sister  Judah  feared  not,  but  went  and  played 
the  harlot  also. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  through  the  lightness  of  her 
whoredom,  that  she  defiled  the  land,  and  committed 
adultery  with  stones  and  with  stocks. 

10  And  yet  for  all  this  her  treacherous  sister  Judah 
hath  not  turned  unto  me  with  her  whole  heart,  but 
feignedly,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  The  backsliding 
Israel  hath  justified  herself  more  than  treacherous 
Judah. 

12  ^ Go  and  proclaim  these  words  toward  the 
north,  and  say.  Return,  thou  backsliding  Israel,  saith 
the  Lord  ; and  I will  not  cause  mine  anger  to  fall  upon 
you  : for  I am  merciful,  saith  the  Lord,  and  I will 
not  keep  anger  for  ever. 

13  Only  acknowledge  thine  iniquity,  that  thou  hast 
transgressed  against  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  hast  scat- 
tered thy  ways  to  the  strangers  ^9  under  every  green 
tree,  and  ye  have  not  obeyed  my  voice,  saith  the  Lord. 
14  Turn,  O backsliding  children,  saith  the  Lord  ; 


61  2 Sam.  13.  19. 

1 Deut.  24.  4. 

2 ch.  2.  7. 

3 ch.  2.  20.  Ezek. 
16.  26,  28,  29. 

^ ch.  4.  1.  Zech. 
1.  3. 

6 See  Deut.  12.  2. 
ch.  2.  20. 

6 Gen.  38.  14.  Pro. 
23.  28.  Ezek.  16.  24, 
26. 

T ver.  9.  ch.  2.  7. 


6 Lev.  26. 19.  Deut. 
28.  23,  24.  ch.  9.  12. 
& 14.  4. 

» ch.  5.  3.  & 6.  15.  & 
8.  12.  Ezek.  3.  7. 
Zeph.  3.  5. 

10  Pro.  2.  17. 

11  ch.  2.  2.  Hos.  2. 
15. 

12  ver.  12.  Ps.  77. 
7,  &c.  & 103.  9.  la. 
67.  16. 


13  ver.  11,  14.  ch. 
7.  24. 

11  ch.  2.  20. 

16  2 Kin.  17.  13. 

10  Ezek.  16.  46.  & 
23.  2,  4. 

11  Ezek.  23.  9. 

13  2 Kin.  17.  6,  18. 

10  Ezek.  23.  11,  &c. 

20  ver.  2.  ch.  2.  7. 

21  ch.  2.  27. 


37  wast  ashamed  of  Assyria.  From  him  also  shalt 
thou  go  forth,  with  thine  hands  upon  thine  head  ; 
for  the  Lord  hath  rejected  thy  confidences,  and 
thou  shalt  not  prosper  in  them. 


3 “ They  say,  ^ If  a man  put  away  his  wife,  and  she 

go  from  him,  and  become  another  man’s,  shall  he 
return  unto  her  again  ? shall  not  that  land  be 
greatly  polluted  ? But  thou  hast  played  the  harlot 
with  many  lovers  ; ^ yet  return  again  to  me,  saith  the 

2 Lord.  Lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  the  bare  heights,  and 
see  ; where  hast  thou  not  been  lien  with  ? By  the 
ways  hast  thou  sat  for  them,  as  an  Arabian  in  the 
wilderness  ; and  thou  hast  polluted  the  land  with 

3 thy  whoredoms  and  with  thy  wickedness.  There- 
fore the  showers  have  been  withholden,  and  there 
hath , been  no  latter  rain  ; yet  thou  hadst  a whore’s 

4 forehead,  thou  refusedst  to  be  ashamed.  Wilt  thou 
not  from  this  time  cry  unto  me,  My  father,  thou  art 

5 the  ^ guide  of  my  youth  ? W ill  he  retain  his  anger 
for  ever  ? will  he  keep  it  to  the  end  ? Behold, 
thou  6 hast  spoken  and  hast  done  evil  things,  and 
hast had  thy  way. 

6 Moreover  the  Lord  said  unto  me  in  the  days  of 
Josiah  the  king.  Hast  thou  seen  that  which  back- 
sliding Israel  hath  done  ? she  is  gone  up  upon  every 
high  mountain  and  under  every  green  tree,  and  there 

7 hath  played  the  harlot.  ^ And  I said  after  she  had 
done  all  these  things,  * She  will  return  unto  me  ; 
but  she  returned  not  : and  her  treacherous  sister 

8 Judah  saw  it.  And  ^’I  saw,  when,  for  this  very 
cause  that  backsliding  Israel  had  committed  adul- 
tery, I had  put  her  away  and  given  her  a bill  of  di- 
vorcement, yet  treacherous  Judah  her  sister  feared 

9 not ; but  she  also  went  and  played  the  harlot.  And 
it  came  to  pass  through  the  lightness  of  her  whore- 
dom, that  the  land  was  polluted,  and  she  committed 

10  adultery  with  stones  and  with  stocks.  And  yet  for 
all  this  her  treacherous  sister  Judah  hath  not  re- 
turned unto  me  with  her  whole  heart,  but  feignedly, 

11  saith  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Back- 
slidmg  Israel  hath  shewn  herself  more  righteous 

12  than  treacherous  Judah.  Go,  and  proclaim  these 
words  toward  the  north,  and  say.  Return,  thou  back- 
sliding Israel,  saith  the  Lord  ; I will  not  look  in 
anger  upon  you  : for  I am  merciful,  saith  the  Lord, 

13  I will  not  keep  anger  for  ever.  Only  ^acknowledge 
thine  iniquity,  that  thou  hast  transgressed  against 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  hast  scattered  thy  ways  to 
the  strangers  under  every  green  tree,  and  ye  have 

14  not  obeyed  my  voice,  saith  the  Lord.  Return,  O 
backsliding  children,  saith  the  Lord  ; for  I am  a 


22  2 Chr.  34.  33. 

Hos.  7.  14. 

23  Ezek.  16.  51.  & 23. 

11. 

24  2 Kin.  17.  6. 

25  ver.  5.  Ps.  86. 

15.  & 103.  8,  9. 

26  Lev.  26.  40,  &c. 
Deut.  30.  1,  2,  &c. 
Pro.  28.  13. 

27  ver.  2.  Ezek.  16. 

16,  24,  25. 


23  ch.  2.  25. 

2»  Deut.  12.  2. 
a Heb.  Saying, 
b See  Deut.  24.  1-4. 
c Or,  and  thinkest 
thou  to  return  etc.  f 
d Or,  companion, 
e Or,  hast  spoken 
thus,  but  hast  done 
d-c. 

/ Heb.  been  able, 
g Or,  And  I said, 


After  she  hath  done 
all  these  things,  she 
dec. 

h Or,  Let  her  return 
unto  me. 

i Some  ancient  au- 
thorities have,  she  saiv 
that,  for  &c. 

j Heb.  cause  my 
countenance  to  fall 
upon  you. 
k Or,  know. 


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JEREMIAH,  IV. 


for  I am  married  unto  you  : and  I will  take  you 

one  of  a city,  and  two  of  a family,  and  I will  bring 
you  to  Zion  : 

15  And  I will  give  you  pastors  according  to  mine 
heart,  which  shall  ^^feed  you  with  knowledge  and  un- 
derstanding. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye  be  multiplied 
and  increased  in  the  land,  in  those  days,  saith  the  Lord, 
they  shall  say  no  more.  The  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  : neither  shall  it  come  to  mind  : neither  shall 
they  remember  it  ; neither  shall  they  visit  it  j neither 
shall  that  be  done  any  more. 

17  At  that  time  they  shall  call  Jerusalem  the  throne 
of  the  Lord  ; and  all  the  nations  shall  be  gathered 
unto  it,  to  the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  Jerusalem  : 
neither  shall  they  walk  any  more  after  the  imagina- 
tion of  their  evil  heart. 

18  In  those  days  ^'^the  house  of  Judah  shall  walk 
with  the  house  of  Israel,  and  they  shall  come  together 
out  of  the  land  of  3®  the  north  to  the  land  that  I have 
given  for  an  inheritance  unto  your  fathers. 

19  But  I said.  How  shall  I put  thee  among  the  chil- 
dren, and  give  thee  a pleasant  land,  a goodly  herit- 
age of  the  hosts  of  nations  ? and  I said.  Thou  shalt  call 
me,  My  father  ; and  shalt  not  turn  away  from  me. 

20  ^ Surely  as  a wife  treacherously  departeth  from 
her  husband,  so  have  ye  dealt  treacherously  with  me, 

0 house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  A voice  was  heard  upon  the  high  places,  weep- 
ing and  supplications  of  the  children  of  Israel : for  they 
have  perverted  their  way,  a7id  they  have  forgotten  the 
Lord  their  God. 

22  Return,  ye  backsliding  children,  atid  ^^I  will 
heal  your  backslidings.  Behold,  we  come  unto  thee  ; 
for  thou  art  the  Lord  our  God. 

23  Truly  in  vain  is  salvation  hoped  for  from  the 

hills,  and  from  the  multitude  of  mountains  : truly  in 

the  Lord  our  God  is  the  salvation  of  Israel. 

24  ^®For  shame  hath  devoured  the  labour  of  our 
fathers  from  our  youth  ; their  flocks  and  their  herds, 
their  sons  and  their  daughters. 

25  We  lie  down  in  our  shame,  and  our  confusion 
covereth  us  : for  we  have  sinned  against  the  Lord 
our  God,  we  and  our  fathers,  from  our  youth  even  unto 
this  day,  and  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
our  God. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 God  callelh  Israel  by  his  promise.  3 He  exhorteth  Judah  to  repent- 
ance by  fearful  judgments.  19  A grievous  lamentation  for  the  miser- 
ies of  Judah. 

IF  thou  wilt  return,  O Israel,  saith  the  Lord,  ^ return 
unto  me  : and  if  thou  wilt  put  away  thine  abomi- 
nations out  of  my  sight,  then  shalt  thou  not  remove. 

2  2 And  thou  shalt  swear.  The  Lord  liveth,  ^ in 
truth,  in  judgment,  and  in  righteousness  ; ^and  the 
nations  shall  bless  themselves  in  him,  and  in  him  shall 
they  ® glory. 

3  T[  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  to  the  men  of  Judah 

30  ch.  31.  32.  Hos.  Ezek.  37.  16-22.  Hos.  ver.  14.  Hos. 
2.  19,  20.  1.  11.  14.  1, 

31  Rom.  1 1.  5.  38  ver.  12.  ch.  31.  8.  is  Ho.s.  6.  1.  & 14.  4. 

32  ch.  23.  4.  Ezek.  39  Amos  9.  15.  lo  Ps.  121.  1,  2. 

34.  23.  Eph.  4.  11.  10  Ps.  i06.  24.  Ezek.  u Fs.  3.  8. 

33  Acts  20.  28.  20.6.  Dan.  8.  9.  & 11.  i*  ch.  11.  13.  Hos. 

31  Is.  65.  17.  16,  41,  45.  9.  10. 

33  Is.  60.  9.  11  Is.  63.  16.  10  Ezra  9.  7. 

30  ch.  11.  8.  12  Is.  48.  8.  ch.  5.  ^ ch.  22.  21. 

81  See  Is.  11.  13.  11.  i ch.  3.  1,  22.  Joel 

13  Is.  16.  2.  2.  12. 


husband  unto  you  : and  I will  take  you  one  of  a 
city,  and  two  of  a family,  and  I will  bring  you  to 

15  Zion  : and  I will  give  you  shepherds  according  to 
mine  heart,  which  shall  feed  you  with  knowledge 

16  and  understanding.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
ye  be  multiplied  and  increased  in  the  land,  in  those 
days,  saith  the  Lord,  they  shall  say  no  more.  The 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  ; neither  shall  it 
come  to  mind  : neither  shall  they  remember  it  ; 
neither  shall  they  ^ visit  it ; neither  shall  that  be 

17  done  any  more.  At  that  time  they  shall  call  Jeru- 
salem the  throne  of  the  Lord  ; and  all  the  nations 
shall  be  gathered  unto  it,  to  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
to  Jerusalem  : neither  shall  they  walk  any  more 

18  after  the  stubbornness  of  their  evil  heart.  In  those 
days  the  house  of  Judah  shall  walk  ” with  the  house 
of  Israel,  and  they  shall  come  together  out  of  the 
land  of  the  north  to  the  land  that  I gave  for  an  in- 

19  heritance  unto  your  fathers.  But  I said.  How  ^ shall 
I put  thee  among  the  children,  and  give  thee  a 
pleasant  land,  Pa  goodly  heritage  of  the  hosts  of 
the  nations?  and  I said,  ^Ye  shall  call  me  My 
father  ; and  shall  not  turn  away  from  following  me. 

20  Surely  as  a wife  treacherously  departeth  from  her 
husband,  so  have  ye  dealt  treacherously  with  me,  O 

21  house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord.  A voice  is  heard 
upon  the  bare  heights,  the  weeping  and  the  suppli- 
cations of  the  children  of  Israel  ; for  that  they  have 
perverted  their  way,  they  have  forgotten  the  Lord 

22  their  God.  Return,  ye  backsliding  children,  I will 
heal  your  backslidings.  Behold,  we  are  come  unto 

23  thee  ; for  thou  art  the  Lord  our  God.  Truly  in  vain 
is  the  help  that  is  looked  for  from  the  hills,  the  tu- 
mult on  the  mountains  : truly  in  the  Lord  our  God 

24  is  the  salvation  of  Israel.  But  the  •"  shameful  thing 
hath  devoured  the  labour  of  our  fathers  from  our 
youth  ; their  flocks  and  their  herds,  their  sons  and 

25  their  daughters.  Let  us  lie  down  in  our  shame,  and 
let  our  confusion  cover  us  : for  we  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord  our  God,  we  and  our  fathers,  from 
our  youth  even  unto  this  day  : and  we  have  not 
obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord  our  God. 


4  If  thou  wilt  return,  O Israel,  saith  the  Lord,  unto 
me  shalt  thou  return  : and  “ if  tliou  wilt  put  away 
thine  abominations  out  of  my  sight,  then  shalt  thou 

2 not  be  removed  ; and  thou  shalt  swear.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  in  truth,  in  judgement,  and  in  righteousness  ; 
and  the  nations  shall  bless  themselves  in  him,  and 
in  him  shall  they  glory. 

3 For  thus  saith  the  Lord  to  the  men  of  Judah  and 

2 Deut.  10.  20.  Is.  m Or,  shall  it  be  r Or,  noisy  throng. 

45.  23.  «&  65.  16.  See  made  any  more.  s Heb.  shame.  See 

ch.  5.  2.  n Or,  to.  ch.  11.  13. 

3 Is.  48.  1.  Zech.  o Or,  would  ...  a Or,  if  thou  wilt 

8.  8.  nations  ! put  . . . and  wilt  not 

< Gen.  22.  18.  Ps.  p Or,  the  goodliest  wander,  and  wilt 
72.  17.  Gal.  3.  8.  heritage  of  the  na-  swear  . . . then  shall 

3 Is.  45.  25.  1 Cor.  Hons.  the  nations  dec.,  or, 

1.  31.  q Another  reading  then  shalt  thou  swear 

I Or,  miss.  is.  Thou  shalt . . . and  . . . and  the  nadions 

shall  not  dec.  dec. 


JEREMIAH,  IV. 


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and  Jerusalem,  ® Break  up  your  fallow  ground,  and 
’ sow  not  among  thorns. 

4  ® Circumcise  yourselves  to  the  Lord,  and  take  away 
the  foreskins  of  your  heart,  ye  men  of  Judah  and  inha- 
bitants of  Jerusalem  : lest  my  fury  come  forth  like  fire, 
and  burn  that  none  can  quench  ity  because  of  the  evil 
of  your  doings. 

,5  Declare  ye  in  Judah,  and  publish  in  Jerusalem  ; 
and  say,  Blow  ye  the  trumpet  in  the  land  : cry,  gather 
together,  and  say,  ® Assemble  yourselves,  and  let  us  go 
into  the  defenced  cities. 

6 Set  up  the  standard  toward  Zion  : retire,  stay 
not  : for  I will  bring  evil  from  the  north,  and  a 
great  destruction. 

7 The  lion  is  come  up  from  his  thicket,  and  the 
destroyer  of  the  Gentiles  is  on  his  way  ; he  is  gone 
forth  from  his  place  to  make  thy  land  desolate  ; and 
thy  cities  shall  be  laid  waste,  without  an  inhabitant. 

8 For  this  gird  you  with  sackcloth,  lament  and 
howl : for  the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  is  not  turned 
back  from  us. 

9 And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  the  heart  of  the  king  shall  perish,  and  the 
heart  of  the  princes  ; and  the  priests  shall  be  astonished, 
and  the  prophets  shall  wonder. 

10  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  ! surely  thou  hast 
greatly  deceived  this  people  and  Jerusalem,  saying. 
Ye  shall  have  peace  ; whereas  the  sword  reacheth  unto 
the  soul. 

11  At  that  time  shall  it  be  said  to  this  people  and  to 
J erusalem,  A dry  wind  of  the  high  places  in  the 
wilderness  toward  the  daughter  of  my  people,  not  to 
fan,  nor  to  cleanse, 

12  Even  a full  wind  from  those  places  shall  come 
unto  me  : now  also  will  I give  sentence  against 
them. 

13  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  as  clouds,  and  i®his 
chariots  shall  he  as  a whirlwind  ; his  horses  are  swifter 
than  eagles.  Woe  unto  us  ! for  we  are  spoiled. 

14  O Jerusalem,  ^i^ash  thine  heart  from  wicked- 
ness, that  thou  mayest  be  saved.  How  long  shall  thy 
vain  thoughts  lodge  within  thee  ? 

15  For  a voice  declareth  22fi.om  Dan,  and  publisheth 
affliction  from  mount  Ephraim. 

16  Make  ye  mention  to  the  nations  ; behold,  publish 

against  Jerusalem,  that  watchers  come  ^®from  a far 
country,  and  give  out  their  voice  against  the  cities  of 
Judah.  " 

17  As  keepers  of  a field,  are  they  against  her  round 
about  ; because  she  hath  been  rebellious  against  me, 
saith  the  Lord. 

18  26  Thy  way  and  thy  doings  have  procured  these 
things  unto  thee  ; this  is  thy  wickedness,  because  it  is 
bitter,  because  it  reacheth  unto  thine  heart. 

19  My  26  bowels,  my  bowels  ! I am  pained  at  my 
very  heart  ; my  heart  inaketh  a noise  in  me  ; I cannot 
hold  my  peace,  because  thou  hast  heard,  O my  soul, 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  the  alarm  of  war. 

20  27  Destruction  upon  destruction  is  cried  ; for  the 

« Hos.  10.  12.  12  ch.  25.  9.  n ch.  61.  1.  Ezek. 

■>  Matt.  13.  7,  22.  i3  Is.  1.  7.  ch.  2.  17.  10.  Hos.  13.  15. 

« Deut.  10.  16.  & 30.  15.  is  ch.  1.  16. 

6.  ch.  9.  26.  Rom.  2.  u jg.  22.  12.  ch.  6.  lo  Is.  5.  28. 

28,  29.  Col.  2.  11.  26.  20  Dent.  28. 49.  Lam. 

» ch.  8.  14.  15  Ezek.  14.  9.  2 4. 19.  Hos.  8. 1.  Hab. 

10  ch.  1.  13, 14, 15.  & Thess.  2.  11.  1.  8. 

6.  1, 22.  10  ch.  5.  12.  & 14.  21  ig.  1.  iq.  Jam. 

11  2 Kin.  24.  1.  ch.  13.  4.  3. 

5.6.  Dan.  7.4. 


to  Jerusalem,  Break  up  your  fallow  ground,  and  sow 

4 not  among  thorns.  Circumcise  yourselves  to  the 
Lord,  and  take  away  the  foreskins  of  your  heart, 
ye  men  of  Judah  and  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  : lest 
my  fury  go  forth  like  fire,  and  burn  that  none  can 

5 quench  it,  be'cause  of  the  evil  of  your  doings.  De- 
clare ye  in  Judah,  and  publish  in  Jerusalem  ; and 
say.  Blow  ye  the  trumpet  in  the  land  : cry  aloud 
and  say.  Assemble  yourselves,  and  let  us  go  into  the 

6 fenced  cities.  Set  up  a standard  toward  Zion  : flee 
for  safety,  stay  not  : for  I will  bring  evil  from  the 

7 north,  and  a great  destruction.  A lion  is  gone  up 
from  his  thicket,  and  a destroyer  of  nations  ; he  is 
on  his  way,  he  is  gone  forth  from  his  place  ; to  make 
thy  land  desolate,  that  thy  cities  be  laid  waste,  with- 

8 out  inhabitant.  For  this  gird  you  with  sackcloth, 
lament  and  howl  : for  the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord 

9 is  not  turned  back  from  us.  And  it  shall  come  to 
pass  at  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that  the  heart  of 
the  king  shall  perish,  and  the  heart  of  the  princes  ; 
and  the  priests  shall  be  astonished,  and  the  prophets 

10  shall  wonder.  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  ! surely 
thou  hast  greatly  deceived  this  people  and  Jeru- 
salem, saying.  Ye  shall  have  peace  ; whereas  the 

11  sword  reacheth  unto  the  soul.  At  that  time  shall  it 
be  said  to  this  people  and  to  Jerusalem,  A hot  wind 
from  the  bare  heights  in  the  wilderness  toward  the 
daughter  of  my  people,  not  to  fan,  nor  to  cleanse  ; 

12  ^ a full  wind  from  these  shall  come  for  me  : now  will 

13  I also  ^ utter  judgements  against  them.  Behold,  he 
shall  come  up  as  clouds,  and  his  chariots  shall  he  as 
the  whirlwind  : his  horses  are  swifter  than  eagles. 

14  Woe  unto  us  ! for  we  are  spoiled.  O Jerusalem, 
wash  thine  heart  from  wickedness,  that  thou  mayest 
be  saved.  How  long  shall  thine  evil  thoughts  lodge 

15  within  thee  ? For  ‘^a  voice  declareth  from  Dan,  and 

16  publisheth  evil  from  the  hills  of  Ephraim  : make  ye 
mention  to  the  nations  ; behold,  publish  against  Jeru- 
salem, that  watchers  come  from  a far  country,  and 

17  give  out  their  voice  against  the  cities  of  Judah.  As 
keepers  of  a field  are  they  against  her  round  about ; 
because  she  hath  been  rebellious  against  me,  saith 

18  the  Lord.  Thy  way  and  thy  doings  have  procured 
these  things  unto  thee  ; this  is  thy  wickedness  ; ® for 
it  is  bitter, « for  it  reacheth  unto  thine  heart. 


19  My  bowels,  my  bowels  ! ^I  am  pained  at  my  very 
heart  ; my  heart  is  disquieted  in  me  ; I cannot  hold 
my  peace  ; because  * thou  hast  heard,  O my  soul,  the 

20  sound  of  the  trumpet,  the  alarm  of  war.  Destruc- 
tion upon  destruction  is  cried  ; for  the  whole  land 

22  ch.  8.  16.  27  pg.  42.  7.  Ezek.  e Or,  surdy. 

23  ch.  6.  15.  7. 26.  / Another  reading 

2^2  Kin.  25.  1,  4.  6 Or,  a wind  too  is,  I will  wait  pa- 

25  Ps.  107.  17.  Is.  50.  strong  for  this.  tiently. 

1.  ch.  2.  17,  19.  c See  ch.  1.  16.  g Heb.  the  walls  of 

25  Is.  15.  5.  & 16.  11.  d Or,  there  is  a voice  my  heart. 

&21.3.  &22. 4.  ch.9.  of  one  that  declareth  h Or,  as  otherwise 

1,  10.  See  Luke  19.  dec.  read,  my  soul  heareth. 

42. 


1038 


JEREMIAH,  V. 


whole  land  is  spoiled  : suddenly  are  my  tents  spoiled, 
and  my  curtains  in  a moment. 

21  How  long  shall  I see  the  standard,  and  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet  ? 

22  For  my  people  is  foolish,  they  have  not  known 
me  ; they  are  sottish  children,  and  they  have  none  un- 
derstanding : they  are  wise  to  do  evil,  but  to  do  good 
they  have  no  knowledge. 

23  beheld  the  earth,  and,  lo,  it  was  without 
form,  and  void  ; and  the  heavens,  and  they  had  no 
light. 

24  beheld  the  mountains,  and,  lo,  they  trembled, 
and  all  the  hills  moved  lightly. 

25  I beheld,  and,  lo,  there  teas  no  man,  and  ^^all  the 
birds  of  the  heavens  were  fled. 

26  I beheld,  and,  lo,  the  fruitful  place  was  a wilder- 
ness, and  all  the  cities  thereof  were  broken  down  at 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and  by  his  flerce  anger. 

27  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said.  The  whole  land  shall 
be  desolate  ; yet  will  I not  make  a full  end. 

28  For  this  shall  the  earth  mourn,  and  the 
heavens  above  be  black  : because  I have  spoken  it,  I 
have  purposed  it,  and  will  not  repent,  neither  will  I 
turn  back  from  it. 

29  The  whole  city  shall  flee  for  the  noise  of  the 
horsemen  and  bowmen  ; they  shall  go  into  thickets, 
and  climb  up  upon  the  rocks  : every  city  shall  be  for- 
saken, and  not  a man  dwell  therein. 

30  And  when  thou  art  spoiled,  what  wilt  thou  do  ? 
Though  thou  clothest  thyself  with  crimson,  though  thou 
deckest  thee  with  ornaments  of  gold,  though  thou  rent- 
est  thy  face  with  painting,  in  vain  shalt  thou  make  thy- 
self fair  ; thy  lovers  will  despise  thee,  they  will  seek 
thy  life. 

31  For  I have  heard  a voice  as  of  a woman  in 
travail,  and  the  anguish  as  of  her  that  bringeth  forth 
her  first  child,  the  voice  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  that 
bewaileth  herself,  that  spreadeth  her  hands,  saying, 
Woe  15  me  now  I for  my  soul  is  wearied  because  of 
murderers. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 The  judgments  of  God  upon  the  Jews,  for  their  perverseness,  7 for 
their  adultery,  10  for  their  impiety,  19  for  their  contempt  of  God,  25 
and  for  their  great  corruption  in  the  civil  state,  30  and  ecclesiastical. 

Run  ye  to  and  fro  through  the  streets  of  Jerusalem, 
and  see  now,  and  know,  and  seek  in  the  broad 
places  thereof,  ^ if  ye  can  And  a man,  ^ if  there  be  any 
that  executeth  judgment,  that  seeketh  the  truth  ; ® and 
I will  pardon  it. 

2  And  ^ though  they  say,  ® The  Lord  liveth  ; surely 
they  ® swear  falsely. 

3  O Lord,  are  not  thine  eyes  upon  the  truth  ? thou 
hast  ® stricken  them,  but  they  have  not  grieved  ; thou 
hast  consumed  them,  hut  ^they  have  refused  to  re- 
ceive correction  : they  have  made  their  faces  harder 
than  a rock  ; they  have  refused  to  return. 

4  Therefore  I said,  Surely  these  are  poor  ; they  are 
foolish  : for  they  know  not  the  way  of  the  Lord,  nor 
the  judgment  of  their  God. 

5  I will  get  me  unto  the  great  men,  and  will  speak 
unto  them  ; for  they  have  known  the  way  of  the 

28  ch.  10.  20.  34  ch.  5. 10, 18.  & 30.  38  2 Kin.  9.  30.  Ezek. 

29  Rom.  16.  19.  11.  & 4G.  28.  23.  40. 

30  Is.  24.  19.  3.5  Hos.  4.  3.  3o  ch.  22.  20,  22. 

31  Gen.  1.  2.  sc  jg.  5.  30,  & 50.  3.  Lam.  1.  2,  19. 

32  Is.  5.  25.  Ezek.  37  Num.  23.  19.  ch.  4o  ig.  1.  15.  Lam.  1. 

38. 20.  7.  16.  17. 

33  Zeph.  1.  3.  3 Ezek.  22.  30. 


is  spoiled  : suddenly  are  my  tents  spoiled,  and  my 

21  curtains  in  a moment.  How  long  shall  I see  the 

22  standard,  and  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet  ? For 
my  people  is  foolish,  they  know  me  not  ; they  are 
sottish  children,  and  they  have  none  understanding  : 
they  are  wise  to  do  evil,  but  to  do  good  they  have 
no  knowledge. 

23  I beheld  the  earth,  and,  lo,  it  was  * waste  and  void ; 

24  and  the  heavens,  and  they  had  no  light.  I beheld 
the  mountains,  and,  lo,  they  trembled,  and  all  the 

25  hills  -^Tnoved  to  and  fro.  I beheld,  and,  lo,  there 
was  no  man,  and  all  the  birds  of  the  heavens  were 

26  fled.  I beheld,  and,  lo,  *the  fruitful  field  was  a 
wilderness,  and  all  the  cities  thereof  were  broken 
down  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and  before  his 

27  fierce  anger.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  whole 
land  shall  be  a desolation  ; yet  will  I not  make  a 

28  full  end.  For  this  shall  the  earth  mourn,  and  the 
heavens  above  be  black  : because  I have  spoken  it, 
I have  purposed  it,  and  I have  not  repented,  neither 

29  will  I turn  back  from  it.  The  whole  city  fleeth  for 
the  noise  of  the  horsemen  and  bowmen  ; they  go 
into  the  thickets,  and  climb  up  upon  the  rocks  : 
every  city  is  forsaken,  and  not  a man  dwelleth 

30  therein.  And  thou,  when  thou  art  spoiled,  what 
wilt  thou  do  ? Though  thou  clothest  thyself  with 
scarlet,  though  thou  deckest  thee  with  ornaments 
of  gold,  though  thou  ^enlargest  thine  eyes  with 
paint,  in  vain  dost  thou  make  thyself  fair  ; thy  lovers 

31  despise  thee,  they  seek  thy  life.  For  I have  heard 
a voice  as  of  a woman  in  travail,  the  anguish  as  of 
her  that  bringeth  forth  her  first  child,  the  voice  of 
the  daughter  of  Zion,  that  gaspeth  for  breath,  that 
spreadeth  her  hands,  saying.  Woe  is  me  now  ! for 
my  soul  fainteth  before  the  murderers. 


5 Run  ye  to  and  fro  through  the  streets  of  Jerusa- 
lem, and  see  now,  and  know,  and  seek  in  the  broad 
places  thereof,  if  ye  can  find  a man,  if  there  be  any 
that  doeth  justly,  that  seeketh  “ truth  ; and  I will 

2 pardon  her.  And  though  they  say.  As  the  Lord 

3 liveth  ; surely  they  swear  falsely.  O Lord,  ^ do  not 
thine  eyes  look  upon  ® truth  ? thou  hast  stricken 
them,  but  they  were  not  grieved  ; thou  hast  con- 
sumed them,  but  they  have  refuged  to  receive  ® cor- 
rection : they  have  made  their  faces  harder  than  a 

4 rock  ; they  have  refused  to  return.  Then  I said. 
Surely  these  are  poor  : they  are  foolish  ; for  they 
know  not  the  way  of  the  Lord,  nor  the  judgement 

5 of  their  God  : I will  get  me  unto  the  great  men, 
and  will  speak  unto  them  ; for  they  know  the  way 


2 Gen.  18.  23,  &c. 
Ps.  12.  1. 

3 Gen.  18.  26. 

4 Tit.  1.  16. 

6 ch.  4.  2. 

6 ch.  7.  9. 

7 2 Chr.  16.  9. 


8 Is.  1.  6.  & 9.  13. 

ch.  2.  30. 

9ch.  7.  28.  Zeph.  3. 

2. 

10  ch.  8.  7. 

Mic.  3.  1. 
i See  Gen.  1.  2. 


j Or,  moved  lightly, 
k Or,  Carmel. 

I Heb.  rendest. 
a Or,  faithfulness, 
h Heb.  are  not  thine 
eyes  upon, 
c Or,  instruction. 


JEREMIAH,  V. 


1039 


Lord,  and  the  judgment  of  their  God  : but  these  have 
altogether  broken  the  yoke,  and  burst  the  bonds. 

6 Wherefore  a lion  out  of  the  forest  shall  slay 
them,  and  a wolf  of  the  evenings  shall  spoil  them, 
^®a  leopard  shall  watch  over  their  cities  : every  one 
that  goeth  out  thence  shall  be  torn  in  pieces  : because 
their  transgressions  are  many,  and  their  backslidings 
are  increased. 

7 ^ How  shall  I pardon  thee  for  this  ? thy  children 
have  forsaken  me,  and  sworn  by  them  that  are  no 
gods  : when  I had  fed  them  to  the  full,  they  then 
committed  adultery,  and  assembled  themselves  by 
troops  in  the  harlots’  houses. 

8 They  were  as  fed  horses  in  the  morning  : every 
one  neighed  after  his  neighbour’s  wife. 

9 Shall  I not  visit  for  these  things  f saith  the  Lord  : 
and  shall  not  my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a nation  as 

this  ? 

10  ^ 23  Qo  ye  up  upon  her  walls,  and  destroy  ; 24  but 
make  not  a full  end  : take  away  her  battlements  ; for 
they  are  not  the  Lord’s. 

11  For  25  the  house  of  Israel  and  the  house  of  Judah 
have  dealt  very  treacherously  against  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

12  26  They  have  belied  the  Lord,  and  said,  27  h is 
not  he  ; neither  shall  evil  come  upon  us  ; 28  neither 
shall  we  see  sword  nor  famine  : 

13  And  the  prophets  shall  become  wind,  and  the 
word  is  not  in  them  : thus  shall  it  be  done  unto  them. 

14  Wherefore  thus  saith  tl!®>LoRD  God  of  hosts.  Be- 
cause ye  speak  this  word,  29  behold,  I will  make  my 
words  in  thy  mouth  fire,  and  this  people  wood,  and  it 
shall  devour  them. 

15  Lo,  I will  bring  a nation  upon  you  from  far, 

0 house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  : it  is  a mighty  na- 
tion, it  is  an  ancient  nation,  a’  nation  whose  language 
thou  knowest  not,  neither  understandest  what  they 
say. 

16  Their  quiver  is  as  an  open  sepulchre,  they  are  all 
mighty  men. 

17  And  they  shall  eat  up  thine  ®2  harvest,  and  thy 
bread,  which  thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  should  eat  : 
they  shall  eat  up  thy  flocks  and  thine  herds : they  shall 
eat  up  thy  vines  and  thy  fig  trees  : they  shall  impover- 
ish thy  fenced  cities,  wherein  thou  trustedst,  with  the 
sword. 

18  Nevertheless  in  those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  I 
will  not  make  a full  end  with  you. 

19  T[  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye  shall  say, 
Wherefore  doeth  the  Lord  our  God  all  these  things 

unto  us  ? then  shalt  thou  answer  them,  Like  as  ye  have 
forsaken  me,  and  served  strange  gods  in  your  land,  so 
shall  ye  serve  strangers  in  a land  that  is  not  your’s. 

20  Declare  this  in  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  publish  it 
in  Judah,  saying, 

21  Hear  now  this,  0 foolish  people,  and  without 
understanding  ; which  have  eyes,  and  see  not  ; which 
have  ears,  and  hear  not  : 

22  ®®Fear  ye  not  me  ? saith  the  Lord  : will  ye  not 
tremble  at  my  presence,  which  liave  placed  the  sand 

12  Ps.  2.  3. 

13  Ch.  4.  7. 

11  Ps.  104.  20.  Hab. 

1.  8.  Zeph.  3.  3. 

15  Hos.  13.  7. 

13  Josh.  23.  7.  Zeph. 

1 5 

' 11  Deut.  32.  21.  Gal. 

4.  8. 


of  the  Lord,  and  the  judgement  of  their  God.  But 
these  with  one  accord  have  broken  the  yoke,  and 

6 burst  the  bands.  Wherefore  a lion  out  of  the  forest 
shall  slay  them,  a wolf  of  the  ^ evenings  shall  spoil 
them,  a leopard  shall  watch  over  their  cities,  every 
one  that  goeth  out  thence  shall  be  torn  in  pieces  : 
because  their  transgressions  are  many,  and  their 

7 backslidings  are  increased.  How  can  I pardon 
thee  ? thy  children  have  forsaken  me,  and  sworn  by 
them  that  are  no  gods  : when  I had  fed  them  to 
the  full,  they  committed  adultery,  and’  assembled 

8 themselves  in  troops  at  the  harlots’  houses.  They 
were  as  fed  horses  -f  in  the  morning  : every  one 

9 neighed  after  his  neighbour’s  wife.  Shall  I not  visit 
for  these  things  ? saith  the  Lord  : and  shall  not  » 
my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a nation  as  this  ? 

10  Go  ye  up  upon  her  walls,  and  destroy  ; but  make 
not  a full  end  : take  away  her  branches  : for  they 

11  are  not  the  Lord’s.  For  the  house  of  Israel  and 
the  house  of  Judah  have  dealt  very  treacherously 

12  against  me,  saith  the  Lord.  They  have  denied  the 
Lord,  and  said,  It  is  not  he  ; neither  shall  evil  come 
upon  us  ; neither  shall  we  see  sword  nor  famine  : 

13  and  the  prophets  shall  become  wind,  and  the  word 
is  not  in  them  ; thus  shall  it  be  done  unto  them. 

14  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts. 
Because  ye  speak  this  word,  behold,  I will  make  my 
words  in  thy  mouth  fire,  and  this  people  wood,  and 

15  it  shall  devour  them.  Lo,  I will  bring  a nation  upon 
you  from  far,  O house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  t 
it  is  a mighty  nation,  it  is  an  ancient  nation,  a 
nation  whose  language  thou  knowest  not,  neither 

16  understandest  what  they  say.  Their  quiver  is  an 

17  open  sepulchre,  they  are  all  mighty  men.  And  they 
shall  eat  up  thine  harvest,  and  thy  bread,  tchich  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters  should  eat  : they  shall  eat 
up  thy  flocks  and  thine  herds  : they  shall  eat  up  thy 
vines  and  thy  fig  trees  : they  shall  ^ beat  down  thy 
fenced  cities,  wherein  thou  trustest,  with  the  swords 

18  But  even  in  those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  I will  not 

19  make  a full  end  with  you.  And  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  when  ye  shall  say,  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord 
our  God  done  all  these  things  unto  us  ? then  shpJt 
thou  say  unto  them.  Like  as  ye  have  forsaken  me, 
and  served  strange  gods  in  your  land,  so  shall  ye 
serve  strangers  in  a land  that  is  not  yours. 


20  Declare  ye  this  in  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  pub^ 

21  lish  it  in  Judah,  saying.  Hear  now  this,  O foolish 
people,  and  without  * understanding  ; which  have 
eyes,  and  see  not ; which  have  ears,  and  hear  not : 

22  Fear  ye  not  me  ? saith  the  Lord  : will  ye  not 
tremble  at  my  presence,  which  have  placed  the  sand 


« Deut.  32.  15. 

19  Ezek.  22.  11. 

20  ch.  13.  27. 

21  ver.  29.  ch.  9.  9. 

22  ch.  44.  22. 

23  ch.  39.  8. 

21  ver.  18.  ch.  4.  27. 
25  ch.  3.  20. 


23  2 Chr.  3G.  16.  ch. 

4.  10. 

21  Is.  28.  15. 

28  ch.  14.  13. 

29  ch.  1.  9. 

30  Deut.  28.  49.  Is. 

5.  26.  ch.  1.  15.  & 6. 
22. 


31  Is.  39.  3.  ch.  4. 
16. 

32  Lev.  26.  16.  Deut. 
28.  31,  33. 

33  ch.  4.  27. 

34  Deut.  29.  24,  &c. 
1 Kin.  9.  8,  9.  ch.  13. 
22.  & 16.  10. 

36  ch.  2.  13. 


38  Deut.  28.  48. 

31  Is.  6.  9.  Ezek.  12. 
2.  Matt.  13. 14.  John 
12.  40.  Acts  28.  26. 
Rom.  ll.  8. 

38  Rev.  15.  4. 
d Or,  deserts, 
e Or,  according  to 


another  reading,  made 
them  swear. 

f Or,  roaming  at 
large. 

g Or,  an  enduring 
nation. 

h Or,  impoverish, 
i Heb.  heart. 


1040 


JEREMIAH,  VI. 


for  the  bound  of  the  sea  by  a perpetual  decree,  that 
it  cannot  pass  it  : and  though  the  waves  thereof  toss 
themselves,  yet  can  they  not  prevail  ; though  they  roar, 
yet  can  they  not  pass  over  it  ? 

23  But  this  people  hath  a revolting  and  a rebellious 
heart  ; they  are  revolted  and  gone. 

24  Neither  say  they  in  their  heart.  Let  us  now  fear 
the  Lord  our  God,  that  giveth  rain,  both  the  former 
and  the  latter,  in  his  season  : he  reserveth  unto  us 
the  appointed  weeks  of  the  harvest. 

25  ^ Your  iniquities  have  turned  away  these  things, 
and  your  sins  have  withholden  good  things  from  you. 

26  For  among  my  people  are  found  wicked  men:  they 

lay  wait,  as  he  that  setteth  snares  ; they  set  a trap, 

they  catch  men. 

27  As  a cage  is  full  of  birds,  so  are  their  houses  full 
of  deceit : therefore  they  are  become  great,  and  waxen 
rich. 

28  They  are  waxen  fat,  they  shine  : yea,  they  over- 
pass the  deeds  of  the  wicked  : they  judge  not  the 
cause,  the  cause  of  the  fatherless,  yet  they  prosper  ; 
and  the  right  of  the  needy  do  they  not  judge. 

29  Shall  I not  visit  for  these  things  ? saith  the 
Lord  : shall  not  my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a nation 
as  this  ? 

30  ^ A wonderful  and  horrible  thing  is  committed 
in  the  land  ; 

31  The  prophets  prophesy  falsely,  and  the  priests 
bear  rule  by  their  means  ; and  my  people  love  to  have 
it  so  : and  what  will  ye  do  in  the  end  thereof  ? 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  enemies  sent  against  Judah  4 encourage  themselves.  6 God 
setteth  them  on  work  because  of  their  sins.  9 The  prophet  lamenteth 
the  judgments  of  God  because  of  their  sins.  18  He  proclaimeth  God's 
wrath.  26  He  calleth  the  people  to  mourn  for  the  judgment  on  their 
sins. 

OYE  children  of  Benjamin,  gather  yourselves  to 
flee  out  of  the  midst  of  Jerusalem,  and  blow  the 
trumpet  in  Tekoa,  and  set  up  a sign  of  fire  in  ^ Beth- 
haccerem  : ^for  evil  appeareth  out  of  the  north,  and 
great  destruction. 

2  I have  likened  the  daughter  of  Zion  to  a comely 
and  delicate  woman. 

3  The  shepherds  with  their  flocks  shall  come  unto 
her  ; ®they  shall  pitch  their  tents  against  her  round 
about  ; they  shall  feed  every  one  in  his  place. 

4  ^ Prepare  ye  war  against  her  ; arise,  and  let  us  go 
up  ®at  noon.  Woe  unto  us  ! for  the  day  goeth  away, 
for  the  shadows  of  the  evening  are  stretched  out. 

5  Arise,  and  let  us  go  by  night,  and  let  us  destroy 
her  palaces. 

6  ^ For  thus  hath  the  Lord  of  hosts  said.  Hew  ye 
down  trees,  and  cast  a mount  against  Jerusalem  : this 
is  the  city  to  be  visited  ; she  is  wholly  oppression  in  the 
midst  of  her. 

7  ® As  a fountain  casteth  out  her  waters,  so  she  cast- 
eth  out  her  wickedness  : violence  and  spoil  is  heard  in 
her  ; before  me  continually  is  grief  and  wounds. 

8  Be  thou  instructed,  O Jerusalem,  lest  ® my  soul  de- 
part from  thee  ; lest  I make  thee  desolate,  a land  not 
inhabited. 

39  Job  26.  10.  & 38.  « Gen.  8.  22.  « Job  12.  6.  Ps.  73. 

10,  11.  Ps.  104.  9.  43  ch.  3.  3.  12.  ch.  12.  1. 

Pro.  8.  29.  44  Pro.  1.  11,  17,  18.  48  yer.  9.  Mai.  3.  5. 

40  Ps.  147.  8.  ch.  14.  Hab.  1.  15.  49  ch.  23.  14.  Hos. 

22.  Matt.  5. 45.  Acts  45  Deut.  32.  15.  6.  10. 

14.  17.  46  ig,  1.  23.  Zech.  so  ch.  14.  14.  & 23. 

41  Dent.  11.  14.  7.  10.  25,  26.  Ezek.  13.  6. 

Joel  2.  23.  SI  Mic.  2.  11. 


for  the  bound  of  the  sea,  j by  a perpetual  decree, 
that  it  cannot  pass  it  ? and  though  the  waves  there- 
of toss  themselves,  yet  can  they  not  prevail ; though 

23  they  roar,  yet  can  they  not  pass  over  it.  But  this 
people  hath  a revolting  and  a rebellious  heart ; they 

24  are  revolted  and  gone.  Neither  say  they  in  their 
heart.  Let  us  now  fear  the  Lord  our  God,  that  giv- 
eth rain,  both  the  former  and  the  latter,  in  its 
season  ; that  reserveth  unto  us  the  appointed  weeks 

25  of  the  harvest.  Your  iniquities  have  turned  away 
these  things,  and  your  sins  have  withholden  good 

26  from  you.  For  among  my  people  are  found  wicked 
men  : they  watch,  as  fowlers  lie  in  wait  ; they  set  a 

27  trap,  they  catch  men.  As  a cage  is  full  of  birds,  so 
are  their  houses  full  of  deceit  : therefore  they  are 

28  become  great,  and  waxen  rich.  They  are  wax- 
en fat,  they  shine  : yea,  they  overpass  in  deeds  of 
wickedness  : they  plead  not  the  cause,  the  cause  of 
the  fatherless,  that  they  should  prosper  ; and  the 

29  right  of  the  needy  do  they  not  judge.  Shall  I not 
visit  for  these  things  ? saith  the  Lord  : shall  not 
my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a nation  as  this  ? 


30  ^ A wonderful  and  horrible  thing  is  come  to  pass 

31  in  the  land  ; the  prophets  prophesy  falsely,  and  the 

priests  bear  rule  * by  their  means  ; and  my  people 
love  to  have  it  so  : and  what  will  ye  do  in  the  end 
thereof  ? ^ 


6  Flee  for  safety,  ye  children  of  Benjamin,  out  of 
the  midst  of  Jerusalem,  and  blow  the  trumpet  in 
Tekoa,  and  raise  up  a signal  on  Beth-haecherem  ; 
for  evil  looketh  forth  from  the  north,  and  a great 

2 destruction.  The  comely  and  delicate  one,  the 

3 daughter  of  Zion,  will  I cut  off.  Shepherds  with 
their  flocks  shall  come  unto  her  ; they  shall  pitch 
their  tents  against  her  round  about  ; they  shall  feed 

4 every  one  in  his  place.  ® Prepare  ye  war  against 
her  ; arise,  and  let  us  go  up  at  noon.  Woe  unto 
us  ! for  the  day  declineth,  for  the  shadows  of  the 

5 evening  are  stretched  out.  Arise,  and  let  us  go  up 

6 by  night,  and  let  us  destroy  her  palaces.  For  thus 
hath  the  Lord  of  hosts  said.  Hew  ye  down  ^ trees, 
and  cast  up  a mount  against  Jerusalem  : this  is  the 
city  to  be  visited  ; she  is  wholly  oppression  in  the 

7 midst  of  her.  As  a well  casteth  forth  her  waters, 
so  she  ^ casteth  forth  her  wickedness  : violence  and 
spoil  is  heard  in  her  ; before  me  continually  is  sick- 

8 ness  and  wounds.  Be  thou  instructed,  O Jerusalem, 
lest  my  soul  be  alienated  from  thee  ; lest  I make 
thee  a desolation,  a land  not  inhabited. 


1 Neh.  3. 14. 

2 ch.  1.  14.  & 4.  6. 

3 2 Kin.  25. 1,  4.  ch. 
4.  17. 

4 ch.  51.  27.  Joel  3. 
9. 

3 ch.  15.  8. 

6 Is.  57.  20. 


7Ps.  55.  9,  10,  11. 
ch.  20.  8.  Ezek.  7. 11, 
23. 

8 Ezek  23.  18.  Hos. 
9.  12. 

j Or,  an  everlasting 
ordinance,  which  it 
cannot  pass. 


k Or,  Astonishment 
and  horror. 

I Or,  at  their  hands, 
a Heb.  Sanctify, 
b Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  her  trees, 
c Or,  keepeth  fresh. 


JEREMIAH,  VI. 


1041 


9 IF  Thus  saith  the  LoRi)  of  hosts,  They  shall 
throughly  glean  the  remnant  of  Israel  as  a vine  : turn 
back  thine  hand  as  a grapegatherer  into  the  baskets. 

10  To  whom  shall  I speak,  and  give  warning,  that 
they  may  hear  ? behold,  their  ® ear  is  uncircumcised, 
and  they  cannot  hearken  : behold,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  is  unto  them  a reproach  ; they  have  no  delight  in 
it. 

11  Therefore  I am  full  of  the  fury  of  the  Lord  ; I 
am  weary  with  holding  in  : I will  pour  it  out  upon  the 
children  abroad,  and  upon  the  assembly  of  young  men 
together  : for  even  the  husband  with  the  wife  shall  be 
taken,  the  aged  with  him  that  is  full  of  days. 

12  And  their  houses  shall  be  turned  unto  others, 
toith  their  fields  and  wives  together  ; for  I will  stretch 
out  my  hand  upon  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord. 

13  For  from  the  least  of  them  even  unto  the  great- 
est of  them  every  one  is  given  to  covetousness  ; and 
from  the  prophet  even  unto  the  priest  every  one  dealeth 
falsely. 

14  They  have  healed  also  the  hurt  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  slightly,  i®  saying.  Peace,  peace  ; when 
there  is  no  peace. 

15  Were  they  ashamed  when  they  had  committed 
abomination  ? nay,  they  were  not  at  all  ashamed, 
neither  could  they  blush  : therefore  they  shall  fall 
among  them  that  fall  : at  the  time  that  I visit  them 
they  shall  be  cast  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand  ye  in  the  ways,  and 
see,  and  ask  for  the  old  paths,  where  is  the  good  way, 
and  walk  therein,  and  ye  shall  find  rest  for  your 
souls.  But  they  said.  We  will  not  walk  therein. 

17  Also  I set  watchmen  over  you,  saying.  Hearken 
to  the  sound  of  the  trumpet.  But  they  said.  We  will 
not  hearken. 

18  *f[  Therefore  hear,  ye  nations,  and  know,  O con- 
gregation, what  is  among  them. 

19  Hear,  O earth  ; behold,  I will  bring  evil  upon 
this  people,  even  ^2  the  fruit  of  their  thoughts,  because 
they  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  words,  nor  to  my  law, 
but  rejected  it. 

20  23  To  what  purpose  cometh  there  to  me  incense 
24  from  Sheba,  and  the  sweet  cane  from  a far  country  ? 
2®  your  burnt  offerings  are  not  acceptable,  nor  your 
sacrifices  sweet  unto  me. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  lay 
stumblingblocks  before  this  people,  and  the  fathers  and 
the  sons  together  shall  fall  upon  them  ; the  neighbour 
and  his  friend  shall  perish. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  a people  cometh 
from  the  26  north  country,  and  a great  nation  shall  be 
raised  from  the  sides  of  the  earth. 

23  They  shall  lay  hold  on  bow  and  spear  ; they  are 
cruel,  and  have  no  mercy  ; their  voice  27  roareth  like 
the  sea  ; and  they  ride  upon  horses,  set  in  array  as  men 
for  war  against  thee,  O daughter  of  Zion. 

24  W e have  heard  the  fame  thereof  : our  hands  wax 
feeble  : 28  anguish  hath  taken  hold  of  us,  and  pain,  as 
of  a woman  in  travail. 

9 ch.  7.  26.  Acts  7.  10.  & 14.  IS.  & 23.  11.  15.  Mai.  4.  4.  Luke 

51.  See  Ex.  G.  1-2.  Mic.  3.  5,  11.  16.  29. 

loch.  20.  8.  "'^ch.  8.  11.  Ezek.  lo  Matt.  11.  29. 

ch.  20.  9.  13.  10.  20  Is.  21.  11.  & 58.  1. 

12  ch.  9.  21.  1'-  ch.  4.  10.  & 14.  ch.  25.  4.  Ezek.  3.  17. 

13  Deut.  28.  30.  ch.  13.  & 23.  17.  Hab.  2.  1. 

8.  10.  11  ch.  3.  3.  & 8.  12.  21  is.  1.  2. 

uis.  56.  11.  ch.  8.  i8Is.  8.  20.  ch.  18.  22pro.  1.31. 

23  Ps.  40.  6.  & 50.  7, 


9  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  They  shall  throughly 
glean  the  remnant  of  Israel  as  a vine  : turn  again 
thine  hand  as  a grapegatherer  <^into  the  baskets. 

10  To  whom  shall  I speak  and  testify,  that  they  may 
hear  ? behold,  their  ear  is  uncircumcised,  and  they 
cannot  hearken  : behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord  is 
become  unto  them  a reproach  ; they  have  no  delight 

11  in  it.  Therefore  I am  full  of  the  fury  of  the  Lord  ; 
I am  weary  with  holding  in  : pour  it  out  upon  the 
children  in  the  street,  and  upon  the  assembly  of 
young  men  together  : for  even  the  husband  with 
the  wife  shall  be  taken,  the  aged  with  him  that  is 

12  full  of  days.  And  their  houses  shall  be  turned  unto 
others,  their  fields  and  their  wives  together  : for 
I will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon  the  inhabitants  of 

13  the  land,  saith  the  Lord.  For  from  the  least  of 
them  even  unto  the  greatest  of  them  every  one  is 
given  to  covetousness  ; and  from  the  prophet  even 

14  unto  the  priest  every  one  dealeth  falsely.  They 
have  healed  also  the  « hurt  of  -^niy  people  lightly, 
saying,  Peace,  peace  ; when  there  is  no  peace. 

15  O'  Were  they  ashamed  when  they  had  committed 
abomination  ? nay,  they  were  not  at  all  ashamed, 
neither  could  they  blush  : therefore  they  shall  fall 
among  them  that  fall  : at  the  time  that  I visit  them 
they  shall  * be  cast  down,  saith  the  Lord. 


16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand  ye  in  the  ways  and 
see,  and  ask  for  the  old  paths,  where  is  the  good 
way,  and  walk  therein,  and  ye  shall  find  rest  for 
your  souls  : but  they  said.  We  will  not  walk  therein. 

17  And  I set  watchmen  over  you,  saying,  Hearken  to 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet ; but  they  said.  We  will 

18  not  hearken.  Therefore  hear,  ye  nations,  and  know, 

19  O congregation,  what  is  among  them.  Hear,  O 
earth  : behold,  I will  bring  evil  upon  this  people, 
even  the  fruit  of  their  thoughts,  because  they  have 
not  hearkened  unto  my  words  ; and  as  for  my  law, 

20  they  have  rejected  it.  To  what  purpose  cometh 
there  to  me  frankincense  from  Sheba,  and  the  sweet 
* cane  from  a far  country  ? your  burnt  offerings  are 
not  acceptable,  nor  your  sacrifices  pleasing  unto  me. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  lay 
stumblingblocks  before  this  people  : and  the  fathers 
and  the  sons  together  shall  stumble  against  them  ; 
the  neighbour  and  his  friend  shall  perish. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  a people  cotneth 
from  the  north  country  ; and  a great  nation  shall  be 
stirred  up  from  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth. 

23  They  lay  hold  on  bow  and  spear  ; they  are  cruel, 
and  have  no  mercy  ; their  voice  roareth  like  the 
sea,  and  they  ride  upon  horses  ; every  one  set  in 
array,  as  a man  to  the  battle,  against  thee,  O daugh- 

24  ter  of  Zion.  We  have  heard  the  fame  thereof  ; our 
hands  wax  feeble  : anguish  hath  taken  hold  of  us, 

8,  9.  Is.  1.  11.  & 66.  27  ig,  5.  30,  people,  as  in  ch.  8.  ll, 

3.  Amos  5.  21.  Mic.  28  eh.  4.  31.  & 13.  21.  21. 

6.  6,  &c.  & 49.  24.  & 50.  43.  rj  Or,  They  shall  be 

24  Is.  60.  6.  d Or,  upon  the  put  to  shame  because 

2''ch.  7. 21.  shoots.  they  have  committed 

23  ch.  1.  15.  & 5.  15.  e Or,  breach.  abomination:  yea, 

<^10.  22.  & 50.  41,  42,  f Another  readinjj  they  are  not  cfr. 

43.  is,  the  daughter  of  my  h Or,  stumble. 

i Or,  calamus. 


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JEREMIAH,  VII. 


25  Go  not  forth  into  the  field,  nor  walk  by  the  way  ; 
for  the  sword  of  the  enemy  and  fear  is  on  every  side. 

26  ^ O daughter  of  my  people,  gird  thee  with  sack- 
cloth, 30  and  wallow  thyself  in  ashes  : 3i  make  thee 
mourning,  as  for  an  only  son,  most  bitter  lamentation  : 
for  the  spoiler  shall  suddenly  come  upon  us. 

27  I have  set  thee  for  a tower  and  a fortress  among 
my  people,  that  thou  mayest  know  and  try  their  way. 

28  33  They  are  all  grievous  revolters,  walking  with 
slanders  : they  are  35  brass  and  iron  ; they  are  all  cor- 
rupters. 

29  The  bellows  are  burned,  the  lead  is  consumed  of 
the  fire  ; the  founder  melteth  in  vain  : for  the  wicked 
are  not  plucked  away. 

30  35  Reprobate  silver  shall  men  call  them,  because 
the  Lord  hath  rejected  them. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Jeremiah  is  sent  to  call  for  true  repentance,  to  prevent  the  Jews'  cap- 
tivity. 8 He  rejecteth  their  vain  confidence,  12  by  the  example  of  Shi- 
loh. 17  He  ihrealeneth  them  for  their  idolatry.  21  He  rejecteth  the 
sacrifices  of  the  disobedient.  29  He  exhorteth  to  mourn  for  their  abo- 
minations in  Tophet,  32  and  the  judgments  for  the  same. 

The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
saying, 

2  1 Stand  in  the  gate  of  the  Lord’s  house,  and  pro- 
claim there  this  word,  and  say.  Hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  all  ye  of  Judah,  that  enter  in  at  these  gates  to 
worship  the  Lord. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
^ Amend  your  ways  and  your  doings,  and  I will  cause 
you  to  dwell  in  this  place. 

4  3 Trust  ye  not  in  lying  words,  saying.  The  temple 
of  the  Lord,  The  temple  of  the  Lord,  The  temple  of 
the  Lord,  are  these. 

5  For  if  ye  throughly  amend  your  ways  and  your  do- 
ings ; if  ye  throughly  ^ execute  judgment  between  a 
man  and  his  neighbour  ; 

Q If  je  oppress  not  the  stranger,  the  fatherless,  and 
the  widow,  and  shed  not  innocent  blood  in  this  place, 
^ neither  walk  after  other  gods  to  your  hurt  : 

7  3 Then  will  I cause  you  to  dwell  in  this  place,  in 
^ the  land  that  I gave  to  your  fathers,  for  ever  and  ever. 

8  ^ Behold,  3 ye  trust  in  ® lying  words,  that  cannot 
profit. 

9  Will  ye  steal,  murder,  and  commit  adultery,  and 
swear  falsely,  and  burn  incense  unto  Baal,  and  walk 
after  other  gods  whom  ye  know  not  ; 

10  And  come  and  stand  before  me  in  this  house, 
13  which  is  called  by  my  name,  and  say.  We  are  delivered 
to  do  all  these  abominations  ? 

11  Is  11  this  house,  which  is  called  by  my  name,  be- 
come a 13  den  of  robbers  in  your  eyes  ? Behold,  even  I 
have  seen  it,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  But  go  ye  now  unto  i^my  place  which  was  in 
Shiloh,  11  where  I set  my  name  at  the  first,  and  see 
13  what  I did  to  it  for  the  wickedness  of  my  people 
Israel. 

13  And  now,  because  ye  have  done  all  these  works, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  I spake  unto  you,  i®  rising  up  early 
and  speaking,  but  ye  heard  not  ; and  I called  you,  but 
ye  answered  not  ; 

29  ch.  4.  8.  35  Ezek.  22.  18.  & 8.  19.  & 11.  28.  ch. 

30  ch.  25.  34.  Mic.  36  jg.  i.  22.  13.  10. 

1.  10.  1 ch.  26.  2.  6 Deut.  4.  40. 

31  Zech.  12.  10.  2 ch.  18.  11.  & 26.  2 ch.  3.  18. 

32  ch.  1.  18.  & 15.  13.  8 ver.  4. 

20.  3 Mic.  3.  11.  9 ch.  5.  31.  & 14.  13, 

33  ch.  5.  23.  4 ch.  22.  3.  14. 

34  ch.  9.  4.  6 Deut.  6.  14,  15.  lo  1 Kin.  18.  21. 


25  and  pangs  as  of  a woman  in  travail.  Go  not  forth 
into  the  field,  nor  walk  by  the  way  ; for  there  is  the 

26  sword  of  the  enemy,  and  terror  on  every  side.  O 
daughter  of  my  people,  gird  thee  with  sackcloth, 
and  wallow  thyself  in  ashes  : make  thee  mourning, 
as  for  an  only  son,  most  bitter  lamentation  ; for  the 

27  spoiler  shall  suddenly  come  upon  us.  I have  made 
thee  a -i  tower  and  a fortress  among  my  people  ; that 

28  thou  mayest  know  and  try  their  way.  They  are  all 
grievous  revolters,  going  about  with  slanders  ; they 
are  brass  and  iron  : they  all  of  them  deal  corruptly. 

29  The  bellows  * blow  fiercely  ; the  lead  is  consumed 
of  the  fire  : in  vain  do  they  go  on  refining  ; for  the 

30  wicked  are  not  plucked  away.  Refuse  silver  shall 
men  call  them,  because  the  Lord  hath  rejected 
them. 


7 The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 

2 saying,  Stand  in  the  gate  of  the  Lord’s  house,  and 
proclaim  there  this  word,  and  say,  Hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  all  ye  of  Judah,  that  enter  in  at  these 

3 gates  to  worship  the  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  Amend  your  ways  and 
your  doings,  and  I will  cause  you  to  dwell  in  this 

4 place.  Trust  ye  not  in  lying  words,  saying.  The 
temple  of  the  Lord,  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  the 

5 temple  of  the  Lord,  are  these.  For  if  ye  through- 
ly amend  your  ways  and  your  doings  ; if  ye 
throughly  execute  judgement  between  a man  and  his 

6 neighbour  ; if  ye  oppress  not  the  stranger,  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  and  shed  not  innocent 
blood  in  this  place,  neither  walk  after  other  gods  to 

7 your  own  hurt  : then  will  I cause  you  to  dwell  in 
this  place,  in  the  land  that  I gave  to  your  fathers, 

8 from  of  old  even  for  evermore.  Behold,  ye  trust  in 

9 lying  words,  that  cannot  profit.  Will  ye  steal, 
murder,  and  commit  adultery,  and  swear  falsely,  and 

• burn  incense  unto  Baal,  and  walk  after  other  gods 

10  whom  ye  have  not  known,  and  come  and  stand  be- 
fore me  in  this  house,  ® which  is  called  by  my  name, 
and  say.  We  are  delivered  ; that  ye  may  do  all  these 

11  abominations  ? Is  this  house,  which  is  called  by  my 
name,  become  a den  of  robbers  in  your  eyes  ? Be- 

12  hold,  I,  even  I,  have  seen  it,  saith  the  Lord.  But 
go  ye  now  unto  my  place  which  was  in  Shiloh, 
where  I caused  my  name  to  dwell  at  the  first,  and 
see  what  I did  to  it  for  the  wickedness  of  my 

13  people  Israel.  And  now,  because  ye  have  done  all 
these  works,  saith  the  Lord,  and  I spake  unto  you, 
rising  up  early  and  speaking,  but  ye  heard  not  ; and 


19  ver.  25.  2 Chr. 

36.  15.  ch.  11.  7. 

20  Pro.  1.  24,  Is.  65. 
12.  & 66.  4. 

j Or,  trier, 
k Or,  are  burned, 
a Heb.  whereupon 
my  name  is  called. 


Hos.  4.  1,  2.  Zeph. 
1.  5. 

11  ver.  6.  Ex.  20.  3, 

12  Ezek.  23,  39. 

13  ver.  11,  14,  30. 
ch.  32.  34.  & 34,  15. 

14  Is.  56.  7. 

15  Matt.  21.  13. 


Mark  11.  17.  Luke  19. 
46. 

16  Josh.  18,  1.  Judg. 
18.  31. 

12  Deut.  12.  11. 

18  1 Sam.  4.  10,  11. 
Ps.  78.  60.  ch.  26. 
6. 


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JEREMIAH,  VII. 


14  Therefore  will  I do  unto  this  house,  which  is  called 
by  my  name,  wherein  ye  trust,  and  unto  the  place  which 
I gave  to  you  and  to  your  fathers,  as  I ha-ve  done  to 

21  Shiloh. 

16  And  I will  cast  you  out  of  my  sight,  22  as  I have 
cast  out  all  your  brethren,  ^^even  the  whole  seed  of 
Ephraim. 

16  Therefore  24  pray  not  thou  for  this  people,  neither 
lift  up  cry  nor  prayer  for  them,  neither  make  interces- 
sion to  me  : 26  for  I will  not  hear  thee. 

17  ^ Seest  thou  not  what  they  do  in  the  cities  of 
Judah  and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  ? 

18  26  The  children  gather  wood,  and  the  fathers  kindle 
the  fire,  and  the  women  knead  their  dough,  to  make 
cakes  to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  to  21  pour  out  drink 
offerings  unto  other  gods,  that  they  may  provoke  me  to 
anger. 

19  28  Do  they  provoke  me  to  anger  ? saith  the  Lord  : 
do  they  not  provoke  themselves  to  the  confusion  of  their 
own  faces  ? 

20  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  mine 
anger  and  my  fury  shall  be  poured  out  upon  this  place, 
upon  man,  and  upon  beast,  and  upon  the  trees  of,  the 
field,  and  upon  the  fruit  of  the  ground  ; and  it  shall 
burn,  and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

21  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; 

22  Put  your  burnt  offerings  unto  your  sacrifices,  and  eat 
flesh. 

22  80  Por  I spake  not  unto  your  fathers,  nor  com- 
manded them  in  the  day  that  I brought  them  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  concerning  burnt  offerings  or  sacrifices  : 

23  But  this  thing  commanded  I them,  saying,  8i  Obey 
my  voice,  and  82  I will  be  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be  my 
people  ; and  walk  ye  in  all  the  ways  that  I have  com- 
manded you,  that  it  may  be  well  unto  you. 

24  83  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor  inclined  their  ear, 
but  84  walked  in  the  counsels  and  in  the  imagination  of 
their  evil  heart,  and  85  went  backward,  and  not  for- 
ward. 

25  Since  the  day  that  your  fathers  came  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this  day  I have  even  8®  sent  unto 
you  all  my  servants  the  prophets,  8?  daily  rising  up  early 
and  sending  them : 

26  88  Yet  they  hearkened  not  unto  me,  nor  inclined 
their  ear,  but  89  hardened  their  neck  : they  did  worse 
than  their  fathers. 

27  Therefore  thou  shalt  speak  all  these  words  unto 
them  ; but  they  will  not  hearken  to  thee  : thou  shalt  also 
call  unto  them  ; but  they  will  not  answer  thee. 

28  But  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  This  is  a nation 
that  obeyeth  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  their  God,  ^2  nor 
receiveth  correction  : ^8  truth  is  perished,  and  is  cut  off 
from  their  mouth. 

29  ^ Cut  off  thine  hair,  0 Jerusalem,  and  cast  it 
away,  and  take  up  a lamentation  on  high  places  ; for 
the  Lord  hath  rejected  and  forsaken  the  generation  of 
his  wrath. 

30  For  the  children  of  Judah  have  done  evil  in  my 

sight,  saith  the  Lord  : they  have  set  their  abomi- 

nations in  the  house  which  is  called  by  my  name,  to 
pollute  it. 

21  1 Sam.  4.  10,  11.  27  ch.  19. 13.  sj  Ex.  15.  26.  Deut. 

Ps.  78.  60.  ch.  26.  6.  28  Deut.  32.  16,  21.  6.  3.  ch.  11.  4,  7. 

22  2 Kin.  17.  23.  29  jg.  1.  n.  ch.  6.  »2  Rx.  19.  5.  Lev. 

2-^  P.s.  78.  67,  68.  20.  Amos  5.  21.  See  26.  12. 

24  Ex.  32.  10.  ch.  11.  Hos.  8.  13.  sa  pg.  gl.  11.  ch.  11. 

14.  & 14.  11.  so  1 Sara.  15.  22.  Ps.  8. 

2s  ch.  15.  1.  51.  16,  17.  Hos.  6.  G.  Deut.  29.  19.  Ps. 

23  ch.  44.  17,  19.  81.  12. 


14  I called  you,  but  ye  answered  not  : therefore  will  I 
do  unto  the  house,  which  is  called  by  my  name, 
wherein  ye  trust,  and  unto  the  place  which  I gave 
to  you  and  to  your  fathers,  as  I have  done  to  Shiloh. 

15  And  I will  cast  you  out  of  my  sight,  as  I have  cast 
out  all  your  brethren,  even  the  whole  seed  of 
Ephraim. 

16  Therefore  pray  not  thou  for  this  people,  neither 
lift  up  cry  nor  prayer  for  them,  neither  make  inter- 

17  cession  to  me  : for  I will  not  hear  thee.  Seest  thou 
not  what  they  do  in  the  cities  of  Judah  and  in  the 

18  streets  of  Jerusalem  ? The  children  gather  wood, 
and  the  fathers  kindle  the  fire,  and  the  women  knead 
the  dough,  to  make  cakes  to  the  queen  of  heaven, 
and  to  pour  out  drink  offerings  unto  other  gods,  that 

19  they  may  provoke  me  to  anger.  Do  they  provoke 
me  to  anger  ? saith  the  Lord  ; do  they  not  provoke 
themselves,  to  the  confusion  of  their  own  faces  ? 

20  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Behold,  mine 
anger  and  my  fury  shall  be  poured  out  upon  this 
place,  upon  man,  and  upon  beast,  and  upon  the  trees 
of  the  field,  and  upon  the  fruit  of  the  ground  ; and 
it  shall  burn,  and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : 
Add  your  burnt  offerings  unto  your  sacrifices,  and 

22  eat  ye  flesh.  For  I spake  not  unto  your  fathers,  nor 
commanded  them  in  the  day  that  I brought  them 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  concerning  burnt  offer- 

23  ings  or  sacrifices  : but  this  thing  I commanded  them, 
saying.  Hearken  unto  my  voice,  and  I will  be  your 
God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people  : and  walk  ye  in  all 
the  way  that  I command  you,  that  it  may  be  well 

24  with  you.  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor  inclined 
their  ear,  but  walked  in  their  own  counsels  and  in 
the  stubbornness  of  their  evil  heart,  and  went  back- 

25  ward  and  not  forward.  Since  the  day  that  your 
fathers  came  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  unto 
this  day,  I have  sent  unto  you  all  my  servants  the 
prophets,  daily  rising  up  early  and  sending  them  : 

26  yet  they  hearkened  not  unto  me,  nor  inclined  their 
ear,  but  made  their  neck  stiff  : they  did  worse  than 
their  fathers. 


27  And  thou  shalt  speak  all  these  words  unto  them  ; 
but  they  will  not  hearken  to  thee  : tliou  shalt  also 

28  call  unto  them  ; but  they  will  not  answer  thee.  And 
thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  This  is  the  nation  that 
hath  not  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  their 
God,  nor  received  ^ instruction  : ^ truth  is  perished, 
and  is  cut  off  from  their  mouth. 

29  Cut  off  thine  hair,  0 Jerusalem,  and  cast  it  away, 
and  take  up  a lamentation  on  the  bare  heights  ; for 
the  Lord  hath  rejected  and  forsaken  the  genera- 

30  tion  of  his  wrath.  For  the  children  of  Judah  have 
done  that  which  is  evil  in  my  sight,  saith  the  Lord  : 
they  have  set  their  abominations  in  the  house  which 

31  is  called  by  my  name,  to  defile  it.  And  they  have 

3Cch.  2.  27.  &32.33.  ch.  19.  15.  2 Kin.  21.  4,  7. 

Hos.  4.  16.  40  ch.  16.  12.  2 Chr.  33.  4,  5,  7.  ch. 

so  2 Chr.  36. 15.  ch.  4i  Ezek.  2.  7.  23  11.  & 32.  34.  Ezek. 

25.  4.  & 29.  19.  42  cli.  5.  3.  & 32.  33.  7.  20.  & 8.  5,  6,  &c. 

S7  ver.  13.  « di.  9.  3.  Dan.  9.  27. 

38  ver.  24.  ch.  11.  8.  44  job  1.  20.  Is.  1.5.  h Or,  correction. 

& 17.  23.  & 25.  3,  4.  2.  cli.  16.  6.  & 48.  37.  c Or,  faithfulness. 

so  Neh.  9.  17,  29.  Mic.  1.  16.  d Hob.  thy  crown. 


1044 


JEREMIAH,  VIII. 


31  And  they  have  built  the  high  places  of  Tophet, 
which  is  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  to  burn 
their  sons  and  their  daughters  in  the  fire  ; which  I 
commanded  them  not,  neither  came  it  into  my  heart. 

32  ^ Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  it  shall  no  more  be  called  Tophet,  nor  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  but  the  valley  of  slaugh- 
ter : ^ for  they  shall  bury  in  Tophet,  till  there  be  no 
place. 

33  And  the  carcases  of  this  people  shall  be  meat 
for  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the 
earth  ; and  none  shall  fray  them  away. 

34  Then  will  I cause  to  cease  from  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  from  the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  the  voice  of 
mirth,  and  the  voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bride- 
groom, and  the  voice  of  the  bride  : for  the  land  shall 
be  desolate. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  T?ie  calamity  of  the  Jews,  both  dead  and  alive.  4 He  upbraideth  their 
foolish  and  shameless  impenitency.  13  He  sheweth  their  grievous 
judgment,  18  and  bewaileth  their  desperate  estate. 

At  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  they  shall  bring  out 
the  bones  of  the  kings  of  Judah,  and  the  bones 
of  his  princes,  and  the  bones  of  the  priests,  and  the 
bones  of  the  prophets,  and  the  bones  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  out  of  their  graves  : 

2  And  they  shall  spread  them  before  the  sun,  and 
the  moon,  and  all  the  host  of  heaven,  whom  they  have 
loved,  and  whom  they  have  served,  and  after  whom 
they  have  walked,  and  whom  they  have  sought,  and 
^ whom  they  have  worshipped  : they  shall  not  be  gath- 
ered, ^ nor  be  buried ; they  shall  be  for  ® dung  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

3  And  ^ death  shall  be  chosen  rather  than  life  by  all 
the  residue  of  them  that  remain  of  this  evil  family, 
which  remain  in  all  the  places  whither  I have  driven 
them,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  ^ Moreover  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  ; Shall  they  fall,  and  not  arise  ? shall  he  turn 
away,  and  not  return  ? 

5  Why  then  is  this  people  of  Jerusalem  ® slidden  back 
by  a perpetual  backsliding?  ®they  hold  fast  deceit, 
they  refuse  to  return. 

6  ® I hearkened  and  heard,  hut  they  spake  not  aright : 
no  man  repented  him  of  his  wickedness,  saying,  What 
have  I done  ? every  one  turned  to  his  course,  as  the 
horse  rusheth  into  the  battle. 

7  Yea,  ^ the  stork  in  the  heaven  knoweth  her  appointed 
times  ; and  the  turtle  and  the  crane  and  the  swallow 
observe  the  time  of  their  coming  ; but  my  people 
know  not  the  judgment  of  the  Lord. 

8  How  do  ye  say.  We  are  wise,  and  the  law  of  the 
Lord  is  with  us  ? Lo,  certainly  in  vain  made  he  it ; the 
pen  of  the  scribes  is  in  vam. 

9  i^The  wise  men  are  ashamed,  they  are  dismayed 
and  taken : lo,  they  have  rejected  the  word  of  the 
Lord  ; and  what  wisdom  is  in  them  ? 

10  Therefore  ^^will  I give  their  wives  unto  others, 
and  their  fields  to  them  that  shall  inherit  them:  for 
every  one  from  the  least  even  unto  the  greatest  is  given 


built  the  high  places  of  Topheth,  which  is  in  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  to  burn  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  in  the  fire  ; which  I commanded 

32  not,  neither  came  it  into  my  ^inind.  Therefore, 
behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  it  shall 
no  more  be  called  Topheth,  nor  The  valley  of  the 
son  of  Llinnom,  but  The  valley  of  Slaughter  : for 
they  shall  bury  in  Topheth,  J"  till  there  be  no  place 

33  to  bury.  And  the  carcases  of  this  people  shall  be 
meat  for  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  for  the  beasts 

34  of  the  earth  ; and  none  shall  fray  them  away.  Then 
will  I cause  to  cease  from  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
from  the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  the  voice  of  mirth 
and  the  voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bride- 
groom and  the  voice  of  the  bride  : for  the  land 
shall  become  a waste. 


8  At  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  they  shall  bring 
out  the  bones  of  the  kings  of  Judah,  and  the  bones 
of  his  princes,  and  the  bones  of  the  priests,  and  the 
bones  of  the  prophets,  and  the  bones  of  the  inhabi- 

2 tants  of  Jerusalem,  out  of  their  graves  : and  they 
shall  spread  them  before  the  sun,  and  the  moon, 
and  all  the  host  of  heaven,  whom  they  have  loved, 
and  whom  they  have  served,  and  after  whom  they 
have  walked,  and  whom  they  have  sought,  and  whom 
they  have  worshipped  : they  shall  not  be  gathered, 
nor  be  buried  ; they  shall  be  for  dung  upon  the  face 

3 of  the  earth.  And  death  shall  be  chosen  rather 
than  life  by  all  the  residue  that  remain  of  this  evil 
family,  which  remain  in  all  the  places  whither  I 
have  driven  them,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4 Moreover  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  : Shall  men  fall,  and  not  rise  up  again  ? 

6  shall  one  turn  away,  and  not  return  ? Why  then 
is  this  people  of  Jerusalem  slidden  back  by  a per- 
petual backsliding  ? they  hold  fast  deceit,  they  re- 

6 fuse  to  return.  I hearkened  and  heard,  but  they 
spake  not  aright  : no  man  repenteth  him  of  his  wick- 
edness, saying.  What  have  I done  ? every  one  ® turn- 
eth  to  his  course,  as  a horse  that  rusheth  headlong 

7 in  the  battle.  Yea,  the  stork  in  the  heaven  knoweth 
her  appointed  times  ; and  the  turtle  and  the  swallow 
and  the  crane  observe  the  time  of  their  coming  ; 
but  my  people  know  not  the  ^ ordinance  of  the  Lord. 

8 How  do  ye  say.  We  are  wise,  and  the  law  of  the 
Lord  is  with  us  ? But,  behold,  the  false  pen  of  the 

9 scribes  hath  ‘^wrought  falsely.  The  wise  men  are 
ashamed,  they  are  dismayed  and  taken  : lo,  they 
have  rejected  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; and  what  man- 

10  ner  of  wisdom  is  in  them  ? Therefore  will  I give 
their  wives  unto  others,  and  their  fields  to  them  that 
shall  possess  them : for  every  one  from  the  least 
even  unto  the  greatest  is  given  to  covetousness,  from 


2  Kin.  23.  10.  ch. 
19.  5.  & 32.  35. 

Ps.  106.  38. 

48  See  Dent.  17.  3. 

49  ch.  19.  6. 

50  2 Kin.  23.  10.  ch. 
19.  11.  Ezek.  C.  5. 


51  Deut.  28.  26.  Ps. 
79.  2.  ch.  12.  9.  & 16. 
4.  & 34.  20. 

52  Is.  24.  7,  8.  ch. 
16.  9.  & 25.  10.  & 33. 
11.  Ezek.  26.  13.  Hos. 
2. 11.  Rev.  18.  23. 


53  Lev.  26.  33.  Is.  1. 
7 & 3.  26. 

12  Kin.  23.5.  Ezek 
8.  16. 

2 ch.  22.  19. 

3 2 Kin.  9.  36.  Ps. 
83.  10.  ch.  9.  22.  & 
16.  4. 


4 Job  3.  21,  22.  & 7. 
15,  16.  Rev.  9.  6. 

5 ch.  7.  24. 

6 ch.  9.  6. 

1 ch.  5.  3. 

8 2 Pet.  3.  9. 

9 Is.  1.  3. 

10  Cant.  2.  12. 


11  ch.  5.  4,  5. 

12  Rom.  2.  17. 

13  ch.  6.  15. 

14  Deut.  28.  30,  ch. 
6.  12,  Amos  5.  11. 
Zeph.  1.  13. 

e Heb.  heart. 


f Or,  because  there 
shall  be  no  place  else. 

a Or,  turneth  away 
in  his  course, 
b Or,  judgement, 
c Or,  made  of  it 
falsehood. 


JEREMIAH,  IX. 


1045 


to  covetousness,  from  the  prophet  even  unto  the 
priest  every  one  dealeth  falsely. 

11  For  they  have  healed  the  hurt  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  slightly,  saying,  Peace,  peace  ; when 
there  is  no  peace. 

12  Were  they  ashamed  when  they  had  committed 
abomination  ? nay,  they  were  not  at  all  ashamed,  nei- 
ther could  they  blush  : therefore  shall  they  fall  among 
them  that  fall  : in  the  time  of  their  visitation  they  shall 
be  cast  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  ^ I will  surely  consume  them,  saith  the  Lord  : 
there  shall  be  no  grapes  on  the  vine,  nor  figs  on  the 
20  fig  tree,  and  the  leaf  shall  fade  ; and  the  things  that  I 
have  given  them  shall  pass  away  from  them. 

14  Why  do  we  sit  still  ? 21  assemble  yourselves,  and 
let  us  enter  into  the  defenced  eities,  and  let  us  be  silent 
there  : for  the  Lord  our  God  hath  put  us  to  silence, 
and  given  us  22  water  of  gall  to  drink,  because  we  have 
sinned  against  the  Lord. 

15  We  23  looked  for  peace,  but  no  good  came ; and 
for  a time  of  health,  and  behold  trouble  ! 

16  The  snorting  of  his  horses  was  heard  from  2^  Dan  : 
the  whole  land  trembled  at  the  sound  of  the  neighing 
of  his  25  strong  ones  ; for  they  are  come,  and  have 
devoured  the  land,  and  all  that  is  in  it ; the  city,  and 
those  that  dwell  therein. 

17  For,  behold,  I will  send  serpents,  cockatrices, 
among  you,  which  will  not  he  2^  charmed,  and  they  shall 
bite  you,  saith  the  Lord, 

18  ^ When  I would  comfort  myself  against  sorrow, 
my  heart  is  faint  in  me. 

19  Behold  the  voice  of  the  cry  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  because  of  them  that  dwell  in  27  ^ far 
country  ; Is  not  the  Lord  in  Zion  ? is  not  her  king  in 
her  ? Why  have  they  28  provoked  me  to  anger  with 
their  graven  images,  and  with  strange  vanities  ? 

20  The  harvest  is  past,  the  summer  is  ended,  and 
we  are  not  saved. 

21  29  For  the  hurt  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  am 
I hurt  ; I am  black  ; astonishment  hath  taken  hold 
on  me, 

22  Is  there  no  balm  in  Gilead  ; is  there  no  physi- 
cian there  ? why  then  is  not  the  health  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  recovered  ? 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 Jeremiah  lamenteth  the  Jews  f or  their  manifold  sins,  9 and  for  their 
judgment.  12  Disobedience  is  the  cause  of  their  bitter  calamity. 
17  He  exhorteth  to  mourn  for  their  destruction,  23  and  to  trust  not 
in  themseh’es,  but  in  God.  25  He  threateneth  both  Jews  and  Gentiles. 

OH  ^that  my  head  were  waters,  and  mine  eyes  a 
fountain  of  tears,  that  I might  weep  day  and 
night  for  the  slain  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  ! 

2 Oh  that  I had  in  the  wilderness  a lodging  place  of 
wayfaring  men  ; that  I might  leave  my  people,  and  go 
from  them  ! for  2 they  he  all  adulterers,  an  assembly  of 
treacherous  men. 

3 And  2 they  bend  their  tongues  like  their  bow  for 
lies  : but  they  are  not  valiant  for  the  truth  upon  the 
earth  ; for  they  proceed  from  evil  to  evil,  and  they 
^ know  not  me,  saith  the  Lord. 


the  prophet  even  unto  the  priest  every  one  dealeth 

11  falsely.  ‘^And  they  have  healed  the  hurt  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  lightly,  saying.  Peace,  peace  ; 

12  when  there  is  no  peace.  Were  they  ashamed  when 
they  had  committed  abomination  ? nay,  they  were 
not  at  all  ashamed,  neither  could  they  blush  : there- 
fore shall  they  fall  among  them  that  fall  : in  the 
time  of  their  visitation  they  shall  be  cast  down,  saith 

13  the  Lord.  I will  utterly  consume  them,  saith 'the 
Lord  : there  shall  be  no  grapes  on  the  vine,  nor 
figs  on  the  fig  tree,  and  the  leaf  shall  fade  ; and 
« the  things  that  I have  given  them  shall  pass  away 

14  from  them.  Why  do  we  sit  still  ? assemble  your- 
selves, and  let  us  enter  into  the  defenced  cities,  and 
let  us-^be  silent  there  : for  the  Lord  our  God  hath 
y put  us  to  silence,  and  given  us  water  of  * gall  to 
drink,  because  we  have  sinned  against  the  Lord. 

15  We  looked  for  peace,  but  no  good  came  ; and  for  a 

16  time  of  healing,  and  behold  dismay  ! The  snorting 
of  his  horses  is  heard  from  Dan  : at  the  sound  of 
the  neighing  of  his  strong  ones  the  whole  land 
trembleth  ; for  they  are  come,  and  have  devoured 
the  land  and  all  that  is  in  it  ; the  city  and  those  that 

17  dwell  therein.  For,  behold,  I will  send  serpents, 
* basilisks,  among  you,  which  will  not  be  charmed  ; 
and  they  shall  bite  you,  saith  the  Lord. 


18  Oh  that  I could  comfort  myself  against  sorrow  ! 

19  my  heart  is  faint  within  me.  Behold,  the  voice  of 
the  cry  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  j from  a land 
that  is  very  far  off : Is  not  the  Lord  in  Zion  ? is 
not  her  King  in  her  ? Why  have  they  provoked 
me  to  anger  with  their  graven  images,  and  with 

20  strange  vanities?  The  harvest  is  past,  the  ^ sum- 

21  mer  is  ended,  and  we  are  not  saved.  For  the  hurt 
of  the  daughter  of  my  people  am  I hurt  : I am 

22  ^ black  ; astonishment  hath  taken  hold  on  me.  Is 
there  no  balm  in  Gilead  ? is  there  no  physician 
there  ? why  then  is  not  the  health  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  ” recovered  ? 


9 * Oh  that  my  head  were  waters,  and  mine  eyes  a 

fountain  of  tears,  that  I might  weep  day  and  night 

2 for  the  slain  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  ! f “ Oh 
that  I had  in  the  wilderness  a lodging  place  of  way- 
faring men  ; that  I might  leave  my  people,  and  go 
from  them  ! for  they  be  all  adulterers,  an  assembly 

3 of  treacherous  men.  And  they  bend  their  tongue 
as  it  were  their  bow  for  falsehood  ; and  they  are 
grown  strong  in  the  land,  but  not  for  ^ truth  : for 
they  proceed  from  evil  to  evil,  and  they  know  not 


Is.  5G.  11.  ch.  G.  22  ch.  9.  15.  & 23.  28  Deut.  32.  21.  Is.  17.  Lam.  2.  11.  & 3.  that  shall  pass  over  I Or,  mourning. 

13.  15.  1. 4.  48.  them.  m Or,  healing. 

15  ch.  G.  14.  23  ch.  14.  19.  23  ch.  4.  19.  & 9.  1.  2 ch.  5.  7,  8.  / Or,  perish.  n Or,  perfected. 

11  Ezek.  13.  10.  24  ch.  4.  15.  & 14.  17.  3 ps.  g4.  3.  Is.  59.  .<7  Or,  caused  us  to  Heb.  <7one 

1®  ch.  3.  3.  & G.  15.  26judg,  5.22.  ch.  30  joel  2.  6.  Nah.  2.  4,13,15.  perish.  * [Ch.8. 23.  in  Heb.] 

13  Is.  5.  1,  &c.  Joel  47.  3.  10.  ■*  1 Sam.  2.  12.  Hos.  h See  Deut.  29.  18.  t [Ch.  9.  1.  in  Heb.j 

1.  7.  2g  pg_  58.  4^  5.  31  Gen.  37.  25.  S:  43.  4.  1.  i Or,  adders.  a Or,  Oh  that  I were 

2“  Matt.  21.19.  Luke  Eccles.  10.  11.  11.  ch.  4G.  11.  & 51.  8.  </ See  ch.  G.  14,  15.  j Ov,  because  of . in  the  wilderness,  in 

13.  0,  &^c.  27  ig.  39.  3.  1 ig.  22.  4.  cli.  4.  e Or,  7 have  op-  k Or,  ingathering  of  &c. 

21  ch.  4.  5.  19.  & 13.  17.  & 14.  pointed  them  those  summer  fruits.  b Ov,  faitlLfulness. 


1046 


JEREMIAH,  IX. 


4 ®Take  ye  heed  every  one  of  his  neighbour,  and 
trust  ye  not  in  any  brother  : for  every  brother  will 
utterly  supplant,  and  every  neighbour  will  ® walk  with 
slanders. 

5 And  they  will  deceive  every  one  his  neighbour, 
and  will  not  speak  the  truth  : they  have  taught  their 
tongue  to  speak  lies,  and  weary  themselves  to  commit 
iniquity. 

6 Thine  habitation  is  in  the  midst  of  deceit  ; through 
deceit  they  refuse  to  know  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7 Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Behold, 

I will  melt  them,  and  try  them  ; ® for  how  shall  I do 

for  the  daughter  of  my  people  ? 

8 Their  tongue  is  as  an  arrow  shot  out  ; it  speaketh 
® deceit : one  speaketh  peaceably  to  his  neiglibour  with 
his  mouth,  but  in  heart  he  layeth  his  wait. 

9 ^ Shall  I not  visit  them  for  these  things  f saith 
the  Lord  : shall  not  my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a 
nation  as  this  ? 

10  For  the  mountains  will  I take  up  a weeping  and 
wailing,  and  for  the  habitations  of  the  wilderness  a 
lamentation,  because  they  are  burned  up,  so  that  none 
can  pass  through  them  ‘ neither  can  men  hear  the  voice 
of  the  cattle  ; both  the  fowl  of  the  heavens  and  the 
beast  are  fled  ; they  are  gone. 

11  And  I will  make  Jerusalem  heaps,  and  ^^a  den 
of  dragons  ; and  I will  make  the  cities  of  Judah 
desolate,  without  an  inhabitant. 

12  ^ i®Who  is  the  wise  man,  that  may  understand 
tb.is  ? and  who  is  he  to  whom  the  mouth  of  the  Lord 
hath  spoken,  that  he  may  declare  it,  for  what  the  land 
perisheth  and  is  burned  up  like  a wilderness,  that  none 
passeth  through  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  saith.  Because  they  have  forsaken 
my  law  which  I set  before  them,  and  have  not  obeyed 
my  voice,  neither  walked  therein  ; 

14  But  have  walked  after  the  imagination  of  their 
own  heart,  and  after  Baalim,  which  their  fathers 
taught  them : 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel  ; Behold,  I will  feed  them,  even  this  people, 

with  wormwood,  and  give  them  water  of  gall  to  drink. 

16  I will  scatter  them  also  among  the  heathen, 
whom  neither  they  nor  their  fathers  have  known  : 

and  I will  send  a sword  after  them,  till  I have  con- 
sumed them. 

17  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Consider  ye, 
and  call  for  ^sthe  mourning  women,  that  they  may 
come  ; and  send  for  cunning  women,  that  they  may 
come  ; 

18  And  let  them  make  haste,  and  take  up  a wailing 
for  us,  that  ^4  our  eyes  may  run  down  with  tears,  and 
our  eyelids  gush  out  with  waters. 

19  For  a voice  of  wailing  is  heard  out  of  Zion,  How 
are  we  spoiled  ! we  are  greatly  confounded,  because 
we  have  forsaken  the  land,  because  ^Sour  dwellings 
have  cast  us  out. 

20  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O ye  women, 
and  let  your  ear  receive  the  word  of  his  mouth,  and 
teach  your  daughters  wailing,  and  every  one  her 
neighbour  lamentation. 

6 ch.  12.  6.  Mic.  7.  10  Ps.  28.  3.  & 55.  I3.  13.  22.  & 34. 

6,  6.  21.  13.  ch.  10.  22. 

6 ch.  6.  28.  11  ch.  5.  9,  29.  i'*  Ps.  107.  43.  Hos. 

1 Is.  1.  25.  Mai.  3.  3.  12  ch.  12.  4.  & 23. 10.  14.  9. 

8 Hos.  11.  8.  Hos.  4.  3.  11  ch.  3.  17.  & 7.  24. 

9 ver.  3.  Ps.  12, 2.  & la  ch.  4.  25.  18  Gal.  1.  14. 

120.  3.  14  Is,  25.  2.  10  Ps.  80.  5. 


4 me,  saith  the  Lord.  Take  ye  heed  every  one  of 
his  neighbour,  and  trust  ye  not  in  any  brother  : for 
every  brother  will  utterly  supplant,  and  every  neigh- 

6  hour  will  go  about  with  slanders.  And  they  will 
deceive  every  one  his  neighbour,  and  will  not  speak 
the  truth  ; they  have  taught  their  tongue  to  speak 
lies  ; they  weary  themselves  to  commit  iniquity. 

6 Thine  habitation  is  in  the  midst  of  deceit  ; through 
deceit  they  refuse  to  know  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7 Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Behold,  I 
will  melt  them,  and  try  them  ; for  how  else  should  I 

8 do,  because  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  ? Their 
tongue  is  a deadly  arrow  ; it  speaketh  deceit  : one 
speaketh  peaceably  to  his  neighbour  with  his  mouth, 

9 but  in  his  heart  he  layeth  wait  for  him.  Shall  I 
not  visit  them  for  these  things  ? saith  the  Lord  : 
shall  not  my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a nation  as 
this  ? 

10  For  the  mountains  will  I take  up  a weeping  and 
wailing,  and  for  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness  a 
lamentation,  because  they  are  burned  up,  so  that 
none  passeth  through  ; neither  can  men  hear  the 
voice  of  the  cattle  ; both  the  fowl  of  the  heavens 

11  and  the  beast  are  fled,  they  are  gone.  And  I will 
make  Jerusalem  heaps,  a dwelhng  place  of  jackals  ; 
and  I will  make  the  cities  of  Judah  a desola- 

12  tion,  without  inhabitant.  Who  is  the  wise  man, 
that  may  understand  this  ? and  who  is  he  to  whom 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken,  that  he  may 
declare  it  ? wherefore  is  the  land  perished  and 
burned  up  like  a wilderness,  so  that  none  passeth 
through  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  saith.  Because  they  have  forsaken 
my  law  which  I set  before  them,  and  have  not 

14  obeyed  my  voice,  neither  walked  therein  ; but  have 
walked  after  the  stubbornness  of  their  own  heart, 
and  after  the  Baalim,  which  their  fathers  taught 

15  them  : therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I will  feed  them,  even  this 
people,  with  wormwood,  and  give  them  water  of 

IG  ^ gall  to  drink.  I will  scatter  them  also  among  the 
nations,  whom  neither  they  nor  their  fathers  have 
known  : and  I will  send  the  sword  after  them,  till  I 
have  consumed  them. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Consider  ye,  and  call 
for  the  mourning  women,  that  they  may  come  ; and 
send  for  the  cunning  women,  that  they  may  come  : 

18  and  let  them  make  haste,  and  take  up  a wailing  for 
us,  that  our  eyes  may  run  down  with  tears,  and  our 

19  eyelids  gush  out  with  waters.  For  a voice  of  wail- 
ing is  heard  out  of  Zion,  How  are  we  spoiled  ! we 
are  greatly  confounded,  because  we  have  forsaken 
the  land,  because  ® they  have  cast  down  our  dwell- 

20  ings.  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O ye  women, 
and  let  your  ear  receive  the  word  of  his  mouth,  and 
teach  your  daughters  wailing,  and  every  one  her 


20  ch.  8. 14.  & 23. 15.  28  2 Chr.  35.  25.  Job  26  Lev.  18.  28.  & 20. 

Lam.  3,  15,  19.  3.  8.  Eccles.  12.  5.  22. 

21  Lev.  26.  33.  Deut.  Amos  5.  IG.  Matt.  9.  c Or,  mock. 

28.  64.  23.  d See  ch.  8.  14. 

22  Lev.  26.  33.  ch.  24  eli.  14.  17.  e Or,  our  dtvcllings 

44.  27.  Ezek.  5.  2,  12.  have  cast  us  out. 


JEREMIAH,  X. 


1047 


21  For  death  is  come  up  into  our  windows,  and  is 
entered  into  our  palaces,  to  cut  off  ^6  children  from 
without,  and  the  young  men  from  the  streets. 

22  Speak,  Thus  saitli  the  Lord,  Even  the  carcases 
of  men  shall  fall  ^'as  dung  upon  the  open  field,  and 
as  the  handful  after  tlie  harvestman,  and  none  shall 
gather  them. 

23  Tf  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^ Let  not  the  wise  man 
glory  in  his  wisdom,  neither  let  the  mighty  man  glory 
in  his  might,  let  not  the  rich  man  glory  in  his  riches  : 

24  But  29  let  him  that  glorieth  glory  in  this,  that  he 
understandeth  and  knoweth  me,  that  I am  the  Lord 
which  exercise  lovingkindness,  judgment,  and  right- 
eousness, in  the  earth : for  in  these  things  I delight, 
saith  the  Lord. 

25  ^ Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that 

1  will  punish  all  them  which  are  circumcised  with  the 

uncircumcised  ; 

26  Egypt,  and  Judah,  and  Edom,  and  the  children 
of  Ammon,  and  Moab,  and  all  that  are  in  the  *2  utmost 
corners,  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  : for  all  these  na- 
tions are  uncircumcised,  and  all  the  house  of  Israel  are 
33  uncircumcised  in  the  heart. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 unequal  comparison  of  God  and  idols.  17  The  prophet  eochorteth 
to  flee  from  the  calamity  to  come.  19  He  lamenteth  the  spoil  of  the 
tabernacle  by  foolish  pastors.  23  He  makelh  an  humble  suppHcalion. 

Hear  ye  the  word  which  the  Lord  speaketh  unto 
you,  O house  of  Israel : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  i Learn  not  the  way  of  the 
heathen,  and  be  not  dismayed  at  the  signs  of  heaven  ; 
for  the  heathen  are  dismayed  at  them. 

3  For  the  customs  of  the  people  are  vain : for  2 one 
cutteth  a tree  out  of  the  forest,  the  work  of  the  hands 
of  the  workman,  with  the  ax. 

4  They  deck  it  with  silver  and  with  gold  ; they 
3 fasten  it  with  nails  and  with  hammers,  that  it  move 
not. 

5  They  are  upright  as  the  palm  tree,  ^but  speak 
not : they  must  needs  be  ^ borne,  because  they  cannot 
go.  Be  not  afraid  of  them  ; for  ^ they  cannot  do  evil, 
neither  also  is  it  in  them  to  do  good. 

6  Forasmuch  as  there  is  none  '^like  unto  thee, 
O Lord  ; thou  art  great,  and  thy  name  is  great  in 
might. 

7  3 Who  would  not  fear  thee,  O King  of  nations  ? 
for  to  thee  doth  it  appertain  : forasmuch  as  ® among  all 
the  wise  men  of  the  nations,  and  in  all  their  kingdoms, 
there  is  none  like  unto  thee. 

8  But  they  are  altogether  brutish  and  foolish  : the 
stock  is  a doctrine  of  vanities. 

9  Silver  spread  into  plates  is  brought  from  Tarshish, 
and  gold  from  Uphaz,  the  work  of  the  workman,  and 
of  the  hands  of  the  founder  : blue  and  purple  is  their 
clothing  : they  are  all  ^2  the  work  of  cunning  men. 

10  But  the  Lord  is  the  true  God,  he  is  ^3  the  living 
God,  ai^  an  everlasting  king  : at  his  wrath  the  earth 
shall  tremble,  and  the  nations  shall  not  be  able  to  abide 
his  indignation. 

20  Ch.  6.  11.  33  Lev.  2G.  41.  Ezek.  16.  Hab.  2. 19.  1 Cor. 

27  ch.  8.  2.  & 16.  4.  44.  7.  Rom.  2.  28, 29.  12.  2. 

28  Eccles.  9.  11.  1 Lev.  18.  3.  & 20.  o Ps.  116.  7.  Is.  46. 

20 1 Cor.  1.  31.  2 23.  1.  7. 

Cor.  10.  17.  2 Is.  40.  19^  20.  & 44.  c ig.  41.  03. 

30  Mic.  6.  8.  & 7.  18.  9,  10,  &c.  & 46.  20.  1 Ex.  15.  11.  Ps.  86. 

3'  Rom.  2.  8,  9.  s Is.  41.  7.  & 46.  7.  8,  10. 

32  ch.  25.  23.  & 49.  ‘ Ps.  115.  6.  & 135.  « Rev.  15.  4. 

32. 


21  neighbour  lamentation.  For  death  is  come  up  into 
our  windows,  it  is  entered  into  our  palaces  ; to  cut 
off  the  children  from  without,  and  the  young  men 

22  from  the  streets.  Speak,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
The  carcases  of  men  shall  fall  as  dung  upon  the 
open  field,  and  as  the  handful  after  the  harvestman, 
and  none  shall  gather  them. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let  not  the  wise  man  glory 
in  his  wisdom,  neither  let  the  mighty  man  glory  in 
his  might,  let  not  the  rich  man  glory  in  his  riches  : 

24  but  let  him  that  glorieth  glory  in  this,  that  he  un- 
derstandeth, and  knoweth  me,  that  I am  the  Lord 
which  exercise  lovingkindness,  judgement,  and  right- 
eousness, in  the  earth  : for  in  these  things  I delight, 

25  saith  the  Lord.  Behold,  the  da^^s  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I will  punish  all  them  which  are  cir- 

26  cumcised  in  their  uncircumcision  ; Egypt,  and  Ju- 
dah, and  Edom,  and  the  children  of  Ammon,  and 
Moab,  and  all  that  have  the  corners  of  their  hair 
polled,  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  : for  all  the 
nations  are  uncircumcised,  and  all  the  house  of  Is- 
rael are  uncircumcised  in  heart. 


10  Hear  ye  the  word  which  the  Lord  speaketh  unto 

2 you,  O house  of  Israel : thus  saith  the  Lold, 
Learn  not  the  way  of  the  nations,  and  be  not  dis- 
mayed at  the  signs  of  heaven  ; for  the  nations  are 

3 dismayed  at  them.  For  the  “ customs  of  the  peo- 
ples are  vanity  : for  ^ one  cutteth  a tree  out  of  the 
forest,  the  work  of  the  hands  of  the  workman  with 

4 the  axe.  They  deck  it  with  silver  and  with  gold  ; 
they  fasten  it  with  nails  and  with  hammers,  t&it  it 

5 move  not.  They  are  like  a palm  tree,  of  turned 
work,  and  speak  not  : they  must  needs  be  borne, 
because  they  cannot  go.  Be  not  afraid  of  them  ; 
for  they  cannot  do  evil,  neither  is  it  in  them  to  do 

6 good.  There  is  none  like  unto  thee,  O Lord  ; thou 

7 art  great,  and  thy  name  is  great  in  might.  Who 
would  not  fear  thee,  O King  of  the  nations  ? for 
^ to  thee  doth  it  appertain  : forasmuch  as  among 
all  the  wise  men  of  the  nations,  and  in  all  their 

8 royal  estate,  there  is  none  like  unto  thee.  But  they 
are  ® together  brutish  and  foolish  : the  instruction 

9 of  idols,  it  is  but  a stock.  There  is  silver  beaten 
into  plates  which  is  brought  from  Tarshish,  and 
gold  from  ^ Uphaz,  the  work  of  the  artificer  and  of 
the  hands  of  the  goldsmith  ; blue  and  purple  for 
their  clothing  ; they  are  all  the  work  of  cunning 

10  men.  But  the  Lord  is  the  true  God  ; he  is  the 
living  God,  and  an  everlasting  king : at  his  wrath 
the  earth  trembleth,  and  the  nations  are  not  able 
to  abide  his  indignation. 


Ps.  89.  6. 

10  Ps.  115.  8.  Is.  41. 
29.  Hab.  2.  18.  Zecli. 
10.  2.  Rom.  1.  21,  22. 
Dan.  10.  5. 

72  Ps.  115.  4. 

73  1 Tim.  6.  17. 

3*  Pa.  10.  16. 


tt  Hfeb.  statutes, 
b Or,  it  is  but  a tree 
which  one  cutteth. 

c Or,  pillar  in  a 
garden  of  cucumbers. 
See  Baruch  6.  70. 

d Or,  it  beseemeth 
thee. 


e Or,  through  one 
thing. 

f Or,  it  is  a doctrine 
of  vanities. 

g According  to  some 
ancient  versions, 
Ophir. 

h Or,  God  in  truth. 


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JEREMIAH,  XL 


11  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  them,  ^^The  gods  that 
have  not  made  the  heavens  and  the  earth,  even  they 
shall  perish  from  the  earth,  and  from  under  these 
heavens. 

12  He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  power,  he  hath 
established  the  world  by  his  wisdom,  and  ^^hath 

stretched  out  the  heavens  by  his  discretion. 

13  When  he  uttereth  his  voice,  there  is  a multitude 
of  waters  in  the  heavens,  and  21  he  causeth  the  vapours 
to  ascend  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; he  maketh  light- 
nings with  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the  wind  out  of  his 
treasures. 

14  Every  man  is  brutish  in  his  knowledge  : 
every  founder  is  confounded  by  the  graven  image  : 
for  his  molten  image  is  falsehood,  and  there  is  no 

breath  in  them. 

15  They  are  vanity,  and  the  work  of  errors  : in  the 
time  of  their  visitation  ^6  they  shall  perish. 

16  The  portion  of  Jacob  is  not  like  them  : for  he 
is  the  former  of  all  things  ; and  Israel  is  the  rod  of  his 
inheritance  : The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

17  Gather  up  thy  wares  out  of  the  land,  O in- 
habitant of  the  fortress. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  sling 
out  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  at  this  once,  and  will 
distress  them,  that  they  may  find  it  so. 

19  ^ ^^Woe  is  me  for  my  hurt  ! my  wound  is 
grievous  : but  I said,  Truly  this  is  a grief,  and  I 
must  bear  it. 

20  ^®My  tabernacle  is  spoiled,  and  all  my  cords  are 
broken  : my  children  are  gone  forth  of  me,  and  they  are 
not : there  is  none  to  stretch  forth  my  tent  any  more, 
and  to  set  up  my  curtains. 

21  For  the  pastors  are  become  brutish,  and  have  not 
sought  the  Lord  ; therefore  they  shall  not  prosper, 
and  all  their  flocks  shall  be  scattered. 

22  Behold,  the  noise  of  the  bruit  is  come,  and  a great 
commotion  out  of  the  north  country,  to  make  the 
cities  of  Judah  desolate,  and  a den  of  dragons. 

23  ^ O Lord,  I know  that  the  way  of  man  is  not 
in  himself  : it  is  not  in  man  that  walketh  to  direct  his 
steps. 

24  O Lord,  correct  me,  but  with  judgment  ; not 
in  thine  anger,  lest  thou  bring  me  to  nothing. 

25  Pour  out  thy  fury  upon  the  heathen  that  know 
thee  not,  and  upon  the  families  that  call  not  on  thy 
name  : for  they  have  eaten  up  Jacob,  and  devoured 
him,  and  consumed  him,  and  have  made  his  habitation 
desolate. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 Jeremiah  proclaimeth  God's  covenant.  8 rebuketh  the  Jetos'  disobey- 
ing thereof.  H prophesieth  evils  to  come  upon  them,  18  and  upon  the 
men  of  Anathoth.  for  conspiring  to  kill  Jeremiah. 

The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
saying, 

2 Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  covenant,  and  speak  unto 
the  men  of  Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; 
3 And  say  thou  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 

15  See  Ps.  96.  5.  23  Pro.  30.  2 & 54.  5.  ch.  31.  35. 

ifi  ver.  15.  Is.  2.  18.  24  jg.  42.  17,  & 44,  & 32.  18.  & 50.  34. 

Zeoh.  13.  2.  11.  & 45,  16.  so  See  ch.  6.  1.  Ezek. 

Gen.  1.  1,  6,  9.  23  Hab.  2.  18.  12.  3,  &c. 

Ps.  136.  5,  6.  ch.  51.  26  ver.  11.  si  1 Sam.  2!5.  29.  ch. 

15,  &c.  27  Ps.  16.  5.  & 73.  26.  16.  13. 

18  Ps.  93.  1.  & 119.  57.  ch.  51.  19.  S2  Ezek.  6.  10. 

10  Job  9.  8.  Ps.  104.'  Lam.  3.  24.  S3  ch.  4,  19,  & 8.  21. 

2.  Is.  40.  22.  28  Deut.  32.  9.  Ps.  & 9.  1 

20  Job  38. 34.  74.  2.  S4  Pg.  77.  iq. 

21  Ps.  135.  7.  29  i3.  47.  4.  & 51.  15.  33  Mic.  7.  9. 

22  ch.  51.  17,  18.  86  ch.  4.  20. 


11  * Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  them,  The  gods  that  have 
not  made  the  heavens  and  the  earth,  J these  shall 
perish  from  the  earth,  and  from  under  the  heavens. 

12  He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  power,  he  hath 
established  the  world  by  his  wisdom,  and  by  his  un- 
derstanding hath  he  stretched  out  the  heavens  : 

13  ^ when  he  uttereth  his  voice,  there  is  a tumult  of 
waters  in  the  heavens,  and  he  causeth  the  vapours 
to  ascend  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; he  maketh 
lightnings  for  the  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the  wind 

14  out  of  his  treasuries.'  Every  man  Gs  become  bru- 
tish and  is  without  knowledge  ; every  goldsmith  is 
put  to  shame  by  his  graven  image  : for  his  molten 
image  is  falsehood,  and  there  is  no  breath  in  them. 

15  They  are  vanity,  a work  of  delusion  : in  the  time 

16  of  their  visitation  they  shall  perish.  The  portion 
of  Jacob  is  not  like  these  ; for  he  is  the  former  of 
all  things  ; and  Israel  is  the  tribe  of  his  inheritance  : 
the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

17  Gather  up  ” thy  wares  out  of  the  land,  ®0  thou 

18  that  abidest  in  the  siege.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Behold,  I will  sling  out  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
at  this  time,  and  will  distress  them,  that  they  may 

19  P feel  it.  ,W oe  is  me  for  my  hurt ! my  wound  is 
grievous  : but  I said.  Truly  this  is  my  9 grief,  and  I 

20  must  bear  it.  My  tent  is  spoiled,  and  all  my  cords 
are  broken  : my  children  are  gone  forth  of  me,  and 
they  are  not  : there  is  none  to  stretch  forth  my 

21  tent  any  more,  and  to  set  up  my  curtains.  For  the 
shepherds  are  become  brutish,  and  have  not  in- 
quired of  the  Lord  : therefore  they  have  not  ^ pros- 

22  pered,  and  all  their  flocks  are  scattered.  The  voice 
of  a rumour,  behold  it  cometh,  and  a great  commo- 
tion out  of  the  north  country,  to  make  the  cities  of 

23  Judah  a desolation,  a dwelling  place  of  jackals.  O 
Lord,  I know  that  the  way  of  man  is  not  in  him- 
self : it  is  not  in  man  that  walketh  to  direct  his 

24  steps.  O Lord,  correct  me,  but  with  judgement  ; 
not  in  thine  anger,  lest  thou  ^ bring  me  to  nothing. 

25  * Pour  out  thy  fury  upon  the  heathen  that  know  thee 
not,  and  upon  the  families  that  call  not  on  thy  name  : 
for  they  have  devoured  Jacob,  yea,  they  have  de- 
voured him  and  consumed  him,  and  have  laid  waste 
his  “ habitation. 


11  The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 

2 saying.  Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  covenant,  and 
speak  unto  the  men  of  Judah,  and  to  the  inhabi- 

3 tants  of  Jerusalem  ; and  say  thou  unto  them,  Thus 


37  ch.  1.  15.  & 4.  6. 
& 5.  15.  & 6.  22. 

38  ch.  9.  11. 

39  Pro.  16.  1.  & 20. 
24. 

40  Ps.  6.  1.  & 38.  1. 
ch.  30.  11. 

41  Ps.  79.  6. 

« Job  18.  21.  1 

Thess.  4.  5.  2 Thess. 
1.  8. 

«3  ch.  8.  16. 


i This  verse  is  in  Ar- 
amaic. 

j Or,  they  shall . . . 
under  these  heavens. 

k Or,  at  the  sound 
of  his  giving  an  abun- 
dance of  waters  . . . 
when  he  causeth  d:c. 
or,  he  causeth  dec. 

I Or,  is  too  brutish 
to  know. 

m Or,  mockery. 


n Or,  thy  bundle 
from  the  ground. 

0 Or,  0 inhabitant 
(Heb.  inhabitress)  of 
the  fortress, 
p Heb.  find, 
q Or,  sickness, 
r Or,  dealt  wisely, 
s Heb.  diminish  me. 
t See  Ps.  79.  6,  7. 
u Or,  pasture. 


JEREMIAH,  XI. 


1049 


of  Israel  ; ^ Cursed  he  the  man  that  oheyeth  not  the 
words  of  this  covenant, 

4 Which  I commanded  your  fathers  in  the  day  that  I 
brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  ^ from  the 
iron  furnace,  saying,  ^Obey  my  voice,  and  do  them, 
according  to  all  which  I command  you  : so  shall  ye  be 
my  people,  and  I will  be  your  God  : 

5 That  I may  perform  the  ^ oath  which  I have  sworn 
unto  your  fathers,  to  give  them  a land  flowing  with 
milk  and  honey,  as  it  is  this  day.  Then  answered  I, 
and  said,  So  be  it,  O Lord. 

6 Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Proclaim  all  these 
words  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusa- 
lem, saying.  Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  covenant,  ^ and 
do  them. 

7 For  I earnestly  protested  unto  your  fathers  in  the 
day  that  I brought  them  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
even  unto  this  day,  ® rising  early  and  protesting,  saying, 
Obey  my  voice. 

8 Yet  they  obeyed  not,  nor  inclined  their  ear,  but 
® walked  every  one  in  the  imagination  of  their  evil 
heart : therefore  I will  bring  upon  them  all  the  words 
of  this  covenant,  which  I commanded  them  to  do  ; but 
they  did  them  not. 

9 And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  ® A conspiracy  is 
found  among  the  men  of  J udah,  and  among  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Jerusalem. 

10  They  are  turned  back  to  the  iniquities  of  their 
forefathers,  which  refused  to  hear  my  words  ; and  they 
went  after  other  gods  to  serve  them  : the  house  of  Is- 
rael and  the  house  of  Judah  have  broken  my  covenant 
which  I made  with  their  fathers. 

11  ^ Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will 
bring  evil  upon  them,  which  they  shall  not  be  able  to 
escape  ; and  though  they  shall  cry  unto  me,  I will 
not  hearken  unto  them. 

12  Then  shall  the  cities  of  Judah  and  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem  go,  and  cry  unto  the  gods  unto  whom  they 
offer  incense  : but  they  shall  not  save  them  at  all  in 
the  time  of  their  trouble. 

13  For  according  to  the  number  of  thy  cities  were 
thy  gods,  O Judah  ; and  according  to  the  number  of 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem  have  ye  set  up  altars  to  that 
shameful  thing,  even  altars  to  burn  incense  unto  Baal. 

14  Therefore  pray  not  thou  for  this  people,  neither 
lift  up  a cry  or  prayer  for  them  : for  I will  not  hear 
them  in  the  time  that  they  cry  unto  me  for  their 
trouble. 

15  What  hath  my  beloved  to  do  in  mine  house, 
seeing  she  hath  wrought  lewdness  with  many,  and 

the  holy  flesh  is  passed  from  thee  ? when  thou  doest 
evil,  then  thou  rejoicest. 

16  The  Lord  called  thy  name,  A green  olive  tree, 
fair,  and  of  goodly  fruit  : with  the  noise  of  a great 
tumult  he  hath  kindled  fire  upon  it,  and  the  branches 
of  it  are  broken. 

17  For  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  planted  thee,  hath 
pronounced  evil  against  thee,  for  the  evil  of  the  house 
of  Israel  and  of  the  house  of  Judah,  which  they  have 


saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel : Cursed  be  the 
man  that  heareth  not  the  words  of  this  covenant, 

4 vdiich  I commanded  your  fathers  in  the  day  that  I 
brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of 
the  iron  furnace,  saying,  Obey  my  voice,  and  do 
them,  according  to  all  which  I command  you  : so 
shall  ye  be  my  people,  and  I will  be  your  God  : 

5 that  I may  establish  tlie  oath  which  I sware  unto 
your  fathers,  to  give  them  a land  flowing  with  milk 
and  honey,  as  at  this  day.  Then  answered  I,  and 
said.  Amen,  O Lord. 

6 And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Proclaim  all  these 
words  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of 
Jerusalem,  saying.  Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  cove- 

7 nant,  and  do  them.  For  I earnestly  protested  unto 
your  fathers  in  the  day  that  I brought  them  up  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this  day,  rising 

8 early  and  protesting,  saying,  Obey  my  voice.  Yet 
they  obeyed  not,  nor  inclined  their  ear,  but  walked 
every  one  in  the  stubbornness  of  their  evil  heart : 
therefore  I brought  upon  them  all  the  words  of  this 
covenant,  which  I commanded  them  to  do,  but  they 
did  them  not. 

9 And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  a conspiracy  is  found 
among  the  men  of  Judah,  and  among  the  inhabi- 

10  tants  of  Jerusalem.  They  are  turned  back  to  the  ini- 
quities of  their  forefathers,  which  refused  to  hear  my 
words  ; and  they  are  gone  after  other  gods  to  serve 
them  : the  house  of  Israel  and  the  house  of  Judah 
have  broken  my  covenant  which  I made  with  their 

11  fathers.  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I 
will  bring  evil  upon  them,  which  they  shall  not  be 
able  to  escape  ; and  they  shall  cry  unto  me,  but  I 

12  will  not  hearken  unto  them.  Then  shall  the  cities 
of  Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  go  and 
cry  unto  the  gods  unto  whom  they  offer  incense  : 
but  they  shall  not  save  them  at  all  in  the  time  of 

13  their  “trouble.  For  according  to  the  number  of 
thy  cities  are  thy  gods,  O Judah  ; and  according  to 
the  number  of  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  have  ye  set 
up  altars  to  the  ^ shameful  thing,  even  altars  to  burn 

14  incense  unto  Baal.  Therefore  pray  not  thou  for 
this  people,  neither  lift  up  cry  nor  prayer  for  them  : 
for  I will  not  hear  them  in  the  time  that  they  cry 
unto  me  for  their  “ trouble. 


15  ‘^What  hath  my  beloved  to  do  in  mine  house, 
seeing  she  hath  wrought  lewdness  with  many,  and 
the  holy  flesh  is  passed  from  thee  ? ® when  thou 

16  doest  evil,  then  thou  rejoicest.  The  Lord  called  thy 
name,  A green  olive  tree,  fair  with  goodly  fruit  : 
with  the  noise  of  a great  tumult  he  hath  kindled 
fire  upon  it,  and  the  branches  of  it  are  broken. 

17  For  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  planted  thee,  hath  pro- 
nounced evil  against  thee,  because  of  the  evil  of  the 
house  of  Israel  and  of  the  house  of  Judah,  which 


1 Deut.  27.  26.  Gal.  « ch.  7.  13,  25.  & 35.  1.  2S.  Is.  1.  15.  ch.  pg.  50.  16.  Is.  1.  a Heb.  evil.  the  beloved  wrought 

3.  10.  15.  14.  12.  Ezek.  8.  18.  11,  <Src.  h Heb.  shame.  See  abomination  in  my 

2 Deut.  4. 20.  1 Kin.  ch.  7.  26.  Mic.  3.  4.  Zech.  7.  i'’  Ezek.  16.  25,  &c.  ch.  3.  24.  house  f Shall  vows 

8.  51.  ® ch.  3.  17.  & 7.  24.  13.  u Hap;.  2.  12,  13,  14.  c Many  ancient  an-  and  holy  flesh  take 

3 Lev.  26.  3,  12.  ch.  & 9.  14.  ^2  Deut.  32.  37,  38.  Tit.  1.  15.  thorities  have,  in  the  away  from  thee  thy 

7.  23.  3 Ezek.  22.  25.  Hos.  ch.  2.  28.  is  Pro.  2.  14.  time  of.  wickednesses,  or  sha.lt 

^ Deut.  7.  12,  13.  6.  9.  Ex.  32.  10.  ch.  7.  Ps.  52.  8.  Rom.  d Tlie  text  is  ob-  thou  escape  by  these  f 

Ps.  105.  9,  10.  13  Ezek.  20.  18.  16.  & 14.  11.  1 John  11.  17.  scure.  The  Sept,  ren-  e Ov,when  thine  evil 

6 Rom.  2.  13.  Jam.  n Ps.  18.  41.  Pro.  5.  16.  20  jg.  5,  o.  ch.  2.  21.  ders  thus:  Why  hath  cometh. 

1.  22. 


1050 


JEREMIAH,  XII. 


done  against  themselves  to  provoke  me  to  anger  in 
olPering  incense  unto  Baal. 

18  ^ And  the  Lord  hath  given  me  knowledge  of  it, 
and  I know  it : then  thou  shewedst  me  their  doings. 

19  But  I was  like  a lamb  or  an  ox  that  is  brought  to 
the  slaughter  ; and  I knew  not  that  they  had  devised 
devices  against  me,  saying,  Let  us  destroy  the  tree  with 
the  fruit  thereof,  and  let  us  cut  him  off  from  the 
land  of  the  living,  that  his  name  may  be  no  more  re- 
membered. 

20  But,  O Lord  of  hosts,  that  judgest  righteously, 
that  24triest  the  reins  and  the  heart,  let  me  see  thy 
vengeance  on  them  : for  unto  thee  have  I revealed  my 
cause. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  the  men  of 
Anathoth,  ^5  that  seek  thy  life,  saying,  Prophesy  not 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  that  thou  die  not  by  our  hand  : 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Behold,  I 
will  punish  them  : the  young  men  shall  die  by  the 
sword  ; their  sons  and  their  daughters  shall  die  by 
famine  : 

23  And  there  shall  be  no  remnant  of  them  : for  I 
will  bring  evil  upon  the  men  of  Anathoth,  even  the 
year  of  their  visitation. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 Jeremiah,  complaining  of  the  loicked's  prosperity,  by  faith  seeth  their 

ruin.  5 God  admonisheth  him  of  his  brethren's  treachery  against 

him,  7 and  lamenteth  his  heritage.  14  He  promiseth  to  the  penitent 

return  from  captivity. 

“|3IGHTE0US  ^art  thou,  O Lord,  when  I plead 
XV  with  thee  : yet  let  me  talk  with  thee  of  thy  judg- 
ments : ^ Wherefore  doth  the  way  of  the  wicked  pros- 
per ? wherefore  are  all  they  happy  that  deal  very  trea- 
cherously ? 

2 Thou  hast  planted  them,  yea,  they  have  taken 
root  : they  grow,  yea,  they  bring  forth  fruit  : ^ thou  art 
near  in  their  mouth,  and  far  from  their  r^ins. 

3 But  thou,  O Lord,  ^knowest  me  : thou  hast  seen 
me,  and  ^ tried  mine  heart  toward  thee  : pull  them  out 
like  sheep  for  the  slaughter,  and  prepare  them  for  ® the 
day  of  slaughter. 

4 How  long  shall  the  land  mourn,  and  the  herbs  of 
every  field  wither,  ®for  the  wickedness  of  them  that 
dwell  therein  ? ^ the  beasts  are  consumed,  and  the 
birds  ; because  they  said,  He  shall  not  see  our  last 
end. 

5 ^ If  thou  hast  run  with  the  footmen,  and  they 
have  wearied  thee,  then  how  canst  thou  contend  with 
horses  ? and  if  in  the  land  of  peace,  wherein  thou  trust- 
edst,  they  wearied  thee,  then  how  wilt  thou  do  in  the 
swelling  of  Jordan  ? 

6 For  even  thy  brethren,  and  the  house  of  thy 
father,  even  they  have  dealt  treacherously  with  thee  ; 
yea,  they  have  called  a multitude  after  thee  : believe 
them  not,  though  they  speak  fair  words  unto  thee. 

7^1  have  forsaken  mine  house,  I have  left  mine 
heritage  ; I have  given  the  dearly  beloved  of  my  soul 
into  the  hand  of  her  enemies. 

8 Mine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a lion  in  the  forest  ; it 
crieth  out  against  me  : therefore  have  I hated  it. 

9 Mine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a speckled  bird,  the 

24  ch.  18.  18.  25  ch.  12.  5,  6.  2 job  12.  6.  & 21.  7. 

22  Ps.  83.  4.  26  Is.  30.  10.  Amos  Ps.  37.  1,  35.  & 73.  3, 

23  Ps.  27.  13.  & 116.  2.  12.  & 7. 13,  16.  Mic.  &c.  ch.  5.  28.  Hab. 

9.  & 142.  5.  2.  6.  1.  4.  Mai.  3.  15. 

24  1 Sam.  16.  7.  1 27  ch.  23.  12.  & 46.  s ig.  29.  13.  Matt. 

Chr.  28.  9.  Ps.  7.  9.  21.  & 48.  44.  & 50.  27.  15.  8.  Mark  7.  6. 

ch.  17.  10.  & 20.  12.  Luke  19.  44.  ■*  Ps.  17.  3.  & 139.  1. 

Rev.  2.  23.  ^ Ps.  51.  4.  ch.  11.  20. 


they  have  wrought  for  themselves  in  provoking  me 
to  anger  by  offering  incense  unto  Baal. 

18  And  the  Lord  gave  me  knoVledge  of  it,  and  I 

19  knew  it  : then  thou  shewedst  me  their  doings.  But 
I was  like  a gentle  lamb  that  is  led  to  the  slaughter  ; 
and  I knew  not  that  they  had  devised  devices 
against  me,  saying.  Let  us  destroy  the  tree  with  the 
/ fruit  thereof,  and  let  us  cut  him  off  from  the  land 
of  the  living,  that  his  name  may  be  no  more  re- 

20  membered.  But,  O Lord  of  hosts,  that  judgest 
righteously,  that  triest  the  reins  and  the  heart,  let 
me  see  thy  vengeance  on  them  : for  unto  thee  have 

21  I revealed  my  cause.  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  concerning  the  men  of  Anathoth,  that  seek 
thy  life,  saying.  Thou  shalt  not  prophesy  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  that  thou  die  not  by  our  hand : 

22  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Behold,  I 
will  'J  punish  them  : the  young  men  shall  die  by  the 
sword  ; their  sons  and  their  daughters  shall  die  by 

23  famine  ; and  there  shall  be  no  remnant  unto  them  ; 
for  I will  bring  evil  upon  the  men  of  Anathoth, 
* even  the  year  of  their  visitation. 


12  Righteous  art  thou,  O Lord,  when  I plead  with 
thee  : yet  would  I “reason  the  cause  with  thee  : 
wherefore  doth  the  way  of  the  wicked  prosper  ? 
wherefore  are  all  they  at  ease  that  deal  very  trea- 

2 cherously  ? Thou  hast  planted  them,  yea,  they 
have  taken  root  ; they  grow,  yea,  they  bring  forth 
fruit  : thou  art  near  in  their  mouth,  and  far  from 

3 their  reins.  But  thou,  O Lord,  knowest  me  ; thou 
seest  me,  and  triest  mine  heart  toward  thee  : pull 
them  out  like  sheep  for  the  slaughter,  and  ^ prepare 

4 them  for  the  day  of  slaughter.  How  long  shall 
the  land  mourn,  and  the  herbs  of  the  whole  country 
wither  ? for  the  wickedness  of  them  that  dwell 
therein,  the  beasts  are  consumed,  and  the  birds  ; 
because  they  said.  He  shall  not  see  our  latter  end. 

5 If  thou  hast  run  with  the  footmen,  and  they  have 
wearied  thee,  then  how  canst  thou  contend  with 
horses  ? and  though  in  a land  of  peace  thou  art 
secure,  yet  how  wilt  thou  do  in  the  “ pride  of  Jor- 

6 dan  ? For  even  thy  brethren,  and  the  house  of 
thy  father,  even  they  have  dealt  treacherously  with 
thee  ; even  they  have  cried  aloud  after  thee  : be- 
lieve them  not,  though  they  speak  ^ fair  words  unto 
thee. 


7 I have  forsaken  mine  house,  I have  cast  off  mine 
heritage  ; I have  given  the  dearly  beloved  of  my 

8 soul  into  the  hand  of  her  enemies.  Mine  heritage 
is  become  unto  me  as  a lion  in  the  forest : she  hath 
uttered  her  voice  against  me  ; therefore  I have 

9 hated  her.  Is  mine  heritage  unto  me  as  a speckled 

6 Jam.  5.  5.  12.  15.  ch.  49.  19.  & fi  Or,  in  the  year. 

4 ch.  23.  10.  Hos.  4.  50.  44.  a Heb.  speak  judge- 

3.  44  ch.  9.  4.  & 11.  19,  ments. 

8 Ps.  107. 34.  21.  b Heb.  sanctify. 

® ch.  4.  25.  & 7.  20.  42  Pro.  26.  25.  c Or,  swelling. 

& 9.  10.  Hos.  4.  3.  / Heb.  bread.  d Heb.  good  things. 

40  Josh.  3. 15.  1 Chr.  g Heb.  visit  upon. 


JEREMIAH,  XIII. 


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birds  round  about  are  against. her  ; come  ye,  assemble 
all  the  beasts  of  the  field,  come  to  devour. 

10  Many  pastors  have  destroyed  ^^my  vineyard, 
they  have  trodden  my  portion  under  foot,  they  have 
made  my  pleasant  portion  a desolate  wilderness. 

11  They  have  made  it  desolate,  and  being  desolate 

it  mourneth  unto  me  ; the  whole  land  is  made  desolate, 

because  no  man  layeth  it  to  heart. 

12  The  spoilers  are  come  upon  all  high  places  through 
the  wilderness  : for  the  sword  of  the  Lord  shall  devour 
from  the  one  end  of  the  laud  even  to  the  other  end  of 
the  land  : no  flesh  shall  have  peace. 

13  They  have  sown  wheat,  but  shall  reap  thorns  : 
they  have  put  themselves  to  pain,  hut  shall  not  profit  : 
and  they  shall  be  ashamed  of  your  revenues  because  of 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

11  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  against  all  mine  evil  neigh- 
bours, that  touch  the  inheritance  which  I have  caused 
my  people  Israel  to  inherit ; Behold,  I will  pluck 
them  out  of  their  land,  and  pluck  out  the  house  of 
Judah  from  among  them. 

15  22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  after  that  I have 
plucked  them  out  I will  return,  and  have  compassion  on 
them,  23  and  will  bring  them  again,  every  man  to  his 
heritage,  and  every  man  to  his  land. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will  diligently 
learn  the  ways  of  my  people,  24  to  swear  by  my  name. 
The  Lord  liveth  ; as  they  taught  my  people  to  swear 
by  Baal  ; then  shall  they  be  25  built  in  the  midst  of  my 
people. 

17  But  if  they  will  not  26  obey,  I will  utterly  pluck 
up  and  destroy  that  nation,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 In  the  tyve  of  a linen  girdle,  hidden  at  Euphrates,  God  prefigureth  the 
destruction  of  his  people.  12  Under  the  parable  of  the  bottles  filled 
with  loine  he  foretelleth  their  drunkenness  in  misery.  15  He  exhorteth 
to  prevent  their  future  judgments.  22  He  sheweth  their  abominations 
are  the  cause  thereof. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  me.  Go  and  get  thee  a 
linen  girdle,  and  put  it  upon  thy  loins,  and  put  it 
not  in  water. 

2  So  I got  a girdle  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  and  put  it  on  my  loins. 

3  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me  the 
second  time,  saying, 

4  Take  the  girdle  that  thou  hast  got,  which  is  upon 
thy  loins,  and  arise,  go  to  Euphrates,  and  hide  it  there 
in  a hole  of  the  rock. 

5  So  I went,  and  hid  it  by  Euphrates,  as  the  Lord 
commanded  me. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days,  that  the 
Lord  said  unto  me.  Arise,  go  to  Euphrates,  and  take 
the  girdle  from  thence,  which  I commanded  thee  to 
hide  there. 

7  Then  I went  to  Euphrates,  and  digged,  and  took 
the  girdle  from  the  place  where  I had  hid  it  : and, 
behold,  the  girdle  was  marred,  it  was  profitable  for 
nothing. 

8  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 
9 Thus  saith  the  Lord,  After  this  manner  ^ will  I 
mar  the  pride  of  Judah,  and  the  great  pride  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

10  This  evil  people,  which  refuse  to  hear  my  words, 

W Is.  5G.  9.  ch.  7.  16  Is.  G3.  18.  28.  38.  Mic.  G.  15. 

33.  n ver.  4.  Hig.  1.  G. 

1*  ch.  6.  3.  18  Is.  42.  25.  ‘■'o  Zech.  2.  8. 

15  Is.  5.  1,  5.  i»  Lev.  26.  16.  Deut. 


bird  of  prey  ? are  the  birds  of  prey  against  her 
round  about  ? go  ye,  assemble  all  the  beasts  of  the 

10  field,  bring  them  to  devour.  Many  shepherds  have 
destroyed  my  vineyard,  they  have  trodden  my  por- 
tion under  foot,  they  have  made  my  pleasant  per- 
il tion  a desolate  wilderness.  They  have  made  it  a 
desolation  ; it  mourneth  unto  me,  being  desolate  ; 
the  whole  land  is  made  desolate,  because  no  man 

12  layeth  it  to  heart.  Spoilers  are  come  upon  all  the 
bare  heights  in  the  wilderness  : for  the  sword  of 
the  Lord  devoureth  from  the  one  end  of  the  land 
even  to  the  other  end  of  the  land  : no  flesh  hath 

13  peace.  They  have  sown  wheat,  and  have  reaped 
thorns  ; they  have  put  themselves  to  pain,  and  profit 
nothing  : and  ® ye  shall  be  ashamed  of  your  fruits, 
because  of  the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  against  all  mine  evil  neigh- 
bours, that  touch  the  inheritance  which  I have 
caused  my  people  Israel  to  inherit  : Behold,  I will 
pluck  them  up  from  off  their  land,  and  will  pluck 

15  up  the  house  of  Judah  from  among  them.  And  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  after  that  I have  plucked  them 
up,  I will  return  and  have  compassion  on  them  ; 
and  I will  bring  them  again,  every  man  to  his  heri- 

16  tage,  and  every  man  to  his  land.  And  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  if  they  vdll  diligently  learn  the  ways  of  my 
people,  to  swear  by  my  name,  As  the  Lord  liveth  ; 
even  as  they  taught  my  people  to  swear  by  Baal  ; 
then  shall  they  be  built  up  in  the  midst  of  my  people. 

17  But  if  they  will  not  hear,  then  will  I pluck  up  that 
nation,  plucking  up  and  destroying  it,  saith  the 
Lord. 


13  Thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  Go,  and  buy  thee  a 
linen  girdle,  and  put  it  upon  thy  loins,  and  put  it 

2 not  in  water.  So  I bought  a girdle  according  to  the 

3 word  of  the  Lord,  and  put  it  upon  my  loins.  And 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me  the  second 

4 time,  saying,  Take  the  girdle  that  thou  hast  bought, 
which  is  upon  thy  loins,  and  arise,  go  to  Euphrates, 

5 and  hide  it  there  in  a hole  of  the  rock.  So  I went, 
and  hid  it  by  Euphrates,  as  the  Lord  commanded 

6 me.  And  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days,  that  the 
Lord  said  unto  me.  Arise,  go  to  Euphrates,  and 
take  the  girdle  from  thence,  which  I commanded 

7 thee  to  hide  there.  Then  I went  to  Euphrates,  and 
digged,  and  took  the  girdle  from  the  place  where  I 
had  hid  it  : and,  behold,  the  girdle  was  marred,  it 

8 was  profitable  for  nothing.  Then  the  word  of  the 

9 Lord  came  unto  me,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
After  this  manner  will  I mar  the  pride  of  Judah, 

10  and  the  great  pride  of  Jerusalem.  This  evil  people, 
which  refuse  to  hear  my  words,  which  walk  in  the 


21  Deut.  30.  3.  ch. 
32.  37 

22  Ezek.  28.  25. 

23  Auios  9.  14. 


24  ch.  4.  2. 

25  Eph.  2.  20,  21.  1 

Pet.  2.  5. 

25  Is.  GO.  12. 


1 Lev.  2G.  19. 

e Or,  be  ye  ashamed. 
Or,  they  shall  be 
ashamed. 


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JEREMIAH,  XIII. 


which  ^walk  in  the  imagination  of  their  heart,  and 
walk  after  other  gods,  to  serve  them,  and  to  worship 
them,  shall  even  be  as  this  girdle,  which  is  good  for 
nothing. 

11  For  as  the  girdle  cleaveth  to  the  loins  of  a man, 
so  have  I caused  to  cleave  unto  me  the  whole  house  of 
Israel  and  the  whole  house  of  Judah,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
that  ^ they  might  be  unto  me  for  a people,  and  ^ for  a 
name,  and  for  a praise,  and  for  a glory  : but  they  would 
not  hear. 

12  ^ Therefore  thou  shalt  speak  unto  them  this  word  ; 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Every  bottle  shall 
be  filled  with  wine  : and  they  shall  say  unto  thee,  Do 
we  not  certainly  know  that  every  bottle  shall  be  filled 
with  wine  ? 

13  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Behold,  I will  fill  all  the  inhabitants  of  this  land, 
even  the  kings  that  sit  upon  David’s  throne,  and  the 
priests,  and  the  prophets,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, ^with  drunkenness. 

14  And  ® I will  dash  them  one  against  another,  even 
the  fathers  and  the  sons  together,  saith  the  Lord  : I 
will  not  pity,  nor  spare,  nor  have  mercy,  but  destroy 
them. 

15  ^ Hear  ye,  and  give  ear  ; be  not  proud  : for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken. 

16  Give  glory  to  the  Lord  your  God,  before  he 
cause  ® darkness,  and  before  your  feet  stumble  upon  the 
dark  mountains,  and,  while  ye  ^look  for  light,  he  turn 
it  into  the  shadow  of  death,  and  make  it  gross  dark- 
ness. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  it,  my  soul  shall  weep  in 
secret  places  for  your  pride  ; and  mine  eye  shall  weep 
sore,  and  run  down  with  tears,  because  the  Lord’s  flock 
is  carried  away  captive. 

18  Say  unto  the  king  and  to  the  queen.  Humble 
yourselves,  sit  down  : for  your  principalities  shall  come 
down,  even  the  crown  of  your  glory. 

19  The  cities  of  the  south  shall  be  shut  up,  and  none 
shall  open  them : Judah  shall  be  carried  away  captive 
all  of  it,  it  shall  be  wholly  carried  away  captive. 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  behold  them  that  come 
from  the  north  : where  is  the  flock  that  was  given  thee, 
thy  beautiful  flock  ? 

21  What  wilt  thou  say  when  he  shall  punish  thee  ? 
for  thou  hast  taught  them  to  he  captains,  and  as  chief 
over  thee  : shall  not  sorrows  take  thee,  as  a woman 
in  travail  ? 

22  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart,  Wherefore 
come  these  things  upon  me  ? For  the  greatness  of 
thine  iniquity  are  thy  skirts  discovered,  and  thy  heels 
made  bare. 

23  Can  the  Ethiopian  change  his  skin,  or  the  leopard 
his  spots  ? then  may  ye  also  do  good,  that  are  accus- 
tomed to  do  evil. 

24  Therefore  will  I scatter  them  ^’^as  the  stubble  that 
passeth  away  by  the  wind  of  the  wilderness. 

25  This  is  thy  lot,  the  portion  of  thy  measures 
from  me,  saith  the  Lord  ; because  thou  hast  forgotten 
me,  and  trusted  in  falsehood. 

2 ch.  9.  14.  & 11.  8.  8 Is.  5.  30.  & 8.  22.  is  ch.  6.  22. 

Si  IG.  12.  Amos  8.  9.  n ch.  6.  24. 

3 Ex.  19.  5.  9 Is.  59.  9.  is  ch.  5.  19.  & 16.  10. 

4 ch.  33.  9.  10  Ps.  44.  19.  lo  ver.  2G.  Is.  3.  17. 

sis.  51.  17,  21.  & iich.  9.  l.A--  14.  17.  &47.  2,  3.  Ezek.  IG. 

63.  6.  ch.  25.  27.  & Lam.  1.  2,  IG.  & 2.  37,  38,  39.  Nah.  3. 
61.  7.  18.  5. 

« Ps.  2.  9.  12  See  2 Kin.  24.  12.  u Pg,  i.  4.  Hos. 

1 Josh.  7.  19.  ch.  22.  26.  13.  3. 


stubbornness  of  their  heart,  and  are  gone  after  other 
gods  to  serve  them,  and  to  worship  them,  shall  even 
be  as  this  girdle,  which  is  profitable  for  nothing. 

11  For  as  the  girdle  cleaveth  to  the  loins  of  a man,  so 
have  I caused  to  cleave  unto  me  the  whole  house  of 
Israel  and  the  whole  house  of  Judah,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
that  they  might  be  unto  me  for  a people,  and  for  a 
name,  and  for  a praise,  and  for  a gloiy  : but  they 

12  would  not  hear.  Therefore  thou  shalt  speak  unto 
them  this  word  : Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  Every  “ bottle  shall  be  filled  with  wine  : and 
they  shall  say  unto  thee,  Do  we  not  know  that  every 

13  ^ bottle  shall  be  filled  with  wine  ? Then  shalt  thou 
say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will 
fill  all  the  inhabitants  of  this  land,  even  the  kings 
that  sit  ^ upon  David’s  throne,  and  the  priests,  and 
the  prophets,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 

14  with  drunkenness.  And  I will  dash  them  one 
against  another,  even  the  fathers  and  the  sons  to- 
gether, saith  the  Lord  : I will  not  pity,  nor  spare, 
nor  have  compassion,  that  I should  not  destroy 
them. 


15  Hear  ye,  and  give  ear  ; be  not  proud  : for  the 

16  Lord  hath  spoken.  Give  glory  to  the  Lord  your 
God,  before  ‘^he  cause  darkness,  and  before  your 
feet  stumble  upon  the  ^ dark  mountains  ; and,  while 
ye  look  for  light,  he  turn  it  into  « the  shadow  of 

17  death,  and  make  it  gross  darkness.  But  if  ye  will 
not  hear  it,  my  soul  shall  weep  in  secret  for  your 
pride  ; and  mine  eye  shall  weep  sore,  and  run  down 
with  tears,  because  the  Lord’s  flock  is  taken  cap- 

18  tive.  Say  thou  unto  the  king  and  to  the  queen- 
mother,  Plumble  yourselves,  sit  down  : for  your 
headtires  are  come  down,  even  s' the  crown  of  your 

19  glory.  The  cities  of  the  South  are  shut  up,  and 
there  is  none  to  open  them  : Judah  is  carried  away 
captive  all  of  it ; it  is  wholly  carried  away  captive. 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  behold  them  that  come 
from  the  north  : where  is  the  flock  that  was  given 

21  thee,  thy  beautiful  flock  ? ''  What  wilt  thou  say, 

when  he  shall  set  thy  friends  over  thee  as  head, 
seeing  thou  thyself  hast  instructed  them  against 
thee  ? shall  not  sorrows  take  hold  of  thee,  as  of  a 

22  woman  in  travail  ? And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart. 
Wherefore  are  these  things  come  upon  me  ? for  the 
* greatness  of  thine  iniquity  are  thy  skirts  discovered, 

23  and  thy  heels  suffer  violence.  Can  the  Ethiopian 
change  his  skin,  or  the  leopard  his  spots  ? then  may 
ye  also  do  good,  that  are  -'  accustomed  to  do  evil. 

24  Therefore  will  I scatter  them,  as  the  stubble  that 

25  passeth  away,  ^ by  the  wind  of  the  wilderness.  This 
is  thy  lot,  the  portion  measured  unto  thee  from  me, 
saith  the  Lord  ; because  thou  hast  forgotten  me, 


18  Job  20.  29.  Ps.  e Or,  deep  dark-  visit  thee,  seeing  thou 

11.6.  ness.  thyself  hast  instructed 

19  ch.  10.  14.  / Or,  Sit  ye  down  them  against  thee, 

a Or,  jar.  low.  even  thy  friends  to  be 

b Heb.  for  David  g Or,  your  beautiful  head  over  thee  ? 

upon  his  throne.  crown.  i Or,  multitude, 

c Or,  it  grow  dark.  h Or,  What  wilt  thoxL  j Heb.  taught, 
d Heb  mountains  say,  when  he  shcdl  'k  Or,  unto, 
of  twilight. 


JEREMIAH,  XIV. 


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26  Therefore  I discover  thy  skirts  upon  thy 

face,  that  thy  shame  may  appear. 

27  I have  seen  thine  adulteries,  and  thy  neighings, 
the  lewdness  of  thy  whoredom,  and  thine  abominations 

on  the  hills  in  the  fields.  Woe  unto  thee,  O Jeru- 
salem ! wilt  thou  not  be  made  clean  ? when  shall  it 
once  he? 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 The  grievous  famine  7 causeth  Jeremiah  to  pray.  10  The  Lord  will 
not  be  intreated  for  the  people.  13  Lxjing  prophets  are  no  excuse  for 
them.  17  Jeremiah  is  moved  to  complain  Jor  them. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Jeremiah  con- 
cerning the  dearth. 

2  Judah  mourneth,  and  ^ the  gates  thereof  languish  ; 
they  are  ^ black  unto  the  ground  ; and  ^ the  cry  of 
Jerusalem  is  gone  up. 

3  And  their  nobles  have  sent  their  little  ones  to  the 
waters  : they  came  to  the  pits,  and  found  no  water  ; 
they  returned  with  their  vessels  empty  ; they  were 
* ashamed  and  confounded,  ® and  covered  their  heads. 

4  Because  the  ground  is  chapt,  for  there  was  no  rain 
in  the  earth,  the  plowmen  were  ashamed,  they  covered 
their  heads. 

5  Yea,  the  hind  also  calved  in  the  field,  and  forsook 
it,  because  there  was  no  grass. 

6  And  ® the  wild  asses  did  stand  in  the  high  places, 
they  snuffed  up  the  wind  like  dragons  ; their  eyes  did 
fail,  because  there  was  no  grass. 

7  O Lord,  though  our  iniquities  testify  against 
us,  do  thou  it  for  thy  name’s  sake  : for  our  backslid- 
ings  are  many  ; we  have  sinned  against  thee. 

8  ® O the  hope  of  Israel,  the  saviour  thereof  in  time 
of  trouble,  why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a stranger  in  the 
land,  and  as  a wayfaring  man  that  turneth  aside  to  tarry 
for  a night  ? 

9  Why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a man  astonied,  as  a 
mighty  man  ^ that  cannot  save  ? yet  thou,  O Lord, 
art  in  the  midst  of  us,  and  we  are  called  by  thy 
name  ; leave  us  not. 

10  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  this  people,  Thus 
have  they  loved  to  wander,  they  have  not  refrained 
their  feet,  therefore  the  Lord  doth  not  accept  them  ; 

he  will  now  remember  their  iniquity,  and  visit  their 
sins. 

11  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  Pray  not  for  this 
people  for  their  good. 

12  When  they  fast,  I will  not  hear  their  cry  ; and 
when  they  offer  burnt  offering  and  an  oblation,  I will 
not  accept  them  : but  I will  consume  them  by  the 
sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence. 

13  ^ Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  ! behold,  the 
prophets  say  unto  them.  Ye  shall  not  see  the  sword, 
neither  shall  ye  have  famine  ; but  I will  give  you  as- 
sured peace  in  this  place. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  ^^The  prophets 
prophesy  lies  in  my  name  : I sent  them  not,  neither 
have  I commanded  them,  neither  spake  unto  them  : 
they  prophesy  unto  you  a false  vision  and  divination, 
and  a thing  of  nought,  and  the  deceit  of  their  heart. 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  the 
prophets  that  prophesy  in  my  name,  and  I sent  them 


20  ver.  22.  Lam.  1. 
8.  Ezek.  16.  37.  & 23. 
29.  Hos.  2.  10. 

2'  ch.  5.  8. 

22  Is.  G.5.  7.  ch.  2. 
20.  & 3.  2,  6.  Ezek. 
6.  13. 

1 Is.  3.  26. 


2 ch.  8.  21. 
s See  1 Sam.  5.  12. 
4 Ps.  40.  14. 
e 2 Sam.  15.  30. 

6 ch.  2.  24. 

2 Ps.  2.5.  11. 

8 ch.  17.  13. 

» Is.  59.  1. 


10  Ex.  29.  45,  46. 
Lev.  26.  11,  12. 

11  See  ch.  2.  23,  24, 
25. 

12  Hos.  8.  13.  & 9.  9. 
18  Ex.  32.  10.  ch. 

7.  16.  & 11.  14. 


26  and  trusted  in  falsehood.  Therefore  will  I also 
discover  thy  skirts  ^ upon  thy  face,  and  thy  shame 

27  shall  appear.  I have  seen  thine  abominations,  even 
thine  adulteries,  and  thy  neighings,  the  lewdness  of 
thy  whoredom,  on  the  hills  in  the  field.  Woe  unto 
thee,  O Jerusalem  ! thou  wilt  not  be  made  clean  ; 
how  long  shall  it  yet  be  ? 


14  The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Jeremiah 
concerning  the  drought. 

2 Judah  mourneth,  and  the  gates  thereof  languish, 
they  sit  in  black  upon  the  ground  ; and  the  cry 

3 of  Jerusalem  is  gone  up.  And  their  nobles  send 
their  “ little  ones  ^ to  the  waters  : they  come  to  the 
pits,  and  find  no  water  ; they  return  with  their  ves- 
sels empty  : they  are  ashamed  and  confounded,  and 

4 cover  their  heads.  Because  of  the  ground  which  is 

chapt,  for  that  no  rain  hath  been  in  the  land,  the 

5 plowmen  are  ashamed,  they  cover  their  heads.  Yea, 
the  hind  also  in  the  field  calveth,  and  forsake  th  her 

6 young,  because  there  is  no  grass.  And  the  wild  asses 
stand  on  the  bare  heights,  they  pant  for  air  like 
^ jackals  ; their  eyes  fail,  because  there  is  no  herb- 
age. 


7 Though  our  iniquities  testify  against  us,  work 
thou  for  thy  name’s  sake,  O Lord  : for  our  back- 

8 slidings  are  many  ; we  have  sinned  against  thee.  O 
thou  hope  of  Israel,  the  saviour  thereof  in  the  time 
of  trouble,  why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a sojourner  in 
the  laud,  and  as  a wayfaring  man  that  ® turneth 

9 aside  to  tarry  for  a night  ? Why  shouldest  thou  be 
as  a man  astonied,  as  a mighty  man  that  cannot 
save  ? yet  thou,  O Lord,  art  in  the  midst  of  us,  •* 
and  we  are  called  by  thy  name  ; leave  us  not. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  this  people.  Even  so 
have  they  loved  to  wander  ; they  have  not  refrained 
their  feet  : therefore  the  Lord  doth  not  accept 
them  ; now  will  he  remember  their  iniquity,  and 

11  visit  their  sins.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Pray 

12  not  for  this  people  for  their  good.  When  they  fast, 

I will  not  hear  their  cry  ; and  when  they  offer  burnt 
offering  and oblation,  I will  not  accept  them  : but 
I will  consume  them  by  the  sword,  and  by  the 

13  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence.  Then  said  I,  Ah, 
Lord  God  ! behold,  the  prophets  say  unto  them, 

Ye  shall  not  see  the  sword,  neither  shall  ye  have 
famine  ; but  I will  give  you  assured  peace  in  this 

14  place.  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  The  prophets 
prophesy  lies  in  my  name  : I sent  them  not,  neither 
have  I commanded  them,  neither  spake  I unto 
them  : they  prophesy  unto  you  a lying  vision,  and 
divination,  and  a thing  of  nought,  and  the  deceit  of 

15  their  own  heart.  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  the  prophets  that  prophesy  in  my  name. 


M Pro.  1.  28.  Is.  1. 
15.  & 58.  3.  ch.  11.  11. 
Ezek.  8.  18.  Mic.  3. 
4.  Zech.  7.  13. 

10  ch.  6.  20.  & 7.  21, 
22. 

io  ch.  9.  16. 


17  ch.  4.  10. 

18  ch.  27.  10. 

10  ch.  23.  21.  & 27. 
15.  & 29.  8,  9. 

I Or,  before, 
a.  Or,  inferiors, 
b Or,  for  water. 


c Or,  dismayed, 
d Or,  the  crocodile, 
e Or,  spreadeth  his 
tent. 

/ Or,  meal  offering, 
g Heb.  peace  of 
truth. 


1054 


JEREMIAH, 


not,  ^ yet  they  say.  Sword  and  famine  shall  not  be  in 
this  land  ; By  sword  and  famine  shall  those  prophets 
be  consumed. 

16  And  the  people  to  whom  they  prophesy  shall  be 
cast  out  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  because  of  the 
famine  and  the  sword  ; and  they  shall  have  none  to 
bury  them,  them,  their  wives,  nor  their  sons,  nor  their 
daughters  : for  I will  pour  their  wickedness  upon  them. 

17  IF  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  this  word  unto  them  ; 
22  Let  mine  eyes  run  down  with  tears  night  and  day, 
and  let  them  not  cease  : 23  for  the  virgin  daughter  of 
my  people  is  broken  with  a great  breach,  with  a very 
grievous  blow. 

18  If  I go  forth  into  24  the  field,  then  behold  the 
slain  with  the  sword  ! and  if  I enter  into  the  city,  then 
behold  them  that  are  sick  with  famine  ! yea,  both  the 
prophet  and  the  priest  go  about  into  a laud  that  they 
know  not. 

19  25  Hast  thou  utterly  rejected  Judah  ? hath  thy  soul 
lothed  Zion  ? why  hast  thou  smitten  us,  and  26  there  is 
no  healing  for  us  ? 27  we  looked  for  peace,  and  there  is  no 
good  ; and  for  the  time  of  healing,  and  behold  trouble  ! 

20  We  acknowledge,  O Lord,  our  wickedness,  and 
the  iniquity  of  our  fathers  : for  28  we  have  sinned  against 
thee. 

21  Do  not  abhor  us,  for  thy  name’s  sake,  do  not  dis- 
grace the  throne  of  thy  glory  : 29  remember,  break  not 
thy  covenant  with  us. 

22  66  Are  there  any  among  6^  the  vanities  of  the 
Gentiles  that  can  cause  rain  ? or  can  the  heavens  give 
showers  ? 6^  art  not  thou  he,  O Lord  our  God  ? there- 
fore we  will  wait  upon  thee  : for  thou  hast  mad©  all 
these  things. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  utter  rejection  and  manifold  judgments  of  the  Jews.  10  Jeremiah, 
complaining  of  their  sjnte,  receiveth  a promise  for  himself,  12  and  a 
threatening  for  them.  15  he  prayeth,  19  and  receiveth  a gracious 
promise. 

Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  ^Though  2 Moses  and 
6 Samuel  stood  before  me,  yet  my  mind  could  not 
he  toward  this  people  : cast  them  out  of  my  sight,  and 
let  them  go  forth. 

2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  say  unto  thee. 
Whither  shall  we  go  forth  ? then  thou  shalt  tell  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; ^ Such  as  are  for  death,  to  death  ; 
and  such  as  are  for  the  sword,  to  the  sword  ; and  such 
as  are  for  the  famine,  to  the  famine  ; and  such  as  are 
for  the  captivity,  to  the  captivity. 

3  And  I will  ® appoint  over  them  four  kinds,  saith 
the  Lord  : the  sword  to  slay,  and  the  dogs  to  tear,  and 
® the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the  beasts  of  the  earth, 
to  devour  and  destroy. 

4  And  I will  cause  them  to  be  '^removed  into  all 
kingdoms  of  the  earth,  because  of  ^ Manasseh  the  son 
of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  for  that  which  he  did  in 
Jerusalem. 

5  For  6 who  shall  have  pity  upon  thee,  O Jerusalem  ? 
or  who  shall  bemoan  thee  ? or  who  shall  go  aside  to 
ask  how  thou  doest  ? 

6  ^6  Thou  hast  forsaken  me,  saith  the  Lord,  thou  art 
gone  backward  : therefore  will  I stretch  out  my  hand 


20  ch.  5.  12,  13. 

21  Ps.  79.  3. 

22  ch.  9.  1.  & 13.  17. 
Lam.  1.  16.  & 2.  18. 

23  ch.  8.  21. 

2*  Ezek.  7.  15. 

25  Lam.  5.  22. 

20  ch.  15.  18. 


27  ch.  8.  15. 

28  Ps.  lOG.  G.  Dan. 
9 8 

‘29'ps.  74.  2,  20.  & 
106.  45. 

30  Zech,  10.  1,  2. 

31  Dent.  32.  21. 


82  Ps,  136.  7.  & 147. 
8.  Is.  30.  23.  ch.  5. 
24.  & 10.  13. 

1 Ezek.  14.  14,  &c. 

2 Ex.  32.  11,  12.  Pa. 
99.  6. 

3 1 Sam.  7.  9. 


.1  sent  them  not,  yet  they  say.  Sword  and  famine 
- all  not  be  in  this  land  : By  sword  and  famine 

16  shall  those  prophets  be  consumed.  And  the  people 
to  whom  they  prophesy  shall  be  cast  out  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem  because  of  the  famine  and  the 
sword  ; and  they  shall  have  none  to  bury  them, 
them,  their  wives,  nor  their  sons,  nor  their  daugh- 
ters : for  I will  pour  their  wickedness  upon  them. 

17  And  thou  shalt  say  this  word  unto  them.  Let  mine 
eyes  run  down  with  tears  night  and  day,  and  let 
them  not  cease  ; for  the  virgin  daughter  of  my 
people  is  broken  with  a great  breach,  with  a very 

18  grievous  wound.  If  I go  forth  into  the  field,  then 
behold  the  slain  with  the  sword  ! and  if  I enter 
into  the  city,  then  behold  * them  that  are  sick  with 
famine  ! for  both  the  prophet  and  the  priest  * go 
about  j in  the  land  and  have  no  knowledge. 

19  Hast  thou  utterly  rejected  Judah  ? hath  thy  soul 
loathed  Zion  ? why  hast  thou  smitten  us,  and  there 
is  no  healing  for  us  ? We  looked  for  peace,  but  no 
good  came  ; and  for  a time  of  healing,  and  behold 

20  dismay  ! We  * acknowledge,  O Lord,  our  wicked- 
ness, and  the  iniquity  of  our  fathers  : for  we  have 

21  sinned  against  thee.  Do  not  ^ abhor  us,  for  thy 
name’s  sake  ; do  not  disgrace  the  throne  of  thy 
glory  : remember,  break  not  thy  covenant  with  us. 

22  Are  there  any  among  the  vanities  of  the  heathen 
that  can  cause  rain  ? or  can  the  heavens  give 
showers  ? art  not  thou  he,  O Lord  our  God  ? there- 
fore we  will  wait  upon  thee  ; for  thou  hast  ”*made 
all  these  things. 


15  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  Though  Moses  and 
Samuel  stood  before  me,  yet  my  mind  could  not  be 
toward  this  people  : cast  them  out  of  my  sight,  and 

2 let  them  go  forth.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
they  say  unto  thee.  Whither  shall  we  go  forth  ? then 
thou  shalt  tell  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Such  as 
are  for  death,  to  death  ; and  such  as  are  for  the 
sword,  to  the  sword  ; and  such  as  are  for  the  famine, 
to  the  famine  ; and  such  as  are  for  captivity,  to  cap- 

3 tivity.  And  I will  appoint  over  them  four  " kinds, 
saith  the  Lord  : the  sword  to  slay,  and  the  dogs  to 
5 tear,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the  beasts  of 

4 the  earth,  to  devour  and  to  destroy.  And  I will 
cause  them  to  be  tossed  to  and  fro  among  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  earth,  because  of  Manasseh  the  son 
of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  for  that  which  he  did  in 

5 Jerusalem.  For  who  shall  have  pity  upon  thee,  O 
Jerusalem  ? or  who  shall  bemoan  thee  ? or  who  shall 

6 turn  aside  to  ask  of  thy  welfare  ? Thou  hast  re- 
jected me,  saith  the  Lord,  thou  art  gone  backward  ; 
therefore  have  I stretched  out  my  hand  against 


«ch.  43.  11.  Ezek. 

6.  2,  12.  Zech.  11.  9. 

5 Lev.  26.  16,  &c. 

8 Deut.  28.  26.  ch. 

7.  33. 

7 Deut.  28.  25.  ch. 
24.9.  Ezek.  23.  46. 


8 2 Kin.  21.  11,  &c. 
& 23.  26.  & 24.  3,  4. 

9 Is.  61.  19. 

1“  ch.  2.  13. 

11  ch.  7.  24. 

h Heb.  the  sicknesses 
of  famine, 
i Or,  trafflck. 


j Or,  into  a land 
that  they  know  not. 
k Or,  know. 

I Or,  contemn, 
m Or,  done, 
a Heb.  families, 
b Heb.  drag. 


JEREMIAH,  XV. 


1055 


against  thee,  and  destroy  thee  ; am  weary  with 
repenting. 

7 And  I will  fan  them  with  a fan  in  the  gates  of  the 
land  ; I will  bereave  them  of  children,  I will  destroy 
my  people,  since  they  return  not  from  their  ways. 

8 Their  widows  are  increased  to  me  above  the  sand 
of  the  seas  : I have  brought  upon  them  against  the 
mother  of  the  young  men  a spoiler  at  noonday  : I have 
caused  him  to  fall  upon  it  suddenly,  and  terrors  upon 
the  city. 

9 She  that  hath  borne  seven  languisheth  : she  hath 
given  up  the  ghost  ; her  sun  is  gone  down  while  it 
was  yet  day  : she  hath  been  ashamed  and  confounded  : 
and  the  residue  of  them  will  I deliver  to  the  sword 
before  their  enemies,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  ‘|[  Woe  is  me,  my  mother,  that  thou  hast  borne 
me  a man  of  strife  and  a man  of  contention  to  the 
whole  earth  ! I have  neither  lent  on  usury,  nor  men 
have  lent  to  me  on  usury  ; ye.t  every  one  of  them  doth 
curse  me. 

11  The  Lord  said,  Verily  it  shall  be  well  with  thy 
remnant  ; verily  I will  cause  the  enemy  to  entreat  thee 
V'cll  m the  time  of  evil  and  in  the  time  of  affliction. 

12  Shall  iron  break  the  northern  iron  and  the  steel  ? 

13  Thy  substance  and  thy  treasures  will  I give  to  the 

spoil  without  price,  and  that  for  all  thy  sins,  even  in 

all  thy  borders. 

14  And  I will  make  thee  to  pass  with  thine  enemies 

into  a land  which  thou  knowest  not : for  a fire  is 

kindled  in  mine  anger,  which  shall  burn  upon  you. 

15  If  O Lord,  thou  knowest  : remember  me,  and 
visit  me,  and  revenge  me  of  my  persecutors  ; take  me 
not  away  in  thy  longsuffering  : know  that  for  thy  sake 
I have  suffered  rebuke. 

16  Thy  words  were  found,  and  I did  ^^eat  them  ; and 

thy  word  was  unto  me  the  joy  and  rejoicing  of  mine 

heart  : for  I am  called  by  thy  name,  O Lord  God  of 
hosts. 

17  I sat  not  in  the  assembly  of  the  mockers,  nor 
rejoiced  ; I sat  alone  because  of  thy  hand  : for  thou 
hast  filled  me  with  indignation. 

18  Why  is  my  pain  perpetual,  and  my  wound 
incurable,  which  refuseth  to  be  healed  ? wilt  thou  be 
altogether  unto  me  as  a liar,  and  as  waters  that 
fail? 

19  ^ Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  If  thou  return, 
then  will  I bring  thee  again,  and  thou  shalt  stand 
before  me  : and  if  thou  take  forth  the  precious  from 
the  vile,  thou  shalt  be  as  my  mouth  : let  them  return 
unto  thee  ; but  return  not  thou  unto  them. 

20  And  I will  make  thee  unto  this  people  a fenced 
brasen  wall : and  they  shall  fight  against  thee,  but 

they  shall  not  prevail  against  thee  : for  I am  with 
thee  to  save  thee  and  to  deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  And  I will  deliver  thee  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
wicked,  and  I will  redeem  thee  out  of  the  hand  of  tlie 
terrible. 


thee,  and  destroyed  thee  ; I am  weary  with  repent- 

7 ing.  And  I have  fanned  them  with  a fan  in  the 
gates  of  the  land  ; I have  bereaved  them  of  children, 

I have  destroyed  my  people  ; they  have  not  returned 

8 from  their  ways.  Their  widows  are  increased  to  me 
above  the  sand  of  the  seas : I have  brought  upon 
them  ^ against  the  mother  of  the  young  men  a spoiler 
at  noonday  : I have  caused  anguish  and  terrors  to 

9 fall  upon  her  suddenly.  She  that  hath  borne  seven 
languisheth  ; she  hath  given  up  the  ghost ; her  sun 
is  gone  down  while  it  was  yet  day  ; she  hath  been 
ashamed  and  confounded  : and  the  residue  of  them 
will  I deliver  to  the  sword  before  their  enemies,  saith 
the  Lord. 

10  Woe  is  me,  my  mother,  that  thou  hast  borne  me 
a man  of  strife  and  a man  of  contention  to  the  whole 
earth  ! I have  not  lent  on  usury,  neither  have  men 
lent  to  me  on  usury  ; yet  every  one  of  them  doth 

11  curse  me.  The  Lord  said, Verily  I will  ^ strengthen  * 
thee  for  good;  verily-^  I will  cause  the  enemy  to 
make  supplication  unto  thee  in  the  time  of  evil  and 
in  the  time  of  affliction. 

12  0 Can  one  break  iron,  even  iron  from  the  north, 

13  and  brass  ? Thy  substance  and  thy  treasures  will  I 
give  for  a spoil  without  price,  and  that  for  all  thy 

14  sins,  even  in  all  thy  borders.  And  I will  make 
them  to  pass  with  thine  enemies  into  a land  which 
thou  knowest  not  : for  a fire  is  kindled  in  mine 
anger,  which  shall  burn  upon  you. 

15  O Lord,  thou  knowest : remember  me,  and  visit 
me,  and  avenge  me  of  my  persecutors  ; take  me  not 
away  in  thy  longsuffering  : know  that  for  thy  sake 

16  I have  suffered  reproach.  Thy  words  were  found, 
and  I did  eat  them  ; and  thy  words  were  unto  me  a 
joy  and  the  rejoicing  of  mine  heart  : for  I am  called 

17  by  thy  name,  O Lord  God  of  hosts.  I sat  not  in 
the  assembly  of  them  that  make  merry,  nor  rejoiced  : 
1 sat  alone  because  of  thy  hand  ; for  thou  hast  filled 

18  me  with  indignation.  Why  is  my  pain  perpetual, 
and  my  wound  incurable,  which  refuseth  to  be 
healed  ? wilt  thou  indeed  be  unto  me  as  a deceitful 
brook,  as  waters  that  * fail  ? 


19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  If  thou  return, 
then  will  I bring  thee  again,  that  thou  mayest  stand 
before  me  ; and  if  thou  take  forth  the  precious  from 
the  vile,  thou  shalt  be  as  my  mouth  : they  shall  re- 
turn unto  thee,  but  thou  shalt  not  return  unto  them. 

20  And  I will  make  thee  unto  this  people  a fenced 
brasen  wall  ; and  they  shall  fight  against  thee,  but 
they  shall  not  prevail  against  thee  : for  I am  with 
thee  to  save  thee  and  to  deliver  thee,  saitli  the  Lord. 

21  And  I will  deliver  thee  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
wicked,  and  I will  redeem  thee  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  terrible. 


^2  Hos.  13.  14.  1®  Ps.  44.  12.  ch.  24  Ezek.  3.  1, 3.  Rev.  ver.  1.  ihy  remnant  shall  he  h Or,  I will  make 

2®  Is.  9.  13.  ch.5.3.  17.3.  10.9,10.  ®2  Ezek.  22.  26.  & for  good.  thine  enemies  to 

Amo3  4.  10,  11.  ch.  16. 13.  A' 17. 4.  2.-,  23.  12.  Ps.  44.23.  e Another  reading  into  dec.  According 

1 Sam.  2.  5.  20  Oeut.  32.  22.  119.  72,  111.  ®®  ch.  1.  18.  & 6.  27.  is,  release.  to  some  ancient  au- 

Amos  8.  9.  21  ch.  12.  3.  26  pg.  1.  1.  & 26.  4,  5.  ch.  20.  11,  12.  f Or,  I will  inter-  thorities,  I will  male 

Job  3.  1,  &c.  ch.  22  ch.  11.  20.  & 20.  27  ch.  30.  15.  c Or,  against  the  cede  for  thee  with  the  thee  to  serve  thine 

20.  14.  12.  28  See  ch.  1.  18,  19.  mother  and  the  young  enemy.  enemies  in  a land  &c 

12  ch.  39.  11,  12.  & 23  Ps.  69.  7.  21.  jgb  6.  15,  &c.  7nen.  ‘ g Or,  Can  iron  See  ch.  17.  4. 

40.4,5.  si’Zech.  3.  7.  d The  Vulgate  has,  break  iron  from  d:c.  i ’S.ob.  are  not  sure. 


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CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 The  prophet,  under  the  types  of  obtaining  from  marriage,  from 
houses  of  mourning  and  feasting,  foresheiceth  the  utter  ruin  of  the 
Jews,  Vii  because  they  were  worse  than  their  fathers.  14  Their  return 
from  captivity  shall  he  stranger  than  their  deliverance  out  of  Egyjit. 
16  God  will  doubly  recompense  their  idolatry. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  also  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Thou  shalt  not  take  thee  a wife,  neither  shalt 
thou  have  sons  or  daughters  in  this  place. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  the  sons  and 
concerning  the  daughters  that  are  born  in  this  place, 
and  concerning  their  mothers  that  bare  them,  and  con- 
cerning their  fathers  that  begat  them  in  this  land  ; 

4  They  shall  die  of  ^ grievous  deaths  ; they  shall  not 
he  2 lamented  ; neither  shall  they  be  buried  ; hut  they 
shall  be  ® as  dung  upon  the  face  of  the  earth  : and  they 
shall  be  consumed  by  the  sword,  and  by  famine  ; and 
their  ^carcases  shall  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of  heaven, 
and  for  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^ Enter  not  into  the  house 
of  mourning,  neither  go  to  lament  nor  bemoan  them  : 
for  I have  taken  away  my  peace  from  this  people,  saith 
the  Lord,  even  lovingkindness  and  mercies. 

6  Both  the  great  and  the  small  shall  die  in  this  land  : 
they  shall  not  be  buried,  ® neither  shall  men  lament  for 
them,  nor  cut  themselves,  nor  ^ make  themselves  bald 
for  them  : 

7  Neither  shall  men  tear  themselves  for  them  in  mourn- 
ing, to  comfort  them  for  the  dead  ; neither  shall  men 
give  them  the  cup  of  consolation  to  ® drink  for  their 
father  or  for  their  mother. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  also  go  into  the  house  of  feasting, 
to  sit  with  them  to  eat  and  to  drink. 

9  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; 
Behold,  I will  cause  to  cease  out  of  this  place  in  your 
eyes,  and  in  your  days,  the  voice  of  mirth,  and  the  voice 
of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom,  and  the  voice 
of  the  bride. 

10  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou  shalt  shew 
this  people  all  these  words,  and  they  shall  say  unto 
thee,  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  pronounced  all  this 
great  evil  against  us  ? or  what  is  our  iniquity  ? or  what 
is  our  sin  that  we  have  committed  against  the  Lord  our 
God? 

11  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them,  Because  your 
fathers  have  forsaken  me,  saith  the  Lord,  and  have 
walked  after  other  gods,  and  have  served  them,  and 
have  worshipped  them,  and  have  forsaken  me,  and  have 
not  kept  my  law  ; 

12  And  ye  have  done  worse  than  your  fathers  ; for, 
behold,  ye  walk  every  one  after  the  imagination  of 
his  evil  heart,  that  they  may  not  hearken  unto  me  : 

13  Therefore  will  I cast  you  out  of  this  land  i®  into 
a land  that  ye  know  not,  neither  ye  nor  your  fathers  ; 
and  there  shall  ye  serve  other  gods  day  and  night  ; 
where  I will  not  shew  you  favour. 

14  ^ Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  it  shall  no  more  be  said.  The  Lord  liveth, 
that  brought  up  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt ; 

15  But,  The  Lord  liveth,  that  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  from  the  land  of  the  north,  and  from  all 


16  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  also  unto  me,  say- 

2 ing.  Thou  shalt  not  take  thee  a wife,  neither  shalt 

3 thou  have  sons  or  daughters  in  this  place.  For  thus 
saith  the  Lord  concerning  the  sons  and  concerning 
the  daughters  that  are  born  in  this  place,  and  con- 
cerning their  mothers  that  bare  them,  and  concern- 

4 ing  their  fathers  that  begat  them  in  this  land  : They 
shall  die  " of  grievous  deaths  ; they  shall  not  be 
lamented,  neither  shall  they  be  buried  ; they  shall 
be  as  dung  upon  the  face  of  the  ground  : and  they 
shall  be  consumed  by  the  sword,  and  by  famine  ; 
and  their  carcases  shall  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of 

5 heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the  earth.  For  thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Enter  not  into  the  house  of  mourn- 
ing, neither  go  to  lament,  neither  bemoan  them  : for 
I have  taken  away  my  peace  from  this  people,  saith 
the  Lord,  even  lovingkindness  and  tender  mercies. 

6 Both  great  and  small  shall  die  in  this  land  : they 
shall  not  be  buried,  neither  shall  men  lament  for 
them,  nor  cut  themselves,  nor  make  themselves  bald 

7 for  them  : neither  shall  men  ^ break  bread  for  them 
in  mourning,  to  comfort  them  for  the  dead  ; neither 
shall  men  give  them  the  cup  of  consolation  to  drink 

8 for  their  father  or  for  their  mother.  And  thou  shalt 
not  go  into  the  house  of  feasting  to  sit  with  them, 

9 to  eat  and  to  drink.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  : Behold,  I will  cause  to 
cease  out  of  this  place,  before  your  eyes  and  in  your 
days,  the  voice  of  mirth  and  the  voice  of  gladness, 
the  voice  of  the  bridegroom  and  the  voice  of  the 

10  bride.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou  shalt 
shew  this  people  all  these  words,  and  they  shall  say 
unto  thee,  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  pronounced  all 
this  great  evil  against  us  ? or  what  is  our  iniquity  ? 
or  what  is  our  sin  that  we  have  committed  against 

11  the  Lord  our  God  ? then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them. 
Because  your  fathers  have  forsaken  me,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  have  walked  after  other  gods,  and  have 
served  them,  and  have  worshipped  them,  and  have 

12  forsaken  me,  and  have  not  kept  my  law  ; and  ye 
have  done  evil  more  than  your  fathers  ; for,  behold, 
ye  walk  every  one  after  the  stubbornness  of  his  evil 

13  heart,  so  that  ye  hearken  not  unto  me  : therefore 
will  I cast  you  forth  out  of  this  land  into  the  land 
that  ye  have  not  known,  neither  ye  nor  your  fathers  ; 
and  there  shall  ye  serve  other  gods  day  and  night  ; 

for  I will  shew  you  no  favour. 


14  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  it  shall  no  more  be  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
that  brought  up  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the 

15  land  of  Egypt ; but.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  that 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel  from  the  land 


1 ch.  15.  2.  5 Ezek.  24.  17,  22,  « Is.  22.  12.  ch.  7.  26.  13.  Hos.  2.  11.  ^ ch.  7.  26.  Is.  43.  18.  ch.  23. 

2 ch.  22.  18,  19.  & 23.  29.  Rev.  18.  23.  ch.  13.  10.  7,  8. 

25.  33.  G ch.  22.  18.  » Pro.  31.  6,  7.  n Deut.  29.  24.  ch.  is  Deut.  4.  26,  27,  a Ileb.  deaths  of 

3 Ps.  83.  10.  ch.  8.  2 Lev.  19. 28.  Deut.  lo  Is.  24.  7,  8.  ch.  5.  19.  & 13.  22.  & 28.  & 28.  36,  63,  64,  sicknesses. 

2.  *9.22.  14.  1.  ch.  41.  5.  & 7.  34.  & 25.  10.  Ezek.  22.8.  65.  6 See  Is.  58.  7. 

♦ Ps.  79. 2.  ch.  7. 33.  47.  5.  ’2  Deut.  29.  25.  ch.  is  ch.  15.  14.  c Or,  where. 

& U.  20.  22.  9. 


JEREMIAH,  XVII. 


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tlie  lands  whither  he  had  driven  them  : and  I will 
bring  them  again  into  their  laud  that  I gave  unto  their 
fathers. 

16  T[  Behold,  I will  send  for  many  fishers,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  they  shall  fish  them  ; and  after  will  I send 
for  many  hunters,  and  they  shall  hunt  them  from  every 
mountain,  and  from  every  hill,  and  out  of  the  holes  of 
the  rocks. 

17  For  mine  eyes  are  upon  all  their  ways  : they  are 
not  hid  from  my  face,  neither  is  their  iniquity  hid  from 
mine  eyes. 

18  And  first  I will  recompense  their  iniquity  and 
their  sin  double  ; because  they  have  defiled  my 
land,  they  have  filled  mine  inheritance  with  the  car- 
cases of  their  detestable  and  abominable  things. 

19  O Lord,  strength,  and  my  fortress,  and 

my  refuge  in  the  day  of  affliction,  the  Gentiles  shall 

come  unto  thee  from  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  shall 
say.  Surely  our  fathers  have  inherited  lies,  vanity,  and 
things  wherein  there  is  no  profit. 

20  Shall  a man  make  gods  unto  himself,  and  they 
are  no  gods  ? 

21  Therefore,  behold,  I will  this  once  cause  them  to 
know,  I will  cause  them  to  know  mine  hand  and  my 
might ; and  they  shall  know  that  my  name  is  The 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 The  cnptivity  of  Judah  for  her  sin,  5 Trust  inman  is  cursed , 7 in 
God  is  blessed.  9 The  deceitful  heart  cannot  deceive  God.  12  The  sal- 
vation of  God.  15  The  projjhet  comjdaineth  of  the  mockers  of  his 
jn'o^hecy.  19  He  is  sent  to  renexo  the  covenant  in  hallowing  the  sab- 

The  sin  of  Judah  is  written  with  a ^ pen  of  iron,  and 
with  the  point  of  a diamond ; it  is  ^ graven  upon  the 
table  of  their  heart,  and  upon  the  horns  of  your  altars  ; 

2  Whilst  their  children  remember  their  altars  and 
their  ® groves  by  the  green  trees  upon  the  high  hills. 

3  O my  mountain  in  the  field,  ^ I will  give  thy  sub- 
stance and  all  thy  treasures  to  the  spoil,  and  thy  high 
places  for  sin,  throughout  all  thy  borders. 

4  And  thou,  even  thyself,  shalt  discontinue  from 
thine  heritage  that  I gave  thee  ; and  I will  cause  thee 
to  serve  thine  enemies  in  ^ the  land  which  thou  knowest 
not : for  ® ye  have  kindled  a fire  in  mine  anger,  which 
sliall  burn  for  ever. 

5  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Cursed  be  the  man  that 
trusteth  in  man,  and  maketh  ® flesh  his  arm,  and  whose 
heart  departeth  from  the  Lord. 

6  For  he  shall  be  ^ like  the  heath  in  the  desert,  and 
shall  not  see  when  good  conieth  ; but  shall  inhabit  the 
parched  places  in  the  wilderness,  in  a salt  land  and 
not  inhabited. 

7  Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  and 
whose  hope  the  Lord  is. 

8  For  he  shall  be  ^^as  a tree  planted  by  the  waters, 
and  that  spreadeth  out  her  roots  by  the  river,  and  shall 
not  see  when  heat  cometh,  but  her  leaf  shall  be  green  ; 
and  shall  not  be  careful  in  the  year  of  drought,  neither 
shall  cease  from  yielding  fruit. 

9  ^ The  heart  is  deceitful  above  all  things,  and  des- 
perately wicked  : who  can  know  it  ? 


18  ch.  24.  G.  & 30.  3. 

22  Ezek.  43.  7 

,9. 

1 Job.  19.  24. 

& 32.  37. 

23  Ps.  18.  2. 

2 Pro.  3.  3.  2 Cor. 

18  Amos  4.  2.  Hab. 

24  ch.  17.  17. 

3.  3. 

1.  15. 

2''>  Is.  44.  10. 

ch.  2. 

3Judg.3.7.  2 Chr. 

20Job34.  21.  Pro. 

11.  & 10.  5. 

24.  18.  & 33.  3,  19.  Is. 

5.  21.  & 15.  3.  ch.  32. 

20  Is.  37.  19. 

ch.  2. 

1.29.  & 17.  8.  ch.  2. 

19. 

11.  Gal.  4.  8. 

20. 

21  Is  40.  2.  ch.  17. 

2T  Ex.  15.  3. 

ch.  33. 

* ch.  15.  1.3. 

18. 

2.  Amos  5.  8. 

8 ch.  16.  13. 

of  the  north,  and  from  all  the  countries  whither  he 
had  driven  them  : and  I will  bring  them  again  into 

16  their  land  that  I gave  unto  their  fathers.  Behold, 
I will  send  for  many  fishers,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
they  shall  fish  them  ; and  afterward  I will  send  for 
many  hunters,  and  they  shall  hunt  them  from  every 
mountain,  and  from  every  hill,  and  out  of  the  holes 

17  of  the  rocks.  For  mine  eyes  are  upon  all  their  ways  : 
they  are  not  hid  from  my  face,  neither  is  their  iiii- 

18  quity  concealed  from  mine  eyes.  And  first  I will 
recompense  their  iniquity  and  their  sin  double  ; ^ be- 
cause they  have  polluted  my  land  with  the  carcases 
of  their  detestable  things,  and  have  filled  mine  in- 

19  heritance  with  their  abominations.  O Lord,  my 
strength,  and  my  strong  hold,  and  my  refuge  in  the 
day  of  affliction,  unto  thee  shall  the  nations  come 
from  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  shall  say.  Our 
fathers  have  inherited  nought  but  lies,  even  vanity 

20  and  things  wherein  there  is  no  profit.  Shall  a man 
make  unto  himself  gods,  which  yet  are  no  gods  ? 

21  Therefore,  behold,  I will  cause  them  to  know,  this 
once  will  I cause  them  to  know  mine  hand  and  my 
might ; and  they  shall  know  that  my  name  is  Jeho- 
vah. 


17  The  sin  of  Judah  is  written  with  a pen  of  iron, 
and  with  the  point  of  a diamond  : it  is  graven  upon 
the  table  of  their  heart,  and  upon  the  horns  of  ^ your 

2 altars  ; whilst  their  children  remember  their  altars 
and  their  ^ Asherim  by  the  green  trees  upon  the 

3 high  hills.  O my  mountain  in  the  field,  I will  give 
thy  substance  and  all  thy  treasures  for  a spoil,  and 
thy  high  places,  because  of  sin,  throughout  all  thy 

4 borders.  And  thou,  even  of  thyself,  shalt  discon- 
tinue from  thine  heritage  that  I gave  thee  ; and  I 
will  cause  thee  to  serve  thine  enemies  in  the  land 
which  thou  knowest  not : for  ye  have  kindled  a fire 
in  mine  anger  which  shall  burn  for  ever. 

5 Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Cursed  is  the  man  that 
trusteth  in  man,  and  maketh  flesh  his  arm,  and 

6 whose  heart  departeth  from  the  Lord.  For  he 
shall  be  like  ‘’the  heath  in  the  desert,  and  shall 
not  see  when  good  cometh  ; but  shall  inhabit  the 
parched  places  in  the  wilderness,  a salt  land  and  not 

7 inhabited.  Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  the 

8 Lord,  and  whose  ‘Giope  die  Lord  is.  For  he  shall 
be  as  a tree  planted  by  the  waters,  and  that  spreadeth 
out  his  roots  by  the  river,  and  shall  not  ^ fear  when 
heat  cometh,  but  his  leaf  shall  be  green  ; and  shall 
not  be  careful  in  the  year  of  drought,  neither  shall 

9 cease  from  yielding  fruit.  The  heart  is  deceitful 
above  all  things,  and  it  is  desperately  sick  : who  can 


® ch.  15.  14.  13  Job  8.  IG.  Ps.  1.3.  a Another  reading 

1 1s.  30. 1, ‘2.  A’ 31. 1.  rf  Or,  because  they  is,  their. 

8 See  Is.  31.  3.  have  polluted  my  b See  Ex.  34.  13. 

8 ch.  48.  G.  land  : they  have  filled  c Or,  a tamarisk, 

10  Job  20.  17.  mine  inheritance  xvith  d Heb.  trust, 

11  Dent.  29.  23.  the  carcases  of  their  e According  to  an 

13  Ps.  2.  12.  & 34.  8.  detestable  things  and  other  reading,  see. 

^ 125.  1.  & 14G,  5.  their  abominations. 

Pro.  16.  20.  Is.  30.  18. 


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JEREMIAH,  XVII. 


10  1 the  Lord  search  the  heart,  / try  the  reins, 

even  to  give  every  man  according  to  his  ways,  and 

according  to  the  fruit  of  his  doings. 

11  As  the  partridge  sitteth  on  eggs,  and  hatcheth 
them  not  ; so  he  that  getteth  riches,  and  not  by  right, 

shall  leave  them  in  the  midst  of  his  days,  and  at  his 
end  shall  be  a fool. 

12  ^ A glorious  high  throne  from  the  beginning  is 
the  place  of  our  sanctuary. 

13  O Lord,  the  hope  of  Israel,  all  that  forsake 
thee  shall  be  ashamed,  and  they  that  depart  from  me 
shall  be  written  in  the  earth,  because  they  have  for- 
saken the  Lord,  the  fountain  of  living  waters. 

14  Heal  me,  O Lord,  and  I shall  be  healed  ; save 
me,  and  I shall  be  saved  : for  22  thou  art  my  praise. 

15  ^ Behold,  they  say  untome,  Where  is  the  word 
of  the  Lord  ? let  it  come  now. 

16  As  for  me,  I have  not  hastened  from  being  a 
pastor  to  follow  thee  : neither  have  I desired  the  woe- 
ful day  ; thou  knowest : that  which  came  out  of  my 
lips  was  right  before  thee. 

17  Be  not  a terror  unto  me  : thou  art  my  hope  in 
the  day  of  evil. 

18  Let  them  be  confounded  that  persecute  me,  but 
2’^  let  not  me  be  confounded  : let  them  be  dismayed,  but 
let  not  me  be  dismayed  : bring  upon  them  the  day  of 
evil,  and  destroy  them  with  double  destruction. 

19  ^ Thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me  ; Go  and  stand  in 
the  gate  of  the  children  of  the  people,  whereby  the 
kings  of  Judah  come  in,  and  by  the  which  they  go  out, 
and  in  all  the  gates  of  J erusalem  ; 

20  And  say  unto  them,  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  ye  kings  of  Judah,  and  all  Judah,  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  J erusalem,  that  enter  in  by  these  gates  : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Take  heed  to  yourselves, 
and  bear  no  burden  on  the  sabbath  day,  nor  bring  it  in 
by  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  ; 

22  Neither  carry  forth  a burden  out  of  your  houses 
on  the  sabbath  day,  neither  do  ye  any  work,  but  hal- 
low ye  the  sabbath  day,  as  I commanded  your  fathers. 

23  32  But  they  obeyed  not,  neither  inclined  their  ear, 
but  made  their  neck  stiff,  that  they  might  not  hear, 
nor  receive  instruction. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  diligently  hearken 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord,  to  bring  in  no  burden  through 
the  gates  of  this  city  on  the  sabbath  day,  but  hallow 
the  sabbath  day,  to  do  no  work  therein  ; 

25  33Xhen  shall  there  enter  into  the  gates  of  this 
city  kings  and  princes  sitting  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
riding  in  chariots  and  on  horses,  they,  and  their  princes, 
the  men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  : 
and  this  city  shall  remain  for  ever. 

26  And  they  shall  come  from  the  cities  of  Judah, 
and  from  34  the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and  from  the 
land  of  Benjamin,  and  from  35  the  plain,  and  from  the 
mountains,  and  from  35  the  south,  bringing  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  sacrifices,  and  meat  offerings,  and  incense, 
and  bringing  36  sacrifices  of  praise,  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

« 1 Sam.  16.  7.  1 w ch.  14.  8.  ^ ch.  1.  4,  &c. 

Chr.  28.  9.  Ps.  7.  9.  ^ Ps.  73.  27.  Is.  1.  25  ch.  16.  19. 

& 139.  23,  24.  Pro.  28.  2g  Ps.  35.  4.  & 40. 

17.  3.  ch.  11.  20.  & 20.  20  See  Luke  10.  20.  14.  & 70.  2. 

12.  Rom.  8.  27.  Rev.  21  ch.  2.  13.  27  Pg.  25.  2. 

2.  23.  22  Deut.  10.  21.  Ps.  28  ch.  11.  20. 

15  Ps.  62.  12.  ch.  109.  1.  & 148.  14.  20  ch.  19.  3.  & 22.  2. 

32.  19.  Rom.  2.  6.  23  ig.  5.  19,  pzek.  sn  15,  32,  &c. 

i«Ps.  55.  23.  12.22.  Amos  5.  18.  Neh.  13.  19.' 

11  Luke  12.  20.  2 Pet.  3.  4. 


10  know  it  ? I the  Lord  search  the  heart,  I try  the 
reins,  even  to  give  every  man  according  to  his  ways, 

11  according  to  the  fruit  of  his  doings.  As  the  par- 
tridge that  gathereth  young  which  she  hath  not 
brought  forth,  so  is  he  that  getteth  riches,  and  not 
by  right  ; in  the  midst  of  his  days  ^ they  shall  leave 
him,  and  at  his  end  he  shall  be  a fool. 

12  A glorious  throne,  set  on  high  from  the  beginning, 

13  is  the  place  of  our  sanctuary.  O Lord,  the  hope  of 
Israel,  all  that  forsake  thee  shall  be  ashamed  ; they 
that  depart  from  me  shall  be  written  in  the  earth, 
because  they  have  forsaken  the  Lord,  the  fountain 

14  of  living  waters.  Heal  me,  O Lord,  and  I shall  be 
healed  ; save  me,  and  I shall  be  saved  : for  thou  art 

15  my  praise.  Behold,  they  say  unto  me.  Where  is  the 

16  word  of  the  Lord  ? let  it  come  now.  As  for  me,  I 
have  not  hastened  from  being  a shepherd  after  thee  ; 
neither  have  I desired  the  woeful  day  ; thou  know- 
est : that  which  came  out  of  my  lips  was  before  thy 

17  face.  Be  not  a terror  unto  me  : thou  art  my  refuge 

18  in  the  day  of  evil.  Let  them  be  ashamed  that  per- 
secute me,  but  let  not  me  be  ashamed  ; let  them  he 
dismayed,  but  let  not  me  be  dismayed  : bring  upon 
them  the  day  of  evil,  and  * destroy  them  with  double 
destruction. 


19  Thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me  : Go,  and  stand  in 
the  gate  of  j the  children  of  the  people,  whereby  the 
kings  of  Judah  come  in,  and  by  the  which  they  go 

20  out,  and  in  all  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  ; and  say  unto 
them.  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  kings  of 
Judah,  and  all  Judah,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 

21  rusalem,  that  enter  in  by  these  gates  ; thus  saith  the 
Lord  : Take  heed  ^ to  yourselves,  and  bear  no  bur- 
den on  the  sabbath  day,  nor  bring  it  in  by  the  gates 

22  of  Jerusalem  ; neither  carry  forth  a burden  out  of 
your  houses  on  the  sabbath  day,  neither  do  ye  any 
work  : but  hallow  ye  the  sabbath  day,  as  I com- 

23  manded  your  fathers  ; but  they  hearkened  not,  nei- 
ther inclined  their  ear,  but  made  their  neck  stiff, 
that  they  might  not  hear,  and  might  not  receive 

24  instruction.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  dili- 
gently hearken  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord,  to  bring  in 
no  burden  through  the  gates  of  this  city  on  the  sab- 
bath day,  but  to  hallow  the  sabbath  day,  to  do  no 

25  work  thei’ein  ; then  shall  there  enter  in  by  the  gates 
of  this  city  kings  and  princes  sitting  upon  the  throne 
of  David,  riding  in  chcvriots  and  on  horses,  they,  and 
their  princes,  the  men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  : and  this  city  shall  ^ remain  for  ever. 

26  And  they  shall  come  from  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
from  the  places  round  about  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  from  the  lowland,  and 
from  the  mountains,  and  from  the  South,  bringing 
burnt  offerings,  and  sacrifices,  and  oblations,  and 
frankincense,  and  bringing  sacrifices  q/"  thanksgiving. 


31  Ex.  20.  8.  & 23. 

12.  & 31.  13.  Ezek. 
20.  12. 

32  ch.  7.  24,  26.  & 
11.  10. 

S3  ch.  22.  4. 

34  ch.  32.  44.  & 33. 

13. 

35  Zech.  7.  7. 


30  Ps.  107.  22.  & 116. 
17. 

/ Or,  sitteth  on  eggs 
which  she  hath  not 
laid. 

g Or,  he  shall  leave 
them. 

h Some  ancient  ver- 
sions read,  the  judge- 
ment day  of  man. 


i Heb.  break  them 
with  a double  breach. 

j Or,  the  common 
people.  See  ch.  26. 
23. 

k Or,  for  your  life's 
sake. 

I Or,  be  inhabited, 
m Or,  meal  offer- 
ings. 


JEREMIAH,  XVIII. 


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27  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me  to  hallow  the 
sabbath  day,  and  not  to  bear  a burden,  even  entering 
in  at  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  on  the  sabbath  day  ; then 
will  I kindle  a fire  in  the  gates  thereof,  and  it  shall 
devour  the  palaces  of  Jerusalem,  and  it  shall  not  be 
quenched. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 Under  the  type  of  a potter  is  shewed  God's  absolute  power  in  dispos- 
ing of  nations.  11  Judgments  threatened  to  Judah  for  her  strange 
revolt.  18  Jeremiah  prayeth  against  his  conspirators. 

The  word  which  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
saying, 

2  Arise,  and  go  down  to  the  potter’s  house,  and  there 
I will  cause  thee  to  hear  my  words. 

3  Then  I went  down  to  the  potter’s  house,  and,  be- 
hold, he  wrought  a work  on  the  wheels. 

4  And  the  vessel  that  he  made  of  clay  was  marred 
in  the  hand  of  the  potter  : so  he  made  it  again  an- 
other vessel,  as  seemed  good  to  the  potter  to  make  it. 

5  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me,  saying, 

6  O house  of  Israel,  ^ cannot  I do  with  you  as  this 
potter  ? saith  the  Lord.  Behold,  ^ as  the  clay  is  in  the 
potter’s  hand,  so  are  ye  in  mine  hand,  O house  of  Israel. 

1  At  what  instant  I shall  speak  concerning  a nation, 
and  concerning  a kingdom,  to  ® pluck  up,  and  to  pull 
down,  and  to  destroy  it ; 

8  ^ If  that  nation,  against  whom  I have  pronounced, 
turn  from  their  evil,  ® I will  repent  of  the  evil  that  I 
thought  to  do  unto  them. 

9  And  at  what  instant  I shall  speak  concerning  a 
nation,  and  concerning  a kingdom,  to  build  and  to 
plant  it ; 

10  If  it  do  evil  in  my  sight,  that  it  obey  not  my  voice, 
then  I will  repent  of  the  good,  wherewith  I said  I would 
benefif  them. 

11  ^ Now  therefore  go  to,  speak  to  the  men  of 
Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  I frame  evil  against 
you,  and  devise  a device  against  you  : ® return  ye  now 
every  one  from  his  evil  way,  and  make  your  ways  and 
your  doings  good. 

12  And  they  said,  There  is  no  hope  : but  we  will 
walk  after  our  own  devices,  and  we  will  every  one  do 
the  imagination  of  his  evil  heart. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; ® Ask  ye  now 
among  the  heathen,  who  hath  heard  such  things  : the 
virgin  of  Israel  hath  done  ® a very  horrible  thing. 

14  Will  a man  leave  the  snow  of  Lebanon  which 
cometh  from  the  rock  of  the  field  ? or  shall  the  cold 
flowing  waters  that  come  from  another  place  be  for- 
saken ? 

15  Because  my  people  hath  forgotten  ^®me,  they 
have  burned  incense  to  vanity,  and  they  have  caused 
them  to  stumble  in  their  ways  from  the  ancient  paths, 
to  walk  in  paths,  in  a way  not  cast  up  ; 

16  To  make  their  land  desolate,  and  a perpetual 
hissing  ; every  one  that  passeth  thereby  shall  be  as- 
tonished, and  wag  his  head. 

17  I will  scatter  them  as  with  an  east  wind  be- 
fore the  enemy  ; I will  shew  them  the  back,  and  not 
the  face,  in  the  day  of  their  calamity. 

3<  ch.  21.  14.  & 49.  2 Is.  CA.  8.  7.  3.  & 25.  5.  & 26.  13. 

27.  Lam.  4.  11.  Amos  3 ch.  1.  10.  & 35.  15. 

1.  4,  7, 10, 12.  & 2.  2,  5.  * Ezek.  18.  21.  & 33.  2 ch.  2.  25. 

38  2 Kin.  25.  9.  ch.  11.  8 ch.  2.  10.  1 Cor. 

52.  13.  cch.  26.  3.  Jonah  5.  1. 

> Is.  45.  9.  Rom.  9.  3.  10.  ch.  5.  30. 

20,  21.  6 2 Kin.  17.  13.  ch.  ch.  2.  13,  32.  & 3. 


27  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord.  But  if  ye  will  not 
hearken  unto  me  to  hallow  the  sabbath  day,  and  not 
to  bear  a burden  and  enter  in  at  the  gates  of  Jeru- 
salem on  the  sabbath  day  ; then  will  I kindle  a fire 
in  the  gates  thereof,  and  it  shall  devour  the  palaces 
of  Jerusalem,  and  it  shall  not  be  quenched. 


18  The  word  which  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the 

2 Lord,  saying.  Arise,  and  go  down  to  the  potter’s 
house,  and  there  I will  cause  thee  to  hear  my 

3 words.  Then  I went  down  to  the  potter’s  house, 
and,  behold,  he  wrought  his  work  on  the  wheels. 

4 And  when  the  vessel  that  he  made  of  the  clay  was 
marred  in  the  hand  of  the  potter,  he  made  it  again 
another  vessel,  as  seemed  good  to  the  potter  to 
make  it. 

5 Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me,  saying, 

6 O house  of  Israel,  cannot  I do  with  you  as  this 
potter  ? saith  the  Lord.  Behold,  as  the  clay  in  the 
potter’s  hand,  so  are  ye  in  mine  hand,  O house  of 

7 Israel.  At  what  instant  I shall  speak  concerning  a 
nation,  and  concerning  a kingdom,  to  pluck  up  and 

8 to  break  down  and  to  destroy  it  ; if  that  nation, 
concerning  which  I have  spoken,  turn  from  their 
evil,  I will  repent  of  the  evil  that  I thought  to  do 

9 unto  them.  And  at  what  instant  I shall  speak  con- 
cerning a nation,  and  concerning  a kingdom,  to 

10  build  and  to  plant  it  ; if  it  do  evil  in  my  sight,  that 
it  obey  not  my  voice,  then  I will  repent  of  the 

11  good,  wherewith  I said  I would  benefit  them.  Now 
therefore  go  to,  speak  to  the  men  of  Judah,  and  to 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  : Behold,  I frame  evil  against  you,  and  devise 
a device  against  you  : return  ye  now  every  one  from 
his  evil  way,  and  amend  your  ways  and  your  doings. 

12  But  they  say.  There  is  no  hope  : for  we  will  walk 
after  our  own  devices,  and  we  will  do  every  one 
after  the  stubbornness  of  his  evil  heart. 


13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  : Ask  ye  now 
among  the  nations,  who  hath  heard  such  things  ; 
the  virgin  of  Israel  hath  done  a very  horrible  thing. 

14  Shall  the  snow  of  Lebanon  fail  from  the  rock  of 
the  field  ? or  shall  the  cold  waters  “ that  flow  down 

15  from  afar  be  ^ dried  up  ? For  my  people  hath  for- 
gotten me,  they  have  burned  incense  to  vanity  ; and 
they  have  caused  them  to  stumble  in  their  ways,  in 
the  ancient  paths,  to  walk  in  bypaths,  in  a way  not 

16  cast  up  ; to  make  their  land  an  astonishment,  and  a 
perpetual  hissing  ; every  one  that  passeth  thereby 

17  shall  be  astonished,  and  shake  his  head.  I will  scat- 
ter them  as  with  an  east  wind  before  the  enemy  ; I 
will  look  upon  their  back,  and  not  their  face,  in 
the  day  of  their  calamity. 


21.  & 13.  25.  & 17.  1 Kin.  9.  8.  Lam.  lands  that  floxo  doicn 

13.  2.  15.  Mic.  6.  16.  be  d-c. 

11  ch.  10.  15.  & 16.  15  ch.  13.  24.  b Or,  plucked  up. 

19.  15  Ps.  48.  7.  c Or,  shetv  them  the 

13  ch.  0.  10.  11  See  ch.  2.  27.  back.,  and  not  the 

13  ch.  19.  8.  & 49.  13.  a Or,  of  strange  face. 

<to0.  13. 


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JEREMIAH,  XIX. 


18  ^ Then  said  they,  Come,  and  let  us  devise  de- 
vices against  Jeremiah  ; for  the  law  shall  not  perish 
from  the  priest,  nor  counsel  from  the  wise,  nor  the 
word  from  the  prophet.  Come,  and  let  us  smite  him 
with  the  tongue,  and  let  us  not  give  heed  to  any  of  his 
words. 

19  Give  heed  to  me,  O Lord,  and  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  them  that  contend  with  me. 

20  20  Shall  evil  be  recompensed  for  good  ? for  21  they 
have  digged  a pit  for  my  soul.  Remember  that  I stood 
before  thee  to  speak  good  for  them,  and  to  turn  away 
thy  wrath  from  them. 

21  Therefore  22  deliver  up  their  children  to  the  fa- 
mine, and  pour  out  their  Mood  by  the  force  of  the  sword  ; 
and  let  their  wives  be  bereaved  of  their  children,  and 
he  widows  ; and  let  their  men  be  put  to  death  ; let  their 
young  men  he  slain  by  the  sword  in  battle. 

22  Let  a cry  be  heard  from  their  houses,  when  thou 
shalt  bring  a troop  suddenly  upon  them  : for  23  they 
have  digged  a pit  to  take  me,  and  hid  snares  for  my 
feet. 

23  Yet,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  their  counsel  against 
me  to  slay  me : 2^  forgive  not  their  iniquity,  neither  blot 
out  their  sin  from  thy  sight,  but  let  them  be  overthrown 
before  thee  ; deal  thus  with  them  in  the  time  of  thine 
anger. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

Under  the  type  of  breaking  a potter's  vessel  is  foreshowed  the  desolation 
of  the  Jews  for  their  sins. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Go  and  get  a potter’s  earthen 
bottle,  and  take  of  the  ancients  of  the  people,  and 
of  the  ancients  of  the  priests  ; 

2  And  go  forth  unto  ^ the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hin- 
nom,  which  is  by  the  entry  of  the  east  gate,  and  pro- 
claim there  the  words  that  I shall  tell  thee, 

3  2 And  say.  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O kings 
of  Judah,  and  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; Behold,  I will  bring 
evil  upon  this  place,  the  which  whosoever  heareth,  his 
ears  shall  ^ tingle. 

4  Because  they  ^have  forsaken  me,  and  have  es- 
tranged this  place,  and  have  burned  incense  in  it  unto 
other  gods,  whom  neither  they  nor  their  fathers  have 
known,  nor  the  kings  of  Judah,  and  have  filled  this 
place  with  ^ the  blood  of  innocents  ; 

5  ® They  have  built  also  the  high  places  of  Baal,  to 
burn  their  sons  with  fire  for  burnt  offerings  unto  Baal, 
which  I commanded  not,  nor  spake  it,  neither  came  it 
into  my  mind  : 

6  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  this  place  shall  no  more  be  called  Tophet,  nor 
® The  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  but  The  valley  of 
slaughter. 

7  And  I will  make  void  the  counsel  of  Judah  and 
J erusalem  in  this  place  ; ^ and  I will  cause  them  to  fall 
by  the  sword  before  their  enemies,  and  by  the  hands  of 
them  that  seek  their  lives  : and  their  carcases  will  I 
give  to  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  for 
the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

8  And  I will  make  this  city  desolate,  and  an  hiss- 
ing ; every  one  that  passeth  thereby  shall  be  asto- 
nished and  hiss  because  of  all  the  plagues  thereof. 

« ch.  11.  19.  22  Ps.  109.  9,  10.  2 ch  17.  20. 

19  Lev.  10.  11.  Mai.  23  ver.  20.  3 1 Sam.  3.  11.  2 

2.  7.  John  7.  48,  49.  24  pg.  35,  4.  109.  Kin.  21.  12. 

20  Ps.  109.  4,  5.  14.  ch.  11.20.  &15. 15.  Dent.  28.  20.  Is. 

21  ver.  22.  Ps.  35.  1 Josh.  15.  8.  2 Kin.  65.  11.  ch.  2.  13,  17, 

7.  & 57.  6.  23.  10.  ch.  7.  31.  19.  & 15.  6.  & 17.  13. 


18  Then  said  they.  Come,  and  let  us  devise  devices 
against  Jeremiah  ; for  the  law  shall  not  perish  from 
the  priest,  nor  counsel  from  the  wise,  nor  the  word 
from  the  prophet.  Come,  and  let  us  smite  him  with 
the  tongue,  and  let  us  not  give  heed  to  any  of  his 
words. 

19  Give  heed  to  me,  O Lord,  and  hearken  to  the 

20  voice  of  them  that  contend  with  me.  Shall  evil  be 
recompensed  for  good  ? for  they  have  digged  a pit 
for  my  soul.  Remember  how  I stood  before  thee 
to  speak  good  for  them,  to  turn  away  thy  fury  from 

21  them.  Therefore  deliver  up  their  children  to  the 
famine,  and  give  them  over  to  the  power  of  the 
sword  ; and  let  their  wives  become  childless,  and 
widows  ; and  let  their  men  be  slain  of  death,  and 
their  young  men  smitten  of  the  sword  in  battle. 

22  Let  a cry  be  heard  from  their  houses,  when  thou 
shalt  bring  a troop  suddenly  upon  them  : for  they 
have  digged  a pit  to  take  me,  and  hid  snares  for 

23  my  feet.  Yet,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  their  counsel 
against  me  to  slay  me  ; forgive  not  their  iniquity, 
neither  blot  out  their  sin  from  thy  sight  : but  let 
them  be  ^ overthrown  before  thee  ; deal  thou  with 
them  in  the  time  of  thine  anger. 


19  Thus  said  the  Lord,  Go,  and  buy  a potter’s 
earthen  bottle,  and  take  of  the  elders  of  the  people, 

2 and  of  the  elders  of  the  priests  ; and  go  forth  unto 
the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  which  is  by  the 
entry  of  **  the  gate  Harsith,  and  proclaim  there  the 

3 words  that  I shall  tell  thee  : and  say.  Hear  ye  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  O kings  of  Judah,  and  inhabi- 
tants of  Jerusalem  ; thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I will  bring  evil  upon  this 
place,  the  which  whosoever  heareth,  his  ears  shall 

4 tingle.  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and  have 
estranged  this  place,  and  have  burned  incense  in  it 
unto  other  gods,  whom  they  knew  not,  they  and 
their  fathers  and  the  kings  of  Judah  ; and  have 

5 filled  this  place  with  the  blood  of  innocents  ; and 
have  built  the  high  places  of  Baal,  to  burn  their 
sons  in  the  fire  for  burnt  offerings  unto  Baal  ; which 
I commanded  not,  nor  spake  it,  neither  came  it 

6 into  my  ^mind  : therefore,  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  this  place  shall  no  more  be 
called  Topheth,  nor  The  valley  of  the  son  of  Hin- 

7 nom,  but  The  valley  of  Slaughter.  And  I will 
®make  void  the  counsel  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  in 
this  place  ; and  I will  cause  them  to  fall  by  the 
sword  before  their  enemies,  and  by  the  hand  of  them 
that  seek  their  life  : and  their  carcases  will  I give 
to  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  for  the 

8 beasts  of  the  earth.  And  I will  make  this  city  an 
astonishment,  and  an  hissing  ; every  one  that  pass- 
eth thereby  shall  be  astonished  and  hiss  because  of 


6 2 Kin.  21.  16.  ch. 

2.  34. 

6 ch.  7.  31,  32.  & 32. 
35. 

2 Lev.  18.  21. 

« Jo6h.  15.  8. 


9 Lev.  26.  17.  Dent. 
28.  25. 

10  Ps.  79.  2.  ch.  7. 
33.  & 16.  4.  & 34.  20. 

” ch.  18.  16.  & 49. 
13.  & 60.  13. 


d Heb.  made  to 
stumble. 

a Or,  the  gate  of 
potsherds, 
b Heb.  heart, 
c Heb.  empty  out. 


JEREMIAH,  XX. 


1061 


9 And  I will  cause  them  to  eat  the  flesh  of  their 
sons  and  the  flesh  of  their  daughters,  and  they  shall 
eat  every  one  the  flesh  of  his  friend  in  the  siege  and 
straitness,  wherewith  their  enemies,  and  they  that  seek 
their  lives,  shall  straiten  them. 

10  Then  shalt  thou  break  the  bottle  in  the  sight 
of  the  men  that  go  with  thee, 

11  And  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  ; Even  so  will  I break  this  people  and  this 
city,  as  one  breaketh  a potter’s  vessel,  that  cannot  be 
made  whole  again : and  they  shall  bury  them  in 
Tophet,  till  there  he  no  place  to  bury. 

12  Thus  will  I do  unto  this  place,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  to  the  inhabitants  thereof,  and  even  make  this  city 
as  Tophet : 

13  And  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and  the  houses  of 
the  kings  of  Judah,  shall  be  defiled  i®as  the  place  of 
Tophet,  because  of  all  the  houses  upon  whose  roofs 
they  have  burned  incense  unto  all  the  host  of  heaven, 
and  ^®have  poured  out  drink  offerings  unto  other  gods. 

14  Then  came  Jeremiah  from  Tophet,  whither  the 
Lord  had  sent  him  to  prophesy  ; and  he  stood  in  the 
court  of  the  Lord’s  house  ; and  said  to  all  the  people, 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; 
Behold,  I will  bring  upon  this  city  and  upon  all  her 
towns  all  the  evil  that  I have  pronounced  against  it, 
because  ^othey  have  hardened  their  necks,  that  they 
might  not  hear  my  words. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1 Pashur,  smiting  Jeremiah^  receiveth  a new  name^  and  a fearful  doom. 

7 Jeremiah  complaineth  of  contempt.,  10  of  treachery.,  14  and  of  his 

birth. 

OW  Pashur  the  son  of  ^ Immer  the  priest,  who 
loas  also  chief  governor  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
heard  that  Jeremiah  prophesied  these  things. 

2 Then  Pashur  smote  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  and  put 
him  in  the  stocks  that  were  in  the  high  gate  of  Benja- 
min, which  was  by  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

3 And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  Pashur 
brought  forth  Jeremiah  out  of  the  stocks.  Then  said 
Jeremiah  unto  him.  The  Lord  hath  not  called  thy 
name  Pashur,  but  Magor-missabib. 

4 For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  make  thee 
a terror  to  thyself,  and  to  all  thy  friends  : and  they 
shall  fall  by  the  sword  of  their  enemies,  and  thine  eyes 
shall  behold  it:  and  I will  give  all  Judah  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  carry  them  cap- 
tive into  Babylon,  and  shall  slay  them  with  the  sword. 

5 Moreover  I will  deliver  all  the  strength  of  this 
city,  and  all  the  labours  thereof,  and  all  the  precious 
things  thereof,  and  all  the  treasures  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  will  I give  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  which 
shall  spoil  them,  and  take  them,  and  carry  them  to 
Babylon. 

6 And  thou,  Pashur,  and  all  that  dwell  in  thine 
house  shall  go  into  captivity  : and  thou  shalt  come  to 
Babylon,  and  there  thou  shalt  die,  and  shalt  be  buried 
there,  thou,  and  all  thy  friends,  to  whom  thou  hast 
* prophesied  lies. 

7^0  Lord,  thou  hast  deceived  me,  and  I was  de- 
ceived : ^ thou  art  stronger  than  I,  and  hast  prevailed  : 

® I am  in  derision  daily,  every  one  mocketh  me. 

12  Lev.  2G.  29.  Deut  le  ch.  7.  32.  i9  See  2 Chr.  20.  5. 

28.  53.  Is.  9.  20.  Lam.  le  2 Kin.  23.  10.  20  ch.  7.  2G.  & 17. 

4.  10.  11  2 Kin.  23.  12.  ch.  23. 

13  So  ch.  51.  G3,  G4.  32.  29.  Zeph.  1.  5.  1 1 Chr.  24.  14. 

i«  Ps.  2.  9.  Is.  30.  18  ch.  7.  18.  2 2 Kin.  20.  17.  & 

14.  Lam.  4.  2. 


9  all  the  plagues  thereof.  And  I will  cause  them  to 
eat  the  flesh  of  their  sons  and  the  flesh  of  their 
daughters,  and  they  shall  eat  every  one  the  flesh  of 
his  friend,  in  the  siege  and  in  the  straitness,  where- 
with their  enemies,  and  they  that  seek  their  life, 

10  shall  straiten  them.  Then  shalt  thou  break  the 
bottle  in  the  sight  of  the  men  that  go  with  thee, 

11  and  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  : Even  so  will  I break  this  people  and  this 
city,  as  one  breaketh  a potter’s  vessel,  that  cannot 
be  made  whole  again  : and  they  shall  bury  in  To- 

12  pheth,  ^ till  there  be  no  place  to  bury.  Thus  will  I 
do  unto  this  place,  saith  the  Lord,  and  to  the  in- 
habitants thereof,  even  making  this  city  as  Topheth  : 

13  and  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and  the  houses  of  the 
kings  of  Judah,  which  arc  defiled,  shall  be  as  the 
place  of  Topheth,  even  all  the  houses  upon  whose 
roofs  they  have  burned  incense  unto  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  and  have  poured  out  drink  offerings  unto 
other  gods. 

14  Then  came  Jeremiah  from  Topheth,  whither  the 
Lord  had  sent  him  to  prophesy  ; and  he  stood  in 
the  court  of  the  Lord’s  house,  and  said  to  all  the 

15  people  : Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel,  Behold,  I will  bring  upon  this  city  and  upon 
all  her  towns  all  the  evil  that  I have  pronounced 
against  it  ; because  they  have  made  their  neck  stiff, 
that  they  might  not  hear  my  words. 


20  Now  Pashhur  the  son  of  Immer  the  priest,  who 
was  chief  officer  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  heard 

2 Jeremiah  prophesying  these  things.  Then  Pashhur 
smote  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  and  put  him  in  the 
stocks  that  were  in  the  upper  gate  of  Benjamin, 

3 which  was  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  it  came 
to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  Pashhur  brought  forth 
Jeremiah  out  of  the  stocks.  Then  said  Jeremiah 
unto  him.  The  Lord  hath  not  called  thy  name  Pash- 

4 hur,  but  “Magor-missabib.  For  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Behold,  I will  make  thee  a terror  to  thyself, 
and  to  all  thy  friends  : and  they  shall  fall  by  the 
sword  of  their  enemies,  and  thine  eyes  shall  behold 
it  : and  I will  give  all  Judah  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  carry  them  captive  to 

5 Babylon,  and  shall  slay  them  with  the  sword.  More- 
over I will  give  all  the  riches  of  this  city,  and  all 
the  gains  thereof,  and  all  the  precious  things  thereof, 
yea,  all  the  treasures  of  the  kings  of  Judah  will  I 
give  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  which  shall 
spoil  them,  and  take  them,  and  carry  them  to  Baby- 

6 Ion.  And  thou,  Pashhur,  and  all  that  dwell  in  thine 
house  shall  go  into  captivity  : and  thou  shalt  come 
to  Babylon,  and  there  thou  shalt  die,  and  there  shalt 
thou  be  buried,  thou,  and  all  thy  friends,  to  whom 
thou  hast  prophesied  falsely. 

7 O Lord,  thou  hast  ^ deceived  me,  and  I was  de- 
ceived : thou  art  stronger  than  I,  and  hast  pre- 
vailed : I am  become  a laughing-stock  all  the  day, 

24.  12-lG.  & 25.  13,  < ch.  1.  G,  7.  a That  is,  Terror  on 

&c.  ch.  3.  24.  Lam.  3.  14.  every  side. 

3 ch.  14.  13,  14.  & d Or,  because  there  b Or,  enticed. 

28.  15.  & 29.  21.  shall  be  noplace  else. 


1062 


JEREMIAH,  XXI. 


8 For  since  I spake,  I cried  out,  ®I  cried  violence 
and  spoil  ; because  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  made  a 
reproach  unto  me,  and  a derision,  daily. 

9 Then  I said,  I will  not  make  mention  of  him,  nor 
speak  any  more  in  his  name.  But  his  word  was  in  mine 
heart  as  a burning  fire  shut  up  in  my  bones,  and  I was 
weary  with  forbearing,  and  ® I could  not  stay. 

10  ^ ®For  I heard  the  defaming  of  many,  fear  on 
every  side.  Report,  say  they,  and  we  will  report  it. 

All  my  familiars  watched  for  my  halting,  saying, 
Peradventure  he  will  be  enticed,  and  we  shall  prevail 
against  him,  and  we  shall  take  our  revenge  on  him. 

11  But  11  the  Lord  is  with  me  as  a mighty  terrible 
one  : therefore  my  persecutors  shall  stumble,  and  they 
shall  not  i^  prevail  : they  shall  be  greatly  ashamed  ; 
for  they  shall  not  prosper  : their  i®  everlasting  confu- 
sion shall  never  be  forgotten. 

12  But,  O Lord  of  hosts,  that  n triest  the  righteous, 
and  seest  the  reins  and  the  heart,  i®  let  me  see  thy  ven- 
geance on  them  : for  unto  thee  have  I opened  my  cause. 

13  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  praise  ye  the  Lord  : for 
10  he  hath  delivered  the  soul  of  the  poor  from  the  hand 
of  evildoers. 

14  11  Cursed  he  the  day  wherein  I was  born  : let 
not  the  day  wherein  my  mother  bare  me  be  blessed. 

15  Cursed  he  the  man  who  brought  tidings  to  my 
father,  saying,  A man  child  is  born  unto  thee  ; making 
him  very  glad. 

16  And  let  that  man  be  as  the  cities  which  the  Lord 
10  overthrew,  and  repented  not  : and  let  him  i®  hear 
the  cry  in  the  morning,  and  the  shouting  at  noontide  ; 

17  ^0  Because  he  slew  me  not  from  the  womb  ; or 
that  my  mother  might  have  been  my  grave,  and  her 
womb  to  he  always  great  with  me. 

18  21  Wherefore  came  I forth  out  of  the  womb  to 
22  see  labour  and  sorrow,  that  my  days  should  be  con- 
sumed with  shame  ? 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 Zedehiah  sendeth  to  Jeremiah  to  enquire  the  event  of  Nebuchadrez- 
zar's war.  3 Jeremiah  Joretelleth  a hard  siege  and  miserable  cap- 
tivity, 8 He  counselleth  the  people  to  fall  to  the  Chaldeans,  11  and 

upbraideth  the  king's  house. 

The  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
when  king  Zedekiah  sent  unto  him  iPashur  the 
son  of  Melchiah,  and  ^ Zephaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah 
the  priest,  saying, 

2  3 Enquire,  I pray  thee,  of  the  Lord  for  us  ; for 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  maketh  war  against 
us  ; if  so  be  that  the  Lord  will  deal  with  us  according 
to  all  his  wondrous  works,  that  he  may  go  up  from  us. 

3  T[  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  them,  Thus  shall  ye 
say  to  Zedekiah  : 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ; Behold,  I will 
turn  back  the  weapons  of  war  that  are  in  your  hands, 
wherewith  ye  fight  against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
against  the  Chaldeans,  which  besiege  you  without  the 
walls,  and  ^ I will  assemble  them  into  the  midst  of  this 
city. 

5  And  I myself  will  fight  against  you  with  an  ® out- 
stretched hand  and  with  a strong  arm,  even  in  anger, 
and  in  fury,  and  in  great  wrath. 

Och.  6.  7.  10  Job  19.  19.  Ps.  iSch.  23.  40. 

7 Job  32.  18,  19.  Ps.  41.  9.  & 55.  13,  14.  w oh.  11.  20.  & 17. 
29.  3.  Luke  11.  53,  .54.  10. 

8 Job.  32.  18.  Acta  “ ch.  1.  8,  19.  is  Ps.  64.  7.  & 59. 

18.  5.  12  ch.  16.  20.  & 17.  10. 

» Ps.  31.  13.  18. 


8 every  one  mocketh  me.  For  as  often  as  I speak,  I 
cry  out  ; I cry.  Violence  and  spoil : because  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  made  a reproach  unto  me,  and 

9 a derision,  all  the  day.  And  if  I say,  I will  not 
make  mention  of  him,  nor  speak  any  more  in  his 
name,  then  there  is  in  mine  heart  as  it  were  a burn- 
ing fire  shut  up  in  my  bones,  and  I am  weary  with 

10  forbearing,  and  I cannot  contain.  For  I have  heard 
the  defaming  of  many,  terror  on  every  side.  De- 
nounce, and  we  will  denounce  him,  say  all  my  fa- 
miliar friends,  they  that  watch  for  my  halting  ; per- 
adventure he  will  be  enticed,  and  we  shall  prevail 
against  him,  and  we  shall  take  our  revenge  on  him. 

11  But  the  Lord  is  with  me  as  a mighty  one  and  a 
terrible  : therefore  my  persecutors  shall  stumble, 
and  they  shall  not  prevail  : they  shall  be  greatly 
ashamed,  because  they  have  not  ^ dealt  wisely,  even 
with  an  everlasting  dishonour  which  shall  never  be 

12  forgotten.  But,  O Lord  of  hosts,  that  triest  the 
righteous,  that  seest  the  reins  and  the  heart,  let  me 
see  thy  vengeance  on  them  ; for  unto  thee  have  I 

13  revealed  my  cause.  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  praise  ye 
the  Lord  : for  he  hath  delivered  the  soul  of  the 
needy  from  the  hand  of  evil-doers. 

14  Cursed  be  the  day  wherein  I was  born : let  not 
the  day  wherein  my  mother  bare  me  be  blessed. 

15  Cursed  be  the  man  who  brought  tidings  to  my  fa- 
ther, saying,  A man  child  is  born  unto  thee  ; making 

16  him  very  glad.  And  let  that  man  be  as  the  cities 
which  the  Lord  overthrew,  and  repented  not  : and 
let  him  hear  a cry  in  the  morning,  and  ^'shouting 

17  at  noontide  ; because  he  slew  me  not  from  the 
womb  ; and  so  my  mother  should  have  been  my 

18  grave,  and  her  womb  always  great.  Wherefore 
came  I forth  out  of  the  womb  to  see  labour  and  sor- 
row, that  my  days  should  be  consumed  with  shame  ? 


21'  The  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  when  king  Zedekiah  sent  unto  him  Pashhur 
the  son  of  Malchiah,  and  Zephaniah  the  son  of 

2 Maaseiah  the  priest,  saying.  Inquire,  I pray  thee, 
of  the  Lord  for  us  ; for  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  maketh  war  against  us  : peradventure  the 
Lord  will  deal  with  us  according  to  all  his  won- 
drous works,  that  he  may  go  up  from  us. 

3 Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  them.  Thus  shall  ye  say 

4 to  Zedekiah  : Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, Behold,  I will  turn  back  the  weapons  of  war 
that  are  in  your  hands,  wherewith  ye  fight  against 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  against  the  Chaldeans 
which  besiege  you,  without  the  walls,  and  I will 

5 gather  them  into  the  midst  of  this  city.  And  I my- 
self will  fight  against  you  with  an  outstretched  hand 
and  with  a strong  arm,  even  in  anger,  and  in  fury, 


16  Ps.  35.  9,  to.  & 
109.  30,  31. 

” Job  3.  3.  ch.  15. 

10. 

18  Gen.  19.  25. 

10  ch.  18.  22. 


20  Job  3.  10,  11. 

21  Job  3.  20. 

22  Lam.  3.  1. 

1 ch.  38.  1. 

2 2 Kin.  25.  18.  ch. 
29.  25.  & 37.  3. 


8 ch.  37.  3,  7. 

4 Is.  13.  4. 

6 Ex.  6.  6. 
c Or,  prospered, 
d Or,  an  alarm. 


JEREMIAH,  XXII. 


1063 


6 And  I will  smite  the  inhabitants  of  this  city,  both 
man  and  beast  : they  shall  die  of  a great  pestilence. 

7 And  afterward,  saith  the  Lord,  will  deliver 
Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  his  servants,  and  the  peo- 
ple, and  such  as  are  left  in  this  city  from  the  pestilence, 
from  the  sword,  and  from  the  famine,  into  the  hand  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and  into  the  hand 
of  their  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  those  that  seek 
their  life  : and  he  shall  smite  them  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword  ; he  shall  not  spare  them,  neither  have  pity, 
nor  have  mercy. 

8 ^ And  unto  this  people  thou  shalt  say.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  ; Behold,  ® I set  before  you  the  way  of  life, 
and  the  way  of  death. 

9 He  that  ® abideth  in  this  city  shall  die  by  the  sword, 
and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence  : but  he  that 
goeth  out,  and  falleth  to  the  Chaldeans  that  besiege 
you,  he  shall  live,  and  his  life  shall  be  unto  him  for  a 
prey. 

10  For  I have  set  my  face  against  this  city  for  evil, 
and  not  for  good,  saith  the  Lord  : it  shall  be  given 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall 

burn  it  with  fire. 

11  T[  And  touching  the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah, 
say,  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

12  O house  of  David,  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Exe- 
cute judgment  ^®in  the  morning,  and  deliver  Mm  that  is 
spoiled  out  of  the  hand  of  the  oppressor,  lest  ray  fury 
go  out  like  fire,  and  burn  that  none  can  quench  it, 
because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 

13  Behold,  I am  against  thee,  O inhabitant  of  the 
valley,  and  rock  of  the  plain,  saith  the  Lord  ; which 
say,  Who  shall  come  down  against  us  ? or  who  shall 
enter  into  our  habitations  ? 

14  But  I will  punish  you  according  to  the  fruit  of 
your  doings,  saith  the  Lord  : and  I will  kindle  a fire  in 
the  forest  thereof,  and  it  shall  devour  all  things  round 
about  it. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 He  extiorteth  to  repentance,  with  promises  and  threats.  10  The  judg.- 
ment  of  Shalium,  13  of  Jehoiakim,  20  and  of  Coniah. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Go  down  to  the  house  of  the 
king  of  Judah,  and  speak  there  this  word, 

2  And  say,  ^ Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O king  of 
Judah,  that  sittest  upon  the  throne  of  David,  thou,  and 
thy  servants,  and  thy  people  that  enter  in  by  these 
gates  : 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; ^ Execute  ye  judgment  and 
righteousness,  and  deliver  the  spoiled  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  oppressor  : and  ^ do  no  wrong,  do  no  violence  to 
the  stranger,  the  fatherless,  nor  the  widow,  neither  shed 
innocent  blood  in  this  place.  ’ 

4  For  if  ye  do  this  thing  indeed,  ^then  shall  there 
enter  in  by  the  gates  of  this  house  kings  sitting  upon 
the  throne  of  David,  riding  in  chariots  and  on  horses, 
he,  and  his  servants,  and  his  people. 

5  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  these  words,  ® I swear  by 
myself,  saith  the  Lord,  that  this  house  shall  become  a 
desolation. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the  king’s  house  of 
Judah  ; Thou  art  Gilead  unto  me,  and  the  head  of 

6 ch.  37.  17.  & 39.  5.  lo  ch.  39.  18.  * 45.  5.  10.  & 38.  18,  23.  & 62. 
&52.  9.  “Lev.  17.  10.  ch.  13. 

7 Dent.  28.  50.  2 44.  11.  Amos  9.  4.  ch.  22.  3.  Zech. 

Chr.  36.  17.  >2  ch.  38.  3.  7.  9. 

sDeut.  30.  19.  ch.  34.  2,  22.  & 37.  i- Ps.  101.  8. 

» ch.  38.  2,  17,  18.  le  Ezek.  13.  8. 


6 and  in  great  wrath.  And  I will  smite  the  inhabi- 
tants of  this  city,  both  man  and  beast  : they  shall 

7 die  of  a great  pestilence.  And  afterward,  saith  the 
Lord,  I will  deliver  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  and 
his  servants,  and  the  people,  even  such  as  are  left 
in  this  city  from  the  pestilence,  from  the  sword, 
and  from  the  famine,  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  those  that  seek  their 
life  : and  he  shall  smite  them  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword  ; he  shall  not  spare  them,  neither  have  pity, 

8 nor  have  mercy.  And  unto  this  people  thou  shalt 
say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Behold,  I set  before  you 

9 the  way  of  life  and  the  way  of  death.  He  that 
abideth  in  this  city  shall  die  by  the  sword,  and  by 
the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence  : but  he  that 
goeth  out,  and  falleth  away  to  the  Chaldeans  that 
besiege  you,  he  shall  live,  and  his  life  shall  be  unto 

10  him  for  a prey.  For  I have  set  my  face  upon  this 
city  for  evil,  and  not  for  good,  saith  the  Lord  : it 
shall  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  he  shall  burn  it  with  fire. 

11  And  touching  the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah, 

12  hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord  : O house  of  David, 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  Execute  judgement  in  the 
morning,  and  deliver  the  spoiled  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  oppressor,  lest  my  fury  go  forth  like  fire,  and 
burn  that  none  can  quench  it,  because  of  the  evil 

13  of  “your  doings.  Behold,  I am  against  thee,  O ^in- 
habitant of  the  valley,  and  of  the  rock  of  the  plain, 
saith  the  Lord  ; ye  which  say.  Who  shall  come  down 
against  us  ? or  who  shall  enter  into  our  habitations  ? 

14  and  I will  punish  j’ou  according  to  the  fruit  of  your 
doings,  saith  the  Lord  ; and  I will  kindle  a fire  in 
her  forest,  and  it  shall  devour  all  that  is  round 
about  her. 


22  Thus  said  the  Lord  : Go  down  to  the  house  of  the 

2 king  of  Judah,  and  speak  there  this  word,  and  say. 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O king  of  Judah,  that 
sittest  upon  the  throne  of  David,  thou,  and  thy  ser- 
vants, and  thy  people  that  enter  in  by  these  gates. 

3 Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Execute  ye  judgement  and 
righteousness,  and  deliver  the  spoiled  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  oppressor  : and  do  no  wrong,  do  no  violence,  to 
the  stranger,  the  fatherless,  nor  the  widow,  neither 

4 shed  innocent  blood  in  this  place.  For  if  ye  do  this 
thing  indeed,  then  shall  there  enter  in  by  the  gates 
of  this  house  kings  sitting  “ upon  the  throne  of  Da- 
vid, riding  in  chariots  and  on  horses,  he,  and  his  ser- 

5 vants,  and  his  people.  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  these 
words,  I swear  by  myself,  saith  the  Lord,  that  this 

G house  shall  become  a desolation.  For  thus  saith 
the  Lord  ^ concerning  the  house  of  the  king  of 
Judah  : Thou  art  Gilead  unto  me,  and  the  head  of 


ch.  49.  4. 

Pro.  1.  31.  Is.  3. 
10,  11. 

>0  2 Chr.  36.  19.  ch. 
52.  13. 

1 ch.  17.  20. 


2 ch.  21.  12. 

3 See  ver.  17. 

* ch.  17.  25. 

fi  Heb.  6.  13,  17. 
a Another  reading 
is,  their. 


b Heb.  inhahitress. 
c Or,  and  rock, 
a Heb.  for  David 
upon  his  throne, 
b Or,  unto 


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JEREMIAH,  XXII. 


Lebanon  : yet  surely  I will  make  thee  a wilderness,  and 
cities  ichich  are  not  inhabited. 

7 And  I will  prepare  destroyers  against  thee,  every 
one  with  his  weapons  : and  they  shall  cut  down  ® thy 
choice  cedars,  and  cast  them  into  the  fire. 

8 And  many  nations  shall  pass  by  this  city,  and  they 
shall  say  every  man  to  his  neighbour,  ® Wherefore  hath 
the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this  great  city  ? 

9 Then  they  shall  answer,  ^ Because  they  have  for- 
saken the  covenant  of  the  Lord  their  God,  and  wor- 
shipped other  gods,  and  served  them. 

10  ^ Weep  ye  not  for  the  dead,  neither  bemoan 
him  : hut  weep  sore  for  him  that  goeth  away  : for  he 
shall  return  no  more,  nor  see  his  native  country. 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  touching  ^^ghallum  the 
son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  which  reigned  instead  of 
Josiah  his  father,  which  went  forth  out  of  this  place  ; 
He  shall  not  return  thither  any  more  : 

12  But  he  shall  die  in  the  place  whither  they  have 
led  him  captive,  and  shall  see  this  land  no  more. 

13  ^i^Woe  unto  him  that  buildeth  his  house  by 
unrighteousness,  and  his  chambers  by  wrong  ; that 
useth  his  neighbour’s  service  without  wages,  and  giveth 
him  not  for  his  work  ; 

14  That  saith,  I will  build  me  a wide  house  and 
large  chambers,  and  cutteth  him  out  windows  ; and  it 
is  cieled  with  cedar,  and  painted  with  vermilion. 

15  Shalt  thou  reign,  because  thou  closest  thyself  in 
cedar  ? did  not  thy  father  eat  and  drink,  and  do 
judgment  and  justice,  and  then  it  was  well  with 
him  ? 

16  He  judged  the  cause  of  the  poor  and  needy  ; then 
it  was  well  with  him : was  not  this  to  know  me  ? saith 
the  Lord. 

17  ^^But  thine  eyes  and  thine  heart  are  not  but  for 
thy  covetousness,  and  for  to  shed  innocent  blood,  and 
for  oppression,  and  for  violence,  to  do  it. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  Jehoia- 

kim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah;  They  shall 
not  lament  for  him,  saying,  brother  ! or.  Ah 

sister  ! they  shall  not  lament  for  him,  saying,  Ah  lord  ! 
or.  Ah  his  glory  ! 

] 9 He  shall  be  buried  with  the  burial  of  an  ass, 
drawn  and  cast  forth  beyond  the  gates  of  Jerusalem. 

20  % Go  up  to  Lebanon,  and  cry  ; and  lift  up  thy 
voice  in  Bashan,  and  cry  L-oin  the  passages  : for  all 
thy  lovers  are  destroyed. 

21  I spake  unto  thee  in  thy  prosperity  ; but  thou 
saidst,  I will  not  hear.  This  hath  been  thy  manner 
from  thy  youth,  that  thou  obeyedst  not  my  voice. 

22  The  wind  shall  eat  up  all  ^^thy  pastors,  and 

thy  lovers  shall  go  into  captivity  : surely  then  shalt 

thou  be  ashamed  and  confounded  for  all  thy  wicked- 
ness. 

23  O inhabitant  of  Lebanon,  that  makest  thy  nest 
in  the  cedars,  how  gracious  shalt  thou  be  when  pangs 
come  upon  thee,  ^5  the  pain  as  of  a woman  in  travail ! 

24  As  I live,  saith  the  Lord,  ^6  though  Coniah  the 
son  of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  ^7  were  the  signet 
upon  my  right  hand,  yet  would  I pluck  thee  thence  ; 

6 Is.  37.  24.  12  See  1 Chr.  3.  15.  Ps.  128.  2.  Is.  3. 

7 ch.  21.  14.  with  2 Kin.  23.  30.  10. 

8 Deut.  29.  24, 25.  1 i8  2 Kin.  23.  34.  Ezek.  19.  G. 

Kin.  9.  8,  9.  ver.  18.  2 Kin.  i9  ch.  16.  4,  G. 

9 2 Kin.  22.  17.  2 23.  35.  2"  See  1 Kin.  13.  30. 

Chr.  34.  25.  is  Lev.  19. 13.  Dent.  21  2 Chr.  36.  6.  ch. 

10  2 Kin.  22.  20.  24.  14,  15.  Mic.  3.  10.  3G.  30. 

u ver.  11.  Hab.  2.  9.  Jam.  5.  4.  22  ch.  3.  25.  & 7.  23, 

IS  2 Kin.  23.  25.  &c. 


Lebanon  : yet  surely  I will  make  thee  a wilderness, 

7 and  cities  which  are  not  inhabited.  And  I will 
‘^prepare  destroyers  against  thee,  every  one  with 
his  weapons  : and  they  shall  cut  down  thy  choice 

8 cedars,  and  cast  them  into  the  fire.  And  many  na- 
tions shall  pass  by  this  city,  and  they  shall  say  every 
man  to  his  neighbour.  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord 

9 done  thus  unto  this  great  city  ? Then  they  shall 
answer.  Because  they  forsook  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  worshipped  other  gods,  and 
served  them. 

10  Weep  ye  not  for  the  dead,  neither  bemoan  him  : 
but  weep  sore  for  him  that  goeth  away  ; for  he  shall 

11  return  no  more,  nor  see  his  native  country.  For 
thus  saith  the  Lord  touching  ^ Shallum  the  son  of 
Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  which  reigned  instead  of 
Josiah  his  father,  which  went  forth  out  of  this 

12  place  : He  shall  not  return  thither  any  more  ; but 
in  the  place  whither  they  have  led  him  captive,  there 
shall  he  die,  and  he  shall  see  this  land  no  more. 

13  Woe  unto  him  that  buildeth  his  house  by  unright- 
eousness, and  his  chambers  by  injustice  ; that  useth 
his  neighbour’s  service  without  wages,  and  giveth 

14  him  not  his  hire  ; that  saith,  I will  build  me  a wide 
house  and  spacious  chambers,  and  cutteth  him  out 
windows  ; and  it  is  cieled  with  cedar,  and  painted 

15  with  vermilion.  Shalt  thou  reign,  because  thou 
® strivest  to  excel  in  cedar  ? did  not  thy  father  eat 
and  drink,  and  do  judgement  and  justice  ? then  it 

16  was  well  with  him.  He  judged  the  cause  of  the 
poor  and  needy  ; then  it  was  well.  Was  not  this 

17  to  know  me  ? saith  the  Lord.  But  thine  eyes 
and  thine  heart  are  not  but  for  thy  covetousness, 
and  for  to  shed  innocent  blood,  and  for  oppression, 

18  and  for  violence,  to  do  it.  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  concerning  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah,  king 
of  Judah  : They  shall  not  lament  for  him,  saying, 
Ah  my  brother  ! or.  Ah  sister  ! they  shall  not  lament 

19  for  him,  saying,  Ah  lord  ! or.  Ah  his  glory  ! He  shall 
be  buried  with  the  burial  of  an  ass,  drawn  and  cast 

. forth  beyond  the  gates  of  Jerusalem. 


20  Go  up  to  Lebanon,  and  cry  ; and  lift  up  thy  voice 
in  Bashan  : and  cry  from  Abarim  ; for  all  thy 

21  lovers  are  destroyed.  I spake  unto  thee  in  thy 
prosperity  ; but  thou  saidst,  I will  not  hear.  This 
hath  been  thy  manner  from  thy  youth,  that  thou 

22  obeyedst  not  my  voice.  The  wind  shall  » feed  all 
thy  shepherds,  and  thy  lovers  shall  go  into  captivity  : 
surely  then  shalt  thou  be  ashamed  and  confounded 

23  for  ail  thy  wickedness.  O * inhabitant  of  Lebanon, 
that  makest  thy  nest  in  the  cedars,  * how  greatly  to 
be  pitied  shalt  thou  be  when  pangs  come  upon  thee, 

24  the  pain  as  of  a woman  in  travail  ! As  I live,  saith 
the  Lord,  though  ^ Coniah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim 
king  of  Judah  were  the  signet  upon  my  right  hand. 


23  ch.  23.  1. 

2<  ver.  20. 

23  ch.  6.  24. 

26  See  2 Kin.  24.  6, 
8.  1 Chr.  3.  16.  ch. 
37.  1. 

27  Cant.  8.  6.  Hag. 
2.  23. 


c Heb.  sanctify. 
d In  2 Kin.  23.  30, 
Jehoahnz.  Compare 
1 Chr.  3.  15. 

e Or,  viest  with  the 
cedar. 

f Or,  dishonest  gain, 
g Or,  feed  upon. 


h Heb.  inhabitress. 
i Some  ancient  ver- 
sions have,  how  wilt 
thou  groan. 

j In  ch.  24.  1,  and 
1 Chr.  3. 16,  Jeconiah. 
In  2 Kin.  24.  6,  8,  Je-. 
hoiachin. 


JEREMIAH,  XXIII. 


1065 


25  And  I will  give  thee  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  seek  thy  life,  and  into  the  hand  of  them  whose  face 
thou  fearest,  even  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans. 

26  29  And  I will  cast  thee  out,  and  thy  mother  that 
bare  thee,  into  another  country,  where  ye  were  not 
born  ; and  there  shall  ye  die. 

27  But  to  the  land  whereunto  they  desire  to  return, 
thither  shall  they  not  return. 

28  Is  this  man  Coniah  a despised  broken  idol  ? is  he 
a vessel  wherein  is  no  pleasure  ? wherefore  are  they 

cast  out,  he  and  his  seed,  and  are  cast  into  a land 
which  they  know  not  ? 

29  earth,  earth,  earth,  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Write  ye  tliis  man  ^2  child- 
less, a man  that  shall  not  prosper  in  his  days : for  no 
man  of  his  seed  shall  prosper,  sitting  upon  the  throne 
of  David,  and  ruling  any  more  in  Judah. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 He  prophesieth  a restoration  of  the  scattered  flock.  5 Christ  shall  rule 
ana  save  them.  % Against  false  prophets,  33  and  mockers  of  the  true 
prophets. 

WOE  ^ be  unto  the  pastors  that  destroy  and  scatter 
the  sheep  of  my  pasture  ! saith  the  Lord. 

2  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
against  the  pastors  that  feed  my  people  ; Ye  have 
scattered  my  flock,  and  driven  them  away,  and  have 
not  visited  them  : ^ behold,  I will  visit  upon  you  the 
evil  of  your  doings,  saith  the  Lord. 

3  And  ® I will  gather  the  remnant  of  my  flock  out 
of  all  countries  whither  I have  driven  them,  and  will 
bring  them  again  to  their  folds  ; and  they  shall  be 
fruitful  and  increase. 

4  And  I will  set  up  ^shepherds  over  them  which 
shall  feed  them  : and  they  shall  fear  no  more,  nor  be 
dismayed,  neither  shall  they  be  lacking,  saith  the 
Lord. 

5  ^ Behold,  ® the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I 
will  raise  unto  David  a righteous  Branch,  and  a King 
shall  reign  and  prosper,  ® and  shall  execute  judgment 
and  justice  in  the  earth. 

6  ^In  his  days  Judah  shall  be  saved,  and  Israel 
® shall  dwell  safely  : and  ® this  is  his  name  whereby  he 
shall  be  called,  THE  LORD  OUR  RIGHTEOUS- 
NESS. 

7  Therefore,  behold,  ^^^the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  they  shall  no  more  say.  The  Lord  liveth, 
which  brought  up  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt ; 

8  Bvit,  The  Lord  liveth,  which  brought  up  and 
which  led  the  seed  of  the  house  of  Israel  out  of  the 
north  country,  and  from  all  countries  whither  I had 
driven  them  ; and  they  shall  dwell  in  their  own  land. 

9  11  Mine  heart  within  me  is  broken  because  of  the 
prophets  ; all  my  bones  shake  ; I am  like  a drunken 
man,  and  like  a man  whom  wine  hath  overcome,  becaiise 
of  the  Lord,  and  because  of  the  words  of  his  holiness. 

10  For  1®  the  land  is  full  of  adulterers  ; for  because 
of  swearing  the  land  mourneth  ; the  pleasant  places 

28  ch.  34.  20.  83  ch.  30.  30.  e ig.  4.  2.  & 11.  1.  & 

29  2 Kin.  24.  15.  2 i ch.  10.  21.  & 22.  22.  40.10,11.  ch.  33.  14, 

Chr.  36.  10.  Ezek.  34.  2.  15,  16.  Dan.  9.  24. 

30  Ps.  31.  12.  ch.  48.  2 Ex.  32.  34.  Zech.  3.  8.  & 6.  12. 

38.  Hos.  8.  8.  3 ch.  32.  37.  Ezek.  John  1.  45. 

81  Dent.  32.  1.  Is.  1.  34.  13,  &c.  o pg.  72.  2.  Is.  9.  7. 

2.  & 34.  1.  Mic.  1.  2.  cli.  3.  15.  Ezek.  & 32.  1,  18. 

32  See  1 Chr.  3.  16,  34.  23,  &c. 

17.  Matt.  1.  12. 


25  yet  would  I pluck  thee  thence  ; and  I will  give  thee 
into  the  hand  of  them  that  seek  thy  life,  and  into 
the  hand  of  them  of  whom  thou  art  afraid,  even 
into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon, 

26  and  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans.  And  I will 
cast  thee  out,  and  thy  mother  that  bare  thee,  into 
another  country,  where  ye  were  not  born  ; and  there 

27  shall  ye  die.  But  to  the  land  whereunto  ^ their  soul 

28  longeth  to  return,  thither  shall  they  not  return.  Is 
this  man  Coniah  a despised  broken  ^ vessel  ? is  he  a 
vessel  wherein  is  no  pleasure  ? wherefore  are  they 
cast  out,  he  and  his  seed,  and  are  cast  into  the  land 

29  which  they  know  not  ? O’”  earth,  earth,  earth, 

30  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Write  ye  this  man  childless,  a man  that  shall  not 
prosper  in  his  days  : for  no  man  of  his  seed  shall 
prosper,  sitting  upon  the  throne  of  David,  and  ruling 
any  more  in  Judah. 


23  Woe  unto  the  shepherds  that  destroy  and  scatter 

2 the  sheep  of  my  pasture  ! saith  the  Lord.  There- 
fore thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  against 
the  shepherds,  that  feed  my  people  : Ye  have 
scattered  my  flock,  and  driven  them  away,  and  have 
not  visited  them  ; behold,  I will  visit  upon  you  the 

3 evil  of  your  doings,  saith  the  Lord.  And  I will 
gather  the  remnant  of  my  flock  out  of  all  the  coun- 
tries whither  I have  driven  them,  and  will  bring 
them  again  to  their  folds  ; and  they  shall  be  fruitful 

4 and  multiply.  And  I will  set  up  shepherds  over 
them  which  shall  feed  them  : and  they  shall  fear  no 
more,  nor  be  dismayed,  neither  shall  any  be  lacking, 
saith  the  Lord. 

5 Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I 
will  raise  unto  David  a righteous  “ Branch,  and  he 
shall  reign  as  king  and  ^ deal  wisely,  and  shall  exe- 

6 cute  judgement  and  justice  in  the  land.  In  his 
days  Judah  shall  be  saved,  and  Israel  shall  dwell 
safely  : and  this  is  his  name  whereby  he  shall  be 

7 called, The  Lord  is  our  righteousness.  There- 
fore, behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
they  shall  no  more  say.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  which 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of 

8 Egypt ; but.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  which  brought  up 
and  which  led  the  seed  of  the  house  of  Israel  out  of 
the  north  country,  and  from  all  the  countries  whither 
I had  driven  them  ; aijd  they  shall  dwell  in  their 
own  land. 

9 Concerning  the  prophets.  Mine  heart  within  me 
is  broken,  all  my  bones  shake  ; I am  like  a drunken 
man,  and  like  a man  whom  wine  hath  overcome  ; 
because  of  the  Lord,  and  because  of  his  holy  words. 

10  For  the  land  is  full  of  adulterers  ; for  because  of 
^ swearing  the  land  mourneth  ; the  pastures  of  the 

2 Deut.  33. 28.  Zech.  ’2  gee  Hab.  3.  16.  a Or,  Shoot.  Or, 

14.11.  13  ch.  5.  7,  8.  & 9.  2.  Bud. 

8 ch.  32.  37.  1^  Hos.  4.  2,  3.  b Or,  prosper. 

'•’ch.  33.  16.  1 Cor.  ie  ch.  9.  10.  & 12.  4.  c Or,  The  I.ORD 

1.  30.  k Heb.  they  lift  up  our  righteousness. 

19  ch.  16.  14,  15.  their  soul.  d See  ch.  16.  14, 15. 

11  ver.  3.  Is.  43.  I Or,  pot.  e Or,  the  curse. 

6,  6.  m Or,  land. 


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JEREMIAH,  XXIII. 


of  the  wilderness  are  dried  up,  and  their  course  is  evil, 
and  their  force  is  not  right. 

11  For  both  prophet  and  priest  are  profane  ; yea, 

in  my  house  have  I found  their  wickedness,  saith  the 

Lord. 

12  Wherefore  their  way  shall  be  unto  them  as 
slippery  tvays  in  the  darkness  : they  shall  be  driven  on, 
and  fall  therein  : for  I will  bring  evil  upon  them, 
even  the  year  of  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  And  I have  seen  folly  in  the  prophets  of  Sama- 
ria ; they  prophesied  in  Baal,  and  caused  my  people 
Israel  to  err. 

14  I have  seen  also  in  the  prophets  of  Jerusalem 
an  horrible  thing  : they  commit  adultery,  and  walk 
in  lies  : they  strengthen  also  the  hands  of  evildoers, 
that  none  doth  return  from  his  wickedness  : they  are 
all  of  them  unto  me  as  Sodom,  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof  as  Gomorrah. 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  concern- 
ing the  prophets  ; Behold,  I will  feed  them  with  2®  worm- 
wood, and  make  them  drink  the  water  of  gall : for  from 
the  prophets  of  J erusalem  is  profaneness  gone  forth  into 
all  the  land. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Hearken  not  unto 
the  words  of  the  prophets  that  prophesy  unto  you  : 
they  make  you  vain  : ^7  they  speak  a vision  of  their 
own  heart,  and  not  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

17  They  say  still  unto  them  that  despise  me.  The 
Lord  hath  said,  Ye  shall  have  peace  ; and  they  say 
unto  every  one  that  walketh  after  the  imagination  of 
his  own  heart,  No  evil  shall  come  upon  you. 

18  For  2®  who  hath  stood  in  the  counsel  of  the  Lord, 
and  hath  perceived  and  heard  his  word  ? who  hath 
marked  his  word,  and  heard  it  ? 

19  Behold,  a whirlwind  of  the  Lord  is  gone  forth 
in  fury,  even  a grievous  whirlwind  : it  shall  fall  grie- 
vously upon  the  head  of  the  wicked. 

20  The  anger  of  the  Lord  shall  not  return,  until 
he  have  executed,  and  till  he  have  performed  the 
thoughts  of  his  heart  : in  the  latter  days  ye  shall  con- 
sider it  perfectly. 

21  I have  not  sent  these  prophets,  yet  they  ran  : 
I have  not  spoken  to  them,  yet  they  prophesied. 

22  But  if  they  had  stood  in  my  counsel,  and  had 
caused  my  people  to  hear  my  words,  then  they  should 
have  ®®  turned  them  from  their  evil  way,  and  from  the 
evil  of  their  doings. 

23  Am  I a God  at  hand,  saith  the  Lord,  and  not  a 
God  afar  off  ? 

24  Can  any  hide  himself  in  secret  places  that  I 
shall  not  see  him  ? saith  the  Lord.  Do  not  I fill 
heaven  and  earth  ? saith  theX-ORD. 

25  I have  heard  what  the  prophets  said,  that  pro- 
phesy lies  in  my  name,  saying,  I have  dreamed,  I have 
dreamed. 

26  How  long  shall  this  be  in  the  heart  of  the  pro- 
phets that  prophesy  lies  ? yea,  they  are  prophets  of  the 
deceit  of  their  own  heart  ; 

27  Which  think  to  cause  my  people  to  forget  my 
name  by  their  dreams  which  they  tell  every  man  to  his 


1C  ch.  G.  13.  & 8.  10. 
Zeph.  3.  4. 

u ch.  7.30.  &11. 15. 
&32.  34.  Ezek.  8.  11. 
& 23.  39. 

i»  Ps.  35.  6.  Pro.  4. 
19.  ch.  13.  IG. 
i»ch.  11.  23. 


20  ch.  2.  8. 

21  Is.  9.  IG. 

22  cli.  29.  23. 

23  ver.  2G. 

24  Ezek.  13.  22. 
23Deut.  32.32.  Is. 

1.  9,  10. 

2«  ch.  8.  14.  & 9.  15. 


27  ver.  21.  ch.  14. 
14. 

28  ch.  G.  14.  & 8.  11. 
Ezek.  13.  10.  Zech. 
10.  2. 

23  Mic.  3.  11. 

30  Job  15.  8.  1 Cor. 
2.  16. 


wilderness  are  dried  up  ; and  their  course  is  evil, 

11  and  their  force  is  not  right.  For  both  prophet  and 
priest  are  profane  ; yea,  in  my  house  have  I found 

12  their  wickedness,  saith  the  Lord.  Wherefore  their 
way  shall  be  unto  them  as  slippery  places  in  the 
darkness  : they  shall  be  driven  on,  and  fall  therein  : 
for  I will  bring  evil  upon  them,  f even  the  year  of 

13  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord.  And  I have  seen 
folly  in  the  prophets  of  Samaria  ; they  prophesied 

14  by  Baal,  and  caused  my  people  Israel  to  err.  In 
the  prophets  of  Jerusalem  also  I have  seen  an  hor- 
rible thing  ; they  commit  adultery,  and  walk  in  lies, 
and  they  strengthen  the  hands  of  evil-doers,  that 
none  doth  return  from  his  wickedness  : they  are  all 
of  them  become  unto  me  as  Sodom,  and  the  inhabi- 
tants thereof  as  Gomorrah. 


15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  concern- 
ing the  prophets  ; Behold,  I will  feed  them  with 
wormwood,  and  make  them  drink  the  water  of 
^ gall  : for  from  the  prophets  of  Jerusalem  is  pro- 

16  faneness  gone  forth  into  all  the  land.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  Hearken  not  unto  the  words  of 
the  prophets  that  prophesy  unto  you  ; they  teach 
you  vanity  : they  speak  a vision  of  their  own  heart, 

17  and  not  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord.  They  say 
continually  unto  them  *that  despise  me.  The  Lord 
hath  said.  Ye  shall  have  peace  ; and  unto  every  one 
that  walketh  in  the  stubbornness  of  his  own  heart 

18  they  say.  No  evil  shall  come  upon  you.  For  who 
hath  stood  in  the  council  of  the  Lord,  that  he  should 
perceive  and  hear  his  word  ? who  hath  marked  * my 

19  word,  and  heard  it  ? Behold,  the  tempest  of  the 
Lord,  even  his  fury,  is  gone  forth,  yea,  a whirling 
tempest  : it  shall  burst  upon  the  head  of  the  wicked. 

20  The  anger  of  the  Lord  shall  not  return,  until  he 
have  J executed,  and  till  he  have  performed  the  in- 
tents of  his  heart  : in  the  latter  days  ye  shall  * under- 

21  stand  it  perfectly.  I sent  not  these  prophets,  yet  they 
ran  : I spake  not  unto  them,  yet  they  prophesied. 

22  But  if  they  had  stood  in  my  council,  then  had  they 
caused  my  people  to  hear  my  words,  and  had  turned 
them  from  their  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil  of  their 

23  doings.  Am  I a God  at  hand,  saith  the  Lord,  and 

24  not  a God  afar  off  ? Can  any  hide  himself  in  secret 
places  that  I shall  not  see  him  ? saith  the  Lord. 

25  Do  not  I fill  heaven  and  earth  ? saith  the  Lord.  I 
have  heard  what  the  prophets  have  said,  that  pro- 
phesy lies  in  my  name,  saying,  I have  dreamed,  I 

26  have  dreamed.  How  long  shall  this  be  in  the  heart  of 
the  prophets  that  prophesy  lies  ; even  the  prophets 

27  of  the  deceit  of  their  own  heart  ? which  think  to 
cause  my  people  to  forget  my  name  by  their  dreams 
which  they  teU  every  man  to  his  neighbour,  as  their 


31  ch.  25.  32.  & 30. 
23. 

32  ch.  30.  24. 

33  Gen.  49.  1. 

34  ch.  14. 14.  & 27. 15. 
& 29.  9. 

33  ver.  18 
3C  ch.  25.  5. 


37  Ps.  139.  7,  &c. 
Amos  9.  2,  3. 

38  1 Kin.  8.  27.  Ps. 
139.  7. 

/ Or,  in  the  year, 
g See  ch.  8.  14. 
h According  to  the 


Sept.,  that  despise  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  Ye 
dec, 

i Another  reading  is, 
his. 

j Or,  done  it. 

k Or,  consider. 


JEREMIAH,  XXIV. 


1067 


neighbour,  ^9  as  their  fathers  have  forgotten  my  name 
for  Baal. 

28  The  prophet  that  hath  a dyeam,  let  him  tell  a 
dream  ; and  he  that  hath  my  word,  let  him  speak  my 
word  faithfully.  What  is  the  chaff  to  the  wheat  ? saith 
the  Lord. 

29  Is  not  my  word  like  as  a fire  ? saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  like  a hammer  that  breaketh  the  rock  in  pieces  ? 

30  Therefore,  behold,  I am  against  the  prophets, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  steal  my  words  every  one  from  his 
neighbour. 

31  Behold,  I am  against  the  prophets,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  use  their  tongues,  and  say,  He  saith. 

32  Behold,  I am  against  them  that  prophesy  false 
dreams,  saith  the  Lord,  and  do  tell  them,  and  cause  my 
people  to  err  by  their  lies,  and  by  their  lightness  ; 
yet  I sent  them  not,  nor  commanded  them  : therefore 
they  shall  not  profit  this  people  at  all,  saith  the  Lord. 

33  ^ And  when  this  people,  or  the  prophet,  or  a 
priest,  shall  ask  thee,  saying.  What  is  the  burden  of 
the  Lord  ? thou  shalt  then  say  unto  them.  What  bur- 
den ? I will  even  forsake  you,  saith  the  Lord. 

34  And  as  for  the  prophet,  and  the  priest,  and  the 
people,  that  shall  say.  The  burden  of  the  Lord,  I will 
even  punish  that  man  and  his  house. 

35  Thus  shall  ye  say  every  one  to  his  neighbour,  and 
every  one  to  his  brother.  What  hath  the  Lord  an- 
swered ? and.  What  hath  the  Lord  spoken  ? 

36  And  the  burden  of  the  Lord  shall  ye  mention  no 
more  : for  every  man’s  word  shall  be  his  burden  ; for 
ye  have  perverted  the  words  of  the  living  God,  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  our  God. 

37  Thus  shalt  thou  say  to  the  prophet.  What  hath 
the  Lord  answered  thee  ? and.  What  hath  the  Lord 
spoken  ? 

38  But  since  ye  say.  The  burden  of  the  Lord  ; there- 
fore thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Because  ye  say  this  word. 
The  burden  of  the  Lord,  and  I have  sent  unto  you, 
saying.  Ye  shall  not  say.  The  burden  of  the  Lord  ; 

39  Therefore,  behold,  I,  even  I,  will  utterly  forget 
you,  and  I will  forsake  you,  and  the  city  that  I gave 
you  and  your  fathers,  and  cast  you  out  of  my  presence  : 

40  And  I will  bring  an  everlasting  reproach  upon 
you,  and  a perpetual  shame,  which  shall  not  be  for- 
gotten. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 Under  the  type  of  good  and  had  figs,  4 he  foresheweth  the  restoration 
of  them  that  were  in  captivity,  8 and  the  desolation  of  Zedekiah  and 
the  rest. 

The  iLord  shewed  me,  and,  behold,  two  baskets 
of  figs  were  set  before  the  temple  ofc  the  Lord, 
after  that  Nebuchadrezzar  ^king  of  Babylon  had  car- 
ried away  captive  ^ Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim  king 
of  Judah,  and  the  princes  of  Judah,  with  the  carpenters 
and  smiths,  from  Jerusalem,  and  had  brought  them  to 
Babylon. 

2 One  basket  had  very  good  figs,  even  like  the  figs 
that  are  first  ripe  : and  the  other  basket  had  very 
naughty  figs,  which  could  not  be  eaten,  they  were  so  bad. 

3 Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  What  seest  thou, 
Jeremiah?  And  I said.  Figs  ; the  good  figs,  very 
good  ; and  the  evil,  very  evil,  that  cannot  be  eaten,  they 
are  so  evil. 


39  Judg.  3.  7.  & 8.  33,  « Zeph.  3.  4. 

34.  42  Mai.  1.  1. 

40  Deut.  18.  20.  ch.  « ygr.  39. 

14.  14,  l.'l.  44  Ho8.  4.  6. 


45  ver.  33. 

40  ch.  20.  11. 

4 Amoa  7.  1,  4.  & 

8.  1. 


28  fathers  forgat  my  name  for  Baal.  The  prophet  that 
hath  a dream,  let  him  tell  a dream  ; and  he  that 
hath  my  word,  let  him  speak  my  word  faithfully. 
AVhat  is  the  straw  to  the  wheat  ? saith  the  Lord. 

29  Is  not  my  word  like  as  fire  ? saith  the  Lord  ; and 
like  a hammer  that  breaketh  the  rock  in  pieces  ? 

30  Therefore,  behold,  I am  against  the  prophets,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  steal  my  words  every  one  from  his 

31  neighbour.  Behold,  I am  against  the  prophets,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  ^ use  their  tongues,  and  say.  He  saith. 

32  Behold,  I am  against  them  that  prophesy  lying 
dreams,  saith  the  Lord,  and  do  tell  them,  and  cause 
my  people  to  err  by  their  lies,  and  by  their  vain 
boasting  : yet  I sent  them  not,  nor  commanded 
them  ; neither  shall  they  profit  this  people  at  all, 

33  saith  the  Lord.  And  when  this  people,  or  the 
prophet,  or  a priest,  shall  ask  thee,  saying.  What 
is  the  burden  of  the  Lord  ? then  shalt  thou  say 
unto  them,  " What  burden  ! I will  cast  you  off, 

34  saith  the  Lord.  And  as  for  the  prophet,  and  the 
priest,  and  the  people,  that  shall  say.  The  burden 
of  the  Lord,  I will  even  punish  that  man  and  his 

35  house.  Thus  shall  ye  say  every  one  to  his  neigh- 
bour, and  every  one  to  his  brother.  What  hath  the 
Lord  answered  ? and,  What  hath  the  Lord  spoken  ? 

36  And  the  burden  of  the  Lord  shall  ye  mention  no 
more  : for  every  man’s  own  word  ° shall  be  his  bur- 
den ; for  ye  have  perverted  the  words  of  the  living 

37  God,  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  our  God.  Thus  shalt 
thou  say  to  the  prophet.  What  hath  the  Lord  an- 
swered thee?  and.  What  hath  the  Lord  spoken? 

38  But  if  ye  say.  The  burden  of  the  Lord  ; therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord  : Because  ye  say  this  word.  The 
burden  of  the  Lord,  and  I have  sent  unto  you,  say- 
ing, Ye  shall  not  say.  The  burden  of  the  Lord  ; 

39  therefore,  behold,  I will  p utterly  forget  you,  and  I 
will  cast  you  off,  and  the  city  that  I gave  unto  you 

40  and  to  your  fathers,  away  from  my  presence  : and 
I will  bring  an  everlasting  reproach  upon  you,  and 
a perpetual  shame,  which  shall  not  be  forgotten. 


24  The  Lord  shewed  me,  and,  behold,  two  baskets 
of  figs  set  before  the  temple  of  the  Lord  ; after  that 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  had  carried  away 
captive  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim,  king  of  Ju- 
dah, and  the  princes  of  Judah,  with  the  craftsmen 
and  smiths,  from  Jerusalem,  and  had  brought  them 

2 to  Babylon.  One  basket  had  very  good  figs,  like  the 
figs  that  are  first  ripe  : and  the  other  basket  had 
very  bad  figs,  which  could  not  be  eaten,  they  were  so 

3 bad.  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  What  seest  thou, 
Jeremiah  ? And  I said.  Figs  ; the  good  figs,  very 
good  ; and  the  bad,  very  bad,  that  cannot  be  eaten, 


2 2 Kin.  24.  12,  &c. 
2 Chr.  3G,  10. 

« See  ch.  22.  24,  &c. 
& 29.  2. 

I Heb.  take. 


m Or,  tell  them 

what  the  burden  is. 

n Tlie  Sept,  and 
Vulgate  have,  Ye  are 
the  burden. 


0 Or,  is  his  burden, 
and  ye  pervert  &c. 

p Or,  according  to 
some  aiicient  authore 
ties,  lift  you  up. 


1068 


JEREMIAH,  XXV. 


4 ^ Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

5 Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel  ; Like 
these  good  figs,  so  will  I acknowledge  them  that  are 
carried  away  captive  of  Judah,  whom  I have  sent  out 
of  this  place  into  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  for  their 
good. 

6 For  I will  set  mine  eyes  upon  them  for  good,  and 
^ I will  bring  them  again  to  this  land  : and  ^ I will  build 
them,  and  not  pull  them  down  ; and  I will  plant  them, 
and  not  pluck  them  up. 

7 And  I will  give  them  ® an  heart  to  know  me,  that  I 
am  the  Lord  : and  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I will 
be  their  God  : for  they  shall  return  unto  me  ® with  their 
whole  heart. 

8 ^ And  as  the  evil  ® figs,  which  cannot  be  eaten, 
they  are  so  evil  ; surely  thus  saith  the  Lord,  So  will  I 
give  Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah,  and  his  princes,  and 
the  residue  of  Jerusalem,  that  remain  in  this  land,  and 

them  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt  : 

9 And  I will  deliver  them  to  be  removed  into  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  for  their  hurt,  to  be  a re- 
proach and  a proverb,  a taunt  ^^and  a curse,  in  all 
places  whither  I shall  drive  them. 

10  And  I will  send  the  sword,  the  famine,  and  the 
pestilence,  among  them,  till  they  be  consumed  from  off 
the  land  that  I gave  unto  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Jeremiah  reproving  the  Jews'  disobedience  to  the  prophets,  8 fore- 
telleth  the  seventy  years'  captivity,  12  and  after  that,  the  destruction  of 
Babylon.  15  Under  the  type  of  a cup  of  loine  he  foresheweth  the  de- 
struction of  all  nations,  34  The  howling  of  the  shepherds. 

The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  concerning  all  the 
people  of  Judah  ^in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim 
the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  that  was  the  first  year 
of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  ; 

2  The  which  Jeremiah  the  prophet  spake  unto  all 
the  people  of  Judah,  and  to  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem, saying, 

3  2 From  the  thirteenth  year  of  Josiah  the  son  of 
Amon  king  of  Judah,  even  unto  this  day,  that  is  the 
three  and  twentieth  year,  the  word  of  the  Lord  hath 
come  unto  me,  and  I have  spoken  unto  you,  rising  early 
and  speaking  ; ® but  ye  have  not  hearkened. 

4  And  the  Lord  hath  sent  unto  you  all  his  servants 
the  prophets,  ^ rising  early  and  sending  them  ; but  ye 
have  not  hearkened,  nor  inclined  your  ear  to  hear. 

5  They  said,  ® Turn  ye  again  now  every  one  from  his 
evil  way,  and  from  the  evil  of  your  doings,  and  dwell 
in  the  land  that  the  Lord  hath  given  unto  you  and  to 
your  fathers  for  ever  and  ever  : 

6  And  go  not  after  other  gods  to  serve  them,  and  to 
worship  them,  and  provoke  me  not  to  anger  with  the 
works  of  your  hands  ; and  I will  do  you  no  hurt. 

7  Yet  ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  me,  saith  the 
Lord  ; that  ye  might  ® provoke  me  to  anger  with  the 
works  of  your  hands  to  your  own  hurt. 

8  ^ Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; Because 
ye  have  not  heard  my  words, 

9  Behold,  I will  send  and  take  all  the  families  of 
the  north,  saith  the  Lord,  and  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king 

* ch.  12.  15.  & 29.  32.  39.  Ezek.  11.  19.  lo  See  ch.  43,  & 44. 
10.  & 36.  26,  27.  11  Deut.  28.  25, 37.  1 

6 ch.  32.  41.  & 33.  7.  i ch.  30.  22.  & 31.  33.  Kin.  9.  7.  2 Chr.  7.  20. 
& 42.  10.  & 32.  38.  ch.  15.  4.  & 29.  18.  & 

eDeut.  30.  6.  ch.  8 ch.  29.  13.  ^ i^. 

» ch.  29.  17.  *8.  44.  13,  14. 


4 they  are  so  bad.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 

5 unto  me,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel  ; Like  these  good  figs,  so  will  I regard  the 
captives  of  Judah,  whom  I have  sent  out  of  this 

6 place  into  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans,  for  good.  For 
I will  set  mine  eyes  upon  them  for  good,  and  I will 
bring  them  again  to  this  land  : and  I will  build 
them,  and  not  pull  them  down  ; and  I will  plant 

7 them,  and  not  pluck  them  up.  Audi  will  give  them 
an  heart  to  know  me,  that  I am  the  Lord  : and  they 
shall  be  my  people,  and  I will  be  their  God  : for 
they  shall  return  unto  me  with  their  whole  heart. 

8 And  as  the  bad  figs,  which  cannot  be  eaten,  they  are 
so  bad  ; surely  thus  saith  the  Lord,  So  will  I give 
up  Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah,  and  his  princes,  and 
the  residue  of  Jerusalem,  that  remain  in  this  land, 

9 and  them  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt  : I will 
even  give  them  up  to  be  ® tossed  to  and  fro  among 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  for  evil  ; to  be  a re- 
proach and  a proverb,  a taunt  and  a curse,  in  all 

10  places  whither  I shall  drive  them.  And  I will  send 
the  sword,  the  famine,  and  the  pestilence,  among 
them,  till  they  be  consumed  from  off  the  land  that  I 
gave  unto  them  and  to  their  fathers. 


25  The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  concerning  all 
the  people  of  Judah  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim 
the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah  ; the  same  was  the 

2 first  year  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  ; the 
which  Jeremiah  the  prophet  spake  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple of  Judah,  and  to  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 

3 lem,  saying  : From  the  thirteenth  year  of  Josiah  the 
son  of  Amon,  king  of  Judah,  even  unto  this  day, 
these  three  and  twenty  years,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
hath  come  unto  me,  and  I have  spoken  unto  you,  ris- 
ing up  early  and  speaking  ; but  ye  have  not  heark- 

4 ened.  And  the  Lord  hath  sent  unto  you  all  his 
servants  the  prophets,  rising  up  early  and  sending 
them  ; but  ye  have  not  hearkened,  nor  inclined  your 

5 ear  to  hear  ; saying.  Return  ye  now  every  one  from 
his  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil  of  your  doings,  and 
dwell  in  the  land  that  the  Lord  hath  given  unto  you 
and  to  your  fathers,  from  of  old  and  even  for  ever- 

6 more  : 'and  go  not  after  other  gods  to  serve  them, 
and  to  worship  them,  and  provoke  me  not  to  anger 
with  the  work  of  your  hands  ; and  I will  do  you  no 

7 hurt.  Yet  ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  me,  saith  the 
Lord  ; that  ye  might  provoke  me  to  anger  with  the 

8 work  of  your  hands  to  your  own  hurt.  Therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : Because  ye  have  not 

9 heard  my  words,  behold,  I will  send  and  take  all  the 
families  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord,  and  I will  send 


13  ch.  29.  18,  22.  16.  12.  & 17.  23.  & 18.  18. 11.  & 35. 15.  Jonah 

1 ch.  36.  1.  12.  & 19,  15.  & 22.  21.  3.  8. 

2 ch.  1.  2.  * ch.  7.  13,  25.  & 26.  e Deut.  32.  21.  ch. 

3 ch.  7.  13.  & 11.  7,  6.  & 29.  19.  7.  19.  32.  30. 

8,  10.  & 13.  10,  11.  4&  6 2 Kin.  17.  13.  ch.  ^ ch.  1.  15. 

a Or,  a terror  unto. 


JEREMIAH,  XXV. 


1069 


of  Babylon,  ® my  servant,  and  will  bring  them  against 
this  land,  and  agp.inst  the  inhabitants  thereof,  and 
against  all  these  nations  round  about,  and  will  utterly 
destroy  them,  and  ® make  them  an  astonishment,  and  an 
hissing,  and  perpetual  desolations. 

10  Moreover  I will  take  from  them  the  voice  of 
mirth,  and  the  voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bride- 
groom, and  the  voice  of  the  bride,  the  sound  of  the 
millstones,  and  the  light  of  the  candle. 

11  And  this  whole  land  shall  be  a desolation,  and  an 
astonishment  ; and  these  nations  shall  serve  the  king  of 
Babylon  seventy  years. 

12  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  seventy 
years  are  accomplished,  that  I will  punish  the  king  of 
Babylon,  and  that  nation,  saith  the  Lord,  for  their 
iniquity,  and  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans,  i®and  will  make 
it  perpetual  desolations. 

13  And  I will  bring  upon  that  land  all  my  words 
which  I have  pronounced  against  it,  even  all  that  is 
written  in  this  book,  which  Jeremiah  hath  prophesied 
against  all  the  nations. 

14  i^For  many  nations  i®and  great  kings  shall 

serve  themselves  of  them  also  : and  I will  recom- 
pense them  according  to  their  deeds,  and  according  to 
the  works  of  their  own  hands. 

15  ^ For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  unto  me  ; 
Take  the  wine  cup  of  this  fury  at  my  hand,  and  cause 
all  the  nations,  to  whom  I send  thee,  to  drink  it. 

16  And  i®they  shall  drink,  and  be  moved,  and  be 
mad,  because  of  the  sword  that  I will  send  among  them. 

17  Then  took  I the  cup  at  the  Lord’s  hand,  and 
made  all  the  nations  to  drink,  unto  whom  the  Lord  had 
sent  me  : 

18  To  wit,  Jerusalem,  and  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
the  kings  thereof,  and  the  princes  thereof,  to  make 
them  a desolation,  an  astonishment,  an  hissing,  and 

a curse  ; as  it  is  this  day  ; 

19  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  his  servants,  and 
his  princes,  and  all  his  people  ; 

20  And  all  the  mingled  people,  and  all  the  kings  of 
2^  the  land  of  Uz,  25  and  all  the  kings  of  the  land  of  the 
Philistines,  and  Ashkelon,  and  Azzah,  and  Ekron,  and 
2®  the  remnant  of  Ashdod, 

21  27  Edom,  and  28  Moab,  and  the  children  of  29  Am- 
mon, 

22  And  all  the  kings  of  Tyrus,  and  all  the  kings  of 
Zidon,  and  the  kings  of  the  isles  which  are  beyond  the 

sea, 

23  ®2  Dedan,  and  Tema,  and  Buz,  and  all  that  are  in 
the  utmost  corners, 

24  And  ®®  all  the  kings  of  Arabia,  and  all  the  kings 
of  the  mingled  people  that  dwell  in  the  desert, 

25  And  all  the  kings  of  Zimri,  and  all  the  kings  of 

Elam,  and  all  the  kings  of  the  Medes, 

26  ®®  And  all  the  kings  of  the  north,  far  and  near, 
one  with  another,  and  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world, 
which  are  upon  the  face  of  the  earth  : and  the  king 
of  Sheshach  shall  drink  after  them. 

* ch.  27.  6.  & 43.  10.  Ezra  1.  1.  ch.  29.  10.  ib  ch.  27.  7. 

See  Is.  44.  28.  & 45.  1.  Dan.  9.  2.  u ch.  50.  29.  & 51.  6, 

ch.  40.  2.  13  Is.  13.  19.  & 14.  24. 

» ch.  18.  10.  23.  & 21.  1,  &c.  & 47.  i*  .Job  21.  20.  Ps. 

10  Is.  24.  7.  ch.  7.  1.  ch.  50.  .3,  13,  23,  7.5.8.  Is.  51.17.  Rev. 

34.  & 16.  9.  Ezek.  26.  39,  40,  4.5.  & 51.  25,  14.  10. 

13.  Hos.  2.  11.  Rev.  26.  m ch.  .51.  7.  Ezek. 

18.  23.  14  ch.  50.  9.  cfe  51.  27,  23.  34.  Nah.  3.  11. 

11  Eccles.  12.  4.  28.  20  ver.  9,  11. 

12  2 Chr.  36.  21,  22.  is  ch.  6p.  41.  & 51.  21  ch.  24.  9. 

27.  *2  ch.  46.  2,  2.5. 


unto  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of  Babylon,  my  ser- 
vant, and  will  bring  them  against  this  land,  and 
against  the  inhabitants  thereof,  and  against  all  these 
nations  round  about  ; and  I will  “ utterly  destroy 
them,  and  make  them  an  astonishment,  and  an  hiss- 

10  ing,  and  perpetual  desolations.  Moreover  I will 
^ take  from  them  the  voice  of  mirth  and  the  voice  of 
gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom  and  the  voice 
of  the  bride,  the  sound  of  the  millstones,  and  the 

11  light  of  the  candle.  And  this  whole  land  shall  be  a 
desolation,  and  an  astonishment  ; and  these  nations 

12  shall  serve  the  king  of  Babylon  seventy  years.  And 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  seventy  years  are  ac- 
complished, that  I will  punish  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  that  nation,  saith  the  Lord,  for  their  iniquity, 
and  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  ; and  I will  make  it 

13  ^ desolate  for  ever.  And  I will  bring  upon  that  land 
all  my  words  which  I have  pronounced  against  it, 
even  all  that  is  written  in  this  book,  which  Jeremiah 

14  hath  prophesied  against  all  the  nations.  For  many 
nations  and  great  kings  ‘'shall  serve  themselves  of 
them,  even  of  them  : and  I will  recompense  them 
according  to  their  deeds,  and  according  to  the  work 
of  their  hands. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  unto 
me  : Take  the  cup  of  the  wine  of  this  fury  at  my 
hand,  and  cause  all  the  nations,  to  whom  I send 

16  thee,  to  drink  it.  And  they  shall  drink,  and  reel  to 
and  fro,  and  be  mad,  because  of  the  sword  that  I 

17  will  send  among  them.  Then  took  I the  cup  at  the 
Lord’s  hand,  and  made  all  the  nations  to  drink,  unto 

18  whom  the  Lord  had  sent  me  : to  wit,  Jerusalem, 
and  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  the  kings  thereof,  and 
the  princes  thereof,  to  make  them  a desolation,  an 
astonishment,  an  hissing,  and  a curse  ; as  it  is  this 

19  day  ; Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  his  servants,  and 

20  his  princes,  and  all  his  people  ; and  all  the  mingled 
people,  and  all  the  kings  of  the  land  of  Uz,  and  all 
the  kings  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and  Ashke- 
lon, and  Gaza,  and  Ekron,  and  the  remnant  of  Ash- 

21  dod  ; Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the  children  of  Am- 

22  mon  ; and  all  the  kings  of  Tyre,  and  all  the  kings 
of  Zidon,  and  the  kings  of  the  ® isle  which  is  beyond 

23  the  sea  ; Dedan,  and  Tema,  and  Buz,  and  all  that 

24  have  the  corners  0/  their  hair  polled  ; and  all  the 
kings  of  Arabia,  and  all  the  kings  of  the  mingled 

25  people  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  ; and  all  the 
kings  of  Zimri,  and  all  the  kings  of  Elam,  and  all  the 

26  kings  of  the  Medes  ; and  all  the  kings  of  the  north, 
far  and  near,  one  with  another  ; and  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  world,  which  are  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth  : and  the  king  of  Sheshach  shall  drink  after 


23  ver.  24. 

24  Jobl.  1. 

25  ch.  47.  1,  5,  7. 
20  See  Is.  20.  1. 
22  ch.  49.  7,  &c. 

28  ch.  48.  1. 

29  ch,  49.  1. 

39  ch.  47.  4. 

81  ch.  49.  23, 

32  ch.  49.  8. 


33  2 Chr.  9,  14. 

34  See  ver.  20.  ch. 
49.  31.  & 60,  37.  Ezek. 
30.  5. 

33  ch.  49.  34. 

30  ch.  50.  9. 

37  cli.  51.  41. 
a Heb,  devote, 
b Heb.  cause  to  per- 
ish Jr  om  them. 


c Heb.  everlasting 
desolations. 

d Or,  have  served 
themselves,  or,  made 
bondmen, 
e Or,  coastland. 
f According  to  an- 
cient tradition,  a cy- 
pher for  Babel.  See 
ch.  61.  41. 


1070 


JEREMIAH,  XXVI. 


27  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; Drink  ye,  and 

be  drunken,  and  spue,  and  fall,  and  rise  no  more,  be- 
cause of  the  sword  which  I will  send  among  you. 

28  And  it  shall  be,  if  they  refuse  to  take  the  cup  at 
thine  hand  to  drink,  then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; Ye  shall  certainly  drink. 

29  F or,  lo,  I begin  to  bring  evil  on  the  city  which 
is  called  by  my  name,  and  should  ye  be  utterly  un- 
punished ? Ye  shall  not  be  unpunished  : for  will 
call  for  a sword  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

30  Therefore  prophesy  thou  against  them  all  these 
words,  and  say  unto  them.  The  Lord  shall  roar  from 
on  high,  and  utter  his  voice  from  his  holy  habitation  ; 
he  shall  mightily  roar  upon  his  liabitation  ; he  shall 
give  a shout,  as  they  that  tread  the  grapes,  against  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  earth. 

31  A noise  shall  come  even  to  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; 
for  the  Lord  hath  a controversy  with  the  nations, 

he  will  plead  with  all  flesh  ; he  will  give  them  that  are 
wicked  to  the  sword,  saith  the  Lord. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Behold,  evil  shall 
go  forth  from  nation  to  nation,  and  a great  whirlwind 
shall  be  raised  up  from  the  coasts  of  the  earth. 

33  And  the  slain  of  the  Lord  shall  be  at  that  day 
from  one  end  of  the  earth  even  unto  the  other  end  of  the 
earth  : they  shall  not  be  lamented,  neither  gathered, 
nor  buried  ; they  shall  be  dung  upon  the  ground. 

34  ^ Howl,  ye  shepherds,  and  cry  ; and  wallow 
yourselves  in  the  ashes,  ye  principal  of  the  flock  : for  the 
days  of  your  slaughter  and  of  your  dispersions  are  ac- 
complished ; and  ye  shall  fall  like  a pleasant  vessel. 

35  And  the  shepherds  shall  have  no  way  to  flee,  nor 
the  principal  of  the  flock  to  escape. 

36  A voice  of  the  cry  of  the  shepherds,  and  an  howl- 
ing of  the  principal  of  the  flock,  shall  be  heard : for  the 
Lord  hath  spoiled  their  pasture. 

37  And  the  peaceable  habitations  are  cut  down  be- 
cause of  the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

38  He  hath  forsaken  his  covert,  as  the  lion  : for 
their  land  is  desolate  because  of  the  fierceness  of  the 
oppressor,  and  because  of  his  fierce  anger. 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 


1  Jeremiah  by  promises  and  threatenings  exhorteth  to  repentance. 
8 He  is  therefore  apprehended,  10  and  arraigned.  12  His  apology. 
16  He  is  quit  in  judgment,  by  the  example  of  Micah,  20  and  of  Urijdh, 
24  and  by  the  care  of  Ahikam. 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Jehoiakim  the  son 
of  Josiah  king  of  Judah  came  this  word  from  the 
Lord,  saying, 

2 Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Stand  in  ^ the  court  of  the 
Lord’s  house,  and  speak  unto  all  the  cities  of  Judah, 
which  come  to  worship  in  the  Lord’s  house,  ^ all  the 
words  that  I command  thee  to  speak  unto  them  ; ^ di- 
minish not  a word  : 

3 ^ If  so  be  they  will  hearken,  and  turn  every  man 
from  his  evil  way,  that  I may  ® repent  me  of  the  evil, 
which  I purpose  to  do  unto  them  because  of  the  evil  of 
their  doings. 


38  Hab.  2.  16. 

38  Is.  61.  21.  & 63.  6. 
«Pro.  11.  31.  ch. 
49.  12.  Ezek.  9.  6. 
Obad.  16.  Luke  23.  31. 
1 Pet.  4.  17. 

« Dan.  9.  18,  19. 

« Ezek.  38.  21. 


43  Is.  42.  13.  Joel  3. 
16.  Amos  1.  2. 

« Ps.  11.  4.  ch.  17. 

12. 

43  1 Kin.  9.  3.  Ps. 
132.  14. 

4G  Is.  16.  9.  ch.  48. 
33. 


4t  Hos.  4.  1.  Mic. 

6.  2. 

48  Is.  66.  16.  Joel 

3.  2. 

48  ch.  23.  19.  & 30. 
23. 

50  Is.  66.  16. 

51  ch.  16.  4,  6. 


27  them.  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : Drink  ye,  and 
be  drunken,  and  spue,  and  fall,  and  rise  no  more, 
because  of  the  sword  which  I will  send  among  you. 

28  And  it  shall  be,  if  they  refuse  to  take  the  cup  at 
thine  hand  to  drink,  then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : Ye  shall  surely 

29  drink.  For,  lo,  I begin  to  work  evil  at  the  city 
which  is  called  by  jny  name,  and  should  ye  be  ut- 
terly unpunished  ? Ye  shall  not  be  unpunished  : 
for  I will  call  for  a sword  upon  all  the  inhabitants 

30  of  the  earth,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Therefore 
prophesy  thou  against  them  all  these  words,  and  say 
unto  them.  The  Lord  shall  roar  from  on  high,  and 
utter  his  voice  from  his  holy  habitation  ; he  shall 
mightily  roar  against  his  o fold  ; he  shall  give  a 
shout,  as  they  that  tread  the  grapes,  against  all  the 

31  inhabitants  of  the  earth.  A noise  shall  come  even 
to  the  end  of  the  earth  ; for  the  Lord  hath  a con- 
troversy with  the  nations,  he  will  plead  with  all 
flesh  ; as  for  the  wicked,  he  will  give  them  to  the 
sword,  saith  the  Lord. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Behold,  evil  shall 
go  forth  from  nation  to  nation,  and  a great  tempest 
shall  be  raised  up  from  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 

33  earth.  And  the  slain  of  the  Lord  shall  be  at  that 
day  from  one  end  of  the  earth  even  unto  the  other 
end  of  the  earth : they  shall  not  be  lamented, 
neither  gathered,  nor  buried  ; they  shall  be  dung 

34  upon  the  face  of  the  ground.  Howl,  ye  shepherds, 
and  cry  ; and  wallow  yourselves  in  ashes,  ye  princi- 
pal of  the  flock  : for  the  days  of  your  slaughter  are 
fully  come,  ^and  I will  break  you  in  pieces,  and  ye 

35  shall  fall  like  a pleasant  vessel.  And  * the  shep- 
herds shall  have  no  way  to  flee,  nor  the  principal  of 

36  the  flock  to  escape.  A voice  of  the  cry  of  the  shep- 
herds, and  the  howling  of  the  principal  of  the  flock  ! 

37  for  the  Lord  layeth  waste  their  pasture.  And  the 
peaceable  folds  are  brought  to  silence  because  of  the 

38  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord.  He  hath  forsaken  his 
covert,  as  the  lion  : for  their  land  is  become  an 
astonishment  because  of  -^‘the  fierceness  of  the  op- 
pressing sivord,  and  because  of  his  fierce  auger. 


26  In  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Jehoiakim  the 
son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  came  this  word  from 

2 the  Lord,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Stand  in 
the  court  of  the  Lord’s  house,  and  speak  unto  all 
the  cities  of  Judah,  which  come  to  worship  in  the 
Lord’s  house,  all  the  words  that  I command  thee 

3 to  speak  unto  them  ; keep  not  back  a word.  It  may 
be  they  will  hearken,  and  turn  every  man  from  his 
evil  way  ; that  I may  repent  me  of  the  evil,  which 
I purpose  to  do  unto  them  because  of  the  evil  of 


52PS.79.  3.  ch.8.2. 
Rev.  11.  9. 

53  ch.  4.  8.  & 6.  26. 

54  Ps.  76.  2. 

4 ch.  19.  14. 

2 Ezek.  3.  10.  Matt. 
28.  20. 

3 Acts  20.  27. 

4 ch.  36.  3. 


5  ch.  18.  8.  Jonah  3. 
8,  9. 

g Or,  pasture, 
h Or,  and  1 will  dis^ 
perse  you.  Many  an- 
cient versions  read, 
and  your  dispersions, 
i Heb.  flight  shall 


perish  from  the  shep‘ 
herds,  and  escape 
from  c&c. 

j Or,  according  to 
some  ancient  authori- 
ties, the  oppressing 
.sword.  See  ch.  46. 
16. 


JEREMIAH,  XXVI. 


1071 


4 And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  ; ® If  ye  will  not  hearken  to  me,  to  walk  in  my 
law,  which  I have  set  before  you, 

5 To  hearken  to  the  words  of  my  servants  the  pro- 
phets, whom  I sent  unto  you,  both  rising  up  early,  and 
sending  them,  but  ye  have  not  hearkened  ; 

6 Then  will  I make  this  house  like  ® Shiloh,  and  will 
make  this  city  ^ a curse  to  all  the  nations  of  the  earth. 

7 So  the  priests  and  the  prophets  and  all  the  people 
heard  Jeremiah  speaking  these  words  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

8 ^ Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jeremiah  had  made 
an  end  of  speaking  all  that  the  Lord  had  commanded 
him  to  speak  unto  all  the  people,  that  the  priests  and 
the  prophets  and  all  the  people  took  him,  saying,  Thou 
shalt  surely  die. 

9 Why  hast  thou  prophesied  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  saying,  This  house  shall  be  like  Shiloh,  and  this 
city  shall  be  desolate  without  an  inhabitant  ? And  all 
the  people  were  gathered  against  Jeremiah  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

10  ^ When  the  princes  of  Judah  heard  these  things, 
then  they  came  up  from  the  king’s  house  unto  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  sat  down  in  the  entry  of  the  new 
gate  of  the  Lord’s  house. 

11  Then  spake  the  priests  and  the  prophets  unto  the 
princes  and  to  all  the  people,  saying,  This  man  is  worthy 
to  die  ; for  he  hath  prophesied  against  this  city,  as  ye 
have  heard  with  your  ears. 

12  ^ Then  spake  Jeremiah  unto  all  the  princes  and 
to  all  the  people,  saying.  The  Lord  sent  me  to  prophesy 
against  this  house  and  against  this  city  all  the  words 
that  ye  have  heard. 

13  Therefore  now  amend  your  ways  and  your 
doings,  and  obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God  ; and 
the  Lord  will  repent  him  of  the  evil  that  he  hath 
pronounced  against  you. 

14  As  for  me,  behold,  I am  in  your  hand  : do  with 
me  as  seemeth  good  and  meet  unto  you. 

15  But  know  ye  for  certain,  that  if  ye  put  me  to 
death,  ye  shall  surely  bring  innocent  blood  upon  your- 
selves, and  upon  this  city,  and  upon  the  inhabitants 
thereof  : for  of  a truth  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  unto 
you  to  speak  all  these  words  in  your  ears. 

16  ^ Then  said  the  princes  and  all  the  people  unto 
the  priests  and  to  the  prophets  ; This  man  is  not  worthy 
to  die  : for  he  hath  spoken  to  us  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  our  God. 

17  Then  rose  up  certain  of  the  elders  of  the  land, 
and  spake  to  all  the  assembly  of  the  people,  saying, 

18  Micah  the  Morasthite  prophesied  in  the  days  of 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  spake  to  all  the  people  of 
Judah,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; i®Zion 
shall  be  plowed  like  a field,  and  Jerusalem  shall  be- 
come heaps,  and  the  mountain  of  the  house  as  the  high 
places  of  a forest. 

19  Did  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  and  all  Judah  put 
him  at  all  to  death  ? did  he  not  fear  the  Lord,  and 
besought  the  Lord,  and  the  Lord  i®  repented  him  of 
the  evil  which  he  had  pronounced  against  them  ? 
1^  Thus  might  we  procure  great  evil  against  our  souls. 

20  And  there  was  also  a man  that  prophesied  in  the 

fi  Lev.  2G.  14,  &c.  » 1 Sam.  4.  10.  11.  JO  ch.  3S.  4. 

Deut.  28.  15.  Ps.  78.  CO.  ch.  7.  12,  ” ch.  7.  3. 

’ ch.  7.  13,  25.  & 11.  14.  12  ver.  .3.  10. 

7.  & 25.  3,  4.  9 Is.  65. 15.  ch.  24. 9.  « ch.  38.  5. 


4 their  doings.  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  : If  ye  will  not  hearken  to  me,  to 

5 walk  in  my  law,  which  I have  set  before  you,  to 
hearken  to  the  words  of  my  servants  the  prophets, 
whom  I send  unto  you,  even  rising  up  early  and 

6 sending  them,  but  ye  have  not  hearkened  ; then  will 
I make  this  house  like  Shiloh,  and  will  make  this 

7 city  a curse  to  all  the  nations  of  the  earth.  And 
the  priests  and  the  prophets  and  all  the  people 
heard  Jeremiah  speaking  these  words  in  the  house 

8 of  the  Lord.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jeremiah 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking  all  that  the  Lord  had 
commanded  him  to  speak  unto  all  the  people,  that 
the  priests  and  the  prophets  and  all  the  people  laid 

9 hold  on  him,  saying.  Thou  shalt  surely  die.  Why 
liast  thou  prophesied  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  say- 
ing, This  house  shall  be  like  Shiloh,  and  this  city 
shall  be  desolate,  without  inhabitant  ? And  all  the 
people  were  gathered  unto  Jeremiah  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

10  And  when  the  princes  of  Judah  heard  these  things, 
they  came  up  from  the  king’s  house  unto  the  house 
of  the  Lord  ; and  they  sat  in  the  entry  of  the  new 

11  gate  of  the  Lord’s  house.  Then  spake  the  priests 
and  the  prophets  unto  the  princes  and  to  all  the  peo- 
ple, saying.  This  man  is  worthy  of  death  ; for  he 
hath  prophesied  against  this  city,  as  ye  have  heard 

12  with  your  ears.  Then  spake  Jeremiah  unto  all  the 
princes  and  to  all  the  people,  saying.  The  Lord  sent 
me  to  prophesy  against  this  house  and  against  this 

13  city  all  the  words  that  ye  have  heard.  Therefore 
now  amend  your  ways  and  your  doings,  and  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God  ; and  the  Lord  will 
repent  him  of  the  evil  that  he  hath  pronounced 

14  against  you.  But  as  for  me,  behold,  I am  in  your 
hand  : do  with  me  as  is  good  and  right  in  your 

15  eyes.  Only  know  ye  for  certain  that,  if  ye  put  me 
to  death,  ye  shall  bring  innocent  blood  upon  your- 
selves, and  upon  this  city,  and  upon  the  inhabitants 
thereof  : for  of  a truth  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  unto 

16  yon  to  speak  all  these  words  in  your  ears.  Then 
said  the  princes  and  all  the  people  unto  the  priests 
and  to  the  prophets  : This  man  is  not  worthy  of 
death  ; for  he  hath  spoken  to  us  in  the  name  of  the 

17  Lord  our  God.  Then  rose  up  certain  of  the  elders  of 
the  land,  and  spake  to  all  the  assembly  of  the  people, 

18  saying,  “Micaiah  the  Morashtite  prophesied  in  the 
days  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  ; and  he  spake  to  all 
the  people  of  Judah,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  : 5 Zion  shall  be  plowed  as  a field,  and  Jerusa- 
lem shall  become  heaps,  and  the  mountain  of  the 

19  house  as  the  high  places  of  a forest.  Did  Heze- 
kiah king  of  Judah  and  all  Judah  put  him  at  all 
to  death  ? did  he  not  fear  the  Lord,  and  intreat 
the  favour  of  the  Lord,  and  the  Lord  repented  him 
of  the  evil  which  he  had  pronounced  against  them  ? 
Thus  should  we  commit  great  evil  against  our  own 

20  souls.  And  there  was  also  a man  that  prophesied  in 


See  Acts  5.  34,  2 Chr.  32.  26.  a Another  reading 

&c.  18  Kx.  32.  14.  2 Sam.  is,  Micah.  See  Micah 

lOMic.  1.1.  24.16.  1.1. 

10  Mic.  3.  12.  19  Acts  5.  39.  b See  Micah  3.  12. 


1072 


JEREMIAH,  XXVII. 


name  of  the  Lord,  Urijah  the  son  of  Shemaiah  of 
Kirjath-jearim,  who  prophesied  against  this  city  and 
against  this  land  according  to  all  the  words  of  Jere- 
miah : 

21  And  when  Jehoiakim  the  king,  with  all  his  mighty 
men,  and  all  the  princes,  heard  his  words,  the  king 
sought  to  put  him  to  death  : hut  when  Urijah  heard  it, 
he  was  afraid,  and  fled,  and  went  into  Egypt  ; 

22  And  Jehoiakim  the  king  sent  men  into  Egypt, 
namely,  Elnathan  the  son  of  Achbor,  and  certain  men 
with  him  into  Egypt. 

23  And  they  fetched  forth  Urijah  out  of  Egypt,  and 
brought  him  unto  Jehoiakim  the  king  ; who  slew  him 
with  the  sword,  and  cast  his  dead  body  into  the  graves 
of  the  common  people. 

24  Nevertheless  the  hand  of  Ahikam  the  son  of 
Shaphan  was  with  Jeremiah,  that  they  should  not  give 
him  into  the  hand  of  the  people  to  put  him  to  death. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1 Under  the  type  of  bonds  and  yokes  he  'prophesieth  the  subduing  of  the 
neighbour  kings  unto  Nebuchadnezzar.  8 He  exhorteth  them  to  yield., 
a?id  not  to  believe  the  false  prophets.  12  The  like  he  doeth  to  Zedekiah. 
19  He  foi'etelleth,  the  remnant  of  the  vessels  shall  be  carried  to  Baby- 
lon, and  there  continue  until  the  day  of  visitation. 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  ^ king  of  Judah  came  this  word  unto  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  me  ; Make  thee  bonds  and 
yokes,  ^ and  put  them  upon  thy  neck, 

3  And  send  them  to  the  king  of  Edom,  and  to  the 
king  of  Moab,  and  to  the  king  of  the  Ammonites,  and 
to  the  king  of  Tyrus,  and  to  the  king  of  Zidon,  by  the 
hand  of  the  messengers  which  come  to  Jerusalem  unto 
Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  ; 

4  And  command  them  to  say  unto  their  masters. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; Thus 
shall  ye  say  unto  your  masters  ; 

5^1  have  made  the  earth,  the  man  and  the  beast 
that  are  upon  the  ground,  by  my  great  power  and  by 
my  outstretched  arm,  and  ^ have  given  it  unto  whom  it 
seemed  meet  unto  me. 

6  ^ And  now  have  I given  all  these  lands  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Babylon,  ®my 
servant ; and  the  beasts  of  the  field  have  I given  him 
also  to  serve  him. 

7  ® And  all  nations  shall  serve  him,  and  his  son,  and 
his  son’s  son,  ® until  the  very  time  of  his  land  come  : 

and  then  many  nations  and  great  kings  shall  serve 
themselves  of  him. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the  nation  and  king- 
dom which  will  not  serve  the  same  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  that  will  not  put  their  neck  under 
the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  that  nation  will  I 
punish,  saith  the  Lord,  with  the  sword,  and  with  the 
famine,  and  with  the  pestilence,  until  I have  consumed 
them  by  his  hand. 

9  Therefore  hearken  not  ye  to  your  prophets,  nor  to 
your  diviners,  nor  to  your  dreamers,  nor  to  your  en- 
chanters, nor  to  your  sorcerers,  which  speak  unto  you, 
saying.  Ye  shall  not  serve  the  king  of  Babylon  : 

10  ^^For  they  prophesy  a lie  unto  you,  to  remove 
you  far  from  your  land  ; and  that  I should  drive  you 
out,  and  ye  should  perish. 

20  2 Kin.  22.  12,  14.  Ezek.  4.  1.  & 12.  3.  & « Ps.  115.  16.  Dan. 

ch.  39.  14.  24.  3,  &c.  4.  17,  25,  32. 

1 See  ver.  3,  12,  20.  3 Pg.  115.  15.  & 146.  6 ch.  28.  14. 

ch.  28.  1.  6.  Is.  45.  12.  o ch.  25.  9.  & 43.  10. 

2 ch.  28.  10,  12.  So  Ezek.  29.  18,  20. 


the  name  of  the  Lord,  Uriah  the  son  of  Shemaiah  of 
Kiriath-jearim  ; and  he  prophesied  against  this  city 
and  against  this  land  according  to  all  the  words  of 

21  Jeremiah  : and  when  Jehoiakim  the  king,  with  all  his 
mighty  men,  and  all  the  princes,  heard  his  words, 
the  king  sought  to  put  him  to  death  ; but  when 
Uriah  heard  it,  he  was  afraid,  and  fled,  and  went 

22  into  Egypt  : and  Jehoiakim  the  king  sent  men  into 
Egypt,  namely,  Elnathan  the  son  of  Achbor,  and  cer- 

23  tain  men  with  him,  into  Egypt  : and  they  fetched 
forth  Uriah  out  of  Egypt,  and  brought  him  unto 
Jehoiakim  the  king  ; who  slew  him  with  the  sword, 
and  cast  his  dead  body  into  the  graves  of  the  com- 

24  moil  people.  But  the  hand  of  Ahikam  the  son  of 
Shaphan  was  with  Jeremiah,  that  they  should  not 
give  him  into  the  hand  of  the  people  to  put  him  to 
death. 


27  In  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  “Jehoiakim  the 
son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  came  this  word  unto 

2 Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  to  me  : Make  me  bands  and  ^ bars,  and  put 

3 them  upon  thy  neck  ; and  send  them  to  the  king  of 
Edom,  and  to  the  king  of  Moab,  and  to  the  king  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  to  the  king  of  Tyre, 
and  to  the  king  of  Zidon,  by  the  hand  of  the  mes- 
sengers which  come  to  Jerusalem  unto  Zedekiah  king 

4 of  Judah  ; and  give  them  a charge  unto  their  mas- 
ters, saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel  : Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  your  masters  ; 

5 I have  made  the  earth,  the  man  and  the  beast  that 
are  upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  by  my  great  power 
and  by  my  outstretched  arm  ; and  I give  it  unto 

6 whom  it  seemeth  right  unto  me.  And  now  have  I 
given  all  these  lands  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnez- 
zar the  king  of  Babylon,  my  servant ; and  the  beasts 
of  the  field  also  have  I given  him  to  serve  him. 

7 And  all  the  nations  shall  serve  him,  and  his  son,  and 
his  son’s  son,  until  the  time  of  his  own  land  come  : 
and  then  many  nations  and  great  kings  shall  serve 

8 themselves  of  him.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
the  nation  and  the  kingdom  which  will  not  serve 
the  same  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and  that 
will  not  put  their  neck  under  the  yoke  of  the  king 
of  Babylon,  that  nation  will  I punish,  saith  the 
Lord,  with  the  sword,  and  with  the  famine,  and  with 
the  pestilence,  until  I have  consumed  them  by  his 

9 hand.  But  as  for  you,  hearken  ye  not  to  your  pro- 
phets, nor  to  your  diviners,  nor  to  your  dreams,  nor 
to  your  soothsayers,  nor  to  your  sorcerers,  which 
speak  unto  you,  saying.  Ye  shall  not  serve  the  king 

10  of  Babylon  : for  they  prophesy  a lie  unto  you,  to  re- 
move you  far  from  your  land  ; and  that  I should  drive 


ch.  28.  14.  Dan.  2.  lo  ch.  25.  14.  a Properly,  Zede- 

38.  ver.  14.  kiah,  as  in  some  an- 

* 2 Chr.  36.  20.  c Heb,  sons  of  the  cient  authorities.  See 

0 ch.  25. 12.  & 50.  27.  people.  vv.  3, 12,  20,  ch.  28.  1. 

Dan.  5.  26.  b See  Lev.  26.  13. 


JEREMIAH,  XXVIII. 


1073 


11  But  the  nations  that  bring  their  neck  under  the 
yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him,  those  will 
I let  remain  still  in  their  own  land,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  shall  till  it,  and  dwell  therein. 

12  ^ I spake  also  to  ^^Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  ac- 
cording to  all  these  words,  saying.  Bring  your  necks 
under  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him 
and  his  people,  and  live. 

13  13  Why  will  ye  die,  thou  and  thy  people,  by  the 
sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence,  as  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  against  the  nation  that  will  not  serve 
the  king  of  Babylon  ? 

14  Therefore  hearken  not  unto  the  words  of  the  pro- 
phets that  speak  unto  you,  saying,  Ye  shall  not  serve 
the  king  of  Babylon  ; for  they  prophesy  a lie  unto 
you. 

15  For  I have  not  sent  them,  saith  the  Lord,  yet 
they  prophesy  a lie  in  my  name  ; that  I might  drive 
you  out,  and  that  ye  might  perish,  ye,  and  the  pro- 
phets that  prophesy  unto  you. 

16  Also  I spake  to  the  priests  and  to  all  this  people, 
saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Hearken  not  to  the 
words  of  your  prophets  that  prophesy  unto  you,  say- 
ing, Behold,  the  vessels  of  the  Lord’s  house  shall  now 
shortly  be  brought  again  from  Babylon  : for  they  pro- 
phesy a lie  unto  you. 

17  Hearken  not  unto  them  ; serve  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  live  : wherefore  should  this  city  be  laid  waste  ? 

18  But  if  they  he  prophets,  and  if  the  word  of  the 
Lord  be  with  them,  let  them  now  make  intercession  to 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  the  vessels  which  are  left  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  house  of  the  king  of 
Judah,  and  at  Jerusalem,  go  not  to  Babylon. 

19  IT  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  concerning 
the  pillars,  and  concerning  the  sea,  and  concerning  the 
bases,  and  concerning  the  residue  of  the  vessels  that 
remain  in  this  city, 

20  Which  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  took 
not,  when  he  carried  away  captive  Jeconiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  from  Jerusalem  to  Baby- 
lon, and  all  the  nobles  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  ; 

21  Yea,  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel,  concerning  the  vessels  that  remain  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah 
and  of  Jerusalem  ; 

22  They  shall  be  carried  to  Babylon,  and  there 
shall  they  be  until  the  day  that  I visit  them,  saith  the 
Lord  ; then  will  I bring  them  up,  and  restore  them 
to  this  place. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 Hananiah  prophesieth  falsely  the  return  of  the  vessels,  and  of  Jeco- 
niah. 5 Jeremiah,  wishing  it  to  he  true,  sheweth  that  the  event  will 
declare  who  are  true  prophets.  10  Hananiah  brealceth  Jeremiah's 
yoke.  12  Jeremiah  telleth  of  an  iron  yoke,  15  and  foretelleth  Ha- 
naniah's death. 

And  ^ it  came  to  pass  the  same  year,  in  the  begin- 
ning of  the  reign  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  in 
the  fourth  year,  and  in  the  fifth  month,  that  Hananiah 
the  son  of  Azur  the  prophet,  which  was  of  Gibeon,  spake 
unto  me  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in  the  presence  of 
the  priests  and  of  all  the  people,  saying, 

2 Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  I have  broken  ^the  yoke  of  the  king  of 
Babylon. 

12  Ch.  28.  1.  & 38.  !•»  ch.  14.  14.  & 23.  ic  2 Kin.  25.  13,  &c. 

17.  21.  & 29.  8,  9.  ch.  52.  17,  20,  21. 

13  Ezek.  18.  31.  is  2 Chr.  36.  7,  10.  n 2 Kin.  24.  14,  15. 

ch.  28.  3.  Dan.  1.  2.  ch.  24.  1. 


11  you  out  and  ye  should  perish.  But  the  nation  that 
shall  bring  their  neck  under  the  yoke  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  and  serve  him,  that  nation  will  I let  re- 
main in  their  own  land,  saith  the  Lord  ; and  they 
shall  till  it,  and  dwell  therein. 

12  And  I spake  to  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  according 
to  all  these  words,  saying.  Bring  your  necks  under 
the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him 

13  and  his  people,  and  live.  Why  will  ye  die,  thou 
and  thy  people,  by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken  concerning 
the  nation  that  will  not  serve  the  king  of  Babylon  ? 

14  And  hearken  not  unto  the  words  of  the  prophets  that 
speak  unto  you,  saying,  Y^e  shall  not  serve  the  king 

15  of  Babylon  : for  they  23rophesy  a lie  mito  you.  For 
I have  not  sent  them,  saith  the  Lord,  but  they 
prophesy  falsely  in  my  name  ; that  I might  drive  you 
out,  and  that  ye  might  perish,  ye,  and  the  prophets 

16  tliat  prophesy  unto  you.  Also  I spake  to  the  priests 
and  to  all  this  people,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : 
Hearken  not  to  the  words  of  your  prophets  that 
prophesy  unto  you,  saying.  Behold,  the  vessels  of  the 
Lord’s  house  shall  now  shortly  be  brought  again 
from  Babylon  : for  they  prophesy  a lie  unto  you. 

17  Hearken  not  Unto  them  ; serve  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  live  : wherefore  should  this  city  become  a deso- 

18  lation  ? But  if  they  be  prophets,  and  if  the  word  of 
the  Lord  be  with  them,  let  them  now  make  inter- 
cession to  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  the  vessels  which 
are  left  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  house 
of  the  king  of  Judah,  and  at  Jerusalem,  go  not  to 

19  Babylon.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  concern- 
ing the  pillars,  and  concerning  the  sea,  and  concern- 
ing the  bases,  and  concerning  the  residue  of  the  ves- 

20  sels  that  are  left  in  this  city,  which  Nebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  took  not,  when  he  carried  away 
captive  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim,  king  of  Ju- 
dah, from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon,  and  all  the  nobles 

21  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  ; yea,  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  concerning  the  vessels 
that  are  left  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  house 

22  of  the  king  of  Judah,  and  at  Jerusalem  : They  shall 
be  carried  to  Babylon,  and  there  shall  they  be,  until 
the  day  that  I visit  them,  saith  the  Lord  ; then  will 
I bring  them  up,  and  restore  them  to  this  place. 


28  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  year,  in  the  begin- 
ning of  the  reign  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  in  the 
fourth  year,  in  the  fifth  month,  that  Hananiah  the 
son  of  Azzur  the  prophet,  which  was  of  Gibeon, 
spake  unto  me  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in  the 
presence  of  the  priests  and  of  all  the  people,  saying, 
2 Thus  speaketh  tlie  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
saying,  I have  broken  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Baby- 


28  2 Kin.  25.  13.  2 2 Chr.  36.  21.  ch. 

Chr.  36.  18.  29.  10.  & 32.  5. 

20  Ezra  1.  7.  & 7.  19. 


1 ch.  27.  1. 

2 ch.  27.  12. 


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3 * Within  two  full  years  will  I bring  again  into  this 
place  all  the  vessels  of  the  Lord’s  house,  that  Nebu- 
chadnezzar king  of  Babylon  took  away  from  this  place, 
and  carried  them  to  Babylon  : 

4 And  I will  bring  again  to  this  place  Jeconiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah,  with  all  the  captives 
of  Judah,  that  went  into  Babylon,  saith  the  Lord  : for 
I will  break  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

5 ^ Then  the  prophet  Jeremiah  said  unto  the  pro- 
phet Hananiah  in  the  presence  of  the  priests,  and  in 
the  presence  of  all  the  people  that  stood  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord, 

6 Even  the  prophet  Jeremiah  said,  ^ Amen  : the 
Lord  do  so  : the  Lord  perform  thy  words  which  thou 
hast  prophesied,  to  bring  again  the  vessels  of  the 
Lord’s  house,  and  all  that  is  carried  away  captive, 
from  Babylon  into  this  place. 

7 Nevertheless  hear  thou  now  this  word  that  I speak 
in  thine  ears,  and  in  the  ears  of  all  the  people  ; 

8 The  prophets  that  have  been  before  me  and  before 
thee  of  old  prophesied  both  against  many  countries, 
and  against  great  kingdoms,  of  war,  and  of  evil,  and  of 
pestilence. 

9 ®The  prophet  which  prophesieth  of  peace,  when 
the  word  of  the  prophet  shall  come  to  pass,  then  shall 
the  prophet  be  known,  that  the  Lord  hath  truly  sent 
him. 

10  ^ Then  Hananiah  the  prophet  took  the  ® yoke 
from  off  the  prophet  Jeremiah’s  neck,  and  brake  it. 

11  And  Hananiah  spake  in  the  presence  of  all  the 
people,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Even  so  will  I 
break  the  yoke  of  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon 

from  the  neck  of  all  nations  within  the  space  of  two 
full  years.  And  the  prophet  Jeremiah  went  his  way. 

12  ^ Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jere- 
miah the  prophet,  after  that  Hananiah  the  prophet  had 
broken  the  yoke  from  off  the  neck  of  the  prophet  Jere- 
miah, saying, 

13  Go  and  tell  Hananiah,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  ; Thou  hast  broken  the  yokes  of  wood  ; but  thou 
shalt  make  for  them  yokes  of  iron. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel  ; ^ I have  put  a yoke  of  iron  upon  the  neck  of 
all  these  nations,  that  they  may  serve  Nebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  ; and  they  shall  serve  him  : and  ^ I 
have  given  him  the  beasts  of  the  field  also. 

15  ^ Then  said  the  prophet  Jeremiah  unto  Hananiah 
the  prophet.  Hear  now,  Hananiah  ; The  Lord  hath  not 
sent  thee  ; but  thou  makest  this  people  to  trust  in  a 
lie. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  I will 

cast  thee  from  off  the  face  of  the  earth  : this  year  thou 
shalt  die,  because  thou  hast  taught  rebellion  against 
the  Lord.  J 

17  So  Hananiah^e  prophet  died  the  same  year  in 
the  seventh  month.  ■ 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1 Jeremiah  sendeth  a letter  to  the  captives  in  Babylon,  to  he  quiet  there, 
8 and  not  to  believe  the  dreams  of  their  prophets,  10  and  that  they  shall 
return  with  grace  after  seventy  years.  15  He  foretelleth  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  rest  for  their  disobedience.  20  He  shexveth  the  fearful  end 
of  Ahab  and  Zedekiah,  two  lying  prophets.  24  Shemaiah  writeth  a 
letter  against  Jeremiah.  30  Jeremiah  readeth  his  doom. 

OW  these  are  the  words  of  the  letter  that  Jere- 
miah the  prophet  sent  from  Jerusalem  unto  the 

3 ch.  27.  16.  6 ch.  27.  2.  a Deut.  28.  48.  ch. 

M Kin.  1.36.  ^ ch.  27.  7.  27.7. 

a Deut.  18.  22.  f ch.  27.  6. 


3 Ion.  Within  two  full  years  will  I bring  again  into 
this  place  all  the  vessels  of  the  Lord’s  house,  that 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  took  away  from 

4 this  place,  and  carried  them  to  Babylon  : and  I will 
bring  again  to  this  place  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoia- 
kim, king  of  Judah,  with  all  the  captives  of  Judah, 
that  went  to  Babylon,  saith  the  Lord  : for  I will 

5 break  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon.  Then  the 
prophet  Jeremiah  said  unto  the  prophet  Hananiah 
in  the  presence  of  the  priests,  and  in  the  presence  of 
all  the  people  that  stood  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

6 even  the  prophet  Jeremiah  said.  Amen  : the  Lord 
do  so  : the  Lord  perform  thy  words  which  thou  hast 
prophesied,  to  bring  again  the  vessels  of  the  Lord’s 
house,  and  all  them  of  the  captivity,  from  Babylon 

7 unto  this  place.  N evertheless  hear  thou  now  this  word 
that  I speak  in  thine  ears,  and  in  the  ears  of  all  the 

8 people  : The  prophets  that  have  been  before  me  and 
before  thee  of  old  prophesied  against  many  coun- 
tries, and  against  great  kingdoms,  of  war,  and  of 

9 evil,  and  of  pestilence.  The  prophet  which  prophe- 
sieth  of  peace,  when  the  word  of  the  prophet  shall 
come  to  pass,  then  shall  the  prophet  be  known,  “ that 

10  the  Lord  hath  truly  sent  him.  Then  Hananiah  the 
prophet  took  the  bar  from  olf  the  prophet  Jeremiah’s 

11  neck,  and  brake  it.  And  Hananiah  spake  in  the 
presence  of  all  the  people,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  : Even  so  will  I break  the  yoke  of  Nebuchad- 
nezzar king  of  Babylon  within  two  full  years  from  off 
the  neck  of  all  the  nations.  And  the  prophet  Jere- 

12  miah  went  his  way.  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah,  after  that  Hananiah  the  prophet 
had  broken  the  bar  from  off  the  neck  of  the  prophet 

13  Jeremiah,  saying.  Go,  and  tell  Hananiah,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Thou  hast  broken  the  bars  of 
wood  ; but  thou  shalt  make  in  their  stead  bars  of  iron. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : 
I have  put  a yoke  of  iron  upon  the  neck  of  all  these 
nations,  that  they  may  serve  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  ; and  they  shall  serve  him  : and  I have  given 

15  him  the  beasts  of  the  field  also.  Then  said  the 
prophet  Jeremiah  unto  Hananiah  the  prophet.  Hear 
now,  Hananiah  ; the  Lord  hath  not  sent  thee  ; but 

16  thou  makest  this  people  to  trust  in  a lie.  Therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  send  thee  away 
from  off  the  face  of  the  earth  : this  year  thou  shalt 
die,  because  thou  hast  spoken  rebellion  against  the 

17  Lord.  So  Hananiah  the  prophet  died  the  same  year 
in  the  seventh  month. 


29  Now  these  are  the  words  of  the  letter  that  Jere- 
miah the  prophet  sent  from  Jerusalem  unto  the 

^0  ch.  29.  31.  Ezek.  Deut.  13.  5.  ch.  a Or,  tvhom  the 
13.  22.  29. 32.  Lord  hath  truly 

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residue  of  the  elders  which  were  carried  away  captives, 
and  to  the  priests,  and  to  the  prophets,  and  to  all  the 
people  whom  Nebuchadnezzar  had  carried  away  captive 
from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon  ; 

2 (After  that  ^ Jeconiah  the  king,  and  the  queen,  and 
the  eunuchs,  the  princes  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and 
the  carpenters,  and  the  smiths,  were  departed  from 
Jerusalem  ;) 

3 By  the  hand  of  Elasah  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and 
Gemariah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  (whom  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah  sent  unto  Babylon  to  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon)  saying, 

4 Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
unto  all  that  are  carried  away  captives,  whom  I have 
caused  to  be  carried  away  from  Jerusalem  vinto  Babylon; 

5 2 Build  ye  houses,  and  dwell  in  them;  and  plant 
gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them  ; 

6 Take  ye  wives,  and  beget  sons  and  daughters  ; and 
take  wives  for  your  sons,  and  give  your  daughters  to 
husbands,  that  they  may  bear  sons  and  daughters  ; that 
ye  may  be  increased  there,  and  not  diminished. 

7 And  seek  the  peace  of  the  city  whither  I have 
caused  you  to  be  carried  away  captives,  ^ and  pray  unto 
the  Lord  for  it : for  in  the  peace  thereof  shall  ye  have 
peace. 

8 ^ For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ; Let  not  your  prophets  and  your  diviners,  that  he 
in  the  midst  of  you,  deceive  you,  neither  hearken  to 
your  dreams  which  ye  cause  to  be  dreamed. 

9 ® For  they  prophesy  falsely  unto  you  in  my  name  : 
I have  not  sent  them,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  ^ For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  That  after  ® seventy 
years  be  accomplished  at  Babylon  I will  visit  you,  and 
perform  my  good  word  toward  you,  in  causing  you  to 
return  to  this  place. 

11  For  I know  the  thoughts  tliat  I think  toward  you, 
saith  the  Lord,  thoughts  of  peace,  and  not  of  evil,  to 
give  you  an  expected  end. 

12  Then  shall  ye  call  upon  me,  and  ye  shall  go  and 
pray  unto  me,  and  I will  hearken  unto  you. 

13  And  ® ye  shall  seek  me,  and  find  me,  when  ye  shall 
search  for  me  ® with  all  your  heart. 

14  And  I will  be  found  of  you,  saith  the  Lord  : 
and  I will  turn  away  your  captivity,  and  I will  gather 
you  from  all  the  nations,  and  from  all  the  places  whither 
I have  driven  you,  saith  the  Lord  ; and  I will  bring  you 
again  into  the  place  whence  I caused  you  to  be  carried 
away  captive. 

15  T[  Because  ye  have  said.  The  Lord  hath  raised  us 
up  propliets  in  Babylon  ; 

IG  Know  tliat  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  the  king  that 
sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  David,  and  of  all  the  people 
that  dwelleth  in  this  city,  and  of  your  brethren  that  are 
not  gone  forth  with  you  into  captivity  ; 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; Behold,  I will 
send  upon  them  the  sword,  the  famine,  and  the  pesti- 
lence, and  will  make  them  like  vile  figs,  that  cannot 
be  eaten,  they  are  so  evil. 

18  And  I will  persecute  them  with  the  sword,  with 
the  famine,  and  with  the  pestilence,  and  will  deliver 
them  to  be  removed  to  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth, 
to  be  ^®a  curse,  and  an  astonishment,  and  an  hissing, 

1 2 Kin.  24.  12,  &c.  * ch.  14.  14.  &23.  21.  Ezra  1.  1.  cli.  25.  12. 

ch.  22.  2G.  & 28.  4.  & 27.  14,  15.  Eph.  & 27.  22.  Dan.  9.  2. 

2 ver.  28.  5.  C.  7 Dan.  9.  3,  &c. 

® Ezra  G.  10.  1 Tim.  **  ver.  31.  8 Lev.  2G.  39,  40,  &c. 

2.  2.  8 2 Chr.  3G.  21,  22.  Dent.  30.  1,  &c. 

^ ch.  24.  7. 


residue  of  the  elders  of  the  captivity,  and  to  the 
priests,  and  to  the  prophets,  and  to  all  the  people, 
whom  Nebuchadnezzar  had  carried  away  captive 

2 from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon  : (after  that  Jeconiah 
the  king,  and  the  queen-mother,  and  the  eunuchs, 
and  the  princes  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  the 
craftsmen,  and  the  smiths,  were  departed  from 

3 Jerusalem  ; ) by  the  hand  of  Elasah  the  son  of 
Shaphan,  and  Gemariah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  (whom 
Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  sent  unto  Babylon  to 

4 Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon,)  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  unto  all 
the  captivity,  whom  I have  caused  to  be  carried 

5 away  captive  from  Jerusalem  unto  Babylon  : Build 
ye  houses,  and  dwell  in  them  ; and  plant  gardens, 

6 and  eat  the  fruit  of  them  ; take  ye  wives,  and  beget 
sons  and  daughters  ; and  take  wives  for  your  sons, 
and  give  your  daughters  to  husbands,  that  they  may 
bear  sons  and  daughters  ; and  multiply  ye  there, 

7 and  be  not  diminished.  And  seek  the  peace  of 
the  city  whither  I have  caused  you  to  be  carried 
away  captive,  and  pray  unto  the  Lord  for  it  : for 

8 in  the  peace  thereof  shall  ye  have  peace.  For  thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : Let 
not  your  prophets  that  be  in  the  midst  of  you,  and 
your  diviners,  deceive  you,  neither  hearken  ye  to 

9 your  dreams  which  ye  “ cause  to  be  dreamed.  For 
they  prophesy  falsely  unto  you  in  my  name  : I have 

10  not  sent  them,  saith  the  Lord.  For  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  After  seventy  years  be  accomplished  for 
Babylon,  I will  visit  you,  and  perform  my  good  word 
toward  you,  in  causing  you  to  return  to  this  place. 

11  For  I know  the  thoughts  that  I think  toward  you, 
saith  the  Lord,  thoughts  of  peace,  and  not  of  evil, 

12  to  give  you  ^ hope  in  your  latter  end.  And  ye  shall 
call  upon  me,  and  ye  shall  go  and  pray  unto  me, 

13  and  I will  hearken  unto  you.  And  ye  shall  seek 
me,  and  find  me,  when  ye  shall  search  for  me  with 

14  all  your  heart.  And  I will  be  found  of  you,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  I will  turn  again  your  captivity,  and 
I will  gather  you  from  all  the  nations,  and  from  all 
the  places  whither  I have  driven  you,  saith  the 
Lord  ; and  I will  bring  you  again  unto  the  place 
Avhence  I caused  you  to  be  carried  away  captive. 

15  For  ye  have  said.  The  Lord  hath  raised  us  up  pro- 

IG  phets  ill  Babylon.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  king  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of 
David,  and  concerning  all  the  people  that  dwell  in 
this  city,  your  brethren  that  are  not  gone  forth  with 

17  you  into  captivity  ; thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : 
Behold,  I will  send  upon  them  the  sword,  the  fa- 
mine, and  the  pestilence,  and  will  make  them  like 
vile  figs,  that  cannot  be  eaten,  they  are  so  bad. 

18  And  I will  pursue  after  them  with  the  sword,  with 
the  famine,  and  with  the  pestilence,  and  will  de- 
liver them  to  be  tossed  to  and  fro  among  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  earth,  to  be  an  execration,  and 
an  astonishment,  and  an  hissing,  and  a reproach. 


Dent.  4.  7.  Ps.  32.  Dent.  28.  25.  2 a Or,  dream. 

G.  c'i'  4G.  1.  Is.  55.  G.  Chr.  29.  8.  ch.  15.  4.  b Heb.  a latter  end 

" cli.  23.  3,  8.  & 30.  & 24.  9.  & 34.  17.  and  hope. 

3.  it  32.  37.  ch.  2G.  G.  ch.  42.  c Or,  rehirn  to. 

cli.  24.  10.  18.  d Or,  a terror  unto. 

’3  ch.  24.  8. 


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JEREMIAH,  XXX. 


and  a reproach,  among  all  the  nations  whither  I have 
driven  them  : 

19  Because  they  have  not  hearkened  to  my  words, 
saith  the  Lord,  which  I sent  unto  them  by  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  rising  up  early  and  sending  them  ; 
but  ye  would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  Tf  Hear  ye  therefore  the  word  of  the  Lord,  all 
ye  of  the  captivity,  whom  I have  sent  from  Jerusalem 
to  Babylon  : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
of  Ahab  the  son  of  Kolaiah,  and  of  Zedekiah  the  son 
of  Maaseiah,  which  prophesy  a lie  unto  you  in  my 
name  ; Behold,  I will  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  ; and  he  shall  slay 
them  before  your  eyes  ; 

22  And  of  them  shall  be  taken  up  a curse  by  all 
the  captivity  of  Judah  which  are  in  Babylon,  saying. 
The  Lord  make  thee  like  Zedekiah  and  like  Ahab, 

whom  the  king  of  Babylon  roasted  in  the  fire  ; 

23  Because  they  have  committed  villany  in  Israel, 
and  have  committed  adultery  with  their  neighbours’ 
wives,  and  have  spoken  lying  words  in  my  name,  which 
I have  not  commanded  them  ; even  I know,  and  am  a 
witness,  saith  the  Lord. 

24  Tl  Thus  shalt  thou  also  speak  to  Shemaiah  the 
Nehelamite,  saying, 

25  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  Because  thou  hast  sent  letters  in  thy  name 
unto  all  the  people  that  are  at  Jerusalem,  and  to 
Zephaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the  priest,  and  to  all 
the  priests,  saying, 

^ 26  The  Lord  hath  made  thee  priest  in  the  stead  of 
Jehoiada  the  priest,  that  ye  should  be  officers  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  for  every  man  that  is  mad,  and 
maketh  himself  a prophet,  that  thou  shouldest  ^®put 
him  in  prison,  and  in  the  stocks. 

27  Now  therefore  why  hast  thou  not  reproved  Jere- 
miah of  Anathoth,  which  maketh  himself  a prophet 
to  you  ? 

28  For  therefore  he  sent  unto  us  in  Babylon,  saying. 
This  captivity  is  long  : ^4  build  ye  houses,  and  dwell  in 
them  ; and  plant  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

29  And  Zephaniah  the  priest  read  this  letter  in  the 
ears  of  Jeremiah  the  prophet. 

30  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Jere- 
miah, saying, 

31  Send  to  all  them  of  the  captivity,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  concerning  Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite  ; 
Because  that  Shemaiah  hath  prophesied  unto  you,  ^Sand 
I sent  him  not,  and  he  caused  you  to  trust  in  a lie  : 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  I will 
punish  Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite,  and  his  seed  : he  shall 
not  have  a man  to  dwell  among  this  people  ; neither 
shall  he  behold  the  good  that  I will  do  for  my  people, 
saith  the  Lord  ; ^6  because  he  hath  taught  rebellion 
against  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 


1 God  sheireth  Jeremiah  the  return  of  the  Jeivs.  4 After  their  trouble 
they  shall  have  deliverance.  10  He  comforteth  Jacob.  18  Their  return 
shall  be  gracious.  20  Wrath  shall  fall  on  the  wicked. 


The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
saying, 

2 Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  saying, 
Write  thee  all  the  words  that  I have  spoken  unto  thee 
in  a book. 


’■  See  Gen.  48.  20.  oli.  23.  14. 

Is.  G.').  15.  20  2 Kill.  25.  18.  ch. 

18  Dan.  3.  G.  21.  1. 


among  all  the  nations  whither  I have  driven  them ; 

19  because  they  have  not  hearkened  to  my  words,  saith 
the  Lord,  wherewith  I sent  unto  them  my  servants 
the  prophets,  rising  up  early  and  sending  them  ; 

20  but  ye  would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord.  Hear  ye 
therefore  the  word  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  of  the  cap- 
tivity, whom  I have  sent  away  from  Jerusalem  to 
Babylon. 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
concerning  Ahab  the  son  of  Kolaiah,  and  concern- 
ing Zedekiah  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  which  prophesy 
a lie  unto . you  in  my  name  : Behold,  I will  deliver 
them  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 

22  Ion  ; and  he  shall  slay  them  before  your  eyes  ; and 
of  them  shall  be  taken  up  a curse  by  all  the  cap- 
tives of  eJudah  which  are  in  Babylon,  saying.  The 
Lord  make  thee  like  Zedekiah  and  like  Ahab,  whom 

23  the  king  of  Babylon  roasted  in  the  fire  : because  they 
have  wrought  folly  in  Israel,  and  have  committed 
adidtery  with  their  neighbours’  wives,  and  have 
spoken  words  in  my  name  falsely,  which  I com- 
manded them  not  ; and  I am  he  that  knoweth,  and 
am  witness,  saith  the  Lord. 

24  And  ® concerning  Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite  thou 

25  shalt  speak,  saying,  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying.  Because  thou  hast 
sent  letters  in  thine  own  name  unto  all  the  people 
that  are  at  Jerusalem,  and  to  Zephaniah  the  son  of 
Maaseiah  the  priest,  and  to  all  the  priests,  saying, 

26  The  Lord  hath  made  thee  priest  in  the  stead  of 
Jehoiada  the  priest,  that  ye  should  be  officers  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  for  every  man  that  is  mad,  and 
maketh  himself  a prophet,  that  thou  shouldest  put 

27  him  in  the  stocks  and  in-^ shackles.  Now  therefore, 
why  hast  thou  not  rebuked  Jeremiah  of  Anathoth, 

28  which  maketh  himself  a prophet  to  you,  forasinuch 
as  he  hath  sent  unto  us  in  Babylon,  saying,  The  cap- 
tivity is  long  : build  ye  houses,  and  dwell  in  them  ; 

29  and  plant  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them  ? And 
Zephaniah  the  priest  read  this  letter  in  the  ears  of 

30  Jeremiah  the  prophet.  Then  came  the  word  of  the 

31  Lord  unto  Jeremiah,  saying.  Send  to  all  them  of 
the  captivity,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  concern- 
ing Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite  : Because  that  She- 
maiah hath  prophesied  unto  you,  and  I sent  him  not, 

32  and  he  hath  caused  jmu  to  trust  iu  a lie  ; therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  punish  Shemaiah 
the  Nehelamite,  and  his  seed  ; he  shall  not  have  a 
man  to  dwell  among  this  people,  neither  shall  he 

‘ behold  the  good  that  I will  do  unto  my  people,  saith 
the  Lord  : because  he  hath  spoken  rebellion  against 
the  Lord. 


30  The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
2 saying.  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
saying.  Write  thee  all  the  words  that  I have  spoken 


21  oil.  20.  1. 

22  2 Kin.  9.  11.  Acts 
2G.  24. 


16  ch.  25.  4.  & 32. 


23  ch.  20.  2. 

ver.  5. 

23  ch.  28.  15. 


26  ch.  28.  IG. 
e Or,  7into. 

/ Or,  the  collar. 


JEREMIAH,  XXX. 


107T 


3 For,  lo,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
will  bring  again  the  captivity  of  my  people  Israel  and 
Judah,  saith  the  Lord  : ^ and  I will  cause  them  to  re- 
turn to  the  land  that  I gave  to  their  fathers,  and  they 
shall  possess  it. 

4 And  these  are  the  words  that  the  Lord  spake 
concerning  Israel  and  concerning  Judah. 

5 For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; We  have  heard  a voice 
of  trembling,  of  fear,  and  not  of  peace. 

6 Ask  ye  now,  and  see  whether  a man  doth,  travail 
with  child  ? wherefore  do  I see  every  man  with  his 
hands  on  his  loins,  ^ as  a woman  in  travail,  and  all  faces 
are  turned  into  paleness  ? 

7 ^ Alas  ! for  that  day  is  great,  ^ so  that  none  is  like 
it  : it  is  even  the  time  of  Jacob’s  trouble  ; but  he  shall 
be  saved  out  of  it. 

8 For  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  that  I will  break  his  yoke  from  off  thy 
neck,  and  will  burst  thy  bonds,  and  strangers  shall  no 
more  serve  theinselves  of  him  : 

9 But  they  shall  serve  the  Lord  their  God,  and  ® Da- 
vid their  king,  whom  I will  raise  up  unto  them. 

10  Tf  Therefore  ®fear  thou  not,  O my  servant  Jacob, 
saith  the  Lord  ; neither  be  dismayed,  O Israel  : for,  lo, 
I will  save  thee  from  afar,  and  thy  seed  ® from  the  land 
of  their  captivity  ; and  Jacob  shall  return,  and  shall  be 
in  rest,  and  be  quiet,  and  none  shall  make  him  afraid. 

11  For  I am  with  thee,  saith  the  Lord,  to  save  thee  : 

though  I make  a full  end  of  all  nations  whither  I 

have  scattered  thee,  yet  will  I not  make  a full  end 
of  thee  : but  I will  correct  thee  in  measure,  and  will 
not  leave  thee  altogether  unpunished. 

12  Fo:^  thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^^Thy  bruise  is  incu- 
rable, and  thy  wound  is  grievous. 

13  There  is  none  to  plead  thy  cause,  that  thou  mayest 
be  bound  up  : thou  hast  no  healing  medicines. 

14  All  thy  lovers  have  forgotten  thee  ; they  seek 
thee  not  ; for  I have  wounded  thee  with  the  wound  of 
an  enemy,  with  the  chastisement  of  a cruel  one,  for 
the  multitude  of  thine  iniquity  ; because  thy  sins  were 
increased. 

15  Why  criest  thou  for  thine  affliction  ? thy  sor- 
row is  incurable  for  the  multitude  of  thine  iniquity  : 
because  thy  sins  were  increased,  I have  done  these  things 
unto  thee. 

16  Therefore  all  they  that  devour  thee  shall  be  de- 
voured ; and  all  thine  adversaries,  every  one  of  them, 
shall  go  into  captivity  ; and  they  that  spoil  thee  shall 
be  a spoil,  and  all  that  prey  upon  thee  will  I give  for 
a prey. 

17  For  I will  restore  health  unto  thee,  and  I will 
heal  thee  of  thy  wounds,  saith  the  Lord  ; because,  they 
called  thee  an  Outcast,  saying,  This  is  Zion,  whom  no 
man  seeketh  after. 

18  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  22  j bring 
again  the  captivity  of  Jacob’s  tents,  and  23  have  mercy 
on  his  dwellingplaces  ; and  the  city  shall  be  builded 
upon  her  own  heap,  and  the  palace  shall  remain  after 
the  manner  thereof. 

1 ver.  18.  ch.  32.  44.  34.  23.  & 37.  24.  Hos.  12  Ps.  G.  1.  Is.  27.  8. 

Ezek.  39.  25.  Amos  9.  3.  5.  ch.  10.  24.  & 46.  28. 

14,  15.  2 Luke  1.  G9.  Acts  la  2 Chr.  3G.  IG.  ch. 

2 ch.  16.  15.  2.  .30.  & 13.  23.  15.  18. 

3 ch.  4.  31.  & G.  24.  8 Is.  41.  13.  & 43.  5.  i4  cii.  8.  22. 

<Joel  2.  11,  31.  & 44.  2.  ch.  46.  27,  Lam.  1.  2. 

Amos  5.  18.  Zeph.  1.  28.  10  Job  13.  24.  & IG.  9. 

14,  &c.  0 ch.  3.  18.  & 19.  11. 

5 Dan.  12.  1.  10  Amos  9.  8.  12  job  30.  21. 

« Is.  55.  3,  4.  Ezek.  “ ch.  4.  27.  is  d,.  5.  G. 


3 unto  thee  in  a book.  For,  lo,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I will  “ turn  again  the  captivity  of 
my  people  Israel  and  Judah,  saith  the  Lord  : and 
I will  cause  them  to  return  to  the  land  that  I gave 
to  their  fathers,  and  they  shall  possess  it. 

4 And  these  are  the  words  that  the  Lord  spake 

5 concerning  Israel  and  concerning  Judah.  For  thus 
saith  the  Lord  : We  have  heard  a voice  of  trem- 

6 bling,  ^of  fear,  and  not  of  peace.  Ask  ye  now, 
and  see  whether  a man  doth  travail  with  child  : 
wherefore  do  I see  every  man  with  his  hands  on  his 
loins,  as  a woman  in  travail,  and  all  faces  are  turned 

7 into  paleness  ? Alas  ! for  that  day  is  great,  so 
that  none  is  like  it  : it  is  even  the  time  of  Jacob’s 

8 trouble  ; but  he  shall  be  saved  out  of  it.  And  it 
shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  that  I will  break  his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck, 
and  will  burst  thy  bands  ; and  strangers  shall  no  more 

9 serve  themselves  of  him  : but  they  shall  serve  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  David  their  king,  whom  I will 

10  raise  up  unto  them.  Therefore  fear  thou  not,  O 
Jacob  my  servant,  saith  the  Lord  ; neither  be  dis- 
mayed, O Israel  : for,  lo,  I will  save  thee  from 
afar,  and  thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their  captivity  ; 
and  Jacob  shall  return,  and  shall  be  quiet  and  at 

11  ease,  and  none  shall  make  him  afraid.  For  I am 
with  thee,  saith  the  Lord,  to  save  thee  : for  I will 
make  a full  end  of  all  the  nations  whither  I have 
scattered  thee,  but  I will  not  make  a full  end  of 
thee  ; but  I will  correct  thee  with  judgement,  and 
will  in  no  wise  ^ leave  thee  unpunished. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thy  hurt  is  incurable, 

13  and  thy  wound  grievous.  There  is  none  to  plead 
^ thy  cause,  ® that  thou  mayest  be  bound  up  : thou 

14  hast  no  healing  medicines.  All  thy  lovers  have  for- 
gotten thee  ; they  seek  thee  not  : for  I have 
wounded  thee  with  the  wound  of  an  enemy,  with 
the  chastisement  of  a cruel  one  ; for  the  -^  greatness 
of  thine  iniquity,  because  thy  sins  were  increased. 

15  Why  criest  thou  for  thy  hurt?  thy  pain  is  incu- 
rable : for  the  -^  greatness  of  thine  iniquity,  because 
thy  sins  were  increased,  I have  done  these  things 

16  unto  thee.  Therefore  all  they  that  devour  thee 
shall  be  devoured  ; and  all  thine  adversaries,  every 
one  of  them,  shall  go  into  captivity  ; and  they  that 
spoil  thee  shall  be  a spoil,  and  all  that  prey  upon 

17  thee  will  I give  for  a prey.  For  I will  restore 

health  unto  thee,  and  I will  heal  thee  of  thy 
wounds,  saith  the  Lord  ; because  they  have  called 
thee  an  outcast,  saying,  It  is  Zion,  whom  no  man 

18  ’ seeketh  after.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Behold,  I 
will  “turn  again  the  captivity  of  Jacob’s  tents, 
and  have  compassion  on  his  dwelling  places  ; and 
the  city  shall  be  builded  upon  her  own  ■>  heap,  and 
the  palace  shall  ^ remain  after  the  manner  thereof. 


19  Ch.  15.  18. 

20  Ex.  23.  22.  Is.  33. 

I.  & 41.  11.  ch.  10. 
25. 

21  ch.  33.  6. 

22  ver.  3.  ch.  33.  7, 

II. 

23  Ps.  102.  13. 

a Or,  return  to. 


h Or,  there  is  fear, 
and  no  peace. 

c Or,  hold  thee  gu  ilt- 
les.<i. 

d Or,  tJuj  cause : for 
thy  wound  thou  hast 
no  medicines  iior 
plaister. 

e Heb.  for  closing 
up,  or,  pressing. 


f Or,  multitude, 
g Or,  for  thy  hurt, 
because  thy  pain  is 
incurable  ? 
h See  ch.  8.  22. 
i Or,  careihfor. 
j Or,  mound.  Heb. 
tel. 

k Or,  be  inhabited. 


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JEREMIAH,  XXXI. 


19  And  out  of  them  shall  proceed  thanksgiving  and 
the  voice  of  them  that  make  merry  : and  I will  mul- 
tiply them,  and  they  shall  not  be  few  ; I will  also  glorify 
them,  and  they  shall  not  be  small. 

20  Their  children  also  shall  be  ^^as  aforetime,  and 
their  congregation  shall  be  established  before  me,  and  I 
will  punish  all  that  oppress  them. 

21  And  their  nobles  shall  be  of  themselves,  and 
their  governor  shall  proceed  from  the  midst  of  them  ; 
and  I will  cause  him  to  draw  near,  and  he  shall  ap- 
proach unto  me  : for  who  is  this  that  engaged  his  heart 
to  approach  unto  me  ? saith  the  Lord. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  my  people,  and  I will  be  your 
God. 

23  Behold,  the  whirlwind  of  the  Lord  goeth  forth 
with  fury,  a continuing  whirlwind  : it  shall  fall  with 
pain  upon  the  head  of  the  wicked. 

24  The  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  shall  not  return, 
until  he  have  done  it,  and  until  he  have  performed  the 
intents  of  his  heart  : in  the  latter  days  ye  shall  con- 
sider it. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  The  restoration  of  Israel.  Vi  The  publication  thereof.  15  Rahel  mourn - 
mg  is  comforted.  18  Ephraim  repenting  is  brought  home  again.  22 
Christ  is  promised.  27  His  care  over  the  church.  31  His  new  covenant. 
35  The  stability,  38  and  amplitude  of  the  church. 

At  1 the  same  time,  saith  the  Lord,  ‘-^will  I be  the 
God  of  all  the  families  of  Israel,  and  they  shall 
be  my  people. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  people  which  were  left  of 
the  sword  found  grace  in  tlie  wilderness  ; even  Israel, 
when  ® I went  to  cause  him  to  rest. 

3  The  Lord  hath  appeared  of  old  unto  me,  saying, 
Yea,  ^ I have  loved  thee  with  ^ an  everlasting  love  : 
therefore  with  lovingkindness  have  I ® drawn  thee. 

4  Again  I will  build  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  built, 
O virgin  of  Israel  : thou  shalt  again  be  adorned  with 
thy  ® tabrets,  and  shalt  go  forth  in  the  dances  of  them 
that  make  merry. 

5  ® Thou  shalt  yet  plant  vines  upon  the  mountains  of 
Samaria  : the  planters  shall  plant,  and  shall  eat  them  as 
common  things. 

6  For  there  shall  be  a day,  that  the  watchmen  upon 
the  mount  Ephraim  shall  cry,  Arise  ye,  and  let  us  go 
up  to  Zion  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Sing  with  gladness  for 
Jacob,  and  shout  among  the  chief  of  the  nations  : pub- 
lish ye,  praise  ye,  and  say,  O Lord,  save  thy  people, 
the  remnant  of  Israel. 

8  Behold,  I will  bring  them  from  the  north  coun- 
try, and  gather  them  from  the  coasts  of  the  earth, 
and  with  them  the  blind  and  the  lame,  the  woman  with 
child  and  her  that  travaileth  with  child  together  : a 
great  company  sliall  return  thither. 

9  They  shall  come  with  weeping,  and  with  supplica- 
tions will  I lead  them  : I will  cause  them  to  walk  by 
the  rivers  of  waters  in  a straight  way,  wherein  they 
shall  not  stumble  : for  I am  a father  to  Israel,  and 
Ephraim  is  my  firstborn. 

10  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O ye  nations,  and 


19  And  out  of  them  shall  proceed  thanksgiving  and 
the  voice  of  them  that  make  merry  : and  I will  mul- 
tiply them,  and  they  shall  not  be  few  ; I will  also 

20  glorify  them,  and  they  shall  not  be  small.  Their 
children  also  shall  be  as  aforetime,  and  their  con- 
gregation shall  be  established  before  me,  and  I will 

21  punish  all  that  oppress  them.  And  their  prince 
shall  be  of  themselves,  and  their  ruler  shall  proceed 
from  the  midst  of  them  ; and  I will  cause  him  to 
draw  near,  and  he  shall  approach  unto  me  : for  who 
is  he  that  ^ hath  had  boldness  to  approach  unto  me  ? 

22  saith  the  Lord.  And  ye  shall  be  my  people,  and  I 
will  be  your  God. 

23  Behold,  the  tempest  of  the  Lord,  even  his  fury, 
is  gone  forth,  a ’‘sweeping  tempest  : it  shall  burst 

24  upon  the  head  of  the  wicked.  The  fierce  anger  of 
the  Lord  shall  not  return,  until  he  have  executed, 
and  till  he  have  performed  the  intents  of  his  heai*t  : 
in  the  latter  days  ye  shall  understand  it. 


31  At  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  will  I be  the  God 
of  all  the  families  of  Israel,  and  they  shall  be  my 

2 people.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  people  which 
were  left  of  the  sword  " found  grace  in  the  wilder- 
ness ; even  Israel,  ^ when  I went  to  cause  him  to 

3 rest.  The  Lord  appeared  ^^of  old  unto  me,  saying. 
Yea,  I have  loved  thee  with  an  everlasting  love  : 
therefore  ^ with  lovingkindness  have  I drawn  thee. 

4 Again  will  I build  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  built,  O 
virgin  of  Israel  : again  shalt  thou  be  adorned  with 
thy  tabrets,  and  shalt  go  forth  in  the  dances  of 

5 them  that  make  merry.  Again  shalt  thou  plant 
vineyards  upon  the  mountains  of  Samaria  : the 
planters  shall  plant,  and  shall  ® enjoy  the  fruit  thereof. 

6 For  there  shall  be  a day,  that  the  watchmen  upon 
the  hills  of  Ephraim  shall  cry.  Arise  ye,  and  let  us 

7 go  up  to  Zion  unto  the  Lord  our  God.  For  thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Sing  with  gladness  for  Jacob,  and 
shout  ^ for  the  chief  of  the  nations  : publish  ye, 
praise  ye,  and  say,  O Lord,  saA^e  thy  people,  the 

8 remnant  of  Israel.  Behold,  I will  bring  them  from 
the  north  country,  and  gather  them  from  the  utter- 
most parts  of  the  earth,  and  with  them  the  blind 
and  the  lame,  the  woman  with  child  and  her  that 
travaileth  with  child  together  : a great  company 

9 shall  they  return  hither.  They  shall  come  with 
weeping,  and  Avith  supplications  will  I lead  them  : 
I will  » cause  them  to  walk  by  rivers  of  waters,  in 
a straight  way  wherein  they  shall  not  stumble  : for 
I am  a father  to  Israel,  and  Ephrami  is  my  first- 
born. 


10  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O ye  nations,  and 


l Heb.  hath  been  nued  lovingkindness 
surety  for  his  heart.  unto  thee, 
m See  ch.  23.  19,  20.  e Heb.  profane,  or, 
n Or,  gathering.  make  common.  See 
a Or,  have  found  Lev.  19.  23-25 ; Deut. 
. . . ivhem  I go. 


24  IS.35.10.&51.11. 
ch.  31.  4,  12, 13.  & 33. 
10,  11. 

25  Zech.  10.  8. 

25  Is.  1.  26. 

27  Gen.  49.  10. 

28  Nuin.  16.  5. 

29  ch.  24.  7.  & 31.  1, 
33.  &-32.  38.  Ezek.  11. 


20.  & 36.  28.  & 37. 
27. 

30  ch.  23.  19,  20.  & 
25.  32. 

31  Gen.  49.  1. 

1 ch.  30.  24. 

2 oh.  30.  22. 

3 Nuin.  10.  33.  Dent. 
1.  33.  Ps.  95.  11.  Is. 
63.  14. 


4 Mai.  1.  2. 

5 Rom.  11.  28,  29. 

6 Hos.  11.  4. 

7 ch.  33.  7. 

8 Ex.  15.  20.  Judg. 
11.  .34.  Ps.  149.3. 

9 Is.  05.  21.  Amos 
9.  14. 

10  Is.  2.  3.  Mic. 

4.  2. 


11  Is.  12.  5,  6. 

12  ch.  3.  12,  18.  & 
23.  8. 

13  Ezek.  20  34, 41.  & 
34.  13. 

14  Ps.  126.  5,  6.  ch. 
50.  4. 

15  is.  35.  8.  & 43.  19. 
& 49.  10,  11. 

10  Ex.  4.  22. 


b Or,  when  he  went 
to  find  h im  rest, 
c Or,  from  afar, 
d Or,  have  I conti- 


20.  6.  & 28.  30. 

/ Or,  at  the  head, 
g Or,  bring  them 
unto. 


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declare  it  in  the  isles  afar  off,  and  say,  He  that  scattered 
Israel  will  gather  him,  and  keep  him,  as  a shepherd 
doth  his  flock. 

11  For  i®the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Jacob,  and  ran- 
somed him  from  the  hand  of  him  that  was  stronger 
than  he. 

12  Therefore  they  shall  come  and  sing  in  the 
height  of  Zion,  and  shall  flow  together  to  the  good- 
ness of  the  Lord,  for  wheat,  and  for  wine,  and  for  oil, 
and  for  the  young  of  the  flock  and  of  the  herd  : and 
their  soul  shall  be  as  a watered  garden  ; and  they 
shall  not  sorrow  any  more  at  all. 

13  Then  shall  the  virgin  rejoice  in  the  dance,  both 
young  men  and  old  together  : for  I will  turn  their 
mourning  into  joy,  and  will  comfort  them,  and  make 
them  rejoice  from  their  sorrow. 

14  And  I will  satiate  the  soul  of  the  priests  with  fat- 
ness, and  my  people  shall  be  satisfied  with  my  goodness, 
saith  the  Lord. 

15  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; ^4  A voice  was  heard  in 
25  Ramah,  lamentation,  and  bitter  weeping  ; Rachel 
weeping  for  her  children  refused  to  be  comforted  for 
her  children,  because  2®  they  were  not. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Refrain  thy  voice  from 
weeping,  and  thine  eyes  from  tears  : for  thy  work  shall 
be  rewarded,  saith  the  Lord  ; and  27  they  shall  come 
again  from  the  land  of  the  enemy. 

17  And  there  is  hope  in  thine  end,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  thy  children  shall  come  again  to  their  own  border. 

18  ^ I have  surely  heard  Ephraim  bemoaning  him- 
self thus  ; Thou  hast  chastised  me,  and  I was  chastised, 
as  a bullock  unaccustomed  to  the  yoke : 28  turn  thou  me, 
and  I shall  be  turned  ; for  thou  art  the  Lord  my  God. 

19  Surely  29  after  that  I was  turned,  I repented  ; and 
after  that  I was  instructed,  I smote  upon  my  thigh  : I 
was  ashamed,  yea,  even  confounded,  because  I did  bear 
the  reproach  of  my  youth. 

20  Is  Ephraim  my  dear  son  ? is  he  a pleasant  child  ? 
for  since  I spake  against  him,  I do  earnestly  remember 
him  still  : therefore  my  bowels  are  troubled  for  him  ; 

1 will  surely  have  mercy  upon  him,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  Set  thee  up  waymarks,  make  thee  high  heaps  : 
®2set  thine  heart  toward  the  highway,  even  the  way 
which  thou  wentest  : turn  again,  O virgin  of  Israel,  turn 
again  to  these  thy  cities. 

22  ^ How  long  wilt  thou  go  about,  O thou  ^4  back- 
sliding daughter  ? for  the  Lord  hath  created  a new 
thing  in  the  earth,  A woman  shall  compass  a man. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
As  yet  they  shall  use  this  speech  in  the  land  of  Judah 
and  in  the  cities  thereof,  when  I shall  bring  again  their 
captivity  ; Xhe  Lord  bless  thee,  O habitation  of  jus- 
tice, and  mountain  of  holiness. 

24  And  there  shall  dwell  in  Judah  itself,  and  in  all 
the  cities  thereof  together,  husbandmen,  and  they  that 
go  forth  with  flocks. 

25  For  I have  satiated  the  weary  soul,  and  I have 
replenished  every  sorrowful  soul. 

26  Upon  this  I awaked,  and  beheld  ; and  my  sleep 
was  sweet  unto  me. 

27  ^ Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  1 
will  sow  the  house  of  Israel  and  the  house  of  Judah 
with  the  seed  of  man,  and  with  the  seed  of  beast. 

Is.  40.  1 1.  Ezek.  20  Ezek.  17.  23.  & 20.  21  Matt.  2.  17,  18. 

34.  12,  13,  14.  40.  2.-,  Josh.  18.  25. 

18  Is.  44.  23.  & 48.  21  Hos.  3.  5.  20  Gen.  42.  13. 

20.  22  1s.  58. 11.  27ver.  4, 5.  Ezral. 

18  Is.  49.  24,  25.  23  Is.  35. 10.  & G5. 19.  5.  Hos.  1.11. 

Rev.  21.  4.  28  Lam.  5.  21. 


declare  it  in  the  isles  afar  off  ; and  say.  He  that 
scattered  Israel  will  gather  him,  and  keep  him,  as 

11  a shepherd  doth  his  flock.  For  the  Lord  hath 
ransomed  Jacob,  and  redeemed  him  from  the  hand 

12  of  him  that  was  stronger  than  he.  And  they  shall 
come  and  sing  in  the  height  of  Zion,  and  shall  flow 
together  unto  the  goodness  of  the  Lord,  to  the 
corn,  and  to  the  wine,  and  to  the  oil,  and  to  the 
young  of  the  flock  and  of  the  herd  : and  their  soul 
shall  be  as  a watered  garden  ; and  they  shall  not 

13  sorrow  any  more  at  all.  Then  shall  the  virgin  re- 
joice in  the  dance,  and  the  young  men  and  the  old 
together  : for  I will  turn  their  mourning  into  joy, 
and  will  comfort  them,  and  make  them  rejoice 

14  from  their  sorrow.  And  I will  satiate  the  soul  of 
the  priests  with  fatness,  and  my  people  shall  be 
satisfied  with  my  goodness,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : A voice  is  heard  in  Ramah, 
lamentation,  and  bitter  weeping,  Rachel  weeping 
for  her  children  ; she  refuseth  to  be  comforted  for 

16  her  children,  because  they  are  not.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  : Refrain  thy  voice  from  weeping,  and  thine 
eyes  from  tears  : for  thy  work  shall  be  rewarded, 
saith  the  Lord  ; and  they  shall  come  again  from  the 

17  land  of  the  enemy.  And  there  is  hope  for  thy  latter 
end,  saith  the  Lord  ; and  thy  children  shall  come 

18  again  to  their  own  border.  I have  surely  heard 
Ephraim  bemoaning  himself  thus,  Thou  hast  chas- 
tised me,  and  I was  chastised,  as  a calf  unaccus- 
tomed to  the  yoke  : turn  thou  me,  and  I shall  be 

19  turned  ; for  thou  art  the  Lord  my  God.  Surely 
after  that  I was  turned,  I repented  ; and  after  that 
I was  instructed,  I smote  upon  my  thigh  : I was 
ashamed,  yea,  even  confounded,  because  I did  bear 

20  the  reproach  of  my  youth.  Is  Ephraim  my  dear  son  ? 
is  he  a pleasant  child?  for  as  often  as  I speak 
against  him,  I do  earnestly  remember  him  still  : 
therefore  my  bowels  * are  troubled  for  him  ; I will 
surely  have  mercy  upon  him,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  Set  thee  up  waymarks,  make  thee  guide-posts  : 
set  thine  heart  toward  the  high  way,  even  the  way 
by  which  thou  wentest  : turn  again,  O virgin  of 

22  Israel,  turn  again  to  these  thy  cities.  How  long 
wilt  thou  go  hither  and  thither,  O thou  backsliding 
daughter  ? for  the  Lord  hath  created  a new  thing 
in  the  earth,  A woman  shall  encompass  a man. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  : 
Yet  again  shall  they  use  this  speech  in  the  land  of 
Judah  and  in  the  cities  thereof,  when  I shall  ^ bring 
again  their  captivity  : The  Lord  bless  thee,  O habi- 

24  tation  of  justice,  O mountain  of  holiness.  And 
Judah  and  all  the  cities  thereof  shall  dwell  therein 
together  ; the  husbandmen,  and  they  that  go  about 

25  with  flocks.  For  I have  satiated  the  weary  soul,  and 

26  every  sorrowful  soul  have  I replenished.  Upon  this 
I awaked,  and  beheld  ; and  my  sleep  was  sweet  unto 

27  me.  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
I will  sow  the  house  of  Israel  and  the  house  of 
Judah  with  the  seed  of  man,  and  with  the  seed  of 


29  Deut.  30.  2.  ch.  2.  18,  23,  36.  37  ch.  33.  12,  13. 

30  Deut.  32.  36.  Is.  34  ch.  3.  6,  8,  11,  12,  38  Ezek.  36.  9,  10, 11. 

63.  1.5.  Hos.  11.  8.  14, 22.  Hos.  2.  23.  Zech. 

31  Is.  57.  18.  Hos.  3.'.  Ps.  122.  5,  6,  7,  8.  10.  9. 

14.  4.  Is.  1.  26.  h Heb.  sound. 

32  ch.  50.  5.  30  Zech.  8.  3.  i Or,  return  to. 


1080 


JEREMIAH,  XXXII. 


28  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  like  as  I have 

watched  over  them,  to  pluck  up,  and  to  break  down, 

and  to  throw  down,  and  to  destroy,  and  to  afflict  ; so 
will  I watch  over  them,  to  build,  and  to  plant,  saith 
the  Lord. 

29  In  those  days  they  shall  say  no  more.  The 
fathers  have  eaten  a sour  grape,  and  the  cliildren’s 
teeth  are  set  on  edge. 

30  But  every  one  shall  die  for  his  own  iniquity  : 
every  man  that  eateth  the  sour  grape,  his  teeth  shall  be 
set  on  edge. 

31  ^ Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
I will  make  a new  covenant  with  the  house  of  Israel, 
and  with  the  house  of  Judah  : 

32  Not  according  to  the  covenant  that  I made  with 
their  fathers  in  the  day  that  I took  them  by  the  hand 
to  bring  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  ; which  my 
covenant  they  brake,  although  I was  an  husband  unto 
them,  saith  the  Lord  : 

33  ^®But  this  shall  he  the  covenant  that  I will  make 
with  the  house  of  Israel ; After  those  days,  saith  the 
Lord,  I will  put  my  law  in  their  inward  parts,  and 
write  it  in  their  hearts  ; and  will  be  their  God,  and 
they  shall  be  my  people. 

34  And  they  shall  teach  no  more  every  man  his 
neighbour,  and  every  man  his  brother,  saying.  Know 
the  Lord  : for  they  shall  all  know  .me,  from  the  least 
of  them  unto  the  greatest  of  them,  saith  the  Lord  : for 

I will  forgive  their  iniquity,  and  I will  remember 
their  sin  no  more. 

35  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which  giveth  the  sun 
for  a light  by  day,  and  the  ordinances  of  the  moon  and 
of  the  stars  for  a light  by  night,  which  divideth  the 
sea  when  the  waves  thereof  roar  ; The  Lord  of  hosts 
is  his  name  : 

36  ®^If  those  ordinances  depart  from  before  me, 
saith  the  Lord,  then  the  seed  of  Israel  also  shall  cease 
from  being  a nation  before  me  for  ever. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; If  heaven  above  can  be 
measured,  and  the  foundations  of  the  earth  searched 
out  beneath,  I w'ill  also  cast  off  all  the  seed  of  Israel 
for  all  that  they  have  done,  saith  the  Lord. 

38  % Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
the  city  shall  be  built  to  the  Lord  ^®from  the  tower  of 
Hananeel  unto  the  gate  of  the  corner. 

39  And  the  measuring  line  shall  yet  go  forth  over 
against  it  upon  the  hill  Gareb,  and  shall  compass  about 
to  Goath. 

40  And  the  whole  valley  of  the  dead  bodies,  and  of 
the  ashes,  and  all  the  fields  unto  the  brook  of  Kidron, 

unto  the  corner  of  the  horse  gate  toward  the  east, 

shall  he  holy  unto  the  Lord  ; it  shall  not  be  plucked 
up,  nor  thrown  down  any  more  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1 Jeremiah,  being  imprisoned  by  Zedekiah  for  his  prophecy,  6 buyeth 
HanameePs  field.  13  Baruch  must  preserve  the  evidences,  ns  tokens 
of  the  people's  return.  16  Jeremiah  in  his  prayer  complaineth  to  God. 
26  God  confirmeth  the  captivity  for  their  sins,  36  and  promiseth  a 
gracious  return. 

The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord 
^in  the  tenth  year  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah, 
which  was  the  eighteenth  year  of  Nebuchadrezzar. 

39  ch.  44.  27.  « Deut.  1.  31.  6.  45.  1 Cor.  2.  10.  1 

« ch.  1.  10.  & 18.  7.  46  ch.  32.  40.  John  2.  20. 

« ch.  24.  6.  47  Ps.  40.  8.  Ezek.  so  ch.  33.  8.  & 50.  20. 

42  Ezek.  18.  2,  3.  11.  19,  20.  & 36.  26,  27.  Mic.  7.  18.  Acts  10.  43. 

43  Gal.  6.  5,  7.  2 Cor.  3.  3.  & 13.  39.  Rom.  11. 

44  ch.  32.  40.  & 33.  48  ch.  24.  7.  & 30.  22.  27. 

14.  Ezek.  37.  26.  Heb.  & 32.  38.  si  ©en.  1.  16.  Ps. 

8.  8-12.  & 10.  16,  17.  40  Is.  54.  13.  John 


28  beast.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  like  as  I have 
watched  over  them  to  pluck  up  and  to  break  down, 
and  to  overthrow  and  to  destroy,  and  to  afflict  ; so 
will  I watch  over  them  to  build  and  to  plant,  saith 

29  the  Lord.  In  those  days  they  shall  say  no  more, 
The  fathers  have  eaten  sour  grapes,  and  the  chil- 

30  dren’s  teeth  are  set  on  edge.  But  every  one  shall 
die  for  his  own  iniquity  : every  man  that  eateth  the 
sour  grapes,  his  teeth  shall  be  set  on  edge. 


31  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I 
will  make  a new  covenant  with  the  house  of  Israel, 

32  and  with  the  house  of  Judah  : not  according  to  the 
covenant  that  I made  with  their  fathers  in  the  day 
that  I took  them  by  the  hand  to  bring  them  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt  ; 3 which  my  covenant  they  brake, 
although  I was  ^ an  husband  unto  them,  saith  the 

33  Lord.  But  this  is  the  covenant  that  I will  make 
with  the  house  of  Israel  after  those  days,  saith  the 
Lord  ; I will  put  my  law  in  their  inward  parts,  and 
in  their  heart  will  I write  it ; and  I will  be  their 

34  God,  and  they  shall  be  my  people  : and  they  shall 
teach  no  more  every  man  his  neighbour,  and  every 
man  liis  brother,  saying.  Know  the  Lord  : for  they 
shall  all  know  me,  from  the  least  of  them  unto  the 
greatest  of  them,  saith  the  Lord  : for  I will  forgive 
their  iniquity,  and  their  sin  will  I remember  no  more. 

35  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which  giveth  the  sun  for  a 
light  by  day,  and  the  ordinances  of  the  moon  and  of 
the  stars  for  a light  by  night,  which  ^ stirreth  up  the 
sea,  that  the  waves  thereof  roar  ; the  Lord  of  hosts 

36  is  his  name  : If  these  ordinances  depart  from  before 
me,  saith  the  Lord,  then  the  seed  of  Israel  also 
shall  cease  from  being  a nation  before  me  for  ever. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : If  heaven  above  can  be  mea- 
sured, and  the  foundations  of  the  earth  searched  out 
beneath,  then  will  I also  cast  off  all  the  seed  of 
Israel  for  all  that  they  have  done,  saith  the  Lord. 

38  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  the  city 
shall  be  built  to  the  Lord  from  the  tower  of  Ha- 

39  nanel  unto  the  gate  of  the  corner.  And  the  measuring 
line  shall  yet  go  out  straight  onward  unto  the  hill 

40  Gareb,  and  shall  turn  about  unto  Goah.  And  the 
whole  valley  of  the  dead  bodies,  and  of  the  ashes, 
and  all  the  fields  unto  the  brook  Kidron,  unto  the 
corner  of  the  horse  gate  toward  the  east,  shall  be 
holy  unto  the  Lord  ; it  shall  not  be  plucked  up,  nor 
thrown  down  any  more  for  ever. 


32  The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord 
in  the  tenth  year  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  which 
2 was  the  eighteenth  year  of  Nebuchadrezzar.  Now  at 

72.  5,  17.  & 89.  2,  36,  14.  10.  ./  Or,  forasmuch  as 

37.  & 119.  91.  *>2  Ezek.  40.  8.  Zech.  they  brake  my  cove- 

52  Is.  51.  15.  2.  1.  nant. 

53ch.  10.  16.  58  2Chr.23. 15.  Neh.  k Or,  lord  over 

54  Ps.  148.  6.  Is.  54.  3.  28.  them. 

9,  10.  ch.  33.  20.  50  joel  3.  17.  I Or,  stilleth  the 

55  ch.  33.  22.  4 2 Kin.  25.  1,  2.  ch.  sea,  when  dec.  See 

56  Neh.  3.  1.  Zech.  39.  1.  Is.  61.  15. 


JEREMIAH,  XXXII. 


1081 


2 For  then  the  king  of  Babylon’s  army  besieged 
Jerusalem  : and  Jeremiah  the  prophet  was  shut  up  ‘^in 
the  court  of  the  prison,  which  was  in  the  king  of  Judah’s 
house. 

3 For  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  had  shut  him  up,  say- 
ing, Wherefore  dost  thou  prophesy,  and  say,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  ® Behold,  I will  give  this  city  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  take  it  ; 

4 And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  ^ shall  not  escape  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  but  shall  surely  be  deli- 
vered into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  shall 
speak  with  him  mouth  to  mouth,  and  his  eyes  shall 
behold  his  eyes  ; 

5 And  he  shall  lead  Zedekiah  to  Babylon,  and  there 
shall  he  be  ® until  I visit  him,  saith  the  Lord  : ® though 
ye  fight  with  the  Chaldeans,  ye  shall  not  prosper. 

6 T[  And  Jeremiah  said.  The  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

7 Behold,  Hanameel  the  son  of  Shallum  thine  uncle 
shall  come  unto  thee,  saying.  Buy  thee  my  field  that  is  in 
Anathoth : for  the  right  of  redemption  is  thine  to  buy  it. 

8 So  Hanameel  mine  uncle’s  son  came  to  me  in  the 
court  of  the  prison  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
and  said  unto  me.  Buy  my  field,  I pray  thee,  that  is  in 
Anathoth,  which  is  in  the  country  of  Benjamin  : for  the 
right  of  inheritance  is  thine,  and  the  redemption  is 
thine  ; buy  it  for  thyself.  Then  I knew  that  this  loas 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

9 And  I bought  the  field  of  Hanameel  my  uncle’s 
son,  that  was  in  Anathoth,  and  ® weighed  him  the  money, 
even  seventeen  shekels  of  silver. 

10  And  I subscribed  the  evidence,  and  sealed  it,  and 
took  witnesses,  and  weighed  him  the  money  in  the 
balances. 

11  So  I took  the  evidence  of  the  purchase,  both  that 
which  was  sealed  according  to  the  law  and  custom,  and 
that  which  was  open  : 

12  And  I gave  the  evidence  of  the  purchase  unto 
® Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  in  the 
sight  of  Hanameel  mine  uncle’s  son,  and  in  the  presence 
of  the  witnesses  that  subscribed  the  book  of  the  pur- 
chase, before  all  the  Jews  that  sat  in  the  court  of  the 
prison. 

13  *f[  And  I charged  Baruch  before  them,  saying, 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; 
Take  these  evidences,  this  evidence  of  the  purchase, 
both  which  is  sealed,  and  this  evidence  which  is  open  ; 
and  put  them  in  an  earthen  vessel,  that  they  may  con- 
tinue many  days. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel ; Houses  and  fields  and  vineyards  shall  be  pos- 
sessed again  in  this  land. 

16  ^ Now  when  I had  delivered  the  evidence  of  the 
purchase  unto  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  I prayed  unto 
the  Lord,  saying, 

17  Ah  Lord  God  ! behold,  thou  hast  made  the 
heaven  and  the  earth  by  thy  great  power  and  stretched 
out  arm,  and  there  is  nothing  too  hard  for  thee  : 

18  Thou  shewest  lovingkindness  unto  thousands, 
and  recompensest  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  into  the 
bosom  of  their  children  after  them  : the  Great,  the 
Mighty  God,  the  Lord  of  liosts,  is  his  name, 

19  Great  in  counsel,  and  mighty  in  work  : for 

2 Neh.  3.  25.  oh.  a3.  cli.  34.  3.  & 38.  18,  ^ Lev.  25.  24,  25,  32. 

1.  & 37.  21.  & 38.  6.  & 23.  * 39.  5.  & 52.  9.  Rutli  4.  4. 

39.  14.  '■>  ch.  27.  22.  » Gen.  23.  1C.  Zech. 

3 ch.  34.  2.  3 ch.  21.  4.  & 33.  5.  11.  12. 

« ch.  36.  4. 


that  time  the  king  of  Babylon’s  army  besieged  Jeru- 
salem : and  Jeremiah  the  prophet  was  shut  up  in  the 
court  of  the  guard,  which  was  in  the  king  of  Ju- 

3 dah’s  house.  For  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  had  shut 
him  up,  saying.  Wherefore  dost  thou  prophesy,  and 
say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  give  this 
city  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he 

4 shall  take  it  ; and  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  shall 
not  escape  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  but 
shall  surely  be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Babylon,  and  shall  speak  with  him  mouth  to 

5 mouth,  and  his  eyes  shall  behold  his  eyes  ; and  he 
shall  lead  Zedekiah  to  Babylon,  and  there  shall  he 
be  until  I visit  him,  saith  the  Lord  : though  ye  fight 
with  the  Chaldeans,  ye  shall  not  prosper  ? 

6 And  Jeremiah  said.  The  word  of  the  Lord  came 

7 unto  me,  saying.  Behold,  Hanamel  the  son  of  Shal- 
lum thine  uncle  shall  come  unto  thee,  saying.  Buy 
thee  my  field  that  is  in  Anathoth  : for  the  right 

8 of  redemption  is  thine  to  buy  it.  So  Hanamel 
mine  uncle’s  son  came  to  me  in  the  court  of  the 
guard  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  said 
unto  me.  Buy  my  field,  I pray  thee,  that  is  in  Ana- 
thoth, which  is  in  the  land  of  Benjamin  : for  the 
right  of  inheritance  is  thine,  and  the  redemption  is 
thine  ; buy  it  for  thyself.  Then  I knew  that  this 

9 was  the  word  of  the  Lord.  And  I bought  the 
field  that  was  in  Anathoth  of  Hanamel  mine  uncle’s 
son,  and  weighed  him  the  money,  even  seventeen 

10  shekels  of  silver.  And  I subscribed  the  deed, 
and  sealed  it,  and  called  witnesses,  and  weighed 

11  him  the  money  in  the  balances.  So  I took  the 
deed  of  the  purchase,  both  that  which  was  sealed, 
“ according  to  the  law  and  custom,  and  that  which 

12  was  open  : and  I delivered  the  deed  of  the  purchase 
unto  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  the  son  of  Mah- 
seiah,  in  the  presence  of  Hanamel  mine  uncle’s 
son,  and  in  the  presence  of  the  witnesses  that  sub- 
scribed the  deed  of  the  purchase,  before  all  the 

13  Jews  that  sat  in  the  court  of  the  guard.  And  I 

14  charged  Baruch  before  them,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : Take  these 
deeds,  this  deed  of  the  purchase,  both  that  which 
is  sealed,  and  this  deed  which  is  open,  and  put 
them  in  an  earthen  vessel  ; that  they  may  continue 

15  many  days.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel  : Houses  and  fields  and  vineyards 
shall  yet  again  be  bought  in  this  land. 


16  Now  after  I had  delivered  the  deed  of  the  pur- 
chase unto  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  I prayed  unto 

17  the  Lord,  saying.  Ah  Lord  God  ! behold,  thou  hast 
made  the  heaven  and  the  earth  by  thy  great  power 
and  by  thy  stretched  out  arm  ; there  is  nothing  too 

18  ^ hard  for  thee  : which  shewest  mercy  unto  thou- 
sands, and  recompensest  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
into  the  bosom  of  their  children  after  them  : the 
great,  the  mighty  God,  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his 

19  name  : great  in  counsel,  and  mighty  in  work  : whose 

10  See  Is.  8.  2.  Ex.  20.  G.  & 34.  7.  n Is.  28.  29. 

11  ver.  37,  43.  Deut.  5.  9,  10.  n Or,  containirg  the 

12  2 Kill.  19.  15.  lo  Is.  9.  G.  terms  and  conditions. 

13  ver.  27.  Gen.  18.  lo  ch.  10.  16.  b Or,  wonderful. 

14.  Luke  1.  37. 


1082 


JEREMIAH,  XXXII. 


thine  eyes  are  open  upon  all  the  ways  of  the  sons  of 
men  : to  give  every  one  according  to  his  ways,  and 
according  to  the  fruit  of  his  doings  : 

20  Which  hast  set  signs  and  wonders  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  even  unto  this  day,  and  in  Israel,  and  among 
other  men  ; and  hast  made  thee  a name,  as  at  this 
day  ; 

21  And  hast  brought  forth  thy  people  Israel  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt  with  signs,  and  with  wonders,  and 
with  a strong  hand,  and  with  a stretched  out  arm,  and 
with  great  terror  ; 

22  And  hast  given  them  this  land,  which  thou  didst 
swear  to  their  fathers  to  give  them,  ^2  a land  tlowing 
with  milk  and  honey  ; 

23  And  they  came  in,  and  possessed  it  ; but  ^3  they 
obeyed  not  thy  voice,  neither  walked  in  thy  law  ; they 
have  done  nothing  of  all  that  thou  commandedst  them 
to  do  : therefore  thou  hast  caused  all  this  evil  to  come 
upon  them  : 

24  Behold  the  mounts,  they  are  come  unto  the  city 
to  take  it  ; and  the  city  is  given  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans,  that  fight  against  it,  because  of  the  sword, 
and  of  the  famine,  and  of  the  pestilence  : and  what 
thou  hast  spoken  is  come  to  pass  ; and,  behold,  thou 
seest  it. 

25  And  thou  hast  said  unto  me,  O Lord  God,  Buy 
thee  the  field  for  money,  and  take  witnesses  ; for  the 
city  is  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans. 

26  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Jere- 
miah, saying, 

27  Behold,  I am  the  Lord,  the  ^7  God  of  all  flesh  : 

is  there  any  thing  too  hard  for  me  ? 

28  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  ^9  I will 
give  this  city  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  into 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and  he 
shall  take  it  : 

29  And  the  Chaldeans,  that  fight  against  this  city, 
shall  come  and  set  fire  on  this  city,  and  burn  it  with 
the  houses,  upon  whose  roofs  they  have  offered  in- 
cense unto  Baal,  and  poured  out  drink  offerings  unto 
other  gods,  to  provoke  me  to  anger. 

30  For  the  children  of  Israel  and  the  children  of 
Judah  32Jiave  only  done  evil  before  me  from  their 
youth : for  the  children  of  Israel  have  only  provoked  me 
to  anger  with  the  work  of  their  hands,  saith  the  Lord. 

31  For  this  city  hath  been  to  me  as  a provocation  of 
mine  anger  and  of  my  fury  from  the  day  that  they  built 
it  even  unto  this  day  ; that  I should  remove  it  from 
before  my  face, 

32  Because  of  all  the  evil  of  the  children  of  Israel  and 
of  the  children  of  Judah,  which  they  have  done  to  pro- 
voke me  to  anger,  ^4  they,  their  kings,  their  princes, 
their  priests,  and  their  prophets,  and  the  men  of  Judah, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 

33  And  they  have  turned  unto  me  the  back,  and  not 
the  face  : though  I taught  them,  rising  up  early  and 
teaching  them,  yet  they  have  not  hearkened  to  receive 
instruction. 

34  But  they  set  their  abominations  in  the  house, 
which  is  called  by  my  name,  to  defile  it. 

35  And  they  built  the  high  places  of  Baal,  which  are 

in  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  to  cause  their  sons 

18  Job  34.  21.  Ps.  33.  9.  15.  23  Neh.  9.  26.  ch.  11. 

13.  Pro.  5.  21.  ch.  16.  21  Ex.  6.  6.  2 Sam.  8.  Dan.  9.  10-14. 

17.  7.  23.  1 Chr.  17.  21.  21  ver.  25,  36. 

19  oh.  17.  10.  Ps.  136.  11,  12.  25  ch.  14.  12. 

20  Ex.  9.  16.  1 Chr.  22  Ex.  3.  8,  17.  ch.  26  ver.  24. 

17.  21.  Is.  63.  12.  Dan.  11.  5.  21  Num.  16.  22. 


eyes  are  open  upon  all  the  ways  of  the  sons  of  men  ; 
to  give  every  one  according  to  his  ways,  and  accord- 

20  ing  to  the  fruit  of  his  doings  : which  didst  set  signs 
and  wonders  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this 
day,  ^ both  in  Israel  and  among  other  men  ; and  ma- 

21  dest  thee  a name,  as  at  this  day  ; and  didst  bring 
forth  thy  people  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
with  signs,  and  with  wonders,  and  with  a strong 
hand,  and  with  a stretched  out  arm,  and  with  great 

22  terror  ; and  gavest  them  this  land,  which  thou  didst 
swear  to  their  fathers  to  give  them,  a land  flowing 

23  with  milk  and  honey  ; and  they  came  in,  and  pos- 
sessed it  ; but  they  obeyed  not  thy  voice,  neither 
walked  in  thy  law ; they  have  done  nothing  of  all  that 
thou  commandedst  them  to  do  : therefore  thou  hast 

24  caused  all  this  evil  to  come  upon  them  : behold  the 
mounts,  they  are  come  unto  the  city  to  take  it  ; and 
the  city  is  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans 
that  fight  against  it,  because  of  the  sword,  and  of 
the  famine,  and  of  the  pestilence  : and  what  thou 
hast  spoken  is  come  to  pass  ; and,  behold,  thou  seest 

25  it.  And  thou  hast  said  unto  me,  O Lord  God,  Buy 
thee  the  field  for  money,  and  call  witnesses ; whereas 
the  city  is  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans. 


26  Tlien  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Jeremiah, 

27  saying.  Behold,  I am  the  Lord,  the  God  of  all 
flesh  : is  there  any  thing  too  hard  for  me  ? 

28  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  : Behold,  I will 
give  this  city  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  and 
into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon, 

29  and  he  shall  take  it  : and  the  Chaldeans,  that  fight 
against  this  city,  shall  come  and  set  this  city  on  fire, 
and  burn  it,  with  the  houses,  upon  whose  roofs  they 
have  offered  incense  unto  Baal,  and  poured  out 
drink  offerings  unto  other  gods,  to  provoke  me  to 

30  anger.  For  the  children  of  Israel  and  the  children 
of  Judah  have  only  done  that  which  was  evil  in  my 
sight  from  their  youth  : for  the  children  of  Israel 
have  only  provoked  me  to  anger  with  the  work  of 

31  their  hands,  saith  the  Lord.  For  this  city  hath 
been  to  me  a provocation  of  mine  anger  and  of  my 
fury  from  the  day  that  they  built  it  even  unto  this 
day  ; that  I should  remove  it  from  before  my  face  : 

32  because  of  all  the  evil  of  the  children  of  Israel  and 
of  the  children  of  Judah,  which  they  have  done  to 
provoke  me  to  anger,  they,  their  kings,  their  princes, 
their  priests,  and  their  prophets,  and  the  men  of 

33  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem.  And  they 
have  turned  unto  me  the  back,  and  not  the  face  : 
and  though  I taught  them,  rising  up  early  and  teach- 
ing them,  yet  they  have  not  hearkened  to  receive 

34  instruction.  But  they  set  their  abominations  in  the 

35  house  which  is  called  by  my  name,  to  defile  it.  And 
they  built  the  high  places  of  Baal,  which  are  in  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  to  cause  their  sons  and 


28  ver.  17.  & 7.  22-26.  & 22.  21.  ss  ch.  2.  27.  & 7.  24. 

29  ver.  3.  Ezek.  20.  28.  36  ch.  7.  13. 

30  ch.  21.  10.  & 37.  8,  33  2 Kin.  23.  27.  & 37  ch.  7.  30,  31.  & 23. 

10.  & 52.  13.  24.  3.  11.  Ezek.  8.  5,  6. 

31  ch.  19.  13.  34  i8.  1.  4,  6.  Dan.  38  ch.  7.  31.  & 19.  6. 

32  ch.  2.  7.  & 3.  25.  9.  8.  c Or,  and. 


JEREMIAH,  XXXIII. 


1083 


and  their  daughters  to  pass  through  the  Jire  unto 

Molech  ; which  I commanded  them  not,  neither 
came  it  into  my  mind,  that  they  should  do  this  abomi- 
nation, to  cause  Judah  to  sin. 

36  ^ And  now  therefore  thus  saitli  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  concerning  this  city,  whereof  ye  say. 

It  shall  be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Babylon  by  the  sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence  ; 

37  Behold,  I will  gather  them  out  of  all  countries, 
whither  I have  driven  them  in  mine  anger,  and  in  my 
fury,  and  in  great  wrath  ; and  I will  bring  them  again 
unto  this  place,  and  I will  cause  them  to  dwell  safely  : 

38  And  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I will  be  their 
God  : 

39  And  I will  give  them  one  heart,  and  one  way, 
that  they  may  fear  me  for  ever,  for  the  good  of  them, 
and  of  their  children  after  them  : 

40  And  I will  make  an  everlasting  covenant  with 
them,  that  I will  not  turn  away  from  them,  to  do  them 
good  ; but  I will  put  my  fear  in  their  hearts,  that  they 
shall  not  depart  from  me. 

41  Yea,  I will  rejoice  over  them  to  do  them  good, 
and  I will  plant  them  in  this  land  assuredly  with  my 
whole  heart  and  with  my  whole  soul. 

42  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Like  as  I have  brought 
all  this  great  evil  upon  this  people,  so  will  I bring  upon 
them  all  the  good  that  I have  promised  them. 

43  And  fields  shall  be  bought  in  this  land,  where- 
of ye  say,  It  is  desolate  without  man  or  beast  ; it  is 
given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans. 

44  Men  shall  buy  fields  for  money,  and  subscribe  evi- 
dences, and  seal  them,  and  take  witnesses  in  the  land 
of  Benjamin,  and  in  the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  mountains, 
and  in  the  cities  of  the  valley,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
south  : for  I will  cause  their  captivity  to  return,  saith 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1 God  promiseth  to  the  captivity  a gracious  return^  9 a joyful  state,  12 
a settled  government,  15  Christ  the  Branch  of  righteousness,  17  a con- 
tinuance of  kingdom  and  priesthood,  20  and  a stability  of  a blessed 
seed. 

Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jere- 
miah the  second  time,  while  he  was  yet  ^ shut  up 
in  the  court  of  the  prison,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  ^ maker  thereof,  the  Lord 
that  formed  it,  to  establish  it  ; ® the  Lord  is  his  name  ; 

3  ^ Call  unto  me,  and  I will  answer  thee,  and  shew 
thee  great  and  mighty  things,  which  thou  knowest 
not. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  con- 
cerning the  houses  of  this  city,  and  concerning  the  houses 
of  the  kings  of  Judah,  which  are  thrown  down  by  ®the 
mounts,  and  by  the  sword  ; 

5  ® They  come  to  fight  with  the  Chaldeans,  but  it  is 
to  fill  them  with  the  dead  bodies  of  men,  whom  I have 
slain  in  mine  anger  and  in  my  fury,  and  for  all  whose 
wickedness  I have  hid  my  face  from  this  city. 

6  Behold,  I will  bring  it  health  and  cure,  and  I will 


their  daughters  to  pass  through  the  fire  unto  Molech; 
which  I commanded  them  not,  neither  came  it  into 
my  mind,  that  they  should  do  this  abomination  ; 
to  cause  Judah  to  sin. 

36  And  now  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  concerning  this  city,  whereof  ye  say.  It  is 
given  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  by  the 
sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence  : 

37  Behold,  I will  gather  them  out  of  all  the  countries, 
whither  I have  driven  them  in  mine  anger,  and  in 
my  fury,  and  in  great  wrath  ; and  I will  bring  them 
again  unto  this  place,  and  I will  cause  them  to  dwell 

38  safely  : and  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I will  be 

39  their  God  : and  I will  give  them  one  heart  and  one 
way,  that  they  may  fear  me  for  ever  ; for  the  good 

40  of  them,  and  of  their  children  after  them  : and  I 
will  make  an  everlasting  covenant  with  them,  that  I 
will  not  turn  away  ^ from  them,  to  do  them  good  ; 
and  I will  put  my  fear  in  their  hearts,  that  they 

41  shall  not  depart  from  me.  Yea,  I will  rejoice  over 
them  to  do  them  good,  and  I will  plant  them  in  this 
land  assuredly  with  my  whole  heart  and  with  my 

42  whole  soul.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  : Like  as  I 
have  brought  all  this  great  evil  upon  this  people,  so 
will  I bring  upon  them  all  the  good  that  I have 

43  promised  them.  And  fields  shall  be  bought  in  this 
land,  whereof  ye  say.  It  is  desolate,  without  man  or 
beast  ; it  is  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans. 

44  Men  shall  buy  fields  for  money,  and  subscribe  the 
deeds,  and  seal  them,  and  call  witnesses,  in  the  land 
of  Benjamin,  and  in  the  places  about  Jerusalem, 
and  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
hill  country,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  lowland,  and  in 
the  cities  of  the  South  : for  I will  cause  their  cap- 
tivity to  return,  saith  the  Lord. 


33  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jere- 
miah the  second  time,  while  he  was  yet  shut  up  in 

2 the  court  of  the  guard,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
that  doeth  it,  the  Lord  that  formeth  it  to  establish 

3 it ; the  Lord  is  his  name  : Call  unto  me,  and  I will 
answer  thee,  and  will  shew  thee  great  things,  and 

4 ‘'difficult,  which  thou  knowest  not.  For  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  concerning  the  houses 
of  this  city,  and  concerning  the  houses  of  the  kings 
of  Judah,  which  are  broken  down  to  make  a defence 

5 against  the  mounts,  and  against  the  sword  : They 
come  to  fight  with  the  Chaldeans,  but  it  is  to  fill 
them  with  the  dead  bodies  of  men,  whom  I have 
slain  in  mine  anger  and  in  my  fury,  and  for  all 
whose  wickedness  I have  hid  my  face  from  this  city. 

6 Behold,  I will  bring  it  ^ health  and  cure,  and  I will 


33  Lev.  18. 21.  IKin. 
11.  33. 

40  ch.  7.  31. 

41  ver.  24. 

42  Deut.  30.  3.  ch. 
23.  3.  & 29.  14.  & 31. 
10.  Ezek.  37.  21. 


43  ch.  23.  6.  & 33. 
IG. 

44  ch.  24.  7.  & 30.  22. 
&31.  33. 

4-'ch.  24.  7.  Ezek. 
11.  19,  20. 


40  Is.  55.  3.  ch.  31. 
31. 

47  ch.  31.  33. 

48  Deut.  30.  9.  Zeph. 
3.  17. 

40  ch.  24.  6.  & 31.  28. 
Amos  9.  15. 


30  ch.  31.  28. 

31  ver.  15. 

32  ch.  33.  10. 

33  ch.  17.  26. 

64  ch.  33.  7,  11,  26. 

1 ch.  32.  2,  3. 

2 Is.  37.  26. 


3 Ex.  15.  3.  Amos  5.  d,  Heb.  heart. 

8.  & 9.  6.  e Heb.  from  after 

4 Ps.  91.  15.  ch.  29.  them. 

12.  f Heb.  in  truth. 

3 cli.  32.  24.  a Heb.  fenced  in. 

0 ch.  32.  5.  b Or,  healing. 

2 ch.  30  IT. 


1084 


JEREMIAH,  XXXIII. 


cure  them,  and  will  reveal  unto  them  the  abundance  of 
peace  and  truth. 

7 And  ® I will  cause  the  captivity  of  Judah  and  the 
captivity  of  Israel  to  return,  and  will  build  them,  ^ as  at 
the  first. 

8 And  I will  cleanse  them  from  all  their  iniquity, 
whereby  they  have  sinned  against  me  ; and  I will  par- 
don all  their  iniquities,  whereby  they  have  sinned,  and 
whereby  they  have  transgressed  against  me. 

9 And  it  shall  be  to  me  a name  of  joy,  a praise 
and  an  honour  before  all  the  nations  of  the  earth,  which 
shall  hear  all  the  good  that  I do  unto  them  : and  they 
shall  fear  and  tremble  for  all  the  goodness  and  for 
all  the  prosperity  that  I procure  unto  it. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Again  there  shall  be  heard 
in  this  place,  which  ye  say  shall  he  desolate  without 
man  and  without  beast,  even  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  that  are  desolate,  without 
man,  and  without  inhabitant,  and  without  beast, 

11  The  voice  of  joy,  and  the  voice  of  gladness,  the 
voice  of  the  bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of  the  bride,  the 
voice  of  them  that  shall  say,  Praise  the  Lord  of  hosts  : 
for  the  Lord  is  good  ; for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 
and  of  them  that  shall  bring  the  sacrifice  of  praise 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord.  For  i^I  will  cause  to 
return  the  captivity  of  the  land,  as  at  the  first,  saith' 
the  Lord. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; Again  in  this 
place,  which  is  desolate  without  man  and  without  beast, 
and  in  all  the  cities  thereof,  shall  be  an  habitation  of 
shepherds  causing  their  flocks  to  lie  down. 

13  In  the  cities  of  the  mountains,  in  the  cities  of 
the  vale,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  south,  ar^d  in  the  land 
of  Benjamin,  and  in  the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in 
the  cities  of  Judah,  shall  the  flocks  pass  again  under 
the  hands  of  him  that  telleth  them,  saith  the  Lord. 

14  22  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
23 1 will  perform  that  good  thing  which  I have  promised 
unto  the  house  of  Israel  and  to  the  house  of  Judah. 

15  ^ In  those  days,  and  at  that  time,  will  I cause  the 
24  Branch  of  righteousness  to  grow  up  unto  David  ; and 
he  shall  execute  judgment  and  righteousness  in  the  land. 

16  25  In  those  days  shall  Judah  be  saved,  and  Jeru- 
salem shall  dwell  safely  : and  this  is  the  name  wherewith 
she  shall  be  called.  The  Lord  our  righteousness. 

17  If  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; David  shall  never 
26  want  a man  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  the  house  of 
Israel  ; 

18  Neither  shall  the  priests  the  Levites  want  a man 
before  me  to  27  offer  burnt  offerings,  and  to  kindle  meat 
offerings,  and  to  do  sacrifice  continually. 

19  Tf  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jeremiah, 
saying, 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 28  jf  ye  ean  break  my 
covenant  of  the  day,  and  my  covenant  of  the  night,  and 
that  there  should  not  be  day  and  night  in  their  season  ; 

21  Then  may  also  29  my  covenant  be  broken  with 
David  my  servant,  that  he  should  not  have  a son  to 
reign  upon  his  throne  ; and  with  the  Levites  the  priests, 
my  ministers. 

8 ver.  11.  ch.  30.  3.  12  Is.  62.  7.  ch.  13.  Ezra  3.  11.  Ps.  136. 1. 

& 32.  44.  11.  Is.  12.  4. 

9 Is.  1.  26.  ch.  24. 6.  is  Is.  60.  5.  n Lev.  7.  12.  Ps. 

& 30.  20.  & 31.  4,  28.  i^  ch.  32.  43.  107.  22.  & 116.  17. 

& 42.  10.  15  ch.  7.  34.  & 16.  9.  is  ver.  7. 

iOEzek.36.25.  Zech.  & 25.  10.  Rev.  18.  ^ Is.  65.  10.  ch.  31. 

13.  1.  Heb.  9.  13,  14.  23.  24.  & 50.  19. 

11  ch.  31.  34.  Mic.  7.  is  1 Chr.  16.  8,  34.  2 20  ch.  17.  26.  & 32. 

18.  Chr.  6.  13.  & 7.  3.  44. 


cure  them  ; and  I will  reveal  unto  them  abundance 

7 of  peace  and  truth.  And  I will  cause  the  captivity 
of  Judah  and  the  captivity  of  Israel  to  return,  and 

8 will  build  them,  as  at  the  first.  And  I will  cleanse 
them  from  all  their  iniquity,  whereby  they  have 
sinned  against  me  ; and  I will  pardon  all  their  ini- 
quities, whereby  they  have  sinned  against  me,  and 

9 whereby  they  have  transgressed  against  me.  And 
this  city  shall  be  to  me  for  a name  of  joy,  for  a praise 
and  for  a glory,  before  all  the  nations  of  the  earth, 
which  shall  hear  all  the  good  that  I do  unto  them, 
and  shall  fear  and  tremble  for  all  the  good  and  for 

10  all  the  peace  that  I procure  unto  it.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  : Yet  again  there  shall  be  heard  in  this  place, 
whereof  ye  say.  It  is  waste,  without  man  and  with- 
out beast,  even  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem,  that  are  desolate,  without  man 

11  and  without  inhabitant  and  without  beast,  the  voice 
of  joy  and  the  voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom  and  the  voice  of  the  bride,  the  voice  of 
them  that  say.  Give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
for  the  Lord  is  good,  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever  : and  of  them  that  bring  sacrifices  of  thanksgiv- 
ing into  the  house  of  the  Lord.  For  I will  cause 
the  captivity  of  the  land  to  return  as  at  the  first, 

12  saith  the  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
Yet  again  shall  there  be  in  this  place,  which  is 
waste,  without  man  and  without  beast,  and  in  all 
the  cities,  thereof,  an  habitation  of  shepherds  causing 

13  their  flocks  to  lie  down.  In  the  cities  of  the  hill 
country,  in  the  cities  of  the  lowland,  and  in  the  cities 
of  the  South,  and  in  the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  in 
the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah, shall  the  flocks  again  pass  under  the  hands  of 
him  that  telleth  them,  saith  the  Lord. 

14  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I will 
perform  that  good  word  which  I have  spoken  con- 
cerning the  house  of  Israel  and  concerning  the  house 

15  of  Judah.  In  those  days,  and  at  that  time,  will  I 
cause  a Branch  of  righteousness  to  grow  up  unto 
David  ; and  he  shall  execute  judgement  and  right- 

16  eousness  in  the  land.  In  those  days  shall  Judah 
be  saved,  and  Jerusalem  shall  dwell  safely  : and 
this  is  the  name  whereby  she  shall  be  called,  ^ The 

17  Lord  is  our  righteousness.  For  thus  saith  the 
Lord  : ® David  shall  never  want  a man  to  sit  upon 

18  the  throne  of  the  house  of  Israel  ; neither  shall  the 
priests  the  Levites  want  a man  before  me  to  offer 
burnt  offerings,  and  to  burn  J'  oblations,  and  to  do 

19  sacrifice  continually.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 

20  came  unto  Jeremiah,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
If  ye  can  break  my  covenant  of  the  day,  and  my 
covenant  of  the  night,  so  that  there  should  not  be 

21  day  and  night  in  their  season  ; then  may  also  my 
covenant  be  broken  with  David  my  servant,  that 
he  should  not  have  a son  to  reign  upon  his  throne  ; 

22  and  with  the  Levites  the  priests,  my  ministers.  As 


21  Lev.  27.  32. 

22  ch.  23.  5.  & 31.  27, 

31. 

23  ch.  29.  10. 

24  Is.  4.  2.  & 11.  1. 
ch.  23.  5. 

25  ch.  23.  6. 

20  2 Sam.  7.  16.  1 


Kin.  2.  4.  Ps.  89.  29, 

36.  Luke  1.  32,  33. 

27  Rom.  12.  1.  & 1.5. 
16.  1 Pet.  2.  5,  9.  Rev. 
1.  G. 

23  vev.  25.  Ps.  89. 

37.  Is.  54.  9.  ch.  31. 
36. 


29  Ps.  89.  34. 
c See  ch.  23.  5. 
d See  ch.  23.  6. 
e Heb.  There  shall 
not  be  cut  off  from 
David. 

f Or,  meal  offer- 
ings. 


JEREMIAH,  XXXIV. 


1085 


22  As  the  host  of  heaven  cannot  be  numbered, 
neither  the  sand  of  the  sea  measured  : so  will  I multi- 
ply the  seed  of  David  my  servant,  and  the  Levites  that 
minister  unto  me. 

23  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Jere- 
miah, saying, 

24  Considerest  thou  not  what  this  people  .have 
spoken,  saying,  The  two  families  which  the  Lord  hath 
chosen,  he  hath  even  cast  them  off  ? thus  they  have 
despised  my  people,  that  they  should  be  no  more  a 
nation  before  them. 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; If  my  covenant  he  not 
with  day  and  night,  and  if  I have  not  appointed  the 
ordinances  of  heaven  and  earth  ; 

26  ^^Then  will  I cast  away  the  seed  of  Jacob,  and 
David  my  servant,  so  that  I will  not  take  any  of  his 
seed  to  he  rulers  over  the  seed  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob  : for  I ^iu  cause  their  captivity  to  return,  and 
have  mercy  on  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1 Jeremiah  prophexieth  the  captivity  of  ZedeHah  and  the  city.  8 The 
princes  and  the  people  having  dismissed  their  bondservants,  contrary 
to  the  covenant  of  God,  reassume  them.  12  Jeremiah,  for  their  dis- 
obedience, giveth  them  and  Zedekiah  into  the  hands  of  their  enemies. 

The  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  ^when  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon, 
and  all  his  army,  and  ^ all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  of 
his  dominion,  and  all  the  people,  fought  against  Jeru- 
salem, and  against  all  the  cities  thereof,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel  ; Go  and 
speak  to  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  tell  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  ^ I will  give  this  city  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  ^ he  shall  burn  it 
with  fire  : 

3  And  ® thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  his  hand,  but 
shalt  surely  be  taken,  and  delivered  into  his  hand  ; and 
thine  eyes  shall  behold  the  eyes  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  he  shall  speak  with  thee  mouth  to  mouth,  and 
thou  shalt  go  to  Babylon. 

4  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O Zedekiah  king 
of  Judah  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  thee.  Thou  shalt 
not  die  by  the  sword  : 

5  But  thou  shalt  die  in  peace  : and  with  ® the  burn- 
ings of  thy  fathers,  the  former  kings  which  were  before 
thee,  so  shall  they  burn  odours  for  thee  ; and  ® they 
will  lament  thee,  saying,  Ah  lord  ! for  I have  pro- 
nounced the  word,  saith  the  Lord. 

6  Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet  spake  all  these  words 
unto  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  in  Jerusalem, 

7  When  the  king  of  Babylon’s  army  fought  against 
Jerusalem,  and  against  all  the  cities  of  Judali  that  were 
left,  against  Lachish,  and  against  Azekah  : for  ^ these 
defenced  cities  remained  of  the  cities  of  Judah. 

8  T[  This  is  the  word  that  came  unto  Jeremiah  from 
the  Lord,  after  that  the  king  Zedekiah  had  made  a 
covenant  with  all  the  people  which  were  at  Jerusalem, 
to  proclaim  liberty  unto  them  ; 

9  That  every  man  should  let  his  manservant,  and 
every  man  his  maidservant,  being  an  Hebrew  or  an 
Hebrewess,  go  free  ; that  none  should  serve  himself 
of  them,  to  wit,  of  a Jew  his  brother. 

10  Now  when  all  the  princes,  and  all  the  people, 


the  host  of  heaven  cannot  be  numbered,  neither  the 
sand  of  the  sea  measured  ; so  will  I multiply  the 
seed  of  David  my  servant,  and  the  Levites  that  min- 

23  ister  unto  me.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 

24  Jeremiah,  saying,  Considerest  thou  not  what  this 
people  have  spoken,  saying.  The  two  families  which 
tlie  Lord  did  choose,  he  hath  cast  them  off  ? thus 
do  they  despise  my  people,  that  they  should  be  no 

25  more  a nation  before  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : 
If  my  covenant  of  day  and  night  stand  not,  if  I have 
not  appointed  the  ordinances  of  heaven  and  earth  ; 

26  then  will  I also  cast  away  the  seed  of  Jacob,  and  of 
David  my  servant,  so  that  I will  not  take  of  his  seed 
to  be  rulers  over  the  seed  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob  : for  I will  ^ cause  their  captivity  to  return, 
and  will  have  mercy  on  them. 


34  The  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  when  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and 
all  his  army,  and  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  that 
were  under  his  dominion,  and  all  the  peoples,  fought 
against  Jerusalem,  and  against  all  the  cities  thereof, 

2 saying  : Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Go,  and  speak  to  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  tell 
him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  give 
this  city  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 

3 he  shall  burn  it  with  fire  : and  thou  shalt  not  escape 
out  of  his  hand,  but  shalt  surely  be  taken,  and 
delivered  into  his  hand  ; and  thine  eyes  shall  be- 
hold the  eyes  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall 
speak  with  thee  moutli  to  mouth,  and  thou  shalt  go 

4 to  Babylon.  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O 
Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  : thus  saith  the  Lord  eon- 

5 cerning  thee.  Thou  shalt  not  die  by  the  sw^ord  ; thou 
shalt  die  in  peace  ; and  wuth  the  burnings  of  thy 
fathers,  the  former  kings  which  were  before  thee,  so 
shall  they  “ make  a burning  for  thee  ; and  they  shall 
lament  thee,  saying,  Ah  lord  ! for  I have  spoken 

6 the  word,  saith  tlie  Lord.  Then  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  spake  all  these  w^ords  unto  Zedekiah  king 

7 of  Judah  in  Jerusalem,  when  the  king  of  Babylon’s 
army  fought  against  Jerusalem,  and  against  all  the 
cities  of  Judah  that  were  left,  against  Lachish  ahd 
against  Azekah  ; for  these  alone  remained  of  the 
cities  of  Judah  as  fenced  cities. 

8 The  word  that  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  after  that  the  king  Zedekiah  had  made  a 
covenant  with  all  the  people  w'hich  were  at  Jeru- 

9 Salem,  to  proclaim  liberty  unto  them  ; that  every 
man  should  let  his  manservant,  and  every  man  his 
maidservant,  being  an  Hebrew  or  an  Hebrewxss,  go 
free  ; that  none  should  serve  himself  of  them,  to  wit, 

10  of  a Jew  his  brother  : and  all  the  princes  and  all 


so  Gen.  13.  16.  & 15.  ss  Pg.  74.  ig,  17.  1 2 Kin.  25.  1,  &c.  * ver.  22.  ch.  32.  » See  ch.  22.  18.  12  Lev.  25.  39-46. 

5.  & 22.  17.  ch.  31.  104.  19.  ch.  31.  35;  ch.  39.  1.  & 52.  4.  29.  » 2 Kin.  18.  13.  & 19.  g Or,  return  to  their 

37.  36.  2 ch.  1.  15.  e ch.  32.  4.  8.  2 Chr.  11.  5,  9.  captivity. 

31  ver.  21,  22.  ch.  31.  37.  s ch.  21.  10.  & 32.  3,  g See  2 Chr.  16.  14.  10  ver.  14.  Ex.  21.  2.  a Sec  2 Chr.  16.  14, 

32  ver.  20.  Gen.  8.  35  ver.  7,  11.  Ezra  28.  «&  21.  19.  Lev.  25.  10.  & 21.  19. 

1 1 Dan.  2.  46.  n Neh.  6.  11. 


1086 


JEREMIAH,  XXXIV. 


which  had  entered  into  the  covenant,  heard  that  every 
one  should  let  his  manservant,  and  every  one  his  maid- 
servant, go  free,  that  none  should  serve  themselves  of 
them  any  more,  then  they  obeyed,  and  let  them  go. 

11  But  afterward  they  turned,  and  caused  the  ser- 
vants and  the  handmaids,  whom  they  had  let  go  free, 
to  return,  and  brought  them  into  subjection  for  servants 
and  for  handmaids. 

12  ^ Therefore  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel  ; I made 
a covenant  with  your  fathers  in  the  day  that  I brought 
them  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house 
of  bondmen,  saying, 

14  At  the  end  of  seven  years  let  ye  go  every  man 
his  brother  an  Hebrew,  which  hath  been  sold  unto  thee  ; 
and  when  he  hath  served  thee  six  years,  thou  shalt  let 
him  go  free  from  thee  : but  your  fathers  hearkened  not 
unto  me,  neither  inclined  their  ear. 

15  And  ye  were  now  turned,  and  had  done  right  in 
my  sight,  in  proclaiming  liberty  every  man  to  his  neigh- 
bour ; and  ye  had  made  a covenant  before  me  in 
the  house  which  is  called  by  my  name  : 

16  But  ye  turned  and  polluted  my  name,  and 
caused  every  man  his  servant,  and  every  man  his  hand- 
maid, whom  he  had  set  at  liberty  at  their  pleasure,  to 
return,  and  brought  them  into  subjection,  to  be  unto 
you  for  servants  and  for  handmaids. 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Ye  have  not 
hearkened  unto  me,  in  proclaiming  liberty,  every  one 
to  his  brother,  and  every  man  to  his  neighbour  : be- 
hold, I proclaim  a liberty  for  you,  saith  the  Lord,  to 
the  sword,  to  the  pestilence,  and  to  the  famine  ; and  I 
will  make  you  to  be  removed  into  all  the  kingdoms 
of  the  earth. 

18  And  I will  give  the  men  that  have  transgressed 
my  covenant,  which  have  not  performed  the  words  of 
the  covenant  which  they  had  made  before  me,  when 

they  cut  the  calf  in  twain,  and  passed  between  the 
parts  thereof, 

19  The  princes  of  Judah,  and  the  princes  of  Jerusa- 
lem, the  eunuchs,  and  the  priests,  and  all  the  people  of 
the  land,  which  passed  between  the  parts  of  the  calf  ; 

20  I will  even  give  them  into  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
mies, and  into  the  hand  of  them  that  seek  their  life  : 
and  their  22  dead  bodies  shall  be  for  meat  unto  the  fowls 
of  the  heaven,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

21  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  and  his  princes  will 
I give  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  and  into  the 
hand  of  them  that  seek  their  life,  and  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Babylon’s  army,  23  which  are  gone  up  from 
you. 

22  24  Behold,  I will  command,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
cause  them  to  return  to  this  city  ; and  they  shall  fight 
against  it,  25  and  take  it,  and  burn  it  with  fire  : and  26  I 
will  make  the  cities  of  Judah  a desolation  without  an 
inhabitant. 


^3  See  ver.  21.  ch. 
37.  5. 

Ex.  21.  2.  & 23. 
101.  Deut.  15.  12. 

13  So  2 Kin.  23.  3. 
Keh.  10.  29. 


16  ch.  7.  10. 

11  Ex.  20.  7.  Lev. 
19.  12. 

18  Matt.  7.  2.  Gal. 
C.  7.  Jam.  2.  13. 


19  ch.  32.  24,  36. 

20  Deut.  28.  25,  64. 
ch.  29.  18. 

21  See  Gen.  15.  10, 
17. 


the  people  obeyed,  which  had  entered  into  the  cove- 
nant, that  every  one  should  let  his  manservant,  and 
every  one  his  maidservant,  go  free,  that  none  should 
serve  themselves  of  them  any  more  ; they  obeyed, 

11  and  let  them  go  : but  afterwards  they  turned,  and 
caused  the  servants  and  the  handmaids,  whom  they 
had  let  go  free,  to  return,  and  brought  them  into 

12  subjection  for  servants  and  for  handmaids  : there- 
fore the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Jeremiah  from 

13  the  Lord,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel  : I made  a covenant  with  your  fathers  in  the 
day  that  I brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land  of 

14  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  ^bondage,  saying,  At 
the  end  of  seven  years  ye  shall  let  go  every  man 
his  brother  that  is  an  Hebrew,  which  ‘^hath  been 
sold  unto  thee,  and  hath  served  thee  six  years,  thou 
shalt  let  him  go  free  from  thee  : but  your  fathers 
hearkened  not  unto  me,  neither  inclined  their  ear. 

15  And  ye  were  now  turned,  and  had  done  that  which 
is  right  in  mine  eyes,  in  proclaiming  liberty  every 
man  to  his  neighbour  ; and  ye  had  made  a covenant 
before  me  in  the  house  which  is  called  by  my  name  : 

16  but  ye  turned  and  profaned  my  name,  and  caused 
every  man  his  servant,  and  every  man  his  handmaid, 
whom  ye  had  let  go  free  at  their  pleasure,  to  re- 
turn ; and  ye  brought  them  into  subjection,  to  be 

17  unto  you  for  servants  and  for  handmaids.  There- 
fore thus  saith  the  Lord  : Ye  have  not  hearkened 
unto  me,  to  proclaim  liberty,  every  man  to  his 
brother,  and  every  man  to  his  neighbour  : behold,  I 
proclaim  unto  you  a liberty,  saith  the  Lord,  to  the 
sword,  to  the  pestilence,  and  to  the  famine  ; and  I 
will  make  you  to  be  tossed  to  and  fro  among  all 

18  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth.  And  I will  give  the  men 
that  have  transgressed  my  covenant,  which  have  not 
performed  the  words  of  the  covenant  which  they 
made  before  me,  ® when  they  cut  the  calf  in  twain 

19  and  passed  between  the  parts  thereof ; the  princes 
of  Judah,  and  the  princes  of  Jerusalem,  the  eunuchs, 
and  the  priests,  and  all  the  people  of  the  land, 

20  which  passed  between  the  parts  of  the  calf  ; I will 
even  give  them  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  and 
into  the  hand  of  them  that  seek  their  life  : and 
their  dead  bodies  shall  be  for  meat  unto  the  fowls 

21  of  the  heaven,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the  earth.  And 
Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  and  his  princes  will  I give 
into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of 
them  that  seek  their  life,  and  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon’s  army,  which  are  gone  up  from 

22  you.  Behold,  I will  command,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
cause  them  to  return  to  this  city  ; and  they  shall 
fight  against  it,  and  take  it,  and  burn  it  with  fire  : 
and  I will  make  the  cities  of  Judah  a desolation, 
without  inhabitant. 


22  ch.  7.  33.  & 16.  4. 
& 19.  7. 

23  See  ch.  37.  6,  11. 

24  ch.  37.  8,  10. 


25  ch.  38.  3.  & 39.  1, 
2,  8.  & 52.  7,  13. 

20  ch.  9.  11.  & 44. 

2,  6. 

b Heb.  bondmen. 


c Or,  hath  sold  him- 
self. 

d Or,  a terror  unto, 
e Heb.  the  calf 
which  they  cut  dkc. 


JEREMIAH,  XXXV. 


1087 


CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1 By  the  obedience  of  the  Rechabites,  12  Jeremiah  condemneth  the  diso- 
bedience of  the  Jews.  18  God  blesseth  the  Rechabites  for  their  obe- 
dience. • 

The  word  which  came  vinto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord 
in  the  days  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of 
Judah,  saying, 

2  Go  unto  the  house  of  the  ^ Rechabites,  and  speak 
unto  them,  and  bring  them  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
into  one  of  the  chambers,  and  give  them  wine  to  drink. 

3  Then  I took  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  Jeremiah,  the 
son  of  Habaziniah,  and  his  brethren,  and  all  his  sons, 
and  the  whole  house  of  the  Rechabites  ; 

4  And  I brought  them  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
into  the  chamber  of  the  sons  of  Hanan,  the  son  of  Ig- 
daliah,  a man  of  God,  which  was  by  the  chamber  of  the 
princes,  which  was  above  the  chamber  of  Maaseiah  the 
son  of  Shallum,  ® the  keeper  of  the  door  : 

5  And  I set  before  the  sons  of  the  house  of  the 
Rechabites  pots  full  of  wine,  and  cups,  and  I said  unto 
them.  Drink  ye  wine. 

6  But  they  said.  We  will  drink  no  wine  : for  ^ Jona- 
dab  the  son  of  Rechab  our  father  commanded  us,  say- 
ing, Ye  shall  drink  no  wine,  neither  ye,  nor  your  sons 
for  ever  : 

7  Neither  shall  ye  build  house,  nor  sow  seed,  nor 
plant  vineyard,  nor  have  any : but  all  your  days  ye 
shall  dwell  in  tents  ; ® that  ye  may  live  many  days  in 
the  land  where  ye  he  strangers. 

8  Thus  have  we  obeyed  the  voice  of  Jonadab  the  son 
of  Rechab  our  father  in  all  that  he  hath  charged  us,  to 
drink  no  wine  all  our  days,  we,  our  wives,  our  sons,  nor 
our  daughters  ; 

9  Nor  to  build  houses  for  us  to  dwell  in  : neither 
have  we  vineyard,  nor  field,  nor  seed  : 

10  But  we  have  dwelt  in  tents,  and  have  obeyed,  and 
done  according  to  all  that  Jonadab  our  father  com- 
manded us. 

11  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon  came  up  into  the  land,  that  we  said,  Come, 
and  let  us  go  to  Jerusalem  for  fear  of  the  army  of  the 
Clialdeans,  and  for  fear  of  the  army  of  the  Syrians  ; 
so  we  dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

12  ^ Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Jere- 
miah, saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; 
Go  and  tell  the  men  of  Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem,  Will  ye  not  ® receive  instruction  to  hearken 
to  my  words  ? saith  the  Lord. 

14  The  words  of  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab,  that  he 
commanded  his  sons  not  to  drink  wine,  are  performed  ; 
for  unto  this  day  they  drink  none,  but  obey  their  fa- 
ther’s commandment  : ^ notwithstanding  I have  spoken 
unto  you,  « rising  early  and  speaking  ; but  ye  hear- 
kened not  unto  me. 

15  ^ I have  sent  also  unto  you  all  my  servants  the 
prophets,  rising  up  early  and  sending  them,  saying. 
Return  ye  now  every  man  from  his  evil  way,  and 
amend  your  doings,  and  go  not  after  other  gods  to 
serve  them,  and  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land  which  I have 
given  to  you  and  to  your  fathers  : but  ye  have  not 
inclined  your  ear,  nor  hearkened  unto  me. 

16  Because  the  sons  of  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab 
have  performed  the  commandment  of  their  father, 


* 2 Kin.  10.  15. 
Chr.  2.  55. 

* 1 Kin.  G.  5. 


3 2 Kin.  12.  9.  & 25. 
18.  1 Chr.  9.  18,  19. 

« 2 Kin.  10.  15. 


0 Ex.  20.  12.  Eph. 
6.  2,  3. 


35  The  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord  in  the  days  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah, 

2 king  of  Judah,  saying.  Go  unto  the  house  of  the 
Rechabites,  and  speak  unto  them,  and  bring  them 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  into  one  of  the 

3 chambers,  and  give  them  wine  to  drink.  Then  I 
took  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  Jeremiah,  the  son  of 
Habazziniah,  and  his  brethren,  and  all  his  sons,  and 

4 the  whole  house  of  the  Rechabites  ; and  I brought 
them  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  into  the  chamber 
of  the  sons  of  Hanan  the  son  of  Igdaliah,  the  man 
of  God,  which  was  by  the  chamber  of  the  princes, 
which  was  above  the  chamber  of  Maaseiah  the  son 

5 of  Shallum,  the  keeper  of  the  “ door  : and  I set  be- 
fore the  sons  of  the  house  of  the  Rechabites  bowls 
full  of  wine,  and  cups,  and  I said  unto  them,  Drink 

6 ye  wine.  But  they  said.  We  will  drink  no  wine  : 
for  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  our  father  com- 
manded us,  saying.  Ye  shall  drink  no  wine,  neither 

7 ye,  nor  your  sons,  for  ever  : neither  shall  ye  build 
house,  nor  sow  seed,  nor  plant  vineyard,  nor  have 
any  : but  all  your  days  ye  shall  dwell  in  tents  ; that 
ye  may  live  many  days  in  the  land  wherein  ye  so- 

8 journ.  And  we  have  obeyed  the  voice  of  Jonadab 
the  son  of  Rechab  our  father  in  all  that  he  charged 
us,  to  drink  no  wine  all  our  days,  we,  our  wives,  our 

9 sons,  nor  our  daughters  ; nor  to  build  houses  for  us 
to  dwell  in  : neither  have  we  vineyard,  nor  field, 

10  nor  seed  : but  .we  have  dwelt  in  tents,  and  have 
obeyed,  and  done  according  to  all  that  Jonadab  our 

11  father  commanded  us.  But  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  came  up  into  the 
land,  that  we  said,  Come,  and  let  us  go  to  Jeru- 
salem for  fear  of  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans,  and 
for  fear  of  the  army  of  the  Syrians  ; so  we  dwell 
at  Jerusalem. 


12  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Jeremiah, 

13  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel  : Go,  and  say  to  the  men  of  Judah  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  Will  ye  not  receive  in- 
struction to  hearken  to  my  words  ? saith  the  Lord. 

14  The  words  of  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab,  that 
he  commanded  his  sons,  not  to  drink  wine,  are 
performed,  and  unto  this  day  they  drink  none,  for 
they  obey  their  father’s  commandment  : but  I have 
spoken  unto  you,  rising  up  early  and  speaking  ; and 

15  ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  me.  I have  sent  also 
unto  you  all  my  servants  the  prophets,  rising  up 
early  and  sending  tliem,  saying.  Return  ye  now 
every  man  from  his  evil  way,  and  amend  your 
doings,  and  go  not  after  other  gods  to  serve  them, 
and  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land  which  I have  given  to 
you  and  to  your  fathers  : but  ye  have  not  inclined 

16  your  ear,  nor  hearkened  unto  me.  Forasmuch  as 
the  sons  of  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  have  per- 
formed the  commandment  of  their  father  which  he 


I«ch.  18.  11.  & 25. 
5,  G. 

a Heb.  threshold. 


« ch.  32.  33. 

7 2 Chr.  3G.  15. 


8 ch.  7.  13.  & 25.  3. 
» ch.  7.  25.  & 25.  4. 


1088 


JEREMIAH,  XXXVI. 


which  he  commanded  them  ; but  this  people  hath  not 
hearkened  unto  me  : 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts,  the 

God  of  Israel  ; Behold,  I will  bring  upon  Judah  and 
upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  all  the  evil  that 
I have  pronounced  against  them  : because  I have 

spoken  unto  them,  but  they  have  not  heard  ; and  I have 
called  unto  them,  but  they  have  not  answered. 

18  1[  And  Jeremiah  said  unto  the  house  of  the  Re- 
chabites,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ; Because  ye  have  obeyed  the  commandment  of 
Jonadab  your  father,  and  kept  all  his  precepts,  and  done 
according  unto  all  that  he  hath  commanded  you  : 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel  ; Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  shall  not  want 
a man  to  stand  before  me  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1 Jeremiah  causeih  Baruch  to  write  his  prophecy,  5 and  puhlicMy  to 
read  it.  11  The  princes,  having  intelligence  thereof  by  Michuiah,  send 
Jehudi  to  fetch  the  roll,  and  read  it.  19  They  wilt  Baruch  to  hide 
himself  and  Jeremiah.  20  The  king  Jehoiakim,  being  certified  thereof, 
heareth  part  of  it,  and  burneth  the  roll.  27  Jeremiah  denounceth  his 
judgment.  32  Baruch  writeth  a new  copy. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim 
the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  that  this  word 
came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Take  thee  a ^ roll  of  a book,  and  ^ write  therein 
all  the  words  that  I have  spoken  unto  thee  against  Is- 
rael, and  against  Judah,  and  against  ^all  the  nations, 
from  the  day  I spake  unto  thee,  from  the  days  of  ^ Jo- 
siah, even  unto  this  day. 

3  ®It  may  be  that  the  house  of  Judah  will  hear  all 
the  evil  which  I purpose  to  do  unto  them  ; that  they 
may  ® return  every  man  from  his  evil  way  ; that  I may 
forgive  their  iniquity  and  their  sin. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  ’^called  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah  : 
and  ® Baruch  wrote  from  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord,  which  he  had  spoken  unto  him, 
upon  a roll  of  a book. 

5  And  Jeremiah  commanded  Baruch,  saying,  I am 
shut  up  ; I cannot  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

6  Therefore  go  thou,  and  read  in  the  roll,  which 
thou  hast  written  from  my  mouth,  the  words  of  the 
Lord  in  the  ears  of  the  people  in  the  Lord’s  house 
upon  ^ the  fasting  day  : and  also  thou  shalt  read  them 
in  the  ears  of  all  Judah  that  come  out  of  their  cities. 

7  ^®It  may  be  they  will  present  their  supplication 
before  the  Lord,  and  will  return  every  one  from  his 
evil  way  : for  great  is  the  anger  and  the  fury  that  the 
Lord  hath  pronounced  against  this  people. 

8  And  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah  did  according  to  all 
that  Jeremiah  the  prophet  commanded  him,  reading  in 
the  book  the  words  of  the  Lord  in  the  Lord’s  house. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth  year  of  Jehoiakim 
the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  in  the  ninth  month, 
that  they  proclaimed  a fast  before  the  Lord  to  all  the 
people  in  Jerusalem,  and  to  all  the  people  that  came 
from  the  cities  of  Judah  unto  Jerusalem. 

10  Then  read  Baruch  in  the  book  the  words  of  Jere- 
miah in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in  the  chamber  of  Ge- 
mariah  the  son  of  Shaphan  the  scribe,  in  the  higher 
court,  at  the  entry  of  the  new  gate  of  the  Lord’s 
house,  in  the  ears  of  all  the  people. 

11  ^ When  Michaiah  the  son  of  Gemariah,  the  son 


commanded  them,  but  this  people  hath  not  hear- 

17  kened  unto  me  ; therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : Behold,  I will  bring 
upon  Judah  and  upon  all  the  inliabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem all  the  evil  that  I have  pronounced  against 
them  : because  I have  spoken  unto  them,  but  they 
have  not  heard  ; and  I have  called  unto  them,  but 

18  they  have  not  answered.  And  Jeremiah  said  unto 
the  house  of  the  Rechabites,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : Because  ye  have  obeyed 
the  commandment  of  Jonadab  your  father,  and  kept 
all  his  precepts,  and  done  according  unto  all  that 

19  he  commanded  you  ; therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : Jonadab  the  son  of  Re- 
chab shall  not  want  a man  to  stand  before  me  for 
ever. 


36  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jeho- 
iakim the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  that  this 
word  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2 Take  thee  a roll  of  a book,  and  write  therein  all 
the  words  that  I have  spoken  unto  thee  against  Is- 
rael, and  against  Judah,  and  against  all  the  nations, 
from  the  day  I spake  unto  thee,  from  the  days 

3 of  Josiah,  even  unto  this  day.  It  may  be  that 
the  house  of  Judah  will  hear  all  the  evil  which  I 
purpose  to  do  unto  them  ; that  they  may  return 
every  man  from  his  evil  way  ; that  I may  forgive 

4 their  iniquity  and  their  sin.  Then  Jeremiah  called 
Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah  ; and  Baruch  wrote  from 
the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  had  spoken  unto  him,  upon  a roll  of  a 

5 book.  And  Jeremiah  commanded  Baruch,  saying, 
I am  ^ shut  up  ; I cannot  go  into  the  house  of  the 

6 Lord  : therefore  go  thou,  and  read  in  the  roll, 
which  thou  hast  written  from  my  mouth,  the 
words  of  the  Lord  in  the  ears  of  the  people  in  the 
Lord’s  house  upon  ^ the  fast  day  : and  also  thou 
shalt  read  them  in  the  ears  of  all  Judah  that  come 

7 out  of  their  cities.  It  may  be  ^ they  will  present 
their  supplication  before  the  Lord,  and  will  return 
every  one  from  his  evil  way  : for  great  is  the  anger 
and  the  fury  that  the  Lord  hath  pronounced  against 

8 this  people.  And  Baruch  the  soti  of  Neriah  did 
according  to  all  that  Jeremiah  the  prophet  com- 
manded him,  reading  in  the  book  the  words  of  the 
Lord  in  the  Lord’s  house. 

9 Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth  year  of  Jehoia- 
kim the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  in  the  ninth 
month,  that  all  the  people  in  Jerusalem,  and  all  the 
people  that  came  from  the  cities  of  Judah  unto 
Jerusalem,  proclaimed  a fast  before  the  Lord. 

10  Then  read  Baruch  in  the  book  the  words  of  Jere- 
miah in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in  the  chamber  of 
Gemariah  the  son  of  Shaphan  the  scribe,  in  the 
upper  court,  at  the  entry  of  the  new  gate  of  the 

11  Lord’s  house,  in  the  ears  of  all  the  people.  And 
when  Micaiah  the  son  of  Gemariah,  the  son  of 


iiPro.  1.  24.  Is.  C5.  i Is.  8. 1.  Ezek.  2.  9.  < ch.  25.  3.  ’ ch.  32.  12.  lo  ver.  3.  b Or,  a fast  day. 

12.  & 6G.  4.  ch.  7.  Zech.  5.  1.  5 ver.  7.  ch.  26.  3.  ® See  ch.  45.  1.  cli.  26.  10.  c Heb.  their  supplu 

13.  2 oh.  30.  2.  fi  ch.  18.  8.  Jonah  9 Lev.  16.  29.  & 23.  a Or,  restrained.  cation  will  fall 

“ ch.  15.  19.  s c]j.  25.  15,  &c.  3.  8.  27-32.  Acts  27.  9. 


JEREMIAH,  XXXVI. 


1089 


of  Shaphan,  had  heard  out  of  the  book  all  the  words  of 
the  Lord, 

12  Then  he  went  down  into  the  king’s  house,  into 
the  scribe’s  chamber  : and,  lo,  all  the  princes  sat  there, 
even  Elishaina  the  scribe,  and  Delaiah  the  son  of  Shema- 
iah,  and  Elnatban  the  son  of  Achbor,  and  Gemariah  the 
son  of  Shaphan,  and  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Hananiah, 
and  all  the  princes. 

13  Then  Michaiah  declared  unto  them  all  the  words 
that  he  had  heard,  when  Baruch  read  the  book  in  the 
ears  of  the  people. 

14  Therefore  all  the  princes  sent  Jehudi  the  son  of 
Nethaniah,  the  son  of  Shelemiah,  the  son  of  Cnshi,  unto 
Baruch,  saying,  Take  in  thine  hand  the  roll  wherein 
thou  hast  read  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  and  come.  So 
Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah  took  the  roll  in  his  hand,  and 
came  unto  them. 

15  And  they  said  unto  him.  Sit  down  now,  and  read 
it  in  our  ears.  So  Baruch  read  it  in  their  ears. 

16  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had  heard  all  the 
words,  they  were  afraid  both  one  and  other,  and  said 
unto  Baruch,  We  will  surely  tell  the  king  of  all  these 
words. 

17  And  they  asked  Baruch,  saying,  Tell  us  now. 
How  didst  thou  write  all  these  words  at  his  mouth  ? 

18  Then  Baruch  answered  them.  He  pronounced  all 
these  words  unto  me  with  his  mouth,  and  I wrote  them 
with  ink  in  the  book. 

19  Then  said  the  princes  unto  Baruch,  Go,  hide  thee, 
thou  and  Jeremiah  ; and  let  no  man  know  where  ye  be. 

20  ^ And  they  went  in  to  the  king  into  the  court,  but 
they  laid  up  the  roll  in  the  chamber  of  Elishama  the 
scribe,  and  told  all  the  words  in  the  ears  of  the  king. 

21  So  the  king  sent  Jehudi  to  fetch  the  roll  : and  he 
took  it  out  of  Elishama  the  scribe’s  chamber.  And 
Jehudi  read  it  in  the  ears  of  the  king,  and  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  princes  which  stood  beside  the  king. 

22  Now  the  king  sat  in  ^^the  winterhouse  in  the 
ninth  month  : and  tfiere  was  a fire  on  the  heartli  burn- 
ing before  him. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jehudi  had  read 
three  or  four  leaves,  he  cut  it  with  the  penknife,  and 
cast  it  into  the  fire  that  was  on  the  hearth,  until  all  the 
roll  was  consumed  in  the  fire  that  was  on  the  hearth. 

24  Yet  they  were  not  afraid,  nor  ^^rent  their  gar- 
ments, neither  the  king,  nor  any  of  his  servants  that 
heard  all  these  words. 

25  Nevertheless  Elnathan  and  Delaiah  and  Gemariah 
had  made  intercession  to  the  king  that  he  would  not 
burn  the  roll  : but  he  would  not  hear  them. 

26  But  the  king  commanded  Jerahmeel  the  son  of 
Hammelech,  and  Seraiah  the  son  of  Azriel,  and  She- 
lemiah the  son  of  Abdeel,  to  take  Baruch  the  scribe 
and  Jeremiah  the  prophet  : but  the  Lord  hid  them. 

27  ^ Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Jeremiah, 
after  that  the  king  had  burned  the  roll,  and  the  words 
which  Baruch  wrote  at  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  saying, 

28  Take  thee  again  another  roll,  and  write  in  it  all 
the  former  words  that  were  in  the  first  roll,  which  Je- 
hoiakim  the  king  of  Judah  hath  burned. 

29  And  thou  shalt  say  to  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Thou  hast  burned  this  roll,  say- 
ing, Why  hast  thou  written  therein,  saying.  The  king 
of  Babylon  shall  certainly  come  and  destroy  this  land, 
and  shall  cause  to  cease  from  thence  man  and  beast  ? 


Shaphan,  had  heard  out  of  the  book  all  the  words  of 

12  the  Lord,  he  went  down  into  the  king’s  house,  into 
the  scribe’s  chamber  : and,  lo,  all  the  princes  sat 
there,  even  Elishama  the  scribe,  and  Delaiah  the  son 
of  Shemaiah,  and  Elnathan^the  son  of  Achbor,  and 
Gemariah  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Zedekiah  the  son 

13  of  Plananiah,  and  all  the  princes.  Then  Micaiah 
declared  unto  them  all  the  words  that  he  had  heard, 
when  Baruch  read  the  book  in  the  ears  of  the  people. 

14  Therefore  all  the  princes  sent  Jehudi  the  son  of 
Nethaniah,  the  son  of  Shelemiah,  the  son  of  Cushi, 
unto  Baruch,  saying.  Take  in  thine  hand  the  roll 
wherein  thou  hast  read  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  and 
come.  So  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah  took  the  roll  in 

15  his  hand,  and  came  unto  them.  And  they  said  unto 
him.  Sit  down  now,  and  read,  it  in  our  ears.  So 

16  Baruch  read  it  in  their  ears.  Now  it  came  to  pass, 
when  they  had  heard  all  the  words,  they  turned  in 
fear  one  toward  another,  and  said  unto  Baruch,  We 

17  will  surely  tell  the  king  of  all  these  words.  And 
they  asked  Baruch,  saying.  Tell  us  now.  How  didst 

18  thou  write  all  these  words  at  his  mouth  ? Then 
Baruch  answered  them.  He  pronounced  all  these 
words  unto  me  with  his  mouth,  and  I wrote  them 

19  with  ink  in  the  book.  Then  said  the  princes  unto 
Baruch,  Go,  hide  thee,  thou  and  Jeremiah  ; and  let 

20  no  man  know  where  ye  be.  And  they  went  in  to 
the  king  into  the  court  ; but  they  had  laid  up  the 
roll  in  the  chamber  of  Elisbama  the  scribe  ; and 

21  they  told  all  the  words  in  the  ears  of  the  king.  So 
the  king  sent  Jehudi  to  fetch  the  roll  : and  he  took 
it  out  of  the  chamber  of  Elishama  the  scribe.  And 
Jehudi  read  it  in  the  ears  of  the  king,  and  in  the 
ears  of  all  the  princes  which  stood  beside  the  king. 

22  Now  the  king  sat  in  the  winter  house  in  the  ninth 
month  : and  there  was  a fire  in  the  brasier  burning 

23  before  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jehudi  had 
read  three  or  four  ‘Teaves,  that  the  king  cut  it 
with  the  penknife,  and  cast  it  into  the  fire  that 
was  in  the  brasier,  until  all  the  roll  was  consumed 

24  in  the  fire  that  was  in  the  brasier.  And  they 
were  not  afraid,  nor  rent  their  garments,  neither 
the  king,  nor  any  of  his  servants  that  heard 

25  all  these  words.  Moreover  Elnathan  and  Delaiah 
and  Gemariah  had  made  intercession  to  the  king 
that  he  would  not  burn  the  roll  : but  he  would  not 

26  hear  them.  And  the  king  commanded  Jerahmeel 
® the  king’s  son,  and  Seraiah  the  son  of  Azriel,  and 
Shelemiah  the  son  of  Abdeel,  to  take  Baruch  the 
scribe  and  Jeremiah  the  prophet : but  the  Lord 
hid  them. 


27  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Jeremiah, 
after  that  the  king  had  burned  the  roll,  and  the 
words  which  Baruch  wrote  at  the  mouth  of  Jere- 

28  miah,  saying,  Take  thee  again  another  roll,  and 
write  in  it  all  the  former  words  that  were  in  the 
first  roll,  which  Jehoiakim  the  king  of  Judah  hath 

29  burned.  And  concerning  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah 
thou  shalt  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Thou  hast 
burned  this  roll,  saying.  Why  hast  thou  written 
therein,  saying.  The  king  of  Babylon  shall  certainly 
come  and  destroy  this  land,  and  shall  cause  to  cease 


« See  Amos  3.  15. 


w 2 Kin.  22.  11.  Is.  3G.  22.  & 37.  1. 


d Or,  columns. 


e Or,  the  son  of  Hammelech. 


1090 


JEREMIAH,  XXXVII. 


30  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  Jehoiakim  king 
of  Judah  ; ^^He  shall  have  none  to  sit  upon  the  throne 
of  David  : and  his  dead  body  shall  be  cast  out  in  the 
day  to  the  heat,  and  in  the  night  to  the  frost. 

31  And  I will  punish  him  and  his  seed  and  his  ser- 
vants for  their  iniquity  ; and  I will  bring  upon  them, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  upon  the 
men  of  Judah,  all  the  evil  that  I have  pronounced 
against  them  ; but  they  hearkened  not. 

32  % Then  took  Jeremiah  another  roll,  and  gave  it 
to  Baruch  the  scribe,  the  son  of  Neriah  ; who  wrote 
therein  from  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  all  the  words  of 
the  book  which  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  had  burned  in 
the  fire  : and  there  were  added  besides  unto  them  many 
like  words. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1 The  Egyptians  having  raised  the  siege  of  the  Chaldeans,  king  Zede- 
kiah  sendeth  to  Jeremiah  to  pray  for  the  people.  6 Jeremiah  prophe- 
sieth  the  Chaldeans'  certain  return  and  victory.  11  He  is  taken  for  a 
fugitive,  beaten,  and  put  in  prison.  16  He  assureth  Zedekiah  of  the 
captivity.  18  Intr  eating  for  his  liberty,  he  obtaineth  some  favour. 

And  king  1 Zedekiah  the  son  of  Josiah  reigned 
instead  of  Coniah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim,  whom 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  made  king  in  the  land 
of  Judah. 

2  2 But  neither  he,  nor  his  servants,  nor  the  people 
of  the  land,  did  hearken  unto  the  words  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  spake  by  the  prophet  Jeremiah. 

3  And  Zedekiah  the  king  sent  Jehucal  the  son  of 
Shelemiah  and  ^Zephaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the 
priest  to  the  prophet  Jeremiah,  saying.  Pray  now  unto 
the  Lord  our  God  for  us. 

4  Now  Jeremiah  came  in  and  went  out  among  the 
people  : for  they  had  not  put  him  into  prison. 

5  Then  ^ Pharaoh’s  army  was  come  forth  out  of 
Egypt  : ^and  when  the  Chaldeans  that  besieged  Jeru- 
salem heard  tidings  of  them,  they  departed  from  Jeru- 
salem. 

6  Tf  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  the  pro- 
phet Jeremiah,  saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel  ; Thus  shall 
ye  say  to  the  king  of  Judah,  ® that  sent  you  unto  me  to 
enquire  of  me  ; Behold,  Pharaoh’s  army,  which  is  come 
forth  to  help  you,  shall  return  to  Egypt  into  their  own 
land. 

8  "^And  the  Chaldeans  shall  come  again,  and  fight 
against  this  city,  and  take  it,  and  burn  it  with  fire. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Deceive  not  yourselves,  say- 
ing, The  Chaldeans  shall  surely  depart  from  us  : for 
they  shall  not  depart. 

10  ® For  though  ye  had  smitten  the  whole  army  of  the 
Chaldeans  that  fight  against  you,  and  there  remained 
hut  wounded  men  among  them,  yet  should  they  rise  up 
every  man  in  his  tent,  and  burn  this  city  with  fire. 

11  T[  ® And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the  army  of 
the  Chaldeans  was  broken  up  from  Jerusalem  for  fear 
of  Pharaoh’s  army, 

12  Then  Jeremiah  went  forth  out  of  Jerusalem  to 
go  into  the  land  of  Benjamin,  to  separate  himself  thence 
in  the  midst  of  the  people. 

13  And  when  he  was  in  the  gate  of  Benjamin,  a cap- 
tain of  the  ward  ivas  there,  whose  name  was  Irijah,  the 
son  of  Shelemiah,  the  son  of  Hananiah  ; and  he  took 
Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying.  Thou  fullest  away  to  the 
Chaldeans. 

ch.  22.  30.  2 2 Chr.  36.  12,  14.  * See  2 Kin.  24.  7. 

15  ch.  22.  19.  3 eh.  21.  1,  2.  & 29.  Ezek.  17.  1.5. 

1 2 Kin.  24.  17.  2 25.  & 52.  24.  s ver.  11.  ch.  34.  21. 

Chr.3G.10.  ch.  22.24. 


30  from  thence  man  and  beast  ? Therefore  thus  saith 
the  Lord  concerning  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  : He 
shall  have  none  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  David  : 
and  his  dead  body  shall  be  cast  out  in  the  day  to 

31  the  heat,  and  in  the  night  to  the  frost.  And  I will 
punish  him  and  his  seed  and  his  servants  for  their 
iniquity  ; and  I will  bring  upon  them,  and  upon  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  upon  the  men  of 
Judah,  all  the  evil  that  I have  pronounced  against 

32  them,  but  they  hearkened  not.  Then  took  Jere- 
miah another  roll,  and  gave  it  to  Baruch  the  scribe, 
the  son  of  Neriah ; who  wrote  therein  from  the 
mouth  of  Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the  book  which 
Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  had  burned  in  the  fire  : 
and  there  were  added  besides  unto  them  many  like 
words. 


37  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Josiah  reigned  as  king, 
instead  of  “Coniah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim,  whom 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  made  king  in  the 

2 land  of  Judah.  But  neither  he,  nor  his  servants, 
nor  the  people  of  the  land,  did  hearken  unto  the 
words  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  the  prophet 
Jeremiah. 

3 And  Zedekiah  the  king  sent  Jehucal  the  son  of 
Shelemiah,  and  Zephaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the 
priest,  to  the  prophet  Jeremiah,  saying.  Pray  now 

4 unto  the  Lord  our  God  for  us.  Now  Jeremiah 
came  in  and  went  out  among  the  people  : for  they 

6  had  not  put  him  into  prison.  And  Pharaoh’s  army 
was  come  forth  out  of  Egypt  : and  when  the  Chal- 
deans that  besieged  Jerusalem  heard  tidings  of 

6 them,  they  brake  up  from  Jerusalem.  Then  came 
the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  the  prophet  Jeremiah, 

7 saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel : 
Thus  shall  ye  say  to  the  king  of  Judah,  that  sent 
you  unto  me  to  inquire  of  me  ; Behold,  Pharaoh’s 
army,  which  is  come  forth  to  help  you,  shall  return 

8 to  Egypt  into  their  own  land.  And  the  Chaldeans 
shall  come  again,  and  fight  against  this  city  ; and 

9 they  shall  take  it,  and  burn  it  with  fire.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  : Deceive  not  ^ yourselves,  saying. 
The  Chaldeans  shall  surely  depart  from  us : for 

10  they  shall  not  depart.  For  though  ye  had  smitten 
the  whole  army  of  the  Chaldeans  that  fight  against 
you,  and  there  remained  but  wounded  men  among 
them,  yet  should  they  rise  up  every  man  in  his  tent, 
and  burn  this  city  with  fire. 


11  And  it  came  to  pass  that  when  the  army  of  the 
Chaldeans  was  broken  up  from  Jerusalem  for  fear 

12  of  Pharaoh’s  army,  then  Jeremiah  went  forth  out 
of  Jerusalem  to  go  into  the  land  of  Benjamin,  to 
receive  his  portion  ^ there,  in  the  midst  of  the 

13  people.  And  when  he  was  in  the  gate  of  Benja- 
min, a captain  of  the  ward  was  there,  whose  name 
was  Irijah,  the  son  of  Shelemiah,  the  son  of  Ha- 
naniah ; and  he  laid  hold  on  Jeremiah  the  prophet, 

14  saying.  Thou  fullest  away  to  the  Chaldeans.  Then 

« ch.  21.  2.  ® ver.  5.  c Heb.  thrust 

2 ch.  34.  22.  a See  ch.  22.  24.  through. 

« ch.  21.  4,  6.  b Heb.  your  souls.  d Heb.  from  thence. 


JEREMIAH,  XXXVIII. 


1091 


14  Then  said  Jeremiah,  It  is  false  ; I fall  not  away 
to  the  Chaldeans.  But  he  hearkened  not  to  him  : so 
Irijah  took  Jeremiah,  and  brought  him  to  the  princes. 

15  Wherefore  the  princes  were  wroth  with  Jeremiah, 
and  smote  him,  and  put  him  in  prison  in  the  house  of 
Jonathan  the  scribe  : for  they  had  made  that  the  prison. 

16  •[[  When  Jeremiah  was  entered  into  the  dun- 
geon, and  into  the  cabins,  and  Jeremiah  had  remained 
there  many  days  ; 

17  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent,  and  took  him  out : 
and  the  king  asked  him  secretly  in  his  house,  and  said. 
Is  there  any  word  from  the  Lord?  And  Jeremiah  said. 
There  is  : for,  said  he,  thou  shalt  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

18  Moreover  Jeremiah  said  unto  king  Zedekiah,  WTiat 
have  I offended  against  thee,  or  against  thy  servants,  or 
against  tliis  people,  that  ye  have  put  me  in  prison  ? 

19  Where  are  now  your  prophets  which  prophesied 
unto  you,  saying,  The  king  of  Babylon  shall  not  come 
against  you,  nor  against  this  land  ? 

20  Therefore  hear  now,  I pray  thee,  O my  lord  the 
king  : let  my  supplication,  I pray  thee,  be  accepted 
before  thee  ; that  thou  cause  me  not  to  return  to  the 
house  of  Jonathan  the  scribe,  lest  I die  there. 

21  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  commanded  that  they 
should  commit  Jeremiah  into  the  court  of  the  prison, 
and  that  they  should  give  him  daily  a piece  of  bread 
out  of  the  bakers’  street,  until  all  the  bread  in  the 
city  were  spent.  Thus  Jeremiah  remained  in  the  court 
of  the  prison. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1 Jeremiah,,  hy  a false  suggestion,  is  put  into  the  dungeon  of  Malchiah. 
7 Ehed-meleeh,  by  suit,  getteth  him  some  enlwrgement.  14  Upon  secret 
conference  he  counselleth  the  king  by  yielding  to  save  his  life.  24  By 
the  king's  instructions  he  concealeth  the  conference  from  the  princes. 

Then  Shephatlah  the  son  of  Mattan,  and  Gedaliah 
the  son  of  Pashur,  and  ^ Jucal  the  son  of  She- 
lemiah,  and  ^ Pashur  the  son  of  Malchiah,  ^ heard  the 
words  that  Jeremiah  had  spoken  unto  all  the  people, 
, saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^He  that  remaineth  in  this 
city  shall  die  by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  tho 
pestilence  : but  he  that  goeth  forth  to  the  Chaldeans 
shall  live  ; for  he  shall  have  his  life  for  a prey,  and 
shall  live. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ® This  city  shall  surely  be 
given  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon’s  army, 
which  shall  take  it. 

4  Therefore  the  princes  said  unto  the  king.  We  be- 
seech thee,  ® let  this  man  be  put  to  death  : for  thus  he 
weakeneth  the  hands  of  the  men  of  war  that  remain  in 
this  city,  and  the  hands  of  all  the  people,  in  speaking 
such  words  unto  them  : for  this  man  seeketh  not  the 
welfare  of  this  people,  but  the  hurt. 

5  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  said.  Behold,  he  is  in 
your  hand  : for  the  king  is  not  he  that  can  do  any  thing 
against  you. 

6  Then  took  they  Jeremiah,  and  cast  him  into  the 
dungeon  of  Malchiah  the  son  of  Hammeleeh,  that  was 
in  the  court  of  the  prison  : and  they  let  down  Jeremiah 
with  cords.  And  in  the  dungeon  there  was  no  water, 
but  mire  : so  Jeremiah  sunk  in  the  mire. 

7  ^ ® Now  when  Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian,  one  of 

’0  ch.  38.  2G.  13  ch.  38.  9.  & 52.  6.  » ch.  21.  8. 

"cl).  38.  6.  ich.  37.  3.  “011.21.9. 

12  ch.  32.  2.  & 38.  13,  2 ch.  21.  1.  6 ch.  21.  10.  & 32,  3. 

28. 


said  Jeremiah,  It  is  false  ; I fall  not  away  to  the 
Chaldeans  ; but  he  hearkened  not  to  him  : so  Irijah 
laid  hold  on  Jeremiah,  and  brought  him  to  the 

15  princes.  And  the  princes  were  wroth  with  Jere- 
miah, and  smote  him,  and  put  him  in  prison  in  the 
house  of  Jonathan  the  scribe  ; for  they  had  made 

16  that  the  prison.  When  Jeremiah  was  come  into  the 
® dungeon  house,  and  into  the  cells,  and  Jeremiah 

17  had  remained  there  many  days  ; then  Zedekiah  the 
king  sent,  and  fetched  him  : and  the  king  asked 
him  secretly  in  his  house,  and  said.  Is  there  any 
word  from  the  Lord  ? And  Jeremiah  said.  There 
is.  He  said  also.  Thou  shalt  be  delivered  into  the 

18  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon.  Moreover  Jeremiah 
said  unto  king  Zedekiah,  Wherein  have  I sinned 
against  thee,  or  against  thy  servants,  or  against 

19  this  people,  that  ye  have  put  me  in  prison  ? Where 
now  are  your  prophets  which  prophesied  unto  you, 
saying.  The  king  of  Babylon  shall  not  come  against 

20  you,  nor  against  this  land  ? And  now  hear,  I pray 
thee,  O my  lord  the  king  : let  my  supplication,  I 
pray  thee,  -^be  accepted  before  thee  ; that  thou 
cause  me  not  to  return  to  the  house  of  Jonathan 

21  the  scribe,  lest  1 die  there.  Then  Zedekiah  the 
king  commanded,  and  they  committed  Jeremiah 
into  the  court  of  the  guard,  and  they  gave  him 
daily  a loaf  of  bread  out  of  the  bakers’  street,  until 
all  the  bread  in  the  city  was  spent.  Thus  Jeremiah 
remained  in  the  court  of  the  guard. 


38  And  Shephatiah  the  son  of  Mattan,  and  Ge- 
daliah the  son  of  Pashhur,  and  Jucal  the  son  of  She- 
lemiah,  and  Pashhur  the  son  of  Malchiah,  heard  the 
words  that  Jeremiah  spake  unto  all  the  people,  say- 

2 ing.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  He  that  abideth  in  this 
city  shall  die  by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence  : but  he  that  goeth  forth  to  the  Chal- 
deans shall  live,  and  his  life  shall  be  unto  him  for 

3 a prey,  and  he  shall  live.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
This  city  shall  surely  be  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  army  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall 

4 take  it.  Then  the  princes  said  unto  the  king. 
Let  this  man,  we  pray  thee,  be  put  to  death  ; for- 
asmuch as  he  weakeneth  the  hands  of  the  men  of 
war  that  remain  in  this  city,  and  the  hands  of  all 
the  people,  in  speaking  such  words  unto  them  : for 
this  man  seeketh  not  the  welfare  of  this  people, 

5 but  the  hurt.  And  Zedekiah  the  king  said.  Be- 
hold, he  is  in  your  hand  : for  the  king  is  not  he 

6 that  can  do  any  thing  against  you.  Then  took  they 
Jeremiah,  and  cast  him  into  the  “dungeon  of  Mal- 
chiah ^ the  king’s  son,  that  was  in  the  court  of  the 
guard  : and  they  let  down  Jeremiah  with  cords. 
And  in  the  dungeon  there  was  no  water,  but  mire  ; 

7 and  Jeremiah  sank  in  the  mire.  Nov  when  Ebed- 


8 See  ch.  26.  11.  e Or,  house  of  the  a Or,  pit. 

2 ch.  37.  21.  pit.  h Or,  the  son  of 

3 ch.  39.  16.  / Heb.  fall,  Hammeleeh. 


1092 


JEREMIAH,  XXXVIII. 


the  eunuchs  which  was  in  the  king’s  house,  heard  that 
they  had  put  Jeremiah  in  the  dungeon  ; the  king  then 
sitting  ill  tlie  gate  of  Benjamin  ; 

8 Ebed-melech  went  forth  out  of  the  king’s  house, 
and  spake  to  the  king,  saying, 

9 My  lord  the  king,  these  men  have  done  evil  in  all 
that  they  have  done  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  whom 
they  have  cast  into  the  dungeon  ; and  he  is  like  to  die 
for  hunger  in  the  place  where  he  is : for  there  is  no 
more  bread  in  the  city. 

10  Then  the  king  commanded  Ebed-melech  the 
Ethiopian,  saying.  Take  from  hence  thirty  men  with 
thee,  and  take  up  Jeremiah  the  prophet  out  of  the  dun- 
geon, before  he  die. 

11  So  Ebed-melech  took  the  men  with  him,  and  went 
into  the  house  of  the  king  under  the  treasury,  and  took 
thence  old  cast  clouts  and  old  rotten  rags,  and  let  them 
down  by  cords  into  the  dungeon  to  Jeremiah. 

12  And  Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian  said  unto  Jere- 
miah, Put  now  these  old  cast  clouts  and  rotten  rags 
under  thine  armholes  under  the  cords.  And  Jeremiah 
did  so. 

13  ® So  they  drew  up  Jeremiah  with  cords,  and 
took  him  up  out  of  the  dungeon  : and  Jeremiah  re- 
mained in  the  court  of  the  prison. 

14  V Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent,  and  took  Jere- 
miah the  prophet  unto  him  into  the  third  entry  that  is 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord  : and  the  king  said  unto 
Jeremiah,  I will  ask  thee  a thing  ; hide  nothing  from 
me. 

15  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  Zedekiah,  If  I declare 
it  unto  thee,  wilt  thou  not  surely  put  me  to  death  ? 
and  if  I give  thee  counsel,  wilt  thou  not  hearken  unto 
me  ? 

16  So  Zedekiah  the  king  sware  secretly  unto  Jere- 
miah, saying.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  that  made  us  this 
soul,  I will  not  put  thee  to  death,  neither  will  I give 
thee  into  the  hand  of  these  men  that  seek  thy  life. 

17  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  Zedekiah,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; If  thou 
wilt  assuredly  go  forth  unto  the  king  of  Babylon’s 
princes,  then  thy  soul  shall  live,  and  this  city  shall  not 
be  burned  with  fire  ; and  thou  shalt  live,  and  thine 
house  : 

18  But  if  thou  wilt  not  go  forth  to  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon’s princes,  then  shall  this  city  be  given  into  the 
hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  they  shall  burn  it  with  fire, 
and  thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  their  hand. 

19  And  Zedekiah  the  king  said  unto  Jeremiah,  I am 
afraid  of  the  Jews  that  are  fallen  to  the  Chaldeans,  lest 
they  deliver  me  into  their  hand,  and  they  mock  me. 

20  But  Jeremiah  said.  They  shall  not  deliver  thee. 
Obey,  I beseech  thee,  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  which  I 
speak  unto  thee  : so  it  shall  be  well  unto  thee,  and  thy 
soul  shall  live. 

21  But  if  thou  refuse  to  go  forth,  this  is  the  word 
that  the  Lord  hath  shewed  me  : 

22  And,  behold,  all  the  women  that  are  left  in  the 
king  of  J udah’s  house  shall  he  brought  forth  to  the  king 
of  Babylon’s  princes,  and  those  loomen  shall  say,  Thy 
friends  have  set  thee  on,  and  have  prevailed  against 
thee  : thy  feet  are  sunk  in  the  mire,  and  they  are  turned 
away  back. 

23  So  they  shall  bring  out  all  thy  wives  and  thy 


melech  the  Ethiopian,  an  eunuch,  which  was  in  the 
king’s  house,  heard  that  they  had  put  Jeremiah  in 
the  dungeon  ; the  king  then  sitting  in  the  gate  of 

8 Benjamin  ; Ebed-melech  went  forth  out  of  the 

9 king’s  house,  and  spake  to  the  king,  saying.  My 
lord  the  king,  these  men  have  done  evil  in  all  that 
they  have  done  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  whom  they 
have  cast  into  the  dungeon  ; and  ‘^he  is  like  to  die 
in  the  place  where  he  is  because  of  the  famine  : for 

10  there  is  no  more  bread  in  the  city.  Then  the  king 
commanded  Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian,  saying. 
Take  from  hence  thirty  men  with  thee,  and  take  up 
Jeremiah  the  prophet  out  of  the  dungeon,  before 

11  he  die.  So  Ebed-melech  took  the  men  with  him, 
and  went  into  the  house  of  the  king  under  the 
treasury,  and  took  thence  old  cast  clouts  and  old 
rotten  rags,  and  let  them  down  by  cords  into  the 

12  dungeon  to  Jeremiah.  And  Ebed-melech  the  Ethi- 
opian said  unto  Jeremiah,  Put  now  these  old  cast 
clouts  and  rotten  rags  under  thine  armholes  under 

13  the  cords.  And  Jeremiah  did  so.  So  they  drew  up 
Jeremiah  with  the  cords,  and  took  him  up  out  of 
the  dungeon  : and  Jeremiah  remained  in  the  court 
of  the  guard. 

14  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent,  and  took  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  unto  him  into  the  third  entry  that  is  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord  : and  the  king  said  unto  Je- 
remiah, I will  ask  thee  a thing  ; hide  nothing  from 

15  me.  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  Zedekiah,  If  I de- 
clare it  unto  thee,  wilt  thou  not  surely  put  me  to 
death  ? and  if  I give  thee  counsel,  thou  wilt  not 

16  hearken  unto  me.  So  Zedekiah  the  king  sware 
secretly  unto  Jeremiah,  saying.  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
that  made  us  this  soul,  I will  not  put  thee  to  death, 
neither  will  I give  thee  into  the  hand  of  these  men 

17  that  seek  thy  life.  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  Zede- 
kiah, Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel  : If  thou  wilt  go  forth  unto  the  king 
of  Babylon’s  princes,  then  thy  soul  shall  live,  and 
this  city  shall  not  be  burned  with  fire  ; and  thou 

18  shalt  live,  and  thine  house  : but  if  thou  wilt  not  go 
forth  to  the  king  of  Babylon’s  princes,  then  shall 
this  city  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans, 
and  they  shall  burn  it  with  fire,  and  thou  shalt  not 

19  escape  out  of  their  hand.  And  Zedekiah  the  king 
said  unto  Jeremiah,  I am  afraid  of  the  Jews  that 
are  fallen  away  to  the  Chaldeans,  lest  they  deliver 

20  me  into  their  hand,  and  they  mock  me.  But  Jere- 
miah said.  They  shall  not  deliver  thee.  Obey,  I be- 
seech thee,  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  in  that  which  I 
speak  unto  thee  : so  it  shall  be  well  with  thee,  and 

21  thy  soul  shall  live.  But  if  thou  refuse  to  go  forth, 
this  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath  shewed  me  : 

22  Behold,  all  the  women  that  are  left  in  the  king  of 
Judah’s  house  shall  be  brought  forth  to  the  king  of 
Babylon’s  princes,  and  those  women  shall  say, ‘'Thy 
familiar  friends  have  ® set  thee  on,  and  have  pre- 
vailed over  thee  ; now  that  thy  feet  are  sunk  in  the 

23  mire,  they  are  turned  away  back.  And  they  shall 
bring  out  all  thy  wives  and  thy  children  to  the  Chal- 


ver.  23.  ch.  32.  4.  ^6  ch.  39.  6.  & 41.  d Heb.  The  men  of  e Or,  deceived  thee. 

& 34.  3.  10.  thy  peace. 

1 Sam.  31.  4.  c Heb.  he  is  dead. 


° ver.  G. 

ch.  .37.  21. 
n Is.  57.  16. 


12  2 Kin.  24.  12. 

13  ch.  39.  3. 


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1093 


children  to  the  Chaldeans  : and  thou  shalt  not  escape 
out  of  their  hand,  but  shalt  be  taken  by  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon  : and  thou  shalt  cause  this  city  to  be 
burned  with  fire. 

24  11  Then  said  Zedekiah  unto  Jeremiah,  Let  no  man 
know  of  these  words,  and  thou  shalt  not  die. 

25  But  if  the  princes  hear  that  I have  talked  with 
thee,  and  they  come  unto  thee,  and  say  unto  thee,  .De- 
clare unto  us  now  what  thou  hast  said  unto  the  king, 
hide  it  not  from  us,  and  we  will  not  put  thee  to  death  ; 
also  what  the  king  said  unto  thee  : 

26  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  I presented  my 
supplication  before  the  king,  that  he  would  not  cause  me 
to  return  to  Jonathan’s  house,  to  die  there. 

27  Then  came  all  the  princes  unto  Jeremiah,  and 
asked  him  : and  he  told  them  according  to  all  these 
words  that  the  king  had  commanded.  So  they  left  off 
speaking  with  him  ; for  the  matter  was  not  perceived. 

28  So  20  Jeremiah  abode  in  the  court  of  the  prison 
until  the  day  that  Jerusalem  was  taken  : and  he  was 
there  when  Jerusalem  was  taken. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1 Jerusalem,  is  taken.  4 Zedekiah  is  made  blind,  and  sent  to  Babylon. 
8 The  city  ruinated,  9 the  people  captivated.  11  Nebuchadrezzar's 
charge  for  the  good  usage  of  Jeremiah.  15  God's  promise  to  Ebed- 
melech. 

IN  the  1 ninth  year  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  in  the 
tenth  month,  came  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon and  all  his  army  against  Jerusalem,  and  they  be- 
sieged it. 

2  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of  Zedekiah,  in  the  fourth 
month,  the  ninth  day  of  the  month,  the  city  was  broken 
up. 

3  2 And  all  the  princes  of  the  king  of  Babylon  came 
in,  and  sat  in  the  middle  gate,  even  Nergal-sharezer, 
Samgar-nebo,  Sarsechim,  Rab-saris,  Nergal-sharezer, 
Rab-mag,  with  all  the  residue  of  the  princes  of  the  king 
of  Babylon. 

4 ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Zedekiah  the 

king  of  Judah  saw  them,  and  all  the  men  of  war,  then 
they  fled,  and  went  forth  out  of  the  city  by  night,  by 
the  way  of  the  king’s  garden,  by  the  gate  betwixt  the 
two  walls  : and  he  went  out  the  way  of  the  plain. 

5  But  the  Chaldeans’  army  pursued  after  them,  and 
^overtook  Zedekiah  in  the  plains  of  Jericho  : and  when 
they  had  taken  him,  they  brought  him  up  to  Nebuchad- 
nezzar king  of  Babylon  to  ® Riblah  in  the  land  of  Ha- 
math, where  he  gave  judgment  upon  him. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Babylon  slew  the  sons  of  Zede- 
kiah in  Riblah  before  his  eyes  : also  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon slew  all  the  nobles  of  Judah. 

7  Moreover  ® he  put  out  Zedekiah’s  eyes,  and  bound 
him  with  chains,  to  carry  him  to  Babylon. 

8  ^ And  the  Chaldeans  burned  the  king’s  house, 
and  the  houses  of  the  people,  with  fire,  and  brake  down 
the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

9  ®Then  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  car- 
ried away  captive  into  Babylon  the  remnant  of  the  peo- 
ple that  remained  in  the  city,  and  those  that  fell  awfiy, 
that  fell  to  him,  with  the  rest  of  the  people  that  re- 
mained. 

10  But  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  left 

ver.  18.  1 2 Kin.  25.  1-4.  “ ch.  32.  4.  & 38.  18, 

” ch.  37.  20.  ch.  52.  4-7.  23. 

10  ch.  37.  15.  2 ch.  38.  17.  « 2 Kin.  23.  3.3. 

20  ch.  37.  21 , & 39.  3 2 Kin.  25.  4,  &c.  « Ezek.  12.  13,  com- 

14.  ch.  52.  7,  &c.  pared  with  cli.  32.  4. 


deans  : and  thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  their  hand, 
but  shalt  be  taken  by  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon : and  f thou  shalt  cause  this  city  to  be  burned 

24  with  fire.  Then  said  Zedekiah  unto  Jeremiah,  Let 
no  man  know  of  these  words,  and  thou  shalt  not  die. 

25  But  if  the  princes  hear  that  I have  talked  with  thee, 
and  they  come  unto  thee,  and  say  unto  thee.  Declare 
unto  us  now  what  thou  hast  said  unto  the  king  ; hide 
it  not  from  us,  and  we  will  not  put  thee  to  death  : 

26  also  what  the  king  said  unto  thee : then  thou  shalt 
say  unto  them,  I o presented  my  supplication  before 
the  king,  that  he  would  not  cause  me  to  return  to 

27  Jonathan’s  house,  to  die  there.  Then  came  all  the 
princes  unto  Jeremiah,  and  asked  him  : and  he  told 
them  according  to  all  these  words  that  the  king  had 
commanded.  So  they  left  off  speaking  with  him  ; 

28  for  the  matter  was  not  * perceived.  So  Jeremiah 
abode  in  the  court  of  the  guard  until  the  day  that 
Jerusalem  was  taken. 


And  it  came  to  pass  when  Jerusalem  was  taken, 
39  ® (in  the  ninth  year  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  in 
the  tenth  month,  came  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  and  all  his  army  against  Jerusalem,  and 

2 besieged  it  ; in  the  eleventh  year  of  Zedekiah,  in  the 
fourth  month,  the  ninth  day  of  the  month,  a breach 

3 was  made  in  the  city  :)  that  all  the  princes  of  the 
king  of  Babylon  came  in,  and  sat  in  the  middle 
gate,  even  Nergal-sharezer,  Samgar-nebo,  Sarse- 
chim, ^ Rab-saris,  Nergal-sharezer,  ^ Rab-mag,  with 
all  the  rest  of  the  princes  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

4 And  it  came  to  pass  that  when  Zedekiah  the  king  of 
Judah  and  all  the  men  of  war  saw  them,  then  they 
fled,  and  went  forth  out  of  the  city  by  night,  by  the 
way  of  the  king’s  garden,  by  the  gate  betwixt  the 
two  walls  : and  he  went  out  the  way  of  the  Arabah. 

5 But  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans  pursued  after  them, 
and  overtook  Zedekiah  in  the  plains  of  Jericho  ; 
and  when  they  had  taken  him,  tliey  brought  him  up 
to  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah  in 
the  land  of  Hamath,  and  he  ‘^gave  judgement  upon 

6 him.  Then  the  king  of  Babylon  slew  the  sons  of 
Zedekiah  in  Riblah  before  his  eyes  : also  the  king 

7 of  Babylon  slew  all  the  nobles  of  Judah.  More- 
over he  put  out  Zedekiah’s  eyes,  and  bound  him  in 

8 fetters,  to  carry  him  to  Babylon.  And  the  Chal- 
deans burned  the  king’s  house,  and  the  houses  of  the 
people,  with  fire,  and  brake  down  the  walls  of  Je- 

9 rusalem.  Then  Nebuzaradan  the  ‘^captain  of  the 
guard  carried  away  captive  into  Babylon  the  resi- 
due of  the  people  that  remained  in  the  city,  the  de- 
serters also,  that  fell  away  to  him,  and  the  residue 

10  of  the  people  that  remained.  But  Nebuzaradan  the 
captain  of  the  guard  left  of  the  poor  of  the  people. 


2 2 Kin.  25.  9.  ch.  g Heb.  caused  to  b Titles  of  officers. 
38.  18.  & 62.  13.  fall.  c Heb.  spake  judge- 

* 2 Kin.  25.  11,  &c.  h Or,  reported.  mevts  vitk  him.  See 

ch.  1)2.  15,  &c.  a See  ch.  52.  4,  &c.  ch.  12.  1. 

f Heb.  thou  shall  2 Kin.  25.  1-12.  d See  Gen.  37.  CC. 

burn  tL'c. 


1094 


JEREMIAH,  XL. 


of  the  poor  of  the  people,  which  had  nothing,  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  and  gave  them  vineyards  and  fields  at 
the  same  time. 

11  T[  Now  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  gave 
charge  concerning  Jeremiah  to  Nebuzar-adan  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard,  saying, 

12  Take  him,  and  look  well  to  him,  and  do  him  no 
harm  ; but  do  unto  him  even  as  he  shall  say  unto  thee. 

13  So  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  sent, 
and  Nebushasban,  Rab-saris,  and  Nergal-sharezer,  Rab- 
mag,  and  all  the  king  of  Babylon’s  princes  ; 

14  Even  they  sent,  ® and  took  Jeremiah  out  of  the 
court  of  the  prison,  and  committed  him  unto  Ge- 
daliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  that  he 
should  carry  him  home  : so  he  dwelt  among  the  people. 

15  ^ Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jere- 
miah, while  he  was  shut  up  in  the  court  of  the  prison, 
saying, 

16  Go  and  speak  to  Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian, 
saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ; Behold,  I will  bring  my  words  upon  this  city 
for  evil,  and  not  for  good  ; and  they  shall  be  accom- 
plished in  that  day  before  thee. 

17  But  I will  deliver  thee  in  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord  : and  thou  shalt  not  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the 
men  of  whom  thou  art  afraid. 

18  For  I will  surely  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  not 
fall  by  the  sword,  but  ^‘‘thy  life  shall  be  for  a prey  unto 
thee  : because  thou  hast  put  thy  trust  in  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1 Jeremiah,  being  set  free  by  Nebuzar-adan,  goeth  to  Gedaliah.  7 The 
dispersed  Jews  repair  unto  him.  13  Johanan  revealing  IshmaeVs 
conspiracy  is  not  believed. 

The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
1 after  that  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  tlie  guard 
had  let  him  go  from  Ramah,  when  he  had  taken  him 
being  bound  in  chains  among  all  that  were  carried  away 
captive  of  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  which  were  carried 
away  captive  unto  Babylon. 

2  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  took  Jeremiah,  and 
2 said  unto  him.  The  Lord  thy  God  hath  pronounced 
this  evil  upon  this  place. 

3  Now  the  Lord  hath  brought  it,  and  done  accord- 
ing as  he  hath  said  : ® because  ye  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord,  and  have  not  obeyed  his  voice,  therefore  this 
thing  is  come  upon  you. 

4  And  now,  behold,  I loose  thee  this  day  from  the 
chains  which  were  upon  thine  hand.  ^ If  it  seem  good 
unto  thee  to  come  with  me  into  Babylon,  come  ; and  I 
will  look  well  unto  thee  : but  if  it  seem  ill  unto  thee  to 
come  with  me  into  Babylon,  forbear  : behold,  ® all  the 
land  is  before  thee  : whither  it  seemeth  good  and  con- 
venient for  thee  to  go,  thither  go. 

5  Now  while  he  was  not  yet  gone  back,  he  said,  Go 
back  also  to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  the  son  of 
Shaphan,  ® whom  the  king  of  Babylon  liath  made  go- 
vernor over  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  dwell  with  him 
among  the  people  : or  go  wheresoever  it  seemeth  con- 
venient unto  thee  to  go.  So  the  captain  of  the  guard 
gave  him  victuals  and  a reward,  and  let  him  go. 

6  Then  went  Jeremiah  unto  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam  to  ® Mizpah  ; and  dwelt  with  him  among  the 
people  that  were  left  in  the  land. 

» ch.  38.  28.  ^3  Dan.  9.  12.  ^ ch.  39.  14. 

10  ch.  40.  5.  ch.  21.  9.  & 45.  5.  2 ch.  50.  7. 

u ch.  26.  24.  15  1 Chr.  5.  20.  Ps.  3 Deut.  29.  24,  25. 

i»  ch.  38.  7,  12.  37.  40.  Dan.  9.  11. 


which  had  nothing,  in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  gave 

11  them  vineyards  and  fields  at  the  same  time.  Now 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Bab3don  gave  charge  con- 
cerning Jeremiah  to  Nebuzaradan  the  captain  of  the 

12  guard,  saying.  Take  him,  and  look  well  to  him,  and 
do  him  no  harm  ; but  do  unto  him  even  as  he  shall 

13  say  unto  thee.  So  Nebuzaradan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  sent,  and  Nebushazban,  Rab-saris,  and  Nei- 
gal-sharezer,  Rab-mag,  and  all  the  chief  officers  of 

14  the  king  of  Babylon  ; they  sent,  and  took  Jeremiah 
out  of  the  court  of  the  guard,  and  committed  him 
unto  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam,  the  son  of  Sha- 
phan, that  he  should  carry  him  home  : so  he  dwelt 
among  the  people. 

15  Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jeremiah, 
while  he  was  shut  up  in  the  court  of  the  guard, 

16  saying.  Go,  and  speak  to  Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian, 
saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel  : Behold,  I will  bring  my  words  upon  this 
city  for  evil,  and  not  for  good  ; and  they  ® shall  be 

17  accomplished  before  thee  in  that  day.  But  I will 
deliver  thee  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  : and  thou 
shalt  not  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  men  of 

18  whom  thou  art  afraid.  For  I will  surely  save  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  not  fall  by  the  sword,  but  thy  life 
shall  be  for  a prey  unto  thee  : because  thou  hast 
put  thy  trust  in  me,  saith  the  Lord. 


40  The  word  which  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  after  that  Nebuzaradan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  liad  let  liim  go  from  Ramah,  when  he  had 
taken  him  being  bound  in  chains  among  all  the  cap- 
tives of  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  which  were  carried 

2 away  captive  unto  Babylon.  And  the  captain  of 
the  guard  took  Jeremiah,  and  said  unto  him.  The 
Lord  thy  God  pronounced  this  evil  upon  this  place  : 

3 and  the  Lord  hath  brought  it,  and  done  according 
as  he  spake  ; because  ye  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord,  and  have  not  obeyed  his  voice,  therefore  this 

4 thing  is  come  upon  you.  And  now,  behold,  I loose 
thee  this  day  from  the  chains  which  are  upon  thine 
band.  If  it  seem  good  unto  thee  to  come  with  me 
into  Babylon,  come,  and  I will  look  well  unto  thee  ; 
but  if  it  seem  ill  unto  thee  to  come  with  me  into 
Babylon,  forbear  : behold,  all  the  land  is  before 
thee  ; whither  it  seemeth  good  and  “ convenient 

5 unto  thee  to  go,  thither  go.  Now  while  he  was  not 
yet  gone  back.  Go  back  then,  said  he,  to  Gedaliah 
the  son  of  Ahikam,  the  son  of  Shaphan,  whom  the 
king  of  Babylon  hath  made  governor  over  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  dwell  with  him  among  the  peo- 
ple : or  go  wheresoever  it  seemeth  “ convenient 
unto  thee  to  go.  So  the  captain  of  the  guard 
gave  him  ^ victuals  and  a present,  and  let  him  go. 

6 Then  went  Jeremiah  unto  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam to  Mizpah,  and  dwelt  with  him  among  the 
people  that  were  left  in  the  land. 

* ch.  39. 12.  ® Judg.  20.  1.  a Or,  right. 

5 Gen.  20.  15.  e Or,  shall  be  before  b Or,  an  allowamre. 

« 2 Kin.  25.  22,  &c.  thee. 

- ch.  39.  14. 


JEREMIAH,  XLI. 


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7 IF  ® Now  when  all  the  captains  of  the  forces  which 
were  in  the  fields,  even  they  and  their  men,  heard  that 
the  king  of  Babylon  had  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam  governor  in  the  land,  and  had  committed  unto  him 
men,  and  women,  and  children,  and  of  the  poor  of 
the  land,  of  them  that  were  not  carried  away  captive  to 
Babylon  ; 

8 Then  they  came  to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah,  even 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  Johanan  and  Jona- 
than the  sons  of  Kareah,  and  Seraiah  the  son  of  Tan- 
humeth,  and  the  sons  of  Ephai  the  Netophathite,  and 
Jezaniah  the  son  of  a Maachathite,  they  and  their  men. 

9 And  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  the  son  of  Sha- 
phan  sware  unto  them  and  to  their  men,  saying.  Fear 
not  to  serve  the  Chaldeans  : dwell  in  the  land,  and  serve 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

10  As  for  me,  behold,  I will  dwell  at  Mizpah,  to  serve 
the  Chaldeans,  which  will  come  unto  us  : but  ye,  gather 
ye  wine,  and  summer  fruits,  and  oil,  and  put  them  in 
your  vessels,  and  dwell  in  your  cities  that  ye  have 
taken. 

11  Likewise  when  all  the  Jews  that  were  in  Moab, 
and  among  the  Ammonites,  and  in  Edom,  and  that  were 
in  all  the  countries,  heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon  had 
left  a remnant  of  Judah,  and  that  he  had  set  over  them 
Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan  ; 

12  Even  all  the  Jews  returned  out  of  all  places 
whither  they  were  driven,  and  came  to  the  land  of 
Judah,  to  Gedaliah,  unto  Mizpah,  and  gathered  wine 
and  summer  fruits  very  much. 

13  *j[  Moreover  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all 
the  captains  of  the  forces  that  were  in  the  fields,  came 
to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah, 

14  And  said  unto  him.  Dost  thou  certainly  know  that 

Baalis  the  king  of  the  Ammonites  hath  sent  Ishmael 

the  son  of  Nethaniah  to  slay  thee  ? But  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Ahikam  believed  them  not. 

15  Then  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah  spake  to  Gedaliah 
in  Mizpah  secretly,  saying.  Let  me  go,  I pray  thee,  and 
I will  slay  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  no  man 
shall  know  it : wherefore  should  he  slay  thee,  that  all 
the  Jews  which  are  gathered  unto  thee  should  be  scat- 
tered, and  the  remnant  in  Judah  perish  ? 

16  But  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  said  unto  Jo- 
hanan the  son  of  Kareah,  Tliou  shalt  not  do  this  thing  : 
for  thou  speakest  falsely  of  Ishmael. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

1 Ishmael,  treacherously  killing  Gedaliah  and  others,  purposeth  with 

the  residue  to  Jlee  unto  the  Ammonites.  11  Johanan  recovereth  the 

captives,  and  mindeth  to  Jiee  into  Egypt. 

OW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh  month,  ^ that 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  the  son  of  Elishama, 
of  the  seed  royal,  and  the  princes  of  the  king,  even  ten 
men  with  him,  came  unto  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam 
to  Mizpah  ; and  there  they  did  eat  bread  together  in 
Mizpah. 

2 Then  arose  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  the 
ten  men  that  were  with  him,  and  ^ smote  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan  with  the  sword,  and 
slew  him,  whom  the  king  of  Babylon  had  made  governor 
over  the  land. 

3 Ishmael  also  slew  all  the  Jews  that  were  with  him, 
even  with  Gedaliah,  at  Mizpah,  and  the  Chaldeans  that 
were  found  there,  and  the  men  of  war. 

0 2 Kin.  25.  23,  &c.  ” oh.  41.  1.  i 2 Kin.  25.  26.  ch. 

10  ch.  39.  10.  12  See  ch.  41.  10.  40.  6,  8. 


7 ‘iNow  when  all  the  captains  of  the  forces  which 
were  in  the  fields,  even  they  and  their  men,  heard 
that  the  king  of  Babylon  had  made  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Ahikam  governor  in  the  land,  and  had  com- 
mitted unto  him  men,  and  women,  and  children, 
^ and  of  the  poorest  of  the  land,  of  them  that  were 

8 not  carried  away  captive  to  Babylon  ; then  they 
came  to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah,  even  Ishmael  the  son 
of  Nethaniah,  and  Johanan  and  Jonathan  the  sons 
of  Kareah,  and  Seraiah  the  son  of  Tanhumeth,  and 
the  sons  of  Ephai  the  Netophathite,  and  Jezaniah  the 

9 son  of  the  Maacathite,  they  and  their  men.  And 
Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan 
sware  unto  them  and  to  their  men,  saying,  Fear  not 
to  serve  the  Chaldeans  : dwell  in  the  land,  and 
serve  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  it  shall  be  well  with 

10  you.  As  for  me,  behold,  I will  dwell  at  Mizpah,  to 
stand  before  the  Chaldeans,  which  shall  come  unto 
us  : but  ye,  gather  ye  wine  and  summer  fruits  and 
oil,  and  put  them  in  your  vessels,  and  dwell  in  your 

11  cities  that  ye  have  taken.  Likewise  when  all  the 
Jews  that  were  in  Moab,  and  among  the  children  of 
Ammon,  and  in  Edom,  and  that  were  in  all  the 
countries,  heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon  had  left 
a remnant  of  Judah,  and  that  he  had  set  over  them 
Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam,  the  son  of  Shaphan  ; 

12  then  all  the  Jews  returned  out  of  all  places  whither 
they  were  driven,  and  came  to  the  land  of  Judah, 
to  Gedaliah,  unto  Mizpah,  and  gathered  wine  and 
summer  fruits  very  much. 

13  Moreover  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all 
the  captains  of  the  forces  that  were  in  the  fields, 

14  came  to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah,  and  said  unto  him. 
Dost  thou  know  that  Baalis  the  king  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  hath  sent  Ishmael  the  son  of  Ke- 
thaniah  to  take  thy  life  ? But  Gedaliah  the  son  of 

15  Ahikam  believed  them  not.  Then  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareah  spake  to  Gedaliah  in  Mizpah  secretly, 
saying,  Let  me  go,  I pray  thee,  and  I will  slay  Ish- 
mael the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  no  man  shall  know 
it  : wherefore  should  he  take  thy  life,  that  all  the 
Jews  which  are  gathered  unto  thee  should  be  scat- 

16  tered,  and  the  remnant  of  Judah  perish  ? But 
Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  said  unto  Johanan  the 
son  of  Kareah,  Thou  shalt  not  do  this  thing  : for 
thou  speakest  falsely  of  Ishmael. 


41  “Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh  month,  that 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  the  son  of  Elishama, 
of  the  seed  royal,  and  one  of  the  chief  officers  of  the 
king,  and  ten  men  with  him,  came  unto  Gedaliah 
the  son  of  Ahikam  to  Mizpah  ; and  there  they  did 

2 eat  bread  together  in  Mizpah.  Then  arose  Ish- 
mael the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  the  ten  men  that 
were  with  him,  and  smote  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam the  son  of  Shaphan  with  the  sword,  and  slew 
him,  whom  the  king  of  Babylon  had  made  governor 

3 over  the  land.  Ishmael  also  slew  all  the  Jev^s  that 
were  with  him,  even  with  Gedaliah,  at  Mizpah,  and 
the  Chaldeans  that  were  found  there,  even  the  men 

2 2 Kin.  25.  25.  c See  2 Kin.  26.  23,  d Or,  even. 

24.  a See  2 Kin.  25.  25. 


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JEREMIAH,  XLI. 


4 And  it  carae  to  pass  the  second  day  after  he  had 
slain  Gedaliah,  and  no  man  knew  it, 

5 That  there  came  certain  from  Shechem,  from 
Shiloh,  and  from  Samaria,  even  fourscore  men,  ^ having 
their  beards  shaven,  and  their  clothes  rent,  and  having- 
cut  themselves,  with  offerings  and  incense  in  their  hand, 
to  bring  them  to  ^ the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6 And  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  went  forth  from 
Mizpah  to  meet  them,  weeping  all  along  as  he  went  : 
and  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  met  them,  he  said  unto  them. 
Come  to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam. 

7 And  it  was  so,  when  they  came  into  the  midst  of 
the  city,  that  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  slew  them, 
and  cast  them  into  the  midst  of  the  pit,  he,  and  the  men 
that  ivere  with  him. 

8 But  ten  men  were  found  among  them  that  said 
unto  Ishmael,  Slay  us  not  : for  we  have  treasures  in 
the  field,  of  wheat,  and  of  barley,  and  of  oil,  and  of 
honey.  So  he  forbare,  and  slew  them  not  among  their 
brethren. 

9 Now  the  pit  wherein  Ishmael  had  cast  all  the  dead 
bodies  of  the  men,  whom  he  had  slain  because  of  Ge- 
daliah, ivas  it  ^ which  Asa  the  king  had  made  for  fear 
of  Baasha  king  of  Israel  : and  Ishmael  the  son  of 
Nethaniah  filled  it  with  them  that  were  slain. 

10  Then  Ishmael  carried  away  captive  all  the  residue 
of  the  people  that  were  in  Mizpah,  ^ even  the  king’s 
daughters,  and  all  the  people  that  remained  in  Mizpah, 
’ whom  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  had 
committed  to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  : and  Ishmael 
the  son  of  Nethaniah  carried  them  away  captive,  and 
departed  to  go  over  to  ® the  Ammonites. 

11  ^ But  when  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all 
® the  captains  of  the  forces  that  were  with  him,  heard  of 
all  the  evil  that  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  had  done, 

12  Then  they  took  all  the  men,  and  went  to  fight 
with  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  found  him  by 

the  great  waters  that  are  in  Gibeon. 

13  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  all  the  people 
which  were  with  Ishmael  saw  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah, 
and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces  that  vwre  with  him, 
then  they  were  glad. 

14  So  all  the  people  that  Ishmael  had  carried  away 
captive  from  Mizpah  cast  about  and  returned,  and  went 
unto  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah. 

15  But  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  escaped  from 
Johanan  with  eight  men,  and  went  to  the  Ammonites. 

16  Then  took  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the 
captains  of  the  forces  that  ivere  with  him,  all  the 
remnant  of  the  people  whom  he  had  recovered  from 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  from  Mizpah,  after  that 
he  had  slain  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam,  even  mighty 
men  of  war,  and  the  women,  and  the  children,  and  the 
eunuchs,  whom  he  had  brought  again  from  Gibeon  : 

17  And  they  departed,  and  dwelt  in  the  habitation  of 

Chimham,  which  is  by  Beth-lehem,  to  go  to  enter 

into  Egypt, 

18  Because  of  the  Chaldeans  : for  they  were  afraid 
of  them,  because  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  had 
slain  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam,  i^  whom  the  king  of 
Babylon  made  governor  in  the  land. 

3 Lev.  19.  27,  28.  1 Kin.  15.  22.  2 ^ ch.  40.  7. 

Dent.  14.  1.  Is.  15.  2.  Chr.  16.  6.  8 ch.  40.  14. 

^ See  1.  Sam.  1.  7.  2 « ch.  43.  6.  » ch.  40.  7,  8,  13. 

Kin.  25.  9. 


4 of  war.  And  it  came  to  pass  the  second  day  after 

5 he  had  slain  Gedaliah,  and  no  man  knew  it,  that 
there  came  certain  from  Shechem,  from  Shiloh,  and 
from  Samaria,  even  fourscore  men,  having  their 
beards  shaven  and  their  clothes  rent,  and  having 
cut  themselves,  with  ^ oblations  and  frankincense  in 
their  hand,  to  bring  them  to  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6 And  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  went  forth  from 
Mizpah  to  meet  them,  weeping  all  along  as  he 
went : and  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  met  them,  he  said 
unto  them.  Come  to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam. 

7 And  it  was  so,  when  they  came  into  the  midst  of 
the  city,  that  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  slew 
them,  and  cast  them  into  the  midst  of  the  pit,  he, 

8 and  the  men  that  were  with  him.  But  ten  men  were 
found  among  them  that  said  unto  Ishmael,  Slay  us 
not  : for  we  have  stores  hidden  in  the  field,  of 
wheat,  and  of  barley,  and  of  oil,  and  of  honey.  So 
he  forbare,  and  slew  them  not  among  their  brethren. 

9 Now  the  pit  wherein  Ishmael  cast  all  the  dead 
bodies  of  the  men  whom  he  had  slain,  by  the  side 
of  Gedaliah,  (the  same  was  that  which  Asa  the  king 
had  made  for  fear  of  Baasha  king  of  Israel,)  Ish- 
mael the  son  of  Nethaniah  filled  it  with  them  that 

10  were  slain.  Then  Ishmael  carried  away  captive  all 
the  residue  of  the  people  that  were  in  Mizpah,  even 
the  king’s  daughters,  and  all  the  people  that  re- 
mained in  Mizpah,  whom  Nebuzaradan  the  captain 
of  the  guard  had  committed  to  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Ahikam  : Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  carried 
them  away  captive,  and  dejDarted  to  go  over  to  the 
children  of  Ammon. 

11  But  when  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the 
captains  of  the  forces  that  were  with  him,  heard  of 
all  the  evil  tliat  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  had 

12  done,  then  they  took  all  the  men,  and  went  to  fight 
with  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  found  him 

13  by  the  great  waters  that  are  in  Gibeon.  Now  it 
came  to  pass  that  when  all  the  people  which  were 
with  Ishmael  saw  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and 
all  the  captains  of  the  forces  that  were  with  him, 

14  then  they  were  glad.  So  all  the  people  that  Ishmael 
had  carried  away  captive  from  Mizpah  cast  about 
and  returned,  and  went  unto  Johanan  the  son  of 

15  Kareah.  But  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  escaped 
from  Johanan  with  eight  men,  and  went  to  the  chil- 

16  dren  of  Ammon.  Then  took  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces  that  were 
with  him,  all  the  remnant  of  the  people  whom  he 
had  recovered  from  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah, 
from  Mizpah,  after  that  he  had  slain  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Ahikam,  even  the  men  of  war,  and  the  wo- 
men, and  the  children,  and  the  eunuchs,  whom  he 

17  had  brought  again  from  Gibeon  : and  they  departed, 
and  dwelt  in  ‘^Geruth  Chimham,  which  is  by  Beth- 

18  lehem,  to  go  to  enter  into  Egypt,  because  of  the 
Chaldeans  : for  they  were  afraid  of  them,  because 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  had  slain  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Ahikam,  whom  the  king  of  Babylon  made 
governor  over  the  land. 


38  2 Sam.  2.  13.  b Or,  meal  offer-  c Or,  the  lodging 

33  2 Sam.  19.  37,  38.  ings.  place  of  Chimham. 

32  ch.  40.  5. 


JEREMIAH,  XLII. 


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CHAPTER  XLII. 

1  Johanrtn  desireth  Jeremiah  to  enquire  of  God,  promising  obedience  to 
his  loill.  7 Jeremiah  assureth  him  of  safety  in  Judea,  IS  and  de- 
struction in  Egypt.  19  He  reproveth  their  hypocrisy,  in  requwing  of 
the  Lord  that  which  they  meant  not. 

Then  all  the  captains  of  the  forces,  ^ and  Johanan 
the  son  of  Kareah,  and  Jezaniah  the  son  of  Ho- 
shaiah,  and  all  the  people  from  the  least  even  unto  the 
greatest,  came  near, 

2  And  said  unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  Let,  we  be- 
seech thee,  our  supplication  be  accepted  before  thee, 
and  ^ pray  for  us  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  even  for  all 
this  remnant  ; (for  we  are  left  hut  ^ a few  of  many,  as 
thine  eyes  do  behold  us  :) 

3  That  the  Lord  thy  God  may  shew  us  ^ the  way 
wherein  we  may  walk,  and  the  thing  that  we  may  do. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet  said  unto  them,  I have 
heard  you  ; behold,  I will  pray  unto  the  Lord  your  God 
according  to  your  words  ; and  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  ® whatsoever  thing  the  Lord  shall  answer  you,  I 
will  declare  it  unto  you  ; I will  ® keep  nothing  back  from 
you. 

5  Then  they  said  to  Jeremiah,  The  Lord  be  a true 
and  faithful  witness  between  us,  if  we  do  not  even  ac- 
cording to  all  things  for  the  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  send  thee  to  us. 

6  Whether  it  be  good,  or  whether  it  be  evil,  we  will 
obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord  our  God,  to  whom  we  send 
thee  ; ® that  it  may  be  well  with  us,  when  we  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  ten  days,  that  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jeremiah. 

8  Then  called  he  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and 
all  the  captains  of  the  forces  which  were  with  him,  and 
all  the  people  from  the  least  even  to  the  greatest, 

9  And  said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  unto  whom  ye  sent  me  to  present  your  sup- 
plication before  him  ; 

10  If  ye  will  still  abide  in  this  land,  then  ® will  I 
build  you,  and  not  pull  you  down,  and  I will  plant  you, 
and  not  pluck  you  up  : for  I repent  me  of  the  evil 
that  I have  done  unto  you. 

11  Be  not  afraid  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  of  whom 
ye  are  afraid  ; be  not  afraid  of  him,  saith  the  Lord  : 

for  I am  with  you  to  save  you,  and  to  deliver  you 
from  his  hand. 

12  And  I will  shew  mercies  unto  you,  that  he  may 
have  mercy  upon  you,  and  cause  you  to  return  to  your 
own  land. 

13  ^ But  if  ye  say.  We  will  not  dwell  in  this  land, 
neither  obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God, 

14  Saying,  No  ; but  we  will  go  into  the  land  of 
Egypt,  where  we  shall  see  no  war,  nor  hear  the  sound 
of  the  trumpet,  nor  have  hunger  of  bread  ; and  there 
will  we  dwell  : 

15  And  now  therefore  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
ye  remnant  of  Judah  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel  ; If  ye  wholly  set  your  faces  to 
enter  into  Egypt,  and  go  to  sojourn  there  ; 

IG  Then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the  sword, 
1®  which  ye  feared,  shall  overtake  you  there  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  the  famine,  whereof  ye  were  afraid, 
shall  follow  close  after  you  there  in  Egypt  ; and  there 
ye  shall  die. 

1 ch.  40.  8,  13.  & 41.  * Ezra  8.  21.  » Dent.  G.  3.  ch.  7.  23. 

11.  Cl  Kill.  22.  14.  9 ch.  24.  G.  & 31.  28. 

2  1 Sam.  7.  8.  & 12.  e i Sam.  3.  18.  Acts  & 33.  7. 

19.  Is.  37.  4.  Jam.  5. 16.  20.  20.  lo  Deut.  32.  36.  ch. 

3  Lev.  26.  22.  < Gen.  31.  50.  IS.  8. 


% 


42  Then  all  the  captains  of  the  forces,  and  Johanan 
the  son  of  Kareah,  and  “ Jezaniah  the  son  of  Hoshaiah, 
and  all  the  people  from  the  least  even  unto  the 

2 greatest,  came  near,  and  said  unto  Jeremiah  the 
prophet.  Let,  we  pray  thee,  our  supplication  ^ be  ac- 
cepted before  thee,  and  pray  for  us  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God,  even  for  all  this  remnant  ; for  we  are  left 

3 but  a few  of  many,  as  thine  eyes  do  behold  us  : that 
the  Lord  thy  God  may  shew  us  the  way  wherein 
we  should  walk,  and  the  thing  that  we  should  do. 

4 Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet  said  unto  them,  I have 
heard  you  ; behold,  I will  praj^  unto  the  Lord  your 
God  according  to  your  words  ; and  it  shall  come  to 
pass  that  whatsoever  thing  the  Lord  shall  answer 
you,  I will  declare  it  unto  you  ; I will  keep  nothing 

5 back  from  you.  Then  they  said  to  Jeremiah,  The 
Lord  be  a true  and  faithful  witness  ‘^amongst  us,  if 
we  do  not  even  according  to  all  the  word  wherewith 

6 the  Lord  thy  God  shall  send  thee  to  us.  Whether 
it  be  good,  or  whether  it  be  evil,  we  will  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  our  God,  to  whom  we  send  thee  ; 
that  it  may  be  well  with  us,  when  we  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  our  God. 


7 And  it  came  to  pass  after  ten  days,  that  the  word 

8 of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jeremiah.  Then  called  he 
Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of 
the  forces  which  were  with  him,  and  all  the  people 

9 from  the  least  even  to  the  greatest,  and  said  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  unto 
whom  3'e  sent  me  to  ^ present  your  supplication  be- 

10  fore  him  : If  ye  will  still  abide  in  this  land,  then  will 
I build  you,  and  not  pull  j'ou  down,  and  I will  plant 
you,  and  not  pluck  you  up  : for  I repent  me  of  the 

11  evil  that  I have  done  unto  you.  Be  not  afraid  of 
the  king  of  Babjdon,  of  whom  je  are  afraid  ; be 
not  afraid  of  him,  saith  the  Lord  : for  I am  with 
you  to  save  you,  and  to  deliver  you  from  his  hand. 

12  And  I will  grant  you  mercy,  that  he  may  have  mercy 
upon  you,  and  cause  you  to  return  to  your  own  land. 

13  But  if  ye  say,  We  will  not  dwell  in  this  land  ; so 
that  ye  obey  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God  ; 

14  saying.  No  ; but  we  will  go  into  the  land  of  Egypt, 
where  we  shall  see  no  war,  nor  hear  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  nor  have  hunger  of  bread  ; and  there  will 

15  we  dwell  : now  therefore  hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  O remnant  of  Judah  : thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  If  ye  wholly  set  3"our 
faces  to  enter  into  Egypt,  and  go  to  sojourn  there  ; 

16  then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the  sword,  which  ye 
fear,  shall  overtake  3^011  there  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  the  famine,  whereof  3-0  are  afraid,  « shall  follow 
hard  after  you  there  in  Egypt  ; and  there  ye  shall 


”Is.  43.  6.  Rom. 
8 31 

’ 12  Ps.  106.  45,  46. 

13  ch.  44.  IG. 

Deut.  17.  IG.  ch. 


44.  12,  13,  14. 

13  Luke  9.  51. 

10  Plzek.  11.  8. 
a In  ch.  43.  2,  Aza- 
riah. 


b Heb.  fall, 
c Or,  against, 
d Or,  lay. 

e Heb.  shall  cleave 
after  you. 


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JEREMIAH,  XLIII. 


17  So  shall  it  be  with  all  the  men  that  set  their  faces 
to  go  into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there  ; they  shall  die  by 
the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence  : and 

none  of  them  shall  remain  or  escape  from  the  evil 
that  I will  bring  upon  them. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel  ; As  mine  anger  and  my  fury  hath  been  poured 
forth  upon  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; so  shall  my 
fury  be  poured  forth  upon  you,  when  ye  shall  enter 
into  Egypt  : and  ye  shall  be  an  execration,  and  an 
astonishment,  and  a curse,  and  a reproach  ; and  ye  shall 
see  this  place  no  more. 

19  ^ The  Lord  hath  said  concerning  you,  O ye  rem- 
nant of  Judah  ; Go  ye  not  into  Egypt  : know  cer- 
tainly that  I have  admonished  you  this  day. 

20  For  ye  dissembled  in  your  hearts,  when  ye  sent 
me  unto  the  Lord  your  God,  saying,  Pray  for  us  unto 
the  Lord  our  God  ; and  according  unto  all  that  the 
Lord  our  God  shall  say,  so  declare  unto  us,  and  we 
will  do  it. 

21  And  now  I have  this  day  declared  it  to  you  ; but 
ye  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God, 
nor  any  thing  for  the  which  he  hath  sent  me  unto 
you. 

22  Now  therefore  know  certainly  that  ye  shall  die 
by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence,  in 
the  place  whither  ye  desire  to  go  and  to  sojourn. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 

1 Johanan^  discrediting  Jeremiah's  prophectu  carrieth  Jeremiah  and 
others  into  Egypt.  8 Jeremiah  prophesieth  by  a type  the  conquest  of 
Egypt  by  the  Babylonians. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jeremiah  had  made 
an  end  of  speaking  unto  all  the  people  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord  their  God,  for  which  the  Lord  their 
God  had  sent  him  to  them,  even  all  these  words, 

2  ^ Then  spake  Azariah  the  son  of  Hoshaiah,  and 
Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the  proud  men, 
saying  unto  Jeremiah,  Thou  speakest  falsely  : the 
Lord  our  God  hath  not  sent  thee  to  say.  Go  not  into 
Egypt  to  sojourn  there  : 

3  But  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah  setteth  thee  on 
against  us,  for  to  deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the  Chal- 
deans, that  they  might  put  us  to  death,  and  carry  us 
away  captives  into  Babylon. 

4  So  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the  captains 
of  the  forces,  and  all  the  people,  obeyed  not  the  voice 
of  the  Lord,  to  dwell  in  the  land  of  Judah. 

5  But  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the  cap- 
tains of  the  forces,  took  ^ all  the  remnant  of  Judah, 
that  were  returned  from  all  nations,  whither  they  had 
been  driven,  to  dwell  in  the  land  of  Judah  ; 

6  Even  men,  and  women,  and  children,  ® and  the 
king’s  daughters,  ^and  every  person  that  Nebuzar-adan 
the  captain  of  the  guard  had  left  with  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Jeremiah  the 
prophet,  and  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah. 

7  So  they  came  into  the  land  of  Egypt  : for  they 
obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  : thus  came  they 
even  to  ® Tahpanhes. 

8  ^ Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Jeremiah 
in  Tahpanhes,  saying, 

9  Take  great  stones  in  thine  hand,  and  hide  them  in 

ver.  22.  ch.  24.  20  ch.  18.  16.  & 24.  9.  22  ver.  2. 

10.  & 26.  6.  & 29.  18,  22.  23  ver.  17.  Ezek.  6. 

18  See  ch.  44.  14,  28.  & 44.  12.  Zeoh.  8.  13.  11. 

10  ch.  7.  20.  21  Dent.  17.  16.  1 ch.  42.  1. 


17  die.  So  shall  it  be  with  all  the  men  that  set  their 
faces  to  go  into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there  ; they  shall 
die  by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pesti- 
lence : and  none  of  them  shall  remain  or  escape 

18  from  the  evil  that  I will  bring  upon  them.  For 
thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; As 
mine  anger  and  my  fury  hath  been  poured  forth 
upon  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  so  shall  my  fury 
be  poured  forth  upon  you,  when  ye  shall  enter 
into  Egypt  : and  ye  shall  be  an  execration,  and  an 
astonishment,  and  a curse,  and  a reproach  ; and 

19  ye  shall  see  this  place  no  more.  The  Lord  hath 
spoken  concerning  you,  O remnant  of  Judah,  Go  ye 
not  into  Egypt : know  certainly  that  I have  testified 

20  unto  you  this  day.  For  ye  have  dealt  deceitfully 
f against  your  own  souls  ; for  ye  sent  me  unto  the 
Lord  your  God,  saying.  Pray  for  us  unto  the  Lord 
our  God  ; and  according  unto  all  that  the  Lord  our 
God  shall  say,  so  declare  unto  us,  and  we  will  do 

21  it  : and  I have  this  day  declared  it  to  you  ; but  ye 
have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God  in 
any  thing  for  the  which  he  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

22  Now  therefore  know  certainly  that  ye  shall  die  by 
the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence,  in 
the  place  whither  ye  desire  to  go  to  sojourn  there. 


43  And  it  came  to  pass  that  when  Jeremiah  had 
made  an  end  of  speaking  unto  all  the  people  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord  their  God,  wherewith  the  Lord 
their  God  had  sent  him  to  tliem,  even  all  these 

2 words,  then  spake  Azariah  the  son  of  Hoshaiah,  and 
Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the  proud  men, 
saying  unto  Jeremiah,  Thou  speakest  falsely  : the 
Lord  our  God  hath  not  sent  thee  to  say,  Ye  shall 

3 not  go  into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there  : but  Baruch  the 
son  of  Neriah  setteth  thee  on  against  us,  for  to  de- 
liver us  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  that  they 
may  put  us  to  death,  and  carry  us  away  captives  to 

4 Babylon.  So  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all 
the  captains  of  the  forces,  and  all  the  people,  obeyed 
not  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  to  dwell  in  the  land  of 

5 Judah.  But  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all 
the  captains  of  the  forces,  took  all  the  remnant  of 
Judah,  that  were  returned  from  all  the  nations 
whither  they  had  been  driven  to  sojourn  in  the  land 

6 of  Judah  ; the  men,  and  the  women,  and  the  chil- 
dren, and  the  king’s  daughters,  and  every  person 
that  Nebuzaradan  the  captain  of  the  guard  had  left 
with  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam,  the  son  of  Sha- 
phan, and  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  and  Baruch  the  son 

7 of  Neriah  ; and  they  came  into  the  land  of  Egypt  ; 
for  they  obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  : and 

8 they  came  even  to  Tahpanhes.  Then  came  the 
word  of  the  Lord  unto  Jeremiah  in  Tahpanhes, 

9 saying.  Take  great  stones  in  thine  hand,  and  “ hide 


2 ch.  40.  11,  12.  1,  called  Hanes.  Is.  a Or,  lay  them  with 

8 ch.  41.  10.  30.  4.  mortar  in  the  pave- 

* ch.  39.  10.  & 40.  7.  / Or,  in  your  souls,  ment  (or  square). 

cch.  2.  16.  & 44. 


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the  clay  in  the  brickkiln,  which  is  at  the  entry  of  Pha- 
raoh’s house  in  Tahpanhes,  in  the  sight  of  the  men  of 
Judah  ; 

10  And  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel  ; Behold,  I will  send  and  take  Ne- 
buchadrezzar the  king  of  Babylon,  ® my  servant,  and 
will  set  his  throne  upon  these  stones  that  I have  hid  ; 
and  he  shall  spread  his  royal  pavilion  over  them.  • 

11  And  when  he  cometh,  he  shall  smite  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  deliver  ® such  as  are  for  death  to  death  ; 
and  such  as  are  for  captivity  to  captivity  ; and  such  as 
are  for  the  sword  to  the  sword. 

12  And  I will  kindle  a fire  in  the  houses  of  ® the 
gods  of  Egpyt  ; and  he  shall  burn  them,  and  carry 
them  away  captives  : and  he  shall  array  himself  with 
the  land  of  Egypt,  as  a shepherd  putteth  on  his  gar- 
ment ; and  he  shall  go  forth  from  thence  in  peace. 

13  He  shall  break  also  the  images  of  Beth-shemesh, 
that  is  in  the  land  of  Egypt  ; and  the  houses  of  the 
gods  of  the  Egyptians  shall  lie  burn  with  fire. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1 Jeremiah  expresseth  the  desolation  of  Judah  for  their  idolatry.  11  He 
prophesieth  their  destruction,  who  commit  idolatry  in  Egypt.  15  The 
obstinacy  of  the  Jetvs.  20  Jeremiah  threat  eneth  them  for  the  same,  29 
and  for  a sign  prophesieth  the  destruction  of  Egypt. 

The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  concerning  all  the 
Jews  which  dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  which 
dwell  at  1 Migdol,  and  at  ^ Tahpanhes,  and  at  ^ Noph, 
and  in  the  country  of  Pathros,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; 
Ye  have  seen  all  the  evil  that  I have  brought  upon  Je- 
rusalem, and  upon  all  the  cities  of  Judah  ; and,  behold, 
this  day  they  are  ^a  desolation,  and  no  man  dwelleth 
therein, 

3  Because  of  their  wickedness  which  they  have  com- 
mitted to  provoke  me  to  anger,  in  that  they  went  ^ to 
burn  incense,  and  to  ® serve  other  gods,  whom  they 
knew  not,  neither  they,  ye,  nor  your  fathers. 

4  Howbeit  I sent  unto  you  all  my  servants  the 
prophets,  rising  early  and  sending  them,  saying.  Oh,  do 
not  this  abominable  thing  that  I hate. 

5  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor  inclined  their  ear  to 
turn  from  their  wickedness,  to  burn  no  incejnse  unto 
other  gods. 

6  Wherefore  ® my  fury  and  mine  anger  was  poured 
forth,  and  was  kindled  in  the  cities  of  Judah  and  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem  ; and  they  are  wasted  and  deso- 
late, as  at  this  day. 

7  Therefore  now  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; Wherefore  commit  ye  this 
great  evil  ® against  your  souls,  to  cut  off  from  you  man 
and  woman,  child  and  suckling,  out  of  Judah,  to  leave 
you  none  to  remain  ; 

8  In  that  ye  provoke  me  unto  wrath  with  the 
works  of  your  hands,  burning  incense  unto  other  gods 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  whither  ye  be  gone  to  dwell, 
that  ye  might  cut  yourselves  off,  and  that  ye  might  be 
a curse  and  a reproach  among  all  the  nations  of  the 
earth  ? 

9  Have  ye  forgotten  the  wickedness  of  your  fathers, 
and  the  wickedness  of  the  kings  of  Judah,  and  the 
wickedness  of  their  wives,  and  your  own  wickedness. 


them  in  mortar  in  the  brickwork,  which  is  at  the 
entry  of  Pharaoh’s  house  in  Tahpanhes,  in  the  sight 

10  of  the  men  of  Judah  ; and  say  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  : Behold, 
I will  send  and  take  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon,  my  servant,  and  will  set  his  throne  upon 
these  stones  that  I have  hid  ; and  he  shall  spread 

11  his  ^ royal  pavilion  over  them.  And  he  shall  come, 
and  shall  smite  the  land  of  Egypt  ; such  as  are  for 
death  shall  be  given  to  death,  and  such  as  are  for 
captivity  to  captivity,  and  such  as  are  for  the  sword 

12  to  the  sword.  And  I will  kindle  a fire  in  the  houses 
of  the  gods  of  Egypt  ; and  he  shall  burn  them,  and 
carry  them  away  captives  : and  he  shall  array  him- 
self with  the  land  of  Egypt,  as  a shepherd  putteth 
on  his  garment  ; and  he  shall  go  forth  from  thence 

13  in  peace.  He  shall  also  break  the  pillars  of  ^ Beth- 
shemesh,  that  is  in  the  land  of  Egypt  ; and  the 
houses  of  the  gods  of  Egypt  shall  he  bum  with 
fire. 


44  The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  concerning  all 
the  Jews  which  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  which 
dwelt  at  Migdol,  and  at  Tahpanhes,  and  at  Noph, 

2 and  in  the  country  of  Pathros,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : Ye  have 
seen  all  the  evil  that  I have  brought  upon  Jerusa- 
lem, and  upon  all  the  cities  of  Judah  ; and,  behold, 
this  day  they  are  a desolation,  and  no  man  dwelleth 

3 therein  ; because  of  their  wickedness  which  they 
have  committed  to  provoke  me  to  anger,  in  that 
they  went  to  burn  incense,  and  to  serve  other  gods, 
whom  they  knew  not,  neither  they,  nor  ye,  nor  your 

4 fathers.  Howbeit  I sent  unto  you  all  my  servants 
the  prophets,  rising  up  early  and  sending  them,  say- 
ing, Oh,  do  not  this  abominable  thing  that  I hate. 

5 But  they  hearkened  not,  nor  inclined  their  ear  to 
turn  from  their  wickedness,  to  burn  no  incense  unto 

6 other  gods.  Wherefore  my  fury  and  mine  anger  was 
poured  forth,  and  was  kindled  in  the  cities  of  Judah 
and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  ; and  they  are  wasted 

7 and  desolate,  as  it  is  this  day.  Therefore  now  thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : 
Wherefore  commit  ye  this  great  evil  against  your 
own  souls,  to  cut  off  from  you  man  and  woman,  in- 
fant and  suckling,  out  of  the  midst  of  Judah,  to 

8 leave  you  none  remaining  ; in  that  ye  provoke  me 
unto  anger  with  the  works  of  your  hands,  burning 
incense  unto  other  gods  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
Avhither  ye  be  gone  to  sojourn  ; that  ye  may  be  cut 
off,  and  that  ye  may  be  a curse  and  a reproach 

9 among  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  ? Have  ye  for- 
gotten the  wickedness  of  your  fathers,  and  the 
wickedness  of  the  kings  of  Judah,  and  the  wicked- 
ness of  their  wives,  and  your  own  wickedness,  and 


6 ch.  25.  9.  & 27.  G.  » ch.  40.  25.  ch.  9.  11.  & 34.  22.  7.  25.  & 25.  4.  & 26.  ch.  25.  G,  7.  c Or,  obelisks. 

See  Ezek.  29.  18,  20.  i Ex.  14.  2.  ch.  46.  5 ch.  19.  4.  5.  & 29.  19.  » ver.  12.  ch.  42.  d Or,  The  house  of 

7 ch.  44.  13.  & 4G.  14.  « Dent.  1.3.  G.  & 32.  8ch.  42.  18.  18.  the  sun.  Probably, 

13.  * ch.  43.  7.  17.  8 Num.  IG.  38.  ch.  b Or,  glittering.  Heliopolis  or  On. 

8 ch.  15.  2.  Zech.  3 Is.  19.  13.  ^ 2 Chr.  36.  16.  ch.  7.  19. 

11.  9. 


1100 


JEREMIAH,  XLIV. 


and  the  wickedness  of  your  wives,  which  they  have 
committed  in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of 
Jerusalem  ? 

10  They  are  not  humbled  even  unto  this  day,  neither 
have  they  feared,  nor  walked  in  my  law,  nor  in  my 
statutes,  that  I set  before  you  and  before  your  fathers. 

11  ^ Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel  ; Behold,  I will  set  my  face  against 
you  for  evil,  and  to  cut  off  all  Judah. 

12  And  I will  take  the  remnant  of  Judah,  that  have 
set  their  faces  to  go  into  the  land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn 
there,  and  they  shall  all  he  consumed,  and  fall  in  the 
land  of  Egypt ; they  shall  even  be  consumed  by  the 
sword  and  by  the  famine  : they  shall  die,  from  the 
least  even  unto  the  greatest,  by  the  sword  and  by  the 
famine  : and  they  shall  be  an  execration,  and  an 
astonishment,  and  a curse,  and  a reproach. 

13  i®For  I will  punish  them  that  dwell  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  as  I have  punished  Jerusalem,  by  the  sword, 
by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence  : 

14  So  that  none  of  the  remnant  of  Judah,  which  are 
gone  into  the  land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there,  shall 
escape  or  remain,  that  they  should  return  into  the  land 
of  Judah,  to  the  which  they  have  a desire  to  return  to 
dwell  there  : for  none  shall  return  but  such  as  shall 
escape. 

15  ^ Then  all  the  men  which  knew  that  their  wives 
had  burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  and  all  the  women 
that  stood  by,  a great  multitude,  even  all  the  people 
that  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  Pathros,  answered 
Jeremiah,  saying, 

16  As  for  the  word  that  thou  hast  spoken  unto  us  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  we  will  not  hearken  unto  thee. 

17  But  we  will  certainly  do  whatsoever  thing  go- 
eth  forth  out  of  our  own  mouth,  to  burn  incense  unto 
the  queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out  drink  offerings 
unto  her,  as  we  have  done,  we,  and  our  fathers,  our 
kings,  and  our  princes,  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem  : for  then  had  we  plenty  of 
victuals,  and  were  well,  and  saw  no  evil. 

18  But  since  we  left  off  to  burn  incense  to  the  queen 
of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out  drink  offerings  unto  her,  we 
have  wanted  all  things,  and  have  been  consumed  by  the 
sword  and  by  the  famine. 

19  And  when  we  burned  incense  to  the  queen  of 
heaven,  and  poured  out  drink  offerings  unto  her,  did  we 
make  her  cakes  to  worship  her,  and  pour  out  drink 
offerings  unto  her,  without  our  men  ? 

20  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  all  the  people,  to  the 
men,  and  to  the  women,  and  to  all  the  people  which 
had  given  him  that  answer,  saying, 

21  The  incense  that  ye  burned  in  the  cities  of  Judah, 
and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  ye,  and  your  fathers, 
your  kings,  and  your  princes,  and  the  people  of  the 
land,  did  not  the  Lord  remember  them,  and  came  it 
not  into  his  mind  ? 

22  So  that  the  Lord  could  no  longer  bear,  because 
of  the  evil  of  your  doings,  and  because  of  the  abomina- 
tions which  ye  have  committed  ; therefore  is  your  land 

a desolation,  and  an  astonishment,  and  a curse,  with- 
out an  inhabitant,  as  at  this  day. 

23  Because  ye  have  burned  incense,  and  because  ye 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord,  and  have  not  obeyed  the 

Pro.  28. 14.  « ch.  42.  15,  16,  17, 

’3  Lev.  17.  10.  & 20.  22. 

5,  6.  ch.  21.  10.  Amos  ch.  42.  18. 

9.  4.  16  ch.  43.  11. 


the  wickedness  of  your  wives,  which  they  committed 
in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusa- 

10  lem  ? They  are  not  humbled  even  unto  this  day, 
neither  have  they  feared,  nor  walked  in  my  law,  nor 
in  my  statutes,  that  I set  before  you  and  before  your 

11  fathers.  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel  : Behold,  I will  set  my  face 
against  you  for  evil,  even  to  cut  off  all  Judah. 

12  And  I will  take  the  remnant  of  Judah,  that  have 
set  their  faces  to  go  into  the  land  of  Egypt  to  so- 
journ there,  and  they  shall  all  be  consumed  ; in  the 
land  of  Egypt  shall  they  fall  ; they  shall  be  con- 
sumed by  the  sword  and  by  the  famine  ; they  shall 
die,  from  the  least  even  unto  the  greatest,  by  the 
sword  and  by  the  famine  : and  they  shall  be  an  exe- 
cration, and  an  astonishment,  and  a curse,  and  a re- 

13  proach.  For  I will  punish  them  that  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  as  I have  punished  Jerusalem,  by 
the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence  : 

14  so  that  none  of  the  remnant  of  Judah,  which  are 
gone  into  the  land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there,  shall 
escape  or  remain,  that  they  should  return  into  the 
land  of  Judah,  to  the  which  they  “ have  a desire  to 
return  to  dwell  there  : for  none  shall  return  save 
such  as  shall  escape. 

15  Then  all  the  men  which  knew  that  their  wives 
burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  and  all  the  women 
that  stood  by,  a great  assembly,  even  all  the  people 
that  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  Pathros,  an- 

16  swered  Jeremiah,  saying.  As  for  the  word  that  thou 
liast  spoken  unto  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  we 

17  will  not  hearken  unto  thee.  But  we  will  certainly 
perform  every  word  that  is  gone  forth  out  of  our 
mouth,  to  burn  incense  unto  the  queen  of  heaven, 
and  to  pour  out  drink  offerings  unto  her,  as  we  have 
done,  we  and  our  fathers,  our  kings  and  our  princes, 
in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusa- 
lem : for  then  had  we  plenty  of  ^ vicLials,  and  were 

18  well,  and  saw  no  evil.  But  since  we  left  off  to 
burn  incense  to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour 
out  drink  offerings  unto  her,  we  have  wanted  all 
things,  and  have  been  consumed  by  the  sword  and 

19  by  the  famine.  And  when  we  burned  incense  to  the 
queen  of  heaven,  and  poured  out  drink  offerings  unto 
her,  did  we  make  her  cakes  to  ‘^worship  her,  and 
pour  out  drink  offerings  unto  her,  without  our  hus- 

20  bands  ? Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  all  the  people, 
to  the  men,  and  to  the  women,  even  to  all  the  people 

21  which  had  given  him  that  answer,  saying.  The 
incense  that  ye  burned  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  m 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  ye  and  your  fathers,  your 
kings  and  your  princes,  and  the  people  of  the  land, 
did  not  the  Lord  remember  them,  and  came  it  not 

22  into  his  mind  ? so  that  the  Lord  could  no  longer 
bear,  because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings,  and  because 
of  the  abominations  which  ye  have  committed ; 
therefore  is  your  land  become  a desolation,  and  an 
astonishment,  and  a curse,  without  inhabitant,  as  it 

23  is  this  day.  Because  ye  have  burned  incense,  and 
because  ye  have  sinned  against  the  Lord,  and  have 


30.  12.  Deut.  23.  23.  21  ch.  25.  11,  18,  38. 

Judg.  11.  36.  22  ver.  6. 

26  ch.  7.  18.  a Heb.  lift  up  their 

soxU. 


12  ver.  28. 

18  So  ch.  6.  16. 

16  See  ver.  25.  Num. 


b Heb.  bread, 
c Or,  pourtray. 


JEREMIAH,  XLV. 


1101 


voice  of  the  Lord,  nor  walked  in  his  law,  nor  in  his 
statutes,  nor  in  his  testimonies  ; therefore  this  evil  is 
happened  unto  you,  as  at  this  day. 

24  Moreover  Jeremiah  said  unto  all  the  people,  and 
to  all  the  women,  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  all  Judah 
'2^  that  are  in  the  land  of  Egypt  : 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
saying;  ^5  Ye  and  your  wives  have  both  spoken  "with 
your  mouths,  and  fulfilled  with  your  hand,  saying.  We 
will  surely  perform  our  vows  that  we  have  vowed,  to 
burn  incense  to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out 
drink  offerings  unto  her  : ye  will  surely  accomplish 
your  vows,  and  surely  perform  your  vows. 

26  Therefore  hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord,  all  Ju- 
dah that  dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt  ; Behold,  ^6  I have 
sworn  by  my  great  name,  saith  the  Lord,  that  my 
name  shall  no  more  be  named  in  the  mouth  of  any  man 
of  Judah  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying.  The  Lord 
God  liveth. 

27  Behold,  I will  watch  over  them  for  evil,  and 
not  for  good  : and  all  the  men  of  Judah  that  are  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  shall  be  consumed  by  the  sword  and 
by  the  famine,  until  there  be  an  end  of  them. 

28  Yet  a small  number  that  escape  the  sword  shall 
return  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  into  the  land  of  Judah, 
and  all  the  remnant  of  Jndah,  that  are  gone  into  the 
land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there,  shall  know  whose 

words  shall  stand,  mine,  or  their’s. 

29  ^ And  this  shall  he  a sign  unto  you,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I will  punish  you  in  this  place,  that  ye  may 
know  that  my  words  shall  surely  stand  against  you 
for  evil  : 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  I will  give 
Pharaoh-hophra  king  of  Egypt  into  the  hand  of  his 
enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  them  that  seek  his  life  ; 
as  I gave  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  into  the  hand  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  his  enemy,  and  that 
sought  his  life. 

CHAPTER  XLV. 

1 Baruch  being  dismayed,  4 Jeremiah  instructeth  and  comforteth  him. 

The  ^word  that  Jeremiah  the  prophet  spake  unto 
Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  when  he  had  written 
these  words  in  a book  at  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  in  the 
fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of 
Judah,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  unto  thee, 
0 Baruch  ; 

3  Thou  didst  say.  Woe  is  me  now  ! for  the  Lord 
hath  added  grief  to  my  sorrow  ; I fainted  in  my  sigh- 
ing, and  I find  no  rest. 

4  ^ Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  him.  The  Lord  saith 
thus  ; Behold,  ^ that  which  I have  built  will  I break 
down,  and  that  which  I liave  planted  I will  pluck  up, 
even  this  whole  land. 

5  And  seekest  thou  great  things  for  thyself  ? seek 
them  not : for,  behold,  ^ I will  bring  evil  upon  all  flesh, 
saith  the  Lord  : but  thy  life  will  I give  unto  thee  ^ for 
a prey  in  all  places  whither  thou  goest. 

23  Dan.  9.  11,  12.  27  Ezek.  20.  39.  30  yer.  14.  Is.  27.  13. 

2<  ver.  15.  ch.  43.  7.  28  ch.  1.  10.  & 31. 28.  3i  ygr.  17,  25,  26. 

25  ver.  15,  &c.  Ezek.  7.  6.  32  Ps.  33.  n. 

23  Gen.  22.  16.  28  ygr.  12. 


not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  nor  walked  in  his 
law,  nor  in  his  statutes,  nor  in  his  testimonies  ; there- 
fore this  evil  is  happened  unto  you,  as  it  is  this  day. 

24  Moreover  Jeremiah  said  unto  all  the  people,  and 
to  all  the  women.  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  all 

25  Judah  that  are  in  the  land  of  Egypt  : thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying  : Ye  and 
your  wives  have  both  spoken  with  your  mouths,  and 
with  your  hands  have  fulfilled  it,  saying.  We  will 
surely  perform  our  vows  that  we  have  vowed,  to 
burn  incense  to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour 
out  drink  offerings  unto  her  : establish  then  your 

26  vows,  and  perform  your  vows.  Therefore  hear  ye 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  all  Judah  that  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  : Behold,  I have  sworn  by  my  great 
name,  saith  the  Lord,  that  my  name  shall  no  more 
be  named  in  the  mouth  of  any  man  of  Judah  in  all 
the  land  of  Egypt,  saying.  As  the  Lord  God  liveth. 

27  Behold,  I watch  over  them  for  evil,  and  not  for 
good  : and  all  the  men  of  Judah  that  are  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  shall  be  consumed  by  the  sword  and 

28  by  the  famine,  until  there  be  an  end  of  them.  And 
they  that  escape  the  sword  shall  return  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  into  the  land  of  Judah,  few  in  num- 
ber ; and  all  the  remnant  of  Judah,  that  are  gone 
into  the  land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there,  shall  know 

29  whose  word  shall  stand,  mine,  or  theirs.  And  this 
shall  be  the  sign  unto  you,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I 
will  punish  you  in  this  place,  that  ye  may  know 
that  my  words  shall  surely  stand  against  you  for 

30  evil  : thus  saith  the  Lord  : Behold,  I will  give 
Pharaoh  Hophra  king  of  Egypt  into  the  hand  of 
his  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  them  that  seek 
his  life  ; as  I gave  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  into 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  his 
enemy,  and  that  sought  his  life. 


45  The  word  that  Jeremiah  the  prophet  spake  unto 
Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  when  he  wrote  these 
words  in  a book  at  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  in  the 
fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of 

2 Judah,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 

3 Israel,  “ unto  thee,  O Baruch  : Thou  didst  say.  Woe 
is  me  now  ! for  the  Lord  hath  added  sorrow  to 
my  pain  ; ^ I am  weary  with  my  groaning,  and  I 

4 find  no  rest.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  : Behold,  that  which  I have  built  will 
I break  down,  and  that  which  I have  planted  I will 

6  pluck  up  ; and  this  in  the  whole  land.  And  seekest 
thou  great  things  for  thyself  ? seek  them  not : for, 
behold,  I will  bring  evil  upon  all  flesh,  saith  the 
Lord  : but  thy  life  will  I give  unto  thee  for  a prey 
in  all  places  whither  thou  goest. 


33  ch.  46.  25,  26.  » ch.  36.  1,  4,  32.  * ch.  21.  9.  & 38.  2. 

Ezek.  29.  3,  &c.,  & 30.  2 ig.  5.  5.  & 39.  is. 

21,  &c.  3 ch.  25.  26.  a Or,  concerning. 

34  ch.  39.  5.  h See  Ps.  6.  6. 


1102 


JEREMIAH,  XLVI. 


CHAPTER  XLVI. 


Jeremiah  prophesieth  the  overthrow  of  Pharaoh's  army  at  Euphrates, 
13  a7id  the  conquest  of  Egypt  by  Nebuchadrezzar.  27  He  comforteth 
Jacob  in  their  ^astisement. 


The  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  to  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  against  ^ the  Gentiles  ; 

2  Against  Egypt,  ^against  the  army  of  Pharaoh- 
necho  king  of  Egypt,  which  was  by  the  river  Euphrates 
in  Carchemish,  which  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
smote  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah 
king  of  Judah. 

3  ^ Order  ye  the  buckler  and  shield,  and  draw  near 
to  battle. 

4  Harness  the  horses  ; and  get  up,  ye  horsemen,  and 
stand  forth  with  your  helmets  ; furbish  the  spears,  and 
put  on  the  brigandines. 

5  Wherefore  have  I seen  them  dismayed  and  turned 
away  back  ? and  their  mighty  ones  are  beaten  down, 
and  are  fled  apace,  and  look  not  back  : for  ^ fear  was 
round  about,  saith  the  Lord. 

6  Let  not  the  swift  flee  away,  nor  the  mighty  man 
escape  ; they  shall  ® stumble,  and  fall  toward  the  north 
by  the  river  Euphrates. 

7  Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  ®as  a flood,  whose 
waters  are  moved  as  the  rivers  ? 

8  Egypt  riseth  up  like  a flood,  and  his  waters  are 
moved  like  the  rivers  ; and  he  saith,  I will  go  up,  and 
will  cover  the  earth  ; I will  destroy  the  city  and  the 
inhabitants  thereof. 

9  Come  up,  ye  horses  ; and  rage,  ye  chariots  ; and 
let  the  mighty  men  come  forth  ; the  Ethiopians  and 
the  Libyans,  that  handle  the  shield  ; and  the  Lydians, 
’ that  handle  and  bend  the  bow. 

10  For  this  is  ® the  day  of  the  Lord  God  of  hosts,  a 
day  of  vengeance,  that  he  may  avenge  him  of  his  ad- 
versaries : and  ® the  sword  shall  devour,  and  it  shall  be 
satiate  and  made  drunk  with  their  blood  : for  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts  hath  a sacrifice  in  the  north  country  by 
the  river  Euphrates. 

11  Go  up  into  Gilead,  and  take  balm,  i^  O virgin, 
the  daughter  of  Egypt  : in  vain  shalt  thou  use  many 
medicines  ; for  i®  thou  shalt  not  be  cured. 

12  The  nations  have  heard  of  thy  shame,  and  thy 
cry  hath  filled  the  land  : for  the  mighty  man  hath 
stumbled  against  the  mighty,  and  they  are  fallen  both 
together. 

13  ^ The  word  that  the  Lord  spake  to  Jeremiah  the 
prophet,  how  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  should 
come  and  i^  smite  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  Declare  ye  in  Egypt,  and  publish  in  Migdol,  and 
publish  in  Noph  and  in  Tahpanhes  : say  ye,  i®  Stand 
fast,  and  prepare  thee  ; for  i®the  sword  shall  devour 
round  about  thee. 

15  Why  are  thy  valiant  men  swept  away  ? they 
stood  not,  because  the  Lord  did  drive  them. 

16  He  made  many  to  fall,  yea,  i”^  one  fell  upon  an- 
other : and  they  said.  Arise,  and  let  us  go  again  to  our 
own  people,  and  to  the  land  of  our  nativity,  from  the 
oppressing  sword. 

17  They  did  cry  there.  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  is  hut 
a noise  ; he  hath  passed  the  time  appointed. 


46  The  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  to  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  concerning  the  nations. 

2 Of  Egypt  : concerning  the  army  of  Pharaoh-neco 
king  of  Egypt,  which  was  by  the  river  Euphrates  in 
Carchemish,  which  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon smote  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son 
of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah. 

3 Order  ye  the  buckler  and  shield,  and  draw  near 

4 to  battle.  Harness  the  horses,  and  get  up,  ye 
horsemen,  and  stand  forth  with  your  helmets  ; fur- 

5 bish  the  spears,  put  on  the  coats  of  mail.  Where- 
fore have  I seen  it  ? they  are  dismayed  and  are 
turned  backward  ; and  their  mighty  ones  are  beaten 
down,  and  are  fled  apace,  and  look  not  back  : terror 

6 is  on  every  side,  saith  the  Lord.  Let  not  the  swift 
flee  away,  nor  the  mighty  man  escape  ; in  the  north 
by  the  river  Euphrates  have  they  stumbled  and 

7 fallen.  “ Who  is  this  that  riseth  up  like  the  Nile, 
whose  waters  toss  themselves  like  the  rivers  ? 

8 Egypt  riseth  up  like  the  Nile,  and  his  waters  toss 
themselves  like  the  rivers  : and  he  saith,  I will  rise 
up,  I will  cover  the  earth  ; I will  destroy  the  city 

9 ^and  the  inhabitants  thereof.  Go  up,  ye  horses  ; and 
rage,  ye  chariots  ; and  let  the  mighty  men  go  forth  : 
Cush  and  Put,  that  handle  the  shield  ; and  the 

10  Ludim,  that  handle  and  bend  the  bow.  For  that 
day  is  a day  of  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  a day 
of  vengeance,  that  he  may  avenge  him  of  his  adver- 
saries : and  the  sword  shall  devour  and  be  satiate, 
and  shall  drink  its  fill  of  their  blood  ; for  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  hath  a sacrifice  in  the  north 

11  country  by  the  river  Euphrates.  Go  up  into  Gilead, 
and  take  balm,  O virgin  daughter  of  Egypt  : in 
vain  dost  thou  use  many  medicines  ; there  is  no 

12  healing  for  thee.  The  nations  have  heard  of  thy 
shame,  and  the  earth  is  full  of  thy  cry  : for  the 
mighty  man  hath  stvimbled  against  the  mighty,  they 
are  fallen  both  of  them  together. 


13  The  word  that  the  Lord  spake  to  Jeremiah  the 
prophet,  how  that  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
should  come  and  smite  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  Declare  ye  in  Egypt,  and  publish  in  Migdol,  and 
publish  in  Noph  and  in  Tahpanhes  : say  ye.  Stand 
forth,  and  prepare  thee  ; for  the  sword  hath  de- 

15  voured  round  about  thee.  ^ Why  are  thy  strong 
ones  swept  away  ? they  stood  not,  because  the 

16  Lord  did  drive  them.  He  made  many  to  stumble, 
yea,  they  fell  one  upon  another  : and  they  said, 
Arise,  and  let  us  go  again  to  our  own  people,  and 
to  the  land  of  our  nativity,  from  the  oppressing 

17  sword.  They  cried  there,  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  is 
but  a noise  ; he  hath  let  the  appointed  time  pass  by. 


1 ch.  25.  15,  &c.  6 Dan.  11.  19.  « Dent.  32.  42.  Is. 

2 2 Kin.  23.  29.  2 c See  Is.  8.  7,  8.  ch.  34.  G. 

Chr.  35.  20.  47.  2.  Dan.  11.  22.  lo  Is.  34.  6.  Zeph. 

3 So  ch.  51.  11,  12.  2 Is.  66.  19.  1.  7.  See  Ezek.  39. 

Nah.  2.  1.  & 3.  14.  8 Is.  13.  6.  Joel  1.  17. 

< ch  6.  25.  & 49.  29.  15.  & 2.  1.  “ ch.  8.  22.  & 51.  8. 

12  Is.  47.  1. 


13  Ezek.  30. 21.  a Or,  Who  is  this  b Or,  according  to 

1^  Is.  19.  1.  ch.  43.  lihe  the  Nile  that  some  ancient  authori- 

10,  11.  Ezek.  29,  & riseth  up,  like  the  ri-  ties.  Why  is  thy  strong 

30,  & 32.  vers  whose  waters  toss  one  swept  away  ? he 

13  ver.  3,  4.  themselves  ? Egypt  is  stood  not  ctrr. 

13  ver.  10.  like  the  Nile  that  c Or,  thrust  them 

11  Lev.  26.  37.  riseth  up  Kc.  down. 


JEREMIAH,  XLVII. 


1103 


18  As  I live,  saith  the  King,  whose  name  is  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  Surely  as  Tabor  is  among  the  moun- 
tains, and  as  Carmel  by  the  sea,  so  shall  he  come. 

19  O ^®thou  daughter  dwelling  in  Egypt,  furnish 
thyself  to  go  into  captivity  : for  Noph  shall  be  waste 
and  desolate  without  an  inhabitant. 

20  Egypt  is  like  a very  fair  heifer,  hut  destruction 
cometli  ; it  cometh  out  of  the  north. 

21  Also  her  hired  men  are  in  the  midst  of  her  like 
fatted  bullocks  ; for  they  also  are  turned  back,  and  are 
fled  away  together  : they  did  not  stand,  because  ^3  the 
day  of  their  calamity  was  come  upon  them,  and  the 
time  of  their  visitation. 

22  24  The  voice  thereof  shall  go  like  a serpent  ; for 
they  shall  march  with  an  army,  and  come  against  her 
with  axes,  as  hewers  of  wood. 

23  They  shall  ^5  cut  down  her  forest,  saith  the  Lord, 
though  it  cannot  be  searched  ; because  they  are  more 
than  26  the  grasshoppers,  and  are  innumerable. 

24  The  daughter  of  Egypt  shall  be  confounded  ; she 
shall  be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  ^7  the  people  of  the 
north. 

25  The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saith  ; Be- 
hold, I will  punish  the  multitude  of  28  No,  and  Pharaoh, 
and  Egypt,  ^ with  their  gods,  and  their  kings  ; even 
Pharaoh,  and  all  them  that  trust  in  him  : 

26  And  I will  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  those 
that  seek  their  lives,  and  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of  his  ser- 
vants : and  afterward  it  shall  be  inhabited,  as  in  the 
days  of  old,  saith  the  Lord. 

27  ^ ®2  But  fear  not  thou,  0 my  servant  Jacob,  and 
be  not  dismayed,  O Israel : for,  behold,  I will  save  thee 
from  afar  off,  and  thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their  cap- 
tivity ; and  Jacob  shall  return,  and  be  in  rest  and  at 
ease,  and  none  shall  make  him  afraid. 

28  Fear  thou  not,  O Jacob  my  servant,  saith  the 
Lord  : for  I am  with  thee  ; for  I will  make  a full  end 
of  all  the  nations  whither  I have  driven  thee  : but  I 
will  not  make  a full  end  of  thee,  but  correct  thee  in 
measure  ; yet  will  I not  leave  thee  wholly  unpunished. 

CHAPTER  XLVII. 

The  destruction  of  the  Philistines. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  ^ against  the  Philistines,  2 before  that  Pha- 
raoh smote  Gaza. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  ® waters  rise  up 
‘*out  of  the  north,  and  shall  be  an  overflowing  flood, 
and  shall  overflow  the  laud,  and  all  that  is  therein  ; the 
city,  and  them  that  dwell  therein  : then  the  men  shall 
cry,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  shall  howl. 

3  At  the  ® noise  of  the  stamping  of  the  hoofs  of  his 
strong  horses,  at  the  rushing  of  his  chariots,  and  at  the 
rumbling  of  his  wheels,  the  fathers  shall  not  look  back 
to  their  children  for  feebleness  of  hands  ; 

4  Because  of  the  day  that  cometh  to  spoil  all  the 
Philistines,  and  to  cut  off  from  ®Tyrus  and  Zidon  every 


18  As  I live,  saith  the  King,  whose  name  is  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  surely  like  Tabor  among  the  mountains, 

19  and  like  Carmel  by  the  sea,  so  shall  he  come. 
thou  daughter  that  dwellest  in  Egypt,  ® furnish  thy- 
self to  go  into  captivity  : for  Noph  shall  become  a 
desolation,  and  shall  be  burnt  up,  without  inhabi- 

20  taut.  Egj'pt  is  a very  fair  heifer  ; but  destruction 

21  out  of  the  north  is  come,  ^ it  is  come.  Also  her  hired 
men  in  the  midst  of  her  are  like  calves  of  the  stall  ; 
for  they  also  are  turned  back,  they  are  fled  away 
together,  they  did  not  stand  : for  the  day  of  their 
calamity  is  come  upon  them,  the  time  of  their  visi- 

22  tation.  The  sound  thereof  shall  go  like  the  ser- 
pent ; for  they  shall  march  with  an  army,  and  come 

23  against  her  with  axes,  as  hewers  of  wood.  They 
shall  cut  down  her  forest,  saith  the  Lord,  ‘ though 
it  cannot  be  searched  ; because  they  are  more  than 

24  the  locusts,  and  are  innumerable.  The  daughter  of 
Egypt  shall  be  put  to  shame  ; she  shall  be  delivered 

25  into  the  hand  of  the  people  of  the  north.  The 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saith  : Behold,  I 
will  punish  Amon  of  No,  and  Pharaoh,  and  Egypt, 
with  her  gods,  and  her  kings  ; even  Pharaoh,  and 

26  them  that  trust  in  him  : and  I will  deliver  them 
into  the  hand  of  those  that  seek  their  lives,  and  into 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and 
into  the  hand  of  his  servants  : and  afterwards  it  shall 
be  inhabited,  as  in  the  days  of  old,  saith  the  Lord. 

27  -7' But  fear  not  thou,  O Jacob  my  servant,  neither  be 
dismayed,  O Israel  : for,  lo,  I will  save  thee  from 
afar,  and  thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their  captivity  ; 
and  Jacob  shall  return,  and  shall  be  quiet  and  at 

28  ease,  and  none  shall  make  him  afraid.  Fear  not 
thou,  O Jacob  my  servant,  saith  the  Lord  ; for  I 
am  with  thee  : for  I will  make  a full  end  of  all  the 
nations  whither  I have  driven  thee,  but  I will  not 
make  a full  end  of  thee  ; but  I will  correct  thee 
with  judgement,  and  will  in  no  wise  * leave  thee  mi- 
punished. 


47  The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  concerning  the  Philistines,  before  that  Pha- 
raoh smote  Gaza. 

2 Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Behold,  waters  rise  up 
out  of  the  north,  and  shall  become  an  overflowing 
stream,  and  shall  overflow  the  land  and  all  that 
is  therein,  the  city  and  them  that  dwell  therein  : 
and  the  men  shall  cry,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 

3 land  sliall  howl.  At  the  noise  of  the  stamping  of 
the  hoofs  of  his  strong  ones,  at  the  rushing  of  his 
chariots,  at  the  rumbling  of  his  wheels,  the  fathers 
look  not  back  to  their  children  for  feebleness  of 

4 hands  ; because  of  the  day  that  cometh  to  spoil  all 
the  Philistines,  to  cut  off  from  Tyre  and  Zidon  every 


W Is.  47.  4.  & 48.  2. 
ch.  48.  15. 

See  ch.  48.  18. 

20  Is.  20.  4. 

21  So  Hos.  10.  11. 

22  ver.  G.  10.  ch.  1. 
14.  & 47.  2. 

23  Ps.  37.  13.  ch. 
60.  27. 


24  See  Is.  29.  4. 
zs  Is.  10.  34. 

20  Judg.  G.  5. 

27  ch.  1.  15. 

28  Ezek.  30.  14,  15, 
IG.  Nah.  3.  8. 

29  ch.  43.  12,  13. 
Ezek.  30.  13. 


so  ch.  44.  30.  Ezek. 
32.  11. 

31  Ezek.  29.  11,  13, 
14. 

32  Is.  41.  13,  14.  & 
43.  6. '&  44.  2.  ch.  30. 
10,  11. 

33  ch.  10.  24.  & 30. 

11. 


4 ch.  25.  20.  Ezek. 
25.  15,  IG.  Zeph.  2. 
4,  5. 

2 Amos  1.  G,  7,  8. 

3 Is.  8.  7.  ch.  4G. 
7,  8. 

4 ch.  1.  14.  & 4G.  20. 
6ch.  8.  IG.  Nah. 

3.  2. 


0 ch.  25.  22. 
d Or,  0 thou  that 
dwellest  with  the 
daughter  of  Egypt. 

e Heb.  make  thee  ves- 
sels of  captivity, 
f dr,  the  gadfly, 
g Or,  according  to 


many  ancient  authori- 
ties, upon  her. 

h Or,  Her  sound  is 
like  that  of  the  serpent 
as  it  goeth. 
i Or,  for. 

j See  ch.  30.  10,  11. 
k Or,  hold  thee  guilt- 
iest. 


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JEREMIAH,  XL VIII. 


helper  that  remaineth : for  the  Lord  will  spoil  the 
Philistines,  the  remnant  of  the  country  of  ® Caphtor. 

5 ^ Baldness  is  come  upon  Gaza  ; Ashkelon  is  cut 
off  with  the  remnant  of  their  valley  : how  long  wilt  thou 

cut  thyself  ? 

6 O thou  12  sword  of  the  Lord,  how  long  will  it  he 
ere  thou  be  quiet  ? put  up  thyself  into  thy  scabbard, 
rest,  and  be  still. 

7 How  can  it  be  quiet,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  i^  given 
it  a charge  against  Ashkelon,  and  against  the  sea  shore  ? 
there  hath  he  i^  appointed  it. 

CHAPTER  XLVIII. 

1  The  judgment  of  Moab,  7 for  their  pride,  11  for  their  security,  for 
their  carnal  confidence,  26  and  for  their  contempt  of  God  and  his  peo- 
ple. 47  The  restoration  of  Moab. 

Against  iMoab  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel  ; Woe  unto  ^ Nebo  ! for  it  is 
spoiled  : ® Kiriathaim  is  confounded  and  taken  ; Mis- 
gab  is  confounded  and  dismayed. 

2  ^ There  shall  he  no  more  praise  of  Moab  : in  ® Hesh- 
bon  they  have  devised  evil  against  it  ; come,  and  let  us 
cut  it  off  from  being  a nation.  Also  thou  shalt  be  cut 
down,  O Madmen  ; the  sword  shall  pursue  thee. 

3  ® A voice  of  crying  shall  he  from  Horonaim,  spoiling 
and  great  destruction. 

4  Moab  is  destroyed  ; her  little  ones  have  caused  a 
cry  to  be  heard. 

5  For  in  the  going  up  of  Luhith  continual  weeping 
shall  go  up  ; for  in  the  going  down  of  Horonaim  the 
enemies  have  heard  a cry  of  destruction. 

6  ® Flee,  save  your  lives,  and  be  like  the  ^ heath  in  the 
wilderness. 

7  For  because  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy  works  and 
in  thy  treasures,  thou  shalt  also  be  taken  : and  Che- 
mosh  shall  go  forth  into  captivity  with  his  priests  and 
his  princes  together. 

8  And  12  the  spoiler  shall  come  upon  every  city,  and 
no  city  shall  escape  : the  valley  also  shall  perish,  and 
the  plain  shall  be  destroyed,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

9  1®  Give  wings  unto  Moab,  that  it  may  flee  and  get 
away  : for  the  cities  thereof  shall  be  desolate,  without 
any  to  dwell  therein. 

10  1^  Cursed  he  he  that  doeth  the  work  of  the  Lord 
deceitfully,  and  cursed  he  he  that  keepeth  back  his 
sword  from  blood. 

11  ^ Moab  hath  been  at  ease  from  his  youth,  and  he 
1®  hath  settled  on  his  lees,  and  hath  not  been  emptied 
from  vessel  to  vessel,  neither  hath  he  gone  into  cap- 
tivity : therefore  his  taste  remained  in  him,  and  his 
scent  is  not  changed. 

12  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  I will  send  unto  him  wanderers,  that  shall  cause 
him  to  wander,  and  shall  empty  his  vessels,  and  break 
their  bottles. 

13  And  Moab  shall  be  ashamed  of  Chemosh,  as 
the  house  of  Israel  was  ashamed  of  Beth-el  their 
confidence. 

14  ^ How  say  ye,  i®We  are  mighty  and  strong  men 
for  the  war  ? 


helper  that  remaineth  ; for  the  Lord  will  spoil  the 
Philistines,  the  remnant  of  the  “ isle  of  Caphtor. 

6 Baldness  is  come  upon  Gaza  ; Ashkelon  is  brought 
to  nought,  the  remnant  of  their  valley  : how  long 

6 wilt  thou  cut  thyself  ? O thou  sword  of  the  Lord, 
how  long  will  it  be  ere  thou  be  quiet  ? put  up  thy- 

7 self  into  thy  scabbard  ; rest,  and  be.  still.  How 
canst  thou  be  quiet,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  given 
^ thee  a charge  ? against  Ashkelon,  and  against  the 
sea  shore,  there  hath  he  appointed  it. 


48  Of  Moab.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel  : Woe  unto  Nebo ! for  it  is  laid 
waste  ; Kiriathaim  is  put  to  shame,  it  is  taken  : 

2 “Misgabisput  to  shame  and  ^broken  down.  The 
praise  of  Moab  is  no  more  ; in  Heshbon  they  have 
devised  evil  against  her.  Come,  and  let  us  cut  her 
off  from  being  a nation.  Thou  also,  O Madmen, 
shalt  be  brought  to  silence  ; the  sword  shall  pursue 

3 thee.  The  sound  of  a cry  from  Horonaim,  spoiling 

4 and  great  destruction  ! Moab  is  destroyed  ; her 

5 little  ones  have  caused  a cry  to  be  heard.  ‘^For  by 
the  ascent  of  Luhith  with  continual  weeping  shall 
they  go  up  ; for  in  the  going  down  of  Horonaim 
they  have  heard  the  distress  of  the  cry  of  destruc- 

6 tion.  Flee,  save  your  lives,  and  be  like  '^the 

7 heath  in  the  wilderness.  For,  because  thou  hast 
trusted  in  thy  works  and  in  thy  treasures,  thou  also 
shalt  be  taken  : and  Chemosh  shall  go  forth  into 

8 captivity,  his  priests  and  his  princes  together.  And 
the  spoiler  shall  come  upon  every  city,  and  no  city 
shall  escape  ; the  valley  also  shall  perish,  and  * the 
plain  shall  be  destroyed  ; as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

9 Give  wings  unto  Moab,  f that  she  may  fly  and  get 
her  away  : and  her  cities  shall  become  a desolation, 

10  without  any  to  dwell  therein.  Cursed  be  he  that 
doeth  the  work  of  the  Lord  y negligently,  and  cursed 
be  he  that  keepeth  back  his  sword  from  blood. 

11  Moab  hath  been  at  ease  from  his  youth,  and  he 
hath  settled  on  his  lees,  and  hath  not  been  emptied 
from  vessel  to  vessel,  neither  hath  he  gone  into 
captivity  : therefore  his  taste  remaineth  in  him, 

12  and  his  scent  is  not  changed.  Therefore,  behold, 
the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I will  send 
unto  him  them  that  * pour  off,  and  they  shall  * pour 
him  off  ; and  they  shall  empty  his  vessels,  and 

13  break  their  * bottles  in  pieces.  And  Moab  shall  be 
ashamed  of  Chemosh,  as  the  house  of  Israel  was 

14  ashamed  of  Beth-el  their  confidence.  How  say  ye, 
We  are  mighty  men,  and  valiant  men  for  the  war  ? 


7 Ezek.  25. 16.  Amos 
1.  8.  & 9.  7. 

8 Gen.  10.  14. 

8 Amos  1.  7.  Mic. 
1.  16.  Zeph.  2.  4,  7, 
Zech.  9.  5. 

10  ch.  25.  20. 

11  ch.  16.  6.  & 41.  5. 
& 48.  37. 


12  Dent.  32.  41. 

Ezek.  21.  3,  4,  5. 

13  Ezek.  14.  17. 

11  Mic.  6.  9. 

1 Is..  15,  & 16.  ch. 
25.  21.  & 27.  3.  Ezek. 
25.  9.  Amos  2.  1,  2. 

2 Num.  32.  38.  & 33. 
47.  Is.  15.  2. 

3 Num.  82.  37. 


1 Is.  16.  14. 
e Is.  15.  4. 

0 ver.  5. 

2 Is.  15.  5. 

8 ch.  51.  6. 

9 ch.  17.  6. 

10  Num.  21.  29. 

Jud^.  11.  24.  See  Is. 
46.  1,  2.  ch.  43.  12. 


11  ch.  49.  3. 

12  ver.  18.  ch.  6. 
26. 

13  ver.  28.  Ps.  55.  6. 
11  See  Judg.  5.  23. 

1 Sam.  15.  3,  9.  1 Kin. 
20.  42. 

15  Zeph.  1.  12. 

16  Judg.  11.  24.  1 
Kin.  11.  7. 


12  Hos.  10.  6. 

18  1 Kin.  12.  29. 

19  Is.  16.  6. 

a Or,  sea  coast, 
b Heb.  it. 

a Or,  the  high  fort, 
b Or,  dismayed, 
c See  Is.  15.  5. 
d See  ch.  17.  6. 


e See  Josh.  13.  9, 17, 

21. 

/Or,  for  she  must 
fly : and  her  cities  dec. 
g Or,  deceitfully, 
h Heb.  tilt  ia  ves- 
sel). 

i Or,  jars. 


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JEREMIAH,  XLVIII. 


15  Moab  is  spoiled,  and  gone  up  out  of  her  cities, 
and  his  chosen  young  men  are  ^^gone  down  to  the 
slaughter,  saith  ^ the  King,  whose  name  is  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

16  The  calamity  of  Moab  is  near  to  come,  and  his 
affliction  hasteth  fast. 

17  All  ye  that  are  about  him,  bemoan  him  ; and'  all 
e that  know  his  name,  say,  How  is  the  strong  staff 
roken,  and  the  beautiful  rod  ! 

18  Thou  daughter  that  dost  inhabit  Dibon,  come 
down  from  thy  glory,  and  sit  in  thirst  ; for  the  spoiler 
of  Moab  shall  come  upon  thee,  and  he  shall  destroy 
thy  strong  holds. 

19  O inhabitant  of  Aroer,  stand  by  the  way,  and 
espy ; ask  him  that  fleeth,  and  her  that  escapeth,  and 
say.  What  is  done  ? 

20  Moab  is  confounded ; for  it  is  broken  down : 

howl  and  cry  ; tell  ye  it  in  Arnon,  that  Moab  is 

spoiled, 

21  And  judgment  is  come  upon  the  plain  country  ; 
upon  Holon,  and  upon  Jahazah,  and  upon  Mephaath, 

22  And  upon  Dibon,  and  upon  Kebo,  and  upon  Beth- 
diblathaim, 

23  And  upon  Kiriathaiin,  and  upon  Beth-gamul,  and 
upon  Beth-meon, 

24  And  upon  Kerioth,  and  upon  Bozrah,  and  upon 
all  the  cities  of  the  land  of  Moab,  far  or  near. 

25  The  horn  of  Moab  is  cut  off,  and  his  arm  is 
broken,  saith  the  Lord. 

26  ^ Make  ye  him  drunken  : for  he  magnified  him- 
self against  the  Lord  : Moab  also  shall  wallow  in  his 
vomit,  and  he  also  shall  be  in  derision. 

27  For  was  not  Israel  a derision  unto  thee  ? was 
he  found  among  thieves  ? for  since  thou  spakest  of 
him,  thou  skippedst  for  joy. 

28  O ye  that  dwell  in  Moab,  leave  the  cities,  and 

dwell  in  the  rock,  and  be  like  the  dove  that  maketh 

her  nest  in  the  sides  of  the  hole’s  mouth. 

29  We  have  heard  the  pride  of  Moab,  (he  is  ex- 
ceeding proud)  his  loftiness,  and  his  arrogaiicy,  and 
his  pride,  and  the  haughtiness  of  his  heart. 

30  I know  his  wrath,  saith  the  Lord  ; but  it  shall 
not  he  so  ; his  lies  shall  not  so  effect  it. 

31  Therefore  ^2  wip  \ howl  for  Moab,  and  I will  cry 
out  for  all  Moab  ; mine  heart  shall  mourn  for  the  men 
of  Kir-heres. 

32  O vine  of  Sibmah,  I will  weep  for  thee  with  the 
weeping  of  Jazer  : thy  plants  are  gone  over  the  sea, 
they  reach  even  to  the  sea  of  Jazer  : the  spoiler  is  fallon 
upon  thy  summer  fruits  and  upon  thy  vintage. 

33  And  joy  and  gladness  is  taken  from  the  plentiful 
field,  and  from  the  land  of  Moab  ; and  I have  caused 
wine  to  fail  from  the  winepresses  : none  shall  tread 
with  shouting  ; their  shouting  shall  be  no  shouting. 

34  From  the  cry  of  Heshbon  even  unto  Elealeh,  and 
even  unto  Jahaz,  have  they  uttered  their  voice,  from 
Zoar  even  unto  Horonaim,  as  an  heifer  of  three  years 
old  : for  the  waters  also  of  Nimrim  shall  be  desolate. 

35  Moreover  I will  cause  to  cease  in  Moab,  saith  the 


15  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and  -i  they  are  gone  up  into  her 
cities,  and  his  chosen  young  men  are  gone  down  to 
the  slaughter,  saith  the  King,  whose  name  is  the 

16  Lord  of  hosts.  The  calamity  of  Moab  is  near  to 

17  come,  and  his  affliction  hasteth  fast.  All  ye  that  are 
round  about  him,  bemoan  him,  and  all  ye  that  know 
his  name  ; say.  How  is  the  strong  * staff  broken, 

18  the  beautiful  rod  ! O thou  daughter  that  ^ dwellest 
in  Dibon,  come  down  from  thy  glory,  and  sit  in 
thirst  ; for  the  spoiler  of  Moab  is  come  up  against 

19  thee,  he  hath  destroyed  thy  strong  holds.  O in- 
habitant of  Aroer,  stand  by  the  way,  and  espy  : 
ask  him  that  fleeth,  and  her  that  escapeth  ; say, 

20  What  hath  been  done  ? Moab  is  put  to  shame  ; for 
it  is  ” broken  down  : howl  and  cry  ; tell  ye  it  in 

21  Arnon,  that  Moab  is  laid  waste.  And  judgement  is 
come  upon  ®the  plain  country  ; upon  Holon,  and 

22  upon  Jahzah,  and  upon  Mephaath  ; and  upon  Dibon, 

23  and  upon  Nebo,  and  upon  Beth-diblathaim ; and 
upon  Kiriathaim,  and  upon  Beth-gamul,  and  upon 

24  Beth-meon  ; and  upon  Kerioth,  and  upon  Bozrah, 
and  upon  all  the  cities  of  the  land  of  Moab,  far  or 

25  near.  The  horn  of  Moab  is  cut  off,  and  his  arm 

26  is  broken,  saith  the  Lord.  Make  ye  him  drunken  ; 
for  he  magnified  himself  against  the  Lord  : and 
Moab  shall  wallow  in  his  vomit,  and  he  also  shall 

27  be  in  derision.  For  was  not  Israel  a derision  unto 
thee  ? was  he  found  among  thieves  ? for  as  often  as 

28  thou  speakest  of  him,  thou  waggest  the  head.  O 
ye  inhabitants  of  Moab,  leave  the  cities,  and  dwell 
in  the  rock  ; and  be  like  the  dove  that  maketh 

29  her  nest  in  the  sides  of  the  hole’s  mouth.  We 
have  heard  of  the  pride  of  Moab,  that  he  is  very 
proud  ; his  loftiness,  and  his  pride,  and  his  arro- 

30  gancy,  and  the  haughtiness  of  his  heart.  I know  his 
wrath,  saith  the  Lord,  that  it  is  nought  ; his  boast- 

31  ings  have  wrought  nothing.  « Therefore  will  I howl 
for  Moab  ; yea,  I will  cry  out  for  all  Moab  : for 

32  the  men  of  Kir-heres  shall  they  mourn.  With 
more  than  the  weeping  of  Jazer  will  I weep  for 
thee,  ’’  O vine  of  Sibmah : thy  branches  passed 
over  the  sea,  they  reached  even  to  the  sea  of  Jazer  : 
upon  thy  summer  fruits  and  upon  thy  vintage  the 

33  spoiler  is  fallen.  ®And  gladness  and  joy  is  taken 
away,  from  the  fruitful  field  and  from  the  land  of 
Moab  ; and  I have  caused  wine  to  cease  from  the 
winepresses  : none  shall  tread  with  shouting ; the 

34  shouting  shall  be  no  shouting.  * From  the  cry  of 
Heshbon  even  unto  Elealeh,  even  unto  Jahaz  have 
they  uttered  their  voice,  from  Zoar  even  unto 
Horonaim,  “ to  Eglath-shelishiyah  : for  the  waters 

35  of  Nimrim  also  shall  become  ^ desolate.  Moreover 
I will  cause  to  cease  in  Moab,  saith  the  Lord,  him 


20  ver.  8.  9, 18. 

21  ch.  60.  27. 

22  ch.  46.  18.  & 51. 
57. 

23  See  Is.  9.  4.  & 14. 
4,  5. 

2“  Is.  47.  1.  ch.  46. 
19. 


2r.  Num.  21.  30.  Is. 
15.  2. 

23  ver.  8. 

27  Deut.  2.  36. 

2»  1 Sam.  4.  13,  16. 

20  Is.  16.  7. 

3"  See  Num.  21.  13. 
31  ver.  8. 


32  ver.  41.  Amos  2. 

2. 

33  Ps.  75.  10. 

34  See  Ezek.  30.  21. 
33  ch.  25.  15,  27. 

3«  Zeph.  2.  8. 

37  See  ch.  2.  26. 

38  ver.  9.  Ps.  65. 
6,  7. 


89  Cant.  2. 14. 

« Is.  16.  6,  &c. 

41  Is.  16.  6.  ch.  50. 
36. 

42  Is.  15.  5.  & 16.  7, 
11. 

43  Is.  16.  8,  9. 

44  Is.  16.  10.  Joel 

1.  12. 


« Is.  15.  4,  5,  6. 

48  ver.  6.  Is.  i5.  6,  6. 
j Or,  her  cities  are 
gone  up  in  smoke. 
k Or,  sceptre. 

I Or,  art  seated, 
m,  Heb.  inha  hit  ress. 
n Or,  dismayed, 
o See  ver.  8. 


p See  Is.  16.  6. 
q See  Is.  16.  5.  & 16. 
7,  11. 

r See  Is.  16.  8, 9. 

5 See  Is.  16.  10. 
t See  Is.  15.  4,  &c. 
u Or,  as  an  heifer  of 
three  years  old. 

V Heb.  desolations. 


1106 


JEREMIAH,  XLIX. 


Lord,  him  that  offereth  in  the  high  places,  and  him 
that  burneth  incense  to  his  gods. 

36  Therefore  mine  heart  shall  sound  for  Moab  like 
pipes,  and  mine  heart  shall  sound  like  pipes  for  the  men 
of  Kir-heres  : because  the  riches  that  he  hath  gotten 
are  perished. 

37  For  every  head  shall  he  bald,  and  every  beard 
clipped  : upon  all  the  hands  shall  he  cuttings,  and 

upon  the  loins  sackcloth. 

38  There  shall  he  lamentation  generally  upon  all  the 
housetops  of  Moab,  and  in  the  streets  thereof  : for  I 
have  broken  Moab  like  a vessel  wherein  is  no  pleasure, 
saith  the  Lord. 

39  They  shall  howl,  saying,  How  is  it  broken  down  ! 
how  hath  Moab  turned  the  back  with  shame  ! so  shall 
Moab  be  a derision  and  a dismaying  to  all  them  about 
him. 

40  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  ^®he  shall  fly 
as  an  eagle,  and  shall  spread  his  wings  over  Moab. 

41  Kerioth  is  taken,  and  the  strong  holds  are  sur- 
prised, and  the  mighty  men’s  hearts  in  Moab  at  that 
day  shall  be  as  the  heart  of  a woman  in  her  pangs. 

42  And  Moab  shall  be  destroyed  from  being  a peo- 
ple, because  he  hath  magnified  himself  against  the  Lord. 

43  Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the  snare,  shall  he  upon 
thee,  O inhabitant  of  Moab,  saith  the  Lord. 

44  He  that  fleeth  from  the  fear  shall  fall  into  the  pit  ; 
and  he  that  getteth  up  out  of  the  pit  shall  be  taken  in 
the  snare  : for  I will  bring  upon  it,  even  upon  Moab, 
the  year  of  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

45  They  that  fled  stood  under  the  shadow  of  Hesh- 
bon  because  of  the  force  : but  a fire  shall  come  forth 
out  of  Heshbon,  and  a flame  from  the  midst  of  Sihon, 
and  shall  devour  the  corner  of  Moab,  and  the  crown 
of  the  head  of  the  tumultuous  ones. 

46  ®'^Woe  be  unto  thee,  O Moab!  the  people  of 
Chemosh  perisheth  : for  thy  sons  are  taken  captives, 
and  thy  daughters  captives. 

47  ^ Yet  will  I bring  again  the  captivity  of  Moab 

in  the  latter  days,  saith  the  Lord.  Thus  far  is  the 

judgment  of  Moab. 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 

1 The  judgment  of  the  Ammonites.  6 Their  restoration.  7 The  judg- 
ment of  Edorn,  25  of  Damascus,  28  of  Kedar,  5Q  of  Hazor,  3i  and 
of  Elam.  39  The  restoration  of  Elam. 

Concerning  ^ the  Ammonites,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  ; Hath  Israel  no  sons  ? hath  he  no  heir  ? why 
then  doth  their  king  inherit  ^ Gad,  and  his  people  dwell 
in  his  cities  ? 

2 Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  I will  cause  an  alarm  of  war  to  be  heard  in  ® Rab- 
bah  of  the  Ammonites  ; and  it  shall  be  a desolate  heap, 
and  her  daughters  shall  be  burned  with  fire  : then  shall 
Israel  be  heir  unto  them  that  were  his  heirs,  saith  the 
Lord. 

3 Howl,  0 Heshbon,  for  Ai  is  spoiled  : cry,  ye  daugh- 
ters of  Rabbah,  ^ gird  you  with  sackcloth  ; lament,  and 
run  to  and  fro  by  the  hedges  ; for  their  king  shall  go 
into  captivity,  and  his  ® priests  and  his  princes  together.  i 


that  offereth  in  the  high  place,  and  him  that  bumeth 

36  incense  to  his  gods.  Therefore  mine  heart  soundeth 
for  Moab  like  pipes,  and  mine  heart  soundeth  like 
pipes  for  the  men  of  Kir-heres  : therefore  the 

37  abundance  that  he  hath  gotten  is  perished.  For 
every  head  is  bald,  and  every  beard  clipped  : upon 
all  the  hands  are  cuttings,  and  upon  the  loins  sack- 

38  cloth.  On  all  the  housetops  of  Moab  and  in  the 
streets  thereof  there  is  lamentation  every  where  : 
for  I have  broken  Moab  like  a vessel  wherein  is  no 

39  pleasure,  saith  the  Lord.  How  is  it  broken  down  ! 

how  do  they  howl ! how  hath  Moab  turned  the 
back  with  shame  I so  shall  Moab  become  a derision 
and  a dismaying  to  all  that  are  round  about  him. 

40  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  : Behold,  he  shall  fly  as  an 
eagle,  and  shall  spread  out  his  wings  against  Moab. 

41  * Kerioth  is  taken,  and  the  strong  holds  are  sur- 
prised, and  the  heart  of  the  mighty  men  of  Moab 
at  that  day  shall  be  as  the  heart  of  a woman  in  her 

42  pangs.  And  Moab  shall  be  destroyed  from  being 
a people,  because  he  hath  magnified  himself  against 

43  the  Lord,  v Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the  snare,  are 
upon  thee,  O inhabitant  of  Moab,  saith  the  Lord. 

44  He  that  fleeth  from  the  fear  shall  fall  into  the  pit  ; 
and  he  that  getteth  up  out  of  the  pit  shall  be  taken 
in  the  snare  : for  I will  bring  upon  her,  even  upon 
Moab,  the  year  of  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

45  * They  that  fled  stand  without  strength  under  the 
shadow  of  Heshbon  : “ for  a fire  is  gone  forth  out 
of  Heshbon,  and  a flame  from  the  midst  of  Sihon, 
and  hath  devoured  the  corner  of  Moab,  and  the 

46  crown  of  the  head  of  the  tumultuous  ones.  Woe 
unto  thee,  O Moab  I the  people  of  Chemosh  is  un- 
done : for  thy  sons  are  taken  away  captive,  and  thy 

47  daughters  into  captivity.  Yet  will  I * bring  again 
the  captivity  of  Moab  in  the  latter  days,  saith  the 
Lord.  Thus  far  is  the  judgement  of  Moab. 


49  Of  the  children  of  Ammon.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : 
Hath  Israel  no  sons  ? hath  he  no  heir  ? why  then 
doth  ® Malcam  ^ possess  Gad,  and  his  people  dwell 

2 in  the  cities  thereof  ? Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I will  cause  an  alarm  of 
war  to  be  heard  against  Rabbah  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  ; and  it  shall  become  a desolate  ^ heap,  and 
her  daughters  shall  be  burned  with  fire  ; then  shall 
Israel  ^ possess  them  that  did  ^ possess  him,  saith 

3 the  Lord.  Howl,  O Heshbon,  for  Ai  is  spoiled  ; 
cry,  ye  daughters  of  Rabbah,  gird  you  with  sack- 
cloth : lament,  and  run  to  and  fro  among  the  fences  ; 
for  “ Malcam  shall  go  into  captivity,  his  priests  and 


V Is.  15.  2.  & 16.  12. 
« Is.  15.  5.  & 16.  11. 
«9  Is.  15.  7. 

K>Is.  15.  2,  3.  ch. 
47.  5. 

Cl  Gen.  37.  34. 

62  ch.  22.  28. 

63  Deut.  28.  49.  ch. 


49.  22.  Dan,  7.  4, 
Ho.s.  8.  1.  Hab.  1.  8. 
64  Is.  8.  8. 

66  ver.  24. 

66  Is.  13.  8.  & 21.  3. 
ch.  30.  6.  & 49.  22,  24. 
& 50.  43.  & 51.  30. 
Mic.  4.  9. 


61  Ps.  83.  4.  Is.  7.  8. 

68  Is.  24.  17,  18. 

69  See  ch.  11.  23. 

60  Num.  21.  28. 

61  Num,  24.  17. 

62  Num.  21.  29. 

63  ch.  49.  6,  39. 


1 Ezek.  21.  28.  & 25. 
2.  Amos  1.  13.  Zeph, 
2.  8,  9. 

9 Amos  1.  13, 

8 Ezek.  25,  5,  Amos 
1.  14, 

4 Is.  32.  11.  ch,  4.  8. 
& 6.  26. 


6ch,  48,  7.  Amos  1. 
15. 

w Or,  howl  ye  ! 

X Or,  The  cities  are 
taken. 

y See  Is.  24.  17, 18, 
s Or,  Fleeing  be- 


cause of  the  force  they 
stand  under. 

a Or,  but.  See  Num. 
21,  28,  29, 
b Or,  return  to. 
a Or,  their  king, 
b Or,  inherit, 
c See  ch,  30.  18, 


JEREMIAH,  XLIX. 


1107 


4 Wherefore  gloriest  thou  in  the  valleys,  thy  flow- 
ing valley,  O ® backsliding  daughter?  that  trusted  in 
her  treasures,  saying,  Who  shall  come  unto  me  ? 

5 Behold,  I will  bring  a fear  upon  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  from  all  those  tliat  be  about  thee  ; 
and  ye  shall  be  driven  out  every  man  right  forth  ; and 
none  sliall  gather  up  him  that  wandereth. 

6 And  ® afterward  I will  bring  again  the  captivity  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  saith  the  Lord. 

7 *f[  ® Concerning  Edom,  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ; Is  wisdom  no  more  in  Teman  ? is  counsel 
perished  from  the  prudent  ? is  their  wisdom  vanished  ? 

8 Flee  ye,  turn  back,  dwell  deep,  O inhabitants  of 

Dedan  ; for  I will  bring  the  calamity  of  Esau  upon 

him,  the  time  that  I will  visit  him. 

9 If  1^  grapegatherers  come  to  thee,  would  they  not 
leave  some  gleaning  grapes  ? if  thieves  by  night,  they 
will  destroy  till  they  liave  enough. 

10  1®  But  I have  made  Esau  bare,  I have  uncovered 
his  secret  places,  and  he  shall  not  be  able  to  hide  him- 
self : his  seed  is  spoiled,  and  his  brethren,  and  his 
neighbours,  and  i®  he  is  not. 

11  Leave  thy  fatherless  children,  I will  preserve 
them  alive  ; and  let  thy  widows  trust  in  me. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  they  whose 
judgment  was  not  to  drink  of  the  cup  have  assuredly 
drunken  ; and  art  thou  he  that  shall  altogether  go  un- 
punished ? thou  shalt  not  go  unpunished,  but  thou  shalt 
surely  drink  of  it. 

13  For  ^3 1 have  sworn  by  myself,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  Bozrah  shall  become  a desolation,  a reproach,  a 
waste,  and  a curse  ; and  all  the  cities  thereof  shall  be 
perpetual  wastes. 

14  I have  heard  a rumour  from  the  Lord,  and  an 
ambassador  is  sent  unto  the  heathen,  saying,  Gather  ye 
together,  and  come  against  her,  and  rise  up  to  the 
battle. 

15  For,  lo,  I will  make  thee  small  among  the  hea- 
then, and  despised  among  men. 

16  Thy  terribleness  hath  deceived  thee,  and  the  pride 
of  thine  heart,  O thou  that  dwellest  in  the  clefts  of  the 
rock,  that  boldest  the  height  of  the  hill  : though  thou 
shouldest  make  thy  22  nest  as  high  as  the  eagle,  will 
bring  thee  down  from  thence,  saith  the  Lord. 

17  Also  Edom  shall  be  a desolation  : every  one 
that  goeth  by  it  shall  be  astonished,  and  shall  hiss  at  all 
the  plagues  thereof. 

18  25  As  in  the  overthrow  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah 
and  the  neighbour  cities  thereof,  saith  the  Lord,  no 
man  shall  abide  there,  neither  shall  a son  of  man  dwell 
in  it. 

19  26  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like  a lion  from  2^  the 
swelling  of  Jordan  against  the  habitation  of  the  strong  : 
but  I will  suddenly  make  him  run  away  from  her  : and 
who  is  a chosen  man,  that  I may  appoint  over  her  ? for 
28  who  is  like  me  ? and  who  will  appoint  me  the  time  ? 
and  29  who  is  that  shepherd  that  will  stand  before  me  ? 

20  3°  Therefore  hear  the  counsel  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
hath  taken  against  Edom  ; and  his  purposes,  that  he 
hath  purposed  against  the  inhabitants  of  Teman  : Surely 


0 ch.  3.  14.  & 7.  24. 

’ ch.  21.  13. 

® So  ver.  39.  & ch. 
48.  47. 

9 Ezek.  25. 12.  Amos 

1.  11. 

’»>  Obad.  8. 

" Seels.  19.  11. 

’2  vei-.  30. 


13  ch.  25.  23. 

14  Obad.  5. 

13  Mai.  1.  3. 

1'!  Is.  17.  14. 

11  ch.  25.  29.  Obad. 
IG. 

i»Gen.  22.  16.  Is. 
45.  23.  Amos  G.  8. 

19  Is.  34.  G & G3.  1. 


20  Obad.  1,  2,  3. 

21  Obad.  4. 

22  Job  39.  27. 

23  Amos,  9.  2. 

24  ch.  18.  16.  & 50. 
13. 

23  Gen.  19.  25.  Dent. 
29.  23.  cli.  50.  40. 
Amos  4.  11. 


4 his  princes  together.  Wherefore  gloriest  thou  in 
the  valleys,  thy  flowing  valley,  O backsliding  daugh- 
ter ? that  trusted  in  her  treasures,  saying.  Who  shall 

5 come  unto  me  ? Behold,  I will  bring  a fear  upon 
thee,  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  from  all 
that  are  round  about  thee  ; and  ye  shall  be  driven 
out  every  man  right  forth,  and  there  shall  be  none 

6 to  gather  up  him  that  wandereth.  But  afterward 
I will  bring  again  the  captivity  of  the  children  of 
Ammon,  saith  the  Lord. 

7 Of  Edom.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : Is  wis- 
dom no  more  in  Teman  ? is  counsel  perished  from 

8 the  prudent  ? is  their  wisdom  vanished  ? Flee  ye, 
turn  back,  dwell  deep,  O inhabitants  of  Dedan  ; 
for  I will  bring  the  calamity  of  Esau  upon  him, 

9 the  time  that  I shall  visit  him.  If  grapegatherers 
came  to  thee,  ® would  they  not  leave  some  gleaning 
grapes  ? if  thieves  by  night,  would  they  not  destroy 

10  till  they  had  enough  ? But  I have  made  Esau  bare, 
I have  uncovered  his  secret  places,  and  he  shall  not 
be  able  to  hide  himself  : his  seed  is  spoiled,  and  his 

11  brethren,  and  his  neighbours,  and  he  is  not.  Leave 
thy  fatherless  children,  I will  preserve  them  alive  ; 

12  and  let  thy  widows  trust  in  me.  For  thus  saith  the 
Lord  : Behold,  they  to  whom  it  pertained  not  to 
drink  of  the  cup  shall  assuredly  drink  ; and  art  thou 
he  that  shall  altogether  go  unpunished  ? thou  shalt 

13  not  go  unpunished,  but  thou  shalt  surely  drink.  For 
I have  sworn  by  myself,  saith  the  Lord,  that  Boz- 
rah shall  become  an  astonishment,  a reproach,  a 
waste,  and  a curse  ; and  all  the  cities  thereof  shall 

14  be  perpetual  wastes,  f'l  have  heard  tidings  from 
the  Lord,  and  an  ambassador  is  sent  among  the  na- 
tions, saying,  Gather  yourselves  together,  and  come 

15  against  her,  and  rise  up  to  the  battle.  For,  behold, 
I have  made  thee  small  among  the  nations,  and  de- 

10  spised  among  men.  As  for  thy  terribleness,  the 
pride  of  thine  heart  hath  deceived  thee,  O thou  that 
dwellest  in  the  clefts  of  the  rock,  that  boldest  the 
height  of  the  hill  : though  thou  shouldest  make  thy 
nest  as  high  as  the  eagle,  I will  bring  thee  down 

17  from  thence,  saith  the  Lord.  And  Edom  shall 
become  an  astonishment  : every  one  that  passeth  by 
it  shall  be  astonished,  and  shall  hiss  at  all  the 

18  plagues  thereof.  As  in  the  overthrow  of  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah  and  the  neighbour  cities  thereof, 
saith  the  Lord,  no  man  shall  dwell  there,  neither 

19  shall  any  son  of  man  sojourn  therein.  Behold,  he 
shall  come  up  like  a lion  from  the  ’ pride  of  Jordan 
j against  the  strong  habitation  : ^ but  I will  suddenly 
make  him  run  away  from  her  ; and  whoso  is  chosen, 
him  will  I appoint  over  her  : for  who  is  like  me  ? 
and  who  will  appoint  me  a time  ? and  who  is  the 

20  shepherd  that  will  stand  before  me  ? Therefore 
hear  ye  the  counsel  of  the  Lord,  that  he  hath  taken 
against  Edom  ; and  his  purposes,  that  he  hath  pur- 
posed against  the  inhabitants  of  Teman  : Surely 


2G  ch.  50.  44,  &c. 

22  ch.  12.  5. 

28  Ex.  1.5.  11. 

29  Job  41.  10. 

39  ch.  50.  45. 
d Or,  Wherefore 

gloriest  thou  in  the 
rollei/x  ? thy  valley 
jioweth  away. 


e Or,  they  will  leave 
no  yleaning  grapes  ; if 
thieves  by  night,  they 
will  destroy  till  they 
have  enough.  For  &c. 
See  Obad.  .5. 

f Or,  whose  judge- 
ment u-as  not. 
g See  Obad.  1-4. 


h Or,  Sela.  See  2 
Kings  14.  7. 
i Or,  swelling, 
j Or,  u7ito  the  per- 
manent pastures. 

k Or,  for  I will 
.suddenly  drive  them 
away. 


1108 


JEREMIAH,  XLIX. 


the  least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  them  out  : surely  he 
shall  make  their  habitations  desolate  with  them. 

21  The  earth  is  moved  at  the  noise  of  their  fall,  at 
the  cry  the  noise  thereof  was  heard  in  the  Red  sea. 

22  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  and  fly  as  the  eagle, 
and  spread  his  wings  over  Bozrah  : and  at  that  day 
shall  the  heart  of  the  mighty  men  of  Edom  be  as  the 
heart  of  a woman  in  her  pangs. 

23  ^ Concerning  Damascus.  Hamath  is  con- 
founded, and  Arpad  : for  they  have  heard  evil  tidings  ; 
they  are  fainthearted  ; there  is  sorrow  on  the  sea  ; it 
cannot  be  quiet. 

24  Damascus  is  waxed  feeble,  and  turneth  herself  to 
flee,  and  fear  hath  seized  on  her:  anguish  and  sorrows 
have  taken  her,  as  a woman  in  travail. 

25  How  is  ^®the  city  of  praise  not  left,  the  city  of 
my  joy  ! 

26  Therefore  her  young  men  shall  fall  in  her 
streets,  and  all  the  men  of  war  shall  be  cut  off  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

27  And  I will  kindle  a fire  in  the  wall  of  Damas- 
cus, and  it  shall  consume  the  palaces  of  Ben-hadad. 

28  ^ Concerning  Kedar,  and  concerning  the  king- 
doms of  Hazor,  which  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
shall  smite,  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Arise  ye,  go  up  to 
Kedar,  and  spoil  the  men  of  the  east. 

29  Their  tents  and  their  flocks  shall  they  take 
away  : they  shall  take  to  themselves  their  curtains,  and 
all  their  vessels,  and  their  camels  ; and  they  shall  cry 
unto  them,  ^^Fear  is  on  every  side. 

30  ^ Flee,  get  you  far  off,  dwell  deep,  O ye  inhabi- 
tants of  Hazor,  saith  the  Lord  ; for  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  hath  taken  counsel  against  you,  and  hath 
conceived  a purpose  against  you. 

31  Arise,  get  you  up  unto  ^^the  wealthy  nation,  that 
dwelleth  without  care,  saith  the  Lord,  which  have  nei- 
ther gates  nor  bars,  which  dwell  alone. 

32  And  their  camels  shall  be  a booty,  and  the  multi- 
tude of  their  cattle  a spoil  : and  I will  scatter  into 
all  winds  them  that  are  in  the  utmost  corners  ; and  I 
will  bring  their  calamity  from  all  sides  thereof,  saith 
the  Lord. 

33  And  Hazor  shall  be  a dwelling  for  dragons,  and 
a desolation  for  ever  : there  shall  no  man  abide  there, 
nor  any  son  of  man  dwell  in  it. 

34  ^ The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  against  ^^Elam  in  the  beginning  of  the 
reign  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  saying, 

35  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; Behold,  I will 
break  the  bow  of  Elam,  the  chief  of  their  might. 

36  And  upon  Elam  will  I bring  the  four  winds  from 
the  four  quarters  of  heaven,  and  ^^will  scatter  them 
toward  all  those  winds  ; and  there  shall  be  no  nation 
whither  the  outcasts  of  Elam  shall  not  come. 

37  For  I will  cause  Elam  to  be  dismayed  before  their 

enemies,  and  before  them  that  seek  their  life  : and  I 
will  bring  evil  upon  them,  even  my  fierce  anger,  saith 
the  Lord  ; I will  send  the  sword  after  them,  till 

I have  consumed  them  : 

38  And  I will  ®^set  my  throne  in  Elam,  and  will 


^ they  shall  drag  them  away,  even  the  little  ones  of 
the  flock  ; surely  he  shall  make  their  habitation 

21  ” desolate  with  them.  The  earth  trembleth  at  the 
noise  of  their  fall ; there  is  a cry,  the  noise  whereof 

22  is  heard  in  the  Red  Sea.  Behold,  he  shall  come  up 
and  fly  as  the  eagle,  and  spread  out  his  wings 
against  Bozrah  : and  the  heart  of  the  mighty  men 
of  Edom  at  that  day  shall  be  as  the  heart  of  a 
woman  in  her  pangs. 

23  Of  Damascus.  Hamath  is  ashamed,  and  Arpad  ; 
for  they  have  heard  evil  tidings,  they  are  melted 
away  : there  is  ® sorrow  on  the  sea ; it  cannot  be 

24  quiet.  Damascus  is  waxed  feeble,  she  tumeth  her- 
self to  flee,  and  trembling  hath  seized  on  her  : an- 
guish and  sorrows  have  taken  hold  of  her,  as  of  a 

25  woman  in  travail.  How  is  the  city  of  praise  not 

26  forsaken,  the  city  of  my  joy  ? Therefore  her  young 
men  shall  fall  in  her  streets,  and  all  the  men  of  war 
shall  be  brought  to  silence  in  that  day,  saith  the 

27  Lord  of  hosts.  And  I will  kindle  a fire  in  the  wall 
of  Damascus,  and  it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Ben- 
hadad. 

28  Of  Kedar,  and  of  the  kingdoms  of  Hazor,  which 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  smote. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Arise  ye,  go  up  to  Kedar, 

29  and  spoil  the  children  of  the  east.  Their  tents  and 
their  flocks  shall  they  take  ; they  shall  carry  away 
for  themselves  their  curtains,  and  all  their  vessels, 
and  their  camels  : and  they  shall  cry  unto  them, 

30  Terror  on  every  side.  Flee  ye,  wander  far  off, 
dwell  deep,  O ye  inhabitants  of  Hazor,  saith  the 
Lord  ; for  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  hath 
taken  counsel  against  you,  and  hath  conceived  a 

31  purpose  against  you.  Arise,  get  you  up  unto  a na- 
tion that  is  at  ease,  that  dwelleth  without  care,  saith 
the  Lord  ; which  have  neither  gates  nor  bars,  which 

32  dwell  alone.  And  their  camels  shall  be  a booty, 
and  the  multitude  of  their  cattle  a spoil  : and  I will 
scatter  unto  all  winds  them  that  have  the  corners 
of  their  hair  polled  ; and  I will  bring  their  cala- 
mity from  every  side  of  them,  saith  the  Lord. 

33  And  Hazor  shall  be  a dwelling  place  of  jackals,  a 
desolation  for  ever  : no  man  shall  dwell  there,  nei- 
ther shall  any  son  of  man  sojourn  therein. 

34  The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  concerning  Elam  in  the  beginning  of  the 

35  reign  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : Behold,  I will  break  the 

36  bow  of  Elam,  the  chief  of  their  might.  And  upon 
Elam  will  I bring  the  four  winds  from  the  four 
quarters  of  heaven,  and  will  scatter  them  toward 
all  those  winds  ; and  there  shall  be  no  nation  whither 

37  i’  the  outcasts  of  Elam  shall  not  come.  And  I will 
cause  Elam  to  be  dismayed  before  their  enemies, 
and  before  them  that  seek  their  life  : and  1 will 
bring  evil  upon  them,  even  my  fierce  anger,  saith 
the  Lord  ; and  I will  send  the  sword  after  them, 

38  till  I have  consumed  them  : and  I will  set  my 


SI  ch.  50.  46. 

32  ch.  4.  13.  & 48. 40, 
41. 

33  Is.  17.  1.  & 37.  13. 
Amos  1.  3.  Zech.  9. 
1,  2. 

34  Is.  57.  20. 

35  ver.  22.  Is.  13.  8. 


ch.  4.  31.  & 6.  24.  & 
30.  6.  & 48.  41. 

36  ch.  33.  9.  & 51. 
41. 

37  ch.  50.  30.  &61.  4. 

38  Amos  1.  4. 

39  Is.  21.  13. 


40Judg.  6.  3.  Job 

1.  3. 

‘ 41  Ps.  120.  5. 

42  ch.  G.  25.  & 46.  5. 

43  ver.  8. 

44  Ezek.  38.  11. 

46  Num.  23.  9.  Deut. 
33.  28.  Mic.  7.  14. 


46  ver.  36.  Ezek.  5. 

10. 

47  ch.  9.  26.  & 25.  23. 

48  ch.  9.  11.  & 10. 
22.  Mai.  1.  3. 

49  ver.  18. 

60  ch.  25.  26. 


61  See  Is.  22.  6. 

62  ver.  32. 

63  ch.  9.  16.  & 48.  2. 

64  See  ch.  43. 10. 

I Or,  the  little  ones 
of  the  flock  shall  drag 
them  away. 


m Or,  pastures, 
n Or,  astonished  at 
them. 

0 Or,  care, 
p Another  reading 
is,  the  everlasting  out- 
casts. 


JEREMIAH,  L. 


1109 


destroy  from  thence  the  king  and  the  princes,  saith 
the  Lord. 

39  Bat  it  shall  come  to  pass  ^^in  the  latter  days, 
that  I will  bring  again  the  captivity  of  Elam,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  L. 

1,  9,  21,  35  The  judgment  of  Babylon.  4, 17,  33  The  redemption  of  Israel. 

The  word  that  the  Lord  spake  ^against  Babylon 
and  against  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  by  Jeremiah 
the  prophet. 

2  Declare  ye  among  the  nations,  and  publish,  and  set 
up  a standard  ; publish,  and  conceal  not  : say,  Baby- 
lon is  taken,  ^Bel  is  confounded,  Merodach  is  broken 
in  pieces  ; ^ her  idols  are  confounded,  her  images  are 
broken  in  pieces. 

3  ^ For  out  of  the  north  there  cometh  up  ^ a nation 
against  her,  which  shall  make  her  land  desolate,  and 
none  shall  dwell  therein  : they  shall  remove,  they  shall 
depart,  both  man  and  beast. 

4  If  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  saith  the  Lord, 
the  children  of  Israel  shall  come,  ®they  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  together,  going  and  weeping  : they  shall 
go,  ® and  seek  the  Lord  their  Grod. 

5  They  shall  ask  the  way  to  Zion  with  their  faces 
thitherward,  saying.  Come,  and  let  us  join  ourselves  to 
the  Lord  in  ®a  perpetual  covenant  that  shall  not  be 
forgotten. 

6  My  people  hath  been  lost  sheep  : their  shepherds 
have  caused  them  to  go  astray,  they  have  turned  them 
away  on  the  mountains  i they  have  gone  from  moun- 
tain to  hill,  they  have  forgotten  their  restingplace. 

7  All  that  found  them  have  devoured  them  : and 
their  adversaries  said,  We  offend  not,  because  they 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord,  the  habitation  of  jus- 
tice, even  the  Lord,  i®the  hope  of  their  fathers. 

8  Remove  out  of  the  midst  of  Babylon,  and  go 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  be  as  the 
he  goats  before  the  flocks. 

9  ^ i®For,  lo,  I will  raise  and  cause  to  come  up 
against  Babylon  an  assembly  of  great  nations  from  the 
north  country  : and  they  shall  set  themselves  in  array 
against  her  ; from  thence  she  shall  be  taken : their 
arrows  shall  he  as  of  a mighty  expert  man  ; none  shall 
return  in  vain. 

10  And  Chaldea  shall  be  a spoil : all  that  spoil  her 
shall  be  satisfied,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  Because  ye  were  glad,  because  ye  rejoiced,  O ye 
destroyers  of  mine  heritage,  because  ye  are  grown  fat 
^^as  the  heifer  at  grass,  and  bellow  as  bulls  ; 

12  Your  mother  shall  be  sore  confounded  ; she  that 
bare  you  shall  be  ashamed  : behold,  the  hindermost  of 
the  nations  shall  he  a wilderness,  a dry  land,  and  a 
desert. 

13  Because  of  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  it  shall  not  be 
inhabited,  ^^but  it  shall  be  wholly  desolate  : every 
one  that  goeth  by  Babylon  shall  be  astonished,  and  hiss 
at  all  her  plagues. 

14  26  Put  yourselves  in  array  against  Babylon  round 
about : all  ye  27  that  bend  the  bow,  shoot  at  her,  spare 
no  arrows  : for  she  hath  sinned  against  the  Lord. 

er,  ver.  6.  ch.  48.  47.  c Hos.  1.11.  ” ch.  2.  20.  & 3.  6, 

1 Is.  13.  1.  & 21.  1.  7 Ezra  3.  12,  13.  Ps.  23. 

& 47.  1.  126.  5,  G.  ch.  31.  9.  12  Ps.  79.  7. 

2 Is.  46.  1.  ch.  51.  Zech.  12.  10.  is  ch.  40.  2,  3.  Zech. 

44.  8 Hos.  3. 5.  11.  5. 

s See  ch.  43.  12,  13.  » ch.  31.  31,  &c.  & See  ch.  2.  3.  Dan. 

♦ch.  51.48.  32.40.  9.16. 

8 ver.  39,  40.  Is.  13.  10  ver.  17.  Is.  53.  6.  10  Pg.  90.  1.  & 91.  1. 

17,  18,  20.  1 Pet.  2.  25.  i"  Ps.  22.  4. 


throne  in  Elam,  and  will  destroy  from  thence  king 
39  and  princes,  saith  the  Lord.  But  it  shall  come  to 
pass  ill  the  latter  days,  that  I will  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Elam,  saith  the  Lord. 


50  The  word  that  the  Lord  spake  concerning  Baby- 
lon, concerning  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans,  by  Jere- 
miah the  prophet. 

2 Declare  ye  among  the  nations  and  publish,  and 
set  up  a standard  ; publish,  and  conceal  not : say, 
Babylon  is  taken,  Bel  is  put  to  shame,  Merodach  is 
“dismayed  ; her  images  are  put  to  shame,  her 

3 idols  are  “dismayed.  For  out  of  the  north  there 
cometh  up  a nation  against  her,  which  shall  make 
her  land  desolate,  and  none  shall  dwell  therein  : 
they  are  fled,  they  are  gone,  both  man  and  beast, 

4 In  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  come,  they  and  the  children 
of  Judah  together  ; they  shall  go  on  their  way 

5 weeping,  and  shall  seek  the  Lord  their  God.  They 
shall  inquire  concerning  Zion  with  their  faces 
^thitherward,  saying.  Come,  ye,  and  join  yourselves 
to  the  Lord  in  an  everlasting  covenant  that  shall 
not  be  forgotten. 

6 My  people  hath  been  lost  sheep  : their  shepherds 
have  caused  them  to  go  astray,  they  have  turned 
them  away  on  the  mountains  : they  have  gone  from 
mountain  to  hill,  they  have  forgotten  their  resting 

7 place.  All  that  found  them  have  devoured  them  : 
and  their  adversaries  said,  We  offend  not,  because 
they  have  sinned  against  the  Lord,  the  habitation  of 
justice,  even  the  Lord,  the  hope  of  their  fathers. 

8 Flee  out  of  the  midst  of  Babylon,  and  go  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  be  as  the  he- 

9 goats  before  the  flocks.  For,  lo,  I will  stir  up  and 
cause  to  come  up  against  Babylon  an  assembly  of 
great  nations . from  the  north  country  : and  they 
shall  set  themselves  in  array  against  her  ; from 
thence  she  shall  be  taken : their  arrows  shall  be  as 
of  ^ an  expert  mighty  man  ; ® none  shall  return  in 

10  vain.  And  Chaldea  shall  be  a spoil  : all  that  spoil 

11  her  shall  be  satisfied,  saith  the  Lord.  Because  ye 
are  glad,  because  ye  rejoice,  O ye  that  plunder  mine 
heritage,  because  ye  are  wanton  as  an  heifer-^ that 
treadeth  out  the  corn,  and  neigh  as  strong  horses  ; 

12  your  mother  shall  be  sore  ashamed  ; she  that  bare 
you  shall  be  confounded : behold,  she  shall  be  the 
hindermost  of  the  nations,  a wilderness,  a dry  land, 

13  and  a desert.  Because  of  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  it 
shall  not  be  inhabited,  but  it  shall  be  wholly  deso- 
late : every  one  that  goeth  by  Babylon  shall  be  as- 

14  tonished,  and  hiss  at  all  her  plagues.  Set  yourselves 
in  array  against  Babylon  round  about,  all  ye  that 
bend  the  bow  ; shoot  at  her,  spare  no  arrows  : for 


17  Is.  48.  20.  ch.  51. 
6,  45.  Zech.  2.  6,  7. 
Rev.  18.  4. 

18  ver.  3,  41.  ch.  15. 
14.  & 51.  27. 

18  ver.  14,  29. 

20  2 Sam.  1.  22. 

21  Rev.  17.  16. 

22  Is.  47.  6. 


23  Hos.  10.  11. 

24  ch.  25.  12. 

25  ch.  49.  17. 

28  ver.  9.  ch.  51.  2. 
27  ver.  29.  ch.  49. 
35. 

a Or,  hrohen  down, 
b Heb.  hitherward. 


c Or,  they  shall  join 
themselves. 

d Or,  according  to 
another  reading,  a 
mighty  man  that  mak- 
eth  childless. 

e Or,  that  returneth 
not. 

f Or,  at  grass. 


1110 


JEREMIAH,  L. 


15  Shout  against  her  round  about ; she  hath  ^8  given 
her  hand  ; her  foundations  are  fallen,  ^9  her  walls  are 
thrown  down  : for  it  is  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord  : 
take  vengeance  upon  her  ; as  she  hath  done,  do  unto 
her. 

16  Cut  off  the  sower  from  Babylon,  and  him  that 
handleth  the  sickle  in  the  time  of  harvest : for  fear  of 
the  oppressing  sword  ^^they  shall  turn  every  one  to  his 
people,  and  they  shall  llee  every  one  to  his  own  land. 

17  Israel  is  ^^a  scattered  sheep  ; ^^the  lions  have 
driven  him  away  : first  the  king  of  Assyria  hath  de- 
voured him ; and  last  this  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  hath  broken  his  bones. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel  ; Behold,  I will  punish  the  king  of  Babylon 
and  his  land,  as  I have  punished  the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  ^ And  I will  bring  Israel  again  to  his  habitation, 
and  he  shall  feed  on  Carmel  and  Bashan,  and  his  soul 
shall  be  satisfied  upon  mount  Ephraim  and  Gilead. 

20  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  saith  the  Lord, 

the  iniquity  of  Israel  shall  be  sought  for,  and  there 

shall  be  none  ; and  the  sins  of  Judah,  and  they  shall  not 
be  found  : for  I will  pardon  them  ^ whom  I reserve. 

21  T[  Go  up  against  the  land  of  Merathaim,  even 
against  it,  and  against  the  inhabitants  of  ^ Pekod  : 
waste  and  utterly  destroy  after  them,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  do  according  to  all  that  I have  commanded  thee. 

22  A sound  of  battle  is  in  the  land,  and  of  great 
destruction. 

23  How  is  ^^the  hammer  of  the  whole  earth  cut 
asunder  and  broken  ! how  is  Babylon  become  a desola- 
tion among  tlie  nations ! 

24  I have  laid  a snare  for  thee,  and  thou  art  also 
taken,  O Babylon,  and  thou  wast  not  aware  : thou 
art  found,  and  also  caught,  because  thou  hast  striven 
against  the  Lord. 

25  The  Lord  hath  opened  his  armoury,  and  hath 
brought  forth  the  weapons  of  his  indignation  : for 
this  is  the  work  of  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  in  the  land 
of  the  Chaldeans. 

26  Come  against  her  from  the  utmost  border,  open 
her  storehouses  : cast  her  up  as  heaps,  and  destroy  her 
utterly  : let  nothing  of  her  be  left. 

27  Slay  all  her  bullocks  ; let  them  go  down  to  the 
slaughter  : woe  unto  them  ! for  their  day  is  come,  the 
time  of  their  visitation. 

28  The  voice  of  them  that  flee  and  escape  out  of  the 
land  of  Babylon,  to  declare  in  Zion  the  vengeance  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  the  vengeance  of  his  temple. 

29  Call  together  the  archers  against  Babylon  : all 

ye  that  bend  the  bow,  camp  against  it  round  about  ; let 
none  thereof  escape  : recompense  her  according  to 

her  work  ; according  to  all  that  she  hath  done,  do  unto 
her  : for  she  hath  been  proud  against  the  Lord, 
against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

30  Therefore  shall  her  young  men  fall  in  the 
streets,  and  all  her  men  of  war  shall  be  cut  off  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord. 

31  Behold,  I am  against  thee,  0 thou  most  proud, 

28 1 Chr.  29.  24.  2 33  ver.  6.  See  2 Sam.  IG.  11. 


Chr.  30.  8.  Lam.  5.  6. 

34  ch.  2.  15. 

2 Kin.  18.  25. 

2 Chr. 

Ezek.  17.  18. 

35  2 Kin.  17.  6. 

36.  23.  Is.  10. 

6.  & 44. 

26  ch.  51.  58. 

80  2 Kin.  24.  10,  14. 

28.  & 48.  14. 

ch.  34. 

30  ch.  51.  6,  11. 

37  Is.  65.  10.  ch.  33. 

22. 

31  ver.  29.  Ps.  137. 

12.  Ezek.  34.  13,  14. 

42  ch.  51.  54. 

8.  Rev.  18.  6. 

38  ch.  31.  34. 

43  Is.  14.  6. 

ch.  51. 

32  Is.  13.  14.  ch.  51. 

39  Is.  1.  9. 

20. 

9. 

*0  Ezek.  23.  23. 

15  she  hath  sinned  against  the  Lord.  Shout  against 
her  round  about  ; she  hath  submitted  herself  ; her 
bulwarks  are  fallen,  her  walls  are  thrown  down  : for 
it  is  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord  ; take  vengeance 

16  upon  her  ; as  she  hath  done,  do  unto  her.  Cut  off 
the  sower  from  Babylon,  and  him  that  handleth 
the  sickle  in  the  time  of  harvest : for  fear  of  the 
oppressing  sword  they  shall  turn  every  one  to  his 
people,  and  they  shall  flee  every  one  to  his  own  land. 

17  Israel  is  a scattered  sheep  ; the  lions  have  driven 
him  away  : first  the  king  of  Assyria  hath  devoured 
him  ; and  last  this  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 

18  Ion  hath  broken  his  bones.  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : Behold,  I will 
punish  the  king  of  Babylon  and  his  land,  as  I have 

19  punished  the  king  of  Assyria.  And  I will  bring 
Israel  again  to  his  * pasture,  and  he  shall  feed  on 
Carmel  and  Bashan,  and  his  soul  shall  be  satisfied 

20  upon  the  hills  of  Ephraim  and  in  Gilead.  In  those 
days,  and  in  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  the  iniquity 
of  Israel  shall  be  sought  for,  and  there  shall  be 
none  ; and  the  sins  of  Judah,  and  they  shall  not  be 
found  : for  I will  pardon  them  whom  I leave  as  a 
remnant. 

21  Go  up  against  the  land  of  * Merathaim,  even 
against  it,  and  against  the  inhabitants  of  Pekod  : 
slay  and  ^ utterly  destroy  after  them,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  do  according  to  all  that  I have  commanded 

22  thee.  A sound  of  battle  is  in  the  land,  and  of  great 

23  destruction.  How  is  the  hammer  of  the  whole 
earth  cut  asunder  and  broken  ! how  is  Babylon  be- 

24  come  a desolation  among  the  nations  ! I have  laid 
a snare  for  thee,  and  thou  art  also  taken,  O Baby- 
lon, and  thou  wast  not  aware  : thou  art  found,  and 
also  caught,  because  thou  hast  striven  against  the 

25  Lord.  The  Lord  hath  opened  his  armoury,  and 
hath  brought  forth  the  weapons  of  his  indignation  : 
for  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  hath  a work  to  do 

26  in  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans.  Come  against  her 
^ from  the  utmost  border,  open  her  ”*  storehouses  ; 
cast  her  up  as  heaps,  and  ” destroy  her  utterly  : let 

27  nothing  of  her  be  left.  Slay  all  her  bullocks  ; let 
them  go  down  to  the  slaughter  : woe  unto  them  ! 
for  their  day  is  come,  the  time  of  their  visitation. 

28  The  voice  of  them  that  flee  and  escape  out  of  the 
land  of  Babylon,  to  declare  in  Zion  the  vengeance 
of  the  Lord  our  God,  the  vengeance  of  his  temple. 

29  Call  together  ®the  archers  against  Babylon,  all 
them  that  bend  the  bow  ; camp  against  her  round 
about  ; let  none  thereof  escape  : recompense  her 
according  to  her  work  ; according  to  all  that  she 
hath  done,  do  unto  her  : for  she  hath  been  proud 
against  the  Lord,  against  the  Holy  One  of  Is- 

30  rael.  Therefore  shall  her  young  men  fall  in  her 
streets,  and  all  her  men  of  war  shall  be  brought  to 

31  silence  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord.  Behold,  I am 
against  thee,  p O thou  proud  one,  saith  the  Lord, 


« ch.  51.  8,  31,  39,  so  ver.  15.  ch.  51.  3 That  is,  VisUa- 

57.  Dan,  5.  30, 31.  56.  Rev.  18.  6.  Hon. 

45  Is.  13.  5.  51  Is,  47.  10.  k Heb.  devote. 

46  Ps.  22.  12.  Is.  34.  52  ch.  49.  26.  & 51.  4.  I Or,  from  every 

7.  ch.  46. 21.  g Heb.  given  her  quarter. 

47  ver.  31.  ch.  48.  hand.  m Or,  granaries. 

44.  h Or,  fold.  n Heb.  devote  her. 

48  ch.  51.  10,  11.  i That  is.  Double  re-  o Or,  many. 

49  ver.  14.  hellion.  p Heb.  O Pride. 


JEREMIAH,  L. 


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saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  : for  thy  day  is  come, 
the  time  that  I will  visit  thee. 

32  And  the  most  proud  shall  stumble  and  fall,  and 
none  shall  raise  him  up  : and  I will  kindle  a fire  in 
his  cities,  and  it  shall  devour  all  round  about  him. 

33  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; The  children  of 
Israel  and  the  children  of  Judah  were  oppressed  to- 
gether : and  all  that  took  them  captives  held  them 
fast  ; they  refused  to  let  them  go. 

34  Their  Redeemer  is  strong  ; the  Lord  of  hosts 
is  his  name  ; he  shall  throughly  plead  their  cause,  that 
he  may  give  rest  to  the  land,  and  disquiet  the  inhabitants 
of  Babylon. 

35  A sword  is  upon  the  Chaldeans,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  Babylon,  and  upon  her 
princes,  and  upon  her  wise  men. 

36  A sword  is  upon  the  liars  ; and  they  shall  dote  : 
a sword  is  upon  her  mighty  men  ; and  they  shall  be 
dismayed. 

37  A sword  is  upon  their  horses,  and  upon  their 
chariots,  and  upon  all  the  mingled  people  that  are  in 
the  midst  of  her  ; and  they  shall  become  as  women  : 
a sword  is  upon  her  treasures  ; and  they  shall  be  robbed. 

38  A drought  is  upon  her  waters  ; and  they  shall 
be  dried  up  : for  it  is  the  land  of  graven  images,  and 
they  are  mad  upon  their  idols. 

39  ^ Therefore  the  wild  beasts  of  the  desert  with  the 
wild  beasts  of  the  islands  shall  dwell  there,  and  the  owls 
shall  dwell  therein  : and  it  shall  be  no  more  inhabited 
for  ever  ; neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from  generation 
to  generation. 

40  ®®As  God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  and 
the  neighbour  cities  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  ; so  shall  no 
man  abide  there,  neither  shall  any  son  of  man  dwell 
therein. 

41  Behold,  a people  shall  come  from  the  north,  and 
a great  nation,  and  many  kings  shall  be  raised  up  from 
the  coasts  of  the  earth. 

42  They  shall  hold  the  bow  and  the  lanceV:  they 
are  cruel,  and  will  not  shew  mercy  : their  voice  shall 
roar  like  the  sea,  and  they  shall  ride  upon  horses,  every 
one  put  in  array,  like  a man  to  the  battle,  against  thee, 
O daughter  of  Babylon. 

43  The  king  of  Babylon  hath  heard  the  report  of 
them,  and  his  hands  waxed  feeble  : anguish  took  hold 
of  him,  and  pangs  as  of  a woman  in  travail. 

44  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like  a lion  from  the 
swelling  of  Jordan  unto  the  habitation  of  the  strong  : 
but  I will  make  them  suddenly  run  away  from  her  : 
and  who  is  a chosen  man,  that  I may  appoint  over  her  ? 
for  who  is  like  me  ? and  who  will  appoint  me  the 
time  ? and  who  is  that  shepherd  that  will  stand 
before  me  ? 

45  Therefore  hear  ye  "^^the  counsel  of  the  Lord,  that 
he  hath  taken  against  Babylon  ; and  his  purposes,  that 
he  hath  purposed  against  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  : 
Surely  the  least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  them  out  : 
surely  he  shall  make  their  habitation  desolate  with 
them. 

46  At  the  noise  of  the  taking  of  Babylon  the  earth 
is  moved,  and  the  cry  is  lieard  among  the  nations. 


the  Lord  of  hosts  : for  thy  day  is  come,  the  time 

32  that  I will  visit  thee.  And  ^the  proud  one  shall 
stumble  and  fall,  and  none  shall  raise  him  up  : and 
I will  kindle  a fire  in  his  cities,  and  it  shall  devour 
all  that  are  round  about  him. 

33  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : The  children  of 
Israel  and  the  children  of  Judah  are  oppressed  to- 
gether : and  all  that  took  them  captives  hold  them 

34  fast  ; they  refuse  to  let  them  go.  Their  redeemer 
is  strong  ; the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name  : he  shall 
throughly  plead  their  cause,  that  he  may  give  rest 
to  the  earth,  and  disquiet  the  inhabitants  of  Baby- 

35  Ion.  A sword  is  upon  the  Chaldeans,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  Babylon,  and  upon 

36  her  princes,  and  upon  her  wise  men.  A sword  is 
upon  the  ’’  boasters,  and  they  shall  dote  : a sword 
is  upon  her  mighty  men,  and  they  shall  be  dis- 

37  mayed.  A sword  is  upon  their  horses,  and  upon 
their  chariots,  and  upon  all  the  mingled  people  that 
are  in  the  midst  of  her,  and  they  shall  become  as 
women  : a sword  is  upon  her  treasures,  and  they 

38  shall  be  robbed.  A drought  is  upon  her  waters,  and 
they  shall  be  dried  up  : for  it  is  a land  of  graven 

39  images,  and  they  are  mad  upon  « idols.  * Therefore 
the  wild  beasts  of  the  desert  with  the  “ wolves  shall 
dwell  there,  and  the  ostriches  shall  dwell  therein  : 
and  it  shall  be  no  more  inhabited  for  ever  ; neither 
shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from  generation  to  generation. 

40  As  when  God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  and 
the  neighbour  cities  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  ; so 
shall  no  man  dwell  there,  neither  shall  any  son  of 

41  man  sojourn  therein.  ^ Behold,  a people  cometh  f 
from  the  north  ; and  a great  nation,  and  many  kings 
shall  be  stirred  up  from  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 

42  earth.  They  lay  hold  on  bow  and  spear  ; they  are 
cruel,  and  have  no  mercy  ; their  voice  roareth  like 
the  sea,  and  they  ride  upon  horses  ; every  one  set 
in  array,  as  a man  to  the  battle,  against  thee,  O 

43  daughter  of  Babylon.  The  king  of  Babylon  hath 
heard  the  fame  of  them,  and  his  hands  wax  feeble  : 
anguish  hath  taken  hold  of  him,  and  pangs  as  of  a 

44  woman  in  travail.  ^ Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like  a 
lion  from  the  pride  of  Jordan  against  the  strong 
habitation : but  I will  suddenly  make  them  run 
away  from  her ; and  whoso  is  chosen,  him  will  I 
appoint  over  her  : for  who  is  like  me  ? and  who 
will  appoint  me  a time  ? and  who  is  the  shepherd 

45  that  will  stand  before  me  ? Therefore  hear  ye  the 
counsel  of  the  Lord,  that  he  hath  taken  against 
Babylon  ; and  his  purposes,  that  he  hath  purposed 
against  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  : Surely  they 
shall  drag  them  away,  even  the  little  ones  of  the 
flock ; surely  he  shall  make  their  habitation  desolate 

46  with  them.  At  the  noise  of  the  taking  of  Babylon 
the  earth  trembleth,  and  the  cry  is  heard  among 
the  nations. 


ver.  27. 

B4  ch.  21.  14. 

65  Rev.  18.  8. 

C«  Is.  47.  4. 

67  Dan.  5.  30. 

68  Is.  47.  13. 

6«  Is.  44.  25.  ch.  48. 
30. 


66  ch.  25.  20,  24. 
Ezek.  30.  5. 

61  ch.  51.  30.  Nah. 
3 13 

‘ 62  is.  44.  27.  ch.  51. 
32,  30.  Rev.  IG.  12. 

65  ver.  2.  ch.  51.44, 
47,  52. 


61  Is.  13.  21,  22.  & 
34.  14.  ch.  51.  37. 
Rev.  18.  2. 

66  Is.  13.  20.  ch.  25. 
12. 

66  Gen.  19.  2.5.  Is. 
13.  19.  ch.  49.  18.  & 
61 . 26. 


6^  ver.  9.  ch.  6.  22. 
& 25.  14.  & 51.  27. 
Rev.  17.  IG. 

68  ch.  G.  23. 

60  Is.  13.  18. 

76  Is.  5.  30. 

11  ch.  49.  24. 


« ch.  49.  19,  &c. 

73  Job  41.  10.  ch. 
49.  19. 

74  Is.  14.  24,  Ac.  ch. 
51.  11. 

76  Rev.  18.  9. 
q Heb.  Pride. 


r Heb.  boastings, 
s Heb.  terrors, 
t See  Is.  13.  21,  22. 
u THeh.hou-ling crea- 
tures. 

V See  ch.  G.  22-24. 
w See  ch.  49.  19-21. 


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JEREMIAH,  LI. 


CHAPTER  LI. 

1 The  severe  judgment  of  God  against  Babylon  in  revenge  of  Israel.  59 
Jeremiah  delivereth  the  book  of  this  prophecy  to  Seraiah,  to  be  cast 
into  Euphrates,  in  token  of  the  perpetual  sinking  of  Babylon. 

Thus  salth  the  Lord  ; Behold,  I will  raise  up 
against  Babylon,  and  against  them  that  dwell  in 
the  midst  of  them  that  rise  up  against  me,  ^ a destroy- 
ing wind  ; 

2  And  will  send  unto  Babylon  ^ fanners,  that  shall 
fan  her,  and  shall  empty  her  land  : ® for  in  the  day  of 
trouble  they  shall  be  against  her  round  about. 

3  Against  him  that  bendeth  ^ let  the  archer  bend  his 
bow,  and  against  him  that  lifteth  himself  up  in  his 
brigandine  : and  spare  ye  not  her  young  men  ; ^ destroy 
ye  utterly  all  her  host. 

4  Thus  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans, ®and  they  that  are  thrust  through  in  her  streets. 

5  For  Israel  hath  not  been  forsaken,  nor  Judah  of  his 
God,  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; though  their  land  was  filled 
with  sin  against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

6  Flee  out  of  the  midst  of  Babylon,  and  deliver 
every  man  his  soul  : be  not  cut  off  in  her  iniquity  ; for 
® this  is  the  time  of  the  Lord’s  vengeance  ; ^ he  will 
render  unto  her  a recompence. 

7  Babylon  hath  been  a golden  cup  in  the  Lord’s 
hand,  that  made  all  the  earth  drunken  : the  nations 
have  drunken  of  her  wine  ; therefore  the  nations  are 
mad. 

8  Babylon  is  suddenly  fallen  and  destroyed  : 
howl  for  her  ; take  balm  for  her  pain,  if  so  be  she 
may  be  healed. 

9  We  would  have  healed  Babylon,  but  she  is  not 
healed  : forsake  her,  and  let  us  go  every  one  into  his 
own  country  : for  her  judgment  reache th  unto  heaven, 
and  is  lifted  up  even  to  the  skies. 

10  The  Lord  hath  brought  forth  our  righteous- 
ness : come,  and  let  us  declare  in  Zion  the  work  of 
the  Lord  our  God. 

11  20  Make  bright  the  arrows  ; gather  the  shields  : 
21  the  Lord  hath  raised  up  the  spirit  of  the  kings  of  the 
Medes  : 22  for  his  device  is  against  Babylon,  to  destroy 
it ; because  it  is  23  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord,  the  ven- 
geance of  his  temple. 

12  24  Set  up  the  standard  upon  the  walls  of  Babylon, 
make  the  watch  strong,  set  up  the  watchmen,  prepare 
the  ambushes  : for  the  Lord  hath  both  devised  and 
done  that  which  he  spake  against  the  inhabitants  of 
Babylon. 

13  25  O thou  that  dwellest  upon  many  waters,  abun- 
dant in  treasures,  thine  end  is  come,  and  the  measure 
of  thy  covetousness. 

14  26  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn  by  himself,  say- 
ing, Surely  I will  fill  thee  with  men,  21  as  with  cater- 
pillers  ; and  they  shall  lift  2®  up  a shout  against  thee. 

15  29  He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  power,  he  hath 
established  the  world  by  his  wisdom,  and  3o 
stretched  out  the  heaven  by  his  understanding. 

16  ®i  When  he  uttereth  his  voice,  there  is  a multitude 
of  waters  in  the  heavens  ; and  32  he  cause  th  the  vapours 


12  Kin.  19. 7.  ch.  4. 

9 ch.  25.  14. 

11  Rev.  18.  5. 

11. 

10  Rev.  17.  4. 

18  Ps.  37.  6. 

2 ch.  15.  7. 

n Rev.  14.  8. 

19  ch.  50.  28. 

3 ch.  50.  14. 

12  ch.  25.  16. 

20  ch.  46.  4. 

* ch.  50.  14. 

13  18.  21.  9. 

Rev. 

21  ver.  28.  Is.  13. 

Cch.  50.  21. 

14.  8.  & 18.  2. 

17. 

och.  49.  26.  & 50. 

14  ch.  48.  20. 

Rev. 

22  ch.  50.  45. 

30,  37. 

18.  9,  11,  19. 

23  ch.  50.  28. 

1 ch.  50.  8.  Rev.  18. 

13  ch.  46.  11. 

24  Nah.  2.  1.  & 3.  14. 

4. 

16  Is.  13.  14. 

ch.  50. 

25  Rev,  17.  1,  15. 

8 ch.  50.  15,  28. 

16. 

51  Thus  saith  the  Lord:  Behold,  I will  raise  up 
against  Babylon,  and  against  them  that  dwell  in 

2 ® Leb-kamai,  a destroying  wind.  And  I will  send 
unto  Babylon  ^ strangers,  that  shall  fan  her  ; and 
they  shall  empty  her  land  : for  in  the  day  of  trou- 

3 ble  they  shall  be  against  her  round  about.  Let  not 
the  archer  bend  his  bow,  and  let  him  not  lift  him- 
self up  in  his  coat  of  mail : and  spare  ye  not  her 

4 young  men  ; ^ destroy  ye  utterly  all  her  host.  And 
they  shall  fall  down  slain  in  the  land  of  the  Chal- 

5 deans,  and  thrust  through  in  her  streets.  For  Is- 
rael is  not  forsaken,  nor  Judah,  of  his  God,  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ; though  their  land  is  full  of  guilt 

6 against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel.  Flee  out  of  the 
midst  of  Babylon,  and  save  every  man  his  life  ; be 
not  cut  off  in  her  iniquity  : for  it  is  the  time  of 
the  Lord’s  vengeance  ; he  will  render  unto  her  a 

7 recompence.  Babylon  hath  been  a golden  cup  in 
the  Lord’s  hand,  that  made  all  the  earth  drunken  : 
the  nations  have  drunk  of  her  wine  ; therefore  the 

8 nations  are  mad.  Babylon  is  suddenly  fallen  and 
destroyed  : howl  for  her  ; take  balm  for  her  pain, 

9 if  so  be  she  may  be  healed.  We  would  have  healed 
Babylon,  but  she  is  not  healed  : forsake  her,  and 
let  us  go  every  one  into  his  own  country  : for  her 
judgement  reacheth  unto  heaven,  and  is  lifted  up 

10  even  to  the  skies.  The  Lord  hath  brought  forth 
our  righteousness  : come,  and  let  us  declare  in  Zion 

11  the  work  of  the  Lord  our  God.  Make  ® sharp  the 
arrows  ; hold  firm  the  ^ shields  : the  Lord  hath 
stirred  up  the  spirit  of  the  kings  of  the  Medes  ; be- 
cause his  device  is  against  Babylon,  to  destroy  it  : 
for  it  is  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord,  the  vengeance 

12  of  his  temple.  Set  up  a standard  against  the  walls 
of  Babylon,  make  the  watch  strong,  set  the  watch- 
men, prepare  the  ambushes  : for  the  Lord  hath 
both  devised  and  done  that  which  he  spake  concern- 

13  ing  the  inhabitants  of  Babylon.  O thou  that  dwell- 
est upon  many  waters,  abundant  in  treasures,  thine 

14  end  is  come,  the  measure  of  thy  ^ covetousness.  The 
Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn  by  himself,  saying,  Surely 
I will  fill  thee  with  men,  as  with  the  cankerworm  ; 
and  they  shall  lift  up  a shout  against  thee. 


15  ^ He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  power,  he  hath 
established  the  world  by  his  wisdom,  and  by  his 
understanding  hath  he  stretched  out  the  heavens  : 

16  when  he  uttereth  his  voice,  there  is  a tumult  of 
waters  in  the  heavens,  and  he  causeth  the  vapours 

ch.  49.  13.  Amos  a That  is,  The  heart  against  him  that  lift- 
6.8.  of  them  that  rise  up  eth  himself  up  dec. 

Nah.  3.  15.  against  me.  Accord-  d Heb.  devote  ye  all 

28  ch.  50.  15.  ing  to  ancient  tradi-  dec. 

29  Gen.  1.  1,  6.  ch.  tion,  a cypher  for  Cas-  e Or,  bright.  Heb. 

10.  12,  &c.  dim,  that  is,  Chaldea,  clean. 

30  Job  9.  8.  Ps.  104.  b Or,  fanners.  f Heb.  fill. 

2.  Is.  40.  22.  c Or,  as  otlierwise  g Or,  suits  of  ar- 

31  ch.  10.  13.  redid.  Against  him  that  mour. 

32  Ps,  135.  7.  bendeth  let  the  archer  h Or,  dishonest  gain. 

bend  his  bow,  and  i See  ch.  10,  12-16. 


JEREMIAH,  LI. 


1113 


to  ascend  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  : he  maketh  light- 
nings with  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the  wmd  out  of  his 
treasures. 

17  Every  man  is  brutish  by  his  knowledge  ; every 
founder  is  confounded  by  the  graven  image  : for  his 
molten  image  is  falsehood,  and  there  is  no  breath  in 
them. 

18  They  are  vanity,  the  work  of  errors  : in  the 
time  of  their  visitation  they  shall  perish. 

19  ^®The  portion  of  Jacob  is  not  like  them  ; for  he 
is  the  former  of  all  things  : and  Israel  is  the  rod  of  his 
inheritance  : the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

20  Thou  art  my  battle  ax  and  weapons  of  war  : for 
with  thee  will  I break  in  pieces  the  nations,  and  with 
thee  will  I destroy  kingdoms  ; 

21  And  with  thee  will  I break  in  pieces  the  horse 
and  his  rider  ; and  with  thee  will  I break  in  pieces  the 
chariot  and  his  rider  ; 

22  With  thee  also  will  I break  in  pieces  man  and 
woman  ; and  with  thee  will  I break  in  pieces  old  and 
young  ; and  with  thee  will  I break  in  pieces  the  young 
man  and  the  maid  ; 

23  I will  also  break  in  pieces  with  thee  the  shepherd 
and  his  flock  ; and  with  thee  will  I break  in  pieces  the 
husbandman  and  his  yoke  of  oxen  ; and  with  thee  will 
I break  in  pieces  captains  and  rulers. 

24  And  I will  render  unto  Babylon  and  to  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Chaldea  all  their  evil  that  they  have 
done  in  Zion  in  your  sight,  saith  the  Lord. 

25  Behold,  I am  against  thee,  O destroying  moun- 
tain, saith  the  Lord,  which  destroyest  all  the  earth  : 
and  I will  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  thee,  and  roll 
thee  down  from  the  rocks,  and  will  make  thee  a burnt 
mountain. 

26  And  they  shall  not  take  of  thee  a stone  for  a cor- 
ner, nor  a stone  for  foundations  ; but  thou  shalt  be 
desolate  for  ever,  saith  the  Lord. 

27  ■^^Set  ye  up  a standard  in  the  land,  blow  the 
trumpet  among  the  nations,  prepare  the  nations 
against  her,  call  together  against  her  the  kingdoms 
of  Ararat,  Minni,  and  Ashchenaz  ; appoint  a captain 
against  her  ; cause  the  horses  to  come  up  as  the  rough 
caterpillers. 

28  Prepare  against  her  the  nations  with  the  kings 
of  the  Medes,  the  captains  thereof,  and  all  the  rulers 
thereof,  and  all  the  land  of  his  dominion. 

29  And  the  land  shall  tremble  and  sorrow  : for  every 
purpose  of  the  Lord  shall  be  performed  against  Baby- 
lon, to  make  the  land  of  Babylon  a desolation  without 
an  inhabitant. 

30  The  mighty  men  of  Babylon  have  f orborn  to  fight, 
they  have  remained  in  their  holds  : their  might  hath 
failed  ; they  became  as  women  : they  have  burned 
her  dwellingplaces  ; her  bars  are  broken. 

31  ^ One  post  shall  run  to  meet  another,  and  one 
messenger  to  meet  another,  to  shew  the  king  of  Babylon 
that  his  city  is  taken  at  one  end, 

32  And  that  the  passages  are  stopped,  and  the  reeds 
they  have  burned  with  fire,  and  the  men  of  war  are 
affrighted. 

33  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel ; The  daughter  of  Babylon  is  like  a threshing- 


to  ascend  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; he  maketh 
lightnings  for  the  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the  wind 

17  out  of  his  treasuries.  Every  man  is  become  bru- 
tish and  is  without  knowledge  ; every  goldsmith  is 
put  to  shame  by  his  graven  image  ; for  his  molten 
image  is  falsehood,  and  there  is  no  breath  in  them. 

18  They  are  vanity,  a work  of  delusion  : in  the  time 

19  of  their  visitation  they  shall  perish.  The  portion 
of  Jacob  is  not  like  these  ; for  he  is  the  former  of 
all  things ; and  Israel  is  the  tribe  of  his  inheritance : 
the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

20  Thou  art  my  -^"battle  axe  and  weapons  of  war : and 
with  thee  will  1 break  in  pieces  the  nations  ; and 

21  with  thee  will  I destroy  kingdoms  ; and  with  thee 
will  I break  in  pieces  the  horse  and  his  rider  , 
and  with  thee  will  I break  in  pieces  the  chariot 

22  and  him  that  rideth  therein  ; and  with  thee  will  I 
break  in  pieces  man  and  woman  ; and  with  thee 
will  I break  in  pieces  the  old  man  and  the  youth  ; 
and  with  thee  will  I break  in  pieces  the  young 

23  man  and  the  maid  ; and  with  thee  will  I break  in 
pieces  the  shepherd  and  his  flock  ; and  with  thee 
will  I break  in  pieces  the  husbandman  and  his 
yoke  of  oxen  • and  with  thee  will  I break  in  pieces 

24  ^ governors  and  deputies.  And  I will  render  unto 
Babylon  and  to  all  the  inhabitants  of  Chaldea  all 
their  evil  that  they  have  done  in  Zion  in  your  sight, 
saith  the  Lord. 

25  Behold,  I am  against  thee,  O destroying  moun- 
tain, saith  the  Lord,  which  destroyest  all  the  earth  : 
and  I will  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  thee,  and  roll 
thee  down  from  the  rocks,  and  will  make  thee  a 

26  burnt  mountain.  And  they  shall  not  take  of  thee  a 
stone  for  a corner,  nor  a stone  for  foundations  ; 
but  thou  shalt  be  desolate  for  ever,  saith  the  Lord. 

27  Set  ye  up  a standard  in  the  land,  blow  the  trumpet 
among  the  nations,  ^ prepare  the  nations  against  her, 
call  together  against  her  the  kingdoms  of  Ararat, 
Minni,  and  Ashkenaz  : appoint  a marshal  against 
her  ; cause  the  horses  to  come  up  as  the  rough 

28  cankerworm.  ^ Prepare  against  her  the  nations,  the 
kings  of  the  Medes,  the  governors  thereof,  and  all 
the  deputies  thereof,  and  all  the  land  of  his  domi- 

29  nion.  And  the  land  trembleth  and  is  in  pain  : for 
the  purposes  of  the  Lord  against  Babylon  do  stand, 
to  make  the  land  of  Babylon  a desolation,  without 

30  inhabitant.  The  mighty  men  of  Babylon  have  for- 
borne to  fight,  they  remain  in  their  strong  holds  ; 
their  might  hath  failed  ; they  are  become  as  women  : 
her  dwelling  places  are  set  on  fire  ; her  bars  are 

31  broken.  One  post  shall  run  to  meet  another,  and 
one  messenger  to  meet  another,  to  shew  the  king 
of  Babylon  that  his  city  is  taken  on  every  quarter  : 

32  and  the  passages  are  surprised,  and  the  ” reeds 
they  have  burned  with  fire,  and  the  men  of  war 
are  affrighted. 


33  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel  : The  daughter  of  Babylon  is  like  a threshing- 


33  ch.  10. 14. 

34  ch.  50.  2. 

85  ch.  10.  15. 

36  ch.  10.  16. 

37  l8.  10.  5,  15. 
50.  23. 


38  So  2 Chr.  36.  17. 
89  ch.  50.  15,  29. 

40  Is.  13.  2.  Zech. 
4.  7. 

*1  Rev.  8.  8. 


42  ch.  50.  40. 

43  Is.  13.  2. 

44  ch.  25.  14. 

45  ch.  50.  41. 

46  ver.  11. 


47ver.  43.  ch.  50. 
13,  39,  40. 

48  Is.  19.  16.  ch.  48. 
41.  & 50.  37. 

40  Lam.  2.  9.  Amos 
1.  5.  Nah.  3.  13. 


50  ch.  50.  24. 

51  ch.  50.  38. 

52  Is.  21.  10.  Amos 
1.3.  Mic.  4.  13. 

j Or,  maul. 


k Or,  lieutenants. 

I Heb.  sanctify. 

VI  Or,  fords, 
n Or,  marshes.  Heb. 
pools. 


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JEREMIAH,  LI. 


floor,  it  is  time  to  thresh  her  : yet  a little  while,  ®^and 
the  time  of  her  harvest  shall  come. 

34  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of  Babylon  hath  de- 
voured me,  he  hath  crushed  me,  he  hath  made  me  an 
empty  vessel,  he  hath  swallowed  me  up  like  a dragon, 
he  hath  fllled  his  belly  with  my  delicates,  he  hath  cast 
me  out. 

35  The  violence  done  to  me  and  to  my  flesh  he  upon 
Babylon,  shall  the  inhabitant  of  Zion  say  ; and  my  blood 
upon  the  inhabitants  of  Chaldea,  shall  Jerusalem  say. 

36  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  I will 
plead  thy  cause,  and  take  vengeance  for  thee  ; and  I 
will  dry  up  her  sea,  and  make  her  springs  dry. 

37  And  Babylon  shall  become  heaps,  a dwelling- 
place  for  dragons,  an  astonishment,  and  an  hissing, 
without  an  inhabitant. 

38  They  shall  roar  together  like  lions  ; they  shall  yell 
as  lions’  whelps. 

39  In  their  heat  I will  make  their  feasts,  and  I will 
make  them  drunken,  that  they  may  rejoice,  and  sleep  a 
perpetual  sleep,  and  not  wake,  saith  the  Lord. 

40  I will  bring  them  down  like  lambs  to  the  slaughter, 
like  rams  with  he  goats. 

41  How  is  Sheshach  taken  ! and  how  is  the  praise 
of  the  whole  earth  surprised  ! how  is  Babylon  become 
an  astonishment  among  the  nations  ! 

42  The  sea  is  come  up  upon  Babylon  : she  is 
covered  with  the  multitude  of  the  waves  thereof. 

43  Her  cities  are  a desolation,  a dry  land,  and  a 
wilderness,  a land  wherein  no  man  dwelleth,  neither 
doth  any  son  of  man  pass  thereby. 

44  And  I will  punish  Bel  in  Babylon,  and  I will 
bring  forth  out  of  his  mouth  that  which  he  hath  swal- 
lowed up  : and  the  nations  shall  not  flow  together  any 
more  unto  him  : yea,  the  wall  of  Babylon  shall  fall. 

45  My  people,  go  ye  out  of  the  midst  of  her,  and 
deliver  ye  every  man  his  soul  from  the  fierce  aiiffer  of 
the  Lord. 

46  And  lest  your  heart  faint,  and  ye  fear  for  the 
rumour  that  shall  be  heard  in  the  land  ; a rumour  shall 
both  come  one  year,  and  after  that  in  another  year  shall 
come  a rumour,  and  violence  in  the  land,  ruler  against 
ruler. 

47  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  that  ®®I  will 
do  judgment  upon  the  graven  images  of  Babylon  : and 
her  whole  land  shall  be  confounded,  and  all  her  slain 
tihall  fall  in  the  midst  of  her. 

48  Then  the  heaven  and  the  earth,  and  all  that  is 
therein,  shall  sing  for  Babylon  : for  the  spoilers  shall 
come  unto  her  from  the  north,  saith  the  Lord. 

49  As  Babylon  hath  caused  the  slain  of  Israel  to  fall, 
so  at  Babylon  shall  fall  the  slain  of  all  the  earth. 

50  "^2  Ye  that  have  escaped  the  sword,  go  away, 
stand  not  still  : remember  the  Lord  afar  off,  and  let 
Jerusalem  come  into  your  mind. 

51  are  confounded,  because  we  have  heard 
reproach  : shame  hath  covered  our  faces  : for  strangers 
are  come  into  the  sanctuaries  of  the  Lord’s  house. 

52  Wherefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  "^^that  I will  do  judgment  upon  her  graven 


'53  1s.  41.  15.  Hab. 
3 12 

’ fills.  17.  5,  &c.  Hos. 
6.  11.  Joel.  3. 13.  Rev. 
14.  15,  18. 
fifi  ch.  50.  17. 
fie  ch.  50.  34. 
ch.  .50.  38. 


58  Is  13.  22.  ch.  50. 
39.  Rev.  18.  2. 

59  ch.  25.  9,  18. 

59  ver.  57. 

61  ch.  25.  26. 

62  Is.  13.  19.  ch. 
49.  25.  Dan.  4.  .30. 

63  See  Is.  8.  7,  8. 


61  ver.  29.  ch.  50. 
39,  40. 

65  Is.  46.  1.  ch.  50. 

2. 

66  ver.  58. 

61  ver.  6,  ch.  50.  8. 
Rev.  18.  4. 

6H  2 Kin,  19-  7. 


floor  at  the  time  when  it  is  trodden ; yet  a little 
while,  and  the  time  of  harvest  shall  come  for  her. 

34  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of  Babylon  hath  devoured 
®me,  he  hath  crushed  "me,  he  hath  made  ®me  an 
empty  vessel,  he  hath  swallowed  ® me  up  like  a dra- 
gon, he  hath  filled  his  maw  with  my  delicates  ; he 

35  hath  cast  ^ me  out.  p The  violence  done  to  me  and 
to  my  flesh  be  upon  Babylon,  shall  the  ^ inhabitant  of 
Zion  say  ; and.  My  blood  be  upon  the  inhabitants 

36  of  Chaldea,  shall  Jerusalem  say.  Therefore  thus 
saith  the  Lord  : Behold,  I will  plead  thy  cause, 
and  take  vengeance  for  thee  ; and  I will  dry  up 

37  her  sea,  and  make  her  fountain  dry.  And  Babylon 
shall  become  heaps,  a dwelling  place  for  jackals, 
an  astonishment,  and  an  hissing,  without  inhabitant. 

38  They  shall  roar  together  like  young  lions  ; they 

39  shall  growl  as  lions’  whelps.  When  they  are  heated, 
I will  make  their  feast,  and  I will  make  them 
drunken,  that  they  may  rejoice,  and  sleep  a per- 

40  petual  sleep,  and  not  wake,  saith  the  Lord.  I will 
bring  them  down  like  lambs  to  the  slaughter,  like 

41  rams  with  he-goats.  How'is  ^ Sheshach  taken  ! and 
the  praise  of  the  whole  earth  surprised  ! how  is 
Babylon  become  * a desolation  among  the  nations  ! 

42  The  sea  is  come  up  upon  Babylon  : she  is  covered 

43  with  the  ^multitude  of  the  waves  thereof.  Her 
cities  are  become  ^a  desolation,  a dry  land,  and  a 
desert,  a land  wherein  no  man  dwelleth,  neither 

44  doth  any  son  of  man  pass  thereby.  And  I will  “ do 
judgement  upon  Bel  in  Babylon,  and  I will  bring 
forth  out  of  his  mouth  that  which  he  hath  swal- 
lowed up  ; and  the  nations  shall  not  flow  together 
any  more  unto  him  : yea,  the  wall  of  Babylon  shall 
fall. 

45  My  people,  go  ye  out  of  the  midst  of  her,  and 
save  yourselves  every  man  from  the  fierce  anger  of 

46  the  Lord.  And  let  not  your  heart  faint,  neither 
fear  ye  for  the  rumour  that  shall  be  heard  in  the 
land  ; for  a rumour  shall  come  one  year,  and  after 
that  in  another  year  shall  come  a rumour,  and  vio- 

47  lence  in  the  land,  ruler  against  ruler.  Therefore, 
behold,  the  days  come,  that  I will  do  judgement 
upon  the  graven  images  of  Babylon,  and  her  whole 
land  shall  be  ashamed  ; and  all  her  slain  shall  fall 

48  in  the  midst  of  her.  Then  the  heaven  and  the 
earth,  and  all  that  is  therein,  shall  sing  for  joy  over 
Babylon  ; for  the  spoilers  shall  come  unto  her  from 

49  the  north,  saith  the  Lord.  ^As  Babylon  hath 
caused  the  slain  of  Israel  to  fall,  so  at  Babylon  shall 

50  fall  the  slain  of  all  the  ^ land.  Ye  that  have  escaped 
the  sword,  go  ye,  stand  not  still ; remember  the  Lord 
from  afar,  and  let  Jerusalem  come  into  your  mind. 

51  We  are  ashamed,  because  we  have  heard  reproach  ; 
confusion  hath  covered  our  faces  : for  strangers  are 
come  into  the  sanctuaries  of  the  Lord’s  house. 

52  Wherefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  I will  do  judgement  upon  her  graven  images  ; 


69  ver.  52.  ch.  60.  2. 

70  Is.  44.  23.  & 49. 
13.  Rev.  18.  20. 

71  ch.  50.  3,  41. 

' 72  ch.  44.  28. 

73  Ps.  44.  15,  16.  & 
79.  4. 

71  ver.  47. 


0 Another  reading  is, 

us, 

p Heb.  3ly  wrong 
and  my  flesh. 

q Heb.  inhabifress. 

T See  ch.  25.  26. 
s Or,  an  astonish^ 
menl. 


t Or,  tumult, 
u Heb.  visit  upon. 

V Or,  Both  Babylon 
is  to  fall,  0 ye  slain 
of  Israel,  and  at  d:c. 
w Or,  earth. 


JEREMIAH,  LII. 


1115 


'jnages  : and  through  all  her  land  the  wounded  shall 
groan. 

53  Though  Babylon  should  mount  up  to  heaven, 
and  though  she  should  fortify  the  height  of  her  strength, 
yet  from  me  shall  spoilers  come  unto  her,  saith  the 
Lord. 

54  sound  of  a cry  comeih  from  Babylon,  and 
great  destruction  from  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  : 

55  Because  the  Lord  hath  spoiled  Babylon,  and  de- 
stroyed out  of  her  the  great  voice  ; when  her  waves  do 
roar  like  great  waters,  a noise  of  their  voice  is  uttered  : 

56  Because  the  spoiler  is  come  upon  her,  even  upon 
Babylon,  and  her  mighty  men  are  taken,  every  one  of 
their  bows  is  broken  : for  the  Lord  God  of  recom- 
pences  shall  surely  requite. 

57  '^®And  I will  make  drunk  her  princes,  and  her 
wise  men,  her  captains,  and  her  rulers,  and  her  mighty 
men  : and  they  shall  sleep  a perpetual  sleep,  and  not 
wake,  saith  '^^the  King,  whose  name  is  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

58  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; The  broad  walls 
of  Babylon  shall  be  utterly  broken,  and  her  high  gates 
shall  be  burned  with  fire  ; and  the  people  shall  labour 
in  vain,  and  the  folk  in  the  fire,  and  they  shall  be  weary. 

59  ^ The  word  which  Jeremiah  the  prophet  com- 
manded Seraiah  the  son  of  Neriah,  the  son  of  Maaseiah, 
when  he  went  with  Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah  into 
Babylon  in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign.  And  this 
Seraiah  was  a quiet  prince. 

60  So  Jeremiah  wrote  in  a book  all  the  evil  that 
should  come  upon  Babylon,  even  all  these  words  that 
are  written  against  Babylon. 

61  And  Jeremiah  said  to  Seraiah,  When  thou  comest 
to  Babylon,  and  shalt  see,  and  shalt  read  all  these 
words  ; 

62  Then  shalt  thou  say,  O Lord,  thou  hast  spoken 
against  this  place,  to  cut  it  off,  that  none  shall  remain 
in  it,  neither  man  nor  beast,  but  that  it  shall  be  desolate 
for  ever. 

63  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  hast  made  an  end  of 
reading  this  book,  that  thou  shalt  bind  a stone  to  it, 
and  cast  it  into  the  midst  of  Euphrates  : 

64  And  thou  shalt  say.  Thus  shall  Babylon  sink,  and 
shall  not  rise  from  the  evil  that  I will  bring  upon  her  : 

and  they  shall  be  weary.  Thus  far  are  the  words  of 
Jeremiah. 

CHAPTER  LII. 

1 Zedekiah  rehelleth.  4 Jerusalem  is  besieged  and  taken.  8 Zedekiah' s 
sons  Mlled,  and  his  own  eyes  put  out.  12  Nebuzar-adan  burneth  and 
spoileth  the  city.  24  He  carrieth  away  the  captives.  31  EvU-merodach 
advanceth  Jehoiachin. 

ZEDEKIAH  was  ^ one  and  twenty  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in 
Jerusalem.  And  his  mother’s  name  was  Hamutal  the 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had  done. 

3  For  through  the  anger  of  the  Lord  it  came  to  pass 
in  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  till  he  had  cast  them  out  from 
his  presence,  that  Zedekiah  rebelled  against  the  king  of 
Babylon. 

4  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  ^ ninth  year  of  his 
reign,  in  the  tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  day  of  the  month, 

TS  Ch.  49.  16.  Amos  ^9  ch.  46.  18.  & 48.  83  gee  Rev.  18.  21. 

9.  2.  Obad.  4.  15.  84  ver.  68. 

78  ch.  .50.  22.  80  ver.  44.  i 2 Kin.  24.  18. 

77  ver.  24.  Ps.  94. 1.  8i  Rab.  2.  13.  2 2 Kin.  25.  1-27. 

ch.  50.  29.  82  ver.  29.  ch.  50.  ch.  39.  1.  Zech.  8.  19. 

78  ver.  39.  3.  39. 


and  through  all  her  land  the  wounded  shall  groan. 

53  Though  Babylon  should  mount  up  to  heaven,  and 
though  she  should  fortify  the  height  of  her  strength, 
yet  from  me  shall  spoilers  come  unto  her,  saith  the 

54  Lord.  The  sound  of  a cry  from  Babylon,  and  of 
great  destruction  from  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  ! 

55  for  the  Lord  spoileth  Babylon,  and  destroyeth  out  of 
her  the  great  voice  ; and  their  waves  roar  like  many 

56  waters,  the  noise  of  their  voice  is  uttered  : for  the 
spoiler  is  come  upon  her,  even  upon  Babylon,  and 
her  mighty  men  are  taken,  their  bows  are  broken  in 
pieces  : for  the  Lord  is  a God  of  recompenees,  he 

57  shall  surely  requite.  And  I will  make  drunk  her 
princes  and  her  wise  men,  her  governors  and  her 
deputies,  and  her  mighty  men  ; and  they  shall  sleep 
a perpetual  sleep,  and  not  wake,  saith  the  King, 

58  whose  name  is  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ; ^ The  broad  walls  of  Babylon  shall 
be  utterly  ^ overthrown,  and  her  high  gates  shall  be 
burned  with  fire  ; and  the  peoples  shall  labour  for 
vanity,  arid  the  nations  for  the  fire  ; and  they  shall 
be  weary. 

59  The  word  which  Jeremiah  the  prophet  com- 
manded Seraiah  the  son  of  Neriah,  the  son  of 
Mahseiah,  when  he  went  with  Zedekiah  the  king 
of  Judah  to  Babylon  in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign. 

60  Now  Seraiah  was  “chief  chamberlain.  And  Jere- 
miah wrote  in  ^ a book  all  the  evil  that  should  come 
upon  Babylon,  even  all  these  words  that  are  written 

61  concerning  Babylon.  And  Jeremiah  said  to  Seraiah, 
When  thou  comest  to  Babylon,  then  see  that  thou 

62  read  all  these  words,  and  say,  O Lord,  thou  hast 
spoken  concerning  this  place,  to  cut  it  off,  that  none 
shall  dwell  therein,  neither  man  nor  beast,  but  that 

63  it  shall  be  desolate  for  ever.  And  it  shall  be,  when 
thou  hast  made  an  end  of  reading  this  book,  that 
thou  shalt  bind  a stone  to  it,  and  cast  it  into  the 

64  midst  of  Euphrates  : and  thou  shalt  say.  Thus  shall 
Babylon  sink,  and  shall  not  rise  again  because  of 
the  evil  that  I will  bring  ^ upon  her  : and  they  shall 
be  weary. 

Thus  far  are  the  words  of  Jeremiah. 


52  “ Zedekiah  was  one  and  twenty  years  old  when  he 

began  to  reign  ; and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in  Je- 
rusalem : and  his  mother’s  name  was  Hamutal  the 

2 daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah.  And  he  did  that 
which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 

3 to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had  done.  For  through  the 
anger  of  the  Lord  did  it  come  to  pass  in  Jerusalem 
and  Judah,  until  he  had  cast  them  out  from  his  pre- 
sence : and  Zedekiah  rebelled  against  the  king  of 

4 Babylon.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  ninth  year  of 
his  reign,  in  the  tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  day  of  the 

a:  Or,  The  walls  of  b Or,  one  book.  they  shall  be  weary: 

broad  Babylon.  c Or,  and  shalt  see,  thus  far  d-c. 

y Or,  made  hare.  and  read  . . . then  a See  2 Kin.  24.  18, 

z See  Hab.  2.  13.  shalt  thou  .my  d-c.  &c. 

^7  Or,  quarter-mas-  d Or,  upon  her.  And 


1116 


JEREMIAH,  LII. 


that  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  came,  he  and  all 
his  army,  against  Jerusalem,  and  pitched  against  it, 
and  built  forts  against  it  round  about. 

5 So  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the  eleventh  year  of 
king  Zedekiah. 

6 And  in  the  fourth  month,  in  the  ninth  day  of  the 
month,  the  famine  was  sore  in  the  city,  so  that  there 
was  no  bread  for  the  people  of  the  land. 

7 Then  the  city  was  broken  up,  and  all  the  men  of 
war  fled,  and  went  forth  out  of  the  city  by  night  by  the 
way  of  the  gate  between  the  two  walls,  which  was  by 
the  king’s  garden  ; (now  the  Chaldeans  loere  by  the 
city  round  about  :)  and  they  went  by  the  way  of  the 
plain. 

8 ^ But  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans  pursued  after 
the  king,  and  overtook  Zedekiah  in  the  plains  of  Jeri- 
cho ; and  all  his  army  was  scattered  from  him. 

9 2 Then  they  took  the  king,  and  carried  him  up  unto 
the  king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath  ; 
where  he  gave  judgment  upon  him. 

10  ^ And  the  king  of  Babylon  slew  the  sons  of  Zede- 
kiah before  his  eyes  : he  slew  also  all  the  princes  of 
Judah  in  Riblah. 

11  Then  he  put  out  the  eyes  of  Zedekiah  ; and  the 
king  of  Babylon  bound  him  in  chains,  and  carried  him 
to  Babylon,  and  put  him  in  prison  till  the  day  of  his 
death. 

12  ^ ^Now  in  the  fifth  month,  in  the  tenthday  of  the 
month,  ® which  was  the  nineteenth  year  of  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon,  came  Nebuzar-adan,  captain 
of  the  guard,  which  served  the  king  of  Babylon,  into 
Jerusalem, 

13  And  burned  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  king’s 
house  ; and  all  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and  all  the 
houses  of  the  great  men,  burned  he  with  fire  : 

14  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans,  that  were  with 
the  captain  of  the  guard,  brake  down  all  the  walls  of 
Jerusalem  round  about. 

15  ®Then  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard 
carried  away  captive  certain  of  the  poor  of  the  people, 
and  the  residue  of  the  people  that  remained  in  the  city, 
and  those  that  fell  away,  that  fell  to  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  the  rest  of  the  multitude. 

16  But  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  left 
certain  of  the  poor  of  the  land  for  vinedressers  and  for 
husbandmen. 

17  ® Also  the  pillars  of  brass  that  were  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  bases,  and  the  brasen  sea  that  was 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  the  Chaldeans  brake,  and 
carried  all  the  brass  of  them  to  Babylon. 

18  The  caldrons  also,  and  the  shovels,  and  the 
snuffers,  and  the  bowls,  and  the  spoons,  and  all  the 
vessels  of  brass  wherewith  they  ministered,  took  they 
away. 

19  And  the  basons,  and  the  firepans,  and  the  bowls, 
and  the  caldrons,  and  the  candlesticks,  and  the  spoons, 
and  the  cups  ; that  which  was  of  gold  in  gold,  and  that 
which  was  of  silver  in  silver,  took  the  captain  of  the 
guard  away. 

20  The  two  pillars,  one  sea,  and  twelve  brasen  bulls 
that  were  under  the  bases,  which  king  Solomon  had 
made  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  : the  brass  of  all 
these  vessels  was  without  weight. 

3 ch.  32,  4.  6 See  ver.  29.  » ch.  27.  19. 

* Ezek.  12.  13.  7 ch.  39.  9.  lo  See  1 Kin.  7.  15, 

6 Zech.  7.  5.  & 8.  « ch.  39.  9.  23,  27,  50. 

19. 


month,  that  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  came, 
he  and  all  his  army,  against  Jerusalem,  and  en- 
camped against  it  ; and  they  built  forts  against  it 

5 round  about.  So  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the 

6 eleventh  year  of  king  Zedekiah.  In  the  fourth 
month,  in  the  ninth  day  of  the  month,  the  famine 
was  sore  in  the  city,  so  that  there  was  no  bread  for 

7 the  people  of  the  land.  Then  a breach  was  made  in 
the  city,  and  all  the  men  of  war  fled,  and  went  forth 
out  of  the  city  by  night  by  the  way  of  the  gate  be- 
tween the  two  walls,  which  was  by  the  king’s  gar- 
den ; (now  the  Chaldeans  were  against  the  city 
round  about  :)  and  they  went  by  the  way  of  the 

8 Arabah.  But  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans  pursued 
after  the  king,  and  overtook  Zedekiah  in  the  plains 
of  Jericho  ; and  all  his  army  was  scattered  from 

9 him.  Then  they  took  the  king,  and  carried  him 
up  unto  the  king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah  in  the  land 
of  Hamath  ; and  he  ^ gave  judgement  upon  him. 

10  And  the  king  of  Babylon  slew  the  sons  of  Zedekiah 
before  his  eyes  : he  slew  also  all  the  princes  of  Judah 

11  in  Riblah.  And  he  put  out  the  eyes  of  Zedekiah  ; 
and  the  king  of  Babylon  bound  him  in  fetters,  and 
carried  him  to  Babylon,  and  put  him  in  prison  till 
the  day  of  his  death. 


12  Now  in  the  fifth  month,  in  the  tenth  day  of  the 
month,  which  was  the  nineteenth  year  of  king  Nebu- 
chadrezzar, king  of  Babylon,  came  Nebuzaradan  the 
captain  of  the  guard,  which  stood  before  the  king  of 

13  Babylon,  into  Jerusalem  : and  he  burned  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  king’s  house  ; and  all  the 
houses  of  Jerusalem,  even  every  great  house,  burned 

14  he  with  fire.  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans, 
that  were  with  the  captain  of  the  guard,  brake  down 

15  all  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  roundabout.  Then  Nebu- 
zaradan the  captain  of  the  guard  carried  away  cap- 
tive of  the  poorest  sort  of  the  people,  and  the  residue 
of  the  people  that  were  left  in  the  city,  and  those 
that  fell  away,  that  fell  to  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 

16  the  residue  of  the  multitude.  But  Nebuzaradan 
the  captain  of  the  guard  left  of  the  poorest  of  the 

17  land  to  be  vinedressers  and  husbandmen.  And  the 
pillars  of  brass  that  were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  bases  and  the  brasen  sea  that  were  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  did  the  Chaldeans  break  in 
pieces,  and  carried  all  the  brass  of  them  to  Babylon. 

18  The  pots  also,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  snuffers,  and 
the  basons,  and  the  spoons,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
brass  wherewith  they  ministered,  took  they  away. 

19  And  the  cups,  and  the  firepans,  and  the  basons,  and 
the  pots,  and  the  candlesticks,  and  the  spoons,  and 
the  bowls  ; that  which  was  of  gold,  in  gold,  and  that 
which  was  of  silver,  in  silver,  the  captain  of  the 

20  guard  took  away.  The  two  pillars,  the  one  sea,  and 
the  twelve  brasen  bulls  that  were  under  the  bases, 
which  king  Solomon  had  made  for  the  house  of  the 
Lord  : the  brass  of  all  these  vessels  was  without 


71  Ex.  27.  3.  2 Kin.  h Heb.  spake  judge-  c Or,  every  great 
25.  14,  15,  IG.  merits  with  him.  man's  house. 

12  1 Kin.  7.  47.  d Or,  artificers. 


» 


JEREMIAH,  LII. 


1117 


21  And  concerning  the  pillars,  the  height  of  one 
pillar  was  eighteen  cubits  ; and  a fillet  of  twelve  cubits 
did  compass  it  ; and  the  thickness  thereof  was  four 
fingers  : it  was  hollow. 

22  And  a chapiter  of  brass  was  upon  it  ; and  the 
height  of  one  chapiter  was  five  cubits,  with  network 
and  pomegranates  upon  the  chapiters  round  about,  all 

brass.  The  second  pillar  also  and  the  pomegranates 
were  like  unto  these. 

23  And  there  were  ninety  and  six  pomegranates  on 
a side  ; and  all  the  pomegranates  upon  the  network 
icere  an  hundred  round  about. 

24  ^ And  the  captain  of  the  guard  took  Seraiah  the 
chief  priest,  i^and  Zephaniah  the  second  priest,  and  the 
three  keepers  of  the  door  ; 

25  He  took  also  out  of  the  city  an  eunuch,  which 
had  the  charge  of  the  men  of  war  ; and  seven  men  of 
them  that  were  near  the  king’s  person,  which  were 
found  in  the  city  ; and  the  principal  scribe  of  the  host, 
who  mustered  the  people  of  the  land  ; and  threescore 
men  of  the  people  of  the  land,  that  were  found  in  the 
midst  of  the  city. 

26  So  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
them,  and  brought  them  to  the  king  of  Babylon  to 
Riblah. 

27  And  the  king  of  Babylon  smote  them,  and  put 
them  to  death  in  Riblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath.  Thus 
Judah  was  carried  away  captive  out  of  his  own  land. 

28  1^  This  is  the  people  whom  Nebuchadrezzar  car- 
ried away  captive  : in  the  i®  seventh  year  i®  three  thou- 
sand Jews  and  three  and  twenty  : 

29  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  Nebuchadrezzar  he 
carried  away  captive  from  Jerusalem  eight  hundred 
thirty  and  two  persons  : 

30  In  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of  Nebuchadrez- 
zar Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  carried 
away  captive  of  the  Jews  seven  hundred  forty  and  five 
persons  : all  the  persons  were  four  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

31  ^ 21  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven  and  thir- 
tieth year  of  the  captivity  of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah, 
in  the  twelfth  month,  in  the  five  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  month,  that  Evil-merodach  king  of  Babylon  in  the 
^^irsfyear  of  his  reign  2^  lifted  up  the  head  of  Jehoiachin 
^ing  of  Judah,  and  brought  him  forth  out  of  prison, 

32  And  spake  kindly  unto  him,  and  set  his  throne 
above  the  throne  of  the  kings  that  were  with  him  in 
Babylon, 

33  And  changed  his  prison  garments  : 23  and  he  did 
continually  eat  bread  before  him  all  the  days  of  his 
life. 

34  And  for  his  diet,  there  was  a continual  diet  given 
him  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  every  day  a portion  until 
the  day  of  his  death,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

IS  1 Kin.  7.  15.  2 is  2 Kin.  25.  18.  i«  See  2 Kin.  24.  14. 

Kin.  25.  17.  2 Chr.  3.  Wch.  21.  1.  & 29.  6.  so  See  ver.  12.  ch. 
15.  n 2 Kin.  24.  2.  39.  9. 

« See  1.  Kin.  7.  20.  is  See  2 Kin.  24. 12. 


21  weight.  And  as  for  the  pillars,  the  height  of  the  one 
pillar  was  eighteen  cubits  ; and  a line  of  twelve 
cubits  did  compass  it  ; and  the  thickness  thereof  was 

22  four  fingers  : it  was  hollow.  And  a chapiter  of 
brass  was  upon  it  ; and  the  height  of  the  one  chapiter 
was  five  cubits,  with  network  and  pomegranates 
upon  the  chapiter  round  about,  all  of  brass  : and  the 
second  pillar  also  had  like  unto  these,  and  pome- 

23  granates.  And  there  were  ninety  and  six  pome- 
granates ® on  the  sides  ; all  the  pomegranates  were 

24  an  hundred  upon  the  network  round  about.  And 
the  captain  of  the  guard  took  Seraiah  the  chief 
priest,  and  Zephaniah  the  second  priest,  and  the 

25  three  keepers  of  the  door  : and  out  of  the  city  he 
took  an  officer  that  was  set  over  the  men  of  war  ; 
and  seven  men  of  them  that  saw  the  king’s  face, 
which  were  found  in  the  city  ; and  the  scribe  of  the 
captain  of  the  host,  who  mustered  the  people  of  the 
land  ; and  threescore  men  of  the  people  of  the  land, 

26  that  were  found  in  the  midst  of  the  city.  And  Ne- 
buzaradan  the  captain  of  the  guard  took  them,  and 
brought  them  to  the  king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah. 

27  And  the  king  of  Babylon  smote  them,  and  put  them 
to  death  at  Riblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath.  So  Judah 

28  was  carried  away  captive  out  of  his  land.  This  is 
the  people  whom  Nebuchadrezzar  carried  away  cap- 
tive : in  the  seventh  year  three  thousand  Jews  and 

29  three  and  twenty  : in  the  eighteenth  year  of  Nebu- 
chadrezzar he  carried  away  captive  from  Jerusalem 

30  eight  hundred  thirty  and  two  persons  : in  the  three 
and  twentieth  year  of  Nebuchadrezzar  Nebuzaradan 
the  captain  of  the  guard  carried  away  captive  of  the 
Jews  seven  hundred  forty  and  five  persons  : all  the 
persons  were  four  thousand  and  six  hundred. 


31  * And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven  and  thirtieth 
year  of  the  captivity  of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah, 
in  the  twelfth  month,  in  the  five  and  twentieth  day 
of  the  month,  that  Evil-merodach  king  of  Babylon, 
in  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  lifted  up  the  head  of 
Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah,  and  brought  him  forth 

32  out  of  prison  ; and  he  spake  kindly  to  him,  and  set 
his  throne  above  the  throne  of  the  kings  that  were 

33  with  him  in  Babylon.  And  he  changed  his  prison 
garments,  and  did  eat  bread  before  him  continually 

34  all  the  days  of  his  life.  And  for  his  allowance, 
there  was  a continual  allowance  given  him  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  every  day  a portion  until  the  day 
of  his  death,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 


21  2 Kin.  25.  27,  28,  e Or,  on  the  outside.  g Or,  eunuch. 

29,  30.  Heb.  towards  the  four  h See  2 Kin.  25.  27- 

22  Gen.  40.  13,  20.  winds.  30. 

23  2 Sam.  9.  13.  / Heb.  threshold. 


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LAMENTATIONS,  L 


THE 

LAMENTATIONS  OF  JEREMIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 The  miserable  estate  of  Jerusalem  by  reason  of  her  sin.  12  She  com- 
plaineth  of  her  grief,  18  and  confesseth  God's  judgment  to  be  right- 
eous. 

HOW  doth  the  city  sit  solitary,  that  was  full  of  peo- 
ple ! ^ how  is  she  become  as  a widow  ! she  that 
was  great  among  the  nations,  and  ^ princess  among  the 
provinces,  how  is  she  become  tributary  ! 

2 She  ^ weepeth  sore  in  the  ^ night,  and  her  tears  are 
on  her  cheeks  : ^ among  all  her  lovers  ® she  hath  none 
to  comfort  her:  all  her  friends  have  dealt  treacherously 
with  her,  they  are  become  her  enemies. 

3 Judah  is  gone  into  captivity  because  of  affliction, 
and  because  of  great  servitude  : ® she  dwelleth  among 
the  heathen,  she  findeth  no  rest  : all  her  persecutors 
overtook  her  between  the  straits. 

4 The  ways  of  Zion  do  mourn,  because  none  come  to 
the  solemn  feasts  : all  her  gates  are  desolate  : her 
priests  sigh,  her  virgins  are  afflicted,  and  she  is  in  bit- 
terness. 

5 Her  adversaries  ® are  the  chief,  her  enemies  pros- 
per ; for  the  Lord  hath  afflicted  her  for  the  multi- 
tude of  her  transgressions  : her  children  are  gone  into 
captivity  before  the  enemy. 

6 And  from  the  daughter  of  Zion  all  her  beauty  is 
departed  ; her  princes  are  become  like  harts  that  find 
no  pasture,  and  they  are  gone  without  strength  before 
the  pursuer. 

7 Jerusalem  remembered  in  the  days  of  her  affliction 
and  of  her  miseries  all  her  pleasant  things  that  she  had 
in  the  days  of  old,  when  her  people  fell  into  the  hand 
of  the  enemy,  and  none  did  help  her  : the  adversaries 
saw  her,  and  did  mock  at  her  sabbaths. 

8 Jerusalem  hath  grievously  sinned  ; therefore  she 
is  removed  : all  that  honoured  her  despise  her,  because 
they  have  seen  her  nakedness  : yea,  she  sigheth,  and 
turneth  backward. 

9 Her  filthiness  is  in  her  skirts  ; she  remembereth 


1 Is.  47.  7,  8. 

2 Ezra  4.  20. 

3 Jer.  13.  17. 

< Job  7.  3.  Ps.  e.  6. 


* v6r.  19.  Jer.  4.  30. 
& 30.  14. 

6 ver.  9,  16,  17,  21. 

2 Jer.  52.  27. 


sDeut.  28.  64,  65. 
ch.  2.  9. 

» Deut.  28.  43,  44. 

10  Jer.  30.  14,  15. 
Dan.  9.  7,  16. 


1 How  doth  the  city  sit  solitary,  that  was  full  of  peo- 

ple ! 

How  is  she  become  as  a widow  ! 

She  that  was  great  among  the  nations,  and  princess 
among  the  provinces, 

How  is  she  become  tributary  ! 

2 She  weepeth  sore  in  the  night,  and  her  tears  are  on 

her  cheeks  ; 

Among  all  her  lovers  she  hath  none  to  comfort  her  : 
All  her  friends  have  dealt  treacherously  with  her, 
They  are  become  her  enemies. 

3 Judah  is  gone  into  “ captivity  because  of  affliction, 

and  because  of  great  servitude  ; 

She  dwelleth  among  the  heathen,  she  findeth  no 
rest : 

All  her  persecutors  overtook  her  within  the  straits. 

4 The  ways  of  Zion  do  mourn,  because  none  come  to 

the  ^ solemn  assembly  ; 

All  her  gates  are  desolate,  her  priests  do  sigh  : 

Her  virgins  are  afflicted,  and  she  herself  is  in  bitter- 
ness. 

5 Her  adversaries  are  become  the  head,  her  enemies 

prosper  ; 

For  the  Lord  hath  afflicted  her  for  the  multitude  of 
her  transgressions : 

Her  young  children  are  gone  into  captivity  before 
the  adversary. 

6 And  from  the  daughter  of  Zion  all  her  ^ majesty  is 

departed : 

Her  princes  are  become  like  harts  that  find  no  pas- 
ture. 

And  they  are  gone  without  strength  before  the  pur- 
suer. 

7 Jerusalem  remembereth  in  the  days  of  her  affliction 

and  of  her  ^ miseries 

All  her  pleasant  things  that  were  from  the  days  of 
old  : 

When  her  people  fell  into  the  hand  of  the  adver- 
sary, and  none  did  help  her. 

The  adversaries  saw  her,  they  did  mock  at  her 
« desolations. 

8 Jerusalem  hath  grievously  sinned  ; therefore  shells 

become  as  an  unclean  thing  : 

All  that  honoured  her  despise  her,  because  they 
have  seen  her  nakedness  : 

Yea,  she  sigheth,  and  turneth  backward. 

9 Her  filthiness  was  in  her  skirts  ; she  remembered 

not  her  latter  end  ; 


U Jer.  52.  28. 

12 1 Kin.  8.  46. 

13  Jer.  13.  22,  26. 
Ezek.  16.  37.  & 23.  29. 
Hos.  2.  10. 


u Deut.  32.  29.  Is. 
47.  7. 

a Or,  exile, 
b Or,  appointed 
feast. 


c Or,  beauty, 
d Or,  wanderings, 
e Heb.  ceasings. 
f Or,  is  removed. 


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not  her  last  end  ; therefore  she  came  down  wonderfully: 

she  had  no  comforter.  O Lord,  behold  my  affliction  : 
for  the  enemy  hath  magnified  himself. 

10  The  adversary  hath  spread  out  his  hand  upon 

all  her  pleasant  things  : for  she  hath  seen  that  the 

heathen  entered  into  her  sanctuary,  whom  thou  didst 
command  that  they  should  not  enter  into  thy  congre- 
gation. 

11  All  her  people  sigh,  they  seek  bread  ; they  have 
given  their  pleasant  things  for  meat  to  relieve  the  soul : 
see,  O Lord,  and  consider  ; for  I am  became  vile. 

12  yi  Is  it  nothing  to  you,  all  ye  that  pass  by  ? be- 
hold, and  see  if  there  be  any  sorrow  like  unto  my 
sorrow,  which  is  done  unto  me,  wherewith  the  Lord 
hath  afflicted  me  in  the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

13  From  above  hath  he  sent  fire  into  my  bones,  and 
it  prevaileth  against  them  : he  hath  spread  a net  for 
my  feet,  he  hath  turned  me  back  : he  hath  made  me 
desolate  and  faint  all  the  day. 

14  The  yoke  of  my  transgressions  is  bound  by  his 
hand  : they  are  wreathed,  and  come  up  upon  my  neck  : 
he  hath  made  my  strength  to  fall,  the  Lord  hath  deli- 
vered me  into  their  hands,  from  whom  I am  not  able  to 
rise  up. 

15  The  Lord  hath  trodden  under  foot  all  my  mighty 
men  in  the  midst  of  me  : he  hath  called  an  assembly 
against  me  to  crush  my  young  men  : 23  the  Lord  hath 
trodden  the  virgin,  the  daughter  of  Judah,  as  in  a wine- 
press. 

16  For  these  things  I weep  ; 24  mine  eye,  mine  eye 
runneth  down  with  water,  because  25  the  comforter  that 
should  relieve  my  soul  is  far  from  me  : my  children  are 
desolate,  because  the  enemy  prevailed. 

17  26  Zion  spreadeth  forth  her  hands,  and  2’’'  there  is 
none  to  comfort  her  : the  Lord  hath  commanded  con- 
cerning Jacob,  that  his  adversaries  should  he  round 
about  him : Jerusalem  is  as  a menstruous  woman  among 
them. 

18  T[  The  Lord  is  28  righteous  ; for  I have  29  rebelled 
against  his  commandment : hear,  I pray  you,  all  people, 
and  behold  my  sorrow  : my  virgins  and  my  young  men 
are  gone  into  captivity. 

19  I called  for  my  lovers,  hut  they  deceived  me  : 
my  priests  and  mine  elders  gave  up  the  ghost  in  the 
city,  while  they  sought  their  meat  to  relieve  their 
souls. 

20  Behold,  O Lord  ; for  I am  in  distress  : my 
^2  bowels  are  troubled  ; mine  heart  is  turned  within 


Therefore  is  she  come  down  wonderfully  ; she  hath 
no  comforter : 

Behold,  O Lord,  my  affliction  ; for  the  enemy  hath 
magnified  himself. 

10  The  adversary  hath  spread  out  his  hand  upon  all  her 

pleasant  things  : 

For  she  hath  seen  that  the  heathen  are  entered  into 
her  sanctuary. 

Concerning  whom  thou  didst  command  that  they 
should  not  enter  into  thy  congregation. 

11  All  her  people  sigh,  they  seek  bread  ; 

They  have  given  their  pleasant  things  for  meat  to 
refresh  the  soul  : 

See,  O Lord,  and  behold  ; for  I am  become  vile. 

12  Is  it  nothing  to  you,  all  ye  that  pass  by  ? 

Behold,  and  see  if  there  be  any  sorrow  like  unto  my 

sorrow,  which  is  done  unto  me, 

S' Wherewith  the  Lord  hath  afflicted  me  in  the  day 
of  his  fierce  anger. 

13  From  on  high  hath  he  sent  fire  into  my  bones,  and  it 

prevaileth  against  them  : 

He  hath  spread  a net  for  my  feet,  he  hath  turned 
me  back  ; 

He  hath  made  me  desolate  and  faint  all  the  day. 

14  The  yoke  of  my  transgressions  is  bound  by  his  hand  ; 
They  are  knit  together,  they  are  come  up  upon  my 

neck  ; he  hath  made  my  strength  to  * fail  : 

The  Lord  hath  delivered  me  into  their  hands, 
* against  whom  I am  not  able  to  stand. 

15  The  Lord  hath  set  at  nought  all  my  mighty  men  in 

the  midst  of  me  ; 

He  hath  called  a solemn  assembly  against  me  to 
crush  my  young  men  : 

The  Lord  hath  trodden  as  in  a winepress  the  virgin 
daughter  of  Judah. 

16  For  these  things  I weep  ; mine  eye,  mine  eye  run- 

neth down  with  water  ; 

Because  the  comforter  that  should  refresh  my  soul 
is  far  from  me  : 

My  children  are  desolate,  because  the  enemy  hath 
prevailed. 

17  Zion  spreadeth  forth  her  hands  ; there  is  none  to 

comfort  her  ; 

The  Lord  hath  commanded  concerning  Jacob,  that 
they  that  are  round  about  him  should  be  his 
adversaries  : 

Jerusalem  is  among  them  as  an  unclean  thing. 

18  The  Lord  is  righteous  ; for  I have  rebelled  against 

his  commandment  : 

Hear,  I pray  you,  all  ye  peoples,  and  behold  my  sor- 
row : 

My  virgins  and  my  young  men  are  gone  into  cap- 
tivity. 

19  I called  for  my  lovers,  hut  they  deceived  me  : 

My  priests  and  mine  elders  gave  up  the  ghost  in  the 
city. 

While  they  sought  them  meat  to  refresh  their  souls 

20  Behold,  O Lord  ; for  I am  in  distress  ; my  bowels 

are  troubled  ; 

Mine  heart  is  turned  within  me  ; for  I have  grie- 
vously rebelled  : 


» ver.  2, 17,  21. 

16  ver.  7. 

11  Jer.  61.  51. 

18  Deut.  23.  3.  Neh. 
13.  1. 


19  Jer.  33.  D.  & 52. 6. 
ch.  2.  12.  & 4.  4. 

20  Dan.  9.  12. 

21  Ezek.  12. 13.  & 17. 

20. 

Deut.  28.  48. 


23  Is.  63.  3.  Rev.  14. 
19,  20.  & 19.  15. 

24  Jer.  13.  17.  & 14. 
17.  ch.  2.  18. 

2n  ver.  2,  9. 

Jer.  4.  31. 


21  ver.  2,  9. 

28  Neh.  9.  33.  Dan. 
9.  7,  14. 

29  1 Sam.  12.  14, 15. 

30  ver.  2.  Jer.  30. 14. 

31  ver.  11. 


32  Job  30.  27.  Is.  16. 
11.  Jer.  4.  19.  & 48. 
36.  ch.  2.  11.  Hos. 
11.  8. 

g Or,  Whom,  the 
Lord  hath  afflicted. 


h Heb.  stumble, 
i Or,  from  whom  I 
am  not  able  to  rise 
up. 


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LAMENTATIONS,  II. 


me  ; for  I have  grievously  rebelled : abroad  the 

sword  bereaveth,  at  home  there  is  as  death. 

21  They  have  heard  that  I sigh  : there  is  none 

to  comfort  me  : all  mine  enemies  have  heard  of  my 
trouble  ; they  are  glad  that  thou  hast  done  it:  thou 
wilt  bring  ®®the  day  that  thou  hast  called,  and  they 
shall  be  like  unto  me. 

22  Let  all  their  wickedness  come  before  thee  ; and 
do  unto  them,  as  thou  hast  done  unto  me  for  all  my 
transgressions  : for  my  sighs  are  many,  and  my  heart 
is  faint. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Jeremiah  lamenteth  the  misery  of  Jerusalem.  20  He  complaineth 
thereof  to  God. 

HOW  hath  the  Lord  covered  the  daughter  of  Zion 
with  a cloud  in  his  anger,  ^ and  cast  down  from 
heaven  unto  the  earth  ^ the  beauty  of  Israel,  and  re- 
membered not  ® his  footstool  in  the  day  of  his  anger  ! 

2  The  Lord  hath  swallowed  up  all  the  habitations  of 
Jacob,  ^ and  hath  not  pitied  : he  hath  thrown  down  in 
his  wrath  the  strong  holds  of  the  daughter  of  Judah  ; 
he  hath  brought  them  down  to  the  ground  : ® he  hath 
polluted  the  kingdom  and  the  princes  thereof. 

3  He  hath  cut  off  in  his  fierce  anger  all  the  horn  of 
Israel  : ® he  hath  drawn  back  his  right  hand  from  be- 
fore the  enemy,  and  he  burned  against  Jacob  like  a 
flaming  fire,  which  devoureth  round  about. 

4  ® He  hath  bent  his  bow  like  an  enemy : he  stood 
with  his  right  hand  as  an  adversary,  and  slew  ® all  that 
were  pleasant  to  the  eye  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zion  : he  poured  out  his  fury  like  fire. 

5  The  Lord  was  as  an  enemy  : he  hath  swallowed 
up  Israel,  he  hath  swallowed  up  all  her  palaces  : he 
hath  destroyed  his  strong  holds,  and  hath  increased  in 
the  daughter  of  Judah  mourning  and  lamentation. 

6  And  he  hath  violently  taken  away  his  tabernacle, 
as  if  it  were  of  a garden  : he  hath  destroyed  his  places 
of  the  assembly : the  Lord  hath  caused  the  solemn 
feasts  and  sabbaths  to  be  forgotten  in  Zion,  and  hath 
despised  in  the  indignation  of  his  anger  the  king  and 
the  priest. 

7  The  Lord  hath  cast  off  his  altar,  he  hath  abhorred 
his  sanctuary,  he  hath  given  up  into  the  hand  of  the 
enemy  the  walls  of  her  palaces  ; they  have  made  a 
noise  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  as  in  the  day  of  a 
solemn  feast. 

8  The  Lord  hath  purposed  to  destroy  the  wall  of 
the  daughter  of  Zion  : ^®he  hath  stretched  out  a line, 
he  hath  not  withdrawn  his  hand  from  destroying : there- 


8S  Deiit.  25.  £zek. 
7.  15. 

ver,  2i 

35  13.  13,  &c.  Jer. 
46,  *c. 

36  Ps.  109.  15. 


3^  ch.  5.  17. 

1 Matt.  11.  23. 

2 2 Sam.  1.  19. 

3 1 Chr.  28.  2.  Ps. 
99.  5.  & 132.  7. 

4 ver.  n,21.ch.  3.43. 


8 Ps.  89.  39. 

6 Ps.  74.  11. 

7 Ps.  89,  46. 

* ver.  5.  Is.  63.  10. 
» Kzek.  24.  25. 

16  ver.  4.  Jer.  30. 14, 


Abroad  the  sword  bereaveth,  at  home  there  is  as 
death. 

21  They  have  heard  that  I sigh  ; there  is  none  to  com- 

fort me  ; 

All  mine  enemies  have  heard  of  my  trouble  ; they 
are  glad  that  thou  hast  done  it  : 

Thou  wilt  bring  the  day  that  thou  hast  proclaimed, 
and  they  shall  be  like  unto  me. 

22  Let  all  their  wickedness  come  before  thee  ; 

And  do  unto  them,  as  thou  hast  done  unto  me  for 
all  my  transgressions  : 

For  my  sighs  are  many,  and  my  heart  is  faint. 


2  How  hath  the  Lord  covered  the  daughter  of  Zion 
with  a cloud  in  his  anger  ! 

He  hath  cast  down  from  heaven  unto  the  earth  the 
beauty  of  Israel, 

And  hath  not  remembered  his  footstool  in  the  day 
of  his  anger. 

2 The  Lord  hath  swallowed  up  all  the  habitations  of 

Jacob,  and  hath  not  pitied  ; 

He  hath  thrown  down  in  his  wrath  the  strong  holds 
of  the  daughter  of  Judah  ; 

He  hath  brought  them  down  to  the  ground  : 

He  hath  profaned  the  kingdom  and  the  princes 
thereof. 

3 He  hath  cut  off  in  fierce  auger  ® all  the  horn  of  Is- 

rael ; 

He  hath  drawn  back  his  right  hand  from  before  the 
enemy  : 

And  he  hath  burned  up  Jacob  like  a flaming  fire, 
which  devoureth  round  about. 

4 He  hath  bent  his  bow  like  an  enemy,  he  hath  stood 

with  his  right  hand  as  an  adversary. 

And  hath  slain  all  that  were  pleasant  to  the  eye  : 

^ In  the  tent  of  the  daughter  of  Zion  he  hath  poured 
out  his  fury  like  fire. 

5 The  Lord  is  become  as  an  enemy,  he  hath  swal- 

lowed up  Israel  ; 

He  hath  swallowed  up  all  her  palaces,  he  hath  de- 
stroyed his  strong  holds  ; 

And  he  hath  multiplied  in  the  daughter  of  Judah 
mourning  and  lamentation. 

6 And  he  hath  violently  taken  away  his  ^ tabernacle, 

as  if  it  were  of  a garden  ; 

He  hath  destroyed  his  place  of  assembly  : 

The  Lord  hath  caused  solemn  assembly  and  sab- 
bath to  be  forgotten  in  Zion, 

And  hath  despised  in  the  indignation  of  his  anger 
the  king  and  the  priest. 

7 The  Lord  hath  cast  off  his  altar,  he  hath  abhorred 

his  sanctuary. 

He  hath  given  up  into  the  hand  of  the  enemy  the 
walls  of  her  palaces  : 

They  have  made  a noise  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
as  in  the  day  of  a solemn  assembly. 

8 The  Lord  hath  purposed  to  destroy  the  wall  of  the 

daughter  of  Zion  ; 

He  hath  stretched  out  the  line,  he  hath  not  with- 
drawn his  hand  from  « destroying  : 

ii2Km.  25. 9.  Jer.  18.  c Or,  booth.  Or, 

62. 13.  15  Ps.  74.  4.  hedge. 

1*  Ps.  80.  12.  & 89.  16  2 Kin.  21.  13,  Is.  d Or,  appointed 

40.  Is.  5.  5.  34,  11.  feast. 

13  Is.  1.  8.  a Or,  every  horn.  e Heb.  swallowing 

1*  ch.  1.  4.  Zeph.  3.  b Or,  Chi.  tip. 


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fore  he  made  the  rampart  and  the  wall  to  lament ; they 
languished  together. 

9 Her  gates  are  sunk  into  the  ground  ; he  hath  de- 
stroyed and  broken  her  bars  ; her  king  and  her 
princes  are  among  the  Gentiles  : the  law  is  no  more  ‘ 
her  prophets  also  find  no  vision  from  the  Lord. 

10  The  elders  of  the  daughter  of  Zion  sit  upon  the 
ground,  and  keep  silence  : they  have  ^2  cast  up  dust 
upon  their  heads  ; they  have  girded  themselves  with 
sackcloth  : the  virgins  of  Jerusalem  hang  down  their 
heads  to  the  ground. 

11  24  Mine  eyes  do  fail  with  tears,  25  my  bowels  are 
troubled,  2®  my  liver  is  poured  upon  the  earth,  for  the 
destruction  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  ; because 
2'^  the  children  and  the  sucklings  swoon  in  the  streets 
of  the  city. 

12  They  say  to  their  mothers,  Where  is  corn  and 
wine  ? when  they  swooned  as  the  wounded  in  the  streets 
of  the  city,  when  their  soul  was  poured  out  into  their 
mothers’  bosom. 

13  What  thing  shall  I take  to  witness  for  thee  ? 
25  what  thing  shall  I liken  to  thee,  O daughter  of  Je- 
rusalem ? what  shall  I equal  to  thee,  that  I may  com- 
fort thee,  O virgin  daughter  of  Zion  ? for  thy  breach 
is  great  like  the  sea  : who  can  heal  thee  ? 

14  Thy  29  prophets  have  seen  vain  and  foolish  things 
for  thee  : and  they  have  not  discovered  thine  ini- 
quity, to  turn  away  thy  captivity  ; but  have  seen  for 
thee  false  burdens  and  causes  of  banishment. 

15  51  All  that  pass  by  52  clap  their  hands  at  thee  ; they 
hiss  53  and  wag  their  head  at  the  daughter  of  Jerusalem, 
saying,  Is  this  the  city  that  men  call  54  The  perfection 
of  beauty,  The  joy  of  the  whole  earth  ? 

16  55  All  thine  enemies  have  opened  their  mouth 
against  thee  : they  hiss  and  gnash  the  teeth  : they  say, 
55  We  have  swallowed  her  up  : certainly  this  is  the  day 
that  we  looked  for  ; we  have  found,  57  have  seen  it. 

17  The  Lord  hath  done  that  which  he  had  58  devised  ; 
he  hath  fulfilled  his  word  that  he  had  commanded  in 
the  days  of  old  : *9  he  hath  thrown  down,  and  hath  not 
pitied  : and  he  hath  caused  thine  enemy  to  rejoice 
over  thee,  he  hath  set  up  the  horn  of  thine  adversaries. 

18  Their  heart  cried  unto  the  Lord,  O wall  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion,  ^2  let  tears  run  down  like  a river  day 
and  night : give  thyself  no  rest  ; let  not  the  apple  of 
thine  eye  cease. 


But  he  hath  made  the  rampart  and  wall  to  lament  ; 
they  languish  together. 

9  Her  gates  are  sunk  into  the  ground  ; he  hath  de- 
stroyed and  broken  her  bars  : 

Her  king  and  her  princes  are  among  the  nations 
where  the  law  is  not  ; 

Yea,  her  prophets  find  no  vision  from  the  Lord. 

10  The  elders  of  the  daughter  of  Zion  sit  upon  the 

ground,  they  keep  silence  ; 

They  have  cast  up  dust  upon  their  heads  ; they  have 
girded  themselves  with  sackcloth  : 

The  virgins  of  Jerusalem  hang  down  their  heads  to 
the  ground. 

11  Mine  eyes  do  fail  with  tears,  my  bowels  are  trou- 

bled. 

My  liver  is  poured  upon  the  earth,  for  the  de- 
struction of  the  daughter  of  my  people  ; 
Because  the  young  children  and  the  sucklings  swoon 
in  the  streets  of  the  city. 

12  They  say  to  their  mothers.  Where  is  corn  and 

wine  ? 

M^hen  they  swoon  as  the  wounded  in  the  streets  of 
the  city. 

When  their  soul  is  poured  out  into  their  mothers’ 
bosom. 

13  What  shall  I o testify  unto  thee  ? what  shall  I liken 

to  thee,  O daughter  of  Jerusalem  ? 

What  shall  I equal  to  thee,  that  I may  comfort 
thee,  O virgin  daughter  of  Zion  ? 

For  thy  breach  is  great  like  the  sea  : who  can  heal 
thee  ? 

14  Thy  prophets  have  seen  visions  for  thee  of  vanity 

and  foolishness  ; 

And  they  have  not  discovered  thine  iniquity,  to 
bring  again  thy  captivity  : 

But  have  seen  for  thee  * burdens  of  vanity  and 
* causes  of  banishment. 

15  All  that  pass  by  clap  their  hands  at  thee  ; 

They  hiss  and  wag  their  head  at  the  daughter  of 
Jerusalem, 

Is  this  the  city  that  men  called  The  perfection  of 
beauty.  The  joy  of  the  whole  earth  ? 

16  All  thine  enemies  have  opened  their  mouth  wide 

against  thee  ; 

They  hiss  and  gnash  the  teeth  ; they  say.  We  have 
swallowed  her  up  ; 

Certainly  this  is  the  day  that  we  looked  for  ; we 
have  found,  we  have  seen  it. 

17  The  Lord  hath  done  that  which  he  devised  ; 

He  hath  J fulfilled  his  word  that  he  commanded  in 
the  days  of  old  ; 

He  hath  thrown  down,  and  hath  not  pitied  : 

And  he  hath  caused  the  enemy  to  rejoice  over  thee. 
He  hath  exalted  the  horn  of  thine  adversaries. 

18  Tlieir  heart  cried  unto  the  Lord  : 

O wall  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  let  tears  run  down 
like  a river  day  and  night  ; 

Give  thyself  no  respite  ; let  not  the  apple  of  thine 
eye  cease. 


'7  Jer.  61.  30.  » Job  2.  12.  ch.  1.  12.  Dan.  9.  32  Ezek.  25.  0.  38  Lev.  20.  10,  &c.  / Or,  breach. 

i8Deut.  28.  30.  2 2313.15.3.  Ezek.  7.  12.  33  2 Kin.  19.  21.  Ps.  Dent.  28.  15,  &c.  g Or,  take  to  witness 

Kin.  24.  15.  & 25.  7.  18.  & 27.  31.  29  jer.  2.  8.  & 5.  31.  44.  14.  ver.  2.  for  thee. 

ch.  1.  3.  & 4.  20.  24  Ps.  6.  7.  cl,.  3,  43,  & 14.  14.  & 23.  10.  & 34  Pg.  43.  2.  & 50.  2.  *0  Ps.  38.  16.  & 89.  A Or,  oracles. 

19  2 Chr.  15.  3.  &c.  27.  14.  & 29.  8,  9.  33  Job  10.  9, 10.  Ps.  42.  i Or,  things  to  draw 

20  Ps.  74.9.  Ezek.  7.  25  ch.  1.  20.  Ezek.  13.  2.  22.  13.  ch.  3.  46.  ■"  ver.  8.  thee  aside. 

26.  20  Job  16. 13.  Ps.22.  soig.  58.  1.  so  Ps.  55.  2.  12  jgr.  14.  17.  ch.  1.  j Or,  finished. 

21  Job.  2.  13.  Is.  3.  14.  31  1 Kin.  9.  8.  .Ter.  Ps.  3.5.  21.  16. 

26.  oh.  3.  28.  27  ver.  19.  ch.  4.  4.  18.10.  Nah.  3.  19.  ...... 


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LAMENTATIONS,  III. 


19  Arise,  cry  out  in  the  night : in  the  beginning  of 
the  watches  ^^pour  out  thine  heart  like  water  before 
the  face  of  the  Lord  : lift  up  thy  hands  toward  him  for 
the  life  of  thy  young  children,  that  faint  for  hunger 

in  the  top  of  every  street. 

20  ^ Behold,  O Lord,  and  consider  to  whom  thou 
hast  done  this.  Shall  the  women  eat  their  fruit,  and 
children  of  a span  long  ? shall  the  priest  and  the 
prophet  be  slain  in  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord  ? 

21  The  young  and  the  old  lie  on  the  ground  in  the 
streets  : my  virgins  and  my  young  men  are  fallen  by 
the  sword  ; thou  hast  slain  them  in  the  day  of  thine 
anger  ; thou  hast  killed,  and  not  pitied. 

22  Thou  hast  called  as  in  a solemn  day  my  terrors 
round  about,  so  that  in  the  day  of  the  Lord’s  anger 
none  escaped  nor  remained  : those  that  I have  swad- 
dled and  brought  up  hath  mine  enemy  consumed. 


CHAPTER  III. 

1 The  faithful  bewail  their  calamities.  22  By  the  mercies  of  God  they 
nourish  their  hope.  37  They  acknowledge  God's  justice.  55  They 
pray  for  deliverance.,  64  and  vengeance  on  their  enemies. 

I AM  the  man  that  hath  seen  affliction  by  the  rod  of 
his  wrath. 

2 He  hath  led  me,  and  brought  me  into  darkness,  but 
not  into  light. 

3 Surely  against  me  is  he  turned  ; he  turneth  his 
hand  against  me  all  the  day. 

4 ^ My  flesh  and  my  skin  hath  he  made  old  ; he  hath 
2 broken  my  bones. 

5 He  hath  builded  against  me,  and  compassed  me 
with  gall  and  travel. 

6 3 He  hath  set  me  in  dark  places,  as  they  that  he 
dead  of  old. 

7 ^ He  hath  hedged  me  about,  that  I cannot  get  out : 
he  hath  made  my  chain  heavy. 

8 Also  ® when  I cry  and  shout,  he  shutteth  out  my 
prayer. 

9 He  hath  inclosed  my  ways  with  hewn  stone,  he 
hath  made  my  paths  crooked. 

10  ® He  loas  unto  me  as  a bear  lying  in  wait,  and  as  a 
lion  in  secret  places. 

11  He  hath  turned  aside  my  ways,  and  pulled  me 
in  pieces  : he  hath  made  me  desolate. 

12  He  hath  bent  his  bow,  and  ® set  me  as  a mark  for 
the  arrow. 

13  He  hath  caused  ®the  arrows  of  his  quiver  to 
enter  into  my  reins. 

14  I was  a derision  to  all  my  people  ; and  their 
song  all  the  day. 


« Ps.  119. 147. 

« Ps.  62.  8. 
ver.  11. 

<«  Is  61.  20.  ch.  4. 1. 
Nah  3.  10. 

« Lev.  26.  29.  Deut. 


28.53.  Jer.  19.  9.  ch. 
4.  10.  Ezek.  6.  10. 

48  ch.  4.  13,  16. 

48  2 Chr.  36.  17. 
so  ch.  3.  43. 

SI  Ps.  31.  13.  Jer.  6. 
25.  & 46.  5. 


62  Hos.  9. 12, 13. 

. 1 Job  16.  8. 

2 Ps.  61.  8.  Is.  38. 
13.  Jer.  60.  17. 

3 Ps.  88.  6,  6.  & 143. 


19  Arise,  cry  out  In  the  night,  at  the  beginning  of  the 

watches  ; 

Pour  out  thine  heart  like  water  before  the  face  of 
the  Lord  : 

Lift  up  thy  hands  toward  him  for  the  life  of  thy 
young  children. 

That  faint  for  hunger  at  the  top  of  every  street. 

20  See,  O Lord,  and  behold,  to  whom  thou  hast  done 

thus  ! 

Shall  the  women  eat  their  fruit,  the  children  that  are 
dandled  in  the  hands  ? 

Shall  the  priest  and  the  prophet  be  slain  in  the 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord  ? 

21  The  youth  and  the  old  man  lie  on  the  ground  in  the 

streets  ; 

My  virgins  and  my  young  men  are  fallen  by  the 
sword  : 

Thou  hast  slain  them  in  the  day  of  thine  anger  ; thou 
hast  slaughtered,  and  not  pitied. 

22  Thou  hast  called,  as  in  the  day  of  a solemn  assem- 

bly, * my  terrors  on  every  side. 

And  there  was  none  that  escaped  or  remained  in  the 
day  of  the  Lord’s  anger  : 

Those  that  I have  dandled  and  brought  up  hath  mine 
enemy  consumed. 


3  I am  the  man  that  hath  seen  affliction  by  the  rod  of 
his  wrath. 

2 He  hath  led  me  and  caused  me  to  walk  in  darkness 

"and  not  in  light. 

3 Surely  against  me  he  turneth  his  hand  again  and 

again  all  the  day. 

4 My  flesh  and  my  skin  hath  he  ^ made  old  ; he  hath 

broken  my  bones. 

5 He  hath  builded  against  me,  and  compassed  me  with 

‘^gall  and  travail. 

6 ^ He  hath  made  me  to  dwell  in  dark  places,  as  those 

that  have  been  long  dead. 

7 He  hath  fenced  me  about,  that  I cannot  go  forth  ; 

he  hath  made  my  chain  heavy. 

8 Yea,  when  I cry  and  call  for  help,  he  shutteth  out 

my  prayer. 

9 He  hath  fenced  up  my  ways  with  hewn  stone,  he 

hath  made  my  paths  crooked. 

10  He  is  unto  me  as  a bear  lying  in  wait,  as  a lion  in 

secret  places. 

11  He  hath  turned  aside  my  ways,  and  pulled  me  in 

pieces  ; he  hath  made  me  desolate. 

12  He  hath  bent  his  bow,  and  set  me  as  a mark  for  the 

arrow. 


13  He  hath  caused  the  « shafts  of  his  quiver  to  enter  into 

my  reins. 

14  I am  become  a derision  to  all  my  people  ; and  their 

song  all  the  day. 


4  Job  3.  23.  & 19.  8. 
Hos.  2.  6. 

6 Job  30.  20.  Ps. 

22.  2. 

8  Job  10.  16.  Is.  38. 
13.  Hos.  6.  14.  & 13. 
7,  8. 


2 Hos.  6.  1. 

8 Job  7.  20.  & 16. 12. 
Ps.  38.  2. 

9 Job  6.  4. 

10  Jer.  20.  7. 

11  ver.  63.  Job  30.  9. 
Ps.  69.  12. 


k See  Jer.  6.  26. 
a Or,  without  light, 
b Or,  worn  out. 
c See  Deut.  29.  18. 
d See  Ps.  143.  3. 
e Heb.  sons. 


LAMENTATIONS,  III. 


15  He  hath  filled  me  with  bitterness,  he  hath  made 
me  drunken  with  wormwood. 

16  He  hath  also  broken  my  teeth  with  gravel 
stones,  he  hath  covered  me  with  ashes. 

17  And  thou  hast  removed  my  soul  far  off  from 
peace  : I forgat  prosperity. 

18  i^And  I said.  My  strength  and  my  hope  is  pe- 
rished from  the  Lord  : 

19  Remembering  mine  affliction  and  my  misery, 

the  wormwood  and  the  gall. 

20  My  soul  hath  them  still  in  remembrance,  and  is 
humbled  in  me. 

21  This  I recall  to  my  mind,  therefore  have  I hope. 

22  It  is  of  the  Lord’s  mercies  that  we  are  not 
consumed,  because  his  compassions  fail  not. 

23  2'hey  are  new  every  morning  ; great  is  thy 
faithfulness. 

24  The  Lord  is  my  portion,  saith  my  soul  ; there- 
fore will  I hope  in  him. 

25  The  Lord  is  good  unto  them  that  wait  for  him, 
to  the  soul  that  seeketh  him. 

26  It  is  good  that  a man  should  both  hope  and 
quietly  wait  for  the  salvation  of  the  Lord. 

27  It  is  good  for  a man  that  he  bear  the  yoke  in 
his  youth. 

28  He  sitteth  alone  and  keepeth  silence,  because 
he  hath  borne  it  upon  him. 

29  23  He  putteth  his  mouth  in  the  dust ; if  so  be 
there  may  be  hope. 

30  24  He  giveth  his  cheek  to  him  that  smiteth  him  : 
he  is  filled  full  with  reproach. 

31  25  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  for  ever  : 

32  But  though  he  cause  grief,  yet  will  he  have  com- 
passion according  to  the  multitude  of  his  mercies. 

33  For  26  he  doth  not  afflict  willingly  nor  grieve  the 
children  of  men. 

34  To  crush  under  his  feet  all  the  prisoners  of  the 
earth, 

35  To  turn  aside  the  right  of  a man  before  the  face 
of  the  most  High, 

36  To  subvert  a man  in  his  cause,  27  the  Lord  ap- 
proveth  not. 

37  ^ Who  is  he  28  that  saith,  and  it  cometh  to  pass, 
when  the  Lord  commandeth  it  not  ? 

38  Out  of  the  mouth  of  the  most  High  proceedeth 
not  29  evil  and  good  ? 

39  Wherefore  doth  a living  man  complain,  a 
man  for  the  punishment  of  his  sins  ? 

40  Let  us  search  and  try  our  ways,  and  turn  again 
to  the  Lord. 

41  *2  Let  us  lift  up  our  heart  with  our  hands  unto 
God  in  the  heavens. 


1123 

15  He  hath  filled  me  with  bitterness,  he  hath  sated  me 

with  wormwood. 

16  He  hath  also  broken  my  teeth  with  gravel  stones,  he 

hath  covered  me  with  ashes. 

17  And  thou  hast  ^ removed  my  soul  far  off  from  peace  ; 

I forgat  prosperity. 

18  And  I said.  My  strength  is  perished,  and  mine 

expectation  from  the  Lord. 

19  Remember  mine  affliction  and  my  c misery,  the 

wormwood  and  the  gall. 

20  My  soul  hath  them  still  in  remembrance,  and  is 

bowed  down  within  me. 

21  This  I recall  to  my  mind,  therefore  have  I hope. 

22  It  is  of  the  Lord’s  mercies  that  we  are  not  consumed, 

because  his  compassions  fail  not. 

23  They  are  new  every  morning  ; great  is  thy  faithful- 

ness. 

24  The  Lord  is  my  portion,  saith  my  soul  ; therefore 

will  I hope  in  him. 

25  The  Lord  is  good  unto  them  that  wait  for  him,  to 

the  soul  that  seeketh  him. 

26  It  is  good  that  a man  should  hope  Rnd  quietly  wait 

for  the  salvation  of  the  Lord. 

27  It  is  good  for  a man  that  he  bear  the  yoke  in  his 

youth. 

28  * Let  him  sit  alone  and  keep  silence,  because  he  hath 

laid  it  upon  him. 

29  Let  him  put  his  mouth  in  the  dust  ; if  so  be  there 

may  be  hope. 

30  Let  him  give  his  cheek  to  him  that  smiteth  him  ; let 

him  be  filled  full  with  reproach. 

31  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  for  ever. 

32  For  though  he  cause  grief,  yet  will  he  have  com- 

passion according  to  the  multitude  of  his  mer- 
cies. 

33  For  he  doth  not  afflict  ‘ willingly,  nor  grieve  the 

children  of  men. 

34  To  crush  under  foot  all  the  prisoners  of  the  earth, 

35  To  turn  aside  the  right  of  a man  before  the  face  of 

the  Most  High, 

36  To  subvert  a man  in  his  cause,  the  Lord  J approveth 

not. 

37  Who  is  he  that  saith,  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  when 

the  Lord  commandeth  it  not  ? 

38  Out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Most  High  cometh  there 

not  evil  and  good  ? 

39  Wherefore  doth  a living  man  complain,  a man  for 

the  punishment  of  his  sins  ? 

40  Let  us  search  and  try  our  ways,  and  turn  again  to 

the  Lord. 

41  Let  us  lift  up  our  heart  with  our  hands  unto  God  in 

the  heavens. 


12  Set.  §.  1§. 

« Pro.  20.  IL 
Ps.  31.  22. 

16  Jer.  0:  13, 

16  Mai.  3.  6. 

11  Is.  .33.  2. 

18  Ps.  16.  6.  & 73.  26. 


A li9.  57.  Jer.  16. 
16. 

19  Ps.  130.  6.  Is.  30. 
18.  Mifc.  7.  7. 

20  Ps.  37.  7. 

21  Ps.  94.  12.  & 119. 
71, 


52  Jet.  15.  17.  ch.  2. 

10. 

23  Job  42.  6. 

2«  Is.  50.  6.  Matt.  6. 
39 

26  Ps.  94.  14. 


*6  Ezek.  33. 11.  Heb. 

12.  10. 

2T  Hab.  1.  13. 

28  Ps.  33.  9. 

29  Job  2.  10.  Is.  46. 
7.  Amos  3.  6. 


80  Pro.  19.  3. 

81  Mic.  7.  9. 

82  Ps.  8G.  4. 

/ Or,  cast  off. 

(j  Or,  wandering. 
Or,  outcast  state. 


h Or,  He  sitteth 
alone  &c.  (vv.  28-30.) 

i Heb.  from  his 
heart. 

j Heb.  seeth  not. 
k Or,  n man  that  is 
in  his  sins. 


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LAMENTATIONS,  IV. 


42  33  We  have  transgressed  and  have  rebelled  : thou 
hast  not  pardoned. 

43  Thou  hast  covered  with  anger,  and  persecuted 
us  : 3^  thou  hast  slain,  thou  hast  not  pitied. 

44  Thou  hast  covered  thyself  with  a cloud,  35  that  our 
prayer  should  not  pass  through. 

45  Thou  hast  made  us  as  the  36  offscouring  and  refuse 
in  the  midst  of  the  people. 

46  37  All  our  enemies  have  opened  their  mouths 

against  us.  • 

47  38  Fear  and  a snare  is  come  upon  us,  39  desolation 
and  destruction. 

48  ^*^Mine  eye  runneth  down  with  rivers  of  water 
for  the  destruction  of  the  daughter  of  my  people. 

49  ^^Mine  eye  trickleth  down,  and  ceaseth  not, 
without  any  intermission, 

50  Till  the  Lord  ^^look  down,  and  behold  from 
heaven. 

51  Mine  eye  affecteth  mine  heart  because  of  all  the 
daughters  of  my  city. 

5^  Mine  enemies  chased  me  sore,  like  a bird,  ^3  with- 
out cause. 

53  They  have  cut  off  my  life  in  the  dungeon,  and 
^3  cast  a stone  upon  me. 

54  ^3  Waters  flowed  over  mine  head  ; then  said, 
I am  cut  off. 

55  ^3 1 called  upon  thy  name,  O Lord,  out  of  the 
low  dungeon. 

56  Thou  hast  heard  my  voice  : hide  not  thine  ear 
at  my  breathing,  at  my  cry. 

57  Thou  30  drewest  near  in  the  day  that  I called 
upon  thee  : thou  saidst.  Fear  not. 

58  O Lord,  thou  hast  3i  pleaded  the  causes  of  my 
soul  ; 32  thou  hast  redeemed  my  life. 

59  O Lord,  thou  hast  seen  my  wrong  : 38  judge  thou 
my  cause. 

60  Thou  hast  seen  all  their  vengeance  and  all  their 
3^  imaginations  against  me. 

61  Thou  hast  heard  their  reproach,  O Lord,  and  all 
their  imaginations  against  me  ; 

62  The  lips  of  those  that  rose  up  against  me,  and 
their  device  against  me  all  the  day. 

63  Behold  their  35  sitting  down,  and  their  rising  up  ; 
33  I am  their  musick. 

64  ^ 37  Render  unto  them  a recompence,  O Lord, 
according  to  the  work  of  their  hands. 

65  Give  them  sorrow  of  heart,  thy  curse  unto  them. 

66  Persecute  and  destroy  them  in  anger  38  from  un- 
der the  39  heavens  of  the  Lord. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Zion  bewaileth  her  pitiful  estate.  13  She  confesseth  her  sins.  21 
Edom  is  threatened.  22  Zion  is  comforted. 

HOW  is  the  gold  become  dim  ! how  is  the  most  fine  ' 
gold  changed  ! the  stones  of  the  sanctuary  are 
poured  out  ^ in  the  top  of  every  street. 


33  Dan.  9.  5. 

31  ch.  2.  2,  17,  21. 

35  ver.  8. 

36  1 Cor.  4.  13. 

S7  ch.  2.  16. 

3*  Is.  24.17.  Jer.48. 
43. 

39  18.  51.  19. 


10  Jer.  4.  19.  & 9.  1. 
& 14. 17.  ch.  2.  11. 

iiPs.  77.  2.  ch.  1. 
16. 

12  Is.  63.  15. 

13  Ps.  35.  7, 19.  & 69. 
4.  & 109.  3.  & 119. 
161. 


*1  Jer.  37.  16.  & 38. 
6,  9,  10. 

15  Dan.  6.  17. 

16  Ps.  69.  2.  & 124. 
4 5. 

’ 17  ver.  18.  Ps.  31. 
22.  Is.  38.  10, 11. 


42  We  have  transgressed  and  have  rebelled  ; thou  hast 

not  pardoned. 

43  Thou  hast  ^covered  with  anger  and  pursued  us  ; 

thou  hast  slain,  thou  hast  not  pitied. 

44  Thou  hast  covered  thyself  with  a cloud,  that  our 

prayer  should  not  pass  through. 

45  Thou  hast  made  us  as  the  offscouring  and  refuse  in 

the  midst  of  the  peoples. 

46  All  our  enemies  have  opened  their  mouth  wide 

against  us. 

47  Fear  and  the  pit  are  come  upon  us,  "‘devastation 

and  destruction. 

48  Mine  eye  runneth  down  with  rivers  of  water,  for  the 

destruction  of  the  daughter  of  my  people. 

49  Mine  eye  poureth  down,  and  ceaseth  not,  without 

any  intermission, 

50  Till  the  Lord  look  down,  and  behold  from  heaven. 

51  Mine  eye  affecteth  my  soul,  because  of  all  the 

daughters  of  my  city. 

52  They  have  chased  me  sore  like  a bird,  that  are 

mine  enemies  without  cause. 

53  They  have  cut  off  my  life  in  the  dungeon,  and  have 

cast  a stone  upon  me. 

54  Waters  flowed  over  mine  head ; I said,  I am  cut  off. 

55  I called  upon  thy  name,  O Lord,  out  of  the  lowest 

dungeon. 

56  Thou  heardest  my  voice  ; hide  not  thine  ear  at  my 

breathing,  at  my  cry. 

57  Thou  drewest  near  in  the  day  that  I called  upon 

thee  : thou  saidst.  Fear  not. 

58  O Lord,  thou  hast  pleaded  the  causes  of  my  soul ; 

thou  hast  redeemed  m^  life. 

69  O Lord,  thou  hast  seen  my  wrong  ; judge  thou  my 
cause. 

60  Thou  hast  seen  all  their  vengeance  and  all  their 

devices  against  me. 

61  Thou  hast  heard  their  reproach,  O Lord,  and  all 

their  devices  against  me  ; 

62  The  lips  of  those  that  rose  up  against  me,  and  their 

imagination  against  me  all  the  day. 

63  Behold  thou  their  sitting  down,  and  their  rising  up  ; 

I am  their  song. 

64  Thou  wilt  render  unto  them  a recompence,  O Lord, 

according  to  the  work  of  their  hands. 

65  Thou  wilt  give  them  ” hardness  of  heart,  thy  curse 

unto  them. 

66  Thou  wilt  pursue  them  in  anger,  and  destroy  them 

from  under  the  heavens  of  the  Lord. 


4 How  is  the  gold  become  dim  ! how  is  the  most  pure 
gold  changed  ! 

The  stones  of  the  sanctuary  are  poured  out  at  the 
top  of  every  street. 


48  Ps.  130.  1.  Jonah 

2.  2. 

'49'ps.  3.  4.  &6.  8.  & 
18.  6.  & 66.  19.  & 116. 
1. 

50  Jam.  4.  8. 

51  Ps.  35.  1.  Jer.  51. 
36. 


52  Ps.  71.  23. 

53  Ps.  9.  4.  & 35.  23. 

54  Jer.  11.  19. 

55  Ps.  139.  2. 

56  ver.  14. 

57  Ps.  28.  4.  See  Jer. 
11.  20.  2 Tim.  4.  14. 

58  Dent.  25.  19.  Jer. 


10.  11. 

59  Ps,  8.  3. 

1 ch.  2.  19. 

I Or,  covered  thy- 
self. 

m Or,  tumult, 
n Or,  blindness, 
Heb.  covering. 


LAMENTATIONS,  IV. 


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2 The  precious  sons  of  Zion,  comparable  to  fine  gold, 
how  are  they  esteemed  ^ as  earthen  pitchers,  the  work 
of  the  hands  of  the  potter  ! 

3 Even  the  sea  monsters  draw  out  the  breast,  they 
give  suck  to  their  young  ones  : the  daughter  of  my  peo- 
ple is  become  cruel,  ^ like  the  ostriches  in  the  wilderness. 

4 ^The  tongue  of  the  sucking  child  cleaveth  to  the 
roof  of  his  mouth  for  thirst  : ^ the  young  children  ask 
bread,  and  no  man  breaketh  it  unto  them. 

5 They  that  did  feed  delicately  are  desolate  in  the 
streets  : they  that  were  brought  up  in  scarlet  ® embrace 
dunghills. 

6 For  the  punishment  of  the  iniquity  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  is  greater  than  the  punishment  of  the 
sin  of  Sodom,  that  was  overthrown  as  in  a moment, 
and  no  hands  stayed  on  her. 

7 Her  Nazarites  were  purer  than  snow,  they  were 
whiter  than  milk,  they  were  more  ruddy  in  body  than 
rubies,  their  polishing  was  of  sapphire  : 

8 Their  visage  is  ® blacker  than  a coal  ; they  are  not 
known  in  the  streets  : ® their  skin  cleaveth  to  their 
bones  ; it  is  withered,  it  is  become  like  a stick. 

9 They  that  he  slain  with  the  sword  are  better  than 
they  that  he  slain  with  hunger  : for  these  pine  away, 
stricken  through  for  want  of  the  fruits  of  the  field. 

10  The  hands  of  the  pitiful  women  have  sodden 
their  own  children  : they  were  their  meat  in  the  de- 
struction of  the  daughter  of  my  people. 

11  The  Lord  hath  accomplished  his  fury  ; he  hath 
poured  out  his  fierce  anger,  and  hath  kindled  a fire 
in  Zion,  and  it  hath  devoured  the  foundations  thereof. 

12  The  kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  world,  would  not  have  believed  that  the  adversary 
and  the  enemy  should  have  entered  into  the  gates  of 
Jerusalem. 

13  ^ For  the  sins  of  her  prophets,  and  the  iniqui- 
ties of  her  priests,  that  have  shed  the  blood  of  the 
just  in  the  midst  of  her, 

14  They  have  wandered  as  blind  men  in  the  streets, 

they  have  polluted  themselves  with  blood,  so  that 

men  could  not  touch  their  garments. 

15  They  cried  unto  them.  Depart  ye  ; it  is  unclean  ; 
depart,  depart,  touch  not : when  they  fled  away  and 
wandered,  they  said  among  the  heathen,  They  shall  no 
more  sojourn  there. 

16  The  anger  of  the  Lord  hath  divided  them  ; he 
will  no  more  regard  them  : they  respected  not  the 
persons  of  the  priests,  they  favoured  not  the  elders. 

17  As  for  us,  21  our  eyes  as  yet  failed  for  our  vain 
help  : in  our  watching  we  have  watched  for  a nation 
that  could  not  save  us. 


4 Is.  30.  14.  Jer.  19. 
ll.  2Cor.  4.  7. 

3 Job  39i  14,  IG. 

* Ps.  22.  15. 

3 See  ch.  2>  11,  12. 

6 Job  24.  8. 

» Gen,  19.  25. 


8 cli.  S.  10.  Joel  2;  G. 
Nah.  2.  10. 

3 Ps.  102.  B. 

D ch.  2.  20. 

Is.  49.  15. 

12  Dent.  28.  67;  2 

kin.  6;  29. 

13  Jen  7.  20. 


11  Debt.  32.  22.  Jer. 
21.  14. 

15  Jer.  5.  31.  & 6.  13. 
& 14.  14.  & 23.  11,  21. 
Ez6k.22.  2G,28.  Zeph. 
3.  4. 

16  Matt.  23.  31,  37. 


2 The  precious  sons  of  Zion,  ^ comparable  to  fine  gold. 
How  are  they  esteemed  as  earthen  pitchers,  the 

work  of  the  hands  of  the  potter  ! 

3 Even  the  jackals  draw  out  the  breast,  they  give 

suck  to  their  young  ones  : 

The  daughter  of  my  people  is  become  cruel,  like 
the  ostriches  in  the  wilderness. 

4 The  tongue  of  the  sucking  child  cleaveth  to  the 

roof  of  his  mouth  for  thirst  : 

The  young  children  ask  bread,  and  no  man  break- 
eth it  unto  them. 

5 They  that  did  feed  delicately  are  desolate  in  the 

streets  : 

They  that  were  brought  up  in  scarlet  embrace 
dunghills. 

6 For  ^ the  iniquity  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  is 

greater  than  the  sin  of  Sodom, 

That  was  overthrown  as  in  a moment,  and  no  hands 
were  laid  upon  her. 

7 Her  « nobles  were  purer  than  snow,  they  were 

whiter  than  milk. 

They  were  more  ruddy  in  body  than  rubies,  their 
polishing  was  as  of  sapphire  : 

8 Their  visage  is  ^ blacker  than  a coal  ; they  are  not 

known  in  the  streets  : 

Their  skin  cleaveth  to  their  bones  ; it  is  withered, 
it  is  become  like  a stick. 

9 They  that  be  slain  with  the  sword  are  better  than 

they  that  be  slain  with  hunger  ; 

For  these  * pine  away,  stricken  through,  for  want 
of  the  fruits  of  the  field. 

10  The  hands  of  the  pitiful  women  have  sodden  their 

own  children  ; 

They  were  their  meat  in  the  destruction  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people. 

11  The  Lord  hath  accomplished  his  fury,  he  hath 

poured  out  his  fierce  anger  ; 

And  he  hath  kindled  a fire  in  Zion,  which  hath  de- 
voured the  foundations  thereof. 

12  The  kings  of  the  earth  believed  not,  neither  all  the 

inhabitants  of  the  world. 

That  the  adversary  and  the  enemy  should  enter 
into  the  gates  of  Jerusalem. 

13  It  is  because  of  the  sins  of  her  prophets,  and  the 

iniquities  of  her  priests. 

That  have  shed  the  blood  of  the  just  in  the  midst 
of  her. 

14  They  wander  as  blind  men  in  the  streets,  they  are 

polluted  with  blood. 

So  that  men  cannot  touch  their  garments. 

15  Depart  ye,  they  cried  unto  them,  Unclean  ! depart, 

depart,  touch  not  : 

* When  they  fled  away  and  wandered,  men  said  among 
the  nations.  They  shall  no  more  sojourn  here. 

16  The  anger  of  the  Lord  hath  divided  them  ; he  will 

no  more  regard  them  : 

They  respected  not  the  persons  of  the  priests,  they 
favoured  not  the  elders. 

17  Our  eyes  do  yet  fail  in  looking  for  our  vain  help  : 

In  our  watching  we  have  watched  for  a nation  that 
could  not  save. 

Jer.  2.  34.  « Heb.  that  may  be  e Or,  Nazirites. 

18  Num.  19.  16.  weighed  against.  / Or,  corals. 

12  Lev.  13.  45.  5 Or,  the  ptmish-  g Heb.  darker  than 

20  ch.  6.  12.  ment  of  the  iniquity,  blackness. 

21  2 Kin.  24.  7.  Is.  c Or,  the  punish-  h Heb.  flow  away. 

20.  5.  & 30.  G,  7.  Jer.  ment  of  the  sin.  i Or,  Yea. 

37.7.  Ezek.  29.  IG.  d Or,  fell.  See  2 j Heb.  face. 

Sam.  3.  29. 


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LAMENTATIONS,  V. 


18  22  They  hunt  our  steps,  that  we  cannot  go  in  our 
streets  : our  end  is  near,  our  days  are  fulfilled  ; for 
23  our  end  is  come. 

19  Our  persecutors  are  2^  swifter  than  the  eagles  of 
the  heaven  : they  pursued  us  upon  the  mountains,  they 
laid  wait  for  us  in  the  wilderness. 

20  The  23  breath  of  our  nostrils,  the  anointed  of  the 
Lord,  26  was  taken  in  their  pits,  of  whom  we  said. 
Under  his  shadow  we  shall  live  among  the  heathen. 

21  ^ 27  Rejoice  and  be  glad,  O daughter  of  Edom, 
that  dwellcst  in  the  land  of  Uz  ; 28  the  cup  also  shall 
pass  through  unto  thee  : thou  shalt  be  drunken,  and 
shalt  make  thyself  naked. 

22  ^ 29  The  punishment  of  thine  iniquity  is  accom- 
plished, O daughter  of  Zion  ; he  will  no  more  carry 
thee  away  into  captivity  : he  will  visit  thine  iniquity, 
O daughter  of  Edom  ; he  will  discover  thy  sins. 

CHAPTER  V. 

A pitiful  complaint  of  Zion  in  prayer  unto  God. 

EMEMBER,  O Lord,  what  is  come  upon  us  : 
consider,  and  behold  2 our  reproach. 

2 3 Our  inheritance  is  turned  to  strangers,  our  houses 
to  aliens. 

3 We  are  orphans  and  fatherless,  our  mothers  are  as 
widows. 

4 We  have  drunken  our  water  for  money ; our 
wood  is  sold  unto  us. 

5 ^ Our  necks  are  under  persecution  : we  labour,  and 
have  no  rest. 

6 ® We  have  given  the  hand  ^to  the  Egyptians,  and 
to  the  Assyrians,  to  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

7 Our  fathers  have  sinned,  and  ® are  not  ; and  we 
have  borne  their  iniquities. 

8 ® Servants  have  ruled  over  us  : there  is  none  that 
doth  deliver  us  out  of  their  hand. 

9 We  gat  our  bread  with  the  peril  of  our  lives  be- 
cause of  the  sword  of  the  wilderness. 

10  Our  13  skin  was  black  like  an  oven  because  of  the 
terrible  famine. 

11  11  They  ravished  the  women  in  Zion,  and  the  maids 
in  the  cities  of  Judah. 

12  Princes  are  hanged  up  by  their  hand  : 12  the  faces 
of  elders  were  not  honoured. 

13  They  took  the  young  men  13  to  grind,  and  the 
children  fell  under  the  wood. 

14  The  elders  have  ceased  from  the  gate,  the  young 
men  from  their  musick. 

15  The  joy  of  our  heart  is  ceased  ; our  dance  is 
turned  into  mourning. 

16  i"!  The  crown  is  fallen  from  our  head  : woe  unto 
us,  that  we  have  sinned  ! 

17  For  this  i^our  heart  is  faint ; i^for  these  things 
our  eyes  are  dim. 

18  Because  of  the  mountain  of  Zion,  which  is  deso- 
late, the  foxes  walk  upon  it. 

19  Thou,  O Lord,  ii  remainest  for  ever  ; i®  thy  throne 
from  generation  to  generation. 


18  They  hunt  our  steps,  that  we  cannot  go  in  our 

streets  : 

Our  end  is  near,  our  days  are  fulfilled  ; for  our  end 
is  come. 

19  Our  pursuers  were  swifter  than  the  eagles  of  the 

heaven  : 

They  chased  us  upon  the  mountains,  they  laid  wait 
for  us  in  the  wilderness. 

20  The  breath  of  our  nostrils,  the  anointed  of  the  Lord, 

was  taken  in  their  pits  ; 

Of  whom  we  said.  Under  his  shadow  we  shall  live 
among  the  nations. 

21  Rejoice  and  be  glad,  0 daughter  of  Edom,  that 

dwellest  in  the  land  of  Uz  : 

The  cup  shall  pass  through  unto  thee  also  ; thou 
shalt  be  drunken,  and  shalt  make  thyself  naked. 

22  ^ The  punishment  of  thine  iniquity  is  accomplished, 

O daughter  of  Zion  ; 

He  will  no  more  carry  thee  away  into  captivity  ; 

He  will  visit  thine  iniquity,  O daughter  of  Edom  ; 
He  will  discover  thy  sins. 

5  Remember,  O Lord,  what  is  come  upon  us  ; 

Behold,  and  see  our  reproach. 

2 Our  inheritance  is  turned  unto  strangers, 

Our  houses  unto  aliens. 

3 We  are  orphans  and  fatherless, 

Our  mothers  are  as  widows. 

4 We  have  drunken  our  water  for  money ; 

Our  wood  « is  sold  unto  us. 

5 Our  pursuers  are  upon  our  necks  : 

We  are  weary,  and  have  no  rest. 

6 We  have  given  the  hand  to  the  Egyptians, 

And  to  the  Assyrians,  to  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

7 Our  fathers  have  sinned,  and  are  not  ; 

And  we  have  borne  their  iniquities. 

8 Servants  rule  over  us  : 

There  is  none  to  deliver  us  out  of  their  hand. 

9 We  get  our  bread  with  the  peril  of  our  lives 
Because  of  the  sword  of  the  wilderness. 

10  Our  skin  is  ^ black  like  an  oven 
Because  of  the  burning  heat  of  famine. 

11  They  ravished  the  women  in  Zion, 

The  maidens  in  the  cities  of  Judah. 

12  Princes  were  hanged  up  by  their  hand  : 

The  faces  of  elders  were  not  honoured. 

13  The  young  men  bare  the  mill. 

And  the  children  stumbled  under  the  wood. 

14  The  elders  have  ceased  from  the  gate. 

The  young  men  from  their  music. 

15  The  joy  of  our  heart  is  ceased  ; 

Our  dance  is  turned  into  mourning. 

16  The  crown  is  fallen  from  our  head  ; 

Woe  unto  us  ! for  we  have  sinned. 

17  For  this  our  heart  is  faint ; 

For  these  things  our  eyes  are  dim  ; 

18  For  the  mountain  of  Zion,  which  is  desolate  ; 

The  foxes  walk  upon  it. 

19  Thou,  O Lord,  ^ abides!  for  ever  ; 

Thy  throne  is  from  generation  to  generation. 


22  2 Kin.  25.  4,  5. 

23  Ezek.  7.  2,  3,  6. 
Amos  8.  2. 

2'‘  Dent.  28.  49.  Jer. 
4.  13. 

23  Gen.  2 7.  ch.  2.  9. 
26  Jer.  52.  9.  Ezek. 
12.  13.  & 19.  4,  8. 


22  Like  Eccles.  11.9. 
28  Jer.  25.  15,  16,  21. 
Obad.  10. 

26  Is.  40.  2. 

30  Ps.  137.  7. 

1 Ps.  89.  50,  51. 

2Ps.  79.4.  ch.2.  15. 
3 Ps.  79.  1. 


* Dent.  28.  48.  Jer. 
28.  14. 

" Gen.  24.  2.  Jer. 
60.  15. 

6 Hos.  12.  1. 

2 Jer.  31.  29.  Ezek. 

18.  2. 

8 Gren.  42.  13.  Zech. 

1.  5. 


0 Neh.  5.  15. 

20  Job  30.  30.  Ps. 
119.  83.  ch.  4.  8. 

22  Is.  13.  16.  Zech. 
14.  2. 

22  Is.  47.  6.  ch.  4. 16. 
13  Judg.  16.  21. 


14  Job  19.  9.  Ps.  89. 

13  Ch.  1.  22. 

26  Ps.  6.  7.  ch.  2.  11. 
22  Ps.  9.  7.  & 10.  16. 
& 29.  10.  & 90.  2.  & 
102.  12,  26,  27.  & 145. 
13.  Hab.  1.  12. 


18  Ps.  45.  6. 

I-  Or,  Thine  iniquity 
hath  an  end. 

a Heb.  cometh  for 
price, 
b Or,  hot. 
c Or,  jackals, 
d Or,  sittest  as  king. 


EZEKIEL,  I. 


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20  Wherefore  dost  thou  forget  us  for  ever,  and 
forsake  us  so  long  time  ? 

21  Turn  thou  us  unto  thee,  O Lord,  and  we  shall 
be  turned  ; renew  our  days  as  of  old. 

22  But  thou  hast  utterly  rejected  us  ; thou  art  very 
wroth  against  us. 


20  Wherefore  dost  thou  forget  us  for  ever. 

And  forsake  us  so  long  time  ? 

21  Turn  thou  us  unto  thee,  O Lord,  and  we  shall  be 

turned  ; 

Renew  our  days  as  of  old. 

22  « But  thou  hast  utterly  rejected  us, 

Thou  art  very  wroth  against  us. 


THE  BOOK  OF  THE  PROPHET 

EZEKIEL. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 The  time  of  EzekieVs  prophecy  at  Chebar.  4 His  vision  of  four 

cherubims,  \5  of  the  four  wheels,  2%  and  of  the  glory  of  God.  > 

"Vr O W it  came  to  pass  in  the  thirtieth  year,  in  the 
fourth  month,  in  the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  as  I 
was  among  the  captives  ^ by  the  river  of  Chebar,  that 

2 the  heavens  were  opened,  and  I saw  ® visions  of  God. 

2 In  the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  which  was  the  fifth 
year  of  ^ king  Je^yna^in’s  captivity, 

3 The  word  of^^^LoRD  came  expressly  unto  Eze- 
kiel the  priest,  the  son  of  Buzi,  in  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans by  the  river  Chebar  ; and  ®the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  there  upon  him. 

4 ^ And  I looked,  and,  behold,  ®a  whirlwind  came 
out  of  the  north,  a great  cloud,  and  a fire  infolding 

itself,  and  a brightness  tms  about  it,  and  out  of  the 
midst  thereof  as  the  colour  of  amber,  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  fire. 

5 ® Also  out  of  the  midst  thereof  came  the  likeness 
of  four  living  creatures.  And  ® this  loas  their  appear- 
ance ; they  had  the  likeness  of  a man. 

6 And  every  one  had  four  faces,  and  every  one  had 
four  wings. 

7 And  their  feet  were  straight  feet ; and  the  sole  of 
their  feet  luas  like  the  sole  of  a calf’s  foot  : and  they 
sparkled  like  the  colour  of  burnished  brass. 

8 And  they  had  the  hands  of  a man  under  their 
wings  on  their  four  sides  ; and  they  four  had  their  faces 
and  their  wings. 

9 Their  wings  were  joined  one  to  another  ; they 
turned  not  when  they  went  ; they  went  every  one 
straight  forward. 

10  As  for  i®the  likeness  of  their  faces,  they  four 
had  the  face  of  a man,  and  the  face  of  a lion,  on 

the  right  side  : and  they  four  had  the  face  of  an  ox 
on  the  left  side  ; they  four  also  had  the  face  of  an 
eagle. 

11  Thus  tvere  their  faces : and  their  wings  were 
stretched  upward  ; two  wings  of  every  one  were  joined 
one  to  another,  and  two  covered  their  bodies. 


10  Ps.  13. 1. 

20  Ps.  80.  3,  7,  19. 
Jer.  31.  18. 

1 ver.  3.  ch.  3.  15, 
23.  & 10.  15,  20,  22.  & 
43.  3. 

2 So  Matt.  3.  16. 


Acts  7.  56.  & 10.  11. 
Rev.  19.  11. 

3  ch.  8.  3. 

* 2 Kin.  24.  12,  15. 

0 1 Kin.  18.  46.  2 
Kin.  3.  1.5.  ch.  3.  14, 
22.  & 8.  1.  & 40.  1. 


0 Jer.  23.  19.  & 25. 
32. 

1 Jer.  1.  14.  & 4.  6. 

& 6.  1. 

* Rev.  4.  C,  &c. 

" ch.  10.  8,  &c. 
ver.  10.  ch.  10. 
14,  21. 


V 


1 Now  it  came  to  pass  in  the  thirtieth  year,  in  the 
fourth  month,  in  the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  as  I 
was  among  the  “ eaptives  by  the  river  Chebar,  that 
the  heavens  were  opened,  and  I saw  visions  of  God. 

2 In  the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  which  was  the  fifth 

3 year  of  king  Jehoiachin’s  captivity,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  expressly  unto  Ezekiel  the  priest,  the 
son  of  Buzi,  in  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  by  the 
river  Chebar  ; and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  there 

4 upon  him.  And  I looked,  and,  behold,  a stormy 
wind  came  out  of  the  north,  a great  cloud,  with  a 
fire  ^ infolding  itself,  and  a brightness  round  about 
it,  and  out  of  the  midst  thereof  ^as  the  colour  of 

5 ^ amber,  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire.  And  out  of 
the  midst  thereof  came  the  likeness  of  four  living 
creatures.  And  this  was  their  appearance  ; tbey 

6 had  the  likeness  of  a man.  And  every  one  had  four 

7 faces,  and  every  one  of  them  had  four  wings.  And 
their  feet  were  straight  feet  ; and  the  sole  of  their 
feet  was  like  the  sole  of  a calf’s  foot  : and  they 

8 sparkled  like  the  colour  of  burnished  brass.  And 
they  had  the  hands  of  a man  under  their  wings  on 
their  four  sides  : and  they  four  had  their  faces  and 

9 their  wings  thus;  their  wings  were  joined  one  to 
another  ; they  turned  not  when  they  went  ; they 

10  went  every  one  straight  forward.  As  for  the  like- 
ness of  their  faces,  they  had  the  face  of  a man  ; and 
they  four  had  the  face  of  a lion  on  the  right  side  ; 
and  they  four  had  the  face  of  an  ox  on  the  left 
side  ; they  four  had  also  the  face  of  an  eagle. 

11  ® And  their  faces  and  their  wings  were  separate 
above  ; two  wings  of  every  one  were  joined  one  to 

12  another,  and  two  covered  their  bodies.  And  they 


“Dan.  10.  6.  Rev. 

I.  1.5. 

>2ch.  10.  8,  21. 

13  ver.  11. 

ver.  12.  ch.  10. 

II. 

i’’  See  Rev.  4.  7. 
Num.  2.  10. 


1?  Num.  2.  3. 

18  Num.  2.  18. 

1!'  Num.  2.  25. 

20  Is.  6.  2. 

e Or,  Unless  thou 
. . . and  art  <Pp. 
a Heb.  captivity. 


h Or,  flashing  con- 
tinually. 

c Or,  as  amber  to 
look  upon, 
d Or,  electrum. 
e Or,  And  thus  were 
their  faces  ; and  their 
wings  were  di-c. 


1123 


EZEKIEL,  I. 


12  And  21  they  went  every  one  straight  forward  : 
22  whither  the  spirit  was  to  go,  they  went  ; and  23  they 
turned  not  when  they  went. 

13  As  for  the  likeness  of  the  living  creatures,  their 
appearance  was  like  burning  coals  of  fire,  24  and  like  the 
appearance  of  lamps  : it  went  up  and  down  among  the 
living  creatures  ; and  the  fire  was  bright,  and  out  of 
the  fire  went  forth  lightning. 

14  And  the  living  creatures  25  ran  and  returned  26  as 
the  appearance  of  a flash  of  lightning. 

15  ^ Now  as  I beheld  the  living  creatures,  behold 
27  one  wheel  upon  the  earth  by  the  living  creatures,  with 
his  four  faces. 

16  28  The  appearance  of  the  wheels  apd  their  work 
was  29  like  unto  the  colour  of  a beryl  : and  they  four 
had  one  likeness  : and  their  appearance  and  their  work 
was  as  it  were  a wheel  in  the  middle  of  a wheel. 

17  When  they  went,  they  went  upon  their  four  sides  : 
*9  and  they  turned  not  when  they  went. 

18  As  for  their  rings,  they  were  so  high  that  they 
were  dreadful  ; and  their  rings  were  full  of  eyes 
round  about  them  four. 

19  And  ^2  when  the  living  creatures  went,  the  wheels 
went  by  them  : and  when  the  living  creatures  were 
lifted  up  from  the  earth,  the  wheels  were  lifted  up. 

20  Whithersoever  the  spirit  was  to  go,  they  went, 

thither  was  their  spirit  to  go  ; and  the  wheels  were  lifted 
up  over  against  them  : the  spirit  of  the  living 

creature  was  in  the  wheels. 

21  When  those  went,  these  went  ; and  when  those 
stood,  these  stood  ; and  when  those  were  lifted  up 
from  the  earth,  the  wheels  were  lifted  up  over  against 
them  : for  the  spirit  of  the  living  creature  loas  in  the 
wheels. 

22  And  the  likeness  of  the  firmament  upon  the 
heads  of  the  living  creature  was  as  the  colour  of  the 
terrible  crystal,  stretched  forth  over  their  heads  above. 

23  And  under  the  firmament  were  their  wings  straight, 
the  one  toward  the  other  : every  one  had  two,  which 
covered  on  this  side,  and  every  one  had  two,  which 
covered  on  that  side,  their  bodies. 

24  ^7  And  when  they  went,  I heard  the  noise  of  their 
wings,  like  the  noise  of  great  waters,  as  the  voice 
of  the  Almighty,  the  voice  of  speech,  as  the  noise  of  an 
host : when  they  stood,  they  let  down  their  wings. 

25  And  there  was  a voice  from  the  firmament  that 
was  over  their  heads,  when  they  stood,  and  had  let  down 
their  wings. 

26  ^ 40  And  above  the  firmament  that  ims  over  their 
heads  loas  the  likeness  of  a throne,  as  the  appearance 
of  a sapphire  stone  : and  upon  the  likeness  of  the 
throne  loas  the  likeness  as  the  appearance  of  a man 
above  upon  it. 

27  ^2  And  I saw  as  the  colour  of  amber,  as  the  ap- 
pearance of  fire  round  about  within  it,  from  the  appear- 
ance of  his  loins  even  upward,  and  from  the  appearance 
of  his  loins  even  downward,  I saw  as  it  were  the  ap- 
pearance of  fire,  and  it  had  brightness  round  about. 

28  As  the  appearance  of  the  bow  that  is  in  the 
cloud  in  the  day  of  rain,  so  was  the  appearance  of  the 
brightness  round  about.  This  was  the  appearance  of 


went  every  one  straight  forward  : whither  the  spirit 
was  to  go,  they  went  ; they  turned  not  when  they 

13  went.  As  for  the  likeness  of  the  living  creatures, 
their  appearance  was  like  burning  coals  of  fire,  like 
the  appearance  of  torches  ; it  went  up  and  down 
among  the  living  creatures  : and  the  fire  was  bright, 

14  and  out  of  the  fire  went  forth  lightning.  And  the 
living  creatures  ran  and  returned  as  the  appearance 

15  of  a flash  of  lightning.  Now  as  I beheld  the  living 
creatures,  behold  one  wheel  upon  the  earth  beside 
the  living  creatures,  for  each  of  the  four  faces 

16  thereof.  The  appearance  of  the  wheels  and  their 
work  was  like  unto  the  colour  of  a beryl  : and  they 
four  had  one  likeness  : and  their  appearance  and 
their  work  was  as  it  were  a wheel  within  a wheel. 

17  When  they  went,  they  went  upon  their  four  sides  : 

18  they  turned  not  when  they  went.  As  for  their 
7*  rings,  they  were  high  and  dreadful  ; and  they 

19  four  had  their  rings  full  of  eyes  round  about.  And 
when  the  living  creatures  went,  the  wheels  went 
beside  them  : and  when  the  living  creatures  were 
lifted  up  from  the  earth,  the  wheels  were  lifted  up. 

20  Whithersoever  the  spirit  was  to  go,  they  went  ; 
thither  was  the  spirit  to  go  : and  the  wheels  were 
lifted  up  * beside  them  ; for  the  spirit  j of  the  living 

21  creature  was  in  the  wheels.  When  those  went,  these 
went ; and  when  those  stood,  these  stood  ; and  when 
those  were  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  the  wheels  were 
lifted  up  * beside  them  : for  the  spirit  j of  the  living 

22  creature  was  in  the  wheels.  And  over  the  head  of 
the  living  creature  there  was  the  likeness  of  a fir- 
mament, like  the  colour  of  the  terrible  * crystal, 

23  stretched  forth  over  their  heads  above.  And  under 
the  firmament  were  their  wings  straight,  the  one 
toward  the  other  : every  one  had  two  which  covered 
^ on  this  side,  and  every  one  had  two  which  covered 

24  ^ on  that  side,  their  bodies.  And  when  they  went,  I 
heard  the  noise  of  their  wings  like  the  noise  of 
great  waters,  like  the  voice  of  the  Almighty,  a 
noise  of  tumult  like  the  noise  of  an  host  : when 

25  they  stood,  they  let  down  their  wings.  And  there 
was  a voice  above  the  firmament  that  was  over  their 
heads  : v/hen  they  stood,  they  let  down  their  wings. 

26  And  above  the  firmament  that  was  over  their  heads 
was  the  likeness  of  a throne,  as  the  appearance  of  a 
sapphire  stone  : and  upon  the  likeness  of  the  throne 
was  a likeness  as  the  appearance  of  a man  upon  it 

27  above.  And  1 saw  as  the  colour  of  amber,  as  the 
appearance  of  fire  within  it  round  about,  from  the 
appearance  of  his  loins  and  upward  ; and  from  the 
appearance  of  his  loins  and  downward  I saw  as  it 
were  the  appearance  of  fire,  and  there  was  bright- 

28  ness  round  about  ” him.  As  the  appearance  of  the 
bow  that  is  in  the  cloud  in  the  day  of  rain,  so  was 
the  appearance  of  the  brightness  round  about.  This 


21  ver.  9.  ch.  10.  22. 

22  ver.  20. 

23  ver.  9,  17. 

2*  Rev.  4.  5. 

26  Zech.  4.  10. 

20  Matt.  24.  27. 

27  ch.  10.  9. 


28  ch.  10.  9,  10. 

29  Dan.  10.  6. 

30  ver.  12. 

31  ch.  10.  12.  Zech. 
4.  10. 

32  ch.  10.  16,  17. 

33  ver.  12. 


34  ch.  10.  17. 

36  ver.  19,  20.  ch. 
10.  17. 

30  ch.  10.  1. 

37  cli.  10.  5. 

38  ch.  43.  2.  Dan. 
10.  6.  Rev.  1.  15. 


39  Job  37.  4,  5.  Ps. 
29.  3,  4.  & 68.  33. 

40  ch.  10.  1. 

41  Ex.  24.  10. 

42  ch.  8.  2. 

43  Rev.  4.  3.  & 10.  1. 

44  ch.  3.  23.  & 8.  4. 


f The  Sept,  has,  And 
in  the  midst  of  the 
living  creatures  was 
an  appearance  &c. 

g Heb.  in  the  midst 
of. 

h Or,  felloes. 


i Or,  over  against, 
j Or,  of  life, 
k Or,  ice. 

I Or,  for  them, 
m See  ver.  4. 
n Or,  it. 


EZEKIEL, 

the  likeness  of  the  glory  of  the  Lord.  And  when  I 
saw  it,  I fell  upon  my  face,  and  I heard  a voice  of 
one  that  spake. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Ezekiel's  commission.  6 His  instruction.  9 The  roll  of  his  heavy 
prophecy. 

And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  ^ stand  upon 
thy  feet,  and  I will  speak  unto  thee. 

2  And  2 the  spirit  entered  into  me  when  he  spake 
unto  me,  and  set  me  upon  my  feet,  that  I heard  him 
that  spake  unto  me. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  I send  thee  to 
the  children  of  Israel,  to  a rebellious  nation  that  hath 
rebelled  against  me  : ® they  and  their  fathers  have 
transgressed  against  me,  even  unto  this  very  day. 

4  ^ For  Mey  are  impudent  children  and  stiffhearted. 

I  do  send  thee  unto  them  ; and  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God. 

5  ® And  they,  whether  they  will  hear,  or  whether 
they  will  forbear,  (for  they  are  a rebellious  house,)  yet 
® shall  know  that  there  hath  been  a prophet  among 
them. 

6  ^ And  thou,  son  of  man,  be  not  afraid  of  them, 
neither  be  afraid  of  their  words,  though  ® briers  and 
thorns  be  with  thee,  and  thou  dost  dwell  among  scor- 
pions : ^ be  not  afraid  of  their  words,  nor  be  dismayed 
at  their  looks,  though  they  be  a rebellious  house. 

7  And  thou  shalt  speak  my  words  unto  them, 
whether  they  will  hear,  or  whether  they  will  for- 
bear : for  they  are  most  rebellious. 

8  But  thou,  son  of  man,  hear  what  I say  unto  thee  ; 
Be  not  thou  rebellious  like  that  rebellious  house  : open 
thy  mouth,  and  eat  that  I give  thee. 

9  IT  And  when  I looked,  behold,  an  hand  toas  sent 
unto  me  ; and,  lo,  a roll  of  a book  was  therein  ; 

10  And  he  spread  it  before  me  ; and  it  was  written 
within  and  without  : and  there  was  written  therein 
lamentations,  and  mourning,  and  woe. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Ezekiel  eateth  the  roll,  4 God  encourngeth  him.  15  God  sheweth  him 
the  rule  of  prophecy.  22  God  shutteth  and  openeth  the  prophet's 
mouth. 

Moreover  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  eat 
that  thou  findest  ; ^eat  this  roll,  and  go  speak 
unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

2  So  I opened  my  mouth,  and  he  caused  me  to  eat 
that  roll. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  cause  thy  belly 
to  eat,  and  fill  thy  bowels  with  this  roll  that  I give 
thee.  Then  did  I ^ eat  it ; and  it  was  in  my  mouth  ® as 
honey  for  sweetness. 

4  ^ And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  go,  get  thee 
unto  the  house  of  Israel,  and  speak  with  my  words 
unto  them. 

5  For  thou  art  not  sent  to  a people  of  a strange 
speech  and  of  an  hard  language,  but  to  the  house  of 
Israel ; 

6  Not  to  many  people  of  a strange  speech  and  of  an 
hard  language,  whqse  words  thou  canst  not  understand. 
Surely,  ^had  I sent  thee  to  them,  they  would  have 
hearkened  unto  thee. 

« ch.  3.  23.  Dan.  s Jer.  3.  25.  ch.  20.  ’ Jer.  1.  8, 17.  Luke 

8.  17.  Acts  9.  4.  Rev.  18,  21,  30.  12.  4. 

1-  17.  * ch.  3.  7.  8 Is.  9.  18.  Jer.  6. 

1 Dan.  10.  11.  8 ch.  3.  11,  26,  27.  28.  Mic.  7.  4. 

* cli.  3.  24.  e ch.  33.  33.  o ch.  3.  9.  1 Pet  3. 

14. 


IL,  III.  1129 

was  the  appearance  of  the  likeness  of  the  glory  of 
the  Lord.  And  when  I saw  it,  I fell  upon  my 
face,  and  I heard  a voice  of  one  that  spake. 


2 And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  stand  upon  thy 

2 feet,  and  I will  speak  with  thee.  And  the  spirit 
entered  into  me  when  he  spake  unto  me,  and  set  me 
upon  my  feet ; and  I heard  him  that  spake  unto 

3 me.  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  I send  thee 
to  the  children  of  Israel,  to  nations  that  are  rebel- 
lious, which  have  rebelled  against  me  : they  and 
their  fathers  have  transgressed  against  me,  even 

4 unto  this  very  day.  And  the  children  are  impudent 
and  stiffhearted  ; « I do  send  thee  unto  them  : and 
thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God. 

5 And  they,  whether  they  will  hear,  or  whether  they 
will  forbear,  (for  they  are  a rebellious  house,)  yet 
shall  know  that  there  hath  been  a prophet  among 

6 them.  And  thou,  son  of  man,  be  not  afraid  of  them, 
neither  be  afraid  of  their  words,  though  briers  and 
thorns  be  with  thee,  and  thou  dost  dwell  among 
scorpions  : be  not  afraid  of  their  words,  nor  be  dis- 
mayed at  their  looks,  though  they  be  a rebellious 

7 house.  And  thou  shalt  speak  my  words  unto  them, 
whether  they  will  hear,  or  whether  they  will  for- 

8 bear  : for  they  are  most  rebellious.  But  thou,  son 
of  man,  hear  what  I say  unto  thee  ; be  not  thou  re- 
bellious like  that  rebellious  house  : open  thy  mouth, 

9 and  eat  that  I give  thee.  And  when  I looked,  be- 
hold, an  hand  was  put  forth  unto  me  ; and,  lo,  a roll 

10  of  a book  was  therein  ; and  he  spread  it  before  me  ; 
and  it  was  written  within  and  without  : and  there 
was  written  therein  lamentations,  and  mourning,  and 

3 woe.  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  eat  that 
thou  findest  ; eat  this  roll,  and  go,  speak  unto  the 

2 house  of  Israel.  So  I opened  my  mouth,  and  he 

3 caused  me  to  eat  the  roll.  And  he  said  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  cause  thy  belly  to  eat,  and  fill  thy 
bowels  with  this  roll  that  I give  thee.  Then  did  I 
eat  it ; and  it  was  in  my  mouth  as  honey  for  sweet- 
ness. 


4 And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  go,  get  thee 
unto  the  house  of  Israel,  and  speak  with  my  words 

5 unto  them.  For  thou  art  not  sent  to  a people  “ of  a 
strange  speech  and  of  an  hard  language,  but  to  the 

6 house  of  Israel  ; not  to  many  peoples  of  a strange 
speech  and  of  an  hard  language,  whose  words  thou 
canst  not  understand.  Surely,  if  I sent  thee  to 

7 them,  they  would  hearken  unto  thee.  But  the 


10  ch.  3.  9,  26,  27. 

11  Jer.  1.  7,  17. 

I'l  ver.  6. 

10  Rev.  10.  9. 
i<ch.  8.3.  Jer.  1.9. 
16  ch.  3.  1. 


1 ch.  2.  8,  9.  < Matt.  11.  21,  23. 

2 Rev.  10.  9.  See  a Or,  unto  whom  1 

Jer.  15.  16.  send  thee. 

3 Ps.  19.  10.  & 119.  a Heb.  deep  of  lip 

103.  and  heavy  of  longue. 


1130 


EZEKIEL,  III. 


7 But  the  house  of  Israel  will  not  hearken  unto  thee  ; 
® for  they  will  not  hearken  unto  me  : ® for  all  the  house 
of  Israel  are  impudent  and  hardhearted. 

8 Behold,  I have  made  thy  face  strong  against  their 
faces,  and  thy  forehead  strong  against  their  foreheads. 

9 ’As  an  adamant  harder  than  flint  have  I made  thy 
forehead  : ® fear  them  not,  neither  be  dismayed  at  their 
looks,  though  they  he  a rebellious  house. 

10  Moreover  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  all  my 
words  that  I shall  speak  unto  thee  receive  in  thine 
heart,  and  hear  with  thine  ears. 

11  And  go,  get  thee  to  them  of  the  captivity,  unto 
the  children  of  thy  people,  and  speak  unto  them,  and 
tell  them,  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; whether  they 
will  hear,  or  whether  they  will  forbear. 

12  Then  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and  I heard  behind 
me  a voice  of  a great  rushing,  saying,  Blessed  he  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  from  his  place. 

13  / heard  also  the  noise  of  the  wings  of  the  living 
creatures  that  touched  one  another,  and  the  noise  of 
the  wheels  over  against  them,  and  a noise  of  a great 
rushing. 

14  So  the  spirit  lifted  me  up,  and  took  me  away, 
and  I went  in  bitterness,  in  the  heat  of  my  spirit ; but 

the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  strong  upon  me. 

15  ^ Then  I came  to  them  of  the  captivity  at  Tel- 
abib,  that  dwelt  by  the  river  of  Chebar,  and  I sat 
where  they  sat,  and  remained  there  astonished  among 
them  seven  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  seven  days,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  I have  made  thee  a watchman 
unto  the  house  of  Israel : therefore  hear  the  word  at 
my  mouth,  and  give  them  warning  from  me. 

18  When  I say  unto  the  wicked.  Thou  shalt  surely 
die  ; and  thou  givest  him  not  warning,  nor  speakest  to 
warn  the  wicked  from  his  wicked  way,  to  save  his  life  ; 
the  same  wicked  man  shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ; but 
his  blood  will  I require  at  thine  hand. 

19  Yet  if  thou  warn  the  wicked,  and  he  turn  not 
from  his  wickedness,  nor  from  his  wicked  way,  he  shall 
die  in  his  iniquity  ; but  thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

20  Again,  When  a righteous  man  doth  turn  from 
his  righteousness,  and  commit  iniquity,  and  I lay  a 
stumblingblock  before  him,  he  shall  die  : because  thou 
hast  not  given  him  warning,  he  shall  die  in  his  sin, 
and  his  righteousness  which  he  hath  done  shall  not  be 
remembered  ; but  his  blood  will  I require  at  thine 
hand. 

21  Nevertheless  if  thou  warn  the  righteous  man,  that 
the  righteous  sin  not,  and  he  doth  not  sin,  he  shall 
surely  live,  because  he  is  warned  ; also  thou  hast  deli- 
vered thy  soul. 

22  ^ And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  there  iipon 
me  ; and  he  said  unto  me.  Arise,  go  forth  ‘‘^®into  the 
plain,  and  I will  there  talk  with  thee. 

23  Then  I arose,  and  went  forth  into  the  plain  : and, 
behold,  21  the  glory  of  the  Lord  stood  there,  as  the 
glory  which  I 22  saw  by  the  river  of  Chebar  : 23  and  I 
fell  on  my  face. 

24  Then  21  the  spirit  entered  into  me,  and  set  me 


house  of  Israel  will  not  hearken  unto  thee  ; for 
they  will  not  hearken  unto  me  : for  all  the  house  of 
Israel  are  of  an  hard  forehead  and  of  a stiff  heart. 

8 Behold,  I have  made  thy  face  hard  against  their 
faces,  and  thy  forehead  hard  against  their  fore- 

9 heads.  As  an  adamant  harder  than  flint  have  I 
made  thy  forehead  : fear  them  not,  neither  be  dis- 
mayed at  their  looks,  though  they  be  a rebellious 

10  house.  Moreover  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  all 
my  words  that  I shall  speak  unto  thee  receive  in 

11  thine  heart,  and  hear  with  thine  ears.  And  go,  get 
thee  to  them  of  the  captivity,  unto  the  children  of 
thy  people,  and  speak  unto  them,  and  tell  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; whether  they  will  hear, 
or  whether  they  will  forbear. 

12  Then  the  spirit  lifted  me  up,  and  I heard  behind 
me  the  voice  of  a great  rushing,  saying.  Blessed  be 

13  the  glory  of  the  Lord  from  his  place.  And  / heard 
the  noise  of  the  wings  of  the  living  creatures  as 
they  touched  one  another,  and  the  noise  of  the 
wheels  ^ beside  them,  even  the  noise  of  a great  rush- 

14  ing.  So  the  spirit  lifted  me  up,  and  took  me  away  : 
and  I went  in  bitterness,  in  the  heat  of  my  spirit, 
and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  strong  upon  me. 

15  Then  I came  to  them  of  the  captivity  at  Tel-abib, 
that  ® dwelt  by  the  river  Chebar,  ‘^and  to  where 
they  ® dwelt  ; and  I sat  there  astonied  among  them 
seven  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  seven  days, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  I have  made  thee  a watchman  unto 
the  house  of  Israel  : therefore  hear  the  word  at  my 

18  mouth,  and  give  them  warning  from  me.  When  I 
say  unto  the  wicked.  Thou  shalt  surely  die  ; and 
thou  givest  him  not  warning,  nor  speakest  to  warn 
the  wicked  from  his  wicked  way,  to  save  his  life  ; 
the  same  wicked  man  shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ; but 

19  his  blood  will  I require  at  thine  hand.  Yet  if  thou 
warn  the  wicked,  and  he  turn  not  from  his  wicked- 
ness, nor  from  his  wicked  way,  he  shall  die  in  his 

20  iniquity  ; but  thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul.  Again, 
when  a righteous  man  doth  turn  from  his  righteous- 
ness, and  commit  iniquity,  and  I lay  a stumbling- 
block  before  him,  he  shall  die  : because  thou  hast 
not  given  him  warning,  he  shall  die  in  his  sin,  and 
his  righteous  deeds  which  he  hath  done  shall  not  be 
remembered  ; but  his  blood  will  I require  at  thine 

21  hand.  Nevertheless  if  thou  warn  the  righteous 
man,  that  the  righteous  sin  not,  and  he  doth  not  sin, 
he  shall  surely  live,  because  he  took  warning  ; and 
thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

22  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  there  upon  me  ; and 
he  said  unto  me.  Arise,  go  forth  into  the  ® plain,  and 

23  I will  there  talk  with  thee.  Then  I arose,  and  went 
forth  into  the  plain  : and,  behold,  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  stood  there,  as  the  glory  which  I saw  by  the 

24  river  Chebar  : and  I fell  on  my  face.  Then  the 
spirit  entered  into  me,  and  set  me  upon  my  feet  ; 


6 John  15.  20. 

6 ch.  2.  4, 

7 Is.  50.  7.  Jer.  1. 
18.  & 15.  20.  Mic.  3. 
8. 

«Jer.  1.  8,  17.  ch. 

2.  6. 


® ver.  27.  ch.  2.  5, 
7. 

10  ver.  14.  ch.  8.  3. 
See  1 Kin.  18.  12.  2 

Kin.  2.  16.  Acts  8. 
39. 

ver.  12.  ch.  8.  3. 


12  2 Kin.  3.  15..  ch. 
1.  3.  & 8.  1.  & 37.  1. 

13  Job  2.  13.  Ps. 
137.  1. 

1^  ch.  33.  7,  8,  9. 

15  Is.  52.  8.  & 5().  10. 
& 62.  6.  Jer.  G.  17. 


16  ch.  33.  6.  John 
8.  21,  24. 

11  Is.  49.  4,  5.  Acts 
20.  26. 

18  ch.  18.  24.  & 33. 
12,  13. 


19  ver.  14.  ch.  1.  3. 

20  ch.  8.  4. 

21  ch.  1.  28. 

22  ch.  1.  1. 

23  ch.  1.  28. 

21  ch.  2.  2. 


b Or,  over  against, 
c Or,  sat. 

d Another  reading  is, 
and  I sat  where  they 
sat. 

e Or,  valley. 


EZEKIEL,  IV. 


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npon  my  feet,  and  spake  with  me,  and  said  unto  me. 
Go,  shut  thyself  within  thine  house. 

25  But  thou,  O son  of  man,  behold,  ^6  they  shall  put 
bands  upon  thee,  and  shall  bind  thee  with  them,  and 
thou  shalt  not  go  out  among  them  : 

26  And  I will  make  thy  tongue  cleave  to  the  roof 
of  thy  mouth,  that  thou  shalt  be  dumb,  and  shalt  not  be 
to  them  a reprover  : for  they  are  a rebellious  house, 

27  But  when  I speak  with  thee,  I will  open  thy 

mouth,  and  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  ^SThus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ; He  that  heareth,  let  him  hear  ; and  he 
that  forbeareth,  let  him  forbear  : for  they  are  a 

rebellious  house. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Under  the  type  of  a siege  is  shewed  the  time  from  the  defection  of  Je- 
roboam to  the  captivity.  9 By  the  jyrovision  of  the  siege,  is  shewed 
the  hardness  of  the  famine. 

Thou  also,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a tile,  and  lay  it 
before  thee,  and  pourtray  upon  it  the  city,  even 
Jerusalem  : 

2  And  lay  siege  against  it,  and  build  a fort  against 
it,  and  cast  a mount  against  it  ; set  the  camp  also 
against  it,  and  set  haltering  rams  against  it  round 
about. 

3  Moreover  take  thou  unto  thee  an  iron  pan,  and 
set  it  for  a wall  of  iron  between  thee  and  the  city  : and 
set  thy  face  against  it,  and  it  shall  be  besieged,  and 
thou  shalt  lay  siege  against  it.  ^ This  shall  he  a sign  to 
the  house  of  Israel. 

4  Lie  thou  also  upon  thy  left  side,  and  lay  the 
iniquity  of  the  house  of  Israel  upon  it  : according  to 
the  number  of  the  days  that  thou  shalt  lie  upon  it 
thou  shalt  bear  their  iniquity. 

5  For  I have  laid  upon  thee  the  years  of  their 
iniquity,  according  to  the  number  of  the  days,  three 
hundred  and  ninety  days  : ^ so  shalt  thou  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

6  And  when  thou  hast  accomplished  them,  lie  again 
on  thy  right  side,  and  thou  shalt  bear  the  iniquity  of 
the  house  of  Judah  forty  days  : I have  appointed  thee 
each  day  for  a year. 

7  Therefore  thou  shalt  set  thy  face  toward  the  siege 
of  Jerusalem,  and  thine  arm  shall  he  uncovered,  and 
thou  shalt  prophesy  against  it. 

8  ® And,  behold,  I will  lay  bands  upon  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  not  turn  thee  from  one  side  to  another,  till 
thou  hast  ended  the  days  of  thy  siege. 

9  Tf  Take  thou  also  unto  thee  wheat,  and  barley,  and 
beans,  and  lentiles,  and  millet,  and  fitches,  and  put 
them  in  one  vessel,  and  make  thee  bread  thereof,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  days  that  thou  shalt  lie 
upon  thy  side,  three  hundred  and  ninety  days  shalt 
thou  eat  thereof. 

10  And  thy  meat  which  thou  shalt  eat  shall  he  by 
weight,  twenty  shekels  a day  : from  time  to  time  shalt 
thou  eat  it. 

11  Thou  shalt  drink  also  water  by  measure,  the 
sixth  part  of  an  hin  ; from  time  to  time  shalt  thou 
drink. 

12  And  thou  shalt  eat  it  as  barley  cakes,  and  thon 
shalt  bake  it  with  dung  that  cometh  out  of  man,  in 
their  sight. 

13  And  the  Lord  said.  Even  thus  ^ shall  the  children 


and  he  spake  with  me,  and  said  unto  me.  Go,  shut 

25  thyself  within  thine  house.  But  thou,  son  of  man, 
behold,  they  shall  lay  bands  upon  thee,  and  shall 
bind  thee  with  them,  and  thou  shalt  not  go  out 

26  among  them  : and  I will  make  thy  tongue  cleave  to 
the  roof  of  thy  moutli,  that  thou  shalt  be  dumb,  and 
shalt  not  be  to  them  a reprover  : for  they  are  a re- 

27  bellious  house.  But  when  I speak  with  thee,  I will 
open  thy  mouth,  and  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  : He  that  heareth,  let  him  hear  ; 
and  he  that  forbeareth,  let  him  forbear  ; for  they 
are  a rebellious  house. 


4  Thou  also,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a tile,  and  lay 
it  before  thee,  and  pourtray  upon  it  a city,  even 

2 Jerusalem  : and  lay  siege  against  it,  and  build  forts 
against  it,  and  cast  up  a mount  against  it  ; set  camps 
also  against  it,  and  plant  battering  rams  against  it 

3 round  about.  And  take  thou  unto  thee  an  iron 
“ pan,  and  set  it  for  a wall  of  iron  between  thee  and 
the  city  : and  set  thy  face  toward  it,  and  it  shall  be 
besieged,  and  thou  shalt  lay  siege  against  it.  This 
shall  be  a sign  to  the  house  of  Israel. 

4 Moreover  lie  thou  upon  thy  left  side,  and  lay  the 
iniquity  of  the  house  of  Israel  upon  it  : according 
to  the  number  of  the  days  that  thou  shalt  lie  upon 

5 it,  thou  shalt  bear  their  iniquity.  For  I have  ap- 
pointed the  years  of  their  iniquity  to  be  unto  thee  a 
number  of  days,  even  three  hundred  and  ninety 
days  : so  shalt  thou  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  house 

6 of  Israel.  And  again,  when  thou  hast  accomplished 
these,  thou  shalt  lie  on  thy  right  side,  and  shalt 
bear  the  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Judah  : forty  days, 
each  day  for  a year,  have  I appointed  it  unto  thee. 

7 And  thou  shalt  set  thy  face  toward  the  siege  of 
Jerusalem,  with  thine  arm  uncovered  ; and  thou 

8 shalt  prophesy  against  it.  And,  behold,  I lay  bands 
upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  not  turn  thee  from  one 
side  to  another,  till  thou  hast  accomplished  the  days 

9 of  thy  siege.  Take  thou  also  unto  thee  wheat,  and 
barley,  and  beans,  and  lentils,  and  millet,  and  spelt, 
and  put  them  in  one  vessel,  and  make  thee  bread 
thereof  ; according  to  the  number  of  the  days  that 
thou  shalt  lie  upon  thy  side,  even  three  hundred  and 

10  ninety  days,  shalt  thou  eat  thereof.  And  thy  meat 
which  thou  shalt  eat  shall  be  by  weight,  twenty 
shekels  a day  : from  time  to  time  shalt  thou  eat  it. 

11  And  thou  shalt  drink  water  by  measure,  the  sixth 
part  of  an  hin  : from  time  to  time  shalt  thou  drink. 

12  And  thou  shalt  eat  it  as  barley  cakes,  and  thou  shalt 
bake  it  in  their  sight  with  dung  that  cometh  out  of 

13  man.  And  the  Lord  said.  Even  thus  shall  the  chil- 


29  ver.  11 . 1 ch.  12.  6, 11.  & 24.  2 Nutti.  14.  34. 

80  ver,  y,  26.  ch.  12.  24,  27.  » eh.  3.  26. 


2B  ch.  4.  8. 

26  ch.  24.  27.  Luke 


22  ch.  2.  5,  6,  7. 

28  ch.  24.  27.  & 33. 


i Hos.  9.  3. 
c Or,  flat  plate. 


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EZEKIEL,  V. 


of  Israel  eat  their  defiled  bread  among  the  Gentiles, 
whither  I will  drive  them. 

14  Then  said  I,  ® Ah  Lord  God  ! behold,  my  soul 
hath  not  been  polluted  : for  from  my  youth  up  even 
till  now  have  I not  eaten  of  ® that  which  dieth  of  itself, 
or  is  torn  in  pieces  ; neither  came  there  abominable 
flesh  into  my  mouth. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Lo,  I have  given  thee 
cow’s  dung  for  man’s  dung,  and  thou  shalt  prepare  thy 
bread  therewith. 

16  Moreover  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  behold,  I 
will  break  the  ® staff  of  bread  in  Jerusalem  : and  they 
shall  ® eat  bread  by  weight,  and  with  care  ; and  they 
shall  drink  water  by  measure,  and  with  astonish- 
ment : 

17  That  they  may  want  bread  and  water,  and  be 
astoiiied  one  with  another,  and  consume  away  for 
their  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 Under  ike  type  of  hait\  5 is  shelved  the  judgment  of  Jerusalem  for 
their  rebellion^  12  by  famine,  sword,  and  dispersion. 

And  thou,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a sharp  knife, 
take  thee  a barber’s  razor,  ^and  cause  it  to  pass 
upon  thine  head  and  upon  thy  beard  : then  take  thee 
balances  to  weigh,  and  divide  the  hair. 

2  2 Thou  shalt  burn  with  fire  a third  part  in  the  midst 
of  ^ the  city,  when  ^ the  days  of  the  siege  are  fulfilled  : 
and  thou  shalt  take  a third  part,  and  smite  about  it 
with  a knife  : and  a third  part  thou  shalt  scatter  in  the 
wind  ; and  I will  draw  out  a sword  after  them. 

3  ®Thou  shalt  also  take  thereof  a few  in  number, 
and  bind  them  in  thy  skirts. 

4  Then  take  of  them  again,  and  ® cast  them  into  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  and  burn  them  in  the  fire  ; for  thereof 
shall  a fire  come  forth  into  all  the  house  of  Israel. 

5  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; This  is  Jerusalem  : I 
have  set  it  in  the  midst  of  the  nations  and  countries 
that  are  round  about  her. 

6  And  she  hath  changed  my  judgments  into  wicked- 
ness more  than  the  nations,  and  my  statutes  more  than 
the  countries  that  are  round  about  her  : for  they  have 
refused  my  judgments  and  my  statutes,  they  have  not 
walked  in  them. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  ye 
multiplied  more  than  the  nations  that  are  round  about 
you,  and  have  not  walked  in  my  statutes,  neither  have 
kept  my  judgments,  "^neither  have  done  according  to 
the  judgments  of  the  nations  that  are  round  about  you  ; 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I, 
even  I,  am  against  thee,  and  will  execute  judgments  in 
the  midst  of  thee  in  the  sight  of  the  nations. 

9  ®And  I will  do  in  thee  that  which  I have  not  done, 
and  whereunto  I will  not  do  any  more  the  like,  because 
of  all  thine  abominations. 

10  Therefore  the  fathers  ^ shall  eat  the  sons  in  the 
midst  of  thee,  and  the  sons  shall  eat  their  fathers  ; and 
I will  execute  judgments  in  thee,  and  the  whole  rem- 
nant of  thee  will  I scatter  into  all  the  winds. 

11  Wherefore,  as  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Surely, 
because  thou  hast  defiled  my  sanctuary  with  all  thy 
detestable  things,  and  with  all  thine  abominations, 

0 Acts  10.  14.  9 ver.  10.  ch.  12. 19.  3 ch.  4.  1. 

« Ex.  22.  31.  Lev.  lo  ver.  11.  < d,.  4.  8,  9. 

11.  40.  & 17.  15.  11  Lev.  2G.  39.  ch.  s Jer.  40.  G.  & 52.  IG. 

1 Deut.  14.  3.  Is.  24.  23.  6 Jer.  41.  1,  2,  &c. 

65.  4.  1 See  Lev.  21.  5.  Is.  & 44.  14. 

8 Lev.  26.  26.  Ps.  7.  20.  ch.  44. 20.  i Jer.  2.  10,  11.  ch. 

105.  16.  Is.  3.  1.  ch.  2 ver.  12.  16.  47. 

5.  16.  & 14.  18. 


dren  of  Israel  eat  their  bread  unclean,  among  the 

14  nations  whither  I will  drive  them.  Then  said  I,  Ah 
Lord  God  1 behold,  my  soul  hath  not  been  pol- 
luted : for  from  my  youth  up  even  till  now  have  I 
not  eaten  of  that  which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is  torn  of 
beasts  ; neither  came  there  abominable  flesh  into  my 

15  mouth.  Then  he  said  unto  me.  See,  I have  given 
thee  cow’s  dung  for  man’s  dung,  and  thou  shalt  pre- 

16  pare  thy  bread  thereon.  Moreover  he  said  unto  me, 
Son  of  man,  behold,  I will  break  the  staff  of  bread 
in  Jerusalem  : and  they  shall  eat  bread  by  weight, 
and  with  carefulness  ; and  they  shall  drink  water 

17  by  measure,  and  with  astonishment  : that  they  may 
want  bread  and  water,  and  be  astonied  one  with 
another,  and  pine  away  in  their  iniquity. 


5  And  thou,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a sharp  sword, 
as  a barber’s  razor  shalt  thou  take  it  unto  thee,  and 
shalt  cause  it  to  pass  upon  thine  head  and  upon  thy 
beard  : then  take  thee  balances  to  weigh,  and 

2 “ divide  the  hair.  A third  part  shalt  thou  burn  in 
the  fire  in  the  midst  of  the  city,  when  the  days  of 
the  siege  are  fulfilled  ; and  thou  shalt  take  a third 
part,  and  smite  with  the  sword  round  about  it  ; and 
a third  part  thou  shalt  scatter  to  the  wind,  and  I 

3 will  draw  out  a sword  after  them.  And  thou  shalt 
take  ^ thereof  a few  in  number,  and  bind  them  in 

4 thy  skirts.  And  of  these  again  shalt  thou  take,  and 
cast  them  into  the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  burn  them 
in  the  fire  ; therefrom  shall  a fire  come  forth  into 
all  the  house  of  Israel. 

5 Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : This  is  Jerusalem  : I 
have  set  her  in  the  midst  of  the  nations,  and 

6 countries  are  round  about  her.  And  she  hath  re- 
belled against  my  judgements  in  doing  wickedness 
more  than  the  nations,  and  against  my  statutes  more 
than  the  countries  that  are  round  about  her  : for 
they  have  rejected  my  judgements,  and  as  for  my 

7 statutes,  they  have  not  walked  in  them.  Therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Because  ye  are  turbulent 
more  than  the  nations  that  are  round  about  you,  and 
have  not  walked  in  my  statutes,  neither  have  kept 
my  judgements,  neither  have  done  after  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  nations  that  are  round  about  you  ; 

8 Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Behold,  I,  even 
I,  am  against  thee  ; and  I will  execute  judgements 
in  the  midst  of  thee  in  the  sight  of  the  nations. 

9 And  I will  do  in  thee  that  which  I have  not  done, 
and  whereunto  I will  not  do  any  more  the  like, 

10  because  of  all  thine  abominations.  Therefore  the 
fathers  shall  eat  the  sons  in  the  midst  of  thee,  and 
the  sons  shall  eat  their  fathers  ; and  I will  execute 
judgements  in  thee,  and  the  whole  remnant  of  thee 

11  will  I scatter  unto  all  the  winds.  Wherefore,  as  I 
live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely,  because  thou  hast 
defiled  my  sanctuary  with  all  thy  detestable  things, 

8 Lam.  4.  6.  Dan.  9.  33.  Deut.  28.  64.  ch.  a Heb.  divide  them. 

12.  Amos  3.  2.  12.  14.  Zech.  2.  6.  b Heb.  thence. 

9 Lev.  26.  29.  Deut.  “ 2 Chr.  36.  14.  ch.  c Or,  changed  my 

28.  53.  2 Kin.  6.  29.  7.  20.  & 8.  5,  &c.  & 23.  judgements  into  wick- 

Jer.  19.  9.  Lam.  2.  20.  38.  edness. 

& 4.  10.  ch.  11.  2L  d Heb.  judgements 

19  ver.  12.  Lev.  26. 


EZEKIEL,  VI. 


1133 


therefore  will  I also  diminish  thee  ; neither  shall  mine 
eye  spare,  neither  will  I have  any  pity. 

12  ^ third  part  of  thee  shall  die  with  the  pesti- 
lence, and  with  famine  shall  they  be  consumed  in  the 
midst  of  thee  : and  a third  part  shall  fall  by  the  sword 
round  about  thee  ; and  I will  scatter  a third  part  into 
all  the  winds,  and  I will  draw  out  a sword  after  them. 

13  Thus  shall  mine  anger  be  accomplished,  and  I 
will  cause  my  fury  to  rest  upon  them,  and  I will 
be  comforted  : and  they  shall  know  that  I the  Lord 
have  spoken  it  in  my  zeal,  when  I have  accomplished 
my  fury  in  them. 

14  Moreover  ^^I  will  make  thee  waste,  and  a re- 
proach among  the  nations  that  are  round  about  thee,  in 
the  sight  of  all  that  pass  by. 

15  So  it  shall  be  a reproach  and  a taunt,  an  in- 
struction and  an  astonishment  unto  the  nations  that  are 
round  about  thee,  when  I shall  execute  judgments  in 
thee  in  anger  and  in  fury  and  in  furious  rebukes.  I 
the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

16  When  I shall  send  upon  them  the  evil  arrows 
of  famine,  which  shall  be  for  their  destruction,  and 
which  I will  send  to  destroy  you  : and  1 will  increase 
the  famine  upon  you,  and  will  break  your  staff  of 
bread : 

17  So  will  I send  upon  you  famine  and  ^6  evil  beasts, 
and  they  shall  bereave  thee  ; and  pestilence  and  blood 
shall  pass  through  thee  ; and  I will  bring  the  sword 
upon  thee.  I the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  judgment  of  Israel  for  their  idolatry.  8 A remnant  shall  be 

blessed.  11  The  faithful  are  exhorted  to  lament  their  calamities. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

2  Son  of  man,  ^ set  thy  face  toward  the  ^ mountains 
of  Israel,  and  prophesy  against  them, 

3  And  say.  Ye  mountains  of  Israel,  hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord  God  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to  the  moun- 
tains, and  to  the  hills,  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the  valleys  ; 
Behold,  I,  even  I,  will  bring  a sword  upon  you,  and  ^ I 
will  destroy  your  high  places. 

4  And  your  altars  shall  be  desolate,  and  your  images 
shall  be  broken  : and  ^ I will  cast  down  your  slain  men 
before  your  idols. 

5  And  I will  lay  the  dead  carcases  of  the  children  of 
Israel  before  their  idols  ; and  I will  scatter  your  bones 
round  about  your  altars. 

6  In  all  your  dwellingplaces  the  cities  shall  be  laid 
waste,  and  the  high  places  shall  be  desolate  ; that  your 
altars  may  be  laid  waste  and  made  desolate,  and  your 
idols  may  be  broken  and  cease,  and  your  images  may  be 
cut  down,  and  your  works  may  be  abolished. 

7  And  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the  midst  of  you,  and 
* ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

8  ^ ® Yet  will  I leave  a remnant,  that  ye  may  have 
some  that  shall  escape  the  sword  among  the  nations, 
when  ye  shall  be  scattered  through  the  countries. 

9  And  they  that  escape  of  you  shall  remember  me 
among  the  nations  whither  they  shall  be  carried  cap- 

13  ch.  7.  4,  9.  & 8.  u Lam.  4.  11.  ch.  6.  Kin.  9.  7.  Ps.  79.  4. 
18.  & 9.  10.  12.  & 7.  8.  Jer.  24.  9.  Lam.  2. 

u See  ver.  2.  Jer.  i*  ch.  21.  17.  15. 

15.  2.  & 21.  9.  ch.  6.  13  Deut.  32.  36.  Is.  23  di.  25.  17. 

12.  1.  24.  24  Deut.  32.  23,  24. 

16  ver.  2.  10.  Jer.  9.  20  ch.  36.  6.  & 38. 19.  25  Lev.  26.  26.  ch. 

16.  ch.  6.  8.  21  Lev.  26.  31,  32.  4.  16.  & 14.  13. 

16  ver.  2.  Lev.  26.  Neh.  2.  17.  2«  Lev.  26.  22.  Deut. 

23.  ch.  12.  14.  22  Deut.  28.  37.  1 


and  with  all  thine  abominations,  therefore  will  I also 
6 diminish  thee  ; neither  shall  mine  eye  spare,  and  I 

12  also  will  have  no  pity.  A third  part  of  thee  shall 
die  with  the  pestilence,  and  with  famine  shall  they 
be  consumed  in  the  midst  of  thee  ; and  a third  part 
shall  fall  by  the  sword  round  about  thee  ; and  a 
third  part  1 will  scatter  unto  all  the  winds,  and  will 

13  draw  out  a sword  after  them.  Thus  shall  mine 
anger  be  accomplished,  and  I will  satisfy  my  fury 
9 upon  them,  and  I will  be  comforted  : and  they 
shall  know  that  I the  Lord  have  spoken  in  my  zeal, 
when  I have  accomplished  my  fury  upon  them. 

14  Moreover  I will  make  thee  a desolation  and  a re- 
proach, among  the  nations  that  are  round  about 

15  thee,  in  the  sight  of  all  that  pass  by.  So  it  shall  be 
a reproach  and  a taunt,  an  instruction  and  an  as- 
tonishment, unto  the  nations  that  are  round  about 
thee,  when  I shall  execute  judgements  in  thee  in 
anger  and  in  fury,  and  in  furious  rebukes  : I the 

16  Lord  have  spoken  it  : when  I shall  send  upon  them 
the  evil  arrows  of  famine,  that  are  for  destruction, 
which  I will  send  to  destroy  you  ; and  I will  in- 
crease the  famine  upon  you,  and  will  break  your 

17  staff  of  bread  ; and  I will  send  upon  you  famine 
and  evil  beasts,  and  they  shall  bereave  thee  ; and 
pestilence  and  blood  shall  pass  through  thee  ; and  I 
will  bring  the  sword  upon  thee  ; I the  Lord  have 
spoken  it. 


6  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

2 ing.  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  the  mountains 

3 of  Israel,  and  prophesy  " unto  them,  and  say.  Ye 
mountains  of  Israel,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God  : Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to  the  mountains 
and  to  the  hills,  to  the  ^ watercourses  and  to  the 
valleys  : Behold,  I,  even  I,  will  bring  a sword  upon 

4 you,  and  I will  destroy  your  high  places.  And  your 
altars  shall  become  desolate,  and  your  sun-images 
shall  be  broken  : and  I will  cast  down  your  slain 

5 men  before  your  idols.  And  I will  lay  the  carcases 
of  the  children  of  Israel  before  their  idols  ; and  I 
will  scatter  your  bones  round  about  your  altars. 

6 In  all  your  dwelling  places  the  cities  shall  be  laid 
waste,  and  the  high  places  shall  be  desolate  ; that 
your  altars  may  be  laid  waste  and  made  desolate, 
and  your  idols  may  be  broken  and  cease,  and  your 
sun-images  may  be  hewn  down,  and  your  works  may 

7 be  abolished.  And  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the  midst 

8 of  you,  and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord.  Yet 
will  I leave  a remnant,  in  that  ye  shall  have  some 
that  escape  the  sword  among  the  nations,  when  ye 

9 shall  be  scattered  through  the  countries.  And  they 
that  escape  of  you  shall  remember  me  among  the 
nations  whither  they  shall  be  carried  captives,  how 


32.  24.  ch.  14.  21.  & 6 ver.  13.  ch.  7.  4,  spare.  Another  read- 

33.  27.  & 34.  25.  9.  & 11.  10,  12.  & 12.  ing  is,  hew  thee  down. 

27  ch.  38.  22.  15.  f Heb.  bring  to  rest. 

1 ch.  20.  46.  & 21.  2.  « Jer.  44.  28.  ch.  5.  g Or,  toward. 

& 25.  2.  2,  12.  & 12.  16.  & 14.  a Or,  against. 

2 ch.  36.  1.  22.  b Or,  ravines. 

3 Lev.  26.  30.  e Or,  withdraw  mine  c Or,  bear  their 

* Lev.  26.  30.  eye  that  it  shall  not  guilt. 

d Hsb.  blotted  out. 


1134 


EZEKIEL,  VII. 


tives,  because  I am  broken  with  their  whorish  heart, 
which  hath  departed  from  me,  and  ® with  their  eyes, 
which  go  a whoring  after  their  idols  : and  ® they  shall 
lothe  themselves  for  the  evils  which  they  have  com- 
mitted in  all  their  abominations. 

10  And  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  and 
that  I have  not  said  in  vain  that  I would  do  this  evil 
unto  them. 

11  •[[  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Smite  i®with  thine 
hand,  and  stamp  with  thy  foot,  and  say,  Alas  for  all  the 
evil  abominations  of  the  house  of  Israel ! for  they 
shall  fall  by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pesti- 
lence. 

12  He  that  is  far  off  shall  die  of  the  pestilence  ; 
and  he  that  is  near  shall  fall  by  the  sword  ; and  he 
that  remaineth  and  is  besieged  shall  die  by  the  famine  : 

thus  will  I accomplish  my  fury  upon  them. 

13  Then  shall  ye  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when 
their  slain  men  shall  be  among  their  idols  round  about 
their  altars,  upon  every  high  hill,  in  all  the  tops  of 
the  mountains,  and  under  every  green  tree,  and  under 
every  thick  oak,  the  place  where  they  did  otfer  sweet 
savour  to  all  their  idols. 

14  So  will  I stretch  out  my  hand  upon  them,  and 
make  the  land  desolate,  yea,  more  desolate  than  the 
wilderness  toward  Diblath,  in  all  their  habitations  : 
and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  YII. 

1 The  final  desolation  of  Israel.  16  The  mournful  repentance  of  them 
that  escape.  20  The  enemies  defile  the  sanctuary  because  of  the 
Israelites'  abominations.  23  Under  the  type  of  a chain  is  shewed  their 
miserable  captivity. 

Moreover  the  word  of  the  lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

2  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
unto  the  land  of  Israel  ; ^An  end,  the  end  is  come 
upon  the  four  corners  of  the  land. 

3  Now  is  the  end  come  upon  thee,  and  I will  send 
mine  anger  upon  thee,  and  ^ will  judge  thee  according 
to  thy  ways,  and  will  recompense  upon  thee  all  thine 
abominations. 

4  And  ® mine  eye  shall  not  spare  thee,  neither  will 
I have  pity  : but  I will  recompense  thy  ways  upon  thee, 
and  thine  abominations  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  thee  : 
* and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; An  evil,  an  only  evil, 
behold,  is  come. 

6  An  end  is  come,  the  end  is  come  : it  watcheth  for 
thee  ; behold,  it  is  come. 

7  ®The  morning  is  come  unto  thee,  O thou  that 
dwellest  in  the  land  : ® the  time  is  come,  the  day  of 
trouble  is  near,  and  not  the  sounding  again  of  the 
mountains. 

8  Now  will  I shortly  ^ pour  out  my  fury  upon  thee, 
and  accomplish  mine  anger  upon  thee  : ® and  I will 
judge  thee  according  to  thy  ways,  and  will  recompense 
thee  for  all  thine  abominations. 

9  And  ® mine  eye  shall  not  spare,  neither  will  I have 
pity  : I will  recompense  thee  according  to  thy  ways 
and  thine  abominations  that  are  in  the  midst  of  thee  ; 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  that  smiteth. 


’ Ps.  78.  40.  Is.  7. 
13.  & 43.  24.  & 63.  10. 

® Num.  15.  39.  ch. 
20.  7,  24. 

'JLev.  26.  39.  Job 
42.  6.  ch.  20.  43.  & 
36.  31. 


10  ch.  21.  14. 
n ch.  5.  12. 

12  ch.  5.  13. 

13  ver,  7. 

11  Jer.  2.  20. 

15  Hos.  4.  13. 

16  Is.  57.  6. 


11  Is.  5.  26. 
i»  Num.  33.  46.  Jer. 
48.  22. 

1 ver.  3,  6.  Amos  8. 
2.  Matt.  24.  6,  13,  14. 

2 ver.  8,  9. 


that  6 1 have  been  broken  with  their  whorish  heart, 
which  hath  departed  from  me,  and  with  their  eyes, 
which  go  a whoring  after  their  idols  : and  they  shall 
loathe  themselves  in  their  own  sight  for  the  evils 
which  they  have  committed  in  all  their  abomina- 

10  tions.  And  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  : 
I have  not  said  in  vain  that  I would  do  this  evil 
unto  them. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Smite  with  thine  hand, 
and  stamp  with  thy  foot,  and  say,  Alas  ! because  of 
all  the  evil  abominations  of  the  house  of  Israel  ; for 
they  shall  fall  by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by 

12  the  pestilence.  He  that  is  far  off  shall  die  of  the 
pestilence  ; and  he  that  is  near  shall  fall  by  the 
sword  ; and  he  that  remaineth  and  is -^besieged  shall 
die  by  the  famine  : thus  will  I accomplish  my  fury 

13  upon  them.  And  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord, 
when  their  slain  men  shall  be  among  their  idols 
round  about  their  altars,  upon  every  high  hill,  in  all 
the  tops  of  the  mountains,  and  under  every  green 
tree,  and  under  every  thick  ^ oak,  the  place  where 

14  they  did  offer  sweet  savour  to  all  their  idols.  And 
I will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon  them,  and  make 
the  land  desolate  and  waste,  *from  the  wilderness 
toward  Diblah,  throughout  all  their  habitations  : 
and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 


7  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 

2 saying.  And  thou,  son  of  man,  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  unto  the  land  of  Israel,  An  end  : the  end  is 

3 come  upon  the  four  corners  of  the  land.  Now  is 
the  end  upon  thee,  and  I will  send  mine  anger  upon 
thee,  and  will  judge  thee  according  to  thy  ways  ; 
and  I will  bring  upon  thee  all  thine  abominations. 

4 And  mine  eye  shall  not  spare  thee,  neither  will  I 
have  pity  : but  I will  bring  thy  ways  upon  thee,  and 
thine  abominations  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  thee  : 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 


6 Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : An  evil,  an  only  evil ; 

6 behold,  it  cometh.  An  end  is  come,  the  end  is 
come,  it  awaketh  against  thee  ; behold,  it  cometh. 

7 “ Thy  doom  is  come  unto  thee,  O inhabitant  of  the 
land  : the  time  is  come,  the  day  is  near  ; a day  of 
tumult,  and  not  of  joyful  shouting,  ^ upon  the  moun- 

8 tains.  Now  will  I shortly  pour  out  my  fury  upon 
thee,  and  accomplish  mine  anger  against  thee,  and 
will  judge  thee  according  to  thy  ways  ; and  I will 

9 bring  upon  thee  all  thine  abominations.  And  mine 
eye  shall  not  spare,  neither  will  I have  pity  : I 
will  bring  upon  thee  according  to  thy  ways,  and 
thine  abominations  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  thee  ; 

10  and  ye  shall  know  that  I the  Lord  do  smite.  Be- 


® ver.  9.  ch.  6.  11. 
& 8.  18.  & 9.  10. 

* ver.  27.  ch.  6.  7. 
& 12.  20. 

5 ver.  10. 

6 ver.  12.  Zeph.  1. 
14, 15. 


7  ch.  20.  8,  21. 

* ver.  3. 

® ver.  4. 

10  ver.  4. 
c Or,  according 
most  of  the  ancient 
versions,  I have  broken 


their  dec. 
f Or,  preserved. 

Or,  terebinth. 

Or,  more  than. 
a Or,  The  turn.  Or, 
The  croioning  time, 
b Or f from. 


EZEKIEL,  VII. 


1135 


10  Behold  the  day,  behold,  it  is  come  : the  morn- 
ing is  gone  forth  ; the  rod  hath  blossomed,  pride  hath 
budded. 

11  Violence  is  risen  up  into  a rod  of  wickedness  : 
none  of  them  shall  remain^  nor  of  their  multitude,  nor 
of  any  of  their’s  : neither  shall  there  he  wailing  for 
them. 

12  ^*The  time  is  come,  the  day  draweth  near  : let 
not  the  buyer  rejoice,  nor  the  seller  mourn  : for  wrath 
is  upon  all  the  multitude  thereof. 

13  For  the  seller  shall  not  return  to  that  which  is 
sold,  although  they  were  yet  alive  : for  the  vision  is 
touching  the  whole  multitude  thereof,  which  shall  not 
return  ; neither  shall  any  strengthen  himself  in  the 
iniquity  of  his  life. 

14  They  have  blown  the  trumpet,  even  to  make  all 
ready  ; but  none  goeth  to  the  battle  : for  my  wrath  is 
upon  all  the  multitude  thereof. 

15  ^®The  sword  is  without,  and  the  pestilence  and 
the  famine  within  : he  that  is  in  the  field  shall  die  with 
the  sword  ; and  he  that  is  in  the  city,  famine  and  pes- 
tilence shall  devour  him. 

16  ^ But  ^®they  that  escape  of  them  shall  escape, 
and  shall  be  on  the  mountains  like  doves  of  the  valleys, 
all  of  them  mourning,  every  one  for  his  iniquity. 

17  All  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  all  knees  shall  be 
weak  as  water. 

18  They  shall  also  ^®gird  themselves  with  sackcloth, 
and  horror  shall  cover  them  ; and  shame  shall  be  upon 
all  faces,  and  baldness  upon  all  their  heads. 

19  They  shall  cast  their  silver  in  the  streets,  and 
their  gold  shall  be  removed  : their  silvef  and  their 
gold  shall  not  be  able  to  deliver  them  in  the  day  of  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  : they  shall  not  satisfy  their  souls, 
neither  fill  their  bowels  : because  it  is  the  stumbling- 
block  of  their  iniquity. 

20  ^ As  for  the  beauty  of  his  ornament,  he  set 

it  in  majesty:  they  made  the  images  of  their 

abominations  and  of  their  detestable  things  therein  : 
therefore  have  I set  it  far  from  them. 

21  And  I will  give  it  into  the  hands  of  the  strangers 
for  a prey,  and  to  the  wicked  of  the  earth  for  a spoil  ; 
and  they  shall  pollute  it. 

22  My  face  will  I turn  also  from  them,  and  they 
shall  pollute  my  secret  place : for  the  robbers  shall 
enter  into  it,  and  defile  it. 

23  ^ Make  a chain  : for  the  land  is  full  of  bloody 
crimes,  and  the  city  is  full  of  violence. 

24  Wherefore  I will  bring  the  worst  of  the  heathen, 
and  they  shall  possess  their  houses  : I will  also  make 
the  pomp  of  the  strong  to  cease  ; and  their  holy  places 
shall  be  defiled. 

25  Destruction  cometh  ; and  they  shall  seek  peace, 
and  there  shall  he  none. 

26  24  Mischief  shall  come  upon  mischief,  and  rumour 
shall  be  upon  rumour  ; 26  then  shall  they  seek  a vision 
of  the  prophet  ; but  the  law  shall  perish  from  the  priest, 
and  counsel  from  the  ancients. 

27  The  king  shall  mourn,  and  the  prince  shall  be 
clothed  with  desolation,  and  the  hands  of  the  people  of 

ver.  7.  n is.  13.  7.  jgr.  G.  21  ch.  14.  3,  4.  & 44. 

12  Jer.  6.  7.  24.  cli.  21.  7.  12. 

13  Jer.  16.  6,  6.  ch.  i»  Is.  3.  24.  & 15.  2,  22  jgr.  7.  30. 

24.  16,  22.  3.  Jer.  48.  37.  Amos  23  2 Kin.  21.  IG.  ch. 

^^ver.  7.  8.10.  9. 9.  &11.  G. 

13  Dent.  32. 25.  Lam.  I'J  Ps.  55.  5.  24  Deut.  32.  23.  Jer. 

1.  20.  ch.  5.  12.  20  Pro.  11.  4.  Zeph.  4.  20. 

16  ch.  6.  8.  1.  18.  23  Ps.  74.  9.  Lam.  2. 

9.  ch.  20.  1,  3. 


hold,  the  day,  behold,  it  cometh  : ® thy  doom  is  gone 
forth  ; the  rod  hath  blossomed,  pride  hath  budded. 

11  Violence  is  risen  up  into  a rod  of  wickedness  ; 

* ^ none  of  them  shall  remain,  nor  of  their  multitude, 

nor  of  their  wealth  : neither  shall  there  be  * emi- 

12  nency  among  them.  The  time  is  come,  the  day 
draweth  near  : let  not  the  buyer  rejoice,  nor  the 
seller  mourn  : for  wrath  is  upon  all  the  multitude 

13  thereof.  For  the  seller  shall  not  return  to  that 
which  is  sold,  although  they  be  yet  alive  : for  the 
vision  is  touching  the  whole  multitude  thereof, 
^ none  shall  return  ; neither  shall  any  strengthen 

14  himself  * in  the  iniquity  of  his  life.  They  have 
blown  the  trumpet,  and  have  made  all  ready  ; but 
none  goeth  to  the  battle  : for  my  wrath  is  upon  all 

15  the  multitude  thereof.  The  sword  is  without,  and 
the  pestilence  and  the  famine  within  : he  that  is  in 
the  field  shall  die  with  the  sword  ; and  he  that  is  in 
the  city,  famine  and  pestilence  shall  devour  him. 

16  But  they  that  escape  of  them  shall  escape,  and  shall 
be  on  the  mountains  like  doves  of  the  valleys,  all  of 

17  them  mourning,  every  one  in  his  iniquity.  All 
hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  all  knees  shall  be  weak 

18  as  water.  They  shall  also  gird  themselves  with 
sackcloth,  and  horror  shall  cover  them  ; and  shame 
shall  be  upon  all  faces,  and  baldness  upon  all  their 

19  heads.  They  shall  cast  their  silver  in  the  streets, 
and  their  gold  shall  be  as  an  unclean  thing  ; their 
silver  and  their  gold  shall  not  be  able  to  deliver 
them  in  the  day  of  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  ; they 
shall  not  satisfy  their  souls,  neither  fill  their  bowels  : 
because  it  hath  been  the  stumblingblock  of  their 

20  iniquity.  As  for  the  beauty  of  his  ornament,  * he 
set  it  in  majesty  : but  they  made  the  images  of 
their  abominations  and  their  detestable  things 
J therein  : therefore  have  I made  it  unto  them  as 

21  an  unclean  thing.  And  I will  give  it  into  the  hands 
of  the  strangers  for  a prey,  and  to  the  wicked  of 
the  earth  for  a spoil  ; and  they  shall  profane  it. 

22  My  face  will  I turn  also  from  them,  and  they  shall 
profane  my  * secret  place : and  robbers  shall  enter 

23  into  it,  and  profane  it.  Make  the  chain  : for  the 
land  is  full  of  ^ bloody  crimes,  and  the  city  is  full  of 

24  violence.  Wherefore  I will  bring  the  worst  of  the 
heathen,  and  they  shall  possess  their  houses  : I will 
also  make  the  pride  of  the  strong  to  cease  ; and 

25  their  holy  places  shall  be  profaned.  ” Destruction 
cometh  ; and  they  shall  seek  peace,  and  there  shall 

26  be  none.  Mischief  shall  come  upon  mischief,  and 
rumour  shall  be  upon  rumour  ; and  they  shall  seek 
a vision  of  the  prophet  ; but  the  law  shall  perish 
from  the  priest,  and  counsel  from  the  ancients. 

27  The  king  shall  mourn,  and  the  prince  shall  be 
clothed  with  desolation,  and  the  hands  of  the  people 


c See  ver.  7. 
d Or,  not  from  them, 
nor  from  their  multi- 
tude, nor  from  thtir 
wealth. 

e Or,  wailing  for 
them. 

f Heb.  though  their 


life  he  yet  among  the 
living. 

g Or,  it  shall  not 
turn  back. 

h Or,  whose  life  is  in 
his  iniquity. 

i Or,  they  turned  it 
tr  pride ; and  they  ffc. 


j Or,  thereof, 
k Or,  secret  tre.asure. 
I Ileb.  judgement  of 
blood. 

m Or,  they  that  sanc- 
tify them, 
n Or,  Distress. 


1136 


EZEKIEL,  VIII. 


the  land  shall  be  troubled  ; I will  do  unto  them  after 
their  way,  and  according  to  their  deserts  will  I judge 
them  ; and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 Ezekiel,  in  a vision  of  God  at  Jerusalem,  5 is  shewed  the  image  of 
jealousy,  7 the  chambers  of  imagery,  13  the  mourners  for  Tammuz, 
15  the  worshippers  towards  the  sun.  18  God's  wrath  for  their  idolatry, 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sixth  year,  in  the  sixth 
month,  in  the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  as  I sat  in 
mine  house,  and  ^ the  elders  of  Judah  sat  before  me, 
that  ^ the  hand  of  the  Lord  God  fell  there  upon  me. 

2  8 Then  I beheld,  and  lo  a likeness  as  the  appear- 
ance of  fire  : from  the  appearance  of  his  loins  even  down- 
ward, fire  ; and  from  his  loins  even  upward,  as  the 
appearance  of  brightness,  ^ as  the  colour  of  amber. 

3  And  he  ^ put  forth  the  form  of  an  hand,  and  took 
me  by  a lock  of  mine  head  ; and  ® the  spirit  lifted  me 
up  between  the  earth  and  the  heaven,  and  brought  me 
in  the  visions  of  God  to  Jerusalem,  to  the  door  of  the 
inner  gate  that  looketli  toward  the  north  ; ® where  ims 
the  seat  of  the  image  of  jealousy,  which  ^ provoketh  to 
jealousy. 

4  And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was 
there,  according  to  the  vision  that  I saw  in  the  plain. 

5  ^ Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  lift  up  thine 
eyes  now  the  way  toward  the  north.  So  I lifted  up 
mine  eyes  the  way  toward  the  north,  and  behold  north- 
ward at  the  gate  of  the  altar  this  image  of  jealousy  in 
the  entry. 

6  He  said  furthermore  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  seest 
thou  what  they  do  ? even  the  great  abominations  that 
the  house  of  Israel  committeth  here,  that  I should  go 
far  off  from  my  sanctuary  ? but  turn  thee  yet  again, 
and  thou  shalt  see  greater  abominations. 

7  ^ And  he  brought  me  to  the  door  of  the  court  ; 
and  when  I looked,  behold  a hole  in  the  wall. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  dig  now  in  the 
wall  : and  when  I had  digged  in  the  wall,  behold  a door. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me.  Go  in,  and  behold  the 
wicked  abominations  that  they  do  here. 

10  So  I went  in  and  saw  ; and  behold  every  form  of 
creeping  things,  and  abominable  beasts,  and  all  the 
idols  of  the  house  of  Israel,  pourtrayed  upon  the  wall 
round  about. 

11  And  there  stood  before  them  seventy  men  of  the 
ancients  of  the  house  of  Israel,  and  in  the  midst  of 
them  stood  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  Shaphan,  with  every 
man  his  censer  in  his  hand  ; and  a thick  cloud  of  in- 
cense went  up. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  hast  thou 
seen  what  the  ancients  of  the  house  of  Israel  do  in  the 
dark,  every  man  in  the  chambers  of  his  imagery  ? for 
they  say,  The  Lord  seeth  us  not ; the  Lord  hath 
forsaken  the  earth. 

13  ^ He  said  also  unto  me.  Turn  thee  yet  again,  and 
thou  shalt  see  greater  abominations  that  they  do. 

14  Then  he  brought  me  to  the  door  of  the  gate  of 
the  Lord’s  house  which  was  toward  the  north  ; and, 
behold,  there  sat  women  weeping  for  Tammuz. 

15  Tl  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Hast  thou  seen  this,  O 
son  of  man  ? turn  thee  yet  again,  and  thou  shalt  see 
greater  abominations  than  these. 

ver.  4.  * ch.  1.4.  » Jer.  7.  30.  & 32.  34. 

1 ch.  14.  1.  & 20.  1.  5 Dan.  5.  5.  ch.  5.  11. 

& 33.  31.  6 ch.  3.  14.  9 Dent.  32.  16,  21. 

2 ch.  1.  3.  &3.  22.  7 ch.  11.  1,  24.  & 40.  ch.  1.  28.  & 3.  22, 

3ch.  1.  26,  27.  2.  23. 


of  the  land  shall  be  troubled  : I will  do  unto  them 
after  their  way,  and  according  to  their  deserts  will 
I judge  them  ; and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the 
Lord. 


8  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sixth  year,  in  the  sixth 
month,  in  the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  as  I sat  in  mine 
house,  and  the  elders  of  Judah  sat  before  me,  that 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  God  fell  there  upon  me. 

2 Then  I beheld,  and,  lo,  a likeness  as  the  appearance 
of  fire  ; from  the  appearance  of  his  loins  and  down- 
ward, fire  : and  from  his  loins  and  upward,  as  the 
appearance  of  brightness,  “ as  the  colour  of  ^ amber. 

3 And  he  put  forth  the  form  of  an  hand,  and  took  me 
by  a lock  of  mine  head  ; and  the  spirit  lifted  me  up 
between  the  earth  and  the  heaven,  and  brought  me 
in  the  visions  of  God  to  Jerusalem,  to  the  door  of 
the  gate  of  the  inner  court  that  looketh  toward  the 
north  ; where  was  the  seat  of  the  image  of  jealousy, 

4 which  provoketh  to  jealousy.  And,  behold,  the  glory 
of  the  God  of  Israel  was  there,  according  to  the  ap- 

5 pearance  that  I saw  in  the  plain.  Then  said  he  unto 
me.  Son  of  man,  lift  up  thine  eyes  now  the  way 
toward  the  north.  So  I lifted  up  mine  eyes  the  way 
toward  the  north,  and  behold  northward  of  the  gate 
of  the  altar  this  image  of  jealousy  in  the  entry. 

6 And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  seest  thou  what 
they  do  ? even  the  great  abominations  that  the 
house  of  Israel  do  commit  here,  ^ that  I should  go 
far  off  from  my  sanctuary  ? but  thou  slialt  again 

7 see  yet  other  great  abominations.  And  he  brought 
me  to  the  door  of  the  court  ; and  when  I looked, 

8 behold  a hole  in  the  wall.  Then  said  he  unto  me, 
Son  of  man,  dig  now  in  the  wall  : and  when  I had 

9 digged  in  the  Wall,  behold  a door.  And  he  said 
unto  me.  Go  in,  and  see  the  wicked  abominations 

10  that  the}^  do  here.  So  I went  in  and  saw  ; and  be- 
hold every  form  of  creeping  things,  and  abominable 
beasts,  and  all  the  idols  of  the  house  of  Israel,  pour- 

11  trayed  upon  the  wall  round  about.  And  there  stood 
before  them  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  and  in  the  midst  of  them  stood  Jaazaniah 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  with  every  man  his  censer  in 
his  hand ; and  the  odour  of  the  cloud  of  incense  went 

12  up.  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  hast  thou 
seen  what  the  elders  of  the  house  of  Israel  do  in  the 
dark,  every  man  in  his  chambers  of  imagery  ? for 
they  say.  The  Lord  seeth  us  not ; the  Lord  hath 

13  forsaken  the  -dearth.  He  said  also  unto  me.  Thou 
shalt  again  see  yet  other  great  abominations  which 

14  they  do.  Then  he  brought  me  to  the  door  of  the 
gate  of  the  Lord’s  house  which  was  toward  the 
north  ; and  behold,  there  sat  the  women  weeping 

15  for  Tammuz.  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Hast  thou  seen 
this,  O son  of  man  ? thou  shalt  again  see  yet  greater 


n ch.  9,  9.  d Or,  to  get  them  far  see.  greater  ahominOr 

a Or,  as  amber  to  off.  lions.  So  also  in  tv. 

look  itpon.  e Or,  turn  thee  yet  13,  15. 

b See  ch.  1.  4.  again,  and  thou  shalt  /Or,  land, 

c Or,  vision. 


EZEKIEL,  IX. 


1137 


16  And  he  brought  me  into  the  inner  court  of  the 
Lord’s  house,  and,  behold,  at  the  door  of  the  temple 
of  the  Lord,  between  the  porch  and  the  altar, 
about  five  and  twenty  men,  with  their  backs  toward 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  and  their  faces  toward  the 
east ; and  they  worshipped  the  sun  toward  the  east. 

17  ^ Then  he  said  unto  me.  Hast  thou  seen  this,  O 
son  of  man  ? Is  it  a light  thing  to  the  house  of  J udah 
that  they  commit  the  abominations  which  they  commit 
here  ? for  they  have  filled  the  land  with  violence,  and 
have  returned  to  provoke  me  to  anger  : and,  lo,  they 
put  tlie  branch  to  their  nose. 

18  Therefore  will  I also  deal  in  fury  : mine  eye 
shall  not  spare,  neither  will  I have  pity  : and  though 
they  cry  in  mine  ears  with  a loud  voice,  yet  will  I not 
hear  them. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 A vision,,  lohereby  is  shewed  the  preservation  of  some,,  5 (tnd  the  de- 
struction of  the  rest,  8 God  cannot  he  inireated  for  them, 

He  cried  also  in  mine  ears  with  a loud  voice,  say- 
ing, Cause  them  that  have  charge  over  the  city 
to  draw  near,  even  every  man  voith  his  destroying  wea- 
pon in  his  hand. 

2  And,  behold,  six  men  came  from  the  way  of  the 
higher  gate,  which  lieth  toward  the  north,  and  every 
man  a slaughter  weapon  in  his  hand  ; ^ and  one  man 
among  them  was  clothed  with  linen,  with  a writer’s 
inkhorn  by  his  side  : and  they  went  in,  and  stood  beside 
the  brasen  altar. 

3  And  ^ the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was  gone  up 
from  the  cherub,  whereupon  he  was,  to  the  threshold 
of  the  house.  And  he  called  to  the  man  clothed  with 
linen,  which  had  the  writer’s  inkhorn  by  his  side  ; 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  through  the 
midst  of  the  city,  through  the  midst  of  Jerusalem,  and 
set  ^ a mark  upon  the  foreheads  of  the  men  ^ that  sigh 
and  that  cry  for  all  the  abominations  that  be  done  in 
the  midst  thereof. 

5  ^ And  to  the  others  he  said  in  mine  hearing.  Go 
ye  after  him  through  the  city,  and  smite  : ^ let  not  your 
eye  spare,  neither  have  ye  pity  : 

6  ® Slay  utterly  old  and  young,  both  maids,  ^d  lit- 
tle children,  and  women  : but  come  not  near  any  man 
upon  whom  is  the  mark  ; and  ® begin  at  my  sanctuary. 

® Then  they  began  at  the  ancient  men  which  were  before 
the  house. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them.  Defile  the  house,  and  fill 
the  courts  with  the  slain  : go  ye  forth.  And  they  went 
forth,  and  slew  in  the  city. 

8  if  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they  were  slaying 
them,  and  I was  left,  that  I fell  upon  my  face,  and 
cried,  and  said,  Ah  Lord  God  I wilt  thou  destroy  all 
the  residue  of  Israel  in  thy  pouring  out  of  thy  fury  upon 
Jerusalem  ? 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The  iniquity  of  the  house  of 
Israel  and  Judah  is  exceeding  great,  and  ^^the  land  is 
full  of  blood,  and  the  city  full  of  perverseness  : for  they 
say,  The  Lord  hath  forsaken  the  earth,  and  the 
Lord  seeth  not. 

10  And  as  for  me  also,  mine  eye  shall  not  spare, 

12  Joel  2.  17.  17  ch.  5. 13.  & 16.  42.  > Lev.  16.  4.  ch.  10. 

13  ch.  11.  1.  & 24.  13.  2,  6,  7.  Rev.  15.  6. 

M Jer.  2.  27.  & 32.  i®  ch.  5. 11.  & 7. 4,  9.  2 See  cli.  3.  23.  & 8. 

33.  & 9.  6,  10.  4.  & 10.  4,  18.  & 11. 

13  Deut.  4.  19.  2 i«  Pro.  1.  28.  Is.  1.  22,  23. 

Kin.  23.  5,  11.  Job  1.5.  Jer.  11.  1 1 , * 14.  » Ex.  12.  7.  Rev.  7. 

31.  26.  Jer.  44.  17.  12.  Mic.  3.  4.  Zech.  3.  S:  9.  4.  & 13.  16,  17. 

1C  ch.  9.  9.  7.  13.  & 20.  4. 

<Ps.  119.  63,  136. 


V 

16  abominations  than  these.  And  he  brought  me  into 
the  inner  court  of  the  Lord’s  house,  and  behold,  at 
the  door  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  between  the 
porch  and  the  altar,  were  about  five  and  twenty 
men,  with  their  backs  toward  the  temple  of  the 
Lord,  and  their  faces  toward  the  east ; and  they 

17  worshipped  the  sun  toward  the  east.  Then  he  said 
unto  me.  Hast  thou  seen  this,  O son  of  man  ? Is  it 
a light  thing  to  the  house  of  Judah  that  they  commit 
the  abominations  which  they  commit  here  ? for  they 
have  filled  the  land  with  violence,  and  have  turned 
again  to  provoke  me  to  anger  t and,  lo,  they  put 

18  the  branch  to  their  nose.  Therefore  will  I also  deal 
in  fury  : mine  eye  shall  not  spare,  neither  will  I have 
pity  : and  though  they  cry  in  mine  ears  with  a loud 
voice,  yet  will  1 not  hear  them. 


9 Then  he  cried  in  mine  ears  with  a loud  voice,  say- 
ing, ^ Cause  ye  them  that  have  charge  over  the  city 
to  draw  near,  every  man  with  his  destroying  weapon 

2 in  his  hand.  And  behold,  six  men  came  from  the 
way  of  the  upper  gate,  which  lieth  toward  the  north, 
every  man  with  bis  ^ slaughter  weapon  in  his  hand  ; 
and  one  man  in  the  midst  of  them  clothed  in  linen, 
with  a writer’s  inkhorn  '^by  his  side.  And  they 

3 went  in,  and  stood  beside  the  brasen  altar.  And  the 
glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was  gone  up  from  the 
cherub,  whereupon  it  was,  to  the  threshold  of  the 
house  : and  he  called  to  the  man  clothed  in  linen, 

4 which  had  the  writer’s  inkhorn  ^ by  his  side.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  through  the  midst  of 
the  city,  through  the  midst  of  Jerusalem,  and  set  a 
mark  upon  the  foreheads  of  the  men  that  sigh  and 
that  cry  for  all  the  abominations  that  be  done  in  the 

5 midst  thereof.  And  to  the  others  he  said  in  mine 
hearing.  Go  ye  through  the  city  after  him,  and 
smite  : let  not  your  eye  spare,  neither  have  ye  pity  : 

6 slay  ''  utterly  the  old  man,  the  young  man  and  the 
maiden,  and  little  children  and  women  : but  come 
not  near  any  man  upon  whom  is  the  mark  ; and 
begin  at  my  sanctuary.  Then  they  began  at  the 

7 ^ ancient  men  which  were  before  the  house.  And  he 
said  unto  them.  Defile  the  house,  and  fill  the  courts 
with  the  slain  : go  ye  forth.  And  they  went  forth, 

8 and  smote  in  the  city.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
they  were  smiting,  and  I was  left,  that  I fell  upon  my 
face,  and  cried,  and  said.  Ah  Lord  God  ! wilt  thou 
destroy  all  the  residue  of  Israel  in  thy  pouring  out 

9 of  thy  fury  upon  Jerusalem  ? Then  said  he  unto 
me.  The  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Israel  and  Judah 
is  exceeding  great,  and  the  land  is  full  of  blood,  and 
the  city  full  of  / wresting  of  judgement : for  they 
say.  The  Lord  hath  forsaken  the  9 earth,  and  the 

10  Lord  seeth  not.  And  as  for  me  also,  mine  eye 


Jer.  13.  17.  2 Cor.  12. 
21.  2 Pet.  2.  8. 

3 ver.  lo.  ch.  5.  11. 
3 2 Chr.  36.  17. 

7 Rev.  9.  4. 

8 Jer.  25.  29.  1 Pet. 
4.  17. 

» ch.  8.  11,  12,  16. 

>3  Num.  14.  5.  & 16. 


4,22,45.  Josh.  7.  6. 
n ch.  11.  1.3. 

12  2 Kin.  21.  16.  ch. 
8.  17. 

13  ch.  8.  12. 

iiPe.  10.  11.  Is.  29. 
16. 

13  ch.  5,  11.  & 7.  4. 
& 8.  18. 


a Or,  Draw  ye  near 
that  4‘c. 

b Or.  battle  are. 
c Hen.  upon  his  loins. 
«/  Heb.  to  destruc- 
tion, 

e Or,  elders, 
f Or,  per-fe.r,sene.ss. 

<7  Or,  land. 


1138 


EZEKIEL,  X. 


4 

neither  will  I have  pity,  hut  I will  recompense  their 
way  upon  their  head. 

11  And,  behold,  the  man  clothed  with  linen,  which 
had  the  inkhorn  by  his  side,  reported  the  matter,  say- 
ing, I have  done  as  thou  hast  commanded  me. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 The  vision  of  the  coals  of  fire,  to  be  scattered  over  the  city.  8 The 
vision  of  the  cheruhims. 

Then  I looked,  and,  behold,  in  the  ^ firmament  that 
was  above  the  head  of  the  cherubims  there  ap- 
peared over  them  as  it  were  a sapphire  stone,  as  the 
appearance  of  the  likeness  of  a throne. 

2  ‘^And  he  spake  unto  the  man  clothed  with  linen, 
and  said.  Go  in  between  the  wheels,  even  under  the 
cherub,  and  fill  thine  hand  with  ® coals  of  fire  from  be- 
tween the  cherubims,  and  ^ scatter  them  over  the  city. 
And  he  went  in  in  my  sight. 

3  Now  the  cherubims  stood  on  the  right  side  of  the 
house,  when  the  man  went  in  ; and  the  cloud  filled  the 
inner  court. 

4  ® Then  the  glory  of  the  Lord  went  up  from  the 
cherub,  and  stood  over  the  threshold  of  the  house  ; and 
® the  house  was  filled  with  the  cloud,  and  the  court  was 
full  of  the  brightness  of  the  Lord’s  glory. 

5  And  the  ’ sound  of  the  cherubims’  wings  was  heard 
even  to  the  outer  court,  as  ® the  voice  of  the  Almighty 
God  when  he  speaketh. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  he  had  commanded 
the  man  clothed  with  linen,  saying,  Take  fire  from  be- 
tween the  wheels,  from  between  the  cherubims  ; then 
he  went  in,  and  stood  beside  the  wheels. 

7  And  one  cherub  stretched  forth  his  hand  from  be- 
tween the  cherubims  unto  the  fire  that  teas  between  the 
cherubims,  and  took  thereof^  and  put  it  into  the  hands 
of  him  that  was  clothed  with  linen  : who  took  it,  and 
went  out. 

8  ^ ® And  there  appeared  in  the  cherubims  the  form 
of  a man’s  hand  under  their  wings. 

9  And  when  I looked,  behold  the  four  wheels  by 
the  cherubims,  one  wheel  by  one  cherub,  and  another 
wheel  by  another  cherub : and  the  appearance  of  the 
wheels  ivas  as  the  colour  of  a beryl  stone. 

10  And  as  for  their  appearances,  they  four  had  one 
likeness,  as  if  a wheel  had  been  in  the  midst  of  a wheel. 

11  i-^When  they  went,  they  went  upon  their  four 
sides  ; they  turned  not  as  they  went,  but  to  the  place 
whither  the  head  looked  they  followed  it  ; they  turned 
not  as  they  went. 

12  And  their  whole  body,  and  their  backs,  and  their 
hands,  and  their  wings,  and  the  wheels,  were  full  of 
eyes  round  about,  even  the  wheels  that  they  four  had. 

13  As  for  the  wheels,  it  was  cried  unto  them  in  my 
hearing,  O wheel. 

14  And  every  one  had  four  faces  : the  first  face 
was  the  face  of  a cherub,  and  the  second  face  was  the 
face  of  a man,  and  the  third  the  face  of  a lion,  and  the 
fourth  the  face  of  an  eagle. 

15  And  the  cherubims  were  lifted  up.  Tliis  is  the 
living  creature  that  I saw  by  the  river  of  Chebar. 

16  And  when  the  cherubims  went,  the  wheels  went 
by  them  : and  when  the  cherubims  lifted  up  their  wings 


ch.  11.  21. 

1 ch.  1.  22,  26. 

2 ch.  9.  2,  3. 

3 ch.  1.  13. 

* See  Rev.  8.  5. 


3 See  ver.  18.  ch.  1. 
28.  & 9,  3. 

6 1 Kin.  8.  10,  11. 
ch.  43.  5. 

^ ch.  1.  24, 


8 Ps.  29.  3,  &o. 

» ver.  21.  ch.  1.  8. 

10  ch,  1.  15. 

11  ch,  1.  16, 

12  ch,  1,  17, 


shall  not  spare,  neither  will  I have  pity,  but  I will 
11  bring  their  way  upon  their  head.  And  behold,  thei 
man  clothed  in  linen,  which  had  the  inkhorn  by  his 
side,  reported  the  matter,  saying,  I have  done  as 
thou  hast  commanded  me. 


10  Then  I looked,  and  behold,  in  the  firmament  that 
was  over  the  head  of  the  cherubim,  there  appeared 
above  them  as  it  were  a sapphire  stone,  as  the 

2 appearance  of  the  likeness  of  a throne.  And  he 
spake  unto  the  man  clothed  in  linen,  and  said.  Go  in 
between  the  whirling  wheels,  even  under  the  cherub, 
and  fill  both  thine  hands  with  coals  of  fire  from 
between  the  cherubim,  and  “ scatter  them  over 

3 the  city.  And  he  went  in  in  my  sight.  Now  the 
cherubim  stood  on  the  right  side  of  the  house,  when 
the  man  went  in  ; and  the  cloud  filled  the  inner 

4 court.  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  mounted  up 
from  the  cherub,  and  stood  over  the  threshold  of  the 
house  ; and  the  house  was  filled  with  the  cloud,  and 
the  court  was  full  of  the  brightness  of  the  Lord’s 

5 glory.  And  the  sound  of  the  wings  of  the  cherubim 
was  heard  even  to  the  outer  court,  as  the  voice  of 

6 ^ God  Almighty  when  he  speaketh.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  he  commanded  the  man  clothed  in  linen, 
saying.  Take  fire  from  between  the  whirling  wheels, 
from  between  the  cherubim,  that  he  went  in,  and 

7 stood  beside  a wheel.  And  the  cherub  stretched 
forth  his  hand  from  between  the  cherubim  unto  the 
fire  that  was  between  the  cherubim,  and  took  thereof, 
and  put  it  into  the  hands  of  him  that  was  clothed 

8 in  linen,  who  took  it  and  went  out.  And  there 
appeared  in  the  cherubim  the  form  of  a man’s  hand 

9 under  their  wings.  And  I looked,  and  behold,  four 
wheels  beside  the  cherubim,  one  wheel  beside  one 
cherub,  and  another  wheel  beside  another  cherub  : 
and  the  appearance  of  the  wheels  was  <^as  the  colour 

10  of  a beryl  stone.  And  as  for  their  appearance, 
they  four  had  one  likeness,  as  if  a wheel  had  been 

11  * within  a wheel.  When  they  went,  they  went-^ upon 
their  four  sides  : they  turned  not  as  they  went,  but 
to  the  place  whither  the  head  looked  they  followed 

12  it  ; they  turned  not  as  they  went.  And  their  whole 
body,  and  their  backs,  and  their  hands,  and  their 
wings,  and  the  wheels,  were  full  of  eyes  round 

13  about,  even  the  wheels  that  they  four  had.  As  for 
the  wheels,  they  were  called  in  my  hearing,  the 

14  whirling  wheels.  And  every  one  had  four  faces  : 
the  first  face  was  the  face  of  the  cherub,  and  the 
second  face  was  the  face  of  a man,  and  the  third 
the  face  of  a lion,  and  the  fourth  the  face  of  an 

15  eagle.  And  the  cherubim  mounted  up  : this  is  the 
living  creature  that  I saw  by  the  river  Chebar. 

16  And  when  the  cherubim  went,  the  wheels  went  be- 
side them  : and  when  the  cherubim  lifted  up  their 


w ch.  1. 18. 
w ch.  1.  6, 10. 
16  ch.  1.  5. 

16  ch.  1.  19. 

a Or,  sprinkle. 


b Ileb.  El  Shaddai.  e Heh.  in  the  midst 
c See  ch.  1.  4.  of. 

d Or,  stone  of  Tar-  f Or,  towards, 
shish. 


I 


! 

i 

EZEKIEL,  XI.  '■  1139 


j to  mount  up  from  the  earth,  the  same  wheels  also  turned 
j not  from  beside  them. 

! I'j  17  When  they  stood,  these  stood  ; and  when  they 
j were  lifted  up,  these  lifted  up  themselves  also : for  the 
! spirit  of  the  living  creature  was  in  them. 

! 18  Then  the  glory  of  the  Lord  departed  from 

off  the  threshold  of  the  house,  and  stood  over  the  ch'e- 
rubims. 

19  And  ^ the  cherubims  lifted  up  their  wings,  and 
mounted  up  from  the  earth  in  my  sight  : when  they 
went  out,  the  wheels  also  were  beside  them,  and  every 
one  stood  at  the  door  of  the  east  gate  of  the  Lord’s 
house  ; and  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was  over 
them  above. 

20  21  This  is  the  living  creature  that  I saw  under  the 
God  of  Israel  22  by  the  river  of  Chebar  ; and  I knew 
that  they  were  the  cherubims. 

21  23  Every  one  had  four  faces  apiece,  and  every  one 
four  wings  ; 2^  and  the  likeness  of  the  hands  of  a man 
was  under  their  wings. 

22  And  25  the  likeness  of  their  faces  was  the  same 
faces  which  I saw  by  the  river  of  Chebar,  their  appear- 
ances and  themselves  : 26  they  went  every  one  straight 
forward. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 The  presumption  of  the  princes.  4 Their  sin  and  judgment.  13  Eze- 
kiel complaining.  God  sheweth  him  his  purpose  in  saving  a remnant. 
21  and  punishing  the  wicked.  22  The  glory  of  God  leaveth  the  city. 
24  Ezekiel  is  returned  to  the  captivity. 

Moreover  ^ the  spirit  lifted  me  up,  and  brought 
me  unto  2 the  east  gate  of  the  Lord’s  house, 
which  looketh  eastward : and  behold  ® at  the  door  of 
the  gate  five  and  twenty  men  ; among  whom  I saw 
Jaazaniah  the  son  of  Azur,  and  Pelatiah  the  son  of 
Benaiah,  princes  of  the  people. 

2  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  these  are  the 
men  that  devise  mischief,  and  give  wicked  counsel  in 
this  city  : 

. 3 Which  say.  It  is  not  ^ near  ; let  us  build  houses  : 
® this  city  is  the  caldron,  and  we  be  the  flesh. 

4  ^ Therefore  prophesy  against  them,  prophesy,  O 
son  of  man. 

5  And  ®the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  fell  upon  me,  and 
said  unto  me.  Speak  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Thus  have 
ye  said,  O house  of  Israel  : for  I know  the  things  that 
come  into  your  mind,  every  one  of  them. 

6  Ye  have  multiplied  your  slain  in  this  city,  and  ye 
have  filled  the  streets  thereof  with  the  slain. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ^ Your  slain 
whom  ye  have  laid  in  the  midst  of  it,  they  are  the  flesh, 
and  this  city  is  the  caldron  : 2 but  I will  bring  you  forth 
out  of  the  midst  of  it. 

8  Ye  have  feared  the  sword  ; and  I will  bring  a 
sword  upon  you,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  And  I will  bring  you  out  of  the  midst  thereof,  and 
deliver  you  into  the  hands  of  strangers,  and  will  exe- 
cute judgments  among  you. 

10  ^^Ye  shall  fall  by  the  sword  ; I will  judge  you  in 
^2  the  border  of  Israel ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I am 
the  Lord. 

11  This  city  shall  not  be  your  caldron,  neither  shall 
ye  be  the  flesh  in  the  midst  thereof  ; hut  I will  judge 
you  in  the  border  of  Israel  : 

U ch.  1.  12,  20,  21.  ver.  8.  ch.  1.  8.  8 See  ch.  8.  IG. 

18  ver.  4.  28  ch.  1.  10.  < ch.  12.  22,  27.  2 

19  Hos.  9.  12.  20  ch.  1.  12.  Pet.  3.  4. 

20  ch.  11.  22.  1 ver.  24.  ch.  3.  12,  8 See  Jer.  1.  13.  ch. 

21  ver.  15.  ch.  1.  22.  14.  & 8.  5.  24.  3,  &C. 

*2  ch.  1.  1.  2 ch.  10.  19.  6 ch.  2.  2.  & 3.  24. 

*3  ver.  14.  ch.  1.  G. 


wings  to  mount  up  from  the  earth,  the  wheels  also 

17  turned  not  from  beside  them.  When  they  stood, 
these  stood  ; and  when  they  mounted  up,  these 
mounted  up  with  them  ; for  the  spirit  s'  of  the  living 

18  creature  was  in  them.  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
went  forth  from  over  the  threshold  of  the  house, 

19  and  stood  over  the  cherubim.  And  the  cherubim 
lifted  up  their  wings,  and  mounted  up  from  the 
earth  in  my  sight  when  they  went  forth,  and  the 
wheels  * beside  them  : and  they  stood  at  the  door 
of  the  east  gate  of  the  Lord’s  house  ; and  the 
glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was  over  them  above. 

20  This  is  the  living  creature  that  I saw  under  the  God 
of  Israel  by  the  river  Chebar  ; and  I knew  that 

21  they  were  cherubim.  Every  one  had  four  faces 
apiece,  and  every  one  four  wings  ; and  the  likeness 
of  the  hands  of  a man  was  under  their  wings. 

22  And  as  for  the  likeness  of  their  faces,  they  were 
the  faces  which  I saw  by  the  river  Chebar,  their 
appearances  and  themselves  ; they  went  every  one 
straight  forward. 


11  Moreover  the  spirit  lifted  me  up,  and  brought  me 
unto  the  east  gate  of  the  Lord’s  house,  which  looketh 
eastward  : and  behold,  at  the  door  of  the  gate  five 
and  twenty  men  ; and  I saw  in  the  midst  of  them 
Jaazaniah  the  son  of  Azzur,  and  Pelatiah  the  son  of 

2 Benaiah,  princes  of  the  people.  And  he  said  unto 
me.  Son  of  man,  these  are  the  men  that  devise 
iniquity,  and  that  give  wicked  counsel  in  this  city  : 

3 which  say,  ® The  time  is  not  near  to  build  houses  : 

4 this  city  is  the  caldron,  and  we  be  the  flesh.  There- 
fore prophesy  against  them,  prophesy,  O son  of  man. 

5 And  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  fell  upon  me,  and  he  said 
unto  me.  Speak,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Thus  have 
ye  said,  O house  of  Israel  ; for  I know  the  things 

6 that  come  into  your  mind.  Ye  have  multiplied  your 
slain  in  this  city,  and  ye  have  filled  the  streets 

7 thereof  with  the  slain.  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : Your  slain  whom  ye  have  laid  in  the 
midst  of  it,  they  are  the  flesh,  and  this  city  is  the 
caldron  : but  ^ ye  shall  be  brought  forth  out  of  the 

8 midst  of  it.  Ye  have  feared  the  sword  ; and  I will 
bring  the  sword  upon  you,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

9 And  I will  bring  you  forth  out  of  the  midst  there- 
of, and  deliver  you  into  the  hands  of  strangers, 

10  and  will  execute  judgements  among  you.  Ye  shall 
fall  by  the  sword  ; I will  judge  you  in  the  border 
of  Israel  ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

11  This  city  shall  not  be  your  caldron,  neither  shall  ye 
be  the  flesh  in  the  midst  thereof  ; I will  judge  you 


1 ch.  7.  23.  & 22.  3, 

4. 

8 ch.  24.  3,  G,  10,  11. 
Mic.  3.  3. 

9 ver.  9. 

10  ch.  5.  8. 

2 Kin  25.  19,  20, 


21.  Jer.  39.  6.  & 52. 
10. 

121  Kin.  8.  G5.  2 

Kin.  14.  25. 

’3  Ps.  9.  IG.  ch.  G.  7. 
& 13.  9,  14,  21,23. 

See  ver.  3. 


g Or.  of  life.  Seech. 
1.  21. 

h Or,  over  against, 
a Or,  Is  not  the  time 
near  ^r.  ? 

b Another  reading  is, 
I loilL  bring  you. 


1140 


EZEKIEL,  XIL 


12  And  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  : for  ye 
have  not  walked  in  my  statutes,  neither  executed  my 
Judgments,  but  ^®have  done  after  the  manners  of  the 
heathen  that  are  round  about  you. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I prophesied,  that 
Pelatiah  the  son  of  Benaiah  died.  Then  fell  I 

down  upon  my  face,  and  cried  with  a loud  voice,  and 
said.  Ah  Lord  God  ! wilt  thou  make  a full  end  of  the 
remnant  of  Israel  ? 

14  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

15  Son  of  man,  thy  brethren,  even  thy  brethren,  the 
men  of  thy  kindred,  and  all  the  house  of  Israel  wholly, 
are  they  unto  whom  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  have 
said.  Get  you  far  from  the  Lord  : unto  us  is  this  land 
given  in  possession. 

16  Therefore  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Al- 
though I have  cast  them  far  off  among  the  heathen, 
and  although  I have  scattered  them  among  the  coun- 
tries, yet  will  I be  to  them  as  a little  sanctuary  in  the 
countries  where  they  shall  come. 

17  Therefore  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
will  even  gather  you  from  the  people,  and  assemble 
you  out  of  the  countries  where  ye  have  beo^n  scattered, 
and  I will  give  you  the  land  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  shall  come  thither,  and  they  shall 
take  away  all  the  detestable  things  thereof  and  all  the 
abominations  thereof  from  thence. 

19  And  I will  give  them  one  heart,  and  I will  put 
a new  spirit  within  you  ; and  I will  take  the  stony 

heart  out  of  their  flesh,  and  will  give  them  an  heart  of 
flesh  : 

20  25  That  they  may  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep 
mine  ordinances,  and  do  them  : 26  and  they  shall  be  my 
people,  and  I will  be  their  God. 

21  But  as  for  them  whose  heart  walketh  after  the 
heart  of  their  detestable  things  and  their  abominations, 
2’^  I will  recompense  their  way  upon  their  own  heads, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

22  ^ Then  did  the  cherubims  28  lift  up  their  wings, 
and  the  wheels  beside  them  ; and  the  glory  of  the  God 
of  Israel  was  over  them  above. 

23  And  29  the  glory  of  the  Lord  went  up  from  the 
midst  of  the  city,  and  stood  upon  the  mountain 

which  is  on  the  east  side  of  the  city. 

24  Afterwards  22  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and  brought 
me  in  a vision  by  the  Spirit  of  God  into  Chaldea,  to 
them  of  the  captivity.  So  the  vision  that  I had  seen 
went  up  from  me. 

25  Then  I spake  unto  them  of  the  captivity  all  the 
things  that  the  Lord  had  shewed  me. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 The  type  of  EzekieVs  removing.  8 It  shewed  the  captivity  of  Zede- 
kiah.  17  EzekieVs  trembling  sheweth  the  Jews'  desolation.  21  The 
Jews'  presumptuous  proverb  is  reproved.  26  The  speediness  of  the 
vision. 

TITHE  word  of  the  Lord  also  came  unto  me, 
JL  saying, 

2 Son  of  man,  thou  dwellest  in  the  midst  of  ^a 
rebellious  house,  which  2 have  eyes  to  see,  and  see  not  ; 
they  have  ears  to  hear,  and  hear  not : 2 for  they  are  a 
rebellious  house. 

ver.  10.  20  jer,  24,  5,  ch.  28.  31.  33,  & 32.  39,  ch. 

16  Lev.  18.  3,  24,  &c.  25.  & 34.  13.  & 36.  18.  31. 

Deut.  12.  30,  31.  ch.  24.  24  Zech.  7.  12, 

8.  10,  14,  16.  21  ch.  37.  23,  2.'-,  pg.  105.  45. 

11  ver.  1.  Acts  5.  5.  22  jer.  32.  39.  ch,  36.  26  jer.  24.  7.  ch.  14 
16  ch.  9.  8,  26,  27.  See  Zeph.  11.  & 36.  28.  & 37, 

19  Ps.  90.  1.  & 91.  9.  3.  9.  27. 

Is.  8.  14.  23  Ps.  61.  10.  Jer. 


12  in  the  border  of  Israel ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord  : for  ye  have  not  walked  in  my  statutes, 
neither  have  ye  executed  my  Judgements,  but  have 
done  after  the  ‘^ordinances  of  the  nations  that  are 

13  round  about  you.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I 
prophesied,  that  Pelatiah  the  son  of  Benaiah  died. 
Then  fell  I down  upon  my  face,  and  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  and  said.  Ah  Lord  God  ! wilt  thou  make 
a full  end  of  the  remnant  of  Israel  ? 

14  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

15  Son  of  man,  thy  brethren,  even  thy  brethren,  the 
men  of  thy  ‘^kindred,  and  all  the  house  of  Israel,  all 
of  them,  are  they  unto  whom  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem have  said.  Get  you  far  from  the  Lord  ; unto 

16  us  is  this  land  given  for  a possession  : therefore  say, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Whereas  I have  removed 
them  far  off  among  the  nations,  and  whereas  I have 
scattered  them  among  the  countries,  ^ yet  will  I be 
to  them  a sanctuary  for  a little  while  in  the  countries 

17  where  they  are  come.  Therefore  say.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  : I will  gather  you  from  the  peoples, 
and  assemble  you  out  of  the  countries  where  ye  have 
been  scattered,  and  I will  give  you  the  land  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  shall  come  thither,  and  they  shall  take 
away  all  the  detestable  things  thereof  and  all  the 

19  abominations  thereof  from  thence.  And  I will  give 
them  one  heart,  and  I will  put  a new  spirit  within 
you  ; and  I will  take  the  stony  heart  out  of  their 
flesh,  and  will  give  them  an  heart  of  flesh ; 

20  that  they  may  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep  mine 
ordinances,  and  do  them  : and  they  shall  be  my 

21  people,  and  I will  be  their  God.  But  as  for  them 
whose  heart  walketh  after  the  heart  of  their  de- 
testable things  and  their  abominations,  I will  bring 
their  way  upon  their  own  heads,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

22  Then  did  the  cherubim  lift  up  their  wings,  and  the 
wheels  were  -^beside  them  ; and  the  glory  of  the 

23  God  of  Israel  was  over  them  above.  And  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  went  up  from  the  midst  of  the  city,  and 
stood  upon  the  mountain  which  is  on  the  east  side  of 

24  the  city.  And  the  spirit  lifted  me  up,  and  brought 
me  in  the  vision  by  the  spirit  of  God  into  Chaldea, 
to  them  of  the  captivity.  So  the  vision  that  I had 

25  seen  went  up  from  me.  Then  I spake  unto  them 
of  the  captivity  all  the  things  that  the  Lord  had 
shewed  me. 


12  The  word  of  the  Lord  also  came  unto  me,  saying, 
2 Son  of  man,  thou  dwellest  in  the  midst  of  the  re- 
bellious house,  which  have  eyes  to  see,  and  see  not, 
which  have  ears  to  hear,  and  hear  not ; for  they  are 


22  ch.  9.  10.  & 22,  22  3^  g Heb,  judgements. 

31.  ^ ch,  2.  3,  6,  7,  8.  & d Ileb.  redemption. 

28  ch.  1.  19.  & 10.  3.26,27.  See  Lev.  26.  25,  A'c. 

19.  2 Is.  6.  9.  & 42.  20.  e Or,  yet  have  I 

29  ch.  8.  4.  & 9.  3.  & Jer,  5.  21.  Matt.  13.  been.  Or,  and  have 

10.  4,  18  & 43.  4.  13,  14.  been. 

89  See  Zech.  14,  4.  s ch.  2.  5.  f Or,  over  against. 

81  ch.  43.  2. 


EZEKIEL,  XIL 


1141 


3 Therefore,  thou  son  of  man,  prepare  thee  stuff  for 
removing,  and  remove  by  day  in  their  sight ; and  thou 
shalt  remove  from  thy  place  to  another  place  in  their 
sight : it  may  be  they  will  consider,  though  they  he  a 
rebellious  house. 

4 Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth  thy  stuff  by  day  in 
their  sight,  as  stuff  for  removing : and  thou  shalt  go 
forth  at  even  in  their  sight,  as  they  that  go  forth  into 
captivity. 

5 Dig  thou  through  the  wall  in  their  sight,  and  carry 
out  thereby. 

6 In  their  sight  shalt  thou  bear  it  upon  thy  shoulders, 
and  carry  it  forth  in  the  twilight  : thou  shalt  cover  thy 
face,  that  thou  see  not  the  ground  : ^ for  I have  set 
thee  for  a sign  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

7 And  I did  so  as  I was  commanded  : I brought 
forth  my  stuff  by  day,  as  stuff  for  captivity,  and  in  the 
even  I digged  through  the  wall  with  mine  hand  ; I 
brought  it  forth  in  the  twilight,  and  I bare  it  upon  my 
shoulder  in  their  sight. 

8 ^ And  in  the  morning  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  me,  saying, 

9 Son  of  man,  hath  not  the  house  of  Israel,  ^ the 
rebellious  house,  said  unto  thee,  ® What  doest  thou  ? 

10  Say  thou  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
This  burden  concerneih  the  prince  in  Jerusalem,  and 
all  the  house  of  Israel  that  are  among  them. 

11  Say,  ® I am  your  sign  : like  as  I have  done,  so 
shall  it  be  done  unto  them  : ® they  shall  remove  and  go 
into  captivity. 

12  And  the  prince  that  is  among  them  shall  bear 

upon  his  shoulder  in  the  twilight,  and  shall  go  forth  : : 
they  shall  dig  through  the  wall  to  carry  out  thereby  : j 
he  shall  cover  his  face,  that  he  see  not  the  ground  with 
his  eyes.  j 

13  My  net  also  will  I spread  upon  him,  and  he  I 
shall  be  taken  in  my  snare  : and  I will  bring  him  to  j 
Babylon  to  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  ; yet  shall  he  not  ! 
see  it,  though  he  shall  die  there. 

14  And  1 will  scatter  toward  every  wind  all  that 
are  about  him  to  help  him,  and  all  his  bands  ; and  I 
will  draw  out  the  sword  after  them. 

15  13  And  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when 
I shall  scatter  them  among  the  nations,  and  disperse 
them  in  the  countries. 

16  13  But  I will  leave  a few  men  of  them  from  the 
sword,  from  the  famine,  and  from  the  pestilence  ; that 
they  may  declare  all  their  abominations  among  the 
heathen  whither  they  come  ; and  they  shall  know  that 
I am  the  Lord. 

17  ^ Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me, 
saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  i^eat  thy  bread  with  quaking,  and 
drink  thy  water  with  trembling  and  with  carefulness  ; 

19  And  say  unto  the  people  of  the  land.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  of 
the  land  of  Israel  ; They  shall  eat  their  bread  with 
carefulness,  and  drink  their  water  with  astonishment, 
that  her  land  may  i®  be  desolate  from  all  that  is  therein, 

1^  because  of  the  violence  of  all  them  that  dwell  therein. 

20  And  the  cities  that  are  inhabited  shall  be  laid  ! 

waste,  and  the  land  shall  be  desolate  ; and  ye  shall  I 
know  that  I am  the  Lord.  I 

* ver.  11.  Is.  8.  18.  « ver.  G.  12  2 Kin.  25.  7.  Jer. 

ch.  4.  3.  & 24.  24.  » 2 Kin.  25.  4,  5,  7.  52.  11.  ch.  17.  10. 

®ch.  2.  5.  io.ler.  39.  4.  i3  2 Kin.  25.  4,  5.  ch. 

Gch.  17.  12.  & 24.  11  Job  19.  G.  Jer.  .52.  5.10. 

19.  9.  Lam.  1.  13.  ch.  17.  >■*  ch  5.  2,  12. 

2 Mai.  1.1.  20.  15  ver.  IG,  20.  Pa.  9. 


3 a rebellious  house.  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man, 
repare  thee  stuff  for  “removing,  and  remove  by 
ay  in  their  sight  ; and  thou  shalt  remove  from  thy 

place  to  another  place  in  their  sight  : it  may  be  they 
will  3 consider,  though  they  be  a rebellious  house. 

4 And  thou  shalt  bring  forth  thy  stuff  by  day  in  their 
sight,  as  stuff  for  “ removing  : and  thou  shalt  go 
forth  thyself  at  even  in  their  sight,  as  when  men 

5 go  forth  into  exile.  Dig  thou  through  the  wall  in 

6 their  sight,  and  carry  out  thereby.  In  their  sight 
shalt  thou  bear  it  upon  thy  shoulder,  and  carry  it 
forth  in  the  dark  ; thou  shalt  cover  thy  face,  that 
thou  see  not  the  ground  : for  I have  set  thee  for  a 

7 sign  unto  the  house  of  Israel.  And  I did  so  as  I 
was  commanded  : I brought  forth  my  stuff  by  day, 
as  stuff  for  removing,  and  in  the  even  I digged 
tlirough  the  wall  with  mine  hand  ; I brought  it  forth 
in  the  dark,  and  bare  it  upon  my  shoulder  in  their 

8 sight.  And  in  the  morning  came  the  word  of  the 

9 Lord  unto  me,  saying.  Son  of  man,  hath  not  the 
house  of  Israel,  the  rebellious  house,  said  unto  thee, 

10  What  doest  thou  ? Say  thou  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  : This  ® burden  concerneth  the  prince 
in  Jerusalem,  and  all  the  house  of  Israel  ^ among 

11  whom  they  are.  Say,  I am  your  sign  : like  as  I 
have  done,  so  shall  it  be  done  unto  them  : they  shall 

12  go  into  exile,  into  captivity.  And  the  prince  that  is 
among  them  shall  bear  upon  his  shoulder  in  the 
dark,  and  shall  go  forth  : they  shall  dig  through  the 
wall  to  carry  out  thereby  : he  shall  cover  his  face, 
because  he  shall  not  see  the  ^ ground  with  his  eyes. 

13  My  net  also  will  I spread  upon  him,  and  he  shall  be 
taken  in  my  snare  : and  I will  bring  him  to  Babylon 
to  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  ; yet  shall  he  not  see 

14  it,  though  he  shall  die  there.  And  I will  scatter 
toward  every  wind  all  that  are  round  about  him  to 
help  him,  and  all  his  bands  ; and  I will  draw  out  the 

15  sword  after  them.  And  they  shall  know  that  I am 
the  Lord,  when  I shall  disperse  them  among  the 
nations,  and  scatter  them  through  the  countries. 

16  But  I will  leave  a few  men  of  them  from  the  sword, 
from  the  famine,  and  from  the  pestilence  ; that  they 
may  declare  all  their  abominations  among  the  nations 
whither  they  come  ; and  they  shall  know  that  I am 
the  Lord. 


17  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me,  say- 

18  ing.  Son  of  man,  eat  thy  bread  with  quaking,  and 
drink  thy  water  with  trembling  and  with  careful- 

19  ness  ; and  say  unto  the  people  of  the  land.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  concerning  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem,  and  the  land  of  Israel  : They  shall  eat 
their  bread  with  carefulness,  and  drink  their  water 
with  astonishment,  that  her  land  may  be  desolate 
from  all  that  is  therein,  because  of  the  violence  of 

20  all  them  that  dwell  therein.  And  the  cities  that  are 
inhabited  shall  be  laid  waste,  and  the  land  shall  be 
a desolation  ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

IG.  ch.  G.  7,  14.  & 11.  Ps.  107.  34.  r/  Or,  that  are  among 

10.  a Or,  exile.  them, 

33  ch.  G.  8,  9,  10.  h Or,  perceive  that  e Or,  land. 

33  ch.  4.  IG.  they  are.  /Ilcb.  the  fulness 

38  Zech.  7.  14.  c Or,  oracle.  thereof. 


1142 


EZEKIEL,  XIII. 


21  ^ And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

22  Son  of  man,  what  is  that  proverb  that  ye  have  in 
the  land  of  Israel,  saying,  The  days  are  prolonged, 
and  every  vision  faileth  ? 

23  Tell  them  therefore.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; I 
will  make  this  proverb  to  cease,  and  they  shall  no  more 
use  it  as  a proverb  in  Israel ; but  say  unto  them,  The 
days  are  at  hand,  and  the  effect  of  every  vision. 

24  For  there  shall  be  no  more  any  vain  vision 
nor  flattering  divination  within  the  house  of  Israel. 

25  For  I am  the  Lord  : I will  speak,  and  the  word 
that  I shall  speak  shall  come  to  pass  ; it  shall  be  no 
more  prolonged  : for  in  your  days,  O rebellious  house, 
will  I say  the  word,  and  will  perform  it,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

26  ^ Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me, 
saying, 

27  Son  of  man,  behold,  they  of  the  house  of  Israel 
say.  The  vision  that  he  seeth  is  for  many  days  to  come^ 
and  he  prophesieth  of  the  times  that  are  far  off. 

28  27  Therefore  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ; There  shall  none  of  my  words  be  prolonged  any 
more,  but  the  word  which  I have  spoken  shall  be  done, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  The  reproof  of  lying  prophets.  Id  and  their  untempered  morier.  17  Of 
prophetesses  and  their  pilloics. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 
2 Son  of  man,  prophesy  against  the  prophets  of 
Israel  that  prophesy,  and  say  thou  unto  ^them  that 
prophesy  out  of  their  own  2 hearts.  Hear  ye  the  word  of 
the  Lord  ; 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Woe  unto  the  foolish 
prophets,  that  follow  their  own  spirit,  and  have  seen 
nothing  ! 

4  ,0  Israel,  thy  prophets  are  ^ like  the  foxes  in  the 
deserts. 

5  Ye  ^ have  not  gone  up  into  the  gaps,  neither  made 
up  the  hedge  for  the  house  of  Israel  to  stand  in  the 
battle  in  the  day  of  the  Lord. 

6  ® They  have  seen  vanity  and  lying  divination,  say- 
ing, The  Lord  saith  : and  the  Lord  hath  not  sent 
them  : and  they  have  made  others  to  hope  that  they 
would  confirm  the  word. 

7  Have  ye  not  seen  a vain  vision,  and  have  ye  not 
spoken  a lying  divination,  whereas  ye  say.  The  Lord 
saith  it ; albeit  I have  not  spoken  ? 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  ye 
have  spoken  vanity,  and  seen  lies,  therefore,  behold,  I 
ain  against  you,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  And  mine  hand  shall  be  upon  the  prophets  that  see 
vanity,  and  that  divine  lies  : they  shall  not  be  in  the 
assembly  of  my  people,  ® neither  shall  they  be  written 
in  the  writing  of  the  house  of  Israel,  neither  shall  they 
enter  into  the  land  of  Israel  ; ® and  ye  shall  know  that 
I am  the  Lord  God. 

10  ^ Because,  even  because  they  have  seduced  my 
people,  saying,  ® Peace  ; and  there  was  no  peace  ; and 
one  built  up  a wall,  and,  lo,  others  daubed  it  with 
untempered  morter : 


20  ver.  27.  ch.  11.  3. 
Amos  6.  3.  2 Pet.  3.  4 

21  Joel  2. 1.  Zeph.  1. 
14. 

22  ch.  13.  23. 

23  Lam.  2.  14. 


24  ver.  28.  Is.  55.  11. 
Dan.  9.  12.  Luke  21. 
33, 

23  ver,  22. 

20  2 Pet,  3.  4, 

2T  ver.  23,  25. 


1 ver,  17. 

2 Jer,  14,  14,  & 23, 
16,  26, 

3 Cant,  2,  15. 

4 Ps.  106.  23, 30.  ch, 
22,  30. 


21  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

22  Son  of  man,  what  is  this  proverb  that  ye  have  in 
the  land  of  Israel,  saying.  The  days  are  prolonged, 

23  and  every  vision  faileth  ? Tell  them  therefore,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  : I will  make  this  proverb  to 
cease,  and  they  shall  no  more  use  it  as  a proverb  in 
Israel  ; but  say  unto  them.  The  days  are  at  hand, 

24  and  the  ^ effect  of  every  vision.  For  there  shall  be 
no  more  any  vain  vision  nor  flattering  divination 

25  within  the  house  of  Israel.  For  I am  the  Lord  ; I 
will  speak,  and  the  word  that  I shall  speak  shall  be 
performed  ; it  shall  be  no  more  deferred  : for  in 
your  days,  O rebellious  house,  will  I speak  the  word, 
and  will  perform  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


26  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me,  saying, 

27  Son  of  man,  behold,  they  of  the  house  of  Israel  say. 
The  vision  that  he  seeth  is  for  many  days  to  come, 

28  and  he  prophesieth  of  times  that  are  far  off.  There- 
fore say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God: 
There  shall  none  of  my  words  be  deferred  any  more, 
but  the  word  which  I shall  speak  shall  be  performed, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 


13  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2 Son  of  man,  prophesy  against  the  prophets  of  Israel 
that  prophesy,  and  say  thou  unto  them  that  prophesy 
out  of  their  own  heart.  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the 

3 Lord  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Woe  unto  the 
foolish  prophets,  that  follow  their  own  spirit,  " and 

4 have  seen  nothing  ! O Israel,  thy  prophets  have 

5 been  like  foxes  in  the  waste  places.  Ye  have  not 
gone  up  into  the  ^ gaps,  neither  made  up  the  fence 
for  the  house  of  Israel,  to  stand  in  the  battle  in  the 

6 day  of  the  Lord.  They  have  seen  vanity  and  lying 
divination,  that  say.  The  Lord  saith  ; and  the  Lord 
hath  not  sent  them  : and  they  have  made  men  to 

7 hope  that  the  word  should  be  confirmed.  Have  ye 
not  seen  a vain  vision,  and  have  ye  not  spoken  a 
lying  divination,  whereas  ye  say,  The  Lord  saith  ; 
albeit  I have  not  spoken  ? 


8 Tlierefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Because  ye 
have  spoken  vanity,  and  seen  lies,  therefore,  behold, 

9 I am  against  you,  saith  the  Lord  God.  And  mine 
hand  shall  be  against  the  prophets  that  see  vanity, 
and  that  divine  lies  : they  shall  not  be  in  the  coun- 
cil of  my  people,  neither  shall  they  be  written  in 
the  ® writing  of  the  house  of  Israel,  neither  shall 
they  enter  into  the  land  of  Israel  ; and  ye  shall 

10  know  that  I am  the  Lord  God.  Because,  even  be- 
cause they  have  seduced  my  people,  saying.  Peace  ; 
and  there  is  no  peace  ; and  when  one  buildeth  up 
/a  wall,  behold,  they  daub  it  with  untempered  mor- 


6 ver.  23.  ch.  12. 24. 
& 22.  28. 

6 Ezra  2.  59  , 62. 
Neh.  7.  5.  Ps.  69.  28. 

7 ch.  20.  38. 

« ch.  11.  10,  12, 


9 Jer.  6.  14.  & 8,  11, 

10  ch.  22.  28. 
g Ileb.  word. 

a Or,  and  things 
which  tluy  have  not 
seen. 


b Or,  breaches, 
c Or,  have  hoped, 
d Or,  secret, 
e Or,  register, 
f Or,  a slight  wall. 


EZEKIEL,  XIV. 


1143 


11  Say  unto  them  which  daub  it  with  untempered 
mortefy  that  it  shall  fall  : there  shall  be  an  overflow* 
ing*  shower  ; and  ye,  O great  hailstones,  shall  fall } and 
a stormy  wind  shall  rend  it. 

12  Lo,  when  the  wall  is  fallen,  shall  it  not  be  .said 
unto  you,  Where  is  the  daubing  wherewith  ye  have 
daubed  it  f 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; I will  even 
rend  it  with  a stormy  wind  in  my  fury  ; and  there  shall 
be  an  overflowing  shower  in  mine  anger,  and  great 
hailstones  in  my  fury  to  consume  it. 

14  So  will  I break  down  the  wall  that  ye  have 
daubed  with  untempered  morter,  and  bring  it  down  to 
the  ground,  so  that  the  foundation  thereof  shall  be  dis-* 
covered,  and  it  shall  fall,  and  ye  shall  be  consumed  in 
the  midst  thereof  : ^^and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the 
Lord. 

15  Thus  will  I accomplish  my  wrath  upon  the  wall, 
and  upon  them  that  have  daubed  it  with  untempered 
morter^  and  will  say  unto  you,  The  wall  is  no  more, 
neither  they  that  daubed  it  ; 

16  To  wit,  the  prophets  of  Israel  which  prophesy 
concerning  Jerusalem,  and  which  see  visions  of  peace 
for  her,  and  there  is  no  peace,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  ^ Likewise,  thou  son  of  man,  i*set  thy  face 
against  the  daughters  of  thy  people,  which  prophesy 
out  of  their  own  heart  ; and  prophesy  thou  against 
them, 

18  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; woe  to  the 
women  that  sew  pillows  to  all  armholes,  and  make  ker- 
chiefs upon  the  head  of  every  stature  to  hunt  souls  I 
Will  ye  hunt  the  souls  of  my  people,  and  will  ye  save 
the  souls  alive  that  come  unto  you  ? 

19  And  will  ye  pollute  me  among  my  people  for 
handfuls  of  barley  and  for  pieces  of  bread,  to  slay  the 
souls  that  should  not  die,  and  to  save  the  souls  alive 
that  should  not  live,  by  your  lying  to  my  people  that 
hear  your  lies  ? 

20  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I 
am  against  your  pillows,  wherewith  ye  there  hunt  the 
souls  to  make  them  fly,  and  I will  tear  them  from  your 
arms,  and  will  let  the  souls  go,  even  the  souls  that  ye 
hunt  to  make  them  fly. 

21  Your  kerchiefs  also  will  I tear,  and  deliver  my 
people  out  of  your  hand,  and  they  shall  be  no  more  in 
your  hand  to  be  hunted  ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I am 
the  Lord. 

22  Because  with  lies  ye  have  made  the  heart  of  the 
righteous  sad,  whom  I have  not  made  sad  ; and 

strengthened  the  hands  of  the  wicked,  that  he  should 
not  return  from  bis  wicked  way,  by  promising  him 
life  ; 

23  Therefore  ye  shall  see  no  more  vanity,  nor  di- 
vine divinations  : for  I will  deliver  my  people  out  of 
your  hand  : ^^and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Ood  answtreth  idolaters  according  to  their  own  heart.  6 They  are  et" 
horted  to  repent,  for  fear  of  judgments,  hy  means  of  seduced  prophets. 
12  God's  irrevocable  sentence  of  famine,  l^of  noisome  beasts.  17  0/ 
the  sword.  19  and  of  pestilence.  22  A remnant  shall  be  reserved  for 
example  of  others. 

rPHEX  ^came  certain  of  the  elders  of  Israel  unto 
JL  me,  and  sat  before  me. 

“ ch.  38.  22.  ver.  2.  is  ver.  9. 

12  ver.  9,  21,  23.  ch.  is  2 Pet.  2.  14.  is  Jer.  23.  14. 

14.  8.  11  See  Pro.  28.  21.  20  yer.  6,  &c.  ch.  12. 

13  Jer.  6.  14.  & 28.  9.  Mic.  3.  5.  24.  Mic.  3.  6. 

“ ch.  20.  4G.  &21.2. 


11  tar : say  unto  them  which  daub  it  with  untempered 
mortar,  that  it  shall  fall : there  shall  be  an  overflow- 
ing shower  ; and  ye,  O great  hailstones,  shall  fall ; 

12  and  a stormy  wind  shall  rend  it.  Lo,  when  the 
wall  is  fallen,  shall  it  not  be  said  unto  you,  Where 
is  the  daubing  wherewith  ye  have  daubed  it  ? 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  GoD  ; I will  even 
rend  it  with  a stormy  wind  in  my  fury  J and  there 
shall  be  an  overflowing  shower  in  mine  anger,  and 

14  great  hailstones  in  fury  to  consume  it.  So  will  I 
break  down  the  wall  that  ye  have  daubed  with  un- 
tempered mortar,  and  bring  it  down  to  the  ground, 
so  that  the  foundation  thereof  shall  be  discovered  : 
and  it  shall  fall,  and  ye  shall  be  consumed  in  the 

• midst  thereof  ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the 

15  Lord.  Thus  will  I accomplish  my  fury  upon  the 
wall,  and  upon  them  that  have  daubed  it  with  im- 
tempered  mortar  ; and  I will  say  unto  you,  The  wall 

16  is  no  more,  neither  they  that  daubed  it  ; to  wit,  the 
prophets  of  Israel  which  prophesy  concerning  Je- 
rusalem, and  which  see  visions  of  peace  for  her,  and 
there  is  no  peace,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  And  thou,  son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against  the 
daughters  of  thy  people,  which  prophesy  out  of 
their  own  heart  \ and  prophesy  thou  against  them, 

18  and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Woe  to  the  wo- 

men that  sew  pillows  upon  all  ft  elbows,  and  make 
kerchiefs  for  the  bead  of  persons  of  every  stature  to 
hunt  souls  ! * Will  ye  hunt  the  souls  of  my  peo- 

19  pie,  and  save  souls  alive  ‘ for  yourselves  ? And  ye 
have  profaned  me  among  my  people  for  handfuls  of 
barley  and  for  pieces  of  bread,  to  slay  the  souls 
that  should  not  die,  and  to  save  the  souls  alive  that 
should  not  live,  by  your  lying  to  my  people  that 

20  hearken  unto  lies.  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  : Behold,  I am  against  your  pillows,  J where- 
with ye  there  hunt  the  souls  *to  make  them  fly,  and 
I will  tear  theUi  from  your  arms  ; and  I will  let  the 
souls  go,  even  the  souls  that  ye  hunt  * to  make  them 

21  fly.  Your  kerchiefs  also  will  I tear,  and  deliver  my 
people  out  of  your  hand,  and  they  shall  be  no  more 
in  your  hand  to  be  hunted  ; and  ye  shall  know  that 

22  I am  the  Lord.  Because  with  lies  ye  have  grieved 
the  heart  of  the  righteous,  whom  I have  not  made 
sad  ; and  strengthened  the  hands  of  the  wicked, 
that  he  should  not  return  from  his  wicked  way, 

23  * and  be  saved  alive  : therefore  ye  shall  no  more  see 
vanity,  nor  divine  divinations  : and  I will  deliver 
my  people  out  of  your  hand  ; and  ye  shall  know 
that  I am  the  Lord. 


14  Then  came  certain  of  the  elders  of  Israel  unto 

21  ver.  9.  eh.  14.  8.  y Ueb.  joints  of  the  j Or,  where  ye  hunt. 

& 15.  7.  hands,  k Or.  as  birds. 

f ch.  8.  1.  & 20.  1.  & A Or,  Ye  hunt  ...  I Oi*,  by  promising 

33.  31.  find  ye  save  ^c.  him  life. 

i Or,  that  are  yours. 


1144 


EZEKIEL,  XIV. 


2 And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

3 Son  of  man,  these  men  have  set  up  their  idols  in 
their  heart,  and  put  ^ the  stumblingblock  of  their  iniquity 
before  their  face  : ® should  I be  enquired  of  at  all  by 
them  ? 

4 Therefore  speak  unto  them,  and  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Every  man  of  the  house  of 
Israel  that  setteth  up  his  idols  in  his  heart,  and  putteth 
the  stumblingblock  of  his  iniquity  before  his  face,  and 
cometh  to  the  prophet  ; I the  Lord  will  answer  him 
that  cometh  according  to  the  multitude  of  his  idols  ; 

5 That  I may  take  the  house  of  Israel  in  their  own 
heart,  because  they  are  all  estranged  from  me  through 
their  idols. 

6 ^ Therefore  say  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  Thiis 
saith  the  Lord  God  ; Repent,  and  turn  yourselves  from 
your  idols  ; and  turn  away  your  faces  from  all  your 
abominations. 

7 For  every  one  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
stranger  that  sojourneth  in  Israel,  which  separateth 
himself  from  me,  and  setteth  up  his  idols  in  his  heart, 
and  putteth  the  stumblingblock  of  his  iniquity  before 
his  face,  and  cometh  to  a prophet  to  enquire  of  him 
concerning  me  ; I the  Lord  will  answer  him  by  my- 
self : 

8 And  ^ I will  set  my  face  against  that  man,  and  will 
make  him  a ® sign  and  a proverb,  and  I will  cut  him  off 
from  the  midst  of  my  people  ; ® and  ye  shall  know  that 
I arn  the  Lord. 

9 And  if  the  prophet  be  deceived  when  he  hath  spo- 
ken a thing,  I the  Lord  have  deceived  that  prophet, 
and  I will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon  him,  and  will  de- 
stroy him  from  the  midst  of  my  people  Israel. 

10  And  they  shall  bear  the  punishment  of  their  in- 
iquity : the  punishment  of  the  prophet  shall  be  even  as 
the  punishment  of  him  that  seeketh  unto  him  ; 

11  That  the  house  of  Israel  may  ® go  no  more  astray 
from  me,  neither  be  polluted  any  more  with  all  their 
transgressions  ; ® but  that  they  may  be  my  people,  and 
I may  be  their  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

12  ^ The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  to  me,  say- 

ing, 

13  Son  of  man,  when  the  land  sinneth  against  me  by 
trespassing  grievously,  then  will  I stretch  out  mine  hand 
upon  it,  and  will  break  the  staff  of  the  bread  thereof, 
and  will  send  famine  upon  it,  and  will  cut  off  man  and 
beast  from  it : 

14  Though  these  three  men,  Noah,  Daniel,  and 
Job,  were  in  it,  they  should  deliver  hut  their  own  souls 

by  their  righteousness,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  TI  If  I cause  noisome  beasts  to  pass  through  the 
laud,  and  they  spoil  it,  so  that  it  be  desolate,  that  no 
man  may  pass  through  because  of  the  beasts  : 

16  1^  Though  these  three  men  were  in  it,  as  I live, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver  neither  sons  nor 
daughters  ; they  only  shall  be  delivered,  but  the  land 
shall  be  desolate. 

j 17  ^ Or  ^ i®I  bring  a sword  upon  that  land,  and 
say.  Sword,  go  through  the  land  ; so  that  I i®  cut  off 
man  and  beast  from  it  : 

18  Though  these  three  men  were  in  it,  as  I live. 


- ver.  4,  7.  ch.  7. 
19. 

3 2 Kin.  3.  13. 

4 Lev.  17.  10.  & 20. 
3,5,6.  Jer.  44.  11.  ch. 

15.  7. 

5 N<ini.  26. 10.  Deut. 
28.  37.  ch.  5.  15. 


G ch.  6.  7. 

7 1 Kin.  22.  23.  Job 
12.  16.  Jer.  4.  10.  2 
Thess.  2.  11. 

8 2 Pet.  2.  15. 

9ch.  11.  20.  & 37. 
27. 

10  Lev.  26.  26.  Is. 


3.  1.  ch.  4.  16.  & 5. 

16. 

11  ver.  16,  18,  20. 
Jer.  15.  1.  See  Jer.  7. 
16.  & 11.  14.  & 14. 
11. 

12  Pro.  11.  4. 


2 me,  and  sat  before  me.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 

3 came  unto  me,  saying.  Son  of  man,  these  men  have 
“taken  their  idols  into  their  heart,  and  put  the 
stumblingblock  of  their  iniquity  before  their  face  : 

4 should  I be  inquired  of  at  all  by  them  ? Therefore 
speak  unto  them,  and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  : Every  man  of  the  house  of  Israel 
that  taketh  his  idols  into  his  heart,  and  putteth  the 
stumblingblock  of  his  iniquity  before  his  face,  and 
cometh  to  the  prophet  ; I the  Lord  will  answer 
him  ^ therein  according  to  the  multitude  of  his  idols  ; 

5 that  I may  take  the  house  of  Israel  in  their  own 
heart,  because  they  are  all  estranged  from  me 

6 through  their  idols.  Therefore  say  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Return  ye, 
and  turn  yourselves  from  your  idols  ; and  turn 

7 away  your  faces  from  all  your  abominations.  For 
every  one  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers 
that  sojourn  in  Israel,  which  separateth  himself 
from  me,  and  taketh  his  idols  into  his  heart,  and 
putteth  the  stumblingblock  of  his  iniquity  before 
his  face,  and  cometh  to  the  prophet  to  inquire  ^for 
himself  of  me  ; I the  Lord  will  answer  him  by  my- 

8 self  : and  I will  set  my  face  against  that  man,  and 
will  make  him  an  astonishment,  for  a sign  and  a 
proverb,  and  I will  cut  him  off  from  the  midst  of 
my  people  ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

9 And  if  the  prophet  be  ^ deceived  and  speaketh  a 
word,  I the  Lord  have  deceived  that  prophet,  and 
I will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon  him,  and  will  de- 
stroy him  from  the  midst  of  my  people  Israel. 

10  And  they  shall  bear  « their  iniquity  : the  iniquity  of 
the  prophet  shall  be  even  as  the  iniquity  of  him  that 

11  seeketh  unto  him ; that  the  house  of  Israel  may  go 
no  more  astray  from  me,  neither  defile  themselves 
any  more  with  all  their  transgressions  ; but  that 
they  may  be  my  people,  and  I may  be  their  God, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 


\ 

12  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

13  ing.  Son  of  man,  when  a land  sinneth  against  me  by 
committing  a trespass,  and  I stretch  out  mine  hand 
upon  it,  and  break  the  staff  of  the  bread  thereof, 
and  send  famine  upon  it,  and  cut  off  from  it  man 

14  and  beast ; though  these  three  men,  Noah,  Daniel, 
and  Job,  were  in  it,  they  should  deliver  but  their 
own  souls  by  their  righteousness,  saith  the  Lord 

15  God.  If  I cause  noisome  beasts  to  pass  through 
the  land,  and  they  spoil  it,  so  that  it  be  desolate, 
that  no  man  may  pass  through  because  of  the  beasts  ; 

16  though  these  three  men  were  in  it,  as  I live,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver  neither  sons  nor 
daughters  ; they  only  shall  be  delivered,  but  the 

17  land  shall  be  desolate.  Or  if  I bring  a sword  upon 
that  land,  and  say,  s'  Sword,  go  through  the  land  ; so 

18  that  I cut  off  from  it  man  and  beast  ; though  these 
three  men  were  in  it,  as  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 


13  Lev.  26.22.  ch.5. 

17. 

11  ver.  14,  18,  20. 

13  Lev.  26.  25.  ch. 
5.  12.  & 21.  3,  4.  & 29. 
8.  & 38.  21. 

ch.  25.  13.  Zeph. 

1.  3. 


17  ver.  14. 

a Heb.  caused  to 
come  up. 

b Or,  according  there- 
to. Another  reading 
is,  he  is  come  in  the 
multitude  Sfc. 


c Or,  of  him  concern- 
ing me. 

d Or,  enticed, 
e Or,  the  punishment 
of  their  iniquity, 
f Or,  bereave. 
iC  Or,  Let  the  sicord 
go. 


EZEKIEL,  XV.,  XVI. 


1145 


saith  the  Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver  neither  sons  nor 
daughters,  but  they  only  shall  be  delivered  themselves. 

19  ^ Or  if  I send  a pestilence  into  that  land,  and 

pour  out  my  fury  upon  it  in  blood,  to  cut  off  from  it 

man  and  beast  : 

20  ^ Though  Xoah,  Daniel,  and  Job,  loere  in  it,  as  I 
live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver  neither  son 
nor  daughter  ; they  shall  but  deliver  their  own  souls  by 
their  righteousness. 

21  For  thns  saith  the  Lord  God  ; How  much  more 
when  21 1 send  my  four  sore  judgments  upon  Jerusalem, 
the  sword,  and  the  famine,  and  the  noisome  beast,  and 
the  pestilence,  to  cut  off  from  it  man  and  beast  ? 

22  ^ 22  Yet,  behold,  therein  shall  be  left  a remnant 
that  shall  be  brought  forth,  both  sons  and  daughters  : 
behold,  they  shall  come  forth  unto  you,  and  ^3  ye  shall 
see  their  way  and  their  doings  : and  ye  shall  be  com- 
forted concerning  the  evil  that  I have  brought  upon 
Jerusalem,  eden  concerning  all  that  I have  brought 
upon  it. 

23  And  they  shall  comfort  you,  when  ye  see  their 
ways  and  their  doings  : and  ye  shall  know  that  I have 
not  done  2*  without  cause  all  that  I have  done  in  it,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1 By  the  unfitness  of  the  vine  branch  for  any  work  6 is  shetced  the  re- 
jection of  Jerusalem. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

ing> 

2  Son  of  man.  What  is  the  vine  tree  more  than  any 
tree,  or  than  a branch  which  is  among  the  trees  of  the 
forest  ? 

3  Shall  wood  be  taken  thereof  to  do  any  work  ? or 
will  men  take  a pin  of  it  to  hang  any  vessel  thereon  ? 

4  Behold,  ^ it  is  cast  into  the  fire  for  fuel  ; the  fire 
devoureth  both  the  ends  of  it,  and  the  midst  of  it  is 
burned.  Is  it  meet  for  any  work  ? 

5  Behold,  when  it  was  whole,  it  was  meet  for  no 
work  : how  much  less  shall  it  be  meet  yet  for  any  work, 
when  the  fire  hath  devoured  it,  and  it  is  burned  ? 

. 6 ^ Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; As  the  vine 
tree  among  the  trees  of  the  forest,  which  I have  given 
to  the  fire  for  fuel,  so  will  I give  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem. 

7 And  2 1 will  set  my  face  against  them  ; ^ they  shall 
go  out  from  one  fire,  and  another  fire  shall  devour  them  ; 
^ and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I set  my 
face  against  them. 

8 And  I will  make  the  land  desolate,  because  they 
have  committed  a trespass,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 Under  the  similitude  of  n wretched  infant  is  sheioed  the  natural  state 
of  Jerusalem.  6 God^s  extraordinary  love  towards  her.  15  Her  mon- 
strous whoredom.  35  Her  grievous  judgment.  44  JJer  sin.,  matching 
her  mother,  and  exceeding  her  sisters.  Sodom  and  Samaria,  calleth 
for  judgments.  60  Mercy  is  promised  her  in  the  end. 

GAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

2  Son  of  man,  ^ cause  Jerusalem  to  know  her  abomi- 
nations, 

3  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  Jeru- 
salem ; Thy  birth  2 and  thy  nativity  is  of  the  land  of 

IS  2 Sam.  24. 15.  ch.  21  ch.  5.  17.  & 33.  1 Jolm  15.  6. 

38.  22  . 27.  2 Lev.  17.  10.  ch. 

ch.  7.  8.  22  ch.  G.  8.  14.  8. 

20  ver.  14.  23  eh.  20.  43.  3 ig.  24.  18. 

2*  .ler.  22.  8,  9.  * cli.  6.  7.  & 7.  4.  & 


they  shall  deliver  neither  sons  nor  daughters,  but 

19  they  only  shall  be  delivered  themselves.  Or  if  I 
send  a pestilence  into  that  land,  and  pour  out  my 
fury  upon  it  in  blood,  to  cut  off  from  it  man  and 

20  beast  : though  Noah,  Daniel,  and  Job,  were  in  it,  as 
I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver  neither 
son  nor  daughter  ; they  shall  but  deliver  their  own 

21  souls  by  their  righteousness.  For  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : How  much  more  when  I send  my  four 
sore  judgements  upon  Jerusalem,  the  sword,  and 
the  famine,  and  the  noisome  beasts,  and  the  pesti- 

22  fence,  to  cut  off  from  it  man  and  beast  ? Yet,  be- 
hold, therein  shall  be  left  a remnant  that  shall  be 
carried  forth,  both  sons  and  daughters ; behold, 
they  shall  come  forth  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  see 
their  way  and  their  doings  : and  ye  shall  be  com- 
forted concerning  the  evil  that  I have  brought  upon 
Jerusalem,  even  concerning  all  that  I have  brought 

23  upon  it.  And  they  shall  comfort  you,  when  ye  see 
their  way  and  their  doings  : and  ye  shall  know  that 
I have  not  done  * without  cause  all  that  I have  done 
in  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


15  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2 Son  of  man,  what  is  the  vine  tree  more  than  any 
tree,  the  vine  branch  which  “ is  among  the  trees  of 

3 the  forest  ? Shall  wood  be  taken  thereof  to  make 
any  work  ? or  will  men  take  a pin  of  it  to  hang  any 

4 vessel  thereon  ? Behold,  it  is  cast  into  the  fire  for 
fuel  : the  fire  hath  devoured  both  the  ends  of  it, 
and  the  midst  of  it  is  burned  ; is  it  profitable  for 

6  any  work  ? Behold,  when  it  was  whole,  it  was 
* meet  for  no  work  : how  much  less,  when  the  fire 
hath  devoured  it,  and  it  is  burned,  shall  it  yet  be 

6 ^ meet  for  any  work  ? Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : As  the  vine  tree  among  the  trees  of  the 
forest,  which  I have  given  to  the  fire  for  filel,  so 

7 ®will  I give  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem.  And  I 
will  set  my  face  against  them  ; they  ^ shall  go  forth 
from  the  fire,  but  the  fire  shall  devour  them  ; and 
ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I set  my 

8 face  against  them.  And  I will  make  the  land  deso- 
late, because  they  have  committed  a trespass,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 


16  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

2 ing.  Son  of  man,  cause  Jerusalem  to  know  her 

3 abominations,  and  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
unto  Jerusalem  : “Thy  birth  and  thy  nativity  is  of 


11.  10.  & 20.  38,  42,  h Iteb.  they  that  es-  c Or,  have  f gii-en. 

44.  cape.  d Or,  have  gone 

1 ch.  20.  4.  & 22.  2.  i Or,  in  vain.  forth. 

& 33.  7,  8,  9.  a Or,  was.  a Or,  Thine  origin. 

2 ch.  21.  30.  ft  lleb.  made  into. 


I 


1146 


EZEKIEL,  XVI. 


Canaan  ; ® thy  father  was  an  Amorite,  and  thy  mother 
an  Hittite. 

4 And  as  for  thy  nativity,  ‘‘in  the  day  thou  wast 
horn  thy  navel  was  not  cut,  neither  wast  thou  washed 
in  water  to  supple  thee  ; thou  wast  not  salted  at  all,  nor 
swaddled  at  all. 

5 None  eye  pitied  thee,  to  do  any  of  these  unto  thee, 
to  have  compassion  upon  thee  ; but  thou  wast  cast  out 
in  the  open  field,  to  the  lothing  of  thy  person,  in  the 
day  that  thou  wast  born. 

6 ^ And  when  I passed  by  thee,  and  saw  thee  pol- 
luted in  thine  own  blood,  I said  unto  thee  when  thou 
wast  in  thy  blood.  Live  ; yea,  I said  unto  thee  when 
thou  wast  in  thy  blood.  Live. 

7 ® I have  caused  thee  to  multiply  as  the  bud  of  the 
field,  and  thou  hast  increased  and  waxen  great,  and 
thou  art  come  to  excellent  ornaments  : thy  breasts  are 
fashioned,  and  thine  hair  is  grown,  whereas  thou  wast 
naked  and  bare. 

8 Now  when  I passed  by  thee,  and  looked  upon  thee, 
behold,  thy  time  was  the  time  of  love  ; ® and  I spread 
my  skirt  over  thee,  and  covered  thy  nakedness  : yea,  I 
sware  unto  thee,  and  entered  into  a covenant  with  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  and  thou  becamest  mine. 

9 Then  washed  I thee  with  water  ; yea,  I throughly 
washed  away  thy  blood  from  thee,  and  I anointed  thee 
with  oil. 

10  I clothed  thee  also  with  broidered  work,  and  shod 
thee  with  badgers’  skin,  and  I girded  thee  about  with 
fine  linen,  and  I covered  thee  with  silk. 

11  I decked  thee  also  with  ornaments,  and  I ® put 
bracelets  upon  thy  hands,  ® and  a chain  on  thy  neck. 

12  And  I put  a jewel  on  thy  forehead,  and  earrings 
in  thine  ears,  and  a beautiful  crown  upon  thine  head. 

13  Thus  wast  thou  decked  with  gold  and  silver  ; and 
thy  raiment  loas  of  fine  linen,  and  silk,  and  broidered 
work  ; thou  didst  eat^  fine  flour,  and  honey,  and  oil  : 
and  thou  wast  exceeding  beautiful,  and  thou  didst 
prosper  into  a kingdom. 

14  And  thy  renown  went  forth  among  the  heathen 
for  thy  beauty  : for  it  was  perfect  through  my  comeli- 
ness, which  I had  put  upon  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  ^ But  thou  didst  trust  in  thine  own  beauty, 
i^and  playedst  the  harlot  because  of  thy  renown,  and 
pouredst  out  thy  fornications  on  every  one  that  passed 
by  ; his  it  was. 

16  And  of  thy  garments  thou  didst  take,  and 
deckedst  thy  high  places  with  divers  colours,  and 
playedst  the  harlot  thereupon  : the  like  things  shall  not 
come,  neither  shall  it  be  so. 

17  Thou  hast  also  taken  thy  fair  jewels  of  my  gold 
and  of  my  silver,  which  I had  given  thee,  and  madest 
to  thyself  images  of  men,  and  didst  commit  whoredom 
with  them, 

18  And  tookest  thy  broidered  garments,  and  co- 
veredst  them  : and  thou  hast  set  mine  oil  and  mine 
incense  before  them. 

19  My  meat  also  which  I gave  thee,  fine  flour,  and 
oil,  and  honey,  wherewith  I fed  thee,  thou  hast  even  set 
it  before  them  for  a sweet  savour  : and  thus  it  was, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

20  1’’^  Moreover  thou  hast  taken  thy  sons  and  thy 


^ ver.  45. 

* Hos.  2.  3. 

6 Ex.  1.  7. 

6 Ruth  3.  9. 

' Ex.  19.  5.  Jer. 

2.  2. 


8 Gen.  24.  22,  47. 

» Pro.  1.  9. 

Deut.  32.  13,  14. 
” Ps.  48.  2. 

>2  Lain.  2.  15. 


13  See  Deut.  32.  15. 
Jer.  7.  4.  Mic.  3.  11. 

14  Is.  1.  21.  & 57.  8. 
Jer.  2.  20.  & 3.  2,  6, 
20.  ch.  23.  3,  8,  11, 
12.  Hos.  1.  2. 


the  land  of  the  Canaanite  ; the  Amorite  was  thy 

4 father,  and  thy  mother  was  an  Hittite.  And  as  for 
thy  nativity,  in  the  day  thou  wast  bom  thy  navel 
was  not  cut,  neither  wast  thou  washed  in  water 
to  cleanse  thee  ; thou  wast  not  salted  at  all,  nor 

5 swaddled  at  all.  None  eye  pitied  thee,  to  do  any 
of  these  unto  thee,  to  have  compassion  upon  thee  ; 
but  thou  wast  cast  out  in  the  open  field,  for  that 
thy  person  was  abhorred,  in  the  day  that  thou  wast 

6 born.  And  when  I passed  by  thee,  and  saw  thee 
weltering  in  thy ' blood,  I said  unto  thee,  Though 
thou  art  in  thy  blood,  live  ; yea,  I said  unto  thee, 

7 Though  thou  art  in  thy  blood,  live.  I ^ caused  thee 
to  multiply  as  the  bud  of  the  field,  and  thou  didst 
increase  and  wax  great,  and  thou  attainedst  to  ^ ex- 
cellent ornament  ; thy  breasts  were  fashioned,  and 
thine  hair  was  grown  ; yet  thou  wast  naked  and 

8 bare.  Now  when  I passed  by  thee,  and  looked 
upon  thee,  behold,  thy  time  was  the  time  of  love  ; 
and  I spread  my  skirt  over  thee,  and  covered  thy 
nakedness  : yea,  I sware  unto  thee,  and  entered  into 
a covenant  with  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God,  and  thou 

9 becamest  mine.  Then  washed  I thee  with  water  ; 
yea,  I throughly  washed  away  thy  blood  from  thee, 

10  and  I anointed  thee  with  oil.  I clothed  thee  also 
with  broidered  work,  and  shod  thee  with  ^ sealskin, 
and  I ® girded  thee  about  with  fine  linen,  and  covered 

11  thee  with  silk.  I decked  thee  also  with  ornaments, 
and  I put  bracelets  upon  thy  hands,  and  a chain 

12  on  thy  neck.  And  I put  a ring  upon  thy  nose,  and 
earrings  in  thine  ears,  and  a beautiful  crown  upon 

13  thine  head.  Thus  wast  thou  decked  with  gold  and  sil- 
ver ; and  thy  raiment  was  of  fine  linen,  and  silk, 
and  broidered  work  ; thou  didst  eat  fine  flour,  and 
honey,  and  oil  : and  thou  wast  exceeding  beautiful, 

14  and  thou  didst  prosper  unto  royal  estate.  And  thy 
renown  went  forth  among  the  nations  for  thy  beauty  ; 
for  it  was  perfect,  through  my  majesty  which  I had 
put  upon  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


15  But  thou  didst  trust  in  thy  beauty,  and  playedst 
the  harlot  because  of  thy  renown,  and  pouredst  out 
thy  whoredoms  on  every  one  that  passed  by  ; his  it 

16  was.  And  thou  didst  take  of  thy  garments,  and 
madest  for  thee  high  places  decked  with  divers 
colours,  and  playedst  the  harlot  upon  them  : the 
like  things  shall  not  come,  neither  shall  it  be  so. 

17  Thou  didst  also  take  thy  f fair  jewels  of  my  gold 
and  of  my  silver,  which  I had  given  thee,  and  mad- 
est for  thee  images  of  men,  and  didst  play  the 

18  harlot  with  them  ; and  thou  tookest  thy  broidered 
garments,  and  coveredst  them,  and  didst  set  mine 

19  oil  and  mine  incense  before  them.  My  bread  also 
which  I gave  thee,  fine  flour,  and  oil,  and  honey, 
wherewith  I fed  thee,  thou  didst  even  set  it  before 
them  for  a sweet  savour,  and  thus  it  was  ; saith  the 

20  Lord  God.  Moreover  thou  hast  taken  thy  sous  and 


15  2 Kin.  23.  7.  ch. 
7.  20.  Hos.  2.  8. 

1C  Hos.  2.  8. 

11  2 Kin.  16,  3.  Ps. 
106,  37  , 38,  Is.  57,  5, 


Jer.  7.  31.  & 32.  35. 
ch.  20.  26.  & 23,  37. 

b Heb,  made  thee  a 
myriad, 

c Ileb.  ornament  of 
ornaments. 


d Or,  porpoise-skin, 
e Or,  bound  thee  tvith 
a tire  oi  fine  linen. 

f Or,  beautiful  ves- 
sels. 

g Or,  male  images. 


EZEKIEL,  XVI. 


1147 


daughters,  whom  thou  hast  borne  unto  me,  and  these 
hast  thou  sacrificed  unto  them  to  be  devoured.  Is  this 
of  thy  whoredoms  a small  matter, 

21  That  thou  hast  slain  my  children,  and  delivered 
them  to  cause  them  to  pass  through  the  Jire  for  them  ? 

22  And  in  all  thine  abominations  and  thy  whoredoms 
thou  hast  not  remembered  the  days  of  thy  youth, 

when  thou  wast  naked  and  bare,  and  wast  polluted  in 
thy  blood. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  after  all  thy  wickedness, 
(woe,  woe  unto  thee  ! saith  the  Lord  God  ;) 

24  That  ^ thou  hast  also  built  unto  thee  an  eminent 
place,  and  hast  made  thee  an  high  place  in  every 
street. 

25  Thou  hast  built  thy  high  place  at  every  head  of 
the  way,  and  hast  made  thy  beauty  to  be  abhorred,  and 
hast  opened  thy  feet  to  every  one  that  passed  by,  and 
multiplied  thy  whoredoms. 

26  Thou  hast  also  committed  fornication  with  ^sthe 
Egyptians  thy  neighbours,  great  of  flesh  ; and  hast  in- 
creased thy  whoredoms,  to  provoke  me  to  anger. 

27  Behold,  therefore  I have  stretched  out  my  hand 
over  thee,  and  have  diminished  thine  ordinary  food^  and 
delivered  thee  unto  the  will  of  them  that  hate  thee, 

the  daughters  of  the  Philistines,  which  are  ashamed 
of  thy  lewd  way. 

28  Thou  hast  played  the  whore  also  with  the  As- 
syrians, because  thou  wast  unsatiable  ; yea,  thou  hast 
played  the  harlot  with  them,  and  yet  couldest  not  be 
satisfied. 

29  Thou  hast  moreover  multiplied  thy  fornication  in 
the  land  of  Canaan  unto  Chaldea  ; and  yet  thou  wast 
not  satisfied  herewith. 

30  How  weak  is  thine  heart,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
seeing  thou  doest  all  these  things,  the  work  of  an  impe- 
rious whorish  woman  ; 

31  In  that  thou  buildest  thine  eminent  place  in 
the  head  of  every  way,  and  makest  thine  high  place  in 
every  street  ; and  hast  not  been  as  an  harlot,  in  that 
thou  scornest  hire  ; 

32  But  as  a wife  that  committeth  adultery,  which 
taketh  strangers  instead  of  her  husband  ! 

33  They  give  gifts  to  all  whores  : but  thou  givest 
thy  gifts  to  all  thy  lovers,  and  hirest  them,  that  they 
may  come  unto  thee  on  every  side  for  thy  whoredom. 

34  And  the  contrary  is  in  thee  from  other  women  in 
thy  whoredoms,  whereas  none  followeth  thee  to  commit 
whoredoms  : and  in  that  thou  givest  a reward,  and  no 
reward  is  given  unto  thee,  therefore  thou  art  contrary. 

35  ^ Wherefore,  O harlot,  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord  : 

36  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  thy  filthiness 
was  poured  out,  and  thy  nakedness  discovered  through 
thy  whoredoms  with  thy  lovers,  and  with  all  the  idols  of 
thy  abominations,  and  by  ^9  the  blood  of  thy  children, 
which  thou  didst  give  unto  them  ; 

37  Behold,  therefore  I will  gather  all  thy  lovers, 
with  whom  thou  hast  taken  pleasure,  and  all  them  that 
thou  hast  loved,  with  all  them  that  thou  hast  hated  ; I 
will  even  gather  them  round  about  against  thee,  and 
will  discover  thy  nakedness  unto  them,  that  they  may 
see  all  thy  nakedness. 


thy  daughters,  whom  thou  hast  borne  unto  me,  and 
these  hast  thou  sacrificed  unto  them  to  be  devoured. 

21  AVere  thy  whoredoms  a small  matter,  that  thou  hast 
slain  my  children,  and  delivered  them  up,  in  ''  caus- 

22  ing  them  to  pass  through  the  Jire  unto  them  ? And 
in  all  thine  abominations  and  thy  whoredoms  thou 
hast  not  remembered  the  days  of  thy  youth,  when 
thou  wast  naked  and  bare,  and  wast  weltering  in 

23  thy  blood.  And  it  is  come  to  pass  after  all  thy 
wickedness,  (woe,  woe  unto  thee  I saith  the  Lord 

24  God,)  that  thou  hast  built  unto  thee  ’ an  eminent 
place,  and  hast  made  thee  a lofty  place  in  every 

25  street.  Thou  hast  built  thy  lofty  place  at  every 
head  of  the  way,  and  hast  made  tjiy  beauty  an 
abomination,  and  hast  opened  thy  feet  to  every 
one  that  passed  by,  and  multiplied  thy  whoredom. 

26  Thou  hast  also  committed  fornication  with  the 
Egyptians,  thy  neighbours,  great  of  flesh  ; and  hast 
multiplied  thy  whoredom,  to  provoke  me  to  anger. 

27  Behold  therefore,  I have  stretched  out  my  hand 
over  thee,  and  have  diminished  thine  ordinary  food, 
and  delivered  thee  unto  the  will  of  them  that  hate 
thee,  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines,  which  are 

28  ashamed  of  thy  lewd  way.  Thou  hast  played  the 
harlot  also  with  the  Assyrians,  because  thou  wast 
unsatiable  ; yea,  thou  hast  played  the  harlot  with 

29  them,  and  yet  thou  wast  not  satisfied.  Thou  hast 
moreover  multiplied  thy  whoredom  *in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  unto  Chaldea  ; and  yet  thou  wast  not  sa- 

30  tisfied  herewith.  How  weak  is  thine  heart,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  seeing  thou  doest  all  these  things, 

31  the  work  of  an  imperious  whorish  woman  ; in  that 
thou  buildest  thine  eminent  place  in  the  head  of 
every  way,  and  makest  thy  lofty  place  in  every 
street  ; and  hast  not  been  as  an  harlot,  ^ in  that  thou 

32  scornest  hire.  A wife  that  committeth  adultery  ! 

33  that  taketh  strangers  instead  of  her  husband  ! They 
give  gifts  to  all  harlots  : but  thou  givest  thy  gifts  to 
all  thy  lovers,  and  bribest  them,  that  they  may  come 

34  unto  thee  on  every  side  for  thy  whoredoms.  And 
the  contrary  is  in  thee  from  other  women  in  thy 
whoredoms,  in  that  none  followeth  thee  to  commit 
whoredom  : and  whereas  thou  givest  hire,  and  no 
hire  is  given  unto  thee,  therefore  thou  art  con- 
trary. 


35  Wherefore,  O harlot,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  : 

36  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Because  thy  filthiness 
was  poured  out,  and  thy  nakedness  discovered 
through  thy  whoredoms  with  thy  lovers  ; and  be- 
cause of  all  the  idols  of  thy  abominations,  and  for 
the  blood  of  thy  children,  which  thou  didst  give 

37  unto  them  ; therefore  behold,  I will  gather  all  thy 
lovers,  with  whom  thou  hast  taken  pleasure,  and  all 
them  that  thou  hast  loved,  with  all  them  that  thou 
hast  hated  ; I will  even  gather  them  against  thee  on 
every  side,  and  will  discover  thy  nakedness  unto 

38  them,  that  they  may  see  all  thy  nakedness.  And  I 


ver.  43,  60.  Jer. 
2.  2.  Hos.  11.  1. 
ver.  4,  5,  G. 

20  ver.  31. 

21  Is.  57.  5,  7.  Jer. 
2.  20.  & 3.  2. 


22  Pro.  9.  14. 

23  ch.  8.  10,  14.  & 

20.  7,  8.  & 23.  19,  20, 

21. 

2'‘ver.  57.  2 Chr. 

28.  18,  19. 


25  2 Kin.  16.  7,  10. 
2 Chr.  28.  23.  Jer.  2. 
18,  36.  cln  23.  12,  &c. 
2'i  ch.  23.  14,  &c. 

27  ver.  24,  39. 

2»  Is.  30.6.  Hos.  8.  9. 


2®  ver.  20.  Jer.  2. 
34. 

30  Jer.  13.  22,  26. 
Lam.  1.  8.  cli.  23.  9, 
10,  22,  29.  Hos.  2.  10. 
& 8.  10.  Nah.  3.  5. 


h Or,  setting  them 
apart.  Heb.  making 
them  paf!s  over. 

7 Or,  a vaulted  cham- 
ber. 

j Or,  allowarice. 


k Or,  7mto  the  land 
of  traffic. 

I Or,  that  scoffeth  at 
her  hire. 

m Heb.  brass. 


1148 


EZEKIEL,  XVI. 


38  And  I will  judge  thee,  as,  women  that  break 
wedlock  and  shed  blood  are  judged  ; and  I will  give 
thee  blood  in  fury  and  jealousy. 

39  And  I will  also  give  thee  into  their  hand,  and 
they  shall  throw  down  ^3  thine  eminent  place,  and  shall 
break  down  thy  high  places  : they  shall  strip  thee  also 
of  thy  clothes,  and  shall  take  thy  fair  jewels,  and 
leave  thee  naked  and  bare. 

40  They  shall  also  bring  up  a company  against  thee, 
*®and  they  shall  stone  thee  with  stones,  and  thrust  thee 
through  with  their  swords. 

41  And  they  shall  burn  thine  houses  with  fire,  and 

execute  judgments  upon  thee  in  the  sight  of  many 

women  : and  1 will  cause  thee  to  cease  from  playing 
the  harlot,  and  thou  also  shalt  give  no  hire  any  more. 

42  So  will  I make  my  fury  toward  thee  to  rest,  and 
my  jealousy  shall  depart  from  thee,  and  I will  be  quiet, 
and  will  be  no  more  angry. 

43  Because  thou  hast  not  remembered  the  days  of 
thy  youth,  but  hast  fretted  me  in  all  these  things  j be- 
hold, therefore  I also  will  recompense  thy  way  upon 
thine  head,  saith  the  Lord  God  : and  thou  shalt  not 
commit  this  lewdness  above  all  thine  abominations. 

44  ^ Behold,  every  one  that  useth  proverbs  shall  use 
this  proverb  against  thee,  saying.  As  is  the  mother,  so  is 
her  daughter. 

45  Thou  art  thy  mother’s  daughter,  that  lotheth  her 
husband  and  her  children  ; and  thou  art  the  sister  of 
thy  sisters,  which  lothed  their  husbands  and  their  chil- 
dren : your  mother  was  an  Hittite,  and  your  father  an 
Amorite. 

48  And  thine  elder  sister  is  Samaria,  she  and  her 
daughters  that  dwell  at  thy  left  hand  : and  thy 
younger  sister,  that  dwelleth  at  thy  right  hand,  is  Sodom 
and  her  daughters. 

47  Yet  hast  thou  not  walked  after  their  ways,  nor 
done  after  their  abominations  : but,  as  if  that  were  a very 
little  thing,  thou  wast  corrupted  more  than  they  in  all 
thy  ways. 

48  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  Sodom  thy  sister 
hath  not  done,  she  nor  her  daughters,  as  thou  hast  done, 
thou  and  thy  daughters. 

49  Behold,  this  was  the  iniquity  of  thy  sister  Sodom, 
pride,  fulness  of  bread,  and  abundance  of  idleness 
was  in  her  and  in  her  daughters,  neither  did  she 
strengthen  the  hand  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

50  And  they  were  haughty,  and  committed  abomi- 
nation before  me  : therefore  I took  them  away  as  I 
saw  good. 

51  Neither  hath  Samaria  committed  half  of  thy  sins  ; 
but  thou  hast  multiplied  thine  abominations  more  than 
they,  and  hast  justified  thy  sisters  in  all  thine  abomi- 
nations which  thou  hast  done. 

52  Thou  also,  which  hast  judged  thy  sisters,  bear 
thine  own  shame  for  thy  sins  that  thou  hast  committed 
more  abominable  than  they  : they  are  more  righteous 
than  thou  : yea,  be  thou  confounded  also,  and  bear  thy 
shame,  in  that  thou  hast  justified  thy  sisters. 

53  When  I shall  bring  again  their  captivity,  the 
captivity  of  Sodom  and  her  daughters,  and  the  captivity 

31  Lev.  20. 10.  Deut.  sg  John  8.  5,  7.  « ver.  22.  Ps.  78. 

22.  22.  ch.  23.  45.  37  Beut.  13.  16.  2 42. 

32  See  ver.  20,  36.  Kin.  25.  9.  Jer.  39.  8.  ch.  9. 10.  & 11.  21. 

Gen.  9.  6.  Ex.  21.  12.  & 52.  13.  & 22.  31. 

33  ver.  24,  31.  38  ch.  5.  8.  & 23.  10,  « ver.  3. 

34  ch.  23.  26.  Ho8.  48.  44  peut.  32.  32.  Is. 

2.  3.  39  ch.  23.  27.  1.  10. 

35  ch.  23.  46,  47.  40  ch.  5.  13. 


will  judge  thee,  as  women  that  break  wedlock  and 
shed  blood  are  judged  ; and  I will  bring  upon  thee 

39  the  blood  of  fury  and  jealousy.  I will  also  give 
thee  into  their  hand,  and  they  shall  throw  down 
thine  eminent  place,  and  break  down  thy  lofty 
places  ; and  they  shall  strip  thee  of  thy  clothes,  and 
take  thy  fair  jewels  : and  they  shall  leave  thee 

40  naked  and  bare.  They  shall  also  bring  up  an  as- 
sembly against  thee,  and  they  shall  stone  thee  with 
stones,  and  thrust  thee  through  with  their  swords. 

41  And  they  shall  burn  thine  houses  with  fire,  and  exe- 
cute judgements  upon  thee  in  the  sight  of  many 
women  ; and  1 will  cause  thee  to  cease  from  playing 
the  harlot,  and  thou  shalt  also  give  no  hire  any 

42  more.  So  will  I ” satisfy  my  fury  ® upon  thee,  and 
my  jealousy  shall  depart  from  thee,  and  I will  be 

43  quiet,  and  will  be  no  more  angry.  Because  thou 
hast  not  remembered  the  days  of  thy  youth,  but 
hast  fretted  me  in  all  these  things  ; therefore  be- 
hold, I also  will  bring  thy  way  upon  thine  head, 
saith  the  Lord  God  ; and  thou  shalt  not  commit 
this  lewdness  above  all  thine  abominations. 

44  Behold,  every  one  that  useth  proverbs  shall  use 
this  proverb  against  thee,  saying.  As  is  the  mother, 

45  so  is  her  daughter.  Thou  art  thy  mother’s  daugh- 
ter, that  loatheth  her  husband  and  her  children  ; 
and  thou  art  the  sister  of  thy  sisters,  which  loathed 
their  husbands  and  their  children  : your  mother  was 

46  an  Hittite,  and  your  father  an  Amorite.  And  thine 
elder  sister  is  Samaria,  that  dwelleth  at  thy  left 
hand,  she  and  her  daughters  : and  thy  younger  sis- 
ter, that  dwelleth  at  thy  right  hand,  is  Sodom  and 

47  her  daughters.  Yet  hast  thou  not  walked  in  their 
ways,  nor  done  after  their  abominations  ; but,  as  if 
that  were  a very  little  thing,  thou  wast  more  corrupt 

48  than  they  in  all  thy  ways.  As  I live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Sodom  thy  sister  hath  not  done,  she  nor  her 
daughters,  as  thou  hast  done,  thou  and  thy  daugh- 

49  ters.  Behold,  this  was  the  iniquity  of  thy  sister 
Sodom  ; pride,  fulness  of  bread,  and  prosperous 
ease  was  in  her  and  in  her  daughters  ; neither  did 
she  strengthen  the  hand  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

50  And  they  were  haughty,  and  committed  abomina- 
tion before  me  : therefore  I took  them  away  ^ as  I 

51  saw  good.  Neither  hath  Samaria  committed  half 
of  thy  sins  ; but  thou  hast  multiplied  thine  abomina- 
tions more  than  they,  and  hast  justified  thy  sisters 
by  all  thine  abominations  which  thou  hast  done. 

52  Thou  also,  bear  thine  own  shame,  in  that  thou  hast 
given  judgement  for  thy  sisters  ; through  thy  sins 
that  thou  hast  committed  more  abominable  than 
they,  they  are  more  righteous  than  thou  : yea,  be 
thou  also  confounded,  and  bear  thy  shame,  in  that 

53  thou  hast  justified  thy  sisters.  And  I will  *turn 
again  their  captivity,  the  captivity  of  Sodom  and 
her  daughters,  and  the  captivity  of  Samaria  and  her 


o Or,  toward, 
p Or,  hast  thou  not 
committed  Sfc.  ? 
q Or,  when  I saw  it. 
r Or,  sister. 

3 Or,  return  to. 


45  ver.  48,  51.  2 Kin. 
21.9.  ch.  5.  6,  7. 

46  Matt.  10.  15.&11. 
24. 

47  Gen.  13.  10. 

4«  Gen.  13.  13.  & 18. 

20.  & 19^. 


46  Gen.  19.  24. 

56  Jer.  3.  11.  Matt. 
12.  41,  42. 

51  See  Is.  1 . 9.  & ver. 
60,  01. 

52  Jer.  20.  16. 

n lleb.  bring  to  rest. 


EZEKIEL,  XVII. 


1149 


of  Samaria  and  her  daughters,  then  will  I bring  again 
the  captivity  of  thy  captives  in  the  midst  of  them  : 

54:  That  thou  mayest  bear  thine  own  shame,  and 
mayest  be  confounded  in  all  that  thou  hast  done,  in  that 
thou  art  a comfort  unto  them. 

55  When  thy  sisters,  Sodom  and  her  daughters,  shall 
return  to  their  former  estate,  and  Samaria  and  her 
daughters  shall  return  to  their  former  estate,  then  thou 
and  thy  daughters  shall  return  to  your  former  estate. 

56  For  thy  sister  Sodom  was  not  mentioned  by  thy 
mouth  in  the  day  of  thy  pride, 

57  Before  thy  wickedness  was  discovered,  as  at  the 
time  of  thy  reproach  of  the  daughters  of  Syria,  and 
all  that  are  round  about  her,  ®^the  daughters  of  the 
Philistines,  which  despise  thee  round  about. 

58  Thou  hast  borne  thy  lewdness  and  thine  abomi-  | 
nations,  saith  the  Lord. 

59  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; I will  even  deal 
with  thee  as  thou  hast  done,  which  hast  despised  the 
oath  in  breaking  the  covenant. 

60  ^ Nevertheless  I will  remember  my  covenant 
with  thee  in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  and  I will  establish 
unto  thee  an  everlasting  covenant. 

61  Then  ^^thou  shalt  remember  thy  ways,  and  be 
ashamed,  when  thou  shalt  receive  thy  sisters,  thine 
elder  and  thy  younger  : and  I will  give  them  unto  thee 
for  daughters,  but  not  by  thy  covenant. 

62  ®^And  I will  establish  my  covenant  with  thee  ; 
and  thou  shalt  know  that  I am  the  Lord  : 

63  That  thou  mayest  remember,  and  be  con- 
founded, and  never  open  thy  mouth  any  more  because 
of  thy  shame,  when  I am  pacified  toward  thee  for  all 
that  thou  hast  done,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 Under  the  parable  of  two  eagles  and  a vine,  11  is  shelved  God'’s  judg- 
ment upon  Jerusalem  for  revolting  from  Babylon  to  Egypt.  22  God 

promiseth  to  plant  the  cedar  of  the  gospel. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  put  forth  a riddle,  and  speak  a parable 
unto  the  house  of  Israel ; 

3  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ^ A great  eagle 
with  great  wings,  longwinged,  full  of  feathers,  which 
had  divers  colours,  came  unto  Lebanon,  and  ^ took  the 
highest  branch  of  the  cedar  : 

4  He  cropped  off  the  top  of  his  young  twigs,  and 
carrie{Pit  into  a land  of  traffick  ; he  set  it  in  a city  of 
merchants. 

5  He  took  also  of  the  seed  of  the  land,  and  planted 
it  in  ® a fruitful  field  ; he  placed  it  by  great  waters, 
and  set  it  ^ as  a willow  tree. 

6  And  it  grew,  and  became  a spreading  vine  ® of  low 
stature,  whose  branches  turned  toward  him,  and  the 
roots  thereof  were  under  him  : so  it  became  a vine, 
and  brought  forth  branches,  and  shot  forth  sprigs. 

7  There  was  also  another  great  eagle  with  great 
wings  and  many  feathers  : and,  behold,  ®this  vine  did 
bend  her  roots  toward  him,  and  shot  forth  her  branches 
toward  him,  that  he  might  water  it  by  the  furrows  of 
her  plantation. 

®3  ch.  14.  22,  23.  67  ch.  17.  13,  IG.  ch.  20.  43.  & 36. 

6*2  Kin.  16.  5.  2 68  Deut.  29.  12,  14.  31. 

Chr.  28.  18.  Is.  7.  1.  Pg.  lofi.  45.  02  I3.  54.  1.  & go.  4. 

& 14.  28.  60  jer.  32.  40.  & 50.  Gal.  4.  26,  &c. 

66  ver.  27.  6.  sa  jer.  31.  31,  &o. 

60  ch.  23.  49. 


daughters,  and  the  captivity  of  thy  captives  in  the 

54  midst  of  them  : that  thou  mayest  bear  thine  own 
shame,  and  mayest  be  ashamed  because  of  all  that 
thou  hast  done,  in  that  thou  art  a comfort  unto 

55  them.  And  thy  sisters,  Sodom  and  her  daughters, 
shall  return  to  their  former  estate,  and  Samaria  and 
her  daughters  shall  return  to  their  former  estate,  and 
thou  and  thy  daughters  shall  return  to  your  former 

56  estate.  For  thy  sister  Sodom  was  not  mentioned  by 

57  thy  mouth  in  the  day  of  thy  pride  ; before  thy  wick- 
edness was  discovered,  as  at  the  time  of  the  reproach 
of  the  daughters  of  Syria,  and  of  all  that  are  round 
about  her,  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines,  which 

58  do  despite  unto  thee  round  about.  Thou  hast  borne 
thy  lewdness  and  thine  abominations,  saith  the  Lord. 

59  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : I will  even  deal  with 
thee  as  thou  hast  done,  which  hast  despised  the  oath 

60  in  breaking  the  covenant.  Nevertheless  I will  re- 
member my  covenant  with  thee  in  the  days  of  thy 
youth,  and  I will  establish  unto  thee  an  everlasting 

61  covenant.  Then  shalt  thou  remember  thy  ways,  and 
be  ashamed,  when  thou  shalt  receive  thy  sisters, 
thine  elder  sisters  and  thy  younger  : and  I will  give 
them  unto  thee  for  daughters,  but  not  by  thy  cove- 

62  nant.  And  I will  establish  my  covenant  with  thee  ; 

63  and  thou  shalt  know  that  I am  the  Lord  : that  thou 
mayest  remember,  and  be  confounded,  and  never 
open  thy  mouth  any  more,  because  of  tliy  shame  ; 
when  I have  forgiven  thee  all  that  thou  hast  done, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 


17  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2 Son  of  man,  put  forth  a riddle,  and  speak  a parable 

3 unto  the  house  of  Israel  ; and  say,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : A great  eagle  with  great  wings  and 
long  pinions,  full  of  feathers,  which  had  divers  col- 
ours, came  unto  Lebanon,  and  took  the  top  of  the 

4 cedar  : he  cropped  off  the  topmost  of  the  young 
twigs  thereof,  and  carried  it  into  “a  land  of  traffic  ; 

5 he  set  it  in  a city  of  merchants.  He  took  also  of 
the  seed  of  the  land,  and  planted  it  in  ^ a fruitful  soil  ; 
he  placed  it  beside  many  waters  ; he  set  it  as  a 

6 willow  tree.  And  it  grew,  and  became  a spreading 
vine  of  low  stature,  whose  branches  turned  toward 
him,  and  the  roots  thereof  were  under  him  : so  it 
became  a vine,  and  brought  forth  branches,  and 

7 shot  forth  sprigs.  There  was  also  another  great 
eagle  with  great  wings  and  many  feathers  : and, 
behold,  this  vine  did  bend  its  roots  toward  him, 
and  shot  forth  its  branches  toward  him,  from  the 

8 beds  of  its  plantation,  that  he  might  water  it.  It 


64  Hos.  2. 19,  20. 
66  ver.  61. 

66  Rom.  3.  19. 

4 See  ver.  12,  &c, 


2 2 Kin.  24.  12. 

3 Deut.  8.  7,  8,  9. 

4 Is.  44.  4. 

6 ver.  14. 

6 ver.  15, 


a Or,  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan. 

b Ileb.  a field  of 
seed. 

c Or,  great. 


1150 


EZEKIEL,  XVir. 


8 It  was  planted  in  a good  soil  by  great  waters,  that 
it  might  bring  forth  branches,  and  that  it  might  bear 
fruit,  that  it  might  be  a goodly  vine. 

9 Say  thou.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Shall  it  pros- 
per ? shall  he  not  pull  up  the  roots  thereof,  and  cut 
off  the  fruit  thereof,  that  it  wither  ? it  shall  wither  in 
all  the  leaves  of  her  spring,  even  without  great  power 
or  many  people  to  pluck  it  up  by  the  roots  thereof. 

10  Yea,  behold,  being  planted,  shall  it  prosper  ? 
8 shall  it  not  utterly  wither,  when  the  east  wind  toucheth 
it  ? it  shall  wither  in  the  furrows  where  it  grew. 

11  ^ Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

12  Say  now  to  ® the  rebellious  house.  Know  ye  not 
what  these  things  mean  ? tell  them,  Behold,  the  king 
of  Babylon  is  come  to  Jerusalem,  and  hath  taken  the 
king  thereof,  and  the  princes  thereof,  and  led  them  with 
him  to  Babylon  ; 

13  xA.nd  hath  taken  of  the  king’s  seed,  and  made  a 
covenant  with  him,  and  hath  taken  an  oath  of  him  : 
he  hath  also  taken  the  mighty  of  the  land  : 

14  That  the  kingdom  might  be  base,  that  it  might 
not  lift  itself  up,  but  that  by  keeping  of  his  covenant  it 
might  stand. 

15  But  he  rebelled  against  him  in  sending  his 
ambassadors  into  Egypt,  ^^that  they  might  give  him 
horses  and  much  people.  Shall  he  prosper  ? shall 
he  escape  that  doeth  such  things  f or  shall  he  break  the 
covenant,  and  be  delivered  ? 

16  As  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely  in  the 
place  where  the  king  dwelleth  that  made  him  king, 
whose  oath  he  despised,  and  whose  covenant  he  brake, 
even  with  him  in  the  midst  of  Babylon  he  shall  die. 

17  Neither  shall  Pharaoh  with  his  mighty  army 
and  great  company  make  for  him  in  the  war,  by  cast- 
ing up  mounts,  and  building  forts,  to  cut  off  many 
persons  : 

18  Seeing  he  despised  the  oath  by  breaking  the  cove- 
nant, when,  lo,  he  had  given  his  hand,  and  hath  done 
all  these  things,  he  shall  not  escape. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; As  1 live, 
surely  mine  oath  that  he  hath  despised,  and  my  cove- 
nant that  he  hath  broken,  even  it  will  I recompense 
upon  his  own  head. 

20  And  I will  spread  my  net  upon  him,  and  he 
shall  be  taken  in  my  snare,  and  I will  bring  him  to 
Babylon,  and  will  plead  with  him  there  for  his  tres- 
pass that  he  hath  trespassed  against  me. 

21  And  all  his  fugitives  with  all  his  bands  shall  fall 
by  tlie  sword,  and  they  that  remain  shall  be  scattered 
toward  all  winds  ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I the  Lord 
have  spoken  it. 

22  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  GOD  ; I will  also  take  of 
the  highest  branch  of  the  high  cedar,  and  will  set  it ; 
I will  crop  off  from  the  top  of  his  young  twigs  a ten- 
der one,  and  will  plant  it  upon  an  high  mountain  and 
eminent  : 

23  27  In  the  mountain  of  the  height  of  Israel  will  I 
plant  it  : and  it  shall  bring  forth  boughs,  and  bear  fruit, 
and  be  a goodly  cedar  : and  28  under  it  shall  dwell  all 
fowl  of  every  wing  ; in  the  shadow  of  the  branches 
thereof  shall  they  dwell. 

7 2 Kin.  25.  7.  12  2 Chr.  36.  13.  ic  ver.  9. 

8 ch.  19.  12.  Hos.  13  ver.  6.  ch.  29.  14.  n Jer.  32.  5.  & 34.  3. 

13.  15.  11  2 Kin.  24.  20.  2 & 52.  11.  ch.  12.  13. 

0 ch.  2.  5.  & 12.  9.  Chr.  36.  13.  i«  .Ter.  37.  7. 

'0  ver.  3.  2 Kin.  24.  is  Dent.  17.  16.  Is.  10  Jer.  52.  4.  ch.  4. 

11-16.  31.  1,  3.  & 36.  6,  9. 

2 Kin.  24.  17. 


was  planted  in  a good  ^ soil  by  ^ many  waters,  that  it 
might  bring  forth  branches,  and  that  it  might  bear 
9 fruit,  that  it  might  be  a goodly  vine.  Say  thou, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Shall  it  prosper  ? shall 
he  not  pull  up  the  roots  thereof,  and  cut  off  the 
fruit  thereof,  that  it  may  wither  ; that  all  its  fresh 
springing  leaves  may  wither ; even  without  great 
power  or  much  people  to  pluck  it  up  by  the  roots 

10  thereof  ? Yea,  behold,  being  planted,  shall  it  pros- 
per ? shall  it  not  utterly  wither,  when  the  east  wind 
toucheth  it  ? it  shall  wither  in  the  beds  where  it 
grew. 

11  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 

12  saying.  Say  now  to  the  rebellious  house,  Know  ye  not 
what  these  tilings  mean  ? tell  them.  Behold,  the  king 
of  Babylon  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  took  the  king 
thereof,  and  the  princes  thereof,  and  brought  them 

13  to  him  to  Babylon  ; and  he  took  of  the  seed  royal, 
and  made  a covenant  with  him  ; he  also  brought 
him  under  an  oath,  and  took  away  the  mighty  of  the 

14  land  : that  the  kingdom  might  be  »base,  that  it 
might  not  lift  itself  up,  but  that  by  keeping  of  his 

15  covenant  it  might  stand.  But  he  rebelled  against 
him  in  sending  his  ambassadors  into  Egypt,  that  they 
might  give  him  horses  and  much  people.  Shall  he 
prosper  ? shall  he  escape  that  doeth  such  things  ? 

16  shall  he  break  the  covenant,  and  yet  escape  ? As  I 
live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely  in  the  place  where 
the  king  dwelleth  that  made  him  king,  whose  oath 
he  despised,  and  whose  covenant  he  brake,  even  with 

17  him  in  the  midst  of  Babylon  he  shall  die.  Neither 
shall  Pharaoh  with  his  mighty  army  and  great  com- 
pany make  for  him  in  the  war,  when  they  cast  up 
mounts  and  build  forts,  to  cut  off  many  persons. 

18  For  he  hath  despised  the  oath  by  breaking  the  cove- 
nant ; and  behold,  he  had  given  his  hand,  and  yet 
hath  done  all  these  things  ; he  shall  not  escape. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : As  Hive,  surely 
mine  oath  that  he  hath  despised,  and  my  covenant 
that  he  hath  broken,  I will  even  bring  it  upon  his  own 

20  head.  And  I will  spread  my  net  upon  him,  and  he 
shall  be  taken  in  my  snare,  and  I will  bring  him  to 
Babylon,  and  will  plead  with  him  there  for  his  tres- 

21  pass  that  he  hath  trespassed  against  me.  And  all 

his  fugitives  in  all  his  bands  shall  fall  by  the  sword, 
and  they  that  remain  shall  be  scattered  toward  every 
wind  : and  ye  shall  know  that  I the  Lord  have 
spoken  it.  * 


22  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : I will  also  take  of  the 
lofty  top  of  the  cedar,  and  will  set  it  ; I will  crop 
off  from  the  topmost  of  his  young  twigs  a tender 
one,  and  I will  plant  it  upon  an  high  mountain  and 

23  eminent  : in  the  mountain  of  the  height  of  Israel 
will  I plant  it  : and  it  shall  bring  forth  boughs,  and 
bear  fruit,  and  be  a goodly  cedar  : and  under  it  shall 
dwell  all  fowl  of  every  wing  ; in  the  shadow  of  the 


20 1 Chr.  29.  24.  Lam.  25  Is.  53.  2.  d Ileb.  Jield. 

5.  6.  20  Ps,  2.  6.  e Or,  great. 

21  ch.  12.  13.  & 32.  3.  27  Is,  2.  2,  3.  ch.  20.  / Or,  people,  pluck- 

22  ch.  20.  36.  40.  ]\Iic.  4.  1.  ins'  Sfc. 

23  ch.  12.  14.  28  Seech. 31. 6.  Dan.  g Heb.  low. 

21  Is.  11.1.  Jer.  23.  4.12. 

5.  Zejh.  3.  8. 


2. 


EZEKIEL,  XVIII. 


1151 


24  And  all  the  trees  of  the  field  shall  know  that  I the 
Lord  have  brought  down  the  high  tree,  have  exalted 
the  low  tree,  have  dried  up  the  green  tree,  and  have 
made  the  dry  tree  to  flourish  : j the  Lord  have 

spoken  and  have  done  it. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1 Ood  reproveth  (he  unjust  parable  of  sour  grapes.  5 He  sheweth  how 
he  deatelh  with  a just  father : 10  with  a wicked  son  of  a just  father : 
14  with  a just  son  of  a wicked  father  : 19  with  a wicked  man  repent- 
ing: 24  with  a just  man  revolting.  25  He  defendeth  his  justice,  31 
and  exhorteth  to  repentance. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me  again,  saying, 
2 What  mean  ye,  that  ye  use  this  proverb  con- 
cerning the  land  of  Israel,  saying.  The  ^ fathers  have 
eaten  sour  grapes,  and  the  children’s  teeth  are  set  on 
edge  ? 

3  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  ye  shall  not  have 
occasion  any  more  to  use  this  proverb  in  Israel. 

4  Behold,  all  souls  are  mine  ; as  the  soul  of  the 
father,  so  also  the  soul  of  the  son  is  mine  : ^ the  soul 
that  sinneth,  it  shall  die. 

5  ^ But  if  a man  be  just,  and  do  that  which  is  law- 
ful and  right, 

6  ^ And  hath  not  eaten  upon  the  mountains,  neither 
hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the  idols  of  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, neither  hath  ^ defiled  his  neighbour’s  wife,  neither 
hath  come  near  to  ® a menstruous  woman, 

7  And  hath  not  ® oppressed  any,  hut  hath  restored  to 
the  debtor  his  ’ pledge,  hath  spoiled  none  by  violence, 
hath  ® given  his  bread  to  the  hungry,  and  hath  covered 
the  naked  with  a garment  ; 

8  He  that  hath  not  given  forth  upon  ^ usury,  neither 
hath  taken  any  increase,  that  hath  withdrawn  his  hand 
from  iniquity,  hath  executed  true  judgment  between 
man  and  man, 

9  Hath  walked  in  my  statutes,  and  hath  kept  my 
judgments,  to  deal  truly  ; he  is  just,  he  shall  surely 
live,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  If  If  he  beget  a son  that  is  a robber,  a shedder 
of  blood,  and  that  doeth  the  like  to  any  one  of  these 
things, 

11  And  that  doeth  not  any  of  those  duties,  but  even 
hath  eaten  upon  the  mountains,  and  defiled  his  neigh- 
bour’s wife, 

12  Hath  oppressed  the  poor  and  needy,  hath  spoiled 
by  violence,  hath  not  restored  the  pledge,  and  hath  lifted 
up  his  eyes  to  the  idols,  hath  committed  abomination, 
13  Hath  given  forth  upon  usury,  and  hath  taken  in- 
crease : shall  he  then  live  ? he  shall  not  live  : he  hath 
done  all  these  abominations  ; he  shall  surely  die  ; his 
blood  shall  be  upon  him. 

14  ^ Now,  lo,  if  he  beget  a son,  that  seeth  all  his 
father’s  sins  which  he  hath  done,  and  considereth,  and 
doeth  not  such  like, 

15  That  hath  not  eaten  upon  the  mountains,  neither 
hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the  idols  of  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, hath  not  defiled  his  neighbour’s  wife, 

16  Neither  hath  oppressed  any,  hath  not  withholden 
the  pledge,  neither  hath  spoiled  by  violence,  but  hath 
given  his  bread  to  the  hungry,  and  hath  covered  the 
naked  with  a garment, 

29  Luke  1.  52.  « Lev.  18.  20.  & 20.  « Deut.  15.  7,  8.  Is. 

30  ch.  22.  14.  & 24.  10.  58.  7.  Matt.  25.  35, 

14.  0 Lev.  18.  19.  & 20.  3G. 

J Jer.  31.  29.  Lam.  18.  u Ex.  22.  25.  Lev.  . 

5.  7.  c Ex.  22.  21.  Lev.  25.  3G,  37.  Deut.  23. 

2ver.  20.  Rom.  6.  19.  15.  & 25.  14.  19.  Neh.  5.  7.  Pa. 

23.  7 Ex.  22.  26.  Deut.  15.  5. 

3 ch.  22.  9.  24.  12,  13. 


24  branches  thereof  shall  they  dwell.  And  all  the 
trees  of  the  field  shall  know  that  I the  Lord  have 
brought  down  the  high  tree,  have  exalted  the  low 
tree,  have  dried  up  the  green  tree,  and  have  made 
the  dry  tree  to  flourish  : I the  Lord  have  spoken 
and  have  done  it. 


• 

18  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me  again,  say- 

2 ing.  What  mean  ye,  that  ye  use  this  proverb  ® con- 
cerning the  land  of  Israel,  saying.  The  fathers  have 
eaten  sour  grapes,  and  the  children’s  teeth  are  set 

3 on  edge  ? As  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  ye  shall 
not  have  occasion  any  more  to  use  this  proverb  in 

4 Israel.  Behold,  all  souls  are  mine  ; as  the  soul  of 
the  father,  so  also  the  soul  of  the  son  is  mine  : the 

5 soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall  die.  But  if  a man  be  just, 

6 and  do  ^ that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  and  hath 
not  eaten  upon  the  mountains,  neither  hath  lifted 
up  his  eyes  to  the  idols  of  the  house  of  Israel,  nei- 
ther hath  defiled  his  neighbour’s  wife,  neither  hath 

7 come  near  to  a woman  in  her  separation  ; and  hath 
not  wronged  any,  but  hath  restored  to  the  debtor 
his  pledge,  hath  spoiled  none  by  violence,  hath  given 
his  bread  to  the  hungry,  and  hath  covered  the  naked 

8 with  a garment  ; he  that  hath  not  given  forth  upon 
usury,  neither  hath  taken  any  increase,  that  hath 
withdrawn  his  hand  from  iniquity,  hath  executed  true 

9 judgement  between  man  and  man,  hath  walked  in 
my  statutes,  and  hath  kept  my  judgements,  to  deal 
truly  ; he  is  just,  he  shall  surely  live,  saith  the  Lord 

10  God.  If  he  beget  a son  that  is  a robber,  a shedder 
of  blood,  and  ^ that  doeth  any  one  of  these  things, 

11  and  that  doeth  not  any  of  those  duties,  but  even 
hath  eaten  upon  the  mountains,  and  defiled  his 

12  neighbour’s  wife,  hath  wronged  the  poor  and  needy, 
hath  spoiled  by  violence,  hath  not  restored  the 
pledge,  and  hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the  idols, 

13  hath  committed  abomination,  hath  given  forth  upon 
usury,  and  hath  taken  increase  : shall  he  then  live  ? 
he  shall  not  live  : he  hath  done  all  these  abomina- 
tions : he  shall  surely  die  ; his  blood  shall  be  upon 

14  him.  Now,  lo,  if  he  beget  a son,  that  seeth  all  his 
father’s  sins,  which  he  hath  done,  and  ® feareth,  and 

15  doeth  not  such  like,  that  hath  not  eaten  upon  the 
mountains,  neither  hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the 
idols  of  the  house  of  Israel,  hath  not  defiled  his 

16  neighbour’s  wife,  neither  hath  wronged  any,  hath 
not  taken  aught  to  pledge,  neither  hath  spoiled 
by  violence,  but  hath  given  his  bread  to  the  hun- 
gry, and  hath  covered  the  naked  with  a garment, 


w Deut.  1.16.  Zech. 
8.  IG. 

ch.  20.  11.  Amos 

5.  4. 

’3  Geti.  9.  6.  Ex.  21. 
12  Nuin.  35.  31. 

‘3  ch.  8.  6,  17. 


14  Lev.  20.  9,  11,  12, 
13,  IG,  27.  ch.  3.  18. 
& 33.  4.  Acts  18.  6. 
i"'  ver.  0,  &c. 
a Or,  In. 

b lleb.  judgement 
and  righteousness. 


e Or,  that  doeth  to  a 
brother  any  of  these. 

d lleb.  be  pvt  to 
death. 

e Another  readinp: 
Is,  seeth,  or,  consider- 
eth. 


1152 


EZEKIEL,  XVIII. 


17  That  hath  taken  off  his  hand  from  the  poor,  that 
hath  not  received  usury  nor  increase,  hath  executed  my 
judgments,  hath  walked  in  my  statutes  ; he  shall  not 
die  for  the  iniquity  of  his  father,  he  shall  surely  live. 

18  .4s  for  his  father,  because  he  cruelly  oppressed, 
spoiled  his  brother  by  violence,  and  did  that  which  is 
not  good  among  his  people,  lo,  even  he  shall  die  in  his 
iniquity. 

19  ^ Yet  say  ye.  Why  ? doth  not  the  son  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  father  ? When  the  son  hath  done  that* 
which  is  lawful  and  right,  and  hath  kept  all  my  statutes, 
and  hath  done  them,  he  shall  surely  live. 

20  The  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall  die.  The  son 
shall  not  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  father,  neither  shall 
the  father  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  son  : the  right- 
eousness of  the  righteous  shall  be  upon  him,  and  the 
wickedness  of  the  wicked  shall  be  upon  him. 

21  But  if  the  wicked  will  turn  from  all  his  sins 
that  he  hath  committed,  and  keep  all  my  statutes,  and 
do  that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  he  shall  surely  live, 
he  shall  not  die. 

22  23  All  his  transgressions  that  he  hath  committed, 
they  shall  not  be  mentioned  unto  him  : in  his  righteous- 
ness that  he  hath  done  he  shall  live. 

23  24  Have  I any  pleasure  at  all  that  the  wicked 
should  die  ? saith  the  Lord  God  : and  not  that  he 
should  return  from  his  ways,  and  live  ? 

24  ^ But  25  when  the  righteous  turneth  away  from 
his  righteousness,  and  committeth  iniquity,  and  doeth 
according  to  all  the  abominations  that  the  wicked  man 
doeth,  shall  he  live  ? 26  All  his  righteousness  that  he 
hath  done  shall  not  be  mentioned  : in  his  trespass  that 
he  hath  trespassed,  and  in  his  sin  that  he  hath  sinned, 
in  them  shall  he  die. 

25  Yet  ye  say,  27  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal. 
Hear  now,  O house  of  Israel  ; Is  not  my  way  equal  ? 
are  not  your  ways  unequal  ? 

26  28  When  a righteous  man  turneth  away  from  his 
righteousness,  and  committeth  iniquity,  and  dieth  in 
them  ; for  his  iniquity  that  he  hath  done  shall  he  die. 

27  Again,  29  when  the  wicked  man  turneth  away 
from  his  wickedness  that  he  hath  committed,  and  doeth 
that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  he  shall  save  his  soul 
alive. 

28  Because  he  considereth,  and  turneth  away  from 
all  his  transgressions  that  he  hath  committed,  he  shall 
surely  live,  he  shall  not  die. 

29  Yet  saith  the  house  of  Israel,  The  way  of  the 
Lord  is  not  equal.  O house  of  Israel,  are  not  my  ways 
equal  ? are  not  your  ways  unequal  ? 

30  ®2Xherefore  I will  judge  you,  O house  of  Israel, 
every  one  according  to  his  ways,  saith  the  Lord  God. 
86  Repent,  and  turn  yourselves  from  all  your  transgres- 
sions ; so  iniquity  shall  not  be  your  ruin. 

31  T[  84  Cast  away  from  you  all  your  transgressions, 
whereby  ye  have  transgressed  ; and  make  you  a 85  new 
heart  and  a new  spirit  : for  why  will  ye  die,  O house  of 
Israel ? 

32  For  861  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of  him  that 
dieth,  saith  the  Lord  God  : wherefore  turn  yourselves, 
and  live  ye. 

ch.  3.  18.  20  Is.  3.  10,  11.  25  ch.  3.  20.  & 33. 12, 

Ex.  20.  5.  Deut.  2i  Rom.  2.  9.  13,  18. 

5.  9.  2 Kin.  23.  2G.  & 22  yer.  27.  ch.  33.  20  2 Pet.  2.  20. 

24.  3,  4.  12,  19.  27  ver.  29.  ch.  33. 

ver.  4.  23  ch.  33.  16.  17,  20. 

19  Deut.  24.  16.  2 24  ygr.  32.  ch.  33.  28  yer.  24. 

Kin.  14.  6.  2Chr.  25.  11.  1 Tim.  2.  4.  2 29  yer.  21. 

4.  Jer.  31.  29,  30.  Pet.  3.  9.  so  ygr.  14. 


17  that  hath  withdrawn  his  hand  from  the  poor,  that 
hath  not  received  usury  nor  increase,  hath  executed 
my  judgements,  hath  walked  in  my  statutes  ; he  shall 
not  die  for  the  iniquity  of  his  father,  he  shall  surely 

18  live.  As  for  his  father,  because  he  cruelly  op- 
pressed, spoiled  his  brother  by  violence,  and  did 
that  which  is  not  good  among  his  people,  behold,  he 

19  shall  die  -^in  his  iniquity.  Yet  say  ye,  Wherefoi*e 
doth  not  the  son  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  father  ? 
When  the  son  hath  done  that  which  is  lawful  and 
right,  and  hath  kept  all  my  statutes,  and  hath  done 

20  them,  he  shall  surely  live.  The  soul  that  sinneth, 
it  shall  die  : the  son  shall  not  bear  the  iniquity  of 
the  father,  neither  shall  the  father  bear  the  iniquity 
of  the  son  ; the  righteousness  of  the  righteous  shall 
be  upon  him,  and  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked 

21  shall  be  upon  him.  But  if  the  wicked  turn  from  all 
his  sins  that  he  hath  committed,  and  keep  all  my 
statutes,  and  do  that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  he 

22  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not  die.  None  of  his 
transgressions  that  he  hath  committed  shall  be  re- 
membered against  him  : in  his  righteousness  that  he 

23  hath  done  he  shall  live.  Have  I any  pleasure  in 
the  death  of  the  wicked  ? saith  the  Lord  God  : and 
not  rather  that  he  should  return  from  his  way, 

24  and  live  ? But  when  the  righteous  turneth  away 
from  his  righteousness,  and  committeth  iniquity,  and 
doeth  according  to  all  the  abominations  that  the 
wicked  man  doeth,  shall  he  live  ? None  of  his 
righteous  deeds  that  he  hath  done  shall  be  remem- 
bered : in  his  trespass  that  he  hath  trespassed,  and 
in  his  sin  that  he  hath  sinned,  in  them  shall  he  die. 

25  Yet  ye  say.  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal.  Hear 
now,  O house  of  Israel : Is  not  my  way  equal  ? 

26  are  not  your  ways  unequal  ? When  the  righteous 
man  turneth  away  from  his  righteousness,  and  com- 
mitteth iniquity,  s' and  dieth  * therein  ; ^in  his  ini- 

27  quity  that  he  hath  done  shall  he  die.  Again,  when 
the  wicked  man  turneth  away  from  his  wickedness 
that  he  hath  committed,  and  doeth  that  which  is 

28  lawful  and  right,  he  shall  save  his  soul  alive.  Be- 
cause he  considereth,  and  turneth  away  from  all  his 
transgressions  that  he  hath  committed,  he  shall 

29  surely  live,  he  shall  not  die.  Yet  saith  the  house  of 
' Israel,  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal.  O house 

of  Israel,  are  not  my  ways  equal  ? are  not  your 

30  ways  unequal?  Therefore  I will  judge  you,  O 
house  of  Israel,  every  one  according  to  his  ways, 
saith  the  Lord  God.  Return  ye,  and  turn  your- 
selves from  all  your  transgressions  ; * so  iniquity 

31  shall  not  be  your  ^ ruin.  Cast  away  from  you  all 
your  transgressions,  wherein  ye  have  transgressed  ; 
and  make  you  a new  heart  and  a new  spirit  : for 

32  why  will  ye  die,  O house  of  Israel  ? For  I have  no 
pleasure  in  the  death  of  him  that  dieth,  saith  the 
Lord  God  ; wherefore  turn  yourselves,  and  live. 


81  ver.  25. 

32  ch.  7.  3.  & 33.  20. 

33  Matt.  3.  2.  Rev. 
2.  5, 

34  Eph.  4.  22.  23. 

35  Jer.  32.  39.  ch. 
n.  19.  & 36.  26. 


88  ver.  23.  Lam.  3. 
33.  ch.  33.  11.  2 Pet. 
3.  9. 

/Or, /or. 
g Or,  he  shall  die. 
h Or,  because  of  it. 


i Or,  so  shall  they  not 
be  a stumblingblock  oj 
iniquity  unto  you. 

j Heb.  stumblings 
block. 


EZEKIEL,  XIX.,  XX. 


1153 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  .4  tnmentaiion  for  the  princes  of  Israel,  under  the  parable  of  lions"' 
whelps  taken  in  a pit,  10  and  for  Jerusalem,  under  the  parable  of 
a wasted  vine. 

Moreover  ^ take  thou  up  a lamentation  for  the 
princes  of  Israel, 

2  And  say,  What  is  thy  mother  ? A lioness  : she  lay 
down  among  lions,  she  nourished  her  whelps  among 
young  lions. 

3  And  she  brought  up  one  of  her  whelps  : ^ it  be- 
came a young  lion,  and  it  learned  to  catch  the  prey  ; it 
devoured  men. 

4  The  nations  also  heard  of  him  ; he  was  taken  in 
their  pit,  and  they  brought  him  with  chains  unto  the 
land  of  ® Egypt. 

5  Now  when  she  saw  that  she  had  waited,  and  her 
hope  was  lost,  then  she  took  ^ another  of  her  whelps, 
and  made  him  a young  lion. 

6  ® And  he  went  up  and  down  among  the  lions,  ® he 
became  a young  lion,  and  learned  to  catch  the  prey, 
and  devoured  men. 

7  And  he  knew  their  desolate  palaces,  and  he  laid 
waste  their  cities  ; and  the  land  was  desolate,  and  the 
fulness  thereof,  by  the  noise  of  his  roaring. 

8  Then  the  nations  set  against  him  on  every  side 
from  the  provinces,  and  spread  their  net  over  him  : 

® he  was  taken  in  their  pit. 

9  ^ And  they  put  him  in  ward  in  chains,  and  brought 
him  to  the  king  of  Babylon  : they  brought  him  into 
holds,  that  his  voice  should  no  more  be  heard  upon 
the  mountains  of  Israel. 

10  T[  Thy  mother  is  like  a vine  in  thy  blood, 
planted  by  the  waters  : she  was  fruitful  and  full  of 
branches  by  reason  of  many  waters. 

11  And  she  had  strong  rods  for  the  sceptres  of 
them  that  bare  rule,  and  her  stature  was  exalted 
among  the  thick  branches,  and  she  appeared  in  her 
height  with  the  multitude  of  her  branches. 

12  But  she  was  plucked  up  in  fury,  she  was  cast 
down  to  the  ground,  and  the  east  wind  dried  up  her 
fruit  : her  strong  rods  were  broken  and  withered  ; the 
fire  consumed  them. 

13  And  now  she  is  planted  in  the  wilderness,  in  a 
dry  and  thirsty  ground. 

14  And  fire  is  gone  out  of  a rod  of  her  branches, 
lohich  hath  devoured  her  fruit,  so  that  she  hath  no 
strong  rod  to  be  a sceptre  to  rule.  This  is  a lamenta- 
tion, and  shall  be  for  a lamentation. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1 God  refuseth  to  be  consulted  by  the  elders  of  Israel.  5 He  sheweth  the 
story  of  their  rebellions  in  Egupt,  10  in  the  wilderness,  27  and  in  the 
land.  33  He  promuelh  to  gather  them  by  the  gospel.  45  Under  the 
name  of  a forest  he  sheweth  the  destruction  of  Jerusalem. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh  year,  in  the  | 
fifth  month,  the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  that  ' 
^ certain  of  the  elders  of  Israel  came  to  enquire  of  the 
Lord,  and  sat  before  me. 

2  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  the  elders  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Are  ye  come 
to  enquire  of  me  ? As  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  ^ I 
will  not  be  enquired  of  by  you. 


1 ch.  26.  17.  & 27.  2. 

2 ver.  G.  2 Kin.  23. 
31,  32. 

3 2 Kin.  23.  33.  2 

Chr.  36.  4.  Jer.  22. 

11,  12. 


4 2 Kin.  23.  34. 

3 Jer.  22.  13-17. 
0 ver.  3. 

7 2 Kin.  24.  2. 

3 ver.  4. 


9 2 Chr.  36.  6.  Jer. 
22.  18. 

19  ch.  6.  2. 

11  ch.  17.  6. 

13  Deut.  8.  7,  8,  9. 


19  Moreover,  take  thou  up  a lamentation  for  the 

2 princes  of  Israel,  and  say.  What  was  thy  mother  ? 
A lioness  : she  couched  among  lions,  in  the  midst  of 

3 the  young  lions  she  nourished  her  whelps.  And  she 
brought  up  one  of  her  whelps  ; he  became  a young 
lion  : and  he  learned  to  catch  the  prey,  he  devoured 

4 men.  The  nations  also  heard  of  him  ; he  was  taken 
in  their  pit  : and  they  brought  him  with  hooks  unto 

5 the  land  of  Egypt.  Now  when  she  saw  that  she  had 
waited,  and  her  hope  was  lost,  then  she  took  another 

6 of  her  whelps,  and  made  him  a young  lion.  And  he 
went  up  and  down  among  the  lions,  he  became  a 
young  lion  : and  he  learned  to  catch  the  prey,  he 

7 devoured  men.  And  he  knew  their  “ palaces,  and 
laid  waste  their  cities  ; and  the  land  was  desolate, 
and  the  fulness  thereof,  because  of  the  noise  of  his 

8 roaring.  Then  the  nations  set  against  him  on  every 
side  from  the  provinces  : and  they  spread  their  net 

9 over  him  ; he  was  taken  in  their  pit.  And  they  put 
him  in  a cage  with  hooks,  and  brought  him  to  the 
king  of  Babylon  ; they  brought  him  into  strong 
holds,  that  his  voice  should  no  more  be  heard  upon 
the  mountains  of  Israel. 


10  Thy  mother  was  like  a vine,  ^ in  thy  blood,  planted 
by  the  waters  : she  was  fruitful  and  full  of  branches 

11  by  reason  of  many  waters.  And  she  had  strong  rods 
for  the  sceptres  of  them  that  bare  rule,  and  ^ their 
stature  was  exalted  among  the  ^ thick  boughs,  and 
« they  were  seen  in  their  height  with  the  multitude 

12  of  their  branches.  But  she  was  plucked  up  in  fury, 
she  was  cast  down  to  the  ground,  and  the  east  wind 
dried  up  her  fruit  : her  strong  rods  were  broken  off 

13  and  withered  ; the  fire  consumed  them.  And  now 
she  is  planted  in  the  wilderness,  in  a dry  and  thirsty 

14  land.  And  fire  is  gone  out  of  ^ the  rods  of  her 
branches,  it  hath  devoured  her  fruit,  so  that  there  is 
in  her  no  strong  rod  to  be  a sceptre  to  rule.  This  is 
a lamentation,  and  shall  be  for  a lamentation. 


20  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh  year,  in  the 
fifth  month,  the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  that  certain 
of  the  elders  of  Israel  came  to  inquire  of  the  Lord, 

2 and  sat  before  me.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 

3 came  unto  me,  saying.  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : Are  ye  come  to  inquire  of  me  ? As  I 
live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I will  not  be  inquired  of 


13  So  ch.  31.  3.  Dan. 
4.  11. 

“ch.  17.  10.  Hos. 
13.  15. 

13  Judg.  9.  15.  2 


Kin.  24.  20.  ch.  17. 
18. 

10  Lam.  4.  20. 

1 ch.  8.  1.  & 14.  1. 

2 ver.  31.  ch.  14.  3. 
a Or,  widows. 


b See  ch.  16.  6.  Or, 
in  thy  likeness, 
c lieb.  his. 
d Or,  clouds, 
e Ileb.  he  ivas. 
f Or,  a rod. 


1154 


EZEKIEL,  XX. 


4 Wilt  thou  ® judge  them,  son  of  man,  wilt  thou 
judge  them  f ^ cause  them  to  know  the  abominations  of 
their  fathers  : 

5 If  And  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
In  the  day  when  ® I chose  Israel,  and  lifted  up  mine 
hand  unto  the  seed  of  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  made 
myself  ® known  unto  them  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  when 
I lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  them,  saying,  1 am  the 
Lord  your  God  ; 

6 111  the  day  that  I lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  them, 
8 to  bring  them  forth  of  the  land  of  Egypt  into  a land 
that  I had  espied  for  them,  flowing  with  milk  and 
honey,  ® which  is  the  glory  of  all  lands  : 

7 Then  said  I unto  them,  Cast  ye  away  every  man 

the  abominations  of  his  eyes,  and  defile  not  yourselves 

with  12  the  idols  of  Egypt  : I am  the  Lord  your  God. 

8 But  they  rebelled  against  me,  and  would  not 
hearken  unto  me  : they  did  not  every  man  cast  away 
the  abominations  of  their  eyes,  neither  did  they  forsake 
the  idols  of  Egypt  : then  I said,  I will  i^  pour  out  my 
fury  upon  them,  to  accomplish  my  anger  against  them 
in  the  midst  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

9 1^  But  I wrought  for  my  name’s  sake,  that  it  should 
not  be  polluted  before  the  heathen,  among  whom  they 
were,  in  whose  sight  I made  myself  known  unto  them, 
in  bringing  them  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  ^ Wherefore  I i^  caused  them  to  go  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  brought  them  into  the  wilderness. 

11  1®  And  I gave  them  my  statutes,  and  shewed  them 
my  judgments,  i’^  which  if  a man  do,  he  shall  even  live 
in  them. 

12  Moreover  also  I gave  them  my  i®  sabbaths,  to  be 
a sign  between  me  and  them,  that  they  might  know 
that  I am  the  Lord  that  sanctify  them. 

13  But  the  house  of  Israel  rebelled  against  me  in 
the  wilderness  : they  walked  not  in  my  statutes,  and 
they  2®  despised  my  judgments,  which  if  a man  do,  he 
shall  even  live  in  them  ; and  my  sabbaths  they  greatly 
21  polluted  : then  I said,  I would  pour  out  my  fury  upon 
them  in  the  22  wilderness,  to  consume  them. 

14  23  But  I wrought  for  my  name’s  sake,  that  it 
should  not  be  polluted  before  the  heathen,  in  whose 
sight  I brought  them  out. 

15  Yet  also  21 1 lifted  up  my  hand  unto  them  in  the 
wilderness,  that  I would  not  bring  them  into  the  land 
which  I had  given  them,  flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
25  which  is  the  glory  of  all  lands  ; 

16  26  Because  they  despised  my  judgments,  and 
walked  not  in  my  statutes,  but  polluted  my  sabbaths  : 
for  27  their  heart  went  after  their  idols. 

17  28  Nevertheless  mine  eye  spared  them  from  de- 
stroying them,  neither  did  I make  an  end  of  them  in 
the  wilderness. 

18  But  I said  unto  their  children  in  the  wilderness. 
Walk  ye  not  in  the  statutes  of  your  fathers,  neither  ob- 
serve their  judgments,  nor  defile  yourselves  with  their 
idols  : 

19  I am  the  Lord  your  God  ; 29  walk  in  my  statutes, 
and  keep  my  judgments,  and  do  them  ; 

3 ch.  22.  2.  & 23.  36.  Dan.  8.  9.  & 11.  16,  41.  Ex.  32.  12.  Num.  14. 

4 ch.  16.  2.  Zech.  7.  14.  13,  &c.  Deut.  9.  28. 

3 Ex.  6.  7.  Deut.  7.  10  ch.  18.  31.  ch.  36.  21,  22. 

6.  11 2 Chr.  15.  8.  is  Ex.  13.  18. 

6 Ex.  3.  8.  & 4.  31.  12  Lev.  17.  7.  & 18.  is  Deut.  4.  8.  Neh. 

Deut.  4.  34.  3.  Deut.  29.  16,  17,  9.  13,  14.  Ps.  147.  19, 

1 Ex.  20.  2.  18.  Josh.  24.  14.  20. 

8 Ex.  3.  8,  17.  Deut.  i3  ver.  13,  21.  ch.  7.  n ver.  13,  21.  Lev. 

8. 7,  8,  J.  Jer.  32.  22.  8.  18.  5.  Rom.  10.  5 

0 ver.  15.  Ps.  48.  2.  n ver.  14,  22.  See  Gal.  3.  12. 


4 by  you.  Wilt  thou  judge  them,  son  of  man,  wilt 
thou  judge  them  ? cause  them  to  know  the  abomi- 

5 nations  of  their  fathers  ; and  say  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  : In  the  day  when  I chose  Is- 
rael, and  lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  the  seed  of  the 
house  of  Jacob,  and  made  myself  known  unto  them 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  when  I lifted  up  mine  hand 

6 unto  them,  saying,  I am  the  Lord  your  God  ; in 
that  day  I lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  them,  to 
bring  them  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  into  a 
land  that  I had  espied  for  them,  flowing  with  milk 

7 and  honey,  which  is  the  glory  of  all  lands  : and  I 
said  unto  them,  Cast  ye  away  every  man  the  abomi- 
nations of  his  eyes,  and  defile  not  yourselves  with 

8 the  idols  of  Egypt  ; I am  the  Lord  your  God.  But 
they  rebelled  against  me,  and  would  not  hearken 
unto  me  ; they  did  not  every  man  cast  away  the 
abominations  of  their  eyes,  neither  did  they  forsake 
the  idols  of  Egypt  : then  I said  I would  pour  out  my 
fury  upon  them,  to  accomplish  my  anger  against 

9 them  in  the  midst  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  But  I 
wrought  for  my  name’s  sake,  that  it  should  not  be 
profaned  in  the  sight  of  the  nations,  among  whom 
they  were,  in  whose  sight  I made  myself  known 
unto  them,  in  bringing  them  forth  out  of  the  land 

10  of  Egypt.  So  I caused  them  to  go  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  brought  them  into  the  wilderness. 

11  And  I gave  them  my  statutes,  and  “ shewed  them  my 
judgements,  which  if  a man  do,  he  shall  live  ^ in 

12  them.  Moreover  also  I gave  them  my  sabbaths,  to 
be  a sign  between  me  and  them,  that  they  might 

13  know  that  I am  the  Lord  that  sanctify  them.  But 
the  house  of  Israel  rebelled  against  me  in  the  wilder- 
ness : they  walked  not  in  my  statutes,  and  they  re- 
jected my  judgements,  which  if  a man  do,  he  shall 
live  ^ in  them  ; and  my  sabbaths  they  greatly  pro- 
faned : then  I said  I would  pour  out  my  fury  upon 

14  them  in  the  wilderness,  to  consume  them.  But  I 
wrought  for  my  name’s  sake,  that  it  should  not  be 
profaned  in  the  sight  of  the  nations,  in  whose  sight 

15  I brought  them  out.  Moreover  also  I lifted  up  my 
hand  unto  them  in  the  wilderness,  that  I would  not 
bring  them  into  the  land  which  I had  given  them, 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  which  is  the  glory  of 

16  all  lands  ; because  they  rejected  my  judgements, 
and  walked  not  in  my  statutes,  and  profaned  my 
sabbaths  : for  their  heart  went  after  their  idols. 

17  Nevertheless  mine  eye  spared  them  from  destroying 
them,  neither  did  I make  a full  end  of  them  in  the 

18  wilderness.  And  I said  unto  their  children  in  the 
wilderness.  Walk  ye  not  in  the  statutes  of  your  fa- 
thers, neither  observe  their  judgements,  nor  defile 

19  yourselves  with  their  idols  : I am  the  Lord  your 
God  ; walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep  my  judgements, 


18  Ex.  20.  8.  & 31. 
13,  &c.  & 35.  2.  Deut. 
5.  12.  Neh.  9.  14. 

19  Num.  14.  22.  Ps. 
78.  40.  & 95.  8,  9,  10. 

20  ver.  16,  24.  Pro. 
1.  25. 

21  Ex.  16.  27. 

22  Num.  14.29.  & 26. 
65.  Ps.  106.  23. 


23  vPT*  Q 99 
2“  Num. ’14.  28.  Ps. 
95.  11.  & 106.  26. 

25  ver.  6. 

25  ver.  13,  24. 

21  Num.  15.  39.  Ps. 
78.  37.  Amos  5.  25, 
26.  Acts  7.  42,  43. 

28  Ps.  78.  38. 


29  Deut  5.  32,  33.  & 
6,  & 7,  & 8,  & 10,  & 
11,  & 12. 

a Heb.  made  them 
to  know. 

b Or,  by. 

c Or,  I the  Lord  do 
sanctify  them. 


EZEKIEL,  XX. 


1155 


20  And  hallow  my  sabbaths  ; and  they  shall  be 
a sign  between  me  and  you,  that  ye  may  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

21  Notwithstanding  ^^the  children  rebelled  against 
me  : they  walked  not  in  my  statutes,  neither  kept  my 
judgments  to  do  them,  which  if  a man  do,  he  shall 
even  live  in  them  ; they  polluted  my  sabbaths  : then  I 
said,  I would  pour  out  my  fury  upon  them,  to  accom- 
plish my  anger  against  them  in  the  wilderness. 

22  Nevertheless  I withdrew  mine  hand,  and 

wrought  for  my  name’s  sake,  that  it  should  not  be 

polluted  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen,  in  whose  sight  I 
brought  them  forth. 

23  I lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  them  also  in  the  wil- 
derness, that  36 1 would  scatter  them  among  the  hea- 
then, and  disperse  them  through  the  countries  ; 

24  37  Because  they  had  not  executed  my  judgments, 
but  had  despised  my  statutes,  and  had  polluted  my 
sabbaths,  and  38  their  eyes  were  after  their  fathers’ 
idols. 

25  Wherefore  ^ I gave  them  also  statutes  that  were 
not  good,  and  judgments  whereby  they  should  not  live  ; 

26  And  I polluted  them  in  I;heir  own  gifts,  in  that 
they  caused  to  pass  through  the  fire  all  that  openeth 
the  womb,  that  I might  make  them  desolate,  to  the 
end  that  they  might  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

27  ^ Therefore,  son  of  man,  speak  unto  the  house  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Yet  in  this  your  fathers  have  blasphemed  me,  in  that 
they  have  committed  a trespass  against  me. 

28  For  when  I had  brought  them  into  the  land, /or 
the  which  I lifted  up  mine  hand  to  give  it  to  them,  then 
^3  they  saw  every  high  hill,  and  all  the  thick  trees,  and 
they  offered  there  their  sacrifices,  and  there  they  pre- 
sented the  provocation  of  their  offering  : there  also 
they  made  their  sweet  savour,  and  poured  out  there 
their  drink  offerings. 

29  Then  I said  unto  them.  What  is  the  high  place 
whereunto  ye  go  ? And  the  name  thereof  is  called 
Bamah  unto  this  day. 

30  Wherefore  say  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ; Are  ye  polluted  after  the  manner 
of  your  fathers  ? and  commit  ye  whoredom  after  their 
abominations  ? 

31  For  when  ye  offer  ^5  your  gifts,  when  ye  make 
your  sons  to  pass  through  the  fire,  ye  pollute  yourselves 
with  all  your  idols,  even  unto  this  day  : and  shall  I 
be  enquired  of  by  you,  O house  of  Israel  ? As  I live, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  I will  not  be  enquired  of  by  you. 

32  And  that  which  cometh  into  your  mind  shall 
not  be  at  all,  that  ye  say.  We  will  be  as  the  heathen,  as 
the  families  of  the  countries,  to  serve  wood  and  stone. 

33  As  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely  with  a 
mighty  hand,  and  with  a stretched  out  arm,  and  with 
fury  poured  out,  will  I rule  over  you  : 

34  And  I will  bring  you  out  from  the  people,  and 
will  gather  you  out  of  the  countries  wherein  ye  are 
scattered,  with  a mighty  hand,  and  with  a stretched 
out  arm,  and  with  fury  poured  out. 

35  And  I will  bring  you  into  the  wilderness  of  the 
people,  and  there  will  I plead  with  you  face  to  face. 

30  ver.  12.  Jer.  17.  34  yer.  17.  Ps.  78.  38.  30  yer.  .39.  See  Ps. 

22.  35  yer.  9,  14.  81.  12.  Rom.  1.  24.  2 

31  Num.  25.  1,  2.  3C  Ley.  26. 33.  Dent.  Thess.  2.  11. 

Deut.  9.  23,  24.  & 31.  28.  64.  Ps.  106.  27.  2 Kin.  17.  17.  & 

27.  Jer.  1.5.  4.  21.  6.  2 Chr.  28.  3.  & 

32  ver.  11,  13.  37  yer.  13,  16.  33.  6.  Jer.  32.  35.  ch. 

S3  ver.  8,  13.  38  See  ch.  6.  9.  16.  20,  21. 


20  and  do  them  : and  hallow  my  sabbaths  ; and  they 
shall  be  a sign  between  me  and  you,  that  ye  may 

21  know  that  I am  the  Lord  your  God.  But  the  chil- 
dren rebelled  against  me  ; they  walked  not  in  my 
statutes,  neither  kept  my  judgements  to  do  them, 
which  if  a man  do,  he  shall  live  ^ in  them  ; they  pro- 
faned my  sabbaths  : then  I said  I would  pour  out 
my  fury  upon  them,  to  accomplish  my  anger  against 

22  them  in  the  wilderness.  Nevertheless  I withdrew 
mine  hand,  and  wrought  for  my  name’s  sake,  that  it 
should  not  be  profaned  in  the  sight  of  the  nations, 

23  in  whose  sight  I brought  them  forth.  Moreover  I 
lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  them  in  the  wilderness, 
that  I would  scatter  them  among  the  nations,  and 

24  disperse  them  through  the  countries  ; because  they 
had  not  executed  my  judgements,  but  had  rejected 
my  statutes,  and  had  profaned  my  sabbaths,  and 

25  their  eyes  were  after  their  fathers’  idols.  Moreover 
also  I gave  them  statutes  that  were  not  good,  and 

26  judgements  ^ wherein  they  should  not  live  ; and  I 
polluted  them  in  their  own  gifts,  in  that  they  caused 
to  pass  through  the  fire  all  that  openeth  the  womb, 
that  I might  make  them  desolate,  to  the  end  that 
they  might  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

27  Therefore,  son  of  man,  speak  unto  the  house  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  : In  this  moreover  have  your  fathers  blas- 
phemed me,  in  that  they  have  committed  a tres- 

28  pass  against  me.  For  when  I had  brought  them 
into  the  land,  which  I lifted  up  mine  hand  to  give 
unto  them,  then  they  S' saw  every  high  hill,  and 
every  thick  tree,  and  they  offered  there  their  sacri- 
fices, and  there  they  presented  the  provocation  of 
their  offering,  there  also  they  made  their  sweet 
savour,  and  they  poured  out  there  their  drink  offer- 

29  ings.  Then  I said  unto  them.  What  meaiieth  the 
high  place  * whereunto  ye  go  ? So  the  name  thereof 

30  is  called  * Bamah  unto  this  day.  Wherefore  say 
unto  the  house  of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
Do  ye  pollute  yourselves  after  the  manner  of  your 
fathers  ? and  go  ye  a whoring  after  their  abomina- 

31  tions  ? and  when  ye  offer  your  gifts,  when  ye  make 
your  sons  to  pass  through  the  fire,  do  ye  pollute  your- 
selves with  all  your  idols,  unto  this  day  ? and  shall 
I be  inquired  of  by  you,  O house  of  Israel  ? As  I 
live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I will  not  be  inquired  of 

32  by  you  : and  that  which  cometh  into  your  mind 
shall  not  be  at  all  ; in  that  ye  say.  We  will  be  as 
the  nations,  as  the  families  of  the  countries,  to 

33  serve  wood  and  stone.  As  I live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  surely  with  a mighty  hand,  and  with  a 
stretched  out  arm,  and  with  fury  poured  out,  will  I 

34  be  king  over  you  : and  I will  bring  you  out  from 
the  peoples,  and  will  gather  you  out  of  the  countries 
wherein  ye  are  scattered,  with  a mighty  hand,  and 
with  a stretched  out  arm,  and  with  fury  poured 

35  out : and  I will  bring  you  into  the  wildeniess  of 
the  peoples,  and  there  will  I plead  with  you  face 


41  ch.  6.  7.  47  ch.  11.  5.  See  Ex.  13. 12. 

42  Rom.  2.  24.  48  21.  5.  g Or,  looked  out  for. 

43  Is.  57.  5,  &c.  ch.  4!i  Jer.  2.  9,  35.  ch.  h Or,  whereunto  ye 

6.  13.  17.  20.  go,  and  the  name 

44  ch.  16.  19.  d Or,  by.  whereof  . . . day? 

43  ver.  26.  e Or,  whereby.  i That  is.  High  pi  ace 

46  ver.  3.  / Or,  set  apart  all. 


1156 


EZEKIEL,  XXI. 


36  Like  as  I pleaded  with  your  fathers  in  the  wil- 
derness of  the  land  of  Egypt,  so  will  I plead  with  you, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

37  And  I will  cause  you  to  pass  under  the  rod, 
and  I will  bring  you  into  the  bond  of  the  covenant  : 

38  And  I will  purge  out  from  among  you  the 
rebels,  and  them  that  transgress  against  me  : I will 
bring  them  forth  out  of  the  country  where  they  sojourn, 
and  they  shall  not  enter  into  the  land  of  Israel  : 

and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

39  As  for  you,  O house  of  Israel,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ; Go  ye,  serve  ye  every  one  his  idols,  and 
hereafter  also,  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me  : but 
pollute  ye  my  holy  name  no  more  with  your  gifts,  and 
with  your  idols. 

40  For  ill  mine  holy  mountain,  in  the  mountain  of 
the  height  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God,  there  shall 
all  the  house  of  Israel,  all  of  them  in  the  land,  serve 
me  : there  will  I accept  them,  and  there  will  I re- 
quire your  offerings,  and  the  firstfruits  of  your  obla- 
tions, with  all  your  holy  things. 

41  I will  accept  you  with  your  sweet  savour,  when 
I bring  you  out  from  the  people,  and  gather  you  out  of 
the  countries  wherein  ye  have  been  scattered  ; and  I 
will  be  sanctified  in  you  before  the  heathen. 

42  And  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when 
I shall  bring  you  into  the  land  of  Israel,  into  the  coun- 
try for  the  which  I lifted  up  mine  hand  to  give  it  to 
your  fathers. 

43  And  there  shall  ye  remember  your  ways,  and 
all  your  doings,  wherein  ye  have  been  defiled  ; and 
®^ye  shall  lothe  yourselves  in  your  own  sight  for  all 
your  evils  that  ye  have  committed. 

44  And  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I 
have  wrought  with  you  for  my  name’s  sake,  not  ac- 
cording to  your  wicked  ways,  nor  according  to  your 
corrupt  doings,  O ye  house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

45  •[[  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

46  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  the  south,  and 
drop  thy  word  toward  the  south,  and  prophesy  against 
the  forest  of  the  south  field  ; 

47  And  say  to  the  forest  of  the  south,  Hear  the  word 
of  the  Lord  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold  I 
will  kindle  a fire  in  thee,  and  it  shall  devour  every 
green  tree  in  thee,  and  every  dry  tree  : the  flaming 
flame  shall  not  be  quenched,  and  all  faces  from  the 
south  to  the  north  shall  be  burned  therein, 

48  And  all  flesh  shall  see  that  I the  Lord  have  kin- 
dled it  : it  shall  not  be  quenched. 

49  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  ! they  say  of  me,  Doth 
he  not  speak  parables  ? 


CHAPTER  XXL 


1 Ezekiel  prophpieth  against  Jerusalem  with  a sign  of  sighing > 8 The 
sharp  and  bright  sword,  18  against  Jerusalem,  25  against  the  king- 
dom, 28  and  against  the  Ammonites, 


And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

ings 

2 1 Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  Jerusalem,  and 


so  See  Num.  14.  21, 
22, 23,  28,  29. 

Lev.  27.  32.  Jer. 
33.  13. 

S2  ch.  34.  17,  20. 

Matt.  25.  32,  33. 

“ Jer.  44.  14. 


S'*  oh.  G.  7.  & 15.  7. 
& 23.  49. 

ss  Judg.  10.  14.  Ps. 
81.  12.  Amos  4.  4. 

so  Is.  1.  13.  ch.  23. 
38,  39. 

57  Is.  2.  2,  3.  ch.  17. 
23.  Mic.  4.  1. 


68  Is.  56.  7.  & GO.  7. 
Zech.  8.  20,  &c.  Mai. 

3.  4.  Rom.  12.  1. 

60  Eph.  5.  2.  Phil. 

4.  18. 

00  ver.  38.  44.  ch. 
36.  23.  & 38.  23. 


36  to  face.  Like  as  I pleaded  with  your  fathers  in  the 
wilderness  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  so  will  I plead 

37  with  you,  saith  the  Lord  God.  And  I will  cause 
you  to  pass  under  the  rod,  and  I will  bring  you  into 

38  the  bond  of  the  covenant  ; and  I will  purge  out 
from  among  you  the  rebels,  and  them  that  trans- 
gress against  me  ; I will  bring  them  forth  out  of 
the  land  where  they  sojourn,  but  they  shall  not 
enter  into  the  land  of  Israel  : and  ye  shall  know 

39  that  I am  the  Lord.  As  for  you,  O house  of  Israel, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  GoD  : Go  ye,  serve  every  one 
his  idols,  j and  hereafter  also,  if  ye  will  not  hearken 
unto  me  : but  my  holy  name  shall  ye  no  more  pro- 

40  fane  with  your  gifts,  and  with  your  idols.  For  in 
mine  holy  mountain,  in  the  mountain  of  the  height 
of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God,  there  shall  all  the 
house  of  Israel,  all  of  them,  serve  me  in  the  land  : 
there  will  I accept  them,  and  there  will  I require 
your  offerings,  and  the  * firstfruits  of  your  ^obla- 

41  tions,  with  all  your  holy  things.  As  a sweet  sa- 
vour will  I accept  you,  when  I bring  you  out  from 
the  peoples,  and  gather  you  out  of  the  countries 
wherein  ye  have  been  scattered  ; and  I will  be  sanc- 

42  tified  in  you  in  the  sight  of  the  nations.  And 
ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I shall 
bring  you  into  the  land  of  Israel,  into  the  country 
which  I lifted  up  mine  hand  to  give  unto  your 

43  fathers.  And  there  shall  ye  remember  your  ways, 
and  all  your  doings,  wherein  ye  have  polluted  your- 
selves ; and  ye  shall  loathe  yourselves  in  your  own 
sight  for  all  your  evils  that  ye  have  committed. 

44  And  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I have 
wrought  with  you  for  my  name’s  sake,  not  accord- 
ing to  your  evil  ways,  nor  according  to  your  cor- 
rupt doings,  O ye  house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 


45  * And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

46  ing,  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  the  south, 
and  drop  thy  word  toward  the  south,  and  prophesy 

47  against' the  forest  of  the  field  in  the  South  ; and 
say  to  the  forest  of  the  South,  Hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Behold,  I 
will  kindle  a fire  in  thee,  and  it  shall  devour  every 
green  tree  in  thee,  and  every  dry  tree  : the  flaming 
flame  shall  not  be  quenched,  and  all  faces  from  the 

48  south  to  the  north  shall  be  burnt  thereby.  And 
all  flesh  shall  see  that  I the  Lord  have  kindled  it  ; 

49  it  shall  not  be  quenched.  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord 
God  ! they  say  of  me.  Is  he  not  a speaker  of  para- 
bles ? 


21  f And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 
2 ing,  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  J erusalem,  and 


fii  ch.  11.  17.  & 84. 
13.  & 36.  24. 

52  ch.  16.  61. 

Lev.  26.  39.  ch. 
6.  9.  Hos.  5.  15. 

6*  ver.  38.  ch.  24. 
24. 


55  ch.  36.  22. 

56  ch.  6.  2.  & 21.  2. 

57  Jer.  21.  14. 

58  Luke  23.  31. 

56  ch.  21.  4. 

1 oh.  20.  46. 

J Or,  but  hereafter 


surely  ye  shall  hearken 
unto  me,  and  ((c. 
k Or,  chief. 

I Or,  tribute, 
tn  Or,  Witht 
* [Ch.  21.  1.  in  tteb.] 
t [Ch.  21.  6.  in  lleb.] 


EZEKIEL,  XXI. 


1157 


2  drop  thy  word  toward  the  holy  places,  and  prophesy 
against  the  land  of  Israel, 

3 And  say  to  the  land  of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  I am  against  thee,  and  will  draw  forth  my  sword 
out  of  his  sheath,  and  will  cut  off  from  thee  ® the  right- 
eous and  the  wicked. 

4 Seeing  then  that  I will  cut  off  from  thee  the  right- 
eous and  the  wicked,  therefore  shall  my  sword  go  forth 
out  of  his  sheath  against  all  flesh  ^ from  the  south  to  the 
north  : 

5 That  all  flesh  may  know  that  I the  Lord  have 
drawn  forth  my  sword  out  of  his  sheath  : it  ® shall  not 
return  any  more. 

6 ® Sigh  therefore,  thou  son  of  man,  with  the  break- 
ing of  thy  loins  ; and  with  bitterness  sigh  before  their 
eyes. 

7 And  it  shall  be,  when  they  say  unto  thee.  Where- 
fore sighest  thou  ? that  thou  shalt  answer.  For  the 
tidings  ; because  it  cometh  ; and  every  heart  shall  melt, 
and  all  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  every  spirit  shall 
faint,  and  all  knees  shall  be  weak  as  water  : behold,  it 
cometh,  and  shall  be  brought  to  pass,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

8 ^ Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 
ings 

9 Son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  say.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  ; Say,  ® A sword,  a sword  is  sharpened,  and  also 
furbished  : 

10  It  is  sharpened  to  •make  a sore  slaughter  ; it  is 
furbished  that  it  may  glitter  : should  we  then  make 
mirth  ? it  contemneth  the  rod  of  my  son,  as  every  tree. 

11  And  he  hath  given  it  to  be  furbished,  that  it  may 
be  handled  : this  sword  is  sharpened,  and  it  is  fur- 
bished, to  give  it  into  the  hand  of  ® the  slayer. 

12  Cry  and  howl,  son  of  man  : for  it  shall  be  upon 
my  people,  it  shall  he  upon  all  the  princes  of  Israel  : 
terrors  by  reason  of  the  sword  shall  be  upon  my  peo- 
ple : smite  therefore  upon  thy  thigh. 

13  Because  it  is  a trial,  and  what  if  the  sword  con- 
temn even  the  rod?  ^‘-^it  shall  be  no  more,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

14  Thou  therefore,  son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  smite 
thine  hands  together,  and  let  the  sword  be  doubled  the 
third  time,  the  sword  of  the  slain  : it  is  the  sword  of 
the  great  men  that  are  slain,  which  entereth  into  their 

privy  chambers. 

15  I have  set  the  point  of  the  sword  against  all  their 
gates,  that  their  heart  may  faint,  and  their  ruins  be  mul- 
tiplied : ah  ! it  is  made  bright,  it  is  wrapped  up  for 
the  slaughter. 

16  ^®Go  thee  one  way  or  other,  either  on  the  right 
hand,  or  on  the  left,  whithersoever  thy  face  is  set. 

17  I will  also  smite  mine  hands  together,  and  I 
will  cause  my  fury  to  rest : I the  Lord  have  said  it. 

18  ^ The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me  again, 
saying, 

19  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  appoint  thee  two  ways, 
that  the  sword  of  the  king  of  Babylon  may  come  : both 
twain  shall  come  forth  out  of  one  land  : and  choose 
thou  a place,  choose  it  at  the  head  of  the  way  to  the 
city. 


drop  thy  word  toward  the  sanctuaries,  and  prophesy 

3 against  the  land  of  Israel  ; and  say  to  the  land  of 
Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Behold,  I am  against 
thee,  and  will  draw  forth  my  sword  out  of  its  sheath, 
and  will  cut  off  from  thee  the  righteous  and  the 

4 wicked.  Seeing  then  that  I will  cut  off  from  thee 
the  righteous  and  the  wicked,  therefore  shall  my 
sword  go  forth  out  of  its  sheath  against  all  flesh 

5 from  the  south  to  the  north  : and  all  flesh  shall  know 
that  I the  Lord  have  drawn  forth  my  sword  out  of 

6 its  sheath  ; it  shall  not  return  any  more.  Sigh 
therefore,  thou  son  of  man  ; with  the  breaking  of 
thy  loins  and  with  bitterness  shalt  thou  sigh  before 

7 their  eyes.  And  it  shall  be,  when  they  say  unto 
thee.  Wherefore  sighest  thou  ? that  thou  shalt  say, 
Because  of  the  tidings,  for  it  cometh  : and  every 
heart  shall  melt,  and  all  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and 
every  spirit  shall  “faint,  and  all  knees  shall  be 
weak  as  water  : behold,  it  cometh,  and  it  shall  be 
done,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


8 And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

9 ing.  Son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  say.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  : Say,  A sword,  a sword,  it  is  sharpened,  and 

10  also  furbished  : it  is  sharpened  that  it  may  make  a 
slaughter  ; it  is  furbished  that  it  may  be  as  light- 
ning : shall  we  then  make  mirth  ? * the  rod  of  my 

11  son,  it  contemneth  every  tree.  And  it  is  given  to 
be  furbished,  that  it  may  be  handled  : the  sword, 
it  is  sharpened,  yea,  it  is  furbished,  to  give  it  into 

12  the  hand  of  the  slayer.  Cry  and  howl,  son  of  man  : 
for  it  is  upon  my  people,  it  is  upon  all  the  princes 
of  Israel : they  are  delivered  over  to  the  sword 
with  my  people  : smite  tliercfore  upon  thy  thigh. 

13  For  there  is  a trial  ; and  what  if  even  the  rod  that 
eontemneth  shall  be  no  more  ? saith  the  Lord  God. 

14  Thou  therefore,  son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  smite 
thine  hands  together  ; and  let  the  sword  be  doubled 
the  third  time,  the  sword  of  the  deadly  wounded  : 
it  is  the  sword  of  the  great  one  that  is  deadly 
wounded,  which  ® entereth  into  their  chambers. 

15  I have  set  the  point  of  the  sword  against  all  their 
gates,  that  their  heart  may  melt,  and  their  stum- 
blings be  multiplied  : ah  ! it  is  made  as  lightning, 

16  it  is  pointed  for  slaughter,  s' Gather  thee  together, 
go  to  the  right ; set  thyself  in  array,  go  to  the  left  ; 

17  * whithersoever  thy  face  is  set.  I will  also  smite 
mine  hands  together,  and  I will  * satisfy  my  fury  ; 
I the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 


18  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me  again,  saying, 

19  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  appoint  thee  two  ways,  that 
the  sword  of  the  king  of  Babylon  may  come  ; they 
twain  shall  come  forth  out  of  one  land  : and  mark 
out  a j place,  mark  it  out  at  the  head  of  the  way  to 


2Deut.  32. 2.  Amos  ^ver.  15,28.  Deut.  ver.  17.  Num.  24.  i*  ch.  5.  13.  d Or,  tidiat  if  the  g Web . Make  thyself 

7.  16.  Mic.  2.  6,  11.  32.  41.  10.  ch.  G.  11.  a Or,  he  dim.  swonJ  contemn  even  one. 

3 Job  9.  22.  ® ver.  19.  1 Kin.  20.  30.  & 6 Or,  it  contemneth  the  rod?  it  shall  be  no  A Or,  whither  is  thy 

* ch.  20.  47.  10  Jer.  31.  19.  22.  25.  the  rod  of  my  son,  as  more,  ^c.  face,  set  ? 

3 So  Is.  45.  23.  & 55.  n Job  9.  23.  2 Cor.  is  ver.  10,  28.  every  tree.  e Or,  compasseth  i Web.  bring  to  rest. 

11.  8.  2.  10  ch.  14.  17.  c Or,  terrors  by  tea-  them  about.  j Ileb.  hand. 

0 Is.  22.  4.  12  ver.  27.  n ver.  14.  ch.  22.  son  of  the  sword  are  f Or,  consternation. 

1 oh.  7.  17.  13.  upon  my  people. 


1158 


EZEKIEL,  XXII. 


20  Appoint  a way,  that  the  sword  may  come  to 
i^Rabbath  of  the  Ammonites,  and  to  Judah  in  Jerusa- 
lem the  defenced. 

21  For  the  king  of  Babylon  stood  at  the  parting  of 
the  way,  at  the  head  of  the  two  ways,  to  use  divina- 
tion : he  made  kis  arrows  bright,  he  consulted  with 
images,  he  looked  in  the  liver. 

22  At  his  right  hand  was  the  divination  for  Jerusa- 
lem, to  appoint  captains,  to  open  the  mouth  in  the 
slaughter,  to  lift  up  the  voice  with  shouting,  to  ap- 
point battering  rams  against  the  gates,  to  cast  a mount, 
and  to  build  a fort. 

23  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  as  a false  divination  in 
their  sight,  to  them  that  have  sworn  oaths  : but  he 
will  call  to  remembrance  the  iniquity,  that  they  may 
be  taken. 

24  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  ye 
have  made  your  iniquity  to  be  remembered,  in  that 
your  transgressions  are  discovered,  so  that  in  all  your 
doings  your  sins  do  appear  ; because,  I say,  that  ye  are 
come  to  remembrance,  ye  shall  be  taken  with  the  hand. 

25  ^ And  thou,  profane  wicked  prince  of  Israel, 
whose  day  is  come,  when  iniquity  shall  have  an  end, 

26  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Remove  the  diadem, 
and  take  off  the  crown  : this  shall  not  be  the  same  : 

exalt  him  that  is  low,  and  abase  him  that  is  high. 

27  I will  overturn,  overtiirn,  overturn,  it  : and  it 
shall  be  no  more,  until  he  come  whose  right  it  is  ; and  I 
will  give  it  him. 

28  ^ And  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  concerning  the  Ammonites, 
and  concerning  their  reproach  ; even  say  thou,  The 
sword,  the  sword  is  drawn  : for  the  slaughter  it  is  fur- 
bished, to  consume  because  of  the  glittering  : 

29  Whiles  they  ^^see  vanity  unto  thee,  whiles  they 
divine  a lie  unto  thee,  to  bring  thee  upon  the  necks  of 
them  that  are  slain,  of  the  wicked,  whose  day  is  come, 
when  their  iniquity  shall  have  an  end. 

, 30  Shall  I cause  it  to  return  into  his  sheath  ? j 
will  judge  thee  in  the  place  where  thou  wast  created, 
in  the  land  of  thy  nativity. 

31  And  I will  3^  pour  out  mine  indignation  upon  thee, 
I will  33  blow  against  thee  in  the  fire  of  my  wrath,  and 
deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of  brutish  men,  and  skilful 
to  destroy. 

32  Thou  shalt  be  for  fuel  to  the  fire  ; thy  blood  shall 
be  in  the  midst  of  the  land  ; 36  thou  shalt  be  no  more 
remembered  : for  I the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 A catalogue  of  sins  in  Jerusalem.  13  God  will  hum  them  as  dross  in 
his  furnace.  23  The  general  corruption  of  prophets,  priests,  princes, 
and  people. 

Moreover  the  word  of  the  lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

2 Now,  thou  son  of  man,  ^ wilt  thou  judge,  wilt  thou 
judge  3 the  bloody  city  ? yea,  thou  shalt  shew  her  all 
her  abominations. 

3 Then  say  thou,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  The  city 
sheddeth  blood  in  the  midst  of  it,  that  her  time  may 


20  the  city.  Thou  shalt  appoint  a way,  for  the  sword  to 
come  to  Rabbah  of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  to 

21  Judah  in  Jerusalem  the  defenced.  For  the  king  of 
Babylon  stood  at  the  parting  of  the  way,  at  the 
head  of  the  two  ways,  to  use  divination  : he  shook 
the  arrows  to  and  fro,  he  consulted  the  teraphim, 

22  he  looked  in  the  liver.  In  his  right  hand  was  the 
divination  for  Jerusalem,  to  set  battering  rams,  to 
open  the  mouth  *in  the  slaughter,  to  lift  up  the 
voice  with  shouting,  to  set  battering  rams  against 

23  the  gates,  to  cast  up  mounts,  to  build  forts.  And 

it  shall  be  unto  them  as  a vain  divination  in  their 
sight,  which  have  sworn  oaths  unto  them  : but  he 
bringeth  iniquity  to  remembrance,  that  they  may  i 
be  taken.  | 

24  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Because  ye 
have  made  your  iniquity  to  be  remembered,  in  that 
your  transgressions  are  discovered,  so  that  in  all 
your  doings  yoTir  sins  do  appear  ; because  that  ye 
are  come  to  remembrance,  ye  shall  be  taken  with  the 

25  hand.  And  thou,  O deadly  wounded  wicked  one, 
the  prince  of  Israel,  whose  day  is  come,  in  the  time 

26  of  the  ^ iniquity  of  the  end  ; thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : 

Remove  the  mitre,  and  take  off  the  crown  : this 
shall  he  ” no  more  the  same  : exalt  that  which  is  low, 

27  and  abase  that  which  is  high.  ®I  will  overturn, 
overturn,  overturn  it  : this  also  shall  be  no  more, 
until  he  come  whose  right  if  is  ; and  I will  give  it  him. 

28  And  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  say,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  concerning  the  children  of  Am- 
mon, and  concerning  their  reproach  ; and  say  thou, 

A sword,  a sword  is  drawn,  for  the  slaughter  it  is  fur- 
bished, T to  cause  it  to  devour,  that  it  may  be  as  light- 

29  ning  : whiles  they  see  vanity  unto  thee,  whiles  they 
divine  lies  unto  thee,  to  lay  thee  upon  the  necks  of 
the  wicked  that  are  deadly  wounded,  whose  day  is 

30  come,  in  the  time  of  the  ^ iniquity  of  the  end.  Cause 
it  to  return  into  its  sheath.  In  the  place  where  thou 
wast  created,  in  the  land  of  ^ thy  birth,  will  I judge 

31  thee.  And  I will  pour  out  mine  indignation  iipon 
thee  ; I will  blow  upon  thee  with  the  fire  of  my 
wrath  : and  I will  deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of  bru- 

32  tish  men,  skilful  to  destroy.  Thou  shalt  be  for  fuel 
to  the  fire  ; thy  blood  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  the 
land  ; thou  shalt  be  no  more  remembered  : for  I the 
Lord  have  spoken  it. 


22  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 

2 saying.  And  thou,  son  of  man,  wilt  thou  judge,  wilt 
thou  judge  the  bloody  city  ? “ then  cause  her  to 

3 know  all  her  abominations.  And  thou  shalt  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  .*  A city  that  sheddeth 
blood  in  the  midst  of  her,  that  her  time  may  come. 


19  Jer.  49.  2.  ch.  25. 
5.  Amos  1,  14. 

20  Jer.  51.  14. 

21  ch.  4.  2. 

22  ch.  17.  13,  15,  16, 
18. 

20  2Chr.  36. 13.  Jer. 
52.  2.  ch.  17.  19. 


2*  ver.  29.  ch.  35.  5. 
25  ch.  17.  24.  Luke 

1.  52. 

20  ver.  13.  Gen.  49. 
10.  Luke  1.  32,  33. 
John  1.  49. 

21  Jer.  49.  1.  ch.  25. 


2,  3,  6.  Zeph.  2.  8,  9, 
10. 

28  ver.  9,  10. 

29  ch.  12.  24.  & 22. 
28. 

50  ver.  25.  Job  18. 
20.  Ps.  37.  13. 


81  Jer.  47.  6,  7. 

82  Gen.  15.  14.  ch. 
16.  38. 

88  ch.  16.  3. 

84  ch.  7.  8.  & 14.  19. 

& 22.  22. 

85  ch.  22.  20,  21. 

96  ch.  25.  10. 


1 ch.  20.  4.  A-  23.  36. 

2 ch.  24.  6,  0.  Nah. 

3.  1. 

k Or, /or. 

/ Or,  punishment, 
m Or,  / tv  ill  remove 
(fc. 

n Heb.  not  this. 


0 Heb.  An  over^ 
thrniv,  overthrow,  over^ 
throw,  will  I make  it. 

p Or,  to  the  utter- 
most. 

q Or,  thine  origin, 
a Or,  and. 


EZEKIEL,  XXII. 


1159 


come,  and  maketh  idols  against  herself  to  defile  her- 
self. 

4 Thou  art  become  guilty  in  thy  blood  that  thou  hast 
* shed  ; and  hast  defiled  thyself  in  thine  idols  which 
thou  hast  made  ; and  thou  hast  caused  thy  days  to  draw 
near,  and  art  come  even  unto  thy  years  : ^ therefore 
have  I made  thee  a reproach  unto  the  heathen,  and  a 
mocking  to  all  countries. 

5 Those  that  he  near,  and  those  that  he  far  from  thee, 
shall  mock  thee,  which  art  infamous  and  much  vexed. 

6 Behold,  ® the  princes  of  Israel,  every  one  were  in 
thee  to  their  power  to  shed  blood. 

7 In  thee  have  they  ® set  light  by  father  and  mother  : 
in  the  midst  of  thee  have  they  ’ dealt  by  oppression  with 
the  stranger  : in  thee  have  they  vexed  the  fatherless 
and  the  widow. 

8 Thou  hast  ® despised  mine  holy  things,  and  hast 
® profaned  my  sabbaths. 

9 In  thee  are  men  that  carry  tales  to  shed  blood  : 

and  in  thee  they  eat  upon  the  mountains  : in  the 

midst  of  thee  they  commit  lewdness. 

10  In  thee  have  they  i^  discovered  their  fathers’ 
nakedness  : in  thee  have  they  humbled  her  that  was 
1^  set  apart  for  pollution. 

11  And  one  hath  committed  abomination  i^  with  his 
neighbour’s  wife  ; and  another  ^ hath  lewdly  defiled  his 
daughter  in  law  ; and  another  in  thee  hath  humbled  his 
1®  sister,  his  father’s  daughter. 

12  In  thee  i'^  have  they  taken  gifts  to  shed  blood  ; 
1®  thou  hast  taken  usury  and  increase,  and  thou  hast 
greedily  gained  of  thy  neighbours  by  extortion,  and 
1^  hast  forgotten  me,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

13  ^ Behold,  therefore  I have  smitten  mine  hand 
at  thy  dishonest  gain  which  thou  hast  made,  and  at 
thy  blood  which  hath  been  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

14  ^1  Can  thine  heart  endure,  or  can  thine  hands  be 
strong,  in  the  days  that  I shall  deal  with  thee  ? I 
the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  and  will  do  it. 

15  And  I will  scatter  thee  among  the  heathen,  and 
disperse  thee  in  the  countries,  and  24  will  consume  thy 
filthiness  out  of  thee. 

16  And  thou  shalt  take  thine  inheritance  in  thyself  in 
the  sight  of  the  heathen,  and  25  thou  shalt  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

17  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  26  the  house  of  Israel  is  to  me  become 
dross  : all  they  are  brass,  and  tin,  and  iron,  and  lead,  in 
the  midst  of  the  furnace  ; they  are  even  the  dross  of 
silver. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  ye 
are  all  become  dross,  behold,  therefore  I will  gather 
you  into  the  midst  of  Jerusalem. 

20  As  they  gather  silver,  and  brass,  and  iron,  and 
lead,  and  tin,  into  the  midst  of  the  furnace,  to  blow  the 
fire  upon  it,  to  melt  it ; so  will  I gather  you  in  mine 
anger  and  in  my  fury,  and  I will  leave  you  there,  and 
melt  you. 

21  Yea,  I will  gather  you,  and  2^  blow  upon  you  in 
the  fire  of  my  wrath,  and  ye  shall  be  melted  in  the 
midst  thereof. 

22  As  silver  is  melted  in  the  midst  of  the  furnace, 

3 2 Kin.  21.  16.  8 ver.  26.  Lev.  18.  19.  & 20. 

* Dent.  28.  37.  1 » Lev.  19.  30.  ch.  18.  oh.  18.  6. 

Kin.  9.  7.  ch.  5.  14.  23.  38.  Lev.  18.  20.  & 20. 

Dan.  9.  16.  lo  Ex.  23.  1.  Lev.  10.  Dent.  22.  22.  Jer. 

8 Is.  1.  23.  Mic.  3.  19.  16.  6.  8.  ch.  18.  11. 

1,2,3.  Zeph.  3.  3.  ” ch.  18.  6,  11.  ’3  Lev.  18.  15.  «&  20. 

cDeut.  27.  16.  12  Lev.  18.  7,  8.  & 12. 

2 Ex.  22.  21,  22.  20.  11.  1 Cor.  6.  1. 


and  that  maketh  idols  against  herself  to  defile  her  ! 

4 Thou  art  become  guilty  in  thy  blood  that  thou  hast 
shed,  and  art  defiled  in  thine  idols  which  thou  hast 
made  ; and  thou  hast  caused  thy  days  to  draw  near, 
and  art  come  even  unto  thy  years  : therefore  have  I 
made  thee  a reproach  unto  the  nations,  and  a mock- 

5 ing  to  all  the  countries.  Those  that  be  near,  and 
those  that  be  far  from  thee,  shall  mock  thee,  thou 

6 ^infamous  one  and  full  of  tumult.  Behold,  the 
princes  of  Israel,  every  one  according  to  his  ^ power, 

7 have  been  in  thee  to  shed  blood.  In  thee  have  thej'' 
set  light  by  father  and  mother  ; in  the  midst  of  thee 
have  they  dealt  by  oppression  with  the  stranger  ; 
in  thee  have  they  wronged  the  fatherless  and  the 

8 widow.  Thou  hast  despised  mine  holy  things,  and 

9 hast  profaned  my  sabbaths.  Slanderous  men  have 
been  in  thee  to  shed  blood  : and  in  thee  they  have 
eaten  upon  the  mountains  : in  the  midst  of  thee  they 

10  have  committed  lewdness.  In  thee  have  they  dis- 
covered their  fathers’  nakedness  : in  thee  have  they 
humbled  her  tliat  was  unclean  in  her  separation. 

11  And  one  hath  committed  abomination  with  his 
neighbour’s  wife  ; and  another  hath  lewdly  defiled 
his  daughter  in  law  ; and  another  in  thee  hath 

12  humbled  his  sister,  his  father’s  daughter.  In  thee 
have  they  taken  bribes  to  shed  blood  ; thou  hast 
taken  usury  and  increase,  and  thou  hast  greedily 
gained  of  thy  neighbours  by  oppression,  and  hast 

13  forgotten  me,  saith  the  Lord  God.  Behold,  there- 
fore, I have  smitten  mine  hand  at  thy  dishonest  gain 
which  thou  hast  made,  and  at  thy  blood  which  hath 

14  been  in  the  midst  of  thee.  Can  thine  heart  endure, 
or  can  thine  hands  be  strong,  in  the  days  that  I 
shall  deal  with  thee  ? I the  Lord  have  spoken  it, 

15  and  will  do  it.  And  I will  scatter  thee  among  the 
nations,  and  disperse  thee  through  the  countries  ; 

16  and  1 will  consume  thy  filthiness  out  of  thee.  And 
thou  shalt  be  profaned  in  thyself,  in  the  sight  of  the 
nations  ; and  thou  shalt  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 


17  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  the  house  of  Israel  is  become  dross  unto 
me  : all  of  them  are  brass  and  tin  and  iron  and 
lead,  in  the  midst  of  the  furnace  ; they  are  the  dross 

19  of  silver.  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  ye  are  all  become  dross,  therefore  behold, 

20  I will  gather  you  into  the  midst  of  Jerusalem.  As 
they  gather  silver  and  brass  and  iron  and  lead  and 
tin  into  the  midst  of  the  furnace,  to  blow  the  fire 
upon  it,  to  melt  it  ; so  will  I gather  you  in  mine 
anger  and  in  my  fury,  and  I will  lay  you  there,  and 

21  melt  you.  Yea,  I will  gather  you,  and  blow  upon 
you  with  the  fire  of  my  wrath,  and  ye  shall  be  melted 

22  in  the  midst  thereof.  As  silver  is  melted  in  the 


1C  Lev.  18.  9.  & 20. 
17. 

11  Ex.  23.  8.  Deut. 
16.  19.  & 27.  25. 

18  Ex.  22.  25.  Lev. 
25.  36.  Deut.  23.  19. 
ch.  18.  13. 


19  Deut.  32. 18.  Jer. 
3.  21.  ch.  23.  35. 

20  ch.  21.  17. 

21  See  ch.  21.  7. 

22  ch.  17.  24. 

23  Deut.  4.  27.  & 28. 
25,  64.  ch.  12.  14,  15. 

24  ch.  23.  27,48. 


23  Ps.  9.16.  ch.6.7. 
2c  Is.  1.  22.  Jer.  6. 
28,  &c.  See  Ps.  119. 
119. 

27  ch.  22.  20,  21,  22. 
b Heb.  defied  oj 
name. 

c lleb.  arm. 


1160 


EZEKIEL,  XXIII. 


so  shall  ye  be  melted  in  the  midst  thereof  ; and  ye  shall 
know  that  I the  Lord  have  poured  out  my  fury  upon 
you. 

23  IT  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  say  unto  her.  Thou  art  the  land  that 
is  not  cleansed,  nor  rained  upon  in  the  day  of  indigna- 
tion. 

25  There  is  a conspiracy  of  her  prophets  in  the 
midst  thereof,  like  a roaring  lion  ravening  the  prey  ; 
they  have  devoured  souls  ; they  have  taken  the 
treasure  and  precious  things  ; they  have  made  her 
many  widows  in  the  midst  thereof. 

26  Her  priests  have  violated  my  law,  and  have 

profaned  mine  holy  things  : they  have  put  no  dif- 
ference between  the  holy  and  profane,  neither  have 
they  shewed  difference  between  the  unclean  and  the 
clean,  and  have  hid  their  eyes  from  my  sabbaths,  and 
I am  profaned  among  them. 

27  Her  princes  in  the  midst  thereof  are  like  wolves 
ravening  the  prey,  to  shed  blood,  and  to  destroy  souls, 
to  get  dishonest  gain. 

28  And  ®®her  prophets  have  daubed  them  with  un- 
tempered morter,  seeing  vanity,  and  divining  lies 
unto  them,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  when  the 
Lord  hath  not  spoken. 

29  The  people  of  the  land  have  used  oppression, 
and  exercised  robbery,  and  have  vexed  the  poor  and 
needy  : yea,  they  have  oppressed  the  stranger  wrong- 
fully. 

30  “^And  I sought  for  a man  among  them,  that 
should  make  up  the  hedge,  and  stand  in  the  gap 
before  me  for  the  land,  that  I should  not  destroy  it  : 
but  I found  none. 

31  Therefore  have  I poured  out  mine  indignation 
upon  them  ; I have  consumed  them  with  the  fire  of 
my  wrath  : their  own  way  have  I recompensed  upon 
their  heads,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  The  whoredoms  of  Aholnh  and.  Aholibnh.  22  Aholibah  is  to  be  jdaqued 
by  her  lovers.  36  The  prophet  reproveth  the  adulteries  of  them  both, 
45  and  sheweth  their  judgments. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  say- 
ing, 

2  Son  of  man,  there  were  ^ two  women,  the  daughters 
of  one  mother  : 

3  And  2 they  committed  whoredoms  in  Egypt  ; they 
committed  whoredoms  in  ® their  youth  : there  were 
their  breasts  pressed,  and  there  they  bruised  the  teats 
of  their  virginity. 

4  And  the  names  of  them  were  Aholah  the  elder,  and 
Aholibah  her  sister  : and  ^ they  were  mine,  and  they 
bare  sons  and  daughters.  Thus  were  their  names  ; 
Samaria  is  Aholah,  and  Jerusalem  Aholibah. 

5  And  Aholah  played  the  harlot  when  she  was  mine  ; 
and  she  doted  on  her  lovers,  on  ® the  Assyrians  her 
neighbours, 

6  Which  were  clothed  with  blue,  captains  and  rulers, 
all  of  them  desirable  young  men,  horsemen  riding  upon 
horses. 


28ver.  31.  ch.  20.8, 
33. 

29  Hos.  6.  9. 

80  Matt.  23.  14. 

31  Mic.  3.  11.  Zeph. 
3.  3,  4. 

32  Mai.  2.  8. 


83  Lev.  22.  2,  &c.  1 
Sam.  2.  29. 

3^  Lev,  10.  10.  Jer. 
15.  19.  ch.  44.  23. 

36  Is.  1.  23.  ch.  22. 
6.  Mic.  3.  2,  3,  9,  10, 
11.  Zeph.  3.  3. 


30  ch.  13.  10. 

32  ch.  13.  0,  7.  & 21. 
29. 

38  Jer.  5.  26,  27,  28. 
ch.  18.  12. 

39  Ex.  22.  21.  & 23. 


midst  of  the  furnace,  so  shall  ye  be  melted  in  the 
midst  thereof ; and  ye  shall  know  that  I the  Lord 
have  poured  out  my  fury  upon  you. 

23  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  say  unto  her.  Thou  art  a land  that  is  not 
cleansed,  nor  rained  upon  in  the  day  of  indignation. 

25  There  is  a conspiracy  of  her  prophets  in  the  midst 
thereof,  like  a roaring  lion  ravening  the  prey  : they 
have  devoured  souls  ; they  take  treasure  and  pre- 
cious things  ; they  have  made  her  widows  many  in 

26  the  midst  thereof.  Her  priests  have  done  violence 
to  my  law,  and  have  profaned  mine  holy  things  : 
they  have  put  no  difference  between  the  holy  and 
the  common,  neither  have  they  caused  men  to  dis- 
cern between  the  unclean  and  the  clean,  and  have 
hid  their  eyes  from  my  sabbaths,  and  I am  profaned 

27  among  them.  Her  princes  in  the  midst  thereof  are 
like  wolves  ravening  the  prey  ; to  shed  blood,  and 
to  destroy  souls,  that  they  may  get  dishonest  gain. 

28  And  her  prophets  have  daubed  for  them  with  un- 
tempered mortar,  seeing  vanity,  and  divining  lies 
unto  them,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  when 

29  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken.  The  people  of  tlie  land 
have  used  oppression,  and  exercised  robbery  ; yea, 
they  have  vexed  the  poor  and  needy,  and  have  op- 

30  pressed  the  stranger  wrongfully.  And  I sought  for 
a man  among  them,  that  should  make  up  the  fence, 
and  stand  in  the  gap  before  me  for  the  land,  that  I 

31  should  not  destroy  it  : but  I found  none.  There- 
fore have  I poured  out  mine  indignation  upon  them  ; 
I have  consumed  them  with  the  fire  of  my  wrath  : 
their  own  way  have  I brought  upon  their  heads,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 


23  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  saying, 

2 Son  of  man,  there  were  two  women,  the  daughters 

3 of  one  mother : and  they  committed  whoredoms  in 
Egypt  ; they  committed  whoredoms  in  their  youth  ; 
there  were  their  breasts  pressed,  and  there  they 

4 bruised  the  teats  of  their  virginity.  And  the  names 
of  them  were  Oholah  the  elder,  and  Oholibah  her 
sister  : and  they  became  mine,  and  they  bare  sons 
and  daughters.  And  as  for  their  names,  Samaria 

6 is  “ Oholah,  and  Jerusalem  ^ Oholibah.  And  Oholah 
played  the  harlot  ‘^when  she  was  mine;  and  she 
doted  on  her  lovers,  on  the  Assyrians  her  neighbours, 

6 which  were  clothed  with  blue,  governors  and  ^ rulers, 
all  of  them  desirable  young  men,  horsemen  riding 


9.  Lev.  19.  33.  ch. 

99  7 

40  jer.  6.  1. 

« ch.  13.  5. 

42  Ps.  106.  23. 

43  GO, 

44  ch.gTTo.  & 11. 21. 
& 16. 43. 


1 Jer.  3.  7,  8, 10.  ch. 
16.  46. 

2 Lev.  17.  7.  Josh. 
24.  14.  ch.  20.  8. 

3 ch.  16.  22. 

4 ch.  16.  8,  20. 

6 2 Kin.  15. 19.  & 16. 
7.  & 17.  3.  Hos.  8.  9. 


a That  is,  Her  tent, 
b That  is,  My  tent  is 
in  her. 

c See  Num.  6. 19,  20. 
d Or,  deputies.  See 
Jer.  61.  23,  &c. 


EZEKIEL,  XXIII. 


1161 


7 Thus  she  committed  her  whoredoms  with  them, 
with  all  them  that  were  the  chosen  men  of  Assyria,  and 
with  all  on  whom  she  doted  : with  all  their  idols  she 
defiled  herself. 

8 Neither  left  she  her  whoredoms  brought  ®from 
Egypt  : for  in  her  youth  they  lay  with  her,  and  they 
bruised  the  breasts  of  her  virginity,  and  poured  their 
whoredom  upon  her. 

9 Wherefore  I have  delivered  her  into  the  hand  of 
her  lovers,  into  the  hand  of  the  Assyrians,  upon  whom 
she  doted. 

10  These  ® discovered  her  nakedness  : they  took  her 
sons  and  her  daughters,  and  slew  her  with  the  sword  : 
and  she  became  famous  among  women  ; for  they  had 
executed  judgment  upon  her. 

11  And  ^ when  her  sister  Aholibah  saw  i/n's,  she 
was  more  corrupt  in  her  inordinate  love  than  she,  and 
in  her  whoredoms  more  than  her  sister  in  her  whore- 
doms. 

12  She  doted  upon  the  Assyrians  her  neighbours, 

captains  and  rulers  clothed  most  gorgeously,  horse- 
men riding  upon  horses,  all  of  them  desirable  young 
men. 

13  Then  I saw  that  she  was  defiled,  that  they  took 
both  one  way, 

14  And  that  she  increased  her  whoredoms  : for  when 
she  s.aw  men  pourtrayed  upon  the  wall,  the  images  of 
the  Chaldeans  pourtrayed  with  vermilion, 

15  Girded  with  girdles  upon  their  loins,  exceeding  in 
dyed  attire  upon  their  heads,  all  of  them  princes  to  look 
to,  after  the  manner  of  the  Babylonians  of  Chaldea,  the 
land  of  their  nativity  : 

16  And  as  soon  as  she  saw  them  with  her  eyes,  she 
doted  upon  them,  and  sent  messengers  unto  them  into 
Chaldea. 

17  And  the  Babylonians  came  to  her  into  the  bed  of 
love,  and  they  defiled  her  with  their  whoredom,  and  she 
was  polluted  with  them,  and  ^ her  mind  was  alienated 
from  them. 

18  So  she  discovered  her  whoredoms,  and  discovered 
her  nakedness  : then  my  mind  was  alienated  from 
her,  like  as  my  mind  was  alienated  from  her  sister. 

19  Yet  she  multiplied  her  whoredoms,  in  calling  to 
remembrance  the  days  of  her  youth,  i®  wherein  she  had 
played  the  harlot  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

20  For  she  doted  upon  their  paramours,  whose 
flesh  is  as  the  flesh  of  asses,  and  whose  issue  is  like  the 
issue  of  horses. 

21  Thus  thou  calledst  to  remembrance  the  lewdness 
of  thy  youth,  in  bruising  thy  teats  by  the  Egyptians  for 
the  paps  of  thy  youth. 

22  Therefore,  O Aholibah,  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ; 12  Behold,  I will  raise  up  thy  lovers  against  thee, 
from  whom  thy  mind  is  alienated,  and  I will  bring 
them  against  thee  on  every  side  ; 

23  The  Babylonians,  and  all  the  Chaldeans,  i^  Pekod, 
and  Shoa,  and  Koa,  and  all  the  Assyrians  with  them  : 
22  all  of  them  desirable  young  men,  captains  and  rulers, 
great  lords  and  renowned,  all  of  them  riding  upon 
horses. 

24  And  they  sliall  come  against  thee  with  chariots, 
wagons,  and  wheels,  and  with  an  assembly  of  people, 

« ver.  3.  10  ,Jer.  3.  11.  ch.  16.  i3  2 Kin.  24.  1.  ch. 

1 2 Kin.  17.  3, 4, 5, 6,  47,  61 . IG.  29. 

23.  & 18.  9,  10,  11.  11  2 Kin  16.  7, 10.  2 » ver.  22,  28. 

8 ch.  16.  37,  41.  Chr.  28.  lG-23.  ch.  IG.  i'  Jer.  6.  8. 

0 Jer.  3.  8.  28.  lo  ver.  3. 

12  ver.  6,  23.  n ch.  16.  26. 


7 upon  horses.  And  she  bestowed  her  whoredoms 
upon  them,  the  choicest  men  of  Assyria  all  of  them  : 
and  on  whomsoever  she  doted,  with  all  their  idols 

8 she  defiled  herself.  Neither  hath  she  left  her 
whoredoms  ® since  the  days  of  Egypt  ; for  in  her 
youth  they  lay  with  her,  and  they  bruised  the  teats 
of  her  virginity  : and  they  poured  out  their  whore- 

9 dom  upon  her.  Wherefore  I delivered  her  into  the 
hand  of  her  lovers,  into  the  hand  of  the  Assyrians, 

10  upon  whom  she  doted.  These  discovered  her  naked- 
ness : they  took  her  sons  and  her  daughters,  and 
her  they  slew  with  the  sword  : and  she  became  a 
•^byword  among  women  ; for  they  executed  judge- 

11  ments  upon  her.  And  her  sister  Oholibah  saw  this, 
yet  was  she  more  corrupt  in  her  doting  than  she, 
and  in  her  whoredoms  which  were  more  than  the 

12  whoredoms  of  her  sister.  She  doted  upon  the  As- 
syrians, governors  and  rulers,  her  neighbours,  clothed 
most  gorgeously,  horsemen  riding  upon  horses,  all 

13  of  them  desirable  young  men.  And  1 saw  that  she 

14  was  defiled  ; they  both  took  one  way.  ' And  she 
increased  her  whoredoms  ; for  she  saw  men  pour- 
trayed upon  the  wall,  the  images  of  the  Chaldeans 

15  pourtrayed  with  vermilion,  girded  with  girdles  upon 
their  loins,  exceeding  in  dyed  attire  upon  their 
heads,  all  of  them  princes  to  look  upon,  after  the 
likeness  of  the  Babylonians  in  Chaldea,  the  land  of 

16  their  nativity.  And  'as  soon  as  she  saw  them  she 
doted  upon  them,  and  sent  messengers  unto  them 

17  into  Chaldea.  And  the  Babylonians  came  to  her 
into  the  bed  of  love,  and  they  defiled  her  with  their 
whoredom,  and  she  was  polluted  with  them,  and  her 

18  soul  was  alienated  from  them.  So  she  discovered 
her  whoredoms,  and  discovered  her  nakedness  : then 
my  soul  was  alienated  from  her,  like  as  my  soul  w^as 

19  alienated  from  her  sister.  Yet  she  multiplied  her 
whoredoms,  remembering  the  days  of  her  youth, 
wherein  she  had  played  the  harlot  in  the  land  of 

20  Egypt.  And  she  doted  upon  their  paramours,  whose 
flesh  is  as  the  flesh  of  asses,  and  whose  issue  is  like 

21  the  issue  of  horses.  Thus  thou  calledst  to  remem- 
brance the  lewdness  of  thy  youth,  in  the  bruising  of 
thy  teats  by  the  Egyptians  for  the  breasts  of  thy 
youth. 


22  Therefore,  O Oholibah,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  . 
Behold,  I will  raise  up  thy  lovers  against  thee,  from 
whom  thy  soul  is  alienated,  and  I will  bring  them 

23  against  thee  on  every  side  ; the  Babylonians  and  all 
the  Chaldeans,  Pekod  and  Shoa  and  Koa,  and  all 
the  Assyrians  with  them  : desirable  young  men, 
governors  and  rulers  all  of  them,  princes  and  men 

24  of  renown,  all  of  them  riding  upon  horses.  And 
they  shall  come  against  thee  with  weapons,  chariots, 
and  ^ wagons,  and  with  an  assembly  of  peoples  ; 

28  ver.  28.  ch.  16.  fWeh.  name.  i Heb.  at  the  sight 

37.  f/  Or,  with  dyed  tur-  of  her  eyes. 

2®  Jer.  50.  21.  bans  j Or,  counsellors, 

20  ver.  12.  h Or,  the  land  of  Heb.  called, 

e Or,  brought  from  whose  iiativity  is  Chal~  k Or,  wheels. 

Kgypt.  dea. 


1162 


EZEKIEL,  XXIII. 


loJiich  shall  set  against  thee  buckler  and  shield  and 
helmet  round  about  : and  I will  set  judgment  before 
them,  and  they  shall  judge  thee  according  to  their 
judgments. 

25  And  I will  set  my  jealousy  against  thee,  and  they 
shall  deal  furiously  with  thee  : they  shall  take  away 
thy  nose  and  thine  ears  ; and  thy  remnant  shall  fall  by 
the  sword  : they  shall  take  thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  ; 
and  thy  residue  shall  be  devoured  by  the  fire. 

26  They  shall  also  strip  thee  out  of  thy  clothes, 
and  take  away  thy  fair  jewels. 

27  Thus  22  will  I make  thy  lewdness  to  cease  from 
thee,  and  23  thy  whoredom  brought  from  the  land  of 
Egypt  : so  that  thou  shalt  not  lift  up  thine  eyes  unto 
them,  nor  remember  Egypt  any  more. 

28  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I will 
deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of  them  2^  whom  thou  hatest, 
into  the  hand  of  them  2^  from  whom  thy  mind  is  alien- 
ated : 

29  And  they  shall  deal  with  thee  hatefully,  and  shall 
take  away  all  thy  labour,  and  2®  shall  leave  thee  naked 
and  bare  : and  the  nakedness  of  thy  whoredoms  shall 
be  discovered,  both  thy  lewdness  and  thy  whoredoms. 

30  I will  do  these  things  unto  thee,  because  thou  hast 
2^  gone  a whoring  after  the  heathen,  and  because  thou 
art  polluted  with  their  idols. 

31  Thou  hast  walked  in  the  way  of  thy  sister  ; there- 
fore will  I give  her  28  cup  into  thine  hand. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Thou  shalt  drink  of 
thy  sister’s  cup  deep  and  large  : 29  thou  shalt  be  laughed 
to  scorn  and  had  in  derision  ; it  containeth  much. 

33  Thou  shalt  be  filled  with  drunkenness  and  sorrow, 
with  the  cup  of  astonishment  and  desolation,  with  the 
cup  of  thy  sister  Samaria. 

31  Thou  shalt  ^‘^eveu  drink  it  and  suck  it  out,  and 
thou  shalt  break  the  sherds  thereof,  and  pluck  off  thine 
own  breasts  : for  I have  spoken  it^  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

35  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because 
thou  hast  forgotten  me,  and  ®2  cast  me  behind  thy 
back,  therefore  bear  thou  also  thy  lewdness  and  thy 
whoredoms. 

36  ^ The  Lord  said  moreover  unto  me  ; Son  of 
man,  wilt  thou  judge  Aholah  and  Aholibah  ? yea, 

declare  unto  them  their  abominations  ; 

37  That  they  have  committed  adultery,  and  blood 
is  in  their  hands,  and  with  their  idols  have  they  com- 
mitted adultery,  and  have  also  caused  their  sons, 
®®whom  they  bare  unto  me,  to  pass  for  them  through 
the  fire,  to  devour  them. 

38  Moreover  this  they  have  done  unto  me  : they  have 
defiled  my  sanctuary  in  the  same  day,  and  have  pro- 
faned my  sabbaths. 

39  For  when  they  had  slain  their  children  to  their 
idols,  then  they  came  the  same  day  into  my  sanctuary 
to  profane  it  ; and,  lo,  ^8  thus  have  they  done  in  the 
midst  of  mine  house. 

40  And  furthermore,  that  ye  have  sent  for  men  to 
come  from  far,  89  unto  whom  a messenger  toas  sent  ; 
and,  lo,  they  came  : for  whom  thou  didst  wash  thy- 
self, ^ipaintedst  thy  eyes,  and  deckedst  thyself  with 
ornaments, 

21  ch.  16.  39.  26  ver.  26.  ch.  16.  so  Ps.  75.  8.  Is.  51. 

22  ch.  16.  41.  & 22.  39.  17. 

15.  27  ch.  6.  9.  SI  Jer.  2.  32.  & 3.  21. 

23  ver.  3,  19.  28  jer.  25.  15,  &c.  & 13.  25.  ch.  22  12. 

2*  ch.  16.  37.  *0  ch.  22.  4,  5.  32  i Kin.  14.  9.  Neh. 

2B  ver.  17.  9.  26. 


they  shall  set  themselves  against  thee  with  buckler 
and  shield  and  helmet  round  about  : and  I will 
commit  the  judgement  unto  them,  and  they  shall 

25  judge  thee  according  to  their  judgements.  And  I 
will  set  my  jealousy  against  thee,  and  they  shall 
deal  with  thee  in  fury  ; they  shall  take  away  thy 
nose  and  thine  ears  ; and  thy  residue  shall  fall  by 
the  sword  : they  shall  take  thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters  ; and  thy  residue  shall  be  devoured  by 

26  the  fire.  They  shall  also  strip  thee  of  thy  clothes, 

27  and  take  away  thy  fair  jewels.  Thus  will  I make 
thy  lewdness  to  cease  from  thee,  and  thy  whoredom 
^ brought  from  the  land  of  Egypt  : so  that  thou  shalt 
not  lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  them,  nor  remember 

28  Egypt  any  more.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
Behold,  I will  deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of  them 
whom  thou  hatest,  into  the  hand  of  them  from  whom 

29  thy  soul  is  alienated  : and  they  shall  deal  with  thee 
in  hatred,  and  shall  take  away  all  thy  labour,  and 
shall  leave  thee  naked  and  bare  : and  the  nakedness 
of  thy  whoredoms  shall  be  discovered,  both  thy  lewd- 

30  ness  and  thy  whoredoms.  These  things  shall  be 
done  unto  thee,  for  that  thou  hast  gone  a whoring 
after  the  heathen,  and  because  thou  art  polluted 

31  with  their  idols.  Thou  hast  walked  in  the  way  of 
thy  sister  ; therefore  will  I give  her  cup  into  thine 

32  hand.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Thou  shalt  drink 
of  thy  sister’s  cup,  which  is  deep  and  large  : thou 
shalt  be  laughed  to  scorn  and  had  in  derision  ; it 

33  containeth  much.  Thou  shalt  be  filled  with  drunken- 
ness and  sorrow,  with  the  cup  of  astonishment  and 
desolation,  with  the  cup  of  thy  sister  Samaria. 

34  Thou  shalt  even  drink  it  and  drain  it  out,  and  thou 
shalt  gnaw  the  sherds  thereof,  and  shalt  tear  thy 
breasts  : for  I have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  Goi>. 

35  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Because  thou 
hast  forgotten  me,  and  cast  me  behind  thy  back, 
therefore  bear  thou  also  thy  lewdness  and  thy 
whoredoms. 


36  The  Lord  said  moreover  unto  me  : Son  of  man, 
wilt  thou  judge  Oholah  and  Oholibah  ? then  declare 

37  unto  them  their  abominations.  For  they  have  com- 
mitted adultery,  and  blood  is  in  their  hands,  and 
with  their  idols  have  they  committed  adultery  ; and 
they  have  also  ” caused  their  sons,  whom  they  bare 
unto  me,  to  pass  through  the  fire  unto  them  to  be  de- 

38  voured.  Moreover  this  they  have  done  unto  me  : 
they  have  defiled  my  sanctuary  in  the  same  day,  and 

39  have  profaned  my  sabbaths.  For  when  they  had 
slain  their  children  to  their  idols,  then  they  came 
the  same  day  into  my  sanctuary  to  profane  it  ; and, 
lo,  thus  have  they  done  in  the  midst  of  mine  house. 

40  And  furthermore  ye  have  sent  for  men  "that  come 
from  far  : unto  whom  a messenger  was  sent,  and, 
lo,  they  came  ; for  whom  thou  didst  wash  thyself, 
paintedst  thine  eyes,  and  deckedst  thyself  with  orna- 


33  ch.  20.  4.  & 22.  2. 

34  Is.  58.  1. 

35  ver.  45.  ch.  16. 
38 

33  ch.  16.  20,  21,  36, 
45.  & 20.  26,  31. 


87  ch.  22.  8. 

38  2 Kin.  21.  4. 

39  Is.  57.  9. 

40  Ruth  3.  3. 

41  2 Kin.  9.  30.  Jer. 
4.  30. 


I See  ver.  8. 
w Or,  too  much  to 
endure. 

n See  ch.  16.  20, 21. 
o Or,  to  come. 


EZEKIEL,  XXIV. 


1163 


41  And  satest  upon  a stately  bed,  and  a table  pre- 
pared before  it,  ^^^Jjereupon  thou  hast  set  mine  in- 
cense and  mine  oil. 

42  And  a voice  of  a multitude  being  at  ease  was 
with  her  : and  with  the  men  of  the  common  sort  were 
brought  Sabeans  from  the  wilderness,  which  put  brace- 
lets upon  their  hands,  and  beautiful  crowns  upon  their 
heads. 

43  Then  said  I unto  her  that  was  old  in  adulteries. 
Will  they  now  commit  whoredoms  with  her,  and  she 
with  them  f 

44  Yet  they  went  in  unto  her,  as  they  go  in  unto  a 
woman  that  playeth  the  harlot  : so  went  they  in  unto 
Aholah  and  unto  Aholibah,  the  lewd  women. 

45  ^ And  the  righteous  men,  they  shall  judge 
them  after  the  manner  of  adulteresses,  and  after  the 
manner  of  women  that  shed  blood  ; because  they  are 
adulteresses,  and  blood  is  in  their  hands. 

46  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; I will  bring  up 
a company  upon  them,  and  will  give  them  to  be  re- 
moved and  spoiled. 

47  And  the  company  shall  stone  them  with  stones, 
and  dispatch  them  with  their  swords  ; they  shall  slay 
their  sons  and  their  daughters,  and  burn  up  their 
houses  with  fire. 

48  Thus  will  I cause  lewd  ness  to  cease  out  of  the 
land,  that  all  women  may  be  taught  not  to  do  after 
your  lewdness. 

49  And  they  shall  recompense  your  lewdness  upon 
you,  and  ye  shall  bear  the  sins  of  your  idols  : and 
ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 Vhdei'  the  parable  of  a boiling  poU  6 is  shewed  the  irrevocable  de- 
struction of  Jerusalem.  15  By  the  sign  of  Ezekiel  not  mourning  for 
the  death  of  his  wife^  19  is  shewed  the  calamity  of  the  Jews  to  be  be- 
yond all  so7-row. 

Again  in  the  ninth  year,  in  the  tenth  month,  in 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  write  thee  the  name  of  the  day,  even 
of  this  same  day : the  king  of  Babylon  set  himself 
against  Jerusalem  ^ this  same  day. 

3  ^ And  utter  a parable  unto  the  rebellious  house,  and 
say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ^ Set  on  a 
pot,  set  it  on,  and  also  pour  water  into  it  : 

4  Gather  the  pieces  thereof  into  it,  even  every  good 
piece,  the  thigh,  and  the  shoulder  ; fill  it  with  the  choice 
bones. 

5  Take  the  choice  of  the  flock,  and  burn  also  the 
bones  under  it,  and  make  it  boil  well,  and  let  them 
seethe  the  bones  of  it  therein. 

6  ^ Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Woe  to 
* the  bloody  city,  to  the  pot  whose  scum  is  therein,  and 
whose  scum  is  not  gone  out  of  it  I bring  it  out  piece  by 
piece  ; let  no  ^ lot  fall  upon  it. 

7  For  her  blood  is  in  the  midst  of  her  ; she  set  it 
upon  the  top  of  a rock  ; ® she  poured  it  not  upon  the 
ground,  to  cover  it  with  dust ; 

8  That  it  might  cause  fury  to  come  up  to  take  ven- 
geance ; I have  set  her  blood  upon  the  top  of  a rock, 
that  it  should  not  be  covered. 

« Esth.  1.  G.  Is.  57.  “o  ch.  IG.  40.  go  Deut.  13.  11.  2 

7.  Amos  2.  8.  & G.  4.  ■*<  ch.  IG.  40.  Pet.  2.  G. 

« Pio.  7.  17.  ch.  IG.  48  2 Chr.  3G.  17,  19.  si  ver.  35. 

18,  19.  Hos.  2.  8.  ch.  24.  21.  62  di.  20.  38,  42,  44. 

« ch.  IG.  38.  ■‘u  ver.  27.  ch.  22.  & 26.  6. 

4G  ver.  37.  15.  ’ 2 Kin.  2.5.  1.  Jer. 

39.  1.  & 62.  4. 


41  ments  ; and  satest  upon  a stately  bed,  with  a table 
prepared  before  it,  whereupon  thou  didst  set  mine 

42  incense  and  mine  oil.  And  the  voice  of  a multitude 
being  at  ease  was  with  her  : and  with  men  of  the 
common  sort  were  brought  drunkards  from  the  wil- 
derness ; and  they  put  bracelets  upon  the  hands  of 
them  twain,  and  beautiful  crowns  upon  their  heads. 

43  Then  said  I v of  her  that  was  old  in  adulteries.  Now 
will  they  commit  « whoredoms  with  her,  ’’  and  she 

44  with  them.  And  they  went  in  unto  her,  as  they  go  in 
unto  an  harlot  : so  went  they  in  unto  Oholah  and  unto 

45  Oholibah,  the  lewd  women.  And  righteous  men, 
they  shall  judge  them  with  the  judgement  of  adulter- 
esses, and  with  the  judgement  of  women  that  shed 
blood  ; because  they  are  advilteresses,  and  blood  is 

46  in  their  hands.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : I 
will  bring  up  an  assembly  against  them,  and  will 

47  give  them  to  be  tossed  to  and  fro  and  spoiled.  And 
the  assembly  shall  stone  them  with  stones,  and  de- 
spatch them  wjth  their  swords  ; they  shall  slay  their 
sons  and  their  daughters,  and  burn  up  their  houses 

48  with  fire.  Thus  will  I cause  lewdness  to  cease  out 
of  the  land,  that  all  women  may  be  taught  not  to  do 

49  after  your  lewdness.  And  they  shall  recompense 
your  lewdness  upon  you,  and  ye  shall  bear  the  sins 
of  your  idols  : and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord 
God. 


24  Again,  in  the  ninth  year,  in  the  tenth  month,  in 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  the  word  of  the  Lord 

2 came  unto  me,  saying.  Son  of  man,  write  thee  the 
name  of  the  day,  even  of  this  selfsame  day  : the 
king  of  Babylon  " drew  close  unto  Jerusalem  this 

3 selfsame  day.  And  utter  a parable  unto  the  rebel- 
lious house,  and  say  xnito  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Set  on  the  caldron,  set  it  on,  and  also  pour 

4 water  into  it  : gather  the  pieces  thereof  into  it, 
even  every  good  piece,  the  thigh,  and  the  shoul- 

5 der  ; fill  it  with  the  choice  bones.  Take  the  choice 
of  the  flock,  and  pile  also  the  bones  under  it  : make 
it  boil  well  ; yea,  let  the  bones  thereof  be  seethed 
in  the  midst  of  it. 

6 Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  GoD  : Woe  to  the 
bloody  city,  to  the  caldron  whose  ^ rust  is  therein, 
and  whose  **  rust  is  not  gone  out  of  it  1 bring  it  out 

7 piece  by  piece  ; no  lot  is  fallen  upon  it.  For  her 
blood  is  in  the  midst  of  her;  she  set  it  upon  the 
bare  rock  ; she  poured  it  not  upon  the  ground,  to 

8 cover  it  with  dust  ; that  it  might  cause  fury  to  come 
up  to  take  vengeance,  I have  set  her  blood  upon  the 

9 bare  rock,  that  it  should  not  be  covered.  Therefore 


2 ch.  17.  12.  Joel  3.  3.  Obad.  11.  will  commit  adulteries. 

3 See  Jer.  1. 13.  ch.  Nah.  3.  10.  ^ Heb.  her  whore- 

11.  3.  6 Lev.  17.  13.  Deut.  doms. 

* ver.  9.  ch.  22.  3.  12.  IG,  24.  r Or,  even  with  her. 

& 23.  37.  ^ Matt.  7.  2.  a Heb.  leaned  upon. 

6 See  2 Sain.  8.  2.  p Or,  She  that  is  old  b Or,  scum. 


1164 


EZEKIEL,  XXIV. 


9 Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ® Woe  to  the 
bloody  city  ! I will  even  make  the  pile  for  fire  great. 

10  Heap  on  wood,  kindle  the  fire,  consume  the  flesh, 
and  spice  it  well,  and  let  the  bones  be  burned. 

11  Then  set  it  empty  upon  the  coals  thereof,  that  the 
brass  of  it  may  be  hot,  and  may  burn,  and  that  ® the 
filthiness  of  it  may  be  molten  in  it,  that  the  scum  of  it 
may  be  consumed. 

12  She  hath  wearied  herself  with  lies,  and  her  great 
scum  went  not  forth  out  of  her  : her  scum  shall  be  in 
the  fire. 

13  In  thy  filthiness  is  lewdness  : because  I have 
purged  thee,  and  thou  wast  not  purged,  thou  shalt  not 
be  purged  from  thy  filthiness  any  more,  till  I have 
caused  my  fury  to  rest  upon  thee. 

14  I the  Lord  have  spoken  it : it  shall  come  to 
pass,  and  I will  do  it ; I will  not  go  back,  neither  will 
I spare,  neither  will  I repent  ; according  to  thy  ways, 
and  according  to  thy  doings,  shall  they  judge  thee,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

15  ^ Also  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 
ing, 

16  Son  of  man,  behold,  I take  away  from  thee  the 
desire  of  thine  eyes  with  a stroke  : yet  neither  shalt 
thou  mourn  nor  weep,  neither  shall  thy  tears  run  down. 

17  Forbear  to  cry,  make  no  mourning  for  the  dead, 

bind  the  tire  of  thine  head  upon  thee,  and  put  on 

thy  shoes  upon  thy  feet,  and  cover  not  th^  lips,  and 
eat  not  the  bread  of  men. 

18  So  I spake  unto  the  people  in  the  morning  : and 
at  even  my  wife  died  ; and  I did  in  the  morning  as  I 
was  commanded. 

19  ^ And  the  people  said  unto  me,  Wilt  thou  not 
tell  us  what  these  things  are  to  us,  that  thou  doest  so  ? 

20  Then  I answered  them.  The  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ; Behold,  I will  profane  my  sanctuary,  the 
excellency  of  your  strength,  the  desire  of  your  eyes, 
and  that  which  your  soul  pitieth  ; and  your  sons  and 
your  daughters  whom  ye  have  left  shall  fall  by  the 
sword. 

22  And  ye  shall  do  as  I have  done  : ye  shall  not 
cover  your  lips,  nor  eat  the  bread  of  men. 

23  And  your  tires  shall  he  vipon  your  heads,  and  your 
shoes  upon  your  feet  : ye  shall  not  mourn  nor  weep  ; 
but  ^®ye  shall  pine  away  for  your  iniquities,  and  mourn 
one  toward  another. 

24  Thus  Ezekiel  is  unto  you  a sign  : according  to 
all  that  he  hath  done  shall  ye  do  : 26  and  when  this 
cometh,  26  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  God. 

25  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  shall  it  not  be  in  the  day 
when  I take  from  them  27  their  strength,  the  joy  of 
their  glory,  the  desire  of  their  eyes,  and  that  where- 
upon they  set  their  minds,  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters, 

26  That  28  he  that  escapeth  in  that  day  shall  come 
unto  thee,  to  cause  thee  to  hear  it  with  thine  ears  ? 

27  29  In  that  day  shall  thy  mouth  be  opened  to  him 
which  is  escaped,  and  thou  shalt  speak,  and  be  no  more 

8 ver.  6.  Nah.  3.  1.  n See  Lev.  10.  6.  & 20  ch.  23.  47. 

Hab.  2.  12.  21.  10.  21  ver.  17.  Jer.  16. 

9 ch.  22.  15.  15  2 Sam.  15.  30.  6,  7. 

10  ch.  5.  13.  & 8.  18.  16  Mic.  3.  7.  22  job  27. 15.  Ps.  78. 

&16.  42.  17  ch.  12.  9.  & 37.  64. 

“ 1 Sam.  15.  29.  18.  2.3  Lev.  26. 39.  ch.  33. 

12  ch.  5.  11.  18  Jer.  7.  14.  ch.  7.  10. 

w Jer.  16.  5,  6,  7.  20,  21,  22.  Is.  20.  3.  ch.  4.  3. 

16  Ps.  27.  4.  & 12.  C,  11. 


thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Woe  to  the  bloody  city  I 

10  I also  will  make  the  pile  great.  Heap  on  the  wood, 
make  the  fire  hot,  boil  well  the  flesh,  and  make  thick 

11  the  broth,  and  let  the  bones  be  burned.  Then  set  it 
empty  upon  the  coals  thereof,  that  it  may  be  hot, 
and  the  brass  thereof  may  burn,  and  that  the  filthi- 
ness of  it  may  be  molten  in  it,  that  the  rust  of  it 

12  may  be  consumed.  She  hath  wearied  ^ herself  with 
toil  : yet  her  great  rust  goeth  not  forth  out  of  her  ; 

13  her  rust  ^ goeth  not  forth  by  fire.  ^In  thy  filthiness 
is  lewdness  : because  I have  purged  thee  and  thou 
wast  not  purged,  thou  shalt  not  be  purged  from  thy 
filthiness  any  more,  till  I have  satisfied  my  fury 

14  ^ upon  thee.  I the  Lord  have  spoken  it  : it  shall 
come  to  pass,  and  I will  do  it  ; I will  not  go  back, 
neither  will  I spare,  neither  will  1 repent  ; accord- 
ing to  thy  ways,  and  according  to  thy  doings,  shall 
they  judge  thee,  saith  the  Lord  GOD. 

15  Also  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

16  ing.  Son  of  man,  behold,  I take  away  from  thee 
the  desire  of  thine  eyes  with  a stroke  : yet  neither 
shalt  thou  mourn  nor  weep,  neither  shall  thy  tears 

17  run  down.  Sigh,  *but  not  aloud  ; make  no  mourn- 
ing for  the  dead,  bind  thy  headtire  upon  thee,  and 
put  thy  shoes  upon  thy  feet,  and  cover  not  thy  lips, 

18  and  ’ eat  not  the  bread  of  men.  So  I spake  unto 
the  people  in  the  morning ; and  at  even  my  wife 
died  : and  I did  in  the  morning  as  I was  commanded. 

19  And  the  people  said  unto  me.  Wilt  thou  not  tell  us 
what  these  things  are  to  us,  that  thou  doest  so? 

20  Then  I said  unto  them.  The  word  of  the  Lord  came 

21  unto  me,  saying.  Speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  tlie  Lord  God  : Behold,  I will  profane 
my  sanctuary,  the  pride  of  your  power,  the  desire 
of  your  eyes,  and  that  which  your  soul  pitieth  ; 
and  your  sons  and  your  daughters  whom  ye  have 

22  left  behind  shall  fall  by  the  sword.  And  ye  shall  do 
as  I have  done  : ye  shall  not  cover  your  lips,  nor 

23  eat  the  bread  of  men.  And  your  tires  shall  be  upon 
your  heads,  and  your  shoes  upon  j^our  feet  : ye  shall 
not  mourn  nor  weep  ; but  ye  shall  pine  away  in  your 

24  iniquities,  and  moan  one  toward  another.  Thus  shall 
Ezekiel  be  unto  you  a sign  ; according  to  all  that 
he  hath  done  shall  ye  do  : when  this  cometh,  then 
shall  ye  know  that  I am  the  Lord  God. 


25  And  thou,  son  of  man,  shall  it  not  be  in  the  day 
when  I take  from  them  their  ^ strength,  the  joy  of 
their  ^ glory,  the  desire  of  their  eyes,  and  that 
whereupon  they  set  their  heart,  their  sons  and  their 

26  daughters,  that  in  that  day  he  that  escapeth  shall 
come  unto  thee,  to  cause  thee  to  hear  it  with  thine 

27  ears  ? In  that  day  shall  thy  mouth  be  opened  ” to 
him  which  is  escaped,  and  thou  shalt  speak,  and  be 

25  Jer.  17.  15.  John  c Or,  For  thy  filthy  j Heb.  the  pity  of 

13.  19.  & 14.  29.  lewdness.  your  soul. 

26  ch.  6.  7.  & 25.  5.  / Heb.  brought  to  k Or,  strong  hold. 

27  ver.  21.  rest.  1 Or,  beauty. 

28  ch.  33.  21,  22.  g Or,  toward.  m Heb.  the  lifting 

26  cb.  3.  26,27.  »!fc29.  ti  Heb.  b«  silent.  up  of  their  soul. 

21.  & 33.  22.  i See  Jer.  16.  6-7.  n Or,  together  with. 

c Or,  me.  Hos.  9.  4. 

d Or,  is  in  the  fire. 


EZEKIEL,  XXV.  1165 


dumb  : and  thou  slialt  be  a sign  unto  them  ; and  they 
shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Ood^s  vengeance^  for  their  insolency  against  the  Jetvs,  upon  the  Am- 
monites; 8 upon  Moab  and  Seir;  12  upon  Edom,  15  and  upon  the 
Philistines, 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  saying, 
2 Son  of  man,  ^set  thy  face  ^against  the  Am- 
monites, and  prophesy  against  them  ; 

3  And  say  unto  the  Ammonites,  Hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord  God  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ^ Because 
thou  saidst.  Aha,  against  my  sanctuary,  when  it  was 
profaned  ; and  against  the  land  of  Israel,  when  it  was 
desolate  ; and  against  the  house  of  Judah,  when  they 
went  into  captivity  ; 

4  Behold,  therefore  I will  deliver  thee  to  the  men  of 
the  east  for  a possession,  and  they  shall  set  their  pal- 
aces ill  thee,  and  make  their  dwellings  in  thee  : they 
shall  eat  thy  fruit,  and  they  shall  drink  thy  milk. 

5  And  I will  make  ^ Kabbah  ® a stable  for  camels, 
and  the  Ammonites  a couching  place  for  flocks  : ®and 
ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  thou  hast 
clapped  thine  hands,  and  stamped  with  the  feet,  and 
® rejoiced  in  heart  with  all  thy  despite  against  the  land 
of  Israel  ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I will  ® stretch  out  mine  hand 
upon  thee,  and  will  deliver  thee  for  a spoil  to  the  hea- 
then ; and  I will  cut  thee  off  from  the  people,  and  I 
will  cause  thee  to  perish  out  of  the  countries  : I will 
destroy  thee  ; and  thou  shalt  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

8  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  that  Moab 
and  Seir  do  say.  Behold,  the  house  of  J udah  is  like 
unto  all  the  heathen  ; 

9  Therefore,  behold,  I will  open  the  side  of  Moab 
from  the  cities,  from  his  cities  which  are  on  his  frontiers, 
the  glory  of  the  country,  Beth-jeshimoth,  Baal-meon, 
and  Kiriathaim, 

10  Unto  the  men  of  the  east  with  the  Ammonites, 
and  will  give  them  in  possession,  that  the  Ammonites 
may  not  be  remembered  among  the  nations. 

11  And  I will  execute  judgments  upon  Moab  ; and 
they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

12  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  that 
Edom  hath  dealt  against  the  house  of  Judah  by  taking 
vengeance,  and  hath  greatly  offended,  and  revenged 
himself  upon  them  ; 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; I will  also 
stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  Edom,  and  will  cut  off  man 
and  beast  from  it  ; and  I will  make  it  desolate  from 
Teman  ; and  they  of  Dedan  shall  fall  by  the  sword. 

14  And  13 1 will  lay  my  vengeance  upon  Edom  by 
the  hand  of  my  people  Israel  : and  they  shall  do  in 
Edom  according  to  mine  anger  and  according  to  my 
fury ; and  they  shall  know  my  vengeance,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

15  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; i®  Because  n the 
Philistines  have  dealt  by  revenge,  and  have  taken  ven- 
geance with  a despiteful  heart,  to  destroy  it  for  the  old 
hatred  ; 

30  ver.  24.  ■»  ch.  21.  20.  « ch.  3G.  6.  Zepli.  2. 

1 ch.  6.  2.  & 35.  2.  6 Is.  17.  2.  «&;  32.  14.  8,10. 

2  Jer.  49.  1,  &c.  ch.  Zeph.  2.  14,  15.  o ch.  35.  3. 

21.  28.  Amos  1.  13.  o ch.  24.  24.  & 26.  6.  lo  I3.  15^  & ig.  Jer. 

Zeph.  2.  9.  & 35.  9.  48.  1,  &c.  Amos  2.  1. 

3  Pro.  17.  5.  ch.  7 Job  27.  23.  Lara.  ” ch.  35.  2,  6,  12. 

26.  2.  2.  15.  Zeph.  2.  16.  « ver.  4. 


no  more  dumb  : so  shalt  thou  be  a sign  unto  them  ; 
and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 


25  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

2 ing.  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  the  children  of 

3 Ammon,  and  prophesy  « against  them  : and  say  unto 
the  children  of  Ammon,  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Because  thou 
saidst,  Aha,  against  my  sanctuary,  when  it  was  pro- 
faned ; and  against  the  land  of  Israel,  when  it  was 
made  desolate  ; and  against  the  house  of  Judah, 

4 when  they  went  into  captivity  : therefore  behold,  I 
will  deliver  thee  to  the  children  of  the  east  for  a 
possession,  and  they  shall  set  their  encampments  in 
thee,  and  make  their  dwellings  in  thee  ; they  shall 

5 eat  thy  fruit,  and  they  shall  drink  thy  milk.  And  I 
will  make  Rabbah  a stable  for  camels,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  a couching  place  for  flocks  : and  ye 

6 shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord.  For  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : Because  thou  hast  clapped  thine  hands, 
and  stamped  with  the  feet,  and  rejoiced  with  all  the 

7 despite  of  thy  soul  against  the  land  of  Israel  ; there- 
fore behold,  I have  stretched  out  mine  hand  upon 
thee,  and  will  deliver  thee  for  a spoil  to  the  nations  ; 
and  I will  cut  thee  off  from  the  peoples,  and  I will 
cause  thee  to  perish  out  of  the  countries  : I will 
destroy  thee  : and  thou  shalt  know  that  I am  the 
Lord. 

8 Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Because  that  Moab 
and  Seir  do  say.  Behold,  the  house  of  Judah  is  like 

9 unto  all  the  nations  ; therefore  behold,  I will  open 
the  side  of  Moab  from  the  cities,  from  his  cities 
which  are  ^ on  his  frontiers,  the  glory  of  the  coun- 
try, Beth-jeshimoth,  Baal-meon,  and  Kiriathaim, 

10  '^unto  the  children  of  the  east,  to  go  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  I will  give  them  for  a posses- 
sion, that  the  children  of  Ammon  may  not  be  re- 

11  membered  among  the  nations  : and  I will  execute 
judgements  upon  Moab  ; and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Because  that  Edom 
hath  dealt  against  the  house  of  Judah  by  taking  ven- 
geance, and  hath  greatly  offended,  and  revenged 

13  himself  upon  them  ; therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I will  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  Edom,  and 
will  cut  off  man  and  beast  from  it : and  I will  make 
it  desolate  from  Teman  ; even  unto  Dedan  shall  they 

14  fall  by  the  sword.  And  I will  lay  my  vengeance 
upon  Edom  by  the  hand  of  my  people  Israel  ; and 
they  shall  do  in  Edom  according  to  mine  anger  and 
according  to  my  fury  : and  they  shall  know  my 
vengeance,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Because  the  Philis- 
tines have  dealt  by  revenge,  and  have  taken  ven- 
geance with  despite  of  soul  to  destroy  it  with  per- 


13  ch.  21.  32.  ’3  See  Is.  11. 14.  Jer.  a Or,  concerning. 

2 Chr.  28.  17.  Ps.  49.  2.  b Or,  in  every  quar- 

137.  7.  Jer.  49.  7,  8,  Jer.  25.  20.  & 47.  ter. 

&c.  ch.  35.  2,  &c.  1,  &c.  Joel  3.  4,  «&.c.  c Or,  together  with 
Amos  1.  11.  Obad.  10,  Amos  1.  6.  the  children  of  Am- 

&c.  2 Chr.  28.  18.  mon.  unto  the  children 

of  the  east. 


1166 


EZEKIEL,  XXVI. 


16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I 
will  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  the  Philistines,  and  I 
will  cut  otf  the  Cherethims,  and  destroy  the  rem- 
nant of  the  sea  coast. 

17  And  I will  execute  great  vengeance  upon  them 
with  furious  rebukes  ; ^^and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I shall  lay  my  vengeance  upon 
them. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1 Tyrnsyfor  insulting  against  Jerusalem^  is  threatened.  7 The  power 
of  Nebuchadrezzar  against  her.  15  The  mourning  and  astonishment 
of  the  sea  at  her  fail. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the 
first  day  of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  ^ because  that  Tyrus  hath  said  against 
Jerusalem,  ^ Aha,  she  is  broken  that  was  the  gates  of  the 
people  : she  is  turned  unto  me  : I shall  be  replenished, 
now  she  is  laid  waste  : 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I am 
against  thee,  O Tyrus,  and  will  cause  many  nations  to 
come  up  against  thee,  as  the  sea  causeth  his  waves  to 
come  up. 

4  And  they  shall  destroy  the  walls  of  Tyrus,  and 
break  down  her  towers  : I will  also  scrape  her  dust 
from  her,  and  * make  her  like  the  top  of  a rock. 

5  It  shall  be  a place  for  the  spreading  of  nets  ^ in  the 
midst  of  the  sea  : for  I have  spoken  if  saith  the  Lord 
God  : and  it  shall  become  a spoil  to  the  nations. 

6  And  her  daughters  which  are  in  the  field  shall  be 
slain  by  the  sword  ; ® and  they  shall  know  that  I am 
the  Lord. 

7  ^ For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I will 
bring  upon  Tyrus  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  ® a 
king  of  kings,  from  the  north,  with  horses,  and  with 
chariots,  and  with  horsemen,  and  companies,  and  much 
people. 

8  He  shall  slay  with  the  sword  thy  daughters  in  the 
field  : and  he  shall  make  a fort  against  thee,  and  cast 
a mount  against  thee,  and  lift  up  the  buckler  against 
thee. 

9  And  he  shall  set  engines  of  war  against  thy  walls, 
and  with  his  axes  he  shall  break  down  thy  towers. 

10  By  reason  of  the  abundance  of  his  horses  their 
dust  shall  cover  thee  : thy  walls  shall  shake  at  the  noise 
of  the  horsemen,  and  of  the  wheels,  and  of  the  chariots, 
when  he  shall  enter  into  thy  gates,  as  men  enter  into  a 
city  wherein  is  made  a breach. 

11  With  the  hoofs  of  his  horses  shall  he  tread  down 
all  thy  streets  : he  shall  slay  thy  people  by  the  sword, 
and  thy  strong  garrisons  shall  go  down  to  the  ground. 

12  And  they  shall  make  a spoil  of  thy  riches,  and 
make  a prey  of  thy  merchandise  : and  they  shall  break 
down  thy  walls,  and  destroy  thy  pleasant  houses  : and 
they  shall  lay  thy  stones  and  thy  timber  and  thy  dust  in 
the  midst  of  the  water. 

13  * And  I will  cause  the  noise  of  ® thy  songs  to  cease ; 
and  the  sound  of  thy  harps  shall  be  no  more  heard. 

14  And  I will  make  thee  like  the  top  of  a rock  : 
thou  shalt  be  a place  to  spread  nets  upon  ; thou  shalt  be 
built  no  more  : for  I the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

18  Zeph.  2.  4,  &c.  22  Ps.  9.  16.  = ch.  25.  3.  & 36.  2. 

10  1 Sam.  30.  14.  i Is.  23.  Jer.  2.5.  22.  » ver.  14. 

20  Jer.  47.  4.  & 47.  4.  Amos  1.  9.  « ch.  27.  32. 

21  ch.  6.  15.  Zsch.  9.  2.  « ch.  25.  5. 


16  petual  enmity  ; therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I will  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  the  Phi- 
listines, and  I will  cut  off  the  Cherethites,  and 

17  destroy  the  remnant  of  the  sea  coast.  And  I will 
execute  great  vengeance  upon  them  with  furious 
rebukes  ; and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord, 
when  I shall  lay  my  vengeance  upon  them. 


26  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the 
first  day  of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 

2 came  unto  me,  saying.  Son  of  man,  because  that 
Tyre  hath  said  against  Jerusalem,  Aha,  she  is 
broken  that  was  the  gate  of  the  peoples  ; she  is 
turned  unto  me  : I shall  be  replenished,  now  that 

3 she  is  laid  waste  : therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  : Behold,  I am  against  thee,  O Tyre,  and  will 
cause  many  nations  to  come  up  against  thee,  as  the 

4 sea  causeth  his  waves  to  come  up.  And  they  shall 
destroy  the  walls  of  Tyre,  and  break  down  her 
towers  : I will  also  scrape  her  dust  from  her,  and 

6  make  her  a bare  rock.  She  shall  be  a place  for  the 
spreading  of  nets  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  ; for  I 
have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God  : and  she  shall 

6 become  a spoil  to  the  nations.  And  her  daughters 
which  are  in  the  field  shall  be  slain  with  the  sword  : 

7 and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord.  For 
thus  saith  the  Lord  GoD  : Behold,  I will  bring  upon 
Tyre  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  king  of 
kings,  from  the  north,  with  horses,  and  with  cha- 
riots, and  with  horsemen,  and  a company,  and  much 

8 people.  He  shall  slay  with  the  sword  thy  daugh- 
ters in  the  field  : and  he  shall  make  forts  against 
thee,  and  cast  up  a mount  against  thee,  and  raise  up 

9 the  buckler  against  thee.  And  he  shall  set  his  bat- 
tering engines  against  thy  walls,  and  with  his  “ axes 

10  he  shall  break  down  thy  towers.  By  reason  of  the 
abundance  of  his  horses  their  dust  shall  cover  thee  : 
thy  walls  shall  shake  at  the  noise  of  the  horsemen, 
and  of  the  ^ wagons,  and  of  the  chariots,  when  he 
shall  enter  into  thy  gates,  as  men  enter  into  a city 

11  wherein  is  made  a breach.  With  the  hoofs  of  his 
horses  shall  he  tread  down  all  thy  streets  : he  shall 
slay  thy  people  with  the  sword,  and  the  pillars  of 

12  thy  strength  shall  go  down  to  the  ground.  And 
they  shall  make  a spoil  of  thy  riches,  and  make  a 
prey  of  thy  merchandise  : and  they  shall  break 
down  thy  walls,  and  destroy  thy  pleasant  houses  : 
and  they  shall  lay  thy  stones  and  thy  timber  and 

13  thy  dust  in  the  midst  of  the  waters.  And  I will 
cause  the  noise  of  thy  songs  to  cease  ; and  the  sound 

14  of  thy  harps  shall  be  no  more  heard.  And  I will 
make  thee  a bare  rock  : thou  shalt  be  a place 
for  the  spreading  of  nets  ; thou  shalt  be  built  no 
more  : for  I the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 


e Ezra?.  12.  Dan.  2.  Jer.  7.  34.  & 16.  9.  & 
37.  25.  10. 

7 ch.  21.  22.  3 Is.  23.  16.  ch.  28. 

8 Is.  14.  11.  & 24.  8.  13.  Rev.  18.  22. 


16  ver.  4,  5. 
a II eb.  swords, 
b Or,  wheels, 
c Or,  obelisks. 


116T 


EZEKIEL,  XXVII. 


15  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to  Tyrus  ; Shall  not 
the  isles  shake  at  the  sound  of  thy  fall,  when  the 
wounded  cry>  when  the  slaughter  is  made  in  the  midst 
of  thee  ? 

16  Then  all  the  prinees  of  the  sea  shall  income 
down  from  their  thrones,  and  lay  away  their  robes,  and 
put  off  their  broidered  garments  : they  shall  clothe 
themselves  with  trembling  ; they  shall  sit  upon  the 
ground,  and  shall  tremble  at  every  moment,  and  be 
astonished  at  thee. 

17  And  they  shall  take  up  a lamentation  for  thee, 
and  say  to  thee.  How  art  thou  destroyed,  that  wast  in- 
habited of  seafaring  men,  the  renowned  city,  which  wast 
18  strong  in  the  sea,  she  and  her  inhabitants,  which  cause 
their  terror  to  be  on  all  that  haunt  it  ! 

18  Now  shall  i®  the  isles  tremble  in  the  day  of  thy 
fall  ; yea,  the  isles  that  are  in  the  sea  shall  be  troubled 
at  thy  departure. 

19  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; When  I shall  make 
thee  a desolate  city,  like  the  cities  that  are  not  inha- 
bited ; when  I shall  bring  up  the  deep  upon  thee,  and 
great  waters  shall  cover  thee  ; 

20  When  I shall  bring  thee  down  with  them  that 
descend  into  the  pit,  with  the  people  of  old  time,  and 
shall  set  thee  in  the  low  parts  of  the  earth,  in  places 
desolate  of  old,  with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit,  that 
thou  be  not  inhabited  ; and  I shall  set  glory  in  the 
land  of  the  living  ; 

21  1 will  make  thee  a terror,  and  thou  shalt  he  no 
more  : 23  though  thou  be  sought  for,  yet  shalt  thou  never 
be  found  again,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  The  rich  supply  of  Tyrus.  26  The  great  and  unrecoverable  fall 
thereof. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  saying, 
2 Now,  thou  son  of  man,  ^ take  up  a lamentation 
for  Tyrus  ; 

3  And  say  unto  Tyrus,  2 O thou  that  art  situate  at 
the  entry  of  the  sea,  lohich  art  ^ a merchant  of  the  peo- 
ple for  many  isles.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; O Tyrus, 
thou  hast  said,  ^ I am  of  perfect  beauty. 

4  Thy  borders  are  in  the  midst  of  the  seas,  thy  build- 
ers have  perfected  thy  beauty. 

5  They  have  made  all  thy  ship  boards  of  fir  trees  of 
® Senir  : they  have  taken  cedars  from  Lebanon  to  make 
masts  for  thee. 

6  Of  the  oaks  of  Bashan  have  they  made  thine  oars  ; 
the  company  of  the  Asliurites  have  made  thy  benches 
of  ivory,  brought  out  of  ® the  isles  of  Chittim. 

7  Fine  linen  with  broidered  work  from  Egypt  was 
that  which  thou  spreadest  forth  to  be  thy  sail  ; blue 
and  purple  from  the  isles  of  Elishah  was  that  which 
covered  thee. 

8  The  inhabitants  of  Zidon  and  Arvad  were  thy 
mariners  : thy  wise  wen,  O Tyrus,  that  were  in  thee, 
were  thy  pilots. 

9  The  ancients  of  Gebal  and  the  wise  men  thereof 
were  in  thee  thy  calkers  : all  the  ships  of  the  sea  with 
their  mariners  were  in  thee  to  occupy  thy  merchandise. 
10  They  of  Persia  and  of  Lud  and  of  8 Phut  were  in 


ver.  18.  Jer.  49. 
21.  ch.  27.  28.  & 31. 
16. 

12  Is.  23.  8. 

13  Jonah  3.  G. 

1*  Job  2.  13. 

13  ch.  32.  10. 

!•  ch.  27.  35. 


11  ch.  27.  32.  Rev. 
18.  9. 

18  Is.  23.  4. 

I'l  ver.  15. 

20  ch.  32.  18,  24. 

21  ch.  32.  23,  26,  27, 
32. 


22  ch.  27.  36.  & 28. 
19. 

23  Ps.  37.  36. 

1 ch.  19.  1.  & 26.  17. 
& 28.  12.  & 32.  2. 

2 ch.  28.  2. 

3 I.S.  23.  3. 

« ch.  28.  12. 


15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to  Tyre  : Shall  not 
the  isles  shake  at  the  sound  of  thy  fall,  when  the 
wounded  groan,  when  the  slaughter  is  made  in  the 

16  midst  of  thee  ? Then  all  the  princes  of  the  sea 
shall  come  down  from  their  thrones,  and  lay  aside 
their  robes,  and  strip  off  their  broidered  garments  : 
they  shall  clothe  themselves  with  trembling  ; they 
shall  sit  upon  the  ground,  and  shall  tremble  every 

17  moment,  and  be  astonished  at  thee.  And  they  shall 
take  up  a lamentation  for  thee,  and  say  to  thee. 
How  art  thou  destroyed,  that  wast  inhabited  ® of 
seafaring  men,  the  renowned  city,  which  wast  strong 
in  the  sea,  she  and  her  inhabitants,  which  caused 

18  their  terror  to  be  on  all  that  ^ haunt  it ! Now  shall 
the  isles  tremble  in  the  day  of  thy  fall  ; yea,  the 
isles  that  are  in  the  sea  shall  be  dismayed  at  thy  de- 

19  parture.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : When  I 
shall  make  thee  a desolate  city,  like  the  cities  that 
are  not  inhabited  ; when  I shall  bring  up  the  deep 
upon  thee,  and  the  great  waters  shall  cover  thee  ; 

20  then  will  I bring  thee  down  with  them  that  descend 
into  the  pit,  to  the  people  of  old  time,  and  will  make 
thee  to  dwell  in  the  nether  parts  of  the  earth,  s' in 
the  places  that  are  desolate  of  old,  with  them  that 
go  down  to  the  pit,  that  thou  be  not  inhabited  ; * and 

21  1 will  set  glory  in  the  land  of  the  living  : I will  make 
thee  * a terror,  and  thou  shalt  be  no  more  : though 
thou  be  sought  for,  yet  shalt  thou  never  be  found 
again,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


27  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  say- 

2 ing.  And  thou,  son  of  man,  take  up  a lamentation 

3 for  Tyre  ; and  say  unto  Tyre,  O thou  that  dwellest 
at  the  “ entry  of  the  sea,  which  art  the  merchant  of 
the  peoples  unto  many  isles,  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  : Thou,  O Tyre,  hast  said,  1 am  perfect  in 

4 beauty.  Thy  borders  are  in  tlie  heart  of  the  seas, 

5 thy  builders  have  perfected  thy  beauty.  They  have 
^ made  all  thy  planks  of  fir  trees  from  Senir  : they 
have  taken  cedars  from  Lebanon  to  make  a mast  for 

6 thee.  Of  the  oaks  of  Bashan  have  they  made  thine 
oars  ; they  have  made  thy  '^benches  of  ivory  inlaid 

7 ill  boxwood,  from  the  isles  of  Kittim.  Of  fine  linen 
with  broidered  work  from  Egypt  was  thy  sail,  that 
it  might  be  to  thee  for  an  ensign  ; blue  and  purple 

8 from  the  isles  of  Elishah  was  thine  awning.  The 
inhabitants  of  Zidon  and  Arvad  were  thy  rowers  : 
thy  wise  men,  O Tyre,  were  in  thee,  they  were  thy 

9 pilots.  The  ancients  of  Gebal  and  the  wise  men 
thereof  were  in  thee  thy  calkers  : all  the  ships  of 
the  sea  with  their  mariners  were  in  thee  to  ^ occupy 

10  thy  merchandise.  Persia  and  Lud  and  Put  were  in 


® Dent.  3.  9. 

8 Jer.  2.  10. 

2 1 Kin.  5.  18.  Ps. 
83  7 

8 Jer.  46.  9.  ch.  30. 
5.  & 38.  5. 
d Ileb.  tremblings. 


e Or,  being  won  from 
the  sens. 

yOr,  inhabited  her. 
g .\notlicr  reading 
is,  tike. 

k Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  nor  set  thy  glory 
Ifc. 


i Or,  n destruction. 

Ileb.  terrors. 

a Ileb.  entrances, 
b Ileb.  built, 
c Or,  deck, 
d Or,  elders, 
e Or,  exchange. 


1168 


EZEKIEL,  XXVII. 


thine  army,  thy  men  of  war : they  hanged  the  shield 
and  helmet  in  thee  ; they  set  forth  thy  comeliness. 

11  The  men  of  Arvad  with  thine  army  were  upon  thy 
walls  round  about,  and  the  Gammadims  were  in  thy 
towers  : they  hanged  their  shields  upon  thy  walls  round 
about  ; they  have  made  ® thy  beauty  perfect. 

12  Tarshish  teas  thy  merchant  by  reason  of  the 
multitude  of  all  kind  of  riches  ; with  silver,  iron,  tin, 
and  lead,  they  traded  in  thy  fairs. 

13  Javan,  Tubal,  and  Meshech,  they  were  thy 
merchants  : they  traded  i^the  persons  of  men  and 
vessels  of  brass  in  thy  market. 

14  They  of  the  house  of  i^  Togarmah  traded  in  thy 
fairs  with  horses  and  horsemen  and  mules. 

15  The  men  of  n Dedan  were  thy  merchants  ; many 
isles  imre  the  merchandise  of  thine  hand  : they  brought 
thee  for  a present  horns  of  ivory  and  ebony. 

16  Syria  was  thy  merchant  by  reason  of  the  multi- 
tude of  the  wares  of  thy  making  : they  occupied  in  thy 
fairs  with  emeralds,  purple,  and  broidered  work,  and 
fine  linen,  and  coral,  and  agate. 

17  Judah,  and  the  land  of  Israel,  they  were  thy  mer- 
chants : they  traded  in  thy  market  i^  wheat  of  i®  Min- 
nith,  and  Pannag,  and  honey,  and  oil,  and  n balm. 

18  Damascus  ims  thy  merchant  in  the  multitude  of 
the  wares  of  thy  making,  for  the  multitude  of  all 
riches  ; in  the  wine  of  Helbon,  and  white  wool. 

19  Dan  also  and  Javan  going  to  and  fro  occupied  in 

thy  fairs  : bright  iron,  cassia,  and  calamus,  were  in  thy 
market.  » 

20  Dedan  was  thy  merchant  in  precious  clothes  for 
chariots. 

21  Arabia,  and  all  the  princes  of  Kedar,  they 
occupied  with  thee  in  lambs,  and  rams,  and  goats  : in 
these  were  they  thy  merchants. 

22  The  merchants  of  Sheba  and  Raamah,  they 
loere  thy  merchants  : they  occupied  in  thy  fairs  with 
chief  of  all  spices,  and  with  all  precious  stones,  and 
gold. 

23  Haran,  and  Canneh,  and  Eden,  the  merchants 
of  Sheba,  Asshur,  and  Chilmad,  were  thy  merchants. 

24  These  were  thy  merchants  in  all  sorts  of  things,  in 
blue  clothes,  and  broidered  work,  and  in  chests  of  rich 
apparel,  bound  with  cords,  and  made  of  cedar,  among 
thy  merchandise. 

25  The  ships  of  Tarshish  did  sing  of  thee  in  thy 
market  : and  thou  wast  replenished,  and  made  very 
glorious  in  the  midst  of  the  seas. 

26  ^ Thy  rowers  have  brought  thee  into  great 
waters  : ^5  the  east  wind  hath  broken  thee  in  the  midst 
of  the  seas. 

27  Thy  26  riches,  and  thy  fairs,  thy  merchandise,  thy 
mariners,  and  thy  pilots,  thy  calkers,  and  the  occupiers 
of  thy  merchandise,  and  all  thy  men  of  war,  that  are 
in  thee,  and  in  all  thy  company  which  is  in  the  midst  of 
thee,  shall  fall  into  the  midst  of  the  seas  in  the  day  of 
thy  ruin. 

28  The  suburbs  2?  shall  shake  at  the  sound  of  the  cry 
of  thy  pilots. 

29  And  28  all  that  handle  the  oar,  the  mariners,  and 


® ver.  3. 

10  Gen.  10.4.  2 Chr. 
Hi.  36. 

11  Gen.  10.  2. 

12  Rev.  18.  13. 

13  Gen.  10.  3.  ch. 
38.  6. 


11  Gen.  10.  7. 

15  1 Kin.  5.  9,  11. 
Ezra  3.  7.  Acts  12. 
20. 

16  Judg.  11.  33. 

11  Jer.  8.  22. 

18  Gen.  25.  3. 


19  Gen.  25.  13.  Is. 
60.  7. 

20  Gen.  10.  7.  1 Kin. 
10.  1,  2.  Ps.  72.  10, 15. 
Is.  60.  6. 

21  Gen.  11.  31.  2 

Kin.  19.  12. 

32  Gen.  25.  3. 


thine  army,  thy  men  of  war  : they  hanged  the  shield 
and  helmet  in  thee  ; they  set  forth  thy  comeliness. 

11  The  men  of  Arvad  with  thine  army  were  upon  thy 
walls  round  about,  and  ■f  the  Gammadim  were  in 
thy  towers  : they  hanged  their  shields  upon  thy 
walls  round  about  ; they  have  perfected  thy  beauty. 

12  Tarshish  was  thy  merchant  by  reason  of  the  multi- 
tude of  all  kinds  of  riches  ; with  silver,  iron,  tin, 

13  and  lead,  they  traded  for  thy  wares.  Javan,  Tubal, 
and  Me.shech,  they  were  thy  traffickers  : they  traded 
the  persons  of  men  and  vessels  of  brass  for  thy  mer- 

14  chandise.  They  of  the  house  of  Togarmah  traded 
for  thy  wares  with  horses  and  war-horses  and  mules. 

15  The  men  of  Dedan  were  thy  traffickers  : many  isles 
were  the  mart  of  thine  hand  : they  brought  thee 

16  0 in  exchange  horns  of  ivory  and  ebony.  Syria  was 
thy  merchant  by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  thy 
handyworks  : they  traded  for  thy  wares  with  * eme- 
ralds, purple,  and  broidered  work,  and  fine  linen, 

17  and  coral,  and  rubies.  Judah,  and  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, they  were  thy  traffickers  : they  traded  for  thy 
merchandise  wheat  of  Minnith,  and  * pannag,  and 

18  honey,  and  oil,  and  balm.  Damascus  was  thy  mer- 
chant for  the  multitude  of  thy  handyworks,  by  rea- 
son of  the  multitude  of  all  kinds  of  riches  ; with 

19  the  wine  of  Helbon,  and  white  wool.  Vedan  and 
Javan  traded  i with  yarn  for  thy  wares  : * bright  iron, 
cassia,  and  calamus,  were  among  thy  merchandise. 

20  Dedan  was  thy  trafficker  in  precious  cloths  for 

21  riding.  Arabia,  and  all  the  princes  of  Kedar,  they 
were  the  merchants  of  thy  hand  ; in  lambs,  and 
rams,  and  goats,  in  these  were  they  thy  merchants. 

22  The  traffickers  of  Sheba  and  Raamah,  they  were 
thy  traffickers  : they  traded  for  thy  wares  with 
chief  of  all  spices,  and  with  all  precious  stones,  and 

23  gold.  Haran  and  Canneh  and  Eden,  the  traffickers 
of  Sheba,  Asshur  and  Chilmad,  were  thy  traffickers. 

24  These  were  thy  traffickers  in  choice  wares,  in  ^ wrap- 
pings of  blue  and  broidered  work,  and  in  chests  of 
rich  apparel,  bound  with  cords  and  made  of  cedar, 

25  among  thy  merchandise.  The  ships  of  Tarshish 
were  thy  caravans  for  thy  merchandise  : and  thou 
wast  replenished,  and  made  very  glorious  in  the 

26  heart  of  the  seas.  Thy  rowers  have  brought  thee 
into  great  waters  : the  east  wind  hath  broken  thee 

27  in  the  heart  of  the  seas.  Thy  riches,  and  thy  wares, 
thy  merchandise,  thy  mariners,  and  thy  pilots,  thy 
calkers,  and  the  occupiers  of  thy  merchandise,  and 
all  thy  men  of  war,  that  are  in  thee,  ” with  all  thy 
company  which  is  in  the  midst  of  thee,  shall  fall 
into  the  heart  of  the  seas  in  the  day  of  thy  ruin. 

28  At  the  sound  of  the  cry  of  thy  pilots  the  ® suburbs 

29  shall  shake.  And  all  that  handle  the  oar,  the  ma- 


ss Ps.  48.  7.  Is.  2. 
16.  & 23.  14. 

24  ver.  4. 

25  Ps.  48.  7. 

26  ver.  34.  Pro.  11. 
4.  Rev.  18.  9,  &c. 

>2  ch.  26.  15, 18. 


28  Rev.  18.  17,  &c. 
f Or,  valorous  men, 
g Or,  for  a present, 
h Or,  carbuncles, 
i Perhaps,  a kind  of 
confection. 
j According  to  some 


ancient  versions, /rom 
Uzal. 

k Or,  wrought. 

I Or,  bales, 
m Or,  exchangers, 
n Or,  atid  in. 

0 Or,  waves. 


EZEKIEL,  XXVIII. 


1169 


all  the  pilots  of  the  sea,  shall  come  down  from  their 
ships,  they  shall  stand  upon  the  land  ; 

30  And  shall  cause  their  voice  to  be  heard  against 
thee,  and  shall  cry  bitterly,  and  shall  29  cast  up  dust 
upon  their  heads,  they  shall  wallow  themselves  in  the 
ashes  : 

31  And  they  shall  make  themselves  utterly  bald 
for  thee,  and  gird  them  with  sackcloth,  and  they  shall 
weep  for  thee  with  bitterness  of  heart  and  bitter  wail- 
ing. 

32  And  in  their  wailing  they  shall  32take  up  a lamen- 
tation for  thee,  and  lament  over  thee,  saying,  What 
city  is  like  Tyrus,  like  the  destroyed  in  the  midst  of  the 
sea  ? 

33  When  thy  wares  went  forth  out  of  the  seas, 
thou  filledst  many  people  ; thou  didst  enrich  the  kings 
of  the  earth  with  the  multitude  of  thy  riches  and  of 
thy  merchandise. 

34  In  the  time  when  ®^thou  shalt  be  broken  by  the 
seas  in  the  depths  of  the  waters  thy  merchandise  and 
all  thy  company  in  the  midst  of  thee  shall  fall. 

35  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  isles  shall  be  asto- 
nished at  thee,  and  their  kings  shall  be  sore  afraid,  they 
shall  be  troubled  in  their  countenance. 

36  The  merchants  among  the  people  shall  hiss  at 
thee  ; thou  shalt  be  a terror,  and  never  shalt  be  any 
more. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  God' s judgment  upon  the  prince  of  Tyrus  for  his  sacrilegious  pride. 

11  A lamentation  of  his  great  glory  corrupted  by  sin.  20  The  judg- 
ment of  Zidon.  24  The  restoration  of  Israel. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  say- 

2  Son  of  man,  say  unto  the  prince  of  Tyrus,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  thine  heart  is  lifted  up, 
and  1 thou  hast  said,  I am  a God,  I sit  in  the  seat  of 
God,  2 in  the  midst  of  the  seas  ; ® yet  thou  art  a man, 
and  not  God,  though  thou  set  thine  heart  as  the  heart 
of  God  ; 

3  Behold,  ^ thou  art  wiser  than  Daniel  ; there  is  no 
secret  that  they  can  hide  from  thee  : 

4  With  thy  wisdom  and  with  thine  understanding 
thou  hast  gotten  thee  riches,  and  hast  gotten  gold  and 
silver  into  thy  treasures  : 

5  ® By  thy  great  wisdom  and  by  thy  traffick  hast  thou 
increased  thy  riches,  and  thine  heart  is  lifted  up  because 
of  thy  riches  : 

6  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  thou 
hast  set  thine  heart  as  the  heart  of  God  ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I will  bring  strangers  upon  thee, 
® the  terrible  of  the  nations  : and  they  shall  draw  their 
swords  against  the  beauty  of  thy  wisdom,  and  they  shall 
defile  thy  brightness. 

8  They  shall  bring  thee  down  to  the  pit,  and  thou 
shalt  die  the  deaths  of  them  that  are  slain  in  the  midst 
of  the  seas. 

9  Wilt  thou  yet  "^say  before  him  that  slayeth  thee,  I 
am  God  ? but  thou  shalt  he  a man,  and  no  God,  in  the 
hand  of  him  that  slayeth  thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  die  the  deaths  of  ® the  uncircumcised 
by  the  hand  of  strangers  : for  I have  spoken  it,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 


Job  2. 12.  Rev.  18. 
19. 

30  Esth.  4.  1,  3.  Jer. 

6.  20. 

31  Jer.  16.  6.  & 47.  5. 
Mic.  1.  16. 


32  ver.  2.  ch. 
17. 

33  Rev.  18.  18. 

31  Rev.  18.  19. 

3‘'  ch.  20.  19. 

3<i  ver.  27. 


20.  87  ch.  20.  15,  16. 

38  Jer.  18.  10. 

30  ch.  26.  21. 

1 ver.  9. 

2 ch.  27.  3,  4. 

3 Is.  31.  3. 


riners,  and  all  the  pilots  of  the  sea,  shall  come  down 

30  from  their  ships,  they  shall  stand  upon  the  land,  and 
shall  cause  their  voice  to  be  heard  over  thee,  and 
shall  cry  bitterly,  and  shall  cast  up  dust  upon  their 
heads,  they  shall  wallow  themselves  in  the  ashes  : 

31  and  they  shall  make  themselves  bald  for  thee,  and 
gird  them  with  sackcloth,  and  they  shall  weep  for 

32  thee  in  bitterness  of  soul  with  bitter  mourning.  And 
in  their  wailing  they  shall  take  up  a lamentation  for 
thee,  and  lament  over  thee,  saying.  Who  is  there 
like  Tyre,  like  her  that  is  brought  to  silence  in  the 

33  midst  of  the  sea  ? When  thy  wares  went  forth  out 
of  the  seas,  thou  filledst  many  peoples  ; thou  didst 
enrich  the  kings  of  the  earth  with  the  multitude  of 

34  thy  riches  and  of  thy  merchandise,  p In  the  time 
that  thou  wast  broken  by  the  seas  in  the  depths  of 
the  waters,  thy  merchandise  and  all  thy  company 

35  did  fall  in  the  midst  of  thee.  All  the  inhabitants  of 
the  isles  are  astonished  at  thee,  and  their  kings  are 
horribly  afraid,  they  are  troubled  in  their  counte- 

36  nance.  The  merchants  among  the  peoples  hiss  at 
thee  ; thou  art  become  « a terror,  and  thou  shalt 
never  be  any  more. 


28  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  say- 

2 ing.  Son  of  man,  say  unto  the  prince  of  Tyre,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  : Because  thine  heart  is  lifted 
up,  and  thou  hast  said,  I am  a god,  I sit  in  the  seat 
of  God,  in  the  “ midst  of  the  seas  ; yet  thou  art 
man,  and  not  God,  though  thou  didst  set  thine  heart 

3 as  the  heart  of  God  : behold,  thou  art  wiser  than 
Daniel  ; there  is  no  secret  that  they  can  hide  from 

4 thee  : by  thy  wisdom  and  by  thine  understanding 
thou  hast  gotten  thee  ^ riches,  and  hast  gotten  gold 

5 and  silver  into  thy  treasures  : by  thy  great  wisdom 
and  by  thy  traffic  hast  thou  increased  thy  ^ riches, 
and  thine  heart  is  lifted  up  because  of  thy  ^ riches  : 

6 therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  thou 

7 hast  set  thine  heart  as  the  heart  of  God  ; therefore 
behold,  I will  bring  strangers  upon  thee,  the  ter- 
rible of  the  nations  : and  they  shall  draw  their 
swords  against  the  beauty  of  thy  wisdom,  and  they 

8 shall  defile  thy  brightness.  They  shall  bring  thee 
down  to  the  pit  ; and  thou  shalt  die  the  deaths  of 

9 them  that  are  slain,  in  the  heart  of  the  seas.  Wilt 
thon  yet  say  before  him  that  slayeth  thee,  I am 
God  ? but  thou  art  man,  and  not  God,  in  the  hand 

10  of  him  that  woundeth  thee.  Thou  shalt  die  the 
deaths  of  the  uncircumcised  by  the  hand  of  stran- 
gers : for  I have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


* Zech.  9.  2. 

R Ps.  62.  10.  Zech. 
9.  3. 

c ch.  30.  J1.&31.12. 
& 32.  12. 

7 ver.  2. 


8 ch.  31.  18.  & 32. 19, 

21  25  27. 

j>  According  to  some 
ancient  version.s,  Now 
thou  art  bioken  . . . 
are  fallen  ifc. 


q Or^  a destruction. 
Heb.  terrors, 
a Heb.  heart, 
b Or,  poiver. 
c Or,  profane, 
d Or,  profanetk. 


1170 


EZEKIEL,  XXVIII. 


11  ^ Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

12  Son  of  man,  ® take  up  a lamentation  upon  the 
king  of  Tyrus,  and  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ; Thou  sealest  up  the  sum,  full  of  wisdom,  and 
perfect  in  beauty. 

13  Thou  hast  been  in  Eden  the  garden  of  God  ; 
every  precious  stone  was  thy  covering,  the  sardius, 
topaz,  and  the  diamond,  the  beryl,  the  onyx,  and  the 
jasper,  the  sapphire,  the  emerald,  and  the  carbuncle, 
and  gold  : the  workmanship  of  thy  tabrets  and  of  thy 
pipes  was  prepared  in  thee  in  the  day  that  thou  wast 
created. 

14  Thou  art  the  anointed  cherub  that  covereth  ; 
and  I have  set  thee  so : thou  wast  upon  the  holy 
mountain  of  God  ; thou  hast  walked  up  and  down  in 
the  midst  of  the  stones  of  fire. 

15  Thou  wast  perfect  in  thy  ways  from  the  day  that 
thou  wast  created,  till  iniquity  was  found  in  thee. 

16  By  the  multitude  of  thy  merchandise  they  have 
filled  the  midst  of  thee  with  violence,  and  thou  hast 
sinned  : therefore  I will  cast  thee  as  profane  out  of  the 
mountain  of  God  : and  I will  destroy  thee,  O cover- 
ing cherub,  from  the  midst  of  the  stones  of  fire. 

17  Thine  heart  was  lifted  up  because  of  thy 
beauty,  thou  hast  corrupted  thy  wisdom  by  reason  of 
thy  brightness  : I will  cast  thee  to  the  ground,  I will 
lay  thee  before  kings,  that  they  may  behold  thee. 

18  Thou  hast  defiled  thy  sanctuaries  by  the  multi- 
tude of  thine  iniquities,  by  the  iniquity  of  thy  traffick  ; 
therefore  will  I bring  forth  a fire  from  the  midst  of 
thee,  it  shall  devour  thee,  and  I will  bring  thee  to 
ashes  upon  the  earth  in  the  sight  of  all  them  that  be- 
hold thee. 

19  All  they  that  know  thee  among  the  people  shall 
be  astonished  at  thee  : thou  shalt  be  a terror,  and 
never  shalt  thou  he  any  more. 

20  ^ Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against  Zidon,  and 
prophesy  against  it, 

22  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 20  Behold,  I 
am  against  thee,  O Zidon  ; and  I will  be  glorified  in  the 
midst  of  thee  : and  21  they  shall  know  that  I am  the 
Lord,  when  I shall  have  executed  judgments  in  her, 
and  shall  be  22  sanctified  in  her. 

23  23  Bor  I will  send  into  her  pestilence,  and  blood 
into  her  streets  ; and  the  wounded  shall  be  judged  in 
the  midst  of  her  by  the  sword  upon  her  on  every  side  ; 
and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

24  ^ And  there  shall  be  no  more  24  a pricking  brier 
unto  the  house  of  Israel,  nor  any  grieving  thorn  of  all 
that  are  round  about  them,  that  despised  them  ; and 
they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  God. 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; When  I shall  have 

25  gathered  the  house  of  Israel  from  the  people  among 
whom  they  are  scattered,  and  shall  be  26  sanctified  in 
them  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen,  then  shall  they  dwell 
in  their 'land  that  I have  given  to  my  servant  Jacob. 

26  And  they  shall  27  dwell  safely  therein,  and  shall 

26  build  houses,  and  29  plant  vineyards  ; yea,  they  shall 


11  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 

12  saying.  Son  of  man,  take  up  a lamentation  for  the 
king  of  Tyre,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  : Thou  sealest  up  the  « sum,  full  of  wisdom, 

13  and  perfect  in  beauty.  Thou  wast  in  Eden  the  gar- 
den of  God  ; every  precious  stone  was  thy  covering, 
the  ■f  sardius,  the  topaz,  and  the  diamond,  the  beryl, 
the  onyx,  and  the  jasper,  the  sapphire,  the  eme- 
rald, and  the  * carbuncle,  and  gold  : the  workman- 
ship of  thy  tabrets  and  of  thy  pipes  was  in  thee  ; in 
the  day  that  thou  wast  created  they  were  prepared. 

14  Thou  wast  the  anointed  cherub  that  covereth  : and 
I set  thee,  so  that  thou  wast  upon  the  holy  moTintain 
of  God  ; thou  hast  walked  up  and  down  in  the  midst 

15  of  the  stones  of  fire.  Thou  wast  perfect  in  thy  ways 
from  the  day  that  thou  wast  created,  till  unright- 

16  eousness  was  found  in  thee.  By  the  multitude  of 
thy  traffic  they  filled  the  midst  of  thee  with  vio- 
lence, and  thou  hast  sinned  : therefore  have  I cast 
thee  as  profane  out  of  the  mountain  of  God  ; and  I 
have  destroyed  thee,  O covering  cherub,  from  the 

17  midst  of  the  stones  of  fire.  Thine  heart  was  lifted 
up  because  of  thy  beauty,  thou  hast  corrupted  thy 
wisdom  by  reason  of  thy  brightness  : I have  cast 
thee  to  the  ground,  I have  laid  thee  before  kings, 

18  that  they  may  behold  thee.  By  the  multitude  of 
thine  iniquities,  in  the  unrighteousness  of  thy  traffic, 
thou  hast  profaned  thy  sanctuaries  ; therefore  have 
I brought  forth  a fire  from  the  midst  of  thee,  it 
hath  devoured  thee,  and  I have  turned  thee  to  ashes 
upon  the  earth  in  the  sight  of  all  them  that  behold 

19  thee.  All  they  that  know  thee  among  the  peoples 
shall  be  astonished  at  thee  : thou  art  become  * a ter- 
ror, and  thou  shalt  never  be  any  more. 


20  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  Zidon,  and  prophesy 

22  against  it,  and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Be- 
hold, I am  against  thee,  O Zidon  ; and  I will  be 
glorified  in  the  midst  of  thee  : and  they  shall  know 
that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I shall  have  executed 
judgements  in  her,  and  shall  be  sanctified  in  her. 

23  For  I will  send  into  her  pestilence  and  blood  in  her 
streets  ; and  the  wounded  shall  j fall  in  the  midst  of 
her,  with  the  sword  upon  her  on  every  side  ; and 

24  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord.  And  there 
shall  be  no  more  a pricking  brier  unto  the  house  of 
Israel,  nor  a grieving  thorn  of  any  that  are  round 
about  them,  that  did  despite  unto  them  ; and  they 
shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  God. 


25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : When  I shall  have 
gathered  the  house  of  Israel  from  the  peoples 
among  whom  they  are  scattered,  and  shall  be  sanc- 
tified in  them  in  the  sight  of  the  nations,  then  shall 
they  dwell  in  their  own  land  which  I gave  to  my 

26  servant  Jacob.  And  they  shall  dwell  securely 
therein  ; yea,  they  shall  build  houses,  and  plant 


9 ch.  27.  2. 

10  ver.  3.  ch.  27.  3. 

11  ch.  31.  8,  9. 

12  ch.  26.  13. 

ver.  16.  See  Ex. 
25.  20. 

ch.  20.  40. 


15  ver.  14. 

15  ver.  2,  5. 

11  ch.  26.  21.  & 27. 
36. 

i«  ch.  6.  2.  & 25.  2. 
& 29.  2. 

i»  Is.  23.  4, 12.  Jer. 


25.  22.  & 27.  3.  ch.  32. 
30 

2"  Ex.  14.  4,  17.  ch. 
39.  13. 

21  Ps.  9.  16. 

22  ver.  25.  ch.  20. 
41.  & 36.  23. 


25  ch.  38.  22. 

21  Nuin.  33.  55.  Josh. 
23.  13. 

25  Is.  11.  12.  ch.  11. 
17.  & 20.  41.  & 34.  13. 
& 37.  21. 
w ver.  22. 


21  Jer.  23.  6.  ch.  36. 
28. 

2«  Is.  65.  21.  Amos 
9.  14. 

29  Jer.  31.  5. 
e Or,  measure.  Or, 
pattern. 


f Or,  ruby. 

^ Or,  carbuncle, 
h Or,  emerald, 
i Or,  a destruction. 
Ileb.  terrors, 
j Or,  be  judged. 


EZEKIEL,  XXIX. 


1171 


dwell  with  confidence,  when  I have  executed  judgments 
upon  all  those  that  despise  them  round  about  them  ; and 
they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  their  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1 The  judgment  of  Pharaoh  for  his  treachery  to  Israel.  8 The  desola- 
tion of  Egypt.  13  The  restoration  thereof  after  forty  years.  \1  Egypt 
the  reward  of  Nebuchadrezzar.  21  Israel  shall  be  restored. 

IN  the  tenth  year,  in  the  tenth  month,  in  the  twelfth 
day  of  the  month,  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  ^ set  thy  face  against  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  and  prophesy  against  him,  and  ^ against  all 
Egypt  : 

3  Speak,  and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  j ® Be- 
hold, I am  against  thee.  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  the 
great  ^dragon  that  lieth  in  the  midst  of  his  rivers, 
® which  hath  said,  My  river  is  mine  own,  and  I have 
made  it  for  myself. 

4  But  ® I will  put  hooks  in  thy  jaws,  and  I will  cause 
the  fish  of  thy  rivers  to  stick  unto  thy  scales,  and  I 
will  bring  thee  up  out  of  the  midst  of  thy  rivers,  and 
all  the  fish  of  thy  rivers  shall  stick  unto  thy  scales. 

5  And  I will  leave  thee  thrown  into  the  wilderness, 
thee  and  all  the  fish  of  thy  rivers  : thou  shalt  fall 
upon  the  open  fields  ; thou  shalt  not  be  brought  to- 
gether, nor  gathered  : ® I have  given  thee  for  meat  to 
the  beasts  of  the  field  and  to  the  fowls  of  the  heaven. 

6  And  all  the  inhabitants  of  Egypt  shall  know  that 
I am  the  Lord,  because  they  have  been  a ® staff  of  reed 
to  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  When  they  took  hold  of  thee  by  thy  hand,  thou 
didst  break,  and  rend  all  their  shoulder  : and  when 
ihey  leaned  upon  thee,  thou  brakest,  and  madest  all 
their  loins  to  be  at  a stand. 

8  ^ Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I 
will  bring  a sword  upon  thee,  and  cut  off  man  and 
beast  out  of  thee. 

9  And  the  land  of  Egypt  shall  be  desolate  and 
waste  ; and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  : be- 
cause he  hath  said.  The  river  is  mine,  and  I have 
made  it. 

10  Behold,  therefore  I am  against  thee,  and  against 
thy  rivers,  and  I will  make  the  land  of  Egypt  utterly 
waste  and  desolate,  from  the  tower  of  Syene  even 
unto  the  border  of  Ethiopia. 

11  No  foot  of  man  shall  pass  through  it,  nor  foot 
of  beast  shall  pass  through  it,  neither  shall  it  be  inha- 
bited forty  years. 

12  And  I will  make  the  land  of  Egypt  desolate  in 
the  midst  of  the  countries  that  are  desolate,  and  her 
cities  among  the  cities  that  are  laid  waste  shall  be 
desolate  forty  years  : and  I will  scatter  the  Egyptians 
among  the  nations,  and  will  disperse  them  through  the 
countries. 

13  IF  Yet  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; At  the  end  of 
forty  years  will  I gather  the  Egyptians  from  the  peo- 
ple whither  they  were  scattered  : 

14  And  I will  bring  again  the  captivity  of  Egypt, 
and  will  cause  them  to  return  into  the  land  of  Path- 
ros,  into  the  land  of  their  habitation  ; and  they  shall 
be  there  a base  kingdom. 

1  ch.  28.  21.  27.  1.  & 51.  9.  ch.  « Jer.  7.  33.  & 34. 

2  Is.  19.  1.  Jer.  25.  32.  2.  20. 

19.  & 4G.  2,  25.  See  ch.  28.  2.  » 2 Kin.  18.  21.  Is. 

3  ver.  10.  Jer.  44.  c is.  37.  29.  ch.  38.  36.  6. 

30.  ch.  28. 22.  4.  10  Jer.  37.  5,  7,  11. 

« Ps.  74.  13,  14.  Is.  2 Jer.  8.  2.  & 16.  4.  ch.  17.  17. 

& 25.  33. 


vineyards,  and  shall  dwell  securely  ; when  I have 
executed  judgements  upon  all  those  that  do  them 
despite  round  about  them  ; and  they  shall  know 
that  I am  the  Lord  their  God. 


29  In  the  tenth  year,  in  the  tenth  month,  in  the 
twelfth  day  of  the  month,  the  word  of  the  Lord 

2 came  unto  me,  saying,  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face 
against  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  prophesy  against 

3 him,  and  against  all  Egypt  : speak,  and  say.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  : Behold,  I am  against  thee, 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  the  great  dragon  that  lieth 
in  the  midst  of  his  rivers,  which  hath  said.  My  river 

4 is  mine  own,  and  I have  made  it  for  myself.  And 
I wall  put  hooks  in  thy  jaws,  and  I will  cause  the 
fish  of  thy  rivers  to  stick  unto  thy  scales  ; and  I 
will  bring  thee  up  out  of  the  midst  of  thy  rivers, 
with  all  the  fish  of  thy  rivers  which  stick  unto  thy 

5 scales.  And  I will  leave  thee  thrown  into  the  wil- 
derness, thee  and  all  the  fish  of  thy  rivers  : thou 
shalt  fall  upon  the  ® open  field  ; thou  shalt  not  be 
brought  together,  nor  gathered  : I have  given  thee 
for  meat  to  the  beasts  of  the  earth  and  to  the  fowls 

6 of  the  heaven.  And  all  the  inhabitants  of  Egypt 
shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  because  they  have 

7 been  a staff  of  reed  to  the  house  of  Israel.  When 
they  took  hold  of  thee  ^by  thy  hand,  thou  didst 
break,  and  didst  rend  all  their  shoulders  : and  when 
they  leaned  upon  thee,  thou  brakest,  and  madest 

8 all  their  loins  to  ‘^be  at  a stand.  Therefore  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  : Behold,  I will  bring  a sw^ord 
upon  thee,  and  will  cut  off  from  thee  man  and  beast. 

9 And  the  land  of  Egypt  shall  be  a desolation  and  a 
waste  ; and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  : 
because  he  hath  said.  The  river  is  mine,  and  I have 

10  made  it.  Therefore  behold,  I am  against  thee,  and 
against  thy  rivers,  and  I will  make  the  land  of 
Egypt  an  utter  waste  and  desolation,  ^^from  the 
tower  of  Seveneh  even  unto  the  border  of  Ethiopia. 

11  No  foot  of  man  shall  pass  through  it,  nor  foot  of 
beast  shall  pass  through  it,  neither  shall  it  be  in- 

12  habited  forty  years.  And  I will  make  the  land  of 
Egypt  a desolation  in  the  midst  of  the  countries 
that  are  desolate,  and  her  cities  among  the  cities 
that  are  laid  waste  shall  be  a desolation  forty  years  : 
and  I will  scatter  the  Egyptians  among  the  na- 
tions, and  will  disperse  them  through  the  countries. 

13  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : At  the  end  of  forty 
years  will  I gather  the  Egyptians  from  the  peoples 

14  whither  they  were  scattered  : and  I will  bring  again 
the  captivity  of  Egypt,  and  will  cause  them  to  re- 
turn into  the  land  of  Pathros,  into  the  land  of  their 
« birth  ; and  they  shall  be  there  a base  kingdom. 


11  ch.  14.  17.  & 32. 
11,  12,  13. 

12  ch.  30.  12. 

13  cli.  30.  6. 

11  ch.  32.  13. 

13  ch.  30.  7,  26. 


16  Is.  19.  23.  Jer.  46. 
26. 

11  ch.  17.  6,  14. 
a Ileb.  face  of  the 
field. 

h Or,  by  the  handle. 
Another  reading  is, 


with  the  hand. 

c Or,  as  some  read, 
shake.  See  Ps.  69.  23. 

d Or.  from  Mi^dol  to 
Syene  and  even  f^c. 
e Or,  origin. 

/Ilcb.  low. 


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EZEKIEL,  XXX. 


15  It  shall  be  the  basest  of  the  kingdoms  ; neither 
shall  it  exalt  itself  any  more  above  the  nations  : for  I 
will  diminish  them,  that  they  shall  no  more  rule  over 
the  nations. 

16  And  it  shall  be  no  more  the  confidence  of  the 
hoTise  of  Israel,  which  bringeth  their  iniquity  to  remem- 
brance, when  they  shall  look  after  them  : but  they 
shall  know  that  lam  the  Lord  God. 

17  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven  and  twentieth 
year,  in  the  first  months  in  the  first  day  of  the  month, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
caused  his  army  to  serve  a great  service  against  Tyrus  : 
every  head  was  made  bald,  and  every  shoulder  was 
peeled  : yet  had  he  no  wages,  nor  his  army,  for  Tyrus, 
for  the  service  that  he  had  served  against  it  : 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I 
will  give  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon  ; and  he  shall  take  her  multitude,  and  take 
her  spoil,  and  take  her  prey  ; and  it  shall  be  the  wages 
for  his  army. 

20  I have  given  him  the  land  of  Egypt  for  his 
labour  wherewith  he  served  against  it,  because  they 
wrought  for  me,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

21  ^ In  that  day  ^iH  I cause  the  horn  of  the 
house  of  Israel  to  bud  forth,  and  I will  give  thee  22  the 
opening  of  the  mouth  in  the  midst  of  them  ; and  they 
shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1 The  desolation  of  Egypt  and  her  helpers.  20  The  arm  of  Babylon  shall 
be  strengthened  to  break  the  arm  of  Egypt. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  saying, 
2 Son  of  man,  prophesy  and  say.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ; ^Howl  ye.  Woe  worth  the  day  ! 

3  For  2 the  day  is  near,  even  the  day  of  the  Lord  is 
near,  a cloudy  day  ; it  shall  be  the  time  of  the  heathen. 

4  And  the  sword  shall  come  upon  Egypt,  and  great 
pain  shall  be  in  Ethiopia,  when  the  slain  shall  fall  in 
Egypt,  and  they  ® shall  take  away  her  multitude,  and 
^ her  foundations  shall  be  broken  down. 

5  Ethiopia,  and  Libya,  and  Lydia,  and  ® all  the  min- 
gled people,  and  Chub,  and  the  men  of  the  land  that 
is  in  league,  shall  fall  with  them  by  the  sword. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; They  also  that  uphold 
Egypt  shall  fall ; and  the  pride  of  her  power  shall 
come  down  : ® from  the  tower  of  Syene  shall  they  fall 
in  it  by  the  sword,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

7  And  they  shall  be  desolate  in  the  midst  of  the 
countries  that  are  desolate,  and  her  cities  shall  be  in 
the  midst  of  the  cities  that  are  wasted. 

8  And  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I 
have  set  a fire  in  Egypt,  and  when  all  her  helpers  shall 
be  destroyed. 

9  In  that  day  ® shall  messengers  go  forth  from  me 
in  ships  to  make  the  careless  Ethiopians  afraid,  and 
great  pain  shall  come  upon  them,  as  in  the  day  of 
Egypt  : for,  lo,  it  cometh. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ® I will  also  make  the 
multitude  of  Egypt  to  cease  by  the  hand  of  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon. 

11  He  and  his  people  with  him,  the  terrible  of  the 
nations,  shall  be  brouglit  to  destroy  the  land  : and  they 

’8  Is.  30.  2,  3.  & 36.  21  Ps.  132.  17.  s ch.  20.  19. 

4,  6.  22  ch.  24.  27.  * Jer.  50.  15. 

Jer.  27.  6.  ch.  26.  1 Is.  13.  6.  s Jer.  25.  20.  24. 

7. 8.  2 ch.  7.  7,  12.  Joel  « ch.  29.  10. 

20  Jer.  25.  2.  1.  Zeph.  1.  7. 


15  It  shall  be  the  basest  of  the  kingdoms  ; neither  shall 
it  any  more  lift  itself  up  above  the  nations  : and  I 
will  diminish  them,  that  they  shall  no  more  rule 

16  over  the  nations.  And  it  shall  be  no  more  the  confi- 
dence of  the  house  of  Israel,  bringing  iniquity  to 
remembrance,  when  they  turn  to  look  after  them  : 
and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  God. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven  and  twentieth 
year,  in  the  first  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month, 

18  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying.  Son  of 
man,  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  caused  his 
army  to  serve  a great  service  against  Tyre  : every 
head  was  made  bald,  and  every  shoulder  was  peeled  : 
yet  had  he  no  wages,  nor  his  army,  from  Tyre,  for 

19  the  service  that  he  had  served  against  it  : therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Behold,  I will  give  the 
land  of  Egypt  unto  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon ; and  he  shall  carry  off  her  multitude,  and  take 
her  spoil,  and  take  her  prey  ; and  it  shall  be  the 

20  wages  for  his  army.  I have  given  him  the  land  of 
Egypt  S'  as  his  recompence  for  which  he  served, 
because  they  wrought  for  me,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

21  In  that  day  will  I cause  an  horn  to  bud  forth 
unto  the  house  of  Israel,  and  I will  give  thee  the 
opening  of  the  mouth  in  the  midst  of  them  ; and 
they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 


30  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  imto  me,  say- 

2 ing,  Son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  say.  Thus  saith  the 

3 Lord  God  : Howl  ye.  Woe  worth  the  day  ! For  the 
day  is  near,  even  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near,  a day 

4 of  clouds  ; it  shall  be  the  time  of  the  heathen.  And 
a sword  shall  come  upon  Egypt,  and  anguish  shall 
be  in  « Ethiopia,  when  the  slain  shall  fall  in  Egypt ; 
and  they  shall  take  away  her  multitude,  and  her 

5 foundations  shall  be  broken  down.  “Ethiopia,  and 
Put,  and  Lud,  and  all  the  mingled  people,  and  Cub, 
and  the  children  of  ^ the  land  that  is  in  league,  shall 
fall  with  them  by  the  sword. 

6 Thus  saith  the  Lord  : They  also  that  uphold 
Egypt  shall  fall,  and  the  pride  of  her  power  shall 
come  down  : from  the  tower  of  Seveneh  shall  they 

7 fall  in  it  by  the  sword,  saith  the  Lord  God.  And 
they  shall  be  desolate  in  the  midst  of  the  countries 
that  are  desolate,  and  her  cities  shall  be  in  the  midst 

8 of  the  cities  that  are  wasted.  And  they  shall  know 
that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I have  set  a fire  in 

9 Egypt,  and  all  her  helpers  are  'Mestroyed.  In  that 
day  shall  messengers  go  forth  from  before  me  in 
ships  to  make  the  careless  Ethiopians  afraid  ; and 
there  shall  be  anguish  upon  them,  as  in  the  day  of 
Egypt  ; for,  lo,  it  cometh. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : I will  also  make  the 
midtitude  of  Egypt  to  cease,  by  the  hand  of  Nebu- 

11  chadrezzar  king  of  Babylon.  He  and  his  people 
with  liim,  the  terrible  of  the  nations,  shall  be  brought 
in  to  destroy  the  land  ; and  they  shall  draw  their 

2 ch.  29.  12.  ^ Or,  for  his  labour  coeenavt. 

8 Is.  IS.  1,  2.  U'hereif'ith  he  served.  c Or,  from  Migdol 

® ch.  29.  19.  a Ileb.  Cush.  to  Syene. 

to  ch.  28.  7.  b Or,  the  land  of  the  d Heb.  broken. 


EZEKIEL,  XXXI. 


1173 


shall  draw  their  swords  against  Egypt,  and  fill  the  land 
with  the  slain. 

12  And  I will  make  the  rivers  dry,  and  sell  the 
laud  into  the  hand  of  the  wicked  : and  I will  make  the 
land  waste,  and  all  that  is  therein,  by  the  hand  of 
strangers  : I the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; I will  also  destroy 
the  idols,  and  I will  cause  their  images  to  cease  out  of 
Noph  ; ^^and  there  shall  be  no  more  a prince  of  the 
land  of  Egypt : and  I will  put  a fear  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

14  And  I will  make  Pathros  desolate,  and  will  set 
fire  in  Zoan,  ^^and  will  execute  judgments  in  No. 

15  And  I will  pour  my  fury  upon  Sin,  the  strength 
of  Egypt  ; and  I will  cut  off  the  multitude  of  No. 

16  And  I will  set  fire  in  Egypt  : Sin  shall  have 
great  pain,  and  No  shall  be  rent  asunder,  and  Noph 
shall  have  distresses  daily. 

17  The  young  men  of  Aven  and  of  Pi-beseth  shall 
fall  by  the  sword  : and  these  cities  shall  go  into  cap- 
tivity. 

18  21  At  Tehaphnehes  also  the  day  shall  be  darkened, 
when  I shall  break  there  the  yokes  of  Egypt  : and  the 
pomp  of  her  strength  shall  cease  in  her  : as  for  her,  a 
cloud  shall  cover  her,  and  her  daughters  shall  go  into 
captivity. 

19  Thus  will  I execute  judgments  in  Egypt : and 
they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

20  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh  year,  in 
the  first  month,  in  the  seventh  day  of  the  month,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  I have  22  broken  the  arm  of  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt  ; and,  lo,  23  it  shall  not  be  bound  up  to  be 
healed,  to  put  a roller  to  bind  it,  to  make  it  strong  to 
hold  the  sword. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I 
am  against  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  will  24  break  his 
arms,  the  strong,  and  that  which  was  broken  ; and  I 
will  cause  the  sword  to  fall  out  of  his  hand. 

23  25  And  I will  scatter  the  Egyptians  among  the 
nations,  and  will  disperse  them  through  the  countries. 

24  And  I will  strengthen  the  arms  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  and  put  my  sword  in  his  hand  : but  I will 
break  Pharaoh’s  arms,  and  he  shall  groan  before  him 
with  the  groanings  of  a deadly  wounded  man. 

25  But  I will  strengthen  the  arms  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  and  the  arms  of  Pharaoh  shall  fall  down  ; and 
2^  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I shall 
put  my  sword  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  he  shall  stretch  it  out  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

26  27  And  I will  scatter  the  Egyptians  among  the 
nations,  and  disperse  them  among  the  countries  ; and 
they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1 A relation  unto  Pharaoh^  3 of  the  glory  of  Assyria,  10  and  the  fall 
thereof  for  pride.  18  The  like  destruction  of  Egypt. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the 
third  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  that  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2 Son  of  man,  speak  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  to  his  multitude  ; ^ Whom  art  thou  like  in  thy 
greatness  ? 


U Is.  19.  5,  6. 

52  Is.  19.  4. 

53  Is.  19.  1.  Jer.  43. 

12.  & 4G.  25.  Zecli. 

13.  2.  ' 


54  Zech.  10.  11. 

53  Is.  19.  IG. 

5«  ch.  29.  14. 

5 5 P,«.  78.  12.  43. 

53  Nah.  3.  8,  9,  10. 


59  Jer.  4G.  25. 

20  ver.  8. 

21  Jer.  2.  IG. 

22  Jer.  48.  25. 

23  Jer.  46.  11. 


swords  against  Egypt,  and  fill  the  land  with  the 

12  slain.  And  I will  make  the  rivers  dry,  and  will  sell 
the  land  into  the  hand  of  evil  men  ; and  I will  make 
the  land  desolate,  and  ® all  that  is  therein,  by  the 
hand  of  strangers  : I the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : I will  also  destroy  the 
idols,  and  I will  cause  the  -^images  to  cease  from 
Noph  ; and  there  shall  be  no  more  a prmce  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt  : and  I will  put  a fear  in  the 

14  land  of  Egypt.  And  I will  make  Pathros  desolate, 
and  will  set  a fire  in  Zoan,  and  will  execute  judge- 

15  ments  in  No.  And  I will  pour  my  fury  upon  Sin, 
the  strong  hold  of  Egypt  ; and  I will  cut  off  the 

16  multitude  of  No.  And  I will  set  a fire  in  Egypt  ; 
Sin  shall  be  in  great  anguish,  and  No  shall  be  broken 
up  : and  Noph  shall  have  adversaries  ^ in  the  day- 

17  time.  The  young  men  of  Aven  and  of  Pi-beseth 
shall  fall  by  the  sword  : and  these  cities  shall  go 

18  into  captivity.  At  Tehaphnehes  also  the  day  shall 

withdraw  itself,  when  I shall  break  there  the  yokes 
of  Egypt,  and  the  pride  of  her  power  shall  cease  in 
her  : as  for  her,  a cloud  shall  cover  her,  and  her 

19  daughters  shall  go  into  captivity.  Thus  will  I exe- 
cute judgements  in  Egypt : and  they  shall  know 
that  I am  the  Lord. 


20  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the 
first  month,  in  the  seventh  day  of  the  mouth,  that 

21  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying.  Son 
of  man,  I have  broken  the  arm  of  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt  ; and,  lo,  it  hath  not  been  bound  up  to  apply 
healing  medicines,  to  put  a roller  to  bind  it,  that  it 

22  be  strong  to  hold  the  sword.  Therefore  thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  : Behold,  I am  against  Pharaoh  king 
of  Egypt,  and  will  break  his  arms,  the  strong,  and 
that  which  was  broken  ; and  I will  cause  the  sword 

23  to  fall  out  of  his  hand.  And  I will  scatter  the  Egyp- 
tians among  the  nations,  and  will  disperse  them 

24  through  the  countries.  And  I will  strengthen  the 
arms  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  put  my  sword  in 
his  hand  : but  I will  break  the  arms  of  Pharaoh, 
and  he  shall  groan  before  him  with  the  groanings  of 

25  a deadly  wounded  man.  And  I will  hold  up  the 
arms  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  the  arms  of  Pha- 
raoh shall  fall  down  ; and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I shall  put  my  sword  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  stretch  it 

26  out  upon  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  I will  scatter  the 
Egyptians  among  the  nations,  and  disperse  them 
through  the  countries  ; and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 


31  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the 
third  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  that  the 
2 word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying.  Son  of 
man,  say  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  to  his 
multitude  ; Whom  art  thou  like  in  thy  greatness  ? 


24  Ps.  37.  17. 

2'5  ver.  26.  ch.  29. 
12. 

20Ps.  9.  16. 


25  ver.  23.  ch.  29. 
12. 

5 ver.  18. 

e Ileb.  the  fulness 
thereof. 


f Or,  things  of 
nought.  See  Ps.  96.  5. 
<7  Or,  all  the  day. 
h Another  reading  is, 
be  dark. 


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EZEKIEL,  XXXI. 


3^2  Behold,  the  Assyrian  was  a cedar  in  Lebanon 
with  fair  branches,  and  with  a shadowing  shroud,  and 
of  an  high  stature  ; and  his  top  was  among  the  thick 
boughs. 

4 ® The  waters  made  him  great,  the  deep  set  him  up 
on  high  with  her  rivers  running  round  about  his  plants, 
and  sent  out  her  little  rivers  unto  all  the  trees  of  the 
field. 

5 Therefore  ^ his  height  was  exalted  above  all  the 
trees  of  the  field,  and  his  boughs  were  multiplied,  and 
his  branches  became  long  because  of  the  multitude  of 
waters,  when  he  shot  forth. 

6 All  the  ® fowls  of  heaven  made  their  nests  in  his 
boughs,  and  under  his  branches  did  all  the  beasts  of  the 
field  bring  forth  their  young,  and  under  his  shadow 
dwelt  all  great  nations. 

7 Thus  was  he  fair  in  his  greatness,  in  the  length  of 
his  branches  : for  his  root  was  by  great  waters. 

8 The  cedars  in  the  ® garden  of  God  could  not  hide 
him  : the  fir  trees  were  not  like  his  boughs,  and  the 
chesnut  trees  were  not  like  his  branches  ; nor  any  tree 
in  the  garden  of  God  was  like  unto  him  in  his  beauty. 

9 I have  made  him  fair  by  the  multitude  of  his 
branches  : so  that  all  the  trees  of  Eden,  that  were  in 
the  garden  of  God,  envied  him. 

10  ^ Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because 
thou  hast  lifted  .up  thyself  in  height,  and  he  hath  shot 
up  his  top  among  the  thick  boughs,  and  his  heart  is 
lifted  up  in  his  height  ; 

11  I have  therefore  delivered  him  into  the  hand  of 
the  mighty  one  of  the  heathen  ; he  shall  surely  deal 
with  him  : I have  driven  him  out  for  his  wickedness. 

12  And  strangers,  ®the  terrible  of  the  nations,  have 
cut  him  off,  and  have  left  him  : ® upon  the  mountains 
and  in  all  the  valleys  his  branches  are  fallen,  and  his 
boughs  are  broken  by  all  the  rivers  of  the  land  ; and  all 
the  people  of  the  earth  are  gone  down  from  his  shadow, 
and  have  left  him. 

13  Upon  his  ruin  shall  all  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
remain,  and  all  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be  upon  his 
branches  : 

14  To  the  end  that  none  of  all  the  trees  by  the  waters 
exalt  themselves  for  their  height,  neither  shoot  up  their 
top  among  the  thick  boughs,  neither  their  trees  stand  up 
in  their  height,  all  that  drink  water  : for  they  are  all 
delivered  unto  death,  to  the  nether  parts  of  the  earth, 
in  the  midst  of  the  children  of  men,  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; In  the  day  when  he 
went  down  to  the  grave  I caused  a mourning  : I co- 
vered the  deep  for  him,  and  I restrained  the  floods 
thereof,  and  the  great  waters  were  stayed  : and  I caused 
Lebanon  to  mourn  for  him,  and  all  the  trees  of  the  field 
fainted  for  him. 

16  I made  the  nations  to  shake  at  the  sound  of  his 
fall,  when  I cast  him  down  to  hell  with  them  that 
descend  into  the  pit  : and  all  the  trees  of  Eden,  the 
choice  and  best  of  Lebanon,  all  that  drink  water, 

shall  be  comforted  in  the  nether  parts  of  the  earth. 

17  They  also  went  down  into  hell  with  him  unto^Am 
that  he  slain  with  the  sword  ; and  they  that  were  his  arm, 
that  dwelt  under  his  shadow  in  the  midst  of  the 
heathen. 

* Dan.  4.  10.  « Gen.  2.  8.  & 13.  10.  » ch.  32.  5.  & 35.  8. 

3 Jer.  51.  36.  ch.  28.  13.  lo  Is.  18.  G.  ch.  32. 

* Dan.  4.  11.  ^ Dan.  5.  20.  4. 

5 Ch.  17.  23.  Dan.  4.  « ch.  28.  7. 

12. 


3 Behold,  the  Assyrian  was  a cedar  in  Lebanon  with 
fair  branches,  and  with  a shadowing  shroud,  and  of 
an  high  stature  ; and  his  top  was  among  the  “ thick 

4 boughs.  The  waters  nourished  him,  the  deep  made 
him  to  grow  : her  rivers  ran  round  about  her  plan- 
tation ; and  she  sent  out  her  channels  unto  all  the 

5 trees  of  the  field.  Therefore  his  stature  was  ex- 
alted above  all  the  trees  of  the  field  ; and  his 
boughs  were  multiplied,  and  his  branches  became 
long  by  reason  of  ^ many  waters,  when  he  shot  them 

6 forth.  All  the  fowls  of  heaven  made  their  nests  in 
his  boughs,  and  under  his  branches  did  all  the  beasts 
of  the  field  bring  forth  their  young,  and  under  his 

7 shadow  dwelt  all  great  nations.  Thus  was  he  fair 
in  his  greatness,  in  the  length  of  his  branches  : for 

8 his  root  was  by  ^ many  waters.  The  cedars  in  the 
garden  of  God  could  not  hide  him  : the  fir  trees 
were  not  like  his  boughs,  and  the  plane  trees  were 
not  as  his  branches  ; nor  was  any  tree  in  the  gar- 

9 den  of  God  like  unto  him  in  his  beauty.  I made 
him  fair  by  the  multitude  of  his  branches  : so  that 
all  the  trees  of  Eden,  that  were  in  the  garden  of 
God,  envied  him. 


10  Therefore  thus  ^ said  the  Lord  God  : Because 
thou  art  exalted  in  stature,  and  he  hath  set  his  top 
among  the  “ thick  boughs,  and  his  heart  is  lifted  up 

11  in  his  height  ; I will  even  deliver  him  into  the  hand 
of  the  mighty  one  of  the  nations  ; he  shall  surely 
deal  with  him  : I have  driven  him  out  for  his 

12  wickedness.  And  strangers,  the  terrible  of  the  na- 
tions, have  cut  him  off,  and  have  left  him  : upon 
the  mountains  and  in  all  the  valleys  his  branches 
are  fallen,  and  his  boughs  are  broken  by  all  the 
watercourses  of  the  land  ; and  all  the  peoples  of 
the  earth  are  gone  down  from  his  shadow,  and  have 

13  left  him.  Upon  his  ruin  all  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
shall  dwell,  and  all  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be 

14  upon  his  branches  : to  the  end  that  none  of  all  the 
trees  by  the  waters  exalt  themselves  in  their  sta- 
ture, neither  set  their  top  among  the  thick  boughs, 
nor  that  their  mighty  ones  stand  up  in  their  height, 
even  all  that  drink  water  : for  they  are  all  delivered 
unto  death,  to  the  nether  parts  of  the  earth,  in  the 
midst  of  the  children  of  men,  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : In  the  day  when  he 
went  down  to  ^ hell  I caused  a mourning  : I covered 
the  deep  for  him,  and  I restrained  the  rivers  there- 
of, and  the  great  waters  were  stayed  : and  I caused 
Lebanon  ® to  mourn  for  him,  and  all  the  trees  of 

16  the  field  fainted  for  him.  I made  the  nations  to 
shake  at  the  sound  of  his  fall,  when  I cast  him 
down  to  ^ hell  with  them  that  descend  into  the  pit  : 
and  all  the  trees  of  Eden,  the  choice  and  best  of 
Lebanon,  all  that  drink  water,  were  comforted  in 

17  the  nether  parts  of  the  earth.  They  also  went  down 
into  hell  with  him  unto  them  that  be  slain  by  the 
sword  ; yea,  they  that  were  his  arm,  that  dwelt  under 
his  shadow  in  the  midst  of  the  nations. 


12  ch.  32.  18.  16  ch.  32.  31. 

13  ch.  26.  15.  11  Lam.  4.  20. 

11  Is.  14.  15.  a Or,  rlouds. 

13  Is.  14.  8.  b Or,  great. 


11  Ps.  82.  7. 


c Or,  saith. 
d Heb.  Sherd, 
e lleb.  to  be  black. 


EZEKIEL,  XXXII. 


1175 


18  ^ To  whom  art  thou  thus  like  in  glory  and  in 
greatness  among  the  trees  of  Eden  ? yet  shalt  thou  be 
brought  down  with  the  trees  of  Eden  unto  the  nether 
parts  of  the  earth  : thou  shalt  lie  in  the  midst  of  the 
uncircumcised  with  them  that  he  slain  by  the  sword. 
This  is  Pharaoh  and  all  his  multitude,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1 A lamentation  for  the  fearful  fall  of  Egypt.  11  The  sivordof  Babylon 
shall  destroy  it.  17  It  shall  be  brought  down  to  hell,  among  all  the 
uncircumcised  nations. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  twelfth  year,  in  the 
twelfth  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  ^ take  up  a lamentation  for  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  and  say  unto  him,  Thou  art  like  a young 
lion  of  the  nations,  ^ and  thou  art  as  a whale  in  the  seas  : 
and  thou  earnest  forth  with  thy  rivers,  and  troubledst 
the  waters  with  thy  feet,  and  ^ fouledst  their  rivers. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; I will  therefore  ^ spread 
out  my  net  over  thee  with  a company  of  many  people  ; 
and  they  shall  bring  tliee  up  in  my  net. 

4  Then  ® will  I leave  thee  upon  the  land,  I will  cast 
thee  forth  upon  the  open  field,  and  will  cause  all  the 
fowls  of  the  heaven  to  remain  upon  thee,  and  I will  fill 
the  beasts  of  the  whole  earth  with  thee. 

5  And  I will  lay  thy  flesh  ^ upon  the  mountains,  and 
fill  the  valleys  with  thy  height. 

6  I will  also  water  with  thy  blood  the  land  wherein 
thou  swimmest,  even  to  the  mountains  ; and  the  rivers 
shall  be  full  of  thee. 

7  And  when  I shall  put  thee  out,  ® I will  cover  the 
heaven,  and  make  the  stars  thereof  dark  ; I will  cover 
the  sun  with  a cloud,  and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her 
light. 

8  All  the  bright  lights  of  heaven  will  I make  dark 
over  thee,  and  set  darkness  upon  thy  land,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

9  I will  also  vex  the  hearts  of  many  people,  when  I 
shall  bring  thy  destruction  among  the  nations,  into  the 
countries  which  thou  hast  not  known. 

10  Yea,  I will  make  many  people  amazed  at  thee, 
and  their  kings  shall  be  horribly  afraid  for  thee,  when  I 
shall  brandish  my  sword  before  them  ; and  they  shall 
tremble  at  every  moment,  every  man  for  his  own  life,  in 
the  day  of  thy  fall. 

11  ^ For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; The  sword  of 
the  king  of  Babylon  shall  come  upon  thee. 

12  By  the  swords  of  the  mighty  will  I cause  thy 
multitude  to  fall,  the  terrible  of  the  nations,  all  of 
them  : and  they  shall  spoil  the  pomp  of  Egypt,  and 
all  the  multitude  thereof  shall  be  destroyed. 

13  I will  destroy  also  all  the  beasts  thereof  from 
beside  the  great  waters  ; neither  shall  the  foot  of  man 
trouble  them  any  more,  nor  the  hoofs  of  beasts  trouble 
them. 

14  Then  will  I make  their  waters  deep,  and  cause 
their  rivers  to  run  like  oil,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  When  I shall  make  the  land  of  Egypt  desolate, 
and  the  country  shall  be  destitute  of  that  whereof  it 
was  full,  when  I shall  smite  all  them  that  dwell  therein, 
then  shall  they  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

18  ver.  2.  ch.  32.  10.  3 ch.  20.  3.  8 eh.  31.  12. 

19  ch.  28.  10.  & 32.  * ch.  34.  18.  9 Is.  13.  10.  Joel  2. 

19,  21,24,  &c.  •'■’Ch.  12.  13.  & 17.  31.  3.  15.  Amos  8. 

1 ver.  IG.  ch.  27.  2.  20.  Hos.  7.  12.  0.  Matt.  24. 29.  Rev. 

2 oh.  19.  3,  6.  & 38.  « ch.  29.  5.  6.  12,  13. 

13.  1 ch.  31. 13.  10  ch.  27. 35. 


18  To  whom  art  thou  thus  like  in  glory  and  in  great- 
ness among  the  trees  of  Eden  ? yet  shalt  thou  be 
brought  down  with  the  trees  of  Eden  unto  the 
nether  parts  of  the  earth  : thou  shalt  lie  in  the 
midst  of  the  uncircumcised,  with  them  that  be  slain 
by  the  sword.  This  is  Pharaoh  and  all  his  multi- 
tude, saith  the  Lord  God. 


32  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  twelfth  year,  in  the 
twelfth  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  that 

2 the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying.  Son 
of  man,  take  up  a lamentation  for  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  and  say  unto  him.  Thou  wast  likened  unto  a 
young  lion  of  the  nations  : yet  art  thou  as  a dragon 
in  the  seas  ; and  thou  brakest  forth  “ with  thy  ri- 
vers, and  troubledst  the  waters  with  thy  feet,  and 

3 fouledst  their  rivers.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : I 
will  spread  out  my  net  over  thee  with  a company 
of  many  peoples  ; and  they  shall  bring  thee  up  in 

4 my  net.  And  I will  leave  thee  upon  the  land,  I will 
cast  thee  forth  upon  the  open  field,  and  will  cause 
all  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  to  settle  upon  thee,  and 
I will  satisfy  the  beasts  of  the  whole  earth  with 

5 thee.  And  I will  lay  thy  flesh  upon  the  mountains, 

6 and  fill  the  valleys  with  thy  * height.  I will  also 
water  with  thy  blood  the  land  wherein  thou  swim- 
mest, even  to  the  mountains  ; and  the  watercourses 

7 shall  be  full  of  thee.  And  when  I shall  extinguish 
thee,  I w’ill  cover  the  heaven,  and  make  the  stars 
thereof  dark  ; I will  cover  the  sun  with  a cloud, 

8 and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her  light.  All  the 
bright  lights  of  heaven  will  I make  ‘^dark  over  thee, 
and  set  darkness  upon  thy  land,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

9 I will  also  vex  the  hearts  of  many  peoples,  when  I 
shall  bring  thy  destruction  among  the  nations,  into 

10  the  countries  which  thou  hast  not  known.  Yea,  I 
will  make  many  peoples  amazed  at  thee,  and  their 
kings  shall  be  horribly  afraid  for  thee,  when  I shall 
brandish  my  sword  before  them  ; and  they  shall 
tremble  at  every  moment,  every  man  for  his  own 

11  life,  in  the  day  of  thy  fall.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  : The  sword  of  the  king  of  Babylon  shall  come 

12  upon  thee.  By  the  swords  of  the  mighty  will  I 
cause  thy  multitude  to  fall  ; the  terrible  of  the  na- 
tions are  they  all  : and  they  shall  spoil  the  pride  of 
Egypt,  and  all  the  multitude  thereof  shall  be  de- 

13  stroyed.  I will  destroy  also  all  the  beasts  thereof 
from  beside  ^ many  waters  ; neither  shall  the  foot  of 
man  trouble  them  any  more,  nor  the  hoofs  of  beasts 

14  trouble  them.  Then  will  I ®make  their  waters 
clear,  and  cause  their  rivers  to  run  like  oil,  saith  the 

15  Lord  God.  When  I shall  make  the  land  of  Egypt 
desolate  and  waste,  a land  destitute  of  that  where- 
of it  was  full,  when  I shall  smite  all  them  that  dwell 
therein,  then  shall  they  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 


11  ch.  2G.  16. 

12  Jer.  46.  26.  ch. 
30.  4. 

13  cli.  28.  7. 

« ch.  29.  19. 

15  ch.  29.  11. 


13  Ex.  7.  5.  & 14.  4, 
18.  Ps.  9.  16.  ch.  6. 
7. 

a Or,  in. 

b Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  worms. 


c Or,  to  mourn, 
d Or,  great, 
e Ileb.  cause  their 
waters  to  settle. 

f Ileb.  the  fulness 
thereof. 


1176 


EZEKIEL,  XXXII. 


16  This  is  the  ^'^lamentation  wherewith  they  shall 
lament  her  : the  daughters  of  the  nations  shall  lament 
her  : they  shall  lament  for  her,  even  for  Egypt,  and  for 
all  her  multitude,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  ^ It  came  to  pass  also  in  the  twelfth  year,  in  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  wail  for  the  multitude  of  Egypt,  and 

cast  them  down,  even  her,  and  the  daughters  of  the 

famous  nations,  unto  the  nether  parts  of  the  earth,  with 
them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

19  Whom  dost  thou  pass  in  beauty  ? go  down, 
and  be  thou  laid  with  the  uncircumcised. 

20  They  shall  fail  in  the  midst  of  them  that  are  slain 
by  the  sword  : she  is  delivered  to  the  sword  : draw  her 
and  all  her  nndtitudes. 

21  The  strong  among  the  mighty  shall  speak  to 
him  out  of  the  midst  of  hell  with  them  that  help  him  : 
they  are  gone  down,  they  lie  uncircumcised,  slain  by 
the  sword. 

22  Asshur  is  there  and  all  her  company  : his  graves 
are  about  him  : all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by  the  sword  : 

23  24  Whose  graves  are  set  in  the  sides  of  the  pit, 
and  her  company  is  round  about  her  grave  : all  of  them 
slain,  fallen  by  the  sword,  which  25  caused  terror  in  the 
land  of  the  living. 

24  There  is  26  Elam  and  all  her  multitude  round 
about  her  grave,  all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by  the  sword, 
which  are  2^  gone  down  uncircumcised  into  the  nether 
parts  of  the  earth,  28  which  caused  their  terror  in  the 
land  of  the  living  ; yet  have  they  borne  their  shame 
with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

25  They  have  set  her  a bed  in  the  midst  of  the  slain 
with  all  her  multitude  : her  graves  are  round  about 
him  : all  of  them  uncircumcised,  slain  by  the  sword  : 
though  their  terror  was  caused  in  the  land  of  the  living, 
yet  have  they  borne  their  shame  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit  : he  is  put  in  the  midst  of  them  that  be 
slain. 

26  There  is  2®  Meshecli,  Tubal,  and  all  her  multitude  : 
her  graves  are  round  about  him  : all  of  them  uncir- 
cumcised, slain  by  the  sword,  though  they  caused  their 
terror  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

27  And  they  shall  not  lie  with  the  mighty  that  are 
fallen  of  the  uncircumcised,  which  are  gone  down  to 
hell  with  their  weapons  of  war  : and  they  have  laid 
their  swords  under  their  heads,  but  their  iniquities  shall 
be  upon  their  bones,  though  they  were  the  terror  of  the 
mighty  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

28  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  broken  in  the  midst  of  the 
uncircumcised,  and  shalt  lie  with  them  that  are  slain 
with  the  sword. 

29  There  is  ®2  Edom,  her  kings,  and  all  her  princes, 
which  with  their  might  are  laid  by  them  that  were  slain 
by  the  sword  : they  shall  lie  with  the  uncircumcised, 
and  with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

30  There  he  the  princes  of  the  north,  all  of  them, 

and  all  the  Zidonians,  which  are  gone  down  with  the 
slain  ; with  their  terror  they  are  ashamed  of  their 
might  ; and  they  lie  uncircumcised  with  them  that  he 
slain  by  the  sword,  and  bear  their  shame  with  them 
that  go  down  to  the  pit.  ' 


16  This  is  the  lamentation  wherewith  they  shall  lament ; 
the  daughters  of  the  nations  shall  lament  therewith  ; 
for  Egypt,  and  for  all  her  multitude,  shall  they 
lament  therewith,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  It  came  to  pass  also  in  the  twelfth  year,  in  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the 

18  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying.  Son  of  man,  wail  for 
the  multitude  of  Egypt,  and  cast  them  down,  even 
her,  and  the  daughters  of  the  famous  nations,  unto 
the  nether  parts  of  the  earth,  with  them  that  go 

19  down  into  the  pit.  Whom  dost  thou  pass  in  beauty  ? 
go  down,  and  be  thou  laid  with  the  uncircumcised. 

20  They  shall  fall  in  the  midst  of  them  that  are  slain 
by  the  sword  : ^ she  is  delivered  to  the  sword  : draw 

21  her  away  and  all  her  multitudes.  The  strong 
among  the  mighty  shall  speak  to  him  out  of  the 
midst  of  hell  with  them  that  help  him  : they  are 
gone  down,  they  lie  still,  even  the  uncircumcised, 

22  slain  by  the  sword.  Asshur  is  there  and  all  her  com- 
pany ; his  graves  are  round  about  him  : all  of  them 

23  slain,  fallen  by  the  sword  : whose  graves  are  set  in 
the  uttermost  parts  of  the  pit,  and  her  company  is 
round  about  her  grave  : all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by 
the  sword,  which  caused  terror  in  the  land  of  the 

24  living.  There  is  Elam  and  all  her  multitude  round 
about  her  grave  : all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by  the 
sword,  which  are  gone  down  uncircumcised  into  the 
nether  parts  of  the  earth,  which  caused  their  terror 
in  the  land  of  the  living,  and  have  borne  their  shame 

25  with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit.  They  have  set 
her  a bed  in  the  midst  of  the  slain  with  all  her  mul- 
titude ; her  graves  are  round  about  her  : all  of  them 
uncircumcised,  slain  by  the  sword  ; for  their  terror 
was  caused  in  the  land  of  the  living,  and  they  have 
borne  their  shame  with  them  that  go  down  to  the 
pit  : he  is  put  in  the  midst  of  them  that  be  slain. 

26  There  is  Meshech,  Tubal,  and  all  her  multitude  ; 
her  graves  are  round  about  her  : all  of  them  uncir- 
cumcised, slain  by  the  sword  ; for  they  caused  their 

27  terror  in  the  land  of  the  living.  * And  they  shall 
not  lie  with  the  mighty  that  are  fallen  of  the  uncir- 
cumcised, which  are  gone  down  to  * hell  with  their 
weapons  of  war,  and  have  laid  their  swords  under 
their  heads,  and  their  iniquities  are  upon  their 
bones  ; for  they  were  the  terror  of  the  mighty  in  the 

28  land  of  the  living.  But  thou  shalt  be  broken  in  the 
midst  of  the  uncircumcised,  and  shalt  lie  with  them 

29  that  are  slain  by  the  sword.  There  is  Edom,  her 
kings  and  all  her  princes,  which  i in  their  might  are 

* laid  with  them  that  are  slain  by  the  sword  : they 
shall  lie  with  the  uncircumcised,  and  with  them  that 

30  go  down  to  the  pit.  There  be  the  princes  of  the 
north,  all  of  them,  and  all  the  Zidonians,  which  are 
gone  down  with  the  slain  ; ^ in  the  terror  which  they 
caused  by  their  might  they  are  ashamed  ; and  they 
lie  uncircumcised  with  them  that  are  slain  by  the 
sword,  and  bear  their  shame  with  them  that  gi 


”ver.  2.  2Sam.  1.  20  ver.  21.  24,  &c.  2^8.14.15.  2n  Gen.  10.  2.  ch.  33  ch.  38.  6, 15.  & 39.  i Or,  And  shall  they 

17.  2 Chr.  .35.  25.  ch.  ch.  28.  10.  25  ver.  24,  25,  2G,  27,  27.  13.  & 38.  2.  2.  not  lie  ^c.  ? 

26.  17.  21  ver.  27.  Is.  1.  32.  ch.  20.  17.  3o  ver.  19,  20,  &c.  34  ch.  28.  21.  j Or,  for  all  their 

^3  ch.  26.  20.  & 31.  31.  & 14.  9,  10.  20  jer.  49.  34,  &c.  3i  ver.  21.  I.s.  14.  g Or,  the  sword  is  might. 

14.  22  ver.  19,  25,  <S:c.  27  ver.  21.  18,  19.  appointed.  k Ox.,  for  all  the  ter- 

IS  ch.  31.  2,  18.  23  ver.  24,  26,  29,  30.  ^ ver.  23.  32  ch,  25.  12,  &c.  h Heb.  Sheol.  ror. 


EZEKIEL,  XXXIII. 


1177 


31  Pharaoh  shall  see  them,  and  shall  be  comforted 
over  all  his  multitude,  even  Pharaoh  and  all  his  army 
slain  by  the  sword,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

32  For  I have  caused  my  terror  in  the  land  of  the 
living  : and  he  shall  be  laid  in  the  midst  of  the  un- 
circumcised with  them  that  are  slain  with  the  sword, 
even  Pharaoh  and  all  his  multitude,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1 According  to  the  duty  of  a watchman,  in  warning  the  people,  1 Eze- 
kiel is  admonished  of  his  duty.  10  God  sheweth  the  justice  of  his  luays 
towards  the  penitent,  and  toivnrds  revolters.  17  He  maintaineth  his 
justice.  21  Upon  the  news  of  the  taking  of  Jerusalem  he  prophesieth 
the  desolation  of  the  land.  30  God's  judgment  upon  the  mockers  of 
the  prophets. 

Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 
ings 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  to  ^ the  children  of  thy  people, 
and  say  unto  them,  ^ When  I bring  the  sword  upon  a 
land,  if  the  people  of  the  land  take  a man  of  their 
coasts,  and  set  him  for  their  ^ watchman  : 

3  If  when  he  seeth  the  sword  come  upon  the  land, 
he  blow  the  trumpet,  and  warn  the  people  ; 

4  Then  whosoever  heareth  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,, 
and  taketh  not  warning  ; if  the  sword  come,  and  take 
him  away,  ^ his  blood  shall  be  upon  his  own  head. 

5  He  heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  and  took  not 
warning  ; his  blood  shall  be  upon  him.  But  he  that 
taketh  warning  shall  deliver  his  soul. 

6  But  if  the  watchman  see  the  sword  come,  and  blow 
not  the  trumpet,  and  the  people  be  not  warned  ; if  the 
sword  come,  and  take  any  person  from  among  them,  ® he 
is  taken  away  in  his  iniquity  ; but  his  blood  will  I re- 
quire at  the  watchman’s  hand. 

7  ^ ®So  thou,  O son  of  man,  I have  set  thee  a 
watchman  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; therefore  thou 
shalt  hear  the  word  at  my  mouth,  and  warn  them  from 
me. 

8  When  I say  unto  the  vdcked,  O wicked  man.,  thou 
shalt  surely  die  ; if  thou  dost  not  speak  to  warn  the 
wicked  from  his  way,  that  wicked  man  shall  die  in  his 
iniquity  ; but  his  blood  will  I require  at  thine  hand. 

9  Nevertheless,  if  thou  warn  the  wicked  of  his  way 
to  turn  from  it  ; if  he  do  not  turn  from  his  way,  he 
shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ; but  thou  hast  delivered  thy 
soul. 

10  Therefore,  O thou  son  of  man,  speak  unto  the 
house  of  Israel  ; Thus  ye  speak,  saying.  If  our  trans- 
gressions and  our  sins  he  upon  us,  and  we  pine  away 
in  them,  ® how  should  we  then  live  ? 

11  Say  unto  them.  As  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
® I have  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked  ; but 
that  the  wicked  turn  from  his  way  and  live  : turn  ye, 
turn  ye  from  your  evil  ways  ; for  1°  why  will  ye  die,  O 
house  of  Israel  ? 

12  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man,  say  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  thy  people.  The  righteousness  of  the  right- 
eous shall  not  deliver  him  in  the  day  of  his  transgres- 
sion : as  for  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked,  he  shall 
not  fall  tliereby  in  the  day  that  he  turneth  from  his 
wickedness  ; neither  shall  tlie  righteous  be  able  to  live 
for  his  righteousness  in  the  day  that  he  sinneth. 

13  When  I shall  say  to  the  righteous,  that  he  shall 
surely  live  ; if  he  trust  to  his  own  righteousness,  and 

35  ch.  31.  IG.  24,  25.  2 Kin.  9.  17.  ' oh.  24.  23. 

1 ch.  3.  11.  Hos.  9.  8.  *8  So  ig.  4<j.  14.  ch. 

2ch.  14.  17.  ^ch.  18.  13.  37.11. 

* ver.  7.  2 Sam.  18.  5 ver.  8.  5 2 Sam.  14.  14.  ch. 

clj.  3.  17,  &c.  18.  23,  32.  2 Pet.  3.  9. 


31  down  to  the  pit.  Pharaoh  shall  see  them,  and  shall 
be  comforted  over  all  his  multitude  : ^ even  Pharaoh 
and  all  his  army,  slain  by  the  sword,  saith  the  Lord 

32  God.  For  I have  put  his  terror  in  the  land  of  the 
living  : and  he  shall  be  laid  in  the  midst  of  the  un- 
circumcised, with  them  that  are  slain  by  the  sword, 
even  Pharaoh  and  all  his  multitude,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 


33  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2 Son  of  man,  speak  to  the  children  of  thy  people, 
and  say  unto  them,  When  I bring  the  sword  upon 
a land,  if  the  people  of  the  land  take  a man  from 

3 among  them,  and  set  him  for  their  watchman  : if, 
when  he  seeth  the  sword  come  upon  the  land,  he 

4 blow  the  trumpet,  and  warn  the  people  ; then  who- 
soever heareth  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  and  taketh 
not  warning,  if  the  sword  come,  and  take  him  away, 

5 his  blood  shall  be  upon  his  own  head.  He  heard 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  and  took  not  warning  ; 
his  blood  shall  be  upon  him  : whereas  if  he  had 
taken  warning  he  should  have  delivered  his  soul. 

6 But  if  the  watchman  see  the  sword  come,  and  blow 
not  the  trumpet,  and  the  people  be  not  warned,  and 
the  sword  come,  and  take  any  person  from  among 
them  ; he  is  taken  away  “ in  his  iniquity,  but  his 

7 blood  will  I require  at  the  watchman’s  hand.  So 
thou,  son  of  man,  I have  set  thee  a watchman  unto 
the  house  of  Israel  ; therefore  hear  the  word  at  my 

8 mouth,  and  give  them  warning  from  me.  When  I 
say  unto  the  wicked,  O wicked  man,  thou  shalt 
surely  die,  and  thou  dost  not  speak  to  warn  the 
wicked  from  his  way  ; that  wicked  man  shall  die 
«in  his  iniquity,  but  his  blood  will  I require  at  thine 

9 hand.  Nevertheless,  if  thou  warn  the  wicked  of  his 
way  to  turn  from  it,  and  he  turn  not  from  his  way  ; 
he  shall  die  “ in  his  iniquity,  but  thou  hast  delivered 
thy  soul. 

10  And  thou,  son  of  man,  say  unto  the  house  of  Is- 
rael : Thus  ye  speak,  saying,  ^ Our  transgressions 
and  our  sins  are  upon  us,  and  we  pine  away  “ in 

11  them  ; how  then  should  we  live  ? Say  unto  them. 
As  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I have  no  pleasure  in 
the  death  of  the  wicked  ; but  that  the  wicked  turn 
from  his  way  and  live  : turn  ye,  turn  ye  from  your 
evil  ways  ; for  why  will  ye  die,  O house  of  Israel  ? 

12  And  thou,  son  of  man,  say  unto  the  children  of  thy 
people.  The  righteousness  of  the  righteous  shall  not 
deliver  him  in  the  day  of  his  transgression  ; and  as 
for  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked,  he  shall  not  fall 
thereby  in  the  day  that  he  turneth  from  his  wicked- 
ness : neither  shall  he  that  is  righteous  be  able  to 

13  live  thereby  in  the  day  that  he  sinneth.  When  I 
say  to  .the  righteous,  that  he  shall  surely  live  ; if 
he  trust  to  his  righteousness,  and  commit  iniquity, 

’5  cli.  18.  31.  I Or,  Pharaoh  and  a Or,  for. 

3.  20.  & 18.  24,  all  his  army  are  slain  b Or,  Truly  our  trans- 

2G,  27.  dCc.  gressions 

12  2 Clir.  7.  14.  ni  Another  rc.ading 

15  ch.  3.  20.  & 18.  24.  i.**,  my. 


1178 


EZEKIEL,  XXXIII. 


commit  iniquity,  all  his  righteousnesses  shall  not  be  re- 
membered ; but  for  his  iniquity  that  he  hath  committed, 
he  shall  die  for  it. 

14  Again,  when  I say  unto  the  wicked.  Thou  shalt 
surely  die  ; if  he  turn  from  his  sin,  and  do  that  which 
is  lawful  and  right  ; 

15  If  the  wicked  restore  the  pledge,  give  again 
that  he  had  robbed,  walk  in  the  statutes  of  life, 
without  committing  iniquity  ; he  shall  surely  live,  he 
shall  not  die. 

16  None  of  his  sins  that  he  hath  committed  shall 
be  mentioned  unto  him  : he  hath  done  that  which  is 
lawful  and  right  ; he  shall  surely  live. 

17  Yet  the  children  of  thy  people  say.  The  way 
of  the  Lord  is  not  equal but  as  for  them,  their  way  is 
not  equal. 

18  When  the  righteous  turneth  from  his  right- 
eousness, and  committeth  iniquity,  he  shall  even  die 
thereby. 

19  But  if  the  wicked  turn  from  his  wickedness,  and 
do  that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  he  shall  live  thereby. 

20  ^ Yet  ye  say,  ^^The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal. 

0 ye  house  of  Israel,  I will  judge  you  every  one  after 
his  ways. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  twelfth  year  22  of 
our  captivity,  in  the  tenth  month,  in  the  fifth  day  of 
the  month,  that  one  that  had  escaped  out  of  Jerusa- 
lem came  unto  me,  saying,  The  city  is  smitten. 

22  Now  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  upon  me  in 
the  evening,  afore  he  that  was  escaped  came  ; and  had 
opened  my  mouth,  until  he  came  to  me  in  the  morn- 
ing ; and  my  mouth  was  opened,  and  I was  no  more 
dumb. 

23  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 
iwg, 

24  Son  of  man,  ^7  they  that  inhabit  those  2®  wastes  of 
the  land  of  Israel  speak,  saying,  Abraham  was  one, 
and  he  inherited  the  land  : but  we  are  many  ; the 
land  is  given  us  for  inheritance. 

25  Wherefore  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ; Ye  eat  with  the  blood,  and  lift  up  your  eyes 
toward  your  idols,  and  ®®shed  blood  : and  shall  ye 
possess  the  land  ? 

26  Ye  stand  upon  your  sword,  ye  work  abomination, 
and  ye  defile  every  one  his  neighbour’s  wife  : and 
shall  ye  possess  the  land  ? 

27  Say  thou  thus  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ; As  I live,  surely  they  that  are  in  the  wastes 
shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and  him  that  is  in  the  open 
field  ®®  will  I give  to  the  beasts  to  be  devoured,  and 
they  that  be  in  the  forts  and  ®7  in  the  caves  shall  die  of 
tbe  pestilence. 

28  ®®  For  I will  lay  the  land  most  desolate,  and  the 

pomp  of  her  strength  shall  cease  ; and  the  moun- 
tains of  Israel  shall  be  desolate,  that  none  shall  pass 
through. 

29  Then  shall  they  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when 

1 have  laid  the  land  most  desolate  because  of  all  their 
abominations  which  they  have  committed. 

30  ^ Also,  thou  son  of  man,  the  children  of  thy  peo- 
ple still  are  talking  against  thee  by  the  walls  and  in  the 

w ch.  3.  18,  19.  & 18  ch.  18.  22.  2 Kin.  25.  4. 

18. 27.  19  ver.  20.  ch.  18.  25  ch.  1.  3. 

13  ch.  18.  7.  25, 29.  26  ch.  24.  27. 

16  Ex.  22.  1,  4.  Lev.  20  ch.  18.  26,  27.  27  ch.  34.  2. 

6.  2,  4,  5.  Num.  5.  6,  21  yer.  17.  ch.  18.  28  yer.  27.  ch.  36.  4. 

7.  Luke  19.  S.  25,29.  29  jg.  51.  2.  Acts  7. 

11  Lev.  18.  5.  ch.  20.  22  ch.  1.2.  5. 

11,  13,  21.  23  ch.  24.  26.  30  See  Mic.  3.  11. 


none  of  his  righteous  deeds  shall  be  remembered  ; 
but  ^^in  his  iniquity  that  he  hath  committed, 

14  ^ therein  shall  he  die.  Again,  when  I say  unto  the 
wicked.  Thou  shalt  surely  die  ; if  he  turn  from  his 

15  sin,  and  do  ^ that  which  is  lawful  and  right  ; if  the 
wicked  restore  the  pledge,  give  again  that  he  had 
taken  by  robbery,  walk  in  the  statutes  of  life,  com- 
mitting no  iniquity  ; he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall 

16  not  die.  None  of  his  sins  that  he  hath  committed 
shall  be  remembered  against  him  : he  hath  done 
that  which  is  lawful  and  right  ; he  shall  surely  live. 

17  Yet  the  children  of  thy  people  say.  The  way  of  the 
Lord  is  not  equal  : but  as  for  them,  their  way  is  not 

18  equal.  When  the  righteous  turneth  from  his  right- 
eousness, and  committeth  iniquity,  he  shall  even  die 

19  -^therein.  And  when  the  wicked  turneth  from  his 
wickedness,  and  doeth  that  which  is  lawful  and 

20  right,  he  shall  live  thereby.  Yet  ye  say.  The  way 
of  the  Lord  is  not  equal.  O house  of  Israel,  I will 
judge  you  every  one  after  his  ways. 


21  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  twelfth  year  of  our  cap- 
tivity, in  the  tenth  month,  in  the  fifth  day  of  the 
month,  that  one  that  had  escaped  out  of  Jerusalem 

22  came  vmto  me,  saying.  The  city  is  smitten.  s Now 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  had  been  upon  me  in  the 
evening,  afore  he  that  was  escaped  came  ; and  he 
had  opened  my  mouth,  until  he  came  to  me  in  the 
morning  ; and  my  mouth  was  opened,  and  I was  no 

23  more  dumb.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 

24  me,  saying.  Son  of  man,  they  that  inhabit  those 
waste  places  in  the  land  of  Israel  speak,  saying, 
Abraham  was  one,  and  he  inherited  the  land  : but 
we  are  many  ; the  land  is  given  us  for  inheritance. 

25  Wherefore  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  : Ye  eat  with  the  blood,  and  lift  up  your  eyes 
unto  your  idols,  and  shed  blood  : and  shall  ye  possess 

26  the  land  ? Ye  stand  upon  your  sword,  ye  work 
abomination,  and  ye  defile  every  one  his  neighbour’s 

27  wife  : and  shall  ye  possess  the  land  ? Thus  shalt 
thou  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : As 
I live,  surely  they  that  are  in  the  waste  places  shall 
fall  by  the  sword,  and  him  that  is  in  the  open  field 
will  I give  to  the_beasts  to  be  devoured,  and  they 
that  be  in  the  strong  holds  and  in  the  caves  shall 

28  die  of  the  pestilence.  And  I will  make  the  land 
a desolation  and  an  astonishment,  and  the  pride  of 
her  power  shall  cease  ; and  the  mountains  of  Israel 
shall  be  desolate,  that  none  shall  pass  through. 

29  Then  shall  they  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I 
have  made  the  land  a desolation  and  an  astonish- 
ment, because  of  all  their  abominations  which  they 

30  have  committed.  And  as  for  thee,  son  of  man,  the 
children  of  thy  people  talk  of  thee  by  the  walls  and 


Matt.  3.  9.  John  8. 
39. 

31  Gen.  9.  4.  Lev. 
3.  17.  & 7.26.  & 17. 10. 
& 19.  26.  Deut.  12. 
16. 

32  ch.  18.  6. 

33  ch  22.  6,  9. 


34  ch.  18.  6.  &22.11. 
33  ver.  24. 

36  ch.  39.  4. 

31  Judg.  6.  2.  1 Sam. 
•13.  6. 

38  Jer.  44  . 2,  6,  22. 
ch.  36.  34,  35. 

38  ch.  7.  24.  & 24.  21. 


& 30.  6,  7. 

40  ch.  6.  2,  3,  6. 
c Or, /or. 
d Or, /or  it. 
e Heb.  judgement 
and  righteousness, 
f Or,  for  them, 
g See  ch.  24.  26,  27. 


EZEKIEL,  XXXIV. 


1179 


doors  of  the  houses,  and  speak  one  to  another,  every 
one  to  his  brother,  saying,  Come,  I pray  you,  and  hear 
what  is  the  word  that  cometh  forth  from  the  Lord. 

31  And  they  come  unto  thee  as  the  people  com- 
eth, and  they  sit  before  thee  as  my  people,  and  they 
hear  thy  words,  but  they  will  not  do  them  : for  with 
their  mouth  they  shew  much  love,  but  their  heart 
goeth  after  their  covetousness. 

32  And,  lo,  thou  art  unto  them  as  a very  lovely  song 
of  one  that  hath  a pleasant  voice,  and  can  play  well 
on  an  instrument : for  they  hear  thy  words,  but  they 
do  them  not. 

33  And  when  this  cometh  to  pass,  (lo,  it  will  come,) 
then  shall  they  know  that  a prophet  hath  been  among 
them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

l  A reproof  of  the  shepherds.  7 God' s judgment  against  them.  11 
pi’ovidence  for  his  Jtock.  20  The  kingdom  of  Christ. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against  the  ^ shepherds 
of  Israel,  prophesy,  and  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  j^nto  the  shepherds  ; ^ Woe  he  to  the  shep- 
herds of  Israel  that  do  feed  themselves  ! should  not  the 
shepherds  feed  the  flocks  ? 

3  ® Ye  eat  the  fat,  and  ye  clothe  you  with  the  wool, 
^ye  kill  them  that  are  fed  : hut  ye  feed  not  the  flock. 

4  ®The  diseased  have  ye  not  strengthened,  neither 
have  ye  healed  that  which  was  sick,  neither  have  ye 
bound  up  that  which  teas  broken,  neither  have  ye 
brought  again  that  which  was  driven  away,  neither 
have  ye  ® sought  that  which  was  lost  ; but  with  force 
and  with  cruelty  have  ye  ruled  them. 

5  ® And  they  were  ® scattered,  because  there  is  no 
shepherd  : and  they  became  meat  to  all  the  beasts  of 
the  field,  when  they  were  scattered. 

6  My  sheep  wandered  through  all  the  mountains,  and 
upon  every  high  hill : yea,  my  flock  was  scattered  upon 
all  the  face  of  the  earth,  and  none  did  search  or  seek 
after  them. 

7  ^ Therefore,  ye  shepherds,  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord  ; 

8  As  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely  Ttecause  my 
flock  became  a prey,  and  my  flock  became  meat  to 
every  beast  of  the  field,  because  there  was  no  shepherd, 
neither  did  my  shepherds  search  for  my  flock,  but  the 
shepherds  fed  themselves,  and  fed  not  my  flock  ; 

9  Therefore,  O ye  shepherds,  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord  ; 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I am  against 
the  shepherds  ; and  I will  require  my  flock  at  their 
hand,  and  cause  them  to  cease  from  feeding  the  flock  ; 
neither  shall  the  shepherds  ^^feed  themselves  any 
more  ; for  I will  deliver  my  flock  from  their  mouth, 
that  they  may  not  be  meat  for  them. 

11  ^ For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I,  even 
I,  will  both  search  my  sheep,  and  seek  them  out. 

12  As  a shepherd  seeketh  out  his  flock  in  the  day 
that  he  is  among  his  sheep  that  are  scattered  ; so  will  I 
seek  out  my  sheep,  and  will  deliver  them  out  of  all 
places  where  they  have  been  scattered  in  the  cloudy 
and  dark  day. 


« Is.  29. 13. 

« ch.  14.  1.  & 20.  1, 
&c. 

« ch.  8.  1. 

« Ps.  78.  36,  37.  Is. 
29.  13. 


*'<  Matt.  13.  22. 

1 Sam.  3.  20. 
ch.  2.  5. 

1 cli.  33.  24. 

2 Jer.  23.  1.  Zech. 
11.  17. 


3 Is.  66.  11.  Zech. 
11.  16. 

4 ch.  33.  25,  26.  Mlc. 
3.  1,  2,  3.  Zech.  11.  5. 

ver.  16.  Zech.  11. 

16. 


in  the  doors  of  the  houses,  and  speak  one  to  another, 
every  one  to  his  brother,  saying.  Come,  I pray  you, 
and  hear  what  is  the  word  that  cometh  forth  from 

31  the  Lord.  And  they  come  unto  thee  as  the  people 
cometh,  and  they  sit  before  thee  as  my  people,  and 
they  hear  thy  words,  but  do  them  not  : for  with 
their  mouth  they  shew  much  love,  but  their  heart 

32  goeth  after  their  gain.  And,  lo,  thou  art  unto  them 
as  a very  lovely  song  of  one  that  hath  a pleasant 
voice,  and  can  play  well  on  an  instrument  : for  they 

33  hear  thy  words,  but  they  do  them  not.  And  when 
this  cometh  to  pass,  (behold,  it  cometh,)  then  shall 
they  know  that  a prophet  hath  been  among  them. 


34  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

2 ing,  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against  the  shepherds 
of  Israel,  prophesy,  and  say  unto  them,  even  to  the 
shepherds.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Woe  unto 
the  shepherds  of  Israel  that  do  feed  themselves  ! 

3 shoidd  not  the  shepherds  feed  the  sheep  ? Ye  eat 
the  fat,  and  ye  clothe  you  with  the  wool,  ye  kill  the 

4 fatlings  ; but  ye  feed  not  the  sheep.  The  diseased 
have  ye  not  strengthened,  neither  have  ye  healed 
that  which  was  sick,  neither  have  ye  bound  up  that 
which  was  broken,  neither  have  ye  brought  again 
that  which  was  driven  away,  neither  have  ye  sought 
that  which  was  lost  ; but  with  force  and  with  rigour 

5 have  ye  ruled  over  them.  And  they  were  scattered, 
because  there  was  no  shepherd  : and  they  became 
meat  to  all  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  were  scat- 

6 tered.  My  sheep  wandered  through  all  the  moun- 
tains, and  upon  every  high  hill  : yea,  my  sheep 
were  scattered  upon  all  the  face  of  the  earth  ; and 
there  was  none  mat  did  search  or  seek  after  them. 

7 Therefore,  ye  shepherds,  hear  the  word  of  the 

8 Lord  : As  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely  for- 
asmuch as  my  sheep  became  a prey,  and  my  sheep 
became  meat  to  all  the  beasts  of  the  field,  because 
there  was  no  shepherd,  neither  did  my  shepherds 
search  for  my  sheep,  but  the  shepherds  fed  them- 

9 selves,  and  fed  not  my  sheep  ; therefore,  ye  shep- 

10  herds,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : Behold,  I am  against  the  shepherds  ; 
and  I will  require  my  sheep  at  their  hand,  and 
cause  them  to  cease  from  feeding  the  sheep  ; neither 
shall  the  shepherds  feed  themselves  any  more  ; and 
I will  deliver  my  sheep  from  their  mouth,  that  they 

11  may  not  be  meat  for  them.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  : Behold,  I myself,  even  I,  will  search  for  my 

12  sheep,  and  will  seek  them  out.  As  a shepherd 
seeketh  out  his  flock  in  the  day  that  he  is  among 
his  sheep  that  are  scattered  abroad,  so  will  I seek 
out  my  sheep  ; and  I will  deliver  them  out  of  all 
places  whither  they  have  been  scattered  in  “the 


6 Luke  15.  4. 

2 1 Pet.  5.  3. 

8 ch.  33.  21,  28. 

9 1 Kin.  22.  17. 
Matt.  9.  36. 

'0  ver.  8.  Is.  56.  9. 


Jer.  12.  9. 
n ver.  5,  6. 

^2  ver.  2,  10. 

13  ch.  3.  18.  Heb. 
13.  17. 

ver  2,  8. 


15  ch.  30.  3.  Joel 

2.  2. 

h Or,  a love  song, 
a IJeb.  the  day  of 
clouds  and  thick  dark- 
ness. 


1180 


EZEKIEL,  XXXIV. 


13  And  I will  bring  them  out  from  the  people, 
and  gather  them  from  the  countries,  and  will  bring 
them  to  their  own  land,  and  feed  them  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Israel  by  the  rivers,  and  in  all  the  inhabited 
places  of  the  country. 

14  I will  feed  them  in  a good  pasture,  and  upon 
the  high  mountains  of  Israel  shall  their  fold  be  : there 
shall  they  lie  in  a good  fold,  and  in  a fat  pasture  shall 
they  feed  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel. 

15  I will  feed  my  flock,  and  I will  cause  them  to  lie 
down,  saith  the  Lord  God, 

16  I will  seek  that  which  was  lost,  and  bring  again 
that  which  was  driven  away,  and  will  bind  up  that  tuhich 
teas  broken,  and  will  strengthen  that  which  was  sick  : 
but  I will  destroy  the  fat  and  the  strong  ; I will  feed 
them  with  judgment. 

17  And  as  for  you,  O my  flock,  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ; Behold,  I judge  between  cattle  and  cattle,  be-  j 
tween  the  rams  and  the  he  goats. 

18  Seemeth  it  a small  thing  unto  you  to  have  eaten 

up  the  good  pasture,  but  ye  must  tread  down  with  your 
feet  the  residue  of  your  pastures  ? and  to  have  drunk  of 
the  deep  waters,  but  ye  must  foul  the  residue  wdth  your  i 
feet  ? ^ I 

19  And  as  for  my  flock,  they  eat  that  which  ye  have  I 

trodden  with  your  feet  ; and  they  drink  that  which  ye  i 
have  fouled  with  your  feet.  , 

20  •[[  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  them  ; ! 
23  Behold,  I,  even  I,  will  judge  between  the  fat  cattle 
and  between  the  lean  cattle. 

21  Because  ye  have  thrust  with  side  and  with  shoul- 
der, and  pushed  all  the  diseased  with  your  horns,  till 
ye  have  scattered  them  abroad  ; 

22  Therefore  will  I save  my  flock,  and  they  shall  no 
more  be  a prey  ; and  I will  judge  between  cattle  and 
cattle. 

23  And  I will  set  up  one  25  shepherd  over  them,  and 
he  shall  feed  them,  ^^even  my  servant  David  ; he  shall 
feed  them,  and  he  shall  be  their  shepherd. 

24  And  27 1 the  Lord  will  be  their  God,  and  my  ser- 
vant David  23  a prince  among  them  ; I the  Lord  have 
spoken  it. 

25  And  29  I will  make  with  them  a covenant  of  peace, 
and  30  will  cause  the  evil  beasts  to  cease  out  of  the  land  : 
and  they  3i  shall  dwell  safely  in  the  wilderness,  and 
sleep  in  the  woods. 

26  And  I will  make  them  and  the  places  round  about 
32  my  hill  33  a blessing  ; and  I will  3“^  cause  the  shower 
to  come  down  in  his  season  ; there  shall  be  35  showers 
of  blessing. 

27  And  30  the  tree  of  the  field  shall  yield  her  fruit, 
and  the  earth  shall  yield  her  increase,  and  they  shall  be 
safe  in  their  land,  and  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord, 
when  I have  37  broken  the  bands  of  their  yoke,  and 
delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of  those  that  38  served 
themselves  of  them. 

28  And  they  shall  no  more  39  be  a prey  to  the  heathen, 
neither  shall  the  beast  of  the  land  devour  them  ; but 
^9  they  shall  dwell  safely,  and  none  shall  make  them 
afraid. 


13  cloudy  and  dark  day.  And  I will  bring  them  out 
from  the  peoples,  and  gather  them  from  the  coun- 
tries, and  will  bring  them  into  their  own  land  ; and 
I will  feed  them  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel,  by 
the  watercourses,  and  in  all  the  inhabited  places  of 

14  the  country.  I will  feed  them  with  good  pasture, 
and  upon  the  mountains  of  the  height  of  Israel  shall 
their  fold  be  : there  shall  they  lie  down  in  a good 
fold,  and  on  fat  pasture  shall  they  feed  upon  the 

15  mountains  of  Israel.  I myself  will  feed  my  sheep, 
and  I will  cause  them  to  lie  down,  saith  the  Lord 

16  God.  I will  seek  that  which  was  lost,  and  will 
bring  again  that  which  was  driven  away,  and  will 
bind  up  that  which  was  broken,  and  will  strengthen 
that  which  was  sick  : and  the  fat  and  the  strong  I 

17  will  destroy  ; I will  feed  them  in  judgement.  And 
as  for  you,  O my  flock,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
Behold,  I judge  between  cattle  and  cattle,  as  well 

18  the  rams  as  the  he-goats.  Seemeth  it  a small  thing 
unto  you  to  have  fed  upon  the  good  pasture,  but  ye 
must  tread  down  with  your  feet  the  residue  of  your 
pasture  ? and  to  have  drunk  of  the  clear  waters, 

19  but  ye  must  foul  the  residue  with  your  ieet  ? And 
as  for  my  sheep,  they  eat  that  which  ye  have  trodden 
with  your  feet,  and  they  drink  that  which  ye  have 
fouled  with  your  feet. 

20  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  them  : 
Behold,  I,  even  I,  will  judge  between  the  fat  cattle 

21  and  the  lean  cattle.  Because  ye  thrust  with  side 
and  with  shoulder,  and  push  all  the  diseased  with 
your  horns,  till  ye  have  scattered  them  abroad  ; 

22  therefore  will  I save  my  flock,  and  they  shall  no 
more  be  a prey  ; and  I will  judge  between  cattle 

23  and  cattle.  And  I will  set  up  one  shepherd  over 
them,  and  he  shall  feed  them,  even  my  servant 
David  ; he  shall  feed  them,  and  he  shall  be  their 

24  shepherd.  And  I the  Lord  will  be  their  God,  and 
my  servant  David  prince  among  them  ; I the  Lord 

25  have  spoken  it.  And  I will  make  with  them  a cove- 
nant of  peace,  and  will  cause  evil  beasts  to  cease  out 
of  the  land  : and  they  shall  dwell  securely  in  the 

26  wilderness,  and  sleep  in  the  woods.  And  I will 
make  them  and  the  places  round  about  my  hill  a 
blessing  ; and  I will  cause  the  shower  to  come  down 
in  its  season  ; there  shall  be  showers  of  blessing. 

27  And  the  tree  of  the  field  shall  yield  its  fruit,  and 
the  earth  shall  yield  her  increase,  and  they  shall  be 
secure  in  their  land  ; and  they  shall  know  that  I am 
the  Lord,  when  I have  broken  the  bars  of  their 
yoke,  and  have  delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of 

28  those  that  ^ served  themselves  of  them.  And  they 
shall  no  more  be  a prey  to  the  heathen,  neither  shall 
the  beast  of  the  earth  devour  them  ; but  they  shall 
dwell  securely,  and  none  shall  make  them  afraid. 


16  Is.  65.  9,  10.  Jer. 
23.  3.  ch.  28.  25.  & 
36.  24.  & 37.  21,  22. 

11  Ps.  23.  2. 

18  Jer.  33.  12. 

16  See  ver.  4.  Is.  40. 
11.  Mic.  4.  6.  Matt. 
18.  11.  Mark  2.  17. 
Luke  5.  32. 


26  Is.  10.  16.  Amos 

4.  1. 

21  Jer.  10.  24. 

22  ver.  20,  22.  ch.  20. 
37,  38.  Zech.  10.  3. 
Matt.  25.  32,  33. 

26  ver.  17. 

2-»  ver.  17. 


26  Is.  40.  11.  Jer. 
23.4,5.  Johnl0.il. 
Heb.  13.  20.  1 Pet.  2. 
25.  & 5.  4. 

26  Jer.  30.  9.  ch.  37. 
24,  25.  PIos.  3.  5. 

21  ver.  30.  Ex.  29. 
45.  ch.  37.  27. 


28  ch.  37.  22.  Luke 
1.  32,  33. 

29  ch.  37.  26. 

30  Lev.  26.  6.  Is.  11. 
6-9.  & 35.  9.  Hos.  2. 
18. 

31  ver.  28.  Jer.  23.  6. 

32  Is.  50.  7.  ch.  20. 
40. 


33  Gen.  12.  2.  Is.  19. 
24.  Zech.  8.  13. 

34  Lev.  26.  4. 

35  Ps.  08.  9.  Mai.  3. 

10. 

36  Lev.  26.  4.  Ps. 
85.  12.  Is.  4.  2. 

31  Lev.  20.  13.  Jer. 

2.  20. 


38  Jer.  25. 14. 

39  See  ver.  8.  ch. 
30.  4. 

40  ver.  25.  Jer.  30. 
10.  &:  40.  27. 

b Or,  made  bond- 
men. 


EZEKIEL,  XXXV. 


1181 


29  And  I will  raise  up  for  them  a plant  of  renown, 
and  they  shall  be  no  more  consumed  with  hunger  in  the 
land,  neither  bear  the  shame  of  the  heathen  any  more. 

30  Thus  shall  they  know  that  I the  Lord  their 
God  am  with  them,  and  that  they,  even  the  house  of 
Israel,  are  my  people,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

31  And  ye  my  flock,  the  flock  of  my  pasture,  are 
men,  and  I am  your  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

The  judgment  of  mount  Seir  for  their  hatred  of  Israel. 

Moreover  the  word  of  the  lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  ^ set  thy  face  against  ^ mount  Seir, 
and  ® prophesy  against  it, 

3  And  say  unto  it,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Be- 
hold, O mount  Seir,  I am  against  thee,  and  ^ I will 
stretch  out  mine  hand  against  thee,  and  I will  make 
thee  most  desolate. 

4  ® I will  lay  thy  cities  waste,  and  thou  shalt  be 
desolate,  and  thou  shalt  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

5  ® Because  thou  hast  had  a perpetual  hatred,  and 
hast  shed  the  blood  of  the  children  of  Israel  by  the 
force  of  the  sword  in  the  time  of  their  calamity,  in 
the  time  that  their  iniquity  had  an  end  : 

6  Therefore,  as  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I will 
prepare  thee  unto  blood,  and  blood  shall  pursue  thee  : 
^ sith  thou  hast  not  hated  blood,  even  blood  shall  pur- 
sue thee. 

7  Thus  will  I make  mount  Seir  most  desolate,  and 
cut  off  from  it  ®him  that  passeth  out  and  him  that 
returneth. 

8  And  I will  fill  his  mountains  with  his  slain 
men : in  thy  hills,  and  in  thy  valleys,  and  in  all  thy 
rivers,  shall  they  fall  that  are  slain  with  the  sword. 

9  I will  make  thee  perpetual  desolations,  and  thy 
cities  shall  not  return  : and  ye  shall  know  that  I am 
the  Lord. 

10  Because  thou  hast  said.  These  two  nations  and 
these  two  countries  shall  be  mine,  and  we  will  pos- 
sess it  ; whereas  the  Lord  was  there  : 

11  Therefore,  as  I live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I will 
even  do  according  to  thine  anger,  and  according  to 
thine  envy  which  thou  hast  used  out  of  thy  hatred 
against  them  ; and  I will  make  myself  known  among 
them,  when  I have  judged  thee. 

12  ^®And  thou  shalt  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  and 
that  I have  heard  all  thy  blasphemies  which  thou  hast 
spoken  against  the  mountains  of  Israel,  saying.  They 
are  laid  desolate,  they  are  given  us  to  consume. 

13  Thus  with  your  mouth  ye  have  boasted  against 
me,  and  have  multiplied  your  words  against  me  : I 
have  heard  them. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; When  the  whole 
earth  rejoiceth,  I will  make  thee  desolate. 

15  As  thou  didst  rejoice  at  the  inheritance  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  because  it  was  desolate,  so  will  I do 
unto  thee  : thou  shalt  be  desolate,  O mount  Seir, 

and  all  Idumea,  even  all  of  it : and  they  shall  know 
that  I am  the  Lord. 

« Is.  11.  1.  Jer.  3 Jer.  49.  7,  8.  ch.  25,  29.  Dan.  9.  24. 
23.  5.  25.  12.  Amos  1.  11.  Obad.  11. 

« ch.  3G.  3,  G,  15.  Obad.  10,  &c.  « Ps.  109.  17. 

43  ver.  24.  ch.  37.  “ ch.  G.  14.  .Judg.  5.  G.  ch.  29. 

27.  '■'ver.  9.  11. 

«Ps.  100.  3.  John  6ch.  25.  12.  Obad.  lo  ch.  31.  12.  & .32.  5. 
10.  11.  10.  ver.  4.  Jer.  49.  17, 

ich.  G.  2.  7Ps.  137.  7.  ch.  21.  18.  ch.  25.  13.  Mai. 

3 Dent.  2.  5.  1.  3,  4. 


29  And  I will  raise  up  unto  them  a plantation  for  re- 
nown, and  they  shall  be  no  more  ''  consumed  with 
famine  in  the  land,  neither  bear  the  shame  of  the 

30  heathen  any  more.  And  they  shall  know  that  I the 
Lord  their  God  am  with  them,  and  that  they,  the 
house  of  Israel,  are  my  people,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

31  And  ye  my  sheep,  the  sheep  of  my  pasture,  are 
men,  and  I am  your  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


35  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 

2 saying.  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against  mount  Seir, 

3 and  prophesy  against  it,  and  say  unto  it.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  : Behold,  I am  against  thee,  O mount 
Seir,  and  I will  stretch  out  mine  hand  against  thee, 
and  I will  make  thee  a desolation  and  an  astonish- 

4 ment.  I will  lay  thy  cities  waste,  and  thou  shalt  be 
desolate  ; and  thou  shalt  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

5 Because  thou  hast  Iiad  a perpetual  enmity,  and  hast 
given  over  the  children  of  Israel  to  the  power  of  the 
sword  in  the  time  of  their  calamity,  in  the  time  of 

6 the  ” iniquity  of  the  end  : therefore,  as  I live,  saith 
the  Imrd  God,  I will  prepare  thee  unto  blood,  and 
blood  shall  pursue  thee  : sith  thou  hast  not  hated 

7 blood,  therefore  blood  shall  pursue  thee.  Thus  will 
I make  mount  Seir  an  astonishment  and  a desola- 
tion ; and  I will  cut  off  from  it  him  that  passeth 

8 through  and  him  that  returneth.  And  I will  fill  his 
mountains  with  his  slain  : in  thy  hills  and  in  thy 
valleys  and  in  all  thy  watercourses  shall  they  fall 

9 that  are  slain  with  the  sword.  I will  make  thee 
perpetual  desolations,  and  thy  cities  shall  not  ^ be 
inhabited  : and  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

10  Because  thou  hast  said.  These  two  nations  and  these 
two  countries  shall  be  mine,  and  we  will  possess  it  ; 

11  ^whereas  the  Lord  was  there  : therefore,  as  I live, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  I will  do  according  to  thine 
anger,  and  according  to  thine  envy  which  thou  hast 
shewed  out  of  thy  hatred  against  them  ; and  I will 
make  myself  known  among  them,  when  I shall 

12  judge  thee.  And  thou  shalt  know  ^that  I the  Lord 
have  heard  all  thy  blasphemies  which  thou  hast 
spoken  against  the  mountains  of  Israel,  saying, 
‘^They  are  laid  desolate,  they  are  given  us  to  de- 

13  vour.  And  ye  have  magnified  yourselves  against 
me  with  your  mouth,  and  have  multiplied  your 

14  words  against  me  : I have  heard  it.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : When  the  whole  earth  rejoiceth,  I will 

15  make  thee  desolate.  As  thou  didst  rejoice  over  the 
inheritance  of  the  house  of  Israel,  because  it  was 
desolate,  so  will  I do  unto  thee  : thou  shalt  be  deso- 
late, O mount  Seir,  and  all  Edom,  even  all  of  it  : 
and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 


12  ch.  G.  7.  & 7.  4,  9. 
& 3G.  11. 

13  Ps.  83.  4,  12.  ch. 
3G.  5.  Ohafl.  13. 

14  Ps.  48.  1,  3.  A'  132. 
13,  14.  cli.  48.  35. 

13  Matt.  7.  2.  Jam.  2. 
13. 


ifi  Ps.  9.  IG.  ch. 
G.  7. 

11  1 Sam.  2.  3.  Rev. 
13.  G. 

18  Is.  G5.  13,  14. 
i'3  Obad.  12,  15. 

2«  ver.  3,  4. 
c Or.  plant, 
d Ileb.  taken  away. 


a Or,  punishment, 
b Another  reading 
Is,  return, 
c Or,  though, 
d Or,  acrording  as. 
e Or,  that  I am  the 
Loud;  I have  heard 

f Or,  It  is. 


1182 


EZEKIEL,  XXXVI. 


CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  The  land  of  Israel  is  comforted,  both  by  destruction  of  the  heathen, 
who  spitefully  used  it,  8 and  by  the  blessings  of  God  promised  unto 
it.  16  Israel  was  rejected  for  their  sin,  21  and  shall  be  restored  with- 
out their  desert.  25  The  blessings  of  Christ's  kingdom. 

Also,  thou  son  of  man,  prophesy  unto  the  ^ moun- 
tains of  Israel,  and  say.  Ye  mountains  of  Israel, 
hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  ^ the  enemy 
hath  said  against  you,  Aha,  ®even  the  ancient  high 
places  ^are  our’s  in  possession  : 

3  Therefore  prophesy  and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ; Because  they  have  made  you  desolate,  and  swal- 
lowed you  up  on  every  side,  that  ye  might  be  a pos- 
session unto  the  residue  of  the  heathen,  ® and  ye  are 
taken  up  in  the  lips  of  talkers,  and  are  an  infamy  of 
the  people  : 

4  Therefore,  ye  mountains  of  Israel,  hear  the  word 
of  the  Lord  God  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to  the 
mountains,  and  to  the  hills,  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the 
valleys,  to  the  desolate  wastes,  and  to  the  cities  that 
are  forsaken,  which  ® became  a prey  and  derision  to 
the  residue  of  the  heathen  that  are  round  about  ; 

5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ® Surely  in 
the  fire  of  my  jealousy  have  I spoken  against  the 
residue  of  the  heathen,  and  against  all  Idumea, 
® which  have  appointed  my  land  into  their  possession 
with  the  joy  of  all  their  heart,  with  despiteful  minds, 
to  cast  it  out  for  a prey. 

6  Prophesy  therefore  concerning  the  land  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  the  mountains,  and  to  the  hills,  to  the 
rivers,  and  to  the  valleys.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I have  spoken  in  my  jealousy  and  in  my  fury, 
because  ye  have  borne  the  shame  of  the  heathen  : 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; I have 
lifted  up  mine  hand,  Surely  the  heathen  that  are 
about  you,  they  shall  bear  their  shame. 

8  ^ But  ye,  O mountains  of  Israel,  ye  shall  shoot 
forth  your  branches,  and  yield  your  fruit  to  my  people 
of  Israel ; for  they  are  at  hand  to  come. 

9  For,  behold,  I am  for  you,  and  I will  turn  unto 
you,  and  ye  shall  be  tilled  and  sown  : 

10  And  I will  multiply  men  upon  you,  all  the  house 
of  Israel,  even  all  of  it  : and  the  cities  shall  be  in- 
habited, and  12  the  wastes  shall  be  builded  : 

11  And  1^  I will  multiply  upon  you  man  and  beast  ; 
and  they  shall  increase  and  bring  fruit  : and  I will 
settle  you  after  your  old  estates,  and  will  do  better 
unto  you  than  at  your  beginnings  : ^ and  ye  shall  know 
that  I am  the  Lord. 

12  Yea,  I will  cause  men  to  walk  upon  you,  even  my 
people  Israel  ; and  they  shall  possess  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  be  their  inheritance,  and  thou  shalt  no  more 
henceforth  bereave  them  of  men. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Because  they  say  unto 
you,  Thou  land  devourest  up  men,  and  hast  bereaved 
thy  nations  ; 

14  Therefore  thou  shalt  devour  men  no  more,  neither 
bereave  thy  nations  any  more,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  Neither  will  I cause  meti  to  hear  in  thee  the 
shame  of  the  heathen  any  more,  neither  shalt  thou  bear 
the  reproach  of  the  people  any  more,  neither  shalt  thou 
cause  thy  nations  to  fall  any  more,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

1 ch.  6.  2,  3.  Kin.  9.  7.  Lam.  2. 15.  » ch.  35.  10,  12. 

2  ch.  25.  3.  & 26.  2.  Dan.  9.  16.  lo  ver.  15.  Ps.  123. 

3  Dent.  32.  13.  « ch.  34.  28.  3,  4.  ch.  34.  29. 

* ch.  35.  10.  7 Ps.  79.  4.  n ch.  20.  5. 

6 Dent.  28.  37.  1 » Deut.  4.  24.  ch.  38.  22  ver.  33.  Is.  58. 

19. 


36  And  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy  unto  the  moun- 
tains of  Israel,  and  say,  Y^e  mountains  of  Israel, 

2 hear  the  word  of  the  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  : Because  the  enemy  hath  said  against  you. 
Aha  ! and.  The  ancient  high  places  are  ours  in  pos- 

3 session  : therefore  prophesy,  and  say.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  : Because,  even  because  they  have 
made  you  desolate,  and  swallowed  you  up  on  every 
side,  that  ye  might  be  a possession  unto  the  residue 
of  the  nations,  and  ye  are  taken  up  in  the  lips  of 

4 talkers,  and  the  evil  report  of  the  people  : there- 
fore, ye  mountains  of  Israel,  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord  God  ; Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to  the  moun- 
tains and  to  the  hills,  to  the  watercourses  and  to  the 
valleys,  to  the  desolate  wastes  and  to  the  cities  that 
are  forsaken,  which  are  become  a prey  and  derision 
to  the  residue  of  the  nations  that  are  round  about  : 

5 therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Surely  in  the 
fire  of  my  jealousy  have  I spoken  against  the  resi- 
due of  the  nations,  and  against  all  Edom,  which 
have  appointed  my  land  unto  themselves  for  a pos- 
session with  the  joy  of  all  their  heart,  with  despite 

C of  soul,  to  cast  it  out  for  a prey  : therefore  pro- 
phesy concerning  the  land  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
the  mountains  and  to  the  hills,  to  the  watercourses 
and  to  the  valleys.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Be- 
hold, I have  spoken  in  my  jealousy  and  in  my  fury, 
because  ye  have  borne  the  shame  of  the  heathen  : 

7 therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : I have  lifted 
up  mine  hand,  saying.  Surely  the  heathen  that  are 
round  about  you,  they  shall  bear  their  shame. 

8 But  ye,  O mountains  of  Israel,  ye  shall  shoot 
forth  your  branches,  and  yield  your  fruit  to  my 

9 people  Israel  ; for  they  are  at  hand  to  come.  For, 
behold,  I am  for  you,  and  I will  turn  unto  you,  and 

10  ye  shall  be  tilled  and  sown  : and  I will  multiply 
men  upon  you,  all  the  house  of  Israel,  even  all  of 
it  : and  the  cities  shall  be  inhabited,  and  the  waste 

11  places  shall  be  builded  : and  I will  multiply  upon 
you  man  and  beast  ; and  they  shall  increase  and  be 
fruitful  : and  I will  cause  you  to  be  inhabited  after 
your  former  estate,  and  will  do  better  unto  you  than 
at  your  beginnings  : and  ye  shall  know  that  I am 

12  the  Lord.  Yea,  I will  cause  men  to  walk  upon 
you,  even  my  people  Israel  ; and  they  shall  pos- 
sess thee,  and  thon  shalt  be  their  inheritance,  and 
thou  shalt  no  more  henceforth  bereave  them  of 

13  children.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Because  they 
say  unto  you.  Thou  land  art  a devourer  of  men,  and 

14  hast  been  a bereaver  of  thy  “ nation  ; therefore  thou 
shalt  devour  men  no  more,  neither  ^ bereave  thy 

15  « nation  any  more,  saith  the  Lord  God  ; neither  will 
I let  thee  hear  any  more  the  shame  of  the  heathen, 
neither  shalt  thou  bear  the  reproach  of  the  peoples 
any  more,  neither  shalt  thou  cause  thy  “ nation  to 
stumble  any  more,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


12.  & 61.  4.  Amos  9. 
14. 

13  Jer.  31.  27.  & 33. 
12. 

11  ch.  35.  9.  & 37.  6, 

13. 


15  Obad.  17,  <Src. 

15  See  Jer.  15.  7. 

11  Num.  13.  32. 

13  ch.  34.  29. 
a Another  reading 
is.  nations. 


b Another  reading 
l.'i.  cause  lo  stumble. 

r Or, proclaim  against 
thee. 


EZEKIEL,  XXXVI. 


1183 


16  ^ Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  when  the  house  of  Israel  dwelt  in 
their  own  land,  they  defiled  it  by  their  own  way 
and  by  their  doings  : their  way  was  before  me  as  the 
uncleanness  of  a removed  woman. 

18  Wherefore  I poured  my  fury  upon  them  for  the 
blood  that  they  had  shed  upon  the  land,  and  for  their 
idols  wherewith  they  had  polluted  it  : 

19  And  I scattered  them  among  the  heathen,  and 
they  were  dispersed  through  the  countries  : according 
to  their  way  and  according  to  their  doings  I judged  them. 

20  And  when  they  entered  unto  the  heathen,  whither 
they  went,  they  ^4  profaned  my  holy  name,  when  they 
said  to  them.  These  are  the  people  of  the  Lord,  and 
are  gone  forth  out  of  his  land. 

21  •[[  But  I had  pity  for  mine  holy  name,  which  the 
house  of  Israel  had  profaned  among  the  heathen,  whither 
they  went, 

22  Therefore  say  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ; I do  not  this  for  your  sake-s,  O house  of 
Israel,  ^^but  for  mine  holy  name’s  sake,  which  ye  have 
profaned  among  the  heathen,  whither  ye  went. 

23  And  I will  sanctify  my  great  name,  which  was 
profaned  among  the  heathen,  which  ye  have  profaned 
in  the  midst  of  them  ; and  the  heathen  shall  know  that 
I am  the  Lord,  saith  the  Lord  God,  when  I shall  be 
2'^  sanctified  in  you  before  their  eyes. 

24  For  I will  take  you  from  among  the  heathen, 
and  gather  you  out  of  all  countries,  and  will  bring  you 
into  your  own  land. 

25  ^ Then  will  I sprinkle  clean  water  upon  you, 
and  ye  shall  be  clean  : from  all  your  filthiness,  and 
from  all  your  idols,  will  I cleanse  you. 

26  A ®^new  heart  also  will  I give  you,  and  a new 
spirit  will  I put  within  you  : and  I will  take  away  the 
stony  heart  out  of  your  flesh,  and  I will  give  you  an 
heart  of  flesh. 

27  And  I will  put  my  spirit  within  you,  and  cause 
you  to  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  ye  shall  keep  my  judg- 
ments, and  do  them.. 

28  And  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land  that  I gave  to 
your  fathers  ; ®^and  ye  shall  be  my  people,  and  I will 
be  your  God. 

29  I will  also  save  you  from  all  your  unclean- 
nesses : and  I will  call  for  the  corn,  and  will  increase 
it,  and  lay  no  famine  upon  you. 

30  And  I will  multiply  the  fruit  of  the  tree,  and 
the  increase  of  the  field,  that  ye  shall  receive  no  more 
reproach  of  famine  among  the  heathen. 

31  Then  shall  ye  remember  your  own  evil  ways, 
and  your  doings  that  were  not  good,  and  shall  lothe 
yourselves  in  your  own  sight  for  your  iniquities  and  for 
your  abominations. 

32  Not  for  your  sakes  do  I this,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  be  it  known  unto  you  : be  ashamed  and  confounded 
for  your  own  ways,  O house  of  Israel. 

33  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; In  the  day  that  I shall 
have  cleansed  you  from  all  your  iniquities  I will  also 
cause  you  to  dwell  in  the  cities,  and  the  wastes  shall 
be  builded. 

10  Lev.  18.  25,  27,  28.  2^  Is.  52.  5.  Rom.  2.  29  ig,  52.  15.  Heb. 

Jer.  2.  7.  24.  10.  22. 

20  Lev.  15.  19,  &c.  25  eh.  20.  9,  14.  00  jer.  .33.  8. 

21  ch.  IG.  36, 38.  & 23.  20  pg,  iqG.  8.  Jer.  32.  39.  ch.  11. 

37.  27  ch.  20.  41.  & 28.  19. 

22  ch.  22.  15.  22.  32  ch.  11.  19.  & 37. 

23  ch.  7.  3.  & 18.  30.  28  ch.  34.  13.  & 37.  14. 

& 39.  24.  21. 


16  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 

17  saying.  Son  of  man,  when  the  house  of  Israel  dwelt 
in  their  own  land,  they  defiled  it  by  their  way  and 
by  their  doings  : their  way  before  me  was  as  the 

18  uncleanness  of  a woman  in  her  separation.  Where- 
fore I poured  out  my  fury  upon  them  for  the  blood 
which  they  had  poured  out  upon  the  land,  and 

19  because  they  had  defiled  it  with  their  idols  : and  I 
scattered  them  among  the  nations,  and  they  were 
dispersed  through  the  countries  : according  to  their 
way  and  according  to  their  doings  I judged  them. 

20  And  when  they  came  unto  the  nations,  whither  they 
went,  they  profaned  my  holy  name  ; in  that  men 
said  of  them.  These  are  the  people  of  the  Lord, 

21  and  are  gone  forth  out  of  his  land.  But  I had  pity 
for  mine  holy  name,  which  the  house  of  Israel  had 
profaned  among  the  nations,  whither  they  went. 

22  Therefore  say  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  : I do  not  this  for  your  sake,  O 
house  of  Israel,  but  for  mine  holy  name,  which  ye 
have  profaned  among  the  nations,  whither  ye  went. 

23  And  1 will  sanctify  my  great  name,  which  hath  been 
profaned  among  the  nations,  which  ye  have  pro- 
faned in  the  midst  of  them  ; and  the  nations  shall 
know  that  I am  the  Lord,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
when  I shall  be  samctified  in  you  before  ® their  eyes. 

24  For  I will  take  you  from  among  the  nations,  and 
gather  you  out  of  all  the  countries,  and  will  bring 

25  you  into  your  own  land.  And  I will  sprinkle  clean 
water  upon  you,  and  ye  shall  be  clean  : from  all 
your  filthiness,  and  from  all  your  idols,  will  I cleanse 

26  you.  A new  heart  also  will  I give  you,  and  a new 
spirit  will  I put  within  you  : and  I will  take  away 
the  stony  heart  out  of  your  flesh,  and  I will  give 

27  you  an  heart  of  flesh.  And  I will  put  my  spirit 
within  you,  and  cause  you  to  Avalk  in  my  statutes, 
and  ye  shall  keep  my  judgements,  and  do  them. 

28  And  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land  that  I gave  to  your 
fathers  ; and  ye  shall  be  my  people,  and  I will  be 

29  your  God.  And  I will  save  you  from  all  your  un- 
cleannesses : and  I will  call  for  the  corn,  and  will 

30  multiply  it,  and  lay  no  famine  upon  you.  And  I 
will  multiply  the  fruit  of  the  tree,  and  the  increase 
of  the  field,  that  ye  shall  receive  no  more  the  re- 

31  proach  of  famine  among  the  nations.  Then  shall  ye 
remember  your  evil  ways,  and  your  doings  that  were 
not  good  ; and  ye  shall  loathe  yourselves  in  your 
own  sight  for  your  iniquities  and  for  your  abomi- 

32  nations.  Not  for  your  sake  ■>' do  I this,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  be  it  known  unto  you  : be  ashamed  and 

33  confounded  for  your  ways,  O house  of  Israel.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  : In  the  day  that  I cleanse  you 
from  all  your  iniquities,  I will  cause  the  cities  to  be 
inhabited,  and  the  waste  places  shall  be  builded. 


33  ch.  28.  25.  & 37. 
25. 

34  .Ter.  30.  22.  ch. 
11.  20.  & 37.  27. 

33  Matt.  1.  21.  Rom. 
11.  2G. 

3u  See  Ps.  105.  16. 


37  ch.  .34.  29. 

88  ch.  34.  27. 

8!'  ch.  16.  61,  63. 

4"  Lev.  26.  39.  ch. 
6.  9.  & 20.  43. 

4>  ver.  22.  Deut. 
9.  5. 


42  ver.  10. 

d Or,  I work  not  for 
Ac. 

e Or,  according  to 
another  reading,  your, 
f Or,  do  1 work. 


1184 


EZEKIEL,  XXXVII. 


34  And  the  desolate  land  shall  be  tilled,  whereas  it 
lay  desolate  in  the  sight  of  all  that  passed  by. 

35  And  they  shall  say,  This  land  that  was  desolate  is 
become  like  the  garden  of  ^3£;(Jen  ; and  the  waste  and 
desolate  and  ruined  cities  are  become  fenced,  and  are 
inhabited. 

36  Then  the  heathen  that  are  left  round  about  you 
shall  know  that  I the  Lord  build  the  ruined  places,  and 
plant  that  that  was  desolate  : I the  Lord  have  spoken 
it,  and  I will  do  it. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; I will  yet  for  this  be 
enquired  of  by  the  house  of  Israel,  to  do  it  for  them  ; I 
will  increase  them  with  men  like  a flock. 

38  As  the  holy  flock,  as  the  flock  of  Jerusalem  in  her 
solemn  feasts  ; so  shall  the  waste  cities  be  filled  with 
flocks  of  men  : and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1 By  the  resurrection  of  dry  bones.  11  the  dead  hope  of  Israel  is  re- 
vived, 15  By  the  uniting  of  tivo  sticks,  18  is  shewed  the  incorporation 
of  Israel  into  Judah.  20  The  promises  of  Christ's  kingdom. 

The  1 hand  of  the  Lord  was  upon  me,  and  carried 
me  out  ^ in  the  spirit  of  the  Lord,  and  set  me  down 
111  the  midst  of  the  valley  which  was  full  of  bones, 

2  And  caused  me  to  pass  by  them  round  about  : and, 
behold,  there  icere  very  ihany  in  the  open  valley  ; and, 
lo,  they  were  very  dry. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  can  these  bones 
live  ? And  I answered,  O Lord  God,  ^ thou  knowest. 

4  Again  he  said  unto  me.  Prophesy  upon  these  bones, 
and  say  unto  them,  O ye  dry  bones,  hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  these  bones  ; Be- 
hold, I will  ^ cause  breath  to  enter  into  you,  and  ye 
shall  live  : 

6  And  I will  lay  sinews  upon  you,  and  will  bring  up 
flesh  upon  you,  and  cover  you  with  skin,  and  put  breath 
in  you,  and  ye  shall  live  ; ^and  ye  shall  know  that  I am 
the  Lord. 

7  So  I prophesied  as  I was  commanded  : and  as  I 
prophesied,  there  was  a noise,  and  behold  a shaking, 
and  the  bones  came  together,  bone  to  his  bone. 

8  And  when  I beheld,  lo,  the  sinews  and  the  flesh 
came  up  upon  them,  and  the  skin  covered  them  above  : 
but  there  was  no  breath  in  them. 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Prophesy  unto  the  wind, 
prophesy,  son  of  man,  and  say  to  the  wind.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ; ® Come  from  the  four  winds,  O breath, 
and  breathe  upon  these  slain,  that  they  may  live. 

10  So  I prophesied  as  he  commanded  me,  ’ and  the 
breath  came  into  them,  and  they  lived,  and  stood  up 
upon  their  feet,  an  exceeding  great  army. 

11  ^ Then  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  these  bones 
are  the'  whole  house  of  Israel  : behold,  they  say,  ® Our 
bones  are  dried,  and  our  hope  is  lost : we  are  cut  off 
for  our  parts. 

12  Therefore  prophesy  and  say  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  ® O my  people,  I will 
open  your  graves,  and  cause  you  to  come  up  out  of  yOur 
graves,  and  bring  jmu  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

13  And  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  I 
have  opened  your  graves,  O my  people,  and  brought 
you  up  out  of  your  graves, 

« Is.  .51.  3.  ch.  28.  ■‘0  ver.  10.  Rom.  4.  17.  2 Cor. 

13.  Joel  2.  3.  1 ch.  1.  3.  1.  9. 

44  ch.  17.  24.  & 22.  2 ch.  3.  14.  & 8.  3.  & 4 ver.  9.  Ps.  104. 

14.  & 3”.  14.  11. 24.  Luke  4.  1.  30. 

45See  ch.l4.3.&20.  ^ De„t.  32  39.  1 5 eh.  0.  7.  & 35.  12. 

3,  31.  Sam.  2.  C.  John  5.  21.  Joel  2.  27.  & 3.  17. 


34  And  the  land  that  was  desolate  shall  be  tilled, 
whereas  it  was  a desolation  in  the  sight  of  all  that 

35  passed  by.  And  they  shall  say.  This  land  that  was 
desolate  is  become  like  the  garden  of  Eden  ; and 
the  waste  and  desolate  and  ruined  cities  are  fenced 

36  and  inhabited.  Then  the  nations  that  are  left  round 
about  you  shall  know  that  I the  Lord  have  builded 
the  ruined  places,  and  planted  that  which  was  deso- 
late : I the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  and  I will  do  it. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : For  this  moreover 
will  I be  inquired  of  by  the  house  of  Israel,  to  do 
it  for  them  ; I will  increase  them  with  men  like  a 

38  flock.  As  the  flock  for  sacrifice,  as  the  flock  of 
Jerusalem  in  her  appointed  feasts  ; so  shall  the 
waste  cities  be  filled  with  flocks  of  men  : and  they 
shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 


37  The  hand  of  the  Lord  was  upon  me,  and  he 
carried  me  out  in  the  spirit  of  the  Lord,  and  set 
me  down  in  the  midst  of  the  valley  ; and  it  was  full 

2 of  bones  ; and  he  caused  me  to  pass  by  them  round 
about  : and  behold,  there  were  very  many  “ in  the 

3 open  valley  ; and  lo,  they  were  very  dry.  And  he 
said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  can  these  bones  live  ? 

4 And  I answered,  O Lord  God,  thou  knowest.  Again 
he  said  unto  me.  Prophesy  over  these  bones,  and  say 
unto  them,  O ye  dry  bones,  hear  the  word  of  the 

6  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  these  bones  : 
Behold,  I will  cause  ^ breath  to  enter  into  you,  and 

6 ye  shall  live.  And  I will  lay  sinews  upon  you,  and 
will  bring  up  flesh  upon  you,  and  cover  you  with 
skin,  and  put  breath  in  you,  and  ye  shall  live  ; and 

7 ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord.  So  I prophesied 
as  I was  commanded  : and  as  I prophesied,  there 
was  a noise,  and  behold  an  earthquake,  and  the 

8 bones  came  together,  bone  to  his  bone.  And  I be- 
held, and  lo,  there  were  sinews  upon  them,  and 
flesh  came  up,  and  skin  covered  them  above  : but 

9 there  was  no  breath  in  them.  Then  said  he  unto 
me.  Prophesy  unto  the  ^ wind,  prophesy,  son  of 
man,  and  say  to  the  ^ wind.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  : Come  from  the  four  winds,  O ® breath,  and 

10  breathe  upon  these  slain,  that  they  may  live.  So  I 
prophesied  as  he  commanded  me,  and  the  breath 
came  into  them,  and  they  lived,  and  stood  up  upon 

11  their  feet,  an  exceeding  great  army.  Then  he  said 
unto  me.  Son  of  man,  these  bones  are  the  whole 
house  of  Israel : behold,  they  say.  Our  bones  are 
dried  up,  and  our  hope  is  lost ; we  are  clean  cut  off. 

12  Therefore  prophesy,  and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  : Behold,  I will  open  your  graves, 
and  cause  you  to  come  up  out  of  your  graves,  O my 
people  ; and  I will  bring  you  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

13  And  ye  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord,  when  1 
have  opened  your  graves,  and  caused  you  to  come 

14  up  out  of  your  graves,  O my  people.  And  I will 


® ver.  5.  Ps.  104.  30.  ver.  25.  ch.  3G.  b Or,  spirit. 

2 Rev.  11.  11.  24.  c Or,  thundering. 

8 Ps.  141.  7.  Is.  49.  ;/  lleb.  flock  of  holy  d Or,  breath. 

14.  things.  e Or,  wind.  Or, 

Is.  20.  19.  Hos.  13.  a lleb.  upon  the  face  spirit. 

14,  of  the  valley. 


EZEKIEL,  XXXVII. 


1185 


14  And  shall  put  my  spirit  in  you,  and  ye  shall 
live,  and  I shall  place  you  in  your  own  land  : then  shall 
ye  know  that  I the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  and  performed 
it,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  T[  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me, 
saying, 

16  Moreover,  thou  son  of  man,  ^^take  thee  one 
stick,  and  write  upon  it,  For  Judah,  and  for  ^^the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  his  companions  : then  take  another  stick, 
and  write  upon  it.  For  Joseph,  the  stick  of  Ephraim, ' 
and  for  all  the  house  of  Israel  his  companions  : 

17  And  join  them  one  to  another  into  one  stick  ; 
and  they  shall  become  one  in  thine  hand. 

18  ^ And  when  the  children  of  thy  people  shall 
speak  unto  thee,  saying,  i^Wilt  thou  not  shew  us  what 
thou  meanest  by  these  ? 

19  Say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Be- 
hold, I will  take  ^'^the  stick  of  Joseph,  which  is  in  the 
hand  of  Ephraim,  and  the  tribes  of  Israel  his  fellows, 
and  will  put  them  with  him,  even  with  the  stick  of 
Judah,  and  make  them  one  stick,  and  they  shall  be  one 
in  mine  hand. 

20  ^ And  the  sticks  whereon  thou  writest  shall  be 
in  thine  hand  before  their  eyes. 

21  And  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I will  take  the  children  of  Israel  from  among 
the  heathen,  whither  they  be  gone,  and  will  gather 
them  on  every  side,  and  bring  them  into  their  own  land  : 

22  And  I will  make  them  one  nation  in  the  land 
upon  the  mountains  of  Israel  ; and  one  king  shall  be 
king  to  them  all ; and  they  shall  be  no  more  two  na- 
tions, neither  shall  they  be  divided  into  two  kingdoms 
any  more  at  all  : 

23  Neither  shall  they  defile  themselves  any  more 
with  their  idols,  nor  with  their  detestable  things,  nor 
with  any  of  their  transgressions  : but  I will  save 
them  out  of  all  their  dwellingplaces,  wherein  they  have 
sinned,  and  will  cleanse  them  : so  shall  they  be  my 
people,  and  I will  be  their  God. 

24  And  David  my  servant  shall  he  king  over  them  ; 
and  they  all  shall  have  one  shepherd  : they  shall 
also  walk  in  my  judgments,  and  observe  my  statutes, 
and  do  them. 

25  And  they  shall  dwell  in  the  land  that  I have 
given  unto  Jacob  my  servant,  wherein  your  fathers 
have  dwelt ; and  they  shall  dwell  therein,  even  they, 
and  their  children,  and  their  children’s  children  for 
ever  : and  my  servant  David  shall  he  their  prince  for 
ever. 

26  Moreover  I will  make  a covenant  of  peace  with 
thein  ; it  shall  be  an  everlasting  covenant  with  them  : 
and  I will  place  them,  and  multiply  them,  and  will 
set  my  sanctuary  in  the  midst  of  them  for  ever- 
more. 

27  My  tabernacle  also  shall  be  with  them  : yea,  I 
will  be  3^  their  God,  and  they  shall  be  my  people. 

28  35  And  the  heathen  shall  know  that  I the  Lord 
do  35  sanctify  Israel,  when  my  sanctuary  shall  be  in  the 
midst  of  them  for  evermore. 

” ch.  36.  27!  ch.  12.  3.  5.  & 30.  9.  ch.  34.  23, 

12  See  Nuin.  17.  2.  i*  ch.  36.  24.  24.  Hos.  3.  5.  Luke  1. 

2 Chr.  11.  12,  13,  20  Is.  11.13.  Jer.  3.  32. 

16.  & 15.  9.  & 30.  11,  18.  & 50.  4.  Hos.  1.  25  yer.  22.  John  10 

18.  11.  16. 

» See  ver.  22,  24.  21  ^h.  34.  23, 24.  John  20  oh.  .36.  27. 

13  ch.  12.  9.  & 24.  10.  16.  27  ch.  36.  28. 

19.  22  ch.  36.  2.5.  23  Is.  GO.  21.  Joel  3. 

iG  Zech.  10.  6.  2.3  ch.  36.  28,  29.  20.  Amos  9.  15. 

” ver.  16,  17.  *4  is.  40.  H.  Jer.  23. 


put  my  f spirit  in  you,  and  ye  shall  live,  and  I will 
place  you  in  your  own  land  : and  ye  shall  know  that 
I the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  and  performed  it,  saith 
the  Lord. 

15  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  say- 

16  ing.  And  thou,  sou  of  man,  take  thee  one  stick,  and 
write  upon  it.  For  Judah,  and  for  the  children  of 
Israel  his  companions  : then  take  another  stick,  and 
write  upon  it.  For  Joseph,  the  stick  of  Ephraim, 
and  ^ for  all  the  house  of  Israel  his  companions  : 

17  and  join  them  for  thee  one  to  another  into  one 
stick,  that  they  may  become  one  in  thine  hand. 

18  And  when  the  children  of  thy  people  shall  speak 
unto  thee,  saying.  Wilt  thou  not  shew  us  what  thou 

19  meanest  by  these  ? say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : Behold,  I will  take  the  stick  of  Joseph, 
which  is  in  the  hand  of  Ephraim,  and  the  tribes  of 
Israel  his  companions  ; and  I will  put  them  ^ with 
it,  even  with  the  stick  of  Judah,  and  make  them  one 

20  stick,  and  they  shall  be  one  in  mine  hand.  And 
the  sticks  whereon  thou  writest  shall  be  in  thine 

21  hand  before  their  eyes.  And  say  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  : Behold,  I will  take  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  from  among  the  nations,  whither 
they  be  gone,  and  will  gather  them  on  every  side, 

22  and  bring  them  into  their  own  land  : and  I will 
make  them  one  nation  in  the  land,  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Israel  ; and  one  king  shall  be  king  to  them 
all  : and  they  shall  be  no  more  two  nations,  neither 
shall  they  be  divided  into  two  kingdoms  any  more  at 

23  all  : neither  shall  they  defile  themselves  any  more 
with  their  idols,  nor  with  their  detestable  things, 
nor  with  any  of  their  transgressions  : but  I will 
save  them  * out  of  all  their  dwelling  places,  wherein 
they  have  sinned,  and  will  cleanse  them  : so  shall 

24  they  be  my  people,  and  I will  be  their  God.  And 
my  servant  David  shall  be  king  over  them  ; and 
they  all  shall  have  one  shepherd  : they  shall  also 
walk  in  my  judgements,  and  observe  my  statutes, 

25  and  do  them.  And  they  shall  dwell  in  the  land  that 
I have  given  unto  Jacob  my  servant,  wherein  your 
fathers  dwelt  ; and  they  shall  dwell  therein,  they, 
and  their  children,  and' their  children’s  children,  for 
ever  : and  David  my  servant  shall  be  their  prince 

26  for  ever.  Moreover  I will  make  a covenant  of 
peace  with  them  : it  shall  be  an  everlasting  cove- 
nant with  them  : and  I will  ^ place  them,  and  mul- 
tiply them,  and  will  set  my  sanctuary  in  the  midst 

27  of  them  for  evermore.  My  tabernacle  also  shall 
be  ^ with  them  ; and  I will  be  their  God,  and  they 

28  shall  be  my  people.  And  the  nations  shall  know 
that  ^ I am  the  Lord  that  sanctify  Israel,  when  my 
sanctuary  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  them  for  ever- 
more. 


29  ver.  24.  John  12. 
34. 

30  Ps.  89.  3.  Is.  55. 
3^  Jer.  32.  40.  ch.  34. 

“ 31  eh.  36.  10,  37. 

32  2 Cor.  6.  16. 

33  Lev.  26. 11,12.  ch. 
43.  7.  John  1.  14. 


34  ch.  11.  20.  & 14. 
11.  & 36.  28. 

33  ch.  36.  23. 

30  ch.  20.  12. 

/Or,  breath, 
g Or,  of. 

h Or,  together  irith 
him  unto  (or  to  be)  the 
stick  of  Judah. 


i Or,  .according  to 
some  ancient  versions, 
from  alt  their  back- 
siidin^s. 

j Or,  ifi'ce  it  them, 
k Or,  orer. 

I Or,  I the  Lord 
do  sanctifj  Israel. 


1186 


EZEKIEL,  XXXVIII. 


CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1 The  army,  8 and  malice  of  Gog.  14  God's  judgment  against  him. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  1 Son  of  man,  ^ set  thy  face  against  ^ Gog,  the 
land  of  Magog,  the  chief  prince  of  ^ Meshech  and 
Tubal,  and  prophesy  against  him, 

3  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I am 
against  thee,  O Gog,  the  chief  prince  of  Meshech  and 
Tubal  : 

4  And  ® I will  turn  thee  back,  and  put  hooks  into  thy 
jaws,  and  I will  bring  thee  forth,  and  all  thine  army, 
horses  and  horsemen,  ®all  of  them  clothed  with  all  sorts 
of  armour,  even  a great  company  with  bucklers  and 
shields,  all  of  them  handling  swords  : 

5  Persia,  Ethiopia,  and  Libya  with  them  ; all  of 
them  with  shield  and  helmet  : 

6  Gomer,  and  all  his  bands  ; the  house  of  ® Togar- 
mah  of  the  north  quarters,  and  all  his  bands  : and 
many  people  with  thee. 

7  ® Be  thou  prepared,  and  prepare  for  thyself,  thou, 
and  all  thy  company  that  are  assembled  unto  thee,  and 
be  thou  a guard  unto  them. 

8^1°  After  many  days  thou  shalt  be  visited  : in 
tlie  latter  years  thou  shalt  come  into  the  land  that  is 
brought  back  from  the  sword,  and  is  gathered  out  of 
many  people,  against  the  mountains  of  Israel,  which 
have  been  always  waste  : but  it  is  brought  forth  out  of 
the  nations,  and  they  shall  dwell  safely  all  of  them. 

9  Thou  shalt  ascend  and  come  like  a storm,  thou 
shalt  be  like  a cloud  to  cover  the  land,  thou,  and  all 
thy  bands,  and  many  people  with  thee. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; It  shall  also  come  to 
pass,  that  at  the  same  time  shall  things  come  into  thy 
mind,  and  thou  shalt  think  an  evil  thought  : 

11  And  thou  shalt  say,  I will  go  up  to  the  land  of 
unwalled  villages  ; I will  go  to  them  that  are  at  rest, 
that  dwell  safely,  all  of  them  dwelling  without  walls, 
and  having  neither  bars  nor  gates, 

12  To  take  a spoil,  and  to  take  a prey  ; to  turn  thine 
hand  upon  the  desolate  places  that  are  noto  inhabited, 
and  upon  the  people  that  are  gathered  out  of  the  na- 
tions, which  have  gotten  cattle  and  goods,  that  dwell  in 
the  midst  of  the  land. 

13  Sheba,  and  Dedan,  and  the  merchants  ^3  of 
Tarshish,  with  all  ^^the  young  lions  thereof,  shall  say 
unto  thee.  Art  thou  come  to  take  a spoil  ? hast  thou 
gathered  thy  company  to  take  a prey  ? to  carry  away 
silver  and  gold,  to  take  away  cattle  and  goods,  to  take 
a great  spoil  ? 

14  Therefore,  son  of  man,  prophesy  and  say  unto 
Gog,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ^5  Jn  that  day  when  my 
people  of  Israel  dwelleth  safely,  shalt  thou  not 
know  it  ? 

15  27  And  thou  shalt  come  from  thy  place  out  of  the 
north  parts,  thou,  28  and  many  people  with  thee,  all  of 
them  riding  upon  horses,  a great  company,  and  a mighty 
army  : 

16  29  And  thou  shalt  come  up  against  my  people  of 
Israel,  as  a cloud  to  coyer  the  land  ; it  shall  be  in  the 
latter  days,  and  I will  bring  thee  against  my  land. 


38  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

2 ing.  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  Gog,  of  the 
land  of  Magog,  the  ‘‘prince  of  Rosh,  Meshech, 

3 and  Tubal,  and  prophesy  against  him,  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold,  I am  against 
thee,  O Gog,  “ prince  of  Rosh,  Meshech,  and  Tubal ; 

4 and  I will  turn  thee  about,  and  put  hooks  into  thy 
jaws,  and  I will  bring  thee  forth,  and  all  thine  army, 
horses  and  horsemen,  all  of  them  clothed  in  full 
armour,  a great  company  with  buckler  and  shield, 

5 all  of  them  handling  swords  : Persia,  Cush,  and 
Put  with  them  ; all  of  them  with  shield  and  hel- 

6 met  : Gomer,  and  all  his  hordes  ; the  house  of  To- 
garmah  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  north,  and  all 

7 his  hordes  : even  many  peoples  with  thee.  Be  thou 
prepared,  yea,  prepare  thyself,  thou,  and  all  thy 
companies  that  are  assembled  unto  thee,  and  be 

8 thou  a ^ guard  unto  them.  After  many  days  thou 
shalt  be  visited  : in  the  latter  years  thou  shalt  come 
into  the  land  that  is  brought  back  from  the  sword, 
that  is  gathered  out  of  many  peoples,  upon  the 
mountains  of  Israel,  which  have  been  a continual 
waste  : but  it  is  brought  forth  out  of  the  peoples, 

9 and  they  shall  dwell  securely,  all  of  them.  And 
thou  shalt  ascend,  thou  shalt  come  like  a storm, 
thou  shalt  be  like  a cloud  to  cover  the  land,  thou, 
and  all  thy  hordes,  and  many  peoples  with  thee. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : It  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  things  shall  come  into  thy  mind,  and 

11  thou  shalt  devise  an  evil  device  : and  thou  shalt 
say,  I will  go  up  to  ^ the  land  of  unwalled  villages  ; 
I will  go  to  them  that  are  at  quiet,  that  dwell 
securely,  all  of  them  dwelling  without  walls,  and 

12  having  neither  bars  nor  gates  : to  take  the  spoil  and 
to  take  the  prey  ; to  turn  thine  hand  against  the 
waste  places  that  are  now  inhabited,  and  against 
the  people  that  are  gathered  out  of  the  nations, 
which  have  gotten  cattle  and  goods,  that  dwell  in 

13  the  ® middle  of  the  earth.  Sheba,  and  Dedan,  and 
the  merchants  of  Tarshish,  with  all  the  young  lions 
thereof,  shall  say  unto  thee.  Art  thou  come  to  take 
the  spoil  ? hast  thou  assembled  thy  company  to 
take  the  prey  ? to  carry  away  silver  and  gold,  to 
take  away  cattle  and  goods,  to  take  great  spoil  ? 


14  Therefore,  son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  say  unto 
Gog,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : In  that  day  when 
my  people  Israel  dwelleth  securely,  shalt  thou  not 

15  know  it  ? And  thou  shalt  come  from  thy  place  out 
of  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  north,  thou,  and 
many  peoples  with  thee,  all  of  them  riding  upon 

16  horses,  a great  company  and  a mighty  army  : and 
thou  shalt  come  up  against  my  people  Israel,  as  a 
cloud  to  cover  the  land  ; it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the 
latter  days,  that  I will  bring  thee  against  my  land. 


1 ch.  39.  1. 

2 ch.  35.  2,  3. 

3 Rev.  20.  8. 

4 ch.  32.  26. 

6 2 Kin.  19.  28. 
20.  4.  & 39.  2. 
fi  ch.  23.  12. 

2 Gen.  10.  2. 


8 ch.  27.  14.  13  ch.  36.  1,  4,  8. 

9 Like  Is.  8.  9,  10.  « ver.  11.  Jer.  23. 

Jer.  46.  3,  4,  14.  & 51.  6.  ch.  28.  26.  & 34.  25, 
12.  28. 

13  ver.  16.  Gen.  49.  i3  Is.  28.  2. 

1.  Dent.  4.  30.  lo  ver.  16.  Jer.  4. 

" Is.  29.  6.  13. 

12  ver.  12.  ch.  34. 13. 


12  Jer.  49.  31. 

18  ver.  8. 

19  ch.  36.  34,  35. 

20  ver.  8. 

21  ch.  27.  22,  23. 

22  ch.  27.  15,  20. 

23  ch.  27.  12. 


24  See  ch.  19.  3,  5. 
23  Is.  4.  1. 

2c  ver.  8. 

22  ch.  39.  2. 

23  ver.  6. 

29  ver.  9. 

*0  ver.  8. 


a Or,  chief  prince  of 
Meshech. 

b Or,  commander, 
c Or,  restored, 
d Or,  an  open  counr 
try. 

e Heb.  navel.  See 
Judg.  9.  37. 


EZEKIEL,  XXXIX. 


1187 


s^that  the  heathen  may  know  me,  when  I shall  be  sanc- 
tified in  thee,  O Gog,  before  their  eyes. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Art  thou  he  of  whom 
I have  spoken  in  old  time  by  my  servants  the  prophets 
of  Israel,  which  prophesied  in  those  days  many  years 
that  I would  bring  thee  against  them  ? 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  the  same  time  when 
Gog  shall  come  against  the  land  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  that  my  fury  shall  come  up  in  my  face. 

19  For  ®2in  my  jealousy  ^^and  in  the  fire  of  my 
wrath  have  I spoken,  Surely  in  that  day  there  shall 
be  a great  shaking  in  the  land  of  Israel  ; 

20  So  that  the  fishes  of  the  sea,  and  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  all  creeping 
things  that  creep  upon  the  earth,  and  all  the  men  that 
are  upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  shall  shake  at  my  pre- 
sence, 35  and  the  mountains  shall  be  thrown  down,  and 
the  steep  places  shall  fall,  and  every  wall  shall  fall  to 
the  ground. 

21  And  I will  37  call  for  38  a sword  against  him 
throughout  all  my  mountains,  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
39  every  man’s  sword  shall  be  against  his  brother. 

22  And  I will  plead  against  him  with  pestilence 
and  with  blood  ; and  I will  rain  upon  him,  and  upon 
his  bands,  and  upon  the  many  people  that  are  with  him, 
an  overflowing  rain,  and  ^3  great  hailstones,  fire,  and 
brimstone. 

23  Thus  will  I magnify  myself,  and  sanctify  my- 
self ; ^5  and  I will  be  known  in  the  eyes  of  many  na- 
tions, and  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1  God's  judgment  tipon  Gog.  ^ Israel's  victory.  \\  Gog's  burial  in  Ha- 
mon-gog.  17  The, feast  of  the  fowls.  23  Israel.,  having  been  plagued 
for  their  sins,  shall  be  gathered  again  with  eternal  favour. 

Therefore,  ^thou  son  of  man,  prophesy  against 
Gog,  and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Behold, 
I am  against  thee,  O Gog,  the  chief  prince  of  Meshech 
and  Tubal : 

2 And  I will  turn  thee  back,  and  leave  but  the  sixth 
part  of  thee,  ^ and  will  cause  thee  to  come  up  from  the 
north  parts,  and  will  bring  thee  upon  the  mountains 
of  Israel  : 

3 And  I will  smite  thy  bow  out  of  thy  left  hand,  and 
will  cause  thine  arrows  to  fall  out  of  thy  right  hand. 

4:  3 Thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel, 
thou,  and  all  thy  bands,  and  the  people  that  is  wdth 
thee  : ^ I will  give  thee  unto  the  ravenous  birds  of 
every  sort,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the  field  to  be  de- 
voured. 

5  Thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  open  field  : for  I have 
spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

6  5 And  I will  send  a fire  on  Magog,  and  among  them 
that  dwell  carelessly  in  5 the  isles  : and  they  shall  know 
that  I am  the  Lord. 

7  ^ So  will  I make  my  holy  name  known  in  the 
midst  of  my  people  Israel ; and  I will  not  let  them  * pol- 
lute my  holy  name  any  more  : 9 and  the  heathen  shall 
know  that  I am  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  in  Israel. 

8  ^ ^9  Behold,  it  is  come,  and  it  is  done,  saith  the 
Lord  God  ; this  is  the  day  whereof  I have  spoken. 


81  Ex.  14.  4.  ch.  36. 

3CJer.  4.  24.  Nah. 

40  Is.  66.  16.  Jer. 

23.  & 39.  21. 

1.  5,  6. 

25.  31. 

32  ch.  36.  5,  6.  & 39. 

31  Ps.  105.  16. 

41  cli.  5.  17. 

25. 

38  ch.  14.  17. 

42  Ps.  11.  6.  Is.  29. 

33  Ps.  89.  46. 

39  Jndg.  7.  22.  1 

6.  & 30.  30. 

3^Hag.2.  6,  7.  Rev. 

Sam.  14.  20.  2 Chr. 

43  ch.  13.  11.  Rev. 

16.  18. 

20.  23. 

16.  21. 

35  Hos.  4.  3. 


that  the  nations  may  know  thee,  when  I shall  be 

17  sanctified  in  thee,  O Gog,  before  their  eyes.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  : Art  thou  he  of  whom  I spake 
in  old  time  by  my  servants  the  prophets  of  Israel, 
which  prophesied  in  those  days  for  many  years  that 

18  I would  bring  thee  against  them  ? And  it  shall 
come  to  pass  in  that  day,  when  Gog  shall  come 
against  the  land  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God,  that 

19  my  fury  shall  come  up  into  my  nostrils.  For  in 
my  jealousy  and  in  the  fire  of  my  wrath  have  I 
spoken.  Surely  in  that  day  there  shall  be  a great 

20  shaking  in  the  land  of  Israel  ; so  that  the  fishes  of 
the  sea,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the  beasts 
of  the  field,  and  all  creeping  things  that  creep 
upon  the  earth,  and  all  the  men  that  are  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth,  shall  shake  at  my  presence,  and 
the  mountains  shall  be  thrown  down,  and  the  steep 
places  shall  fall,  and  every  wall  shall  fall  to  the 

21  ground.  And  I will  call  for  a sword  against  him 
unto  all  my  mountains,  saith  the  Lord  God  : every 

22  man’s  sword  shall  be  against  his  brother.  And  I 
will  plead  against  him  with  pestilence  and  with 
blood  ; and  I will  rain  upon  him,  and  upon  his 
hordes,  and  upon  the  many  peoples  that  are  with 
him,  an  overflowing  shower,  and  great  hailstones, 

23  fire,  and  brimstone.  And  I will  magnify  myself, 
and  sanctify  myself,  and  I will  make  myself  known 
in  the  eyes  of  many  nations  ; and  they  shall  know 
that  I am  the  Lord. 


39  And  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy  against  Gog,  and 
say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Behold,  I am  against 
thee,  O Gog,  “ prince  of  Rosh,  Meshech,  and  Tubal  : 

2 and  I will  turn  thee  about,  and  will  lead  thee  on, 
and  will  cause  thee  to  come  up  from  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  north  ; and  I will  bring  thee  upon  the 

3 mountains  of  Israel  : and  I will  smite  thy  bow  out 
of  thy  left  hand,  and  will  cause  thine  arrows  to  fall 

4 out  of  thy  right  hand.  Thou  shalt  fall  upon  the 
mountains  of  Israel,  thou,  and  all  thy  hordes,  and 
the  peoples  that  are  with  thee  : I will  give  thee 
unto  the  ravenous  birds  of  every  sort,  and  to  the 

5 beasts  of  the  field  to  be  devoured.  Thou  shalt  fall 
upon  the  open  field  : for  I have  spoken  it,  saith  the 

6 Lord  God.  And  I will  send  a fire  on  Magog,  and 
on  them  that  dwell  securely  in  the  ^ isles  : and  they 

7 shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord.  And  my  holy 
name  will  I make  known  in  the  midst  of  my  people 
Israel  ; neither  will  I suffer  my  holy  name  to  be 
profaned  any  more  : and  the  nations  shall  know  that 

8 I am  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  in  Israel.  Behold,  it 
cometh,  and  it  shall  be  done,  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 

9 this  is  the  day  whereof  I have  spoken.  And  they 


**  ch.  3G.  23.  4 ch.  33.  27.  9 ch.  38.  16,  23. 

« ver.  16.  Ps.  9. 16.  5 ch.  38.  22.  Amos  lo  Rev.  16.  17.  & 21. 

ch.  37.  28.  & 39.  7.  1. 4.  6. 

1 ch.  38.  2,  3.  6 Ps.  72.  10.  ” ch.  38.  17. 

2 ch.  38.  15.  ’’  ver.  22.  a Or,  chief  prince  of 

3 ver.  17.  ch.  38.  « Lev.  18.  21.  ch.  Meshech. 

21.  20.  39.  b Or,  coastlands. 


1188 


EZEKIEL,  XXXIX. 


9 And  they  that  dwell  in  the  cities  of  Israel  shall  go 
forth,  and  shall  set  on  fire  and  burn  the  weapons,  both 
the  shields  and  the  bucklers,  the  bows  and  the  arrows, 
and  the  handstaves,  and  the  spears,  and  they  shall  burn 
them  with  fire  seven  years  : 

10  So  that  they  shall  take  no  wood  out  of  the  field, 
neither  cut  down  any  out  of  the  forests  ; for  they  shall 
burn  the  weapons  with  fire  : and  they  shall  spoil 
those  that  spoiled  them,  and  rob  those  that  robbed 
them,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

11  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  I 
will  give  unto  Gog  a place  there  of  graves  in  Israel, 
the  valley  of  the  passengers  on  the  east  of  the  sea  : and 
it  shall  stop  the  noses  of  the  passengers  : and  there 
shall  they  bury  Gog  and  all  his  multitude  : and  they 
shall  call  it  The  valley  of  Hamon-gog. 

12  And  seven  months  shall  the  house  of  Israel  be 
burying  of  them,  that  they  may  cleanse  the  land. 

13  Yea,  all  the  people  of  the  land  shall  bury  them  ; 
and  it  shall  be  to  them  a renown  the  day  that  I shall 
be  glorified,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

14  And  they  shall  sever  out  men  of  continual  em- 
ployment, passing  through  the  land  to  bury  with  the 
passengers  those  that  remain  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth,  to  cleanse  it  : after  the  end  of  seven  months 
shall  they  search. 

15  And  the  passengers  that  pass  through  the  land, 
when  any  seeth  a man’s  bone,  then  shall  he  set  up  a 
sign  by  it,  till  the  buriers  have  buried  it  in  the  valley 
of  Hamon-gog. 

16  And  also  the  name  of  the  city  shall  he  Hamonah. 
Thus  shall  they  cleanse  the  land. 

17  ^ And,  thou  son  of  man,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 

Speak  unto  every  feathered  fowl,  and  to  every  beast 

of  the  field,  Assemble  yourselves,  and  come  ; gather 
yourselves  on  every  side  to  my  sacrifice  that  I do  sacri- 
fice for  you,  even  a great  sacrifice  upon  the  mountains 
of  Israel,  that  ye  may  eat  flesh,  and  drink  blood. 

18  Ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the  mighty,  and  drink 
the  blood  of  the  princes  of  the  earth,  of  rams,  of  lambs, 
and  of  goats,  of  bullocks,  all  of  them  ^^fatlings  of 
Bashan. 

19  And  ye  shall  eat  fat  till  ye  be  full,  and  drink 
blood  till  ye  be  drunken,  of  my  sacrifice  which  I have 
sacrificed  for  you. 

20  Thus  ye  shall  be  filled  at  my  table  with  horses 
and  chariots,  with  mighty  men,  and  with  all  men  of 
war,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

21  And  I will  set  my  glory  among  the  heathen, 
and  all  the  heathen  shall  see  my  judgment  that  I have 
executed,  and  my  hand  that  I have  laid  upon  them. 

22  So  the  house  of  Israel  shall  know  that  I am  the 
Lord  their  God  from  that  day  and  forward. 

23  ^ And  the  heathen  shall  know  that  the  house 
of  Israel  went  into  captivity  for  their  iniquity  : because 
they  trespassed  against  me,  therefore  ^8  I my  face 
from  them,  and  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies  : so  fell  they  all  by  the  sword. 

24  According  to  their  uncleaimess  and  according 
to  their  transgressions  have  I done  unto  them,  and  hid 
my  face  from  them. 

Is.  14.  2.  18  Is.  18.  G.  & 34.  G.  =2  Ps.  76.  G.  ch.  38. 

18  ver.  14.  IG.  Deut.  Jer.  12.  9.  Zepli.  1.  7.  4. 

21.  23.  19  ver.  4.  23  Rev.  19.  18. 

11  ch.  28.  22.  20  Rev.  19.  18.  24  ch.  38.  16,  23. 

15  ver.  12.  21  Deut.  32.  14.  Ps.  26  Rx.  7.  4. 

ii  ver.  12.  22.  12.  26  ver.  7.  28. 

11  Rev.  19.  17. 


that  dwell  in  the  cities  of  Israel  shall  go  forth,  and 
shall  make  fires  of  the  weapons  and  burn  them,  both 
the  shields  and  the  bucklers,  the  bows  and  the  ar- 
rows, and  the  handstaves,  and  the  spears,  and  they 

10  shall  make  fires  of  them  seven  years  : so  that  they 
shall  take  no  wood  out  of  the  field,  neither  cut  down 
any  out  of  the  forests  ; for  they  shall  make  fires  of 
the  weapons  : and  they  shall  spoil  those  that  spoiled 
them,  and  rob  those  that  robbed  them,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  I will 
give  unto  Gog  a place  for  burial  in  Israel,  the  valley 
of  them  that  pass  through  ^ on  the  east  of  the  sea  : 
and  it  shall  stop  them  that  pass  through  : and 
there  shall  they  bury  Gog  and  all  his  multitude  : 
and  they  shall  call  it  The  valley  of  ‘^Hamon-gog. 

12  And  seven  months  shall  the  house  of  Israel  be 
burying  of  them,  that  they  may  cleanse  the  land. 

13  Yea,  all  the  people  of  the  land  shall  bury  tliem  ; 
and  it  shall  be  to  them  a renown,  in  the  day  that  I 

14  shall  be  glorified,  saith  the  Lord  God.  And  they 
shall  sever  out  men  of  continual  employment,  that 
shall  pass  through  the  land  to  bury  ® them  f that 
pass  through,  that  remain  upon  the  face  of  the  land, 
to  cleanse  it  : after  the  end  of  seven  months  shall 

15  they  search.  And  they  that  pass  through  the  land 
shall  pass  through  ; and  when  any  seeth  a man’s 
bone,  then  shall  he  ^ set  up  a sign  by  it,  till  the 
buriers  have  buried  it  in  the  valley  of  Hamon-gog. 

16  And  '' Hamonah  shall  also  be  the  name  of  a city. 
Thus  shall  they  cleanse  the  land. 

17  And  thou,  son  of  man,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
Speak  unto  the  birds  of  every  sort,  and  to  every  beast 
of  the  field.  Assemble  yourselves,  and  come  ; gather 
yoiu’selves  on  every  side  to  my  sacrifice  that  I do 
sacrifice  for  you,  even  a great  sacrifice  upon  the 
mountains  of  Isra-el,  that  ye  may  eat  flesh  and 

18  drink  blood.  Ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the  mighty, 
and  drink  the  blood  of  the  princes  of  the  earth,  of 
rams,  of  lambs,  and  of  goats,  of  bullocks,  all  of  them 

19  fatlings  of  Bashan.  And  ye  shall  eat  fat  till  ye 
be  full,  and  drink  blood  till  ye  be  drunken,  of  my 

20  sacrifice  which  I have  sacrificed  for  you.  And  ye 
shall  be  filled  at  my  table  with  horses  and  chariots, 
with  mighty  men,  and  with  all  men  of  war,  saith 

21  the  Lord  God.  And  I will  set  my  glory  among 
the  nations,  and  all  the  nations  shall  see  my  judge- 
ment that  I have  executed,  and  my  hand  that  I 

22  have  laid  upon  them.  So  the  house  of  Israel  shall 
know  that  I am  the  Lord  their  God,  from  that  day 

23  and  forward.  And  the  nations  shall  know  that  the 
house  of  Israel  went  into  captivity  for  their  ini- 
quity ; because  they  trespassed  against  me,  and  I 
hid  my  face  from  them  : so  I gave  them  into  the 
hand  of  their  adversaries,  and  they  fell  all  of  them 

24  by  the  sword.  According  to  their  uncleanness  and 
according  to  their  transgressions  did  I unto  them  ; 
and  I hid  my  face  from  them. 


/ 

22  ch.  36.  18,  19,  20,  d That  is,  the  sions  omit  the  word 

23.  iufie  of  Gog.  rendered  that  pass 

28  Deut.  31.  17.  Is.  e Or,  with  them  that  throvgh. 

59.  2.  pass  through  those  that  g Ifeb.  huild. 

29  Lev.  26.  25.  remain  l^c.  h That  is,  Multi- 

30  ch.  36.  19.  f Some  ancient  ver-  tude. 

c Or,  in  front  of 


EZEKIEL,  XL. 


1189 


* 25  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ^^Xow  will 

I  bring  again  the  captivity  of  Jacob,  and  have  mercy 
upon  the  whole  house  of  Israel,  and  will  be  jealous 
s for  my  holy  name  ; 

26  After  that  they  have  borne  their  shame,  and  all 
their  trespasses  whereby  they  have  trespassed  against 
me,  when  they  dwelt  safely  in  their  land,  and  none 
made  them  afraid. 

27  When  1 have  brought  them  again  from  the 
people,  and  gathered  them  out  of  their  enemies’  lands, 
and  ®®am  sanctified  in  them  in  the  sight  of  many 
nations  ; 

28  27  Then  shall  they  know  that  I am  the  Lord  their 
God,  which  caused  them  to  be  led  into  captivity  among 
the  heathen  : but  I have  gathered  them  unto  their  own 
land,  and  have  left  none  of  them  any  more  there. 

29  28  Xeither  wifi  I hide  my  face  any  more  from 
them  : for  I have  29  poured  out  my  spirit  upon  the 
house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1 The  time^  manner,  and  end  of  the  vUion.  6 The  description  of  the  east 
gate,  20  of  the  north  gate,  24  of  the  south  gate,  32  of  the  east  gate, 
35  and  of  the  north  gate.  39  Eight  tables.  44  The  chambers.  48  The 
porch  of  the  house. 

IN  the  five  and  twentieth  year  of  our  captivity,  in  the 
beginning  of  the  year,  in  the  tenth  day  of  the 
month,  in  the  fourteenth  year  after  that  ^ the  city  was 
smitten,  in  the  selfsame  day  ^ the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  upon  me,  and  brought  me  thither. 

2  2 In  the  visions  of  God  brought  he  me  into  the  land 
of  Israel,  ^ and  set  me  upon  a very  high  mountain,  by 
which  was  as  the  frame  of  a city  on  the  south. 

3  And  he  brought  me  thither,  and,  behold,  there  was 
a man,  whose  appearance  was  ^ like  the  appearance  of 
brass,  ^ with  a line  of  flax  in  his  hand,  and  a measuring 
reed  ; and  he  stood  in  the  gate. 

4  And  the  man  said  unto  me,  2 Son  of  man,  behold 
with  thine  eyes,  and  hear  with  thine  ears,  and  set  thine 
heart  upon  all  that  I shall  shew  thee  ; for  to  the  intent 
that  I might  shew  them  unto  thee  art  thou  brought  hi- 
ther : ^ declare  all  that  thou  seest  to  the  house  of  Israel. 

5  And  behold  a wall  on  the  outside  of  the  house 
round  about,  and  in  the  man’s  hand  a measuring  reed  of 
six  cubits  long  by  the  cubit  and  an  hand  breadth  : so  he 
measured  the  breadth  of  the  building,  one  reed  ; and 
the  height,  one  reed. 

6  ^ Then  came  he  unto  the  gate  which  looketh  to- 
ward the  east,  and  went  up  the  stairs  thereof,  and 
measured  the  threshold  of  the  gate,  which  was  one  reed 
broad  ; and  the  other  threshold  of  the  gate,  which  was 
one  reed  broad. 

7  And  every  little  chamber  was  one  reed  long,  and 
one  reed  broad  ; and  between  the  little  chambers  were 
five  cubits  ; and  the  threshold  of  the  gate  by  the  porch 
of  the  gate  within  was  one  reed. 

8  He  measured  also  the  porch  of  the  gate  within, 
one  reed. 

9  Then  measured  he  the  porch  of  the  gate,  eight  cu- 
bits ; and  the  posts  thereof,  two  cubits  ; and  the  porch 
of  the  gate  ivas  inward. 

10  And  the  little  chambers  of  the  gate  eastward 

31  Jer.  30.  3,  18.  ch.  35  ch.  28.  25,  2G.  39  joel  2.  28.  Zech. 

84.  13.  & 36.  24.  35  ch.  36.  23,  24.  & 12.  10.  Acts  2.  17. 

32  ch.  20.  40.  Hos.  38.  16.  i ch.  33.  21. 

1.  11.  37  ver.  22.  ch.  34.  2 ch.  1.  3. 

33  Dan.  9.  16.  30.  3 ch.  8.  3. 

31  Lev.  26.  5,  6.  as  jg.  54.  8.  * Rev.  21.  10. 


25  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Now  will  I 
bring  again  the  captivity  of  Jacob,  and  have  mercy 
upon  the  whole  house  of  Israel  ; and  I vull  be  jea- 

26  lous  for  my  holy  name.  And  they  shall  bear  their 
shanie,  and  all  their  trespasses  whereby  they  have 
trespassed  against  me,  when  they  shall  dwell  secure- 
ly in  their  land,  and  none  shall  make  them  afraid  ; 

27  when  I have  brought  them  again  from  the  peoples, 
and  gathered  them  out  of  their  enemies’  lands,  and 
am  sanctified  in  them  in  the  sight  of  many  nations. 

28  And  they  shall  know  that  I am  the  Lord  their  God, 
in  that  I caused,  them  to  go  into  captivity  among 
the  nations,  and  have  gathered  them  unto  their  own 
land  ; and  I will  leave  none  of  them  any  more  there  ; 

29  neither  will  I hide  my  face  any  more  from  them  : 
for  I have  poured  out  my  spirit  upon  the  house  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


40  In  the  five  and  twentieth  year  of  our  captivity,  in 
the  beginning  of  the  year,  in  the  tenth  day  of  the 
month,  in  the  fourteenth  year  after  that  the  city  was 
smitten,  in  the  selfsame  da}^,  the  hand  of  the  Lord 

2 was  upon  me,  and  he  brought  me  thither.  In  the 
visions  of  God  brought  he  me  into  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, and  set  m^  down  upon  a very  high  mountain, 
whereon  was  as  it  were  the  frame  of  a city  on  the 

3 south.  And  he  brought  me  thither,  and  behold, 
there  was  a man,  whose  appearance  w'as  like  the 
appearance  of  brass,  with  a line  of  flax  in  his  hand, 
and  a measuring  reed  ; and  he  stood  in  the  gate. 

4 And  the  man  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  behold  with 
thine  eyes,  and  hear  with  thine  ears,  and  set  thine 
heart  upon  all  that  I shall  shew  thee  ; for  to  the 
intent  that  I might  shew  them  unto  thee  art  thou 
brought  hither  : declare  all  that  thou  seest  to  the 
house  of  Israel. 

5 And  behold,  a wall  on  the  outside  of  the  house 
round  about,  and  in  the  man’s  hand  a measuring 
reed  of  six  cubits  long,  of  a cubit  and  an  hand- 
breadth  each  : so  he  measured  the  thickness  of  the 

6 building,  one  reed  ; and  the  height,  one  reed.  Then 
came  he  unto  the  gate  wliich  looketh  toward  the 
east,  and  went  up  the  steps  thereof  ; and  he  mea- 
sured the  threshold  of  the  gate,  one  reed  broad  : 

7 “and  the  other  threshold,  one  reed  broad.  And 
every  ^ lodge  was  one  reed  long,  and  one  reed  broad  ; 
and  the  space  between  the  lodges  was  five  cubits  ; 
and  the  threshold  of  the  gate  by  the  porch  of  the 

8 gate  toward  the  house  was  one  reed.  ‘^He  mea- 
sured also  the  porch  of  the  gate  toward  the  house, 

9 one  reed.  Then  measured  he  the  porch  of  the  gate, 
eight  cubits  ; and  the  posts  thereof,  two  cubits  ; 
and  the  porch  of  the  gate  was  toward  the  house. 

10  And  the  lodges  of  the  gate  eastward  were  three  on 

3 ch.  1.  7.  Dan.  10.  ^3  ch.  42.  20.  versions  and  Hebrew 

6.  a Or,  even  one  thresh-  MSS. 

3 ch.  47.  3.  old.  d Or,  jambs  and  so 

T Rev.  11.  1.  & 21.  b Or,  guard  chamber,  throughout  this  chap- 
15.  c This  verse  is  omit-  ter,  and  in  ch.  41.  1, 

* ch.  44.  5.  ted  in  several  ancient  3. 

9 ch.  43.  10. 


1190 


EZEKIEL,  XL. 


were  three  on  this  side,  and  three  on  that  side  ; they 
three  were  of  one  measure  : and  the  posts  had  one 
measure  on  this  side  and  on  that  side. 

11  And  he  measured  the  breadth  of  the  entry  of  the 
gate,  ten  cubits  ; and  the  length  of  the  gate,  thirteen 
cubits. 

12  The  space  also  before  the  little  chambers  teas  one 
cubit  on  this  side,  and  the  space  was  one  cubit  on  that 
side  : and  the  little  chambers  were  six  cubits  on  this 
side,  and  six  cubits  on  that  side. 

13  He  measured  then  the  gate  from  the  roof  of  one 
little  chamber  to  the  roof  of  another  : the  breadth  was 
five  and  twenty  cubits,  door  against  door. 

14  He  made  also  posts  of  threescore  cubits,  even  unto 
the  post  of  the  court  round  about  the  gate. 

15  And  from  the  face  of  the  gate  of  the  entrance 
unto  the  face  of  the  porch  of  the  inner  gate  were  fifty 
cubits. 

16  And  there  were  narrow  windows  to  the  little 
chambers,  and  to  their  posts  within  the  gate  round 
about,  and  likewise  to  the  arches  : and  windows  were 
round  about  inward  : and  upon  each  post  were  palm  trees. 

17  Then  brought  he  me  into  outward  court, 

and,  lo,  there  were  chambers,  and  a pavement  made 
for  the  court  round  about  : thirty  chambers 

upon  the  pavement. 

18  And  the  pavement  by  the  side  of  the  gates  over 
against  the  length  of  the  gates  was  the  lower  pavement. 

19  Then  he  measured  the  breadth  from  the  forefront 
of  the  lower  gate  unto  the  forefront  of  the  inner  court 
without,  an  hundred  cubits  eastward  and  northward. 

20  ^ And  the  gate  of  the  outward  court  that  looked 
toward  the  north,  he  measured  the  length  thereof,  and 
the  breadth  thereof. 

21  And  the  little  chambers  thereof  loere  three  on  this 
side  and  three  on  that  side  ; and  the  posts  thereof  and 
the  arches  thereof  were  after  the  measure  of  the  first 
gate  : the  length  thereof  loas  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

22  And  their  windows,  and  their  arches,  and  their 
palm  trees,  were  after  the  measure  of  the  gate  that 
looketh  toward  the  east  ; and  they  went  up  unto  it  by 
seven  steps  ; and  the  arches  thereof  were  before  them. 

23  And  the  gate  of  the  inner  court  was  over  against 
the  gate  toward  the  north,  and  toward  the  east  ; and  he 
measured  from  gate  to  gate  an  hundred  cubits. 

24  ^ After  that  he  brought  me  toward  the  south, 
and  behold  a gate  toward  the  south  : and  he  measured 
the  posts  thereof  and  the  arches  thereof  according  to 
these  measures. 

25  And  there  were  windows  in  it  and  in  the  arches 
thereof  round  about,  like  those  windows  : the  length 
was  fifty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and  twenty  cu- 
bits. 

26  And  there  were  seven  steps  to  go  up  to  it,  and  the 
arches  thereof  were  before  them  : and  it  had  palm 
trees,  one  on  this  side,  and  another  on  that  side,  upon 
the  posts  thereof. 

27  And  there  was  a gate  in  the  inner  court  toward  the 
south  : and  he  measured  from  gate  to  gate  toward  the 
south  an  hundred  cubits. 

28  And  he  brought  me  to  the  inner  court  by  the  south 
gate  : and  he  measured  the  south  gate  according  to 
these  measures  ; 

29  And  the  little  chambers  thereof,  and  the  posts 

1 Kin.  6.  4.  13  1 Kin.  6.  5.  e Or,  porck  of  the 

12  Rev.  11.  2.  11  ch.  45.  5.  inner  gate. 


this  side,  and  three  on  that  side  ; they  three  were  of 
one  measure  : and  the  posts  had  one  measure  on 

11  this  side  and  on  that  side.  And  he  measured  the 
breadth  of  the  opening  of  the  gate,  ten  cubits  ; and 

12  the  length  of  the  gate,  thirteen  cubits  ; and  a border 
before  the  lodges,  one  cubit  on  this  side,  and  a border, 
one  cubit  on  that  side  ; and  the  lodges,  six  cubits  on 

13  this  side,  and  six  cubits  on  that  side.  And  he  mea- 
sured the  gate  from  the  roof  of  the  one  lodge  to  the 
roof  of  the  other,  a breadth  of  five  and  twenty  cu- 

14  bits  ; door  against  door.  He  made  also  posts,  three- 
score cubits  ; and  the  court  reached  unto  the  post, 

15  the  gate  being  round  about.  And  from  the  forefront 
of  the  gate  at  the  entrance  unto  the  forefront  of  the 

16  dinner  porch  of  the  gate  were  fifty  cubits.  And 
there  were  closed  windows  to  the  lodges,  and  to  their 
posts  within  the  gate  round  about,  and  likewise  to 
the  -^  arches : and  windows  were  round  about  inward  : 
and  upon  each  post  were  palm  trees. 


17  Then  brought  he  me  into  the  outer  court,  and,  lo, 
there  were  chambers  and  a pavement,  made  for  the 
court  round  about  : thirty  chambers  were  upon  the 

18  pavement.  And  the  pavement  was  by  the  s' side  of  the 
gates,  answerable  unto  the  length  of  the  gates,  even 

19  the  lower  pavement.  Then  he  measur  ed  the  breadth 
from  the  forefront  of  the  lower  gate  unto  the  fore- 
front of  the  inner  court  without,  an  hundred  cubits, 

20  both  on  the  east  and  on  the  north.  And  the  gate  of 
the  outer  court  whose  prospect  is  toward  the  north, 
he  measured  the  length  thereof  and  the  breadth 

21  thereof.  And  the  lodges  thereof  were  three  on  this 
side  and  three  on  that  side  ; and  the  posts  thereof 
and  the  arches  thereof  were  after  the  measure  of 
the  first  gate  : the  length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits, 

22  and  the  breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits.  And  the 
windows  thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof,  and  the 
palm  trees  thereof,  were  after  the  measure  of  the 
gate  whose  prospect  is  toward  the  east  ; and  they 
went  up  unto  it  by  seven  steps  ; and  the  arches 

23  thereof  were  before  them.  And  there  was  a gate 
to  the  inner  court  over  against  the  other  gate,  both 
on  the  north  and  on  the  east  ; and  he  measured  from 

24  gate  to  gate  an  hundred  cubits.  And  he  led  me 
toward  the  south,  and  behold  a gate  toward  the 
south  : and  he  measured  the  posts  thereof  and  the 

25  arches  thereof  according  to  these  measures.  And 
there  were  windows  in  it  and  in  the  arches  thereof 
round  about,  like  those  windows  : the  length  was 
fifty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

26  And  there  were  seven  steps  to  go  up  to  it,  and  the 
arches  thereof  were  before  them  : and  it  had  palm 
trees,  one  on  this  side,  and  another  on  that  side, 

27  upon  the  posts  thereof.  And  there  was  a gate  to 
the  inner  court  toward  the  south  : and  he  measured 
from  gate  to  gate  toward  the  south  an  hundred 
cubits. 


28  Then  he  brought  me  to  the  inner  court  by  the 
south  gate  : and  he  measured  the  south  gate  accord- 

29  ing  to  these  measures  ; and  the  lodges  thereof,  and 

/ Or,  colonnade.  The  brew  word  is  uncer*  g Heb.  shoulder. 
meaning  of  the  lie-  tain. 


EZEKIEL,  XL. 


1191 


thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof,  according  to  these 
measures  : and  there  were  windows  in  it  and  in  the 
arches  thereof  round  about  : it  was  fifty  cubits  long, 
and  five  and  twenty  cubits  broad. 

30  And  the  arches  round  about  zvere  ^^five  and  twenty 
cubits  long,  and  five  cubits  broad. 

31  And  the  arches  thereof  were  toward  the  utter 
court ; and  palm  trees  were  upon  the  posts  thereof  : and 
the  going  up  to  it  had  eight  steps. 

32  And  he  brought  me  into  the  inner  court  toward 
the  east : and  he  measured  the  gate  according  to  these 
measures. 

33  And  the  little  chambers  thereof,  and  the  posts 
thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof,  were  according  to  these 
measures  : and  there  were  windows  therein  and  in  the 
arches  thereof  round  about  : it  was  fifty  cubits  long,  and 
five  and  twenty  cubits  broad. 

34  And  the  arches  thereof  were  toward  the  outward 
court  ; and  palm  trees  were  upon  the  posts  thereof,  on 
this  side,  and  on  that  side  : and  the  going  up  to  it  had 
eight  steps. 

35  ^ And  he  brought  me  to  the  north  gate,  and  mea- 
sured it  according  to  these  measures  ; 

36  The  little  chambers  thereof,  the  posts  thereof,  and 
the  arches  thereof,  and  the  windows  to  it  round  about  : 
the  length  loas  fifty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and 
twenty  cubits. 

37  And  the  posts  thereof  tvere  toward  the  utter  court  ; 
and  palm  trees  were  upon  the  posts  thereof,  on  this  side, 
and  on  that  side  : and  the  going  up  to  it  had  eight 
steps. 

38  And  the  chambers  and  the  entries  thereof  were  by 
the  posts  of  the  gates,  where  they  washed  the  burnt 
offering. 

39  If  And  in  the  porch  of  the  gate  tcere  two  tables  on 
this  side,  and  two  tables  on  that  side,  to  slay  thereon  the 
burnt  offering  and  the  sin  offering  and  the  trespass 
offering. 

40  And  at  the  side  without,  as  one  goeth  up  to  the 
entry  of  the  north  gate,  were  two  tables  ; and  on  the 
other  side,  which  was  at  the  porch  of  the  gate,  loere  two 
tables. 

41  Four  tables  were  on  this  side,  and  four  tables  on 
that  side,  by  the  side  of  the  gate  ; eight  tables,  where- 
upon they  slew  their  sacrifices. 

42  And  the  four  tables  were  of  hewn  stone  for  the 
burnt  offering,  of  a cubit  and  an  half  long,  and  a cubit 
and  an  half  broad,  and  one  cubit  high  : whereupon  also 
they  laid  the  instruments  wherewith  they  slew  the  burnt 
offering  and  the  sacrifice. 

43  And  within  were  hooks,  an  hand  broad,  fastened 
round  about : and  upon  the  tables  was  the  flesh  of  the 
offering. 

44  ^ And  without  the  inner  gate  were  the  chambers 
of  the  singers  in  the  inner  court,  which  was  at  the  side 
of  the  north  gate  ; and  their  prospect  was  toward  the 
south  : one  at  the  side  of  the  east  gate  having  the  pros- 
pect toward  the  north. 

45  And  he  said  unto  me,  This  cham])er,  w'hose  pros- 
pect is  toward  tlie  south,  is  for  the  priests,  the  keepers 
of  the  charge  of  the  house. 

46  And  the  chamber  whose  prospect  is  toward  the 


the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof,  according 
to  these  measures  : and  there  were  windows  in  it 
and  in  the  arches  thereof  round  about  : it  was  fifty 

30  cubits  long,  and  five  and  twenty  cubits  broad.  And 
there  were  arches  round  about,  five  and  twenty 

31  cubits  long,  and  five  cubits  broad.  And  the  arches 
thereof  were  toward  the  outer  court  ; and  palm 
trees  were  upon  the  posts  thereof  : and  the  going 

32  up  to  it  had  eight  steps.  And  he  brought  me 
into  the  inner  court  toward  the  east  : and  he  mea- 

33  sured  the  gate  according  to  these  measures  ; and  the 
lodges  thereof,  and  the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches 
thereof,  according  to  these  measures  : and  there 
were  windows  therein  and  .in  the  arches  thereof 
round  about  : it  was  fifty  cubits  long,  and  five  and 

34  twenty  cubits  broad.  And  the  arches  thereof  were 
toward  the  outer  court  ; and  palm  trees  were  upon 
the  posts  thereof,  on  this  side,  and  on  that  side  : and 

35  the  going  up  to  it  had  eight  steps.  And  he  brought 
me  to  the  north  gate  : and  he  measured  it  according 

36  to  these  measures  ; the  lodges  thereof,  the  posts 
thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof  ; and  there  were 
windows  therein  round  about  : the  length  was  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

37  And  the  posts  thereof  were  toward  the  outer  court  ; 
and  palm  trees  were  upon  the  posts  thereof,  on  this 
side,  and  on  that  side  : and  the  going  up  to  it  had 
eight  steps. 


38  And  a chamber  with  the  door  thereof  was  by  the 
posts  at  the  gates  ; there  they  washed  the  burnt  of- 

39  fering.  And  * in  the  porch  of  the  gate  were  two 
tables  on  this  side,  and  two  tables  on  that  side,  to 
slay  thereon  the  burnt  offering  and  the  sin  offering 

40  and  the  guilt  offering.  And  on  the  one  side  without, 
*as  one  goeth  up  to  the  entry  of  the  gate  toward  the 
north,  were  tw'o  tables  ; and  on  the  other  side, 
which  belonged  to  the  porch  of  the  gate,  were  two 

41  tables.  Four  tables  were  on  this  side,  and  four 
tables  on  that  side,  by  the  side  of  the  gate  ; eight 

42  tables,  whereupon  they  slew  the  sacrifices.  And 
there  were  four  tables  for  the  burnt  offering,  of 
hewn  stone,  a cubit  and  an  half  long,  and  a cubit 
and  an  half  broad,  and  one  cubit  high  : wdiereupon 
they  laid  the  instruments  wherewith  they  slew  the 

43  burnt  offering  and  the  sacrifice.  And  the  hooks, 
an  handbreadth  long,  were  fastened  * within  round 
about : and  upon  the  tables  was  the  flesh  of  the  obla- 

44  tion.  ^ And  without  the  inner  gate  were  chambers 
for  the  singers  in  the  inner  court,  which  was  at  the 
side  of  the  north  gate  ; and  their  prospect  was 
toward  the  south  : one  at  the  side  of  the  east  gate 

45  having  the  prospect  toward  the  north.  And  he  said 
unto  me.  This  chamber,  wliose  prospect  is  toward 
the  south,  is  for  the  priests,  the  keepers  of  the 

46  charge  of  the  house.  And  the  chamber  whose  pros- 


See  ver.  21,  & 25,  Lev.  8.  35.  Ninii.  i Or,  at  the  stairs  of  k Or,  in  the  build-  hold,  two  chambers  in  pert  toward  the  south, 
& 33,  & 30.  3.  27,  28,  32,  38.  & 18.  the  entry.  ing.  the  inner  court,  one  at  and  one.  at  the  side  of 

Lev,  4.  2, 3.  5.  1 Chr.  9.  23.  2 j According  to  some  I The  Sept,  has,  the  side  of  the  gate  the  gate  totrard  the 

Lev.  5.  G.  & 6.  6.  Chr.  13.  11.  Ps.  13-1.  ancient  versions.  And  he  led  me  into  the  that  looketh  toward  the  south,  but  looking  to- 
& 7.  1.  1.  ledges.  inner  court,  and,  be-  north,  having  its  pros-  ward  the  north. 

1 Chr,  6.  31.  h Or,  by. 


1192 


EZEKIEL,  XLI. 


north  is  for  the  priests,  the  keepers  of  the  charge  of 
the  altar  : these  are  the  sons  of  Zadok  among  the  sons 
of  Levi,  which  come  near  to  the  Lord  to  minister  unto 
him. 

47  So  he  measured  the  court,  an  hundred  cubits  long, 
and  an  hundred  cubits  broad,  foursquare  ; and  the  altar 
that  was  before  the  house. 

48  ^ And  he  brought  me  to  the  porch  of  the  house, 
and  measured  each  post  of  the  porch,  five  cubits  on  this 
side,  and  five  cubits  on  that  side  ; and  the  breadth  of 
the  gate  was  three  cubits  on  this  side,  and  three  cubits 
on  that  side. 

49  The  length  of  the  porch  was  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  eleven  cubits  ; and  he  brought  me  by  the 
steps  whereby  they  went  up  to  it : and  there  were  pil- 
lars by  the  posts,  one  on  this  side,  and  another  on  that 
side. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

The  measures,  parts,  chambers,  and  ornaments  of  the  temple. 

Afterward  he  brought  me  to  the  temple,  and 
measured  the  posts,  six  cubits  broad  on  the  one 
side,  and  six  cubits  broad  on  the  other  side,  which  was 
the  breadth  of  the  tabernacle. 

2  And  the  breadth  of  the  door  was  ten  cubits  ; and 
the  sides  of  the  door  were  five  cubits  on  the  one  side, 
and  five  cubits  on  the  other  side  : and  he  measured  the 
length  thereof,  forty  cubits : and  the  breadth,  twenty 
cubits. 

3  Then  went  he  inward,  and  measured  the  post  of  the 
door,  two  cubits  ; and  the  door,  six  cubits  ; and  the 
breadth  of  the  door,  seven  cubits. 

4  So  1 he  measured  the  length  thereof,  twenty  cubits  ; 
and  the  breadth,  twenty  cubits,  before  the  temple  : and 
he  said  unto  me.  This  is  the  most  holy  place. 

5  After  he  measured  the  wall  of  the  house,  six  cubits  ; 
and  the  breadth  of  every  side  chamber,  four  cubits, 
round  about  the  house  on  every  side. 

6  2 And  the  side  chambers  were  three,  one  over  an- 
other, and  thirty  in  order ; and  they  entered  into  the 
wall  which  was  of  the  house  for  the  side  chambers 
round  about,  that  they  might  have  hold,  but  they  had 
not  hold  in  the  wall  of  the  house. 

7  And  ® there  was  an  enlarging,  and  a winding  about 
still  upward  to  the  side  chambers  : for  the  winding 
about  of  the  house  went  still  upward  round  about  the 
house  : therefore  the  breadth  of  the  house  loas  still  up- 
ward, and  so  increased  from  the  lowest  chamber  to  the 
highest  by  the  midst. 

8  I saw  also  the  height  of  the  house  round  about  : 
the  foundations  of  the  side  chambers  were  ^ a full  reed 
of  six  great  cubits. 

9  The  thickness  of  the  wall,  which  was  for  the  side 
chamber  without,  was  five  cubits  : and  that  which  teas 
left  was  the  place  of  the  side  chambers  that  were  within. 

10  And  between  the  chambers  ivas  the  wideness  of 
twenty  cubits  round  about  the  house  on  every  side. 

11  And  the  doors  of  the  side  chambers  were  toward 
the  place  that  was  left,  one  door  toward  the  north,  and 
another  door  toward  the  south  : and  the  breadth  of  the 
place  that  was  left  was  five  cubits  round  about. 

20  Num.  18.  5.  ch.  1 1 Kin.  6.  20.  2 hy  ten  steps  they  went 

44.  15.  Chr.  3.  8.  ^c. 

21  1 Kin.  2.  35.  ch.  2 1 Kin.  6.  5,  6.  a Heb.  tent.  See  Ex. 

43.  19.  & 44.  15,  16.  s 1 Kin.  6.  8.  26.  22-25. 

2*  1 Kin.  6.  3.  4 ch.  40.  5.  b Heb.  shoulders. 

*3  1 Kin.  7.  21.  m The  Sept,  has,  and  c See  1 Kin.  6.  5. 


pect  is  toward  the  north  is  for  the  priests,  the 
keepers  of  the  charge  of  the  altar  : these  are  the 
sons  of  Zadok,  which  from  among  the  sons  of  Levi 

47  come  near  to  the  Lord  to  minister  unto  him.  And 
he  measured  the  court,  an  hundred  cubits  long,  and 
an  hundred  cvibits  broad,  foursquare  ; and  the  altar 
was  before  the  house. 

48  Then  he  brought  me  to  the  porch  of  the  house, 
and  measured  each  post  of  the  porch,  five  cubits  on 
this  side,  and  five  cubits  on  that  side  : and  the 
breadth  of  the  gate  was  three  cubits  on  this  side, 

49  and  three  cubits  on  that  side.  The  length  of  the 
porch  was  twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  eleven 
cubits  ; ”*  even  by  the  steps  whereby  they  went  up 
to  it  : and  there  were  pillars  by  the  posts,  one  on 
this  side,  and  another  on  that  side. 


41  And  he  brought  me  to  the  temple,  and  measured 
the  posts,  six  cubits  broad  on  the  one  side,  and  six 
cubits  broad  on  the  other  side,  which  was  the  breadth 

2 of  the  “tabernacle.  And  the  breadth  of  the  entrance 
was  ten  cubits  ; and  the  ^ sides  of  the  entrance  were 
five  cubits  on  the  one  side,  and  five  cubits  on  the 
other  side  : and  he  measured  the  length  thereof, 

3 forty  cubits,  and  the  breadth,  twenty  cubits.  Then 
went  he  inward,  and  measured  each  post  of  the  en- 
trance, two  cubits  : and  the  entrance,  six  cubits  ; 

4 and  the  breadth  of  the  entrance,  seven  cubits.  And 
he  measured  the  length  thereof,  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth,  twenty  cubits,  before  the  temple  : and 

5 he  said  unto  me,  This  is  the  most  holy  place.  Then 
he  measured  the  wall  of  the  house,  six  cubits  ; and 
the  breadth  of  every  side-chamber,  four  cubits, 

6 round  about  the  house  on  every  side.  And  the  side- 
chambers  were  in  three  stories,  one  over  another, 
and  thirty  in  order  ; and  they  entered  into  the  wall 
which  belonged  to  the  house  for  the  side-chambers 
round  about,  that  they  might  have  hold  therein,  and 

7 not  have  hold  in  the  wall  of  the  house.  And  the 
side-chambers  were  broader  as  they  encompassed 
the  house  higher  and  higher  ; for  the  encompassing 
of  the  house  went  higher  and  higher  round  about 
the  house  : therefore  the  breadth  of  the  house  con- 
tinued upward  ; and  so  one  went  up  from  the  lowest 

8 chamber  to  the  highest  by  the  middle  chamber.  I 
saw  also  ® that  the  house  had  f a raised  basement 
round  about : the  foundations  of  the  side-chambers 

9 were  a full  reed  ^ of  six  great  cubits.  The  thick- 
ness of  the  wall,  which  was  for  the  side-chambers, 
on  the  outside,  was  five  cubits  : ''  and  that  which  was 
left  was  the  place  of  the  side-chambers  that  belonged 

10  to  the  house.  And  between  the  chambers  was  a 
breadth  of  twenty  cubits  round  about  the  house  on 

11  every  side.  And  the  doors  of  the  side-chambers 
were  toward  the  place  that  was  left,  one  door  toward 
the  north,  and  another  door  toward  the  south  : and 
the  breadth  of  the  place  that  was  left  was  five  cu- 


d Or,  there  ivas  an  upward  round  about  h The  Sept,  has,  and 
enlarging,  and  a wind-  the  house.  that  which  was  left  be- 

ing about  still  upward  e Or,  that  the  house  tween  the  side-cham- 
to  the  side-chambers:  was  high  round  about,  bers  that  belonged  to 
for  the  ivinding  about  f Heb.  height.  the  house  and  betiveen 

of  the  house  ivent  still  g Or,  of  six  cubits  to  the  chambers  ivas  ^c. 


EZEKIEL,  XLII. 


1193 


12  Now  the  building  that  was  before  the  separate 
place  at  the  end  toward  the  west  was  seventy  cubits 
broad  ; and  the  wall  of  the  building  was  five  cubits 
thick  round  about,  and  the  length  thereof  ninety 
cubits. 

13  So  he  measured  the  house,  an  hundred  cubits 
long  ; and  the  separate  place,  and-  the  building,  with 
the  walls  thereof,  an  hundred  cubits  long  ; 

14  Also  the  breadth  of  the  face  of  the  house,  and 
of  the  separate  place  toward  the  east,  an  hundred 
cubits. 

15  And  he  measured  the  length  of  the  building  over 
against  the  separate  place  which  was  behind  it,  and  the 
galleries  thereof  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  side, 
an  hundred  cubits,  with  the  inner  temple,  and  the 
porches  of  the  court  ; 

16  The  door  posts,  and  ®the  narrow  windows,  and 
the  galleries  round  about  on  their  three  stories,  over 
against  the  door,  cieled  with  wood  round  about,  and 
from  the  ground  up  to  the  windows,  and  the  windows 
were  covered  ; 

17  To  that  above  the  door,  even  unto  the  inner  house, 
and  without,  and  by  all  the  wall  round  about  within 
and  without,  by  measure. 

18  And  it  loas  made  ® with  cherubims  and  palm  trees, 
so  that  a palm  tree  was  between  a cherub  and  a cherub  ; 
and  every  cherub  had  two  faces  ; 

19  So  that  the  face  of  a man  loas  toward  the  palm 
tree  on  the  one  side,  and  the  face  of  a young  lion  toward 
the  palm  tree  on  the  other  side  : it  was  made  through 
all  the  house  round  about. 

20  From  the  ground  unto  above  the  door  zaere  che- 
rubims and  palm  trees  made,  and  on  the  wall  of  the 
temple. 

21  The  posts  of  the  temple  were  squared,  and  the 
face  of  the  sanctuary  ; the  appearance  of  the  one  as  the 
appearance  of  the  other. 

22  ® The  altar  of  wood  loas  three  cubit^  high,  and  the 
length  thereof  two  cubits  ; and  the  corners  thereof,  and 
the  length  thereof,  and  the  walls  thereof,  ivere  of  wood  : 
and  he  said  unto  me.  This  is  ^ the  table  that  is  before 
the  Lord. 

23  ^^And  the  temple  and  the  sanctuary  had  two 
doors. 

24  And  the  doors  had  two  leaves  apiece,  two  turning 
leaves  ; two  leaves  for  the  one  door,  and  two  leaves  for 
the  other  door. 

25  And  there  were  made  on  them,  on  the  doors  of  the 
temple,  cherubims  and  palm  trees,  like  as  ivere  made 
upon  the  walls  ; and  there  were  thick  planks  upon  the 
face  of  the  porch  without. 

26  And  there  were  narrow  windows  and  palm  trees 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  side,  on  the  sides  of 
the  porch,  and  upon  the  side  chambers  of  the  house, 
and  thick  planks. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1 The  chambers  for  the  priests.  13  The  use  thereof.  19  The  measures 
of  the  outward  court. 

Then  he  brought  me  forth  into  the  utter  court,  the 
way  toward  the  north  : and  lie  brought  me  into 
^ the  chamber  that  was  over  against  the  separate  place, 
and  which  was  before  the  building  toward  the  north. 

5 ver.  2G.  ch.  40.  IG.  oh.  44.  IG.  Mai.  1.  12  yer.  IG.  ch.  40. 

« 1 Kill.  G.  29.  7,  12.  IG. 

2 See  ch.  1.  10.  Ex.  30.  8.  > ch.  41.  12,  Ifi. 

• Ex.  30.  1.  1 Kin.  G.  31-35.  1 lleb.  measures. 


12  bits  round  about.  And  the  building  that  was  before 
the  separate  place  at  the  side  toward  the  west  was 
seventy  cubits  broad  ; and  the  wall  of  the  building 
was  five  cubits  thick  round  about,  and  the  length 

13  thereof  ninety  cubits.  So  he  measured  the  house, 
an  hundred  cubits  long  ; and  the  separate  place, 
and  the  building,  with  the  walls  thereof,  an  hundred 

14  cubits  long  ; also  the  breadth  of  the  face  of  the 
house,  and  of  the  separate  place  toward  the  east,  an 
hundred  cubits. 

15  And  he  measured  the  length  of  the  building  be- 
fore the  separate  place  which  was  at  the  back  there- 
of, and  the  galleries  thereof  on  the  one  side  and  on 
the  other  side,  an  hundred  cubits  ; and  the  inner 

16  temple,  and  the  porches  of  the  court  ; the  thresh- 
olds, and  the  closed  windows,  and  the  galleries 
round  about  on  their  three  stories,  over  against  the 
threshold,  cieled  with  wood  round  about,  and  from 
the  ground  up  to  the  windows  ; now  the  windows 

17  were  covered  ; to  the  space  above  the  door,  even 
unto  the  inner  house,  and  without,  and  by  all  the 
wall  round  about  within  and  without, ' by  measure. 

18  And  it  was  made  with  cherubim  and  palm  trees  ; 
and  a palm  tree  was  between  cherub  and  cherub, 

19  and  every  cherub  had  two  faces  ; so  that  there  was 
the  face  of  a man  toward  the  palm  tree  on  the  one 
side,  and  the  face  of  a young  lion  toward  the  palm 
tree  on  the  other  side  : thus  was  it  made  through  all 

20  the  house  round  about.  From  the  ground  unto 
above  the  door  were  cherubim  and  palm  trees 

21  made  : j thus  was  the  wall  of  the  temple.  As  for 
the  temple,  the  door  posts  were  squared  ; and  as  for 
the  face  of  the  sanctuary,  the  appearance  thereof 

22  was  * as  the  appearance  of  the  temple.  The  altar 
was  of  wood,  three  cubits  high,  and  the  length 
thereof  two  cubits  ; and  ^ the  corners  thereof,  and 
the  length  thereof,  and  the  walls  thereof,  were  of 
wood  : and  he  said  unto  me.  This  is  the  table  that 

23  is  before  the  Lord.  And  the  temple  and  the  sanc- 

24  tuary  had  two  doors.  And  the  doors  had  two  leaves 
apiece,  two  turning  leaves  ; two  leaves  for  the  one 

25  door,  and  two  leaves  for  the  other.  And  there  were 
made  on  them,  on  the  doors  of  the  temple,  cheru- 
bim and  palm  trees,  like  as  were  made  upon  the 
walls  ; and  there  were  thick  beams  of  wood  " upon 

26  the  face  of  the  porch  without.  And  there  were 
closed  windows  and  palm  trees  on  the  one  side  and 
on  the  other  side,  on  the  sides  of  the  porch  : thus 
were  the  side-chambers  of  the  house,  and  the  thick 
beams. 


42  Then  he  brought  me  forth  into  the  outer  court, 
the  way  toward  tlie  north  : and  he  brought  me  into 
the  chamber  that  was  over  against  the  separate 
place,  and  which  was  over  against  the  building  to- 

j Another  reading  k Or,  as  the  fornn-r  m The  Sept,  has, 

\s,  And  as  for  the  ivall  appearance.  base, 

of  the.  temple,  the  door  I Or,  it  had  its  cor-  n Or,  before  the 

posts  were  squared.  ners ; and  t&c.  porch. 


1194 


EZEKIEL,  XLII. 


2 Before  the  length  of  an  hundred  cubits  was  the 
north  door,  and  the  breadth  was  fifty  cubits. 

3 Over  against  the  twenty  cubits  which  were  for  the 
inner  court,  and  over  against  the  pavement  which  was 
for  the  utter  court,  loas  ^ gallery  against  gallery  in  three 
stories. 

4 And  before  the  chambers  teas  a walk  of  ten  cubits 
breadth  inward,  a way  of  one  cubit  ; and  their  doors 
toward  the  north. 

5 Now  the  upper  chambers  loere  shorter  : for  the 
galleries  were  higher  than  these,  than  the  lower,  and 
than  the  middlemost  of  the  building. 

6 For  they  were  in  three  stories,  but  had  not  pillars 
as  the  pillars  of  the  courts  : therefore  the  building  was 
straitened  more  than  the  lowest  and  the  middlemost 
from  the  ground. 

7 And  the  wall  that  was  without  over  against  the 
chambers,  toward  the  utter  court  on  the  forepart  of  the 
chambers,  the  length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits. 

8 For  the  length  of  the  chambers  that  were  in  the 
utter  court  was  fifty  cubits  : and,  lo,  before  the  temple 
were  an  hundred  cubits. 

9 And  from  under  these  chambers  was  the  entry  on 
the  east  side,  as  one  goeth  into  them  from  the  utter 
court. 

10  The  chambers  were  in  the  thickness  of  the  wall  of 
the  court  toward  the  east,  over  against  the  separate 
place,  and  over  against  the  building. 

11  And  ® the  way  before  them  was  like  the  appear- 
ance of  the  chambers  which  were  toward  the  north,  as 
long  as  they,  and  as  broad  as  they  : and  all  their  goings 
out  were  both  according  to  their  fasliions,  and  accord- 
ing to  their  doors. 

12  And  according  to  the  doors  of  the  chambers  that 
were  toward  the  south  was  a door  in  the  head  of  the 
way,  even  the  way  directly  before  the  wall  toward  the 
east,  as  one  entereth  into  them. 

13  T[  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The  north  chambers  and 
the  south  chambers,  which  are  before  the  separate 
place,  they  be  holy  chambers,  where  the  priests  that 
approach  unto  the  Lord  ^ shall  eat  the  most  holy 
things  : there  shall  they  lay  the  most  holy  things,  and 
®the  meat  offering,  and  the  sin  offering,  and  the  tres- 
pass offering  ; for  the  place  is  holy. 

14  ® When  the  priests  enter  therein,  then  shall  they 
not  go  out  of  the  holy  place  into  the  utter  court,  but 
there  they  shall  lay  their  garments  wherein  they  min- 
ister ; for  they  are  holy  ; and  shall  put  on  other  gar- 
ments, and  shall  approach  to  those  things  which  are  for 
the  people. 

15  Now  when  he  had  made  an  end  of  measuring  the 
inner  house,  he  brought  me  forth  toward  the  gate  whose 
prospect  is  toward  the  east,  and  measured  it  round 
about. 

16  He  measured  the  east  side  with  the  measuring 
reed,  five  hundred  reeds,  with  the  measuring  reed  round 
about. 

17  He  measured  the  north  side,  five  hundred  reeds, 
with  the  measuring  reed  round  about. 

18  He  measured  the  south  side,  five  hundred  reeds, 
with  the  measuring  reed. 

19  ^ He  turned  about  to  the  west  side,  and  measured 
five  hundred  reeds  with  the  measuring  reed. 


2 ward  the  north.  Before  the  length  of  ® an  hundred 
cubits  was  the  north  door,  and  the  breadth  was  fifty 

3 cubits.  Over  against  the  twenty  cubits  which  be- 
longed to  the  inner  court,  and  over  against  tlie  pave- 
ment which  belonged  to  the  outer  court,  was  gallery 

4 against  gallery  ^ in  the  third  story.  And  before  the 
chambers  was  a walk  of  ten  cubits  breadth  inward, 
a way  of  ^ one  cubit  ; and  their  doors  were  toward 

5 the  north.  Now  the  upper  chambers  were  shorter  : 
for  the  galleries  took  away  from  these,  more  than 
from  the  lower  and  the  middlemost,  in  the  building. 

6 For  they  were  in  three  stories,  and  they  had  not 
pillars  as  the  pillars  of  the  courts  : therefore  the 
uppermost  was  straitened  more  than  the  lowest  and 

7 the  middlemost  from  the  ground.  And  the  wall 
that  was  without  by  the  side  of  the  chambers, 
toward  the  outer  court  before  the  chambers,  the 

8 length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits.  For  the  length  of 
the  chambers  that  were  in  the  outer  court  was  fifty 
cubits  : and,  lo,  before  the  temple  were  an  hundred 

9 cubits.  And  from  under  these  chambers  was  the 
entry  on  the  east  side,  as  one  goeth  into  them  from 

10  the  outer  court.  In  the  thickness  of  the  wall 
of  the  court  toward  the  east,  before  the  separate 
place,  and  before  the  building,  there  were  chambers. 

11  And  the  way  before  them  was  like  the  appearance 
of  the  way  of  the  chambers  which  were  toward  the 
north  ; ® according  to  their  length  so  was  their 
breadth  : and  all  their  goings  out  were  both  accord- 
ing to  their  fashions,  and  according  to  their  doors. 

12  And  according  to  the  doors  of  the  chambers  that 
were  toward  the  south  was  a door  in  the  head  of 
the  way,  even  the  way  directly  before  the  ^ wall  to- 

13  ward  the  east,  as  one  entereth  into  them.  Then 
said  he  unto  me.  The  north  chambers  and  the  south 
chambers,  which  are  before  the  separate  place, 
they  be  the  holy  chambers,  where  the  priests  that 
are  near  unto  the  Lord  shall  eat  the  most  holy 
things  : there  shall  they  lay  the  most  holy  things, 
and  the  meal  offering,  and  the  sin  offering,  and  the 

14  guilt  offering  ; for  the  place  is  holy.  When  the 
priests  enter  in,  then  shall  they  not  go  out  of  the 
holy  place  into  the  outer  court,  but  there  they  shall 
lay  their  garments  wherein  they  minister  ; for  they 
are  holy  : and  they  shall  put  on  other  garments, 
and  shall  approach  to  that  which  pertaineth  to  tlie 
people. 


15  Now  when  he  had  made  an  end  of  measuring  the 
inner  house,  he  brought  me  forth  by  the  way  of  the 
gate  whose  prospect  is  toward  the  east,  and  mea- 

16  sured  it  round  about.  He  measured  on  the  east 

side  with  the  measuring  reed,  five  hundred  reeds, 

17  with  the  measuring  reed  round  about.  He  mea- 
sured on  the  north side,  five  hundred  reeds,  with 

18  the  measuring  reed  round  about.  He  measured  on 
the  south  side,  five  hundred  reeds,  with  the  measur- 

19  ing  reed.  He  turned  about  to  the  west  side,  and 
measured  five  hundred  reeds  with  the  measuring 


2 ch.  41.  16.  5 Lev.  2.  3,  10.  & 6.  ® ch.  44.  19.  c According  to  some  d Ov,  fence.  Ions;  as  they,  and  as 

* ver.  4.  14,  17,  25,  29,  & 7.  1.  a See  ch.  41.  13.  ancient  versions,  a e Or,  they  were  as  broad  as  they. 

■•Lev.  6.  16,  26.  & & 10,  13,  14.  Num.  18.  b Or,  in  three  stories.  hundred  cubits.  / Ueh.  toind. 

24.  9.  9,  10. 


EZEKIEL,  XLIII. 


1195 


20  He  measured  it  by  the  four  sides  : " it  had  a wall 
round  about,  ® five  hundred  reeds  long,  and  five  hundred 
broad,  to  make  a separation  between  the  sanctuary  and 
the  profane  place. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 

1 The  returning  of  the  glorn  of  God  into  the  iem  vle.  7 The  sin  of  Israel 
hindered  God's  presence.  10  The  pi  ophet  exhorteth  them  to  repent- 
ance, and  observation  of  the  law  of  the  house.  13  The  measures,  18 
and  the  ordinances  of  the  altar. 

Afterward  he  brought  me  to  the  gate,  even  the 
gate  1 that  looketh  toward  the  east  : 

2  2 And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  came 
from  the  way  of  the  east  : and  ^ his  voice  vms  like  a 
noise  of  many  waters  : ^ and  the  earth  shined  with  his 
glory. 

3  And  it  was  ® according  to  the  appearance  of  the 
vision  which  I saw,  eveti  according  to  the  vision  that  I 
saw  when  I came  ®to  destroy  the  city  : and  the  visions 
were  like  the  vision  that  I saw  by  the  river  Chebar  ; 
and  I fell  upon  my  face. 

4  ® And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  came  into  the  house 
by  the  way  of  the  gate  whose  prospect  is  toward  the 
east. 

5  ® So  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and  brought  me  into 
the  inner  court ; and,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
filled  the  house. 

6  And  I heard  him  speaking  unto  me  out  of  the 
house  ; and  ^^the  man  stood  by  me. 

7  T[  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  the  place  of 
my  throne,  and  the  place  of  the  soles  of  my  feet, 
where  I will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  the  children  of 
Israel  for  ever,  and  my  holy  name,  shall  the  house  of 
Israel  no  more  defile,  neither  they,  nor  their  kings,  by 
their  whoredom,  nor  by  the  carcases  of  their  kings  in 
their  high  places. 

8  In  their  setting  of  their  threshold  by  my  thresh- 
olds, and  their  post  by  my  posts,  and  the  wall  between 
me  and  them,  they  have  even  defiled  my  holy  name  by 
their  abominations  that  they  have  committed : where- 
fore I have  consumed  them  in  mine  anger. 

9  Now  let  them  put  away  their  whoredom,  and  the 
carcases  of  their  kings,  far  from  me,  and  I will  dwell 
in  the  midst  of  them  for  ever. 

Thou  son  of  man,  shew  the  house  to  the  house 
of  Israel,  that  they  may  be  ashamed  of  their  iniquities  : 
and  let  them  measure  the  pattern. 

11  And  if  they  be  ashamed  of  all  that  they  have 
done,  shew  them  the  form  of  the  house,  and  the  fashion 
thereof,  and  the  goings  out  thereof,  and  the  comings  in 
thereof,  and  all  the  forms  thereof,  and  all  the  ordi- 
nances thereof,  and  all  the  forms  thereof,  and  all  the 
laws  thereof  : and  write  it  in  their  sight,  that  they  may 
keep  the  whole  form  thereof,  and  all  the  ordinances 
thereof,  and  do  them. 

12  This  is  the  law  of  the  house  ; Upon  the  top  of 
the  mountain  the  whole  limit  thereof  round  about  shall 
he  most  holy.  Behold,  this  is  the  law  of  the  house. 

13  ^ And  these  are  the  measures  of  the  altar  after 
the  cubits  : The  cubit  is  a cubit  and  an  hand  breadth  ; 
even  the  bottom  shall  be  a cubit,  and  the  breadth  a 
cubit,  and  the  border  thereof  by  the  edge  thereof  round 

^ ch.  40.  5.  * ch.  10.  4.  Rev.  18.  » ch.  3.  12,  14.  & 8. 

* ch.  45.  2.  1.  3. 

1 ch.  10.  19.  & 44.  1.  0 ch.  1.  4,  28.  & 8.  4.  lo  1 Kin.  8.  10,  11. 

& 4C.  1.  6 So  Jer.  1.  10.  ch.  44.  4. 

» ch.  11.  23.  T ch.  1.  3.  & 3.  23.  “ ch.  40.  3. 

3 ch.  1.  24.  Rev.  1.  « See  ch.  10.  19.  & >2  pg.  99.  1. 

16.  & 14.  2.  & 19.  1,  6.  44.  2.  1 Chr.  28.  2.  Pa. 

99.  5. 


20  reed.  He  measured  it  ^ on  the  four  sides  : it  had 
a wall  round  about,  the  length  five  hundred,  and  the 
breadth  five  hundred,  to  make  a separation  between 
that  which  was  holy  and  that  which  was  common. 


I 

43  Afterward  he  brought  me  to  the  gate,  even  the 

2 gate  that  looketh  toward  the  east  : and  behold,  the 
glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  came  from  the  way  of 
the  east  : and  his  voice  was  like  the  sound  of  many 

3 waters  : and  the  earth  shined  with  his  glory.  And 
it  was  according  to  the  appearance  of  the  vision 
which  I saw,  even  according  to  the  vision  that  I 
saw  when  I came  to  destroy  the  city  ; and  the 
visions  were  like  the  vision  that  I saw  by  the  river 

4 Chebar  : and  I fell  upon  my  face.  And  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  came  into  the  house  by  the  way  of  the 

5 gate  whose  prospect  is  toward  the  east.  And  the 
spirit  took  me  up,  and  brought  me  into  the  inner 
court  ; and  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the 

6 house.  And  I heard  one  speaking  unto  me  out  of 

7 the  house  ; and  a man  stood  by  me.  And  he  said 
unto  me.  Son  of  man,  this  is  the  place  of  my  throne, 
and  the  place  of  the  soles  of  my  feet,  where  I will 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  the  children  of  Israel  for 
ever  : and  the  house  of  Israel  shall  no  more  defile 
my  holy  name,  neither  they,  nor  their  kings,  by 
their  whoredom,  and  by  the  carcases  of  their  kings 

8 in  their  high  places  ; in  their  setting  of  their 
threshold  by  my  threshold,  and  their  door  post  be- 
side my  door  post,  and  there  was  but  the  wall  be- 
tween me  and  them  ; and  they  have  defiled  my  holy 
name  by  their  abominations  which  they  have  com- 
mitted : wherefore  I have  consumed  them  in  mine 

9 anger.  Now  let  them  put  away  their  whoredom, 
and  the  carcases  of  their  kings,  far  from  me,  and  I 
will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  them  for  ever. 


10  Thou,  son  of  man,  shew  the  house  to  the  house  of 
Israel,  that  they  may  be  ashamed  of  their  iniquities  : 

11  and  let  them  measure  the  ^ pattern.  And  if  they 
be  ashamed  of  all  that  they  have  done,  make  known 
unto  them  the  form  of  the  house,  and  the  fashion 
thereof,  and  the  goings  out  thereof,  and  the  comings 
in  thereof,  and  all  the  forms  thereof,  and  all  the 
ordinances  thereof,  and  all  the  forms  thereof,  and 
all  the  laws  thereof,  and  write  it  in  their  sight  : that 
they  may  keep  the  whole  form  thereof,  and  all  the 

12  ordinances  thereof,  and  do  them.  This  is  the  law 
of  the  house  : upon  the  top  of  the  mountain  the 
whole  limit  thereof  round  about  shall  be  most  holy. 
Behold,  this  is  the  law  of  the  house. 

13  And  these  are  the  measures  of  the  altar  by 
cubits  : (the  cubit  is  a cubit  and  an  handbreadth  :) 
the  ‘^bottom  shall  be  a cubit,  and  the  breadth  a 
cubit,  and  the  border  thereof  by  the  edge  thereof 

« Ex.  29.  45.  Ps.  & 21.  4,  5,  7.  ch.  8.  3.  g Heb.  toward  the 

68.  IG.  & 132.  14.  Joel  & 23.  39.  & 44.  7.  four  winds. 

3.  17.  John  1.  14.  2 **  ver.  7.  a Or,  according  to 

Cor.  0.  10.  19  ver.  7.  another  reading,  in 

i'’  ch.  39.  7.  20  40,  4.  their  death. 

Lev.  26.  30.  Jer.  21  ch.  40.  2.  b Or,  sum. 

16.  18.  22  ch.  40.  5.  & 41.  8.  c Or,  hollow.  Heb. 

See  2 Kin.  16.  14.  bosom. 


1196 


EZEKIEL,  XLIV. 


about  shall  he  a span  : and  this  shall  he  the  higher  place 
of  the  altar. 

11  And  from  the  bottom  upon  the  ground  even  to  the 
lower  settle  shall  he  two  cubits,  and  the  breadth  one 
cubit ; and  from  the  lesser  settle  even  to  the  greater 
settle  shall  he  four  cubits,  and  the  breadth  one  cubit. 

15  So  the  altar  shall  he  four  cubits  ; and  from  the 
altar  and  upward  shall  he  four  horns. 

16  And  the  altar  shall  he  twelve  cuhits  long,  twelve 
broad,  square  in  the  four  squares  thereof. 

17  And  the  settle  shall  fourteen  cu&iVs  long  and 
fourteen  broad  in  the  four  squares  thereof;  and  the 
border  about  it  shall  he  half  a cubit;  and  the  bottom 
thereof  shall  he  a cubit  about  ; and  his  stairs  shall 
look  toward  the  east. 

18  ^ And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ; These  are  the  ordinances  of  the  altar 
in  the  day  when  they  shall  make  it,  to  offer  burnt  offer- 
ings thereon,  and  to  sprinkle  blood  thereon. 

19  And  thou  shalt  give  to  the  priests  the  Levites 
that  be  of  the  seed  of  Zadok,  which  approach  unto  me, 
to  minister  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord  God,  young 
bullock  for  a sin  offering. 

20  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood  thereof,  and  put 
it  on  the  four  horns  of  it,  and  on  the  four  corners  of  the 
settle,  and  upon  the  border  round  about  : thus  shalt 
thou  cleanse  and  purge  it. 

21  Thou  shalt  take  the  bidlock  also  of  the  sin  offer- 
ing, and  he  shall  burn  it  in  the  appointed  place  of 
the  house,  without  the  sanctuary. 

22  And  on  the  second  day  thou  shalt  offer  a kid  of 
the  goats  without  blemish  for  a siu  offering  ; and  they 
shall  cleanse  the  altar,  as  they  did  cleanse  it  with  the 
bullock. 

23  When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of  cleansing  it^  thou 
shalt  offer  a young  bullock  without  blemish,  and  a ram 
out  of  the  flock  without  blemish. 

24  And  thou  shalt  offer  them  before  the  Lord,  ^9  and 
the  priests  shall  cast  salt  upon  them,  and  they  shall 
offer  them  up  for  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

25  Seven  days  shalt  thou  prepare  every  day  a goat 
for  a sin  offering : they  shall  also  prepare  a young 
bullock,  and  a ram  out  of  the  flock,  without  blemish. 

26  Seven  days  shall  they  purge  the  altar  and  purify 
it ; and  they  shall  consecrate  themselves. 

27  ®iAnd  when  these  days  are  expired,  it  shall  be, 
that  upon  the  eighth  day,  and  so  forward,  the  priests 
shall  make  your  burnt  offerings  upon  the  altar,  and 
your  peace  offerings  ; and  I will  accept  you,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1 The  east  gate  assigned  only  to  the  prince.  4 The  prie.sts  reproved  for 

f polluting  of  the  sanctuary.  9 Idolaters  uncapable  of  the  priest's  office. 
5 The  sons  of  Zadok  are  accepted  thereto.  17  Ordinances  for  the 
priests. 

Then  he  brought  me  back  the  way  of  the  gate  of 
the  outward  sanctuary  ^ which  looketh  toward  the 
east  ; and  it  was  shut. 

2 Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me  ; This  gate  shall  be 
shut,  it  shall  not  be  opened,  and  no  man  shall  enter  in 
by  it  ; ^ because  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  hath  en- 
tered in  by  it,  therefore  it  shall  be  shut. 

3 It  is  for  the  prince  ; the  prince,  he  shall  sit  in  it  to 

23  See  Ex.  20.  26.  Lev.  8.  14, 15.  ch.  45.  30  Ex.  29.  35,  36. 

2<  Lev.  1.  5.  18,  19.  Lev.  8.  33. 

2»  ch.  44.  15.  27  Ex.  29.  14.  3i  Lev.  9.  1. 

•CEx.  29.  10,  12.  28Heb.  13.  11.  S2  job  42.  8.  ch.  20. 

20  Lev.  2.  13. 


round  about  a span  : and  this  shall  be  the  ^ base  of 

14  the  altar.  And  from  the  bottom  ® upon  the  ground 
to  the  lower  settle  shall  be  two  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  one  cubit  ; and  from  the  lesser  settle  to  the 
greater  settle  shall  be  four  cubits,  and  the  breadth 

15  a cubit.  And  the  ^ upper  altar  shall  be  four  cubits  ; 
and  from  the  * altar  hearth  and  upward  there  shall 

16  be  four  horns.  And  the  altar  hearth  shall  be 
twelve  cuhits  long  by  twelve  broad,  square  in  the 

17  four  sides  thereof.  And  the  settle  shall  be  fourteen 
cuhits  long  by  fourteen  broad  in  the  four  sides  there- 
of ; and  the  border  about  it  shall  be  half  a cubit  ; 
and  the  bottom  thereof  shall  be  a cubit  about ; and 
the  steps  thereof  shall  look  toward  the  east. 

18  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : These  are  the  ordinances  of  the  altar 
in  the  day  when  they  shall  make  it,  to  offer  burnt 
offerings  thereon,  and  to  sprinkle  blood  thereon. 

19  Thou  shalt  give  to  the  priests  the  Levites  that  be  of 
the  seed  of  Zadok,  which  are  near  unto  me,  to 
minister  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord  God,  a young  bul- 

20  lock  for  a sin  offering.  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
blood  thereof,  and  put  it  on  the  four  horns  of  it, 
and  on  the  four  corners  of  the  settle,  and  upon  the 
border  round  about  : thus  shalt  thou  cleanse  it  and 

21  make  atonement  for  it.  Thou  shalt  also  take  the 
bullock  of  the  sin  offering,  and  he  shall  burn  it  in  the 
appointed  place  of  the  house,  without  the  sanctuary. 

22  And  on  the  second  day  thou  shalt  offer  a he-goat 
without  blemish  for  a sin  offering  ; and  they  shall 
cleanse  the  altar,  as  they  did  cleanse  it  with  the 

23  bullock.  When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of  cleansing 
it,'  thou  shalt  offer  a young  bullock  without  blemish, 

24  and  a ram  out  of  the  flock  without  blemish.  And 
thou  shalt  bring  them  near  before  the  Lord,  and  the 
priests  shall  cast  salt  upon  them,  and  they  shall 
offer  them  up  for  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

25  Seven  days  shalt  thou  prepare  every  day  a goat  for 
a sin  offering  : they  shall  also  prepare  a young  bul- 
lock, and  a ram  out  of  the  flock,  without  blemish. 

26  Seven  days  shall  they  make  atonement  for  the  altar 

27  and  purify  it  ; so  shall  they  ‘ consecrate  it.  And 
when  they  have  accomplished  the  days,  it  shall  be 
that  upon  the  eighth  day,  and  forward,  the  priests 
shall  make  your  burnt  offerings  upon  the  altar,  and 
your  peace  offerings  ; and  I will  accept  you,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 


44  Then  he  brought  me  back  the  way  of  the  outer 
gate  of  the  sanctuary,  which  looketh  toward  the 

2 east  ; and  it  was  shut.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
me.  This  gate  shall  be  shut,  it  shall  not  be  opened, 
neither  shall  any  man  enter  in  by  it,  for  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel,  hath  entered  in  by  it  ; therefore 

3 it  shall  be  shut.  As  for  the  prince,  he  shall  sit 


40,  41.  Rom.  12.  1. 
Pet.  2.  5. 

1 ch.  43.  1. 

2 ch.  43.  4. 


1 d Ileb.  back, 
e Or,  at. 

/ Or,  ledge, 
g Ileb.  Harel. 


h Ileb.  Ariel.  See  T.s. 
29.  1. 

i Heb.  fill  the  hands 
thereof.  See  Ex.  29. 
24. 


EZEKIEL,  XLIV. 


1197 


8  eat  bread  before  the  Lord  ; he  shall  enter  by  the  way 
of  the  porch  of  that  gate,  and  shall  go  out  by  the  way  of 
the  same. 

4 If  Then  brought  he  me  the  way  of  the  north  gate 
before  the  house  : and  I looked,  and,  ^ behold,  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  filled  the  house  of  the  Lord  : ® and  I fell 
upon  my  face. 

5 And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  mark 
well,  and  behold  with  thine  eyes,  and  hear  with  thine 
ears  all  that  I say  unto  thee  concerning  all  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  laws 
thereof  ; and  mark  well  the  entering  in  of  the  house, 
with  every  going  forth  of  the  sanctuary. 

6 And  thou  shalt  say  to  the  ^ rebellious,  even  to  the 
house  of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; O ye  house 
of  Israel,  ^ let  it  suffice  you  of  all  your  abominations, 

7 In  that  ye  have  brought  into  my  sanctuary 

strangers,  uncircumcised  in  heart,  and  uncircum- 
cised in  flesh,  to  be  in  my  sanctuary,  to  pollute  it,  even 
my  house,  when  ye  offer  my  bread,  the  fat  and  the 
blood,  and  they  have  broken  my  covenant  because  of 
all  your  abominations. 

8 And  ye  have  not  ^®kept  the  charge  of  mine  holy 
things  : but  ye  have  set  keepers  of  my  charge  in  my 
sanctuary  for  yourselves. 

9 If  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ^^No  stranger,  uncir- 
cumcised in  heart,  nor  uncircumcised  in  flesh,  shall  en- 
ter into  my  sanctuary,  of  any  stranger  that  is  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  the  Levites  that  are  gone  away  far  from 
me,  when  Israel  went  astray,  which  went  astray  away 
from  me  after  the^r  idols  ; they  shall  even  bear  their 
iniquity. 

11  Yet  they  shall  be  ministers  in  my  sanctuary,  hav- 
ing charge  at  the  gates  of  the  house,  and  ministering 
to  the  house  : they  shall  slay  the  burnt  offering  and 
the  sacrifice  for  the  people,  and  they  shall  stand  be- 
fore them  to  minister  unto  them. 

12  Because  they  ministered  unto  them  before  their 
idols,  and  caused  the  house  of  Israel  to  fall  into  ini- 
quity ; therefore  have  I lifted  up  mine  hand  against 
them,  saith  the  Lord  God,  and  they  shall  bear  their 
iniquity. 

13  ^8  And  they  shall  not  come  near  unto  me,  to  do 
the  office  of  a priest  unto  me,  nor  to  come  near  to  any 
of  my  holy  things,  in  the  most  holy  place:  but  they 
shall  bear  their  shame,  and  their  abominations  which 
they  have  committed. 

14  But  I will  make  them  keepers  of  the  charge  of 
the  house,  for  all  the  service  thereof,  and  for  all  that 
shall  be  done  therein. 

15  Tf  But  the  priests  the  Levites,  the  sons  of  Za- 
dok,  that  kept  the  charge  of  my  sanctuary  when  the 
children  of  Israel  went  astray  from  me,  they  shall  come 
near  to  me  to  minister  unto  me,  and  they  shall  stand 
before  me  to  offer  unto  me  the  fat  and  the  blood, 
saith  the  Lord  God  : 

16  They  shall  enter  into  my  sanctuary,  and  they  shall 
come  near  to  8^  my  table,  to  minister  unto  me,  and  they 
shall  keep  my  charge. 

17  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when  they  enter 


therein  as  prince  to  eat  bread  before  the  Lord  ; 
he  shall  enter  by  the  way  of  the  porch  of  the  gate, 

4 and  shall  go  out  by  the  way  of  the  same.  Then 
he  brought  me  the  way  of  the  north  gate  before 
the  house  ; and  I looked,  and  behold,  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  filled  the  house  of  the  Lord  : and  I 

5 fell  upon  my  face.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Son  of  man,  ® mark  well,  and  behold  with  thine  eyes, 
and  hear  with  thine  ears  all  that  I say  unto  thee 
concerning  all  the  ordinances  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  all  the  laws  thereof  ; and  “ mark  well 
the  entering  in  of  the  house,  with  every  going  forth 

6 of  the  sanctuary.  And  thou  shalt  say  to  the  rebel- 
lious, even  td  the  house  of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  : O ye  house  of  Israel,  let  it  suffice  you 

7 of  all  your  abominations,  in  that  ye  have  brought  in 
aliens,  uncircumcised  in  heart  and  uncircumcised 
in  flesh,  to  be  in  my  sanctuary,  to  profane  it,  even 
my  house,  when  ye  offer  my  bread,  the  fat  and  the 
blood,  and  ^ they  have  broken  my  covenant,  to  add 

8 unto  all  your  abominations.  And  ye  have  not  kept 
the  charge  of  mine  holy  things  : but  ye  have  set 
keepers  of  my  charge  in  my  sanctuary  for  yourselves. 

9 Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  No  alien,  uncircumcised 
in  heart  and  uncircumcised  in  flesh,  shall  enter  into 
my  sanctuary,  of  any  alien  that  is  among  the  children 

10  of  Israel.  But  the  Levites  that  went  far  from  me, 
when  Israel  went  astray,  which  went  astray  from  me 

11  after  their  idols  ; they  shall  bear  their  iniquity.  Yet 
they  shall  be  ministers  in  my  sanctuary,  having  over- 
sight at  the  gates  of  the  house,  and  ministering  in 
the  house  : they  shall  slay  the  burnt  offering  and  the 
sacrifice  for  the  people,  and  they  shall  stand  before 

12  them  to  minister  unto  them.  Because  they  minis- 
tered unto  them  before  their  idols,  and  became  a 
stumblingblock  of  iniquity  unto  the  house  of  Israel  ; 
therefore  have  I lifted  up  mine  hand  against  them, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  and  they  shall  bear  their  ini- 

13  quity.  And  they  shall  not  come  near  unto  me, 
to  execute  the  office  of  priest  unto  me,  nor  to  come 
near  to  any  of  my  holy  things,  unto  the  things  that 
are  most  holy  : but  they  shall  bear  their  shame, 
and  their  abominations  which  they  have  committed. 

14  Yet  will  I make  them  keepers  of  the  charge  of  the 
house,  for  all  the  service  thereof,  and  for  all  that 
shall  be  done  therein. 


15  But  the  priests  the  Levites,  the  sons  of  Zadok, 
that  kept  the  charge  of  my  sanctuary  when  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  went  astray  from  me,  they  shall  come 
near  to  me  to  minister  unto  me  ; and  they  shall 
stand  before  me  to  offer  unto  me  the  fat  and  the 

16  blood,  saith  the  Lord  God  : they  shall  enter  into  my 
sanctuary,  and  they  shall  come  near  to  my  table,  to 
minister  unto  me,  and  they  shall  keep  my  charge. 

17  And  it  shall  be  that  when  they  enter  in  at  the  gates 


3 Gen.  31.  54.  1 Cor.  » ch.  45.  9.  1 Pet.  Lev.  3.  IG.  & 17.  2 Chr.  29.  34.  24  ch.  32.  30.  3G.  2®  Dent.  10.  8. 

10.  18.  4.  3.  11.  20  Num.  16.  9.  7.  3®  ver.  7. 

* ch.  46.  2,  8.  10  ver.  9.  ch.  43.  8.  Lev.  22.  2,  &c.  21  ig_  9.  19.  Mai.  2.  25  Num.  18.  4.  1 si  ch.  41.  22. 

6 ch.  3.  23.  & 43.  5.  Acts  21.  28.  10  ver.  7.  8.  Chr.  23.  28,  32.  a Ileb.  set  thine 

® ch.  1.  28.  11  Lev.  22.  25.  u See  2 Kin.  23.  8,  22  pg.  106.  26.  2u  ch.  40.  46.  & 43.  heart  vpon. 

2 ch.  40.  4.  12  Lev.  26. 41.  Deut.  &c.  2 Chr.  29.  4,  5.  23  Num.  18.  3.  2 19.  b xMost  ancient  ver- 

® ch.  2.  6.  10.  16.  Acts  7.  51.  ch.  48.  11.  Kin.  23.  9.  27 1 Sam.  2.  35.  sions  have,  ye. 

13  Lev.  21.  6,  8, 17,  21.  i®  1 Chr.  26.  1.  *8  ver.  10.  c Or,  in  all. 


1198 


EZEKIEL,  XLV. 


in  at  the  gates  of  the  inner  court,  they  shall  be  clothed 
with  linen  garments  ; and  no  wool  shall  come  upon 
them,  whiles  they  minister  in  the  gates  of  the  inner 
court,  and  within. 

18  They  shall  have  linen  bonnets  upon  their  heads, 
and  shall  have  linen  breeches  upon  their  loins  ; they 
shall  not  gird  themselves  with  any  thing  that  causeth 
sweat. 

19  And  when  they  go  forth  into  the  utter  court,  even 
into  the  utter  court  to  the  people,  they  shall  put  off 
their  garments  wherein  they  ministered,  and  lay  them 
in  the  holy  chambers,  and  they  shall  put  on  other  gar- 
ments ; and  they  shall  not  sanctify  the  people  with 
their  garments. 

20  Neither  shall  they  shave  their  heads,  nor  suffer 
their  locks  to  grow  long  ; they  shall  only  poll  their 
heads. 

21  Neither  shall  any  priest  drink  wine,  when  they 
enter  into  the  inner  court. 

22  Neither  shall  they  take  for  their  wives  a widow, 
nor  her  that  is  put  away  : but  they  shall  take  maidens 
of  the  seed  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  a widow  that  had 
a priest  before. 

23  And  39  they  shall  teach  my  people  the  difference 
between  the  holy  and  profane,  and  cause  them  to  dis- 
cern between  the  unclean  and  the  clean. 

24  And  in  controversy  they  shall  stand  in  judg- 
ment ; and  they  shall  judge  it  according  to  my  judg- 
ments : and  they  shall  keep  my  laws  and  my  statutes 
in  all  mine  assemblies  ; and  they  shall  hallow  my 
sabbaths. 

25  And  they  shall  come  at  no  dead  person  to  defile 
themselves  : but  for  father,  or  for  mother,  or  for  son, 
or  for  daughter,  for  brother,  or  for  sister  that  hath  had 
no  husband,  they  may  defile  themselves. 

26  And  ^3  after  he  is  cleansed,  they  shall  reckon  unto 
him  seven  days. 

27  And  in  the  day  that  he  goeth  into  the  sanctuary, 
*^unto  the  inner  court,  to  minister  in  the  sanctuary, 
^he  shall  offer  his  sin  offering,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

28  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  for  an  inheritance  : I 
their  inheritance  : and  ye  shall  give  them  no  pos- 
session in  Israel : I am  their  possession. 

29  They  shall  eat  the  meat  offering,  and  the  sin 
offering,  and  the  trespass  offering  ; and  ^3  every  dedi- 
cated thing  in  Israel  shall  be  their’ s. 

30  And  the  first  of  all  the  firstfruits  of  all  things, 
and  every  oblation  of  all,  of  every  sort  of  your  obla- 
tions, shall  be  the  priest’s  : ye  ^ shall  also  give  unto 
the  priest  the  first  of  your  dough,  that  he  may  cause 
the  blessing  to  rest  in  thine  house. 

31  The  priests  shall  not  eat  of  any  thing  that  is 

dead  of  itself,  or  torn,  whether  it  be  fowl  or  beast. 

CHAPTER  XLV. 

1 The  portion  of  land  for  the  sanctuary,  6 for  the  city,  7 and  for  the 
prince.  9 Ordinances  for  the  prince. 

OREOVER,  when  ye  shall  ^ divide  by  lot  the  land 
for  inheritance,  ye  shall  ^ offer  an  oblation  unto 
the  Lord,  an  holy  portion  of  the  land  : the  length  shall 
he  the  length  of  five  and  twenty  thousand  reeds,  and  the 

32  Ex.  28.  39,  40,  43.  Lev.  6.  27.  Matt.  23.  Deut.  17.  8,  &c. 

& 39.  27,  28.  17,  19.  2 Clir.  19.  8,  10. 

33  Ex.  28.  40,  42.  & so  Lev.  21.  5.  See  ch.  22.  26. 

39.  28.  37  Lev.  10.  9.  « Lev.  21.  1,  &c. 

3*  ch.  42.  14.  38  Lev.  21.  7,  13,  14.  <3  Num.  6.  10.  & 19. 

35  ch.  46.  20.  See  39  Lev.  10.  10,  11.  11,  &c. 

Ex.  29.  37.  & 30.  29.  ch.  22.  26.  Mai.  2.  7.  « ver.  17. 

«5  Lev.  4.  3. 


of  the  inner  court,  they  shall  be  clothed  with  linen 
garments  ; and  no  wool  shall  come  upon  them,  whiles 
they  minister  in  the  gates  of  the  inner  court,  and 

18  within.  They  shall  have  linen  tires  upon  their 
heads,  and  shall  have  linen  breeches  upon  their  loins  ; 
they  shall  not  gird  themselves  with  any  thing  that 

19  causeth  sweat.  And  when  they  go  forth  into  the 
outer  court,  even  into  the  outer  court  to  the  people, 
they  shall  put  off  their  garments  wherein  they  min- 
ister, and  lay  them  in  the  holy  chambers,  and  they 
shall  put  on  other  garments,  that  they  sanctify  not 

20  the  people  with  their  garments.  Neither  shall  they 
shave  their  heads,  nor  suffer  their  locks  to  grow 

21  long  ; they  shall  only  poll  their  heads.  Neither 
shall  any  priest  drink  wine,  when  they  enter  into 

22  the  inner  court.  Neither  shall  they  take  for  their 
wives  a widow,  nor  her  that  is  put  away  : but  they 
shall  take  virgins  of  the  seed  of  the  house  of  Israel, 

23  or  a widow  that  is  the  widow  of  a priest.  And  they 
shall  teach  my  people  the  difference  between  the 
holy  and  the  common,  and  cause  them  to  discern  be- 

24  tween  the  unclean  and  the  clean.  And  in  a contro- 
versy they  shall  stand  to  judge  ; according  to  my 
judgements  shall  they  judge  it : and  they  shall  keep 
my  laws  and  my  statutes  in  all  my  appointed  feasts  ; 

25  and  they  shall  hallow  my  sabbaths.  And  they  shall 
come  at  no  dead  person  to  defile  themselves  : but 
for  father,  or  for  mother,  or  for  son,  or  for  daughter, 
for  brother,  or  for  sister  that  hath  had  no  husband, 

26  they  may  defile  1 hemselves.  And  after  he  is  cleansed, 

27  they  shall  reckon  unto  him  seven  days.  And  in  the 
day  that  he  goeth  into  the  sanctuary,  into  the  inner 
court,  to  minister  in  the  sanetuar}^  he  shall  offer  his 

28  sin  offering,  saith  the  Lord  God.  And  they  shall 
have  an  inheritance  ; I am  their  inheritance  : and 
ye  shall  give  them  no  possession  in  Israel ; I am 

29  their  possession.  They  shall  eat  the  meal  offering, 
and  the  sin  offering,  and  the  guilt  offering ; and 

30  every  devoted  thing  in  Israel  shall  be  theirs.  And 
the  first  of  all  the  firstfruits  of  every  thing,  and 
every  ^ oblation  of  every  thing,  of  all  your  oblations, 
shall  be  for  the  priests  : ye  shall  also  give  unto  the 
priest  the  first  of  your  dough,  to  cause  a blessing 

31  to  rest  on  thine  house.  The  priests  shall  not  eat  of 
any  thing  that  dieth  of  itself,  or  is  torn,  whether  it 
be  fowl  or  beast. 


45  Moreover,  when  ye  shall  divide  by  lot  the  land 
for  inheritance,  ye  shall  offer  an  oblation  unto  the 
Lord,  “ an  holy  portion  of  the  land  : the  length  shall 
be  the  length  of  five  and  twenty  thousand  reeds,  and 

« Num.  18.  20.  « Ex.  13.  2.  & 22.  ss  Ex.  22.  31.  Lev. 

Deut.  10.  9.  & 18.  1,  29,  30.  & 23. 19.  Num.  22.  8. 

2.  Josh.  13.  14,  33.  3.  13.  & 18.  12,  13.  i ch.  47.  22. 

Lev.  6.  18,  29.  & 5o  Num.  15. 20.  Neh.  2 ch.  48.  8. 

7.  6.  10.  37.  d Or,  in  thf  house. 

<3  Lev.  27.  21,  28,  5i  Pro.  3.  9^  jq.  Mai.  e Or,  heave  offering. 

compared  with  Num.  3.  10.  f Or,  coarse  meal, 

18.  14.  _ o Ueb.  holiness. 


EZEKIEL,  XLV. 


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breadth  shall  he  ten  thousand.  This  shall  he  holy  in  all 
the  borders  thereof  round  about. 

2 Of  this  there  shall  be  for  the  sanctuary  ®five  hun- 
dred in  lengthy  with  five  hundred  in  hreadthy  square 
round  about  ; and  fifty  cubits  round  about  for  the  sub- 
urbs thereof. 

3 And  of  this  measure  shalt  thou  measure  the  length 

of  five  and  twenty  thousand,  and  the  breadth  of  ten 
thousand  : ^ and  in  it  shall  be  the  sanctuary  and  the 
most  holy  place.  % 

4 ® The  \yo\j portion  of  the  land  shall  be  for  the  priests 
the  ministers  of  the  sanctuary,  which  shall  come  near  to 
minister  unto  the  Lord  ; and  it  shall  be  a place  for 
their  houses,  and  an  holy  place  for  the  sanctuary. 

5 ® And  the  five  and  twenty  thousand  of  length,  and 
the  ten  thousand  of  breadth,  shall  also  the  Levites,  the 
ministers  of  the  house,  have  for  themselves,  for  a pos- 
session for  twenty  chambers. 

6 ^ ® And  ye  shall  appoint  the  possession  of  the  city 
five  thousand  broad,  and  five  and  twenty  thousand  long, 
over  against  the  oblation  of  the  holy  portion : it  shall 
be  for  the  whole  honse  of  Israel. 

7 ® And  a portion  shall  he  for  the  prince  on  the  one 
side  and  on  the  other  side  of  the  oblation  of  the  holy 
portion,  and  of  the  possession  of  the  city,  before  the 
oblation  of  the  holy  portion,  and  before  the  possession 
of  the  city,  from  the  west  side  westward,  and  from  the 
east  side  eastward  : and  the  length  shall  he  over  against 
one  of  the  portions,  from  the  west  border  unto  the  east 
border. 

8 In  the  land  shall  be  his  possession  in  Israel  : and 

my  princes  shall  no  more  oppress  my  people  ; and  the 

rest  of  the  land  shall  they  give  to  the  house  of  Israel 
according  to  their  tribes. 

9 If  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; Let  it  suffice  you, 
O princes  of  Israel  : remove  violence  and  spoil,  and 
execute  judgment  and  justice,  take  away  your  exactions 
from  my  people,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  Ye  shall  have  just  imbalances,  and  a just  ephah, 
and  a just  bath. 

11  The  ephah  and  the  bath  shall  be  of  one  measure, 
that  the  bath  may  contain  the  tenth  part  of  an  homer, 
and  the  ephah  the  tenth  part  of  an  homer  : the  measure 
thereof  shall  be  after  the  homer. 

12  And  the  shekel  shall  he  twenty  gerahs  : twenty 
shekels,  five  and  twenty  shekels,  fifteen  shekels,  shall  be 
your  maneh. 

13  This  is  the  oblation  that  ye  shall  offer  ; the  sixth 
part  of  an  ephah  of  an  homer  of  wheat,  and  ye  shall 
give  the  sixth  part  of  an  ephah  of  an  homer  of  barley  : 

14  Concerning  the  ordinance  of  oil,  the  bath  of  oil, 
ye  shall  offer  the  tenth  part  of  a bath  out  of  the  cor, 
umich  is  an  homer  of  ten  baths  ; for  ten  baths  are  an 
homer  : 

15  And  one  lamb  out  of  the  flock,  out  of  two  hun- 
dred, out  of  the  fat  pastures  of  Israel  ; for  a meat  offer- 
ing, and  for  a burnt  offering,  and  for  peace  offerings, 

to  make  reconciliation  for  them,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

16  All  the  people  of  the  land  shall  give  this  oblation 
for  the  prince  in  Israel. 

17  And  it  shall  be  the  prince’s  part  to  give  burnt 
offerings,  and  meat  offerings,  and  drink  offerings,  in 
the  feasts,  and  in  the  new  moons,  and  in  the  sabbaths, 

8 ch.  42.  20.  7 See  cli.  40.  17.  n ch.  44.  G. 

* ch.  48.  10.  8 ch.  48.  1.5.  12  Jer.  22.  3. 

ever.  1.  ch.  48.  10,  » ch.  48.  21.  is  Lev.  19.35,  3G. 

&c.  10  See  Jer.  22.  17.  Pro.  11.  1. 

8 ch.  46.  13.  ch.  22  27.  & 46.  18. 


the  breadth  shall  be  ^ ten  thousand  : it  shall  be  holy 

2 in  all  the  border  thereof  round  about.  Of  this  there 
shall  be  for  the  holy  place  five  hundred  in  length  by 
five  hundred  in  breadth,  square  round  about ; and 
fifty  cubits  for  the  suburbs  thereof  round  about. 

3 And  of  this  measure  shalt  thou  measure,  a length  of 
five  and  twenty  thousand,  and  a breadth  of  ten  thou- 
sand : and  in  it  shall  be  the  sanctuary,  which  is 

4 most  hol3^  It  is  an  holy  portion  of  the  land  ; it 
shall  be  for  the  priests,  the  ministers  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, which  come  near  to  minister  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  it  shall  be  a place  for  their  houses,  and  an  holy 

5 place  for  the  sanctuary.  And  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand in  length,  and  ten  thousand  in  breadth,  shall  be 
unto  the  Levites,  the  ministers  of  the  house,  for  a 
possession  unto  themselves,  for  ^ twenty  chambers. 

6 And  ye  shall  appoint  the  possession  of  the  city  five 
thousand  broad,  and  five  and  twenty  thousand  long, 
side  by  side  with  the  oblation  of  the  holy  portion  : 

7 it  shall  be  for  the  whole  honse  of  Israel.  And  what- 
soever is  for  the  prince  shall  be  on  the  one  side  and 
on  the  other  side  of  the  holy  oblation  and  of  the 
possession  of  the  city,  in  front  of  the  holy  oblation 
and  in  front  of  the  possession  of  the  city,  on  the  west 
side  westward,  and  on  the  east  side  eastward  : and 
in  length  answerable  unto  one  of  the  portions,  from 

8 the  west  border  unto  the  east  border.  ® In  the  land 
it  shall  be  to  him  for  a possession  in  Israel : and  my 
princes  shall  no  more  oppress  my  people  ; but  they 
shall  give  the  land  to  the  house  of  Israel  according 
to  their  tribes. 


9  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : Let  it  suffice  you,  O 
princes  of  Israel  : remove  violence  and  spoil,  and 
execute  judgement  and  justice  ; take  away  your 
exactions  from  my  people,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  Ye  shall  have  just  balances,  and  a just  ephah,  and  a 

11  just  bath.  The  ephah  and  the  bath  shall  be  of  one 
measure,  that  the  bath  may  contain  the  tenth  part 
of  an  homer,  and  the  ephah  the  tenth  part  of  an 
homer  : the  measure  thereof  shall  be  after  the  homer. 

12  And  the  shekel  shall  be  twenty  gerahs  : twenty 
shekels,  five  and  twenty  shekels,  fifteen  shekels, 

13  shall  be  your  maneh.  This  is  the  oblation  that  ye 
shall  offer  ; the  sixth  part  of  an  ephah  from  an 
homer  of  wheat,  and  ye  shall  give  the  sixth  part  of 

14  an  ephah  from  an  homer  of  barley  : and  the  set  por- 
tion of  oil,  of  the  bath  of  oil,  shall  be  the  tenth 
part  of  a bath  out  of  the  cor,  which  is  ten  baths,  even 

15  an  homer  ; for  ten  baths  are  an  homer  : and  one 
lamb  of  the  flock,  out  of  two  hundred,  from  the  » fat 
pastures  of  Israel  ; for  a meal  offering,  and  for  a 
burnt  offering,  and  for  peace  offerings,  to  make 

16  atonement  for  them,  saith  the  Lord  God.  All  the 
people  of  the  land  * shall  give  unto  this  oblation  for 

17  the  prince  in  Israel.  And  it  shall  be  the  prince’s 
part  to  give  the  burnt  offerings,  and  the  meal  offer- 
ings, and  the  drink  offerings,  in  the  feasts,  and  in 
the  new  moons,  and  in  the  sabbaths,  in  all  the  ap- 


Ex.  30.  13.  Lev.  c Or,  open  xpace.  /TTeb.  expvlsions. 

27.25.  Nuin.  3.  47.  rf  The  Sept,  has,  g well  watered. 

75  Lev.  1.  4.  cities  to  dwell  in,  h lleb.  s/iull  be  for. 

h The  Sept,  has,  e Or,  Xs  touching, 
twenty. 


1200 


EZEKIEL,  XL VI. 


in  all  solemnities  of  the  house  of  Israel : he  shall  pre- 
pare the  sin  offering,  and  the  meat  offering,  and  the 
burnt  offering,  and  the  peace  offerings,  to  make  recon- 
ciliation for  the  house  of  Israel. 

18  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; In  the  first  mouthy  in 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  thou  shalt  take  a young  bul- 
lock without  blemish,  and  cleanse  the  sanctuary  : 

19  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the 
sin  offering,  and  put  it  upon  the  posts  of  the  house,  and 
upon  the  four  corners  of  the  settle  of  the  altar,  and 
upon  the  posts  of  the  gate  of  the  inner  court. 

20  And  so  thou  shalt  do  the  seventh  day  of  the 
month  i®for  every  one  that  erreth,  and  for  him  that  is 
simple  : so  shall  ye  reconcile  the  house* 

21  In  the  first  month,  in  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
month,  ye  shall  have  the  passover,  a feast  of  seven 
days  ; unleavened  bread  shall  be  eaten. 

22  And  upon  that  day  shall  the  prince  prepare  for 
himself  and  for  all  the  people  of  the  land  a bullock 
for  a sin  offering. 

23  And  seven  days  of  the  feast  he  shall  prepare  a 
burnt  offering  to  the  Lord,  seven  bullocks  and  seven 
rams  without  blemish  daily  the  seven  days  ; and  a 
kid  of  the  goats  daily  for  a sin  offering. 

24  23  And  he  shall  prepare  a meat  offering  of  an 
ephah  for  a bullock,  and  an  ephah  for  a ram,  and  an 
hill  of  oil  for  an  ephah. 

25  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
month,  shall  he  do  the  like  in  the  2^  feast  of  the  seven 
days,  according  to  the  sin  offering,  according  to  the 
burnt  offering,  and  according  to  the  meat  offering,  and 
according  to  the  oil. 


CHAPTER  XLVI. 

1 Ordinances  for  the  prince  in  his  tvorship,  9 and  for  the  people.  16  An 
order  for  the  prince's  inheritance.  19  The  courts  for  boiling  and 
baking. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; The  gate  of  the  inner 
court  that  looketh  toward  the  east  shall  be  shut 
the  six  working  days  ; but  on  the  sabbath  it  shall  be 
opened,  and  in  the  day  of  the  new  moon  it  shall  be 
opened. 

2  ^ And  the  prince  shall  enter  by  the  way  of  the 
porch  of  that  gate  without,  and  shall  stand  by  the  post 
of  the  gate,  and  the  priests  shall  prepare  his  burnt 
offering  and  his  peace  offerings,  and  he  shall  worship 
at  the  threshold  of  the  gate  : then  he  shall  go  forth  ; 
but  the  gate  shall  not  be  shut  until  the  evening. 

3  Likewise  the  people  of  the  land  shall  worsliip  at 
the  door  of  this  gate  before  the  Lord  in  the  sabbaths 
and  in  the  new  moons. 

4  And  the  burnt  offering  that  2 the  prince  shall  offer 
unto  the  Lord  in  the  sabbath  day  shall  he  six  lambs 
without  blemish,  and  a ram  without  blemish. 

5  ®And  the  meat  offering  shall  he  an  ephah  for  a 
ram,  and  the  meat  offering  for  the  lambs  as  he  shall  be 
able  to  give,  and  an  hin  of  oil  to  an  ephah. 

6  And  in  the  day  of  the  new  moon  it  shall  be  a young 
bullock  without  blemish,  and  six  lambs,  and  a ram  : 
they  shall  be  without  blemish. 

7  And  he  shall  prepare  a meat  offering,  an  ephah 
for  a bullock,  and  an  ephah  for  a ram,  and  for  the 


16  Lev.  16.  16. 

IT  ch.  43.  20. 

18  Lev.  4.  27. 

19  Ex.  12.  18.  Lev. 
23.  6,  6.  Num.  9.  2,  3. 


& 28.  16,  17.  Deut. 
16.  1,  &c. 

20  Lev.  4.  14. 

21  Lev.  23.  8. 


22  See  Num.  28.  15, 
22,  30.  & 29.  5,  Hi  16, 
19,  &c. 

23  ch.  46.  5,  7. 


pointed  feasts  of  the  house  of  Israel : he  shall  pre- 
pare the  sin  offering,  and  the  meal  offering,  and 
the  burnt  offering,  and  the  peace  offerings,  to  make 
atonement  for  the  house  of  Israel. 

18  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : In  the  first  month,  in 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  thou  shalt  take  a young 
bullock  without  blemish  ; and  thou  shalt  cleanse  the 

19  sanctuary.  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  sin  offering,  and  put  it  upon  the  door  posts 
of  the  house,^and  upon  the  four  corners  of  the  * set- 
tle of  the  altar,  and  upon  the  posts  of  the  gate  of 

20  the  inner  court.  And  so  thou  shalt  da^i  on  the  seventh 
day  of  the  month  for  every  one  that  erreth,  and  for 
him  that  is  simple  : so  shall  ye  make  atonement  for 

21  the  house.  In  the  first  month,  in  the  fourteenth  day 
of  the  month,  ye  shall  have  the  passover,  a feast  of 

22  seven  days  ; unleavened  bread  shall  be  eaten.  And 
upon  that  day  shall  the  prince  prepare  for  himself 
and  for  all  the  people  of  the  land  a bullock  for  a sin 

23  offering.  And  the  seven  days  of  the  feast  he  shall 
prepare  a burnt  offering  to  the  Lord,  seven  bullocks 
and  seven  rams  without  blemish  daily  the  seven 

24  days  ; and  a he-goat  daily  for  a sin  offering.  And 
he  shall  prepare  a meal  offering,  an  ephah  for  a bul- 
lock, and  an  ephah  for  a ram,  and  an  hin  of  oil  to 

25  an  ephah.  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the  fifteenth 
day  of  the  month,  in  the  feast,  shall  he  do  the  like 
the  seven  days  ; according  to  the  sin  offering,  ac- 
cording to  the  burnt  offering,  and  according  to  the 
meal  offering,  and  according  to  the  oiL 


46  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : The  gate  of  the  inner 
court  that  looketh  toward  the  east  shall  be  shut  the 
six  working  days  ; but  on  the  sabbath  day  it  shall 
be  opened,  and  in  the  day  of  the  new  moon  it  shall 

2 be  opened.  And  the  prince  shall  enter  by  the  way 
of  the  porch  of  the  gate  without,  and  shall  stand  by 
the  post  of  the  gate,  and  the  priests  shall  prepare 
his  burnt  offering  and  his  peace  offerings,  and  he  I 
shall  worship  at  the  threshold  of  the  gate  ; then  he 
shall  go  forth  : but  the  gate  shall  not  be  shut  until 

3 the  evening.  And  the  people  of  the  land  shall  wor- 
ship at  the  door  of  that  gate  before  the  Lord  in  the 

4 sabbaths  and  in  the  new  moons.  And  the  burnt 
offering  that  the  prince  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord 
shall  be  in  the  sabbath  day  six  lambs  without  blem- 

5 ish  and  a ram  without  blemish  ; and  the  meal  offer- 
ing shall  be  an  ephah  for  the  ram,  and  the  meal 
offering  for  the  lambs  as  he  is  able  to  give,  and  an 

6 hin  of  oil  to  an  ephah.  And  in  the  day  of  the  new 
moon  it  shall  be  a young  bullock  without  blemish  ; 
and  six  lambs,  and  a ram  ; they  shall  be  without 

7 blemish  : and  he  shall  prepare  a meal  offering,  an 
ephah  for  the  bullock,  and  an  ephah  for  the  ram. 


24  Lev.  23.  34.  Num.  3 ver.  7,  11.  cb.  45.  the  seventh  month,  on 
29.  12.  Deut.  IG.  13.  24.  the  first  day  of  ' the 

2 ver.  8.  ch.  44.  3.  % Or,  ledge.  month. 

2 ch.  45.  17.  j The  Sept,  reads,  in 


EZEKIEL,  XLVI. 


1201 


lambs  according  as  his  hand  shall  attain  unto,  and  an 
bin  of  oil  to  an  ephah. 

8 *And  when  the  prince  shall  enter,  he  shall  go  in 
by  the  v/ay  of  the  porch  of  that  gate,  and  he  shall  go 
forth  by  the  way  thereof. 

9 ^ But  when  the  people  of  the  land  ^ shall  come 
before  the  Lord  in  the  solemn  feasts,  he  that  enter- 
eth  in  by  the  way  of  the  north  gate  to  worship  shall  go 
out  by  the  way  of  the  south  gate  ; and  he  that  eiitereth 
by  the  way  of  the  south  gate  shall  go  forth  by  the  way 
of  the  north  gate  : he  shall  not  return  by  the  way  of 
the  gate  whereby  he  came  in,  but  shall  go  forth  over 
against  it. 

10  And  the  prince  in  the  midst  of  them,  when  they 
go  in,  shall  go  in  ; and  when  they  go  forth,  shall  go 
forth. 

11  And  in  the  feasts  and  in  the  solemnities  ® the 
meat  offering  shall  be  an  ephah  to  a bullock,  and  an 
ephah  to  a ram,  and  to  the  lambs  as  he  is  able  to  give, 
and  an  hin  of  oil  to  an  ephah. 

12  Now  when  the  prince  shall  prepare  a voluntary 
burnt  offering  or  peace  offerings  voluntarily  unto  the 
Lord,  one  shall  then  open  him  the  gate  that  looketh 
toward  the  east,  and  he  shall  prepare  his  burnt  offering 
and  his  peace  offerings,  as  he  did  on  the  sabbath  day  : 
then  he  shall  go  forth  ; and  after  his  going  forth  one 
shall  shut  the  gate. 

13  ® Thou  shalt  daily  prepare  a burnt  offering  unto 
the  Lord  of  a lamb  of  the  first  year  without  blemish  : 
thou  shalt  prepare  it  every  morning. 

14  And  thou  shalt  prepare  a meat  offering  for  it 
every  morning,  the  sixth  part  of  an  ephah,  and  the 
third  part  of  an  hin  of  oil,  to  temper  with  the  fine 
flour  ; a meat  offering  continually  by  a perpetual  or- 
dinance unto  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  shall  they  prepare  the  lamb,  and  the  meat 
offering,  and  the  oil,  every  morning  for  a continual 
burnt  offering. 

16  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; If  the  prince  give  a 
gift  unto  any  of  his  sons,  the  inheritance  thereof  shall 
be  his  sons’  ; it  sha^he  their  possession  by  inheritance. 

17  But  if  he  give  a gift  of  his  inheritance  to  one  of 
his  servants,  then  it  shall  be  his  to  ® the  year  of  liberty  ; 
after  it  shall  return  to  the  prince  : but  his  inheritance 
shall  be  his  sons’  for  them. 

18  Moreover  the  prince  shall  not  take  of  the  peo- 
ple’s inheritance  by  oppression,  to  thrust  them  out  of 
their  possession  ; hut  he  shall  give  his  sons  inheritance 
out  of  his  own  possession  : that  my  people  be  not  scat- 
tered every  man  from  his  possession. 

19  % After  he  brought  me  through  the  entry,  which 
was  at  the  side  of  the  gate,  into  the  holy  chambers  of 
the  priests,  which  looked  toward  the  north  : and,  be- 
hold, there  teas  a place  on  the  two  sides  westward. 

20  Then  said  he  unto  me.  This  is  the  place  where 
the  priests  shall  boil  the  trespass  offering  and  the  sin 
offering,  where  they  shall  bake  the  meat  offering  ; 
that  they  bear  them  not  out  into  the  utter  court,  to 
sanctify  the  people. 

21  Then  he  brought  me  forth  into  the  utter  court, 
and  caused  me  to  pass  by  the  four  corners  of  the  court  ; 
and,  behold,  in  every  corner  of  the  court  there  was  a 
court. 

* ver.  2.  T ver,  2.  ch.  44.  3.  » Lev.  25.  10. 

5 Ex.  23.  14-17.  8 Ex.  29.  38.  Num.  lo  ch.  45.  8. 

Deut.  16.  16.  28.  3.  n 2 Chr.  35.  13. 

* ver.  6. 


and  for  the  lambs  according  as  ® he  is  able,  and  an 

8 hin  of  oil  to  an  ephah.  And  when  the  prince  shall 
enter,  he  shall  go  in  by  the  way  of  the  porch  of  the 

9 gate,  and  he  shall  go  forth  by  the  way  thereof.  But 
when  the  people  of  the  land  shall  come  before  the 
Lord  in  the  appointed  feasts,  he  that  entereth  by 
the  way  of  the  north  gate  to  worship  shall  go  forth 
by  the  way  of  the  south  gate  ; and  he  that  entereth 
by  the  way  of  the  south  gate  shall  go  forth  by  the 
way  of  the  north  gate  : he  shall  not  return  by  the 
way  of  the  gate  whereby  he  came  in,  but  shall  go 

10  forth  straight  before  him.  And  the  prince,  when 
they  go  in,  shall  go  in  in  the  midst  of  them  ; and 
when  they  go  forth,  ^ they  shall  go  forth  together. 

11  And  in  the  feasts  and  in  the  ‘^solemnities  the  meal 
offering  shall  be  an  ephah  for  a bullock,  and  an 
ephah  for  a ram,  and  for  the  lambs  as  he  is  able  to 

12  give,  and  an  hin  of  oil  to  an  ephah.  And  when  the 
prince  shall  prepare  a freewill  offering,  a burnt 
offering  or  peace  offerings  as  a freewill  offering 
unto  the  I.,ORD,  one  shall  open  for  him  the  gate  that 
looketh  toward  the  east,  and  he  shall  prepare  his 
burnt  offering  and  his  peace  offerings,  as  he  doth  on 
the  sabbath  day  : then  he  shall  go  forth  ; and  after 

13  his  going  forth  one  shall  shut  the  gate.  And  thou 
shalt  prepare  a lamb  of  the  first  year  without  blem- 
ish for  a burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord  daily  : morn- 

14  ing  by  morning  shalt  thou  prepare  it.  And  thou 
shalt  prepare  a meal  offering  with  it  morning  by 
morning,  the  sixth  part  of  an  ephah,  and  the  third 
part  of  an  hin  of  oil,  to  ^ moisten  the  fine  flour  ; a 
meal  offering  unto  the  Lord  continually  by  a per- 

15  petual  ordinance.  Thus  shall  they  prepare  the 
lamb,  and  the  meal  offering,  and  the  oil,  morning 
by  moruing,  for  a continual  burnt  offering. 


16  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; If  the  prince  give  a 
gift  unto  any  of  his  sons,  it  is  his  inheritance,  it 
shall  belong  to  his  sons  ; it  is  their  possession  by 

17  inheritance.  But  if  he  give  of  his  inheritance  a gift 
to  one  of  his  servants,  it  shall  be  his  to  the  year  of 
liberty  ; then  it  shall  return  to  the  prince  ; but  as 

18  for  his  inheritance,  it  shall  be  for  his  sons.  More- 
over the  prince  shall  not  take  of  the  people’s  inhe- 
ritance, to  ^ thrust  them  out  of  their  possession  ; he 
shall  give  inheritance  to  his  sons  out  of  his  own 
possession  : that  my  people  be  not  scattered  every 
man  from  his  possession. 

19  Then  he  brought  me  through  the  entry,  which 
was  at  the 'side  of  the  gate,  into  the  holy  chambers 
for  the  priests,  which  looked  toward  the  north  : and 
behold,  there  was  a place  on  the  hinder  part  west- 

20  ward.  And  he  said  unto  me.  This  is  the  place 
where  the  priests  shall  boil  the  guilt  offering  and 
the  sin  offering,  where  they  shall  bake  the  meal 
offering  ; that  they  bring  them  not  forth  into  the 

21  outer  court,  to  sanctify  the  people.  Then  he 
brought  me  forth  into  the  outer  court,  and  caused 
me  to  pass  by  the  four  corners  of  the  court  ; and 
behold,  in  every  corner  of  the  court  there  was  a 


>2  Lev.  2.  4,  5,  7.  b Some  ancient  an-  c Or,  appointed 

23  ch.  44.  19.  thorities  have,  he  shall  feasts, 

a Pleb.  his  hand  shall  go  forth.  d Or,  mix  with, 

attain  unto.  e Ileb.  op}>ress. 


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EZEKIEL,  XLVII. 


22  In  the  four  comers  of  the  court  there  were  courts 
joined  of  forty  cubits  long  and  thirty  broad  : these  four 
corners  were  of  one  measure. 

23  And  there  was  a row  of  building  round  about  in 
them,  round  about  them  four,  and  it  was  made  with 
boiling  places  under  the  rows  round  about. 

24  Then  said  he  unto  me.  These  are  the  places  of 
them  that  boil,  where  the  ministers  of  the  house  shall 

boil  the  sacrifice  of  the  people. 

CHAPTER  XLVII. 

1 T?ie  vision  of  the  holy  waters.  6 The  virtue  of  them.  13  The  borders 
of  the  land.  22  The  division  of  it  by  lot. 

Afterward  he  brought  me  again  unto  the  door 
of  the  house  ; and,  behold,  ^ waters  issued  out 
from  under  the  threshold  of  the  house  eastward  : for 
the  forefront  of  the  house  stood  toward  the  east,  and 
the  waters  came  down  from  under  from  the  right  side 
of  the  house,  at  the  south  side  of  the  altar. 

2  Then  brought  he  me  out  of  the  way  of  the  gate 
northward,  and  led  me  about  the  way  without  unto  the 
utter  gate  by  the  way  that  looketh  eastward  ; and,  be- 
hold, there  ran  out  waters  on  the  right  side. 

3  And  when  ^ the  man  that  had  the  line  in  his  hand 
went  forth  eastward,  he  measured  a thousand  cubits, 
and  he  brought  me  through  the  waters  ; the  waters 
were  to  the  ancles. 

4  Again  he  measured  a thousand,  and  brought  me 
through  the  waters  ; the  waters  were  to  the  knees. 
Again  he  measured  a thousand,  and  brought  me 
through  ; the  waters  were  to  the  loins. 

5  Afterward  he  measured  a thousand  ; and  it  teas  a 
river  that  I could  not  pass  over  : for  the  waters  were 
risen,  waters  to  swim  in,  a river  that  could  not  be 
passed  over. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  hast  thou 
seen  this  f Then  he  brought  me,  and  caused  me  to  re- 
turn to  the  brink  of  the  river. 

7  Now  when  I had  returned,  behold,  at  the  bank  of 
the  river  ivere  very  many  ^ trees  on  the  one  side  and  on 
the  other. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me,  These  waters  issue  out  to- 
ward the  east  country,  and  go  down  into  the  desert, 
and  go  into  the  sea  : which  being  brought  forth  into  the 
sea,  the  waters  shall  be  healed. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  thing  that 
liveth,  which  moveth,  whithersoever  the  rivers  shall 
come,  shall  live  : and  there  shall  be  a very  great  mul- 
titude of  fish,  because  tliese  waters  shall  come  thither  : 
for  they  shall  be  healed  ; and  every  thing  shall  live 
whither  the  river  cometh. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the  fishers  shall 
stand  upon  it  from  En-gedi  even  unto  En-eglaim  ; they 
shall  be  a place  to  spread  forth  nets  ; their  fish  shall  be 
according  to  their  kinds,  as  the  fish  ^ of  the  great  sea, 
exceeding  many. 

11  But  the  miry  places  thereof  and  the  marishes 
thereof  shall  not  be  healed  ; they  shall  be  given  to 
salt. 

12  And  ® by  the  river  upon  the  bank  thereof,  on  this 
side  and  on  that  side,  shall  grow  all  trees  for  meat, 
® whose  leaf  shall  not  fade,  neither  shall  the  fruit 
thereof  be  consumed  : it  shall  bring  forth  new  fruit 
according  to  his  months,  because  their  waters  they  is- 


22  court.  In  the  four  corners  of  the  court  there  were 
courts  /inclosed,  forty  cubits  long  and  thirty  broad : 
these  four  in  the  corners  were  of  one  measure. 

23  And  there  was  a row  of  building  round  about  in 
them,  round  about  the  four,  and  it  was  made  with 

24  boiling  places  under  the  rows  round  about.  Then 
said  he  unto  me,  These  are  the  boiling  houses, 
where  the  ministers  of  the  house  shall  boil  the  sac- 
rifice of  the  people. 


47  And  he  brought  me  back  unto  the  door  of  the 
house  ; and  behold,  waters  issued  out  from  under 
the  threshold  of  the  house  eastward,  for  the  fore- 
front of  the  house  was  toward  the  east : and  the 
waters  came  down  from  under,  from  the  right  side 

2 of  the  house,  on  the  south  of  the  altar.  Then 
brought  he  me  out  by  the  way  of  the  gate  nortli- 
ward,  and  led  me  round  by  the  way  without  unto 
the  outer  gate,  by  the  way  of  the  gate  that  looketh 
toward  the  east  ; and  behold,  there  " ran  out  waters 

3 on  the  right  side.  When  the  man  went  forth  east- 
ward with  the  line  in  his  hand,  he  measured  a thou- 
sand cubits,  and  he  caused  me  to  pass  through  the 

4 waters,  waters  that  were  to  the  ankles.  Again  he 
measured  a thousand,  and  caused  me  to  pass  through 
the  waters,  waters  that  were  to  the  knees.  Again 
he  measured  a thousand,  and  caused  me  to  pass 
through  the  waters,  waters  that  were  to  the  loins. 

5 Afterward  he  measured  a thousand  ; and  it  teas  a 
river  that  I could  not  pass  through  : for  the  waters 
were  risen,  waters  to  swim  in,  a river  that  could  not 

6 be  passed  through.  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  hast  thou  seen  this  ? Then  he  brought  me, 
and  caused  me  to  return  to  the  bank  of  the  river. 

7 Now  when  I had  returned,  behold,  upon  the  bank 
of  the  river  were  very  many  trees  on  the  one  side 

8 and  on  the  other.  Then  said  he  unto  me.  These 
waters  issue  forth  toward  thei^astern  region,  and 
shall  go  down  into  the  Arabah  : and  they  shall  go 
toward  the  sea  ; into  the  sea  shall  the  waters  go 
which  were  made  to  issue  forth  ; and  the  waters 

9 shall  be  healed.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
every  living  creature  which  swarmeth,  in  every  place 
whither  the  ^ rivers  come,  shall  live  ; and  there  shall 
be  a very  great  multitude  of  fish  : for  these  waters 
are  come  thither,  and  the  waters  of  the  sea  shall  be 
healed,  and  every  thing  shall  live  whithersoever  the 

10  river  cometh.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  fish- 
ers shall  stand  by  it  : from  En-gedi  even  unto  En- 
eglaim  shall  be  a place  for  the  spreading  of  nets  ; 

■ their  fish  shall  be  after  their  kinds,  as  the  fish  of  the 

11  great  sea,  exceeding  many.  But  the  miry  places 
thereof,  and  the  marishes  thereof,  shall  not  be 

12  healed  ; they  shall  be  ^ given  up  to  salt.  And  by 
the  river  upon  the  bank  thereof,  on  this  side  and  on 
that  side,  shall  grow  every  tree  for  meat,  whose  leaf 
shall  not  wither,  neither  shall  the  fruit  thereof  fail  : 
it  shall  bring  forth  ® new  fruit  every  month,  because 


See  ver.  20.  22.  1.  Nuni.  34.  6.  Josh.  ® Job.  8.  16.  Ps.  1.  a Or,  trickled  forth.  maybe  healed  and  live. 

1 .Toel  3.  18.  Z«ch.  2 40.  3.  23.  4.  cli.  48.  28.  3.  Jer.  17.  8.  b W^'h.  tioo  rivers.  d Ov.  given  for  salt. 

13.  1.  & 14.  8.  Rev.  s ver.  12.  Rev.  22. 2.  " ver.  7.  f Or,  joined  on.  c Or,  that  all  things  e Heh.first/ruits. 


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1203 


sued  out  of  the  sanctuary  : and  the  fruit  thereof  shall 
be  for  meat,  and  the  leaf  thereof  for  medicine. 

13  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; This  shall  he  the 
border,  whereby  ye  shall  inherit  the  land  according  to 
the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel  : ® Joseph  shall  have  two 
portions. 

14  And  ye  shall  inherit  it,  one  as  well  as  another  : 
concerning  the  which  I ® lifted  up  mine  hand  to  give  it 
unto  your  fathers  : and  this  land  shall  fall  unto  you 
for  inheritance. 

15  And  this  shall  he  the  border  of  the  land  toward 
the  north  side,  from  the  great  sea,  the  way  of  Heth- 
lon,  as  men  go  to  Zedad  ; 

16  Hamath,  Berothah,  Sibraim,  which  is  between 
the  border  of  Damascus  and  the  border  of  Hamath  ; 
Plazar-hatticon,  which  is  by  the  coast  of  Hauran. 

17  And  the  border  from  the  sea  shall  be  i^Hazar- 
enan,  the  border  of  Damascus,  and  the  north  north- 
ward, and  the  border  of  Hamath.  And  this  is  the  north 
side. 

18  And  the  east  side  ye  shall  measure  from  Hauran, 
and  from  Damascus,  and  from  Gilead,  and  from  the 
land  of  Israel  hy  Jordan,  from  the  border  unto  the  east 
sea.  And  this  is  the  east  side. 

19  And  the  south  side  southward,  from  Tamar  even 
to  13  the  waters  of  strife  in  Kadesh,  the  river  to  the 
great  sea.  And  this  is  the  south  side  southward. 

20  The  west  side  also  shall  he  the  great  sea  from  the 
border,  till  a man  come  over  against  Hamath.  This  is 
the  west  side. 

21  So  shall  ye  divide  this  land  unto  you  according  to 
the  tribes  of  Israel. 

22  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  ye  shall  divide  it 
by  lot  for  an  inheritance  unto  you,  n and  to  the  stran- 
gers that  sojourn  among  you,  which  shall  beget  chil- 
dren among  you  : i®  and  they  shall  be  unto  you  as  born 
in  the  country  among  the  children  of  Israel  ; they  shall 
have  inheritance  with  you  among  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  what  tribe  the 
stranger  sojourneth,  there  shall  ye  give  him  his  inheri- 
tance, saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XLVIII. 

I,  23  The  vortions  of  the  twelve  tribes,  8 of  the  sanctuary,  15  of  the  city 
and  suburbs,  21  and  of  the  prince.  30  The  dimensions  and  gates  of 
the  city. 

OW  these  are  the  names  of  the  tribes.  ^From  the 
north  end  to  the  coast  of  the  way  of  Hethlon,  as 
one  goeth  to  Hamath,  Hazar-enan,  the  border  of  Da- 
mascus northward,  to  the  coast  of  Hamath  ; for  these 
are  his  sides  east  and  west  ; a portion  for  Dan. 

2 And  by  the  border  of  Dan,  from  the  east  side  unto 
the  west  side,  a portion  for  Asher. 

3 And  by  the  border  of  Asher,  from  the  east  side 
even  unto  the  west  side,  tx  portion  for  Naphtali. 

4 And  by  the  border  of  Naphtali,  from  the  east  side 
unto  the  west  side,  a portion  for  Manasseh. 

5 And  by  the  border  of  Manasseh,  from  the  east  side 
unto  the  west  side,  a portion  for  Ephraim. 

6 And  by  the  border  of  Ephraim,  from  the  east  side 
even  unto  the  west  side,  a portion  for  Reuben. 

7 And  by  the  border  of  Reuben,  from  the  east  side 
unto  the  west  side,  a portion  for  Judah. 

7 Rev.  22.  2.  2G.  3.  & 28.  13.  ch.  ’3  Num.  34.  8. 

« Gen.  48.  5.  1 Chr.  20.  5,  G,  28,  42.  n 2 Sam.  8.  8. 

5.  1.  ch.  48.  4,  5.  10  ch.  48.  29.  is  Num.  34.  9.  ch. 

0 Gen.  12.  7.  & 13.  n ch.  48.  1.  48.  1. 

II.  & 15.  7.  & 17.  8.  & 12  Num.  34.  8.  Num.  20.  13. 


the  waters  thereof  issue  out  of  the  sanctuary  : and  the 
fruit  thereof  shall  be  for  meat,  and  the  leaf  thereof 
for  healing. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : This  shall  be  the 
border,  whereby  ye  shall  divide  the  land  for  inheri- 
tance according  to  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel  : Jo- 

14  seph  shall  have  -^portions.  And  ye  shall  inherit  it, 
one  as  well  as  another  ; f concerning  the  which  I 
lifted  up  mine  hand  to  give  it  unto  your  fathers  : 
and  this  land  shall  fall  unto  you  for  inlieritance. 

15  And  this  shall  be  the  border  of  the  land  : on  the 
north  side,  from  the  great  sea,  by  the  way  of 

16  Hethlon,  unto  the  entering  in  of  Zedad  ; Hamath, 
Berothah,  Sibraim,  which  is  between  the  border  of 
Damascus  and  the  border  of  Hamath  ; Hazer- 

17  hattieon,  which  is  by  the  border  of  Hauran.  And 
the  border  from  the  sea  shall  be  Hazar-enon  at  the 
border  of  Damascus,  and  on  the  north  northward  is 

18  the  border  of  Hamath.  This  is  the  north  side.  And 
the  east  side,  between  Hauran  and  Damascus  and 
Gilead,  and  the  land  of  Israel,  shall  be  Jordan  ; 
from  the  north  border  unto  the  east  sea  shall  ye 

19  measure.  This  is  the  east  side.  And  the  south  side 
southward  shall  be  from  Tamar  as  far  as  the  waters 
of  Meriboth-kadesh,  to  the  brook  of  Egypt,  unto  the 

20  great  sea.  This  is  the  south  side  southward.  And 
the  west  side  shall  be  the  great  sea,  from  the  south 
border  as  far  as  over  against  the  entering  in  of 

21  Hamath.  This  is  the  west  side.  So  shall  ye  divide 
this  land  unto  you  according  to  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  ye  shall  divide  it  by 
lot  for  an  inheritance  unto  you  and  to  the  strangers 
that  sojourn  among  you,  which  shall  beget  children 
among  you  ; and  they  shall  be  unto  you  as  the 
homeborn  among  the  children  of  Israel  ; they  shall 
have  inheritance  with  you  among  the  tribes  of  Is- 

23  rael.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  what  tribe 
the  stranger  sojourneth,  there  shall  ye  give  him  his 
inheritance,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


48  Now  these  are  the  names  of  the  tribes  : from  the 
north  end,  beside  the  way  of  Hethlon  to  the  en- 
tering in  of  Hamath,  Hazar-enan  at  the  border  of 
Damascus,  northward  beside  Hamath  ; and  they 
shall  have  their  sides  east  and  west ; Dan,  one  por- 

2 tion.  And  by  the  border  of  Dan,  from  the  east 

3 side  unto  the  west  side  ; Asher,  one  portion.  And 
by  the  border  of  Asher,  from  the  east  side  even  unto 

4 the  west  side  ; Naphtali,  one  portion.  And  by  the 
border  of  Naphtali,  from  the  east  side  unto  the 

5 west  side  ; Manasseh,  one  portion.  And  by  the  bor- 
der of  Manasseh,  from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 

6 side  ; Ephraim,  one  portion.  And  by  the  border  of 
Ephraim,  from  the  east  side  even  unto  the  west 

7 side  ; Reuben,  one  portion.  And  by  the  border  of 
Reuben,  from  the  east  side  unto  the  west  side  ; 
Judah,  one  portion. 

Deut.  32.  51.  Ps.  81.  3.  28.  Col.  3.  11.  g Or,  for  that  lifted 

7.  ch.  48.  28.  1 ch.  47.  15,  &c.  up. 

” See.  Eph.  3.  G.  / Some  ancient  ver-  h Or,  the  mid dlt  Ha- 

Rev.  7.  9,  10.  sions  have,  two  por-  zer. 

*3  Rom.  10.  12.  Gal.  tions. 


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EZEKIEL,  XL VIII. 


8 And  by  the  border  of  Judah,  from  the  east  side 
unto  the  west  side,  shall  be  ^ the  offering  which  ye  shall 
offer  of  five  and  twenty  thousand  reeds  in  breadth,  and 
in  length  as  one  of  the  other  parts,  from  the  east  side 
unto  the  west  side  : and  the  sanctuary  shall  be  in  the 
midst  of  it. 

9 The  oblation  that  ye  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord 
shall  he  of  five  and  twenty  thousand  in  length,  and  of 
ten  thousand  in  breadth. 

10  And  for  them,  even  for  the  priests,  shall  be  this 
holy  oblation  ; toward  the  north  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand in  length,  and  toward  the  west  ten  thousand  in 
breadth,  and  toward  the  east  ten  thousand  in  breadth, 
and  toward  the  south  five  and  twenty  thousand  in 
length  : and  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord  shall  be  in  the 
midst  thereof. 

11  ^ It  shall  he  for  the  priests  that  are  sanctified 
of  the  sons  of  Zadok  ; which  have  kept  my  charge, 
which  went  not  astray  when  the  children  of  Israel  went 
astray,  ^as  the  Levites  went  astray. 

12  And  this  oblation  of  the  land  that  is  offered  shall 
be  unto  them  a thing  most  holy  by  the  border  of  the 
Levites. 

13  And  over  against  the  border  of  the  priests  the 
Levites  shall  have  five  and  twenty  thousand  in  length, 
and  ten  thousand  in  breadth  : all  the  length  shall  he 
five  and  twenty  thousand,  and  the  breadth  ten  thousand. 

14  ® And  they  shall  not  sell  of  it,  neither  exchange, 
nor  alienate  the  firstfruits  of  the  land  : for  it  is  holy 
unto  the  Lord. 

15  ^ ® And  the  five  thousand,  that  are  left  in  the 
breadth  over  against  the  five  and  twenty  thousand,  shall 
be  a profane  place  for  the  city,  for  dwelling,  and  for 
suburbs  : and  the  city  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof. 

16  And  these  shall  he  the  measures  thereof  ; the 
north  side  four  thousand  and  five  hundred,  and  the 
south  side  four  thousand  and  five  hundred,  and  on 
the  east  side  four  thousand  and  five  hundred,  and  the 
west  side  four  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

17  And  the  suburbs  of  the  city  shall  be  toward  the 
north  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and  toward  the  south  two 
hundred  and  fifty,  and  toward  the  east  two  hundred 
and  fifty,  and  toward  the  west  two  hundred  and  fifty. 

18  And  the  residue  in  length  over  against  the  obla- 
tion of  the  holy  portion  shall  he  ten  •thousand  eastward, 
and  ten  thousand  westward  : and  it  shall  be  over 
against  the  oblation  of  the  holy  portion ; and  the  in- 
crease thereof  shall  be  for  food  unto  them  that  serve 
the  city. 

19  ® And  they  that  serve  the  city  shall  serve  it  out 
of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

20  All  the  oblation  shall  he  five  and  twenty  thousand 
by  five  and  twenty  thousand  : ye  shall  offer  the  holy 
oblation  foursquare,  with  the  possession  of  the  city. 

21  ^ ® And  the  residue  shall  he  for  the  prince,  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  of  the  holy  oblation,  and 
of  the  possession  of  the  city,  over  against  the  five 
and  twenty  thousand  of  the  oblation  toward  the  east 
border,  and  westward  over  against  the  five  and  twenty 
thousand  toward  the  west  border,  over  against  the  por- 
tions for  the  prince  : and  it  shall  be  the  holy  oblation  ; 

and  the  sanctuary  of  the  house  shall  he  in  the  midst 
thereof. 

22  Moreover  from  the  possession  of  the  Levites,  and 

2 ch.  45.  1-6.  s Ex.  22.  29.  Lev.  ^ ch.  42.  20. 

Sch.  44.  15.  27.  10,  28,  33.  « ch.  45.  6. 

4 ch.  44.  10.  e ch.  45.  G.  » ch.  45.  7. 


8 And  by  the  border  of  Judah,  from  the  east  side 
unto  the  west  side,  shall  be  the  oblation  which  ye 
shall  offer,  five  and  twenty  thousand  reeds  in  breadth, 
and  in  length  as  one  of  the  portions,  from  the  east 
side  unto  the  west  side  : and  the  sanctuary  shall  be 

9 in  the  midst  of  it.  The  oblation  that  ye  shall  offer 
unto  the  Lord  shall  be  five  and  twenty  thousand 

10  reeds  in  length,  and  ten  thousand  in  breadth.  And 
for  these,  even  for  the  priests,  shall  be  the  holy 
oblation  ; toward  the  north  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand in  length,  and  toward  the  west  ten  thousand 
in  breadth,  and  toward  the  east  ten  thousand  in 
breadth,  and  toward  the  south  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand in  length  : and  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord  shall 

11  be  in  the  midst  thereof.  “ It  shall  he  for  the  priests 
that  are  sanctified  of  the  sons  of  Zadok,  which  have 
kept  my  charge  ; which  went  not  astray  when  the 
children  of  Israel  went  astray,  as  the  Levites  went 

12  astray.  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  an  oblation  from 
the  oblation  of  the  land,  a thing  most  holy,  by  the 

13  border  of  the  Levites.  And  answerable  unto  the 
border  of  the  priests,  the  Levites  shall  have  five  and 
twenty  thousand  in  length,  and  ten  thousand  in 
breadth  : all  the  length  shall  be  five  and  twenty 

11  thousand,  and  the  breadth  ^ten  thousand.  And 
they  shall  not  sell  of  it,  neither  exchange  it,  nor 
shall  the  firstfruits  of  the  land  be  alienated  : for  it 

15  is  holy  unto  the  Lord.  And  the  five  thousand  that 
are  left  in  the  breadth,  in  front  of  the  five  and 
twenty  thousand,  shall  be  for  common  use,  for  the 
city,  for  dwelling  and  for  suburbs  : and  the  city 

16  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof.  And  these  shall  be 
the  measures  thereof  ; the  north  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred,  and  the  south  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred,  and  on  the  east  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred,  and  the  west  side  four  thousand 

17  and  five  hundred.  And  the  city  shall  have  suburbs  ; 
toward  the  north  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and  toward 
the  south  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and  toward  the 
east  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and  toward  the  west  two 

18  hundred  and  fifty.  And  the  residue  in  the  length, 
answerable  unto  the  holy  oblation,  shall  be  ten 
thousand  eastward,  and  ten  thousand  westward  : 
and  it  shall  be  answerable  unto  the  holy  oblation  ; 
and  the  increase  thereof  shall  be  for  food  unto  them 

19  that  labour  in  the  city.  And  they  that  labour  in  the 

20  city,  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  shall  till  it.  All 
the  oblation  shall  be  five  and  twenty  thousand  by 
five  and  twenty  thousand  : ye  shall  offer  the  holy 
oblation  foursquare,  with  the  possession  of  the  city. 


21  ^ And  the  residue  shall  be  for  the  prince,  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  of  the  holy  oblation  and 
of  the  possession  of  the  city,  in  front  of  the  five 
and  twenty  thousand  of  the  oblation  toward  the  east 
border,  and  westward  in  front  of  the  five  and 
twenty  thousand  toward  the  west  border,  answerable 
unto  the  portions,  it  shall  be  for  the  prince  : and 
the  holy  oblation  and  the  sanctuary  of  the  house 

22  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof.  Moreover  from  the 
possession  of  the  Levites,  and  from  the  possession 

ver.  8,  10.  ihe  priests  of  the  sons  b The  Sept,  has, 

a Or,  The  sanctified  di-c.  twenty. 

portion  shall  be  for  . c See  ch.  45.  7. 


. EZEKIEL,  XLVIII. 


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from  the  possession  of  the  city,  being  in  the  midst  of 
that  which  is  the  prince’s,  between  the  border  of  Judah 
and  the  border  of  Benjamin,  shall  be  for  the  prince.  • 

23  As  for  the  rest  of  the  tribes,  from  the  east  side 
unto  the  west  side,  Benjamin  shall  have  a portion. 

24  And  by  the  border  of  Benjamin,  from  the  east 
side  unto  the  west  side,  Simeon  shall  have  a portion. 

25  And  by  the  border  of  Simeon,  from  the  east  side 
unto  the  west  side,  Issachar  b,  portion. 

26  And  by  the  border  of  Issachar,  from  the  east  side 
unto  the  west  side,  Zebulun  a portion. 

27  And  by  the  border  of  Zebulun,  from  the  east  side 
unto  the  west  side.  Gad  a portion. 

28  And  by  the  border  of  Gad,  at  the  south  side  south- 
ward, the  border  shall  be  even  from  Tamar  unto  the 
waters  of  strife  in  Kadesh,  and  to  the  river  toward  the 
great  sea. 

29  This  is  the  land  which  ye  shall  divide  by  lot 
unto  the  tribes  of  Israel  for  inheritance,  and  these  are 
their  portions,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

30  ^ And  these  are  the  goings  out  of  the  city  on  the 
north  side,  four  thousand  and  five  hundred  measures. 

31  13  And  the  gates  of  the  city  shall  he  after  the 
names  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  : three  gates  northward  ; 
one  gate  of  Reuben,  one  gate  of  Judah,  one  gate  of 
Levi. 

32  And  at  the  east  side  four  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred : and  three  gates  ; and  one  gate  of  Joseph,  one 
gate  of  Benjamin,  one  gate  of  Dan. 

33  And  at  the  south  side  four  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred measures  : and  three  gates  ; one  gate  of  Simeon, 
one  gate  of  Issachar,  one  gate  of  Zebulun. 

34  At  the  west  side  four  thousand  and  five  hundred, 
with  their  three  gates  ; one  gate  of  Gad,  one  gate  of 
Asher,  one  gate  of  Naphtali. 

35  It  was  round  about  eighteen  thousand  measures : 
1*  and  the  name  of  the  city  from  that  day  shall  be,  The 
Lord  is  there. 

n ch.  47.  19.  w Rev.  21.  12,  &c.  « Jer.  3.  17.  Joel 

« ch.  47.  14,  21,  22.  « Jer.  33. 16. 


of  the  city,  being  in  the  midst  of  that  which  is  the 
prince’s,  between  the  border  of  Judah  and  the  bor- 
der of  Benjamin,  shall  be  for  the  prince. 

23  And  as  for  the  rest  of  the  tribes  : from  the  east 

24  side  unto  the  west  side  ; Benjamin,  one  And 

by  the  border  of  Benjamin,  from  the  east  side  unto 

25  the  west  side  ; Simeon,  one  portion.  And  by  the 
border  of  Simeon,  from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 

26  side  ; Issachar,  one  portion.  And  by  the  border  of 
Issachar,  from  the  east  side  unto  the  west  side  ; Ze- 

27  bulun,  one  portion.  And  by  the  border  of  Zebulun, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west  side  ; Gad,  one  por- 

28  tion.  And  by  the  border  of  Gad,  at  the  south  side 
southward,  the  border  shall  be  even  from  Tamar 
unto  the  waters  of  Meribath-kadesh,  to  the  brook  of 

29  Egypt,  unto  the  great  sea.  This  is  the  land  which  ye 
shall  divide  by  lot  unto  the  tribes  of  Israel  for  in- 
heritance, and  these  are  their  several  portions,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

30  And  these  are  the  goings  out  of  the  city  ; on  the 
north  side  four  thousand  and  five  hundred  reeds  by 

31  measure  : and  the  gates  of  the  city  shall  be  after  the 
names  of  the  tribes  of  Israel ; three  gates  northward  : 
the  gate  of  Reuben,  one  ; the  gate  of  Judah,  one  ; the 

32  gate  of  Levi,  one  : and  at  the  east  side  four  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred  reeds  ; and  three  gates  : even 
the  gate  of  Joseph,  one  ; the  gate  of  Benjamin,  one  ; 

33  the  gate  of  Dan,  one  : and  at  the  south  side  four 
thousand  and  five  hundred  reeds  by  measure  ; and 
three  gates  : the  gate  of  Simeon,  one  ; the  gate  of 

34  Issachar,  one  ; the  gate  of  Zebulun,  one  : at  the 
west  side  four  thousand  and  five  hundred  reeds,  with 
their  three  gates  : the  gate  of  Gad,  one  ; the  gate  of 

35  Asher,  one  ; the  gate  of  Naphtali,  one.  It  shall  be 
eighteen  thousand  reeds  round  about  : and  the  name 
of  the  city  from  that  day  shall  be,  ‘^The  Lord  is 
there. 

3.  21.  Zech.  2.  10.  d ll«b.  Jekovah-  shammah.  See  Ex. 

Rev.  21.  3.  & 22.  3.  17.  16. 


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DANIEL,  I. 


THE 

BOOK  OF  DANIEL. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Jehoiakim's  captivity.  3 Ashpenaz  taketh  Daniel,  Hananiah,  Michael, 
and  Azariah.  8 They  refusing  the  king's  poi'tion  do  prosper  with  pulse 
and  water.  17  Their  excellency  in  wisdom. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  ^ came  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  unto 
Jerusalem,  and  besieged  it. 

2  And  the  Lord  gave  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  into 
his  hand,  with  part  of  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God  ; 
which  he  carried  ^ into  the  land  of  Shinar  to  the  house 
of  his  god  ; ^and  he  brought  the  vessels  into  the  trea- 
sure house  of  his  god. 

3  ^ And  the  king  spake  unto  Ashpenaz  the  master 
of  his  eunuchs,  that  he  should  bring  certain  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  of  the  king’s  seed,  and  of  the 
princes  ; 

4  Children  ® in  whom  loas  no  blemish,  but  well  fa- 
voured, and  skilful  in  all  wisdom,  and  cunning  in  know- 
ledge, and  understanding  science,  and  such  as  had  ability 
in  them  to  stand  in  the  king’s  palace,  and  ® whom  they 
might  teach  the  learning  and  the  tongue  of  the  Chal- 
deans. 

5  And  the  king  appointed  them  a daily  provision  of 
tlie  king’s  meat,  and  of  the  wine  which  he  drank  : so 
nourishing  them  three  years,  that  at  the  end  thereof 
they  might  stand  before  the  king. 

6  Now  among  these  were  of  the  children  of  Judah, 
Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah  ; 

7  ® Unto  whom  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  gave 
names  : ® for  he  gave  unto  Daniel  the  name  of  Belte- 
shazzar  ; and  to  Hananiah,  of  Shadrach  ; and  to  Mi- 
shael, of  Meshach  ; and  to  Azariah,  of  Abed-nego. 

8  ^ But  Daniel  purposed  in  his  heart  that  he  would 
not  defile  himself  with  the  portion  of  the  king’s  meat, 
nor  with  the  wine  which  he  drank  : therefore  he  re- 
quested of  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  that  he  might  not 
defile  himself. 

9  Now  ^^God  had  brought  Daniel  into  favour  and 
tender  love  with  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs. 

10  And  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  said  unto  Daniel, 
I fear  my  lord  the  king,  who  hath  appointed  your  meat 
and  your  drink  : for  why  should  he  see  your  faces  worse 
liking  than  the  children  which  are  of  your  sort  ? then 
shall  ye  make  me  endanger  my  head  to  the  king. 

11  Then  said  Daniel  to  Melzar,  whom  the  prince  of 
the  eunuchs  had  set  over  Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael, 
and  Azariah, 

12  Prove  thy  servants,  I beseech  thee,  ten  days  ; and 
let  them  give  us  pulse  to  eat,  and  water  to  drink. 

13  Then  let  our  countenances  be  looked  upon  before 
thee,  and  the  countenance  of  the  children  that  eat  of 
the  portion  of  the  king’s  meat : and  as  thou  seest,  deal 
with  thy  servants. 

1 2 Kin.  24.  1.  2 2.  Is.  11.  11.  Zech.  6 gee  Lev.  24.  19, 20. 

Chr.  36.  6.  6.  11.  c Acts  7.  22. 

* Jer.  27.  19,  20.  ‘ 2 Chr.  36.  7.  ver.  19.  Gen.  41. 

3 Gan.  10.  10.  & 11.  46.  1 Kin.  10.  8. 


1 In  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  came  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  unto 

2 Jerusalem,  and  besieged  it.  And  the  Lord  gave  Je- 
hoiakim king  of  Judah  into  his  hand,  with  part  of  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  God  ; and  he  carried  them 
into  the  land  of  Shinar  to  the  house  of  his  god  : 
and  he  brought  the  vessels  into  the  treasure  house 

3 of  his  god.  And  the  king  spake  unto  Ashpenaz  the 
master  of  his  eunuchs,  that  he  should  bring  in  cer- 
tain of  the  children  of  Israel,  even  of  the  seed  royal 

4 and  of  the  nobles  ; youths  in  whom  was  no  blemi.sh, 
but  well  favoured,  and  skilful  in  all  wisdom,  and 
cunning  in  knowledge,  and  understanding  science, 
and  such  as  had  ability  to  stand  in  the  king’s  pa- 
lace ; and  that  he  should  teach  them  the  learning 

5 and  the  tongue  of  the  Chaldeans.  And  the  king- 
appointed  for  them  a daily  portion  of  the  king’s 
“meat,  and  of  the  wine  which  he  drank,  and  that 
they  should  be  nourished  three  years  ; that  at  the 

6 end  thereof  they  might  stand  before  the  king.  Now 
among  these  were,  of  the  children  of  Judah,  Daniel, 

7 Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah.  And  the  prince 
of  the  eunuchs  gave  names  unto  them  : unto  Daniel 
he  gave  the  name  of  Belteshazzar  ; and  to  Hananiah, 
of  Shadrach  ; and  to  Mishael,  of  Meshach  ; and  to 

8 Azariah,  of  Abed-nego.  But  Daniel  purposed  in  his 
heart  that  he  would  not  defile  himself  with  the 
king’s  meat,  nor  with  the  wine  which  he  drank  : 
therefore  he  requested  of  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs 

9 that  he  might  not  defile  himself.  Now  God  made 
Daniel  to  find  favour  and  compassion  in  the  sight 

10  of  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs.  And  the  prince  of 
the  eunuchs  said  unto  Daniel,  I fear  my  lord  the 
king,  who  hath  appointed  your  meat  and  your  drink  : 
for  why  should  he  see  your  faces  worse  liking  than 
the  youths  which  are  of  your  own  age  ? so  should 

11  ye  endanger  my  head  with  the  king.  Then  said 
Daniel  to  ^the  steward,  whom  the  prince  of  the 
eunuchs  had  appointed  over  Daniel,  Hananiah, 

12  Mishael,  and  Azariah  : Prove  thy  servants,  I be- 
seech thee,  ten  days  ; and  let  them  give  us  ^ pulse 

13  to  eat,  and  water  to  drink.  Then  let  our  counte- 
nances be  looked  upon  before  thee,  and  the  counte- 
nance of  the  youths  that  eat  of  the  king’s  meat ; 


8 Gen.  41. 45.  2 Kin.  Ezek.  4. 13.  Hos.9.3. 
24.  17.  “ See  Gen.  39.  21. 

n ch.  4.  8.  5.  12.  Ps.  106.  46.  Pro.  16.  7. 

10  Dent.  32.  38. 


a Or,  dainties, 
b Heb.  Hammelzar. 
c Or,  herbs. 


DANIEL,  II. 


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14  So  he  consented  to  them  in  this  matter,  and  proved 
them  ten  days. 

15  And  at  the  end  of  ten  days  their  countenances 
appeared  fairer  and  fatter  in  flesh  than  all  the  children 
which  did  eat  the  portion  of  the  king’s  meat. 

16  Thus  Melzar  took  away  the  portion  of  their  meat, 
and  the  wine  that  they  should  drink  ; and  gave  them 
pulse. 

17  IT  As  for  these  four  children,  Qod  gave  them 
knowledge  and  skill  in  all  learning  and  wisdom  : and 

Daniel  had  understanding  in  all  visions  and  dreams. 

18  Now  at  the  end  of  the  days  that  the  king  had 
said  he  should  bring  them  in,  then  the  prince  of  the 
eunuchs  brought  them  in  before  Nebuchadnezzar. 

19  And  the  king  communed  with  them  ; and  among 
them  all  was  found  none  like  Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mi- 
shael,  and  Azariah  : therefore  stood  they  before  the 
king. 

20  And  in  all  matters  of  wisdom  and  understand- 
ing, that  the  king  enquired  of  them,  he  found  them 
ten  times  better  than  all  the  magicians  and  astrologers 
that  were  in  all  his  realm. 

21  And  Daniel  continued  even  unto  the  first  year 
of  king  Cyrus. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 Nebuchadnezzar,  forgeUing  his  dream,  requirelh  il  of  the  Chaldeans, 
by  promises  and  threatenings.  10  They  acknowledging  their  inability 
are  judged  to  die,  14  Daniel  obtaining  some  respite  findeth  the  dream. 
19  He  blesseth  God.  24  He  staying  the  decree  is  brought  to  the  king. 
31  The  dream.  36  The  interpretation.  46  DaniePs  advancement. 

And  in  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of  Nebuchad- 
nezzar Nebuchadnezzar  dreamed  dreams,  ^ where- 
with his  spirit  was  troubled,  and  ^ his  sleep  brake  from 
him. 

2  * Then  the  king  commanded  to  call  the  magicians, 
and  the  astrologers,  and  the  sorcerers,  and  the  Chal- 
deans, for  to  shew  the  king  his  dreams.  So  they  came 
and  stood  before  the  king. 

3  And  the  king  said  unto  them,  I have  dreamed  a 
dream,  and  my  spirit  was  troubled  to  know  the  dream. 
4 Then  spake  the  Chaldeans  to  the  king  in  Syriack, 
king,  live  for  ever  : tell  thy  servants  the  dream, 
and  we  will  shew  the  interpretation. 

5  The  king  answered  and  said  to  the  Chaldeans, 
The  thing  is  gone  from  me  : if  ye  will  not  make  known 
unto  me  the  dream,  with  the  interpretation  thereof,  ye 
shall  be  ^ cut  in  pieces,  and  your  houses  shall  be  made 
a dunghill. 

6  ® But  if  ye  shew  the  dream,  and  the  interpretation 
thereof,  ye  shall  receive  of  me  gifts  and  rewards  and 
great  honour  ; therefore  shew  me  the  dream,  and  the 
interpretation  thereof. 

7  They  answered  again  and  said.  Let  the  king  tell 
his  servants  the  dream,  and  we  will  shew  the  interpre- 
tation of  it. 

8  The  king  answered  and  said,  I know  of  certainty 
that  ye  would  gain  the  time,  because  ye  see  the  thing 
is  gone  from  me. 

9  But  if  ye  will  not  make  known  unto  me  the  dream, 
^ there  is  hut  one  decree  for  you  : for  ye  have  prepared 
lying  and  corrupt  words  to  speak  before  me,  till  the 
time  be  changed  : therefore  tell  me  the  dream,  and  I 

“ 1 Kin.  3. 12.  Jam.  ver.  6.  Gen.  41.  2 Esth.  6.  1.  ch.  G. 

1.  5,  17.  4G.  18. 

13  Acts  7.  22.  i«  1 Kin.  10.  1.  « Gen.  41.  8.  Ex.  7. 

11  Num.  12.  6.  2 ^ ch.  G.  28.  & 10.  1.  11.  ch.  6.  7. 

Chr.  2G.  5.  ch.  5.  11,  1 Gen.  41.  8.  ch.  “ 1 Kin.  1.  31.  ch.  3. 

12, 14.  & 10.  1.  4.  5.  9.  & 5.  10.  & 6.  6,  21. 


14  and  as  thou  seest,  deal  with  thy  servants.  So  he 
hearkened  unto  them  in  this  matter,  and  proved 

15  them  ten  days.  And  at  the  end  of  ten  days  their 
countenances  appeared  fairer,  and  they  were  fatter 
in  flesh,  than  all  the  youths  which  did  eat  of  the 

16  king’s  meat.  So  ^ the  steward  took  away  their  meat, 
and  the  wine  that  they  should  drink,  and  gave  them 

17  pulse.  Now  as  for  these  four  youths,  God  gave 
them  knowledge  and  skill  in  all  learning  and  wis- 
dom : and  Daniel  had  understanding  in  all  visions 

18  and  dreams.  And  at  the  end  of  the  days  which  the 
king  had  « appointed  for  bringing  them  in,  the 
prince  of  the  eunuchs  brought  them  in  before  Nebu- 

19  chadnezzar.  And  the  king  communed  with  them  ; 
and  among  them  all  was  found  none  like  Daniel, 
Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah  : therefore  stood 

20  they  before  the  king.  And  in  every  matter  of  wis- 
dom and  understanding,  concerning  which  the  king 
inquired  of  them,  he  found  them  ten  times  better 
than  all  the  magicians  and  enchanters  that  were  in 

21  all  his  realm.  And  Daniel  continued  even  unto  the 
first  year  of  king  Cyrus. 


2 And  in  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of  Nebuchad- 
nezzar Nebuchadnezzar  dreamed  dreams  ; and  his 
spirit  was  troubled,  and  his  sleep  brake  from  him. 

2 Then  the  king  commanded  to  call  the  magicians, 
and  the  enchanters,  and  the  sorcerers,  and  the  Chal- 
deans, for  to  tell  the  king  his  dreams.  So  they 

3 came  in  and  stood  before  the  king.  And  the  king 
said  unto  them,  I have  dreamed  a dream,  and  my 

4 spirit  is  troubled  to  know  the  dream.  Then  spake 
the  Chaldeans  to  the  king  « in  the  Syrian  language, 
^ O king,  live  for  ever  : tell  thy  servants  the  dream, 

5 and  we  will  shew  the  interpretation.  The  king  an- 
swered and  said  to  the  Chaldeans,  The  thing  is 
gone  from  me  : if  ye  make  not  known  unto  me  the 
dream  and  the  interpretation  thereof,  ye  shall  be 
cut  in  pieces,  and  your  houses  shall  be  made  a dung- 

6 hill.  But  if  ye  shew  the  dream  and  the  interpreta- 
tion thereof,  ye  shall  receive  of  me  gifts  and  re- 
wards and  great  honour  : therefore  shew  me  the 

7 dream  and  the  interpretation  thereof.  They  an- 
swered the  second  time  and  said.  Let  the  king  tell 
his  servants  the  dream,  and  we  will  shew  the  inter- 

8 pretation.  The  king  answered  and  said,  I know  of  a 
certainty  that  ye  would  ^ gain  time,  because  ye  see 

9 ® the  thing  is  gone  from  me.  But  if  ye  make  not 
known  unto  me  the  dream,  there  is  but  one  law  for 
you  : for  ye  have  prepared  lying  and  corrupt  words 
to  speak  before  me,  till  the  time  be  changed  : there- 
fore tell  me  the  dream,  and  I shall  know  that  ye 


B 2 Kin.  10. 27.  Ezra  c Heb.  said.  d Aram,  buy  the 

G.  11.  ch.  3.  29.  a Or,  in  Aramaic.  time. 

ch.  5.  IG.  b Ch.  2.  4-7.  28.  is  e Or,  the  word  is 

^ Esth.  4.  11.  In  Aramaic.  gone  forth  from  me: 

d Heb.  Hammelzar.  c Or,  The  word  is  that  (f  etc. 
gone  forth  from  me,. 


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DANIEL,  11. 


shall  know  that  ye  can  shew  me  the  interpretation 
thereof. 

10  ^ The  Chaldeans  answered  before  the  king,  and 
said,  There  is  not  a man  upon  the  earth  that  can  shew 
the  king’s  matter  ; therefore  there  is  no  king,  lord,  nor 
ruler,  that  asked  such  things  at  any  magician,  or  astro- 
loger, or  Chaldean. 

11  And  it  is  a rare  thing  that  the  king  requireth,  and 
there  is  none  other  that  can  shew  it  before  the  king, 
® except  the  gods,  whose  dwelling  is  not  with  flesh. 

12  For  this  cause  the  king  was  angry  and  very 
furious,  and  commanded  to  destroy  all  the  wise  men  of 
Babylon. 

13  And  the  decree  went  forth  that  the  wise  men 
should  be  slain  ; and  they  sought  Daniel  and  his  fellows 
to  be  slain. 

14  ^ Then  Daniel  answered  with  counsel  and  wisdom 
to  Arioch  the  captain  of  the  king’s  guard,  which  was 
gone  forth  to  slay  the  wise  men  of  Babylon  : 

15  He  answered  and  said  to  Arioch  the  king’s  cap- 
tain, Why  is  the  decree  so  hasty  from  the  king  ? Then 
Arioch  made  the  thing  known  to  Daniel. 

16  Then  Daniel  went  in,  and  desired  of  the  king  that 
he  would  give  him  time,  and  that  he  would  shew  the 
king  the  interpretation. 

17  Then  Daniel  went  to  his  house,  and  made  the 
thing  known  to  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah,  his 
companions  : 

18  ^ That  they  would  desire  mercies  of  the  God  of 
heaven  concerning  this  secret  ; that  Daniel  and  his  fel- 
lows should  not  perish  with  the  rest  of  the  wise  men  of 
Babylon. 

19  ^ Then  was  the  secret  revealed  unto  Daniel  in 
a night  vision.  Then  Daniel  blessed  the  God  of  heaven. 

20  Daniel  answered  and  said,  Blessed  be  the  name 
of  God  for  ever  and  ever  : ^-^for  wisdom  and  might  are 
his  : 

21  And  he  changeth  the  times  and  the  seasons  : 

he  removeth  kings,  and  setteth  up  kings  : he  giveth 

wisdom  unto  the  wise,  and  knowledge  to  them  that  know 
understanding  : 

22  He  revealeth  the  deep  and  secret  things  : he 
knoweth  what  is  in  the  darkness,  and  the  light  dwell- 
eth  with  him. 

23  I thank  thee,  and  praise  thee,  O thou  God  of  my 
fathers,  who  hast  given  me  wisdom  and  might,  and 
hast  made  known  unto  me  now  what  we  desired  of 
thee  : for  thou  hast  now  made  known  unto  us  the  king’s 
matter. 

24  ^ Therefore  Daniel  went  in  unto  Arioch,  whom 
the  king  had  ordained  to  destroy  the  wise  me?i  of  Baby- 
lon : he  went  and  said  thus  unto  him  ; Destroy  not  the 
wise  men  of  Babylon  : bring  me  in  before  the  king,  and 
I will  shew  unto  the  king  the  interpretation. 

25  Then  Arioch  brought  in  Daniel  before  the  king  in 
haste,  and  said  thus  unto  him,  1 have  found  a man  of 
the  captives  of  Judah,  that  will  make  known  unto  the 
king  the  interpretation. 

26  The  king  answered  and  said  to  Daniel,  whose 
name  was  Belteshazzar,  Art  thou  able  to  make  known 
unto  me  the  dream  which  I have  seen,  and  the  inter- 
pretation thereof  ? 

8 ver.  28.  ch.  5.  11.  u Ps.  113.  2.  & 115.  Esth.  1.  13.  ch.  7.  25. 

9 Matt.  18.  19.  18.  & 11.  6. 

10  Nuin.  12.  6.  Job  12  Jer.  32.  19.  Job  12.  18.  Ps. 

33.  15,  16.  13  1 chr.  29.  30.  75.  6,  7.  Jer.  27.  5. 

ch.  4.  17. 


10  can  shew  me  the  interpretation  thereof.  The  Chal- 
deans answered  before  the  king,  and  said.  There  is 
not  a man  upon  the  earth  that  can  shew  the  king’s 
matter  : forasmuch  as  no  king, lord,  nor  ruler,  hath 
asked  such  a thing  of  any  magician,  or  enchanter, 

11  or  Chaldean.  And  it  is  a rare  thing  that  the  king 
requireth,  and  there  is  none  other  that  can  shew  it 
before  the  king,  except  the  gods,  whose  dwelling  is 

12  not  with  flesh.  For  this  cause  the  king  was  angry 
and  very  furious,  and  commanded  to  destroy  all  the 

13  wise  men  of  Babylon.  So  the  decree  went  forth, 
and  the  wise  men  were  to  be  slain  ; and  they  sought 

14  Daniel  and  his  companions  to  be  slain.  Then  Daniel 
returned  answer  with  counsel  and  prudence  to  Ari- 
och the  captain  of  the  king’s  guard,  which  was  gone 

15  forth  to  slay  the  wise  men  of  Babylon  ; he  answered 
and  said  to  Arioch  the  king’s  captain.  Wherefore  is 
the  decree  so  urgent  from  the  king  ? Then  Arioch 

16  made  the  thing  known  to  Daniel.  And  Daniel  went 
in,  and  desired  of  the  king  that  he  would  s appoint 
him  a time,  ^ and  he  would  shew  the  king  the  inter- 
pretation. 


17  Then  Daniel  went  to  his  house,  and  made  the 
thing  known  to  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah, 

18  his  companions  : that  they  would  desire  mercies  of 
the  God  of  heaven  concerning  this  secret  ; that 
Daniel  and  his  companions  should  not  perish  with 

19  the  rest  of  the  wise  men  of  Babylon.  Then  was 
the  secret  revealed  unto  Daniel  in  a vision  of  the 
night.  Then  Daniel  blessed  the  God  of  heaven. 

20  Daniel  answered  and  said.  Blessed  be  the  name  of 
God  for  ever  and  ever  : for  wisdom  and  might  are 

21  his  : and  he  changeth  the  times  and  the  seasons  ; 
he  removetli  kings,  and  setteth  up  kings  : he  giveth 
wisdom  unto  the  wise,  and  knowledge  to  them  that 

22  know  understanding  : he  revealeth  the  deep  and 
secret  things  : he  knoweth  what  is  in  the  darkness, 

23  and  the  light  dwelleth  with  him.  I thank  thee,  and 
praise  thee,  O thou  God  of  my  fathers,  who  hast 
given  me  wisdom  and  might,  and  hast  now  made 
known  unto  me  what  we  desired  of  thee  : for  thou 

24  hast  made  known  unto  us  the  king’s  matter.  There- 
fore Daniel  went  in  unto  Arioch,  whom  the  king  had 
appointed  to  destroy  the  wise  men  of  Babylon : he 
went  and  said  thus  unto  him  ; Destroy  not  the  wise 
men  of  Babylon  : bring  me  in  before  the  king,  and 
I will  shew  unto  the  king  the  interpretation. 


25  Then  Arioch  brought  in  Daniel  before  the  king  in 
haste,  and  said  thus  unto  him,  I have  found  a man 
of  the  children  of  the  captivity  of  Judah,  that  will 

26  make  known  unto  the  king  the  interpretation.  The 
king  answered  and  said  to  Daniel,  whose  name  was 
Belteshazzar,  Art  thou  able  to  make  known  unto 
me  the  dream  which  I have  seen,  and  the  interpre- 


13  Jam.  1.  5.  18  ch.  5. 11, 14.  Jam.  great  and  powerful^ 

16  ver.  28,  29.  Job  1.  17.  hath  &c. 

12.  22.  Ps.  25.  14.  19  ver.  18.  g Or,  give  him  time. 

11  Ps.  139.  11,  12.  / Or,  be  he  never  so  h Or,  that  he  might. 

Heb.  4.  13. 


DANIEL,  II. 


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27  Daniel  answered  in  the  presence  of  the  king,  and 
said,  The  secret  which  the  king  hath  demanded  cannot 
the  wise  men,  the  astrologers,  the  magicians,  the  sooth- 
sayers, shew  unto  the  king  ; 

"28  But  there  is  a God  in  heaven  that  revealeth 
secrets,  and  maketh  known  to  the  king  Nebuchad- 
nezzar what  shall  be  in  the  latter  days.  Thy  dream, 
and  the  visions  of  thy  head  upon  thy  bed,  are  these  ; 

29  As  for  thee,  O king,  thy  thoughts  came  into  thy 
mind  upon  thy  bed,  what  should  come  to  pass  hereaf- 
ter : and  he  that  revealeth  secrets  maketh  known  to 
thee  what  shall  come  to  pass. 

30  23  But  as  for  me,  this  secret  is  not  revealed  to  me 
for  any  wisdom  that  I have  more  than  any  living,  but 
for  their  sakes  that  shall  make  known  the  interpretation 
to  the  king,  2^  and  that  thou  mightest  know  the  thoughts 
of  thy  heart. 

31  Thou,  O king,  sawest,  and  behold  a great  image. 
This  great  image,  whose  brightness  was  excellent,  stood 
before  thee  ; and  the  form  thereof  was  terrible. 

32  26  This  image’s  head  was  of  fine  gold,  his  breast 
and  his  arms  of  silver,  his  belly  and  his  thighs  of  brass, 

33  His  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  part  of  iron  and  part  of 
clay. 

34  Thou  sawest  till  that  a stone  was  cut  out  26  with- 
out hands,  which  smote  the  image  upon  his  feet  that 
were  of  iron  and  clay,  and  brake  them  to  pieces. 

35  Then  was  the  iron,  the  clay,  the  brass,  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  broken  to  pieces  together,  and  became 
2'^  like  the  chaff  of  the  summer  threshingfloors  ; and 
the  wind  carried  them  away,  that  2s  no  place  was  found 
for  them  : and  the  stone  that  smote  the  image  29  be- 
came a great  mountain,  3®  and  filled  the  whole  earth. 

36  T[  This  is  the  dream  ; and  we  will  tell  the  inter- 
pretation thereof  before  the  king. 

37  Thou,  O king,  art  a king  of  kings  : ®2  for  the 
God  of  heaven  hath  given  thee  a kingdom,  power,  and 
strength,  and  glory. 

38  And  wheresoever  the  children  of  men  dwell, 
the  beasts  of  the  field  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
hath  he  given  into  thine  hand,  and  hath  made  thee  ruler 
over  them  all.  Thou  art  this  head  of  gold. 

39  And  after  thee  shall  arise  another  kingdom 
®®  inferior  to  thee,  and  another  third  kingdom  of  brass, 
which  shall  bear  rule  over  all  the  earth. 

40  And  the  fourth  kingdom  shall  be  strong  as 
iron  : forasmuch  as  iron  breaketh  in  pieces  and  sub- 
dueth  all  things:  and  as  iron  that  breaketh  all  these, 
shall  it  break  in  pieces  and  bruise. 

41  And  whereas  thou  sawest  ®®the  feet  and  toes, 
part  of  potters’  clay,  and  part  of  iron,  the  kingdom 
shall  be  divided  ; but  there  shall  be  in  it  of  the 
strength  of  the  iron,  forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  the  iron 
mixed  with  miry  clay. 

42  And  as  the  toes  of  the  feet  were  part  of  iron,  and 
part  of  clay,  so  the  kingdom  shall  be  partly  strong,  and 
partly  broken. 

43  And  whereas  thou  sawest  iron  mixed  with  miry 
clay,  they  shall  mingle  themselves  with  the  seed  of 
men  : but  they  shall  not  cleave  one  to  another,  even  as 
iron  is  not  mixed  with  clay. 

44  And  in  the  days  of  these  kings  ®®  shall  the  God 

*0  ver.  18,  47.  Gen.  *3  So  Gen.  41.  16.  4.  6.  2 Cor.  6.  1.  Heb. 
40.  8.  & 41.  16.  Amos  Acts  3.  12.  9.  24. 

4.  13.  24  ver.  47.  27  pg.  1.  4.  Hos. 

21  Gen.  49.  1.  2.5  See  ver.  38,  &c.  13.  3. 

23  ver.  22,  & 28.  2ti  ch.  8.  25.  Zech.  28  pg.  37.  10,  36. 

28  Is.  2.  2,  3. 


27  tation  thereof  ? Daniel  answered  before  the  king, 
and  said.  The  secret  which  the  king  hath  demanded 
can  neither  wise  men,  enchanters,  magicians,  nor 

28  soothsayers,  shew  unto  the  king  ; but  there  is  a God 
in  heaven  that  revealeth  secrets,  and  he  hath  made 
known  to  the  king  Nebuchadnezzar  what  shall  be  in 
the  latter  days.  Thy  dreanij  and  the  visions  of  thy 

29  head  upon  thy  bed,  are  these  : as  for  thee,  O king, 
thy  thoughts  came  into  thy  mind  upon  thy  bed,  what 
should  come  to  pass  hereafter  : and  he  that  revealeth 
secrets  hath  made  known  to  thee  what  shall  come  to 

30  pass.  But  as  for  me,  this  secret  is  not  revealed  to 
me  for  any  wisdom  that  I have  more  than  any  liv- 
ing, but  to  the  intent  that  the  interpretation  may  be 
made  known  to  the  king,  and  that  thou  mayest  know 

31  the  thoughts  of  thy  heart.  Thou,  O king,  sawest, 
and  behold  a great  image.  This  image,  which  was 
mighty,  and  whose  brightness  was  excellent,  stood 
before  thee  ; and  the  aspect  thereof  was  terrible. 

32  As  for  this  image,  his  head  was  of  fine  gold,  his 
breast  and  his  arms  of  silver,  his  belly  and  his 

33  thighs  of  brass,  his  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  part  of 

34  iron,  and  part  of  clay.  Thou  sawest  till  that  a 
stone  was  cut  out  without  hands,  which  smote  the 
image  upon  his  feet  that  were  of  iron  and  clay,  and 

35  brake  them  in  pieces.  Then  was  the  iron,  the  clay, 
the  brass,  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  broken  in  pieces 
together,  and  became  like  the  chaff  of  the  summer 
threshing-floors  ; and  the  wind  carried  them  away, 
that  no  place  was  found  for  them  : and  the  stone 
that  smote  the  image  became  a great  * mountain, 

36  and  filled  the  whole  earth.  This  is  the  dream  ; and 
we  will  tell  the  interpretation  thereof  before  the 

37  king.  Thou,  O king,  art  king  of  kings,  unto  whom 
the  God  of  heaven  hath  given  the  kingdom,  the 

38  power,  and  the  strength,  and  the  glory  ; and  where- 
soever the  children  of  men  dwell,  the  beasts  of  the 
field  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  hath  he  given  into 
thine  hand,  and  hath  made  thee  to  rule  over  them 

39  all  : thou  art  the  head  of  gold.  And  after  thee 
shall  arise  another  kingdom  inferior  to  thee  ; and 
another  third  kingdom  of  brass,  which  shall  bear 

40  rule  over  all  the  earth.  And  the  fourth  kingdom 
shall  be  strong  as  iron  : forasmuch  as  iron  breaketh 
in  pieces  and  subdueth  all  things  : and  as  iron  that 
crusheth  all  these,  shall  it  break  in  pieces  and  crush. 

41  And  whereas  thou  sawest  the  feet  and  toes,  part  of 
potters’  clay,  and  part  of  iron,  it  shall  be  a divided 
kingdom  ; but  there  shall  be  in  it  of  the  strength  of 
the  iron,  forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  the  iron  mixed 

42  with  j miry  clay.  And  as  the  toes  of  the  feet  were 
part  of  iron,  and  part  of  clay,  so  the  kingdom  shall 

43  be  partly  strong,  and  partly  ^ broken.  And  where- 
as thou  sawest  the  iron  mixed  with  J miry  clay,  they 
shall  mingle  themselves  ^ with  the  seed  of  men  ; 
but  they  shall  not  cleave  one  to  another,  even  as  iron 

44  doth  not  mingle  with  clay.  And  in  the  days  of 


30  Ps.  80.  9. 

31  Ezra  7.  12.  Is. 
47.  5.  Jer.  27.  6,  7. 
Ezek.  26.  7.  Hos.  8. 
10. 

32  Ezra  1.  2. 


83  ch.  4.  21,  22.  Jer. 
27.  6. 

34  ver.  32. 

36  ch.  6.  28,  31. 

38  ver.  32. 

31  ch.  7.  7,  23. 


38  ver.  33. 

39  ver.  28. 
i Or,  rock. 

j Or,  earthenware, 
k Or,  brittle. 

I Or,  by. 


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DANIEL,  III. 


of  heaven  set  up  a kingdom,  which  shall  never  he 
destroyed  : and  the  kingdom  shall  not  be  left  to  other 
people,  but  it  shall  break  in  pieces  and  consume  all 
these  kingdoms,  and  it  shall  stand  for  ever. 

45  Forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  that  the  stone  was 
cut  out  of  the  mountain  without  hands,  and  that  it 
brake  in  pieces  the  iron,  the  brass,  the  clay,  the  silver, 
and  the  gold  ; the  great  God  hath  made  known  to  the 
king  what  shall  come  to  pass  hereafter  : and  the  dream 
is  certain,  and  the  interpretation  thereof  sure. 

46  ^ Then  the  king  Nebuchadnezzar  fell  upon  his 
face,  and  worshipped  Daniel,  and  commanded  that  they 
should  offer  an  oblation  and  sweet  odours  unto  him. 

47  The  king  answered  unto  Daniel,  and  said.  Of  a 
truth  it  is,  that  your  God  is  a God  of  gods,  and  a Lord 
of  kings,  ^®and  a revealer  of  secrets,  seeing  thou 
couldest  reveal  this  secret. 

48  Then  the  king  made  Daniel  a great  man,  and 
gave  him  many  great  gifts,  and  made  him  ruler  over 
the  whole  province  of  Babylon,  and  chief  of  the  go- 
vernors over  all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon. 

49  Then  Daniel  requested  of  the  king,  ^®and  he  set 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  over  the  affairs  of 
the  province  of  Babylon  : but  Daniel  sat  in  the  gate 
of  the  king. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Nebuchadnezzar  dedicateth  a golden  image  in  Dura.  8 Shadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Abed-nego  are  accused  for  not  worshipping  the  image. 
13  They,  being  threatened,  make  a good  confession.  19  God  delivereth 
them  out  of  the  furnace.  26  Nebuchadnezzar  seeing  the  miracle  bless- 
eth  God. 

'T^EBUCHADNEZZAR  the  king  made  an  image  of 
gold,  whose  height  was  threescore  cubits,  anrf  the 
breadth  thereof  six  cubits  : he  set  it  up  in  the  plain  of 
Dura,  in  the  province  of  Babylon. 

2 Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  sent  to  gather  to- 
gether the  princes,  the  governors,  and  the  captains,  the 
judges,  the  treasurers,  the  counsellors,  the  sheriffs,  and 
all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces,  to  come  to  the  dedica- 
tion of  the  image  which  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had 
set  up. 

3 Then  the  princes,  the  governors,  and  captains,  the 
judges,  the  treasurers,  the  counsellors,  the  sheriffs,  and 
all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces,  were  gathered  together 
unto  the  dedication  of  the  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar 
the  king  had  set  up  ; and  they  stood  before  the  image 
that  Nebuchadnezzar  had  set  up. 

4 Then  an  herald  cried  aloud.  To  you  it  is  com- 
manded, 1 O people,  nations,  and  languages, 

5 That  at  what  time  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet, 
flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds 
of  musick,  ye  fall  down  and  worship  the  golden  image 
that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  hath  set  up  : 

6 And  whoso  falleth  not  down  and  worshippeth  shall 
the  same  hour  ^ be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a burning 
fiery  furnace. 

7 Therefore  at  that  time,  when  all  the  people  heard 
the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery, 
and  all  kinds  of  musick,  all  the  people,  the  nations,  and 
the  languages,  fell  doAvn  and  worshipped  the  golden 
image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had  set  up. 

8 ^ Wherefore  at  that  time  certain  Chaldeans  ^ came 
near,  and  accused  the  Jews. 


<0  ch.  4.  3,  34.  & 6. 
26.  & 7.  14,  27.  Mic. 
4.  7.  Luke  1.  32,  33. 

« Ps.  2.  9.  Is.  60. 
12.  1 Cor.  15.  24. 


«ver.  35.  Is.  28. 
16. 

« See  Acts  10.  25.  & 
14.  13.  & 28.  6. 

« Ezra  6.  10. 


<6  ver.  28. 

^6  ver.  6. 

47  ch.  4.  9.  & 5.  11. 

48  ch.  3.  12. 


those  kings  shall  the  God  of  heaven  set  up  a king- 
dom, which  shall  never  be  destroyed,  nor  shall  the 
sovereignty  thereof  be  left  to  another  people  ; but 
it  shall  break  in  pieces  and  consume  all  these  king- 

45  doms,  and  it  shall  stand  for  ever.  Forasmuch  as 
thou  sawest  that  a stone  was  cut  out  of  the  moun- 
tain without  hands,  and  that  it  brake  in  pieces  the 
iron,  the  brass,  the  clay,  the  silver,  and  the  gold  ; 
the  great  God  hath  made  known  to  the  king  what 
shall  come  to  pass  hereafter  : and  the  dream  is  cer- 

46  tain,  and  the  interpretation  thereof  sure.  Then  the 
king  Nebuchadnezzar  fell  upon  his  face,  and  wor- 
shipped Daniel,  and  commanded  that  they  should 

47  offer  an  oblation  and  sweet  odours  unto  him.  The 
king  answered  unto  Daniel,  and  said,  Of  a truth 
your  God  is  the  God  of  gods,  and  the  Lord  of  kings, 
and  a revealer  of  secrets,  seeing  thou  hast  been  able 

48  to  reveal  this  secret.  Then  the  king  made  Daniel 
great,  and  gave  him  many  great  gifts,  and  made 
him  to  rule  over  the  whole  province  of  Babylon,  and 
to  be  chief  governor  over  all  the  wise  men  of  Baby- 

49  Ion,  And  Daniel  requested  of  the  king,  and  he 
appointed  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  over 
the  affairs  of  the  province  of  Babylon  : but  Daniel 
was  "*  in  the  gate  of  the  king. 


3  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  made  an  image  of  gold, 
whose  height  was  threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
thereof  six  cubits  : he  set  it  up  in  the  plain  of 

2 Dura,  in  the  province  of  Babylon.  Then  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  sent  to  gather  together  the  satraps, 
the  deputies,  and  the  governors,  the  ® judges,  the 
treasurers,  the  counsellors,  the  ^ sheriffs,  and  all  the 
rulers  of  the  provinces,  to  come  to  the  dedication 
of  the  image  which  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had 

3 set  up.  Then  the  satraps,  the  deputies,  and  the 
governors,  the  “ judges,  the  treasurers,  the  counsel- 
lors, the  ^ sheriffs,  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  pro- 
vinces, were  gathered  together  unto  the  dedica- 
tion of  the  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had 
set  up  ; and  they  stood  before  the  image  that  Nebu- 

4 chadnezzar  had  set  up.  Then  the  herald  cried  aloud. 
To  you  it  is  commanded,  O peoples,  nations,  and 

5 languages,  that  at  what  time  ye  hear  the  sound  of 
the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  ^ dulcimer, 
and  all  kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  down  and  worship 
the  golden  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  hath 

6 set  up  : and  whoso  falleth  not  down  and  worship- 
peth shall  the  same  hour  be  cast  into  the  midst  of 

7 a burning  fiery  furnace.  Therefore  at  that  time, 
when  all  the  peoples  heard  the  sound  of  the  cornet, 
flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  and  all  kinds  of  music, 
all  the  peoples,  the  nations,  and  the  languages,  fell 
down  and  worshipped  the  golden  image  that  Nebu- 

8 chadnezzar  the  king  had  set  up.  Wherefore  at  that 
time  certain  Chaldeans  came  near,  and  brought  accu- 


49  Esth.  2.  19,  21.  & 

3.  2. 

’ 1 ch.  4.  1.  & 6.  25. 
2Jer.  29,  22.  Rev. 
13.  15. 


s ch.  6.  12. 
m Or,  at  the  king's 
court. 


a Or,  chief  soothe 
savers. 

0 Or,  lavajers. 
c Or,  bagpipe. 


DANIEL,  III. 


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0 They  spake  and  said  to  the  king  Nebuchadnezzar, 

^ O king,  live  for  ever. 

10  Thou,  O king,  hast  made  a decree,  that  every 
man  that  shall  hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp, 
sackbut,  psaltery,  and  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  mu- 
sick,  shall  fall  down  and  worship  the  golden  image  : 

11  And  whoso  falleth  not  down  and  worshippeth,  that 
he  should  be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a burning  fiery 
furnace. 

12  ® There  are  certain  Jews  whom  thou  hast  set  over 
the  affairs  of  the  province  of  Babylon,  Shadrach,  Me- 
shach,  and  Abed-nego  ; these  men,  O king,  have  not 
regarded  thee  : they  serve  not  thy  gods,  nor  worship 
the  golden  image  which  thou  hast  set  up. 

13  ^ Then  Nebuchadnezzar  in  his  rage  and  fury  com- 
manded to  bring  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego. 
Then  they  brought  these  men  before  the  king. 

14  Nebuchadnezzar  spake  and  said  unto  them.  Is  it 
true,  O Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  do  not  ye 
serve  my  gods,  nor  worship  the  golden  image  which  I 
have  set  up  ? 

15  Now  if  ye  be  ready  that  at  what  time  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  and 
dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  musick,  ye  fall  down  and 
worship  the  image  which  I have  made  ; ® well : but  if 
ye  worship  hot,  ye  shall  be  cast  the  same  hour  into  the 
midst  of  a burning  fiery  furnace  ; and  who  is  that  God 
that  shall  deliver  you  out  of  my  hands  ? 

1 6 Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  answered  and 
said  to  the  king,  O Nebuchadnezzar,  ® we  are  not  care- 
ful to  answer  thee  in  this  matter. 

17  If  it  be  so,  our  God  whom  we  serve  is  able  to  de- 
liver us  from  the  burning  fiery  furnace,  and  he  will  de- 
liver us  out  of  thine  hand,  O king. 

18  But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto  thee,  O king,  that  we 
will  not  serve  thy  gods,  nor  worship  the  golden  image 
which  thou  hast  set  up. 

19  •[[  Then  was  Nebuchadnezzar  full  of  fury,  and  the 
form  of  his  visage  was  changed  against  Shadrach,  Me- 
shach, and  Abed-nego  : 'therefore  he  spake,  and  com- 
manded that  they  should  heat  the  furnace  one  seven 
times  more  than  it  was  wont  to  be  heated. 

20  And  he  commanded  the  most  mighty  men  that 
were  in  his  army  to  bind  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  and  to  cast  them  into  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

21  Then  these  men  were  bound  in  their  coats,  their 
hosen,  and  their  hats,  and  their  other  garments,  and 
were  cast  into  the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

22  Therefore  because  the  king’s  commandment  was 
urgent,  and  the  furnace  exceeding  hot,  the  flame  of  the 
fire  slew  those  men  that  took  up  Shadrach,  Meshach, 
and  Abed-nego. 

23  And  these  three  men,  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  fell  down  bound  into  the  midst  of  the 
burning  fiery  furnace. 

24  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  was  astonied,  and 
rose  up  in  haste,  and  spake,  and  said  unto  his  counsel- 
lors, Did  not  we  cast  three  men  bound  into  the  midst 
of  the  fire  ? They  answered  and  said  unto  the  king. 
True,  O king. 

25  He  answered  and  said,  Lo,  I see  four  men  loose, 
® walking  in  the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  they  have  no 
hurt  ; and  the  form  of  the  fourth  is  like  the  Son  of 
God. 

* ch.  2.  4.  & 5.  10.  & 0 As  Ex.  32.  32.  « Matt.  10.  19. 

6.  6,  21.  Luke  13.  9.  » Is.  43.  2. 

6ch.  2.  49.,  TEx.  5.  2.  2 Kin.  lo  ver.  28.  .Job  1.  G. 

18.  35.  & 38.  7.  Ps.  34.  7. 


9  sation  against  the  Jews.  They  answered  and  said  to 
Nebuchadnezzar  the  king,  O king,  live  for  ever. 

10  Thou,  O king,  hast  made  a decree,  that  every  man 
that  shall  hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp, 
sackbut,  psaltery,  and  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of 
music,  shall  fall  down  and  worship  the  golden 

11  image  : and  whoso  falleth  not  down  and  worship- 
peth, shall  be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a burning  fiery 

12  furnace.  There  are  certain  Jews  whom  thou  hast 
appointed  over  the  afPairs  of  the  province  of  Baby- 
lon, Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego  ; these  men, 
O king,  have  not  regarded  thee  : they  serve  not  thy 
gods,  nor  worship  the  golden  image  which  thou  hast 

13  set  up.  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  in  A/s  rage  and  fury 
commanded  to  bring  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego.  Then  they  brought  these  men  before  the 

14  king.  Nebuchadnezzar  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Is  it  of  purpose,  O Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  that  ye  serve  not  my  god,  nor  worship 

15  the  golden  image  which  I have  set  up  ? Now  if  ye 
be  ready  that  at  what  time  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the 
cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  and  dulcimer, 
and  all  kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  down  and  worship  the 
image  which  I have  made,  well : but  if  ye  worship 
not,  ye  shall  be  cast  the  same  hour  into  the  midst  ot 
a burning  fiery  furnace  ; and  who  is  that  god  that 

16  shall  deliver  you  out  of  my  hands  ? Shadrach,  Me- 
shach, and  Abed-nego,  answered  and  said  to  the 
king,  O Nebuchadnezzar,  ^ we  have  no  need  to  an- 

17  swer  thee  in  this  matter.  «If  it  be  so,  our  God  whom 
we  serve  is  able  to  deliver  us  from  the  burning  fiery 
furnace  ; and  he  will  deliver  us  out  of  thine  hand, 

18  O king.  But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto  thee,  O king, 
that  we  will  not  serve  thy  gods,  nor  worship  the 

19  golden  image  which  thou  hast  set  up.  Then  was 
Nebuchadnezzar  full  of  fury,  and  the  form  of  his 
visage  was  changed  against  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego  : therefore  he  spake,  and  commanded  that 
they  should  heat  the  furnace  seven  times  more  than 

20  it  was  wont  to  be  heated.  And  he  commanded  cer- 
tain mighty  men  that  were  in  his  army  to  bind 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  and  to  cast 

21  them  into  the  burning  fiery  furnace.  Then  these 
men  were  bound  in  their  hosen,  their  f tunics,  and 
their  mantles,  and  their  other  garments,  and  were 
cast  into  the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

22  Therefore  because  the  king’s  commandment  was 
urgent,  and  the  furnace  exceeding  hot,  the  flame  of 
the  fire  slew  those  men  that  took  up  Shadrach, 

23  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego.  And  these  three  men, 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  fell  down  bound 

24  into  the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace.  Then 
Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  was  astonied,  and  rose 
up  in  haste  : he  spake  and  said  unto  his  counsellors. 
Did  not  we  cast  three  men  bound  into  the  midst  of 
the  fire  ? They  answered  and  said  unto  the  king, 

25  True,  O king.  He  answered  and  said,  Lo,  I see  four 
men  loose,  walking  in  the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  they 
have  no  hurt  ; and  the  aspect  of  the  fourth  is  like  a 


rf  Or,  we  are  not  God  ivhom  weservebe  ...and  out  of  thine 
careful.  able  to  deliver  us,  he  hand,  O king. 

e Or,  Behold,  our  will  deliver  us  from  f Or,  turbans. 

God  dec.  Or,  If  our 


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DANIEL,  IV. 


26  ^ Then  Nebuchadnezzar  came  near  to  the  mouth 
of  the  burning  fiery  furnace,  and  spake,  and  said,  Sha- 
drach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  ye  servants  of  the  most 
high  God,  come  forth,  and  come  hither.  Then  Sha- 
drach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  came  forth  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire. 

27  And  the  princes,  governors,  and  captains,  and  the 
king’s  counsellors,  being  gathered  together,  saw  these 
men,  i^upon  whose  bodies  the  fire  had  no  power,  nor 
was  an  hair  of  their  head  singed,  neither  were  their  coats 
changed,  nor  the  smell  of  fire  had  passed  on  them. 

28  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  spake,  and  said,  Blessed  he 
the  God  of  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  who 
hath  sent  his  angel,  and  delivered  his  servants  that 

trusted  in  him,  and  have  changed  the  king’s  word, 
and  yielded  their  bodies,  that  they  might  not  serve  nor 
worship  any  god,  except  their  own  God. 

29  Therefore  I make  a decree,  That  every  people, 
nation,  and  language,  which  speak  any  thing  amiss 
against  the  God  of  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  shall  be  cut  in  pieces,  and  their  houses  shall 
be  made  a dunghill  : because  there  is  no  other  God 
that  can  deliver  after^this  sort. 

30  Then  the  king  promoted  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  in  the  province  of  Babylon. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Nebuchadneszar  confesseth  God's  kingdom,  4 niaketh  relation  of  Ms 
dreams,  which  the  magicians  could  not  interpret.  8 Daniel  heareth 
the  dream.  19  He  interpreteth  it.  28  The  story  of  the  event. 

l^TEBUCHADNEZZAR  the  king,  ^unto  all  people, 
1 1 nations,  and  languages,  that  dwell  in  all  the 
earth  ; Peace  be  multiplied  unto  you. 

2 I thought  it  good  to  shew  the  signs  and  wonders 
^ that  the  high  God  hath  wrought  toward  me. 

3 ® How  great  are  his  signs  ! and  how  mighty  are  his 
wonders  ! his  kingdom  is  ^an  everlasting  kingdom,  and 
his  dominion  is  from  generation  to  generation. 

4^1  Nebuchadnezzar  was  at  rest  in  mine  house,  and 
flourishing  in  my  palace  : 

5 I saw  a dream  which  made  me  afraid,  ^ and  the 
thoughts  upon  my  bed  and  the  visions  of  my  head 
® troubled  me. 

6 Therefore  made  I a decree  to  bring  in  all  the  wise 
men  of  Babylon  before  me,  that  they  might  make  known 
unto  me  the  interpretation  of  the  dream. 

7 Then  came  in  the  magicians,  the  astrologers,  the 
Chaldeans,  and  the  soothsayers  : and  I told  the  dream 
before  them  ; but  they  did  not  make  known  unto  me 
the  interpretation  thereof. 

8 But  at  the  last  Daniel  came  in  before  me,  ® whose 
name  was  Belteshazzar,  according  to  the  name  of  my 
god,  ^ and  in  whom  is  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  : and 
before  him  I told  the  dream,  saying ^ 

9 O Belteshazzar,  master  of  the  magicians,  because 
I know  that  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  is  in  thee,  and 
no  secret  troubleth  thee,  tell  me  the  visions  of  my 
dream  that  I have  seen,  and  the  interpretation  thereof. 

10  Thus  were  the  visions  of  mine  head  in  my  bed  ; 
I saw,  and  behold  a tree  in  the  midst  of  the  earth, 
and  the  height  thereof  was  great. 

11  The  tree  grew,  and  was  strong,  and  the  height 


Heb.  n.  34. 

12  Ps.  34.  7.  8.  Jer. 
17.  7.  ch.  6. '22,  23. 

13  ch.  G.  26. 

11  ch.  2.  5. 


15  ch.  6.  27. 

1 ch.  3.  4.  & 6.  25. 

2 ch.  3.  26. 

3 ch.  6.  27. 


1  ver.  34.  ch.  2.  44. 
& 6.  26. 

5 ch.  2.  28,  29. 

6 ch.  2.  1. 

^ ch.  2.  2. 


26  son  of  the  gods.  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  came  near 
to  the  ^ mouth  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace  : he 
spake  and  said,  Shadrach,  Mesliach,  and  Abed-nego, 
ye  servants  of  the  Most  High  God,  come  forth,  and 
come  hither.  Then  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 

27  nego,  came  forth  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire.  And 
the  satraps,  the  deputies,  and  the  governors,  and  the 
king’s  counsellors,  being  gathered  together,  saw 
these  men,  that  the  fire  had  no  power  upon  their 
bodies,  nor  was  the  hair  of  their  head  singed,  neither 
were  their  hosen  changed,  nor  had  the  smell  of  fire 

28  passed  on  them.  Nebuchadnezzar  spake  and  said. 
Blessed  be  the  God  of  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  who  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  delivered 
his  servants  that  trusted  in  him,  and  have  changed 
the  king’s  word,  and  have  yielded  their  bodies,  that 
they  might  not  serve  nor  worship  any  god,  except 

29  their  own  God.  Therefore  I make  a decree,  that 
every  people,  nation,  and  language,  which  speak  any 
thing  amiss  against  the  God  of  Shadrach,  Meshach, 
and  Abed-nego,  shall  be  cut  in  pieces,  and  their 
houses  shall  be  made  a dunghill  : because  there  is 
no  other  god  that  is  able  to  deliver  after  this  sort. 

30  Then  the  king  promoted  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  in  the  province  of  Babylon. 


4 * Nebuchadnezzar  the  king,  unto  all  the  peoples, 

nations,  and  languages,  that  dwell  in  all  the  earth  ; 

2 peace  be  multiplied  unto  you.  It  hath  seemed  good 
unto  me  to  shew  the  signs  and  wonders  that  the 

3 Most  High  God  hath  wrought  toward  me.  How 
great  are  his  signs  ! and  how  mighty  are  his  won- 
ders ! his  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom,  and 
his  dominion  is  from  generation  to  generation. 

4 1 1 Nebuchadnezzar  was  at  rest  in  mine  house, 

5 and  flourishing  in  my  palace.  I saw  a dream  which 
made  me  afraid  ; and  the  “thoughts  upon  my  bed 

6 and  the  visions  of  my  head  troubled  me.  There- 
fore made  I a decree  to  bring  in  all  the  wise  men  of 
Babylon  before  me,  that  they  might  make  known 

7 unto  me  the  interpretation  of  the  dream.  Then 
came  in  the  magicians,  the  enchanters,  the  Chal- 
deans, and  the  soothsayers  : and  I told  the  dream 
before  them  ; but  they  did  not  make  known  unto  me 

8 the  interpretation  thereof.  But  at  the  last  Daniel 
came  in  before  me,  whose  name  was  Belteshazzar, 
according  to  the  name  of  my  god,  and  in  whom  is  the 
spirit  of  the  holy  gods  : and  I told  the  dream  before 

9 him,  saying^  O Belteshazzar,  master  of  the  magi- 
cians, because  I know  that  the  spirit  of  the  holy 
gods  is  in  thee,  and  no  secret  troubleth  thee,  tell  me 
the  visions  of  my  dream  that  I have  seen,  and  the 

10  interpretation  thereof.  Thus  were  the  visions  of 
my  head  upon  my  bed  : I saw,  and  behold  a tree 
in  the  midst  of  the  earth,  and  the  height  thereof 

11  was  great.  The  tree  grew,  and  was  strong,  and  the 


8 ch.  1.  7. 

**  ver.  18.  Is.  63.  11. 
ch.  2.  11.  & .5.  11,  14. 
10  ch.  2.  48.  & 6.  11. 


11  ver.  20.  Ezek.  31. 
3,  &c. 

y Aram.  door. 

* [Ch.  3.  31.  in 

Aram.] 


t [Ch.  4.  1.  in 

Aram.] 

a Or,  imaginations. 


DANIEL,  IV. 


1213 


thereof  reached  unto  heaven,  and  the  sight  thereof  to 
the  end  of  all  the  earth  : 

12  The  leaves  thereof  were  fair,  and  the  fruit  thereof 
much,  and  in  it  was  meat  for  all  : the  beasts  of  the 
field  had  shadow  under  it,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
dwelt  in  the  boughs  thereof,  and  all  flesh  was  fed  of  it. 

13  I saw  in  the  visions  of  my  head  upon  my  bed, 
and,  behold,  a watcher  and  an  holy  one  came  down 
from  heaven  ; 

14  He  cried  aloud,  and  said  thus,  ^^Hew  down  the 
tree,  and  cut  off  his  branches,  shake  off  his  leaves,  and 
scatter  his  fruit : let  the  beasts  get  away  from  under 
it,  and  the  fowls  from  his  branches  : 

15  Nevertheless  leave  the  stump  of  his  roots  in  the 
earth,  even  with  a band  of  iron  and  brass,  in  the  tender 
grass  of  the  field  ; and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of 
heaven,  and  let  his  portion  he  with  the  beasts  in  the 
grass  of  the  earth  : 

16  Let  his  heart  be  changed  from  man’s,  and  let  a 
beast’s  heart  be  given  unto  him  ; and  let  seven  times 
pass  over  him. 

17  This  matter  is  by  the  decree  of  the  watchers,  and 

the  demand  by  the  word  of  the  holy  ones  : to  the  in- 
tent that  the  living  may  know  that  the  most  High 
ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to  whom- 
soever he  will,  and  setteth  up  over  it  the  basest  of 
men.  ^ 

18  This  dream  I king  Nebuchadnezzar  have  seen. 
Now  thou,  O Belteshazzar,  declare  the  interpretation 
thereof,  forasmuch  as  all  the  wise  men  of  my  king- 
dom are  not  able  to  make  known  unto  me  the  interpre- 
tation : but  thou  art  able  ; for  the  spirit  of  the  holy 
gods  is  in  thee. 

19  Then  Daniel,  22  whose  name  was  Belteshazzar, 
was  astonied  for  one  hour,  and  his  thoughts  troubled 
him.  The  king  spake,  and  said,  Belteshazzar,  let  not 
the  dream,  or  the  interpretation  thereof,  trouble  thee. 
Belteshazzar  answered  and  said.  My  lord,  the  dream 
he  to  them  that  hate  thee,  and  the  infierpretation  thereof 
to  thine  enemies. 

20  The  tree  that  thou  sawest,  which  grew,  and  was 
strong,  whose  height  reached  unto  the  heaven,  and  the 
sight  thereof  to  all  the  earth  ; 

21  Whose  leaves  were  fair,  and  the  fruit  thereof  much, 
and  in  it  was  meat  for  all  ; under  which  the  beasts  of 
the  field  dwelt,  and  upon  whose  branches  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven  had  their  habitation  : 

22  26  It  is  thou,  O king,  that  art  grown  and  become 
strong  : for  thy  greatness  is  grown,  and  reacheth  unto 
heaven,  26  and  thy  dominion  to  the  end  of  the  earth. 

23  27  And  whereas  the  king  saw  a watcher  and  an 
holy  one  coming  down  from  heaven,  and  saying.  Hew 
the  tree  down,  and  destroy  it  ; yet  leave  the  stump  of 
the  roots  thereof  in  the  earth,  even  with  a band  of  iron 
and  brass,  in  the  tender  grass  of  the  field  ; and  let  it  be 
wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven,  28  and  let  his  portion  he 
with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  till  seven  times  pass  over 
him  ; 

24  This  is  the  interpretation,  O king,  and  this  is  the 
decree  of  the  most  High,  which  is  come  upon  my  lord 
the  king  : 

25  That  they  shall  29  drive  thee  from  men,  and  thy 
dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  they 

12  Ezek.  17.  23.  31.  8.  13.  Zech.  14.  5.  ^ Ps.  9.  1C. 

6.  See  Lam.  4.  20.  Jude  14.  ver.  25,  32.  ch. 

13  ver.  17,  23.  Ps.  i3  Matt.  3.  10.  2.  21.  & 5.  21. 

103.  20.  16  Ezek.  31.  12.  20  Gen.  41.  8,  15. 

i^Deut.  33.  2.  ch.  n ch.  11.  13.  «fe  12.  7.  ch.  5.  8,  15. 


height  thereof  reached  unto  heaven,  and  the  sight 

12  thereof  to  the  end  of  all  the  earth.  The  leaves 
thereof  were  fair,  and  the  fruit  thereof  much,  and 
in  it  was  meat  for  all  : the  beasts  of  the  field  had 
shadow  under  it,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  dwelt 
in  the  branches  thereof,  and  all  flesh  was  fed  of  it. 

13  I saw  ill  the  visions  of  my  head  upon  my  bed,  and, 
behold,  a watcher  and  an  holy  one  came  down  from 

14  heaven.  He  cried  aloud,  and  said  thus.  Hew  down 
the  tree,  and  cut  off  his  branches,  shake  off  his 
leaves,  and  scatter  his  fruit : let  the  beasts  get  away 
from  under  it,  and  the  fowls  from  his  branches. 

15  Nevertheless  leave  the  stump  of  his  roots  in  the 
earth,  even  with  a band  of  iron  and  brass,  in  the 
tender  grass  of  the  field  ; and  let  it  be  wet  with 
the  dew  of  heaven,  and  let  his  portion  be  with  the 

16  beasts  in  the  grass  of  the  earth  : let  his  heart  be 
changed  from  man’s,  and  let  a beast’s  heart  be  given 

17  unto  him  ; and  let  seven  times  pass  over  him.  The 
sentence  is  by  the  decree  of  the  watchers,  and  the 
^demand  by  the  word  of  the  holy  ones  : to  the 
intent  that  the  living  may  know  that  the  Most  High 
ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to 
whomsoever  he  will,  and  setteth  up  over  it  the 

18  lowest  of  men.  This  dream  I king  Nebuchadnezzar 
have  seen  : and  thou,  O Belteshazzar,  declare  the 
interpretation,  forasmuch  as  all  the  wise  men  of  my 
kingdom  are  not  able  to  make  known  unto  me  the 
interpretation  ; but  thou  art  able,  for  the  spirit  of 
the  holy  gods  is  in  thee. 


19  Then  Daniel,  whose  name  was  Belteshazzar,  was 
astonied  for  a while,  and  his  thoughts  troubled 
him.  The  king  answered  and  said,  Belteshazzar, 
let  not  the  dream,  or  the  interpretation,  trouble 
thee.  Belteshazzar  answered  and  said.  My  lord,  the 
dream  be  to  them  that  hate  thee,  and  the  interpre- 

20  tation  thereof  to  thine  adversaries.  The  tree  that 
thou  sawest,  which  grew,  and  was  strong,  whose 
height  reached  unto  the  heaven,  and  the  sight 

21  thereof  to  all  the  earth  ; whose  leaves  were  fair, 
and  the  fruit  thereof  much,  and  in  it  was  meat  for 
all  ; under  which  the  beasts  of  the  field  dwelt,  and 
upon  whose  branches  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  had 

22  their  habitation  : it  is  thou,  O king,  that  art  grown 
and  become  strong  : for  thy  greatness  is  grown,  and 
reacheth  unto  heaven,  and  t%  dominion  to  the  end 

23  of  the  earth.  And  whereas  the  king  saw  a watcher 
and  an  holy  one  coming  down  from  heaven,  and 
saying,  Hew  down  the  tree,  and  destroy  it  ; never- 
theless leave  the  stump  of  the  roots  thereof  in  the 
earth,  even  with  a band  of  iron  and  brass,  in  the 
tender  grass  of  the  field  ; and  let  it  be  wet  with 
the  dew  of  heaven,  and  let  his  portion  be  with 
the  beasts  of  the  field,  till  seven  times  pass  over 

24  him  ; this  is  the  interpretation,  O king,  and  it  is  the 
decree  of  the  Most  High,  which  is  come  upon  my 

25  lord  the  king  : that  thou  shalt  be  driven  from  men, 
and  thy  dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts  of  the 


21  ver.  8.  24  ver.  10,  11,12. 

22  ver.  8.  25  ch.  2.  38. 

23  See  2 Sam.  18.  32.  20  Jer.  27.  6,  7,  8. 

Jer.  29.  7.  27  yer.  13. 


28  ch.  5.  21. 

29  ver.  32.  ch.  6.  21, 
&c. 

b Or,  matter. 


1214 


DANIEL,  IV. 


shall  make  thee  to  eat  grass  as  oxen,  and  they  shall 
wet  thee  with  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  seven  times  shall 
pass  over  thee,  till  thou  know  that  the  most  High 
ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to  whom- 
soever he  will. 

26  And  whereas  they  commanded  to  leave  the  stump 
of  the  tree  roots  ; thy  kingdom  shall  be  sure  unto  thee, 
after  that  thou  shalt  have  known  that  the  heavens 
do  rule. 

27  Wherefore,  O king,  let  my  counsel  he  acceptable 
unto  thee,  and  break  off  thy  sins  by  righteousness,  and 
thine  iniquities  by  shewing  mercy  to  the  poor  ; if  it 
may  be  a lengthening  of  thy  tranquillity. 

28  ^ All  this  came  upon  the  king  Nebuchadnezzar. 

29  At  the  end  of  twelve  months  he  walked  in  the 
palace  of  the  kingdom  of  Babylon. 

30  The  king  spake,  and  said.  Is  not  this  great  Baby- 
lon, that  I have  built  for  the  house  of  the  kingdom  by 
the  might  of  my  power,  and  for  the  honour  of  my  ma- 
jesty ? 

31  While  the  word  was  in  the  king’s  mouth,  there 
fell  a voice  from  heaven,  saying,  O king  Nebuchad- 
nezzar, to  thee  it  is  spoken  ; The  kingdom  is  departed 
from  thee. 

32  And  they  shall  drive  thee  from  men,  and  thy 
dwelling  shall  he  with  the  beasts  of  the  field  : they  shall 
make  thee  to  eat  grass  as  oxen,  and  seven  times  shall 
pass  over  thee,  until  thou  know  that  the  most  High  rul- 
eth in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to  whomsoever 
he  will. 

33  The  same  hour  was  the  thing  fulfilled  upon  Nebu- 
chadnezzar : and  he  was  driven  from  men,  and  did  eat 
grass  as  oxen,  and  his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of 
heaven,  till  his  hairs  were  grown  like  eagles’  feathers, 
and  his  nails  like  birds’  claws. 

34  And  at  the  end  of  the  days  I Nebuchadnezzar 
lifted  up  mine  eyes  unto  heaven,  and  mine  understand- 
ing returned  unto  me,  and  I blessed  the  most  High,  and 
I praised  and  honoured  him  that  liveth  for  ever,  whose 
dominion  is  an  everlasting  dominion,  and  his  kingdom 
is  from  generation  to  generation  : 

35  And  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  are  reputed 
as  nothing  : and  he  doeth  according  to  his  will  in  the 
army  of  heaven,  and  among  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  : 
and  none  can  stay  his  hand,  or  say  unto  him,  What 
doest  thou  ? 

36  At  the  same  time  my  reason  returned  unto  me  ; 

and  for  the  glory  of  my  kingdom,  mine  honour  and 

brightness  returned  unto  me  ; and  my  counsellors  and 
my  lords  sought  unto  me  ; and  I was  established  in  my 
kingdom,  and  excellent  majesty  was  added  unto  me. 

37  Now  I Nebuchadnezzar  praise  and  extol  and  ho- 
nour the  King  of  heaven,  all  whose  works  are  truth, 
and  his  ways  judgment  : and  those  that  walk  in  pride 
he  is  able  to  abase. 

30  Ps.  106.  20.  35  Ps.  41.  1,  &c,  40  ver.  25. 

31  ver.  17,  32.  Ps.  se  i Kin.  21.  29.  “i  ver.  26. 

83.  18.  37  Pro.  16.  18.  ch.  “2  ch.  12.  7.  Rev. 

32  Jer.  27.  5.  5.  20.  4.  10. 

33  Matt.  21. 25.  Luke  38  ch.  5. 5.  Luke  12.  “3  Ps.  lo.  16.  ch.  2. 

15.  18,  21.  20.  44.  & 7.  14.  Mic.  4. 


field,  and  thou  shalt  be  made  to  eat  grass  as  oxen, 
and  shalt  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  seven 
times  shall  pass  over  thee  ; till  thou  know  that  the 
Most  High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and 

26  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will.  And  whereas 
they  commanded  to  leave  the  stump  of  the  tree 
roots  ; thy  kingdom  shall  be  sure  unto  thee,  after 
that  thou  shalt  have  known  that  the  heavens  do 

27  rule.  Wherefore,  O king,  let  my  counsel  be  ac- 
ceptable unto  thee,  and  break  off  thy  sins  by 
righteousness,  and  thine  iniquities  by  shewing  mercy 
to  the  poor  ; if  there  may  be  a lengthening  of  thy 

28  tranquillity.  All  this  came  upon  the  king  Nebu- 

29  chadnezzar.  At  the  end  of  twelve  months  he  was 

30  walking  « in  the  royal  palace  of  Babylon.  The  king 
spake  and  said.  Is  not  this  great  Babylon,  which 
I have  built  for  the  royal  dwelling  place,  by  the 
might  of  my  power  and  for  the  glory  of  my  ma- 

31  jesty  ? While  the  word  was  in  the  king’s  mouth, 
there  fell  a voice  from  heaven,  saying,  O king 
Nebuchadnezzar,  to  thee  it  is  spoken  : the  kingdom 

32  is  departed  from  thee.  And  thou  shalt  be  driven 
from  men,  and  thy  dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts 
of  the  field  ; thou  shalt  be  made  to  eat  grass  as 
oxen,  and  seven  times  shall  pass  over  thee  ; until 
thou  know  that  the  Most  High  ruleth  in  the  king- 
dom of  men,  and  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will. 

33  The  same  hour  was  the  thing  fulfilled  upon  Nebu- 
chadnezzar : and  he  was  driven  from  men,  and  did 
eat  grass  as  oxen,  and  his  body  was  wet  with  the 
dew  of  heaven,  till  his  hair  was  grown  like  eagles’ 

34  feathers,  and  his  nails  like  birds’  claws.  And  at  the 
end  of  the  days  I Nebuchadnezzar  lifted  up  mine 
eyes  unto  heaven,  and  mine  understanding  returned 
unto  me,  and  I blessed  the  Most  High,  and  I praised 
and  honoured  him  that  liveth  for  ever ; for  his 
dominion  is  an  everlasting  dominion,  and  his  king- 

35  dom  from  generation  to  generation  : and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  earth  are  reputed  as  nothing  : and 
he  doeth  according  to  his  will  in  the  army  of  heaven, 
and  among  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  : and  none 
can stay  his  hand,  or  say  unto  him.  What  doest 

36  thou  ? At  the  same  time  mine  understanding  re- 
turned unto  me  ; and  for  the  glory  of  my  kingdom, 
my  majesty  and  brightness  returned  unto  me  ; and 
my  counsellors  and  my  lords  sought  unto  me  ; and  I 
was  established  in  my  kingdom,  and  excellent  great- 

37  ness  was  added  unto  me.  Now  I Nebuchadnezzar 
praise  and  extol  and  honour  the  King  of  heaven ; 
for  all  his  works  are  truth,  and  his  ways  judgement : 
and  those  that  walk  in  pride  he  is  able  to  abase. 


44  Is.  40.  15,  17.  49  Job  42.  12.  Pro.  c Or,  redeem. 

45  Ps.  115.  3.  & 22.  4.  Matt.  6.  33.  d Or,  as  otherwise 

135.  6.  30  Ps.  33.  4.  Rev.  read,  an  healing  oj 

40  Job  34.  29.  15.  3.  & 16.  7.  thine  error. 

47  Job  9.  12.  Is.  45.  31  Ex.  18.  11.  ch.  5.  e Aram.  upon. 

9.  Rom.  9.  20.  20.  / Aram,  strike. 

48  ver.  26. 


ver.  24. 


DANIEL,  V. 


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CHAPTER  V. 

1 BelsMzznr' X impious  feast.  5 A handwriting.,  unknown  to  the  .ma- 
gicians, troubleth  the  king.  10  At  the  commendation  of  the  queen  Da- 
niel is  brought.  17  He,  reproving  the  king  of  pride  and  idolatry,  25 
readeth  and  interpreleth  the  writing.  30  The  monarchy  is  translated  to 
the  Medes. 

Belshazzar  the  king  ^ made  a great  feast  to  a 
thousand  of  his  lords,  and  drank  wine  before  the 
thousand. 

2  Belshazzar,  whiles  he  tasted  the  wine,  commanded 
to  bring  the  golden  and  silver  vessels  ^ which  his  father 
Nebuchadnezzar  had  taken  out  of  the  temple  which  was 
in  Jerusalem  ; that  the  king,  and  his  princes,  his  wives, 
and  his  concubines,  might  drink  therein. 

3  Then  they  brought  the  golden  vessels  that  were 
taken  out  of  the  temple  of  the  house  of  God  which  was 
at  Jerusalem  ; and  the  king,  and  his  princes,  his  wives, 
and  his  concubines,  drank  in  them. 

4  They  drank  wine,  ^ and  praised  the  gods  of  gold, 
and  of  silver,  of  brass,  of  iron,  of  wood,  and  of  stone. 

5  ^ ^ In  the  same  hour  came  forth  fingers  of  a man’s 
hand,  and  wrote  over  against  the  candlestick  upon  the 
plaister  of  the  wall  of  the  king’s  palace  : and  the  king 
saw  the  part  of  the  hand  that  wrote. 

6  Then  the  king’s  countenance  was  changed,  and  his 
thoughts  troubled  him,  so  that  the  joints  of  liis  loins 
were  loosed,  and  his  ® knees  smote  one  against  an- 
other. 

7  ® The  king  cried  aloud  to  bring  in  the  astrologers, 
the  Chaldeans,  and  the  soothsayers.  And  the  king 
spake,  and  said  to  the  wise  men  of  Babylon,  Whosoever 
shall  read  this  writing,  and  shew  me  the  interpretation 
thereof,  shall  be  clothed  with  scarlet,  and  have  a chain 
of  gold  about  his  neck,  ® and  shall  be  the  third  ruler  in 
the  kingdom. 

8  Then  came  in  all  the  king’s  wise  men : ® but  they 
could  not  read  the  writing,  nor  make  known  to  the  king 
the  interpretation  thereof. 

9  Then  was  king  Belshazzar  greatly  troubled,  and 
his  countenance  was  changed  in  him,  and  his  lords  were 
astonied. 

10  ^ Now  the  queen  by  reason  of  the  words  of  the 
king  and  his  lords  came  into  the  banquet  house  : and 
the  queen  spake  and  said,  O king,  live  for  ever  : let 
not  thy  thoughts  trouble  thee,  nor  let  thy  countenance 
be  changed  : 

11  There  is  a man  in  thy  kingdom,  in  whom  is  the 
spirit  of  the  holy  gods  ; and  in  the  days  of  thy  father 
light  and  understanding  and  wisdom,  like  the  wisdom 
of  the  gods,  was  found  in  him  ; whom  the  king  Nebu- 
chadnezzar thy  father,  the  king,  / say,  thy  father,  made 
master  of  the  magicians,  astrologers,  Chaldeans,  and 
soothsayers  ; 

12  Forasmuch  as  an  excellent  spirit,  and  know- 
ledge, and  understanding,  interpreting  of  dreams,  and 
shewing  of  hard  sentences,  and  dissolving  of  doubts, 
were  found  in  the  same  Daniel,  whom  the  king  named 
Belteshazzar  : now  let  Daniel  be  called,  and  he  will 
shew  the  interpretation. 

13  Then  was  Daniel  brought  in  before  the  king.  And 
the  king  spake  and  said  unto  Daniel,  Art  thou  that 
Daniel,  which  art  of  the  children  of  the  captivity 
of  Judah,  whom  the  king  my  father  brought  out  of 
Jewry  ? 


1 Esth.  1.  3.  ■»  ch.  4.  31. 

* ch.  1.  2.  Jer.  62.  o Nah.  2.  10. 

19.  6 ch  2.  2.  & 4.  6. 

3 Rev.  9.  20.  7 Is.  47.  13. 


8 ch.  G.  2. 
ch.  2.  27.  & 4.  7. 
cli.  2.  1. 
ch.  2.  4.  & 3.  9. 


5  Belshazzar  the  king  made  a great  feast  to  a 
thousand  of  his  lords,  and  drank  wine  before  the 

2 thousand.  Belshazzar,  whiles  he  tasted  the  wine, 
commanded  to  bring  the  golden  and  silver  vessels 
which  Nebuchadnezzar  his  father  had  tak^n  out  of 
the  temple  which  was  in  Jerusalem  ; that  the  king 
and  his  lords,  his  wives  and  his  concubines,  might 

3 drink  therein.  Then  they  brought  the  golden  ves- 
sels that  were  taken  out  of  the  temple  of  the  house 
of  God  which  was  at  Jerusalem  ; and  the  king  and 
his  lords,  his  wives  and  his  concubines,  drank  in 

4 them.  They  drank  wine,  and  praised  the  gods  of 
gold,  and  of  silver,  of  brass,  of  iron,  of  wood,  and 

5 of  stone.  In  the  same  hour  came  forth  the  fingers 
of  a man’s  hand,  and  wrote  over  against  the  candle- 
stick upon  the  plaister  of  the  wall  of  the  king’s 
palace  : and  the  king  saw  the  part  of  the  hand  that 

6 wrote.  Then  the  king’s  “ countenance  was  changed 
in  him,  and  his  thoughts  troubled  him  ; and  the 
joints  of  his  loins  were  loosed,  and  his  knees  smote 

7 one  against  another.  The  king  cried  aloud  to  bring 
in  the  enchanters,  the  Chaldeans,  and  the  sooth- 
sayers. The  king  spake  and  said  to  the  wise  men 
of  Babylon,  Whosoever  shall  read  this  writing,  and 
shew  me  the  interpretation  thereof,  shall  be  clothed 
with  purple,  and  have  a chain  of  gold  about  his 
neck,  and  shall  ^ be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

8 Then  came  in  all  the  king’s  wise  men  : but  they 
could  not  read  the  writing,  nor  make  known  to  the 

9 king  the  interpretation.  Then  was  king  Belshazzar 
greatly  troubled,  and  his  countenance  was  changed 

10  in  him,  and  his  lords  were  perplexed.  Now  the 
queen  by  reason  of  the  words  of  the  king  and  his 
lords  came  into  the  banquet  house  : the  queen  spake 
and  said,  O king,  live  for  ever  ; let  not  thy  thoughts 
trouble  thee,  nor  let  thy  countenance  be  changed  : 

11  there  is  a man  in  thy  kingdom,  in  whom  is  the  spirit 
of  the  holy  gods  ; and  in  the  days  of  thy  father 
light  and  understanding  and  wisdom,  like  the  wis- 
dom of  the  gods,  was  found  in  him  : and  the  king 
Nebuchadnezzar  thy  father,  ‘^the  king,  I say,  thy 
father,  made  him  master  of  the  magicians,  en- 

12  chanters,  Chaldeans,  and  soothsayers  ; forasmuch 
as  an  excellent  spirit,  and  knowledge,  and  under- 
standing, interpreting  of  dreams,  and  shewing  of 
dark  sentences,  and  dissolving  of  doubts,  were 
found  in  the  same  Daniel,  whom  the  king  named 
Belteshazzar.  Now  let  Daniel  be  called,  and  he 
will  shew  the  interpretation. 


13  Then  was  Daniel  brought  in  before  the  king.  The 
king  spake  and  said  unto  Daniel,  Art  thou  that 
Daniel,  which  art  of  the  children  of  the  captivity  of 
Judah,  whom  the  king  my  father  brought  out  of 


12  ch.  2.  48.  & 4.  8, 
9,  18. 

13  ch.  4.  9. 


cli.  6.  3. 

18  ch.  1.  7. 

a Aram,  brightness. 


b Or,  rule  as  one  of 
three. 

c Or,  thy  father,  O 
king. 


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DANIEL,  Y. 


14  I have  even  heard  of  thee,  that  the  spirit  of  the 
gods  is  in  thee,  and  that  light  and  understanding  and  ex- 
cellent wisdom  is  found  in  thee. 

15  And  now  the  wise  men,  the  astrologers,  have 
been  brought  in  before  me,  that  they  should  read  this 
writing,  and  make  known  unto  me  the  interpretation 
thereof  : but  they  could  not  shew  the  interpretation  of 
the  thing  : 

16  And  I have  heard  of  thee,  that  thou  canst  make 
interpretations,  and  dissolve  doubts  : ^®now  if  thou 
canst  read  the  writing,  and  make  known  to  me  the  in- 
terpretation thereof,  thou  shalt  be  clothed  with  scarlet, 
and  have  a chain  of  gold  about  thy  neck,  and  shalt  be 
the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

17  Then  Daniel  answered  and  said  before  the  king. 
Let  thy  gifts  be  to  thyself,  and  give  thy  rewards  to  an- 
other ; yet  I will  read  the  writing  unto  the  king,  and 
make  known  to  him  the  interpretation. 

18  O thou  king,  the  most  high  God  gave  Nebu- 
chadnezzar thy  father  a kingdom,  and  majesty,  and 
glory,  and  honour  : 

19  And  for  the  majesty  that  he  gave  him,  ^Oall  peo- 
ple, nations,  and  languages,  trembled  and  feared  before 
him  : whom  he  would  he  slew  ; and  whom  he  would  he 
kept  alive  ; and  whom  he  would  he  set  up  ; and  whom 
he  would  he  put  down. 

20  But  when  liis  heart  was  lifted  up,  and  his  mind 
hardened  in  pride,  he  was  deposed  from  his  kingly 
throne,  and  they  took  his  glory  from  him  : 

21  And  he  was  driven  from  the  sons  of  men  ; and 
his  heart  was  made  like  the  beasts,  and  his  dwelling  was 
with  the  wild  asses  : they  fed  him  with  grass  like  oxen, 
and  his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven  ; ^still 
he  knew  that  the  most  high  God  ruled  in  the  kingdom 
of  men,  and  that  he  appointeth  over  it  whomsoever  he 
will. 

22  And  thou  his  son,  O Belshazzar,  ^4  hast  not  hum- 
bled thine  heart,  though  thou  knewest  all  this  ; 

23  But  hast  lifted  up  thyself  against  the  Lord  of 
heaven  ; and  they  have  brought  the  vessels  of  his  house 
before  thee,  and  thou,  and  thy  lords,  thy  wives,  and  thy 
concubines,  have  drunk  wine  in  them  ; and  thou  hast 
praised  the  gods  of  silver,  and  gold,  of  brass,*iron,  wood, 
and  stone,  which  see  not,  nor  hear,  nor  know  : and 
the  God  in  whose  hand  thy  breath  is,  and  whose  are 
all  thy  ways,  hast  thou  not  glorified  : 

24  Then  was  the  part  of  the  hand  sent  from  him  ; 
and  this  writing  was  written. 

- 25  •[[  And  this  is  the  writing  that  was  written, 
MENE,  MENE,  TEKEL,  UPHARSIN. 

26  This  is  the  interpretation  of  the  thing  : MENE  ; 
God  hath  numbered  thy  kingdom,  and  finished  it. 

27  TEKEL  ; Thou  art  weighed  in  the  balances, 
and  art  found  wanting. 

28  PERES  ; Thy  kingdom  is  divided,  and  given  to 
the  Medes  and  ^ Persians. 

29  Then  commanded  Belshazzar,  and  they  clothed 
Daniel  with  scarlet,  and  put  a chain  of  gold  about  his 
neck,  and  made  a proclamation  concerning  him,  that 
he  should  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

30  ^ 82  night  was  Belshazzar  the  king  of  the 

Chaldeans  slain. 


16  ver.  11, 12. 

” ver.  7,  8. 

16  ver.  7. 

19  ch.  2.  37,  38.  & 4. 
17,  22,  25. 


20Jer.  27.  7.  ch. 
3.  4. 

21  ch.  4.  30,  37. 

22  ch.  4.  32,  <«’c. 

23  ch.  4.  17,  25. 


24  2 Chr.  33.  23.  & 
36.  12. 

20  ver.  3,  4. 

26  Ps.  115.  5,  6. 

21  Jer.  10.  23. 


14  Judah  ? I have  heard  of  thee,  that  the  spirit  of  the 
gods  is  in  thee,  and  that  light  and  understanding 

15  and  excellent  wisdom  is  found  in  thee.  And  now 
the  wise  men,  the  enchanters,  have  been  brought  in 
before  me,  that  they  should  read  this  writing,  and 
make  known  unto  me  the  interpretation  thereof  : 
but  they  could  not  shew  the  interpretation  of  the 

16  thing.  But  I have  heard  of  thee,  that  thou  canst 
give  interpretations,  and  dissolve  doubts  : now  if 
thou  canst  read  the  waiting,  and  make  known  to  me 
the  interpretation  thereof,  thou  shalt  be  clothed  with 
purple,  and  have  a chain  of  gold  about  thy  neck, 

17  and  shalt  ^ be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom.  Then 
Daniel  answered  and  said  before  the  king.  Let  thy 
gifts  be  to  thyself,  and  give  thy  rewards  to  another  ; 
nevertheless  I will  read  the  writing  unto  the  king, 

18  and  make  known  to  him  the  interpretation.  O thou 
king,  the  Most  High  God  gave  Nebuchadnezzar  thy 
father  the  kingdom,  and  greatness,  and  glory,  and 

19  majesty  : and  because  of  the  greatness  that  he  gave 
him,  all  the  peoples,  nations,  and  languages  trembled 
and  feared  before  him  : whom  he  would  he  slew, 
and  whom  he  would  he  kept  alive  ; and  whom  he 
would  he  raised  up,  and  whom  ho  would  he  put 

20  down.  But  when  his  heart  was  lifted  up,  and  his 
spirit  was  hardened  that  he  dealt  proudly,  he  was 
deposed  from  his  kingly  throne,  and  they  took  his 

21  glory  from  him  : and  he  was  driven  from  the  sons 
of  men  ; and  his  heart  was  made  like  the  beasts, 
and  his  dwelling  was  with  the  wild  asses  ; he  was 
fed  with  grass  like  oxen,  and  his  body  was  wet  with 
the  dew  of  heaven  : until  he  knew  that  the  Most 
High  God  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  that 

22  he  setteth  up  over  it  whomsoever  he  will.  And 
thou  his  son,  O Belshazzar,  hast  not  humbled  thine 

23  heart,  though  thou  knewest  all  this  ; but  hast  lifted 
up  thyself  against  the  Lord  of  heaven  ; and  they 
have  brought  the  vessels  of  his  house  before  thee, 
and  thou  and  thy  lords,  thy  wives  and  thy  concu- 
bines, have  drunk  wine  in  them  ; and  thou  hast 
praised  the  gods  of  silver,  and  gold,  of  brass,  iron, 
wood,  and  stone,  which  see  not,  nor  hear,  nor 
know  : and  the  God  in  whose  hand  thy  breath  is, 
and  whose  are  all  thy  ways,  hast  thou  not  glorified  : 

24  then  was  the  part  of  the  hand  sent  from  before  him, 

25  and  this  writing  was  inscribed.  And  this  is  the 
writing  that  was  inscribed,  «mene,  mene,  tekel, 

26  UPHARSIN.  This  is  the  interpretation  of  the  thing  : 
mene  ; God  hath  numbered  thy  kingdom,  and  brought 

27  it  to  an  end.  tekel  ; thou  art  weighed  in  the  ba- 

28  lances,  and  art  found  wanting,  f peres  ; thy  king- 
dom is  divided,  and  given  to  the  Medes  and  Persians. 

29  Then  commanded  Belshazzar,  and  they  clothed 
Daniel  with  purple,  and  put  a chain  of  gold  about 
his  neck,  and  made  proclamation  concerning  him, 
that  he  should  ‘^be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

30  In  that  night  Belshazzar  the  Chaldean  king  was 


26  Job  31.  6.  Ps.  62. 
9.  Jer.  6.  30. 

29  Foretold,  Is.  21. 
2.  ver.  31.  ch.  9.  1. 

30  ch.  6.  28. 


81  ver.  7. 

32  .Ter.  51.  31,  39,  57. 
d Or,  rule  as  one  of 
three. 


e That  is,  Num~ 
bered,  numbered, 
weighed,  and  divi- 
sions. 

f That  is.  Divided. 


DANIEL,  VI. 


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31  And  Darius  the  Median  took  the  kingdom,  being 
about  threescore  and  two  years  old. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Daniel  is  made  chief  of  the  presidents.  4 They  conspiring  against  him 
obtain  an  idolatrous  decree.  10  Daniel,  accused  of  the  breach  thereof, 
is  cast  into  the  lions^  den.  18  Daniel  is  saved.  24  His  adversaries  de- 
voured, 25  and,  God  magnified  by  a decree. 

IT  pleased  Darius  to  set  ^ over  the  kingdom  an  hun- 
dred and  twenty  princes,  which  should  be  over  the 
whole  kingdom  ; 

2  And  over  these  three  presidents  ; of  whom  Daniel 
was  first  : that  the  princes  might  give  accounts  unto 
them,  and  the  king  should  have  no  damage. 

3  Then  this  Daniel  was  preferred  above  the  presi- 
dents and  princes,  ‘^because  an  excellent  spirit  was  in 
him  ; and  the  king  thought  to  set  him  over  the  whole 
realm. 

4  ^ ® Then  the  presidents  and  princes  sought  to  find 
occasion  against  Daniel  concerning  the  kingdom  ; but 
they  could  find  none  occasion  nor  fault  ; forasmuch  as 
he  was  faithful,  neither  was  there  any  error  or  fault 
found  in  him. 

5  Then  said  these  men.  We  shall  not  find  any  occa- 
sion against  this  Daniel,  exeept  we  find  it  against  him 
concerning  the  law  of  his  God. 

6  Then  these  presidents  and  princes  assembled  to- 
gether to  the  king,  and  said  thus  unto  him,  ^ King  Da- 
rius, live  for  ever. 

7  All  the  presidents  of  the  kingdom,  the  governors, 
and  the  princes,  the  counsellors,  and  the  captains,  have 
consulted  together  to  establish  a royal  statute,  and  to 
make  a firm  decree,  that  whosoever  shall  ask  a petition 
of  any  God  or  man  for  thirty  days,  save  of  thee,  O king, 
he  shall  be  cast  into  the  den  of  lions. 

8  Now,  O king,  establish  the  decree,  and  sign  the 
writing,  that  it  be  not  changed,  according  to  the  ^law 
of  the  Medes  and  Persians,  which  altereth  not. 

9  Wherefore  king  Darius  signed  the  writing  and  the 
decree. 

10  ^ Now  when  Daniel  knew  that  the  writing  was 
signed,  he  went  into  his  house  ; and  his  windows  being 
open  in  his  chamber  ® toward  Jerusalem,  he  kneeled 
upon  his  knees  three  times  a day,  and  prayed,  and 
gave  thanks  before  his  God,  as  he  did  aforetime. 

11  Then  these  men  assembled,  and  found  Daniel 
praying  and  making  supplication  before  his  God. 

12  ® Then  they  came  near,  and  spake  before  the  king 
concerning  the  king’s  decree  ; Hast  thou  not  signed  a 
decree,  that  every  man  that  shall  ask  a petition  of  any 
God  or  man  within  thirty  days,  save  of  thee,  O king, 
shall  be  cast  into  the  den  of  lions  ? The  king  answered 
and  said.  The  thing  is  true,  ® according  to  the  law  of 
the  Medes  and  Persians,  which  altereth  not. 

13  Then  answered  they  and  said  before  the  king, 
That  Daniel,  which  is  of  the  children  of  the  captivity 
of  Judah,  regardeth  not  thee,  O king,  nor  the  decree 
that  thou  hast  signed,  but  maketh  his  petition  three 
times  a day. 

14  Then  the  king,  when  he  heard  these  words,  was 
sore  displeased  with  himself,  and  set  his  heart  on  Daniel 
to  deliver  him  : and  he  laboured  till  the  going  down  of 
the  sun  to  deliver  him. 


31  slain.  *And  Darius  the  Mede  received  the  king- 
dom, being  about  threescore  and  two  years  old. 


6  It  pleased  Darius  to  set  over  the  kingdom  an 
hundred  and  twenty  satraps,  which  should  be 

2 throughout  the  whole  kingdom  ; and  over  them  three 
presidents,  of  whom  Daniel  was  one  ; that  these 
satraps  might  give  account  unto  them,  and  that  the 

3 king  should  have  no  damage.  Then  this  Daniel 
was  distinguished  above  the  presidents  and  the  sa- 
traps, because  an  excellent  spirit  was  in  him  ; and 
the  king  thought  to  set  him  over  the  whole  realm. 

4 Then  the  presidents  and  the  satraps  sought  to  find 
occasion  against  Daniel  as  touching  the  kingdom  ; 
but  they  could  find  none  occasion  nor  fault  ; foras- 
much as  he  was  faithful,  neither  was  there  any  error 

5 or  fault  found  in  him.  Then  said  these  men.  We 
shall  not  find  any  occasion  against  this  Daniel,  ex- 
cept we  find  it  against  him  concerning  the  law  of  bis 

6 God.  Then  these  presidents  and  satraps  « assembled 
together  to  the  king,  and  said  thus  unto  him,  King 

7 Darius,  live  for  ever.  All  the  presidents  of  the 
kingdom,  the  deputies  and  the  satraps,  the  counsel- 
lors and  the  governors,  have  consulted  together  ^ to 
establish  a royal  statute,  and  to  make  a strong  inter- 
dict, that  whosoever  shall  ask  a petition  of  any  god 
or  man  for  thirty  days,  save  of  thee,  O king,  he 

8 shall  be  cast  into  the  den  of  lions.  Now,  O king, 
establish  the  interdict,  and  sign  the  writing,  that  it 
be  not  changed,  according  to  the  law  of  the  Medes 

9 and  Persians,  which  ^ altereth  not.  Wherefore  king 

10  Darius  signed  the  writing  and  the  interdict.  And 
when  Daniel  knew  that  the  writing  was  signed,  he 
went  into  his  house;  (now  his  windov^s  were  open 
in  his  chamber  toward  Jerusalem  ;)  and  he  kneeled 
upon  his  knees  three  times  a day,  and  prayed,  and 
gave  thanks  before  his  God,  as  he  did  aforetime. 

11  Then  these  men  assembled  together,  and  found 
Daniel  making  petition  and  supplication  before  his 

12  God.  Then  they  came  near,  and  spake  before  the 
king  concerning  the  king’s  interdict  ; Hast  thou  not 
signed  an  interdict,  that  every  man  that  shall  make 
petition  unto  any  god  or  man  within  thirty  days, 
save  unto  thee,  O king,  shall  be  cast  into  the  den  of 
lions  ? The  king  answered  and  said.  The  thing  is 
true,  according  to  the  law  of  the  Medes  and  Per- 

13  sians,  which  altereth  not.  Then  answered  they  and 
said  before  the  king.  That  Daniel,  which  is  of  the 
children  of  the  captivity  of  Judah,  regardeth  not 
thee,  O king,  nor  the  interdict  that  thou  hast  signed, 

14  but  maketh  his  petition  three  times  a day.  Then 
the  king,  when  he  heard  these  words,  was  sore  dis- 
pleased, and  set  his  heart  on  Daniel  to  deliver  him  : 
and  he  laboured  till  the  going  down  of  the  sun  to 


3»  ch.  9.  1. 

1 Esth.  1.  1. 

2 ch.  .5.  12. 

3 Eccles.  4.  4. 


< ver.  21.  Neh.  2.  3. 
ch.  2.  4. 

ver.  12,  15.  Esth. 
1.  19.  & 8.  8. 

« 1 Kiu.  8.  44,  48. 


Ps.  .5.  7.  Jonali  2.  4. 

‘ Ps.  55.  17.  Acts  2. 
1,  2, 1.5.  & 3.  1.  & 10.  9. 
« ch.  .3.  8. 

« ver.  8. 


’0  ch.  1.  6.  & 5.  13, 

11  ch.  3.  12. 

12  So  Mark  G.  26. 

* [Chap.  G.  1.  iu 
Aram.] 


a Or,  came  tumul- 
tuously (and  so  in  vv. 
11,  15). 

b Or,  that  the  king 


should  establish  a 
statute,  and  make  etc. 

c Aram,  passeth  not 
away. 


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DANIEL,  VII. 


15  Then  these  men  assembled  unto  the  king,  and 
said  unto  the  king.  Know,  O king,  that  the  law  of  the 
Medes  and  Persians  is,  That  no  decree  nor  statute  which 
the  king  establisheth  may  be  changed. 

16  Then  the  king  commanded,  and  they  brought 
Daniel,  and  cast  Jiim  into  the  den  of  lions.  Now  the 
king  spake  and  said  unto  Daniel,  Thy  God  whom  thou 
servest  continually,  he  will  deliver  thee. 

17  And  a stone  was  brought,  and  laid  upon  the 
mouth  of  the  den  ; and  the  king  sealed  it  with  his 
own  signet,  and  with  the  signet  of  his  lords,  that  the 
purpose  might  not  be  changed  concerning  Daniel. 

18  ^ Then  the  king  went  to  his  palace,  and  passed 
the  night  fasting  : neither  were  instruments  of  musick 
brought  before  him  : and  his  sleep  went  from  him. 

19  Then  the  king  arose  very  early  in  the  morning, 
and  went  in  haste  unto  the  den  of  lions. 

20  And  when  he  came  to  the  den,  he  cried  with  a 
lamentable  voice  unto  Daniel  : and  the  king  spake  and 
said  to  Daniel,  O Daniel,  servant  of  the  living  God,  ^'^•is 
thy  God,  whom  thou  servest  continually,  able  to  deliver 
thee  from  the  lions  ? 

21  Then  said  Daniel  unto  the  king,  O king,  live 
for  ever. 

22  My  God  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  hath  gi^ut 
the  lions’  mouths,  that  they  have  not  hurt  me  : foras- 
much as  before  him  innocency  was  found  in  me  ; and 
also  before  thee,  O king,  have  I done  no  hurt. 

23  Then  was  the  king  exceeding  glad  for  him,  and 
commanded  that  they  should  take  Daniel  uj)  out  of  the 
den.  So  Daniel  was  taken  up  out  of  the  den,  and  no 
manner  of  hurt  was  found  upon  him,  because  he  be- 
lieved in  his  God. 

24  ^ And  the  king  commanded,  and  they  brought 
those  men  which  had  accused  Daniel,  and  they  cast 
them  into  the  den  of  lions,  them,  ^s^j^gir  children, 
and  their  wives  ; and  the  lions  had  the  mastery  of  them, 
and  brake  all  their  bones  in  pieces  or  ever  they  came  at 
the  bottom  of  the  den. 

25  ^ Then  king  Darius  wrote  unto  all  people,  na- 
tions, and  languages,  that  dwell  in  all  the  earth  ; Peace 
be  multiplied  unto  you. 

26  25 1 make  a decree.  That  in  every  dominion  of  my 
kingdom  men  26  tremble  and  fear  before  the  God  of 
Daniel : 2?  for  he  is  the  living  God,  and  stedfast  for 
ever,  and  his  kingdom  that  which  shall  not  be  28  de- 
stroyed, and  his  dominion  shall  he  even  unto  the  end. 

27  He  delivereth  and  rescueth,  29  ^^d  he  worketh 
signs  and  wonders  in  heaven  and  in  earth,  who  hath  de- 
livered Daniel  from  the  power  of  the  lions. 

28  So  this  Daniel  prospered  in  the  reign  of  Darius, 
20  and  in  the  reign  of  21  Cyrus  the  Persian. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Daniel's  vision  of  four  beasts.  9 Of  God's  kingdom.  15  The  interpre- 
tation thereof. 

IN  the  first  year  of  Belshazzar  king  of  Babylon 
1 Daniel  had  a dream  and  2 visions  of  his  head  upon 
his  bed  : then  he  wrote  the  dream,  and  told  the  sum  of 
the  matters. 

2 Daniel  spake  and  said,  I saw  in  my  vision  by  night. 


15  rescue  him.  Then  these  men  assembled  together 
unto  the  king,  and  said  unto  the  king.  Know,  O king, 
that  it  is  a law  of  the  Medes  and  Persians,  that 
no  interdict  nor  statute  which  the  king  establish- 

16  eth  may  be  changed.  Then  the  king  commanded, 
and  they  brought  Daniel,  and  cast  him  into  the  den 
of  lions.  Now  the  king  spake  and  said  unto  Daniel, 
Thy  God  whom  thou  servest  continually,  he  will 

17  deliver  thee.  And  a stone  was  brought,  and  laid 
upon  the  mouth  of  the  den  ; and  the  king  sealed  it 
with  his  own  signet,  and  with  the  signet  of  his  lords  ; 
^ that  nothing  might  be  changed  concerning  Daniel. 

18  Then  the  king  went  to  his  palace,  and  passed  the 
night  fasting  : neither  were  ® instruments  of  music 
brought  before  him  : and  his  sleep  fled  from  him. 

19  Then  the  king  arose  very  early  in  the  morning,  and 

20  went  in  haste  unto  the  den  of  lions.  And  when 
he  came  near  unto  the  den  to  Daniel,  he  cried  with 
a lamentable  voice  : the  king  spake  and  said  to 
Daniel,  O Daniel,  servant  of  the  living  God,  is  thy 
God,  whom  thou  servest  continually,  able  to  deliver 

21  thee  from  the  lions  ? Then  said  Daniel  unto  the 

22  king,  O king,  live  for  ever.  My  God  hath  sent  his 
angel,  and  liath  shut  the  lions’  mouths,  and  they 
have  not  hurt  me  ; forasmuch  as  before  him  inno- 
cency was  found  in  me  ; and  also  before  thee,  O 

23  king,  have  I done  no  hurt.  Then  was  the  king  ex- 
ceeding glad,  and  commanded  that  they  should  take 
Daniel  up  out  of  the  den.  So  Daniel  was  taken  up 
out  of  the  den,  and  no  manner  of  hurt  was  found  upon 

24  him,  because  he  had  trusted  in  his  God.  And  the 
king  commanded,  and  they  brought  those  men  which 
had  accused  Daniel,  and  they  cast  them  into  the 
den  of  lions,  them,  their  children,  and  their  wives  ; 
and  the  lions  had  the  mastery  of  them,  and  brake 
all  their  bones  in  pieces,  or  ever  they  came  at  the 
bottom  of  the  den. 


25  Then  king  Darius  wrote  unto  all  the  peoples,  na- 
tions, and  languages,  that  dwell  in  all  the  earth  ; 

26  Peace  be  multiplied  unto  you.  I make  a decree, 
that  in  all  the  dominion  of  my  kingdom  men 
tremble  and  fear  before  the  God  of  Daniel  : for  he 
is  the  living  God,  and  stedfast  for  ever,  and  his 
kingdom  that  which  shall  not  be  destroyed,  and  his 

27  dominion  shall  be  even  unto  the  end  : he  delivereth 
and  rescueth,  and  he  worketh  signs  and  wonders  in 
heaven*  and  in  earth  ; who  hath  delivered  Daniel 

28  from  the  power  of  the  lions.  So  this  Daniel  pros- 
pered in  the  reign  of  Darius,  and  in  the  reign  of 
Cyrus  the  Persian. 


7 In  the  first  year  of  Belshazzar  king  of  Babylon 
Daniel  ® had  a dream  and  visions  of  his  head  upon 
his  bed  : then  he  wrote  the  dream  and  told  the  sum 
2 of  the  matters.  Daniel  spake  and  said,  I saw  in 


13  ver.  8. 

14  Lam.  3.  53. 

15  So  Matt.  27.  66. 
18  ch.  2.  1. 

11  ch.  3.  15. 


18  Ch.  2.  4. 
i«  ch.  3.  28. 

20  Heb.  11.  33. 

21  Heb.  11.  33. 

22  Deut.  19.  19. 


23Esth.  9.  10.  See 
Deut.  24.  16.  2 Kin. 
14.  6. 

24  ch.  4.  1. 

26  ch.  3.  29. 


26  Ps.  99.  1. 

27  ch.  4.  34. 

28  ch.  2.  44.  & 4.  3, 
34.  & 7.  14,  27.  Luke 
1.  33. 

2»  ch.  4.  3. 


30  ch.  1.  21. 

3'  Ezra  1.  1,  2. 

1 Num.  12.  6.  Amos 
3.  7. 

2 ch.  2.  28. 


d Or,  that  there 
might  be  no  change  of 
purpose. 

e Or,  dancing  girls, 
a Aram.  saw. 


DANIEL,  VII. 


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and,  behold,  the  four  winds  of  the  heaven  strove  upon 
the  great  sea. 

3 And  four  great  beasts  ® came  up  from  the  sea, 
diverse  one  from  another. 

4 The  first  was  ^ like  a lion,  and  had  eagle’s  wings  : 
I beheld  till  the  wings  thereof  were  plucked,  and  it  was 
lifted  up  from  the  earth,  and  made  stand  upon  the  feet 
as  a man,  and  a man’s  heart  was  given  to  it. 

5 ® And  behold  another  beast,  a second,  like  to  a bear, 
and  it  raised  up  itself  on  one  side,  and  it  had  tliree  ribs 
in  the  mouth  of  it  between  the  teeth  of  it  : and  they 
said  thus  unto  it.  Arise,  devour  much  flesh. 

6 After  this  I beheld,  and  lo  another,  like  a leopard, 
which  had  upon  the  back  of  it  four  wings  of  a fowl  ; 
the  beast  had  also  ®four  heads  ; and  dominion  was 
given  to  it. 

7 After  this  I saw  in  the  night  visions,  and  behold  a 
fourth  beast,  dreadful  and  terrible,  and  strong  exceed- 
ingly ; and  it  had  great  iron  teeth  : it  devoured  and 
brake  in  pieces,  and  stamped  the  residue  with  the  feet 
of  it : and  it  was  diverse  from  all  the  beasts  that  were 
before  it  ; ® and  it  had  ten  horns. 

8 I considered  the  horns,  and,  behold,  ® there  came 
up  among  them  another  little  horn,  before  whom  there 
were  three  of  the  first  horns  plucked  up  by  the  roots  : 
and,  behold,  in  this  horn  were  eyes  like  the  eyes  of 
man,  and  a mouth  speaking  great  things. 

9 If  1 beheld  till  the  thrones  were  cast  down,  and 
^®the  Ancient  of  days  did  sit,  whose  garment  was 
white  as  snow,  and  the  hair  of  his  head  like  the  pure 
wool  : his  throne  was  like  the  fiery  flame,  ^^and  his 
wheels  as  burning  fire. 

10  A fiery  stream  issued  and  came  forth  from  be- 
fore him  : thousand  thousands  ministered  unto  him, 
and  ten  thousand  times  ten  thousand  stood  before  him  : 

the  judgment  was  set,  and  the  books  were  opened. 

11  I beheld  then  because  of  the  voice  of  the  great 
words  which  the  horn  spake  : I beheld  even  till  the 
beast  was  slain,  and  his  body  destroyed,  and  given  to 
the  burning  flame. 

12  As  concerning  the  rest  of  the  beasts,  they  had 
their  dominion  taken  away  : yet  their  lives  were  pro- 
longed for  a season  and  time. 

13  I saw  in  the  night  visions,  and,  behold,  one  like 
the  Son  of  man  came  with  the  clouds  of  heaven,  and 
came  to  the  Ancient  of  days,  and  they  brought  him 
near  before  him. 

14  And  there  was  given  him  dominion,  and  glory, 
and  a kingdom,  that  all  people,  nations,  and  languages, 
should  serve  him  : his  dominion  is  ‘^^an  everlasting  do- 
minion, which  shall  not  pass  away,  and  his  kingdom 
that  which  shall  not  be  destroyed. 

15  ^ I Daniel  was  grieved  in  my  spirit  in  the  midst 
of  my  body,  and  the  visions  of  my  head  troubled  me. 

16  I came  near  unto  one  of  them  that  stood  by,  and 
asked  him  the  truth  of  all  this.  So  he  told  me,  and 
made  me  know  the  interpretation  of  the  things. 

17  These  great  beasts,  which  are  four,  are  four 
kings,  which  shall  arise  out  of  the  earth. 


my  vision  by  night,  and,  behold,  the  four  winds  of 

3 the  heaven  brake  forth  upon  the  great  sea.  And 
four  great  beasts  came  up  from  the  sea,  diverse  one 

4 from  another.  The  first  was  like  a lion,  and  had 
eagle’s  wings  : I beheld  till  the  wings  thereof  were 
plucked,  and  it  was  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  and 
made  to  stand  upon  two  feet  as  a man,  and  a man’s 

5 heart  was  given  to  it.  And  behold  another  beast, 
a second,  like  to  a bear,  and  ^ it  was  raised  up  on 
one  side,  and  three  ribs  were  in  his  mouth  between 
his  teeth  : and  they  said  thus  unto  it.  Arise,  devour 

6 much  flesh.  After  this  I beheld,  and  lo  another, 
like  a leopard,  which  had  upon  the  back  of  it  four 
wings  of  a fowl  ; the  beast  had  also  four  heads  ; and 

7 dominion  was  given  to  it.  After  this  I saw  in  the 
night  visions,  and  behold  a fourth  beast,  terribl«  and 
^powerful,  and  strong  exceedingly  ; and  it  had  great 
iron  teeth  : it  devoured  and  brake  in  pieces,  and 
stamped  the  residue  with  his  feet  : and  it  was  di- 
verse from  all  the  beasts  that  were  before  it  ; and 

8 it  had  ten  horns.  I considered  the  horns,  and,  be- 
hold, there  came  up  among  them  another  horn,  a 
little  one,  before  which  three  of  the  first  horns  were 
plucked  up  by  the  roots  : and,  behold,  in  this  horn 
were  eyes  like  the  eyes  of  a man,  and  a mouth 

9 speaking  great  things.  I beheld  till  thrones  were 
‘^placed,  and  one  that  was  ancient  of  days  did  sit  : 
his  raiment  was  white  as  snow,  and  the  hair  of  his 
head  like  pure  wool  ; his  throne  was  fiery  flames, 

10  and  the  wheels  thereof  burning  fire.  A fiery  stream 
issued  and  came  forth  from  before  him  : thousand 
thousands  ministered  unto  him,  and  ten  thousand 
times  ten  thousand  stood  before  him  : the  judgement 

11  was  set,  and  the  books  were  opened.  I beheld  at 
that  time  because  of  the  voice  of  the  great  words 
which  the  horn  spake  ; I beheld  even  till  the  beast 
was  slain,  and  his  body  destroyed,  and  he  was  given 

12  ® to  be  burned  with  fire.  And  as  for  the  rest  of  the 
beasts,  their  dominion  was  taken  away  : yet  their 

13  lives  were  prolonged  for  a season  and  a time.  I 
saw  in  the  night  visions,  and,  behold,  there  came 
with  the  clouds  of  heaven  one  like  unto  a son  of 
man,  and  he  came  even  to  the  ancient  of  days,  and 

14  they  brought  him  near  before  him.  And  there  was 
given  him  dominion,  and  glory,  and  a kingdom,  that 
all  the  peoples,  nations,  and  languages  should  serve 
him  : his  dominion  is  an  everlasting  dominion,  which 
shall  not  pass  away,  and  his  kingdom  that  which 
shall  not  be  destroyed. 


15  As  for  me  Daniel,  my  spirit  was  grieved  in  the 
midst  of  my  body,  and  the  visions  of  my  head 

16  troubled  me.  I came  near  unto  one  of  them  that 
stood  by,  and  asked  him  the  truth  concerning  all 
this.  So  he  told  me,  and  made  me  know  the  inter- 

17  pretation  of  the  things.  These  great  beasts,  which 
are  four,  are  four  kings,  which  shall  arise  out  of  the 


8 Rev.  13.  1.  8 ch.  2.  41.  Rev.  Ps.  104.  2.  Rev.  i**  Rev.  19.  20.  ^ ch.  3.  4.  read,  it  raised  up  one 

<Deut.  28.  49.  2 13.1.  1.14.  20  Ezek.  1. 20.  Matt.  ver.  27.  Ps.  145.  dominion. 

Sam.  1.23.  Jer.  4.  7,  « ver.  20,  21,  24.  ch.  is  Ezek.  1.  15,  16.  24.  30.  & 26.  64.  Rev.  13.  ch.  2.  44.  Mic.  4.  e Or,  dreadful. 

13.  & 48.  40.  Ezek.  8.9.  ic  Ps.  50.  3.  & 97.  3.  1.  7,  13.  & 14.  14.  7.  Luke  1.  33.  John  d Ov,  cast  down. 

17.  3.  Hab.  1.  8.  '»  Rev.  9.  7.  Is.  30.  33.  & 60.  15.  21  yer.  9.  12.  34.  Heb.  12.  28.  e Aram,  to  the  burn- 

sch.  2.  39.  11  ver.  25.  Ps.  12.  12  1 Kin.  22.  19.  Ps.  22  pg.  2. 6, 7,  8.  & 8.  25  yer.  28.  ingoffire. 

8ch.  8.  8,  22.  3.  Rev.  13.  5.  68.17.  Heb.  12.  22.  6.  & 110.  1,  2.  Matt.  20  ygr.  3.  / Av&m.  the  sheath, 

f ver.  19,  23.  ch.  2.  “ Rev.  20.  4.  Rev.  5.  11.  11.  27.  & 28.  18.  .John  b Or,  as  otherwise 

40.  13  ver.  13,  22.  Ps.  18  Rev.  20.  4, 12.  3.  35.  1 Cor.  15.  27. 

90.  2.  Eph.  1.  22. 


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DANIEL,  Vllt. 


18  But  ^ the  saints  of  the  most  High  shall  take  the 
kingdom,  and  possess  the  kingdom  for  ever,  even  for 
ever  and  ever. 

19  Then  I would  know  the  truth  of  ^s^he  fourth 
beast,  which  was  diverse  from  all  the  others,  exceed- 
ing dreadful,  whose  teeth  were  of  iron,  and  his  nails  of 
brass  ; which  devoured,  brake  in  pieces,  and  stamped 
the  residue  with  his  feet  ; 

20  And  of  the  ten  horns  that  were  in  his  head,  and  of 
the  other  which  came  up,  and  before  whom  three  fell  ; 
even  of  that  horn  that  had  eyes,  and  a mouth  that  spake 
very  great  things,  whose  look  was  more  stout  than  his 
fellows. 

211  beheld,  and  the  same  horn  made  war  with  the 
saints,  and  prevailed  against  them  ; 

22  Until  the  Ancient  of  days  came,  and  judgment 
was  given  to  the  saints  of  the  most  High  ; and  the  time 
came  that  the  saints  possessed  the  kingdom. 

23  Thus  he  said,  The  fourth  beast  shall  be  ^^the 
fourth  kingdom  upon  earth,  which  shall  be  diverse  from 
all  kingdoms,  and  shall  devour  the  whole  earth,  and 
shall  tread  it  down,  and  break  it  in  pieces. 

24  And  the  ten  horns  out  of  this  kingdom  are  ten 
kings  that  shall  arise  : and  another  shall  rise  after 
them  ; and  he  shall  be  diverse  from  the  first,  and  he 
shall  sUbdue  three  kings. 

25  And  he  shall  speak  great  words  against  the 
most  High,  and  shall  wear  out  the  saints  of  the  most 
High,  and  think  to  change  times  and  laws  : and  they 
shall  be  given  into  his  hand  until  a time  and  times 
and  the  dividing  of  time. 

26  But  the  judgment  shall  sit,  and  they  shall  take 
away  his  dominion,  to  consume  and  to  destroy  it  unto 
the  end. 

27  And  the  kingdom  and  dominion,  and  the  great- 
ness of  the  kingdom  under  the  whole  heaven,  shall  be 
given  to  the  people  of  the  saints  of  the  most  High, 

whose  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom,  and  all 
dominions  shall  serve  and  obey  him. 

28  Hitherto  is  the  end  of  the  matter.  As  for  me 
Daniel,  ^^my  cogitations  much  troubled  me,  and  my 
countenance  changed  in  me  : but  I ^^kept  the  matter 
in  my  heart. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

I DanieVs  vision  of  the  ram  and  he  goat.  13  The  two  thousand  three 
hundred  days  of  sacrifice.  15  Gabriel  comforteth  Daniel.,  and  inter- 
preteth  the  vision. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  king  Belshazzar  a 
vision  appeared  unto  me,  even  unto  me  Daniel,  after 
that  which  appeared  unto  me  ^ at  the  first. 

2  And  I saw  in  a vision  ; and  it  came  to  pass,  when 
I saw,  that  I was  at  ^ Shushan  in  the  palace,  which  is  in 
the  province  of  Elam  ; and  I saw  in  a vision,  and  I was 
by  the  river  of  Ulai. 

3  Then  I lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw,  and,  behold, 
there  stood  before  the  river  a ram  which  had  two  horns  : 
and  the  two  horns  were  high  ; but  one  was  higher  than 
the  other,  and  the  higher  came  up  last. 

4  I saw  the  ram  pushing  westward,  and  northward, 
and  southward  ; so  that  no  beasts  might  stand  before 
him,  neither  was  there  any  that  could  deliver  out  of  his 


18  earth.  But  the  saints  of  the  Most  High  shall  re- 
ceive the  kingdom,  and  possess  the  kingdom  for 

19  ever,  even  for  ever  and  ever.  Then  I desired  to 
know  the  truth  concerning  the  fourth  beast,  which 
was  diverse  from  all  of  them,  exceeding  terrible, 
whose  teeth  were  of  iron,  and  his  nails  of  brass  ; 
which  devoured,  brake  in  pieces,  and  stamped  the 

20  residue  with  his  feet  ; and  concerning  the  ten  horns 
that  were  on  his  head,  and  the  other  horn  which 
came  up,  and  before  which  three  fell  ; even  that 
horn  that  had  eyes,  and  a mouth  that  spake  great 
things,  whose  look  was  more  stout  than  his  fellows. 

21  I beheld,  and  the  same  horn  made  war  with  the 

22  saints,  and  prevailed  against  them  ; until  the  ancient 
of  days  came,  and  judgement  was  given  s' to  the 
saints  of  the  Most  High  ; and  the  time  came  that 

23  the  saints  possessed  the  kingdom.  Thus  he  said. 
The  fourth  beast  shall  be  a fourth  kingdom  upon 
earth,  which  shall  be  diverse  from  all  the  kingdoms, 
and  shall  devour  the  whole  earth,  and  shall  tread 

24  it  down,  and  break  it  in  pieces.  And  as  for  the  ten 
horns,  out  of  this  kingdom  shall  ten  kings  arise  : 
and  another  shall  arise  after  them  ; and  he  shall  be 
diverse  from  the  former,  and  he  shall  put  down 

25  three  kings.  And  he  shall  speak  words  against  the 
Most  High,  and  shall  wear  out  the  saints  of  the 
Most  High  : and  he  shall  think  to  change  the  times 
and  the  law  ; and  they  shall  be  given  into  his  hand 

26  until  a time  and  times  and  half  a time.  But  the 
judgement  shall  sit,  and  they  shall  take  away  his 
dominion,  to  consume  and  to  destroy  it  unto  the 

27  end.  And  the  kingdom  and  the  dominion,  and  the 
greatness  of  the  kingdoms  under  the  whole  heaven, 
shall  be  given  to  the  people  of  the  saints  of  the 
Most  High  : his  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom, 

28  and  all  dominions  shall  serve  and  obey  him.  * Here 
is  the  end  of  the  matter.  As  for  me  Daniel,  my 
thoughts  much  troubled  me,  and  my  j countenance 
was  changed  in  me  : but  I kept  the  matter  in  my 
heart. 


8 In  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  king  Belshazzar 
a vision  appeared  unto  me,  even  unto  me  Daniel, 
after  that  which  appeared  unto  me  at  the  first. 

2 And  I saw  in  the  vision  ; now  it  was  so,  that  when 
I saw,  I was  in  Shushan  the  ® palace,  which  is  in  the 
province  of  Elam  ; and  I saw  in  the  vision,  and  I 

3 was  by  the  river  Ulai.  Then  I lifted  up  mine  eyes, 
and  saw,  and,  behold,  there  stood  before  the  river 
a ram  which  had  two  horns  : and  the  two  horns 
were  high  ; but  one  was  higher  than  the  other,  and 

4 the  higher  came  up  last.  I saw  the  ram  pushing 
westward,  and  northward,  and  southward  ; and  no 
beasts  could  stand  before  him,  neither  was  there 
any  that  could  deliver  out  of  his  hand  ; but  he  did 

2 Esth.  1.  2. 
g Or,  for. 
h Or,  thresh  it. 
i Aram.  Hitherto, 
j Aram,  brightness, 
a Or,  castle. 


2rver.  22,  27.  Is. 
60.  12,  13,  14.  2 Tim. 

2.  11,  12.  Rev.  2.  26, 
27.  & 3.  21.  & 20.  4. 

28  ver.  7. 

29  ch.  8. 12,24.  & 11. 
SI.  Rev.  11.  7.  & 13. 


7.  & 17.  14.  & 19.  19. 
90  ver.  9. 

92  ver.  18.  1 Cor.  6. 
2.  Rev.  1.  6.  & 5.  10. 
& 20.  4. 

32  cli.  2.  40. 


33  ver.  7,  8,  20.  Rev. 
17.  12. 

34  Is.  37.  23.  ch.  8. 
24,25.  & 11.  28,30,31, 
36.  Rev.  13.  5,  6. 

33  Rev.  17.  6.  & 18. 
24. 


96  ch.  2.  21. 

37  Rev.  13.  7. 

38  ch.  12.  7.  Rev.  12. 
14. 

39  ver.  10,  22. 

40  ver.  14,  18,  22. 
«ch.  2.  44.  Luke 


1.  33.  John  12.  34. 
Rev.  11.  15. 

42  Is.  60.  12. 

43  ver.  15.  ch.  8.  27. 
& 10.  8,  16. 

44  Luke  2.  19,  51. 

1 ch.  7.  1. 


DANIEL,  VIII. 


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hand  ; * but  he  did  according  to  his  will,  and  became 
great. 

5 And  as  I was  considering,  behold,  an  he  goat  came 
from  the  west  on  the  face  of  the  whole  earth,  and 
touched  not  the  ground  : and  the  goat  had  ^ a notable 
horn  between  his  eyes. 

6 And  he  came  to  the  ram  that  had  two  horns,  which 
I had  seen  standing  before  the  river,  and  ran  unto  him 
in  the  fury  of  his  power. 

7 And  I saw  him  come  close  unto  the  ram,  and  he 
was  moved  with  choler  against  him,  and  smote  the  ram, 
and  brake  his  two  horns  : and  there  was  no  power  in 
the  ram  to  stand  before  him,  but  he  cast  him  down  to 
the  ground,  and  stamped  upon  him  : and  there  was  none 
that  could  deliver  the  ram  out  of  his  hand. 

8 Therefore  the  he  goat  waxed  very  great  : and  when 
he  was  strong,  the  great  horn  was  broken  ; and  for  it 
came  up  ^ four  notable  ones  toward  the  four  winds  of 
heaven. 

9 ® And  out  of  one  of  them  came  forth  a little  horn, 
which  waxed  exceeding  great,  toward  the  south,  and 
toward  the  east,  and  toward  the  ® pleasant  land. 

10  ® And  it  waxed  great,  even  to  the  host  of  heaven  ; 
and  it  cast  down  some  of  the  host  and  of  the  stars  to 
the  ground,  and  stamped  upon  them. 

11  Yea,  he  magnified  himself  even  to  the  prince 
of  the  host,  and  by  him  the  daily  sacrifice  was  taken 
away,  and  the  place  of  his  sanctuary  was  cast  down. 

12  And  i®an  host  was  given  him  against  the  daily 
sacrifice  by  reason  of  transgression,  and  it  cast  down 

the  truth  to  the  ground  ; and  it  practised,  and  pros- 
pered. 

13  ^ Then  I heard  one  saint  speaking,  and  another 
saint  said  unto  that  certain  saint  which  spake.  How  long 
shall  be  the  vision  concerning  the  daily  sacrifice^  and  the 
transgression  of  desolation,  to  give  both  the  sanctuary 
and  the  host  to  be  trodden  under  foot  ? 

14  And  he  said  unto  me.  Unto  two  thousand  and 
three  hundred  days  ; then  shall  the  sanctuary  be 
cleansed. 

15  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I,  even  I Daniel,  had 
seen  the  vision,  and  sought  for  the  meaning,  then,  be- 
hold, there  stood  before  me  as  the  appearance  of  a 
man. 

16  And  I heard  a man’s  voice  between  the  hanks  of 
Ulai,  which  called,  and  said,  Gabriel,  make  this  man 
to  understand  the  vision. 

17  So  he  came  near  where  I stood  : and  when  he 
came,  I was  afraid,  and  fell  upon  my  face  : but  he 
said  unto  me.  Understand,  O son  of  man  ; for  at  the 
time  of  the  end  shall  he  the  vision. 

18  ^®Now  as  he  was  speaking  with  me,  I was  in  a 
deep  sleep  on  my  face  toward  the  ground  : but  he 
touched  me,  and  set  me  upright. 

19  And  he  said.  Behold,  I will  make  thee  know  what 
shall  be  in  the  last  end  of  the  indignation  : for  at  the 
time  appointed  the  end  shall  he. 

20  2®  The  ram  which  thou  sawest  having  two  horns 
are  the  kings  of  Media  and  Persia. 

3 ch.  5.  19.  & 11.  3,  0 ch.  11.  28.  Jfi  ch.  11.  31. 

16.  in  So  Is.  14.  13.  ” Ps.  119.  43,  142. 

* ver.  21.  11  Rev.  12.  4.  Is.  59.  14. 

6 ver.  22.  ch.  7.  6.  12  ver.  25.  .Jer.  48.  i»  ver.  4.  ch.  11. 

& 11.  4.  26,  42.  ch.  11.  36.  28,  36. 

n ch.  7.  8.  & 11.  21.  i3  Josh.  5.  14.  m ch.  4.  13.  & 12.  6. 

7 ch.  11.  25.  14  ch.  11.  31.  & 12.  1 Pet.  1.  12. 

8 Ps.  48.  2.  Ezek.  11.  20  See  ch.  12.  8.  1 

20.  6,  15.  ch.  11.  16,  13  Ex.  29.  38.  Num.  Pet.  1.  10,  11. 

41,  45.  28. 3.  Ezek.  46.  13.  21  Ezek.  1.  26. 


5 according  to  his  will,  and  magnified  himself.  And 
as  I was  considering,  behold,  an  he-goat  came  from 
the  west  over  the  face  of  the  whole  earth,  and 
^ touched  not  the  ground  : and  the  goat  had  a notable 

6 horn  between  his  eyes.  And  he  came  to  the  ram 
that  had  the  two  horns,  which  I saw  standing  before 
the  river,  and  ran  upon  him  in  the  fury  of  his 

7 power.  And  I saw  him  come  close  unto  the  ram, 
and  he  was  moved  with  choler  against  him,  and 
smote  the  ram,  and  brake  his  two  horns  ; and  there 
was  no  power  in  the  ram  to  stand  before  him  : but 
he  cast  him  down  to  the  ground,  and  trampled  upon 
him  ; and  there  was  none  that  could  deliver  the 

8 ram  out  of  his  hand.  And  the  he-goat  magnified 
himself  exceedingly  : and  when  he  was  strong,  the 
great  horn  was  broken  ; and  instead  of  it  there 
came  up  four  notable  horns  toward  the  four  winds 

9 of  heaven.  And  out  of  one  of  them  came  forth  a 
little  horn,  which  waxed  exceeding  great,  toward 
the  south,  and  toward  the  east,  and  toward  the  glo- 

10  rious  land.  And  it  waxed  great,  even  to  the  host 
of  heaven  ; and  some  of  the  host  and  of  the  stars 
it  cast  down  to  the  ground,  and  trampled  upon 

11  them.  Yea,  it  magnified  itself,  even  to  the  prince 
of  the  host  ; and  ‘^it  took  away  from  him  the  con- 
tinual burnt  offering,  and  the  place  of  his  sanctuary 

12  was  cast  down.  And  the  host  was  given  over  to  it 
together  with  the  continual  burnt  offering  through 
transgression  ; and  it  cast  down  truth  to  the  ground, 

13  and  it  did  its  pleasure  and  prospered.  Then  I heard 
a holy  one  speaking  ; and  another  holy  one  said 
unto  that  certain  one  which  spake.  How  long  shall 
be  the  vision  concerning  the  continual  burnt  offering, 
and  the  transgression  that  maketh  desolate,  to  give 
both  the  sanctuary  and  the  host  to  be  trodden  under 

14  foot  ? And  he  said  «unto  me,  Unto  two  thousand 
and  three  hundred  evenings  and  mornings  ; then 
shall  the  sanctuary  be  ^ cleansed. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I,  even  I Daniel,  had 
seen  the  vision,  that  I sought  s' to  understand  it  ; 
and,  behold,  there  stood  before  me  as  the  appear- 

16  ance  of  a man.  And  I heard  a man’s  voice  between 
the  banks  of  Ulai,  which  called,  and  said,  Gabriel, 

17  make  this  man  to  understand  the  vision.  So  he 
came  near  where  I stood  ; and  when  he  came,  I 
was  affrighted,  and  fell  upon  my  face  : but  he  said 
unto  me.  Understand,  O son  of  man  ; for  the  vision 

18  belongeth  to  the  time  of  the  end.  Now  as  he  was 
speaking  with  me,  I fell  into  a deep  sleep  with  my 
face  toward  the  ground  : but  he  touched  me,  and 

19  set  me  * upright.  And  he  said.  Behold,  I will  make 
thee  know  what  shall  be  in  the  latter  time  of  the 
indignation  : for  it  belongeth  to  the  appointed  time 

20  of  the  end.  The  ram  which  thou  sawest  that  had 
the  two  horns,  they  are  the  kings  of  Media  and 


22  ch.  12.  6,  7.  28  ver.  3.  e According  to  the 

23  ch.  9.  21.  Luke  b Heb.  none  touched  ancient  versions,  unto 

1.  19, 26.  the  ground.  him. 

24  Ezek.  1.  28.  Rev.  c Another  reading  fS-eb.  justified. 

1.  17.  is,  the  continual  burnt  g Heb.  understand- 

23  ch.  10.  9,  10.  offering  was  taken  ing. 

Luke  9.  32.  away  from  him.  h Or,  where  I had 

23  Ezek.  2.  2.  d Or,  an  host  was  stood. 

22  ch.  9.  27.  & 11.  27,  given  to  it  against  the 
35,  36.  & 12.  7.  Hab.  Ac.  Or,  an  host  was 

2.  3.  set  over  the  Ac. 


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DANIEL,  IX. 


21  29  And  the  rough  goat  is  the  king  of  Grecia  : and 
the  great  horn  that  is  between  his  eyes  is  the  first 
king. 

22  Now  that  being  broken,  whereas  four  stood  up 
for  it,  four  kingdoms  shall  stand  up  out  of  the  nation, 
but  not  ill  his  power. 

23  And  in  the  latter  time  of  their  kingdom,  when  the 
transgressors  are  come  to  the  full,  a king  ^^of  fierce 
countenance,  and  understanding  dark  sentences,  shall 
stand  up. 

24  And  his  power  shall  be  mighty,  ®^but  not  by  his 
own  pow’er  : and  he  shall  destroy  wonderfully,  *6  and 
shall  prosper,  and  practise,  ®®and  shall  destroy  the 
mighty  and  the  holy  people. 

25  And  through  his  policy  also  he  shall  cause  craft 
to  prosper  in  his  hand  ; and  he  shall  magnify  himself 
in  his  heart,  and  by  peace  shall  destroy  many  : he 
shall  also  stand  up  against  the  Prince  of  princes  ; but  he 
shall  be  broken  without  hand. 

26  And  the  vision  of  the  evening  and  the  morning 
which  was  told  is  true  : wherefore  shut  thou  up  the 
vision  ; for  it  shall  be  for  many  days. 

27  And  I Daniel  fainted,  and  was  sick  certain  days  ; 
afterward  I rose  up,  and  did  the  king’s  business  ; and 
I was  astonished  at  the  vision,  but  none  understood  it. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 Daniel,  considering  the  time  of  the  captivity,  3 maheth  confession  of 
sins,  16  and  prayeth  for  the  restoration  of  Jernsalem.  20  Gabriel  in- 
formeth  him  of  the  seventy  weeks. 

IN  the  first  year  ^ of  Darius  the  son  of  Ahasuerus,  of 
the  seed  of  the  Medes,  which  was  made  king  over 
the  realm  of  the  Chaldeans  ; 

2  In  the  first  year  of  his  reign  I Daniel  understood  by 
books  the  number  of  the  years,  whereof  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  ^ Jeremiah  the  prophet,  that  he  would 
accomplish  seventy  years  in  the  desolations  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

3  ^ ® And  I set  my  face  unto  the  Lord  God,  to  seek 
by  prayer  and  supplications,  with  fasting,  and  sackcloth, 
and  ashes  : 

4  And  I prayed  unto  the  Lord  my  God,  and  made  my 
confession,  and  said,  O ^Lord,  the  great  and  dreadful 
God,  keeping  the  covenant  and  mercy  to  them  that  love 
him,  and  to  them  that  keep  his  commandments  ; 

5  ®We  have  sinned,  and  have  committed  iniquity, 
and  have  done  wickedly,  and  !iave  rebelled,  even  by  de- 
parting from  thy  precepts  and  from  thy  judgments  : 

6  ® Neither  have  we  hearkened  unto  thy  servants  the 
prophets,  which  spake  in  thy  name  to  our  kings,  our 
princes,  and  our  fathers,  and  to  all  the  people  of  the 
land. 

7  O Lord,  righteousness  helongeth  unto  thee,  but 
unto  us  confusion  of  faces,  as  at  this  day  ; to  the  men 
of  Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  unto 
all  Israel,  that  are  near,  and  that  are  far  off,  through  all 
the  countries  whither  thou  hast  driven  them,  because 
of  their  trespass  that  they  have  trespassed  against  thee. 

8  O Lord,  to  us  helongeth  ® confusion  of  face,  to  our 
kings,  to  our  princes,  and  to  our  fathers,  because  we 
have  sinned  against  thee. 

” ver.  5.  87  ch.  11.  21,  23,  24.  10. 14.  & 12.  4,  9.  Rev. 

so  ch,  11.  3.  88  ver.  11.  ch.  11.  22.  10. 

31  ver.  8.  ch.  11.  4.  36.  « ch.  7.  28.  & 10.  8, 

32  Deut.  28.  50.  39  yer.  11.  ch.  11.  16. 

33  ver.  6.  36.  n ch.  6.  2, 3. 

34  Rev.  17.  13,  17.  4o  job  34.  20.  Lam.  See  ver.  16. 

35  ver.  12.  ch.  11.  4.  6.  ch.  2.  34,  46.  ’ ch.  1.  21.  & 6.  31. 

36.  it  ch.  10.  1.  & 6.  28. 

30  ver.  10.  ch.  7.  25.  « Ezek.  12.  27.  ch.  2 2 Chr.  36.  21.  Jer. 


21  Persia.  And  the  rough  he-goat  is  the  king  of 
‘Greece  : and  the  great  horn  that  is  between  his 

22  eyes  is  the  first  king.  And  as  for  that  which  was 
broken,  in  the  place  whereof  four  stood  up,  four 
kingdoms  shall  stand  up  out  of  the  nation,  but  not 

23  with  his  power.  And  in  the  latter  time  of  their 
kingdom,  when  the  transgressors  are  come  to  the 
full,  a king  of  fierce  countenance,  and  understand- 

24  ing  dark  sentences,  shall  stand  up.  And  his  power 
shall  be  mighty,  but  not  -i  by  his  own  power  ; and 
he  shall  * destroy  wonderfully,  and  shall  prosper 
and  do  his  pleasure : and  he  shall  * destroy  the 

25  mighty  ones  and  ^ the  holy  people.  And  through 
his  policy  he  shall  cause  craft  to  prosper  in  his 
hand  ; and  he  shall  magnify  himself  in  his  heart, 
and  in  their  security  shall  he  destroy  many  : he 
shall  also  stand  up  against  the  prince  of  princes  ; 

26  but  he  shall  be  broken  without  hand.  And  the 
vision  of  the  evenings  and  mornings  which  hath 
been  told  is  true  : but  shut  thou  up  the  vision  ; for 

27  it  helongeth  to  many  days  to  come.  And  I Daniel 
fainted,  and  was  sick  certain  days  ; then  I rose  up, 
and  did  the  king’s  business  : and  I was  astonished 
at  the  vision,  but  none  understood  it. 


9  In  the  first  year  of  Darius  the  son  of  Ahasuerus, 
of  the  seed  of  the  Medes,  which  was  made  king  over 

2 the  realm  of  the  Chaldeans  ; in  the  first  year  of 
his  reign  I Daniel  understood  by  the  books  the 
number  of  the  years,  whereof  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  for  the  accom- 
plishing of  the  desolations  of  Jerusalem,  even  seven- 

3 ty  years.  And  I set  my  face  unto  the  Lord  God, 
" to  seek  by  prayer  and  supplications,  with  fasting, 

4 and  sackcloth,  and  ashes.  And  I prayed  unto  the 
Lord  my  God,  and  made  confession,  and  said,  O 
Lord,  the  great  and  dreadful  God,  which  keepeth 
covenant  and  mercy  with  them  that  love  him  and 

5 keep  his  commandments  ; we  have  sinned,  and  have 
dealt  perversely,  and  have  done  wickedly,  and  have 
rebelled,  even  turning  aside  from  thy  precepts  and 

6 from  thy  judgements  : neither  have  we  hearkened 
unto  thy  servants  the  prophets,  which  spake  in  thy 
name  to  our  kings,  our  princes,  and  our  fathers, 

7 and  to  all  the  people  of  the  land.  O Lord,  right- 
eousness helongeth  unto  thee,  but  unto  us  confusion 
of  face,  as  at  this  day  ; to  the  men  of  Judah,  and 
to  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  unto  all  Israel, 
that  are  near,  and  that  are  far  off,  through  all  the 
countries  whither  thou  hast  driven  them,  because  of 
their  trespass  that  they  have  trespassed  against 

8 thee.  O Lord,  to  us  helongeth  confusion  of  face, 
to  our  kings,  to  our  princes,  and  to  our  fathers,  be- 


25. 11, 12.  &29. 10. 

3 Neh.  1.  4.  Jer.  29. 
12,  13.  ch.  6.  10. 
Jam.  4.  8,  9,  10. 

4 Ex.  20.  6.  Deut. 
7.  9.  Neh.  1.  6.  & 9. 
32. 

5 ver.  15.  1 Kin.  8. 

47,  48.  Neh.  1.  6,  7. 


& 9.  33,  34.  Ps.  106. 
6.  Is.  64.  5,  6,  7.  Jer. 

14.  7. 

3 ver.  10.  2 Chr.  36. 

15,  16. 

^ Neh.  9.  33. 

* ver.  7. 

{ Heb.  Javan, 
j Or,  with  his  powett 


See  ver.  22. 

k Or,  corrupt. 

I Heb.  people  of  the 
saints, 

m Or,  hut  there  was 
none  to  make  it  under^ 
stood. 

a Or,  to  seek  after 
prayer  dec. 


DANIEL,  IX. 


1223 


9 ® To  the  Lord  our  God  belong  mercies  and  forgive- 
nesses, though  we  have  rebelled  against  him  ; 

10  Neither  have  we  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
our  God,  to  walk  in  his  laws,  which  he  set  before  us  by 
his  servants  the  prophets. 

11  Yea,  all  Israel  have  transgressed  thy  law,  even 
by  departing,  that  they  might  not  obey  thy  voice  ; 
therefore  the  curse  is  poured  upon  us,  and  the  oath  that 
is  written  in  the  ^^law  of  Moses  the  servant  of  God, 
because  we  have  sinned  against  him. 

12  And  he  hath  confirmed  his  words,  which  he 
spake  against  us,  and  against  our  judges  that  judged 
us,  by  bringing  upon  us  a great  evil  : for  under  the 
whole  heaven  hath  not  been  done  as  hath  been  done 
upon  Jerusalem. 

13  As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  all  this  evil 
is  come  upon  us  : i®yet  made  we  not  our  prayer  before 
the  Lord  our  God,  that  we  might  turn  from  our  iniqui- 
ties, and  understand  thy  truth. 

14  Therefore  hath  the  Lord  watched  upon  the 
evil,  and  brought  it  upon  us  : for  the  Lord  our  God 
is  righteous  in  all  his  works  which  he  doeth  : for  we 
obeyed  not  his  voice. 

15  And  now,  O Lord  our  God,  that  hast  brought 
thy  people  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  a 
mighty  hand,  and  hast  gotten  thee  renown,  as  at  this 
day  ; ^2  have  sinned,  we  have  done  wickedly. 

16  ^ O Lord,  according  to  all  thy  righteousness, 
I beseech  thee,  let  thine  anger  and  thy  fury  be  turned 
away  from  thy  city  Jerusalem,  thy  holy  mountain: 
because  for  our  sins,  and  for  the  iniquities  of  our 
fathers,  Jerusalem  and  thy  people  are  become  a re- 
proach to  all  that  are  about  us. 

17  Now  therefore,  O our  God,  hear  the  prayer  of  thy 
servant,  and  his  supplications,  ^^and  cause  thy  face  to 
shine  upon  thy  sanctuary  that  is  desolate,  for  the 
Lord’s  sake. 

18  31 0 my  God,  incline  thine  ear,  and  hear  ; open 
thine  eyes,  32  and  behold  our  desolations,  and  the  city 
33  which  is  called  by  thy  name  : for  we  do  not  present 
our  supplications  before  thee  for  our  righteousnesses, 
but  for  thy  great  mercies. 

19  O Lord,  hear  ; O Lord,  forgive  ; O Lord,  hearken 
and  do  ; defer  not,  34  for  thine  own  sake,  O my  God  : 
for  thy  city  and  thy  people  are  called  by  thy  name. 

20  ^ 35  whiles  I was  speaking,  and  praying,  and 
confessing  my  sin  and  the  sin  of  my  people  Israel,  and 
presenting  my  supplication  before  the  Lord  my  God 
for  the  holy  mountain  of  my  God  ; 

21  Yea,  whiles  I was  speaking  in  prayer,  even  the 
man  3®  Gabriel,  whom  I had  seen  in  the  vision  at  the 
beginning,  being  caused  to  fly  swiftly,  37  touched  me 
33  about  the  time  of  the  evening  oblation. 

22  And  he  informed  me,  and  talked  with  me,  and 
said,  O Daniel,  I am  now  come  forth  to  give  thee  skill 
and  understanding. 

23  At  the  beginning  of  thy  supplications  the  com- 


9  cause  we  have  sinned  against  thee.  To  the  Lord 
our  God  belong  mercies  and  forgivenesses  ; ^ for  we 

10  have  rebelled  against  him  ; neither  have  we  obeyed 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  our  God,  to  walk  in  his  laws, 
which  he  set  before  us  by  his  servants  the  prophets. 

11  Yea,  all  Israel  have  transgressed  thy  law,  even 
turning  aside,  that  they  should  not  obey  thy  voice  : 
therefore  hath  the  curse  been  poured  out  upon  us, 
and  the  oath  that  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses 
the  servant  of  God  ; for  we  have  sinned  against 

12  him.  And  he  hath  confirmed  his  words,  which  he 
spake  against  us,  and  against  our  judges  that  judged 
us,  by  bringing  upon  us  a great  evil  : for  under  the 
whole  heaven  hath  not  been  done  as  hath  been  done 

13  upon  Jerusalem.  As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of 
Moses,  all  this  evil  is  come  upon  us  : yet  have  we 
not  intreated  the  favour  of  the  Lord  our  God,  that 
we  should  turn  from  our  iniquities,  and  ^ have  dis- 

14  cernment  in  thy  truth.  Therefore  hath  the  Lord 
watched  over  the  evil,  and  brought  it  upon  us  : for 
the  Lord  our  God  is  righteous  in  all  his  works  which 

15  he  doeth,  and  we  have  not  obeyed  his  voice.  And 
now,  O Lord  our  God,  that  hast  brought  thy  people 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  a mighty  hand, 
and  hast  gotten  thee  renown,  as  at  this  day  ; we 

16  have  sinned,  we  have  done  wickedly.  O Lord,  ac- 
cording to  all  thy  righteousness,  let  thine  anger 
and  thy  fury,  I pray  thee,  be  turned  away  from  thy 

,city  Jerusalem,  thy  holy  mountain  : because  for 
our  sins,  and  for  the  iniquities  of  our  fathers,  Jeru- 
salem and  thy  people  are  become  a reproacli  to  all 

17  that  are  round  about  us.  Now  therefore,  O our 
God,  hearken  unto  the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and 
to  his  supplications,  and  cause  thy  face  to  shine 
upon  thy  sanctuary  that  is  desolate,  for  the  Lord’s 

18  sake.  O my  God,  incline  thine  ear,  and  hear  ; open 
thine  eyes,  and  behold  our  desolations,  and  the  city 
which  is  called  by  thy  name  : for  we  do  not  ^ pre- 
sent our  supplications  before  thee  for  our  righteous- 

19  nesses,  but  for  thy  great  mercies.  O Lord,  hear  ; 
O Lord,  forgive  ; O Lord,  hearken  and  do  ; defer 
not  ; for  thine  own  sake,  O my  God,  because  thy 
city  and  thy  people  are  called  by  thy  name. 

20  And  whiles  I was  speaking,  and  praying,  and  con- 
fessing my  sin  and  the  sin  of  my  people  Israel,  and 
presenting  my  supplication  before  the  Lord  my  God 

21  for  the  holy  mountain  of  my  God  ; yea,  whiles  I was 
speaking  in  prayer,  the  man  Gabriel,  whom  I had 
seen  in  the  vision  at  the  beginning,  /being  caused 
to  fly  swiftly,  ^ touched  me  about  the  time  of  the 

22  evening  oblation.  And  he  ^ instructed  me,  and 
talked  with  me,  and  said,  O Daniel,  I am  now  come 

23  forth  to  make  thee  skilful  of  understanding.  At  the 
beginning  of  thy  supplications  the  commandment 


»Neh.9. 17.  Ps,  130. 
4,  7. 

ver.  6. 

“ Is.  1.  4,  5,  6.  Jer. 

8.  6,  10. 

12  Lev.  26.  14,  &c. 
Deut.  27. 15,  &c.  & 28. 
15,  4c.  & 29.  20,  &c. 
& 30.  17,  18.  & 31.  17, 
&c.  & 32.  19,  &c. 

Lain.  2.  17. 

Zech.  1.  6. 


«Lam.  1.  12.  & 2. 
13.  Ezek.  5.  9.  Amos 
3 2 

is’ Lev.  26.  14,  &c. 
Deut.  28.  15.  Lara.  2. 
17. 

10  Is.  9.  13.  Jer.  2. 
30.  & 5.  3.  Hos.  7.  7, 
10. 

17  Jer.  31.  28.  & 44. 
27. 


1*  ver.  7.  Neh.  9. 
33. 

10  ver.  10. 

20  Ex.  6.  1,  6.  & 32. 
11.  1 Kin.  8.  51.  Neh. 
1.  10.  Jer.  32.  21. 

21  Ex.  14.  18.  Neh. 
9.  10.  Jer.  32.  20. 

22  ver.  5. 

23  1 Sam.  12.  7.  Ps. 
31.  1.  &71.  2.  Mic.  6. 
4,6. 


21  ver.  20.  Zech.  8.  3. 
2'-  Ex.  20.  5. 

20  Lam.  2.  15,  16. 

21  Ps.  44.  13,  14.  & 
79.  4. 

28Num.  6.  25.  Ps. 
67.  1.  &80.  3,  7,  19. 

20  Lam.  5. 18. 

30  ver.  19.  John  16. 
24. 

31  Is.  37.  17. 


32  Ex.  3.  7.  Ps.  SO. 
14,  &c. 

33  Jer  25.  29. 

31  Ps.  79.  9,  10.  & 
102.  15,  16. 

33  Ps.  32.  5.  Is.  65. 
24. 

30  ch.  8.  16. 

37  ch.  8.  18.  & 10. 10, 
16. 

38  1 Kin.  18.  36. 
b Or,  though. 


c Or,  deal  xvisely. 

d Heb.  righteous- 
nesst-s. 

e Heb.  cause  to  fall. 
See  Jer.  36.  7. 

/ Or,  being  sore 
wearied. 

g Or,  came  near  un- 
to me. 

h Or,  made  me  to 
understand. 


1224 


DANIEL,  X. 


mandmeiit  came  forth,  and  I am  come  to  shew  thee  ; 

for  thou  art  greatly  beloved  : therefore  understand 
the  matter,  and  consider  the  vision. 

24  Seventy  weeks  are  determined  upon  thy  people 
and  upon  thy  holy  city,  to  finish  the  transgression,  and 
to  make  an  end  of  sins,  and  to  make  reconciliation 
for  iniquity,  and  to  bring  in  everlasting  righteous- 
ness, and  to  seal  up  the  vision  and  prophecy,  and  to 
anoint  the  most  Holy. 

25  Know  therefore  and  understand,  that  from 
the  going  forth  of  the  commandment  to  restore  and  to 
build  Jerusalem  unto  the  Messiah  the  Prince  shall 
be  seven  weeks,  and  threescore  and  two  weeks  ; 'the 
street  shall  be  built  again,  and  the  wall,  even  in 
troublous  times. 

26  And  after  threescore  and  two  weeks  shall 
Messiah  be  cut  off,  but  not  for  himself  : and  the 
people  of  the  prince  that  shall  come  shall  destroy 
the  city  ®^and  the  sanctuary  ; ®^and  the  end  thereof 
shall  be  with  a flood,  and  unto  the  end  of  the  war 
desolations  are  determined. 

27  And  he  shall  confirm  the  covenant  with  many 
for  one  week  : and  in  the  midst  of  the  week  he  shall 
cause  the  sacrifice  and  the  oblation  to  cease,  and  for 
the  overspreading  of  abominations  he  shall  make  it 
desolate,  ^ even  until  the  consummation,  and  that  de- 
termined shall  be  poured  upon  the  desolate. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Daniel  having  humbled  himself  seeth  a vision.  10  Being  troubled 
with  fear  he  is  comforted  by  the  angel. 

IN  the  third  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia  a thing  was 
revealed  unto  Daniel,  ^ whose  name  was  called 
Belteshazzar  ; ^ and  the  thing  was  true,  ® but  the  time 
appointed  was  long  : and  ^ he  understood  the  thing,  and 
had  understanding  of  the  vision. 

2  In  those  days  I Daniel  was  mourning  three  full 
weeks. 

3  I ate  no  pleasant  bread,  neither  came  flesh  nor 
wine  in  my  mouth,  ^ neither  did  I anoint  myself  at  all, 
till  three  whole  weeks  were  fulfilled. 

4  And  in  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the  first 
month,  as  I was  by  the  side  of  the  great  river,  which  is 
« Hiddekel; 

5  Then  I lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  looked,  and  ® be- 
hold a certain  man  clothed  in  linen,  whose  loins  were 
® girded  with  fine  gold  of  Uphaz  : 

6  His  body  also  was  like  the  beryl,  and  his  face 
as  the  appearance  of  lightning,  and  his  eyes  as  lamps 
of  fire,  and  his  arms  and  his  feet  like  in  colour  to 
polished  brass,  and  the  voice  of  his  words  like  the 
voice  of  a multitude. 

7  And  I Daniel  i®  alone  saw  the  vision  : for  the  men 
that  were  with  me  saw  not  the  vision  ; but  a great 


39  ch.  10.  12. 

*0  ch.  10.  11,  19. 

« Matt.  24.  15. 

« Is.  53.  10. 

«Is.  53.  11.  Jer. 
23.  5,  6.  Heb.  9.  12. 
Kev.  14.  6. 

44  Ps.  45.  7.  Luke 

1.  35.  John  1.  41. 
Heb.  9.  11. 

45  ver.  23.  Matt.  24. 
15. 

48  Ezra  4.  24.  & 6.  1, 
15.  & 7.  1,  &c.  Neh. 

2.  1,  3,  5,  6,  8. 

4T  John  1.  41.  & 4. 
25. 


48  Is.  56.  4. 

49  Neh.  4.  8,  16,  17, 
18.  & 6.  15. 

50  Is.  53.  8.  Mark 

9.  12.  Luke  24.  26, 
46. 

51 1 Pet.  2.  21.  & 3. 
18. 

52  Matt.  22.  7. 

53  Luke  19.  44. 

54  Matt.  24.  2. 

55  Matt.  24.  6,  14. 

58  Is,  8.  7,  8.  ch.  11. 

10,  22.  Nah.  1.  8. 

61  Is.  42.  6.  & 55.  3. 


Jer.  31.  31.  Ezek.  16. 
60,  61,  62. 

58ls.  53.  11.  Matt. 
26.  28.  Rom.  5.  15, 
19.  Heb.  9.  28. 

59  Matt.  24.  15. 

Mark  13.  14.  Luke 
21.  20. 

60  See  Is.  10.  22,  23. 
&28.  22.  ch.  11.  36. 
Luke  21.  24.  Rom. 

11.  26. 

1 ch.  1.  7. 

2 ch.  8.  26.  Rev.  19. 
9. 

3 ver.  14. 


went  forth,  and  I am  come  to  tell  thee  ; for  thou 
art  * greatly  beloved  : therefore  consider  the  matter, 

24  and  understand  the  vision.  Seventy  weeks  are  de- 
creed upon  thy  people  and  upon  thy  holy  city,  J'to 
finish  * transgression,  and  ^ to  make  an  end  of  sins, 
and  to  make  reconciliation  for  iniquity,  and  to 
bring  in  everlasting  righteousness,  and  to  seal  up 
vision  and  ” prophecy,  and  to  anoint  ®the  most 

25  holy.  Know  therefore  and  discern,  that  from  the 
going  forth  of  the  commandment  to  restore  and  to 
build  Jerusalem  unto  p the  anointed  one,  the  prince, 
shall  be  t seven  weeks  : and  threescore  and  two 
weeks,  it  shall  be  built  again,  with  street  and  moat, 

26  even  in  troublous  times.  And  after  the  threescore 
and  two  weeks  shall  the  anointed  one  be  cut  off,  and 
'■  shall  have  nothing  : and  the  people  of  the  prince 
that  shall  come  shall  destroy  the  city  and  the  sanc- 
tuary ; and  * his  end  shall  be  with  a flood,  and  even 
unto  the  end  shall  be  war  ; desolations  are  deter- 

27  mined.  And  he  shall  make  a firm  covenant  with 
many  for  one  week  : and  ^ for  the  half  of  the  week 
he  shall  cause  the  sacrifice  and  the  “oblation  to 
cease  ; and  “ upon  the  wing  of  abominations  shall 
come  one  that  maketh  desolate  ; and  even  unto  the 
consummation,  and  that  determined,  shall  wrath  be 
poured  out  upon  the  desolator. 


10  In  the  third  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia  a thing 
was  revealed  unto  Daniel,  whose  name  was  called 
Belteshazzar  ; and  the  thing  was  true,  even  a great 
warfare  : and  he  understood  the  thing,  and  had  un- 

2 derstanding  of  the  vision.  In  those  days  I Daniel 

3 w as  mourning  three  whole  weeks.  I ate  no  pleasant 
bread,  neither  came  flesh  nor  wine  in  my  mouth, 
neither  did  I anoint  myself  at  all,  till  three  whole 

4 weeks  were  fvilfilled.  And  in  the  four  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  first  month,  as  I was  by  the  side  of  the 

5 great  river,  which  is  ” Hiddekel,  I lifted  up  mine 
eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  a man  clothed  in  linen, 
whose  loins  were  girded  with  pure  gold  of  Uphaz  : 

6 his  body  also  was  like  the  beryl,  and  his  face  as  the 
appearance  of  lightning,  and  his  eyes  as  lamps  of 
fire,  and  his  arms  and  his  feet  like  in  colour  to  bur- 
nished brass,  and  the  voice  of  his  words  like  the 

7 voice  of  a multitude.  And  I Daniel  alone  saw  the 
vision  : for  the  men  that  were  with  me  saw  not 


4 ch.  1.  17.  & 8.  16. 

5 Matt.  6.  17. 

6 Gen.  2.  14. 

7 Josh.  5.  13. 

8 ch.  12.  6,  7. 

9 Rev.  1.  13,  14,  15. 
& 15.  6. 

JO  Jer.  10.  9. 

11  Ezek.  1.  16. 

12  Ezek.  1.  14. 

13  Rev.  1.  14.  & 19. 
12. 

14  Ezek.  1.  7.  Rev. 
1.15. 

15  Ezek.  1.  24.  Rev. 

1.  16. 


16  2 Kin.  6.  17.  Acts 
9.  7. 

i Or,  very  precious. 
Heb.  precious  things, 
j Or,  to  restrain, 
k Or,  the  transgres- 
sion. 

I Another  reading  is, 
to  seal  up. 
m Or,  purge  away, 
n Heb.  prophet, 
o Or,  a most  holy 
place. 

p Or,  Messiah,  the 
prince.  Or,  an  anoint- 
ed one,  a prince. 


q Or,  seven  weeks, 
and  threescore  and 
two  weeks : it  shall  be 
cfcc. 

r Or,  there  shall  be 
none  belonging  to 
him. 

s Or,  the  end  there- 
of- 

t Or,  in  the  midst  of. 
u Or,  meal  offering. 
V Or,  upon  the  pin- 
nacle of  abominations 
shall  be  drc. 
tv  Or,  desolate, 
a That  is,  Tigri*, 


DANIEL,  XI. 


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quaking  fell  upon  them,  so  that  they  fled  to  hide  them- 
selves. 

8 Therefore  I was  left  alone,  and  saw  this  great 
vision,  and  there  remained  no  strength  in  me  : for  my 

comeliness  was  turned  in  me  into  corruption,  and  I 
retained  no  strength. 

9 Yet  heard  I the  voice  of  his  words  : and  when 
I heard  the  voice  of  his  words,  then  was  I in  a deep 
sleep  on  my  face,  and  my  face  toward  the  ground. 

10  ^ 20  And,  behold,  an  hand  touched  me,  which  set 
me  upon  my  knees  and  upon  the  palms  of  my  hands. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  O Daniel,  21  a man  greatly 
beloved,  understand  the  words  that  I speak  unto  thee, 
and  stand  upright : for  unto  thee  am  I now  sent.  And 
when  he  had  spoken  this  word  unto  me,  I stood  trem- 
bling. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me,  22  Fear  not,  Daniel:  for 
from  the  first  day  that  thou  didst  set  thine  heart  to 
understand,  and  to  chasten  thyself  before  thy  God, 
2®  thy  words  were  heard,  and  I am  come  for  thy  words. 

13  2<  But  the  prince  of  the  kingdom  of  Persia  with- 
stood me  one  and  twenty  days  : but,  lo,  25  Michael,  one 
of  the  chief  princes,  came  to  help  me  ; and  I remained 
there  with  the  kings  of  Persia. 

14  Now  I am  come  to  make  thee  understand  what 
shall  befall  thy  people  2®  in  the  latter  days  : 27  for  yet 
the  vision  is  for  many  days. 

15  And  when  he  had  spoken  such  words  unto  me, 
2®  I set  my  face  toward  the  ground,  and  I became 
dumb. 

16  And,  behold,  29  one  like  the  similitude  of  the  sons 
of  men  ®9  touched  my  lips  : then  I opened  my  mouth, 
and  spake,  and  said  unto  him  that  stood  before  me,  O 
my  lord,  by  the  vision  my  sorrows  are  turned  upon 
me,  and  I have  retained  no  strength. 

17  For  how  can  the  servant  of  this  my  lord  talk  with 
this  my  lord  ? for  as  for  me,  straightway  there  re- 
mained no  strength  in  me,  neither  is  there  breath  left 
in  me. 

18  Then  there  came  again  and  touched  me  one  like 
the  appearance  of  a man,  and  he  strengthened  me, 

19  ®2  And  said,  O man  greatly  beloved,  ®®  fear  not  : 
peace  he  unto  thee,  be  strong,  yea,  be  strong.  And 
when  he  had  spoken  unto  me,  I was  strengthened,  and 
said.  Let  my  lord  speak  ; for  thou  hast  strengthened 
me. 

20  Then  said  he,  Knowest  thou  wherefore  I come 
unto  thee  ? and  now  will  I return  to  fight  with  the 
prince  of  Persia  : and  when  I am  gone  forth,  lo,  the 
prince  of  Grecia  shall  come. 

21  But  I will  shew  thee  that  which  is  noted  in  the 
scripture  of  truth  : and  there  is  none  that  holdeth  with 
me  in  these  tilings,  but  Michael  your  prince. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 The  overthrow  of  Persia  by  the  king  of  Grecia.  5 Leagves  and  con- 
flicts between  the  kings  of  the  south  and  of  the  north.  30  The  invasion 
and  tyranny  of  the  Romans. 

Also  I ^ in  the  first  year  of  2 Darius  the  Mede, 
even  I,  stood  to  confirm  and  to  strengthen  him. 

2 And  now  will  I shew  thee  the  truth.  Behold,  there 
shall  stand  up  yet  three  kings  in  Persia  ; and  the  fourth 

” ch.  8.  27.  22  Rev,  1.  17.  2g  Gen.  49.  1.  ch.  2. 

18  ch.  7.  28.  ch.  9.  3,  4,  22,  23.  28. 

19  ch.  8.  18.  Acts  10.  4.  27  ypr.  1,  ch.  8.  2G. 

20  Jer.  1.  9.  ch.  9.  24  ver.  20.  Hab.  2.  3. 

21.  Rev.  1.  17.  25  ver.  21.  ch.  12.  1.  23  yer.  9.  ch.  8.  18. 

» ch.  9.  23.  Jude  9.  Rev.  12.  7,  20  ch.  8.  15. 


the  vision  ; but  a great  quaking  fell  upon  them,  and 

8 they  fled  to  hide  themselves.  So  I was  left  alone, 
and  saw  this  great  vision,  and  there  remained  no 
strength  in  me  : for  my  comeliness  was  turned  in 
me  into  corruption,  and  I retained  no  strength. 

9 Yet  heard  I the  voice  of  his  words  : and  when  I 
heard  the  voice  of  his  words,  then  was  I fallen  into 
a deep  sleep  on  my  face,  with  my  face  toward  the 

10  ground.  And,  behold,  a hand  touched  me,  which 
^ set  me  upon  my  knees  and  upon  the  palms  of  my 

11  hands.  And  he  said  unto  me,  O Daniel,  thou  man 
greatly  beloved,  understand  the  words  that  I speak 
unto  thee,  and  stand  upright  ; for  unto  thee  am  I 
now  sent  : and  when  he  had  spoken  this  word  unto 

12  me,  I stood  trembling.  Then  said  he  unto  me, 
Fear  not,  Daniel  ; for  from  the  first  day  that  thou 
didst  set  thine  heart  to  understand,  and  to  humble 
thyself  before  thy  God,  thy  words  were  heard  : and 

13  I am  come  for  thy  words’  sake.  But  the  prince  of 
the  kingdom  of  Persia  withstood  me  one  and  twenty 
days  ; but,  lo,  Michael,  one  of  the  chief  princes, 
came  to  help  me  : and  I ‘^remained  there  with  the 

14  kings  of  Persia.  Now  I am  come  to  make  thee 
understand  what  shall  befall  thy  people  in  the  latter 

15  days  : for  the  vision  is  yet  for  many  days.  And 
when  he  had  spoken  unto  me  according  to  these 
words,  I set  my  face  toward  the  ground,  and  was 

16  dumb.  And,  behold,  one  like  the  similitude  of  the 
sons  of  men  touched  my  lips  : then  I opened  my 
mouth,  and  spake  and  said  unto  him  that  stood  be- 
fore me,  O my  lord,  by  reason  of  the  vision  my  sor- 
rows are  turned  upon  me,  and  I retain  no  strength. 

17  For  how  can  the  servant  of  this  my  lord  talk  with 
this  my  lord  ? for  as  for  me,  straightway  there  re- 
mained no  strength  in  me,  neither  was  there  breath 

18  left  in  me.  Then  there  touched  me  again  one  like 
the  appearance  of  a man,  and  he  strengthened  me. 

19  And  he  said,  O man  gi’eatly  beloved,  fear  not  : 
peace 'be  unto  thee,  be  strong,  yea,  be  strong.  And 
when  he  spake  unto  me,  I was  strengthened,  and 
said.  Let  my  lord  speak  ; for  thou  hast  strengthened 

20  me.  Then  said  he,  Knowest  thou  wherefore  I am 
come  unto  thee  ? and  now  will  I return  to  fight 
with  the  prince  of  Persia  : and  when  I go  forth,  lo, 

21  the  prince  of  Greece  shall  come.  But  I will  tell 
thee  that  which  is  inscribed  in  the  writing  of  truth  : 
and  there  is  none  that  ® holdeth  with  me  •'^against 

11  these,  but  Michael  your  prince.  And  as  for  me, 
in  the  first  year  of  Darius  the  Mede,  I stood  up  to 
confirm  and  strengthen  him. 


2 And  now  will  I shew  thee  the  truth.  Behold, 
there  shall  stand  up  yet  three  kings  in  Persia  ; and 

89  ver.  10.  Jer.  1.  9.  * ch.  9.  1.  d Heb.  Javan. 

81  ver.  8.  2 ch.  5.  31.  e Heb.  strengtheneth 

82  ver.  11.  b Or,  set  me  totter-  himself. 

83  Judg.  6.  23.  ing  upon  &c.  f Or,  concerning 

81  ver.  13.  c Or,  was  not  need-  these  things. 

35  ver.  13.  Jude  9.  ed. 

Rev.  12.  7. 


122.3 


DANIEL,  XI. 


shall  be  far  richer  than  they  all  : and  by  his  strength 
through  his  riches  he  shall  stir  up  all  against  the  realm 
of  Grecia. 

3 And  ® a mighty  king  shall  stand  up,  that  shall  rule 
with  great  dominion,  and  ^ do  according  to  his  will. 

4 And  when  he  shall  stand  up,  ® his  kingdom  shall  be 
broken,  and  shall  be  divided  toward  the  four  winds  of 
heaven  ; and  not  to  his  posterity,  ® nor  according  to 
his  dominion  which  he  ruled  : for  his  kingdom  shall  be 
plucked  up,  even  for  others  beside  those. 

5 T[  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be  strong,  and 
one  of  his  princes  ; and  he  shall  be  strong  above  him, 
and  have  dominion  ; his  dominion  shall  he  a great  do- 
minion. 

6 And  in  the  end  of  years  they  shall  join  themselves 
together  ; for  the  king’s  daughter  of  the  south  shall 
come  to  the  king  of  the  north  to  make  an  agreement  : 
but  she  shall  not  retain  the  power  of  the  arm  ; neither 
shall  he  stand,  nor  his  arm  : but  she  shall  be  given  up, 
and  they  that  brought  her,  and  he  that  begat  her,  and 
he  that  strengthened  her  in  these  times. 

7 But  out  of  a branch  of  her  roots  shall  one  stand 
up  in  his  estate,  which  shall  come  with  an  army,  and 
shall  enter  into  the  fortress  of  the  king  of  the  north, 
and  shall  deal  against  them,  and  shall  prevail  : 

8 And  shall  also  carry  captives  into  Egypt  their 
gods,  with  their  princes,  and  with  their  precious  vessels 
of  silver  and  of  gold;  and  he  shall  continue  more  years 
than  the  king  of  the  north. 

9 So  the  king  of  the  south  shall  come  into  his  king- 
dom, and  shall  return  into  his  own  land. 

10  But  his  sons  shall  be  stirred  up,  and  shall  as- 
semble a multitude  of  great  forces and  one  shall  cer- 
tainly come,  and  overflow,  and  pass  through  : then 
shall  he  return,  and  be  stirred  up,  ® even  to  his  fortress. 

11  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be  moved  with 
choler,  and  shall  come  forth  and  fight  with  him,  even 
with  the  king  of  the  north  : and  he  shall  set  forth  a 
great  multitude  ; but  the  multitude  shall  be  given  into 
his  hand. 

12  And  when  he  hath  taken  away  the  multitude,  his 
heart  shall  be  lifted  up  ; and  he  shall  cast  down  many 
ten  thousands  : but  he  shall  not  be  strengthened  hy  it. 

13  For  the  king  of  the  north  shall  return,  and  shall 
set  forth  a multitude  greater  than  the  former,  and  shall 
certainly  come  after  certain  years  with  a great  army 
and  with  much  riches. 

14  And  in  those  times  there  shall  many  stand  up 
against  the  king  of  the  south  : also  the  robbers  of  thy 
people  shall  exalt  themselves  to  establish  the  vision  ; 
but  they  shall  fall. 

15  So  the  king  of  the  north  shall  come,  and  cast  up 
a mount,  and  take  the  most  fenced  cities  : and  the 
arms  of  the  south  shall  not  withstand,  neither  his  chosen 
people,  neither  shall  there  he  any  strength  to  with- 
stand. 

16  But  he  that  cometh  against  him  ® shall  do  accord- 
ing to  his  own  will,  and  none  shall  stand  before  him  : 
and  he  shall  stand  in  the  glorious  land,  which  by  his 
hand  shall  be  consumed. 

17  He  shall  also  set  his  face  to  enter  with  the 
strength  of  his  whole  kingdom,  and  upright  ones  with 

3 ch.  7.  6.  & 8.  5.  9 ver.  3,  36.  ch.  8.  cOr,  shall  be  strong ; 

‘ ver.  16.  36.  ch.  8.  4,  7.  b^it  one  of  his  princes 

4.  10  Josh.  1.  5.  shall  be  &c. 

5 ch.  8.  8.  11  2 Chr.  20.  3.  d Or,  equitable  con- 

® ch.  8.  22.  a Or,  all  this  shall  ditions. 

^ Is.  8.  8.  ch.  9.  26.  stir  up  the  realm.  e Or,  office. 

* ver.  7.  b Heb.  Javan. 


the  fourth  shall  be  far  richer  than  they  all  : and 
when  he  is  waxed  strong  through  his  riches,  “ he 
shall  stir  up  all  against  the  realm  of  ^Greece. 

3 And  a mighty  king  shall  stand  up,  that  shall  rule 
with  great  dominion,  and  do  according  to  his  will. 

4 And  when  he  shall  stand  up,  his  kingdom  shall  be 
broken,  and  shall  be  divided  toward  the  four  winds 
of  heaven  ; but  not  to  his  posterity,  nor  according 
to  his  dominion  wherewith  he  ruled  ; for  his  king- 
dom shall  be  plucked  up,  even  for  others  beside 

5 these.  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be  strong, 
and  one  of  his  princes  ; and  he  shall  be  strong  above 
him,  and  have  dominion  ; his  dominion  shall  be 

6 a great  dominion.  And  at  the  end  of  years  they 
shall  join  themselves  together  ; and  the  daughter  of 
the  king  of  the  south  shall  come  to  the  king  of  the 
north  to  make  ^ an  agreement : but  she  shall  not 
retain  the  strength  of  her  arm  ; neither  shall  he 
stand,  nor  his  arm  ; but  she  shall  be  given  up,  and 
they  that  brought  her,  and  he  that  begat  her,  and 

7 he  that  strengthened  her  in  those  times.  But  out 
of  a shoot  from  her  roots  shall  one  stand  up  in  his 
® place,  which  shall  come  unto  the  army,  and  shall 
enter  into  the  fortress  of  the  king  of  the  north,  and 

8 shall  deal  against  them,  and  shall  prevail : and  also 
their  gods,  with  their  s' molten  images,  and  with 
their  goodly  vessels  of  silver  and  of  gold,  shall  he 
carry  captive  into  Egypt  ; and  he  shall  ''refrain 

9 some  years  from  the  king  of  the  north.  And  he  shall 
come  into  the  realm  of  the  king  of  the  south,  but 

10  he  shall  return  into  his  own  land.  And  his  sons 
shall  war,  and  shall  assemble  a multitude  of  great 
forces,  * which  shall  come  on,  and  overflow,  and  pass 
through  : and  j they  shall  return  and  war,  even  to 

11  his  fortress.  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be 
moved  with  choler,  and  shall  come  forth  and  fight 
with  him,  even  with  the  king  of  the  north  : and  he 
shall  set  forth  a great  multitude,  and  the  multitude 

12  shall  be  given  into  his  hand.  And  the  multitude 
shall  ^ be  lifted  up,  and  his  heart  shall  be  exalted  : 
and  he  shall  cast  down  tens  of  thousands,  but  he 

13  shall  not  prevail.  And  the  king  of  the  north  shall 
return,  and  shall  set  forth  a multitude  greater  than 
the  former  ; and  he  shall  come  on  at  the  end  of  the 
times,  even  ' of  years,  with  a great  army  and  with 

14  much  substance.  And  in  those  times  there  shall 
many  stand  up  against  the  king  of  the  south  : also 
the  children  of  the  violent  among  thy  people  shall 
lift  themselves  up  to  establish  the  vision  ; but  they 

15  shall  fall.  So  the  king  of  the  north  shall  come, 
and  cast  up  a mount,  and  take  a well  fenced  city  : 
and  the  arms  of  the  south  shall  not  withstand,  nei- 
ther his  chosen  people,  neither  shall  there  be  any 

16  strength  to  withstand.  But  he  that  cometh  against 
him  shall  do  according  to  his  own  will,  and  none 
shall  stand  before  him  : and  he  shall  stand  in 
the  glorious  land,  and  in  his  hand  shall  be  destruc- 

17  tion.  And  he  shall  set  his  face  to  come  with  the 
strength  of  his  whole  kingdom,  ” and  ° upright  ones 


/ Or,  against.  k Or,  be  carried  ancient  versions,  and 

g Or,  princes.  away.  shall  make  equitable 

h Or,  continue  more  I Or,  for.  conditions  ivith  him  : 

years  than  &c.  m Or,  the  fenced  and  he  shall  give  dc. 

i Or,  and  he.  cities.  o Or,  equitable  con- 

j Or,  he.  n According  to  the  ditions. 


DANIEL,  XI. 


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him  ; thus  shall  he  do  : and  he  shall  give  him  the 
daughter  of  women,  corrupting  her  : but  she  shall  not 
stand  on  his  side,  neither  be  for  him. 

18  After  this  shall  he  turn  his  face  unto  the  isles, 
and  shall  take  many  : but  a prince  for  his  own  behalf 
shall  cause  the  reproach  offered  by  him  to  cease  ; with- 
out his  own  reproach  he  shall  cause  it  to  turn  upon  him. 

19  Then  he  shall  turn  his  face  toward  the  fort  of  his 
own  land  : but  he  shall  stumble  and  fall,  and  not  be 
found. 

20  Then  shall  stand  up  in  his  estate  a raiser  of  taxes 
in  the  glory  of  the  Itingdom  : but  within  few  days  he 
shall  be  destroyed,  neither  in  anger,  nor  in  battle. 

21  And  in  his  estate  shall  stand  up  a vile  person, 
to  whom  they  shall  not  give  the  honour  of  the  kingdom  : 
but  he  shall  come  in  peaceably,  and  obtain  the  kingdom 
by  flatteries. 

22  And  with  the  arms  of  a flood  shall  they  be  over- 
flown from  before  him,  and  shall  be  broken  ; yea,  also 
the  prince  of  the  convenant. 

23  And  after  the  league  made  with  him  he  shall 
work  deceitfully  : for  he  shall  come  up,  and  shall  be- 
come strong  with  a small  people. 

24  He  shall  enter  peaceably  even  upon  the  fattest 
places  of  the  province  ; and  he  shall  do  that  which  his 
fathers  have  not  done,  nor  his  fathers’  fathers  ; he  shall 
scatter  among  them  the  prey,  and  spoil,  and  riches  : 
yea,  and  he  shall  forecast  his  devices  against  the  strong 
holds,  even  for  a time. 

25  And  he  shall  stir  up  his  power  and  his  courage 
against  the  king  of  the  south  with  a great  army  ; and 
the  king  of  the  south  shall  be  stirred  up  to  battle  with 
a very  great  and  mighty  army  ; but  he  shall  not  stand  : 
for  they  shall  forecast  devices  against  him. 

26  Yea,  they  that  feed  of  the  portion  of  his  meat 
shall  destroy  him,  and  his  army  shall  overflow  : and 
many  shall  fall  down  slain. 

27  And  both  these  kings’  hearts  shall  he  to  do  mis- 
chief, and  they  shall  speak  lies  at  one  table  ; but  it  shall 
not  prosper  : for  yet  the  end  shall  he  at  the  time 
appointed. 

28  Then  shall  he  return  into  his  land  with  great 
riches  ; and  his  heart  shall  he  against  the  holy  cove- 
nant ; and  he  shall  do  exploits,  and  return  to  his  own 
land. 

29  At  the  time  appointed  he  shall  return,  and  come 
toward  the  south  ; but  it  shall  not  be  as  the  former, 
22  or  as  the  latter. 

30  ^ 23  For  the  ships  of  Chittim  shall  come  against 
him  : therefore  he  shall  be  grieved,  and  return,  and 
have  indignation  24  against  the  holy  covenant  : so  shall 
he  do  ; he  shall  even  return,  and  have  intelligence  with 
them  that  forsake  the  holy  covenant. 

31  And  arms  shall  stand  on  his  part,  25  and  they  shall 
pollute  the  sanctuary  of  strength,  and  shall  take  away 
the  daily  sacrifice,  and  they  shall  place  the  abomination 
that  maketh  desolate. 

32  And  such  as  do  wickedly  against  the  covenant 
shall  he  corrupt  by  flatteries  : but  the  people  that  do 
know  their  God  shall  be  strong,  and  do  exploits. 

33  26  And  they  that  understand  among  the  people 


>2  Ch.  9.  26. 

»3  Job  20.  8.  Ps.  37. 
36.  Ezek.  26.  21. 

ch.  7.  8.  & 8.  9, 
23,  25. 

ver.  10. 


1'-  ch.  8.  10,  11,  25. 

” ch.  8.  25. 

18  ver.  10,  22. 

19  ver.  29,  3.5,  40. 
ch.  8.  19. 

ver.  22. 


21  ver.  23. 

22  ver.  25. 

23  Num.  24.  24.  Jer. 

2.  10. 

2*  ver.  28. 


with  him  ; and  he  shall  do  his  pleasure : and  he 
shall  give  him  the  daughter  of  women,  v to  cor- 
rupt her  ; but  ^ she  shall  not  stand,  neither  be  for 

18  him.  After  this  shall  he  turn  his  face  unto  the 
'’isles,  and  shall  take  many  : but  a ® prince  shall 
cause  the  reproach  offered  by  him  to  cease  ; yea, 
moreover,  he  shall  cause  his  reproach  to  turn  upon 

19  him.  Then  he  shall  turn  his  face  toward  the  for- 
tresses of  his  own  land  : but  he  shall  stumble  and 

20  fall,  and  shall  not  be  found.  Then  shall  stand  up  in 
his  ' place  one  that  shall  cause  an  exactor  to  pass 
through  the  glory  of  the  kingdom  : but  within  few 
days  he  shall  be  “ destroyed,  neither  in  anger,  nor 

21  in  battle.  And  in  his  * place  shall  stand  up  a con- 
temptible person,  to  whom  they  had  not  given  the 
honour  of  the  kingdom  : but  he  shall  come  in  time 
of  security,  and  shall  obtain  the  kingdom  by  flat- 

22  teries.  And  with  the  arms  of  a flood  shall  they  be 
swept  away  from  before  him,  and  shall  be  broken  ; 

23  yea,  also  the  prince  of  the  covenant.  And  after 
the  league  made  with  him  he  shall  work  deceitfully  : 
for  he  shall  come  up,  and  shall  become  strong,  with 

24  a small  people.  In  time  of  security  shall  he  come 
even  upon  the  fattest  places  of  the  province  ; and 
he  shall  do  that  which  his  fathers  have  not  done, 
nor  his  fathers’  fathers  ; he  shall  scatter  among 
them  prey,  and  spoil,  and  substance  : yea,  he  shall 
devise  his  devices  against  the  strong  holds,  even  for 

25  a time.  And  he  shall  stir  up  his  power  and  his 
courage  against  the  king  of  the  south  with  a great 
army  ; and  the  king  of  the  south  shall  war  in  battle 
with  an  exceeding  great  and  mighty  army  : but  he 
shall  not  stand,  for  they  shall  devise  devices  against 

26  him.  Yea,  they  that  eat  of  his  ^ meat  shall  * destroy 
him,  and  his  army  shall  overflow  : and  many  shall 

27  fall  down  slain.  And  as  for  both  these  kings,  their 
hearts  shall  be  to  do  mischief,  and  they  shall  speak 
lies  at  one  table  : but  it  shall  not  prosper  ; for  yet  the 

28  end  shall  be  at  the  time  appointed.  Then  shall  he 
return  into  his  land  with  great  substance  ; and  his 
heart  shall  he  against  the  holy  covenant  ; and  he 

» shall  do  his  pleasure,  and  return  to  his  own  land. 

29  At  the  time  appointed  he  shall  return,  and  come 
into  the  south  ; but  it  shall  not  be  in  the  latter  time 

30  as  it  was  in  the  former.  For  ships  of  Kittim  shall 
come  against  him  ; therefore  he  shall  be  grieved, 
and  shall  return,  and  have  indignation  against  the 
holy  covenant,  and  shall  do  his  pleasure : he  shall 
even  return,  and  have  regard  unto  them  that  forsake 

31  the  holy  covenant.  And  arms  shall  stand  on  his 
part,  and  they  shall  profane  the  sanctuary,  even  the 
fortress,  and  shall  take  away  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  and  they  shall  set  up  the  abomination 

.32  that  maketh  desolate.  And  such  as  do  wickedly 
against  the  covenant  shall  he  v pervert  by  flatteries  : 
but  the  people  that  know  their  God  shall  be  strong, 

33  and  do  exploits.  And  ^ they  that  be  wise  among  the 


25  ch.  8.  11.  & 12. 

11. 

28  Mai.  2.  7. 
p Or,  to  destroy  it. 
q Or,  it. 

r Or,  codstlanda. 


a Or,  captain, 
t Or,  office, 
u Heb.  broken. 

V Or,  his  covenant. 
IV  Or,  dainliea. 


X Heb.  break, 
y Heb.  make  pro- 
fane. 

z Or,  the  teachers  of 
the  peojyle. 


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DANIEL,  XII. 


shall  instruct  many  : ^ yet  they  shall  fall  by  the  sword, 
and  by  flame,  by  captivity,  and  by  spoil,  many  days. 

34  Now  when  they  shall  fall,  they  shall  be  holpen 
with  a little  help  : but  many  shall  cleave  to  them  with 
flatteries. 

35  And  some  of  them  of  understanding  shall  fall, 
28  to  try  them,  and  to  purge,  and  to  make  them  white, 
28  even  to  the  time  of  the  end  : because  it  is  yet  for  a 
time  appointed. 

36  And. the  king  shall  do  according  to  his  will; 
and  he  shall  exalt  himself,  and  magnify  himself  above 
every  god,  and  shall  speak  marvellous  things  against 
the  God  of  gods,  and  shall  prosper  ^^till  the  indigna- 
tion be  accomplished  ; for  that  that  is  determined  shall 
be  done. 

37  Neither  shall  he  regard  the  God  of  his  fathers, 

nor  the  desire  of  women,  nor  regard  any  god  : for 

he  shall  magnify  himself  above  all. 

38  But  in  his  estate  shall  he  honour  the  God  of 
forces  : and  a god  whom  his  fathers  knew  not  shall  he 
honour  with  gold,  and  silver,  and  with  precious  stones, 
and  pleasant  things. 

39  Thus  shall  he  do  in  the  most  strong  holds  with  a 
strange  god,  whom  he  shall  acknowledge  and  increase 
with  glory  : and  he  shall  cause  them  to  rule  over  many, 
and  shall  divide  the  land  for  gain. 

40  87  And  at  the  time  of  the  end  shall  the  king  of  the 
south  push  at  him  : and  the  king  of  the  north  shall 
come  against  him  88  like  a whirlwind,  with  chariots, 
88  and  with  horsemen,  and  with  many  ships  ; and  he 
shall  enter  into  the  countries,  and  shall  overflow  and 
pass  over. 

41  He  shall  enter  also  into  the  glorious  land,  and 
many  countries  shall  be  overthrown  : but  these  shall  es- 
cape out  of  his  hand,  er>en  Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the 
chief  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

42  He  shall  stretch  forth  his  hand  also  upon  the 
countries  ; and  the  land  of  Egypt  shall  not  escape. 

43  But  he  shall  have  power  over  the  treasures  of 

gold  and  of  silver,  and  over  all  the  precious  things  of 
Egypt  : and  the  Libyans  and  the  Ethiopians  shall  he 
*2  at  his  steps.  ’ 

44  But  tidings  out  of  the  east  and  out  of  the  north 
shall  trouble  him  : therefore  he  shall  go  forth  with 
great  fury  to  destroy,  and  utterly  to  make  away 
many. 

45  And  he  shall  plant  the  tabernacles  of  his  palace 
between  the  seas  in  ^8  the  glorious  holy  mountain  ; ^^yet 
he  shall  come  to  his  end,  and  none  shall  help  him. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 Michael  shall  deliver  Israel  from  their  troubles.  5 Daniel  is  informed 
of  the  times. 

And  at  that  time  shall  ^ Miqbael  stand  up,  the* 
great  prince  which  standeth  for  the  children  of 
thy  people  : 2 and  there  shall  be  a time  of  trouble, 
such  as  never  was  since  there  was  a nation  even  to  that 
same  time  : and  at  that  time  thy  people  8 shall  be  de- 
livered, every  one  that  shall  be  found  ^ written  in  the 
book. 


people  shall  instruct  many  : yet  they  shall  fall  by 
the  sword  and  by  flame,  by  captivity  and  by  spoil, 

34  many  days.  Now  when  they  shall  fall,  they  shall 
be  holpen  with  a little  help  : but  many  shall  join 

35  themselves  unto  them  with  flatteries.  And  some  of 
“ them  that  be  wise  shall  fall,  to  refine  them,  and 
to  purify,  and  to  make  them  white,  even  to  the  time 
of  the  end  : because  it  is  yet  for  the  time  appointed. 

36  And  the  king  shall  do  according  to  his  will  ; and  he 
shall  exalt  himself,  and  magnify  himself  above  every 
god,  and  shall  speak  marvellous  things  against  the 
God  of  gods  : and  he  shall  prosper  till  the  indigna- 
tion be  accomplished  ; for  that  which  is  determined 

37  shall  be  done.  Neither  shall  he  regard  the  gods  of 
his  fathers,  nor  the  desire  of  women,  nor  regard  any 

38  god  : for  he  shall  magnify  himself  above  all.  But 
in  his  ^ place  shall  he  honour  the  god  of  fortresses  ; 
and  a god  whom  his  fathers  knew  not  shall  he 
honour  with  gold,  and  silver,  and  with  precious 

39  stones,  and  pleasant  things.  And  he  shall  deal  with 
the  strongest  fortresses  by  the  help  of  a strange 
god  ; whosoever  acknowledgeth  him  he  will  in- 
crease with  glory  : and  he  shall  cause  them  to  rule 
over  many,  and  shall  divide  the  land  for  a price. 

40  And  at  the  time  of  the  end  shall  the  king  of  the 
south  ^ contend  with  him  : and  the  king  of  the  north 
shall  come  against  him  like  a whirlwind,  with 
chariots,  and  with  horsemen,  and  with  many  ships  ; 
and  he  shall  enter  into  the  countries,  and  shall  over- 

41  flow  and  pass  through.  He  shall  enter  also  into  the 
glorious  land,  and  many  countries  shall  be  over- 
thrown : but  these  shall  be  delivered  out  of  his 
hand,  Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the  chief  of  the  chil- 

42  dren  of  Ammon.  He  shall  stretch  forth  his  hand 
■ also  upon  the  countries  ; and  the  land  of  Egypt 

43  shall  not  escape.  But  he  shall  have  power  over  the 
treasures  of  gold  and  of  silver,  and  over  all  the 
precious  things  of  Egypt  : and  the  Libyans  and  the 

44  Ethiopians  sliall  be  at  his  steps.  But  tidings  out  of 
the  east  and  out  of  the  north  shall  trouble  him  : and 
he  shall  go  forth  with  great  fury  to  destroy  and 

45  ® utterly  to  make  away  many.  And  he  shall  plant 
the  tents  of  his  palace  between  the  sea  and  the 
glorious  holy  mountain  ; yet  he  shall  come  to  his 

12  end,  and  none  shall  help  him.  And  at  that  time 
shall  Michael  stand  up,  the  great  prince  which 
standeth  for  the  children  of  thy  people  : and  there 
shall  be  a time  of  trouble,  such  as  never  was  since 
there  was  a nation  even  to  that  same  time  : and  at 
that  time  thy  people  shall  be  delivered,  every  one  that 


27  Heb.  11.  35,  &c. 

2«  ch.  12.  10.  1 Pet. 
1.  7. 

29  ver.  40.  ch.  8. 
17,  19. 

30  ver.  29. 

37  ver.  16. 

M oh.  7.  8,  2.5,  & 8. 


25.  2 Thess.  2.  4.  Rev. 
13.  5,  G. 

33  ch.  8.  11,  24,  25. 

34  ch.  9.  27. 

35  1 Tim.  4.  3. 

30  Is.  14.13.  2 Thess. 
2.  4. 

*7  ver.  35. 


38  Is.  21.  1.  Zech. 
9.  14, 

89Ezek.  38.  4,  16. 
Rev.  9.  16. 

40  ver.  10,  22. 

41  Is.  11.  14. 

42  Ex.  11.  8.  Judg. 

i.  10. 


<3  ver.  16,  41.  Ps. 
48.  2.  2 Thess.  2.  4. 

44  2 Thess.  2.  8. 
Rev.  19.  20. 

1 ch.  10.  13,  21» 

2 Is.  26.  20,  21;  iler. 
30.  7.  Matt.  24;  21. 
Rev.  16.  18. 


3 Rotti.  11.  26. 

4 Ex.  32.  32.  Ps.  56. 

8.  & 69.  28.  Ezek.  13. 

9.  Luke  iOi  20;  Phil. 
4;  3.  Rev.  3.5.  & 13.  8. 

a Or,  the  teacher s^ 
b Or,  offtce. 
e Or,  whom  he  shall 


dckn  dieted ge  and  {H‘ 
crease  with  glory,  or, 
shall  increase  glory, 
d Hfeb.  push  at. 
e Hgb.  to  denote 
many. 

f Or,  between  the 
seas  at. 


HOSEA,  1. 


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2 And  many  of  them  that  sleep  in  the  dust  of  the 
earth  sheJl  awake,  ® some  to  everlasting  life,  and  some 
to  shame  ® and  everlasting  contempt. 

3 And  they  that  be  wise  shall  ® shine  as  the  bright- 
ness of  the  firmament  ; ® and  they  that  turn  many  to 
righteousness  as  the  stairs  for  ever  and  ever. 

4 But  thou,  O Daniel,  i^shut  up  the  words,  and 
seal  -the  book,  even  to  i®  tlie  time  of  the  end  : many 
shall  run  to  and  fro,  and  kno-wledge  shall  be  increased. 

5 ^ Then  I Daniel  looked,  and,  behold,  there  stood 
other  two,  the  one  on  this  side  of  the  bank  of  the  river, 
and  the  other  on  that  side  of  the  bank  i^  of  the  river. 

6 And  one  said  to  i®  the  man  clothed  in  linen,  which 
was  upon  the  waters  of  the  river,  i®  How  long  shall  it  he 
to  the  end  of  these  wonders  ? 

7 And  I heard  the  man  clothed  in  linen,  which  was 
upon  the  waters  of  the  river,  when  he  ii  held  up  his 
right  hand  and  his  left  hand  unto  heaven,  and  sware  by 
him  1®  that  liveth  for  ever  i®  that  it  shall  he  for  a time, 
times,  and  an  half  ; and  when  he  shall  have  accom- 
plished to  scatter  the  power  of  ^i  the  holy  people,  all 
these  things  shall  be  finished.  - 

8 And  I heard,  but  I understood  not  : then  said  I, 
O my  Lord,  what  shall  he  the  end  of  these  things  ? 

9 And  he  said.  Go  thy  way,  Daniel  : for  the  words 
are  closed  up  and  sealed  till  the  time  of  the  end. 

10  23  Many  shall  be  purified,  and  made  white,  and 

tried  ; 24  but  the  wicked  shall  do  wickedly  : and  none 
of  the  wicked  shall  understand  ; but  25  the  «wise  shall 
understand.  « , « * 

11  And  from  the  time  26  that  the  daily  sacrifice  shall 
be  taken  away,  and  the  abomination  that  maketh  deso- 
late set  up,  there  shall  he  a thousand  two  hundred  and 
ninety  days. 

12  Blessed  is  he  that  waiteth,  and  cometh  to  the 
thousand  three  hundred  and  five  and  thirty  days. 

13  But  27  go  thou  thy  way  till  the  end  he : 28  for  thou 
shalt  rest,  2®  and  stand  in  thy  lot  at  the  end  of  the 


2 shall  be  found  written  in  the  book.  And  many  of 
them  that  sleep  in  the  dust  of  the  earth  shall  awake, 
some  to  everlasting  life,  and  some  to  shame  and 

3 everlasting  « contempt.  And  ® they  that  be  wise 
shall  shine  as  the  brightness  of  the  firmament  ; and 
they  that  turn  many  to  righteousness  as  the  stars 

4 for  ever  and  ever.  But  thou,  O Daniel,  shut  up  the 
words,  and  seal  the  book,  even  to  the  time  of  the 
end  : many  shall  run  to  and  fro,  and  knowledge 
shall  be  increased. 

6  Then  I Daniel  looked,  and,  behold,  there  stood  other 
two,  the  one  on  the  brink  of  the  river  on  this  side, 
and  the  other  on  the  brink  of  the  river  on  that  side. 

6 And  one  said  to  the  man  clothed  in  linen,  which  was 
above  the  waters  of  the  river.  How  long  shall  it  be 

7 to  the  end  of  these  wonders  ? And  I heard  the  man 
clothed  in  linen,  which  was  above  the  waters  of  the 
river,  w^hen  he  held  up  his  right  hand  and  his  left 
hand  unto  heaven,  and  sware  by  him  that  liveth  for 
ever  that  it  shall  be  for  a time,  times,  and  an  half  ; *• 
and  when  they  have  mad^'^an'  end  of  breaking  in 
pieces  the  power  of  the  holy  people,  all  these  things 

8 shall  be  finished.  And  I heard,  but  I understood 
not  : then  said  I,  O my  lord,  what  shall  be  the  ^ is- 

9 sue  of  these  things  ? And  he  said.  Go  thy  way, 
Daniel : for  the  words  are  shut  up  and  sealed  till 

10  the  time  of  the  end.  Many  shall  purify  themselves, 
and  make  themselves  white,  and  be  refined  ; but 
the  wicked  shall  do  wickedly  ; and  none  of  the 
wicked  shall  understand  : but  they  that  be  wise 

11  shall  understand.  And  from  the  time  that  the  con- 
tinual burnt  offering  shall  be  taken  away,  and  the 
abomination  that  maketh  desolate  set  up,  there 
shall  be  a thousand  two  hundred  and  ninety  days. 

12  Blessed  is  he  that  waiteth,  and  cometh  to  the  thou- 

13  sand  three  hundred  and  five  and  thirty  days.  But 
go  thou  thy  way  till  the  end  be  : for  thou  shalt  rest, 
and  shalt  stand  in  thy  lot,  at  the  end  of  the  days. 


HOSEA. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 ffosea,  to  shew  God'^s  judgment  for  sjnritunl  whoredom^  taketh  Gomer, 
4 and  hath  by  her  fe&reeU  6 Lo^ruhamah^  8 and  Lo-ammi.  10  The 
restvraiion  of  Judah  and  Israel, 

HE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  unto  Hosea,  the 
son  of  Beeri,  in  the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz, 
and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Joash,  king  of  Israel. 

2 The  beginning  of  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  Hosea. 
And  the  Lord  said  to  Hosea,  ^ Go,  take  unto  thee  a wife 
of  whoredoms  and  children  of  whoredoms  : for  2 the 
land  hath  committed  great  whoredom,  departing  from 
the  Lord. 

6 Matt.  25.  46.  John  lo  1 Cor.  15.  41,  42.  Pent.  32.  40.  Rev. 

5.  28,  29.  Acts  24.  15.  ver.  9.  ch.  8.  26.  10.  5,  6. 

6 Is.  66.  24.  Rom.  12  Rev.  10.  4.  & 22.  cli.  4.  84. 

9.21.  10.  19  ch.  7.  2.5.  & 11. 

1 ch.  11.  33,  35.  13  ver.  9.  ch.  10.  1.  13.  Rev.  12.  14. 

«Pro.  4.  18.  Matt.  ch.  10.  4.  20  Luke  21. 24.  Rev. 

13.  43.  15  ch.  10.  5.  10. 7. 

9 Jam.  5.  20.  w ch.  8.  13.  ai  ch.  8.  24. 


1 The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  unto  Hosea  th<! 
son  of  Beeri,  in  the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz, 
and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  01 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash,  king  of  Israel. 

2 When  the  Lord  spake  at  the  first  “ by  Hosea,  the 
Lord  said  unto  Hosea,  Go,  take  unto  thee  a wife  of 
whoredom  and  children  of  whoredom  : for  the  land 
doth  commit  great  whoredom,  departing  from  the 


22  ver.  4.  2«  ch.  8.  11.  & 11.  2 Deut.  31.  16.  Ps, 

23  ch.  11.  35.  Zech.  81.  73.  27.  Jer.  2.  13. 

13.  9.  27  ver.  9.  Ezek.  23.  3,  &c. 

2<  Hos.  14.  9.  Rev.  28  jg.  57.  2.  Rev.  a Or,  abhorrence. 

9.  20.  & 22.  11.  14.  13.  b Or,  tho  teachers. 

26  ch.  11.  33,  35.  20  pg.  1.  6.  c Or,  latter  end, 

Jolm  7.  17.  & 8.  47.  & ^ 80  ch.  3.  1.  a Or,  with, 

18.  37. 


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HOSEA,  11. 


3 So  he  went  and  took  Gomer  the  daughter  of  Dib- 
laim  ; which  conceived,  and  bare  him  a son. 

4 And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Call  his  name  Jez- 
reel  ; for  yet  a little  while^  ^ and  I will  avenge  the 
blood  of  Jezreel  upon  the  house  of  Jehu,  ^ and  will 
cause  to  cease  the  kingdom  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

5 ® And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that  day,  that  I will 
break  the  bow  of  Israel  in  the  valley  of  J ezreel. 

6 ^ And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare  a daughter. 
And  God  said  unto  him.  Call  her  name  Lo-ruhamah  : 
® for  I will  no  more  have  mercy  upon  the  house  of  Is- 
rael ; but  I will  utterly  take  them  away. 

7 ^ But  I will  have  mercy  upon  the  house  of  Judah, 
and  will  save  them  by  the  Lord  their  God,  and  ® will 
not  save  them  by  bow,  nor  by  sword,  nor  by  battle,  by 
horses,  nor  by  horsemen. 

8 ^ Now  when  she  had  weaned  Lo-ruhamah,  she  con- 
ceived, and  bare  a son. 

9 Then  said  God,  Call  his  name  Lo-ammi  : for  ye 
are  not  my  people,  and  I will  not  be  your  God. 

10  If  Yet  ^the  number  of  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which  cannot  be  measured 
nor  numbered  ; and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  the 
place  where  it  was  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  not  my 
people,  there  it  shall  be  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  the 
sons  of  the  living  God. 

11  Then  shall  the  children  of  Judah  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  be  gathered  together,  and  appoint  them- 
selves one  head,  and  they  shall  come  up  out  of  the 
land  : for  great  shall  he  the  day  of  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 The  idolatry  of  the  people.  6 God's  judgments  against  them.  14  His 
promises  of  reconciliation  with  them. 

SAY  ye  unto  your  brethren,  Ammi  ; and  to  your  sis- 
ters, Ruhamah. 

2  Plead  with  your  mother,  plead  : for  ^ she  is  not  my 
wife,  neither  am  I her  husband  : let  her  therefore  put 
away  her  ^ whoredoms  out  of  her  sight,  and  her  adul- 
teries from  between  her  breasts  ; 

3  Lest  ® I strip  her  naked,  and  set  her  as  in  the  day 
that  she  was  ^born,  and  make  her  ®as  a wilderness, 
and  set  her  like  a dry  land,  and  slay  her  with  ® thirst. 

4  And  I will  not  have  mercy  upon  her  children  ; for 
they  he  the  children  of  whoredoms. 

5  ®For  their  mother  hath  played  the  harlot:  she 
that  conceived  them  hath  done  shamefully  : for  she 
said,  I will  go  after  my  lovers,  ^ that  give  me  my  bread 
and  my  water,  my  wool  and  my  flax,  mine  oil  and  my 
drink. 

6  ^ Therefore,  behold,  I will  hedge  up  thy  way 
with  thorns,  and  make  a wall,  that  she  shall  not  find 
her  paths. 

7  And  she  shall  follow  after  her  lovers,  but  she  shall 
not  overtake  them  ; and  she  shall  seek  them,  but  shall 
not  find  them : then  shall  she  say,  I will  go  and  re- 
turn to  my  12  first  husband  ; for  then  was  it  better  with 
me  than  now. 


3 Lord.  So  he  went  and  took  Gomer  the  daughter 
of  Diblaim  ; and  she  conceived,  and  bare  him  a son. 

4 And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Call  his  name  Jezreel  ; 
for  yet  a little  while,  and  I will  ^ avenge  the  blood 
of  Jezreel  upon  the  house  of  Jehu,  and  will  cause 

5 the  kingdom  of  the  house  of  Israel  to  cease.  And 
it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that  day,  that  I will  break 

6 the  bow  of  Israel  in  the  valley  of  Jezreel.  And  she 
conceived  again,  and  bare  a daughter.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Call  her  name  ‘^Lo-ruhamah  : 
for  I will  no  more  have  mercy  upon  the  house  of 

7 Israel,  that  I should  in  any  wise  pardon  them.  But 
I will  have  mercy  upon  the  house  of  Judah,  and  will 
save  them  by  the  Lord  their  God,  and  will  not  save 
them  by  bow,  nor  by  sword,  nor  by  battle,  by  horses, 

8 nor  by  horsemen.  Now  when  she  had  weaned  Lo- 

9 ruhamah,  she  conceived,  and  bare  a son.  And  the 
Lord  said.  Call  his  name  ‘^Lo-ammi  : for  ye  are 
not  my  people,  and  I will  not  be  ® your  God. 

10  * Yet  the  number  of  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which  cannot  be  measured 
nor  numbered  ; and  it  shall  come  to  pass  that,  J in 
the  place  where  it  was  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  not 
my  people,  it  shall  be  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  the 

11  sons  of  the  living  God.  And  the  children  of  Judah 
and  the  children  of  Israel  shall  be  gathered  together, 
and  they  shall  appoint  themselves  one  head,  and  shall 
go  up  from  the  land ; for  great  shall  be  the  day  of 

2  Jezreel.  Say  ye  unto  your  brethren,  “ Ammi  ; and 
to  your  sisters,  ^ Ruhamah. 


2 Plead  with  your  mother,  plead  ; for  she  is  not  my 
wife,  neither  am  I her  husband  : and  let  her  put 
away  her  whoredoms  from  her  face,  and  her  adul- 

3 teries  from  between  her  breasts  ; lest  I strip  her 
naked,  and  set  her  as  in  the  day  that  she  was  born, 
and  make  her  as  a wilderness,  and  set  her  like  a dry 

4 land,  and  slay  her  with  thirst  ; yea,  upon  her  chil- 
dren will  I have  no  mercy  ; for  they  be  children  of 

5 whoredom.  For  their  mother  hath  played  the  har- 
lot : she  that  conceived  them  hath  done  shamefully  : 
for  she  said,  I will  go  after  my  lovers,  that  give  me 
my  bread  and  my  water,  my  wool  and  my  flax,  mine 

6 oil  and  my  drink.  Therefore,  behold,  I will  hedge 
up  thy  way  with  thorns,  and  I will  make  a fence 

7 against  her,  that  she  shall  not  find  her  paths.  And 
she  shall  follow  after  her  lovers,  but  she  shall  not 
overtake  them  ; and  she  shall  seek  them,  but  shall 
not  find  them  : then  shall  she  say,  I will  go  and  re- 
turn to  my  first  husband  ; for  then  was  it  better 


5 2 Kin.  10.  11. 

* 2 Kin.  1.5.  10,  12. 

6 2 Kin.  1.5.  29. 

e 2 Kin.  17.  6,  23. 

7 2 Kin.  19.  35. 

8 Zech.  4.  6.  & 9.  10. 
8 Gen.  32. 12.  Rom. 

9.  27,  28. 


10  Rom.  9.  25,  26. 
1 Pet.  2.  10. 

11  ch.  2.  23. 

12  John  1.  12.  1 John 
3.  1. 

13  Is.  11.  12, 13.  .Ter. 
3.  18.  Ezek.  34.  23.  & 
37.  16-24. 


1 Is.  50.  1. 

2 Ezek.  16.  25. 

3Jer.  13.  22,  26. 

Ezek.  16.  37,  39. 

* Ezek.  16.  4. 

6 Ezek.  19.  13. 

6 Amos  8.  11,  13. 

1 John  8.  41. 


8 Is.  1.  21.  Jer.  3. 
1,  6,  8,  9.  Ezek.  16. 

15,  16,  &c. 

0 ver.  8,  12.  Jer.  44. 
17. 

10  Job  3.  23.  & 19.  8. 
Lam.  3.  7,  9. 

11  ch.  6.  15.  Luke 

16.  18. 


12  Ezek.  16.  8. 
b Heb.  visit, 
c That  is.  That  hath 
not  obtained  mercy. 

d That  Is,  Not  my 
people. 

e H-^b.  for  you. 

* [Ch.  2.  1.  in  Heb.] 


/ Or,  instead  of  that 
which  was  said. 

a That  is,  My  peo- 
ple. 

b That  is.  That  hath 
obtained  mercy, 
c Heb.  drinks. 


HOSEA,  11. 


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8 For  she  did  not  ^^kiiow  that  gave  her  corn, 
and  wine,  and  oil,  and  multiplied  her  silver  and  gold, 
which  they  prepared  for  Baal. 

9 Therefore  will  I return,  and  take  away  my  corn 
in  the  time  thereof,  and  my  wine  in  the  season  thereof, 
and  will  recover  my  wool  and  my  flax  given  to  cover 
her  nakedness. 

10  And  now  will  I discover  her  lewdness  in  the 
sight  of  her  lovers,  and  none  shall  deliver  her  out  of 
mine  hand. 

11  I will  also  cause  all  'her  mirth  to  cease,  her 

feast  days,  her^new  moons,  and  her  sabbaths,  and  all 

her  solemn  feasts. 

12  And  I will  .destroy  her  vines  and  her  fig  trees, 

whereof  she  hath  said.  These  are  my  rewards  that 

my  lovers  have  given  me  : and  I will  make  them 
a forest,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat  them. 

13  And  I will  visit  upon  her  the  days  of  Baalim, 
wherein  she  burned  incense  to  them,  and  she  decked 
herself  with  her  earrings  and  her  jewels,  and  she  went 
after  her  lovers,  and  forgat  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

14  ^ Therefore,  behold,  I will  allure  her,  and  bring 
her  into  the  wilderness,  and  speak  comfortably  unto 
her. 

15  And  I will  give  her  her  vineyards  from  thence, 
and  23  the  valley  of  Achor  for  a door  of  hope  : and  she 
shall  sing  there,  as  in  the  days  of  her  youth,  and  25  as 
in  the  day  when  she  came  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

16  And  it  shall  be  at  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
thou  shalt  call  me  Ishi  ; and  shalt  call  me  no  more 
Baali. 

17  For  26  I will  take  away  the  names  of  Baalim  out 
of  her  mouth,  and  they  shall  no  more  be  remembered 
by  their  name. 

18  And  in  that  day  will  I make  a 27  covenant  for 
them  with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  with  the  fowls  of 
heaven,  and  with  the  creeping  things  of  the  ground  ; 
and  28 1 will  break  the  bow  and  the  sword  and  the  bat- 
tle out  of  the  earth,  and  will  make  them  to  29  lie  down 
safely. 

19  And  I will  betroth  thee  unto  me  for  ever  ; yea,  I 
will  betroth  thee  unto  me  in  righteousness,  and  in  judg- 
ment, and  in  lovingkindness,  and  in  mercies. 

20  I will  even  betroth  thee  imto  me  in  faithfulness  : 
and  5*^  thou  shalt  know  the  Lord. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  I will 
hear,  saith  the  Lord,  I will  hear  the  heavens,  and  they 
shall  hear  the  earth  ; 

22  And  the  earth  shall  hear  the  corn,  and  the  wine, 
and  the  oil  ; ^2  and  they  shall  hear  Jezreel. 

23  And  33 1 will  sow  her  unto  me  in  the  earth  ; 34  and 
I will  have  mercy  upon  her  that  had  not  obtained  mercy  ; 
and  I 35  will  say  to  them  which  were  not  my  people. 
Thou  art  my  people  ; and  they  shall  say,  Thou  art  my 
God. 


8 with  me  than  now.  For  she  did  not  know  that  I 
gave  her  the  corn,  and  the  wine,  and  the  oil,  and 
multiplied  unto  her  silver  and  gold,  which  they 

9 ^ used  for  Baal.  Therefore  will  I ® take  back  my 
corn  in  the  time  thereof,  and  my  wine  in  the  season 
thereof,  and  will  pluck  away  hiy  wool  and  my  flax 

10  which  should  have  covered  her  nakedness.  And  now 
will  I discover  her  ^ lewdness  in  the  sight  of  her 
lovers,  and  none  shall  deliver  her  out  of  mine  hand. 

11  I will  also  cause  all  her  mirth  to  cease,  her  feasts, 
her  new  moons,  and  her  sabbaths,  and  all  her  ^ so- 

12  lemn  assemblies.  And  I will  lay  waste  her  vines  and 
her  fig  trees,  whereof  she  hath  said.  These  are  my 
hire  that  my  lovers  have  given  me  : and  I will  make 
them  a forest,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat 

13  them.  And  I will  visit  upon  her  the  days  of  the 
Baalim,  '‘unto  which  she  burned  incense  ; when  she 
decked  herself  with  her  ‘earrings  and  her  jewels, 
and  went  after  her  lovers,  and  forgat  me,  saith  the 

14  Lord.  Therefore,  behold,  I will  allure  her,  and  bring 
her  into  the  wilderness,  and  speak  -^  comfortably 

15  unto  her.  And  I will  give  her  her  vineyards  from 
thence,  and  the  valley  of  ^ Achor  for  a door  of  hope  : 
and  she  shall  ' make  answer  there,  as  in  the  days  of 
her  youth,  and  as  in  the  day  when  she  came  up  out 

16  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  it  shall  be  at  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  thou  shalt  call  me  Ishi ; and 

17  shalt  call  me  no  more  ” Baali.  For  I will  take  away 
the  names  of  the  Baalim  out  of  her  mouth,  and  they 

18  shall  no  more  be  ® mentioned  by  their  name.  And 
in  that  day  will  I make  a covenant  for  them  with  the 
beasts  of  the  field,  and  with  the  fowls  of  heaven,  and 
with  the  creeping  things  of  the  ground  : and  I will 
break  the  bow  and  the  sword  and  the  battle  out  of 
the  land,  and  will  make  them  to  lie  down  safely. 

19  And  I will  betroth  thee  unto  me  for  ever  ; yea,  I 
will  betroth  thee  unto  me  in  righteousness,  and  in 
judgement,  and  in  lovingkindness,  and  in  mercies. 

20  I will  even  betroth  thee  unto  me  in  faithfulness  : 

21  and  thou  shalt  know  the  Lord.  And  it  shall  come 
to  pass  in  that  day,  I will  answer,  saith  the  Lord,  I 
will  answer  the  heavens,  and  they  shall  answer  the 

22  earth  ; and  the  earth  shall  answer  the  corn,  and  the 
wine,  and  the  oil  ; and  they  shall  answer  Jezreel. 

23  And  I will  sow  her  unto  me  in  the  'dearth  ; and  I 
will  have  mercy  upon  ^ her  that  had  not  obtained 
mercy  ; and  I will  say  to  ® them  which  were  not 
my  people.  Thou  art  my  people  ; and  they  shall  say, 
Thou  art  my  God. 


« Is.  1.  3. 

J*  Ezek.  IG.  17,  18, 
19. 

‘5  ver.  3. 

‘«Ezek.  16.  37.  & 
23.  29. 

Amos  8.  10. 

18  1 Kin.  12.  32. 

Amos  8.  5. 
i'-*  ver.  5. 

20  Ps.  80.  12,  13.  Is. 

6.5. 


21  Ezek.  23.  40,  42. 

22  Ezek.  20.  35. 

23  Josh.  7.  26.  Is. 
65.  10. 

24Jer.  2.  2.  Ezek. 
16.  8,  22,  60. 

23  Ex.  1.5.  1. 

20  Ex.  23.  13.  Josh. 
23.7.  Ps.16.4.  Zech. 
13.  2. 


27  Job  5.  23.  Is.  11. 
6-9.  Ezek.  34.  25. 

28  P.S.  46.  9.  Is.  2. 
4.  Ezek.  39.  9,  10. 
Zecli.  9.  10. 

20  Lev.  26.  5.  Jer. 
23.  6. 

30  Jer.  31.  33,  34. 
John  17.  3. 

31  Zech.  8. 12. 


32  ch.  1.4. 

33Jer.  31.  27.  Zech. 
10.  9. 

34  ch.  1.  6. 

35  cli.  1.  10.  Zech. 
13.  9.  Rom.  9.  26. 
1 Pet.  2.  10. 

d Or,  made  into  the 
image  of  Baal. 

e Or,  return,  and 
take  away. 


/Or,  shame, 
g Or,  appointed 
feasts. 

h Or,  wherein  she 
burned  incense  to 
them,  • 

i Or,  nose-rings, 
j Heb.  to  her  heart, 
k That  is,  Trou- 
hlins.  See  Josh.  7.  26. 
I Or,  sing. 


ni  That  is,  Bfy  hus- 
band. 

n That  is.  My  mas- 
ter. 

0 Or,  remembered, 
p That  is.  Whom 
God  sowf-th. 
q Or,  land, 
r Heb.  Lo-ruhamah. 
s Heb.  Lo-ammi. 
See  ch.  1.  6,  9,  10. 


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HOSEA,  III.,  IV. 


CHAPTER  III. 

1  By  the  expiation  of  an  adulteress,  4 is  shewed  the  desolation  of  Is- 
rael before  their  restoration. 

Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  ^ Go  yet,  love  a 
woman  beloved  of  her  ^ friend,  yet  an  adulteress, 
according  to  the  love,  of  the  Lord  toward  the  children 
of  Israel,  who  look  to  other  gods,  and  love  flagons  of 
wine. 

2  So  I bought  her  to  me  for  fifteen  pieces  of  silver, 
and  for  an  homer  of  barley,  and  an  half  homer  of  bar- 
ley : 

3  And  I said  unto  her,  Thou  shalt  ^ abide  for  me 
many  days  ; thou  shalt  not  play  the  harlot,  and  thou 
shalt  not  be  for  another  man  : so  will  I also  he  for  thee. 

4  For  the  children  of  Israel  shall  abide  many  days 
^ without  a king,  and  without  a prince,  and  without  a 
sacrifice,  and  without  an  image,  and  without  an  ® ephod, 
and  without  ® teraphim  : 

5  Afterward  shall  the  children  of  Israel  return,  and 
seek  the  Lord  their  God,  and  ® David  their  king  ; 
and  shall  fear  the  Lord  and  his  goodness  in  the  ® latter 
days. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  God's  judgments  against  the  sins  of  the  people,  Band  of  the  priests, 
12  and  against  their  idolatry.  15  Judah  is  exhorted  to  take  wai'ning 
by  Israel's  calamity. 

Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  children  of  Israel  : 

for  the  Lord  hath  a ^ controversy  with  the  inha- 
bitants of  the  land,  because  there  is  no  truth,  nor  mercy, 
nor  2 knowledge  of  God  in  the  land. 

2  By  swearing,  and  lying,  and  killing,  and  stealing, 
and  committing  adultery,  they  break  out,  and  blood 
toucheth  blood. 

3  Therefore  ® shall  the  land  mourn,  and  ^ every  one 
that  dwelleth  therein  shall  languish,  with  the  beasts  of 
the  field,  and  with  the  fowls  of  heaven  ; yea,  the  fishes 
of  the  sea  also  shall  be  taken  away. 

4  Yet  let  no  man  strive,  nor  reprove  another  : for 
thy  people  are  as  they  ® that  strive  with  the  priest. 

5  Therefore  shalt  thou  fall  ®in  the  day,  and  the 
prophet  also  shall  fall  with  thee  in  the  night,  and  I will 
destroy  thy  mother. 

6  ^ My  people  are  destroyed  for  lack  of  knowledge  : 
because  thou  hast  rejected  knowledge,  I will  also  reject 
thee,  that  thou  shalt  be  no  priest  to  me  : seeing  thou 
hast  forgotten  the  law  of  thy  God,  I will  also  forget 
thy  children. 

7  ® As  they  were  increased,  so  they  sinned  against 
me  : ^ therefore  will  I change  their  glory  into  shame. 

8  They  eat  up  the  sin  of  my  people,  and  they  set 
their  heart  on  their  iniquity. 

9  And  there  shall  be,  like  people,  like  priest : and 
I will  punish  them  for  their  ways,  and  reward  them 
their  doings. 

10  For  they  shall  eat,  and  not  have  enough  : they 
shall  commit  whoredom,  and  shall  not  increase  : be- 
cause they  have  left  off  to  take  heed  to  the  Lord. 

11  Whoredom  and  wine  and  new  wine  take  away 
the  heart. 

12  T[  My  people  ask  counsel  at  their  stocks,  and 


1 ch.  1.  2. 

2 Jer.  3.  20. 

3 Deut.  21,  13. 

* ch.  10.  3. 

6 Ex.  28.  6. 

6 Judg.  17.  5. 

^ Jer.  50.  4,  5.  ch. 

6.6. 


® Jer,  30.  9.  Ezek. 
34.  23,  24.  & 37.  22, 
24. 

9  Is.  2.  2.  Jer.  30. 
24.  Ezek.  38.  8,  16. 
Dan.  2.  28.  Mic.  4.  1. 

1 Is.  1.  18.  & 3.  13, 
14.  Jer.  25.  31.  ch. 


12.  2.  Mic.  6.  2. 

2 Jer.  4.  22.  & 5.  4. 

3 Jer.  4.  28.  & 12.  4. 
Amos  5.  16.  & 8.  8. 

♦ Zeph.  1.  3. 

5 Deut.  17.  12. 

6 See  Jer.  6.  4,  5.  & 
16.  8. 


3  And  the  LpRD  said  unto  me.  Go  yet,  love  a woman 
beloved  “ of  her  friend  and  an  adulteress,  even  as  the 
Lord  loveth  the  children  of  Israel,  though  they  turn 

2 unto  other  gods,  and  ^love  cakes  of  raisins.  So  I 
bought  her  to  me  for  fifteen  pieces  of  silver,  and  an 

3 homer  of  barley,  and  an  « half  homer  of  barley  : and 
I said  unto  her.  Thou  shalt  abide  for  me  many  days  ; 
thou  shalt  not  play  the  harlot,  and  thou  shalt  not  be 

4 any  man’s  wife  : so  will  I also  be  toward  thee.  For 
the  children  of  Israel  shall  abide  many  days  without 
king,  and  without  prince,  and  without  sacrifice,  and 
without  ^ pillar,  and  without  ephod  or  teraphim  : 

5 afterward  shall  the  children  of  Israel  return,  and 
seek  the  Lord  their  God,  and  David  their  king  ; 
and  shall  come  with  fear  unto  the  Lord  and  to  his 
goodness  in  the  latter  days. 


4  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  children  of  Israel : 
for  the  Lord  hath  a controversy  with  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land,  because  there  is  no  truth,  nor  mercy,  nor 

2 knowledge  of  God  in  the  land.  There  is  nought  but 
swearing  and  breaking  faith,  and  killing,  and  steal- 
ing, and  committing  adultery  ; they  break  out,  and 

3 blood  toucheth  blood.  Therefore  shall  the  land 
mourn,  and  every  one  that  dwelleth  therein  shall 
languish,  with  the  beasts  of  the  field  and  the  fowls 
of  heaven  ; yea,  the  fishes  of  the  sea  also  shall  be 

4 taken  away.  Yet  let  no  man  strive,  neither  let  any 
man  reprove  ; for  thy  people  are  as  they  that  strive 

5 with  the  priest.  And  thou  shalt  stumble  in  the  day, 
and  the  prophet  also  shall  stumble  with  thee  in  the 

6 night  ; and  I will  destroy  thy  mother.  My  people 
are  destroyed  for  lack  of  knowledge  : because  thou 
hast  rejected  knowledge,  “ I will  also  reject  thee, 
that  thou  shalt  be  no  priest  to  me  : seeing  thou  hast 
forgotten  the  law  of  thy  God,  I also  will  forget  thy 

7 children.  As  they  were  multiplied,  so  they  sinned 
against  me  : I will  change  their  glory  into  shame. 

8 They  feed  on  the  sin  of  my  people,  and  set  their 

9 heart  on  their  iniquity.  And  it  shall  be,  like  peo- 
ple, like  priest  : and  I will  punish  them  for  their 

10  ways,  and  will  reward  them  their  doings.  And 
they  shall  eat,  and  not  have  enough  ; they  shall 
commit  whoredom,  and  shall  not  increase  : because 

11  they  have  left  off  to  take  heed  to  the  Lord.  Whore- 
dom and  wine  and  new  wine  take  away  the  ^under- 

12  standing.  My  people  ask  counsel  at  their  stock,  and 


^ Is.  5.  13. 

8 ch.  13.  6. 

9 1 Sam.  2.  30.  Mai. 
2.  9.  Phil.  3.  19. 

10  Is.  24.  2.  Jer.  5. 
31. 

11  Lev.  26.  26.  Mic. 


6.14.  Hag.  1.6. 

12  18.28.7.  SeeEc- 
cles.  7.  7. 

13  Jer.  2.  27.  Hab. 
2.  19. 

a Or,  of  her  hus- 
band, yet  an  <isc. 


b Or,  them  that  love, 
c Heb.  lethech. 
d Or,  obelisk, 
a According  to  an- 
other reading,  I have 
rejected, 
b Heb.  heart. 


HOSEA,  V. 


1238 


their  staff  declareth  unto  them  : for  the  spirit  of 
whoredoms  hath  caused  them  to  err,  and  they  have  gone 
a whoring  from  under  their  God. 

13  They  sacrifice  upon  the  tops  of  the  mountains, 
and  burn  incense  upon  the  hills,  under  oaks  and  poplars 
and  elms,  because  the  shadow  thereof  is  good  : there- 
fore your  daughters  shall  commit  whoredom,  and  your 
spouses  shall  commit  adultery. 

14  I will  not  punish  your  daughters  when  they  com- 
mit whoredom,  nor  your  spouses  when  they  commit 
adultery  : for  themselves  are  separated  with  whores, 
and  they  sacrifice  with  harlots  : therefore  the  people 
that  doth  not  understand  shall  fall. 

15  ^ Though  thou,  Israel,  play  the  harlot,  yet  let  not 
Judah  offend  ; and  come  not  ye  unto  Gilgal,  neither 
go  ye  up  to  Beth-aven,  nor  swear.  The  Lord  liveth. 

16  For  Israel  slideth  back  as  a backsliding  heifer  : 
now  the  Lord  will  feed  them  as  a lamb  in  a large 
place. 

17  Ephraim  is  joined  to  idols  : ^^let  him  alone. 

18  Their  drink  is  sour  : they  have  committed  whore- 
dom continually  : her  rulers  ivith  shame  do  love. 

Give  ye. 

19  The  wind  hath  bound  her  up  in  her  wings,  and 
25  they  shall  be  ashamed  because  of  their  sacrifices. 

CHAPTER  V.  - 

1  God's  judgments  against  the  priests,  the  people,  and  the  princes  of 
Israel,  for  their  manifold  sins,  15  unitl  they  repent. 

Hear  ye  this,  O priests ; and  hearken,  ye  house  of 
Israel  ; and  give  ye  ear,  O house  of  the  king  ; 
for  judgment  is  toward  you,  because  ^ ye  have  been  a 
snare  on  Mizpah,  and  a net  spread  upon  Tabor. 

2  And  the  revolters  are  ^ profound  to  make  slaughter, 
though  I have  been  a rebuker  of  them  all. 

3  ® I know  Ephraim,  and  Israel  is  not  hid  from  me  : 
for  now,  O Ephraim,  ^ thou  committest  whoredom,  and 
Israel  is  defiled. 

4  They  will  not  frame  their  doings  to  turn  unto 
their  God  : for  5 the  spirit  of  whoredoms  is  in  the  midst 
of  them,  and  they  have  not  known  the  Lord. 

5  And  ® the  pride  of  Israel  doth  testify  to  his  face  : 
therefore  shall  Israel  and  Ephraim  fall  in  their  ini- 
quity ; Judah  also  shall  fall  with  them. 

6  They  shall  go  with  their  flocks  and  with  their 
herds  to  seek  the  Lord  ; but  they  shall  not  find  him  ; 
he  hath  withdrawn  himself  from  them. 

7  They  have  ® dealt  treacherously  against  the  Lord  : 
for  they  have  begotten  strange  children  : now  shall  ® a 
month  devour  them  with  their  portions. 

8  Blow  ye  the  cornet  in  Gibeah,  and  the  trumpet 
in  Ramah  : cry  aloud  at  Beth-aven,  after  thee, 
0 Benjamin. 

9  Ephraim  shall  be  desolate  in  the  day  of  rebuke  : 
among  the  tribes  of  Israel  have  I made  known  that 
which  shall  surely  be. 

10  The  princes  of  Judah  were  like  them  that  ^^re- 


i«l8.  44.  20.  ch. 
5.  4. 

le  Is,  1,  29.  & 57.  5, 
7.  Ezek.  6.  13.  & 20. 
28. 

Amos 7. 17.  Rom. 
1.  28. 

” ver.  1,  G. 
i»ch.  9.  15.  & 12. 
11.  Amos  4.  4.  & 5.  5. 

1 Kin.  12.  29.  ch. 
10.  5. 


20  Amos  8.  14.  Zeph. 
1.5. 

21  Jer.  3.  G.  & 7.  24. 
& 8.  5.  Zeoh.  7.  11. 

22  Matt.  1.5.  14. 

23  Mic.  3.  11.  & 7.  3. 
2<Jer.  4.  11,  12.  & 

51.  1. 

2f.  Is.  1.  29.  Jer.  2. 
2G. 

1 ch.  G.  9. 

2 Is.  29.  15. 

3 Amos  3.  2. 


<Ezek.  23.  5,  &c. 
ch.  4.  17. 
o ch.  4.  12. 

6 ch.  7.  10. 

2 Pro.  1.  28.  Is.  1. 
1.5.  Jer.  11. 11.  Ezek. 
8.  18.  Mic.  3.  4.  John 
7.  34. 

’ 8 Is.  48.  8.  Jer.  3. 
20.  & 5.  11.  ch.  G.  7. 
Mai.  2.  11. 

0 Zech.  11.  8. 


their  staff  declareth  unto  them  : for  the  spirit  of 
whoredom  hath  caused  them  to  err,  and  they  have 

13  gone  a whoring  from  under  their  God.  They  sacri- 
fice upon  the  tops  of  the  mountains,  and  burn  in- 
cense upon  the  hills,  under  oaks  and  poplars  and 
terebinths,  because  the  shadow  thereof  is  good  : 
therefore  your  daughters  commit  whoredom,  and 

14  your  brides  commit  adultery.  I will  not  pu- 
nish your  daughters  when  they  commit  whoredom, 
nor  your  ^ brides  when  they  commit  adultery  ; for 
they  themselves  go  apart  with  whores,  and  they 
sacrifice  with  the  ‘^harlots  : and  the  people  that 

15  doth  not  understand  shall  be  overthrown.  Though 
thou,  Israel,  play  the  harlot,  yet  let  not  Judah  '’of- 
fend ; and  come  not  ye  unto  Gilgal,  neither  go  ye 
up  to  Beth-aven,  nor  swear.  As  the  Lord  liveth. 

16  For  Israel  hath  behaved  himself  stubbornly,  like  a 
stubborn  heifer  : now  will  the  Lord  feed  them  as  a 

17  lamb  in  a large  place.  Ephraim  is  joined  to  idols  ; 

18  let  him  alone.  Their  drink  is  become  sour  : they 
commit  whoredom  continually  ; ^ her  * rulers  dearly 

19  love  shame.  The  wind  hath  wrapped  her  up  in  its 
* wings  ; and  J they  shall  be  ashamed  because  of  their 
sacrifices. 


5  Hear  this,  O ye  priests,  and  hearken,  ye  house  of 
Israel,  and  give  ear,  O house  of  the  king,  for  ® unto 
you  pertaineth  the  judgement  ; for  ye  have  been  a 

2 snare  at  Mizpah,  and  a net  spread  upon  Tabor.  And 
the  revolters  are  gone  deep  ^ in  making  slaughter  ; 

3 but  I am  ^ a rebuker  of  them  all.  I know  Ephraim, 
and  Israel  is  not  hid  from  me  : for  now,  O Ephraim, 
thou  hast  committed  whoredom,  Israel  is  defiled. 

4 Their  doings  will  not  suffer  them  to  turn  unto 
their  God  : for  the  spirit  of  whoredom  is  ® within 

5 them,  and  they  know  not  the  Lord.  And  the 

pride  of  Israel  doth  testify  to  his  face  : there- 
fore Israel  and  Ephraim  shall  stumble  in  their  ini- 

6 quity  ; Judah  also  shall  stumble  with  them.  They 
shall  go  with  their  flocks  and  with  their  herds  to 
seek  the  Lord  ; but  they  shall  not  find  him  : he 

7 hath  withdrawn  himself  from  them.  They  have 
dealt  treacherously  against  the  Lord  ; for  they 
have  9 borne  strange  children  : now  shall  ^ the  new 
moon  devour  them  with  their  * fields. 

8 Blow  ye  the  cornet  in  Gibeah,  and  the  trumpet  in 
Ramah  : sound  an  alarm  at  Beth-aven  ; J behind 

9 thee,  O Benjamin.  Ephraim  shall  become  a de- 
solation in  the  day  of  rebuke  : among  the  tribes  of 
Israel  have  I made  known  that  which  shall  surely 

10  be.  The  princes  of  Judah  are  like  them  that  re- 


10  ch.  8.  1.  Joel 

2.  1. 

11  Is.  10.  30. 

12  Josh.  7.  2.  ch.  4. 
15. 

13  Judf?.  .5.  14. 

11  Deut.  19. 14.  & 27. 
17. 

c Or,  daughters  in 
law. 

d See  Deut.  23.  17. 
e Or,  become  guilty. 


f Or,  Their  carouse 
is  over. 

g Or,  they  are  given 
up  to  love  ; her  rulers 
are  a .’thame. 
h Heb.  shields, 
i Or,  skirts, 
j Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  their  altars  shall 
be  put  to  shame. 

a Or,  against  you  is 
the  j udgement. 
b Or,  in  corruption. 


c Heb.  a rebuke, 
d Or,  They  will  not 
frame  their  doings. 

e Or,  in  the  midst 

of. 

f Or,  ereellency. 
g Or,  begotten, 
h Or,  a month, 
i Heb.  portions, 
j Or,  After  thee, 
Benjamin  ! See  Judg. 
5.  14. 


1234 


HOSEA,  VI.,  VII. 


move  the  bound  : therefore  I will  pour  out  my  wrath 
upon  them  like  water. 

11  Ephraim  is  oppressed  and  broken  in  judgment, 
because  he  willingly  walked  after  i®the  commandment. 

12  Therefore  luill  I he  unto  Ephraim  as  a moth,  and 
to  the  house  of  Judah  as  rottenness. 

13  When  Ephraim  saw  his  sickness,  and  Judah  saw 
his  wound,  then  went  Ephraim  to  the  Assyrian, 
20  and  sent  to  king  Jareb  : yet  could  he  not  heal  you, 
nor  cure  you  of  your  wound. 

14  For  211  will  he  unto  Ephraim  as  a lion,  and  as  a 

young  lion  to  the  house  of  Judah  : 22  'vvill  tear 

and  go  away  ; I will  take  away,  and  none  shall  rescue 
him. 

15  ^ I will  go  and  return  to  my  place,  till  23  they 
acknowledge  their  offence,  and  seek  my  face  : 24 
their  affliction  they  will  seek  me  early. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 An  exhortation  to  repentance.  4 A complaint  of  their  untowardness 
and  iniquity. 

COME,  and  let  us  return  unto  the  Lord  : for  ^ he 
hath  torn,  and  2 he  will  heal  us  ; he  hath  smitten, 
and  he  will  bind  us  up. 

2  3 After  two  days  will  he  revive  us  : in  the  third 
day  he  will  raise  us  up,  and  we  shall  live  in  his  sight. 

3  ^ Then  shall  we  know,  if  we  follow  on  to  know  the 
Lord  : his  going  forth  is  prepared  ® as  the  morning ; 
and  ® he  shall  come  unto  us  ’ as  the  rain,  as  the  latter 
and  former  rain  unto  the  earth. 

4  ^ ® O Ephraim,  what  shall  I do  unto  thee  ? O 
Judah,  what  shall  I do  unto  thee  ? for  your  goodness 
is  ® as  a morning  cloud,  and  as  the  early  dew  it  goeth 
away. 

5  Therefore  have  I hewed  them  by  the  prophets  ; 
I have  slain  them  by  the  words  of  my  mouth  : and 
thy  judgments  are  as  the  light  that  goeth  forth. 

6  For  I desired  ^2  ^^ercy,  and  ^^not  sacrifice  ; and 
the  knowledge  of  God  more  than  burnt  offerings. 

7  But  they  like  men  have  transgressed  the  co- 
venant : there  have  they  dealt  treaclierously  against 
me. 

8  Gilead  is  a city  of  them  that  work  iniquity,  and 
is  polluted  with  blood. 

9  And  as  troops  of  robbers  wait  for  a man,  so  the 
company  of  priests  murder  in  the  way  by  consent  : for 
they  commit  lewdness. 

10  I have  seen  an  horrible  thing  in  the  house  of 
Israel  : there  is  20  the  whoredom  of  Ephraim,  Israel  is 
defiled. 

11  Also,  O Judah,  21  fie  hath  set  an  harvest  for  thee, 
22  when  I returned  the  captivity  of  my  people. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 A reproof  of  manifold  sins.  11  God's  wrath  against  them  for  their 
hypocrisy. 

WHEN  I would  have  healed  Israel,  then  the  ini- 
quity of  Ephraim  was  discovered,  and  the 


15  Deut.  28.  33. 

16 1 Kin.  12.  28. 
Mic.  6.  16. 

!■  Pro.  12.  4. 

18  Jer.  30.  12. 

IS  2 Kin.  15.  19.  ch. 
7.  11.  & 12.  1. 

2"  ch.  10.  6. 

21  Lam.  3.  10.  ch. 
13.  7,  8. 

22  Ps.  50.  22. 

“Lev.  26.  40,  41. 


Jer.  29.  12,  13.  Ezek. 
6.  9.  & 20.  43.  & 36. 
31. 

24  Ps.  78.  34. 

1 Deut.  32.  39.  1 

Sam.  2.  6.  Job  5.  18. 
ch.  5.  14. 

2 Jer.  30.  17. 

3 1 Cor.  15.  4. 

4 Is.  54.  13. 

5 2 Sam.  23.  4. 

6 Ps.  72.  6. 


2 Job  29.  23. 

8 ch.  11.  8. 

9 ch.  13.  3. 

10  Jer.  1.  10.  & 5,  14. 

11  Jer.  23.  29.  Heb. 
4.  12, 

121  Sam.  15.  22. 
Eccles.  5.  1.  Mic.  6. 
8.  Matt.  9.  13.  & 12. 

7. 

13  Ps.  50.  8,  9.  Pro. 
21.  3.  Is.  1.  11. 


move  the  landmark  : I will  pour  out  my  wrath 

11  upon  them  like  water.  Ephraim  is  oppressed,  he 
is  crushed  in  judgement  ; because  he  was  content  to 

12  walk  after  * the  command.  ^ Therefore  am  I unto 
Ephraim  as  a moth,  and  to  the  house  of  Judah  as 

13  rottenness.  When  Ephraim  saw  his  sickness,  and 
Judah  saw  his  wound,  then  went  Ephraim  to  Assy- 
ria, and  sent  to  king  Jareb  : but  he  is  not  able  to 
heal  you,  neither  shall  he  cure  you  of  your  wound. 

14  For  I will  be  unto  Ephraim  as  a lion,  and  as  a young 
lion  to  the  house  of  Judah  : I,  even  I,  will  tear  and 
go  away  ; I will  carry  off,  and  there  shall  be  none 

15  to  deliver.  I will  go  and  return  to  my  place,  till 
they  ” acknowledge  their  offence,  and  seek  my  face  : 
in  their  affliction  they  will  seek  me  ° earnestly. 


6  Come,  and  let  us  return  unto  the  Lord  : for  he 
hath  toru,  and  he  will  heal  us  ; he  hath  smitten,  and 

2 he  will  bind  us  up.  After  two  days  will  he  revive 
us  : on  the  third  day  he  will  raise  us  up,  and  we 

3 shall  live  before  him.  And  let  us  know,  let  us  fol- 
low on  to  know  the  Lord  ; his  going  forth  is  sure 
as  the  morning  : and  he  shall  come  unto  us  as  the 
rain,  as  the  latter  rain  that  watereth  the  earth. 

4 O Ephraim,  what  shall  I do  unto  thee  ? O Judah, 
what  shall  I do  unto  thee  ? for  your  « goodness  is  as 
a morning  cloud,  and  as  the  dew  that  goeth  early 

5 away.  Therefore  have  I hewed  them  by  the  pro- 
phets ; I have  slain  them  by  the  words  of  my 
mouth  : ^and  thy  judgements  are  as  the  light  that 

6 goeth  forth.  For  I desire  “mercy,  and  not  sacri- 
fice ; and  the  knowledge  of  God  more  than  burnt 

7 offerings.  But  they  like  Adam  have  transgressed 
the  covenant : there  have  they  dealt  treacherously 

8 against  me.  Gilead  is  a city  of  them  that  work 

9 iniquity,  it  is  stained  with  blood,  ^^nd  as  troops 
of  robbers  wait  for  a man,  so  the  company  of  priests 
murder  in  the  way  toward  Shechem  : yea,  they  have 

10  committed  lewdness.  In  the  house  of  Israel  I have 
seen  an  horrible  thing  : there  whoredom  is  found  in 

11  Ephraim,  Israel  is  defiled.  Also,  O Judah,  there  is 
an  harvest  appointed  for  thee,  when  I bring  again 
the  captivity  of  my  people. 


7  When  I would  heal  Israel,  then  is  the  iniquity  of 
Ephraim  discovered,  and  the  wickedness  of  Samaria  ; 

Jer.  22.  16.  John  22  pg.  126.  1.  h According  to  some 

17.  3.  , k The  Sept,  and  Sy-  ancient  versions,  and 

25  ch.  8.  1.  riac  have,  vanity.  my  fudgement  goeth 

26  ch.  5.  7.  I Or,  And  I was.  forth  as  the  light. 

22  ch.  12.  11.  m Or,  a king  that  c Or,  are  as  men 

28  Jer.  11.  9.  Ezek.  should  contend.  that  have  transgressed 

22.  25.  ch.  5.  1,  2.  n Or,  have  borne  a covenant. 

29  Jer.  5.  30.  their  guilt.  d Or,  men. 

20  ch.  4.  12,  13, 17.  0 Or,  earnestly^  say-  e Or,  And  as  rob- 

21  Jer.  51.  33.  Joel  ing,  bers  lying  in  wait^  so 

3.  13.  Rev.  14.  15.  a Or,  kindness.  dkc. 


HOSEA,  VIII. 


1235 


wickedness  of  Samaria  : for  ^ they  commit  falsehood  ; 
and  the  thief  cometh  in,  and  the  troop  of  robbers 
spoileth  without. 

2 And  they  consider  not  in  their  hearts  that  I ^ re- 
member all  their  wickedness  : now  ^ their  own  doings 
have  beset  them  about  ; they  are  ^ before  my  face. 

3 They  make  the  king  glad  with  their  wickedness, 
and  the  princes  ^ with  their  lies. 

4 ® They  are  all  adulterers,  as  an  oven  heated  by  the 
baker,  who  ceaseth  from  raising  after  he  hath  kneaded 
the  dough,  until  it  be  leavened. 

5 In  the  day  of  our  king  the  princes  have  made  him 
sick  with  bottles  of  wine  ; he  stretched  out  his  hand 
with  scorners. 

6 For  they  have  made  ready  their  heart  like  an  oven, 
whiles  they  lie  in  wait  : their  baker  sleepeth  all  the 
night ; in  the  morning  it  burneth  as  a flaming  fire. 

7 They  are  all  hot  as  an  oven,  and  have  devoured 
their  judges;  all  their  kings  ®are  fallen:  ^ there  is 
none  among  them  that  calleth  unto  me. 

8 Ephraim,  he  hath  mixed  himself  among  the  peo- 
ple ; Ephraim  is  a cake  not  turned. 

9 Strangers  have  devoured  his  strength,  and  he 
knoweth  it  not  : yea,  gray  hairs  are  here  and  there  upon 
him,  yet  he  knoweth  not. 

1 0 And  the  pride  of  Israel  testifieth  to  his  face  : 
and  13  they  do  not  return  to  the  Lord  their  God,  nor 
seek  him  for  all  this. 

11  ^ 1^  Ephraim  also  is  like  a silly  dove  without 
heart  : i®  they  call  to  Egypt,  they  go  to  Assyria. 

12  When  they  shall  go,  i®  I will  spread  my  net  upon 
them  ; I will  bring  them  down  as  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven  ; I will  chastise  them,  as  their  congregation 
hath  heard. 

13  Woe  unto  them  ! for  they  have  fled  from  me  : 
destruction  unto  them  ! because  they  have  transgressed 
against  me  : though  i®  I have  redeemed  them,  yet  they 
have  spoken  lies  against  me. 

14  i^And  they  have  not  cried  unto  me  with  their 
heart,  when  they  howled  upon  their  beds  : they  assem- 
ble themselves  for  corn  and  wine,  and  they  rebel 
against  me. 

15  Though  I have  bound  and  strengthened  their 
arms,  yet  do  they  imagine  mischief  against  me. 

16  They  return,  but  not  to  the  most  High  : they 
are  like  a deceitful  bow  : their  princes  shall  fall  by  the 
sword  for  the  rage  of  their  tongue  : this  shall  be  their 
derision  iu  the  land  of  Egypt. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 


1,  12  Destruction  is  threatened  for  their  impiety,  5 and  idolatry. 

^ET  1 the  trumpet  to  thy  mouth.  He  shall  come  ^ as 
an  eagle  against  the  house  of  the  Lord,  because 
*they  have  transgressed  my  covenant,  and  trespassed 
against  my  law. 

2  ^ Israel  shall  cry  unto  me.  My  God,  ^ we  know 
thee. 


1  ch.  5. 1.  & 6. 10. 
2Jer.  17.  1. 

8 Ps.  9.  16.  Pro.  5. 
22. 

< Ps.  90.  8. 

6 Rom.  1.  32. 

8 Jer.  9.  2. 

’ ch.  8.  4. 

8 2 Kin.  15.  10,  14, 
25,  30. 

» Is.  64.  7. 


10  Ps.  106.  35. 

11  ch.  8.  7. 

12  ch.  5.  5. 

13  Is.  9.  13. 

11  ch.  11.  11. 

15  See  2 Kin.  15.  19. 
& 17.  4.  ch.  5.  13.  & 
9.  3;  &12.  1. 

10  Ezek.  12.  13. 

11  Lev.  26.  14,  &c. 


Dent.  28.  15,  &c.  2 
Kin.  17.  13,  18. 

18  Mic.  6 4. 

10  Job  36.  9,  10.  Ps. 
78.  36.  Jer.  3.  10. 
Zech.  7.  5. 

20  ch.  11.  7. 

2J  Ps.  78.  57. 

22  Ps.  73.  9. 

23  ch.  9.  3,  6. 

1 ch.  5.  8. 


for  they  commit  falsehood  : and  the  thief  entereth 

2 in,  and  the  troop  of  robbers  “ spoileth  without.  And 
they  consider  not  in  their  hearts  that  I remember 
all  their  wickedness  : now  have  their  own  doings 

3 beset  them  about  ; they  are  before  my  face.  They 
make  the  king  glad  with  their  wickedness,  and  the 

4 princes  with  their  lies.  They  are  all  adulterers  ; 
they  are  as  an  oven  heated  by  the  baker  ; he  ceaseth 
to  stir  the  Jire,  from  the  kneading  of  the  dough  until 

5 it  be  leavened.  On  the  day  of  our  king  the  princes 
^ made  themselves  sick  wdth  the  heat  of  wine  ; he 

6 stretched  out  his  hand  with  scorners.  For  they 
have  ^ made  ready  their  heart  like  an  oven,  wdiiles 
they  lie  in  wait  : ^ their  baker  sleepeth  all  the  night  ; 

7 in  the  morning  it  burneth  as  a flaming  fire.  They 
are  all  hot  as  an  oven,  and  devour  their  judges  ; all 
their  kings  are  fallen  : there  is  none  among  them 

i 8 that  calleth  unto  me.  Ephraim,  he  mixeth  himself 

I among  the  peoples  ; Ephraim  is  a cake  not  turned. 

I 9 Strangers  have  devoured  his  strength,  and  he  know- 
eth it  not  : yea,  gray  hairs  are  here  and  there  upon 

10  him,  and  he  knoweth  it  not.  And  the  ^ pride  of  Is- 
rael doth  testify  to  his  face  : yet  they  have  not  re- 
turned unto  the  Lord  their  God,  nor  sought  him, 

11  for  all  this.  And  Ephraim  is  like  a silly  dove,  with- 
out understanding  : they  call  unto  Egypt,  they  go 

12  to  Assyria.  When  they  shall  go,  I will  spread  my 
net  upon  them  ; I will  bring  them  down  as  the  fowls 
of  the  heaven  : I will  chastise  them,  * as  their  con- 

13  gregation  hath  heard.  Woe  unto  them  ! for  they 
have  wandered  from  me  ; destruction  unto  them  ! 
for  they  have  trespassed  against  me  : though  I 
would  redeem  them,  yet  they  have  spoken  lies 

14  against  me.  And  they  have  not  cried  unto  me 
with  their  heart,  but  they  howl  upon  their  beds  : 
J'they  assemble  themselves  for  corn  and  wine,  they 

15  rebel  against  me.  Though  I have  ^taught  and 
strengthened  their  arms,  yet  do  they  imagine  mis- 

16  chief  against  me.  They  return,  but  not  to  him  that 
is  on  high  ; they  are  like  a deceitful  bow  : their 
princes  shall  fall  by  the  sword  for  the  rage  of  their 
tongne  : this  shall  be  their  derision  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 


8 “ Set  the  trumpet  to  thy  mouth.  As  an  eagle  he 

cometh  against  the  house  of  the  Lord  : because  they 
have  transgressed  my  covenant,  and  trespassed 
2 against  my  law.  They  shall  cry  unto  me.  My  God, 


2 Deut.  28.  49.  Jer. 
4.  13.  Hab.  1.  8. 

3 ch.  6.  7. 

* Ps.  78.  34.  ch.  5. 
15. 

5 Tit.  1.  16. 
a Or,  malceth  a raid, 
b According  to  many 
ancient  versions,  be- 
gan to  be  healed  with 
wine. 


c Or,  him. 
d Heb.  brought 
near. 

e According  to  some 
ancient  versions,  their 
anger. 

f Heb.  sprinJded. 
g Or,  excellency 
h Heb.  heart, 
i Or,  when  the  re- 


port cometh  to  their 
congregation. 

j According  to  some 
ancient  authorities, 
they  cut  themselves. 

k Or,  chastened 
them. 

a Or,  The  trumjiet 
to  thy  mouth  I As  an 
eagle  against  the 
house  of  the  Lord  .' 


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HOSEA,  IX. 


3 Israel  hath  cast  off  the  thing  that  is  good  ; the  en- 
emy shall  pursue  him. 

4 ® They  have  set  up  kings,  but  not  by  me  : they 
have  made  princes,  and  I knew  it  not  : of  their  silver 
and  their  gold  have  they  made  them  idols,  that  they 
may  be  cut  off. 

5 ^ Thy  calf,  O Samaria,  hath  cast  thee  off  ; mine 
anger  is  kindled  against  them  : ® how  long  will  it  be  ere 
they  attain  to  innocency  ? 

6 For  from  Israel  was  it  also  : the  workman  made  it  ; 
therefore  it  is  not  God  : but  the  calf  of  Samaria  shall 
be  broken  in  pieces. 

7 For  ®they  have  sown  the  wind,  and  they  shall  reap 
the  whirlwind  : it  hath  no  stalk  : the  bud  shall  yield 
no  meal  : if  so  be  it  yield,  the  strangers  shall  swal- 
low it  up. 

8 Israel  is  swallowed  up  : now  shall  they  be  among 
the  Gentiles  i^  as  a vessel  wherein  is  no  pleasure. 

9 For  1®  they  are  gone  up  to  Assyria,  i^  a wild  ass 
alone  by  himself  : Ephraim  i°  hath  hired  lovers. 

10  Yea,  though  they  have  hired  among  the  nations, 
now  1®  will  I gather  them,  and  they  shall  sorrow  a little 
for  the  burden  of  i'^  the  king  of  princes. 

11  Because  Ephraim  hath  made  i®  many  altars  to  sin, 
altars  shall  be  unto  him  to  sin. 

12  I have  written  to  him  the  great  things  of  my 
law,  but  they  were  counted  as  a strange  thing. 

13  20Xhey  sacrifice  flesh  for  the  sacrifices  of  mine 

offerings,  and  eat  it  ; Lord  accepteth  them 

not  ; 22  now  will  he  remember  their  iniquity,  and  visit 
their  sins  : 23  they  shall  return  to  Egypt. 

14  24  For  Israel  hath  forgotten  25  hig  Maker,  and 
2®  buildeth  temples  ; and  Judah  hath  multiplied  fenced 
cities  : but  27 1 will  send  a fire  upon  his  cities,  and  it 
shall  devour  the  palaces  thereof. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

The  distress  and  captivity  of  Israel  for  their  sins  and  idolatry. 

Rejoice  not,  O Israel,  for  joy,  as  other  people  : 

for  thou  1 hast  gone  a whoring  from  thy  God,  thou 
hast  loved  a 2 reward  upon  every  cornfloor. 

2  ® The  floor  and  the  winepress  shall  not  feed  them, 
and  the  new  wine  shall  fail  in  her. 

3  They  shall  not  dwell  in  the  Lord’s  land  ; ® but 
Ephraim  shall  return  to  Egypt,  and  ® they  shall  eat  un- 
clean things  in  Assyria. 

4  ® They  shall  not  offer  wine  offerings  to  the  Lord, 
® neither  shall  they  be  pleasing  unto  him  : their  sacri- 
fices shall  be  unto  them  as  the  bread  of  mourners  ; all 
that  eat  thereof  shall  be  polluted  : for  their  bread 
for  their  soul  shall  not  come  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

5  What  will  ye  do  in  ^2  the  solemn  day,  and  in  the 
day  of  the  feast  of  the  Lord  ? 

6  For,  lo,  they  are  gone  because  of  destruction : 
Egypt  shall  gather  them  up,  Memphis  shall  bury 


3 we  Israel  know  thee.  Israel  hath  cast  off  that 
which  is  good  : the  enemy  shall  pursue  him. 

4 They  have  set  up  kings,  but  not  by  me  ; ^ they  have 
made  princes,  and  I knew  it  not  : of  their  silver 
and  their  gold  have  they  made  them  idols,  that  they 

5 may  be  cut  off.  He  hath  cast  off  thy  calf,  O Sama- 
ria ; mine  anger  is  kindled  against  them  ; how  long 

6 will  it  be  ere  they  attain  to  innocency  ? For  from 
Israel  is  even  this  ; the  workman  made  it,  and  it  is 
no  God  : yea,  the  calf  of  Samaria  shall  be  broken  in 

7 pieces.  For  they  sow  the  wind,  and  they  shall  reap 
the  whirlwind  : ^ 1^  hath  no  standing  corn  ; the 
blade  shall  yield  no  iheal  ; if  so  be  it  yield,  stran- 

8 gers  shall  swallow  it  up.  Israel  is  swallowed  up  : 
now  are  they  among  the  nations  as  a vessel  wherein 

9 is  no  pleasure.  For  they  are  gone  up  to  Assyria, 
like  a wild  ass  alone  by  himself  : Ephraim  hath 

10  hired  ^ lovers.  Yea,  though  they  hire  among  the 
nations,  now  will  I gather  them  ; and  they  * begin 
to  be  iiiinished  by  reason  of  the  burden  of  the  -^king 

11  of  princes.  Because  Ephraim  hath  multiplied  altars 

12  to  sin,  altars  have  been  unto  him  to  sin.  Though 
I write  for  him  my  law  in  ten  thousand  preceptSy 

13  they  are  counted  as  a strange  thing.  As  for  the 
sacrifices  of  mine  offerings,  they  sacrifice  flesh  and 
eat  it  ; but  the  Lord  accepteth  them  not  : now 
will  he  remember  their  iniquity,  and  visit  their  sins  ; 

14  they  shall  return  to  Egypt.  For  Israel  hath  for- 
gotten his  Maker,  and  builded  * palaces  ; and  Judah 
hath  multiplied  fenced  cities  : but  I will  send  a fire 
upon  his  cities,  and  it  shall  devour  the  ‘ castles 
thereof. 


9 Rejoice  not,  O Israel,  ® for  joy,  like  the  peoples  ; 
^ for  thou  hast  gone  a whoring  from  thy  God,  thou 

2 hast  loved  hire  upon  every  cornfloor.  The  thresh- 
ing-floor and  the  winepress  shall  not  feed  them,  and 

3 the  new  wine  shall  fail  her.  They  shall  not  dwell 
in  the  Lord’s  land  ; but  Ephraim  shall  return  to 
Egypt,  and  they  shall  eat  unclean  food  in  Assyria. 

4 They  shall  not  pour  out  wine  offerings  to  the  Lord, 

neither  shall  they  be  pleasing  unto  him  : their 
sacrifices  shall  be  unto  them  as  the  bread  of  mourn- 
ers ; all  that  eat  thereof  shall  be  polluted  : for 
their  bread  shall  be  for  their  appetite  ; it  shall  not 

5 come  into  the  house  of  the  Lord.  What  will  ye  do 
in  the  day  of  solemn  assembly,  and  in  the  day  of  the 

6 feast  of  the  Lord  ? For,  lo,  they  are  gone  away 
from  destruction,  yet  Egypt  shall  gather  them  up. 


6 2 Kin.  15.  13,  17, 
25.  Shallum,  Mena- 
hem,  Pekahiah. 
ch.  2.  8.  & 13.  2. 

« Jer.  13.  27. 

9 Pro.  22.  8.  ch.  10. 
12,  13. 

10  ch.  7.  9. 

11  2 Kin.  17.  G. 

12  Jer.  22.  28.  & 48. 
38. 

13  2 Kin.  15.  19. 

11  Jer.  2.  24. 

13  Is.  30.  G.  Ezek. 
IG.  33,  34. 


10  Ezek.  IG.  37.  ch. 
10.  10. 

Ills.  10.  8.  Ezek. 
2G.  7.  Dan.  2.  37. 

13  ch.  12.  11. 

10  Dent.  4.  G,  8.  Ps. 
119.  18.  & 147.  19,  20. 

20  Jer.  7.  21.  Zech. 

7.  G. 

21  Jer.  14.  10,  12. 
ch.  5.  G.  & 9.  4.  Amos 
5.  22. 

22  ch.  9.  9.  Amos 

8.  7. 


23  Dent.  28.  68.  ch. 
9.3,  6.  & 11.  5. 

21  Dent.  32.  18. 

25  Is.  29.  23.  Eph. 
2.  10. 

20  1 Kin.  12.  31. 

21  Jer.  17.  27.  Amos 
2.  5. 

1 ch.  4.  12.  & 5.  4,  7. 

2 Jer.  44.  17.  ch.  2. 
12. 

3 ch.  2.  9,  12. 

1 Lev.  25.  23.  Jer. 
2.  7.  & 16.  18. 


6 ch.  8.  13.  & 11.  5. 
Not  into  Egypt  itself, 
but  into  another  bond- 
age as  bad  as  that. 

0 Ezek.  4.  13.  Dan. 
1.  8. 

12  Kin.  17.  6.  ch. 

11.  11. 

8 ch.  3.  4. 

9 Jer.  G.  20.  ch.  8. 
13. 

10  Dent.  26.  14. 

11  Lev.  17.  11. 

12  ch.  2.  11. 


13  ver.  3.  ch.  7.  16. 
b Or,  they  have 
removed  them. 

c Or,  it  hath  no 
stalk. 

d Heb.  loves, 
e Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  shall  sorrow  a 
little^  or,  for  a little 
while. 

/See  Is.  10.  8. 

Many  ancient  authori- 
ties have,  king  and 
princes. 


g Or,  I ivrote  for 
him  the  ten  thousand 
things  of  my  law,  but 
they  &c. 
h Or,  temples, 
i Or,  palaces, 
a Or,  unto  exulta- 
tion. 

b Or,  that, 
c Or,  neither  shall 
their  sacrifces  be 
pleasing  unto  him : 
their  bread  shall  b* 
unto  them  d:c. 


HOSEA,  X. 


1237 


them  : the  pleasant  places  for  their  silver,  nettles 
shall  possess  them  : thorns  shall  he  in  their  tabernacles. 

7 The  days  of  visitation  are  come,  the  days  of  recom- 
pence  are  come  ; Israel  shall  know  it : the  prophet  is  a 
fool,  15  the  spiritual  man  is  mad,  for  the  multitude  of 
thine  iniquity,  and  the  great  hatred. 

8 The  1®  watchman  of  Ephraim  teas  with  my  God  : 
hut  the  prophet  is  a snare  of  a fowler  in  all  his  ways, 
and  hatred  in  the  house  of  his  God. 

9 1'^  They  have  deeply  corrupted  themselves,  as  in  the 
days  of  i®  Gibeah  : i®  therefore  he  will  remember  their 
iniquity,  he  will  visit  their  sins.  ^ 

10  I found  Israel  like  grapes  in  the  wilderness  ; I 
saw  your  fathers  as  the  firstripe  in  the  fig  tree  at 
her  first  time  : hut  they  went  to  ^2  Baal-peor,  and  se- 
parated themselves  ^4  unto  that  shame  ; ^6  ^nd  their 
abominations  were  according  as  they  loved. 

11  As  for  Ephraim,  their  glory  shall  fly  away  like  a 
bird,  from  the  birth,  and  from  the  womb,  and  from  the 
conception. 

12  Though  they  bring  up  their  children,  yet  will 
I bereave  them,  that  there  shall  not  he  a man  left : yea, 

woe  also  to  them  when  I ^9  depart  from  them  ! 

13  Ephraim,  as  I saw  Tyrus,  is  planted  in  a plea- 
sant place  : but  Ephraim  shall  bring  forth  his  chil- 
dren to  the  murderer. 

14  Give  them,  O Lord  : what  wilt  thou  give  ? give 
them  a miscarrying  womb  and  dry  breasts. 

15  All  their  wickedness  is  in  Gilgal : for  there  I 

hated  them  : for  the  wickedness  of  their  doings  I 

will  drive  them  out  of  mine  house,  I will  love  them  no 
more  : all  their  princes  are  revolters. 

16  Ephraim  is  smitten,  their  root  is  dried  up,  they 
shall  bear  no  fruit  : yea,  ^6  though  they  bring  forth, 
yet  will  I slay  even  the  beloved  fruit  of  their  womb. 

17  My  God  will  cast  them  away,  because  they  did 
not  hearken  unto  him  : and  they  shall  be  wanderers 
among  the  nations. 


CHAPTER  X. 

Israel  is  reproved  and  threatened  Jor  their  impiety  and  idolatry. 

ISRAEL  is  ^ an  empty  vine,  he  bringeth  forth  fruit 
unto  himself : according  to  the  multitude  of  his 
fruit  2 he  hath  increased  the  altars  ; according  to  the 
goodness  of  his  land  ^ they  have  made  goodly  images. 

2  Their  heart  is  ^ divided  ; now  shall  they  be  found 
faulty  : he  .shall  break  down  their  altars,  he  shall  spoil 
their  images. 

3  5 For  now  they  shall  say.  We  have  no  king,  because 
we  feared  not  the  Lord  ; what  then  should  a king  do 
to  us  ? 

4  They  have  spoken  words,  swearing  falsely  in  making 
a covenant  : thus  judgment  springeth  up  ® as  hemlock 
in  the  furrows  of  the  field. 

5  The  inhabitants  of  Samaria  shall  fear  because  of 
’ the  calves  of  ® Beth-aven  : for  the  people  thereof  shall 


» Is.  5.  6.  & 32.  13. 
& 34.  13.  ch.  10.  8. 

i^Ezek.  13.  3,  <Src. 
Mic.  2.  11.  Zeph.  3. 
4. 

16  Jer.  6.  17.  & 31. 6. 
Ezek.  3.  17.  & 33.  7. 

11  Is.  31.  6.  ch.  10. 

9. 

18  Judg.  10.  22. 
i»  ch.  8.  13. 


20  Is.  28.  4.  Mic.  7. 

1. 

21  See  ch.  2.  15. 

22  Num.  26.  3.  Ps. 
lOG.  28. 

23  ch.  4.  14. 

24  Jer.  11.  13.  See 
Judg.  G.  .32. 

25  Ps.  81.  12.  Ezek. 
20.  8,  Amos  4.  5. 

26  Job  27.  14. 

21  Deut.  28.  41,  C2. 


28  Deut.  31.  17.  2 

Kin.  17.  18.  ch.  5.  6. 

29  See  1 Sam.  28.  15, 
IG. 

30  See  Ezek.  2G,  & 
27,  & 28. 

31  ver.  IG.  ch.  13. 
IG. 

32  Luke  23.  29. 

33  ch.  4.  15.  & 12. 
11. 

34  ch.  1.  6. 


Memphis  shall  bury  them  ; their  pleasant  things  of 
silver,  nettles  shall  possess  them  : thorns  shall  be 

7 in  their  tents.  The  days  of  visitation  are  come,  the 
days  of  recompence  are  come  ; Israel  shall  know  it  : 
the  prophet  is  a fool,  the  man  that  hath  the  spirit  is 
mad,  for  the  multitude  of  thine  iniquity,  and  be- 

8 cause  the  enmity  is  great.  Ephraim  ^ was  a watch- 
man with  my  God  : as  for  the  prophet,  a fowler’s 
snare  is  in  all  his  ways,  and  enmity  in  the  house  of 

9 his  God.  They  have  deeply  corrupted  themselves, 
as  in  the  days  of  Gibeah  : he  will  remember  their 

10  iniquity,  he  will  visit  their  sins.  I found  Israel  like 
grapes  in  the  wilderness  ; I saw  your  fathers  as  the 
firstripe  in  the  fig  tree  at  her  first  season  : but  they 
came  to  Baal-peor,  and  « consecrated  themselves 
unto  the  shameful  thing,  and  became  abomina- 

11  ble  like  that  which  they  loved.  As  for  Ephraim, 
their  glory  shall  fly  away  like  a bird  : there  shall  be 
no  birth,  and  none  with  child,  and  no  conception. 

12  Though  they  bring  up  their  children,  yet  will  I be- 
reave them,  that  there  be  not  a man  left  : yea,  woe 

13  also  to  them  when  I depart  from  them  ! Ephraim, 
^ like  as  I have  seen  Tyre,  is  planted  in  a pleasant 
place  : but  Ephraim  shall  bring  out  his  children  to 

14  the  slayer.  Give  them,  O Lord  : what  wilt  thou 
give  ? give  them  a miscarrying  womb  and  dry 

15  breasts.  All  their  wickedness  is  in  Gilgal  ; for 
there  I hated  them  : because  of  the  wickedness  of 
their  doings  I will  drive  them  out  of  mine  house  : 
I will  love  them  no  more  ; all  their  princes  are  re- 

16  volters.  Ephraim  is  smitten,  their  root  is  dried  up, 
they  shall  bear  no  fruit  : yea,  though  they  bring 
forth,  yet  will  I slay  the  beloved  fruit  of  their  womb. 

17  My  God  will  cast  them  away,  because  they  did  not 
hearken  unto  him  : and  they  shall  be  wanderers 
among  the  nations. 


10  Israel  is  a luxuriant  vine,  which  putteth  forth  his 
fruit  : according  to  the  multitude  of  his  fruit  he 
hath  multiplied  his  altars  ; according  to  the  ® good- 
ness of  his  land  they  have  made  goodly  ^ pillars. 

2 Their  heart  is  ^ divided  ; now  shall  they  be  found 
guilty  : he  shall  smite  their  altars,  he  shall  spoil 

3 their  ^ pillars.  Surely  now  shall  they  say.  We  have 
no  king  : for  we  fear  not  the  Lord  ; and  the  king, 

4 what  can  he  do  for  us  ? They  speak  vain  words, 
® swearing  falsely  in  making  covenants  : therefore 
judgement^ springeth  up  as  hemlock  in  the  furrows 

5 of  the  field.  The  inhabitants  of  Samaria  shall  be  in 
terror  for  the  calves  of  Beth-aven  : for  the  people 


86  Is.  1.  23. 

36  ver.  13. 

37  Deut.  28.  64,  G5. 

1 Nah.  2.  2. 

2 ch.  8.  11.  & 12. 11. 

3 ch.  8.  4. 

4 1 Kin.  18.  21. 

Matt.  6.  24. 

6  ver.  7.  ch.  3.  4.  & 
11.  5.  Mic.  4.  9. 

6 See  Deut.  29.  18. 
Amos  6.  7.  & 6.  12. 


Acts  8.  23.  Heb.  12. 
15. 

7 1 Kin.  12.  28,  29. 
ch.  8.  5,  6. 

8 ch.  4.  15. 

d Or,  watcheth 
against. 

e Or,  separated. 

/ Heb.  shame. 

g Or,  as  I have  seen, 
is  like  Tyre,  that  is 
planted  d:c. 


a Or,  prosperity, 
b Or,  obelisks, 
c Or,  He  hath  divide 
ed  their  heart, 
d Ox,  smooth, 
e Or,  they  swear 
falsely,  they  make 
covenants. 

f Oi-,  shall  sjn-mg 
up. 

g Heb.  rosh.  See 
Deut.  29.  18. 


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HOSEA,  XI. 


mourn  over  it,  and  the  priests  thereof  that  rejoiced  on 
it,  ^ for  the  glory  thereof,  because  it  is  departed  from  it. 

6 It  shall  be  also  carried  unto  Assyria  for  a present 
to  king  Jareb  : Ephraim  shall  receive  shame,  and 
Israel  shall  be  ashamed  of  his  own  counsel. 

7 As  for  Samaria,  her  king  is  cut  off  as  the  foam 
upon  the  water. 

8 The  high  places  also  of  Aven,  the  sin  of  Israel, 
shall  be  destroyed  : the  thorn  and  the  thistle  shall 
come  up  on  their  altars  ; and  they  shall  say  to  the 
mountains.  Cover  us  ; and  to  the  hills.  Fall  on  us. 

9 O Israel,  thou  hast  sinned  from  the  days  of  Gi- 
beah  : there  they  stood  : the  battle  in  Gibeah  against 
the  children  of  iniquity  did  not  overtake  them. 

10  It  is  in  my  desire  that  I should  chastise  them  ; 
and  20  the  people  shall  be  gathered  against  them,  when 
they  shall  bind  themselves  in  their  two  furrows. 

11  And  Ephraim  is  as  21  an  heifer  that  is  taught,  and 
loveth  to  tread  out  the  corn  ; but  I passed  over  upon  her 
fair  neck  : I will  make  Ephraim  to  ride  ; Judah  shall 
plow,  and  Jacob  shall  break  his  clods. 

12  22  Sow  to  yourselves  in  righteousness,  reap  in 
mercy  ; 23  break  up  your  fallow  ground  : for  it  is  time 
to  seek  the  Lord,  till  he  come  and  rain  righteousness 
upon  you. 

13  24  Ye  have  plowed  wickedness,  ye  have  reaped  in- 
iquity ; ye  have  eaten  the  fruit  of  lies  : because  thou 
didst  trust  in  thy  way,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mighty 
men. 

14  25  Therefore  shall  a tumult  arise  among  thy  people, 
and  all  thy  fortresses  shall  be  spoiled,  as  Shalman 
spoiled  26  Beth-arbel  in  the  day  of  battle  : 2’<  the  mother 
was  dashed  in  pieces  upon  her  children. 

15  So  shall  Beth-el  do  unto  you  because  of  your  great 
wickedness  : in  a morning  28  shall  the  king  of  Israel 
utterly  be  cut  off. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1  The  ingratitude  of  Israel  unto  God  for  his  benefits.  5 His  judgment. 
8 God's  mercy  toward  them. 

WHEN  1 Israel  teas  a child,  then  I loved  him,  and 
2 called  my  ^ son  out  of  Egypt. 

2  As  they  called  them,  so  they  went  from  them  : 
^they  sacrificed  unto  Baalim,  and  burned  incense  to 
graven  images. 

3^1  taught  Ephraim  also  to  go,  taking  them  by  their 
arms  ; but  they  knew  not  that  ®I  healed  them. 

4  I drew  them  with  cords  of  a man,  with  bands  of 
love  : and  I was  to  them  as  they  that  take  off  the 
yoke  on  their  jaws,  and  ® I laid  meat  unto  them. 

5  ^ ® He  shall  not  return  into  the  land  of  Egypt,  but 
the  Assyrian  shall  be  his  king,  1°  because  they  refused 
to  return. 

6  And  the  sword  shall  abide  on  his  cities,  and  shall 
consume  his  branches,  and  devour  them,  because  of 
their  own  counsels. 

7  And  my  people  are  bent  to  ^2  backsliding  from  me  : 


9 1 Sam.  4.  21,  22. 
ch.  9.  11. 

10  ch.  5.  13. 

11  ch.  11.  6. 

12  ver.  3,  15. 

13  ch.  4.  15. 

i^Deut.  9.  21.  1 

Kin.  12.  30. 

13  ch.  9.  G. 

•e  Is.  2.  19.  Luke 
23.  30.  Rev.  6.  IG.  & 
9.  G. 


17  ch.  9.  9. 

18  See  Judg.  20. 

19  Deut.  28.  C3. 

20  Jer.  16.  16.  Ezek. 
23.  4G,  47.  ch.  8.  10. 

21  Jer.  50.  11.  Mic. 
4.  13. 

22  Pro.  11.  18. 

23  Jer.  4.  3. 

21  Job  4.  8.  Pro.  22. 
8.  ch.  8.  7.  Gal.  6.  7, 


25  ch.  13.  16. 

26  2 Kin.  18.  34.  & 
19.  13. 

27  ch.  13.  16. 

28  ver.  7. 

1 ch.  2.  15. 

2 Matt.  2.  15. 

3 Ex.  4.  22,  23. 

“ 2 Kin.  17.  16.  ch. 
2.  13.  & 13.  2. 

5 Deut.  1.  31.  32. 

10,  11,  12.  Is  46.  3. 


thereof  shall  mourn  over  it,  and  * the  priests  thereof 
that  rejoiced  over  it,  for  the  glory  thereof,  because 

6 it  is  departed  from  it.  It  also  shall  be  carried  unto 
Assyria  for  a present  to  * king  Jareb  : Ephraim  shall 
receive  shame,  and  Israel  shall  be  ashamed  of  his 

7 own  counsel,  i As  for  Samaria,  her  king  is  cut  off, 

8 as  ^ foam  upon  the  water.  The  high  places  also  of 
Aven,  the  sin  of  Israel,  shall  be  destroyed  : the 
thorn  and  the  thistle  shall  come  up  on  their  altars  ; 
and  they  shall  say  to  the  mountains,  Cover  us  ; and 

9 to  the  hills.  Fall  on  us.  O Israel,  thou  hast  sinned 
^ from  the  days  of  Gibeah  : there  they  stood  ; 
” that  the  battle  against  the  children  of  iniquity 

10  should  not  overtake  them  in  Gibeah.  When  it  is 
my  desire,  I will  chastise  them  ; and  the  peoples 
shall  be  gathered  against  them,  when  they  are 

11  ® bound  V to  their  two  transgressions.  And  Ephraim 
is  an  heifer  that  is  taught,  that  loveth  to  tread 
out  the  corn  ; but  I have  passed  over  upon  her  fair 
neck  ; I will  set  a rider  on  Ephraim  ; Judah  shall 

12  plow,  Jacob  shall  break  his  clods.  Sow  to  your- 
selves in  righteousness,  reap  according  to  mercy  ; 
break  up  your  fallow  ground  : for  it  is  time  to  seek 
the  Lord,  till  he  come  and  9 rain  righteousness  upon 

13  you.  Ye  have  plowed  wickedness,  ye  have  reaped 
iniquity  ; ye  have  eaten  the  fruit  of  ''  lies  : for 
thou  didst  trust  in  thy  way,  in  the  multitude  of 

14  thy  mighty  men.  Therefore  shall  a tumult  arise 
* among  thy  * people,  and  all  thy  fortresses  shall  be 
spoiled,  as  Shalman  spoiled  Beth-arbel  in  the  day  of 
battle  : the  mother  was  dashed  in  pieces  with  her 

15  children.  “ So  shall  Beth-el  do  unto  yon  because  of 
your  great  wickedness  : at  daybreak  shall  the  king 
of  Israel  be  utterly  cut  off. 


11  When  Israel  was  a child,  then  I loved  him,  and 

2 called  my  son  out  of  Egypt.  As  they  called  them, 
so  they  went  from  them  : they  sacrificed  unto  the 

3 Baalim,  and  burned  incense  to  graven  images.  Yet 
I taught  Ephraim  to  go  ; "I  took  them  on  my  arms  ; 

4 but  they  knew  not  that  I healed  them.  I drew 
them  with  cords  of  a man,  with  bands  of  love  ; and 
I was  to  them  as  they  that  take  off  the  yoke  on  their 

5 jaws,  and  I laid  meat  before  them.  He  shall  not 
return  into  the  land  of  Egypt  ; but  the  Assyrian 
shall  be  his  king,  because  they  refused  to  return. 

6 And  the  sword  shall  ^ fall  upon  his  cities,  and  shall 
consume  his  bars,  and  devour  them,  because  of  their 

7 own  counsels.  And  my  people  are  bent  to  back- 


j Or,  Samaria  is  cut  9 Or,  teach  you 
off  with  her  king.  righteousness, 

k Or,  twigs.  r Or,  faithlessness. 

I Or,  more  than  in  s Or,  against, 
the  days.  t Helj.  peoples. 

m Or,  there  have  u Or,  So  shall  it  be 
they  continued.  done  unto  you  at  Beth- 

n Or,  shall  not  the  el. 
battle  . . . Gibeah?  a Heb.  he  took  them 

o Or,  yoked.  on  his  arms, 

p Or,  for.  b Or,  rage  against. 


e Ex.  15.  26. 

7 Lev.  26.  13. 

8 Ps.  78.  25.  ch.  2.  8. 

9 See  ch.  8.  13.  & 9. 

3. 

70  2 Kin.  17.  13,  14. 
17  ch.  10.  6. 

12  Jer.  3.  6,  &c.  & 
8.  5.  ch.  4.  16. 

h Heb.  Chemarim. 
See  2 Kin.  23.  5. 
i See  ch.  5.  13. 


HOSEA,  XII. 


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though  they  called  them  to  the  most  High,  none  at 
all  would  exalt  him. 

8 i"!  How  shall  I give  thee  up,  Ephraim  ? how  shall  I 
deliver  thee,  Israel  ? how  shall  I make  thee  as  Ad- 
mah  ? hoio  shall  I set  thee  as  Zeboim  ? i®  mine  heart  is 
turned  within  me,  my  repentings  are  kindled  together. 

9 I will  not  execute  the  fierceness  of  mine  anger,  I 
will  not  return  to  destroy  Ephraim  : for  I am  .God, 
and  not  man  ; the  Holy  One  in  the  midst  of  thee  : and 
I will  not  enter  into  the  city. 

10  They  shall  walk  after  the  Lord  : he  shall  roar 
like  a lion  : when  he  shall  roar,  then  the  children  shall 
tremble  from  the  west. 

11  They  shall  tremble  as  a bird  out  of  Egypt,  and 
as  a dove  out  of  the  land  of  Assyria  : and  I will  place 
them  in  their  houses,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  22  Ephraim  compasseth  me  about  with  lies,  and 
the  house  of  Israel  with  deceit ; but  Judah  yet  ruleth 
with  God,  and  is  faithful  with  the  saints. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  A reproof  of  Ephraim,  Judah,  and  Jacob.  3 By  former  favours  he  ex- 
horteth  to  repentance.  7 Ephraim's  sins  provoke  God. 

Ephraim  ^feedeth  on  wind,  and  followeth  after 
the  east  wind  : he  daily  increaseth  lies  and  desola- 
tion ; 2 and  they  do  make  a covenant  with  the  Assyrians, 
and  8 oil  is  carried  into  Egypt. 

2  ^The  Lord  hath  also  a controversy  with  Judah, 
and  will  punish  Jacob  according  to  his  ways  ; according 
to  his  doings  will  he  recompense  him. 

3  ^ He  took  his  brother  ® by  the  heel  in  the  womb, 
and  by  his  strength  he  ® had  power  with  God  : 

4  Yea,  he  had  power  over  the  angel,  and  prevailed  : 
he  wept,  and  made  supplication  unto  him  : he  found  him 
in  Beth-el,  and  there  he  spake  with  us  ; 

5 Even  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  ; the  Lord  is  his 
8 memorial. 

6  ® Therefore  turn  thou  to  thy  God  : keep  mercy  and 
judgment,  and  wait  on  thy  God  continually. 

7  ^ He  is  a merchant,  the  balances  of  deceit  are  in 
his  hand  : he  loveth  to  oppress. 

8  And  Ephraim  said,  Yet  I am  become  rich,  I have 
found  me  out  substance  : in  all  my  labours  they  shall 
find  none  iniquity  in  me  that  tcere  sin. 

9  And  ^81  that  am  the  Lord  thy  God  from  the  land 
of  Egypt  will  yet  make  thee  to  dwell  in  tabernacles, 
as  in  the  days  of  the  solemn  feast. 

10  ^8  I have  also  spoken  by  the  prophets,  and  I have 
multiplied  visions,  and  used  similitudes,  by  the  ministry 
of  the  prophets. 

11  1®  /5  there  iniquity  in  Gilead  ? surely  they  are 
vanity  : they  sacrifice  bullocks  in  Gilgal  ; yea,  their 
altars  are  as  heaps  in  the  furrows  of  the  fields. 

12  And  Jacob  fled  into  the  country  of  Syria,  and 
Israel  20  served  for  a wife,  and  for  a wife  he  kept  sheep. 

13  21  And  by  a prophet  the  Lord  brought  Israel  out 
of  Egypt,  and  by  a prophet  was  he  preserved. 


13  Ch.  7.  16. 

« Jer.  9.  7.  ch.  6.  4. 
15  Gen.  14.  8.  & 19. 
24,  25.  Deut.  29.  23. 
Amos  4.  11. 

i«  Deut.  32.  36.  Is. 
63.  15.  Jer.  31.  20. 

11  Nmn.  23.  19.  Is. 
55.  8,  9.  Mai.  3.  6. 

18  Is.  31.  4.  Joel  3. 
16.  Amos  1.  2. 

19  Zech.  8.  7. 


20  Is.  60.  8.  ch.  7. 

11. 

21  Ezek.  28.  25,  26. 
& 37.  21,  25. 

22  ch.  12.  1. 

1 ch.  8.  7. 

2 2 Kin.  17.  4.  ch.  5. 
13.  &7.  11. 

3 Is.  30.  G.  & 57.  9. 
4ch.  4.  1.  Mic.  6.  2. 

5 Gen.  25.  20. 

6 Gen.  32.  24,  &c. 


I Gen.  28.  12,  19.  & 
35.  9,  10,  15. 

8 Ex.  3.  15. 

9 ch.  14.  1.  Mic.  6. 

8. 

19  Ps.  37.  7. 

II  Pro.  11.  1.  Amos 
8.  5. 

12  Zech.  11.  5.  Rev. 
3.  17. 

13  ch.  13.  4. 

1*  Lev.  23.  42,  43. 


sliding  from  me  : though  they  call  them  to  him  that 

8 is  on  high,  none  at  all  will  exalt  him.  How  shall 
I give  thee  up,  Ephraim  ? how  shall  I deliver  thee, 
Israel  ? how  shall  I make  thee  as  Admah  ? how 
shall  I set  thee  as  Zeboim  ? mine  heart  is  turned 

9 within  me,  my  compassions  are  kindled  together.  I 
will  not  execute  the  fierceness  of  mine  anger,  I will 
not  return  to  destroy  Ephraim  : for  I am  God,  and 
not  man  ; the  Holy  One  in  the  midst  of  thee  : and 

10  I will  not  ‘Center  into  the  city.  They  shall  walk 
after  the  Lord,  who  shall  roar  like  a lion  : for  he 
shall  roar,  and  the  children  shall  come  trembling 

11  from  the  west.  They  shall  come  trembling  as  a 
bird  out  of  Egypt,  and  as  a dove  out  of  the  land  of 
Assyria  : and  I will  make  them  to  dwell  in  their 
houses,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  * Ephraim  compasseth  me  about  with  falsehood, 
and  the  house  of  Israel  with  deceit:  «but  Judah 
yet  ruleth  with  God,  and  is  faithful  with  the  Holy 

12  One.  Ephraim  feedeth  on  wind,  and  followeth  after 
the  east  wind  : he  continually  multiplieth  lies  and 
desolation  ; and  they  make  a covenant  with  Assyria, 

2 and  oil  is  carried  into  Egypt.  The  Lord  hath  also 
a controversy  with  Judah,  and  will  ® punish  Jacob 
according  to  his  ways  ; according  to  his  doings  will 

3 he  recompense  him.  In  the  womb  he  took  his 
brother  by  the  heel  ; and  in  his  ^ manhood  he  had 

4 power  with  God  : yea,  he  had  power  over  the  angel, 
and  prevailed  : he  wept,  and  made  supplication 
unto  him  : he  found  him  at  Beth-el,  and  there  he 

5 spake  with  us  ; ^ even  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts  ; 

6 the  Lord  is  his  memorial.  Therefore  turn  thou  to 
thy  God  : keep  mercy  and  judgement,  and  wait  on 
thy  God  continually. 


7 ® He  is  f a trafficker,  the  balances  of  deceit  are  in 

8 his  hand  : he  loveth  to  ^ oppress.  And  Ephraim  said. 
Surely  I am  become  rich,  I have  found  me  wealth  : 
in  all  my  labours  they  shall  find  in  me  none  iniquity 

9 that  were  sin.  But  I am  the  Lord  thy  God  from 
the  land  of  Egypt ; I will  yet  again  make  thee  to 
dwell  in  tents,  as  in  the  days  of  the  solemn  feast. 

10  I have  also  spoken  unto  the  prophets,  and  I have 
multiplied  visions  ; and  by  the  ministry  of  the  pro- 

11  phets  have  I used  similitudes.  Is  Gilead  iniquity  ? 
they  are  altogether  vanity  ; in  Gilgal  they  sacrifice 
bullocks  : yea,  their  altars  * are  as  heaps  in  the  fur- 

12  rows  of  the  field.  And  Jacob  fled  into  the  field  of 
Aram,  and  Israel  served  for  a wife,  and  for  a wife 

13  he  kept  sheep.  And  by  a prophet  the  Lord  brought 
Israel  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  by  a prophet  was  he 


Neh.  8.  17.  Zech.  14. 
16. 

J5  2 Kin.  17.  13. 

18  ch.  5.  1.  & 6.  8. 

■ 11  ch.  4.  15.  & 9.  15. 
Amos  4.  4.  & 5.  5. 

18  ch.  8.  11.  & 10.  1. 

19  Gen.  28.  5.  Deut. 
26.  5. 

2"  Gen.  29.  20,  28. 

21  Ex.  12.  50,  51.  & 
13.  3.  Ps.  77.  20.  Is. 


63.11.  Mic.  6.  4. 

c Or,  lift  himself  up. 

d Or,  come  in  wrath. 

=»  [Ch.  12.  1.  in 

Heb.] 

e.  Or.  and  Judah  is 
yet  un.dedfast  icith 
God,  and  with  the 
Holy  One  who  is  faith- 
ful. 

a Heb.  visit  upon. 


b Or,  strength, 
c Or,  strove, 
d Or,  for  the  Lord 
is  the  God  of  hosts. 

e Or,  As  for  Canaan, 
the.  A'C. 

/ Or,  a Canaaniie. 
Heb.  Canaan, 
g Or,  defraud, 
h Heb.  by  the  hand, 
i Or,  shall  be. 


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HOSEA,  XIII. 


14  Ephraim  provoked  Jiim  to  anger  most  bitterly  : 
therefore  shall  he  leave  his  blood  upon  liim,  23  and  his 
2^  reproach  shall  his  Lord  return  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Ephraim's  glory,  by  reason  of  idolatry,  vanisheth.  5 God's  anger  for 
their  ttnkinaness.  9 A promise  of  God's  mercy.  15  A judgment  for 
rebellion. 

WHEN  Ephraim  spake  trembling,  he  exalted  him- 
self in  Israel  ; but  ^ when  he  offended  in  Baal, 
he  died. 

2  And  now  they  sin  more  and  more,  and  2 have  made 
them  molten  images  of  their  silver,  and  idols  according 
to  their  own  understanding,  all  of  it  the  work  of  the 
craftsmen  : they  say  of  them,  Let  the  men  that  sacrifice 
^ kiss  the  calves. 

3  Therefore  they  shall  be  ^ as  the  morning  cloud,  and 
as  the  early  dew  that  passeth  away,  ^ as  the  chaff  that  is 
driven  with  the  whirlwind  out  of  the  floor,  and  as  the 
smoke  out  of  the  chimney. 

4  Yet  ®I  am  the  Lord  thy  God  from  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  thou  shalt  know  no  god  but  me  : for  there 
is  no  saviour  beside  me. 

5  Tf  ® I did  know  thee  in  the  wilderness,  ® in  the  land 
of  great  drought. 

6  According  to  their  pasture,  so  were  they  filled  ; 
they  were  filled,  and  their  heart  was  exalted  ; therefore 
have  they  forgotten  me. 

7  Therefore  12  I will  be  unto  them  as  a lion  : as  1®  a 
leopard  by  the  way  will  I observe  them  : 

8  I will  meet  them  n as  a bear  that  is  bereaved  of  her 
whelpSy  and  will  rend  the  caul  of  their  heart,  and  there 
will  I devour  them  like  a lion  : the  wild  beast  shall  tear 
them. 

9  O Israel,  1^  thou  hast  destroyed  thyself  ; 1®  but  in 
me  is  thine  help. 

10  I will  be  thy  king  : i'^  where  is  any  other  that  may 
save  thee  in  all  thy  cities?  and  thy  judges  of  whom 
thou  saidst.  Give  me  a king  and  princes  ? 

11  I gave  thee  a king  in  mine  anger,  and  took  him 
away  in  my  wrath. 

12  20  Xhe  iniquity  of  Ephraim  is  bound  up  ; his  sin  is 
hid. 

13  21  The  sorrows  of  a travailing  woman  shall  come 
upon  him  : he  is  2^  an  unwise  son  ; for  he  should  not 
23  stay  long  in  the  place  of  the  breaking  forth  of  children. 

14  24  X will  ransom  them  from  the  power  of  the 
grave  ; I will  redeem  them  from  death  : 25  Q death,  I 
will  be  thy  plagues  ; O grave,  I will  be  thy  destruction  : 
23  repentance  shall  be  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

15  ^ Though  27  he  be  fruitful  among  his  brethren, 
23  an  east  wind  shall  come,  the  wind  of  the  Lord  shall 
come  up  from  the  wilderness,  and  his  spring  shall  be- 
come dry,  and  his  fountain  shall  be  dried  up  : he  shall 
spoil  the  treasure  of  all  pleasant  vessels. 

16  Samaria  shall  become  desolate  ; 29  for  she  hath 
rebelled  against  her  God  : 30  they  shall  fall  by  the 


222  Kin.  17.  11-18. 

23  Dan.  11.  18. 

24  Deut.  28.  37. 

1 2 Kin.  17.  16,  18. 
ch.  11.  2. 

2 ch.  2.  8.  & 8.  4. 

3 1 Kin.  19.  18. 

4 ch.  6.  4. 

6 Dan.  2.  35. 

6 Is.  43.  11.  ch.  12. 

9. 

7 Is.  43. 11.  & 45.  21. 
« Deut.  2.  7.  & 32. 

10. 


f Deut.  8.  15.  & 32. 
10. 

10  Deut.  8. 12,  14.  & 
32. 15. 

11  ch.  8.  14. 

’2  Lam.  3.  10.  ch.  5. 
14. 

13  Jer.  5.  6. 

14  2Sam.  17.  8.  Pro. 
17.  12. 

15  Pro.  6.  32.  ch.  14. 
1.  Mai.  1.  9. 

15  ver.  4. 


17  ver.  4.  Deut.  32. 
38.  ch.  10.  3. 

18  1 Sam.  8.  5,  19. 

13  1 Sam.  8.  7.  & 10. 
19.  & 15.  22,  23.  & 16. 
1.  ch.  10.  3. 

20  Deut.  32.  34.  Job 
14.  17. 

21  Is.  13.  8.  Jer.  30. 

6. 

22  Pro.  22.  3. 

23  2 Kin.  19.  3. 

24  Is.  25.  8.  Ezek. 
37.  12. 


14  J preserved.  Ephraim  hath  provoked  to  anger  most 
bitterly : therefore  shall  his  blood  be  left  upon  him, 
and  his  reproach  shall  his  Lord  return  unto  him. 


13  When  Ephraim  “ spake,  there  was  trembling  ; he 
exalted  himself  in  Israel : but  when  he  ^ offended 

2 in  Baal,  he  died.  And  now  they  sin  more  and  more, 
and  have  made  them  molten  images  of  their  silver, 
even  idols  according  to  their  own  understanding,  all 
of  them  the  work  of  the  craftsmen  : they  say  of 
them.  Let  the  men  that  sacrifice  kiss  the  calves. 

3 Therefore  they  shall  be  as  the  morning  cloud,  and 
as  the  dew  that  passeth  early  away,  as  the  chaff  that 
is  driven  with  the  whirlwind  out  of  the  threshing- 

4 floor,  and  as  the  smoke  out  of  the  chimney.  Yet  I 
am  the  Lord  thy  God  from  the  land  of  Egypt ; and 
thou  shalt  know  no  god  but  me,  and  beside  me 

5 there  is  no  saviour.  I did  know  thee  in  the  wilder- 

6 ness,  in  the  land  of  great  drought.  According  to 
their  pasture,  so  were  they  filled  ; they  were  filled, 
and  their  heart  was  exalted  : therefore  have  they 

7 forgotten  me . Therefore  am  I unto  them  as  a lion : 

8 as  a leopard  will  I watch  by  the  way : I will  meet 
them  as  a bear  that  is  bereaved  of  her  whelps,  and 
will  rend  the  caul  of  their  heart  : and  there  will  I 
devour  them  like  a lion  ; the  wild  beast  shall  tear 

9 them.  « It  is  thy  destruction,  O Israel,  that  thou 

10  art  against  me,  against  thy  help.  Where  now  is  thy 
king,  that  he  may  save  thee  in  all  thy  cities  ? and 
thy  judges,  of  whom  thou  saidst.  Give  me  a king 

11  and  princes  ? I have  given  thee  a king  in  mine  an- 

12  ger,  and  have  taken  him  away  in  my  wrath.  Tlie 
iniquity  of  Ephraim  is  bound  up  ; his  sin  is  laid  up 

13  in  store.  The  sorrows  of  a travailing  woman  shall 
come  upon  him  : he  is  an  unwise  son  ; s'  for  it  is  time 
he  should  not  tarry  in  the  place  of  the  breaking 

14  forth  of  children.  I Vill  ransom  them  from  the 

power  of  * the  grave  ; I will  redeem  them  from 
death  : O death,  J where  are  thy  plagues  ? O * grave, 
j where  is  thy  destruction  ? repentance  shall  be  hid 

15  from  mine  eyes.  Though  he  be  fruitful  among  his 
brethren,  an  east  wind  shall  come,  the  ^'breath  of 
the  Lord  coming  up  from  the  wilderness,  and  liis 
spring  shall  become  dry,  and  his  fountain  shall  be 
dried  up  : ^ he  shall  spoil  the  treasure  of  all  pleasant 

16  vessels.  * Samaria  shall  ”*  bear  her  guilt  ; for  she 
hath  rebelled  against  her  God  : they  shall  fall  by 


25  1 Cor.  15.  54,  55. 
28  Jer.  15.  6.  Rom. 
11.  29. 

27  See  Gen.  41.  52.  & 
48.  19. 

28  Jer.  4.  11.  Ezek. 
17.  10.  & 19.  12.  ch.  4. 
19. 

29  2 Kin.  18.  12. 

30  2 Kin.  8.  12.  & 15. 
16.  Is.  13.  16.  ch.  10. 
14,  15.  Amos  1.  13. 
Nah.  3.  10. 


j Or,  kept, 
a Or,  spake  with 
trembling  d'c. 
b Or,  became  guilty, 
c Or,  the  sacrificers 
of  men. 
d Or,  knowest. 
e Or,  Thou  art  de- 
stroyed, 0 Israel ; for 
thou  &c. 

f Or,  for  in  me,  in 
thy  help  — Or,  but  in 
me  is  thy  help.  Some 


ancient  ver-sions  have, 
who  shall  help  f 
g Or,  when  it  is 

time,  he  standeth  not 
in  &c. 

h Heb.  hand, 
i Heb.  Sheol. 
j Or,  I will  be. 
k Or,  wind. 

I Or,  it. 

* [Ch.  14.  1.  in 

Heb.] 

m Or,  become  deso- 
late. 


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sword  : their  infants  shall  he  dashed  in  pieces,  and  their 
women  with  cliild  shall  be  ripped  up. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  An  exhortation  to  repentance.  4 A promise  of  God's  blessing. 

O  ISRAEL,  1 return  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  ; ^ for 
thou  hast  fallen  by  thine  iniquity. 

2  Take  with  you  words,  and  turn  to  the  Lord  : say 
unto  him.  Take  away  all  iniquity,  and  receive  us 
graciously  : so  will  we  render  the  ^ calves  of  our  lips. 

3  ^ Asshur  shall  not  save  us  ; ® we  will  not  ride  upon 
horses  : ® neither  will  we  say  any  more  to  the  work  of 
our  hands,  Ye  are  our  gods  : ^ for  in  thee  the  fatherless 
findeth  mercy. 

4  If  I will  heal  ® their  backsliding,  I will  love  them 
^ freely  : for  mine  anger  is  turned  away  from  him. 

5  I will  be  as  the  dew  unto  Israel  : he  shall  grow 
as  the  lily,  and  cast  forth  his  roots  as  Lebanon. 

6  His  branches  shall  spread,  and  his  beauty  shall 
be  as  the  olive  tree,  and  his  smell  as  Lebanon. 

7  They  that  dwell  under  his  shadow  shall  return  ; 
they  shall  revive  as  the  corn,  and  grow  as  the  vine  : the 
scent  thereof  shall  he  as  the  wine  of  Lebanon. 

8  Ephraim  shall  say,  What  have  I to  do  any  more 
with  idols  ? I have  heard  Am,  and  observed  him  : I 
am  like  a green  fir  tree.  i®From  me  is  thy  fruit  found. 

9  Who  is  wise,  and  he  shall  understand  these  things  f 
prudent,  and  he  shall  know  them  ? for  the  ways  of 
the  Lord  are  right,  and  the  just  shall  walk  in  them  : 
but  the  transgressors  shall  fall  therein. 


the  sword  ; their  infants  shall  be  dashed  in  pieces, 
and  their  women  with  child  shall  be  ripped  up. 


14  O Israel,  return  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  ; for 

2 thou  hast  fallen  by  thine  iniquity.  Take  with  you 
words,  and  return  unto  the  Lord  : say  unto  him. 
Take  away  all  iniquity,  and  “ accept  that  which  is 
good  : so  will  we  render  ^ as  bullocks  the  offering  of 

3 our  lips.  Asshur  shall  not  save  us  ; we  will  not 
ride  upon  horses  : neither  will  we  say  any  more  to 
the  work  of  our  hands,  Ye  are  our  gods  : for  in 

4 thee  the  fatherless  findeth  mercy.  I will  heal  their 
backsliding,  I will  love  them  freely  : for  mine  anger 

5 is  turned  away  from  him.  I will  be  as  the  dew 
unto  Israel  : he  shall  blossom  as  the  lily,  and  cast 

6 forth  his  roots  as  Lebanon.  His  branches  shall 
spread,  and  his  beauty  shall  be  as  the  olive  tree,  and 

7 his  smell  as  Lebanon.  They  that  dwell  under  his 
shadow  shall  return  ; they  shall  revive  as  the  corn, 
and  blossom  as  the  vine  : ^ the  scent  thereof  shall 

8 be  as  the  wine  of  Lebanon.  ^ Ephraim  shall  say.. 
What  have  I to  do  any  more  with  idols  ? I have 
answered,  and  will  regard  him  : I am  like  a green 

9 fir  tree  ; from  me  is  thy  fruit  found.  Who  is  wise, 
and  he  shall  understand  these  things  ? prudent,  and 
he  shall  know  them  ? for  the  ways  of  the  Lord  are 
right,  and  the  just  shall  walk  in  them  ; but  trans- 
gressors shall  fall  therein. 


JOEL. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Joel,  declaring  sundry  judgments  of  God,  exhorteth  to  observe  them, 
8 and  to  mourn.  14  He  prescribeth  a fast  for  complaint. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Joel  the  son  of 
Pethuel. 

2  Hear  this,  ye  old  men,  and  give  ear,  all  ye  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land.  ^ Hath  this  been  in  your  days,  or 
even  in  the  days  of  your  fathers  ? 

3  2 Tell  ye  your  children  of  it,  and  let  your  children 
tell  their  children,  and  their  children  another  generation. 

4  ® That  which  the  palmerworm  hath  left  hath  the 
locust  eaten  ; and  that  which  the  locust  hath  left  hath 
the  cankerworm  eaten  ; and  that  which  the  canker- 
worm  hath  left  hath  the  caterpiller  eaten. 

5  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and  weep  ; and  howl,  all  ye 
drinkers  of  wine,  because  of  the  new  wine  ; * for  it  is 
cut  off  from  your  mouth. 

6  For  ^ a nation  is  come  up  upon  my  land,  strong, 
and  without  number,  ® whose  teeth  are  the  teeth  of  a 
lion,  and  he  hath  the  cheek  teeth  of  a great  lion. 

1 ch.  12.  6.  Joel  2.  « ver.  8.  ch.  2.  17.  12  Gen.  27.  27.  Cant. 

13.  7 Ps.  10.  14.  & G8.  5.  4.  11. 

2  ch.  13.  9.  8 jer.  5,  c.  & 14.  7.  is  Ps.  91.  1. 

3  Heb.  13.  1.5.  ch.  11.  7.  11  ver.  3. 

*Jer.  31.  18,  &c.  »Eph.  1.6.  isjgr.  31.  18. 

ch.  5.  13.  & 12.  1.  w Job  29.  19.  Pro.  10  Jam.  1.  17. 

5 Dent.  17.  16.  Ps.  19.  12.  u Ps.  107.  43.  Jer. 

33.  17.  Is.  30.  2,  16.  u Ps.  52.  8.  & 128.  3.  9.  12.  Dan.  12.  10. 
& 31.  1. 


1 The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Joel  the  son 
of  Pethuel. 

2 Hear  this,  ye  old  men,  and  give  ear,  all  ye  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land.  Hath  this  been  in  your  days,  or 

3 in  the  days  of  your  fathers  ? Tell  ye  your  children 
of  it,  and  let  your  children  tell  their  children,  and 

4 their  children  another  generation.  That  which  “ the 
palmerworm  hath  left  hath  " the  locust  eaten  ; and 
that  which  the  locust  hath  left  hath  ® the  cankerworm 
eaten  ; and  that  which  the  cankerworm  hath  left  hath 

5 “ the  caterpiller  eaten.  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and 
weep  ; and  howl,  all  ye  drinkers  of  wine,  because  of 
the  sweet  wine  ; for  it  is  cut  off  from  your  mouth. 

6 For  a nation  is  come  up  upon  my  land,  strong,  and 
without  number  ; his  teeth  are  the  teeth  of  a lion. 


John  8.  47.  & 18.  37.  * Is.  32.  10.  c Or,  his  memorial. 

78  Pro.  10.  29.  Luke  7.  go  Pro.  30.  25,  26,  d Or,  0 Ephraim, 

2.  34.  2 Cor.  2.  16.  27.  ch.  2.  2,  11,  25.  what  d-c. 

1 Pet.  2.  7,  8.  Rev.  9.  8.  a Probably,  differ- 

7 ch.  2.  2.  a Or,  receive  us  gra-  ent  kinds  of  locusts, 

2 Ps.  78.  4.  ciously.  or  locusts  in  different 

3 Deut.  28.  38.  ch.  h The  Sept,  and  Sy-  stages  of  growth. 

2.  25.  riac  have,  the  frwU  of 

our  lips. 


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7 He  hath  laid  my  vine  waste,  and  harked  my  fig 
tree  : he  hath  made  it  clean  hare,  and  cast  it  away  ; the 
branches  thereof  are  made  white. 

8 ^ ® Lament  like  a virgin  girded  with  sackcloth  for 
® the  husband  of  her  youth. 

9 The  meat  offering  and  the  drink  offering  is  cut 
off  from  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; the  priests,  the  Lord’s 
ministers,  mourn. 

10  The  field  is  wasted,  the  land  mourneth  ; for  the 
corn  is  wasted  : the  new  wine  is  dried  up,  the  oil 
languisheth. 

11  Be  ye  ashamed,  O ye  husbandmen  ; howl,  O ye 
vinedressers,  for  the  wheat  and  for  the  barley  ; because 
the  harvest  of  the  field  is  perished. 

12  1^  The  vine  is  dried  up,  and  the  fig  tree  languish- 
eth ; the  pomegranate  tree,  the  palm  tree  also,  and  the 
apple  tree,  even  all  the  trees  of  the  field,  are  withered  ; 
because  joy  is  withered  away  from  the  sons  of  men. 

13  13  Gird  yourselves,  and  lament,  ye  priests  : howl, 
ye  ministers  of  the  altar  : come,  lie  all  night  in  sack- 
cloth, ye  ministers  of  my  God  : for  i’^  the  meat  offering 
and  the  drink  offering  is  withholden  from  the  house  of 
your  God. 

14  ^ 13  Sanctify  ye  a fast,  call  i^  a solemn  assembly, 
gather  the  elders  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  cry  unto  the 
Lord, 

15  ^1  Alas  for  the  day  ! for  ^2  the  day  of  the  Lord  in 
at  hand,  and  as  a destruction  from  the  Almighty  shall 
it  come. 

16  Is  not  the  meat  cut  off  before  our  eyes,  yea,  ^3  joy 
and  gladness  from  the  house  of  our  God  ? 

17  The  seed  is  rotten  under  their  clods,  the  garners 
are  laid  desolate,  the  barns  are  broken  down  ; for  the 
corn  is  withered. 

18  How  do  the  beasts  groan  ! the  herds  of  cattle 
are  perplexed,  because  they  have  no  pasture  ; yea,  the 
flocks  of  sheep  are  made  desolate. 

19  O Lord,  to  thee  will  I cry  : for  ^6  the  fire  hath 
devoured  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness,  and  the  flame 
hath  burned  all  the  trees  of  the  field. 

20  The  beasts  of  the  field  ^7  cry  also  unto  thee  : for 
28  the  rivers  of  waters  are  dried  up,  and  the  fire  hath 
devoured  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  He  shew etTi  unto  Zion  the  terribleness  of  God's  judgment.  12  He  ex- 
horteth  to  repentance,,  15  prescribeth  a fast,  18  promiseth  a blessing 
thereon.  21  He  comforteth  Z ion  with  present,  28  and  future  blessings. 

^ LOW  ye  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  and  2 sound  an 

1 I alarm  in  my  holy  mountain  : let  all  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  land  tremble  : for  3 the  day  of  the  Lord 
cometh,  for  it  is  nigh  at  hand  ; 

2 ^ A day  of  darkness  and  of  gloominess,  a day  of 
clouds  and  of  thick  darkness,  as  the  morning  spread 
upon  the  mountains  : ^ a great  people  and  a strong ; 
3 there  hath  not  been  ever  the  like,  neither  shall  be  any 
more  after  it,  even  to  the  years  of  many  generations. 

3 A fire  devoureth  before  them  ; and  behind  them 
a flame  burneth  : the  land  is  as  3 the  garden  of  Eden 


7 Is.  5.  6. 

8 Is.  22.  12. 

9 Pro.  2.  17.  Jer. 
3.  4. 

^0  ver.  13.  ch.  2. 
14. 

11  Jer.  12.  11.  & 
14.  2. 

12  ver.  12.  Is.  24.  7. 
18  Jer.  14.  3,  4. 


11  ver.  10. 

15  Ls.  24.  11.  Jer. 
48.  33.  See  Ps.  4.  7. 
Is.  9.  3. 

18  ver.  8.  Jer.  4.  8. 
11  ver.  9. 

18  2 Chr.  20.  3,  4. 
ch.  2.  15,  16. 

19  Lev.  23.  36. 

29  2 Chr.  20.  13. 


21  Jer.  30.  7. 

22  Is.  13.  6,  9.  ch. 

2.  1. 

23  See  Deut.  12.  6, 
7.  & 16.  11,  14,  15. 

24  Hos.  4.  3. 

25  Ps.  50.  15. 

26  Jer.  9.  10.  ch. 
2.  3. 


7 and  he  hath  the  jaw  teeth  of  a great  lion.  He  hath 
laid  my. vine  waste,  and  ^barked  my  fig  tree  : he 
hath  made  it  clean  bare,  and  cast  it  ‘^away  ; the 

8 branches  thereof  are  made  white.  Lament  like  a 
virgin  girded  with  sackcloth  for  the  husband  of  her 

9 youth.  The  meal  offering  and  the  drink  offering  is 
cut  off  from  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; the  priests, 

10  the  Lord’s  ministers,  mourn.  The  field  is  wasted, 
the  land  mourneth  ; for  the  corn  is  wasted,  the  new 

11  wine  is  ^ dried  up,  the  oil  languisheth.  « Be  ashamed, 
O ye  husbandmen,  howl,  O ye  vinedressers,  for  the 
wheat  and  for  the  barley  ; for  tbe  harvest  of  the 

12  field  is  perished.  The  vine  is  withered,  and  the 
fig  tree  languisheth  ; the  pomegranate  tree,  the 
palm  tree  also,  and  the  apple  tree,  even  all  the  trees 
of  the  field  are  withered  : for  joy  is  ^ withered 

13  away  from  the  sons  of  men.  Gird  yourselves  with 
sackcloth,  and  lament,  ye  priests  ; howl,  ye  ministers 
of  the  altar  ; come,  lie  all  night  in  sackcloth,  ye 
ministers  of  my  God  : for  the  meal  offering  and  the 
drink  offering  is  withholden  from  the  house  of  your 

14  God.  Sanctify  a fast,  call  a solemn  assembly, 
gather  the  -f'  old  men  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  cry 

15  unto  the  Lord.  Alas  for  the  day  ! for  the  day  of 
the  Lord  is  at  hand,  and  as  destruction  from  ft  the 

16  Almighty  shall  it  come.  Is  not  the  meat  cut  off 
before  our  eyes,  yea,  joy  and  gladness  from  the 

17  house  of  our  God  ? The  seeds  ^ rot  under  their 
clods  ; the  garners  are  laid  desolate,  the  barns  are 

18  broken  down  ; for  the  corn  is  withered.  How  do 
the  beasts  groan  ! the  herds  of  cattle  are  perplexed, 
because  they  have  no  pasture  ; yea,  the  flocks  of 

19  sheep  *are  made  desolate.  O Lord,  to  thee  do  I 
cry  : for  the  fire  hath  devoured  the  J pastures  of  the 
wilderness,  and  the  flame  hath  burned  all  the  trees 

20  of  the  field.  Yea,  the  beasts  of  the  field  pant  unto 
thee  : for  the  water  brooks  are  dried  up,  and  the 
fire  hath  devoured  the  j pastures  of  the  wilderness. 


2 Blow  ye  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  and  sound  an  alarm 
in  my  holy  mountain  ; let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  tremble  : for  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh,  for 

2 it  is  nigh  at  hand  ; a day  of  darkness  and  gloomi- 
ness, a day  of  clouds  and  thick  darkness,  as  the 
dawn  spread  upon  the  mountains  ; a great  people 
and  a strong,  there  hath  not  been  ever  the  like,  nei- 
ther shall  be  any  more  after  them,  even  to  the  years 

3 of  many  generations.  A fire  devoureth  before  them  ; 
and  behind  .them  a flame  burneth  : the  land  is  as 


27  Job  38.  41.  Ps. 
104.  21.  & 145.  15. 

28  1 Kin.  17.  7.  & 
18.  5. 

2  ver.  15.  Jer.  4.  5. 

2 Num.  10.  5,  9. 

3 ch.  1.  15.  Obad. 
15.  Zeph.  1.  14,  15. 

4 Amos  5.  18,  20. 


5 ver.  5,  11,  25.  ch. 

1.  6. 

6 Ex.  10.  14. 

7 ch.  1.  19,  20. 

8 Gen.  2.  8.  & 13.  10. 
Is.  51.  3. 

b Or,  broken, 
c Or,  down, 
d Or,  ashamed. 


e Or,  The  husband- 
men are  ashamed,  the 
vinedressers  howl, 
f Or,  elders, 
g Heb.  Shaddai. 
h Or,  shrivel, 
i Or,  suffer  punish- 
ment. 

j Ov,  folds. 


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before  them,  ® and  behind  them  a desolate  wilderness  ; 
yea,  and  nothing  shall  escape  them. 

4 The  appearance  of  them  is  as  the  appearance  of 
horses  ; and  as  horsemen,  so  shall  they  run. 

5 Like  the  noise  of  chariots  on  the  tops  of  moun- 
tains shall  they  leap,  like  the  noise  of  a dame  of  fire 
that  devoureth  the  stubble,  as  a strong  people  set  in 
battle  array. 

6 Before  their  face  the  people  shall  be  much  pained  : 

all  faces  shall  gather  blackness. 

7 They  shall  run  like  mighty  men  ; they  shall  climb 
the  wall  like  men  of  war  ; and  they  shall  march  every 
one  on  his  ways,  and  they  shall  not  break  their  ranks  ; 

8 Neither  shall  one  thrust  another  ; they  shall  walk 
every  one  in  his  path  : and  token  they  fall  upon  the 
sword,  they  shall  not  be  wounded. 

9 They  shall  run  to  and  fro  in  the  city  ; they  shall 
run  upon  the  wall,  they  shall  climb  up  upon  the  houses  ; 
they  shall  enter  in  at  the  windows  like  a thief. 

10  The  earth  shall  quake  before  them  ; the  heavens 
shall  tremble  : the  sun  and  the  moon  shall  be  dark, 
and  the  stars  shall  withdraw  their  shining  : 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  utter  his  voice  before  his 
army  : for  his  camp  is  very  great  : for  he  is  strong 
that  executeth  his  word  : for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is 
great  and  very  terrible  ; and  ^2  who  can  abide  it  ? 

12  ^ Therefore  also  now,  saith  the  Lord,  23  turn  ye 
even  to  me  with  all  your  heart,  and  with  fasting,  and 
with  weeping,  and  with  mourning  : 

13  And  24  rend  your  heart,  and  not  25  your  garments, 
and  turn  unto  the  Lord  your  God  : for  he  is  2®  gracious 
and  merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness,  and 
repenteth  him  of  the  evil. 

14  27  Who  knoweth  if  he  will  return  and  repent,  and 
leave  28  a blessing  behind  him  ; even  29  a meat  offering 
and  a drink  offering  unto  the  Lord  your  God  ? 

15  ^ Blow  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  sanctify  a fast, 
call  a solemn  assembly  : 

16  Gather  the  people,  ®2  sanctify  the  congregation, 

assemble  the  elders,  gather  the  children,  and  those 

that  suck  the  breasts  : let  the  bridegroom  go  forth 
of  his  chamber,  and  the  bride  out  of  her  closet. 

17  Let  the  priests,  the  ministers  of  the  Lord,  weep 

between  the  porch  and  the  altar,  and  let  them  say, 

Spare  thy  people,  O Lord,  and  give  not  thine  heri- 
tage to  reproach,  that  the  heathen  should  rule  over 
them  ; wherefore  should  they  say  among  the  people. 
Where  is  their  God  ? 

18  ^ Then  will  the  Lord  be  jealous  for  his  land, 
^9  and  pity  his  people. 

19  Yea,  the  Lord  will  answer  and  say  unto  his  peo- 
ple, Behold,  I will  send  you  4i  corn,  and  wine,  and  oil, 
and  ye  shall  be  satisfied  therewith  : and  I will  no  more 
make  you  a reproach  among  the  heathen  : 

20  But  ^2 1 will  remove  far  off  from  you  the  north- 
ern army,  and  will  drive  him  into  a land  barren  and 
desolate,  with  his  face  toward  the  east  sea,  and  his 


the  garden  of  Eden  before  them,  and  behind  them  a 
desolate  wilderness ; yea,  and  none  hath  escaped 

4 them.  The  appearance  of  them  is  as  the  appearance 

5 of  horses  ; and  as  “ horsemen,  so  do  they  run.  Like 
the  noise  of  chariots  on  the  tops  of  the  mountains 
do  they  leap,  like  the  noise  of  a flame  of  fire  that 
devoureth  the  stubble,  as  a strong  people  set  in  bat- 

6 tie  array.  At  their  presence  the  peoples  are  in  an- 

7 guish : all  faces  are  waxed  pale.  They  run  like 
mighty  men  ; they  climb  the  wall  like  men  of  war  ; 
and  they  march  every  one  on  his  ways,  and  they 

8 break  not  their  ranks.  Neither  doth  one  thrust  an- 
other ; they  march  every  one  in  his  path : and  ^ they 
burst  through  the  weapons,  and  break  not  off  their 

9 course.  They  leap  upon  the  city  ; they  run  upon 
the  wall  ; they  climb  up  into  the  houses  ; they  enter 

10  in  at  the  windows  like  a thief.  The  earth  quaketh 
before  them  ; the  heavens  tremble  : the  sun  and  the 
moon  are  darkened,  and  the  stars  withdraw  their 

11  shining  : and  the  Lord  uttereth  his  voice  before  his 
army  ; for  his  camp  is  very  great ; for  he  is  strong 
that . executeth  his  word  : for  the  day  of  the  Lord 
is  great  and  very  terrible  ; and  who  can  abide  it  ? 

12  Yet  even  now,  saith  the  Lord,  turn  ye  unto  me  with 
all  your  heart,  and  with  fasting,  and  with  weeping, 

13  and  with  mourning : and  rend  your  heart,  and  not 
your  garments,  and  turn  unto  the  Lord  your  God  : 
for  he  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion,  slow  to 
anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy,  and  repenteth  him 

14  of  the  evil.  Who  knoweth  whether  he  will  not  turn 
and  repent,  and  leave  a blessing  behind  him,  even  a 
meal  offering  and  a drink  offering  unto  the  Lord 
your  God  ? 


15  Blow  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  sanctify  a fast,  call  a 

16  solemn  assembly  : gather  the  people,  sanctify  the 
congregation,  assemble  the  “'old  men,  gather  the 
children,  and  those  that  suck  the  breasts  : let  the 
bridegroom  go  forth  of  his  chamber,  and  the  bride 

17  out  of  her  closet.  Let  the  priests,  the  ministers  of 
the  Lord,  weep  between  the  porch  and  the  altar, 
and  let  them  say.  Spare  thy  people,  O Lord,  and 
give  not  thine  heritage  to  reproach,  that  the  nations 
should  ®rule  over  them  : wherefore  should  they  say 
among  the  peoples.  Where  is  their  God  ? 

18  Then  was  the  Lord  jealous  for  his  land,  and  had 

19  pity  on  his  people.  And  the  Lord  answered  and 
said  unto  his  people.  Behold,  I will  send  you  corn, 
and  wine,  and  oil,  and  ye  shall  be  satisfied  there- 
with : and  I will  no  more  make  you  a reproach 

20  among  the  nations  : but  I will  remove  far  off  from 
you  the  northern  army,  and  will  drive  him  into  a 
land  barren  and  desolate,  ‘'  his  forepart  i'into  the 
eastern  sea,  and  his  hinder  part  s' into  the  western 


9 Zech.  7.  14. 

*0  Rev.  9.  7. 

“ Rev.  9.  9. 

12  ver.  2. 

i3Jer.  8.  21.  Lam. 
4.  8.  Nah.  2.  10. 

11  Jer.  9.  21. 

15  John  10.  1. 

10  Ps.  18.  7. 

liver.  31.  Is.  13. 
10.  Ezek.  32.  7.  ch. 
a.  15.  Matt.  24.  29. 


18  Jer.  25.  30.  ch. 
3.  IG.  Amos  1.  2. 

19  ver.  25. 

20  Jer.  50.  34.  Rev. 
18.  8. 

21  Jer.  30.  7.  Amos 
5.  18.  Zeph.  1.  15. 

22Num.24.23.  Mai. 
3.  2. 

25  Jer.  4.  1.  Hos. 
12.  6.  & 14.  1. 

21  Ps.  34.  18.  & 51. 
17. 


25  Gen.  37.  34.  2 

Sam.  1.  11.  Job  1.20. 

20  Ex.  34.  G.  Ps.  8G. 
5,  15.  Jonah  4.  2. 

27  Josh.  14.  12.  2 

Sam.  12.  22.  2 Kin. 
19.  4.  Amos  5.  15. 
Jonah  3.  9.  Zeph. 
2.  3. 

’28'ls.  G5.  8.  Hag.  2. 
19. 

29  ch.  1.  9,  13. 


50  ver.  1.  Num. 
10.  3. 

31  ch.  1.  14. 

32  Ex.  19.  10,  22. 

33  ch.  1.  14. 

84  2 Chr.  20.  13. 

35  1 Cor.  7.  5. 
30Ezek.  8.1G.  Matt. 
23.  35. 

3VEx.  32.  11,  12. 
Dent.  9.  2G-29. 

88  Ps.  42.  10.  & 79. 


10.  & 115.  2.  Mic.  7. 
10. 

39  Zech.  1.  14.  & 

8.  2. 

10  Deut.  32.  3G.  Is. 
GO.  10. 

11  Seech.  1.10.  Mai. 
3.  10,  11,  12. 

12  See  Ex.  10.  19. 

13  .Jer.  1.  14. 

11  Ezek.  47.  16. 

Zech.  14.  8. 


a Or,  ivar-horses. 
h Or,  when  they  fall 
around  the  weapons, 
they  li'c. 

c Or,  are  not 
wounded, 
d Or,  elders, 
e Or,  u.w  a byword 
against  them. 

/ Or,  with  his  fore- 
part. 

g Or,  toward. 


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JOEL,  III. 


hinder  part  toward  the  utmost  sea,  and  his  stink  shall 
come  up,  and  his  ill  savour  shall  come  up,  because  he 
hath  done  great  things. 

21  T[  Fear  not,  O land  ; be  glad  and  rejoice  : for  the 
Lord  will  do  great  things. 

22  Be  not  afraid,  ye  beasts  of  the  field  : for  the 
pastures  of  the  wilderness  do  spring,  for  the  tree  bear- 
eth  her  fruit,  the  fig  tree  and  the  vine  do  yield  their 
strength. 

23  Be  glad  then,  ye  children  of  Zion,  and  rejoice 
in  the  Lord  your  God  : for  he  hath  given  you  the  for- 
mer rain  moderately,  and  he  will  cause  to  come  down 
for  you  the  rain,  the  former  rain,  and  the  latter  rain 
in  the  first  month. 

24  And  the  floors  shall  be  full  of  wheat,  and  the  fats 
shall  overflow  with  wine  and  oil. 

25  And  I will  restore  to  you  the  years  that  the  lo- 
cust hath  eaten,  the  cankerworm,  and  the  caterpiller, 
and  the  palmerworm,  ^^my  great  army  which  I sent 
among  you. 

26  And  ye  shall  eat  in  plenty,  and  be  satisfied,  and 
praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  your  God,  that  hath  dealt 
wondrously  with  you  : and  my  people  shall  never  be 
ashamed. 

27  And  ye  shall  know  that  I am  in  the  midst  of 
Israel,  and  that  I am  the  Lord  your  God,  and  none 
else  : and  my  people  shall  never  be  ashamed. 

28  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass  afterward,  that  I 

will  pour  out  my  spirit  upon  all  flesh  ; and  your 

sons  and  your  daughters  shall  prophesy,  your  old  men 
shall  dream  dreams,  your  young  men  shall  see  visions  : 

29  And  also  upon  the  servants  and  upon  the  hand- 
maids in  those  days  will  I pour  out  my  spirit. 

30  And  I will  shew  wonders  in  the  heavens  and  in 
the  earth,  blood,  and  fire,  and  pillars  of  smoke. 

31  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness,  and  the 
moon  into  blood,  before  the  great  and  the  terrible 
day  of  the  Lord  come. 

32  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  whosoever  shall 
call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  delivered  : for 

in  mount  Zion  and  in  J erusalem  shall  be  deliverance, 
as  the  Lord  hath  said,  and  in  the  remnant  whom  the 
Lord  shall  call. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 God's  judgments  against  the  enemies  of  his  people.  9 God  will  he 
known  in  his  judgment.  18  His  blessing  upon  the  church. 

For,  behold,  ^ in  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  when 
I shall  bring  again  the  captivity  of  Judah  and 
Jerusalem, 

2^1  will  also  gather  all  nations,  and  will  bring  them 
down  into  ® the  valley  of  Jehoshaphat,  and  ^ will  plead 
with  them  there  for  my  people  and  for  my  heritage 
Israel,  whom  they  have  scattered  among  the  nations, 
and  parted  my  land. 

3 And  they  have  ® cast  lots  for  my  people  ; and  have 
given  a boy  for  an  harlot,  and  sold  a girl  for  wine,  that 
they  might  drink. 

4 Yea,  and  what  have  ye  to  do  with  me,  ® O Tyre, 
and  Zidon,  and  all  the  coasts  of  Palestine  ? will  ye 

46  Deut.  11.  24.  52  ver.  11.  58  Zech.  12. 10.  John 

46  ch.  1.  18,  20.  53  Lev.  26.  5.  Ps.  7.  39. 

« Zech.  8.  12.  See  22.  26.  See  Lev.  26.  69  Is.  54.  13. 

ch.  1.  19.  26.  Mic.  6.  14.  eo  Acts  21.  9. 

48  Is.  41.  16.  & 61.  64  ch.  3.  17.  6i  i Cor.  12.  13.  Gal. 

10.  Hah.  3. 18.  Zech.  65  Lev.  26.  11,  12.  3.  28.  Col.  3.  11. 

10.  7.  Ezek.  37.  26,  27,  28.  62  Matt.  24.  29. 

49Lev.  26.  4.  Deut.  66  ig.  45.5,  M,  22.  Mark  13.  24.  Luke  21. 
11.  14.  & 28.  12.  Ezek.  39.  22,  28.  11,  25. 

60  Jam.  5.  7.  67  ig.  44.  3.  Ezek.  63  ver.  10.  Is.  13.  9, 

61  ch.  1.  4.  39.  29.  Acts  2.  17.  10.  ch.  3.  1, 15.  Matt. 


sea  ; and  his  stink  shall  come  up,  and  his  ill  savour 
shall  come  up,  because  he  hath  done  great  things. 

21  Fear  not,  O land,  be  glad  and  rejoice  ; for  the 

22  Lord  hath  done  great  things.  Be  not  afraid,  ye 
beasts  of  the  field  ; for  the  pastures  of  the  wilder- 
ness do  spring,  for  the  tree  beareth  her  fruit,  the 

23  fig  tree  and  the  vine  do  yield  their  strength.  Be 
glad  then,  ye  children  of  Zion,  and  rejoice  in  the 
Lord  your  God  : for  he  giveth  you  the  former  rain 
*in  just  measure,  and  he  causeth  to  come  down  for 
you  the  rain,  the  former  rain  and  the  latter  rain, 

24  ^ in  the  first  month.  And  the  floors  shall  be  full  of 
wheat,  and  the  fats  shall  overflow  with  wine  and 

25  oil.  And  I will  restore  to  you  the  years  that  j the 
locust  hath  eaten,  the  cankerworm,  and  the  cater- 
piller, and  the  palmerworm,  my  great  army  which 

26  I sent  among  you.  And  ye  shall  eat  in  plenty  and 
be  satisfied,  and  shall  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  that  hath  dealt  wondrously  with  you  : and 

27  my  people  shall  never  be  ashamed.  And  ye  shall 
know  that  I am  in  the  midst  of  Israel,  and  that  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God,  and  there  is  none  else  ; 
and  my  people  shall  never  be  ashamed. 


28  * And  it  shall  come  to  pass  afterward,  that  I will 
pour  out  my  spirit  upon  all  flesh  ; and  your  sons 
and  your  daughters  shall  prophesy,  your  old  men 
shall  dream  dreams,  your  young  men  shall  see 

29  visions  : and  also  upon  the  servants  and  upon  the 
handmaids  in  those  daj^s  will  I pour  out  my  spirit. 

30  And  I will  shew  wonders  in  the  heavens  and  in  the 

31  earth,  blood,  and  fire,  and  pillars  of  smoke.  The 
sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness,  and  the  moon 
into  blood,  before  the  great  and  terrible  day  of  the 

32  Lord  come.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who- 
soever shall  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
delivered  : for  in  mount  Zion  and  in  Jerusalem 
there  shall  be  those  that  escape,  as  the  Lord  hath 
said,  and  ^ among  the  remnant  those  whom  the 

3 Lord  doth  call.  *For,  behold,  in  those  days,  and 
in  that  time,  when  I shall  bring  again  the  captivity 

2 of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  I will  gather  all  nations, 
and  will  bring  them  down  into  ‘’the  valley  of  Je- 
hoshaphat ; and  I will  plead  with  them  there  for  my 
people  and  for  my  heritage  Israel,  whom  they  have 
scattered  among  the  nations,  and  parted  my  land. 

3 And  they  have  cast  lots  for  my  people  : and  have 
given  a boy  for  an  harlot,  and  sold  a girl  for 

4 wine,  that  they  might  drink.  Yea,  and  what  are  ye 
to  me,  O Tyre,  and  Zidon,  and  all  the  regions  of 


24.  29.  Mark  13.  24. 
Luke  21.  25.  Rev.  6. 
12. 

64  Mai.  4.  5. 

66  Rom.  10.  13. 

66  Is.  46.  13.  & 59. 
20.  Obad.  17.  Rom. 
11.  26. 

67  Is.  11.  11,  16. 

Jer.  31.  7.  Mic.  4.  7. 
& 5.  3,  7,  8.  Rom.  9. 


27.  & 11.  5,  7. 

7 Jer.  30.  3.  Ezek. 
38.  14. 

2 Zech.  14.  2,  3,  4. 

3 ver.  12.  2 Chr. 

20.  26. 

4 Is.  66.  16.  Ezek. 
38.  22. 

5 Obad.  11.  Nah.  3. 
10. 

6 Amos  1.  6,  9. 


7 Ezek.  25.  15,  16, 
17. 

h Or,  in  (or  for) 
righteousness, 
i Or,  at  the  first, 
j See  ch.  1.  4. 

* [Ch.  3.  1.  in  Heb.] 
k Or,  in  the  remnant 

whom  &c. 

* [Ch.  4.  1.  in  Heb.] 
a See  ver.  12. 


JOEL,  III. 


1245 


render  me  a recompence  ? and  if  ye  recompense  me, 
swiftly  and  speedily  will  I return  your  recompence 
upon  your  own  head  ; 

5 Because  ye  have  taken  my  silver  and  my  gold,  and 
have  carried  into  your  temples  my  goodly  pleasant 
things  : 

6 The  children  also  of  Judah  and  the  children  of 
Jerusalem  have  ye  sold  unto  the  Grecians,  that  ye  might 
remove  them  far  from  their  border. 

7 Behold,  ® I will  raise  them  out  of  the  place  whither 
ye  have  sold  them,  and  will  return  your  recompence 
upon  your  own  head  : 

8 And  I will  sell  your  sons  and  your  daughters  into 
the  hand  of  the  children  of  Judah,  and  they  shall  sell 
them  to  the  ® Sabeans,  to  a people  far  off  : for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

9 H Proclaim  ye  this  among  the  Gentiles  ; Prepare 
war,  wake  up  the  mighty  men,  let  all  the  men  of  war 
draw  near  ; let  them  come  up  : 

10  Beat  your  plowshares  into  swords,  and  your 
pruninghooks  into  spears  : i^let  the  weak  say,  I am 
strong. 

11  1^  Assemble  yourselves,  and  come,  all  ye  heathen, 
and  gather  yourselves  together  round  about  : thither 
cause  1®  thy  mighty  ones  to  come  down,  O Lord. 

12  Let  the  heathen  be  wakened,  i®  and  come  up  to 
the  valley  of  Jehoshaphat  : for  there  will  I sit  to 
11  judge  all  the  heathen  round  about. 

13  1®  Put  ye  in  the  sickle,  for  i^  the  harvest  is  ripe  : 
come,  get  you  down  ; for  the  20  press  is  full,  the  fats 
overflow  ; for  their  wickedness  is  great. 

14  Multitudes,  multitudes  in  21  the  valley  of  decision  : 
for  22  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near  in  the  valley  of  de- 
cision. 

15  The  23  sun  and  the  moon  shall  be  darkened,  and 
the  stars  shall  withdraw  their  shining. 

16  The  Lord  also  shall  24  roar  out  of  Zion,  and  utter 
his  voice  from  Jerusalem  ; and  23  the  heavens  and  the 
earth  shall  shake  : 26  but  the  Lord  will  he  the  hope  of 
his  people,  and  the  sti’ength  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

17  So  27  shall  ye  know  that  I am  the  Lord  your  God 
dwelling  in  Zion,  28  niy  holy  mountain  : then  shall  Jeru- 
salem be  holy,  and  there  shall  no  29  strangers  pass 
through  her  any  more. 

18  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
mountains  shall  drop  down  new  wine,  and  the  hills 
shall  flow  with  milk,  and  all  the  rivers  of  Judah  shall 
flow  with  waters,  and  ®2  a fountain  shall  come  forth  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  shall  water  the  valley  of 
Shittim. 

19  34  Egypt  shall  be  a desolation,  and  Edom  shall 
be  a desolate  wilderness,  for  the  violence  against  the 
children  of  Judah,  because  they  have  shed  innocent 
blood  in  their  land. 

20  But  Judah  shall  dwell  ^^for  ever,  and  Jerusalem 
from  generation  to  generation. 

21  For  I will  cleanse  their  blood  that  I have  not 
cleansed  : for  the  Lord  dwelleth  in  Zion. 

« Is.  43.  5,  6.  & 49.  15  Ps.  103.  20.  Is.  15.  Rev.  14.  19,  20. 

12.  Jer.  23.  8.  13.  3.  21  yer.  2. 

» Ezek.  23.  42.  ver.  2.  22  d,.  2.  1. 

10  .Jer.  ().  20.  u i>g.  90.  13.  & 98.  2 ’.  ch.  2.  10,  31. 

11  See  Is.  8.  9,  10.  9.  & 110.  0.  Is.  2.  4.  24  jgr.  25.  30.  ch. 

Jer.  4G.  3,  4.  Ezek.  & 3.  1.3.  Mic.  4.  3.  2.11.  Amos  1.  2. 

38.  7.  1^  Matt.  13. 39.  Rev.  25  Hag.  2.  G. 

i2SeeIs.  2.  4.  Mic.  14.1.5,18.  20  ig.  51.  5^  G. 

4.  3.  15  Jer.  51 . 33.  Hos.  27  ^h.  2.  27. 

13  Zech.  12.  8.  G.  11 . 28  Han.  11. 4.5.  Obad. 

1*  ver.  2.  20  Is.  C3.  3.  Lam.  1.  16.  Zech.  8.  3. 


Philistia  ? ^ will  ye  render  me  a recompence  ? and 
if  ye  recompense  me,  swiftly  and  speedily  will  I 
return  your  ^ recompence  upon  your  own  head. 

6  Forasmuch  as  ye  have  taken  my  silver  and  my  gold, 
and  have  carried  into  your  temples  my  goodly  plea- 

6 sant  things  the  children  also  of  Jvidali  and  the 
children  of  Jerusalem  have  ye  sold  unto  the  sons 
of  the  Grecians,  that  ye  might  remove  them  far 

7 from  their  border  : behold,  I will  stir  them  up  out 
of  the  place  whither  ye  have  sold  them,  and  will  re- 

8 turn  your  recompence  upon  your  own  head  ; and  I 
will  sell  your  sons  and  your  daughters  into  the  hand 
of  the  children  of  Judah,  and  they  shall  sell  them 
to  the  men  of  Sheba,  to  a nation  far  off  : for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

9 Proclaim  ye  this  among  the  nations  ; ‘^prepare 
war  : stir  up  the  mighty  men  ; let  all  the  men  of 

10  war  draw  near,  let  them  come  up.  Beat  your  plow- 
shares into  swords,  and  your  pruninghooks  into 

11  spears  : let  the  weak  say,  I am  strong.  ® Haste  ye, 
and  come,  all  ye  nations  round  about,  and  gather 
yourselves  together  : thither  cause  thy  mighty  ones 

12  to  come  down,  O Lord.  Let  the  nations  bestir 
themselves,  and  come  up  to  the  valley  of Jehosha- 
phat : for  there  will  I sit  to  judge  all  the  nations 

13  round  about.  Put  ye  in  tlie  sickle,  for  the  & harvest 
is  ripe  : come,  tread  ye  ; for  the  winepress  is  full, 
the  fats  overflow  ; for  their  wickedness  is  great. 

14  Multitudes,  multitudes  in  the  valley  of  decision  ! 
for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near  in  the  valley  of 

15  decision.  The  sun  and  the  moon  are  darkened,  and 

16  the  stars  withdraw  their  shining.  And  the  Lord 
shall  roar  from  Zion,  and  utter  his  voice  from  Jeru- 
salem ; and  the  heavens  and  the  earth  shall  shake  : 
but  the  Lord  will  be  a refuge  unto  his  people,  and 

17  a strong  hold  to  the  children  of  Israel.  So  shall 
ye  know  that  I am  the  Lord  your  God,  dwelling 
in  Zion  my  holy  mountain  : then  shall  Jerusalem 
be  holy,  and  there  shall  no  strangers  pass  through 

18  her  any  more.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  the  mountains  shall  drop  down  sweet  wine, 
and  the  hills  shall  flow  with  milk,  and  all  the  brooks 
of  Judah  shall  flow  with  waters  ; and  a fountain 
shall  come  forth  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 

19  shall  water  * the  A^alley  of  Shittim.  Egypt  shall  be 
a desolation,  and  Edom  shall  be  a desolate  wilder- 
ness, for  the  violence  done  to  the  children  of  Judah, 
because  they  have  shed  innocent  blood  in  their  land. 

20  But  Judah  shall  J abide  for  ever,  and  Jerusalem 

21  from  generation  to  generation.  And  I will  ^ cleanse 
their  blood  that  I have  not  cleansed  : for  the  Lord 
dwelleth  in  Zion. 


29  Is.  35.  8.  & 52.  1. 
Nah.  1.  15.  Zech.  14. 
21.  Rev.  21.  27. 

30  Amo.?  9.  13. 

31  Is.  30.  25. 

32  Ps.  4G.  4.  Ezek. 
47.  1.  Zech.  14.  8. 
Rev.  22.  1 . 

33  Ninn.  2.5.  1. 

34  Is.  19.  1,  A-c. 

35  Jer.  49.  17.  Ezek. 


25.  12,  13.  Amos  1. 
11.  Obad.  10. 

30  Amos  9.  15. 

ST  Is.  4.  4. 

38  ver.  17.  Ezek. 
48.  35.  Rev.  21.  3. 

b Or,  will  ye  repay 
a deed  of  mine,  or 
will  ye  do  aught  unto 
me  ? .swiftly  &c. 
e Or,  deed, 
d Heb.  sanctify. 


e Or,  Assemble  your- 
selves. 

f That  is.  The 
Lon  D judgeth. 
g Or,  vintage, 
h Or,  get  you  down, 
i That  is,  the  valley 
of  acacias, 
j Or,  be  inhabited, 
k Or,  hold  as  inno 
cent. 


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AMOS,  I. 


AMOS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Amos  sheweth  God's  judgment  upon  Syria,  6 upon  the  Philistines,  9 
upon  Tyrus,  11  upon  Edom,  13  upon  Ammon. 

The  words  of  Amos,  ^ who  was  among  the  herdmen 
of  ^Tekoa,  which  he  saw  concerning  Israel  ®in 
the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of 
■^Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel,  two  years 
before  the  ^ earthquake. 

2  And  he  said.  The  Lord  will  ® roar  from  Zion,  and 
utter  his  voice  from  Jerusalem  ; and  the  habitations  of 
the  shepherds  shall  mourn,  and  the  top  of  Carmel  shall 
wither. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; For  three  transgressions 
of  ® Damascus,  and  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the 
punishment  thereof  ; ® because  they  have  threshed  Gi- 
lead with  threshing  instruments  of  iron  : 

4  But  I will  send  a fire  into  the  house  of  Hazael, 
which  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Ben-hadad. 

5  I will  break  also  the  bar  of  Damascus,  and  cut 
off  the  inhabitant  from  the  plain  of  Aven,  and  him  that 
holdeth  the  sceptre  from  the  house  of  Eden  : and  the 
people  of  Syria  shall  go  into  captivity  unto  Kir,  saith 
the  Lord. 

6  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; For  three  transgressions 
of  Gaza,  and  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the  pun- 
ishment thereof  ; because  they  carried  away  captive  the 
whole  captivity,  to  deliver  them  up  to  Edom  : 

7  But  I will  send  a fire  on  the  wall  of  Gaza,  which 
shall  devour  the  palaces  thereof  : 

8  And  I will  cut  off  the  inhabitant  from  Ashdod, 
and  him  that  holdeth  the  sceptre  from  Ashkelon,  and  I 
will  turn  mine  hand  against  Ekron  : and  the  rem- 
nant of  the  Philistines  shall  perish,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

9  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; For  three  transgressions 
of  Tyrus,  and  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the  pun- 
ishment thereof  ; because  they  delivered  up  the  whole 
captivity  to  Edom,  and  remembered  not  the  brotherly 
covenant : 

10  22  But  I will  send  a fire  on  the  wall  of  Tyrus, 
which  shall  devour  the  palaces  thereof. 

11  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; For  three  transgressions 
of  23  Edom,  and  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the  pun- 
ishment thereof  ; because  he  did  pursue  24  his  brother 
25  with  the  sword,  and  did  cast  off  all  pity,  26  and  his 
anger  did  tear  perpetually,  and  he  kept  his  wrath  for 
ever : 

12  But  27 1 will  send  a fire  upon  Teman,  which  shall 
devour  the  palaces  of  Bozrah. 

13  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; For  three  transgressions 
of  28  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  for  four,  I will  not 


1 The  words  of  Amos,  who  was  among  the  herd- 
men  of  Tekoa,  which  he  saw  concerning  Israel  in  the 
days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel,  two  years 
before  the  « earthquake. 

2 And  he  said.  The  Lord  shall  roar  from  Zion,  and 
utter  his  voice  from  Jerusalem  ; and  the  ^ pastures 
of  the  shepherds  shall  mourn,  and  the  top  of  Car- 
mel shall  wither. 

3 Thus  saith  the  Lord  : For  three  transgressions  of 
Damapciis.  yea,  for  four,  I will  not  ^ turn  away  the 
punishment  thereof  ; because  they  have  threshed 

4 Gilead  with  threshing  instruments  of  iron  : but  I 
will  send  a fire  into  the  house  of  Hazael,  and  it  shall 

5 devour  the  palaces  of  Ben-hadad.  And  I will  break 
the  bar  of  Damascus,  and  cut  off  ^ the  inhabitant 
from  the  valley  of  f Aven,  and  him  that  holdeth  the 
sceptre  from  the  house  of  Eden  : and  the  people 
of  Syria  shall  go  into  captivity  unto  Kir,  saith  the 
Lord. 

6 Thus  saith  the  Lord  : For  three  transgressions 
of  Gaza,  ypa,  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the  pun- 
ishn^it  thereof  ; because  they  carried  away  captive 
*the  whole  people,  to  deliver  them  up  to  Edom  : 

7 but  I will  send  a fire  on  the  wall  of  Gaza,  and  it 

8 shall  devour  the  palaces  thereof  : and  I will  cut  off 
the  inhabitant  from  Ashdod,  and  him  that  holdeth 
the  sceptre  from  Ashkelon  ; and  I will  turn  mine 
hand  against  Ekron,  and  the  remnant  of  the  Philis- 
tmes  shall  perish,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

9 Thus  saith  the  Lord  : For  three  transgressions 
of  '^re,  yea,  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the 
punishment  thereof  ; because  they  delivered  up 
*the  whole  people  to  Edom,  and  remembered  not 

10  * the  brotherly  covenant  : but  I will  send  a fire  on 
the  wall  of  Tyre,  and  it  shall  devour  the  palaces 
thereof. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : For  three  transgressions 
of  Edom,  yea,  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the 
punishment  thereof ; because  he  did  pursue  his 
brother  with  the  sword,  and  j did  east  off  all  pity, 
and  his  anger  did  tear  perpetually,  and  he  kept  his 

12  wrath  for  ever  : but  I will  send  a fire  upon  Teman, 
and  it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Bozrah. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : For  three  transgressions 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  yea,  for  four,  I will  not 


1 ch.  7. 14.  Jer.  49.  23.  Zech.  2 Chr.  28.  18.  Is. 

2 2 Sam.  14.  2.  2 9.  1.  14.  29.  Jer.  47.  4,  5. 

Chr.  20.  20.  a 2 Kin.  10.  33.  & Ezek.  25.  15.  Zeph. 

3 Hos.  1.  1.  13.  7.  2.  4. 

^ ch.  7.  10.  ver.  7, 10, 12.  Jer.  ver.  9. 

6 Zech.  14.  5.  17.  27.  & 49.  27.  ch.  le  jer.  47.  1. 

6 Jer.  25.  30.  Joel  2.  2,  5.  Zeph.  2.  4.  Zech. 

3.  16.  11  Jer.  51.  30.  Lam.  9.  5,  6. 

T 1 Sam.  25.  2.  Is.  2.  9.  Ps.  81.  14. 

33.  9.  12  Fulfilled,  2 Kin.  « Jer.  47.  4.  Ezek. 

8 Is.  8.  4.  & 17.  1.  16.  9.  25.  16. 

13  ch.  9.  7.  20  Is.  23.  1.  Jer.  47. 


4.  Ezek.  26,  & 27,  & 26  Ezek.  35.  5.  teth  on  the  throne  (and 

28.  Joel  3.  4,  5.  27  Obad.  9,  10.  so  in  ver.  8). 

21  ver.  6.  28  Jer.  49.  1,  2.  / That  is,  Vanity. 

22  ver.  4,  7,  &c.  Ezek.  25.  2.  Zeph.  The  Sept,  reads.  On. 

23  Is.  21.  11.  & 34.  5.  2.  9.  g Or,  Beth-eden. 

Jer.  49.  8,  &c.  Ezek.  a See  Zech.  14.  5.  h Heb.  an  entire 
25.  12,  13,  14.  & 35.  2,  b Or,  habitations.  captivity. 

&c.  Joel  3. 19.  Obad.  c Or,  revoke  my  i Heb.  the  covenant 
1,  &c.  Mai.  1.  4.  word.  .of  brethren.  See  1 

24  Gen.  27.  41.  Dent.  d Heb.  it  (and  so  in  Kin.  5.  1.  <S:  9.  11-14. 

23.  7.  Mai.  1.  2.  vv.  6.  9,  S'C.).  j Heb.  corrupted  his 

23  2 Chr.  28.  17.  e Or,  him  that  sit-  compassions. 


AMOS,  II. 


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turn  away  the  punishment  thereof  ; because  they  have 
ripped  up  the  women  with  child  of  Gilead,  that  they 
might  enlarge  their  border  : 

14  But  I will  kindle  a fire  in  the  wall  of  Rabbah, 
and  it  shall  devour  the  palaces  thereof,  with  shout- 
ing in  the  day  of  battle,  with  a tempest  in  the  day  of 
the  whirlwind  : 

15  And  their  king  shall  go  into  captivity,  he  and 
his  princes  together,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  God's  wrath  against  Moab,  4 upon  Judah,  6 and  upon  Israel.  9 
God  complaineth  of  their  unthankfulness. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; For  three  transgressions  of 
^ Moab,  and  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the  pun- 
ishment thereof  ; because  he  ^ burned  the  bones  of  the 
king  of  Edom  into  lime  : 

2  But  I will  send  a lire  upon  Moab,  and  it  shall  de- 
vour the  palaces  of  ^ Kirioth  : and  Moab  shall  die  with 
tumult,  ^with  shouting,  and  with  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet  : 

3  And  I will  cut  off  ^the  judge  from  the  midst 
thereof,  and  will  slay  all  the  princes  thereof  with  him, 
saith  the  Lord. 

4  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; For  three  transgressions 
of  Judah,  and  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the  punish- 
ment thereof  ; ® because  they  have  despised  the  law  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  not  kept  his  commandments,  and 
their  lies  caused  them  to  err,  ® after  the  which  their 
fathers  have  walked  : 

5  ^But  I will  send  a fire  upon  Judah,  and  it  shall 
devour  the  palaces  of  Jerusalem. 

6  T[  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; For  three  transgressions 
of  Israel,  and  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the  punish- 
ment thereof  ; because  they  sold  the  righteous  for 
silver,  and  the  poor  for  a pair  of  shoes  ; 

7  That  pant  after  the  dust  of  the  earth  on  the  head 
of  the  poor,  and  ^^turn  aside  the  way  of  the  meek  : 

and  a man  and  his  father  will  go  in  unto  the  same 
maid,  to  profane  my  holy  name  : 

8  And  they  lay  themselves  down  upon  clothes  laid 
to  pledge  i^by  every  altar,  and  they  drink  the  wine 
of  the  condemned  in  the  house  of  their  god. 

9  ^ Yet  destroyed  I the  Amorite  before  them, 
whose  height  was  like  the  height  of  the  cedars,  and 
he  ioas  strong  as  the  oaks  ; yet  I destroyed  his  fruit 
from  above,  and  his  roots  from  beneath. 

10  Also  I brought  you  up  from  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  20  led  you  forty  years  through  the  wilderness,  to 
possess  tho  land  of  the  Amorite. 

11  And  I raised  up  of  your  sons  for  prophets,  and 
of  your  young  men  for  ^iNazarites.  Is  it  not  even 
thus,  O ye  children  of  Israel  ? saith  the  Lord. 

12  But  ye  gave  the  Nazarites  wine  to  drink  ; and 
commanded  the  prophets,  saying.  Prophesy  not. 

13  23  Behold,  I am  pressed  under  you,  as  a cart  is 
pressed  that  is  full  of  sheaves. 

14  24  Therefore  the  flight  shall  perish  from  the  swift. 


turn  away  the  punishment  thereof ; because  they 
have  ripped  up  the  women  with  child  of  Gilead, 

14  that  they  might  enlarge  their  border  : but  I will 
kindle  a fire  in  the  wall  of  Rabbah,  and  it  shall 
devour  the  palaces  thereof,  with  shouting  in  the 
day  of  battle,  with  a tempest  in  the  day  of  the 

15  whirlwind  : and  their  king  shall  go  into  captivity, 
he  and  his  princes  together,  saith  the  Lord. 


2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : For  three  transgressions 
of  ^oab.  yea,  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the 
punishment  thereof  ; because  he  burned  the  bones 

2 of  the  king  of  Edom  into  lime  : but  I will  send  a 
fire  upon  Moab,  and  it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of 
Kerioth  ; and  Moab  shall  die  with  tumult,  with 

3 shouting,  and  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet  : and 
I will  cut  off  the  judge  from  the  midst  thereof,  and 
will  slay  all  the  princes  thereof  with  him,  saith  the 
Lord. 

4 Thus  saith  the  Lord  : For  three  transgressions 
of  Judah,  yea,  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the 
punisiiment  thereof  ; because  they  have  rejected 
the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  have  not  kept  his  statutes, 
and  their  lies  have  caused  them  to  err,  after  the 

5 which  their  fathers  did  walk  : but  I will  send  a fire 
upon  Judah,  and  it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of 
Jerusalem. 

6 Thus  saith  the  Lord  : For  three  transgressions  of 
Israel,  yea,  for  four,  I will  not  turn  away  the  punish- 
ment thereof;  because  they  have  sold  the  righteous 

7 for  silver,  and  the  needy  for  a pair  of  shoes  : that 
pant  after  the  dust  of  the  earth  on  the  head  of  the 
poor,  and  turn  aside  the  way  of  the  meek  : and  a 
man  and  his  father  will  go  unto  the  same  “ maid,  to 

8 profane  my  holy  name  : and  they  lay  themselves 
down  beside  every  altar  upon  clothes  ^ taken  in 
pledge,  and  in  the  house  of  their  God  they  drink 

9 the  wine  of  such  as  have  been  fined.  Yet  destroyed 
I the  Amorite  before  them,  whose  height  was  like 
the  height  of  th-e  cedars,  and  he  was  strong  as  the 
oaks  ; yet  I destroyed  his  fruit  from  above,  and  his 

10  roots  from  beneath.  Also  I brought  you  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  led  you  forty  years  in  the 

11  wilderness,  to  possess  the  land  of  the  Amorite.  And 
I raised  up  of  your  sons  for  prophets,  and  of  your 
young  men  for  Nazirites.  Is  it  not  even  thus,  O 

12  ye  children  of  Israel  ? saith  the  Lord.  But  ye 
gave  the  Nazirites  wine  to  drink  ; and  commanded 

13  the  prophets,  saying.  Prophesy  not.  Behold,  I 
will  press  you  in  your  place,  as  a cart  presseth  that 

14  is  full  of  sheaves.  And  ‘^flight  shall  perish  from 


29  Hos.  13.  16. 

30  Jer.  49.  1. 

31  Dent.  3.  11.  2 

Sam.  12.  20.  Jer.  49. 
2.  Ezek.  25.  5. 

32  oh.  2.  2. 

33  Jer.  49.  3. 

1 Is.  15,  & 16.  Jer. 
48.  Ezek.  25.  8.  Zeph. 
2.  8. 


2 2 Kin.  3.  27. 

3 Jer.  48.  41. 

* oh.  1.  14, 

•">  Nura.  24.  17,  Jer. 
48.  7. 

«Lev.  20.  14,  1.5. 
Neh.  1.  7.  Dan.  9.  11. 

1 Is.  28.  15.  Jer.  10. 
19,  20.  Rom.  1.  25. 


8 Ezek.  20.  13,  16, 
18,  24,  30. 

9 Jer.  17.  27.  Hos. 
8.  14. 

10  Is.  29.  21.  ch. 

’u'ls.  10.  2.  oh.  5.  12. 

12  Ezek.  22.  11. 

13  Lev.  20.  3.  Ezek. 
30.  20.  Rom.  2.  24. 


14  Ex.  22.  20. 

10  Ezek.  23.  41.  1 
Cor.  8.  10.  & 10.  21. 

10  Num.  21.  24. 

Dent.  2.  31.  Josh. 
24.  8. 

11  Num.  13.  28,  32, 
33 

is  Is.  6.  24.  Mai. 
4.  1. 


19  Ex.  12.  61.  Mic, 
0.  4. 

20  Deut.  2.  7.  & 8.  2. 

21  Num.  0.  2.  Judg. 
13.  5. 

22  Is,  30.  10.  Jer. 
11.  21.  ch.  7.  12,  13. 
Mic.  2.  0. 

23  Is.  1.  14. 


24  Jer.  9.  23.  ch.  9, 

1,  &c. 

a Or,  young  woman, 
b See  Ex.  22.  20. 
c Or,  I am  pressed 
under  you,  as  a cart 
is  pressed  that  is  full 
of  sheaves. 

d Or,  refuge  shall 
fail  the  swift. 


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AMOS,  III. 


and  the  strong  shall  not  strengthen  his  force,  neither 
shall  the  mighty  deliver  himself  : 

15  Neither  shall  he  stand  that  handleth  the  bow  ; 
and  he  that  is  swift  of  foot  shall  not  deliver  himself: 
2®  neither  shall  he  that  rideth  the  horse  deliver  him- 
self. 

16  And  he  that  is  courageous  among  the  mighty  shall 
flee  away  naked  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 The  necessity  of  God's  judgment  against  Israel.  9 The  'pulilication 
of  it,  with  the  causes  thereof. 

Hear  this  word  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken  against 
you,  O children  of  Israel,  against  the  whole 
family  which  I brought  up  from  the  land  of  Egypt, 
saying, 

2  ^ You  only  have  I known  of  all  the  families  of  the 
earth  : ^ therefore  I will  punish  you  for  all  your  iniqui- 
ties. 

3  Can  two  walk  together,  except  they  be  agreed  ? 

4  Will  a lion  roar  in  the  forest,  when  he  hath  no 
prey  ? will  a young  lion  cry  out  of  his  den,  if  he  have 
taken  nothing  ? 

5  Can  a bird  fall  in  a snare  upon  the  earth,  where  no 
gin  is  for  him  ? shall  one  take  up  a snare  from  the 
earth,  and  have  taken  nothing  at  all  ? 

6  Shall  a trumpet  be  blown  in  the  city,  and  the  peo- 
ple not  be  afraid  ? ^ shall  there  be  evil  in  a city,  and 
the  Lord  hath  not  done  it  ? 

7  Surely  the  Lord  God  will  do  nothing,  but  ^ he  re- 
vealeth  his  secret  unto  his  servants  the  prophets. 

8  ® The  lion  hath  roared,  who  will  not  fear  ? the 
Lord  God  hath  spoken,  ® who  can  but  prophesy  ? 

9  If  Publish  in  the  palaces  at  Ashdod,  and  in  the 
palaces  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  say.  Assemble  your- 
selves upon  the  mountains  of  Samaria,  and  behold  the 
great  tumults  in  the  midst  thereof,  and  the  oppressed 
in  the  midst  thereof. 

10  For  they  know  not  to  do  right,  saith  the  Lord, 
who  store  up  violence  and  robbery  in  their  palaces. 

11  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; ® An  adver- 
sary there  shall  be  even  round  about  the  land  ; and  he 
shall  bring  down  thy  strength  from  thee,  and  thy  palaces 
shall  be  spoiled. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; As  the  shepherd  taketh 
out  of  the  mouth  of  the  lion  two  legs,  or  a piece  of  an 
ear  ; so  shall  the  children  of  Israel  be  taken  out  that 
dwell  in  Samaria  in  the  corner  of  a bed,  and  in  Damas- 
cus in  a couch. 

13  Hear  ye,  and  testify  in  the  house  of  Jacob,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  hosts, 

14  That  in  the  day  that  I shall  visit  the  transgres- 
sions of  Israel  upon  him  I will  also  visit  the  altars  of 
Beth-el : and  the  horns  of  the  altar  shall  be  cut  off, 
and  fall  to  the  ground. 

15  And  I will  smite  ®the  winter  house  with  i®the 
summer  house  ; and  the  houses  of  ivory  shall  perish, 
and  the  great  houses  shall  have  an  end,  saith  the  Lord. 

25  Ps.  33.  16.  12.  47.  Rom.  2.  9.  6 ch.  1.  2. 

25  Ps.  33.  17.  1 Pet.  4.  17.  Acts  4.  20.  & 5.  20, 

1 Deut.  7.  6.  & 10.  3 Is.  45.  7.  29.  1 Cor.  9.  16. 

15.  Ps.  147.  19,  20.  * Gen.  6.  13.  & 18.  t jer.  4.  22. 

2 See  Dan.  9.  12.  17.  Ps.  25.  14.  John  » 2 Kin.  17.  3,  6.  & 
Matt.  11.  22.  Luke  15.  15.  18.  9,  10,  11. 


the  swift,  and  the  strong  shall  not  strengthen  his 
force,  neither  shall  the  mighty  deliver  « himself  : 

15  neither  shall  he  stand  that  handleth  the  bow  ; and 
he  that  is  swift  of  foot  shall  not  deliver  himself: 
neither  shall  he  that  rideth  the  horse  deliver  « him- 

16  self  : and  he  that  is  courageous  among  the  mighty 
shall  flee  away  naked  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord. 


3  Hear  this  word  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken  against 
you,  O children  of  Israel,  against  the  whole  family 
which  I brought  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  say- 

2 ing.  You  only  have  I known  of  all  the  families  of 
the  earth  : therefore  I will  visit  upon  you  all  your 

3 iniquities.  Shall  two  walk  together,  except  they 

4 have  “agreed  ? Will  a lion  roar  in  the  forest,  when 
he  hath  no  prey  ? will  a 3'oung  lion  cry  out  of  his 

5 den,  if  he  have  taken  nothing  ? Can  a bird  fall  in 
a snare  upon  the  earth,  where  no  gin  is  set  for  him  ? 
shall  a snare  spring  up  from  the  ground,  and  have 

6 taken  nothing  at  all  ? Shall  the  trumpet  be  blown 
in  a city,  and  the  people  not  be  afraid  ? shall  evil 

7 befall  a city,  and  the  Lord  hath  not  done  it  ? Surely 
the  Lord  God  will  do  nothing,  but  he  revealeth  his 

8 secret  unto  his  servants  the  prophets.  The  lion 
hath  roared,  who  will  not  fear  ? the  Lord  GoD  hath 
spoken,  who  can  but  prophesy  ? 


9  Publish  ye  ^ in  the  palaces  at  Ashdod,  and  ^ in 
the  palaces  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  say.  Assemble 
yourselves  upon  the  mountains  of  Samaria,  and  be- 
hold what  great  tumults  are  therein,  and  what  op- 

10  pressions  in  the  midst  thereof.  For  they  know  not 
to  do  right,  saith  the  Lord,  who  store  up  violence 

11  and  robbery  in  their  palaces.  Therefore  thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  : An  adversary  there  shall  he,  even 
round  about  the  land  : and  he  shall  bring  down  thy 
strength  from  thee,  and  thy  palaces  shall  be  spoiled. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord.  As  the  shepherd  rescueth  out 
of  the  mouth  of  the  lion  two  legs,  or  a piece  of  an 
ear  ; so  shall  the  children  of  Israel  be  rescued  that 
sit  in  Samaria  in  the  corner  of  a couch,  and  ^ on  the 

13  silken  cushions  of  a bed.  Hear  ye,  and  testify 
against  the  house  of  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord  God,  the 

14  God  of  hosts.  For  in  the  day  that  I shall  visit  the 
transgressions  of  Israel  upon  him,  I will  also  visit 
the  altars  of  Beth-el,  and  the  horns  of  the  altar 

15  shall  be  cut  off,  and  fall  to  the  ground.  And  I will 
smite  ^ the  winter  house  with  ® the  summer  house  ; 
and  the  houses  of  ivory  shall  perish,  and  f the  great 
houses  shall  have  an  end,  saith  the  Lord. 


® Jer.  36.  22.  cr  Or,  made  an  ap-  MSS.,  in  Damascus 

^0  Judg.  3.  20.  pointment.  on  a bed. 

1 Kin.  22.  39.  b Or,  upon.  d See  Jer.  36.  22. 

e Heb.  his  soul,  or,  e According  to  some  e See  Judg.  3.  20. 

life.  ancient  versions  and  / Or,  many. 


AMOS,  IV.,  V. 


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CHAPTER  lY. 

1 He  reproveth  Israel  for  oppression,  4 for  idolatry,  6 and  for  their 
incorrigibleness. 

Hear  this  word,  ye  ^ kine  of  Bashan,  that  are  in 
the  mountain  of  Samaria,  which  oppress  the 
poor,  which  crush  the  needy,  which  say  to  their  mas- 
ters, Bring,  and  let  us  drink. 

2  2 The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  hy  his  holiness,  that, 
lo,  the  days  shall  come  upon  you,  that  he  will  take  you 
away  ^ with  hooks,  and  your  posterity  with  fishhooks. 

3  And  ^ ye  shall  go  out  at  the  breaches,  every  cow  at 
that  which  is  before  her  ; and  ye  shall  cast  them  into  the 
palace,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  ^ ^ Come  to  Beth-el,  and  transgress  ; at  ® Gilgal 
multiply  transgression  ; and  ’’  bring  your  sacrifices  every 
morning,  ® and  your  tithes  after  three  years  : 

5  ^ And  offer  a sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  with  leaven, 
and  proclaim  and  publish  the  free  offerings  : for 

this  liketh  you,  O ye  children  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

6  *[[  And  I also  have  given  you  cleanness  of  teeth  in 
all  your  cities,  and  want  of  bread  in  all  your  places  : 
i^yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  also  I have  withholden  the  rain  from  you, 
when  there  were  yet  three  months  to  the  harvest  : and  I 
caused  it  to  rain  upon  one  city,  and  caused  it  not  to 
rain  upon  another  city  ; one  piece  was  rained  upon,  and 
the  piece  whereupon  it  rained  not  withered. 

8  So  two  or  three  cities  wandered  unto  one  city,  to 
drink  water  ; but  they  were  not  satisfied  : yet  have 

ye  not  returned  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  ^^I  have  smitten  you  with  blasting  and  mildew  : 
when  your  gardens  and  your  vineyards  and  your  fig 
trees  and  your  olive  trees  increased,  the  palmerworm 
devoured  them : yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord. 

10  I have  sent  among  you  the  pestilence  after  the 
manner  of  Egypt  : your  young  men  have  I slain  with 
the  sword,  and  have  taken  away  your  horses  ; and  I 
have  made  the  stink  of  your  camps  to  come  up  unto 
your  nostrils  : yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 

11  I have  overthrown  some  of  you,  as  God  overthrew 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and  ye  were  as  a firebrand 
plucked  out  of  the  burning  ; yet  have  ye  not  re- 
turned unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  Therefore  thus  will  I do  unto  thee,  O Israel  : 
and  because  I will  do  this  unto  thee,  prepare  to  meet 
thy  God,  O Israel. 

13  For,  lo,  he  that  formeth  the  mountains,  and  cre- 
ateth  the  wind,  ^^and  declareth  unto  man  what  is  his 
thouglit,  that  maketh  the  morning  darkness,  ^^and 
treafleth  upon  the  high  places  of  the  earth,  ^^Xhe 
Lord,  The  God  of  hosts,  is  his  name. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 A lamentation  for  Israel.  4 An  eochortation  to  repentance.  21  God 
rejecteth  their  hypocritical  service. 

Hear  ye  tins  word  which  I ^ take  up  against  you, 
even  a lamentation,  O house  of  Israel. 


1 Ps.  22.  12.  Ezek. 

2 Num.  28.  3,  4. 

11.  Jer.  5.  3.  Hag. 

39.  18. 

8 Dent.  14.  28. 

2.  17. 

2 Ps.  89.  35. 

»Lev.  7.  13.  & 

23. 

12  ver.  6,  10,  11. 

3 Jer.  IG.  IG.  Hab. 

17. 

« Deut.  28.  22.  Hag. 

1.  15. 

10  Lev.  22.  18, 

21. 

2.  17. 

* Ezek.  12.  .5,  12. 

Dent.  12.  G. 

1-'  .Joel  1.  4.  & 2.  2.5. 

6 Ezek.  20.  39. 

11  Ps.  81.  12. 

18  Ex.  9.  3,  G.  <<4:  12. 

8 Hos.  4.  15.  & 12. 
11.  ch.  5.  5. 

12  ver.  8,  9.  Is. 

26. 

29.  Deut.  28.  27,  GO. 
Ps.  78.  50. 

4  Hear  this  word,  ye  kine  of  Bashan,  that  are  in 
the  mountain  of  Samaria,  which  oppress  the  poor, 
which  crush  the  needy,  which  say  unto”  their  lords, 

2 Bring,  aTrdTet  us  drink.  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn 
by  his  holiness,  that,  lo,  the  days  shall  come  upon 
you,  that  they  shall  take  you  away  with  hooks,  and 

3 your  residue  with  fish  hooks.  And  ye  shall  go  out 
at  the  breaches,  every  one  straight  before  her  ; “ and 
ye  shall  cast  yourselves  into  Harmon,  saith  the  Lord. 

4 Come  to  Beth-el,  and  transgress  ; to  Gilgal,  and 
multiply  transgression  ; and  bring  your  sacrifices 
every  morning,  and  your  tithes  every  three  days  ; 

5 and  ^ offer  a sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  of  that  which 
is  leavened,  and  proclaim  freewill  offerings  and 
publish  them  : for  this  liketh  you,  O ye  children  of 

6 Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God.  And  I also  have  given 
you  cleanness  of  teeth  in  all  your  cities,  and  want  of 
bread  in  all  your  places  : yet  have  ye  not  returned 

7 unto  me,  saith  the  Lord.  And  I also  have  with- 
holden the  rain  from  you,  when  there  were  yet 
three  months  to  the  harvest  : and  I caused  it  to 
rain  upon  one  city,  and  caused  it  not  to  rain  upon 
another  city  : one  piece  was  rained  upon,  and  the 

8 piece  whereupon  it  rained  not  withered.  So  two  or 
three  cities  wandered  unto  one  city  to  drink  water, 
and  were  not  satisfied  : yet  have  ye  not  returned 

9 unto  me,  saith  the  Lord.  I have  smitten  you  with 
blasting  and  mildew  ; the  multitude  of  your  gardens 
and  your  vineyards  and  your  fig  trees  and  your  olive 
trees  hath  the  palmerworm  devoured  : yet  have 

10  ye  not  returned  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord.  I have 
sent  among  you  the  pestilence  after  the  manner  of 
Egypt  : your  young  men  have  I slain  with  the 
sword,  and  have  carried  away  your  horses  ; and 
I have  made  the  stink  of  your  camp  to  come  up 
even  into  your  nostrils  : yet  have  ye  not  returned 

11  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord.  I have  overthrown  some 
among  you,  as  when  God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Go- 
morrah, and  ye  were  as  a brand  plucked  out  of  the 
burning  : yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto  me,  saith 

12  the  Lord.  Therefore  thus  will  I do  unto  thee,  O 
Israel  : and  because  I will  do  this  unto  thee,  pre- 

13  pare  to  meet  thy  God,  O Israel.  For,  lo,  he  that 
formeth  the  mountains,  and  ereateth  the  wind,  and 
declareth  unto  man  what  is  his  thought,  that  maketh 
the  morning  darkness,  and  treadeth  upon  the  high 
places  of  the  earth  ; the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  is 
his  name. 


5  Hear  ye  this  word  which  I take  up  for  a lamenta- 
2 tion  over  you,  O house  of  Israel.  The  virgin  of 

ver.  G.  22  ps.  139.  2.  Dan.  a The  ancient  ver- 

Gen.  19.  24,  25.  2.28.  sions  vary  in  their  ren- 

ts. 13.  19.  Jer.  49.  18.  ch.  5.  8.  & 8.  9.  dering  of  this  clause. 

'^Zech.  3.  2.  Jude  24  32.  13.  & The  text  is  probably 

23.  33.  29.  Mic.  1.  3.  corrupt. 

20  ver.  G.  25  Is.  47.  4.  jgr.  10.  b Heb.  offer  by  burn- 

21  See  Ezek.  13.  5.  IG.  ch.  5.  8.  & 9.  G.  ing. 

Sr  22.  30.  Luke  14.  1 Jer.  7.  20.  Ezek.  c Heb.  tvilh  the  cap- 

31,  32.  19.  1.  & 27.  2.  tivity  of  your  horses. 


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AMOS,  V. 


2 The  virgin  of  Israel  is  fallen  ; she  shall  no  more 
rise  : she  is  forsaken  upon  her  land  ; there  is  none  to 
raise  her  up. 

3 For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; The  city  that  went 
out  by  a thousand  shall  leave  an  hundred,  and  that 
which  went  forth  by  an  hundred  shall  leave  ten,  to  the 
house  of  Israel. 

4 •[[  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the  house  of  Israel, 
2 Seek  ye  me,  ® and  ye  shall  live  : 

5 But  seek  not  ^ Beth-el,  nor  enter  into  Gilgal,  and 
pass  not  to  ® Beer-sheba  : for  Gilgal  shall  surely  go  into 
captivity,  and  ® Beth-el  shall  come  to  nought. 

6 Seek  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall  live  ; lest  he  break 
out  like  fire  in  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  devour  and 
there  be  none  to  quench  it  in  Beth-el. 

7 Ye  who  ® turn  judgment  to  wormwood,  and  leave 
off  righteousness  in  the  earth, 

8 Seek  him  that  maketh  the  ^ seven  stars  and  Orion, 
and  turneth  the  shadow  of  death  into  the  morning, 

and  maketh  the  day  dark  with  night  : that  calleth 
for  the  waters  of  the  sea,  and  poureth  them  out  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth  : The  Lord  is  his  name  : 

9 That  strengtheneth  the  spoiled  against  the  strong, 
so  that  the  spoiled  shall  come  against  the  fortress. 

10  They  hate  him  that  rebuketh  in  the  gate,  and 
they  1^  abhor  him  that  speaketh  uprightly. 

11  Forasmuch  therefore  as  your  treading  is  upon  the 

poor,  and  ye  take  from  him  burdens  of  wheat  : ye 

have  built  houses  of  hewn  stone,  but  ye  shall  not  dwell 
in  them  ; ye  have  planted  pleasant  vineyards,  but  ye 
shall  not  drink  wine  of  them. 

12  For  I know  your  manifold  transgressions  and 
your  mighty  sins  : i^they  afflict  the  just,  they  take  a 
bribe,  and  they  turn  aside  the  poor  in  the  gate  from 
their  right. 

13  Therefore  i®  the  prudent  shall  keep  silence  in  that 
time  ; for  it  is  an  evil  time. 

14  Seek  good,  and  not  evil,  that  ye  may  live  : and  so 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  shall  be  with  you,  i®  as  ye 
have  spoken. 

15  Hate  the  evil,  and  love  the  good,  and  establish 

judgment  in  the  gate  : it  may  be  that  the  Lord 

God  of  hosts  will  be  gracious  unto  the  remnant  of  Jo- 
seph. 

16  Therefore  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the  Lord, 
saith  thus  ; Wailing  shall  be  in  all  streets  ; and  they 
shall  say  in  all  the  highways,  Alas  ! alas  ! and  they 
shall  call  the  husbandman  to  mourning,  and  such  as 
are  skilful  of  lamentation  to  wailing. 

17  And  in  all  vineyards  shall  be  wailing  : for  ^3 1 will 
pass  through  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  24^06  unto  you  that  desire  the  day  of  the  Lord  ! 
to  what  end  is  it  for  you  ? ^5  the  day  of  the  Lord  is 
darkziess,  and  not  light. 

19  As  if  a man  did  flee  from  a lion,  and  a bear 
met  him  ; or  went  into  the  house,  and  leaned  his  hand 
on  the  wall,  and  a serpent  bit  him. 

20  Shall  not  the  day  of  the  Lord  be  darkness,  and 
not  light  ? even  very  dark,  and  no  brightness  in  it  ? 

2 ver.  6.  2 Chr.  15.  lo  Ps.  104.  20.  iR  ch.  2.  6. 

2.  Jer.  29.  13.  u job  38.  34.  ch.  is.  29.  21.  ch. 

3 Is.  55.  3.  9.  G.  2.  7. 

4 ch.  4.  4.  12  ch.  4.  13.  18  ch.  6.  10. 

6 ch.  8.  14.  13  Is.  29.  21.  i9  Mic.  3.  11. 

6 Hos.  4.  15.  & 10.  8.  11  1 Kin.  22.  8.  20  Pg.  34.  14.  & 97. 

1 ver.  4.  15  Deut.  28.  30,  38,  10.  Rom.  12.  9. 

8 ch.  6.  12.  ’ 39.  Mic.  6. 15.  Zeph.  21  Ex.  32.  30.  2 

» Job  9.  9.  & 38.  31.  1.  13.  Hag.  1.  G. 


Israel  is  fallen  ; she  shall  no  more  rise  : she  “ is 
cast  down  upon  her  land  ; there  is  none  to  raise  her 

3 up.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : The  city  that 
went  forth  a thousand  shall  have  an  hundred  left, 
and  that  which  went  forth  an  hundred  shall  have 

4 ten  left,  to  the  house  of  Israel.  For  thus  saith  the 
Lord  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  Seek  ye  me,  and  ye 

5 shall  live  : but  seek  not  Beth-el,  nor  enter  into  Gil- 
gal, and  pass  not  to  Beer-sheba  : for  Gilgal  shall 
surely  go  into  captivity,  and  Beth-el  shall  ^ come  to 

6 nought.  Seek  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall  live  ; lest  he 
break  out  like  fire  in  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  it  de- 

7 vour  and  there  be  none  to  quench  it  in  Beth-el : ye 
who  turn  judgement  to  wormwood,  and  cast  down 

8 righteousness  to  the  earth  ; seek  him  that  maketh  the 
Pleiades  and  Orion,  and  turneth  ‘^the  shadow  of 
death  into  the  morning,  and  maketh  the  day  dark 
with  night  ; that  calleth  for  the  waters  of  the  sea, 
and  poureth  them  out  upon  the  face  of  the  earth  ; 

9 the  Lord  is  his  name  ; that  bringeth  sudden  de- 
struction upon  the  strong,  so  that  destruction  cometh 

10  upon  the  fortress.  They  hate  him  that  reproveth 
in  the  gate,  and  they  abhor  him  that  speaketh  up- 

11  rightly.  Forasmuch  therefore  as  ye  trample  upon 
the  poor,  and  take  exactions  from  him  of  wheat  : ye 
have  built  houses  of  hewn  stone,  but  ye  shall  not 
dwell  in  them  ; ye  have  planted  pleasant  vineyards, 

12  but  ye  shall  not  drink  the  wine  thereof.  For  I 
know  how  manifold  are  your  transgressions  and  how 
mighty  are  your  sins  ; ye  that  afflict  the  just,  that 
take  a bribe,  and  that  turn  aside  the  needy  in  the 

13  gate  from  their  right.  Therefore  he  that  is  prudent 
shall  keep  silence  in  such  a time  ; for  it  is  an  evil 

14  time.  Seek  good,  and  not  evil,  that  ye  may  live  : 
and  so  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  shall  be  with 

15  you,  as  ye  say.  Hate  the  evil,  and  love  the  good, 
and  establish  judgement  in  the  gate  ; it  may  be  that 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  will  be  gracious  unto 

16  the  remnant  of  Joseph.  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the  Lord : Wailing  shall 
be  in  all  the  broad  ways  ; and  they  shall  say  in  all 
the  streets,  Alas  ! alas  ! and  they  shall  call  the 
husbandman  to  mourning,  ® and  such  as  are  skilful 

17  of  lamentation  to  wailing.  And  in  all  vineyards 
shall  be  wailing  : for  I will  pass  through  the  midst 

18  of  thee,  saith  the  Lord.  Woe  unto  you  that  desire 
the  day  of  the  Lord  ! wherefore  would  ye  have  the 

19  day  of  the  Lord  ? it  is  darkness,  and  not  light.  As 
if  a man  did  flee  from  a lion,  and  a bear  met  him  ; 

or  went  into  the  house  and  leaned  his  hand  on  the 

20  wall,  and  a serpent  bit  him.  Shall  not  the  day  of 
the  Lord  be  darkness,  and  not  light  ? even  very 


Kin.  19.  4.  Joel  2. 

14. 

22  Jer.  9.  17. 

23  Ex.  12.  12.  Nah. 
1.  12. 

24  Is.  5.  19.  Jer.  17. 

15.  Ezek.  12.  22,  27. 
2 Pet.  3.  4. 


25  Jer.  30.  7.  Joel 
2.  2.  Zeph.  1.  15. 

26  Jer.  48.  44. 

a Or,  Ueth  forsaken, 
h Or,  become,  vanity 
(Heb.  Aven). 
c Or,  deep  darkness, 
d Or,  causeth  de- 


struction  to  flash 
forth. 

e Heb.  and  pro- 
claim wailing  to  such 
as  are  skilf  ul  of  la- 
mentation. 

f Or,  and. 


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21  IF  I hate,  I despise  your  feast  days,  and  I will 
not  smell  in  your  solemn  assemblies. 

22  29  Though  ye  offer  me  burnt  offerings  and  your 
meat  offerings,  I will  not  accept  them : neither  will  I 
regard  the  peace  offerings  of  your  fat  beasts. 

23  Take  thou  away  from  me  the  noise  of  thy  songs  ; 
for  I will  not  hear  the  melody  of  thy  viols. 

24  ^‘^But  let  judgment  run  down  as  waters,  and 
righteousness  as  a mighty  stream. 

25  Have  ye  offered  unto  me  sacrifices  and  offerings 
in  the  wilderness  forty  years,  O house  of  Israel  ? 

26  But  ye  have  borne  the  tabernacle  of  your  Mo- 
loch and  Chiun  your  images,  the  star  of  your  god, 
which  ye  made  to  yourselves. 

27  Therefore  will  I cause  you  to  go  into  captivity 

beyond  Damascus,  saith  the  Lord,  whose  name  is 

The  God  of  hosts. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  wantonness  of  Israel,  7 shall  be  plagued  with  desolation,  12  and 
their  incorrigibleness. 

WOE  1 to  them  that  are  at  ease  in  Zion,  and  trust 
in  the  mountain  of  Samaria,  which  are  named 
2 chief  of  the  nations,  to  whom  the  house  of  Israel 
came  ! 

2  ® Pass  ye  unto  ^ Calneh,  and  see  ; and  from  thence 
go  ye  to  ® Hamath  the  great : then  go  down  to  ® Gath  of 
the  Philistines  : he  they  better  than  these  kingdoms  ? 
or  their  border  greater  than  your  border  ? 

3  Ye  that  ® put  far  away  the  ® evil  day,  and  cause 
the  seat  of  violence  to  come  near  ; 

4  That  lie  upon  beds  of  ivory,  and  stretch  themselves 
upon  their  couches,  and  eat  the  lambs  out  of  the  flock, 
and  the  calves  out  of  the  midst  of  the  stall  ; 

5  ^2  That  chant  to  the  sound  of  the  viol,  and  invent 
to  themselves  instruments  of  musick,  like  David  ; 

6  That  drink  wine  in  bowls,  and  anoint  themselves 
with  the  chief  ointments  : but  they  are  not  grieved 
for  the  affliction  of  Joseph. 

7  ^ Therefore  now  shall  they  go  captive  with  the 
first  that  go  captive,  and  the  banquet  of  them  that 
stretched  themselves  shall  be  removed. 

8  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by  himself,  saith  the 
Lord  the  God  of  hosts,  I abhor  i®the  excellency  of 
Jacob,  and  hate  his  palaces  : therefore  will  I deliver  up 
the  city  with  all  that  is  therein. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  there  remain  ten  men 
in  one  house,  that  they  shall  die. 

10  And  a man’s  uncle  shall  take  him  up,  and  he  that 
burneth  him,  to  bring  out  the  bones  out  of  the  house, 
and  shall  say  unto  him  that  is  by  the  sides  of  the  house. 
Is  there  yet  any  with  thee  ? and  he  shall  say.  No. 
Then  shall  he  say,  Hold  thy  tongue  : 1®  for  we  may 
not  make  mention  of  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

11  For,  behold,  the  Lord  commandeth,  20  and  he 
will  smite  the  great  house  with  breaches,  and  the  little 
house  with  clefts. 

12  ^ Shall  horses  run  upon  the  rock  ? will  one  plow 


”Pro.  21.  27.  Is. 
1.  ll-lfi.  Jer.  6.  20. 
Hos.  8.  13. 

28  Lev.  26.  31. 

29  Is.  66.  3.  Mic.  6. 
6,  7. 

89  Hos.  6.  6.  Mic. 

6.  8. 

31  Deut.  32. 17.  Josh. 
24.  14.  Ezek.  20.  8, 
16,  24.  Acts  7.  42, 43. 


See  Is.  43.  23. 

32  1 Kin.  11.  33. 

33  2 Kin.  17.  6. 

34  ch.  4.  13. 

1 Luke  6.  24. 

2 Ex.  19.  5. 

3 Jer.  2.  10. 

* Is.  10.  9. 

s 2 Kin.  18.  34. 

6 2 Chr.  26.  6. 

2 Nah.  3.  8. 


8 Ezek.  12.  27. 

9ch.  5.  18.  & 9.  10. 
20  ver.  12.  ch.  6.  12. 
Ps.  94.  20. 

12  Is.  5.  12. 

13  1 Chr.  23.  5. 

14  Gen.  37.  25. 

13  Jer.  51.  14.  Heb. 
6.  13,  17. 

19  Ps.  47.  4.  Ezek. 
24.  21.  ch.  8.  7. 


21  dark,  and  no  brightness  in  it  ? I hate,  I despise 
your  feasts,  and  I will  take  no  delight  in  your  so- 

22  lemii  assemblies.  Yea,  though  ye  offer  me  *your 
burnt  offerings  and  meal  offerings,  I will  not  accept 
them  : neither  will  I regard  the  * peace  offerings 

23  of  your  fat  beasts.  Take  thou  away  from  me  the 
noise  of  thy  songs  ; for  I will  not  hear  the  melody 

24  of  thy  viols.  But  let  judgement  roll  down  as  wa- 

25  ters,  and  righteousness  as  a mighty  stream.  Did 
ye  bring  unto  me  sacrifices  and  ^offerings  in  the 

26  wilderness  forty  years,  O house  of  Israel  ? Yea, 
ye  ^ have  borne  ”*  Siccuth  your  king  and  ” Chiun  your 
images,  the  star  of  your  god,  which  ye  made  to 

27  yourselves.  Therefore  will  I cause  you  to  go  into 
captivity  beyond  Damascus,  saith  the  Lord,  whose 
name  is  the  God  of  hosts. 


6  Woe  to  them  that  are  at  ease  in  Zion,  and  to 
them  that  are  secure  in  the  mountain  of  Samaria, 
the  notable  men  of  the  chief  of  the  nations,  to 

2 whom  the  house  of  Israel  come  ! Pass  ye  unto 
Calneh,  and  see  ; and  from  thence  go  ye  to  Hamath 
the  great : then  go  down  to  Gath  of  the  Philistines  : 
be  they  better  than  these  kingdoms  ? or  is  their 

3 border  greater  than  your  border  ? Ye  that  put  far 
away  the  evil  day,  and  cause  the  “ seat  of  violence 

4 to  come  near  ; that  lie  upon  beds  of  ivory,  and 
stretch  themselves  upon  their  couches,  and  eat  the 
lambs  out  of  the  flock,  and  the  calves  out  of  the 

5 midst  of  the  stall  ; that  sing  idle  songs  to  the  sound 
of  the  viol  ; that  devise  for  themselves  instruments 

6 of  music,  ^ like  David  ; that  drink  wine  in  bowls, 
and  anoint  themselves  with  the  chief  ointments  ; 
but  they  are  not  grieved  for  the  affliction  of  Joseph. 

7 Therefore  now  shall  they  go  captive  with  the  first 
that  go  captive,  and  the  revelry  of  them  that 

8 stretched  themselves  shall  pass  away.  The  Lord 
God  hath  sworn  by  himself,  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  hosts:  I abhor  the  '^excellency  of  Jacob, 
and  hate  his  palaces  : therefore  will  I deliver  up 

9 the  city  with  all  that  is  therein.  And  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  if  there  remain  ten  men  in  one  house,  that 

10  they  shall  die.  And  when  a man’s  « uncle  shall 
take  him  up,  even  he  that  burneth  him,  to  bring  out 
the  bones  out  of  the  house,  and  shall  say  unto  him 
that  is  in  the  innermost  parts  of  the  house.  Is  there 
yet  any  with  thee  ? and  he  shall  say.  No  ; then  shall 
he  say.  Hold  thy  peace  ; for  we  may  not  make  men- 

11  tion  of  the  name  of  the  Lord.  For,  behold,  the 
Lord  commandeth,  and the  great  house  shall  be 
smitten  with  breaches,  and  the  little  house  with 

12  clefts.  Shall  horses  run  upon  the  rock  ? will  one 


12  ch.  6.  13. 

18  ch.  8.  3. 

19  Is.  55.  11. 

20  ch.  3.  15. 

g Heb.  will  not 
smell  a savour. 

h Or,  burnt  offer- 
ings with  your  meal 
offerings. 

i Or,  thank  offer- 
ings. 


j Or,  overflowing, 
k Or,  meal  offer- 
ings. 

I Or,  shall  take  up 
. . . And  I will  cause 
&c. 

m Or,  the  tabernacle 
of  your  king.  Some 
ancient  versions  have, 
the  tabernacle  of  Mo- 
loch. 


n Or,  the  shrine  of 
your  images, 
a Or,  sitting, 
b Or,  like  David's, 
c Heb.  in  bowls  of 
wine. 

d Or,  pride, 
e Or,  kinsman, 
f Or,  he  will  smite 
the  great  house. 


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there  with  oxen  ? for  21  ye  have  turned  judgment  into 
gall,  and  the  fruit  of  righteousness  into  hemlock  : 

13  Ye  which  rejoice  in  a thing  of  nought,  which  say. 
Have  we  not  taken  to  us  horns  % our  own  strength  ? 

14  But,  behold,  I will  raise  up  against  you  a na- 
tion, O house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  the  God  of 
hosts  ; and  they  shall  afflict  you  from  the  entering  in 
of  Hemath  unto  the  river  of  the  wilderness. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 The  judgments  of  the  grasshoppers,  4 and  of  the  fire,  are  diverted  by 
the  prayer  of  Amos.  7 By  the  wall  of  a plum  bline  is  signified  the  re- 
jection of  Israel.  Amaziah  complaineth  of  Amos.  \\  Amos  shew- 
eth  his  calling,  16  and  Amaziah's  judgment. 

Thus  hath  the  Lord  God  shewed  unto  me  ; and,  be- 
hold, he  formed  grasshoppers  in  the  beginning  of 
the  shooting  up  of  the  latter  growth  ; and,  lo,  it  teas 
the  latter  growth  after  the  king’s  mowings. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  they  had  made  an 
end  of  eating  the  grass  of  the  land,  then  I said,  O Lord 
God,  forgive,  I beseech  thee  : ^by  whom  shall  Jacob 
arise  ? for  he  is  small. 

3  ^ The  Lord  repented  for  this  : It  shall  not  be,  saith 
the  Lord. 

4  ^ Thus  hath  the  Lord  God  shewed  unto  me  : and, 
behold,  the  Lord  God  called  to  contend  by  fire,  and  it 
devoured  the  great  deep,  and  did  eat  up  a part. 

5  Then  said  I,  O Lord  God,  cease,  I beseech  thee  : 
* by  whom  shall  Jacob  arise  ? for  he  is  small. 

6  The  Lord  repented  for  this  : This  also  shall  not 
be,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

7  ^ Tims  he  shewed  me  : and,  behold,  the  Lord  stood 
upon  a wall  made  by  a plumbline,  with  a plumbline  in 
his  hand. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Amos,  what  seest 
thou  ? And  I said,  A plumbline.  Then  said  the  Lord, 
Behold,  ^I  will  set  a plumbline  in  the  midst  of  my  peo- 
ple Israel  : ® I will  not  again  pass  by  them  any  more  : 

9  ® And  the  high  places  of  Isaac  shall  be  desolate,  and 
the  sanctuaries  of  Israel  shall  be  laid  waste  ; and  I 
will  rise  against  the  house  of  Jeroboam  with  the  sword. 

10  ^ Then  Amaziah  ^ the  priest  of  Beth-el  sent  to 
® Jeroboam  king  of  Israel,  saying,  Amos  hath  conspired 
against  thee  in  the  midst  of  the  house  of  Israel  : the 
land  is  not  able  to  bear  all  his  words. 

11  For  thus  Amos  saith,  Jeroboam  shall  die  by  the 
sword,  and  Israel  shall  surely  be  led  away  captive  out 
of  their  own  land. 

12  Also  Amaziah  said  unto  Amos,  O thou  seer,  go, 
flee  thee  away  into  the  land  of  Judah,  and  there  eat 
bread,  and  prophesy  there  : 

13  But  prophesy  not  again  any  more  at  Beth-el  : 
for  it  is  the  king’s  chapel,  and  it  is  the  king’s  court. 
14  ^ Then  answered  Amos,  and  said  to  Amaziah,  I 
was  no  prophet,  neither  was  1 prophet’s  son  ; ^ut 
I was  an  herdman,  and  a gatherer  of  sycomore  fruit  : 

15  And  the  Lord  took  me  as  I followed  the  flock, 
and  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Go,  prophesy  unto  my  peo- 
ple Israel. 

16  ^ Now  therefore  hear  thou  the  word  of  the  Lord  : 
Thou  sayest.  Prophesy  not  against  Israel,  and  drop 
not  thy  word  against  the  house  of  Isaac. 


plow  there  with  oxen  ? that  ye  have  turned  judge- 
ment into  ^ gall,  and  the  fruit  of  righteousness  into 

13  wormwood  : ye  which  rejoice  in  a thing  of  nought, 
which  say.  Have  we  not  taken  to  us  horns  by  our  own 

14  strength  ? For,  behold,  I will  raise  up  against  you 
a nation,  O house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  hosts  ; and  they  shall  afflict  you  from  the 
* entering  in  of  Hamath  unto  the  brook  of  the 
Arabah. 


7  Thus  the  Lord  God  shewed  me  : and,  behold,  he 
formed  locusts  in  the  beginning  of  the  shooting  up 
of  the  latter  growth  ; and,  lo,  it  was  the  latter 

2 growth  after  the  king’s  mowings.  And  it  came  to 
pass  that  when  they  made  an  end  of  eating  the 
grass  of  the  land,  then  I said.  O Lord  God,  forgive, 

I beseech  thee  : how  shall  Jacob  stand  ? for  he  is 

3 small.  The  Lord  repented  concerning  this : It 
shall  not  be,  saith  the  Lord. 

4 Thus  the  Lord  God  shewed  me  : and,  behold,  the 
Lord  God  called  to  contend  by  fire  ; and  it  de- 
voured the  great  deep,  and  would  have  eaten  up  the 

5 ® land.  Then  said  I,  O Lord  God,  cease,  I beseech 
thee  : how  shall  Jacob  stand  ? for  he  is  small. 

6 The  Lord  repented  concerning  this  : This  also  shall 
not  be,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

7 Thus  he  shewed  me  : and,  behold,  the  Lord 
stood  ^ beside  a wall  made  by  a plumbline,  with  a 

8 plumbline  in  his  hand.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
me,  Amos,  what  seest  thou  ? And  I said,  A plumb- 
lijie.  Then  said  the  Lord,  Behold,  I will  set  a 
plumbline  in  the  midst  of  my  people  Israel  ; I will 

9 not  again  pass  by  them  any  more  : and  the  high 

. places  of  Isaac  shall  be  desolate,  and  the  sanctuaries 

of  Israel  shall  be  laid  waste  ; and  I will  rise  against 
the  house  of  Jeroboam  with  the  sword. 

10  Then  Amaziah  the  priest  of  Beth-el  sent  to  Jero- 
boam king  of  Israel,  saying,  Amos  hath  conspired 
against  thee  in  the  midst  of  the  house  of  Israel  : the 

11  land  is  not  able  to  bear  all  his  words.  For  thus 
Amos  saith,  Jeroboam  shall  die  by  the  sword,  and 
Israel  shall  surely  be  led  away  captive  out  of  his 

12  land.  Also  Amaziah  said  unto  Amos,  O thou  seer, 
go,  flee  thee  away  into  the  land  of  Judah,  and  there 

13  eat  bread,  and  prophesy  there  : but  prophesy  not 
again  any  more  at  Beth-el : for  it  is  the  king’s  sanc- 

14  tuary,  and  it  is  a royal  house.  Then  answered 
Amos,  and  said  to  Amaziah,  I ‘^was  no  prophet, 
neither  was  I a prophet’s  son  ; but  I was  an 

15  herdman,  and  a dresser  of  sycomore  trees  : and  the 
Lord  took  me  from  following  the  flock,  and  the 
Lord  said  unto  me.  Go,  prophesy  unto  my  people 

16  Israel.  Now  therefore  hear  thon  the  word  of  the 
Lord  : Thou  sayest,  Prophesy  not  against  Israel, 
and  drop  not  thy  word  against  the  house  of  Isaac  ; 


21H0S.  10.  4.  ch. 

B.  7. 

22  Jer.  5.  15. 

23Nura.  34.  8.  1 

Kin.  8.  65. 
iver.  6.  Is.  51. 19. 
Sver.  6.  Deut.  32. 


36.  Jonah  3.  10.  Jam. 
5.  16. 

3 ver.  2,  3. 

4 See  2 Kin.  21.  13. 
Is.  28.  17.  & 34.  11. 
Lam.  2.  8. 


3ch.  8.  2.  Mic.  7. 
18. 

Beer-sheba,  Gen. 
26.  23.  & 46.  1.  ch.  5. 
5.  & 8.  14. 

2 Fulfilled,  2 Kin. 
15.  10. 


8 1 Kin.  12.  32. 

« 2 Kin.  14.  23. 

10  ch.  2.  12. 
ni  Kin.  12.  32.  & 
13.  1 


Kin.  2.  5.  & 4.  38.  & 

6.  1. 

23  ch.  1.  1.  Zech. 


h See  2 Kin.  14.  25. 
a Heb.  portion, 
b Or,  upon, 
c Or,  am. 

d Or,  one  of  the 
sons  of  the  prophets. 
See  1 Kin.  20.  36. 


13.  5. 

i^Ezek.  21.  2.  Mic. 
12  1 Kin.  20.  35.  2 2.  6. 

g See  Deut.  29.  18. 


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17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord;  i^Thy  wife 
shall  be  an  harlot  in  the  city,  and  thy  sons  and  thy 
daug-hters  shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and  thy  land  shall' be 
divided  by  line  ; and  thou  shalt  die  in  a polluted  land  : 
and  Israel  shall  surely  go  into  captivity  forth  of  his 
land. 

CHAPTER  YIII. 

\ By  a basket  of  summer  fruit  is  shewed  the  jwopinquity  of  Israel's  end. 
4 Oppression  is  reproved.  11  A famine  of  the  word  threatened. 

Thus  hath  the  Lord  God  shewed  unto  me  ; and  be- 
hold a basket  of  summer  fruit. 

2  And  he  said,  Amos,  what  seest  thou  ? And  I said, 
A basket  of  summer  fruit.  Then  said  the  Lord  unto 
me,  1 The  end  is  come  upon  my  people  of  Israel  ; ^ I 
will  not  again  pass  by  them  any  more. 

3  And  ® the  songs  of  the  temple  shall  be  bowlings  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord  God  : there  shall  he  many  dead 
bodies  in  every  place  ; ^ they  shall  cast  them  forth  with 
silence. 

4  ^ Hear  this,  O ye  that  5 swallow  up  the  needy, 
even  to  make  the  poor  of  the  land  to  fail, 

5  Saying,  When  will  the  new  moon  be  gone,  that  we 
may  sell  corn  ? and  ® the  sabbath,  that  we  may  set  forth 
wheat,  making  the  ephah  small,  and  the  shekel  great, 
and  falsifying  the  balances  by  deceit  ? 

6  That  we  may  buy  the  poor  for  ^ silver,  and  the 
needy  for  a pair  of  shoes  ; yea,  and  sell  the  refuse  of 
the  wheat  ? 

7  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  ®the  excellency  of  Jacob, 
Surely  I will  never  forget  any  of  their  works. 

8  Shall  not  the  land  tremble  for  this,  and  every 
one  mourn  that  dwelleth  therein  ? and  it  shall  rise  up 
wholly  as  a flood  ; and  it  shall  be  cast  out  and  drowned, 
as  hy  the  flood  of  Egypt. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  ^^that  I will  cause  the  sun  to  go  down  at 
noon,  and  I will  darken  the  earth  in  the  clear  day  : 

10  And  I will  turn  your  feasts  into  mourning,  and  all 
your  songs  into  lamentation ; and  I will  bring  up 
sackcloth  upon  all  loins,  and  baldness  upon  every  head  ; 
^5  and  I will  make  it  as  the  mourning  of  an  only  son,  and 
the  end  thereof  as  a bitter  day. 

11  ^ Bebold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord  God,  that 
I will  send  a famine  in  the  land,  not  a famine  of  bread, 
nor  a thirst  for  water,  but  of  hearing  the  words  of  the 
Lord  : 

12  And  they  shall  wander  from  sea  to  sea,  and  from 
the  north  even  to  the  east,  they  shall  run  to  and  fro  to 
seek  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  shall  not  find  it. 

13  In  that  day  shall  the  fair  virgins  and  young  men 
faint  for  thirst. 

14  They  that  swear  by  the  sin  of  Samaria,  and 
say.  Thy  god,  O Uan,  liveth  ; and.  The  manner  of 
Beer-sheba  liveth  ; even  they  shall  fall,  and  never  rise 
up  again. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 The  certainty  of  the  desolation.  11  The  restoring  of  the  tabernacle  of 
David. 

I  SAW  the  Lord  standing  upon  the  altar  : and  he 
said.  Smite  the  lintel  of  the  door,  that  the  posts  may 
shake  : and  ] cut  them  in  the  head,  all  of  them  ; and  I 


17  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  : Thy  wife  shall  be 
an  harlot  in  the  city,  and  thy  sons  and  thy  daugh- 
ters shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and  thy  land  shall  be 
divided  by  line  ; and  thou  thyself  shalt  die  in  a land 
that  is  unclean,  and  Israel  shall  surely  be  led  away 
captive  out  of  his  land. 


8 Thus  the  Lord  God  shewed  me  : and  behold,  a 

2 basket  of  summer  fruit.  And  he  said,  Amos,  what 
seest  thou  ? And  I said,  A basket  of  summer  fruit. 
Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  The  end  is  come  upon 
my  people  Israel  ; I will  not  again  pass  by  them  any 

3 more.  And  the  songs  of  the  " temple  shall  be  bowl- 
ings in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  God  : the  dead 
bodies  shall  be  many  ; in  every  place  ^ shall  they 

4 cast  them  forth  with  silence.  Hear  this,  O ye  that 
would  swallow  up  the  needy,  and  cause  the  poor  of 

5 the  land  to  fail,  saying.  When  will  the  new  moon  be 
gone,  that  we  may  sell  corn  ? and  the  sabbath,  that 
we  may  set  forth  wheat  ? making  the  ephah  small, 
and  the  shekel  great,  and  dealing  falsely  with  ba- 

6 lances  of  deceit  ; that  we  may  buy  the  poor  for  ^ sil- 
ver, and  the  needy  for  a pair  of  shoes,  and  sell  the 

7 refuse  of  the  wheat.  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  the 
excellency  of  Jacob,  Surely  I will  never  forget  any 

8 of  their  works.  Shall  not  the  land  tremble  for  this, 
and  every  one  mourn  that  dwelleth  therein  ? yea,  it 
shall  rise  up  wholly  like  the  River  ; and  it  shall  be 
troubled  and  sink  again,  like  the  River  of  Egypt. 

9 And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  that  I will  cause  the  sun  to  go  down  at  noon, 

10  and  I will  darken  the  earth  in  the  clear  day.  And 
I will  turn  your  feasts  into  mourning,  and  all  your 
songs  into  lamentation  ; and  I will  bring  up  sack- 
cloth upon  all  loins,  and  baldness  upon  every  head  ; 
and  I will  make  it  as  the  mourning  for  an  only  son, 

11  and  the  end  thereof  as  a bitter  day.  Behold,  the 
days  come,  saith  the  Lord  God,  that  I will  send  a 
famine  in  the  land,  not  a famine  of  bread,  nor  a 
thirst  for  water,  but  of  hearing  the  words  of  the 

12  Lord.  And  they  shall  wander  from  sea  to  sea,  and 
from  the  north  even  to  the  east  ; they  shall  run  to 
and  fro  to  seek  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  shall  not 

13  find  it.  In  that  day  shall  the  fair  virgins  and  the 

14  young  men  faint  for  thirst.  Tliey  that  swear  by  the 
sin  of  Samaria,  and  say.  As  thy  God,  O Dan,  liveth  ; 
and.  As  the  ® way  of  Beer-sheba  liveth  ; even  they 
shall  fall,  and  never  rise  up  again. 


9 I saw  the  Lord  standing  « beside  the  altar  : and 
he  said.  Smite  the  chapiters,  that  the  thresholds  may 
shake  : and  break  them  in  pieces  on  the  head  of  all 


15  See  Jer.  28.  12.  & 
29.  21,  2.5,  31,  32. 

16  Is.  13.  IG.  Lam. 
5.  11.  Hos.  4.  13. 
Zech.  14.  2. 

1 Ezek.  7.  2. 

» ch.  7.  8. 


3 ch.  5.  23. 

4 ch.  G.  9,  10. 

6 Ps.  14.  4.  Pro.  30. 

14. 

6Neh.  13.  15,  16. 

1 Mic.  6.  10,  11. 

6 ch.  2.  6. 


9 ch.  G.  8. 

16  Hos.  8.  13.  & 9.  9. 

11  Hos.  4.  3. 

12  ch.  9.  5. 

13  Job  5.  14.  Ls.  13. 
10.  & 59.  9,  10.  Jer. 
15.  9.  Mic.  3.  6. 


“ Is.  15.  2,  3.  Jer. 
48.  37.  Ezek.  7.  18. 
& 27.  31. 

16  Jer.  6.  26.  Zech. 

12.  10. 

16  1 Sam.  3.  1.  Ps. 
74.  9.  Ezek.  7.  26. 


11  Hos.  4.  15. 

18  Deut.  9.  21. 

19  ch.  5.  5. 

1 Ps.  68.  21.  Hab. 
3.  13. 

a Or,  palace. 


b Or,  ham  they  cast 
them  forth : be  silent ! 
c Heb.  open, 
d See  ch.  2.  6. 
e Or,  manner, 
a Or,  upon. 


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AMOS,  IX. 


will  slay  the  last  of  them  with  the  sword  : ^ he  that 
fleeth  of  them  shall  not  flee  away,  and  he  that  escapeth 
of  them  shall  not  be  delivered. 

2 ® Though  they  dig  into  hell,  thence  shall  mine  hand 
take  them  ; ^ though  they  climb  up  to  heaven,  thence 
will  I bring  them  down  : 

3 And  though  they  hide  themselves  in  the  top  of 
Carmel,  I will  search  and  take  them  out  thence  ; and 
though  they  be  hid  from  my  sight  in  the  bottom  of  the 
sea,  thence  will  I command  the  serpent,  and  he  shall 
bite  them  : 

4 And  though  they  go  into  captivity  before  their  ene- 
mies, ^ thence  will  1 command  the  'Swor,d,  and  it  shall 
slay  them  : and  ® I will  set  mine  eyes  upon  them  for 
evil,  and  not  for  good. 

5 And  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  is  he  that  toucheth  the 
land,  and  it  shall  melt,  ® and  all  that  dwell  therein 
shall  mourn  : and  it  shall  rise  up  wholly  like  a flood  ; 
and  shall  be  drowned,  as  the  flood  of  Egypt. 

6 It  is  he  that  buildeth  his  ® stories  in  the  heaven, 
and  hath  founded  his  troop  in  the  earth  ; he  that 

calleth  for  the  waters  of  the  sea,  and  poureth  them 
out  upon  the  face  of  the  earth  : The  Lord  is  his  name. 

7 Are  ye  not  as  children  of  the  Ethiopians  unto  me, 
O children  of  Israel  ? saith  the  Lord.  Have  not  I 
brought  up  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  ? and  the 
12  Philistines  from  i^Caphtor,  and  the  Syrians  from 
iMGr? 

8 Behold,  i®  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  God  are  upon  the 
sinful  kingdom,  and  I i®  will  destroy  it  from  otf  the 
face  of  the  earth  ; saving  that  I will  not  utterly  de- 
stroy the  house  of  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord. 

9 For,  lo,  I will  command,  and  I will  sift  the  house 
of  Israel  among  all  nations,  like  as  corn  is  sifted  in  a 
sieve,  yet  shall  not  the  least  grain  fall  upon  the  earth. 

10  All  the  sinners  of  my  people  shall  die  by  the 
sword,  which  say.  The  evil  shall  not  overtake  nor 
prevent  us. 

11  ^ In  that  day  will  I raise  up  the  tabernacle  of 
David  that  is  fallen,  and  close  up  the  breaches  thereof  ; 
and  I will  raise  up  his  ruins,  and  I will  build  it  as  in 
the  days  of  old  : 

12  That  they  may  possess  the  remnant  of  20  Edom, 
and  of  all  the  heathen,  which  are  called  by  my  name, 
saith  the  Lord  that  doeth  this. 

13  Behold,  21  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  the 
plowman  shall  overtake  the  reaper,  and  the  treader  of 
grapes  him  that  soweth  seed  ; 22  and  the  mountains 
shall  drop  sweet  wine,  and  all  the  hills  shall  melt. 

14  23  And  I will  bring  again  the  captivity  of  my  peo- 
ple of  Israel,  and  24  they  shall  build  the  waste  cities, 
and  inhabit  them ; and  they  shall  plant  vineyards,  and 
drink  the  wine  thereof  ; they  shall  also  make  gardens, 
and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

15  And  I will  plant  them  upon  their  land,  and  25  they 
shall  no  more  be  pulled  up  out  of  their  land  which  I 
have  given  them,  saith  the  Lord  thy  God. 


of  them  ; and  I will  slay  the  last  of  them  with  the 
sword  : ^ there  shall  not  one  of  them  flee  away,  and 

2 there  shall  not  one  of  them  escape.  Though  they 
dig  into  hell,  thence  shall  mine  hand  take  them  ; 
and  though  they  climb  up  to  heaven,  thence  will  I 

3 bring  them  down.  And  though  they  hide  themselves 
in  the  top  of  Carmel,  I will  search  and  take  them 
out  thence  ; and  though  they  be  hid  from  my  sight 
in  the  bottom  of  the  sea,  thence  will  I command  the 

4 serpent,  and  he  shall  bite  them.  And  though  they 
go  into  captivity  before  their  enemies,  thence  will  I 
command  the  sword,  and  it  shall  slay  them  : and  I 
will  set  mine  eyes  upon  them  for  evil,  and  not  for 

5 good.  For  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  is  he  that 
toucheth  the  land  and  it  melteth,  and  all  that  dwell 
therein  shall  mourn  ; and  it  shall  rise  up  wholly  like 
the  River  ; and  shall  sink  again,  lilce  the  River  of 

6 Egypt  ; it  is  he  that  buildeth  his  chambers  in  the 
heaven,  and  hath  founded  his  vault  upon  the  earth  ; 
he  that  calleth  for  the  waters  of  the  sea  and  pour- 
eth them  out  upon  the  face  of  the  earth  ; the  Lord 

7 is  his  name.  Are  ye  not  as  the  children  of  the  Ethi- 
opians unto  me,  O children  of  Israel  ? saith  the 
Lord.  Have  not  I brought  up  Israel  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  the  Philistines  from  Caphtor,  and  the 

8 Syrians  from  Kir  ? Behold,  the  eyes  of  the  Lord 
God  are  upon  the  sinful  kingdom,  and  I will  destroy 
it  from  off  the  face  of  the  earth  ; saving  that  I will 
not  utterly  destroy  the  house  of  Jacob,  saith  the 

9 Lord.  For,  lo,  I will  command,  and  I will  sift 
the  house  of  Israel  among  all  the  nations,  like  as 
corn  is  sifted  in  a sieve,  yet  shall  not  the  least  grain 

10  fall  upon  the  earth.  All  the  sinners  of  my  people 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  which  say,  The  evil  shall  not 
overtake  nor  prevent  us. 


11  In  that  day  will  I raise  up  the  tabernacle  of  David 
that  is  fallen,  and  close  up  the  breaches  thereof  ; 
and  I will  raise  up  his  ruins,  and  I will  build  it  as  in 

12  the  days  of  old  ; that  they  may  possess  the  remnant 
of  Edom,  and  all  the  nations,  which  ® are  called  by  my 

13  name,  saith  the  Lord  that  doeth  this.  Behold,  the 
days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  the  plowman  shall 
overtake  the  reaper,  and  the  treader  of  grapes  him 
that  soweth  seed  ; and  the  mountains  shall  drop 

14  sweet  wine,  and  all  the  hills  shall  melt.  And  I will 
bring  again  the  captivity  of  my  people  Israel,  and 
they  shall  build  the  waste  cities,  and  inhabit  them  ; 
and  they  shall  plant  vineyards,  and  drink  the  wine 
thereof  ; they  shall  also  make  gardens,  and  eat  the 

15  fruit  of  them.  And  I will  plant  them  upon  their 
land,  and  they  shall  no  more  be  plucked  up  out  of 
their  land  which  I have  given  them,  saith  the  Lord 
thy  God. 


2 ch.  2.  14. 

3 Ps.  139.  8,  &c. 

* Job  20.  6.  Jer. 
51.  53  Obad.  4. 

5 Lev.  2G.  33.  Deut. 
28.  65.  Ezek.  5.  12. 


6 Lev.  17.  10.  Jer. 
44.  11. 

2 Mic.  1.  4. 

8 Ch.  8.  8. 

9 Ps.  104.  3,  13. 

10  ch.  5.  8. 
n ch.  4.  13. 


12  Jer.  47.  4. 

13  Dent.  2.  23.  Jer. 
47.  4. 

ch.  1.  5. 

13  ver.  4. 

18  Jer.  30.  11.  & 31. 
35,  36.  Obad.  16,  17. 


17  ch.  6.  3. 

18  Acts  15.  16,  17. 

19  Obad.  19. 

20  Num.  24.  18. 

21  Lev.  26.  5. 

22  Joel  3.  18. 

23  Jer.  30.  3. 


24  Is.  61.  4.  & 65.  21. 
Ezek.  36.  33-36. 

23  Is.  60.  21.  Jer. 
32.  41.  Ezek.  34.  28. 
Joel  3.  20. 

b Or,  he  that  fleeth 
of  them  shall  not  flee 


aivay,  and  he  that  es- 
capeth of  them  shall 
not  be  delive7-ed. 
c Heb.  Sheol, 
d Heb.  cause  to  move 
to  and  fro. 
e Or,  were. 


OBADIAH. 


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OBADIAH. 


1  TJie  destruction  of  Edom,  3 for  their  pride,  10  and  for  their  wrong 
unto  Jacob.  17  The  salvation  and  victory  of  Jacob. 

The  vision  of  Obadiah.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
1 concerning  Edom;  ^We  have  heard  a rumour 
from  the  Lord,  and  an  ambassador  is  sent  among  the 
heathen,  Arise  ye,  and  let  us  rise  up  against  her  in  battle. 

2  Behold,  I have  made  thee  small  among  the 
heathen  : thou  art  greatly  despised. 

3  ^ The  pride  of  thine  heart  hath  deceived  thee, 
thou  that  dwell  est  in  the  clefts  ^ of  the  rock,  whose 
habitation  is  high  ; ^ that  saith  in  his  heart.  Who  shall 
bring  me  down  to  the  ground  ? 

4  ^ Though  thou  exalt  thyself  as  the  eagle,  and  though 
thou  ® set  thy  nest  among  the  stars,  thence  will  I bring 
thee  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  If  thieves  came  to  thee,  if  robbers  by  night,  (how 
art  thou  cut  off  !)  would  they  not  have  stolen  till  they 
had  enough  ? if  the  grapegatherers  came  to  thee, 
® would  they  not  leave  some  grapes  ? 

6  How  are  the  things  of  Esau  searched  out ! how  are 
his  hidden  things  sought  up  ! 

7  All  the  men  of  thy  confederacy  have  brought  thee 
even  to  the  border  : ® the  men  that  were  at  peace  with 
thee  have  deceived  thee,  and  prevailed  against  thee  ; 
they  that  eat  thy  bread  have  laid  a wound  under  thee  : 
there  is  none  understanding  in  him. 

8  Shall  I not  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  even 
destroy  the  wise  men  out  of  Edom,  and  understanding 
out  of  the  mount  of  Esau  ? 

9  And  thy  i^  mighty  men,  O i^  Teman,  shall  be  dis- 
mayed, to  the  end  that  every  one  of  the  mount  of  Esau 
may  be  cut  off  by  slaughter. 

10  ^ For  thy  n violence  against  thy  brother  Jacob 
shame  shall  cover  thee,  and  i^  thou  shalt  be  cut  off  for 
ever. 

11  In  the  day  that  thou  stoodest  on  the  other  side, 
in  the  day  that  the  strangers  carried  away  captive  his 
forces,  and  foreigners  entered  into  his  gates,  and  i®  cast 
lots  upon  Jerusalem,  even  thou  wast  as  one  of  them. 

12  But  thou  shouldest  not  have  i’^  looked  on  i®  the 
day  of  thy  brother  in  the  day  that  he  became  a stranger  ; 
neither  shouldest  thou  have  i^  rejoiced  over  the  children 
of  Judah  in  the  day  of  their  destruction  ; neither 
shouldest  thou  have  spoken  proudly  in  the  day  of 
distress. 

13  Thou  shouldest  not  have  entered  into  the  gate  of 
my  people  in  the  day  of  their  calamity  ; yea,  thou 
shouldest  not  have  looked  on  their  affliction  in  the  day 
of  their  calamity,  nor  have  laid  hands  on  their  sub- 
stance in  the  day  of  their  calamity  ; 

14  Neither  shouldest  thou  have  stood  in  the  cross- 
way, to  cut  off  those  of  his  that  did  escape  ; neither 

Ms.  21.  11.  & 34.  5.  IG.  & 51.  53.  Amos  29.  14.  Jer.  49.  7. 
Ezek.  25.  12,  13,  14.  9.  2.  ps.  70.  5.  Amos 

Joel  3.  19.  .Mai.  1.  3.  « Hab.  2.  9.  2.  IG. 

2  Jer.  49.  14,  &c.  7 Jer.  49.  9.  is  .Ter.  49.  7. 

3  2Kiri.  14.  7.  « Dent.  24.  21.  Is.  ’•‘Gen.  27.  41.  Ps. 

<Is.  14.  13,  14,  15.  17.  G.  & 24.  13.  137.  7.  Ezek.  2.5.  12. 

Rev.  18.  7.  » Jer.  38.  22.  A:  35.  5.  Amos  1.  11. 

c Job  20.  6.  Jer.  49.  10  Is.  19.  11,  12.  is  Ezek.  35.  9.  Mai. 

11  Job  5.  12,  13.  Is.  1.  4. 


1 The  vision  of  Obadiah. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  GOD  “ concerning  Edom  : 
We  have  heard  tidings  from  the  Lord,  and  an  am- 
bassador is  sent  among  the  nations,  saying,  Arise  ye, 

2 and  let  us  rise  up  against  her  in  battle.  Behold,  I 
have  made  thee  small  among  the  nations  : thou  art 

3 greatly  despised.  The  pride  of  thine  heart  hath  de- 
ceived thee,  O thou  that  dwellest  in  the  clefts  of 
^ the  rock,  whose  habitation  is  high  ; that  saith  in  his 
heart.  Who  shall  bring  me  down  to  the  ground  ? 

4 Though  thou  mount  on  high  as  the  eagle,  and  though 
thy  nest  be  set  among  the  stars,  I will  bring  thee 

5 down  from  thence,  saith  the  Lord.  If  thieves  came 
to  thee,  if  robbers  by  night,  (how  art  thou  cut  off  !) 
would  they  not  steal  till  they  had  enough  ? if  grape- 
gatherers  came  to  thee,  would  they  not  leave  some 

6 gleaning  grapes  ? How  are  the  things  of  Esau 
searched  out ! how  are  his  hidden  treasures  sought 

7 up!  All  the  men  of  thy  confederacy  have  ‘^brought 
thee  on  thy  way,  even  to  the  border  : the  men  that 
were  at  peace  with  thee  have  deceived  thee,  and  pre- 
vailed against  thee  ; ® they  that  eat  thy  bread  lay  a 

snare  under  thee  : there  is  none  understanding  c'  in 

8 him.  Shall  I not  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  de- 
stroy the  wise  men  out  of  Edom,  and  understanding 

9 out  of  the  mount  of  Esau  ? And  thy  mighty  men,  O 
Teman,  shall  be  dismayed,  to  the  end  that  every 
one  may  be  cut  off  from  the  mount  of  Esau  by 

10  slaughter.  For  the  violence  done  to  thy  brother 
Jacob  shame  shall  cover  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  cut 

11  off  forever.  In  the  day  that  thou  stoodest  ''on  the 
other  side,  in  the  day  that  strangers  carried  away 
his  * substance,  and  foreigners  entered  into  his  gates, 
and  cast  lots  upon  Jerusalem,  even  thou  wast  as  one 

12  of  them.  But  look  not  thou  on  the  day  of  thy 
brother  in  j the  day  of  his  disaster,  and  rejoice  not 
over  the  children  of  Judah  in  the  day  of  their  de- 
struction ; neither  speak  proudly  in  the  day  of  dis- 

13  tress.  Enter  not  into  the  gate  of  my  people  in  the 
day  of  their  calamity  ; yea,  look  not  tliou  on  their 
affliction  in  the  day  of  their  calamity,  neither  lay  ye 
hands  on  their  substance  in  the  day  of  their  cala- 

14  mity.  And  stand  thou  not  in  the  crossway,  to  cut  off 
those  of  his  that  escape  ; and  deliver  not  up  those 


i«Joel  3.  3.  Nah. 
3.  10. 

12  Ps.  22.  17.  & 54. 
7.  & 59.  10.  Mic.  4. 
11.  Si  7.  10. 

^8  Ps.  37.  13.  & 

137.  7. 

‘"Job  31.  29.  Pro. 


17.  5.  & 24.  17,  18. 
Mic.  7.  8. 

a See  Jer.  49.  7-22. 
b Or,  Seta.  See  2 
Ivin.  14.  7. 
c Or,  the  men. 
d Or,  driven  thee 
out. 


e Or,  thy  bread  they 
mahe  Ac. 
f Or,  wound, 
g Or,  of  it. 
h Or,  aloof, 
i Or,  forces, 
j Or,  the  day  that  he 
was  made  a stranger. 


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JONAH,  L 


shouldest  thou  have  delivered  up  those  of  his  that  did 
remain  in  t^ie  day  of  distress. 

15  ^ For  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near  upon  all  the 
heathen  : as  thou  hast  done,  it  shall  be  done  unto 
thee  : thy  reward  shall  return  upon  thine  own  head. 

16  For  as  ye  have  drunk  upon  my  holy  mountain, 
so  shall  all  the  heathen  drink  continually,  yea,  they 
shall  drink,  and  they  shall  swallow  down,  and  they  shall 
be  as  though  they  had  not  been. 

17  23  But;  upon  mount  Zion  24  shall  be  deliverance, 
and  there  shall  be  holiness  ; and  the  house  of  Jacob 
shall  possess  their  possessions. 

18  And  the  house  of  Jacob  25  shall  be  a fire,  and  the 
house  of  Joseph  a flame,  and  the  house  of  Esau  for 
stubble,  and  they  shall  kindle  in  them,  and  devour 
them  ; and  there  shall  not  be  any  remaining  of  the 
house  of  Esau  ; for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

19  And  they  o/.the  south  26  shall  possess  the  mount 
of  Esau  ; 2"  and  they  of  the  plain  the  Philistines  : and 
they  shall  possess  the  fields  of  Ephraim,  and  the  fields 
of  Samaria  : and  Benjamin  shall  possess  Gilead. 

20  And  the  captivity  of  this  host  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  possess  that  of  the  Canaanites,  even  28  unto 
Zarephath  ; and  the  captivity  of  Jerusalem,  which  is 
in  Sepharad,  2^  shall  possess  the  cities  of  the  south. 

21  And  saviours  shall  come  up  on  mount  Zion  to 
judge  the  mount  of  Esau  ; and  the  kingdom  shall  be 
the  Lord’s. 


15  of  his  that  remain  in  the  day  of  distress.  For  the 
day  of  the  Lord  is  near  upon  all  the  nations  : as 
thou  hast  done,  it  shall  be  done  unto  thee  ; thy 

16  * dealing  shall  return  upon  thine  own  head.  For  as 
ye  have  drunk  upon  my  holy  mountain,  so  shall  all 
the  nations  drink  continually,  yea,  they  shall  drink, 
and  ^ swallow  down,  and  shall  be  as  though  they  had 

17  not  been.  But  in  mount  Zion  there  shall  be  those  that 
escape,  and  it  shall  be  holy  ; and  the  house  of  Jacob 

18  shall  possess  their  possessions.  And  the  house  of 
Jacob  shall  be  a fire,  and  the  house  of  Joseph  a flame, 
and  the  house  of  Esau  for  stubble,  and  they  shall 
burn  among  them,  and  devour  them  : and  there  shall 
not  be  any  remaining  to  the  house  of  Esau  ; for  the 

19  Lord  hath  spoken  it.  And  they  of  the  South  shall 
possess  the  mount  of  Esau  ; and  they  of  the  lowland 
the  Philistines  : and  they  shall  possess  the  field  of 
Ephraim,  and  the  field  of  Samaria  : and  Benjamin 

20  shall  possess  Gilead.  And  the  captivity  of  this  host 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  ” which  are  among  the  Ca- 
naanites, shall  possess  even  unto  Zarephath  ; and  the 
captivity  of  Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Sepharad,  shall 

21  possess  the  cities  of  the  South.  And  saviours  shall 
come  up  on  mount  Zion  to  judge  the  mount  of  Esau  ; 
and  the  kingdom  shall  be  the  Lord’s. 


JONAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 


1 Jonah.,  sent  to  Nineveh,  fleeth  to  Tarshish.  4 He  is  bewrayed  by  a tem- 
pest, 11  thrown  into  the  sea,  17  and  swallowed  by  a fish. 


"T^rOW  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  ^ Jonah  the 
1 1 son  of  Amittai,  saying, 

2  Arise,  go  to  Nineveh,  that  2 great  city,  and  cry 
against  it  ; for  ^ their  wickedness  is  come  up  before 


3 But  Jonah  ^ rose  up  to  flee  unto  Tarshish  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  and  went  down  to  ® Joppa; 
and  he  found  a ship  going  to  Tarshish  : so  he  paid  the 
fare  thereof,  and  went  down  into  it,  to  go  with  them 
unto  Tarshish  ®from  the  presence  of  the  Lord. 

4 T[  But,'^  the  Lord  sent  out  a great  wind  into  the 
sea,  and  there  was  a mighty  tempest  in  the  sea,  so  that 
the  ship  was  like  to  be  broken. 

5 Then  the  mariners  were  afraid,  and  cried  every 
man  unto  his  god,  and  ® cast  forth  the  wares  that  were 
in  the  ship  into  the  sea,  to  lighten  it  of  them.  But 
Jonah  was  gone  down  ® into  the  sides  of  the  ship  ; and 
he  lay,  and  was  fast  asleep. 

6 So  the  shipmaster  came  to  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
What  meanest  thou,  O sleeper  ? arise,  call  upon  thy 


soEzek.  30.  3.  Joel 
3.  14. 

21  Ezek.  35. 15.  Hab. 

2.  8. 

‘22‘jer.  25.  28,  29.  & 
49.  12.  Joel  3.  17. 
1 Pet.  4.  17. 

23  Joel  2.  32. 

21  Amos  9.  8. 


25  Is.  10.  17.  Zech. 
12.  6. 

25  Amos  9.  12. 

22  Zeph.  2.  7. 

28  1 Kin.  17.  9,  10. 

20  Jer.  32.  44. 

30  1 Tim.  4. 16.  Jam. 
B.  20. 

31  Ps.  22.  28.  Dan 


2.  44.  & 7.  14,  27. 
Zech.  14.  9.  Luke  1. 
33.  Rev.  11.  15.  & 
19.  6. 

1 2 Kin.  14.  25. 

2 Gen.  10.  11,  12. 
ch.  3.  2,  3.  & 4.  11. 

8 Gen.  18.  20,  21. 


1 Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jonah  the 

2 son  of  Amittai,  saying.  Arise,  go  to  Nineveh,  that 
great  city,  and  cry  against  it  ; for  their  wickedness 

3 is  come  up  before  me.  But  Jonah  rose  up  to  flee 
unto  Tarshish  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  ; and 
he  went  down  to  Joppa,  and  found  a ship  going  to 
Tarshish  : so  he  paid  the  fare  thereof,  and  went 
down  into  it,  to  go  with  them  unto  Tarshish  from 

4 the  presence  of  the  Lord.  But  the  Lord  « sent  out 
a great  wind  into  the  sea,  and  there  was  a mighty 
tempest  in  the  sea,  so  that  the  ship  was  like  to  be 

5 broken.  Then  the  mariners  were  afraid,  and  cried 
every  man  unto  his  god  ; and  they  cast  forth  the 
wares  that  were  in  the  ship  into  the  sea,  to  lighten 
it  unto  them.  But  Jonah  was  gone  down  into  the 
innermost  parts  of  the  ship  ; and  he  lay,  and  was 

6 fast  asleep.  So  the  shipmaster  came  to  him,  and 
said  unto  him.  What  meanest  thou,  O sleeper? 


Ezra  9.  6.  Jam.  5.  4. 
Rev.  18-  6. 

4 ch.  4.  2. 

5 Josh.  19.  46.  2 

Chr.  2.  16.  Acts  9. 
36. 

6 Gen.  4.  16.  Job  1. 
12.  & 2.  7. 


T Ps.  107.  25. 

8 So  Acts  27.  18,  19, 

88. 

8 1 Sam.  24.  3. 

20  Ps.  107.  28. 
h Or,  recowpen.ee. 

I Or,  talk  foolishly, 
m Ot,  fortress. 


n Or,  shall  possess 
that  which  belongeth 
to  the  Canaanites^ 
even  <Cc.  Or,  which 
are  among  (he  Ca- 
naanites^ even  unto 
Zarephath,  and  dec. 
a Or,  hurled. 


JONAH,  11. 


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God,  if  so  be  that  God  will  think  upon  us,  that  we 
perish  not. 

7 And  they  said  every  one  to  his  fellow,  Come,  and 
let  us  cast  lots,  that  we  may  know  for  whose  cause 
this  evil  is  upon  us.  So  they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell 
upon  Jonah. 

8 Then  said  they  unto  him,  Tell  us,  we  pray  thee, 
for  whose  cause  this  evil  is  upon  us  ; What  is  thine 
occupation  ? and  whence  comest  thou  ? what  is  thy 
country  ? and  of  what  people  art  thou  ? 

9 And  he  said  unto  them,  I am  an  Hebrew  ; and  I 
fear  the  Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  which  hath  made 
the  sea  and  the  dry  land. 

10  Then  were  the  men  exceedingly  afraid,  and  said 
unto  him.  Why  hast  thou  done  this  ? For  the  men 
knew  that  he  fled  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 
because  he  had  told  them. 

11  ^ Then  said  they  unto  him.  What  shall  we  do 
unto  thee,  that  the  sea  may  be  calm  unto  us  ? for  the 
sea  wrought,  and  was  tempestuous. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  me  up,  and  cast 
me  forth  into  the  sea  ; so  shall  the  sea  be  calm  unto 
you  : for  I know  that  for  my  sake  this  great  tempest  is 
upon  you. 

13  Nevertheless  the  men  rowed  hard  to  bring  it  to 
the  land  ; but  they  could  not : for  the  sea  wrought, 
and  was  tempestuous  against  them. 

14  Wherefore  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said. 
We  beseech  thee,  O Lord,  we  beseech  thee,  let  us  not 
perish  for  this  man’s  life,  and  lay  not  upon  us  inno- 
cent blood  ; for  thou,  O Lord,  hast  done  as  it  pleased 
thee. 

15  So  they  took  up  Jonah,  and  cast  him  forth  into 
the  sea  : and  the  sea  ceased  from  her  raging. 

16  Then  the  men  feared  the  Lord  exceedingly, 
and  offered  a sacrifice  unto  the  Lord,  and  made  vows. 

17  Now  the  Lord  had  prepared  a great  fish  to 
swallow  up  Jonah.  And  .Jonah  was  in  the  belly  of 
the  fish  three  days  and  three  nights. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 TJie  prayer  of  Jonah.  10  He  is  delivered  from  the  fish. 

Then  Jonah  prayed  unto  the  Lord  his  God  out  of 
the  fish’s  belly, 

2  And  said,  I ^ cried  by  reason  of  mine  affliction  unto 
the  Lord,  ^ and  he  heard  me  ; out  of  the  belly  of  hell 
cried  I,  and  thou  heardest  my  voice. 

3  ® For  thou  hadst  cast  me  into  the  deep,  in  the  midst 
of  the  seas  ; and  the  floods  compassed  me  about  : ^ all 
thy  billows  and  thy  waves  passed  over  me. 

4  ® Then  I said,  I am  cast  out  of  thy  sight  ; yet  I 
will  look  again  ® toward  thy  holy  temple. 

5  The  waters  compassed  me  about,  even  to  the  soul : 
the  depth  closed  me  round  about,  the  weeds  were 
wrapped  about  my  head. 

6  I went  down  to  the  bottoms  of  the  mountains  ; 
the  earth  with  her  bars  was  about  me  for  ever  : yet 
hast  thou  brought  up  my  life  ® from  corruption,  O 
Lord  my  God. 

7  When  my  soul  fainted  within  me  I remembered 


« Joel  2.  14. 

« Josh.  7.  14,  16.  1 
Sam.  10.  20,  21.  & 14. 
41,  42.  Pro.  16.  33. 
Acts  1.  26. 


18  Josh.  7. 19.  ISam. 
14.  43. 

11  Ps.  146.  6.  Acts 
17.  24. 

1--  John  11.  50. 
i«  Pro.  21.  30. 


11  Dent.  21.  8. 

18  P.S.  11.5.  3. 

19  Ps.  89.  9.  Luke 
8.  24. 

20  Mark  4.  41.  Acts 
5.  11. 


arise,  call  upon  thy  God,  if  so  be  that  God  will  think 

7 upon  us,  that  we  perish  not.  And  they  said  every 
one  to  his  fellow.  Come,  and  let  us  cast  lots,  that  we 
may  know  for  whose  cause  this  evil  is  upon  us.  So 

8 they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell  upon  Jonah.  Then 
said  they  unto  him.  Tell  us,  we  pray  thee,  for  whose 
cause  this  evil  is  upon  us  ; what  is  thine  occupa- 
tion ? and  whence  comest  thou  ? what  is  thy  coun- 

9 try  ? and  of  what  people  art  thou  ? And  he  said 
unto  them,  I am  an  Hebrew  ; and  I fear  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  heaven,  which  hath  made  the  sea  and 

10  the  dry  land.  Then  were  the  men  exceedingly 
afraid,  and  said  unto  him.  What  is  this  that  thou 
hast  done  ? For  the  men  knew  that  he  fled  from 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  because  he  had  told 

11  them.  Then  said  they  unto  him.  What  shall  we  do 
unto  thee,  that  the  sea  may  be  calm  unto  us  ? for 

12  the  sea  grew  more  and  more  tempestuous.  And  he 
said  unto  them.  Take  me  up,  and  cast  me  forth  into 
the  sea  ; so  shall  the  sea  be  calm  unto  you  : for  I 
know  that  for  my  sake  this  great  tempest  is  upon 

13  you.  Nevertheless  the  men  rowed  hard  to  get  them 
back  to  the  land  ; but  they  could  not  : for  the  sea 
grew  more  and  more  tempestuous  against  them. 

14  Wherefore  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said.  We 
beseech  thee,  O Lord,  we  beseech  thee,  let  us  not 
perish  for  this  nian’s  life,  and  lay  not  upon  us  inno- 
cent blood  : for  thou,  O Lord,  hast  done  as  it  pleased 

15  thee.  So  they  took  up  Jonah,  and  cast  him  forth 
into  the  sea  : and  the  sea  ceased  from  her  raging. 

16  Then  the  men  feared  the  Lord  exceedingly ; and 
they  offered  a sacrifice  unto  the  Lord,  and  made 

17  vows.  *And  the  Lord  prepared  a great  fish  to 
swallow  up  Jonah  ; and  Jonah  was  in  the  belly  of 

2  the  fish  three  days  and  three  nights.  Then  Jonah 
prayed  unto  the  Lord  his  God  out  of  the  fish’s 

2 belly.  And  he  said, 

I called  “ by  reason  of  mine  affliction  unto  the 

Lord, 

And  he  answered  me  ; 

Out  of  the  belly  of  ^ hell  cried  I, 

And  thou  heardest  my  voice. 

3 For  thou  didst  cast  me  into  the  depth,  in  the  heart 

of  the  seas. 

And  the  flood  was  round  about  me  ; 

All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  passed  over  me. 

4 And  I said,  I am  cast  out  from  before  thine  eyes  ; 

Yet  I will  look  again  toward  thy  holy  temple. 

5 The  waters  compassed  me  about,  even  to  the 

soul  ; 

The  deep  was  round  about  me  ; 

The  weeds  were  wrapped  about  my  head. 

6 I went  down  to  the  bottoms  of  the  mountains  ; 

The  earth  with  her  bars  closed  upon  me  for  ever  : 

Yet  hast  thou  brought  up  my  life  from  the  pit, 

O Lord  my  God. 

7 When  my  soul  fainted  within  me,  I remembered 

the  Lord  : 


21  Matt.  12.  40.  & 16. 
4.  Luke  11.  30. 

1 Ps.  120.  1.  & 130. 
1.  & 142.  1.  Lam.  3. 
55,  56. 

2 Pa.  66.  2. 


8 Ps.  88.  6. 

< Ps.  42.  7. 
c Fs.  31.  22. 
c 1 Kin.  8.  38. 

1 Pa.  69.  1.  Lam.  3. 
54. 


8 Ps.  16.  10. 

* [Ch.  2.  1.  in  Heb.] 
a Or,  out  of  mine 
afflietion. 
b Heb.  Sheol. 
c Or,  corruption. 


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JONAH,  III.,  IV. 


the  Lord  : ®and  my  prayer  came  in  unto  thee,  into 
thine  holy  temple. 

8 They  that  observe  lying  vanities  forsake  their 
own  mercy. 

9 But  I will  sacrifice  unto  thee  with  the  voice  of 
thanksgiving  ; I will  pay  that  that  I have  vowed. 

Salvation  is  of  the  Lord. 

10  ^ And  the  Lord  spake  unto  the  fish,  and  it 
vomited  out  Jonah  upon  the  dry  land. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Jonah,  sent  again,  preacheth  to  the  Ninevites.  5 Upon  tJieir  repent- 
ance, 10  Ood  repenteth. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jonah  the 
second  time,  saying, 

2  Arise,  go  unto  Nineveh,  that  great  city,  and  preach 
unto  it  the  preaching  that  I bid  thee. 

3  So  Jonah  arose,  and  went  unto  Nineveh,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord.  Now  Nineveh  was  an  ex- 
ceeding great  city  of  three  days’  journey. 

4  And  Jonah  began  to  enter  into  the  city  a day’s 
journey,  and  ^he  cried,  and  said.  Yet  forty  days,  and 
Nineveh  shall  be  overthrown. 

5  •[[  So  the  people  of  Nineveh  ^ believed  God,  and 
proclaimed  a fast,  and  put  on  sackcloth,  from  the  great- 
est of  them  even  to  the  least  of  them.  . 

6  For  word  came  unto  the  king  of  Nineveh,  and  he 
arose  from  his  throne,  and  he  laid  his  robe  from  him, 
and  covered  him  with  sackcloth,  ^and  sat  in  ashes. 

7  ^ And  he  caused  it  to  be  proclaimed  and  published 
through  Nineveh  by  the  decree  of  the  king  and  his 
nobles,  saying.  Let  neither  man  nor  beast,  herd  nor 
flock,  taste  any  thing  : let  them  not  feed,  nor  drink  wa- 
ter : 

8  But  let  man  and  beast  be  covered  with  sackcloth, 
and  cry  mightily  unto  God  ; yea,  ^ let  them  turn  every 
one  from  his  evil  way,  and  from  ® the  violence  that  is  in 
their  hands. 

9  ' Who  can  tell  if  God  will  turn  and  repent,  and 
turn  away  from  his  fierce  anger,  that  we  perish  not  ? 

10  ® And  God  saw  their  works,  that  they  turned 

from  their  evil  way  ; and  God  repented  of  the  evil, 
that  he  had  said  that  he  would  do  unto  them  ; and  he 
did  it  not. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Jonah,  repining  at  God's  mercy,  4 is  reproved  by  the  type  of  a gourd. 

But  it  displeased  Jonah  exceedingly,  and  he  was 
very  angry. 

2  And  he  prayed  unto ‘the  Lord,  and  said,  I pray 
thee,  O Lord,  was  not  this  my  saying,  when  I was  yet 
in  my  country?  Therefore  I ifled  before  unto  Tar- 
shish  : for  I knew  that  thou  art  a ^ gracious  God,  and 
merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness,  and  re- 
pentest  thee  of  the  evil. 

3  3 Therefore  now,  O Lord,  take,  I beseech  thee, 
my  life  from  me  ; for  ^ it  is  better  for  me  to  die  than 
to  live. 

4  Then  said  the  Lord,  Doest  thou  well  to  be 
angry  ? 

5  So  Jonah  went  out  of  the  city,  and  sat  on  the  east 
side  of  the  city,  and  there  made  him  a booth,  and  sat 

9  Ps.  18.  6.  2.  Heb.  13. 15.  ■»  2 Chr.  20.  3.  Joel 

10  2 Kin.  17.  15.  Ps.  12  Ps.  3.  8.  2.  15. 

31.  G.  Jer.  10.  8.  & 1 See  Dent.  18.  22.  c Is.  58.  6. 

10.  19.  2 Matt.  12.  41.  Luke  c is.  59.  6. 

11  Ps.  50.  14,  23.  & 11.  32.  ">  2 Sam.  12.  22. 

116.  17,  18.  Hoa.  14.  a Job  2.  8.  Joel  2.  14. 


And  my  prayer  came  in  unto  thee,  into  thine  holy 
temple. 

8 They  that  regard  lying  vanities 
Forsake  their  own  mercy. 

9 But  I will  sacrifice  unto  thee  with  the  voice  of 

thanksgiving  ; 

I  will  pay  that  which  I have  vowed. 

Salvation  is  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  the  fish,  and  it  vomited 
out  Jonah  upon  the  dry  land. 


3  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jonah  the 

2 second  time,  saying.  Arise,  go  unto  Nineveh,  that 
great  city,  and  " preach  unto  it  the  preaching  that  I 

3 bid  thee.  So  Jonah  arose,  and  went  unto  Nineveh, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord.  Now  Nineveh 
was  ^ an  exceeding  great  city,  of  three  days’  jour- 

4 ney.  And  Jonah  began  to  enter  into  the  city  a day’s 
journey,  and  he  cried,  and  said,  Yet  forty  days,  and 

5 Nineveh  shall  be  overthrown.  And  the  people  of 
Nineveh  believed  God  ; and  they  proclaimed  a fast, 
and  put  on  sackcloth,  from  the  greatest  of  them 

6 even  to  the  least  of  them.  ‘^And  the  tidings 
reached  the  king  of  Nineveh,  and  he  arose  from  his 
throne,  and  laid  his  robe  from  him,  and  covered  him 

7 with  sackcloth,  and  sat  in  ashes.  And  he  made 
proclamation  and  ‘^published  through  Nineveh  by 
the  decree  of  the  king  and  his  nobles,  saying,  Let 
neither  man  nor  beast,  herd  nor  flock,  taste  any 

8 thing  : let  them  not  feed,  nor  drink  water  : but  let 
them  be  covered  with  sackcloth,  both  man  and 
beast,  and  let  them  cry  mightily  unto  God  : yea,  let 
them  turn  every  one  from  his  evil  way,  and  from 

9 the  violence  that  is  in  their  hands.  Who  knoweth 
whether  God  will  not  turn  and  repent,  and  turn 
away  from  his  fierce  anger,  that  we  perish  not  ? 

10  And  God  saw  their  works,  that  they  turned  from 
their  evil  way  ; and  God  repented  of  the  evil, 
which  he  said  he  would  do  unto  them  ; and  he  did 

4  it  not.  But  it  displeased  Jonah  exceedingly,  and 

2 he  was  angry.  And  he  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  I pray  thee,  O Lord,  was  not  this  my  say- 
ing, when  I was  yet  in  my  country  ? Therefore  I 
« hasted  to  flee  unto  Tarshish  : for  I knew  that  thou 
art  a gracious  God,  and  fvill  of  compassion,  slow  to 
anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy,  and  repentest  thee  of 

3 the  evil.  Therefore  now,  O Lord,  take,  I beseech 
thee,  my  life  from  me  ; for  it  is  better  for  me  to  die 

4 than  to  live.  And  the  Lord  said,  ^ Doest  thou  well 

5 to  be  angry  ? Then  J onah  went  out  of  the  city, 
and  sat  on  the  east  side  of  the  city,  and  there  made 


® Jer.  18.  8.  Amos 
7.  3,  6. 

1 ch.  1.  3. 

2 Ex.  84.  6.  Ps.  86. 
6.  Joel  2.  13. 

8 1 Kin.  19.  4. 


* ver.  8. 

a Or,  cry.  See  ch. 

1.  2. 

b tleb.  a city  great 
Unto  God. 

c Or,  For  word  came 


untb  the  hing  die, 
d Heb.  said, 
a Or,  was  before^ 
hand,  in  fleeing. 

b Or,  Art  thou  great- 
ly angry f 


V 


MICAH, 


I. 


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‘under  it  in  the  shadow,  till  he  might  see  what  would  be- 
come of  the  city. 

6 And  the  Lord  God  prepared  a gourd,  and  made  it 
to  come  up  over  Jonah,  that  it  might  be  a shadow  over 
his  head,  to  deliver  him  from  his  grief.  So  Jonah  was 
exceeding  glad  of  the  gourd. 

7 But  God  prepared  a worm  when  the  morning  rose 
the  next  day,  and  it  smote  the  gourd  that  it  withered. 

8 And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  sun  did  arise,  that 
God  prepared  a vehement  east  wind  ; and  the  sun  beat 
upon  the  head  of  Jonah,  that  he  fainted,  and  wished  in 
himself  to  die,  and  said,  ^ It  is  better  for  me  to  die  than 
to  live. 

9 And  God  said  to  Jonah,  Doest  thou  well  to  be 
angry  for  the  gourd  ? And  he  said,  I do  well  to  be 
angry,  even  unto  death. 

10  Then  said  the  Lord,  Thou  hast  had  pity  on  the 
gourd,  for  the  which  thou  hast  not  laboured,  neither 
madest  it  grow  ; which  came  up  in  a night,  and  per- 
ished in  a night : 

11  And  should  not  I spare  Nineveh,  ® that  great  city, 
wherein  are  more  than  sixscore  thousand  persons  ^ that 
cannot  discern  between  their  right  hand  and  their  left 
hand  j and  also  much  ® cattle  ? 


him  a booth,  and  sat  under  it  in  the  shadow,  till  he 

6 might  see  what  would  become  of  the  city.  And  the 
Lord  God  prepared  a gourd,  and  made  it  to  come 
up  over  Jonah,  that  it  might  be  a shadow  over  his 
head,  to  deliver  him  from  his  evil  case.  So  Jonah 

7 was  exceeding  glad  because  of  the  gourd.  But  God 
prepared  a worm  when  the  morning  rose  the  next 

8 day,  and  it  smote  the  gourd,  that  it  withered.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  the  sun  arose,  that  God  pre- 
pared a sultry  east  wind  ; and  the  sun  beat  upon 
the  head  of  Jonah,  that  he  fainted,  and  requested 
for  himself  that  he  might  die,  and  said.  It  is  better 

9 for  me  to  die  than  to  live.  And  God  said  to  Jonah, 
Doest  thou  well  to  be  angry  for  the  gourd  ? And 

10  he  said,  I do  well  to  be  angry  even  uhto  death.  And 
the  Lord  said,  Thou  hast  had  pity  on  the  gourd,  for 
the  which  thou  hast  not  laboured,  neither  madest  it 
grow  ; which  came  up  in  a night,  and  perished  in  a 

11  night  : and  should  not  I have  pity  on  Nineveh,  that 
great  city  ; wherein  are  more  than  sixscore  thousand 
persons  that  cannot  discern  between  their  right 
hand  and  their  left  hand  ; and  also  much  cattle  ? 


MICAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Micah  skeweth  the  wrath  of  God  against  Jacob  for  idolatry.  10  He 
exhorteth  to  mourning. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  ^ Micah  the 
Morasthite  in  the  days  of  Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Heze- 
kiah,  kings  of  Judah,  ^ which  he  saw  concerning  Sama- 
ria and  Jerusalem. 

2  Hear,  all  ye  people  ; ® hearken,  O earth,  and  all 
that  therein  is  : and  let  the  Lord  God  ^ be  witness 
against  you,  the  Lord  from  ^ his  holy  temple. 

3  For,  behold,  ®the  Lord  cometh  forth  out  of  his 
place,  and  will  come  down,  and  tread  upon  the  ^ high 
places  of  the  earth. 

4  And  ® the  mountains  shall  be  molten  under  him, 
and  the  valleys  shall  be  cleft,  as  wax  before  the  fire,  and 
as  the  waters  that  are  poured  down  a steep  place. 

5  For  the  transgression  of  Jacob  is  all  this,  and  for 
the  sins  of  the  house  of  Israel.  What  is  the  transgres- 
sion of  Jacob  ? is  it  not  Samaria  ? and  what  are  the  high 
places  of  Judah  ? are  they  not  Jerusalem  ? 

6  Therefore  I will  make  Samaria  as  an  heap  of  the 
field,  and  as  plantings  of  a vineyard  : and  I will  pour 
down  the  stones  thereof  into  the  valley,  and  I will 
discover  the  foundations  thereof. 

7  And  all  the  graven  iiijages  thereof  shall  be  beaten 
to  pieces,  and  all  the  ^^-hii-es  thereof  shall  be  burned  with 
the  fire,  and  all  the  idols  thereof  will  I lay  desolate  : for 
she  gathered  it  of  the  hire  of  an  harlot,  and  they  shall 
return  to  the  hire  of  an  harlot. 


® ver.  3. 

6  ch.  1.  2.  & 3.  2,  3. 

^ Deut.  1,  39. 

8 Ps.  36.  6.  & 145.  9. 
1 Jer.  26.  18. 


2 Amos  1.  1. 

8 Deut.  32.  1.  Is. 

1.  2. 

*P.s.  50.  7.  Mai. 

3.5. 


8 Ps.  11.  4.  Jonah 
2.  7.  Hab.  2.  20. 

6 Is.  26.  21. 

7 Ps.  115.  3. 

8 Deut.  32.  13.  & 33. 


1 The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Micah  the 
Morashtite  in  the  days  of  Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Heze- 
kiah,  kings  of  Judah,  which  he  saw  concerning  Sa- 
maria and  Jerusalem. 

2 Hear,  ye  peoples,  all  of  you  ; hearken,  O earth, 
and  “all  that  therein  is  : and  let  the  Lord  God  be 
witness  ^ against  you,  the  Lord  from  his  holy  temple. 

3 For,  behold,  the  Lord  cometh  forth  out  of  his  place, 
and  will  come  down,  and  tread  upon  the  high  places 

4 of  the  earth.  And  the  mountains  shall  be  molten 
under  him,  and  the  valleys  shall  be  cleft,  as  wax  be- 
fore the  fire,  as  waters  that  are  poured  down  a steep 

5 place.  For  the  transgression  of  Jacob  is  all  this,  and 
for  the  sins  of  the  house  of  Israel.  What  is  the 
transgression  of  Jacob  ? is  it  not  Samaria  ? and 
what  are  the  high  places  of  Judah  ? are  they  not 

6 Jerusalem  ? Therefore  I will  make  Samaria  as  an 
heap  of  the  field,  and  as  the  plantings  of  a vineyard  : 
and  I will  pour  down  the  stones  thereof  into  the 
valley,  and  I will  discover  the  foundations  thereof. 

7 And  all  her  graven  images  shall  be  beaten  to  pieces, 
and  all  her  hires  shall  be  burned  with  fire,  and  all  her 
idols  will  I lay  desolate  : for  of  the  hire  of  an  har- 
lot hath  she  gathered  them,  and  unto  the  hire  of  an 


29.  Amos  4.  13. 

« Judg.  5.  5.  Ps.  97. 
6.  Is.  64.  1,  2,  3. 
Amos  9.  6.  Hab.  3.  6, 
10. 


10  2 Kin.  19.  25.  ch. 
3 12 

' ” Ezek.  13.  14. 

12  Hos.  2.  5,  12. 


c Or,  Palma  Christi, 
Heb.  kikayon. 

a Heb.  the  fulness 
thereof, 
b Or,  among. 


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MICAH,  II. 


8 Therefore  I will  wail  and  howl,  I will  go 
stripped  and  naked  : I will  make  a wailing  like  the 
dragons,  and  mourning  as  the  owls. 

9 For  her  wound  is  incurable  ; for  it  is  come  unto 
Judah  ; he  is  come  unto  the  gate  of  my  people,  even  to 
Jerusalem. 

10  ^ Declare  ye  it  not  at  Gath,  weep  ye  not  at  all  : 
in  the  house  of  Aphrah  roll  thyself  in  the  dust. 

11  Pass  ye  away,  thou  inhabitant  of  Saphir,  having 
thy  shame  naked  : the  inhabitant  of  Zaanan  came 
not  forth  in  the  mourning  of  Beth-ezel  ; he  shall  re- 
ceive of  you  his  standing. 

12  For  the  inhabitant  of  Maroth  waited  carefully 
for  good  : but  evil  came  down  from  the  Lord  unto 
the  gate  of  Jerusalem. 

13  O thou  inhabitant  of  Lachish,  bind  the  chariot 
to  the  swift  beast  : she  is  the  beginning  of  the  sin  to  the 
daughter  of  Zion  : for  the  transgressions  of  Israel  were 
found  in  thee. 

14  Therefore  shalt  thou  ^2  give  presents  to  Moresheth- 
gath  : the  houses  of  Achzib  shall  he  a lie  to  the  kings 
of  Israel. 

15  Yet  will  I bring  an  heir  unto  thee,  O inhabitant  of 
24  Mareshah  : he  shall  come  unto  ^5  Adullam  the  glory  of 
Israel. 

16  Make  thee  ^6  bald,  and  poll  thee  for  thy  2?  delicate 
children  ; enlarge  thy  baldness  as  the  eagle  ; for  they 
are  gone  into  captivity  from  thee. 


CHAPTER  II. 


1 Against  oppression.  4 A lamentation.  7 A reproof  of  injustice  and 
idolatry.  12  A promise  of  restoring  Jacob. 

WOE  to  them  ^ that  devise  iniquity,  and  ^ work  evil 
upon  their  beds  ! when  the  morning  is  light,  they 
practise  it,  because  ® it  is  in  the  power  of  their  hand. 

2  And  they  covet  4 fields,  and  take  them  by  violence  ; 
and  houses,  and  take  them  away  : so  they  oppress  a man 
and  his  house,  even  a man  and  his  heritage. 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Behold,  against 
® this  family  do  I devise  an  evil,  from  which  ye  shall 
not  remove  your  necks  ; neither  shall  ye  go  haughtily  : 
® for  this  time  is  evil. 

4  In  that  day  shall  one  take  up  a parable  against 
you,  and  ® lament  with  a doleful  lamentation,  and  say. 
We  be  utterly  spoiled  : ^he  hath  changed  the  portion 
of  my  people  : how  hath  he  removed  it  from  me  ! turn- 
ing away  he  hath  divided  our  fields. 

5  Therefore  thou  shalt  have  none  that  shall  cast 
a cord  by  lot  in  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

6  41  Prophesy  ye  not,  say  they  to  them  that  prophesy  : 
they  shall  not  prophesy  to  them,  that  they  shall  not  take 
shame. 

7^0  thou  that  art  named  the  house  of  Jacob,  is  the 
.spirit  of  the  Lord  straitened  ? are  these  his  doings  ? 
do  not  my  words  do  good  to  him  that  walketh  uprightly  ? 

8  Even  of  late  my  people  is  risen  up  as  an  enemy  : 
ye  pull  off  the  robe  with  the  garment  from  them  that 
pass  by  securely  as  men  averse  from  war. 


13  Is.  21.  3.  & 22.  4. 
Jer.  4.  19. 

11  Is.  20.  2,  3,  4. 

15  Job  30.  29.  Ps. 
102.  6. 

iG  2 Kin.  18.  13.  Is. 
8 7 8 

' >i’2  Sam.  1.  20. 

18  Jer.  6.  26. 

13  Is.  20.  4.  & 47.  2, 
3.  Jer.  13.  22.  Nah. 
3.6. 


20  Amos  3.  6. 

21  2 Kin.  18.  14,  17. 

22  2 Sam.  8.  2.  2 
in.  18.  14,  15,  16. 

23  Josh.  15.  44. 

21  Josh.  15.  44. 

25  2 Chr.  11.  7. 

20  Job  1.20.  Is.  15. 
2.  & 22.  12.  Jer.  7. 
29.  & 16.  6.  & 47.  5.  & 
48.  37. 


21  Lam.  4.  5. 

1 Hos.  7.  6. 

2 Ps.  36.  4. 

3 Gen.  31.  29. 

* Is.  5.  8. 

5 Jer.  8.  3. 

0 Amos  5.  13.  Eph. 
5.  16. 

1 Hab.  2.  6. 

8 2 Sam.  1. 17. 

» ch.  1.  15. 


8 harlot  shall  they  return.  For  this  will  I wail  and 
howl,  I will  go  stripped  and  naked  : I will  make  a 
wailing  like  the  jackals,  and  a mourning  like  the 

9 ostriches.  For  her  wounds  are  incurable  : for  it  is 
come  even  unto  Judah  ; it  reacheth  unto  the  gate 

10  of  my  people,  even  to  Jerusalem.  Tell  it  not  in 
Gath,  weep  not  at  all  : at  Beth-le-Aphrah  have 

11  I rolled  myself  in  the  dust.  Pass  ye  away,  O ® in- 
habitant of  Shaphir,  in  nakedness  and  shame  : the 
® inhabitant  of  Zaanan  is  not  come  forth  ; the  wail- 
ing of  Beth-ezel  shall  take  from  you  the stay  thereof. 

12  For  the  ® inhabitant  of  Maroth  fi'  waiteth  anxiously  for 
good  : because  evil  is  come  down  from  the  Lord 

13  unto  the  gate  of  Jerusalem.  Bind  the  chariot  to  the 
swift  steed,  O ® inhabitant  of  Lachish  : she  was  the 
beginning  of  sin  to  the  daughter  of  Zion  ; for  the 

14  transgressions  of  Israel  were  found  in  thee.  There- 
fore shalt  thou  give  a parting  gift  to  Moresheth- 
gath  : the  houses  of  Achzib  shall  be  ^ a deceitful 

15  thing  unto  the  kings  of  Israel.  I will  yet  bring 
unto  thee,  O ® inhabitant  of  Mareshah,  him  that  shall 
possess  thee  : the  glory  of  Israel  shall  come  even 

16  unto  Adullam.  Make  thee  bald,  and  poll  thee  for 
the  children  of  thy  delight : enlarge  thy  baldness 
as  the  ‘ eagle  ; for  they  are  gone  into  captivity 
from  thee. 


2  Woe  to  them  that  devise  iniquity  and  work  evil 
upon  their  beds  ! when  the  morning  is  light,  they 
practise  it,  because  it  is  in  the  power  of  their  hand. 

2 And  they  covet  fields,  and  seize  them  ; and  houses, 
and  take  them  away  : and  they  oppress  a man  and 

3 his  house,  even  a man  and  his  heritage.  Therefore 
thus  saith  the  Lord  : Behold,  against  this  family 
do  I devise  an  evil,  from  which  ye  shall  not  remove 
your  necks,  neither  shall  ye  walk  haughtily  ; for  it 

4 is  an  evil  time.  In  that  day  shall  they  take  up  a 
parable  against  you,  and  lament  “with  a doleful 
lamentation,  and  say.  We  be  utterly  spoiled  : he 
changeth  the  portion  of  my  people  : how  doth  he 
^ remove  it  from  me  ! to  the  rebellious  he  divideth 

5 our  fields.  Therefore  thou  shalt  have  none  that 
shall  cast  the  line  by  lot  in  the  congregation  of  the 

6 Lord.  o-Pi-opj^esy  ye  not,  thus  they  prophesy. 
They  shall  not  prophesy  o^to  these  : reproaches 

7 shall  not  depart.  Shall  it  be  said,  O house  of 
Jacob,  Is  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  / straitened  ? are 
these  his  doings?  Do  not  my  words 'do  good  to 

8 him  that  walketh  uprightly  ? But  ^of  late  my 
people  is  risen  up  as  an  enemy  : ye  strip  the  robe 
from  off  the  garment  from  them  that  pass  by  se- 


10  Dent.  32.  8,  9. 
u Is.  30.  10.  Amos 
2.  12.  & 7.  16. 

c That  is,  A house 
of  dust. 

d Another  reading 
is,  roll  thyself, 
e Heb.  inhabitress. 
f Or,  standing 
place. 

g Or,  is  in  travail. 


h Heb.  achzab. 
i Or,  vulture, 
a Or,  with  the  la- 
mentation, It  is  done; 
and  say  cfec. 

b Or,  depart  from, 
c Or,  Prophesy  ye 
not,  they  are  ever 
prophesying,  say  they. 
Heb.  Drop  dec.  Bee 
Amos  7.  16. 


d Or,  of  these  things  : 
their  reproaches  never 
cease. 

e Or,  O thou  that 
art  named  the  house 
of  Jacob. 

f Or,  impatient. 
Heb.  shortened, 
g Heb.  yesterday. 


MICAH,  III. 


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9 The  \#men  of  my  people  have  ye  cast  out  from 
their  pleasant  houses  ; from  their  children  have,  ye 
taken  away  my  glory  for  ever. 

10  Arise  ye,  and  depart  ; for  this  is  not  your  rest  : 
because  it  is  polluted,  it  shall  destroy  you,  even  with 
a sore  destruction. 

11  If  a man  walking  in  the  spirit  and  falsehood  do 
lie,  saying,  I will  prophesy  unto  thee  of  wine  and  of 
strong  drink  ; he  shall  even  be  the  prophet  of  this 
people. 

12  If  I will  surely  assemble,  O Jacob,  all  of  thee  ; 
I will  surely  gather  the  remnant  of  Israel  ; I will  put 
them  together  as  the  sheep  of  Bozrah,  as  the  flock  in 
the  midst  of  their  fold  : they  shall  make  great  noise 
by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  men. 

13  The  breaker  is  come  up  before  them  : they  have 
broken  up,  and  have  passed  through  the  gate,  and  are 
gone  out  by  it  : and  their  king  shall  pass  before 
them,  and  the  Lord  on  the  head  of  them. 


CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  cruelty  of  the  princes.  5 The  falsehood  of  the  prophets.  8 The 
security  of  them  both. 

And  I said.  Hear,  I pray  you,  O heads  of  Jacob, 
and  ye  princes  of  the  house  of  Israel  ; ^ Is  it  not 
for  you  to  know  judgment  ? 

2  Who  hate  the  good,  and  love  the  evil  ; who  pluck 
off  their  skin  from  off  them,  and  their  flesh  from  off 
their  bones  ; 

3  Who  also  2 eat  the  flesh  of  my  people,  and  flay 
their  skin  from  off  them  ; and  they  break  their  bones, 
and  chop  them  in  pieces,  as  for  the  pot,  and  ® as  flesh 
within  the  caldron. 

4  Then  ^ shall  they  cry  unto  the  Lord,  but  he  will 
not  hear  them  : he  will  even  hide  his  face  from  them 
at  thiMb  time,  as  they  have  behaved  themselves  ill  in 
their  doings. 

5  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  ® concerning  the  prophets 
that  make  my  people  err,  that  ®bite  with  their  teeth, 
and  cry.  Peace  ; and  he  that  putteth  not  into  their 
mouths,  they  even  prepare  war  against  him. 

6  ® Therefore  night  shall  he  unto  you,  that  ye  shall 
not  have  a vision  ; and  it  shall  be  dark  unto  you,  that 
ye  shall  not  divine  ; ^ and  the  sun  shall  go  down  over  the 
prophets,  and  the  day  shall  be  dark  over  them. 

7  Then  shall  the  seers  be  ashamed,  and  the  diviners 
confounded  : yea,  they  shall  all  cover  their  lips  ; for 
there  is  no  answer  of  God. 

8  ^ But  truly  I am  full  of  power  by  the  spirit  of  the 
Lord,  and  of  judgment,  and  of  might,  ^^to  declare 
unto  Jacob  his  transgression,  and  to  Israel  his  sin. 

9  Hear  this,  I pray  you,  ye  heads  of  the  house  of 
Jacob,  and  princes  of  the  house  of  Israel,  that  abhor 
judgment,  and  pervert  all  equity. 

10  They  build  up  Zion  with  blood,  and  Jerusa- 
lem with  iniquity. 

11  i^The  heads  thereof  judge  for  reward,  and  i®the 
priests  thereof  teach  for  hire,  and  the  prophets  thereof 
divine  for  money  : i®  yet  will  they  lean  upon  the  Lord, 
and  say.  Is  not  the  Lord  among  us  ? none  evil  can 
come  upon  us. 


Deut.  12.  9. 

13  Lev.  18.  25,  28. 
Jer.  3.  2. 

11  Ezek.  13.  3. 
i3  ch.  4.  6,  7. 

16  Jer.  31.  10. 

11  Ezek.  36.  37. 


1*  Hos.  3.  5. 

13  Is.  52.  12. 

1 Jer.  5.  4,  5. 

2 Ps.  14.  4. 

3 Ezek.  11.  3,  7. 

1 P.S.  18.  41.  Pro.  1. 
28.  Is.  1.  15.  Ezek. 


8.  18.  Zech.  7.  13. 

6 Is.  56. 10, 11.  Ezek 
13.  10.  & 22.  25. 

och.  2.  11.  Matt. 
7.  15. 

7 Ezek.  13.  18,  19. 

* Is.  8.  20,  22.  Ezek. 


9  curely  as  men  averse  from  war.  The  women  of 
my  people  ye  cast  out  from  their  pleasant  houses  ; 
from  their  young  children  ye  take  away  my  glory 

10  for  ever.  Arise  ye,  and  depart  ; for  this  is  not 
your  rest  : because  of  uncleanness  ''  that  destroyeth, 

11  even  with  a grievous  destruction.  If  a man  walk- 
ing * ill  wind  and  falsehood  do  lie,  saying,  I will 
prophesy  unto  thee  of  wine  and  of  strong  drink  ; 
he  shall  even  be  the  prophet  of  this  people. 

12  I will  surely  assemble,  O Jacob,  all  of  thee  ; I 
will  surely  gather  the  remnant  of  Israel  ; I will 
put  them  together  as  the  sheep  of  Bozrah  : as  a 
flock  in  the  midst  of  their  pasture,  they  shall  make 

13  great  noise  by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  men.  The 
breaker  is  gone  up  before  them  : they  have  broken 
forth  and  passed  on  to  the  gate,  and  are  gone  out 
thereat : and  their  king  is  passed  on  before  them, 
and  the  Lord  at  the  head  of  them. 


3  And  I said.  Hear,  I pray  you,  ye  heads  of  Jacob, 
and  rulers  of  the  house  of  Israel  : is  it  not  for  you 

2 to  know  judgement  ? who  hate  the  good,  and  love 
the  evil  ; who  pluck  off  their  skin  from  off  them’, 

3 and  their  flesh  from  off  their  bones  ; who  also  eat 
the  flesh  of  my  people  ; and  they  flay  their  skin 
from  off  them,  and  break  their  bones  : yea,  they 
chop  them  in  pieces,  as  for  the  pot,  and  as  flesh 

4 within  the  caldron.  Then  shall  they  cry  unto  the 
Lord,  but  he  will  not  answer  them  : yea,  he  will 
hide  his  face  from  them  at  that  time,  according  as 

5 they  have  wrought  evil  in  their  doings.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  concerning  the  prophets  that  make  my 
people  to  err  ; that  bite  with  their  teeth  and  cry. 
Peace  ; and  whoso  putteth  not  into  their  mouths, 

6 they  even  “ prepare  war  against  him  : Therefore  it 
shall  be  night  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  have  no  vi- 
sion ; and  it  shall  be  dark  unto  you,  that  ye  shall 
not  divine  ; and  the  sun  shall  go  down  upon  the 
prophets,  and  the  day  shall  be  black  over  them. 

7 And  the  seers  shall  be  ashamed,  and  the  diviners 
confounded  ; yea,  they  shall  all  cover  their  lips  : 

8 for  there  is  no  answer  of  God.  But  I truly  am 
full  of  power  ^ by  the  spirit  of  the  Lord,  and  of 
judgement,  and  of  might,  to  declare  unto  Jacob  his 

9 transgression,  and  to  Israel  his  sin.  Hear  this,  I 
pray  you,  ye  heads  of  the  house  of  Jacob,  and 
rulers  of  the  house  of  Israel,  that  abhor  judge- 

10  ment,  and  pervert  all  equity.  They  build  up  Zion 

11  with  blood,  and  Jerusalem  with  iniquity.  The  heads 
thereof  judge  for  reward,  and  the  priests  thereof 
teach  for  hire,  and  the  prophets  thereof  divine  for 
money  : yet  will  they  lean  upon  the  Lord,  and  say. 
Is  not  the  Lord  in  the  midst  of  us  ? no  evil  shall 


13.23.  Zech.  13.  4. 

3 Amos  8.  9. 

13  Ps.  74.  9.  Amos 

8.  11. 

11  Is.  58.  1. 

12  Jer.  22.  13. 

13  Ezek.  22. 27.  Hab. 


2.  12.  Zeph.  3.  3. 

iMs.  1.  23.  Ezek. 
22.  12.  Hos.  4.  18. 
ch.  7.  3. 

15  Jer.  6.  13. 

13  Is.  48.  2.  Jer.  7. 
4.  Rom.  2.  17. 


h The  Sept,  has,  ye 
shall  be  destroyed  with 
&c. 

i Or,  in  a spirit  of 
falsehood. 

a Heb.  sanctify, 
b Or,  even  the  spirit. 


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12  Therefore  shall  Zion  for  your  sake  be  plowed  as 
a field,  ^^and  Jerusalem  shall  become  heaps,  and  the 
mountain  of  the  house  as  the  high  places  of  the  forest. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  glory,  3 peace,  8 kingdom,  11  and  victory  of  the  church. 

But  ^ in  the  last  days  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 
mountain  of  tlie  house  of  the  Lord  shall  he  esta- 
blished in  the  top  of  the  mountains,  and  it  shall  be  ex- 
alted above  the  hills  ; and  people  shall  flow  unto  it. 

2  And  many  nations  shall  come,  and  say.  Come,  and 
let  us  go  up  to  the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  and  to  the 
house  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; and  he  will  teach  us  of  his 
ways,  and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths  : for  the  law  shall 
go  forth  of  Zion,  and  the  word  of  the  Lord  from  Jeru- 
salem. 

3  ^ And  he  shall  judge  among  many  people,  and  re- 
buke strong  nations  afar  off  ; and  they  shall  beat  their 
swords  into  ^ plowshares,  and  their  spears  into  prun- 
inghooks  : nation  shall  not  lift  up  a sword  against  nation, 
® neither  shall  they  learn  war  any  more. 

4  ^ But  they  shall  sit  every  man  under  his  vine  and 
under  his  fig  tree  ; and  none  shall  make  them  afraid  : for 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  spoken  it. 

5  For  ®all  people  will  walk  every  one  in  the  name  of 
liis  god,  and  ® we  will  walk  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  our 
God  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  will  I assemble  her 
that  halteth,  ® and  I will  gather  her  that  is  driven  out, 
and  her  that  I have  afflicted  ; 

7  And  I will  make  her  that  halted  ® a remnant,  and 
her  that  was  cast  far  off  a strong  nation  : and  the  Lord 
shall  reign  over  them  in  mount  Zion  from  henceforth, 
even  for  ever. 

8  ^ And  thou,  O tower  of  the  flock,  the  strong  hold 
of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  unto  thee  shall  it  come,  even 
the  first  dominion  ; the  kingdom  shall  come  to  the 
daughter  of  Jerusalem. 

9  Now  why  dost  thou  cry  out  aloud?  « there  no 
king  in  thee  ? is  thy  counsellor  perished  ? for  pangs 
have  taken  thee  as  a woman  in  travail. 

10  Be  in  pain,  and  labour  to  bring  forth,  O daughter 
of  Zion,  like  a woman  in  travail  : for  now  shalt  thou 
go  forth  out  of  the  city,  and  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the 
field,  and  thou  shalt  go  even  to  Babylon  ; there  shalt 
thou  be  delivered  ; there  the  Lord  shall  redeem  thee 
from  the  hand  of  thine  enemies. 

11  ^ Now  also  many  nations  are  gathered  against 
thee,  that  say,  Let  her  be  defiled,  and  let  our  eye  Ipok 
upon  Zion. 

12  But  they  know  not  the  thoughts  of  the  Lord, 
neither  understand  they  his  counsel  : for  he  shall  gather 
them  as  the  sheaves  into  the  floor. 

13  Arise  and  thresh,  O daughter  of  Zion  : for  I 
will  make  thine  horn  iron,  and  I will  make  thy  hoofs 
brass  : and  thou  shalt  beat  in  pieces  many  people  : 

and  I will  consecrate  their  gain  unto  the  Lord,  and 
their  substance  unto  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 


iTJer.  26.  18.  ch. 

1.  6. 

18  Ps.  79.  1. 

19  cli.  4.  2. 

1 Is.  2.  2,  &c.  Ezek. 
17.  22,  23. 

2 Is.  2.  4.  Joel  3. 

10. 

3 Ps.  72.  7. 


4 1 Kin.  4.  25.  Zech. 
3.  10. 

5 Jer.  2.  11. 

9  Zech.  10.  12. 

1 Ezek.  34. 16.  Zeph. 
3.  19. 

8 Ps.  147.  2.  Ezek. 
34.  13.  & 37.  21. 

9 ch.  2.  12.  & 5.  3, 7, 
8.  & 7.  18. 


10  Is.  9.  6.  & 24.  23. 
Dan.  7.  14,  27.  Luke 
1.  33.  Rev.  11.  15. 

11  Jer.  8.  19. 

12  Is.  13.  8.  & 21.  3. 
Jer.  30.  6.  & 50.  43. 

13  Lam.  2.  16. 

14  0bad.  12.  ch.  7. 

10. 


12  come  upon  us.  Therefore  shall  Zion  fo^your  sake 
be  plowed  as  a field,  and  Jerusalem  shall  become 
heaps,  and  the  mountain  of  the  house  as  the  high 
places  of  a forest. 


4 « But  in  the  latter  days  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 

the  mountain  of  the  Lord’s  house  shall  he  esta- 
blished in  the  top  of  the  mountains,  and  it  shall  be 
exalted  above  the  hills  ; and  peoples  shall  flow  unto 

2 it.  And  many  nations  shall  go  and  say.  Come  ye, 
and  let  us  go  up  to  the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  and 
to  the  house  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; and  he  will 
teach  us  of  his  ways,  and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths  : 
for  out  of  Zion  shall  go  forth  ‘^the  law,  and  the 

3 word  of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem.  Affd  he  shall 
judge  ‘^between  «many  peoples,  and  shall  -^reprove 
strong  nations  afar  off  ; and  they  shall  beat  their 
swords  into  plowshares,  and  their  spears  into  prun- 
inghooks  : nation  shall  not  lift  up  sword  against 

4 nation,  neither  shall  they  learn  war  any  more.  But 
they  shall  sit  every  man  under  his  vine  and  under 
his  fig  tree  ; and  none  shall  make  them  afraid  : for 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  spoken  it. 

5 For  all  the  peoples  ^ will  walk  every  one  in  the  name 
of  his  god,  and  we  will  walk  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  our  God  for  ever  and  ever. 

6 In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  will  I assemble  her 
that  halteth,  and  I will  gather  her  that  is  driven 

7 away,  and  her  that  I have  afflicted  ; and  I will 
make  her  that  halted  a remnant,  and  her  that  was 
cast  far  off  a strong  nation  : and  the  Lord  shall 
reign  over  them  in  mount  Zion  from  henceforth 

8 even  for  ever.  And  thou,  O tower  of  ^ the  flock, 
*the  hill  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  unto  thee  shall  it 
come  ; yea,  the  former  dominion  shall  come,  the 

9 kingdom  of  the  daughter  of  Jerusalem.  Now  why 
dost  thou  cry  out  aloud  ? Is  there  no  king  in  thee, 
is  thy  counsellor  perished,  that  pangs  have  taken  hold 

10  of  thee  as  of  a woman  in  travail  ? Be  in  pain,  and 
labour  to  bring  forth,  O daughter  of  Zion,  like  a 
woman  in  travail  : for  now  shalt  thou  go  forth  out 
of  the  city,  and  shalt  dwell  in  the  field,  and  shalt 
come  even  unto  Babylon  ; there  shalt  thou  be  res- 
cued ; there  shall  the  Lord  redeem  thee  from  the 

11  hand  of  thine  enemies.  And  now  many  nations  are 
assembled  against  thee,  that  say.  Let  her  be  defiled, 

12  and  let  our  eye  J see  its  desire  upon  Zion.  But  they 
know  not  the  thoughts  of  the  Lord,  neither  under- 
stand they  his  counsel  : for  he  hath  gathered  them  as 

13  the  sheaves  to  the  threshing-floor.  Arise  and  thresh, 
O davighter  of  Zion  : for  I will  make  thine  horn  iron, 
and  I will  make  thy  hoofs  brass  : and  thou  shalt 
beat  in  pieces  many  peoples  : and  * thou  shalt  de- 
vote their  gain  unto  the  Lord,  and  their  substance 


15  1s.  55.  8.  Rom. 
11.  33. 

16  Is.  21.  10. 

11  Is.  41. 15, 16.  Jer. 
51.  33. 

18  Dan.  2.  44. 

19  Is.  18.  7.  & 23. 18. 
& GO.  6,  9. 

20  Zech.  4.  14.  & 

6.  6. 


a See  Is.  2.  2-4. 
b Or,  at  the  head, 
c Or,  instruction, 
d Or,  among, 
e Or,  great, 
f Or,  decide  con- 
cerning, 
g Or,  walk. 


h Or,  Eder.  See 
Gen.  35.  21. 
i Heb.  Ophel. 
j Or,  gaze  upon, 
k So  the  ancient  ver- 
sions. The  Hebrew 
text  as  pointed  reads, 
I will  devote. 


MICAH,  V.,  VI. 


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CHAPTER  V. 

1  Tht  birth  of  Christ.  4 His  kingdom.  8 His  conquest.  ■ 
"VTOW  gather  thyself  in  troops,  O daughter  of  troops  : 

he  hath  laid  siege  against  us  : they  shall  ^ smite 
the  judge  of  Israel  with  a rod  upon  the  cheek. 

2 But  thou,  ^Beth-leheni  Ephratah,  though  thou  he 
little  * among  the  * thousands  of  Judah,  yet  out  of  thee 
shall  he  come  forth  unto  me  that  is  to  be  ^ ruler  in  Is- 
rael ; ® whose  goings  forth  have  been  from  of  old,  from 
everlasting. 

3 Therefore  will  he  give  them  up,  until  the  time 
that  she  which  travaileth  hath  brought  forth  : then 
® the  remnant  of  his  brethren  shall  return  unto  the 
children  of  Israel. 

4 T[  And  he  shall  stand  and  ® feed  in  the  strength  of 
the  Lord,  in  the  majesty  of  the  name  of  the  Lord 
his  God  ; and  they  shall  abide  : for  now  shall  he  be 
great  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

5 And  this  7fian  shall  be  the  peace,  when  the  As- 
syrian shall  come  into  our  land  : and  when  he  shall 
tread  in  our  palaces,  then  shall  we  raise  against  him 
seven  shepherds,  and  eight  principal  men. 

6 And  they  shall  waste  the  land  of  Assyria  with  the 
sword,  and  the  land  of  Nimrod  in  the  entrances 
thereof  : thus  shall  he  deliver  us  from  the  Assyrian, 
when  he  cometh  into  our  land,  and  when  he  treadeth 
within  our  borders. 

7 And  the  remnant  of  Jacob  shall  be  in  the  midst 
of  many  people  ^^as  a dew  from  the  Lord,  as  the 
showers  upon  the  grass,  that  tarrieth  not  for  man,  nor 
waiteth  for  the  sons  of  men. 

8 ^ And  the  remnant  of  Jacob  shall  be  among  the 
Gentiles  in  the  midst  of  many  people  as  a lion  among 
the  beasts  of  the  forest,  as  a young  lion  among  the 
flocks  of  sheep  : who,  if  he  go  through,  both  treadeth 
down,  and  teareth  in  pieces,  and  none  can  deliver. 

9 Thine  hand  shall  be  lifted  up  upon  thine  adver- 
saries, and  all  thine  enemies  shall  be  cut  off. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I will  cut  off  thy  horses  out  of  the  midst 
of  thee,  and  I will  destroy  thy  chariots  : 

11  And  I will  cut  off  the  cities  of  thy  land,  and 
throw  down  all  thy  strong  holds  : 

12  And  I will  cut  off  witchcrafts  out  of  thine  hand  ; 
and  thou  shalt  have  no  more  soothsayers  : 

13  Thy  graven  images  also  will  I cut  off,  and  thy 
standing  images  out  of  the  midst  of  thee  ; and  thou 
shalt  no  more  worship  the  work  of  thine  hands. 

14  And  I will  pluck  up  thy  groves  out  of  the  midst 
of  thee  : so  will  I destroy  thy  cities. 

15  And  I will  execute  vengeance  in  anger  and 
fury  upon  the  heathen,  such  as  they  have  not  heard. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 ffod’j  controversy  for  unkindness,  6 for  ignorance,  10  for  injustice, 
16  and  for  idolatry. 

Hear  ye  now  what  the  Lord  saith  ; Arise,  contend 
thou  before  the  mountains,  and  let  the  hills  hear 
thy  voice. 

2  1 Hear  ye,  O mountains,  ^the  Lord’s  controversy, 

>■  Lam.  3.  30.  Matt.  22,  23.  John  1.  1.  u Ps.  72.  7.  Is.  9. 

6.  39.  & 27.  30.  ^ ch.  4.  10.  G.  Zech.  9.  10.  Luke 

2  Matt.  2.  6.  John  » ch.  4.  7.  2.  14.  Eph.  2.  14. 

7.  42.  0 Is.  40.  11.  & 49.  10.  12  Gen.  10.  8,  10,  11. 

3  1 Sam.  23.  23.  Ezek.  34.  23.  ch.  7.  >3  Luke  1.  71. 

« Ex.  18.  25.  14.  14  ver.  3. 

3 Gen.  49.  10.  Is.  >0  Ps.  72.  8.  Is.  52.  13  Deut  32.  2.  Ps. 

9.  G.  13.  Zech.  9.  10.  Luke  72.  6.  & 110.  3. 

6 Ps.  90.  2.  Pro.  8.  1.  32. 


5 unto  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth.  * Now  shalt 
thou  gather  thyself  in  troops,  O daughter  of  troops  : 
he  hath  laid  siege  against  us  : they  shall  smite  the 
judge  of  Israel  with  a rod  upon  the  cheek. 

2 f But  thou,  Beth-lehem  Ephrathah,  which  art 
little  to  be  among  the  “ thousands  of  Judah,  out  of 
thee  shall  one  come  forth  unto  me  that  is  to  be 
ruler  in  Israel  ; w'hose  goings  forth  are  from  of  old, 

3 ^ from  everlasting.  Therefore  will  he  give  them  up, 
until  the  time  that  she  which  travaileth  hath  brought 
forth  : then  the  residue  of  his  brethren  shall  return 

4 unto  the  children  of  Israel.  And  he  shall  stand, 
and  shall  feed  his  Jiock  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord, 
in  the  majesty  of  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God  ; 
and  they  shall  abide  ; for  now  shall  he  be  great 

5 unto  the  ends  of  the  earth.  And  this  man  shall  be 
our  peace  : when  the  Assyrian  shall  come  into  our 
land,  and  when  he  shall  tread  in  our  palaces,  then 
shall  we  raise  against  him  seven  shepherds,  and 

6 eight  ^ principal  men.  And  they  shall  ® waste  the 
land  of  Assyria  with  the  sword,  and  the  land  of 
Nimrod  in  the  entrances  thereof  : and  he  shall  de- 
liver us  from  the  Assyrian,  when  he  cometh  into 
our  land,  and  when  he  treadeth  within  our  border. 

7 And  the  remnant  of  Jacob  shall  be  in  the  midst  of 
many  peoples  as  dew  from  the  Lord,  as  showers 
upon  the  grass  ; that  tarrieth  not  for  man,  nor 

8 waiteth  for  the  sons  of  men.  And  the  remnant 
of  Jacob  shall  be  among  the  nations,  in  the  midst 
of  many  peoples,  as  a lion  among  the  beasts  of  the 
forest,  as  a young  lion  among  the  flocks  of  sheep  : 
who,  if  he  go  through,  treadeth  down  and  teareth 

9 in  pieces,  and  there  is  none  to  deliver.  Let  thine 
hand  be  lifted  up  above  thine  adversaries,  and  let 
all  thine  enemies  be  cut  off. 


10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I will  cut  off  thy  horses  out  of  the  midst 

11  of  thee,  and  will  destroy  thy  chariots  : and  I will 
cut  off  the  cities  of  thy  land,  and  will  throw  down 

12  all  thy  strong  holds  : and  I will  cut  off  witchcrafts 
out  of  thine  hand  ; and  thou  shalt  have  no  more 

13  soothsayers  : and  I will  cut  off  thy  graven  images 
and  thy  pillars  out  of  the  midst  of  thee  ; and  thou 
shalt  no  more  worship  the  work  of  thine  hands. 

14  And  I will  pluck  up  thine  «^Asherim  out  of  the 

15  midst  of  thee  : and  I will  destroy  thy  * cities.  And 
I will  execute  vengeance  in  anger  and  fury  upon 
the  nations  ‘ which  hearkened  not. 


6 Hear  ye  now  what  the  Lord  saith  : Arise,  con- 
tend thou  before  the  mountains,  and  let  the  hills 
2 hear  thy  voice.  Hear,  O ye  mountains,  the  Lord’s 


!''>  Zech.  9.  10. 

12  Is.  2.  6. 

Zech.  13.  2. 

10  Is.  2.  8. 

20  ver.  8.  Ps.  149.  7. 
2 These.  1.  8. 

^etit.  32.  1.  Ps. 
60.  1,  4.  Is.  1.  2. 


2 Hos.  12.  2. 

* [Ch.  4. 14.  in  Heb.] 
+ [Ch.  5.  1.  in  Heb.J 
a Or,  families.  See 
Judp.  G.  1.5. 

b Or,  from  ancient 
days. 

c Or,  with. 


d Or,  princes  among 
men. 

e Or,  eat  up.  Or, 
be  shepherds  over. 

/ Or,  obelisks, 
g See  Ex.  34. 13. 
h Or,  enemies, 
i Or,  .’^urh  as  they 
hav«  not  heard. 


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MIC 


VII. 


and  ye  strong  foundations  of  the  earth  : for  ® th 
Lord  hath  a controversy  with  his  people,  and  he  wil. 
plead  with  Israel. 

3 O my  people,  ^ what  have  I done  unto  thee  ? and 
wherein  have  I wearied  thee  ? testify  against  me. 

4 ® For  I brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  redeemed  thee  out  of  the  house  of  servants  ; and 
I sent  before  thee  Moses,  Aaron,  and  Miriam. 

5 O my  people,  remember  now  what  ® Balak  king 
of  Moab  consulted,  and  what  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor 
answered  him  from  Shittim  unto  Gilgal  ; that  ye  may 
know  ® the  righteousness  of  the  Lord. 

6 ^ Wherewith  shall  I come  before  the  Lord,  and 
how  myself  before  the  high  God  ? shall  I come  before 
him  with  burnt  offerings,  with  calves  of  a year  old  ? 

7 ^ Will  the  Lord  be  pleased  with  'thousands  of 
rams,  or  with  ten  thousands  of  rivers  of  oil  ? shall  I 
give  my  firstborn  for  my  transgression,  the  fruit  of  my 
body  for  the  sin  of  my  soul  ? 

8 He  hath  shewed  thee,  O man,  what  is  good  ; and 
what  doth  the  Lord  require  of  thee,  but  ^^to  do  justly, 
and  to  love  mercy,  and  to  walk  humbly  with  thy  God  ? 

9 The  Lord’s  voice  crieth  unto  the  city,  and  the  man 
of  wisdom  shall  see  thy  name  : hear  ye  the  rod,  and 
who  hath  appointed  it. 

10  ^ Are  there  yet  the  treasures  of  wickedness  in 
the  house  of  the  wicked,  and  the  scant  measure  that  is 
abominable  ? 

11  Shall  I count  them  pure  with  the  wicked  ba- 
lances, and  with  the  bag  of  deceitful  weights  ? 

12  For  the  rich  men  thereof  are  full  of  violence,  and 
the  inhabitants  thereof  have  spoken  lies,  and  their 
tongue  is  deceitful  in  their  mouth. 

13  Therefore  also  will  I make  thee  sick  in  smiting 
thee,  in  making  thee  desolate  because  of  thy  sins. 

14  Thou  shalt  eat,  but  not  be  satisfied  ; and  thy 
casting  down  shall  he  in  the  midst  of  thee  ; and  thou 
shalt  take  hold,  but  shalt  not  deliver  ; and  that  which 
thou  deliverest  will  I give  up  to  the  sword. 

15  Thou  shalt  sow,  but  thou  shalt  not  reap  ; thou 
shalt  tread  the  olives,  but  thou  shalt  not  anoint  thee 
with  oil  ; and  sweet  wine,  but  shalt  not  drink  wine. 

16  For  the  statutes  of  Omri  are  kept,  and  all 
the  works  of  the  house  of  Ahab,  and  ye  walk  in  their 
counsels  ; that  I should  make  thee  ^^a  desolation,  and 
the  inhabitants  thereof  an  hissing  : therefore  ye  shall 
bear  the  reproach  of  my  people. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  churchy  complaining  of  her  small  number , Zand  the  general  cor- 
ruption. 5 putteth  her  confidence  not  in  man,  but  in  God.  8 She  tri- 
umpheth  over  her  enemies.  14  God  com  forteth  her  by  promises,  16 
by  confusion  of  the  enemies,  18  and  by  his  mercies. 

WOE  is  me  ! for  I am  as  when  they  have  gathered 
the  summer  fruits,  as  ^ the  grapegleanings  of  the 
vintage  : there  is  no  cluster  to  eat  : ^my  soul  desired 
the  firstripe  fruit. 

2 The  3 good  man  is  perished  out  of  the  earth  : and 
there  is  none  upright  among  men  : they  all  lie  in  wait 


controversy,  and  ye  enduring  foundations  of  the 
earth  : for  the  Lord  hath  a controversy  with  his 
people,  and  he  will  plead  with  Israel.  O my  peo- 
ple, what  have  I done  unto  thee  ? and  wherein  have 

4 I wearied  thee  ? testify  against  me.  For  I brought 
thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  redeemed  thee 
out  of  the  house  of  bondage  ; and  I sent  before  thee 

5 Moses,  Aaron,  and  Miriam.  O my  people,  remem- 
ber now  what  Balak  king  of  Moab  consulted,  and 
what  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  answered  him  ; re- 
member from  Shittim  unto  Gilgal,  that  ye  may  know 

6 the  righteous  acts  of  the  Lord.  Wherewith  shall  I 
come  before  the  Lord,  and  bow  myself  before  the 
high  God  ? shall  I come  before  him  with  burnt 

7 offerings,  with  calves  of  a year  old  ? Will  the 
Lord  be  pleased  with  thousands  of  rams,  or  with 
ten  thousands  of  rivers  of  oil  ? shall  I give  my  first- 
born for  my  transgression,  the  fruit  of  my  body  for 

8 the  sin  of  my  soul  ? He  hath  shewed  thee,  O man, 
what  is  good  ; and  what  doth  the  Lord  require  of 
thee,  but  to  do  justly,  and  to  love  mercy,  and  to 
walk  humbly  with  thy  God  ? 

9 The  voice  of  the  Lord  crieth  unto  the  city,  and 
the  man  of  wisdom  will  “ see  thy  name  : hear  ye  the 

10  rod,  and  who  hath  appointed  it.  Are  there  yet  the 
treasures  of  wickedness  in  the  house  of  the  wicked, 

11  and  the  scant  ^ measure  that  is  abominable  ? Shall 
I be  pure  with  wicked  balances,  and  with  a bag  of 

12  deceitful  weights  ? For  the  rich  men  thereof  are 
full  of  violence,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof  have 
spoken  lies,  and  their  tongue  is  deceitful  in  their 

13  mouth.  Therefore  I also  have  smitten  thee  with  a 
grievous  wound  ; I have  made  thee  desolate  be- 

14  cause  of  thy  sins.  Thou  shalt  eat,  but  not  be  satis- 
fied ; and  thy  humiliation  shall  be  in  the  midst 
of  thee  : and  thou  shalt  remove,  but  shalt  not  carry 
away  safe  ; and  that  which  thou  carriest  away  will 

15  I give  up  to  the  sword.  Thou  shalt  sow,  but  shalt 
not  reap  : thou  shalt  tread  the  olives,  but  shalt  not 
anoint  thee  with  oil ; and  the  vintage,  but  shalt  not 

16  drink  the  wine.  For  the  statutes  of  Omri  are  kept, 
and  all  the  works  of  the  house  of  Ahab,  and  ye 
walk  in  their  counsels  : that  I should  make  thee  a 
desolation,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof  an  hissing  ; 
and  ye  shall  bear  the  reproach  of  my  people. 


7 Woe  is  me  ! for  I am  as  when  they  have  gathered 
the  summer  fruits,  as  the  grape  gleanings  of  the 
vintage  : there  is  no  cluster  to  eat ; “ my  soul  de- 
2 sireth  the  firstripe  fig.  The  godly  man  is  perished 
out  of  the  earth,  and  there  is  none  upright  among 


3 Is.  1.  18.  & 5.  3,  4. 
& 43.  26.  Hos.  4.  1. 
i Jer.  2.  5,  31. 

5 Ex.  12.  51.  & 14. 
30.  & 20.  2.  Deut.  4. 
20.  Amos  2.  10. 

6 Num.  22.  5.  & 23. 
7.  & 24.  10, 11.  Deut. 
23.  4,  5.  Josh.  24.  9, 
10.  Rev.  2.  14. 

7 Num.  25.  1.  & 33. 


49.  Josh.  4.  19.  & 5. 
10. 

3 Judg.  5.  11. 

9 Ps.  50.  9.  & 51.  16. 
Is.  1.  11. 

10  Job  29.  6. 

11  2 Kin.  16.  3.  & 21. 
6.  & 23.  10.  Jer.  7. 
31.  & 19.  5.  Ezek.  23. 
37. 


12  Deut.  10.  12.  1 
Sam.  15.  22.  Hos.  6. 
6.  & 12.  6. 

13  Gen.  18.  19.  Is. 
1.  17. 

nDeut.  25.  13-16. 
Pro.  11.  1.  & 20.  10, 
23. 

15  Hos.  12.  7. 

10  Jer.  9.  3,  5,  6,  8. 


17  Lev.  26.  16.  Ps. 
107.  17,  18. 

18  Lev.  26.  26.  Hos. 
4.  10. 

19  Deut.  28.  38,  39, 
40.  Amos  5. 11.  Zeph. 
1.  13.  Hag.  1.  6. 

20  1 Kin.  16.  25,  26. 

21  Hos.  5.  11. 

22  1 Kin.  16.  30,  &c. 


& 21.  25,  26.  2 Kin. 
21.  3. 

b i Kin.  9.  8.  Jer. 
19.  8. 

24  Is.  25.  8.  Jer.  51. 
51.  Lam.  5.  1. 

1 Is.  17.  6.  & 24.  13. 

2 Is.  28.  4.  Hos.  9. 
10. 

3 Ps.  12.  1.  & 14.  1, 
3.  Is.  57.  1. 


a Some  ancient  ver- 
sions read,  fear, 
b Heb.  ephah. 
c Or,  emptiness, 
d Or,  an  astonish- 
ment. 

a Or,  nor  firstripe 
fig  which  my  soul  de- 
sired. 


MICAH,  VII. 


12G5 


for  blood  ; ^ they  hunt  every  man  his  brother  with  a 
net. 

3 If  That  they  may  do  evil  with  both  hands  earnest- 
ly, ® the  prince  asketh,  ® and  the  judge  asketh  for  a re- 
ward ; and  the  great  man,  he  uttereth  his  mischievous 
desire  : so  they  wrap  it  up. 

4 The  best  of  them  is  as  a brier  : the  most  upright 
is  sharper  than  a thorn  hedge  : the  day  of  thy  watch- 
men and  thy  visitation  cometh  ; now  shall  be  their  per- 
plexity. 

5 ^ ® Trust  ye  not  in  a friend,  put  ye  not  confidence 
in  a guide  : keep  the  doors  of  thy  mouth  from  her  that 
lieth  in  thy  bosom. 

6 For  ^ the  son  dishonoureth  the  father,  the  daugh- 
ter riseth  up  against  her  mother,  the  daughter  in  law 
against  her  mother  in  law ; a man’s  enemies  are  the 
men  of  his  own  house. 

7 Therefore  I will  look  unto  the  Lord  ; I will  wait 
for  the  God  of  my  salvation  : my  God  will  hear  me. 

8 ^ Rejoice  not  against  me,  O mine  enemy  : 

when  I fall,  I shall  arise  ; when  I sit  in  darkness, 

13  the  Lord  shall  he  a light  unto  me. 

9 1^  I will  bear  the  indignation  of  the  Lord,  because 
I have  sinned  against  him,  until  he  plead  my  cause, 
and  execute  judgment  for  me  : i^  he  will  bring  me  forth 
to  the  light,  and  I shall  behold  his  righteousness. 

10  Then  she  that  is  mine  enemy  shall  see  it,  and 
13  shame  shall  cover  her  which  said  unto  me,  i^  Where 
is  the  Lord  thy  God  ? i®  mine  eyes  shall  behold  her  : 
now  shall  she  be  trodden  down  i^  as  the  mire  of  the 
streets. 

11  /n  the  day  that  thy  20  walls  are  to  be  built,  in  that 
day  shall  the  decree  be  far  removed. 

12  In  that  day  also  21  he  shall  come  even  to  thee  from 
Assyria,  and  from  the  fortified  cities,  and  from  the  for- 
tress even  to  the  river,  and  from  sea  to  sea,  and  from 
mountain  to  mountain. 

13  Notwithstanding  the  land  shall  be  desolate  be- 
cause of  them  that  dwell  therein,  22  for  the  fruit  of 
their  doings. 

14  ^ Feed  thy  people  with  thy  rod,  the  flock  of  thine 
heritage,  which  dwell  solitarily  in  23  the  wood,  in  the 
midst  of  Carmel  : let  them  feed  in  Bashan  and  Gilead, 
as  in  the  days  of  old. 

15  24  According  to  the  days  of  thy  coming  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  will  I shew  unto  him  marvellous  things. 

16  ^ The  nations  26  shall  see  and  be  confounded  at 
all  their  might  : 26  they  shall  lay  their  hand  upon  their 
mouth,  their  ears  shall  be  deaf. 

17  They  shall  lick  the  27  (Just  like  a serpent,  28  they 
shall  move  out  of  their  holes  like  worms  of  the  earth  : 
2®  they  shall  be  afraid  of  the  Lord  our  God,  and  shall 
fear  because  of  thee. 

18  30  Who  is  a God  like  unto  thee,  that  3i  pardoneth 
iniquity,  and  passeth  by  the  transgression  of  32  the  rem- 
nant of  his  heritage  ? 33  he  retaineth  not  his  anger  for 
ever,  because  he  delighteth  in  mercy. 


men  : they  all  lie  in  wait  for  blood  ; they  hunt  every 

3 man  his  brother  with  a net.  ^ Their  hands  are  upon 
that  which  is  evil  to  do  it  diligently  ; the  prince 
asketh,  and  the  judge  is  ready  for  a reward  ; and 
the  great  man,  he  uttereth  the  mischief  of  his  soul  : 

4 thus  they  weave  it  together.  The  best  of  them  is 
as  a brier  : ^ the  most  upright  is  worse  than  a thorn 
hedge  : the  day  of  thy  watchmen,  even  thy  visita- 

5 tion,  is  come  ; now  shall  be  their  perplexity.  Trust 
ye  not  in  a friend,  put  ye  not  confidence  in  a ^ guide  : 
keep  the  doors  of  thy  mouth  from  her  that  lieth  in 

6 thy  bosom.  For  the  son  dishonoureth  the  father, 
the  daughter  riseth  up  against  her  mother,  the 
daughter  in  law  against  her  mother  in  law  ; a man’s 
enemies  are  the  men  of  his  own  house. 

7 But  as  for  me,  ®I  will  look  unto  the  Lord  ; I 
will  wait  for  the  God  of  my  salvation  : my  God 

8 will  hear  me.  Rejoice  not  against  me,  O mine 
enemy  : when  I fall,  I shall  arise  ; when  I sit  in 

9 darkness,  the  Lord  shall  be  a light  unto  me.  I 
will  bear  the  indignation  of  the  Lord,  because  I 
have  sinned  against  him  ; until  he  plead  my  cause, 
and  execute  judgement  for  me  : he  will  bring  me 
forth  to  the  light,  and  I shall  behold  his  righteous- 

10  ness.  Then  mine  enemy  shall  see  it,  and  shame 
shall  cover  her  ; which  said  unto  me.  Where  is  the 
Lord  thy  God  ? Mine  eyes  shall  behold  her  ; now 
shall  she  be  trodden  down  as  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

11  ^ K day  for  building  thy  walls  ! in  that  day  shall 

12  * the  * decree  be  far  removed.  In  that  day  shall 
they  come  unto  thee,  from  Assyria  and  the  cities  of 
^ Egypt,  and  from  j Egypt  even  to  the  River,  and 
from  sea  to  sea,  and  from  mountain  to  mountain. 

13  Yet  shall  the  land  be  desolate  because  of  them  that 
dwell  therein,  for  the  fruit  of  their  doings. 


14  *Feed  thy  people  with  thy  rod,  the  flock  of  thine 
heritage,  which  dwell  solitarily,  in  the  forest  in  the 
midst  of  Carmel  : let  them  feed  in  Bashan  and 

15  Gilead,  as  in  the  days  of  old.  As  in  the  days  of 
thy  coming  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  will  I 

16  shew  unto  him  marvellous  things.  The  nations 
shall  see  and  be  ashamed  of  all  their  might : they 
shall  lay  their  hand  upon  their  mouth,  their  ears 

17  shall  be  deaf.  They  shall  lick  the  dust  like  a ser- 
pent ; like  crawling  things  of  the  earth  they  shall 
come  trembling  out  of  their  close  places : they 
shall  come  with  fear  unto  the  Lord  our  God,  and 

18  shall  be  afraid  because  of  thee.  Who  is  a God  like 
unto  thee,  that  pardoneth  iniquity,  and  passeth  by 
the  transgression  of  the  remnant  of  his  heritage  ? 
he  retaineth  not  his  anger  for  ever,  because  he  de- 


♦Hab.  1.  15. 

10  Is.  8.  17. 

18  ch.  4.  11. 

24  Ps.  68.  22.  & 78. 

82  ch.  4.  7.  & 5.  3, 

e Or,  in  the  Lord 

6 Hos.  4.  18. 

11  Pro.  24.  17. 

Lam. 

19  2 Sam.  22.  43. 

12. 

7,  8. 

will  I keep  watch. 

6 Is.  1.  23. 

ch.  3. 

4.  21. 

Zech.  10.  5. 

20  Is.  26.  11. 

33  Ps.  103.  9.  Is.  57. 

f See  ver.  10. 

11. 

12  Ps.  37.  24. 

Pro. 

20  Amos  9.  11,  A'C. 

28  Job  21.  5.  & 29.  9. 

16.  Jer.  3.  ,5. 

g Or,  In  the  day 
that  thy  trails  are  to 

^2  Sam.  23. 

6,  7. 

24.  16. 

2118.  11.  16.  & 19. 

21  Ps.  72.  9.  Is.  49. 

1)  Or,  Both  hanrls 

Ezek.  2.  6.  See  Is.  55. 
13. 

« Jer.  9.  4. 

13  Ps  27.  1. 

14  Lam.  3.  39. 

15  Ps.  37.  6. 

23,  &c.  & 27.  13.  Hos. 
11.  11. 

29  Jer.  21.  14.  ch. 

23. 

28  Ps.  18.  45. 

29  Jer.  33.  9. 

are  put  forth  for  evil 
to  do  it  (kc. 
c Or,  the  straightest 

be  built. 

h See  Zeph.  2.  2. 
i Or,  boundary. 

9 Ezek.  22.  7. 

Matt. 

i«  Ps.  35.  26. 

3.  12. 

80  Ex.  15.  11. 

is  as  it  were  taken 

j Heb.  Mazor. 

10.  21,  35,  36. 
12.  53.  & 21. 
Tim.  3.  2,  3. 

Luke 
16.  2 

11  Ps.  42.  3, 10.  & 79. 
le.  & 115.  2.  .Joel  2. 
17. 

23  Is.  37.  24. 

81  Ex.  34.  6,  7.  Jer. 
60.  20. 

from  tOc. 

d Or,  familiar 

friend. 

k Or,  Rule, 

1266 


NAHUM,  1. 


19  He  will  turn  again,  he  will  have  compassion  upon 
us  ; he  will  subdue  our  iniquities  ; and  thou  wilt  cast  all 
their  sins  into  the  depths  of  the  sea. 

20  34Xhou  wilt  perform  the  truth  to  Jacob,  and  the 
mercy  to  Abraham,  which  thou  hast  sworn  unto  our 
fathers  from  the  days  of  old. 


19  lighteth  in  mercy.  He  will  turn  again  and  have 
compassion  upon  us  ; he  will  Hread  our  iniquities 
under  foot : and  thou  wilt  cast  all  their  sins  into  the 

20  depths  of  the  sea.  ”*  Thou  wilt  ” perform  the  truth 
to  Jacob,  and  the  mercy  to  Abraham,  which  thou 
hast  sworn  unto  our  fathers  from  the  days  of  old. 


NAHUM. 


CHAPTER  I. 

The  majesty  of  God  in  goodness  to  his  people,  and  severity  against  his 
enemies. 

The  burden  ^ of  Nineveh.  The  book  of  the  vision 
of  Nahum  the  Elkoshite. 

2  God  is  2 jealous,  and  ^the  Lord  revengeth  ; the 
Lord  revengeth,  and  is  furious  ; the  Lord  will  take  ven- 
geance on  his  adversaries,  and  he  reserveth  wrath  for 
his  enemies. 

3  The  Lord  is  ^ slow  to  auger,  and  ® great  in  power, 
and  will  not  at  all  acquit  the  wicked : ® the  Lord  hath 
his  way  in  the  whirlwind  and  in  the  storm,  and  the 
clouds  are  the  dust  of  his  feet. 

4  He  rebuketh  the  sea,  and  maketh  it  dry,  and 
drieth  up  all  the  rivers  : * Bashan  languisheth,  and 
Carmel,  and  the  flower  of  Lebanon  languisheth. 

5  ® The  mountains  quake  at  him,  and  the  hills  melt, 
and  the  earth  is  burned  at  his  presence,  yea,  the  world, 
and  all  that  dwell  therein. 

6  Who  can  stand  before  his  indignation  ? and  i^  who 
can  abide  in  the  fierceness  of  his  anger  ? i®  his  fury  is 
poured  out  like  fire,  and  the  rocks  are  thrown  down  by 
him. 

7  1^  The  Lord  is  good,  a strong  hold  in  the  day  of 
trouble  ; and  i®  he  knoweth  them  that  trust  in  him. 

8  1®  But  with  an  overrunning  flood  he  will  make  an 
utter  end  of  the  place  thereof,  and  darkness  shall  pur- 
sue his  enemies. 

9  11  What  do  ye  imagine  against  the  Lord  ? i^  he 
will  make  an  utter  end  : affliction  shall  not  rise  up  the 
second  time. 

10  For  while  they  he  f olden  together  i®  as  thorns, 
20  and  while  they  are  drunken  as  drunkards,  21  they  shall 
be  devoured  as  stubble  fully  dry. 

11  There  is  one  come  out  of  thee,  22  that  imagineth 
evil  against  the  Lord,  a wicked  counsellor. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; Though  they  he  quiet,  and 
likewise  many,  yet  thus  23  shall  they  be  cut  down,  when 
he  shall  2^  pass  through.  Though  I have  afflicted  thee, 
I will  afflict  thee  no  more. 

13  For  now  will  I25ljreak  his  yoke  from  off  thee, 
and  will  burst  thy  bonds  in  sunder. 

14  And  the  Lord  hath  given  a commandment  con- 
cerning thee,  that  no  more  of  thy  name  be  sown  ; out  of 


34  Luke  1.  72,  73. 

35  Ps.  105.  9,  10. 

1 Zeph.  2.  13. 

2 Ex.  20.  5.  & 34. 
14.  Deut.  4.  24.  Josh. 
24.  19. 

3 Deut.  32.  3.5.  Ps. 
94.  1.  Is.  59.  18. 

4Ex.  34.  6,  7.  Neh. 


9.17.  Ps.  103.  8.  Jo- 
nah 4.  2. 

3 Job  9.  4. 

BPs.  18.  7,  &c.  & 
97.  2.  Hab.  3.  5,  11, 
12. 

2 Ps.  106.  9.  Is.  50. 
2.  Matt.  8.  26. 

8 I".  33.  9. 

9 Ps.  68.  8. 


lojudR.  5.  5.  Ps. 
97.  5.  Mic.  1.  4. 

11  2 Pet.  3.  10. 

12  Mai.  3.  2. 

13  Rev.  16.  1. 

14  1 Chr.  16.  34.  Ps. 
100.  5,  Jer.  33.  11. 
Lam.  3.  25. 

13  Ps.  1.  6.  2 Tim. 
2.  19. 


1 The  “burden  of  Nineveh.  The  book  of  the  vi- 
sion of  Nahum  the  Elkoshite. 

2 The  Lord  is  a jealous  God  and  avengeth  ; the 
Lord  avengeth  and  is  full  of  wrath  ; the  Lord  tak- 
eth  vengeance  on  his  adversaries,  and  he  reserveth 

3 ^vrath  for  his  enemies.  The  Lord  is  slow  to  anger, 
and  great  in  power,  and  will  by  no  means  clear  the 
guilty : the  Lord  hath  his  way  in  the  whirlwind  and 
in  the  storm,  and  the  clouds  are  the  dust  of  his 

4 feet.  He  rebuketh  the  sea,  and  maketh  it  dry,  and 
drieth  up  all  the  rivers  : Bashan  languisheth,  and 
Carmel,  and  the  flower  of  Lebanon  languisheth. 

5 The  mountains  quake  at  him,  and  the  hills  melt ; 
and  the  earth  is  upheaved  at  his  presence,  yea,  the 

6 world,  and  all  that  dwell  therein.  Who  can  stand 
before  his  indignation  ? and  who  can  abide  in  the 
fierceness  of  his  anger  ? his  fury  is  poured  out  like 
fire,  and  the  rocks  are  broken  asunder  by  him. 

7 The  Lord  is  good,  a strong  hold  in  the  day  of  trou- 
ble ; and  he  knoweth  them  that  put  their  trust  in 

8 him.  But  with  an  overrunning  flood  he  will  make 
a full  end  of  the  place  thereof,  and  will  pursue  his 

9 enemies  into  darkness.  What  do  ye  imagine  against 
the  Lord  ? he  will  make  a fidl  end  ; affliction  shall 

10  not  rise  up  the  second  time.  For  though  they  be 
like  tangled  thorns,  and  be  drenched  as  it  were  in 
their  drink,  they  shall  be  devoured  ^ utterly  as  dry 

11  stubble.  There  is  one  gone  forth  out  of  thee,  that 
imagineth  evil  against  the  Lord,  •=  that  counselleth 

12  ^ wickedness.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : Though  they 
be  in  full  strength,  and  likewise  many,  even  so  shall 
they  be  cut  down,  and  he  shall  pass  away.  ^ Though 
I have  afflicted  thee,  I will  afflict  thee  no  more. 

• 13  And  now  will  I break  his  yoke  from  off  thee,  and 

14  will  burst  thy  bonds  in  sunder.  And  the  Lord  hath 
given  commandment  concerning  thee,  that  no  more 
of  thy  name  be  sown  : out  of  the  house  of  thy  gods 


16  Dan.  9.  26.  & 11. 
10,  22,  40. 

11  Ps.  2.  1. 

18  1 Sam.  3.  12. 

19  2 Sam.  23.  6,  7. 

20  ch.  3.  11. 

21  Mai.  4.  1. 

22  2 Kin.  19.  22,  23, 

23  2 Kin.  19.  35,  37- 


24  Is.  8.  8.  Dan.  11. 

10. 

25  Jer.  2,  20,  & 30,  8. 
I Or,  subdue  our  in^ 

iquities, 

m Or,  Thou  wilt 
sheiv  thy  faithfulness 
&c. 

n Heb.  give, 
a Or,  oracle  con- 


cerning. 

b Or,  as  stubble 
fully  dry. 

c Or,  a wicked  coun- 
sellor. 

d Or,  worthlessness. 
Heb.  Belial. 

e Or,  So  will'I  r/- 
flict  thee,  that  I shall 
ajjiict  (Stc. 


NAHUM,  II.,  III. 


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the  house  of  thy  gods  will  I cut  off  the  graven  image 
and  the  molten  image  ; I will  make  thy  grave  ; for 
thou  art  vile. 

15  Behold  upon  the  mountains  the  feet  of  him  that 
bringeth  good  tidings,  that  publisheth  peace  ! O Judah, 
keep  thy  solemn  feasts,  perform  thy  vows  : for  the 
wicked  shall  no  more  pass  through  thee  ; he  is  utterly 
cut  off. 

CHAPTER  II. 

The  fearful  and  victorious  armies  of  God  against  Nineveh. 

He  ^that  dasheth  in  pieces  is  come  up  before  thy 
face  : ^ keep  the  munition,  watch  the  way,  make 
thy  loins  strong,  fortify  thy  power  mightily. 

2  ® For  the  Lord  hath  turned  away  the  excellency  of 
Jacob,  as  the  excellency  of  Israel  : for  ^the  emptiers 
have  emptied  them  out,  and  marred  their  vine  branches. 

3  The  shield  of  his  mighty  men  is  made  ®red,  the 
valiant  men  are  in  scarlet : the  chariots  shall  he  with 
flaming  torches  in  the  day  of  his  preparation,  and  the 
fir  trees  shall  be  terribly  shaken. 

4  The  chariots  shall  rage  in  the  streets,  they  shall 
just^s  one  against  another  in  the  broad  ways  : they  shall 
seem  like  torches,  they  shall  run  like  the  lightnings. 

5  He  shall  recount  his  worthies  : they  shall  stumble 
in  their  walk  ; they  shall  make  haste  to  the  wall  thereof, 
and  the  defence  shall  be  prepared. 

6  The  gates  of  the  rivers  shall  be  opened,  and  the 
palace  shall  be  dissolved. 

7  And  Huzzab  shall  be  led  away  captive,  she  shall  be 
brought  up,  and  her  maids  shall  lead  her  as  with  the 
voice  of  ® doves,  tabering  upon  their  breasts. 

8  But  Nineveh  is  of  old  like  a pool  of  water  : yet 
they  shall  flee  away.  Stand,  stand,  shall  they  cry  ; but 
none  shall  look  back. 

9  Take  ye  the  spoil  of  silver,  take  the  spoil  of  gold  : 
far  there  is  none  end  of  the  store  and  glory  out  of  all 
the  pleasant  furniture. 

10  She  is  empty,  and  void,  and  waste  : and  the 
heart  melteth,  and  * the  knees  smite  together,  ^ and 
much  pain  is  in  all  loins,  and  the  faces  of  them  all 
gather  blackness. 

11  Where  is  the  dwelling  of  the  lions,  and  the 
feedingplace  of  the  young  lions,  where  the  lion,  even  the 
old  lion,  walked,  and  the  lion’s  whelp,  and  none  made 
them  afraid  ? 

12  The  lion  did  tear  in  pieces  enough  for  his  whelps, 
and  strangled  for  his  lionesses,  and  filled  his  holes  with 
prey,  and  his  dens  with  ravin. 

13  12  Behold,  I am  against  thee,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  I will  burn  her  chariots  in  the  smoke,  and 
the  sword  shall  devour  thy  young  lions  : and  I will  cut 
off  thy  prey  from  the  earth,  and  the  voice  of  <;hy 
messengers  shall  no  more  be  heard. 

CHAPTER  III. 

The  miserable  ruin  of  Nineveh. 

WOE  to  the  1 bloody  city  ! it  is  all  full  of  lies  and 
robbery  ; the  prey  departeth  not  ; 

2  The  noise  of  a whip,  and  2 the  noise  of  the  rattling 

2«  2 Kin.  19.  37.  s Is.  10. 12.  Jer.  25.  » Dan.  5.  6. 

27  Is.  62.  7.  Rom.  29.  9 jer.  30.  6. 

to.  15.  4 Ps.  80.  12.  Hos.  10  Joel  2.  G. 

2«  ver.  11,  12.  10.  1.  n Job  4.  10,  11. 

ver.  14.  6 Is.  C3.  2,  3.  Ezek.  19.  2-7. 

1 Jer.  50.  23.  « Is.  38.  14.  & 59.  12  Ezek.  29.  3.  & 38. 

* Jer.  51.  11, 12.  ch.  11.  3.  & 39.  1.  ch.  3.  5. 

3-  14.  7 Is.  13.  7,  8.  13  2 Kin.  18.  17,  19. 


will  I cut  off  the  graven  image  and  the  molten 
image  ; I will  make  thy  grave  ; for  thou  art  vile. 

15  * Behold,  upon  the  mountains  the  feet  of  him  that 
bringeth  good  tidings,  that  publisheth  peace  ! Keep 
thy  feasts,  O Judah,  perform  thy  vows  : for  -^the 
wicked  one  shall  no  more  pass  through  thee  ; he  is 
utterly  cut  off. 


2 He  that  dasheth  in  pieces  is  come  up  before  thy 
face  : keep  the  munition,  watch  the  way,  make  thy 

2 loins  strong,  fortify  thy  power  mightily.  For  the 
Lord  bringeth  again  the  excellency  of  Jacob,  as  the 
excellency  of  Israel  : for  the  emptiers  have  emptied 

3 them  out,  and  marred  their  vine  branches.  The 
shield  of  his  mighty  men  is  made  red,  the  valiant 
men  are  in  scarlet : the  chariots  “ flash  with  steel  in 
the  day  of  his  preparation,  and  the  ^spears  are 

4 shaken  terribly.  The  chariots  rage  in  the  streets, 
they  justle  one  against  another  in  the  broad  ways  : 
the  appearance  of  them  is  like  torches,  they  run  like 

5 the  lightnings.  He  remembereth  his  worthies  : they 
stumWe  in  their  march  ; they  make  haste  to  the 

6 wall  thereof,  and  the  mantelet  is  prepared.  The 
gates  of  the  rivers  are  opened,  and  the  palace  is 

7 dissolved.  ^And  Huzzab  is  uncovered,  she  is  car- 
ried away,  and  her  handmaids  ^ mourn  as  with  the 

8 voice  of  doves,  tabering  upon  their  ® breasts.  But 
Nineveh  hath  been  f from  of  old  like  a pool  of 
water  : yet  they  flee  away  ; Stand,  stand,  they  cry : 

9 but  none  s'looketh  back.  Take  ye  the  spoil  of  sil- 
ver, take  the  spoil  of  gold  : for  there  is  none  end  of 

10  the  store,  the  ''  glory  of  all  pleasant  furniture.  She 
is  empty,  and  void,  and  waste  : and  the  heart  melt- 
eth, and  the  knees  smite  together,  and  anguish  is 
in  all  loins,  and  the  faces  of  them  all  are  waxed 

11  pale.  Where  is  the  den  of  the  lions,  and  the  feed- 
ing place  of  the  young  lions,  where  the  lion  * and  the 
lioness  walked,  the  lion’s  whelp,  and  none  made  them 

12  afraid  ? The  lion  did  tear  in  pieces  enough  for  his 
whelps,  and  strangled  for  his  lionesses,  and  filled  his 

13  caves  with  prey,  and  his  dens  with  ravin.  Behold, 
I am  against  thee,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I 
will  burn  her  chariots  in  the  smoke,  and  the  sword 
shall  devour  thy  young  lions  : and  I will  cut  off  thy 
prey  from  the  earth,  and  the  voice  of  thy  messen- 
gers shall  no  more  be  heard. 


3 Woe  to  the  bloody  city  ! it  is  all  full  of  lies  and 
2 rapine  ; the  prey  departeth  not.  The  noise  of  the 
whip,  and  the  noise  of  the  rattling  of  wheels  ; and 

& 19.  9,  23.  a Heb.  are  with  fire  f Or,  from  the  days 

7 Ezek.  22.  2,  3.  & of  steel.  that  she  hath  been. 

24.  G,  9.  Hab.  2.  12.  b Heb.  fir  trees.  g Or,  causeth  them 

* Jer.  47.  3.  c Or,  And  it  is  de-  to  turn. 

* [Ch.  2.  1.  in  Heb.]  creed;  she  is  unco-  h Or,  uealth. 

f Or,  the  man  of  vered  d-c.  i Or,  even  the  old 

worthlessness.  Heb.  d Or,  lead  her.  lion. 

Belial.  e Heb.  hearts. 


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XAHUM,  III. 


of  the  wheels,  and  of  the  pransing  horses,  and  of  the 
jumping  chariots. 

3 The  horseman  lifteth  up  both  the  bright  sword  and 
the  glittering  spear  : and  there  is  a multitude  of  slain, 
and  a great  number  of  carcases  ; and  there  is  none  end 
of  their  corpses  ; they  stumble  upon  their  corpses  : 

4 Because  of  the  multitude  of  the  whoredoms  of  the 
wellfavoured  harlot,  ® the  mistress  of  witchcrafts,  that 
selleth  nations  through  her  whoredoms,  and  families 
through  her  witchcrafts. 

5 ^Behold,  I am  against  thee,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ; and  ^ I will  discover  thy  skirts  upon  thy  face, 
®and  I will  shew  the  nations  thy  nakedness,  and  the 
kingdoms  thy  shame. 

6 And  I will  cast  abominable  filth  upon  thee,  and 
make  thee  vile,  and  will  set  thee  as  ^ a gazingstock. 

7 And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  all  they  that  , look 
upon  thee  ® shall  flee  from  thee,  and  say,  Nineveh  is  laid 
waste  : who  will  bemoan  her  ? whence  shall  I seek 
comforters  for  thee  ? 

8 Art  thou  better  than  populous  No,  that  was 
situate  among  the  rivers,  that  had  the  waters  round 
about  it,  whose  rampart  teas  the  sea,  and  her  wall  was 
from  the  sea  ? 

9 Ethiopia  and  Egypt  were  her  strength,  and  it  was 
infinite  ; But  and  Lubim  were  thy  helpers. 

10  Yet  was  she  carried  away,  she  went  into  capti- 
vity : her  young  children  also  were  dashed  in  pieces 

at  the  top  of  all  the  streets  : and  they  cast  lots 
for  her  honourable  men,  and  all  her  great  men  were 
bound  in  chains. 

11  Thou  also  shalt  be  drunken  : thou  shalt  be  hid, 
thou  also  shalt  seek  strength  because  of  the  enemy. 

12  All  thy  strong  holds  shall  be  like  fig  trees  with 
the  firstripe  figs  : if  they  be  shaken,  they  shall  even 
fall  into  the  mouth  of  the  eater. 

13  Behold,  i^thy  people  in  the  midst  of  thee  are 
women  : the  gates  of  thy  land  shall  be  set  wide  open 
unto  thine  enemies  : the  fire  shall  devour  thy  bars. 

14  Draw  thee  waters  for  the  siege,  fortify  thy 
strong  holds  : go  into  clay,  and  tread  the  morter,  make 
strong  the  brickkiln. 

15  There  shall  the  fire  devour  thee  ; the  sword  shall 
cut  thee  off,  it  shall  eat  thee  up  like  the  cankerworm  : 
make  thyself  many  as  the  cankerworm,  make  thyself 
many  as  the  locusts. 

16  Thou  hast  multiplied  thy  merchants  above  the 
stars  of  heaven  : the  cankerworm  spoileth,  and  fleeth 
away. 

17  Thy  crowned  are  as  the  locusts,  and  thy  cap- 
tains as  the  great  grasshoppers,  which  camp  in  the 
hedges  in  the  cold  day,  hut  when  the  sun  ariseth  they 
flee  away,  and  their  place  is  not  known  where  they  are. 

18  Xhy  shepherds  slumber,  O 24  king  of  Assyria  : 
thy  nobles  shall  dwell  in  the  dust : thy  people  is  26  scat- 
tered upon  the  mountains,  and  no  man  gathereth  them. 

19  There  is  no  healing  of  thy  bruise  ; 26  thy  wound  is 
grievous  : 27  all  that  hear  the  bruit  of  thee  shall  clap 
the  hands  over  thee  : for  upon  whom  hath  not  thy  wick- 
edness passed  continually  ? 

3 Is.  47.  9,  12.  Rev.  » Rev.  18.  10.  ic  Jer.  25.  17,  27. 

X8.  2,  3.  10  Jer.  15.  5.  ch.  1.  10. 

“ ch.  2.  13.  11  Amos  6.  2.  n Rev.  6.  13. 

s Is.  47.  2,  3.  Jer.  12  Jer.  46.  25,  26.  i®  Jer.  50.  37.  & 51. 

13.  22,  26.  Ezek.  16.  Ezek.  30.  14-16.  30. 

37.  Mic.  1.  11.  13  Ps.  137.  9.  Is.  13.  lo  Ps.  147.  13.  Jer. 

0 Hab.  2.  16.  16.  Hos.  13.  16.  61.  30. 

7 Mai.  2.  9.  14  Lam.  2.  19.  20  ch.  2.  1. 

8 Heb.  10.  33.  10  Joel  3.3.  Obad.  11.  21  Joel  1.  4. 


3 pransing  horses,  and  jumping  chariots  ; the  horse- 
man "mounting,  and  the  flashing  sword,  and  the 
glittering . spear  ; and  a multitude  of  slain,  and  a 
great  heap  of  carcases  : and  there  is  none  end  of 

4 the  corpses  ; they  stumble  upon  their  corpses  : be- 
cause of  the  multitude  of  the  whoredoms  of  the  well 
favoured  harlot,  the  mistress  of  witchcrafts,  that 
selleth  nations  through  her  whoredoms,  and  families 

5 through  her  witchcrafts.  Behold,  I am  against  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I will  discover  thy 
skirts  ^ upon  thy  face  ; and  I will  shew  the  nations 

6 thy  nakedness,  and  the  kingdoms  thy  shame.  And 
I will  cast  abominable  filth  upon  thee,  and  make 

7 thee  vile,  and  will  set  thee  as  a gazingstock.  And 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  all  they  that  look  upon 
thee  shall  flee  from  thee,  and  say,  Nineveh  is  laid 
waste  : who  will  bemoan  her  ? whence  shall  I seek 

8 comforters  for  thee  ? Art  thou  better,  than  No- 
amon,  that  was  situate  among  the  ^ rivers,  that  had 
the  waters  round  about  her  ; whose  rampart  was 

9 ^ the  sea,  and  her  wall  * was  of  the  sea  ? Ethiopia 
and  Egypt  were  her  strength,  and  it  was  infinite  ; 

10  Put  and  Lubim  were  thy  helpers.  Yet  was  she  car- 
ried away,  she  went  into  captivity : her  young  chil- 
dren also  were  dashed  in  pieces  at  the  top  of  all  the 
streets  : and  they  cast  lots  for  her  honourable  men, 

11  and  all  her  great  men  were  bound  in  chains.  Thou 
also  shalt  be  drunken,  thou  shalt  be  hid  ; thou  also 

12  shalt  seek  a strong  hold  because  of  the  enemy.  All 
thy  fortresses  shall  be  like  fig  trees  with  the  first- 
ripe  figs  : if  they  be  shaken,  they  fall  into  the 

13  mouth  of  the  eater.  Behold,  thy  people  in  the 
midst  of  thee  are  women  ; the  gates  of  thy  land  are 
set  wide  open  unto  thine  enemies  : the  fire  hath  de- 

14  voured  thy  bars.  Draw  thee  water  for  the  siege, 
strengthen  thy  fortresses  : go  into  the  clay,  and 

15  tread  the  mortar,  ^ make  strong  the  brickkiln.  There 
shall  the  fire  devour  thee  ; the  sword  shall  cut  thee 
off,  it  shall  devour  thee  like  the  cankerworm  : make 
thyself  many  as  the  cankerworm,  make  thyself  many 

16  as  the  locust.  Thou  hast  multiplied  thy  merchants 
above  the  stars  of  heaven  : the  cankerworm  * spoil- 

17  eth,  and  flieth  away.  Thy  crowned  are  as  the  lo- 
custs, and  thy  ^ marshals  as  the  swarms  of  grasshop- 
pers, which  camp  in  the  hedges  in  the  cold  day,  but 
when  the  sun  ariseth  they  flee  away,  and  their  place 

18  is  not  known  where  they  are.  Thy  .shepherds  slum- 
ber, O king  of  Assyria  : thy  worthies  are  at  rest : 
thy  people  are  scattered  upon  the  mountains,  and 

19  there  is  none  to  gather  them.  There  is  no  assuag- 
ing of  thy  hurt ; thy  wound  is  grievous  : all  that 
hear  the  bruit  of  thee  clap  the  hands  over  thee  ; for 
upon  whom  hath  not  thy  wickedness  passed  continu- 
ally ? 


22  Rev.  9.  7. 

23  Ex.  15.  16.  Ps. 
76.  6. 

24  .Ter.  50.  18.  Ezek. 
31.  3,  &c. 

25  1 Kin.  22.  17. 

23  Mic.  1.  9. 

27  Lam.  2.  15.  Zeph. 
2.  15.  See  Is.  14.  8, 


a Or,  charging, 
b Or,  before, 
c Or,  canals.  See 
Ex.  7.  19. 
d That  is,  the  Nile. 
e Some  ancient  ver- 
sions have,  was  the  wa- 
ters. 


f Or,  a defence 
against. 

g Or,  lay  hold  of 
the  brickmould. 

h Or,  spreadeth  him," 
self. 

i Or,  scribes, 
j Or,  walls. 


HABAKKUK,  I. 


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HABAKKUK. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Unto  Habakkuk,  complaining  of  the  iniquity  of  the  land,  5 is  shewed 

the  fearful  vengeance  by  the  Chaldeans.  12  He  complaineth  that  ven- 
geance should  be  executed  by  them  who  are  far  worse. 

HE  burden  which  Habakkuk  the  prophet  did  see. 

2  O Lord,  how  long  shall  I cry,  ^ and  thou  wilt 
not  hear  ! even  cry  out  unto  thee  of  violence,  and  thou 
wilt  not  save  ! 

3 Why  dost  thou  shew  me  iniquity,  and  cause  me  to 
behold  grievance  ? for  spoiling  and  violence  are  before 
me  : and  there  are  that  raise  up  strife  and  contention. 

4 Therefore  the  law  is  slacked,  and  judgment  doth 
never  go  forth  : for  the  ^ wicked  doth  compass  about 
the  righteous  ; therefore  wrong  judgment  proceedeth. 

5^3  Behold  ye  among  the  heathen,  and  regard,  and 
wonder  marvellously  : for  I will  work  a work  in  your 
days,  which  ye  will  not  believe,  though  it  be  told  you. 

6 For,  lo,  raise  up  the  Chaldeans,  that  bitter  and 
hasty  nation,  which  shall  march  through  the  breadth 
of  the  laud,  to  possess  the  dwellingplaces  that  are  not 
their’s. 

7 They  are  terrible  and  dreadful : their  judgment 
and  their  dignity  shall  proceed  of  themselves. 

8 Their  horses  also  are  swifter  than  the  leopards, 
and  are  more  fierce  than  the  ^ evening  wolves  : and 
their  horsemen  shall  spread  themselves,  and  their 
horsemen  shall  come  from  far  ; ® they  shall  fly  as  the 
eagle  that  hasteth  to  eat. 

9 They  shall  come  all  for  violence  : their  faces  shall 
sup  up  as  the  east  wind,  and  they  shall  gather  the  cap- 
tivity as  the  sand. 

10  And  they  shall  scoff  at  the  kings,  and  the  princes 
shall  be  a scorn  unto  them  : they  shall  deride  every 
strong  hold  ; for  they  shall  heap  dust,  and  take  it. 

11  Then  shall  his  mind  change,  and  he  shall  pass 
ov^W^^iid  offend,  "^imputing  this  his  power  unto  his  god. 

12  ® Art  thou  not  from  everlasting,  O Lord  my 
God,  mine  Holy  One  ? we  shall  not  die.  O Lord, 
® thou  hast  ordained  them  for  judgment  ; and,  O mighty 
God,  thou  hast  established  them  for  correction. 

13  Thou  art  of  purer  eyes  than  to  behold  evil,  and 
canst  not  look  on  iniquity  : wherefore  lookest  thou 
upon  them  that  deal  treacherously,  and  boldest  thy 
tongue  when  the  wicked  devoureth  the  man  that  is  more 
righteous  than  he  ? 

14  And  makest  men  as  the  fishes  of  the  sea,  as  the 
creeping  things,  that  have  no  ruler  over  them  ? 

15  They  take  up  all  of  them  with  the  angle,  they 
catch  them  in  their  net,  and  gather  them  in  their  drag  : 
therefore  they  rejoice  and  are  glad. 

16  Therefore  sacrifice  unto  their  net,  and 

burn  incense  unto  their  drag  ; because  by  them  their 
portion  is  fat,  and  their  meat  plenteous. 

17  Shall  they  therefore  empty  their  net,  and  not 
spare  continually  to  slay  the  nations  ? 

1 Lam.  3.  8.  c Jer.  4.  13.  o Jer.  12.  1. 

2 Job  21.  7.  Ps.  94.  2 Dan.  5.  4.  12  jer,  16.  16.  Amos 

3,  &c.  Jer.  12.  1.  « pg,  90.  2.  & 93.  2.  4.  2. 

3 Is.  29.  14.  Acts  Lam.  5.  19.  i3  Deut.  8.  17.  Is. 

13.  41.  •■>2  Kin.  19.  25.  Ps.  10.  13.  & 37.  24,  25. 

* Dent.  28.  49,  50.  17.  13.  Is.  10.  5,  6,  7.  a Or,  oracle. 

Jer.  5.  15.  Ezek.  30.  25.  b Or,  cause  me  to 

3 Jer.  6.  6.  Zeph.  10  Ps.  5.  5.  look. 

3.  3. 


1 The  ® burden  which  Habakkuk  the  prophet  did 
see. 

2 O Lord,  how  long  shall  I cry,  and  thou  wilt  not 
hear  ? I cry  out  unto  thee  of  violence,  and  thou 

3 wilt  not  save.  Why  dost  thou  shew  me  iniquity, 
and  ^ look  upon  perverseness  ? for  spoiling  and  vio- 
lence are  before  me  : and  there  is  strife,  and  con- 

4 tention  riseth  up.  Therefore  the  law  is  slacked,  and 
judgement doth  never  go  forth:  for  the  wicked 
doth  compass  about  the  righteous  ; therefore  judge- 

5 ment  goeth  forth  perverted.  Behold  ye  among  the 
nations,  and  regard,  and  wonder  marvellously : for 
^ I work  a work  in  your  days,  which  ye  will  not  be- 

6 lieve  though  it  be  told  you.  For,  lo,  I raise  up  the 
Chaldeans,  that  bitter  and  hasty  nation  ; which 
march  through  the  breadth  of  the  earth,  to  possess 

7 dwelling  places  that  are  not  theirs.  ® They  are  ter- 
rible and  dreadful  : their  judgement  and  their  dig- 

8 nity  proceed  from  themselves.  Their  horses  also 
are  swifter  than  leopards,  and  are  more  fierce  than 
the  evening  wolves  ; and  their  horsemen  / spread 
themselves  : yea,  their  horsemen  come  from  far  ; 

9 they  fly  as  an  eagle  that  hasteth  to  devour.  They 
come  all  of  them  for  violence  ; ^ their  faces  are  set 
eagerly  as  the  east  wind  ; and  they  gather  captives 

10  as  the  sand.  * Yea,  he  scoffeth  at  kings,  and  princes 
are  a derision  unto  him  : he  derideth  every  strong 

11  hold  ; for  he  heapeth  up  dust,  and  taketh  it.  J Then 
shall  he  sweep  by  as  a wind,  and  shall  * pass  over, 

12  and  be  guilty : even  he  whose  might  is  his  god.  Art 
not  thou  from  everlasting,  O Lord  my  God,  mine 
Holy  One  ? ^ we  shall  not  die.  O Lord,  thou  hast 
ordained  him  for  judgement  ; and  thou,  O Rock, 

13  hast  established  him  for  correction.  Thou  that  art 
of  purer  eyes  than  to  behold  evil,  and  that  canst  not 
look  on  perverseness,  wherefore  lookest  thou  upon 
them  that  deal  treacherously,  and  boldest  thy  peace 
when  the  wicked  swalloweth  up  the  man  that  is 

14  more  righteous  than  he  ; and  makest  men  as  the 
fishes  of  the  sea,  as  the  creeping  things,  that  have 

15  no  ruler  over  them  ? He  taketh  up  all  of  them  with 
the  angle,  he  catcheth  them  in  his  net,  and  gathereth 
them  in  his  drag : therefore  he  rejoiceth  and  is  glad. 

16  Therefore  he  sacrificeth  unto  his  net,  and  burneth 
incense  unto  his  drag  ; because  by  them  his  portion 

17  is  fat,  and  his  meat  " plenteous.  Shall  he  therefore 
empty  his  net,  and  not  spare  to  slay  the  nations  con- 
tinually ? 


c Or,  goeth  not  forth  (or  assembling)  of  he  shall  pass  atvay. 
unto  victory.  their  faces  is  dec.  k Or,  transgress, 

d Or,  one  worketh.  h Or,  toxvards  the  I According:  to  an 

e Heb.  He,  and  so  east.  Or,  fortvards.  ancient  .Jewish  tradi- 
in  vv.  8,  9.  i Or,  And  they  scoff  tio'b  thou  diest  not. 

f Or,  bear  themselves  dec.  m See  Deut.  32.  4. 

proudly.  j Or,  Then  shall  the  n Heb.  fat. 

g Heb.  the  eagerness  wind  stceep  by,  and 


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HABAKKUK,  II. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1 Unto  HabaMuk^  waiting  for  an  answer,  is  shewed  that  he  must  wait 
by  faith.  5 The  judgment  upon  the  Chaldean  for  unsaiiableness,  % for 
covetousness,  12  for  cruelty,  15  for  drunkenness,  18  and  for  idolatry, 

I  WILL  ^ stand  upon  my  watch,  and  set  me  upon 
the  tower,  and  will  watch  to  see  what  he  will  say 
unto  me,  and  what  I shall  answer  when  I am  reproved. 

2  And  the  Lord  answered  me,  and  said,  * Write  the 
vision,  and  make  it  plain  upon  tables,  that  he  may  run 
that  readeth  it. 

3  For  ^ the  vision  is  yet  for  an  appointed  time,  but  at 
the  end  it  shall  speak,  and  not  lie  : though  it  tarry, 
wait  for  it;  because  it  will  ® surely  come,  it  will  not 
tarry. 

4  Behold,  his  soul  lohich  is  lifted  up  is  not  upright  in 
him  : but  the  ® just  shall  live  by  his  faith. 

5  ^ Yea  also,  because  he  transg^esseth  by  wine,  he  is 
a proud  man,  neither  keepeth  at  home,  who  enlargeth 
his  desire  as  hell,  and  is  as  death,  and  cannot  be  satis- 
fied, but  gathereth  unto  him  all  nations,  and  heapeth 
unto  him  all  people  : 

6  Shall  not  all  these  * take  up  a parable  against  him, 
and  a taunting  proverb  against  him,  and  say.  Woe  to 
him  that  increaseth  that  which  is  not  his  ! how  long  ? 
and  to  him  that  ladeth  himself  with  thick  clay  ! 

7  Shall  they  not  rise  up  suddenly  that  shall  bite 
thee,  and  awake  that  shall  vex  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be 
for  booties  unto  them  ? 

8  ^ Because  thou  hast  spoiled  many  nations,  all  the 
remnant  of  the  people  shall  spoil  thee  ; because  of 
men’s  blood,  and  for  the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the 
city,  and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

9  ^ Woe  to  him  that  ^^coveteth  an  eyil  covetous- 
ness to  his  house,  that  he  may  set  his  nest  on  high, 
that  he  may  be  delivered  from  the  power  of  evil ! 

10  Thou  hast  consulted  shame  to  thy  house  by  cutting 
off  many  people,  and  hast  sinned  against  thy  soul. 

11  For  the  stone  shall  cry  out  of  the  wall,  and  the 
beam  out  of  the  timber  shall  answer  it. 

12  ^ Woe  to  him  that  buildeth  a town  with  blood, 
and  stablisheth  a city  by  iniquity  ! 

13  Behold,  is  it  not  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  that  the 
people  shall  labour  in  the  very  fire,  and  the  people 
shall  weary  themselves  for  very  vanity  ? 

14  For  the  earth  shall  be  filled  with  the  knowledge 
of  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

15  ^ Woe  unto  him  that  giveth  his  neighbour  drink, 
that  puttest  thy  bottle  to  him,  and  makest  him  drunken 
also,  that  thou  mayest  look  on  their  nakedness  ! 

16  Thou  art  filled  with  shame  for  glory  : Jrink 
thou  also,  and  let  thy  foreskin  be  uncovered  : the  cup 
of  the  Lord’s  right  hand  shall  be  turned  unto  thee,  and 
shameful  spewing  shall  he  on  thy  glory. 

17  For  the  violence  of  Lebanon  shall  cover  thee,  and 
the  spoil  of  beasts,  which  made  them  afraid,  because 
of  men’s  blood,  and  for  the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the 
city,  and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

18  ^ What  profiteth  the  graven  image  that  the 
maker  thereof  hath  graven  it ; the  molten  image,  and 


2  I will  stand  upon  my  watch,  and  set  me  upon  the 
® tower,  and  will  look  forth  to  see  what  he  will  speak 
^ with  me,  and  what  I shall  answer  concerning  my 

2 complaint.  And  the  Lord  answered  me,  and  said, 
Write  the  vision,  and  make  it  plain  upon  tables, 

3 that  he  may  run  that  readeth  it.  For  the  vision 
is  yet  for  the  appointed  time,  and  it  ‘^hasteth  to- 
ward the  end,  and  shall  not  lie  : though  it  tarry, 
wait  for  it ; because  it  will  surely  come,  it  will 

4 not  delay.  Behold,  his  soul  is  puffed  up,  it  is  not 
^ upright  in  him  : but  the  just  shall  live  * by  his 

5 faith.  /Yea,  moreover,  wine  is  a treacherous  dealer, 
a haughty  man,  and  ^'that  keepeth  not  at  home  ; 
who  enlargeth  his  desire  as  ^ hell,  and  he  is  as  death, 
and  cannot  be  satisfied,  but  gathereth  unto  him  all 

6 nations,  and  heapeth  unto  him  all  peoples.  Shall 
not  all  these  take  up  a parable  against  him,  and  a 
taunting  * proverb  against  him,  and  say.  Woe  to  him 
that  increaseth  that  which  is  not  his  ! how  long  ? 

7 and  that  ladeth  himself  with  pledges  ! Shall  they 
not  rise  up  suddenly  that  shall  -^'bite  thee,  and 
awake  that  shall  ^ vex  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  for 

8 booties  unto  them  ? Because  thou  hast  spoiled 
many  nations,  all  the  remnant  of  the  peoples  shall 
spoil  thee  ; because  of  men’s  blood,  and  for  the  vio- 
lence done  to  the  land,  to  the  city  and  to  all  that 
dwell  therein. 

9 Woe  to  him  that  getteth  an  evil  gain  for  his 
house,  that  he  may  set  his  nest  on  high,  that  he  may 

10  be  delivered  from  the  hand  of  evil ! Thou  hast 
consulted  shame  to  thy  house,  by  cutting  off  many 

11  peoples,  and  hast  sinned  against  thy  soul.  For  the 
stone  shall  cry  out  of  the  wall,  and  the  beam  out  of 
the  timber  shall  answer  it. 

12  Woe  to  him  that  buildeth  a town  with  blood,  and 

13  stablisheth  a city  by  iniquity  ! Behold,  is  it  not  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts  that  the  peoples  labour  for  the 
fire,  and  the  nations  weary  themselves  for  vanity  ? 

14  For  the  earth  shall  be  filled  with  the  knowledge  of 
the  glory  of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

15  Woe  unto  him  that  giveth  his  neighbour  drink, 
that  * addest  thy  "*  venom  thereto,  and  makest  him 
drunken  also,  that  thou  mayest  look  on  their  naked- 

16  ness  ! Thou  art  filled  with  shame  for  glory  : drink 
thou  also,  and  ” be  as  one  uncircumcised  : the  cup  of 
the  Lord’s  right  hand  shall  be  turned  unto  thee, 

17  and  foul  shame  shall  be  upon  thy  glory.  For  the 
violence  done  to  Lebanon  shall  cover  thee,  and  the 
destruction  of  the  beasts,  ® which  made  them  afraid  ; 
because  of  men’s  blood,  and  for  the  violence  done  to 
the  land,  to  the  city  and  to  all  that  dwell  therein. 

18  What  profiteth  the  graven  image,  that  the  maker 
thereof  hath  graven  it ; the  molten  image,  and  the 


1 Is.  21.  8, 11.  ^ Pro.  27.  20.  & 30.  24.  9.  Mic.  3.  10.  Nah.  20  jg.  44.  9,  10.  & cause  his  tvine  . . . he  k Or,  toss  thee  to  and 

2 Ps.  85.  8.  16.  3.1.  46.2.  is  a haughty  man.  fro. 

s Is.  8.  1.  & 30.  8.  ® Mic.  2.  4,  n jgr.  51.  53.  ^ fortress.  g Or,  he  shall  not  I Or,  pourest. 

* Dan.  10.  14.  & 11.  ® Is.  33.  1.  Is.  11.  9.  b Or,  by.  abide.  m Or,  fury. 

27,  35.  20  ver.  17.  Hos.  7.  5.  c Heb.  panteth.  h Heb.  Sheol.  n Or,  let  thy  fore- 

® Heb.  10.  37.  Jer.  22.  13. , ‘ 27  Q-en.  9.  22.  d Or,  straight.  i Or,  riddle.  skin  be  uncovered. 

® John  3.36.  Rom,  22  49,  jg,  Obad.  1®  Jer.  25.  26,  27.  & ^ Or,  in  his  faith-  j Or,  exact  usury  of  o According  to  many 

1. 17.  Gal.  3. 11.  Heb.  4.  51,  57,  fulness.  thee.  ancient  versions,  shall 

10.  38.  ^ Jer.  22. 13.  Ezek.  ver.  8.  f Or,  And  also  be-  make  thee  afraid. 


HABAKKUK,  III. 


1271 


a teacher  of  lies,  that  the  maker  of  his  work  trusteth 
therein,  to  make  dumb  idols  ? 

19  Woe  unto  him  that  saith  to  the  wood,  Awake  ; to 
the  dumb  stone,  Arise,  it  shall  teach  ! Behold,  it  is 
laid  over  with  ffold  and  silver,  ^ and  there  is  no  breath 
at  all  ill  the  midst  of  it. 

20  But  ^ the  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple  : ^ let  all 
the  earth  keep  silence  before  him, 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Habakkuk  in  kis  prayer  trembleih  at  Gad^s  majesty,  17  The  confi- 
dence of  his  faith, 

A PRAYER  of  Habakkuk  the  prophet  ^ upon  Shi- 
gionoth. 

2  O Lord,  I have  heard  thy  speech,  and  was  afraid  5 
O Lord,  ^ revive  thy  work  in  the  midst  of  the  years,  in 
the  midst  of  the  years  make  known  ; in  wrath  remem- 
ber mercy. 

3  God  came  from  Teman,  ® and  the  Holy  One  from 
mount  Paran.  Selah.  His  glory  covered  the  heavens, 
and  the  earth  was  full  of  his  praise. 

4  And  his  brightness  was  as  the  light ; he  had  horns 
coming  out  of  his  hand  : and  there  was  the  hiding  of 
his  power. 

5  ■‘Before  him  went  the  pestilence,  and  ® burning 
coals  went  forth  at  his  feet. 

6  He  stood,  and  measured  the  earth  : he  beheld, 
and  drove  asunder  the  nations  ; ® and  the  everlasting 
mountains  were  scattered,  the  perpetual  hills  did  bow  : 
his  ways  are  everlasting. 

7  I saw  the  tents  of  Cushan  in  affliction  : and  the 
curtains  of  the  land  of  Midian  did  tremble. 

8  Was  the  Lord  displeased  against  the  rivers  ? was 
thine  anger  against  the  rivers  ? was  thy  wrath  against 
the  sea,*®  that  thou  didst  ride  upon  thine  horses  and 
thy  chariots  of  salvation  ? 

9  Thy  bow  was  made  quite  naked,  according  to  the 
oaths  of  the  tribes,  even  thy  word.  Selah.  ® Thou 
didst  cleave  the  earth  with  rivers. 

10  The  mountains  saw  thee,  and  they  trembled  : 
the  overflowing  of  the  water  passed  by  : the  deep  ut- 
tered his  voice,  and.  lifted  up  his  hands  on  high. 

11  The  sun  and  moon  stood  still  in  their  habita- 
tion : at  the  light  of  thine  arrows  they  went,  and  at 
the  shining  of  thy  glittering  spear. 

12  Thou  didst  march  through  the  land  in  indigna- 
tion, “ thou  didst  thresh  the  heathen  in  anger. 

13  Thou  wentest  forth  for  the  salvation  of  thy  peo- 
ple, even  for  salvation  with  thine  anointed ; thou  wound- 


WJe^.  id.  8,  U. 

feeclu  10.  2. 

« l?sv  115.  5.  1 Got. 

l2v  2i 

S3  hsv  135.  17. 

Rs;  11.  4. 

Ss  1.  ?.  Zechi 

2.13. 

1 Ps.  7,  title. 

• Pfl.  85.  6. 


i Deiit.  S§.  2.  .iudg. 
6.  4.  Ps.  68.  T. 

« Nah.  1.  8. 

Ps.  l8.  8. 

»5  Nah;  1.  3. 

7 Gett.  4&.  26. 

8 vet.  l5.  Deuti  88. 
20,  27.  Ps.  68;  4.  & 
194.  8. 


6  Ps.  n.  15,  16.  & 
106.  41. 

10  Ex.  19.  16,  18. 
»ludg.  5.  4i  5.  Ps.  68. 
8.  & 77. 18.  & ll4.  4. 

11  Ex.  14.  22.  Josh. 

8.  16. 

12  8osh.  10.  12,  13. 

13  Josh.  10.  ll.  Ps. 
18.  14.  & 77.  17,  18. 


teacher  of  lies,  that  the  maker  of  p his  work  trusteth 

19  therein,  to  make  dumb  idols  ? Woe  unto  him  that 
saith  to  the  wood,  AWake  \ to  the  dumb  stone, 
Arise  ! Shall  this  teach  ? Behold,  it  is  laid  over 
with  gold  and  silver,  and  there  is  no  breath  at  all  in 

20  the  midst  of  it.  But  the  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple : 
9 let  all  the  earth  keep  silence  before  him» 


3  A prayer  of  Habakkuk  the  prophet,  set  to  Shigi- 
ohoth. 

2 O LORb,  I have  heard  « the  report  of  thee,  and 

^ am  afraid  t 

O Lord,  revive  thy  work  in  the  midst  of  the 
years, 

In  the  midst  of  the  years  make  it  known  ; 

In  wrath  remember  mercy. 

3 God  Came  from  Teman, 

And  the  Holy  One  from  mount  Paran.  [Selah 
His  glory  covered  the  heavens, 

And  the  earth  "was  full  of  his  praise. 

4 And  his  brightness  was  as  the  light  \ 

He  had  ^ rays  coming  forth  ® from  his  hand  : 

And  there  was  the  hiding  of  his  power. 

5 Before  him  went  the  pestilence, 

And  fiery  bolts  went  forth  at  his  feet. 

6 He  stood,  and  ^ measured  the  earth  ; 

He  beheld,  and  drove  asunder  the  nations  : 

And  the  eternal  mountains  were  scattered, 

The  everlasting  hills  did  bow  ; 

* His  goings  were  as  of  old. 

7 I saw  the  tents  of  Cushan  in  affliction  : 

The  curtains  of  the  land  of  Midian  did  tremble. 

8 Was  the  Lord  displeased  against  the  rivers  ? 
Was  thine  anger  against  the  rivers, 

Or  thy  wrath  against  the  sea, 

That  thou  didst  ride  upon  thine  horses, 

Upon  thy  chariots  of  salvation  ? 

9 Thy  bow  was  made  quite  bare  ; 

* The  oaths  to  the  tribes  were  a sure  word.  [Selah 
Thou  didst  cleave  the  earth  with  rivers. 

10  The  mountains  saw  thee,  and  were  afraid  ; 

The  tempest  of  waters  passed  by  : 

The  deep  uttered  his  voice, 

And  lifted  up  his  hands  on  high. 

11  The  sun  and  moon  stood  still  in  their  habitation  ; 
At  the  li^ht  of  thine  arrows  as  they  went. 

At  the  shining  of  thy  glittering  spear. 

12  Thou  didst  march  through  the  land  in  indigna- 

tion. 

Thou  didst  thresh  the  nations  in  anger. 

13  Thou  wentest  forth  for  the  salvation  of  thy 

people, 

^ For  the  salvation  of  thine  anointed  ; 


D Jef.  51.  33.  Amos 
1.  3.  Mic.  4.  13. 

is  Josh.  10.  24.  & 11. 
8,  12.  Ps.  68.  21. 
p Or.  its. 

q tteb.  be  silent  be- 
fore him,,  all  the  earth, 
a Or,  thy  fame, 
h Or,  was. 


c Or,  cometh  (and 
similarly  to  the  end  of 
ver.  1,5). 
d Heb.  hams,^ 
e Or,  at.  his  side, 
/Or,  burning  coats, 
r;  Or,  shook, 
h Or,  His  ways  are 
everlasting. 


t Or,  Sworn  were 
the  chastisements 
(Heb.  rods)  of  thy 
word, 

j Or,  were  in  pain, 
k Or,  art  come. 

I Or,  For  salvation 
(or  victory)  with  thine 
anomted. 


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ZEPHANIAH,  I. 


edst  the  head  out  of  the  house  of  the  wicked,  by  dis- 
covering the  foundation  unto  the  neck.  Selah. 

14  Thou  didst  strike  through  with  his  staves  the 
head  of  his  villages  : they  came  out  as  a whirlwind  to 
scatter  me  : their  rejoicing  was  as  to  devour  the  poor 
secretly. 

15  i®Thou  didst  walk  through  the  sea  with  thine 
horses,  through  the  heap  of  great  waters. 

16  When  I heard,  ^’my  belly  trembled  ; my  lips 
quivered  at  the  voice  : rottenness  entered  into  my 
bones,  and  I trembled  in  myself,  that  I might  rest  in 
the  day  of  trouble  : when  he  cometh  up  unto  the  peo- 
ple, he  will  invade  thdta  with  his  troops. 

17  Although  the  fig  tree  shall  not  blossom,  neither 
shall  fruit  he  in  the  vines  ; the  labour  of  the  olive  shall 
fail,  and  the  fields  shall  yield  no  meat  ; the  flock  shall 
be  cut  off  from  the  fold,  and  there  shall  he  no  herd  in 
the  stalls  : 

18  Yet  I will  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  I will  joy  in 
the  God  of  my  salvation. 

19  The  Lord  God  is  ^Omy  strength,  and  he  will 
make  my  feet  like  hinds’ /ee^,  and  he  will  make  me 
to  walk  upon  mine  high  places.  To  the  chief  singer 
on  my  stringed  instruments. 


Thou  “ woundedst  the  head  out  of  the  house  of 
the  wicked. 

Laying  bare  the  foundation  even  unto  the  neck. 

[Selah 

14  Thou  ® didst  pierce  with  his  own  staves  the  head 

of  his  P warriors  : 

They  came  as  a whirlwind  to  scatter  me  : 

Their  rejoicing  was  as  to  devour  the  poor  se- 
cretly. 

15  Thou  didst  tread  the  sea  with  thine  horses, 

The  ^ heap  of  mighty  waters. 

16  I heard,  and  my  belly  trembled. 

My  lips  quivered  at  the  voice  ; 

Rottenness  entered  into  my  bones,  and  I trembled 
in  my  place  : 

That  I should  rest  * in  the  day  of  trouble, 

* When  it  cometh  up  against  the  people  “ which 
invadeth  him  in  troops. 

17  For  though  the  fig  tree  shall  not  blossom, 

Neither  shall  fruit  be  in  the  vines  ; 

The  labour  of  the  olive  shall  fail. 

And  the  fields  shall  yield  no  meat ; 

The  flock  shall  be  cut  off  from  the  fold. 

And  there  shall  be  no  herd  in  the  stalls  : 

18  Yet  I will  rejoice  in  the  Lord, 

I  will  joy  in  the  God  of  my  salvation. 

19  Jehovah,  the  Lord,  is  my  strength. 

And  he  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds’ /egf, 

And  will  make  me  to  walk  upon  mine  high  places. 
For  the  Chief  Musician,  on  my  stringed  instruments. 


ZEPHANIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

God's  severe  judgment  against  Judah  for  divers  sins. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  unto  Zephaniah 
the  son  of  Cushi,  the  son  of  Gedaliah,  the  son  of 
Amariah,  the  son  of  Hizkiah,  in  the  days  of  Josiah  the 
son  of  Amon,  king  of  Judah. 

2  I will  utterly  consume  all  things  from  off  the  land, 
saith  the  Lord. 

3^1  will  consume  man  and  beast ; I will  consume 
the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the  fishes  of  the  sea,  and 
2 the  stumblingblocks  with  the  wicked  ; and  I will  cut 
off  man  from  off  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  I will  also  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  Judah,  and 
upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; and  ® I will  cut 
off  the  remnant  of  Baal  from  this  place,  and  the  name 
of  ^ the  Chemarims  with  the  priests  ; 

5  And  them  ®that  worship  the  host  of  heaven  upon 
the  housetops  ; ® and  them  that  worship  and  ’’  that  swear 
by  the  Lord,  and  that  swear  ® by  Malcham  ; 

6  And  2 them  that  are  turned  back  from  the  Lord  ; 


1 The  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  unto  Zepha- 
niah the  son  of  Cushi,  the  son  of  Gedaliah,  the  son 
of  Amariah,  the  son  of  Hezekiah,  in  the  days  of 
Josiah  the  son  of  Amon,  king  of  Judah. 

2 I will  utterly  consume  all  things  from  off  the 

3 face  of  the  ground,  saith  the  Lord.  I will  consume 
man  and  beast ; I will  consume  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  the  fishes  of  the  sea,  and  the  stumbling- 
blocks  with  the  wicked  ; and  I will  cut  off  man 
from  off  the  face  of  the  ground,  saith  the  Lord. 

4 And  I will  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  Judah,  and 
upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; and  I will 
cut  off  the  remnant  of  Baal  from  this  place,  and 

5 the  name  of  the  ® Chemarim  with  the  priests  ; and 
them  that  worship  the  host  of  heaven  upon  the 
housetops  ; and  them  that  worship,  which  swear  to 

6 the  Lord  and  swear  by  ^ Malcam  ; and  them  that 
are  turned  back  from  following  the  Lord  ; and 


i6ver.  8.  Ps.  77. 
19. 

17  Ps.  119.  120.  Jer. 
23.  9. 

18  Job  13.  15. 

19  Is.  41.  16.  & 61. 
10. 

20  Ps.  27.  1. 


21  2 Sam.  22.  34.  Ps. 
18.  33. 

22  Deut.  32. 13.  & 33. 
9Q 

1 Hos.  4.  3. 

2 Ezek.  7.  19.  & 14. 
3,  4,  7.  Matt.  13.  41. 

3 Fulfilled,  cir.  624. 


2 Kin.  23.  4,  5. 

* Hos.  10.  5. 

6 2Kin.  23.  12.  Jer. 
19.  13. 

0 1 Kin.  18.  21.  2 

Kin.  17.  33,  41. 

7 Is.  48.  1.  Hos.  4. 
15. 


8 Josh.  23.  7.  1 Kin. 
11.  33. 

9 Is.  1.  4.  Jer.  2. 
13,  17.  & 15.  6. 

m Or,  Thou  didst 
smite  off  the  head 
from,  the  house  dsc. 
n Or,  hast  wounded. 


0 Or,  hast  pierced, 
p Oi-,  hordes.  Or, 
villages. 

q Or,  hast  trodden, 
r Or,  surge, 
s Or,  waiting  for. 
t Or,  When  he  that 
shall  invade  them  in 


troops  cometh  up 
against  the  people. 

u Or,  to  invade 
them. 

a See  2 Kin.  23.  5. 
Hos.  10.  5. 
b Or,  their  Icing. 


ZEPHANIAH,  11. 


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and  those  that have  not  sought  the  Lord,  nor  enquired 
for  him. 

7 Hold  thy  peace  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord  God  : 
^2  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  at  hand  ; for  the  Lord 
hath  prepared  a sacrifice,  he  hath  bid  his  guests. 

8 And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day  of  the  Lord’s 
sacrifice,  that  I will  punish  the  princes,  and  the  king’s 
children,  and  all  such  as  are  clothed  with  strange  ap- 
parel. 

9 In  the  same  day  also  will  I punish  all  those  that 
leap  on  the  threshold,  which  fill  their  masters’  houses 
with  violence  and  deceit. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  there  shall  he  the  noise  of  a cry  from  the 
fish  gate,  and  an  howling  from  the  second,  and  a great 
crashing  from  the  hills. 

11  i®Howl,  ye  inhabitants  of  Maktesh,  for  all  the 
merchant  people  are  cut  down  ; all  they  that  bear  silver 
are  cut  oif. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that  time,  that  I will 

search  Jerusalem  with  candles,  and  punish  the  men 
that  are  settled  on  their  lees  : that  say  in  their 

heart,  The  Lord  will  not  do  good,  neither  will  he  do 
evil. 

13  Therefore  their  goods  shall  become  a booty,  and 
their  houses  a desolation  : they  shall  also  build  houses, 
but  not  inhabit  them  ; and  they  shall  plant  vineyards, 
but  ^ not  drink  the  wine  thereof. 

14  The  great  day  of  the  Lord  is  near,  it  is  near, 
and  hasteth  greatly,  even  the  voice  of  the  day  of  the 
Lord  : the  mighty  man  shall  cry  there  bitterly. 

15  That  day  is  a day  of  wrath,  a day  of  trouble 
and  distress,  a day  of  wasteness  and  desolation,  a day 
of  darkness  and  gloominess,  a day  of  clouds  and  thick 
darkness, 

16  A day  of  23  the  trumpet  and  alarm  against  the 
fenced  cities,  and  against  the  high  towers. 

17  And  I will  bring  distress  upon  men,  that  they 
shall  24  walk  like  blind  men,  because  they  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord  : and  25  their  blood  shall  be  poured 
out  as  dust,  and  their  flesh  2®  as  the  dung. 

18  27  Neither  their  silver  nor  their  gold  shall  be  able 
to  deliver  them  in  the  day  of  the  Lord’s  wrath  ; but 
the  whole  land  shall  be  28  devoured  by  the  fire  of  his 
jealousy  : for  29  he  shall  make  even  a speedy  riddance 
of  all  them  that  dwell  in  the  land. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 An  ezhortcUion  to  repentance.  4 The  judgment  of  the  Philistines,  8 
of  Moah  and  Ammon,  \2  of  Ethiopia  and  Assyria. 

ATHER  yourselves  together,  yea,  gather  together, 
O nation  not  desired  ; 

2 Before  the  decree  bring  forth,  before  the  day  pass 

2 as  the  chaff,  before  ^ the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord 
come  upon  you,  before  the  day  of  the  Lord’s  anger 
come  upon  you. 

3 ^ Seek  ye  the  Lord,  ® all  ye  meek  of  the  earth, 
which  have  wrought  his  judgment  ; seek  righteousness, 
seek  meekness  : ® it  may  be  ye  shall  be  hid  in  the  day 
of  the  Lord’s  anger. 

w Hos.  7.  7.  Jam.  5.  1.  Jer.  30.  7.  Joel  2.  2, 

Hab.  2.  20.  Zech.  I'Jer.  48.  11.  Amos  11.  Amos  5.  18. 

2.  13.  6.  1.  23  Jer.  4.  19. 

12 13.  13.  6.  J«  Ps.  94.  7.  2*  Deut.  28.  29.  Is. 

13  Is.  34.  6.  Jer.  46.  >8  Deut.  28.  30,  39.  69.  10. 

10.  Ezek.  39.  17.  Rev.  Amos  5.  11.  2.-5  Pg.  79.  3. 

19.  17.  20  Mic.  6.  15.  2r.  Ps.  ^3  iq.  Jer. 

11  Jer.  39.  6.  21  joel  2.  1,  11.  9.  22.  & 16.  4. 

15  2 Chr.  S3.  14.  22  ver.  18.  Is.  22.  5. 


those  that  have  not  sought  the  Lord,  nor  inquired 
after  him.  • 

7 Hold  thy  peace  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord  God  : 
for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  at  hand  : for  the  Lord 
hath  prepared  a sacrifice,  he  hath  sanctified  his 

8 guests.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day  of  the 
Lord’s  sacrifice,  that  I will  ‘^punish  the  princes, 
and  the  king’s  sons,  and  all  such  as  are  clothed  with 

9 foreign  apparel.  And  in  that  day  I will  ‘^punish  all 
those  that  leap  over  the  threshold,  which  fill  their 

10  master’s  house  with  violence  and  deceit.  And  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  ther^  shall  be  the  noise  of 
a cry  from  the  fish  gate,  and  an  howling  from  the 
^ second  quarter,  and  a great  crashing  from  the  hills. 

11  Howl,  ye  inhabitants  of -^  Maktesh,  for  all  s' the  peo- 
ple of  Canaan  are  undone  : all  they  that  were  laden 

12  with  silver  are  cut  off.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
at  that  time,  that  I will  search  Jerusalem  with 
* candles  ; and  I will  ^ punish  the  men  that  are  * set- 
tled on  their  lees,  that  say  in  their  heart.  The  Lord 

13  will  not  do  good,  neither  will  he  do  evil.  And  their 
wealth  shall  become  a spoil,  and  their  houses  a de- 
solation : yea,  they  shall  build  houses,  but  shall  not 
inhabit  them  ; and  they  shall  plant  vineyards,  but 

14  shall  not  drink  the  wine  thereof.  The  great  day  of 
the  Lord  is  near,  it  is  near  and  hasteth  greatly, 
even  the  voice  of  the  day  of  the  Lord  ; the  mighty 

15  man  crieth  there  bitterly.  That  day  is  a day  of 
wrath,  a day  of  trouble  and  distress,  a day  of  waste- 
ness and  desolation,  a day  of  darkness  and  gloomi- 

16  ness,  a day  of  clouds  and  thick  darkness,  a day  of 
the  trumpet  and  alarm,  against  the  fenced  cities, 

17  and  against  the  high  -^  battlements.  And  I will 
bring  distress  upon  men,  that  they  shall  walk  like 
blind  men,  because  they  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord  : and  their  blood  shall  be  poured  out  as  dust, 

18  and  their  flesh  as  dung.  Neither  their  silver  nor 
their  gold  shall  be  able  to  deliver  them  in  the  day 
of  the  Lord’s  wrath  ; but  the  whole  land  shall  be 
devoured  by  the  fire  of  his  jealousy  : for  he  shall 
make  an  end,  yea,  a terrible  end,  of  all  them  that 
dwell  in  the  land. 


2 Gather  yourselves  together,  yea,  gather  together, 

2 0 nation  that  hath  no  “ shame  ; before  the  decree 
bring  forth,  ^ before  the  day  pass  as  the  chaff,  before 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  come  upon  you,  before 

3 the  day  of  the  Lord’s  anger  come  upon  you.  Seek 
ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  meek  of  the  earth,  which  have 
wrought  his  judgement  ; seek  righteousness,  seek 
meekness  : it  may  be  ye  shall  be  hid  in  the  day  of  the 


77  Pro.  11.  4.  Ezek.  * Pa.  105.  4.  Amoa  g Or,  the  merchant 

7.  19.  6.  6.  people. 

78  ch.  3.  8.  5 Ps.  76.  9.  h Heb.  lamps. 

78  ver.  2,  3.  Joel  2.  14.  AhiOa  i Or,  thitkened. 

7 Joel  2.  16.  6.  15.  Jonah  S.  9.  j Or,  corner  towers. 

7 Job  21.  18.  Ps.  1.  c See  1 Sam.  !(>.  6.  k Or,  speedy. 

4.  Is.  17.  13.  Hos.  d Heb.  visit  upon.  a Or,  longing. 

13.  3.  € Heb.  Mishneh.  b Or,  {the  day  pass^ 

3 2 Kin.  23.  26.  / Or,  The  mortar.  eth  as  the  chnj^f) 


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ZEPHANIAH,  III. 


4 ^ For  Gaza  shall  be  forsaken,  and  Ashkelon  a 
desolation  : they  shall  drive  out  Ashdod  ® at  the  noon 
day,  and  Ekron  shall  be  rooted  up. 

5 Woe  unto  the  inhabitants  of  ^ the  sea  coast,  the 
nation  of  the  Cherethites  ! the  word  of  the  Lord  is 
against  you  ; O Canaan,  the  land  of  the  Philistines, 
I will  even  destroy  thee,  that  there  shall  be  no  inha- 
bitant. 

6 And  the  sea  coast,  shall  be  dwellings  and  cottages 
for  shepherds,  and  folds  for  flocks. 

7 And  the  coast  shall  be  for  the  remnant  of  the 
house  of  Judah  ; they  shall  feed  thereupon  : in  the 
houses  of  Ashkelon  shall  they  lie  down  in  the  evening ; 
for  the  Lord  their  God  shall  visit  them,  and  turn 
away  their  captivity. 

8 ^ I have  heard  the  reproach  of  Moab,  and  the 
revilings  of  the  children  of  Ammon,  whereby  they 
have  reproached  my  people,  and  magnified  themselves 
against  their  border. 

9 Therefore  as  I live,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  Surely  Moab  shall  be  as  Sodom,  and 

the  children  of  Ammon  as  Gomorrah,  even  the 
breeding  of  nettles,  and  saltpits,  and  a perpetual  deso- 
lation : the  residue  of  my  people  shall  spoil  them, 
and  the  remnant  of  my  people  shall  possess  them. 

10  This  shall  they  have  their  pride,  because 

they  have  reproached  and  magnified  themselves  against 
the  people  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

11  The  Lord  will  he  terrible  unto  them  : for  he  will 
famish  all  the  gods  of  the  earth  ; and  inen  shall  wor- 
ship him,  every  one  from  his  place,  even  all  the  isles 
of  the  heathen. 

12  ^ 25  Ye  Ethiopians  also,  ye  shall  he  slain  by  26  my 
sword. 

13  And  he  will  stretch  out  his  hand  against  the  north, 
and  27  destroy  Assyria  ; and  will  make  Nineveh  a de- 
solation, and  dry  like  a wilderness. 

14  And  28  flocks  shall  lie  down  in  the  midst  of  her, 
all  29  the  beasts  of  the  nations  : both  the  cormorant 
and  the  bittern  shall  lodge  in  the  upper  lintels  of  it  ; 
their  voice  shall  sing  in  the  windows  ; desolation  shall 
he  in  the  thresholds  : for  he  shall  uncover  the  cedar 
work. 

15  This  is  the  rejoicing  city  ®2  that  dwelt  carelessly, 

that  said  in  her  heart,  I am,  and  there  is  none  beside 

me  : how  is  she  become  a desolation,  a place  for  beasts 
to  lie  down  in  I every  one  that  passeth  by  her  shall 
hks,  and  wag  his  hand. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  A sharp  reproof  of  Jerusalem  for  divers  sins.  8 An  exhortation  to 
wait  for  the  restoration  of  Israel,  14  and  to  rejoice  for  their  salvation 
by  God. 

WOE  to  her  that  is  filthy  and  polluted,  to  the  op- 
pressing city  ! 

2  She  1 obeyed  not  the  voice  ; she  2 received  not  cor- 
rection ; she  trusted  not  in  the  Lord  ; she  drew  not 
near  to  her  God. 

3  ® Her  princes  within  her  are  roaring  lions  ; her 


4  Lord’s  anger.  For  Gaza  shall  be  forsaken,  and  Ash- 
kelon a desolation  : they  shall  drive  out  Ashdod  at 

6  the  noonday,  and  Ekron  shall  be  rooted  up.  Woe 
ixnto  the  inhabitants  of  ^ the  sea  coast,  the  nation  of 
the  Cherethites  ! The  word  of  the  Lord  is  against 
you,  O Canaan,  the  land  of  the  Philistines  ; I will 

6 destroy  thee,  that  there  shall  be  no  inhabitant.  And 
the  sea  coast  shall  be  pastures,  with  ^ cottages  for 

7 shepherds  and  folds  for  flocks.  And  the  coast  shall 
be  for  the  remnant  of  the  house  of  Jvxdah  ; they 
shall  feed  their  flocks  thereupon  : in  the  houses  of 
Ashkelon  shall  they  lie  down  in  the  evening  ; for 
the  Lord  their  God  shall  visit  them,  and  bring  again 

8 their  captivity.  I have  heard  the  reproach  of 
Moab,  and  the  revilings  of  the  children  of  Ammon, 
wherewith  they  have  reproached  my  people,  and 

9 magnified  themselves  against  their  border.  There- 
fore as  I live,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel,  Surely  Moab  shall  be  as  Sodom,  and  the 
children  of  Amnion  as  Gomorrah,  a possession  of 
® nettles,  and  saltpits,  and  a perpetual  desolation  : 
the  residue  of  my  people  shall  spoil  them,  and  the 

10  remnant  of  my  nation  shall  inherit  them.  This 
shall  they  have  for  their  pride,  because  they  have 
reproached  and  magnified  themselves  against  the 

11  people  of  the  Lord  of  hosts.  The  Lord  will  be 
terrible  unto  them  : for  he  will  famish  all  the  gods 
of  the  earth  ; and  men  shall  worship  him,  every  one 
from  his  place,  even  all  the  -Aisles  of  the  nations. 

12  Ye  Ethiopians  also,  ye  shall  be  slain  by  my  sword. 

13  And  he  will  stretch  out  his  hand  against  the  north, 
and  destroy  Assyria  ; and  will  make  Nineveh  a 

14  desolation,  and  dry  like  the  wilderness.  And  herds 
shall  lie  down  in  the  midst  of  her,  ^ all  the  beasts  of 
the  nations  : both  the  pelican  and  the  porcupine 
shall  lodge  in  the  chapiters  thereof  : their  voice  shall 
sing  in  the  windows ; * desolation  shall  be  in  the 
thresholds  : for  he  hath  laid  bare  the  cedar  work. 

15  This  is  the  joyous  city  that  dwelt  carelessly,  that 
said  in  her  heart,  I am,  and  there  is  none  else  be- 
side me  : how  is  she  become  a desolation,  a place 
for  beasts  to  lie  down  in  ! every  one  that  passeth  by 
her  shall  hiss,  and  wag  his  hand. 


3 Woe  to  her  that  is  rebellious  and  polluted,  to  the 

2 oppressing  city  ! She  obeyed  not  the  voice  ; she 
received  not  “correction  ; she  trusted  not  in  the 

3 Lord  j she  drew  not  near  to  her  God.  Her  princes 
in  the  midst  of  her  are  roaring  lions  j her  judges 


7Jer.47.4,5.  Ezek. 
25.  15.  Amos  1.  6,  7, 
8.  Zech.  9,  5,  6 
8 Jer.  6.  4.  & 15.  8. 

& Ezek.  25.  16. 

10  Josh.  13.  3. 

“ See  Is.  17.  2.  ver. 
14. 

12  ver.  9.  Is.  11. 11. 
Mic.  4.  7.  5.  7,  8. 

Hag.  1.  12.  & 2.  2. 


Ex.  4.  31.  Luke 
1.  68. 

’^Ps.  126.  1.  Jer. 
29.  14.  ch.  3.  20. 

Jer.  48.  27.  Ezek. 
25.  8 

ie  Ezek.  25.  3,  6. 

17  Jer.  49.  1. 

18  Is.  15.  Jer.  48. 

Ezek.  25.  9.  Amos 

2.  1. 


19  Amos  1.  13. 

20  Gen.  19.  25,  Deut. 
29.  23.  Is,  13.  19.  & 
34.  13-  Jer.  49.  18.  & 
50,  40. 

21  ver.  7. 

22  Is.  16.  6-  Jer.  48. 
29 

28  Mai.  1.  11.  John 
4.  21. 


2x  Gen,  10,  6. 

26  Is.  18,  1,  & 20.  4. 
Jer,  46,  9.  Ezek.  30.  9, 

26  Ps.  17-  13, 

27  Is,  10.  12.  Ezek. 
31.  3.  Nah.  1.  1.  & 2. 
10.  & 3.  15,  18. 

28  ver.  6, 

29  Is.  13.  21,  22. 

30  Is,  34.  11,  14. 


87  Jer.  22.  14. 

82  Is.  47.  8. 

83  Rev,  18.  7. 

87  Job  27.  23-  Lam. 

2,  15,  Ezek.  27.  36. 

86  Nah.  3-  19. 

1 Jer.  22.  21. 

2 Jer-  5.  3. 

3 Ezek.  22.  27.  Mic. 

3.  9,  10,  11. 


c Or,  the  region  of 
the  sea. 
d Or,  caves, 
e Or,  wild  vetches, 
f Or,  coastlunds. 
g Or,  all  beasts  of 
every  kind, 
h Or,  drought, 
a Or,  instruction. 


ZEPHANIAH,  III. 


1275 


judges  are  ^ evening  wolves  ; they  gnaw  not  the  bones 
till  the  morrow. 

4 Her  ® prophets  are  light  and  treacherous  persons  : 
her  priests  have  polluted  the  sanctuary,  they  have  done 
® violence  to  the  law. 

5 The  just  Lord  ® is  in  the  midst  thereof  ; he  will 

not  do  iniquity  ; every  morning  doth  he  bring  his  judg- 
ment to  light,  he  faileth  not ; but  ® the  unjust  knoweth 
no  shame.  ^ 

6 I have  cut  off  the  nations  : their  towers  are  deso- ' 
late  ; I made  their  streets  waste,  that  none  passeth  by  : 
their  cities  are  destroyed,  so  that  there  is  no  man,  that 
there  is  none  inhabitant. 

7 I said.  Surely  thou  wilt  fear  me,  thou  wilt  re- 
ceive instruction  ; so  their  dwelling  should  not  be  cut 
off,  howsoever  I punished  them  : but  they  rose  early, 
and  corrupted  all  their  doings. 

8 ^ Therefore  wait  ye  upon  me,  saith  the  Lord, 
until  the  day  that  I rise  up  to  the  prey  : for  my  de- 
termination is  to  gather  the  nations,  that  I may  as- 
semble the  kingdoms,  to  pour  upon  them  mine  indigna- 
tion, even  all  my  fierce  anger  : for  all  the  earth  shall 
be  devoured  with  the  fire  of  my  jealousy. 

9 For  then  will  I turn  to  the  people  ^^a  pure  lan- 
guage, that  they  may  all  call  upon  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  to  serve  him  with  one  consent. 

10  From  beyond  the  rivers  of  Ethiopia  my  sup- 
pliants, even  the  daughter  of  my  dispersed,  shall  bring 
mine  offering. 

11  In  that  day  shalt  thou  not  be  ashamed  for  all  thy 
doings,  wherein  thou  hast  transgressed  against  me  : for 
then  I will  take  away  out  of  the  midst  of  thee  them 
that  rejoice  in  thy  pride,  and  thou  shalt  no  more  be 
haughty  because  of  my  holy  mountain. 

12  I will  also  leave  in  the  midst  of  thee  an  afflicted 
and  poor  people,  and  they  shall  trust  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

13  The  remnant  of  Israel  shall  not  do  iniquity, 

nor  speak  lies  ; neither  shall  a deceitful  tongue  be 

found  in  their  mouth  : for  shall  feed  and  lie 

down,  and  none  shall  make  them  afraid. 

14  ^ 23  Sing,  O daughter  of  Zion  ; shout,  O Israel  ; 
be  glad  and  rejoice  with  all  the  heart,  O daughter  of 
Jerusalem. 

15  The  Lord  hath  taken  away  thy  judgments,  he 
hath  cast  out  thine  enemy  : 24  the  king  of  Israel,  even 
the  Lord,  25  ig  in  the  midst  of  thee  : thou  shalt  not  see 
evil  any  more. 

16  In  that  day  26  it  shall  be  said  to  Jerusalem,  Fear 
thou  not  : and  to  Zion,  27  Let  not  thine  hands  be  slack. 

17  The  Lord  thy  God  28  in  the  midst  of  thee  is 
mighty  ; he  will  save,  29  he  will  rejoice  over  thee  with 
joy  ; he  will  rest  in  his  love,  he  will  joy  over  thee  with 
singing. 

18  I will  gather  them  that  are  sorrowful  for  the 
solemn  assembly,  loho  are  of  thee,  to  lohom  the  re- 
proach of  it  was  a burden. 


* Hab.  1.  8. 

BJer.  23.  11,  32. 

Lam.  2.  14.  Hos.  9.  7. 
c Ezek.  22.  26. 

7 Deut.  32.  4. 

8ver.  15,  17.  See 
Mic.  3.  11. 

» Jer.  3.  3.  & 6.  15. 

& 8.  12. 

10  So  Jer.  8.  6. 

11  Gen.  6.  12. 

12  Ps.  27  14.  & 37. 
34.  Pro.  20.  22. 

18  Joei  3.  2. 


14  ch.  1.  18. 

15  Is.  19.  18. 

10  Ps.  08.  31.  Is.  18. 
1,  7.  & GO.  4,  &c.  Mai. 

1.  11.  Acts  8.  27. 

11  Jer.  7.  4.  Mic.  3. 
11.  Matt.  3.  9. 

IS  Is.  14.  32.  Zech. 
11.  11.  Matt.  5.  3.  1 
Cor.  1.  27,  28.  Jam. 

2.  5. 

10  Mic.  4.  7.  ch. 
2.  7. 


20  Is.  60.  21. 

21  Is.  63.  8.  Rev. 
14.  6. 

22  Ezek.  34.  28.  Mic. 
4.  4.  & 7.  14. 

25  Is.  12.  6.  & .54.  1. 
Zech.  2 10.  & 9.  9. 

24  John  1.  49. 

25  ver.  5,  17.  Ezek. 
48.  35.  Rev.  7.  15.  & 
21.  3,  4. 

20  Is.  35.  3,  4. 

21  Heb.  12.  12. 


are  evening  wolves  ; they  ^ leave  nothing  till  the 

4 morrow.  Her  prophets  are  light  and  treacherous 
persons  : her  priests  have  profaned  the  sanctuary, 

5 they  have  done  violence  to  the  law.  The  Lord  in 
the  midst  of  her  is  righteous  ; he  will  not  do  in- 
iquity ; ^ every  morning  doth  he  bring  his  judge- 
ment to  light,  he  faileth  not  ; but  the  unjust  know- 

6 eth  no  shame.  I have  cut  off  nations,  their  ‘^bat- 
tlements are  desolate  ; I have  made  their  streets 
waste,  that  none  passeth  by  : their  cities  are  de- 
stroyed, so  that  there  is  no  man,  that  there  is  none 

7 inhabitant.  I said.  Surely  thou  wilt  fear  me,  thou 
wilt  receive  ® correction  ; so  her  dwelling  should  not 
be  cut  off,  according  to  all  that  I have  appointed 
concerning  her  : but  they  rose  early  and  corrupted 

8 all  their  doings.  Therefore  wait  ye  for  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  until  the  day  that  I rise  up  to  the 
prey  : for  my  ^ determination  is  to  gather  the  na- 
tions, that  I may  assemble  the  kingdoms,  to  pour 
upon  them  mine  indignation,  even  all  my  fierce 
anger  ; for  all  the  earth  shall  be  devoured  with  the 

9 fire  of  my  jealous3\  For  then  will  I turn  to  the 
peoples  a pure  '' language,  that  they  may  all  call 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  serve  him  with  one 

10  * consent.  From  beyond  the  rivers  of  Ethiopia-^  my 
suppliants,  even  the  daughter  of  my  dispersed,  shall 

11  bring  mine  offering.  In  that  day  shalt  thou  not  be 
ashamed  for  all  thy  doings,  wherein  thou  hast  trans- 
gressed against  me  : for  then  I will  take  away  out 
of  the  midst  of  thee  ^'thy  proudly  exulting  ones, 
and  thou  shalt  no  more  be  haughty  in  my  holy 

12  mountain.  But  I will  leave  in  the  midst  of  thee  an 
afflicted  and  poor  people,  and  they  shall  trust  in  the 

13  name  of  the  Lord.  The  remnant  of  Israel  shall 
not  do  iniquity,  nor  speak  lies  ; neither  shall  a de- 
ceitful tongue  be  found  in  their  mouth  : for  they 
shall  feed  and  lie  down,  and  none  shall  make  them 

14  afraid.  Sing,  O daughter  of  Zion  ; shout,  O Israel  ; 
be  glad  and  rejoice  with  all  the  heart,  O daughter 

15  of  Jerusalem.  The  Lord  hath  taken  away  thy 
judgements,  he  hath  cast  out  thine  enemy  : the 
king  of  Israel,  even  the  Lord,  is  in  the  midst  of 

16  thee:  thou  shalt 'not  ^fear  evil  any  more.  In  that 
day  it  shall  be  said  to  Jerusalem,  Fear  thou  not  : 

17  ’“O  Zion,  let  not  thine  hands  be  slack.  The  Lord 
thy  God  is  in  the  midst  of  thee,  a mighty  one  who 
will  save  : he  will  rejoice  over  thee  with  joy,  he  will 
” rest  in  his  love,  he  will  joy  over  thee  with  singing. 

18  ® I will  gather  them  that  sorrow  for  the  solemn 
assembly,  who  were  of  thee  : « to  whom  the  burden 


28  ver.  15.  g Heb.  judgement.  n Heb.  be  silent.  ♦ 

22  Deut.  30.  9.  Is.  h Heb.  lip.  o Or,  They  have 

62.  5.  & 65.  19.  Jer.  i Heb.  shoulder.  been  sorrowful  for  the 

32.41.  j Or,  shall  they  bring  solemn  assembly 

52  Lam.  2.  6.  my  sxippliants,  even  which  I took  away 

b Or,  gnaiu  not  the  the  daughter  of  my  from  thee,  for  the  lift- 

bones  on  the  morrow.  dLspersed.,  for  an  of-  ing  up  of  reproach 

c Heb.  morning  by  fering  unto  me.  against  her. 

morning.  k Or,  the^a  that  ex-  p Or,  are  removed 

d Or,  corner  towers,  ult  hi  thy  majesty.  from, 
e Or,  instruction.  I Another  reading  is,  q Or,  which  hast 

f Or,  hoivsoever  I see.  borne  the  burden  of 

punished  her.  m Qr,  and  to  Zion,  reproach. 


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HAGGAI,  I. 


19  Behold,  at  that  time  I will  undo  all  that  afflict 
thee  ; and  I will  save  her  that  ^ihalteth,  and  gather 
her  that  was  driven  out ; and  I will  get  them  praise 
and  fame  in  every  land  where  they  have  been  put  to 
shame. 

20  At  that  time  will  I bring  you  again,  even  in  the 
time  that  I gather  you  : for  I will  make  you  a name 
and  a praise  among  all  people  of  the  earth,  when  I turn 
back  your  captivity  before  your  eyes,  saith  the  Lord. 


19  upon  ^ her  was  a reproach.  Behold,  at  that  time  I 
will  deal  with  all  them  that  afflict  thee  : and  I will 
save  her  that  halteth,  and  gather  her  that  was 
driven  away  ; and  I will  make  them  a praise  and  a 

20  name,  whose  shame  hath  been  in  all  the  earth.  At 
that  time  will  I bring  you  in,  and  at  tliat  time  will 
I gather  you  : for  I will  make  you  a name  and  a 
praise  among  all  the  peoples  of  the  earth,  when  I 
bring  again  your  captivity  before  your  eyes,  saith 
the  Lord. 


HAGGAI. 


CHAPTER  L 

1 Haggai  reproveth  the  people  for  neglecting  the  building  of  the  house. 
7 He  ineiteth  them  to  the  building.  12  He  promiseth  God's  assistance 
to  them  being  forward. 

IN  1 the  second  year  of  Darius  the  king,  in  the  sixth 
month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  came  the 
word  of  the  Lord  by  Haggai  the  prophet  unto  ^ Zerub- 
babel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah,  and  to 
^ Joshua  the  son  of  ^ Josedech,  the  high  priest,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  saying.  This 
people  say.  The  time  is  not  come,  the  time  that  the 
Lord’s  house  should  be  built. 

3  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  ^ by  Haggai  the 
prophet,  saying, 

4  ® /s  it  time  for  you,  O ye,  to  dwell  in  your  cieled 
houses,  and  this  house  lie  waste  ? 

5  Now  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; Con- 
sider your  ways. 

6  Ye  have  ® sown  much,  and  bring  in  little  ; ye  eat, 
but  ye  have  not  enough  ; ye  drink,  but  ye  are  not  filled 
with  drink  ; ye  clothe  you,  but  there  is  none  warm  ; 
and  ^ he  that  earneth  wages  earneth  wages  to  put  it  into 
a bag  with  holes. 

7  ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; Consider  your 
ways. 

8  Go  up  to  the  mountain,  and  bring  wood,  and  build 
the  house  ; and  I will  take  pleasure  in  it,  and  I will  be 
glorified,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  Ye  looked  for  much,  and,  lo,  it  came  to  little  ; 
and  when  ye  brought  it  home,  I did  blow  upon  it. 
Why  ? saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Because  of  mine 
house  that  is  waste,  and  ye  run  every  man  unto  his  own 
house. 

10  Therefore  the  heaven  over  you  is  stayed  from 
dew,  and  the  earth  is  stayed  /rom  her  fruit. 

11  And  I called  for  a drought  upon  the  land,  and 
upon  the  mountains,  and  upon  the  corn,  and  upon  the 
new  wine,  and  upon  the  oil,  and  upon  that  which  the 
ground  bringeth  forth,  and  upon  men,  and  upon  cattle, 
and  1^  upon  all  the  labour  of  the  hands. 

12  T[  13  Then  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and 

3^  Ezek.  34.  16.  Mic.  Zech.  1.  1.  Sam.  7.  2.  Ps, 

4.  6,  7.  2 1 Chr.  3.  17,  19.  132.  3,  &c. 

32  Is.  11. 12.  & 27.  12.  Ezra  3.  2.  Matt.  1.  12.  ^ ver.  7.  Lara.  3. 

& 56.  8.  Ezek.  28.  25.  Luke  3.  27.  40. 

& 34.  13.  & 37.  21.  3 Ezra  3.  2.  & 5,  2.  » Deut.  28.  38.  Hos. 

Amos  9.  14.  4 1 Chr.  6.  15.  4.  10.  Mic.  6.  14,  15. 

1 Ezra  4.  24.  & 6.  1.  « Ezra  5.  1.  ch.  2.  16. 


1 In  the  second  year  of  Darius  the  king,  in  the 
sixth  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  came  the 
word  of  the  Lord  by  Haggai  the  prophet  unto 
Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah, 
and  to  Joshua  the  son  of  Jehozadak,  the  high  priest, 

2 saying.  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  saying, 
This  people  say,  “ It  is  not  the  time  for  us  to  come, 

3 the  time  for  the  Lord’s  house  to  be  built.  Then 
came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  Haggai  the  prophet, 

4 saying.  Is  it  a time  for  you  yourselves  to  dwell  in 
your  cieled  houses,  while  this  house  lieth  waste  ? 

5 Now  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : 

6 3 Consider  your  ways.  Ye  have  sown  much,  and 
bring  in  little  ; ye  eat,  but  ye  have  not  enough  ; ye 
drink,  but  ye  are  not  filled  with  drink  ; ye  clothe 
you,  but  there  is  none  warm  ; and  he  that  earneth 
wages  earneth  wages  to  put  it  into  a bag  with  holes. 

7 Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : ^ Consider  your 

8 ways.  Go  up  to  the  mountain,  and  bring  wood, 
and  build  the  house  ; and  I will  take  pleasure  in  it, 

9 and  I will  be  glorified,  saith  the  Lord.  Ye  looked 
for  much,  and,  lo,  it  came  to  little  ; and  when  ye 
brought  it  home,  I did  ^ blow  upon  it.  Why  ? 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Because  of  mine  house 
that  lieth  waste,  while  ye  run  every  man  to  his  own 

10  house.  Therefore  ® for  your  sake  the  heaven  is 
stayed  from  dew,  and  the  earth  is  stayed  from  her 

11  fruit.  And  I called  for  a drought  upon  the  laud, 
and  upon  the  mountains,  and  upon  the  corn,  and 
upon  the  wine,  and  upon  the  oil,  and  upon  that 
which  the  ground  bringeth  forth,  and  upon  men, 
and  upon  cattle,  and  upon  all  the  labour  of  the 
hands. 


12  Then  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Joshua 

» Zech.  8.  10.  ch.  2.  17.  time  is  not  come  for 

13  ch.  2.  16.  13  Ezra  5.  2.  the  Lord's  house  (kc. 

11  ch.  2.  17.  r According  to  some  b Heb.  Set  your 

12  Lev.  26.  19.  Deut.  ancient  authorities,  heart  on  your  ways. 

28.  23.  1 Kin.  8.  35.  thee.  c Or,  hill  country. 

13  1 Kin.  17.  1.  2 According  to  many  d Or,  blow  it  away. 

Kin.  8.  1.  ancient  versions,  The  e Or,  over  you. 


HAGGAI,  II. 


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Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech,  the  high  priest,  with  all 
the  remnant  of  the  people,  obeyed  the  voice  of  - the 
Lord  their  God,  and  the  words  of  Haggai  tlie  prophet, 
as  the  Lord  their  God  had  sent  him,  and  the  people 
did  fear  before  the  Lord. 

13  Then  spake  Haggai  the  Lord’s  messenger  in  the 
Lord’s  message  unto  the  people,  saying,  I am  with 
you,  saith  the  Lord. 

14  And  1’’'  the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit  of  Zerubba- 
bel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah,  and  the 
spirit  of  Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech,  the  high  priest, 
and  the  spirit  of  all  the  remnant  of  the  people  ; and 
they  came  and  did  work  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  their  God, 

15  In  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the  sixth  month, 
in  the  second  year  of  Darius  the  king. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 He  encourageth  the  people  to  the  work,  by  promise  of  greater  glory  to 
the  second  temple  than  was  in  the  first.  10  In  the  type  of  holy  things 
and  unclean  he  sheweth  their  sins  hindered  the  work.  20  God's  pro- 
mise to  Zerubbabel. 

IN  the  seventh  month,  in  the  one  and  twentieth  day 
of  the  month,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the 
prophet  Haggai,  saying, 

2  Speak  now  to  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel, 
governor  of  Judah,  and  to  Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech, 
the  high  priest,  and  to  the  residue  of  the  people,  saying, 
3 ^ Who  is  left  among  you  that  saw  this  house  in  her 
first  glory  ? and  how  do  ye  see  it  now  ? ^ is  it  not  in 
your  eyes  in  comparison  of  it  as  nothing  ? 

4  Yet  now  ® be  strong,  O Zerubbabel,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  be  strong,  O Joshua,  son  of  Josedech,  the  high 
priest  ; and  be  strong,  all  ye  people  of  the  land,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  work  : for  I am  with  you,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  : 

5  ^According  to  the  word  that  I covenanted  with 
you  when  ye  came  out  of  Egypt,  so  ® my  spirit  remain- 
eth  among  you  : fear  ye  not. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; ® Yet  once,  it  is 
a little  while,  and  I will  shake  the  heavens,  and  the 
earth,  and  the  sea,  and  the  dry  land  ; 

7  And  I will  shake  all  nations,  ®and  the  desire  of  all 
nations  shall  come  : and  I will  fill  this  house  with  glory, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

8  The  silver  is  mine,  and  the  gold  is  mine,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts, 

9  ® The  glory  of  this  latter  house  shall  be  greater 
than  of  the  former,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : and  in 
this  place  will  I give  peace,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

10  ^ In  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the  ninth 
month,  in  the  second  year  of  Darius,  came  the  word  of 
the  Lord  by  Haggai  the  prophet,  saying, 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; Ask  now  the 
priests  concerning  the  law,  saying, 

12  If  one  bear  holy  flesh  in  the  skirt  of  his  garment, 
and  with  his  skirt  do  touch  bread,  or  pottage,  or  wine, 
or  oil,  or  any  meat,  shall  it  be  holy  ? And  the  priests 
answered  and  said,  No. 

13  Then  said  Haggai,  If  one  that  is  unclean  by  a 
dead  body  touch  any  of  these,  shall  it  be  unclean  ? 
And  the  priests  answered  and  said.  It  shall  be  unclean. 
14  Then  answered  Haggai,  and  said,  So  fsthis  peo- 


the  son  of  Jehozadak,  the  high  priest,  with  all  the 
remnant  of  the  people,  obeyed  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  the  words  of  Haggai  the 
prophet,  as  the  Lord  their  God  had  sent  him  ; and 

13  the  people  did  fear  before  the  Lord.  Then  spake 
Haggai  the  Lord’s  messenger  in  the  Lord’s  mes- 
sage unto  the  people,  saying,  I am  with  you,  saith 

14  the  Lord.  And  the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit  of 
Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah, 
and  the  spirit  of  Joshua  the  son  of  Jehozadak,  the 
high  priest,  and  the  spirit  of  all  the  remnant  of  the 
people  ; and  they  came  and  did  work  in  the  house 

15  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  their  God,  in  the  four  and 
twentieth  day  of  the  month,  in  the  sixth  month,  in 
the  second  year  of  Darius  the  king. 


2 In  the  seventh  month,  in  the  one  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  month,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 

2 Haggai  the  prophet,  saying.  Speak  now  to  Zerub- 
babel the  son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah,  and 
to  Joshua  the  son  of  Jehozadak,  the  high  priest, 

3 and  to  the  remnant  of  the  people,  saying.  Who  is 
left  among  you  that  saw  this  house  in  its  former 
glory  ? and  how  do  ye  see  it  now  ? is  it  not  in  your 

4 eyes  as  nothing  ? Yet  now  be  strong,  O Zerubbabel, 
saith  the  Lord  ; and  be  strong,  O Joshua,  son  of 
Jehozadak,  the  high  priest  ; and  be  strong,  all  ye 
people  of  the  land,  saith  the  Lord,  and  work  : for 

5 I am  with  you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  “ according 
to  the  word  that  I covenanted  with  you  when  ye 
came  out  of  Egypt,  and  my  spirit  ^ abode  among 

6 you  : fear  ye  not.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  : Yet  once,  it  is  a little  while,  and  I will  shake 
the  heavens,  and  the  earth,  and  the  sea,  and  the  dry 

7 land  ; and  I will  shake  all  nations,  and  ^ the  desir- 
able things  of  all  nations  shall  come,  and  I will  fill 
this  house  with  glory,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

8 The  silver  is  mine,  and  the  gold  is  mine,  saith  the 

9 Lord  of  hosts.  The  latter  glory  of  this  house 
shall  be  greater  than  the  former,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  : and  in  this  place  will  I give  peace,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 


10  In  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the  ninth 
month,  in  the  second  year  of  Darius,  came  the  word 

11  of  the  Lord  by  Haggai  the  prophet,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : Ask  now  the  priests  con- 

12  cerning  the  law,  saying,  If  one  bear  holy  flesh  in 
the  skirt  of  his  garment,  and  with  his  skirt  do 
touch  bread,  or  pottage,  or  wine,  or  oil,  or  any  meat, 
shall  it  become  holy  ? And  the  priests  answered 

13  and  said.  No.  Then  said  Haggai,  If  one  that  is 
unclean  by  a dead  body  touch  any  of  these,  shall  it 
be  unclean  ? And  the  priests  answered  and  said, 

14  It  shall  be  unclean.  Then  answered  Haggai  and 
said.  So  is  this  people,  and  so  is  this  nation  before 


Matt.  28. 20.  Rom.  ^ Ezra  3.  12.  ® ver.  21.  Heb.  12.  Ps.  85.  8,*  9.  Luke  Ntun.  19.  11.  c Or,  the  things  de- 

8.  31.  2 Zech.  4.  10.  26.  2.  14.  Eph.  2.  14.  Tit.  1.  1.5.  sired  (Heb.  de.sire)  of 

2 Chr.  36. 22.  Ezra  3 Zech  8.  9.  2 Joel  3.  16.  ” Lev.  10.  10,  11.  « Or,  Remember  all  nations  shall 

1.1.  < Ex.  29.45,46.  8 Gen.  49.10.  Mai.  Deut.  33.  10.  Mai.  word  dec.  come. 

18  ch.  2.  21.  6 Neh.  9.  20.  Is.  63.  3.  1.  2.  7.  b Or,  abideth. 

19  Ezra  5.  2,  8.  11.  9 John  1.  14. 


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pie,  and  so  is  this  nation  before  me,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  so  is  every  work  of  their  hands  ; and  that  which 
they  offer  there  is  unclean. 

15  And  now,  I pray  you,  consider  from  this  day 
and  upward,  from  before  a stone  was  laid  upon  a stone 
in  the  temple  of  the  Lord  : 

16  Since  those  days  were,  ^^when  one  came  to  an 
heap  of  twenty  measures ^ there  were  but  ten  : when  one 
came  to  the  pressfat  for  to  draw  out  fifty  vessels  out  of 
the  press,  there  were  but  twenty. 

17  I smote  you  with  blasting  and  with  mildew  and 
with  hail  in  all  the  labours  of  your  hands  ; yet  ye 
turned  not  to  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  Consider  now  from  this  day  and  upward,  from 
the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the  ninth  month,  even 
from  the  day  that  the  foundation  of  the  Lord’s  tem- 
ple was  laid,  consider  it. 

19  ^ Is  the  seed  yet  in  the  bam  ? yea,  as  yet  the 
vine,  and  the  fig  tree,  and  the  pomegranate,  and  the  olive 
tree,  hath  not  b^rought  forth  : from  this  da^  will  I bless 
you. 

20  ^ And  again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Haggai  in  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 
saying, 

21  Speak  to  Zerubbabel,  governor  of  Judah,  say- 
ing, 22 1 will  shake  the  heavens  and  the  earth  ; 

22  And  23  X will  overthrow  the  throne  of  kingdoms, 
and  I will  destroy  the  strength  of  the  kingdoms  of 
the  heathen  ; and  2^1  will  overthrow  the  chariots,  and 
those  that  ride  in  them  ; and  the  horses  and  their  riders 
shall  come  down,  every  one  by  the  sword  of  his  brother. 

23  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  will  I take 
thee,  O Zembbabel,  my  servant,  the  son  of  Shealtiel, 
saith  the  Lord,  25  and  will  make  thee  as  a signet  : for 
2®  I have  chosen  thee,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


me,  saith  the  Lord  ; and  so  is  every  work  of  their 
hands  ; and  that  which  they  offer  there  is  unclean. 

15  And  now,  I pray  you,  consider  from  this  day  and 
upward,  from  before  a stone  was  laid  upon  a stone 

16  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord  : ‘^through  all  that  time, 
when  one  came  to  an  heap  of  twenty  measures,  there 
were  but  ten  ; when  one  came  to  the  winefat  for  to 

17  draw  out  fifty  vessels,  there  were  but  twenty.  I 
smote  you  with  blasting  and  with  mildew  and  with 
hail  in  all  the  work  of  your  hands  ; yet  ye  turned 

18  not  to  me,  saith  the  Lord.  Consider,  I pray  you, 
from  this  day  and  upward,  from  the  four  and 
twentieth  day  of  the  ninth  month,  since  the  day 
that  the  foundation  of  the  Lord’s  temple  was  laid, 

19  consider  it.  Is  the  seed  yet  in  the  barn  ? yea,  the 
vine,  and  the  fig  tree,  and  the  pomegranate,  and  the 
olive  tree  hath  not  brought  forth  ; from  this  day 
will  I bless  you. 


20  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  the  second  time 
unto  Haggai  in  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the 

21  month,  saying.  Speak  to  Zerubbabel,  governor  of 
Judah,  saying,  I will  shake  the  heavens  aiid  the 

22  earth  : and  I will  overthrow  the  throne  of  king- 
doms, and  I will  destroy  the  strength  of  the  king- 
doms of  the  nations  ; and  I will  overthrow  the 
chariots,  and  those  that  ride  in  them  ; and  the 
horses  and  their  riders  shall  come  down,  every  one 

23  by  the  sword  of  his  brother.  In  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  will  I take  thee,  O Zerubbabel,  my 
servant,  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
will  make  thee  as  a signet : for  I have  chosen  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


ZECHARIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

t Zechariah  exhorteth  to  repentance.  7 The  vision  of  the  horses.  12  At 
the  prayer  of  the  angel  comfortable  promises  are  made  to  Jerusalem. 
18  The  vision  of  the  four  horns,  ana  the  four  carpenters. 

IN  the  eighth  month,  ^in  the  second  year  of  Darius, 
came  the  word  of  the  Lord  2 unto  Zechariah,  the 
son  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Iddo  the  prophet,  saying, 
2 The  Lord  hath  been  sore  displeased  with  your 
fathers. 

3 Therefore  say  thou  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ; Turn  ® ye  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  I will  turn  unto  you,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

4 Be  ye  not  as  your  fathers,  ^ unto  whom  the  former 
prophets  have  cried,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ; ® Turn  ye  now  from  your  evil  ways,  and  from 
your  evil  doings  : but  they  did  not  hear,  nor  hearken 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

“ ch.  1.  5.  17  ch.  1.  11,  22  ver.  6, 7.  Heb.  12. 

1^  ch.  1.  6,  9.  Zech.  Jer,  5.  3,  Amos  26. 

8.  10,  4.  6,  8,  9, 10,  11.  23  Dan,  2.  44.  Matt. 

16  Dent.  28,  22,  1 Zech,  8.  9.  24.  7, 

Kin.  8.  37.  Amos  4,  9.  20  Zech.  8.  12.  =4  Mic.  5.  10.  Zech. 

ch.  1.  9.  21  ch.  1.  14.  4.  6.  & 9.  10. 


1 In  the  eighth  month,  in  the  second  year  of 
Darius,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Zechariah 
the  son  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Iddo,  the  prophet, 

2 saying.  The  Lord  hath  been  sore  displeased  with 

3 your  fathers.  Therefore  say  thou  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : Return  unto  me,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I will  return  unto  you,  saith 

4 the  Lord  of  hosts.  Be  ye  not  as  your  fathers, 
unto  whom  the  former  prophets  cried,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Return  ye  now  from  your 
evil  ways,  and  from  your  evil  doings  : but  they  did 
not  hear,  nor  hearken  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 


26  Cant.  8.  6.  Jer.  2 Ezra  5.  1,  Matt.  4 2 Chr.  36.  15, 16. 

22.  24.  23.  35.  « Is.  31.  6.  Jer.  3. 

26  Is.  42.  1.  & 43.  10.  3 Jer.  25.  5.  Sz  35. 15.  12.  & 18.  11.  Ezek. 

1 Ezra  4.  24.  Hag.  Mic.  7.  19.  Mai.  3.  7.  18.  30.  Hos.  14.  1. 

1.  1.  Luke  15.  20.  Jam.  d Heb.  since  those 

4.  8.  days  were. 


2ECHARIAH,  I. 


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5 Your  fathers,  where  are  they  ? and  the  prophets, 
do  they  live  for  ever  ? 

6 But  ® my  words  and  my  statutes,  which  I com- 
manded my  servants  the  prophets,  did  they  not  take 
hold  of  your  fathers  ? and  they  returned  and  said. 

Like  as  the  Lord  of  hosts  thought  to  do  unto  us,  ac- 
cording to  our  ways,  and  according  to  our  doings,  so 
hath  he  dealt  with  us. 

7 If  Upon  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the  eleventh 
month,  which  is  the  month  Sebat,  in  the  second  year  of 
Darius,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Zechariah, 
the  son  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Iddo  the  prophet, 
saying, 

8 I saw  by  night,  and  behold  ® a man  riding  upon  a 
red  horse,  and  he  stood  among  the  myrtle  trees  that 
loere  in  the  bottom  ; and  behind  him  were  there  ® red 
horses,  speckled,  and  white. 

9 Then  said  I,  O my  lord,  what  are  these  ? And  the 
angel  that  talked  with  me  said  unto  me,  I will  shew 
thee  what  these  he. 

10  And  the  man  that  stood  among  the  myrtle  trees 
answered  and  said,  These  are  they  whom  the  Lord 
hath  sent  to  walk  to  and  fro  through  the  earth. 

11  And  they  answered  the  angel  of  the  Lord  that 
stood  among  the  myrtle  trees,  and  said.  We  have 
walked  to  and  fro  through  the  earth,  and,  behold,  all 
the  earth  sitteth  still,  and  is  at  rest. 

12  ^ Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  answered  and  said, 

O Lord  of  hosts,  how  long  wilt  thou  not  have  mercy 

on  Jerusalem  and  on  the  cities  of  Judah,  against  which 
thou  hast  had  indignation  these  threescore  and  ten 
years  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  answered  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me  with  good  words  and  comfortable  words. 

14  So  the  angel  that  communed  with  me  said  unto 
me.  Cry  thou,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
1 am  1®  jealous  for  Jerusalem  and  for  Zion  with  a great 
jealousy. 

15  And  I am  very  sore  displeased  with  the  heathen 
that  are  at  ease  : for  i®  I was  but  a little  displeased,  and 
they  helped  forward  the  affliction. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; I am  returned 
to  Jerusalem  with  mercies  : my  house  shall  be  built 
in  it,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  i®  a line  shall  be 
stretched  forth  upon  Jerusalem. 

17  Cry  yet,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
My  cities  through  prosperity  shall  yet  be  spread  abroad  ; 

and  the  Lord  shall  yet  comfort  Zion,  and  shall  yet 
choose  Jerusalem. 

18  ^ Then  lifted  I up  mine  eyes,  and  saw,  and  be- 
hold four  horns. 

19  And  I said  unto  the  angel  that  talked  with  me. 
What  he  these  ? And  he  answered  me,  21  These  are 
the  horns  which  have  scattered  Judah,  Israel,  and  Je- 
rusalem. 

20  And  the  Lord  shewed  me  four  carpenters. 

21  Then  said  I,  What  come  these  to  do  ? And  he 
spake,  saying,  These  are  the  horns  which  have  scattered 
Judah,  so  that  no  man  did  lift  up  his  head  : but  these 
are  come  to  fray  them,  to  cast  out  the  horns  of  the 
Gentiles,  which  2^  lifted  up  their  horn  over  the  land  of 
Judah  to  scatter  it. 

e Is.  55.  1.  9 ch.  6.  2-7.  jer.  25.  11,  12. 

7 Lam.  1.  18.  & 2.  ^ Heb.  1.  14.  Dan.  9.  2.  ch.  7.  5. 

17.  u Ps.  103.  20,  21.  Jer.  29.  10. 

8 Josh.  5.  13.  Rev.  12  Ps.  102.  13.  Rev.  is  Joel  2.  18.  ch. 

6.  4.  6.  10.  8.  2. 


5 Your  fathers,  where  are  they  ? and  the  prophets,  do 

6 they  live  for  ever  ? But  my  words  and  my  statutes, 
which  I commanded  my  servants  the  prophets,  did 
they  not  overtake  your  fathers  ? and  they  turned 
and  said.  Like  as  the  Lord  of  hosts  thought  to  do 
unto  us,  according  to  our  ways,  and  according  to 
our  doings,  so  hath  he  dealt  with  us. 

7 Upon  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the  eleventh 
month,  which  is  the  month  Shebat,  in  the  second 
year  of  Darius,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto 
Zechariah  the  son  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Iddo,  the 

8 prophet,  saying,  I saw  in  the  night,  and  behold  a 
man  riding  upon  a red  horse,  and  he  stood  among 
the  myrtle  trees  that  were  in  the  “ bottom  ; and  be- 
hind him  there  were  horses,  red,  sorrel,  and  white. 

9 Then  said  I,  O my  lord,  what  are  these  ? And  the 
angel  that  talked  with  me  said  unto  me,  I will 

10  shew  thee  what  these  be.  And  the  man  that  stood 
among  the  myrtle  trees  answered  and  said.  These 
are  they  whom  the  Lord  hath  sent  to  walk  to  and 

11  fro  through  the  earth.  And  they  answered  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  that  stood  among  the  myrtle  trees,  and 
said.  We  have  walked  to  and  fro  through  the  earth, 
and,  behold,  all  the  earth  sitteth  still,  and  is  at  rest. 

12  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  answered  and  said,  O 
Lord  of  hosts,  how  long  wilt  thou  not  have  mercy 
on  Jerusalem  and  on  the  cities  of  Judah,  against 
which  thou  hast  had  indignation  these  threescore 

13  and  ten  years  ? And  the  Lord  answered  the  angel 
that  talked  with  me  with  good  words,  even  comfort- 

14  able  words.  So  the  angel  that  talked  with  me  said 
unto  me.  Cry  thou,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  : I am  jealous  for  Jerusalem  and  for  Zion  with 

15  a great  jealousy.  And  I am  very  sore  displeased 
with  the  nations  that  are  at  ease  : for  I was  but  a 
little  displeased,  and  they  ^ helped  forward  the  afflic- 

16  tion.  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  : I am  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem  with  mercies  ; my  house  shall 
be  built  in  it,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  a line 

17  shall  be  stretched  forth  over  Jerusalem.  Cry  yet 
again,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : My  ci- 
ties through  prosperity  shall  yet  be  spread  abroad  ; 
and  the  Lord  shall  yet  comfort  Zion,  and  shall  yet 
choose  Jerusalem. 


18  * And  I lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw,  and  behold 

19  four  horns.  And  I said  unto  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me.  What  be  these  ? And  he  answered  me, 
These  are  the  horns  which  have  scattered  Judah, 

20  Israel,  and  Jerusalem.  And  the  Lord  shewed  me 

21  four  smiths.  Then  said  I,  What  come  these  to  do  ? 
And  he  spake,  saying,  These  are  the  horns  which 
scattered  Judah,  so  that  no  man  did  lift  up  his 
head  : but  these  are  come  to  fray  them,  to  cast 
down  the  horns  of  the  nations,  which  lifted  up  their 
horn  against  the  land  of  Judah  to  scatter  it. 


18 13.  47.  6.  20  Is.  14.  1.  ch.  2.  b Or,  helped  for 

V Is.  12.  1.  & 54.  8.  12.  & 3.  2.  evil. 

ch.  2.  10.  & 8.  3.  21  Ezra  4.  1,  4,  7.  & c Or,  shall  yet  over- 

1*  ch.  2.  1,  2.  5.  3.  flow  with  prosperity. 

19  Is.  51.  3.  22  Ps.  75.  4,  5.  * [Ch.  2.  1.  iu  Heb.] 

a Or,  shady  place. 


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CHAPTER  II. 

1  God,  in  the  care  of  Jerusalem,  sendeth  to  measure  it.  6 The  redemp- 
tion of  Zion.  10  The  pi'omise  of  God's  presence. 

I  LIFTED  up  mine  eyes  again,  and  looked,  and  be- 
hold ^ a man  with  a measuring  line  in  his  hand. 

2  Then  said  I,  Whither  goest  thou  ? And  he  said 
unto  me,  ^To  measure  Jerusalem,  to  see  what  is  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  what  is  the  length  thereof. 

3  And,  behold,  the  angel  that  talked  with  me  went 
forth,  and  another  angel  went  out  to  meet  him, 

4  And  said  unto  him.  Run,  speak  to  this  young  man, 
saying,  ^ Jerusalem  shall  be  inhabited  as  towns  without 
walls  for  the  multitude  of  men  and  cattle  therein  : 

5  For  I,  saith  the  Lord,  will  be  unto  her  ^ a wall  of 
fire  round  about,  ^ and  will  be  the  glory  in  the  midst  of 
her. 

6  ^ Ho,  ho,  come  forth.,  and  flee  ® from  the  land  of 
the  north,  saith  the  Lord  : for  I have  spread  yon 
abroad  as  the  four  winds  of  the  heaven,,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  ® Deliver  thyself,  O Zion,  that  dwellest  with  the 
daughter  of  Babylon. 

8  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; After  the  glory 
hath  he  sent  me  unto  the  nations  which  spoiled  you  : 
for  he  that  ® toucheth  you  toucheth  the  apple  of  his 
eye. 

9  For,  behold,  I will  shake  mine  hand  upon  them, 
and  they  shall  be  a spoil  to  their  servants  : and  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me. 

10  ^ Sing  and  rejoice,  O daughter  of  Zion  : for, 
lo,  I come,  and  I will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee, 
saith  the  Lord. 

11  And  many  nations  shall  be  joined  to  the  Lord 
in  that  day,  and  shall  be  my  people  : and  I will 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee,  and  thou  shalt  know  that 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  thee. 

12  And  the  Lord  shall  inherit  Judah  his  portion 
in  the  holy  land,  and  shall  choose  Jerusalem  again. 

13  20  Be  silent,  O all  flesh,  before  the  Lord  : for  he 
is  raised  up  21  out  of  his  holy  habitation. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Under  the  type  of  Joshua,  the  restoration  of  the  church,  8 Christ  the 
Branch  is  promised. 

And  he  shewed  me  ^Joshua  the  high  priest  stand- 
ing before  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  and  2 Satan 
standing  at  his  right  hand  to  resist  him, 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  ® The  Lord  rebuke 
thee,  O Satan  ; even  the  Lord  that  ^ hath  chosen  Je- 
rusalem rebuke  thee  : ^ is  not  this  a brand  plucked  out 
of  the  fire  ? 

3  Now  Joshua  was  clothed  with  ® filthy  garments,  and 
stood  before  the  angel. 

4  And  he  answered  and  spake  unto  those  that  stood 
before  him,  saying.  Take  away  the  filthy  garments  from 
him.  And  unto  him  he  said.  Behold,  I have  caused 
thine  iniquity  to  pass  from  thee,  and  I will  clothe  thee 
with  change  of  raiment. 

5  And  I said.  Let  them  set  a fair  ® mitre  upon  his 
head.  So  they  set  a fair  mitre  upon  his  head,  and 

1 Ezek.  40.  3.  7 Deut.  28.  64.  Ezek.  la  Lev.  26.  12.  Ezek. 

2  Rev.  11. 1.  &21. 15,  17.  21.  37.  27.  ch.  8.  3.  John 

16.  8 Rev.  18.  4.  1.  14.  2 Cor.  6.  16. 

3  Jer.  31.  27.  Ezek.  9 Dent.  32.  10.  Ps.  Is.  2.  2,  3.  & 49. 

36.  10,  11.  17.  8 2 Thess.  1.  6.  22.  & 60.  3,  &c.  ch.  8. 

< Is.  26.  1.  ch.  9.  8.  10  Is.  11.  15.  & 19.  22,  23. 

5 Is.  60. 19.  Rev.  21.  16.  ch.  3.  10. 

23.  11  ch.  4.  9.  Ex.  12.  49. 

« Is.  48.  20.  & 52.  11.  12  Is.  12.  6.  & 54.  1.  ver.  9.  Ezek.  33. 

Jer.  1.  14.  & 50.  8.  & Zeph.  3.  14.  33. 

51.  6,  45. 


2 * And  I lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw,  and  behold 

2 a man  with  a measuring  line  in  his  hand.  Then 
said  I,  Whither  goest  thou  ? And  he  said  unto  me, 
To  measure  Jerusalem,  to  see  what  is  the  breadth 

3 thereof,  and  what  is  the  length  thereof.  And, 
behold,  the  angel  that  talked  with  me  went  forth, 

4 and  another  angel  went  out  to  meet  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Run,  speak  to  this  young  man,  saying, 
Jerusalem  shall  “be  inhabited  as  villages  without 
walls,  by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  men  and  cattle 

5 therein.  For  I,  saith  the  Lord,  will  be  unto  her  a 
wall  of  fire  round  about,  and  I will  be  the  glory 

6 in  the  midst  of  her.  Ho,  ho,  flee  from  the  land  of 
the  north,  saith  the  Lord  : for  I have  spread  you 
abroad  as  the  four  winds  of  the  heaven,  saith  the 

7 Lord.  Ho  Zion,  escape,  thou  that  dwellest  with 

8 the  daughter  of  Babylon.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  : ^ After  glory  hath  he  sent  me  unto  the 
nations  which  spoiled  you  : for  he  that  toucheth  you 

9 toucheth  the  apple  of  his  eye.  For,  behold,  I will 
shake  mine  hand  over  them,  and  they  shall  be  a 
spoil  to  those  that  served  them  : and  ye  shall  know 

10  that  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me.  Sing  and 
rejoice,  O daughter  of  Zion  : for,  lo,  I come,  and  I 
will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  And  many  nations  shall  join  themselves  to  the 
Lord  in  that  day,  and  shall  be  my  people  : and  I 
will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee,  and  thou  shalt  know 
that  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  thee. 

12  And  the  Lord  shall  inherit  Judah  as  his  portion 
in  the  holy  land,  and  shall  yet  choose  Jerusalem. 

13  Be  silent,  all  flesh,  before  the  Lord  : for  he  is 
waked  up  out  of  his  holy  habitation. 


3  And  he  shewed  me  Joshua  the  high  priest  stand- 
ing before  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  and  ® Satan 
standing  at  his  right  hand  to  be  his  adversary. 

2 And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  The  Lord  rebuke 
thee,  O Satan  ; yea,  the  Lord  that  hath  chosen 
Jerusalem  rebuke  thee  : is  not  this  a brand  plucked 

3 out  of  the  fire  ? Now  Joshua  was  clothed  with 

4 filthy  garments,  and  stood  before  the  angel.  And 
he  answered  and  spake  unto  those  that  stood  before 
him,  saying.  Take  the  filthy  garments  from  off  him. 
And  unto  him  he  said.  Behold,  I have  caused  thine 
iniquity  to  pass  from  thee,  and  I will  clothe  thee 

5 with  rich  apparel.  And  ^ I said.  Let  them  set  a 
fair  mitre  upon  his  head.  So  they  set  a fair  mitre 


18  Deut.  32.  9. 

19  ch.  1.  17. 

29  Hab.  2.  20.  Zeph. 
1.  7. 

21  Ps.  68.  5.  Is.  67. 
15. 

1 Hag.  1.  1. 

2 Ps.  109.  6.  Rev.  12. 
10. 

3 Jude  9. 


* ch.  1.  17.  Rom.  8. 
33. 

8 Amos  4.  11.  Rom. 
11.  5.  Jude  23. 

6 Is.  64.  6. 

ils.  61.  10.  Luke 
15.  22.  Rev.  19.  8. 

8 Ex.  29.  6.  ch.  6. 

11. 

* [Ch.  2.  5.  in  Heb.] 


a Or,  divell. 
b Or,  A fter  the  glo~ 
ry,  he  hath  &c. 

a That  is,  the  Ad- 
versary. 

b According  to  some 
ancient  authorities,  he 
said. 

c Or,  turban.  Or, 
diadem. 


ZECHARIAH,  IV. 


1281 


clothed  him  with  garments.  And  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  stood  by. 

6 And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  protested  unto  Joshua, 
saying, 

7 Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; If  thou  wilt  walk 
in  my  ways,  and  if  thou  wilt  ^ keep  my  charge,  then 
thou  shalt  also  judge  my  house,  and  shalt  also  keep 
my  courts,  and  I will  give  thee  places  to  walk  among 
these  that  stand  by. 

8 Hear  now,  O Joshua  the  high  priest,  thou,  and  thy 
fellows  that  sit  before  thee  : for  they  are  men  won- 
dered at  : for,  behold,  I will  bring  forth  my  servant 
the  14  BRANCH. 

9 For  behold  the  stone  that  I have  laid  before  Joshua  ; 
1®  upon  one  stone  shall  he  i®  seven  eyes  : behold,  I will 
engrave  the  graving  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  11 1 will  remove  the  iniquity  of  that  land  in  one 
day. 

10  1®  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  shall  ye 
call  every  man  his  neighbour  i^  under  the  vine  and 
under  the  fig  tree. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

1 By  the  golden  candlestick  is  foreshewed  the  good  success  of  Zerubha- 

beVs  foundation.  11  By  the  two  olive  trees  the  two  anointed  ones. 

And  1 the  angel  that  talked  with  me  came  again, 
and  waked  me,  ^ as  a man  that  is  wakened  out  of 
his  sleep, 

2  And  said  unto  me.  What  seest  thou  ? And  I said, 
I have  looked,  and  behold  ® a candlestick  all  of  gold, 
with  a bowl  upon  the  top  of  it,  4 and  his  seven  lamps 
thereon,  and  seven  pipes  to  the  seven  lamps,  which  are 
upon  the  top  thereof  : 

3  ® And  two  olive  trees  by  it,  one  upon  the  right  side 
of  the  bowl,  and  the  other  upon  the  left  side  thereof. 

4  So  I answered  and  spake  to  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me,  saying.  What  are  these,  my  lord  ? 

5  Then  the  angel  that  talked  with  me  answered  and 
said  unto  me,  Knowest  thou  not  what  these  be  ? And 
I said.  No,  my  lord. 

6  Then  he  answered  and  spake  unto  me,  saying. 
This  is  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Zerubbabel,  say- 
ing, ®Not  by  might,  nor  by  power,  but  by  my  spirit, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

7  Who  art  thou,  O great  mountain  ? before  Zerub- 
babel thou  shalt  become  a plain  : and  he  shall  bring  forth 
® the  headstone  thereof  ® with  shoutings,  crying^  Grace, 
grace  unto  it. 

8  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

9  The  hands  of  Zerubbabel  have  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  this  house  ; his  hands  shall  also  finish  it  ; and 
thou  shalt  know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent 
me  unto  you. 

10  For  who  hath  despised  the  day  of  ^4  small  things  ? 
for  they  shall  rejoice,  and  shall  see  the  plummet  in  the 
hand  of  Zerubbabel  with  those  seven  ; they  are  tlie 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  which  run  to  and  fro  through  the 
whole  earth. 

» Lev.  8.  35.  1 Kin.  Ezek.  34.  23,  24.  20.  Mic.  7.  18, 19.  ch. 

2.  3.  Ezek.  44.  IG.  Is.  4.  2.  & 11.  1.  13.  1. 

10  Deut.  17.  9.  Mai.  Jer.  23.  5.  & 33. 15.  ch.  i*  ch.  2.  11. 

2.  7.  6.  12.  Luke  1.  78.  i'-'  1 Kin.  4.  25.  Is. 

11  ch.  4.  14.  & G.  5.  10  Ps.  118.  22.  Is.  28.  3G.  IG.  Mic.  4.  4. 

12  Ps.  71.  7.  Is.  8.  16.  1 ch.  2.  3. 

18.  & 20.  3.  10  ch.  4.  10.  Rev.  « u^n.  8.  18. 

10  Is.  42.  1.  & 49.  3,  5.  6.  o Ex.  25.  31.  Rev.  1. 

5.  & 52.  13.  & 53.  11.  11  Jer.  31.  34.  & 50.  12. 


upon  his  head,  and  clothed  him  with  garments  ; 

6 and  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  by.  And  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  protested  unto  Joshua,  saying, 

7 Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : If  thou  wilt  walk  in 
my  ways,  and  if  thou  wilt  keep  my  charge,  then  thou 
also  shalt  judge  my  house,  and  shalt  also  keep  my 
courts,  and  I will  give  thee  ^ a place  of  access  among 

8 these  that  stand  by.  Hear  now,  O Joshua  the  high 
priest,  thou  and  thy  fellows  that  sit  before  thee  ; 
for  they  are  men  which  are  a ® sign : for,  behold,  I 

9 will  bring  forth  my  servant  the  -^Branch.  For 
behold,  the  stone  that  I have  set  before  Joshua  ; 
upon  one  stone  are  seven  eyes  : behold,  I will 
engrave  the  graving  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  I will  remove  the  iniquity  of  that  land  in 

10  one  day.  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
shall  ye  call  every  man  his  neighbour  under  the 
vine  and  under  the  fig  tree. 


4  And  the  angel  that  talked  with  me  came  again, 
and  waked  me,  as  a man  that  is  wakened  out  of  his 

2 sleep.  And  he  said  unto  me.  What  seest  thou  ? 
And  I said,  I have  seen,  and  behold,  a candlestick 
all  of  gold,  with  its  bowl  upon  the  top  of  it,  and  its 
seven  lamps  thereon  ; ® there  are  seven  pipes  to 
each  of  the  lamps,  which  are  upon  the  top  thereof  : 

3 and  two  olive  trees  by  it,  one  upon  the  right  side  of 
the  bowl,  and  the  other  upon  the  left  side  thereof. 

4 And  I answered  and  spake  to  the  angel  that  talked 

5 with  me,  saying.  What  are  these,  my  lord  ? Then 
the  angel  that  talked  with  me  answered  and  said 
unto  me,  Knowest  thou  not  what  these  be  ? And  I 

6 said.  No,  my  lord.  Then  he  answered  and  spake 
unto  me,  saying.  This  is  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto 
Zerubbabel,  saying.  Not  by  ^ might,  nor  by  power, 

7 but  by  my  spirit,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Who 
art  thou,  O great  mountain  ? before  Zerubbabel 
thou  shalt  become  a plain  : and  he  shall  bring  forth 
the  head  stone  with  shoutings  of  Grace,  grace,  unto 

8 it.  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 

9 me,  saying.  The  hands  of  Zerubbabel  have  laid  the 
foundation  of  this  house  ; his  hands  shall  also  finish 
it  ; and  thou  shalt  know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts 

10  hath  sent  me  unto  you.  For  who  hath  despised  the 
day  of  small  things  ? for  they  shall  rejoice,  and 
shall  see  the  plummet  in  the  hand  of  Zerubba- 
bel, even  these  seven,  which  are  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  ; they  run  to  and  fro  through  the  whole  earth. 


4 Ex.  25.  37. 

Rev. 

10  Ezra  3.  10, 

d Or,  places  to  walk. 

4.  5. 

11  Ezra  6.  15. 

e Or,  wonder. 

■'  ver.  11,  12. 

Rev. 

12  ch.  2.  9,  11. 

& G. 

f Or,  Bhoot. 

Or, 

11.  4. 

15. 

Sprout. 

« Hos.  1.  7. 

13  13.  48,  16. 

ch. 

a The  Sept. 

and 

’ Jer.  51.  25. 

Matt. 

2.  8, 

Vulgate  have, 

and 

21.  21. 

14  Hag.  2.  3. 

seven  pipes  to 

the 

« Ps.  118.  22. 

13  2 Chr.  IG.  9. 

Pro. 

lumps. 

^Ezra  3.  11,  13. 

15.  3.  ch.  3.  9. 

b Or,  an  army. 

1282 


ZECHARIAH,  V.,  VI. 


11  ^ Then  answered  I,  and  said  unto  him,  What  are 
these  two  olive  trees  upon  the  right  side  of  the  can- 
dlestick and  upon  the  left  side  thereof  ? 

12  And  I answered  again,  and  said  unto  him,  What 
he  these  two  olive  branches  which  through  the  two 
golden  pipes  empty  the  golden  oil  out  of  themselves  ? 

13  And  he  answered  me  and  said,  Knowest  thou 
not  what  these  he?  And  I said.  No,  my  lord. 

14  Then  said  he,  These  are  the  two  anointed  ones, 
that  stand  by  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  By  the  flying  roll  is  shewed  the  curse  of  thieves  and  swearers.  5 
By  a woman  pressed  in  an  ephah,  the  final  damnation  of  Babylon. 

Then  I turned,  and  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  looked, 
and  behold  a flying  ^ roll. 

2  And  he  said  unto  me.  What  seest  thou  ? And  I 
answered,  I see  a flying  roll  ; the  length  thereof  is 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof  ten  cubits. 

3  Then  said  he  unto  me.  This  is  the  ^ curse  that 
goeth  forth  over  the  face  of  the  whole  earth  : for 
every  one  that  stealeth  shall  be  cut  off  as  on  this  side 
according  to  it ; and  every  one  that  sweareth  shall  be 
cut  off  as  on  that  side  according  to  it. 

4  I will  bring  it  forth,  saitli  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and 
it  shall  enter  into  the  house  of  the  thief,  and  into  the 
house  of  ®him  that  sweareth  falsely  by  my  name  : 
and  it  shall  remain  in  the  midst  of  his  house,  and 
■*  shall  consume  it  with  the  timber  thereof  and  the 
stones  thereof. 

5  ^ Then  the  angel  that  talked  with  me  went  forth, 
and  said  unto  me.  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and  see  what 
is  this  that  goeth  forth. 

6  And  I said.  What  is  it  ? And  he  said,  Tliis  is  an 
ephah  that  goeth  forth.  He  said  moreover.  This  is 
their  resemblance  through  all  the  earth. 

7  And,  behold,  there  was  lifted  up  a talent  of  lead  : 
and  this  is  a woman  that  sitteth  in  the  midst  of  the 
ephah. 

8  And  he  said.  This  is  wickedness.  And  he  cast  it 
into  the  midst  of  the  ephah  ; and  he  cast  the  weight 
of  lead  upon  the  mouth  thereof. 

9  Then  lifted  I up  mine  eyes,  and  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, there  came  out  two  women,  and  the  wind  was  in 
their  wings  ; for  they  had  wings  like  the  wings  of  a 
stork  : and  they  lifted  up  the  ephah  between  the  earth 
and  the  heaven. 

10  Then  said  I to  the  angel  that  talked  with  me. 
Whither  do  these  bear  the  ephah  ? 

11  And  he  said  unto  me.  To  ^ build  it  an  house  in 
® the  land  of  Shinar  : and  it  shall  be  established,  and 
set  there  upon  her  own  base. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  vision  of  the  four  chariots.  9 By  the  crowns  of  Joshua  is  shewed 
the  temple  and  kingdom  of  Christ  the  Branch. 

And  I turned,  and  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  looked, 
and,  behold,  there  came  four  chariots  out  from 
between  two  mountains  ; and  the  mountains  were  moun- 
tains of  brass. 

2  In  the  first  chariot  were  ^ red  horses  ; and  in  the 
second  chariot  ^ black  horses  ; 

3  And  in  the  third  chariot  ® white  horses  ; and  in 
the  fourth  chariot  grisled  and  bay  horses. 

16  ver.  3.  ch.  G.  5.  4 See  Lev.  14.  45. 

11  Rev.  11.  4.  1 Ezek.  2.  9.  e jer.  29.  5,  28. 

i«  ch.  3.  7.  Luke  1.  2 Mai.  4.  6.  « Gen.  10.  10. 

19.  3 Lev.  19.  12.  ch.  8.  1 ch.  1.  8.  Rev. 

16  See  Josh.  3. 11, 13.  17.  Mai.  3.  6.  6.  4. 


11  Then  answered  I,  and  said  unto  him.  What  are 
these  two  olive  trees  upon  the  right  side  of  the  can- 

12  dlestick  and  upon  the  left  side  thereof  ? And  I 
answered  the  second  time,  and  said  unto  him.  What 
be  these  two  olive  branches,  ^ which  are  beside  the 
two  golden  spouts,  that  empty  ‘^the  golden  oil  out 

13  of  themselves  ? And  he  answered  me  and  said, 
Knowest  thou  not  what  these  be  ? And  I said.  No, 

14  my  lord.  Then  said  he.  These  are  the  two  sons  of 
oil,  that  stand  by  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 


5 Then  again  I lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw,  and 

2 behold,  a flying  roll.  And  he  said  unto  me.  What 
seest  thou  ? And  I answered,  I see  a flying  roll  ; 
the  length  thereof  is  twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 

3 thereof  ten  cubits.  Then  said  he  unto  me.  This  is 
the  curse  that  goeth  forth  over  the  face  of  the  whole 
land  ; for  every  one  that  stealeth  shall  be  purged 
out  “ on  the  one  side  according  to  it  ; and  every  one 
that  sweareth  shall  be  purged  out  “ on  the  other  side 

4 according  to  it.  I will  cause  it  to  go  forth,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  it  shall  enter  into  the  house 
of  the  thief,  and  into  the  house  of  him  that  sweareth 
falsely  by  my  name  : and  it  shall  abide  in  the  midst 
of  his  house,  and  shall  consume  it  with  the  timber 
thereof  and  the  stones  thereof. 

5 Then  the  angel  that  talked  with  me  went  forth, 
and  said  unto  me.  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and  see 

6 what  is  this  that  goeth  forth.  And  I said.  What  is 
it  ? And  he  said.  This  is  the  ephah  that  goeth  forth. 
He  said  moreover.  This  is  their  ^ resemblance  in  all 

7 the  land  : (and  behold,  there  was  lifted  up  a ® talent 
of  lead  :)  and  this  is  a woman  sitting  in  the  midst 

8 of  the  ephah.  And  he  said.  This  is  Wickedness  ; 
and  he  cast  her  down  into  the  midst  of  the  ephah  : 
and  he  cast  the  weight  of  lead  upon  the  mouth 

9 thereof.  Then  lifted  I up  mine  eyes,  and  saw,  and 
behold,  there  came  forth  two  women,  and  the  wind 
was  in  their  wings  ; now  they  had  wings  like  the 
wings  of  a stork  : and  they  lifted  up  the  ephah  be- 

10  tween  the  earth  and  the  heaven.  Then  said  I to 
the  angel  that  talked  with  me.  Whither  do  these 

11  bear  the  ephah  ? And  he  said  unto  me.  To  build 
her  an  house  in  the  land  of  Shinar  : and  when  it  is 
^ prepared,  she  shall  be  set  there  ^ in  her  own  place. 


6 And  again  I lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw,  and 
behold,  there  came  four  chariots  out  from  between 
® two  mountains  ; and  the  mountains  were  moun- 

2 tains  of  brass.  In  the  first  chariot  were  red  horses  ; 

3 and  in  the  second  chariot  black  horses  ; and  in 
the  third  chariot  white  horses  ; and  in  the  fourth 


2 Rev.  6.  5.  d Heb.  the  gold.  c Or,  round  piece. 

3 Rev.  6.  2.  a Or,  from  hence.  d Or,  established. 

c Or,  which  by  b Heb.  eye.  Accord-  e Or,  upon  her  own 

means  of  the  tico  ing  to  some  ancient  ba.<te. 

golden  spouts  empty.  authorities,  iniquity.  a Or,  the  two. 


ZECHARIAH,  VIL 


1283 


4 Then  I answered  ^and  said  unto  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me,  What  are  these,  my  lord  ? 

5 And  the  angel  answered  and  said  unto  me,  ^ These 
are  the  four  spirits  of  the  heavens,  which  go  forth 
from  ® standing  before  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth. 

6 The  black  horses  which  are  therein  go  forth  into 
the  north  country  ; and  the  white  go  forth  after  them  ; 

and  the  grisled  go  forth  toward  the  south  country. 

7 And  the  bay  went  forth,  and  sought  to  go  that 
they  might  ® walk  to  and  fro  through  the  earth  : and 
he  said.  Get  you  hence,  walk  to  and  fro  through  the 
earth.  So  they  walked  to  and  fro  through  the  earth. 

8 Then  cried  he  upon  me,  and  spake  unto  me,  say- 
ing, Behold,  these  that  go  toward  the  north  country 
have  quieted  my  ® spirit  in  the  north  country. 

9 ^ And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

10  Take  of  them  of  the  captivity,  even  of  Heldai,  of 
Tobijah,  and  of  Jedaiah,  which  are  come  from  Babylon, 
and  come  thou  the  same  day,  and  go  into  the  house  of 
Josiah  the  son  of  Zeplianiah  ; 

11  Then  take  silver  and  gold,  and  make  crowns, 
and  set  them  upon  the  head  of  Joshna  the  son  of 
Josedech,  the  high  priest  ; 

12  And  speak  unto  him,  saying.  Thus  speaketh  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  saying.  Behold  the  man  whose  name 
is  The  BRANCH  ; and  he  shall  grow  up  out  of  his 
place,  and  he  shall  build  the  temple  of  the  Lord  : 

13  Even  he  shall  build  the  temple  of  the  Lord  ; and 
he  shall  bear  the  glory,  and  shall  sit  and  rule  upon 
his  throne  ; and  he  shall  be  a priest  upon  his  throne  : 
and  the  counsel  of  peace  shall  be  between  them  both. 

14  And  the  crowns  shall  be  to  Helena,  and  to  Tobijah, 
and  to  Jedaiah,  and  to  Hen  the  son  of  Zeplianiah,  ^^for 
a memorial  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

15  And  they  that  are  far  off  shall  come  and  build 
in  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall  know  that 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  you.  And  this 
shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  will  diligently  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 The  captives  enquire  of  fasting.  4 Zechariahreproveth  their  fasting. 

8 Sin  the  cause  of  their  captivity. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year  of  king 
Darius,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Zechariah  in  the  fourth  day  of  the  ninth  month,  even  in 
Chisleu  ; 

2  When  they  had  sent  unto  the  house  of  God  Sherezer 
and  Regem-melech,  and  their  men,  to  pray  before  the 
Lord, 

3  And  io^  speak  unto  the  priests  which  were  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  the  prophets,  say- 
ing, Should  I weep  in  ^ the  fifth  month,  separating  my- 
self, as  I have  done  these  so  many  years  ? 

4  ^ Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  unto 
me,  saying, 

5  Speak  unto  all  the  people  of  the  land,  and  to  the 
priests,  saying.  When  ye  ^ fasted  and  mourned  in  the 

< ch.  5.  10.  9 Judg.  8.  3.  Eccles.  Heb.  3.  3. 

5 Ps.  104.  4.  Heb.  1.  10.  4.  n jg.  22.  24. 

7,  14.  10  Ex.  28.  36.  & 29.  iR  Pa.  110.  4.  Heb. 

0 1 Kin.  22. 19.  Dan.  6.  Lev.  8.  9.  ch.  3.  1. 

7.  10.  ch.  4.  14.  Luke  3.  5.  lo  Ex.  12.  14.  Mark 

1.  19.  11  See  Luke  1.  78.  14.  9. 

1 Jer.  1.  14.  John  1.  45.  ' u is.  57, 10.  & GO.  10. 

« Gen.  13.  17.  ch.  1.  12  ch.  3.  8.  Epli.  2.  13,  19. 

10.  13  ch.  4.  9.  Matt.  16.  cli.  2.  9.  & 4.  9. 

18.  Eph.  2.  20,  21,  22.  1 Deut.  17.  9,  10,  11. 


4 chariot  grisled  ^ bay  horses.  Then  I answered  and 
said  unto  the  angel  that  talked  with  me.  What 

5 are  these,  my  lord  ? And  the  angel  answered  and 
said  unto  me.  These  are  the  four  ^ winds  of  heaven, 
which  go  forth  from  standing  before  the  Lord  of 

6 all  the  earth.  The  chariot  wherein  are  the  black 
horses  goeth  forth  toward  the  north  country  ; and 
the  white  went  forth  after  them  ; and  the  grisled 

7 went  forth  toward  the  south  country.  And  the 
^ bay  went  forth,  and  sought  to  go  that  they  might 
walk  to  and  fro  through  the  earth  : and  he  said. 
Get  you  hence,  walk  to  and  fro  through  the  earth. 

8 So  they  walked  to  and  fro  through  the  earth.  Then 
cried  lie  upon  me,  and  spake  unto  me,  saying.  Be- 
hold, they  that  go  toward  the  north  country  have 
quieted  my  spirit  in  the  north  country. 

9 And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

10  Take  of  them  of  the  captivity,  even  of  Heldai,  of 
Tobijah,  and  of  Jedaiah  ; and  come  thou  the  same 
day,  and  go  into  the  house  of  Josiah  the  son  of 
Zeplianiah,  whither  they  are  come  from  Babylon  ; 

11  yea, ‘take  of  them  silver  and  gold,  and  make  crowns, 
and  set  them  upon  the  head  of  Joshua  the  son  of 

12  Jehozadak,  the  high  priest  ; and  speak  unto  him, 
saying.  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  saying. 
Behold,  the  man  whose  name  is  the  * Branch  ; and 
he  shall  *grow  up  out  of  his  place,  and  he  shall 

13  build  the  temple  of  the  Lord  : even  he  shall  build 
the  temple  of  the  Lord  ; and  he  shall  bear  the 
glory,  and  shall  sit  and  rule  upon  his  throne  ; and 
•^Tie  shall  be  a priest  upon  his  throne  : and  the  coun- 

14  sel  of  peace  shall  be  between  them  both.  And  the 
^crowns  shall  be  to  Helem,  and  to  Tobijah,  and  to 
Jedaiah,  and  Ho  Hen  the  son  of  Zeplianiah,  for  a 

15  memorial  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord.  And  they 
that  are  far  off  shall  come  and  build  in  the  temple 
of  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall  know  that  the  Lord  of 
hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  you.  And  this  shall  come 
to  pass,  if  ye  will  diligently  obey  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  your  God. 


7 And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year  of  king 
Darius,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Zecha- 
riah in  the  fourth  day  of  the  ninth  month,  even  in 

2 Chislev.  “Now  they  of  had  sent  Sharezer 

and  Regem-melech,  and  their  men,  to  intreat  the 

3 favour  of  the  Lord,  and  to  speak  unto  the  priests 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  the  pro- 
phets, saying.  Should  I weep  in  the  fifth  month,  se- 
parating myself,  as  I have  done  these  so  many  years  ? 

4 Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  unto  me, 

5 saying.  Speak  unto  all  the  people  of  the  land,  and 
to  the  priests,  saying.  When  ye  fasted  and  mourned 


& 33.  10.  Mai,  2.  7. 

2 Jer.  62.  12.  ch.  8. 
19. 

3 Is.  58.  5. 

b Or,  strong.  The 
word  is  omitted  in  the 
Syriac. 
c Or,  spirits, 
d Or,  presenting 
themselves. 


e Or,  strong.  The 
Syriac  and  Aquila 
have,  red. 

f Or,  a crown,  and 
set  it. 

g Or,  whose  name  is 
the  Bud;  and  it  (or 
they)  shall  bud  forth 
under  him. 


h Or,  Shoot.  Or, 
Sprout, 
i Or,  shoot, 
j Or,  there  shall  be. 
k Or,  crown. 

I Or,  for  the  kind- 
ness  of  the  .wn  &c.. 

a Or,  jVoiv  they  of 
Befh-e! , even  Sharezer 
. . . had  sent. 


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ZECHARIAH,  VIII. 


fifth  * and  seventh  months  ® even  those  seventy  years,  did 
ye  at  all  fast  ® unto  me,  even  to  me  ? 

6 And  when  ye  did  eat,  and  when  ye  did  drink,  did 
not  ye  eat  for  yourselves^  and  drink  for  yourselves  f 

7 Should  ye  not  hear  the  words  which  the  Lord  hath 
cried  by  the  former  prophets,  when  Jerusalem  was  in- 
habited and  in  prosperity,  and  the  cities  thereof  round 
about  her,  when  men  inhabited  ’ the  south  and  the 
plain  ? 

8 ^ And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Zechariah, 
saying, 

9 Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  saying,  ® Execute 
true  judgment,  and  shew  mercy  and  compassions  every 
man  to  his  brother  : 

10  And  ® oppress  not  the  widow,  nor  the  fatherless, 
the  stranger,  nor  the  poor  ; and  let  none  of  you 
imagine  evil  against  his  brother  in  your  heart. 

11  But  they  refused  to  hearken,  and  pulled  away 
the  shoulder,  and  stopped  their  ears,  that  they  should 
not  hear. 

12  Yea,  they  made  their  hearts  as  an  adamant 
stone,  ^^lest  they  should  hear  the  law,  and  the  words 
which  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  in  his  spirit  by  the 
former  prophets  : therefore  came  a great  wrath  from 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

13  Therefore  it  is  come  to  pass,  that  as  he  cried,  and 
they  would  not  hear  ; so  they  cried,  and  I would  not 
hear,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : 

14  But  I scattered  them  with  a whirlwind  among 
all  the  nations  ^^whorn  they  knew  not.  Thus  ^^the 
land  was  desolate  after  them,  that  no  man  passed 
through  nor  returned : for  they  laid  ^ the  pleasant 
land  desolate. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 The  resloralion  of  Jerusalem.  9 They  are  encouraged  to  the  building 
by  God's  favour  to  them.  16  Good  works  are  required  of  them.  18 
Joy  and  enlargement  are  promised. 

Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  came  to  me, 
saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; ^ I was  jealous  for 
Zion  with  great  jealousy,  and  I was  jealous  for  her  with 
great  fury. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; ^ I am  returned  unto  Zion, 
and  ®will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  Jerusalem  : and  Jeru- 
salem ^ shall  be  called  a city  of  truth  ; and  ® the  moun- 
tain of  the  Lord  of  hosts  ® the  holy  mountain. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; There  shall  yet 
old  men  and  old  women  dwell  in  the  streets  of  Jerusa- 
lem, and  every  man  with  his  staff  in  his  hand  for  very 
age. 

5  And  the  streets  of  the  city  shall  be  full  of  boys 
and  girls  playing  in  the  streets  thereof. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; If  it  be  marvellous 
in  the  eyes  of  the  remnant  of  this  people  in  these  days, 
® should  it  also  be  marvellous  in  mine  eyes  ? saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts.  , 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; Behold,  ^ I will 
save  my  peo^e  from  the  east  country,  and  from  the 
west  country  ; 

« Jer.  41.  1.  ch.  8.  24.  17.  Is.  1.  17.  Jer.  is  2 Chr.  36.  16. 

19.  5.  28.  Dan.  9.  11. 

sch.  1.12.  loPs.  36.  4.  Mic.  2.  lo  Pro.  1.  24-28.  Is. 

6 See  Rom.  14.  6.  1.  ch.  8.  17.  1.  15.  Jer.  11.  11.  & 

1 Jer.  17.  26.  n Neh.  9.  29.  Jer.  14.  12.  Mic.  3.  4. 

8 Is.  58.  6,  7.  Jer.  7.  7.  24.  Hos.  4.  16.  n Deut.  4.  27.  & 28. 

23.  Mic.  6.  8.  ch.  8.  ’2  Acts  7.  57.  64.  Ezek.  36.  19.  ch. 

16.  Matt.  23.  23.  « Ezek.  11. 19.  & 36.  2.  6. 

» Ex.  22.  21, 22.  Deut.  26.  18  Deut.  28.  33. 

i«  Neh.  9.  29,  30.  « Lev.  26.  22. 


in  the  fifth  and  in  the  seventh  month,  even  these  se- 
venty years,  did  ye  at  all  fast  unto  me,  even  to  me  ? 

6 And  when  ye  eat,  and  when  ye  drink,  ^ do  not  ye 

7 eat  for  yourselves,  and  drink  for  yourselves  ? Should 
ye  not  hear  the  words  which  the  Lord  hath  cried  by 
the  former  prophets,  when  Jerusalem  was  inhabited 
and  in  prosperity,  and  the  cities  thereof  round  about 
her,  and  the  South  and  the  lowland  were  inhabited  ? 

8 And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Zechariah, 

9 saying.  Thus  hath  the  Lord  of  hosts  spoken,  saying, 
Execute  true  jivdgement,  and  shew  mercy  and  com- 

10  passion  every  man  to  his  brother  : and  oppress  not 
the  widow,  nor  the  fatherless,  the  stranger,  nor  the 
poor  ; and  let  none  of  you  imagine  evil  against  his 

11  brother  in  your  heart.  But  they  refused  to  hearken, 
and  ‘^pulled  away  the  shoulder,  and  '^stopped  their 

12  ears,  that  they  should  not  hear.  Yea,  they  made 
their  hearts  as  an  adamant  stone,  lest  they  should 
hear  the  law,  and  the  words  which  the  Lord  of 
hosts  had  sent  by  his  spirit  by  the  hand  of  the  for- 
mer prophets  : therefore  came  there  great  wrath 

13  from  the  Lord  of  hosts.  And  it  came  to  pass  that, 
as  he  cried,  and  they  would  not  hear  ; so  they  shall 
cry,  and  I will  not  hear,  said  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 

14  but  I will  scatter  them  with  a whirlwind  among  all 
the  nations  whom  they  have  not  known.  Thus  the 
land  was  desolate  after  them,  that  no  man  passed 
through  nor  returned  : for  they  laid  the  pleasant 
land  desolate. 


8  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  came  to  me, 

2 saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : I am  jealous 
for  Zion  with  great  jealousy,  and  I am  jealous  for 

3 her  with  great  fury.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  : I am 
returned  unto  Zion,  and  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
Jerusalem  ; and  Jerusalem  shall  be  called  The  city 
of  truth  ; and  the  mountain  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 

4 The  holy  mountain.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : 
There  shall  yet  old  men  and  old  women  “ dwell  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  every  man  with  his  staff  in 

5 his  hand  ^ for  very  age.  And  the  streets  of  the  city 
shall  be  full  of  boys  and  girls  playing  in  the  streets 

6 thereof.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; If  it  be 
marvellous  in  the  eyes  of  the  remnant  of  this  people 
in  those  days,  should  it  also  be  marvellous  in  mine 

7 eyes  ? saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts  : Behold,  I will  save  my  people  from 


20  Dan.  8.  9. 

1 Nah.  1.  2.  ch.  1. 
14. 

2 ch.  1.  16. 

8 ch.  2.  10. 

4 Is.  1.  21,  26. 

6 Is.  2.  2,  3. 

6 Jer.  31.  23. 

1 See  1 Sam.  2.  31. 
Is.  66.  20,  22.  Lam.  2. 


20,  &C.  & S.  11-14. 

8 Gen.  18.  14.  Luke 
1.  37.  & 18.  27.  Rom. 

4.  21. 

0 Is.  11.  11,  12.&43. 

5,  6.  Ezek.  37.  21. 
Amos  9.  14,  15. 

b Or,  are  not  ye  they 
that  eat 


c Or,  turned  a stub- 
born shoulder. 

d Or,  made  their 
ears  heavy.  See  Is.  6. 
10. 

e Heb.  land  of  de- 
sire. 

a Or,  sit, 

b Heb.  for  multi- 
tude of  days. 


ZECHARIAH,  VIII. 


1285 


8 And  I will  bring  them,  and  they  shall  dwell  in  the 
midst  of  Jerusalem  : and  they  shall  be  my  people, 
and  I will  be  their  God,  in  truth  and  in  righteous- 
ness. 

9 ^ Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; Let  your  hands 
be  strong,  ye  that  hear  in  these  days  these  words  by  the 
mouth  of  i^the  prophets,  which  were  in  ^^the  day  that 
the  foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  was 
laid,  that  the  temple  might  be  built. 

10  For  before  these  days  there  was  no  ^^hire  for 
man,  nor  any  hire  for  beast  ; neither  was  there  any 
peace  to  him  that  went  out  or  came  in  because  of  the 
affliction  : for  I set  all  men  every  one  against  his 
neighbour. 

11  But  now  I will  not  he  unto  the  residue  of  this 
people  as  in  the  former  days,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  For  the  seed  shall  he  prosperous  ; the  vine 
shall  give  her  fruit,  and  the  ground  shall  give  her  in- 
crease, and  the  heavens  shall  give  their  dew  ; and  I 
will  cause  the  remnant  of  this  people  to  possess  all 
these  things. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as  ye  were  ^^a 
curse  among  the  heathen,  O house  of  Judah,  and  house 
of  Israel  ; so  will  I save  you,  and  ^^ye  shall  be  a 
blessing  : fear  not,  hut  let  your  hands  be  strong. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; As  I thought 
to  punish  you,  when  your  fathers  provoked  me  to 
wrath,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I repented  not : 

15  So  again  have  I thought  in  these  days  to  do  well 
unto  Jerusalem  and  to  the  house  of  Judah  : fear  ye 
not. 

16  ^ These  are  the  things  that  ye  shall  do  ; Speak 
ye  every  man  the  truth  to  his  neighbour  ; execute  the 
judgment  of  truth  and  peace  in  your  gates  : 

17  And  let  none  of  you  imagine  evil  in  your  hearts 
against  his  neighbour  ; and  ^7  love  no  false  oath  : for 
all  these  are  things  that  I hate,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  ^ And  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

19  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 2®  The  fast  of  the 
fourth  month,  and  the  fast  of  the  fifth,  and  the  fast 
of  the  seventh,  and  the  fast  of  the  tenth,  shall  be  to 
the  house  of  Judah  ®‘^joy  and  gladness,  and  cheerful 
feasts  ; ®®  therefore  love  the  truth  and  peace. 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; It  shall  yet  come  to 
pass,  that  there  shall  come  people,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  many  cities  : 

21  And  the  inhabitants  of  one  city  shall  go  to 
another,  saying,  Let  us  go  speedily  to  pray  before  the 
Lord,  and  to  seek  the  Lord  of  hosts  : I will  go  also. 

22  Yea,  ®®many  people  and  strong  nations  shall 
come  to  seek  the  Lord  of  hosts  in  Jerusalem,  and  to 
pray  before  the  Lord. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; In  those  days  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  ten  men  shall  ®®  take  hold  out  of 
all  languages  of  the  nations,  even  shall  take  hold  of  the 
skirt  of  him  that  is  a Jew,  saying.  We  will  go  with 
you  : for  we  have  heard  that  God  is  with  you. 

10  Jer.  30.  22.  & 31.  is  2 Chr.  15.  5.  4.  11,  12.  Is.  19.  24, 

1,  33.  ch.  13.  9.  11  Hos.  2.  21,  22.  25.  Zeph.  3.  20.  Hag. 

11  Jer.  4.  2.  Joel  2.  22.  Hag.  2.  2.  19. 

12  ver.  18.  Hag.  2.  4.  19.  22  ver.  9. 

13  Ezra  5.  1,  2.  is  Ps.  G7.  6.  23  jgr.  31.  28. 

1*  Hag.  2.  18.  19  See  Hag.  1.  10.  24  2 Chr.  36.  16.  ch. 

13  Hag.  1.  6,  9,  10.  & 20  Jer.  42.  18.  1.  6. 

21  Gen.  12.  2.  Ruth 


8 the  east  country,  and  from  the  west  country  : and  I 
will  bring  them,  and  they  shall  dwell  in  the  midst 
of  Jerusalem  ; and  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I 
will  be  their  God,  in  truth  and  in  righteousness. 

9 Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : Let  your  hands  be 
strong,  ye  that  hear  in  these  days  these  words  from 
the  mouth  of  the  prophets,  which  were  in  the  day 
that  the  foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  was  laid,  even  the  temple,  that  it  might  be 

10  built.  For  before  those  days  there  was  no  hire  for 
man,  nor  any  hire  for  beast  ; neither  was  there  any 
peace  to  him  that  went  out  or  came  in  because  of 
the  adversary  : for  I set  all  men  every  one  against 

11  his  neighbour.  But  now  I will  not  be  unto  the 
remnant  of  this  people  as  in  the  former  days,  saith 

12  the  Lord  of  hosts.  For  there  shall  he  the  seed  of 
peace  ; the  vine  shall  give  her  fruit,  and  the  ground 
shall  give  her  increase,  and  the  heavens  shall  give 
their  dew  ; and  I will  cause  the  remnant  of  this 

13  people  to  inherit  all  these  things.  And  it  shall  come 
to  pass  that,  as  ye  were  a curse  among  the  nations, 
O house  of  Judah  and  house  of  Israel,  so  will  I save 
you,  and  ye  shall  be  a blessing  : fear  not,  hut  let 

14  your  hands  be  strong.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  : As  I thought  to  do  evil  unto  you,  when 
your  fathers  provoked  me  to  wrath,  saith  the  Lord 

15  of  hosts,  and  I repented  not ; so  again  have  I 
thought  in  these  days  to  do  good  unto  Jerusalem 

16  and  to  the  house  of  Judah  : fear  ye  not.  These 
are  the  things  that  ye  shall  do  ; Speak  ye  every 
man  the  truth  with  his  neighbour  ; ^ execute  the 

17  judgement  of  truth  and  peace  in  your  gates  : and 
let  none  of  you  imagine  evil  in  your  hearts  against 
his  neighbour  ; and  love  no  false  oath  : for  all  these 
are  things  that  I hate,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  came  u«to  me, 

19  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : The  fast  of 
the  fourth  month,  and  the  fast  of  the  fifth,  and  the 
fast  of  the  seventh,  and  the  fast  of  the  tenth,  shall 
be  to  the  house  of  Judah  joy  and  gladness,  and 
cheerful  feasts  ; therefore  love  truth  and  peace. 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : It  shall  yet  come  to 
pass,  that  there  shall  come  peoples,  and  the  inha- 

21  bitants  of  ^ many  cities  : and  the  inhabitants  of  one 
city  shall  go  to  another,  saying.  Let  us  go  speedily 
to  intreat  the  favour  of  the  Lord,  and  to  seek  the 

22  Lord  of  hosts  : I will  go  also.  Yea,  many  peoples 
and  strong  nations  shall  come  to  seek  the  Lord  of 
hosts  in  Jerusalem,  and  to  intreat  the  favour  of  the 

23  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : In  those 
days  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  ten  men  shall  take 
hold,  out  of  all  the  languages  of  the  nations,  shall 
even  take  hold  of  the  skirt  of  him  that  is  a Jew, 
saying.  We  will  go  with  you,  for  we  have  heard  that 
God  is  with  you. 


25  ver.  19,  ch.  7,  9.  3o  2 Kin.  25.  25.  Jer.  sb  ig.  60. 3,  &c.  & 66. 

Eph.  4.  25.  41.  1,  2.  23. 

20  Pro.  3.  29.  ch.  7.  “i  Jer.  52.  4.  36  ig.  3.  6.  & 4.  1. 

10.  32  Esth.  8. 17.  Is.  35.  37  1 Cor.  14.  25. 

22  ch.  5.  3,  4.  10.  c Heb.  judge  truth 

28  Jer.  52.  6,  7.  33  ver.  16.  and  the  judgement  oj 

2»  Jer.  62. 12, 13.  ch.  34  jg.  2.  3.  Mic.  4.  peace. 

7.  3,  5.  1,  2.  d Or,  great. 


2.  16. 


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ZECHARIAH,  IX. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Gnd  defendeth  his  church.  9 Zion  is  exhorted  to  rejoice  for  the  com- 
ing of  Christy  and  his  peaceable  kingdom.  12  God's  promises  of  vic- 
tory and  defence. 

The  1 burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord  in  the  land 
of  Hadrach,  and  ^ Damascus  shall  he  the  rest  there- 
of : when  ® the  eyes  of  man,  as  of  all  the  tribes  of  Is- 
rael, shall  he  toward  the  Lord. 

2  And  ^ Hamath  also  shall  border  thereby  ; ® Tyrus, 
and  ® Zidon,  though  it  be  very  wise. 

3  And  Tyrus  did  build  herself  a strong  hold,  and 
® heaped  up  silver  as  the  dust,  and  fine  gold  as  the  mire 
of  the  streets. 

4  Behold,  ^ the  Lord  will  cast  her  out,  and  he  will 
smite  her  power  in  the  sea  ; and  she  shall  be  de- 
voured with  fire. 

5  Aslikelon  shall  see  tV,  and  fear  ; Gaza  also  shall 
see  it,  and  be  very  sorrowful,  and  Ekron  ; for  her  ex- 
pectation shall  be  ashamed  ; and  the  king  shall  perish 
from  Gaza,  and  Ashkelon  shall  not  be  inhabited. 

6  And  a bastard  shall  dwell  in  Ashdod,  and  I will 
cut  off  the  pride  of  the  Philistines. 

7  And  I will  take  away  his  blood  out  of  his  mouth, 
and  his  abominations  from  between  his  teeth  ; but  he 
that  remaineth,  even  he,  shall  he  for  our  God,  and  he 
shall  be  as  a governor  in  Judah,  and  Ekron  as  a Jebu- 
site. 

8  And  I will  encamp  about  mine  house  because  of 
the  army,  because  of  him  that  passeth  by,  and  because 
of  him  that  returneth  : and  no  oppressor  shall  pass 
through  them  any  more  : for  now  have  I seen  with 
mine  eyes. 

9  ^ Rejoice  greatly,  O daughter  of  Zion  ; shout, 
O daughter  of  Jerusalem:  behold,  thy  King  cometh 
unto  thee  : he  is  just,  and  having  salvation  ; lowly,  and 
riding  upon  an  ass,  and  upon  a colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 

10  And  I will  cut  off  the  chariot  from  Ephraim, 
and  the  horse  from  Jerusalem,  and  the  battle  bow  shall 
be  cut  off  : and  he  shall  speak  peace  unto  the  heathen  : 
and  his  dominion  shall  he  from  sea  even  to  sea,  and 
from  the  river  even  to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

11  As  for  thee  also,  by  the  blood  of  thy  covenant  I 
have  sent  forth  thy  prisoners  out  of  the  pit  wherein 
is  no  water. 

12  Tf  Turn  you  to  the  strong  hold,  ye  prisoners  of 
hope  : even  to  day  do  I declare  that  ^®I  will  render 
double  unto  thee  ; 

13  When  I have  bent  Judah  for  me,  filled  the  bow 
with  Ephraim,  and  raised  up  thy  sons,  O Zion,  against 
thy  sons,  O Greece,  and  made  thee  as  the  sword  of  a 
mighty  man. 

14  And  the  Lord  shall  be  seen  over  them,  and  his 
arrow  shall  go  forth  as  the  lightning  : and  the  Lord 
God  shall  blow  the  trumpet,  and  shall  go  ^5  with  whirl- 
winds of  the  south. 

15  The  Lord  of  hosts  shall  defend  them  ; and  they 
shall  devour,  and  subdue  with  sling  stones  ; aAd  they 
shall  drink,  and  make  a noise  as  through  wine  ; and 

1 Jer.  23.  33.  t Ezek.  28.  3,  &c.  Is.  GO.  18.  Ezek. 

2  Amos  1.3.  8 Job  27.  16.  Ezek.  28.24. 

3  2 Chr.  20.  12.  Ps,  28.  4,  5.  is  Ex.  3.  7. 

I'lS.  15.  9 Is.  23. 1.  18  Is,  62.  11.  ch.  2. 

4  Jer.  49.  23.  lo  Ezek.  26.  17.  10.  Matt.  21.  5.  John 

6 Is.  23.  Ezek.  26,  n Jer.  47. 1,  5.  Zeph.  12.  15. 

& 27,  & 28.  Amos  2.  4.  u Jer.  23.  5.  «Sr  30.  9. 

1-  9.  12  Amos  1.  8.  Luke  19.  38.  John  1. 

8 1 Kin.  17.  9.  Ezek.  is  Ps.  34.  7.  ch.  49. 

28.  21.  Obad.  20.  2.  6.  is  Hos.  1.  7.  & 2.  18. 


9  The  « burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord  upon  the 
land  of  Hadrach,  and  Damascus  shall  he  its  resting 
place  : for  ^ the  eye  of  man  and  of  all  the  tribes  of 

2 Israel  is  toward  the  Lord  : and  Hamath  also  which 
bordereth  thereon  : Tyre  and  Zidon,  ^ because  she  is 

3 very  wise.  And  Tyre  did  build  herself  a strong 
hold,  and  heaped  up  silver  as  the  dust,  and  fine  gold 

4 as  the  mire  of  the  streets.  Behold,  the  Lord  will 
dispossess  her,  and  he  will  smite  ^ her  power  in  the 

6  sea  ; and  she  shall  be  devoured  with  fire.  Ashkelon 
shall  see  it,  and  fear  ; Gaza  also,  and  shall  be  sore 
pained  ; and  Ekron,  for  her  expectation  shall  be 
ashamed  : and  the  king  shall  perish  from  Gaza,  and 

6 Ashkelon  shall  not  be  inhabited.  And  « a bastard 
shall  dwell  in  Ashdod,  and  I will  cut  off  the  pride 

7 of  the  Philistines.  And  I will  take  away  his  blood 
out  of  his  mouth,  and  his  abominations  from  between 
his  teeth  ; and  he  also  shall  be  a remnant  for  our 
God  : and  he  shall  be  as  a chieftain  in  Judah,  and 

8 Ekron  as  a Jebusite.  And  I will  encamp  about  mine 
house  ^ against  the  army,  that  none  pass  through  or 
return  : and  no  * oppressor  shall  pass  through  them 
any  more  : for  now  have  I seen  with  mine  eyes. 


9  Rejoice  greatly,  O daughter  of  Zion ; shout,  0 
daughter  of  Jerusalem  : behold,  thy  king  cometh 
unto  thee  : he  is  just,  and  * having  J salvation  ; lowly, 
and  riding  upon  an  ass,  even  upon  a colt  the  foal  of 

10  *an  ass.  And  I will  cut  off  the  chariot  from  Ephra- 
im, and  the  horse  from  Jerusalem,  and  the  battle 
bow  shall  be  cut  off  ; and  he  shall  speak  peace  unto 
the  nations  : and  his  dominion  shall  be  from  sea  to 
sea,  and  from  ^'the  River  to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

11  As  for  thee  also,  because  of  the  blood  of  thy  cove- 
nant I have  sent  forth  thy  prisoners  out  of  the  pit 

12  wherein  is  no  water.  ^ Turn  you  to  the  strong  hold, 
ye  prisoners  of  hope  : even  to-day  do  I declare  that 

13  I will  render  double  unto  thee.  For  I have  bent 
Judah  for  me,  I have  filled  the  bow  with  Ephraim  ; 
and  I will  stir  up  thy  sons,  O Zion,  against  thy  sons, 
O Greece,  and  will  make  thee  as  the  sword  of  a 

14  mighty  man.  And  the  Lord  shall  be  seen  over 
them,  and  his  arrow  shall  go  forth  as  the  lightning  : 
and  the  Lord  God  shall  blow  the  trumpet,  and  shall 

15  go  with  whirlwinds  of  the  south.  The  Lord  of  hosts 
shall  defend  them  ; and  they  shall  devour,  and  shall 
tread  down  the  sling  stones  ; and  they  shall  drink, 
and  make  a noise  as  through  wine  : and  they  shall 


Mic.  5.  10.  Hag.  2. 
22. 

19  Eph.  2.  14,  17. 

20  Ps.  72.  8. 

21  Is.  42.  7.  & 51.  14. 
& 61.  1. 

22  Is.  49.  9. 

23  Is.  61.  7. 

24  Ps.  18.  14.  & 77. 
17.  & 144.  6. 

23  Is.  21.  1. 


a Or,  oracle, 
b Or,  the  LORD 
hath  an  eye  upon  men 
and  upon  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel, 
c Or,  though, 
d Or,  the  sea  which 
is  her  rampart.  Or, 
her  rampart  into  the 
sea. 


e Or,  a bastard 
race. 

f Or,  sit  as  king. 
g Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  as  a garrison, 
h Or,  exactor, 
i Heb.  saved, 
j Or,  victory, 
k See  Ex.  23.  31. 

I Or,  Return, 
m Heb.  Javan. 


ZECHARIAH,  X. 


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they  shall  be  filled  like  bowls,  and  as  the  corners  of 
the  altar. 

16  And  the  Lord  their  God  shall  save  them  in  that 
day  as  the  flock  of  his  people  : for  they  shall  he  as  the 
stones  of  a crowa,  lifted  up  as  an  ensign  upon  his 
land. 

17  For  ^ how  great  is  his  goodness,  and  how  great  is 
his  beauty  ! corn  shall  make  the  young  men  cheerful, 
and  new  wine  the  maids. 


CHAPTER  X. 

1  God  is  to  be  sought  unto,  and  not  idols.  5 As  he  visited  his  flock  for 
sin,  so  he  tvill  save  and  restore  them. 

Ask  ye  ^ of  the  Lord  ^ rain  ^ in  the  time  of  the  lat- 
ter rain  ; so  the  Lord  shall  make  bright  clouds, 
and  give  them  showers  of  rain,  to  every  one  grass  in 
the  field. 

2  For  the  ^ idols  have  spoken  vanity,  and  the  diviners 
have  seen  a lie,  and  have  told  false  dreams  ; they 
® comfort  in  vain  : therefore  they  went  their  way  as  a 
flock,  they  were  troubled,  ® because  there  was  no  shep- 
herd. 

3  Mine  anger  was  kindled  against  the  shepherds, 
and  I punished  the  goats  : for  the  Lord  of  hosts  ® hath 
visited  his  flock  the  house  of  Judah,  and  ®hath  made 
them  as  his  goodly  horse  in  the  battle. 

4  Out  of  him  came  forth  the  corner,  out  of  him 
the  nail,  out  of  him  the  battle  bow,  out  of  him  every 
oppressor  together. 

5  ^ And  they  shall  be  as  mighty  men,  which  tread 
down  their  enemies  in  the  mire  of  the  streets  in  the  bat- 
tle ; and  they  shall  fight,  because  the  Lord  is  with 
them,  and  the  riders  on  horses  shall  be  confounded. 

6  And  I will  strengthen  the  house  of  Judah,  and  I 
will  save  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  I will  bring  them 
again  to  place  them  ; for  I have  mercy  upon  them  : 
and  they  shall  be  as  though  I had  not  cast  them  off  : 
for  I am  the  Lord  their  God,  and  will  hear  them. 

7  And  they  of  Ephraim  shall  be  like  a mighty  man, 
and  their  heart  shall  rejoice  as  through  wine  : yea, 
their  children  shall  see  it,  and  be  glad  ; their  heart 
shall  rejoice  in  the  Lord. 

8  I will  ^^hiss  for  them,  and  gather  them  ; for  1 
have  redeemed  them  : and  they  shall  increase  as  they 
have  increased. 

9  And  will  sow  them  among  the  people  : and 
they  shall  remember  me  in  far  countries  ; and  they 
shall  live  with  their  children,  and  turn  again. 

10  I will  bring  them  again  also  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  gather  them  out  of  Assyria  ; and  I will 
bring  them  into  the  land  of  Gilead  and  Lebanon  ; and 
place  shall  not  be  found  for  them. 

11  23  And  he  shall  pass  through  the  sea  with  afflic- 
tion, and  shall  smite  the  waves  in  the  sea,  and  all  the 
deeps  of  the  river  shall  dry  up  : and  the  pride  of  As- 
syria shall  be  brought  down,  and  25  the  sceptre  of  Egypt 
shall  depart  away. 

12  And  I will  strengthen  them  in  the  Lord  ; and 
2®  they  shall  walk  up  and  down  in  his  name,  saith  the 
Lord. 


26  Lev.  4.  18,  25. 
Deut.  12.  27. 

22  Is.  G2.  3.  Mai.  3. 
17. 

2«  Is.  11.  12. 

29  Ps.  31.  19. 

30  Joel  3.  18.  Amos 
9.  14. 

' Jer.  14.  22. 

2  Deut.  11.  14. 


3  Job  29.  23.  Joel  2. 
23. 

* Jer.  10.  8.  Hab.  2. 
18. 

3 Job  13.  4. 

6 Ezek.  34.  .5. 

2 Ezek.  34.  17. 

8 Luke  1.  C8. 

9 Cant.  1.  9. 

lONum.  24.  17.  1 


Sam.  14.  38.  Is.  19. 
13. 

“ Is.  22.  23. 

12  Ps.  18.  42. 

23  Jer.  3.  18.  Ezek. 
37.  21. 

12  Hos.  1.  7. 

13  ch.  13.  9. 

10  Ps.  104.  15.  ch.  9. 
15. 


be  filled  like  bowls,  like  the  corners  of  the  altar. 

16  And  the  Lord  their  God  shall  save  them  in  that 
day  as  the  flock  of  his  people  : for  they  shall  he  as 
the  stones  of  a crown,  ” lifted  on  high  over  his  land. 

17  For  how  great  is  <ihis  goodness,  and  how  great  is 
® his  beauty  ! corn  shall  make  the  young  men  flou- 
rish, and  new  wine  the  maids. 


10  Ask  ye  of  the  Lord  rain  in  the  time  of  the  lat- 
ter rain,  even  of  the  Lord  that  maketh  lightnings  ; 
and  he  shall  give  them  showers  of  rain,  to  every 

2 one  grass  in  the  field.  For  the  teraphim  have 
spoken  vanity,  and  the  diviners  have  seen  a lie  ; 
and  “they  have  told  false  dreams,  they  comfort 
in  vain  : therefore  they  go  their  way  like  sheep, 
they  are  afflicted,  because  there  is  no  shepherd. 

3 Mine  anger  is  kindled  against  the  shepherds,  and 
I will  punish  the  he-goats  : for  the  Lord  of  hosts 
hath  visited  his  flock  the  house  of  Judah,  and  shall 

4 make  them  as  his  goodly  horse  in  the  battle.  From 
him  shall  come  forth  the  corner  stone,  from  him 
the  nail,  from  him  the  battle  bow,  from  him  every 

5 ^exactor  together.  And  they  .shall  be  as  mighty 
men,  treading  down  their  enemies  in  the  mire  of  the 
streets  in  the  battle  ; and  they  shall  fight,  because 
the  Lord  is  with  them  : and  the  riders  on  horses 

6 shall  be  confounded.  And  I will  strengthen  the 
house  of  Judah,  and  I will  save  the  house  of  Jo- 
seph, and  I will  bring  them  again,  for  I have 
mercy  upon  them  ; and  they  shall  be  as  though  I 
had  not  cast  them  off  : for  I am  the  Lord  their 

7 God,  and  I will  hear  them.  And  they  of  Ephraim 
shall  be  like  a mighty  man,  and  their  heart  shall  re- 
joice as  through  wine  : yea,  their  children  shall  see 
it,  and  rejoice  ; their  heart  shall  be  glad  in  the  Lord. 

8 I will  hiss  for  them,  and  gather  them  ; for  I have 
redeemed  them  : and  they  shall  increase  as  they 

9 have  increased.  ^ And  I will  sow  them  among  the 
peoples  ; and  they  shall  remember  me  in  far  coun- 
tries : and  they  shall  live  with  their  children,  and 

10  shall  return.  I will  bring  them  again  also  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  gather  them  out  of  Assyria  ; 
and  I will  bring  them  into  the  land  of  Gilead  and 
Lebanon  ; and  place  shall  not  be  found  for  them. 

11  And  he  shall  pass  through  the  sea  of  affliction, 
and  shall  smite  ^ the  waves  in  the  sea,  and  all  the 
depths  of  the  Nile  shall  dry  up  : and  the  pride  of 
Assyria  shall  be  brought  down,  and  the  sceptre  of 

12  Egypt  shall  depart  away.  And  I will  strengthen 
them  in  the  Lord  ; and  they  shall  walk  up  and 
down  in  his  name,  saith  the  Lord. 


12  Is.  5.  26. 

18  Is.  49.  19.  Ezek. 
3G.  37. 

19  Hos.  2.  23. 

29  Deut.  30.  1. 

21  Is.  ll.ll.lG.  Hos. 
11.  11. 

22  Is.  49.  20. 

23  Is.  11.  15,  16. 


24  Is.  14.  25. 

23  Ezek.  30.  13. 

20  Mic.  4.  5. 
n Or,  glittering  up- 
on dec. 

0 Or,  their, 
p Or,  prosperity. 
a Or,  the  dreamers 
speak  falsely. 


b Or,  ruler, 
c Or,  cause  them  to 
dwell. 

d Or,  And  though  I 
SOU’  them  . . . they 
shall  remember  <tc. 

e Or,  the  sea  of 
waves. 


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ZECHARIAH,  XI. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1  The  destruction  of  Jerusalem.  3 The  elect  being  cared  for.,  the  rest 
are  rejected.  10  The  staves  of  Beauty  and  Bands  broken  by  the  rejec- 
tion of  Christ.  15  The  type  and  curse  of  a foolish  shepherd. 

OPEN  1 thy  doors,  O Lebanon,  that  the  fire  may  de- 
vour thy  cedars. 

2  Howl,  fir  tree  ; for  the  cedar  is  fallen  ; because 
the  mighty  are  spoiled  : howl,  O ye  oaks  of  Bashan  ; 
2 for  the  forest  of  the  vintage  is  come  down. 

3  ^ There  is  a voice  of  the  howling  of  the  shepherds  ; 
for  their  glory  is  spoiled  : a voice  of  the  roaring  of 
young  lions  ; for  the  pride  of  Jordan  is  spoiled. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  my  God  ; ® Feed  the  flock  of 
the  slaughter  ; 

5  Whose  possessors  slay  them,  and  ^ hold  themselves 
not  guilty  : and  they  that  sell  them  ^ say.  Blessed  be 
the  Lord  ; for  I am  rich  : and  their  own  shepherds  pity 
them  not. 

6  For  I will  no  more  pity  the  inhabitants  of  the  land, 
saith  the  Lord  : but,  lo,  I will  deliver  the  men  every 
one  into  his  neighbour’s  hand,  and  into  the  hand  of  his 
king  : and  they  shall  smite  the  land,  and  out  of  their 
hand  I will  not  deliver  them. 

7  And  I will  ® feed  the  flock  of  slaughter,  even  you, 
O poor  of  the  flock.  And  I took  unto  me  two  staves  ; 
the  one  I called  Beauty,  and  the  other  I called  Bands  ; 
and  I fed  the  flock. 

8  Three  shepherds  also  I cut  off  ® in  one  month  ; 
and  my  soul  lothed  them,  and  their  soul  also  abhorred 
me. 

9  Then  said  I,  I will  not  feed  you  : * that  that  dieth, 
let  it  die  ; and  that  that  is  to  be  cut  off,  let  it  be  cut 
off  ; and  let  the  rest  eat  every  one  the  flesh  of  another. 

10  ^ And  I took  my  staff,  even  Beauty,  and  cut  it 
asunder,  that  I might  break  my  covenant  which  I had 
made  with  all  the  people. 

11  And  it  was  broken  in  that  day  : and  so  the  poor 
of  the  flock  that  waited  upon  me  knew  that  it  was  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

12  And  I said  unto  them.  If  ye  think  good,  give  me 
my  price  ; and  if  not,  forbear.  So  they  weighed  for 
my  price  thirty  pieces  of  silver. 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Cast  it  unto  the 
potter  : a goodly  price  that  I was  prised  at  of  them. 
And  I took  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver,  and  cast  them  to 
the  potter  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

14  Then  I cut  asunder  mine  other  staff,  even  Bands, 
that  I might  break  the  brotherhood  between  Judah  and 
Israel. 

15  ^ And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Take,  unto  thee 

yet  the  instruments  of  a foolish  shepherd. 

16  For,  lo,  I will  raise  up  a shepherd  in  the  land, 
which  shall  not  visit  those  that  be  cut  off,  neither  shall 
seek  the  young  one,  nor  heal  that  that  is  broken,  nor 
feed  that  that  standeth  still  : but  he  shall  eat  the  flesh 
of  the  fat,  and  tear  their  claws  in  pieces. 

17  Woe  to  the  idol  shepherd  that  leave th  the  flock  ! 
the  sword  shall  he  upon  his  arm,  and  upon  his  right  eye  : 
his  arm  shall  be  clean  dried  up,  and  his  right  eye  shall 
be  utterly  darkened. 


11  Open  thy  doors,  0 Lebanon,  that  the  fire  may 

2 devour  thy  cedars.  Howl,  O fir  tree,  for  the  cedar 
is  fallen,  because  the  ® goodly  ones  are  spoiled  : 
howl,  O ye  oaks  of  Bashan,  for  the  ^ strong  forest 

3 is  come  down.  A voice  of  the  howling  of  the  shep- 
herds ! for  their  glory  is  spoiled  : a voice  of  the 
roaring  of  young  lions  ! for  the  pride  of  Jordan  is 

4 spoiled.  Thus  said  the  Lord  my  God  : Feed  the 

5 flock  of  slaughter  ; whose  possessors  slay  them, 
and  hold  themselves  not  guilty  ; and  they  that  sell 
them  say.  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  for  I am  rich  : 

6 and  ^ their  own  shepherds  pity  them  not.  For  I 
will  no  more  pity  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  saith 
the  Lord  ; but,  lo,  I will  deliver  the  men  every 
one  into  his  neighbour’s  hand,  and  into  the  hand  of 
his  king  : and  they  shall  smite  the  land,  and  out  of 

7 their  hand  I will  not  deliver  them.  So  I fed  the 
flock  of  slaughter,  verily  « the  poor  of  the  flock. 
And  I took  unto  me  two  staves  ; the  one  I called 
J'  Beauty,  and  the  other  I called  ^ Bands  ; and  I fed 

8 the  flock.  And  I cut  off  the  three  shepherds  in 
one  month  ; for  my  soul  was  weary  of  them,  and 

9 their  soul  also  loathed  me.  Then  said  I,  I will 
not  feed  you  : that  that  dieth,  let  it  die  ; and  ''  that 
that  is  to  be  cut  off,  let  it  be  cut  off  ; and  let  them 
which  are  left  eat  every  one  the  flesh  of  another. 

10  And  I took  my  staff  Beauty,  and  cut  it  asunder, 
that  I might  break  my  covenant  which  I had  made 

11  with  all  the  peoples.  And  it  was  broken  in  that 
day  : and  * thus  ^ the  poor  of  the  flock  that  gave 
heed  unto  me  knew  that  it  was  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

12  And  I said  unto  them.  If  ye  think  good,  give  me 
my  hire  ; and  if  not,  forbear.  So  they  weighed  for 

13  my  hire  thirty  pieces  of  silver.  And  the  Lord  said 
unto  me.  Cast  it  > unto  the  potter,  the  goodly  price 
that  I was  prised  at  of  them.  And  I took  the 
thirty  pieces  of  silver,  and  cast  them  j unto  the  pot- 

14  ter,  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  Then  I cut  asun- 
der mine  other  staff,  even  Bands,  that  I might 
break  the  brotherhood  between  Judah  and  Israel. 


15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Take  unto  thee  yet 

16  again  the  instruments  of  a foolish  shepherd.  For, 
lo,  I will  raise  up  a shepherd  in  the  land,  which  shall 
not  * visit  those  that  be  ^ cut  off,  neither  shall  seek 
"‘those  that  be  scattered,  nor  heal  that  that  is 
broken  ; neither  shall  he  feed  that  which  " is  sound, 
but  he  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the  fat,  and  shall  tear 

17  their  hoofs  in  pieces.  Woe  to  the  worthless  shep- 
herd that  leaveth  the  flock  ! the  sword  shall  be 
upon  his  arm,  and  upon  his  right  eye  : his  arm  shall 
be  clean  dried  up,  and  his  right  eye  shall  be  utterly 
darkened. 


1 ch.  10.  10. 

2 Is.  32.  19. 

3 ver.  7. 

< Jer.  2.  3.  & 50.  7. 

3 Deut.  29.  19.  Hos. 

12.  8. 

3 ver.  4. 


2 Zeph.  3.  12.  Matt. 

11.  5. 

8 Hos.  5.  7. 

9 Jer.  15.  2.  & 43. 

11. 

‘0  ver.  7.  Zeph.  3. 

12. 


11  Matt.  26.  15.  See 
Ex.  21.  32. 

12  Matt.  27.  9,  10. 

13  Ezek.  34.  2,  3,  4. 
Jer.  23.  1.  Ezek. 

34.  2.  John  10.  12, 
13. 


a Or,  glorious, 
b Or,  defenced. 
c Or,  buyers, 
d Or,  their  shepherd 
pitieth. 

e Or,  the  most  mi- 
serable of  sheep. 


f Or,  Graciousness, 
g Or,  Binders.  Or, 
Union. 

h Or,  that  that  is 
lost,  let  it  be  lost. 

i Or,  the  poor  of 
the  flock  . . . knew  of 


a truth. 

j The  Syriac  reads, 
into  the  treasury, 
k Or,  miss. 

I Or,  lost, 
m Or,  the  young, 
n Heb.  standeth. 


ZECHARIAH,  XIL 


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CHAPTER  XII. 

1 Jerusalem  a cup  of  trembling  to  herself,  3 and  a burdensome  stone  to 
her  adversaries.  6 The  victorious  restoring  of  Judah.  9 The  repent- 
ance of  Jerusalem. 

The  burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord  for  Israel, 
saith  the  Lord,  ^ which  stretcheth  forth  the 
heavens,  and  layeth  the  foundation  of  the  earth,  and 
^ formeth  the  spirit  of  man  within  him. 

2  Behold,  I will  make  Jerusalem  ® a cup  of  trem- 
bling unto  all  the  people  round  about,  when  they  shall 
be  in  the  siege  both  against  Judah  and  against  Jerusa- 
lem. 

3  ^ *And  in  that  day  will  I make  Jerusalem  ®a  bur- 
densome stone  for  all  people  : all  that  burden  them- 
selves with  it  shall  be  cut  in  pieces,  though  all  the 
people  of  the  earth  be  gathered  together  against  it. 

4  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  ® I will  smite  every 
horse  with  astonishment,  and  his  rider  with  madness  : 
and  I will  open  mine  eyes  upon  the  house  of  Judah, 
and  will  smite  every  horse  of  the  people  with  blindness. 

5  And  the  governors  of  Judah  shall  say  in  their 
heart.  The  inhabitants  of  J erusalem  shall  he  my  strength 
in  the  Lord  of  hosts  their  God. 

6  ^ In  that  day  will  I make  the  governors  of  Judah 
“^like  an  hearth  of  fire  among  the  wood,  and  like  a 
torch  of  fire  in  a sheaf  ; and  they  shall  devour  all  the 
people  round  about,  on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left  : 
and  Jerusalem  shall  be  inhabited  again  in  her  own  place, 
even  in  Jerusalem. 

7  The  Lord  also  shall  save  the  tents  of  Judah  first, 
that  the  glory  of  the  house  of  David  and  the  glory  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  do  not  magnify  themselves 
against  Judah. 

8  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  defend  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  ; and  ® he  that  is  feeble  among  them  at 
that  day  shall  be  as  David  ; and  the  house  of  David 
shall  be  as  God,  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord  before 
them. 

9  ^ And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  I will 
seek  to  ® destroy  all  the  nations  that  come  against  Jeru- 
salem. 

10  And  I will  pour  upon  the  house  of  David,  and 
upon  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  the  spirit  of  grace 
and  of  supplications  : and  they  shall  look  upon  me 
whom  they  have  pierced,  and  they  shall  mourn  for 
him,  I'^as  one  mourneth  for  his  only  son,  and  shall  be  in 
bitterness  for  him,  as  one  that  is  in  bitterness  for  his 
firstborn. 

11  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a great  mourning  in 
Jerusalem,  ^^as  the  mourning  of  Hadadrimmon  in  the 
valley  of  Megiddon. 

12  ^^And  the  land  shall  mourn,  every  family  apart  ; 
the  family  of  the  house  of  David  apart,  and  their 
wives  apart  ; the  family  of  the  house  of  Nathan 
apart,  and  their  wives  apart ; 

13  The  family  of  the  house  of  Levi  apart,  and  their 
wives  apart ; the  family  of  Shimei  apart,  and  their 
wives  apart ; 

14  All  the  families  that  remain,  every  family  apart, 
and  their  wives  apart. 

^ Is.  42.  5.  & 44.  24.  & ch.  13.  1.  & 14.  4,  6,  « Joel  3.  10. 

& 45.  12,  18.  & 48.  13.  8,  9,  13.  » ver.  3.  Hag.  2. 

* Num.  IG.  22.  Ec-  c Matt.  21. 44.  22. 

cles.  12.  7.  Is.  .57.  16.  0 Ps.  7G.  G.  Ezek.  Jer.  31.  9.  & 50.  4. 

Heb.  12.  9.  38.  4.  Ezek.  39.  29.  Joel  2. 

*>  Is.  51.  17,  22, 23.  » Obad.  18.  28. 

* ver.  4,  6,  8,  9,  11. 


12  The  “ burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord  concern- 
ing Israel. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which  stretcheth  forth  the 
heavens,  and  layeth  the  foundation  of  the  earth, 

2 and  formeth  the  spirit  of  man  within  him  : Behold, 
I will  make  Jerusalem  a cup  of  reeling  unto  all  the 
peoples  round  about,  and  ^ upon  Judah  also  shall 

3 it  be  in  the  siege  against  Jerusalem.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  I will  make  Jeru- 
salem a burdensome  stone  for  all  the  peoples  ; all 
that  burden  themselves  with  it  shall  be  sore 
wounded  ; and  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  shall  be 

4 gathered  together  against  it.  In  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord,  I will  smite  every  horse  with  astonishment,  and 
his  rider  with  madness  : and  I will  open  mine  eyes 
upon  the  house  of  Judah,  and  will  smite  every  horse 

5 of  the  peoples  with  blindness.  And  the  chieftains 
of  Judah  shall  say  in  their  heart.  The  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem  are  my  strength  in  the  Lord  of  hosts 

6 their  God.  In  that  day  will  I make  the  chieftains 
of  Judah  like  a pan  of  fire  among  wood,  and  like 
a torch  of  fire  among  sheaves  ; and  they  shall 
devour  all  the  peoples  round  about,  on  the  right 
hand  and  on  the  left  : and  J erusalem  shall  yet  again 

7 dwell  in  her  own  place,  even  in  Jerusalem.  The 
Lord  also  shall  save  the  tents  of  Judah  first,  that 
the  glory  of  the  house  of  David  and  the  glory  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  be  not  magnified  above 

8 Judah.  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  defend  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; and  he  that  is  feeble 
among  them  at  that  day  shall  be  as  David  ; and  the 
house  of  David  shall  be  as  God,  as  the  angel  of  the 

9 Lord  before  them.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  I will  seek  to  destroy  all  the  nations 

10  that  come  against  Jerusalem.  And  I will  pour 
upon  the  house  of  David,  and  upon  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  the  spirit  of  grace  and  of  supplica- 
tion ; and  they  shall  look  unto  ^ me  whom  they  have 
pierced  : and  they  shall  mourn  for  him,  as  one 
mourneth  for  his  only  son,  and  shall  be  in  bitter- 
ness for  him,  as  one  that  is  in  bitterness  for  his 

11  firstborn.  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a great 
mourning  in  Jerusalem,  as  the  mourning  of  Hadad- 

12  rimmon  in  the  valley  of  Megiddon.  And  the  land 
shall  mourn,  every  family  apart  ; the  family  of  the 
house  of  David  apart,  and  their  wives  apart  ; the 
family  of  the  house  of  Nathan  apart,  and  their 

13  wives  apart ; the  family  of  the  house  of  Levi  apart, 
and  their  wives  apart ; the  family  of  the  Shimeites 

14  apart,  and  their  wives  apart  ; all  the  families  that 
remain,  every  family  apart,  and  their  wives  apart. 


njohn  19.  34,  37. 
Rev.  1 . 7. 

'2  Jer.  6.  26.  Amos 
8.  10. 

Acts  2.  37. 

» 2 Kin.  23.  29.  2 


Chr.  35.  24. 

IS  Matt.  24.  30.  Rev. 
1.  7. 

2 Sam.  5- 14.  Luke 
3.  31. 

a Or,  oracle. 


h Or,  against, 
c Or,  shall  it  fall  to 
be. 

d Or,  that  stumbleth. 
e According  to  some 
MSS.,  him. 


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ZECHARIAH,  XIII.,  XIV. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

I  The  fountain  of  purgation  for  Jerusalem.  2 from  idolatry,  and  false 
prophecy.  7 The  death  of  Christ,  and  the  trial  of  a third  part. 

IN  ^ that  day  there  shall  be  ^ a fountain  opened  to  the 
house  of  David  and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem 
for  sin  and  for  uncleanness. 

2  % And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  that  I will  ® cut  off  the  names  of  the 
idols  out  of  the  land,  and  they  shall  no  more  be  re- 
membered : and  also  I will  cause  ^ the  prophets  and  the 
unclean  spirit  to  pass  out  of  the  land. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when  any  shall  yet 
prophesy,  then  his  father  and  his  mother  that  begat 
him  shall  say  unto  him,  Thou  shalt  not  live  ; for  thou 
speakest  lies  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : and  his  father 
and  his  mother  that  begat  him  ^ shall  thrust  him 
through  when  he  prophesieth. 

4  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  ® the 
prophets  shall  be  ashamed  every  one  of  his  vision,  when 
he  hath  prophesied  ; neither  shall  they  wear  a rough 
garment  to  deceive  : 

5  ® But  he  shall  say,  I am  no  prophet,  I am  an  hus- 
bandman ; for  man  taught  me  to  keep  cattle  from  my 
youth. 

6  And  one  shall  say  unto  him.  What  are  these  wounds 
in  thine  hands  ? Then  he  shall  answer.  Those  with 
which  I was  wounded  in  the  house  of  my  friends. 

7  ^ Awake,  O sword,  against  ® my  shepherd,  and 
against  the  man  that  is  my  fellow,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  : smite  the  shepherd,  and  the  sheep  shall  be 
scattered  : and  I will  turn  mine  hand  upon  i^  the  little 
ones. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  all  the  land,  saith 
the  Lord,  two  parts  therein  shall  be  cut  off  and  die  ; 
1®  but  the  third  shall  be  left  therein. 

9  And  I will  bring  the  third  part  i^  through  the  fire, 
and  will  i®  refine  them  as  silver  is  refined,  and  will  try 
them  as  gold  is  tried  : i®they  shall  call  on  my  name, 
and  I will  hear  them  : I will  say.  It  is  my  people  : and 
they  shall  say.  The  Lord  is  my  God. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 The  destroyers  of  Jerusalem  destroyed.  4 The  coming  of  Christ,  and 
the  graces  of  his  kingdom.  12  The  plague  of  Jerusalem'' s enemies.  16 
The  remnant  shall  turn  to  the  Lord,  20  and  their  spoils  shall  be  holy. 

Behold,  ^ the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh,  and  thy 
spoil  shall  be  divided  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

2  For  2 1 will  gather  all  nations  against  Jerusalem 
to  battle  ; and  the  city  shall  be  taken,  and  ® the  houses 
rifled,  and  the  women  ravished  ; and  half  of  the  city 
shall  go  forth  into  captivity,  and  the  residue  of  the 
people  shall  not  be  cut  off  from  the  city. 

3  Then  shall  the  Lord  go  forth,  and  fight  against 
those  nations,  as  when  he  fought  in  the  day  of  battle. 

4  ^ And  his  feet  shall  stand  in  that  day  ^ upon  the 
mount  of  Olives,  which  is  before  Jerusalem  on  the 
east,  and  the  mount  of  Olives  shall  cleave  in  the  midst 
thereof  toward  the  east  and  toward  the  west,  ® and  there 
shall  he  a very  great  valley  ; and  half  of  the  mountain 
shall  remove  toward  the  north,  and  half  of  it  toward 
the  south. 

5  And  ye  shall  flee  to  the  valley  of  the  mountains  ; 

1 ch.  12.  3.  c Deut.  13.  6,  8.  & lo  John  10.  30.  & 14. 

2  Heb.  9.  14.  1 Pet.  18.  20.  10,  11.  Phil.  2.  6. 

i.  19.  Rev.  1.5.  6 Mic.  3.  6,  7.  ” Matt.  26.  31.  Mark 

3  Ex.  23.  13.  Josh.  7 2 Kin.  1.  8.  Is.  20.  14.  27. 

23.  7.  Ps.  16.  4.  Ezek.  2.  Matt.  3.  4.  ^2  Matt.  18.  10,  14. 

80.  13.  Hos.  2.  17.  8 Amos  7.  14.  Luke  12. 32. 

Mic.  5.  12,  13.  0 Is.  40.  11.  Ezek.  i3  Rom.  11.  5. 

* 2 Pet.  2.  1.  34.  23. 


13  In  that  day  there  shall  be  a fountain  opened  to 
the  house  of  David  and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 

2 Salem,  for  sin  and  for  uncleanness.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
that  I will  cut  off  the  names  of  the  idols  out  of  the 
land,  and  they  shall  no  more  be  remembered  : and 
also  I will  cause  the  prophets  and  the  unclean 

3 spirit  to  pass  out  of  the  land.  And  it  shall  come 
to  pass  that,  when  any  shall  yet  prophesy,  then  his 
father  and  his  mother  that  begat  him  shall  say  unto 
him.  Thou  shalt  not  live  ; for  thou  speakest  lies 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : and  his  father  and  his 
mother  that  begat  him  shall  thrvist  him  through 

4 when  he  prophesieth.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  prophets  shall  be  ashamed  every 
one  of  his  vision,  when  he  prophesieth ; neither 

5 shall  they  wear  a hairy  mantle  to  deceive  : but  he 
shall  say,  I am  no  prophet,  I am  a tiller  of  the 
ground  ; for  I have  been  made  a bondman  from  my 

6 youth.  And  one  shall  say  unto  him.  What  are 
these  wounds  between  thine  “ arms  ? Then  he  shall 
answer.  Those  with  which  I was  wounded  in  the 
house  of  my  **  friends. 

7 Awake,  O sword,  against  my  shepherd,  and 
against  the  man  that  is  my  fellow,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  : smite  the  shepherd,  and  the  sheep  shall 
be  scattered  ; and  I will  turn  mine  hand  upon  the 

8 little  ones.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  all 
the  land,  saith  the  Lord,  two  parts  therein  shall  be 
cut  off  and  die  ; but  the  third  shall  be  left  therein. 

9 And  I will  bring  the  third  part  through  the  fire,  and 
will  refine  them  as  silver  is  refined,  and  will  try 
them  as  gold  is  tried  : they  shall  call  on  my  name, 
and  I will  hear  them  : I will  say.  It  is  my  people  ; 
and  they  shall  say.  The  Lord  is  my  God. 


14  Behold,  a day  of  the  Lord  cometh,  when  thy 

2 spoil  shall  be  divided  in  the  midst  of  thee.  For 
I will  gather  all  nations  against  Jerusalem  to  bat- 
tle ; and  the  city  shall  be  taken,  and  the  houses 
rifled,  and  the  women  ravished  ; and  half  of  the 
city  shall  go  forth  into  captivity,  and  the  residue 
of  the  people  shall  not  be  cut  off  from  the  city. 

3 Then  shall  the  Lord  go  forth,  and  fight  against 
those  nations,  as  when  he  fought  in  the  day  of  bat- 

4 tie.  And  his  feet  shall  stand  in  that  day  upon  the 
mount  of  Olives,  which  is  before  Jerusalem  on  the 
east,  and  the  mount  of  Olives  shall  cleave  in  the 
midst  thereof  toward  the  east  and  toward  the  west, 
and  there  shall  he  a very  great  valley  ; and  half  of 
the  mountain  shall  remove  toward  the  north,  and 

5 half  of  it  toward  the  south.  And  “ ye  shall  flee 
^ by  the  valley  of  my  mountains  ; for  the  valley  of 


Is.  48.  10. 

25  1 Pet.  1.  6,  7. 

16  Ps.  50.  15.  & 91. 
15.  ch.  10.  6. 

11  Ps.  144.  15.  Jer. 
30.  22.  Ezek.  11.  20. 
Hos.  2.  23.  ch.  8.  8. 


1 Is.  13.  9.  Joel  2. 
31.  Acts  2.  20. 

2 Joel  3.  2. 

3 Is.  13.  16. 

* See  Ezek.  11.  23. 

5 Joel  3.  12,  14. 
a Heb.  hands. 


b Or,  lovers, 
a Or,  as  otherwise 
read/Mc  valley  of  my 
mountains  shall  be 
stopped, 
b Or,  to. 
c Or,  the. 


ZECHARIAH,  XIV. 


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for  the  valley  of  the  mountains  shall  reach  unto  Azal  : 
yea,  ye  shall  flee,  like  as  ye  fled  from  before  the 
6 earthquake  in  the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah: 

and  the  Lord  my  God  shall  come,  and  ® all  the  saints 
with  thee. 

6 And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the  light 
shall  not  be  clear,  nor  dark  : 

7 But  it  shall  be  * one  day  which  shall  be  known 
to  the  Lord,  not  day,  nor  night  : but  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  at  evening  time  it  shall  be  light. 

8 And  it  shall  be  in  that  day,  that  living  waters 
shall  go  out  from  Jerusalem  ; half  of  them  toward  the 
former  sea,  and  half  of  them  toward  the  hinder  sea  : 
in  summer  and  in  winter  shall  it  be. 

9 And  the  Lord  shall  be  king  over  all  the  earth  : 
in  that  day  shall  there  be  one  Lord,  and  his  name 
one. 

10  All  the  land  shall  be  turned  as  a plain  from 
Geba  to  Rimmon  south  of  Jerusalem  : and  it  shall  be 
lifted  up,  and  inhabited  in  her  place,  from  Benjamin’s 
gate  unto  the  place  of  the  first  gate,  unto  the  corner 
gate,  and  from  the  tower  of  Hananeel  unto  the  king’s 
winepresses. 

11  And  men  shall  dwell  in  it,  and  there  shall  be  no 
more  utter  destruction  ; but  Jerusalem  shall  be  safely 
inhabited. 

12  ^ And  this  shall  be  the  plague  wherewith  the 
Lord  will  smite  all  the  people  that  have  fought  against 
Jerusalem  ; Their  flesh  shall  consume  away  while  they 
stand  upon  their  feet,  and  their  eyes  shall  consume 
away  in  their  holes,  and  their  tongue  shall  consume 
away  in  their  mouth. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  a 
great  tumult  from  the  Lord  shall  be  among  them  ; and 
they  shall  lay  hold  every  one  on  the  hand  of  his  neigh- 
bour, and  21  his  hand  shall  rise  up  against  the  hand  of 
his  neighbour. 

14  And  Judah  also  shall  fight  at  Jerusalem  ; 22  and 
the  wealth  of  all  the  heathen  round  about  shall  be 
gathered  together,  gold,  and  silver,  and  apparel,  in 
great  abundance. 

15  And  23  so  shall  be  the  plague  of  the  horse,  of 
the  mule,  of  the  camel,  and  of  the  ass,  and  of  all  the 
beasts  that  shall  be  in  these  tents,  as  this  plague. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that  is 

left  of  all  the  nations  which  came  against  Jerusalem 
shall  even  up  from  year  to  year  to  worship  the 

King,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  keep  25  the  feast  of 
tabernacles. 

17  26  And  it  shall  be,  that  whoso  will  not  come  up  of 
all  the  families  of  the  earth  unto  Jerusalem  to  worship 
the  King,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  even  upon  them  shall  be 
no  rain. 

18  And  if  the  family  of  Egypt  go  not  up,  and  come 
not,  27  that  have  no  rain  ; there  shall  be  the  plague, 
wherewith  the  Lord  will  smite  the  heathen  that  come 
not  up  to  keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

19  This  shall  be  the  punishment  of  Egypt,  and  the 
punishment  of  all  nations  that  come  not  up  to  keep  the 
feast  of  tabernacles. 

« Amos  1.  1.  ’2  Ezek.  47.  1.  Joel  « Jer.  31.  40. 

2 Matt.  IG.  27.  & 24.  3.  18.  Rev.  22.  1.  lo  .Jer.  23.  6. 

30,  31.  & 25.  31.  Jude  Dan.  2.  44.  Rev.  20  1 gam.  14.  15,  20. 
14.  11.  15.  21  7.  22.  2 

8 Joel  3.  11.  Eph.  4.  5,  G.  Chr.  20.  23.  Ezek.  38. 

9 Rev.  22.  5.  ig.  40.  4.  21. 

10  Matt.  24.  36.  10  ch.  12.  G.  22  Ezek.  39.  10,  17, 

>1  Is.  2G.  & GO.  19,  3.  1.  & 12.  &c. 

20.  Rev.  21.  23.  39.  Jer.  31.  38.  23  ver.  12, 


the  mountains  shall  reach  unto  Azel : yea,  ye  shall 
flee,  like  as  ye  fled  from  before  the  earthquake  in 
the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah  : and  the  Lord 
my  God  shall  come,  and  all  the  holy  ones  with  thee. 

6 And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  ^ the 
light  shall  not  be  ® with  brightness  and  with  gloom  : 

7 but  it  shall  be  one  day  which  is  known  unto  the 
Lord  ; not  day,  and  not  night : but  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  at  evening  time  there  shall  be  light. 

8 And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  living 
waters  shall  go  out  from  Jerusalem  ; half  of  them 
toward  the  eastern  sea,  and  half  of  them  toward 
the  western  sea  : in  summer  and  in  winter  shall 

9 it  be.  And  the  Lord  shall  be  king  over  all  the 
earth  : in  that  day  shall  the  Lord  be  one,  and  his 

10  name  one.  All  the  land  shall  be  turned  as  the 
Arabah,  from  Geba  to  Rimmon  south  of  J erusalem  ; 
and  she  shall  be  lifted  up,  and  shall  dwell  in  her 
place,  from  Benjamin’s  gate  unto  the  place  of  the 
first  gate,  unto  the  corner  gate,  and  from  the  tower 

11  of  Hananel  unto  the  king’s  winepresses.  And  men 
shall  dwell  therein,  and  there  shall  be  no  more 

12  -f  curse  ; but  Jerusalem  shall  dwell  safely.  And 
this  shall  be  the  plague  wherewith  the  Lord  will 
smite  all  the  peoples  that  have  warred  against  Jeru- 
salem : their  flesh  shall  consume  away  while  they 
stand  upon  their  feet,  and  their  eyes  shall  consume 
away  in  their  sockets,  and  their  tongue  shall  con- 

13  sume  away  in  their  mouth.  And  it  shall  come  to 
pass  in  that  day,  that  a great  tumult  from  the 
Lord  shall  be  among  them  ; and  they  shall  lay 
hold  every  one  on  the  hand  of  his  neighbour,  and 
his  hand  shall  rise  up  against  the  hand  of  his 

14  neighbour.  And  Judah  also  shall  fight  ^ against 
Jerusalem  ; and  the  wealth  of  all  the  nations  round 
about  shall  be  gathered  together,  gold,  and  silver, 

15  and  apparel,  in  great  abundance.  And  so  shall  be 
the  plague  of  the  horse,  of  the  mule,  of  the  camel, 
and  of  the  ass,  and  of  all  the  beasts  that  shall 

16  be  in  those  camps,  as  this  plague.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that  is  left  of  all  the 
nations  which  came  against  Jerusalem  shall  go  up 
from  year  to  year  to  worship  the  King,  the  Lord 

17  of  hosts,  and  to  keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles.  And 
it  shall  be,  that  whoso  of  all  the  families  of  the 
earth  goeth  not  up  unto  Jerusalem  to  worship  the 
King,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  upon  them  there  shall  be 

18  no  rain.  And  if  the  family  of  Egypt  go  not  up, 
and  come  not,  ‘ neither  shall  it  he  upon  them  ; there 
shall  be  the  plague,  wherewith  the  Lord  will  smite 
the  nations  that  go  not  up  to  keep  the  feast  of  ta- 

19  bernacles.  This  shall  be  the  J punishment  of  Egypt, 
and  the  j punishment  of  all  the  nations  that  go  not 


2<l9.60.e,7,9.&G6. 

23. 

25  Lev.  23.  34,  48, 
Neh.  8.  14,  Hob.  12.  9. 
John  7.  2. 

20  Is.  GO.  12. 

27Deut.  11.  10. 

<1  Another  reading: 
ie,  there  ehall  not  he 


light,  the  bright  dMs 
shall  contract  them- 
selves, 

e According  to  some 
ancient  versions,  bill 
cold  and  frost. 

/ Or,  ban. 
g Or,  discomfiture, 
h Or,  at. 


i Or,  shall  there  not 

be  upon  them  the 
'plague  &c.  t The  text 
IS  probably  corrupt. 
The  Sept,  and  Syr, 
have,  upon  them  shall 
be  the  plague  ttc. 
j Or,  sin. 


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MALACHI,  I. 


20  ^ In  that  day  shall  there  be  upon  the  bells  of  the 
horses,  28  holiness  UNTO  THE  LORD;  and  the 
pots  in  the  Lord’s  house  shall  be  like  the  bowls  before 
the  altar. 

21  Yea,  every  pot  in  Jerusalem  and  in  Judah  shall 
be  holiness  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  : and  all  they  that 
sacrifice  shall  come  and  take  of  them,  and  seethe 
therein  : and  in  that  day  there  shall  be  no  more  the 
29  Canaanite  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


20  up  to  keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles.  In  that  day 
shall  there  be  upon  the  bells  of  the  horses,  holy 
UNTO  THE  LORD  ; and  the  pots  in  the  Lord’s  house 

21  shall  be  like  the  bowls  before  the  altar.  Yea,  every 
pot  in  Jerusalem  and  in  Judah  shall  be  holy  unto 
the  Lord  of  hosts  : and  all  they  that  sacrifice  shall 
come  and  take  of  them,  and  seethe  therein  : and  in 
that  day  there  shall  be  no  more  a * Canaanite  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


MALACHI. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Malachi  complaineth  of  Israel's  unkindness.  6 Of  their  irreligious- 
ness., 12  and  profaneness. 

The  burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord  to  Israel  by 
Malachi. 

2^1  have  loved  you,  saith  the  Lord.  Yet  ye  say, 
Wherein  hast  thou  loved  us  ? Was  not  Esau  Jacob’s 
brother  ? saith  the  Lord  : yet  2 1 loved  Jacob, 

3  And  I hated  Esau,  and  ^ laid  his  mountains  and  his 
heritage  waste  for  the  dragons  of  the  wilderness. 

4  Whereas  Edom  saith.  We  are  impoverished,  but 
we  will  return  and  build  the  desolate  places  ; thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  They  shall  build,  but  I will  throw 
down  ; and  they  shall  call  them.  The  border  of  wicked- 
ness, and.  The  people  against  whom  the  Lord  hath  in- 
dignation for  ever. 

5  And  your  eyes  shall  -see,  and  ye  shall  say,  ^ The 
Lord  will  be  magnified  from  the  border  of  Israel. 

6  Tf  A son  ® honoureth  his  father,  and  a servant  his 
master  : ® if  then  I 6(?  a father,  where  is  mine  honour  ? 
and  if  I a master,  where  is  my  fear  ? saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  unto  you,  O priests,  that  despise  my  name. 
^ And  ye  say.  Wherein  have  we  despised  thy  name  ? 

7  Ye  offer  ^ polluted  bread  upon  mine  altar  ; and  ye 
say.  Wherein  have  we  polluted  thee  ? In  that  ye  say, 
® The  table  of  the  Lord  is  contemptible. 

8  And  if  ye  offer  the  blind  for  sacrifice,  is  it  not 
evil  ? and  if  ye  offer  the  lame  and  sick,  is  it  not  evil  ? 
offer  it  now  unto  thy  governor  ; will  he  be  pleased  with 
thee,  or  accept  thy  person  ? saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  And  now,  1 pray  you,  beseech  God  that  he  will  be 
gracious  unto  us  : ^2  this  hath  been  by  your  means : 
will  he  regard  your  persons  ? saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

10  Who  is  there  even  among  you  that  would  shut  the 
doors  for  nought  ? neither  do  ye  kindle  fre  on  mine 
altar  for  nought.  I have  no  pleasure  in  you,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  neither  will  I accept  an  offering  at 
your  hand. 

11  For  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  even  unto  the 
going  down  of  the  same  my  name  shall  be  great  i®  among 
the  Gentiles  ; and  in  every  place  i®  incense  shall  he 


1 The  “ burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord  to  Israel 
by  5 Malachi. 

2 I have  loved  you,  saith  the  Lord.  Yet  ye  say. 
Wherein  hast  thou  loved  us  ? Was  not  Esau  Jacob’s 

3 brother  ? saith  the  Lord  : yet  I loved  Jacob  ; but 
Esau  I hated,  and  made  his  mountains  a desolation, 
and  gave  his  heritage  to  the  jackals  of  the  wilder- 

4 ness.  ‘^Whereas  Edom  saith.  We  are  ^beaten  down, 
but  we  will  return  and  build  the  waste  places  ; thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  They  shall  build,  but  I will 
throw  down  : and  men  shall  call  them  The  border  of 
wickedness,  and  The  people  against  whom  the  Lord 

5 hath  indignation  for  ever.  And  your  eyes  shall  see, 
and  ye  shall  say.  The  Lord /be  magnified  beyond 
the  border  of  Israel. 

6 A son  honoureth  his  father,  and  a servant  his 
master  : if  then  I be  a father,  where  is  mine 
honour  ? and  if  I be  a master,  where  is  my  fear  ? 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  unto  you,  O priests,  that 
despise  my  name.  And  ye  say.  Wherein  have  we 

7 despised  thy  name  ? Ye  offer  polluted  bread  upon 
mine  altar.  And  ye  say,  Wherein  have  we  polluted 
thee  ? In  that  ye  say.  The  table  of  the  Lord  is 

8 contemptible.  And  when  ye  offer  the  blind  for 
•sacrifice,  it  is  no  evil  ! and  when  ye  offer  the  lame 

and  sick,  it  is  no  evil  ! Present  it  now  unto  thy 
governor  ; will  he  be  pleased  with  thee  ? or  will  he 

9 accept  thy  person  ? saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  And 
now,  I pray  you,  intreat  the  favour  of  God,  that  he 
may  be  gracious  unto  us  : this  hath  been  * by  your 
means  : will  he  * accept  any  of  your  persons  ? saith 

10  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Oh  that  there  were  one  among 
you  that  would  shut  the  doors,  that  ye  might  not 
kindle  fire  on  mine  altar  in  vain  ! I have  no  pleasure 
in  you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  neither  will  I accept 

11  an  offering  at  your  hand.  For  from  the  rising  of 
the  sun  even  unto  the  going  down  of  the  same  my 
name  ^ is  great  among  the  Gentiles  ; and  in  every 


28  Is.  23. 18. 

29  Is.  35.  8.  Joel  3. 
17.  Rev.  21.  27.  & 22. 

15. 

30  Eph.  2.  19,  20,  21, 
22. 

1 Deut.  7.  8.  & 10. 

16. 

2 Rom.  9.  13. 


3  Jer.  49.  18.  Ezek. 
35.  3,  4,  7,  9,  14,  15. 
Obad.  10,  &c. 

* Ps.  35.  27. 

6 Ex.  20.  12. 

6 Luke  G.  40. 

1 ch.  2.  14,  17.  & 3. 
7,  8,  13. 

8  Deut.  15.  21. 


9 ver.  12.  Ezek.  41. 
22. 

10  ver.  14.  Lev.  22. 
22.  Deut.  15.  21. 

11  Job  42.  8. 

12  Hos.  13.  9. 

13  1 Cor.  9.  13. 

Ills.  1.11.  Jer.  6. 

20.  Amos  5.  21. 


13  Ps.  113.  3.  Is.  59. 
19. 

10  Is.  60.  3,  5. 

12  John  4.  21,  23.  1 
Tim.  2.  8. 

18  Rev.  8.  3. 
k Or,  trafficker, 
a Or,  Oracle. 


b Or,  my  messenger, 
c Or,  Is  not  Esau 
. . . f yet  I have  loved 
&c. 

d Or,  Though  Edom 
say. 

e Or,  as  otherwise 
read,  impoverished. 


f Or,  is  great, 
g Or,  over, 
h Heb.  from  your 
hand. 

i Or,  accept  any  be- 
cause of  you. 
j Or,  shall  be. 


MALACHI,  11. 


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offered  unto  my  name,  and  a pure  offering  : for  my 
name  shall  he  great  among  the  heathen,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

12  ^ But  ye  have  profaned  it,  in  that  ye  say,  The 
table  of  the  Lord  is  polluted  ; and  the  fruit  thereof, 
even  his  meat,  is  contemptible. 

13  Ye  said  also.  Behold,  what  a weariness  is  it ! and 
ye  have  snuffed  at  it,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; and  ye 
brought  that  which  was  torn,  and  the  lame,  and  the  sick  ; 
thus  ye  brought  an  offering  : should  1 accept  this  of 
your  hand  ? saith  the  Lord. 

14  But  cursed  be  the  deceiver,  which  hath  in  his 
flock  a male,  and  voweth,  and  sacrificeth  unto  the  Lord 
a corrupt  thing  : for  I am  a great  King,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  my  name  is  dreadful  among  the 
heathen. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 He  sharply  reproveth  the  priests  for  neglecting  their  covenant^  11  and 
the  people  for  idolatry,  14  for  adultery,  17  and  for  infidelity. 

And  now,  O ye  priests,  this  commandment  is  for 
you. 

2  ^ If  ye  will  not  hear,  and  if  ye  will  not  lay  it  to 
heart,  to  give  glory  unto  my  name,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  I will  even  send  a curse  upon  you,  and  I will 
curse  your  blessings  : yea,  I have  cursed  them  already, 
because  ye  do  not  lay  it  to  heart. 

3  Behold,  I will  corrupt  your  seed,  and  spread  dung 
upon  your  faces,  even  the  dung  of  your  solemn  feasts  ; 
and  one  shall  ^ take  you  away  with  it. 

4  And  ye  shall  know  that  I have  sent  this  command- 
ment unto  you,  that  my  covenant  might  be  with  Levi, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

5  ^ My  covenant  was  with  him  of  life  and  peace  ; 
and  I gave  them  to  him  ^for  the  fear  wherewith  he 
feared  me,  and  was  afraid  before  my  name. 

6  ® The  law  of  truth  was  in  his  mouth,  and  iniquity 
was  not  found  in  his  lips  : he  walked  with  me  in  peace 
and  equity,  and  did  ® turn  many  away  from  iniquity. 

7  For  the  priest’s  lips  should  keep  knowledge,  and 
they  should  seek  the  law  at  his  mouth  : ® for  he  is  the 
messenger  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

8  But  ye  are  departed  out  of  the  way  ; ye  ® have 
caused  many  to  stumble  at  the  law  ; ye  have  corrupted 
the  covenant  of  Levi,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  Therefore  ^^have  I also  made  you  contemptible 
and  base  before  all  the  people,  according  as  ye  have  not 
kept  my  ways,  but  have  been  partial  in  the  law. 

10  Have  we  not  all  one  father  ? hath  not  one 
God  created  us  ? why  do  we  deal  treacherously  every 
man  against  his  brother,  by  profaning  the  covenant  of 
our  fathers  ? 

11  ^ Judah  hath  dealt  treacherously,  and  an  abomi- 
nation is  committed  in  Israel  and  in  Jerusalem  ; for 
Judah  hath  profaned  the  holiness  of  the  Lord  which 
he  loved,  and  hath  married  the  daughter  of  a strange 
god. 

12  The  Lord  will  cut  off  the  man  that  doeth  this, 
the  master  and  the  scholar,  out  of  the  tabernacles  of 
Jacob,  and  him  that  offereth  an  offering  unto  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

13  And  this  have  ye  done  again,  covering  the  altar 

» Is.  C6.  19,  20.  Deut.  28.  15,  &c.  c jer.  23.  22.  Jam.  5. 

20  ver.  7.  2 1 Kin.  14.  10.  20. 

21  Lev.  22.  20,  &c.  3 Num  25. 12.  Ezek.  2 Lev.  10.  11.  Deut. 

22  ver.  8.  34.  25.  & 37.  26.  17.  9, 10.  & 24.  8.  Ezra 

*6  Ps.  47.  2.  1 Tim.  * Deut.  33.  8,  9.  7. 10.  Jer.  18. 18.  Hag. 

6.15.  6Deut.  33.  10.  2.11,12. 

' Lev.  26.  14,  &c.  « Gal.  4.  14. 


place  ^ incense  is  offered  unto  my  name,  and  a pure 
offering  : for  my  name  ^ is  great  among  the  Gentiles, 

12  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  But  ye  profane  it,  in  that 
ye  say.  The  table  of  the  Lord  is  polluted,  and  the 

13  fruit  thereof,  even  his  meat,  is  contemptible.  Ye 
say  also.  Behold,  what  a weariness  is  it  ! and  ye 
have  snuffed  at  it,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; and  ye 
have  brought  that  which  was  taken  by  violence,  and 
the  lame,  and  the  sick  ; thus  ye  bring  the  offering  : 
should  I accept  this  of  your  hand  ? saith  the  Lord. 

14  But  cursed  be  the  deceiver,  which  hath  in  his  flock 
a male,  and  voweth,  and  sacrificeth  unto  the  Lord 
a blemished  thing  : for  I am  a great  king,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  my  name  is  terrible  among  the 
Gentiles. 


2  And  now,  O ye  priests,  this  commandment  is  for 

2 you.  If  ye  will  not  hear,  and  if  ye  will  not  lay  it 
to  heart,  to  give  glory  unto  my  name,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  then  will  I send  the  curse  upon  you, 
and  I will  curse  your  blessings  : yea,  I have  cursed 
them  already,  because  ye  do  not  lay  it  to  heart. 

3 Behold,  I will  rebuke  “ the  seed  for  your  sake,  and 
will  spread  dung  upon  your  faces,  even  the  dung  of 
your  ^ sacrifices  ; and  ye  shall  be  taken  away  with 

4 it.  And  ye  shall  know  that  I have  sent  this  com- 
mandment unto  you,  that  my  covenant  might  be 

5 with  Levi,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  My  covenant 
was  with  him  of  life  and  peace  ; and  I gave  them 
to  him  that  he  might  fear,  and  he  feared  me,  and 

6 stood  in  awe  of  my  name.  The  law  of  truth  was 
in  his  mouth,  and  unrighteousness  was  not  found  in 
his  lips  : he  walked  with  me  in  peace  and  upright- 

7 ness,  and  did  turn  many  away  from  iniquity.  For 
the  priest’s  lips  should  keep  knowledge,  and  they 
should  seek  the  law  at  his  mouth  : for  he  is  the 

8 messenger  of  the  Lord  of  hosts.  But  ye  are  turned 
aside  out  of  the  way  ; ye  have  caused  many  to 
stumble  in  the  law  ; ye  have  corrupted  the  covenant 

9 of  Levi,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Therefore  have 
I also  made  you  contemptible  and  base  before  all 
the  people,  according  as  ye  have  not  kept  my  ways, 
but  have  had  respect  of  persons  in  the  law. 

10  Have  we  not  all  one  father  ? hath  not  one  God 
created  us  ? why  do  we  deal  treacherously  every 
man  against  his  brother,  profaning  the  covenant  of 

11  our  fathers  ? Judah  hath  dealt  treacherously,  and 
an  abomination  is  committed  in  Israel  and  in  Jeru- 
salem ; for  Judah  hath  profaned  the  ^holiness  of 
the  Lord  which  he  loveth,  and  hath  married  the 

12  daughter  of  a strange  god.  The  Lord  will  cut  off 
to  the  man  that  doeth  this  him  that  waketh  and 
him  that  answereth,  out  of  the  tents  of  Jacob,  and 
him  that  offereth  an  offering  unto  the  Lord  of 

13  hosts.  And  this  * again  ye  do  : ye  cover  the  altar  of 


1 Sam.  2.  17.  Jer.  u Ezra  9.  1.  & 10.  2.  a According  to  some 
18.  1.5.  Neh.  13.  23.  ancient  versions,  your 

10  Neh.  13.  29.  i'>  Neh.  13.  28,  29.  arm. 

” 1 Sam.  2.  30.  k Or,  incense  and  a b Ov,  feasts. 

12  1 Cor.  8.  6.  Eph.  pure  oblation  are  of-  e Or,  Unto. 

4.  6.  fered.  d Or,  sanctuary. 

‘3  Job  31.  15.  I Or,  shall  be.  « Or,  a second  time. 


1294 


MALACHI,  III. 


of  the  Lord  with  tears,  with  weeping,  and  with  crying 
out,  insomuch  that  he  regardeth  not  the  offering  any 
more,  or  receiveth  it  with  good  will  at  your  hand. 

14  ^ Yet  ye  say.  Wherefore  ? Because  the  Lord 
hath  been  witness  between  thee  and  the  wife  of  thy 
youth,  against  whom  thou  hast  dealt  treacherously  : 

yet  is  she  thy  companion,  and  the  wife  of  thy  cove- 
nant. 

15  And  1®  did  not  he  make  one  ? Yet  had  he  the  resi- 
due of  the  spirit.  And  wherefore  one  ? That  he  might 
seek  1*  a godly  seed.  Therefore  take  heed  to  your 
spirit,  and  let  none  deal  treacherously  against  the  wife 
of  his  youth. 

16  For  20  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  saith  that  he 
hateth  putting  away  : for  one  covereth  violence  Avith 
kis  garment,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : therefore  take 
heed  to  your  spirit,  that  ye  deal  not  treacherously. 

17  ^21  Ye  have  wearied  the  Lord  with  your  words. 
Yet  ye  say,  Wherein  have  we  wearied  him  ? When  ye 
say,  Every  one  that  doeth  evil  is  good  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  he  delighteth  in  them  ; or.  Where  is  the 
God  of  judgment  ? 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Of  the  messenger^  maiesty,  and  grace  of  Christ.  7 Of  the  rebellion, 
8 sacrilege,  13  and  infidelity  of  the  people.  16  The  promise  of  blessing 
to  them  that  fear  God. 

Behold,  1 1 will  send  my  messenger,  and  he  shall 
2 prepare  the  way  before  me  : and  the  Lord, 
whom  ye  seek,  shall  suddenly  come  to  his  temple, 
® even  the  messenger  of  the  covenant,  whom  ye  delight 
in  : behold,  ^ he  shall  come,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

2  But  who  may  abide  ® the  day  of  his  coming  ? and 
® who  shall  stand  when  he  appeareth  ? for  7 he  is  like  a 
refiner’s  fire,  and  like  fullers’  sope  : ^ 

3  And  ® he  shall  sit  as  a refiner  and  purifier  of  silver  : 
and  he  shall  purify  the  sons-^)f  Levi,  and  purge  them 
as  gold  and  silver,  that  they  may  ® offer  unto  the  Lord 
an  offering  in  righteousness. 

4  Then  shall  the  offering  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem 
be  pleasant  unto  the  Lord,  as  in  the  days  of  old,  and 
as  in  former  years. 

5  And  I will  come  near  to  you  to  judgment ; and 
I will  be  a swift  witness  against  the  sorcerers,  and 
against  the  adulterers,  and  against  false  swearers, 
and  against  those  that  oppress  the  hireling  in  his  wages, 
the  widow,  and  the  fatherless,  and  that  turn  aside  the 
stranger  from  his  right,  and  fear  not  me,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

6  For  I am  the  Lord,  ^2 1 change  not ; therefore 
ye  sons  of  Jacob  are  not  consumed. 

7  ^ Even  from  the  days  of  your  fathers  ye  are 
gone  away  from  mine  ordinances,  and  have  not  kept 
them.  Return  unto  me,  and  I will  return  unto  you, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  But  ye  said.  Wherein  shall 
we  return  ? 

8  ^ Will  a man  rob  God  ? Yet  ye  have  robbed  me. 
But  ye  say.  Wherein  have  we  robbed  thee  ? ^7  tithes 
and  offerings. 

9  Ye  are  cursed  with  a curse  : for  ye  have  robbed 
me,  even  this  whole  nation. 

10  Bring  ye  all  the  tithes  into  ^9  the  storehouse, 

16  Pro.  5.  18.  2.  13.  ch.  3.  13,  14,  c ch.  4.  1. 

11  Pro.  2.  17.  15.  6 Rev.  G.  17. 

18  Matt.  19.  4,  5.  1 Matt.  11. 10.  Mark  i See  Is.  4.  4.  Matt. 

19  Ezra  9.  2.  1 Cor.  1.  2.  Luke  1.  76.  & 7.  3.  10,  11,  12. 

7.  14.  27.  8 Is.  1.  25.  Zech. 

20  Deut.  24.  1.  Matt.  2 is.  40,  3.  13.  9. 

5.  32.  & 19.  8.  3 Is.  63.  9.  " 1 Pet.  2.  5. 

*1  Is.  43.  24.  Amos  * Hag.  2.  7.  i®  ch.  1.  11. 


the  Lord  with  tears,  with  weeping,  and  with  sigh- 
ing, insomuch  that  he  regardeth  not  the  offering 
any  more,  neither  receiveth  it  with  good  will  at  your 

14  hand.  Yet  ye  say.  Wherefore  ? Because  the  Lord 
hath  been  witness  between  thee  and  the  wife  of  thy 
youth,  against  whom  thou  hast  dealt  treacherously, 
though  she  is  thy  companion,  and  the  wife  of  thy 

15  covenant.  ^ And  did  he  not  make  one,  although  he 
had  the  residue  of  the  spirit  ? And  wherefore  one  ? 
He  sought  a godly  seed.  Therefore  take  heed  to 
your  spirit,  and  let  none  deal  treacherously  against 

16  the  wife  of  his  youth.  For  J'l  hate  putting  away, 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  and  him  that 
covereth  his  garment  with  violence,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  : therefore  take  heed  to  your  spirit,  that 
ye  deal  not  treacherously. 

17  Ye  have  wearied  the  Lord  with  your  words.  Yet 
ye  say.  Wherein  have  we  wearied  him  ? In  that  ye 
say.  Every  one  that  doeth  evil  is  good  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  he  ^delighteth  in  them  ; or  where 

3  is  the  God  of  judgement  ? Behold,  I send  my  mes- 
senger, and  he  shall  prepare  the  way  before  me  : 
and  the  Lord,  whom  ye  seek,  shall  suddenly  come  to 
his  temple  ; “and  the  ^messenger  of  the  covenant, 
whom  ye  delight  in,  behold,  he  cometh,  saith  the 

2 Lord  of  hosts.  But  who  may  abide  the  day  of  his 
coming  ? and  who  shall  stand  when  he  appeareth  ? 
for  he  is  like  a refiner’s  fire,  and  like  fullers’  soap  : 

3 and  he  shall  sit  as  a refiner  and  purifier  of  silver, 
and  he  shall  purify  the  sons  of  Levi,  and  purge  them 
as  gold  and  silver  ; and  they  shall  offer  unto  the 

4 Lord  offerings  in  righteousness.  Then  shall  the 
offering  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  be  pleasant  unto 
the  Lord,  as  in  the  da3^s  of  old,  and  as  in  ancient 

5 years.  And  I will  come  near  to  you  to  judgement  ; 
and  I will  be  a swift  witness  against  the  sorcerers, 
and  against  the  adulterers,  and  against  false  swear- 
ers ; and  against  those  that  oppress  the  hireling 
in  his  wages,  the  widow,  and  the  fatherless,  and 
that  turn  aside  the  stranger  from  his  right,  and  fear 

6 not  me,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  For  I the  Lord 
change  not ; therefore  ye,  O sons  of  Jacob,  are  not 
consumed. 


7 From  the  days  of  your  fathers  ye  have  tunied 
aside  from  mine  ordinances,  and  have  not  kept  them. 
Return  unto  me,  and  I will  return  unto  you,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  But  ye  say.  Wherein  shall  we 

8 return  ? Will  a man  rob  God  ? yet  ye  rob  me.  But 
ye  say.  Wherein  have  we  robbed  thee  ? In  tithes 

9 and  offerings.  Ye  are  cursed  with  the  curse  ; for  ye 
10  rob  me,  even  this  whole  nation.  Bring  ye  the  whole 

tithe  into  the  storehouse,  that  there  may  be  meat  in 


n Zech.  5.  4.  Jam.  n Neh.  13.  10, 12.  Or  whatf  is  there  one 

6.  4,  12.  18  Pro.  3.  9,  10.  (hat  seeketh  a godly 

12  Num.  23. 19.  Rom.  1 Chr.  26.  20.  2 seed? 

11.  29.  Jam.  1.  17.  Chr.  31.  11.  Neh.  10.  g Heb.  he  hateth. 

13  Lam.  3.  22.  38.  & 13.  12.  a Or,  even. 

i‘‘Acts7.  51.  /Or,  And  not  one  b Or,  angel. 

13  Zech.  1 . 3.  hath  done  so  ivho  had  c Heb.  heave  offer^ 

16  ch.  1.  6.  a residue  of  the  spirit,  ings. 


MALACHI,  IV. 


1295 


that  there  may  be  meat  in  mine  house,  and  prove  me 
now  herewith,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  if  I will  not 
open  you  the  windows  of  heaven,  and  pour  you  out 
a blessing,  that  there  shall  not  he  room  enough  to  re- 
ceive it. 

11  And  I will  rebuke  the  devourer  for  your  sakes, 
and  he  shall  not  destroy  the  fruits  of  your  ground  ; 
neither  shall  your  vine  cast  her  fruit  before  the  time  in 
the  field,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  And  all  nations  shall  call  you  blessed  : for  ye 
shall  be  ^3  a delightsome  land,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

13  ^ Your  words  have  been  stout  against  me,  saith 
the  Lord.  Yet  ye  say.  What  have  we  spoken  so  much 
against  thee  ? 

14  ^^Ye  have  said.  It  is  vain  to  serve  God  : and  ^ 
what  profit  is  it  that  we  have  kept  his  ordinance,  and 
that  we  have  walked  mournfully  before  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ? 

15  And  now  we  call  the  proud  happy  ; yea,  they 
that  work  wickedness  are  set  up  ; yea,  they  that  tempt 
God  are  even  delivered. 

16  ^ Then  they  28  that  feared  the  Lord  29  spake  often 
one  to  another  : and  the  Lord  hearkened,  and  heard  it, 
and  a book  of  remembrance  was  written  before  him 
for  them  that  feared  the  Lord,  and  that  thought  upon 
his  name. 

17  And  they  shall  be  mine,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
in  that  day  when  I make  up  my  ^2  jewels  ; and  I will 
spare  them,  as  a man  spareth  his  own  son  that  serveth 
him. 

18  Then  shall  ye  return,  and  discern  between  the 
righteous  and  the  wicked,  between  him  that  serveth 
God  and  him  that  serveth  him  not. 

CHAPTER  lY. 

1 God's  judgment  on  the  wicked,  2 and  his  blessing  on  the  good.  4 He 
exhorielh  to  the  study  of  the  law,  5 and  telleth  of  Elijah's  coming  and 
office. 

For,  behold,  1 the  day  cometh,  that  shall  burn  as  an 
oven  ; and  all  2 the  proud,  yea,  and  all  that  do 
wickedly,  shall  be  ^ stubble  : and  the  day  that  cometh 
shall  burn  them  up,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  it 
shall  ^ leave  them  neither  root  nor  branch. 

2  % But  unto  you  that  ® fear  my  name  shall  the  ® Sun 
of  righteousness  arise  with  healing  in  his  wings  ; and 
ye  shall  go  forth,  and  grow  up  as  calves  of  the  stall. 

3  ^ And  ye  shall  tread  down  the  wicked  ; for  they 
shall  be  ashes  under  the  soles  of  your  feet  in  the  day 
that  I shall  do  this,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  ^ Remember  ye  the  ® law  of  Moses  my  servant, 
which  I commanded  unto  him  ® in  Horeb  for  all  Israel, 
with  the  statutes  and  judgments. 

5  ^ Behold,  I will  send  you  Elijah  the  prophet 
^ before  the  coming  of  the  great  and  dreadful  day  of 
the  Lord  : 

6  And  he  shall  turn  the  heart  of  the  fathers  to  the 
children,  and  the  heart  of  the  children  to  their  fathers, 
lest  I come  and  smite  the  earth  with  a curse. 


20  Gen.  7.  11.  2 Kin. 

2G  Ps.  73.  12. 

ch.  2. 

7.  6.  Ps.  135.  4. 

7.  2. 

17. 

2.  14.  1 Pet.  2. 

21  2 Chr.  31.  10. 

27  Ps.  95.  9. 

32  Is.  62.  3. 

22  Amos  4.  9. 

28  Ps.  66.  16. 

ch. 

33  Ps.  103.  13. 

23  Dan.  8.  9. 

4.  2. 

34  Ps.  58.  11. 

2<  ch.  2.  17. 

29  Heb.  3.  13. 

iJoel  2.  31. 

25  Job  21.  14,  15.  & 

80  Ps.  56.  8. 

Is.  65. 

2.  2 Pet.  3.  7. 

22.  17.  Ps.  73.  13. 

6.  Rev.  20.  12. 

2 ch.  3.  18. 

Zeph.  1.  12. 

31  Ex.  19.  6. 

Deut. 

3 Obad.  18. 

mine  house,  and  prove  me  now  herewith,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  if  I will  not  open  you  the  windows 
of  heaven,  and  pour  you  out  a blessing,  that  there 

11  shall  not  be  room  enough  to  receive  it.  And  I will 
rebuke  the  devourer  for  your  sakes,  and  he  shall  not 
destroy  the  fruits  of  your  ground  ; neither  shall 
your  vine  cast  her  fruit  before  the  time  in  the  field, 

12  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  And  all  nations  shall  call 

you  happy  : for  ye  shall  be  a delightsome  land,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  , 

13  Your  words  have  been  stout  against  me,  saith  the 
Lord.  Yet  ye  say.  Wherein  have  we  spoken  against 

14  thee  ? Ye  have  said,  It  is  vain  to  serve  God  : and 
what  profit  is  it  that  we  have  kept  his  charge,  and 
that  we  have  walked  mournfully  before  the  Lord 

15  of  hosts  ? And  now  we  call  the  proud  happy  ; yea, 
they  that  work  wickedness  are  built  up  ; yea,  they 

16  tempt  God,  and  are  delivered.  Then  they  that 
feared  the  Lord  spake  one  with  another : and  the 
Lord  hearkened,  and  heard,  and  a book  of  remem- 
brance was  written  before  him,  for  them  that  feared 

17  the  Lord,  and  that  thought  upon  his  name.  And 
they  shall  be  mine,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the 
day  ® that  I -^do  make,  even  a peculiar  treasure  ; 
and  I will  spare  them,  as  a man  spareth  his  own  son 

18  that  serveth  him.  Then  shall  ye  return  and  discern 
between  the  righteous  and  the  wicked,  between  him 
that  serveth  God  and  him  that  serveth  him  not. 

4 * For,  behold,  the  day  cometh,  it  burneth  as  a fur- 
nace ; and  all  the  proud,  and  all  that  work  wicked- 
ness, shall  be  stubble  : and  the  day  that  cometh 
shall  burn  them  up,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  it 

2 shall  leave  them  neither  root  nor  branch.  But  unto 
you  that  fear  my  name  shall  the  sun  of  righteous- 
ness arise  with  healing  in  his  wings  ; and  ye  shall 

3 go  forth,  and  gambol  as  calves  of  the  stall.  And 
ye  shall  tread  down  the  wicked  ; for  they  shall  be 
ashes  under  the  soles  of  your  feet  in  the  day  that  I 
“ do  make,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


4 Remember  ye  the  law  of  Moses  my  servant, 
which  I commanded  unto  him  in  Horeb  for  all 

5 Israel,  even  statutes  and  judgements.  Behold,  I 
will  send  you  Elijah  the  prophet  before  the  great 

6 and  terrible  day  of  the  Lord  come.  And  he  shall 
turn  the  heart  of  the  fathers  ^ to  the  children,  and 
the  heart  of  the  children  ^ to  their  fathers  ; lest  I 
come  and  smite  the  earth  with  a ^ curse. 


* Amos  2.  9.  10  Ps.  147.  19.  e Or,  wherein  I do 

® ch.  3.  16.  11  Matt.  11.  14.  & 17.  make  a peculiar 

Luke  1.  78.  Eph.  11.  Mark  9.  11.  Luke  treasure. 

5.  14.  2 Pet.  1.  19.  1.17,  V Or,  rfo  this. 

Rev.  2.  28.  12  Joel  2.  31.  * [Ch.  3.  19.  in  Heb.] 

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APPENDIX 


The  American  Old  Testament  Revision  Company,  while  recognizing  the  cordial 
acceptance  given  to  many  of  their  suggestions,  present  the  following  instances  in 
which  they  differ  from  the  English  Company,  as  of  sufficient  importance  to  he  ap- 
pended to  the  Revision  in  accordance  with  the  origincd  agreement 


CLASSES  OF  PASSAGES. 

I.  Substitute  the  Divine  name  “Jehovah”  wherever  it 
occurs  in  the  Hebrew  text,  for  “the  Lord”  and 
“ God”  and  omit  the  marg.  to  “the  Lord  ” at  Gen. 
ii.  4,  and  “Heb.  Jehovah  ” from  the  marg.  at  Ex.  iii. 
15  ; also  substitute  “ Jehovah  ” for  “ the  Lord  ” or 
“Jah”  wherever  the  latter  occurs  in  the  Hebrew 
text,  and  retain  or  insert  “ Heb.  Jah  ” in  the  marg.  ; 
where  “Jehovah”  immediately  follows,  viz.  in  Is. 
xii.  2,  xxvi.  4,  read  “Jehov^ah,  ei7era  Jehovah  ” and 
omit  Jehovah  ” from  the  marg. 

II.  Substitute  “ Sheol  ” wherever  it  occurs  in  the  Hebrew 
text,  for  the  renderings  “the  grave”  “the  pit” 
and  “hell”  and  omit  these  renderings  from  the 
marg. 

III.  Substitute  “a”  for  “an”,  “my”  for  “mine”  and 

“thy”  for  “thine”  wherever  followed  by  “h” 
aspirated. 

IV.  Substitute  “who”  or  “that”  for  “which”  when  used 

of  persons. 

V.  Substitute  “are”  for  “be”  in  the  present  indicative, 
and  omit  “for”  before  infinitives. 

VI.  Omit  from  the  margin  all  renderings  from  the  i.xx., 
Vulgate,  and  other  ancient  Versions  or  “authori- 
ties ” 

VII.  The  following  substitutions  are  preferred,  with  the  neces- 
sary inflectional  variations  ; 

“ adder  ” for  “ basilisk  ” 

“annul”  for  “disannul” 

“ascent”  for  “going  up”  when  used  as  a noun. 

“ astonished  ” for  “astonied  ” 

“ a year  old  ” for  “ of  the  first  year  ” . 

“base  man  ” for  “man  of  Belial”  or  “son  of  B.”; 
“base  woman”  for  “daughter  of  Belial”;  “base 
men  ” for  “ men  of  Belial ” “ sons  of  B.”  or  “children 
of  B.” 

“ before”  for  “afore”;  also  for  “or  ever”  except  in 
Ps.  xc.  2;  Eccl.  xii.  1,  2,  6. 

“blow  the  trumpet”  for  “blow  with  (or,  “blow  up”) 
the  trumpet  ” 

“boil”  “boiled”  for  “seethe”  “sod”  “.sodden” 
“bonds”  for  “bands”  in  Job  xxxix.  5,  and  elsewhere 
uniformly  for  the  same  Hebrew  word. 

“capital  ” for  “chapiter  ” 

“ chiefs  ” for  “dukes  ” 

“contend”  for  “plead”  in  Judg.  vi.  31  (three  times) 
and  so  wherever  the  latter  rendering  represents  the 
same  Hebrew  verb  unless  followed  by  “cause”,  ex- 
cept in  Is.  i.  17.  But  substitute  “ enter  into  judgment  ” 
for  “ plead  ” in  Jer.  xxv.  31;  Ezek.  xvii.  20;  xx.  35, 
36  (twice). 

“courses  ” for  “ row's  ” of  timber  or  stone. 

“devise”  for  “imagine”  in  Ps.  x.2;  xxi.  11;  cxl.  2; 

Hos.  vii.lo;  Nah.  i.  9,  11 ; Zech.  vii.  10;  viii.  17. 
“diminish  ” for  “ miuish” 


“encamp”  for  “camp”;  also,  for  “pitch”  when  used 
intransitively. 

“ far  be  it  from  me  ” (“thee”  etc.)  for  “God  forbid”, 
except  in  1 Sam.  xiv.  45 ; xx.  2,  where  substitute  “Far 
from  it  ” 

“ find  favour  ” for  “ find  grace  ” 

“ food  ” for  “ meat  ” 

“fortified”  for  “fenced”  and  “defenced” 

“frighten”  for  “fray  ” 

“ grain  ” for  “ corn  ” 

“harlot”  for  “whore”  and  “ w'horish  w'oman  ” ; “play 
the  harlot  ” for  “ go  a whoring  ” and  “ commit 
W'horedom  ” 

“ helped  ” for  “ holpen  ” 

“know”  and  “knew'”  for  “wot”  and  “wdst” 
“knoweth  how' ” for  “can  skill”  in  1 Kings  v.  6;  2 
Chron.  ii.  7,  8. 

“ lain  ” for  “ lien  ” 

“lamp”  for  “candle” 

“lovingkindness”  for  “mercy”  in  Gen.  xix.  19;  for 
“favour”  in  Job  x.  12;  for  “goodness”  in  Ps.  cvii. 
8:  “lovingkindnesses”  for  “mercies”  in  2 Chron.  vi. 
42.  So  substitute  “lovingkindness”  for  either  of 
these  renderings  wherever  it  stands  for  the  same  He- 
brew word  (hhesed)  wdien  used  of  God;  but  substitute 
“kindness”  for  “mercy”  in  Ps.  cix.  12,  16;  for 
“favour”  in  Esth.  ii.  17,  and  w'herever  either  of 
these  renderings  stands  for  the  same  Hebrew  w'ord, 
when  used  of  men  in  relation  to  each  other.  In  Hos. 
vi.  4 retain  “goodness  ” and  make  ver.  6 conform, 
“merciful  ” for  “ full  of  compassion  ” 

“mound”  for  “mount”  (cast  up  by  invaders) 

“new  w'ine  ” for  “w'ine”  in  Gen.  xxvii.  28,  and  else- 
where uniformly  for  the  same  Hebrew  word. 

“number  ” for  “tell  ” in  Gen.  xv.  5 (twice);  Ps.  xlviii. 
12;  Ivi.  8;  Jer.  xxxiii.  13;  and  “count”  for  “tell”  in 
1 Kings  viii.  5;  2 Kings  xii.  10;  2 Chron.  v.  6;  Ps. 
cxlvii.  4 

“ oil  ” for  “ointment  ” 

“olive  oil”  for  “oil  olive” 

“perfumer”  for  “apothecary”  and  “confectionary” 
“perverse”  (“perverseness”)  for  “ froward  ” (“fro- 
wardness”)  except  in  2 Sam.  xxii.  27 ; Job  v.  13;  Ps. 
xviii.  26;  “ W'ay  ward  ” for  “perverse”  in  Prov.  ii. 
15;  for  “froward  ” in  iv.  24;  xvii.  20,  and  “cunning” 
for  “froward”  in  Job  v.  13. 

“ put  to  shame  ” for  “ ashamed  ” 

“refine  ” for  “ fine  ” (metal).  So  “refiner  ” for  “ finer” 
“scoffer”  for  “scorner”  and  “scoffing”  for  “scorn- 
ful” and  “.scorning” 

“settings”  for  “ouches” 

“ since  ” for  “ sith  ” 

“sitteth  above  ” (the  cherubim)  for  “ sitteth  upon  ” with 
marg.  Or,  is  enthroned 

“skill”  for  “ cunning ” (noun) and  “skilful”  for  “cun- 
ning ” (adj.)  when  either  relates  to  workman  or  work. 


1298 


CLASSES  OF  PASSAGES  — JUDGES  V.  13. 


“stench  ” for  “stink  ”,  when  used  as  a noun, 
“stronghold  ” for  “ hold  ”,  when  used  as  a noun. 

*‘take  refuge  ” for  “ trust”  (Deut.  xxxii.  37)  for  “put 
. . . trust”  (Ps.  ii.  12),  and  so  uniformly  as  the  ren- 
dering of  the  same  Hebrew  verb. 

“therewith”  for  “withal”  in  Ex.  xxv.  29;  xxx.  4; 

xxxvii.  16 ; Lev.  xi.  21. 

“trespass  offering”  for  “guilt  offering” 

“uncover  ” for  “ discover  ” except  in  1 Sam.  xiv.  8, 11, 
and  xxii.  6. 

“wail”  for  “howl”  where  it  is  used  of  persons. 

“wait  for  ” for  “ wait  on  ” in  Ps.  xxv.  3,  and  so  uni- 
formly as  the  rendering  of  the  same  Hebrew  verb,  ex- 
cept in  Ps.  lii.  9. 

“which”  for  “the  which” 

“ winnow  ” for  “ fan  ” (the  verb) 

“wrath  ”dor  “ fury  ” when  it  is  attributed  to  God,  ex- 
cept in  Is.  xlii.  25;  Ixvi.  15,  and  “wrathful”  for 
“ furious  ” 

VIII.  The  modern  spelling  is  preferred  for  the  following  words : 
“ basin  ” for  “ bason  ” 

“ brazen  ” for  “ brasen  ” 

“caterpillar”  for  “ caterpiller ” 

“ceiled”  and  “ceiling”  for  “cieled”  and  “cieling” 
“chapped”  for  “chapt” 

“crookbacked  ” for  “ crookbackt” 

“drove  ” for  “ drave  ” 

“establish  ” for  “ stablish  ” 

“ forego  ” for  “ forgo  ” 

“jubilee  ” for  “ jubile  ” 

“judgment”  for  “judgement” 

“ plaster  ” for  “ plaister  ” 

“ prancing  ” for  “ pransing  ” 

“ prized  ” for  “ prised  ” 

“ show  ” for  “ shew  ” 

“streaks”  for  “strakes”  and  “ring-streaked”  for 
“ ringstraked  ” 

“subtile  ” for  “subtil*” 

“thoroughly  ” for  “throughly  ” 

“ while  ” for  “ whiles  ” 

“winevat”  for  “winefat” 

GENESIS. 

XII.  16  For  “entreated  Abram  well”  read  “ dealt  well 
with  Abram  ” 

XV.  2 For  “ Dammesek  Eliezer  ” read  “Eliezer  of 
Damascus  ’ ’ 

XVHI.  19  For  “justice  and  judgement”  read  “ righteous- 
ness and  justice  ” So  in  Prov.  xxi.  3. 

XXIII.  6 Substitute  the  marg.  (“a  prince  of  God^’)  lor 
the  text. 

XXVH.  15  For  “raiment”  read  “garments” 

XXXII.  31  For  “ halted  ” read  “ went  halting  ” 

XXXHI.  13  For  “give  suck”  read  “have  their  young” 
XXXIV.  30  For  “to  stink  among”  read  “ odious  to” 

XXXV.  5 Substitute  the  marg.  (“  a terror  of  God'')  for 
the  text. 

16  For  “waj'”  read  “distance”  So  in  xlviii.  7, 
and  in  marg.  of  2 Kings  v.  19. 

XLIX.  3 For  “ excellency  ” read  “pre-eminence”  (twice) 
So  in  ver.  4. 

4 For  “Unstable”  read  “ Boiling  over  ” and  omit 
the  marg. 

EXODUS. 

I.  21  For  “houses  ” read  “ households  ” 

V.  22,  23  For  “ evil  entreated  ” read  “ dealt  ill  with  ” 
So  in  Deut.  xxvi.  6. 

XV.  9 For  “lust”  read  “desire” 

15  For  “ amazed  ” read  “ dismayed  ” So  in  Judg. 

XX.  41. 

XVII.  14  Add  marg.  to  “ a book  ” Or,  the  book 
XIX.  5 For  “ a peculiar  treasure  unto  me  ” read  “mine 
own  possession”  So  for  “a  peculiar  treas- 
ure ” in  Mai.  iii.  17. 

XXI.  29  For  “but  that”  read  “but” 

XXHI.  5 Read  “thou  shalt  forbear  to  leave  him,  thou  shalt 
surely  release  it  with  him.” 

21  For  “ of  him  ” read  “ before  him  ” 

XXV.  38  For  “tongs”  read  “snuffers”  So  in  Num,  iv. 

9 ; 2 Chron.  iv.  21. 


XXVH.  21  For  “order  it”  read  “keep  it  in  order”  So  in 
Lev.  xxiv.  3,  4. 

XXXIV.  6 For  “plenteous”  read  “abundant”  So  in 
Num.  xiv.  18;  Neh.  ix.  17 ; Ps.  Ixxxvi.  5,  15; 
ciii.  8;  Joel  ii.  13;  Jon.  iv.  2. 

XXXVIII.  8 For  “serving  . . . served”  read  “ministering 
. . . ministered” 

LEVITICUS. 

IX.  2 For  “ bull  calf  ” read  “ calf  of  the  herd  ” 

XVI.  8 Marg.  * For  ‘^dismissal  " read  removal" 
XVIII.  18  For  “woman”  read  “wife” 

NUMBERS. 

V.  21,22  For  “belly”  read  “body”  So  in  xxv.  8; 
Judg.  iii.  2i,  22;  Prov.  xviii.  8. 

VII.  13  For  “charger”  read  “platter”  So  throughout 
the  Chap,  and  in  Ezra  i.  9 (twice). 

XIX.  9,  13,20,  21  For  “of  separation”  read  “for  im- 
purity ” So  in  xxxi.  23. 

XXIII.  21  To  “perverseness”  add  marg.  Or,  trouble 
DEUTERONOMY. 

III.  25  To  “ mountain  ” add  marg.  Or,  hill  country 

IV.  29  Read  “But  from  thence  ye  shall  seek  . . . and 

thou  shalt  find  him  when  thou  searchest  ” etc. 
34  Substitute  the  marg.  (“  trials")  for  the  text.  So 
in  vii.  19 ; xxix.  3. 

VII.  6 For  “a  peculiar  people  unto  himself  ” read  “a 
people  for  his  own  possession”  So  in  xiv.  2; 
xxvi.  18. 

IX.  1 For  “ possess  ” read  “ dispossess”  So  in  xi.  23; 
xii.  2,  29;  xviii.  14;  xxxi.  3. 

XVII.  15  For  “in  any  wise”  read  “surely”  So  in 
xxii.  7. 

XXIII.  16  For  “liketh”  read  “pleaseth”  So  in  Esth. 
viii.  8;  Am.  iv.  5. 

XXVI.  17  For  “ shouldest  ” read  “ wouldest  ” 

XXVIII.  53  For  “ straitness  . . . straiten”  read  “distress 
...  distress  ” So  in  verses  55,  57  and  in  Jer. 
xix.  9. 

67  For  “ Would  God  ” read  “ Would  " 

XXXI.  21  For  “go  about,  even  now”  read  “frame  this 
day  ” 

XXXII.  27  For  “misdeem”  read  “judge  amiss” 

39  For  “have  wounded  ” read  “wound” 

XXXIH.  3 For  “peoples”  read  “ people” 

6 For  “ Yet  ” read  “ Nor  ” and  add  marg.  Or,  But 
14  Add  marg.  to  “moons  " Or,  months 

JOSHUA. 

II.  9 For  “your  terror  " read  “ the  fear  of  you  ” 

IV.  24  For  “they”  read  “ye”  omitting  marg." 

V.  11  Substitute  marg.  ( “jjrocfuce  ”)  for  the  text.  So 

jn  ver.  12. 

14,  15  Substitute  marg. « prince  ")  for  the  text. 

VIII.  33  Let  the  marg.  commanded"  etc.)  and  the 
text  exchange  places. 

IX.  5 For  “clouted”  read  “patched” 

XVI.  1 Read  “And  the  lot  came  out  for  the  children  of 
Joseph  ” 

XVH.  2 For  “ And  ” read  “ So  ” 

XXII.  10  For  “ see  to  ” read  “ look  upon  ” 

22  Read  “ The  Might}’-  One,  God,  Jehovah  ” and 

omit  marg.  ® So  in  Ps.  1.  1. 

JUDGES. 

ni.  1 For  “as  many  ” read  “ as  many  of  Israel  ” 

20  For  “his  summer  parlour”  read  “the  cool  up- 
per room  ” Omit  marg.  ^ 

23  For  “parlour”  read  “upper  room”  So  in 

verses  24,  25. 

24  For  “ his  summer  ” read  “the  upper  " 

V.  13  Prefix  to  marg.  upon  “ Then  came  down  ” etc. 

Or,  Then  no  down,  0 remnant,  for  the  nobles 
. . . 0 Jehovah,  go  down  for  me  againtt  the 
mighty 


JUDGES  V.  26  — JOB  VI.  13. 


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V.  26  Substitute  marg.*  tent-pin”)  for  the  text. 

IX.  15  For  “shadow”  read  “shade”  So  in  Job  xl. 

22;  Is.  iv^  6;  xvi.  3;  xxv.  4,  5:  xxxii.  2; 
xxxiv.  15  ; Ezek.  xvii.  23  ; Jon.  iv.  5,  6. 

33  For  “ set  upon  ” read  “ rush  upon  ” 

52  For  “ went  hard  ” read  “ drew  near  ” 

XI.  39  For  “had  known  ” read  “knew” 

XIIL  12  Substitute  the  marg.  (“  o?-Jermo  ”)  for  the  text. 

Substitute  the  marg.  (“how  shall  we  do  unto 
him  ”)  for  text. 

XV.  15  For  “new”  read  “fresh” 

XIX.  3 Omit  marg.^  “Another  reading  is  ” etc. 

RUTH. 

II.  10  For  “stranger”  read  “foreigner”  So  in  2 
Sam.  XV.  19. 

III.  11  For  “virtuous”  read  “worthy”  So  in  Prov. 
xii.  4;  xxxi.  10. 

1 SAMUEL. 

II.  20  For  “ loan  . . . lent  to  ” read  “ petition  . . . 

asked  of  ” 

26  For  “ was  in”  read  “increased  m ” 

III.  1 Substitute  marg.*  ( ”)  for  the  text. 

IX.  5 For  “take  thought”  read  “be  anxious  ” 

14  For  “against”  read  “toward” 

X.  2 For  “ the  care  of  ” read  “ off  caring  for  ” 

For  “ taketh  thought”  read  “ is  anxious  ” 

24  For  “God  save”  read  Long  live  ” 

XIV.  24  For  “but  Saul”  read  “for  Saul  had” 

47  Substitute  marg.”*  (“/>«<  them  to  the  worse  ”) 
for  the  text. 

XV.  32  Substitute  marg.^  cheerfully  ”)  for  the  text. 
XXIII.  7 Omit  marg.  “ to  “ delivered  ” 

XXIV.  11  For  “soul”  read  “life” 

XXV.  13  For  “stuff”  read  “baggage”  So  in  xxx.  24. 
22  Omit  margins. 

XXX.  13  For  “agone”  read  “ago” 

• 

2 SAMUEL. 

V.  2 For  “ feed  ” read  “ be  shepherd  of  ” So  in  vii. 
7;  1 Chron.  xi.  2 and  xvii.  6. 

X.  12  For  “men”  read  “man” 

XIV.  5 For  “ widow  woman  ” read  “widow”  So  in  1 
Kings  xvii.  9,  10. 

26  Read  “And  when  he  cut  the  hair  of  ...  he  cut 
it;  because  it  was  ...  he  cut  it:  ” 

1 KINGS. 

V.  4 For  “occurrent”  read  “occurrence” 

VI.  6 For  “ rebatements ” read  “offsets” 

VII.  28,  29  Substitute  marg.^'  panels”)  for  the  text. 
X.  15  For  “chapmen”  read  “traders”  So  in  2 
Chron.  ix.  14. 

16  For  “targets  . . . target”  read  “bucklers  . . . 

buckler  ” So  in  2 Chron.  ix.  15. 

17  For  “ pound  ” read  “ pounds  ” 

XIV.  3 For  “ cracknels  ” read  “cakes  ” 

XVII.  12,  14,  16  For  “barrel”  read  “jar”  So  read 
“ jars  ” in  xviii.  .33. 

XVIII.  21  For  “halt  ye”  read  “ go  ye  halting” 

XXII.  34  For  “ harness  ” read  “ armour  ” So  in  2 Chron. 
xviii.  33. 

2 KINGS. 

II.  23  Put  marg.*  young  lads  ”)  in  the  text. 

24  For  “children  ” read  “lads  ” 

IX.  30  For  “tired  ” read  “attired  ” 

32  For  “eunuchs”  read  “officers”  putting  the 
present  text  in  the  marg.  and  similarly  for  the 
same  word  in  all  other  instances. 

XII.  9 Substitute  marg.<^  {“threshold”)  for  the  text, 
and  so  uniformly  elsewhere  with  similar  text 
and  marg. 

XV.  5 For  “several”  read  “separate”  with  marg.^^ 
Or,  infrmary  So  in  2 Chron.  xxvi.  21. 


XVII.  6 For  “inHabor,  on  the”  read  “on  the  Habor, 
the  ” So  in  xviii.  11. 

34  For  “manners”  read  “manner” 

XIX.  4 For  “reproach”  read  “defy  ” with  correspond- 
ing change  in  verses  22,  23.  So  in  Is.  xxxvii. 
4,  17,  23,  24. 

7 For  “a  rumour”  read  “tidings”  So  in  Is. 

xxxvii.  7 ; Jer.  x.  22  ; li.  46  (3  times). 

35  For  “ the}’-  . . . corpses  ” read  “ these  . . . 

bodies  ” So  in  Is.  xxxvii.  36. 

1 CHRONICLES. 

IV.  43  For  “dwelt”  read  “have  dwelt” 

IX.  19  Substitute  marg.!^  (“  Tent”)  for  the  text.  So 
in  ver.  23. 

28  For  “tale  were  they”  read  “count  were  these” 
(twice) 

XII.  15  For  “overflown  ” read  “overflowed” 

XX.  4,  6 Omit  margins. 

XXL  12  For  “coasts  ” read  “borders” 

13  For  “now  ” read  “ I pray  ” 

XXVIII.  12  For  “spirit”  read  “ Spirit  ” 

2 CHRONICLES. 

II.  9 For  “wonderful  great”  read  “great  and  won- 

derful ” 

III.  17  marg.*' Omit  “ perhaps  ” 

XIII.  7 For  “vain”  read  “worthless” 

XIV.  14  For  “ spoiled  ” read  “ made  spoil  of  ” 

XXII.  6 Omit  niarg.^  except  “ So  in  2 Kings  viii.  29  ” 
XXX.  22  For  “were  well  skilled”  read  “had  good  un- 
derstanding” 

XXXIV.  12  For  “could  skill  of”  read  “were  skilful  with” 
XXXVI.  3 For  “ amerced  ” read  “ fined  ” 

17  For  “ancient”  read  “ hoary  headed  ” 

EZRA. 

IV.  13  For  “endamage”  read  “be  hurtful  unto” 

IX.  3 For  “ mantle”  read  “ robe  ” So  in  ver.  5;  also 
in  Job  i.  20;  ii.  12;  Ps.cix.  29;  and  “mantle” 
for  “cloke  ” in  Is.  lix.  17. 

NEHEMIAH. 

IV.  4 For  “ to  spoiling  ” read  “ for  a spoil  ” 
ESTHER. 

II.  17  For  “grace  and  favour”  read  “favour  and 
kindness  ” 

JOB. 

I.  1 For  “eschewed  ” read  “turned  away  from  ” 

6 For  “there  was  a day  . . . and  Satan”  read 
“ it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  when  . . . that 
Satan”  So  in  ii.  1. 

8 For  “escheweth”  read  “turneth  away  from” 

So  in  ii.  3. 

22  For  “ with  foolishness  ” read  “foolishly”,  and 
add  marg.  Or,  attributed  folly  to  God 

III. '  4 For  “ regard  it  from  above  ” read  “from  above 

seek  for  it” 

11  For  “ when  I ” etc.,  read  “when  my  mother 
bare  me  ? ” 

19  For  “great”  read  “the  great” 

24  For  “roarings”  read  “groanings”  and  add 
marg.  “ Heb  roarings”  and  make  correspond- 
ing change  in  Ps.  xxii.  1;  xxxii.  3. 

IV.  4 For  “confirmed”  read  “made  firm” 

6 Read  “And  the  integrity  of  thy  ways  thy  hope?” 
VI.  2 Read  in  tlie  2d  line  “And  all  my  calamit}^  laid 
in  the  balances ! ” 

10  Read  “And  be  it  still  my  consolation. 

Yea,  let  me  exult  in  pain  that  spareth 
not,”  etc. 

3d  line.  Substitute  the  marg.  (“  That”)  for  the 
text. 

13  For  “ effectual  working”  read  “wisdom”  and 
omit  marg.*  So  in  xii.  16. 


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JOB  VI.  25  — PSALM  XXVIII.  9. 


VI.  25  Read  “ But  your  reproof,  what  doth  it  reprove  V ” 

26  For  “ imagine”  read  “think  ” 

VII.  4 Substitute  marg.  * (“  When  shall  I arise,  and  the 

nir/ht  be  yonef")  for  the  text. 

7 For  “ wind  ” read  “a  breath  ” 

17  For  “thine  heart”  read  “thy  mind” 

VIII.  17  P'or  “heap”  read  “s<07ie-heap  ” 

IX.  19  Substitute  marg.  •^'(“//  we  speak  of  strength, 
lo,  he  is  mighty  ! ”)  for  the  text. 

For  “ who  will  appoint  me  a time  ? ” read  “ who, 
saith  he,  will  summon  me  V ” 

X.  22  1st  line;  read  “ The  land  dark  as  midnight;  ” 

2d  line;  for  “ J land  ” read  “ The  land  ” 

3d  line ; for  “ darkness  ” read  “midnight”  and 
add  marg.  Heb.  thick  darkness 

XI.  6 For  “ That  it  ” read  “ For  he  ” 

For  “ effectual  working  ” read  “ understanding  ” 
and  omit  marg. 

XII.  4 2d  line;  read  *‘I  who  called  upon  God  and  he 

answered : ” 

23  For  “destroyeth”  read  “he  destroyeth” 

2d  line;  read  “He  enlargeth  the  nations,  and  he 
leadeth  them  captive  ” and  omit  marg./ 

24  For  “the  heart  of”  read  “ understanding  from  ” 

XIII.  8 For  “ respect  his  person  ” read  “ show  partiality 

to  him  ” and  omit  marg.  ^ 

10  For  “ respect  persons  ” read  “ show  partiality  ” 

and  omit  marg.  ^ 

11  For  “excellency”  read  “majesty”  So  in 

xxxi.  23. 

15  Read  “ Behold,  he  will  slay  me ; I have  no  hope  ” 

and  substitute  the  present  text  for  marg./ 

16  Substitute  marg.*’  (“r/m«”)  for  the  text,  sub- 

stituting a comma  for  the  preceding  semico- 
lon. 

18  For  “ordered  my  cause”  read  “set  my  cause 

in  order  ” So  in  xxiii.  4. 

27  For  “drawest  thee  a line  about”  read  “ settest 

a bound  to  ” 

XIV.  10  For  “ wasteth  away  ” read  “ is  laid  low  ” 

11  For  “decayeth”  read  “ wasteth” 

19  For  “ And  ” read  “ So  ” 

XV.  8 For  “ restrain  ” read  “ limit  ” 

11  2d  line;  read  “ Even  the  word  that  is  gentle  to- 

ward thee  ” 

12  For  “ wink  ” read  “ flash  ” 

27  For  “made  collops  of  fat  on  his  flanks”  read 
“gathered  fat  upon  his  loins” 

29  Let  marg.  their  possessions' ' etc.)  and  the 

text  exchange  places. 

XVII.  2 For  “abideth  in”  read  “ dwelleth  upon  ” 

6 For  “He  hath  made  me  also”  read  “ But  he 
hath  made  me  ” 

For  “And  I am  become  an  open  abhorring” 
read  “And  they  spit  in  my  face”  and  omit 
marg. « 

XVHI.  12  Let  marg. (“a^  his  side")  and  the  text  ex- 
change Yjlaces. 

13  Read  “ The  members  of  his  body  shall  be  de- 

voured ” 

XIX.  17  For  “children  of  my  mother's  womb”  read 
“ children  of  mine  oVn  mother  ” 

25,  26  Read 

(25)  “ But  as  for  me,  I know  that  my  redeemer 

liveth, 

And  at  last  he  shall  stand  up  upon  the  earth; 

(26)  And  after  my  skin,  even  this  body,  is  de- 

stroyed, 

Then  without  my  flesh  shall  I see  God : ” 
and  put  the  present  text  of  ver.  26  in  the  marg. 

27  For  “Whom  I”  read  “ Whom  I,  even  I,” 

Let  marg.  ’"(“ow  my  sic?e”)and  the  text  ex- 
change places. 

Substitute  marg.  ” ( “ as  n stranger  ” ) for  the  text. 

28  Substitute  marg.  " ( “ And  that  ”)  for  the  text. 
XXL  14  For  “Yet  they  said”  read  “And  they  say” 

21  Omit  “in  the  midst” 

32  For  “And  shall  keep”  read  “And  men  shall 
keep” 

XXII.  14  Substitute  marg.  ^ ( “ ora  the  vault  ” ) for  the  text. 
XXIV.  4 For  “hide  themselves  together”  read  “all  hide 
themselves  ” 


10  For  “an-hungred”  read  “hungry” 

12  For  “ imputeth  it  not  for  folly”  read  “regard- 

eth  not  the  folly  ” 

XXVIII.  4 Omit  “ that  passeth  by  ” 

17  For  “ the  exchange  thereof  be  ” read  “ it  be  ex- 

changed for  ” 

XXIX.  6 For  “ rivers  ” read  “ streams  ” So  in  Ps.  cxix. 

136;  Prov.  v.  16;  Is.  xxxii.  2;  Lam.  iii,  48. 
XXXI.  2 For  “of  God  from  above”  read  “from  God 
above  ” 

For  “of  the  Almighty  from  on  high”  read 
“ from  the  Almighty  on  high  ” 

18  For  “ I have  been  her  guide  ” read  “ her  have  I 

guided  ” 

31  For  “satisfied  ” read  “ filled  ” So  in  Ps.  civ.  13. 
For  “ flesh  " read  “ meat  ” Omit  marg.  * 
XXXII.  19  For  “ belly  ” read  “ breast”  and  omit  marg.  ^ 
XXXIV.  29  Transpose  “ alike”  to  the  beginning  of  the  line. 
XXXV.  6 1st  line;  for  “ doest  ” read  “ effectest  ” 

XXXVI.  18  Read  “For  let  not  wrath  stir  thee  up  against 
chastisements  ” and  put  the  present  text  in 
the  marg. 

XXXVH.  1 For  “ At  this  also”  read  “Yea,  at  this” 

2 For  “ Hearken  ye  unto  " read  “ Hear,  oh,  hear” 
21  For  “cleanseth”  read  “ cleai-eth  ” 

XXXVHI.  10  For  “ prescribed  for  it  my  decree  ” read  “marked 
out  for  it  my  bound”  and  omit  marg./ 

18  For  “ the  breadth  of  the  earth  ” read  “ the  earth 

in  its  breadth  ” 

30  Read  “ hide  themselves  and  become  like  stone  ” 
41  For  “food”  read  “prey” 

XXXIX.  5 2d  line;  for  “ wild  ass”  read  “ swift  ass  ” 

13  For  “ wing  . . . rejoiceth  ” read  “ wings  . . . 

wave  proudly  ” 

2d  line  ; read"  “ But  are  they  the  pinions  and 
plumage  of  love?  ” with  marg.  to  “love  ” Or, 
a stork 

16  Let  marg.*'  dealeih  hardly  with")  and  the 
text  exchange  places. 

28  Read  “ On  the  cliff  she  dwelleth  and  maketh  her 
home,  • 

Upon  the  point  of  the  cliff,”  etc. 

XL.  15  For  “with”  read  “as  well  as”  and  add  marg. 
Heb.  with 

19  For  “ can  make  his  sword  to  approach  unto  him  " 

read  “giveth  him  his  sword  ” and  omit  marg.  ® 
XLI.  12  For  “ comely  proportion  ” read  “ goodly  frame” 
18  For  “neesings”  read  “sneezings” 

THE  PSALMS. 

11.  1 For  “imagine”  read  “meditate”  and  omit 
marg.  ^ So  in  xxxviii.  12. 

V.  7 For  “multitude”  read  “abundance”  So  in 
""  Ixix.  13;  Ezek.  xxviii.  16;  Hos.  ix.  7,  x.  1. 

8 For  “plain”  read  “straight”  and  add  marg. 

Or,  level 

IX.  17  For  “ return  to  ” read  “ be  turned  back  unto  ” 

X.  14  Read  “ to  requite  it  with  thy  hand”  and  put  the 
present  te.xt  in  the  marg. 

XII.  2 For  “vanity”  read  “falsehood” 

5 For  “for”  read  “because  of”  (twice) 

XVI.  2 For  “ I have  said  ” read  “ 0 my  soul,  thou  hast 
said  ” 

4 Substitute  the  marg.  {"give  gifts  for")  for  the 
text. 

10  Add  to  marg.  o “ Another  reading  is,  holy  ones'* 
XVII.  7 Restore  the  rendering  of  the  Auth.  Vers. 

9 For  “ spoil  ” read  “oppress” 

15  For  “with  thy  likeness”  read  “with  beholding 

thy  form”  and  omit  “Heb.  form"  from 
marg.  3 

XVnr.  7 For  “ moved  ” read  “ quaked  ” 

XXL  3 For  “preventest”  read  “meetest” 

XXII.  8 2d  line;  for  “deliver”  read  “rescue” 

10  Read  “ Thou  art  my  God  since  my  mother  bare 
me.  ” 

16  For  marg. /substitute  “ Or,  Like  a lion** 

20  Add  in  marg.  “ Or,  dear  life  ” So  in  xxxv.  17. 
XXIV.  6 Substitute  marg.  « (“  even  Jacob  ")  for  the  text. 
XXVI.  4 For  “ vain  persons  ” read  “ men  of  falsehood  ” 

XXVIII.  9 For  “ Feed  them  ” read  “ Be  their  shepherd  ” 


XXX. 

XXXII  r. 

XXXV. 

XXXVII. 


xxxviir. 

XLI. 

XLII. 

XLIV. 

XL  VII. 
XLIX. 


L. 

LI. 

LII. 

LVI. 

LVIII. 

LIX. 

LXII. 

LX  I II. 
LXV. 

LXVII. 

LXVIII. 


LXXIII. 

LXXIV. 

LXXV. 

LXXVI. 


PSALM  XXX.  4 — PROVERBS  XXIV.  15. 


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4 Read  “to  his  holy  memorial  name”  and  omit 

marg.  except  “ See  Ex.  iii.  15.”  So  and  with 
the  same  margin  in  xcvii.  12,  and  in  Hos.  xii.  5. 

5 Let  marg.®'  {"Bis  favour  is  for  a life  time'’) 

and  tlie  text  exchange  places. 

5 For  “judgement”  read  “justice”  So  in  Ixxxix. 

14 ; xcvii.  2;  xcix.  4 (twice);  Prov.  i.  3;  ii.  8, 
9;  xxi.  7,  15;  Is.  i.  27;  v.  7;  x.  2;  xxviii.  17; 
xxxii.  1,  16;  xxxiii.  5;  lix.  8,  9,  11,  14,  15; 
Ixi.  8;  Jer.  iv.  2;  ix.  24. 

15  For  “ when  I halted  ” read  “ in  mine  adversity'  ” 
and  add  marg.  Heb.  my  limping 

3 Read  “feed  on  his  faithfulness”  and  put  in 

marg.  “ Or,  verily  thou  shall  be  fed  ” 

20  Let  the  marg.  (“<Ae  fat  of  lambs”)  and  the 
text  exchange  places. 

37  Read  “there  is  a happy  end  to  the  man  of 

peace  ” and  omit  marg.  " 

38  For  “ The  latter  end  ” read  “ The  end  ” 

8  For  “roared”  read  “groaned”  and  add  marg. 
Heb.  roared 

17  For  “ halt  ” read  “ fall  ” So  for  “ halting  ” in 

Jer.  XX.  10. 

6 Substitute  marg./ {^^ falsehood”)  for  the  text. 

5 For  “health”  read  “help”  So  in  ver.  11  and 
in  xliii.  5. 

2  Read  “ but  them  thou  didst  plant;  ” 

“ but  them  thou  didst  spread  abroad.”  Omit 
marg.  “ 

4 For  “ excellency  ” read  “ glory  ” 

8 For  “ soul  ” read  “ life  ” 

For  “And  must  be  let  alone”  read  “And  it 
faileth  ” 

10  For  “ together  ” read  “ alike  ” 

12  Substitute  the  marg.  (“  being  in  honour  abideth 
not  ”)  for  the  text. 

23  For  “conversation”  read  “way” 

11  For  “ spirit  ” read  “ Spirit  ” 

12  Substitute  marg.  (“  willing  ”)  for  the  text. 

9 For  “ wait  on  ” read  “ hope  in  ” 

4 Read  “ In  God,  (I  will  praise  his  word),”  So  in 
ver.  10. 

10  2d  line;  read  “In  Jehovah,  (I  will  praise  his 
word),” 

2 For  “ Yea  ” read  “ Nay  ” 

9  For  marg.  on  “ He  shall  take  ” substitute  Or, 
Wrath  shall  take  them  away  while  living  as 
with  a whirlwind 

9 Read  “ Because  of  his  strength” 

10  Read  “ My  God  with  his  lovingkindness  shall 
meet  me  ” 

1  For  “ only  upon  God  ” read  “ in  silence  for  God 
only”  So  in  ver.  5. 

3 For  “bowing”  read  “leaning” 

4 For  “ excellency  ” read  “ dignity  ” 

1 For  “ early  ” read  “ earnestly  ” and  omit  marg.“ 

So  in  Is.  xxvi.  9. 

3 For  “ purge  them  away  ” read  “ forgive  them  ” 

and  add  marg.  “ Or,  expiate  ” So  in  Ixxix.  9 
read  “ forgive  our  sins  ” with  the  same  marg. 

4 For  “ The  holy  place  of  thy  temple  ” read  “ Thy 

holy  temple  ” 

2 For  “ saving  health  ” read  “ salvation  ” 

1 Add  marg.  to  “Let  God  arise  ” “ Or,  God  aris- 
eth:  and  so  throughout  verses  1,  2,  3.” 

8 For  “ Even  yon  Sinai  ” read  “ That  Sinai  ” 

13  Read  “ When  ye  lie  among  the  sheepfolds.  It  is 

as  the  wings  ” etc.,  and  substitute  the  present 
text  for  marg.  ^ 

18  For  “ led  thy  captivity  captive  ” read  “ led  away 

captives  ” 

20  Read  “ belongeth  escape  from  death  ” 

23  Read  “ That  thou  mayest  crush  them,  dipping  ” 

33  For  “ heavens  of  heavens  ” read  “ heaven  of 
heavens  ” 

10  For  “wrung  out”  read  “drained”  and  omit 
marg.  * 

27  For  “ from  thee  ” read  departing  from  thee  ” 

6 Omit  “ together  ” 

8 For  “wring  them  out”  read  “drain  them”  and 
omit  marg.  J 

5 For  “spoiled  ” read  “ become  a spoil” 


LXXVII.  10  Marg.''  For  “ That  the”  read  This  is  my 
grief  that  the  ” 

LXXIX.  8 For  “prevent”  read  “meet” 

LXXXIX.  37  Omit  all  after  “ for  ever  ” in  marg.  " 

XC.  9 Substitute  “ sigh  ” from  marg.  ^ for  “ tale  that 
is  told  ” 

17  For  “beauty”  read  “favour”  and  put  the  pre- 

sent text  in  the  margin. 

XCII.  13  Read  “They  are  . . . Jehovah;”  and  for 
“ Shall  ” read  “ They  shall  ” 

XCIII.  1 For  “ apparelled  ” read  “clothed”  (twice)  and 
read  in  the  second  line,  “Jehovah  is  clothed 
with  strength  ; he  hath  girded  himself  there- 
with ” 

XCVII.  5 For  “hills”  read  “mountains” 

CII.  12  For  “memorial”  read  “memorial  name”  and 
add  marg.  “ See  Ex.  iii.  15.”  So  in  cxxxv.  13. 
cm.  5 For  “mouth”  read  “desire” 

CIV.  4 2d  line;  read  “Flames  of  tire  his  ministers:  ” 

8 Read  “ (The  mountains  rose,  the  vallej's  sank;)” 
substituting  the  j)resent  text  for  marg. 

16  For  “satistied  ” read  “tilled  with  moisture”  and 
omit  marg.  * 

25  For  “Yonder”  read  “There” 

CV.  34  For  “cankerworm”  read  “grasshopper” 

CVH.  30  Read  “their  desired  haven.”  and  omit  marg. « 
CX  2 Add  marg.  to  “rod  ” Or,  sceptre 

3  Head  “in  the  day  of  thy  power,  in  holy  attire; 
out  of  the  womb”  etc,  and  omit  marg.®’  and 
marg. « 

CXI.  10  For  “thereafter”  read  his  commandments” 

CXVI.  1 For  “hath  heard”  read  “heareth” 

CXIX.  38  For  “thy  word  unto  thy  servant”  read  “unto 
thy  servant  thy  word” 

For  “ belongeth  ” read  “ is  in  order  ” 

121  For  “judgement  and  justice”  read  “justice  and 
righteousness  ” 

147,  148  For  “prevented”  read  “anticipated” 

158  Omit  “ dealers  ” 

CXXII.  4 For  “a  testimony  unto  Israel”  read  “ an  ordi- 
nance for  Israel  ” and  add  marg.  Heb.  testimony 

CXXVI,  1 Substitute  marg.®*  {"brought  back”  etc.)  for 
the  text. 

CXXX.  6 For  ^‘lookeih”  read  ^^waiteth” 

2d  line;  for  “ watchmen  look  ” read  “ watchmen 
wait  ” 

CXXXV.  4 For  “his  peculiar  treasure”  read  “his  own 
possession  ” 

CXXXIX.  13  For  “hast  possessed”  read  “didst  form  ” and 
omit  marg. 

For  “ hast  covered  ” read  “ didst  cover  ” 

16  For  “imperfect”  read  “unformed” 

22  For  “ I count  them  ” read  “ They  are  become  ” 

CXLIII.  2 Read  “no  man  living  is  righteous.” 

CXLIV.  7 For  “strangers”  read  “ aliens  ” So  in  ver.  11. 

8 For  “vanity  ” read  “ deceit  ” So  in  ver.  11. 

THE  PROVERBS. 

IV.  7 For  “thou  hast  gotten”  read  “thy  getting” 
and  put  the  present  text  in  the  marg. 

18  For  “shining”  read  “dawning”  and  omit 

marg.  ® 

VII.  9 For  “ blackness  of  night  and  the  ” read  “ middle 
of  the  night  and  in  the  ” 

22  For  “ as  fetters  ” read  “ as  one  in  fetters”  Omit 
marg. ' 

IX.  7 For  “shame”  read  “reviling” 

X.  7 For  “just”  read  “righteous”  So  in  xx.  7. 

XL  16  For  “retaineth  . . . retain”  read  “obtaineth 
— X.  . . . obtain” 

XIX.  22  Substitute  marg.  * {^^  That  which  maketh  a man 
to  be  desired  is  his  kindness  ” ) for  the  text. 

26  For  “spoileth”  read  “despoileth” 

XX.  20  For  “the  blackest  darkness ” read  “blackness 
of  darkness” 

XXI.  28  Substitute  marg.  ^ (“so  as  to  endure”)  for  the 
text. 

XXII.  13  Substitute  the  marg.  slain”)  for  the  text. 

XXllI.  7 For  “reckotieth”  read  “tliiiiketh” 

32  Omit  marg.''  “Or.  a basilisk'' 

XXIV.  15  For  “ Spoil  ” read  “ Despoil  ” So  Jer.  xlvii.  4, 


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PROVERBS  XXV.  11  — ISAIAH  XLIII.  23. 


XXV.  11  For  “baskets”  read  “network  ” and  omit  marg. 
XXVI.  8 Read  “ As  one  that  bindeth  a stone  in  a sling” 
XXVII.  4 For  “ outrageous”  read  “ overwhelming” 

XXIX.  21  Omit  marg.  to  “a  son  ” 

XXXI.  29  For  “virtuously”  read  “worthily” 

30  For  “Favour”  read  “Grace” 

ECCLESIASTES. 

I.  1 Omit  “Or,  the  great  orator'^  from  marg.® 

II.  8 Let  the  former  part  of  marg.  ^ and  the  text  ex- 
change places,  and  omit  the  remainder  of  the 
marg. 

III.  11  Let  marg.  ^ (“  eternity  ”)  and  the  text  exchange 
places. • 

19  Omit  marg.  “Or,  the  sons  of  men  are"  etc. 

V.  7 Read  “For  in  the  multitude  of  dreams  there  are 
vanities,  and  in  many  words:  ” from  margin. 

VI.  10  For  “ that  it  is  man  ” read  “ what  man  is  ” 

VII.  15  For  “the  days  of  my  vanity”  read  “my  days  of 

vanity  ” 

X.  1 For  “ a stinking  savour  ” read  “ an  evil  odour  ” 
XL  10  For  “prime”  read  “dawn” 

XII.  1 For  “ or  ever”  read  “while”  So  inverses  2 
and  6. 

For  “ come,  and  ” read  “ come  not,  nor  ” 

2  Read  “ the  sun  is  not  darkehed,  nor  the  light, 
nor  the  moon,  nor  the  stars,  and  . . . return 
not” 

5 Let  marg.  ^ {‘^desire")  and  the  text  exchange 

places. 

6 Read  “is  not  loosed,  nor  . . . nor  . . . nor” 

etc.  and  for  “be  broken”  read  “broken” 
(twice) 

THE  SONG  OP  SONGS. 

II.  7 For  “love”  read  love”  and  for  “it”  read 
“he”  with  marg.  Or,  it  Or,  she  So  in  iii.  5, 
and  viii.  4. 

V.  3 For  “coat”  read  “garment” 

VI.  4 For  “ Terrible  ” read  “Overpowering”  and  put 

the  present  text  in  the  margin.  So  in  ver.  10. 

VII.  1 For  “The  joints  of  thy”  read  “Thy  rounded” 

from  margin. 

2 For  “navel”  read  “body” 

For  “ belly  ” read  “ waist  ” 

7 For  “clusters  of  grapes."  read  “ its  clusters.” 

ISAIAH. 

I.  14  For  “to  bear”  read  “of  bearing” 

II.  4 Substitute  marg.®  {^'•decide  concerning")  for 
the  text.  So  in  Mic.  iv.  3. 

III.  2 For  “ancient”  read  “elder”  from  margin. 
So  in  ix.  15. 

3 For  “cunning”  read  “expert” 

5 For  “ancient”  read  “old  man  ” 

18  For  “ bravery  ” read  “ beauty  ” 

24  For  “stomacher”  read  “ robe  ” 

VI.  7 For  “ purged  ” read  “ forgiven  ” with  marg. 

Or,  expiated  So  m xxvii.  9 and  so  for 
“ purged  from  ” in  xxii.  14. 

VII.  15  Add  marg.  to  “when  he  knoweth  ” Or,  till  he. 
know 

21  For  “nourish”  read  “ keep  alive  ” 

22  Read  “that  because  of  the  abundance  of  milk 

which  they  ” 

VIII.  6 In  marg.  ® for  “ them  ” read  “ they  " 

21  For  “hardly  bestead  ” .read  “sore  distressed” 

IX.  5 Omit  “even  ” 

10  For  “change”  etc.  read  “put  cedars  in  their 
place  ” 

18  For  “thick  clouds  ” read  “a  column” 

X.  13  For  “am  prudent”  read  “have  understand- 
ing ” 

15  For  “ shaketh  . . . shake  ” read  “ wieldeth  . . . 
wield  ” 

20  For  “ stay  ” read  “ lean  ” (twice)  So  in  xxx.  12. 

22  Substitute  marg.  j {"  thy  peo2)le,  0 Israel")  iov 

the  text. 

27  Substitute  marg.  reason  of  fatness")  for 

the  text. 

30  Omit  marg.  “ Or,  as  otherwise  read  ” etc. 


31  For  “ gather  tliemselves  to  flee  ” read  “ flee  for 
safety  ” 

33  Omit  “ones  ” 

XI.  3 Substitute  the  marg.  {"decide")  for  the  text. 
So  in  ver.  4. 

15  For  “shake”  read  “wave” 

XIII.  21  For  “ satjn-s  ” read  “ wild  goats  ” and  omit 

margin.  So  in  xxxiv.  14. 

XIV.  23  Omit  the  space  after  this  verse. 

XVI.  1 Substitute  marg.  { “ to  ")  for  the  text. 

3 For  “bewray”  read  “betray” 

XVII.  10  Omit  marg.  “ Or,  plantings  of  Adonis" 

XIX.  6 For  “stink”  read  “ become  foul  ” 

XXL  4 For  “ panteth  ” read  “ fluttereth  ” 

13  For  “ travelling  companies  ” read  “ caravans  ” 
XXIII.  8 Read  “ T^^re  that  bestoweth  crowns” 

10  For  “ girdle  thee"  read  “restraint”  and 

add  marg.  Heb.  girdle 

13  Read  “ this  people  was  not;  the  Assyrian  founded 

it  for  them  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness”  and 
put  the  present  text  in  the  marg. 

XXIV.  20  To  “hut”  add  marg.  Or,  hammock 
XXVI.  2 For  “truth”  read  “faith” 

8  Read  “name,  even  to  thy  memorial  name  " and 
add  marg.  “ See  Ex.  iii.  15.” 

XXVII.  1 For  “dragon”  read  “monster”  So  in  li.  9; 
Je'r.  li.  34. 

XXVIII.  7 Read  “ And  even  these  reel  with  wine  and  stag- 
ger with  strong  drink;  the  priest  and  the  pro- 
phet reel  with  . . . they  stagger  with  strong 
drink;  ” and  omit  margins  and  ® 

24  Read  “Doth  he  that  ploweth  to  sow  plow  con- 

tinually V ” 

For  “ break  tbe  clods  of  ” read  “harrow ” 

25  For  “made  plain”  read  “levelled” 

XXIX.  16  For  “framed”  read  “formed”  (twice) 

21  Add  marg.  to  “ in  a cause  ” Or,  for  a word 

24  For  “ learn  doctrine  ” read  “ receive  instruction  ” 

XXX.  1 For  “cover  with  a covering”  read  “make  a 

league  ” from  margin. 

Substitute  for  marg.®  “Or,  pour  out  a drink- 
offering  " 

2 For  “ walk  ” read  “ set  out  ” 

4 For  “his”  read  “ their”  (twice) 

5 For  “ of  ” read  “ because  of  ” 

6 For  “bunches”  read  “humps” 

14  Omit  “ withal  ” 

17  Marg.  9 For  “ mast  " read  "pole  " 

20  Substitute  for  marg.*  "And  then  will  the  Lord 
give  you  bread  in  adversity  and  water  in 
affliction,  and  thy  teachers  shall  not  " 

23  For  “ rain  of  thy  seed,  that  . . . withal  ” read 
“rain  for  thy  seed  wherewith  thou  shalt  sow 
the  ground;  ” 

25  For  “rivers”  read  “brooks” 

XXXI.  1 For  “ stay  ” read  “ rely  ” So  in  1.  10. 

5 For  “flying”  read  “hovering” 

XXXII.  5 Substitute  the  renderings  of  the  marg.  ^fflool 
. . . noble"  for  the  text. 

6 Substitute  the  renderings  of  the  marg.  "fool 

. . . folly  ” for  the  text. 

XXXm.  4 For  “ they  leap  ” read  “ men  leap  ” 

14  For  “ surprised  ” read  “ seized  ” 

For  “shall  ” read  “ can  ” (twice) 

19  For  “perceive”  read  “comprehend” 

XXXIV.  8 Read  “ For  Jehovah  hath  a day  of  vengeance,  a 
year  of  recompence  for  the  cause  of  Zion.” 
XXXV.  8 Omit  the  second  alternative  rendering  from  marg. 
XXXVII.  33  For  “ cast  ” read  “cast up” 

XXXVIII.  12  For  “Mine  age”  read  “My  dwelling”  and  omit 
marg.  * 

^ 14  For  “ mourn  ” read  “moan”  So  in  lix.  11. 

XL.  19  Omit  “ graven  ” So  in  xliv.  10  read  “an  image  ” 
For  “melted”  read  “hath  cast” 

XLI.  27  Read  “ / am  the  first  that  saith  " 

XLII.  15  For  “make  waste  ” read  “ la}'  waste  ” 

17  For  “greatly  ashamed”  read  “utterly  put  to 
shame”  So  in  Jer.  xx.  11. 

25  For  “fury”  read  “fierceness”  So  in  Ixvi.  15. 
XLIII.  13  For  “ let”  read  “hinder”  and  omit  marg.® 

23  For  “made  ...  to  serve”  read  “burdened 
...”  So  in  24. 


ISAIAH  XLIV.  7 — EZEKIEL  XIV.  15. 


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XLIV.  7 For  “appointed”  read  “established” 

28  For  “ and  to  ” read  “ and  of  ” 

XLV.  3 Read  in  last  clause  “ that  it  is  I Jehovah  who 
call  thee  ” 

24  For  “unto  me,  is  ” read  “,  have  I ” 

In  inarg.  for  “q/*”  read  say  of  me,  is” 
XLVI.  3 For  “ the  bell}'  ” read  “ their  birth  ” 

XLVII.  3 For  “accept”  read  “spare” 

Omit  '^make  truce  with  ” from  marg. 

5 For  “lady  ” read  “mistress  ” So  for  “a  lady” 
in  ver.  7. 

LI.  4 For  “make  my  judgement  to  rest  ” read  “esta- 
blish my  judgment” 

LII.  2 For  “ sit  thee  down  ” read  “ sit  on  thy  throne  ” 

10  For  “ shall  see  ” read  “ have  seen  ” 

LIII.  1 For  “report”  read  “message” 

7 For  “yet  he  humbled  himself  and”  read  “yet 

when  he  was  afflicted  he  ” 

For  “;yea,”  read  “,  so” 

8 Substitute  the  rendering  of  marg.  i carrying 

forward  the  interrogation;  (“  cut  off  out  of  the 
land  of  the  livina  for  the  transgression  of  my 
people  to  whom  the  stroke  was  due?  ”) 

9 For  “the  rich”  read  “a  rich  man”  Omit 

marg.  * 

11  For  “ by  his  knowledge”  read  “ by  the  know- 

ledge "of  himself”  and  put  the  present  text  in 
the  marg. 

Omit  marg.  p “ Or,  He  shall  see  ” etc. 

LIV.  12  For  “pleasant”  read  “precious”  So  in  Joel 
iii.  5. 

LVII.  4 For  “ draw  out  ” read  “ put  out  ” 

8 To  “where  thou  sawest  it.”  add  marg.  Or,  thou 
providest  room  for  it. 

17  For  “frowardly”  read  “backsliding” 

LX.  6 Read  “ all  they  from  Sheba  shall  come  ” 

LXI.  2 For  “acceptable  year  of  the  Lord”  read  “year 
of  Jehovah’s  favour  ” and  omit  marg. 

7 For  “For”  read  “Instead  of”  (twice) 

For  “confusion  ” read  “ dishonour  ” 

LXIY.  5 Omit  textual  remark  from  marg. 

11  For  “things”  read  “places  ” 

LXVI.  5 Last  clause,  read  “ but  it  is  they  that  shall  be 
put  to  shame  ” 

16  For  “plead,  . . . , with”  read  “execute  judg- 
ment, . . . , upon  ” So  in  Joel  iii.  2. 

20  For  “offering”  read  “oblation  ” (twice) 

JEREMIAH. 

I.  6 For  “cannot  ” read  “ know  not  how  to  ” 

II.  25  For  “There  is  no  hope”  read  “ It  is  in  vain” 

34  For  “ I have  not  found  ” etc.,  read  “ttiou  didst 
not  find  them  breaking  in : but  it  is  because  of 
all  these  things:”  Substitute  for  marg." 
“ Or,  I have  not  found  it  by  secret  search,  but 
upon  all  these.” 

37  For  “ From  him  ” read  “ From  thence  ” 

III.  21  For  “ for  that  ” read  “ because  ” 

IV.  1 For  “unto  me  shalt  thou  return:”  read  “if 

thou  wilt  return  unto  me;  ” 

10  For  “ soul  ” read  “ life  ” 

13  For  “spoiled”  read  “despoiled;”  So  in  ver. 
30 ; ix.  19 ; x.  20. 

20  For  “spoiled”  read  “ laid  waste  ” (twice)  So 
in  xlix.  3;  Zech.  xi.  2,  3 (twice) 

29  For  “The  whole  city  ” read  “ Every  city  ” 

V.  6 For  “over  ” read  “ against  ” 

VI.  14  For  “ lightly  ” read  “ slightly  ” So  in  viii.  11. 
27  Let  marg.'^’  (“<ner”)  and  the  text  exchange 
places. 

VII.  24  Add  marg.  to  “went  backward”  Or,  turned 
their  back  and  not  their  face 

VIII.  14  Add  marg.  to  “gall”  Or,  poison  So  in  ix.  15; 
xxiii.  15. 

IX.  26  For  “polled”  read  “cutoff”  So  in  xxv.  23; 
xlix.  32. 

X.  5 Omit  marg.  except  Or,  pillar  ” 

8 Marg.  ^ For  “ it  is  ” read  “ the  stock  is  ” 

24  For  “with  judgement”  read  “in  measure”  Add 
marg.  Ueb.  judgment  So  in  xxx.  11;  xlvi.  28. 
XL  20  For  “let me  see  ” read  “ 1 shall  see  ” 


XIII.  12  For  “know  ” read  “ certainly  know ” 

21  Read  “ when  he  shall  set  over  tliee  as  head  those 
whom  thou  hast  thyself  taught  to  be  friends  to 
thee” 

XIV.  3 For  “pits”  read  “cisterns” 

12  For  “oblation”  read  “meal  offering”  from 
margin.  So  read  “meal  offerings”  in  xvii. 
26 ; xxxiii.  18;  xli.  5. 

XVT.  4 For  “ die  of  ” read  “ die  ” 

XVII.  11  Substitute  marg.  {” sitteth  on  eggs  lohich  she 
hath  not  laid”)  for  the  text. 

XVIII.  15  For  “caused  them”  read  “been  made” 

17  Substitute  the  marg.  (”  show  them  the  back  and 

notthe  face  ”)  for  the  text. 

XX.  5 For  “ which  shall  spoil  them”  read  “and  they 
shall  make  them  a prey  ” 

7 For  “deceived”  read  “persuaded”  (twice) 

10  For  “enticed”  read  “persuaded” 

XXL  5 For  “ wrath  ” read  “ indignation  ” So  in  xxxii. 
37. 

XXII.  17  For  “ to  shed ” read  “shedding” 

XXIII.  15  For  “ profaneness  ” read  “ungodliness” 

XXYI.  2 For  “keep  not  back”  read  “diminish  not” 

18  For  “Micaiah”  read  “Micah”  Add  marg. 

Heb.  Micaiah 

19  Omit  “ at  all  ” 

XXVIII.  13  For  “ slialt  make  ” read  “hast  made  ” 

XXXI.  20  For  “pleasant”  read  “darling” 

For  “ are  troubled  ” read  “ yearn  ” 

XXXIII.  6 For  marg.  “ Or, healing  ” read  “ Heb.  a bandage  ” 
XXXVIII.  11  For  “cast”  read  “cast  off”  So  in  ver.  12. 
XLI.  5 For  “certain”  read  “men” 

14  For  “cast  about  and  returned”  read  “turned 
about  and  came  back  ” 

XLVI.  3 For  “Order”  read  “Prepare” 

8 For  “the  city”  read  “cities  ” 

17  Add  margin  to  “but”  etc..  Or,  destroyed 
XLVIII.  3 For  “spoiling”  read  “ laying  waste  ” 

28  For  “ in  the  sides  of  the  hole’s  mouth  ” read 
“over  the  mouth  of  the  abyss” 

39  For  “dismaying”  read  “terror” 

XLIX.  5 For  “ wandereth  ” read“rieeth” 

10  For  “spoiled”  read  “made  a prey” 

39  Add  marg.  to  “bring  again”  Or,  return  to  So 
in  Ezek.  xxix.  14;  Hos.  vi.  If ; Joel  iii.  1;  Am. 
ix.  14;  Zeph.  iii.  20. 

L.  7 For  “offend  not”  read  “ are  not  guilty” 

10  For  “spoil  . . . spoil”  read  “prey  . . . prey 
upon  ” 

LI.  5 Add  margin  to  “forsaken  ” Or,  widowed 

14  Add  margin  to  “Surely”  Or,  Though  I have 
filed 

Add  margin  to  “and”  Or,  yet 
34  For  “delicates”  read  “delicacies” 

55  For  “spoileth  Babylon”  read  “layeth  Babylon 
waste  ” 

LII.  23  Marg.  * for  “/owr”  read  “four” 
LAMENTATIONS. 

I.  12  For  “done  unto”  read  “brought  upon” 

II.  19  For  “ top  ” read  “ head  ” So  in  iv.  1;  Nah.  iii.  10. 

EZEKIEL. 

I.  4.  For  “colour”  read  “look’’  So  in  verses  7,  16, 
22,  27;  viii.  2;  x.  9. 

For  “ amber  ” read  “ glowing  metal  ” So  in  27 ; 
viii.  2.  Substitute  “Or.  umber”  for  marg. 

18  For  “rings”  read  “rims”  (twice) 

V.  13  For  “ satisfy  my  fury  ” read  “cause  my  wrath 

to  rest  ” and  omit  the  marg.  So  in  xvi.  42; 

xxi.  17 ; xxiv.  13. 

VI.  9 For  “ whorish  ” read  “lewd” 

VII.  26  For  “ancients”  read  “elders” 

IX.  6 For  “ ancient  ” read  “ old  ” 

X.  21  Omit“a]nece” 

XIII.  5 For  “made  up  the  fence”  read  “built  up  the 

wall”  So  alter  “make  up  the  fence”  in 

xxii.  30. 

0 For  “ and  the  Lord  ” read  “ but  Jehovah  ” 

10  Add  margin  to  “untempered  mortar”  Or, 
whitewash  So  in  xxii.  28. 

XIV,  15  For  “noisome”  read  “evil” 


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EZEKIEL  XVL  7 — MALACHI  III.  15. 


XVI.  7 For  “ the  bud  of  ” read  “ that  which  groweth  in  ” 
43  For  ‘‘fretted”  read  “ raged  against ” 

XVII.  9 For  “even  without”  etc.,  read  “and  not  by  a 
strong  arm  or  much  people  can  it  be  raised 
from  the  roots  thereof” 

XX.  3 For  “ Are  ye  come  ” etc.  read  “ Is  it  to  enquire 
of  me  that  ye  are  come  V ” 

XXIII.  3 For  “bruised”  read  “handled”  So  in  ver.  8, 
and  “ handling  ” in  ver.  21. 

For  “ teats  ” read  “ bosom  ” So  in  verses  8,  21. 
XXIV.  13  For  “purged”  read  “cleansed”  (3  times) 
XXVII.  9 For  “ancients  ” read  “old  men  ” 

For  “ occupy  ” read  “deal  in ” 

27  For  “ occupiers  of  ” read  “dealers  in  ” 

XXVIII.  3 For  “they  can  hide  ” read  “is  hidden  ” 

XXIX.  5 For  “ leave  thee  thrown  ” read  “ cast  thee  forth  ” 
18  For  “ peeled  ” read  “ worn  ” 

XXX.  3 For  “near,  a day  ” etc.  read  “ near;  it  shall  be  a 
day  of  clouds,  a time  ” etc. 

XXXVIII.  22  Read  “ : and  with  pestilence  and  with  blood  will 
I enter  into  judgment  with  him  ” 

XLII.  12  For  “ in  the  head  ” read  “ at  the  head  ” 

XLIII.  14  Substitute  marg. / (“  ledge^’)  for  the  text.  So 
in  ver.  20  and  xlv.  19. 

XLV.  15  Put  marg.  {‘^well  loatered  ”)  in  the  text. 
DANIEL. 

IX.  25,  26  Substitute  for  marg.  to  “ the  anointed  one” 
Heb.  Messiah 

25  Read  “seven  weeks,  and  threescore  and  two 

weeks:  it  shall  be”  etc.  from  marg.  9,  and 
put  text  in  margin. 

26  Substitute  marg.  * (“  the  end  thereof^')  for  the 

text. 

27  Substitute  marg.*  (“m  the  midst  of'^)  and 

marg.  desolate  ”)  for  the  text. 

HOSEA. 

VIII.  11  For  “to  sin”  read  “for  sinning”  (twice) 

12  Substitute  marg.  s'  ( “ / wrote  for  him  the  ten 
thousand  things  of  my  law,  but  they  ” etc.)  for 
the  text. 


OBADIAH. 

20  For  “captivity  ” read  “ captives”  (twice) 

MICAH. 

I.  4 For  “ molten  ” read  “ melted  ” 

16  For  “poll  thee  ” read  “cut  off  thy  hair” 

II.  11  Transpose  text  and  margin  *. 

IV.  6 For“halteth”  read  “is  lame”  So  in  Zeph. 
iii.  19. 

7 For  “ halted  ” read  “ was  lame  ” 

13  For  “ thou  shalt  ” read  “ I shall  ” and  omit  marg. 

NAHUM. 

I.  10  Read  “For  entangled  like  thorns  and  drunken 

as  with  their  drink  they  are  consumed  ” 

II.  1 For  “ munition  ” read  “ fortress  ” 

4 For  “ justle  one  against  another  ” read  “ rush  to 
and  fro  ” 

7 Let  marg.  ® And  it  is  decreed;  she  is'^  etc.) 
and  the  text  exchange  places. 

For  “ tabering  ” read  “ beating  ” 

9 For  “ pleasant  ” read  “ goodly  ” \ 

III.  2 For  “ jumping  ” read  “ bounding  ” 

19  For  “ bruit  ” read  “ report  ” 

ZEOHARIAH. 

II.  8 For  “ spoiled  you  ” read  “ made  you  a spoil  ” - 

III.  5 For  “ fair  ” read  “ clean  ” (twice) 

IV.  7 For  “ head  ” read  “ top  ” 

14  For  “ sons  of  oil  ” read  “ anointed  ones  ” 

V.  3 For  “ purged  out  ” read  “ cut  off  ” (twice) 

XIV.  10  For  “ Arabah  ” read  “ plain  ” 

21  Omit  marg.  “ Or,  trafficker  ” 

MALACHI. 

II.  3 For  “ sacrifices  ” read  “ solemn  feasts  ” and 

omit  margin. 

III.  3 For  “ purge  ” read  “ refine  ” 

15  For  “are  delivered”  read  “escape” 


REVISERS’ 


PREFACE. 


The  English  Version  of  the  New  Testament  here 
presented  to  the  reader  is  a Revision  of  the  Translation 
published  in  the  year  of  Our  Lord  1611,  and  commonly 
known  by  the  name  of  the  Authorised  Version. 

That  Translation  was  the  work  of  many  hands  and  of 
several  generations.  The  foundation  was  laid  by  Wil- 
liam Tyndale.  His  translation  of  the  New  Testament 
was  the  true  primary  Version.  The  Versions  that  fol- 
lowed were  either  substantially  'reproductions  of  Tyn- 
dale’s  translation  in  its  final  shape,  or  revisions  of  Ver- 
sions that  had  been  themselves  almost  entirely  based  on 
it.  Three  successive  stages  may  be  recognised  in  this 
continuous  work  of  authoritative  revision  : first,  the 
publication  of  the  Great  Bible  of  1539-41  in  the  reign 
of  Henry  VIII  ; next,  the  publication  of  the  Bishops’ 
Bible  of  1568  and  1572  in  the  reign  of  Elizabeth  ; and 
lastly,  the  publication  of  the  King’s  Bible  of  1611  in  the 
reign  of  James  I.  Besides  these,  the  Genevan  Version 
of  1560,  itself  founded  on  Tyndale’s  translation,  must 
here  be  named  ; which,  though  not  put  forth  by  autho- 
rity, was  widely  circulated  in  this  country,  and  largely 
used  by  King  James’  Translators.  Thus  the  form 
in  which  the  English  New  Testament  has  now  been 
read  for  270  years  was  the  result  of  various  revisions 
made  between  1525  and  1611  ; and  the  present  Revision 
is  an  attempt,  after  a long  interval,  to  follow  the  ex- 
ample set  by  a succession  of  honoured  predecessors.  ^ 

I.  Of  the  many  points  of  interest  connected  with 
the  Translation  of  1611,  two  require  special  notice  ; 
first,  the  Greek  Text  which  it  appears  to  have  repre- 
sented ; and  secondly,  the  character  of  the  Translation 
itself. 

1.  With  regard  to  the  Greek  Text,  it  would  ap- 
pear that,  if  to  some  extent  the  Translators  exercised 
an  independent  judgement,  it  was  mainly  in  choosing 
amongst  readings  contained  in  the  principal  editions  of 
the  Greek  Text  that  had  appeared  in  the  sixteenth 
century.  Wherever  they  seem  to  have  followed  a 
reading  which  is  not  found  in  any  of  those  editions, 
their  rendering  may  probably  be  traced  to  the  Latin 
Vulgate.  Their  chief  guides  appear  to  have  been  the 
later  editions  of  Stephanus  and  of  Beza,  and  also,  to  a 
certain  extent,  the  Complutensian  Polyglott.  All  these 
were  founded  for  the  most  part  on  manuscripts  of  late 
date,  few  in  number,  and  used  with  little  critical  skill. 


But  in  those  days  it  could  hardly  have  been  otherwise* 
Nearly  all  the  more  ancient  of  the  documentary  autho- 
rities have  become  known  only  within  the  last  two 
centuries  ; some  of  the  most  important  of  them,  indeed, 
within  the  last  few  years.  Their  publication  has  called 
forth  not  only  improved  editions  of  the  Greek  Text,  but 
a succession  of  instructive  discussions  on  the  variations 
which  have  been  brought  to  light,  and  on  the  best  modes 
of  distinguishing  original  readings  from  changes  intro- 
duced in  the  course  of  transcription.  While  therefore  it 
has  long  been  the  opinion  of  all  scholars  that  the  com- 
monly received  text  needed  thorough  revision,  it  is  but 
recently  that  materials  have  been  acquired  for  execut- 
ing such  a work  with  even  approximate  completeness. 

2.  The  character  of  the  Translation  itself  will  be 
best  estimated  by  considering  the  leading  rules  under 
which  it  was  made,  and  the  extent  to  which  these  rules 
appear  to  have  been  observed. 

The  primary  and  fundamental  rule  was  expressed  in 
the  following  terms  : — ‘ The  ordinary  Bible  read  in 
the  Church,  commonly  called  the  Bishops’  Bible,  to  be 
followed,  and  as  little  altered  as  the  truth  of  the  Origi- 
nal will  permit.’  There  was,  however,  this  subsequent 
provision  : — ‘ These  translations  to  be  used,  when  they 
agree  better  with  the  text  than  the  Bishops’  Bible  : 
Tindale’s,  Matthew’s,  Coverdale’s,  Whitchurch’s,  Ge- 
neva.’ The  first  of  these  rules,  which  was  substantially 
the  same  as  that  laid  down  at  the  revision  of  the  Great 
Bible  in  the  reign  of  Elizabeth,  was  strictly  observed. 
The  other  rule  was  but  partially  followed.  The  Trans- 
lators made  much  use  of  the  Genevan  Version.  They 
do  not  however  appear  to  have  frequently  returned  to 
the  renderings  of  the  other  Versions  named  in  the  rule, 
where  those  Versions  differed  from  the  Bishops’  Bible. 
On  the  other  hand,  their  work  shews  evident  traces  of 
the  influence  of  a Version  not  specified  in  the  rules,  the 
Rhemish,  made  from  the  Latin  Vulgate,  but  by  scholars 
conversant  with  the  Greek  Original. 

Another  rule,  on  which  it  is  stated  that  those  in  autho- 
rity laid  great  stress,  related  to  the  rendering  of  words 
that  admitted  of  different  interpretations.  It  was  as 
follows  : — ‘ When  a word  hath  divers  significations,  that 
to  be  kept  which  hath  been  most  commonly  used  by  the 
most  of  the  ancient  fathers,  being  agreeable  to  the  pro- 
priety of  the  place  and  the  analogy  of  the  faith.’  With 
this  rule  was  associated  the  following,  on  which  equal 


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PREFACE. 


stress  appears  to  have  been  laid  : — ‘ The  old  ecclesiasti- 
cal words  to  be  kept,  viz.  the  word  Church  not  to  be  trans- 
lated Congregation,  &c.’  This  latter  rule  was  for  the 
most  part  carefully  observed  ; hut  it  may  he  doubted 
whether,  in  the  case  of  words  that  admitted  of  different 
meanings,  the  instructions  were  at  all  closely  followed. 
In  dealing  with  the  more  difficult  words  of  this  class, 
the  Translators  appear  to  have  paid  much  regard  to 
traditional  interpretations,  and  especially  to  the  autho- 
rity of  the  Vulgate  ; but,  as  to  the  large  residue  of  words 
which  might  properly  fall  under  the  rule,  they  used  con- 
siderable freedom.  Moreover  they  profess  in  their  Pre- 
face to  have  studiously  adopted  a variety  of  expression 
which  would  now  be  deemed  hardly  consistent  with  the 
requirements  of  faithful  translation.  They  seem  to 
have  been  guided  by  the  feeling  that  their  Version 
would  secure  for  the  words  they  used  a lasting  place  in 
the  language  ; and  they  express  a fear  lest  they  should 
‘be  charged  (by  scoffers)  with  some  unequal  dealing 
towards  a great  number  of  good  English  words,’  which, 
without  this  liberty  on  their  part,  would  not  have  a 
place  in  the  pages  of  the  English  Bible.  Still  it  cannot 
be  doubted  that  they  carried  this  liberty  too  far,  and 
that  the  studied  avoidance  of  uniformity  in  the  ren- 
dering of  the  same  words,  even  when  occurring  in  the 
same  context,  is  one  of  the  blemishes  in  their  work. 

A third  leading  rule  was  of  a negative  character,  but 
was  rendered  necessary  by  the  experience  derived  from 
former  Versions.  The  words  of  the  rule  are  as  fol- 
lows : — ‘No  marginal  notes  at  all  to  be  affixed,  but 
only  for  the  explanation  of  the  Hebrew  or  Greek  words 
which  cannot  without  some  circumlocution  so  briefly  and 
fitly  be  expressed  in  the  text.’  Here  again  the  Trans- 
lators used  some  liberty  in  their  application  of  the  rule. 

>ut  of  more  than  760  marginal  notes  originally  ap- 
_ 3nded  to  the  Authorised  Version  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment, only  a seventh  part  consists  of  explanations  or 
literal  renderings  ; the  great  majority  of  the  notes  be- 
ing devoted  to  the  useful  and  indeed  necessary  purpose 
of  placing  before  the  reader  alternative  renderings 
which  it  was  judged  that  the  passage  or  the  words 
would  fairly  admit.  The  notes  referring  to  variations 
in  the  Greek  Text  amount  to  about  thirty-five. 

Of  the  remaining  rules  it  may  be  sufficient  to  notice 
one,  which  was  for  the  most  part  consistently  followed  : 
— ‘ The  names  of  the  prophets  and  the  holy  writers, 
with  the  other  names  of  the  text,  to  be  retained,  as 
nigh  as  may  be,  accordingly  as  they  were  vulgarly  used.’ 
The  Translators  had  also  the  liberty,  in  ‘ any  place  of 
special  obscurity,’  to  consult  those  who  might  be  quali- 
fied to  give  an  opinion. 

Passing  from  these  fundamental  rules,  which  should 
be  borne  in  mind  by  any  one  who  would  rightly  under- 
stand the  nature  and  character  of  the  Authorised  Ver- 
sion, we  must  call  attention  to  the  manner  in  which  the 
actual  work  of  the  translation  was  carried  on.  The 
New  Testament  was  assigned  to  two  separate  Companies, 


the  one  consisting  of  eight  members,  sitting  at  Oxford, 
the  other  consisting  of  seven  members,  sitting  at  West- 
minster. There  is  no  reason  to  believe  that  these  Com- 
panies ever  sat  together.  They  communicated  to  each 
other,  and  likewise  to  the  four  Companies  to  which  the 
Old  Testament  and  the  Apocrypha  had  been  committed, 
the  results  of  their  labours  ; and  perhaps  afterwards  re- 
considered them  : but  the  fact  that  the  New  Testament 
was  divided  between  two  separate  bodies  of  men  in- 
volved a grave  inconvenience,  and  was  beyond  all  doubt 
the  cause  of  many  inconsistencies.  These  probably 
would  have  been  much  more  serious,  had  it  not  been 
provided  that  there  should  be  a final  supervision  of  the 
whole  Bible,  by  selected  members  from  Oxford,  Cam- 
bridge, and  Westminster,  the  three  centres  at  which 
the  work  had  been  carried  on.  These  supervisors  are 
said  by  one  authority  to  have  been  six  in  number,  and 
by  another  twelve.  When  it  is  remembered  that  this 
supervision  was  completed  in  nine  months,  we  may  won- 
der that  the  incongruities  which  remain  are  not  more 
numerous. 

The  Companies  appear  to  have  been  occupied  in  the 
actual  business  of  revision  about  two  years  and  three 
quarters. 

Such,  so  far  as  can  be  gathered  from  the  rules  and 
modes  of  procedure,  is  the  character  of  the  time-ho- 
noured Version  which  we  have  been  called  upon  to  revise. 
We  have  had  to  study  this  great  Version  carefully  and 
minutely,  line  by  line  ; and  the  longer  we  have  been 
engaged  upon  it  the  more  we  have  learned  to  admire  its 
simplicity,  its  dignity,  its  power,  its  happy  turns  of  ex- 
pression, its  general  accuracy,  and,  we  must  not  fail  to 
add,  the  music  of  its  cadences,  and  the  felicities  of  its 
rhythm.  To  render  a work  that  had  reached  this  high 
standard  of  excellence  still  more  excellent,  to  increase 
its  fidelity  without  destroying  its  charm,  was  the  task 
committed  to  us.  Of  that  task,  and  of  the  conditions 
under  which  we  have  attempted  its  fulfilment,  it  will 
now  be  necessary  for  us  to  speak. 

II.  The  present  Revision  had  its  origin  in  action 
taken  by  the  Convocation  of  the  Province  of  Canter- 
bury, in  February  1870,  and  it  has  been  conducted 
throughout  ou  the  plan  laid  down  in  Resolutions  of  both 
Houses  of  the  Province,  and,  more  particularly,  in  ac- 
cordance with  Principles  and  Rules  drawn  up  by  a 
special  Committee  of  Convocation  in  the  following  May. 
Two  Companies,  the  one  for  the  revision  of  the  Au- 
thorised Version  of  the  Old  Testament,  and  the  other  for 
the  revision  of  the  same  Version  of  the  New  Testament, 
were  formed  in  the  manner  specified  in  the  Resolutions, 
and  the  work  was  commenced  on  the  twenty-second  day 
of  June  1870.  Shortly  afterwards,  steps  were  taken, 
under  a resolution  passed  by  both  Houses  of  Convoca- 
tion, for  inviting  the  co-operation  of  American  scholars  ; 
and  eventually  two  Committees  were  formed  in  America, 
for  the  purpose  of  acting  with  the  two  English  Com- 


PREFACE. 


V 


panies,  on  the  basis  of  the  Principles  and  Rules  drawn 
up  by  the  Committee  of  Convocation. 

The  fundamental  Resolutions  adopted  by  the  Convo- 
cation of  Canterbury  on  the  third  and  fifth  days  of 
May  1870  were  as  follows  : — 

‘ 1.  That  it  is  desirable  that  a revision  of  the  Au- 
thorised Version  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  be  undertaken. 

‘ 2.  That  the  revision  be  so  conducted  as  to  comprise 
both  marginal  renderings  and  such  emendations  as  it 
may  be  found  necessary  to  insert  in  the  text  of  the 
Authorised  Version. 

‘ 3.  That  in  the  above  resolutions  we  do  not  contem- 
plate any  new  translation  of  the  Bible,  or  any  alteration 
of  the  language,  except  where  in  the  judgement  of  the 
most  competent  scholars  such  change  is  necessary. 

‘ 4.  That  in  such  necessary  changes,  the  style  of  the 
language  employed  iu  the  existing  Version  be  closely 
followed. 

* 5.  That  it  is  desirable  that  Convocation  should  no- 
minate a body  of  its  own  members  to  undertake  the  work 
of  revision,  who  shall  be  at  liberty  to  invite  the  co- 
operation of  any  eminent  for  scholarship,  to  whatever 
nation  or  religious  body  they  may  belong.’ 

The  Principles  and  Rules  agreed  to  by  the  Commit- 
tee of  Convocation  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  May  1870 
were  as  follows  : — 

‘ 1.  To  introduce  as  few  alterations  as  possible  into 
the  Text  of  the  Authorised  Version  consistently  with 
faithfulness. 

‘ 2.  To  limit,  as  far  as  possible,  the  expression  of  such 
alterations  to  the  language  of  the  Authorised,  and  ear- 
lier English  Versions. 

‘ 3.  Each  Company  to  go  twice  over  the  portion  to 
be  revised,  once  provisionally,  the  second  time  finally, 
and  on  prineiples  of  voting  as  hereinafter  is  provided. 

‘ 4.  That  the  Text  to  be  adopted  be  that  for  which  the 
evidence  is  decidedly  preponderating  ; and  that  when 
the  Text  so  adopted  differs  from  that  from  which  the 
Authorised  Version  was  made,  the  alteration  be  indi- 
cated in  the  margin. 

‘ 5.  To  make  or  retain  no  change  in  the  Text  on  the 
second  final  revision  by  each  Company,  except  tivo  thirds 
of  those  present  approve  of  the  same,  but  on  the  first 
revision  to  decide  by  simple  majorities. 

‘6.  In  every  case  of  proposed  alteration  that  may 
have  given  rise  to  discussion,  to  defer  the  voting  there- 
upon till  the  next  Meeting,  whensoever  the  same  shall 
be  required  by  one  third  of  those  present  at  the  Meet- 
ing, such  intended  vote  to  be  announced  in  the  notice 
for  the  next  Meeting. 

‘ 7.  To  revise  the  headings  of  chapters  and  pages, 
paragraphs,  italics,  and  punctuation. 

‘ 8.  To  refer,  on  the  part  of  each  Company,  when  con- 
sidered desirable,  to  Divines,  Scholars,  and  Literary 
Men,  whether  at  home  or  abroad,  for  their  opinions.’ 

These  rules  it  has  been  our  endeavour  faithfully  and 
consistently  to  follow.  One  only  of  them  we  found  our- 


selves unable  to  observe  in  all  particulars.  In  accord- 
ance with  the  seventh  rule,  we  have  carefully  revised 
the  paragraphs,  italics,  and  punctuation.  But  the  revi- 
sion of  the  headings  of  chapters  and  pages  would  have 
involved  so  much  of  indirect,  and  indeed  frequently 
of  direct  interpretation,  that  we  judged  it  best  to  omit 
them  altogether. 

Our  communications  with  the  American  Committee 
have  been  of  the  following  nature.  We  transmitted 
to  them  from  time  to  time  each  several  portion  of  our 
First  Revision,  and  received  from  them  in  return  their 
criticisms  and  suggestions.  These  we  considered  with 
much  care  and  attention  during  the  time  we  were  en- 
gaged on  our  Second  Revision.  We  then  sent  over  to 
them  the  various  portions  of  the  Second  Revision  as  they 
were  completed,  and  received  further  suggestions,  which, 
like  the  former,  were  closely  and  carefully  considered. 
Last  of  all,  we  forwarded  to  them  the  Revised  Version 
in  its  final  form  ; and  a list  of  those  passages  in  which 
they  desire  to  place  on  record  their  preference  of  other 
readings  and  renderings  will  be  found  at  the  end  of  the 
volume.  We  gratefully  acknowledge  their  care,  vigi- 
lance, and  accuracy  ; and  we  humbly  pray  that  their 
labours  and  our  own,  thus  happily  united,  may  be  per- 
mitted to  bear  a blessing  to  both  countries,  and  to  all 
English-speaking  people  throughout  the  world. 

The  whole  time  devoted  to  the  work  has  been  ten 
years  and  a half.  The  First  Revision  occupied  about 
six  years  ; the  Second,  about  two  years  and  a half. 
The  remaining  time  has  been  spent  in  the  consideration 
of  the  suggestions  from  America  on  the  Second  Revision, 
and  of  many  details  and  reserved  questions  arising  out 
of  our  own  labours.  As  a rule,  a session  of  four  days 
has  been  held  every  month  (with  the  exception  of 
August  and  September)  in  each  year  from  the  com- 
mencement of  the  work  in  June  1870.  The  average 
attendance  for  the  whole  time  has  been  sixteen  each 
day  ; the  whole  Company  consisting  at  first  of  twenty- 
seven,  but  for  the  greater  part  of  the  time  of  twenty- 
four  members,  many  of  them  residing  at  great  distances 
from  London.  Of  the  original  number  four  have  been 
removed  from  us  by  death. 

At  an  early  stage  in  our  labours,  we  entered  into  an 
agreement  with  the  Universities  of  Oxford  and  Cam- 
bridge for  the  conveyance  to  them  of  our  copyright  in 
the  work.  This  arrangement  provided  for  the  neces- 
sary expenses  of  the  undertaking  ; and  procured  for 
the  Revised  Version  the  advantage  of  being  published 
by  Bodies  long  conneeted  with  the  publication  of  the 
Authorised  Version. 

III.  We  now  pass  onward  to  give  a brief  account  of 
the  particulars  of  the  present  work.  This  we  propose 
to  do  under  the  four  heads  of  Text,  Translation,  Lan- 
guage, and  Marginal  Notes. 

1.  A revision  of  the  Greek  text  was  the  necessary 
foundation  of  our  work  ; but  it  did  not  fall  within  our 


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province  to  construct  a continuous  and  complete  Greek 
text.  In  many  cases  the  English  rendering  was  con- 
sidered to  represent  correctly  either  of  two  competing 
readings  in  the  Greek,  and  then  the  question  of  the 
text  was  usually  not  raised.  A sufficiently  laborious 
task  remained  in  deciding  between  the  rival  claims  of 
various  readings  which  might  properly  affect  the  trans- 
lation. When  these  were  adjusted,  our  deviations  frem 
the  text  presumed  to  underlie  the  Authorised  Version 
had  next  to  be  indicated,  in  accordance  with  the  fourth 
rule  ; but  it  proved  inconvenient  to  record  them  in  the 
margin.  A better  mode  however  of  giving  them  pub- 
licity has  been  found,  as  the  University  Presses  have 
undertaken  to  print  them  in  connexion  with  complete 
Greek  texts  of  the  New  Testament. 

In  regard  of  the  readings  thus  approved,  it  may  be 
observed  that  the  fourth  rule,  by  requiring  that  ‘ the 
text  to  be  adopted  ’ should  be  ‘ that  for  which  the  evi- 
dence is  decidedly  preponderating,’  was  in  effect  an 
instruction  to  follow  the  authority  of  documentary  evi- 
dence without  deference  to  any  printed  text  of  mo- 
dern times,  and  therefore  to  employ  the  best  resources 
of  criticism  for  estimating  the  value  of  evidence.  Text- 
ual criticism,  as  applied  to  the  Greek  New  Testament, 
forms  a special  study  of  much  intricacy  and  difficul- 
ty, and  even  now  leaves  room  for  considerable  variety 
of  opinion  among  competent  critics.  Different  schools 
of  criticism  have  been  represented  among  us,  and  have 
together  contributed  to  the  final  result.  In  the  early 
part  of  the  work  every  various  reading  requiring  con- 
sideration was  discussed  and  voted  on  by  the  Company. 
After  a time  the  precedents  thus  established  enabled 
the  process  to  be  safely  shortened  ; but  it  was  still  at 
the  option  of  every  one  to  raise  a full  discussion  on  any 
particular  reading,  and  the  option  was  freely  used.  On 
the  first  revision,  in  accordance  with  the  fifth  rule,  the 
decisions  were  arrived  at  by  simple  majorities.  On  the 
second  revision,  at  which  a majority  of  two  thirds  was 
•equired  to  retain  or  introduce  a reading  at  variance 
vith  the  reading  presumed  to  underlie  the  Authorised 
Version,  many  readings  previously  adopted  were  brought 
again  into  debate,  ,and  either  re-affirmed  or  set  aside. 

Many  places  still  remain  in  which,  for  the  present,  it 
would  not  be  safe  to  accept  one  reading  to  the  absolute 
exclusion  of  others.  In  these  cases  we  have  given 
alternative  readings  in  the  margin,  wherever  they  seem 
to  be  of  sufficient  importance  or  interest  to  deserve  no- 
tice. In  the  introductory  formula,  the  phrases  ‘ many 
ancient  authorities,’  ‘ some  ancient  authorities,’  are  used 
with  some  latitude  to  denote  a greater  or  lesser  pro- 
portion of  those  authorities  which  have  a distinctive 
right  to  be  called  ancient.  These  ancient  authorities 
comprise  not  only  Greek  manuscripts,  some  of  which 
were  written  in  the  fourth  and  fifth  centuries,  but  ver- 
sions of  a still  earlier  date  in  different  languages,  and 
also  quotations  by  Christian  writers  of  the  second  and 
following  centuries. 


2.  We  pass  now  from  the  Text  to  the  Translation. 
The  character  of  the  Revision  was  determined  for  us 
from  the  outset  by  the  first  rule,  ‘ to  introduce  as  few 
alterations  as  possible,  consistently  with  faithfulness.’ 
Our  task  was  revision,  not  re-translation. 

In  the  application  however  of  this  principle  to  the 
many  and  intricate  details  of  our  work,  we  have  found 
ourselves  constrained  by  faithfulness  to  introduce 
changes  which  might  not  at  first  sight  appear  to  be 
included  under  the  rule. 

The  alterations  which  we  have  made  in  the  Autho- 
rised Version  may  be  roughly  grouped  in  five  principal 
classes.  First,  alterations  positively  required  by  change 
of  reading  in  the  Greek  Text.  Secondly,  alterations 
made  where  the  Authorised  Version  appeared  either  to 
be  incorrect,  or  to  have  chosen  the  less  probable  of  two 
possible  renderings.  Thirdly,  alterations  of  obscure  or 
ambiguous  renderings  into  such  as  are  clear  and  ex- 
press in  their  import.  For  it  has  been  our  principle 
not  to  leave  any  translation,  or  any  arrangement  of 
words,  which  could  adapt  itself  to  one  or  other  of  two 
interpretations,  but  rather  to  express  as  plainly  as  was 
possible  that  interpretation  which  seemed  best  to  deserve 
a place  in  the  text,  and  to  put  the  other  in  the  margin. 

There  remain  yet  two  other  classes  of  alterations 
which  we  have  felt  to  be  required  by  the  same  principle 
of  faithfulness.  These  are,  — Fourthly,  alterations  of 
the  Authorised  Version  in  cases  where  it  was  incon- 
sistent with  itself  in  the  rendering  of  two  or  more 
passages  confessedly  alike  or  parallel.  Fifthly,  altera- 
tions rendered  necessary  hy  consequence,  that  is,  arising 
out  of  changes  already  made,  though  not  in  themselves 
required  by  the  general  rule  of  faithfulness.  Both 
these  classes  of  alterations  call  for  some  further  ex- 
planation. 

The  frequent  inconsistencies  in  the  Authorised  Ver- 
sion have  caused  us  much  embarrassment  from  the  fact 
already  referred  to,  namely,  that  a studied  variety  of 
rendering,  even  in  the  same  chapter  and  context,  was  a 
kind  of  principle  with  our  predecessors,  and  was  de- 
fended by  them  on  grounds  that  have  been  mentioned 
above.  The  problem  we  had  to  solve  was  to  discrimi- 
nate between  varieties  of  rendering  which  were  com- 
patible with  fidelity  to  the  true  meaning  of  the  text, 
and  varieties  which  involved  inconsistency,  and  were 
suggestive  of  differences  that  had  no  existence  in  the 
Greek.  This  problem  we  have  solved  to  the  best  of 
our  power,  and  for  the  most  part  in  the  following  way. 

Where  there  was  a doubt  as  to  the  exact  shade  of 
meaning,  we  have  looked  to  the  context  for  guidance. 
If  the  meaning  was  fairly  expressed  by  the  word  or 
phrase  that  was  before  us  in  the  Authorised  Version, 
we  made  no  change,  even  where  rigid  adherence  to  the 
rule  of  translating,  as  far  as  possible,  the  same  Greek 
word  by  the  same  English  word  might  have  prescribed 
some  modification. 

There  are  however  numerous  passages  in  the  Autho- 


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rised  Version  in  which,  whether  regard  be  had  to  the 
recurrence  (as  in  the  first  three  Gospels)  of  identical 
clauses  and  sentences,  to  the  repetition  of  the  same 
word  in  the  same  passage,  or  to  the  characteristic  use 
of  particular  words  by  the  same  writer,  the  studied 
variety  adopted  by  the  Translators  of  1611  has  pro- 
duced a degree  of  inconsistency  that  cannot  be  recon- 
ciled with  the  principle  of  faithfulness.  In  such  cases 
we  have  not  hesitated  to  introduce  alterations,  even 
though  the  sense  might  not  seem  to  the  general  reader 
to  be  materially  affected. 

The  last  class  of  alterations  is  that  which  we  have 
described  as  rendered  necessary  hy  consequence  ; that  is, 
by  reason  of  some  foregoing  alteration.  The  cases  in 
which  these  consequential  changes  have  been  found 
necessary  are  numerous  and  of  very  different  kinds. 
Sometimes  the  change  has  been  made  to  avoid  tau- 
tology ; sometimes  to  obviate  an  unpleasing  alliteration 
or  some  other  infelicity  of  sound  ; sometimes,  in  the  case 
of  smaller  words,  to  preserve  the  familiar  rhythm  ; some- 
times for  a convergence  of  reasons  which,  when  explained, 
would  at  once  be  accepted,  but  until  so  explained  might 
never  be  surmised  even  by  intelligent  readers. 

This  may  be  made  plain  by  an  example.  When  a 
particular  word  is  found  to  recur  with  characteristic 
frequency  in  any  one  of  the  Sacred  Writers,  it  is  ob- 
viously desirable  to  adopt  for  it  some  uniform  rendering. 
Again,  where,  as  in  the  case  of  the  first  three  Evangel- 
ists, precisely  the  same  clauses  or  sentences  are  found 
in  more  than  one  of  the  Gospels,  it  is  no  less  necessary 
to  translate  them  in  every  place  in  the  same  way.  These 
two  principles  may  be  illustrated  by  reference  to  a 
word  that  perpetually  recurs  in  St.  Mark’s  Gospel,  and 
that  may  be  translated  either  ‘straightway,’  ‘forth- 
with,’ or  ‘immediately.’  Let  it  be  supposed  that  the 
first  rendering  is  chosen,  and  that  the  word,  in  accord- 
ance with  the  first  of  the  above  principles,  is  in  that 
Gospel  uniformly  translated  ‘straightway.’  Let  it  be 
further  supposed  that  one  of  the  passages  of  St.  Mark 
in  which  it  is  so  translated  is  found,  word  for  word,  in 
one  of  the  other  Gospels,  but  that  there  the  rendering 
of  the  Authorised  Version  happens  to  be  ‘forthwith  ’ or 
‘ immediately.  ’ That  rendering  must  be  changed  on 
the  second  of  the  above  principles  ; and  yet  such  a 
change  would  not  have  been  made  but  for  this  concur- 
rence of  two  sound  principles,  and  the  consequent  ne- 
cessity of  making  a change  on  grounds  extraneous  to 
the  passage  itself. 

This  is  but  one  of  many  instances  of  consequential 
alterations  which  might  at  first  sight  appear  unneces- 
sary, but  which  nevertheless  have  been  deliberately 
made,  and  are  not  at  variance  with  the  rule  of  intro- 
ducing as  few  changes  in  the  Authorised  Version  as 
faithfulness  would  allow. 

There  are  some  other  points  of  detail  which  it  may 
be  here  convenient  to  notice.  One  of  these,  and  per- 
haps the  most  important,  is  the  rendering  of  the  Greek 


aorist.  There  are  numerous  cases,  especially  in  con- 
nexion with  particles  ordinarily  expressive  of  present 
time,  in  which  the  use  of  the  indefinite  past  tense  in 
j Greek  and  English  is  altogether  different  ; and  in  such 
instances  we  have  not  attempted  to  violate  the  idiom  of 
our  language  by  forms  of  expression  which  it  could  not 
bear.  But  we  have  often  ventured  to  represent  the 
Greek  aorist  by  the  English  preterite,  even  where  the 
reader  may  find  some  passing  difficulty  in  such  a ren- 
dering, because  we  have  felt  convinced  that  the  true 
meaning  of  the  original  was  obscured  by  the  presence 
of  the  familiar  auxiliary.  A remarkable  illustration 
may  be  found  in  the  seventeenth  chapter  of  St.  John’s 
Gospel,  where  the  combination  of  the  aorist  and  the 
perfect  shews,  beyond  all  reasonable  doubt,  that  differ- 
ent relations  of  time  were  intended  to  be  expressed. 

Changes  of  translation  will  also  be  found  in  con- 
nexion with  the  aorist  participle,  arising  from  the  fact 
that  the  usual  periphrasis  of  this  participle  in  the  Vul- 
gate, which  was  rendered  necessary  by  Latin  idiom,  has 
been  largely  reproduced  in  the  Authorised  Version  by 
‘ when  ’ with  the  past  tense  (as  for  example  in  the 
second  chapter  of  St.  Matthew’s  Gospel),  even  where 
the  ordinary  participial  rendering  would  have  been 
easier  and  more  natural  in  English. 

In  reference  to  the  perfect  and  the  imperfect  tenses 
but  little  needs  to  be  said.  Tlie  correct  translation  of 
the  former  has  been  for  the  most  part,  though  with 
some  striking  exceptions,  maintained  in  the  Authorised 
Version  : while  with  regard  to  the  imperfect,  clear  as 
its  meaning  may  be  in  the  Greek,  the  power  of  express- 
ing it  is  so  limited  in  English,  that  we  have  been  fre- 
quently compelled  to  leave  the  force  of  the  tense  to  be 
inferred  from  the  context.  In  a few  instances,  where 
faithfulness  imperatively  required  it,  and  especially 
where,  in  the  Greek,  the  significance  of  the  imperfect 
tense  seemed  to  be  additionally  marked  by  the  use  of 
the  participle  with  the  auxiliary  verb,  we  have  intro- 
duced the  corresponding  form  in  English.  Still,  in  the 
great  majority  of  eases  we  have  been  obliged  to  retain 
the  English  preterite,  and  to  rely  either  on  slight 
changes  in  the  order  of  the  words,  or  on  prominence 
given  to  the  accompanying  temporal  particles,  for  the 
indication  of  the  meaning  which,  in  the  Greek,  the 
imperfect  tense  was  designed  to  convey. 

On  other  points  of  grammar  it  may  be  sufficient  to 
speak  more  briefly. 

Many  changes,  as  might  be  anticipated,  have  been 
made  in  the  case  of  the  definite  article.  Here  again  it 
was  necessary  to  consider  the  peculiarities  of  English 
idiom,  as  well  as  the  general  tenor  of  each  passage. 
Sometimes  we  have  felt  it  enough  to  prefix  the  article 
to  the  first  of  a series  of  words  to  all  of  which  it  is 
prefixed  in  the  Greek,  and  thus,  as  it  were,  to  impart 
the  idea  of  definiteness  to  the  whole  series,  without 
running  the  risk  of  overloading  the  sentence.  Some- 
times, conversely,  we  have  had  to  tolerate  the  presence 


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of  the  definite  article  in  our  Version,  when  it  is  absent 
from  the  Greek,  and  perhaps  not  even  grammatically 
latent ; simply  because  English  idiom  would  not  allow 
the  noun  to  stand  alone,  and  because  the  introduction 
of  the  indefinite  article  might  have  introduced  an  idea 
of  oneness  or  individuality,  which  was  not  in  any  degree 
traceable  in  the  original.  In  a word,  we  have  been 
careful  to  observe  the  use  of  the  article  wherever  it 
seemed  to  be  idiomatically  possible  : where  it  did  not 
seem  to  be  possible,  we  have  yielded  to  necessity. 

As  to  the  pronouns  and  the  place  they  occupy  in  the 
sentence,  a subject  often  overlooked  by  our  predeces- 
sors, we  have  been  particularly  careful ; but  here  again 
we  have  frequently  been  baffled  by  structural  or  idio- 
matical  peculiarities  of  the  English  language  which  pre- 
cluded changes  otherwise  desirable. 

In  the  case  of  the  particles  we  have  met  with  less 
difficulty,  and  have  been  able  to  maintain  a reasonable 
amount  of  consistency.  The  particles  in  the  Greek 
Testament  are,  as  is  well  known,  comparatively  few, 
and  they  are  commonly  used  with  precision.  It  has 
therefore  been  the  more  necessary  here  to  preserve  a 
general  uniformity  of  rendering,  especially  in  the  case 
of  the  particles  of  causality  and  inference,  so  far  as 
English  idiom  would  allow. 

Lastly,  many  changes  have  been  introduced  in  the 
rendering  of  the  prepositions,  especially  where  ideas  of 
instrumentality  or  of  mediate  agency,  distinctly  marked 
in  the  original,  had  been  confused  or  obscured  in  the 
translation.  We  have  however  borne  in  mind  the  com- 
prehensive character  of  such  prepositions  as  ‘ of  ’ and 
* by,’  the  one  in  reference  to  agency  and  the  other  in 
reference  to  means,  especially  in  the  English  of  the 
seventeenth  century  ; and  have  rarely  made  any  change 
where  the  true  meaning  of  the  original  as  expressed  in 
the  Authorised  Version  would  be  apparent  to  a reader 
of  ordinary  intelligence. 

3.  We  now  come  to  the  subject  of  Language. 

The  second  of  the  rules,  by  which  the  work  has  been 
governed,  prescribed  that  the  alterations  to  be  intro- 
duced should  be  expressed,  as  far  as  possible,  in  the 
language  of  the  Authorised  Version  or  of  the  Versions 
that  preceded  it. 

To  this  rule  we  have  faithfully  adhered.  We  have 
habitually  consulted  the  earlier  Versions  ; and  in  our 
sparing  introduction  of  words  not  found  in  them  or  in 
the  Authorised  Version  we  have  usually  satisfied  our- 
selves that  such  words  were  employed  by  standard 
writers  of  nearly  the  same  date,  and  had  also  that  ge- 
neral hue  which  justified  their  introduction  into  a Ver- 
sion which  has  held  the  highest  place  in  the  classical 
literature  of  our  language.  We  have  never  removed 
any  archaisms,  whether  in  structure  or  in  words,  except 
where  we  were  persuaded  either  that  the  meaning  of  the 
words  was  not  generally  understood,  or  that  the  nature 
of  the  expression  led  to  some  misconception  of  the  true 
sense  of  the  passage.  The  frequent  inversions  of  the 


strict  order  of  the  words,  which  add  much  to  the 
strength  and  variety  of  the  Authorised  Version,  and 
give  an  archaic  colour  to  many  felicities  of  diction,  have 
been  seldom  modified.  Indeed,  we  have  often  adopted 
the  same  arrangement  in  our  own  alterations  ; and  in 
this,  as  in  other  particulars,  we  have  sought  to  assimi- 
late the  new  work  to  the  old. 

In  a few  exceptional  cases  we  have  failed  to  fiaid  any 
word  in  the  older  stratum  of  our  language  that  ap- 
peared to  convey  the  precise  meaning  of  the  original. 
There,  and  there  only,  we  have  used  words  of  a later 
date  ; but  not  without  having  first  assured  ourselves 
that  they  are  to  be  found  in  the  writings  of  the  best 
authors  of  the  period  to  which  they  belong. 

In  regard  of  Proper  Names  no  rule  was  prescribed 
to  us.  In  the  case  of  names  of  frequent  occurrence  we 
have  deemed  it  best  to  follow  generally  the  rule  laid 
down  for  our  predecessors.  That  rule,  it  may  be  re- 
membered, was  to  this  effect,  * The  names  of  the  pro- 
phets and  the  holy  writers,  with  the  other  names  of  the 
text,  to  be  retained,  as  nigh  as  may  be,  accordingly  as 
they  were  vulgarly  used.’  Some  difficulty  has  been 
felt  in  dealing  with  names  less  familiarly  known.  Here 
our  general  practice  has  been  to  follow  the  Greek  form 
of  names,  except  in  the  case  of  persons  and  places  men- 
tioned in  the  Old  Testament  : in  this  case  we  have  fol- 
lowed the  Hebrew. 

4.  The  subject  of  the  Marginal  Notes  deserves  special 
attention.  They  represent  the  results  of  a large  amount 
of  careful  and  elaborate  discussion,  and  will,  perhaps, 
by  their  very  presence,  indicate  to  some  extent  the  in- 
tricacy of  many  of  the  questions  that  have  almost  daily 
come  before  us  for  decision.  These  Notes  fall  into  four 
main  groups  : first,  notes  specifying  such  differences  of 
reading  as  were  judged  to  be  of  sufficient  importance 
to  require  a particular  notice  ; secondly,  notes  indicat- 
ing the  exact  rendering  of  words  to  which,  for  the  sake 
of  English  idiom,  we  were  obliged  to  give  a less  exact 
rendering  in  the  text ; thirdly,  notes,  very  few  in  num- 
ber, affording  some  explanation  which  the  original  ap- 
peared to  require  ; fourthly,  alternative  renderings  in 
difficult  or  debateable  passages.  The  notes  of  this  last 
group  are  numerous,  and  largely  in  excess  of  those 
which  were  admitted  by  our  predecessors.  In  the  270 
years  that  have  passed  away  since  their  labours  were 
concluded,  the  Sacred  Text  has  been  minutely  ex- 
amined, discussed  in  every  detail,  and  analysed  with  a 
grammatical  precision  unknown  in  the  days  of  the  last 
Revision.  There  has  thus  been  accumulated  a large 
amount  of  materials  that  have  prepared  the  way  for 
different  renderings,  which  necessarily  came  under  dis- 
cussion. We  have  therefore  placed  before  the  reader 
in  the  margin  other  renderings  than  those  which  were 
adopted  in  the  text,  wherever  such  renderings  seemed 
to  deserve  consideration.  The  rendering  in  the  text, 
where  it  agrees  with  the  Authorised  Version,  was  sup- 
ported by  at  least  one  third,  and,  where  it  differs  from 


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IX 


the  Authorised  Version,  by  at  least  two  thirds  of  those 
who  were  present  at  the  second  revision  of  the  passage 
in  question. 

A few  supplementary  matters  have  yet  to  be  men- 
tioned. These  may  be  thus  enumerated,  — the  use  of 
Italics,  the  arrangement  in  Paragraphs,  the  mode  of 
printing  Quotations  from  the  Poetical  Books  of  the  Old 
Testament,  the  Punctuation,  and,  last  of  all,  the  Titles 
of  the  different  Books  that  make  up  the  New  Testa- 
ment, — all  of  them  particulars  on  which  it  seems  de- 
sirable to  add  a few  explanatory  remarks. 

(а)  The  determination,  in  each  place,  of  the  words 
to  be  printed  in  italics  has  not  been  by  any  means  easy  ; 
nor  can  we  hope  to  be  found  in  all  cases  perfectly  con- 
sistent. In  the  earliest  editions  of  the  Authorised  V er- 
sion  the  use  of  a different  type  to  indicate  supplement- 
ary words  not  contained  in  the  original  was  not  very 
frequent,  and  cannot  easily  be  reconciled  with  any  set- 
tled principle.  A review  of  the  words  so  printed  was 
made,  after  a lapse  of  some  years,  for  the  editions  of 
the  Authorised  Version  published  at  Cambridge  in  1629 
and  1638.  Further,  though  slight,  modifications  were 
introduced  at  intervals  between  1638  and  the  more  sys- 
tematic revisions  undertaken  respectively  by  Dr.  Paris 
in  the  Cambridge  Edition  of  1762,  and  by  Dr.  Blayney 
in  the  Oxford  Edition  of  1769.  None  of  them  however 
rest  on  any  higher  authority  than  that  of  the  persons 
who  from  time  to  time  superintended  the  publication. 
The  last  attempt  to  bring  the  use  of  italics  into  uni- 
formity and  consistency  was  made  by  Dr.  Scrivener  in 
the  Paragraph  Bible  published  at  Cambridge  in  1870-73. 
In  succeeding  to  these  labours,  we  have  acted  on  the 
general  principle  of  printing  in  italics  words  which  did 
not  appear  to  be  necessarily  involved  in  the  Greek. 
Our  tendency  has  been  to  diminish  rather  than  to  in- 
crease the  amount  of  italic  printing  ; though,  in  the 
case  of  difference  of  readings,  we  have  usually  marked 
the  absence  of  any  words  in  the  original  which  the 
sense  might  nevertheless  require  to  be  present  in  the 
Version  ; and  again,  in  the  case  of  inserted  pronouns, 
where  the  reference  did  not  appear  to  be  perfectly  cer- 
tain, we  have  similarly  had  recourse  to  italics.  Some 
of  these  cases,  especially  when  there  are  slight  differ- 
ences of  reading,  are  of  singular  intricacy,  and  make  it 
impossible  to  maintain  rigid  uniformity. 

(б)  We  have  arranged  the  Sacred  Text  in  para- 
graphs, after  the  precedent  of  the  earliest  English  Ver- 
sions, so  as  to  assist  the  general  reader  in  following  the 
current  of  narrative  or  argument.  The  present  arrange- 
ment will  be  found,  we  trust,  to  have  preserved  the  due 
mean  between  a system  of  long  portions  which  must 
often  include  several  separate  topics,  and  a system  of 
frequent  breaks  which,  though  they  may  correctly  indi- 
cate the  separate  movements  of  thought  in  the  writer, 
often  seriously  impede  a just  perception  of  the  true  conti- 
nuity of  the  passage.  The  traditional  division  into  chap- 


ters, which  the  Authorised  Version  inherited  from  Latin 
Bibles  of  the  later  middle  ages,  is  an  illustration  of  the 
former  method.  These  paragraphs,  for  such  in  fact 
they  are,  frequently  include  several  distinct  subjects. 
Moreover  they  sometimes,  though  rarely,  end  where 
there  is  no  sufficient  break  in  the  sense.  The  division 
of  chapters  into  verses,  which  was  introduced  into  the 
New  Testament  for  the  first  time  in  1551,  is  an  exag- 
geration of  the  latter  method,  with  its  accompanying 
inconveniences.  The  serious  obstacles  to  the  right  un- 
derstanding of  Holy  Scripture,  which  are  interposed  by 
minute  subdivision,  are  often  overlooked  ; but  if  any 
one  will  consider  for  a moment  the  injurious  effect  that 
would  be  produced  by  breaking  up  a portion  of  some 
great  standard  work  into  separate  verses,  he  will  at 
once  perceive  how  necessary  has  been  an  alteration  in 
this  particular.  The  arrangement  by  chapters  and 
verses  undoubtedly  affords  facilities  for  reference  : but 
this  advantage  we  have  been  able  to  retain  by  placing 
the  numerals  on  the  inside  margin  of  each  page. 

(c)  A few  words  will  suffice  as  to  the  mode  of  print- 
ing quotations  from  the  Poetical  Books  of  the  Old  Tes^ 
tament.  Wherever  the  quotation  extends  to  two  or 
more  lines,  our  practice  has  been  to  recognise  the  paral- 
lelism of  their  structure  by  arranging  the  lines  in  a 
manner  that  appears  to  agree  with  the  metrical  divi- 
sions of  the  Hebrew  original.  Such  an  arrangement 
will  be  found  helpful  to  the  reader  ; not  only  as  direct- 
ing his  attention  to  the  poetical  character  of  the  quota- 
tion, but  as  also  tending  to  make  its  force  and  perti- 
nence more  fully  felt.  We  have  treated  in  the  same 
way  the  hymns  in  the  first  two  chapters  of  the  Gospel 
according  to  St.  Luke. 

(d)  Great  care  has  been  bestowed  on  the  punctua- 
tion. Our  practice  has  been  to  maintain  what  is  some- 
times called  the  heavier  system  of  stopping,  or,  in  other 
words,  that  system  which,  especially  for  convenience  in 
reading  aloud,  suggests  such  pauses  as  will  best  ensure 
a clear  and  intelligent  setting  forth  of  the  true  mean- 
ing of  the  words.  This  course  has  rendered  neces- 
sary, especially  in  the  Epistles,  a larger  use  of  colons 
and  semicolons  than  is  customary  in  modern  English 
printing. 

(e)  We  may  in  the  last  place  notice  one  particular 
to  which  we  were  not  expressly  directed  to  extend  our 
revision,  namely,  the  titles  of  the  Books  of  the  New 
Testament.  These  titles  are  no  part  of  the  original 
text ; and  the  titles  found  in  the  most  ancient  manu- 
scripts are  of  too  short  a form  to  be  convenient  for  use. 
Under  these  circumstances,  we  have  deemed  it  best  to 
leave  unchanged  the  titles  which  are  given  in  the  Au- 
thorised Version  as  printed  in  1611. 

We  now  conclude,  humbly  commending  our  labours 
to  A'lmighty  God,  and  praying  that  his  favour  and  bless- 
ing may  be  vouchsafed  to  that  which  has  been  done  in 
his  name.  We  recognised  from  the  first  the  responsi- 


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PREFACE. 


bility  of  the  undertaking  ; and  through  our  manifold 
experience  of  its  abounding  difficulties  we  have  felt 
more  and  more,  as  we  went  onward,  that  such  a work 
can  never  be  accomplished  by  organised  efforts  of  scho- 
larship and  criticism,  unless  assisted  by  Divine  help. 

We  know  full  well  that  defects  must  have  their  place 
in  a work  so  long  and  so  arduous  as  this  which  has  now 
come  to  an  end.  Blemishes  and  imperfections  there  are 
in  the  noble  Translation  which  we  have  been  called 
upon  to  revise  ; blemishes  and  imperfections  will  as- 
suredly be  found  in  our  own  Revision.  All  endeavours 
to  translate  the  Holy  Scriptures  into  another  tongue 
must  fall  short  of  their  aim,  when  the  obligation  is  im- 
posed of  producing  a Version  that  shall  be  alike  literal 
and  idiomatic,  faithful  to  each  thought  of  the  original, 
and  yet,  in  the  expression  of  it,  harmonious  and  free. 
While  we  dare  to  hope  that  in  places  not  a few  of  the 
New  Testament  the  introduction  of  slight  changes  has 

Jerusalem  Chamber,  Westminster  Abbey. 

11<A  November  1880. 


cast  a new  light  upon  much  that  was  difficult  and  ob- 
scure, we  cannot  forget  how  often  we  Tiave  failed  in 
expressing  some  finer  shade  of  meaning  which  we  re- 
cognised in  the  original,  how  often  idiom  has  stood  in 
the  way  of  a perfect  rendering,  and  how  often  the  at- 
tempt to  preserve  a familiar  form  of  words,  or  even  a 
familiar  cadence,  has  only  added  another  perplexity  to 
those  which  already  beset  us. 

Thus,  in  the  review  of  the  work  which  we  have  been 
permitted  to  complete,  our  closing  words  must  be  words 
of  mingled  thanksgiving,  humility,  and  prayer.  Of 
thanksgiving,  for  the  many  blessings  vouchsafed  to  us 
throughout  the  unbroken  progress  of  our  corporate  la- 
bours ; of  humility,  for  our  failings  and  imperfections 
in  the  fulfilment  of  our  task  ; and  of  prayer  to  Almighty 
God,  that  the  Gospel  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ  may  be  more  clearly  and  more  freshly  shewn 
forth  to  all  who  shall  be  readers  of  this  Book. 


THE  BRITISH  COMPANY  OF  NEW  TESTAMENT  REVISERS. 


Chairman. 

The  Rt.  Rev.  Charles  John  Ellicott,  D.  D., 
Bishop  of  Gloucester  and  Bristol. 

Secretary. 

The  Rev.  John  Troutbeck. 


The  Rt.  Rev.  Samuel  Wilberforce,  D.  D.,  Bishop 
of  Winchester  (formerly  of  Oxford).  [Died  1873.] 

The  Most  Rev.  Richard  Chenevix  Trench,  D.  D., 
Archbishop  of  Dublin. 

The  Rt.  Rev.  Joseph  Barber  Lightfoot,  D.  D., 
LL.  D.,  Bishop  of  Durham. 

The  Rt.  Rev.  George  Moberly,  D.  C.  L.,  Bishop  of 
Salisbury. 

The  Rt.  Rev.  Charles  Wordsworth,  D.  C.  L.,  Bishop 
of  St.  Andrews. 

The  Very  Rev.  Henry  Alford,  D.  D.,  Dean  of  Can- 
terbury. [Died  1871.] 

The  Very  Rev.  Edward  Henry  Bickersteth,  D.  D., 
Prolocutor,  Dean  of  Lichfield. 

The  Very  Rev.  Joseph  Williams  Blakesley,  B.  D., 
Dean  of  Lincoln. 

The  Very  Rev.  Charles  Merivale,  D.  D.,  Dean  of 
Ely.  [Resigned  1873.] 

The  Very  Rev.  Robert  Scott,  D.  D.,  Dean  of  Roches- 
ter. 

V The  Very  Rev.  Arthur  Penrhyn  Stanley,  D.  D., 
Dean  of  Westminster. 

The  Very  Rev.  Charles  John  Vaughan,  D.  D.,  Dean 
of  LlandafE. 


The  Ven.  William  Lee,  D.  D.,  Archdeacon  of  Dublin. 

The  Ven.  Edwin  Palmer,  D.  D.,  Archdeacon  of  Ox- 
ford. 

The  Rev.  Joseph  Angus,  D.  D.,  President  of  the  Bap- 
tist College,  Regent’s  Park,  London. 

The  Rev.  David  Brown,  D.  D.,  Principal  of  the  Free 
Church  College,  Aberdeen. 

The  Rev.  John  Eadie,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  Professor  of  Bib- 
lical Literature  in  the  United  Presbyterian  Church, 
Glasgow.  [Died  1876.] 

The  Rev.  Fenton  John  Anthony  Hort,  D.  D.,  Hul- 
sean  Professor  of  Divinity,  Cambridge. 

The  Rev.  William  Gibson  Humphry,  B.  D. 

The  Rev.  Benjamin  Hall  Kennedy,  D.  D.,  Canon  of 
Ely,  and  Regius  Professor  of  Greek  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Cambridge. 

The  Rev.  William  Milligan,  D.  D.,  Professor  of  Di- 
vinity and  Biblical  Criticism  in  the  University  of 
Aberdeen. 

The  Rev.  William  Fiddian  Moulton,  D.  D.,  Master 
of  the  Leys  School,  Cambridge. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Newth,  D.  D.,  Principal  of  New 
College,  Hampstead,  London. 

The  Rev.  Alexander  Roberts,  D.  D.,  Professor  of 
Humanity  in  the  University  of  St.  Andrews. 

The  Rev.  Frederick  Henry  Ambrose  Scrivener, 
LL.  D.,  D.  C.  L. 

The  Rev.  George  Vance  Smith,  D.  D. 

Samuel  Prideaux  Tregelles,  LL.  D.  [Died  1875.] 

The  Rev.  Brooke  Foss  Westcott,  D.  D.,  Canon  of 
Peterborough,  and  Regius  Professor  of  Divmity, 
Trinity  College,  Cambridge. 


THE  AMERICAN  REVISION  COMMITTEE. 


The  New  Testament  Company. 

Chairman. 

The  Rev.  Theodore  Dwight  Woolsey,  D.  D.,LL.  D., 
formerly  President  of  Yale  College. 

Secretaries. 

The  Rev.  John  Henry  Thayer,  D.  D.,  formerly  Pro- 
fessor of  New  Testament  Exegesis  in  the  Theological 
Seminary,  Andover,  Mass. 

Charles  Short,  LL.  D.,  Professor  of  Latin  in  Colum- 
bia College,  New  York. 


Ezra  Abbot,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  Professor  of  New  Tes- 
tament Exegesis  in  the  Divinity  School  of  Harvard 
University. 

The  Rev.  Jonathan  Kelsey  Burr,  D.  D. 

Thomas  Chase,  LL.  D.,  President  of  Haverford 
College. 

The  Rev.  Howard  Crosby,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  Ex-Chan- 
cellor of  the  University  of  New  York. 

The  Rev.  Timothy  Dwight,  D.  D.,  Professor  of  New 


Testament  Exegesis  in  the  Divinity  School  of  Yale 
College. 

James  Hadley,  LL.  D.,  Professor  of  Greek,  Yale 
College.  [Died  1872.] 

The  Rev.  Horatio  Balch  Hackett,  D.  D.,  LL.  D., 
Professor  of  New  Testament  Exegesis  in  the  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  Rochester,  N.  Y.  [Died  1875.] 

The  Rev.  Charles  Hodge,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  Professor  of 
Theology  in  the  Theological  Seminary,  Princeton, 
N.  J.  [Died  1878.] 

The  Rev.  Asahel  Clark  Kendrick,  D.  D.,  LL.  D., 
Professor  of  Greek  in  the  University  of  Rochester. 

The  Rt.  Rev.  Alfred  Lee,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  Bishop  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  Diocese  of  Delaware. 

The  Rev.  Matthew  B.  Riddle,  D.  D.,  Professor  of 
New  Testament  Exegesis  in  the  Theological  Semi- 
nary, Hartford,  Ct. 

The  Rev.  Philip  Schaff,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  Professor  of 
Sacred  Literature,  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
New  York. 

The  Rev.  Henry  Boynton  Smith,  D.  D.,  LL.D.,  Pro- 
fessor of  Systematic  Theology,  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  New  York.  [Resigned  1872.] 

The  Rev.  Edward  Abiel  Washburn,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. 


THE  NAMES  AND  ORDER 

OF  ALL  THE 

BOOKS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT. 


St.  Matthew  . • • 

St.  Mark  . . . . 

St.  Luke  . . . , 

St.  John  . . . . 

The  Acts  . . . . 
To  THE  Romans . . 
I.  Corinthians  . . 
IL  Corinthians  . . 
To  THE  Galatians.^ 
To  the  Ephesians  . 
To  the  Philippians 
To  THE  COLOSSIANS 

I.  Thessalonians  . 

II.  Thessalonians  . 


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I.  Timothy  , . . 

II.  Timothy  . . 
To  Titus  . . . 
To  Philemon  . . 
To  THE  Hebrews 
James  . . . . 

I.  Peter  .... 

II.  Peter  . . . 

I.  John  . . . . 

II.  John  . . . . 

III.  John  . . . 

Jude 

Revelation  . . 


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THE  GofePEL  ACCORDING  TO 

ST.  MATTHEW. 


CHAPTER  I 

1 The  genealogy  of  Christ  from  Abraham  ' 'oseph,  was  con- 

ceived by  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  bom  of _ the  v irgin  Mary  vmep,  she  teas 
espoused  to  Joseph.  19  The  angel  satisfieth  the  misdeeming  thoughts 
of  Joseph,  and  xnterpreteth  the  names  of  Christ.  \ 

The  book  of  the  ^ generation  of  Jesus  Clirist,  ^ the 
son  of  David,  ^ the  son  of  Abraham. 

2  * Abraham  begat  Isaac  ; and  ® Isaac  begat  Jacob  ; 
and  ® Jacob  begat  Judas  and  his  brethren  ; 

3  And  Judas  begat  Phares  and  Zara  of  Thamar  ; 
and  ® Phares  begat  Esrom  ; and  Esrom  begat  Aram  ; 

4  And  ^Ajam  begat  Aminadab  ; and  Aminadab  begat 
Naasson  ; and  Naasson  begat  Salmon  ; 

6  ^v^d  Salmon  begat  Booz  of  Rachab  ; and  Booz  be- 
gat Obed  of  Ruth  ; and  Obed  begat  Jesse  ; 

6 And  ® Jesse  begat  David  the  king  ; and  David 
the  kii^  begat  Solomon  of  her  that  had  been  the  wife  of 
Urias  m 

7  Aim  Solomoni  begat  Roboam  ; and  Roboam  begat 
Abia  ; «id  Abia  begat  Asa  ; 

8  And  Asa  begat  Josaphat ; and  Josaphat  begat  Jo- 
ram  ; £^d  Joram  begat  Ozias  ; 

9  And  Ozias  bqgat  Joatham  ; and  Joatham  b ^atL 
Achaz  ; and  Achazj  begat  Ezekias  ; 

10  And  i^E^ekihs  begat  Manasses  ; and  Mar.t  sses 
begat  Amon  ; apd  Amon  begat  Josias  ; 

11  And  ^^Jo^i^as  begat  Jechonias  and  his  b rethren, 
about  the  time  thiey  were  carried  away  to  Babylon  : 

12  And  aft<er  they  were  brought  to  Babyhm,  Jecho- 
nias begat  Salathiel ; and  Salathiel  begat  Zoroba- 
bel ; 

13  And  Zorobabel  begat  Abiud ; and  Abiud  begat 
Eliakim  ; and  Elia^m  begat  Azor  ; 

14  And  Azor  begat  Sadoc  ; and  Sadoc  begat  Achim  ; 
and  Achim  begat  Eliud  ; 

15  And  Eliud  be^t  Eleazar ; and  Eleazar  begat 
Matthan ; and  Matth^n  begat  Jacob  ; 

16  And  Jacob  begait  Joseph  the  husband  of  Mary,  of 
whom  was  born  Jesusi  who  is  called  Christ. 

17  So  all  the  g^ncratit-i.s  fmm  Abraham  to  David 
are  fourteen  ge^’*  rations  ; and  from  David  until  the 
carrying  away  Babylon  are  ^fourteen  generations  ; 
and  from  the  Carrying  away  inb  Babylon  unto  Christ 
are  fourteen  gemeratirma. 

18  ^ Now  the  ^’>birth  of  Jems  Christ  was  on  this 
wise  ; When  as  kiis  in^ther  Mary  was  espoused  to  Jo- 
seph, before  thfty  caiwe  togethe*,  she  was  found  with 
child  of-  ae  Holy  Gh®st. 

19  Then  JoKeph  I ^r  Ihusband,  being  a just  man,  and 
not  willing  ‘ to  make  | her  a publick  example,  was 
mirded  to  pu  t her  av  av  brivily. 

20  But  wliile  he  thou^t  on  these  things,  behold,  the 
angel  of  the  Lor  I app^hared  unto  him  in  a dream,  say- 


1 “The  book  of  the  generation  of  Jesus  Christ, 
the  son  of  David,  the^son  of  Abraham,  i 

2 Abraham  begat  Isaac  ; and  Isaac  be'rat  Jacob  ; 

3 and  Jacob  begat  Judah  and  his  brethre  '■ ; and  Ju- 
dah begat  Perez  and  Zerah  of  TaT^ar-  ;."'>d.  Perez 

4 begat  Hezron ; and  Hezron  begat  <^1  am  ^ ai. 

Ram  begat  Amminadab  ; and  Amminadab  bega; 

5 Nahshon  ; and  Nahshon  begat  Salmon  ; and  Sal 
mon  begat  Boaz  of  Rahab  ; and  Boaz  begirt  Obe 

6 of  Ruth  ; and  Obed  be  Jesse  ; and  Jesse  beg 
Davi^  the  king 


y 


And  David  begat  Solomon  of  her  that  had 

7 the  wife  of  Uriah  ; and  Solomon  begat  Rehoboa 
hiid  Rehoboam  begat  -/l4>ijah ; and  Abijah  b 

8 f^Asa  j and  ^ 'sa  begat  Jehoshaphat  ; and  Jelv 

9 yha.t  begat  Joram  ; and  Joram  begat  Uzziah  ’ 
Uzzif^Vi  begat  Jotham  ; and  Jotham  begat  > 

10  ' Ahaz  begat  Hezekiah  ; and  Hezekiah 
^;nasseh ; and  Manasseh  begat  ^Amon 

11  ® Amon  begat  Josiah  ; and  Josiah  begat  J 
and  his  brethren,  at  the  time  of  the  carr 
to  Babylon. 

12  And  after  the  carrying  away  to  B" 
niah  begat  ^ Shealtiel ; and  ^ Shealtiel 

13  babel ; and  Zerubbabel  begat  Abiud  ; 

14  begat  Eliakim  ; and  Eliakim  begat  Azor 
begat  Sadoc  ; and  Sadoc  begat  Achim  ; a 

15  begat  Eliud  ; and  Eliud  begat  Eleazar  ; am 

16  begat  Matthan  ; and  Matthan  begat  Jacob  ; 
cob  begat  Joseph  the  husband  of  Mary,  of 
was  born  Jesus,  who  is  called  Christ. 


17  So  all  the  generations  from  Abraham  unto  Davi 
are  fourteen  generations  ; and  from  David  unto  tht 
f carrying  away  to  Babylon  fourteen  generations 
and  from  the  / carrying  away  to  Babylon  unto  th« 
Christ  fourteen  generations. 

18  Now  the  * birth  * of  Jesus  Christ  was  on  this  wise 
When  his  mother  Mary  had  been  betrothed  to  Jo- 
seph, before  they  came  together  she  was  found  with 

19  child  of  the  •'Holy  Ghost.  And  Joseph  her  hus- 
band, being  a righteous  man,  and  not  willing  to  make 
her  a public  example,  was  minded  to  put  her  away 

20  privily.  But  when  he  thought  on  these  things,  be- 
hold, an  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a 
dream,  saying,  Joseph,  thou  son  of  David,  fear  not 


' 3. 23. 

*P8. 132.  U.  I8.r. 
1.  Jer.  23.  6.  cli. 

42 . John  7.  42.  A .s 


6 GeV-  26.  26.  « 2 Kin.  20.  21.  1 

« Ged.  29.  35.  Chr.  3.  13. 

T Geri.  38.  27,  &c.  “ See  1 Chr.  3.  16, 

« Ruth 18,  &c.  1 16. 


20.  * 23,  R ji.  Chr.  2.  6,  9,  &c.  2 Kin.  24.  14,  15, 

1.  3.  » 1 Sam.  16.  1.  & 17.  16.  & 25.  11.  2 Chr. 

8 Gei  *’2.  12.  A 36. 10,  20.  Jer.  27.  20. 

18.  f '0  2 Sara.  12.  24.  & 39.  9.  & 62. 11, 15, 28, 

* r « 1 Chr.  3.  10,  &c.  29,  iJan.  h 2. 


16  1 Chr.  3. 17, 19.  b Or,  birth  .*  as  in  h Or,  generation  : as 


16  Ezra  3.  2.  & 6.  2.  ver.  18. 


in  ver. 


Neh.  12.  1.  Hag.  1.  1.  c Gr.  Aram.  i Some  ancient  au- 

11  Luke  1.  27.  d Gr.  Asaph.  thorities  read  of  the 

18  Luke  1.  35.  e Gr,  Amos.  Christ. 

1®  Deut.  24.  1.  /Or,  removal  to  j Or,  Holy  Spirit: 

a Or,  The  genealogy  Babylon.  and  so  throughout  thia 

of  Jesus  Christ.  g Qr.  Salathiel.  book. 


( 


Iff,  Joseph,  thou  son  of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto 
aee  Mary  thy  wife  : 20  for  that  which  is  conceived  ir 
er  is  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

21  And  she  shall  bring  forth  a son,  and  tho 
all  his  name  JESUS  : for  ^'^he  shall  save  liis  p 
rom  their  sins. 

22  Now  all  this  was  done,  that  it  might  be  fulni 
vhich  was  spoken  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet,  saying, 

23  23  Behold,  a virgin  shall  be  with  child,  and  sha. 
iring  forth  a son,  and  they  shall  call  his  name  Emman- 
lel,  which  being  interpreted  is,  God  with  us. 

I  24  Then  Joseph  being  raised  from  sleep  did  as  the 
ngel  of  the  Lord  had  bidden  him,  and  took  unto  him 

IS  ^ 

1 25  Ar  •'W  her  not  till  she  had  brought  forth  24  her 
■ ■ ^d  he  called  his  name  JESUS. 


HAPTER  II. 


wise  men  out  oj 
\rship  him,  and 
'h  Jefus  and  his  mot,. 

' dieth.  23  Christ  is  bro. 


directed  to  Christ  by  a star.  11  T 
'<tents.  14  Joseph  fleeth  into  Eg 
''od  slayeth  the  children : 20 
^qain  into  Galilee  to  Nazar 


OW  when  ^ Jesus 

)f  llfc 


dsea  in  the  days  of 
wise  men  2 from  the  east 
Wing,  3 Where  is  Iw  that 
\for  we  have  seen  wiis  star  n 


in  Bethleheni  o' 
king,  behold,^^  .e 
-alem, 


King  of  the 
■•st,  and  are 

worship  him. 

^n  Herod  the  king  had  heard  tu  ing^,  he 
led,  and  all  Jerusalem  with  him. 

^hen  he  had  gathered  all  ^the  chief  ||piests 
’ of  the  people  together,  he  deman^d  of 
'Christ  should  be  born. 

said  unto  him.  In  Bethlehem  of  Judsea  : 
"ten  by  the  prophet, 

Bethlehem,  in  the  land  of  Juda,  art 
among  the  princes  of  Juda:  for  out  of 
iie  a Governor,  ® that  shall  rule  my  people 

Herod,  when  he  had  privily  called  the  wise 
aired  of  them  diligently  what  time  the  star 

i. 

id  he  sent  them  to  Bethlehem,  and  said.  Go  and 
. diligently  for  the  young  child  ; and  when  ye 
found  him,  bring  me  word  again,  that  I may  come 
worship  him  also.  1 

When  they  had  heard  the  king,  they  departed  ; 
i,  lo,  the  star,  which  they  saw  in  the  east,  went  before 
em,  till  it  came  and  stood  over  where  the  young  child 
as. 

1 10  When  they  saw  the  star,  they  rejoiced  with  ex- 
Wding  great  joy. 

11  ^ And  when  they  were  come  into  the  house,  they 
aw  the  young  child  with  Mary  his  mother,  and  fell 
.own,  and  worshipped  him  : and  when  they  had  opened 
heir  treasures,  they  presented  unto  him  gifts  ; gold, 
,nd  frankincense,  and  myrrh. 

12  And  being  warned  of  God  in  a dream  that  they 
hould  not  return  to  Herod,  they  departed  into  their 
twn  country  another  way. 

13  And  when  they  were  departed,  behold,  the  angel  of 
he  Lord  appeareth  to  Joseph  in  a dream,  saying.  Arise, 
nd  take  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  flee  into 


to  take  unto  tjhee  Mary  thy  wife  : for  that  which  is 
^ conce  ived  in  ^er  is  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  she  r 
shall  bling  forth  a son  ; and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  / 
jESUStf  for  it  is  he  that  shall  save  his  people  from 

22  their  sins.  Now  all  this  is  come  to  pass,  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  Lord 
through  the  prophet,  saying, 

23  Beliold,  the  virgin  shall  be  with  child,  and  shall 

rwring  forth  a son, 

^.--And  they  shall  call  his  name  ^ Immanuel  ; 
diich  is,  being  interpreted,  God  with  us.  And  Jo- 
^ nh  arose  from  his  sleep,  and  did  as  the  angel  of 
e Lord  commanded  him,  and  took  unto  him  his 
•dfe  ; and  knew  her  not  till  she  had  brought  forth  a 
son  : and  he  called  his  name  Jesus. 


2  Now  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethlehem  of  Judsea 
in  the  days  of  Herod  the  king,  behold,  « ^se  men 

2 from  the  east  came  to  Jerusalem,  saying,  *>Mhere  is 
he  that  is  born  King  of  the  Jews  ? for  w(T  saw  his 

3 star  in  the  east,  and  are  come  to  worship  h3*  And 
when  Herod  the  king  heard  it,  he  was  troui  -id,  and 

4 all  Jerusalem  with  him.  And  gathering  tv -her  all 
the  chief  priests  and  scribes  of  the  peopi-  , he  in- 
qi^’^^ed  of  them  where  the  Christ  should  born. 

5 they  said  unto  him.  In  Bethlehem  01  tJudsea  : 
tv  s it  is  written  ‘^by  the  prophet, 

6 j:  '^ou  Bethlehem,  land  of  Jujah, 

Ai.  o vise  least  among  the  princes  of  Judah  : 

For  ' thee  shall  come  forth  a^overnor, 

Whic.  ’ be  shepherd  of  my  pei  pie  Israel. 

7 Then  He  orivily  called  the  “wise  men,  and 

learned  of  carefully  ''what  tii  .e  the  star  ap- 

8 peared.  An  ent  them  to  Bethiehem,  and  said. 
Go  and  searci  carefully  concf  "ning  the  young 
child  ; and  whe^  ave  foun^  hi?.  , bring  me  word, 

9 that  I also  may  v and  worship  him.  And  they, 
having  heard  the  n g,  went  ftheir  way  ; and  lo,  the 
star,  which  they  saw  ii?  the  e*ast,  went  before  them, 
till  it  came  and  stood  over  Where*  the  young  child 

10  was.  And  when  they  saw  the'  star,  they  rejoiced 

11  with  exceeding  great  joy.  And  tli^^  car  - into  the 
house  and  saw-t^e  young  child  Vith  Jary  his 
mother;  and  they  fell  down  and  ^orslm.ped  him; 
and  opening  their /treasures  cbe^  offered  unto  him 

12  gifts,  gold  and  fra;ikincense  a^  myrrh.  And  being 

warned  0/  God  in  dream  tihat  tfiey  should  not  re- 
turn to  Herod,  th^y  departed  into  their  own  country 
another  way.  { 


13  Now  when  they  were  deTpartecip»behold,  ngel 
of  the  Lord  appeareth  to  / Joseph  in  a dre.  ay- 
ing,  Arise  and  take  the  yqnng  child  and  his  n 


20  Luke  1.  35. 

21  Luke  1.  31. 

22  Acts  4. 12.  &6.  31. 
5 13.  23,  38. 

33  Is.  7.  14. 


24  Ex.  13.  2.  Luke 
2.  7,  21. 

1 Luke  2.  4,  6,  7. 

2 Gen.  10.  30.  & 25. 
6.  IKin.  4.  30. 

3 Luke  2.  11. 


4Num.  24.  17.  Is. 
60.  3. 

6 2 Chr.  36. 14. 

6 2 Chr.  34.  13. 

2 MaL  2.  7. 


8 Mic.  6.  2.  John  7. 


42. 


9 Rev.  2.  27. 

10  T 


k Gr.  hegottep,.  King 
I Qv.  Emmanuel.  isboi 
rt  Gr.  Magi.  Com-  c' 
— * tTathftr  1.  13;  d 


8 


ST.  MATTHi:W,  III. 


Egypt,  and  be  thou  there  until  I bring  thee  word  : for 
Herod  will  seek  the  .young  child  to  destroy  him. 

14  When  he  arose,  he  took  the  young  child  and  his 
mother  by  night,  and  departed  into  Egypt  : 

15  And  was  there  until  the  death  of  Herod  : that  it 

might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  of  the  Lord  by  the 
prophet,  saying,  of  Egypt  have  I called  my 

son. 

16  ^ Then  Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  mocked 
of  the  wise  men,  was  exceeding  wroth,  and  sent  forth, 
and  slew  all  the  children  that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and 
in  all  the  coasts  thereof,  from  two  years  old  and  under, 
according  to  the  time  which  he  had  diligently  enquired 
of  the  wise  men. 

17  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken  by 
13  Jeremy  the  prophet,  saying, 

18  In  Rama  was  there  a voice  heard,  lamentation, 
and  weeping,  and  great  mourning,  Rachel  weeping  for 
her  children,  and  would  not  be  comforted,  because  they 
are  not. 

19  ^ But  when  Herod  was  dead,  hehold,  an  angel  of 
the  Lord  appeareth  in  a dream  to  Joseph  in  Egypt, 

20  Saying,  Arise,  and  take  the  young  child  and  his 
mother,  and  go  into  the  land  of  Israel : for  they  are 
dead  which  sought  the  young  child’s  life. 

21  And  he  arose,  and  took  the  young  child  and  his 
mother,  and  came  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

22  But  when  he  heard  that  Archelaus  did  reign  in 
Judaea  in  the  room  of  his  father  Herod,  he  was  afraid 
to  go  thither  : notwithstanding,  being  warned  of  God  in 
a dream,  he  turned  aside  into  the  parts  of  Galilee  : 

23  And  he  came  and  dwelt  in  a city  called  Naza- 
reth : that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by 
the  prophets,  He  shall  be  called  a Nazarene. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 John  'prencheth : his  office : life,  and  baptism.  7 He  reprehendeth  the 

Pharisees,  Vi  and  baptizeth  Christ  in  Jordan. 

JN  those  days  came  ^ John  the  Baptist,,  preaching  ^in 
the  wilderness  of  Judaea, 

2  And  saying.  Repent  ye  : for  3 the  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  at  hand. 

3  For  this  is  he  that  was  spoken  of  by  the  prophet 
Esaias,  saying,  ^Tlie  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilder- 
ness, ^ Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  paths 
straight. 

4  And  3 the  same  John  "^had  his  raiment  of  camel’s 
hair,  and  a leathern  girdle  about  his  loins  ; and  his  meat 
was  3 locusts  and  ® wild  honey. 

5  ^‘^Then  went  out  to  him  Jerusalem,  and  all  Judsea, 
and  all  the  region  round  about  Jordan, 

6  And  were  baptized  of  him  in  Jordan,  confessing 
their  sins. 

7  ^ But  when  he  saw  many  of  the  Pharisees  and  Sad- 
ducees  come  to  his  baptism,  he  said  unto  them,  Q gen- 
eration of  vipers,  who  hath  warned  you  to  flee  from 
^3  the  wrath  to  come  ? 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits  meet  for  repentance  : 

9  And  think  not  to  say  within  yourselves,  We  have 
Abraham  to  our  father  : for  I say  unto  you,  that  God  is 
able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children  unto  Abraham. 
10  And  now  also  the  ax  is  laid  unto  the  root  of  tlie 


V and  flee  into  Egypt,  and  be  thou  there  until  I tell 
thee  : for  Herod  will  seek  the  young  child  to  de- 

14  stroy  him.  And  he  arose  and  took  the  young  child 
and  his  mother  by  night,  and  departed  into  Egypt ; 

15  and  was  there  until  the  death  of  Herod : that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  Lord 
through  the  prophet,  saying.  Out  of  Egypt  did  I call 

16  my  son.  Then  Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he  was 
mocked  of  the  ® wise  men,  was  exceeding  wroth,  and 
sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the  male  children  that  were 
in  Bethlehem,  and  in  all  the  borders  thereof,  from 
two  years  old  and  under,  according  to  the  time  which 

17  he  had  carefully  learned  of  the  wise  men.  Then 
was  fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken  -^by  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  saying, 

18  A voice  was  heard  in  Ramah, 

Weeping  and  great  mourning, 

Rachel  weeping  for  her  children; 

And  she  would  not  be  comforted,  because  they 
are  not. 

19  But  when  Herod  was  dead,  behold,  an  angel  of 
the  Lord  appeareth  in  a dream  to  Joseph  in  Egypt, 

20  saying.  Arise  and  take  the  young  child  and  his 
mother,  and  go  into  the  land  of  Israel  : for  they 

21  are  dead  that  sought  the  young  child’s  life.  And  he 
arose  and  took  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and 

22  came  into  the  land  of  Israel.  But  when  he  heard 
that  Archelaus  was  reigning  over  Judaea  in  the  room 
of  his  father  Herod,  he  was  afraid  to  go  thither  ; 
and  being  warned  of  God  in  a dream,  he  withdrew 

23  into  the  parts  of  Galilee,  and  came  and  dwelt  in  a 
city  called  Nazareth  : that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  -/’by  the  prophets,  that  he  should 
be  called  a Nazarene. 


3 And  in  those  days  cometh  John  the  Baptist,  preach- 

2 ing  in  the  wilderness  of  Jqdiea,  saying.  Repent  ye  ; 

3 for  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand.  For  this  is 
he  that  was  spoken  of  “ by  Isaiah  the  prophet,  say- 
ing. 

The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness, 

Make  ye  ready  the  way  of  the  Lord, 

Make  his  paths  straight. 

4 Now  John  himself  had  his  raiment  of  camel’s  hair, 
and  a leathern  girdle  about  his  loins  ; and  his  food 

5 was  locusts  and  wild  honey.  Then  went  out  unto 
him  Jerusalem,  and  all  Judsea,  and  all  the  region 

6 round  about  Jordan  ; and  they  were  baptized  of  him 

7 in  the  river  Jordan,  confessing  their  sins.  But  when 
he  saw  many  of  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees  coming 
to  his  baptism,  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  offspring  of 
vipers,  who  warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath  to 

8 come  ? Bring  forth  tlierefore  fruit  worthy  of  ^ re- 

9 pentance  : and  think  not  to  say  within  yourselves. 
We  have  Abraham  to  our  father  : for  I say  unto 

. you,  that  God  is  able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up 
10  children  unto  Abraham.  And  even  now  is  the  axe 


i2Hos.  11.  1.  1 Mark  1.  4,  15.  “ Is.  40.  3.  Mark  1.  » Lev.  11.  22.  is  Rom.  5.  9.  1 a Ov,  through. 

13  Jer.  31.  15.  Luke  3.  2, 3.  John  1.  3.  Luke  3.  4.  John  » 1 Sam.  14.  25,  23.  Thess.  1.  10.  b Or,  your  repent- 

1^  ch.  3.  13.  Luke  28.  1.  23.  Mark  1.  5.  Luke  John  8.  33,  39.  ance. 

2. 39.  2 Josh.  14.  10.  3 Luke  1.  7G.  3.  7.  Acts  13.  2G.  Rom.  4. 

IS  John  1.  45.  3 Dan.  2.  44.  ch.  4.  ^ M^rk  1.  G.  i>  Acts  19.  4,  18.  1,  11,  IG. 

IS  Judff.  13.  5.  1 17.  & 10.  7.  2 2 Kin.  1.  8.  Zech.  ’2  oh.  12.  34.  & 23.  e Gr.  Magi. 

Sam.  1.  11.  13.4.  33.  Luke  3.  7,  8, 9.  /Or,  through. 


4 


ST.  MAlTTHEW,  IV. 


trees  ; therefore  every  tree  which  bringeth  not  fcwth 
good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

11  indeed  baptize  you  with  water  unto  repent- 
ance : but  he  that  cometh  after  me  is  mightier  than  I, 
whose  shoes  I am  not  worthy  to  bear : i’'  he  shall  bap- 
tize you  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  laith  fire  : 

12  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he  will  throughly 
purge  his  floor,  and  gather  his  wheat  into  the  garner  ; 
but  he  will  burn  up  the  chaff  with  unquenchable  fire. 

13  •[[  Then  cometh  Jesus  ^^from  Galilee  to  Jordan 
unto  John,  to  be  baptized  of  him. 

14  But  John  forbad  him,  saying,  I have  need  to  be 
baptized  of  thee,  and  comest  thou  to  me  ? 

15  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him.  Suffer  it  to  he 
so  now  ; for  thus  it  becometh  us  to  fulfil  all  righteous- 
ness. Then  he  suffered  him. 

16  22And  Jesus,  when  he  was  baptized,  went  up 
straightway  out  of  the  water  : and,  lo,  the  heavens  were 
opened  unto  him,  and  he  saw  ‘^^the  Spirit  of  God  de- 
scending like  a dove,  and  lighting  upon  him  : 

17  And  lo  a voice  from  heaven,  saying,  ^5  This  is  my 
beloved  Son,  in  whom  I am  well  pleased. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Christ  fasteth,  and  is  tempted.  11  The  angels  minister  unto  him.  13 
He  dioelleth  in  Capernaum,  17  beginneth  to  preach,  18  calleth  Peter, 
and  Andrew^  21  James,  and  John,  23  and  healeth  all  the  diseased. 

Then  was  ^ Jesus  led  up  of  ^the  spirit  into  the  wil- 
derness to  be  tempted  of  the  devil. 

2  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty  days  and  forty  nights, 
he  was  afterward  an  hungred. 

3  And  when  the  tempter  came  to  him,  he  said.  If  thou 
be  the  Son  of  God,  command  that  these  stones  be  made 
bread. 

4  But  he  answered  and  said.  It  is  written,  ® Man  shall 
not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by  every  word  that  pro- 
ceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  God. 

5  Then  the  devil  taketh  him  up  ^ into  the  holy  city, 
and  setteth  him  on  a pinnacle  of  the  temple, 

6  And  saith  unto  him.  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God, 
cast  thyself  down  : for  it  is  written,  ®He  shall  give  his 
angels  charge  concerning  thee  : and  in  their  hands  they 
shall  bear  thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou  dash  thy  foot 
against  a stone. 

7  Jesus  said  unto  him.  It  is  written  again,  ® Thou  shalt 
not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God. 

8  Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  up  into  an  exceeding 
high  mountain,  and  sheweth  him  all  the  kingdoms  of 
the  world,  and  the  glory  of  them  ; 

9  And  saith  unto  him.  All  these  things  will  I give 
thee,  if  thou  wilt  fall  down  and  worship  me. 

10  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him.  Get  thee  hence,  Satan  ; 
for  it  is  written,  Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  him  only  shalt  thou  serve. 

11  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him,  and,  behold,  ® angels 
came  and  ministered  unto  him. 

12  ^ ® Now  when  Jesus  had  heard  that  John  was  cast 
into  prison,  he  departed  into  Galilee  ; 

13  And  leaving  Nazareth,  he  came  and  dwelt  in  Ca- 
pernaum, which  is  upon  the  sea  coast,  in  the  borders  of 
Zabulon  and  Nephthalim  : 

IE  ch.  7.  19.  Luke  lo  Mai.  4.  1.  ch.  13.  26  Ps.  2.  7.  Is.  42. 

13.  7,  9.  John  15.  6.  30.  1.  ch.  12.  18.  & 17.  5. 

i«  Mark  1.  8.  Luke  20  Mark  1.  9.  Luke  Mark  1.  11.  Luke  9. 

3.  16.  John  1.  15,  26,  3.  21.  35.  Eph.  1.  6.  Col. 

33.  Acts  1.  5.  & 11.  21  ch.  2.  22.  1.  13.  2 Pet.  1.  17. 

16.  & 19.  4.  22  Mark  1.  10.  1 Mark  1.  12,  &c. 

17  Is.  4.  4.  & 44,  3.  23  Is.  11.  2.  & 42.  1.  Luke  4.  1,  &c. 

Mai.  3.  2.  Acts  2.  3,  Luke  3.  22.  John  1.  2 See  1 Kin.  18.  12. 

4.  1 Cor.  12.  13.  32,  33.  Ezek.  3.  14.  & 8.  3.  & 

18  Mai.  3.  3.  21  John  12.  28. 


laid  unto  the  root  of  the  trees  : every  tree  therefore 
that  bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and 

11  cast  into  the  fire.  I indeed  baptize  you  ® with  water 
unto  repentance  : but  he  that  cometh  after  me  is 
mightier  than  I,  whose  shoes  I am  not  ^ worthy  to 
bear  : he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost 

12  and  with  fire  : whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he  will 
throughly  cleanse  his  threshing-floor  ; and  he  will 
gather  his  wheat  into  the  garner,  but  the  chaff  he 
will  burn  up  with  unquenchable  fire, 

13  Then  cometh  Jesus  from  Galilee  to  the  Jordan 

14  unto  John,  to  be  baptized  of  him.  But  John  would 
have  hindered  him,  saying,  I have  need  to  be  bap- 

15  tized  of  thee,  and  comest  thou  to  me  ? But  Jesus 
answering  said  unto  him.  Suffer  « it  now  : for  thus  it 
becometh  us  to  fulfil  all  righteousness.  Then  he 

16  suffereth  him.  And  Jesus,  when  he  was  baptized, 
went  up  straightway  from  the  water  : and  lo,  the 
heavens  were  opened  -^  unto  him,  and  he  saw  the 
Spirit  of  God  descending  as  a dove,  and  coming 

17  upon  him  ; and  lo,  a voice  out  of  the  heavens,  say- 
ing, 9 This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I am  well 
pleased. 


4  Then  was  Jesus  led  up  of  the  Spirit  into  the  wil- 

2 derness  to  be  tempted  of  the  devil.  And  when  he 
had  fasted  forty  days  and  forty  nights,  he  afterward 

3 hungered.  And  the  tempter  came  and  said  unto 
him.  If  thou  art  the  Son  of  God,  command  that 

4 these  stones  become  ® bread.  But  he  answered  and 
said.  It  is  written,  Man  shall  not  live  by  bread  alone, 
but  by  every  word  that  proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth 

5 of  God.  Then  the  devil  taketh  him  into  the  holy 
city  ; and  he  set  him  on  the  ^ pinnacle  of  the  temple, 

6 and  saith  unto  him.  If  thou  art  the  Son  of  God,  cast 
thyself  down  : for  it  is  written. 

He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning  thee  : 

And  on  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up. 

Lest  haply  thou  dash  thy  foot  agahist  a stone. 


7 Jesus  said  unto  him.  Again  it  is  written.  Thou  shalt 

8 not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God.  Again,  the  devil 
taketh  him  unto  an  exceeding  high  mountain,  and 
sheweth  him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  and  the 

9 glory  of  them  ; and  he  said  unto  him.  All  these 
things  will  I give  thee,  if  thou  wilt  fall  down  and 

10  worship  me.  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him.  Get  thee 
hence,  Satan  : for  it  is  written.  Thou  shalt  worship 
the  Lord  thy  God,^nd  him  only  shalt  thou  serve. 

11  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him  ; and  behold,  angels 
came  and  ministered  unto  him. 

12  Now  when  he  heard  that  John  was  delivered  up, 

13  he  withdrew  into  Galilee  ; and  leaving  Nazareth,  he 
came  and  dwelt  in  Capernaum,  which  is  by  the  sea, 


11.  1,  24.  & 40.  2.  & 
43.  5.  Acts  8.  39. 

3 Deut.  8.  3. 

4 Neh.  11.  1,  18.  Is. 
48.  2.  & 52.  1.  ch.  27. 
53.  Rev.  11.  2. 

6 Ps.  91.  11,  12. 

6 Deut.  6.  16. 

7 Deut.  6.  13.  & 10. 


20.  Josh.  24.  14.  1 
Sam.  7.  3. 

8 Heb.  1. 14. 

Mark  1.  14.  Luke 

3.  20.  &4. 14,  31.  John 

4.  43. 

c Or,  in. 
d Gr.  sufficient, 
e Or,  me. 

f Some  ancient  au- 


thorities omit  unto 
him. 

g Or,  This  is  my 
Son;  my  beloved  in 
tvhom  I am  well 
pleased.  See  ch.  12. 

18. 

a Gr.  loaves, 
b Gr.  wing. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  V. 


14  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by 
Esaias  the  prophet,  saying, 

15  The  land  of  Zabulon,  and  the  land  of  Nephtha- 
lim,  hy  the  way  of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan,  Galilee  of 
the  Gentiles  ; 

16  The  people  which  sat  in  darkness  saw  great 
light ; and  to  them  which  sat  in  the  region  and  shadow 
of  death  light  is  sprung  up. 

17  ^ ^2p''pom  that  time  Jesus  began  to  preach,  and 
to  say,  13  Repent  : for  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand. 

18  ^ 1^  And  Jesus,  walking  by  the  sea  of  Galilee,  saw 
two  brethren,  Simon  called  Peter,  and  Andrew  his 
brother,  casting  a net  into  the  sea  : for  they  were  fish- 
ers. 

19  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Follow  me,  and  i®!  will 
make  you  fishers  of  men. 

20  1'^  And  they  straightway  left  their  nets,  and  fol- 
lowed him. 

21  i^And  going  on  from  thence,  he  saw  other  two 
brethren,  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  broth- 
er, in  a ship  with  Zebedee  their  father,  mending  their 
nets  ; and  he  called  them. 

22  And  they  immediately  left  the  ship  and  their 
father,  and  followed  him. 

23  ^ And  Jesus  went  about  all  Galilee,  i®  teaching  in 
their  synagogues,  and  preaching  ^o^he  gospel  of  the 
kingdom,  and  healing  all  manner  of  sickness  and  all 
manner  of  disease  among  the  people. 

24  And  his  fame  went  throughout  all  Syria  : and 
they  brought  unto  him  all  sick  people  that  were  taken 
with  divers  diseases  and  torments,  and  those  which  were 
possessed  with  devils,  and  those  which  were  lunatick, 
and  those  that  had  the  palsy  ; and  he  healed  them. 

25  And  there  followed  him  great  multitudes  of 
people  from  Galilee,  and  from  Decapolis,  and  from  Je- 
rusalem, and  from  Judaea,  and  from  beyond  Jordan. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Christ  heginneth  his  sermon  in  the  mount : 3 declaring  who  are  bless- 
ed, 13  who  are  the  salt  of  the  earth,  14  the  light  of  the  world.,  the  city 
on  an  hill,  15  the  candte : 17  that  he  came  to  fulfil  the  law.  21  What  it 
is  to  kill,  27  to  commit  adultery,  33  to  sioear : 38  exhorteth  to  suffer 
wrong,  44  to  love  even  our  enemies,  43  and  to  labour  after  perfectness. 

And  seeing  the  multitudes,  ^he  went  up  into  a 
mountain  : and  when  he  was  set,  his  disciples  came 
unto  him  : 

2  And  he  opened  his  mouth,  and  taught  them,  saying, 
3 2 Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit  : for  their’s  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

4  3 Blessed  are  they  that  mourn  : for  they  shall  -be 
comforted. 

5  ^ Blessed  are  the  meek  : for  ^ they  shall  inherit  the 
earth. 

6  Blessed  are  they  which  do  hunger  and  thirst  after 
righteousness  : ^ for  they  shall  be  filled. 

7  Blessed  are  the  merciful  : for  they  shall  obtain 
mercy. 

8  3 Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart  : for  ® they  shall  see 
God. 

9  Blessed  are  the  peacemakers  : for  they  shall  be 
called  the  children  of  God. 


14  in  the  borders  of  Zebulun 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
prophet,  saying, 

15  The  land  of  Zebulun  and  th( 

‘^Toward  the  sea,  beyond  Jo. 

Galilee  of  the  ® Gentiles, 

16  The  people  which  sat  in  darkness 

Saw  a great  light, 

And  to  them  which  sat  in  the  region 
of  death. 

To  them  did  light  spring  up. 

17  From  that  time  began  Jesus  to  preach,  and  to 
Repent  ye;  for  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

18  And  walking  by  the  sea  of  Galilee,  he  saw  twv 
brethren,  Simon  who  is  called  Peter,  and  Andrew  his 
brother,  casting  a net  into  the  sea;  for  they  were 

19  fishers.  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Come  ye  after 

20  me,  and  I will  make  you  fishers  of  men.  And  they 

21  straightway  left  the  nets,  and  followed  him.  And 
going  on  from  thence  he  saw  other  two  brethren, 
•'  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother,  in 
the  boat  with  Zebedee  their  father,  mending  their 

22  nets  ; and  he  called  them.  And  they  straightway 
left  the  boat  and  their  father,  and  followed  him. 

23  And  S'  Jesus  went  about  in  all  Galilee,  teaching  in 
their  synagogues,  and  preaching  the  * gospel  of  the 
kingdom,  and  healing  all  manner  of  disease  and  all 

24  manner  of  sickness  among  the  people.  And  the  re- 
port of  him  went  forth  into  all  Syria : and  they 
brought  unto  him  all  that  were  sick,  holden  with 
divers  diseases  and  torments,  ‘ possessed  with  devils, 
and  epileptic,  and  palsied  ; and  he  healed  them. 

25  And  there  followed  him  great  multitudes  from  Gali- 
lee and  Decapolis  and  Jerusalem  and  Judaea  and 
from  beyond  Jordan. 


5 And  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up  into  the 
mountain  : and  when  he  had  sat  down,  his  disciples 

2 came  unto  him  : and  he  opened  his  mouth  and 
taught  them,  saying, 

3 Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit  : for  theirs  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

4 “ Blessed  are  they  that  mourn  : for  they  shall  be 
comforted. 

5 Blessed  are  the  meek  : for  they  shall  inherit  the 
earth. 

6 Blessed  are  they  that  hunger  and  thirst  after 
righteousness  : for  they  shall  be  filled. 

7 Blessed  are  the  merciful : for  they  shall  obtain 
mercy. 

8 Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart : for  they  shall  see 
God. 

9 Blessed  are  the  peacemakers  : for  they  shall  be 
called  sons  of  God. 


10  Is.  9.  1,  2.  U Mark  10.  28. 

11  Is.  42.  7.  Luke  2.  Luke  18.  28. 

32.  18  Mark  1.  19,  20. 

12  Mark  1.  14,  15.  Luke  5.  10. 

13  ch.  3.  2.  & 10.  7.  10  ch.  9.  35.  Mark 

11  Mark  1.  IG,  17,  18.  1.  21,  39.  Luke  4.  15, 

Luke  5.  2.  44. 

13  John  1.  42.  20  ch.  24.  14.  Mark 

10  Luke  5.  10,  11.  1.  14. 


21  Mark  1.  34.  Cor.  1.  7.  Rev.  21.  4. 

22  Mark  3.  7.  - i Ps.  37.  11. 

1 Mark  3.  13.  6 See  Rom.  4.  13. 

2 Luke  G.  20.  See  o Is.  55.  1.  & G5.  13. 

Ps.  51.  17.  Pro.  IG.  1 Ps.  41.  1.  ch.  G. 

19.  & 29.  23.  Is.  57.  14.  Mark  11.  25.  2 

15.  & G(!.  2.  Tim.  1.  IG.  Heb.  G. 

3 Is.  Gl.  2,  3.  Luke  10.  Jam.  2.  13. 

G.  21.  John  IG.  20.  2 s pg.  15.  2.  & 24. 4. 


Heb.  12.  14.  elsewhere. 

0 1 Cor.  13.  12.  1 g Some  ancient  au- 
John  3.  2,  3.  tliorities  read  he. 

c Or,  through.  h Or,  good  tidings: 

d Gr.  The  wag  of  and  so  elsewhere. 
the  sea.  i Or,  demoniacs. 

e Gr.  nations  : and  a Some  ancient  au- 
so  elsewliere.  thorities  ti'unspose 

/ Or,  Jacob : .and  so  ver.  4 and  5. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  V. 


lich  are  persecuted  for  right- 
isthe  kingdom  of  heaven, 
aen  men  shall  revile  you,  and 
>ay  all  manner  of  12  evil  against 

je  exceeding  glad  : for  great  is 
ven  : for  so  persecuted  they  the 
.e  before  you. 

.le  salt  of  the  earth  : but  if  the  salt 
avour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  salted  ? it  is 
good  for  nothing,  but  to  be  cast  out,  and  to 
.1  under  foot  of  men. 

ie  are  the  light  of  the  world.  A city  that  ^ 
j.  an  hill  cannot  be  hid. 

^6  Neither  do  men  i'*  light  a candle,  and  put  it  under 

bushel,  but  on  a candlestick  ; and  it  giveth  light  unto 
all  that  are  in  the  house. 

16  Let  your  light  so  shine  before  men,  that  they 
may  see  your  good  works,  and  glorify  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

17  T[  Think  not  that  I am  come  to  destroy  the 
law,  or  the  prophets  : I am  not  come  to  destroy,  but  to 
fuiai. 

18  For  verily  I say  unto  you,  21  Till  heaven  and  earth 
pass,  one  jot  or  one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise  pass  from  the 
law,  till  all  be  fulfilled. 

19  Whosoever  therefore  shall  break  one  of  these 
least  commandments,  and  shall  teach  men  so,  he  shall 
be  called  the  least  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  : but  who- 
soever shall  do  and  teach  thern,  the  same  shall  be  called 
great  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

20  For  I say  unto  you.  That  except  your  righteous- 
ness shall  exceed  '^^the  righteousness  of  the  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no  case  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

21  ^ Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by  them  of 
old  time,  Thou  shalt  not  kill ; and  whosoever  shall  kill 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment  : 

22  But  I say  unto  you.  That  ^5  whosoever  is  angry 
with  his  brother  without  a cause  shall  be  in  danger  of 
the  judgment  : and  whosoever  shall  say  to  his  brother, 
^®Raca,  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  council  : but  who- 
soever shall  say.  Thou  fool,  shall  be  in  danger  of  hell 
fire. 

23  Therefore  if  thou  bring  thy  gift  to  the  altar,  and 
there  rememberest  that  thy  brother  hath  ought  against 
thee  ; 

24  Leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar,  and  go 
thy  way;  first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brother,  and  then 
come  and  offer  thy  gift. 

25  29  Agree  with  thine  adversary  quickly,  whiles 
thou  art  in  the  way  with  him;  lest  at  any  time  the  ad- 
versary deliver  thee  to  the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver 
thee  to  the  officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into  prison. 

26  Verily  I say  unto  thee.  Thou  shalt  by  no  means 
come  out  thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the  uttermost  far- 
thing. 

27  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by  them  of  old 
time,  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery  : 

28  But  I say  unto  you.  That  whosoever  ^^looketh  on 


10  Blessed  are  they  that  have  been  persecuted  for 
righteousness’  sake  : for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of 

11  heaven.  Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall  reproach 
you,  and  persecute  you,  and  say  all  manner  of  evil 

12  against  you  falsely,  for  my  sake.  Rejoice,  and  be 
exceeding  glad  : for  great  is  your  reward  in  heaven  : 
for  so  persecuted  they  the  prophets  which  were  be- 
fore you.' 

13  Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth  : but  if  the  salt  have 
lost  its  savour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  salted  ? it  is 
thenceforth  good  for  nothing,  but  to  be  cast  out  and 

14  trodden  under  foot  of  men.  Ye  are  the  light  of  the 

15  world.  A city  set  on  a hill  cannot  be  hid.  Neither 
do  men  light  a lamp,  and  put  it  under  the  bushel, 
but  on  the  stand  ; and  it  shineth  unto  all  that  are  in 

16  the  house.  Even  so  let  your  light  shine  before  men, 
that  they  may  see  your  good  works,  and  glorify  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven. 


17  Think  not  that  I came  to  destroy  the  law  or  the 

18  prophets  : I came  not  to  destroy,  but  to  fulfil.  For 
verily  I say  unto  you.  Till  heaven  and  earth  pass 
away,  one  jot  or  one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise  pass  away 

19  from  the  law,  till  all  things  be  accomplished.  Who- 
soever therefore  shall  break  one  of  these  least  com- 
mandments, and  shall  teach  men  so,  shall  be  called 
least  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  : but  whosoever 
shall  do  and  teach  them,  he  shall  be  called  great  in 

20  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  For  I say  unto  you,  that 
except  your  righteousness  shall  exceed  the  righteous^- 
ness  of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no  wise 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 


21  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  to  them  of  old 
time.  Thou  shalt  not  kill  ; and  whosoever  shall  kill 

22  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgement : but  I say  unto 
you,  that  every  one  who  is  angry  with  his  brother® 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgement ; and  whoso- 
ever shall  say  to  his  brother,  ^ Raca,  shall  be  in  dan- 
ger of  the  council  ; and  whosoever  shall  say,  Thou 

23  fool,  shall  be  in  danger  ®of  the  -^hell  of  fire.  If 
therefore  thou  art  offering  thy  gift  at  the  altar,  and 
there  rememberest  that  thy  brother  hath  aught 

24  against  thee,  leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar, 
and  go  thy  way,  first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brother, 

25  and  then  come  and  offer  thy  gift.  Agree  with  thine 
adversary  quickly,  whiles  thou  art  with  him  in  the 
way  ; lest  haply  the  adversary  deliver  thee  to  the 
judge,  and  the  judge  ^ deliver  thee  to  the  officer,  and 

26  thou  be  cast  into  prison.  Verily  I say  unto  thee. 
Thou  shalt  by  no  means  come  out  thence,  till  thou 
have  paid  the  last  farthing. 


27  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said.  Thou  shalt  not 

28  commit  adultery  : but  I say  unto  you,  that  every 
one  that  looketh  on  a woman  to  lust  after  her  hath 


102  Cor.  4.  17.  2 

Tim.  2.  12.  1 Pet.  3. 14. 
11  Luke  6.  22. 

12 1 Pet.  4.  14. 

13  Luke  6.  23.  Acts 
5.  41.  Rom.  5.  3.  Jam. 
1.  2.  1 Pet.  4.  13. 

2 Chr.  3G.  IG.  Neh. 
9.  26.  cli.  23.  34,  37. 


Acts  7.  52.  1 Thess. 
2.  15. 

15  Mark  9.  50.  Luke 
14.  34,  35. 

13  Pro.  4.  18.  Phil. 
2.  15. 

11  Mark  4.  21.  Luke 
8.  16.  & 11.  33. 

18  1 Pet.  2.  12. 


19  John  15.  8.  1 Cor. 
14.  25. 

20  Rom.  3.  31.  & 10. 

4.  Gal.  3.  24. 

21  Luke  IG.  17. 

22  Jam.  2.  10. 

23  Rom.  9. 31.  & 10.3. 

24  Ex.  20.  13.  Deut. 

5.  17. 


25  1 John  3.  15. 

26  Jam.  2.  20. 

21  ch.  8.  4.  & 23.  19. 

28  See  Job  42.  8.  ch. 
18.  19.  1 Tim.  2.  8. 
1 Pet.  3.  7. 

29  Pro.  25.  8.  Luke 
12.  58,  59. 

30  See  Ps.  32.  G.  Is. 
65.  G. 


31  Ex.  20.  14.  Deut. 
6.  18. 

32  Job  31.  1.  Pro. 

6.  25.  See  Gen.  34.  2. 
2 Sam.  11.  2. 

b Many  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  with- 
out cause. 

c An  expression  of 
contempt. 


d Or,  Moreh,  a He- 
brew expression  of 
condemnation. 
e Gr.  unto  or  into, 
f Gr.  Gehenna  of 
fire. 

g Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  deliver 
thee. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  V. 


a woman  to  lust  after  her  hath  committed  adultery  with 
her  already  in  his  heart. 

29  And  if  thy  right  eye  offend  thee,  ^4  pluck  it  out, 
and  cast  it  from  thee  : for  it  is  profitable  for  thee  that 
one  of  thy  members  should  perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole 
body  should  be  cast  into  hell. 

30  And  if  thy  right  hand  offend  thee,  cut  it  off,  and 
cast  it  from  thee  : for  it  is  profitable  for  thee  that  one  of 
thy  members  should  perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole  body 
should  be  cast  into  hell. 

31  It  hath  been  said,  35 'Whosoever  shall  put  away 
his  wife,  let  him  give  her  a writing  of  divorcement : 

32  But  I say  unto  you.  That  36  whosoever  shall  put 
away  his  wife,  saving  for  the  cause  of  fornication, 
causetli  her  to  commit  adultery  : and  whosoever  shall 
marry  her  that  is  divorced  committeth  adultery. 

33  ^ Again,  ye  have  heard  that  37  it  hath  been  said 
by  them  of  old  time,  38  Thou  shalt  not  forswear  thyself, 
but  39  shalt  perform  unto  the  Lord  thine  oaths  : 

34  But  I say  unto  you,  Swear  not  at  all ; neither  by 
heaven  ; for  it  is  God’s  throne  : 

35  Nor  by  the  earth  ; for  it  is  his  footstool : neither 
by  Jerusalem  ; for  it  is  ^^the  city  cf  the  great  King. 

36  Neither  shalt  thou  swear  by  thy  head,  because 
thou  canst  not  make  one  hair  white  or  black. 

37  ^3  But  let  your  communication  be.  Yea,  yea  ; Nay, 
nay : for  whatsoever  is  more  than  these  cometh  of  evil. 

38  ^ Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said,  An  eye 
for  an  eye,  and  a tooth  for  a tooth  : 

39  But  I say  unto  you,  ^sxiiat  ye  resist  not  evil: 
^3  but  whosoever  shall  smite  thee  on  thy  right  cheek, 
turn  to  him  the  other  also. 

40  And  if  any  man  will  sue  ihee  at  the  law,  and  take 
away  thy  coat,  let  him  have  thy  cloke  also. 

41  And  whosoever  shall  compel  thee  to  go  a mile, 
go  with  him  twain. 

42  Give  to  him  that  asheth  thee,  and  ^3  from  him  that 
would  borrow  of  thee  tu  ’n  not  thou  away. 

43  If  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said,  Thou 
shalt  love  thy  neighbour,  3°  and  hate  thine  enemy. 

44  But  I say  unto  you,  ^iLove  your  enemies,  bless 
them  that  curse  you,  do  good  to  them  that  hate  you,  and 


pray  for  them  which  despitefully  use  you,  and  perse- 


cute you  ; 

45  That  ye  may  be  the  children  of  your  Father  which 
is  in  heaven  : for  33  he  maketh  his  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil 
and  on  the  good,  aiK  sendeth  rain  on  the  just  and  on 
the  unjust. 

46  34  For  if  ye  lov(  them  which  love  you,  what  reward 
have  ye  ? do  not  evei  the  publicans  the  same  ? 

47  And  if  ye  salite  your  brethren  only,  what  do  ye 
more  than  others  ? dc  not  even  the  publicans  so  ? 

48  35  Be  ye  there  ore  perfect,  even  36  as  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven  i perfect. 


33  ch.  18.  8,  9.  Mark 

Q 4*^  17 

*34  See'  ch.  19.  12. 
Rom.  8.  13.  1 Cor.  9. 
27.  Col.  3.  5. 

85  Deut.  24.  1.  Jer. 
3.  1.  See  ch.  19.  3, 
&c.  Mark  10.  2,  &c. 

36  ch.  19.  9.  Luke 
16.  18.  Rom.  7.  3.  1 
Cor.  7.  10,  11. 


37  ch.  23.  16. 

38  Ex,  20.  7.  Lev. 
19.  12.  Num.  30.  2. 
Deut.  5.  11. 

30  Deut.  23.  23. 

40  cli.  23.  16,  18,  22. 
Jam.  5.  12. 

41  Is.  66.  1. 

43  Ps.  48.  2.  & 87.  3. 


43  Col.  4.  6.  Jam.  6. 
12. 

44  Ex.  21.  24.  Lev. 
24.  20.  Deut.  19.  21. 

45  Pro.  20.  22.  & 24. 
29.  Luke  6.  29.  Rom. 
12.  17,  19.  1 Cor.  6. 
7.  1 Thess.  6.  15.  1 
Pet.  3.  9. 

40  Is,  60.  6.  Lam. 
3.  30. 


committed  adultery  with  her  already  in  his  heart. 

29  And  if  thy  right  eye  causeth  thee  to  stunjble,  pluck 

/ it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee  : for  it  is  profitable  for 

thee  that  one  of  thy  members  should  perish,  and 

30  not  thy  whole  body  be  cast  into  * hell.  And  if  thy 
right  hand  causeth  thee  to  stumble,  cut  it  off,  and 
cast  it  from  thee  : for  it  is  profitable  for  thee  that 
one  of  thy  members  should  perish,  and  not  thy 

31  whole  body  go  into  ^ hell.  It  was  said  also.  Who- 
soever shall  put  away  his  wife,  let  him  give  her  a 

32  writing  of  divorcement  : but  I say  unto  you,  that 
every  one  that  putteth  away  his  wife,  saving  for  the 
cause  of  fornication,  maketh  her  an  adulteress  : and 
whosoever  shall  marry  her  when  she  is  put  away 
committeth  adultery. 


33  Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  to  them  of 
old  time.  Thou  shalt  not  forswear  thyself,  but  shalt 

34  perform  unto  the  Lord  thine  oaths  : but  I say  unto 
you.  Swear  not  at  all ; neither  by  the  heaven,  for  it 

35  is  the  throne  of  God  ; nor  by  the  earth,  for  it  is  the 
footstool  of  his  feet  ; nor  *by  Jerusalem,  for  it  is 

36  the  city  of  the  great  King.  Neither  shalt  thou 
swear  by  thy  head,  for  thou  canst  not  make  one 

37  hair  white  or  black,  j But  let  your  speech  be,  Yea, 
yea  ; Nay,  nay  : and  whatsoever  is  more  than  these 
is  of  ^ the  evil  one. 

38  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said.  An  eye  for  ar 

39  eye,  and  a tooth  for  a tooth  : but  I say  unto  you. 
Resist  not  Giim  that  is  evil : but  whosoeA’^er  smiteth 
thee  on  thy  right  cheek,  turn  to  him  the  other  alscv 

40  And  if  any  man  would  go  to  law  with  thee,  and 
take  away  thy  coat,  let  him  have  thy  cloke  also. 

41  And  whosoever  shall  compel  thee  to  go  one  mile, 

42  go  with  him  twain.  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee, 
and  from  him  that  would  borrow  of  thee  turn  not 
thou  away. 


43  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said.  Thou  shalt  love 

44  thy  neighbour,  and  hate  thine  enemy  : but  I say 
unto  you.  Love  your  enemies,  and  pray  for  them 

45  that  persecute  you  ; that  ye  may  be  sons  of  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven  : for  be  maketh  his  sun 
to  rise  on  the  evil  and  the  good,  and  sendeth  rain 

46  on  the  just  and  the  unjust.  For  if  ye  love  theni/^ 
that  love  you,  what  reward  have  ye  ? do  not  eveii 

47  the  ” publicans  the  same  ? And  if  ye  salute  your 
brethren  only,  what  do  ye  more  than  others  ? do  not 

48  even  the  Gentiles  the  same  ? Ye  therefore  shall  be 
perfect,  as  your  heavenly  Father  is  perfect. 


♦7  ch.  27.  32.  Mark 
16.  21. 

48  Deut.  16.  8,  10. 
Luke  6.  30,  35. 

40  Lev.  19.  18. 

60  Deut.  23.  6. 

41.  10. 

61  Luke  6.  27, 
Rom.  12.  14,  20. 

62  Luke  23.  34.  Acta 
7.  60.  1 Cor.  4.  12,  13. 


Ps. 


35. 


1 Pet.  2.  23.  & 3.  9. 

63  Job  25.  3. 

64  Luke  6.  32. 

65  Gen.  17.  1.  Lev. 

11.  44.  & 19.  2.  Luke 
6.  36.  Col.  1.  28.  & 4. 

12.  Jam.  1.  4.  1 Pet. 
1.  15,  16. 

60  Eph.  5.  1. 
h Gr.  Gehenna, 
i Or,  toward. 


j Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  But  your 
speech  shall  be. 

k Or,  evil : as  in  ver. 
39  ; 6.  13. 

I Or,  evil, 
m Gr.  impress, 
n That  is,  collectors 
or  renters  of  Roman 
taxes : and  so  else- 
where. 


\ 


' X,  ST.  MATTHEW,  VI. 

CHAPTER  VI. 


1  Christ  continueth  his  sermon  in  the  mount,  speaking  of  alms,  5 prayer, 
14  forgiving  our  brethren,  16  fasting,  19  ivnere  our  treasure  is  to  be 
laid  up,  24  of  serving  God,  and  mammon : 25  exhorteth  not  to  be  care- 
ful for  worldly  things:  33  but  to  seek  God's  kingdom. 

Take  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  alms  before  men, 
to  be  seen  of  them  : otherwise  ye  have  no  reward 
of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

2  Therefore  ^when  thou  doest  thine  alms,  do  not 
sound  a trumpet  before  thee,  as  the  hypocrites  do  in  the 
synagogues  and  in  the  streets,  that  they  may  have  glory 
of  men.  Verily  I say  unto  you,  They  have  their  re- 
ward. 

3  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let  not  thy  left  hand 
know  what  thy  right  hand  doeth  : 

4  That  thine  alms  may  be  in  secret  : and  thy  Father 
which  seeth  in  secret  himself  ^ shall  reward  thee  openly. 

5  ^ And  when  thou  prayest,  thou  shalt  not  be  as  the 
hypocrites  are:  for  they  love  to  pray  standing  in  the 
synagogues  and  in  the  corners  of  the  streets,  that  they 
may  be  seen  of  men.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  They  have 
their  reward. 

6  But  thou,  when  thou  prayest,  ^ enter  into  thy  closet, 
and  when  thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to  thy  Father 
which  is  in  secret;  and  thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret 
shall  reward  thee  openly. 

But  when  ye  pray,  ^ use  not  vain  repetitions,  as  the 
len  do : ® for  they  think  that  they  shall  be  heard 
their  much  speaking. 

8  Be  not  ye  therefore  like  unto  them:  for  your  Father 
/cnoweth  what  things  ye  have  need  of,  before  ye  ask 
him. 

9  After  this  manner  therefore  pray  ye  : ®Our  Father 
which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 

10  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth, 
® as  it  is  in  heaven. 

11  Give  us  this  day  our  ® daily  bread. 

12  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors. 

13  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver 
us  from  evil:  ^^For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the 
power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.  Amen. 

14  i^For  if  ye  forgive  men  their  trespasses,  your 
heavenly  Father  will  also  forgive  you  : 

\ 15  But  if  ye  forgive  not  men  their  trespasses,  nei- 
ther will  your  Father  forgive  your  trespasses. 

16  ^ Moreover  i®when  ye  fast,  be  not,  as  the  hypo- 
crites, of  a sad  countenance  : for  they  disfigure  their 
faces,  that  they  may  appear  unto  men  to  fast.  Verily 
I say  unto  you.  They  have  their  reward. 

17  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest,  anoint  thine  head, 
and  wash  thy  face  ; 

18  That  thou  appear  not  unto  men  to  fast,  but  unto 
thy  Father  which  is  in  secret : and  thy  Father,  which 
seeth  in  secret,  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

19  i®Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  upon 
earth,  where  moth  and  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where 
thieves  break  through  and  steal : 

20  1®  But  lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures  in  heaven, 
where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where 
thieves  do  not  break  through  nor  steal : 


6 Take  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  righteousness  be- 
fore men,  to  be  seen  of  them  : else  ye  have  no 
reward  with  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

2 Wf^en  therefore  thou  doest  alms,  sound  not  a 
trumpet  before  thee,  as  the  hypocrites  do  in  the 
synagogues  and  in  the  streets,  that  they  may  have 
glory  of  men.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  They  have 

3 received  their  reward.  But  when  thou  doest  alms, 
let  not  thy  left  hand  know  what  thy  right  hand 

4 doeth  : that  thine  alms  may  be  in  secret  : and  thy 
Father  which  seeth  in  secret  shall  recompense  thee. 

5 And  when  ye  pray,  ye  shall  not  be  as  the  hypo- 
crites : for  they  love  to  stand  and  pray  in  the  syna- 
gogues and  in  the  corners  of  the  streets,  that  they 
may  be  seen  of  men.  Verily  I say  unto  you,  They 

6 have  received  their  reward.  But  thou,  when  thou 
prayest,  enter  into  thine  inner  chamber,  and  having 
shut  thy  door,  pray  to  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret, 
and  thy  Father  vdiich  seeth  in  secret  shall  recom- 

7 pense  thee.  And  in  praying  use  not  vain  repetitions, 
as  the  Gentiles  do : for  they  think  that  they  shall  be 

8 heard  for  their  much  speaking.  Be  not  therefore 
like  unto  them  ; for  ® your  Father  knoweth  what 

9 things  ye  have  netd  of,  before  ye  ask  him.  After 
this  manner  therefore  pray  ye  : Our  Father  which 
art  in  heaven,  Halkwed  be  thy  name.  Thy  kingdom 

10  come.  Thy  will  be  done,  as  in  heav'^en,  so  on  earth. 

11  12  Give  us  this  day  ^ our  daily  bread.  And  forgive 
us  our  debts,  as  we  also  have  forgiven  our  debtors. 

13  And  bring  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us 

14  from  ‘'the  evil  one.^  For  if  ye  forgive  men  their 
trespasses,  your  heavenly  Pather  will  also  forgive 

15  you.  But  if  ye  forgive  not  men  their  trespasses, 
neither  will  your  Father  for  jive  your  trespasses. 


16  Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be  lot,  as  the  hypocrites, 
of  a sad  countenance  : for  thej  disfigure  their  faces, 
that  they  may  be  seen  of  men  :o  fast.  Verily  I say 

17  unto  you.  They  have  receivec.  their  reward.  But 
thou,  when  thou  fastest,  anoint  thy  head,  and  wash 

18  thy  face  ; that  thou  be  not  seei  of  men  to  fast,  but 
of  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret  : and  thy  Father, 
which  seeth  in  secret,  shall  recompense  thee, 

19  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  upon  the 
earth,  where  moth  and  rust  coth  consume,  and 

20  where  thieves  ^ break  through  aid  steal  : but  lay 
up  for  yourselves  treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither 
moth  nor  rust  doth  consume,  and  where  thieves  do 


1 Rom.  12.  8. 

2 Luke  14.  14. 

3 2 Kin.  4.  33. 

* Eccles.  5.  2. 

6 I Kin.  18.  26,  29. 

•■>  Luke  11.  2,  &c. 

T ch.  26.  39,  42.  Acts 
21.  14. 


8 Ps.  103.  20,  21. 

9 See  Job  23.  12. 
Pro.  30.  8. 

10  ch.  18.  21,  &c. 

11  ch.  26.  41.  Luke 
22.  40,  46.  1 Cor.  10. 
13.  2 Pet.  2.  9.  Rev. 
3.  10. 


12  John  17.  15. 

13  1 Chr.  29.  11. 

11  Mark  11.  26,  26. 
Eph.  4.  32.  Col.  3. 13. 

15  ch.  18.  35.  Jam. 
2.  13. 

16  Is.  58.  5. 


11  Ruth  3.  3.  Dan. 
10.  3. 

18  Pro.  23.  4.  1 

Tim.  6.  17.  Heb.  13. 
6.  Jam.  6.  1,  &c. 

19  ch.  19.  21.  Luke 
12.  33,  34.  & 18.  22.  1 


Tim.  6.  19.  IPet.  1. 
4. 

a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  God 
your  Father. 

b Gr.  our  bread  for 
the  coming  day. 
c Or,  evil. 


d Many  authorities, 
some  ancient,  but  with 
/ariations,  add  For 
hine  is  the  kingdom, 
md  the  power,  and  the 
dory,  for  ever.  Amen, 
e Gr.  dig  through. 


A 


st;^ 


VII. 


9 


21  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your  heart 
be  also. 

22  ^ The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye  : if  therefore 
thiue  eye  be  single,  thy  whole  body  shall  be  full  of  light. 

23  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy  whole  body  shall  be 
full  of  darkness.  If  therefore  the  light  that  is  in  thee 
be  darkness,  how  great  is  that  darkness  ! 

24  ^ 21  man  can  serve  two  masters  : for  either  he 
will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the  other  ; or  else  he  will 
hold  to  the  one,  and  despise  the  other.  22  Ye  cannot 
serve  God  and  mammon. 

25  Therefore  I say  unto  you,  28  Take  no  thought  for 
your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink  ; nor 
yet  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is  not  the  life 
more  than  meat,  and  the  body  than  raiment  ? 

26  24  Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air  : for  they  sow  not, 
neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather  into  barns  ; yet  your 
heavenly  Father  feedeth  them.  Are  ye  not  much  bet- 
ter than  they  ? 

27  Which  of  you  by  taking  thought  can  add  one 
cubit  unto  his  stature  ? 

28  And  why  take  ye  thought  for  raiment  ? Consider 
the  lilies  of  the  field,  how  they  grow  ; they  toil  not, 
neither  do  they  spin  : 

29  And  yet  I say  unto  you.  That  even  Solomon  in  all 
his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these. 

30  Wherefore,  if  God  so  clothe  the  grass  of  the  field, 
which  to  day  is,  and  to  morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven, 
shall  he  not  much  more  clothe  you,  O ye  of  little  faith  ? 

31  Therefore  take  no  thought,  saying.  What  shall  we 
eat  ? or.  What  shall  we  drink  ? or.  Wherewithal  shall 
we  be  clothed  ? 

32  (For  after  all  these  things  do  the  Gentiles  seek  :) 
for  your  heavenly  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of 
all  these  things. 

33  But  26  seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  his 
righteousness  ; and  all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto 
you. 

34  Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the  morrow:  for 
the  morrow  shall  take  thought  for  the  things  of  itself. 
Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Christ  ending  his  sermon  in  the  mount,  re'moveth  rash  judgment, 
^forbiddeth  to  cast  holy  things  to  dogs,  7 exhorteth  to  prayer,  13  to 
enter  in  at  the  strait  gate,  15  to  beware  of  false  prophets,  21  not  to 
be  hearers,  but  doers  of  the  word : 24  like  houses  buxlded  on  a rock, 
26  and  not  on  the  sand. 

UDGE  ^ not,  that  ye  be  not  judged. 

2  For  with  what  judgment  ye  judge,  ye  shall  be 
judged  : 2 and  with  what  measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be 
measured  to  you  again. 

3 ® And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in  thy 
brother’s  eye,  but  considerest  not  the  beam  that  is  in 
thine  own  eye  ? 

4 Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother.  Let  me  pull 
out  the  mote  out  of  thine  eye  ; and,  behold,  a beam  is  in 
thine  own  eye  ? 

6 Thou  hypocrite,  first  cast  out  the  beam  out  of  thine 
own  eye  ; and  then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  cast  out  the 
mote  out  of  thy  brother’s  eye. 

6 ^ ^ Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the  dogs,  nei- 
ther cast  ye  your  pearls  before  swine,  lest  they  trample 
them  under  their  feet,  and  turn  again  and  rend  you. 

“ Luke  11.  34,  36.  « Ps.  55.  22.  Luke  147.  9.  Luke  12.  24, 

21  Luke  16.  13.  12.  22,  23.  Phil.  4.  6.  &c. 

22  Gal.  1,  10.  1 Tim.  1 Pet.  5.  7.  20  See  1 Kin.  3.  13. 

6.  17.  Jam.  4.  4.  1 24  job  33.  41,  pg,  pg^  37,  25.  Mark  10. 

John  2.  15. 


21  not  break  through  nor  steal : for  where  thy  treas- 

22  ure  is,  there  will  thy  heart  be  also.  The  lamp  of 
the  body  is  the  eye  : if  therefore  thine  eye  be  single, 

23  thy  whole  body  shall  be  full  of  light.  But  if  thine 
eye  be  evil,  thy  whole  body  shall  be  full  of  darkness. 
If  therefore  the  light  that  is  in  thee  be  darkness, 

24  how  great  is  the  darkness  ! No  man  can  serve  two 
masters  : for  either  he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love 
the  other  ; or  else  he  will  hold  to  one,  and  despise 
the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God  and  mammon. 

25  Therefore  I say  unto  you.  Be  not  anxious  for  your 
life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink  ; nor 
yet  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is  not 
the  life  more  than  the  food,  and  the  body  than  the 

26  raiment  ? Behold  the  birds  of  the  heaven,  that 
they  sow  not,  neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather  into 
barns  ; and  your  heavenly  Father  feedeth  them. 

27  Are  not  ye  of  much  more  value  than  they?  And 
which  of  you  by  being  anxious  can  add  one  cubit 

28  unto  his  ^ stature  ? And  why  are  ye  anxious  con- 
cerning raiment?  Consider  the  lilies  if  the  field, 
how  they  grow  ; they  toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin  : 

29  yet  I say  unto  you,  that  even  Solomon  in  all  his 

30  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these.  But  if 
God  doth  so  clothe  the  grass  of  the  field,  which 
to-day  is,  and  to-morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven,  shall 
he  not  much  more  clothe  you,  O ye  of  little  faith  ? 

31  Be  not  therefore  anxious,  saying.  What  shall  we 
eat  ? or.  What  shall  we  drink  ? or.  Wherewithal 

32  shall  we  be  clothed  ? For  after  all  these  things  do 
the  Gentiles  seek  ; for  your  heavenly  Father  know- 

33  eth  that  ye  have  need  of  all  these  things.  But  seek 
ye  first  his  kingdom,  and  his  righteousness  ; and  all 

34  these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you.  Be  not  there- 
fore anxious  for  the  morrow  : for  the  morrow  will 
be  anxious  for  itself.  Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the 
evil  thereof. 


7 Judge  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged.  For  with  what 
judgement  ye  judge,  ye  shall  be  judged  : and  with 
what  measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be  measured  unto 

3 you.  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in 
thy  brother’s  eye,  but  considerest  not  the  beam  that 

4 is  in  thine  own  eye  ? Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy 
brother.  Let  me  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thine  eye  ; 

5 and  lo,  the  beam  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? Thou  hypo- 
crite, cast  out  first  the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye  ; 
and  then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote 
out  of  thy  brother’s  eye. 

6 Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the  dogs,  neither 
cast  your  pearls  before  the  swine,  lest  haply  they 
trample  them  under  their  feet,  and  turn  and  rend 
you. 

30.  Luke  12.  31.  1 1 Cor.  4.  3,  5.  Jam.  4.  a Luke  6.  41,  42. 

Tim.  4.  8.  11,  12.  « Pro.  9.  7,'  8.  & 23. 

1 Luke  6.  37.  Rom.  2 Mark  4.  24.  Luke  9.  Acts  13.  45,  46. 

2.  1.  & 14.  3,  4,  10,  13.  6.  38.  f Gr.  dig  through. 

g Or,  age. 


/ 


I 


10 


ST.  MA' 


II. 


7 IF  ® Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you  ; seek,  and  ye 
shall  find  ; knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you  : 

8 For  ® every  one  that  asketh  receiveth  ; and  he  that 
seeketh  findeth  ; and  to  him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be 
opened. 

9 Or  what  man  is  there  of  you,  whom  if  his  son  ask 
bread,  will  he  give  him  a stone  ? 

10  Or  if  he  ask  a fish,  will  he  give  him  a serpent  ? 

11  If  ye  then,  ^ being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good 
gifts  unto  your  children,  how  much  more  shall  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven  give  good  things  to  them 
that  ask  him  ? 

12  Therefore  all  things  ^ whatsoever  ye  would  that 
men  should  do  to  you,  do  ye  even  so  to  them  : for  this 
is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

13  ^ Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait  gate  : for  wide  is  the 
gate,  and  broad  is  the  way,  that  leadeth  to  destruction, 
and  many  there  be  which  go  in  thereat  : 

14  Because  strait  is  the  gate,  and  narrow  is  the  way, 
which  leadeth  unto  life,  and  few  there  be  that  find  it. 

15  ^ Hbware  of  false  prophets,  which  come  to  you 
in  sheep’s  clothing,  but  inwardly  they  are  ravening 
wolves. 

16  Ye  shall  know  them  by  their  fruits.  Do  men 
gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles  ? 

17  Even  so  every  good  tree  bringeth  forth  good 
fruit  ; but  a corrupt  tree  bringeth  forth  evil  fruit. 

18  A good  tree  cannot  bring  forth  evil  fruit,  neither 
can  a corrupt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit. 

19  Every  tree  that  bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is 
hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

20  Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them. 

21  ^ Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me,  Lord,  Lord, 
shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven  ; but  he  that 
doeth  the  will  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

22  Many  will  say  to  me  in  that  day.  Lord,  Lord,  have 
we  20  not  prophesied  in  thy  name  ? and  in  thy  name 
have  cast  out  devils  ? and  in  thy  name  done  many  won- 
derful works  ? 

23  And  21  then  will  I profess  unto  them,  I never 
knew  you  : 22  depart  from  me,  ye  that  work  iniquity. 

24  ^ Therefore  23  whosoever  heareth  these  sayings  of 
mine,  and  doeth  them,  I will  liken  him  unto  a wise  man, 
which  built  his  house  upon  a rock  : 

25  And  the  rain  descended,  and  the  floods  came,  and 
the  winds  blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house  ; and  it  fell 
not  : for  it  was  founded  upon  a rock. 

26  And  every  one  that  heareth  these  sayings  of  mine, 
and  doeth  them  not,  shall  be  likened  unto  a foolish  man, 
which  built  his  house  upon  the  sand  : 

27  And  the  rain  descended,  and  the  floods  came,  and 
the  winds  blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house  ; and  it  fell : 
and  great  was  the  fall  of  it. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  ended  these 
sayings,  24the  people  were  astonished  at  his  doctrine  : 

29  25  For  he  taught  them  as  one  having  authority,  and 
not  as  the  scribes. 


7 Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you  ; seek,  and  ye  shall 

8 find  ; knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you  : for 
every  one  that  asketh  receiveth  ; and  he  that  seek- 
eth findeth  ; and  to  him  ^lat  knocketh  it  shall  be 

9 opened.  Or  what  man  is  there  of  you,  who,  if  his 
son  shall  ask  him  for  a loaf,  will  give  him  a stone  ; 

10  or  if  he  shall  ask  for  a fish,  will  give  him  a ser- 

11  pent  ? If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give 
good  gifts  unto  your  children,  how  much  more  shall 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  give  good  things  to 

12  them  that  ask  him  ? All  things  therefore  whatso- 
ever ye  would  that  men  should  do  unto  you,  even 
so  do  ye  also  unto  them  : for  this  is  the  law  and  the 
prophets. 

13  Enter  ye  in  by  the  narrow  gate  ; for  wide  “ is 
the  gate,  and  broad  is  the  way,  that  leadeth  to  de- 
struction, and  many  be  they  that  enter  in  thereby. 

14  ^For  narrow  is  the  gate,  and  straitened  the  way, 
that  leadeth  unto  life,  and  few  be  they  that  find  it. 

15  Beware  of  false  prophets,  which  come  to  you  in 
sheep’s  clothing,  but  inwardly  are  ravening  wolves. 

16  By  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them.  Do  men 

17  gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles  ? Even 
so  every  good  tree  bringeth  forth  good  fruit ; but 

18  the  corrupt  tree  bringeth  forth  evil  fruit.  A good 
tree  cannot  bring  forth  evil  fruit,  neither  can  a cor- 

19  rupt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit.  Every  tree  that 
bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and 

20  cast  into  the  fire.  Therefore  by  their  fruits  ye  shall 

21  know  them.  Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me. 
Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven  ; 
but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  my  Father  which  is  in 

22  heaven.  Many  will  say  to  me  in  that  day.  Lord, 
Lord,  did  we  not  prophesy  by  thy  name,  and  by  thy 
name  cast  out  ‘^devils,  and  by  thy  name  do  many 

23  ^ mighty  works  ? And  then  will  I profess  unto  them, 
I never  knew  you  : depart  from  me,  ye  that  work 

24  iniquity.  Every  one  therefore  which  heareth  these 
words  of  mine,  and  doeth  them,  shall  be  likened 
unto  a wise  man,  which  built  his  house  upon  the 

25  rock : and  the  rain  descended,  and  the  floods  came, 
and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house  ; and 

26  it  fell  not  : for  it  was  founded  upon  the  rock.  And 
every  one  that  heareth  these  words  of  mine,  and 
doeth  them  not,  shall  be  likened  unto  a foolish  man, 

27  which  built  his  house  upon  the  sand  : and  the  rain 
descended,  and  the  floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew, 
and  smote  upon  that  house  ; and  it  fell : and  great 
was  the  fall  thereof. 


28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  ended  these 
words,  the  multitudes  were  astonished  at  his  teach- 

29  ing  : for  he  taught  them  as  one  having  authority, 
and  not  as  their  scribes. 


«ch.  21.  22.  Mark 

11.  24.  Luke  11.  9, 
10.  & 18.  1.  John  14. 
13.&15.7.&1G.23,24. 
Jam.  1.  5,  6.  1 John 

3.  22.  & 5.  14,  15. 

6 Pro.  8.  17.  Jer. 
29.  12,  13. 

7 Luke  11. 11, 12, 13. 

8 Geu.  6.  5.  & 8.  21. 


9 Luke  6.  31. 

10  Lev.  19.  18.  ch. 

22.  40.  Rom.  13.  8,  9, 

10.  Gal.  5.  14.  1 Tim. 

1.  5. 

11  Luke  13.  24. 

12  Deut.  13.  3.  Jer. 

23.  16.  ch.  24.  4,  5, 

11,  24.  Mark  13.  22. 
Rom.  16.  17,  18.  Eph. 


5.  6.  Col.  2.  8.  2 Pet. 

2.  1,  2,  3.  1 John  4. 

1. 

13  Mic.  3.  5.  2 Tim. 

3.  5. 

1*  Acts  20.  29,  30. 

15  ver.  20.  ch.  12. 
33. 

16  Luke  6.  43,  44. 


11  Jer.  11.  19.  ch. 

12.  33. 

1*  ch.  3.  10.  Luke 
3.  9.  John  15.  2,  6. 

19  Hos.  8.  2.  ch.  25. 
11,  12.  Luke  6.  46.  & 

13.  25.  Acts  19.  13. 
Rom.  2.  13.  Jam.  1. 
22. 

20  Num.  24.  4.  John 


11.  51.  1 Cor.  13.  2. 

21  ch.  25.  12.  Luke 
13.  25,  27.  2 Tim.  2. 
19. 

22  Ps.  5.  6.  & 6.  8. 
ch.  25.  41. 

23  Luke  6.  47,  &c. 

24  ch.  13.  54.  Mark 
1.  22.  & 6.  2.  Luke  4. 
32. 


*6  John  7.  46. 
a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  is  the 
gate. 

b Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  Hoio 
narrow  is  the  gate,  dec. 
c Gr.  demons, 
d Gr.  powers. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  VIII. 


11 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

2 Christ  clemseth  thr  hjyer^  .5  hmleth  the  cenfurton\^  servant,  14  Peter's 
mother  in  law,  16  ana  many  other  diseased : 18  sheweih  hoiv  he  is  to  be 
followed : 23  stilleth  the  tempest  on  the  sen,  28  driveth  the  devils  out 
of  two  men  possessed,  31  ana  stiff ereth  them  to  go  into  the  stvine. 

WHEN  he  was  come  down  from  the  mountain, 
great  multitudes  followed  him. 

2  ^ And,  behold,  there  came  a leper  and  worshipped 
him,  saying,  Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me 
clean. 

3  And  Jesus  put  forth  his  hand,  and  touched  him, 
saying,  I will ; be  thou  clean.  And  immediately  his 
leprosy  was  cleansed. 

4  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  ^ See  thou  tell  no  man  ; 
but  go  thy  way,  shew  thyself  to  the  priest,  and  offer 
the  gift  that  ® Moses  commanded,  for  a testimony  unto 
them. 

5  ^ * And  when  Jesus  was  entered  into  Capernaum, 
there  came  unto  him  a centurion,  beseeching  him, 

6  And  saying.  Lord,  my  servant  lieth  at  home  sick  of 
the  palsy,  grievously  tormented. 

7  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I will  come  and  heal 
him. 

8  The  centurion  answered  and  said.  Lord,  ^I  am  not 
worthy  that  thou  shouldest  come  under  my  roof  : but 
® speak  the  word  only,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 

9  For  I am  a man  under  authority,  having  soldiers 
under  me  : and  I say  to  this  man.  Go,  and  he  goeth  ; 
and  to  another,  Come,  and  he  cometh  ; and  to  my  ser- 
vant, Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

10  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  marvelled,  and  said  to 
them  that  followed.  Verily  I say  unto  you,  I have  not 
found  so  great  faith,  no,  not  in  Israel. 

11  And  I say  unto  you.  That  many  shall  come  from 
the  east  and  west,  and  shall  sit  down  with  Abraham, 
and  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

12  But  ® the  children  of  the  kingdom  ^ shall  be  cast 
out  into  outer  darkness  : there  shall  be  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth. 

13  And  Jesus  said  unto  the  centurion,  Go  thy  way  ; 
and  as  thou  hast  believed,  so  be  it  done  unto  thee.  And 
his  servant  was  healed  in  the  selfsame  hour. 

14  *11  And  when  Jesus  was  come  into  Peter’s  house, 
he  saw  his  wife’s  mother  laid,  and  sick  of  a fever. 

15  And  he  touched  her  hand,  and  the  fever  left  her  : 
and  she  arose,  and  ministered  unto  them. 

16  ^ When  the  even  was  come,  they  brought  unto 
him  man}'-  that  were  possessed  with  devils  : and  he  cast 
out  the  spirits  with  his  word,  and  healed  all  that  were 
sick  : 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by 
Esaias  the  prophet,  saying,  ^3  Himself  took  our  infirmi- 
ties, and  bare  our  sicknesses. 

18  U Now  when  Jesus  saw  great  multitudes  about 
him,  he  gave  commandment  to  depart  unto  the  other 
side. 

19  And  a certain  scribe  came,  and  said  unto  him, 
Master,  I will  follow  thee  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

20  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  The  foxes  have  holes, 
and  the  birds  of  the  air  have  nests  ; but  the  Son  of  man 
hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 

i Mark  1.  40,  &c.  « Ps.  107.  20.  !>cli.  13.  42, 50.  & 22. 

Luke  6.  12,  &c.  ’’  Gen.  12.  3.  Is.  2.  13.  & 24.  61.  & 26.  30. 

* ch.  9.  30.  Mark  6.  2,  3.  & 11.  10.  Mai.  1.  Luke  13.  28.  2 Pet.  2. 
43.  11.  Luke  13.  29.  17.  Jude  13. 

» Lev.  14.  3,  4,  10.  Acts  10.  46.  & 11. 18.  & lo  Mark  1.  29,  30,  31. 

Luke  6.  14.  14.  27.  Rom.  15.  9,  Luke  4.  38,  39. 

* Luke  7.  1,  Ac.  &c.  Eph.  3.  6.  “ 1 Cor.  9.  6. 

6 Luke  15.  19,  21.  » ch.  21.  43. 


8  And  when  he  was  come  down  from  the  mountain, 

2 great  multitudes  followed  him.  And  behold,  there 
came  to  him  a leper  and  worshipped  him,  saying, 

3 Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean.  And 
he  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  touched  him,  say- 
ing, I will ; be  thou  made  clean.  And  straightway 

4 his  leprosy  was  cleansed.  And  Jesus  saith  unto 
him.  See  thou  tell  no  man  ; but  go  thy  way,  shew 
thyself  to  the  priest,  and  offer  the  gift  that  Moses 
commanded,  for  a testimony  unto  them. 

6  And  when  he  was  entered  into  Capernaum,  there 

6 came  unto  him  a centurion,  beseeching  him,  and 
saying.  Lord,  my  “ servant  lieth  in  the  house  sick  of 

7 the  palsy,  grievously  tormented.  And  he  saith  unto 

8 hini,  I will  come  and  heal  him.  And  the  centurion 
answered  and  said.  Lord,  I am  not  ^worthy  that 
thou  shouldest  come  under  my  roof  : but  only  say  the 

9 word,  and  my  “ servant  shall  be  healed.  For  I also 
am  a man  under  authority,  having  under  myself 
soldiers  : and  I say  to  this  one.  Go,  and  he  goeth  ; and 
to  another.  Come,  and  he  cometh  ; and  to  my  ® servant, 

10  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it.  And  when  Jesus  heard  it, 
he  marvelled,  and  said  to  them  that  followed,  Verily 
I say  unto  you,  •/'I  have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no, 

11  not  in  Israel.  And  I say  unto  you,  that  many  shall 
come  from  the  east  and  the  west,  and  shall  s' sit 
down  with  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  in  the 

12  kingdom  of  heaven  : but  the  sons  of  the  kingdom 
shall  be  cast  forth  into  the  outer  darkness  ; there 

13  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  the  centurion,  Go  thy  way  ; as  thou 
hast  believed,  so  be  it  done  unto  thee.  And  the 
® servant  was  healed  in  that  hour. 


14  And  when  Jesus  was  come  into  Peter’s  house,  he 

15  saw  his  wife’s  mother  lying  sick  of  a fever.  And 
he  touched  her  hand,  and  the  fever  left  her  ; and 

16  she  arose,  and  ministered  unto  him.  And  when 
even  was  come,  they  brought  unto  him  many  ^ pos- 
sessed with  devils  : and  he  cast  out  the  spirits  with 

17  a word,  and  healed  all  that  were  sick  : that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  * by  Isaiah  the 
prophet,  saying.  Himself  took  our  infirmities,  and 
bare  our  diseases. 

18  Now  when  Jesus  saw  great  multitudes  about  him, 
he  gave  commandment  to  depart  unto  the  other 

19  side.  And  there  came  •'  a scribe,  and  said  unto  him. 

Master,  I will  follow  thee  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

20  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  The  foxes  have  holes, 
and  the  birds  of  the  heaven  have  ^ nests  ; but  the 


12  Mark  1.  32,  &c.  c Gr.  with  a word.  man  in  Israel  have  I 

Luke  4.  40,  41.  d Some  ancient  au-  found  so  great  faith. 

’3  Is.  63.  4.  1 Pet.  thorities  insert  set : as  g Gr.  recline. 

2.  24.  in  Luke  7.  8.  ft  Or,  demoniacs. 

i-*  Luke  9.  67,  68.  e Gr.  bondservant.  i Or,  through, 

a Or,  boy.  f Many  ancient  au-  j Gr.  one  scribe, 

b Gr.  sufficient.  thorities  read  With  no  k Or,  Teacher. 

I Gr.  lodging-places. 


12 


ST.  MATTHEW,  IX. 


21  ^®And  another  of  his  disciples  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my  father. 

22  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Follow  me  ; and  let  the 
dead  bury  their  dead. 

23  ^ And  when  he  was  entered  into  a ship,  his  dis- 
ciples followed  him. 

24  And,  behold,  there  arose  a great  tempest  in  the 
sea,  insomuch  that  the  ship  was  covered  with  the  waves  : 
but  he  was  asleep. 

25  And  his  disciples  came  to  him,  and  awoke  him, 
saying.  Lord,  save  us  : we  perish. 

26  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Why  are  ye  fearful,  O 
ye  of  little  faith  ? Then  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the 
winds  and  the  sea  ; and  there  was  a great  calm. 

27  But  the  men  marvelled,  saying.  What  manner  of 
man  is  this,  that  even  the  winds  and  the  sea  obey  him  ! 

28  ^ And  when  he  was  come  to  the  other  side  into 
the  country  of  the  Gergesenes,  there  met  him  two  pos- 
sessed with  devils,  coming  out  of  the  tombs,  exceeding 
fierce,  so  that  no  man  might  pass  by  that  way. 

29  And,  behold,  they  cried  out,  saying.  What  have 
we  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  God  ? art  thou 
come  hither  to  torment  us  before  the  time  ? 

30  And  there  was  a good  way  off  from  them  an  herd 
of  many  swine  feeding. 

31  So  the  devils  besought  him,  saying.  If  thou  cast  us 
out,  suffer  us  to  go  away  into  the  herd  of  swine. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go.  And  when  they  were 
come  out,  they  went  into  the  herd  of  swine  : and,  be- 
hold, the  whole  herd  of  swine  ran  violently  down  a 
steep  place  into  the  sea,  and  perished  in  the  waters. 

33  And  they  that  kept  them  fled,  and  went  their 
ways  into  the  city,  and  told  every  thing,  and  what  was 
befallen  to  the  possessed  of  the  devils. 

34  And,  behold,  the  whole  city  came  out  to  meet 
Jesus  : and  when  they  saw  him,  they  besought  him 
that  he  would  depart  out  of  their  coasts. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

2 Christ  curing  one  sick  of  the  palsij,  9 calleth  Mattheio  from  the  receipt 
of  custom,  10  eateth  with  pxibiicuns  and  sinners,  14  defendeth  his  dis- 
ciples for  not  fasting,  20  cureth  the  hloodij  issue,  23  raiseih  from  death 
Jairus'  daughter,  27  giveth  sight  to  two  blind  men,  32  healeth  a dumb 
man  possessed  of  a devil,  36  and  hath  comimssion  of  the  multitude. 

And  he  entered  into  a ship,  and  passed  over,  ^ and 
came  into  his  own  city. 

2  2 And,  behold,  they  brought  to  him  a man  sick  of 
the  palsy,  lying  on  a bed  : ^and  Jesus  seeing  their 
faith  said  unto  the  sick  of  the  palsy  ; Son,  be  of  good 
cheer  ; thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee. 

3  And,  behold,  certain  of  the  scribes  said  within 
themselves,  This  man  blasphemeth. 

4  And  Jesus  ^knowing  their  thoughts  said.  Where- 
fore think  ye  evil  in  your  hearts  ? 

5  For  whether  is  easier,  to  say.  Thy  sins  be  forgiven 
thee  ; or  to  say.  Arise,  and  walk  ? 

6  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath 
power  on  earth  to  forgive  sins,  (then  saith  he  to  the 
sick  of  the  palsy,)  Arise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto 
thine  house. 

7  And  he  arose,  and  departed  to  his  house. 

8  But  when  the  multitudes  saw  it,  they  marvelled, 
and  glorified  God,  which  had  given  such  power  unto 
men. 

9  ^ ® And  as  Jesus  passed  forth  from  thence,  he  saw 

15  Luke  9.  59,  60.  is  Ps.  65.  7.  &89.  9.  Kin.  17.  18.  Luke  5. 

16  See  1 Kin.  19.  20.  & 107.  29.  8.  Acts  16.  39. 

11  Mark  4.  37,  &c.  is  Mark  5.  1,  &c.  i ch.  4.  13. 

Luke  S.  23,  &c.  Luke  8.  26,  &c.  2 Mark  2.  3.  Luke  5. 

20  See  Deut.  5.  25.  1 18. 


21  Son  of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head.  And 
another  of  the  disciples  said  unto  him.  Lord,  suffer 

22  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my  father.  But  Jesus  saith 
unto  him.  Follow  me  ; and  leave  the  dead  to  bury 
their  own  dead. 

23  And  when  he  was  entered  into  a boat,  his  disci- 

24  pies  followed  him.  And  behold,  there  arose  a great 
tempest  in  the  sea,  insomuch  that  the  boat  was  cov- 

25  ered  with  the  waves  : but  he  was  asleep.  And  they 
came  to  him,  and  awoke  him,  saying.  Save,  Lord  ; 

26  we  perish.  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Why  are  ye 
fearful,  O ye  of  little  faith  ? Then  he  arose,  and 
rebuked  the  winds  and  the  sea  ; and  there  was  a 

27  great  calm.  And  the  men  marvelled,  saying.  What 
manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even  the  winds  and  the 
sea  obey  him  ? 

28  And  when  he  was  come  to  the  other  side  into  the 
country  of  the  Gadarenes,  there  met  him  two  pos- 
sessed with  devils,  coming  forth  out  of  the  tombs, 
exceeding  fierce,  so  that  no  man  could  pass  by  that 

29  way.  And  behold,  they  cried  out,  saying.  What 
have  we  to  do  with  thee,  thou  Son  of  God  ? art  thou 

30  come  hither  to  torment  us  before  the  time  ? Now 
there  was  afar  off  from  them  a herd  of  many  swine 

31  feeding.  And  the  "devils  besought  him,  saying.  If 
thou  cast  us  out,  send  us  away  into  the  herd  of 

32  swine.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go.  And  they 
came  out,  and  went  into  the  swine  : and  behold,  the 
whole  herd  rushed  down  the  steep  into  the  sea,  and 

33  perished  in  the  waters.  And  they  that  fed  them 
fled,  and  went  away  into  the  city,  and  told  every- 
thing, and  what  was  befallen  to  them  that  were 

34  possessed  with  devils.  And  behold,  all  the  city 
came  out  to  meet  Jesus  : and  when  they  saw  him, 
they  besought  him  that  he  would  depart  from  their 
borders. 


9 And  he  entered  into  a boat,  and  crossed  over,  and 

2 came  into  his  own  city.  And  behold,  they  brought 
to  him  a man  sick  of  the  palsy,  lying  on  a bed  : and 
Jesus  seeing  their  faith  said  unto  the  sick  of  the 
palsy,  “ Son,  be  of  good  cheer  ; thy  sins  are  forgiven. 

3 And  behold,  certain  of  the  scribes  said  within  them- 

4 selves, This  man  blasphemeth.  And  Jesus'' knowing 
their  thoughts  said,  Wherefore  think  ye  evil  in  your 

5 hearts  ? For  whether  is  easier,  to  say.  Thy  sins  are 

6 forgiven  ; or  to  say.  Arise,  and  walk  ? But  that  ye 
may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath  ^ power  on  earth 
to  forgive  sins  (then  saith  he  to  the  sick  of  the 
palsy).  Arise,  and  take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto  thy 

7 house.  And  he  arose,  and  departed  to  his  house. 

8 But  when  the  multitudes  saw  it,  they  were  afraid, 
and  glorified  God,  which  had  given  such  power 
unto  men. 


9  And  as  Jesus  passed  by  from  thence,  he  saw  a 

6 oh.  8.  10.  5 Mark  2.  14.  Luke  a Gr.  Child. 

* Ps.  139.  2.  ch.  12.  5.  27.  b Many  ancient  au- 

25.  Mark  12.  15.  Ltike  m Or,  demoniacs.  thorities  read  seeing. 

5.  22.  & 6.  8.  &9.  47.  & n Gr.  demons.  c Or,  authority. 

11.  17. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  IX. 


13 


a man,  named  Matthew,  sitting  at  the  receipt  of  custom  : 
and  he  saith  unto  him.  Follow  me.  And  he  arose,  and 
followed  him. 

10  ® And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Jesus  sat  at  meat  in 
the  house,  behold,  many  publicans  and  sinners  came  and 
sat  down  with  him  and  his  disciples. 

11  And  when  the  Pharisees  saw  ity  they  said  unto  his 
disciples.  Why  eateth  your  Master  with  publicans  and 
® sinners  ? 

12  But  when  Jesus  heard  ihat^  he  said  unto  them. 
They  that  be  whole  need  not  a physician,  but  they  that 
are  sick. 

13  But  go  ye  and  learn  what  that  meaneth,  ^ I will 
have  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice  : for  I am  not  come  to 
call  the  righteous,  but  sinners  to  repentance. 

14  ^ Then  came  to  him  the  disciples  of  .John,  saying. 

Why  do  we  and  the  Pharisees  fast  oft,  but  thy  dis- 
ciples fast  not  ? 

15  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Can  the  children  of 
the  bridechamber  mourn,  as  long  as  the  bridegroom  is 
with  them  ? but  the  days  will  come,  when  the  bride- 
groom shall  be  taken  from  them,  and  then  shall  they 
fast. 

16  No  man  putteth  a piece  of  new  cloth  unto  an  old 
garment,  for  that  which  is  put  in  to  fill  it  up  taketh 
from  the  garment,  and  the  rent  is  made  worse. 

17  Neither  do  men  put  new  wine  into  old  bottles  : 
else  the  bottles  break,  and  the  wine  runneth  out,  and 
the  bottles  perish  : but  they  put  new  wine  into  new 
bottles,  and  both  are  preserved. 

18  ^ While  he  spake  these  things  unto  them,  be- 
hold, there  came  a certain  ruler,  and  worshipped  him, 
saying.  My  daughter  is  even  now  dead  : but  come  and 
lay  thy  hand  upon  her,  and  she  shall  live. 

19  And  Jesus  arose,  and  followed  him,  and  so  did 
his  disciples. 

20  T[  And,  behold,  a woman,  which  was  diseased 
with  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years,  came  behind  Aim, 
and  touched  the  hem  of  his  garment  : 

21  For  she  said  within  herself.  If  I may  but  touch 
his  garment,  I shall  be  whole. 

22  But  Jesus  turned  him  about,  and  when  he  saw 
her,  he  said.  Daughter,  be  of  good  comfort  ; thy  faith 
hath  made  thee  whole.  And  the  woman  was  made 
whole  from  that  hour. 

23  And  when  Jesus  came  into  the  ruler’s  house, 
and  saw  the  minstrels  and  the  people  making  a noise, 

24  He  said  unto  them,  Give  place  : for  the  maid  is 
not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn. 

25  But  when  the  people  were  put  forth,  he  went  in, 
and  took  her  by  the  hand,  and  the  maid  arose. 

26  And  the  fame  hereof  went  abroad  into  all  that 
land. 

27  ^ And  when  Jesus  departed  thence,  two  blind 
men  followed  him,  crying,  and  saying,  Thou  son  of 
David,  have  mercy  on  us. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  house,  the  blind 
men  came  to  him  : and  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Believe 
ye  that  I am  able  to  do  this  ? They  said  unto  him. 
Yea,  Lord. 

29  Then  touched  he  their  eyes,  saying.  According  to 
your  faith  be  it  unto  you. 


man,  called  Matthew,  sitting  at  the  place  of  toll : 
and  he  saith  unto  him,  Follow  me.  And  he  arose, 
and  followed  him. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  '^sat  at  meat  in  the 
house,  behold,  many  publicans  and  sinners  came  and 

11  sat  down  with  Jesus  and  his  disciples.  And  when 
the  Pharisees  saw  it,  they  said  unto  his  disciples. 
Why  eateth  your  ® Master  with  the  publicans  and 

12  sinners  ? But  when  he  heard  it,  he  said,  They  that 
are  whole  have  no  need  of  a physician,  but  they 

13  that  are  sick.  But  go  ye  and  learn  what  this 
meaneth,  I desire  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice  : for  I 
came  not  to  call  the  righteous,  but  sinners. 


14  Then  come  to  him  the  disciples  of  John,  saying, 
Why  do  we  and  the  Pharisees  fast  ^ oft,  but  thy  dis- 

15  ciples  fast  not  ? And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Can 
the  sons  of  the  bride-chamber  mourn,  as  long  as  the 
bridegroom  is  with  them  ? but  the  days  will  come, 
when  the  bridegroom  shall  be  taken  away  from 

16  them,  and  then  will  they  fast.  And  no  man  putteth 
a piece  of  undressed  cloth  upon  an  old  garment ; for 
that  which  should  fill  it  up  taketh  from  the  gar- 

17  ment,  and  a worse  rent  is  made.  Neither  do  men 
put  new  wine  into  old  * wine-skins : else  the  skins 
burst,  and  the  wine  is  spilled,  and  the  skins  perish  : 
but  they  put  new  wine  into  fresh  wine-skins,  and 
both  are  preserved. 

18  While  he  spake  these  things  unto  them,  behold, 
there  came  * a ruler,  and  worshipped  him,  saying.  My 
daughter  is  even  now  dead  : but  come  and  lay  thy 

19  hand  upon  her,  and  she  shall  live.  And  Jesus  arose, 

20  and  followed  him,  and  so  did  his  disciples.  And  be- 
hold, a woman,  who  had  an  issue  of  blood  twelve 
years,  came  behind  him,  and  touched  the  border  of 

21  his  garment  : for  she  said  within  herself,  If  I do  but 

22  touch  his  garment,  I shall  be  >^‘made  whole.  But 
Jesus  turning  and  seeing  her  said.  Daughter,  be  of 
good  cheer  ; thy  faith  hath  *made  thee  whole.  And 

23  the  woman  was  j made  whole  from  that  hour.  And 
when  Jesus  came  into  the  ruler’s  house,  and  saw  the 

24  flute-players,  and  the  crowd  making  a tumult,  he 
said.  Give  place  : for  the  damsel  is  not  dead,  but 

25  sleepeth.  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn.  But 
when  the  crowd  was  put  forth,  he  entered  in,  and 

26  took  her  by  the  hand  ; and  the  damsel  arose.  And 
^ the  fame  hereof  went  forth  into  all  that  land.’ 


27  And  as  Jesus  passed  by  from  thence,  two  blind 
men  followed  him,  crying  out,  and  saying.  Have 

28  mercy  on  us,  thou  son  of  David.  And  when  he  was 
come  into  the  house,  the  blind  men  came  to  him  : 
and  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Believe  ye  that  I am 
able  to  do  this  ? They  say  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord. 

29  Then  touched  he  their  eyes,  saying,  According  to 


6 Mark  2.  16,  &c.  >0  1 Tim.  1.  15.  u Mark  5.  22,  &c.  u Mark  5.  38.  Luke  d Gr.  reclined  .*  and  h That  is,  skins  used 

Luke  5.  29,  &c.  Mark  2.  18,  &c.  Luke  8.  41,  &c.  8.  61.  so  always.  as  bottles. 

’’  ch.  11.  19.  Luke  Luke  6.  33,  &c.  & 18.  Mark  6.  25.  Luke  >8  g^e  2 Chr.  35.  25.  e Or,  Teacher.  i Gr.  one  rider. 

6.  30.  & 15.  2.  12.  8.  43.  if  Acts  20.  10.  /Gr.  strong.  j Or,  saved. 

® Gal.  2.  15.  12  John  3.  29.  i8  Luke  7.  60.  & 8.  '•«>  oh.  15.  22.  20.  g Some  ancient  au-  k Or,  saved  thee. 

0 Hos.  6.  6.  Mic.  6.  i3  Acts  13.  2,  3.  & 48.  & 17.  19.  & 18.  42.  30,  31.  Mark  10.  47,  thorities  emit  oft.  I Gr.  this  fame. 

6,  7,  8.  ch.  12.  7.  14.  23.  1 Cor.  7.  6.  48.  Luke  18.  38,  30. 


14 


ST.  MATTHEW,  X. 


30  And  their  eyes  were  opened  ; and  Jesus  straitly 
charged  them,  saying,  See  that  no  man  know  it. 

31  But  they,  when  they  were  departed,  spread 
abroad  his  fame  in  all  that  country. 

32  ^ 28  they  went  out,  behold,  they  brought  to 
him  a dumb  man  possessed  with  a devil. 

33  And  when  the  devil  was  cast  out,  the  dumb 
spake  : and  the  multitudes  marvelled,  saying.  It  was 
never  so  seen  in  Israel. 

34  But  the  Pharisees  said,  24  He  casteth  out  devils 
through  the  prince  of  the  devils. 

35  25  And  Jesus  went  about  all  the  cities  and  villages, 
teaching  in  their  synagogues,  and  preaching  the  gos- 
pel of  the  kingdom,  and  healing  every  sickness  and 
every  disease  among  the  people. 

36  ^ 27  But  when  he  saw  the  multitudes,  he  was 
moved  with  compassion  on  them,  because  they  fainted, 
and  were  scattered  abroad,  28  as  sheep  having  no  shep- 
herd. 

37  Then  saith  he  unto  his  disciples,  ^ The  harvest 
truly  is  plenteous,  but  the  labourers  are  few  ; 

38  Pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that 
he  will  send  forth  labourers  into  his  harvest. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 Christ  sendeih  out  his  twelve  apostles,  enabling  them  with  power  to  do 
j miracles,  5 giveth  them  their  charge,  teacheth  them,  16  comforteth 
them  against  persecutions : 40  and  promiseth  a blessing  to  those  that 
receive  them. 

And  1 when  he  had  called  unto  him  his  twelve  dis- 
ciples, he  gave  them  power  against  unclean  spir- 
its, to  cast  them  out,  and  to  heal  all  manner  of  sickness 
and  all  manner  of  disease. 

2  Now  the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles  are  these  ; 
The  first,  Simon,  2 who  is  called  Peter,  and  Andrew  his 
brother  ; James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother  ; 

3  Philip,  and  Bartholomew  ; Thomas,  and  Matthew 
the  publican  ; James  the  son  of  Alphseus,  and  Lebbseus, 
whose  surname  was  Thaddseus  ; 

4  ® Simon  the  Canaanite,  and  Judas  ^Iscariot,  who 
also  betrayed  him. 

5  These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth,  and  commanded 
them,  saying,  ® Go  not  into  the  way  of  the  Gentiles,  and 
into  any  city  of  ® the  Samaritans  enter  ye  not  : 

6  But  go  rather  to  the  ® lost  sheep  of  the  house  of 
Israel. 

7  ® And  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying,  The  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  at  hand. 

8  Heal  the  sick,  cleanse  the  lepers,  raise  the  dead, 
cast  out  devils  : freely  ye  have  received,  freely  give. 

9  ‘2  Provide  neither  gold,  nor  silver,  nor  brass  in 
your  purses, 

10  Nor  scrip  for  your  journey,  neither  two  coats,  nei- 
ther shoes,  nor  yet  staves  : for  the  workman  is  worthy 
of  his  meat. 

11  And  into  whatsoever  city  or  town  ye  shall  enter, 
enquire  who  in  it  is  worthy  ; and  there  abide  till  ye  go 
thence. 

12  And  when  ye  come  into  an  house,  salute  it. 

13  ^®And  if  the  house  be  worthy,  let  your  peace 

21  ch.  8.  4.  & 12.  16.  27  Mark  6.  34.  2 John  1.  42. 

& 17.  9.  Luke  5.  14.  28  Num.  27.  17.  1 3 Luke  6.  15.  Acts 

22  Mark  7.  36.  Kin.  22.  17.  Ezek.  34.  1.  13. 

23  See  ch.  12.  22.  5.  Zech.  10.  2.  * John  13.  26. 

Luke  11.  14.  29  Luke  10.  2.  John  6 ch.  4.  15. 

21  ch.  12.  24.  Mark  4.  35.  6 See  2 Kin.  17,  24. 

3.  22.  Luke  11.  15.  3o  2 These.  3.  1.  John  4,  9,  20, 

25  Mark  6.  6.  Luke  ’ Mark  3.  13,  14.  & ^ ch.  15.  24.  Acts 

13.  22.  6.  7.  Luke  6.  13.  & 13.  46. 

26  ch.  4.  23,  9.  1.  « le.  53.  6.  Jer.  50. 


30  your  faith  be  it  done  unto  you.  And  their  eyes 
were  opened.  And  Jesus  strictly  charged  them, 

31  saying.  See  that  no  man  know  it.  But  they  went 
forth,  and  spread  abroad  his  fame  in  all  that  land. 

32  And  as  they  went  forth,  behold,  there  was  brought 

33  to  him  a dumb  man  possessed  with  a " devil.  And 
when  the  ” devil  was  cast  out,  the  dumb  man  spake  : 
and  the  multitudes  marvelled,  saying.  It  was  never 

34  so  seen  in  Israel.  But  the  Pharisees  said,  ° By  the 
prince  of  the  p devils  casteth  he  out  p devils. 

35  And  Jesus  went  about  all  the  cities  and  the  vil- 
lages, teaching  in  their  synagogues,  and  preaching 
the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and  healing  all  manner 

36  of  disease  and  all  manner  of  sickness.  But  when 
he  saw  the  multitudes,  he  was  moved  with  compas- 
sion for  them,  because  they  were  distressed  and 

37  scattered,  as  sheep  not  having  a shepherd.  Then 
saith  he  unto  his  disciples.  The  harvest  truly  is 

38  plenteous,  but  the  labourers  are  few.  Pray  ye 
therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he  send  forth 

10  labourers  into  his  harvest.  And  he  called  unk)  him 
his  twelve  disciples,  and  gave  them  authority  over 
unclean  spirits,  to  cast  them  out,  and  to  heal  alJ- 
mamier  of  disease  and  all  manner  of  sickness. 


2 . Now  the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles  are  these  : 
The  first,  Simon,  who  is  called  Peter,  and  Andrew 
his  brother  ; James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John 

3 his  brother  ; Philip,  and  Bartholomew  ; Thomas,  and 
Matthew  the  publican  ; James  the  son  of  Alphseus, 

4 and  Thaddseus  ; Simon  the  “ Canansean,  and  Judas 

5 Iscariot,  who  also  ^betrayed  him.  These  twelve 
Jesus  sent  forth,  and  charged  them,  saying, 


Go  not  into  any  way  of  the  Gentiles,  and  enter 

6 not  into  any  city  of  the  Samaritans  : but  go  rather 

7 to  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel.  And  as  ye 
go,  preach,  saying.  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 

8 hand.  Heal  the  sick,  raise  the  dead,  cleanse  the 
lepers,  cast  out  ^ devils  : freely  ye  received,  freely 

9 give.  Get  you  no  gold,  nor  silver,  nor  brass  in  your 

10  ‘'purses  ; no  wallet  for  your  journey,  neither  two 
coats,  nor  shoes,  nor  staff : for  the  labourer  is  wor- 

11  thy  of  his  food.  And  into  whatsoever  city  or  vil- 
lage ye  shall  enter,  search  out  who  in  it  is  worthy  ; 

12  and  there  abide  till  ye  go  forth.  And  as  ye  enter 

13  into  the  house,  salute  it.  And  if  the  house  be  wor- 


6, 17.  Ezek.  34.  5,  6, 
16.  1 Pet.  2.  25. 

0 Luke  9.  2. 

10  ch.  3.  2.  & 4.  17. 
Luke  10.  9. 

11  Acts  8.  18,  20. 

12  1 Sam.  9. 7.  Mark 
6.  8.  Luke  9.  3.  & 10. 
4.  & 22.  35. 


13  See  Mark  6.  8. 

11  Luke  10.  7.  1 

Cor.  9.  7,  &c.  1 Tim. 

5.  18. 

15  Luke  10.  8. 

10  Luke  10.  5. 
m.  Or,  sternly, 
n Gr.  demon, 
o Or,  In. 


p Gr.  demons, 
a Or,  Zealot.  See 
Luke  6.  15  ; Acta  1. 
13. 

b Or,  delivered  him 
up : and  so  always. 
c Gr.  demons, 
d Gr.  girdles. 


15 


ST.  MATTHEW,  X. 


come  upon  it : but  if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  your  peace 
return  to  you. 

14  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you,  nor  hear 
your  words,  when  ye  depart  out  of  that  house  or  city, 

shake  off  the  dust  of  your  feet. 

15  Verily  I say  unto  you,  It  shall  be  more  tolera- 
ble for  the  land  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrha  in  the  day  of 
judgment,  than  for  that  city. 

16  ^ Behold,  I send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the 
midst  of  wolves  : ^^be  ye  therefore  wise  as  serpents, 
and  23  harmless  as  doves. 

17  But  beware  of  men  ; for  they  will  deliver  you  up 
to  the  councils,  and  ^sthey  will  scourge  you  in  their 
synagogues  ; 

18  And  26  ye  shall  be  brought  before  governors  and 
kings  for  my  sake,  for  a testimony  against  them  and 
the  Gentiles. 

19  27  But  when  they  deliver  you  up,  take  no  thought 
how  or  what  ye  shall  speak  ; for  28  it  shall  be  given  you 
in  that  same  hour  what  ye  shall  speak. 

20  29  For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Spirit  of 
your  Father  which  speaketh  in  you. 

21  30  And  the  brother  shall  deliver  up  the  brother  to 
death,  and  the  father  the  child  : and  the  children  shall 
rise  up  against  their  parents,  and  cause  them  to  be  put 
to  death. 

22  And  3*  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my  name’s 
sake  : 32  but  he  that  endureth  to  the  end  shall  be  saved. 

23  But  33  when  they  persecute  you  in  this  city,  flee  ye 
into  another  : for  verily  I say  unto  you.  Ye  shall  not 
have  gone  over  the  cities  of  Israel,  34  till  the  Son  of 
man  be  come. 

24  35  The  disciple  is  not  above  his  master,  nor  the 
servant  above  his  lord. 

25  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple  that  he  be  as  his  mas- 
ter, and  the  servant  as  his  lord.  If  36  they  have  called 
the  master  of  the  house  Beelzebub,  how  much  more 
shall  they  call  them  of  his  household  ? 

26  Fear  them  not  therefore  : 37  for  there  is  nothing 
covered,  that  shall  not  be  revealed  ; and  hid,  that  shall 
not  be  known. 

27  What  I tell  you  in  darkness,  that  speak  ye  in  light : 
and  what  ye  hear  in  the  ear,  that  preach  ye  upon  the 
housetops. 

28  38  And  fear  not  them  which  kill  the  body,  but  are 
not  able  to  kill  the  soul  : but  rather  fear  him  which  is 
able  to  destroy  both  soul  and  body  in  hell. 

29  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for  a farthing?  and 
one  of  them  shall  not  fall  on  the  ground  without  your 
Father. 

30  39  But  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are  all  num- 
bered. 

31  Fear  ye  not  therefore,  ye  are  of  more  value  than 
many  sparrows. 

32  Whosoever  therefore  shall  confess  me  before 
men,  ^^him  will  I confess  also  before  my  Father  which 
is  in  heaven. 

33  ^2  But  whosoever  shall  deny  me  before  men,  him 
will  I also  deny  before  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

17  Ps.  35.  13.  24  ch.  24.  9.  Mark  28  Ex.  4.  12.  Jer. 

18  Mark  6.  11.  Luke  13.  9.  Luke  12.  11.  & 1.  7. 

9.  5.  & 10.  10,  11.  21.  12.  2y  2 Sara.  23.  2. 

18  Neh.  6.  13.  Acts  2.5  Acts  5.  40.  Acts  4.  8.  & G.  10.  2 

13.  51.  & 18.  6.  20  Acts  12.  1.  & 24.  Tira.  4.  17. 

20  ch.  11.  22,  24.  10.  & 25.  7,  23.  2 Tira.  3°  ver.  35,  3G.  Mic. 

21  Luke  10.  3.  4.  IG.  7.  G.  Luke  21.  IG. 

2-’  Rora.  IG.  19.  Eph.  27  Mark  1.3.  11,  12,  3i  Luke  21.  17. 

6.15.  13.  Luke  12.  11.  & 32  Dan.  12.  12,  13. 

23 1 Cor.  14.  20.  21.  14,  15.  ch.  24.  13.  Mark  13. 

Phil.  2.  15.  13. 


thy,  let  your  peace  come  upon  it  : but  if  it  be  not 

14  worthy,  let  your  peace  return  to  you.  And  who- 
soever shall  not  receive  you,  nor  hear  your  words, 
as  ye  go  forth  out  of  that  house  or  that  city,  shake 

15  off  the  dust  of  your  feet.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  It 
shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the  land  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  in  the  day  of  judgement,  than  for  that 
city. 

16  Behold,  I send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the  midst 
of  wolves  : be  ye  therefore  wise  as  serpents,  and 

17  ® harmless  as  doves.  But  beware  of  men  : for  they 
will  deliver  you  up  to  councils,  and  in  their  syn- 

18  agogues  they  will  scourge  you  ; yea  and  before  gov- 
ernors and  kings  shall  ye  be  brought  for  my  sake, 

19  for  a testimony  to  them  and  to  the  Gentiles.  But 
when  they  deliver  you  up,  be  not  anxious  how  or 
what  ye  shall  speak  : for  it  shall  be  given  you  in 

20  that  hour  what  ye  shall  speak.  For  it  is  not  ye  that 
speak,  but  the  Spirit  of  your  Father  that  speaketh 

21  in  you.  And  brother  shall  deliver  up  brother  to 
death,  and  the  father  his  child  : and  children  shall 
rise  up  against  parents,  and  cause  them  to  be  put 

22  to  death.  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my 
name’s  sake  : but  he  that  endureth  to  the  end,  the 

23  same  shall  be  saved.  But  when  they  persecute  you 
in  this  city,  flee  into  the  next  : for  verily  I say  unto 
you.  Ye  shall  not  have  gone  through  the  cities  of 
Israel,  till  the  Son  of  man  be  come. 


I 

24  A disciple  is  not  above  his  ^ master,  nor  a servant 

25  above  his  lord.  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple  that  he 
be  as  his  ^ master,  and  the  servant  as  his  lord.  If 
they  have  called  the  master  of  the  house  ^ Beelze- 
bub, how  much  more  shall  they  call  them  of  his 

26  household  ! Fear  them  not  therefore  : for  there  is 
nothing  covered,  that  shall  not  be  revealed  ; and 

27  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known.  What  I tell  you  in 
the  darkness,  speak  ye  in  the  light : and  what  ye 

28  hear  in  the  ear,  proclaim  upon  the  housetops.  And 
be  not  afraid  of  them  which  kill  the  body,  but 
are  not  able  to  kill  the  soul  : but  rather  fear  him 
which  is  able  to  destroy  both  soul  and  body  in  J hell. 

29  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for  a farthing  ? and  not 
one  of  them  shall  fall  on  the  ground  without  your 

30  Father  : but  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are  all 

31  numbered.  Fear  not  therefore  ; ye  are  of  more 

32  value  than  many  sparrows.  Every  one  therefore 
who  shall  confess  *me  before  men,  Hiim  will  I also 

33  confess  before  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  But 
whosoever  shall  deny  me  before  men,  him  will  I 
also  deny  before  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 


33  ch.  2.  13.  & 4.  12. 
& 12.  15.  Acts  8.  1. 
& 9.  25.  & 14.  6. 

34  Ch.  IG.  28. 

33  Luke  G.  40.  John 
13.  IG.  & 15.  20. 

33  ch.  12.  24.  Mark 
3.  22.  Luke  11.  15. 
John  8.  48,  52. 

37  Mark  4.  22.  Luke 
8.  17.  & 12.  2,  3. 


38  Is.  8.  12,  13.  Luke 
12.  4.  1 Pet.  3.  14. 

38  1 Sara.  14.  45.  2 
Sara.  14.  11.  Luke  21. 
18.  Acts  27.  34. 

40Lul:cjl2.  8.  Rom. 
10.  9,  10. 

41  Rev.  3.  5. 

42  Mark  8.  38.  Luke 
9.  2G.  2 Tim.  2.  12. 


e Or,  simple, 
f Or,  put  them  to 
death. 

Or,  teacher. 

Gi’.  bond-servant. 
i Gr.  Beehehul: 
and  GO  elsewhere. 
j Gr.  Gehenna, 
k Gr.  in  me. 

I Gr.  in  him. 


IG 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XL 


34  Think  not  that  I am  come  to  send  peace  on 
earth  : I came  not  to  send  peace,  but  a sword. 

35  For  I am  come  to  set  a man  at  variance  against 
his  father,  and  the  daughter  against  her  mother,  and  the 
daughter  in  law  against  her  mother  in  law. 

36  And  a man’s  foes  shall  be  they  of  his  own  house- 
hold. 

37  He  that  loveth  father  or  mother  more  than  me 
is  not  worthy  of  me  : and  he  that  loveth  son  or  daughter 
more  than  me  is  not  worthy  of  me. 

38  And  he  that  taketh  not  his  cross,  and  followeth 
after  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me. 

39  He  that  findeth  his  life  shall  lose  it : and  he 
that  loseth  his  life  for  my  sake  shall  find  it. 

40  ^ He  that  receiveth  you  receiveth  me,  and  he 
that  receiveth  me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me. 

41  He  that  receiveth  a prophet  in  the  name  of  a 
prophet  shall  receive  a prophet’s  reward  ; and  he  that 
receiveth  a righteous  man  in  the  name  of  a righteous 
man  shall  receive  a righteous  man’s  reward. 

42  And  whosoever  shall  give  to  drink  unto  one  of 
these  little  ones  a cup  of  cold  water  only  in  the  name  of 
a disciple,  verily  I say  unto  you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose 
his  reward. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

2 John  sendeih  his  disciples  to  Christ.  7 Christ's  testimony  concerning 
John,  18  2'he  opinion  of  the  people,  both  concerning  John  and  Christ. 
20  Christ  upbraideth  the  unthankfulness  and  unrepentance  of  Chora- 
zin,  Bethsaida,  and  Capernaum:  2b  and  praising  his  Father's  ^cisdom 
in  revealing  the  gospel  to  the  simple,  28  he  calleth  to  him  all  such  as 
feel  the  burden  of  their  sins. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  made  an  end 
of  commanding  his  twelve  disciples,  he  departed 
thence  to  teach  and  to  preach  in  their  cities. 

2  1 Now  when  John  had  heard  ^ in  the  prison  the 
works  of  Christ,  he  .sent  two  of  his  disciples, 

3  And  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  ^ he  that  should  come, 
or  do  we  look  for  another  ? 

4  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Go  and  shew 
J ohn  again  those  things  which  ye  do  hear  and  see  : 

5  ^ The  blind  receive  their  sight,  and  the  lame  walk, 
the  lepers  are  cleansed,  and  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are 
raised  up,  and  ® the  poor  have  the  gospel  preached  to 
them. 

6  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever  shall  not  ® be  offended 
in  me. 

7  ^ And  as  they  departed,  Jesus  began  to  say  unto 
the  multitudes  concerning  John,  What  went  ye  out  into 
the  wilderness  to  see  ? ® A reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ? 

8  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ? A man  clothed 
in  soft  raiment  ? behold,  they  that  wear  soft  clothing  are 
in  kings’  houses. 

9  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ? A prophet  ? 
yea,  1 say  unto  you,  ® and  more  than  a prophet. 

10  For  this  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  written,  Behold,  I 
send  my  messenger  before  thy  face,  which  shall  prepare 
thy  way  before  thee. 

11  Verily  I say  unto  you,  Among  them  that  are  born 
of  women  there  hath  not  risen  a greater  than  John  the 
Baptist : notwithstanding  he  that  is  least  in  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  greater  than  he. 

« Luke  12.  49,  51,  48  ch.  16.  25.  Luke  40.  Mark  9.  41.  Heb. 

62,  53.  17.  33.  John  12.  25.  6.  10. 

44  Mic.  7.  6.  49  ch.  18.  5.  Luke  i Luke  7.  18,  19,  &c. 

45  Ps.  41.  9.  & 55. 13.  9.  48.  & 10.  16.  John  2 ch.  14.  3. 

Mic.  7.  6.  John  13.  12.  44.  & 13.  20.  Gal.  3 Gen.  49.  10.  Num. 

18.  4.  14.  24.  17.  Dan.  9.  24. 

46  Luke  14.  26.  so  j Kin.  17.  10.  & John  6.  14. 

*>  ch.  16.  24.  Mark  18.  4.  2 Kin.  4.  8.  4 is.  29.  18.  & 35.  4, 

8.  34.  Luke  9.  23.  & « ch.  18.  5,  6.  & 25.  6,  6.  & 42.  7.  John  2. 

14.  27. 


34  Think  not  that  I came  to  ”*send  peace  on  the 
earth  : I came  not  to  send  peace,  but  a sword. 

35  For  I came  to  set  a man  at  variance  against  his 
father,  and  the  daughter  against  her  mother,  and  the 

36  daughter  in  law  against  her  mother  in  law  : and  a 

37  man’s  foes  shall  be  they  of  his  own  household.  He 
that  loveth  father  or  mother  more  than  me  is  not 
worthy  of  me  : and  he  that  loveth  son  or  daughter 

38  more  than  me  is  not  worthy  of  me.  And  he  that 
doth  not  take  his  cross  and  follow  after  me,  is  not 

39  worthy  of  me.  He  that  "findeth  his  "life  shall 
lose  it  ; and  he  that  loseth  his  " life  for  my  sake 
shall  find  it. 

40  He  that  receiveth  you  receiveth  me,  and  he  that 

41  receiveth  me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me.  He  that 
receiveth  a prophet  in  the  name  of  a prophet  shall 
receive  a prophet’s  reward  ; and  he  that  receiveth  a 
righteous  man  in  the  name  of  a righteous  man  shall 

42  receive  a righteous  man’s  reward.  And  whosoever 
shall  give  to  drink  unto  one  of  these  little  ones  a 
cup  of  cold  water  only,  in  the  name  of  a disciple, 
verily  I say  unto  you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose  his 
reward. 


11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  made  an 
end  of  commanding  his  twelve  disciples,  he  departed 
thence  to  teach  and  preach  in  their  cities. 

2 Now  when  John  heard  in  the  prison  the  works  of 

3 the  Christ,  he  sent  by  his  disciples,  and  said  unto 
him.  Art  thou  he  that  cometh,  or  look  we  for 

4 another?  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Go  your  way  and  tell  John  the  things  which  ye  do 

5 hear  and  see  : the  blind  receive  their  sight,  and  the 
lame  walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed,  and  the  deaf 
hear,  and  the  dead  are  raised  up,  and  the  poor  have 

6 “ good  tidings  preached  to  them.  And  blessed  is  he, 
whosoever  shall  find  none  occasion  of  stumbling  m 

7 me.  And  as  these  went  their  way,  Jesus  began  to 
say  unto  the  multitudes  concerning  John,  What  went 
ye  out  into  the  wilderness  to  behold  ? a reed  shaken 

8 with  the  wind  ? But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ? 
a man  clothed  in  soft  raiment  f Behold,  they  that 

9 wear  soft  raiment  are  in  kings’  houses.  But  where- 
fore went  ye  out  ? to  see  a prophet  ? Yea,  I say 

10  unto  you,  and  much  more  than  a prophet.  This  is 
he,  of  whom  it  is  written. 

Behold,  I send  my  messenger  before  thy  face. 
Who  shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee. 

11  Verily  I say  unto  you,  Among  them  that  are  born 
of  women  there  hath  not  arisen  a greater  than  John 
the  Baptist : yet  he  that  is  " but  little  in  the  kingdom 


23.  & 3.  2.  & 5.  3G.  & 
10.  25,  38.  & 14.  11. 

6 Ps.  22.  26.  Is.  61. 

1.  Luke  4.  18.  Jam. 

2.  5. 

6 Is.  8.  14,  15.  ch. 
13.  57.  & 24.  10.  & 26. 
31.  Rom.  9.  32,  33. 
1 Cor.  1.  23.  & 2.  14. 


Gal.  5.  11.  1 Pet.  2. 
8. 

7 Luke  7.  24. 

8 Eph.  4.  14. 

» ch.  14.  5.  & 21.  26. 
Luke  1.  76.  & 7.  26. 

’6  Mai.  3.  1.  Mark 
1.2.  Ltike  1.  76.  & 7. 
27. 


m Gr.  cast, 
n Or,  found. 

0 Or,  soul, 
p Or,  lost, 
a Or,  the  gospel, 
b Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  But 
mhnt  went  ye  out  to 
seef  a prophet? 
c Gr.  lesser. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XII. 


17 


12  ^^And  from  the  days  of  John  the  Baptist  until 
now  the  kingdom  of  heaven  suffereth  violence,  and  the 
violent  take  it  by  force. 

13  For  all  the  prophets  and  the  law  prophesied 
until  John. 

14  And  if  ye  will  receive  it,  this  is  Elias,  which 
was  for  to  come. 

15  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear.  - 

16  ^ But  whereunto  shall  I liken  this  generation  ? 
It  is  like  unto  children  sitting  in  the  markets,  and  call- 
ing unto  their  fellows, 

17  And  saying.  We  have  piped  unto  you,  and  ye  have 
not  danced  ; we  have  mourned  unto  you,  and  ye  have 
not  lamented. 

18  For  John  came  neither  eating  nor  drinking,  and 
they  say.  He  hath  a devil. 

19  The  Son  of  man  came  eating  and  drinking,  and 
they  say.  Behold  a man  gluttonous,  and  a winebibher, 

a friend  of  publicans  and  sinners.  But  wisdom  is 
justified  of  her  children. 

20  ^ Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  cities  wherein 
most  of  his  mighty  works  were  done,  because  they  re- 
pented not  : 

21  Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin  ! woe  unto  thee,  Beth- 
saida  ! for  if  the  mighty  works,  which  were  done  in  you, 
had  been  done  in  Tyre  and  Sid  on,  they  would  have  re- 
pented long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

22  But  I say  unto  you,  It  shall  be  more  tolerable 
for  Tyre  and  Sidon  at  the  day  of  judgment,  than  for  you. 

23  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which  art  exalted  unto 
heaven,  shalt  be  brought  down  to  hell : for  if  the  mighty 
works,  which  have  been  done  in  thee,  had  been  done  in 
Sodom,  it  would  have  remained  until  this  day. 

24  But  I say  unto  you,  ^aXhat  it  shall  be  more  tol- 
erable for  the  land  of  Sodom  in  the  day  of  judgment, 
than  for  thee. 

25  ^ 23  time  Jesus  answered  and  said,  I 

thank  thee,  O Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  be- 
cause 24  thou  hast  hid  these  things  from  the  wise  and 
prudent,  25  and  hast  revealed  them  unto  babes. 

26  Even  so.  Father;  for  so  it  seemed  good  in  thy 
sight. 

27  26^.11  things  are  delivered  unto  me  of  my  Father  : 
and  no  man  knoweth  the  Son,  but  the  Father  ; 27  neither 
knoweth  any  man  the  Father,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to 
whomsoever  the  Son  will  reveal  him. 

28  ^ Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labour  and  are  heavy 
laden,  and  I will  give  you  rest. 

29  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  28  and  learn  of  me  ; for  I 
am  meek  and  29  lowly  in  heart : so  and  ye  shall  find  rest 
unto  your  souls. 

30  SI  For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my  burden  is  light. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 Christ  reproveth  the  blindness  of  the  Pharisees  concerning  the  breach 
of  the  Sabbath,  3 by  scriptures,  9 by  reason,  13  (tnd  by  a miracle. 
22  He  healeth  the  man  possessed  that  was  blind  and  dumb.  31  Bla.s- 
phemu  against  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  never  be  forgiven,  Accotint 
shall  be  made  of  idle  words.  38  He  rebnketh  the  unfaithful,  who  seek 
after  a sign  : 49  and  sheweth  who  is  his  brother,  sister,  and  mother. 

At  that  time  ^ Jesus  went  on  the  sabbath  day 
through  the  corn  ; and  his  disciples  were  an  hun- 
gred,  and  began  to  pluck  the  ears  of  corn,  and  to  eat. 

« Luke  16.  16.  Luke  7.  35.  See  Ps.  8.  2.  1 

12  Mai.  4.  6.  18  Luke  10.  13,  &c.  Cor.  1.  19,  27.  & 2.  8. 

13  Mai.  4.  5.  ch.  17.  is  Jonah  3.  7,  8.  2 Cor.  3.  14. 

12.  Luke  1.  17.  20  ver.  24.  ch.  10.  23  ch.  16.  17. 

14  ch.  13.  9.  Luke  15.  20  ch.  28.  18.  Luke 

8.  8.  Rev.  2.  7,  11,  21  See  Ir,.  14.  13.  10.  22.  John  3.  35. 

17,  29.  & 3.  6,  13,  22.  Lam.  2.  1.  & 13.  3.  & 17.  2.  1 

15  Luke  7.  31.  22  ch.  10.  15.  Cor.  15.  27. 

18  ch.  9.  10.  23  Luke  10.  21. 


12  of  heaven  is  greater  than  he.  And  from  the  days 
of  John  the  Baptist  until  now  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
suffereth  violence,  and  men  of  violence  take  it  by 

13  force.  For  all  the  prophets  and  the  law  prophesied 

14  until  John.  And  if  ye  are  willing  to  receive  ^^it, 

15  this  is  Elijah,  which  is  to  come.  He  that  hath  ears 

16  8 to  hear,  let  him  hear.  But  whereunto  shall  I liken 
this  generation  ? It  is  like  imto  children  sitting  in 

17  the  marketplaces,  which  call  unto  their  fellows,  and 
say.  We  piped  unto  you,  and  ye  did  not  dance  ; we 

18  wailed,  and  ye  did  not  mourn.  For  John  came 
neither  eating  nor  drinking,  and  they  say,  He  hath  a 

19  ^ devil.  The  Son  of  man  came  eating  and  drinking, 
and  they  say.  Behold,  a gluttonous  man,  and  a wine- 
bibber,  a friend  of  publicans  and  sinners  ! And 
wisdom  '*is  justified  by  her  * works. 


20  Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  cities  wherein  most 
of  his  -7  mighty  works  were  done,  because  they  re- 

21  pented  not.  Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin  ! woe  unto 
thee,  Bethsaida  ! for  if  the  mighty  works  had  been 
done  in  Tyre  and  Sidon  which  were  done  in  you, 
they  would  have  repented  long  ago  in  sackcloth  and 

22  ashes.  Howbeit  I say  unto  you,  it  shall  be  more 
tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Sidon  in  the  day  of  judge- 

23  ment,  than  for  you.  And  thou,  Capernaum,  shalt 
thou  be  exalted  unto  heaven  ? thou  shalt  ^ go  down 
unto  Hades  : for  if  the  -^  mighty  works  had  been 
done  in  Sodom  which  were  done  in  thee,  it  would 

24  have  remained  until  this  day.  Howbeit  I say  unto 
you,  that  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the  land  of 
Sodom  in  the  day  of  judgement,  than  for  thee. 

25  At  that  season  Jesus  answered  and  said,  I Uhank 
thee,  O Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  that  thou 
didst  hide  these  things  from  the  wise  and  under- 

26  standing,  and  didst  reveal  them  unto  babes  : yea. 
Father,  for  so  it  was  well-pleasing  in  thy  sight. 

27  All  things  have  been  delivered  unto  me  of  my 
Father  : and  no  one  knoweth  the  Son,  save  the 
Father  ; neither  doth  any  know  the  Father,  save  the 
Son,  and  he  to  whomsoever  the  Son  willeth  to  reveal 

28  him.  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labour  and  are 

29  heavy  laden,  and  I will  give  you  rest.  Take  my 
yoke  upon  you,  and  learn  of  me  ; for  I am  meek 
and  lowly  in  heart ; and  ye  shall  find  rest  unto  your 

30  souls.  For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my  burden  is  light. 


12  At  that  season  Jesus  went  on  the  sabbath  day 
through  the  cornfields  ; and  his  disciples  were  an 
hungred,  and  began  to  pluck  ears  of  corn,  and  to 

22  John  1.  18.  & 6.  2 Dent.  23. 25.  Mark  thorities  read  chil- 

46.  & 10.  15.  2.  23.  Luke  6.  1.  dren : as  in  Luke  7. 

28  John  13.  15.  Phil.  d Or,  him.  35. 

2.  5.  1 Pet.  2.  21.  1 € Some  ancient  an-  j Gr.  powers. 

John  2.  6.  thorities  omit  to  hear.  k Many  ancient  ait- 

28  Zech.  9.  9.  Phil.  / Gr.  beat  the  breast,  thorities  read  be 

2.  7,  8.  g Gr.  demon.  brought  down. 

30  Jer.  6.  16.  h Or,  teas.  I Or,  praise. 

81 1 John  6.  3.  i Many  ancient  au-  m Or,  that. 


18 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XII. 


2 But  when  the  Pharisees  saw  ity  they  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  thy  disciples  do  that  which  is  not  lawful  to  do 
upon  the  sabbath  day. 

3 But  he  said  unto  them.  Have  ye  not  read  ^what 
David  did,  when  he  was  an  hungred,  and  they  that  were 
with  him  ; 

4 How  he  entered  into  the  house  of  God,  and  did  eat 
2 the  shewbread,  which  was  not  lawful  for  him  to  eat, 
neither  for  them  which  were  with  him,  ^ but  only  for  the 
priests  ? 

5 Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  ® law,  how  that  on  the 
sabbath  days  the  priests  in  the  temple  profane  the  sab- 
bath, and  are  blameless  ? 

6 But  I say  unto  you.  That  in  this  place  is 
greater  than  the  temple. 

7 But  if  ye  had  known  what  this  meaneth,  I will 
have  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice,  ye  would  not  have  con- 
demned the  guiltless. 

8 For  the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  even  of  the  sabbath 
day. 

9 ® And  when  he  was  departed  thence,  he  went  into 
their  synagogue  : 

10  ^ And,  behold,  there  was  a man  which  had  his 
hand  withered.  And  they  asked  him,  saying,  ®Is  it 
lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath  days  ? that  they  might 
accuse  him. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  man  shall  there  be 
among  you,  that  shall  have  one  sheep,  and  if  it  fall 
into  a pit  on  the  sabbath  day,  will  he  not  lay  hold  on  it, 
and  lift  it  out  ? 

12  How  much  then  is  a man  better  than  a sheep  ? 
Wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do  well  on  the  sabbath  days. 

13  Then  saith  he  to  the  man,  Stretch  forth  thine 
hand.  And  he  stretched  it  forth  ; and  it  was  restored 
whole,  like  as  the  other. 

14  Then  the  Pharisees  went  out,  and  held  a coun- 
cil against  him,  how  they  might  destroy  him. 

15  But  when  Jesus  knew  it,  ^^he  withdrew  himself 
from  thence  : and  great  multitudes  followed  him,  and 
he  healed  them  all  ; 

16  And  charged  them  that  they  should  not  make 
him  known  : 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by 
Esaias  the  prophet,  saying, 

18  Behold  my  servant,  whom  I have  chosen  ; my 
beloved,  in  whom  my  soul  is  well  pleased  ; I will  put  | 
my  spirit  upon  him,  and  he  shall  shew  judgment  to  the 
Gentiles. 

19  He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry  ; neither  shall  any 
man  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets. 

20  A bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  and  smoking 
flax  shall  he  not  quench,  till  he  send  forth  judgment 
unto  victory. 

21  And  in  his  name  shall  the  Gentiles  trust. 

22  ^ Then  was  brought  unto  him  one  possessed 
with  a devil,  blind,  and  dumb  : and  he  healed  him,  inso- 
much that  the  blind  and  dumb  both  spake  and  saw. 

23  And  all  the  people  were  amazed,  and  said.  Is  not 
this  the  son  of  David  ? 

24  But  when  the  Pharisees  heard  it,  they  said,  This 
fellow  doth  not  cast  out  devils,  but  by  Beelzebub  the 
prince  of  the  devils. 

2 1 Sam.  21.  G.  e 2 Chr.  6.  18.  Mai.  » Luke  13.  14.  & 14. 

8 Ex.  25.  30.  Lev.  24.  3.  1.  3.  John  9.  16. 

5.  7 Ho8.  6.  6.  Mic.  6.  lo  See  Ex.  23.  4,  5. 

4 Ex.  29. 32, 33.  Lev.  6,  7,  8.  ch.  9.  13.  Deut.  22.  4. 

8.  31.  & 24.  9.  8 Mark  3.  1.  Luke  ” ch.  27.  1.  Mark  3. 

6Num.  28.  9.  John  6.  G.  6.  Luke  6.  11.  John 

7.  22. 


2 eat.  But  the  Pharisees,  when  they  saw  it,  said  unto 
him.  Behold,  thy  disciples  do  that  which  it  is  not 

3 lawful  to  do  upon  the  sabbath.  But  he  said  unto 
them.  Have  ye  not  read  what  David  did,  when  he 

4 was  an  hungred,  and  they  that  were  with  him  ; how 
he  entered  into  the  house  of  God,  and  “ did  eat  the 
shewbread,  which  it  was  not  lawful  for  him  to  eat, 
neither  for  them  that  were  with  him,  but  only  for 

5 the  priests  ? Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law,  how 
that  on  the  sabbath  day  the  priests  in  the  temple 

6 profane  the  sabbath,  and  are  guiltless  ? But  I say 
unto  you,  that  ^ one  greater  than  the  temple  is  here. 

7 But  if  ye  had  known  what  this  meaneth,  I desire 
mercy,  and  not  sacrifice,  ye  would  not  have  con- 

8 demned  the  guiltless.  For  the  Son  of  man  is  lord 
of  the  sabbath. 


9  And  he  depai-ted  thence,  and  went  into  their  syna- 

10  gogue  : and  behold,  a man  having  a withered  hand. 
And  they  asked  him,  saying.  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on 

11  the  sabbath  day  ? that  they  might  accuse  him.  And 
he  said  unto  them.  What  man  shall  there  be  of  you, 
that  shall  have  one  sheep,  and  if  this  fall  into  a pit 
on  the  sabbath  day,  will  he  not  lay  hold  on  it,  and 

12  lift  it  out  ? How  much  then  is  a man  of  more 
value  than  a sheep  ! Wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do 

13  good  on  the  sabbath  day.  Then  saith  he  to  the 
man,  Stretch  forth  thy  hand.  And  lie  stretched  it 

14  forth  ; and  it  was  restored  whole,  as  the  other.  But 
the  Pharisees  went  out,  and  took  counsel  against 

15  him,  how  they  might  destroy  him.  And  Jesus  per- 
ceiving it  withdrew  from  thence  : and  many  fol- 

16  lowed  him  ; and  he  healed  them  all,  and  charged 

17  them  that  they  should  not  make  him  known  : that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  ^ by  Isaiah  the 
prophet,  saying, 

18  Behold,  my  servant  whom  I have  chosen  ; 

My  beloved  in  whom  my  soul  is  well  pleased  : 

I will  put  my  Spirit  upon  him. 

And  he  shall  declare  judgement  to  the  Gentiles. 

19  He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry  aloud  ; 

Neither  shall  anyone  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets. 

20  A bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break. 

And  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench. 

Till  he  send  forth  judgement  unto  victory. 

21  And  in  his  name  shall  the  Gentiles  hope. 


22  Then  was  brought  unto  him  ^ one  possessed  with 
a devil,  blind  and  dumb  : and  he  healed  him,  inso- 

23  much  that  the  dumb  man  spake  and  saw.  And  all 
the  multitudes  were  amazed,  and  said.  Is  this  the 

24  son  of  David  ? But  when  the  Pharisees  heard  it, 
they  said.  This  man  doth  not  cast  out  * devils,  but 


5.  18.  & 10.  39.  & 11.  16  ch.  3.  17.  & 17.  5.  thorities  read  they  did 

53.  . 11  See  ch.  9.  32.  Mark  eat. 

12  See  ch.  10.  23.  3.11.  Luke  11.  14.  bGr.  a greater  thing. 

Mark  3.  7.  i*  ch.  9.  34.  Mark  c Or,  through. 

18  ch.  19.  2.  3.  22.  Luke  11.  15.  d Or,  a demoniac. 

1^  ch.  9.  30.  a Some  ancient  au-  e Gr.  demons. 

16  la.  42.  1. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XII. 


19 


25  And  Jesus  knew  tkeir  thoughts,  and  said  unto 
them,  Every  kingdom  divided  against  itself  is  brought 
to  desolation  ; and  every  city  or  house  divided  against 
itself  shall  not  stand  : 

26  And  if  Satan  cast  out  Satan,  he  is  divided  against 
himself  ; how  shall  then  his  kingdom  stand  ? 

27  And  if  I by  Beelzebub  cast  out  devils,  by  whom 
do  your  children  cast  them  out  ? therefore  they  shall  be 
your  judges. 

28  But  if  I cast  out  devils  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  then 
^ the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  unto  you. 

29  Or  else  how  can  one  enter  into  a strong  man’s 
house,  and  spoil  his  goods,  except  he  first  bind  the 
strong  man  ? and  then  he  will  spoil  his  house. 

30  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against  me  ; and  he  that 
gathereth  not  with  me  scattereth  abroad. 

31  ^ Wherefore  I say  unto  you,  All  manner  of  sin 
and  blasphemy  shall  be  forgiven  unto  men  : but  the 
blasphemy  against  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  not  be  forgiven 
unto  men. 

32  And  whosoever  ^^speaketh  a word  against  the 
Son  of  man,  ^ it  shall  be  forgiven  him  : but  whosoever 
speaketh  against  the  Holy  Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  for- 
given him,  neither  in  this  world,  neither  in  the  world  to 
come. 

33  Either  make  the  tree  good,  and  ^6  hig  fruit  good  ; 
or  else  make  the  tree  corrupt,  and  his  fruit  corrupt : for 
the  tree  is  known  by  his  fruit. 

34  O ^ generation  of  vipers,  how  can  ye,  being  evil, 
speak  good  things  ? for  out  of  the  abundance  of  the 
heart  the  mouth  speaketh. 

35  A good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure  of  the  heart 
bringeth  forth  good  things  : and  an  evil  man  out  of  the 
evil  treasure  bringeth  forth  evil  things. 

36  But  I say  unto  you,  That  every  idle  word  that 
men  shall  speak,  they  shall  give  account  thereof  in  the 
day  of  judgment. 

37  For  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  justified,  and  by 
thy  words  thou  shalt  be  condemned. 

38  ^ 29  Then  certain  of  the  scribes  and  of  the  Phari- 
sees answered,  saying.  Master,  we  would  see  a sign  from 
thee. 

39  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them.  An  evil  and 
30  adulterous  generation  seeketh  after  a sign  ; and  there 
shall  no  sign  be  given  to  it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet 
Jonas  : 

40  3^  For  as  Jonas  was  three  days  and  three  nights  in 
the  whale’s  belly  ; so  shall  the  Son  of  man  be  three  days 
and  three  nights  in  tlie  heart  of  the  earth. 

41  32  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise  in  judgment  with 
this  generation,  and  33  shall  condemn  it : 34  because  they 
repented  at  the  preaching  of  Jonas  ; and,  behold,  a 
greater  than  Jonas  is  here. 

42  35  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up  in  the 
judgment  with  this  generation,  and  shall  condemn  it  : 
for  she  came  from  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  to 
hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon  ; and,  behold,  a greater 
than  Solomon  is  here. 

43  36  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out  of  a man, 
3'^  he  walketh  through  dry  places,  seeking  rest,  and  find- 
eth  none. 

19  ch.  9.  4.  John  2.  12.  10.  Heb.  6.  4,  &c.  43,  44. 

25.  Rev.  2.  23.  & 10.  2G,  29.  1 John  5.  ch.  3.  7.  & 23.  33. 

20  Dan.  2.  44.  & 7.  IG.  Luke  6.  45. 

14.  Luke  1.  33.  & 11.  ^ Acts  7.  51.  ch.  IG.  1.  Mark  8. 

20.  & 17.  20,  21.  ch.  11.  19.  & 13.  11.  Luke  11.  10,  29. 

21  Is.  49.  24.  Luke  65.  John  7.  12,  62.  John  2.  18.  1 Cor.  1. 

11.  21,  22,  23.  2'5 1 Tim.  1.  13.  22. 

w Mark  3.  28.  Luke  “ ch.  7.  17.  Luke  6.  8°  Is.  67.  3.  ch.  16. 


25  -^by  Beelzebub  the  prince  of  the  ^ devils.  And 
knowing  their  thoughts  he  said  unto  them,  Every 
kingdom  divided  against  itself  is  brought  to  desola- 
tion ; and  every  city  or  house  divided  against  itself 

26  shall  not  stand  : and  if  Satan  casteth  out  Satan,  he 
is  divided  against  himself  ; how  then  shall  his  king- 

27  dom  stand?  And  if  I -^by  Beelzebub  cast  out 

devils,  -^by  whom  do  your  sons  cast  them  out? 

28  therefore  shall  they  be  your  judges.  But  if  I ^^by 
the  Spirit  of  God  cast  out  s'  devils,  then  is  the  king- 

29  dom  of  God  come  upon  you.  Or  how  can  one  enter 
into  the  house  of  the  strong  man,  and  spoil  his 
goods,  except  he  first  bind  the  strong  man?  and 

30  then  he  will  spoil  his  house.  He  that  is  not  with 
me  is  against  me  ; and  he  that  gathereth  not  with 

31  me  scattereth.  Therefore  I say  unto  you.  Every 
sin  and  blasphemy  shall  be  forgiven  ''  unto  men  ; 
but  the  blasphemy  against  the  Spirit  shall  not  be 

32  forgiven.  And  whosoever  shall  speak  a word  against 
the  Son  of  man,  it  shall  be  forgiven  him  ; but  who- 
soever shall  speak  against  the  Holy  Spirit,  it  shall 
not  be  forgiven  him,  neither  in  this  * world,  nor  in 

33  that  which  is  to  come.  Either  make  the  tree  good, 
and  its  fruit  good  ; or  make  the  tree  corrupt,  and 
its  fruit  corrupt : for  the  tree  is  known  by  its  fruit. 

34  Ye  offspring  of  vipers,  how  can  ye,  being  evil,  speak 
good  things  ? for  out  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart 

35  the  mouth  speaketh.  The  good  man  out  of  his 
good  treasure  bringeth  forth  good  things  : and  the 
evil  man  out  of  his  evil  treasure  bringeth  forth  evil 

36  things.  And  I s&y  unto  you,  that  every  idle  word 
that  men  shall  speak,  they  shall  give  account  thereof 

37  in  the  day  of  judgement.  For  by  thy  words  thou 
shalt  be  justified,  and  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be 
condemned. 


38  Then  certain  of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  an- 
swered him,  saying,  -^  Master,  we  would  see  a sign 

39  from  thee.  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
An  evil  and  adulterous  generation  seeketh  after  a 
sign  ; and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given  to  it  but  the 

40  sign  of  Jonah  the  prophet : for  as  Jonah  was  three 
days  and  three  nights  in  the  belly  of  the  ^ whale  ; so 
shall  the  Son  of  man  be  three  days  and  three  nights 

41  in  the  heart  of  the  earth.  The  men  of  Nineveh 
shall  stand  up  in  the  judgement  with  this  genera- 
tion, and  shall  condemn  it : for  they  repented  at  the 
preaching  of  Jonah  ; and  behold,  ^ a greater  than 

42  Jonah  is  here.  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up 
in  the  judgement  with  this  generation,  and  shall  con- 
demn it : for  she  came  from  the  ends  of  the  earth 
to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon ; and  behold,  ^ a 

43  greater  than  Solomon  is  here.  But  the  unclean 
spirit,  when  ”‘he  is  gone  out  of  the  man,  passeth 
through  waterless  places,  seeking  rest,  and  findeth 


4.  Mark  8.  38.  John  sn  \ KJn.  10.  1.  2 f>  Some  ancient  au- 

4.48.  Clir.  9.  1.  Luke  11.  thorities  read  Mn^o  j/om 

8*  Jonah  1.  17.  31.  men, 

32  Luke  11.  32.  3<>  Luko  11.  24.  i Or,  age. 

88  See  Jer.  3.  11.  87  job  1.7.  IPet.  6.  j Or,  teacher, 

Eze.k.  IG.  51, 62.  Rom.  8.  Ic  Gr.  sea-monxier. 

2.  27.  f Or,  in.  I Gr.  wore  than. 

8*  Jonah  3.  B.  g Gr.  demons.  m Or,  it. 


20 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XIII. 


44  Then  he  saith,  I will  return  into  my  house  from 
whence  I came  out  ; and  when  he  is  come,  he  findeth  it 
empty,  swept,  and  garnished. 

45  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  with  himself  seven 
other  spirits  more  wicked  than  himself,  and  they  enter 
in  and  dwell  there  : ^8  and  the  last  state  of  that  man  is 
worse  than  the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be  also  unto  this 
wicked  generation. 

46  If  While  he  yet  talked  to  the  people,  ^ behold,  his 
mother  and  ^®his  brethren  stood  without,  desiring  to 
speak  with  him. 

47  Then  one  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  mother  and 
thy  brethren  stand  without,  desiring  to  speak  with  thee. 

48  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  him  that  told  him, 
Who  is  my  mother  ? and  who  are  my  brethren  ? 

49  And  he  stretched  forth  his  hand  toward  his  dis- 
ciples, and  said.  Behold  my  mother  and  my  brethren ! 

50  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven,  the  same  is  my  brother,  and  sister, 
and  mother. 

^ CHAPTER  XIII. 

3 The  parable  of  the  sotver  and  the  seed : 18  the  exposition  of  it.  24  The 
arable  of  the  tares,  31  of  the  mustard  seed,  33  of  the  leaven,  44  of  the 
idden  treasure,  45  of  the  pearl,  47  of  the  drawnet  cast  into  the  sea  : 
53  and  how  Christ  is  contemned  of  his  own  countrymen. 

The  same  day  went  Jesus  out  of  the  house,  ^ and  sat 
by  the  sea  side. 

2  2 And  great  multitudes  were  gathered  together  unto 
him,  so  that  ®he  went  into  a ship,  and  sat  ; and  the 
whole  multitude  stood  on  the  shore. 

3  And  he  spake  many  things  unto  them  in  parables, 
saying,  ^ Behold,  a sower  went  forth  to  sow  ; 

4  And  when  he  sowed,  some  seeds  fell  l3y  the  way 
side,  and  the  fowls  came  and  devoured  them  up  : 

5  Some  fell  upon  stony  places,  where  they  had  not 
much  earth  : and  forthwith  they  sprung  up,  because 
they  had  no  deepness  of  earth  : 

6  And  when  the  sun  was  up,  they  were  scorched  ; 
and  because  they  had  no  root,  they  withered  away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns  ; and  the  thorns  sprung 
up,  and  choked  them  : 

8  But  other  fell  into  good  ground,  and  brought  forth 
fruit,  some  ^ an  hundredfold,  some  sixtyfold,  some  thirty- 
fold. 

9  ®Who  haJh  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

10  And  the  disciples  came,  and  said  unto  him.  Why 
speakest  thou  unto  them  in  parables  ? 

11  He  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Because  it  is 
given  unto  you  to  know  the  mysteries  of  the  kingdom  of 
heaven,  but  to  them  it  is  not  given. 

12  ® For  whosoever  hath,  to  him  shall  be  given,  and 
he  shall  have  more  abundance  : but  whosoever  hath  not, 
from  him  shall  be  taken  away  even  that  he  hath. 

13  Therefore  speak  I to  them  in  parables  : because 
they  seeing  see  not  ; and  hearing  they  hear  not,  neither 
do  they  understand. 

14  And  in  them  is  fulfilled  the  prophecy  of  Esaias, 
which  saith,  ® By  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  not 
understand  ; and  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  shall  not  per- 
ceive : 

15  For  this  people’s  heart  is  waxed  gross,  and  their 
ears  are  dull  of  hearing,  and  their  eyes  they  have 

38  Heb.  6.  4.  & 10.  3,  5.  Acts  1.  14.  1 3 Luke  5.  3. 

26.  2 Pet.  2.  20,  21,  Cor.  9.  5.  Gal.  1.  19.  •*  Luke  8.  5. 

22.  41  See  John  15.  14.  3 Gen.  20.  12. 

3!>Mark3.31.  Luke  Gal.  5.  6.  & 6.  15.  Col.  c ch.  11.  15.  Mark  4. 

8.  19,  20,  21.  3.  11.  Heb.  2.  11.  9. 

40  ch.  13.  .55.  Mark  ’ Mark  4.  1.  ^ ch.  11.  25.  & 16. 17. 

6,  3.  John  2.  12.  & 7.  * Luke  8.  4. 


44  it  not.  Then  " he  saith,  I will  return  into  my  house 
whence  I came  out ; and  when  " he  is  come,  ” he  flnd- 

45  eth  it  empty,  swept,  and  garnished.  Then  goeth 
" he,  and  taketh  with  ® himself  seven  other  spirits 
more  evil  than  "himself,  and  they  enter  in  and 
dwell  there  : and  the  last  state  of  that  man  be- 
cometh  worse  than  the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be 
also  unto  this  evil  generation. 

46  While  he  was  yet  speaking  to  the  multitudes,  be- 
hold, his  mother  and  his  brethren  stood  without, 

47  seeking  to  speak  to  him.  p And  one  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  thy  mother  and  thy  brethren  stand  without, 

48  seeking  to  speak  to  thee.  But  he  answered  and  said 
unto  him  that  told  him.  Who  is  my  mother  ? and 

49  who  are  my  brethren  ? And  he  stretched  forth  his 
hand  towards  his  disciples,  and  said.  Behold,  my 

50  mother  and  my  brethren  ! For  whosoever  shall  do 
the  will  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven,  he  is  my 
brother,  and  sister,  and  mother. 


13  On  that  day  went  Jesus  out  of  the  house,  and  sat 

2 by  the  sea  side.  And  there  were  gathered  unto  him 
great  multitudes,  so  that  he  entered  into  a boat,  and 

3 sat  ; and  all  the  multitude  stood  on  the  beach.  And 
he  spake  to  them  many  things  in  parables,  saying, 

4 Behold,  the  sower  went  forth  to  sow  ; and  as  he 
sowed,  some  seeds  fell  by  the  way  side,  and  the  birds 

5 came  and  devoured  them  : and  others  fell  upon  the 
rocky  places,  where  they  had  not  much  earth  : and 
straightway  they  sprang  up,  because  they  had  no 

6 deepness  of  earth  : and  when  the  sun  was  risen,  they 
were  scorched  ; and  because  they  had  no  root,  they 

7 withered  away.  And  others  fell  upon  the  thorns  ; 

8 and  the  thorns  grew  up,  and  choked  them  ; and 
others  fell  upon  the  good  ground,  and  yielded  fruit, 

9 some  a hundredfold,  some  sixty,  some  thirty.  He 
that  hath  ears,"  let  him  hear. 

10  And  the  disciples  came,  and  said  unto  him.  Why 

11  speakest  thou  unto  them  in  parables  ? And  he  an- 
swered and  said  unto  them.  Unto  you  it  is  given  to 
know  the  mysteries  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven,  but 

12  to  them  it  is  not  given.  For  whosoever  hath,  to  him 
shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have  abundance : but 
whosoever  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken  away 

13  even  that  which  he  hath.  Therefore  speak  I to 
them  in  parables  ; because  seeing  they  see  not,  and 
hearing  they  hear  not,  neither  do  they  understand. 

14  And  unto  them  is  fulfilled  the  prophecy  of  Isaiah, 
which  saith. 

By  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  in  no  wise  un- 
derstand ; 

And  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  shall  in  no  wise 
perceive  : 

15  For  this  people’s  heart  is  waxed  gross. 

And  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing. 

And  their  eyes  they  have  closed  ; 

Lest  haply  they  should  perceive  with  their  eyes, 

Mark  4.  11.  1 Cor.  2.  8.  10.  John  12.  40.  p Some  ancient  au- 

10.  1 John  2.  27.  Acts  28.  26,  27.  Rom.  thorities  omit  ver.  47. 

8 ch.  25.  29.  Mark  11.  8.  2 Cor.  3.  14, 15.  a Some  ancient  au- 

4.  25.  Luke  8.  18.  & lo  Heb.  5.  11.  thorities  add  here,  and 

19.  26.  n Or,  it.  in  ver.  43,  to  hear : as 

8 Is.  6.  9.  Ezek.  12.  o Or,  itself.  in  Mark  4.  9 ; Luke  8. 

2.  Mark  4. 12.  Luke  8. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XIII. 


21 


closed ; lest  at  any  time  they  should  see  with  their  eyes, 
and  hear  with  their  ears,  and  should  understand  with 
their  heart,  and  should  be  converted,  and  I should  heal 
them. 

16  But  blessed  are  your  eyes,  for  they  see  : and 
your  ears,  for  they  hear. 

17  For  verily  I say  unto  you,  ^^That  many  prophets 
and  righteous  men  have  desired  to  see  those  things  which 
ye  see,  and  have  not  seen  them;  and  to  hear  those  things 
which  ye  hear,  and  have  not  heard  them. 

18  % Hear  ye  therefore  the  parable  of  the  sower. 

19  When  any  one  heareth  the  word  of  the  king- 
dom, and  understandeth  it  not,  then  cometh  the  wicked 
one,  and  catcheth  away  that  which  was  sown  in  his 
heart.  This  is  he  which  received  seed  by  the  way 
side. 

20  But  he  that  received  the  seed  into  stony  places, 
the  same  is  he  that  heareth  the  word,  and  anon  i®  with 
joy  receiveth  it  ; 

21  Yet  hath  he  not  root  in  himself,  but  dureth  for  a 
while  : for  when  tribulation  or  persecution  ariseth  be- 
cause of  the  word,  by  and  by  i®  he  is  offended. 

22  11  He  also  that  received  seed  i®  among  the  thorns 
is  he  that  heareth  the  word  ; and  the  care  of  this  world, 
and  the  deceitfulness  of  riches,  choke  the  word,  and  he 
becometh  unfruitful. 

23  But  he  that  received  seed  into  the  good  ground  is 
he  that  heareth  the  word,  and  understandeth  it ; which 
also  beareth  fruit,  and  bringeth  forth,  some  an  hundred- 
fold, some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

24  If  Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto  them,  say- 
ing, The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a man 
which  sowed  good  seed  in  his  field  : 

25  But  while  men  slept,  his  enemy  came  and  sowed 
tares  among  the  wheat,  and  went  his  way. 

26  But  when  the  blade  was  sprung  up,  and  brought 
forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the  tares  also. 

27  So  the  servants  of  the  householder  came  and  said 
unto  him.  Sir,  didst  not  thou  sow  good  seed  in  thy  field  ? 
from  whence  then  hath  it  tares  ? 

28  He  said  unto  them,  An  enemy  hath  done  this. 
The  servants  said  unto  him.  Wilt  thou  then  that  we  go 
and  gather  them  up  ? 

29  But  he  said.  Nay  ; lest  while  ye  gather  up  the 
tares,  ye  root  up  also  the  wheat  with  them. 

30  Let  both  grow  together  until  the  harvest : and  in 
the  time  of  harvest  I will  say  to  the  reapers.  Gather  ye 
together  first  the  tares,  and  bind  them  in  bundles  to 
burn  them  : but  i®  gatlier  the  wheat  into  my  barn. 

31  ^ Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto  them,  saying, 
^ The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  to  a grain  of  mustard 
seed,  which  a man  took,  and  sowed  in  his  field  : 

32  Which  indeed  is  the  least  of  all  seeds  : but  when 
it  is  grown,  it  is  the  greatest  among  herbs,  and  becometh 
a tree,  so  that  the  birds  of  the  air  come  and  lodge  in  the 
branches  thereof. 

33  ^ Another  parable  spake  he  unto  them  ; The 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  leaven,  which  a woman 
took,  and  hid  in  three  measures  of  meal,  till  the  whole 
was  leavened. 

34  All  these  things  spake  Jesus  unto  the  multitude 
in  parables  ; and  without  a parable  spake  he  not  unto 
them  : 


And  hear  with  their  ears, 

And  understand  with  their  heart, 

And  should  turn  again. 

And  I should  heal  them. 

16  But  blessed  are  your  eyes,  for  they  see  ; and  your 

17  ears,  for  they  hear.  For  verily  I say  unto  you,  that 
many  prophets  and  righteous  men  desired  to  see  the 
things  which  ye  see,  and  saw  them  not ; and  to  hear 

18  the  things  which  ye  hear,  and  heard  them  not.  Hear 

19  then  ye  the  parable  of  the  sower.  When  any  one 
heareth  the  word  of  the  kingdom,  and  understandeth 
it  not,  the7i  cometh  the  evil  one,  and  snatcheth  away 
that  which  hath  been  sown  in  his  heart.  This  is  he 

20  that  was  sown  by  the  way  side.  And  he  that  was 
sown  upon  the  rocky  places,  this  is  he  that  heareth 
the  word,  and  straightway  with  joy  receiveth  it  ; 

21  yet  hath  he  not  root  in  himself,  but  endureth  for  a 
while  ; and  when  tribulation  or  persecution  ariseth 
because  of  the  word,  straightway  he  stumbleth. 

22  And  he  that  was  sown  among  the  thorns,  this  is  he 
that  heareth  the  word  ; and  the  care  of  the  * world, 
and  the  deceitfulness  of  riches,  choke  the  word,  and 

23  he  becometh  unfruitful.  And  he  that  was  sown 
upon  the  good  ground,  this  is  he  that  heareth  the 
word,  and  understandeth  it  ; who  verily  beareth 
fruit,  and  bringeth  forth,  some  a hundredfold,  some 
sixty,  some  thirty. 


24  Another  parable  set  he  before  them,  saying.  The 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a man  that 

25  sowed  good  seed  in  his  field  : but  while  men  slept, 
his  enemy  came  and  sowed  tares  also  among  the 

26  wheat,  and  went  away.  But  when  the  blade  sprang 
up,  and  brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the  tares 

27  also.  And  the  ^ servants  of  the  householder  came 
and  said  unto  him.  Sir,  didst  thou  not  sow  good  seed 

28  in  thy  field  ? whence  then  hath  it  tares  ? And  he 
said  unto  them,  ^ An  enemy  hath  done  this.  And  the 

servants  say  unto  him.  Wilt  thou  then  that  we  go 

29  and  gather  them  up  ? But  he  saith.  Nay ; lest 
haply  while  ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  up  the 

30  wheat  with  them.  Let  both  grow  together  until  the 
harvest : and  in  the  time  of  the  harvest  I will  say  to 
the  reapers.  Gather  up  first  the  tares,  and  bind 
them  in  bundles  to  burn  them  : but  gather  the  wheat 
into  my  barn. 

31  Another  parable  set  he  before  them,  saying.  The 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a grain  of  mustard 
seed,  which  a man  took,  and  sowed  in  his  field  : 

32  which  indeed  is  less  than  all  seeds  ; but  when  it  is 
grown,  it  is  greater  than  the  herbs,  and  becometh  a 
tree,  so  that  the  birds  of  the  heaven  come  and  lodge 
in  the  branches  thereof. 

33  Another  parable  spake  he  unto  them  ; The  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  like  unto  leaven,  which  a woman 
took,  and  hid  in  three  measures  of  meal,  till  it  was 
all  leavened. 

34  All  these  things  spake  Jesus  in  parables  unto  the 
multitudes  ; and  without  a parable  spake  he  nothing 


11  ch.  16.  17.  Luke 
10.  23,  24.  John  20. 
29. 

12  Heb.  11. 13.  1 Pet. 

1.  10,  11. 


13  Mark  4.  14.  Luke 

8.  11. 

14  ch.  4.  23. 

• 12  Is.  58.  2.  Ezek. 
33.  31,  32.  John  6. 
35. 


10  ch.  11.  6.  2 Tim. 
1.  16. 

11  ch.  19.  23.  Mark 
10.  23.  Luke  18.  24. 
1 Tim.  6.  9.  2 Tim.  4. 
10. 


18  Jer.  4.  3. 

10  ch.  3.  12. 

20  Is.  2.  2,  3.  Mic. 
4.  1.  Mark  4.  30,  &c. 
Luke  13.  18,  19. 

*1  Luke  13.  20,  &c. 


22  Mark  4.  33,  34. 
b Or,  age. 
c Or,  darnel, 
d Gr.  bond-servants, 
e Gr.  A man  that  is 
071  t7iemy. 


/The  word  in  the 
Greek  denotes  the  He- 
brew seah,  a measure 
containing  nearly  a 
peck  and  a half. 


22 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XIII. 


35  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the 
prophet,  saying,  I will  open  my  mouth  in  parables  ; 
24 1 will  utter  things  which  have  been  kept  secret  from 
the  foundation  of  the  world. 

36  Then  Jesus  sent  the  multitude  away,  and  went 
into  the  house  : and  his  disciples  came  unto  him,  saying. 
Declare  unto  us  the  parable  of  the  tares  of  the  field. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto  them,  He  that  soweth 
the  good  seed  is  the  Son  of  man  ; 

38  2s  The  field  is  the  world  ; the  good  seed  are  the 
children  of  the  kingdom  ; but  the  tares  are  ^6  the  chil- 
dren of  the  wicked  one  ; 

39  The  enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the  devil ; ^ the 
harvest  is  the  end  of  the  world  ; and  the  reapers  are  the 
angels. 

40  As  therefore  the  tares  are  gathered  and  burned  in 
the  fire  ; so  shall  it  be  in  the  end  of  this  world. 

41  The  Son  of  man  shall  send  forth  his  angels,  28  and 
they  shall  gather  out  of  his  kingdom  all  things  that 
offend,  and  them  which  do  iniquity  ; 

42  29  And  shall  cast  them  into  a furnace  of  fire  : 
*0  there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

43  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine  forth  as  the  sun 
in  the  kingdom  of  their  Father.  ^2  \yjjQ 

hear,  let  him  hear. 

44  ^ Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
treasure  hid  in  a field  ; the  which  when  a man  hath 
found,  he  hideth,  and  for  joy  thereof  goeth  and  ^Sgell- 
eth  all  that  he  hath,  and  ^^buyeth  that  field. 

45  ^ Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a 
merchant  man,  seeking  goodly  pearls  : 

46  Who,  when  he  had  found  ^^one  pearl  of  great 
price,  went  and  sold  all  that  he  had,  and  bought  it. 

47  IF  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a 
net,  that  was  cast  into  the  sea,  and  gathered  of  every 
kind  : 

48  Which,  when  it  was  full,  they  drew  to  shore,  and 
sat  down,  and  gathered  the  good  into  vessels,  but  cast 
the  bad  away. 

49  So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of  the  world  : the  angels 
shall  come  forth,  and  sever  the  wicked  from  among 
the  just, 

50  And  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  fire  : 
there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

51  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Have  ye  understood  all 
these  things  ? They  say  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord. 

52  Then  said  he  unto  them,  Therefore  every  scribe 
which  is  instructed  unto  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like 
unto  a man  that  is  an  householder,  which  bringeth  forth 
out  of  his  treasure  things  new  and  old. 

53  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jesus  had  fin- 
ished these  parables,  he  departed  thence. 

54  40 And  when  he  was  come  into  his  own  country,  he 
taught  them  in  their  synagogue,  insomuch  that  they 
were  astonished,  and  said.  Whence  hath  this  man  this 
wisdom,  and  these  mighty  works  ? 

55  41  Is  not  this  the  carpenter’s  son  ? is  not  his 
mother  called  Mary  ? and  42his  brethren,  43  James,  and 
Joses,  and  Simon,  and  Judas  ? 

56  And  his  sisters,  are  they  not  all  with  us  ? Whence 
then  hath  this  man  all  these  things  ? 

23  Ps.  78.  2.  26  Gen.  3.  15.  John  20.  & 20.  10. 

24  Rom.  1C.  25,  26.  8.  44.  Acts  13.  10.  1 30  yer.  50.  ch.  8.  12. 

1 Cor.  2.  7.  Eph.  3.  9.  John  3.  8.  3i  Dan.  12.  3.  1 Cor. 

Col.  1.  26.  27  Joel  3.  13.  Rev.  15.  42,  43,  58. 

25  oh.  24.  14.  & 28.  14.  15.  32  yer.  9. 

19.  Mark  16.  15,  20.  28  ch.  18.  7.  2 Pet.  33  piji.  3.  7^  g. 

Luke  24.  47.  Rom.  10.  2.  1,  2.  34  ig.  55.  1.  Rev.  3. 

18.  Col.  1.  6.  26  ch.  3.  12.  Rev.  19.  18. 


35  unto  them  : that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  ^ by  the  prophet,  saying, 

I will  open  my  mouth  in  parables  ; 

I will  utter  things  hidden  from  the  foundation 
* of  the  world. 

36  Then  he  left  the  multitudes,  and  went  into  the 
house  : and  his  disciples  came  unto  him,  saying.  Ex- 
plain unto  us  the  parable  of  the  tares  of  the  field. 

37  And  he  answered  and  said,  He  that  soweth  the  good 

38  seed  is  the  Son  of  man  ; and  the  field  is  the  world  ; 
and  the  good  seed,  these  are  the  sons  of  the  king- 
dom ; and  the  tares  are  the  sons  of  the  evil  one ; 

39  and  the  enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the  devil  : and 
the  harvest  is  * the  end  of  the  world  ; and  the 

40  reapers  are  angels.  As  therefore  the  tares  are  gath- 
ered up  and  burned  with  fire  ; so  shall  it  be  in  * the 

41  end  of  the  world.  The  Son  of  man  shall  send  forth 
his  angels,  and  they  shall  gather  out  of  his  kingdom 
all  things  that  cause  stumbling,  and  them  that  do 

42  iniquity,  and  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  fire  : 
there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

43  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine  forth  as  the  sun  in 
the  kingdom  of  their  Father.  He  that  hath  ears, 
'et  him  hear. 

44  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a treasure 
hidden  in  the  field  ; which  a man  found,  and  hid  ; 
and  j in  his  joy  be  goeth  and  selleth  all  that  he  hath, 
and  buyeth  that  field. 

45  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a man 

46  that  is  a merchant  seeking  goodly  pearls  : and  hav- 
ing found  one  pearl  of  great  price,  he  went  and  sold 
all  that  he  had,  and  bought  it. 

47  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a * net, 
that  was  cast  into  the  sea,  and  gathered  of  every 

48  kind  ; which,  when  it  was  filled,  they  drew  up  on 
the  beach  ; and  they  sat  down,  and  gathered  the 

49  good  into  vessels,  but  the  bad  they  cast  away.  So 
shall  it  be  in  * the  end  of  the  world  : the  angels  shall 
come  forth,  and  sever  the  wicked  from  among  the 

50  righteous,  and  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of 
fire  : there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of 
teeth. 

51  Have  ye  understood  all  these  things  ? They  say 

52  unto  him.  Yea.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Therefore 
every  scribe  who  hath  been  made  a disciple  to  the 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a man  that  is  a 
householder,  which  bringeth  forth  out  of  his  treasure 
things  new  and  old. 

53  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  finished 

54  these  parables,  he  departed  thence.  And  coming 
into  his  own  country  he  taught  them  in  their  syna- 
gogue, insomuch  that  they  were  astonished,  and 
said.  Whence  hath  this  man  this  wisdom,  and  these 

55  * mighty  works  ? Is  not  this  the  carpenter’s  son  ? 
is  not  his  mother  called  Mary  ? and  his  brethren, 

56  James,  and  Joseph,  and  Simon,  and  Judas?  And 
his  sisters,  are  they  not  all  with  us  ? Whence  then 


36  Pro.  2.  4.  & 3.  14,  4t  is.  49.  7.  Mark  6.  thorities  omit  of  tkc 
15.  & 8.  10,  19.  3.  Luke  3.  23.  John  world. 

36  ch.  22.  10.  C.  42.  i Or,  the  consumma.. 

37  ch.  25.  32.  «2  ch.  12.  46.  Hon  of  the  age. 

38  ver.  42.  ^3  Mark  15.  40.  j Or,  for  joy  thereof . 

39  Cant.  7.  13.  g Or,  through.  k Gr.  drag-net. 

^6  ch.  2.  23.  Mark  6.  h Many  ancient  au-  I Gr.  powers. 

1.  Luke  4.  16,  ‘23. 


23 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XIV. 


57  And  they  ^^were  offended  in  him.  But  Jesus 
said  unto  them,  A prophet  is  not  without  honour,  save 
in  his  own  country,  and  in  his  own  house. 

68  And  he  did  not  many  mighty  works  there  be- 
cause of  their  unbelief. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Herod's  ovinion  of  Christ.  3 Wherefore  John  Baptist  was  beheaded. 
13  Jesus  departeth  into  a desert  2)lace  : tv  here  he  feedeth  five  thou- 
sand men  with  five  loaves  and  two  fishes  : 22  he  walketh  on  the  sea  to 
his  disjvples  : 34  and  landing  at  Gennesaret,  healeth  the  sick  by  the 
touch  of  the  hem  of  his  garment. 

At  that  time  ^ Herod  the  tetrarch  heard  of  the  fame 
of  Jesus, 

'2  And  said  unto  his  servants.  This  is  John  the  Bap- 
tist ; he  is  risen  from  the  dead  ; and  therefore  mighty 
works  do  shew  forth  themselves  in  him. 

3  ^ ^For  Herod  had  laid  hold  on  John,  and  bound 
him,  and  put  him  in  prison  for  Herodias’  sake,  his 
brother  Philip’s  wife. 

4  For  John  said  unto  him,  ^ It  is  not  lawful  for  thee 
to  have  her. 

5  And  when  he  would  have  put  him  to  death,  he 
feared  the  multitude,  ^ because  they  comited  him  as  a 
prophet. 

6  But  when  Herod’s  birthday  was  kept,  the  daughter 
of  Herodias  danced  before  them,  and  pleased  Herod. 

7  Whereupon  he  promised  with  an  oath  to  give  her 
whatsoever  she  would  ask. 

8  And  she,  being  before  instructed  of  her  mother, 
said.  Give  me  here  John  Baptist’s  head  in  a charger. 

9  And  the  king  was  sorry  ; nevertheless  for  the  oath’s 
sake,  and  them  which  sat  with  him  at  meat,  he  com- 
manded it  to  be  given  her. 

10  And  he  sent,  and  beheaded  John  in  the  prison. 

11  And  his  head  was  brought  in  a charger,  and 
given  to  the  damsel  : and  she  brought  it  to  her  mother. 

12  And  his  disciples  came,  and  took  up  the  body,  and 
buried  it,  and  went  and  told  Jesus.  ^ 

13  ^ ® When  Jesus  heard  ofity  he  departed  thence  by 
ship  into  a desert  place  apart : and  when  the  people  had 
heard  thereof,  they  followed  him  on  foot  out  of  the  cities. 

14  And  Jesus  went  forth,  and  saw  a great  multitude, 
and  ® was  moved  with  compassion  toward  them,  and  he 
healed  their  sick. 

15  ^ And  when  it  was  evening,  his  disciples  came 
to  him,  saying.  This  is  a desert  place,  and  the  time  is 
now  past  ; send  the  multitude  away,  that  they  may  go 
into  the  villages,  and  buy  themselves  victuals. 

16  But  Jesus  said  unto  them.  They  need  not  depart ; 
give  ye  them  to  eat. 

17  And  they  say  unto  him.  We  have  here  but  five 
loaves,  and  two  fishes. 

18  He  said.  Bring  them  hither  to  me. 

19  And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to  sit  down  on 
the  grass,  and  took  the  five  loaves,  and  the  two  fishes, 
and  looking  up  to  heaven,  ® he  blessed,  and  brake,  and 
gave  the  loaves  to  his  disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  the 
multitude. 

20  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled  : and  they 
took  up  of  the  fragments  that  remained  twelve  baskets 
full. 

21  And  they  that  had  eaten  were  about  five  thousand 
men,  beside  women  and  children. 

22  ^ And  straightway  Jesus  constrained  his  disciples 


57  hath  this  man  all  these  things  ? And  they  were 

offended  in  him.  But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  A 
prophet  is  not  without  honour,  save  in  his  own  coun- 

58  try,  and  in  his  own  house.  And  he  did  not  many 
” mighty  works  there  because  of  their  unbelief. 


14  At  that  season  Herod  the  tetrarch  heard  the  re- 

2 port  concerning  Jesus,  and  said  unto  his  servants. 
This  is  John  the  Baptist ; he  is  risen  from  the 
dead  ; and  therefore  do  these  powers  work  in  him. 

3 For  Herod  had  laid  hold  on  John,  and  bound  him, 
and  put  him  in  prison  for  the  sake  of  Herodias,  his 

4 brother  Philip’s  wife.  For  John  said  unto  him.  It 

6  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  her.  And  when  he 

would  have  put  him  to  death,  he  feared  the  multi- 

6 tude,  because  they  counted  him  as  a prophet.  But 
when  Herod’s  birthday  came,  the  daughter  of  He- 
rodias danced  in  the  midst,  and  pleased  Herod. 

7 Whereupon  he  promised  with  an  oath  to  give  her 

8 whatsoever  she  should  ask.  And  she,  being  put 
forward  by  her  mother,  saith.  Give  me  here  in  a 

9 charger  the  head  of  John  the  Baptist.  And  the 
king  was  grieved  ; but  for  the  sake  of  his  oaths,  and 
of  them  which  sat  at  meat  with  him,  he  commanded 

10  it  to  be  given  ; and  he  sent,  and  beheaded  John  in 

11  the  prison.  And  his  head  was  brought  in  a charger, 
and  given  to  the  damsel  : and  she  brought  it  to  her 

12  mother.  And  his  disciples  came,  and  took  up  the 
corpse,  and  buried  him  ; and  they  went  and  told 
Jesus. 


13  Xow  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  withdrew  from 
thence  in  a boat,  to  a desert  place  apart : and  when 
the  multitudes  heard  thereof,  they  followed  him  « on 

14  foot  from  the  cities.  And  he  came  forth,  and  saw  a 
great  multitude,  and  he  had  compassion  on  them, 

15  and  healed  their  sick.  And  when  even  was  come, 
the  disciples  came  to  him,  saying.  The  place  is  des- 
ert, and  the  time  is  already  past ; send  the  multi- 
tudes away,  that  they  may  go  into  the  villages,  and 

16  buy  themselves  food.  But  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
They  have  no  need  to  go  away  ; give  ye  them  to 

17  eat.  And  they  say  unto  him.  We  have  here  but 

18  five  loaves,  and  two  fishes.  And  he  said.  Bring 

19  them  hither  to  me.  And  he  commanded  the  multi- 
tudes to  ''  sit  down  on  the  grass  ; and  he  took  the 
five  loaves,  and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking  up  to 
heaven,  he  blessed,  and  brake  and  gave  the  loaves 
to  the  disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  the  multitudes. 

20  ^ And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled  : and  they  took 
up  that  which  remained  over  of  the  broken  pieces, 

21  twelve  baskets  full.  And  they  that  did  eat  were 
about  five  thousand  men,  beside  women  and  chil- 
dren. 


22  And  straightway  he  constrained  the  disciples  to 

n Gr.  powers, 
a Or,  by  land, 
b Gr.  recline. 


« ch.  11.  6.  Mark  6.  i Mark  6.  14.  Luke  a Lev.  18.  IG.  & 20.  c ch.  10.  23.  & 12.  15.  Mark  6.  35.  Luke 

3,  4.  9.  7.  21.  Mark  G.  32.  Luke  9.  9.  12.  John  G.  6. 

« Luke  4.  24.  John  2 Mark  6.  17.  Luke  < ch.  21.  2G.  Luke  10.  John  6.  1,  2.  » ch.  15.  3G. 

4.  44.  3.  19,  20.  20.  6.  « ch.  9. 3G.  Mark  6.  m Gr.  caused  to 

Mark  G.  5,  G.  34.  stumble. 


24 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XV. 


to  get  into  a ship,  and  to  go  before  him  nnto  the  other 
side,  while  he  sent  the  multitudes  away. 

23  ^ And  when  he  had  sent  the  multitudes  away,  he 
went  up  into  a mountain  apart  to  pray  ; and  when  the 
evening  was  come,  he  was  there  alone. 

24  But  the  ship  was  now  in  the  midst  of  the  sea, 
tossed  with  waves  : for  the  wind  was  contrary. 

25  And  in  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night  Jesus  went 
unto  them,  walking  on  the  sea. 

26  And  when  the  disciples  saw  him  walking  on  the 
sea,  they  were  troubled,  saying.  It  is  a spirit ; and  they 
cried  out  for  fear. 

27  But  straightway  Jesus  spake  unto  them,  saying. 
Be  of  good  cheer  ; it  is  I ; be  not  afraid. 

28  And  Peter  answered  him  and  said.  Lord,  if  it  be 
thou,  bid  me  come  unto  thee  on  the  water. 

29  And  he  said.  Come.  And  when  Peter  was  come 
down  out  of  the  ship,  he  walked  on  the  water,  to  go  to 
Jesus. 

30  But  when  he  saw  the  wind  boisterous,  he  was 
afraid  ; and  beginning  to  sink,  he  cried,  saying.  Lord, 
save  me. 

31  And  immediately  Jesus  stretched  forth  his  hand, 
and  caught  him,  and  said  unto  him,  O thou  of  little 
faith,  wherefore  didst  thou  doubt  ? 

32  And  when  they  were  come  into  the  ship,  the  wind 
ceased. 

33  Then  they  that  were  in  the  ship  came  scfid  wor- 
shipped him,  saying.  Of  a truth  ^^thou  art  the  Son  of 
God. 

34  ^ And  when  they  were  gone  over,  they  came 
into  the  land  of  Gennesaret. 

35  And  when  the  men  of  that  place  had  knowledge 
of  him,  they  sent  out  into  all  that  country  round  about, 
and  brought  unto  him  all  that  were  diseased  ; 

36  And  besought  him  that  they  might  only  touch  the 
hem  of  his  garment : and  as  many  as  touched  were 
made  perfectly  whole. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

3 Christ  revroveth  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  for  transgressing  God's 
commanaments  through  their  own  traditions:  11  teacheth  how  that 
which  goeth  into  the  mouth  doth  not  defile  a man.  21  He  healeth  the 
daughter  of  the  woman  of  Canaan,  30  and  other  great  midtitudes : 32 
and  with  .seven  loaves  and  a few  liitle  fishes  feedeth  four  thousand 
men,  beside  u'ornen  and  children. 

Then  ^came  to  Jesus  scribes  and  Pharisees,  which 
were  of  Jerusalem,  saying, 

2  2 Why  do  thy  disciples  transgress  ® the  tradition  of 
the  elders  ? for  they  wash  not  their  hands  when  they 
eat  bread. 

3  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Why  do  ye 
also  transgress  the  commandment  of  God  by  your  tra- 
dition ? 

4  For  God  commanded,  saying,  ^Honour  thy  father 
and  mother  : and,  ® He  that  curseth  father  or  mother, 
let  him  die  the  death. 

5  But  ye  say,  Whosoever  shall  say  to  his  father  or 
his  mother,  ® It  is  a gift,  by  whatsoever  thou  mightest 
be  profited  by  me  ; 

6  And  honour  not  his  father  or  his  mother,  he  shall 
he  free.  Thus  have  ye  made  the  commandment  of  God 
of  none  effect  by  your  tradition. 

» Mark  6.  46.  27.  Acts  8.  37.  Rom.  i Mark  7.  1. 

10  John  6.  16.  1.  4.  2 Mark  7.  5. 

11  Job  9.  8.  13  Mark  6.  53.  » Col.  2.  8. 

12  Ps.  2.  7.  ch.  16.  11  ch.  9.  20.  Mark  * Ex.  20.  12.  Lev. 
16.  & 26.  63.  Mark  1.  3.  10.  Luke  6.  19.  19.  3.  Dent.  5.  16. 

1.  Luke  4.  41.  John  Acts  19.  12.  Pro.  23.  22.  Eph.  6. 

1.  49.  & 6.  69.  & 11.  2. 


enter  into  the  boat,  and  to  go  before  him  unto  the 
other  side,  till  he  should  send  the  multitudes  away. 

23  And  after  he  had  sent  the  multitudes  away,  he  went 
up  into  the  mountain  apart  to  pray  : and  when  even 

24  was  come,  he  was  there  alone.  But  the  boat  ®was 
now  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  distressed  by  the 

25  waves  ; for  the  wind  was  contrary.  And  in  the 
fourth  watch  of  the  night  he  came  unto  them,  walk- 

26  ing  upon  the  sea.  And  when  the  disciples  saw  him 
walking  on  the  sea,  they  were  troubled,  saying.  It  is 

27  an  apparition  ; and  they  cried  out  for  fear.  But 
straightway  Jesus  spake  unto  them,  saying.  Be,  of 

28  good  cheer  ; it  is  I ; be  not  afraid.  And  Peter  an- 
swered him  and  said.  Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid  me 

29  come  unto  thee  upon  the  waters.  And  he  said. 
Come.  And  Peter  went  down  from  the  boat,  and 

30  walked  upon  the  waters,  ‘^to  come  to  Jesus.  But 
when  he  saw  the  wind,®  he  was  afraid  ; and  begin- 
ning to  sink,  he  cried  out,  saying.  Lord,  save  me. 

31  And  immediately  Jesus  stretched  forth  his  hand, 
and  took  hold  of  him,  and  saith  unto  him,  O thou  of 

32  little  faith,  wherefore  didst  thou  doubt  ? And  when 
they  were  gone  up  into  the  boat,  the  wind  ceased. 

33  And  they  that  were  in  the  boat  worshipped  him, 
saying,  Of  a truth  thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 


34  And  when  they  had  crossed  over,  they  came  to 

35  the  land,  unto  Gennesaret.  And  when  the  men  of 
that  place  knew  him,  they  sent  into  all  that  region 
round  about,  and  brought  unto  him  all  that  were 

36  sick  ; and  they  besought  him  that  they  might  only 
touch  the  border  of  his  garment : and  as  many  as 
touched  were  made  whole. 


15  Then  there  come  to  Jesus  from  Jerusalem  Phari- 

2 sees  and  scribes,  saying.  Why  do  thy  disciples  trans- 
gress the  tradition  of  the  elders  ? for  they  wash  not 

3 their  hands  when  they  eat  bread.  And  he  answered 
and  said  unto  them.  Why  do  ye  also  transgress  the 
commandment  of  God  because  of  your  tradition  ? 

4 For  God  said.  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother ; 
and.  He  that  speaketh  evil  of  father  or  mother,  let 

5 him  ® die  the  death.  But  ye  say.  Whosoever  shall 
say  to  his  father  or  his  mother.  That  wherewith  thou 
mightest  have  been  profited  by  me  is  given  to  God  ; 

6 he  shall  not  honour  his  father.”  And  ye  have  made 
void  the  ®word  of  God  because  of  your  tradition. 


6 Ex.  21.  17.  Lev.  many  furlongs  distant  a Or,  surely  die. 

20.  9.  Deut.  27.  16.  from  the  land.  b Some  ancient  au- 

Pro.  20.  20.  & 30.  17.  d Some  ancient  au-  thorities  add  or  his 
® Mark  7.  11,  12.  thorities  read  and  mother, 
c Some  ancient  an-  came.  c Some  ancient  au- 

thorities read  teas  e Many  ancient  au-  thorities  read  law. 
thorities  add  strong. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XV. 


7 Fe  ’ hypocrites,  well  did  Esaias  prophesy  of  you, 
saying, 

8 ®This  people  draweth  nigh  unto  me  with  their 
mouth,  and  honoureth  me  with  their  lips  ; hut  their 
heart  is  far  from  me. 

9 But  in  vain  they  do  worship  me,  ® teaching  for  doc- 
trines the  commandments  of  men. 

10  ^ And  he  called  the  multitude,  and  said  unto 
them.  Hear,  and  understand  : 

11  Not  that  which  goeth  into  the  mouth  defileth  a 
man  ; hut  that  which  cometh  out  of  the  mouth,  this 
defileth  a man. 

12  Then  came  his  disciples,  and  said  unto  him, 
Knowest  thou  that  the  Pharisees  were  offended,  after 
they  heard  this  saying  ? 

13  But  he  answered  and  said,  Every  plant,  which 
my  heavenly  Father  hath  not  planted,  shall  he  rooted 
up. 

14  Let  them  alone  : they  he  blind  leaders  of  the 
blind.  And  if  the  blind  lead  the  blind,  both  shall  fall 
into  the  ditch. 

15  Then  answered  Peter  and  said  unto  him.  Declare 
unto  us  this  parable. 

16  And  Jesus  said,  Are  ye  also  yet  without  under- 
standing ? 

17  Do  not  ye  yet  understand,  that  whatsoever  en- 
tereth  in  at  the  mouth  goeth  into  the  belly,  and  is  cast 
out  into  the  draught  ? 

18  But  those  things  which  proceed  out  of  the  mouth 
come  forth  from  the  heart ; and  they  defile  the  man. 

19  For  out  of  the  heart  proceed  evil  thoughts,  mur- 
ders, adulteries,  fornications,  thefts,  false  witness,  blas- 
phemies : 

20  These  are  the  things  which  defile  a man  : hut  to  eat 
with  unwashen  hands  defileth  not  a man. 

21  ^ Then  Jesus  went  thence,  and  departed  into 
the  coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon. 

22  And,  behold,  a woman  of  Canaan  came  out  of  the 
same  coasts,  and  cried  unto  him,  saying.  Have  mercy  on 
me,  O Lord,  thou  son  of  David  ; my  daughter  is  griev- 
ously vexed  with  a devil. 

23  But  he  answered  her  not  a word.  And  his  disci- 
ples came  and  besought  him,  saying.  Send  her  away  ; 
for  she  crieth  after  us. 

24  But  he  answered  and  said,  I am  not  sent  but 
unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

25  Then  came  she  and  worshipped  him,  saying.  Lord, 
help  me. 

26  But  he  answered  and  said.  It  is  not  meet  to  take 
the  children’s  bread,  and  to  cast  it  to  dogs. 

27  And  she  said.  Truth,  Lord  : yet  the  dogs  eat  of 
the  crumbs  which  fall  from  their  masters’  table. 

28  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  O woman, 
great  is  thy  faith  : be  it  unto  thee  even  as  thou  wilt. 
And  her  daughter  was  made  whole  from  that  very 
hour. 

29  And  Jesus  departed  from  thence,  and  came  nigh 
23  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee  ; and  went  up  into  a mountain, 
and  sat  down  there. 

30  24  And  great  multitudes  came  unto  him,  having 
with  them  those  that  were  lame,  blind,  dumb,  maimed, 

T Mark  7.  6.  14.  14,  17,  20.  1 Tim.  Mark  7.  17. 

8 Is.  29.  13.  Ezek.  4.4.  Tit.  1.15.  ’5  ch.  IG.  9.  Mark 

33.  31.  12  John  15.  2.  1 Cor.  7.  18. 

0 Is.  29.  13.  Col.  2.  3.  12,  &c.  ic  1 Cor.  G.  13. 

18-22.  Tit.  1.  14.  13  Is.  9.  le.  Mai.  2.  n Jam.  3.  G. 

10  Mark  7.  14.  8.  ch.  23.  IG.  Luke  i®  Gen.  G.  5.  & 8.  21. 

11  Acts  10.  15.  Rom.  G.  39. 


25 

7 Ye  hypocrites,  well  did  Isaiah  prophesy  of  you,  say- 
ing, 

8 This  people  honoureth  me  with  their  lips  ; 

But  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

9 But  in  vain  do  they  worship  me. 

Teaching  as  their  doctrines  the  precepts  of  men. 

10  And  he  called  to  him  the  multitude,  and  said  unto 

11  them.  Hear,  and  understand  : Not  that  which  enter- 
eth  into  the  mouth  defileth  the  man  ; but  that  which 
proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth,  this  defileth  the  man. 

12  Then  came  the  disciples,  and  said  unto  him,  Knowest 
thou  that  the  Pharisees  were  ‘^offended,  when  they 

13  heard  this  saying  ? But  he  answered  and  said. 
Every  ® plant  which  my  heavenly  Father  planted 

14  not,  shall  be  rooted  up.  Let  them  alone  : they  are 
blind  guides.  And  if  the  blind  guide  the  blind,  both 

15  shall  fall  into  a pit.  And  Peter  answered  and  said 

16  unto  him.  Declare  unto  us  the  parable.  And  he 
said.  Are  ye  also  even  yet  without  understanding  ? 

17  Perceive  ye  not,  that  whatsoever  goeth  into  the 
mouth  passeth  into  the  belly,  and  is  cast  out  into  the 

18  draught  ? But  the  things  which  proceed  out  of  the 
mouth  come  forth  out  of  the  heart  ; and  they  defile 

19  the  .man.  For  out  of  the  heart  come  forth  evil 
thoughts,  murders,  adulteries,  fornications,  thefts, 

20  false  witness,  railings  : these  are  the  things  which 
defile  the  man  : but  to  eat  with  unwashen  hands  de- 
file^ not  the  man. 


21  And  Jesus  went  out  thence,  and  -withdrew  into  the 

22  parts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon.  And  behold,  a Canaanitish 
woman  came  out  from  those  borders,  and  cried,  say- 
ing, Have  mercy  on  me,  O Lord,  thou  son  of  David  ; 

23  my  daughter  is  grievously  vexed  with  a.^ devil.  But 
he  answered  her  not  a word.  And  his  disciples  came 
and  besought  him,  saying.  Send  her  away  ; for  she 

24  crieth  after  us.  But  he  answered  and  said,  I was 
not  sent  but  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Is- 

25  rael.  But  she  came  and  worshipped  him,  saying, 

26  Lord,  help  me.  And  he  answered  and  said.  It  is  not 
meet  to  take  the  children’s  ^ bread  and  cast  it  to  the 

27  dogs.  But  she  said.  Yea,  Lord  : for  even  the  dogs 
eat  of  the  crumbs  which  fall  from  their  masters’ 

28  table.  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  O 
woman,  great  is  thy  faith  : be  it  done  unto  thee  even 
as  thou  wilt.  And  her  daughter  was  healed  from 
that  hour. 


29  And  Jesus  departed  thence,  and  came  nigh  unto 
the  sea  of  Galilee;  and  he  went  up  into  the  moun- 

30  tain,  and  sat  there.  And  there  came  unto  him  great 
multitudes,  having  with  them  the  lame,  blind,  dumb. 


Pro.  G.  14.  Jer.  17.  21  ch.  7.  G.  Phil.  3.  d Gr.  caused  to 

9.  Mark  7.  21.  2.  stumble. 

Mark  7.  24.  22  Mark  7.  31.  e Gr.  planting. 

20  ch.  10.  5,  G.  Acts  23  ch.  4.  18.  /Gr.  demon. 

3.  25,  2G.  & 13.  4G.  24  is.  35.  6,  G.  ch.  g Or,  loaf. 

Rom.  15.  8.  11.  6.  Luke  7.  22. 


26 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XVL 


and  many  others,  and  cast  them  down  at  Jesus’  feet ; 
and  he  healed  them  : 

31  Insomuch  that  the  multitude  wondered,  when  they 
saw  the  dumb  to  speak,  the  maimed  to  be  whole,  the 
lame  to  walk,  and  the  blind  to  see  : and  they  glorified 
the  God  of  Israel. 

32  ^ Then  Jesus  called  his  disciples  unto  him,  and 
said,  I have  compassion  on  the  multitude,  because  they 
continue  with  me  now  three  days,  and  have  nothing  to 
eat : and  I will  not  send  them  away  fasting,  lest  they 
faint  in  the  way. 

33  And  his  disciples  say  unto  him.  Whence  should 
we  have  so  much  bread  in  the  wilderness,  as  to  fill  so 
great  a multitude  ? 

34  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  How  many  loaves 
have  ye  ? And  they  said.  Seven,  and  a few  little  fishes. 

35  And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to  sit  down  on 
the  ground. 

36  And  he  took  the  seven  loaves  and  the  fishes, 
and  gave  thanks,  and  brake  them,  and  gave  to  his  dis- 
ciples, and  the  disciples  to  the  multitude. 

37  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled  : and  they 

took  up  of  the  broken  meat  that  was  left  seven  baskets 
full.  • 

38  And  they  that  did  eat  were  four  thousand  men, 
beside  women  and  children. 

39  And  he  sent  away  the  multitude,  and  took  ship, 

and  came  into  the  coasts  of  Magdala.  ^ 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 The  Pharisees  require  a sign.  6 Jesus  warneth  his  disciples  of  the 
leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees.  13  The  gieople's  opinion  of 
Christ,  16  and  Peter’' s confession  of  Mm.  21  Jesus  foresheweth  his 
death,  23  reproving  Peter  for  dissuading  him  from  it:  24  and  ad- 
monisheth  those  that  will  follow  him,  to  bear  the  cross. 

riTHE  ^ Pharisees  also  with  the  Sadducees  came,  and 
I tempting  desired  him  that  he  would  shew  them  a 
sign  from  heaven. 

2 He  answered  and  said  unto  them.  When  it  is  even- 
ing, ye  say.  It  will  he  fair  weather  : for  the  sky  is  red. 

3 And  in  the  morning,  It  will  he  foul  weather  to  day  : 
for  the  sky  is  red  and  lowring.  O ye  hypocrites,  ye  can 
discern  the  face  of  the  sky  ; but  can  ye  not  discern  the 
signs  of  the  times  ? 

4 2 A wicked  and  adulterous  generation  seeketh  after 
a sign  ; and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given  unto  it,  but  the 
sign  of  the  prophet  Jonas.  And  he  left  them,  and  de- 
parted. 

5 And  ®when  his  disciples  were  come  to  the  other 
side,  they  had  forgotten  to  take  bread. 

6 V Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  ^ Take  heed  and  be- 
ware of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  of  the  Saddu- 
cees. 

7 And  they  reasoned  among  themselves,  saying.  It  is 
because  we  have  taken  no  bread. 

8 Which  when  Jesus  perceived,  he  said  unto  them,  O 
ye  of  little  faith,  why  reason  ye  among  yourselves,  be- 
cause ye  have  brought  no  bread  ? 

9 ® Do  ye  not  yet  understand,  neither  remember  the 
five  loaves  of  the  five  thousand,  and  how  many  baskets 
ye  took  up  ? 

10  ® Neither  the  seven  loaves  of  the  four  thousand, 
and  how  many  baskets  ye  took  vip  ? 

11  How  is  it  that  ye  do  not  understand  that  I spake 
it  not  to  you  concerning  bread,  that  ye  should  beware  of 
the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  of  the  Sadducees  ? 

2B  Mark  8.  1.  29  Mark  8.  10.  2 ch.  12.  39. 

26  2 Kin.  4.  43.  1 ch.  12.  38.  Mark  3 Mark  8.  14. 

27  ch.  14.  19.  8.  11.  Luke  11.  16.  & * Luke  12.  1. 

28  1 Sam.  9.  13.  12.  54-56.  1 Cor.  1.  3 ch.  14.  17.  Johu 

Luke  22.  19.  22.  6. 9. 


maimed,  and  many  others,  and  they  east  them  down 

31  at  his  feet ; and  he  healed  them  : insomuch  that  the 
multitude  wondered,  when  they  saw  the  dumb  speak- 
ing, the  maimed  whole,  and  the  lame  walking,  and 
the  blind  seeing : and  they  glorihed  the  God  of 
Israel. 

32  And  Jesus  called  unto  him  his  disciples,  and  said, 
I have  compassion  on  the  multitude,  because  they 
continue  with  me  now  three  days  and  have  nothing 
to  eat : and  I would  not  send  them  away  fasting,  lest 

33  haply  they  faint  in  the  way.  And  the  disciples  say 
unto  him.  Whence  should  ive  have  so  many  loaves  in 

34  a desert  place,  as  to  fill  so  great  a multitude  ? And 
Jesus  saith  unto  them.  How  many  loaves  have  ye  ? 

35  And  they  said.  Seven,  and  a few  small  fishes.  And 
he  commanded  the  multitude  to  sit  down  on  the 

36  ground  ; and  he  took  the  seven  loaves  and  the  fishes  ; 
and  he  gave  thanks  and  brake,  and  gave  to  the  dis- 

37  ciples,  and  the  disciples  to  the  multitudes.  And 
they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled  : and  they  took  up 
that  which  remained  over  of  the  broken  pieces,  seven 

38  baskets  full.  And  they  that  did  eat  were  four  thou- 

39  sand  men,  beside  women  and  children.  And  he  sent 
away  the  multitudes,  and  entered  into  the  boat,  and 
came  into  the  borders  of  Magadan. 


16  And  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees  came,  and  tempt- 
ing him  asked  him  to  shew  them  a sign  from  heaven. 

2 But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  “ When  it  is 
evening,  ye  say.  It  will  he  fair  weather  : for  the 

3 heaven  is  red.  And  in  the  morning.  It  will  be  foul 
weather  to-day  : for  the  heaven  is  red  and  lowring. 
Ye  know  how  to  discern  the  face  of  the  heaven  ; but 

4 ye  cannot  discern  the  signs  of  the  times.  An  evil 
and  adulterous  generation  seeketh  after  a sign  ; and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  unto  it,  but  the  sign  of 
Jonah.  And  he  left  them,  and  departed. 


5 And  the  disciples  came  to  the  other  side  and  for- 

6 got  to  take  ^ bread.  And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Take 
heed  and  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and 

7 Sadducees.  And  they  reasoned  among  themselves, 

8 saying,  We  took  no  ^ bread.  And  Jesus  perceiving 
it  said,  O ye  of  little  faith,  why  reason  ye  among 

9 yourselves,  because  ye  have  no  ^ bread  ? Do  ye  not 
yet  perceive,  neither  remember  the  five  loaves  of  the 
five  thousand,  and  how  many  ^ baskets  ye  took  up  ? 

10  Neither  the  seven  loaves  of  the  four  thousand,  and 

11  how  many  baskets  ye  took  up  ? How  is  it  that  ye 
do  not  perceive  that  I spake  not  to  you  concerning 
^ bread  ? But  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees 


6 cli.  15.  34. 
a The  following 
words,  to  the  end  of 
ver.  3,  are  omitted  by 


some  of  the  most  an- 
cient and  other  im- 
portant authorities. 
b Gr.  loaves. 


c Or,  It  is  because 
we  took  no  bread. 

d Basket  in  ver.  9 
and  10  represents  dif- 
ferent Greek  words. 


ST.  :niatthew,  xyii. 


2T 


12  Then  understood  they  how  that  he  bade  them  not 
beware  of  the  leaven  of  bread,  but  of  the  doctrine  of 
the  Pharisees  and  of  the  Sadducees. 

13  ^ When  Jesus  came  into  the  coasts  of  Caesarea 
Philippi,  he  asked  his  disciples,  saying,  Whom  do  men 
say  that  I the  Son  of  man  am  ? 

14  And  they  said,  ® Some  say  that  thou  art  John  the 
Baptist : some,  Elias  ; and  others,  Jeremias,  or  one  of 
the  prophets. 

16  He  saith  unto  them.  But  whom  say  ye  that  I am  ? 

16  And  Simon  Peter  answered  and  said,  ® Thou  art 
the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God. 

17  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Blessed 
art  thou,  Simon  Barjona  : for  flesh  and  blood  hath  not 
revealed  it  unto  thee,  but  my  Father  which  is  in 
heaven. 

18  And  I say  also  unto  thee.  That  thou  art  Peter, 
and  upon  this  rock  I will  build  my  church  ; and  the 
gates  of  hell  shall  not  prevail  against  it. 

19  And  I will  give  unto  thee  the  keys  of  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  : and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  bind  on 
earth  shall  be  bound  in  lieaven : and  whatsoever  thou 
shalt  loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

20  i®Then  charged  he  his  disciples  that  they  should 
tell  no  man  that  he  was  Jesus  the  Christ. 

21  ^ From  that  time  forth  began  Jesus  ^"^to  shew 
unto  his  disciples,  how  that  he  must  go  unto  Jerusalem, 
and  suffer  many  things  of  the  elders  and  chief  priests 
and  scribes,  and  be  killed,  and  be  raised  again  the  third 
day. 

22  Then  Peter  took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke  him, 
saying.  Be  it  far  from  thee.  Lord  : this  shall  not  be  unto 
thee. 

23  But  he  turned,  and  said  unto  Peter,  Get  thee 
behind  me,  Satan  : thou  art  an  offence  unto  me  : for 
thou  savourest  not  the  things  that  be  of  God,  but  those 
that  be  of  men. 

24  ^ 20  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples.  If  any  man 
will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and  take  up 
his  cross,  and  follow  me. 

25  For  21  whosoever  will  save  his  life  shall  lose  it: 
and  whosoever  will  lose  his  life  for  my  sake  shall  find 
it. 

26  For  what  is  a man  profited,  if  he  shall  gain  the 
whole  world,  and  lose  his  own  soul  ? or  22  what  shall  a 
man  give  in  exchange  for  his  soul  ? 

27  For  28  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  the  glory  of 
his  Father  ^ with  his  angels  ; 25  and  then  he  shall  re- 
ward every  man  according  to  his  works. 

28  Verily  I say  unto  you,  26  There  be  some  standing 
here,  which  shall  not  taste  of  death,  till  they  see  the  Sou 
of  man  coming  in  his  kingdom. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 The  transfiguration  of  Ch-ist.  He  healeth  the  lunatick,  Tlforetell- 

eth  his  own  passion,  24  and  payetk  tribute. 

And  1 after  six  days  Jesus  taketh  Peter,  James,  and 
John  his  brother,  and  bringeth  them  jip  into  an 
high  mountain  apart. 


t Mark  8.  27. 

Luke 

1 Cor.  2. 10.  Gal. 

” ch.20.17.  Marks. 

9.  18. 

1.  16. 

31.  & 9.  31.  & 10.  33. 

8ch.  14.  2.  Luke  9. 

12  John  1.  42. 

Luke  9.  22.  & 18.  31.  & 

7,  8,  9. 

13  Eph.  2.  20.  Rev. 

24.  6,  7. 

9ch.  14.  33. 

Mark 

21.  14. 

18  See  2 Sam.  19.  22. 

8.  29.  Luke 

9.  20. 

11  Job  38.  17.  Ps.  9. 

19  Rom.  8.  7. 

John  6.  69.  & 

11.  27. 

13.  & 107.  18.  Is.  38. 

20  ch.  10.  38.  Mark 

Acts  8.  37.  & 

9.  20. 

10. 

8.  34.  Luke  9.  23.  & 

Heb.  1.  2,  5. 

1 John 

15  ch.  18.  18.  John 

14.  27.  Acts  14.  22.  1 

4.  15.  & 5.  5. 

20.  23. 

Thess.  3.  3.  2 Tim.  3. 

10  Eph.  2.  8. 

13  ch.  17.  9.  Mark  8. 
30.  Luke  9.  21. 

12. 

12  and  Sadducees.  Then  understood  ttl^y  how  that  he 
bade  them  not  beware  of  the  leaven  oF-J^read,  but 
of  the  teaching  of  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees. 

13  Now  when  Jesus  came  into  the  parts  of  Caesarea 
Philippi,  he  asked  his  disciples,  saying.  Who  do  men 

14  say  that  the  Son  of  man  is  ? And  they  sai(i>  Some 
say  John  the  Baptist ; some,  Elijah  : and 

15  Jeremiah,  or  one  of  the  prophets.  He  saith  unto 

16  them.  But  who  say  ye  that  I am  ? And  Simon  Peter 
answered  and  said.  Thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of 

17  the  living  God.  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Blessed  art  thou,  Simon  Bar- Jonah : for  flesh 
and  blood  hath  not  revealed  it  unto  thee,  but  my 

18  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  And  I also  say  unto 
thee,  that  thou  art  0 Peter,  and  upon  this  * rock  I 
will  build  my  church  ; and  the  gates  of  Hades  shall 

19  not  prevail  against  it.  I will  give  unto  thee  the 
keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven : and  whatsoever 
thou  shalt  bind  on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heaven  : 
and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  loose  on  earth  shall  be 

20  loosed  in  heaven.  Then  charged  he  the  disciples 
that  they  should  tell  no  man  that  he  was  the  Christ. 


21  From  that  time  began  * Jesus  to  shew  unto  his 
disciples,  how  that  he  must  go  unto  Jerusalem,  and 
suffer  many  things  of  the  elders  and  chief  priests  and 
scribes,  and  be  killed,  and  the  third  day  be  raised  up. 

22  And  Peter  took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke  him,  say- 
ing, j Be  it  far  from  thee.  Lord  : this  shall  never  be 

23  unto  thee.  But  he  turned,  and  said  unto  Peter,  Get 
thee  behind  me,  Satan  : thou  art  a stumblingblock 
unto  me  : for  thou  mindest  not  the  things  of  God, 

24  but  the  things  of  men.  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his 
disciples.  If  any  man  would  come  after  me,  let  him 
deny  himself,  and  take  up  his  cross,  and  follow  me. 

25  For  whosoever  would  save  his  ^ life  shall  lose  it : and 
whosoever  shall  lose  his  * life  for  my  sake  shall  find 

26  it.  For  what  shall  a man  be  profited,  if  he  shall  gain 
the  whole  world,  and  forfeit  his  ^ life  ? or  what  shall 

27  a man  give  in  exchange  for  his  ^ life  ? For  the  Son 
of  man  shall  come  in  the  glory  of  his  Father  with  his 
angels  ; and  then  shall  he  render  unto  every  man  ac- 

28  cording  to  his  ^ deeds.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  There 
be  some  of  them  that  stand  here,  which  shall  in  no 
wise  taste  of  death,  till  they  see  the  Son  of  man 
coming  in  his  kingdom. 


17  And  after  six  days  Jesus  taketh  with  him  Peter, 
and  James,  and  John  his  brother,  and  bringeth  them 

21  Luke  17.  33.  John  2.  6.  1 Oor.  3.  8.  2 See  Mark  8.  27  ; Luke 

12.  26.  Cor.  6.  10.  1 Pet.  1. 17.  9.  18. 

22  Ps.  49.  7,  8.  Rev.  2.  23.  & 22.  12.  g Or.  Petros. 

23  ch.  2G.  04.  Mark  20  Mark  9.  1.  Luke  h Gr,  petra. 

8. 38.  Luke  9. 26.  9.  27.  i Some  ancient  au- 

2‘  Dan.  7.  10.  Zech.  ^ Mark  9. 2.  Luke  9.  thorities  read  Jesus 

14.  6.  ch.  26.  31.  Jude  28.  Christ. 

14.  e Gr.  loaves.  j Or,  God  have  mer- 

25  Job  34.  11.  Ps.  62.  /Many  ancient  au-  cy  on  thee. 

12.  Pro.  24.  12.  Jer.  thorities  read  that  1 k Or,  soul. 

17.  10.  & 32.  19.  Rom.  the  Son  of  man  am,  I Gr.  doing. 


28 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XVII. 


2 And  was  transfigured  before  them  : and  his  face 
did  shine  a,s  the  sun,  and  his  raiment  was  white  as  the 
light. 

3 And,  behold,  there  appeared  unto  them  Moses  and 
Elias  talking  with  him. 

4 Th^n  answered  Peter,  and  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord, 
it‘  fS'^i>i?d  for  us  to  be  here  : if  thou  wilt,  let  us  make 
here  three  tabernacles  ; one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses, 
and  one  for  Elias. 

5 ^ While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  a bright  cloud  over- 
shadowed them  : and  behold  a voice  out  of  the  cloud, 
which  said,  ^ This  is  my  beloved  Son,  ^ in  whom  I am 
well  pleased  ; ^ hear  ye  him. 

6 ® And  when  the  disciples  heard  they  fell  on  their 
face,  and  were  sore  afraid. 

7 And  Jesus  came  and  touched  them,  and  said. 
Arise,  and  be  not  afraid. 

8 And  when  they  had  lifted  up  their  eyes,  they  saw 
no  man,  save  Jesus  only. 

9 And  as  they  came  down  from  the  mountain,  ^ Jesus 
charged  them,  saying,  Tell  the  vision  to  no  man,  until 
the  Son  of  man  be  risen  again  from  the  dead. 

10  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying,  ® Why  then 
say  the  scribes  that  Elias  must  first  come  ? 

11  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Elias 
truly  shall  first  come,  and  restore  all  things. 

12  But  I say  unto  you,  That  Elias  is  come  already, 
and  they  knew  him  not,  but  have  done  unto  him  what- 
soever they  listed.  Likewise  shall  also  the  Son  of  man 
suffer  of  them. 

13  ^^Then  the  disciples  understood  that  he  spake 
unto  them  of  John  the  Baptist.  • 

14  11  And  when  they  were  come  to  the  multitude, 
there  came  to  him  a certain  man,  kneeling  down  to  him, 
and  saying, 

15  Lord,  have  mercy  on  my  son  : for  he  is  lunatick, 
and  sore  vexed  : for  ofttimes  he  falleth  into  the  fire,  and 
oft  into  the  water. 

16  And  I brought  him  to  thy  disciples,  and  they 

could  not  cure  him.  ^ 

17  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said,  O faithless  and 
perverse  generation,  how  long  shall  I be  with  you  ? how 
long  shall  I suffer  you  ? bring  him  hither  to  me. 

18  And  Jesus  rebuked  the  devil  ; and  he  departed 
out  of  him  : and  the  child  was  cured  from  that  very  hour. 

19  Then  came  the  disciples  to  Jesus  apart,  and  said. 
Why  could  not  we  cast  him  out  ? 

20  And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Because  of  your  unbe- 
lief : for  verily  I say  unto  you,  If  ye  have  faith  as  a 
grain  of  mustard  seed,  ye  shall  say  unto  this  mountain. 
Remove  hence  to  yonder  place  ; and  it  shall  remove  ; 
and  nothing  shall  be  impossible  unto  you. 

21  Howbeit  this  kind  goeth  not  out  but  by  prayer 
and  fasting. 

22  ^ And  while  they  abode  in  Galilee,  Jesus  said 
unto  them.  The  Son  of  man  shall  be  betrayed  into  the 
hands  of  men : 

23  And  they  shall  kill  him,  and  the  third  day  he 
shall  be  raised  again.  And  they  were  exceeding  sorry. 

24  •[[  And  i®when  they  were  come  to  Capernaum, 


2 up  iiito  a high  mountain  apart : and  he  was  trans- 
figured before  them  : and  his  face  did  shine  as  the 
sun,  and  his  garments  became  white  as  the  light. 

3 And  jbehold,  there  appeared  unto  them  Moses  and 

4 Elijah  talking  with  him.  And  Peter  answered,  and 
said  Unto  Jesus,  Lord,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here  : 
if.  iliou  wilt,  I will  make  here  three  “tabernacles  ; 
one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elijah. 

5 While  he  was  yet  speaking,  behold,  a bright  cloud 
overshadowed  them  : and  behold,  a voice  out  of  the 
cloud,  saying.  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I am 

6 well  pleased  ; hear  ye  him.  And  when  the  disciples 
heard  it,  they  fell  on  their  face,  and  were  sore 

7 afraid.  And  Jesus  cUme  and  touched  them  and  said, 

8 Arise,  and  be  not  afraid.  And  lifting  up  their  eyes, 
they  saw  no  one,  save  Jesus  only. 


9  And  as  they  were  coming  down  from  the  moun- 
tain, Jesus  commanded  them,  saying.  Tell  the  vision 
to  no  man,  until  the  Son  of  man  be  risen  from  the 

10  dead.  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying,  Why 
then  say  the  scribes  that  Elijah  must  first  come  ? 

11  And  he  answered  and  said,  Elijah  indeed  cometh, 

12  and  shall  restore  all  things  : but  I say  unto  you,  that 
Elijah  is  come  already,  and  they  knew  him  not,  but 
did  unto  him  whatsoever  they  listed.  Even  so  shall 

13  the  Son  of  man  also  suffer  of  them.  Then  under- 
stood the  disciples  that  he  spake  unto  them  of  John 
the  Baptist. 

14  And  when  they  were  come  to  the  multitude,  there 
came  to  him  a man,  kneeling  to  him,  and  saying, 

15  Lord,  have  mercy  on  my  son : for  he  is  epileptic, 
and  suffereth  grievously  : for  oft-times  he  falleth 

16  into  the  fire,  and  oft-times  into  the  water.  And  I 
brought  him  to  thy  disciples,  and  they  could  not  cure 

17  him.  And  Jesus  answered  and  said,  O faithless  and 
perverse  generation,  how  long  shall  I be  with  you  ? 
how  long  shall  I bear  with  you  ? bring  him  hither  to 

18  me.  And  Jesus  rebuked  him  ; and  the  ^ devil  went 
out  from  him  : and  the  boy  was  cured  from  that 

19  hour.  Then  came  the  disciples  to  Jesus  apart,  and 

20  said.  Why  could  not  we  cast  it  out  ? And  he  saith 
unto  them.  Because  of  your  little  faith  : for  verily  I 
say  unto  you.  If  ye  have  faith  as  a grain  of  mustard 
seed,  ye  shall  say  unto  this  mountain.  Remove  hence 
to  yonder  place  ; and  it  shall  remove  ; and  nothing 
shall  be  impossible  unto  you.® 


22  And  while  they  ^ abode  in  Galilee,  Jesus  said  unto 
them.  The  Son  of  man  shall  be  delivered  up  into  the 

23  hands  of  men  ; and  they  shall  kill  him,  and  the  third 
day  he  shall  be  raised  up.  And  they  were  exceed- 
ing sorry. 

24  And  when  they  were  come  to  Capernaum,  they 


» 2 Pet  1.17. 

S ch.  3.  17.  Mark  1. 
11.  Luke  3.  22. 

* Is.  42.  1. 

cDeut.  18.  15,  19. 
Acts  3.  22,  23. 
c 2 Pet.  1.  18. 


7 Dan.  8. 18.  & 9.  21. 
& 10.  10,  18. 

8ch.  16.  20.  Mark 
8.  30.  & 9.  9. 

Mai.  4.  5.  ch.  11. 
14  Mark  9.  11. 

lOMal.  4.  6.  Lukel. 
IG,  17.  Acts  3.  21. 


11  ch.  11.  14.  Mark 
9.  12,  13. 

12  ch.  14.  3,  10. 

13  ch.  16.  21. 

14  ch.  11.  14. 

13  Mark  9. 14.  Luke 
9.  37. 


16  ch.  21.  21.  Mark 
11.23.  Luke  17.  6.  1 
Cor.  12.  9.  & 13.  2. 

11  ch.  16.  21.  & 20. 
17.  Mark  8.  31.  & 9. 30, 
31.  & 10.  33.  Luke  9. 
22,  44.  & 18.  31.  & 24. 
6,  7. 


18  Mark  9.  33. 
a Or,  booths, 
b Gr.  demon, 
e Many  authorities, 
some  ancient,  insert 
ver.  21  But  this  kind 
goeth  not  out  save  by 


prayer  and  fasting. 
See  Mark  9.  29. 

d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  were 
gathering  themselves 
together. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XVIII. 


29 


they  that  received  tribute  money  came  to  Peter,  and 
said.  Doth  not  your  master  pay  tribute  ? 

25  He  saith.  Yes.  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house,  Jesus  prevented  him,  saying.  What  thinkest  thou, 
Simon  ? of  whom  do  the  kings  of  the  earth  take  custom 
or  tribute  ? of  their  own  children,  or  of  strangers  ? 

26  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Of  strangers.  Jesus  saith 
unto  him.  Then  are  the  children  free. 

27  Notwithstanding,  lest  we  should  offend  them,  go 
thou  to  the  sea,  and  cast  an  hook,  and  take  up  the  fish 
that  first  cometh  up ; and  when  thou  hast  opened  his 
mouth,  thou  shalt  fihd  a piece  of  money  : that  take, 
and  give  unto  them  for  me  and  thee. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Christ  wameth  his  disciples  to  be  humble  and  harmless : 7 to  avoid 
offences,  and  not  to  despise  the  little  ones : 15  teacheth  how  we  are  to 
deal  with  our  brethren,  when  they  offend  us  : 21  and  how  ojt  to  forgive 
them : 23  which  he  setteth  forth  by  a parable  of  the  king,  that  took  ac- 
count of  his  servants,  32  and  punished  him,  who  shewed  no  mercy  to 
his  fellow. 

At  1 the  same  time  came  the  disciples  unto  Jesus, 
saying,  Who  is  the  greatest  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  ? 

2  And  Jesus  called  a little  child  unto  him,  and  set 
him  in  the  midst  of  them, 

3  And  said.  Verily  I say  unto  you,  ^ Except  ye  be 
converted,  and  become  as  little  children,  ye  shall  not 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

4  ® Whosoever  therefore  shall  humble  himself  as  this 
little  child,  the  same  is  greatest  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

5  And  ^ whoso  shall  receive  one  such  little  child  in 
my  name  receiveth  me. 

6  ®But  whoso  shall  offend  one  of  these  little  ones 
which  believe  in  me,  it  were  better  for  him  that  a mill- 
stone were  hanged  about  his  neck,  and  that  he  were 
drowned  in  the  depth  of  the  sea. 

7  If  Woe  unto  the  world  because  of  offences  ! for  ®it 
must  needs  be  that  offences  come  ; but  woe  to  that 
man  by  whom  the  offence  cometh  ! 

8  ® Wherefore  if  thy  hand  or  thy  foot  offend  thee,  cut 
them  off,  and  cast  them  from  thee  : it  is  better  for  thee 
to  enter  into  life  halt  or  maimed,  rather  than  having 
two  hands  or  two  feet  to  be  cast  into  everlasting  fire. 

9  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck  it  out,  and  cast 
it  from  thee  : it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  with 
one  eye,  rather  than  having  two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  hell 
fire. 

10  Take  heed  that  ye  despise  not  one  of  these  little 
ones  ; for  I say  unto  you.  That  in  heaven  ® their  angels 
do  always  behold  the  face  of  my  Father  which  is  in 
heaven. 

11  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  save  that  which 
was  lost. 

12  How  think  ye  ? if  a man  have  an  hundred 
sheep,  and  one  of  them  be  gone  astray,  doth  he  not 
leave  the  ninety  and  nine,  and  goeth  into  the  mountains, 
and  seeketh  that  which  is  gone  astray  ? 

13  And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it,  verily  I say  unto  you, 
he  rejoiceth  more  of  that  sheep,  than  of  the  ninety  and 
nine  which  went  not  astray. 

14  Even  so  it  is  not  the  will  of  your  Father  which  is 
in  heaven,  that  one  of  these  little  ones  should  perish. 

1 Mark  9.  33.  Luke  * ch.  10.  42.  Luke  « ch.  5.  29,  30.  Mark 
9.  46.  & 22.  24.  9. 48.  9 43,  45. 

2  Ps.  131.  2.  ch.  19.  B Mark  9.  42.  Luke  » Ps.  34.  7.  Zech. 

14.  Mark  10.  14.  Luke  17.  1,  2.  13.  7.  Heb.  1.  14. 

18.  16.  1 Cor.  14.  20.  « Luke  17. 1.  1 Cor.  Esth.  1. 14.  Luke 

1 Pet.  2.  2.  11.  19.  1.  19 

3  ch.  m‘27.  & 23. 11.  7 ch.  26.  24.  * “ Luke  9.  56.  & 19. 


that  received  the  « half-shekel  came  to  Peter,  and 
said.  Doth  not  your  master  pay  the  ® half-shekel  ? 

25  He  saith.  Yea.  And  when  he  came  into  the  house, 
Jesus  spake  first  to  him,  saying.  What  thinkest  thou, 
Simon  ? the  kings  of  the  earth,  from  whom  do  they 
receive  toll  or  tribute  ? from  their  sons,  or  from 

26  strangers  ? And  when  he  said.  From  strangers, 
Jesus  said  unto  him.  Therefore  the  sons  are  free. 

27  But,  lest  we  cause  them  to  stumble,  go  thou  to  the 
sea,  and  cast  a hook,  and  take  up  the  fish  that  first 
cometh  up  ; and  when  thou  hast  opened  his  mouth, 
thou  shalt  find  a ^ shekel  : that  take,  and  give  unto 
them  for  me  and  thee. 


18  In  that  hour  came  the  disciples  unto  Jesus,  say- 
ing, Who  then  is  " greatest  in  the  kingdom  of  hea- 

2 veil  ? And  he  called  to  him  a little  child,  and  set 

3 him  in  the  midst  of  them,  and  said.  Verily  I say 
unto  you.  Except  ye  turn,  and  become  as  little  chil- 
dren, ye  shall  in  no  wise  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 

4 heaven.  Whosoever  therefore  shall  humble  himself 
as  this  little  child,  the  same  is  the  “ greatest  in  the 

5 kingdom  of  heaven.  And  whoso  shall  receive  one 

6 such  little  child  in  my  name  receiveth  me  : but 
whoso  shall  cause  one  of  these  little  ones  which  be- 
lieve on  me  to  stumble,  it  is  profitable  for  him  that 
^ a great  millstone  should  be  hanged  about  his  neck, 
and  that  he  should  be  sunk  in  the  depth  of  the  sea. 

7 Woe  unto  the  world  because  of  occasions  of  stum- 
bling ! for  it  must  needs  be  that  the  occasions  come  ; 
but  woe  to  that  man  through  whom  the  occasion 

8 cometh  ! And  if  thy  hand  or  thy  foot  causeth  thee 
to  stumble,  cut  it  off,  and  east  it  from  thee  : it  is 
good  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  maimed  or  halt, 
rather  than  having  two  hands  or  two  feet  to  be  cast 

9 into  the  eternal  fire.  And  if  thine  eye  causeth  thee 
to  stumble,  pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee  : it  is 
good  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  with  one  eye,  rather 
than  having  two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  the  ^ hell  of  fire. 

10  See  that  ye  despise  not  one  of  these  little  ones  ; for 
1 say  unto  you,  that  in  heaven  their  angels  do  always 
behold  the  face  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.®* 

12  How  think  ye  ? if  any  man  have  a liundred  sheep, 
and  one  of  them  be  gone  astray,  doth  he  not  leave 
the  ninety  and  nine,  and  go  unto  the  mountains,  and 

13  seek  that  which  goeth  astray  ? And  if  so  be  that 
he  find  it,  verily  I say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth  over 
it  more  than  over  the  ninety  and  nine  which  have 

14  not  gone  astray.  Even  so  it  is  not  ^the  will  of 
/your  Father  which  is  in  heaven,  that  one  of  these 
little  ones  should  perish. 


10.  John  3.  17.  & 12. 
47. 

“ Luke  15.  4. 
e Gr.  didrackma. 
f Or,  tear.ffr, 
g Gr.  stater, 
a Gr.  greater. 


b Gr.  a millstone 
turned  by  an  ass. 

c Gr.  Gehenna  of 
fire. 

d Matiy  authorities, 
some  ancient,  insert 
ver.  11  For  the  Son  of 


man  came  to  save  that 
which  was  lost.  See 
Luke  19.  10. 

c Gr.  a thing  willed 
before  your  Father, 
f Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  my. 


30 


XVIII. 


15  ^ Moreover  thy  brother  shall  trespass  against 
thee,  go  and  tell  him  his  fault  between  thee  and  him 
alone  : if  he  shall  hear  thee,  ^^thou  hast  gained  thy 
brother. 

16  But  if  he  will  not  hear  thee,  then  take  with  thee 
one  or  two  more,  that  in  the  mouth  of  two  or  three 
witnesses  every  word  may  be  established. 

17  And  if  he  shall  neglect  to  hear  them,  tell  it  unto 
the  church  : but  if  he  neglect  to  hear  the  church,  let  him 
be  unto  thee  as  an  heathen  man  and  a publican. 

18  Verily  I say  unto  you,  Whatsoever  ye  shall  bind 
on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heaven  : and  whatsoever  ye 
shall  loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

19  Again  I say  unto  you.  That  if  two  of  you  shall 
agree  on  earth  as  touching  any  thing  that  they  shall 
ask,  it  shall  be  done  for  them  of  my  Father  which  is 
in  heaven. 

20  For  where  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in 
my  name,  there  am  I in  the  midst  of  them. 

21  ^ Then  came  Peter  to  him,  and  said.  Lord,  how 
oft  shall  my  brother  sin  against  me,  and  I forgive  him  ? 

till  seven  times  ? 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I say  not  unto  thee.  Until 
seven  times  : but.  Until  seventy  times  seven. 

23  ^ Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven  likened 
unto  a certain  king,  which  would  take  account  of  his 
servants. 

24  And  when  he  had  begun  to  reckon,  one  was 
brought  unto  him,  which  owed  him  ten  thousand  tal- 
ents. 

25  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to  pay,  his  lord  com- 
manded him  to  be  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  children,  and 
all  that  he  had,  and  payment  to  be  made. 

26  The  servant  therefore  fell  down,  and  worshipped 
him,  saying.  Lord,  have  patience  with  me,  and  I will 
pay  thee  all. 

27  Then  the  lord  of  that  servant  was  moved  with 
compassion,  and  loosed  him,  and  forgave  him  the  debt. 

28  But  the  same  servant  went  out,  and  found  one  of 
his  fellowservants,  which  owed  him  an  hundred  pence  : 
and  he  laid  hands  on  him,  and  took  him  by  the  throat, 
saying.  Pay  me  that  thou  owest. 

29  And  his  fellowservant  fell  down  at  his  feet,  and 
besought  him,  saying.  Have  patience  with  me,  and  I will 
pay  thee  all. 

30  And  he  would  not : but  went  and  cast  him  into 
prison,  till  he  should  pay  the  debt. 

31  So  when  his  fellowservants  saw  what  was  done, 
they  were  very  sorry,  and  came  and  told  unto  their 
lord  all  that  was  done. 

32  Then  his  lord,  after  that  he  had  called  him,  said 
Unto  him,  O thou  wicked  servant,  I forgave  thee  all 
that  debt,  because  thou  desiredst  me  : 

33  Shouldest  not  thou  also  have  had  compassion  on 
thy  fellowservant,  even  as  I had  pity  on  thee  ? 

34  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and  delivered  him  to  the 
tormentors,  till  he  should  pay  all  that  was  due  unto  him. 

35  So  likewise  shall  my  heavenly  Father  do  also 
unto  you,  if  ye  from  your  hearts  forgive  not  every  one 
his  brother  their  trespasses. 


15  And  if  thy  brother  sin  ^ against  thee,  go,  shew 
him  his  fault  between  thee  and  him  alone  : if  he 

16  hear  thee,  thou  hast  gained  thy  brother.  But  if  he 
hear  thee  not,  take  with  thee  one  or  two  more,  that 
at  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses  or  three  every  word 

17  may  be  established.  And  if  he  refuse  to  hear  them, 
tell  it  unto  the  ^ church  ; and  if  he  refuse  to  hear 
the  * church  also,  let  him  be  unto  thee  as  the  Gen- 

18  tile  and  the  publican.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  What 
things  soever  ye  shall  bind  on  earth  shall  be  bound 
in  heaven  : and  what  things  soever  ye  shall  loose  on 

19  earth  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven.  Again  I say  unto 
you,  that  if  two  of  you  shall  agree  on  earth  as 
touching  anything  that  they  shall  ask,  it  shall  be 
done  for  them  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

20  For  where  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  my 
name,  there  am  I in  the  midst  of  them. 


21  Then  came  Peter,  and  said  to  him.  Lord,  how  oft 
shall  my  brother  sin  against  me,  and  I forgive  him  ? 

22  until  seven  times  ? Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I say  not 
unto  thee.  Until  seven  times  ; but.  Until  * seventy 

23  times  seven.  Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
likened  unto  a certain  king,  w'hich  would  make  a 

24  reckoning  with  his  ^ servants.  And  when  he  had 
begun  to  reckon,  one  was  brought  unto  him,  which 

25  owed  him  ten  thousand  ^ talents.  But  forasmuch  as 
he  had  not  wherewith  to  pay,  his  lord  commanded 
him  to  be  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  children,  and  all 

26  that  he  had,  and  payment  to  be  made.  The  ^ ser- 
vant therefore  fell  down  and  worshipped  him,  say- 
ing, Lord,  have  patience  with  me,  and  I will  pay 

27  thee  all.  And  the  lord  of  that  ^servant,  being  moved 
with  compassion,  released  him,  and  forgave  him  the 

28  debt.  But  that  ^ servant  went  out,  and  found  one 
of  his  fellow-servants,  which  owed  him  a hundred 
” pence  : and  he  laid  hold  on  him,  and  took  him  by 

29  the  throat,  saying.  Pay  what  thou  owest.  So  his 
fellow-servant  fell  down  and  besought  him,  saying, 

30  Have  patience  with  me,  and  I will  pay  thee.  And 
he  would  not  : but  went  and  cast  him  into  prison, 

31  till  he  should  pay  that  which  was  due.  So  when  his 
fellow-servants  saw  what  was  done,  they  were  ex- 
ceeding sorry,  and  came  and  told  unto  their  lord  all 

32  that  was  done.  Then  his  lord  called  him  unto  him, 
and  saith  to  him.  Thou  wicked  ^servant,  I forgave 
thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou  besoughtest  me  : 

33  shouldest  not  thou  also  have  had  mercy  on  thy  fel- 

34  low-servant,  even  as  I had  mercy  on  thee  ? And 
his  lord  was  wroth,  and  delivered  him  to  the  tor- 

35  mentors,  till  he  should  pay  all  that  was  due.  So 
shall  also  my  heavenly  Father  do  unto  you,  if  ye  for- 
give not  every  one  his  brother  from  your  hearts. 


IS  Lev.  19. 17.  Luke 
17.  3. 

Jam.  5.  20.  1 Pet. 

3.  1. 

15  Deut.  17.  6.  & 19. 
15.  John  8.  17.  2 Cor. 
13.  1.  Heb.  10.  28. 


16  Rom.  16.  17.  1 

Cor.  5.  9.  2 Thess.  3. 
6,  14.  2 John  10. 

11  ch.  16.  19.  John 
20.23.  ICor.  5.  4. 

18  ch.  5.  24. 


19  1 John  3.  22.  & 5. 
14. 

20  Luke  17.  4. 

21  ch.  6.  14.  Mark 
11.  25.  Col.  3.  13. 

22  2 Kin.  4.1.  Neh. 
5.8. 


23  Pro.  21.  13.  ch. 
6.  12.  Mark  11.  26. 
Jam.  2.  13. 

g Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  against 
thtt. 


h Or,  congregation, 
i Or,  seventy  times 
and  seven, 
j Gr.  bond-servants, 
k This  talent  was 
probably  worth  about 
£240. 


I Gr.  bond-servant, 
m Gr.  loan, 
n The  word  in  the 
Greek  denotes  a coin 
worth  about  eight 
pence  halfpenny. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XIX. 


31 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

2 Christ  healeth  the  sick  : 3 answereth  the  Pharisees  concerning  divorce- 
ment : 10  sheweth  when  marriage  is  necessary : 13  receiveth  little  chil- 
dren : 16  instructeth  the  young  man  how  to  attain  eternal  life^  20  and 
how  to  be  perfect : 23  telleth  his  disciples  hoio  hard  it  is  for  a rich  man 
to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God,  27  andpromiseth  reward  to  those  that 
forsake  any  thing  to  follow  him. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  ^ that  when  Jesus  had  finished 
these  sayings,  he  departed  from  Galilee,  and  came 
into  the  coasts  of  Judsea  beyond  Jordan  ; 

2  2 And  great  multitudes  followed  him  ; and  he  healed 
them  there. 

3  *11  The  Pharisees  also  came  unto  him,  tempting  him, 
and  saying  unto  him.  Is  it  lawful  for  a man  to  put  away 
his  wife  for  every  cause  ? 

4  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Have  ye  not 
read,  ^ that  he  which  made  them  at  the  beginning  made 
them  male  and  female, 

5  And  said,  ^For  this  cause  shall  a man  leave  father 
and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife  ; and  ® they 
twain  shall  be  one  flesh  ? 

6  Wherefore  they  are  no  more  twain,  but  one  flesh. 
What  therefore  God  hath  joined  together,  let  not  man 
put  asunder. 

7  They  say  unto  him,  ®Why  did  Moses  then  com- 
mand to  give  a writing  of  divorcement,  and  to  put  her 
away  ? 

8  He  saith  unto  them,  Moses  because  of  the  hardness 
of  your  hearts  suffered  you  to  put  away  your  wives  : 
but  from  the  beginning  it  was  not  so. 

9  And  I say  unto  you.  Whosoever  shall  put  away 
his  wife,  except  it  he  for  fornication,  and  shall  marry 
another,  committeth  adultery  : and  whoso  marrieth  her 
which  is  put  away  doth  commit  adultery. 

10  ^ His  disciples  say  unto  him,  ® If  the  case  of  the 
man  be  so  with  his  wife,  it  is  not  good  to  marry. 

11  But  he  said  unto  them,  ® All  men  cannot  receive 
this  saying,  save  they  to  whom  it  is  given. 

12  For  there  are  some  eunuchs,  which  were  so  born 
from  their  mother’s  womb  : and  there  are  some  eunuchs, 
which  were  made  eunuchs  of  men ; and  there  bv 
eunuchs,  which  have  made  themselves  eunuchs  for  the 
kingdom  of  heaven’s  sake.  He  that  is  able  to  receive 
let  him  receive  it. 

13  ^ Then  were  there  brought  unto  him  little  chil- 
dren, that  he  should  put  his  hands  on  them,  and  pray  : 
and  the  disciples  rebuked  them. 

14  But  Jesus  said.  Suffer  little  children,  and  forbid 
them  not,  to  come  unto  me  : for  of  such  is  the  king- 
dom of  heaven. 

15  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  them,  and  departed 
thence. 

16  •[[  And,  behold,  one  came  and  said  unto  him, 
1^  Good  Master,  what  good  thing  shall  I do,  that  I may 
have  eternal  life  ? 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Why  callest  thou  me 
good  ? there  is  none  good  but  one,  that  is,  God  : but  if 
thou  wilt  enter  into  life,  keep  the  commandments. 

18  He  saith  unto  him.  Which?  Jesus  said,  i^Thou 
shalt  do  no  murder,  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 
Thou  shalt  not  steal.  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness, 

1 Mark  10.  1.  John  « Dent.  24.  1.  ch.  6.  9.  5,  15. 

10.  40.  31.  11  Mark  10. 13.  Luke 

2 ch.  12.  15.  1 ch.  5.  32.  Mark  18.  15. 

3 Gen.  1.  27.  & 5.  2.  10.  11.  Luke  IG.  18.  1 >2  ch.  18.  3. 

Mai.  2.  15.  Cor.  7.  10,  11.  i3  Mark  10.  17.  Luke 

* Gen.  2.  24.  Mark  » Pro.  21.  19.  18.  18. 

10.  6-9.  Eph.  5.  31.  » 1 Cor.  7.  2,  7,  9,  “ Luke  10.  25. 

6 1 Cor.  6.  IG.  & 7.  17.  Ex.  20.  13.  Deut. 

2.  >0  1 Cor.  7.  32,  34.  & 5.  17. 


19  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Jesus  had  finished 
these  words,  he  departed  from  Galilee,  and  came 

2 into  the  borders  of  Judsea  beyond  Jordan  ; and 
great  multitudes  followed  him  ; and  he  healed  them 
there. 

3 And  there  came  unto  him  “Pharisees,  tempting 
him,  and  saying,  Is  it  lawful  for  a man  to  put  away 

4 his  wife  for  every  cause  ? And  he  answered  and 
said.  Have  ye  not  read,  that  he  which  ^ made  them 
from  the  beginning  made  them  male  and  female, 

5 and  said.  For  this  cause  shall  a man  leave  his  father 
and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife  ; and  the 

6 twain  shall  become  one  flesh  ? So  that  they  are  no 
more  twain,  but  one  flesh.  What  therefore  God 

7 hath  joined  together,  let  not  man  put  asunder.  They 
say  unto  him.  Why  then  did  Moses  command  to 
give  a bill  of  divorcement,  and  to  put  her  away  ? 

8 He  saith  unto  them,  Moses  for  your  hardness  of 
heart  suffered  you  to  put  away  your  wives  : but 

9 from  the  beginning  it  hath  not  been  so.  And  I 
say  unto  you.  Whosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife, 
‘^except  for  fornication,  and  shall  marry  another, 
committeth  adultery  : and  he  that  marrieth  her 

10  when  she  is  put  away  committeth  adultery.  The 
disciples  say  unto  him.  If  the  case  of  the  man  is  so 

11  with  his  wife,  it  is  not  expedient  to  marry.  But  he 
said  unto  them,  All  men  cannot  receive  this  saying, 

12  but  they  to  whom  it  is  given.  For  there  are  eunuchs, 
which  were  so  born  from  their  mother’s  womb  : and 
there  are  eunuchs,  which  were  made  eunuchs  ^y 
men  : and  there  are  eunuchs,  which  made  themse'  iS 
eunuchs  for  the  kingdom  of  heaven’s  sake.  He  that 
is  able  to  receive  it,  let  him  receive  it. 


13  Then  were  there  brought  unto  him  little  children, 
that  he  should  lay  his  hands  on  them,  and  pray  : and 

14  the  disciples  rebuked  them.  But  Jesus  said.  Suffer 
the  little  children,  and  forbid  them  not,  to  come 
unto  me  : for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

15  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  them,  and  departed 
thence. 

16  And  behold,  one  came  to  him  and  said,  ^-^Master, 
what  good  thing  shall  I do,  that  I may  have  eternal 

17  life  ? And  he  said  unto  him,  ^ Why  askest  thou  me 
concerning  that  which  is  good  ? One  there  is  who  is 
good  : but  if  thou  wouldest  enter  into  life,  keep  the 

18  commandments.  He  saith  unto  him.  Which  ? And 
Jesus  said.  Thou  shalt  not  kill,  Thou  shalt  not  com- 
mit adultery.  Thou  shalt  not  steal.  Thou  shalt  not 


a Many  authorities,  adulteress : as  in  ch.  5.  thorities  read  Good 
some  ancient,  insert  32.  Master.  See  Mark  10. 

the.  d The  following  17 ; Luke  18.  18. 

h Some  ancient  au-  words,  to  the  end  of  g Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  created,  the  verse,  are  omitted  thorities  read  Why 
c Some  ancient  au-  by  some  ancient  au-  callest  thou  me  good  ? 
thorities  read  saving  thorities.  None  is  good  save  one, 

for  the  cause  of  forni-  e Or,  Teacher.  even  God.  See  Mark 

cation, maketh  her  an  /Some  ancient  au-  10.  18;  Luke  18.  19. 


82 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XX. 


19  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother  : and,  Thou 
shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

20  The  young  man  saith  unto  him,  All  these  things 
have  I kept  from  my  youth  up  : what  lack  I yet  ? 

21  Jesus  said  unto  him.  If  thou  wilt  be  perfect,  i®go 
and  sell  that  thou  hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou 
shalt  have  treasure  in  heaven  : and  come  and  follow  me. 

22  But  when  the  young  man  heard  that  saying,  he 
went  away  sorrowful  : for  he  had  great  possessions. 

23  ^ Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples,  Verily  I say 
unto  you.  That  a rich  man  shall  hardly  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

24  And  again  I say  unto  you.  It  is  easier  for  a camel 
to  go  through  the  eye  of  a needle,  than  for  a rich  man 
to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

25  When  his  disciples  heard  it,  they  were  exceedingly 
amazed,  saying.  Who  then  can  be  saved  ? 

26  But  Jesus  beheld  them,  and  said  unto  them.  With 
men  this  is  impossible  ; but  with  God  all  things  are 
possible. 

27  Then  answered  Peter  and  said  unto  him.  Be- 
hold, we  have  forsaken  all,  and  followed  thee  ; what 
shall  we  have  therefore  ? 

28  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily  I say  unto  you. 
That  ye  which  have  followed  me,  in  the  regeneration 
when  the  Son  of  man  shall  sit  in  the  throne  of  his  glory, 
23  ye  also  shall  sit  upon  twelve  thrones,  judging  the 
twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

29  24  And  every  one  that  hath  forsaken  houses,  or 
brethren,  or  sisters,  or  father,  or  mother,  or  wife,  or 
children,  or  lands,  for  my  name’s  sake,  shall  receive  an 
hundredfold,  and  shall  inherit  everlasting  life. 

30  25  But  many  that  are  first  shall  be  last ; and  the 
last  shall  he  first. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1 Christ,  by  the  sim  ilitude  of  the  labourers  in  the  vineyard,  sheweth  that 
God  is  debtor  unto  no  man  : 17  foretelleth  his  passion : 20  by  answering 
the  mother  of  Zebedee's  children  teacheth  his  disciples  to  be  lowly:  30 
and  giveth  two  blind  men  their  sight, 

For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a man  that 
is  an  householder,  which  went  out  early  in  the 
morning  to  hire  labourers  into  his  vineyard. 

2  And  when  he  had  agreed  with  the  labourers  for  a 
penny  a day,  he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard. 

3  And  he  went  out  about  the  third  hour,  and  saw 
others  standing  idle  in  the  marketplace, 

4  And  said  unto  them  ; Go  ye  also  into  the  vineyard, 
and  whatsoever  is  right  I will  give  you.  And  they 
went  their  way. 

5  Again  he  went  out  about  the  sixth  and  ninth  hour, 
and  did  likewise. 

6  And  about  the  eleventh  hour  he  went  out,  and 
found  others  standing  idle,  and . saith  unto  them.  Why 
stand  ye  here  all  the  day  idle  ? 

7  They  say  unto  him.  Because  no  man  hath  hired  us. 
He  saith  unto  them.  Go  ye  also  into  the  vineyard  ; and 
whatsoever  is  right,  that  shall  ye  receive. 

8  So  when  even  was  come,  the  lord  of  the  vineyard 
saith  unto  his  steward.  Call  the  labourers,  and  give 
them  their  hire,  beginning  from  the  last  unto  the  first. 

9  And  when  they  came  that  were  hired  about  the 
eleventh  hour,  they  received  every  man  a penny. 

ch.  15.  4.  2.  45.  & 4.  34,  35.  1 42.  2.  Jer.  32.  17. 

Lev.  19.  18.  ch.  Tim.  6.  18,  19.  Zech.  8.  6.  Luke  1.  37. 

22.  39.  Rom.  13.  9.  i9  ch.  13.  22.  Mark  & 18.  27. 

Gal.  5.  14.  Jam.  2.  8.  10.  24.  1 Cor.  1.  26.  1 21  Mark  10.  28.  Luke 

>8  ch.  6.  20.  Luke  Tim.  G.  9,  10.  18.  28. 

12.  33.  & 16.  9.  Acts  20  Gen.  18.  14.  Job  22  Deut.  33.  9.  ch. 


19  bear  false  witness.  Honour  thy  father  and  thy 
mother  : and.  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as 

20  thyself.  The  young  man  saith  unto  him.  All  these 

21  things  have  I observed  : what  lack  I yet  ? Jesus 
said  unto  him.  If  thou  wouldest  be  perfect,  go,  sell 
that  thou  hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt 
have  treasure  in  heaven  : and  come,  follow  me. 

22  But  when  the  young  man  heard  the  saying,  he  went 
away  sorrowful : for  he  was  one  that  had  great 
possessions. 

23  And  Jesus  said  unto  his  disciples.  Verily  I say 
unto  you.  It  is  hard  for  a rich  man  to  enter  into  the 

24  kingdom  of  heaven.  And  again  I say  unto  you.  It 
is  easier  for  a camel  to  go  through  a needle’s  eye, 
than  for  a rich  man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 

25  God.  And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they  were 
astonished  exceedingly,  saying.  Who  then  can  be 

26  saved  ? And  Jesus  looking  upon  them  said  to  them. 
With  men  this  is  impossible  ; but  with  God  all  things 

27  are  possible.  Then  answered  Peter  and  said  unto 
him,  Lo,  we  have  left  all,  and  followed  thee  ; what 

28  then  shall  we  have  ? And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Verily  I say  unto  you,  that  ye  which  have  followed 
me,  in  the  regeneration  when  the  Son  of  man  shall 
sit  on  the  throne  of  his  glory,  ye  also  shall  sit  upon 
twelve  thrones,  judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

29  And  every  one  that  hath  left  houses,  or  brethren, 
or  sisters,  or  father,  or  mother,*  or  children,  or 
lands,  for  my  name’s  sake,  shall  receive  * a hundred- 

30  fold,  and  shall  inherit  eternal  life.  But  many  shall 

20  be  last  that  are  first ; and  first  that  are  last.  For 

the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a man  that  is  a 
householder,  which  went  out  early  in  the  morning 

2 to  hire  labourers  into  his  vineyard.  And  when  he 
had  agreed  with  the  labourers  for  a ® penny  a day, 

3 he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard.  And  he  went  out 
about  the  third  hour,  and  saw  others  standing  in  the 

4 marketplace  idle  ; and  to  them  he  said.  Go  ye  also 
into  the  vineyard,  and  whatsoever  is  right  I will 

5 give  you.  And  they  went  their  way.  Again  he 
went  out  about  the  sixth  and  the  ninth  hour,  and 

6 did  likewise.  And  about  the  eleventh  hour  he  went 
out,  and  found  others  standing  ; and  he  saith  unto 

7 them.  Why  stand  ye  here  all  the  day  idle  ? They  say 
unto  him.  Because  no  man  hath  hired  us.  He  saith 

8 unto  them.  Go  ye  also  into  the  vineyard.  And  when 
even  was  come,  the  lord  of  the  vineyard  saith  unto 
his  steward.  Call  the  labourers,  and  pay  them  their 

9 hire,  beginning  from  the  last  unto  the  first.  And 
when  they  came  that  were  hired  about  the  eleventh 


4.  20.  Luke  5.  11.  “ ch.  20.  16.  & 21.  t Some  ancient  au- 

23  ch.  20.  21.  Luke  31,  32.  Mark  10.  31.  thorities  read  mani- 

22.  28,  29,  30.  1 Cor.  Luke  13.  30.  /old. 

6.  2,  3.  Rev.  2.  26.  h Many  ancient  au-  a See  marginal  note 

24  Mark  10.  29,  30.  thorities  add  or  wife  : on  ch.  18.  28. 

Luke  18.  29,  30.  as  in  Luke  18.  29. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XX. 


33 


10  But  when  the  first  came,  they  supposed  that  they 
should  have  received  more  ; and  they  likewise  received 
every  man  a penny. 

11  And  when  they  had  received  tV,  they  murmured 
against  the  goodman  of  the  house, 

12  Saying,  These  last  have  wrought  hut  one  hour, 
and  thou  hast  made  them  equal  unto  us,  which  have 
borne  the  burden  and  heat  of  the  day. 

13  But  he  answered  one  of  them,  and  said.  Friend,  I 
do  thee  no  wrong : didst  not  thou  agree  with  me  for  a 
penny  ? 

14  Take  that  thine  w,  and  go  thy  way ; I will  give 
unto  this  last,  even  as  unto  thee. 

15  ^Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I will  with 

mine  own  ? ^ Is  thine  eye  evil,  because  I am  good  ? 

16  ^ So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first  last ; ^ for 
many  be  called,  but  few  chosen. 

17  ^®And  Jesus  going  up  to  Jerusalem  took  the 
twelve  disciples  apart  in  the  way,  and  said  unto  them, 

18  ® Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem  ; and  the  Son  of 
man  shall  be  betrayed  unto  the  chief  priests  and  unto 
the  scribes,  and  they  shall  condemn  him  to  death, 

19  And  shall  deliver  him  to  the  Gentiles  to  mock, 
and  to  scourge,  and  to  crucify  him : and  the  third  day 
he  shall  rise  again. 

20  ^ ® Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of  ® Zebedee’s 
children  with  her  sons,  worshipping  him,  and  desiring  a 
certain  thing  of  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  her.  What  wilt  thou  ? She  saith 
unto  him.  Grant  that  these  my  two  sons  may  sit,  the 
one  on  thy  right  hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left,  in  thy 
kingdom. 

22  But  Jesus  answered  and  said.  Ye  know  not  what 
ye  ask.  Are  ye  able  to  drink  of  the  cup  that  I shall 
drink  of,  and  to  be  baptized  with  the  baptism  that  I 
am  baptized  with  ? They  say  unto  him.  We  are  able. 

23  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Ye  shall  drink  indeed 
of  my  cup,  and  be  baptized  with  the  baptism  that  I am 
baptized  with  : but  to  sit  on  my  right  hand,  and  on  my 
left,  is  not  mine  to  give,  but  it  shall  he  given  to  them 
for  whom  it  is  prepared  of  my  Father. 

24  And  when  the  ten  heard  it,  they  were  moved 
with  indignation  against  the  two  brethren. 

25  But  Jesus  called  them  unto  him,  and  said.  Ye 
know  that  the  princes  of  the  Gentiles  exercise  dominion 
over  them,  and  they  that  are  great  exercise  authority 
upon  them. 

26  But  it  shall  not  be  so  among  you  : but  who- 
soever will  be  great  among  you,  let  him  be  your  minister  ; 

27  i®And  whosoever  will  be  chief  among  you,  let 
him  be  your  servant  : 

28  Even  as  the  Son  of  man  came  not  to  be  min- 
istered unto,  21  but  to  minister,  and  22  to  give  his  life  a 
ransom  23  for  many. 

29  24  And  as  they  departed  from  Jericho,  a great 
multitude  followed  him. 

30  ^ And,  behold,  25  two  blind  men  sitting  by  the 
way  side,  when  they  heard  that  Jesus  passed  by,  cried 
out,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  us,  O Lord,  thou  sou  of 
David. 

31  And  the  multitude  rebuked  them,  because  they 

1 Rom.  9.  21.  ^ ch.  27.  2.  Mark  15.  Mark  14.  3G.  Luke  22. 

2 Deut.  15.  9.  Pro.  1,  16,  &c.  Luke  23.  1.  42.  John  18.  11. 

23.  6.  ch.  G.  23.  John  18.  28,  &c.  Acts  12  Luke  12.  50. 

3 ch.  19.  30.  3.  13.  Acts  12.  2.  Rom. 

* ch.  22.  14.  8 Mark  10.  35.  8. 17.  2 Cor.  1. 7.  Rev. 

6 Mark  10.  32.  Luke  » ch.  4.  21.  1.  9. 

18.  31.  John  12.  12.  10  ch.  19.  28.  • « ch.  25.  .34. 

0 ch.  16.  21.  u ch.  26.  39,  42. 


10  hour,  they  received  every  man  a ^ penny.  And  when 
the  first  came,  they  supposed  that  they  would  receive 
more  ; and  they  likewise  received  every  man  a 

11  ^ penny.  And  when  they  received  it,  they  mur- 

12  mured  against  the  householder,  saying.  These  last 
have  spent  hut  one  hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them 
equal  unto  us,  which  have  borne  the  burden  of  the 

13  day  and  the  scorching  heat.  But  he  answered  and 
said  to  one  of  them.  Friend,  I do  thee  no  wrong : 

14  didst  not  thou  agree  with  me  for  a ^ penny  ? Take 
up  that  which  is  thine,  and  go  thy  way  ; it  is  my 

15  will  to  give  unto  this  last,  even  as  unto  thee.  Is  it 
not  lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I will  with  mine  own  ? 

16  or  is  thine  eye  evil,  because  I am  good  ? So  the 
last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first  last. 


17  And  as  Jesus  was  going  up  to  Jerusalem,  he  took 
the  twelve  disciples  apart,  and  in  the  way  he  said 

18  unto  them.  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem  ; and  the 
Son  of  man  shall  be  delivered  unto  the  chief  priests 
and  scribes  ; and  they  shall  condemn  him  to  death, 

19  and  shall  deliver  him  unto  the  Gentiles  to  mock,  and 
to  scourge,  and  to  crucify  : and  the  third  day  he  shall 
be  raised  up. 

20  Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of  the  sons  of 
Zebedee  with  her  sons,  worshipping  him,  and  asking 

21  a certain  thing  of  him.  And  he  said  unto  her.  What 
wouldest  thou  ? She  saith  unto  him.  Command  that 
these  my  two  sons  may  sit,  one  on  thy  right  hand, 

22  and  one  on  thy  left  hand,  in  thy  kingdom.  But 
Jesus  answered  and  said.  Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask. 
Are  ye  able  to  drink  the  cup  that  I am  about  to 

23  drink  ? They  say  unto  him.  We  are  able.  He 
saith  unto  them.  My  cup  indeed  ye  shall  drink  : but 
to  sit  on  my  right  hand,  and  on  my  left  hand,  is  not 
mine  to  give,  but  it  is  for  them  for  whom  it  hath  been 

24  prepared  of  my  Father.  And  when  the  ten  heard  it, 
they  were  moved  with  indignation  concerning  the 

25  two  brethren.  But  Jesus  called  them  unto  him,  and 
said.  Ye  know  that  the  rulers  of  the  Gentiles  lord  it 
over  them,  and  their  great  ones  exercise  authority 

26  over  them.  Not  so  shall  it  be  among  you  : but  who- 
soever would  become  great  among  you  shall  be  your 

27  ^ minister  ; and  whosoever  would  be  first  among  you 

28  shall  be  your  ® servant : even  as  the  Son  of  man 
came  not  to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister,  and 
to  give  his  life  a ransom  for  many. 


29  And  as  they  went  out  from  Jericho,  a great  multi- 

30  tude  followed  him.  And  behold,  two  blind  men 
sitting  by  the  way  side,  when  they  heard  that  Jesus 
was  passing  by,  cried  out,  saying.  Lord,  have  mercy 

31  on  us,  thou  son  of  David.  And  the  multitude  re- 


in  Mark  10. 41.  Luke  21  Luke  22.  27.  John  ««  Mark  10. 46.  Luke 

22.  24,  25.  13.  14.  18.  35. 

10  1 Pet.  5.  3.  22  Is.  53. 10, 11.  Dan.  20  ch.  9.  27. 

27  ch.  23.  11.  Mark  9.  24,26.  John  11.51,  b See  marginal  note 

9.  35.  & 10.  43.  52.  1 Tim.  2.  6.  Tit.  on  ch.  18.  28. 

18  ch.  1,3.  4.  2.  14.  1 Pet.  1.  19.  c Or,  hot  wind. 

1”  John  18.  4.  2.3  ch.  26.  28.  Rom.  d Or,  servant. 

*8  Phil.  2.  7.  5.  15,  19.  Heb.  9.  28.  e Gr.  bond.servant. 


34 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXI. 


should  hold  their  peace  : but  they  cried  the  more,  say- 
ing, Have  mercy  on  us,  O Lord,  thou  son  of  David. 

32  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  called  them,  and  said. 
What  will  ye  that  I shall  do  unto  you  ? 

33  They  say  unto  him.  Lord,  that  our  eyes  may  be 
opened. 

34  So  Jesus  had  compassion  on  them,  and  touched 
their  eyes  : and  immediately  their  eyes  received  sight, 
and  they  followed  him. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 Christ  rideth  into  Jerusalem  upon  an  ass,  12  driveth  the  buyers  and 
sellers  out  of  the  temple,  17  curseth  the  fig  tree,  23  putteih  to  silence  the 
priests  and  elders,  28  and  rebuketh  them  by  the  siimlitude  of  the  two 
sons,  33  and  the  hicst^gjidmen,  who  sleiv  such  as  were  sent  unto  them. 

And  ^when  they  drew  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  and 
were  come  to  Bethphage,  unto  ^the  mount  of 
Olives,  then  sent  Jesus  two  disciples, 

2  Saying  unto  them,  Go  into  the  village  over  against 
you,  and  straightway  ye  shall  find  an  ass  tied,  and  a colt 
with  her  : loose  them,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  ought  unto  you,  ye  shall  say. 
The  Lord  hath  need  of  them  ; and  straightway  he  will 
send  them. 

4  All  this  was  done,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  the  prophet,  saying, 

5  2 Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Sion,  Behold,  thy  King 
cometh  unto  thee,  meek,  and  sitting  upon  au  ass,  and  a 
colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 

6  ^And  the  disciples  went,  and  did  as  Jesus  com- 
manded them, 

7  And  brought  the  ass,  and  the  colt,  and  ®put  on 
them  their  clothes,  and  they  set  him  thereon. 

8  And  a very  great  multitude  spread  their  garments 
in  the  way  ; ® others  cut  down  branches  from  the  trees, 
and  strawed  them  in  the  way. 

9  And  the  multitudes  that  went  before,  and  that  fol- 
lowed, cried,  saying,  Hosanna  to  the  son  of  David  : 
® Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 
Hosanna  in  the  highest. 

10  ® And  when  he  was  come  into  Jerusalem,  all  the 
city  was  moved,  saying.  Who  is  this  ? 

11  And  the  multitude  said.  This  is  Jesus  ^®the  pro- 
phet of  Nazareth  of  Galilee. 

12  ^ And  Jesus  went  into  the  temple  of  God,  and 
cast  out  all  them  that  sold  and  bought  in  the  temple, 
and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the  moneychangers,  and 
the  seats  of  them  that  sold  doves, 

13  And  said  unto  them.  It  is  written,  ^^My  house 
shall  be  called  the  house  of  prayer  ; but  ye  have  made 
it  a den  of  thieves. 

14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame  came  to  him  in  the 
temple  ; and  he  healed  them. 

15  And  when  the  chief  priests  and  scribes  saw  the 
wonderful  things  that  he  did,  and  the  children  crying 
in  the  temple,  and  saying.  Hosanna  to  the  son  of  David  ; 
they  were  sore  displeased, 

16  And  said  unto  him,  Hearest  thou  what  these  say  ? 
And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Yea ; have  ye  never  read. 
Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast 
perfected  praise  ? 

17  ^ And  he  left  them,  and  went  out  of  the  city  into 
Bethany  ; and  he  lodged  there. 


buked  them,  that  they  should  hold  their  peace  : but 
they  cried  out  the  more,  saying.  Lord,  have  mercy 

32  on  us,  thou  son  of  David.  And  Jesus  stood  still, 
and  called  them,  and  said.  What  will  ye  that  I 

33  should  do  unto  you  ? They  say  unto  him.  Lord, 

34  that  our  eyes  may  be  opened.  And  Jesus,  being 
moved  with  compassion,  touched  their  eyes  : and 
straightway  they  received  their  sight,  and  followed 
him. 


21  And  when  they  drew  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  and 
came  unto  Bethphage,  unto  the  mount  of  Olives, 

2 then  Jesus  sent  two  disciples,  saying  unto  them.  Go 
into  the  village  that  is  over  against  you,  and  straight- 
way ye  shall  find  an  ass  tied,  and  a colt  with  her  : 

3 loose  them,  and  bring  them  unto  me.  And  if  any 
one  say  aught  unto  you,  ye  shall  say.  The  Lord  hath 
need  of  them  ; and  straightway  he  will  send  them. 

4 Now  this  is  come  to  pass,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  ” by  the  prophet,  saying, 

6 Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Zion, 

Behold,  thy  King  cometh  unto  thee, 

Meek,  and  riding  upon  an  ass. 

And  upon  a colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 

6 And  the  disciples  went,  and  did  even  as  Jesus  ap- 

7 pointed  them,  and  brought  the  ass,  and  the  colt,  and 
put  on  them  their  garments  ; and  he  sat  thereon. 

8 And  the  most  part  of  the  multitude  spread  their 
garments  in  the  way  ; and  others  cut  branches  from 

9 the  trees,  and  spread  them  in  the  way.  And  the 
multitudes  that  went  before  him,  and  that  followed, 
cried,  saying.  Hosanna  to  the  son  of  David  : Blessed 
is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; Hosanna 

10  in  the  highest.  And  when  he  was  come  into  Jeru- 
salem, all  the  city  was  stirred,  saying,  Who  is  this  ? 

11  And  the  multitudes  said,  This  is  the  prophet,  Jesus, 
from  Nazareth  of  Galilee. 


12  And  Jesus  entered  into  the  temple  ^ of  God,  and 
cast  out  all  them  that  sold  and  bought  in  the  temple, 
and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the  money-changers,  and 

13  the  seats  of  them  that  sold  the  doves  ; and  he  saith 
unto  them.  It  is  written.  My  house  shall  be  called  a 
house  of  prayer  : but  ye  make  it  a den  of  robbers. 

14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame  came  to  him  in  the  tem- 

15  pie  : and  he  healed  them.  But  when  the  chief 
priests  and  the  scribes  saw  the  wonderful  things 
that  he  did,  and  the  children  that  were  crying  in 
the  temple  and  saying.  Hosanna  to  the  son  of  David  ; 

16  they  were  moved  with  indignation,  and  said  unto 
him,  Hearest  thou  what  these  are  saying?  And 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Yea  ; did  ye  never  read.  Out 
of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast  per- 

17  fected  praise  ? And  he  left  them,  and  went  forth 
out  of  the  city  to  Bethany,  and  lodged  there. 


1 Mark  11.  1.  Luke  * Mark  11.  4.  » Ps.  118.  26.  ch.  23.  16.  John  6.  14.  & 7.  « ig.  56.  7.  lo  Mark  11. 11.  John 

19. 29.  6 2 Kin.  9.  13.  39.  40.  & 9.  17.  Jer.  7.  11.  Mark  11.  18. 

2Zech.  14.  4.  6 See  Lev.  23.  40.  » Mark  11. 15.  Luke  » Mark  11. 11.  Luke  11.17.  Luke  19.  46.  a Or,  through. 

sis.  02.  11.  Zech.  9.  John  12.  1.3.  19.45.  John  2.  13, 15.  19.4.5.  John  2.  15.  i&Ps.  8.  2.  6 Many  ancient  au- 

9.  John  12.  15.  ? Ps.  118.  26.  1°  ch.  2.  23.  Luke  7.  ” Deut.  14.  25.  thorities  omit  of  God. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXL 


35 


18  I'^Xow  in  the  morning  as  he  returned  into  the 
city,  he  hungered. 

19  And  when  he  saw  a fig  tree  in  the  way,  he  came 
to  it,  and  found  nothing  thereon,  but  leaves  only,  and 
said  unto  it.  Let  no  fruit  grow  on  thee  henceforward 
for  ever.  And  presently  the  fig  tree  withered  away. 

20  And  when  the  disciples  saw  it,  they  marvelled, 
saying.  How  soon  is  the  fig  tree  withered. away  ! 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Verily  I say 
unto  you,  Jf  ye  have  faith,  and  doubt  not,  ye  shall 
not  only  do  this  which  is  done  to  the  fig  tree,  but  also 
if  ye  shall  say  unto  this  mountain.  Be  thou  removed,  and 
be  thou  cast  into  the  sea  ; it  shall  be  done. 

22  And  all  things,  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  prayer, 
believing,  ye  shall  receive. 

23  ^ And  when  he  was  come  into  the  temple,  the 
chief  priests  and  the  elders  of  the  people  came  unto 
him  as  he  was  teaching,  and  said.  By  what  authority 
doest  thou  these  things?  and  who  gave  thee  this  au- 
thority ? 

24  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I also 
will  ask  you  one  thing,  which  if  ye  tell  me,  I in  like 
wise  will  tell  you  by  what  authority  I do  these  things. 

25  The  baptism  of  John,  whence  was  it  ? from  heaven, 
or  of  men  ? And  they  reasoned  with  themselves,  say- 
ing, If  we  shall  say.  From  heaven  ; he  will  say  unto  us. 
Why  did  ye  not  then  believe  him  ? 

26  But  if  we  shall  say.  Of  men  ; we  fear  the  people  ; 

for  all  hold  John  as  a prophet. 

27  And  they  answered  Jesus,  and  said.  We  cannot 
tell.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Neither  tell  I you  by  what 
authority  I do  these  things. 

28  ^ But  what  think  ye  ? A certain  man  had  two 
sons  ; and  he  came  to  the  first,  and  said,  Son,  go  work 
to  day  in  my  vineyard. 

29  He  answered  and  said,  I will  not : but  afterward 
he  repented,  and  went. 

30  And  he  came  to  the  second,  and  said  likewise. 
And  he  answered  and  said,  I go,  sir  : and  went  not. 

31  Whether  of  them  twain  did  the  will  of  his  father  ? 
They  say  unto  him.  The  first.  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
2"  Verily  I say  unto  you.  That  the  publicans  and  the 
harlots  go  into  the  kingdom  of  God  before  you. 

32  For  John  came  unto  you  in  the  way  of  righteous- 
ness, and  ye  believed  him  not : but  the  publicans  and 
the  harlots  believed  him  : and  ye,  when  ye  had  seen  it, 
repented  not  afterward,  that  ye  might  believe  him. 

33  Tf  Hear  another  parable  : There  was  a certain 
householder,  which  planted  a vineyard,  and  hedged  it 
round  about,  and  digged  a winepress  in  it,  and  built  a 
tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and  went  into 
a far  country  : 

34  And  when  the  time  of  the  fruit  drew  near,  he  sent 
his  servants  to  the  husbandmen,  ^^that  they  might  re- 
ceive the  fruits  of  it. 

35  And  the  husbandmen  took  his  servants,  and  beat 
one,  and  killed  another,  and  stoned  another. 

36  Again,  he  sent  other  servants  more  than  the  first : 
and  they  did  unto  them  likewise. 

37  But  last  of  all  he  sent  unto  them  his  son,  saying. 
They  will  reverence  my  son. 

38  But  when  the  husbandmen  saw  the  son,  they  said 

17  Mark  11.  12.  22  1 Cor.  13.  2.  20.  1. 

18  Mark  11.  13.  23  ch.  7.  7.  Mark  11.  25  Ex.  2.  14.  Acts4. 

19  Mark  11.  20.  24.  Luke  11.  9.  Jam.  7.  & 7.  27. 

20  ch.  17.  20.  Luke  5.  10.  1 John  3.  22.  & 20  ch.  14.  5.  MarkG. 

17.  6.  6.  14.  20.  Luke  20.  6. 

21  Jam.  1.  6.  24  Mark  11. 27.  Luke  27  Luke  7.  29,  50. 


18  Now  in  the  morning  as  he  returned  to  the  city, 

19  he  hungered.  And  seeing  ‘^a  fig  tree  by  the  way 
side,  he  came  to  it,  and  found  nothing  thereon, 
but  leaves  only  ; and  he  saith  unto  it.  Let  there  be 
no  fruit  from  thee  henceforward  for  ever.  And  im- 

20  mediately  the  fig  tree  withered  away.  And  when 
the  disciples  saw  it,  they  marvelled,  saying.  How 
did  the  fig  tree  immediately  wither  away  ? And 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Verily  I say 
unto  you.  If  ye  have  faith,  and  doubt  not,  ye  shall 
not  only  do  what  is  done  to  the  fig  tree,  but  even  if 
ye  shall  say  unto  this  mountain.  Be  thou  taken  up 

22  and  cast  into  the  sea,  it  shall  be  done.  And  all 
things,  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  prayer,  believing, 
ye  shall  receive. 

23  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  temple,  the  chief 
priests  and  the  elders  of  the  people  came  unto  him 
as  he  was  teaching,  and  said.  By  what  authority 
doest  thou  these  things  ? and  who  gave  thee  this 

24  authority  ? And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I also  will  ask  you  one  question,  which  if  ye 
tell  me,  I likewise  will  tell  you  by  what  authority  I 

25  do  these  things.  The  baptism  of  John,  whence  was 
it  ? from  heaven  or  from  men  ? And  they  reasoned 
with  themselves,  saying.  If  we  shall  say.  From 
heaven  ; he  will  say  unto  us.  Why  then  did  ye  not 

26  believe  him  ? But  if  we  shall  say.  From  men  ; we 
fear  the  multitude  ; for  all  hold  John  as  a prophet. 

27  And  they  answered  Jesus,  and  said.  We  know  not. 
He  also  said  unto  them,  Neither  tell  I you  by  what 

28  authority  I do  these  things.  But  what  think  ye  ? 
A man  had  two  sons  ; and  he  came  to  the  first,  and 

29  said,  ^ Son,  go  work  to-day  in  the  vineyard.  And 
he  answered  and  said,  I will  not  : but  afterward  he 

30  repented  himself,  and  went.  And  he  came  to  the 
second,  and  said  likewise.  And  he  answered  and 

31  said,  I go,  sir  : and  went  not.  Whether  of  the 
twain  did  the  will  of  his  father  ? They  say.  The 
first.  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Verily  I say  unto  you, 
that  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  go  into  the  king- 

32  dom  of  God  before  you.  For  John  came  unto  you 
in  the  way  of  righteousness,  and  ye  believed  him 
not : but  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  believed  him  : 
and  ye,  when  ye  saw  it,  did  not  even  repent  your- 
selves afterward,  that  ye  might  believe  him. 

33  Hear  another  parable  : There  was  a man  that 
was  a householder,  which  planted  a vineyard,  and 
set  a hedge  about  it,  and  digged  a winepress  in  it, 
and  built  a tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and 

34  went  into  another  country.  And  when  the  season 
of  the  fruits  drew  near,  he  sent  his  ^ servants  to  the 

35  husbandmen,  to  receive  ^ his  fruits.  And  the  hus- 
bandmen took  his  servants,  and  beat  one,  and  killed 

36  another,  and  stoned  another.  Again,  he  sent  other 

servants  more  than  the  first : and  they  did  unto 

37  them  in  like  manner.  But  afterward  he  sent  unto 
them  his  son,  saying.  They  will  reverence  my  son. 
But  the  husbandmen,  when  they  saw  the  son,  said 

38  among  themselves,  This  is  the  heir  ; come,  let  us 

28  ch.  3.  1,  &c.  81  ch.  25.  14,  15.  15.  Heb.  11.  3G,  37. 

29  Luke  3.  12,  13.  82  Cant.  8.  11,  12.  c Or,  a single. 

80  Ps.  80.  9.  Cant.  8.  3S  2 Chr.  24.  21.  & d Gr.  word. 

11.  Is.  5.  1.  Jer.  2.  36.  IG.  Neh.  9. 26.  ch.  e Gr.  Child. 

21.  Mark  12.  1.  Luke  5.  12.  Sr.  23.  34,  37.  ./Gr.  bond-servants. 

20.9.  Acts  7.  52.  1 Thess.  2.  g Or,  the  fruits  of  it. 


86 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXIL 


among  themselves,  This  is  the  heir  ; come,  let  us  kill 
him,  and  let  us  seize  on  his  inheritance. 

39  And  they  caught  him,  and  cast  him  out  of  the 
vineyard,  and  slew  him. 

40  When  the  lord  therefore  of  the  vineyard  cometh, 
what  will  he  do  unto  those  husbandmen  ? 

41  They  say  unto  him,  He  will  miserably  destroy 
those  wicked  men,  ^9  and  will  let  out  his  vineyard  unto 
other  husbandmen,  which  shall  render  him  the  fruits  in 
their  seasons. 

42  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  ^ Did  ye  never  read  in  the 
scriptures.  The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected,  the 
same  is  become  the  head  of  the  corner  : this  is  the  Lord’s 
doing,  and  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 

43  Therefore  say  I unto  you,  The  kingdom  of  God 
shall  be  taken  from  you,  and  given  to  a nation  'bringing 
forth  the  fruits  thereof. 

44  And  whosoever  shall  fall  on  this  stone  shall  be 
broken  : but  on  whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will  grind 
him  to  powder. 

45  And  when  the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees  had  heard 
his  parables,  they  perceived  that  he  spake  of  them. 

46  But  when  they  sought  to  lay  hands  on  him,  they 
feared  the  multitude,  because  ^^they  took  him  for  a 
prophet. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 The  parable  of  the  marriage  of  the  king''s  son.  9 The  vocation  of  the 
Gentiles.  12  The  punishment  of  him  that  wanted  the  u'edding  gar- 
ment. 15  Tribute  ought  to  be  paid  to  Ccesar.  23  Christ  confuleth  the 
Sadducees  for  the  resurrection:  34  answereth  the  laivijer,  which,  is  the 
first  and  great  commandment:  41  and  poseth  the  Pharisees  about  the 
Messias. 

And  Jesus  answered  ^ and  spake  unto  them  again  by 
parables,  and  said, 

2  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a certain  king, 
which  made  a marriage  for  his  son, 

3  And  sent  forth  his  servants  to  call  them  that  were 
bidden  to  the  wedding : and  they  would  not  come. 

4  Again,  he  sent  forth  other  servants,  saying.  Tell 
them  which  are  bidden.  Behold,  I have  prepared  my 
dinner : ^ my  oxen  and  my  fallings  are  killed,  and  all 
things  are  ready  : come  unto  the  marriage. 

5  But  they  made  light  of  it^  and  went  their  ways,  one 
to  his  farm,  another  to  his  merchandise  : 

6  And  the  remnant  took  his  servants,  and  entreated 
them  spitefully,  and  slew  them. 

7  But  wlien  the  king  heard  thereof,  he  was  wroth  : and 
he  sent  forth  ^his  armies,  and  destroyed  those  murder- 
ers, and  burned  up  their  city. 

8  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants.  The  wedding  is 
ready,  but  they  which  were  bidden  were  not  ^ worthy. 

9  Go  ye  therefore  into  the  highways,  and  as  many  as 
ye  shall  find,  bid  to  the  marriage. 

10  So  those  servants  went  out  into  the  highways,  and 
® gathered  together  all  as  many  as  they  found,  both  bad 
and  good  : and  the  wedding  was  furnished  with  guests. 

11  ^ And  when  the  king  came  in  to  see  the  guests,  he 
saw  there  a man  ® which  had  not  on  a wedding  garment : 

12  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Friend,  how  earnest  thou 
in  hither  not  having  a wedding  garment  ? And  he  was 
speechless. 

13  Then  said  the  king  to  the  servants.  Bind  him  hand 

34Ps.  2.  8.  Heb.  1.  22.  54,  &c.  John  18.  40  Ps.  ns.  22.  Is.  28. 

2.  12,  &c.  Acts  2.  23.  16.  Mark  12.  10.  Luke 

35  Ps.  2.  2.  ch.  26.  3.  37  See  Luke  20.  16.  20. 17.  Acts  4. 11.  Eph. 

& 27.  1.  John  11.  53.  ss  Luke  21.  24.  Heb.  2.  20.  1 Pet.  2.  6,  7. 

Acts  4.  27.  2.  3.  4i  ch.  8.  12. 

36  ch.  26.  50,  &c.  39  Acts  13.  46.  & 15.  42  jg.  g.  14, 15.  Zech. 

Mark  14.  46,  &c.  Luke  7.  & 18.  6.  & 28.  28.  12.  3.  Luke  20.  18. 

' Rom.  9.  & 10.  & 11. 


39  kill  him,  and  take  his  inheritance.  And  they  took 
him,  and  cast  him  forth  out  of  the  vineyard,  and 

40  killed  him.  When  therefore  the  lord  of  the  vine- 
yard shall  come,  what  will  he  do  unto  those  hus- 

41  bandmen?  They  say  unto  him.  He  will  misera- 
bly destroy  those  miserable  men,  and  will  let  out 
the  vineyard  unto  other  husbandmen,  which  shall 

42  render  him  the  fruits  in  their  seasons.  Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  Did  ye  never  read  in  the  scriptures. 

The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected, 

The  same  was  made  the  head  of  the  corner  : 
This  was  from  the  Lord, 

And  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 

43  Therefore  say  I unto  you.  The  kingdom  of  God 
shall  be  taken  away  from  you,  and  shall  be  given 

44  to  a nation  bringing  forth  the  fruits  thereof.  ^*And 
he  that  falleth  on  this  stone  shall  be  broken  to 
pieces  : but  on  whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will  scat- 

45  ter  him  as  dust.  And  when  the  chief  priests  and 
the  Pharisees  heard  his  parables,  they  perceived 

46  that  he  spake  of  them.  And  when  they  sought  to 
lay  hold  on  him,  they  feared  the  multitudes,  because 
they  took  him  for  a prophet. 


22  And  Jesus  answered  and  spake  again  in  parables 

2 unto  them,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  likened 
unto  a certain  king,  which  made  a marriage  feast  for 

3 his  son,  and  sent  forth  his  ® servantsdo  call  them  that 
were  bidden  to  the  marriage  feast  : and  they  would 

4 not  come.  Again  he  sent  forth  other  « servants,  say- 
ing, Tell  them  that  are  bidden.  Behold,  I have  made 
ready  my  dinner  : my  oxen  and  my  fatlings  are 
killed,  and  all  things  are  ready  : come  to  the  mar- 

5 riage  feast.  But  they  made  light  of  it,  and  went 
their  ways,  one  to  his  own  farm,  another  to  his  mer- 

6 chandise  : and  the  rest  laid  hold  on  his  “ servants, 
and  entreated  them  shamefully,  and  killed  them. 

7 But  the  king  was  wroth  ; and  he  sent  his  armies, 
and  destroyed  those  murderers,  and  burned  their 

8 city.  Then  saith  he  to  his  ® servants.  The  wedding 
is  ready,  but  they  that  were  bidden  were  not  worthy. 

9 Go  ye  therefore  unto  the  partings  of  the  highways, 
and  as  many  as  ye  shall  find,  bid  to  the  marriage 

10  feast.  And  those  “servants  went  out  into  the  high- 
ways, and  gathered  together  all  as  many  as  they 
found,  both  bad  and  good  : and  the  wedding  was 

11  filled  with  guests.  But  when  the  king  came  in  to 
behold  the  guests,  he  saw  there  a man  which  had 

12  not  on  a wedding-garment : and  he  saith  unto  him. 
Friend,  how  earnest  thou  in  hither  not  having  a 

13  wedding-garment  ? And  he  was  speechless.  Then 
the  king  said  to  the  ^ servants.  Bind  him  hand  and 


Rom.  9.  33.  1 Pet.  2.  2 Pro.  9.  2.  Rev.  3.  4.  & 16.  15.  & 

8.  3 Dan.  9.  26.  Luke  19.  8. 

43  Is.  60.  12.  Dan.  2.  19.  27.  h Some  ancient  au- 

44.  4 ch.  10. 11, 13.  Acts  thorities  omit  ver.  44. 

44  ver.  11.  Luke  7.  13.  46.  a Gr.  bond-servants. 

16.  John  7.  40.  5 ch.  13.  38,  47.  b Or,  ministers. 

1 Luke  14.  16.  Rev.  c 2 Cor.  5.  3.  Eph. 

19.  7,  9.  4.  24.  Col.  3.  10,  12. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXII. 


37 


and  foot,  and  take  him  away,  and  cast  him  into  outer 
darkness  ; there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

14  ®For  many  are  called,  but  few  are  chosen. 

15  ^ ® Then  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took  counsel  how 
they  might  entangle  him  in  his  talk. 

16  And  they  sent  out  unto  him  their  disciples  with  the 
Herodians,  saying,  Master,  we  know  that  thou  art  true, 
and  teachest  the  way  of  God  in  truth,  neither  carest 
thou  for  any  man : for  thou  regardest  not  the  person  of 
men. 

17  Tell  us  therefore.  What  thinkest  thou?  Is  it 
lawful  to  give  tribute  unto  Csesar,  or  not  ? 

18  But  Jesus  perceived  their  wickedness,  and  said. 
Why  tempt  ye  me,  ye  hypocrites  ? 

19  Shew  me  the  tribute  money.  And  they  brought 
unto  him  a penny. 

20  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Whose  is  this  image  azid 
superscription  ? 

21  They  say  unto  him,  Czesar’s.  Then  saith  he  unto 
them,  Bender  therefore  vmto  Caesar  the  things  which 
are  Caesar’s  ; and  unto  God  the  things  that  are  God’s. 

22  When  they  had  heard  these  words^  they  marvelled, 
and  left  him,  and  went  their  way. 

23  ^ The  same  day  came  to  him  the  Sadducees, 

which  say  that  there  is  no  resurrection,  and  asked  him, 

24  Saying,  Master,  Moses  said.  If  a man  die,  hav- 
ing no  children,  his  brother  shall  marry  his  wife,  and 
raise  up  seed  unto  his  brother. 

25  Now  there  were  with  us  seven  brethren  ; and  the 
first,  when  he  had  married  a wife,  deceased,  and,  having 
no  issue,  left  his  wife  unto  his  brother  : 

26  Likewise  the  second  also,  and  the  third,  unto  the 
seventh. 

27  And  last  of  all  the  woman  died  also. 

28  Therefore  in  the  resurrection  whose  wife  shall  she 
be  of  the  seven  ? for  they  all  had  her. 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  do  err, 
^^not  knowing  the  scriptures,  nor  the  power  of  God. 

30  For  in  the  resurrection  they  neither  marry,  nor  are 
given  in  marriage,  but  ^®are  as  the  angels  of  God  in 
heaven. 

31  But  as  touching  the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  have 
ye  not  read  that  which  was  spoken  unto  you  by  God, 
saying, 

32  I am  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob  ? God  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead, 
but  of  the  living. 

33  And  when  the  multitude  heard  this,  they  were 
astoni^ed  at  his  doctrine. 

34  ^ But  when  the  Pharisees  had  heard  that  he 
had  put  the  Sadducees  to  silence,  they  were  gathered 
together. 

35  Then  one  of  them,  which  loas  a lawyer,  asked 
him  a question,  tempting  him,  and  saying, 

36  Master,  which  is  the  great  commandment  in  the 
law  ? 

37  Jesus  said  unto  him,  ^oThou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and 
with  all  thy  mind. 

38  This  is  the  first  and  great  commandment. 

39  And  the  second  is  like  unto  it,  Thou  shalt  love 
thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 


7 ch.  8.  12. 

8 ch.  20.  16. 

9 Mark  12.  13.  Luke 

20.  20. 

10  ch.  17.  25.  Rora. 

13.7. 

11  Mark  12. 18.  Luke 


20.  27. 

11  Acts  23.  8. 

13  Deut.  25.  5. 

14  John  20.  9. 

13  1 John  3.  2. 

10  Ex.  3.  6, 16.  Mark 
12.  26.  Luke  20.  37. 


Acts  7.  32.  Heb.  11. 
16. 

11  ch.  7.  28. 

18  Mark  12.  28. 

19  Luke  10.  25. 

20  Deut.  6.  5.  & 10. 


foot,  and  cast  him  out  into  the  outer  darkness  ; 
there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

14  For  many  are  called,  but  few  chosen. 

15  Then  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took  counsel  how 

16  they  might  ensnare  him  in  his  talk.  And  they  send 
to  him  their  disciples,  with  the  Herodians,  saying, 
*1  Master,  we  know  that  thou  art  true,  and  teachest 
the  way  of  God  in  truth,  and  carest  not  for  any  one  ; 

17  for  thou  regardest  not  the  person  of  men.  Tell  us 
therefore.  What  thinkest  thou?  Is  it  lawful  to 

18  give  tribute  unto  Csesar,  or  not  ? But  Jesus  per- 
ceived their  wickedness,  and  said.  Why  tempt  ye 

19  me,  ye  hypocrites  ? Shew  me  the  tribute  money. 

20  And  they  brought  unto  him  a ‘'penny.  And  he 
saith  unto  them.  Whose  is  this  image  and  super- 

21  scription?  They  say  unto  him,  Csesar’s.  Then 
saith  he  unto  them.  Bender  therefore  unto  Csesar 
the  things  that  are  Csesar’s  ; and  unto  God  the 

22  things  that  are  God’s.  And  when  they  heard  it, 
they  marvelled,  and  left  him,  and  went  their  way. 


23  On  that  day  there  came  to  him  Sadducees,  ® which 
say  that  there  is  no  resurrection  : and  they  asked 

24  him,  saying,  ^ Master,  Moses  said.  If  a man  die, 
having  no  children,  his  brother  f shall  marry  his 

25  wife,  and  raise  up  seed  unto  his  brother.  Now 
there  were  with  us  seven  brethren  : and  the  first 
married  and  deceased,  and  having  no  seed  left  his 

26  wife  unto  his  brother  ; in  like  manner  the  second 

27  also,  and  the  third,  unto  the  s'  seventh.  And  after 

28  them  all  the  woman  died.  In  the  resurrection 
therefore  whose  wife  shall  she  be  of  the  -seven  ? for 

29  they  all  had  her.  But  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Ye  do  err,  not  knowing  the  scriptures,  nor  the 

30  power  of  God.  For  in  the  resurrection  they  neither 
marry,  nor  are  given  in  marriage,  but  are  as  angels  * 

31  in  heaven.  But  as  touching  the  resurrection  of 
the  dead,  have  ye  not  read  that  which  was  spoken 

32  unto  you  by  God,  saying,  1 am  the  God  of  Abraham, 
and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob  ? God 

33  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but  of  the  living.  And 
when  the  multitudes  heard  it,  they  were  astonished 
at  his  teaching. 


34  But  the  Pharisees,  when  they  heard  that  he  had 
put  the  Sadducees  to  silence,  gathered  themselves 

35  together.  And  one  of  them,  a lawyer,  asked  him  a 

36  question,  tempting  him,  ‘^Master,  which  is  the  great 

37  commandment  in  the  law  ? And  he  said  unto  him. 
Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind. 

38  39  This  is  the  great  and  first  commandment.  * And 
a second  like  unto  it  is  this.  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neigh- 


12.  & 30.  6.  Luke  10. 
27. 

21  Lev.  19.  18.  ch. 
19.  19.  Mark  12.  31. 
Luke  10.  27.  Rom.  13. 
9.  Gal.  5.  14.  Jam. 
2.  8. 


c Or,  Teacher. 

(I  See  marginal  note 
on  ch.  18.  28. 
e Gr.  saying, 
f Gr.  shall  perform 
the  duty  of  a husband's 
brother  to  his  ivife. 


Compare  Deut.  25.  6. 
g Gr.  seven, 
h Many  ancient  au- 
thorities add  of  God. 

i Or,  And  a second 
is  like  unto  it, 
shall  love  ^c. 


38 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXIII. 


40  On  these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  law 
and  the  prophets. 

41  % 23  While  the  Pharisees  were  gathered  together, 
Jesus  asked  them, 

42  Saying,  What  think  ye  of  Christ  ? whose  son  is 
he  ? They  say  unto  him.  The  son  of  David. 

43  He  saith  unto  them.  How  then  doth  David  in  spirit 
call  him  Lord,  saying, 

44  24  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my 
right  hand,  till  I make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool  ? 

45  If  David  then  call  him  Lord,  how  is  he  his  son  ? 

46  25  And  no  man  was  able  to  answer  him  a word, 
2®  neither  durst  any  man  from  that  day  forth  ask  him 
any  more  questions. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 Christ  admonisheth  the  people  to  follow  the  good  doctrine,,  not  the  evil 
examples,  of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees.  5 His  disciples  must  beware 
of  their  ambition.  13  He  denounceth  eight  woes  against  their  hypoc- 
risy and  blindness:  34  and  prophesieth  of  the  destruction  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

Then  spake  Jesus  to  the  multitude,  and  to  his  dis- 
ciples, 

2  Saying,  ^ The  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  sit  in  Moses’ 
seat : 

3  All  therefore  whatsoever  they  bid  you  observe,  that 
observe  and  do  ; but  do  not  ye  after  their  works  : for 
2 they  say,  and  do  not. 

4  ^For  they  bind  heavy  burdens  and  grievous  to  be 
borne,  and  lay  them  on  men’s  shoulders  ; but  they  them- 
selves will  not  move  them  with  one  of  their  fingers. 

5  But  ^ all  their  works  they  do  for  to  be  seen  of  men  : 
®they  make  broad  their  phylacteries,  and  enlarge  the 
borders  of  their  garments, 

6  ® And  love  the  uppermost  rooms  at  feasts,  and  the 
chief  seats  in  the  synagogues, 

7  And  greetings  in  the  markets,  and  to  be  called  of 
men.  Rabbi,  Rabbi. 

8  ’ But  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi : for  one  is  your  Mas- 
ter, even  Christ ; and  all  ye  are  brethren. 

9  And  call  no  man  your  father  upon  the  earth  : ® for 
one  is  your  Father,  which  is  in  heaven. 

10  Neither  be  ye  called  masters  : for  one  is  your 
Master,  even  Christ. 

11  But  ® he  that  is  greatest  among  you  shall  be  your 
servant. 

12  ^®And  whosoever  shall  exalt  himself  shall  be 
abased  ; and  he  that  shall  humble  himself  shall  be  ex- 
alted. ' 

13  If  But  woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
crites ! for  ye  shut  up  the  kingdom  of  heaven  against 
men  : for  ye  neither  go  in  yourselvesy  neither  suffer  ye 
them  that  are  entering  to  go  in. 

14  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  ! 
12  for  ye  devour  widows’  houses,  and  for  a pretence  make 
long  prayer : therefore  ye  shall  receive  the  greater 
damnation. 

15  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  ! 
for  ye  compass  sea  and  land  to  make  one  proselyte,  and 
when  he  is  made,  ye  make  him  twofold  more  the  child 
of  hell  than  yourselves. 


40  hour  as  thyself.  On  these  two  commandments 
hangeth  the  whole  law,  and  the  prophets. 

41  Now  while  the  Pharisees  were  gathered  together, 

42  Jesus  asked  them  a question,  saying.  What  think 
ye  of  the  Christ  ? whose  son  is  he  ? They  say  unto 

43  him.  The  son  of  David.  He  saith  unto  them.  How 
then  doth  David  in  the  Spirit  call  him  Lord,  saying, 

44  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 

Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand. 

Till  I put  thine  enemies  underneath  thy  feet  ? 

45  If  David  then  calleth  him  Lord,  how  is  he  his  son  ? 

46  And  no  one  was  able  to  answer  him  a word,  neither 
durst  any  man  from  that  day  forth  ask  him  any 
more  questions. 


23  Then  spake  Jesus  to  the  multitudes  and  to  his  dis- 

2 ciples,  saying.  The  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  sit  on 

3 Moses’  seat : all  things  therefore  whatsoever  they 
bid  you,  these  do  and  observe  : but  do  not  ye  after 

4 their  works  ; for  they  say,  and  do  not.  Yea,  they 
bind  heavy  burdens  « and  grievous  to  be  borne,  and 
lay  them  on  men’s  shoulders  ; but  they  themselves 

5 will  not  move  them  with  their  finger.  But  all  their 
works  they  do  for  to  be  seen  of  men  : for  they  make 
broad  their  phylacteries,  and  enlarge  the  borders  of 

6 their  garments,  and  love  the  chief  place  at  feasts,  and 

7 the  chief  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  the  saluta- 
tions in  the  marketplaces,  and  to  be  called  of  men, 

8 Rabbi.  But  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi : for  one  is  your 

9 teacher,  and  all  ye  are  brethren.  And  call  no  man 
your  father  on  the  earth  : for  one  is  your  Father, 

10  ^ which  is  in  heaven.  Neither  be  ye  called  masters  : 

11  for  one  is  yovir  master,  even  the  Christ.  But  he 
that  is  greatest  among  you  shall  be  your  ^ servant. 

12  And  whosoever  shall  exalt  himself  shall  be  hum- 
bled ; and  whosoever  shall  humble  himself  shall  be 
exalted. 


13  But  woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
crites ! because  ye  shut  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
« against  men  : for  ye  enter  not  in  yourselves,  nei- 
ther suffer  ye  them  that  are  entering  in  to  enter/ 


15  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  I 
for  ye  compass  sea  and  land  to  make  one  proselyte  ; 
and  when  he  is  become  so,  ye  make  him  twofold 
more  a son  of  ^ hell  than  yourselves. 


22  ch.  7.  12.  1 Tim.  215 ;^jark  12. 34.  Luke  6.  8.  & 22.  12.  Pro.  2”  Job  22.29.  Pro.  thorities  omit  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites! 

1.  5.  20.  40.  3.  3.  15.  33.  & 29.  23.  Luke  grievous  to  be  borne.  for  ye  devour  widows' 

23  Mark  12.  35.  Luke  2 Neh.  8.  4,  8.  Mai.  ® Mark  12.  38,  39.  14.  11.  & 18.  14.  Jam.  b Gr.  the  heavenly.  houses,  even  while  for 

20.  41.  2.  7.  Mark  12.  38.  Luke  11.  43.  & 20.  46.  4.  6.  1 Pet.  5.  5.  c Gr.  greater.  a pretence  ye  make 

24  Ps.  110.  1.  Acts  Luke  20.  45.  3 John  9.  ” Luke  11.  52.  d Ov,  minister.  long  prayers:  there- 

2.  34.  1 Cor.  15.  25.  2 Rom.  2.  19,  &c.  2 Jam.  3.  1.  See  2 12  Mark  12. 40.  Luke  e Gr.  before.  fore  ye  shall  receive 

Heb.  1.  13.  »&  10.  12,  3 Luke  11.  46.  Acts  Cor.  1.  24.  1 Pet.  5.  20.  47.  2 Tim.  3.  6.  / Some  authorities  greater  condemnation. 

13.  15.10.  Gal.  6.  13.  3.  Tit.  1.  11.  insert  here,  or  after  See  Mark  12. 40 ; Luke 

23  Luke  14.  6.  4 2,  5,  16.  s jial.  1.  6.  a Many  ancient  au-  ver.  12,  ver.  14  'Woe.  20.  47. 

3 Num.  15. 38.  Deut.  ® ch.  20.  26,  27.  unto  you,  scribes  and  g Gr.  Gehenna.  ' 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXIII. 


16  Woe  unto  you,  '^^ye  blind  guides,  which  say. 
Whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  temple,  it  is  nothing  ; 

but  whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  gold  of  the  temple,  he 
is  a debtor  ! 

17  Ye  fools  and  blind  : for  whether  is  greater,  the 
gold,  or  the  temple  that  sanctifieth  the  gold  ? 

18  And,  Whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  altar,  it  is 
nothing  ; but  whosoever  sweareth  by  the  gift  that  is 
upon  it,  he  is  guilty. 

19  Ye  fools  and  blind  : for  whether  is  greater,  the 
gift,  or  the  altar  that  sanctifieth  the  gift  ? 

20  Whoso  therefore  shall  swear  by  the  altar,  sweareth 
by  it,  and  by  all  things  thereon. 

21  And  whoso  shall  swear  by  the  temple,  sweareth  by 
it,  and  by  him  that  dwelleth  therein. 

22  And  he  that  shall  swear  by  heaven,  sweareth  by 
the  throne  of  God,  and  by  him  that  sitteth  thereon. 

23  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  ! 
for  ye  pay  tithe  of  mint  and  anise  and  cummin,  and 
have  omitted  the  weightier  matters  of  the  law,  judg- 
ment, mercy,  and  faith  : these  ought  ye  to  have  done, 
and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

24  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain  at  a gnat,  and  swal- 
low a camel. 

25  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  ! 
for  ye  make  clean  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of  the 

platter,  but  within  they  are  full  of  extortion  and  excess. 

26  Thou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse  first  that  which  is 
within  the  cup  and  platter,  that  the  outside  of  them 
may  be  clean  also. 

27  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  ! 
22  for  ye  are  like  unto  whited  sepulchres,  which  indeed 
appear  beautiful  outward,  but  are  within  full  of  dead 
men’s  bones,  and  of  all  uncleanness. 

28  Even  so  ye  also  outwardly  appear  righteous  unto 
men,  but  within  ye  are  full  of  hypocrisy  and  iniquity. 

29  23  W^oe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  ! 
because  ye  build  the  tombs  of  the  prophets,  and  garnish 
the  sepulchres  of  the  righteous, 

30  And  say.  If  we  had  been  in  the  days  of  our  fathers, 
we  would  not  have  been  partakers  with  them  in  the 
blood  of  the  prophets. 

31  Wherefore  ye  be  witnesses  unto  yourselves,  that 
24  ye  are  the  children  of  them  which  killed  the  prophets. 

32  25  Fill  ye  up  then  the  measure  of  your  fathers. 

33  Ye  serpents,  ye  2®  generation  of  vipers,  how  can  ye 
escape  the  damnation  of  hell  ? 

34  ^ 27  Wherefore,  behold,  I send  unto  you  prophets, 
and  wise  men,  and  scribes  : and  28  some  of  them  ye  shall 
kill  and  crucify  ; and  29  some  of  them  shall  ye  scourge  in 
your  synagogues,  and  persecute  them  from  city  to  city  : 

35  29  That  upon  you  may  come  all  the  righteous  blood 
shed  upon  the  earth,  21  from  the  blood  of  righteous  Abel 
unto  22  the  blood  of  Zacharias  son  of  Barachias,  whom 
ye  slew  between  the  temple  and  the  altar. 

36  Verily  I say  unto  you.  All  these  things  shall  come 
upon  this  generation. 

37  23  0 Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou  that  killest  the 
prophets,  24  and  stonest  them  which  are  sent  unto  thee, 
how  often  would  257  have  gathered  thy  children  to- 


16  Woe  unto  you,  ye  blind  guides,  which  say.  Who- 
soever shall  swear  by  the  temple,  it  is  nothing ; 
but  whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  gold  of  the  ^ tem- 

17  pie,  he  is  *a  debtor.  Ye  fools  and  blind:  for 
whether  is  greater,  the  gold,  or  the  * temple  that 

18  hath  sanctified  the  gold?  And,  Whosoever  shall 
swear  by  the  altar,  it  is  nothing  ; but  whosoever 
shall  swear  by  the  gift  that  is  upon  it,  he  is  *a 

19  debtor.  Ye  blind  : for  whether  is  greater,  the  gift, 

20  or  the  altar  that  sanctifieth  the  gift  ? He  therefore 
that  sweareth  by  the  altar,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by 

21  all  things  thereon.  And  he  that  sweareth  by  the 
* temple,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by  him  that  dwelleth 

22  therein.  And  he  that  sweareth  by  the  heaven, 
sweareth  by  the  throne  of  God,  and  by  him  that  sit- 
teth thereon. 

23  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  ! 
for  ye  tithe  mint  and  J anise  and  cummin,  and  have 
left  undone  the  weightier  matters  of  the  law,  judge- 
ment, and  mercy,  and  faith  : but  these  ye  ought  to 
have  done,  and  not  to  have  left  the  other  undone. 

24  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain  out  the  gnat,  and  swal- 
low the  camel. 

25  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  I 
for  ye  cleanse  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of  the  plat- 
ter, but  within  they  are  full  from  extortion  and  ex- 

26  cess.  Thou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse  first  the  inside 
of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter,  that  the  outside  thereof 
may  become  clean  also. 

27  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  h3rpocrites  ! 
for  ye  are  like  unto  whited  sepulchres,  which  out- 
wardly appear  beautiful,  but  inwardly  are  full  of 

28  dead  men’s  bones,  and  of  all  uncleanness.  Even  so 
ye  also  outwardly  appear  righteous  unto  men,  but 
inwardly  ye  are  full  of  hypocrisy  and  iniquity. 

29  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  1 
for  ye  build  the  sepulchres  of  the  prophets,  and 

30  garnish  the  tombs  of  the  righteous,  and  say.  If  we 
had  been  in  the  days  of  our  fathers,  we  should  not 
have  been  partakers  with  them  in  the  blood  of  the 

31  prophets.  Wherefore  ye  witness  to  yourselves,  that 

32  ye  are  sons  of  them  that  slew  the  prophets.  Fill  ye 

33  up  then  the  measure  of  your  fathers.  Ye  serpents, 
ye  offspring  of  vipers,  how  shall  ye  escape  the  judge- 

34  ment  of  ^ hell  ? Therefore,  behold,  I send  unto  you 
prophets,  and  wise  men,  and  scribes  : some  of  them 
shall  ye  kill  and  crucify  ; and  some  of  them  shall  ye 
scourge  in  your  synagogues,  and  persecute  from  city 

35  to  city  : that  upon  you  may  come  all  the  righteous 
blood  shed  on  the  earth,  from  the  blood  of  Abel  the 
righteous  unto  the  blood  of  Zachariah  son  of  Bara- 
chiah,  whom  ye  slew  between  the  sanctuary  and  the 

36  altar.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  All  these  things  shall 
come  upon  this  generation. 

37  O Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which  killeth  the  pro- 
phets, and  stoneth  them  that  are  sent  unto  her  ! how 
often  would  I have  gathered  thy  children  together. 


” ver.  24.  ch.  15.  Ps.  11.  4.  ch.  5.  22  Luke  11.  44.  Acts  *6  ch.  3.  7.  & 12.  34.  s"  Rev.  18.  24.  h Or,  sanctuary : as 

14.  34.  Acts  7.  49.  23.  3.  27  ch.  21.  34,  35.  ^ 1 Gen.  4.  8.  1 John  in  ver.  35. 

ch.  6.  33,  34.  19  Luke  11.  42.  23  Luke  11.  47.  Luke  11.  49.  3.  12.  i Or,  bound  by  his 

15  Ex.  30.  29.  20  1 Sam.  16.  22.  24  Acts  7.  51,  52.  1 28  Acts  5.  40.  «&  7.  32  2 Chr.  24.  20,  21.  oath. 

15  Ex.  29.  37.  Hos.  6.  6.  Mic.  6.  8.  Thess.  2.  15.  58,  59.  & 22.  19.  as  Luke  13.  34.  j Or,  dill. 

17  1 Kin.  8.  13.  2 ch.  9.  13.  & 12.  7.  25  Gen.  15.  16.  1 20  ch.  10.  17.  2 Cor.  si  2 Chr.  24.  21.  kQv.Gehenna. 

Chr.  6.  2.  Ps.  26.  8.  2j  Mark  7.  4.  Luke  Thess.  2.  16.  11.  24,  25.  se  Deut.  32.  11,  12. 

& 132.  14.  11.  39. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXIV. 


gether,  even  as  a hen  gathereth  her  chickens  under 
her  wings,  and  ye  would  not ! 

38  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto  you  desolate. 

39  For  I say  unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  see  me  hence- 

forth, till  ye  shall  say,  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord.  ' 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 


1 Christ  foretelleth  the  destruction  of  the  temple:  3 whnt  and  how  great 
calamities  shall  be  before  it : 29  the  signs  of  his  coming  to  judgment. 
36  And  because  that  day  and  hour  is  unknoivn,  42  u'e  ought  to  ivatch 
like  good  servants^  expecting  every  moment  our  master's  coming. 

And  1 Jesus  went  out,  and  departed  from  the  tem- 
ple : and  his  disciples  came  to  him  for  to  shew 
him  the  buildings  of  the  temple. 

2  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  See  ye  not  all  these 
things  ? verily  I say  unto  you,  ^ There  shall  not  be  left  here 
one  stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  ^ And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount  of  Olives,  ^ the 
disciples  came  unto  him  privately,  saying,  ^Tell  us, 
when  shall  these  things  be  ? and  what  shall  he  the  sign 
of  thy  coming,  and  of  the  end  of  the  world  ? 

4  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  ® Take 
heed  that  no  man  deceive  you. 

5  For  ® many  shall  come  in  my  name,  saying,  I am 
Christ  ; and  shall  deceive  many. 

6  And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and  rumours  of  wars  : 
see  that  ye  be  not  troubled  : for  all  these  things  must 
come  to  pass,  but  the  end  is  not  yet. 

7  For  ® nation  shall  rise  against  nation,  and  kingdom 
kgainst  kingdom  : and  there  shall  be  famines,  and  pes- 
tilences, and  earthquakes,  in  divers  places. 

8  All  these  are  the  beginning  of  sorrows. 

9  ® Then  shall  they  deliver  you  up  to  be  afflicted,  and 
shall  kill  you  : and  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  nations  for 
my  name’s  sake. 

10  And  then  shall  many  be  offended,  and  shall  be- 
tray one  another,  and  shall  hate  one  another. 

11  And  many  false  prophets  shall  rise,  and  shall 
deceive  many. 

12  And  because  iniquity  shall  abound,  the  love  of 
many  shall  wax  cold. 

13  But  he  that  shall  endure  unto  the  end,  the  same 
shall  be  saved. 

14  And  this  gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall  be 
preached  in  all  the  world  for  a witness  unto  all  nations  ; 
and  then  shall  the  end  come. 

15  When  ye  therefore  shall  see  the  abomination  of 
desolation,  spoken  of  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  stand  in 
the  holy  place,  whoso  readeth,  let  him  understand  :) 

16  Then  let  them  which  be  in  Judaea  flee  into  the 
mountains  : 

17  Let  him  which  is  on  the  housetop  not  come  down 
to  take  any  thing  out  of  his  house  : 

18  Neither  let  him  which  is  in  the  field  return  back 
to  take  his  clothes. 

19  And  woe  unto  them  that  are  with  child,  and  to 
them  that  give  suck  in  those  days  ! 

20  But  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not  in  the  winter, 
neither  on  the  sabbath  day  ; 

21  For  20  then  shall  be  great  tribulation,  such  as  was 


S6  Ps.  17.  8.  & 91.  4. 
37  Ps.  118.  26.  ch. 
21.  9. 

i Mark  13.  1.  Luke 
21.  5. 

3 1 Kin.  9.  7.  Jer. 
26.  18.  Mic.  3.  12. 
Luke  19.  44. 

3 Mnvk  13.  3. 

* 1 Thess.  5.  1. 


6 Eph.  5.  6.  Col.  2. 
8,  18.  2 Thess.  2.  3. 
1 John  4.  1. 

3 ver.  24.  Jer.  14. 
14.  & 23.  21,  25.  John 
5.  43. 

7 ver.  11. 

8 2 Chr.  15.  6.  Is. 
19.  2.  Hag.  2.  22. 
Zech.  14.  13. 


9ch.  10.  17.  Mark 
13.  9.  Luke  21.  12. 
John  15.  20.  & 16.  2. 
Acts  4.  2,  3.  & 7.  59. 
& 12.  1,  &c.  1 Pet. 

4.  16.  Rev.  2.  10,  13. 

10  ch.  11.  6.  & 13. 
57.  2 Tim.  1.  15.  & 
4.  10,  16. 


even  as  a hen  gathereth  her  chickens  under  her 

38  wings,  and  ye  would  not ! Behold,  your  house  is 

39  left  unto  you  ^desolate.  For  I say  imto  you.  Ye 
shall  not  see  me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall  say.  Blessed 
is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 


24  And  Jesus  went  out  from  the  temple,  and  was 
going  on  his  way  ; and  his  disciples  came  to  him  to 

,2  shew  him  the  buildings  of  the  temple.  But  he  an- 
swered and  said  unto  them.  See  ye  not  all  these 
things  ? verily  I say  unto  you.  There  shall  not  be 
left  here  one  stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not  be 
thrown  down. 

3 And  as  he  sat  on  the  mount  of  Olives,  the  disci- 
ples came  unto  him  privately,  saying.  Tell  us,  when 
shall  these  things  be  ? and  what  shall  he  the  sign  of 

4 thy  ® coming,  and  of  ^ the  end  of  the  world  ? And 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Take  heed  that 

5 no  man  lead  you  astray.  For  many  shall  come  in 
my  name,  saying,  I am  the  Christ  ; and  shall  lead 

6 many  astray.  And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and  ru- 
mours of  wars  : see  that  ye  be  not  troubled  : for 
these  things  must  needs  come  to  pass  ; but  the  end  is 

7 not  yet.  For  nation  shall  rise  against  nation,  and 
kingdom  against  kingdom  : and  there  shall  be  fam- 

8 ines  and  earthquakes  in  divers  places.  But  all  these 

9 things  are  the  beginning  of  travail.  Then  shall  they 
deliver  you  up  unto  tribulation,  and  shall  kill  you  : 
and  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  the  nations  for  my 

10  name’s  sake.  And  then  shall  many  stumble,  and 
shall  deliver  up  one  another,  and  shall  hate  one  an- 
il other.  And  many  false  prophets  shall  arise,  and 

12  shall  lead  many  astray.  And  because  iniquity  shall 
be  multiplied,  the  love  of  the  many  shall  wax  cold. 

13  But  he  that  endureth  to  the  end,  the  same  shall  be 

14  saved.  And  ‘^this  gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall  be 
preached  in  the  whole  ^ world  for  a testimony  unto 
all  the  nations  ; and  then  shall  the  end  come. 


15  When  therefore  ye  see  the  abomination  of  deso- 
lation, which  was  spoken  of  « by  Daniel  the  prophet, 
standing  in  f the  holy  place  (let  him  that  readeth 

16  understand),  then  let  them  tl^t  are  in  Judaea  flee 

17  unto  the  mountains  : let  him  that  is  on  the  housetop 
not  go  down  to  take  out  the  things  that  are  in  his 

18  house  : and  let  him  that  is  in  the  field  not  return 

19  back  to  take  his  cloke.  But  woe  unto  them  that  are 
with  child  and  to  them  that  give  suck  in  those  days  ! 

20  And  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not  in  the  winter, 

21  neither  on  a sabbath  : for  then  shall  be  great  tribu- 
lation, such  as  hath  not  been  from  the  beginning  of 


11  ch.  7.  15.  Acts 
20.  29.  2 Pet.  2.  1. 

73  ver.  5,  24.  1 Tim. 
4.  1. 

J3  Ch.  10.  22.  Mark 
13.  13.  Heb.  3.  6,  14. 
Rev.  2.  10. 

ch.  4.  23.  & 9.  35. 
Rom.  10.  18.  Col. 
1.  6,  23. 


16  Mark  13. 14.  Luke 
21.  20. 

17  Dan.  9.  27.  & 12. 
11. 

18  Dan.  9.  23,  25. 

19  Luke  23.  29. 

20  Dan.  9.  26.  & 12. 
1.  Joel  2.  2. 

I Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  desolate. 


a Gr.  presence, 
b Or,  the  consumma- 
tion of  the  age. 

c Or,  these  good  ti- 
dings. 

d Gr.  inhabited 
earth. 

e Or,  through, 
f Or,  a holy  place. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXIV. 


41 


not  since  the  beginning  of  the  world  to  this  time,  no, 
nor  ever  shall  be. 

22  And  except  those  days  should  be  shortened,  there 

should  no  flesh  be  saved  : but  for  the  elect’s  sake 

those  days  shall  be  shortened. 

23  Then  if  any  man  shall  say  unto  you,  Lo,  here  is 
Christ,  or  there  ; believe  it  not. 

24  For  there  shall  arise  false  Christs,  and  false 
prophets,  and  shall  shew  great  signs  and  wonders  ; in- 
somuch that,  24  if  it  were  possible,  they  shall  deceive  the 
very  elect. 

25  Behold,  I have  told  you  before. 

26  Wherefore  if  they  shall  say  unto  you.  Behold,  he 
is  in  the  desert  ; go  not  forth  : behold,  he  is  in  the  se- 
cret chambers  ; believe  it  not. 

27  25  For  as  the  lightning  cometh  out  of  the  east,  and 
shineth  even  unto  the  west ; so  shall  also  the  coming  of 
the  Son  of  man  be. 

28  26  For  wheresoever  the  carcase  is,  there  will  the 
eagles  be  gathered  together. 

29  11  27  Immediately  after  the  tribulation  of  those 
days  28  shall  the  sun  be  darkened, -and  the  moon  shall 
not  give  her  light,  and  the  stars  shall  fall  from  heaven, 
and  the  powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken  : 

30  29  And  then  shall  appear  the  sign  of  the  Son  of 
man  in  heaven  : 30  and  then  shall  all  the  tribes  of  the 
earth  mourn,  3i  and  they  shall  see  the  Son  of  man  com- 
ing in  the  clouds  of  heaven  with  power  and  great  glory. 

31  32  And  he  shall  send  his  angels  with  a great  sound 
of  a trumpet,  and  they  shall  gather  together  his  elect 
from  the  four  winds,  from  one  end  of  heaven  to  the 
other. 

32  Now  learn  3®  a parable  of  the  fig  tree  ; When  his 
branch  is  yet  tender,  and  putteth  forth  leaves,  ye  know 
that  summer  is  nigh  : 

33  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  see  all  these  things, 
know  34  that  it  is  near,  even  at  the  doors. 

34  Verily  I say  unto  you,  35  This  generation  shall  not 
pass,  till  all  these  things  be  fulfilled. 

35  36  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away,  but  my 
words  shall  not  pass  away. 

36  ^ 37  gut  of  that  day  and  hour  knoweth  no  man, 
no,  not  the  angels  of  heaven,  38  but  my  Father  only. 

37  But  as  the  days  of  Noe  were,  so  shall  also  the 
coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

38  39  For  as  in  the  days  that  were  before  the  flood 
they  were  eating  and  drinking,  marrying  and  giving  in 
marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noe  entered  into  the  ark, 

39  And  knew  not  until  the  flood  came,  and  took 
them  all  away  ; so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of 
man  be. 

40  Then  shall  two  be  in  the  field  ; the  one  shall  be 
taken,  and  the  other  left. 

41  Two  women  shall  he  grinding  at  the  mill  ; the  one 
shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

42  ^ 41  WTatch  therefore  ; for  ye  know  not  what  hour 
your  Lord  doth  eome. 

43  ^2  But  know  this,  that  if  the  goodman  of  the  house 

21  Is.  65.  8,  9.  Zech.  26  job  39.  30.  Luke  3i  ch.  16.  27.  Mark 

14.  2,  3.  17.  37.  13.  26.  Rev.  1.  7. 

22Markl3.  21.  Luke  27  Dan.  7.  11,  12.  32  ch.  13.  41.  1 Cor. 

17.  23.  & 21.  8.  28  Is.  13.  10.  Ezek.  15.  52.  1 Thess.  4.  16. 

23  ver.  5,  11.  Deut.  32.  7.  Joel  2.  10,  31.  33  L„ke  21.  29. 

13.  1.  2 Thess.  2.  9,  & 3.  15.  Amos  5.  20.  34  jam.  5.  9. 

10,  11.  Rev.  13.  13.  & 8.  9.  Mark  13.  24.  3b  ch.  16.  28.  & 23. 

2*  John  6.  37.  & 10.  Luke  21.  25.  Acts  2.  36.  Mark  13.  30.  Luke 
28,  29.  Rom.  8.  28, 29,  20.  Rev.  6.  12.  21.  32. 

30.  2 Tim.  2.  19.  29  Dan.  7.  13.  so  pg.  102.  26.  Is. 

25  Luke  17.  24.  so  Zech.  12.  12.  51.6.  Jer.  31.  .35,  ;36. 

ch.  6.  18.  Mark  13.  31. 


22  the  world  until  now,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be.  And  ex- 
cept those  days  had  been  shortened,  no  flesh  would 
have  been  saved  : but  for  the  elect’s  sake  those  days 

23  shall  be  shortened.  Then  if  any  man  shall  say  unto 
you,  Lo,  here  is  the  Christ,  or.  Here  ; believe  ^ it 

24  not.  For  there  shall  arise  false  Christs,  and  false 
prophets,  and  shall  shew  great  signs  and  wonders  ; 

25  so  as  to  lead  astray,  if  possible,  even  the  elect.  Be- 

26  hold,  I have  told  you  beforehand.  If  therefore  they 
shall  say  unto  you.  Behold,  he  is  in  the  wilderness  ; 
go  not  forth  : Behold,  he  is  in  the  inner  chambers  ; 

27  believe  ^it  not.  For  as  the  lightning  cometh  forth 
from  the  east,  and  is  seen  even  unto  the  west ; so 

28  shall  be  the  * coming  of  the  Son  of  man.  Whereso- 
ever the  carcase  is,  there  will  the  j eagles  be  gathered 
together. 


29  But  immediately,  after  the  tribulation  of  those 
days,  the  sun  shall  be  darkened,  and  the  moon  shall 
not  give  her  light,  and  the  stars  shall  fall  from 
heaven,  and  the  powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be 

30  shaken  : and  then  shall  appear  the  sign  of  the  Son 
of  man  in  heaven  : and  then  shall  all  the  tribes  of 
the  earth  mourn,  and  they  shall  see  the  Son  of  man 
coming  on  the  clouds  of  heaven  with  power  and 

31  great  glory.  And  he  shall  send  forth  his  angels 
^ with  ^ a great  sound  of  a trumpet,  and  they  shall 
gather  together  his  elect  from  the  four  winds,  from 
one  end  of  heaven  to  the  other. 

32  Now  from  the  fig  tree  learn  her  parable  : when 
her  branch  is  now  become  tender,  and  putteth  forth 

33  its  leaves,  ye  know  that  the  summer  is  nigh  ; even 
so  ye  also,  when  ye  see  all  these  things,  know  ye 

34  that”*  he  is  nigh,  even  at  the  doors.  Verily  I say 
unto  you.  This  generation  shall  not  pass  away,  till 

35  all  these  things  be  accomplished.  Heaven  and 
earth  shall  pass  away,  but  my  words  shall  not  pass 

36  away.  But  of  that  day  and  hour  knoweth  no  one, 
not  even  the  angels  of  heaven,  ” neither  the  Son,  but 

37  the  Father  only.  And  as  were  the  days  of  Noah,  so 

38  shall  be  the  * coming  of  the  Son  of  man.  For  as  in 
those  days  which  were  before  the  flood  they  were 
eating  and  drinking,  marrying  and  giving  in  mar- 
riage, until  the  day  that  Noah  entered  into  the  ark, 

39  and  they  knew  not  until  the  flood  came,  and  took 
them  all  away  ; so  shall  be  the  * coming  of  the  Son 

40  of  man.  Then  shall  two  men  be  in  the  field  ; 

41  one  is  taken,  and  one  is  left  : two  women  shall  he 
grinding  at  the  mill  ; one  is  taken,  and  one  is  left. 

42  Watch  therefore  : for  ye  know  not  on  what  day 

43  your  Lord  cometh.  ® But  know  this,  that  if  the  mas- 


Luke  21.  33,  Heb.  1. 
11. 

32  Mark  13.  32.  Acts 
1.7.  1 Thess.  5.  2.  2 
Pet.  3.  10. 

38  Zech.  14.  7. 

30  Gen.  6.  3, 4,6.&7. 
5.  Luke  17.  26.  1 Pet. 
3.  20. 

« Luke  17.  34,  &c, 

« ch.  25.  13.  Mark 


13.  33,  &c.  Luke  21. 
36. 

42  Luke  12.  39.  1 

Thess.  5.  2,  2 Pet.  3. 
10.  Rev.  3.  3.  & 16. 
15. 

g Or,  him. 
h Or,  them, 
i Gr.  presence, 
j Or,  vulivres. 
k Many  ancient  au- 


thorities read  with  a 
great  trumpet.,  and  they 
shall  gather  ^c. 

I Or,  a trumpet  of 
great  sound. 

in  Or,  it. 

n Many  authorities, 
some  ancient,  omit 
neither  the  Son. 

0 Or,  But  this  ye 
know. 


42 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXV. 


had  known  in  what  watch  the  thief  would  come,  he 
would  have  watched,  and  would  not  have  suffered  his 
house  to  be  broken  up. 

44  Therefore  be  ye  also  ready  : for  in  such  an 
hour  as  ye  think  not  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

45  Who  then  is  a faithful  and  wise  servant,  whom 
his  lord  hath  made  ruler  over  his  household,  to  give 
them  meat  in  due  season  ? 

46  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom  his  lord  when  he 
cometh  shall  find  so  doing. 

47  Verily  I say  unto  you,  That  he  shall  make  him 
ruler  over  all  his  goods. 

48  But  and  if  that  evil  servant  shall  say  in  his  heart, 
My  lord  delayeth  his  coming  ; 

49  And  shall  begin  to  smite  his  fellowservants,  and 
to  eat  and  drink  with  the  drunken  ; 

50  The  lord  of  that  servant  shall  come  in  a day  when 
he  looketh  not  for  him,  and  in  an  hour  that  he  is  not 
aware  of, 

51  And  shall  cut  him  asunder,  and  appoint  him  his 
portion  with  the  hypocrites  : there  shall  be  weeping 
and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1 The  parable  of  the  ten  virgins,  14  and  of  the  talents.  31  Also  the  de- 
scription of  the  last  judgment. 

Then  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be  likened  unto 
ten  virgins,  which  took  their  lamps,  and  went  forth 
to  meet  ^ the  bridegroom. 

2  2 And  five  of  them  were  wise,  and  five  were  foolish. 
3 They  that  were  foolish  took  their  lamps,  and  took 
no  oil  with  them  : 

4  But  the  wise  took  oil  in  their  vessels  with  their 
lamps. 

5  While  the  bridegroom  tarried,  ^ they  all  slumbered 
and  slept. 

6  And  at  midnight  ^ there  was  a cry  made,  Behold, 
the  bridegroom  cometh  ; go  ye  out  to  meet  him. 

7  Then  all  those  virgins  arose,  and  ® trimmed  their 
lamps. 

8  And  the  foolish  said  unto  the  wise.  Give  us  of  your 
oil  ; for  our  lamps  are  gone  out.  • 

9  But  the  wuse  answered,  saying.  Not  so  ; lest  there 
be  not  enough  for  us  and  you  : but  go  ye  rather  to  them 
that  sell,  and  buy  for  yourselves. 

10  And  while  they  went  to  buy,  the  bridegroom 
came  ; and  they  that  were  ready  went  in  with  him  to 
the  marriage  : and  ® the  door  was  shut. 

11  Afterward  came  also  the  other  virgins,  saying. 
Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us. 

12  But  he  answered  and  said.  Verily  I say  unto  you, 
® I know  you  not. 

13  ^ Watch  therefore,  for  ye  know  neither  the  day 
nor  the  hour  wherein  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

14  T[  I'^For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  ^^as  a man  trav- 
elling into  a far  country,  loho  called  his  own  servants, 
and  delivered  unto  them  his  goods. 

15 ^nd  unto  one  he  gave  five  talents,  to  another  two, 
and  to  another  one  ; every  man  according  to  his 
several  ability  ; and  straightway  took  his  journe3\ 

16  Then  he  that  had  received  the  five  talents  went 
and  traded  with  the  same,  and  made  them  other  five 
talents. 

«ch.25.13.  IThess.  « ch.  25. 21, 23.  Luke  2 ch.  13.  47.  & 22. 

5.  6.  22.  29.  10. 

**  Luke  12.  42.  Acts  « ch.  8.  12.  & 26.  si  Thess.  5.  6. 

20.  28.  1 Cor.  4.  2.  30.  * ch.  24. 31.  1 Thess. 

Heb.  3.  5.  1 Eph.  5. 29, 30.  Rev.  4.  16. 

*s  Rev.  16.  15.  19.  7.  & 21.  2,  9.  s L„]je  12.  35. 

6  Luke  13.  26. 


ter  of  the  house  had  known  in  what  watch  the  thief 
was  coming,  he  would  have  watched,  and  would  not 
have  suffered  his  house  to  be  p broken  through. 

44  Therefore  be  ye  also  ready  : for  in  an  hour  that  ye 

45  think  not  the  Son  of  man  cometh.  Who  then  is  the 
faithful  and  wise  ^ servant,  whom  his  lord  hath  set 
over  his  household,  to  give  them  their  food  in  due 

46  season  ? Blessed  is  that  ^ servant,  whom  his  lord 

47  when  he  cometh  shall  find  so  doing.  Verily  I say 
unto  you,  that  he  will  set  him  over  all  that  he  hath. 

48  But  if  that  evil  « servant  shall  say  in  his  heart.  My 

49  lord  tarrieth  ; and  shall  begin  to  beat  his  fellow- 
servants,  and  shall  eat  and  drink  with  the  drunken  ; 

50  the  lord  of  that  1 servant  shall  come  in  a day  when 
he  expecteth  not,  and  in  an  hour  when  he  knoweth 

61  not,  and  shall  '‘cut  him  asunder,  and  appoint  his 
portion  with  the  hypocrites  : there  shall  be  the 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 


25  Then  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be  likened  unto 
ten  virgins,  which  took  their  “ lamps,  and  went  forth 

2 to  meet  the  bridegroom.  And  five  of  them  were 

3 foolish,  and  five  were  wise.  For  the  foolish,  when 

4 they  took  their  ® lamps,  took  no  oil  with  them  : but 
the  wise  took  oil  in  their  vessels  with  their  “ lamps. 

5 Now  while  the  bridegroom  tarried,  they  all  slumbered 

6 and  slept.  But  at  midnight  there  is  a cry.  Behold, 

7 the  bridegroom  I Come  ye  forth  to  meet  him.  Then 
all  those  virgins  arose,  and  trimmed  their  “lamps. 

8 And  the  foolish  said  unto  the  wise.  Give  us  of  your 

9 oil  ; for  our  “ lamps  are  going  out.  But  the  wise 
answered,  saying,  Peradventure  there  will  not  be 
enough  for  us  and  you  : go  ye  rather  to  them  that 

10  sell,  and  buy  for  yourselves.  And  while  they  went 
away  to  buy,  the  bridegroom  came  ; and  they  that 
were  ready  went  in  with  him  to  the  marriage  feast  : 

11  and  the  door  was  shut.  Afterward  come  also  the 

12  other  virgins,  saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us.  But  he 
answered  and  said.  Verily  I say  unto  you,  I know 

13  you  not.  Watch  therefore,  for  ye  know  not  the  day 
nor  the  hour. 


14  For  it  is  as  tvhen  a man,  going  into  another  coun- 
try, called  his  own  ^ servants,  and  delivered  unto  them 

15  his  goods.  And  unto  one  he  gave  five  talents,  to  an- 
other two,  to  another  one  ; to  each  according  to  his 

16  several  ability  ; and  he  went  on  his  journey.  Straight- 
way he  that  received  the  five  talents  went  and  traded 


7 ch.  7.  21,  22,  23.  6.6.  1 Ret.  5.  8.  Rev.  p Gr.  digged 

8 Ps.  6.  6.  Hab.  1.  16.  15.  through. 

13.  John  9.  31.  ^8  Luke  19.  12.  q Gr.  bondservant. 

8 ch.  24.  42, 44.  Mark  ^ ch.  21.  33.  r Or,  severely  scourge 

13.  33,  35.  Luke  21.  36.  « Rom.  12.  6.  1 Cor.  him. 

ICor.  16.  13.  1 Thess.  12.7,11,29.  Eph.  4.  a Or,  torches. 

11.  6 Gr.  bondservanit. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXV. 


43 


17  And  likewise  he  that  had  received  two,  he  also 
gained  other  two. 

18  But  he  that  had  received  one  went  and  digged  in 
the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord’s  money. 

19  After  a long  time  the  lord  of  those  servants 
cometh,  and  reckoneth  with  them. 

20  And  so  he  that  had  received  five  talents  came  and 
brought  other  five  talents,  saying.  Lord,  thou  deliveredst 
unto  me  five  talents  : behold,  I have  gained  beside  them 
five  talents  more. 

21  His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well  done,  thou  good  and 
faithful  servant  : thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a few 
things,  1 will  make  thee  ruler  over  many  things  : 
enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

22  He  also  that  had  received  two  talents  came  and 
said.  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto  me  two  talents  : be- 
hold, I have  gained  two  other  talents  beside  them. 

23  His  lord  said  unto  him,  i^Well  done,  good  and 
faithful  servant  ; thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a few 
things,  I will  make  thee  ruler  over  many  things  : enter 
thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

24  Then  he  which  had  received  the  one  talent  came 
and  said.  Lord,  I knew  thee  that  thou  art  an  hard  man, 
reaping  where  thou  hast  not  sown,  and  gathering  where 
thou  hast  not  strawed  : 

25  And  I was  afraid,  and  went  and  hid  thy  talent  in 
the  earth  : lo,  there  thou  hast  that  is  thine. 

26  His  lord  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Thou  wicked 
and  slothful  servant,  thou  knewest  that  I reap  where  I 
sowed  not,  and  gather  where  I have  not  strawed  : 

27  Thou  oughtest  therefore  to  have  put  my  money 
to  the  exchangers,  and  then  at  my  coming  I should  have 
received  mine  own  with  usury. 

28  Take  therefore  the  talent  from  him,  and  give  it 
unto  him  which  hath  ten  talents. 

29  1®  For  unto  every  one  that  hath  shall  be  given,  and 
he  shall  have  abundance  : but  from  him  that  hath  not 
shall  be  taken  away  even  that  which  he  hath. 

30  And  cast  ye  the  unprofitable  servant  into  outer 
darkness  : there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

31  ^3  When  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  his  glory, 
and  all  the  holy  angels  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit  upon 
the  throne  of  his  glory  : 

32  And  before  him  shall  be  gathered  all  nations  : 
and  20  he  shall  separate  them  one  from  another,  as  a 
shepherd  divideth  his  sheep  from  the  goats  : 

33  And  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his  right  hand,  but 
the  goats  on  the  left. 

34  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them  on  his  right 
hand.  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  21  inherit  the 
kingdom  22  prepared  for  you  from  the  foundation  of  the 
world  : 

35  28  For  I was  an  hungred,  and  ye  gave  me  meat  : 
I was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  drink  : 24  j ^^s  a 
stranger,  and  ye  took  me  in  : 

36  25  Naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  : I was  sick,  and  ye 
visited  me  : 20 1 was  in  prison,  and  ye  came  unto  me. 

37  Then  shall  the  righteous  answer  him,  saying. 
Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hungred,  and  fed  thee  ? or 
thirsty,  and  gave  thee  drink  ? 

38  When  saw  we  thee  a stranger,  and  took  thee  in  ? 
or  naked,  and  clothed  thee  f 

13  ver.  .34,  40.  ch.  10  ch.  13.  12.  Mark  8.  .38.  Acts  1.  11.  1 
24.  47.  Luke  12.  44.  & 4.  25.  Luke  8.  18.  & Thess.  4.  16.  2 Thess. 

22.  29,  30.  19.  20.  John  15.  2.  1.  7.  Jude  14.  Rev.  1. 

« 2 Tim.  2.  12.  Heb.  ^ ch.  8.  12.  & 24.  51.  7. 

12.  2.  1 Pet.  1.  8.  18  Zech.  14.  6.  ch.  w Rom.  14.  10.  2 

16  ver.  21.  16.  27.  & 19.  28.  Mark 


17  with  them,  and  made  other  five  talents.  In  like 
manner  he  also  that  received  the  two  gained  other  two. 

18  But  he  that  received  the  one  went  away  and  digged 

19  in  the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord’s  money.  Now  after  a 
long  time  the  lord  of  those  ^ servants  cometh,  and 

20  maketh  a reckoning  with  them.  And  he  that  re- 
ceived the  five  talents  came  and  brought  other  five 
talents,  saying.  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto  me  five 

21  talents  : lo,  I have  gained  other  five  talents.  His 
lord  said  unto  him.  Well  done,  good  and  faithful 
^ servant : thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a few  things, 
I will  set  thee  over  many  things  : enter  thou  into  the 

22  joy  of  thy  lord.  And  he  also  that  received  the  two 
talents  came  and  said.  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto 
me  two  talents  : lo,  I have  gained  other  two  talents. 

23  His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well  done,  good  and  faith- 
ful ^ servant  ; thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a few 
things,  I will  set  thee  over  many  things  : enter  thou 

24  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord.  And  he  also  that  had  re- 
ceived the  one  talent  came  and  said.  Lord,  I knew 
thee  that  thou  art  a hard  man,  reaping  where  thou 
didst  not  sow,  and  gathering  where  thou  didst  not 

25  scatter  : and  I was  afraid,  and  went  away  and  hid 
thy  talent  in  the  earth  : lo,  thou  hast  thine  own. 

26  But  his  lord  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Thou 
wicked  and  slothful  ^ servant,  thou  knewest  that  I 
reap  where  I sowed  not,  and  gather  where  I did  not 

27  scatter  ; thou  oughtest  therefore  to  have  put  my 
money  to  the  bankers,  and  at  my  coming  I should 

28  have  received  back  mine  own  with  interest.  Take 
ye  away  therefore  the  talent  from  him,  and  give  it 

29  unto  him  that  hath  the  ten  talents.  For  unto  every 
one  that  hath  shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have  abun- 
dance : but  from  him  that  hath  not,  even  that  which 

30  he  hath  shall  be  taken  away.  And  cast  ye  out  the 
unprofitable  ^ servant  into  the  outer  darkness  : there 
shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 


31  But  when  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  his  glory, 
and  all  the  angels  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit  on  the 

32  throne  of  his  glory  : and  before  him  shall  be  gathered 
all  the  nations  : and  he  shall  separate  them  one  from 
another,  as  the  shepherd  separateth  the  sheep  from 

33  the  ^ goats  : and  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his  right 

34  hand,  but  the  ® goats  on  the  left.  Then  shall  the 
King  say  unto  them  on  his  right  hand.  Come,  ye 
blessed  of  my  Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared 

35  for  you  from  the  foundation  of  the  world  : for  I was 
an  hungred,  and  ye  gave  me  meat : I was  thirsty, 
and  ye  gave  me  drink  : I was  a stranger,  and  ye  took 

36  me  in  ; naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  : I was  sick,  and 
ye  visited  me  : I was  in  prison,  and  ye  came  unto 

37  me.  Then  shall  the  righteous  answer  him,  saying. 
Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hungred,  and  fed  thee  ? 

38  or  athirst,  and  gave  thee  drink  ? And  when  saw  we 
thee  a stranger,  and  took  thee  in  ? or  naked,  and 


Cor.  5.  10.  Rev.  20. 12.  5*  ch.  20.  23.  Mark  « .Tam.  2.  15,  16. 

30  Ezek.  20.  38.  & 34.  10.  40.  1 Cor.  2.  9.  20  2 Tim.  1.  16. 

17.  20.  ch.  13.  49.  Heb.  11.  10.  c Gr.  bond-servants. 

21  Rom.  8.  17.  1 Pet.  2:1  is.  58. 7.  Ezek.  18.  d Gr.  bond-servani. 
1.  4,  9.  & 3.  9.  Rev.  7.  Jam.  1.  27.  e Gr.  kids. 

21.  7.  24  Heb.  13.  2. 3 John  5. 


44 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXVI. 


39  Or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  came 
unto  thee  ? 

40  And  the  King  shall  answer  and  say  unto  them. 
Verily  I say  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done  it 
unto  one  of  the  least  of  these  my  brethren,  ye  have 
done  it  unto  me. 

41  Then  shall  he  say  also  unto  them  on  the  left  hand. 
Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed,  ^sinto  everlasting  fire, 

prepared  for  the  devil  and  his  angels  : 

42  For  I was  an  hungred,  and  ye  gave  me  no  meat  : 
I was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  no  drink  : 

43  I was  a stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not  in  : naked, 

and  ye  clothed  me  not  : sick,  and  in  prison,  and  ye 
visited  me  not.  \ 

44  Then  shall  they  also  answer  him,  saying.  Lord, 
when  saw  we  thee  an  hungred,  or  athirst,  or  a stranger, 
or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  did  not  minister 
unto  thee  ? 

4o  Then  shall  he  answer  them,  saying.  Verily  I say 
unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  not  to  one  of  the 
least  of  these,  ye  did  it  not  to  me. 

46  And  these  shall  go  away  into  everlasting  punish- 
ment : but  the  righteous  into  life  eternal. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1 The  rulers  conspire  against  Christ.  6 The  woman  anointeth  his  head. 
14  Judas  selleth  him.  17  Christ  eateth  the  passover : 26  instituteth  his 
holy  supper : ‘i^aprayeth  in  the  garden  : 47  and  being  betrayed  with  a 
kiss,  57  is  carried  to  Caiaphas,  69  and  denied  of  Peter. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  finished  all 
these  sayings,  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

2  ^ Ye  know  that  after  two  days  is  the  feast  of  the 
passover,  and  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  to  be  crucified. 

3  2 Then  assembled  together  the  chief  priests,  and 
the  scribes,  and  the  elders  of  the  people,  unto  the  palace 
of  the  high  priest,  who  was  called  Caiaphas, 

4  And  consulted  that  they  might  take  Jesus  by  sub- 
tilty,  and  kill  him. 

5  But  they  said.  Not  on  the  feast  day,  lest  there  be 
an  uproar  among  the  people. 

6^3  Now  when  Jesus  was  in  ^ Bethany,  in  the  house 
of  Simon  the  leper, 

7  There  came  unto  him  a woman  having  an  alabaster 
box  of  very  precious  ointment,  and  poured  it  on  his 
head,  as  he  sat  at  meat. 

8  ^ But  when  his  disciples  saw  it^  they  had  indigna- 
tion, saying.  To  what  purpose  is  this  waste  ? 

9  For  this  ointment  might  have  been  sold  for  much, 
and  given  to  the  poor. 

10  When  Jesus  understood  he  said  unto  them. 
Why  trouble  ye  the  woman  ? for  she  hath  wrought  a 
good  work  upon  me. 

11  ® For  ye  have  the  poor  always  with  you  ; but  me 
ye  have  not  always. 

12  For  in  that  she  hath  poured  this  ointment  on  my 
body,  she  did  it  for  my  burial. 

13  Verily  I say  unto  you.  Wheresoever  this  gospel 
shall  be  preached  in  the  whole  world,  there  shall  also 
this,  that  this  woman  hath  done,  be  told  for  a memorial 
of  her. 

14  ^ ®Then  one  of  the  twelve,  called  ® Judas  Iscaribt, 
went  unto  the  chief  priests, 

15  And  said  unto  them,  What  will  ye  give  me,  and 


39  clothed  thee  ? And  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in 

40  prison,  and  came  unto  thee  ? And  the  King  shall 
answer  and  say  unto  them.  Verily  I say  unto  you. 
Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  unto  one  of  these  my  brethren, 

41  even  these  least,  ye  did  it  unto  me.  Then  shall  he 
say  also  unto  them  on  the  left  hand, -^Depart  from 
me,  ye  cursed,  into  the  eternal  fire  which  is  prepared 

42  for  the  devil  and  his  angels  : for  I was  an  hungred, 
and  ye  gave  me  no  meat : I was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave 

43  me  no  drink  : I was  a stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not 
in  ; naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  not ; sick,  and  in 

44  prison,  and  ye  visited  me  not.  Then  shall  they  also 
answer,  saying.  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hungred, 
or  athirst,  or  a stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in 

45  prison,  and  did  not  minister  unto  thee  ? Then  shall 
he  answer  them,  saying.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  In- 
asmuch as  ye  did  it  not  unto  one  of  these  least,  ye 

46  did  it  not  unto  me.  And  these  shall  go  away  into 
eternal  punishment : but  the  righteous  into  eternal 
life. 


26  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  finished  all 

2 these  words,  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  Ye  know  that 
after  two  days  the  passover  cometh,  and  the  Son  of 

3 man  is  delivered  up  to  be  crucified.  Then  were 
gathered  together  the  chief  priests,  and  the  elders 
of  the  people,  unto  the  court  of  the  high  priest,  who 

4 was  called  Caiaphas  ; and  they  took  counsel  together 
that  they  might  take  Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill 

5 him.  But  they  said.  Not  during  the  feast,  lest  a 
tumult  arise  among  the  people. 

6 Now  when  Jesus  was  in  Bethany,  in  the  house  of 

7 Simon  the  leper,  there  came  unto  him  a woman  hav- 
ing “ an  alabaster  cruse  of  exceeding  precious  oint- 
ment, and  she  poured  it  upon  his  head,  as  he  sat  at 

8 meat.  But  when  the  disciples  saw  it,  they  had  in- 
dignation, saying.  To  what  purpose  is  this  waste  ? 

9 For  this  ointment  might  have  been  sold  for  much, 

10  and  given  to  the  poor.  But  Jesus  perceiving  it  said 
unto  them.  Why  trouble  ye  the  woman  ? for  she  hath 

11  wrought  a good  work  upon  me.  For  ye  have  the 
poor  always  with  you  ; but  me  ye  have  not  always. 

12  For  in  that  she  ^poured  this  ointment  upon  my 

13  body,  she  did  it  to  prepare  me  for  burial.  Verily 
I say  unto  you.  Wheresoever  this  gospel  shall  be 
preached  in  the  whole  world,  that  also  which  this 
woman  hath  done  shall  be  spoken  of  for  a memorial 
of  her. 


14  Then  one  of  the  twelve,  who  was  called  Judas 

15  Iscariot,  went  unto  the  chief  priests,  and  said.  What 


27  Pro.  14.  31.  & 19.  30  2 Pet.  2.  4.  Jude  i Mark  14.  1.  Luke  3 John  12.  4.  8 Mark  14. 10.  Luke  /Or,  depart  from 

17.  ch.  10.  42.  Mark  6.  22.1.  John  13.  1.  6 Deut.  15. 11.  John  22.3.  John  13.  2, 30.  me  under  a curse. 

9.  41.  Heb.  6.  10.  si  Pro.  14.  31.  & 17.  2 Pg.  2.  2.  John  11.  12.  8.  « ch.  10.  4.  a Or,  a flask. 

28Ps.  6.  8.  ch.  7.  23.  5.  Zech.  2.  8.  Acts  9.  47.  Acts  4.  25,  &c.  7 gee  ch.  18.  20.  & 28.  7°  Zech.  11.  12.  ch.  bGv.cast. 

Luke  13.  27.  5.  s Mark  14.  3.  John  20.  John  13.  33.  & 14.  27.  3.  c Or,  these  good  ti- 

20  ch.  13.  40,  42.  32  Dan.  12.  2.  John  11.  1,  2.  & 12.  3.  19.  & 16.  5,  28.  & 17.  dings. 

5.  29.  Rom.  2.  7 &c.  * ch.  21.  17.  11.  . 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXVL 


45 


I will  deliver  him  unto  you  ? And  they  covenanted 
with  him  for  thirty  pieces  of  silver. 

16  And  from  that  time  he  sought  opportunity  to  be- 
tray him. 

17  ^ Now  the  first  day  of  the  feast  of  unleavened 
bread  the  disciples  came  to  Jesus,  saying  unto  him. 
Where  wilt  thou  that  we  prepare  for  thee  to  eat  the 
passover  ? 

18  And  he  said,  Go  into  the  city  to  such  a man,  and 
say  unto  him.  The  Master  saith.  My  time  is  at  hand  ; I 
will  keep  the  passover  at  thy  house  with  my  disciples. 

19  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus  had  appointed 
them  ; and  they  made  ready  the  passover. 

20  12  Now  when  the  even  was  come,  he  sat  down  wdth 
the  twelve. 

21  And  as  they  did  eat,  he  said.  Verily  I say  unto 
you,  that  one  of  you  shall  betray  me. 

22  And  they  were  exceeding  sorrowful,  and  began 
every  one  of  them  to  say  unto  him,  Lord,  is  it  I ? 

23  And  he  answered  and  said,  i^  He  that  dippeth  his 
hand  with  me  in  the  dish,  the  same  shall  betray  me. 

24  The  Son  of  man  goeth  i^as  it  is  written  of  him : 
but  1®  woe  unto  that  man  by  whom  the  Son  of  man  is 
betrayed  ! it  had  been  good  for  that  man  if  he  had  not 
been  born. 

25  Then  Judas,  which  betrayed  him,  answered  and 
said.  Master,  is  it  I ? He  said  unto  him.  Thou  hast 
said. 

26  If  1®  And  as  they  were  eating,  i"^  Jesus  took  bread, 
and  blessed  it,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  it  to  the  disci- 
ples, and  said.  Take,  eat ; i®  this  is  my  body. 

27  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and  gave 
it  to  them,  saying,  i®  Drink  ye  all  of  it ; 

28  For  20  this  is  my  blood  21  of  the  new  testament, 
which  is  shed  22  for  many  for  the  remission  of  sins. 

29  But  23 1 say  unto  you,  I will  not  drink  henceforth 
of  this  fruit  of  the  vine,  24  until  that  day  when  I drink 
it  new  with  you  in  my  Father’s  kingdom. 

30  25  And  when  they  had  sung  an  hymn,  they  went 
out  into  the  mount  of  Olives. 

31  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them,  20  All  ye  shall  27  be 
offended  because  of  me  this  night  : for  it  is  written,  28 1 
will  smite  the  shepherd,  and  the  sheep  of  the  flock  shall 
be  scattered  abroad. 

32  But  after  1 am  risen  again,  29 1 will  go  before  you 
into  Galilee. 

33  Peter  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Though  all 
men  shall  be  offended  because  of  thee,  yet  will  I never 
be  offended. 

34  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Verily  I say  unto  thee. 
That  this  night,  before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny 
me  thrice. 

35  Peter  said  unto  him.  Though  I should  die  with 
thee,  yet  will  I not  deny  thee.  Likewise  also  said  all 
the  disciples. 

36  Then  cometh  Jesus  with  them  unto  a place 
called  Gethsemane,  and  saith  unto  the  disciples,  Sit  ye 
here,  while  I go  and  pray  yonder. 

37  And  he  took  with  him  Peter  and  ®2  the  two  sons 
of  Zebedee,  and  began  to  be  sorrowful  and  very  heavy. 

« Ex.  12. 6, 18.  Mark  46.  Acts  17.  3.  & 20  See  Ex.  24. 8.  Lev. 

14.  12.  Luke  22.  7.  26.  22,  23.  1 Cor.  15.  17.  11. 

12  Mark  14.  17-21.  3.  21  jgr,  31.  31. 

Luke  22.  14.  John  13.  ig  John  17.  12.  22  eh.  20.  28.  Rom.  5. 

21.  Mark  14.  22.  Luke  15.  Heb.  9.  22. 

Ps.  41.  9.  Luke  22.  22.  19.  2.3  Mark  14. 25.  Luke 

21.  John  13.  18.  ” 1 Cor.  11.  23,  24,  22.  18. 

Ps.  22.  Is.  53.  25.  24  Acts  10.  41. 

Dan.  9.  26.  Mark  9.  is  1 Cor.  10.  16.  ^ Mark  14.  26. 

12.  Luke  24.  25,  26,  »»  Mark  14.  23. 


are  ye  willing  to  give  me,  and  I will  deliver  him 
unto  you  ? And  they  weighed  unto  him  thirty  pieces 

16  of  silver.  And  from  that  time  he  sought  oppor- 
tunity to  deliver  him  unto  them. 

17  Now  on  the  first  day  of  unleavened  bread  the  dis- 
ciples came  to  Jesus,  saying.  Where  wilt  thou  that 

18  we  make  ready  for  thee  to  eat  the  passover  ? And 
he  said.  Go  into  the  city  to  such  a man,  and  say  unto 
him,  The  ^ Master  saith.  My  time  is  at  hand  ; I 
keep  the  passover  at  thy  house  with  my  disciples. 

19  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus  appointed  them  ; and 

20  they  made  ready  the  passover.  Now  when  even 
was  come,  he  was  sitting  at  meat  with  the  twelve 

21  ® disciples  ; and  as  they  were  eating,  he  said.  Verily 
I say  unto  you,  that  one  of  you  shall  betray  me. 

22  And  they  were  exceeding  sorrowful,  and  began  to 

23  say  unto  him  every  one,  Is  it  I,  Lord  ? And  he 
answered  and  said.  He  that  dipped  his  hand  with 

24  me  in  the  dish,  the  same  shall  betray  me.  The  Son 
of  man  goeth,  even  as  it  is  written  of  him  : but  woe 
unto  that  man  through  whom  the  Son  of  man  is  be- 
trayed ! good  were  it for  that  man  if  he  had  not 

25  been  born.  And  Judas,  which  betrayed  him,  an- 
swered and  said,  Is  it  I,  Rabbi  ? He  saith  unto  him, 

26  Thou  hast  said.  And  as  they  were  eating,  Jesus 
took  ^ bread,  and  blessed,  and  brake  it  ; and  he  gave 
to  the  disciples,  and  said.  Take,  eat ; this  is  my 

27  body.  And  he  took  ^ a cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and 

28  gave  to  them,  saying.  Drink  ye  all  of  it  ; for  this  is 
my  blood  of  * the  j covenant,  which  is  shed  for  many 

29  unto  remission  of  sins.  But  I say  unto  you,  I will 
not  drink  henceforth  of  this  fruit  of  the  vine,  until 
that  day  when  I drink  it  new  with  you  in  my  Fa- 
ther’s kingdom. 


30  And  when  they  had  sung  a hymn,  they  went  out 
unto  the  mount  of  Olives. 

31  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them.  All  ye  shall  be 
* offended  in  me  this  night : for  it  is  written,  I will 
smite  the  shepherd,  and  the  sheep  of  the  flock  shall 

32  be  scattered  abroad.  But  after  I am  raised  up,  I 

33  will  go  before  you  into  Galilee.  But  Peter  answered 
and  said  unto  him.  If  all  shall  be  ^ offended  in  thee, 

34  I will  never  be  * offended.  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
Verily  I say  unto  thee,  that  this  night,  before  the 

35  cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  Peter  saith 
unto  him.  Even  if  I must  die  with  thee,  yet  will  I 
not  deny  thee.  Likewise  also  said  all  the  disciples. 


36  Then  cometh  Jesus  with  them  unto  ^a  place  called 
Gethsemane,  and  saith  unto  his  disciples.  Sit  ye  here, 

37  while  I go  yonder  and  pray.  And  he  took  with  him 
Peter  and  the  two  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  began  to  be 

20  Mark  14. 27.  John  Luke  22.  39.  John  18.  h Some  ancient  au- 
16.  32.  1.  thorities  read  the  cvp. 

27  ch.  11.  6.  02  gh,  4.  21.  i Or,  the  testament. 

28  Zech.  13.  7.  d Or,  Teacher.  j Many  ancient  aii- 

20  ch.  28.  7,  10,  16.  e Many  authorities,  thorities  insert  new. 

Mark  14.  28.  & 16.  7.  some  ancient,  omit  k Gr.  caused  to 

8"  Mark  14. 30.  Luke  disciples.  stumble. 

22.34.  John  13.  38.  f Gx.  for  him  if  that  I Gr.  an  enclosed 

81  Mark  14.  32-35.  man.  piece  o f ground, 

g Or,  a loaf. 


46 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXVI. 


38  Then  saith  he  unto  them,  My  soul  is  exceeding 
sorrowful,  even  unto  death  : tarry  ye  here,  and  watch 
with  me. 

39  And  he  went  a little  farther,  and  fell  on  his  face, 
and  prayed,  saying,  O my  Father,  if  it  be  possible, 

let  this  cup  pass  from  me  ; nevertheless  not  as  I 
will,  but  as  thou  wilt. 

40  And  he  cometh  unto  the  disciples,  and  findeth 
them  asleep,  and  saith  unto  Peter,  What,  could  ye  not 
watch  with  me  one  hour  ? 

41  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter  not  into  tempta- 
tion : the  spirit  indeed  is  willing,  but  the  flesh  is  weak. 

42  He  went  away  again  the  second  time,  and  prayed, 
saying,  O my  Father,  if  this  cup  may  not  pass  away 
from  me,  except  I drink  it,  thy  will  be  done. 

43  And  he  came  and  found  them  asleep  again  : for 
their  eyes  were  heavy. 

44  And  he  left  them,  and  went  away  again,  and 
prayed  the  third  time,  saying  the  same  words. 

45  Then  cometh  he  to  his  disciples,  and  saith  unto 
them.  Sleep  on  now,  and  take  your  rest : behold,  the 
hour  is  at  hand,  and  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into 
the  hands  of  sinners. 

46  Rise,  let  us  be  going : behold,  he  is  at  hand  that 
doth  betray  me. 

47  If  And  while  he  yet  spake,  lo,  Judas,  one  of  the 
twelve,  came,  and  with  him  a great  multitude  with 
swords  and  staves,  from  the  chief  priests  and  elders  of 
the  people. 

48  Now  he  that  betrayed  him  gave  them  a sign, 
saying.  Whomsoever  I shall  kiss,  that  same  is  he  : hold 
him  fast. 

49  And  forthwith  he  came  to  Jesus,  and  said,  Hail, 
Master  ; and  kissed  him. 

59  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Friend,  wherefore  art 
thou  come  ? Then  came  they,  and  laid  hands  on  Jesus, 
and  took  him. 

51  And,  behold,  ^^one  of  them  which  were  with  Jesus 
stretched  out  his  hand,  and  drew  his  sword,  and  struck 
a servant  of  the  high  priest’s,  and  smote  off  his  ear. 

52  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Put  up  again  thy  sword 
into  his  place  : for  all  they  that  take  the  sword  shall 
perish  with  the  sword. 

53  Thinkest  thou  that  I cannot  now  pray  to  my 
Father,  and  he  shall  presently  give  me  ^^more  than 
twelve  legions  of  angels  ? 

54  But  how  then  shall  the  scriptures  be  fulfilled, 

that  thus  it  must  be  ? 

55  In  that  same  hour  said  Jesus  to  the  multitudes. 
Are  ye  come  out  as  against  a thief  with  swords  and 
staves  for  to  take  me  ? I sat  daily  with  you  teaching 
in  the  temple,  and  ye  laid  no  hold  on  me. 

56  But  all  this  was  done,  that  the  scriptures  of  the 
prophets  might  be  fulfilled.  Then  ^’^all  the  disciples 
forsook  him,  and  fled. 

57  ^ And  they  that  had  laid  hold  on  J esus  led  him 
away  to  Caiaphas  the  high  priest,  where  the  scribes  and 
the  elders  were  assembled. 

58  But  Peter  followed  him  afar  off  unto  the  high 
priest’s  palace,  and  went  in,  and  sat  with  the  servants, 
to  see  the  end. 

59  Now  the  chief  priests,  and  elders,  and  all  the 


38  sorrowful  and  sore  troubled.  Then  saith  he  unto 
them.  My  soul  is  exceeding  sorrowful,  even  unto 

39  death  : abide  ye  here,  and  watch  with  me.  And  he 
went  forward  a little,  and  fell  on  his  face,  and 
prayed,  saying,  O my  Father,  if  it  be  possible,  let 
this  cup  pass  away  from  me  : nevertheless,  not  as  I 

40  will,  but  as  thou  wilt.  And  he  cometh  unto  the  dis- 
ciples, and  findeth  them  sleeping,  and  saith  unto 
Peter,  What,  could  ye  not  watch  with  me  one  hour  ? 

41  ”‘Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter  not'  into  temptation  : 
the  spirit  indeed  is  willing,  but  the  flesh  is  weak. 

42  Again  a second  time  he  went  away,  and  prayed,  say- 
ing, O my  Father,  if  this  cannot  pass  away,  except  I 

43  drink  it,  thy  will  be  done.  And  he  came  again  and 
found  them  sleeping,  for  their  eyes  were  heavy. 

44  And  he  left  them  again,  and  went  away,  and  prayed 

45  a third  time,  saying  again  the  same  words.  Then 
cometh  he  to  the  disciples,  and  saith  unto  them. 
Sleep  on  now,  and  take  your  rest : behold,  the  hour 
is  at  hand,  and  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  unto  the 

46  hands  of  sinners.  Arise,  let  us  be  going : behold, 
he  is  at  hand  that  betrayeth  me. 


47  And  while  he  yet  spake,  lo,  Judas,  one  of  the 
twelve,  came,  and  with  him  a great  multitude  with 
swords  and  staves,  from  the  chief  priests  and  elders 

48  of  the  people.  Now  he  that  betrayed  him  gave 
them  a sign,  saying.  Whomsoever  I shall  kiss,  that 

49  is  he  : take  him.  And  straightway  he  came  to 

50  Jesus,  and  said.  Hail,  Rabbi ; and  ” kissed  him.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  him.  Friend,  do  that  for  which  thou 
art  come.  Then  they  came  and  laid  hands  on  Jesus, 

51  and  took  him.  And  behold,  one  of  them  that  were 
with  Jesus  stretched  out  his  hand,  and  drew  his 
sword,  and  smote  the  ® servant  of  the  high  priest, 

52  and  struck  off  his  ear.  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him. 
Put  up  again  thy  sword  into  its  place  : for  all  they 

53  that  take  the  sword  shall  perish  with  the  sword.  Or 
thinkest  thou  that  I cannot  beseech  my  Father,  and 
he  shall  even  now  send  me  more  than  twelve  legions 

54  of  angels  ? How  then  should  the  scriptiires  be  ful- 

55  filled,  that  thus  it  must  be  ? In  that  hour  said  Jesus 
to  the  multitudes.  Are  ye  come  out  as  against  a rob- 
ber with  swords  and  staves  to  seize  me  ? I sat  daily 

56  in  the  temple  teaching,  and  ye  took  me  not.  But  all 
this  is  come  to  pass,  that  the  scriptures  of  the  pro- 
phets might  be  fulfilled.  Then  all  the  disciples  left 
him,  and  fled. 


57  And  they  that  had  taken  Jesus  led  him  away  to 
the  house  of  Caiaphas  the  high  priest,  where  the 

58  scribes  and  the  elders  were  gathered  together.  But 
Peter  followed  him  afar  off,  unto  the  court  of  the 
high  priest,  and  entered  in,  and  sat  with  the  officers, 

59  to  see  the  end.  Now  the  chief  priests  and  the 


33  John  12.  27.  3^  John  5.  30.  & 6.  22. 47.  John  18. 3.  Acts  « (jen.  9. 6.  Rev.  13.  « ver.  54.  Lam.  4.  m Or,  Watch  ye,  and 

34  Mark  14. 36.  Luke  38.  Phil.  2.  8.  1.  IG.  10.  20.  pray  that  ye  enter  not. 

22.  42.  Heb.  5.  7.  38  Mark  13.  33.  & 14.  40  2 Sam.  20.  9.  44  2 Kin.  6. 17.  Dan.  See  John  18.  15.  n Gr.  kissed  him 

3fiJohnl2.  27.  38.  Luke  22.  40,  46.  4i  Ps.  41.  9.  & 55. 13.  7.10.  « Mark  14.  .53.  Luke  much. 

36  ch.  20.  22.  Eph.  6.  18.  John  18. 10.  <5  vpr.  24.  Is.  53.  7,  22.  54.  John  18. 12, 13,  o Gr.  bond-servant. 

39  Mark  14.  43.  Luke  &c.  Luke  24. 2.5, 44, 46.  24. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXVII. 


4T 


council,  sought  false  witness  against  Jesus,  to  put  him 
to  death  ; 

60  But  found  none  : yea,  though  many  false  wit- 
nesses came,  yet  found  they  none.  At  the  last  came 

two  false  witnesses, 

61  And  said,  This  fellow  said,  I am  able  to  destroy 
the  temple  of  God,  and  to  build  it  in  three  days. 

62  ®^And  the  high  priest  arose,  and  said  unto  him, 
Answerest  thou  nothing  ? what  is  it  tohich  these  witness 
against  thee  ? 

63  But  Jesus  held  liis  peace.  And  the  high  priest 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  I adjure  thee  by  the  liv- 
ing God,  that  thou  tell  us  whether  thou  be  the  Christ, 
the  Son  of  God. 

64  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Thou  hast  said  : neverthe- 
less I say  unto  you,  Hereafter  shall  ye  see  the  Son  of 
man  sitting  on  the  right  hand  of  power,  and  coming 
in  the  clouds  of  heaven. 

65  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes,  saying.  He 
hath  spoken  blasphemy  ; what  further  need  have  we  of 
witnesses  ? behold,  now  ye  have  heard  his  blasphemy. 

66  What  think  ye  ? They  answered  and  said,  He 
is  guilty  of  death. 

67  Then  did  they  spit  in  his  face,  and  buffeted  him  ; 
and  others  smote  him  with  the  palms  of  their  hands, 

68  Saying,  Prophesy  unto  us,  thou  Christ,  Who  is 
he  that  smote  thee  ? 

69  If  ®2Now  Peter  sat  without  in  the  palace  : and  a 
damsel  came  unto  him,  saying.  Thou  also  wast  with 
Jesus  of  Galilee. 

70  But  he  denied  before  them  all,  saying,  I know  not 
what  thou  sayest. 

71  And  when  he  was  gone  out  into  the  porch,  another 
maid  saw  him,  and  said  unto  them  that  were  there,  This 
fellow  was  also  with  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

72  And  again  he  denied  with  an  oath,  I do  not  know 
the  man. 

73  And  after  a while  came  unto  him  they  that  stood 
by,  and  said  to  Peter,  Surely  thou  also  art  one  of  them  ; 
for  thy  speech  bewrayeth  thee. 

74  Then  began  he  to  curse  and  to  swear,  saying,  I 
know  not  the  man.  And  immediately  the  cock  crew. 

75  And  Peter  remembered  the  word  of  Jesus,  which 
said  unto  him,  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny 
me  thrice.  And  he  went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1 Christ  is  delivered  bound  to  Pilate.  3 Judas  hangeth  himself.  19 

Pilate,  admonished  of  his  wife,  24  washeth  his  hands : 26  and  looseth 

Barabbas.  29  Christ  is  crowned  with  thorns,  34  crucified,  40  reviled, 

50  dieth,  and  is  buried : 66  his  sepulchre  is  sealed,  and  watched. 

WHEN  the  morning  was  come,  ^ all  the  chief  priests 
and  elders  of  the  people  took  counsel  against 
Jesus  to  put  him  to  death  : 

2  And  when  they  had  bound  him,  they  led  him  away, 
and  2 delivered  liim  to  Pontius  Pilate  the  governor. 

3  •[[  2 Then  Judas,  which  had  betrayed  him,  when  he 
saw  that  he  was  condemned,  repented  himself,  and 
brought  again  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief 
priests  and  elders, 

4  Saying,  I have  sinned  in  that  I have  betrayed  the 

«Ps.  27.  12.  & 35.  M Lev.  5.1.  1 Sam.  so  Ps.  no.  l.  Acts  7. 
11.  Mark  14.  55.  So  14.  24,  2G.  55. 

Acts  6.  13.  '■.5  Dan.  7.  13.  ch.  57  2 Kin.  18. 37.  & 19. 

50  Dent.  19.  15.  IG.  27.  & 24.  30.  & 25.  1. 

51  ch.  27.  40.  John  31.  Luke  21.  27.  John  o®  Lev.  24.  IG.  Jolin 

2.19.  1.51.  Rom.  14.  10.  1 19.7. 

52  Mark  14.  GO.  Thess.  4.  IG.  Rev.  1.  ‘"'O  ig.  no.  G.  & 53.  3. 

53  Is.  53.  7.  ch.  27.  7.  ch.  27.  30. 

■ 12, 14. 


whole  council  sought  false  witness  against  Jesus, 

60  that  they  might  put  him  to  death  ; and  they  found 
it  not,  though  many  false  witnesses  came.  But 

61  after  ward  ’ came  two,  and  said.  This  man  said,  I am 
able  to  destroy  the  p temple  of  God,  and  to  build  it 

62  in  tliree  days.  And  the  high  priest  stood  up,  and 
said  unto  him,  Answerest  thou  nothing  ? what  is  it 

63  which  these  witness  against  thee  ? But  Jesus  held 
his  peace.  And  the  high  priest  said  unto  him,  I 
adjure  thee  by  the  living  God,  that  thou  tell  us 

64  whether  thou  be  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God.  Jesus 
saith  unto  him.  Thou  hast  said  : nevertheless  I say 
unto  you.  Henceforth  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of  man 
sitting  at  the  right  hand  of  power,  and  coming  on 

65  the  clouds  of  heaven.  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his 
garments,  saying.  He  hath  spoken  blasphemy  : what 
further  need  have  we  of  witnesses  ? behold,  now  ye 

66  have  heard  the  blasphemy : what  think  ye  ? They 

67  answered  and  said.  He  is  « worthy  of  death.  Then 

68  did  they  spit  in  his  face  and  buffet  him  : and  some 
smote  him  ' with  the  palms  of  their  hands,  saying. 
Prophesy  unto  us,  thou  Christ  : who  is  he  that  struck 
thee  ? 


69  Now  Peter  was  sitting  without  in  the  court : and 
a maid  came  unto  hinij  saying.  Thou  also  wast  with 

70  Jesus  the  Galilsean.  But  he  denied  before  them  all, 

71  saying,  I know  not  what  thou  sayest.  And  when  he 
was  gone  out  into  the  porch,  another  maid  saw  him, 
and  saith  unto  them  that  were  there.  This  man  also 

72  was  with  Jesus  the  Nazarene.  And  again  he  denied 

73  with  an  oath,  I know  not  the  man.  And  after  a little 
while  they  that  stood  by  came  and  said  to.  Peter,  Of 
a truth  thou  also  art  one  of  them  ; for  thy  speech 

74  bewrayeth  thee.  Then  began  he  to  curse  and  to 
swear,  I know  not  the  man.  And  straightway  the 

75  cock  crew.  And  Peter  remembered  the  word  which 
Jesus  had  said.  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt 
deny  me  thrice.  And  he  went  out,  and  wept  bit- 
terly. 


27  Now  when  morning  was  come,  all  the  chief  priests 
and  the  elders  of  the  people  took  counsel  against  Jesus 

2 to  put  him  to  death  : and  they  bound  him,  and  led 
him  away,  and  delivered  him  up  to  Pilate  the  gov- 
ernor. 

3 Then  Judas,  which  betrayed  him,  wdieii  he  saw  that 
he  was  condemned,  repented  himself,  and  brought 
back  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests  and 

4 elders,  saying,  I have  sinned  in  that  I betrayed  “ inno- 


50  Luke  22.  G3.  John  5=  ver.  34.  Mark  14.  3 ch.  2G.  14,  15. 

19.  3.  30.  Luke  22.  Gl,  62.  p Or,  sanctuary : aa 

5'  Mark  14.  65.  Luke  John  13.  38.  in  ch.  23.  35 ; 27.  5. 

22.  64.  1 Ps.  2.  2.  Mark  15.  q Gr.  liable  to. 

52  Mark  14.  GG.  Luke  1.  Luke  22.  GG.  & 23.  rOr,  with  rods. 

22.  55.  John  18. 16, 17,  1.  John  18.  28.  a Many  ancient  au- 

25.  2 ch,  20.  19.  Acts  3.  thorities  read  right- 

53  Luke  22.  59.  13.  eous. 

w Mark  14.  71. 


48 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXVII. 


innocent  blood.  And  they  said,  What  is  that  to  us  ? see 
thou  to  that. 

5 And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of  silver  in  the  tem- 
ple, ^ and  departed,  and  went  and  hanged  himself. 

6 And  the  chief  priests  took  the  silver  pieces,  and 
said.  It  is  not  lawful  for  to  put  them  into  the  treasury, 
because  it  is  the  price  of  blood. 

7 And  they  took  counsel,  and  bought  with  them  the 
potter’s  field,  to  bury  strangers  in. 

8 Wherefore  that  field  was  called,  ^The  field  of 
blood,  unto  this  day. 

9 Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken  by  Jeremy 
the  prophet,  saying,  ® And  they  took  the  thirty  pieces  of 
silver,  the  price  of  him  that  was  valued,  whom  they  of 
the  children  of  Israel  did  value  ; 

10  And  gave  them  for  the  potter’s  field,  as  the  Lord 
appointed  me. 

11  And  Jesus  stood  before  the  governor  : and  the 
governor  asked  him,  saying.  Art  thou  the  King  of  the 
Jews  ? And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  ® Thou  sayest. 

12  And  when  he  was  accused  of  the  chief  priests  and 
elders,  ® he  answered  nothing. 

13  Then  said  Pilate  unto  him,  Hearest  thou  not  how 
many  things  they  witness  against  thee  ? 

14  And  he  answered  him  to  never  a word  ; insomuch 
that  the  governor  marvelled  greatly. 

15  Now  at  that  feast  the  governor  was  wont  to 
release  unto  the  people  a prisoner,  whom  they  would. 

16  And  they  had  then  a notable  prisoner,  called 
Barabbas. 

17  Therefore  when  they  were  gathered  together, 
Pilate  said  unto  them.  Whom  will  ye  that  I release 
unto  you  ? Barabbas,  or  Jesus  which  is  called  Christ  ? 

18  For  he  knew  that  for  envy  they  had  delivered 
him. 

19  When  he  was  set  down  on  the  judgment  seat, 
his  wife  sent  unto  him,  saying.  Have  thou  nothing  to  do 
with  that  just  man  : for  I have  suffered  many  things 
this  day  in  a dream  because  of  him. 

20  But  the  chief  priests  and  elders  persuaded  the 
multitude  that  they  should  ask  Barabbas,  and  destroy 
Jesus. 

21  The  governor  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Whether  of  the  twain  will  ye  that  I release  unto  you  ? 
They  said,  Barabbas. 

22  Pilate  saith  unto  them.  What  shall  I do  then  with 
Jesus  which  is  called  Christ  ? They  all  say  unto  him. 
Let  him  be  crucified. 

23  And  the  governor  said.  Why,  what  evil  hath  he 
done  ? But  they  cried  out  the  more,  saying.  Let  him  be 
crucified. 

24  ^ When  Pilate  saw  that  he  could  prevail  nothing, 
but  that  rather  a tumult  was  made,  he  took  water, 
and  washed  his  hands  before  the  multitude,  saying,  I 
am  innocent  of  the  blood  of  this  just  person  : see  ye 
to  it. 

25  Then  answered  all  the  people,  and  said,  i^His 
blood  he  on  us,  and  on  our  children. 

26  If  Then  released  he  Barabbas  unto  them  : and 
when  i^he  had  scourged  Jesus,  he  delivered  him  to  be 
crucified. 


cent  blood.  But  they  said.  What  is  that  to  us  ? see 

5 thou  to  it.  And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of  silver 
into  the  sanctuary,  and  departed  ; and  he  went  away 

6 and  hanged  himself.  And  the  chief  priests  took  the 
pieces  of  silver,  and  said.  It  is  not  lawful  to  put  them 

7 into  the  ^ treasury,  since  it  is  the  price  of  blood.  And 
they  took  counsel,  and  bought  with  them  the  potter’s 

8 field,  to  bury  strangers  in.  Wherefore  that  field  was 

9 called.  The  field  of  blood,  unto  this  day.  Then  was 
fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken  ^ by  Jeremiah  the 
prophet,  saying,  And  ^ they  took  the  thirty  pieces  of 
silver,  the  price  of  him  that  was  priced,  ®whom 

10  certain  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  price  ; and  -^they 
gave  them  for  the  potter’s  field,  as  the  Lord  ap- 
pointed me. 

11  Now  Jesus  stood  before  the  governor : and  the 
governor  asked  him,  saying.  Art  thou  the  King  of  the 

12  Jews  ? And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Thou  sayest.  And 
when  he  was  accused  by  the  chief  priests  and  elders, 

13  he  answered  nothing.  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him, 
Hearest  thou  not  how  many  things  they  witness 

14  against  thee  ? And  he  gave  him  no  answer,  not  even 
to  one  word  : insomuch  that  the  governor  marvelled 

15  greatly.  Now  at  s' the  feast  the  governor  was  wont 
to  release  unto  the  multitude  one  prisoner,  whom  they 

16  would.  And  they  had  then  a notable  prisoner, 

17  called  Barabbas.  When  therefore  they  were  gath- 
ered together,  Pilate  said  unto  them.  Whom  will  ye 
that  I release  unto  you  ? Barabbas,  or  Jesus  which 

18  is  called  Christ  ? For  he  knew  that  for  envy  they  had 

19  delivered  him  up.  And  while  he  was  sitting  on  the 
judgement-seat,  his  wife  sent  unto  him,  saying,  Have 
thou  nothing  to  do  wdth  that  righteous  man  : for  I 
have  suffered  many  things  this  day  in  a dream  because 

20  of  him.  Now  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  per- 
suaded the  multitudes  that  they  should  ask  for 

21  Barabbas,  and  destroy  Jesus.  But  the  governor 
answered  and  said  unto  them.  Whether  of  the  twain 
will  ye  that  I release  unto  you  ? And  they  said, 

22  Barabbas.  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  What  then  shall 
I do  unto  Jesus  which  is  called  Christ  ? They  all 

23  say.  Let  him  be  crucified.  And  he  said.  Why,  what 
evil  hath  he  done  ? But  they  cried  out  exceedingly, 

24  saying,  Let  him  be  crucified.  So  when  Pilate  saw 
that  he  prevailed  nothing,  but  rather  that  a tumult 
was  arising,  he  took  water,  and  washed  his  hands 
before  the  multitude,  saying,  I am  innocent  * of  the 

25  blood  of  this  righteous  man  : see  ye  to  it.  And  all 
the  people  answered  and  said.  His  blood  he  on  us, 

26  and  on  our  children.  Then  released  he  unto  them 
Barabbas  : but  Jesus  he  scourged  and  delivered  to 
be  crucified. 


4 2 Sam.  17. 23.  Acts 

1.  18. 

6 Acts  1.  19. 

c Zech.  11.  12,  13. 

7 Mark  15.  2.  Luke 
23.3.  John  18.  33. 


8  John  18.  37.  ITim. 

'sch.  26.  63.  John 
19.  9. 

io  ch.  26.  62.  John 
19.  10. 


11  Mark  15.  6.  Luke 
23.  17.  John  18.  39. 

12  Mark  15. 11.  Luke 
23.  18.  John  18.  40. 
Acts  3.  14. 

13  Deut.  21.  6. 

1*  Deut.  19. 10.  Josh. 


2.  19.  2 Sam.  1. 16.  1 
Kin.  2.  32.  Acts  5. 
28. 

13  Is.  53.  5.  Mark 

15.  15.  Luke  23.  16, 
24,  25.  John  19.  1, 

16. 


h Gr.  eorbanas,  that 
is,  sacred  treasury. 
Coi^are  Mark  7.  11. 
c Or,  through, 
d Or,  I look, 
e Or,  whom  they 
priced  on  the  part  of 


the  Hons  of  Israel. 

/Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  I gave, 
g Or,  a feast, 
h Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  of  this 
blood : see  ye  ^c. 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXVII. 


49 


27  ^®Then  the  soldiers  of  the  governor  took  Jesus 
into  the  common  hall,  and  gathered  unto  him  the  whole 
band  of  soldiers. 

28  And  they  stripped  him,  and  i’'  put  on  him  a scar- 
let robe. 

29  ^ i®And  when  they  had  platted  a crown  of  thorns, 
they  put  it  upon  his  head,  and  a reed  in  his  right  hand  : 
and  they  bowed  the  knee  before  him,  and  mocked  him, 
saying.  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! 

30  And  they  spit  upon  him,  and  took  the  reed,  and 
smote  him  on  the  head. 

31  And  after  that  they  had  mocked  him,  they  took 
the  robe  off  from  him,  and  put  his  own  raiment  on  him, 
^ and  led  him  away  to  crucify  him. 

32  21  And  as  they  came  out,  22  they  found  a man  of 
Cyrene,  Simon  by  name  : him  they  compelled  to  bear 
his  cross. 

33  23  And  when  they  were  come  unto  a place  called 
Golgotha,  that  is  to  say,  a place  of  a skull, 

34  24  They  gave  him  vinegar  to  drink  mingled 
with  gall  ; and  when  he  had  tasted  thereof  he  would 
not  drink. 

35  25  And  they  crucified  him,  and  parted  his  gar- 
ments, casting  lots  : that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  the  prophet,  26  They  parted  my  garments 
among  them,  and  upon  my  vesture  did  they  cast  lots. 

36  27  And  sitting  down  they  watched  him  there  ; 

37  And  28  set  up  over  his  head  his  accusation  written, 
THIS  IS  JESUS  THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

38  29  Then  were  there  two  thieves  crucified  with 
him,  one  on  the  right  hand,  and  another  on  the  left. 

39  T[  And  they  that  passed  by  reviled  him,  wagging 
their  heads, 

40  And  saying,  Thou  that  destroyest  the  temple, 
and  buildest  it  in  three  days,  save  thyself.  ^2  jf 

be  the  Son  of  God,  come  down  from  the  cross. 

41  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests  mocking  him,  with 
the  scribes  and  elders,  said, 

42  He  saved  others  ; himself  he  cannot  save.  If  he 
be  the  King  of  Israel,  let  him  now  come  down  from 
the  cross,  and  we  will  believe  him. 

43  He  trusted  in  God  ; let  him  deliver  him  now,  if 
he  will  have  him  : for  he  said,  I am  the  Son  of  God. 

44  The  thieves  also,  which  were  crucified  with  him, 
cast  the  same  in  his  teeth. 

45  Now  from  the  sixth  hour  there  was  darkness 
over  all  the  land  unto  the  ninth  hour. 

46  And  about  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  saying,  Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabachthani  ? that  is 
to  say,  My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 

47  Some  of  them  that  stood  there,  when  they  heard 
that,  said.  This  man  calleth  for  Elias. 

48  And  straightway  one  of  them  ran,  and  took  a 
spunge,  ®®and  filled  it  with  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a 
reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink. 

49  The  rest  said.  Let  be,  let  us  see  whether  Elias 
will  come  to  save  him. 

50  IF  J esus,  when  he  had  cried  again  with  a loud 
voice,  yielded  up  the  ghost. 

JO  Mark  15. 16.  John  22  15^  21.  Luke  ^8  Mark  1 5.  26.  Luke 

19.  2.  23.  26.  23.  38.  John  19.  19. 

17  Luke  23.  11.  23  Mark  15. 22.  Luke  29  ig.  53.  12.  Mark 

18  Ps.  69.  19.  Is.  63.  23.  33.  John  19.  17.  15.  27.  Luke  23.  32, 

3.  24  See  ver.  48.  Ps.  33.  John  19.  18. 

19  Is.  50.  6.  ch.  26.  69.21.  30  pg.  22.  7.  & 109. 

67.  2r,  Mark  15.  24.  Luke  25.  Mark  15.  29.  Luke 

20  Is.  53.  7.  23.  34.  John  19.  24.  23.  3<5. 

21  Num.  15.  35.  1 20  Pg.  22.  18.  3i  ch.  26.  61.  John 

Kin.  21.  13.  Acts  7.  58.  27  ver.  54.  2.  19. 

Heb.  13.  12.  32  ch.  26.  63. 


27  Then  the  soldiers  of  the  governor  took  Jesus  into 
the  * palace,  and  gathered  unto  him  the  whole  J band. 

28  And  they  * stripped  him,  and  put  on  him  a scarlet 

29  robe.  And  they  plaited  a crown  of  thorns  and  put 
it  upon  his  head,  and  a reed  in  his  right  hand  ; and 
they  kneeled  down  before  him,  and  mocked  him,  say- 

30  ing.  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! And  they  spat  upon 
him,  and  took  the  reed  and  smote  him  on  the  head. 

31  And  when  they  had  mocked  him,  they  took  off  from 
him  the  robe,  and  put  on  him  his  garments,  and  led 
him  away  to  crucify  him. 


32  And  as  they  came  out,  they  found  a man  of  Cyrene, 
Simon  by  name  : him  they  * compelled  to  go  with 

33  them,  that  he  might  bear  his  cross.  And  when  they 
were  come  unto  a place  called  Golgotha,  that  is  to 

34  say.  The  place  of  a skull,  they  gave  him  wine  to 
drink  mingled  with  gall  : and  when  he  had  tasted 

35  it,  he  would  not  drink.  And  when  they  had  cruci- 
fied him,  they  parted  his  garments  among  them, 

36  casting  lots  : and  they  sat  and  watched  him  there. 

37  And  they  set  up  over  his  head  his  accusation  writ- 

38  ten,  THIS  IS  JESUS  THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS.  Then 
are  there  crucified  with  him  two  robbers,  one  on  the 

39  right  hand,  and  one  on  the  left.  And  they  that 

40  passed  by  railed  on  him,  wagging  their  heads,  and 
saying.  Thou  that  destroyest  the  temple,  and  build- 
est it  in  three  days,  save  thyself  : if  thou  art  the  Son 

41  of  God,  come  down  from  the  cross.  In  like  manner 
also  the  chief  priests  mocking  him,  with  the  scribes 

42  and  elders,  said.  He  saved  others  ; ” himself  he  can- 
not save.  He  is  the  King  of  Israel ; let  him  now 
come  down  from  the  cross,  and  we  will  believe  on 

43  him.  He  trusteth  on  God  ; let  him  deliver  him 
now,  if  he  desireth  him  : for  he  said,  I am  the  Son 

44  of  God.  And  the  robbers  also  that  were  crucified 
with  him  cast  upon  him  the  same  reproach. 


I 45  Now  from  the  sixth  hour  there  was  darkness  over 

46  all  the  ®land  until  the  ninth  hour.  And  about  the 
ninth  hour  Jesus  cried  with  a loud  voice,  saying, 
Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabachthani  ? that  is,  My  God,  my 

47  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? And  some  of 
them  that  stood  there,  when  they  heard  it,  said.  This 

48  man  calleth  Elijah.  And  straightway  one  of  them 
ran,  and  took  a sponge,  and  filled  it  with  vinegar, 

49  and  put  it  on  a reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink.  And 
the  rest  said.  Let  be  ; let  us  see  whether  Elijah 

50  cometh  to  save  him.*?  And  Jesus  cried  again  with 


33  Ps.  22.  8. 

34  Mark  15. 32.  Luke 
23.  39. 

33  Amos  8.  9.  Mark 
15.  33.  Luke  23.  44. 

33  Heb.  5.  7. 

37  Ps.  22.  1. 

38Ps.  69.  21.  Mark 
15.  36.  I-nke  23.  36. 
John  19.  29. 


39  Mark  15.  37.  Luke 
23.  46. 

i Gr.  PrrT.torium. 
See  Mark  15.  16. 
j Or,  cohort, 
k Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  clothed. 

I Gr.  impressed . 
m Or,  sanctunry. 
n Or,  can  he  not  save 
hin'.self? 


0 Or,  earth, 
p Or,  why  didst  thou 
forsake  me? 

q M.any  ancient  au- 
thorities add  And  an- 
other took  a spear  and 
pierced  his  side,  and 
there  came  out  water 
and  blood.  See  Jolm 
19.  34. 


50 


ST.  MATTHEW,  XXVIII. 


51  And,  behold,  the  veil  of  the  temple  was  rent  in 
twain  from  the  top  to  the  bottom  ; and  the  earth  did 
quake,  and  the  rocks  rent  ; 

52  And  the  graves  were  opened  ; and  many  bodies  of 
the  saints  which  slept  arose, 

53  And  came  out  of  the  graves  after  his  resurrection, 
and  went  into  the  holy  city,  and  appeared  unto  many. 

54  ^^Now  when  the  centurion,  and  they  that  were 
with  him,  watching  Jesus,  saw  the  earthquake,  and 
those  things  that  were  done,  they  feared  greatly,  saying. 
Truly  this  was  the  Son  of  God. 

55  And  many  women  were  there  beholding  afar  off, 
which  followed  Jesus  from  Galilee,  ministering  unto 

him  : 

56  Among  which  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and  Mary 
the  mother  of  James  and  Joses,  and  the  mother  of 
Zebedee’s  children. 

57  ^^When  the  even  was  come,  there  came  a rich 
man  of  Arimathaea,  named  Joseph,  who  also  himself 
was  Jesus’  disciple  : 

58  He  went  to  Pilate,  and  begged  the  body  of  Jesus. 
Then  Pilate  commanded  the  body  to  be  delivered. 

59  And  when  Joseph  had  taken  the  body,  he  wrapped 
it  in  a clean  linen  cloth, 

60  And  laid  it  in  his  own  new  tomb,  which  he  had 
hewn  out  in  the  rock  : and  he  rolled  a great  stone  to 
the  door  of  the  sepulchre,  and  departed. 

61  And  there  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and  the  other 
Mary,  sitting  over  against  the  sepulchre. 

62  ^ Now  the  next  day,  that  followed  the  day  of  the 
preparation,  the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees  came  to- 
gether unto  Pilate, 

63  Saying,  Sir,  we  remember  that  that  deceiver  said, 
while  he  was  yet  alive,  After  three  days  I will  rise 
again. 

64  Command  therefore  that  the  sepulchre  be  made 
sure  until  the  third  day,  lest  his  disciples  come  by  night, 
and  steal  him  away,  and  say  unto  the  people.  He  is  risen 
from  the  dead  : so  the  last  error  shall  be  worse  than 
the  first. 

65  Pilate  said  unto  them.  Ye  have  a watch  : go  your 
way,  make  it  as  sure  as  ye  can. 

66  So  they  went,  and  made  the  sepulchre  sure, 
sealing  the  stone,  and  setting  a watch. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 Christ's  resurrection  is  declared  by  an  angel  to  the  %vomen.  9 He  him- 
self a'pveareth  unto  them.  11  The  high  priests  give  the  soldiers  money 
to  say  that  he  was  stolen  out  of  his  sepulchre.  16  Chiist  appeareth  to 
his  disciples,  19  and  sendeth  them  to  baptize  and  teach  all  nations. 

IN  the  ^ end  of  the  sabbath,  as  it  began  to  dawn 
toward  the  first  day  of  the  week,  came  Mary  Mag- 
dalene 2 and  the  other  Mary  to  see  the  sepulchre. 

2  And,  behold,  there  was  a great  earthquake  : for 
3 the  angel  of  the  Lord  descended  from  heaven,  and 
came  and  rolled  back  the  stone  from  the  door,  and  sat 
upon  it. 

3  ^ His  countenance  was  like  lightning,  and  his  rai- 
ment white  as  snow  : 

4  And  for  fear  of  him  the  keepers  did  shake,  and 
became  as  dead  men. 

5  And  the  angel  answered  and  said  unto  the  women. 
Fear  not  ye  : for  I know  that  ye  seek  Jesus,  which  was 
crucified. 

« Ex.  26.  31.  2Chr.  « Luke  8.  2,  3.  « ch.  16.  21.  &17.  23. 

3.  14.  Mark  15.  38.  « Mark  15.  40.  & 20.  19.  & 26.  61. 

Luke  23.  45.  « Mark  15.  42.  Luke  Mark  8.  31.  & 10.  34. 

« ver.  36.  Mark  15.  23.  50.  John  19.  38.  Luke  9.  22.  & 18.  33. 
39.  Luke  23.  47.  « is.  53.  9. 


51  a loud  voice,  and  yielded  up  his  spirit.  And  behold, 
the  veil  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  twain  from  the 
top  to  the  bottom  ; and  the  earth  did  quake  ; and 

52  the  rocks  were  rent ; and  the  tombs  were  opened  ; 
and  many  bodies  of  the  saints  that  had  fallen  asleep 

53  were  raised ; and  coming  forth  out  of  the  tombs 
after  his  resurrection  they  entered  into  the  holy  city 

54  and  appeared  unto  many.  Now  the  centurion,  and 
they  that  were  with  him  watching  Jesus,  when  they 
saw  the  earthquake,  and  the  things  that  were  done, 
feared  exceedingly,  saying.  Truly  this  was  ® the  Son 

55  of  God.  And  many  women  were  there  beholding 
from  afar,  which  had  followed  Jesus  from  Galilee, 

56  ministering  unto  liim  : among  whom  was  Mary  Mag- 
dalene, and  Mary  the  mother  of  James  and  Joses, 
and  the  mother  of  the  sons  of  Zebedee. 

57  And  when  even  was  come,  there  came  a rich  man 
from  Arimatluea,  named  Joseph,  who  also  himself 

58  was  Jesus’  disciple  : this  man  went  to  Pilate,  and 
asked  for  the  body  of  Jesus.  Then  Pilate  com- 

59  manded  it  to  be  given  up.  And  Joseph  took  the 

60  body,  and  wrapped  it  in  a clean  linen  cloth,  and  laid 
it  in  his  own  new  tomb,  which  he  had  hewn  out  in 
the  rock  : and  he  rolled  a great  stone  to  the  door  of 

61  the  tomb,  and  departed.  And  Mary  Magdalene  was 
there,  and  the  other  Mary,  sitting  over  against  the 
sepulchre. 

62  Now  on  the  morrow,  which  is  the  day  after  the 
Preparation,  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  were 

63  gathered  together  unto  Pilate,  saying.  Sir,  we  remem- 
ber that  that  deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet  alive,  Af- 

64  ter  three  days  I rise  again.  Command  therefore  that 
the  sepulchre  be  made  sure  until  the  third  day,  lest 
haply  his  disciples  come  and  steal  him  away,  and 
say  unto  the  people.  He  is  risen  from  the  dead  : 
and  the  last  error  will  be  worse  than  the  first. 

65  Pilate  said  unto  them,  ‘Ye  have  a guard  : go  your 

66  way,  “ make  it  as  sure  as  ye  can.  So  they  went,  and 
made  the  sepulchre  sure,  sealing  the  stone,  the 
guard  being  with  them. 


28  Now  late  on  the  sabbath  day,  as  it  began  to  dawn 
toward  the  first  day  of  the  week,  came  Mary  Mag- 
dalene and  the  other  Mary  to  see  the  sepulchre. 

2 And  behold,  there  was  a great  earthquake  ; for  an 
angel  of  the  Lord  descended  from  heaven,  and  came 

3 and  rolled  away  the  stone,  and  sat  upon  it.  His 
appearance  was  as  lightning,  and  his  raiment  white 

4 as  snow : and  for  fear  of  him  the  watchers  did 

5 quake,  and  became  as  dead  men.  And  the  angel 
answered  and  said  unto  the  women.  Fear  not  ye : 
for  I know  that  ye  seek  Jesus,  which  hath  been 


& 24.  6,  7.  John  2. 
19. 

Dan.  6.  17. 

1 Mark  16.  1.  Luke 
24.  1.  John  20.  1. 


2 ch.  27.  56. 

3 See  Mark  16.  5. 
Luke  24.  4.  John  20. 
12. 

* Dan.  10.  6. 


r Or,  sanctuary, 
s Or,  a son  of  God. 
t Or,  Take,  a guard 
11  Gr.  make  it  sure, 
as  ye  know. 


ST.  MARK,  I. 


51 


6 He  is  not  here  ; for  he  is  risen,  ® as  he  said.  Come, 
see  the  place  where  the  Lord  lay. 

7 And  go  quickly,  and  tell  his  disciples  that  he  is 
risen  from  the  dead  ; and,  behold,  ® he  goeth  before  you 
into  Galilee  ; there  shall  ye  see  him  : lo,  I have  told 
you. 

8 And  they  departed  quickly  from  the  sepulchre 
with  fear  and  great  joy  ; and  did  run  to  bring  his  dis- 
ciples word. 

9 And  as  they  went  to  tell  his  disciples,  behold, 

Jesus  met  them,  saying.  All  hail.  And  they  came  and 

held  him  by  the  feet,  and  worshipped  him. 

10  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them.  Be  not  afraid  : go 
tell  ® my  brethren  that  they  go  into  Galilee,  and  there 
shall  they  see  me. 

11  ^ Now  when  they  were  going,  behold,  some  of 
the  watch  came  into  the  city,  and  shewed  unto  the  chief 
priests  all  the  things  that  were  done. 

12  And  when  they  were  assembled  with  the  elders, 
and  had  taken  counsel,  they  gave  large  money  unto  the 
soldiers, 

13  Saying,  Say  ye.  His  disciples  came  by  night,  and 
stole  him  away  while  we  slept. 

14  And  if  this  come  to  the  governor’s  ears,  we  will 
persuade  him,  and  secure  you. 

15  So  they  took  the  money,  and  did  as  they  were 
taught : and  this  saying  is  commonly  reported  among 
the  Jews  until  this  day. 

16  ^ Then  the  eleven  disciples  went  away  into 
Galilee,  into  a mountain  ® where  Jesus  had  appointed 
them. 

17  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  worshipped  him  : 
but  some  doubted. 

18  And  Jesus  came  and  spake  unto  them,  saying. 

All  power  is  given  unto  me  in  heaven  and  in  earth. 

19  ^ Go  ye  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations,  bap- 
tizing them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son, 
and  of  the  Holy  Ghost : 

20  Teaching  them  to  observe  all  things  whatsoever 
I have  commanded  you  : and,  lo,  I am  with  you  alway, 
even  unto  the  end  of  the  world.  Amen. 


6 crucified.  He  is  not  here  ; for  he  is  risen,  even  as 
he  said.  Come,  see  the  place  “ where  the  Lord  lay. 

7 And  go  quickly,  and  tell  his  disciples.  He  is  risen 
from  the  dead  ; and  lo,  he  goeth  before  you  into 
Galilee  ; there  shall  ye  see  him  : lo,  I have  told  you. 

8 And  they  departed  quickly  from  the  tomb  with  fear 
and  great  joy,  and  ran  to  bring  his  disciples  word. 

9 And  behold,  Jesus  met  them,  saying.  All  hail.  And 
they  came  and  took  hold  of  his  feet,  and  worshipped 

10  him.  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them.  Fear  not : go 
tell  my  brethren  that  they  depart  into  Galilee,  and 
there  shall  they  see  me. 


11  Now  while  they  were  going,  behold,  some  of  the 
guard  came  into  the  city,  and  told  unto  the  chief 

12  priests  all  the  things  that  were  come  to  pass.  And 
when  they  were  assembled  with  the  elders,  and  had 
taken  counsel,  they  gave  large  money  unto  the  sol- 

13  diers,  saying.  Say  ye.  His  disciples  came  by  night, 

14  and  stole  him  away  while  we  slept.  And  if  this 
^ come  to  the  governor’s  ears,  we  will  persuade  him, 

15  and  rid  you  of  care.  So  they  took  the  money,  and 
did  as  they  were  taught : and  this  saying  was 
spread  abroad  among  the  Jews,  and  continueth  until 
this  day. 

16  But  the  eleven  disciples  went  into  Galilee,  unto 
the  mountain  where  Jesus  had  appointed  them. 

17  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  worshipped  him:  but 

18  some  doubted.  And  Jesus  came  to  them  and  spake 
unto  them,  saying.  All  authority  hath  been  given 

19  unto  me  in  heaven  and  on  earth.  Go  ye  therefore, 
and  make  disciples  of  all  the  nations,  baptizing 
them  into  the  name  of  the  Father  and  of  the  Son 

20  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost : teaching  them  to  observe 
all  things  whatsoever  I commanded  you  : and  lo,  I 
am  with  you  ^ alway,  even  unto  ‘^the  end  of  the 
world. 


THE  GOSPEL  ACCORDING  TO 

ST.  MARK. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Tkfi  office  of  John  the  Baptist.  9 Jesus  is  baptised,  12  tempted,  14  he 
j^eacneth : 16  calleth  Peter,  Andrew,  James  and  John : 23  healeth  one 
that  had  a devil,  29  Peter's  mother  in  law,  32  many  diseased  persons, 
41  and  cleanseth  the  leper. 

The  beginning  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ,  ^the 
Son  of  God  ; 

2 As  it  is  written  in  the  prophets,  ^ Behold,  I send 

e ch.  12.  40.  & 16.  21.  Rom.  8.  29.  Heb.  2.  Rom.  14.  9.  1 Cor.  15. 
& 17.  23.  & 20.  19.  11.  27.  Eph.  1.  10,  21. 

6 ch.  26.  32.  Mark  » ver.  7.  ch.  26.  32.  Phil.  2.  9,  10.  Heb.  1. 
16.  7.  10  Dan.  7. 13, 14.  ch.  2.  & 2.  8.  1 Pet.  3.  22. 

1 See  Mark  16.  9.  11.  27.  & 16.  28.  Luke  Rev.  17.  14. 

John  20.  14.  1.  32.  & 10.  22.  John  n Mark  16.  15. 

8 See  John  20.  17.  3.  35.  & 5.  22.  & 13.  3.  « Is.  62.  10.  Luke 

& 17.  2.  Acta  2.  36.  24.  47.  Acts  2.  38,  39. 


1 The  beginning  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ,  “the 
Son  of  God. 

2 Even  as  it  is  written  ^ in  Isaiah  the  prophet, 

Rom.  10.  18.  Col.  1.  a Many  ancient  au-  d Or,  the  consumma- 
23.  thorities  read  where  tion  of  the  age. 

13  Acts.  2.  42.  he  lay.  a Some  ancient  au- 

1 Matt.  14.  33.  Luke  b Or,  come  to  a hear-  thorities  omit  the  Son 
1.  36.  John  1.  34.  ing  before  the  gover-  of  God. 

3 Mai.  3.  1.  Matt.  nor.  b Some  ancient  an- 

il. 10.  Luke  7.  27.  c Gr.  all  the  days.  thorities  read  in  the 

prophets. 


/ 


52  ST.  MARK,  1. 


my  messenger  before  thy  face,  which  shall  prepare  thy 
way  before  thee. 

3 3 The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness,  Pre- 
pare ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  paths  straight. 

4 ^ John  did  baptize  in  the  wilderness,  and  preach  the 
baptism  of  repentance  for  the  remission  of  sins. 

5 ^And  there  went  out  unto  him  all  the  land  of 
Judsea,  and  they  of  Jerusalem,  and  were  all  baptized  of 
him  in  the  river  of  Jordan,  confessing  their  sins. 

6 And  John  was  ^ clothed  with  camel’s  hair,  and 
with  a girdle  of  a skin  about  his  loins  ; and  he  did  eat 
’ locusts  and  wild  honey  ; 

7 And  preached,  saying,  ® There  cometh  one  mightier 
than  I after  me,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I am  not 
worthy  to  stoop  down  and  unloose. 

8^1  indeed  have  baptized  you  with  water  : but  he 
shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

9 And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  Jesus 
came  from  Nazareth  of  Galilee,  and  was  baptized  of 
John  in  Jordan. 

10  12  And  straightway  coming  up  out  of  the  water, 
he  saw  the  heavens  opened,  and  the  Spirit  like  a dove 
descending  upon  him  : 

11  And  there  came  a voice  from  heaven,  saying^ 
1^  Thou  art  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I am  well  pleased. 

12  1^  And  immediately  the  spirit  driveth  him  into  the 
wilderness. 

13  And  he  was  there  in  the  wilderness  forty  days, 
tempted  of  Satan  ; and  was  with  the  wild  beasts  ; i^  and 
the  angels  ministered  unto  him. 

14  i®Now  after  that  John  was  put  in  prison,  Jesus 
came  into  Galilee,  i"  preaching  the  gospel  of  the  king- 
dom of  God, 

15  And  saying,  i®The  time  is  fulfilled,  and  i®the 
kingdom  of  God  is  at  hand  : repent  ye,  and  believe  the 
gospel. 

16  20  Now  as  he  walked  by  the  sea  of  Galilee,  he  saw 
Simon  and  Andrew  his  brother  casting  a net  into  the 
sea  : for  they  were  fishers. 

17  And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Come  ye  after  me,  and 
I will  make  you  to  become  fishers  of  men. 

18  And  straightway  21  they  forsook  their  nets,  and 
followed  him. 

19  22  And  when  he  had  gone  a little  farther  thence, 
he  saw  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother, 
who  also  were  in  the  ship  mending  their  nets. 

20  And  straightway  he  called  them  : and  they  left 
their  father  Zebedee  in  the  ship  with  the  hired  servants, 
and  went  after  him. 

21  23  And  they  went  into  Capernaum  ; and  straight- 
way on  the  sabbath  day  he  entered  into  the  synagogue, 
and  taught. 

22  24  And  they  were  astonished  at  his  doctrine  : for 
he  taught  them  as  one  that  had  authority,  and  not  as  the 
scribes. 

23  25  And  there  was  in  their  synagogue  a man  with  an 
unclean  spirit ; and  he  cried  out, 

24  Saying,  Let  us  alone  ; 26  what  have  we  to  do  with 
thee,  thou  Jesus  of  Nazareth  ? art  thou  come  to  destroy 
us  ? I know  thee  who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of  God. 


Behold,  I send  my  messenger  before  thy  face. 
Who  shall  prepare  thy  way  ; 

3 The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness. 

Make  ye  ready  the  way  of  the  Lord, 

Make  his  paths  straight ; 

4 John  came,  who  baptized  in  the  wilderness  and 
preached  the  baptism  of  repentance  unto  remission 

5 of  sins.  And  there  went  out  unto  him  all  the  coun- 
try of  Judsea,  and  all  they  of  Jerusalem  ; and  they 
were  baptized  of  him  in  the  river  Jordan,  confessing 

6 their  sins.  And  John  was  clothed  with  camel’s  hair, 
and  had  a leathern  girdle  about  his  loins,  and  did 

7 eat  locusts  and  wild  honey.  And  he  preached,  say- 
ing, There  cometh  after  me  he  that  is  mightier  than 
I,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I am  not  worthy  to 

8 stoop  down  and  unloose.  I baptized  you  ‘^with 
water  ; but  he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  ® Holy 
Ghost. 

9 And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  Jesus 
came  from  Nazareth  of  Galilee,  and  was  baptized  of 

10  John  in  the  Jordan.  And  straightway  coming  up 
out  of  the  water,  he  saw  the  heavens  rent  asunder, 

11  and  the  Spirit  as  a dove  descending  upon  him  : and 
a voice  came  out  of  the  heavens.  Thou  art  my  be- 
loved Son,  in  thee  I am  well  pleased. 

12  And  straightway  the  Spirit  driveth  him  forth  into 

13  the  wilderness.  And  he  was  in  the  wilderness  forty 
days  tempted  of  Satan  ; and  he  was  with  the  wild 
beasts  ; and  the  angels  ministered  unto  him. 

14  Now  after  that  John  was  delivered  up,  Jesus 

15  came  into  Galilee,  preaching  the  gospel  of  God,  and 
saying.  The  time  is  fulfilled,  and  the  kingdom  of 
God  is  at  hand  : repent  ye,  and  believe  in  the  gos- 
pel. 

16  And  passing  along  by  the  sea  of  Galilee,  he  saw 
Simon  and  Andrew  the  brother  of  Simon  casting  a 

17  net  in  the  sea:  for  they  were  fishers.  And  Jesus 
said  unto  them.  Come  ye  after  me,  and  I will  make 

18  you  to  become  fishers  of  men.  And  straightway 

19  they  left  the  nets,  and  followed  him.  And  going  on 
a little  further,  he  saw  James  the  son  of  Zebedee, 
and  John  his  brother,  who  also  were  in  the  boat 

20  mending  the  nets.  And  straightway  he  called  them  : 
and  they  left  their  father  Zebedee  in  the  boat  with 
the  hired  servants,  and  went  after  him. 


21  And  they  go  into  Capernaum  ; and  straightway 
on  the  sabbath  day  he  entered  into  the  synagogue 

22  and  taught.  And  they  were  astonished  at  his  teach- 
ing : for  he  taught  them  as  having  authority,  and 

23  not  as  the  scribes.  And  straightway  there  was  in 
their  synagogue  a man  with  an  unclean  spirit ; and 

24  he  cried  out,  saying.  What  have  we  to  do  with  thee, 
thou  Jesus  of  Nazareth  ? art  thou  come  to  destroy 
us  ? I know  thee  who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of 


3 Is.  40.  3.  Matt.  3. 

3.  Luke  3.  4.  John 
1.  15,  23. 

^ Matt.  3.  1.  Luke 

3.  3.  John  3.  23. 

6 Matt.  3.  5. 

6 Matt.  3.  4. 
f Lev.  11.  22. 


8 Matt.  3.  11.  John 
1.  27.  Acts  13.  25. 

9 Acts  1.  5.  & 11.  16. 
& 19.  4. 

10  Is.  44.  3.  Joel  2. 
28.  Acts  2.  4.  & 10. 
45.  & 11. 15, 16.  ICor. 
12.  13. 


n Matt.  3.  13.  Luke 

3.  21. 

' 12  Matt.  3. 16.  John 
1.  32. 

’ 13  ps.  2.  7.  Matt.  3. 
17.  ch.  9.  7. 

14  Matt.  4.  1.  Luke 

4.  1. 


16  Matt.  4.  11. 

16  Matt.  4.  12. 

11  Matt.  4.  23. 

18  Dan.  9.  25.  Gal. 

4.  4.  Eph.  1.  10. 

19  Matt.  3.  2.  & 4. 
17. 

20  Matt.  4.  18.  Luke 

5.  4. 


21  Matt.  19. 27.  Luke 

5.  11. 

22  Matt.  4.  21. 

23  Matt.  4.  13.  Luke 
4.  31. 

24  Matt.  7.  28. 

25  Luke  4.  33. 

26  Matt.  8.  29. 


c Gr.  sufficient, 
d Or,  in. 

e Or,  Holy  Spirit : 
and  so  throughout  this 
book. 

/Gr.  into. 


/ 


ST.  MARK,  I. 


63 


25  And  Jesus  ^ rebuked  him,  saying.  Hold  thy  peace, 
and  come  out  of  him. 

26  And  when  the  unclean  spirit  had  torn  him,  and 
cried  with  a loud  voice,  he  came  out  of  him. 

27  And  they  were  all  amazed,  insomuch  that  they 
questioned  among  themselves,  saying,  What  thing  is 
this  ? what  new  doctrine  is  this  ? for  with  authority 
commandeth  he  even  the  unclean  spirits,  and  they  do 
obey  him. 

28  And  immediately  his  fame  spread  abroad  through- 
out all  the  region  round  about  Galilee. 

29  And  forthwith,  when  they  were  come  out  of  the 
synagogue,  they  entered  into  the  house  of  Simon  and 
Andrew,  with  James  and  John. 

30  But  Simon’s  wife’s  mother  lay  sick  of  a fever,  and 
anon  they  tell  him  of  her. 

31  And  he  came  and  took  her  by  the  hand,  and  lifted 
her  up  ; and  immediately  the  fever  left  her,  and  she 
ministered  unto  them. 

32  And  at  even,  when  the  sun  did  set,  they  brought 
unto  him  all  that  were  diseased,  and  them  that  were 
possessed  with  devils. 

33  And  all  the  city  was  gathered  together  at  the 
door. 

34  And  he  healed  many  that  were  sick  of  divers 
diseases,  and  cast  out  many  devils  ; and  suffered  not 
the  devils  to  speak,  because  they  knew  him. 

35  And  in  the  morning,  rising  up  a great  while 
before  day,  he  went  out,  and  departed  into  a solitary 
place,  and  there  prayed. 

36  And  Simon  and  they  that  were  with  him  followed 
after  him. 

37  And  when  they  had  found  him,  they  said  unto 
him.  All  men  seek  for  thee. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let  us  go  into  the  next 
towns,  that  I may  preach  there  also  : for  therefore 
came  I forth. 

39  ®^And  he  preached  in  their  synagogues  through- 
out all  Galilee,  and  cast  out  devils. 

40  And  there  came  a leper  to  him,  beseeching  him, 
and  kneeling  down  to  him,  and  saying  unto  him.  If  thou 
wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean. 

41  And  Jesus,  moved  with  compassion,  put  forth  his 
hand,  and  touched  him,  and  saith  unto  him,  I will ; be 
thou  clean. 

42  And  as  soon  as  he  had  spoken,  immediately  the 
leprosy  departed  from  him,  and  he  was  cleansed. 

43  And  he  straitly  charged  him,  and  forthwith  sent 
him  away  ; 

44  And  saith  unto  him.  See  thou  say  nothing  to  any 
man  : but  go  thy  way,  shew  thyself  to  the  priest,  and 
offer  for  thy  cleansing  those  things  which  Moses  com- 
manded, for  a testimony  unto  them. 

45  But  he  went  out,  and  began  to  publish  it  much, 
and  to  blaze  abroad  the  matter,  insomuch  that  Jesus 
could  no  more  openly  enter  into  the  city,  but  was  with- 
out in  desert  places  : and  they  came  to  him  from 
every  quarter. 


27  ver.  34. 

28  ch.  9.  20. 

28  Matt.  8.  14.  Luke 
4.  38. 

80  Matt.  8.  16.  Luke 
4.  40. 

3ich.3.12.  Luke  4. 


41.  See  Acts  16.  17, 
18. 

32  Luke  4.  42. 

33  Luke  4.  43. 

34  Is.  61. 1.  John  16. 
28.  & 17.  4. 


ssMatt.  4.  23.  Luke 
4.  44. 

36  Matt.  8.  2.  Luke 

6.  12. 

37  Lev.  14.  3,  4,  10. 
Luke  5.  14. 

38  Luke  6.  15. 


25  God.  And  Jesus  rebuked  ^7him,  saying.  Hold  thy 

26  peace,  and  come  out  of  him.  And  the  unclean 
spirit,  ^tearing  him  and  crying  with  a loud  voice, 

27  came  out  of  him.  And  they  were  all  amazed,  in- 
somuch that  they  questioned  among  themselves,  say- 
ing, What  is  this  ? a new  teaching  ! with  authority 
he  commandeth  even  the  unclean  spirits,  and  they 

28  obey  him.  And  the  report  of  him  went  out  straight- 
way everywhere  into  all  the  region  of  Galilee  round 
about. 

29  And  straightway,  ^ when  they  were  come  out  of 
the  synagogue,  they  came  into  the  house  of  Simon 

30  and  Andrew,  with  James  and  John.  Now  Simon’s 
wife’s  mother  lay  sick  of  a fever  ; and  straightway 

31  they  tell  him  of  her  ; and  he  came  and  took  her  by 
the  hand,  and  raised  her  up  ; and  the  fever  left  her, 
and  she  ministered  unto  them. 

32  And  at  even,  when  the  sun  did  set,  they  brought 
unto  him  all  that  were  sick,  and  them  that  were 

33  j possessed  with  devils.  And  all  the  city  was  gath- 

34  ered  together  at  the  door.  And  he  healed  many 
that  were  sick  with  divers  diseases,  and  cast  out 
many  ^'devils  ; and  he  suffered  not  the  * devils  to 
speak,  because  they  knew  him.^ 

35  And  in  the  morning,  a great  while  before  day,  he 
rose  up  and  went  out,  and  departed  into  a desert 

36  place,  and  there  prayed.  And  Simon  and  they  that 

37  were  with  him  followed  after  him  ; and  they  found 

38  him,  and  say  unto  him.  All  are  seeking  thee.  And 
he  saith  unto  them.  Let  us  go  elsewhere  into  the 
next  towns,  that  I may  preach  there  also  ; for  to 

39  this  end  came  I forth.  And  he  went  into  their 
synagogues  throughout  all  Galilee,  preaching  and 
casting  out  ^ devils. 


40  And  there  cometh  to  him  a leper,  beseeching  him, 
and  kneeling  down  to  him,  and  saying  unto  him.  If 

41  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean.  And  being 
moved  with  compassion,  he  stretched  forth  his  hand, 
and  touched  him,  and  saith  unto  him,  I will  ; be 

42  thou  made  clean.  And  straightway  the  leprosy  de- 

43  parted  from  him,  and  he  was  made  clean.  And 
he  ” strictly  charged  him,  and  straightway  sent 

44  him  out,  and  saith  unto  him.  See  thou  say  nothing 
to  any  man  : but  go  thy  way,  shew  thyself  to  the 
priest,  and  offer  for  thy  cleansing  the  things  which 

45  Moses  commanded,  for  a testimony  unto  them.  But 
he  went  out,  and  began  to  publish  it  much,  and  to 
spread  abroad  the  ® matter,  insomuch  that  Jesus 
could  no  more  openly  enter  into  ^a  city,  but  was 
without  in  desert  places  : and  they  came  to  him  from 
every  quarter. 


89  ch.  2. 13. 
g Or,  it. 

h Or,  convulsing, 
i Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  when  he 
was  come  out  of  the 
synagogue,  he  came  tfc. 


j Or,  demoniacs, 
k Gr.  demons. 

I Many  ancient  au- 
thorities add  to  be 
Christ.  See  Luke  4. 
41. 


m Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  and 
kneeling  down  to  him. 
n Or,  sternly, 
o Gr.  word, 
p Gr.  he. 
q Or,  the  city. 


54 


ST.  MARK,  II. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1 Christ  healeth  one  sick  of  the  palsy,  14  calleth  Matthew  from  the 
receipt  of  custom,  15  eaieth  with  publicans  and  sinners,  18  excuseth 
his  disciples  for  not  fasiiny,  23  and  for  plucking  the  ears  of  corn  on 
the  sabbath  day. 

And  again  ^he  entered  into  Capernaum  after  some 
days  ; and  it  was  noised  that  he  was  in  the  house. 

2  And  straightway  many  were  gathered  together, 
insomuch  that  there  was  no  room  to  receive  them,  no, 
not  so  much  as  about  the  door  : and  he  preached  the 
word  unto  them. 

3  And  they  come  unto  him,  bringing  one  sick  of  the 
palsy,  which  was  borne  of  four. 

4  And  when  they  could  not  come  nigh  unto  him  for 
the  press,  they  uncovered  the  roof  where  he  was  : and 
when  they  had  broken  it  up,  they  let  down  the  bed 
wherein  the  sick  of  the  palsy  lay. 

5  When  Jesus  saw  their  faith,  he  said  unto  the  sick 
of  the  palsy.  Son,  thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee. 

6  But  there  were  certain  of  the  scribes  sitting  there, 
and  reasoning  in  their  hearts, 

7  Why  doth  this  man  thus  speak  blasphemies  ? ^ who 
can  forgive  sins  but  God  only  ? 

8  And  immediately  ^when  Jesus  perceived  in  his 
spirit  that  they  so  reasoned  within  themselves,  he  said 
unto  them.  Why  reason  ye  these  things  in  your  hearts  ? 

9  ^Whether  is  it  easier  to  say  to  the  sick  of  the 
palsy.  Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee  ; or  to  say.  Arise,  and 
take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  ? 

10  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath 
power  on  earth  to  forgive  sins,  (he  saith  to  the  sick  of 
the  palsy,) 

11  I say  unto  thee.  Arise,  and  take  up  thy  bed,  and 
go  thy  way  into  thine  house. 

12  And  immediately  he  arose,  took  up  the  bed,  and 
went  forth  before  them  all  ; insomuch  that  they  were 
all  amazed,  and  glorified  God,  saying.  We  never  saw  it 
on  this  fashion. 

13  ^ And  he  went  forth  again  by  the  sea  side  ; and  all 
the  multitude  resorted  unto  him,  and  he  taught  them. 

14  ®And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw  Levi  the  son  of 
Alphseus  sitting  at  the  receipt  of  custom,  and  said  unto 
him.  Follow  me.  And  he  arose  and  followed  him. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  Jesus  sat  at  meat  in 
his  house,  many  publicans  and  sinners  sat  also  together 
with  Jesus  and  his  disciples  : for  there  were  many,  and 
they  followed  him. 

16  And  when  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  saw  him  eat 
with  publicans  and  sinners,  they  said  unto  his  disciples. 
How  is  it  that  he  eateth  and  drinketh  with  publicans  and 
sinners  ? 

17  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  saith  unto  them,  ® They 
that  are  whole  have  no  need  of  the  physician,  but  they 
that  are  sick : I came  not  to  call  the  righteous,  but 
sinners  to  repentance. 

18  ^And  the  disciples  of  John  and  of  the  Pharisees 
used  to  fast : and  they  come  and  say  unto  him.  Why  do 
the  disciples  of  John  and  of  the  Pharisees  fast,  but  thy 
disciples  fast  not  ? 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Can  the  children  of 
the  bridechamber  fast,  while  the  bridegroom  is  with 
them  ? as  long  as  they  have  the  bridegroom  with  them, 
they  cannot  fast. 

1 Matt.  9.  1.  Luke  ® Matt.  9.  9.  & 19.  10.  1 Tim.  1. 

5.  18.  6 Matt.  9.  9.  Luke  15. 

2 Job  14.  4.  Is.  43.  5.  27.  Matt.  9.  14.  Luke 

25.  7 Matt.  9.  10.  5.  33. 

3 Matt.  9.  4.  ® Matt.  9.  12,  13.  & a Or,  at  home. 

* Matt.  9.  5.  18.11.  Luke  5. 31,32.  6 Many  aucient  au- 


2  And  when  he  entered  again  into  Capernaum  after 
some  days,  it  was  noised  that  he  was  « in  the  house. 

2 And  many  were  gathered  together,  so  that  there 
was  no  longer  room  for  them,  no,  not  even  about  the 

3 door  : and  he  spake  the  word  unto  them.  And 
they  come,  bringing  unto  him  a man  sick  of  the  palsy, 

4 borne  of  four.  And  when  they  could  not  ^come 
nigh  unto  him  for  the  crowd,  they  uncovered  the 
roof  where  he  was  : and  when  they  had  broken  it 
up,  they  let  down  the  bed  whereon  the  sick  of  the 

5 palsy  lay.  And  Jesus  seeing  their  faith  saith  unto 
the  sick  of  the  palsy,  ^ Son,  thy  sins  are  forgiven. 

6 But  there  were  certain  of  the  scribes  sitting  there, 

7 and  reasoning  in  their  hearts.  Why  doth  this  man 
thus  speak  ? he  blasphemeth  : who  can  forgive  sins 

8 but  one,  even  God  ? And  straightway  Jesus,  per- 
ceiving in  his  spirit  that  they  so  reasoned  within 
themselves,  saith  unto  them.  Why  reason  ye  these 

9 things  in  your  hearts  ? Whether  is  easier,  to  say 
to  the  sick  of  the  palsy.  Thy  sins  are  forgiven  ; or 

10  to  say.  Arise,  and  take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  ? But 
that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath  ^ power 
on  earth  to  forgive  sins  (he  saith  to  the  sick  of  the 

11  palsy),  I say  unto  thee.  Arise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and 

12  go  unto  thy  house.  And  he  arose,  and  straightway 
took  up  the  bed,  and  went  forth  before  them  all ; 
insomuch  that  they  were  all  amazed,  and  glorified 
God,  saying.  We  never  saw  it  on  this  fashion. 


13  And  he  went  forth  again  by  the  sea  side  ; and  all 
the  multitude  resorted  unto  him,  and  he  taught 

14  them.  And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw  Levi  the  son  of 
Alphfeus  sitting  at  the  place  of  toll,  and  he  saith 
unto  him.  Follow  me.  And  he  arose  and  followed 

15  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  was  sitting  at 
meat  in  his  house,  and  many  * publicans  and  sinners 
sat  down  with  Jesus  and  his  disciples  : for  there 

16  were  many,  and  they  followed  him.  And  the  scribes 

of- the  Pharisees,  when  they  saw  that  he  was  eating 
with  the  sinners  and  publicans,  said  unto  his  disci- 
ples, ^ He  eateth  * and  drinketh  with  publicans  and 

17  sinners.  And  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  saith  unto 
them.  They  that  are  ‘whole  have  no  need  of  a phy- 
sician, but  they  that  are  sick  : I came  not  to  call  the 
righteous,  but  sinners. 

18  And  John’s  disciples  and  the  Pharisees  were  fast- 
ing : and  they  come  and  say  unto  him.  Why  do 
John’s  disciples  and  the  disciples  of  the  Pharisees 

19  fast,  but  thy  disciples  fast  not  ? And  Jesus  said 
unto  them.  Can  the  sons  of  the  bride-chamber  fast, 
while  the  bridegroom  is  with  them  ? as  long  as  they 
have  the  bridegroom  with  them,  they  cannot  fast. 

thorities  read  bring  /Some  ancient  an-  A Some  ancient  au- 

him  unto  him.  thorities  read  a7id  the  thorities  omit  and 

c Gr.  Child.  Pharisees.  drinketh. 

d Or,  authority.  g Or,  How  is  it  that  i Gr.  strong, 

e See  marginal  note  he  eateth  . . . sinners  ? 

on  Matt.  5.  46. 


ST.  MARK,  III. 


55 


20  But  the  days  will  come,  when  the  bridegroom  shall 
be  taken  away  from  them,  and  then  shall  they  fast  in 
those  days. 

21  No  man  also  seweth  a piece  of  new  cloth  on  an 
old  garment : else  the  new  piece  that  filled  it  up  taketh 
away  from  the  old,  and  the  rent  is  made  worse. 

22  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine  into  old  bottles  : 
else  the  new  wine  doth  burst  the  bottles,  and  the  wine  is 
spilled,  and  the  bottles  will  be  marred  : but  new  wine 
must  be  put  into  new  bottles. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  went  through  the 
corn  fields  on  the  sabbath  day  ; and  his  disciples  began, 
as  they  went,  to  pluck  the  ears  of  corn. 

24  And  the  Pharisees  said  unto  him.  Behold,  why  do 
they  on  the  sabbath  day  that  which  is  not  lawful  ? 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  never  read 

what  David  did,  when  he  had  need,  and  was  an  hun- 

gred,  he,  and  they  that  were  with  him  ? 

26  How  he  went  into  the  house  of  God  in  the  days  of 
Abiathar  the  high  priest,  and  did  eat  the  shewbread, 
12  which  is  not  lawful  to  eat  but  for  the  priests,  and 
gave  also  to  them  which  were  with  him  ? 

27  And  he  said  unto  them.  The  sabbath  was  made 
for  man,  and  not  man  for  the  sabbath  : 

28  Therefore  i^the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  also  of  the 
sabbath. 


CHAPTER  III. 

1 Christ  healeth  the  xoithered  hand,  and  many  other  infirmities : 11  re- 
biiketh  the  unclean  spirits : 13  chooseth  his  ttcelve  apostles  : 22  con- 
vinceth  the  blasphemy  of  casting  out  devils  by  Beelzebub : 31  and  shetv- 
eth  who  are  his  brother,  sister,  and  mother. 

And  1 he  entered  again  into  the  synagogue  ; and 
there  was  a man  there  which  had  a withered 

hand. 

2  And  they  watched  him,  whether  he  would  heal 
him  on  the  sabbath  day  ; that  they  might  accuse  him. 

3  And  he  saith  unto  the  man  which  had  the  withered 
hand.  Stand  forth. 

4  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Is  it  lawful  to  do  good  on 
the  sabbath  days,  or  to  do  evil  ? to  save  life,  or  to  kill  ? 
But  they  held  their  peace. 

5  And  when  he  had  looked  round  about  on  them  with 
anger,  being  grieved  for  the  hardness  of  their  hearts, 
he  saith  unto  the  man.  Stretch  forth  thine  hand.  And 
he  stretched  it  out : and  his  hand  was  restored  whole  as 
the  other. 

6  2 And  the  Pharisees  went  forth,  and  straightway 
took  counsel  with  2 the  Herodians  against  him,  how  they 
might  destroy  him. 

7  But  Jesus  withdrew  himself  with  his  disciples  to 
the  sea : and  a great  multitude  from  Galilee  followed 
him,  ^and  from  Judsea, 

8  And  from  Jerusalem,  and  from  Idumaea,  and  from 
beyond  Jordan  ; and  they  about  Tyre  and  Sidon,  a great 
multitude,  when  they  had  heard  what  great  things  he 
did,  came  unto  him. 

9  And  he  spake  to  his  disciples,  that  a small  ship 
should  wait  on  him  because  of  the  multitude,  lest  they 
should  throng  him. 

10  For  he  had  healed  many  ; insomuch  that  they 
pressed  upon  him  for  to  touch  him,  as  many  as  had 
plagues. 

11  2 And  unclean  spirits,  when  they  saw  him,  fell 

10  Matt.  12.  1.  Luke  lo  Ex.  29.  32, 33.  Lev.  2 Matt.  12.  14. 

6.  1.  24.  9.  3 Matt.  22.  10. 

« Dent.  23.  2.5.  » Matt.  12.  8.  * Luke  0.  17. 

12  1 Sam.  21.  G.  ’ Matt.  12.  9.  Luke  e di.  1.  23,  24.  Luke 

C.  G.  4.  41. 


20  But  the  days  will  come,  when  the  bridegroom  shall 
be  taken  away  from  them,  and  then  will  they  fast  in 

21  that  day.  No  man  seweth  a piece  of  undressed 
cloth  on  an  old  garment : else  that  which  should  fill 
it  up  taketh  from  it,  the  new  from  the  old,  and  a 

22  worse  rent  is  made.  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine 
into  old  j wine-skins  : else  the  wine  will  burst  the 
skins,  and  the  wine  perisheth,  and  the  skins  : but 
they  put  new  wine  into  fresh  wine-skins. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  was  going  on  the 
sabbath  day  through  the  cornfields  ; and  his  disciples 
^ began,  as  they  went,  to  pluck  the  ears  of  corn. 

24  And  the  Pharisees  said  unto  him.  Behold,  why  do 
they  on  the  sabbath  day  that  which  is  not  lawful  ? 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Did  ye  never  read  what 
David  did,  when  he  had  need,  and  was  an  hungred, 

26  he,  and  they  that  were  with  him  ? How  he  entered 
into  the  house  of  God  ^when  Abiathar  was  high 
priest,  and  did  eat  the  shewbread,  which  it  is  not 
lawful  to  eat  save  for  the  priests,  and  gave  also  to 

27  them  that  were  with  him  ? And  he  said  unto  them. 
The  sabbath  was  made  for  man,  and  not  man  for 

28  the  sabbath  : so  that  the  Sou  of  man  is  lord  even  of 
the  sabbath. 


3  And  he  entered  again  into  the  synagogue  ; and 
there  was  a man  there  which  had  his  hand  withered. 

2 And  they  watched  him,  whether  he  would  heal  him 
on  the  sabbath  day ; that  they  might  accuse  him. 

3 And  he  saith  unto  the  man  that  had  his  hand  with- 

4 ered,  « Stand  forth.  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Is  it 
lawful  on  the  sabbath  day  to  do  good,  or  to  do 
harm  ? to  save  a life,  or  to  kill  ? But  they  held 

5 their  peace.  And  when  he  had  looked  round  about 
on  them  with  anger,  being  grieved  at  the  hardening 
of  their  heart,  he  saith  unto  the  man.  Stretch  forth 
thy  hand.  And  he  stretched  it  forth  : and  his  hand 

6 was  restored.  And  the  Pharisees  went  out,  and 
straightway  with  the  Herodians  took  counsel  against 
him,  how  they  might  destroy  him. 


7 And  Jesus  with  his  disciples  withdrew  to  the  sea  : 
and  a great  multitude  from  Galilee  followed  : and 

8 from  Judaea,  and  from  Jerusalem,  and  from  Idu- 
maea, and  beyond  Jordan,  and  about  Tyre  and  Sidon, 
a great  multitude,  hearing  ^what  great  things  he 

9 did,  came  unto  him.  And  he  spake  to  his  disciples, 
that  a little  boat  should  wait  on  him  because  of  the 

10  crowd,  lest  they  should  throng  him  : for  he  had 
healed  many  ; insomuch  that  as  many  as  had 
‘^plagues ‘^pressed  upon  him  that  they  might  touch 

11  him.  And  the  unclean  spirits,  whensoever  they  be- 


j That  is,  skins  used 
as  bottles. 

k Gr.  began  to  make 
their  way  piucking. 

I Some  ancient  au- 


thorities read  in  the 
days  of  Abiathar  the 
high  priest. 

a Gr.  Arise  into  the 
midst. 


b Or,  all  the  things 
that  he  did. 
c Gr.  scourges. 
dQr.fell. 


56 


ST.  MARK,  III. 


down  before  him,  and  cried,  saying,  ® Thou  art  the  Son 
of  God. 

12  And  he  straitly  charged  them  that  they  should 
not  make  him  known. 

13  ® And  he  goeth  up  into  a mountain,  and  calleth 
unto  him  whom  he  would  ; and  they  came  unto  him. 

14  And  he  ordained  twelve,  that  they  should  be  with 
him,  and  that  he  might  send  them  forth  to  preach, 

15  And  to  have  power  to  heal  sicknesses,  and  to  cast 
out  devils  : 

16  And  Simon  ® he  surnamed  Peter  ; 

17  And  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  the 
brother  of  James  ; and  he  surnamed  them  Boanerges, 
which  is.  The  sons  of  thunder  : 

18  And  Andrew,  and  Philip,  and  Bartholomew,  and 
Matthew,  and  Thomas,  and  James  the  son  of  Alphaeus, 
and  Thaddaeus,  and  Simon  the  Canaanite, 

19  And  Judas  Iscariot,  which  also  betrayed  him  : and 
they  went  into  an  house. 

20  And  the  multitude  cometh  together  again,  ^®so 
that  they  could  not  so  much  as  eat  bread. 

21  And  when  his  friends  heard  of  it,  they  went  out  to 
lay  hold  on  him  : for  they  said.  He  is  beside  himself. 

22  ^ And  the  scribes  which  came  down  from  Jerusa- 
lem said,  He  hath  Beelzebub,  and  by  the  prince  of  the 
devils  casteth  he  out  devils. 

23  ^®And  he  called  them  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
them  in  parables,  How  can  Satan  cast  out  Satan  ? 

24  And  if  a kingdom  be  divided  against  itself,  that 
kingdom  cannot  stand. 

25  And  if  a house  be  divided  against  itself,  that  house 
cannot  stand. 

26  And  if  Satan  rise  up  against  himself,  and  be  di- 
vided, he  cannot  stand,  but  hath  an  end. 

27  No  man  can  enter  into  a strong  man’s  house, 
and  spoil  his  goods,  except  he  will  first  bind  the  strong 
man  ; and  then  he  will  spoil  his  house. 

28  Verily  I say  unto  you.  All  sins  shall  be  forgiven 
unto  the  sons  of  men,  and  blasphemies  wherewith  soever 
they  shall  blaspheme  : 

29  But  he  that  shall  blaspheme  against  the  Holy 
Ghost  hath  never  forgiveness,  but  is  in  danger  of  eter- 
nal damnation  : 

30  Because  they  said,  He  hath  an  unclean  spirit. 

31  ^ There  came  then  his  brethren  and  his  mother, 
and,  standing  without,  sent  unto  him,  calling  him. 

32  And  the  multitude  sat  about  him,  and  they  said 
unto  him.  Behold,  thy  mother  and  thy  brethren  without 
seek  for  thee. 

33  And  he  answered  them,  saying.  Who  is  my  mo- 
ther, or  my  brethren  ? 

34  And  he  looked  round  about  on  them  which  sat 
about  him,  and  said,  Behold  my  mother  and  my  breth- 
ren ! 

35  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of  God,  Ihe  same 
is  my  brother,  and  my  sister,  and  mother. 

6 Matt.  14.33.  ch.l.  » John  1.  42.  7.  20.  & 8.  48,  52.  & 10. 

1.  10  ch.  6.  31.  20. 

7 Matt.  12. 16.  ch.  1.  n John  7.  5.  & 10.  is  Matt.  12.  25. 

25,  34.  20.  n is.  49.  24.  Matt. 

8 Matt.  10.  1.  Luke  12  Matt.  9.  34.  & 10.  12.  29. 

6. 12.  & 9.  1.  25.  Luke  11. 15.  John 


held  him,  fell  down  before  him,  and  cried,  saying, 

12  Thou  art  the  Son  of  God.  And  he  charged  them 
much  that  they  should  not  make  him  known. 

13  And  he  goeth  up  into  the  mountain,  and  calleth 
unto  him  whom  he  himself  would : and  they  went  unto 

14  him.  And  he  appointed  twelve,®  that  they  might  be 
with  him,  and  that  he  might  send  them  forth  to 

15  preach,  and  to  have  authority  to  cast  out  devils  ; 

16  17  S' and  Simon  he  surnamed  Peter  ; and  James  the 
son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  the  brother  of  James  ; 
and  them  he  surnamed  Boanerges,  which  is.  Sons 

18  of  thunder  : and  Andrew,  and  Philip,  and  Bartholo- 
mew, and  Matthew,  and  Thomas,  and  James  the  son 
of  Alphseus,  and  Thaddaeus,  and  Simon  the  * Cana- 

19  naean,  and  Judas  Iscariot,  which  also  betrayed  him. 


20  And  he  cometh » into  a house.  And  the  multitude 
cometh  together  again,  so  that  they  could  not  so 

21  much  as  eat  bread.  And  when  his  friends  heard  it, 
they  went  out  to  lay  hold  on  him  : for  they  said.  He 

22  is  beside  himself.  And  the  scribes  which  came  down 
from  Jerusalem  said.  He  hath  Beelzebub,  and,  j By 
the  prince  of  the  devils  casteth  he  out  the  .^  devils. 

23  And  he  called  them  unto  him,  and  said  unto  them  in 

24  parables,  How  can  Satan  cast  out  Satan  ? Anri  if  a 
kingdom  be  divided  against  itself,  that  kingdom  can- 

25  not  stand.  And  if  a house  be  divided  against  itself, 

26  that  house  will  not  be  able  to  stand.  And  if  Satan 
hath  risen  up  against  himself,  and  is  divided,  he  can- 

27  not  stand,  but  hath  an  end.  But  no  one  can  enter  into 
the  house  of  the  strong  man,  and  spoil  his  goods,  ex- 
cept he  first  bind  the  strong  man  ; and  then  he  will 

28  spoil  his  house.  Verily  I say  unto  you,  All  their  sins 
shall  be  forgiven  unto  the  sons  of  men,  and  their 
blasphemies  wherewith  soever  they  shall  blaspheme  : 

29  but  whosoever  shall  blaspheme  against  the  Holy 
Spirit  hath  never  forgiveness,  but  is  guilty  of  an 

30  eternal  sin  : because  they  said.  He  hath  an  unclean 
spirit. 

31  And  there  come  his  mother  and  his  brethren  ; 
and,  standing  w'ithout,  they  sent  unto  him,  calling 

32  him.  And  a multitude  was  sitting  about  him  ; and 
they  say  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  mother  and  thy 

33  brethren  without  seek  for  thee.  And  he  answereth 
them,  and  saith.  Who  is  my  mother  and  my  breth- 

34  ren  ? And  looking  round  on  them  which  sat  round 
about  him,  he  saith.  Behold,  my  mother  and  my 

35  brethren ! For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of 
God,  the  same  is  my  brother,  and  sister,  and 
mother. 


75  Matt.  12. 31.  Luke  also  he  named  apos~  h Or,  Zealot.  See 
12.  10.  1 John  5.  16.  ties.  See  Luke  6.  13.  Luke  6.  15  ; Acts  L 

18  Matt.  12. 46.  Luke  /Gr.  demons.  13. 

8.  19.  g Some  ancient  au-  i Or,  home. 

e Some  ancient  au-  thorities  insert  and  he  j Or,  In. 
tliorities  add  whom  appointed  twelve. 


ST.  MARK,  IV. 


57 


CHAPTER  lY. 

1 The  parable  of  the  sower,  14  and  the  meaning  thereof.  21  We  must 
communicate  the  light  of  our  knowledge  to  others.  26  The  parable  of 
the  seed  growing  secretly,  30  and  of  the  7nustard  seed.  35  Christ  still- 
eth  the  tempest  on  the  sea. 

And  ^ he  began  again  to  teach  by  the  sea  side  : and 
there  was  gathered  unto  him  a great  multitude, 
so  that  he  entered  into  a ship,  and  sat  in  the  sea  ; and 
the  whole  multitude  was  by  the  sea  on  the  land. 

2  And  he  taught  them  many  things  by  parables,  ^and 
said  unto  them  in  his  doctrine, 

3  Hearken  ; Behold,  there"  went  out  a sower  to  sow  : 
4 And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sowed,  some  fell  by  the 
way  side,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air  came  and  devoured 
it  up. 

5  And  some  fell  on  stony  ground,  where  it  had  not 
much  earth  ; and  immediately  it  sprang  up,  because  it 
had  no  depth  of  earth  : 

6  But  when  the  sun  was  up,  it  was  scorched  ; and 
because  it  had  no  root,  it  withered  away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns,  and  the  thorns  grew 
up,  and  choked  it,  and  it  yielded  no  fruit. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground,  ^and  did  yield 
fruit  that  sprang  up  and  increased  ; and  brought  forth, 
some  thirty,  and  some  sixty,  and  some  an  hun&ed. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear, 
let  him  hear. 

10  ^And  when  he  was  alone,  they  that  were  about 
him  with  the  twelve  asked  of  him  the  parable. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them,  Unto  you  it  is  given  to 
know  the  mystery  of  the  kingdom  of  God  : but  unto 
®them  that  are  without,  all  these  things  are  done  in 
parables  ; 

12  ® That  seeing  they  may  see,  and  not  perceive  ; and 
hearing  they  may  hear,  and  not  understand  ; lest  at  any 
time  they  should  be  converted,  and  their  sins  should  be 
forgiven  them. 

13  And  he  said  unto  them.  Know  ye  not  this  para- 
ble ? and  how  then  will  ye  know  all  parables  ? 

14  ^ ^ The  sower  soweth  the  word. 

15  And  these  are  they  by  the  way  side,  where  the 
word  is  sown  ; but  when  they  have  heard,  Satan  cometh 
immediately,  and  taketh  away  the  word  that  was  sown 
in  their  hearts. 

16  And  these  are  they  likewise  which  are  sown  on 
stony  ground  ; who,  when  they  have  heard  the  word, 
immediately  receive  it  with  gladness  ; 

17  And  have  no  root  in  themselves,  and  so  endure 
but  for  a time  : afterward,  when  affliction  or  persecu- 
tion ariseth  for  the  word’s  sake,  immediately  they  are 
offended. 

18  And  these  are  they  which  are  sown  among  thorns  ; 
such  as  hear  the  word, 

19  And  the  cares  of  this  world,  ®and  the  deceitful- 
ness of  riches,  and  the  lusts  of  other  things  entering  in, 
choke  the  word,  and  it  becometh  unfruitful. 

20  And  these  are  they  which  are  sown  on  good 
ground  ; such  as  hear  the  word,  and  receive  it,  and 
bring  forth  fruit,  some  thirtyfold,  some  sixty,  and  some 
an  hundred. 

21  ^ ® And  he  said  unto  them.  Is  a candle  brought  to 
be  put  under  a bushel,  or  under  a bed  ? and  not  to  be 
set  on  a candlestick  ? 

1 Matt.  13.  1.  Luke  » Jolin  15.  5.  Col.  f.  i Cor.  5.  12.  Col. 
8.  4.  1.  6.  4.  5.  1 These.  4.  12.  1 

2ch.  12.  38,  ■»  Matt.  13.  10.  Luke  Tim.  3.  7. 

8.  9,  &c. 


4  And  again  he  began  to  teach  by  the  sea  side.  And 
there  is  gathered  unto  him  a very  great  multitude, 
so  that  he  entered  into  a boat,  and  sat  in  the  sea  ; 
and  all  the  multitude  were  by  the  sea  on  the  land. 

2 And  he  taught  them  many  things  in  parables,  and 

3 said  unto  them  in  his  teaching.  Hearken  : Behold, 

4 the  sower  went  forth  to  sow : and  it  came  to  pass,  as 
he  sowed,  some  seed  fell  by  the  way  side,  and  the 

5 birds  came  and  devoured  it.  And  other  fell  on  the 
rocky  ground,  where  it  had  not  much  earth  ; and 
straightway  it  sprang  up,  because  it  had  no  deep- 

6 ness  of  earth  : and  when  the  sun  was  risen,  it  was 
scorched  ; and  because  it  had  no  root,  it  withered 

7 away.  And  other  fell  among  the  thorns,  and  the 
thorns  grew  up,  and  choked  it,  and  it  yielded  no 

8 fruit.  And  others  fell  into  the  good  ground,  and 
yielded  fruit,  growing  up  and  increasing;  and  brought 
forth,  thirtyfold,  and  sixtyfold,  and  a hundredfold. 

9 And  he  said.  Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 


10  And  when  he  was  alone,  they  that  were  about  him 

11  with  the  twelve  asked  of  him  the  parables.  And  he 
said  unto  them.  Unto  you  is  given  the  mystery  of 
the  kingdom  of  God  : but  unto  them  that  are  with- 

12  out,  all  things  are  done  in  parables  : that  seeing  they 
may  see,  and  not  perceive  ; and  hearing  they  may 
hear,  and  not  understand  ; lest  haply  they  should 

13  turn  again,  and  it  should  be  forgiven  them.  And  he 
saith  unto  them.  Know  ye  not  this  parable  ? and  how 

14  shall  ye  know  all  the  parables  ? The  sower  soweth 

15  the  word.  And  these  are  they  by  the  way  side,  where 
the  word  is  sown  ; and  when  they  have  heard, 
straightway  cometh  Satan,  and  taketh  away  the 

16  word  which  hath  been  sown  in  them.  And  these  in 
like  manner  are  they  that  are  sown  upon  the  rocky 
places,  who,  when  they  have  heard  the  word,  straight- 

17  way  receive  it  with  joy  ; and  they  have  no  root  in 
themselves,  but  endure  for  a while  ; then,  when 
tribulation  or  persecution  ariseth  because  of  the 

18  word,  straightway  they  stumble.  And  others  are 
they  that  are  sown  among  the  thorns  ; these  are  they 

19  that  have  heard  the  word,  and  the  cares  of  the 
« world,  and  the  deceitfiilness  of  riches,  and  the  lusts 
of  other  things  entering  in,  choke  the  word,  and  it 

20  becometh  unfruitful.  And  those  are  they  that  were 
sown  upon  the  good  ground  ; such  as  hear  the  word, 
and  accept  it,  and  bear  fruit,  thirtyfold,  and  sixty- 
fold, and  a hundredfold. 


21  And  he  said  unto  them.  Is  the  lamp  brought  to  be 
put  under  the  bushel,  or  under  the  bed,  and  not  to  be 

G Is.  G.  9.  Matt.  13.  7 Matt.  13.  19.  9 Matt.  5.  15.  Luke 

14.  Luke  8.  10.  Joliii  » 1 Tim.  G.  9,  17.  8.  16.  & 11.  33. 

12.  40.  Acts  28.  26.  a Or,  age. 

Rom.  11.  8. 


58 


ST.  MARK,  V. 


22  For  there  is  nothing  hid,  which  shall  not  he 
manifested  ; neither  was  any  thing  kept  secret,  but  that 
it  should  come  abroad. 

23  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take  heed  what  ye  hear  : 

with  what  measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be  measured  to 

you  : and  unto  you  that  hear  shall  more  be  given. 

25  ^^For  he  that  hath,  to  him  shall  be  given  : and 
he  that  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken  even  that 
which  he  hath. 

26  If  And  he  said,  So  is  the  kingdom  of  God,  as  if 
a man  should  cast  seed  into  the  ground  ; 

27  And  should  sleep,  and  rise  night  and  day,  and  the 
seed  should  spring  and  grow  up,  he  knoweth  not  how. 

28  For  the  earth  bringeth  forth  fruit  of  herself  ; first 
the  blade,  then  the  ear,  after  that  the  full  corn  in  the 
ear. 

29  But  when  the  fruit  is  brought  forth,  immediately 

he  putteth  in  the  sickle,  because  the  harvest  is  come. 

30  ^ And  he  said,  Whereunto  shall  we  liken  the 
kingdom  of  God  ? or  with  what  comparison  shall  we 
compare  it  ? 

31  It  is  like  a grain  of  mustard  seed,  which,  when  it 
is  sown  in  the  earth,  is  less  than  all  the  seeds  that  be  in 
the  earth  ; 

32  But  when  it  is  sown,  it  groweth  up,  and  becometh 
greater  than  all  herbs,  and  shooteth  out  great  branches  ; 
so  that  the  fowls  of  the  air  may  lodge  under  the  shadow 
of  it. 

33  ^'^And  with  many  such  parables  spake  he  the 
word  unto  them,  as  they  were  able  to  hear  it. 

34  But  without  a parable  spake  he  not  unto  them  : 
and  when  they  were  alone,  he  expounded  all  things  to 
his  disciples. 

35  And  the  same  day,  when  the  even  was  come,  he 
saith  unto  them.  Let  us  pass  over  unto  the  other  side. 

36  And  when  they  had  sent  away  the  multitude,  they 
took  him  even  as  he  was  in  the  ship.  And  there  were 
also  with  him  other  little  ships. 

37  And  there  arose  a great  storm  of  wind,  and  the 
waves  beat  into  the  ship,  so  that  it  was  now  full. 

38  And  he  was  in  the  hinder  part  of  the  ship,  asleep 
on  a pillow  : and  they  awake  him,  and  say  unto  him, 
Master,  carest  thou  not  that  we  perish  ? 

39  And  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the  wind,  and  said 
unto  the  sea.  Peace,  be  still.  And  the  wind  ceased,  and 
there  was  a great  calm. 

40  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why  are  ye  so  fearful  ? 
how  is  it  that  ye  have  no  faith  ? 

41  And  they  feared  exceedingly,  and  said  one  Ho 
another.  What  manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even  the 
wind  and  the  sea  obey  him  ? 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 Christ  delivering  the  possessed  of  the  legion  of  devils,  13  therj  enter 
into  the  swine.  25  He  healeththe  woman  of  the  bloody  issue,  35  and 
raiseth  from  death  Jairus  his  daughter. 

And  1 they  came  over  unto  the  other  side  of  the  sea, 
into  the  country  of  the  Gadarenes. 

2 And  when  he  was  come  out  of  the  ship,  imme- 
diately there  met  him  out  of  the  tombs  a man  with  an 
unclean  spirit, 

3 Who  had  his  dwelling  among  the  tombs  ; and  no 
man  could  bind  him,  no,  not  with  chains  : 

10  Matt.  10.  26.  Liike  12  Matt.  7.  2.  Luke  u Matt.  13.  24. 

12.  2.  6.  38.  ir.  Rev.  14.  15. 

11  ver.  9.  Matt.  11.  is  Matt.  13. 12.  & 25.  10  Matt.  13. 31.  Luke 

15.  29.  Luke  8.  18.  & 19.  13.  18.  Acts  2.  41.  & 

26.  4.  4.  & 5.  14.  & 19.  20. 


22  put  on  the  stand  ? For  there  is  nothing  hid,  save 
that  it  should  be  manifested  ; neither  was  anything 

23  made  secret,  but  that  it  should  come  to  light.  If 

24  any  man  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear.  And  he 
said  unto  them.  Take  heed  what  ye  hear  : with  what 
measure  ye  mete  it  shall  be  measured  unto  you  : and 

25  more  shall  be  given  unto  you.  For  he  that  hath,  to 
him  shall  be  given  : and  he  that  hath  not,  from  him 
shall  be  taken  away  even  that  which  he  hath. 

26  And  he  said.  So  is  the  kingdom  of  God,  as  if  a 

27  man  should  cast  seed  upon  the  earth  ; and  should 
sleep  and  rise  night  and  day,  and  the  seed  should 

28  spring  up  and  grow,  he  knoweth  not  how.  The  earth 
^ beareth  fruit  of  herself ; first  the  blade,  then  the 

29  ear,  then  the  full  corn  in  the  ear.  But  when  the 
fruit  ‘^is  ripe,  straightway  he  ^'putteth  forth  the 
sickle,  because  the  harvest  is  come. 

30  And  he  said,  How  shall  we  liken  the  kingdom  of 

31  God  ? or  in  what  parable  shall  we  set  it  forth  ? « It 
is  like  a grain  of  mustard  seed,  which,  when  it  is 
sown  upon  the  earth,  though  it  be  less  than  all  the 

32  seeds  that  are  upon  the  earth,  yet  when  it  is  sown, 
groweth  up,  and  becometh  greater  than  all  the 
herbs,  and  putteth  out  great  branches  ; so  that  the 
birds  of  the  heaven  can  lodge  under  the  shadow 
thereof. 

33  And  with  many  such  parables  spake  he  the  word 

34  unto  them,  as  they  were  able  to  hear  it : and  with- 
out a parable  spake  he  not  unto  them  : but  privately 
to  his  own  disciples  he  expounded  all  things. 

35  And  on  that  day,  when  even  was  come,  he  saith 

36  unto  them.  Let  us  go  over  unto  the  other  side.  And 
leaving  the  multitude,  they  take  him  with  them, 
even  as  he  was,  in  the  boat.  And  other  boats  were 

37  with  him.  And  there  ariseth  a great  storm  of  wind, 
and  the  waves  beat  into  the  boat,  insomuch  that  the 

38  boat  was  now  filling.  And  he  himself  was  in  the 
stern,  asleep  on  the  cushion  ; and  they  awake  him, 
and  say  unto  him,  -^Master,  carest  thou  not  that  we 

39  perish  ? And  he  awoke,  and  rebuked  the  wind,  and 
said  unto  the  sea,  Peace,  be  still.  And  the  wind 

40  ceased,  and  there  was  a great  calm.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  Why  are  ye  fearful  ? have  ye  not  yet 

41  faith  ? And  they  feared  exceedingly,  and  said  one 
to  another.  Who  then  is  this,  that  even  the  wind  and 
the  sea  obey  him  ? 


5 And  they  came  to  the  other  side  of  the  sea,  into  the 

2 country  of  the  Gerasenes.  And  when  he  was  come 
out  of  the  boat,  straightway  there  met  him  out  of 

3 the  tombs  a man  with  an  unclean  spirit,  who  had  his 
dwelling  in  the  tombs  : and  no  man  could  any  more 


’2  Matt.  13.  34.  John  ^ Matt.  8.  28.  Luke  d Or,  sendeth  forth, 

16.  12.  8.  26.  e Gr.  As  unto. 

Matt.  8.  18,  23.  b Or,  yield eth.  f Or ^ Teacher. 

Luke  8.  22.  c Or,  alloweth. 


ST.  MARK,  V. 


69 


4 Because  that  he  had  been  often  hound  with  fetters 
and  chains,  and  the  chains  had  been  plucked  asunder  by 
him,  and  the  fetters  broken  in  pieces  : neither  could  any 
man  tame  him. 

5 And  always,  night  and  day,  he  was  in  the  moun- 
tains, and  in  the  tombs,  crying,  and  cutting  himself  with 
stones. 

6 But  when  he  saw  Jesus  afar  off,  he  ran  and  wor- 
shipped him, 

7 And  cried  with  a loud  voice,  and  said.  What  have 
I to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  the  most  high  God  ? 
I adjure  thee  by  God,  that  thou  torment  me  not. 

8 For  he  said  unto  him.  Come  out  of  the  man,  thou 
unclean  spirit. 

9 And  he  asked  him,  What  is  thy  name  ? And  he 
answered,  saying,  My  name  is  Legion  : for  we  are  many. 

10  And  he  besought  him  much  that  he  would  not 
send  them  away  out  of  the  country. 

11  Now  there  was  there  nigh  unto  the  mountains  a 
g^eat  herd  of  swine  feeding. 

12  And  all  the  devils  besought  him,  saying,  Send  us 
into  the  swine,  that  we  may  enter  into  them. 

13  And  forthwith  Jesus  gave  them  leave.  And  the 
unclean  spirits  went  out,  and  entered  into  the  swine  : 
and  the  herd  ran  violently  down  a steep  place  into  the 
sea,  (they  were  about  two  thousand  ;)  and  were  choked 
in  the  sea. 

14  And  they  that  fed  the  swine  fled,  and  told  it  in  the 
city,  and  in  the  country.  And  they  went  out  to  see 
what  it  was  that  was  done. 

15  And  they  come  to  Jesus,  and  see  him  that  was 
possessed  with  the  devil,  and  had  the  legion,  sitting,  and 
clothed,  and  in  his  right  mind  : and  they  were  afraid. 

16  And  they  that  saw  it  told  them  how  it  befell  to 
him  that  was  possessed  with  the  devil,  and  also  concern- 
ing the  swine. 

17  And  2 they  began  to  pray  him  to  depart  out  of 
their  coasts. 

18  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  ship,  ^ he  that  had 
been  possessed  with  the  devil  prayed  him  that  he  might 
be  with  him. 

19  Howbeit  Jesus  suffered  him  not,  but  saith  unto 
him.  Go  home  to  thy  friends,  and  tell  them  how  great 
things  the  Lord  hath  done  for  thee,  and  hath  had  com- 
passion on  thee. 

20  And  he  departed,  and  began  to  publish  in  Decap- 
olis  how  great  things  Jesus  had  done  for  him  : and  all 
men  did  marvel. 

21  ^ And  when  J esus  was  passed  over  again  by  ship 
unto  the  other  side,  much  people  gathered  unto  him  : 
and  he  was  nigh  unto  the  sea. 

22  ® And,  behold,  there  cometh  one  of  the  rulers  of 
the  synagogue,  Jairus  by  name  ; and  when  he  saw  him, 
he  fell  at  his  feet, 

23  And  besought  him  greatly,  saying.  My  little  daugh- 
ter lieth  at  the  point  of  death  : / pray  thee,  come  and 
lay  thy  hands  on  her,  that  she  may  be  healed  ; and  she 
shall  live. 

24  And  J esus  went  with  him  ; and  much  people  fol- 
lowed him,  and  thronged  him. 

25  And  a certain  woman,  ® which  had  an  issue  of 
blood  twelve  years, 

26  And  had  suffered  many  things  of  many  physicians, 
and  had  spent  all  that  she  had,  and  was  nothing  bet- 
tered, but  rather  grew  worse, 

2 Matt.  8.  34.  Acta  3 Luke  8.  38.  40, 

16.  39.  4 Matt.  9. 1.  Luke  8.  3 Matt.  9.  18.  Luke 


4 bind  him,  no,  not  with  a chain  ; because  that  he  had 
been  often  bound  with  fetters  and  chains,  and  the 
chains  had  been  rent  asunder  by  him,  and  the  fetters 
broken  in  pieces  : and  no  man  had  strength  to  tame 

5 him.  And  always,  night  and  day,  in  the  tombs  and 
in  the  mountains,  he  was  crying  out,  and  cutting 

6 himself  with  stones.  And  when  he  saw  Jesus  from 

7 afar,  he  ran  and  worshipped  him  ; and  crying  out 
with  a loud  voice,  he  saith.  What  have  I to  do  with 
thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  the  Most  High  God  ? I ad- 

8 jure  thee  by  God,  torment  me  not.  For  he  said 
unto  him.  Come  forth,  thou  unclean  spirit,  out  of  the 

9 man.  And  he  asked  him.  What  is  thy  name  ? And 
he  saith  unto  him.  My  name  is  Legion  ; for  we  are 

10  many.  And  he  besought  him  much  that  he  would 

11  not  send  them  away  out  of  the  country.  Now  there 
was  there  on  the  mountain  side  a great  herd  of  swine 

12  feeding.  And  they  besought  him,  saying.  Send  us 

13  into  the  swine,  that  we  may  enter  into  them.  And 
he  gave  them  leave.  And  the  unclean  spirits  came 
out,  and  entered  into  the  swine  : and  the  herd  rushed 
down  the  steep  into  the  sea,  in  number  about  two 

14  thousand  ; and  they  were  choked  in  the  sea.  And 
they  that  fed  them  fled,  and  told  it  in  the  city,  and 

15  in  the  country.  And  they  came  to  see  what  it  was 
that  had  come  to  pass.  And  they  come  to  Jesus, 
and  behold  " him  that  was  possessed  with  devils  sit- 
ting, clothed  and  in  his  right  mind,  even  him  that  had 

16  the  legion  : and  they  were  afraid.  And  they  that 
saw  it  declared  unto  them  how  it  befell  «him 
that  was  possessed  with  devils,  and  concerning  the 

17  swine.  And  they  begaii  to  beseech  him  to  depart 

18  from  their  borders.  And  as  he  was  entering  into 
the  boat,  he  that  had  been  possessed  with  ^ devils 

19  besought  him  that  he  might  be  with  him.  And  he 
suffered  him  not,  but  saith  unto  him.  Go  to  thy 
house  unto  thy  friends,  and  tell  them  how  great 
things  the  Lord  hath  done  for  thee,  and  how  he  had 

20  mercy  on  thee.  And  he  went  his  way,  and  began  to 
publish  in  Decapolis  how  great  things  Jesus  had 
done  for  him  : and  all  men  did  marvel. 


21  And  when  Jesus  had  crossed  over  again  in  the 
boat  unto  the  other  side,  a great  multitude  was 

22  gathered  unto  him  : and  he  was  by  the  sea.  And 
there  cometh  one  of  the  rulers  of  the  synagogue, 
Jairus  by  name  ; and  seeing  him,  he  falleth  at  his 

23  feet,  and  beseecheth  him  much,  saying.  My  little 
daughter  is  at  the  point  of  death  : I pray  thee,  that 
thou  come  and  lay  thy  hands  on  her,  that  she  may  be 

24  ‘^made  whole,  and  live.  And  he  went  with  him  ; and 
a great  multitude  followed  him,  and  they  thronged 
him. 

25  And  a woman,  which  had  an  issue  of  blood  twelve 

26  years,  and  had  suffered  many  things  of  many  physi- 
cians, and  had  spent  all  that  she  had,  and  was  no- 


8.  41.  9.  20. 

0 Lev.  15.  25.  Matt.  a Or,  the  demoniac. 


b Gr.  demons, 
c Or,  saved. 


60 


ST.  MARK,  VI. 


27  When  she  had  heard  of  Jesus,  came  in  the  press 
behind,  and  touched  his  garment. 

28  For  she  said,  If  I may  touch  but  his  clothes,  I 
shall  be  whole. 

29  And  straightway  the  fountain  of  her  blood  was 
dried  up  ; and  she  felt  in  her  body  that  she  was  healed 
of  that  plague. 

30  And  Jesus,  immediately  knowing  in  himself  that 
virtue  had  gone  out  of  him,  turned  him  about  in  the 

press,  and  said,  Who  touched  my  clothes  ? 

31  And  his  disciples  said  unto  him.  Thou  seest  the 
multitude  thronging  thee,  and  sayest  thou,  Who  touched 
me  ? 

32  And  he  looked  round  about  to  see  her  that  had 
done  this  thing. 

33  But  the  woman  fearing  and  trembling,  knowing 
what  was  done  in  her,  came  and  fell  down  before  him, 
and  told  him  all  the  truth. 

34  And  he  said  unto  her.  Daughter,  ® thy  faith  hath 
made  thee  whole  ; go  in  peace,  and  be  whole  of  thy 
plague. 

35  ^ While  he  yet  spake,  there  came  from  the  ruler 
of  the  synagogue’s  house  certain  which  said.  Thy  daugh- 
ter is  dead  : why  troublest  thou  the  Master  any  further  ? 

36  As  soon  as  Jesus  heard  the  word  that  was  spoken, 
he  saith  unto  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue.  Be  not  afraid, 
only  believe. 

37  And  he  suffered  no  man  to  follow  him,  save  Peter, 
and  James,  and  John  the  brother  of  James. 

38  And  he  cometh  to  the  house  of  the  ruler  of  the 
synagogue,  and  seeth  the  tumult,  and  them  that  wept 
and  wailed  greatly. 

39  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he  saith  unto  them. 
Why  make  ye  this  ado,  and  weep  ? the  damsel  is  not 
dead,  but  sleepeth. 

40  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn.  But  when  he 
had  put  them  all  out,  he  taketh  the  father  and  the 
mother  of  the  damsel,  and  them  that  were  with  him, 
and  entereth  in  where  the  damsel  was  lying. 

41  And  he  took  the  damsel  by  the  hand,  and  said 
unto  her,  Talitha  cumi ; which  is,  being  interpreted. 
Damsel,  I say  unto  thee,  arise. 

42  And  straightway  the  damsel  arose,  and  walked  ; 
for  she  was  of  the  age  of  twelve  years.  And  they  were 
astonished  with  a great  astonishment. 

43  And  he  charged  them  straitly  that  no  man 
should  know  it ; and  commanded  that  something  should 
be  given  her  to  eat. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Christ  is  contemned  of  his  countrymen.  7 He  giveth  the  twelve  power 
over  unclean  spirits.  14  Divers  (pinions  of  Christ.  27  John  Baptist 
is  beheaded,  and  buried.  30  The  apostles  return  from  preucidna. 
34  The  miracle  of  five  loaves  and  two  fishes.  48  Christ  walketh  on  the 
sea:  53  and  healeth  all  that  touch  him. 

And  ihe  went  out  from  thence,  and  came  into  his 
own  country  ; and  his  disciples  follow  him. 

2 And  when  the  sabbath  day  was  come,  he  began  to 
teach  in  the  synagogue  : and  many  hearing  him  were  as- 
tonished, saying,  ^From  whence  hath  this  man  these 
things  ? and  what  wisdom  is  this  which  is  given  unto 
him,  thaP  even  such  mighty  works  are  wrought  by  his 
hands  ? 

3 Is  not  this  the  carpenter,  the  son  of  Mary,  ^the 
brother  of  James,  and  Joses,  and  of  Juda,  and  Simon  ? 

7 Luke  6.  19.  & 8.  » Luke  8.  49.  & 12.  16.  & 17.  9.  ch. 

4G.  10  John  11.  11.  3.  12.  Luke  ."i.  14. 

8 Matt.  9.  22.  ch.  10.  ” Acts  9.  40.  > Matt.  13. 54.  Luke 

52.  Acts  14.  9.  12  Matt.  8.  4.  & 9.  30.  4.  16. 


27  thing  bettered,  but  rather  grew  worse,  having  heard 
the  things  concerning  Jesus,  came  in  the  crowd  be- 

28  hind,  and  touched  his  garment.  For  she  said.  If  I 
touch  but  his  garments,  I shall  be  ‘^made  whole. 

29  And  straightway  the  fountain  of  her  blood  was  dried 
up  ; and  she  felt  in  her  body  that  she  was  healed  of 

30  her  « plague.  And  straightway  Jesus,  perceiving  in 
himself  that  the  power  proceeding  from  him  had 
gone  forth,  turned  him  about  in  the  crowd,  and  said, 

31  Who  touched  my  garments  ? And  his  disciples  said 
unto  him.  Thou  seest  the  multitude  thronging  thee, 

32  and  sayest  thou.  Who  touched  me  ? And  he  looked 
round  about  to  see  her  that  had  done  this  thing. 

33  But  the  woman  fearing  and  trembling,  knowing 
what  had  been  done  to  her,  came  and  fell  down  be- 

34  fore  him,  and  told  him  all  the  truth.  And  he  said 
unto  her.  Daughter,  thy  faith  hath  ^ made  thee 
whole  ; go  in  peace,  and  be  whole  of  thy  ® plague. 


35  While  he  yet  spake,  they  come  from  the  ruler  of 
the  synagogue’s  house,  saying.  Thy  daughter  is  dead  : 

36  why  troublest  thou  the  ^ Master  any  further  ? But 
Jesus,  * not  heeding  the  word  spoken,  saith  unto  the 

37  ruler  of  the  synagogue.  Fear  not,  only  believe.  And 
he  suffered  no  man  to  follow  with  him,  save  Peter, 

38  and  James,  and  John  the  brother  of  James.  And 
they  come  to  the  house  of  the  ruler  of  the  syna- 
gogue ; and  he  beholdeth  a tumult,  and  many  weep- 

39  ing  and  wailing  greatly.  And  when  he  was  entered 
in,  he  saith  unto  them.  Why  make  ye  a tumult,  and 

40  weep  ? the  child  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  And 
they  laughed  him  to  scorn.  But  he,  having  put 
them  all  forth,  taketh  the  father  of  the  child  and  her 
mother  and  them  that  were  with  him,  and  goeth  in 

41  where  the  child  was.  And  taking  the  child  by  the 
hand,  he  saith  unto  her,  Talitha  cumi ; which  is, 
being  interpreted.  Damsel,  I say  unto  thee.  Arise. 

42  And  straightway  the  damsel  rose  up,  and  walked  ; 
for  she  was  twelve  years  old.  And  they  were 

43  amazed  straightway  with  a great  amazement.  And 
he  charged  them  much  that  no  man  should  know 
this  : and  he  commanded  that  something  should  be 
given  her  to  eat. 


6 And  he  went  out  from  thence  ; and  he  cometh 
into  his  own  country  ; and  his  disciples  follow  him. 

2 And  when  the  sabbath  was  come,  he  began  to  teach 
in  the  synagogue  : and  “many  hearing  him  were 
astonished,  saying,  Whence  hath  this  man  these 
things  ? and.  What  is  the  wisdom  that  is  given  unto 
this  man,  and  what  mean  such  ^ mighty  works 

3 wrought  by  his  hands  ? Is  not  this  the  carpenter, 
the  son  of  Mary,  and  brother  of  James,  and  Joses, 

2 John  6.  42.  e Gr.  scourge.  a Some  ancient  au~ 

8 See  Matt.  12.  46.  / Or,  saved  thee.  thorities  insert  the. 

Gal.  1.  19.  g Or,  Teacher.  b Gr.  powers. 

d Or,  saved.  h Or,  overhearing. 


ST.  MARK,  VI. 


Cl 


and  are  not  his  sisters  here  with  us  ? And  they  * were 
oifended  at  him. 

4 But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  ® A prophet  is  not  with- 
out honour,  but  in  his  own  country,  and  among  his  own 
kin,  and  in  his  own  house. 

5 ® And  he  could  there  do  no  mighty  work,  save  that 
he  laid  his  hands  upon  a few  sick  folk,  and  healed  them. 

6 And  he  marvelled  because  of  their  unbelief.  ® And 
he  went  round  about  the  villages,  teaching. 

7 ® And  he  called  unto  him  the  twelve,  and  began 
to  send  them  forth  by  two  and  two  ; and  gave  them 
power  over  unclean  spirits  ; 

8 And  commanded  them  that  they  should  take  noth- 
ing for  their  journey,  save  a staff  only  ; no  scrip,  no 
bread,  no  money  in  their  purse  : 

9 But  be  shod  with  sandals  ; and  not  put  on  two 
coats. 

10  i^And  he  said  unto  them.  In  what  place  soever 
ye  enter  into  an  house,  there  abide  till  ye  depart  from 
that  place. 

11  ^nd  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you,  nor  hear 
you,  when  ye  depart  thence,  shake  off  the  dust  under 
your  feet  for  a testimony  against  them.  Verily  I say 
unto  you.  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Sodom  and 
Gomorrha  in  the  day  of  judgment,  than  for  that  city. 

12  And  they  went  out,  and  preached  that  men  should 
repent. 

13  And  they  cast  out  many  devils,  i^and  anointed 
with  oil  many  that  were  sick,  and  healed  them. 

14  1®  And  king  Herod  heard  of  him  ; (for  his  name 
was  spread  abroad  :)  and  he  said.  That  John  the  Baptist 
was  risen  from  the  dead,  and  therefore  miglity  works 
do  shew  forth  themselves  in  him. 

15  1®  Others  said.  That  it  is  Elias.  And  others  said. 
That  it  is  a prophet,  or  as  one  of  the  prophets. 

16  But  when  Herod  heard  thereof,  he  said.  It  is 
John,  whom  I beheaded  : he  is  risen  from  the  dead. 

17  For  Herod  himself  had  sent  forth  and  laid  hold 
upon  John,  and  bound  him  in  prison  for  Herodias’  sake, 
his  brother  Philip’s  wife  : for  he  had  married  her. 

18  For  John  had  said  unto  Herod,  i®It  is  not  lawful 
for  thee  to  have  thy  brother’s  wife. 

19  Therefore  Herodias  had  a quarrel  against  him, 
and  would  have  killed  him  ; but  she  could  not  : 

20  For  Herod  feared  John,  knowing  that  he  was  a 
just  man  and  an  holy,  and  observed  him  ; and  when  he 
heard  him,  he  did  many  things,  and  heard  him  gladly. 

21  20  And  when  a convenient  day  was  come,  that 
Herod  21  on  his  birthday  made  a supper  to  his  lords, 
high  captains,  and  chief  estates  of  Galilee  ; 

22  And  when  the  daughter  of  the  said  Herodias 
came  in,  and  danced,  and  pleased  Herod  and  them  that 
sat  with  him,  the  king  said  unto  the  damsel.  Ask  of  me 
whatsoever  thou  wilt,  and  I will  give  it  thee. 

23  And  he  sware  unto  her,  22  Whatsoever  thou  shalt 
ask  of  me,  I will  give  it  thee,  unto  the  half  of  my  king- 
dom. 

24  And  she  went  forth,  and  said  unto  her  mother. 
What  shall  I ask?  And  she  said.  The  head  of  John 
the  Baptist. 

4 Matt.  11.  6.  9 Matt.  10.  1.  ch.  3.  Jam.  6.  14. 

c Matt.  13.  57.  John  13,  14.  Luke  9.  1.  is  Matt.  14. 1.  Luke 

4.  44.  10  Acts  12.  8.  9.  7. 

c See  Gen.  19.  22.  & u Matt.  10. 11.  Luke  is  Matt.  16.  14.  ch. 

32.  25.  Matt.  13.  58.  9.  4.  & 10.  7,  8.  8.  28. 

ch.  9.  23.  12  Matt.  10. 14.  Luke  n Matt.  14. 2.  Luke 

Is.  59.  16.  10.  10.  3.  19. 

8 Matt.  9.  35.  Luke  i3  Acts  13.  51.  & 18.  !«  Lev.  18.  16.  & 20. 

13.  22.  6.  21. 


and  Judas,  and  Simon  ? and  are  not  his  sisters  here 

4 with  us  ? And  they  were  offended  in  him.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  them,  A prophet  is  not  without 
honour,  save  in  his  own  country,  and  among  his  own 

5 kin,  and  in  his  own  house.  And  he  could  there  do 
no  mighty  work,  save  that  he  laid  his  hands  upon 

6 a few  sick  folk,  and  healed  them.  And  he  mar- 
velled because  of  their  unbelief. 

And  he  went  round  about  the  villages  teaching. 

7 And  he  called  unto  him  the  twelve,  and  began  to 
send  them  forth  by  two  and  two  ; and  he  gave  them 

8 authority  over  the  unclean  spirits  ; and  he  charged 
them  that  they  should  take  nothing  for  f A eiV  journey, 
save  a staff  only  ; no  bread,  no  wallet,  no  ^ money  in 

9 their  purse  ; but  to  go  shod  with  sandals  : and,  said 

10  he,  put  not  on  two  coats.  And  he  said  unto  them. 
Wheresoever  ye  enter  into  a house,  there  abide  till 

11  ye  depart  thence.  And  whatsoever  place  shall  not 
receive  you,  and  they  hear  you  not,  as  ye  go  forth 
thence,  shake  off  the  dust  that  is  under  your  feet  for 

12  a testimony  unto  them.  And  they  went  out,  and 

13  preached  that  men  should  repent.  And  they  cast 
out  many  ^ devils,  and  anointed  with  oil  many  that 
were  sick,  and  healed  them. 


14  And  king  Herod  heard  thereof ; for  his  name  had 
become  known  : and  * he  said,  John  * the  Baptist  is 
risen  from  the  dead,  and  therefore  do  these  powers 

15  work  in  him.  But  others  said.  It  is  Elijah.  And 
others  said.  It  is  a prophet,  even  as  one  of  the  prophets. 

16  But  Herod,  when  he  heard  thereof,  said,  John,  whom 

17  I beheaded,  he  is  risen.  For  Herod  himself  had  sent 
forth  and  laid  hold  upon  John,  and  bound  him  in 
prison  for  the  sake  of  Herodias,  his  brother  Philip’s 

18  wife  : for  he  had  married  her.  For  John  said  unto 
Herod,  It  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  thy  bro- 

19  ther’s  wife.  And  Herodias  set  herself  against  him, 

20  and  desired  to  kill  him  ; and  she  could  not ; for  Herod 
feared  John,  knowing  that  he  was  a righteous  man 
and  a holy,  and  kept  him  safe.  And  when  he  heard 
him,  he  j was  much  perplexed  ; and  he  heard  him 

21  gladly.  And  when  a convenient  day  was  come,  that 
Herod  on  his  birthday  made  a supper  to  his  lords, 
and  the  ^ high  captains,  and  the  chief  men  of  Galilee  ; 

22  and  when  ^ the  daughter  of  Herodias  herself  came  in 
and  danced,  she  pleased  Herod  and  them  that  sat 
at  meat  with  him  ; and  the  king  said  unto  the  damsel. 
Ask  of  me  whatsoever  thou  wilt,  and  I will  give  it 

23  thee.  And  he  sware  unto  her.  Whatsoever  thou 
shalt  ask  of  me,  I will  give  it  thee,  unto  the  half  of 

24  my  kingdom.  And  she  went  out,  and  said  unto  her 
mother.  What  shall  I ask  ? And  she  said,  The  head 


Matt.  14.  5.  & 21. 

26. 

20  Matt.  14.  6. 

21  Gen.  40.  20. 

22  Esth.  5.  3,  6.  & 7. 

2. 

c Gr.  caused  to 
stumble. 


d Gr.  power, 
e Gr.  brass. 

/Gr.  girdle, 
g Gr.  demons, 
h Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  they, 
i Gr.  the  Baptizcr. 
j Many  ancient  au- 


thorities read  did 
many  things. 

ic  Or,  military  tri- 
bunes. Gr.  chiliarchs. 

I Some  ancient  au- 
tliorities  read  his 
daughter  Herodias. 
m Or,  it. 


62 


ST.  MARK,  VI. 


25  And  she  came  in  straightway  with  haste  unto  the 
king,  and  asked,  saying,  I will  that  thou  give  me  by 
and  by  in  a charger  the  head  of  John  the  Baptist. 

26  And  the  king  was  exceeding  sorry  ; yet  for  his 
oath’s  sake,  and  for  their  sakes  which  sat  with  him,  he 
would  not  reject  her. 

27  And  immediately  the  king  sent  an  executioner, 
and  commanded  his  head  to  be  brought : and  he  went 
and  beheaded  him  in  the  prison, 

28  And  brought  his  head  in  a charger,  and  gave  it  to 
the  damsel  ; and  the  damsel  gave  it  to  her  mother. 

29  And  when  his  disciples  heard  of  they  came  and 
took  up  his  corpse,  and  laid  it  in  a tomb. 

30  And  the  apostles  gathered  themselves  together 
unto  Jesus,  and  told  him  all  things,  both  what  they  had 
done,  and  what  they  had  taught. 

31  And  he  said  unto  them.  Come  ye  yourselves 
apart  into  a desert  place,  and  rest  a while  : for  there 
were  many  coming  and  going,  and  they  had  no  leisure 
so  much  as  to  eat. 

32  27  And  they  departed  into  a desert  place  by  ship 
privately. 

33  And  the  people  saw  them  departing,  and  many 
knew  him,  and  ran  afoot  thither  out  of  all  cities,  and 
outwent  them,  and  came  together  unto  him. 

34  28 And  Jesus,  when  he  came  out,  saw  much  people, 
and  was  moved  with  compassion  toward  them,  because 
they  were  as  sheep  not  having  a shepherd : and  29  he 
began  to  teach  them  many  things. 

35  And  when  the  day  was  now  far  spent,  his  dis- 
ciples came  unto  him,  and  said.  This  is  a desert  place, 
and  now  the  time  is  far  passed  : 

36  Send  them  away,  that  they  may  go  into  the  coun- 
try round  about,  and  into  the  villages,  and  buy  them- 
selves bread  : for  they  have  nothing  to  eat. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Give  ye  them 
to  eat.  And  they  say  unto  him,  Shall  we  go  and  buy 
two  hundred  pennyworth  of  bread,  and  give  them  to 
eat  ? 

38  He  saith  unto  them.  How  many  loaves  have  ye  ? 
go  and  see.  And  when  they  knew,  they  say,  Five, 
and  two  fishes. 

39  And  he  commanded  them  to  make  all  sit  down  by 
companies  upon  the  green  grass. 

40  And  they  sat  down  in  ranks,  by  hundreds,  and  by 
fifties. 

41  And  when  he  had  taken  the  five  loaves  and  the 
two  fishes,  he  looked  up  to  heaven,  ^^and  blessed,  and 
brake  the  loaves,  and  gave  them  to  his  disciples  to  set 
before  them  ; and  the  two  fishes  divided  he  among  them 
all. 

42  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled. 

43  And  they  took  up  twelve  baskets  full  of  the  frag- 
ments, and  of  the  fishes. 

44  And  they  that  did  eat  of  the  loaves  were  about 
five  thousand  men. 

45  And  straightway  he  constrained  his  disciples  to 
get  into  the  ship,  and  to  go  to  the  other  side  before 
unto  Bethsaida,  while  he  sent  away  the  people. 

46  And  when  he  had  sent  them  away,  he  departed 
into  a mountain  to  pray. 

47  And  when  even  was  come,  the  ship  was  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea,  and  he  alone  on  the  land. 

23  Matt.  14.  9. 

24  Luke  9.  10. 

23  Matt.  14.  13. 

2c  ch.  3.  20. 

27  Matt.  14.  13. 


25  of  John  " the  Baptist.  And  she  came  in  straightway 
with  haste  unto  the  king,  and  asked,  saying,  I will 
that  thou  forthwith  give  me  in  a charger  the  head  of 

26  John  ” the  Baptist.  And  the  king  was  exceeding 
sorry  ; but  for  the  sake  of  his  oaths,  and  of  them  that 

27  sat  at  meat,  he  would  not  reject  her.  And  straight- 
way the  king  sent  forth  a soldier  of  his  guard,  and 
commanded  to  bring  his  head  : and  he  went  and  be- 

28  headed  him  in  the  prison,  and  brought  his  head  in  a 
charger,  and  gave  it  to  the  damsel ; and  the  damsel 

29  gave  it  to  her  mother.  And  when  his  disciples  heard 
thereof  they  came  and  took  up  his  corpse,  and  laid  it 
in  a tomb. 

30  And  the  apostles  gather  themselves  together  unto 
Jesus  ; and  they  told  him  all  things,  whatsoever  they 

31  had  done,  and  whatsoever  they  had  taught.  And  he 
saith  unto  them.  Come  ye  yourselves  apart  into  a 
desert  place,  and  rest  a while.  For  there  were  many 
coming  and  going,  and  they  had  no  leisure  so  much 

32  as  to  eat.  And  they  went  away  in  the  boat  to  a 

33  desert  place  apart.  And  the  people  saw  them  going, 
and  many  knew  them,  and  they  ran  there  together 

34  ® on  foot  from  all  the  cities,  and  outwent  them.  And 
he  came  forth  and  saw  a great  multitude,  and  he  had 
compassion  on  them,  because  they  were  as  sheep  not 
having  a shepherd  : and  he  began  to  teach  them 

35  many  things.  And  when  the  day  was  now  far  spent, 
his  disciples  came  unto  him,  and  said.  The  place  is 

36  desert,  and  the  day  is  now  far  spent  : send  them 
away,  that  they  may  go  into  the  country  and  villages 
round  about,  and  buy  themselves  somewhat  to  eat. 

37  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Give  ye  them 
to  eat.  And  they  say  unto  him.  Shall  we  go  and  buy 
two  hundred  i'  pennyworth  of  bread,  and  give  them 

38  to  eat  ? And  he  saith  unto  them.  How  many  loaves 
have  ye  ? go  and  see.  And  when  they  knew,  they 

39  say.  Five,  and  two  fishes.  And  he  commanded  them 
that  all  should  9 sit  down  by  companies  upon  the 

40  green  grass.  And  they  sat  down  in  ranks,  by  hun- 

41  dreds,  and  by  fifties.  And  he  took  the  five  loaves 
and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking  up  to  heaven,  he 
blessed,  and  brake  the  loaves  ; and  he  gave  to  the 
disciples  to  set  before  them  ; and  the  two  fishes 

42  divided  he  among  them  all.  And  they  did  all  eat, 

43  and  were  filled.  And  they  took  up  broken  pieces, 

44  twelve  basketfuls,  and  also  of  the  fishes.  And  they 
that  ate  the  loaves  were  five  thousand  men. 


45  And  straightway  he  constrained  his  disciples  to 
enter  into  the  boat,  and  to  go  before  him  unto  the 
other  side  to  Bethsaida,  while  he  himself  sendeth  the 

46  multitude  away.  And  after  he  had  taken  leave  of 

47  them,  he  departed  into  the  mountain  to  pray.  And 
when  even  was  come,  the  boat  was  in  the  midst  of 


28  Matt.  9.  36.  & 14.  3i  Uum.  11. 13, 22.  2 33  i gam.  9. 13.  Matt.  36  Matt.  14.  23.  John  p See  marginal  note 

14.  Kin.  4.  43.  26.  26.  6.  16,  17.  on  Matt.  18.  28. 

23L\ike9.  11.  32  Matt.  14. 17.  Luke  34  Matt.  14. 22.  John  n Gt.  the  Baptizer.  q Gr,  recline. 

so  Matt.  14. 1.5.  Luke  9.13.  John  6.  9.  See  6.17.  o Or,  by  land. 

9.  12.  Matt.  15.  34.  ch.  8.  5. 


ST.  MARK,  VII. 


63 


48  And  he  saw  them  toiling  in  rowing  ; for  the  wind 
was  contrary  unto  them  : and  about  the  fourth  watch  of 
the  night  he  cometh  unto  them,  walking  upon  the  sea, 
and  would  have  passed  by  them. 

49  But  when  they  saw  him  walking  upon  the  sea, 
they  supposed  it  had  been  a spirit,  and  cried  out  : 

50  For  they  all  saw  him,  and  were  troubled.  And 
immediately  he  talked  with  them,  and  saith  unto  them. 
Be  of  good  cheer  ; it  is  I ; be  not  afraid. 

61  And  he  went  up  unto  them  into  the  ship  ; and  the 
wind  ceased  : and  they  were  sore  amazed  in  themselves 
beyond  measure,  and  wondered. 

52  For  they  considered  not  the  miracle  of  the 
loaves  : for  their  heart  was  hardened. 

53  39  And  when  they  had  passed  over,  they  came  into 
the  land  of  Gennesaret,  and  drew  to  the  shore. 

54  And  when  they  were  come  out  of  the  ship, 
straightway  they  knew  him, 

65  And  ran  through  that  whole  region  round  about, 
and  began  to  carry  about  in  beds  those  that  were  sick, 
where  they  heard  he  was. 

56  And  whithersoever  he  entered,  into  villages,  or 
cities,  or  country,  they  laid  the  sick  in  the  streets,  and 
besought  him  that  they  might  touch  if  it  were  but  the 
border  of  his  garment  : and  as  many  as  touched  him 
were  made  whole. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 The  Pharisees  find  fault  at  the  disciples  for  eating  with  unwashen 
hands.  8 T^ey  break  the  commandment  of  God  by  the  traditions  of 
men.  14  Meat  defileth  not  the  man.  24  He  healeth  the  Syrophenician 
woman's  daughter  of  an  unclean  spirit,  31  and  one  that  was  deaf, 
and  stammered  in  his  speech. 

Then  ^ came  together  unto  him  the  Pharisees,  and 
certain  of  the  scribes,  which  came  from  Jerusalem. 
2 And  when  they  saw  some  of  his  disciples  eat  bread 
with  defiled,  that  is  to  say,  with  unwashen,  hands,  they 
found  fault. 

3  For  the  Pharisees,  and  all  the  Jews,  except  they 
wash  their  hands  oft,  eat  not,  holding  the  tradition  of 
the  elders. 

4  And  when  they  come  from  the  market,  except  they 
wash,  they  eat  not.  And  many  other  things  there  be, 
which  they  have  received  to  hold,  as  the  washing  of 
cups,  and  pots,  brasen  vessels,  and  of  tables. 

5  ^ Then  the  Pharisees  and  scribes  asked  him.  Why 
walk  not  thy  disciples  according  to  the  tradition  of  the 
elders,  but  eat  bread  with  unwashen  hands  ? 

6  He  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Well  hath  Esaias 
prophesied  of  you  hypocrites,  as  it  is  written,  3 This 
people  honoureth  me  with  their  lips,  but  their  heart  is 
far  from  me. 

7  Howbeit  in  vain  do  they  worship  me,  teaching  for 
doctrines  the  commandments  of  men. 

8  For  laying  aside  the  commandment  of  God,  ye  hold 
the  tradition  of  men,  as  the  washing  of  pots  and  cups  : 
and  many  other  such  like  things  ye  do. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  Full  well  ye  reject  the 
commandment  of  God,  that  ye  may  keep  your  own  tra- 
dition. 

10  For  Moses  said,  ^Honour  thy  father  and  thy 
mother  ; and,  3 Whoso  curseth  father  or  mother,  let  him 
die  the  death  : 

11  But  ye  say,  If  a man  shall  say  to  his  father  or 

*0  See  Luke  24.  28.  5.  27,  28.  Acts  19. 12.  * Ex.  20.  12.  Deut. 

ST  ch.  8.  17,  18.  T Matt.  15.  1.  .5.  16.  Matt.  15.  4. 

S8  ch.  3.  5.  16. 14.  2 Matt.  15.  2.  o Ex.  21.  17.  Lev. 

32  Matt.  14.  34.  3 Is.  29.  13.  Matt.  20.  9.  Pro.  20.  20. 

*2  Matt.  9.  20.  ch.  15.  8.  r Or,  crossed  over  to 


48  the  sea,  and  he  alone  on  the  land.  And  seeing  them 
distressed  in  rowing,  for  the  wind  was  contrary  unto 
them,  about  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night  he  cometh 
unto  them,  walking  on  the  sea  ; and  he  would  have 

49  passed  by  them : but  they,  when  they  saw  him 
walking  on  the  sea,  supposed  that  it  was  an  appari- 

50  tion,  and  cried  out ; for  they  all  saw  him,  and  were 
troubled.  But  he  straightway  spake  with  them,  and 
saith  unto  them.  Be  of  good  cheer : it  is  I ; be  not 

51  afraid.  And  he  went  up  unto  them  into  the  boat ; 
and  the  wind  ceased  : and  they  were  sore  amazed  in 

52  themselves  ; for  they  understood  not  concerning  the 
loaves,  but  their  heart  was  hardened. 

53  And  when  they  had  *■  crossed  over,  they  came  to 
the  land  unto  Gennesaret,  and  moored  to  the  shore. 

54  And  when  they  were  come  out  of  the  boat,  straight- 

55  way  the  people  knew  him,  and  ran  round  about  that 
whole  region,  and  began  to  carry  about  on  their  beds 

56  those  that  were  sick,  where  they  heard  he  was.  And 
wheresoever  he  entered,  into  villages,  or  into  cities, 
or  into  the  country,  they  laid  the  sick  in  the  market- 
places, and  besought  him  that  they  might  touch  if  it 
were  but  the  border  of  his  garment : and  as  many 
as  touched  ^him  were  made  whole. 


7  And  there  are  gathered  together  unto  him  the 
Pharisees,  and  certain  of  the  scribes,  which  had 

2 come  from  Jerusalem,  and  had  seen  that  some  of  his 
disciples  ate  their  bread  with  ® defiled,  that  is,  un- 

3 washen,  hands.  For  the  Pharisees,  and  all  the  Jews, 
except  they  wash  their  hands  ^ diligently,  eat  not, 

4 holding  the  tradition  of  the  elders  : and  when  they 
come  from  the  marketplace,  except  they  wash  them- 
selves, they  eat  not : and  many  other  things  there 
be,  which  they  have  received  to  hold,  ^ washings  of 

5 cups,  and  pots,  and  brasen  vessels.®  And  the  Phari- 
sees and  the  scribes  ask  him,  Why  walk  not  thy 
disciples  according  to  the  tradition  of  the  elders,  but 

6 eat  their  bread  with  ® defiled  hands  ? And  he  said 
unto  them.  Well  did  Isaiah  prophesy  of  you  hypo- 
crites, as  it  is  written. 

This  people  honoureth  me  with  their  lips, 

But  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

7 But  in  vain  do  they  worship  me. 

Teaching  as  their  doctrines  the  precepts  of  men. 

8 Ye  leave  the  commandment  of  God,  and  hold  fast 

9 the  tradition  of  men.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Full 
well  do  ye  reject  the  commandment  of  God,  that  ye 

10  may  keep  your  tradition.  For  Moses  said.  Honour 
thy  father  and  thy  mother  ; and.  He  that  speaketh 

11  evil  of  father  or  mother,  let  him  ^ die  the  death  : but 


the  land,  they  came  Gr.  with  the.  fist.  d Gr.  baptizings. 

unto  Gennesaret.  c Gr.  baptize.  Some  c Many  ancient  au- 

s Or,  it.  ancient  authorities  thorities  add  and 

a Or,  common.  read  sprinkle  them-  couches, 

b Or,  up  to  the  elbow,  selves.  surely  die. 


64 


ST.  MARK,  Vn. 


mother,  It  is  ^ Corban,  that  is  to  say,  a gift,  by  whatso- 
ever thou  mightest  be  profited  by  me  ; he  shall  he  free. 

12  And  ye  suffer  him  no  more  to  do  ought  for  his 
father  or  his  mother  ; 

13  Making  the  word  of  God  of  none  effect  through 
your  tradition,  which  ye  have  delivered : and  many 
such  like  things  do  ye. 

14  T[  ^ And  when  he  had  called  all  the  people  unto 
him,  he  said  unto  them.  Hearken  unto  me  every  one  of 
you,  and  understand  : 

16  There  is  nothing  from  without  a man,  that  enter- 
ing into  him  can  defile  him  : but  the  things  which  come 
out  of  him,  those  are  they  that  defile  the  man. 

16  ® If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

17  ^ And  when  he  was  entered  into  the  house  from 
the  people,  his  disciples  asked  him  concerning  the  para- 
ble. 

18  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Are  ye  so  without  under- 
standing also  ? Do  ye  not  perceive,  that  whatsoever 
thing  from  without  entereth  into  the  man,  it  cannot  de- 
file him  ; 

19  Because  it  entereth  not  into  his  heart,  but  into  the 
belly,  and  goeth  out  into  the  draught,  purging  all  meats  ? 

20  And  he  said.  That  which  cometh  out  of  the  man, 
that  defileth  the  man. 

21  I'^For  from  within,  out  of  the  heart  of  men,  pro- 
ceed evil  thoughts,  adulteries,  fornications,  murders, 

22  Thefts,  covetousness,  wickedness,  deceit,  lascivi- 
ousness, an  evil  eye,  blasphemy,  pride,  foolishness  : 

23  All  these  evil  things  come  from  within,  and  defile 
the  man. 

24  ^ And  from  thence  he  arose,  and  went  into  the 
borders  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  and  entered  into  an  house, 
and  would  have  no  man  know  it:  but  he  could  not  be 
hid. 

25  For  a certain  woman,  whose  young  daughter  had 
an  unclean  spirit,  heard  of  him,  and  came  and  fell  at 
his  feet : 

26  The  woman  was  a Greek,  a Syrophenician  by  na- 
tion ; and  she  besought  him  that  he  would  cast  forth 
the  devil  out  of  her  daughter. 

27  But  Jesus  said  unto  her.  Let  the  children  first  be 
filled:  for  it  is  not  meet  to  take  the  children’s  bread, 
and  to  cast  it  unto  the  dogs. 

28  And  she  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Yes,  Lord  : 
yet  the  dogs  under  the  table  eat  of  the  children’s 
crumbs. 

29  And  he  said  unto  her.  For  this  saying  go  thy  way  ; 
the  devil  is  gone  out  of  thy  daughter. 

30  And  when  she  was  come  to  her  house,  she  found 
the  devil  gone  out,  and  her  daughter  laid  upon  the 
bed. 

31  ^ And  again,  departing  from  the  coasts  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon,  he  came  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee,  through  the 
midst  of  the  coasts  of  Decapolis. 

32  And  13  they  bring  unto  him  one  that  was  deaf,  and 
had  an  impediment  in  his  speech  ; and  they  beseech 
him  to  put  his  hand  upon  him. 

33  And  he  took  him  aside  from  the  multitude,  and 
put  his  fingers  into  his  ears,  and  i^  he  spit,  and  touched 
his  tongue  ; 

I 34  And  13  looking  up  to  heaven,  i®he  sighed,  and 
saith  unto  him,  Ephphatha,  that  is.  Be  opened. 


ye  say.  If  a man  shall  say  to  his  father  or  his  mother. 
That  wherewith  thou  mightest  have  been  profited 

12  by  me  is  Corban,  that  is  to  say.  Given  to  God ; ye  no 
longer  suffer  him  to  do  aught  for  his  father  or  his 

13  mother  ; making  void  the  word  of  God  by  your  tra- 
dition, which  ye  have  delivered  : and  many  such  like 

14  things  ye  do.  And  he  called  to  him  the  multitude 
again,  and  said  unto  them.  Hear  me  all  of  you,  and 

15  understand  : there  is  nothing  from  without  the  man, 
that  going  into  him  can  defile  him  : but  the  things 
which  proceed  out  of  the  man  are  those  that  defile 

17  the  man.s'  And  when  he  was  entered  into  the  house 
from  the  multitude,  his  disciples  asked  of  him  the 

18  parable.  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Are  ye  so  with- 
out understanding  also  ? Perceive  ye  not,  that 
whatsoever  from  without  goeth  into  the  man,  it 

19  cannot  defile  him  ; because  it  goeth  not  into  his 
heart,  but  into  his  belly,  and  goeth  out  into  the 
draught?  This  he  said,  making  all  meats  clean. 

20  And  he  said.  That  which  proceedeth  out  of  the  man, 

21  that  defileth  the  man.  For  from  within,  out  of  the 
heart  of  men,  * evil  thoughts  proceed,  fornications, 

22  thefts,  murders,  adulteries,  covetings,  wickednesses, 
deceit,  lasciviousness,  an  evil  eye,  railing,  pride,  fool- 

23  ishness  : all  these  evil  things  proceed  from  within, 
and  defile  the  man. 


24  And  from  thence  he  arose,  and  went  away  into  the 
borders  of  Tyre  * and  Sidon.  And  he  entered  into 
a house,  and  would  have  no  man  know  it : and  he 

25  could  not  be  hid.  But  straightway  a woman,  whose 
little  daughter  had  an  unclean  spirit,  having  heard 

26  of  him,  came  and  fell  down  at  his  feet.  Now  the 
woman  was  a Greek,  a Syrophoenician  by  race. 
And  she  besought  him  that  he  would  cast  forth  the 

27  * devil  out  of  her  daughter.  And  he  said  unto  her, 
Let  the  children  first  be  filled  : for  it  is  not  meet  to 
take  the  children’s  ^ bread  and  cast  it  to  the  dogs. 

28  But  she  answered  and  saith  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord  ; 
even  the  dogs  under  the  table  eat  of  the  children’s 

29  crumbs.  And  he  said  unto  her.  For  this  saying  go 
thy  way  ; the  ^ devil  is  gone  out  of  thy  daughter. 

30  And  she  went  away  unto  her  house,  and  found  the 
child  laid  upon  the  bed,  and  the  * devil  gone  out. 


31  And  again  he  went  out  from  the  borders  of  Tyre, 
and  came  through  Sidon  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee, 

32  through  the  midst  of  the  borders  of  Decapolis.  And 
they  bring  unto  him  one  that  was  deaf,  and  had  an 
impediment  in  his  speech  ; and  they  beseech  him  to 

33  lay  his  hand  upon  him.  And  he  took  him  aside  from 
the  multitude  privately,  and  put  his  fingers  into  his 

34  ears,  and  he  spat,  and  touched  his  tongue  ; and 
looking  up  to  heaven,  he  sighed,  and  saith  unto  him, 


6 Matt.  15.  5.  & 23. 

18. 

1 Matt.  15.  10. 

8 Matt.  11.  15. 

0 Matt.  16.  16. 


10  Gen.  6.  5.  & 8.  21. 
Matt.  15.  19. 

11  Matt.  15.  21. 

12  Matt.  15.  29. 


13  Matt.  9.  32.  Luke 
11.  14. 

- 14  ch.  8.  23.  John 

9.  6. 


41.  & 17.  1. 

16  John  11.  33,  38. 
g-  Many  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  ver. 
16.  If  any  man  hath 


ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

h Gr.  thoughts  that 
are  evil. 

t Some  ancient  au- 


thorities omit  and  Si- 
don. 

j Or,  Gentile, 
k Gr.  demon. 

I Or,  loqf. 


i6ch.6.41.  John  11. 


ST.  MARK,  VIII. 


65 


35  And  straightway  his  ears  were  opened,  and  the 
string  of  his  tongue  was  loosed,  and  he  spake  plain. 

36  And  he  charged  them  that  they  should  tell  no 
man  : but  the  more  he  charged  them,  so  much  the  more 
a great  deal  they  published  it ; 

37  And  were  beyond  measure  astonished,  saying,  He 
hath  done  all  things  well ; he  maketh  both  the  deaf  to 
hear,  and  the  dumb  to  speak. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 Christ  feedeth  the  •people  miraculously  : 10  refusethto  give  a sign  to 
the  Pharisees : 14  ndmonisheth  his  disciples  to  beware  of  the  leaven 
of  the  Pharisees,  and  of  the  leaven  of  Herod:  22  giveth  a blind  man 
his  sight : 27  acknowledgeth  that  he  is  the  Christ,  who  should  suffer 
and  rise  again : 34  and  exhorteth  to  patience  in  persecution  for  the 
profession  of  the  gospel. 

IN  those  days  ^the  multitude  being  very  great,  and 
having  nothing  to  eat,  Jesus  called  his  disciples 
unto  him,  and  saith  unto  them, 

2  I have  compassion  on  the  multitude,  because  they 
have  now  been  with  me  three  days,  and  have  nothing  to 
eat : 

3  And  if  I send  them  away  fasting  to  their  own 
houses,  they  will  faint  by  the  way  : for  divers  of  them 
came  from  far. 

4  And  his  disciples  answered  him.  From  whence  can 
a man  satisfy  these  men  with  bread  here  in  the  wilder- 
ness ? 

5  2 And  he  asked  them,  How  many  loaves  have  ye  ? 
And  they  said,  Seven. 

6  And  he  commanded  the  people  to  sit  down  on  the 
ground  : and  he  took  the  seven  loaves,  and  gave  thanks, 
and  brake,  and  gave  to  his  disciples  to  set  before  them  ; 
and  they  did  set  them  before  the  people. 

7  And  they  had  a few  small  fishes  : and  ®he  blessed, 
and  commanded  to  set  them  also  before  them. 

8  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  filled  : and  they  took  up 
of  the  broken  meat  that  was  left  seven  baskets. 

9  And  they  that  had  eaten  were  about  four  thousand  : 
and  he  sent  them  away. 

10  And  ^ straightway  he  entered  into  a ship  with 
his  disciples,  and  came  into  the  parts  of  Dalmanutha. 

11  ®And  the  Pharisees  came  forth,  and  began  to 
question  with  him,  seeking  of  him  a sign  from  heaven, 
tempting  him. 

12  And  he  sighed  deeply  in  his  spirit,  and  saith.  Why 
doth  this  generation  seek  after  a sign  ? verily  I say 
unto  you,  There  shall  no  sign  be  given  unto  this  genera- 
tion. 

13  And  he  left  them,  and  entering  into  the  ship 
again  departed  to  the  other  side. 

14  ^ ®Now  the  disciples  had  forgotten  to  take  bread, 
neither  had  they  in  the  ship  with  them  more  than  one 
loaf. 

15  '^And  he  charged  them,  saying.  Take  heed,  be- 
ware of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees,  and  of  the  leaven 
of  Herod. 

16  And  they  reasoned  among  themselves,  saying.  It 
is  ® because  we  have  no  bread. 

17  And  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he  saith  unto  them, 
Why  reason  ye,  because  ye  have  no  bread  ? ® perceive 
ye  not  yet,  neither  understand  ? have  ye  your  heart  yet 
hardened  ? 

18  Having  eyes,  see  ye  not  ? and  having  ears,  hear 
ye  not  ? and  do  ye  not  remember  ? 

” Is.  35.  5,  6.  Matt.  2 Matt.  15.  34.  See  * Matt.  15.  39. 

11.  6.  ch.  6.  38.  c Matt.  12.  38.  & 16. 

18  ch.  5.  43.  3 Matt.  14. 19.  ch.  6.  1.  John  C.  30. 

1 Matt.  15. 32.  41.  e Matt.  16. 6. 


35  Ephphatha,  that  is.  Be  opened.  And  his  ears  were 
opened,  and  the  bond  of  his  tongue  was  loosed,  and 

36  he  spake  plain.  And  he  charged  them  that  they 
should  tell  no  man  : but  the  more  he  charged  them, 
so  much  the  more  a great  deal  they  published  it. 

37  And  they  were  beyond  mejtsure  astonished,  saying. 
He  hath  done  all  things  well : he  maketh  even  the 
deaf  to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to  speak. 


8 In  those  days,  when  there  was  again  a great  mul- 
titude, and  they  had  nothing  to  eat,  he  called  unto 

2 him  his  disciples,  and  saith  unto  them,  I have  com- 
passion on  the  multitude,  because  they  continue  with 

3 me  now  three  days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat  : and  if 
I send  them  away  fasting  to  their  home,  they  will 
faint  in  the  way  ; and  some  of  them  are  come  from 

4 far.  And  his  disciples  answered  him.  Whence  shall 
one  be  able  to  fill  these  men  with  “ bread  here  in  a 

5 desert  place  ? And  he  asked  them.  How  many 

6 loaves  have  ye  ? And  they  said.  Seven.  And  he 
commandeth  the  multitude  to  sit  down  on  the 
ground  : and  he  took  the  seven  loaves,  and  having 
given  thanks,  he  brake,  and  gave  to  his  disciples,  to 
set  before  them  ; and  they  set  them  before  the  mul- 

7 titude.  And  they  had  a few  small  fishes  : and  hav- 
ing blessed  them,  he  commanded  to  set  these  also 

8 before  them.  And  they  did  eat,  and  were  filled:  and 
they  took  up,  of  broken  pieces  that  remained  over, 

9 seven  baskets.  And  they  were  about  four  thou- 
10  sand  : and  he  sent  them  away.  And  straightway 

he  entered  into  the  boat  with  his  disciples,  and 
came  into  the  parts  of  Dalmanutha. 


11  And  the  Pharisees  came  forth,  and  began  to  ques- 
tion with  him,  seeking  of  him  a sign  from  heaven, 

12  tempting  him.  And  he  sighed  deeply  in  his  spirit, 
and  saith.  Why  doth  this  generation  seek  a sign  ? 
verily  I say  unto  you.  There  shall  no  sign  be  given 

13  unto  this  generation.  And  he  left  them,  and  again 
entering  into  the  boat  departed  to  the  other  side. 

14  And  they  forgot  to  take  bread  ; and  they  had  not 

15  in  the  boat  with  them  more  than  one  loaf.  And  he 
charged  them,  saying.  Take  heed,  beware  of  the  lea- 

16  ven  of  the  Pharisees  and  the  leaven  of  Herod.  And 
they  reasoned  one  with  another,  ^saying,  <^We  have 

17  no  bread.  And  Jesus  perceiving  it  saith  unto  them. 
Why  reason  ye,  because  ye  have  no  bread  ? do  ye 
not  yet  perceive,  neither  understand  ? have  ye  your 

18  heart  hardened  ? Having  eyes,  see  ye  not  ? and 
having  ears,  hear  ye  not  ? and  do  ye  not  remember  ? 


T Matt.  16.  6.  Luke  a Gr.  loaves.  c Or,  It  is  because 

12.1.  6 Some  ancient  au-  we  have  no  bread. 

8 Matt.  16.  7.  thoritie.s  read  because 

° ch.  6.  52.  they  had  no  bread. 


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ST.  MARK,  VIII. 


19  ^®When  I brake  the  five  loaves  among  five  thou- 
sand, how  many  baskets  full  of  fragments  took  ye  up  ? 
They  say  unto  him,  Twelve. 

20  And  when  the  seven  among  four  thousand,  how 
many  baskets  full  of  fragments  took  ye  up  ? And  they 
said.  Seven. 

21  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  is  it  that  ^^ye  do 
not  understand  ? 

22  *f[  And  he  cometh  to  Bethsaida  ; and  they  bring  a 
blind  man  unto  him,  and  besought  him  to  touch  him. 

23  And  he  took  the  blind  man  by  the  hand,  and  led 
him  out  of  the  town  ; and  when  he  had  spit  on  his 
eyes,  and  put  his  hands  upon  him,  he  asked  him  if  he 
saw  ought. 

24  And  he  looked  up,  and  said,  I see  men  as  trees, 
walking. 

25  After  that  he  put  his  hands  again  upon  his  eyes, 
and  made  him  look  up  : and  he  was  restored,  and  saw 
every  man  clearly. 

26  And  he  sent  him  away  to  his  house,  saying. 
Neither  go  into  the  town,  i^nor  tell  it  to  any  in  the 
town. 

27  ^ 15  And  .Jesus  went  out,  and  his  disciples,  into 
the  towns  of  Caesarea  Philippi : and  by  the  way  he 
asked  his  disciples,  saying  unto  them.  Whom  do  men 
say  that  I am  ? 

28  And  they  answered,  i®  John  the  Baptist : but  some 
say,  Elias  ; and  others.  One  of  the  prophets. 

29  And  he  saith  unto  them.  But  whom  say  ye  that  I 
am  ? And  Peter  answereth  and  saith  unto  him,  ^ Thou 
art  the  Christ. 

30  1®  And  he  charged  them  that  they  should  tell  no 
man  of  him. 

31  And  1®  he  began  to  teach  them,  that  the  Son  of 
man  must  suffer  many  things,  and  be  rejected  of  the 
elders,  and  of  the  chief  priests,  and  scribes,  and  be 
killed,  and  after  three  days  rise  again. 

32  And  he  spake  that  saying  openly.  And  Peter 
took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke  him. 

33  But  when  he  had  turned  about  and  looked  on  his 
disciples,  he  rebuked  Peter,  saying.  Get  thee  behind 
me,  Satan  : for  thou  savourest  not  the  things  that  be  of 
God,  but  the  things  that  be  of  men. 

34  ^ And  when  he  had  called  the  people  unto  him 
with  his  disciples  also,  he  said  unto  them,  ^ Whosoever 
will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and  take  up 
his  cross,  and  follow  me. 

35  For  21  whosoever  will  save  his  life  shall  lose  it ; 
but  whosoever  shall  lose  his  life  for  my  sake  and  the 
gospel’s,  the  same  shall  save  it. 

36  For  what  shall  it  profit  a man,  if  he  shall  gain 
the  whole  world,  and  lose  his  own  soul  ? 

37  Or  what  shall  a man  give  in  exchange  for  his 
soul  ? 

38  2*  Whosoever  therefore  23  shall  be  ashamed  of  me 
and  of  my  words  in  this  adulterous  and  sinful  genera- 
tion ; of  him  also  shall  the  Son  of  man  be  ashamed, 
when  he  cometh  in  the  glory  of  his  Father  with  the 
holy  angels. 


19  When  I brake  the  five  loaves  among  the  five  thou- 
sand, how  many  baskets  full  of  broken  pieces  took 

20  ye  up  ? They  say  unto  him.  Twelve.  And  when 
the  seven  among  the  four  thousand,  how  many 
^ basketfuls  of  broken  pieces  took  ye  up  ? And 

21  they  say  unto  him,  Seven.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Do  ye  not  yet  understand  ? 

22  And  they  come  unto  Bethsaida.  And  they  bring 
to  him  a blind  man,  and  beseech  him  to  touch  him. 

23  And  he  took  hold  of  the  blind  man  by  the  hand,  and 
brought  him  out  of  the  village  ; and  when  he  had 
spit  on  his  eyes,  and  laid  his  hands  upon  him,  he 

24  asked  him,  Seest  thou  aught  ? And  he  looked  up, 
and  said,  I see  men  ; for  I behold  them  as  trees, 

25  walking.  Then  again  he  laid  his  hands  upon  his 
eyes  ; and  he  looked  stedfastly,  and  was  restored, 

26  and  saw  all  things  clearly.  And  he  sent  him  away 
to  his  home,  saying,  Do  not  even  enter  into  the  vil- 
lage. 

27  And  Jesus  went  forth,  and  his  disciples,  into  the 
villages  of  Caesarea  Philippi : and  in  the  way  he 
asked  his  disciples,  saying  unto  them.  Who  do  men 

28  say  that  I am  ? And  they  told  him,  saying,  John 
the  Baptist : and  others,  Elijah  ; but  others.  One  of 

29  the  prophets.  And  he  asked  them.  But  who  say  ye 
that  I am  ? Peter  answereth  and  saith  unto  him, 

30  Thou  art  the  Christ.  And  he  charged  them  that 

31  they  should  tell  no  man  of  him.  And  he  began  to 
teach  them,  that  the  Son  of  man  must  suffer  many 
things,  and  be  rejected  by  the  elders,  and  the  chief 
priests,  and  the  scribes,  and  be  killed,  and  after 

32  three  days  rise  again.  And  he  spake  the  saying 
openly.  And  Peter  took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke 

33  him.  But  he  turning  about,  and  seeing  his  disciples, 
rebuked  Peter,  and  saith.  Get  thee  behind  me,  Sa- 
tan : for  thou  mindest  not  the  things  of  God,  but  the 

34  things  of  men.  And  he  called  unto  him  the  multi- 
tude with  his  disciples,  and  said  unto  them.  If  any 
man  would  come  after  me,  let  him  deny  himself, 

35  and  take  up  his  cross,  and  follow  me.  For  whoso- 
ever would  save  his  ® life  shall  lose  it ; and  whosoever 
shall  lose  his  « life  for  my  sake  and  the  gospel’s  shall 

36  save  it.  For  what  doth  it  profit  a man,  to  gain  the 

37  whole  world,  and  forfeit  his  ®life  ? For  what  should 

38  a man  give  in  exchange  for  his  ®life  ? For  whoso- 
ever shall  be  ashamed  of  me  and  of  my  words  in 
this  adulterous  and  sinful  generation,  the  Son  of 
man  also  shall  be  ashamed  of  him,  when  he  cometh 
in  the  glory  of  his  Father  with  the  holy  angels. 


10  Matt.  14.  20.  ch.  « ygr.  17.  ch.  6.  52.  ^ Matt.  16. 13.  Luke  w Matt.  16.  20.  *1  John  12.  25.  d Basket  in  vcr.  19 

6. 43.  Luke  9. 17.  John  lo  ch.  7.  33.  9.18.  lo  Matt.  16.  21.  & 17.  **  Matt.  10. 33.  Luke  and  20  represents  dif- 

6.  13.  n Matt.  8.  4.  ch.  6.  lo  Matt.  14.  2.  22.  Luke  9.  22.  9.  26.  & 12.  9.  ferent  Greek  words. 

11  ver.  8.  Matt.  15.  43.  n Matt.  16. 16.  John  20  Matt.  10.  38.  & 16.  23  See  Rom.  1. 16.  2 e Or,  soul. 

37.  6.  69.  & 11.  27.  24.  Luke  9.23.  & 14.27.  Tim.  1.  8.  & 2.  12. 


ST.  MARK,  IX. 


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- CHAPTER  IX. 

2 Jesus  is  transfigured.  11  He  instructeth  his  disciples  concerning  the 
coming  of  Elias:  \i  casteth  forth  a dumb  and  den jf  spirit:  ‘iOforetell- 
eth  his  death  and  resurrection : 33  exhortelh  his  disciples  to  humiUlii  : 
38  bidding  them  not  to  prohibit  such  as  be  not  against  them,  nor  to  give 
offence  to  any  of  the  faithful. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  ^ Verily  I say  unto  you, 
That  there  be  some  of  them  that  stand  here, 
which  shall  not  taste  of  death,  till  they  have  seen  ^ the 
kingdom  of  God  come  with  power. 

2  ^ 3 after  six  days  Jesus  taketh  with  him  Peter, 
and  James,  and  John,  and  leadeth  them  up  into  an  high 
mountain  apart  by  themselves  : and  he  was  transfigured 
before  them. 

3  And  his  raiment  became  shining,  exceeding  ^ white 
as  snow  ; so  as  no  fuller  on  earth  can  white  them. 

4  And  there  appeared  unto  them  Elias  with  Moses  : 
and  they  were  talking  with  Jesus. 

5  And  Peter  answered  and  said  to  Jesus,  Master,  it 
is  good  for  us  to  be  here  : and  let  us  make  three  taber- 
nacles ; one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and  one  for 
Elias. 

6  For  he  wist  not  what  to  say ; for  they  were  sore 
afraid. 

7  And  there  was  a cloud  that  overshadowed  them  : 
and  a voice  came  out  of  the  cloud,  saying,  This  is  my 
beloved  Son  : hear  him. 

8  And  suddenly,  when  they  had  looked  round  about, 
they  saw  no  man  any  more,  save  Jesus  only  with  them- 
selves. 

9  ® And  as  they  came  down  from  the  mountain,  he 
charged  them  that  they  should  tell  no  man  what  things 
they  had  seen,  till  the  Son  of  man  were  risen  from  the 
dead. 

10  And  they  kept  that  saying  with  themselves,  ques- 
tioning one  with  another  what  the  rising  from  the  dead 
should  mean. 

11  ^ And  they  asked  him,  saying,  Why  say  the 
scribes  ®that  Elias  must  first  come  ? 

12  And  he  answered  and  told  them,  Elias  verily 
cometh  first,  and  restoreth  all  things  ; and  how  it  is 
written  of  the  Son  of  man,  that  he  must  suffer  many 
things,  and  ®be  set  at  nought. 

13  But  I say  unto  you.  That  ® Elias  is  indeed  come, 
and  they  have  done  unto  him  whatsoever  they  listed,  as 
it  is  written  of  him. 

14  ^ And  when  he  came  to  his  disciples,  he  saw  a 
great  multitude  about  them,  and  the  scribes  questioning 
with  them. 

15  And  straightway  all  the  people,  when  they  beheld 
him,  were  greatly  amazed,  and  running  to  him  saluted 
him. 

16  And  he  asked  the  scribes.  What  question  ye  with 
them  ? 

17  And  one  of  the  multitude  answered  and  said, 
Master,  I have  brought  unto  thee  my  son,  which  hath  a 
dumb  spirit  ; 

18  And  wheresoever  he  taketh  him,  he  teareth 
him  : and  he  foameth,  and  gnasheth  with  his  teeth,  and 
pineth  away : and  I spake  to  thy  disciples  that  they 
should  cast  him  out  ; and  they  could  not. 

19  He  answereth  him,  and  saith,*0  faithless  genera- 
tion, how  long  shall  I be  with  you  ? how  long  shall  I 
suffer  you  ? bring  him  unto  me. 

iMatt.lG.28.  Luke  s Matt.  17.  1.  Luke  c Mai.  4.  5.  Matt.  17. 
9.  27.  9.  28.  10. 

2 Matt.  24.  30.  & 25.  « Dan.  7.  9.  Matt.  i Ps.  22.  G.  Is.  53.  2, 

31.  Luke  22.  18.  28.  3.  &c.  Dau.  9.  2G. 

Matt.  17.  9. 


9  And  he  said  unto  them,  Verily  I say  unto  you, 
There  be  some  here  of  them  that  stand  which 
shall  in  no  wise  taste  of  death,  till  they  see  the  king- 
dom of  God  come  with  power. 

2 And  after  six  days  Jesus  taketh  with  him  Peter, 
and  James,  and  John,  and  bringeth  them  up  into  a 
high  mountain  apart  by  themselves  : and  he  was 

3 transfigured  before  them  ; and  his  garments  became 
glistering,  exceeding  white  ; so  as  no  fuller  on  earth 

4 can  whiten  them.  And  there  appeared  unto  them 
Elijah  with  Moses  : and  they  were  talking  with  Je- 

5 sus.  And  Peter  answereth  and  saith  to  Jesus,  Rabbi, 
it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here  : and  let  us  make  three 
® tabernacles  ; one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and 

6 one  for  Elijah.  For  he  wist  not  what  to  answer  ; 

7 for  they  became  sore  afraid.  And  there  came  a 
cloud  overshadowing  them  : and  there  came  a voice 
out  of  the  cloud.  This  is  my  beloved  Son  : hear  ye 

8 him.  And  suddenly  looking  round  about,  they  saw 
no  one  any  more,  save  Jesus  only  with  themselves. 


9  And  as  they  were  coming  down  from  .the  moun- 
tain, he  charged  them  that  they  should  tell  no  man 
what  things  they  had  seen,  save  when  the  Son  of 

10  man  should  have  risen  again  from  the  dead.  And 
they  kept  the  saying,  questioning  among  themselves 
what  the  rising  again  from  the  dead  should  mean. 

11  And  they  asked  him,  saying,  ^The  scribes  say  that 

12  Elijah  must  first  come.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Elijah  indeed  cometh  first,  and  restoreth  all  things  : 
and  how  is  it  written  of  the  Son  of  man,  that  he 
should  suffer  many  things  and  be  set  at  nought  ? 

13  But  I say  unto  you,  that  Elijah  is  come,  and  they 
have  also  done  unto  him  whatsoever  they  listed,  even 
as  it  is  written  of  him. 


14  And  when  they  came  to  the  disciples,  they  saw  a 
great  multitude  about  them,  and  scribes  questioning 

15  with  them.  And  straightway  all  the  multitude,  when 
they  saw  him,  were  greatly  amazed,  and  running  to 

16  him  saluted  him.  And  he  asked  them.  What  ques- 

17  tion  ye  with  them  ? And  one  of  the  multitude  an- 
swered him,  ‘^Master,  I brought  unto  thee  my  son, 

18  which  hath  a dumb  spirit ; and  wheresoever  it  taketh 
him,  it  dasheth  him  down  : and  he  foameth,  and 
grindeth  his  teeth,  and  pineth  away  : and  I spake  to 
thy  disciples  that  they  should  cast  it  out  ; and  they 

19  were  not  able.  And  he  answereth  them  and  saith, 
O faithless  generation,  how  long  shall  I be  with 
you  ? how  long  shall  I bear  with  you  ? bring  him 


8 Luke  23. 11.  Phil.  lO  Matt.  17. 14.  Luke  6 Or,  How  is  it  that 
2.  7.  9.  37.  the  scribes  say  . . . 

Matt.  11.  14.  & 17.  Matt.  17. 14.  Luke  come? 

12.  Luke  1.17.  9.38.  c Or,  Teacher. 

a Or,  booths.  d Or,  rendeth  him. 


68 


ST.  MARK,  IX. 


20  And  they  brought  him  unto  him  : and  when  he 
saw  him,  straightway  the  spirit  tare  him ; and  he  fell 
on  the  ground,  and  wallowed  foaming. 

21  And  he  asked  his  father.  How  long  is  it  ago  since 
this  came  unto  him  ? And  he  said.  Of  a child. 

22  And  ofttimes  it  hath  cast  him  into  the  fire,  and 
into  the  waters,  to  destroy  him  : but  if  thou  canst  do 
any  thing,  have  compassion  on  us,  and  help  us. 

23  Jesus  said  unto  him,  If  thou  canst  believe,  all 
things  are  possible  to  him  that  believeth. 

24  And  straightway  the  father  of  the  child  cried  out, 
and  said  with  tears.  Lord,  I believe  ; help  thou  mine 
unbelief. 

25  When  Jesus  saw  that  the  people  came  running  to- 
gether, he  rebuked  the  foul  spirit,  saying  unto  him, 
2'hou  dumb  and  deaf  spirit,  I charge  thee,  come  out  of 
him,  and  enter  no  more  into  him. 

26  And  the  spirit  cried,  and  rent  him  sore,  and  came 
out  of  him  : and  he  was  as  one  dead ; insomuch  that 
many  said,  He  is  dead. 

27  But  Jesus  took  him  by  the  hand,  and  lifted  him 
up  ; and  he  arose. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  house,  his  dis- 
ciples asked  him  privately.  Why  could  not  we  cast  him 
out  ? 

29  And  he  said  unto  them,  This  kind  can  come  forth 
by  nothing,  but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 

30  ^ And  they  departed  thence,  and  passed  through 
Galilee  ; and  he  would  not  that  any  man  should  know 
it. 

31  For  he  taught  his  disciples,  and  said  unto  them. 
The  Son  of  man  is  delivered  into  the  hands  of  men,  and 
they  shall  kill  him  ; and  after  that  he  is  killed,  he  shall 
rise  the  third  day. 

32  But  they  understood  not  that  saying,  and  were 
afraid  to  ask  him. 

33  ^ And  he  came  to  Capernaum  : and  being  in 
the  house  he  asked  them.  What  was  it  that  ye  disputed 
among  yourselves  by  the  way  ? 

34  But  they  held  their  peace  : for  by  the  way  they 
had  disputed  among  themselves,  who  should  he  the 
greatest. 

35  And  he  sat  down,  and  called  the  twelve,  and  saith 
unto  them,  If  any  man  desire  to  be  first,  the  same  shall 
be  last  of  all,  and  servant  of  all. 

36  And  he  took  a child,  and  set  him  in  the  midst  of 
them  : and  when  he  had  taken  him  in  his  arms,  he  said 
unto  them, 

37  Whosoever  shall  receive  one  of  such  children  in 
my  name,  receiveth  me  : and  whosoever  shall  receive 
me,  receiveth  not  me,  but  him  that  sent  me. 

38  ^ And  John  answered  him,  saying.  Master,  we 
saw  one  casting  out  devils  in  thy  name,  and  he  followeth 
not  us  : and  we  forbad  him,  because  he  followeth  not  us. 

39  But  Jesus  said.  Forbid  him  not : ^ifor  there  is  no 
man  which  shall  do  a miracle  in  my  name,  that  can 
lightly  speak  evil  of  me. 

40  For  22  he  that  is  not  against  us  is  on  our  part. 

41  23  For  whosoever  shall  give  you  a cup  of  water  to 
drink  in  my  name,  because  ye  belong  to  Christ,  verily  I 
say  unto  you,  he  shall  not  lose  his  reward. 

42  24  And  whosoever  shall  offend  one  of  these  little 

12  ch.  1.26.  Luke  9.  iR  Matt.  17. 22.  Luke  is  Matt.  18.  2.  ch. 

42.  9.  44.  10.  16. 

13  Matt.  17.  20.  ch.  Matt.  18. 1.  Luke  Matt.  10. 40.  Luke 

11.  23.  Luke  17.  6.  9.  46.  22.  24.  9.  48. 

John  11,  40.  11  Matt.  20.  26,  27.  20  11.28.  Luke 

14  Matt.  17.  19.  ch.  10. 43.  9.  49. 

21 1 Cor.  12.  3. 


20  unto  me.  And  they  brought  him  unto  him  : and 
when  he  saw  him,  straightway  the  spirit  ® tare  him 
grievously  ; and  he  fell  on  the  ground,  and  wallowed 

21  foaming.  And  he  asked  his  father.  How  long  time  is 
it  since  this  hath  come  unto  him  ? And  he  said.  From 

22  a child.  And  oft-times  it  hath  cast  him  both  into 
the  fire  and  into  the  waters,  to  destroy  him  : but  if 
thou  canst  do  anything,  have  compassion  on  us,  and 

23  help  us.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  If  thou  canst ! 
All  things  are  possible  to  him  that  believeth. 

24  Straightway  the  father  of  the  child  cried  out,  and 

25  said,-^  I believe  ; help  thou  mine  unbelief.  And 
when  Jesus  saw  that  a multitude  came  running  to- 
gether, he  rebuked  the  unclean  spirit,  saying  unto 
him,  Thou  dumb  and  deaf  spirit,  I command  thee, 

26  come  out  of  him,  and  enter  no  more  into  him.  And 
having  cried  out,  and  ® torn  him  much,  he  came  out : 
and  the  child  became  as  one  dead  ; insomuch  that  the 

27  more  part  said.  He  is  dead.  But  Jesus  took  him  by 

28  the  hand,  and  raised  him  up  ; and  he  arose.  And 
when  he  was  come  into  the  house,  his  disciples  asked 
him  privately,  0 saying ^ We  could  not  cast  it  out. 

29  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  kind  can  come  out  by 
nothing,  save  by  prayer.* 


30  And  they  went  forth  from  thence,  and  passed 
through  Galilee  ; aiid  he  would  not  that  any  man 

31  should  know  it.  For  he  taught  his  disciples,  and 
said  unto  them,  The  Son  of  man  is  delivered  up  into 
the  hands  of  men,  and  they  shall  kill  him  ; and  when 
he  is  killed,  after  three  days  he  shall  rise  again. 

32  But  they  understood  not  the  saying,  and  were  afraid 
to  ask  him. 

33  And  they  came  to  Capernaum  : and  when  he  was 
in  the  house  he  asked  them.  What  were  ye  reasoning 

34  in  the  way  ? But  they  held  their  peace  : for  they 
had  disputed  one  with  another  in  the  way,  who  was 

35  the  * greatest.  And  he  sat  down,  and  called  the 
twelve  ; and  he  saith  unto  them.  If  any  man  would 
be  first,  he  shall  be  last  of  all,  and  minister  of  all. 

36  And  he  took  a little  child,  and  set  him  in  the  midst 
of  them  : and  taking  him  in  his  arms,  he  said  unto 

37  them,  Whosoever  shall  receive  one  of  such  little 
children  in  my  name,  receiveth  me  : and  whosoevey 
receiveth  me,  receiveth  not  me,  but  him  that  sent 
me. 


38  John  said  unto  him,  j Master,  we  saw  one  casting 
out  ^ devils  in  thy  name  : and  we  forbade  him,  be- 

39  cause  he  followed  not  us.  But  Jesus  said,  Forbid 
him  not  : for  there  is  no  man  which  shall  do  a 
^mighty  work  in  my  name,  and  be  able  quickly  to 

40  spe*ak  evil  of  me.  For  he  that  is  not  against  us  is 

41  for  us.  For  whosoever  shall  give  you  a cup  of  water 
to  drink,  ”•  because  ye  are  Christ’s,  verily  I say  unto 

42  you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose  his  reward.  And  who- 


22  See  Matt.  12.  30. 

23  Matt.  10.  42. 

21  Matt.  18.  6.  Luke 
17.  1. 

e Or,  convulsed. 
/Many  ancient  au- 
thorities add  with 


tears.  " 

S Or,  How  is  it  that 
we  could  not  cast  it 
out  ? 

h Many  ancient  au- 
thorities add  and  fast- 
ing. 


i Gr.  greater, 
j Or,  Teacher, 
k Gr.  demons. 

I Gr.  power, 
m Gr.  in  name  that 
ye  are. 


ST.  MARK,  X. 


69 


ones  that  believe  in  me,  it  is  better  for  him  that  a mill- 
stone were  hanged  about  his  neck,  and  he  were  cast 
into  the  sea. 

43  And  if  thy  hand  offend  thee,  cut  it  off  : it  is 
better  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  maimed,  than  having 
two  hands  to  go  into  hell,  into  the  lire  that  never  shall 
be  quenched  : 

44  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the  fire  is  not 
quenched. 

45  And  if  thy  foot  offend  thee,  cut  it  off  : it  is  better 
for  thee  to  enter  halt  into  life,  than  having  two  feet  to 
be  cast  into  hell,  into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be 
quenched : 

46  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the  fire  is  not 
quenched. 

47  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck  it  out  : it  is 
better  for  thee  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  with 
one  eye,  than  having  two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  hell  fire  : 

48  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the  fire  is  not 
quenched. 

49  For  every  one  shall  be  salted  with  fire,  and  every 
sacrifice  shall  be  salted  with  salt. 

50  Salt  is  good : but  if  the  salt  have  lost  his  salt- 
ness, wherewith  will  ye  season  it  ? Have  salt  in  your- 
selves, and  ^ have  peace  one  with  another. 

CHAPTER  X. 

2 Christ  disputeth  with  the  Pharisees  touching  divorcement:  13  blesseih 
the  children  that  are  brought  unto  him:.  17  resolveth  a rich  man  how 
he  may  inherit  life  everlasting : 23  telleth  his  disciples  of  the  danger 
of  riches:  28  promiseth  rewards  to  them  that  forsake  any  thing  for  the 
gospel:  Z2  foretelleth  his  death  and  resurrection:  35  biddeth  the  two 
ambitious  suitors  to  think  rather  of  suffering  icith  him:  46  and  resior- 
eth  to  Bartimceus  his  sight. 

And  ^he  arose  from  thence,  and  cometh  into  the 
coasts  of  Judaea  by  the  farther  side  of  Jordan  : 
and  the  people  resort  unto  him  again  ; and,  as  he  was 
wont,  he  taught  them  again. 

2^2  And  the  Pharisees  came  to  him,  and  asked  him. 
Is  it  lawful  for  a man  to  put  away  his  wife  ? tempting 
him. 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them.  What  did 
Moses  command  you  ? 

4  And  they  said,  ® Moses  suffered  to  write  a bill  of 
divorcement,  and  to  put  her  away. 

5  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them.  For  the 
hardness  of  your  heart  he  wrote  you  this  precept. 

6  But  from  the  beginning  of  the  creation  ^ God  made 
them  male  and  female. 

7  ® For  this  cause  shall  a man  leave  his  father  and 
mother,  and  cleave  to  his  wife  ; 

8  And  they  twain  shall  be  one  flesh  : so  then  they  are 
no  more  twain,  but  one  flesh. 

9  What  therefore  God  hath  joined  together,  let  not 
man  put  asunder. 

10  And  in  the  house  his  disciples  asked  him  again  of 
the  same  matter. 

11  And  he  saith  unto  them,  ® Whosoever  shall  put 
away  his  wife,  and  marry  another,  committeth  adultery 
against  her. 

12  And  if  a woman  shall  put  away  her  husband,  and 
be  married  to  another,  she  committeth  adultery. 

13  IT  ^ And  they  brought  young  children  to  him,  that 

25  Deut.  13.  6.  Matt.  29  Eph.  4.  29.  Col.  2 Matt.  19.  3. 

5.  29.  & 18.  8.  4.  G.  3 Deut.  24.  1.  Matt. 

20  Is.  66.  24.  30  Rom.  12. 18.  & 14.  6.  31.  & 19.  7. 

27  Lev.  2. 13.  Ezek.  19.  2 Cor.  13.  11.  Heb.  “ Gen.  1.  27.  & 6.  2. 

43.  24.  12.  14.  G Gen.  2.  24.  1 Cor. 

28  Matt.  5.  13.  Luke  1 Matt.  19.  1.  John  6.  16.  Eph.  5.  31. 

14.  34.  10.  40.  & 11.  7.  6 Matt.  6.  32.  .Sc  19. 


soever  shall  cause  one  of  these  little  ones  that  be- 
lieve " on  me  to  stumble,  it  were  better  for  him  if  ® a 
great  millstone  were  hanged  about  his  neck,  and  he 

43  were  cast  into  the  sea.  And  if  thy  hand  cause  thee 
to  stumble,  cut  it  off  : it  is  good  for  thee  to  enter 
into  life  maimed,  rather  than  having  thy  two  hands 

45  to  go  into  p hell,  into  the  unquenchable  fire.^  And 
if  thy  foot  cause  thee  to  stumble,  cut  it  off  : it  is 
good  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  halt,  rather  than  hav- 

47  ing  thy  two  feet  to  be  cast  into  p hell.  And  if  thine 
eye  cause  thee  to  stumble,  cast  it  out : it  is  good  for 
thee  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  with  one  eye, 
rather  than  having  two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  p hell  ; 

48  where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the  fire  is  not 

49  quenched.  For  every  one  shall  be  salted  with  fire.** 

50  Salt  is  good  : but  if  the  salt  have  lost  its  saltness, 
wherewith  will  ye  season  it?  Have  salt  in  your- 
selves, and  be  at  peace  one  with  another. 


10  And  he  arose  from  thence,  and  cometh  into  the 
borders  of  Judsea  and  beyond  Jordan  : and  multi- 
tudes come  together  unto  him  again  ; and,  as  he  was 

2 wont,  he  taught  them  again.  And  there  came  unto 
him  Pharisees,  and  asked  him.  Is  it  lawful  for  a man 

3 to  put  away  his  wife  ? tempting  him.  And  he  an- 
swered and  said  unto  them.  What  did  Moses  com- 

4 mand  you  ? And  they  said,  Moses  suffered  to  write 

5 a bill  of  divorcement,  and  to  put  her  away.  But 
Jesus  said  unto  them.  For  your  hardness  of  heart  he 

6 wrote  you  this  commandment.  But  from  the  be- 
ginning of  the  creation,  Male  and  female  made  he 

7 them.  For  this  cause  shall  a man  leave  liis  father 

8 and  mother,  ” and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife  ; and  the 
twain  shall  become  one  flesh  : so  that  they  are  no 

9 more  twain,  but  one  flesh.  What  therefore  God 

10  hath  joined  together,  let  not  man  put  asunder.  And 
in  the  house  the  disciples  asked  him  again  of  this 

11  matter.  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Whosoever  shall 
put  away  his  wife,  and  marry  another,  committeth 

12  adultery  against  her  : and  if  she  herself  shall  put 
away  her  husband,  and  marry  another,  she  commit- 
teth adultery. 


13  And  they  brought  unto  him  little  children,  that  he 

9.  Luke  16. 18.  Rom.  ^7  Cr.  Gehenna.  thoritics  add  an^/ 

7.  3.  1 Cor.  7.  10,  11.  q Ver.  44  and  46  sacn.fite  shall  b”  sailed 

7 Matt.  19. 13.  Luke  (which  are  identical  ivitk  salt.  See  Lev.  2. 
18.  1.5.  with  ver.  48)  are  omit-  13. 

n Many  ancient  an*  ted  by  tlie  best  ancient  a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  on  me.  authorities.  thorities  omit  and 

0 Gr.  a millstone  r Many  ancient  an-  shall  cleave  to  his  wife, 
turned  by  an  ass. 


70 


ST.  MARK,  X. 


he  should  touch  them  : and  his  disciples  rebuked  those 
that  brought  them. 

14  But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  he  was  much  displeased, 
and  said  unto  them,  Suffer  the  little  children  to  come 
unto  me,  and  forbid  them  not : for  ® of  such  is  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

15  Verily  I say  unto  you,  ® Wliosoever  shall  not  re- 
ceive the  kingdom  of  God  as  a little  child,  he  shall  not 
enter  therein. 

16  And  he  took  them  up  in  his  arms,  put  his  hands 
upon  them,  and  blessed  them. 

17  And  when  he  was  gone  forth  into  the  way, 
there  came  one  running,  and  kneeled  to  him,  and  asked 
him.  Good  Master,  what  shall  I do  that  I may  inherit 
eternal  life  ? 

18  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Why  callest  thou  me 
good  ? there  is  none  good  but  one,  that  is,  God. 

19  Thou  knowest  the  commandments,  Do  not  com- 
mit adultery.  Do  not  kill.  Do  not  steal.  Do  not  bear  false 
witness.  Defraud  not.  Honour  thy  father  and  mother. 

20  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Master,  all 
these  have  I observed  from  my  youth. 

21  Then  Jesus  beholding  him  loved  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  One  thing  thou  lackest  : go  thy  way,  sell 
whatsoever  thou  hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou 
shalt  have  treasure  in  heaven  : and  come,  take  up  the 
cross,  and  follow  me. 

22  And  he  was  sad  at  that  saying,  and  went  away 
grieved  : for  he  had  great  possessions. 

23  ^ 13  And  Jesus  looked  round  about,  and  saith  unto 
his  disciples.  How  hardly  shall  they  that  have  riches 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  ! 

24  And  the  disciples  were  astonished  at  his  words. 
But  Jesus  answereth  again,  and  saith  unto  them.  Chil- 
dren, how  hard  is  it  for  them  that  trust  in  riches  to 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  ! 

25  It  is  easier  for  a camel  to  go  through  the  eye  of  a 
needle,  than  for  a rich  man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

26  And  they  were  astonished  out  of  measure,  saying 
among  themselves.  Who  then  can  be  saved  ? 

27  And  Jesus  looking  upon  them  saith.  With  men  it 
is  impossible,  but  not  with  God  : for  ^ith  God  all 
things  are  possible. 

28  ^ 13  Then  Peter  began  to  say  unto  him,  Lo,  we 
have  left  all,  and  have  followed  thee. 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said.  Verily  I say  unto 
you.  There  is  no  man  that  hath  left  house,  or  brethren, 
or  sisters,  or  father,  or  mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or 
lands,  for  my  sake,  and  the  gospel’s, 

30  11  But  he  shall  receive  an  hundredfold  now  in  this 
time,  houses,  and  brethren,  and  sisters,  and  mothers,  and 
children,  and  lands,  with  persecutions  ; and  in  the  world 
to  come  eternal  life. 

31  13  But  many  that  are  first  shall  be  last ; and  the 
last  first. 

32  T[  1®  And  they  were  in  the  way  going  up  to  Jeru- 
salem ; and  Jesus  went  before  them  : and  they  were 
amazed  ; and  as  they  followed,  they  were  afraid,  And 
he  took  again  the  twelve,  and  began  to  tell  them  what 
things  should  happen  unto  him, 

33  Saying,  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem  ; and  the 

8 1 Cor.  14.  20.  1 12  Matt.  6.  19,  20.  & 7.  & 62.  10.  1 Tim.  6. 

Pet.  2.  2.  19.  21.  Luke  12.  33.  & 17. 

8 Matt.  18.  3.  16.  9.  is  Jer.  32. 17.  Matt. 

10  Matt.  19. 16.  Luke  i3  Matt.  19.  23.  Luke  19.  26.  Luke  1.  37. 

18.  18.  18.  24.  10  Matt.  19.  27.  Luke 

11  Ex.  20.  Rom.  13.  “ Job  31.  24.  Ps.  52.  18.  28. 

9. 


should  touch  them  : and  the  disciples  rebuked  them. 

14  But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  he  was  moved  with  indigna- 
tion, and  said  unto  them.  Suffer  the  little  children  to 
come  unto  me  ; forbid  them  not : for  of  such  is  the 

15  kingdom  of  God.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  Whoso- 
ever shall  not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a little 

16  child,  he  shall  in  no  wise  enter  therein.  And  he 
took  them  in  his  arms,  and  blessed  them,  laying  his 
hands  upon  them. 

17  And  as  he  was  going  forth  ^ into  the  way,  there 
ran  one  to  him,  and  kneeled  to  him,  and  asked  him. 
Good  Master,  what  shall  I do  that  I may  inherit 

18  eternal  life  ? And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Why  call- 
est thou  me  good  ? none  is  good  save  one,  even  God. 

19  Thou  knowest  the  commandments.  Do  not  kill.  Do 
not  commit  adultery.  Do  not  steal.  Do  not  bear  false 
witness.  Do  not  defraud,  Honour  thy  father  and 

20  mother.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Master,  all  these 

21  things  have  I observed  from  my  youth.  And  Jesus 
looking  upon  him  loved  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
One  thing  thou  lackest  : go,  sell  whatsoever  thou 
hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  trea- 

22  sure  in  heaven  : and  come,  follow  me.  But  his  coun- 
tenance fell  at  the  saying,  and  he  went  away  sorrow- 
ful : for  he  was  one  that  had  great  possessions. 

23  And  Jesus  looked  round  about,  and  saith  unto  his 
disciples.  How  hardly  shall  they  that  have  riches 

24  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  ! And  the  disciples 
were  amazed  at  his  words.  But  Jesus  answereth 
again,  and  saith  unto  them.  Children,  how  hard  is  it 

for  them  that  trust  in  riches  to  enter  into  the  king- 

25  dom  of  God  ! It  is  easier  for  a camel  to  go  through 
a needle’s  eye,  than  for  a rich  man  to  enter  into  the 

26  kingdom  of  God.  And  they  were  astonished  exceed- 
ingly, saying  ^ unto  him.  Then  who  can  be  saved  ? 

27  Jesus  looking  upon  them  saith.  With  men  it  is  im- 
possible, but  not  with  God  : for  all  things  are  possi- 

28  ble  with  God.  Peter  began  to  say  unto  him,  Lo,  we 

29  have  left  all,  and  have  followed  thee.  Jesus  said. 
Verily  I say  unto  you.  There  is  no  man  that  hath 
left  house,  or  brethren,  or  sisters,  or  mother,  or 
father,  or  children,  or  lands,  for  my  sake,  and  for 

30  the  gospel’s  sake,  but  he  shall  receive  a hundred- 
fold now  in  this  time,  houses,  and  brethren,  and  sis- 
ters, and  mothers,  and  children,  and  lands,  with  per- 
secutions ; and  in  the world  to  come  eternal  life. 

31  But  many  that  are  first  shall  be  last ; and  the  last 
first. 


32  And  they  were  in  the  way,  going  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem ; and  Jesus  was  going  before  them  : and  they 
were  amazed  ; ^ and  they  that  followed  were  afraid. 
And  he  took  again  the  twelve,  and  began  to  tell 

33  them  the  things  that  were  to  happen  unto  him,  say- 
ing, Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem  ; and  the  Son 

u 2 Chr.  25.  9.  Luke  20  ch.  8.  31.  & 9.  31.  e Many  ancient  au- 

18.  30.  Luke  9.  22.  & 18.  31.  thorities  read  among 

’8  Matt.  19.  30.  & 20.  b Or,  on  his  way.  themselves. 

16.  Luke  13.  30.  c Or,  Teacher.  f Or,  age. 

Matt.  20. 17.  Luke  d Some  ancient  an-  g Or,  hut  some  as 

18. 31.  thorities  omit/or  them  they  followed  were 

that  trttsl  in  riches.  afraid. 


ST.  MARK,  X. 


71 


Son  of  man  shall  be  delivered  unto  the  chief  priests,  and 
mito  the  scribes  ; and  they  shall  condemn  him  to  death, 
and  shall  deliver  him  to  the  Gentiles  : 

34  And  they  shall  mock  him,  and  shall  scourge  him, 
and  shall  spit  upon  him,  and  shall  kill  him : and  the 
third  day  he  shall  rise  again. 

35  If  And  James  and  John,  the  sons  of  Zebedee, 
come  unto  him,  saying.  Master,  we  would  that  thou 
shouldest  do  for  us  whatsoever  we  shall  desire. 

36  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  would  ye  that  I 
should  do  for  you  ? 

37  They  said  unto  him.  Grant  unto  us  that  we  may 
sit,  one  on  thy  right  hand,  and  the  other  on  thy  left 
hand,  in  thy  glory. 

38  But  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Ye  know  not  what  ye 
ask  : can  ye  drink  of  the  cup  that  I drink  of  ? and  be 
baptized  with  the  baptism  that  I am  baptized  with  ? 

39  And  they  said  unto  him,  We  can.  And  Jesus  said 
unto  them.  Ye  shall  indeed  drink  of  the  cup  that  I drink 
of  ; and  with  the  baptism  that  I am  baptized  withal  shall 
ye  be  baptized  : 

40  But  to  sit  on  my  right  hand  and  on  my  left  hand 
is  not  mine  to  give  ; but  it  shall  be  given  to  them  for  whom 
it  is  prepared. 

41  And  when  the  ten  heard  they  began  to  be 
much  displeased  with  James  and  John. 

42  But  Jesus  called  them  to  him,  and  saith  unto  them, 
28  Ye  know  that  they  which  are  accounted  to  rule  over 
the  Gentiles  exercise  lordship  over  them  ; and  their  great 
ones  exercise  authority  upon  them. 

43  24  But  so  shall  it  not  be  among  you  : but  whoso- 
ever will  be  great  among  you,  shall  be  your  minister  : 

44  And  whosoever  of  you  will  be  the  chiefest,  shall 
be  servant  of  all. 

45  For  even  25  the  Son  of  man  came  not  to  be  minis- 
tered unto,  but  to  minister,  and  2^5  to  give  his  life  a ran- 
som for  many. 

46  ^ 27  And  they  came  to  Jericho  : and  as  he  went  out 
of  Jericho  with  his  disciples  and  a great  number  of  peo- 
ple, blind  Bartimseus,  the  son  of  Timseus,  sat  by  the 
highway  side  begging. 

47  And  when  he  heard  that  it  was  Jesus  of  Nazareth, 
he  began  to  cry  out,  and  say,  Jesus,  thou  son  of  David, 
have  mercy  on  me. 

48  And  many  charged  him  that  he  should  hold  his 
peace  : but  he  cried  the  more  a great  deal.  Thou  son  of 
David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

49  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  commanded  him  to  be 
called.  And  they  call  the  blind  man,  saying  unto  him. 
Be  of  good  comfort,  rise  ; he  calleth  thee. 

50  And  he,  casting  away  his  garment,  rose,  and  came 
to  Jesus. 

51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  What  wilt 
thou  that  I should  do  unto  thee  ? The  blind  man  said 
unto  him.  Lord,  that  I might  receive  my  sight. 

52  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Go  thy  way  ; 28  thy  faith 
hath  made  thee  whole.  And  immediately  he  received 
his  sight,  and  followed  Jesus  in  the  way. 

« Matt.  20.  20.  M Matt.  20.  26,  28.  26  Matt.  20.  28.  1 

*2  Matt.  20.  24.  ch.  9.  35.  Luke  9.  48.  Tim.  2.  6.  Tit.  2.  14. 

*3  Luke  22.  26.  *5  John  13. 14.  Phil. 

2.7. 


of  man  shall  be  delivered  unto  the  chief  priests  and 
the  scribes  ; and  they  shall  condemn  him  to  death, 

34  and  shall  deliver  him  unto  the  Gentiles  : and  they 
shall  mock  him,  and  shall  spit  upon  him,  and  shall 
scourge  him,  and  shall  kill  him  ; and  after  three 
days  he  shall  rise  again. 

35  And  there  come  near  unto  him  James  and  J ohn,  the 
sons  of  Zebedee,  saying  unto  him,  ^ Master,  we  would 
that  thou  shouldest  do  for  us  whatsoever  we  shall 

36  ask  of  thee.  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  would 

37  ye  that  I should  do  for  you  ? And  they  said  unto 
him.  Grant  unto  us  that  we  may  sit,  one  on  thy  right 

38  hand,  and  one  on  thy  left  hand,  in  thy  glory.  But 
Jesus  said  unto  them.  Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask. 
Are  ye  able  to  drink  the  cup  that  I drink  ? or  to  be 
baptized  with  the  baptism  that  I am  baptized  with  ? 

39  And  they  said  unto  him.  We  are  able.  And  Jesus 
said  unto  them.  The  cup  that  I drink  ye  shall  drink  ; 
and  with  the  baptism  that  I am  baptized  withal  shall 

40  ye  be  baptized  : but  to  sit  on  my  right  hand  or  on  my 
left  hand  is  not  mine  to  give  : but  it  is  for  them  for 

41  whom  it  hath  been  prepared.  And  when  the  ten 
heard  it,  they  began  to  be  moved  with  indignation 

42  concerning  James  and  John.  And  Jesus  called 
them  to  him,  and  saith  unto  them.  Ye  know  that 
they  which  are  accounted  to  rule  over  the  Gentiles 
lord  it  over  them  ; and  their  great  ones  exercise 

43  authority  over  them.  But  it  is  not  so  among  you  : 
but  whosoever  would  become  great  among  you,  shall 

44  be  your  * minister  ; and  whosoever  would  be  first 

45  among  you,  shall  be  j servant  of  all.  For  verily  the 
Son  of  man  came  not  to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to 
minister,  and  to  give  his  life  a ransom  for  many. 


46  And  they  come  to  Jericho  : and  as  he  went  out 
from  Jericho,  with  his  disciples  and  a great  multi- 
tude, the  son  of  Timseus,  Bartimseus,  a blind  beg- 

47  gar,  was  sitting  by  the  way  side.  And  when  he 
heard  that  it  was  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  he  began  to 
cry  out,  and  say,  Jesus,  thou  son  of  David,  have 

48  mercy  on  me.  And  many  rebuked  him,  that  he 
should  hold  his  peace  : but  he  cried  out  the  more  a 
great  deal.  Thou  son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

49  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  said.  Call  ye  him.  And 
they  call  the  blind  man,  saying  unto  him.  Be  of  good 

50  cheer  : rise,  he  calleth  thee.  And  he,  casting  away 

51  his  garment,  sprang  up,  and  came  to  Jesus.  And 
Jesus  answered  him,  and  said.  What  wilt  thou  that 
I should  do  unto  thee  ? And  the  blind  man  said 
unto  him,  *Rabboni,  that  I may  receive  my  sight. 

52  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Go  thy  way  ; thy  faith 
hath  ^made  thee  whole.  And  straightway  he  re- 
ceived his  sight,  and  followed  him  in  the  way. 


27  Matt.  20. 29.  Luke  h Or,  Teacher.  k See  John  20.  16. 

18.  35.  i Or,  servant.  I Or,  saved  thee. 

23  Matt.  9. 22.  ch.  6.  j Gr.  bondservant. 

31 


72 


ST.  MARK,  XI. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1 Christ  rideth  with  triumph  into  Jerusalem : 12  eurseth  the  fruitless 
leafy  tree  : 15  purgeth  the  temple  : 20  exhorteth  his  disciples  to  stedfast- 
ness  of  faith,  and  to  forgive  their  enemies:  27  and  defendeth  the  law- 
fulness of  his  actions,  by  the  witness  of  John,  who  was  a man  sent  of 
God. 

And  ^ when  they  came  nigh  to  Jerusalem,  unto  Beth- 
phage  and  Bethany,  at  the  mount  of  Olives,  he 
sendeth  forth  two  of  his  disciples, 

2  And  saith  unto  them.  Go  your  way  into  the  village 
over  against  you  : and  as  soon  as  ye  be  entered  into  it, 
ye  shall  find  a colt  tied,  whereon  never  man  sat ; loose 
him,  and  bring  him. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  unto  you,  Why  do  ye  this  ? 
say  ye  that  the  Lord  hath  need  of  him  ; and  straight- 
way he  will  send  him  hither. 

4  And  they  went  their  way,  and  found  the  colt  tied 
by  the  door  without  in  a place  where  two  ways  met ; 
and  they  loose  him. 

5  And  certain  of  them  that  stood  there  said  unto 
them.  What  do  ye,  loosing  the  colt  ? 

6  And  they  said  unto  them  even  as  Jesus  had  com- 
manded : and  they  let  them  go. 

7  And  they  brought  the  colt  to  Jesus,  and  cast  their 
garments  on  him  ; and  he  sat  upon  him. 

8  ^ And  many  spread  their  garments  in  the  way  : and 
others  cut  down  branches  off  the  trees,  and  strawed 
them  in  the  way. 

9  And  they  that  went  before,  and  they  that  followed, 
cried,  saying,  ^ Hosanna  ; Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

10  Blessed  he  the  kingdom  of  our  father  David,  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : ^Hosanna  in  the 
highest. 

11  ® And  Jesus  entered  into  Jerusalem,  and  into  the  11 
temple  ; and  when  he  had  looked  round  about  upon  all 
things,  and  now  the  eventide  was  come,  he  went  out 
unto  Bethany  with  the  twelve. 

12  ^ ® And  on  the  morrow,  when  they  were  come 
from  Bethany,  he  was  hungry  : 

13  And  seeing  a fig  tree  afar  off  having  leaves,  he 
came,  if  haply  he  might  find  any  thing  thereon : and 
when  he  came  to  it,  he  found  nothing  but  leaves  ; for 
the  time  of  figs  was  not  yet. 

14  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  it.  No  man  eat 
fruit  of  thee  hereafter  for  ever.  And  his  disciples 
heard  it. 

15  ^ ® And  they  come  to  Jerusalem  : and  Jesus  went  15 
into  the  temple,  and  began  to  cast  out  them  that  sold 
and  bought  in  the  temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables  of 
the  moneychangers,  and  the  seats  of  them  that  sold 
doves  ; 

16  And  would  not  suffer  that  any  man  should  carry 
any  vessel  through  the  temple. 

17  And  he  taught,  saying  unto  them.  Is  it  not  written, 

^ My  house  shall  be  called  of  all  nations  the  house  of 
prayer?  but  ^®ye  have  made  it  a den  of  thieves. 

18  And  the  scribes  and  chief  priests  heard  itj 
and  sought  how  they  might  destroy  him  : for  they 
feared  him,  because  all  the  people  was  astonished  at 
his  doctrine. 

19  And  when  even  was  come,  he  went  out  of  the  city. 

20  ^ i^And  in  the  morning,  as  they  passed  by,  they 
saw  the  fig  tree  dried  up  from  the  roots. 

21  And  Peter  calling  to  remembrance  saith  unto  him, 

1 Matt.  21.  1.  Luke  * Ps.  148.  1.  8 Matt.  21, 12.  Luke 

19.  29.  John  12.  14.  6 Matt.  21.  12.  19.  45.  John  2. 14. 

2 Matt.  21.  8.  6 Matt.  21.  18.  » Is.  56.  7. 

8 Pg.  11&  26.  » Matt.  21. 19.  «>  Jer.  7.  11. 


11  And  when  they  draw  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  unto 
Bethphage  and  Bethany,  at  the  mount  of  Olives,  he 

2 sendeth  two  of  his  disciples,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Go  your  way  into  the  village  that  is  over  against 
you  : and  straightway  as  ye  enter  into  it,  ye  shall 
find  a colt  tied,  whereon  no  man  ever  yet  sat ; loose 

3 him,  and  bring  him.  And  if  any  one  say  unto  you. 
Why  do  ye  this?  say  ye.  The  Lord  hath  need  of 
him ; and  straightway  he  “ will  send  him  ^ back 

4 hither.  And  they  went  away,  and  found  a colt  tied 
at  the  door  without  in  the  open  street ; and  they 

5 loose  him.  And  certain  of  them  that  stood  there' 

6 said  unto  them.  What  do  ye,  loosing  the  colt  ? And 
they  said  unto  them  even  as  Jesus  had  said  ; and 

7 they  let  them  go.  And  they  bring  the  colt  unto 
Jesus,  and  cast  on  him  their  garments  ; and  he  sat 

8 upon  him.  And  many  spread  their  garments  upon 
the  way  ; and  others  branches,  which  they  had  cut 

9 from  the  fields.  And  they  that  went  before,  and 
they  that  followed,  cried.  Hosanna ; Blessed  is  he 

10  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord : Blessed  is 
the  kingdom  that  cometh,  the  kingdom  of  our  father 
David  : Hosanna  in  the  highest. 


And  he  entered  into  Jerusalem,  into  the  temple  j 
and  when  he  had  looked  round  about  upon  all  things, 
it  being  now  eventide,  he  went  out  unto  Bethany 
with  the  twelve. 

12  And  on  the  morrow,  when  they  were  come  out  from 

13  Bethany,  he  hungered.  And  seeing  a fig  tree  afar  off 
having  leaves,  he  came,  if  haply  he  might  find  any- 
thing thereon  : and  when  he  came  to  it,  he  found 
nothing  but  leaves  ; for  it  was  not  the  season  of  figs. 

14  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  it,  No  man  eat  fruit 
from  thee  henceforward  for  ever.  And  his  disciples 
heard  it. 

And  they  come  to  Jerusalem  : and  he  entered  into 
the  temple,  and  began  to  cast  out  them  that  sold 
and  them  that  bought  in  the  temple,  and  overthrew 
the  tables  of  the  money-changers,  and  the  seats  of 

16  them  that  sold  the  doves ; and  he  would  not  suffer 
that  any  man  should  carry  a vessel  through  the 

17  temple.  And  he  taught,  and  said  unto  them.  Is  it 
not  written.  My  house  shall  be  called  a house  of 
prayer  for  all  the  nations  ? but  ye  have  made  it  a 

18  den  of  robbers.  And  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  heard  it,  and  sought  how  they  might  destroy 
him  : for  they  feared  him,  for  all  the  multitude  was 
astonished  at  his  teaching. 

19  And  every  evening  « he  went  forth  out  of  the  city. 

20  And  as  they  passed  by  in  the  morning,  they  saw 

21  the  fig  tree  withered  away  from  the  roots.  And 
Peter  calling  to  remembrance  saith  unto  him.  Rabbi, 

“ Matt.  21.  45,  46.  ^8  Matt.  21.  19.  d Gr.  whenever  even- 

Luke  19.  47.  a Gr.  sendeth.  ing  rame. 

12  Matt.  7.  28.  ch.  b Or,  a^nin.  e Some  ancient  au- 

1.  22,  Luke  4.  32.  c Gr.  layers  of  leaves,  thorities  read  they. 


ST.  MARK,  XII. 


73 


Master,  behold,  the  fig  tree  which  thou  cursedst  is 
withered  away. 

22  And  Jesus  answering  saith  unto  them.  Have  faith 
in  God. 

23  For  verily  I say  unto  you.  That  whosoever  shall 
say  unto  this  mountain.  Be  thou  removed,  and  be  thou 
cast  into  the  sea  ; and  shall  not  doubt  in  his  heart,  but 
shall  believe  that  those  things  which  he  saith  shall  come 
to  pass  ; he  shall  have  whatsoever  he  saith. 

24  Therefore  I say  unto  you,  What  things  soever 
ye  desire,  when  ye  pray,  believe  that  ye  receive  them^ 
and  ye  shall  have  them. 

25  And  when  ye  stand  praying,  forgive,  if  ye  have 
ought  against  any  : that  your  Father  also  which  is  in 
heaven  may  forgive  you  your  trespasses. 

26  But  ^^if  ye  do  not  forgive,  neither  will  your 
father  which  is  in  heaven  forgive  your  trespasses. 

27  And  they  come  again  to  Jerusalem  : ^®and  as 
he  was  walking  in  the  temple,  there  come  to  him  the 
chief  priests,  and  the  scribes,  and  the  elders, 

28  And  say  unto  him.  By  what  authority  doest  thou 
these  things  ? and  who  gave  thee  this  authority  to  do 
these  things  ? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I will 
also  ask  of  you  one  question,  and  answer  me,  and  I will 
tell  you  by  what  authority  I do  these  things. 

30  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it  from  heaven,  or  of 
men  ? answer  me. 

31  And  they  reasoned  with  themselves,  saying,  If  we 
shall  say.  From  heaven ; he  will  say.  Why  then  did  ye 
not  believe  him  ? 

32  But  if  we  shall  say.  Of  men ; they  feared  the 
people  : for  ^^all  men  counted  John,  that  he  was  a 
prophet  indeed. 

33  And  they  answered  and  said  unto  Jesus,  We  can- 
not tell.  And  Jesus  answering  saith  unto  them,  Neither 
do  I tell  you  by  what  authority  I do  these  things. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

\ In  a 'parable  of  the  vineyard  let  out  to  unthankful  husbandmen,  Christ 
foretelleth  the  reprobation  of  the  Jeivs,  and  the  calling  of  the  Gentiles. 
13  He  avoideth  the  snare  of  the  Pharisees  and  Herodians  about  paying 
tribute  to  Ccesar:  \9,convmceth  the  error  of  the  Saddncees,ivho  denied 
the  resurrection : 28  resolveth  the  scribe,  to  ho  questioned  of  the  first 
commandment : 35  refuteth  the  opinion  that  the  scribes  held  of  Christ : 
38  bidding  the  -people  to  beware  of  their  ambition  and  hyjwcrisy : 41 
and  commendeth  the  poor  widoto  for  her  two  mites,  above  all. 

And  ^ he  began  to  speak  unto  them  by  parables.  A 
certain  man  planted  a vineyard,  and  set  an  hedge 
about  it,  and  digged  a place  for  the  winefat,  and  built  a 
tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and  went  into  a far 
country. 

2  And  at  the  season  he  sent  to  the  husbandmen  a 
servant,  that  he  might  receive  from  the  husbandmen  of 
the  fruit  of  the  vineyard. 

3  And  they  caught  him,  and  beat  him,  and  sent  him 
away  empty. 

4  And  again  he  sent  unto  them  another  servant ; and 
at  him  they  cast  stones,  and  wounded  him  in  the  head, 
and  sent  him  away  shamefully  handled. 

5  And  again  he  sent  another  ; and  him  they  killed, 
and  many  others  ; beating  some,  and  killing  some. 

6  Having  yet  therefore  one  son,  his  well-beloved,  he 
sent  him  also  last  unto  them,  saying,  They  will  rever- 
ence my  son. 

7  But  those  husbandmen  said  among  themselves.  This 

M Matt.  17.  20.  & 21.  15.  7.  & 16.  24.  Jam.  is  Matt.  21.  23.  Luke 
21.  Luke  17.  6.  1.  5, 6.  20.  1. 

« Matt.  7.  7.  Luke  lo  Matt.  6.  14.  Col.  Matt.  3.  5.  & U. 
11.  9.  John  14.  13.  & 3.  13.  6.  cli.  6.  20. 

11  Matt.  18.  35.  1 Matt.  21. 33.  Luke 


behold,  the  fig  tree  which  thou  cursedst  is  withered 

22  away.  And  Jesus  answering  saith  unto  them.  Have 

23  faith  in  God.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  Whosoever 
shall  say  unto  this  mountain.  Be  thou  taken  up  and 
cast  into  the  sea  ; and  shall  not  doubt  in  his  heart, 
but  shall  believe  that  what  he  saith  cometh  to  pass  ; 

24  he  shall  have  it.  Therefore  I say  unto  you.  All 
things  whatsoever  ye  pray  and  ask  for,  believe  that 
ye  have  received  them,  and  ye  shall  have  them. 

25  And  whensoever  ye  stand  praying,  forgive,  if  ye 
have  aught  against  any  one  ; that  your  Father  also 
which  is  in  heaven  may  forgive  you  your  tres- 


27  And  they  come  again  to  Jerusalem : and  as  he 
was  walking  in  the  temple,  there  come  to  him  the 

28  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes,  and  the  elders  ; and 
they  said  unto  him.  By  what  authority  doest  thou 
these  things  ? or  who  gave  thee  this  authority  to  do 

29  these  things  ? And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  I will  ask 
of  you  one  s' question,  and  answer  me,  and  I will 

30  tell  you  by  what  authority  I do  these  things.  The 
baptism  of  John,  was  it  from  heaven,  or  from  men? 

31  answer  me.  And  they  reasoned  with  themselves, 
saying.  If  we  shall  say.  From  heaven  ; he  will  say, 

32  Why  then  did  ye  not  believe  him  ? But  should 
we  say.  From  men  — they  feai’ed  the  people  : ‘for 

33  all  verily  held  John  to  be  a prophet.  And  they 
answered  Jesus  and  say.  We  know  not.  And  Jesus 
saith  unto  them.  Neither  tell  I you  by  what  authority 
I do  these  things. 


12  And  he  began  to  speak  unto  them  in  parables.  A 
man  planted  a vineyard,  and  set  a hedge  about  it, 
and  digged  a pit  for  the  winepress,  and  built  a 
tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and  went  into 

2 another  country.  And  at  the  season  he  sent  to  the 
husbandmen  a ® servant,  that  he  might  receive  from 

3 the  husbandmen  of  the  fruits  of  the  vineyard.  And 
they  took  him,  and  beat  him,  and  sent  him  away 

4 empty.  And  again  he  sent  unto  them  another  “ ser- 
vant ; and  him  they  wounded  in  the  head,  and 

5 handled  shamefully.  And  he  sent  another  ; and 
him  they  killed  : and  many  others  ; beating  some, 

6 and  killing  some.  He  had  yet  one,  a beloved  son  : 
he  sent  him  last  unto  them,  saying.  They  will  rever- 

7 ence  my  son.  But  those  husbandmen  said  among 


20.9.  Father  which  is  in  say,  Fro-m  men? 

/■Many  ancient  an-  heaven  forgive  -your  i Or,  for  all  held 
thorities  add  ver.  26.  trespasses.  John  to  he  a prophet 

But  if  ye  do  not  for-  g Or.  word,  indeed, 

give,  neither  will  -your  h Or,  But  shall  we  a Gr.  bond-servant. 


74 


ST.  MARK,  XII. 


is  the  heir ; come,  let  us  kill  him,  and  the  inheritance 
shall  be  our’s. 

8 And  they  took  him,  and  killed  him^  and  cast  him 
out  of  the  vineyard. 

9 What  shall  therefore  the  lord  of  the  vineyard  do  ? 
he  will  come  and  destroy  the  husbandmen,  and  will  give 
the  vineyard  unto  others. 

10  And  have  ye  not  read  this  scripture  ; ^ The  stone 
which  the  builders  rejected  is  become  the  head  of  the 
corner  : 

11  This  was  the  Lord’s  doing,  and  it  is  marvellous  in 
our  eyes  ? 

12  3 And  they  sought  to  lay  hold  on  him,  but  feared 
the  people  : for  they  knew  that  he  had  spoken  the 
parable  against  them  : and  they  left  him,  and  went  their 
way. 

, 13  ^ ^ And  they  send  unto  him  certain  of  the  Phari- 

sees and  of  the  Herodians,  to  catch  him  in  his  words. 

14  And  when  they  were  come,  they  say  unto  him, 
Master,  we  know  that  thou  art  true,  and  carest  for  no 
man  : for  thou  regardest  not  the  person  of  men,  but 
teachest  the  way  of  God  in  truth : Is  it  lawful  to  give 
tribute  to  Caesar,  or  not  ? 

15  Shall  we  give,  or  shall  we  not  give  ? But  he, 
knowing  their  hypocrisy,  said  unto  them.  Why  tempt  ye 
me  ? bring  me  a penny,  that  I may  see  it. 

16  And  they  brought  it.  And  he  saith  unto  them. 
Whose  is  this  image  and  superscription?  And  they 
said  unto  him,  Caesar’s. 

17  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them.  Render  to 
Caesar  the  things  that  are  Caesar’s,  and  to  God  the  things 
that  are  God’s.  And  they  marvelled  at  him. 

18  ^ ® Then  come  unto  him  the  Sadducees,  ® which 
say  there  is  no  resurrection  ; and  they  asked  him,  say- 
ing, 

19  Master,  Moses  wrote  unto  us.  If  a man’s  brother 
die,  and  leave  his  wife  behind  him^  and  leave  no  chil- 
dren, that  his  brother  should  take  his  wife,  and  raise  up 
seed  unto  his  brother. 

20  Now  there  were  seven  brethren : and  the  first 
took  a wife,  and  dying  left  no  seed. 

21  And  the  second  took  her,  and  died,  neither  left  he 

any  seed  : and  the  third  likewise.  , 

22  And  the.  seven  had  her,  and  left  no  seed  : last  of 
all  the  woman  died  also. 

23  In  the  resurrection  therefore,  when  they  shall  rise, 
whose  wife  shall  she  be  of  them  ? for  the  seven  had  her 
to  wife. 

24  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them.  Do  ye  not 
therefore  err,  because  ye  know  not  the  scriptures,  nei- 
ther the  power  of  God  ? 

25  For  when  they  shall  rise  from  the  dead,  they 
neither  marry,  nor  are  given  in  marriage  ; but  ® are  as 
the  angels  which  are  in  heaven. 

26  And  as  touching  the  dead,  that  they  rise  : have  ye 
not  read  in  the  book  of  Moses,  how  in  the  bush  God 
spake  unto  him,  saying,  ^ I am  the  God  of  Abraham, 
and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob  ? 

27  He  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but  the  God  of  the 
living  : ye  therefore  do  greatly  err. 

28  ^ And  one  of  the  scribes  came,  and  having 
heard  them  reasoning  together,  and  perceiving  that  he 
had  answered  them  well,  asked  him.  Which  is  the  first 
commandment  of  all  ? 

2 Ps.  118.  22.  30,  44.  5 Matt.  22. 23.  Luke 

»Matt.  21.  45,  40.  « Matt.  22. 15.  Luke  20.27. 

ch.  11.  18.  John  7. 25,  20.  20.  o Acts  23.  8. 


themselves.  This  is  the  heir  ; come,  let  us  kill  him, 

8 and  the  inheritance  shall  be  ours.  And  they  took 
him,  and  killed  him,  and  cast  him  forth  out  of  the 

9 vineyard.  What  therefore  will  the  lord  of  the  vine- 
yard do  ? he  will  come  and  destroy  the  husbandmen, 

10  and  will  give  the  vineyard  unto  others.  Have  ye 
not  read  even  this  scripture  ; 

The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected. 

The  same  was  made  the  head  of  the  corner : 

11  This  was  from  the  Lord, 

And  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 

12  And  they  sought  to  lay  hold  on  him  ; and  they 
feared  the  multitude  ; for  they  perceived  that  he 
spake  the  parable  against  them  ; and  they  left  him, 
and  went  away. 

13  And  they  send  unto  him  certain  of  the  Pharisees 
and  of  the  Herodians,  that  they  might  catch  him  in 

14  talk.  And  when  they  were  come,  they  say  unto 
him,  ^Master,  we  know  that  thou  art  true,  and 
carest  not  for  any  one  : for  thou  regardest  not  the 
person  of  men,  but  of  a truth  teachest  the  way  of 
God  : Is  it  lawful  to  give  tribute  unto  Csesar,  or 

15  not?  Shall  we  give,  or  shall  we  not  give?  But 
he,  knowing  their  hypocrisy,  said  unto  them.  Why 
tempt  ye  me  ? bring  me  a penny,  that  I may  see  iL 

16  And  they  brought  it.  And  he  saith  unto  them. 
Whose  is  this  image  and  superscription  ? And  they 

17  said  unto  him,  Caesar’s.  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Render  unto  Caesar  the  things  that  are  Caesar’s,  and 
unto  God  the  things  that  are  God’s.  And  they  mar- 
velled greatly  at  him. 

18  And  there  come  unto  him  Sadducees,  which  say 
that  there  is  no  resurrection  ; and  they  asked  him, 

19  saying,  ^ Master,  Moses  wrote  unto  us.  If  a man’s 
brother  die,  and  leave  a wife  behind  him,  and  leave 
no  child,  that  his  brother  should  take  his  wife,  and 

20  raise  up  seed  unto  his  brother.  There  were  seven 
brethren  : and  the  first  took  a wife,  and  dying  left 

21  no  seed  ; and  the  second  took  her,  and  died,  leaving 

22  no  seed  behind  him  ; and  the  third  likewise  : and  the 
seven  left  no  seed.  Last  of  all  the  woman  also  died. 

23  In  the  resurrection  whose  wife  shall  she  be  of  them  ? 

24  for  the  seven  had  her  to  wife.  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Is  it  not  for  this  cause  that  ye  err,  that  ye  know  not 

25  the  scriptures,  nor  the  power  of  God  ? For  when 
they  shall  rise  from  the  dead,  they  neither  marry,  nor 
are  given  in  marriage  ; but  are  as  angels  in  heaven. 

26  But  as  touching  the  dead,  that  they  are  raised  ; have 
ye  not  read  in  the  book  of  Moses,  in  the  place  concern- 
ing the  Bush,  how  God  spake  unto  him,  saying,  I am 
the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the 

27  God  of  Jacob  ? He  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but 
of  the  living  : ye  do  greatly  err. 


28  And  one  of  the  scribes  came,  and  heard  them 
questioning  together,  and  knowing  that  he  had 
answered  them  well,  asked  him.  What  command- 


^ Deut.  25.  5.  ® Ex.  3.  6.  c See  marginal  note 

• 8 1 Cor.  15.  42,  49,  Matt.  22.  35.  on  Matt.  18.  28. 

62.  b Or,  Teacher. 


75 


ST.  MARK,  XIIL 


29  And  Jesus  answered  him,  The  first  of  all  the 
commandments  is,  Hear,  O Israel ; The  Lord  our 
Grod  is  one  Lord  : 

30  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all 
thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind, 
and  with  all  thy  strength  : this  is  the  first  command- 
ment. 

31  And  the  second  is  like,  namely  this,  Thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  There  is  none  other 
commandment  greater  than  these. 

32  And  the  scribe  said  unto  him.  Well,  Master,  thou 
hast  said  the  truth  : for  there  is  one  God  ; and  there 
is  none  other  but  he  : 

33  And  to  love  him  with  all  the  heart,  and  with  all 
the  understanding,  and  with  all  the  soul,  and  with  all 
the  strength,  and  to  love  his  neighbour  as  himself,  is 
more  than  all  whole  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices. 

34  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he  answered  discreetly, 
he  said  unto  him.  Thou  art  not  far  from  the  kingdom  of 
God.  ^®And  no  man  after  that  durst  ask  him  any 
question. 

35  ^ i®And  Jesus  answered  and  said,  while  he  taught 
in  the  temple,  How  say  the  scribes  that  Christ  is  the  son 
of  David  ? 

36  For  David  himself  said  ^"^by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
*®The  Lord  said  to  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right 
hand,  till  I make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool. 

37  David  therefore  himself  calleth  him  Lord  ; and 
whence  is  he  then  his  son  ? And  the  common  people 
heard  him  gladly. 

38  ^ And  he  said  unto  them  in  his  doctrine,  Be- 
ware'of  the  scribes,  which  love  to  go  in  long  clothing, 
and  love  salutations  in  the  marketplaces, 

39  And  the  chief  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  the 
uppermost  rooms  at  feasts  : 

40  Which  devour  widows’  houses,  and  for  a pre- 
tence make  long  prayers  : these  shall  receive  greater 
damnation. 

41  ^ 23  ^nd  Jesus  sat  over  against  the  treasury,  and 
beheld  how  the  people  cast  money  into  the  treasury  : 
and  many  that  were  rich  cast  in  much. 

42  And  there  came  a certain  poor  widow,  and  she 
threw  in  two  mites,  which  make  a farthing. 

43  And  he  called  u7ito  him  his  disciples,  and  saith 
unto  them,  Verily  I say  unto  you.  That  ^^this  poor 
widow  hath  cast  more  in,  than  all  they  which  have  cast 
into  the  treasury  : 

44  For  all  they  did  cast  in  of  their  abundance  ; but 
she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all  that  she  had,  ^en  all 
her  living. 

CHAPTER  XIIL 

1 Christ  foretelletk  the  destruction  of  the  temple:  9 the  persecutions  for 
the  gospel : 10  that  the  gospel  must  be  preached  to  all  nations : 14  that 
gi  eat  calamities  shall  happen  to  the  Jews : 24  and  the  manner  of  his 
coming  to  judgment : 32  the  hour  ivhereof  being  known  to  none,  every 
man  w to  watch  and  pray,  that  we  be  not  found  unprovided,  when  He 
Cometh  to  each  one  particularly  by  dealh. 

And  ^as  he  went  out  of  the  temple,  one  of  his  dis- 
ciples saith  unto  him.  Master,  see  what  manner  of 
stones  and  what  buildings  are  here  ! 

2 And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  Seest  thou 
these  great  buildings  ? ^ there  shall  not  be  left  one 
stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

” Deut.  G.  4.  Luke  1 Sam.  15.  22.  « ch.  4.  2. 

10.27.  Hos.6.6.  Mic.G.6,7,8.  20  Matt.  23.  1,  &c. 

12  Lev.  19.  18.  Matt.  JO  Matt.  22.  4G.  Luke  20.  4G. 

22.  39.  Roni.  13.  9.  Matt.  22.  41.  Luke  2*  Luke  11.  43. 

Gal.  5.  14.  Jam.  2.  8.  20.  41.  22  Matt.  23.  14. 

13  Deut.  4.  39.  Is.  ” 2 Sam.  23.  2.  *3  Luke  21.  1. 

4&.  6,  14.  & 46.  9.  >8  p».  no.  1.  34  2 Kiu.  12.  9. 


29  ment  is  the  first  of  all  ? Jesus  answered.  The  first 
is.  Hear,  O Israel  ; The  Lord  our  God,  the  Lord  is 

30  one  : and  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  ® with  all 
thy  heart,  and  ® with  all  thy  soul,  and  ® with  all  thy 

31  mind,  and  ® with  all  thy  strength.  The  second  is  this. 
Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  There  is 

32  none  other  commandment  greater  than  these.  And 
the  scribe  said  unto  him,  Of  a truth,  J"  Master,  thou 
hast  well  said  that  he  is  one  ; and  there  is  none  other 

33  but  he  : and  to  love  him  with  all  the  heart,  and  with 
all  the  understanding,  and  with  all  the  strength,  and 
to  love  his  neighbour  as  himself,  is  much  more  than 

34  all  whole  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices.  And  when 
Jesus  saw  that  he  answered  discreetly,  he  said  unto 
him,  Thou  art  not  far  from  the  kingdom  of  God. 
And  no  man  after  that  durst  ask  him  any  question. 


35  And  Jesus  answered  and  said,  as  he  taught  in  the 
temple.  How  say  the  scribes  that  the  Christ  is  the  son 

36  of  David  ? David  himself  said  in  the  Holy  Spirit, 

The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 

Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand. 

Till  I make  thine  enemies  s'  the  footstool  of  thy 
feet. 

37  David  himself  calleth  him  Lord  ; and  whence  is 
he  his  son  ? And  the  common  people  heard  him 
gladly. 

38  And  in  his  teaching  he  said,  Beware  of  the  scribes, 
which  desire  to  walk  in  long  robes,  and  to  have  salu- 

39  tatioiis  in  the  marketplaces,  and  chief  seats  in  the 

40  synagogues,  and  chief  places  at  feasts  : they  which 
devour  widows’  houses,  * and  for  a pretence  make 
long  prayers  ; these  shall  receive  greater  condem- 
nation. 

41  And  he  sat  down  over  against  the  treasury,  and 
beheld  how  the  multitude  cast  J money  into  the 
treasury  : and  many  that  were  rich  cast  in  much. 

42  And  there  came  ^ a poor  widow,  and  she  cast  in  two 

43  mites,  which  make  a farthing.  And  he  called  unto 
him  his  disciples,  and  said  unto  them.  Verily  I say 
unto  you.  This  poor  widow  cast  in  more  than  all  they 

44  which  are  casting  into  the  treasury  : for  they  all  did 
cast  in  of  their  superfluity  ; but  she  of  her  want  did 
cast  in  all  that  she  had,  even  all  her  living. 


13  And  as  he  went  forth  out  of  the  temple,  one  of  his 
disciples  saith  unto  him,  “Master,  behold,  what 
manner  of  stones  and  what  manner  of  buildings  ! 

2 And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Seest  thou  these  great 
buildings  ? there  shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone 
upon  another,  which  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

25  2 Cor.  8.  12.  OUT  God;  the  Lord  is  h Or,  the  great  mtU- 

28  Deut.  24.  G.  1 one.  titude. 

John  3.  17.  e Qr.from.  i Or,  even  while  for 

* Matt.  24.  1;  Luke  f Or,  Tenchet.  a preienr.e  they  make, 

21.  5.  g Some  ancient  an*  j Gr.  brass, 

* Luke  19.  44.  thorities  read  under-  k Gr.  one. 

d Or,  The  Lord  ia  neath  thy  feet.  a Or,  Tearher, 


76 


ST.  MARK,  XIII. 


3 And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount  of  Olives  over 
against  the  temple,  Peter  and  James  and  John  and  An- 
drew asked  him  privately, 

4 2 Tell  us,  when  shall  these  things  be  ? and  what 
shall  he  the  sign  when  all  these  things  shall  be  ful- 
filled ? 

5 And  Jesus  answering  them  began  to  say,  ^Take 
heed  lest  any  man  deceive  you  : 

6 For  many  shall  come  in  my  name,  saying,  I am 
Christ ; and  shall  deceive  many. 

7 And  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and  rumours  of 
wars,  be  ye  not  troubled  : for  such  things  must  needs 
be  ; but  the  end  shall  not  he  yet. 

8 For  nation  shall  rise  against  nation,  and  kingdom 
against  kingdom  : and  there  shall  be  earthquakes  in 
divers  places,  and  there  shall  be  famines  and  troubles  : 
® these  are  the  beginnings  of  sorrows. 

9 ^ But  ® take  heed  to  yourselves^ : for  they  shall  de- 
liver you  up  to  councils  ; and  in  the  synagogues  ye  shall 
be  beaten  : and  ye  shall  be  brou'^ht  before  rulers  and 
kings  for  my  sake,  for  a testimony  against  them. 

10  And  ^ the  gospel  must  first  be  published  among 
all  nations. 

11  ® But  when  they  shall  lead  youy  and  deliver  you 
up,  take  no  thought  beforehand  what  ye  shall  speak, 
neither  do  ye  premeditate  : but  whatsoever  shall  be 
given  you  in  that  hour,  that  speak  ye  : for  it  is  not  ye 
that  speak,  ® but  the  Holy  Ghost. 

12  Now  ^°the  brother  shall  betray  the  brother  to 
death,  and  the  father  the  son  ; and  children  shall  rise 
up  against  their  parents,  and  shall  cause  them  to  be  put 
to  death. 

13  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my  name’s 
sake  : but  he  that  shall  endure  unto  the  end,  the  same 
shall  be  saved. 

14  But  when  ye  shall  see  the  abomination  of 
desolation,  spoken  of  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  standing 
where  it  ought  not,  (let  him  that  readeth  understand,) 
then  13  let  them  that  be  in  Judaea  flee  to  the  moun- 
tains ; 

15  And  let  him  that  is  on  the  housetop  not  go  down 
into  the  house,  neither  enter  therein^  to  take  any  thing 
out  of  his  house  : 

16  And  let  him  that  is  in  the  field  not  turn  back 
again  for  to  take  up  his  garment. 

17  13  But  woe  to  them  that  are  with  child,  and  to 
them  that  give  suck  in  those  days  ! 

18  And  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not  in  the  winter. 

19  11  For  in  those  days  shall  be  affliction,  such  as  was 
not  from  the  beginning  of  the  creation  which  God 
created  unto  this  time,  neither  shall  be. 

20  And  except  that  the  Lord  had  shortened  those 
days,  no  flesh  should  be  saved  : but  for  the  elect’s  sake, 
whom  he  hath  chosen,  he  hath  shortened  the  days. 

21  13  And  then  if  any  man  shall  say  to  you,  Lo,  here 
is  Christ  ; or,  lo,  he  is  there  ; believe  him  not  : 

22  For  false  Christs  and  false  prophets  shall  rise, 
and  shall  shew  signs  and  wonders,  to  seduce,  if  it  were 
possible,  even  the  elect. 

23  But  1®  take  ye  heed  : behold,  I have  foretold  you 
all  things. 

24  ^ 20  But  in  those  days,  after  that  tribulation,  the 

» Matt.  24.  3.  Luke  7 Matt.  24.  14.  10.  21.  & 24.  10.  Luke 

21.  7.  . 8 Matt.  10.  19.  Luke  21.  IG. 

4 Jer.  29.  8.  Eph.  5.  12.  11.  & 21.  14.  “ Matt.  24. 9.  Luke 

6.  1 Thess.  2.  3.  o Acts  2.  4.  & 4.  8,  21.  17. 

6 Matt.  24.  8.  31.  12  Dan.  12.  12.  Matt. 

fi  Matt.  10.  17,  18.  & 10  Mic.  7.  6.  Matt.  lO.  22.  & 24.  13.  Rev. 

24.  9.  Rev.  2.  10.  2.  10. 


3 And  as  he  sat  on  the  mount  of  Olives  over  against 
the  temple,  Peter  and  James  and  John  and  Andrew 

4 asked  him  privately.  Tell  us,  when  shall  these  things 
be  ? and  what  shall  he  the  sign  when  these  things  are 

5 all  about  to  be  accomplished  ? And  Jesus  began  to 
say  unto  them.  Take  heed  that  no  man  lead  you 

6 astray.  Many  shall  come  in  my  name,  saying,  I am 

7 he ; and  shall  lead  many  astray.  And  when  ye  shall 
hear  of  wars  and  rumours  of  wars,  be  not  troubled  : 
these  things  must  needs  come  to  pass  ; but  the  end  is 

8 not  yet.  For  nation  shall  rise  against  nation,  and 
kingdom  against  kingdom:  there  shall  be  earthquakes 
in  divers  places  ; there  shall  be  famines : these  things 
are  the  beginning  of  travail. 


9  But  take  ye  heed  to  yourselves  : for  they  shall  de- 
liver you  up  to  councils  ; and  in  synagogues  shall  ye 
be  beaten  ; and  before  governors  and  kings  shall  ye 
10  stand  for  my  sake,  for  a testimony  unto  them.  And 
the  gospel  must  first  be  preached  unto  all  the  na- 
il tions.  And  when  they  lead  you  to  judgement,  and 
deliver  you  up,  be  not  anxious  beforehand  what  ye 
shall-  speak  : but  whatsoever  shall  be  given  you  in 
that  hour,  that  speak  ye  : for  it  is  not  ye  that  speak, 

12  but  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  brother  shall  deliver  up 
brother  to  death,  and  the  father  his  child  ; and 
children  shall  rise  up  against  parents,  and  * cause 

13  them  to  be  put  to  death.  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of 
all  men  for  my  name’s  sake : but  he  that  endureth 
to  the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved. 


14  But  when  ye  see  the  abomination  of  desolation 
standing  where  he  ought  not  (let  him  that  readeth 
understand),  then  let  them  that  are  in  Judsea  flee 

15  unto  the  mountains : and  let  him  that  is  on  the 
housetop  not  go  down,  nor  enter  in,  to  take  anything 

16  out  of  his  house  : and  let  him  that  is  in  the  field 

17  not  return  back  to  take  his  cloke.  But  woe  unto 
them  that  are  with  child  and  to  them  that  give  suck 

18  in  those  days  ! And  pray  ye  that  it  be  not  in  the 

19  winter.  For  those  days  shall  be  tribulation,  such  as 
there  hath  not  been  the  like  from  the  beginning  of 
the  creation  which  God  created  until  now,  and  never 

20  shall  be.  And  except  the  Lord  had  shortened  the 
days,  no  flesh  would  have  been  saved  : but  for  the 
elect’s  sake,  whom  he  chose,  he  shortened  the  days. 

21  And  then  if  any  man  shall  say  unto  you,  Lo,  here  is 

22  the  Christ  ; or,  Lo,  there  ; believe  ® it  not  : for  there 
shall  arise  false  Christs  and  false  prophets,  and  shall 
shew  signs  and  wonders,  that  they  may  lead  astray, 

23  if  possible,  the  elect.  But  take  ye  heed : behold,  I 
have  told  you  all  things  beforehand. 


24  But  in  those  days,  after  that  tribulation,  the  sun 

« Matt.  24.  15.  Joel  2.  2.  Matt.  24.  1. 15.  Matt.  24.  29,  &c. 

14  Dan.  9.  27.  21.  Luke  21.  25. 

15  Luke  21.  21.  18  Matt.  24. 23.  Luke  h Or,  yut  them  to 

1C  Luke  21.  23.  & 23.  17.  23.  & 21.  8.  death. 

29.  1C  2 Pet.  3.  17.  c Or,  him. 

17  Dan.  9. 26.  & 12. 1.  Dan.  7. 10.  Zeph. 


ST.  MARK,  XIV. 


7T 


8im  shall  be  darkened,  and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her 
light, 

25  And  the  stars  of  heaven  shall  fall,  and  the  powers 
that  are  in  heaven  shall  be  shaken. 

26  And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of  man  coming 
in  the  clouds  with  great  power  and  glory. 

27  And  then  shall  he  send  his  angels,  and  shall  gather 
together  his  elect  from  the  four  winds,  from  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  earth  to  the  uttermost  part  of  heaven. 

28  Now  learn  a parable  of  the  fig  tree  ; When  her 
branch  is  yet  tender,  and  putteth  forth  leaves,  ye  know 
that  summer  is  near  : 

29  So  ye  in  like  manner,  when  ye  shall  see  these 
things  come  to  pass,  know  that  it  is  nigh,  even  at  the 
doors. 

30  Verily  I say  unto  you,  that  this  generation  shall 
not  pass,  till  all  these  things  be  done. 

31  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away  : but  my 
words  shall  not  pass  away. 

32  ^ But  of  that  day  and  that  hour  knoweth  no  man, 
no,  not  the  angels  which  are  in  heaven,  neither  the  Son, 
but  the  Father. 

33  Take  ye  heed,  watch  and  pray : for  ye  know 
not  when  the  time  is. 

34  For  the  Son  of  man  is  as  a man  taking  a far 
journey,  who  left  his  house,  and  gave  authority  to  his 
servants,  and  to  every  man  his  work,  and  commanded 
the  porter  to  watch. 

35  Watch  ye  therefore  : for  ye  know  not  when  the 
master  of  the  house  cometh,  at  even,  or  at  midnight, 
or  at. the  cockcrowing,  or  in  the  morning  : 

36  Lest  coming  suddenly  he  find  you  sleeping. 

37  And  what  I say  unto  you  I say  unto  all,  Watch. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 A consjnracy  cigninst  Christ.  3 Precious  ointment  is  'poured  on  his 
head  by  n ivoman.  10  Jiidas  selleth  his  Master  for  money.  12  Christ 
himself  foretelleth  ho'w  he  shall  be,  betrayed  of  one  of  his  disciples  : 22 
after  the  vassover  ja-epnred,  and  eaten,  instituteth  his  supper:  28  de- 
ciareth  nforehand  the  flight  of  all  his  disciples,  and  Petems  denial.  43 
Judas  betrayeth  him  with  a kiss.  46  He  is  apprehenided  in  the  ga^ylen, 
h3  falsely  accused,  and  imjdously  condemned  of  the  Jews'  council : 
65  shamefully  abused  by  them : 66  and  thrice  denied  of  Peter. 

After  ^two  days  was  the  feast  of  the  passover,  and 
of  unleavened  bread : and  the  chief  priests  and 
the  scribes  sought  how  they  might  take  him  by  craft, 
and  put  him  to  death. 

2  But  they  said.  Not  on  the  feast  day,  lest  there  be 
an  uproar  of  the  people. 

3  ^ ®And  being  in  Bethany  in  the  house  of  Simon 
the  leper,  as  he  sat  at  meat,  there  came  a woman  hav- 
ing an  alabaster  box  of  ointment  of  spikenard  very 
precious  ; and  she  brake  the  box,  and  poured  it  on  his 
head. 

4  And  there  were  some  that  had  indignation  within 
themselves,  and  said.  Why  was  this  waste  of  the  oint- 
ment made  ? 

5  For  it  might  have  been  sold  for  more  than  three 
hundred  pence,  and  have  been  given  to  the  poor.  And 
they  murmured  against  her. 

6  And  Jesus  said.  Let  her  alone  ; why  trouble  ye 
her  ? she  hath  wrought  a good  work  on  me, 

7  For  ® ye  have  the  poor  with  you  always,  and  when- 
soever ye  will  ye  may  do  them  good  : but  me  ye  have 
not  always. 

21  Dan.  7.  13,  14.  21.  29,  &c.  2B  Matt.  24,  45.  & 25. 

Matt.  16.  27.  & 24.  30.  23  ig.  40,  g.  14. 

ch.  14.  62.  Acts  1.11.  2*  Matt.  24.  42.  & 25,  20  Matt.  24.  42,  44, 

1 Tliess.  4. 16.  2 Thess.  13.  Luke  12.  40.  & 21.  » Matt.  26.  2.  Lnke 

1.7,10.  Rev.  1.7.  34.  Rom.13.il.  1 22.1.  John  11.  66.  & 

22  Matt.  24.  32.  Luke  Thes*.  5.  6.  13.  1. 


shall  be  darkened,  and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her 

25  light,  and  the  stars  shall  be  falling  from  heaven, 
and  the  powers  that  are  in  the  heavens  shall  be 

26  shaken.  And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of  man 

27  coining  in  clouds  with  great  power  and  glory.  And 
then  shall  he  send  forth  the  angels,  and  shall  gather 
together  his  elect  from  the  four  winds,  from  the 
uttermost  part  of  the  earth  to  the  uttermost  part  of 
heaven. 

28  Now  from  the  fig  tree  learn  her  parable  : when  her 
branch  is  now  become  tender,  and  putteth  forth  its 

29  leaves,  ye  know  that  the  summer  is  nigh  ; even  so  ye 
also,  when  ye  see  these  things  coming  to  pass,  know 

30  ye  that  '^he  is  nigh,  even  at  the  doors.  Verily  I say 
unto  you.  This  generation  shall  not  pass  away,  until 

31  all  these  things  be  accomplished.  Heaven  and  earth 

32  shall  pass  away  : but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away. 
But  of  that  day  or  that  hour  knoweth  no  one,  not  even 
the  angels  in  heaven,  neither  the  Son,  but  the  Father. 

33  Take  ye  heed,  watch  and  pray  : for  ye  know  not 

34  when  the  time  is.  It  is  as  when  a man,  sojourning 
in  another  country,  having  left  his  house,  and  given 
authority  to  his  ./  servants,  to  each  one  his  work, 

35  commanded  also  the  porter  to  watch.  Watch  there- 
fore : for  ye  know  not  when  the  lord  of  the  house 
cometh,  whether  at  even,  or  at  midnight,  or  at  cock- 

36  crowing,  or  in  the  morning ; lest  coming  suddenly 

37  he  find  you  sleeping.  And  what  I say  unto  you  I 
say  unto  all,  Watch. 


14  Now  after  two  days  was  the  feast  of  the  passbver 
and  the  unleavened  bread  ‘.  and  the  chief  priests 
and  the  scribes  sought  how  they  might  take  him 

2 with  subtilty,  and  kill  him  : for  they  said.  Not  dur- 
ing the  feast,  lest  haply  there  shall  be  a tumult  of 
the  people. 

3 And  while  he  was  in  Bethany  in  the  house  of 
Simon  the  leper,  as  he  sat  at  meat,  there  came  a 
woman  having  « an  alabaster  cruse  of  ointment  of 
^ spikenard  very  costly  ; and  she  brake  the  cruse, 

4 and  poured  it  over  his  head.  But  there  were  some 
that  had  indignation  among  themselves,  saying.  To 
what  purpose  hath  this  waste  of  the  ointment  been 

6 made  ? For  this  ointment  might  have  been  sold  for 
above  three  hundred  pence,  and  given  to  the  poor. 

6 And  they  murmured  against  her.  But  JesUs  said, 
Let  her  alone  ; why  trouble  ye  her  ? she  hath 

7 wrought  a good  work  on  me.  For  ye  have  the  poor 
always  with  youj  and  whensoever  ye  will  ye  can  do 


2 Matt.  26.  6.  e Some  ancient  an*  pistic  being  perhaps  a 

12.  1,3.  See  Luke  7.  thorities  omit  o'tid  Ibcal  name.  Others 
37.  pray.  take  it  to  mean  genu- 

2 Dent.  15.  11*  /Gi‘*  hand -servants,  ihe  j others,  liquid, 

d Or,  it.  h Or,  a flask.  c See  marginal  not* 

h Gr.  pistic  nard,  on  Matti  18.  28. 


78 


ST.  MARK,  XIV. 


8 She  hath  done  what  slie  could  : she  is  come  afore- 
hand  to  anoint  my  body  to  the  burying. 

9 Verily  I say  unto  you,  Wheresoever  this  gospel 
shall  be  preached  throughout  the  whole  world,  this 
also  that  she  hath  done  shall  be  spoken  of  for  a me- 
morial of  her. 

10  If  ^ And  Judas  Iscariot,  one  of  the  twelve,  went 
unto  the  chief  priests,  to  betray  him  unto  them. 

11  And  when  they  heard  it,  they  were  glad,  and 
promised  to  give  him  money.  And  he  sought  how  he 
might  conveniently  betray  him. 

12  ^ ® And  the  first  day  of  unleavened  bread,  when 
they  killed  the  passover,  his  disciples  said  unto  him. 
Where  wilt  thou  that  we  go  and  prepare  that  thou 
mayest  eat  the  passover  ? 

13  And  he  sendeth  forth  two  of  his  disciples,  and 
saith  unto  them.  Go  ye  into  the  city,  and  there  shall 
meet  you  a man  bearing  a pitcher  of  water  : follow 
him. 

14  And  wheresoever  he  shall  go  in,  say  ye  to  the 
goodman  of  the  house.  The  Master  saith.  Where  is  the 
guestchamber,  where  I shall  eat  the  passover  with  my 
disciples  ? 

15  And  he  will  shew  you  a large  upper  room  fur- 
nished and  prepared  : there  make  ready  for  us. 

16  And  his  disciples  went  forth,  and  came  into  the 
city,  and  found  as  he  had  said  unto  them  : and  they 
made  ready  the  passover. 

17  ® And  in  the  evening  he  cometh  with  the  twelve. 

18  And  as  they  sat  and  did  eat,  Jesus  said.  Verily  I 
say  unto  you.  One  of  you  which  eateth  with  me  shall 
betray  me. 

19  And  they  began  to  be  sorrowful,  and  to  say 
unto  him  one  by  one,  Is  it  I ? and  another  said,  Is 

it  I? 

20  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them.  It  is  one  of 
the  twelve,  that  dippeth  with  me  in  the  dish. 

21  The  Son  of  man  indeed  goeth,  as  it  is  written  of 
him  : but  woe  to  that  man  by  whom  the  Son  of  man  is 
betrayed  I good  were  it  for  that  man  if  he  had  never 
been  born. 

22  ^ ® And  as  they  did  eat,  Jesus  took  bread,  and 
blessed,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  to  them,  and  said.  Take, 
eat : this  is  my  body. 

23  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  when  he  had  given 
thanks,  he  gave  it  to  them  : and  they  all  drank  of 
it. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  is  my  blood  of  the 
new  testament,  which  is  shed  for  many. 

25  Verily  I say  unto  you,  I will  drink  no  more  of  the 
fruit  of  the  vine,  until  that  day  that  I drink  it  new  in 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

26  ^ ® And  when  they  had  sung  an  hymn,  they  went 
out  into  the  mount  of  Olives. 

27  ^®And  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  All  ye  shall  be 
offended  because  of  me  this  night  : for  it  is  written,  I 
will  smite  the  shepherd,  and  the  sheep  shall  be  scat- 
tered. 

28  But  after  that  I am  risen,  I will  go  before  you 
into  Galilee. 

29  But  Peter  said  unto  him.  Although  all  shall  be 
offended,  yet  luill  not  I. 

30  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Verily  I say  unto  thee, 

* Matt.  26.  14.  Luke  ^ Matt.  26.  24.  Luke  Matt.  26.  31. 

22.  3,  4.  22.  22.  ’>  Zecli.  13.  7. 

5 Matt.  26. 17.  Luke  s Matt.  26.  26.  Luke  >2  ch.  16.  7. 

22.  7.  22.  19.  1 Cor.  11.  23.  « Matt.  26.  33,  34. 

6 Matt.  26.  20,  &c.  » Matt.  26.  30. 


8 them  good  : but  me  ye  have  not  always.  She  hath 
done  what  she  could  : she  hath  anointed  my  body 

9 aforehand  for  the  burying.  And  verily  I say  unto 
you,  Wheresoever  the  gospel  shall  be  preached 
throughout  the  whole  world,  that  also  which  this 
woman  hath  done  shall  be  spoken  of  for  a memorial 
of  her. 

10  And  Judas  Iscariot,  ^^he  that  was  one  of  the 
twelve,  went  away  unto  the  chief  priests,  that  he 

11  might  deliver  him  unto  them.  And  they,  when  they 
heard  it,  were  glad,  and  promised  to  give  him  money. 
And  he  sought  how  he  might  conveniently  deliver 
him  unto  them. 

12  And  on  the  first  day  of  unleavened  bread,  when 
they  sacrificed  the  passover,  his  disciples  say  unto 
him.  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  go  and  make  ready 

13  that  thou  mayest  eat  the  passover  ? And  he  sendeth 
two  of  his  disciples,  and  saith  unto  them,  Go  into  the 
city,  and  there  shall  meet  you  a man  bearing  a 

14  pitcher  of  water  : follow  him  ; and  wheresoever  he 
shall  enter  in,  say  to  the  goodman  of  the  house.  The 
® Master  saith.  Where  is  my  guest-chamber,  where  I 

15  shall  eat  the  passover  with  my  disciples  ? And  he 
will  himself  shew  you  a large  upper  room  furnished 

16  and  ready  : and  there  make  ready  for  us.  And  the 
disciples  went  forth,  and  came  into  the  city,  and 
found  as  he  had  said  unto  them  : and  they  made 
ready  the  passover. 

17  And  when  it  was  evening  he  cometh  with  the 

18  twelve.  And  as  they sat  and  were  eating,  Jesus 
said.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  One  of  you  shall  betray 

19  me,  even  he  that  eateth  with  me.  They  began  to 
be  sorrowful,  and  to  say  unto  him  one  by  one.  Is  it 

20  I ? And  he  said  unto  them.  It  is  one  of  the  twelve, 

21  he  that  dippeth  with  me  in  the  dish.  For  the  Son 
of  man  goeth,  even  as  it  is  written  of  him  ; but  woe 
unto  that  man  through  whom  the  Son  of  man  is 
betrayed  ! good  were  it  ^ for  that  man  if  he  had 
not  been  born. 


22  And  as  they  were  eating,  he  took  ^ bread,  and 
when  lie  had  blessed,  he  brake  it,  and  gave  to  them, 

23  and  said.  Take  ye  : this  is  my  body.  And  he  took 
a cup,  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  gave  to 

24  them  : and  they  all  drank  of  it.  And  he  said  unto 
them.  This  is  my  blood  of  * the  ■>  covenant,  which  is 

25  shed  for  many.  Verily  I say  unto  you,  I will  no 
more  drink  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  that  day 
when  I drink  it  new  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

26  And  when  they  had  sung  a hymn,  they  went  out 
unto  the  mount  of  Olives. 

27  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  All  ye  shall  be 
* offended  : for  it  is  written,  I will  smite  the  shep- 
herd, and  the  sheep  shall  be  scattered  abroad. 

28  Howbeit,  after  I am  raised  up,  I will  go  before  you 

29  into  Galilee.  But  Peter  said  unto  him,  Although 

30  all  shall  be  offended,  yet  will  not  I.  And  Jesus 
saith  unto  him,  Verily  I say  unto  thee,  that  thou 


Luke  22.  33,  34.  John  f Gr.  rerlined.  j Some  ancient  au- 

13.  37,  38.  g Gv.for  him  if  that  thorities  insert  nero. 

(I  Gr.  the  one  of  the  man.  k Gr.  caused  to  stum^ 

twelve.  h Or,  a loaf.  ble. 

e Or,  Teacher.  i Or,  the  testament. 


ST.  MARK,  XIV. 


That  this  day,  even  in  this  night,  before  the  cock  crow 
tmcc,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice. 

31  But  he  spake  the  more  vehemently.  If  I should  die 
with  thee,  I will  not  deny  thee  in  any  wise.  Likewise 
also  said  they  all. 

32  ^^And  they  came  to  a place  which  was  named 
Gethsemane  : and  he  saith  to  his  disciples.  Sit  ye  here, 
while  I shall  pray. 

33  And  he  taketh  with  him  Peter  and  Janies  and 
John,  and  began  to  be  sore  amazed,  and  to  be  very 
heavy  ; 

34  And  saith  unto  them,  My  soul  is  exceeding  sor- 
rowful unto  death  : tarry  ye  here,  and  watch. 

35  And  he  went  forward  a little,  and  fell  on  the 
ground,  and  prayed  that,  if  it  were  possible,  the  hour 
might  pass  from  him. 

36  And  he  said,  Abba,  Father,  all  things  are  pos- 
sible unto  thee  ; take  away  this  cup  from  me  : never- 
theless not  what  I will,  but  what  thou  wilt. 

37  And  he  cometh,  and  findeth  them  sleeping,  and 
saith  unto  Peter,  Simon,  sleepest  thou  ? couldest  not 
thou  watch  one  hour  ? 

38  Watch  ye  and  pray,  lest  ye  enter  into  temptation. 

The  spirit  truly  is  ready,  but  the  flesh  is  weak. 

39  And  again  he  went  away,  and  prayed,  and  spake 
the  same  words. 

40  And  when  he  returned,  he  found  them  asleep 
again,  (for  their  eyes  were  heavy,)  neither  wist  they 
what  to  answer  him. 

41  And  he  cometh  the  third  time,  and  saith  unto  them. 
Sleep  on  now,  and  take  your  rest : it  is  enough,  the 
hour  is  come  ; behold,  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into 
the  hands  of  sinners. 

42  21  Rise  up,  let  us  go  ; lo,  he  that  betrayeth  me  is 
at  hand. 

43  ^ 22  immediately,  while  he  yet  spake,  cometh 
Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  and  with  him  a great  multi- 
tude with  swords  and  staves,  from  the  chief  priests  and 
the  scribes  and  the  elders. 

44  And  he  that  betrayed  him  had  given  them  a token, 
saying.  Whomsoever  I shall  kiss,  that  same  is  he  ; take 
him,  and  lead  him  away  safely. 

45  And  as  soon  as  he  was  come,  he  goeth  straightway 
to  him,  and  saith.  Master,  master  ; and  kissed  him. 

46  ^ And  they  laid  their  hands  on  him,  and  took 
him. 

47  And  one  of  them  that  stood  by  drew  a sword, 
and  smote  a servant  of  the  high  priest,  and  cut  off  his 
ear. 

48  23  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Are  ye 
come  out,  as  against  a thief,  with  swords  and  with  staves 
to  take  me  ? 

49  I was  daily  with  you  in  the  temple  teaching,  and 
ye  took  me  not : but  24  the  scriptures  must  be  fulfilled. 

50  25  And  they  all  forsook  him,  and  fled. 

51  And  there  followed  him  a certain  young  man, 
having  a linen  cloth  cast  about  his  naked  body  ; and  the 
young  men  laid  hold  on  him  : 

52  And  he  left  the  linen  cloth,  and  fled  from  them 
naked. 

53  ^ 26  And  they  led  Jesus  away  to  the  high  priest  : 
and  with  him  were  assembled  all  the  chief  priests  and 
the  elders  and  the  scribes. 


to-day,  even  this  night,  before  the  cock  crovf  twice, 

31  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  But  he  spajke  ej^eding 
vehemently.  If  I must  die  with  thee,  I will  iMt  deny 
thee.  And  in  like  manner  also  said  they  allf 

32  And  they  come  unto  ^ a place  which  was  named 
Gethsemane  : and  he  saith  unto  his  disciples.  Sit  ye 

33  here,  while  I pray.  And  he  taketh  with  him  Pe- 
ter and  James  and  John,  and  began  to  be  greatly 

34  amazed,  and  sore  troubled.  And  he  saith  unto 
them.  My  soul  is  exceeding  sorrowful  even  unto 

35  death  : abide  ye  here,  and  watfch.  And  he  went 
forward  a little,  and  fell  on  the  ground,  and  prayed 
that,  if  it  were  possible,  the  hour  might  pass  away 

36  from  him.  And  he  said,  Abba,  Father,  all  things 
are  possible  unto  thee  ; remove  this  cup  from  me  : 

37  howbeit  not  what  I will,  biff  what  thou  wilt.  And 
he  cometh,  and  findeth  them  sleeping,  and  saith 
unto  Peter,  Simon,  sleepest  thou  ? couldest  thou  not 

38  watch  one  hour?  "‘Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter 
not  into  temptation  ; the  spirit  indeed  is  willing,  but 

39  the  flesh  is  weak.  And  again  he  went  away,  and 

40  prayed,  saying  the  same  words.  And  again  he 
came,  and  found  them  sleeping,  for  their  eyes  were 
very  heavy  ; and  they  wist  not  what  to  answer  him. 

41  And  he  cometh  the  third  time,  and  saith  unto  them. 
Sleep  on  now,  and  take  your  rest : it  is  enough  ; 
the  hour  is  come  ; behold,  the  Son  of  man  is  be- 

42  trayed  into  the  hands  of  sinners.  Arise,  let  us  be 
going  : behold,  he  that  betrayeth  me  is  at  hand. 


43  And  straightway,  while  he  yet  spake,  cometh  Ju- 
das, one  of  the  twelve,  and  with  him  a multitude  with 
swords  and  staves,  from  the  chief  priests  and  the 

44  scribes  and  the  elders.  Now  he  that  betrayed  him  had 
given  them  a token,  saying.  Whomsoever  I shall 
kiss,  that  is  he  ; take  him,  and  lead  him  away  safely. 

45  And  when  he  was  come,  straightway  he  came  to 

46  him,  and  saith.  Rabbi ; and  " kissed  him.  And  they 

47  laid  hands  on  him,  and  took  him.  But  a certain  one 
of  them  that  stood  by  drew  his  sword,  and  smote  the 
® servant  of  the  high  priest,  and  struck  off  his  ear. 

48  And  Jesns  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Are  ye 
come  out,  as  against  a robber,  with  swords  and 

49  staves  to  seize  me  ? I was  daily  with  you  in  the 
temple  teaching,  and  ye  took  me  not : but  this  is 

50  done  that  the  scriptures  might  be  fulfilled.  And  they 
all  left  him,  and  fled. 


51  And  a certain  young  man  followed  with  him,  hav- 
ing a linen  cloth  cast  about  him,  over  his  naked  body  : 

52  and  they  lay  hold  on  him  ; but  he  left  the  linen 
cloth,  and  fled  naked. 

53  And  they  led  Jesus  away  to  the  high  priest : and 
there  come  together  with  him  all  the  chief  priests  and 


M Matt.  26.  36.  Luke  ” Heb.  5.  7. 

22.  39.  John  18.  1.  « John  5.  30.  & 6. 

15  John  12.  27.  38. 

*0  Rom.  8.  15.  Gal.  Rom.  7.  23.  Gal. 
4.  6.  5.  17. 


25  John  13.  1.  23  Matt.  26.  55.  Luke 

21  Matt.  26.  46.  John  22.  52. 

18.  1,2.  24  Ps.  22.  6.  Is.  53. 

22  Matt.  26.  47.  Luke  7,  &o.  Luke  22.  37.  & 

22.  47.  John  18.  3.  24.  44. 


2'>  ver.  27.  Ps.  88.  8.  m Or,  Watch  ye,  and 
25  Matt.  26.  57.  Luke  pray  that  ye  enter  not. 
22.  54.  John  18.  13.  7i  Gr.  kiRsed  him 
I Gr.  an  enclosed  much, 
piece  of  ground.  o Gr.  bo'^d-servant. 


80 


ST.  MARK,  XV. 


54  l^nd  Peter  followed  him  afar  off,  even  into  the 
pala<clof  thej  high  priest : and  he  sat  with  the  servants, 
and  Armed 'himself  at  the  fire. 

55^A  And  the  chief  priests  and  all  the  council  sought 
for  witness  against  Jesus  to  put  him  to  death  ; and  found 
noiie. 

56  For  many  bare  false  witness  against  him,  but  their 
witness  agreed  not  together. 

57  And  there  arose  certain,  and  bare  false  witness 
against  him,  saying, 

58  We  heard  him  say,  I will  destroy  this  temple 
that  is  made  wit^  hands,  and  within  three  days  I will 
build  another  made  without  hands. 

59  But  neither  so  did  their  witness  agree  together. 

60  And  the  high  priest  stood  up  in  the  midst,  and 
asked  Jesus,  saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing  ? what  is  it 
which  these  witness  agalfcist  thee  ? 

61  But  he  held  his  peace,  and  answered  nothing. 

Again  the  high  priest  asked  him,  and  said  unto  him, 

Art  thou  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Blessed  ? 

62  And  Jesus  said,  I am  : 32  and  ye  shall  see  the  Son 
of  man  sitting  on  the  right  hand  of  power,  and  coming 
in  the  clouds  of  heaven. 

63  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes,  and  saith. 
What  need  we  any  further  witnesses  ? 

64  Ye  have  heard  the  blasphemy  : what  think  ye  ? 
And  they  all  condemned  him  to  be  guilty  of  death. 

65  And  some  began  to  spit  on  him,  and  to  cover  his 
face,  and  to  buffet  him,  and  to  say  unto  him.  Prophesy  : 
and  the  servants  did  strike  him  with  the  palms  of  their 
hands. 

66  If  33  And  as  Peter  was  beneath  in  the  palace,  there 
cometh  one  of  the  maids  of  the  high  priest  : 

67  And  when  she  saw  Peter  warming  himself,  she 
looked  upon  him,  and  said,  And  thou  also  wast  with 
Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

68  But  he  denied,  saying,  I know  not,  neither  under- 
stand I what  thou  sayest.  And  he  went  out  into  the 
porch  ; and  the  cock  crew. 

69  34  And  a maid  saw  him  again,  and  began  to  say  to 
them  that  stood  by.  This  is  one  of  them. 

70'  And  he  denied  it  again.  35  And  a little  after,  they 
that  stood  by  said  again  to  Peter,  Surely  thou  art  one  of 
them  ; 36  for  thou  art  a Galiliean,  and  thy  speech  agreeth 
thereto. 

71  But  he  began  to  curse  and  to  swear,  saying,  I 
know  not  this  man  of  whom  ye  speak. 

72  37  And  the  second  time  the  cock  crew.  And  Peter 
called  to  mind  the  word  that  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Before 
the  cock  crow  twice,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And 
when  he  thought  thereon,  he  wept. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1 Jesus  brought  bound,  and  acciisedbef ore  Pilate.  15  Upon  the  clamour 
of  the  common  people,  the  murderer  Barabbas  is  loosed,  and  Jesus 
delivered  up  to  be  crucified.  17  He  is  croivned  with  thorns.  19  spit 
on.  and  mocked : 21  fainteth  in  bearing  his  cro.'is : 27  hangeth  be- 
tween two  thieves:  29  suffereth  the  triumphing  reproaches  of  the 
Jews : 39  hut  confessed  by  the  centurion  to  be  the  Son  of  God : 43  and 
is  honourably  buried  by  Joseph. 

And  1 straightway  in  the  morning  the  chief  priests 
held  a consultation  with  the  elders  and  scribes  and 
the  whole  council,  and  bound  Jesus,  and  carried  him 
away,  and  delivered  him  to  Pilate. 


54  the  elders  and  the  scribes.  And  Peter  had  followed 
him  afar  off,  even  within,  into  the  court  of  the  high 
priest  ; and  he  was  sitting  with  the  officers,  and 

55  warming  himself  in  the  light  of  the  fire.  Now  the 
chief  priests  and  the  whole  council  sought  witness 
against  Jesus  to  put  him  to  death  j and  found  it 

56  not.  For  many  bare  false  witness  against  him,  and 

57  their  witness  agreed  not  together.  And  there  stood 
up  certain,  and  bare  false  witness  against  him,  say- 

58  iug.  We  heard  him  say,  I will  destroy  this  ^Hemple 
that  is  made  with  hands,  and  in  three  days  I will 

59  build  another  made  without  hands.  And  not  even 

60  so  did  their  witness  agree  together.  And  the 
high  priest  stood  up  in  the  midst,  and  asked  Jesus, 
saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing?  what  is  it  which 

61  these  witness  against  thee  ? But  he  held  his  peace, 
and  answered  nothing.  Again  the  high  priest 
asked  him,  and  saith  unto  him,  Art  thou  the  Christ, 

62  the  Son  of  the  Blessed?  And  Jesus  said,  I am; 
and  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of  man  sitting  at  the 
right  hand  of  power,  and  coming  with  the  clouds  of 

63  heaven.  And  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes,  and 

64  saith.  What  further  need  have  we  of  witnesses  ? Ye 
have  heard  the  blasphemy  : what  think  ye  ? And 
they  all  condemned  him  to  be  « worthy  of  death. 

65  And  some  began  to  spit  on  him,  and  to  cover  his 
face,  and  to  buffet  him,  and  to  say  unto  him.  Pro- 
phesy : and  the  officers  received  him  with  blows  of 
their  hands. 


66  And  as  Peter  was  beneath  in  the  court,  there  com- 

67  eth  one  of  the  maids  of  the  high  priest,;  and  seeing 
Peter  warming  himself,  she  looked  upon  him,  and 
saith,  Thou  also  wast  with  the  Nazarene,  eyen  Jesus. 

68  But  he  denied,  saying,  I neither  know,  nor  under- 
stand what  thou  sayest : and  he  went  out  into  the 

69  ^ porch  ; “ and  the  cock  crew.  And  the  maid  saw 
him,  and  began  again  to  say  to  them  that  stood  by, 

70  This  is  one  of  them.  But  he  again  denied  it.  And 
after  a little  while  again  they  that  stood  by  said  to 
Peter,  Of  a truth  thou  art  one  of  them  ; for  thou  art 

71  a Galilsean.  But  he  began  to  curse,  and  to  swear,  1 

72  know  not  this  man  of  whom  ye  speak.  And  straight- 
way the  second  time  the  cock  crew.  And  Peter 
called  to  mind  the  word,  how  that  Jesus  said  unto 
him.  Before  the  cock  crow  twice,  thou  shalt  deny  me 
thrice.  And  when  he  thought  thereon,  he  wept. 


15  And  straightway  in  the  morning  the  chief  priests 
with  the  elders  and  scribes,  and  the  whole  council, 
held  a consultation,  and  bound  Jesus,  and  carried 


27  Matt.  26.  59. 

28  Ch.  15.  29.  John 
2.  19. 

26  Matt.  26.  62. 

80  Is.  53.  7. 

81  Matt.  26.  63. 


32  Matt.  24.  30.  & 26. 
64.  Luke  22.  69. 

33  Matt.  26.  58,  69. 
Luke  22.  55.  John  18. 
16. 


34  Matt.  26. 71.  Luke 
22.  58.  John  18.  25. 

33  Matt.  26.  73.  Luke 
22.  59.  John  18.  26. 

8c  Acts  2.  7. 

87  Matt.  26.  75. 


iPs.  2.  2.  Matt.  27. 
1.  Luke  22.  66.  & 23. 
1.  John  18.  28.  Acts 
3.  13.  & 4.  26. 
p Or,  sanctuary, 
q Gr.  licdiU  to. 


r Or, strokes  of  rods, 
s Or,  Incither  know, 
nor  understand  : thou, 
what  .sayest  thou? 
t Qv.  forecourt. 


u Many  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  and  the 
cock  crew. 

V Or,  And  he  began 
to  weep. 


ST.  MARK,  XV. 


81 


2 2 And  Pilate  asked  him,  Art  thou  the  King  of  the 
Jews  ? And  he  answering  said  unto  him,  Thou  sayest  it. 

3 And  the  chief  priests  accused  him  of  many  things  : 
but  he  answered  nothing. 

4 3 And  Pilate  asked  him  again,  saying,  Answerest 
thou  nothing  ? behold  how  many  things  they  witness 
against  thee. 

5 4 But  Jesus  yet  answered  nothing  ; so  that  Pilate 
marvelled. 

6 Now  ® at  that  feast  he  released  unto  them  one  pris- 
oner, whomsoever  they  desired. 

7 And  there  was  one  named  Barabbas,  luhich  lay  bound 
with  them  that  had  made  insurrection  with  him,  who 
had  committed  murder  in  the  insurrection. 

8 And  the  multitude  crying  aloud  began  to  desire  him 
to  do  as  he  had  ever  done  unto  them. 

9 But  Pilate  answered  them,  saying.  Will  ye  that  I 
release  unto  you  the  King  of  the  Jews  ? 

10  For  he  knew  that  the  chief  priests  had  delivered 
him  for  envy. 

11  But  ® the  chief  priests  moved  the  people,  that  he 
should  rather  release  Barabbas  unto  them. 

12  And  Pilate  answered  and  said  again  unto  them, 
What  will  ye  then  that  I shall  do  unto  him  whom  ye  call 
the  King  of  the  Jews  ? 

13  And  they  cried  out  again.  Crucify  him. 

14  Then  Pilate  said  unto  them.  Why,  what  evil  hath 
he  done  ? And  they  cried  out  the  more  exceedingly, 
Crucify  him. 

15  ^ And  so  Pilate,  willing  to  content  the  people, 
released  Barabbas  unto  them,  and  delivered  Jesus,  when 
he  had  scourged  him^  to  be  crucified. 

16  ®And  the  soldiers  led  him  away  into  the  hall, 
called  Praetorium  ; and  they  call  together  the  whole 
band. 

17  And  they  clothed  him  with  purple,  and  platted  a 
crown  of  thorns,  and  put  it  about  his  head, 

18  And  began  to  salute  him.  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! 

19  And  they  smote  him  on  the  head  with  a reed,  and 
did  spit  upon  him,  and  bowing  their  knees  worshipped 
him. 

20  And  when  they  had  mocked  him,  they  took  otf 
the  purple  from  him,  and  put  his  own  clothes  on  him, 
and  led  him  out  to  crucify  him. 

21  ®And  they  compel  one  Simon  a Cyrenian,  who 
passed  by,  coming  out  of  the  country,  the  father  of 
Alexander  and  Rufus,  to  bear  his  cross. 

22  And  they  bring  him  unto  the  place  Golgotha, 
which  is,  being  interpreted.  The  place  of  a skull. 

23  11  And  they  gave  him  to  drink  wine  mingled  with 
myrrh  : but  he  received  it  not. 

24  And  when  they  had  crucified  him,  i^  they  parted 
his  garments,  casting  lots  upon  them,  what  every  man 
should  take. 

25  And  1^  it  was  the  third  hour,  and  they  crucified 
him. 

26  And  i^the  superscription  of  his  accusation  was 
written  over,  THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

27  And  10  with  him  they  crucify  two  thieves  ; the  one 
on  his  right  hand,  and  the  other  on  his  left. 

28  And  the  scripture  was  fulfilled,  which  saith,  i®  And 
he  was  numbered  with  the  transgressors. 

2 Matt.  27. 11.  e Matt.  27.  20.  Acts  23.  2a 

8 Matt.  27.  13.  3.  14.  lo  Matt.  27. 33.  Luke 

< Is.  53.  7.  John  19.  ^ Matt.  27.  26.  Jolm  23.  33.  John  19.  17. 

9.  19.  1,  16.  M.att.  27.  34. 

6 Matt.  27. 15.  Luke  8 Matt.  27.  27.  12  Ps.  22.  18.  Luke 

23.17.  John  18.  39.  » Matt.  27. 32.  Luke  23.34.  John  19.  23. 


2 him  away,  and  delivered  him  up  to  Pilate.  And  Pilate 
asked  him.  Art  thou  the  King  of  the  Jews  ? And 

3 he  answering  saith  unto  him.  Thou  sayest.  And  the 

4 chief  priests  accused  him  of  many  things.  And  Pi- 
late again  asked  him,  saying,  Answerest  thou  no- 
thing ? behold  how  many  things  they  accuse  thee  of. 

5 But  Jesus  no  more  answered  anything;  insomuch 
that  Pilate  marvelled. 

6 Now  at  “the  feast  he  used  to  release  unto  them 

7 one  prisoner,  whom  they  asked  of  him.  And  there 
was  one  called  Barabbas,  lying  bound  with  them  that 
had  made  insurrection,  men  who  in  the  insurrection 

8 had  committed  murder.  And  the  multitude  went 
up  and  began  to  ask  him  to  do  as  he  was  wont  to 

9 do  unto  them.  And  Pilate  answered  them,  saying. 
Will  ye  that  I release  unto  you  the  King  of  the 

10  Jews?  For  he  perceived  that  for  envy  the  chief 

11  priests  had  delivered  him  up.  But  the  chief  priests 
stirred  up  the  multitude,  that  he  should  rather 

12  release  Barabbas  unto  them.  And  Pilate  again 
answered  and  said  unto  them.  What  then  shall  I do 

13  unto  him  whom  ye  call  the  King  of  the  Jews  ? And 

14  they  cried  out  again.  Crucify  him.  And  Pilate  said 
unto  them.  Why,  what  evil  hath  he  done  ? But  they 

15  cried  out  exceedingly.  Crucify  him.  And  Pilate, 
wishing  to  content  the  multitude,  released  unto  them 
Barabbas,  and  delivered  Jesus,  when  he  had  scourged 
him,  to  be  crucified. 


16  And  the  soldiers  led  him  away  within  the  court, 
which  is  the  ^ Prsetorium  ; and  they  call  together  the 

17  whole  ^band.  And  they  clothe  him  with  purple, 
and  plaiting  a crown  of  thorns,  they  put  it  on  him ; 

18  and  they  began  to  salute  him.  Hail,  King  of  the 

19  Jews  ! And  they  smote  his  head  with  a reed,  and 
did  spit  upon  him,  and  bowing  their  knees  wor- 

20  shipped  him.  And  when  they  had  mocked  him, 
they  took  off  from  him  the  purple,  and  put  on  him 
his  garments.  And  they  lead  him  out  to  crucify 
him. 

21  And  they  ‘^compel  one  passing  by,  Simon  of 
Cyrene,  coming  from  the  country,  the  father  of 
Alexander  and  Rufus,  to  go  with  them,  that  he  might 

22  bear  his  cross.  And  they  bring  him  unto  the  place 
Golgotha,  which  is,  being  interpreted.  The  place  of 

23  a skull.  And  they  offered  him  wine  mingled  with 

24  myrrh  : but  he  received  it  not.  And  they  crucify 
him,  and  part  his  garments  among  them,  casting  lots 

25  upon  them,  what  each  should  take.  And  it  was  the 

26  third  hour,  and  they  crucified  him.  And  the  super- 
scription of  his  accusation  was  written  over,  the 

27  KING  OF  THE  JEWS.  And  with  him  they  crucify  two 
robbers  ; one  on  his  right  hand,  and  one  on  his  left.® 


13  See  Matt.  27.  45. 
Luke  23.  44.  John  19. 
14. 

Matt.  27.  37.  John 
19.  19. 

16  Matt.  27.  38. 


10  Is.  53.  12.  Luke 
22.  37. 

a Or,  a feast, 
b Or,  palace.. 
c Or,  cohort, 
d Gr.  impress. 


e Many  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  ver.  28 
And  the  scripture  was 
fulfilled,  which  saith, 
And  he  was  reckoned 
with  transgressors.  See 
Luke  22.  37. 


82 


ST.  MARK,  XVL 


29  And  they  that  passed  by  railed  on  him,  wagging 
their  heads,  and  saying.  Ah,  ^®thou  that  destroyest  the 
temple,  and  buildest  it  in  three  days, 

30  Save  thyself,  and  come  down  from  the  cross. 

31  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests  mocking  said  among 
themselves  with  the  scribes,  He  saved  others  ; himself 
he  cannot  save. 

32  Let  Christ  the  King  of  Israel  descend  now  from 
the  cross,  that  we  may  see  and  believe.  And  ^®they 
that  were  crucified  with  him  reviled  him. 

33  And  20  when  the  sixth  hour  was  come,  there  was 
darkness  over  the  whole  land  until  the  ninth  hour. 

34  And  at  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried  with  a loud 
voice,  saying,  21  Eloi,  Eloi,  lama  sabachthani  ? which  is, 
being  interpreted.  My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou 
forsaken  me  ? 

35  And  some  of  them  that  stood  by,  when  they  heard 
it,  said.  Behold,  he  calleth  Elias. 

36  And  2-2  one  ran  and  filled  a spunge  full  of  vinegar, 
and  put  it  on  a reed,  and  23  gave  him  to  drink,  saying. 
Let  alone  ; let  us  see  whether  Elias  will  come  to  take 
him  down. 

37  24  And  Jesus  cried  with  a loud  voice,  and  gave  up 
the  ghost. 

38  And  25  the  veil  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  twain 
from  the  top  to  the  bottom. 

39  ^ And  26  when  the  centurion,  which  stood  over 
against  him,  saw  that  he  so  cried  out,  and  gave  up  the 
ghost,  he  said.  Truly  this  man  was  the  Son  of  God. 

40  27  There  were  also  women  looking  on  28  afar  off  : 
among  whom  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and  Mary  the 
mother  of  James  the  less  and  of  Joses,  and  Salome  ; 

41  (Who  also,  when  he  was  in  Galilee,  29  followed 
him,  and  ministered  unto  him  ;)  and  many  other  women 
which  came  up  with  him  unto  Jerusalem. 

42  ^ And  now  when  the  even  was  come,  because  it 
was  the  preparation,  that  is,  the  day  before  the  sabbath, 

43  Joseph  of  Arimathsea,  an  honourable  counsellor, 
which  also  waited  for  the  kingdom  of  God,  came,  and 
went  in  boldly  unto  Pilate,  and  craved  the  body  of 
Jesus. 

44  And  Pilate  marvelled  if  he  were  already  dead  : 
and  calling  unto  him  the  centurion,  he  asked  him  whether 
he  had  been  any  while  dead. 

45  And  when  he  knew  it  of  the  centurion,  he  gave 
the  body  to  Joseph. 

46  ®2  And  he  bought  fine  linen,  and  took  him  down, 
and  wrapped  him  in  the  linen,  and  laid  him  in  a sepul- 
chre which  was  hewn  out  of  a rock,  and  rolled  a stone 
unto  the  door  of  the  sepulchre. 

47  And  Mary  Magdalene  and  Mary  the  mother  of 
Joses  beheld  where  he  was  laid. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 An  angel  declaret h the  resurrection  of  Christ  to  three  women,  9 Christ 
himself  appeareth  to  Mary  Magdalene : 12  to  two  going  into  the  coun- 
try : 14  then  to  the  apostles,  15  whom  he  sendeth  forth  to  preach  the 
gospel : 19  and  ascendeth  into  heaven. 

And  1 when  the  sabbath  was  past,  Mary  Magdalene, 
and  Mary  the  mother  of  James,  and  Salome,  2 had 
bought  sweet  spices,  that  they  might  come  and  anoint 
him. 

” Ps.  22.  7.  21  Ps.  22. 1.  Matt.  27.  26  Matt.  27. 51.  Luke 

18  ch.  14.  58.  John  46.  23.  45. 

2.  19.  22  Matt.  27. 48.  John  20  Matt.  27.  54.  Luke 

19  Matt.  27. 44.  Luke  19.  29.  23.  47. 

23.  39.  23  Ps.  69.  21.  27  Matt.  27. 55.  Luke 

2°  Matt.  27.  45.  Luke  24  Matt.  27.  50.  Luke  23.  49. 

23. 44.  23. 46.  John  19.  30.  28  Ps.  33.  11. 

29  Luke  8.  2,  3. 


29  And  they  that  passed  by  railed  on  him,  wagging 
their  heads,  and  saying,  Ha  ! thou  that  destroyest 

30  the  f temple,  and  buildest  it  in  three  days,  save  thy- 

31  self,  and  come  down  from  the  cross.  In  like  manner 
also  the  chief  priests  mocking  him  among  themselves 
with  the  scribes  said,  He  saved  others  ; n himself  he 

32  cannot  save.  Let  the  Christ,  the  King  of  Israel, 
now  come  down  from  the  cross,  that  we  may  see  and 
believe.  And  they  that  were  crucified  with  him  re- 
proached him. 

33  And  when  the  sixth  hour  was  come,  there  was 
darkness  over  the  whole  * land  until  the  ninth  hour. 

34  And  at  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried  with  a loud  voice, 
Eloi,  Eloi,  lama  sabachthani  ? which  is,  being  inter- 
preted, My  God,  my  God,  * why  hast  thou  forsaken 

35  me  ? And  some  of  them  that  stood  by,  when  they 

36  heard  it,  said.  Behold,  he  calleth  Elijah.  And  one 
ran,  and  filling  a sponge  full  of  vinegar,  put  it  on  a 
reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink,  saying.  Let  be  ; let  us 

37  see  whether  Elijah  cometh  to  take  him  down.  And 
Jesus  uttered  a loud  voice,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

38  And  the  veil  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  twain  from 

39  the  top  to  the  bottom.  And  when  the  centurion, 
which  stood  by  over  against  him,  saw  that  he  j so 
gave  up  the  ghost,  he  said.  Truly  this  man  was  ^ the 

40  Son  of  God.  And  there  were  also  women  beholding 
from  afar : among  whom  were  both  Mary  Magda- 
lene, and  Mary  the  mother  of  James  the  Hess  and  of 

41  Joses,  and  Salome  ; who,  when  he  was  in  Galilee, 
followed  him,  and  ministered  unto  him  ; and  many 
other  women  which  came  up  with  him  unto  Jeru- 
salem. 


• 42  And  when  even  was  now  come,  because  it  was  the 
Preparation,  that  is,  the  day  before  the  sabbath, 

43  there  came  Joseph  of  Arimathaea,  a councillor  of 
honourable  estate,  who  also  himself  was  looking  for 
the  kingdom  of  God  ; and  he  boldly  went  in  unto 

44  Pilate,  and  asked  for  the  body  of  Jesus.  And  Pilate 
marvelled  if  he  were  already  dead  : and  calling  unto 
him  the  centurion,  he  asked  him  whether  he  had 

45  been  any  while  dead.  And  wdien  he  learned  it  of 
the  centurion,  he  granted  the  corpse  to  Joseph. 

46  And  he  bought  a linen  cloth,  and  taking  him  down, 
wound  him  in  the  linen  cloth,  and  laid  him  in  a tomb 
which  had  been  hewn  out  of  a rock  ; and  he  rolled 

47  a stone  against  the  door  of  the  tomb.  And  Mary 
Magdalene  and  Mary  the  mother  of  Joses  beheld 
where  he  was  laid. 


16  And  when  the  sabbath  was  past,  Mary  Magda- 
lene, and  Mary  the  mother  of  James,  and  Salome, 
bought  spices,  that  they  might  come  and  anoint 

89  Matt.  27. 57.  Luke  2 Luke  23.  56.  thorities  read  so  cried 

23.  50.  John  19.  38.  f Or,  sanctuary.  out,  and  gave  up  the 

Luke  2.  25,  38.  g Or,  can  he  not  save  ghost. 

32  Matt.  27.  59,  60.  himself  ? k Or,  a son  of  God. 

Luke  23.  53.  John  19.  h Or,  earth.  I Gr.  little. 

40.  i Or,  why  didst  thou  m Many  ancient  au- 

2 Matt.  28.  1.  Luke  forsake  me?  thorities  read  toere  ai- 

24.1.  John  20.  1.  j Many  ancient  au-  ready  dead. 


ST.  MARK,  XVL 


83 


2 * And  very  early  in  the  morning  the  first  day  of  the 
'Week,  they  came  unto  the  sepulchre  at  the  rising  of  the 
sun. 

3 And  they  said  among  themselves,  Who  shall  roll 
us  away  the  stone  from  the  door  of  the  sepulchre  ? 

4 And  when  they  looked,  they  saw  that  the  stone  was 
rolled  away  ; for  it  was  very  great. 

5 ^ And  entering  into  the  sepulchre,  they  saw  a young 
man  sitting  on  the  right  side,  clothed  in  a long  white 
garment ; and  they  were  affrighted. 

6 ® And  he  saith  unto  them,  Be  not  affrighted  : Ye 
seek  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which  was  crucified  : he  is 
risen  ; he  is  not  here  : behold  the  place  where  they  laid 
him. 

7 But  go  your  way,  tell  his  disciples  and  Peter  that 
he  goeth  before  you  into  Galilee  : there  shall  ye  see 
him,  ®as  he  said  unto  you. 

8 And  they  went  out  quickly,  and  fled  from  the  sep- 
ulchre ; for  they  trembled  and  were  amazed  : neither 
said  they  any  thing  to  any  man  ; for  they  were  afraid. 

9 *f[  Now  when  Jesus  was  risen  early  the  first  day  of 
the  week,  ® he  appeared  first  to  Mary  Magdalene,  ® out 
of  whom  he  had  cast  seven  devils. 

10  And  she  went  and  told  them  that  had  been  with 
him,  as  they  mourned  and  wept. 

11  *^And  they,  when  they  had  heard  that  he  was 
alive,  and  had  been  seen  of  her,  believed  not. 

12  ^ After  that  he  appeared  in  another  form  unto 
two  of  them,  as  they  walked,  and  went  into  the  country. 

13  And  they  went  and  told  it  unto  the  residue  : nei- 
ther believed  they  them. 

14  Afterward  he  appeared  unto  the  eleven  as 
they  sat  at  meat,  and  upbraided  them  with  their  unbe- 
lief and  hardness  of  heart,  because  they  believed  not 
them  which  had  seen  him  after  he  was  risen. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go  ye  into  all  the  world, 

and  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature. 

16  ^®He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized  shall  be 
saved  ; but  he  that  believeth  not  shall  be  damned. 

17  And  these  signs  shall  follow  them  that  believe  ; 
*8  In  my  name  shall  they  cast  out  devils  ; ^^they  shall 
speak  with  new  tongues  ; 

18  They  shall  take  up  serpents  ; and  if  they  drink 
any  deadly  thing,  it  shall  not  hurt  them  ; they  shall 
lay  hands  on  the  sick,  and  they  shall  recover. 

19  ^ So  then  after  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  them, 
he  was  received  up  into  heaven,  and  sat  on  the  right 
hand  of  God. 

20  And  they  went  forth,  and  preached  every  where, 
the  Lord  working  with  them,  and  confirming  the  word 
with  signs  following.  Amen. 


2 him.  And  very  early  on  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
they  come  to  the  tomb  when  the  sun  was  risen. 

3 And  they  were  saying  among  themselves.  Who  shall 
roll  us  away  the  stone  from  the  door  of  the  tomb  ? 

4 and  looking  up,  they  see  that  the  stone  is  rolled 

6  back  : for  it  was  exceeding  great.  And  entering 

into  the  tomb,  they  saw  a young  man  sitting  on  the 
right  side,  arrayed  in  a white  robe  ; and  they  were 

6 amazed.  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Be  not  amazed  : 
ye  seek  Jesus,  the  Nazarene,  which  hath  been  cruci- 
fied : he  is  risen  ; he  is  not  here  : behold,  the  place 

7 where  they  laid  him  ! But  g^,  tell  his  disciples  and 
Peter,  He  goeth  before  you  into  Galilee  : there  shall 

8 ye  see  him,  as  he  said  unto  you.  And  they  went  out, 
and  fled  from  the  tomb  ; for  trembling  and  aston- 
ishment had  come  upon  them  : and  they  said  nothing 
to  any  one  ; for  they  were  afraid. 


9 ” Now  when  he  was  risen  early  on  the  first  day  of 

the  week,  he  appeared  first  to  Mary  Magdalene,  from 

10  whom  he  had  cast  out  seven  ^ devils.  She  went  and 
told  them  that  had  been  with  him,  as  they  mourned 

11  and  wept.  And  they,  when  they  heard  that  he  was 
alive,  and  had  been  seen  of  her,  disbelieved. 

12  And  after  these  things  he  was  manifested  in  an- 
other form  unto  two  of  them,  ns  they  walked,  on 

13  their  way  into  the  country.  And  they  went  away 
and  told  it  unto  the  rest : neither  believed  they  them^ 

14  And  afterward  he  was  manifested  unto  the  eleven 
themselves  as  they  sat  at  meat ; and  he  upbraided 
them  with  their  unbelief  and  hardness  of  heart,  be- 
cause they  believed  not  them  which  had  seen  him 

15  after  he  was  risen.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go  ye 
into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel  to  the 

16  whole  creation.  He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized 
shall  be  saved  ; but  he  that  disbelieveth  shall  be 

17  condemned.  And  these  signs  shall  follow  them  that 
believe  : in  my  name  shall  they  cast  out  ^ devils  ; 

18  they  shall  speak  with  new  tongues  ; they  shall 
take  up  serpents,  and  if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing, 
it  shall  in  no  wise  hurt  them  ; they  shall  lay  hands 
on  the  sick,  and  they  shall  recover. 

19  So  then  the  Lord  Jesus,  after  he  had  spoken  untd 
them,  was  received  up  into  heaven,  and  sat  down  at 

20  the  right  hand  of  God.  And  they  went  forth,  and 
preached  everywhere,  the  Lord  working  with  them, 
and  confirming  the  word  by  the  signs  that  followed. 
Amen. 


8 Luke  24.  1.  John 

20.  1. 

* Luke  24.  3.  John 

20.  11, 12. 

8 Matt.  28.  5,  6,7. 
«Matt.  26.  32.  ch. 
14.  28. 

T See  Matt.  28.  8. 
Luke  24.  9. 

8 John  20.  14. 


9 Luke  8.  2. 
w Luke  24. 10.  John 
20.  18. 

n Luke  24.  ll. 

« Luke  24.  13. 

13  Luke  24. 36.  John 
20.  19.  1 Cor.  15.  5. 

1*  Matt.  28. 19.  John 
16.  16. 


15  Col.  1.  23. 

18  John  3.  18,  36. 
Acts  2.  38.  &16.30, 31, 
32.  Rom.  10.  9.  1 Pet. 
8.  21. 

11  John  12.  48. 

18  Luke  10. 17.  Acts 
6.  16.  & 8.  7.  & 16.  18. 
& 19.  12. 


19  Acts  2. 4.  & 10. 46. 
& 19.  6.  1 Cor.  12.  10, 
28. 

19  Luke  10. 19.  Acts 
28.  6. 

21  Acts  5.  15, 16.  & 9. 
17.  & 28. 8.  Jam.  6. 14, 
15. 

« Acts  1.  2, 3. 


23  Luke  24.  51. 

24Ps.  no.  1.  Acts  7. 
66. 

25  Acts  6.  12.  & 14. 3. 
ICor.  2.  4,  6.  Heb.  2. 
4, 

a The  two  oldest 
Greek  manuscripts, 
and  some  other  au- 


thorities, omit  from 
ver.  9 to  the  end. 
Some  other  authori- 
ties have  a different 
ending  to  the  Gospel. 
b Gr.  demons, 
c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  n«w. 


84 


ST.  LUKE,  I. 


THE  GOSPEL  ACCORDING  TO 

ST.  LUKE. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  preface  of  Lake  to  his  whole  gospel.  5 The  conception  of  John 
the  Baptist,  26  and  of  Christ.  39  The  prophecy  of  Elisabeth,  and  of 
Mary,  concerning  Christ.  57  The  nativity  and  circumcision  of  John. 
67  The  prophecy  of  Zacharias,  both  of  Christ,  76  and  of  John. 

Forasmuch  as  many  have  taken  in  hand  to  set 
forth  in  order  a declaration  of  those  things  which 
are  most  surely  believed  among  us, 

2  ^Even  as  they  delivered  them  unto  us,  which 
^from  the  beginning  were  eyewitnesses,  and  ministers 
of  the  word  ; 

3  ®It  seemed  good  to  me  also,  having  had  perfect 
understanding  of  all  things  from  the  very  first,  to  write 
unto  thee  ^ in  order,  ® most  excellent  Theophilus, 

4  ® That  thou  mightest  know  the  certainty  of  those 
things,  wherein  thou  hast  been  instructed. 

5  rriHERE  was  ’’’in  the  days  of  Herod,  the  king 
I of  Judsea,  a certain  priest  named  Zacharias, 
® of  the  course  of  Abia  : and  his  wife  loas  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Aaron,  and  her  name  was  Elisabeth. 

6  And  they  were  both  ® righteous  before  God,  walk- 
ing in  all  the  commandments  and  ordinances  of  the 
Lord  blameless. 

7  And  they  had  no  child,  because  that  Elisabeth  was 
barren,  and  they  both  were  now  well  stricken  in  years. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  while  he  executed  the 
priest’s  office  before  God  in  the  order  of  his  course, 

9  According  to  the  custom  of  the  priest’s  office,  his 
lot  was  ^^to  burn  incense  when  he  went  into  the  temple 
of  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  whole  multitude  of  the  people  were 
praying  without  at  the  time  of  incense. 

11  And  there  appeared  unto  him  an  angel  of  the 
Lord  standing  on  the  right  side  of  i®  the  altar  of  in- 
cense. 

12  And  when  Zacharias  saw  Mm,  he  was  troubled, 
and  fear  fell  upon  him. 

13  But  the  angel  said  unto  him.  Fear  not,  Zacharias  : 
for  thy  prayer  is  heard  ; and  thy  wife  Elisabeth  shall 
bear  thee  a son,  and  i^thou  shalt  call  his  name  John. 

14  And  thou  shalt  have  joy  and  gladness  ; and 
i®many  shall  rejoice  at  his  birth. 

15  For  he  shall' be  great  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  shall  drink  neither  wine  nor  strong  drink  ; and 
he  shall  be  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  even  from  his 
mother’s  womb. 

16  And  many  of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  he 
turn  to  the  Lord  their  God. 

17  20  And  he  shall  go  before  him  in  the  spirit  and 
power  of  Elias,  to  turn  the  hearts  of  the  fathers  to  the 

1 Heb.  2.  3.  1 Pet.  ^ Matt.  2. 1.  « Ex.  30.  7,  8.  1 

5.  1.  2 Pet.  1.  16.  1 8 1 chr.  24.  10,  19.  Sara.  2.  28.  1 Chr. 

John  1.  1.  Neh.  12.  4, 17.  23.  13.  2 Chr.  29. 

2  Markl.  1.  John  15.  9 Gen.  7.  1.  & 17.  1.  11. 

27.  1 Kin.  9.  4.  2 Kin.  20.  12  Lev.  16. 17.  Rev. 

3  Acts  15.  19,  25,  28.  3.  Job  1.  1.  Acts  23.  8.  3,  4. 

1 Cor.  7.  40.  1.  & 24.  16.  Phil.  3.  is  Ex.  30.  1. 

* Acts  11. 4.  6.  1^  ver.  29.  Judg.  6. 

e Acts  1. 1.  10  1 Chr.  24.  19.  2 22.  & 13.22.  Dan.  10. 

8 John  20.  31.  Chr.  8.  14.  & 31.  2. 


1 Forasmuch  as  many  have  taken  in  hand  to  draw 
up  a narrative  concerning  those  matters  which  have 

2 been  “fulfilled  among  us,  even  as  they  delivered 
them  unto  us,  which  from  the  beginning  were  eye- 

3 witnesses  and  ministers  of  the  word,  it  seemed 
good  to  me  also,  having  traced  the  course  of  all 
things  accurately  from  the  first,  to  write  unto  thee 

4 in  order,  most  excellent  Theophilus  ; that  thou 
mightest  know  the  certainty  concerning  the  ^ things 

wherein  thou  wast  instructed. 

5 There  was  in  the  days  of  Herod,  king  of  Judaea, 
a certain  priest  named  Zacharias,  of  the  course  of 
Abijah  : and  he  had  a wife  of  the  daughters  of 

6 Aaron,  and  her  name  was  Elisabeth.  And  they 
were  both  righteous  before  God,  walking  in  all  the 
commandments  and  ordinances  of  the  Lord  blame- 

7 less.  And  they  had  no  child,  because  that  Elisabeth 
was  barren,  and  they  both  were  now  ^ well  stricken 
in  years. 

8 Now  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  executed  the 
priest’s  office  before  God  in  the  order  of  his  course, 

9 according  to  the  custom  of  the  priest’s  office,  his  lot 
was  to  enter  into  the  ^ temple  of  the  Lord  and  burn 

10  incense.  And  the  whole  multitude  of  the  people 

11  were  praying  without  at  the  hour  of  incense.  And 
there  appeared  unto  him  an  angel  of  the  Lord  stand- 

12  ing  on  the  right  side  of  the  altar  of  incense.  And 
Zacharias  was  troubled  when  he  saw  Mm,  and  fear 

13  fell  upon  him.  But  the  angel  said  unto  him.  Fear 
not,  Zacharias  : because  thy  supplication  is  heard, 
and  thy  wife  Elisabeth  shall  bear  thee  a son,  and 

14  thou  shalt  call  his  name  John.  And  thou  shalt  have 
joy  and  gladness  ; and  many  shall  rejoice  at  his 

15  birth.  For  he  shall  be  great  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  he  shall  drink  no  wine  nor -^strong  drink  ; 
and  he  shall  be  filled  with  the  ^ Holy  Ghost,  even 

16  from  his  mother’s  womb.  And  many  of  the  children 
of  Israel  shall  he  turn  unto  the  Lord  their  God. 

17  And  he  shall  * go  before  his  face  in  the  spirit  and 
power  of  Elijah,  to  turn  the  hearts  of  the  fathers  to 


8.  ch.  2.  9.  Acts  10. 
4.  Rev.  1.  17. 

15  ver.  60,  63. 

15  ver.  58. 

11  Num.  6.  3.  Judg. 
13.4.  ch.7.33. 

18  Jer.  1.  5.  Gal.  1. 
15. 

19  Mai.  4.  6,  6. 


20  Mai.  4.  5.  Matt. 
11.  14.  Mark  9.  12. 

a Or,  fully  estab- 
lished. 

b Gr.  words, 
c Or,  which  thou 
roast  taught  by  word 
of  mouth. 

d Gr.  advanced  in 
their  days. 


e Or,  sanctuary, 
f Gr.  sikera. 
g Or,  Holy  Spirit  .* 
and  so  throughout  this 
book. 

h Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  come 
nigh  before  his  fauce. 


ST.  LUKE,  I. 


85 


clilldren,  and  the  disobedient  to  the  wisdom  of  the  just ; 
to  make  ready  a people  prepared  for  the  Lord. 

18  And  Zacharias  said  unto  the  angel,  Whereby 
shall  I know  this  ? for  I am  an  old  man,  and  my  wife 
well  stricken  in  years. 

19  And  the  angel  answering  said  unto  him,  I am 

Gabriel,  that  stand  in  the  presence  of  God  ; and  am 

sent  to  speak  unto  thee,  and  to  shew  thee  these  glad 
tidings. 

20  And,  behold,  thou  shalt  be  dumb,  and  not  able 
to  speak,  until  the  day  that  these  things  shall  be  per- 
formed, because  thou  believest  not  my  words,  which 
shall  be  fulfilled  in  their  season. 

21  And  the  people  waited  for  Zacharias,  and  mar- 
velled that  he  tarried  so  long  in  the  temple. 

22  And  when  he  came  out,  he  could  not  speak  unto 
them  : and  they  perceived  that  he  had  seen  a vision  in 
the  temple  : for  he  beckoned  unto  them,  and  remained 
speechless. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  soon  as  the  days  of 
his  ministration  were  accomplished,  he  departed  to  his 
own  house. 

24  And  after  those  days  his  wife  Elisabeth  conceived, 
and  hid  herself  five  months,  saying, 

25  Thus  hath  the  Lord  dealt  with  me  in  the  days 
wherein  he  looked  on  Twe,  to  ^5  take  away  my  reproach 
among  men. 

26  And  in  the  sixth  month  the  angel  Gabriel  was 
sent  from  God  unto  a city  of  Galilee,  named  Nazareth, 

27  To  a virgin  espoused  to  a man  whose  name  was 
Joseph,  of  the  house  of  David  ; and  the  virgin’s  name 
was  Mary. 

28  And  the  angel  came  in  unto  her,  and  said,  Hail, 
thou  that  art  highly  favoured,  the  Lord  is  with  thee  : 
blessed  ar<  thou  among  women. 

29  And  when  she  saw  Aim,  she  was  troubled  at  his 
saying,  and  cast  in  her  mind  what  manner  of  salutation 
this  should  be. 

30  And  the  angel  said  unto  her.  Fear  not,  Mary  : for 
thou  hast  found  favour  with  God. 

31  And,  behold,  thou  shalt  conceive  in  thy  womb, 
and  bring  forth  a son,  and  shalt  call  his  name  JESUS. 

32  He  shall  be  great,  ^^and  shall  be  called  the  Son 
of  the  Highest : and  the  Lord  God  shall  give  unto 
him  the  throne  of  his  father  David  : 

33  And  he  shall  reign  over  the  house  of  Jacob  for 
ever  ; and  of  his  kingdom  there  shall  be  no  end. 

34  Then  said  Mary  unto  the  angel.  How  shall  this 
be,  seeing  I know  not  a man  ? 

35  And  the  angel  answered  and  said  unto  her,  The 
Holy  Ghost  shall  come  upon  thee,  and  the  power  of  the 
Highest  shall  overshadow  thee  : therefore  also  that 
holy  thing  which  shall  be  born  of  thee  shall  be  called 

the  Son  of  God.  ^ 

36  And,  behold,  thy  cousin  Elisabeth,  she  hath  also 
conceived  a son  in  her  old  age  : and  this*  is  the  sixth 
month  with  her,  who  was  called  barren. 

37  For  with  God  nothing  shall  be  impossible. 

38  And  Mary  said.  Behold  the  handmaid  of  the 


21  Gen.  17.  17. 

22  Dan.  8.  16.  & 9. 
21,  22,  23.  Matt.  18. 
10.  Heb.  1.  14. 

23  Ezek.  3.  26.  & 24. 
27. 

2*  See  2 Kin.  11.  5.  1 
Chr.  9.  25. 

25  Gen.  30.  23.  Is.  4. 

1.  & 64.  1,  4. 


28  Matt.  1.  18.  ch. 
2.  4 5. 

'27’ Dan.  9.  23.  & 10. 
19. 

28  Judg.  6.  12. 

28  ver.  12. 

80  Is.  7.  14.  Matt.  1. 

21. 

81  ch.  2.  21. 

32  Mark  6.  7. 


33  2 Sam.  7.  11,  12. 
Ps.  132.  11.  Is.  9.  6, 
7.  & 16.  6.  Jer.  23.  6. 
Rev.  3.  7. 

34  Dan.  2.  44.  * 7. 
14,27.  Obad.  21.  Mic. 
4.7.  .John  12.  34.  Heb. 
1.  8. 

36  Matt.  1.  20. 

86  Matt.  14.  33.  & 26. 


the  children,  and  the  disobedient  to  walk  in  the  wis- 
dom of  the  just  ; to  make  ready  for  the  Lord  a 

18  people  prepared  for  him.  And  Zacharias  said  unto 
the  angel,  Whereby  shall  I know  this  ? for  I am  an 

19  old  man,  and  my  wife  ‘ well  stricken  in  years.  And 
the  angel  answering  said  unto  him,  I am  Gabriel, 
that  stand  in  the  presence  of  God  ; and  I was  sent 
to  speak  unto  thee,  and  to  bring  thee  these  good 

20  tidings.  And  behold,  thou  shalt  be  silent  and  not 
able  to  speak,  until  the  day  that  these  things  shall 
come  to  pass,  because  thou  believedst  not  my  words, 

21  which  shall  be  fulfilled  in  their  season.  And  the 
people  were  waiting  for  Zacharias,  and  they  mar- 

22  veiled  j while  he  tarried  in  the  ^ temple.  And  when 
he  came  out,  he  could  not  speak  unto  them  : and 
they  perceived  that  he  had  seen  a vision  in  the 
^ temple  : and  he  continued  making  signs  unto  them, 

23  and  remained  dumb.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  days  of  his  ministration  were  fulfilled,  he  de- 
parted unto  his  house. 


24  And  after  these  days  Elisabeth  his  wife  conceived  ; 

25  and  she  hid  herself  five  months,  saying,  Thus  hath 
the  Lord  done  unto  me  in  the  days  wherein  he 
looked  upon  me,  to  take  away  my  reproach  among 
men. 

26  Now  in  the  sixth  month  the  angel  Gabriel  was 
sent  from  God  unto  a city  of  Galilee,  named  Naza- 

27  reth,  to  a virgin  betrothed  to  a man  whose  name  was 
Joseph,  of  the  house  of  David  ; and  the  virgin’s 

28  name  was  Mary.  And  he  came  in  unto  her,  and 
said.  Hail,  thou  that  art  ^ highly  favoured,  the  Lord 

29  is  with  thee.”^  But  she  was  greatly  troubled  at  the 
saying,  and  cast  in  her  mind  what  manner  of  saluta- 

30  tion  this  might  be.  And  the  angel  said  unto  her. 
Fear  not,  Mary  : for  thou  hast  found  "favour  with 

31  God.  And  behold,  thou  shalt  conceive  in  thy  womb, 
and  bring  forth  a son,  and  shalt  call  his  name  Jesus. 

32  He  shall  be  great,  and  shall  be  called  the  Son  of 
the  Most  High  : and  the  Lord  God  shall  give  unto 

33  him  the  tlirone  of  his  father  David  : and  he  shall 
reign  over  the  house  of  Jacob  for  ever  ; and  of  his 

34  kingdom  there  shall  be  no  end.  And  Mary  said 
unto  the  angel,  How  shall  this  be,  seeing  I know  not 

35  a man  ? And  the  angel  answered  and  said  unto 
her.  The  Holy  Ghost  shall  come  upon  thee,  and  the 
power  of  the  Most  High  shall  overshadow  thee  : 
wherefore  also  p that  which  7 is  to  be  born  shall  be 

36  called  holy,  the  Son  of  God.  And  behold,  Elisabeth 
thy  kinswoman,  she  also  hath  conceived  a son  in  her 
old  age  : and  this  is  the  sixth  month  with  her  that 

37  3 was  called  barren.  For  no  word  from  God  shall 

38  be  void  of  power.  And  Mary  said.  Behold,  the 


63,  64.  Mark  1.  1. 

John  1.  34.  & 20.  31. 
Acts  8.  37.  Rom.  1.  4. 

37  Gen.  18.  14.  Jer. 

32.  17.  Zech.  8.  6. 

Matt.  19.  26.  Mark 
10.  27.  ch.  18.  27. 

Rom.  4.  21. 

i Gr.  advanced  in 
her  days. 


j Or,  at  kis  tarrying, 
k Or,  sanctuary. 

I Or,  endued  with 
grace. 

m Many  ancient  an* 
thorities  add  blessed  art 
thou  among  women. 
See  ver.  42. 
n Or,  grace. 


0 Gr.  unto  the  ages, 
p Or,  the  holy  thing 
which  is  to  be  born 
shall  be  called  the  Son 
of  God. 

q Or,  is  begotten, 
r Some  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  of  thee, 

s Or,  is. 


86 


ST.  LUKE,  L 


Lord  ; be  it  unto  me  according  to  thy  word.  And  the 
angel  departed  from  her. 

39  And  Mary  arose  in  those  days,  and  went  into  the 
hill  country  with  haste,  into  a city  of  Juda  ; 

40  And  entered  into  the  house  of  Zacharias,  and 
saluted  Elisabeth. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  Elisabeth  heard 
the  salutation  of  Mary,  the  babe  leaped  in  her  womb  ; 
and  Elisabeth  was  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost : 

42  And  she  spake  out  with  a loud  voice,  and  said, 
89  Blessed  art  thou  among  women,  and  blessed  is  the 
fruit  of  thy  womb. 

43  And  whence  is  this  to  me,  that  the  mother  of  my 
Lord  should  come  to  me  ? 

44  For,  lo,  as  soon  as  the  voice  of  thy  salutation 
sounded  in  mine  ears,  the  babe  leaped  in  my  womb  for 

joy- 

45  And  blessed  is  she  that  believed  ; for  there  shall 
be  a performance  of  those  things  which  were  told  her 
from  the  Lord. 

46  And  Mary  said,  ^^My  soul  doth  magnify  the 
Lord, 

47  And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced  in  God  my  Saviour. 

48  For  he  hath  regarded  the  Icfw  estate  of  his 
handmaiden  : for,  behold,  from  henceforth  all  gener- 
ations shall  call  me  blessed. 

49  For  he  that  is  mighty  ^^hath  done  to  me  great 
things  ; and  ^^holy  is  his  name. 

50  And  ^^his  mercy  is  on  them  that  fear  him  from 
generation  to  generation. 

51  He  hath  shewed  strength  with  his  arm  ; he 
hath  scattered  the  proud  in  the  imagination  of  their 
hearts. 

52  He  hath  put  down  the  mighty  from  their  seats, 
and  exalted  them  of  low  degree. 

53  He  hath  filled  the  hungry  with  good  things  ; 
and  the  rich  he  hath  sent  empty  away. 

54  He  hath  holpen  his  servant  Israel,  8®  in  remem- 
brance of  his  mercy  ; 

55  81  As  he  spake  to  our  fathers,  to  Abraham,  and  to 
his  seed  for  ever. 

56  And  Mary  abode  with  her  about  three  months, 
and  returned  to  her  own  house. 

57  Now  Elisabeth’s  full  time  came  that  she  should 
be  delivered  ; and  she  brought  forth  a son. 

58  And  her  neighbour^  and  her  cousins  heard  how 
the  Lord  had  shewed  great  mercy  upon  her  ; and  ^^they 
rejoiced  with  her. 

59  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  8®  on  the  eighth  day  they 
came  to  circumcise  the  child  ; and  they  called  him 
Zacharias,  after  the  name  of  his  father. 

60  And  his  mother  answered  and  said,  8iNot  so  ; but 
he  shall  be  called  John. 

61  And  they  said  unto  her.  There  is  none  of  thy  kin- 
dred that  is  called  by  this  name. 

62  And  they  made  signs  to  his  father,  how  he  would 
have  him  called. 

63  And  he  asked  for  a writing  table,  and  wrote,  say- 
ing, 86  His  name  is  John.  And  they  marvelled  all. 

64  86  And  his  mouth  was  opened  immediately,  and  his 
tongue  loosed,  and  he  spake,  and  praised  God. 

38  Josh.  21.  9, 10, 11.  « 1 Sam.  1.  11.  Ps.  « Gen,  17.  7.  Ex. 

39  ver.  28.  Judg.  5.  138.  6.  20.  6.  Ps.  103.  17,  18, 

24.  42  Mai.  3.  12,  ch.  11.  ‘s  Ps.  98.  1.  & 118. 

40  1 Sam.  2.  1.  Ps.  27.  15.  Is.  40.  10,  & 51,  9. 

34.  2,  3.  & 35.  9,  Hab.  43  Ps,  71.  19,  & 126.  & 52.  10. 

3.  18.  2,  3.  47  Ps.  33.  10,  1 Pet, 

44  Ps.  111.  9.  6.  5. 


* handmaid  of  the  Lord  ; be  it  unto  me  according  to 
thy  word.  And  the  angel  departed  from  her. 

39  And  Mary  arose  in  these  days  and  went  into  the 

40  hill  country  with  haste,  into  a city  of  Judah  ; and 
entered  into  the  house  of  Zacharias  and  saluted  Elis- 

41  abeth.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Elisabeth  heard 
the  salutation  of  Mary,  the  babe  leaped  in  her 
womb  ; and  Elisabeth  was  filled  with  the  Holy 

42  Ghost  ; and  she  lifted  up  her  voice  with  a loud  cry, 
and  said.  Blessed  art  thou  among  women,  and  blessed 

43  is  the  fruit  of  thy  womb.  And  whence  is  this  to 
me,  that  the  mother  of  my  Lord  should  come  unto 

44  me?  For  behold,  when  the  voice  of  thy  salutation 
came  into  mine  ears,  the  babe  leaped  in  my  womb 

45  for  joy.  And  blessed  is  she  that  “ believed  ; for 
there  shall  be  a fulfilment  of  the  things  which  have 

46  been  spoken  to  her  from  the  Lord.  And  Mary  said. 

My  soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord, 

47  And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced  in  God  my  Saviour. 

48  For  he  hath  looked  upon  the  low  estate  of  his 

^ handmaiden 

For  behold,  from  henceforth  all  generations 
shall  call  me  blessed. 

49  For  he  that  is  mighty  hath  done  to  me  great 

things  ; 

And  holy  is  his  name. 

50  And  his  mercy  is  unto  generations  and  genera- 

tions 

On  them  that  fear  him. 

51  He  hath  shewed  strength  wit*h  his  arm  ; 

He  hath  scattered  the  proud  in  the  imagina- 
tion of  their  heart. 

52  He  hath  put  down  princes  from  their  thrones, 

And  hath  exalted  them  of  low  degree. 

53  The  hungry  he  hath  filled  with  good  things  ; 

And  the  rich  he  hath  sent  empty  away. 

54  He  hath  holpen  Israel  his  servant, 

That  he  might  remember  mercy 

55  (As  he  spake  unto  our  fathers) 

Toward  Abraham  and  his  seed  for  ever. 

56  And  Mary  abode  with  her  about  three  months, 
and  returned  unto  her  house. 

57  Now  Elisabeth’s  time  was  fulfilled  that  she  should 

58  be  delivered ; and  she  brought  forth  a son.  And 
her  neighbours  and  her  kinsfolk  heard  that  the  Lord 
had  magnified  his  mercy  towards  her  ; and  they  re- 

59  joiced  with  her.  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  eighth 
day,  that  they  came  to  circumcise  the  child  ; and 
they  would  have  called  him  Zacharias,  after  the 

60  name  of  his  father.  And  his  mother  answered  and 

61  said.  Not  so  ; but  he  shall  be  called  John.  And 
they  said  unto  her.  There  is  none  of  thy  kindred 

62  that  is  called  by  this  name.  And  they  made  signs 

63  to  his  father,  what  he  would  have  him  called.  And 
he  asked  for  a writing  tablet,  and  wrote,  saying, 

64  His  name  is  John.  And  they  marvelled  all.  And 
his  mouth  was  opened  immediately,  and  his  tongue 


48 1 Sam.  2.  6,  <Src.  132.  11.  Rom.  11.  28.  w ver.  20. 

Job  5.  11,  Ps.  113.  6.  Gal.  3.  16.  t Gr.  bondmaid. 

4'-'  1 Sam,  2,  5,  Ps.  82  ver.  14.  u Or,  believed  that 

34.  10.  63  Gen.  17. 12.  Lev.  there  shall  be. 

*■"  Ps.  98.  3.  Jer,  31.  12.  3.  v Gr.  bondmaiden. 

3,  20.  84  ver.  13.  w Or,  by, 

84  Gen.  17.  19.  Ps.  65  ver.  13. 


ST.  LUKE,  n. 


87 


65  And  fear  came  on  all  that  dwelt  round  about 
them  : and  all  these  sayings  were  noised  abroad  through- 
out all  the  hill  country  of  Judaea. 

66  And  all  they  that  heard  them  ®®laid  them  up  in 
their  hearts,  saying,  What  manner  of  child  shall  this  be  ! 
And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  with  him. 

67  And  his  father  Zacharias  ^ was  filled  with  the 
Holy  Ghost,  and  prophesied,  saying, 

68  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ; for  he 
hath  visited  and  redeemed  his  people, 

69  And  hath  raised  up  an  horn  of  salvation  for  us 
in  the  house  of  his  servant  David  ; 

70  As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy  prophets, 
which  have  been  since  the  world  began  : 

71  That  we  should  be  saved  from  our  enemies,  and 
from  the  hand  of  all  that  hate  us ; 

72  To  perform  the  mercy  promised  to  our  fathers, 
and  to  remember  his  holy  covenant ; 

73  The  oath  which  he  sware  to  our  father  Abraham, 

74  That  he  would  grant  unto  us,  that  we  being  de- 
livered out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies  might  serve 
him  without  fear, 

75  In  holiness  and  righteousness  before  him,  all  the 
days  of  our  life. 

76  And  thou,  child,  shalt  be  called  the  prophet  of  the 
Highest : for  thou  shalt  go  before  the  face  of  the 
Lord  to  prepare  his  ways  ; 

77  To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  unto  his  people 

by  the  remission  of  their  sins, 

78  Through  the  tender  mercy  of  our  God  ; whereby 
the  dayspring  from  on  high  hath  visited  us, 

79  To  give  light  to  them  that  sit  in  darkness  and 
in  the  shadow  of  death,  to  guide  our  feet  into  the  way 
of  peace. 

80  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong  in  spirit, 
and  ’®was  in  the  deserts  till  the  day  of  his  shewing  unto 
Israel. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1 Augustus  tazeth  all  the  Roman  empire.  6 The  nativity  of  Christ.  8 
One  angel  relateth  it  to  the  shepherds  : 13  many  sing  jyraises  to  God 
for  it.  21  Christ  is  circumcised.  22  Mary  purified.  23  Simeon  and 
Anna  prophesy  of  Christ:  40  ivho  increaseth  in  ivisdom,  46  g^ues- 
tioneth  in  the  temple  with  the  doctors,  51  and  is  obedient  to  his  pa- 
rents. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  there  went 
out  a decree  from  Caesar  Augustus,  that  all  the 
world  should  be  taxed. 

2  QAnd  this  taxing  was  first  made  when  Cyrenius 
was  governor  of  Syria.) 

3  And  all  went  to  be  taxed,  every  one  into  his  own 
city. 

4  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from  Galilee,  out  of  the 
city  of  Nazareth,  into  Judaea,  unto  ^the  city  of  David, 
which  is  called  Bethlehem  ; (^because  he  was  of  the 
house  and  lineage  of  David  :) 

5  To  be  taxed  with  Mary  * his  espoused  wife,  being 
great  with  child. 

6  And  so  it  was,  that,  while  they  were  there,  the 
days  were  accomplished  that  she  should  be  delivered. 

7  And  ®she  brought  forth  her  firstborn  son,  and 

w ver.  39.  Ps.  111.  9.  ch.  7.  16.  C6  Gen.  12.  3.  & 17. 

M ch.  2.  19,  51.  03  Ps.  132.  17.  4,  & 22.  16,  17.  Heb. 

60  Gen.  39.  2.  Ps.  64  jer.  23.  5,  6.  & 30.  6.  13,  17. 

80.  17.  & 89.  21.  Acts  10.  Dan.  9.  24.  Acts  07  Rom.  6.  18,  22. 

11.  21.  3.  21.  Rom.  1.  2.  Heb.  9.  14. 

60  Joel  2.  28.  65  ver.  54.  Lev.  26.  o*  Jer.  32.  39,  40. 

61 1 Kin.  1.  48.  Ps.  42.  Ps.  98.  3.  & 105.  Epli.  4.  24.  2 Tliess. 

41.  13.  & 72. 18.  A 106.  8,  9.  106.  4g.  Kzek.  2.  13.  2 Tim.  1.  9. 

48.  16.  60.  Tit.  2.  12.  1 Pet.  1. 

62  Ex.  3.  16.  & 4.  31.  15.  2 Pet.  1.  4. 


65  loosed,  and  he  spake,  blessing  God.  And  fear  came 
on  all  that  dwelt  round  about  them  ; and  all  these 
sayings  were  noised  abroad  throughout  all  the  hill 

66  country  of  Judaea.  And  all  that  heard  them  laid 
them  up  in  their  heart,  saying,  What  then  shall  this 
child  be  ? For  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  with  him. 

67  And  his  father  Zacharias  was  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  and  prophesied,  saying, 

68  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel ; 

For  he  hath  visited  and  wrought  redemption 
for  his  people, 

69  And  hath  raised  up  a horn  of  salvation  for  us 
In  the  house  of  his  servant  David 

70  (As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy  prophets 

which  have  been  since  the  world  began), 

71  Salvation  from  our  enemies,  and  from  the  hand 

of  all  that  hate  us  ; 

72  To  shew  mercy  towards  our  fathers, 

And  to  remember  his  holy  covenant ; 

73  The  oath  which  he  sware  unto  Abraham  our 

father, 

74  To  grant  unto  us  that  we  being  delivered  out  of 

the  hand  of  our  enemies 
Should  serve  him  without  fear, 

75  In  holiness  and  righteousness  before  him  all  our 

days. 

76  Yea  and  thou,  child,  shalt  be  called  the  prophet 

of  the  Most  High  : 

For  thou  shalt  go  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  to 
make  ready  his  ways  ; 

77  To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  unto  his  people 
In  the  remission  of  their  sins, 

78  Because  of  the  ^ tender  mercy  of  our  God, 

y Whereby  the  dayspring  from  on  high  shall 
visit  us, 

79  To  shine  upon  them  that  sit  in  darkness  and  the 

shadow  of  death  ; 

To  guide  our  feet  into  the  way  of  peace. 

80  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong  in  spirit, 
and  was  in  the  deserts  till  the  day  of  his  shewing 
unto  Israel. 


2  Now  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  there  went  out 
a decree  from  Csesar  Augustus,  that  all  “ the  world 

2 should  be  enrolled.  This  was  the  first  enrolment 

3 made  when  Quirinius  was  governor  of  Syria.  And 
all  went  to  enrol  themselves,  every  one  to  his  own 

4 city.  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from  Galilee,  out  of 
the  city  of  Nazareth,  into  Judsea,  to  the  city  of 
David,  which  is  called  Bethlehem,  because  he  was  of 

5 the  house  and  family  of  David  ; to  enrol  himself  with 
Mary,  who  was  betrothed  to  him,  being  great  with 

6 child.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they  were  there, 
the  days  were  fulfilled  that  she  should  be  delivered. 

7 And  she  brought  forth  her  firstborn  son ; and  she 


60  ver.  17.  Is.  40.  3. 
Mai.  3, 1.  & 4.  5.  Matt. 
11.  10. 

70  Mark  1.  4.  ch.  3. 
3. 

71  Is.  9.  2.  & 42.  7.  & 
49.  9.  Matt.  4.  16. 
Acts  26.  18. 

72  ch.  2.  40. 


73  Matt.  3.  1.  & 11. 
7. 

1 Acts  5.  37. 

2 1 Sam.  16.  1,  4. 
John  7.  42. 

3 Matt.  1.  16.  ch.  1. 
27. 

< Matt.  1. 18.  ch.  1. 
27. 


6 Matt.  1.  25. 

X Or,  heart  of  mercy, 
y Or,  Wherein, 
z Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  hath  vis- 
ited us. 

a Gr.  the  inhqbited 
earth. 


88 


ST.  LUKE,  11. 


wrapped  him  in  swaddling  clothes,  and  laid  him  in  a 
manger  ; because  there  was  no  room  for  them  in  the 
inn. 

8 And  there  were  in  the  same  country  shepherds 
abiding  in  the  field,  keeping  watch  over  their  flock  by 
night. 

9 And,  lo,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  upon  them, 
and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shone  round  about  them  : 
®and  they  were  sore  afraid. 

10  And  the  angel  said  unto  them.  Fear  not : for,  be- 
hold, I bring  you  good  tidings  of  great  joy,  ’ which  shall 
be  to  all  people. 

11  ® For  unto  you  is  born  this  day  in  the  city  of 
David  ® a Saviour,  which  is  Christ  the  Lord. 

12  And  this  shall  he  a sign  unto  you ; Ye  shall  find  the 
babe  wrapped  in  swaddling  clothes,  lying  in  a manger. 

13  And  suddenly  there  was  with  the  angel  a multi- 
tude of  the  heavenly  host  praising  God,  and  saying, 

14  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on  earth 

peace,  good  will  toward  men. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  angels  were  gone 
away  from  them  into  heaven,  the  shepherds  said  one  to 
another,  Let  us  now  go  even  unto  Bethlehem,  and  see 
this  thing  which  is  come  to  pass,  which  the  s^ord  hath 
made  known  unto  us. 

16  And  they  came  with  haste,  and  found  Mary,  and 
Joseph,  and  the  babe  lying  in  a manger. 

17  And  when  they  had  seen  it,  they  made  known 
abroad  the  saying  which  was  told  them  concerning  this 
child. 

18  And  all  they  that  heard  it  wondered  at  those 
things  which  were  told  them  by  the  shepherds. 

19  But  Mary  kept  all  these  things,  and  pondered 
them  in  her  heart. 

20  And  the  shepherds  returned,  glorifying  and  prais- 
ing God  for  all  the  things  that  they  had  heard  and  seen, 
as  it  was  told  unto  them. 

21  And  when  eight  days  were  accomplished  for  the 
circumcising  of  the  child,  his  name  was  called  JESUS, 
which  was  so  named  of  the  angel  before  he  was  con- 
ceived in  the  womb. 

22  And  when  the  days  of  her  purification  according 
to  the  law  of  Moses  were  accomplished,  they  brought 
him  to  Jerusalem,  to  present  him  to  the  Lord  ; 

23  (As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  Every 
male  that  openeth  the  womb  shall  be  called  holy  to  the 
Lord  ;) 

24  And  to  offer  a sacrifice  according  to  that  which 
is  said  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  A pair  of  turtledoves,  or 
two  young  pigeons. 

25  And,  behold,  there  was  a man  in  Jerusalem,  whose 
name  was  Simeon  ; and  the  same  man  was  just  and  de- 
vout, waiting  for  the  consolation  of  Israel : and  the 
Holy  Ghost  was  upon  him. 

26  And  it  was  revealed  unto  him  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
that  he  should  not  22  see  death,  before  he  had  seen  the 
Lord’s  Christ. 

27  And  he  came  23  by  the  Spirit  into  the  temple  : and 
when  the  parents  brought  in  the  child  Jesus,  to  do  for 
him  after  the  custom  of  the  law. 


6 ch.  1. 12. 

7 ver.  31,  32.  Gen. 
12.  3.  Matt.  28.  19. 
Mark  1.  15.  ch.  24. 
47.  Col.  1.  23. 

8 Is.  9.  6. 

9 Matt.  1.  21. 

10  Matt.  1.  16.  & 16. 
16.  ch.  1.  43.  Acts  2. 


36.  & 10.  36.  Phil.  2. 
11. 

Gen.  28.  12.  & 32. 

I,  2.  Ps.  103.  20,  21. 
& 148.  2.  Dan.  7.  10. 
Heb.  1.  14.  Rev.  5. 

II. 

12  ch.  19.  38.  Eph. 


1.  6.  & 3.  10, 21.  Rev. 
5.  13. 

« Is.  67.  19.  ch.  1. 
79.  Rom.  5.  1.  Eph. 

2.  17.  Col.  1.  20. 

John  3.  16.  Eph. 
2.  4,  7.  2 Thess.  2. 16. 
1 John  4.  9,  10. 


wrapped  him  in  swaddling  clothes,  and  laid  him  in 
a manger,  because  there  was  no  room  for  them  in 
the  inn. 

8 And  there  were  shepherds  in  the  same  country 
abiding  in  the  field,  and  keeping  ^ watch  by  night 

9 over  their  flock.  And  an  angel  of  the  Lord  stood 
by  them,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shone  round 

10  about  them  : and  they  were  sore  afraid.  And  the 
angel  said  unto  them.  Be  not  afraid  ; for  behold,  I 
bring  you  good  tidings  of  great  joy  which  shall  be 

11  to  all  the  people  : for  there  is  born  to  you  this  day 
in  the  city  of  David  a Saviour,  which  is  Christ  the 

12  Lord.  And  this  is  the  sign  unto  you  ; Ye  shall  find 
a babe  wrapped  in  swaddling  clothes,  and  lying  in  a 

13  manger.  And  suddenly  there  was  with  the  angel 
a multitude  of  the  heavenly  host  praising  God,  and 
saying, 

14  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest, 

And  on  earth  ^ peace  among  ® men  in  whom  he 
is  well  pleased. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  angels  went  away 
from  them  into  heaven,  the  shepherds  said  one  to 
another,  Let  us  now  go  even  unto  Bethlehem,  and 
see  this  /thing  that  is  come  to  pass,  which  the  Lord 

16  hath  made  known  unto  us.  And  they  came  with 
haste,  and  found  both  Mary  and  Joseph,  and  the 

17  babe  lying  in  the  manger.  And  when  they  saw  it, 
they  made  known  concerning  the  saying  which  was 

18  spoken  to  them  about  this  child.  And  all  that  heard 
it  wondered  at  the  things  which  were  spoken  unto 

19  them  by  the  shepherds.  But  Mary  kept  all  these 

20  sayings,  pondering  them  in  her  heart.  And  the 
shepherds  returned,  glorifying  and  praising  God  for 
all  the  things  that  they  had  heard  and  seen,  even  as 
it  was  spoken  unto  them. 


21  And  when  eight  days  were  fulfilled  for  circum- 
cising him,  his  name  was  called  Jesus,  which  was 
so  called  by  the  angel  before  he  was  conceived  in 
the  womb. 

22  And  when  the  days  of  their  purification  according 
to  the  law  of  Moses  were  fulfilled,  they  brought  him 

23  up  to  Jerusalem,  to  present  him  to  the  Lord  (as  it  is 
written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  Every  male  that 
openeth  the  womb  shall  be  called  holy  to  the  Lord), 

24  and  to  offer  a sacrifice  according  to  that  which  is 
said  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  A pair  of  turtledoves, 

25  or  two  young  pigeons.  And  behold,  there  was  a 
man  in  Jerusalem,  whose  name  was  Simeon  ; and 
this  man  was  righteous  and  devout,  looking  for  the 
consolation  of  Israel : and  the  Holy  Spirit  was  upon 

26  him.  And  it  had  been  revealed  unto  him  by  the 
Holy  Spirit,  that  he  should  not  see  death,  before  he 

27  had  seen  the  Lord’s  Christ.  And  he  came  in  the 
Spirit  into  the  temple  : and  when  the  parents 
brought  in  the  child  Jesus,  that  they  might  do  con- 


75  ver.  51.  Gen.  37. 

11.  ch.  1.  66. 

16  Gen.  17.  12.  Lev. 

12.  3.  ch.  1.  59. 

17  Matt.  1.  21,  25. 
ch.  1.  31. 

18  Lev,  12.  2,  3,  4,  6. 

19  Ex.  13.  2.  & 22. 


29.  & 34.  19.  Num.  3. 
13.  & 8.  17.  & 18.  15. 

20  Lev.  12.  2,  6,  8. 

21  ver.  38.  Is.  40.  1. 
Mark  15.  43. 

22  Ps.  89.  48.  Heb. 
11.  5. 

23  Matt.  4.  1. 

b Or,  night-watches. 


c Or,  Anointed  Lord, 
d Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  peace, 
good  pleasure  among 
men. 

e Gr.  men  of  good 
pleasure. 
fOr,  saying, 
g Or,  things. 


ST.  LUKE,  n. 


89 


28  Then  took  he  him  up  in  his  arms,  and  blessed 
God,  and  said, 

29  Lord,  24now  lettest  thou  thy  servant  depart  in 
peace,  according  to  thy  word  : 

30  For  mine  eyes  ^^have  seen  thy  salvation, 

31  Which  thou  hast  prepared  before  the  face  of  all 
people  ; 

32  26  A light  to  lighten  the  Gentiles,  and  the  glory  of 
thy  people  Israel. 

33  And  Joseph  and  his  mother  marvelled  at  those 
things  which  were  spoken  of  him. 

34  And  Simeon  blessed  them,  and  said  unto  Mary  his 
mother,  Behold,  this  child  is  set  for  the  27  fall  and  rising 
again  of  many  in  Israel  ; and  for  28  a sign  which  shall 
be  spoken  against  ; 

35  (Yea,  29  a sword  shall  pierce  through  thy  own  soul 
also,)  that  the  thoughts  of  many  hearts  may  be  re- 
vealed. 

36  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a prophetess,  the 
daughter  of  Phanuel,  of  the  tribe  of  Aser  : she  was  of  a 
great  age,  and  had  lived  with  an  husband  seven  years 
from  her  virginity  ; 

37  And  she  was  a widow  of  about  fourscore  and  four 
years,  which  departed  not  from  the  temple,  but  served 
God  with  fastings  and  prayers  night  and  day. 

38  And  she  coming  in  that  instant  gave  thanks  like- 
wise unto  the  Lord,  and  spake  of  him  to  all  them  that 

looked  for  redemption  in  Jerusalem. 

39  And  when  they  had  performed  all  things  accord- 
ing to  the  law  of  the  Lord,  they  returned  into  Galilee, 
to  their  own  city  Nazareth. 

40  *2  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong  in 
spirit,  filled  with  wisdom  : and  the  grace  of  God  was 
upon  him. 

41  Now  his  parents  went  to  Jerusalem  every  year 
at  the  feast  of  the  passover. 

42  And  when  he  was  twelve  years  old,  they  went  up 
to  Jerusalem  after  the  custom  of  the  feast. 

43  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  the  days,  as  they  re- 
turned, the  child  Jesus  tarried  behind  in  Jerusalem  ; 
and  Joseph  and  his  mother  knew  not  of  it. 

44  But  they,  supposing  him  to  have  been  in  the  com- 
pany, went  a day’s  journey  ; and  they  sought  him 
among  their  kinsfolk  and  acquaintance. 

45  And  when  they  found  him  not,  they  turned  back 
again  to  Jerusalem,  seeking  him. 

46  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three  days  they 
found  him  in  the  temple,  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the 
doctors,  both  hearing  them,  and  asking  them  questions. 

47  And  all  that  heard  him  were  astonished  at  his 
understanding  and  answers. 

48  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  were  amazed  : and 
his  mother  said  unto  him.  Son,  why  hast  thou  thus  dealt 
with  us  ? behold,  thy  father  and  I have  sought  thee 
sorrowing. 

49  And  he  said  unto  them.  How  is  it  that  ye  sought 
me  ? wist  ye  not  that  I must  be  about  my  Father’s 
business  ? 

50  And  26  they  understood  not  the  saying  which  he 
spake  unto  them. 

51  And  he  went  down  with  them,  and  came  to  Naz- 

« Gen.  46.  30.  Phil.  jg  14,  Hos.  14.  3o  Acts  26.  7.  1 Tim. 
1.  23.  9.  Matt.  21. 44.  Rom.  5.  5. 

Is.  52.  10.  ch.  3.  9.  32,  33.  1 Cor.  1. 23,  ver.  25.  Mark  15. 
6.  24.  2 Cor.  2.  16.  1 Pet.  43.  ch.  24.  21. 

26  Is.  9.  2.  & 42.  6.  & 2.  7,  8.  32  ver.  52.  ch.  1 . 80. 

49.  6.  & 60.  1,  2,  3.  23  Acts  28.  22.  3s  Ex.  23.  15,  17.  & 

Matt.  4.  16.  Acts  13.  29  pg.  42.  10.  John  34.  23.  Deut.  16.  1, 

47.  & 28. 28.  19. 25.  1C. 


28  cerning  him  after  the  custom  of  the  law,  then  he 
received  him  into  his  arms,  and  blessed  God,  and 
said, 

29  Now  lettest  thou  thy  * servant  depart,  O ‘Lord, 
According  to  thy  word,  in  peace  ; 

30  For  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy  salvation, 

31  Which  thou  hast  prepared  before  the  face  of  all 

peoples  ; 

32  A light  for  J revelation  to  the  Gentiles, 

And  the  glory  of  thy  people  Israel. 

33  And  his  father  and  his  mother  were  marvelling  at 

34  the  things  which  were  spoken  concerning  him  ; and 
Simeon  blessed  them,  and  said  unto  Mary  his 
mother.  Behold,  this  child  is  set  for  the  falling  and 
rising  up  of  many  in  Israel ; and  for  a sign  which  is 

35  spoken  against ; yea  and  a sword  shall  pierce  through 
thine  own  soul ; that  thoughts  out  of  many  hearts 

36  may  be  revealed.  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a 
prophetess,  the  daughter  of  Phanuel,  of  the  tribe  of 
Asher  (she  was  ^ of  a great  age,  having  lived  with  a 

37  husband  seven  years  from  her  virginity,  and  she  had 
been  a widow  even  for  fourscore  and  four  years), 
which  departed  not  from  the  temple,  worshipping 

38  with  fastings  and  supplications  night  and  day.  And 
coming  up  at  that  very  hour  she  gave  thanks  unto 
God,  and  spake  of  him  to  all  them  that  were  looking 

39  for  the  redemption  of  Jerusalem.  And  when  they 
had  accomplished  all  things  that  were  according  to 
the  law  of  the  Lord,  they  returned  into  Galilee,  to 
their  own  city  Nazareth. 

40  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong,  ^ filled  with 
wisdom  : and  the  grace  of  God  was  upon  him. 

41  And  his  parents  went  every  year  to  Jerusalem  at 

42  the  feast  of  the  passover.  And  when  he  was  twelve 
years  old,  they  went  up  after  the  custom  of  the 

43  feast  ; and  when  they  had  fulfilled  the  days,  as  they 
were  returning,  the  boy  Jesus  tarried  behind  in  Je- 

44  rusalem  ; and  his  parents  knew  it  not ; but  supposing 
him  to  be  in  the  company,  they  went  a day’s  journey  ; 
and  they  sought  for  him  among  their  kinsfolk  and 

45  acquaintance  : and  when  they  found  him  not,  they 

46  returned  to  Jerusalem,  seeking  for  him.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  after  three  days  they  found  him  in  the 
temple,  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the  doctors,  both 
hearing  them,  and  asking  them  questions  : and  all 

47  that  heard  him  were  amazed  at  his  understanding 

48  and  his  answers.  And  when  they  saw  him,  they 
were  astonished  : and  his  mother  said  unto  him, 
” Son,  why  hast  thou  thus  dealt  with  us  ? behold,  thy 

49  father  and  I sought  thee  sorrowing.  And  he  said 
unto  them.  How  is  it  that  ye  sought  me  ? wist  ye 

50  not  that  I must  be  ° in  my  Father’s  house  ? And 
they  understood  not  the  saying  which  he  spake  unto 

51  them.  And  he  went  down  with  them,  and  came  to 


34  Matt.  7.  28.  Mark 
1.  22.  ch.  4.  22,  32. 
John  7.  15,  46. 

36  John  2.  16. 

30  ch.  9.45.  & 18.  34. 
h Gr.  hnnf! -servant, 
i Gr.  Master. 


j Or,  the  unveiling  of 
the.  Gentiles. 

k Gr.  advanced  in 
many  days. 

I Gr.  becoming  full 
of  wisdom, 
m Or,  teachers. 


n Gr.  Child, 
o Or,  about  my  Fa- 
ther's business.  Gr.  in 
the  things  of  my 
Father. 


90 


ST.  LUKE,  III. 


areth,  and  was  subject  unto  them  : but  his  mother 

kept  all  these  sayings  in  her  heart. 

52  And  Jesus  increased  in  wisdom  and  stature, 
and  in  favour  with  God  and  man. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  preaching  and  baptism  of  John : 15  his  testimony  of  Christ.  20  He- 
rod tmprisoneth  John.  21  Christ  baptized,  receiveth  testimony  from 
heaven.  23  The  age,  and  genealogy  of  Christ  from  Joseph  upwards. 

GW  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Tiberius 
Caesar,  Pontius  Pilate  being  governor  of  Judaea, 
and  Herod  being  tetrarch  of  Galilee,  and  his  brother 
Philip  tetrarch  of  Itursea  and  of  the  region  of  Tracho- 
nitis,  and  Lysanias  the  tetrarch  of  Abilene, 

2 ^ Annas  and  Caiapbas  being  the  high  priests,  the 
word  of  God  came  unto  John  the  son  of  Zacharias  in 
the  wilderness. 

3 *And  he  came  into  all  the  country  about  Jordan, 
preaching  the  baptism  of  repentance  ^ for  the  remission 
of  sins  ; 

4 As  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  the  words  of  Esaias 
the  prophet,  saying,  ^The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the 
wilderness.  Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his 
paths  straight. 

5 Every  valley  shall  be  filled,  and  every  mountain 
and  hill  shall  be  brought  low  ; and  the  crooked  shall 
be  made  straight,  and  the  rough  ways  shall  he  made 
smooth  ; 

6 And  ® all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of  God. 

7 Then  said  he  to  the  multitude  that  came  forth  to 
be  baptized  of  him,  ®0  generation  of  vipers,  who  hath 
warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath  to  come  ? 

8 Bring  forth  therefore  fruits  worthy  of  repentance, 
and  begin  not  to  say  within  yourselves,  We  have  Abra- 
ham to  our  father  : for  I say  unto  you.  That  God  is 
able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children  unto  Abraham. 

9 And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid  unto  the  root  of  the 
trees  : ’ every  tree  therefore  which  bringeth  not  forth 
good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

10  And  the  people  asked  him,  saying,  ®What  shall 
we  do  then  ? 

11  He  answereth  and  saith  unto  them,  ^ He  that  hath 
two  coats,  let  him  impart  to  him  that  hath  none  ; and 
he  that  hath  meat,  let  him  do  likewise. 

12  Then  came  also  publicans  to  be  baptized,  and 
said  unto  him.  Master,  what  shall  we  do  ? 

13  And  he  said  unto  them,  Exact  no  more  than 
that  which  is  appointed  you. 

14  And  the  soldiers  likewise  demanded  of  liim,  say- 
ing, And  what  shall  we  do  ? And  he  said  unto  them, 
Do  violence  to  no  man,  neither  accuse  any  falsely  ; 
and  be  content  with  your  wages. 

15  And  as  the  people  were  in  expectation,  and  all 
men  mused  iu  their  hearts  of  John,  whether  he  were 
the  Christ,  or  not  ; 

->.^16  John  answered,  saying  unto  them  all,  indeed 
baptize  you  with  water  ; but  one  mightier  than  I com- 
eth,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I am  not  worthy  to  un- 
loose : he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and 
with  fire  : 

17  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he  will  throughly 
purge  his  floor,  and  will  gather  the  wheat  into  his  gar- 
ner ; but  the  chaff  he  will  burn  with  fire  unquenchable. 


Nazareth  ; and  he  was  subject  unto  them  : and  his 
mother  kept  all  these  p sayings  in  her  heart. 

52  And  Jesus  advanced  in  wisdom  and  « stature,  and 
in  favour  with  God  and  men. 


3  Now  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Tiberius 
Caesar,  Pontius  Pilate  being  governor  of  Judaea,  and 
Herod  being  tetrarch  of  Galilee,  and  his  brother 
Philip  tetrarch  of  the  region  of  Ituraea  and  Traeho- 

2 nitis,  and  Lysanias  tetrarch  of  Abilene,  in  the  high- 
priesthood  of  Annas  and  Caiaphas,  the  word  of  God 
came  unto  John  the  son  of  Zacharias  in  the  wilder- 

3 ness.  And  he  came  into  all  the  region  round  about 
Jordan,  preaching  the  baptism  of  repentance  unto 

4 remission  of  sins  ; as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
the  words  of  Isaiah  the  prophet. 

The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness, 

Make  ye  ready  the  way  of  the  Lord, 

Make  his  paths  straight. 

5 Every  valley  shall  be  filled. 

And  every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  brought 
low  ; 

And  the  crooked  shall  become  straight. 

And  the  rough  ways  smooth  ; 

6 And  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of  God. 

7 He  said  therefore  to  the  multitudes  that  went  out 
to  be  baptized  of  him.  Ye  offspring  of  vipers,  who 

8 warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath  to  come  ? Bring 
forth  therefore  fruits  worthy  of  “repentance,  and 
begin  not  to  say  within  yourselves,  We  have  Abra- 
ham to  our  father  : for  I say  unto  you,  that  God  is 
able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children  unto  Abra- 

9 ham.  And  even  now  is  the  axe  also  laid  unto  the 
root  of  the  trees  : every  tree  therefore  that  bringeth 
not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the 

10  fire.  And  the  multitudes  asked  him,  saying.  What 

11  then  must  we  do  ? And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  He  that  hath  two  coats,  let  him  impart  to 
him  that  hath  none  ; and  he  that  hath  food,  let  him 

12  do  likewise.  And  there  came  also  ^ publicans  to  be 
baptized,  and  they  said  unto  him,  ‘^Master,  what 

13  must  we  do  ? And  he  said  unto  them,  Extort  no 

14  more  than  that  which  is  appointed  you.  And 
‘^soldiers  also  asked  him,  saying,  And  we,  what 
must  we  do  ? And  he  said  unto  them.  Do  violence 
to  no  man,  neither  exact  anything  wrongfully  ; and 
be  content  with  your  wages. 

15  And  as  the  people  were  in  expectation,  and  all 
men  reasoned  in  their  hearts  concerning  John, 

16  whether  haply  he  were  the  Christ ; John  answered, 
saying  unto  them  all,  I indeed  baptize  you  with 
water  ; but  there  cometh  he  that  is  mightier  than  I, 
the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I am  not  worthy  to 
unloose  : he  shall  baptize  you  t)  with  the  Holy  Ghost 

17  and  with  fire  : whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  throughly 
to  cleanse  his  threshing-floor,  and  to  gather  the 
wheat  into  his  garner  ; but  the  chaff  he  will  burn 
up  with  unquenchable  fire. 


8^  ver.  19.  Dan.  7. 
28. 

8*  ver.  40.  1 Sara. 

2.  26. 

1 John  11.  49,  61.  & 
18.13.  Acts  4.  6. 


2 Matt.  3.  1.  Mark 
1.  4. 

3 ch.  1.  77. 

4 Is.  40.  3.  Matt.  3. 
3.  Mark  1.  3.  John 
1.  23. 

6 Ps.  98.  2.  Is.  52. 


10.  ch  2.  10. 
e Matt.  3.  7. 

T Matt.  7.  19. 

8 Acts  2.  37. 

9 ch.  11.  41.  2 Cor. 
8.  14.  Jam.  2.  15,  16. 
1 John  3.  17.  & 4.  20. 


10  Matt.  21.  32.  ch. 
7.  29. 

11  ch.  19.  8. 

12  Ex.  23.  1.  Lev. 
19.  11. 

13  Matt.  3 .11. 

14  Mic.  4.  12.  Matt. 


13.  30. 

p Or,  things, 
q Or,  age. 
r Or,  grace, 
a Or,  your  repent- 
ance. 

b See  marginal  note 


on  Matt.  5.  46. 
c Or,  Teacher, 
d Gr.  soldiers  on  ser- 
vice. 

e Or,  accuse  any  one. 
/Gr.  sufficient, 
g Or,  in. 


ST.  LUKE,  III. 


91 


18  And  many  other  things  in  his  exhortation  preached 
he  unto  the  people. 

19  But  Herod  the  tetrarch,  being  reproved  by  him 
for  Herodias  his  brother  Philip’s  wife,  and  for  all  the 
evils  which  Herod  had  done, 

20  Added  yet  this  above  all,  that  he  shut  up  John  in 
prison. 

21  Now  when  all  the  people  were  baptized,  it  came 
to  pass,  that  Jesus  also  being  baptized,  and  praying,  the 
heaven  was  opened, 

22  And  the  Holy  Ghost  descended  in  a bodily  shape 
like  a dove  upon  him,  and  a voice  came  from  heaven, 
which  said.  Thou  art  my  beloved  Son  ; in  thee  I am  well 
pleased. 

23  And  Jesus  himself  began  to  be  about  thirty 
years  of  age,  being  (as  was  supposed)  ^®the  son  of  Jo- 
seph, which  was  the  son  of  Heli, 

24  Which  was  the  son  of  Matthat,  which  was  the  son 
of  Levi,  which  was  the  son  of  Melchi,  which  was  the  son 
of  Janna,  which  was  the  son  of  Joseph, 

25  Which  was  the  son  of  Mattathias,  which  was  the 
son  of  Amos,  which  was  the  son  of  Naum,  which  was 
the  son  of  Esli,  which  was  the  son  of  Nagge, 

26  Which  was  the  son  of  Maath,  which  was  the  son  of 
Mattathias,  which  was  the  son  of  Semei,  wliich  was  the 
son  of  Joseph,  which  was  the  son  of  Juda, 

27  Which  was  the  son  of  Joanna,  which  was  the  son 
of  Rhesa,  which  was  the  son  of  Zorobabel,  which  was 
the  son  of  Salathiel,  which  was  the  son  of  Neri, 

28  Which  was  the  son  of  Melchi,  which  was  the  son 
of  Addi,  which  was  the  son  of  Cosam,  which  was  the  son 
of  Elmodam,  which  was  the  son  of  Er, 

29  Which  was  the  son  of  Jose,  which  was  the  son  of 
Eliezer,  which  was  the  son  of  Jorim,  which  was  the  son 
of  Matthat,  which  was  the  son  of  Levi, 

30  Which  was  the  son  of  Simeon,  which  was  the  son  of 
Juda,  which  was  the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was  the  son  of 
Jonan,  which  was  the  son  of  Eliakim, 

31  Which  was  the  son  of  Melea,  which  was  the  son  of 
Menan,  which  was  the  son  of  Mattatha,  which  was  the 
son  of  Nathan,  which  was  the  son  of  David, 

32  Which  was  the  son  of  Jesse,  which  was  the  son 
of  Obed,  which  was  the  son  of  Booz,  which  was  the  son 
of  Salmon,  which  was  the  son  of  Naasson, 

33  Which  was  the  son  of  Aminadab,  which  was  the 
son  of  Aram,  which  was  the  son  of  Esrom,  which  was 
the  son  of  Phares,  which  was  the  son  of  Juda, 

34  Which  was  the  son  of  Jacob,  which  was  the  son  of 
Isaac,  which  was  the  son  of  Abraham,  ^2  which  was  the 
son  of  Thara,  which  was  the  son  of  Nachor, 

35  Which  was  the  son  of  Saruch,  which  was  the  son 
of  Ragau,  which  was  the  son  of  Phalec,  which  was  the 
son  of  Heber,  which  was  the  son  of  Sala, 

36  Which  was  the  son  of  Cainan,  which  was  the  son 
of  Arphaxad,  24  which  was  the  son  of  Sem,  which  was  the 
son  of  Noe,  which  was  the  son  of  Lamech, 

37  Which  was  the  son  of  Mathusala,  which  was  the 
son  of  Enoch,  which  was  the  son  of  Jared,  which  was  the 
son  of  Maleleel,  which  was  the  son  of  Cainan, 

38  Which  was  the  son  of  Enos,  which  was  the  son  of 
Seth,  which  was  the  son  of  Adam,25  which  was  the  son  of 
God. 

« Matt.  14.  3.  Mark  Matt.  13.  65.  John  2i  Ruth  4.  18,  &c.  1 

6.  17.  6.  42.  Clir.  2.  10,  &c. 

Matt.  3. 13.  John  Zech.  12.  12.  22  Gen.  11.  24,  26. 

1.  32.  20  2 Sam.  6.  14.  1 23  See  Gen.  11.  12. 

12  See  Num.  4.  3, 35,  Chr.  3.  5. 

39,  43,  47. 


18  With  many  other  exhortations  therefore  preached 

19  he  ''  good  tidings  unto  the  people  ; but  Herod  the 
tetrarch,  being  reproved  by  him  for  Herodias  his 
brother’s  wife,  and  for  all  the  evil  things  which 

20  Herod  had  done,  added  yet  this  above  all,  that  he 
shut  up  John  in  prison. 

21  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  people  were 
baptized,  that,  Jesus  also  having  been  baptized,  and 

22  praying,  the  heaven  was  opened,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  descended  in  a bodily  form,  as  a dove,  upon 
him,  and  a voice  came  out  of  heaven.  Thou  art  my 
beloved  Son  ; in  thee  I am  well  pleased. 

23  And  Jesus  himself,  when  he  began  to  teach,  was 
about  thirty  years  of  age,  being  the  son  (as  was 

24  supposed)  of  Joseph,  the  son  of  Heli,  the  son  of 
Matthat,  the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Melchi, 

25  the  son  of  Jannai,  the  son  of  Joseph,  the  son  of 
Mattathias,  the  son  of  Amos,  the  son  of  Nahum, 

26  the  son  of  Esli,  the  son  of  Naggai,  the  son  of  Maath, 
the  son  of  Mattathias,  the  son  of  Semein,  the  son  of 

27  Josech,  the  son  of  Joda,  the  son  of  Joanan,  the  son  of 
Rhesa,  the  son  of  Zerubbabel,  the  son  of  * Shealtiel, 

28  the  son  of  Neri,  the  son  of  Melchi,  the  son  of  Addi, 

the  son  of  Cosam,  the  son  of  Elmadam,  the  son  of 

29  Er,  the  son  of  Jesus,  the  son  of  Eliezer,  the  son  of 

30  Jorim,  the  son  of  Matthat,  tlje  son  of  Levi,  the  son 
of  Symeon,  the  son  of  Judas,  the  son  of  Joseph,  the 

31  son  of  Jonam,  the  son  of  Eliakim,  the  son  of  Melea, 
the  son  of  Menna,  the  son  of  Mattatha,  the  son  of 

32  Nathan,  the  son  of  David,  the  son  of  Jesse,  the  son 
of  Obed,  the  son  of  Boaz,  the  son  of  ^ Salmon,  the 

33  son  of  Nahshon,  the  son  of  Amminadab,  ^ the  son  of 
^ Arni,  the  son  of  Hezron,  the  son  of  Perez,  the  son 

34  of  Judah,  the  son  of  Jacob,  the  son  of  Isaac,  the  son 

35  of  Abraham,  th^son  of  Terah,  the  son  of  Nahor,  the 

son  of  Serug,  the  son  of  Reu,  the  son  of  Peleg,  the 

36  son  of  Eber,  the  son  of  Shelah,  the  son  of  Cainan, 

the  son  of  Arphaxad,  the  son  of  Shem,  the  son  of 

37  Noah,  the  son  of  Lamech,  the  son  of  Methuselah,  the 
son  of  Enoch,  the  son  of  Jared,  the  son  of  Mahala- 

38  leel,  the  son  of  Cainan,  the  son  of  Enos,  the  son  of 
Seth,  the  son  of  Adam,  the  son  of  God. 


j Some  ancient  au-  writes  Admin  for  Am* 
thorities  write  Sala.  minadab. 

k Many  ancient  au-  / Some  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  the  son  thorities  write  Aram, 
of  Admin : and  one 


w Gen.  6,  6,  &c.  & 
11.  10,  &c. 

20  Gen.  5.  1,  2. 
h Or,  the  gospel, 
i Gr.  Salathiel, 


92 


ST.  LUKE,  IV. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  temptation  and  fasting  of  Christ.  13  He  overcometh  the  devil : 
14  beginneth  to  preach.  16  The  people  of  Nazareth  admire,  his  gra- 
cious words.  33  He  cureth  one  possessed  of  a devil.,  38  Peter's  mother 
\ in  law,  40  and  divers  other  sick  persons.  41  The  devils  acknoivledge 
Christ,  and  are  reproved  for  it.  43  He  preacheth  through  the  cities. 

And  1 Jesus  being  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  returned 
from  Jordan,  and  ^was  led  by  the  Spirit  into  the 
wilderness, 

2  Being  forty  days  tempted  of  the  devil.  And  ^ in 
those  days  he  did  eat  nothing  ; and  when  they  were 
ended,  he  afterward  hungered. 

3  And  the  devil  said  unto  him,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of 
God,  command  this  stone  that  it  be  made  bread. 

4  And  Jesus  answered  him,  saying,  ^It  is  written, 
That  man  shall  not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by  every 
word  of  God. 

5  And  the  devil,  taking  him  up  into  an  high  moun- 
tain, shewed  unto  him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world  in 
a moment  of  time. 

6  And  the  devil  said  unto  him.  All  this  power  will  I 
give  thee,  and  the  glory  of  them  : for  ^ that  is  delivered 
unto  me  ; and  to  whomsoever  I will  I give  it. 

7  If  thou  therefore  wilt  worship  me,  all  shall  be 
thine. 

8  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Get  thee 
behind  me,  Satan  : for  ® it  is  written,  Thou  shalt  wor- 
ship the  Lord  thy  God,  and  him  only  shalt  thou  serve. 

9  And  he  brought  jiim  to  Jerusalem,  and  set  him  on 
a pinnacle  of  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him.  If  thou  be 
the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down  from  hence  : 

10  For  ®it  is  written.  He  shall  give  his  angels  charge 
over  thee,  to  keep  thee  : 

11  And  in  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up,  lest  at 
any  time  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a stone. 

12  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  ® It  is  said. 
Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God. 

13  And  when  the  devil  had  endej  all  the  temptation, 
he  departed  from  him  1°  for  a season. 

14  ^ And  Jesus  returned  in  the  power  of  the  Spirit 
into  Galilee  : and  there  went  out  a fame  of  him 
through  all  the  region  round  about. 

15  And  he  taught  in  their  synagogues,  being  glorified 
of  all. 

16  ^ And  he  came  to  Nazareth,  where  he  had 
been  brought  up  : and,  as  his  custom  was,  he  went 
into  the  synagogue  on  the  sabbath  day,  and  stood  up  for 
to  read. 

17  And  there  was  delivered  unto  him  the  book  of  the 
prophet  Esaias.  And  when  he  had  opened  the  book,  he 
found  the  place  where  it  was  written, 

18  ^®The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me,  because  he 
hath  anointed  me  to  preach  the  gospel  to  the  poor  ; he 
hath  sent  me  to  heal  the  brokenhearted,  to  preach 
deliverance  to  the  captives,  and  recovering  of  sight  to 
the  blind,  to  set  at  liberty  them  that  are  bruised, 

19  To  preach  the  acceptable  year  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  he  closed  the  book,  and  he  gave  it  again  to 
the  minister,  and  sat  down.  And  the  eyes  of  all  them 
that  were  in  the  synagogue  were  fastened  on  him. 

21  And  he  began  to  say  unto  them.  This  day  is  this 
scripture  fulfilled  in  your  ears. 

22  And  all  bare  him  witness,  and  wondered  at  the 


4  And  Jesus,  full  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  returned  from 
the  Jordan,  and  was  led  “ by  the  Spirit  in  the  wilder- 

2 ness  during  forty  days,  being  tempted  of  the  devil. 
And  he  did  eat  nothing  in  those  days  : and  when  they 

3 were  completed,  he  hungered.  And  the  devil  said 
unto  him.  If  thou  art  the  Son  of  God,  command  this 

4 stone  that  it  become  ^ bread.  And  Jesus  answered 
unto  him.  It  is  written,  Man  shall  not  live  by  bread 

5 alone.  And  he  led  him  up,  and  shewed  him  all  the 
kingdoms  of  ®the  world  in  a moment  of  time. 

6 And  the  devil  said  unto  him.  To  thee  will  I give  all 
this  authority,  and  the  glory  of  them  : for  it  hath 
been  delivered  unto  me  ; and  to  whomsoever  I will 

7 I give  it.  If  thou  therefore  wilt  worship  before  me, 

8 it  shall  all  be  thine.  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  It  is  written.  Thou  shalt  worship  the 

9 Lord  thy  God,  and  him  only  shalt  thou  serve.  And 
he  led  him  to  Jerusalem,  and  set  him  on  the  ^pin- 
nacle of  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him.  If  thou  art 

10  the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down  from  hence  : for 
it  is  written. 

He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning  thee, 
to  guard  thee  : 

11  and. 

On  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up. 

Lest  haply  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a stone. 

12  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him.  It  is  said,  Thou 
shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God. 


13  And  when  the  devil  had  completed  every  tempta- 
tion, he  departed  from  him  « for  a season. 

14  And  Jesus  returned  in  the  power  of  the  Spirit 
into  Galilee  : and  a fame  went  out  concerning  him 

15  through  all  the  region  round  about.  And  he  taught 
in  their  synagogues,  being  glorified  of  all. 

16  And  he  came  to  Nazareth,  where  he  had  been 
brought  up  : and  he  entered,  as  his  custom  was,  into 
the  synagogue  on  the  sabbath  day,  and  stood  up  to 

17  read.  And  there  was  delivered  unto  him the  book 
of  the  prophet  Isaiah.  And  he  opened  the  ^ book, 
and  found  the  place  where  it  was  written, 

18  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me. 

Because  he  anointed  me  to  preach  * good  tidings 
to  the  poor  : 

He  hath  sent  me  to  proclaim  release  to  the  cap- 
tives. 

And  recovering  of  sight  to  the  blind, 

To  set  at  liberty  them  that  are  bruised, 

19  To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  he  closed  the  J'book,  and  gave  it  back  to  the 
attendant,  and  sat  down  : and  the  eyes  of  all  in  the 

21  synagogue  were  fastened  on  him.  And  he  began  to 
say  unto  them.  To-day  hath  this  scripture  been  ful- 

22  filled  in  your  ears.  And  all  bare  him  witness,  and 


J Matt.  4.  1.  Mark 

1.  12. 

2 ver.  14.  ch.  2.  27. 

3 Ex.  34.  28.  1 Kin. 

19.  8. 

< Deut.  8.  3. 


0 John  12.  31.  & 14. 
30.  Rev.  13.  2,  7. 

e Deut.  G.  13.  & 10. 
20. 

7 Matt.  4.  5. 

8 Ps.  91.  11. 

9 Deut.  6.  16. 


10  John  14.  30.  Heb. 
4.  15. 

u Matt.  4.  12.  John 
4.  43. 

22  ver.  1. 

13  Acts  10.  37. 


14  Matt.  2.  23.  & 13. 
64.  Mark  6.  1. 

13  Acts  13.  14.  & 17. 

2. 

10  Is.  61.  1. 

11  Ps.  45.  2.  Matt. 


13.  54.  Mark  6.  2.  ch. 
2.  47. 
a Or,  hi. 
b Or,  a loaf, 
c Gr.  the  inhabited 
earth. 


d Gr.  wing, 
e Or,  until, 
f Or,  a roll, 
g Or,  roll, 
h Or,  Wherefore, 
i Or,  the  gospel. 


ST.  LUKE,  IV. 


93 


gracious  words  which  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth. 
And  they  said,  Is  not  this  Joseph’s  son  ? 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  will  surely  say  unto 
me  this  proverb.  Physician,  heal  thyself  : whatsoever  we 
have  heard  done  in  Capernaum,  do  also  here  in  thy 
country. 

24  And  he  said,  Verily  I say  unto  you.  No  prophet 
is  accepted  in  his  own  country. 

25  But  I tell  you  of  a truth,  many  widows  were  in 
Israel  in  the  days  of  Elias,  when  the  heaven  was  shut 
up  three  years  and  six  months,  when  great  famine  was 
throughout  all  the  land  ; 

26  But  unto  none  of  them  was  Elias  sent,  save  unto 
Sarepta,  a city  of  Sidou,  unto  a woman  that  was  a 
widow. 

27  And  many  lepers  were  in  Israel  in  the  time  of 
Eliseus  the  prophet  ; and  none  of  them  was  cleansed, 
saving  Naaman  the  Syrian. 

28  And  all  they  in  the  synagogue,  when  they  heard 
these  things,  were  filled  with  wrath, 

29  And  rose  up,  and  thrust  him  out  of  the  city,  and 
led  him  unto  the  brow  of  the  hill  whereon  their  city 
was  built,  that  they  might  cast  him  down  headlong. 

30  But  he  passing  through  the  midst  of  them  went 
his  way, 

31  And  25  came  down  to  Capernaum,  a city  of  Gali- 
lee, and  taught  them  on  the  sabbath  days. 

32  And  they  were  astonished  at  his  doctrine  : 26  for 
his  word  was  with  power. 

33  ^ 27  in  f^e  synagogue  there  was  a man,  which 
had  a spirit  of  an  unclean  devil,  and  cried  out  with  a 
loud  voice, 

34  Saying,  Let  us  alone  ; what  have  we  to  do  with 

thee,  thou  Jesus  of  Nazareth  ? art  thou  come  to  destroy 
us  ? 28  X know  thee  who  thou  art ; 29  the  Holy  One  of 

God. 

35  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  saying.  Hold  thy  peace, 
and  come  out  of  him.  And  when  the  devil  had  thrown 
him  in  the  midst,  he  came  out  of  him,  and  hurt  him 
not. 

36  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  spake  among 
themselves,  saying.  What  a word  is  this  ! for  with  au- 
thority and  power  he  commandeth  the  unclean  spirits, 
and  they  come  out. 

37  And  the  fame  of  him  went  out  into  every  place  of 
the  country  round  about. 

38  ^ 5®  And  he  arose  out  of  the  synagogue,  and  en- 
tered into  Simon’s  house.  And  Simon’s  wife’s  mother 
was  taken  with  a great  fever  ; and  they  besought  him 
for  her. 

39  And  he  stood  over  her,  and  rebuked  the  fever  ; 
and  it  left  her  : and  immediately  she  arose  and  minis- 
tered unto  them. 

40  ^ 51  Xow  when  the  sun  was  setting,  all  they  that 
had  any  sick  with  divers  diseases  brought  them  unto 
him  ; and  he  laid  his  hands  on  every  one  of  them,  and 
healed  them. 

41  52  And  devils  also  came  out  of  many,  crying  out, 
and  saying.  Thou  art  Christ  the  Son  of  God.  And  53  he 
rebuking  them  suffered  them  not  to  speak  : for  they 
knew  that  he  was  Christ. 

42  54  And  when  it  was  day,  he  departed  and  went  into 
a desert  place  : and  the  people  sought  him,  and  came 

« John  G.  42.  6.  4.  John  4.  44.  2’''  Matt.  4.  13.  Mark 

IS*  Matt.  4.  13.  & 11.  22  1 Kin.  17.  9.  &18.  1.  21. 

23.  1.  Jain.  5.  17.  2«  Matt.  7.  28,  29. 

20  Matt.  13.  54.  Mark  23  2 Kin.  5.  14.  Tit.  2.  15. 

6.  1.  24  John  8.  59.  & 10.  2^  Mark  1.  23. 

21  Matt.  13. 57.  Mark  39.  *8  ver.  41. 


wondered  at  the  words  of  grace  which  proceeded 
out  of  his  mouth  : and  they  said.  Is  not  this  Joseph’s 

23  son  ? And  he  said  unto  them.  Doubtless  ye  will  say 
unto  me  this  parable.  Physician,  heal  thyself  : what- 
soever we  have  heard  done  at  Capernaum,  do  also 

24  here  in  thine  own  country.  And  he  said.  Verily  I 
sp.y  unto  you,  No  prophet  is  acceptable  in  his  own 

25  country.  But  of  a truth  I say  unto  you,  There  were 
many  widows  in  Israel  in  the  days  of  Elijah,  when 
the  heaven  was  shut  up  three  years  and  six  months, 
when  there  came  a great  famine  over  all  the  land  ; 

26  and  unto  none  of  them  was  Elijah  sent,  but  only  to 
j Zarephath,  in  the  land  of  Sidon,  unto  a woman  that 

27  was  a widow.  And  there  were  many  lepers  in  Israel 
in  the  time  of  Elisha  the  prophet  ; and  none  of  them 

28  was  cleansed,  but  only  Naaman  the  Syrian.  And 
they  were  all  filled  with  wrath  in  the  synagogue,  as 

29  they  heard  these  things  ; and  they  rose  up,  and  cast 
him  forth  out  of  the  city,  and  led  him  unto  the  brow 
of  the  hill  whereon  their  city  was  built,  that  they 

30  might  throw  him  down  headlong.  But  he  passing 
through  the  midst  of  them  went  his  way. 


31  And  he  came  down  to  Capernaum,  a city  of  Gali- 
lee. And  he  was  teaching  them  on  the  sabbath  day  : 

32  and  they  were  astonished  at  his  teaching  ; for  his 

33  word  was  with  authority.  And  in  the  synagogue 
there  was  a man,  which  had  a spirit  of  an  unclean 

34  ^ devil  ; and  he  cried  out  with  a loud  voice,  ^ Ah ! 
what  have  we  to  do  with  thee,  thou  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth ? art  thou  come  to  destroy  us  ? I know  thee 

35  who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of  God.  And  Jesus  re- 
buked him,  saying.  Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out  of 
him.  And  when  the  ^ devil  had  thrown  him  down 
in  the  midst,  he  came  out  of  him,  having  done  him 

36  no  hurt.  And  amazement  came  upon  all,  and  they 
spake  together,  one  with  another,  saying.  What  is 

this  word  ? for  with  authority  and  power  he  com- 
mandeth the  unclean  spirits,  and  they  come  out. 

37  And  there  went  forth  a rumour  concerning  him  into 
every  place  of  the  region  round  about. 


38  And  he  rose  up  from  the  synagogue,  and  entered 
into  the  house  of  Simon.  And  Simon’s  wife’s  mother 
was  holden  with  a great  fever  ; and  they  besought 

39  him  for  her.  And  he  stood  over  her,  and  rebuked 
the  fever  ; and  it  left  her  : and  immediately  she 
rose  up  and  ministered  unto  them. 

40  And  when  the  sun  was  setting,  all  they  that  had 
any  sick  with  divers  diseases  brought  them  unto 
him  ; and  he  laid  his  hands  on  every  one  of  them, 

41  and  healed  them.  And  ” devils  also  came  out  from 
many,  crying  out,  and  saying.  Thou  art  the  Son  of 
God.  And  rebuking  them,  he  suffered  them  not  to 
speak,  because  they  knew  that  he  was  the  Christ. 

42  And  when  it  was  day,  he  came  out  and  went  into 
a desert  place  : and  the  multitudes  sought  after 

29  Ps.  16. 10.  Dan.  9.  ^2  Mark  1.  34.  & 3.  k Gr.  demon. 

24.  ch.  1.  35.  11.  I Or,  Let  alone. 

80  Matt.  8.  14.  Mark  os  yer.  34,  35.  Mark  m Or,  this  tvord^  that 

1.  29.  1.  25,  34.  with  authority . . . come 

8*  Matt.  8. 16.  Mark  84  Mark  1.  35.  out  ? 

1. 32.  j Gr.  Sarepta.  n Gr.  demons. 


94 


ST.  LUKE,  V. 


unto  him,  and  stayed  him,  that  he  should  not  depart 
from  them. 

43  And  he  said  unto  them,  I must  preach  the  king- 
dom of  God  to  other  cities  also  ; for  therefore  am  I 
sent. 

44  And  he  preached  in  the  synagogues  of  Galilee. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 Christ  teacheth  the  people  out  of  Peter's  ship:  4 in  a miraculous 
taking  of  fishes,  sheioeth  how  he  will  make  him  and  his  partners 
fishers  of  men : 12  cleanseth  the  leper : 16  gjrayeth  in  the  wilderness : 
\%  healeth  one  sick  of  the  palsy:  27  calleth  Matthew  the  publican:  29 
eateth  with  sinners,  as  being  the  physician  of  souls:  M Joretelleth  the 
fastings  and  afflictions  of  the  apostles  after  his  ascension:  36  and 
likeneth  fainthearted  and  weak  disciples  to  old  bottles  and  worn  gar- 
ments. 

And  ^it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  the  people  pressed 
upon  him  to  hear  the  word  of  God,  he  stood  by 
the  lake  of  Gennesaret, 

2  And  saw  two  ships  standing  by  the  lake  : but  the 
fishermen  were  gone  out  of  them,  and  were  washing 
their  nets. 

3  And  he  entered  into  one  of  the  ships,  which  was 
Simon’s,  and  prayed  him  that  he  would  thrust  out  a 
little  from  the  land.  And  he  sat  down,  and  taught  the 
people  out  of  the  ship. 

4  Now  when  he  had  left  speaking,  he  said  unto 
Simon,  2 Launch  out  into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your 
nets  for  a draught. 

5  And  Simon  answering  said  unto  him.  Master,  we 
have  toiled  all  the  night,  and  have  taken  nothing : 
nevertheless  at  thy  word  I will  let  down  the  net. 

6  And  when  they  had  this  done,  they  inclosed  a great 
multitude  of  fishes  : and  their  net  brake. 

7  And  they  beckoned  unto  their  partners,  which  were 
in  the  other  ship,  that  they  should  come  and  help  them. 
And  they  came,  and  filled  both  the  ships,  so  that  they 
began  to  sink. 

8  When  Simon  Peter  saw  he  fell  down  at  Jesus’ 
knees,  saying,  * Depart  from  me  ; for  I am  a sinful  man, 
O Lord. 

9  For  he  was  astonished,  and  all  that  were  with  him, 
at  the  draught  of  the  fishes  which  they  had  taken  : 

10  And  so  loas  also  James,  and  John,  the  sons  of 
Zebedee,  which  were  partners  with  Simon.  And  Jesus 
said  unto  Simon,  Fear  not ; ^ from  henceforth  thou  shalt 
catch  men. 

11  And  when  they  had  brought  their  ships  to  land, 
® they  forsook  all,  and  followed  him. 

12  ^ ® And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was  in  a certain 
city,  behold  a man  full  of  leprosy  : who  seeing  Jesus 
fell  on  his  face,  and  besought  him,  saying.  Lord,  if  thou 
wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean. 

13  And  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  touched  him,  say- 
ing, I will : be  thou  clean.  And  immediately  the  leprosy 
departed  from  him. 

14  '*  And  he  charged  him  to  tell  no  man  : but  go,  and 
shew  thyself  to  the  priest,  and  offer  for  thy  cleansing, 
® according  as  Moses  commanded,  for  a testimony  unto 
them. 

15  But  so  much  the  more  went  there  a fame  abroad 
of  him : ® and  great  multitudes  came  together  to  hear, 
and  to  be  healed  by  him  of  their  infirmities. 

16  ^ And  he  withdrew  himself  into  the  wilderness, 
and  prayed. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  on  a certain  day,  as  he  was 


him,  and  came  unto  him,  and  would  have  stayed 

43  him,  that  he  should  not  go  from  them.  But  he  said 
unto  them,  I must  preach  the  ® good  tidings  of  the 
kingdom  of  God  to  the  other  cities  also  : for  there- 
fore was  I sent. 

44  And  he  was  preaching  in  the  synagogues  of  p Gal- 
dee. 


5 Now  it  came  to  pass,  while  the  multitude  pressed 
upon  him  and  heard  the  word  of  God,  that  he  was 

2 standing  by  the  lake  of  Gennesaret ; and  he  saw 
two  boats  standing  by  the  lake  : but  the  fishermen 
had  gone  out  of  them,  and  were  washing  their  nets. 

3 And  he  entered  into  one  of  the  boats,  which  was 
Simon’s,  and  asked  him  to  put  out  a little  from  the 
land.  And  he  sat  down  and  taught  the  multitudes 

4 out  of  the  boat.  And  when  he  had  left  speaking,  he 
said  unto  Simon,  Put  out  into  the  deep,  and  let  down 

6 your  nets  for  a draught.  And  Simon  answered  and 
said.  Master,  we  toiled  all  night,  and  took  nothing  : 

6 but  at  thy  word  I will  let  down  the  nets.  And 
when  they  had  this  done,  they  inclosed  a great  mul- 

7 titude  of  fishes  ; and  their  nets  were  breaking  ; and 
they  beckoned  unto  their  partners  in  the  other  boat, 
that  they  should  come  and  help  them.  And  they 
came,  and  filled  both  the  boats,  so  that  they  began 

8 to  sink.  But  Simon  Peter,  when  he  saw  it,  fell 
down  at  Jesus’  knees,  saying.  Depart  from  me  ; for 

9 I am  a sinful  man,  O Lord.  For  he  was  amazed, 
and  all  that  were  with  him,  at  the  draught  of  the 

10  fishes  which  they  had  taken  ; and  so  were  also  James 
and  John,  sons  of  Zebedee,  which  were  partners 
with  Simon.  And  Jesus  said  unto  Simon,  Fear  not ; 

11  from  henceforth  thou  shalt  **  catch  men.  And  when 
they  had  brought  their  boats  to  land,  they  left  all, 
and  followed  him. 


12  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  was  in  one  of  the 
cities,  behold,  a man  full  of  leprosy  : and  when  he 
saw  Jesus,  he  fell  on  his  face,  and  besought  him, 
saying.  Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me 

13  clean.  And  he  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  touched 
him,  saying,  I will  ; be  thou  made  clean.  And 

14  straightway  the  leprosy  departed  from  him.  And 
he  charged  him  to  tell  no  man  : but  go  thy  way,  and 
shew  thyself  to  the  priest,  and  offer  for  thy  cleansing, 
according  as  Moses  commanded,  for  a testimony  unto 

15  them.  But  so  much  the  more  went  abroad  the  re- 
port concerning  him  : and  great  multitudes  came 
together  to  hear,  and  to  be  healed  of  their  infirmi- 

16  ties.  But  he  withdrew  himself  in  the  deserts,  and 
prayed. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  on  one  of  those  days,  that  he 


35  Mark  1.  39.  3 2 Sam.  6.  9.  1 Kin.  27.  Mark  1.  18.  ch.  t Matt.  8.  4.  10  Matt.  14. 23.  Mark  authorities  read  Ju- 

1 Matt.  4.  18.  Mark  17.  18.  18.  28.  » Lev.  14.  4,  10,  21,  6.  46.  daa. 

1.  16.  * Matt.  4.  19.  Mark  s Matt.  8.  2.  Mark  22.  0 Or,  gospel.  a Gr.  take  alive. 

2 John  21. 6.  1.  17.  1. 40.  ® Matt.  4.  25.  Mark  p Very  many  ancient 

5 Matt.  4.  20.  & 19.  3.  7.  John  6.  2. 


ST.  LUKE,  V. 


95 


teaching,  that  there  were  Pharisees  and  doctors  of  the 
law  sitting  by,  which  were  come  out  of  every  town  of 
Galilee,  and  Judaea,  and  Jerusalem : and  the  power  of 
the  Lord  was  present  to  heal  them. 

18  ^ And,  behold,  men  brought  in  a bed  a man 
which  was  taken  with  a palsy  : and  they  sought  means 
to  bring  him  in,  and  to  lay  him  before  him. 

19  And  when  they  could  not  find  by  what  way  they 
might  bring  him  in  because  of  the  multitude,  they  went 
upon  the  housetop,  and  let  him  down  through  the  tiling 
with  his  couch  into  the  midst  before  Jesus. 

20  And  when  he  saw  their  faith,  he  said  unto  him, 
Man,  thy  sins  are  forgiven  thee. 

21  12  And  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  began  to 
reason,  saying.  Who  is  this  which  speaketh  blasphemies  ? 
13  Who  can  forgive  sins,  but  God  alone  ? 

22  But  when  Jesus  perceived  their  thoughts,  he  an- 
swering said  unto  them.  What  reason  ye  in  your 
hearts  ? 

23  Whether  is  easier,  to  say.  Thy  sins  be  forgiven 
thee  ; or  to  say.  Rise  up  and  walk  ? 

24  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath 
power  upon  earth  to  forgive  sins,  (he  said  unto  the  sick 
of  the  palsy,)  I say  unto  thee,  Arise,  and  take  up  thy 
couch,  and  go  into  thine  house. 

25  And  immediately  he  rose  up  before  them,  and 
took  up  that  whereon  he  lay,  and  departed  to  his  own 
house,  glorifying  God. 

26  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  they  glorified 
God,  and  were  filled  with  fear,  saying.  We  have  seen 
strange  things  to  day. 

27  ^ i^And  after  these  things  he  went  forth,  and 
saw  a publican,  named  Levi,  sitting  at  the  receipt  of 
custom  : and  he  said  unto  him.  Follow  me. 

28  And  he  left  all,  rose  up,  and  followed  him. 

29  13  And  Levi  made  him  a great  feast  in  his  own 
house  : and  i®  there  was  a great  company  of  publicans 
and  of  others  that  sat  down  with  them. 

30  But  their  scribes  and  Pharisees  murmured  against 
his  disciples,  saying.  Why  do  ye  eat  and  drink  with 
publicans  and  sinners  ? 

31  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them.  They  that 
are  whole  need  not  a physician  ; but  they  that  are 
sick. 

32  i"^  I came  not  to  call  the  righteous,  but  sinners  to 
repentance. 

33  ^ And  they  said  unto  him,  i®  Why  do  the  disciples 
of  John  fast  often,  and  make  prayers,  and  likewise  the 
disciples  of  the  Pharisees  ; but  thine  eat  and  drink  ? 

34  And  he  said  unto  them.  Can  ye  make  the  children 
of  the  bridechamber  fast,  while  the  bridegroom  is  with 
them  ? 

35  But  the  days  will  come,  when  the  bridegroom 
shall  be  taken  away  from  them,  and  then  shall  they  fast 
in  those  days. 

36  ^12  And  he  spake  also  a parable  unto  them  ; No 
man  putteth  a piece  of  a new  garment  upon  an  old  ; if 
otherwise,  then  both  the  new  maketh  a rent,  and  the 
piece  that  was  taken  out  of  the  new  agreeth  not  with 
the  old. 

37  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine  into  old  bottles  ; else 
the  new  wine  will  burst  the  bottles,  and  be  spilled,  and 
the  bottles  shall  perish. 

” Matt.  9.  2.  Mark  « pg.  32.  6.  Is.  43.  i’  Matt.  9. 10.  Mark 
2 3 25  2 15 

Matt.  9.  3.  Mark  Matt.  9.  9.  Mark  " >8  ch.  15.  1. 

2.  6,  7.  2.  13,  14.  u Matt.  9. 13.  1 Tim. 

1.  15. 


was  teaching ; and  there  were  Pharisees  and  doctors 
of  the  law  sitting  by,  which  were  come  out  of  every 
village  of  Galilee  and  Judsea  and  Jerusalem  : and 

18  the  power  of  the  Lord  was  with  him  ^to  heal.  And 
behold,  men  bring  on  a bed  a man  that  was  palsied  : 
and  they  sought  to  bring  him  in,  and  to  lay  him  be- 

19  fore  him.  And  not  finding  by  what  way  they  might 
bring  him  in  because  of  the  multitude,  they  went  up 
to  the  housetop,  and  let  him  down  through  the  tiles 

20  with  his  couch  into  the  midst  before  Jesus.  And 
seeing  their  faith,  he  said,  Man,  thy  sins  are  forgiven 

21  thee.  And  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  began  to 
reason,  saying.  Who  is  this  that  speaketh  blasphe- 

22  mies  ? Who  can  forgive  sins,  but  God  alone  ? But 
Jesus  perceiving  their  reasonings,  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  ^ What  reason  ye  in  your  hearts  ? 

23  Whether  is  easier,  to  say.  Thy  sins  are  forgiven 

24  thee  ; or  to  say.  Arise  and  walk  ? But  that  ye 
may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath  power  on 
earth  to  forgive  sins  (he  said  unto  him  that  was 
palsied),  I say  unto  thee.  Arise,  and  take  up  thy 

25  couch,  and  go  unto  thy  house.  And  immediately 
he  rose  up  before  them,  and  took  up  that  whereon 
he  lay,  and  departed  to  his  house,  glorifying  God. 

26  And  amazement  took  hold  on  all,  and  they  glorified 
God  ; and  they  were  filled  with  fear,  saying,  We 
have  seen  strange  things  to-day. 


27  And  after  these  things  he  went  forth,  and  beheld 
a publican,  named  Levi,  sitting  at  the  place  of  toll, 

28  and  said  unto  him.  Follow  me.  And  he  forsook  all, 

29  and  rose  up  and  followed  him.  And  Levi  made 
him  a great  feast  in  his  house  : and  there  was  a great 
multitude  of  publicans  and  of  others  that  were  sit- 

30  ting  at  meat  with  them.  And  « the  Pharisees  and 
their  scribes  murmured  against  his  disciples,  saying. 
Why  do  ye  eat  and  drink  with  the  publicans  and 

31  sinners  ? And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them. 
They  that  are  whole  have  no  need  of  a physician  ; 

32  but  they  that  are  sick.  I am  not  come  to  call  the 

33  righteous  but  sinners  to  repentance.  And  they  said 
unto  him.  The  disciples  of  John  fast  often,  and  make 
supplications  ; likewise  also  the  disciples  of  the  Phar- 

34  isees  ; but  thine  eat  and  drink.  And  Jesus  said  unto 
them.  Can  ye  make  the  sons  of  the  bride-chamber 

35  fast,  while  the  bridegroom  is  with  them  ? But  the 
days  will  come  ; and  when  the  bridegroom  shall  be 
taken  away  from  them,  then  will  they  fast  in  those 

36  days.  And  he  spake  also  a parable  unto  them  ; No 
man  rendeth  a piece  from  a new  garment  and  putteth 
it  upon  an  old  garment  ; else  he  will  rend  the  new, 
and  also  the  piece  from  the  new  will  not  agree  with 

37  the  old.  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine  into  old 

wine-skins  ; else  the  new  wine  will  burst  the  skins, 
and  itself  will  be  spilled,  and  the  skins  will  perish. 


Matt.  9. 14.  Mark  heat.  Many  ancient  e Or,  ihe  Pharisees 
2.  18.  authorities  read  that  and  the  scribes  among 

Matt.  9.  16,  17.  he  shoultl  heal  them,  them. 

Mark  2.  21,  22.  c Or,  Why.  /That  is,  skins  used 

b Gt.  that  he  should  d Or,  authority,  as  bottles. 


96 


ST.  LUKE,  VL 


38  But  new  wine  must  be  put  into  new  bottles  ; and 
both  are  preserved. 

39  No  man  also  having  drunk  old  wine  straightway 
desireth  new  : for  he  saith,  The  old  is  better. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Christ  reproveth  the  Pharisees'  blindness  about  the  observation  of  the 
sabbath,  by  scripture,  reason,  and  miracle : 13  chooseth  txoelve  apos- 
tles : 17  healeth  the  diseased : 20  preacheth  to  his  disciples  before  the 
people  of  blessings  and  curses : 27  how  we  must  love  our  enemies : 46 
and  join  the  obeclience  of  good  works  to  the  hearinq  of  the  tvord : lest 
in  the  evil  daij  of  temptation  we  fall  like  an  house  built  upon  the  face 
of  the  earth,  without  any  foundation. 

And  ^ it  came  to  pass  on  the  second  sabbath  after 
the  first,  that  he  went  through  the  corn  fields  ; and 
his  disciples  plucked  the  ears  of  corn,  and  did  eat,  rub- 
bing them  in  their  hands. 

2  And  certain  of  the  Pharisees  said  unto  them.  Why 
do  ye  that  ^ which  is  not  lawful  to  do  on  the  sabbath 
days  ? 

3  And  Jesus  answering  them  said.  Have  ye  not  read 
so*  much  as  this,  ^ what  David  did,  when  himself  was  an 
hungred,  and  they  which  were  with  him  ; 

4  How  he  went  into  the  house  of  God,  and  did  take 
and  eat  the  shewbread,  and  gave  also  to  them  that  were 
with  him  ; ^ which  it  is  not  lawful  to  eat  but  for  the 
priests  alone  ? 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  That  the  Son  of  man  is 
Lord  also  of  the  sabbath. 

6  ® And  it  came  to  pass  also  on  another  sabbath,  that 
he  entered  into  the  synagogue  and  taught : and  there  was 
a man  whose  right  hand  was  withered. 

7  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  watched  him,  whether 
he  would  heal  on  the  sabbath  day  ; that  they  might  find 
an  accusation  against  him. 

8  But  he  knew  their  thoughts,  and  said  to  the  man 
which  had  the  withered  hand,  Rise  up,  and  stand  forth 
in  the  midst.  And  he  arose  and  stood  forth. 

9  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  I will  ask  you  one 
thing  ; Is  it  lawful  on  the  sabbath  days  to  do  good,  or  to 
do  evil  ? to  save  life,  or  to  destroy  it  ? 

10  And  looking  round  about  upon  them  all,  he  said 
unto  the  man,  Stretch  forth  thy  hand.  And  he  did  so  : 
and  his  hand  was  restored  whole  as  the  other. 

11  And  they  were  filled  with  madness  ; and  communed 
one  with  another  what  they  might  do  to  Jesus. 

12  ® And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  he  went 
out  into  a mountain  to  pray,  and  continued  all  night  in 
prayer  to  God. 

13  ^ And  when  it  was  day,  he  called  unto  him  his  dis- 
ciples : and  of  them  he  chose  twelve,  whom  also  he 
named  apostles  ; 

14  Simon,  (^whom  he  also  named  Peter,)  and  An- 
drew his  brother,  James  and  John,  Philip  and  Bartholo- 
mew, 

15  Matthew  and  Thomas,  James  the  son  of  Alphseus, 
and  Simon  called  Zelotes, 

16  And  Judas  ^the  brother  of  James,  and  Judas  Is- 
cariot, which  also  was  the  traitor. 

17  IF  And  he  came  down  with  them,  and  stood  in  the 
plain,  and  the  company  of  his  disciples,  and  a great 
multitude  of  people  out  of  all  Judaea  and  Jerusalem, 
and  from  the  sea  coast  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which  came 
to  hear  him,  and  to  be  healed  of  their  diseases  ; 

18  And  they  that  were  vexed  with  unclean  spirits  : 
and  they  were  healed. 


» Matt.  12. 1.  Mark  < Lev.  24.  9. 

2.  23.  6 Matt.  12,  9.  Mark 

2 Ex.  20. 10.  3.  1.  See  ch.  13.  14. 

8 1 Sam.  21.  6.  & 14.  3.  John  9.  16. 


« Matt.  U.  23. 
'•  Matt.  10.  1. 

8 John  1.  42. 

» Jude  1. 


38  But  new  wine  must  be  put  into  fresh  wine-skins. 

39  And  no  man  having  drunk  old  wine  desireth  new  : 
for  he  saith,  The  old  is  fi'good. 


6  Now  it  came  to  pass  on  a ® sabbath,  that  he  was 
going  through  the  cornfields  ; and  his  disciples 
plucked  the  ears  of  corn,  and  did  eat,  rubbing  them 

2 in  their  hands.  But  certain  of  the  Pharisees  said. 
Why  do  ye  that  which  it  is  not  lawful  to  do  on  the 

3 sabbath  day  ? And  Jesus  answering  them  said. 
Have  ye  not  read  even  this,  what  David  did,  when 
he  was  an  hungred,  he,  and  they  that  were  with 

4 him  ; how  he  entered  into  the  house  of  God,  and 
did  take  and  eat  the  shewbread,  and  gave  also  to 
them  that  were  with  him  ; which  it  is  not  lawful  to 

5 eat  save  for  the  priests  alone  ? And  lie  said  unto 
them,  The  Son  of  man  is  lord  of  the  sabbath. 


6 And  it  came  to  pass  on  another  sabbath,  that  he 
entered  into  the  synagogue  and  taught : and  there 
was  a man  there,  and  his  right  hand  was  withered. 

7 And  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  watched  him, 
whether  he  would  heal  on  the  sabbath  ; that  they 

8 might  find  how  to  accuse  him.  But  he  knew  their 
thoughts  ; and  he  said  to  the  man  that  had  his  hand 
withered.  Rise  up,  and  stand  forth  in  the  midst. 

9 And  he  arose  and  stood  forth.  And  Jesus  said 
unto  them,  I ask  you.  Is  it  lawful  on  the  sabbath  to 
do  good,  or  to  do  harm  ? to  save  a life,  or  to  destroy 

10  it  ? And  he  looked  round  about  on  them  all,  and 
said  unto  him.  Stretch  forth  thy  hand.  And  he  did 

11  so:  and  his  hand  was  restored.  But  they  were  filled 
with  ^ madness  ; and  communed  one  with  another 
what  they  might  do  to  Jesus. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass  in  these  days,. that  he  went 
out  into  the  mountain  to  pray  ; and  he  eontinued  all 

13  night  in  prayer  to  God.  And  when  it  was  day,  he 
called  his  disciples  : and  he  ehose  from  them  twelve, 

14  whom  also  he  named  apostles  ; Simon,  whom  he  also 
named  Peter,  and  Andrew  his  brother,  and  James 

15  and  John,  and  Philip  and  Bartholomew,  and  Mat- 
thew and  Thomas,  and  James  the  son  of  Alphseus, 

16  and  Simon  which  was  ^sailed  the  Zealot,  and  Judas 
the  son  of  James,  and  Judas  Iscariot,  which  was  the 

17  traitor  ; and  he  came  down  with  them,  and  stood  on 
a level  place,  and  a great  multitude  of  his  disciples, 
and  a great  number  of  the  people  from  all  Judsea 
and  Jerusalem,  and  the  sea  coast  of  Tyre  and  Sidon, 
which  came  to  hear  him,  and  to  be  healed  of  their 

18  diseases  ; and  they  that  were  troubled  with  unclean 


10  Matt.  4.  25.  Mark  a Many  ancient  an-  e Or,  brother.  Seo 
3.  7.  thonties  insert  second-  Jude  1. 

g Many  ancient  au-  first. 
thorities  read  belter.  b Or,  foolishness. 


ST.  LUKE,  VI. 


97 


19  And  the  whole  multitude  sought  to  touch  him  : 
for  there  went  virtue  out  of  him,  and  healed  them  all. 

20  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  on  his  disciples,  and 
said,  Blessed  be  ye  poor  : for  your’s  is  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

21  Blessed  are  ye  that  hunger  now  : for  ye  shall  be 
filled.  Blessed  are  ye  that  weep  now  : for  ye  shall 
langh. 

22  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men  shall  hate  you,  and 
when  they  shall  separate  you  from  their  company y and 
shall  reproach  you,  and  cast  out  your  name  as  evil,  for 
the  Son  of  man’s  sake. 

23  Rejoice  ye  in  that  day,  and  leap  for  joy  : for, 
behold,  yoTir  reward  is  great  in  heaven  : for  in  the  like 
manner  did  their  fathers  unto  the  prophets. 

24  But  woe  unto  you  that  are  rich  ! for  22  ye  have 
received  your  consolation. 

25  23  Woe  unto  you  that  are  full ! for  ye  shall  hunger. 
2^  Woe  unto  you  that  laugh  now  ! for  ye  shall  mourn  and 
weep. 

26  25  Woe  unto  you,  when  all  men  shall  speak  well  of 
you  ! for  so  did  their  fathers  to  the  false  prophets. 

27  ^ 26  j gg^y  yQjj  ^hlch  hear,  Love  your  ene- 
mies, do  good  to  them  which  hate  you, 

28  Bless  them  that  curse  you,  and  27  pray  for  them 
which  despitefully  use  you. 

29  28  And  unto  him  that  smiteth  thee  on  the  one  cheek 
offer  also  the  other  ; 29  and  him  that  taketh  away  thy 
cloke  forbid  not  to  take  thy  coat  also. 

30  30  G-ive  to  every  man  that  asketh  of  thee  ; and  of 
him  that  taketh  away  thy  goods  ask  them  not  again. 

31  3^  And  as  ye  would  that  men  should  do  to  you,  do 
ye  also  to  them  likewise. 

32  32p'or  if  ye  love  them  which  love  you,  what  thank 
have  ye  ? for  sinners  also  love  those  that  love  them. 

33  And  if  ye  do  good  to  them  which  do  good  to  you, 
what  thank  have  ye  ? for  sinners  also  do  even  the  same. 

34  33  And  if  ye  lend  to  them  of  whom  ye  hope  to  re- 
ceive, what  thank  have  ye  ? for  sinners  also  lend  to  sin- 
ners, to  receive  as  much  again. 

35  But  34  love  ye  your  enemies,  and  do  good,  and 
*3  lend,  hoping  for  nothing  again  ; and  your  reward  shall 
be  great,  and  36  ye  shall  be  the  children  of  the  Highest  : 
for  he  is  kind  unto  the  unthankful  and  to  the  evil. 

36  37  Be  ye  therefore  merciful,  as  your  Father  also  is 
merciful. 

37  38  Judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not  he  judged  : con- 
demn not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  condemned  : forgive,  and 
ye  shall  be  forgiven  : 

38  39  Give,  and  it  shall  he  given  unto  you  ; good 
measure,  pressed  down,  and  shaken  together,  and  rnn- 
ning  over,  shall  men  give  into  yonr  bosom.  For 

with  the  same  measure  that  ye  mete  withal  it  shall  be 
measured  to  you  again. 

39  And  he  spake  a parable  unto  them,  ^2Qan  the 
blind  lead  the  blind  ? shall  they  not  both  fall  into  the 
ditch  ? 

40  ^3  Xhe  disciple  is  not  above  his  master  : but  every 
one  that  is  perfect  shall  be  as  his  master. 

41  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in  thy 

« Matt.  14.  36.  18  Matt.  5.  11.  1 Pet.  21  ch.  12.  21. 

12  Mark  5.  30.  ch.  8.  2.  19.  & 3.  14.  & 4.  22  Matt.  G.  2,  6,  16. 

46.  14.  ch.  16.  25. 

13  Matt.  6.  3.  & 11.  6.  12  John  16.  2.  23  is,  65.  13. 

Jam.  2.  5.  is  Matt.  5.  12.  Acts  24  Pro.  14.  13. 

i*  Is.  55.  1.  & 65.  13.  5.  41.  Col.  1.  24.  Jam.  25  John  15.  19.  1 

Matt.  5.  6.  1.  2.  John  4.  5. 

15  Is.  61.  3.  Matt.  6.  la  Acts  7.  51.  20  ver.  35.  Ex.  23.  4. 

4.  20  Amos  6. 1.  Jam.  5.  Pro.  25.  21.  Matt.  5. 

1.  44.  Rom.  12.  20. 


19  spirits  were  healed.  And  all  the  multitude  sought 
to  toucn  him  : for  power  came  forth  from  him,  and 
healed,  them  all. 

20  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  on  his  disciples,  and 
said.  Blessed  are  ye  poor  : for  yours  is  the  kingdom 

21  of  God.  Blessed  are  ye  that  hunger  now : for  ye 
shall  be  filled.  Blessed  are  ye  that  weep  now  : for 

22  ye  shall  laugh.  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men  shall 
hate  you,  and  when  they  shall  separate  you  from 
their  company,  and  reproach  you,  and  cast  out  your 

23  name  as  evil,  for  the  Son  of  man’s  sake.  Rejoice  in 
that  day,  and  leap  for  joy : for  behold,  your  reward 
is  great  in  heaven  : for  in  the  same  manner  did 

24  their  fathers  unto  the  prophets.  But  woe  unto  you 
that  are  rich  ! for  ye  have  received  your  consolation. 

25  Woe  unto  you,  ye  that  are  full  now  ! for  ye  shall 
hunger.  Woe  unto  you,  ye  that  laugh  now  ! for  ye 

26  shall  mourn  and  weep.  Woe  unto  you,  when  all 
men  shall  speak  well  of  you  ! for  in  the  same  man- 
ner did  their  fathers  to  the  false  prophets. 


27  But  I say  unto  you  which  hear.  Love  your  enemies, 

28  do  good  to  them  that  hate  you,  bless  them  that  curse 

29  you,  pray  for  them  that  despitefully  use  you.  To 
him  that  smiteth  thee  on  the  one  cheek  offer  also 
the  other  ; and  from  him  that  taketh  away  thy  cloke 

30  withhold  not  thy  coat  also.  Give  to  every  one  that 
asketh  thee  ; and  of  him  that  taketh  away  thy  goods 

31  ask  them  not  again.  And  as  ye  would  that  men 

32  should  do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to  them  likewise.  And 
if  ye  love  them  that  love  you,  what  thank  have  ye  ? 

33  for  even  sinners  love  those  that  love  them.  And  if 
ye  do  good  to  them  that  do  good  to  you,  what  thank 

34  have  ye  ? for  even  sinners  do  the  same.  And  if  ye 
lend  to  them  of  whom  ye  hope  to  receive,  what 
thank  have  ye  ? even  sinners  lend  to  sinners,  to  re- 

35  ceive  again  as  much.  But  love  your  enemies,  and  do 
them  good,  and  lend,  ^ never  despairing ; and  your 
reward  shall  be  great,  and  ye  shall  be  sons  of  the 
Most  High  : for  he  is  kind  toward  the  unthankful 

36  and  evil.  Be  ye  merciful,  even  as  your  Father  is 

37  merciful.  And  judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be 
judged  : and  condemn  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  con- 

38  demned  : release,  and  ye  shall  be  released  : give, 
and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you ; good  measure, 
pressed  down,  shaken  together,  running  over,  shall 
they  give  into  your  bosom.  For  with  what  measure 
ye  mete  it  shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 


39  And  he  spake  also  a parable  unto  them,  Can  the 
blind  guide  the  blind  ? shall  they  not  both  fall  into 

40  a pit  ? The  disciple  is  not  above  his  ® master  : but 
every  one  when  he  is  perfected  shall  be  as  his  ® mas- 

41  ter.  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in 


27  ch.  23.  34.  Acts 
7.  60. 

28  Matt.  5.  39. 

2'-'  1 Cor.  6.  7. 

30  Deut.  15.  7,  8,  10. 
Pro.  21.  26.  Matt.  6. 
42. 

81  Matt.  7.  12. 

82  Matt.  5.  46. 

33  Matt.  5.  42. 


3«  ver.  27. 

35  ver.  30.  Ps.  37. 
26. 

38  Matt.  5.  45. 

37  Matt.  5.  48. 

38  Matt.  7.  1. 
so  Pro.  19.  17. 

<0  Ps.  79.  12. 

« Matt.  7.  2.  Mark 
4.  24.  Jam.  2.  13. 


<2  Matt.  15.  14. 

43  Matt.  10.  24.  Jolir 
13.  16.  & 15.  20. 

44  Matt.  7.  3. 

d Some  ancient 
thorities  read  desj 
ing  of  no  man. 
e Or,  teacher. 


98 


ST.  LUKE,  VII. 


brother’s  eye,  but  perceivest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine 
own  eye  ? * 

42  Either  how  canst  thou  say  to  thy  brother.  Brother, 
let  me  pull  out  the  mote  that  is  in  thine  eye,  when  thou 
thyself  beholdest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 
Thou  hypocrite,  ^®cast  out  first  the  beam  out  of  thine 
own  eye,  and  then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  pull  out  the 
mote  that  is  in  thy  brother’s  eye. 

43  *®For  a good  tree  bringeth  not  forth  corrupt 
fruit  ; neither  doth  a corrupt  tree  bring  forth  good 
fruit. 

44  For  every  tree  is  known  by  his  own  fruit.  For 
of  thorns  men  do  not  gather  figs,  nor  of  a bramble  bush 
gather  they  grapes. 

45  48  A good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure  of  his  heart 
bringeth  forth  that  which  is  good  ; and  an  evil  man  out 
of  the  evil  treasure  of  his  heart  bringeth  forth  that 
which  is  evil : for  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart  his 
mouth  speaketh. 

46  And  why  call  ye  me.  Lord,  Lord,  and  do  not 
the  things  which  I say  ? 

47  Whosoever  cometh  to  me,  and  heareth  my  say- 
ings, and  doeth  them,  I will  shew  you  to  whom  he  is 
like  : 

48  He  is  like  a man  which  built  an  house,  and  digged 
deep,  and  laid  the  foundation  on  a rock  : and  when  the 
flood  arose,  the  stream  beat  vehemently  upon  that  house, 
and  could  not  shake  it : for  it  was  founded  upon  a rock. 

49  But  he  that  heareth,  and  doeth  not,  is  like  a man 
that  without  a foundation  built  an  house  upon  the  earth  ; 
against  which  the  stream  did  beat  vehemently,  and  im- 
mediately it  fell ; and  the  ruin  of  that  house  was  great. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Christ  findeth  a greater  faith  in  the  centurion  a Gentile,  than  in  any  of 
the  Jews:  10  healeth  his  servant  being  absent:  11  raiseth  from  death 
the  loidow's  son  at  Nain : 19  answereth  John's  messengers  with  the 
declaration  of  his  miracles:  24  testifieth  to  the  people  what  opinion  he 
held  of  John:  30  inveigheth  against  the  Jews,  who  with  neither  the 
manners  of  John  nor  of  Jesus  could  be  won:  36  and  sheweth  by  occa- 
sion of  Mary  Magdalene,  how  he  is  a friend  to  sinners,  not  to  maintain 
them  in  sins,  but  to  forgive  them  their  sins,  upon  their  faith  and  re- 
pentance. 

GW  when  he  had  ended  all  his  sayings  in  the  audi- 
ence of  the  people,  ^ he  entered  into  Capernaum. 

2 And  a certain  centurion’s  servant,  who  was  dear 
unto  him,  was  sick,  and  ready  to  die. 

3 And  when  he  heard  of  Jesus,  he  sent  unto  him  the 
elders  of  the  Jews,  beseeching  him  that  he  would  come 
and  heal  his  servant. 

4 And  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  they  besought  him 
instantly,  saying,  That  he  was  worthy  for  whom  he 
should  do  this  : 

5 For  he  loveth  our  nation,  and  he  hath  built  us  a 
synagogue. 

6 Then  Jesus  went  with  them.  And  when  he  was 
now  not  far  from  the  house,  the  centurion  sent  friends 
to  him,  saying  unto  him,  Lord,  trouble  not  thyself  : for 
I am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest  enter  under  my 
roof  : 

7 Wherefore  neither  thought  I myself  worthy  to  come 
unto  thee  : but  say  in  a word,  and  my  servant  shall  be 
healed. 

8 For  I also  am  a man  set  under  authority,  having 

der  me  soldiers,  and  I say  unto  one.  Go,  and  he  goeth  ; 

’ to  another.  Come,  and  he  cometh  ; and  to  my  ’'ser- 

, Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

Pro.  18.  17.  <9  Matt.  12.  34.  6i  Matt.  7.  24. 

^t.  7.  16,  17.  60  Mai.  1.  6.  Matt.  * Matt.  8.  6. 

V 12.  33.  7.  21.  & 25. 11.  ch.  13.  /Many  ancient  au- 

. 12.  35.  25.  thorities  read  /or  it 


thy  brother’s  eye,  but  considerest  not  the  beam  that 

42  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? Or  how  canst  thou  say  to  thy 
brother.  Brother,  let  me  cast  out  the  mote  that  is  in 
thine  eye,  when  thou  thyself  beholdest  not  the  beam 
that  is  in  thine  oivn  eye  ? Thou  hypocrite,  cast  out 
first  the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye,  and  then  shalt 
thou  see  clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote  that  is  in  thy 

43  brother’s  eye.  For  there  is  no  good  tree  that 
bringeth  forth  corrupt  fruit  ; nor  again  a corrupt 

44  tree  that  bringeth  forth  good  fruit.  For  each  tree 
is  known  by  its  own  fruit.  For  of  thorns  men  do 
not  gather  figs,  nor  of  a bramble  bush  gather  they 

45  grapes.  The  good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure  of 
his  heart  bringeth  forth  that  which  is  good  ; and 
the  evil  man  out  of  the  evil  treasure  bringeth  forth 
that  which  is  evil  : for  out  of  the  abundance  of  the 
heart  his  mouth  speaketh. 


46  And  why  call  ye  me.  Lord,  Lord,  and  do  not  the 

47  things  which  I say  ? Every  one  that  cometh  unto 
me,  and  heareth  my  words,  and  doeth  them,  I will 

48  shew  you  to  whom  he  is  like  : he  is  like  a man 
building  a house,  who  digged  and  went  deep,  and 
laid  a foundation  upon  the  rock  : and  when  a flood 
arose,  the  stream  brake  against  that  house,  and 
could  not  shake  it  : -^because  it  had  been  well 

49  builded.  But  he  that  heareth,  and  doeth  not,  is  like 
a man  that  built  a house  upon  the  earth  without  a 
foundation  ; against  which  the  stream  brake,  and 
straightway  it  fell  in  ; and  the  ruin  of  that  house 
was  great. 


7 After  he  had  ended  all  his  sayings  in  the  ears  of 
the  people,  he  entered  into  Capernaum. 

2 And  a certain  centurion’s  “ servant,  who  was  ^ dear 

3 unto  him,  was  sick  and  at  the  point  of  death.  And 
when  he  heard  concerning  Jesus,  he  sent  unto  him 
elders  of  the  Jews,  asking  him  that  he  would  come 

4 and  save  his  ® servant.  And  they,  when  they  came 
to  Jesus,  besought  him  earnestly,  saying.  He  is 

5 worthy  that  thou  shouldest  do  this  for  him  : for  he 
loveth  our  nation,  and  himself  built  us  our  syna- 

6 gogue.  And  Jesus  went  with  them.  And  when  he 
was  now  not  far  from  the  house,  the  centurion  sent 
friends  to  him,  sajdng  unto  him.  Lord,  trouble  not 
thyself  : for  I am  not  ^ worthy  that  thou  shouldest 

7 come  under  my  roof  : wherefore  neither  thought  I 
myself  worthy  to  come  unto  thee  : but  ^ say  the 

8 word,  and  my  ® servant  shall  be  healed.  For  I also 
am  a man  set  under  authority,  having  under  myself 
soldiers  : and  I say  to  this  one,  Go,  and  he  goeth  ; 
and  to  another.  Come,  and  he  cometh  ; and  to  my 


had  hern  founded  upon  b Or,  precious  to  him.  d Gr.  say  Uritk  ct 
the  rock:  as  in  Matt.  Or,  honourable  with  word. 

7.25.  him.  e Or,  boy. 

a Gr.  bond-strvant,  e Gr.  suffieient. 


ST.  LUKE,  VII. 


99 


9 When  Jesus  heard  these  things,  he  marvelled  at 
him,  and  turned  him  about,  and  said  unto  the  people 
that  followed  him,  I say  unto  you,  I have  not  found  so 
great  faith,  no,  not  in  Israel. 

10  And  they  that  were  sent,  returning  to  the  house, 
found  the  servant  whole  that  had  been  sick. 

11  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  the  day  after,  that  he  went 
into  a city  called  Naitts;  and  many  of  his  disciples  went 
with  him,  and  much  people. 

12  Now  when  he  came  nigh  to  the  gate  of  the  city, 
behold,  there  was  a dead  man  carried  out,  the  only  son 
of  his  mother,  and  she  was  a widow  : and  much  people 
of  the  city  was  with  her. 

13  And  when  the  Lord  saw  her,  he  had  compassion  on 
her,  and  said  unto  her.  Weep  not. 

14  And  he  came  and  touched  the  bier  : and  they 
that  bare  him  stood  still.  And  he  said,  Young  man,  I 
say  unto  thee,  ^ Arise. 

15  And  he  that  was  dead  sat  up,  and  began  to  speak. 
And  he  delivered  him  to  his  mother. 

16  2 And  there  came  a fear  on  all  : and  they  glorified 
God,  saying,.^  That  a great  prophet  is  risen  up  among 
us  ; and,  ^That  God  hath  visited  his  people. 

17  And  this  rumour  of  him  went  forth  throughout 
all  Judaea,  and  throughout  all  the  region  round  about. 

18  ®And  the  disciples  of  John  shewed  him  of  all 
these  things. 

19  ^ And  John  calling  unto  him  two  of  his  disciples 
sent  them  to  Jesus,  saying.  Art  thou  he  that  should 
come  ? or  look  we  for  another  ? 

20  When  the  men  were  come  unto  him,  they  said, 
John  Baptist  hath  sent  us  unto  thee,  saying.  Art  thou 
he  that  should  come  ? or  look  we  for  another  ? 

21  And  in  that  same  hour  he  cured  many  of  their 
infirmities  and  plagues,  and  of  evil  spirits  ; and  unto 
many  that  were  blind  he  gave  sight. 

22  Then  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them.  Go  your 
way,  and  tell  John  what  things  ye  have  seen  and  heard  ; 
® how  that  the  blind  see,  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are 
cleansed,  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised,  ^to  the 
poor  the  gospel  is  preached. 

23  And  blessed  is  he^  whosoever  shall  not  be  offended 
in  me. 

24  ‘ff  And  when  the  messengers  of  John  were  de- 
parted, he  began  to  speak  unto  the  people  concerning 
John,  What  went  ye  out  into  the  wilderness  for  to  see  ? 
A reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ? 

25  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ? A man  clothed 
in  soft  raiment  ? Behold,  they  which  are  gorgeously 
apparelled,  and  live  delicately,  are  in  kings’  courts. 

26  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ? A prophet  ? 
Yea,  I say  unto  you,  and  much  more  than  a prophet. 

27  This  is  Ae,  of  whom  it  is  written,  Behold,  I send 
my  messenger  before  thy  face,  which  shall  prepare  thy 
way  before  thee. 

28  For  I say  unto  you.  Among  those  that  are  born  of 
women  there  is  not  a greater  prophet  than  John  the 
Baptist  : but  he  that  is  least  in  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
greater  than  he. 

29  And  all  the  people  that  heard  him^  and  the  pub- 
licans, justified  God,  being  baptized  with  the  baptism 
of  John. 

30  But  the  Pharisees  and  lawyers  rejected  ^^the 

2 ch.  8.  54.  John  11.  * ch.  24. 19.  John  4.  « Is.  35.  5. 

43.  Acts  9.  40.  Rom.  19.  & 6.  14.  & 9.  17.  » ch.  4.  18. 

4.  17.  5 ch.  1.  G8.  10  Matt.  11.  7. 

3 ch.  1.  65.  6 Matt.  11.  2.  n Mai.  3.  1. 

1 Matt.  11.  4. 


9 ^ servant.  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it.  And  when  Jesus 
heard  these  things,  he  marvelled  at  him,  and  turned 
and  said  unto  the  multitude  that  followed  him,  I 
say  unto  you,  I have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no, 

10  not  in  Israel.  And  they  that  were  sent,  returning 
to  the  house,  found  the -^servant  whole. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  y soon  afterwards,  that  he  went 
to  a city  called  Nain  ; and  his  disciples  went  with 

12  him,  and  a great  multitude.  Now  when  he  drew 
near  to  the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  there  was 
carried  out  one  that  was  dead,  the  only  son  of  his 
mother,  and  she  was  a widow  : and  much  people  of 

13  the  city  was  with  her.  And  when  the  Lord  saw  her, 
he  had  compassion  on  her,  and  said  unto  her.  Weep 

14  not.  And  he  came  nigh  and  touched  the  bier  ; and 
the  bearers  stood  still.  And  he  said,  Young  man,  I 

15  say  unto  thee.  Arise.  And  he  that  was  dead  sat 
up,  and  began  to  speak.  And  he  gave  him  to  his 

16  mother.  And  fear  took  hold  on  all  : and  they  glo- 
rified God,  saying,  A great  prophet  is  arisen  among 

17  us  : and,  God  hath  visited  his  people.  And  this  re- 
port went  forth  concerning  him  in  the  whole  of 
Judaea,  and  all  the  region  round  about. 


18  And  the  disciples  of  John  told  him  of  all  these 

19  things.  And  John  calling  unto  him  * two  of  his  dis- 
ciples sent  them  to  the  Lord,  saying.  Art  thou  he 

20  that  cometh,  or  look  we  for  another  ? And  when 
the  men  were  come  unto  him,  they  said,  John  the 
Baptist  hath  sent  us  unto  thee,  saying.  Art  thou  he 

21  that  cometh,  or  look  we  for  another  ? In  that  hour 
he  cured  many  of  diseases  and  'plagues  and  evil 
spirits  ; and  on  many  that  were  blind  he  bestowed 

22  .sight.  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Go 
your  way,  and  tell  John  what  things  ye  have  seen 
and  heard  ; the  blind  receive  their  sight,  the  lame 
walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed,  and  the  deaf  hear, 
the  dead  are  raised  up,  the  poor  have  j good  tidings 

23  preached  to  them.  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever 
shall  find  none  occasion  of  stumbling  in  me. 


24  And  when  the  messengers  of  John  were  departed, 
he  began  to  say  unto  the  multitudes  concerning 
John,  What  went  ye  out  into  the  wilderness  to  be- 

25  hold  ? a reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ? But  what 
went  ye  out  to  see  ? a man  clothed  in  soft  raiment  ? 
Behold,  they  which  are  gorgeously  apparelled,  and 

26  live  delicately,  are  in  kings’  courts.  But  what  went 
ye  out  to  see  ? a prophet  ? Yea,  I say  unto  you, 

27  and  much  more  than  a prophet.  This  is  he  of 
whom  it  is  written, 

Behold,  I send  my  messenger  before  thy  face, 
Who  shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee. 

28  I say  unto  you.  Among  them  that  are  born  of  women 
there  is  none  greater  than  .John  : yet  he  that  is  ^ but 
little  in  the  kingdom  of  God  is  greater  than  he. 

29  And  all  the  people  when  they  heard,  and  the  pub- 
licans, justified  God,  ^ being  baptized  with  the  bap- 

30  tism  of  John.  But  the  Pharisees  and  the  lawyers 


*2  Matt.  3.  5.  ch.  3.  g Many  ancient  ‘ au- 
12.  thorities  read  on  the 

>3  Acts  20.  27.  next  day. 

/ Gr.  bond-servant.  li  Gr.  certain  two. 


i Gr.  scottrges. 
j Or,  the  gospel, 
k Gr.  lesser. 

I Or,  having  been. 


100 


ST.  LUKE,  VII. 


counsel  of  God  against  themselves,  being  not  baptized 
of  him. 

31  IT  And  the  Lord  said,  Where  unto  then  shall  I 
liken  the  men  of  this  generation  ? and  to  what  are  they 
like? 

32  They  are  like  unto  children  sitting  in  the  market- 
place, and  calling  one  to  another,  and  saying,  We  have 
piped  unto  you,  and  ye  have  not  danced  ; we  have 
mourned  to  you,  and  ye  have  not  wept. 

33  For  John  the  Baptist  came  neither  eating  bread 
nor  drinking  wine  ; and  ye  say.  He  hath  a devil. 

34  The  Son  of  man  is  come  eating  and  drinking  ; 
and  ye  say.  Behold  a gluttonous  man,  and  a winebibber, 
a friend  of  publicans  and  sinners  ! 

35  But  wisdom  is  justified  of  all  her  children. 

36  ^ And  one  of  the  Pharisees  desired  him  that 
he  would  eat  with  him.  And  he  went  into  the  Phari- 
see’s house,  and  sat  down  to  meat. 

37  And,  behold,  a woman  in  the  city,  which  was  a 
sinner,  when  she  knew  that  Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  the 
Pharisee’s  house,  brought  an  alabaster  box  of  ointment, 

38  And  stood  at  his  feet  behind  him  weeping,  and 
began  to  wash  his  feet  with  tears,  and  did  wipe  them 
with  the  hairs  of  her  head,  and  kissed  his  feet,  and 
anointed  them  with  the  ointment. 

39  Now  when  the  Pharisee  which  had  bidden  him 
saw  it,  he  spake  within  himself,  saying,  This  man,  if 
he  were  a prophet,  would  have  known  who  and  what 
manner  of  woman  this  is  that  toucheth  him  : for  she  is 
a sinner. 

40  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  Simon,  I 
have  somewhat  to  say  unto  thee.  And  he  saith.  Mas- 
ter, say  on. 

41  There  was  a certain  creditor  which  had  two  debt- 
ors : the  one  owed  five  hundred  pence,  and  the  other 
fifty. 

42  And  when  they  had  nothing  to  pay,  he  frankly 
forgave  them  both.  Tell  me  therefore,  which  of  them 
will  love  him  most  ? 

43  Simon  answered  and  said,  I suppose  that  he,  to 
whom  he  forgave  most.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thou 
hast  rightly  judged. 

44  And  he  turned  to  the  woman,  and  said  unto 
Simon,  Seest  thou  this  woman  ? I entered  into  thine 
house,  thou  gavest  me  no  water  for  my  feet  : but  she 
hath  washed  my  feet  with  tears,  and  wiped  them  with 
the  hairs  of  her  head. 

45  Thou  gavest  me  no  kiss  : but  this  woman  since 
the  time  I came  in  hath  not  ceased  to  kiss  my  feet. 

46  My  head  with  oil  thou  didst  not  anoint : but 
this  woman  hath  anointed  my  feet  with  ointment. 

47  Wherefore  I say  unto  thee.  Her  sins,  which  are 
many,  are  forgiven  ; for  she  loved  much  : but  to  whom 
little  is  forgiven,  the  same  loveth  little. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her,  Thy  sins  are  forgiven. 

49  And  they  that  sat  at  meat  with  him  began  to  say 

within  themselves,  is  this  that  forgiveth  sins 

also  ? 

50  And  he  said  to  the  woman,  ^3  Thy  faith  hath  saved 
thee  ; go  in  peace. 

n Matt.  11.  16.  ch.  15.  2.  22  Matt.  9.  3.  Mark 

15  Matt.  3.  4.  Mark  lo  Ps.  23.  5.  2.  7. 

1.  6 ch.  1.  15.  20  1 Tim.  1.  14.  23  Matt.  9.  22.  Mark 

10  Matt.  .11.  19.  2iMatt.  9.  2.  Mark  6.  34.  & 10.  52.  ch.  8. 

Matt.  26.  6.  Mark  2.  5.  48.  & 18.  42. 

14.3.  John  11.  2. 


rejected  for  themselves  the  counsel  of  God,  ”*  being 

31  not  baptized  of  him.  Whereunto  then  shall  I liken 
the  men  of  this  generation,  and  to  what  are  they 

32  like  ? They  are  like  unto  children  that  sit  in  the 
marketplace,  and  call  one  to  another ; which  say. 
We  piped  unto  you,  and  ye  did  not  dance  ; we 

33  wailed,  and  ye  did  not  weep.  For  John  the  Baptist 
is  come  eating  no  bread  nor  drinking  wine  ; and  ye 

34  say.  He  hath  a ” devil.  The  Son  of  man  is  come 
eating  and  drinking ; and  ye  say.  Behold,  a glut- 
tonous man,  and  a winebibber,  a friend  of  publicans 

35  and  sinners  ! And  wisdom  ° is  justified  of  all  her 
children. 


36  And  one  of  the  Pharisees  desired  him  that  he 
would  eat  with  him.  And  he  entered  into  the  Phar- 

37  isee’s  house,  and  sat  down  to  meat.  And  behold, 
a woman  which  was  in  the  city,  a sinner  ; and  when 
she  knew  that  he  was  sitting  at  meat  in  the  Phari- 
see’s house,  she  brought  p an  alabaster  cruse  of  oint- 

38  ment,  and  standing  behind  at  his  feet,  weeping,  she 
began  to  wet  his  feet  with  her  tears,  and  wiped  them 
with  the  hair  of  her  head,  and  ^ kissed  his  feet,  and 

39  anointed  them  with  the  ointment.  Now  when  the 
Pharisee  which  had  bidden  him  saw  it,  he  spake 
within  himself,  saying.  This  man,  if  he  were  *'  a pro- 
phet, would  have  perceived  who  and  what  manner 
of  woman  this  is  which  toucheth  him,  that  she  is  a 

40  sinner.  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  Simon, 
I have  somewhat  to  say  vmto  thee.  And  he  saith, 

41  * Master,  say  on.  A certain  lender  had  two  debtors  : 
the  one  owed  five  hundred  Spence,  and  the  other 

42  fifty.  When  they  had  not  wherewith  to  pay,  he  forgave 
them  both.  Which  of  them  therefore  will  love  him 

43  most  ? Simon  answered  and  said.  He,  I suppose, 
to  whom  he  forgave  the  most.  And  he  said  unto 

44  him.  Thou  hast  rightly  judged.  And  turning  to  the 
woman,  he  said  unto  Simon,  Seest  thou  this  woman  ? 
I entered  into  thine  house,  thou  gavest  me  no  water 
for  my  feet  : but  she  hath  wetted  my  feet  with  her 

45  tears,  and  wiped  them  with  her  hair.  Thou  gavest 
me  no  kiss  : but  she,  since  the  time  I came  in,  hath 

46  not  ceased  to  kiss  my  feet.  My  head  with  oil  thou 
didst  not  anoint  : but  she  hath  anointed  my  feet  with 

47  ointment.  Wherefore  I say  unto  thee.  Her  sins, 
which  are  many,  are  forgiven  ; for  she  loved  much  ; 
but  to  whom  little  is  forgiven,  the  same  loveth  lit- 

48  tie.  And  he  said  unto  her.  Thy  sins  are  forgiven. 

49  And  they  that  sat  at  meat  with  him  began  to  say 
7’  within  themselves.  Who  is  this  that  even  forgiveth 

50  sins  ? And  he  said  unto  the  woman.  Thy  faith  hath 
saved  thee  ; go  in  peace. 


m Or,  not  having 
been. 

n Gr.  demon. 

0 Or,  was. 
p Or,  ajiask. 


g Gr.  kissed  much, 
r Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  the 
prophet.  See  John  1. 
21,  25. 


s Or,  Teacher, 
t See  marginal  note 
on  Matt.  18.  28. 
u Gr.  kiss  much. 

V Or,  among. 


ST.  LUKE,  VIIL 


101 


CHAPTER  VIIL 

3 Women  minister  vnto  Christ  of  their  substance.  4 Christy  after  he  had 
preached  from  place  to  place,  attended  with  his  apostles,  propoundeth 
the  parable  of  the  soiver,  16  and  of  the  candle : 21  declareth  icho  are 
his  mother,  and  brethren : 22  rebuketh  the  tvinds:  26  casteth  the  legion 
of  devils  out  of  the  man  into  the  herd  of  swine : 37  is  rejected  of  the 
Oadarenes : 43  healeth  the  woman  of  her  bloody  issue,  4i)  and  raiseth 
from  death  Jairus'  daughter. 

And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that  he  went 
throughout  every  city  and  village,  preaching  and 
shewing  the  glad  tidings  of  the  kingdom  of  God  : and 
the  twelve  were  with  him, 

2  And  1 certain  women,  which  had  been  healed  of 
evil  spirits  and  infirmities,  Mary  called  Magdalene,  ^ out 
of  whom  went  seven  devils, 

3  And  Joanna  the  wife  of  Chuza  Herod’s  steward, 
and  Susanna,  and  many  others,  which  ministered  unto 
him  of  their  substance. 

® And  when  much  people  were  gathered  together, 
and  were  come  to  him  out  of  every  city,  he  spake  by  a 
parable  : 

5  A sower  went  out  to  sow  his  seed  : and  as  he 
sowed,  some  fell  by  the  way  side  ; and  it  was  trodden 
down,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air  devoured  it. 

6  And  some  fell  upon  a rock  ; and  as  soon  as  it  was 
sprung  up,  it  withered  away,  because  it  lacked  moist- 
ure. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns  ; and  the  thorns 
sprang  up  with  it,  and  choked  it. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground,  and  sprang  up, 
and  bare  fruit  an  hundredfold.  And  when  he  had  said 
these  things,  he  cried.  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear. 

9  ^ And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying.  What  might 
this  parable  he  ? 

10  And  he  said.  Unto  you  it  is  given  to  know  the 
mysteries  of  the  kingdom  of  God  : but  to  others  in 
parables  ; ® that  seemg  they  might  not  see,  and  hearing 
they  might  not  understand. 

11  6N  ow  the  parable  is  this  : The  seed  is  the  word 
of  God. 

12  Those  by  the  way  side  are  they  that  hear  ; then 
cometh  the  devil,  and  taketh  away  the  word  out  of  their 
hearts,  lest  they  should  believe  and  be  saved. 

13  They  on  the  rock  are  they,  which,  when  they  hear, 
receive  the  word  with  joy  ; and  these  have  no  root, 
which  for  a while  believe,  and  in  time  of  temptation 
fall  away. 

14  And  that  which  fell  among  thorns  are  they,  which, 
when  they  have  heard,  go  forth,  and  are  choked  with 
cares  and  riches  and  pleasures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no 
fruit  to  perfection. 

15  But  that  on  the  good  ground  are  they,  which  in 
an  honest  and  good  heart,  having  heard  the  word,  keep 
i/,  and  bring  forth  fruit  with  patience. 

16  ^ No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a candle, 
covereth  it  with  a vessel,  or  putteth  it  under  a bed  ; 
but  setteth  it  on  a candlestick,  that  they  which  enter  in 
may  see  the  light. 

17  ®For  nothing  is  secret,  that  shall  not  be  made 
manifest  ; neither  any  thing  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known 
and  come  abroad. 

18  Take  heed  therefore  how  ye  hear  : ® for  whosoever 
hath,  to  him  shall  be  given  ; and  whosoever  hath  not, 
from  him  shall  be  taken  even  that  which  he  seemeth 
to  have. 


8 And  it  came  to  pass  soon  afterwards,  that  he  went 
about  through  cities  and  villages,  preaching  and 
bringing  the  “ good  tidings  of  the  kingdom  of  God, 

2 and  with  him  the  twelve,  and  certain  women  which 
had  been  healed  of  evil  spirits  and  infirmities,  Mary 
that  was  called  Magdalene,  from  whom  seven  ^ dev- 

3 ils  had  gone  out,  and  Joanna  the  wife  of  Chuza 
Herod’s  steward,  and  Susanna,  and  many  others, 
which  ministered  unto  them  of  their  substance. 

4 And  when  a great  multitude  came  together,  and 
they  of  every  city  resorted  unto  him,  he  spake  by  a 

5 parable  ; The  sower  went  forth  to  sow  his  seed  : and 
as  he  sowed,  some  fell  by  the  way  side  ; and  it 
was  trodden  under  foot,  and  the  birds  of  the  heaven 

6 devoured  it.  And  other  fell  on  the  rock  ; and  as 
soon  as  it  grew,  it  withered  away,  because  it  had  no 

7 moisture.  And  other  fell  amidst  the  thorns  ; and 

8 the  thorns  grew  with  it,  and  choked  it.  And  other 
fell  into  the  good  ground,  and  grew,  and  brought 
forth  fruit  a hundredfold.  As  he  said  these  things, 
he  cried.  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 


9  And  his  disciples  asked  him  what  this  parable 

10  might  be.  And  he  said.  Unto  you  it  is  given  to 
know  the  mysteries  of  the  kingdom  of  God  : but  to 
the  rest  in  parables  ; that  seeing  they  may  not  see, 

11  and  hearing  they  may  not  understand.  Now  the 

12  parable  is  this  : The  seed  is  the  word  of  God.  And 
those  by  the  way  side  are  they  that  have  heard  ; then 
cometli  the  devil,  and  taketh  away  the  word  from 
their  heart,  that  they  may  not  believe  and  be  saved. 

13  And  those  on  the  rock  are  they  which,  when  they 
have  heard,  receive  the  word  with  joy  ; and  these 
have  no  root,  which  for  a while  believe,  and  in  time 

14  of  temptation  fall  away.  And  that  which  fell  among 
the  thorns,  these  are  they  that  have  heard,  and  as 
they  go  on  their  way  they  are  choked  with  cares  and 
riches  and  pleasures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no  fruit  to 

15  perfection.  And  that  in  the  good  ground,  these  are 
such  as  in  an  honest  and  good  heart,  having  heard 
the  word,  hold  it  fast,  and  bring  forth  fruit  with 
patience. 

16  And  no  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a lamp,  cover- 
eth it  with  a vessel,  or  putteth  it  under  a bed  ; but 
putteth  it  on  a stand,  that  they  which  enter  in  may 

17  see  the  light.  For  nothing  is  hid,  that  shall  not  be 
made  manifest  ; nor  anything  secret,  that  shall  not 

18  be  known  and  come  to  light.  Take  heed  therefore 
how  ye  hear  : for  whosoever  hath,  to  him  shall  be 
given  ; and  whosoever  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be 
taken  away  even  that  which  he  ^ thinketh  he  hath. 


1 Matt.  27.  55,  56.  ♦ Matt.  13.  10.  Mark  « Matt.  13. 18.  Mark  « Matt.  10.  26.  ch.  a Or,  gospel.  d Or,  seemeth  to 

2 Mark  16.  9.  4.  10.  4.  14.  12. 2.  b Gr.  demons.  have, 

8 Matt.  13.  2.  Mark  s Is.  6.  9.  Mark  4.  Matt.  5.  15.  Mark  » Matt.  13.  12.  & 25.  c Many  ancient  an- 

4.  1.  12.  4.  21.  ch.  11.  33.  29.  ch.  19.  26.  thorities  read  him. 


102 


ST.  LUKE,  VIII. 


19  *[[  Then  came  to  him  his  mother  and  his  brethren, 
and  could  not  come  at  him  for  the  press. 

20  And  it  was  told  him  by  certain  which  said,  Thy 
mother  and  thy  brethren  stand  without,  desiring  to  see 
thee. 

21  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them.  My  mother 
and  my  brethren  are  these  which  hear  the  word  of  God, 
and  do  it. 

22  ^ Now  it  came  to  pass  on  a certain  day,  that  he 
went  into  a ship  with  his  disciples : and  he  said  unto 
them.  Let  us  go  over  unto  the  other  side  of  the  lake. 
And  they  launched  forth. 

23  But  as  they  sailed  he  fell  asleep  : and  there  came 
down  a storm  of  wind  on  the  lake  ; and  they  were  filled 
with  water,  and  were  in  jeopardy. 

24  And  they  came  to  him,  and  awoke  him,  saying. 
Master,  master,  we  perish.  Then  he  arose,  and  rebuked 
the  wind  and  the  raging  of  the  water : and  they  ceased, 
and  there  was  a calm. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Where  is  your  faith  ? 
And  they  being  afraid  wondered,  saying  one  to  another. 
What  manner  of  man  is  this  ! for  he  commandeth  even 
the  winds  and  water,  and  they  obey  him. 

26  ^ they  arrived  at  the  country  of  the  Gada- 

renes,  which  is  over  against  Galilee. 

27  And  when  he  went  forth  to  land,  there  met  him 
out  of  the  city  a certain  man,  which  had  devils  long 
time,  and  ware  no  clothes,  neither  abode  in  any  house, 
but  in  the  tombs. 

28  When  he  saw  Jesus,  he  cried  out,  and  fell  down 
before  him,  and  with  a loud  voice  said.  What  have  I to 
do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  God  most  high  ? I 
beseech  thee,  torment  me  not. 

29  (For  he  had  commanded  the  unclean  spirit  to 
come  out  of  the  man.  For  oftentimes  it  had  caught 
him  : and  he  was  kept  bound  with  chains  and  in  fetters  ; 
and  he  brake  the  bands,  and  was  driven  of  the  devil 
into  the  wilderness.) 

30  And  Jesus  asked  him,  saying.  What  is  thy  name  ? 
And  he  said.  Legion  : because  many  devils  were  entered 
into  him. 

31  And  they  besought  him  that  he  would  not  com- 
mand them  to  go  out  i^into  the  deep. 

32  And  there  was  there  an  herd  of  many  swine  feed- 
ing on  the  mountain  : and  they  besought  him  that  he 
would  suffer  them  to  enter  into  them.  And  he  suf- 
fered them. 

33  Then  went  the  devils  out  of  the  man,  and  entered 
into  the  swine  : and  the  herd  ran  violently  down  a steep 
place  into  the  lake,  and  were  choked. 

34  When  they  that  fed  them  saw  what  was  done, 
they  fled,  and  went  and  told  it  in  the  city  and  in  the 
country. 

35  Then  they  went  out  to  see  what  was  done  ; and 
came  to  Jesus,  and  found  the  man,  out  of  whom  the 
devils  were  departed,  sitting  at  the  feet  of  Jesus, 
clothed,  and  in  his  right  mind  : and  they  were  afraid. 

36  They  also  which  saw  it  told  them  by  what  means 
he  that  was  possessed  of  the  devils  was  healed. 

37  11  Then  the  whole  multitude  of  the  country  of 
the  Gadarenes  round  about  besought  him  to  depart 
from  them  ; for  they  were  taken  with  great  fear  : and 
he  went  up  into  the  ship,  and  returned  back  again. 

38  Now  the  man  out  of  whom  the  devils  were  de- 

10  Matt.  12. 46.  Mark  12  Matt.  8.  28.  Mark  Matt.  8.  34. 

^ 16  Arfd  ir> 

’ 11  Matt.  8.  23.  Mark  ‘ is' Rev.  20.  3.  ^ Mark  5.'  18.' 

4.  35. 


19  And  there  came  to  him  his  mother  and  brethren, 
and  they  could  not  come  at  him  for  the  crowd. 

20  And  it  was  told  him.  Thy  mother  and  thy  brethren 

21  stand  without,  desiring  to  see  thee.  But  he  an- 
swered and  said  unto  them.  My  mother  and  my 
brethren  are  these  which  hear  the  word  of  God,  and 
do  it. 

22  Now  it  came  to  pass  on  one  of  those  days,  that  he 
entered  into  a boat,  himself  and  his  disciples  ; and 
he  said  I unto  them.  Let  us  go  over  unto  the  other 

23  side  of  tlhe  lake  ; and  they  launched  forth.  But  as 
they  sailed  he  fell  asleep  : and  there  came  down  a 
storm  of  wind  on  the  lake  ; and  they  were  filling 

24  with  water,  and  were  in  jeopardy.  And  they  came 
to  him,  and  awoke  him,  saying,  Master,  master,  we 
perishl  And  he  awoke,  and  rebuked  the  wind  and 
the  raging  of  the  water  : and  they  ceased,  and  there 

25  was  a calm.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Where  is  your 
faith  ? And  being  afraid  they  marvelled,  saying 
one  to  another,  Who  then  is  this,  that  he  commandeth 
even  the  winds  and  the  water,  and  they  obey  him  ? 

26  And  they  arrived  at  the  country  of  the  ® Gera- 

27  senes,  which  is  over  against  Galilee.  And  when  he 
was  come  forth  upon  the  land,  there  met  him  a cer- 
tain man  out  of  the  city,  who  had  devils  ; and  for 
a long  time  he  had  worn  no  clothes,  and  abode  not 

28  in  any  house,  but  in  the  tombs.  And  when  he  saw 
Jesus,  he  cried  out,  and  fell  down  before  him,  and 
with  a loud  voice  said.  What  have  I to  do  with  thee, 
Jesus,  thou  Son  of  the  Most  High  God  ? I beseech 

29  thee,  torment  me  not.  For  he  commanded  the  un- 
clean spirit  to  come  out  from  the  man.  For  s' often- 
times it  had  seized  him : and  he  was  kept  under 
guard,  and  bound  with  chains  and  fetters ; and 
breaking  the  bands  asunder,  he  was  driven  of  the 

30  '‘devil  into  the  deserts.  And  Jesus  asked  him. 
What  is  thy  name  ? And  he  said,  Legion  ; for  many 

31  ^ devils  were  entered  into  him.  And  they  intreated 
him  that  he  would  not  command  them  to  depart 

32  into  the  abyss.  Now  there  was  there  a herd  of 
many  swine  feeding  on  the  mountain  : and  they  in- 
treated  him  that  he  Avould  give  them  leave  to  enter 

33  into  them.  And  he  gave  them  leave.  And  the 
f devils  came  out  from  the  man,  and  entered  into  the 
swine  : and  the  herd  rushed  down  the  steep  into  the 

34  lake,  and  were  choked.  And  when  they  that  fed 
them  saw  what  had  come  to  pass,  they  fled,  and  told 

35  it  in  the  city  and  in  the  country.  And  they  went 
out  to  see  what  had  come  to  pass  ; and  they  came 
to  Jesus,  and  found  the  man,  from  whom  the  f devils 
were  gone  out,  sitting,  clothed  and  in  his  right  mind, 

36  at  the  feet  of  Jesus  : and  they  were  afraid.  And 
they  that  saw  it  told  them  how  he  that  was  possessed 

37  with  f devils  was  * made  whole.  And  all  the  people 
of  the  country  of  the  Gerasenes  round  about  asked 
him  to  depart  from  them  ; for  they  were  holden 
with  great  fear  : and  he  entered  into  a boat,  and  re- 

38  turned.  But  the  man  from  whom  the  -f  devils  were 


e Many  ancient  an-  rents:  and  so  in  ver.  g Or,  of  a longtime, 
thorities  read  Gerge-  37.  h Gr.  demon, 

senes ; others,  Gada-  f Gr.  demons.  i Or,  saved. 


ST.  LUKE,  IX. 


103 


arted  besought  him  that  he  might  be  with  him  : but 
esus  sent  him  away,  saying, 

39  Return  to  thine  own  house,  and  shew  how  great 
things  God  hath  done  unto  thee.  And  he  went  his  way, 
and  published  throughout  the  whole  city  how  great 
things  Jesus  had  done  unto  him. 

40  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  Jesus  was  re- 
turned, the  people  gladly  received  him  : for  they  were 
all  waiting  for  him. 

41  ^ And,  behold,  there  came  a man  named  Jairus, 
and  he  was  a ruler  of  the  synagogue  : and  he  fell  down 
at  Jesus’  feet,  and  besought  him  that  he  would  come 
into  his  house  : 

42  For  he  had  one  only  daughter,  about  twelve  years 
of  age,  and  she  lay  a dying.  But  as  he  went  the  people 
thronged  him. 

43  If  And  a woman  having  an  issue  of  blood  twelve 
years,  which  had  spent  all  her  living  upon  physicians, 
neither  could  be  healed  of  any, 

44  Came  behind  Am,  and  touched  the  border  of  his 
garment : and  immediately  her  issue  of  blood  stanched. 

45  And  Jesus  said,  Who  touched  me  ? When  all  de- 
nied, Peter  and  they  that  were  with  him  said.  Master, 
the  multitude  throng  thee  and  press  thee,  and  sayest 
thou,  Who  touched  me  ? 

46  And  Jesus  said.  Somebody  hath  touched  me  : for 
I perceive  that  virtue  is  gone  out  of  me. 

47  And  when  the  woman  saw  that  she  was  not  hid, 
she  came  trembling,  and  falling  down  before  him,  she 
declared  unto  him  before  all  the  people  for  what  cause 
she  had  touched  him,  and  how  she  was  healed  immedi- 
ately. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her.  Daughter,  be  of  good  com- 
fort : thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole  ; go  in  peace. 

49  ^ While  he  yet  spake,  there  cometh  one  from 
the  ruler  of  the  synagogue’s  house,  saying  to  him.  Thy 
daughter  is  dead  ; trouble  not  the  Master. 

60  But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  answered  him,  saying. 
Fear  not : believe  only,  and  she  shall  be  made  whole. 

51  And  when  he  came  into  the  house,  he  suffered  no 
man  to  go  in,  save  Peter,  and  James,  and  John,  and  the 
father  and  the  mother  of  the  maiden. 

52  And  all  wept,  and  bewailed  her : but  he  said. 
Weep  not ; she  is  not  dead,  ^ibut  sleepeth. 

53  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn,  knowing  that  she 
was  dead. 

54  And  he  put  them  all  out,  and  took  her  by  the 
hand,  and  called,  saying.  Maid,  22  arise. 

55  And  her  spirit  came  again,  and  she  arose  straight- 
way : and  he  commanded  to  give  her  meat. 

66  And  her  parents  were  astonished : but  he 
charged  them  that  they  should  tell  no  man  what  was 
done. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 Christ  sendeth  his  apostles  to  work  miracles,  and  to  preach.  7 Herod 
desired  to  see  Christ.  17  Christ  feedeth  five  thousand : 18  enquireth 
what  opinion  the  world  had  of  him. : foretelleth  his  passion : 23  pro- 
poseth  to  all  the  pattern  of  his  patience.  28  The  transfiguration.  37 
He  healeth  the  lunatick:  43  again  forewameth  his  disciples  of  his 
passion:  46  comniendeth  humility:  51  biddeih  them  to  shew  mild- 
ness towards  all,  without  desire  of  revenge.  67  Divers  would  follow 
him,  but  upon  conditions. 

Then  ^ he  called  his  twelve  disciples  together,  and 
gave  them  power  and  authority  over  all  devils,  and 
to  cure  diseases. 

i^Matt.  9. 18.  Mark  20  Mark  5,  35.  2s  Matt.  8.  4.  & 9.  30. 

6.  22.  21  John  11.  11,  13.  Mark  5.  43. 

« Matt.  9.  20.  27  ch.  7.  14.  John  ' Matt.  10. 1.  Mark 

Mark  5.  30.  ch.  11.  43.  3.  13.  & 6.  7. 

G.  19. 


gone  out  prayed  him  that  he  might  be  with  him : 

39  but  he  sent  him  away,  saying.  Return  to  thy  house, 
and  declare  how  great  things  God  hath  done  for 
thee.  And  he  went  his  Avay,  publishing  throughovtt 
the  whole  city  how  great  things  Jesus  had  done  for 
him. 

40  And  as  Jesus  returned,  the  multitude  welcomed 

41  him  ; for  they  were  all  waiting  for  him.  And  be- 
hold, there  came  a man  named  Jairus,  and  he  was  a 
ruler  of  the  synagogue  : and  he  fell  down  at  Jesus’ 

42  feet,  and  besought  him  to  come  into  his  house  ; for 
he  had  an  only  daughter,  about  twelve  years  of  age, 
and  she  lay  a dying.  But  as  he  went  the  multitudes 
thronged  him. 

43  And  a woman  having  an  issue  of  blood  twelve 
years,  which had  spent  all  her  living  upon  physi- 

44  cians,  and  could  not  be  healed  of  any,  came  behind 
him,  and  touched  the  border  of  his  garment  : and 

45  immediately  the  issue  of  her  blood  stanched.  And 
Jesus  said,  Who  is  it  that  touched  me  ? And  when 
all  denied,  Peter  said,  ^'and  they  that  were  with  him. 
Master,  the  multitudes  press  thee  and  crush  thee. 

46  But  Jesus  said.  Some  one  did  touch  me  : for  I per- 

47  ceived  that  power  had  gone  forth  from  me.  And 
when  the  woman  saw  that  she  was  not  hid,  she  came 
trembling,  and  falling  down  before  him  declared  in 
the  presence  of  all  the  people  for  what  cause  she 
touched  him,  and  how  she  was  healed  immediately. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her.  Daughter,  thy  faith  hath 
^ made  thee  whole  ; go  in  peace. 

49  While  he  yet  spake,  there  cometh  one  from  the 
ruler  of  the  synagogue’s  house,  saying.  Thy  daughter 

50  is  dead  ; trouble  not  the  Master.  But  Jesus  hear- 
ing it,  answered  him,  Fear  not : only  believe,  and 

51  she  shall  be  ” made  whole.  And  when  he  came  to 
the  house,  he  suffered  not  any  man  to  enter  in  with 
him,  save  Peter,  and  John,  and  James,  and  the 

52  father  of  the  maiden  and  her  mother.  And  all 
were  weeping,  and  bewailing  her : but  he  said, 

53  Weep  not  ; for  she  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  And 
they  laughed  him  to  scorn,  knowing  that  she  was 

54  dead.  But  he,  taking  her  by  the  hand,  called,  say- 

55  ing.  Maiden,  arise.  And  her  spirit  returned,  and 
she  rose  up  immediately  : and  he  commanded  that 

56  something  be  given  her  to  eat.  And  her  parents 
were  amazed  : but  he  charged  them  to  tell  no  man 
what  had  been  done. 


9 And  he  called  the  twelve  together,  and  gave  them 
power  and  authority  over  all  “devils,  and  to  cure 

j Some  ancient  an-  k Some  ancient  au-  m Or,  Teacher. 
thorities  omit  had  tliorities  omit  and  they  n Or,  saved, 

spent  all  her  living  that  were,  with  him.  a Or.  demons, 

upon  physicians,  and.  I Or,  saved  thee. 


104 


ST.  LUKE,  IX. 


2 And  2 he  sent  them  to  preach  the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  to  heal  the  sick. 

3 3 And  he  said  unto  them.  Take  nothing  for  your 
journey,  neither  staves,  nor  scrip,  neither  bread,  neither 
money  ; neither  have  two  coats  apiece. 

4 ^ And  whatsoever  house  ye  enter  into,  there  abide, 
and  thence  depart. 

5 ® And  whosoever  will  not  receive  you,  when  ye  go 
out  of  that  city,  ® shake  off  the  very  dust  from  your  feet 
for  a testimony  against  them. 

6 And  they  departed,  and  went  through  the  towns, 
preaching  the  gospel,  and  healing  every  where. 

7 1!®  Now  Herod  the  tetrarch  heard  of  all  that  was 
done  by  him  : and  he  was  perplexed,  because  that  it  was 
said  of  some,  that  John  was  risen  from  the  dead  ; 

8 And  of  some,  that  Elias  had  appeared  ; and  of  oth- 
ers, that  one  of  the  old  prophets  was  risen  again. 

9 And  Herod  said,  John  have  I beheaded  : but  who 

is  this,  of  whom  I hear  such  things  ? ^ And  he  desired 

to  see  him. 

10  If  And  the  apostles,  when  they  were  returned, 
told  him  all  that  they  had  done.  And  he  took  them, 
and  went  aside  privately  into  a desert  place  belonging 
to  the  city  called  Bethsaida. 

11  And  the  people,  when  they  knew  if,  followed  him  : 
and  he  received  them,  and  spake  unto  them  of  the  king- 
dom of  God,  and  healed  them  that  had  need  of  healing. 

12  1=^  And  when  the  day  began  to  wear  away,  then 
came  the  twelve,  and  said  unto  him.  Send  the  multitude 
away,  that  they  may  go  into  the  towns  and  country 
round  about,  and  lodge,  and  get  victuals  : for  we  are 
here  in  a desert  place. 

13  But  he  said  unto  them.  Give  ye  them  to  eat.  And 
they  said.  We  have  no  more  but  five  loaves  and  two 
fishes  ; except  we  should  go  and  buy  meat  for  all  this 
people. 

14  For  they  were  about  five  thousand  men.  And  he 
said  to  his  disciples.  Make  them  sit  down  by  fifties 
in  a company. 

15  And  they  did  so,  and  made  them  all  sit  down. 

16  Then  he  took  the  five  loaves  and  the  two  fishes, 
and  looking  up  to  heaven,  he  blessed  them,  and  brake, 
and  gave  to  the  disciples  to  set  before  the  multitude. 

17  And  they  did  eat,  and  were  all  filled  : and  there 
was  taken  up  of  fragments  that  remained  to  them 
twelve  baskets. 

18  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  alone  praying, 
his  disciples  were  with  him  : and  he  asked  them,  saying. 
Whom  say  the  people  that  I am  ? 

19  They  answering  said,  John  the  Baptist ; but 
some  say,  Elias  ; and  others  say,  that  one  of  the  old 
prophets  is  risen  again. 

20  He  said  unto  them.  But  whom  say  ye  that  I am  ? 

Peter  answering  said.  The  Christ  of  God. 

21  And  he  straitly  charged  them,  and  commanded 
them  to  tell  no  man  that  thing  ; 

22  Saying,  ^’’^The  Son  of  man  must  suffer  many 
things,  and  be  rejected  of  the  elders  and  chief  priests 
and  scribes,  and  be  slain,  and  be  raised  the  third  day. 

23  If  And  he  said  to  them  all.  If  any  man  will  come 
after  me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and  take  up  his  cross 
daily,  and  follow  me. 

24  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life  shall  lose  it  : but 

* Matt.  10.  7,  8.  4 Matt.  10. 11.  Mark  » Matt.  14.  1.  Mark 

Mark  6.  12.  ch.  10.  6.  10.  6.  14. 

1,  9.  c Matt.  10.  14.  a ch.  23.  8. 

3 Matt.  10.  9.  Mark  « Acts  13.  51.  lo  Mark  6.  30. 

6.  8.  ch.  10.  4.  & 22.  ^ Mark  6.  12.  « Matt.  14.  13. 

So. 


2 diseases.  And  he  sent  them  forth  to  preach  the 

3 kingdom  of  God,  and  to  heal  ^the  sick.  And  he 
said  unto  them.  Take  nothing  for  your  journey, 
neither  staff,  nor  wallet,  nor  bread,  nor  money  ; 

4 neither  have  two  coats.  And  into  whatsoever  house 

5 ye  enter,  there  abide,  and  thence  depart.  And  as 
many  as  receive  you  not,  when  ye  depart  from  that 
city,  shake  off  the  dust  from  your  feet  for  a testi- 

6 mony  against  them.  And  they  departed,  and  went 
throughout  the  villages,  preaching  the  gospel,  and 
healing  everywhere. 

7 Now  Herod  the  tetrarch  heard  of  all  that  was 
done  ; and  he  was  much  perplexed,  because  that  it 
was  said  by  some,  that  John  was  risen  from  the  dead  ; 

8 and  by  some,  that  Elijah  had  appeared  ; and  by 
others,  that  one  of  the  old  prophets  was  risen  again. 

9 And  Herod  said,  John  I beheaded  : but  who  is  this, 
about  whom  I hear  such  things  ? And  he  sought 
to  see  him. 

10  And  the  apostles,  when  they  were  returned,  de- 
clared unto  him  what  things  they  had  done.  And 
he  took  them,  and  withdrew  apart  to  a city  called 

11  Bethsaida.  But  the  multitudes  perceiving  it  fol- 
lowed him  : and  he  welcomed  them,  and  spake  to 
them  of  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  them  that  had 

12  need  of  healing  he  healed.  And  the  day  began  to 
wear  away  ; and  the  twelve  came,  and  said  unto 
him.  Send  the  multitude  away,  that  they  may  go 
into  the  villages  and  country  round  about,  and 
lodge,  and  get  victuals  : for  we  are  here  in  a desert 

13  place.  But  he  said  unto  them.  Give  ye  them  to  eat. 
And  they  said.  We  have  no  more  than  five  loaves 
and  two  fishes  ; except  we  should  go  and  buy  food 

14  for  all  this  people.  For  they  were  about  five  thou- 
sand men.  And  he  said  unto  his  disciples.  Make 

15  them  ‘^sit  down  in  companies,  about  fifty  each.  And 

16  they  did  so,  and  made  them  all  sit  down.  And  he 
took  the  five  loaves  and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking 
up  to  heaven,  he  blessed  them,  and  brake  ; and  gave 

17  to  the  disciples  to  set  before  the  multitude.  And 
they  did  eat,  and  were  all  filled  : and  there  was 
taken  up  that  which  remained  over  to  them  of 
broken  pieces,  twelve  baskets. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  praying  alone,  the 
disciples  were  with  him  : and  he  asked  them,  saying, 

19  Who  do  the  multitudes  say  that  I am  ? And  they 
answering  said,  John  the  Baptist  ; but  others  say, 
Elijah  ; and  others,  that  one  of  the  old  prophets  is 

20  risen  again.  And  he  said  unto  them.  But  who  say 
ye  that  I am  ? And  Peter  answering  said.  The 

21  Christ  of  God.  But  he  charged  them,  and  com- 

22  manded  them  to  tell  this  to  no  man  ; saying.  The 
Son  of  man  must  suffer  many  things,  and  be  re- 
jected of  the  elders  and  chief  priests  and  scribes, 

23  and  be  killed,  and  the  third  day  be  raised  up.  And 
he  said  unto  all.  If  any  man  would  come  after  me, 
let  him  deny  himself,  and  take  up  his  cross  daily, 

24  and  follow  me.  For  whosoever  would  save  his  life 


12  Matt.  14. 15.  Mark  « Matt.  16. 16.  John  24.  Mark  8.  34.  ch. 

6.  35.  John  6.  1,  5.  6.  69.  14.  27. 

13  Matt.  16. 13.  Mark  i®  Matt.  16.  20.  b Some  ancient  aii- 

8.  27.  !■  Matt.  16.  21.  & 17.  thorities  omit  the  sick. 

14  ver.  7.  8.  Matt.  22.  c Gr.  redme. 

14.  2.  i«  Matt.  10.  38.  & 16.  d Or,  soul. 


ST.  LUKE,  IX. 


105 


whosoever  will  lose  his  life  for  my  sake,  the  same  shall 
save  it. 

25  i®For  what  is  a man  advantaged,  if  he  gain  the 
whole  world,  and  lose  himself,  or  be  cast  away  ? 

26  For  whosoever  shall  be  ashamed  of  me  and  of 
my  words,  of  him  shall  the  Son  of  man  be  ashamed, 
when  he  shall  come  in  his  own  glory,  and  in  his  Father’s, 
and  of  the  holy  angels. 

27  But  I tell  you  of  a truth,  there  be  some  stand- 
ing here,  which  shall  not  taste  of  death,  till  they  see 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

28  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  about  an  eight  days  after 
these  sayings,  he  took  Peter  and  John  and  James,  and 
went  up  into  a mountain  to  pray. 

29  And  as  he  prayed,  the  fashion  of  his  countenance 
was  altered,  and  his  raiment  was  white  and  glistering. 

30  And,  behold,  there  talked  with  him  two  men, 
which  were  Moses  and  Elias  : 

31  Who  appeared  in  glory,  and  spake  of  his  decease 
which  he  should  accomplish  at  Jerusalem. 

32  But  Peter  and  they  that  were  with  him  ^a-^ere 
heavy  with  sleep  : and  when  they  were  awake,  they  saw 
his  glory,  and  the  two  men  that  stood  with  him. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  departed  from  him, 
Peter  said  unto  Jesus,  Master,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be 
here  : and  let  us  make  three  tabernacles  ; one  for  thee, 
and  one  for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias  : not  knowing 
what  he  said. 

34  While  he  thus  spake,  there  came  a cloud,  and 
overshadowed  them : and  they  feared  as  they  entered 
into  the  cloud. 

35  And  there  came  a voice  out  of  the  cloud,  saying, 

This  is  my  beloved  Son  : hear  him. 

36  And  when  the  voice  was  past,  Jesus  was  found 

alone,  tj^ey  kept  it  close,  and  told  no  man  in 

those  days  any  of  those  things  which  they  had  seen. 

37  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the  next  day, 
when  they  were  come  down  from  the  hill,  much  people 
met  him. 

38  And,  behold,  a man  of  the  company  cried  out, 
saying.  Master,  I beseech  thee,  look  upon  my  son  : 
for  he  is  mine  only  child. 

39  And,  lo,  a spirit  taketh  him,  and  he  suddenly 
crieth  out ; and  it  teareth  him  that  he  foameth  again, 
and  bruising  him  hardly  departeth  from  him. 

40  And  I besought  thy  disciples  to  cast  him  out  ; and 
they  could  not. 

41  And  Jesus  answering  said,  O faithless  and  per- 
verse generation,  how  long  shall  I be  with  you,  and 
suffer  you  ? Bring  thy  son  hither. 

42  And  as  he  was  yet  a coming,  the  devil  threw  him 
down,  and  tare  him.  And  Jesus  rebuked  the  unclean 
spirit,  and  healed  the  child,  and  delivered  him  again  to 
liis  father. 

43  ^ And  they  were  all  amazed  at  the  mighty  power 
of  God.  But  while  they  wondered  every  one  at  all 
things  which  Jesus  did,  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

44  Let  these  sayings  sink  down  into  your  ears  : for 
the  Son  of  man  shall  be  delivered  into  the  hands  of 
men. 

45  But  they  understood  not  this  saying,  and  it  was 
hid  from  them,  that  they  perceived  it  not  : and  they 
feared  to  ask  him  of  that  saying. 

10  Matt.  IG.  26.  Mark  22  Matt.  17. 1.  Mark  2d  Matt.  17.  9. 

8.  36.  9.  2.  27  Matt.  17. 14.  Mark 

20  Matt.  10.  33.  Mark  23  Dan.  8.  18.  & 10.  9.  14,  17. 

8.  3S.  2 Tim.  2.  12.  9.  28  Matt.  17.  22. 

21  Matt.  16.  28.  Mark  24  Matt.  3.  17.  20  Mark  9.  32.  ch.  2. 

9.  1.  2.3  Acts  3.  22.  60.  & 18.  34. 


shall  lose  it ; but  whosoever  shall  lose  his  * life  for 

25  my  sake,  the  same  shall  save  it.  For  what  is  a man 
profited,  if  he  gain  the  whole  world,  and  lose  or  for- 

26  feit  his  own  self  ? For  whosoever  shall  be  ashamed 
of  me  and  of  my  words,  of  him  shall  the  Son  of  man 
be  ashamed,  when  he  cometh  in  his  own  glory,  and 

27  the  glory  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  holy  angels.  But 
I tell  you  of  a truth.  There  be  some  of  them  that 
stand  here,  which  shall  in  no  wise  taste  of  death,  till 
they  see  the  kingdom  of  God. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass  about  eight  days  after  these 
sayings,  he  took  with  him  Peter  and  John  and 

29  James,  and  went  up  into  the  mountain  to  pray.  And 
as  he  was  praying,  the  fashion  of  his  countenance 
was  altered,  and  his  raiment  became  white  and  daz- 

30  zling.  And  behold,  there  talked  with  him  two  men, 

31  which  were  Moses  and  Elijah ; who  appeared  in 
glory,  and  spake  of  his -^'decease  wlifch  he  was  about 

32  to  accomplish  at  Jerusalem.  Now  Peter  and  they 
that  were  with  him  were  heavy  with  sleep  : but 
S'  when  they  were  fully  awake,  they  saw  his  glory, 

33  and  the  two  men  that  stood  with  him.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  as  they  were  parting  from  him,  Peter  said 
unto  Jesus,  Master,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here  : and 
let  us  make  three  * tabernacles  ; one  for  thee,  and 
one  for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elijah : not  knowing 

34  what  he  said.  And  while  he  said  these  things,  there 
came  a cloud,  and  overshadowed  them  ; and  they 

35  feared  as  they  entered  into  the  cloud.  And  a voice 
came  out  of  the  cloud,  saying.  This  is  * my  Son,  my 

36  chosen  : hear  ye  him.  And  when  the  voice  j came, 
Jesus  was  found  alone.  And  they  held  their  peace, 
and  told  no  man  in  those  days  any  of  the  things 
which  they  had  seen. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  the  next  day,  when  they 
were  come  down  from  the  mountain,  a great  mul- 

38  titude  met  him.  And  behold,  a man  from  the 
multitude  cried,  saying,  ^ Master,  I beseech  thee  to 

39  look  upon  my  son  ; for  he  is  mine  only  child  : and 
behold,  a spirit  taketh  him,  and  he  suddenly  crieth 
out  ; and  it  ^ teareth  him  that  he  foameth,  and  it 
hardly  departeth  from  him,  bruising  him  sorely. 

40  And  I besought  thy  disciples  to  cast  it  out  ; and 

41  they  could  not.  And  Jesus  answered  and  said,  O 
faithless  and  perverse  generation,  how  long  shall  I 
be  with  you,  and  bear  with  you  ? bring  hither  thy 

42  son.  And  as  he  was  yet  a coming,  the  "'devil 
"dashed  him  down,  and  ®tare  him  grievously.  But 
Jesus  rebuked  the  unclean  spirit,  and  healed  the  boy, 

43  and  gave  him  back  to  his  father.  And  they  were  all 
astonished  at  the  majesty  of  God. 


But  while  all  were  marvelling  at  all  the  things 

44  which  he  did,  he  said  unto  his  disciples.  Let  these 
words  sink  into  your  ears  : for  the  Son  of  man  shall 

45  be  delivered  up  into  the  hands  of  men.  But  they 
understood  not  this  saying,  and  it  was  concealed 
from  them,  that  they  should  not  perceive  it  : and 
they  were  afraid  to  ask  him  about  this  saying. 

e Or,  soul.  thorities  read  my  be-  m Gr.  demon. 

fOr,  departure.  loved  Son.  See  Matt.  n Or,  re7it  him. 

g Or,  having  re-  17.  .5  ; Mark  9.  7.  o Or,  convulsed. 

mnined  awake.  j Or,  was  past. 

h Or,  booths.  k Or,  Teacher, 

i Many  ancient  au-  / Or,  convulseth. 


106 


ST.  LUKE,  X. 


46  ^ Then  there  arose  a reasoning  among  them, 
which  of  them  should  be  greatest. 

47  And  Jesus,  perceiving  the  thought  of  their  heart, 
took  a child,  and  set  him  by  him, 

48  And  said  unto  them,  Whosoever  shall  receive 
this  child  in  my  name  receiveth  me  : and  whosoever 
shall  receive  me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me  : for  he 
that  is  least  among  you  all,  the  same  shall  be  great. 

49  ^ And  John  answered  and  said.  Master,  we  saw 
one  casting  out  devils  in  thy  name  ; and  we  forbad 
him,  because  he  followeth  not  with  us. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Forbid  him  not  : for 

he  that  is  not  against  us  is  for  us. 

51  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  time  was  come 
that  ®®he  should  be  received  up,  he  stedfastly  set  his 
face  to  go  to  Jerusalem, 

52  And  sent  messengers  before  his  face  : and  they 
went,  and  entered  into  a village  of  the  Samaritans,  to 
make  ready  for  him. 

53  And  they  did  not  receive  him,  because  his  face 
was  as  though  he  would  go  to  Jerusalem. 

54  And  when  his  disciples  James  and  John  saw  this, 
they  said.  Lord,  wilt  thou  that  we  command  fire  to  come 
down  from  heaven,  and  consume  them,  even  as  Elias 
did? 

55  But  he  turned,  and  rebuked  them,  and  said.  Ye 
know  not  what  manner  of  spirit  ye  are  of. 

56  For  ®®the  Son  of  man  is  not  come  to  destroy 
men’s  lives,  but  to  save  them.  And  they  went  to  an- 
other village. 

57  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  they  went  in  the 
way,  a certain  man  said  unto  him.  Lord,  I will  follow 
thee  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

58  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Foxes  have  holes,  and 
birds  of  the  air  have  nests  ; but  the  Son  of  man  hath 
not  where  to  lay  his  head. 

59  And  he  said  unto  another.  Follow  me.  But  he 
said.  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my  father. 

60  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Let  the  dead  bury  their 
dead  : but  go  thou  and  preach  the  kingdom  of  God. 

61  And  another  also  said.  Lord,  I will  follow  thee  ; 
but  let  me  first  go  bid  them  farewell,  which  are  at 
home  at  my  house. 

62  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  No  man,  having  put  his 
hand  to  the  plough,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 Christ  sendeth  out  at  once  seventy  disciples  to  work  miracles,  and  to 
preach : 17  admonisheth  them  to  be  humble,  and  wherein  to  rejoice  : 21 
thanketh  his  Father  for  his  grace : 23  inagnifieth  the  havpy  estate  of 
his  church:  25  teacheih  the  lawyer  how  to  attain  eternal  life,  and  to 
take  event  one  for  his  neighbour  that  needeth  his  mercy : 41  reprehend- 
eth  Martha,  and  commendeth  Mary  her  sister. 

After  these  things  the  Lord  appointed  other  sev- 
enty also,  and  ^ sent  them  two  and  two  before  his 
face  into  every  city  and  place,  whither  he  himself 
would  come. 

2 Therefore  said  he  unto  them,  ^The  harvest  truly  is 
great,  but  the  labourers  are  few : ® pray  ye  therefore 
the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he  would  send  forth 
labourers  into  his  harvest. 


46  And  there  arose  a reasoning  among  them,  which 

47  of  them  should  be  greatest.  But  when  Jesus  saw 
the  reasoning  of  their  heart,  he  took  a little  child, 

48  and  set  him  by  his  side,  and  said  unto  them.  Who- 
soever shall  receive  this  little  child  in  my  name 
receiveth  me  : and  whosoever  shall  receive  me 
receiveth  him  that  sent  me  : for  he  that  is  « least 
among  you  all,  the  same  is  great. 

49  And  John  answered  and  said.  Master,  we  saw  one 
casting  out  devils  in  thy  name  ; and  we  forbade 

50  him,  because  he  followeth  not  with  us.  But  Jesus 
said  unto  him.  Forbid  him  not : for  he  that  is  not 
against  you  is  for  you. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  days  * were  well- 
nigh  come  that  he  should  be  received  up,  he  sted- 

52  fastly  set  his  face  to  go  to  Jerusalem,  and  sent 
messengers  before  his  face : and  they  went,  and 
entered  into  a village  of  the  Samaritans,  to  make 

53  ready  for  him.  And  they  did  not  receive  him, 
because  his  face  was  as  though  he  were  going  to 

54  Jerusalem.  And  when  his  disciples  James  and  John 
saw  this,  they  said.  Lord,  wilt  thou  that  we  bid  fire  to 

55  come  down  from  heaven,  and  consume  them  ? ^ But 

56  he  turned,  and  rebuked  them."  And  they  went  to 
another  village. 


57  And  as  they  went  in  the  way,  a certain  man  said 
unto  him,  I will  follow  thee  whithersoever  thou 

58  goest.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  The  foxes  have 
holes,  and  the  birds  of  the  heaven  have  " nests  ; but 

59  the  Son  of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head.  And 
he  said  unto  another.  Follow  me.  But  he  said.  Lord, 

60  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my  father.  But  he 
said  unto  him.  Leave  the  dead  to  bury  their  own 
dead  ; but  go  thou  and  publish  abroad  the  kingdom 

61  of  God.  And  another  also  said,  I will  follow  thee. 
Lord  ; but  first  suffer  me  to  bid  farewell  to  them 

62  that  are  at  my  house.  But  Jesus  said  unto  him.  No 
man,  having  put  his  hand  to  the  plough,  and  looking 
back,  is  fit  for  the  kingdom  of  God. 


10  Now  after  these  things  the  Lord  appointed  sev- 
enty " others,  and  sent  them  two  and  two  before  his 
face  into  every  city  and  place,  whither  he  himself 
2 was  about  to  come.  And  he  said  unto  them.  The 
harvest  is  plenteous,  but  the  labourers  are  few  i 
pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he 


30  Matt.  18.  1.  Mark  34  gee  Matt.  12.  30.  39  Matt.  8.  19.  p Gr.  greater.  M Some  ancient  au*  destroy  men's  lives,  but 

9.  34.  ch.  11.  23.  <0  Matt.  8.  21.  y Gr.  lesser.  thorities  add  and  said,  to  save  them. 

3*  Matt.  10.  40.  & 18.  35  Mark  16. 19.  Acts  See  1 Kin.  19.  20.  r Gr.  demons.  Ye  know  not  what  v Gr.  lodging- 

6.  Mark  9.  37.  John  1.  2.  ^ Matt.  10.  1.  Mark  Gr.  were  being  fut-  manner  of  spirit  ye  are  places. 

12.  44.  & 13.  20.  30  John  4.  4,  9.  6.  7.  filled.  of.  Some,  but  fewer,  a Many  ancient  an- 

32  Matt.  23.  11,  12.  37  2 Kin.  1.  10,  12.  2 Matt.  9.  37,  38.  i Many  ancient  an-  add  ?ds,o  For  the  Son  thorities  add  anrf  imo; 

33  Mark  9.  38.  See  38  John  3.  17.  & 12.  John  4.  35.  thorities  add  even  as  of  man  earns  not  to  and  so  in  ver.  17. 

Num.  11.  28.  47.  » 2 Tbess.  3.  1.  Elijah  did. 


ST.  LUKE,  X. 


lOT 


3 Go  your  ways  : ^behold,  I send  you  forth  as  lambs 
among  wolves. 

4 ® Carry  neither  purse,  nor  scrip,  nor  shoes  ; and 
® salute  no  man  by  the  way. 

5 And  into  whatsoever  house  ye  enter,  first  say. 
Peace  be  to  this  house. 

6 And  if  the  son  of  peace  be  there,  your  peace  shall 
rest  upon  it : if  not,  it  shall  turn  to  you  again. 

7 ® And  in  the  same  house  remain,  ® eating  and  drink- 
ing such  things  as  they  give  : for  the  labourer  is 
worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not  from  house  to  house. 

8 And  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter,  and  they  re- 
ceive you,  eat  such  things  as  are  set  before  you : 

9 And  heal  the  sick  that  are  therein,  and  say  unto 
them,  The  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto  you. 

10  But  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter,  and  they  re- 
ceive you  not,  go  your  ways  out  into  the  streets  of  the 
same,  and  say, 

11  13  Even  the  very  dust  of  your  city,  which  cleaveth 
on  us,  we  do  wipe  off  against  you  : notwithstanding  be 
ye  sure  of  this,  that  the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh 
unto  you. 

12  But  I say  unto  you,  that  it  shall  be  more  toler- 
able in  that  day  for  Sodom,  than  for  that  city. 

13  13  VV'oe  unto  thee,  Chorazin  ! woe  unto  thee,  Beth- 
saida  ! i®  for  if  the  mighty  works  had  been  done  in 
Tyre  and  Sidon,  which  have  been  done  in  you,  they  had 
a great  while  ago  repented,  sitting  in  sackcloth  and 
ashes. 

14  But  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Sidon 
at  the  judgment,  than  for  you. 

15  I'^And  thou,  Capernaum,  which  art  i®  exalted  to 
heaven,  i®  shalt  be  thrust  down  to  hell. 

16  20  He  that  heareth  you  heareth  me  ; and  21  he  that 
despiseth  you  despiseth  me  ; 22  and  he  that  despiseth 
me  despiseth  him  that  sent  me. 

17  And  23  the  seventy  returned  again  with  joy, 
saying.  Lord,  even  the  devils  are  subject  unto  us 
through  thy  name. 

18  And  he  said  unto  them,  241  beheld  Satan  as  light- 
ning fall  from  heaven. 

19  Behold,  25 1 give  unto  you  power  to  tread  on  ser- 
pents and  scorpions,  and  over  all  the  power  of  the 
enemy  : and  nothing  shall  by  any  means  hurt  you. 

20  Notwithstanding  in  this  rejoice  not,  that  the  spirits 
are  subject  unto  you  ; but  rather  rejoice,  because  2^  your 
names  are  written  in  heaven. 

21  ^ 27  jjj  tjjat  hour  Jesus  rejoiced  in  spirit,  and  said, 
I thank  thee,  O Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  that 
thou  hast  hid  these  things  from  the  wise  and  prudent, 
and  hast  revealed  them  unto  babes  : even  so,  Father  ; 
for  so  it  seemed  good  in  thy  sight. 

22  28  All  things  are  delivered  to  me  of  my  Father  : 
and  29  no  man  knoweth  who  the  Son  is,  but  the  Father  ; 
and  who  the  Father  is,  but  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom  the 
Son  will  reveal  him. 

23  ^ And  he  turned  him  unto  his  disciples,  and  said 
privately,  3o  Blessed  are  the  eyes  which  see  the  things 
that  ye  see ; 


3 send  forth  labourers  into  his  harvest.  Go  your 
ways  : behold,  I send  you  forth  as  lambs  in  the 

4 midst  of  wolves.  Carry  no  purse,  no  wallet,  no 

5 shoes  : and  salute  no  man  on  the  way.  And  into 
whatsoever  house  ye  shall  ^ enter,  first  say.  Peace  be 

6 to  this  house.  And  if  a son  of  peace  be  there,  your 
peace  shall  rest  upon  him  : but  if  not,  it  shall  turn 

7 to  you  again.  And  in  that  same  house  remain,  eating 
and  drinking  such  things  as  they  give  : for  the  la- 
bourer is  worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not  from  house  to 

8 house.  And  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter,  and  they 
receive  you,  eat  such  things  as  are  set  before  you  : 

9 and  heal  the  sick  that  are  therein,  and  say  unto 
them.  The  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto  you. 

10  But  into  whatsoever  city  ye  shall  enter,  and  they 
receive  you  not,  go  out  into  the  streets  thereof  and 

11  say,  Even  the  dust  from  your  city,  that  cleaveth  to 
our  feet,  we  do  wipe  off  against  you  : howbeit  know 

12  this,  that  the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh.  I say 
unto  you.  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  in  that  day  for 

13  Sodom,  than  for  that  city.  Woe  unto  thee,  Chora- 
zin ! woe  unto  thee,  Bethsaida  ! for  if  the  mighty 
works  had  been  done  in  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which  were 
done  in  you,  they  would  have  repented  long  ago,  sit- 

14  ting  in  sackcloth  and  ashes.  Howbeit  it  shall  be 
more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Sidon  in  the  judgement, 

15  than  for  you.  And  thou,  Capernaum,  shalt  thou  be 
exalted  unto  heaven  ? thou  shalt  be  brought  down 

16  unto  Hades.  He  that  heareth  you  heareth  me  ; and 
he  that  rejecteth  you  rejecteth  me  ; and  he  that  re- 
jecteth  me  rejecteth  him  that  sent  me. 


17  And  the  seventy  returned  with  joy,  saying.  Lord, 
even  the  ^devils  are  subject  unto  us  in  thy  name. 

18  And  he  said  unto  them,  I beheld  Satan  fallen  as 

19  lightning  from  heaven.  Behold,  I have  given  you 
authority  to  tread  upon  serpents  and  scorpions,  and 
over  all  the  power  of  the  enemy  : and  nothing  shall 

20  in  any  wise  hurt  you.  Howbeit  in  this  rejoice  not, 
that  the  spirits  are  subject  unto  you  ; but  rejoice 
that  your  names  are  written  in  heaven. 

21  In  that  same  hour  he  rejoiced  -^in  the  Holy 
Spirit,  and  said,  I thank  thee,  O Father,  Lord  of 
heaven  and  earth,  that  thou  didst  hide  these  things 
from  the  wise  and  understanding,  and  didst  reveal 
them  unto  babes  : yea.  Father  ; ''  for  so  it  was  well- 

22  pleasing  in  thy  sight.  All  things  have  been  deliv- 
ered unto  me  of  my  Father  : and  no  one  knoweth 
who  the  Son  is,  save  the  Father ; and  who  the 
Father  is,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to  whomsoever  the 

23  Son  willeth  to  reveal  him.  And  turning  to  the  dis- 
ciples, he  said  privately.  Blessed  are  the  eyes  which 


< Matt.  10. 16. 

BMatt.  10.  9,  10. 
Mark  6.  8.  ch.  9.  3. 
6 2 Kin.  4.  29. 

T Matt.  10.  12. 

8 Matt.  10.  11. 

» 1 Cor.  10.  27. 

10  Matt.  10.  10.  1 

Cor.  9.  4,  &c.  1 T4in. 
6.  18. 


11  ch.  9.  2. 

’2  ver.  11.  Matt.  3. 
2.  & 4.  17.  & 10.  7. 

13  Matt.  10.  14.  ch. 
9.  6.  Acts  13.  51.  & 

Matt.  10. 15.  Mark 

6.  11. 

13  Matt.  11.  21. 


18  Ezek.  3.  6. 

11  Matt.  11.  23. 

18  See  Gen.  11  4. 

Dent.  1.  28.  Is.  14. 13. 
Jer.  .51.  53. 

10  See  Ezek.  2G.  20. 
& 32.  18. 

20  Matt.  10.40.  Mark 
9.  37.  John  13.  20. 


21  1 Thess.  4.  8. 

22  John  5.  23. 

23  ver.  1. 

2<  John  12.  31.  & 16. 
11.  Rev.  9.  1.  & 12.  8, 
9. 

23  Mark  16. 18.  Acts 
28.  5. 

*0  Ex.  32. 32.  Ps.09. 


28.  Is.  4.  3.  Dan.  12. 
1.  Phil.  4.  3.  Heb.  12. 
23.  Rev.  13.  8.  & 20. 
12.  & 21.  27. 

27  Matt.  11.  25. 

28  Matt.  28. 18.  John 
3.  35.  & 5.  27.  & 17.  2. 

2«  John  1.  18.  & 6. 
44,  46. 


80  Matt.  13.  16. 
b Or,  enter  first,  say. 
c Or,  it. 
d Gr.  powers, 
e Gr.  demons. 

/Or,  by 
g Or,  praise, 
h Or,  that. 


108 


ST.  LUKE,  X. 


24  For  I tell  you,  ^^that  many  prophets  and  kings 
have  desired  to  see  those  things  which  ye  see,  and  have 
not  seen  them  ; and  to  hear  those  things  which  ye  hear, 
and  have  not  heard  them. 

25  If  And,  behold,  a certain  lawyer  stood  up,  and 
tempted  him,  saying,  ^2  Master,  what  shall  I do  to  in- 
herit eternal  life  ? 

26  He  said  unto  him.  What  is  written  in  the  law  ? 
how  readest  thou  ? 

27  And  he  answering  said,  ^^Thou  shalt  love  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  all  tliy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  all  thy  strength,  and  with  all  thy  mind  ; and 

thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

28  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  answered  right : 
this  do,  and  ^^thou  shalt  live. 

29  But  he,  willing  to  rejustify  himself,  said  unto 
Jesus,  And  who  is  my  neighbour  ? 

30  And  Jesus  answering  said,^  certain  man  went 
^down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho,  and  fell  among  thieves, 

^ which  stripped  him  of  his  raiment,  and  wounded  him, 
and  departed,  leaving  him  half  dead. 

31  And  by  chance  there  came  down  a certain  priest 
that  way : and  when  he  saw  him,  he  passed  by  on  the 
other  side. 

32  And  likewise  a Levite,  when  he  was  at  the  place, 
came  and  looked  on  him,  and  passed  by  on  the  other 
side. 

33  But  a certain  Samaritan,  as  he  journeyed,  came 
where  he  was  : and  when  he  saw  him,  he  had  compassion 
on  him, 

34  And  went  to  him,  and  bound  up  his  wounds, 
pouring  in  oil  and  wine,  and  set  him  on  his  own  beast, 
and  brought  him  to  an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him. 

35  And  on  the  morrow  when  he  departed,  he  took 
out  two  pence,  and  gave  them  to  the  host,  and  said  unto 
him.  Take  care  of  him  ; and  whatsoever  thou  spendest 
more,  when  I come  again,  I will  repay  thee. 

36  Which  now  of  these  three,  thinkest  thou,  was 
neighbour  unto  him  that  fell  among  the  thieves  ? 

37  And  he  said,  He  that  shewed  mercy  on  him. 
Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Go,  and  do  thou  likewise. 

38  ^ Now  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  went,  that  he 
entered  into  a certain  village  : and  a certain  woman 
named  ^9  Martha  received  him  into  her  house. 

39  And  she  had  a sister  called  Mary,  which  also 

sat  at  Jesus’  feet,  and  heard  his  word! 

40  But  Martha  was  cumbered  about  much  serving, 
and  came  to  him,  and  said,  Lord,  dost  thou  not  care 
that  my  sister  hath  left  me  to  serve  alone  ? bid  her 
therefore  that  she  help  me. 

41  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  Martha, 
Martha,  thou  art  careful  and  troubled  about  many 
things  : 

42  But  one  thing  is  needful : and  Mary  hath  chosen 
that  good  part,  which  shall  not  be  taken  away  from  her. 

31 1 Pet.  1. 10.  36  Lev.  18.  5.  Neh.  89  John  11. 1.  & 12. 

32  Matt.  19.  16.  & 22.  9.  29.  Ezek.  20.  11,  2,3. 

35.  13,  21.  Rom.  10. 5.  ‘o  1 Cor.  7. 32,  &c. 

33  Deut.  6.  5.  3g  ch.  16.  15.  « ch.  8. 35.  Acts  22. 

»*  Lev.  19.  18.  37  Ps.  38,  11.  3. 

38  John  4.  9. 


24  see  the  things  that  ye  see  : for  I say  unto  you,  that 
many  prophets  and  kings  desired  to  see  the  things 
which  ye  see,  and  saw  them  not ; and  to  hear  the 
things  which  ye  hear,  and  heard  them  not. 

25  And  behold,  a certain  lawyer  stood  up  and  tempted 
him,  saying,  * Master,  what  shall  I do  to  inherit  eter- 

26  nal  life  ? And  he  said  unto  him.  What  is  written  in 

27  the  law  ? how  readest  thou  ? And  he  answering 
said.  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  i with  all  thy 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  strength, 
and  with  all  thy  mind  ; and  thy  neighbour  as  thy- 

28  self.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thou  hast  answered 

29  right  : this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live.  But  he,  desiring 
to  justify  himself,  said  unto  Jesus,  And  who  is  my 

30  neighbour  ? Jesus  made  answer  and  said,  A certain 
man  was  going  down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho  ; 
and  he  fell  among  robbers,  which  both  stripped  him 
and  beat  him,  and  departed,  leaving  him  half  dead. 

31  And  by  chance  a certain  priest  was  going  down  that 
way  : and  when  he  saw  him,  he  passed  by  on  the 

32  other  side.  And  in  like  manner  a Levite  also,  when 
he  came  to  the  place,  and  saw  him,  passed  by  on 

33  the  other  side.  But  a certain  Samaritan,  as  he  jour- 
neyed, came  where  he  was  : and  when  he  saw  him, 

34  he  was  moved  with  compassion,  and  came  to  him, 
and  bound  up  his  wounds,  pouring  on  them  oil  and 
wine  ; and  he  set  him  on  his  own  beast,  and  brought 

35  him  to  an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him.  And  on  the 
morrow  he  took  out  two  * pence,  and  gave  them  to 
the  host,  and  said.  Take  care  of  him  ; and  whatso- 
ever thou  spendest  more,  I,  when  I come  back  again, 

36  will  repay  thee.  Which  of  these  three,  thinkest 
thou,  proved  neighbour  unto  him  that  fell  among 

37  the  robbers  ? And  he  said,  He  that  shewed  mercy 
on  him.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Go,  and  do  thou 
likewise. 


38  Now  as  they  went  on  their  way,  he  entered  into  a 
certain  village  : and  a certain  woman  named  Mar- 

39  tha  received  him  into  her  house.  And  she  had  a 
sister  called  Mary,  which  also  sat  at  the  Lord’s  feet, 

40  and  heard  his  word.  But  Martha  was  ^ cumbered 
about  much  serving  ; and  she  came  up  to  him,  and 
said.  Lord,  dost  thou  not  care  that  m}’-  sister  did 
leave  me  to  serve  alone  ? bid  her  therefore  that  she 

41  help  me.  But  the  Lord  answered  and  said  unto  her, 

Martha,  Martha,  thou  art  anxious  and  troubled 

42  about  many  things  : ” but  one  thing  is  needful : for 
Mary  hath  chosen  the  good  part,  which  shall  not  be 
taken  away  from  her. 

i Or,  Teacher.  m A few  ancient  an-  n Many  ancient  au- 

j Gr.  from.  thorities  read  Martha,  thorities  read  but  few 

k See  marginal  note  Martha,  thou  art  trou-  things  are  needful,  or 

on  Matt.  18.  28.  bled : Mary  hath  chosert  one, 

I Gr.  distracted.  ^c. 


« Ps.  27.  4. 


ST.  LUKE,  XI. 


109 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1 Christ  teacheth  to  ^ay,  and  that  instantly:  \\  assuring  that  God  so 
will  give  us  good  things.  14  He,  casting  out  a dumb  devil,  rebuketh 
the  blasphemous  Pharisees:  28  and  sheweth  who  are  blessed:  29 
m-eacheth  to  the  people,  37  and  reprehendeth  the  outward  shew  of 
noliness  in  the  Pharisees,  scribes,  and  lawyers. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  he  was  praying  in  a 
certain  place,  when  he  ceased,  one  of  his  disciples 
said  unto  him.  Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  as  John  also 
taught  his  disciples. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  When  ye  pray,  say,  ^ Our 
Father  which  art  in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done,  as  in  heaven, 
so  in  earth. 

3  Give  us  day  by  day  our  daily  bread. 

4  And  forgive  us  our  sins  ; for  we  also  forgive  every 
one  that  is  indebted  to  us.  And  lead  us  not  into  temp- 
tation ; but  deliver  us  from  evil. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Which  of  you  shall  have  a 
friend,  and  shall  go  unto  him  at  midnight,  and  say  unto 
him,  JFriend.  lend  me  three  loaves  ; 

6  Fora  friend  of  mine  in  his  journey  is  come  to  me, 
and  I have  nothing  to  set  before  him  ? 

7  And  he  from  within  shall  answer  and  say.  Trouble 
ine  not : the  door  is  now  shut,  and  my  children  are  with 
me  in  bed  ; I cannot  rise  and  give  thee. 

8  I say  unto  you,  ^ Though  he  will  not  rise  and  give 
him,  because  he  is  his  friend,  yet  because  of  his  impor- 
tunity he  will  rise  and  give  him  as  many  as  he  needeth. 

9  ^ And  I say  unto  you.  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given 
you  ; seek,  and  ye  shall  find  ; knock,  and  it  shall  be 
opened  unto  you. 

10  For  every  one  that  asketh  receiveth  ; and  he  that 
seeketh  findeth  ; and  to  him  that  knooketh  it  shall  be 
opened. 

11  ^ If  a son  shall  ask  bread  of  any  of  you  that  is  a 
father,  will  he  give  him  a stone  ? or  if  he  ask  a fish,  will 
he  for  a fish  give  him  a serpent  ? 

12  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will  he  offer  him  a 
scorpion  ? 

13  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good 
gifts  unto  your  children  : how  much  more  shall  your 
heavenly  Father  give  the  Holy  Spirit  to  them  that  ask 
him  ? 

14  ^ ® And  he  was  casting  out  a devil,  and  it  was 
dumb.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  devil  was  gone 
out,  the  dumb  spake  ; and  the  people  wondered. 

15  But  some  of  them  said,  ® He  casteth  out  devils 
through  Beelzebub  the  chief  of  the  devils. 

16  And  others,  tempting  Am,  ^ sought  of  him  a sign 
from  heaven. 

17  ® But  ^ he,  knowing  their  thoughts,  said  unto  them. 
Every  kingdom  divided  against  itself  is  brought  to  deso- 
lation ; and  a house  divided  against  a house  falleth. 

18  If  Satan  also  be  divided  against  himself,  how  shall 
his  kingdom  stand  ? because  ye  say  that  I cast  out  dev- 
ils through  Beelzebub. 

19  And  if  I by  Beelzebub  cast  out  devils,  by  whom 
do  your  sons  cast  them  out  ? therefore  shall  they  be  your 
judges. 

20  But  if  I with  the  finger  of  God  cast  out  devils,  no 
doubt  the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  upon  you. 

1 Matt.  6.  9.  c Matt.  9.  32.  & 12.  » John  2.  25. 

2 ch.  18.  1,  &c.  22.  10  Ex.  8.  19. 

8 Matt.  7.  7.  & 21.  0 Matt.  9.  34.  & 12.  a Many  ancient  au- 

22.  Mark  11.  24.  John  24.  thorities  read  Owr  Fa- 

15.  7.  Jam.  1.  6.-  1 ^ Matt.  12.  38.  & ther,  which  art  in 

John  3.  22.  IG.  1.  heaven.  See  Matt.  6. 

4 Matt.  7.  9.  8 Matt.  12. 25.  Mark  9. 

3.  24.  6 Many  ancient  au- 


11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  praying  in  a certain 
place,  that  when  lie  ceased,  one  of  his  disciples  said 
unto  him.  Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  even  as  John  also 

2 taught  his  disciples.  And  he  said  unto  them.  When 
ye  pray,  say,  “ Father,  Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy 

3 kingdom  come.^  Give  us  day  by  day  ‘^our  daily 

4 bread.  And  forgive  us  our  sins  ; for  we  ourselves 
also  forgive  every  one  that  is  indebted  to  us.  And 
bring  us  not  into  temptation.^^ 


5 And  he  said  unto  them.  Which  of  you  shall  have 
a friend,  and  shall  go  unto  him  at  midnight,  and  say 

6 to  him.  Friend,  lend  me  three  loaves  ; for  a friend 
of  mine  is  come  to  me  from  a journey,  and  I have 

7 nothing  to  set  before  him  ; and  he  from  within  shall 
answer  and  say.  Trouble  me  not : the  door  is  now 
shut,  and  my  children  are  with  me  in  bed  ; I cannot 

8 rise  and  give  thee  ? I say  unto  you.  Though  he  will 
not  rise  and  give  him,  because  he  is  his  friend,  yet 
because  of  his  importunity  he  will  arise  and  give 

9 him  ® as  many  as  he  needeth.  And  I say  unto  you, 
Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you  ; seek,  and  ye  shall 

10  find  ; knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you.  For 
every  one  that  asketh ' receiveth  ; and  he  that  seek- 
eth findeth  ; and  to  him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be 

11  opened.  And  of  which  of  you  that  is  a father  shall 
his  son  ask  J'  a loaf,  and  he  give  him  a stone  ? or  a 

12  fish,  and  he  for  a fish  give  him  a serpent  ? Or  ^ he 

13  shall  ask  an  egg,  will  he  give  him  a scorpion  ? If 
ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good  gifts 
unto  your  children,  how  much  more  shall  your  hea- 
venly Father  give  the  Holy  Spirit  to  them  that  ask 
him  ? 


14  And  he  was  casting,  out  a y devil  which  teas  dumb. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  devil  was  gone  out, 
the  dumb  man  spake  ; and  the  multitudes  marvelled. 

15  But  some  of  them  said,  * By  Beelzebub  the  prince  of 

16  the  * devils  casteth  he  out  * devils.  And  others, 
tempting  him,  sought  of  him  a sign  from  heaven. 

17  But  he,  knowing  their  thoughts,  said  unto  them, 
Every  kingdom  divided  against  itself  is  brought  to 
desolation  ; ■>  and  a house  divided  against  a house  fall- 

18  eth.  And  if  Satan  also  is  divided  against  himself, 
how  shall  his  kingdom  stand  ? because  ye  say  that 

19  I cast  out  * devils  ^‘by  Beelzebub.  And  if  I ^by 
Beelzebub  cast  out  * devils,  by  whom  do  your  sons  cast 

20  them  out  ? therefore  shall  they  be  your  judges.  But 
if  I by  the  finger  of  God  casj;  out  * devils,  then  is  the 


thorities  add  Thy  will  liver  ns  from  the  evil  and  he  give  him  a 
he  dove,  as  in  heaven,  one  (or,  from  evil),  stone?  or. 
so  on  earth.  See  Matt.  See  Matt.  G.  13.  g Gr.  demon. 

G.  10.  e Or,  whatsoever  li  Or,  In. 

c Gr.  onr  bread  for  things.  i Gr.  dtrnons. 

the.  coming  day.  /'Some  ancient  an-  j Or,  and.  house fall- 

d Many  ancient  au-  thorities  omit  a loaf,  eth  upon  house. 
thorities  add  but  de-  k Or,  In. 


110 


ST.  LUKE,  XI. 


21  When  a strong  man  armed  keepeth  his  palace, 
his  goods  are  in  peace  : 

22  But  1^  when  a stronger  than  he  shall  come  upon 
him,  and  overcome  him,  he  taketh  from  him  all  his 
armour  wherein  he  trusted,  and  divideth  his  spoils. 

23  1^  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against  me  : and  he 
that  gathereth  not  with  me  scattereth. 

24  1^  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out  of  a man, 
he  walketh  through  dry  places,  seeking  rest ; and  find- 
ing none,  he  saith,  I will  return  unto  my  house  whence  I 
came  out. 

25  And  when  he  cometh,  he  findeth  it  swept  ajid 
garnished. 

26  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  to  him  seven  other 
spirits  more  wicked  than  himself  ; and  they  enter  in, 
and  dwell  there  : and  i^  the  last  state  of  that  man  is 
worse  than  the  first. 

27  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  spake  these  things, 
a certain  woman  of  the  company  lifted  up  her  voice, 
and  said  unto  him,  i®  Blessed  is  the  womb  that  bare 
thee,  and  the  paps  which  thou  hast  sucked. 

28  But  he  said,  Yea  ii  rather,  blessed  are  they  that 
hear  the  word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 

29  ^ 1®  And  when  the  people  were  gathered  thick  to- 
gether, he  began  to  say.  This  is  an  evil  generation  : 
they  seek  a sign  ; and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given  it, 
but  the  sign  of  Jonas  the  prophet. 

30  For  as  i®  Jonas  was  a sign  unto  the  Ninevites,  so 
shall  also  the  Son  of  man  be  to  this  generation. 

31  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up  in  the  judg- 
ment with  the  men  of  this  generation,  and  condemn 
them  : for  she  came  from  the  utmost  parts  of  the  earth 
to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon  ; and,  behold,  a greater 
than  Solomon  is  here. 

32  The  men  of  Nineve  shall  rise  up  in  the  judgment 
with  this  generation,  and  shall  condemn  it : for  they 
repented  at  the  preaching  of  Jonas  ; and,  behold,  a 
greater  than  Jonas  is  here. 

33  No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a candle,  putteth 
it  in  a secret  place,  neither  under  a bushel,  but  on  a 
candlestick,  that  they  which  come  in  may  see  the  light. 

34  The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye  : therefore 
when  thine  eye  is  single,  thy  whole  body  also  is  full  of 
light ; but  when  thine  eye  is  evil,  thy  body  also  is  full  of 
darkness. 

35  Take  heed  therefore  that  the  light  which  is  in 
thee  be  not  darkness. 

36  If  thy  whole  body  therefore  he  full  of  light,  hav- 
ing no  part  dark,  the  whole  shall  be  full  of  light,  as 
when  the  bright  shining  of  a candle  doth  give  thee 
light. 

37  ^ And  as  he  spake,  a certain  Pharisee  besought 
him  to  dine  with  him  : and  he  went  in,  and  sat  down  to 
meat. 

38  And  when  the  Pharisee  saw  it,  he  marvelled 
that  he  had  not  first  washed  before  dinner. 

39  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Now  do  ye  Phari- 
sees make  clean  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  the  platter  ; 
but  26  your  inward  part  is  full  of  ravening  and  wick- 
edness. 

40  Ye  fools,  did  not  he  that  made  that  which  is  with- 
out make  that  which  is  within  also  ? 

« Matt.  12. 29.  Mark  Matt.  12.  43.  Matt.  7.  21.  ch. 

3.  27.  15  John  5.  14.  Heb.  8.  21.  Jam.  1.  25. 

12  Is.  53.  12.  Col.  2.  6.  4.  & 10.  2G.  2 Pet.  is  Matt.  12.  .38,  39. 

15.  2.  20.  12  Jonah  1.  17.  & 2. 

13  Matt.  12.  30.  16  ch.  1.  28,  48.  10. 


21  kingdom  of  God  come  upon  you.  When  the  strong 
man  fully  armed  guardeth  his  own  court,  his  goods 

22  are  in  peace  : but  when  a stronger  than  he  shall 
come  upon  him,  and  overcome  him,  he  taketh  from 
him  his  whole  armour  wherein  he  trusted,  and  di- 

23  videth  his  spoils.  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against 
me  ; and  he  that  gathereth  not  with  me  scattereth. 

24  The  unclean  spirit  when  ^ he  is  gone  out  of  the  man, 
passeth  through  waterless  places,  seeking  rest ; and 
finding  none,  ^he  saith,  I will  turn  back  unto  my 

25  house  whence  I came  out.  And  when  ^he  is  come, 

26  ^he  findeth  it  swept  and  garnished.  Then  goeth 
^ he,  and  taketh  to  him  seven  other  spirits  more  evil 
than  himself  ; and  they  enter  in  and  dwell  there  : 
and  the  last  state  of  that  man  becometh  worse  than 
the  first. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  said  these  things,  a 
certain  woman  out  of  the  multitude  lifted  up  her 
voice,  and  said  unto  him.  Blessed  is  the  womb  that 
bare  thee,  and  the  breasts  which  thou  didst  suck. 

28  But  he  said.  Yea  rather,  blessed  are  they  that  hear 
the  word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 

29  And  when  the  multitudes,  were  gathering  to- 
gether unto  him,  he  began  to  say.  This  generation  is 
an  evil  generation : it  seeketh  after  a sign  ; and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  to  it  but  the  sign  of 

30  Jonah.  For  even  as  Jonah  became  a sign  unto  the 
Ninevites,  so  shall  also  the  Son  of  man  be  to  this 

31  generation.  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up  in 
the  judgement  with  the  men  of  this  generation,  and 
shall  condemn  them  : for  she  came  from  the  ends 
of  the  earth  to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon  ; and 

32  behold,  ” a greater  than  Solomon  is  here.  The  men 
of  Nineveh  shall  stand  up  in  the  judgement  with  this 
generation,  and  shall  condemn  it : for  they  repented 
at  the  preaching  of  Jonah  ; and  behold,  ”a  greater 
than  Jonah  is  here. 

33  No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a lamp,  putteth 
it  in  a cellar,  neither  under  the  bushel,  but  on  the 
stand,  that  they  which  enter  in  may  see  the  light. 

34  The  lamp  of  thy  body  is  thine  eye  : when  thme  eye 
is  single,  thy  whole  body  also  is  full  of  light ; but 
when  it  is  evil,  thy  body  also  is  full  of  darkness. 

35  Look  therefore  whether  the  light  that  is  in  thee  be 

36  not  darkness.  If  therefore  thy  whole  body  be  full 
of  light,  having  no  part  dark,  it  shall  be  wholly  full 
of  light,  as  when  the  lamp  with  its  bright  shining 
doth  give  thee  light. 


37  Now  as  he  spake,  a Pharisee  asketh  him  to  ® dine 
with  him  : and  he  went  in,  and  sat  down  to  meat. 

38  And  when  the  Pharisee  saw  it,  he  marvelled  that  he 

39  had  not  first  washed  before  ® dinner.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  him.  Now  do  ye  Pharisees  cleanse  the  out- 
side of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter  ; but  your  inward 

40  part  is  full  of  extortion  and  wickedness.  Ye  foolish 
ones,  did  not  he  that  made  the  outside  make  the  in- 


20  1 Kin.  10.  1. 

21  Jonah  3.  5. 

22  Matt.  5.  1.5.  Mark 
4.  21.  ch.  8.  IG. 


23  Matt.  G.  22. 

24  Mark  7.  3. 

25  Matt.  23.  25. 

26  Tit.  1. 15. 


I Or,  it. 
m Or,  itself, 
n Gr.  more  than, 
o Gr.  breakfast. 


ST.  LUKE,  XII. 


Ill 


41  But  rather  give  alms  of  such  things  as  ye  have  ; 
and,  behold,  all  things  are  clean  unto  you. 

42  But  woe  unto  you,  Pharisees  ! for  ye  tithe  mint 
and  rue  and  all  manner  of  herbs,  and  pass  over  judg- 
ment and  the  love  of  God  : these  ought  ye  to  have 
done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

43  Woe  unto  you,  Pharisees  ! for  ye  love  the  up- 
permost seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  greetings  in  the 
markets. 

44  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
crites ! for  ye  are  as  graves  which  appear  not,  and 
the  men  that  walk  over  them  are  not  aware  of  them. 

45  ^ Then  answered  one  of  the  lawyers,  and  said 
unto  him.  Master,  thus  saying  thou  reproachest  us  also. 

46  And  he  said.  Woe  unto  you  also,  ye  lawyers  ! for 
ye  lade  men  with  burdens  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  ye 
yourselves  touch  not  the  burdens  with  one  of  your  fingers. 

47  Woe  unto  you  ! for  ye  build  the  sepulchres  of 
the  prophets,  and  your  fathers  killed  them. 

48  Truly  ye  bear  witness  that  ye  allow  the  deeds  of 
your  fathers  : for  they  indeed  killed  them,  and  ye  build 
their  sepulchres. 

49  Therefore  also  said  the  wisdom  of  God,  I will 
send  them  prophets  and  apostles,  and  some  of  them  they 
shall  slay  and  persecute  : 

50  That  the  blood  of  all  the  prophets,  which  was 
shed  from  the  foundation  of  the  world,  may  be  required 
of  this  generation  ; 

51  ®®From  the  blood  of  Abel  unto®® the  blood  of 
Zacharias,  which  perished  between  the  altar  and  the 
temple  : verily  I say  unto  you.  It  shall  be  required  of 
this  generation. 

52  ®'^Woe  unto  you,  lawyers!  for  ye  have  taken 
away  the  key  of  knowledge  : ye  entered  not  in  your- 
selves, and  them  that  were  entering  in  ye  hindered. 

53  And  as  he  said  these  things  unto  them,  the  scribes 
and  the  Pharisees  began  to  urge  him  vehemently,  and  to 
provoke  him  to  speak  of  many  things  : 

54  Laying  wait  for  him,  and  ®®  seeking  to  catch 
something  out  of  his  mouth,  that  they  might  accuse 
him. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Christ  jyreacheth  to  his  disciples  to  avoid  hypocrisy,  and  fearfulness 
in  publishing  his  doctnne:  13  warneth  the  people  to  beware  of  covet- 
ousness, by  the  parable  of  the  rich  man  who  set  up  greater  barns.  22 
We  must  not  be  over  careful  of  earthly  things,  31  but  seek  the  kingdom 
of  God,  33  give  alms,  36  he  ready  at  a knock  to  open  to  our  Lord  when- 
soever he  cometh.  41  Christ's  ministers  are  to  see  to  their  charge,  49 
and  look  for  persecution.  54  The  people  must  take  this  time  of  grace, 
58  because  it  is  a fearful  thing  to  die  without  reconciliation. 

IN  1 the  mean  time,  when  there  were  gathered  together 
an  innumerable  multitude  of  people,  insomuch  that 
they  trode  one  upon  another,  he  began  to  say  unto  his 
disciples  first  of  all,  ^ Beware  ye  of  the  leaven  of  the 
Pharisees,  which  is  hypocrisy. 

2  ® For  there  is  nothing  covered,  that  shall  not  be  re- 
vealed ; neither  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known. 

3  Therefore  whatsoever  ye  have  spoken  in  darkness 
shall  be  heard  in  the  light  ; and  that  which  ye  have 
spoken  in  the  ear  in  closets  shall  be  proclaimed  upon  the 
housetops. 

4  ^ And  I say  unto  you  ® my  friends,  Be  not  afraid  of 
them  that  kill  the  body,  and  after  that  have  no  more 
that  they  can  do. 


27  Is.  58.  7.  Dan.  4. 
27.  ch.  12.  33. 

28  Matt.  23.  23. 

2fl  Matt.  23.  6.  Mark 
12.  38, 39. 

30  Matt.  23.  27. 


31  Ps.  5.  9. 

32  Matt.  23.  4. 

33  Matt.  23.  29. 

31  Matt.  23.  34. 
oi  Gen.  4.  8. 

30  2 Chr.  24.  20,  21. 


37  Matt.  23.  13. 

38  Mark  12.  13. 

1 Matt.  IG.  G.  Mark 
8.  1.5. 

2 Matt.  16. 12. 


41  side  also  ? Howbeit  give  for  alms  those  things 
which  T are  within  ; and  behold,  all  things  are  clean 
unto  you. 

42  But  woe  unto  you  Pharisees  ! for  ye  tithe  mint 
and  rue  and  every  herb,  and  pass  over  judgement 

. and  the  love  of  God  : but  these  ought  ye  to  have 

43  done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone.  Woe  unto 
you  Pharisees  ! for  ye  love  the  chief  seats  in  the 
synagogues,  and  the  salutations  in  the  marketplaces. 

44  Woe  unto  you  ! for  ye  are  as  the  tombs  which  ap- 
pear not,  and  the  men  that  walk  over  them  know  it 
not. 

45  And  one  of  the  lawyers  answering  saith  unto  him, 
9 Master,  in  saying  this  thou  reproachest  us  also. 

46  And  he  said.  Woe  unto  you  lawyers  also  ! for  ye 
lade  men  with  burdens  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  ye 
yourselves  touch  not  the  burdens  with  one  of  your 

47  fingers.  Woe  unto  you  ! for  ye  build  the  tombs  of 

48  the  prophets,  and  your  fathers  killed  them.  So  ye 
are  witnesses  and  consent  unto  the  works  of  your 
fathers  : for  they  killed  them,  and  ye  build  their 

49  tombs.  Therefore  also  said  the  wisdom  of  God,  I 
will  send  unto  them  prophets  and  apostles  ; and 

50  some  of  them  they  shall  kill  and  persecute  ; that  the 
blood  of  all  the  prophets,  which  was  shed  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world,  may  be  required  of  this 

51  generation  ; from  the  blood  of  Abel  unto  the  blood 
of  Zachariah,  who  perished  between  the  altar  and 
the  7' sanctuary  : yea,  I say  unto  you,  it  shall  be  re- 

52  quired  of  this  generation.  Woe  unto  you  lawyers  ! 
for  ye  took  away  the  key  of  knowledge  : ye  entered 
not  in  yourselves,  and  them  that  were  entering  in 
ye  hindered. 


53  And  when  he  was  come  out  from  thence,  the 
scribes  and  the  Pharisees  began  to  * press  upon  him 
vehemently,  and  to  provoke  him  to  speak  of  Gnany 

54  things  ; laying  wait  for  him,  to  catch  sometliing  out 
of  his  mouth. 


12  In  the  mean  time,  when  “ the  many  thousands  of 
the  multitude  were  gathered  together,  insomuch  that 
they  trode  one  upon  another,  he  began  to  ^ say  unto 
his  disciples  first  of  all,  Beware  ye  of  the  leaven  of 

2 the  Pharisees,  which  is  hypocrisy.  But  there  is 
nothing  covered  up,  that  shall  not  be  revealed  : and 

3 hid,  that  shall  not  be  known.  Wherefore  whatsoever 
ye  have  said  in  the  darkness  shall  be  heard  in  the 
light  ; and  what  ye  have  spoken  in  the  ear  in  the  inner 
chambers  shall  be  proclaimed  upon  the  housetops. 

4 And  I say  unto  you  my  friends.  Be  not  afraid  of  them 
which  kill  the  body,  and  after  that  have  no  more 


3  Matt.  10. 26.  Mark 
4.  22.  ch.  8.  17. 

1 Is.  51.  7,  8,  12,  13. 
Jer.  1.  8.  Matt.  10.  28. 
c John  15.  14,  15. 
p Or,  ye  can. 


q Or,  Teacher, 
r Gr.  house, 
s Or,  set  themselves 
vehemently  against 
him. 


/ Or,  more, 
a Gr.  the  myriads  of. 
b Or,  say  unto  his 
disci/des,  First  of  all 
beware  ye. 


112 


ST.  LUKE,  XII. 


5 But  I will  forewarn  you  whom  ye  shall  fear  : Fear 
him,  which  after  he  hath  killed  hath  power  to  cast  into 
hell  ; yea,  I say  unto  you,  Fear  him. 

6 Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for  two  farthings,  and 
not  one  of  them  is  forgotten  before  God  ? 

7 But  even  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are  all  num- 
bered. Fear  not  therefore  : ye  are  of  more  value  than 
many  sparrows. 

8 ® Also  I say  unto  you.  Whosoever  shall  confess  me 
before  men,  him  shall  the  Son  of  man  also  confess 
before  the  angels  of  God  : 

9 But  he  that  denieth  me  before  men  shall  be  denied 
before  the  angels  of  God. 

10  And  whosoever  shall  speak  a word  against  the 
Son  of  man,  it  shall  be  forgiven  him  : but  unto  him 
that  blasphemeth  against  the  Holy  Ghost  it  shall  not  be 
forgiven. 

11  ® And  when  they  bring  you  unto  the  synagogues, 
and  unto  magistrates,  and  powers,  take  ye  no  thought 
how  or  what  thing  ye  shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall 
say  : 

12  For  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  teach  you  in  the  same 
hour  what  ye  ought  to  say. 

13  ^ And  one  of  the  company  said  unto  him.  Master, 
speak  to  my  brother,  that  he  divide  the  inheritance  with 
me. 

14  And  he  said  unto  him,  ®Man,  who  made  me  a 
judge  or  a divider  over  you  ? 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  1°  Take  heed,  and  beware 
of  covetousness  ; for  a man’s  life  consisteth  not  in  the 
abundance  of  the  things  which  he  possesseth. 

16  And  he  spake  a parable  unto  them,  saying.  The 
ground  of  a certain  rich  man  brought  forth  plentifully  ; 

17  And  he  thought  within  himself,  saying.  What 
shall  I do,  because  I have  no  room  where  to  bestow  my 
fruits  ? 

18  And  he  said.  This  will  I do  : I will  pull  down  my 
barns,  and  build  greater  ; and  there  will  I bestow  all 
my  fruits  and  my  goods. 

19  And  I will  say  to  my  soul,  Soul,  thou  hast  much 
goods  laid  up  for  many  years  ; take  thine  ease,  eat, 
drink,  and  be  merry. 

20  But  God  said  unto  him.  Thou  fool,  this  night 
^2  thy  soul  shall  be  required  of  thee  : then  whose  shall 
those  things  be,  which  thou  hast  provided  ? 

21  So  is  he  that  layeth  up  treasure  for  himself,  ^^and 
is  not  rich  toward  God. 

22  ^ And  he  said  unto  his  disciples.  Therefore  I 
say  unto  you,  Take  no  thought  for  your  life,  what 
ye  shall  eat ; neither  for  the  body,  what  ye  shall  put 
on. 

23  The  life  is  more  than  meat,  and  the  body  is  more 
than  raiment. 

24  Consider  the  ravens  : for  they  neither  sow  nor 
reap  ; which  neither  have  storehouse  nor  barn  ; and 
^®God  feedeth  them  : how  much  more  are  ye  better 
than  the  fowls  ? 

25  And  which  of  you  with  taking  thought  can  add  to 
his  stature  one  cubit  ? 

26  If  ye  then  be  not  able  to  do  that  thing  which  is 
least,  why  take  ye  thought  for  the  rest  ? 

6 Matt.  10,  32.  Mark  8 Matt.  10. 19.  Mark  8.  Ps.  52.  7.  Jam.  4. 

8.  38.  2 Tim.  2.  12.  1 13.  11.  ch.  21.  14.  14. 

John  2.  23.  » John  18.  36.  Ps.  39.  6.  Jer.  17. 

7 Matt.  12.  31,  32.  lo  1 Tim.  6.  7,  &c.  11. 

Mark  3.  28.  1 John  5.  Eccles.  11.  9.  1 « ver.  33.  Matt.  6. 

16.  Cor.  15.  32.  Jam.  5.  5.  20.  1 Tim.  C.  18,  19. 

12  Job  20.  22.  & 27.  Jam.  2.  5. 


5 that  they  can  do.  But  I will  warn  you  whom  ye  shall 
fear  : Fear  him,  which  after  he  hath  killed  hath 
^ power  to  cast  into  hell ; yea,  I say  unto  you.  Fear 

6 him.  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for  two  farthings  ? 
and  not  one  of  them  is  forgotten  in  the  sight  of  God. 

7 But  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are  all  numbered. 
Fear  not  : ye  are  of  more  value  than  many  sparrows. 

8 And  I say  unto  you.  Every  one  who  shall  confess 
«me  before  men,  /him  shall  the  Son  of  man  also 

9 confess  before  the  angels  of  God  : but  he  that  de- 
nieth me  in  the  presence  of  men  shall  be  denied  in 

10  the  presence  of  the  angels  of  God.  And  every  one 
who  shall  speak  a word  against  the  Son  of  man,  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him  : but  unto  him  that  blasphe- 
meth against  the  Holy  Spirit  it  shall  not  be  forgiven. 

11  And  when  they  bring  you  before  the  synagogues, 
and  the  rulers,  and  the  authorities,  be  not  anxious 
how  or  what  ye  shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall  say : 

12  for  the  Holy  Spirit  shall  teach  you  in  that  very 
hour  what  ye  ought  to  say. 


13  And  one  out  of  the  multitude  said  unto  him, 
^ Master,  bid  my  brother  divide  the  inheritance  with 

14  me.  But  he  said  unto  him,  Man,  who  made  me  a 

15  judge  or  a divider  over  you  ? And  he  said  unto  them. 
Take  heed,  and  keep  yourselves  from  all  covetous- 
ness : * for  a man’s  life  consisteth  not  in  the  abun- 

16  dance  of  the  things  which  he  possesseth.  And  he 
spake  a parable  unto  them,  saying.  The  ground  of 

17  a certain  rich  man  brought  forth  plentifully  : and  he 
reasoned  within  himself,  saying.  What  shall  I do,  be- 

18  cause  I have  not  where  to  bestow  my  fruits  ? And 
he  said.  This  will  I do  : I will  pull  down  my  barns, 
and  build  greater  ; and  there  will  I bestow  all  my 

19  corn  and  my  goods.  And  I will  say  to  my  ^'soul, 
* Soul,  thou  hast  much  goods  laid  up  for  many  years  ; 

20  take  thine  ease,  eat,  drink,  be  merry.  But  God  said 
unto  him.  Thou  foolish  one,  this  night  j is  thy  * soul 
required  of  thee  ; and  the  things  which  thou  hast 

21  prepared,  whose  shall  they  be  ? So  is  he  that  layeth 
up  treasure  for  himself,  and  is  not  rich  toward  God. 


22  And  he  said  unto  his  disciples.  Therefore  I say 
unto  you.  Be  not  anxious  for  your  * life,  what  ye  shall 
eat ; nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on. 

23  For  the  *life  is  more  than  the  food,  and  the  body 

24  than  the  raiment.  Consider  the  ravens,  that  they 
sow  not,  neither  reap  ; which  have  no  store-cham- 
ber nor  barn  ; and  God  feedeth  them  : of  how  much 

25  more  value  are  ye  than  the  birds  ! And  which  of 
you  by  being  anxious  can  add  a cubit  unto  his 

26  ^stature?  If  then  ye  are  not  able  to  do  even  that 
which  is  least,  why  are  ye  anxious  concerning  the 


15  Matt.  6.  25.  g Or,  Teacher.  'i  Or,  life. 

15  Job  38.  41.  Ps.  hGr.  for  not  in  a ' j Qt.  they  require  thy 

147.  9.  man's  abundance  cr  - ..oul. 

c Or,  authority.  sisteth  his  life,  fru  i.  k Or,  soul, 

d Gr.  Gehenna.  the  things  which,'  he  . I Or,  age. 

e Gr.  in  me.  possesseth. 

fGi.  in  him. 


ST.  LUKE,  XII. 


113 


27  Consider  the  lilies  how  they  grow  : they  toil  not, 
they  spin  not ; and  yet  I say  unto  you,  that  Solomon  in 
all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these. 

28  If  then  God  so  clothe  the  grass,  which  is  to  day 
in  the  field,  and  to  morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven  ; how 
much  more  will  he  clothe  you,  O ye  of  little  faith  ? 

29  And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye 
shall  drink,  neither  be  ye  of  doubtful  mind. 

30  For  all  these  things  do  the  nations  of  the  world 
seek  after  : and  your  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have 
need  of  these  things. 

31  ^ But  rather  seek  ye  the  kingdom  of  God  ; and 
all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you. 

32  Fear  not,  little  flock  ; for  it  is  your  Father’s 
good  pleasure  to  give  you  the  kingdom. 

33  Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give  alms  ; provide 
yourselves  bags  which  wax  not  old,  a treasure  in  the 
heavens  that  faileth  not,  where  no  thief  approacheth, 
neither  moth  corrupteth. 

34  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your  heart 
be  also. 

35  Let  your  loins  be  girded  about,  and  22  your  lights 
burning  ; 

36  And  ye  yourselves  like  unto  men  that  wait  for 
their  lord,  when  he  will  return  from  the  wedding  ; that 
when  he  cometh  and  knocketh,  they  may  open  unto 
him  immediately. 

37  23  Blessed  are  those  servants,  whom  the  lord  when 
he  cometh  shall  find  watching  : verily  I say  unto  you, 
that  he  shall  gird  himself,  and  make  them  to  sit  down 
to  meat,  and  will  come  forth  and  serve  therm 

38  And  if  he  shall  come  in  the  second  watch,  or  come 
in  the  third  watch,  and  find  them  so,  blessed  are  those 
servants. 

39'^And  this  know,  that  if  the  goodman  of  the 
house  had  known  what  hour  the  thief  would  come,  he 
would  have  watched,  and  not  have  suffered  his  house  to 
be  broken  through. 

40  25  Be  ye  therefore  ready  also  : for  the  Son  of  man 
cometh  at  an  hour  when  ye  think  not. 

41  ^ Then  Peter  said  unto  him.  Lord,  speakest  thou 
this  parable  unto  us,  or  even  to  all  ? 

42  And  the  Lord  said,  26  Who  then  is  that  faithful 
and  wise  steward,  whom  his  lord  shall  make  ruler  over 
his  household,  to  give  them  their  portion  of  meat  in  due 
season  ? - 

43  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom  his  lord  when  he 
cometh  shall  find  so  doing. 

44  27  Of  a truth  I say  unto  you,  that  he  will  make 
him  ruler  over  all  that  he  hath. 

45  28  But  and  if  that  servant  say  in  his  heart.  My 
lord  delayeth  his  coming  ; and  shall  begin  to  beat  the 
menservants  and  maidens,  and  to  eat  and  drink,  and  to 
be  drunken  ; 

46  The  lord  of  that  servant  will  come  in  a day  when 
he  looketh  not  for  him,  and  at  an  hour  when  he  is  not 
aware,  and  will  cut  him  in  sunder,  and  will  appoint  him 
his  portion  with  the  unbelievers. 

47  And  29  that  servant,  which  knew  his  lord’s  will, 
and  prepared  not  himself,  neither  did  according  to  his 
will,  shall  be  beaten  with  many  stripes. 

u Matt.  G.  33.  21  Eph.  6.  14.  1 Pet.  10.  Rev.  3.  3.  & 16. 

18  Matt.  11.  25,  26.  1. 13.  15. 

19  Matt.  19.  21.  A^ts  22  Matt.  2.5.  1,  &c.  25  M^tt.  24.  44.  & 2.'^. 

2.  45.  & 4.  34.  23  Matt.  24.  46.  33.  Mark  13.  33.  eh. 

20  Matt.  6.  20.  ch.  ^ Matt.  24.  43.  1 21.  34,  36.  1 Thess.  5. 

16.  9.  1 Tim.  6.  19.  thess.  5.  2.  2 Pet.  3.  6.  2 Pet.  3.  12.  ^ ' 


27  rest  ? Consider  the  lilies,  how  they  grow  : they  toil 
not,  neither  do  they  spin  ; yet  I say  unto  you.  Even 
Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of 

28  these.  But  if  God  doth  so  clothe  the  grass  in  the  field, 
which  to-day  is,  and  to-morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven  ; 
how  much  more  shall  he  clothe  you,  O ye  of  little 

29  faith  ? And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall  eat,  and  what 

30  ye  shall  drink,  neither  be  ye  of  doubtful  mind.  For 
all  these  things  do  the  nations  of  the  world  seek 
after  : but  your  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of 

31  these  things.  Howbeit  seek  ye  his  kingdom,  and 

32  these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you.  Fear  not,  little 
flock  ; for  it  is  your  Father’s  good  pleasure  to  give 

33  you  the  kingdom.  Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give  alms  ; 
make  for  yourselves  purses  which  wax  not  old,' a trea- 
sure in  the  heavens  that  faileth  not,  where  no  thief 

34  draweth  near,  neither  moth  destroyeth.  For  where 
your  treasure  is,  there  will  your  heart  be  also. 


35  Let  your  loins  be  girded  about,  and  your  lamps 

36  burning  ; and  be  ye  yourselves  like  unto  men  look- 
ing for  their  lord,  when  he  shall  return  from  the 
marriage  feast ; that,  when  he  cometh  and  knocketh, 

37  they  may  straightway  open  unto  him.  Blessed  are 
those  ” servants,  whom  the  lord  when  he  cometh 
shall  find  watching  : verily  I say  unto  you,  that  he 
shall  gird  himself,  and  make  them  sit  down  to  meat, 

38  and  shall  come  and  serve  them.  And  if  he  shall 
come  in  the  second  watch,  and  if  in  the  third,  and 

39  find  them  so,  blessed  are  those  servants.  ® But  know 
this,  that  if  the  master  of  the  house  had  known  in 
what  hour  the  thief  was  coming,  he  would  have 
watched,  and  not  have  left  his  house  to  be  v broken 

40  through.  Be  ye  also  ready  : for  in  an  hour  that  ye 
think  not  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 


41  And  Peter  said.  Lord,  speakest  thou  this  parable 

42  unto  us,  or  even  unto  all  ? And  the  Lord  said.  Who 
then  is  ^ the  faithful  and  wise  steward,  whom  his 
lord  shall  set  over  his  household,  to  give  them  their 

43  portion  of  food  in  due  season?  Blessed  is  that 
^servant,  whom  his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find 

44  so  doing.  Of  a truth  I say  unto  you,  tliat  he  will 

45  set  him  over  all  that  he  hath.  But  if  that  ''  servant 
shall  say  in  his  heart.  My  lord  delayeth  his  coming ; 
and  shall  begin  to  beat  the  menservants  and  the 
maidservants,  and  to  eat  and  drink,  and  to  be 

46  drunken  ; the  lord  of  that  ^ servant  shall  come  in  a 
day  when  he  expecteth  not,  and  in  an  hour  when  he 
knoweth  not,  and  shall  cut  him  asunder,  and  ap- 

47  point  his  portion  with  the  unfaithful.  And  that 
’■  servant,  which  knew  his  lord’s  will,  and  made  not 
ready,  nor  did  according  to  his  will,  shall  be  beaten 


28  Matt.  24.  45.  & 25. 
21.  1 Cor.  4.  2. 

Matt.  24.  47. 

28  Matt.  24.  48. 
iSfiuTi.  15.  30. 

Deiit.  25.  2.  John  9. 
41.  & 15.  22.  Acts  17. 


30.  Jam.  4.  17. 

m Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  the  king- 
dom of  God. 
n Gr.  bond -servants . 
o Or,  But  this  ye 
know. 


j>  Gt. digged  through, 
q Or,  the  faithful 
steward,  the  wise  man 
whom  Sfc. 

r Gr.  bond -servant, 
s Or,  severely  scourge 
him. 


114 


ST.  LUKE,  Xra. 


48  But  he  that  knew  not,  and  did  commit  things 
worthy  of  stripes,  shall  be  beaten  with  few  stripes.  For 
unto  whomsoever  much  is  given,  of  him  shall  be  much 
required  : and  to  whom  men  have  committed  much,  of 
him  they  will  ask  the  more. 

49  IF  I am  come  to  send  fire  on  the  earth  ; and 
what  will  I,  if  it  be  already  kindled  ? 

60  But  32 1 have  a baptism  to  be  baptized  with  ; and 
how  am  I straitened  till  it  be  accomplished ! 

51  33  Suppose  ye  that  I am  come  to  give  peace  on 
earth  ? I tell  you.  Nay  ; 3^  but  rather  division  : 

52  35  For  from  henceforth  there  shall  be  five  in  one 
house  divided,  three  against  two,  and  two  against  three. 

53  The  father  shall  be  divided  against  the  son,  and 
the  son  against  the  father  ; the  mother  against  the 
daughter,  and  the  daughter  against  the  mother  ; the 
mother  in  law  against  her  daughter  in  law,  and  the 
daughter  in  law  against  her  mother  in  law. 

54  ^ And  he  said  also  to  the  people,  36  When  ye  see 
a cloud  rise  out  of  the  west,  straightway  ye  say.  There 
cometh  a shower  ; and  so  it  is. 

55  And  when  ye  see  the  south  wind  blow,  ye  say. 
There  will  be  heat  ; and  it  cometh  to  pass. 

56  Ye  hypocrites,  ye  can  discern  the  face  of  the  sky 
and  of  the  earth  ; but  how  is  it  that  ye  do  not  discern 
this  time  ? 

57  Yea,  and  why  even  of  yourselves  judge  ye  not 
what  is  right  ? 

58  ^ 37  When  thou  goest  with  thine  adversary  to  the 
magistrate,  38  as  thou  art  in  the  way,  give  diligence  that 
thou  mayest  be  delivered  from  him  ; lest  he  hale  thee 
to  the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the  officer, 
and  the  officer  cast  thee  into  prison. 

59  I tell  thee,  thou  shalt  not  depart  thence,  till  thou 
hast  paid  the  very  last  mite. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 Christ  preaeheth  repentance  upon  the  punishment  of  the  Galilceanp, 
and  others.  6 The  fruitless  fig  tree  may  not  stand.  11  He  healeth  the 
crooked  woman  : 18  sheweth  ihepowerful  working  of  the  word  in  me 
hearts  of  his  chosen,  by  the  parable  of  the  grain  of  mustard  seed,  and 
of  leaven : 24  exhorteth  to  enter  in  at  the  strait  gate,  31  and  reproveth 
Herod  and  Jerusalem. 

There  were  present  at  that  season  some  that  told 
him  of  the  Galilseans,  whose  blood  Pilate  had  min- 
gled with  their  sacrifices. 

2  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them.  Suppose  ye 
that  these  Galilseans  were  sinners  above  all  the  Gali- 
laeans,  because  they  suffered  such  things  ? 

3  I tell  you.  Nay  ; but,  except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all 
likewise  perish. 

4  Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom  the  tower  in  Siloam 
fell,  and  slew  them,  think  ye  that  they  were  sinners 
above  all  men  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  ? 

5  I tell  you.  Nay  : but,  except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all 
likewise  perish. 

6  "IF  He  spake  also  this  parable  ; ^ A certain  man  had 
a fig  tree  planted  in  his  vineyard  ; and  he  came  and 
soTiglit  truit  thereon,  and  found  none. 

7  Then  said  he  unto  the  dresser  of  his  vineyard. 
Behold,  these  three  years  I come  seeking  fruit  on  this 
fig  tree,  and  find  none  : cut  it  down  ; why  cumbereth  it 
the  ground  ? 

8  And  he  answering  said  unto  him.  Lord,  let  it  alone 
this  year  also,  till  I shall  dig  about  it,  and  dung  it : 

30  Lev.  5. 17.  1 Tim.  22  Matt.  20.  22.  Mark  34  Mic.  7.  6.  John  7. 
1.  13.  10.  38.  43.  & 9.  16.  & 10.  19. 

81  ver.  51.  33  ver.  49.  Matt.  10.  35  Matt.  10.  35. 

34.  3G  Matt.  16.  2. 


48  with  many  stripes  fbut  he  that  knew  not,  and  did 
things  worthy  of  stripes,  shall  be  beaten  with  few 
stripes.  And  to  whomsoever  much  is  given,  of  him 
shall  much  be  required  : and  to  whom  they  commit 
much,  of  him  will  they  ask  the  more. 

49  I came  to  cast  fire  upon  the  earth  ; and  what  will 

50  I,  if  it  is  already  kindled  ? But  I have  a baptism 
to  be  baptized  with  ; and  how  am  I straitened  till 

51  it  be  accomplished  ! Think  ye  that  I am  come  to 
give  peace  in  the  earth  ? I tell  you.  Nay  ; but 

52  rather  division  : for  there  shall  be  from  henceforth 
five  in  one  house  divided,  three  against  two,  and  two 

53  against  three.  They  shall  be  divided,  father  against 
son,  and  son  against  father  ; mother  against  daugh- 
ter, and  daughter  against  her  mother  ; mother  in  law 
against  her  daughter  in  law,  and  daughter  in  law 
against  her  mother  in  law. 

54  And  he  said  to  the  multitudes  also.  When  ye  see 
a cloud  rising  in  the  west,  straightway  ye  say.  There 

65  cometh  a shower  ; and  so  it  cometh  to  pass.  And 
when  ye  see  a south  wind  blowing,  ye  say.  There 
will  be  a * scorching  heat ; and  it  cometh  to  pass. 

56  Ye  hypocrites,  ye  know  how  to  “interpret  the  face 
of  the  earth  and  the  heaven  ; but  how  is  it  that  ye 

57  know  not  how  to  “ interpret  this  time  ? And  why 

58  even  of  yourselves  judge  ye  not  what  is  right  ? For 
as  thou  art  going  with  thine  adversary  before  the 
magistrate,  on  the  way  give  diligence  to  be  quit  of 
him  ; lest  haply  he  hale  thee  unto  the  judge,  and  the 
judge  shall  deliver  thee  to  the  “officer,  and  the 

59  “ officer  shall  cast  thee  into  prison.  I say  unto  thee. 
Thou  shalt  by  no  means  come  out  thence,  till  thou 
have  paid  the  very  last  mite. 


13  Now  there  were  some  present  at  that  very  season 
which  told  him  of  the  Galilseans,  whose  blood  Pilate 

2 had  mingled  with  their  sacrifices.  And  he  answered 
and  said  unto  them.  Think  ye  that  these  Galilaeans 
were  sinners  above  all  the  Galilteans,  because  they 

3 have  suffered  these  things  ? I tell  you.  Nay  : but, 
except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all  in  like  manner  perish. 

4 Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom  the  tower  in  Siloam 
fell,  and  killed  them,  think  ye  that  they  were  “ of- 
fenders above  all  the  men  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem  ? 

5 I tell  you.  Nay  : but,  except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all 
likewise  perish. 

6 And  he  spake  this  parable  ; A certain  man  had  a 
fig  tree  planted  in  his  vineyard  ; and  he  came  seek- 

7 ing  fruit  thereon,  and  found  none.  And  he  said 
unto  the  vinedresser.  Behold,  these  three  years  I 
come  seeking  fruit  on  this  fig  tree,  and  find  none  : 
cut  it  down  ; why  doth  it  also  cumber  the  ground  ? 

8 And  he  answering  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  let  it  alone 
this  year  also,  till  I shall  dig  about  it,  and  dung  it : 

37  Pro.  25.  8.  Matt.  ^ Is.  5.  2.  Matt.  21.  u Gr.  prove. 

5.  25.  19.  V Gr.  exactor,  'yx 

33  See  Ps.  32.  6.  Is.  t Or,  hot  wind.  ‘ a Gr.  debtors.  ^ 

55.  6. 


^T.  LUKE,  XIII. 


116 


9 And  if  it  bear  fruit,  well : and  if  not,  then  after 
that  thou  shalt  cut  it  down.^- 

10  And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the  synagogues  on 
the  sabbath. 

11  ^ And,  behold,  there  was  a woman  which  had  a 
spirit  of  infirmity  eighteen  years,  and  was  bowed  to- 
gether, and  could  in  no  wise  lift  up  herself. 

12  And  when  Jesus  saw  her,  he  called  her  to  him^  and 
said  unto  her.  Woman,  thou  art  loosed  from  thine  in- 
firmity. 

13  2 And  he  laid  his  hands  on  her  : and  immediately 
she  was  made  straight,  and  glorified  God. 

14  And  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue  answered  with 
indignation,  because  that  Jesus  had  healed  on  the  sab- 
bath day,  and  said  unto  the  people,  ^ There  are  six  days 
in  which  men  ought  to  work  ; in  them  therefore  come 
and  be  healed,  and  ^ not  on  the  sabbath  day. 

15  The  Lord  then  answered  him,  and  said,  Thou 
hypocrite,  ^ doth  not  each  one  of  you  on  the  sabbath 
loose  his  ox  or  his  ass  from  the  stall,  and  lead  him  away 
to  watering  ? 

16  And  ought  not  this  woman,  ® being  a daughter  of 
Abraham,  whom  Satan  hath  bound,  lo,  these  eighteen 
years,  be  loosed  from  this  bond  on  the  sabbath  day  ? 

17  And  when  he  had  said  these  things,  all  his  adver- 
saries were  ashamed : and  all  the  people  rejoiced  for 
all  the  glorious  things  that  were  done  by  him. 

18  ^ Then  said  he.  Unto  what  is  the  kingdom  of 
God  like  ? and  whereunto  shall  I resemble  it  ? 

19  It  is  like  a grain  of  mustard  seed,  which  a man 
took,  and  cast  into  his  garden  ; and  it  grew,  and  waxed 
a great  tree  ; and  the  fowls  of  the  air  lodged  in  the 
branches  of  it. 

20  And  again  he  said,  Whereunto  shall  I liken  the 
kingdom  of  God  ? 

21  It  is  like  leaven,  which  a woman  took  and  hid  in 
three  measures  of  meal,  till  the  whole  was  leavened. 

22  ®And  he  went  through  the  cities  and  villages, 
teaching,  and  journeying  toward  Jerusalem. 

23  Then  said  one  unto  him.  Lord,  are  there  few  that 
be  saved  ? And  he  said  unto  them, 

24  ^ ® Strive  to  enter  in  at  the  strait  gate  : for 

many,  I say  unto  you,  will  seek  to  enter  in,  and  shall 

not  be  able. 

25  When  once  the  master  of  the  house  is  risen  up, 
and  hath  shut  to  the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand 
without,  and  to  knock  at  the  door,  saying, 

Lord,  open  unto  us  ; and  he  shall  answer  and  say  unto 
you,  I know  you  not  whence  ye  are  : 

26  Then  shall  ye  begin  to  say.  We  have  eaten  and 
drunk  in  thy  presence,  and  thou  hast  taught  in  our 
streets. 

27  ^®But  he  shall  say,  I tell  you,  I know  you  not 
whence  ye  are;  depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of 
iniquity. 

28  There  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth, 
^®when  ye  shall  see  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
and  all  the  prophets,  in  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  you 
yourselves  thrust  out. 

29  And  they  shall  come  from  the  east,  and  from  the 
west,  and  from  the  north,  and  from  the  south,  and  shall 
sit  down  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

2 Mark  16.  18.  Acts  s ch.  19.  9.  lo  See  John  7.  34.  & 

9.  17.  7 Matt.  13.  31.  Mark  8.  21.  & 13.  33.  Rom. 

3 Ex.  20.  9.  4.  30.  9.  31. 

* Matt.  12. 10.  Mark  s Matt.  9.  35.  Mark  Ps.  32.  G.  Is.  55. 
3.2.  ch.  6.  7.  & 14.  3.  6.6.  6. 

6 ch.  14.  6.  » Matt.  7.  13.  « Matt.  25.  10. 


9  and  if  it  bear  fruit  thenceforth,  well ; but  if  not, 
thou  shalt  cut  it  down. 

10  And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the  synagogues  on 

11  the  sabbath  day.  And  behold,  a woman  which  had 
a spirit  of  infirmity  eighteen  years  ; and  she  was 
bowed  together,  and  could  in  no  wise  lift  herself  up. 

12  And  when  Jesus  saw  her,  he  called  her,  and  said  to 
her,  Woman,  thou  art  loosed  from  thine  infirmity. 

13  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon  her  : and  immediately 

14  she  was  made  straight,  and  glorified  God.  And  the 
ruler  of  the  synagogue,  being  moved  with  indigna- 
tion because  Jesus  had  healed  on  the  sabbath,  an- 
swered and  said  to  the  multitude.  There  are  six 
days  in  which  men  ought  to  work  : in  them  there- 
fore come  and  be  healed,  and  not  on  the  day  of  the 

15  sabbath.  But  the  Lord  answered  him,  and  said.  Ye 
hypocrites,  doth  not  each  one  of  you  on  the  sabl)ath 
loose  his  ox  or  his  ass  from  the  ^ stall,  and  lead  him 

16  away  to  watering?  And  ought  not  this  woman, 
being  a daughter  of  Abraham,  whom  Satan  had 
bound,  lo,  these  eighteen  years,  to  have  been  loosed 

17  from  this  bond  on  the  day  of  the  sabbath  ? And  as 
he  said  these  things,  all  his  adversaries  were  put  to 
shame  : and  all  the  multitude  rejoiced  for  all  the 
glorious  things  that  were  done  by  him. 


18  He  said  therefore.  Unto  what  is  the  kingdom  of 

19  God  like  ? and  whereunto  shall  I liken  it  ? It  is 
like  unto  a grain  of  mustard  seed,  which  a man 
took,  and  cast  into  his  own  garden  ; and  it  grew, 
and  became  a tree  ; and  the  birds  of  the  heaven 

20  lodged  in  the  branches  thereof.  And  again  he  said, 

21  Whereunto  shall  I liken  the  kingdom  of  God  ? It 
is  like  unto  leaven,  which  a woman  took  and  hid  in 
three  ® measures  of  meal,  till  it  was  all  leavened. 

22  And  he  went  on  his  way  through  cities  and  vil- 
lages, teaching,  and  journeying  on  unto  Jerusalem. 

23  And  one  said  unto  him.  Lord,  are  they  few  that  be 

24  saved  ? And  he  said  unto  them.  Strive  to  enter  in 
by  the  narrow  door  : for  many,  I say  unto  you,  shall 

25  seek  to  enter  in,  and  shall  not  be  ‘^able.  When 
once  the  master  of  the  house  is  risen  up,  and  hath 
shut  to  the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand  without,  and 
to  knock  at  the  door,  saying.  Lord,  open  to  us  ; and 
he  shall  answer  and  say  to  you,  I know  you  not 

26  whence  ye  are  ; then  shall  ye  begin  to  say.  We  did 
eat  and  drink  in  thy  presence,  and  thou  didst  teach 

27  in  our  streets  ; and  he  shall  say,  I tell  you,  I know 
not  whence  ye  are  ; depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers 

28  of  iniquity.  There  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnash- 
ing of  teeth,  when  ye  shall  see  Abraham,  and  Isaac, 
and  Jacob,  and  all  the  prophets,  in  the  kingdom  of 

29  God,  and  yourselves  cast  forth  without.  And  they 
shall  come  from  the  east  and  west,  and  from  the 
north  and  south,  and  shall  ® sit  down  in  the  kingdom 


»3  Ch.  6.  46. 
n Matt.  7.  23.  & 25. 

12. 

>3  ver.  2i5.  Matt.  7. 
23.  & 25.  41. 


10  Ps.  6.  8.  Matt.  25. 

41. 

17  Matt.  8.  12.  & 13. 

42.  & 24.  51. 

18  Matt.  8.  11. 

majiger. 


c See  marginal  note 
on  Matt.  13.  33. 

</  Or,  able,  when 
once. 

e Gr.  recline. 


116 


ST.  LUKE,  XIV. 


30  And,  behold,  there  are  last  which  shall  be  first, 
and  there  are  first  which  shall  be  last. 

31  *Jf  The  same  day  there  came  certain  of  the  Phari- 
sees, saying  unto  him.  Get  thee  out,  and  depart  hence  : 
for  Herod  will  kill  thee. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go  ye,  and  tell  that  fox. 
Behold,  I cast  out  devils,  and  I do  cures  to  day  and  to 
morrow,  and  the  third  day  I shall  be  perfected. 

33  Nevertheless  I must  walk  to  day,  and  to  morrow, 
and  the  day  following  : for  it  cannot  be  that  a prophet 
perish  out  of  Jerusalem. 

34  21 0 Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which  killest  the  pro- 
phets, and  stonest  them  that  are  sent  unto  thee  ; how 
often  would  I have  gathered  thy  children  together,  as  a 
hen  doth  gather  her  brood  under  her  wings,  and  ye  would 
not ! 

35  Behold,  22  your  house  is  left  unto  you  desolate  : and 
verily  I say  unto  you.  Ye  shall  not  see  me,  until  the  time 
come  when  ye  shall  say,  23  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

2 Christ  healeth  the  dropsy  on  the  sabbath:  7 teacheth  humility:  12  to 
feast  the  poor : 15  under  the  parable  of  the  dix^at^Mlipes',  sheweth  hoic 
worldly  minded  men,  who  contemn  the  word  of  God,  shall  be  shut  out 
of  heaven.  25  Those  who  ivill  be  his  disciples,  to  bear  their  cross  must 
make  their  accounts  aforehand,  lest  with  shame  they  revolt  from  him 
afterward,  34  and  become  altogether  unprofitable,  like  salt  that  hath 
lost  his  savour. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  into  the  house  of 
one  of  the  chief  Pharisees  to  eat  bread  on  the 
sabbath  day,  that  they  watched  him. 

2  And,  behold,  there  was  a certain  man  before  him 
which  had  the  dropsy. 

3  And  Jesus  answering  spake  unto  the  lawyers  and 
Pharisees,  saying,  ^ Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath 
day  ? 

4  And  they  held  their  peace.  And  he  took  him,  and 
healed  him,  and  let  him  go  ; 

5  And  answered  them,  saying,  2 Which  of  you  shall 
have  an  ass  or  an  ox  fallen  into  a pit,  and  will  not  straight- 
way pull  him  out  on  the  sabbath  day  ? 

6  And  they  could  not  answer  him  again  to  these 
things. 

7  If  And  he  put  forth  a parable  to  those  which  were 
bidden,  when  he  marked  how  they  chose  out  the  chief 
rooms  ; saying  unto  them, 

8  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any  man  to  a wedding, 
sit  not  down  in  the  highest  room  ; lest  a more  honour- 
able man  than  thou  be  bidden  of  him  ; 

9  And  he  that  bade  thee  and  him  come  and  say  to 
thee.  Give  this  man  place  ; and  thou  begin  with  shame 
to  take  the  lowest  room. 

10  3 But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and  sit  down  in 
the  lowest  room  ; that  when  he  that  bade  thee  cometh, 
he  may  say  unto  thee.  Friend,  go  up  higher  : then  shalt 
thou  have  worship  in  the  presence  of  them  that  sit  at 
meat  with  thee. 

11  ^For  whosoever  exalteth  himself  shall  be  abased  ; 
and  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

12  ^ Then  said  he  also  to  him  that  bade  him,  When 
thou  makest  a dinner  or  a supper,  call  not  thy  friends, 
nor  thy  brethren,  neither  thy  kinsmen,  nor  thy  rich  neigh- 
bours ; lest  they  also  bid  thee  again,  and  a recompence 
be  made  thee. 

19  Matt.  10.  30.  & 20.  22  Lev.  26.  31, 32.  Ps.  21.  9.  Mark  11.  10. 

16.  Mark  10.  31.  69.  25.  Is.  1. 7.  Dan.  ch.  19.  38.  John  12. 

29  Heh.  2.  10.  9.  27.  Mic.  3.  12.  13. 

21  Matt.  23.  37.  23  pg.  ng.  26.  Matt.  1 Matt.  12.  10. 


30  of  God.  And  behold,  there  are  last  which  shall  be 
first,  and  there  are  first  which  shall  be  last. 

31  In  that  very  hour  there  came  certain  Pharisees, 
saying  to  him.  Get  thee  out,  and  go  hence  : for 

32  Herod  would  fain  kill  thee.  And  he  said  unto  them. 
Go  and  say  to  that  fox.  Behold,  I cast  out  ■f  devils 
and  perform  cures  to-day  and  to-morrow,  and  the 

33  third  day  I am  perfected.  Howbeit  I must  go  on 
my  way  to-day  and  to-morrow  and  the  day  follow- 
ing : for  it  cannot  be  that  a prophet  perish  out  of 

34  Jerusalem.  O Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which  killeth 
the  prophets,  and  stoneth  them  that  are  sent  unto 
her  ! how  often  would  I have  gathered  thy  children 
together,  even  as  a hen  gathereth  her  own  brood 

35  under  her  wings,  and  ye  would  not ! Behold,  youl 
house  is  left  unto  you  desolate : and  I say  unto  youj 
Ye  shall  not  see  me,  until  ye  shall  say,  Blessed  is  hd 
that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 


14  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  went  into  the  housF 
of  one  of  the  rulers  of  the  Pharisees  on  a sabbath 

2 to  eat  bread,  that  they  were  watching  him.  And 
behold,  there  was  before  him  a certain  man  which 

3 had  the  dropsy.  And  Jesus  answering  spake  untd 
the  lawyers  and  Pharisees,  saying.  Is  it  lawful  to  heal 

4 on  the  sabbath,  or  not  ? But  they  held  their  peace. 
And  he  took  him,  and  healed  him,  and  let  him  go. 

5 And  he  said  unto  them.  Which  of  you  shall  have  “ an 
ass  or  an  ox  fallen  into  a well,  and  will  not  straight- 

6 way  draw  him  up  on  a sabbath  day  ? And  they  could 
not  answer  again  imto  these  things. 


7 And  he  spake  a parable  unto  those  which  were 
bidden,  when  he  marked  how  they  chose  out  the  chief 

8 seats  ; saying  unto  them.  When  thou  art  bidden  of 
any  man  to  a marriage  feast,  ^ sit  not  down  in  the 
chief  seat  ; lest  haply  a more  honourable  man  than 

9 thou  be  bidden  of  him,  and  he  that  bade  thee  and 
him  shall  come  and  say  to  thee.  Give  this  man  place  ; 
and  then  thou  shalt  begin  with  shame  to  take  the 

10  lowest  place.  But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and  sit 
down  in  the  lowest  place  ; that  when  he  that  hath 
bidden  thee  cometh,  he  may  say  to  thee,  Friend,  go 
up  higher  : then  shalt  thou  have  glory  in  the  pres- 

11  ence  of  all  that  sit  at  meat  with  thee.  For  every 
one  that  exalteth  himself  shall  be  humbled  ; and  he 
that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

12  And  he  said  to  him  also  that  had  bidden  him.  When 
thou  makest  a dinner  or  a supper,  call  not  thy  friends, 
nor  thy  brethren,  nor  thy  kinsmen,  nor  rich  neigh- 
bours ; lest  haply  they  also  bid  thee  again,  and  a 

2 Ex.  23.  5.  Deut.  27.  Pro.  29.  23.  Matt.  a Many  ancient  au- 

22.  4.  ch.  13.  15.  23. 12.  ch.  18. 14.  Jam.  thorities  read  a son. 

3 Pro.  25.  6,  7.  4.  6.  1 Pet.  5.  5.  See  ch.  13.  15. 

* Job  22.  29.  Ps.  18.  / Gr.  demons.  b Gr.  recline  not. 


ST.  LUKE,  XIV, 


117 


13  But  when  thou  makest  a feast,  call  ® the  poor,  the 
maimed,  the  lame,  the  blind  : 

14  And  thou  shalt  be  blessed  ; for  they  cannot  recom- 
pense thee  : for  thou  shalt  be  recompensed  at  the  resur- 
rection of  the  just. 

15  ^ And  when  one  of  them  that  sat  at  meat  with 
him  heard  these  things,  he  said  unto  him,  ® Blessed  is  he 
that  shall  eat  bread  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

16  ’ Then  said  he  unto  him,  A certain  man  made  a 
great  supper,  and  bade  many  : 

17  And  ® sent  his  servant  at  supper  time  to  say  to  them 
that  were  bidden,  Come  ; for  all  things  are  now  ready. 

18  And  they  all  with  one  consent  began  to  make  ex- 
cuse. The  first  said  unto  him,  I have  bought  a piece  of 
groimd,  and  I must  needs  go  and  see  it : I pray  thee  have 
me  excused. 

19  And  another  said,  I have  bought  five  yoke  of  oxen, 
and  I go  to  prove  them  : I pray  thee  have  me  excused. 

20  And  another  said,  I have  married  a wife,  and  there- 
fore I cannot  come. 

21  So  that  servant  came,  and  shewed  his  lord  these 
things.  Then  the  master  of  the  house  being  angry  said 
to  his  servant.  Go  out  quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes 
of  the  city,  and  bring  in  hither  the  poor,  and  the  maimed, 
and  the  halt,  and  the  blind. 

22  And  the  servant  said.  Lord,  it  is  done  as  thou  hast 
commanded,  and  yet  there  is  room. 

23  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  servant.  Go  out  into  the 
highways  and  hedges,  and  compel  them  lo  come  in,  that 
my  house  may  be  filled. 

24  For  I say  unto  you,  ^ That  none  of  those  men  which 
were  bidden  shall  taste  of  my  supper. 

25  ^ And  there  went  great  multitudes  with  h.  n : and 
he  turned,  and  said  unto  them, 

26  If  any  man  come  to  me,  and,  hate  not  his  father, 
and  mother,  and  wife,  and  children,  and  brethren,  and 
sisters,  ^^yea,  and  his  own  life  also,  he  cannot  be  my 
disciple. 

27  And  whosoever  doth  not  bear  his  cross,  and  come 
after  me,  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

28  For  which  of  you,  intending  to  build  a tower, 
sitteth  not  down  first,  and  counteth  the  cost,  whether  he 
have  sujficient  to  finish  it  ? 

29  Lest  haply,  after  he  hath  laid  the  foundation,  and 
is  not  able  to  finish  i7,  all  that  behold  it  begin  to  mock 
him, 

30  Saying,  This  man  began  to  build,  and  was  not  able 
to  finish. 

31  Or  what  king,  going  to  make  war  against  another 
king,  sitteth  not  down  first,  and  consulteth  whether  he 
be  able  with  ten  thousand  to  meet  him  that  cometh 
against  him  with  twenty  thousand  ? 

32  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet  a great  way  off,  he 
sendeth  an  ambassage,  and  desireth  conditions  of  peace. 

33  So  likewise,  whosoever  he  be  of  you  that  forsaketh 
not  all  that  he  hath,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

34  ^ Salt  is  good : but  if  the  salt  have  lost  his 
savour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  seasoned  ? 

35  It  is  neither  fit  for  the  land,  nor  yet  for  the  dung- 
/ hill ; but  men  cast  it  out.  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let 

him  hear. 

6 Neh.  8.  10,  12.  « Pro.  9.  2,  5.  lo  Dent.  13.  6.  & 33. 

« Rev.  19.  9.  » Matt.  21.  43.  & 22.  9.  Matt.  10.  37. 

» Matt.  22.  2.  8.  Acts  13.  46.  “ Rom.  9. 13. 


recompense  be  made  thee.  But  when  thou  makest  a 
feast,  bid  the  poor,  the  maimed,  the  lame,  the  blind  : 
and  thou  shalt  be  blessed  ; because  they  have  not 
wherewith  to  recompense  thee  : for  thou  shalt  be 
recompensed  in  the  resurrection  of  the  just. 

And  when  one  of  them  that  sat  at  meat  with  him 
heard  these  things,  he  said  unto  him,  Blessed  is  he 
that  shall  eat  bread  in  the  kingdom  of  God.  But  he 
said  unto  him,  A certain  man  made  a great  supper  ; 
and  he  bade  many  : and  he  sent  forth  his  ‘^servant  at 
supper  time  to  say  to  them  that  were  bidden.  Come  ; 
for  all  things  are  now  ready.  And  they  all  with  one 
consent  began  to  make  excuse.  The  first  said  unto 
him,  I have  bought  a field,  and  I must  needs  go  out 
and  see  it : I pray  thee  have  me  excused.  And  an- 
other said,  J have  bought  five  yoke  of  oxen,  and  I go 
to  prove  tb  nn  : I pray  thee  have  me  excused.  And 
another  said,  I have  married  a wife,  and  therefore  I 
cannot  ccme.  And  the  ‘^servant  came,  and  told  his 
lord  these  things.  Then  the  master  of  the  house 
being  angry  said  to  his  servant,  Go  out  quickly 
into,  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the  city,  and  bring  in 
hither  the  poor  and  maimed  and  blind  and  lame. 
And  the  servant  said.  Lord,  what  thou  didst  com- 
mand is  done,  and  yet  there  is  room.  And  the  lord 
said  unto  the  servant.  Go  out  into  the  highways  and 
hedges,  and  constrain  them  to  come  in,  that  my  house 
may  be  filled.  For  I say  unto  you,  that  none  of  those 
men  which  were  bidden  shall  taste  of  my  supper. 


Now  there  went  with  him  great  multitudes  : and 
he  turned,  and  said  unto  them,  If  any  man  cometh 
unto  me,  and  hateth  not  his  own  father,  and  mother, 
and  wife,  and  children,  and  brethren,  and  sisters,  yea, 
and  his  own  life  also,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple.  Whoso- 
ever doth  not  bear  his  own  cross,  and  come  after  me, 
cannot  be  my  disciple.  For  which  of  you,  desiring  to 
build  a tower,  doth  not  first  sit  dowji  and  count  the 
cost,  whether  he  have  wherewith  to  complete  it  ? Lest 
haply,  when  he  hath  laid  a foundation,  and  is  not 
able  to  finish,  all  that  behold  begin  to  mock  him, 
saying.  This  man  began  to  build,  and  was  not  able  to 
finish.  Or  what  king,  as  he  goeth  to  encounter 
another  king  in  war,  will  not  sit  down  first  and  take 
counsel  whether  he  is  able  with  ten  thousand  to  meet 
him  that  cometh  against  him  with  twenty  thousand  ? 
Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet  a great  way  off,  he 
sendeth  an  ambassage,  and  asketh  conditions  of  peace. 
So  therefore  whosoever  he  be  of  you  that  renounceth 
not  all  that  he  hath,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple.  Salt 
therefore  is  good  : but  if  even  the  salt  have  lost  its 
savour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  seasoned  ? It  is  fit 
neither  for  the  land  nor  for  the  dunghill  : men  cast 
it  out.  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 


Rev.  12.  11.  8.  34.  ch.  9.  23.  2 Tim.  Matt.  6.  13.  Mark 

Matt.  16. 24.  Mark  3.  12.  9.  50. 

w Pro.  24.  27.  c Gr.  bond-servant. 


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ST.  LUKE,  XV. 


CHAPTER  XV. 


The  parable  of  the  lost  sheep : 8 of  the  piece  of  silver : 11  of  the 
prodigal  son. 


Then  ^drew  near  unto  him  all  the  publicans  and 
sinners  for  to  hear  him. 

2 And  the  Pharisees  and  scribes  murmured,  saying, 
This  man  receiveth  sinners,  ^ ai  d eateth  with  them. 

3 ^ And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  them,  saying, 

4 3 What  man  of  you,  having  an  hundred  sheep,  if  he 
lose  one  of  them,  doth  not  leave  the  ninety  and  nine  in 
the  wilderness,  and  go  after  that  which  is  lost,  until  he 
find  it  ? 

5 And  when  he  hath  found  ity  he  layeth  it  on  his 
shoulders,  rejoicing. 

6 And  when  he  cometh  home,  he  calleth  together  his 
friends  and  neighbours,  saying  unto  th».  m,  Rejoice  with 
me  ; for  I have  found  my  sheep  ^ which  was  lost. 

7 I say  unto  you,  that  likewise  joy  shail  be  in  heaven 
over  one  sinner  that  repenteth,  ® more  than  over  ninety 
and  nine  just  persons,  which  need  no  repentcince. 

8 •[[  Either  what  woman  having  ten  pieces  of  silver, 
if  she  lose  one  piece,  doth  not  light  a candle,  ai>d  sweep 
the  house,  and  seek  diligently  till  she  find  it  ^ 

9 And  when  she  hath  found  it,  she  calleth  her  friends 
and  her  neighbours  together,  saying,  Rejoice  with  nxe  ; 
for  I have  found  the  piece  which  I had  lost. 

10  Likewise,  I say  unto  you,  there  is  joy  in  the 
presence  of  the  angels  of  God  over  one  sinner  that 
repenteth. 

11  H And  he  said,  A certain  man  had  two  sons  : 

^ 12  And  the  younger  of  them  said  to  his  father,  Father, 

give  me  the  portion  of  goods  that  falleth  to  me.  And  he 
divided  unto  them  ® his  living. 

13  And  not  many  days  after  the  younger  son  gathered 
all  together,  and  took  his  journey  into  a far  country,  and 
there  wasted  his  substance  with  riotous  living. 

14  And  when  he  had  spent  all,  there  arose  a mighty 
famine  in  that  land  ; and  he  began  to  be  in  want. 

15  And  he  went  and  joined  himself  to  a citizen  of  that 
country  ; and  he  sent  him  into  his  fields  to  feed  swine. 

16  And  he  would  fain  have  filled  his  belly  with  the 
husks  that  the  swine  did  eat : and  no  man  gave  unto 
him. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  himself,  he  said.  How  many 
hired  servants  of  my  father’s  have  bread  enough  and  to 
spare,  and  I perish  with  hunger ! 

18  I will  arise  and  go  to  my  father,  and  will  say  unto 
him.  Father,  I have  sinned  against  heaven,  and  before 
thee, 

19  And  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son  : 
make  me  as  one  of  thy  hired  servants. 

20  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his  father.  But  when 
he  was  yet  a great  way  off,  his  father  saw  him,  and  had 
compassion,  and  ran,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  kissed 
him. 

21  And  the  son  said  unto  him.  Father,  I have  sinned 
gainst  heaven,  ^and  in  thy  sight,  and  am  no  more  wor- 
hy  to  be  called  thy  son. 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his  servants.  Bring  forth  the 
est  robe,  and  put  it  on  him  ; and  put  a ring  on  his  hand, 
and  shoes  on  his  feet : 

23  And  bring  hither  the  fatted  calf,  and  kill  it;  and 
let  us  eat,  and  be  merry  : 

1! 


1 Matt.  9.  10. 

2 Acts  11.  3.  Gal.  2. 

12. 

3 Matt.  18.  12. 


4 1 Pet.  2.  10,  25. 
e ch.  5.  32. 

6 Mark  12.  44. 


7 Acts  2.  39.  Eph. 
2.  13,  17. 

8 Ps.  51.  4. 

a Gr.  drachma,  a 


15  Now  all  the  publicans  and  sinners  were  drawing 

2 near  unto  him  for  to  hear  him.  And  both  the  Phar- 
isees and  the  scribes  murmured,  saying.  This  man 
receiveth  sinners,  and  eateth  with  them. 

3 And  he  spake  unto  them  this  parable,  saying, 

4 What  man  of  you,  having  a hundred  sheep,  and 
having  lost  one  of  them,  doth  not  leave  the  ninety 
and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and  go  after  that  which 

5 is  lost,  until  he  find  it  ? And  when  he  hath  found 

6 it,  he  layeth  it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing.  And 
when  he  cometh  home,  he  calleth  together  his 
friends  and  his  neighbours,  saying  unto  them.  Re- 
joice with  me,  for  I have  found  my  sheep  which 

7 was  lost.  I say  unto  you,  that  even  so  there  shall 

"be  joy  in  heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth, 

more  than  over  ninety  and  nine  righteous  persons, 
which  need  no  repentance. 

8 Or  what  woman  having  ten  “pieces  of  silver,  if 
she  lose  one  piece,  doth  not  light  a lamp,  and  sweep 
the  house,  and  seek  diligently  until  she  find  it  ? 

9 And  when  she  hath  found  it,  she  calleth  together 
her  friends  and  neighbours,  saying.  Rejoice  with 
me,  for  I have  found  the  piece  which  I had  lost. 

10  Even  so,  I say  unto  you,  there  is  joy  in  the  presence 
of  the  angels  of  God  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth. 

11  1?  And  he  said,  A certain  man  had  two  sons  : and 
the  younger  of  them  said  to  his  father.  Father,  give 
me  tho  portion  of  ^ thy  substance  that  falleth  to  me. 

13  And  ho  divided  unto  them  his  living.  And  not 
many  days  ^af ter  the  younger  son  gathered  all  to- 
gether, and  took  his  journey  into  a far  country  ; and 
there  he  wasted  his  substance  with  riotous  living. 

14  And  when  he  had  sperjt  aIl,Ahefe*  arose  a mighty 
famine  in  that  country  ; and  he  began  to  be  in  want. 

15  And  he  went  and  joined  himself  to  one  of  the  citi- 
zens of  that  country  ; and  he  sent  him  into  his  fields 

16  to  feed  swine.  And  he  would  fain  have  been  filled 
with  the  husks  that  the  swine  did  eat : and  no  man 

17  gave  unto  him.  But  when  he  came  to  himself  he 
said.  How  many  hired  servants  of  my  father’s  have 
bread  enough  and  to  spare,  and  I perish  here  with 

18  hunger  ! I will  arise  and  go  to  my  father,  and  will 
say  unto  him.  Father,  I have  sinned  against  heavOn, 

19  and  in  thy  sight  : I am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called 
thy  son  : make  me  as  one  of  thy  hired  servants. 

20  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his  father.  But  while 
he  was  yet  afar  off,  his  father  saw  him,  and  was 
moved  with  compassion,  and  ran,  and  fell  on  his 

21  neck,  and  kissed  him.  And  the  son  said  unto  him. 
Father,  I have  sinned  against  heaven,  and  in  thy 
sight : I am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son.® 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his  ^ servants.  Bring  forth 
quickly  the  best  robe,  and  put  it  on  him  ; and  put  a 

23  ring  on  his  hand,  and  shoes  on  his  feet : and  bring 
the  fatted  calf,  and  kill  it,  and  let  us  eat,  and  make 


coin  worth  about  eight 
pence. 
h Gr.  the. 

c Gr.  the  pods  of  the 


carob  tree. 

d Gr.  kissed  him 
much. 

e Some  ancient  au- 


thorities add  make  i 
as  one  of  thy  hir 
servants.  See  ver.  1 
/Gr.  bond-servant 


ST.  LUKE,  XVI. 


11. 


24  ® For  this  my  son  was  dead,  and  is  alive  again  ; he 
was  lost,  and  is  found.  And  they  began  to  be  merry. 

25  Now  his  elder  son  was  in  the  field  : and  as  he 
came  and  drew  nigh  to  the  house,  he  heard  musick  and 
dancing. 

26  And  he  called  one  of  the  servants,  and  asked  what 
these  things  meant. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thy  brother  is  come  ; and 
thy  father  hath  killed  the  fatted  calf,  because  he  hath 
received  him  safe  and  sound. 

28  And  he  was  angry,  and  would  not  go  in  : there- 
fore came  his  father  out,  and  intreated  him. 

29  And  he  answering  said  to  his  father,  Lo,  these 
many  years  do  I serve  thee,  neither  transgressed  I at 
any  time  thy  commandment ; and  yet  thou  never  gavest 
me  a kid,  that  I might  make  merry  with  my  friends  : 

30  But  as  soon  as  this  thy  son  was  come,  which  hath 
devoured  thy  living  with  harlots,  thou  hast  killed  for 
him  the  fatted  calf. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him.  Son,  thou  art  ever  with  me, 
and  all  that  I have  is  thine. 

32  It  was  meet  that  we  should  make  merry,  and  be 
glad  : for  this  thy  brother  was  dead,  and  is  alive 
again  ; and  was  lost,  and  is  found. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 The  parable  of  the  unjust  steward.  14  Christ  reproveth  the  hypocrisy 
of  the  covetous  Pharisees.  19  The  rich  glutton,  and  Lazarus  the 
beggar. 

And  he  said  also  unto  his  disciples.  There  was  a 
certain  rich  man,  which  had  a steward ; and  the 
same  was  accused  unto  him  that  he  had  wasted  his 
goods. 

2  And  he  called  him,  and  said  unto  him.  How  is  it 
that  I hear  this  of  thee  ? give  an  account  of  thy  stew- 
ardship ; for  thou  mayest  be  no  longer  steward. 

3  Then  the  steward  said  within  himself.  What  shall 
I do  ? for  my  lord  taketh  away  from  me  the  steward- 
ship : I cannot  dig  ; to  beg  I am  ashamed. 

4  I am  resolved  what  to  do,  that,  when  I am  put  out 
of  the  stewardship,  they  may  receive  me  into  their 
houses. 

5  So  he  called  every  one  of  his  lord’s  debtors  unto 
him,  and  said  unto  the  first.  How  much  owest  thou  unto 
my  lord  ? 

6  And  he  said.  An  hundred  measures  of  oil.  And  he 
said  unto  him.  Take  thy  bill,  and  sit  down  quickly,  and 
write  fifty. 

7  Then  said  he  to  another.  And  how  much  owest 
thou  ? And  he  said,  An  hundred  measures  of  wheat. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  thy  bill,  and  write  four- 
score. 

8  And  the  lord  commended  the  unjust  steward,  be- 
cause he  had  done  wisely  : for  the  children  of  this  world 
are  in  their  generation  wiser  than  ^ the  children  of  light. 

9  And  I say  unto  you,  ^ Make  to  yourselves  friends 
of  the  mammon  of  unrighteousness  ; that,  when  ye  fail, 
they  may  receive  you  into  everlasting  habitations. 

10  2 He  that  is  faithful  in  that  which  is  least  is  faith- 
ful also  in  much  : and  he  that  is  unjust  in  the  least  is 
unjust  also  in  much. 

11  If  therefore  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in  the  un- 
righteous mammon,  who  will  commit  to  your  trust  the 
true  riches  ^ 

» ver.  32.  Eph.  2. 1.  2 Dan.  4.27.  Matt.  3 Matt.  25.  21.  ch. 

& 5.  14.  Rev.  3.  1.  6. 19.  & 19.  21.  ch.  11.  19.  17. 

ver.  24.  41.  1 Tim.  6.  17,  18,  Gr.  bnv'l-sfrvants. 

1 John  12.  38.  Eph.  19.  h Gr.  Child. 

6.  8.  1 Thess.  5.  5.  a Gr.  baths,  the  bath 


24  merry  : itbr  this  my  son  was  dead,  and  is  alive 
again  ; . he  was  lost,  and  is  found.  And  they  be- 

25  gan  to  be  merry.  Now  his  elder  son  was  in  the 
field  : and  as  he  came  and  drew  nigh  to  the  house, 

26  he  heard  music  and  dancing.  And  he  called  to  him 
one  of  the  s'  servants,  and  inquired  what  these  things 

27  might  be.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thy  brother  is 
come  ; and  thy  father  hath  killed  the  fatted  calf, 

28  because  he  hath  received  him  safe  and  sound.  But 
he  was  angry,  and  would  not  go  in  : and  his  father 

29  came  out,  and  intreated  him.  But  he  answered  and 
said  to  his  father,  Lo,  these  many  years  do  I serve 
thee,  and  I never  transgressed  a commandment  of 
thine ; and  yet  thou  never  gavest  me  a kid,  that  I 

30  might  make  merry  with  my  friends  : but  when  this 
thy  son  came,  which  hath  devoured  thy  living  with 

31  harlots,  thou  killedst  for  him  the  fatted  calf.  And  he 
said  unto  him,  ^ Son,  thou  art  ever  with  me,  and  all 

32  that  is  mine  is  thine.  But  it  was  meet  to  make 
merry  and  be  glad  : for  this  thy  brother  was  de?d, 
and  is  alive  again  ; and  was  lost,  and  is  found. 


16  And  he  said  also  unto  the  disciples.  There  was  a 
certain  rich  man,  which  had  a steward  ; and  the 
same  was  accused  unto  him  that  he  was  wasting  his 

2 goods.  And  he  called  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
What  is  this  that  I hear  of  thee  ? render  the  ac- 
count of  thy  stewardship  ; for  thou  canst  be  no 

3 longer  steward.  And  the  steward  said  within  himself. 
What  shall  I do,  seeing  that  my  lord  taketh  away 
the  stewardship  from  me  ? I have  not  strength  to 

4 dig  ; to  beg  I am  ashamed.  I am  resolved  what  to 
do,  that,  when  I am  put  out  of  the  stewardship,  they 

5 may  receive  me  into  their  houses.  And  calling  to 
him  each  one  of  his  lord’s  debtors,  he  said  to  the 

6 first.  How  much  owest  thou  unto  my  lord  ? And 
he  said,  A hundred  ® measures  of  oil.  And  he  said 
unto  him,  Take  thy  ^ bond,  and  sit  down  quickly  and 

7 write  fifty.  Then  said  he  to  another.  And  how  much 
owest  thou  ? And  he  said,  A hundred  measures  of 
wheat.  He  saith  unto  him.  Take  thy  ^bond,  and 

8 write  fourscore.  And  his  lord  commended  ^ the  un- 
righteous steward  because  he  had  done  wisely  : for 
the  sons  of  this  ^ world  are  for  their  own  generation 

9 wiser  than  the  sons  of  the  light.  And  I say  unto  you. 
Make  to  yourselves  friends  ' by  means  of  the  mam- 
mon of  unrighteousness  ; that,  when  it  shall  fail, 
they  may  receive  you  into  the  eternal  tabernacles. 

10  He  that  is  faithful  in  a very  little  is  faithful  also  in 
much  : and  he  that  is  unrighteous  in  a very  little  is 

11  unrighteous  also  in  much.  If  therefore  ye  have  not 
been  faithful  in  the  unrighteous  mammon,  who  will 


being  a Hebrew  mea-  c Gr.  cars,  the  cor  d Gr.  the  steward  of 
sure.  See  Ezek.  45.  being  a Hebrew  mea-  unrighteousness. 

10,  11,  14.  sure.  See  Ezek.  45.  e Or,  age. 

b Gr.  writings.  14.  /Gr.  out  of. 


ST.  LUKE,  XVI. 


12  And  if  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in  i;hat  which  is 
uother  man’s,  who  shall  give  you  that  which  is  your 
vn  ? 

13  Tf  ^ No  servant  can  serve  two  masters  : for  either 
.e  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the  other  ; or  else  he  will 
Lold  to  the  one,  and  despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve 
Jod  and  mammon. 

14  And  the  Pharisees  also,  ® who  were  covetous,  heard 
11  these  things  : and  they  derided  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  they  which  ® jus- 
ify  yourselves  before  men  ; but  God  knoweth  your 
earts  : for  ® that  which  is  highly  esteemed  among  men 
1 abomination  in  the  sight  of  God. 

16  ® The  law  and  the  prophets  were  until  John  : since 
lat  time  the  kingdom  of  God  is  preached,  and  every 
lan  presseth  into  it. 

17  And  it  is  easier  for  heaven  and  earth  to  pass, 
lin  one  tittle  of  the  law  to  fail. 

18  Whosoever  putteth  away  his  wife,  and  marrieth 
Piother,  committeth  adultery  : and  whosoever  marrieth 

i^ier  that  is  put  away  from  her  husband  committeth  adul- 
tery. 

19  ^ There  was  a certain  rich  man,  which  was 
^ clothed  in  purple  and  fine  linen,  and  fared  sumptuously 
every  day : 

20  And  there  was  a certain  beggar  named  Lazarus, 
which  was  laid  at  his  gate,  full  of  sores, 

21  And  desiring  to  be  fed  with  the  crumbs  which  fell 
from  the  rich  man’s  table  : moreover  the  dogs  came  and 
licked  his  sores. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  beggar  died,  and 
was  carried  by  the  angels  into  Abraham’s  bosom  : the 
rich  man  also  died,  and  was  buried  ; 

23  And  in  hell  he  lift  up  his  eyes,  being  in  torments, 
and  seeth  Abraham  afar  off,  and  Lazarus  in  his  bosom. 

24  And  he  cried  and  said,  Prather  Abraham,  have 
mercy  on  me,  and  send  Lazarus,  that  he  may  dip  the 
tip  of  his  finger  in  water,  and  cool  my  tongue  ; for  I 
am  tormented  in  this  flame. 

25  But  Abraham  said.  Son,  remember  that  thou  in 
thy  lifetime  receivedst  thy  good  things,  and  likewise 
Lazarus  evil  things  : but  now  he  is  comforted,  and  thou 
art  tormented. 

26  And  beside  all  this,  between  us  and  you  there  is  a 
great  gulf  fixed  : so  that  they  which  would  pass  from 
hence  to  you  cannot ; neither  can  they  pass  to  us,  that 
would  come  from  thence. 

27  Then  he  said,  I pray  thee  therefore,  father,  that 
thou  wouldest  send  him  to  my  father’s  house  : 

28  For  I have  five  brethren  ; that  he  may  testify  unto 
them,  lest  they  also  come  into  this  place  of  torment. 

29  Abraham  saith  unto  him,  They  have  Moses  and 
the  prophets  ; let  them  hear  them. 

30  And  he  said.  Nay,  father  Abraham  : but  if  one 
pent  unto  them  from  the  dead,  they  will  repent, 
f 31  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  they  hear  not  Moses  and 
ithe  prophets,  neither  will  they  be  persuaded,  though 
|)ne  rose  from  the  dead. 

< Matt.  6.  24. 

6  Matt.  23.  14. 

6 ch.  10.  29. 

7  Ps.  7.  9. 

8  1 Sam.  16.  7. 


12  commit  to  your  trust  the  true  riches?  And  if  ye 
have  not  been  faithful  in  that  which  is  another’s, 

13  who  will  give  you  that  which  is  ^^your  own?  No 
* servant  can  serve  two  masters  ; for  either  he  will 
hate  the  one,  and  love  the  other  ; or  else  he  will 
hold  to  one,  and  despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve 
God  and  mammon. 

14  And  the  Pharisees,  who  were  lovers  of  money, 
heard,  all  these  things  ; and  they  scoffed  at  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  they  that  justify 
yourselves  in  the  sight  of  men  ; but  God  knoweth 
your  hearts  : for  that  which  is  exalted  among  men 

16  is  an  abomination  in  the  sight  of  God.  The  law  and 
the  prophets  were  until  John  : from  that  time  the 
gospel  of  the  kingdom  of  God  is  preached,  and  every 

17  man  entereth  violently  into  it.  But  it  is  easier  for 
heaven  and  earth  to  pass  away,  than  for  one  tittle  of 

18  the  law  to  fall.  Every  one  that  putteth  away  his 
wife,  and  marrieth  another,  committeth  adultery  : 
and  he  that  marrieth  one  that  is  put  away  from  a 
husband  committeth  adultery. 

19  Now  there  was  a certain  rich  man,  and  he  was 
clothed  in  purple  and  fine  linen,  * faring  sumptuously 

20  every  day  : and  a certain  beggar  named  Lazarus  was 

21  laid  at  his  gate,  full  of  sores,  and  desiring  to  be  fed 
with  the  crumbs  that  fell  from  the  rich  man’s  table  ; 

22  yea,  even  the  dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  that  the  beggar  died,  and  that  he 
was  carried  away  by  the  angels  into  Abraham’s 
bosom  : and  the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was  buried. 

23  And  in  Hades  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  being  in  tor- 
ments, and  seeth  Abraham  afar  off,  and  Lazarus  in 

24  his  bosom.  And  he  cried  and  said,  Father  Abra- 
ham, have  mercy  on  me,  and  send  Lazarus,  that  he 
may  dip  the  tip  of  his  finger  in  water,  and  cool  my 

25  tongue  ; for  I am  in  anguish  in  this  flame.  But 
Abraham  said,  j Son,  remember  that  thou  in  thy  life- 
time receivedst  thy  good  things,  and  Lazarus  in  like 
manner  evil  things  : but  now  here  he  is  comforted, 

26  and  thou  art  in  anguish.  And  ^ beside  all  this,  be- 
tween us  and  you  there  is  a great  gulf  fixed,  that 
they  which  would  pass  from  hence  to  you  may  not 
be  able,  and  that  none  may  cross  over  from  thence  to 

27  us.  And  he  said,  I pray  thee  therefore,  father,  that 

28  thou  wouldest  send  him  to  my  father’s  house  ; for  I 
have  five  brethren  ; that  he  may  testify  unto  them, 

29  lest  they  also  come  into  this  place  of  torment.  But 
Abraham  saith.  They  have  Moses  and  the  prophets  ; 

30  let  them  hear  them.  And  he  said.  Nay,  father 
Abraham  : but  if  one  go  to  them  from  the  dead,  they 

31  will  repent.  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  they  hear 
not  Moses  and  the  prophets,  neither  will  they  be  per- 
suaded, if  one  rise  from  the  dead. 


9 Matt.  4.  17.  & 11.  Matt.  5.  32.  & 19.  n Job  21.  13.  ch.  6.  g Some  ancient  au-  and  splendour  every 

12,13.  ch.  7.  29.  9.  Mark  10.  11.  1 Cor.  24.  thorities  read  owr  own.  day. 

10  Ps.  102. 26, 27.  Is.  7.  10,  11.  is  Is.  8.  20.  & 34.  16.  h Gr.  household-ser-  j Gr.  Child. 

40.  8.  & 51.  6.  Matt.  12  Zech.  14.  12.  John  6.  39,  45.  Acts  vant.  k Or,  in  all  these 

5.  18.  1 Pet.  1.  25.  10  Is.  66.  24.  Mark  15.  21.  & 17.  11.  i Or,  living  in  mirth  things, 

9.  44,  &c.  10  John  12.  10,  11. 


ST.  LUKE,  XVII. 


121 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Christ  ieacheth  to  avoid  occasions  of  offence.  3 One  to  forgive  another. 
6 Tlve  power  of  faith.  7 How  we  are  bound  to  God,  and  not  he  to  us. 
11  He  healeth  ten  lepers.  22  Of  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  the  coming 
of  the  Son  of  man. 

Then  said  he  unto  the  disciples,  ^ It  is  impossible 
hut  that  offences  will  come  : but  woe  unto  him, 
through  whom  they  come  ! 

2  It  were  better  for  him  that  a millstone  were  hanged 
about  his  neck,  and  he  cast  into  the  sea,  than  that  he 
should  offend  one  of  these  little  ones. 

3  ^ Take  heed  to  yourselves  : ^ If  thy  brother  tres- 
pass against  thee,  * rebuke  him  ; and  if  he  repent,  for- 
give him. 

4  And  if  he  trespass  against  thee  seven  times  in  a 
day,  and  seven  times  in  a day  turn  again  to  thee,  say- 
ing, I repent ; thou  shalt  forgive  him. 

5  And  the  apostles  said  unto  the  Lord,  Increase  our 
faith. 

6  ^ And  the  Lord  said.  If  ye  had  faith  as  a grain  of 
mustard  seed,  ye  might  say  unto  this  sycamine  tree,  Be 
thou  plucked  up  by  the  root,  and  be  thou  planted  in  the 
sea  ; and  it  should  obey  you. 

7  But  which  of  you,  having  a servant  plowing  or 
feeding  cattle,  will  say  unto  him  by  and  by,  when  he  is 
come  from  the  field.  Go  and  sit  down  to  meat  ? 

8  And  will  not  rather  say  unto  him.  Make  ready 
wherewith  I may  sup,  and  gird  thyself,  ® and  serve  me, 
till  I have  eaten  and  drunken  ; and  afterward  thou 
shalt  eat  and  drink  ? 

9  Doth  he  thank  that  servant  because  he  did  the 
things  that  were  commanded  him  ? I trow  not. 

10  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  have  done  all  those 
things  which  are  commanded  you,  say.  We  are  ® unpro- 
fitable servants  : we  have  done  that  which  was  our  duty 
to  do. 

11  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  to  Jerusalem, 
that  he  passed  through  the  midst  of  Samaria  and  Gal- 
ilee. 

12  And  as  he  entered  into  a certain  village,  there 
met  him  ten  men  that  were  lepers,  ® which  stood  afar 
off  : 

13  And  they  lifted  up  their  voices,  and  said,  Jesus, 
Master,  have  mercy  on  us. 

14  And  when  he  saw  them,  he  said  unto  them,  ® Go 
shew  yourselves  unto  the  priests.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that,  as  they  went,  they  were  cleansed. 

15  And  one  of  them,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  healed, 
turned  back,  and  with  a loud  voice  glorified  God, 

16  And  fell  down  on  his  face  at  his  feet,  giving  him 
thanks  : and  he  was  a Samaritan. 

17  And  Jesus  answering  said.  Were  there  not  ten 
cleansed  ? but  where  are  the  nine  ? 

18  There  are  not  found  that  returned  to  give  glory 
to  God,  save  this  stranger. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him.  Arise,  go  thy  way  : thy 
faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 

20  ^ And  when  he  was  demanded  of  the  Pharisees, 
when  the  kingdom  of  God  should  come,  he  answered 
them  and  said.  The  kingdom  of  God  cometh  not  with 
observation  : 

21  Neither  shall  they  say,  Lo  here  ! or,  lo  there  ! 
for,  behold,  the  kingdom  of  God  is  within  you. 


17  And  he  said  unto  his  disciples.  It  is  impossible  but 
that  occasions  of  stumbling  should  come  : but  woe 

2 unto  him,  through  whom  they  come  ! It  were  well 
for  him  if  a millstone  were  hanged  about  his  neck, 
and  he  were  thrown  into  the  sea,  rather  than  that  he 
should  cause  one  of  these  little  ones  to  stumble. 

3 Take  heed  to  yourselves  : if  thy  brother  sin,  rebuke 

4 him  ; and  if  he  repent,  forgive  him.  And  if  he  sin 
against  thee  seven  times  in  the  day,  and  seven  times 
turn  again  to  thee,  saying,  I repent ; thou  shalt  for- 
give him. 

5 And  the  apostles  said  unto  the  Lord,  Increase  our 

6 faith.  And  the  Lord  said.  If  ye  have  faith  as  a 
grain  of  mustard  seed,  ye  would  say  unto  this  syca- 
mine tree.  Be  thou  rooted  up,  and  be  thou  planted  in 

7 the  sea  ; and  it  would  have  obeyed  you.  But  who  is 
there  of  you,  having  a « servant  plowing  or  keeping 
sheep,  that  will  say  unto  him,  when  he  is  come  in 
from  the  field.  Come  straightway  and  sit  down  to 

8 meat ; and  will  not  rather  say  unto  him,  Make  ready 
wherewith  I may  sup,  and  gird  thyself,  and  serve 
me,  till  I have  eaten  and  drunken  ; and  afterward 

9 thou  shalt  eat  and  drink  ? Doth  he  thank  the 
“ servant  because  he  did  the  things  that  were  com- 

10  manded  ? Even  so  ye  also,  when  ye  shall  ha'^'e  done 
all  the  things  that  are  commanded  you,  say.  We  are 
unprofitable  ^ servants  ; we  have  done  that  which  it 
was  our  duty  to  do. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  ® as  they  were  on  the  way 
to  Jerusalem,  that  he  was  passing  ^ through  the  midst 

12  of  Samaria  and  Galilee.  And  as  he  entered  into  a 
certain  village,  there  met  him  ten  men  that  were 

13  lepers,  which  stood  afar  off  : and  they  lifted  up  their 
voices,  saying,  Jesus,  Master,  have  mercy  on  us. 

14  And  when  he  saw  them,  he  said  unto  them.  Go  and 
shew  yourselves  unto  the  priests.  And  it  came  to 

15  pass,  as  they  went,  they  were  cleansed.  And  one  of 
them,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  healed,  turned  back, 

16  with  a loud  voice  glorifying  God  ; and  he  fell  upon 
his  face  at  his  feet,  giving  him  thanks  : and  he  was 

17  a Samaritan.  And  Jesus  answering  said.  Were  not 

18  the  ten  cleansed  ? but  where  are  the  nine  ? « Were 

there  none  found  that  returned  to  give  glory  to 

19  God,  save  this  stranger  ? And  he  said  unto  him. 
Arise,  and  go  thy  way  : thy  faith  hath  s made  thee 
whole. 


20  And  being  asked  by  the  Pharisees,  when  the  king- 
dom of  God  cometh,  he  answered  them  and  said, 
The  kingdom  of  God  cometh  not  with  observation  : 

21  neither  shall  tliey  say,  Lo,  here  ! or,  There  ! for  lo, 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  ''  within  you. 


1 Matt.  18.  6,  7.  Mark 
9.  42.  1 Cor.  11.  19. 

2 Matt.  18.  15,  21. 

3 Lev.  19.  17.  Pro. 
17.  10.  Jam.  5.  19. 

* Matt.  17.  20.  & 21. 


21.  Mark  9.  23.  & 11. 
23. 

c ch.  12.  37. 

« Job  22.  3.  & 35.  7. 
Ps.  16.  2.  Matt.  2.5. 
30.  Rom.  3.  12.  & 11. 


3.5.  1 Cor.  9.  16,  17. 
Philein.  11. 

^ch.  9.  51,52.  John 
4.  4. 

8 Lev.  13.  46. 


'•>  Lev.  13.  2.  & 14.  2. 
Matt.  8.  4.  ch.  5.  14. 

10  Matt.  9.  22.  Mark 
5.  34.  & 10.  52.  ch.  7. 
60.  & 8.  48.  & 18.  42. 

21  ver.  23. 


12  Rom.  14.  17. 

a Gr.  bondservant, 
b Gr.  bondservants, 
c Or,  as  he  was. 
d Or,  between, 
e Or,  There  were 


none  found  . . . save 
this  stranger, 
f Or,  alien, 
g Or,  saved  thee, 
h Or,  in  the  midst  of 
you. 


122 


ST.  LUKE,  XVHL 


22  And  he  said  unto  the  disciples,  ^^The  days  will 
come,  when  ye  shall  desire  to  see  one  of  the  days  of 
the  Son  of  man,  and  ye  shall  not  see  it. 

23  i^And  they  shall  say  to  you.  See  here  ; or,  see 
there  : go  not  after  them,  nor  follow  them. 

24  For  as  the  lightning,  that  lighteneth  out  of  the 
one  part  under  heaven,  shineth  unto  the  other  par^  under 
heaven  ; so  shall  also  the  Son  of  man  be  in  his  day. 

25  But  first  must  he  suffer  many  things,  and  be  re- 
jected of  this  generation. 

26  And  as  it  was  in  the  days  of  Noe,  so  shall  it  be 
also  in  the  days  of  the  Son  of  man. 

27  They  did  eat,  they  drank,  they  married  wives, 
they  were  given  in  marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noe 
entered  into  the  ark,  and  the  flood  came,  and  destroyed 
them  all. 

28  Likewise  also  as  it  was  in  the  days  of  Lot ; they 
did  eat,  they  drank,  they  bought,  they  sold,  they  planted, 
they  builded  ; 

29  But  the  same  day  that  Lot  went  out  of  Sodom 
it  rained  fire  and  brimstone  from  heaven,  and  destroyed 
them  all. 

30  Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  the  day  when  the  Son  of 
man  is  revealed. 

31  In  that  day,  he  which  shall  be  upon  the  house- 
top, and  his  stuff  in  the  house,  let  him  not  come  down 
to  take  it  away  : and  he  that  is  in  the  field,  let  him  like- 
wise not  return  back. 

32  Remember  Lot’s  wife. 

33  Whosoever  shall  seek  to  save  his  life  shall  lose 
it ; and  who'^oevor  shall  lose  his  life  shall  preserve  it. 

34  I tell  you,  in  that  night  there  shall  be  two  men 
in  one  bed  ; the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  shall 
be  left. 

35  Two  women  shall  be  grinding  together  ; the  one 
shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

36  Two  men  shall  be  in  the  field  ; the  one  shall  be 
taken,  and  the  other  left. 

37  And  they  answered  and  said  unto  him,  ^5  Where, 
Lord  ? And  he  said  unto  them.  Wheresoever  the  body 
is,  thither  will  the  eagles  be  gathered  together. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

S Of  the  importunate  widow.  9 Of  the  Pharisee  and  the  publican. 
15  Children  brought  to  Christ.  18  A rider  that  would  follow  Christ, 
but  is  hindered  by  his  riches  23  The  reward  of  them  that  leave  all  for 
his  sake.  31  He  foresheweih  his  death,  35  and  restoreth  a blind  man  to 
his  sight. 

And  he  spake  a parable  unto  them  to  this  end,  that 
men  ought  ^ always  to  pray,  and  not  to  faint ; 

2  Saying,  There  was  in  a city  a judge,  which  feared 
not  God,  neither  regarded  man  : 

3  And  there  was  a widow  in  that  city  ; and  she  came 
imto  him,  saying.  Avenge  me  of  mine  adversary. 

4  And  he  would  not  for  a while  : but  afterward  he 
said  within  himself,  Though  I fear  not  God,  nor  regard 
man  ; 

5  ^Yet  because  this  widow  troubleth  me,  I will 
avenge  her,  lest  by  her  continual  coming  she  weary  me. 

6  And  the  Lord  said.  Hear  what  the  unjust  judge 
saith. 

7  And  ® shall  not  God  avenge  his  own  elect,  which 

13  See  Matt.  9.  15.  n Gen.  7.  Matt.  24.  23  Matt.  10.  39.  & 16. 

John  17.  12.  37.  25.  Mark  8.  35.  ch. 

1*  Matt.  24.  23.  Mark  « Gen.  19.  9.  24.  John  12.  25. 

13.  21.  ch.  21.  8.  Gen.  19.  16,  24.  21  Matt.  24.  40,41.  1 

13  Matt.  24.  27.  20  2 Thess.  1.  7.  Thess.  4.  17. 

16  Mark  8.  31.  & 9.  21  Matt.  24. 17.  Mark  2c  job  39.  30.  Matt. 

31.  & 10.  33.  ch.  9.  13.  15.  24.  28. 

22.  22  Gen.  19. 26.  1 ch.  11. 5.  & 21.  36. 


22  And  he  said  unto  the  disciples.  The  days  will 
come,  when  ye  shall  desire  to  see  one  of  the  days  of 

23  the  Son  of  man,  and  ye  shall  not  see  it.  And  they 
shall  say  to  you,  Lo,  there  ! Lo,  here  ! go  not  away, 

24  nor  follow  after  them : for  as  the  lightning,  when  it 
lighteneth  out  of  the  one  part  under  the  heaven, 
shineth  unto  the  other  part  under  heaven  ; so  shall 

25  the  Son  of  man  be  * in  his  day.  But  first  must  he 
suffer  many  things  and  be  rejected  of  this  genera- 

26  tion.  And  as  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  Noah, 
even  so  shall  it  be  also  in  the  days  of  the  Son  of 

27  man.  They  ate,  they  drank,  they  married,  they 
were  given  in  marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noah 
entered  into  the  ark,  and  the  flood  came,  and 

28  destroyed  them  all.  Likewise  even  as  it  came  to 
pass  in  the  days  of  Lot ; they  ate,  they  drank,  they 

29  bought,  they  sold,  they  planted,  they  builded  ; but 
in  the  day  that  Lot  went  out  from  Sodom  it  rained 
fire  and  brimstone  from  heaven,  and  destroyed  them 

30  all  : after  the  same  manner  shall  it  be  in  the  day 

31  that  the  Son  of  man  is  revealed.  In  that  day,  he 
which  shall  be  on  the  housetop,  and  his  goods  in  the 
house,  let  him  not  go  down  to  take  them  away  : and 
let  him  that  is  in  the  field  likewise  not  return  back. 

32  33  Remember  Lot’s  wife.  Whosoever  shall  seek  to 
gain  his  •-'  life  shall  lose  it : but  whosoever  shall  lose 

34  his  j life  shall  * preserve  it.  I say  unto  you.  In  that 
night  there  shall  be  two  men  on  one  bed  ; the  one 

35  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  shall  be  left.  There 
shall  be  two  women  grinding  together  ; the  one 

37  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  shall  be  left.*  And 
they  answering  say  unto  him.  Where,  Lord  ? And 
he  said  unto  them.  Where  the  body  is,  thither  will 
the  eagles  also  be  gathered  together. 


18  And  he  spake  a parable  unto  them  to  the  end  that 

2 they  ought  always  to  pray,  and  not  to  faint  ; saying. 
There  was  in  a city  a judge,  which  feared  not  God, 

3 and  regarded  not  man  : and  there  was  a widow  in 
that  city  ; and  she  came  oft  unto  him,  saying, 

4 “ Avenge  me  of  mine  adversary.  And  he  would  not 
for  a while  : but  afterward  he  said  within  himself, 

5 Though  I fear  not  God,  nor  regard  man ; yet 
because  this  widow  troubleth  me,  I will  avenge  her, 
lest  she  ^'wear  me  out  by  her  continual  coming. 

6 And  the  Lord  said,  Hear  what  ‘^the  unrighteous 

7 judge  saith.  And  shall  not  God  avenge  his  elect. 


Rom.  12.  12.  Eph.  6.  j Or,  soul.  m Or,  vultures. 

18.  Col.  4.  2.  1 Thess.  k Gr.  save  it  alive.  a Or,  Do  me  justice 

5.  17.  I Some  ancient  au-  of:  and  so  in  vei’.  6, 

2 ch.  11.  8.  thorities  add  ver.  36.  7,  8. 

3 Rev.  6.  10.  There  shall  be  tico  b Gr.  bruise. 

i Some  ancient  au-  men  in  the  field ; the  c Gr.  the  judge  of 

thorities  omit  in  his  one  shall  be  taken,  and  unrighteousness, 
day.  the  other  shall  be  left. 


ST.  LUKE,  XVIII. 


123 


cry  day  and  night  unto  him,  though  he  hear  long  with 
them  ? 

8 I tell  you  ^that  he  will  avenge  them  speedily. 
Nevertheless  when  the  Son  of  man  cometh,  shall  he 
find  faith  on  the  earth  ? 

9 And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  certain  ® which 
trusted  in  themselves  that  they  were  righteous,  and 
despised  others  : 

10  Two  men  went  up  into  the  temple  to  pray  ; the 
one  a Pharisee,  and  the  other  a publican. 

11  The  Pharisee  ® stood  and  prayed  thus  with  him- 
self, God,  I thank  thee,  that  I am  not  as  other  men 
are,  extortioners,  unjust,  adulterers,  or  even  as  this  pub- 
lican. 

12  I fast  twice  in  the  week,  I give  tithes  of  all  that 
I possess. 

13  And  the  publican,  standing  afar  off,  would  not 
lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto  heaven,  but  smote  upon 
his  breast,  saying,  God  be  merciful  to  me  a sinner. 

14  I tell  you,  this  man  went  down  to  his  house  justi- 
fied rather  than  the  other  : ® for  every  one  that  exalteth 
himself  shall  be  abased  ; and  he  that  humbleth  himself 
shall  be  exalted. 

15  ® And  they  brought  unto  him  also  infants,  that  he 
would  touch  them  : but  when  his  disciples  saw  they 
rebuked  them. 

16  But  Jesus  called  them  unto  him,  and  said.  Suffer 
little  children  to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid  them  not  : 
for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  God. 

17  Verily  I say  unto  you.  Whosoever  shall  not  re- 
ceive the  kingdom  of,  God  as  a little  child  shall  in  no 
wise  enter  therein. 

18  And  a certain  ruler  asked  him,  saying.  Good 
Master,  what  shall  I do  to  inherit  eternal  life  ? 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Why  callest  thou  me 
good  ? none  is  good,  save  one,  that  is,  God. 

20  Thou  knowest  the  commandments,  Do  not  com- 
mit adultery.  Do  not  kill.  Do  not  steal.  Do  not  bear 
false  witness,  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother. 

21  And  he  said.  All  these  have  I kept  from  my 
youth  up. 

22  Now  when  Jesus  heard  these  things,  he  said  unto 
him.  Yet  lackest  thou  one  thing  : sell  all  that  thou 
hast,  and  distribute  unto  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have 
treasure  in  heaven  : and  come,  follow  me. 

23  And  when  he  heard  this,  he  was  very  sorrowful : 
for  he  was  very  rich. 

24  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he  was  very  sorrowful, 
he  said,  How  hardly  shall  they  that  have  riches  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  God  ! 

25  For  it  is  easier  for  a camel  to  go  through  a 
needle’s  eye,  than  for  a rich  man  to  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

26  And  they  that  heard  it  said.  Who  then  can  be 
saved  ? 

27  And  he  said,  ^'^The  things  which  are  impossible 
with  men  are  possible  with  God. 

28  Then  Peter  said,  Lo,  we  have  left  all,  and  fol- 
lowed thee. 

29  And  he  said  unto  them,  Verily  I say  luito  you. 

There  is  no  man  that  hath  left  house,  or  parents,  or 

*Heb.  10.  37.  2 Pet.  23.  12.  ch.  14.  11.  ” Mark  10.  15. 

3.  8,  9.  Jam.  4.  C.  1 Pet.  5.  5,  '2  Matt.  19. 16.  Mark 

E ch.  10.  29.  & 16. 15.  6.  10.  17 

c Ps.  135.  2.  » Matt.  19.  13.  Mark  >3  Ex.  20.  12,  16. 

2 Is.  1.  15.  & 58.  2.  10.  13.  Dent.  6.  16-20.  Rom. 

Rev.  3.  17.  10  1 Cor.  14.  20.  1 13.  9. 

8 Job  22.  29.  Matt.  Pet.  2.  2. 


which  cry  to  him  day  and  night,  and  he  is  longsuf- 

8 fering  over  them  ? I say  unto  you,  that  he  will 
avenge  them  speedily.  Howbeit  when  the  Son  of 
man  cometh,  shall  he  find  ^ faith  on  the  earth  ? 

9 And  he  spake  also  this  parable  unto  certain  which 
trusted  in  themselves  that  they  were  righteous,  and 

10  set  ® all  others  at  nought : Two  men  went  up  into 
the  temple  to  pray  ; the  one  a Pharisee,  and  the  other 

11  a publican.  The  Pharisee  stood  and  prayed  thus 
with  himself,  God,  I thank  thee,  that  I am  not  as  the 
rest  of  men,  extortioners,  unjust,  adulterers,  or  even 

12  as  this  publican.  I fast  twice  in  the  week  ; I give 

13  tithes  of  all  that  I get.  But  the  publican,  standing 
afar  off,  would  not  lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto 
heaven,  but  smote  his  breast,  saying,  God,  ^ be 

14  merciful  to  me  s' a sinner.  I say  unto  you.  This 
man  went  down  to  his  house  justified  rather  than  the 
other  : for  every  one  that  exalteth  himself  shall  be 
humbled  ; but  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be 
exalted. 


15  And  they  brought  unto  him  also  their  babes,  that 
he  should  touch  them  : but  when  the  disciples  saw  it, 

16  they  rebuked  them.  But  Jesus  called  them  unto 
him,  saying,  Suffer  the  little  children  to  come  unto 
me,  and  forbid  them  not : for  of  such  is  the  kingdom 

17  of  God.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  Whosoever  shall 
not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a little  child,  he 
shall  in  no  wise  enter  therein. 

18  And  a certain  ruler  asked  him,  saying.  Good 
* Master,  what  shall  I do  to  inherit  eternal  life  ? 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Why  callest  thou  me  good  ? 

20  none  is  good,  save  one,  even  God.  Thou  knowest 
the  commandments,  Do  not  commit  adultery.  Do 
not  kill.  Do  not  steal.  Do  not  bear  false  witness, 

21  Honour  thy  father  and  mother.  And  he  said.  All 
these  things  have  I observed  from  my  youth  up. 

22  And  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  said  unto  him,  One 
thing  thou  lackest  yet  : sell  all  that  thou  hast,  and 
distribute  unto  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  trea- 

23  sure  in  heaven  ; and  come,  follow  me.  But  when 
he  heard  these  things,  he  became  exceeding  sorrow- 

24  ful  ; for  he  was  very  rich.  And  Jesus  seeing  him 
said.  How  hardly  shall  they  that  have  riches  enter 

25  into  the  kingdom  of  God  ! For  it  is  easier  for  a 
camel  to  enter  in  through  a needle’s  eye,  than  for  a 

26  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God.  And 
they  that  heard  it  said.  Then  who  can  be  saved  ? 

27  But  he  said.  The  things  which  are  impossible  with 

28  men  are  possible  with  God.  And  Peter  said,  Lo, 

29  we  have  left  * our  own,  and  followed  thee.  And  he 
said  unto  them,  Verily  I say  unto  you,  There  is  no 


Eph.  6. 2.  • Col.  3. 

20. 

18  Matt.  6.  19,  20.  & 
19.  21.  1 Tim.  6.  19. 

i«  Pro.  11.  28.  Matt. 
19.  23.  Mark  10.  23. 


17  Jer.  32.  17.  Zech. 
8.  6.  Matt.  19.  20.  ch. 
1.  37. 

18  Matt.  19.  27. 

10  Deut.  33.  9. 
d Or,  thej’aiih. 


e Gr.  the  rest. 

/ Or,  he  propitiated, 
g Or,  the  sinner, 
h Or,  Teacher, 
i Or,  our  own 
homos. 


124 


ST.  LUKE,  XIX. 


brethren,  or  wife,  or  children,  for  the  kingdom  of  God’s 
sake, 

30  Who  shall  not  receive  manifold  more  in  this 
present  time,  and  in  the  world  to  come  life  everlasting. 

31  ^ Then  he  took  unto  him  the  twelve,  and  said 
unto  them.  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  all 
things  22  that  are  written  by  the  prophets  concerning 
the  Son  of  man  shall  be  accomplished. 

32  For  23  he  shall  be  delivered  unto  the  Gentiles,  and 
shall  be  mocked,  and  spitefully  entreated,  and  spitted 
on  : 

33  And  they  shall  scourge  him,  and  put  him  to  death  : 
and  the  third  day  he  shall  rise  again. 

34  24  And  they  understood  none  of  these  things  : and 
this  saying  was  hid  from  them,  neither  knew  they  the 
things  which  were  spoken. 

35  ^ 25  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  he  was  come 
nigh  unto  Jericho,  a certain  blind  man  sat  by  the  way 
side  begging : 

36  And  hearing  the  multitude  pass  by,  he  asked  what 
it  meant. 

37  And  they  told  him,  that  Jesus  of  Nazareth  pass- 
eth  by. 

38  And  he  cried,  saying,  Jesus,  thou  son  of  David, 
have  mercy  on  me. 

39  And  they  which  went  before  rebuked  him,  that 
he  should  hold  his  peace  : but  he  cried  so  much  the 
more.  Thou  son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

40  And  Jesus  stood,  and  commanded  him  to  be 
brought  unto  him  : and  when  he  was  come  near,  he 
asked  him, 

41  Saying,  What  wilt  thou  that  I shall  do  unto  thee  ? 
And  he  said.  Lord,  that  I may  receive  my  sight. 

42  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Receive  thy  sight  : 
26  thy  faith  hath  saved  thee. 

43  And  immediately  he  received  his  sight,  and  fol- 
lowed him,  27  glorifying  God  : and  all  the  people,  when 
they  saw  it,  gave  praise  unto  God. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 Of  ZacchcBus  a publican.  11  The  ten  pieces  of  money.  28  Christ 
rideth  into  Jerusalem  with  triumph : 41  weepeth  over  it : 45  driveth 
the  buyers  and  sellers  out  of  the  temple : 47  teaching  daily  in  it.  The 
rulers  would  have  destroyed  him,  but  for  fear  of  the  people. 

ND  .Tesus  entered  and  passed  through  Jericho. 

2  And,  behold,  there  was  a man  named  Zac- 
chseus,  which  was  the  chief  among  the  publicans,  and 
he  was  rich. 

3 And  he  sought  to  see  Jesus  who  he  was  ; and 
could  not  for  the  press,  because  he  was  little  of  stature. 

4 And  he  ran  before,  and  climbed  up  into  a sycomore 
tree  to  see  him  : for  he  was  to  pass  that  way. 

5 And  when  Jesus  came  to  the  place,  he  looked  up, 
and  saw  him,  and  said  unto  him,  Zacchseus,  make  haste, 
and  come  down  ; for  to  day  I must  abide  at  thy  house. 

6 And  he  made  haste,  and  came  down,  and  received 
him  joyfully. 

7 And  when  they  saw  it,  they  all  murmured,  saying, 
1 That  he  was  gone  to  be  guest  with  a man  that  is  a sin- 
ner. 

8 And  Zacchaeus  stood,  and  said  unto  the  Lord  ; Be- 
hold, Lord,  the  half  of  my  goods  I give  to  the  poor  ; 
and  if  I have  taken  any  thing  from  any  man  by  2 false 
accusation,  ^ I restore  him  fourfold. 

20  Job  42.  10.  22  Ps.  22.  Is.  53.  2«  Mark  9.  32.  ch.  2. 

21  Matt.  16.  21.  & 17.  23  Matt.  27.  2.  ch.  50.  & 9.  45.  John  10. 

22.  & 20. 17.  Mark  10.  23.  1.  John  18.  28.  6.  & 12.  16. 

32.  Acts  3.  13.  23  Matt.  20. 29.  Mark 

10.  46. 


man  that  hath  left  house,  or  wife,  or  brethren,  or 
parents,  or  children,  for  the  kingdom  of  God’s  sake, 

30  who  shall  not  receive  manifold  more  in  this  time,  and 
in  the  j world  to  come  eternal  life. 

31  And  he  took  unto  him  the  twelve,  and  said  unto 
them.  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  all  the 
things  that  are  written  *by  the  prophets  shall  be 

32  accomplished  unto  the  Son  of  man.  For  he  shall  be 
delivered  up  unto  the  Gentiles,  and  shall  be  mocked, 

33  and  shamefully  entreated,  and  spit  upon  : and  they 
shall  scourge  and  kill  him  : and  the  third  day  he 

34  shall  rise  again.  And  they  understood  none  of  these 
things  ; and  this  saying  was  hid  from  them,  and  they 
perceived  not  the  things  that  were  said. 


35  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  drew  nigh  unto  Jericho, 
a certain  blind  man  sat  by  the  way  side  begging  : 

36  and  hearing  a multitude  going  by,  he  inquired  what 

37  this  meant.  And  they  told  him,  that  Jesus  of 

38  Nazareth  passeth  by.  And  he  cried,  saying,  Jesus, 

39  thou  son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me.  And  they 
that  went  before  rebuked  him,  that  he  should  hold 
his  peace  : but  he  cried  out  the  more  a great  deal, 

40  Thou  son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me.  And  Jesus 
stood,  and  commanded  him  to  be  brought  unto  him  : 

41  and  when  he  was  come  near,  he  asked  him.  What 
wilt  thou  that  I should  do  unto  thee  ? And  he  said, 

42  Lord,  that  I may  receive  my  sight.  And  Jesus  said 
unto  him.  Receive  thy  sight  : thy  faith  hath  ^ made 

43  thee  whole.  And  immediately  he  received  his  sight, 
and  followed  him,  glorifying  God  : and  all  the  peo- 
ple, when  they  saw  it,  gave  praise  unto  God. 


19  And  he  entered  and  was  passing  through  Jericho. 

2 And  behold,  a man  called  by  name  Zacchaeus  ; and 

3 he  was  a chief  publican,  and  he  was  rich.  And  he 
sought  to  see  Jesus  who  he  was  ; and  could  not  for 

4 the  crowd,  because  he  was  little  of  stature.  And  he 
ran  on  before,  and  climbed  up  into  a sycomore  tree 

5 to  see  him  : for  he  was  to  pass  that  way.  And 
when  Jesus  came  to  the  place,  he  looked  up,  and 
said  unto  him,  Zacchacus,  make  haste,  and  come 

6 down  ; for  to-day  I must  abide  at  thy  house.  And 
he  made  haste,  and  came  down,  and  received  him 

7 joyfully.  And  when  they  saw  it,  they  all  murmured, 
saying.  He  is  gone  in  to  lodge  with  a man  that  is  a 

8 sinner.  And  Zacchaeus  stood,  and  said  unto  the 
Lord,  Behold,  Lord,  the  half  of  my  goods  I give  to 
the  poor  ; and  if  I have  wrongfully  exacted  aught 


26  ch.  17.  19.  2 ch.  3.  14.  j Or,  age. 

27  ch.  5.  26.  Acts  4.  3 Ex.  22.  1.  1 Sam.  k Or,  through. 

21.  & 11.  18.  12.  3.  2 Sam.  12.  6.  I Or,  saved  thee, 

1 Matt.  9.  11.  ch.  5. 

30. 


ST.  LUKE,  XIX. 


125 


9 And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  This  day  is  salvation 
come  to  this  house,  forsomuch  as  ^ he  also  is  ® a son  of 
Abraham. 

10  ®For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  seek  and  to  save 
that  which  was  lost. 

11  And  as  they  heard  these  things,  he  added  and 
spake  a parable,  because  he  was  nigh  to  Jerusalem,  and 
because  they  thought  that  the  kingdom  of  God  should 
immediately  appear. 

12  ® He  said  therefore,  A certain  nobleman  went  into 
a far  country  to  receive  for  himself  a kingdom,  and  to 
return. 

13  And  he  called  his  ten  servants,  and  delivered 
them  ten  pounds,  and  said  unto  them,  Occupy  till  I 
come. 

14  ® But  his  citizens  hated  him,  and  sent  a message 
after  him,  saying.  We  will  not  have  this  man  to  reign 
over  us. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  he  was  returned, 
having  received  the  kingdom,  then  he  commanded  these 
servants  to  be  called  unto  him,  to  whom  he  had  given 
the  money,  that  he  might  know  how  much  every  man 
had  gained  by  trading. 

16  Then  came  the  first,  saying,  Lord,  thy  pound 
hath  gained  ten  pounds. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Well,  thou  good  servant : 
because  thou  hast  been  faithful  in  a very  little,  have 
thou  authority  over  ten  cities. 

18  And  the  second  came,  saying.  Lord,  thy  pound 
hath  gained  five  pounds. 

19  And  he  said  likewise  to  him,  Be  thou  also  over 
five  cities. 

20  And  another  came,  saying.  Lord,  behold,  here  is 
thy  pound,  which  I have  kept  laid  up  in  a napkin  : 

21  For  I feared  thee,  because  thou  art  an  austere 
man  : thou  takest  up  that  thou  layedst  not  down,  and 
reapest  that  thou  didst  not  sow. 

22  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Out  of  thine  own  mouth 
will  I judge  thee,  thou  wicked  servant.  Thou  knewest 
that  I was  an  austere  man,  taking  up  that  I laid  not 
down,  and  reaping  that  I did  not  sow  : 

23  Wherefore  then  gavest  not  thou  my  money  into 
the  bank,  that  at  my  coming  I might  have  required 
mine  own  with  usury  ? 

24  And  he  said  unto  them  that  stood  by,  Take  from 
him  the  pound,  and  give  it  to  him  that  hath  ten  pounds. 

25  (And  they  said  unto  him.  Lord,  he  hath  ten 
pounds.) 

26  For  I say  unto  you,  That  unto  every  one  which 
hath  shall  be  given  ; and  from  him  that  hath  not,  even 
that  he  hath  shall  be  taken  away  from  him. 

27  But  those  mine  enemies,  which  would  not  that  I 
should  reign  over  them,  bring  hither,  and  slay  them  be- 
fore me. 

28  ^ And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  went  before, 
ascending  up  to  Jerusalem. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was  come  nigh  to 
Bethphage  and  Bethany,  at  the  mount  called  the  mount 
of  Olives,  he  sent  two  of  liis  disciples, 

30  Saying,  Go  ye  into  the  village  over  against  you  ; 
in  the  which  at  your  entering  ye  shall  find  a colt  tied, 
whereon  yet  never  man  sat  : loose  him,  and  bring  him 
hither. 

* Rom.  4.  11,  12,  16.  ^ Acts  1.  6.  Matt.  25.  21.  ch. 

Gal.  3.  7.  8 Matt.  25. 14.  Mark  16.  10. 

6 ch.  13.  16.  13.  34.  11  Matt.  25.  24. 

« Matt.  18.  11.  See  » John  1. 11.  12  2 Sam.  1.  16.  Job 

Matt.  10.  6.  & 15.  24.  15.  6.  Matt.  12.  37. 


9  of  any  man,  I restore  fourfold.  And  Jesus  said 
unto  him.  To-day  is  salvation  come  to  this  house, 

10  forasmuch  as  he  also  is  a son  of  Abraham.  For  the 
Son  of  man  came  to  seek  and  to  save  that  which  was 
lost. 

11  And  as  they  heard  these  things,  he  added  and 
spake  a parable,  because  he  was  nigh  to  Jerusalem, 
and  because  they  supposed  that  the  kingdom  of  God 

12  was  immediately  to  appear.  He  said  therefore,  A 
certain  nobleman  went  into  a far  country,  to  receive 

13  for  himself  a kingdom,  and  to  return.  And  he 
called  ten  “servants  of  his,  and  gave  them  ten 
^ pounds,  and  said  unto  them.  Trade  ye  herewith  till 

14  I come.  But  his  citizens  hated  him,  and  sent  an  am- 
bassage  after  him,  saying.  We  will  not  that  this  man 

15  reign  over  us.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come  back  again,  having  received  the  kingdom,  that 
he  commanded  these  “ servants,  unto  whom  he  had 
given  the  money,  to  be  called  to  him,  that  he  might 

16  know  what  they  had  gained  by  trading.  And  the 
first  came  before  him,  saying.  Lord,  thy  pound  hath 

17  made  ten  pounds  more.  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Well  done,  thou  good  ‘^servant : because  thou  wast 
found  faithful  in  a very  little,  have  thou  authority 

18  over  ten  cities.  And  the  second  came,  saying,  Thy 

19  pound.  Lord,  hath  made  five  pounds.  And  he  said 

20  unto  him  also,  Be  thou  also  over  five  cities.  And 

another  came,  saying.  Lord,  behold,  here  is  thy 

21  pound,  which  I kept  laid  up  in  a napkin  : for  I 
feared  thee,  because  thou  art  an  austere  man  : thou 
takest  up  that  thou  layedst  not  down,  and  reapest 

22  that  thou  didst  not  sow.  He  saith  unto  him.  Out  of 
thine  own  mouth  will  I judge  thee,  thou  wicked 

servant.  Thou  knewest  that  I am  an  austere  man, 
taking  up  that  I laid  not  down,  and  reaping  that  I 

23  did  not  sow  ; then  wherefore  gavest  thou  not  my 
money  into  the  bank,  and  ® I at  my  coming  should 

24  have  required  it  with  interest  ? And  he  said  unto 
them  that  stood  by.  Take  away  from  him  the  pound, 
and  give  it  unto  him  that  hath  the  ten  pounds. 

25  And  they  said  unto  him.  Lord,  he  hath  ten  pounds. 

26  I say  unto  you,  that  unto  every  one  that  hath  shall 
be  given  ; but  from  him  that  hath  not,  even  that 
which  he  hath  shall  be  taken  away  from  him. 

27  Howbeit  these  mine  enemies,  which  would  not  that 
I should  reign  over  them,  bring  hither,  and  slay 
them  before  me. 


28  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  went  on  before, 
going  up  to  Jerusalem. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  drew  nigh  unto 
Bethphage  and  Bethany,  at  the  mount  that  is  called 

30  the  mount  of  Olives,  he  sent  two  of  the  disciples,  say- 
ing, Go  your  way  into  the  village  over  against  you  ; 
in  the  which  as  ye  enter  ye  shall  find  a colt  tied, 
whereon  no  man  ever  yet  sat : loose  him,  and  bring 

2*  Matt.  25.  26.  '6  Matt.  21. 1.  Mark  to  one  hundred  drach- 

Matt.  13.  12.  & 25.  11.  1.  mas.  See  ch.  15.  8. 

29.  Mark  4.  2.5.  ch.  a Gr.  bondservants.  c Gr.  bondservant. 

8.  18.  b Mina,  here  trans-  d Gr.  the  other. 

10  Mark  10.  32.  lated  a pound,  is  equal  e Or,  I should  have 

gone  and  required. 


126 


ST.  LUKE,  XX. 


31  And  if  any  man  ask  you,  Why  do  ye  loose  him  ? 
thus  shall  ye  say  unto  him.  Because  the  Lord  hath  need 
of  him. 

32  And  they  that  were  sent  went  their  way,  and 
found  even  as  he  had  said  unto  them. 

33  And  as  they  were  loosing  the  colt,  the  owners 
thereof  said  unto  them,  Why  loose  ye  the  colt  ? 

34  And  they  said.  The  Lord  hath  need  of  him. 

35  And  they  brought  him  to  Jesus  : and  they  cast 
their  garments  upon  the  colt,  and  they  set  Jesus  thereon. 

36  1®  And  as  he  went,  they  spread  their  clothes  in  the 
way. 

37  And  when  he  was  come  nigh,  even  now  at  the 
descent  of  the  mount  of  Olives,  the  whole  multitude  of 
the  disciples  began  to  rejoice  and  praise  God  with  a 
loud  voice  for  all  the  mighty  works  that  they  had  seen  ; 

38  Saying,  Blessed  he  the  King  that  cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  : peace  in  heaven,  and  glory  in  the 
highest. 

39  And  some  of  the  Pharisees  from  among  the  multi- 
tude said  unto  him,  Master,  rebuke  thy  disciples. 

40  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I tell  you 
that,  if  these  should  hold  their  peace,  the  stones  would 
immediately  cry  out. 

41  ^ And  when  he  was  come  near,  he  beheld  the  city, 
and  wept  over  it, 

42  Saying,  If  thou  hadst  known,  even  thou,  at  least  in 
this  thy  day,  the  things  which  belong  unto  thy  peace  ! 
but  now  they  are  hid  from  thine  eyes. 

43  For  the  days  shall  come  upon  thee,  that  thine  ene- 
mies shall  cast  a trench  about  thee,  and  compass  thee 
round,  and  keep  thee  in  on  every  side, 

44  And  shall  lay  thee  even  with  the  ground,  and  thy 
children  within  thee  ; and  they  shall  not  leave  in  thee 
one  stone  upon  another  ; ^6  because  thou  kiiewest  not 
the  time  of  thy  visitation. 

45  And  he  went  into  the  temple,  and  began  to  cast 
out  them  that  sold  therein,  and  them  that  bought  ; 

46  Saying  unto  them,  It  is  written.  My  house  is  the 
house  of  prayer  : but  ye  have  made  it  a den  of  thieves. 

47  And  he  taught  daily  in  the  temple.  But  ®°the 
chief  priests  and  the  scribes  and  the  chief  of  the  people 
sought  to  destroy  him, 

48  And  could  not  find  what  they  might  do  : for  all  the 
people  were  very  attentive  to  hear  him. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1 Christ  avoucheth  his  authority  by  a question  of  John's  baptism.  9 The 
parable  of  the  vineyard.  19  Of  giving  tribute  to  Caesar.  27  He  con- 
vinceth  the  Sadducees  that  denied  the  resurrection.  41  How  Christ  is 
the  son  of  David.  45  He  warneth  his  disciples  to  beware  of  the  scribes. 

And  1 it  came  to  pass,  that  on  one  of  those  days,  as  he 
taught  the  people  in  the  temple,  and  preached  the 
gospel,  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came  upon  him 
with  the  elders, 

2  And  spake  unto  him,  saying.  Tell  us,  ^ by  what  au- 
thority doest  thou  these  things  ? or  who  is  he  that  gave 
thee  this  authority  ? 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I will  also 
ask  you  one  thing  ; and  answer  me  : 

4  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it  from  heaven,  or  of  men  ? 
5 And  they  reasoned  with  themselves,  saying.  If  we 
shall  say.  From  heaven  ; he  will  say.  Why  then  believed 
ye  him  not  ? 

” 2 Kin.  9. 13.  Matt.  20  ch.  2.  14.  Eph.  2.  24  1 Kin.  9.  7, 8.  Mic. 

21.  7.  Mark  11.  7.  14.  3.  12. 

John  12.  14.  21  Hab.  2.  11.  25  Matt.  24.  2.  Mark 

18  Matt.  21.  8.  22  joiin  11.  35.  13.  2.  ch.  21.  6. 

laPs.  118.  2G.  ch.  sa  is,  29.  3,  4.  Jer.  6.  26  Dan.  9.  24.  ch.  1. 

13. 35.  3, 6.  ch.  21.  20.  68,  78.  1 Pet,  2.  12. 


31  him.  And  if  any  one  ask  you.  Why  do  ye  loose 
him  ? thus  shall  ye  say.  The  Lord  hath  need  of  him. 

32  And  they  that  were  sent  went  away,  and  found  even 

33  as  he  had  said  unto  them.  And  as  they  were  loos- 
ing the  colt,  the  owners  thereof  said  unto  them, 

34  Why  loose  ye  the  colt  ? And  they  said.  The  Lord 

35  hath  need  of  him.  And  they  brought  him  to  Jesus  : 
and  they  threw  their  garments  upon  the  colt,  and 

36  set  Jesus  thereon.  And  as  he  went,  they  spread 

37  their  garments  in  the  way.  And  as  he  was  now 
drawing  nigh,  even  at  the  descent  of  the  mount  of 
Olives,  the  whole  multitude  of  the  disciples  began 
to  rejoice  and  praise  God  with  a loud  voice  for  all 

38  the  mighty  works  which  they  had  seen  ; saying. 
Blessed  is  the  King  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  : peace  in  heaven,  and  glory  in  the  highest. 

39  And  some  of  the  Pharisees  from  the  multitude  said 

40  unto  him,  Master,  rebuke  thy  disciples.  And  he 
answered  and  said,  I tell  you  that,  if  these  shall 
hold  their  peace,  the  stones  will  cry  out. 


41  And  when  he  drew  nigh,  he  saw  the  city  and  wept 

42  over  it,  saying,  * If  thou  hadst  known  in  this  day, 
even  thou,  the  things  which  belong  unto  peace  ! but 

43  now  they  are  hid  from  thine  eyes.  For  the  days 
shall  come  upon  thee,  when  thine  enemies  shall  cast 
up  a * bank  about  thee,  and  compass  thee  round,  and 

44  keep  thee  in  on  every  side,  and  shall  dash  thee  to  the 
ground,  and  thy  children  within  thee  ; and  they  shall 
not  leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon  another  ; because 
thou  knewest  not  the  time  of  thy  visitation. 


45  And  he  entered  into  the  temple,  and  began  to  cast 

46  out  them  that  sold,  saying  unto  them.  It  is  written. 
And  my  house  shall  be  a house  of  prayer  : but  ye 
have  made  it  a den  of  robbers. 

47  And  he  was  teaching  daily  in  the  temple.  But  the 
chief  priests  and  the  scribes  and  the  principal  men  of 

48  the  people  sought  to  destroy  him  : and  they  could 
not  find  what  they  might  do  ; for  the  people  all 
hung  upon  him,  listening. 


20  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  one  of  the  days,  as  he  was 
teaching  the  people  in  the  temple,  and  preaching  the 
gospel,  there  came  upon  him  the  chief  priests  and 

2 the  scribes  with  the  elders  ; and  they  spake,  saying 
unto  him.  Tell  us  : By  what  authority  doest  thou 
these  things  ? or  who  is  he  that  gave  thee  this 

3 authority  ? And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 

4 I also  will  ask  you  a “ question  ; and  tell  me  : The 
baptism  of  John,  was  it  from  heaven,  or  from  men  ? 

5 And  they  reasoned  with  themselves,  saying.  If  we 
shall  say.  From  heaven  ; he  will  say.  Why  did  ye 


22  Matt.  21. 12.  Mark  so  Mark  11. 18.  John  g Or,  Teacher. 

11.  11, 15.  John  2. 14,  7.  19  & 8.  37.  h Or,  0 that  thou 

15.  1 Matt.  21.  23.  hadst  known. 

28  Is.  56.  7.  2 Acts  4.  7.  & 7.  27.  i Gr.  palisade. 

20  Jer.  7.  11.  / Gr.  powers.  a Gr.  word. 


ST.  LUKE,  XX. 


127 


6 But  and  if  we  say,  Of  men  ; all  the  people  will  stone 
us  : ^for  they  he  persuaded  that  John  was  a prophet. 

7 And  they  answered,  that  they  could  not  tell  whence 
it  was. 

8 And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Neither  tell  I you  by 
what  authority  I do  these  things. 

9 Then  began  he  to  speak  to  the  people  this  parable  ; 
^ A certain  man  planted  a vineyard,  and  let  it  forth  to 
husbandmen,  and  went  into  a far  country  for  a long 
time. 

10  And  at  the  season  he  sent  a servant  to  the  hus- 
bandmen, that  they  should  give  him  of  the  fruit  of  the 
vineyard  : but  the  husbandmen  beat  him,  and  sent  him 
away  empty. 

11  And  again  he  sent  another  servant  : and  they  beat 
him  also,  and  entreated  him  shamefully,  and  sent  him 
away  empty. 

12  And  again  he  sent  a third  : and  they  wounded  him 
also,  and  cast  him  out. 

13  Then  said  the  lord  of  the  vineyard.  What  shall  I 
do  ? I will  send  my  beloved  son  : it  may  be  they  will 
reverence  him  when  they  see  him. 

14  But  when  the  husbandmen  saw  him,  they  reasoned 
among  themselves,  saying.  This  is  the  heir:  come,  let 
us  kill  him,  that  the  inheritance  may  be  our’s. 

15  So  they  cast  him  out  of  the  vineyard,  and  killed 
him.  What  therefore  shall  the  lord  of  the  \ineyard  do 
unto  them  ? 

16  He  shall  come  and  destroy  these  husbandmen,  and 
shall  give  the  vineyard  to  others.  And  when  they  heard 
ity  they  said,  God  forbid. 

17  And  he  beheld  them,  and  said,  What  is  this  then 
that  is  written,  ® The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected, 
the  same  is  become  the  head  of  the  corner  ? 

18  Whosoever  shall  fall  upon  that  stone  shall  be 
broken  ; but  ® on  whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will  grind 
him  to  powder- 

19  ^ And  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  the  same 
hour  sought  to  lay  hands  on  him  ; and  they  feared  the 
people  : for  they  perceived  that  he  had  spoken  this  par- 
able against  them. 

20  "^And  they  watched  him^  and  sent  forth  spies, 
which  should  feign  themselves  just  men,  that  they  might 
take  hold  of  his  words,  that  so  they  might  deliver  him 
unto  the  power  and  authority  of  the  governor. 

21  And  they  asked  him,  saying,  ® Master,  we  know 
that  thou  sayest  and  teachest  rightly,  neither  acceptest 
thou  the  person  of  any ^ but  teachest  the  way  of  God 
truly  : 

22  Is  it  lawful  for  us  to  give  tribute  unto  Csesar,  or 
no  ? 

23  But  he  perceived  their  craftiness,  and  said  unto 
them,  Why  tempt  ye  me  ? 

24  Shew  me  a penny.  Whose  image  and  superscrip- 
tion hath  it  ? They  answered  and  said,  Caesar’s. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Render  therefore  unto 
Caesar  the  things  which  be  Caesar’s,  and  unto  God  the 
things  which  be  God’s. 

26  And  they  could  not  take  hold  of  his  words  before 
the  people  : and  they  marvelled  at  his  answer,  and  held 
their  peace. 

27  T[  ® Then  came  to  him  certain  of  the  Sadducees, 

which  deny  that  there  is  any  resurrection  : and  they 

asked  him, 

3 Matt.  14.  5.  & 21.  3 Ps.  118.  22.  Matt.  ^ Matt.  22.  I."}. 

26.  cli.  7.  29.  21.  42.  « Matt.  22.  16.  Mark 

* Matt.  21. 33.  Mark  o Dan.  2.  35.  12.  14. 

12.  1.  Matt.  21.  44. 


6 not  believe  him  ? But  if  we  shall  say,  From  men  ; 
all  the  people  will  stone  us  : for  they  be  persuaded 

7 that  John  was  a prophet.  And  they  answered,  that 

8 they  knew  not  whence  it  was.  And  Jesus  said  unto 
them.  Neither  tell  I you  by  what  authority  I do 
these  things. 

9 And  he  began  to  speak  unto  the  people  this 
parable  : A man  planted  a vineyard,  and  let  it  out 
to  husbandmen,  and  went  into  another  country  for 

10  a long  time.  And  at  the  season  he  sent  unto  the 
husbandmen  a ^ servant,  that  they  should  give  him 
of  the  fruit  of  the  vineyard  : but  the  husbandmen 

11  beat  him,  and  sent  him  away  empty.  And  he  sent 
yet  another  ^ servant  : and  him  also  they  beat,  and 
handled  him  shamefully,  and  sent  him  away  empty. 

12  And  he  sent  yet  a third  : and  him  also  they 

13  wounded,  and  cast  him  forth.  And  the  lord  of  the 
vineyard  said.  What  shall  I do  ? I will  send  my 
beloved  son  : it  may  be  they  will  reverence  him. 

14  But  when  the  husbandmen  saw  him,  they  reasoned 
one  with  another,  saying.  This  is  the  heir  : let  us 

15  kill  him,  that  the  inheritance  may  be  ours.  And 
they  cast  him  forth  out  of  the  vineyard,  and  killed 
him.  What  therefore  will  the  lord  of  the  vineyard 

16  do  unto  them  ? He  will  come  and  destroy  these 
husbandmen,  and  will  give  the  vineyard  unto  others. 
And  when  they  heard  it,  they  said,  ‘^God  forbid. 

17  But  he  looked  upon  them,  and  said.  What  then  is 
this  that  is  written. 

The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected. 

The  same  was  made  the  head  of  the  corner  ? 

18  Every  one  that  falleth  on  that  stone  shall  be  broken 
to  pieces  ; but  on  whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will 
scatter  him  as  dust. 


19  And  the  scribes  and  the  chief  priests  sought  to  lay 
hands  on  him  in  that  very  hour  ; and  they  feared  the 
people  : for  they  perceived  that  he  spake  this  par- 

20  able  against  them.  And  they  watched  him,  and 
sent  forth  spies,  which  feigned  themselves  to  be 
righteous,  that  they  might  take  hold  of  his  speech,  so 
as  to  deliver  him  up  to  the  rule  and  to  the  authority 

21  of  the  governor.  And  they  asked  him,  saying, 
‘^Master,  we  know  that  thou  sayest  and  teachest 
rightly,  and  acceptest  not  the  person  of  any,  but  of 

22  a truth  teachest  the  way  of  God  : Is  it  lawful  for  us 

23  to  give  tribute  unto  Csesar,  or  not  ? But  he  per- 

24  ceived  their  craftiness,  and  said  unto  them.  Shew  me 
a ® penny.  Whose  image  and  superscription  hath  it  ? 

25  And  they  said,  Csesar’s.  And  he  said  unto  them. 
Then  render  unto  Csesar  the  things  that  are  Cresar’s, 

26  and  unto  God  the  things  that  are  God’s.  And  they 
were  not  able  to  take  hold  of  the  saying  before  the 
people  : and  they  marvelled  at  his  answer,  and  held 
their  peace. 


27  And  there  came  to  him  certain  of  the  Sadducees, 
they  which  say  that  there  is  no  resurrection  ; and 

® Matt.  22.  23.  Mark  b Gr.  bond-servant.  e Soc  marginal  not© 
12.  18.  c Gr.  be  it  not  so.  on  Matt.  18.  28. 

*0  Acts  23.  6,  8.  d Or,  Teacher. 


128 


ST.  LUKE,  XXI. 


28  Saying,  Master,  Moses  wrote  unto  us.  If  any 
man’s  brother  die,  having  a wife,  and  he  die  without  chil- 
dren, that  his  brother  should  take  his  wife,  and  raise 
up  seed  unto  his  brother. 

29  There  were  therefore  seven  brethren  : and  the 
first  took  a wife,  and  died  without  children. 

30  And  the  second  took  her  to  wife,  and  he  died  child- 
less. 

31  And  the  third  took  her  ; and  in  like  manner  the 
seven  also  : and  they  left  no  children,  and  died. 

32  Last  of  all  the  woman  died  also. 

33  Therefore  in  the  resurrection  whose  wife  of  them 
is  she  ? for  seven  had  her  to  wife. 

34  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them.  The  children 
of  this  world  marry,  and  are  given  in  marriage  : 

35  But  they  which  shall  be  accounted  worthy  to  obtain 
that  world,  and  the  resurrection  from  the  dead,  neither 
marry,  nor  are  given  in  marriage  : 

36  Neither  can  they  die  any  more  : for  ^^^hey  are 
equal  unto  the  angels  ; and  are  the  children  of  God, 

being  the  children  of  the  resurrection. 

37  Now  that  the  dead  are  raised,  even  Moses  shewed 
at  the  bush,  when  he  calleth  the  Lord  the  God  of  Abra- 
ham, and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob. 

38  For  he  is  not  a God  of  the  dead,  but  of  the  living  : 
for  all  live  unto  him. 

39  •[[  Then  certain  of  the  scribes  answering  said.  Mas- 
ter, thou  hast  well  said. 

40  And  after  that  they  durst  not  ask  him  any  question 
at  all. 

41  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  say  they  that  Christ 
is  David’s  son  ? 

42  And  David  himself  saith  in  the  book  of  Psalms, 

The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  ray  right  hand, 

43  Till  I make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool. 

44  David  therefore  calleth  him  Lord,  how  is  he  then 
his  son  ? 

45  ^ Then  in  the  audience  of  all  the  people  he  said 
unto  his  disciples, 

46  Beware  of  the  scribes,  which  desire  to  walk  in 
long  robes,  and  love  greetings  in  the  markets,  and  the 
highest  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  the  chief  rooms  at 
feasts  ; 

47  Which  devour  widows’  houses,  and  for  a shew 
make  long  prayers  ; the  same  shall  receive  greater  dam- 
nation. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 Christ  commendeth  the  poor  widow.  5 He  foretelleth  the  destruction  of 
the  temple,  and  of  the  city  Jerusalem : 25  the  signs  also  which  shall  be 
before  the  last  day.  34  He  ezhorteth  them  to  be  watchful. 

And  he  looked  up,  ^ and  saw  the  rich  men  casting 
their  gifts  into  the  treasury. 

2  And  he  saw  also  a certain  poor  widow  casting  in 
thither  two  mites. 

3  And  he  said,  Of  a truth  I say  unto  you,  that  this 
poor  widow  hath  cast  in  more  than  they  all : 

4  For  all  these  have  of  their  abundance  cast  in  unto 
the  offerings  of  God  : but  she  of  her  penury  hath  cast 
in  all  the  living  that  she  had. 

5^3  ^nd  as  some  spake  of  the  temple,  how  it  was 
adorned  with  goodly  stones  and  gifts,  he  said, 

6 As  for  these  things  which  ye  behold,  the  days  will 


28  they  asked  him,  saying,  -^Master,  Moses  wrote  unto 
us,  that  if  a man’s  brother  die,  having  a wife,  and 
he  be  childless,  his  brother  should  take  the  wife, 

29  and  raise  up  seed  unto  his  brother.  There  were 
therefore  seven  brethren  : and  the  first  took  a wife, 

30  31  and  died  childless  ; and  the  second  ; and  the  third 
took  her  ; and  likewise  the  seven  also  left  no  chil- 

32  dren,  and  died.  Afterward  the  woman  also  died. 

33  In  the  resurrection  therefore  whose  wife  of  them 

34  shall  she  be  ? for  the  seven  had  her  to  wife.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  them.  The  sons  of  this  ^ world 

35  marry,  and  are  given  in  marriage  : but  they  that 
are  accounted  worthy  to  attain  to  that  o world,  and 
the  resurrection  from  the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor 

36  are  given  in  marriage  : for  neither  can  they  die  any 
more  : for  they  are  equal  unto  the  angels  ; and  are 

37  sons  of  God,  being  sons  of  the  resurrection.  But 
that  the  dead  are  raised,  even  Moses  shewed,  in  the 
place  concerning  the  Bush,  when  he  calleth  the  Lord 
the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the 

38  God  of  Jacob.  Now  he  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead, 

39  but  of  the  living  : for  all  live  unto  him.  And  cer- 
tain of  the  scribes  answering  said,  -^Master,  thou 

40  hast  well  said.  For  they  durst  not  any  more  ask 
him  any  question. 


41  And  he  said  unto  them.  How  say  they  that  the 

42  Clirist  is  David’s  son?  For  David  himself  saith  in 
the  book  of  Psalms, 

The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 

Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 

43  Till  I make  thine  enemies  the  footstool  of  thy 

feet. 

44  David  therefore  calleth  him  Lord,  and  how"  is  he  his 
son  ? 

45  And  in  the  hearing  of  all  the  people  he  said  unto 

46  his  disciples.  Beware  of  the  scribes,  which  desire  to 
walk  in  long  robes,  and  love  salutations  in  the 
marketplaces,  and  chief  seats  in  the  synagogues, 

47  and  chief  places  at  feasts  ; which  devour  widows* 
houses,  and  for  a pretence  make  long  prayers  : 
these  shall  receive  greater  condemnation. 


21  And  he  looked  up,  ® and  saw  the  rich  men  that 

2 were  casting  their  gifts  into  the  treasury.  And  he 
saw  a certain  poor  widow  casting  in  thither  two 

3 mites.  And  he  said.  Of  a truth  I say  unto  you, 

4 This  poor  widow  cast  in  more  than  they  all  : for  all 
these  did  of  their  superfluity  cast  in  unto  the  gifts  : 
but  she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all  the  living  that 
she  had. 

5 And  as  some  spake  of  the  temple,  how  it  was 

6 adorned  with  goodly  stones  and  offerings,  he  said,  As 


n Deut.  25.  5. 

12  1 Cor.  15.  42,  49, 
52.  1 John  3.  2. 

13  Rom.  8.  23. 


i<  Ex.  3.  6. 

15  Rom.  6.  10,  11. 

18  Matt.  22. 42.  Mark 
12.  35. 


11  Ps.  110.  1.  Acts 
2.  34. 

’ >8  Matt.  23. 1,  Mark 
12.  38. 


19  Matt.  23.  5. 
28  ch.  11.  43. 

21  Matt.  23.  14. 
1 Mark  12.  41. 


* 2 Cor.  8.  12. 

3 Matt.  24.  1.  Mark 
13.  1. 

f Or,  Teacher. 


g Or,  age. 

a Or,  and  saw  them 
that  . . . treasury,  and 
they  were  rich. 


ST.  LUKE,  XXI. 


129 


come,  in  the  which  ^ there  shall  not  be  left  one  stone 
upon  another,  that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

7 And  they  asked  him,  saying.  Master,  but  when 
shall  these  things  be  ? and  what  sign  will  there  he  when 
these  things  shall  come  to  pass  ? 

8 And  he  said,  ® Take  heed  that  ye  be  not  deceived  : 
for  many  shall  come  in  my  name,  saying,  I am  Christ ; 
and  the  time  draweth  near  : go  ye  not  therefore  after 
them. 

9 But  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and  commotions, 
be  not  terrified  : for  these  things  must  first  come  to  pass  ; 
but  the  end  is  not  by  and  by. 

10  ®Then  said  he  unto  them.  Nation  shall  rise  against 
nation,  and  kingdom  against  kingdom  : 

11  And  great  earthquakes  shall  be  in  divers  places, 
and  famines,  and  pestilences  ; and  fearful  sights  and 
great  signs  shall  there  be  from  heaven. 

12  But  before  all  these,  they  shall  lay  their  hands 
on  you,  and  persecute  you,  delivering  you  up  to  the  syn- 
agogues,  and  ® into  prisons,  ® being  brought  before  kings 
and  rulers  for  my  name’s  sake. 

13  And  it  shall  turn  to  you  for  a testimony. 

14  Settle  it  therefore  in  your  hearts,  not  to  medi- 
tate before  what  ye  shall  answer  : 

15  For  I will  give  you  a mouth  and  wisdom,  which 
all  your  adversaries  shall  not  be  able  to  gainsay  nor 
resist. 

16  ^^And  ye  shall  be  betrayed  both  by  parents,  and 
brethren,  and  kinsfolks,  and  friends  ; and  some  of  you 
shall  they  cause  to  be  put  to  death. 

17  And  ^®ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  rmn  for  my  name’s 
sake. 

18  But  there  shall  not  an  hair  of  your  head  per- 
ish. 

19  In  your  patience  possess  ye  your  souls. 

20  And  when  ye  shall  see  Jerusalem  compassed 
with  armies,  then  know  that  the  desolation  thereof  is 
nigh.  . 

21  Then  let  them  which  are  in  Judsea  flee  to  the 
mountains ; and  let  them  which  are  in  the  midst  of  it 
depart  out  ; and  let  not  them  that  are  in  the  countries 
enter  thereinto. 

22  For  these  be  the  days  of  vengeance,  that  i®all 
things  which  are  written  may  be  fulfilled. 

23  20  But  woe  unto  them  that  are  with  child,  and  to 
them  that  give  suck,  in  those  days  ! for  there  shall  be 
great  distress  in  the  land,  and  wrath  upon  this  people. 

24  And  they  shall  fall  by  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
shall  be  led  away  captive  into  all  nations  : and  Jeru- 
salem shall  be  trodden  down  of  the  Gentiles,  21  until  the 
times  of  the  Gentiles  be  fulfilled. 

25  ^ 22Aud  there  shall  be  signs  in  the  sun,  and  in 
the  moon,  and  in  the  stars  ; and  upon  the  earth  distress 
of  nations,  with  perplexity  ; the  sea  and  the  waves 
roaring  ; 

26  Men’s  hearts  failing  them  for  fear,  and  for  look- 
ing after  those  things  which  are  coming  on  the  earth : 
2*  for  the  powers  of  heaven  shall  be  shaken. 

27  And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of  man  2^  coming 
in  a cloud  with  power  and  great  glory. 

28  And  when  these  things  begin  to  come  to  pass,  then 

* ch.  19.  44.  8 Acts  4.  3.  & 5.  18.  « Acts  6.  10. 

6 Matt.  24.  4.  Mark  & 12.  4.  & 16.  24.  i*  Mic.  7.  6.  Mark 

13.  5.  Eph.  5.  6.  2 9 Acts  25.  23.  13.  12. 

Thess.  2.  3.  10  1 Pet.  2.  13.  >6  Acts  7.  59.  & 12. 

8 Matt.  24. 7.  » Phil.  1.  28.  2 2. 

f Mark  13.  9.  Rev.  Theas.  1.  5.  i"  Matt.  10.  22. 

2.  10.  '2  Matt.  10. 19.  Mark  Matt.  10.  30. 

13.  11.  ch.  12.  11. 


for  these  things  which  ye  behold,  the  days  will  come, 
in  which  there  shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone  upon 

7 another,  that  shall  not  be  thrown  down.  And  they 
asked  him,  saying,  ^ Master,  when  therefore  shall 
these  things  be  ? and  what  shall  he  the  sign  when 

8 these  things  are  about  to  come  to  pass?  And  he 
said.  Take  heed  that  ye  be  not  led  astray : for  many 
shall  come  in  my  name,  saying,  I am  he ; and.  The 

9 time  is  at  hand  : go  ye  not  after  them.  And  when 
ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and  tumults,  be  not  terrified  : 
for  these  things  must  needs  come  to  pass  first ; but 
the  end  is  not  immediately. 

10  Then  said  he  unto  them.  Nation  shall  rise  against 

11  nation,  and  kingdom  against  kingdom  : and  there 
shall  be  great  earthquakes,  and  in  divers  places 
famines  and  pestilences  ; and  there  shall  be  terrors 

12  and  great  signs  from  heaven.  But  before  all  these 
things,  they  shall  lay  their  hands  on  you,  and  shall 
persecute  you,  delivering  you  up  to  the  synagogues 
and  prisons,  bringing  you  before  kings  and  govern- 

13  ors  for  my  name’s  sake.  It  shall  turn  unto  you  for 

14  a testimony.  Settle  it  therefore  in  your  hearts,  not 

15  to  meditate  beforehand  how  to  answer  : for  I will 
give  you  a mouth  and  wisdom,  which  all  your  adver- 
saries shall  not  be  able  to  withstand  or  to  gainsay. 

16  But  ye  shall  be  delivered  up  even  by  parents,  and 
brethren,  and  kinsfolk,  and  friends  ; and  some  of 

17  you  ^ shall  they  cause  to  be  put  to  death.  And  ye 

18  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my  name’s  sake.  And 

19  not  a hair  of  your  head  shall  perish.  In  your  pa- 
tience ye  shall  win  your  ® souls. 


20  But  when  ye  see  Jerusalem  compassed  with 
armies,  then  know  that  her  desolation  is  at  hand. 

21  Then  let  them  that  are  in  Judaea  flee  unto  the  moun- 
tains ; and  let  them  that  are  in  the  midst  of  her 
depart  out ; and  let  not  them  that  are  in  the  country 

22  enter  therein.  For  these  are  days  of  vengeance, 
that  all  things  which  are  written  may  be  fulfilled. 

23  Woe  unto  them  that  are  with  child  and  to  them 
that  give  suck  in  those  days  ! for  there  shall  be 
great  distress  upon  the  -^land,  and  wrath  unto  this 

24  people.  And  they  shall  fall  by  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  shall  be  led  captive  into  all  the  nations  : 
and  Jerusalem  shall  be  trodden  down  of  the  Gen- 
tiles, until  the  times  of  the  Gentiles  be  fulfilled. 

25  And  there  shall  be  si^s  in  sun  and  moon  and  stars  ; 
and  upon  the  earth  distress  of  nations,  in  perplexity 

26  for  the  roaring  of  the  sea  and  the  billows  ; men 
0 fainting  for  fear,  and  for  expectation  of . the  things 
which  are  coming  on  * the  world  : for  the  powers  of 

27  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken.  And  then  shall  they 
see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  a cloud  with  power 

28  and  great  glory.  But  when  these  things  begin  to 


18  Matt.  24. 15.  Mark 
13.  14. 

19  Dan.  9.  26,  27. 
Zech.  11.  1. 

20  Matt.  24.  19. 

« Dan.  9.  27.  & 12. 7. 
Rom.  11.  25. 

*2  Matt.  24. 29.  Mark 


13.  24.  2 Pet.  3.  10, 
12. 

Matt.  24.  29. 

2<  Matt.  24.  30.  Rev. 
1.  7.  & 14.  14. 

6 Or,  Teacher, 
c Or.  yoB  being 
brought. 


d Or,  shall  they  put 
to  death, 
e Or,  lives, 
f Or,  *earth. 

^ Or,  expiring, 
h Gr.  the  inhabited 
earth. 


130 


ST.  LUKE,  XXII. 


look  up,  and  lift  up  your  heads  ; for  ^5  your  redemption 
draweth  nigh. 

29  And  he  spake  to  them  a parable  ; Behold  the  fig 
tree,  and  all  the  trees  ; 

30  When  they  now  shoot  forth,  ye  see  and  know  of 
your  own  selves  that  summer  is  now  nigh  at  hand. 

31  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  see  these  things  come  to 
pass,  know  ye  that  the  kingdom  of  God  is  nigh  at 
hand. 

32  Verily  I say  unto  you.  This  generation  shall  not 
pass  away,  till  all  be  fulfilled. 

33  27  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away  : but  my 
words  shall  not  pass  away. 

34  ^ And  28  take  heed  to  yourselves,  lest  at  any  time 
your  hearts  be  overcharged  with  surfeiting,  and  drunk- 
enness, and  cares  of  this  life,  and  so  that  day  come  upon 
you  unawares. 

35  For  29  as  a snare  shall  it  come  on  all  them  that 
dwell  on  the  face  of  the  whole  earth. 

36  Watch  ye  therefore,  and  pray  always,  that  ye 
may  be  accounted  worthy  to  escape  all  these  things  that 
shall  come  to  pass,  and  to  stand  before  the  Son  of 
man. 

37  And  in  the  day  time  he  was  teaching  in  the 
temple  ; and  at  night  he  went  out,  and  abode  in  the 
mount  that  is  called  the  mount  of  Olives. 

38  And  all  the  people  came  early  in  the  morning  to 
him  in  the  temple,  for  to  hear  him. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 The  Jews  conspire  against  Christ.  3 Satan  prepareth  Judas  to  betray 
him.  7 The  apostles  prepare  the  passover.  19  Christ  instituteth  his 
holy  supper,  21  covertly  Joretelleth  of  the  traitor,  24  dehorteththe  rest 
of  his  apostles  from  ambition,  31  assureth  Peter  his  faith  should  not 
fail : 34  and  yet  he  should  deny  him  thrice.  39  He  prayeth  in  the 
mount,  and  sweateth  blood,  47  is  beU-ayed  with  a kiss : 50  he  healeth 
Malchus'  ear,  54  he  is  thrice  denied  of  Peter,  63  shamefully  abused, 
66  and  confesseth  himself  to  be  the  Son  of  God. 

OW  ^the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  drew  nigh, 
which  is  called  the  Passover. 

2 And  2 the  chief  priests  and  scribes  sought  how 
they  might  kill  him  ; for  they  feared  the  people. 

3 ^ 8 Then  entered  Satan  into  Judas  surnamed 
Iscariot,  being  of  the  number  of  the  twelve. 

4 And  he  went  his  way,  and  communed  with  the  chief 
priests  and  captains,  how  he  might  betray  him  unto 
them. 

5 And  they  were  glad,  and  ^ covenanted  to  give  him 
money. 

6 And  he  promised,  and  sought  opportunity  to  betray 
him  unto  them  in  the  absence  of  the  multitude. 

7 ^ ® Then  came  the  day  of  unleavened  bread,  when 
the  passover  must  be  killed. 

8 And  he  sent  Peter  and  John,  saying.  Go  and  pre- 
pare us  the  passover,  that  we  may  eat. 

9 And  .they  said  unto  him.  Where  wilt  thou  that  we 
prepare  ? 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  Behold,  when  ye  are  entered 
into  the  city,  there  shall  a man  meet  you,  bearing  a 
pitcher  of  water  ; follow  him  into  the  house  where  he 
entereth  in. 

11  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the  goodman  of  the  house. 
The  Master  saith  unto  thee.  Where  is  the  guestcham- 
ber,  where  I shall  eat  the  passover  with  my  disciples  ? 

12  And  he  shall  shew  you  a large  upper  room  fur- 
nished : there  make  ready. 

25  Rom.  8.  l9,  23.  Thess.  5.  6.  1 Pet.  4.  so  Matt.  24.  42.  & 26. 

26  Matt.  24. 32.  Mark  7.  13.  Mark  13.  33. 

13.  28.  29  1 Thess.  5.  2.  2 si  ch.  18.  1. 

27  Matt.  24.  35.  Pet.  3.  10.  Rev.  3.  3.  32  pg.  i.  5.  Epi^.  g. 

*8  Rom.  13.  13.  1 & 16.  15.  13. 


come  to  pass,  look  up,  and  lift  up  your  heads  ; be- 
cause your  redemption  draweth  nigh. 

29  And  he  spake  to  them  a parable  : Behold  the  fig 

30  tree,  and  all  the  trees  : when  they  now  shoot  forth, 
ye  see  it  and  know  of  your  own  selves  that  the  sum- 

31  mer  is  now  nigh.  Even  so  ye  also,  when  ye  see 
these  things  coming  to  pass,  know  ye  that  the  king- 

32  dom  of  God  is  nigh.  Verily  I say  unto  you.  This 
generation  shall  not  pass  away,  till  all  things  be  ac- 

33  complished.  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away  : 
but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away. 

34  But  take  heed  to  yourselves,  lest  haply  your 
hearts  be  overcharged  with  surfeiting,  and  drunken- 
ness, and  cares  of  this  life,  and  that  day  come  on 

35  you  suddenly  as  a snare  : for  so  shall  it  come  upon 
all  them  that  dwell  on  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

36  But  watch  ye  at  every  season,  making  supplication, 
that  ye  may  prevail  to  escape  all  these  things  that 
shall  come  to  pass,  and  to  stand  before  the  Sou  of 
man. 

37  And  every  day  he  was  teaching  in  the  temple  ; 
and  every  night  he  went  out,  and  lodged  in  the 

38  mount  that  is  called  the  mount  of  Olives.  And  all 
the  people  came  early  in  the  morning  to  him  in  the 
temple,  to  hear  him. 


22  Now  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  drew  nigh, 

2 which  is  called  the  Passover.  And  the  chief  priests 
and  the  scribes  sought  how  they  might  put  him  to 
death  ; for  they  feared  the  people. 

3 And  Satan  entered  into  Judas  who  was  called 

4 Iscariot,  being  of  the  number  of  the  twelve.  And 
he  went  away,  and  communed  with  the  chief  priests 
and  captains,  how  he  might  deliver  him  unto  them. 

5 And  they  were  glad,  and  covenanted  to  give  him 

6 money.  And  he  consented,  and  sought  opportunity 
to  deliver  him  unto  them  “in  the  absence  of  the 
multitude. 

7 And  the  day  of  unleavened  bread  came,  on  which 

8 the  passover  must  be  sacrificed.  And  he  sent  Peter 
and  John,  saying.  Go  and  make  ready  for  us  the 

9 passover,  that  we  may  eat.  And  they  said  unto 

10  him.  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  make  ready  ? And 
he  said  unto  them.  Behold,  when  ye  are  entered 
into  the  city,  there  shall  meet  you  a man  bearing  a 
pitcher  of  water  ; follow  him  into  the  house  where- 

11  into  he  goeth.  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the  good- 
man  of  the  house.  The  ^Master  saith  unto  thee. 
Where  is  the  guest-chamber,  where  I shall  eat  the 

12  passover  with  my  disciples  ? And  he  will  shew  you 
a large  upper  room  furnished  ; there  make  ready. 


33  John  8.  1,  2.  47.  Acts  4.  27.  5 Matt.  26. 17.  Mark 

34  ch.  22.  39.  3 Matt.  26.  14.  Mark  14.  12. 

7 Matt.  26.  2.  Mark  14.  10.  John  13.  2,  a Or,  without  tu- 

14.  1.  27.  mult. 

2 Fb.  2.  2.  John  11.  * Zech.  11.  12.  b Or,  Teacher, 


ST.  LUKE,  XXIL  131 


13  And  they  went,  and  found  as  he  had  said  unto 
them  : and  they  made  ready  the  passover. 

14  ® And  when  the  hour  was  come,  he  sat  down,  and 
the  twelve  apostles  with  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  With  desire  I have 
desired  to  eat  this  passover  with  you  before  I suffer  : 

16  For  I say  unto  you,  I will  not  any  more  eat  thereof, 
until  it  be  fulfilled  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

17  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and  said. 
Take  this,  and  divide  it  among  yourselves  : 

18  For  8 1 say  unto  you,  I will  not  drink  of  the  fruit 
of  the  vine,  until  the  kingdom  of  God  shall  come. 

19  ^ ® And  he  took  bread,  and  gave  thanks,  and 
brake  if,  and  gave  unto  them,  saying.  This  is  my  body 
which  is  given  for  you  : this  do  in  remembrance  of 
me. 

20  Likewise  also  the  cup  after  supper,  saying,  This 
cup  is  the  new  testament  in  my  blood,  which  is  shed  for 
you. 

21  ^ behold,  the  hand  of  him  that  betrayeth 

me  is  with  me  on  the  table. 

22 And  truly  the  Son  of  man  goeth,  as  it  was  de- 
termined : but  woe  unto  that  man  by  whom  he  is 
betrayed  ! 

23  13  And  they  began  to  enquire  among  themselves, 
which  of  them  it  was  that  should  do  this  thing. 

24  13  And  there  was  also  a strife  among  them,  which 
of  them  should  be  accounted  the  greatest. 

. 25  11  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  kings  of  the  Gen- 
tiles exercise  lordship  over  them  ; and  they  that  exer- 
cise authority  upon  them  are  called  benefactors. 

26  13  But  ye  shall  not  he  so : i®  but  he  that  is  great- 
est among  you,  let  him  be  as  the  younger  ; and  he  that 
is  chief,  as  he  that  doth  serve. 

27  ^3  For  whether  is  greater,  he  that  sitteth  at  meat, 
or  he  that  serveth  ? is  not  he  that  sitteth  at  meat  ? but 
21 1 am  among  you  as  he  that  serveth. 

" '28  Ye  are  they  which  have  continued  with  me  in 

22  my  temptations. 

29  And  ^3 1 appoint  unto  you  a kingdom,  as  my  Father 
hath  appointed  unto  me  ; 

30  That  24  ye  may  eat  and  drink  at  my  table  in  my 
kingdom,  25  and  sit  on  thrones  judging  the  twelve  tribes 
of  Israel. 

31  ^ And  the  Lord  said,  Simon,  Simon,  behold, 

23  Satan  hath  desired  to  have  you,  that  he  may  27  sift  you 
as  wheat : 

32  But  28 1 have  prayed  for  thee,  that  thy  faith  fail 
not : 29  and  when  thou  art  converted,  strengthen  thy 
brethren. 

33  And  he  said  unto  him.  Lord,  I am  ready  to  go 
with  thee,  both  into  prison,  and  to  death.  ‘ 

34  30  And  he  said,  I tell  thee,  Peter,  the  cock  shall 

not  crow  this  day,  before  that  thou  shalt  thrice  deny 
that  thou  knowest  me. 

35  31  And  he  said  unto  them.  When  I sent  you  with- 
out purse,  and  scrip,  and  shoes,  lacked  ye  any  thing  ? 
And  they  said.  Nothing. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  them.  But  now,  he  that  hath  a 

6 Matt.  26.  20.  Mark  26.  21,  23.  Mark  14.  is  Matt.  20.  26.  1 

14.  17.  18.  John  13. 21,  26.  Pet.  5.  3. 

^ ch.  14.  15.  Acts  13  Matt.  26.  24.  i9  ch.  9.  48. 

10.  41.  Rev.  19.  9.  i^  Acts  2.  23.  & 4.  20  ch.  12.  37. 

8 Matt.  26.  29.  Mark  28.  21  Matt.  20.  28.  John 

14.  25.  15  Matt.  26.  22.  John  13.  13,  14.  Phil.  2.  7. 

9 Matt.  26.  26.  Mark  13.  22,  25.  22  Heb.  4.  15. 

14.  22.  i«  Mark  9.  34.  ch.  9.  23  Matt.  24.  47.  ch. 

10  1 Cor.  11.  24.  46.  12.  32.  2 Cor.  1. 7.  2 

11 1 Cor.  10.  16.  11  Matt.  20. 25.  Mark  Tim.  2.  12. 

Ps.  41.  9.  Matt.  10.  42.  24  Matt.  8.  11.  ch. 


13  And  they  went,  and  found  as  he  had  said  unto 
them  : and  they  made  ready  the  passover. 

14  And  when  the  hour  was  come,  he  sat  down,  and 

15  the  apostles  with  him.  And  he  said  unto  them. 
With  desire  I have  desired  to  eat  this  passover  with 

16  you  before  I suffer  : for  I say  unto  you,  I will  not 
eat  it,  until  it  be  fulfilled  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

17  And  he  received  a cup,  and  when  he  had  given 
thanks,  he  said.  Take  this,  and  divide  it  among 

18  yourselves  : for  I say  unto  you,  I will  not  drink 
from  henceforth  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  the 

19  kingdom  of  God  shall  come.  And  he  took  bread, 
and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  brake  it,  and  gave 
to  them,  saying,  This  is  my  body  ^ which  is  given 

20  for  you  : this  do  in  remembrance  of  me.  And  the 
cup  in  like  manner  after  supper,  saying.  This  cup  is 
the  new  ® covenant  in  my  blood,  even  that  which  is 

21  poured  out  for  you.  But  behold,  the  hand  of  him 

22  that  betrayeth  me  is  with  me  on  the  table.  For  the 
Son  of  man  indeed  goeth,  as  it  hath  been  deter- 
mined : but  woe  unto  that  man  through  whom  he  is 

23  betrayed  ! And  they  began  to  question  among 
themselves,  which  of  them  it  was  that  should  do 
this  thing. 

24  And  there  arose  also  a contention  among  them, 

25  which  of  them  is  accounted  to  be  / greatest.  And 
he  said  unto  them.  The  kings  of  the  Gentiles  have 
lordship  over  them  ; and  they  that  have  authority 

26  over  them  are  called  Benefactors.  But  ye  shall  not 
he  so  : but  he  that  is  the  greater  among  you,  let  him 
become  as  the  younger  ; and  he  that  is  chief,  as  he 

27  that  doth  serve.  For  whether  is  greater,  he  that 
^ sitteth  at  meat,  or  he  that  serveth  ? is  not  he  that 
S’ sitteth  at  meat  ? but  I am  in  the  midst  of  you  as 

28  he  that  serveth.  But  ye  are  they  which  have  con- 

29  tinned  with  me  in  my  temptations  ; and  * I appoint 
unto  you  a kingdom,  even  as  my  Father  appointed 

30  unto  me,  that  ye  may  eat  and  drink  at  my  table  in 
my  kingdom  ; and  ye  shall  sit  on  thrones  judging 

31  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel.  Simon,  Simon,  behold, 
Satan  ^ asked  to  have  you,  that  he  might  sift  you  as 

32  wheat  : but  I made  supplication  for  thee,  that  thy 
faith  fail  not  : and  do  thou,  when  once  thou  hast 

33  turned  again,  stablish  thy  brethren.  And  he  said 
unto  him.  Lord,  with  thee  I am  ready  to  go  both  to 

34  prison  and  to  death.  And  he  said,  I tell  thee,  Peter, 
the  cock  shall  not  crow  this  day,  until  thou  shalt 
thrice  deny  that  thou  knowest  me. 


35  And  he  said  unto  them.  When  I sent  you  forth 
without  purse,  and  wallet,  and  shoes,  lacked  ye  any- 

36  thing  ? And  they  said.  Nothing.  And  he  said  unto 
them.  But  now,  he  that  hath  a purse,  let  him  take  it, 

14.  15.  Rev.  19.  9.  si  Matt.  10.  9.  ch.  g Gr.  reclineth. 

25  Ps.  49.  14.  Matt.  9.  3.  & 10.  4.  n Or,  I appoint  unto 

19.  28.  1 Cor.  6.  2.  c Or,  a loaf,  you,  even  as  my  Fa- 

Rev.  3.  21.  d Some  ancient  an-  ther  appointed  unto 

25  1 Pet.  5.  8.  thorities  omit  which  me  a kingdom,  that  ye 

22  Amos  9.  9.  is  given  for  you  . . . may  eat  and  drink 

28  John  17.  9,  11,  15.  which  is  poured  out  &c. 

29  Ps.  51.  13.  John  for  you,  i 0^,  obtained  you 

21.  15,  10,  17.  e 6r,  testament,  by  asking. 

30  Matt.  26.  34.  Mark  f Gr.  greater, 

14.30.  Jolinl3.38. 


132 


ST.  LUKE,  XXn, 


purse,  let  him  take  it,  and  likewise  Jiis  scrip  : and  he  that 
hath  no  sword,  let  him  sell  his  garment,  and  buy  one. 

37  For  I say  unto  you,  that  this  that  is  written  must 

yet  be  accomplished  in  me,  was  reckoned 

among  the  transgressors  : for  the  things  concerning  me 
have  an  end. 

38  And  they  said.  Lord,  behold,  here  are  two  swords. 
And  he  said  unto  them.  It  is  enough. 

39  ^ And  he  came  out,  and  went,  as  he  was  wont, 
to  the  mount  of  Olives  ; and  his  disciples  also  followed 
him. 

40  And  when  he  was  at  the  place,  he  said  unto 
them.  Pray  that  ye  enter  not  into  temptation. 

41  And  he  was  withdrawn  from  them  about  a stone’s 
cast,  and  kneeled  down,  and  prayed, 

42  Saying,  Father,  if  thou  be  willing,  remove  this 
cup  from  me  : nevertheless  not  my  will,  but  thine,  be 
done. 

43  And  there  appeared  ^San  angel  unto  him  from 
•heaven,  strengthening  him. 

44  And  being  in  an  agony  he  prayed  more  earnestly  : 
and  his  sweat  was  as  it  were  great  drops  of  blood  falling 
down  to  the  ground. 

45  And  when  he  rose  up  from  prayer,  and  was  come 
to  his  disciples,  he  found  them  sleeping  for  sorrow, 

46  And  said  unto  them.  Why  sleep  ye  ? rise  and 

pray,  lest  ye  enter  into  temptation. 

47  ^ And  while  he  yet  spake,  behold  a multitude, 
and  he  that  was  called  Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  went 
before  them,  and  drew  near  unto  Jesus  to  kiss  him. 

48  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Judas,  betrayest  thou  the 
Son  of  man  with  a kiss  ? 

49  When  they  which  were  about  him  saw  what  would 
follow,  they  said  unto  him.  Lord,  shall  we  smite  with 
the  sword  ? 

50  ^ And  one  of  them  smote  the  servant  of  the  high 
priest,  and  cut  off  his  right  ear. 

51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said.  Suffer  ye  thus  far. 
And  he  touched  his  ear,  and  healed  him. 

52  ^^Xhen  Jesus  said  unto  the  chief  priests,  and 
captains  of  the  temple,  and  the  elders,  which  were  come 
to  him.  Be  ye  come  out,  as  against  a thief,  with  swords 
and  staves  ? 

53  When  I was  daily  with  you  in  the  temple,  ye 
stretched  forth  no  hands  against  me  : but  this  is  your 
hour,  and  the  power  of  darkness. 

54  ^ Then  took  they  him,  and  led  him,  and  brought 
him  into  the  high  priest’s  house.  And  Peter  followed 
afar  off. 

55  And  when  they  had  kindled  a fire  in  the  midst 
of  the  hall,  and  were  set  down  together,  Peter  sat  down 
among  them. 

56  But  a certain  maid  beheld  him  as  he  sat  by  the 
fire,  and  earnestly  looked  upon  him,  and  said.  This  man 
was  also  with  him. 

57  And  he  denied  him,  saying.  Woman,  I know  him 
not. 

58  And  after  a little  while  another  saw  him,  and 
said.  Thou  art  also  of  them.  And  Peter  said,  Man,  I 
am  not. 

59  And  about  the  space  of  one  hour  after  another 

32  Is.  53.  12.  Mark  se  Matt.  26. 39.  Mark  « yer.  40. 

15.  28.  14.  35.  41  Matt.  26. 47.  Mark 

33  Matt.  26.  36.  Mark  37  John  5.  30.  & 6.  14.  43.  John  18.  3. 

14.  32.  John  18.  1.  38.  <2  Matt.  26. 51.  Mark 

84  ch.  21.  37.  38  Matt.  4.  11.  14.  47.  John  18.  10. 

35  yer.  46.  Matt.  6.  39  John  12.  27.  Heb.  43  Matt.  26. 55.  Mark 

13.  & 26. 41.  Mark  14.  5.  7.  14.  48. 

38. 


and  likewise  a wallet : ^ and  he  that  hath  none,  let 

37  him  sell  his  cloke,  and  buy  a sword.  For  I say  unto 
you,  that  this  which  is  written  must  be  fulfilled  in 
me.  And  he  was  reckoned  with  transgressors  : for 

38  that  which  concerneth  me  hath  * fulfilment.  And 
they  said.  Lord,  behold,  here  are  two  swords.  And 
he  said  unto  them.  It  is  enough. 

39  And  he  came  out,  and  went,  as  his  custom  was, 
unto  the  mount  of  Olives  ; and  the  disciples  also  fol- 

40  lowed  him.  And  when  he  was  at  the  place,  he  said 
unto  them.  Pray  that  ye  enter  not  into  temptation. 

41  And  he  was  parted  from  them  about  a stone’s  cast  ; 

42  and  he  kneeled  down  and  prayed,  saying.  Father,  if 
thou  be  willing,  remove  this  cup  from  me  : never- 

43  theless  not  my  will,  but  thine,be  done.  *And  there 
appeared  unto  him  an  angel  from  heaven,  strength- 

44  ening  him.  And  being  in  an  agony  he  prayed  more 
earnestly  : and  his  sweat  became  as  it  were  great 

45  drops  of  blood  falling  down  upon  the  ground.  And 
when  he  rose  up  from  his  prayer,  he  came  unto  the 

46  disciples,  and  found  them  sleeping  for  sorrow,  and 
said  unto  them,  Why  sleep  ye  ? rise  and  pray,  that 
ye  enter  not  into  temptation. 


47  While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  a multitnde,  and  he 
that  was  called  Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  went  before 
them  ; and  he  drew  near  unto  Jesus  to  kiss  him. 

48  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Judas,  betrayest  thou  the 

49  Son  of  man  with  a kiss  ? And  when  they  that  were 
about  him  saw  what  would  follow,  they  said.  Lord, 

50  shall  we  smite  with  the  sword  ? And  a certain  one 
of  them  smote  the  servant  of  the  high  priest,  and 

51  struck  off  his  right  ear.  But  Jesus  answered  and 
said.  Suffer  ye  thus  far.  And  he  touched  his  ear,  and 

52  healed  him.  And  Jesus  said  unto  the  chief  priests, 
and  captains  of  the  temple,  and  elders,  which  were 
come  against  him.  Are  ye  come  out,  as  against  a 

53  robber,  with  swords  and  staves  ? When  I was  daily 
with  you  in  the  temple,  ye  stretched  not  forth  your 
hands  against  me  : but  this  is  your  hour,  and  the 
power  of  darkness. 

54  And  they  seized  him,  and  led  him  away,  and 
brought  him  into  the  high  priest’s  house.  But 

55  Peter  followed  afar  off.  And  when  they  had  kin- 
dled a fire  in  the  midst  of  the  court,  and  had  sat 
down  together,  Peter  sat  in  the  midst  of  them. 

56  And  a certain  maid  seeing  him  as  he  sat  in  the  light 
of  the  fire,  and  looking  stedfastly  upon  him,  said, 

57  This  man  also  was  with  him.  But  he  denied,  say- 

58  ing,  Woman,  I know  him  not.  And  after  a little 
while  another  saw  him,  and  said.  Thou  also  art  one 

59  of  them.  But  Peter  said,  Man,  I am  not.  And 
after  the  space  of  about  one  hour  another  confi- 


44  John  12.  27.  48  Matt.  26. 71.  Mark  k Gr.  end. 

45  Matt.  26.  57.  14.  69.  John  18.  25.  I Many  ancient  au- 

45  Matt.  26.  58.  John  49  Matt.  26.  73.  Mark  thorities  omit  ver.  43, 

18.  15.  14.  70.  John  18.  26.  44. 

47  Matt.  26.  69.  Mark  j Or,  and  he  that  w Gr.  bond-servant. 
14.  66.  John  18.  17,  hath  no  sword,  let 
18.  him  sell  his  cloke,  and 

buy  one. 


ST.  LUKE,  XXm. 


133 


confidently  affirmed,  saying,  Of  a truth  this  fellow  also 
was  with  him  : for  he  is  a Galilsean. 

60  And  Peter  said,  Man,  I know  not  what  thou 
sayest.  And  immediately,  while  he  yet  spake,  the  cock 
crew. 

61  And  the  Lord  turned,  and  looked  upon  Peter. 
^‘^  And  Peter  remembered  the  word  of  the  Lord,  how 
he  had  said  unto  him,  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou 
shalt  deny  me  thrice. 

62  And  Peter  went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 

63  And  the  men  that  held  Jesus  mocked  him,  and 
smote  him. 

64  And  when  they  had  blindfolded  him,  they  struck 
him  on  the  face,  and  asked  him,  saying.  Prophesy,  who 
is  it  that  smote  thee  ? 

65  And  many  other  things  blasphemously  spake  they 
against  him. 

66  ^ as  soon  as  it  was  day,  the  elders  of  the 

people  and  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came  to- 
gether, and  led  him  into  their  council,  saying, 

67  Art  thou  the  Christ  ? tell  us.  And  he  said  unto 
them.  If  I tell  you,  ye  will  not  believe  : 

68  And  if  I also  ask  you,  ye  will  not  answer  me,  nor 
let  me  go. 

69  Hereafter  shall  the  Son  of  man  sit  on  the  right 
hand  of  the  power  of  God. 

70  Then  said  they  all.  Art  thou  then  the  Son  of  God  ? 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  say  that  I am. 

71  And  they  said,  What  need  we  any  further  wit- 
ness ? for  we  ourselves  have  heard  of  his  own  mouth. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 Jesus  is  accused  before  Pilate.,  and  sent  to  Herod.  8 Herod  mocketh 
him.  12  Herod  and  Pilate  are  made  friends.  13  Barabbas  is  desired 
of  the  people,  and  is  loosed  by  Pilate,  and  Jesus  is  given  to  be  cruci- 
fied. 27  He  telleth  the  toomen,  that  lament  him,  the  destruction  of  Je- 
rusalem : 34  prayeth  for  his  enemies.  39  Two  evildoers  are  crucified 
with  him.  46  His  death.  50  His  burial. 

And  tthe  whole  multitude  of  them  arose,  and  led 
him  unto  Pilate. 

2  And  they  began  to  accuse  him,  saying.  We  found 
this  fellow  2 perverting  the  nation,  and  ^ forbidding  to 
give  tribute  to  Caesar,  saying  ^ that  he  himself  is  Christ 
a King. 

3  ® And  Pilate  asked  him,  saying.  Art  thou  the  King 
of  the  Jews  ? And  he  answered  him  and  said.  Thou 
sayest  it. 

4  Then  said  Pilate  to  the  chief  priests  and  to  the  peo- 
ple, ® I find  no  fault  in  this  man. 

5  And  they  were  the  more  fierce,  saying.  He  stirreth 
up  the  people,  teaching  throughout  all  Jewry,  begin- 
ning from  Galilee  to  this  place. 

6  When  Pilate  heard  of  Galilee,  he  asked  whether 
the  man  were  a Galiliean. 

7  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that  he  belonged  unto 
^ Herod’s  jui-isdiction,  he  sent  him  to  Herod,  who  him- 
self also  was  at  Jerusalem  at  that  time. 

8  T[  And  when  Herod  saw  Jesus,  he  was  exceeding 
glad  : for  ® he  was  desirous  to  see  him  of  a long  season, 
because  ^ he  had  heard  many  things  of  him  ; and  he 
hoped  to  have  seen  some  miracle  done  by  him. 

9  Then  he  questioned  with  him  in  many  words  ; but 
he  answered  him  nothing. 

Eo  Matt.  2G.  75.  Mark  « Acts  4.  26.  See  57  Matt.  26. 64.  Mark 
14.  72.  Acts  22.  5.  14.  62. 

51  Matt.  26.  34,  75.  65  Matt.  26. 63.  Mark  58  Matt.  26.  65.  Mark 

John  13.  38.  14.  61.  14.  63. 

52  Matt.  26.  67,  68.  co  Matt.  26.  64.  Mark  i Matt.  27.  2.  Mark 
Mark  14.  65.  14.  62.  Heb.  1.  3.  &8.  15.  1.  John  18.  28. 

5»Matt.  27. 1.  1. 


dently  affirmed,  saying.  Of  a truth  this  man  also 

60  was  with  him  : for  he  is  a Galilsean.  But  Peter 
said,  Man,  I know  not  what  thou  sayest.  And 
immediately,  while  he  yet  spake,  the  cock  crew. 

61  And  the  Lord  turned,  and  looked  upon  Peter.  And 
Peter  remembered  the  word  of  the  Lord,  how  that 
he  said  unto  him.  Before  the  cock  crow  this  day, 

62  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And  he  went  out,  and 
wept  bitterly. 

63  And  the  men  that  held  ^ Jesus  mocked  him,  and 

64  beat  him.  And  they  blindfolded  him,  and  asked 
him,  saying.  Prophesy  : who  is  he  that  struck  thee  ? 

65  And  many  other  things  spake  they  against  him,  re- 
viling him. 

66  And  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  the  assembly  of  the 
elders  of  the  people  was  gathered  together,  both 
chief  priests  and  scribes  ; and  they  led  him  away 

67  into  their  council,  saying.  If  thou  art  the  Christ, 
tell  us.  But  he  said  unto  them.  If  I tell  you,  ye 

68  will  not  believe  : and  if  I ask  you,  ye  will  not  an- 

69  swer.  But  from  henceforth  shall  the  Son  of  man 
be  seated  at  the  right  hand  of  the  power  of  God. 

70  And  they  all  said.  Art  thou  then  the  Son  of  God  ? 

71  And  he  said  unto  them,  ® Ye  say  that  I am.  And 
they  said.  What  further  need  have  we  of  witness  ? 
for  we  ourselves  have  heard  from  his  own  mouth. 


23  And  the  whole  company  of  them  rose  up,  and 

2 brought  him  before  Pilate.  And  they  began  to 
accuse  him,  saying.  We  found  this  man  perverting 
our  nation,  and  forbidding  to  give  tribute  to  Caesar, 

3 and  saying  that  he  himself  is  “ Christ  a king.  And 
Pilate  asked  him,  saying.  Art  thou  the  King  of  the 
Jews  ? And  he  answered  him  and  said.  Thou  say- 

4 est.  And  Pilate  said  unto  the  chief  priests  and  the 

5 multitudes,  I find  no  fault  in  this  man.  But  they 
were  the  more  urgent,  saying.  He  stirreth  up  the 
people,  teaching  throughout  all  Judaea,  and  begin- 

6 ning  from  Galilee  even  unto  this  place.  But  when 
Pilate  heard  it,  he  asked  whether  the  man  were  a 

7 Galilaean.  And  when  he  knew  that  he  was  of  Herod’s 
jurisdiction,  he  sent  him  unto  Herod,  who  himself 
also  was  at  Jerusalem  in  these  days. 


8 Now  when  Herod  saw  Jesus,  he  was  exceeding 
glad  : for  he  was  of  a long  time  desirous  to  see  him, 
because  he  had  heard  concerning  him  ; and  he  hoped 

9 to  see  some  ^ miracle  done  by  him.  And  he  ques- 
tioned him  in  many  words  ; but  he  answered  him 

2 Acts  17.  7.  c 1 Pet.  2.  22.  o Or,  Ye  say  it,  be- 

5 See  Matt.  17.  27.  & ch.  3.  1.  cause  1 am. 

22.  21.  Mark  12.  17.  « ch.  9.  9.  a Or,  an  anointed 

* John  19.  12.  ® Matt.  14.  1.  Mark  king. 

5 Matt.  27. 11.  1 Tim.  6.  14.  b Gr.  sign. 

6. 13.  n Gr.  him. 


134 


ST.  LUKE,  XXni. 


10  And  the  chief  priests  and  scribes  stood  and  ve- 
hemently accused  him. 

11  i°And  Herod  with  his  men  of  war  set  him  at 
nought,  and  mocked  him,  and  arrayed  him  in  a gorgeous 
robe,  and  sent  him  again  to  Pilate. 

12  ^ And  the  same  day  Pilate  and  Herod  were 
made  friends  together  : for  before  they  were  at  enmity 
between  themselves. 

13  ^ And  Pilate,  when  he  had  called  together  the 
chief  priests  and  the  rulers  and  the  people, 

14  Said  unto  them,  Ye  have  brought  this  man  unto 
me,  as  one  that  perverteth  the  people  : and,  behold,  ^ I, 
having  examined  him  before  you,  have  found  no  fault  in 
this  man  touching  those  things  whereof  ye  accuse  him  : 

15  No,  nor  yet  Herod : for  I sent  you  to  him  ; and, 
lo,  nothing  worthy  of  death  is  done  unto  him. 

16  1®  I will  therefore  chastise  him,  and  release  him. 

17  1®  (For  of  necessity  he  must  release  one  unto  them 
at  the  feast.) 

18  And  11  they  cried  out  all  at  once,  saying.  Away 
with  this  man,  and  release  unto  us  Barabbas  : 

19  (Who  for  a certain  sedition  made  in  the  city,  and 
for  murder,  was  cast  into  prison.) 

20  Pilate  therefore,  willing  to  release  Jesus,  spake 
again  to  them. 

21  But  they  cried,  saying,  Crucify  him,  crucify  him. 

22  And  he  said  unto  them  the  third  time.  Why,  what 
evil  hath  he  done  ? I have  found  no  cause  of  death  in 
him  : I will  therefore  chastise  him,  and  let  him  go. 

23  And  they  were  instant  with  loud  voices,  requiring 
that  he  might  be  crucified.  And  the  voices  of  them  and 
of  the  chief  priests  prevailed. 

24  And  IS  Pilate  gave  sentence  that  it  should  be  as 
they  required. 

25  And  he  released  unto  them  him  that  for  sedition 
and  murder  was  cast  into  prison,  whom  they  had  de- 
sired ; but  he  delivered  Jesus  to  their  will. 

26  1^  And  as  they  led  him  away,  they  laid  hold  upon 
one  Simon,  a Cyrenian,  coming  out  of  the  country,  and 
on  him  they  laid  the  cross,  that  he  might  bear  it  after 
Jesus. 

27  ^ And  there  followed  him  a great  company  of 
people,  and  of  women,  which  also  bewailed  and  la- 
mented him. 

28  But  Jesus  turning  unto  them  said.  Daughters  of 
Jerusalem,  weep  not  for  me,  but  weep  for  yourselves, 
and  for  your  children. 

29  20  For,  behold,  the  days  are  coming,  in  the  which 
they  shall  say.  Blessed  are  the  barren,  and  the  wombs 
that  never  bare,  and  the  paps  which  never  gave  suck. 

30  21  Then  shall  they  begin  to  say  to  the  mountains. 
Fall  on  us  ; and  to  the  hills.  Cover  us. 

31  22  For  if  they  do  these  things  in  a green  tree, 
what  shall  be  done  in  the  dry  ? 

32  23  And  there  were  also  two  other,  malefactors,  led 
with  him  to  be  put  to  death. 

33  And  24  when  they  were  come  to  the  place,  which  is 
called  Calvary,  there  they  crucified  him,  and  the  male- 
factors, one  on  the  right  hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left. 

34  ^ Then  said  Jesus,  Father,  25  forgive  them;  for 


10  nothing.  And  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  stood, 

11  vehemently  accusing  him.  And  Herod  with  his 
soldiers  set  him  at  nought,  and  mocked  him,  and 
arraying  him  in  gorgeous  apparel  sent  him  back  to 

12  Pilate.  And  Herod  and  Pilate  became  friends 
with  each  other  that  very  day  : for  before  they  were 
at  enmity  between  themselves. 

13  And  Pilate  called  tdgether  the  chief  priests  and 

14  the  rulers  .and  the  people,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye 
brought  unto  me  this  man,  as  one  that  perverteth 
the  people  : and  behold,  I,  having  examined  him 
before  you,  found  no  fault  in  this  man  touching 

15  those  things  whereof  ye  accuse  him  : no,  nor  yet 
Herod  : for  he  sent  him  back  unto  us  ; and  behold, 

16  nothing  worthy  of  death  hath  been  done  by  him.  I 

18  will  therefore  chastise  him,  and  release  him.'^  But 
they  cried  out  all  together,  saying.  Away  with  this 

19  man,  and  release  unto  us  Barabbas : one  who  for  a 
certain  insurrection  made  in  the  city,  and  for  mur- 

20  der,  was  cast  into  prison.  And  Pilate  spake  unto 

21  them  again,  desiring  to  release  Jesus  ; but  they 

22  shouted,  saying,  Crucify,  crucify  him.  And  he  said 
unto  them  the  third  time.  Why,  what  evil  hath  this 
man  done  ? I have  found  no  cause  of  death  in  him  : 

23  I will  therefore  chastise  him  and  release  him.  But 
they  were  instant  with  loud  voices,  asking  that  he 
might  be  crucified.  And  their  voices  prevailed. 

24  And  Pilate  gave  sentence  that  what  they  asked  for 

25  should  be  done.  And  he  released  him  that  for  in- 
surrection and  murder  had  been  cast  into  prison, 
whom  they  asked  for  ; but  Jesus  he  delivered  up  to 
their  will. 


26  And  when  they  led  him  away,  they  laid  hold 
upon  one  Simon  of  Cyrene,  coming  from  the  coun- 
try, and  laid  on  him  the  cross,  to  bear  it  after  Jesus. 

27  And  there  followed  him  a great  multitude  of  the 
people,  and  of  women  who  bewailed  and  lamented 

28  him.  But  Jesus  turning  unto  them  said.  Daughters 
of  Jerusalem,  weep  not  for  me,  but  weep  for  your- 

29  selves,  and  for  your  children.  For  behold,  the  days 
are  coming,  in  which  they  shall  say,  Blessed  are  the 
barren,  and  the  wombs  that  never  bare,  and  the 

30  breasts  that  never  gave  suck.  Then  shall  they  be- 
gin to  say  to  the  mountains.  Fall  on  us  ; and  to  the 

31  hills.  Cover  us.  For  if  they  do  these  things  in  the 
green  tree,  what  shall  be  done  in  the  dry  ? 

32  And  there  were  also  two  others,  malefactors,  led 
with  him  to  be  put  to  death. 

33  And  when  they  came  unto  the  place  which  is 
called  The  skull,  there  they  crucified  him,  and  the 
malefactors,  one  on  the  right  hand  and  the  other  on 

34  the  left.  ^ And  Jesus  said,  Father,  forgive  them; 


10  Is.  53.  3.  16  Matt.  27. 15.  Mark  20  Matt.  24.  19.  ch.  23  jg.  53.  12.  Matt,  thorities  insert  ver.  17  has  the  same  mean- 

11  Acts  4.  27.  15.  G.  John  18.  39.  21.23.  27.38.  Noiv  he  must  needs  re-  ing. 

12  Matt.  27.  23.  Mark  n Acts  3.  14.  21  ig_  2.  19.  Hos.  10.  24  Matt.  27.  33.  Mark  lease  unto  them  at  the  e Some  ancient  au- 

15.14.  JohnlS.  38.  & i®  Matt.  27. 26.  Mark  8.  Rev.  6.  16.  & 9.  15.  22.  John  19.  17,  feast  one  prisoner,  thorities  omit  And 

19.  4.  15.  15.  John  19.  16.  6.  18.  Others  add  the  same  Jesus  said,  Father, 

16  ver.  1,  2.  10  Matt.  27. 32.  Mark  22  p^o,  n.  31.  jer.  25  Matt.  5.  44.  Acts  words  after  ver.  19.  forgive  them;  for 

1*  ver.  4.  15.  21.  See  John  19.  25.  29.  Ezek.  20.  47.  7.  60.  1 Cor.  4.  12.  d According  to  the  they  know  not  what 

^^is^Matt.  27. 26.  John  17.  & 21.  3,  4.  1 Pet.  4.  c Many  ancient  an-  Latin,  Calvary,  which  they  do. 


ST.  LUKE,  XXIII. 


135 


they  know  not  what  they  do.  And  ^7  they  parted  his 
raiment,  and  cast  lots. 

35  And  the  people  stood  beholding.  And  the 
^ rulers  also  with  them  derided  him,  saying,  He  saved 
others  ; let  him  save  himself,  if  he  be  Christ,  the  chosen 
of  God. 

36  And  the  soldiers  also  mocked  him,  coming  to  him, 
and  offering  him  vinegar, 

37  And  saying.  If  thou  be  the  king  of  the  Jews,  save 
thyself. 

38  3®  And  a superscription  also  was  written  over  him 
in  letters  of  Greek,  and  Latin,  and  Hebrew,  THIS  IS 
THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

39  ^ And  one  of  the  malefactors  which  were 
hanged  railed  on  him,  saying.  If  thou  be  Christ,  save 
thyself  and  us. 

40  But  the  other  answering  rebuked  him,  saying. 
Dost  not  thou  fear  God,  seeing  thou  art  in  the  same 
condemnation  ? 

41  And  we  indeed  justly  ; for  we  receive  the  due  re- 
ward of  our  deeds  : but  this  man  hath  done  nothing 
amiss. 

42  And  he  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  remember  me  when 
thou  comest  into  thy  kingdom. 

43  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Verily  I say  unto  thee. 
To  day  shalt  thou  be  with  me  in  paradise. 

44  And  it  was  about  the  sixth  hour,  and  there  was 
a darkness  over  all  the  earth  until  the  ninth  hour. 

45  And  the  sun  was  darkened,  and  the  veil  of  the 
temple  was  rent  in  the  midst. 

46  ^ And  when  Jesus  had  cried  with  a loud  voice,  he 
said,  Father,  into  thy  hands  I commend  my  spirit: 
®®and  having  said  thus,  he  gave  up  the  ghost. 

• 47  36  J^ow  when  the  centurion  saw  what  was  done,  he 
glorified  God,  saying.  Certainly  this  was  a righteous 
man. 

48  And  all  the  people  that  came  together  to  that 
sight,  beholding  the  things  which  were  done,  smote  their 
breasts,  and  returned. 

^9  And  all  his  acquaintance,  and  the  women  that 
followed  him  from  Galilee,  stood  afar  off,  beholding 
these  things. 

50  ^ 8®  And,  behold,  there  was  a man  named  Joseph, 
a counsellor  ; and  he  was  a good  man,  and  a just : 

51  (The  same  had  not  consented  to  the  counsel  and 
deed  of  them  ;)  he  was  of  Arimathsea,  a city  of  the 
Jews  : who  also  himself  waited  for  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

52  This  man  went  unto  Pilate,  and  begged  the  body 
of  Jesus. 

53  And  he  took  it  down,  and  wrapped  it  in  linen, 
and  laid  it  in  a sepulchre  that  was  hewn  in  stone, 
wherein  never  man  before  was  laid. 

54  And  that  day  was  the  preparation,  and  the  sab- 
bath drew  on. 

55  And  the  women  also,  which  came  with  him  from 
Galilee,  followed  after,  and  beheld  the  sepulchre,  and 
how  his  body  was  laid. 

56  And  they  returned,  and  prepared  spices  and 
ointments  ; and  rested  the  sabbath  day  according  to 
the  commandment. 

28  Acts  3.  17.  30  Matt.  27. 37.  Mark  34  pg.  31.  5.  1 Pet.  2. 

27  Matt.  27. 35.  Mark  15.  26.  John  19.  19.  23. 

15.  24.  John  19.  23.  3i  Matt.  27. 44.  Mark  3b  Matt.  27. 50.  Mark 

28  Ps.  22.  17.  Zech.  15.  32.  15.  37.  John  19.  30. 

12.  10.  32  Matt.  27.  45.  Mark  so  Matt.  27.  54.  Mark 

20  Matt.  27. 39.  Mark  15.  a3.  15.  39. 

15.  29.  33  Matt.  27. 51.  Mark  37  pg.  33.  H.  Matt. 

15.  38. 


for  they  know  not  what  they  do.  And  parting  his 

35  garments  among  them,  they  cast  lots.  And  the 
people  stood  beholding.  And  the  rulers  also  scoffed 
at  him,  saying.  He  saved  others  ; let  him  save  him- 

36  self,  if  this  is  the  Christ  of  God,  his  chosen.  And 
the  soldiers  also  mocked  him,  coming  to  him,  offer- 

37  ing  him  vinegar,  and  saying.  If  thou  art  the  King  of 

38  the  Jews,  save  thyself.  And  there  was  also  a super- 
scription over  him,  this  is  the  king  of  the  jews. 


39  And  one  of  the  malefactors  which  were  hanged 
railed  on  him,  saying,  Art  not  thou  the  Christ  ? save 

40  thyself  and  us.  But  the  other  answered,  and  rebuk- 
ing him  said.  Dost  thou  not  even  fear  God,  seeing 

41  thou  art  in  the  same  condemnation  ? And  we  in- 
deed justly  ; for  we  receive  the  due  reward  of  our 

42  deeds  : but  this  man  hath  done  nothing  amiss.  And 
he  said,  Jesus,  remember  me  when  thou  comest-^ in 

43  thy  kingdom.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Verily  I say 
unto  thee.  To-day  shalt  thou  be  with  me  in  Paradise. 


44  And  it  was  now  about  the  sixth  hour,  and  a dark- 
ness came  over  the  whole  land  until  the  ninth  hour, 

45  * the  sun’s  light  failing  : and  the  veil  of  the  * temple 

46  was  rent  in  the  midst.  J And  when  Jesus  had  cried 
with  a loud  voice,  he  said.  Father,  into  thy  hands  I 
commend  my  spirit : and  having  said  this,  he  gave 

47  up  the  ghost.  And  when  the  centurion  saw  what 
was  done,  he  glorified  God,  saying.  Certainly  this 

48  was  a righteous  man.  And  all  the  multitudes  that 
came  together  to  this  sight,  when  they  beheld  the 
things  that  were  done,  returned  smiting  their  breasts. 

49  And  all  his  acquaintance,  and  the  women  that  fol- 
lowed with  him  from  Galilee,  stood  afar  off,  seeing 
these  things. 


50  And  behold,  a man  named  Joseph,  who  w’^as  a 

51  councillor,  a good  man  and  a righteous  (he  had  not 
consented  to  their  counsel  and  deed),  a man  of 
Arimathsea,  a city  of  the  Jews,  who  was  looking  for 

52  the  kingdom  of  God  : this  man  went  to  Pilate,  and 

53  asked  for  the  body  of  Jesus.  And  he  took  it  down, 
and  wrapped  it  in  a linen  cloth,  and  laid  him  in  a 
tomb  that  was  hewn  in  stone,  where  never  man  had 

54  yet  lain.  And  it  was  the  day  of  the  Preparation, 

55  and  the  sabbath  * drew  on.  And  the  women,  which 
had  come  with  him  out  of  Galilee,  followed  after, 
and  beheld  the  tomb,  and  how  his  body  was  laid. 

56  And  they  returned,  and  prepared  spices  and  oint- 
ments. 


27.  55.  Mark  15.  40. 
See  John  19.  25. 

38  Matt.  27.  57.  Mark 
15.  42.  John  19.  38. 

so  Mark  15.  43.  ch. 
2.  25,  38. 

<0  Matt.  27. 59.  Mark 

16.46. 


« Matt.  27.  62. 

«2  ch.  8.  2. 

« Mark  15.  47. 

**  Mark  16.  1. 

« Ex.  20.  10. 

/ Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  into  thy 
kingdom. 


g Or,  earth. 
hGtv.  the  sun  fail- 
ing. 

i Or,  sanctuary, 
j Or,  And  Jesus, 
crying  with  a loud 
voice,  said, 
k Gr.  began  to  datvn. 


136 


ST.  LUKE,  XXIV. 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 Christ's  resurrection  is  declared  by  two  angels  to  the  women  that  come 
to  the  sepulchre.  9 These  report  it  to  others.  13  Christ  himself  ap- 
peareth  to  the  two  disciples  that  went  to  Emmaus : 36  afterwards  he 
appeareth  to  the  apostles,  and  reproveth  their  unbelief : 47  giveth  them 
a charge : 49  promiseth  the  Holy  Ghost : 51  and  so  ascendeth  into 
heaven. 

"TVT O W ^ upon  the  first  day  of  the  week,  very  early 
in  the  morning,  they  came  unto  the  sepulchre, 

2 bringing  the  spices  which  they  had  prepared,  and 
certain  others  with  them. 

2 3 And  they  found  the  stone  rolled  away  from  the 
sepulchre. 

3 ^ And  they  entered  in,  and  found  not  the  body  of 
the  Lord  Jesus. 

4 And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were  much  perplexed 
thereabout,  ^ behold,  two  men  stood  by  them  in  shining 
garments  : 

5 And  as  they  were  afraid,  and  bowed  down  their 
faces  to  the  earth,  they  said  unto  them.  Why  seek  ye 
the  living  among  the  dead  ? 

6 He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen  : ® remember  how  he 
spake  unto  you  when  he  was  yet  in  Galilee, 

7 Saying,  The  Son  of  man  must  be  delivered  into 
the  hands  of  sinful  men,  and  be  crucified,  and  the  third 
day  rise  again. 

8 And  they  remembered  his  words, 

9 ® And  returned  from  the  sepulchre,  and  told  all 
these  things  unto  the  eleven,  and  to  all  the  rest. 

10  It  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and  ® Joanna,  and  Mary 
the  mother  of  James,  and  other  women  that  were  with 
them,  which  told  these  things  unto  the  apostles. 

11  And  their  words  seemed  to  them  as  idle  tales, 
and  they  believed  them  not. 

12  Then  arose  Peter,  and  ran  unto  the  sepulchre  ; 
and  stooping  down,  he  beheld  the  linen  clothes  laid  by 
themselves,  and  departed,  wondering  in  himself  at  that 
which  was  come  to  pass. 

13  ^ 1^  And,  behold,  two  of  them  went  that  same  day 
to  a village  called  Emmaus,  which  was  from  Jerusalem 
about  threescore  furlongs. 

14  And  they  talked  together  of  all  these  things 
which  had  happened. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while  they  communed 
together  and  reasoned,  i^  Jesus  himself  drew  near,  and 
went  with  them. 

16  But  1^  their  eyes  were  holden  that  they  should  not 
know  him. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  manner  of  com- 
munications are  these  that  ye  have  one  to  another,  as  ye 
walk,  and  are  sad  ? 

18  And  the  one  of  them,  whose  name  was  Cleopas, 
answering  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  only  a stranger  in 
Jerusalem,  and  hast  not  known  the  things  which  are 
come  to  pass  there  in  these  days  ? 

19  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  things  ? And  they 
said  unto  him.  Concerning  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which 
was  a prophet  mighty  in  deed  and  word  before  God 
and  all  the  people  : 

20  And  how  the  chief  priests  and  our  rulers  deliv- 

1 Matt.  28.  1.  Mark  « Matt.  16.  21.  & 17.  12  Mark  16.  12. 

16.  1.  John  20.  1.  23.  Mark  8.  31.  & 9.  » ver.  36.  Matt.  18. 

2 ch.  23.  56.  31.  ch.  9.  22.  20. 

3 Matt.  28.  2.  Mark  2 John  2.  22.  ^ John  20.  14.  & 21. 

16.4.  SMatt.  28.  8.  Mark  4. 

4 ver.  23.  Mark  16.  16.  10.  w John  19.  25. 

6.  9ch.  8.  3.  Matt.  21.  11.  ch. 

5 John  20. 12.  Acts  2°  ver.  25.  Mark  16.  7.  16.  John  3.  2.  & 4. 

1.  10.  11.  19.  & 6.  14.  Acts  2. 

22  John  20.  3,  6.  22. 


And  on  the  sabbath  they  rested  according  to  the 

24  commandment.  But  on  the  first  day  of  the  week,  at 
early  dawn,  they  came  unto  the  tomb,  bringing  the 

2 spices  which  they  had  prepared.  And  they  found 

3 the  stone  rolled  away  from  the  tomb.  And  they 
entered  in,  and  found  not  the  body  «of  the  Lord 

4 Jesus.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they  were  per- 
plexed thereabout,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them 

5 in  dazzling  apparel : and  as  they  were  affrighted, 
and  bowed  down  their  faces  to  the  earth,  they  said 
unto  them.  Why  seek  ye  ^'the  living  among  the 

6 dead?  ®He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen:  remember 
how  he  spake  unto  you  when  he  was  yet  in  Galilee, 

7 saying  that  the  Son  of  man  must  be  delivered  up 
into  the  hands  of  sinful  men,  and  be  crucified,  and 

8 the  third  day  rise  again.  And  they  remembered 

9 his  words,  and  returned  from  the  tomb,  and  told 
all  these  things  to  the  eleven,  and  to  all  the  rest. 

10  Now  they  were  Mary  Magdalene,  and  Joanna,  and 
Mary  the  mother  of  James  : and  the  other  women 

11  with  them  told  these  things  unto  the  apostles.  And 
these  words  appeared  in  their  sight  as  idle  talk  ; and 

12  they  disbelieved  them.  ® But  Peter  arose,  and  ran 
unto  the  tomb  ; and  stooping  and  looking  in,  he  seeth 
the  linen  cloths  by  themselves  ; and  he -^  departed  to 
his  home,  wondering  at  that  which  was  come  to  pass. 


13  And  behold,  two  of  them  were  going  that  very 
day  to  a village  named  Emmaus,  which  was  three- 

14  score  furlongs  from  Jerusalem.  And  they  com- 
muned with  each  other  of  all  these  things  which 

15  had  happened.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they 
communed  and  questioned  together,  that  Jesus  him- 

16  self  drew  near,  and  went  with  them.  But  their  eyes 

17  were  holden  that  they  should  not  know  him.  And 
he  said  unto  them,  ^ What  communications  are  these 
that  ye  have  one  with  another,  as  ye  walk  ? And 

18  they  stood  still,  looking  sad.  And  one  of  them, 
named  Cleopas,  answering  said  unto  him,  ^ Dost  thou 
alone  sojourn  in  Jerusalem  and  not  know  the  things 

19  which  are  come  to  pass  there  in  these  days  ? And 
he  said  unto  them.  What  things  ? And  they  said 
unto  him.  The  things  concerning  Jesus  of  Nazareth, 
which  was  a prophet  mighty  in  deed  and  word  be- 

20  fore  God  and  all  the  people  : and  how  the  chief 


12  Acts  7.  22. 

28ch.  23. 1.  Acts  13. 
27,  28. 

a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  of  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

b Gr.  him  that  liv~ 
eth. 

c Some  ancient  au- 


thorities omit  He  is 
not  here,  but  is  risen. 

d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  from 
the  tomb. 

e Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  ver.  12. 

/ Or,  departed,  won- 
dering with  himself. 


g Gr.  What  words 
are  these  that  ye  ex- 
change one  with  an- 
other. 

h Or,  Dost  thou  so- 
journ alone  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  knowest  thou 
not  the  things. 


ST.  LUKE,  XXIV. 


137 


ered  him  to  be  condemned  to  death,  and  have  crucified 
him. 

21  But  we  trusted  that  it  had  been  he  which  should 
have  redeemed  Israel  : and  beside  all  this,  to  day  is 
the  third  day  since  these  things  were  done. 

22  Yea,  and  certain  women  also  of  our  company 
made  us  astonished,  which  were  early  at  the  sepulchre  ; 

23  And  when  they  found  not  his  body,  they  came, 
saying,  that  they  had  also  seen  a vision  of  angels,  which 
said  that  he  was  alive. 

24  And  21  certain  of  them  which  were  with  us  went 
to  the  sepulchre,  and  found  it  even  so  as  the  women  had 
said  : but  him  they  saw  not. 

25  Then  he  said  unto  them,  O fools,  and  slow  of  heart 
to  believe  all  that  the  prophets  have  spoken  : 

26  22  Ought  not  Christ  to  have  suffered  these  things, 
and  to  enter  into  his  glory  ? 

27  23And  beginning  at  24  Moses  and  26  all  the  pro- 
phets, he  expounded  unto  them  in  all  the  scriptures  the 
things  concerning  himself. 

28  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the  village,  whither 
they  went : and  26  he  made  as  though  he  would  have 
gone  further. 

29  But  27  they  constrained  him,  saying.  Abide  with 
us  : for  it  is  toward  evening,  and  the  day  is  far  spent. 
And  he  went  in  to  tarry  with  them. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sat  at  meat  with  them, 
26  he  took  bread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake,  and  gave  to 
them. 

31  And  their  eyes  were  opened,  and  they  knew  him  ; 
and  he  vanished  out  of  their  sight. 

32  And  they  said  one  to  another.  Did  not  our  heart 
burn  within  us,  while  he  talked  with  us  by  the  way,  and 
while  he  opened  to  us  the  scriptures  ? 

33  And  they  rose  up  the  same  hour,  and  returned  to 
Jerusalem,  and  found  the  eleven  gathered  together,  and 
them  that  were  with  them, 

34  Saying,  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed,  and  ^ hath  ap- 
peared to  Simon. 

35  And  they  told  what  things  were  done  in  the  way, 
and  how  he  was  known  of  them  in  breaking  of  bread. 

36  ^ 60^ as  they  thus  spake,  Jesus  himself  stood  in 
the  midst  of  them,  and  saith  unto  them,  Peace  he  unto 
you. 

37  But  they  were  terrified  and  affrighted,  and  sup- 
posed that  they  had  seen  a spirit. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why  are  ye  troubled  ? 
and  why  do  thoughts  arise  in  your  hearts  ? 

39  Behold  my  hands  and  my  feet,  that  it  is  I myself  : 
®2  handle  me,  and  see  ; for  a spirit  hath  not  flesh  and 
bones,  as  ye  see  me  have. 

40  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  shewed  them 
his  hands  and  his  feet. 

41  And  while  they  yet  believed  not  6®  for  joy,  and 
wondered,  he  said  unto  them,  64  Have  ye  here  any  meat  ? 

42  And  they  gave  him  a piece  of  a broiled  fish,  and 
of  an  honeycomb. 

43  66  And  he  took  it,  and  did  eat  before  them. 

44  And  he  said  unto  them,  66  These  are  the  words 
which  I spake  unto  you,  while  I was  yet  with  you,  that 


priests  and  our  rulers  delivered  him  up  to  be  con- 

21  demned  to  death,  and  crucified  him.  But  we  hoped 
that  it  was  he  which  should  redeem  Israel.  Yea 
and  beside  all  this,  it  is  now  the  third  day  since 

22  these  things  came  to  pass.  Moreover  certain  women 
of  our  company  amazed  us,  having  been  early  at  the 

23  tomb  ; and  when  they  found  not  his  body,  they  came, 
saying,  that  they  had  also  seen  a vision  of  angels, 

24  which  said  that  he  was  alive.  And  certain  of  them 
that  were  with  us  went  to  the  tomb,  and  found  it 
even  so  as  the  women  had  said  : but  him  they  saw 

25  not.  And  he  said  unto  them,  O foolish  men,  and 
slow  of  heart  to  believe  * in  all  that  the  prophets 

26  have  spoken ! Behoved  it  not  the  Christ  to  suffer 

27  these  things,  and  to  enter  into  his  glory  ? And  be- 
ginning from  Moses  and  from  all  the  prophets,  he 
interpreted  to  them  in  all  the  scriptures  the  things 

28  concerning  himself.  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the 
village,  whither  they  were  going  : and  he  made  as 

29  though  he  would  go  further.  And  they  constrained 
him,  saying.  Abide  with  us  : for  it  is  toward  even- 
ing, and  the  day  is  now  far  spent.  And  he  went  in 

30  to  abide  with  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
had  sat  down  with  them  to  meat,  he  took  the  ^ bread, 

31  and  blessed  it,  and  brake,  and  gave  to  them.  And 
their  eyes  were  opened,  and  they  knew  him  ; and  he 

32  vanished  out  of  their  sight.  And  they  said  one  to 
another.  Was  not  our  heart  burning  within  us,  while 
he  spake  to  us  in  the  way,  while  he  opened  to  us  the 

33  scriptures  ? And  they  rose  up  that  very  hour,  and 
returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  found  the  eleven  gath- 

34  ered  together,  and  them  that  were  with  them,  say- 
ing, The  Lord  is  risen  indeed,  and  hath  appeared  to 

35  Simon.  And  they  rehearsed  the  things  that  hap- 
pened in  the  way,  and  how  he  was  known  of  them  in 
the  breaking  of  the  bread. 


36  And  as  they  spake  these  things,  he  himself  stood 
in  the  midst  of  them,  ^ and  saith  unto  them.  Peace 

37  he  unto  you.  But  they  were  terrified  and  affrighted, 

38  and  supposed  that  they  beheld  a spirit.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  Why  are  ye  troubled  ? and  wherefore  do 

39  reasonings  arise  in  your  heart  ? See  my  hands  and 
my  feet,  that  it  is  I myself  : handle  me,  and  see  ; 
for  a spirit  hath  not  flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  behold 

40  me  having.  ^ And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  shewed 

41  them  his  hands  and  his  feet.  And  while  they  still 
disbelieved  for  joy,  and  wondered,  he  said  unto  them, 

42  Have  ye  here  anything  to  eat  ? And  they  gave  him 

43  a piece  of  a broiled  fish."‘  And  he  took  it,  and  did 
eat  before  them. 


44  And  he  said  unto  them.  These  are  my  words 
which  I spake  unto  you,  while  I was  yet  with  you, 


28  Matt.  14.  19.  35  Acts  10.  41. 

20  1 Cor.  15.  6.  30  ver.  6.  Matt.  16. 

80  Mark  16. 14.  John  21.  & 17.  22.  & 20.  18. 

Mark  8.  31.  ch.  9.  22. 


19  ch.  1.  68.  & 2.  38. 
Acts  1.  6. 

20  ver.  9,  10.  Matt. 
28.  8.  Mark  16.  10. 
John  20.  18. 

• 21  ver.  12. 

22  ver.  46.  Acts  17. 3. 
1 Pet.  1.  11. 

23  ver.  45. 


24  Gen.  3.  15.  & 22. 
18.  & 26.  4.  & 49.  10. 
Num.  21.  9.  Dent.  18. 
15. 

25  Ps.  16.  9,  10.&22. 
& 132.  11.  Is.  7.  14.  & 
9.  6.  * 40. 10, 11.  & 50. 
6.  & 53.  Jer.  23.  5.  & 
33.  14,  15.  Ezek.  34. 


23.  & 37.  25.  Dan.  9. 

24.  Mic.  7.  20.  Mai. 
3.  1.  & 4.  2.  See  on 
John  1.  45. 

20  See  Gen.  32.  26.  & 
42.  7.  Mark  6.  48. 

27  Gen.  19.  3.  Acts 
16.  16. 


20.  19.  1 Cor.  15.  5. 

31  Mark  6.  49. 

32  John  20.  20,  27. 
35  Gen.  45.  26. 

34  Joliu  21.  6. 


& 18.  31. 
i Or,  after, 
j Or,  loaf, 
k Some  ancient  au- 


thorities omit  and 
saith  unto  them.  Peace 
be  unto  you. 

I Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  ver.  40. 

m Many  ancient  au- 
thorities add  and  a 
honeycomb. 


138 


ST.  JOHN,  I. 


I 


all  things  must  be  fulfilled,  which  were  written  in  the 
law  of  Moses,  and  in  the  prophets,  and  in  the  psalms, 
concerning  me. 

45  Then  opened  he  their  understanding,  that  they 
might  understand  the  scriptures, 

46  And  said  unto  them,  Thus  it  is  written,  and 
thus  it  behoved  Christ  to  suffer,  and  to  rise  from  the 
dead  the  third  day  : 

47  And  that  repentance  and  remission  of  sins 
should  be  preached  in  his  name  among  all  nations, 
beginning  at  Jerusalem. 

48  And  ye  are  witnesses  of  these  things. 

49  ^ behold,  I send  the  promise  of  my  Father 

upon  you  : but  tarry  ye  in  the  city  of  Jerusalem,  until 
ye  be  endued  with  power  from  on  high. 

50  ^ And  he  led  them  out  '^^as  far  as  to  Bethany, 
and  he  lifted  up  his  hands,  and  blessed  them. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  blessed  them,  he 
was  parted  from  them,  and  carried  up  into  heaven. 

52  ^^And  they  worshipped  him,  and  returned  to  Jeru- 
salem with  great  joy  : 

53  And  were  continually  ^®in  the  temple,  praising 
and  blessing  God.  Amen. 


how  that  all  things  must  needs  be  fulfilled,  which 
are  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  and  the  prophets, 

45  and  the  psalms,  concerning  me.  Then  opened  he 
their  mind,  that  they  might  understand  the  scrip- 

46  tures  ; and  he  said  unto  them.  Thus  it  is  written, 
that  the  Christ  should  suffer,  and  rise  again  from 

47  the  dead  the  third  day  ; and  that  repentance  ” and 
remission  of  sins  should  be  preached  in  his  name 
unto  all  the  ® nations,  beginning  from  Jerusalem. 

48  49  Ye  are  witnesses  of  these  things.  And  behold,  I 
send  forth  the  promise  of  my  Father  upon  you  : but 
tarry  ye  in  the  city,  until  ye  be  clothed  with  power 
from  on  high. 

50  And  he  led  them  out  until  they  were  over  against 
Bethany  : and  he  lifted  up  his  hands,  and  blessed 

51  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  blessed  them, 
he  parted  from  them,  ^'and  was  carried  up  into 

52  heaven.  And  they  « worshipped  him,  and  returned 

53  to  Jerusalem  with  great  joy  : and  were  continually 
in  the  temple,  blessing  God. 


THE  GOSPEL  ACCORDING  TO 

ST.  JOHN. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 The  divinity,  humanity,  and  office  of  Jesus  Christ.  15  The  testimony 
of  John.  39  The  calling  of  Andrew,  Peter,  &c. 

N the  beginning  ^was  the  Word,  and  the  Word  was 
2 with  God,  8 and  the  Word  was  God. 

2 ^ The  same  was  in  the  beginning  with  God. 

3 ® All  things  were  made  by  him  ; and  without  him 
was  not  any  thing  made  that  was  made. 

4 ® In  him  was  life  ; and  the  life  was  the  light  of 
men. 

5 And  ® the  light  shineth  in  darkness  ; and  the  dark- 
ness comprehended  it  not. 

6 IF  ® There  was  a man  sent  from  God,  whose  name 
was  John. 

7 The  same  came  for  a witness,  to  bear  witness  of 
the  Light,  that  all  men  through  him  might  believe. 

8 He  was  not  that  Light,  but  was  sent  to  bear  witness 
of  that  Light. 

9 That  was  the  true  Light,  which  lighteth  every 
man  that  cometh  into  the  world. 

10  He  was  in  the  world,  and  the  world  was  made 
by  him,  and  the  world  knew  him  not. 


87  Acts  16.  14.  1.  8,  22.  & 2.  32.  & 3.  i Pro.  8.  22,  23,  &c. 

88  ver.  26.  Ps.  22.  Is.  15.  Col.  1.  17.  1 John  1. 

60. 6.  & 53. 2,  &c.  Acts  <2  jg,  44.3.  Joel  2.  1.  Rev.  1.  2.  & 19. 
17.  3.  28.  John  14.  16,  26.  & 13. 

39  Dan.  9.  24.  Acts  15.  26.  & 16.  7.  Acts  2 Pro.  8.  30.  oh.  17. 

13.  38,  46.  1 John  2.  1.  4.  & 2.  1,  &c.  6.  1 John  1.  2. 

12.  43  Acts  1. 12.  3 Phil.  2.  6.  1 John 

40  Gen.  12.  3.  Ps.  22.  44  2 Kin.  2. 11.  Mark  5.  7. 

27.  Is.  49.  6,  22.  Jer.  16.  19.  John  20.  17.  « Gen.  1.  1. 

31.  34.  Hos.  2.  23.  Acts  1.  9.  Eph.  4.  8.  e ver.  10.  Ps.  33.  6. 

Mic.  4.  2.  Mai.  1. 11.  <6  Matt.  28.  9,  17.  Eph.  3.  9.  Col.  1.  16. 

41  John  15.  27.  Acts  46  Acts  2.  46.  & 5.  Heb.  1.  2.  Rev.  4.  11. 

42. 


1 In  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  and  the  Word 

2 was  with  God,  and  the  Word  was  God.  The  same 

3 was  in  the  beginning  with  God.  All  things  were 
made  “ by  him  ; and  without  him  ^ was  not  anything 

4 made  that  hath  been  made.  In  him  was  life  ; and 

5 the  life  was  the  light  of  men.  And  the  light  shineth 
in  the  darkness  ; and  the  darkness  ^ apprehended  it 

6 not.  There  came  a man,  sent  from  God,  whose 

7 name  was  John.  The  same  came  for  witness,  that 
he  might  bear  witness  of  the  light,  that  all  might 

8 believe  through  him.  He  was  not  the  light,  but 

9 came  that  he  might  bear  witness  of  the  light.  There 
was  the  true  light,  even  the  light  which  lighteth 

10  ® every  man,  coming  into  the  world.  He  was  in  the 
world,  and  the  world  was  made  “by  him,  and  the 


8 ch.  5.  26.  1 John  n Some  ancient  au- 
5.  11.  thorities  read  unto. 

7 cL.  8.  12.  & 9.  5.  & 0 Or,  nations.  Be- 

12.  35, 46.  ginning  from  Jerusa- 

8 ch.  3.  19.  tern,  ye  are  witnesses. 

9 ver.  33.  Mai.  3. 1.  p Some  ancient  au- 

Matt.  3.  1.  Luke  3.  thorities  omit  and 

2.  was  carried  up  into 

79  Acts  19.  4.  heaven. 

71  ver.  4.  Is.  49.  6.  1 q Some  ancient  an- 

John  2.  8.  thorities  omit  ivor- 

72  ver.  3.  Heb.  1.  2.  shipped  him,  and. 

& IL  3.  a Or,  through. 


b Or,  was  not  any- 
thing made.  That 
which  hath  been  made 
was  life  in  him ; and 
the  life  &c. 

c Or,  overcame.  See 
ch.  12.  35  (Gr.). 

d Or,  The  true  light, 
which  lighteth  every 
man,  was  coming. 

e Or,  every  man  as 
he  cometh. 


139 


ST.  JOHN,  L 


11  He  came  unto  his  own,  and  his  own  received 
him  not. 

12  But  as  many  as  received  him,  to  them  gave  he 
power  to  become  the  sons  of  God,  even  to  them  that 
believe  on  his  name  : 

13  Which  M'ere  born,  not  of  blood,  nor  of  the  will 
of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will  of  man,  but  of  God. 

14  i®And  the  Word  was  made  flesh,  and  dwelt 
among  us,  (and  we  beheld  his  glory,  the  glory  as  of 
the  only  begotten  of  the  Father,)  full  of  grace  and 
truth. 

15  21  John  bare  witness  of  him,  and  cried,  say- 
ing, This  was  he  of  whom  I spake,  22  He  that  cometh 
after  me  is  preferred  before  me  : for  he  was  before 
me. 

16  And  of  his  24  fulness  have  all  we  received,  and 
grace  for  grace. 

17  For  25  the  law  was  given  by  Moses,  hut  2®  grace 
and  27  truth  came  by  Jesus  Christ. 

18  28  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time  ; 29  the  only 
begotten  Son,  which  is  in  the  bosom  of  the  Father,  he 
hath  declared  Mm. 

19  ^ And  this  is  2®  the  record  of  John,  when  the  Jews 
sent  priests  and  Levites  from  Jerusalem  to  ask  him, 
Who  art  thou  ? 

20  And  he  confessed,  and  denied  not ; but  con- 
fessed, I am  not  the  Christ. 

21  And  they  asked  him.  What  then  ? Art  thou 
®2  Elias  ? And  he  saith,  I am  not.  Art  thou  that 
prophet  ? And  he  answered.  No. 

22  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Who  art  thou  ? that  we 
may  give  an  answer  to  them  that  sent  us.  What  say- 
est  thou  of  thyself  ? 

23  He  said,  I am  the  voice  of  one  crying  in  the 
wilderness.  Make  straight  the  way  of  the  Lord,  as  said 
the  prophet  Esaias. 

24  And  they  which  were  sent  were  of  the  Pharisees. 

25  And  they  asked  him,  and  said  imto  him.  Why  bap- 
tizest  thou  then,  if  thou  be  not  that  Christ,  nor  Elias, 
neither  that  prophet  ? 

26  John  answered  them,  saying,  I baptize  with 
water  : ^7  but  there  standeth  one  among  you,  whom  ye 
know  not ; 

27  He  it  is,  who  coming  after  me  is  preferred  be- 
fore me,  whose  shoe’s  latchet  I am  not  worthy  to  un- 
loose. 

28  These  things  were  done  ^^in  Bethabara  beyond 
Jordan,  where  John  was  baptizing. 

29  ^ The  next  day  John  seeth  Jesus  coming  unto 
him,  and  saith.  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,  which 
taketh  away  the  sin  of  the  world. 

30  ^2  This  is  he  of  whom  I said.  After  me  cometh  a 
man  which  is  preferred  before  me  : for  he  was  before 
me. 

31  And  I knew  him  not : but  that  he  should  be  made 


11  world  knew  him  not.  He  came  unto-^his  own,  and 

12  they  that  were  his  own  received  him  not.  But  as 
many  as  received  him,  to  them  gave  he  the  right 
to  become  children  of  God,  even  to  them  that 

13  believe  on  his  name  : which  were  s' born,  not  of 
* blood,  nor  of  the  will  of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will 

14  of  man,  but  of  God.  And  the  Word  became  flesh, 
and  ‘dwelt  among  us  (and  we  beheld  his  glory, 
glory  as  of  the  only  begotten  from  the  Father), 

15  full  of  grace  and  truth.  John  beateth  witness  of 
him,  and  crieth,  saying,  ^'This  was  he  of  whom  I 
said.  He  that  cometh  after  me  is  become  before 

16  me  : for  he  was  ^before  me.  For  of  his  fulness  we 

17  all  received,  and  grace  for  grace.  For  the  law  was 
given  "‘by  Moses  ; grace  and  truth  came  by  Jesus 

18  Christ.  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time  ; " the 
only  begotten  Son,  which  is  in  the  bosom  of  the 
Father,  he  hath  declared  Mm> 


19  And  this  is  the  witness  of  John,  when  the  Jews 
sent  unto  him  from  Jerusalem  priests  and  Levites  to 

20  ask  him.  Who  art  thou  ? And  he  confessed,  and 
denied  not  ; and  he  confessed,  I am  not  the  Christ. 

21  And  they  asked  him.  What  then  ? Art  thou  Elijah  ? 
And  he  saith,  I am  not.  Art  thou  the  prophet  ? 

22  And  he  answered,  No.  They  said  therefore  unto 
him.  Who  art  thou  ? that  we  may  give  an  answer  to 
them  that  sent  us.  What  sayest  thou  of  thyself  ? 

23  He  said,  I am  the  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilder- 
ness, Make  straight  the  way  of  the  Lord,  as  said 

24  Isaiah  the  prophet.  ® And  they  had  been  sent  from 

25  the  Pharisees.  And  they  asked  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Why  then  baptizest  thou,  if  thou  art  not 
the  Christ,  neither  Elijah,  neither  the  prophet  ? 

26  John  answered  them,  saying,  I baptize  with  water  : 
in  the  midst  of  you  standeth  one  whom  ye  know 

27  not,  even  he  that  cometh  after  me,  the  latchet  of 

28  whose  shoe  I am  not  worthy  to  unloose.  These 
things  were  done  in  ? Bethany  beyond  Jordan,  where 
John  was  baptizing. 


29  On  the  morrow  he  seeth  Jesus  coming  unto  him, 
and  saith.  Behold,  the  Lamb  of  God,,  which  " taketh 

30  away  the  sin  of  the  world  ! This  is  he  of  whom  I 
said.  After  me  cometh  a man  which  is  become  be- 

31  fore  me  : for  he  was  ^ before  me.  And  I knew  him 


13  Luke  19.  14.  Acts 

3.  26,  & 13.  46. 

« Is.  56.  5.  Rom.  8. 

15.  Gal.  3.  26.  2 Pet. 

1.  4.  1 John  3.  1. 

15  ch.  3.  5.  Jam.  1. 
18.  1 Pet.  1.  23. 

18  Matt.  1.  16,  20. 
Luke  1.  31,35.&  2.  7. 
1 Tim.  3.  16. 

P Rom.  1.3.  Gal.  4. 

4. 

13  Heb.  2.  11,  14,  16, 

17. 

10  Is.  40.  5.  Matt. 


17.  2.  ch.  2.  11.  & 11. 
40.  2 Pet.  1.  17. 

20  Col.  1.  19.  & 2.  3, 
9. 

2iver.32.  ch.  3.  32. 
& 5.  33. 

22  ver.  27,  30.  Matt. 
3. 11.  Mark  1.  7.  Luke 
3.  16.  ch.  3.  31. 

23  ch.  8.  58.  Col.  1. 
17. 

21  ch.  3.  34.  Eph.  1. 
6,  7,  8.  Col.  1.  19.  & 

2.  9, 10. 

25  Ex.  20.  1,  &c. 


Deut.  4.  44.  & 5.  1.  & 
33.  4. 

28  Rom.  3.  24.  & 5. 
21.  & 6.  14. 

27  ch.  8.  32.  & 14.  6. 

28  Ex.  33.  20.  Deut. 
4.  12.  Matt.  11.  27. 
Luke  10.  22.  ch.  6. 
46.  1 Tim.  1.  17.  & 6. 

16.  1 .lohn  4.  12,  20. 

29  ver.  14.  cl>.  3.  16, 
18.  1 John  4.  U. 

38  ch.  5.  33 
3>  Luke  3.  1.5.  ch.  3. 
28,  Acts  13.  25. 


32  Mai.  4.  5.  Matt. 

17.  10. 

33  Deut.  18.  15,  18. 
8<Matt.3.  3.  Markl. 

3.  Luke  3.  4.  ch.3.28. 
35  Is.  40.  3. 

88  Matt.  3.  11. 

37  Mai.  3.  1. 

38  ver.  15,  30.  Acts 
19.  4. 

38Judg.  7.  24.  ch, 
10.  40. 

« ver.  36.  Ex.  12.  .3. 
Is.  63.  7.  Acts  8.  32. 
1 Pet.  1.  19.  Rev.  6. 
6,  Sic. 


« Is.  53.  11.  1 Cor. 
15.  3.  Gal.  1.  4.  Heb. 
1.  3.  & 2.  17.  & 9.  28. 
1 Pet.  2.  24.  & 3.  18.  1 
John  2.  2.  & 3.  6.  & 4. 
10.  Rev.  1.  6. 

« ver.  15,  27. 

/ Gr.  A?.?  own  things, 
g Or,  begotten, 
n Gr.  bloods, 
i Gr.  tabernncled. 
j Or,  an  orily  begot- 
ten from  a father. 

k Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  {this  was 
he  that  said). 


I Gr.  first  in  regard 
of  me. 

m Or,  through, 
n Many  very  an- 
cient authorities  read 
God  only  begotten. 

o Or,  And  certain 
had  been  sent  from 
among  the  Pharisees, 
p Or,  in. 

q Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  Bethoh- 
arah^  some,  Bethara- 
bah. 

r Or,  heareth  the 
sin. 


140 


ST.  JOHN,  1. 


manifest  to  Israel,  therefore  am  I come  baptizing 
with  water. 

32  And  John  hare  record,  saying,  I saw  the  Spirit 
descending  from  heaven  like  a dove,  and  it  abode  upon 
him. 

33  And  I knew  him  not : but  he  that  sent  me  to  bap- 
tize with  water,  the  same  said  unto  me.  Upon  whom 
thou  shalt  see  the  Spirit  descending,  and  remaining  on 
him,  ^®the  same  is  he  which  baptizeth  with  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

34  And  I saw,  and  bare  record  that  this  is  the  Son 
of  God. 

35  ^ Again  the  next  day  after  John  stood,  and  two 
of  his  disciples  ; 

36  And  looking  upon  Jesus  as  he  walked,  he  saith. 

Behold  the  Lamb  of  God  ! 

37  And  the  two  disciples  heard  him  speak,  and  they 
followed  Jesus. 

38  Then  Jesus  turned,  and  saw  them  following,  and 
saith  unto  them.  What  seek  ye  ? They  said  unto  him. 
Rabbi,  (which  is  to  say,  being  interpreted.  Master,) 
where  dwellest  thou  ? 

39  He  saith  unto  them.  Come  and  see.  They  came 
and  saw  where  he  dwelt,  and  abode  with  him  that  day  ; 
for  it  was  about  the  tenth  hour. 

40  One  of  the  two  which  heard  John  speaks  and  fol- 
lowed him,  was  Andrew,  Simon  Peter’s  brother. 

41  He  first  findeth  his  own  brother  Simon,  and  saith 
unto  him.  We  have  found  the  Messias,  which  is,  being 
interpreted,  the  Christ. 

42  And  he  brought  him  to  Jesus.  And  when  Jesus 
beheld  him,  he  said,  Thou  art  Simon  the  son  of  Jona  : 

thou  shalt  be  called  Cephas,  which  is  by  interpreta- 
tion, A stone. 

43  ^ The  day  following  Jesus  would  go  forth  into 
Galilee,  and  findeth  Philip,  and  saith  unto  him,  Follow 
me. 

44  Now  Philip  was  of  Bethsaida,  the  city  of  Andrew 
and  Peter. 

45  Philip  findeth  Nathanael,  and  saith  unto  him. 
We  have  found  him,  of  whom  Moses  in  the  law,  and 
the  prophets,  did  write,  Jesus  ^^of  Nazareth,  the  son  of 
Joseph. 

46  And  Nathanael  said  unto  him,  Can  there  any 
good  thing  come  out  of  Nazareth  ? Philip  saith  unto 
him.  Come  and  see. 

47  Jesus  saw  Nathanael  coming  to  him,  and  saith  of 
him,  Behold  an  Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  is  no 
guile  ! 

48  Nathanael  saith  unto  him.  Whence  knowest  thou 
me  ? Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Before  that 
Philip  called  thee,  when  thou  wast  under  the  fig  tree,  I 
saw  thee. 

49  Nathanael  answered  and  saith  unto  him,  Rabbi, 

thou  art  the  Son  of  God  ; thou  art  the  King  of 

Israel. 

50  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Because  I said 
unto  thee,  I saw  thee  under  the  fig  tree,  believest  thou  ? 
thou  shalt  see  greater  things  than  these. 

51  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto 
you,  Hereafter  ye  shall  see  heaven  open,  and  the 


«Mal.  3.  1.  Matt. 
3.  6.  Luke  1.  17,  76, 
77.  & 3.  3,  4. 

« Matt.  3. 16.  Mark 
1.  10.  Luke  3.  22.  ch. 
5.  32. 

" Matt.  3.  11.  Acts 


1.  5.  & 2.  4.  & 10.  44. 
& 19.  6. 
ver.  29. 

Matt.  4. 18. 

« Matt.  16. 18. 

4'-'  ch.  12.  21. 

60  ch.  21.  2. 

61  Gen.  3.  1-5.  & 49 


10.  Deut.  18.  18.  See 
on  Luke  24.  27. 

62  Is.  4.  2.  & 7.  14.  & 
9.  6.  & 53.  2.  Mic.  5. 
2.  Zech.  6.  12.  & 9.  9. 
See  more  on  Luke  24. 
27. 


not ; but  that  he  should  be  made  manifest  to  Israel, 

32  for  this  cause  came  I baptizing  * with  water.  And 
John  bare  witness,  saying,  I have  beheld  the  Spirit 
descending  as  a dove  out  of  heaven  ; and  it  abode 

33  upon  him.  And  I knew  him  not : but  he  that  sent 
me  to  baptize  * with  water,  he  said  unto  me,  Upon 
whomsoever  thou  shalt  see  the  Spirit  descending, 
and  abiding  upon  him,  the  same  is  he  that  baptizeth 

34  * with  the  Holy  Spirit.  And  I have  seen,  and  have 
borne  witness  that  this  is  the  Son  of  God. 


35  Again  on  the  morrow  John  was  standing,  and  two 

36  of  his  disciples  ; and  he  looked  upon  Jesus  as  he 

37  walked,  and  saith,  Behold,  the  Lamb  of  God  ! And 
the  two  disciples  heard  him  speak,  and  they  followed 

38  Jesus.  And  Jesus  turned,  and  beheld  them  follow- 
ing, and  saith  unto  them.  What  seek  ye  ? And  they 
said  unto  him.  Rabbi  (which  is  to  say,  being  inter- 

39  preted,  * Master),  where  abidest  thou  ? He  saith 
unto  them.  Come,  and  ye  shall  see.  They  came 
therefore  and  saw  where  he  abode  ; and  they  abode 
with  him  that  day  : it  was  about  the  tenth  hour. 

40  One  of  the  two  that  heard  John  speak,  and  followed 

41  him,  was  Andrew,  Simon  Peter’s  brother.  He  find- 
eth first  his  own  brother  Simon,  and  saith  unto 
him.  We  have  found  the  Messiah  (which  is,  being 

42  interpreted,  “ Christ).  He  brought  him  unto  Jesus. 
Jesus  looked  upon  him,  and  said,  Thou  art  Simon 
the  son  of  John : thou  shalt  be  called  Cephas 
(which  is  by  interpretation,  Peter). 


43  On  the  morrow  he  was  minded  to  go  forth  into 
Galilee,  and  he  findeth  Philip  : and  Jesus  saith  unto 

44  him.  Follow  me.  Now  Philip  was  from  Bethsaida, 

45  of  the  city  of  Andrew  and  Peter.  Philip  findeth 
Nathanael,  and  saith  unto  him.  We  have  found  him, 
of  whom  Moses  in  the  law,  and  the  prophets,  did 

46  write,  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  the  son  of  Joseph.  And 
Nathanael  said  unto  him.  Can  any  good  thing  come 
out  of  Nazareth  ? Philip  saith  unto  him.  Come  and 

47  see.  Jesus  saw  Nathanael  coming  to  liim,  and  saith 
of  him.  Behold,  an  Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  is  no 

48  guile  ! Nathanael  saith  unto  him,  Whence  knowest 
thou  me  ? Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Be- 
fore Philip  called  thee,  when  thou  wast  under  the 

49  fig  tree,  I saw  thee.  Nathanael  answered  him. 
Rabbi,  thou  art  the  Son  of  God  ; thou  art  King  of 

50  Israel.  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Because 
I said  unto  thee,  I saw  thee  underneath  the  fig  tree, 
believest  thou  ? thou  shalt  see  greater  things  than 

51  these.  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Verily,  verily,  I say 
unto  you.  Ye  shall  see  the  heaven  opened,  and  the 


63  Matt.  2.  23.  Luke 
2.  4. 

64  ch.  7.  41,  42,  52. 

66  Ps.  32.  i.  & 73.  1. 
cli.  8.  39.  Rcnu.  2.  28, 
29.  & 9.  6. 

6G  Matt.  14.  33. 

67  Matt.  21.  5.  & 27. 


11,  42.  ch.  18.  37.  & 
19  3 

68  Gen.  28. 12.  Matt. 
4.  11.  Luke  2.  9,  13. 
& 22.  43.  & 24. 4.  Acts 
1.  10. 
s Of,  in. 
t Or,  Teacher, 


u That  IS,  Anointed. 
V Gr.  Joanes : called 
In  Matt.  16.  17.  Jo- 
nah. 

w That  is,  Hock  oi 
Stone. 


ST.  JOHN.  II.  141 


angels  of  God  ascending  and  descending  upon  the  Son 
of  man. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Christ  (umeth  water  into  wine^  12  departeth  into  Capemnum.  and  to 
Jerusalem,  14  where  he  pnrgeth  the  temple  of  buyers  and  sellers.  19 
He  foretelleth  his  death  and  resurrection.  23  Many  believed  because 
of  his  miracles,  but  he  would  not  trust  himself  with  them. 

And  the  third  day  there  was  a marriage  in  ^ Cana 
of  Galilee  ; and  the  mother  of  Jesus  was  there  : 

2  And  both  Jesus  was  called,  and  his  disciples,  to  the 
marriage. 

3  And  when  they  wanted  wine,  the  mother  of  Jesus 
saith  unto  him,  They  have  no  wine. 

4  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  * Woman,  ^what  have  I to  do 
with  thee  ? ^ mine  hour  is  not  yet  come. 

5  His  mother  saith  unto  the  servants.  Whatsoever  he 
saith  unto  you,  do  it. 

6  And  there  were  set  there  six  waterpots  of  stone, 
® after  the  manner  of  the  purifying  of  the  J ews,  con- 
taining two  or  three  firkins  apiece. 

7  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Fill  the  waterpots  with 
water.  And  they  filled  them  up  to  the  brim. 

8  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Draw  out  now,  and  bear 
unto  the  governor  of  the  feast.  And  they  bare  iU 
9 When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  had  tasted  ® the  water 
that  was  made  wine,  and  knew  not  whence  it  was  ; (but 
the  servants  which  drew  the  water  knew  ;)  the  governor 
of  the  feast  called  the  bridegroom, 

10  And  saith  unto  him.  Every  man  at  the  beginning 
doth  set  forth  good  wine  ; and  when  men  have  well 
drunk,  then  that  which  is  worse  : hut  thou  hast  kept  the 
good  wine  until  now. 

11  This  beginning  of  miracles  did  Jesus  in  Cana  of 
Galilee,  and  manifested  forth  his  glory  ; and  his  dis- 
ciples believed  on  him. 

12  ^ After  this  he  went  down  to  Capernaum,  he,  and 
his  mother,  and  ® his  brethren,  and  his  disciples  : and 
they  continued  there  not  many  days. 

13  ^ ^ And  the  Jews’  passover  was  at  hand,  and  Jesus 
went  up  to  Jerusalem, 

14  And  found  in  the  temple  those  that  sold  oxen 
and  sheep  and  doves,  and  the  changers  of  money 
sitting  : 

15  And  when  he  had  made  a scourge  of  small  cords, 
he  drove  them  all  out  of  the  temple,  and  the  sheep,  and 
the  oxen  ; and  poured  out  the  changers’  money,  and 
overthrew  the  tables  ; 

16  And  said  unto  them  that  sold  doves.  Take  these 
things  hence  ; make  not  my  Father’s  house  an  house 
of  merchandise. 

17  And  his  disciples  remembered  that  it  was  written. 
The  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up. 

18  ^ Then  answered  the  Jews  and  said  unto  him, 
^®What  sign  shewest  thou  unto  us,  seeing  that  thou 
doest  these  things  ? 

19  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Destroy 
this  temple,  and  in  three  days  I will  raise  it  up. 

20  Then  said  the  Jews,  Forty  and  six  years  was  this 
temple  in  building,  and  wilt  thou  rear  it  up  in  three 
days  ? 

21  But  he  spake  of  the  temple  of  his  body. 

22  When  therefore  he  was  risen  from  the  dead,  ^®his 
disciples  remembered  that  he  had  said  this  unto  them  ; 

1 See  Josh.  19.  28.  b Mark  7.  3.  Deut.  16.  1,  16.  ch. 

2  ch.  19.  26.  0 ch.  4.  46.  5.  1.  & 6.  4.  & 11. 

3  So  2 Sam.  16.  10.  & f oh.  1.14.  65. 

19.  22.  8 Matt.  12.  46.  1°  Matt.  21. 12.  Mark 

♦ ch.  7.  6.  '•  ver.  23.  Ex.  12.  11.  16.  Luke  19.  45. 

14.  n Luke  2.  49. 


angels  of  God  ascending  and  descending  upon  the 
Son  of  man. 


2  And  the  third  day  there  was  a marriage  in  Cana  of 

2 Galilee  ; and  the  mother  of  Jesus  was  there  : and 
Jesus  also  was  bidden,  and  his  disciples,  to  the  mar- 

3 riage.  And  when  the  wine  failed,  the  mother  of 

4 Jesus  saith  unto  him.  They  have  no  wine.  And 
Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman,  what  have  I to  do 

5 with  thee  ? mine  hour  is  not  yet  come.  His  mother 
saith  unto  the  servants.  Whatsoever  he  saith  unto 

6 you,  do  it.  Now  there  were  six  waterpots  of  stone 
set  there  after  the  Jews’  manner  of  purifying,  con- 

7 taining  two  or  three  firkins  apiece.  Jesus  saith  unto 
them,  Fill  the  waterpots  with  water.  And  they 

8 filled  them  up  to  the  brim.  And  he  saith  unto  them. 
Draw  out  now,  and  bear  unto  the  « ruler  of  the 

9 fea,st.  And  they  bare  it.  And  when  the  ruler  of 
the  feast  tasted  the  water  ®now  become  wine,  and 
knew  not  whence  it  was  (but  the  servants  which 
had  drawn  the  water  knew),  the  ruler  of  the  feast 

10  calleth  the  bridegroom,  and  saith  Unto  him,  Every 
man  setteth  on  first  the  good  wine  ; and  when  men 
have  drunk  freely,  then  that  which  is  worse  : thou 

11  hast  kept  the  good  wine  until  now.  This  beginning 
of  his  signs  did  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  mani- 
fested his  glory  ; and  his  disciples  believed  on  him. 


12  After  this  he  went  down  to  Capernaum,  he,  and 
his  mother,  and  his  brethren,  and  his  disciples  : and 
there  they  abode  not  many  days. 

13  And  the  passover  of  the  Jews  was  at  hand,  and 

14  Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem.  And  he  found  in  the 
temple  those  that  sold  oxen  and  sheep  and  doves, 

15  and  the  changers  of  money  sitting  : and  he  made  a 
scourge  of  cords,  and  cast  all  out  of  the  temple,  both 
the  sheep  and  the  oxen  ; and  he  poured  out  the 

16  changers’  money,  and  overthrew  their  tables  ; and  to 
them  that  sold  the  doves  he  said.  Take  these  things 
hence  ; make  not  my  Father’s  house  a house  of  mer- 

17  chandise.  His  disciples  remembered  that  it  was 
written.  The  zeal  of  thine  house  shall  eat  me  up. 

18  The  Jews  therefore  answered  and  said  unto  him. 
What  sign  shewest  thou  unto  us,  seeing  that  thou 

19  doest  these  things  ? Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Destroy  this  ^temple,  and  in  three  days  I will 

20  raise  it  up.  The  Jews  therefore  said.  Forty  and  six 
years  was  this  '^temple  in  building,  and  wilt  thou 

21  raise  it  up  in  three  days  ? But  he  spake  of  the 

22  temple  of  his  body.  When  therefore  he  was  raised 
from  the  dead,  his  disciples  remembered  that  he 


isPa.  69.  9.  40.  Mark  14.  68.  & 15.  « Hike  24.  8. 

*8  Matt.  12.  38.  ch.  29.  a Or,  steward. 

6.  30.  IB  Col.  2.  9.  Heb.  8.  b Or,  that  it  had  he- 

Matt.  26.  61.  & 27.  2.  So  1 Cor.  3.  16.  & come, 

6.  19.  2 Cor.  6.  16.  c Or,  sanctuary. 


142 


ST.  JOHN,  m. 


and  they  believed  the  scripture,  and  the  word  which 
Jesus  had  said. 

23  Now  when  he  was  in  Jerusalem  at  the  passover, 
in  the  feast  day,  many  believed  in  liis  name,  when  they 
saw  the  miracles  which  he  did. 

24  But  Jesus  did  not  commit  himself  unto  them,  be- 
cause he  knew  all  men, 

25  And  needed  not  that  any  should  testify  of  man  ; 
for  he  knew  what  was  in  man. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Christ  teacheth  Nicodemus  the  necessity  of  regeneration.  14  Of  faith 
in  his  death.  16  The  great  love  of  God  towards  the  world,  18  condem- 
nation for  unhelief.  23  The  baptism,  witness,  and  doctrine  of  John 
concerning  Christ. 

There  was  a man  of  the  Pharisees,  named  Nicode- 
mus, a ruler  of  the  Jews  ; 

2  ^The  same  came  to  Jesus  by  night,  and  said  unto 
him,  Rabbi,  we  know  that  thou  art  a teacher  come  from 
God  : for  ^no  man  can  do  these  miracles  that  thou 
doest,  except  ^ God  he  with  him. 

3  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Verily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  thee,  ^ Except  a man  be  born  again,  he  cannot 
see  the  kingdom  of  God. 

4  Nicodemus  saith  unto  him.  How  can  a man  be  born 
when  he  is  old  ? can  he  enter  the  second  time  into  his 
mother’s  womb,  and  be  born  ? 

5  Jesus  answered.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  thee, 
® Except  a man  be  born  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit,  he 
cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

6  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh  is  flesh  ; and  that 
which  is  born  of  the  Spirit  is  spirit. 

7  Marvel  not  that  I said  unto  thee.  Ye  must  be  bom 
again. 

8  ®The  wind  bloweth  where  it  listeth,  and  thou 
hearest  the  sound  thereof,  but  canst  not  tell  whence  it 
cometh,  and  whither  it  goeth : so  is  every  one  that  is 
born  of  the  Spirit. 

9  Nicodemus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  How  can 
these  things  be  ? 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  a 
master  of  Israel,  and  knowest  not  these  things  ? 

11  ® Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  thee.  We  speak  that 
we  do  know,  and  testify  that  w'e  have  seen ; and 
*ye  receive  not  our  witness. 

12  If  I have  told  you  earthly  things,  and  ye  believe 
not,  how  shall  ye  believe,  if  I tell  you  of  heavenly 
things  ? 

13  .And  no  man  hath  ascended  up  to  heaven,  but  he 
that  came  down  from  heaven,  even  the  Son  of  man  which 
is  in  heaven. 

14  ^ And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the  serpent  in  the 
wilderness,  even  so  ^^must  the  Son  of  man  be  lifted 
up  : 

15  That  whosoever  believeth  in  him  should  not  perish, 
but  have  eternal  life. 

16  *[[  i^For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his 
only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him 
should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life. 

17  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into  the  world  to  con- 
demn the  world  ; but  that  the  world  through  him  might 
be  saved. 

”1  Sam.  16.  7.  1 3 Acts  10.  38.  « Eccles.  11.  5.  1 

Chr.  28.  9.  Matt.  9.  “ ch.  1.  13.  Gal.  6.  Cor.  2.  11. 

4.  Mark  2.  8.  ch.  6.  15.  Tit.  3.  5.  Jam.  ^ ch.  0,  52  60. 

64.  & 16.  30.  Acts  1.  1.  18.  1 Pet.  1.  23.  1 » Matt.  11.  27.  ch. 

24.  Rev.  2.  23.  John  3.  9.  1.  18,  & 7.  16.  & 8,  28. 

1 ch.  7.  50.  & 19.  39.  0 Mark  16.  16.  Acta  & 12.  49.  Sr  14.  24. 

2 ch.  9.  16,  33.  Acta  2.  38.  » ver.  32. 

2.22.  wpro.  30.  4.  ch.  6. 


spake  this  ; and  they  believed  the  scripture,  and  the 
word  which  Jesus  had  said. 

23  Now  when  he  was  in  Jemsalem  at  the  passover, 
during  the  feast,  many  believed  on  his  name,  behold- 

24  ing  his  signs  which  he  did.  But  Jesus  did  not  trust 

25  himself  unto  them,  for  that  he  knew  all  men,  and 
because  he  needed  not  that  any  one  should  bear  wit- 
ness concerning  man  ; for  he  himself  knew  what 
was  in  man. 


3  Now  there  was  a man  of  the  Pharisees,  named 

2 Nicodemus,  a ruler  of  the  Jews  : the  same  came  unto 
him  by  night,  and  said  to  him.  Rabbi,  we  know  that 
thou  art  a teacher  come  from  God  : for  no  man  can 
do  these  signs  that  thou  doest,  except  God  be  with 

3 him.  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Verily, 
verily,  I say  unto  thee.  Except  a man  be  born  “ anew, 

4 he  cannot  see  the  kingdom  of  God.  Nicodemus  saith 
unto  him.  How  can  a man  be  born  when  he  is  old  ? 
can  he  enter  a second  time  into  his  mother’s  womb, 

5 and  be  born  ? Jesus  answered.  Verily,  verily,  I say 
unto  thee.  Except  a man  be  born  of  water  and  the 
Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

6 That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh  is  flesh  ; and  that 

7 which  is  born  of  the  Spirit  is  spirit.  Marvel  not 

8 that  I said  unto  thee.  Ye  must  be  bom  " anew.  ^The 
wind  bloweth  where  it  listeth,  and  thou  hearest  the 
voice  thereof,  but  knowest  not  whence  it  cometh, 
and  whither  it  goeth  : so  is  every  one  that  is  bom  of 

9 the  Spirit.  Nicodemus  answered  and  said  unto  him, 

10  How  can  these  things  be  ? Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Art  thou  the  teacher  of  Israel,  and  under- 

11  standest  not  these  things  ? Verily,  verily,  I say  unto 
thee.  We  speak  that  we  do  know,  and  bear  witness 
of  that  we  have  seen  ; and  ye  receive  not  our  wit- 

12  ness.  If  I told  you  earthly  things,  and  ye  believe 
not,  how  shall  ye  believe,  if  I tell  you  heavenly 

13  things  ? And  no  man  hath  ascended  into  heaven, 
but  he  that  descended  out  of  heaven,  even  the  Son  of 

14  man,  which  is  in  heaven.  And  as  Moses  lifted  up 
the  serpent  in  the  wilderness,  even  so  must  the  Son 

15  of  man  be  lifted  up : that  whosoever  ^ believeth  may 
in  him  have  eternal  life. 


16  For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his 
only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  on  him 

17  should  not  perish,  but  have  eternal  life.  For  God 
sent  not  the  Son  into  the  world  to  judge  the  world  ; 


33,  38,  51, 62,  & 16.  28,  « Rom,  5,  8,  1 John  6 Or,  The  Spirit 

Acts  2,  34,  1 Cor.  15,  4.  9,  breatheth. 

47,  Eph,  4.  9,  10.  13  Luke  9,  56,  ch,  5.  c Many  ancient  au- 

11  Num,  21.  9.  45.  & 8.  16.  & 12.  47.  thorities  omit  which  is 

12  ch.  8.  28.  & 12,  1 John  4.  14,  in  heaven. 

32.  d Or,  a man;  for ...  d Or,  believeth  in 

13  ver.  36,  ch,  6.  47.  the  man.  him  may  have. 

a Or,  from  above. 


ST.  JOHN,  IV. 


143 


18  ^ He  that  believeth  on  him  is  not  condemned  : 
but  he  that  believeth  not  is  condemned  already,  because 
he  hath  not  believed  in  the  name  of  the  only  begotten 
Son  of  God. 

19  And  this  is  the  condemnation,  that  light  is  come 
into  the  world,  and  men  loved  darkness  rather  than 
light,  because  their  deeds  were  evil. 

20  For  every  one  that  doeth  evil  hateth  the  light, 
neither  cometh  to  the  light,  lest  his  deeds  should  be  re- 
proved.V 

21  But  he  that  doeth  truth  cometh  to  the  light,  that 
his  deeds  may  be  made  manifest,  that  they  are  wrought 
in  God. 

22  ^ After  these  things  came  Jesus  and  his  disciples 
into  the  land  of  Jndsea  ; and  there  he  tarried  with  them, 

and  baptized. 

23  ^ And  John  also  was  baptizing  in  iEnon  near  to 
20  Salim,  because  there  was  much  water  there  : 21  and 
they  came,  and  were  baptized. 

24  For  22  John  was  not  yet  cast  into  prison. 

25  ^Then  there  arose  a question  between  some  of 
John’s  disciples  and  the  Jews  about  purifying. 

26  And  they  came  unto  John,  and  said  unto  him, 
Rabbi,  he  that  was  with  thee  beyond  Jordan,  23  to  whom 
thou  barest  witness,  behold,  the  same  baptizeth,  and  all 
men  come  to  him. 

27  John  answered  and  said,  24  A man  can  receive 
nothing,  except  it  be  given  him  from  heaven. 

28  Ye  yourselves  bear  me  witness,  that  I said,  261 
am  not  the  Christ,  but  26  that  I am  sent  before  him. 

29  27  He  that  hath  the  bride  is  the  bridegroom  : but 
2®  the  friend  of  the  bridegroom,  which  standeth  and  hear- 
eth  him,  rejoiceth  greatly  because  of  the  bridegroom’s 
voice  : this  my  joy  therefore  is  fulfilled. 

30  He  must  increase,  but  I must  decrease. 

31  23  He  that  cometh  from  above  is  above  all : he 
that  is  of  the  earth  is  earthly,  and  speaketh  of  the 
earth  : ®2  he  that  cometh  from  heaven  is  above  all. 

32  And  ®®  what  he  hath  seen  and  heard,  that  he  testi- 
fieth  ; and  no  man  receiveth  his  testimony. 

33  He  that  hath  received  his  testimony  ®^hath  set  to 
his  seal  that  God  is  true. 

34  For  he  whom  God  hath  sent  speaketh  the  words 
of  God : for  God  giveth  not  the  Spirit  by  measure 
unto  him. 

35  The  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and  hath  given  all 
things  into  his  hand. 

36  ®®  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  hath  everlasting 
life  : and  he  that  believeth  not  the  Son  shall  not  see 
life  ; but  the  wrath  of  God  abideth  on  him. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Christ  talketh  with  a woman  of  Samaria,  and  revealeth  him  self  unto 
her.  27  His  disciples  marvel.  31  He  declareth  to  them  his  zeal  to  God's 
glory.  39  Many  Samaritans  believe  on  him.  43  He  departeth  into 
Galilee,  and  healeth  the  ruler's  son  that  lay  siyk  at  Capernaum. 

WHEN  therefore  the  Lord  knew  how  the  Phari- 
sees had  heard  that  Jesus  made  and  ^ baptized 
more  disciples  than  John, 

2 (Though  Jesus  himself  baptized  not,  but  his  disci- 
ples,) 

w ch.  5.  24.  & 6.  40,  22  Matt.  14.  3.  Rev.  21.  9. 

47.  & 20.  31.  23  ch.  1.  7,  15,  27,  34.  28  Cant.  5.  1. 

” ch.  1.  4,  9,  10,  11.  24  1 Cor.  4.  7.  Heb.  29  ygr.  13.  ch.  8.  23. 

& 8.  12.  6.  4.  Jam.  1.  17.  »o  Matt.  28.  18.  ch. 

18  Job  24.  13,  17.  25  ch.  1.  20,  27.  1.  15,  27.  Rom.  9.  5. 

Eph.  5.  13.  26  Mai.  3. 1.  Mark  1.  3i  1 Cor.  15.  47. 

19  ch.  4.  2.  2.  Luke  1.  17.  32  ch.  G.  33.  1 Cor. 

20  1 Sam.  9.  4.  27  Matt.  22.  2.  2 Cor.  15.  47.  Eph.  1.  21. 

21  Matt.  3.  5, -6.  11.  2.  Eph.  5.  25,  27.  Phil.  2.  9. 


18  but  that  the  world  should  be  saved  through  him.  He 
that  believeth  on  him  is  not  judged  : he  that  believ- 
eth not  hath  been  judged  already,  because  he  hath 
not  believed  on  the  name  of  the  only  begotten  Son 

19  of  God.  And  this  is  the  judgement,  that  the  light 
is  come  into  the  world,  and  men  loved  the  darkness 
rather  than  the  light  ; for  their  works  were  evil. 

20  For  every  one  that  ® doeth  ill  hateth  the  light,  and 
cometh  not  to  the  light,  lest  his  works  should  be 

21  -^  reproved.  But  he  that  doeth  the  truth  cometh  to 
the  light,  that  his  works  may  be  made  manifest, 
^ that  they  have  been  wrought  in  God. 

22  After  these  things  came  Jesus  and  his  disciples 
into  the  land  of  Judsea ; and  there  he  tarried  with 

23  them,  and  baptized.  And  John  also  was  baptizing 
in  .^non  near  to  Salim,  because  there  * was  much 

24  water  there  : and  they  came,  and  were  baptized.  For 

25  John  was  not  yet  cast  into  prison.  There  arose 
therefore  a questioning  on  the  part  of  John’s  disci- 

26  pies  with  a Jew  about  purifying.  And  they  came 
unto  John,  and  said  to  him.  Rabbi,  he  that  was  with 
thee  beyond  Jordan,  to  whom  thou  hast  borne  wit- 
ness, behold,  the  same  baptizeth,  and  all  men  come 

27  to  him.  John  answered  and  said,  A man  can  receive 
nothing,  except  it  have  been  given  him  from  heaven. 

28  Ye  yourselves  bear  me^  witness,  that  I said,  I am 

29  not  the  Christ,  but,  that  I am  sent  before  him.  He 
that  hath  the  bride  is  the  bridegroom  : but  the  friend 
of  the  bridegroom,  which  standeth  and  heareth  him, 
rejoiceth  greatly  because  of  the  bridegroom’s  voice  : 

30  this  my  joy  therefore  is  fulfilled.  He  must  increase, 
but  I must  decrease. 


31  He  that  cometh  from  above  is  above  all  : he  that 
is  of  the  earth  is  of  the  earth,  and  of  the  earth  he 
speaketh  : * he  that  cometh  from  heaven  is  above  all. 

32  What  he  hath  seen  and  heard,  of  that  he  beareth 

33  witness  ; and  no  man  receiveth  his  witness.  He 
that  hath  received  his  witness  hath  set  his  seal  to 

34  this,  that  God  is  true.  For  he  whom  God  hath  sent 
speaketh  the  words  of  God  : for  he  giveth  not  the 

35  Spirit  by  measure.  The  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and 

36  hath  given  all  things  into  his  hand.  He  that  be- 
lieveth on  the  Son  hath  eternal  life  ; but  he  that 
j obeyeth  not  the  Son  shall  not  see  life,  but  the  wrath 
of  God  abideth  on  him. 


4 When  therefore  the  Lord  knew  how  that  the  Phar- 
isees had  heard  that  Jesus  was  making  and  baptiz- 
2 ing  more  disciples  than  John  (although  Jesus  him- 


33  ver.  11.  ch.  8.  26.  2.  Heb.  2.  8.  h Gr.  were  many 

& 15.  15.  38  ver.  15,  IG.  Hab.  waters. 

34  Rom.  3.  4.  1 Jolm  2.  4.  ch.  1.  12.  & 6.  i Some  ancient  au- 

6.  10.  47.  Rom.  1.  17.  1 John  thorities  read  he  that 

33  ch.  7.  16.  6.  10.  cometh  from  heaven 

38  ch.  1.  IG.  1 ch.  3.  22,  26.  beareth  witness  of 

32  Matt.  11.  27.  & 28.  e Or,  practiseth.  what  he  hath  seen 

18.  Luke  10.  22.  ch.  / Or,  convicted.  and  heard. 

6.  20,  22.  & 13.  3.  & 17.  g Or,  because.  j Or,  believeth  not. 


144 


ST.  JOHN,  IV. 


3 He  left  Judasa,  and  departed  again  into  Galilee. 

4 And  he  must  needs  go  through  Samaria. 

5 Then  cometh  he  to  a city  of  Samaria,  which  is 
called  Sychar,  near  to  the  parcel  of  ground  ^that  Jacob 
gave  to  his  son  Joseph. 

6 Now  Jacob’s  well  was  there.  Jesus  therefore, 
being  wearied  with  his  journey,  sat  thus  on  the  well  : 
and  it  was  about  the  sixth  hour. 

7 There  cometh  a woman  of  Samaria  to  draw  water  : 
Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Give  me  to  drink. 

8 (For  his  disciples  were  gone  away  unto  the  city  to 
buy  meat.) 

9 Then  saith  the  woman  of  Samaria  unto  him.  How 
is  it  that  thou,  being  a Jew,  askest  drink  of  me,  which 
am  a woman  of  Samaria  ? for  ^ the  Jews  have  no  deal- 
ings with  the  Samaritans. 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her.  If  thou  knew- 
est  the  gift  of  God,  and  who  it  is  that  saith  to  thee. 
Give  me  to  drink  ; thou  wouldest  have  asked  of  him, 
and  he  would  have  given  thee  ^ living  water. 

11  The  woman  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  thou  hast  nothing 
to  draw  with,  and  the  well  is  deep  : from  whence  then 
hast  thou  that  living  water  ? 

12  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Jacob,  which 
gave  us  the  well,  and  drank  thereof  himself,  and  his 
children,  and  his  cattle  ? 

13  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her.  Whosoever 
drinketh  of  this  water  shalFthirst  again  ; 

14  But  ^ whosoever  drinketh  of  the  water  that  I shall 
give  him  shall  never  thirst  ; but  the  water  that  I shall 
give  him  ® shall  be  in  him  a well  of  water  springing  up 
into  everlasting  life. 

15  The  woman  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  give  me  this 
water,  that  I thirst  not,  neither  come  hither  to  draw. 

16  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Go,  call  thy  husband,  and 
come  hither. 

17  The  woman  answered  and  said,  I have  no  husband. 
Jesus  said  unto  her.  Thou  hast  well  said,  I have  no  hus- 
band : 

18  For  thou  hast  had  five  husbands  ; and  he  whom 
thou  now  hast  is  not  thy  husband  ; in  that  saidst  thou 
truly. 

19  The  woman  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  ® I perceive  that 
thou  art  a prophet. 

20  Our  fathers  worshipped  in  ^ this  mountain  ; and 
ye  say,  that  in  Jerusalem  is  the  place  where  men 
ought  to  worship. 

21  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman,  believe  me,  the 
hour  cometh,  when  ye  shall  neither  in  this  mountain, 
nor  yet  at  Jerusalem,  worship  the  Father. 

22  Ye  worship  ^^ye  know  not  what  : we  know  what 
we  worship  : for  salvation  is  of  the  Jews. 

23  But  the  hour  cometh,  and  now  is,  when  the  true 
worshippers  shall  worship  the  Father  in  inspirit  ^^and 
in  truth  : for  the  Father  seeketh  such  to  worship 
him. 

24  i®God  is  a Spirit  : and  they  that  worship  him 
must  worship  him  in  spirit  and  in  truth. 

25  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  I know  that  Messias 
cometh,  which  is  called  Christ : when  he  is  come,  he 
will  tell  us  all  things. 

2 Gen.  33.  19.  & 48.  e ch.  6.  35,  58.  » Judg.  9.  7. 

22.  Josh.  24.  32.  6 ch.  7.  38.  lo  Dent.  12.  5,  11.  1 

8 2 Kin.  17.  24.  Luke  ’ See  ch.  G.  34.  & 17.  Kin.  9.  3.  2 Chr.  7. 

9.  52, 53.  Acts  10.  28.  2,  3.  Rom.  G.  23.  1 12. 

* Is.  12.  3.  & 44.  3.  John  5.  20.  n Mai.  1.  11.  1 Tim. 

Jer.  2.  13.  Zech.  13. 1.  s Luke  7.  16.  Sr  24.  2.  8. 

«fe  14.  8.  19.  ch.  6.  14.  & 7.  40.  12  2 Kin.  17.  29. 


3 self  baptized  not,  but  his  disciples),  he  left  Judasa, 

4 and  departed  again  into  Galilee.  And  he  must 

5 needs  pass  through  Samaria.  So  he  cometh  to  a 
city  of  Samaria,  called  Sychar,  near  to  the  parcel  of 

6 ground  that  Jacob  gave  to  his  son  Joseph  : and 
Jacob’s  “well  was  there.  Jesus  therefore,  being 
wearied  with  his  journey,  sat  ^ thus  by  the  “ well.  It 

7 was  about  the  sixth  hour.  There  cometh  a woman 
of  Samaria  to  draw  water  : Jesus  saith  unto  her, 

8 Give  me  to  drink.  For  his  disciples  were  gone  away 

9 into  the  city  to  buy  food.  The  Samaritan  woman 
therefore  saith  unto  him.  How  is  it  that  thou,  being 
a Jew,  askest  drink  of  me,  which  am  a Samaritan 
woman  ? For  Jews  have  no  dealings  with  Samar- 

10  itans.)  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her.  If  thou 
knewest  the  gift  of  God,  and  who  it  is  that  saith  to 
thee.  Give  me  to  drink  ; thou  wouldest  have  asked 
of  him,  and  he  would  have  given  thee  living  water. 

11  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  ^ Sir,  thou  hast  nothing 
to  draw  with,  and  the  well  is  deep  : from  whence 

12  then  hast  thou  that  living  water  ? Art  thou  greater 
than  our  father  Jacob,  which  gave  us  the  well,  and 
drank  thereof  himself,  and  his  sons,  and  his  cattle  ? 

13  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  Every  one  that 

14  drinketh  of  this  water  shall  thirst  again  ; but  whoso- 
ever drinketh  of  the  water  that  I shall  give  him 
shall  never  thirst  ; but  the  water  that  I shall  give  him 
shall  become  in  him  a well  of  water  springing  up 

15  unto  eternal  life.  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  ^ Sir, 
give  me  this  water,  that  I thirst  not,  neither  come 

16  all  the  way  hither  to  draw.  Jesus  saith  unto  her, 

17  Go,  call  thy  husband,  and  come  hither.  The  woman 

. answered  and  said  unto  him,  I have  no  husband. 

Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Thou  saidst  well,  I have  no 

18  husband  : for  thou  hast  had  live  husbands  ; and  he 
whom  thou  now  hast  is  not  thy  husband  : this  hast 

19  thou  said  truly.  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir, 

20  I perceive  that  thou  art  a prophet.  Our  fathers 
worshipped  in  this  mountain  ; and  ye  say,  that  in 
J erusalem  is  the  place  where  men  ought  to  worship. 

21  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman,  believe  me,  the  hour 
cometh,  when  neither  in  this  mountain,  nor  in  Jeru- 

22  Salem,  shall  ye  worship  the  Father.  Ye  worship 
that  which  ye  know  not  : we  worship  that  which  we 

23  know  : for  salvation  is  from  the  Jews.  But  the 
hour  cometh,  and  now  is,  when  the  true  worshippers 
shall  worship  the  Father  in  spirit  and  truth  : ® for 
such  doth  the  Father  seek  to  be  his  worshippers. 

24  /God  is  a Spirit : and  they  that  worship  him  must 

25  worship  in  spirit  and  truth.  The  woman  saith  unto 
him,  I know  that  Messiah  cometh  (which  is  called 
Christ)  : when  he  is  come,  he  will  declare  unto  us 


13  Is.  2.3.  Luke  24. 
47.  Rom.  9.  4,  5. 

Phil.  3.  3. 

13  ch.  1.  17. 

16  2 Cor.  3.  17. 

11  ver.  29,  39. 


a Gr.  spring  .*  and 
So  in  ver.  14 ; but  not 
in  ver.  11,  12. 
b Or,  as  he  was. 
c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  For 
Jews  have  no  deal- 


ings with  Samari- 
tans. 

d Or,  Lord, 
e Or,  for  such  the 
Father  also  seeketh. 
f Or,  God  is  spirit. 


ST.  JOHN,  IV. 

* k 26  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  that  speak  unto  thee  am 


he. 

> 27  ^ And  upon  this  came  his  disciples,  and  mar- 
velled that  he  talked  with  the  woman  : yet  no  man 
said,  What  seekest  thou  ? or.  Why  talkest  thou  with 
her  ? 

28  The  woman  then  left  her  waterpot,  and  went  her 
way  into  the  city,  and  saith  to  the  men, 

29  Come,  see  a man,  which  told  me  all  things  that 
ever  I did  : is  not  this  the  Christ  ? 

30  Then  they  went  out  of  the  city,  and  came  unto 
him. 

31  ^ In  the  mean  while  his  disciples  prayed  him,  say- 
ing, Master,  eat. 

32  But  he  said  unto  them,  I have  meat  to  eat  that  ye 
know  not  of. 

33  Therefore  said  the  disciples  one  to  another.  Hath 
any  man  brought  him  ought  to  eat  ? 

31  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  20  My  meat  is  to  do  the 
will  of  him  that  sent  me,  and  to  finish  his  work. 

35  Say  not  ye.  There  are  yet  four  months,  and  then 
cometh  harvest  ? behold,  I say  unto  you.  Lift  up  your 
eyes,  and  look  on  the  fields  ; 21  for  they  are  white  al- 
ready to  harvest. 

36  22  And  he  that  reapeth  receiveth  wages,  and  gath- 
ereth  fruit  unto  life  eternal  : that  both  he  that  soweth 
and  he  that  reapeth  may  rejoice  together. 

37  And  herein  is  that  saying  true.  One  soweth,  and 
another  reapeth. 

38  I sent  you  to  reap  that  whereon  ye  bestowed  no 
labour  : other  men  laboured,  and  ye  are  entered  into 
their  labours. 

39  If  And  many  of  the  Samaritans  of  that  city  believed 
on  him  23  for  the  saying  of  the  woman,  which  testified. 
He  told  me  all  that  ever  I did. 

40  So  when  the  Samaritans  were  come  unto  him, 
they  besought  him  that  he  would  tarry  with  them  : and 
he  abode  there  two  days. 

41  And  many  more  believed  because  of  his  own 
word  ; 

42  And  said  unto  the  woman,  Now  we  believe,  not 
because  of  thy  saying  : for  24  have  heard  him  our- 
selves, and  know  that  this  is  indeed  the  Christ,  the 
Saviour  of  the  world. 

43  ^ Now  after  two  days  he  departed  thence,  and 
went  into  Galilee. 

44  For  25  Jesus  himself  testified,  that  a prophet  hath 
no  honour  in  his  own  country. 

45  Then  when  he  was  come  into  Galilee,  the  Galilae- 
ans  received  him,  26  having  seen  all  the  things  that  he 
did  at  Jerusalem  at  the  feast : 27  for  they  also  went 
unto  the  feast. 

46  So  Jesus  came  again  into  Cana  of  Galilee,  28  where 
he  made  the  water  wine.  And  there  was  a certain  no- 
bleman, whose  son  was  sick  at  Capernaum. 

47  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was  come  out  of  Judaea 
into  Galilee,  he  went  unto  him,  and  besought  him  that 
he  would  come  down,  and  heal  his  son  : for  he  was  at 
the  point  of  death. 

48  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  29  Except  ye  see  signs 
and  wonders,  ye  will  not  believe. 

49  The  nobleman  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  come  down  ere 
my  child  die. 

50  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Go  thy  way  ; thy  son  liveth. 

18  Matt.  26.  63,  64.  20  job  23.  12.  ch.  6.  22  Dan.  12.  3. 

Mark  14.  61,  62.  ch.  9.  38.  & 17.  4.  & 19.  30.  23  yer.  29. 

37.  21  Matt.  9. 37.  Luke  24  ch.  17.  8.  1 John 

19  ver.  25.  - 10.  2.  4.  14. 


145 

26  all  things.  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  I that  speak  unto 
thee  am  he. 

27  And  upon  this  came  his  disciples  ; and  they  mar- 
velled that  he  was  speaking  with  a woman  ; yet  no 
man  said.  What  seekest  thou  ? or.  Why  speakest 

28  thou  with  her  ? So  the  woman  left  her  waterpot, 
and  went  away  into  the  city,  and  saith  to  the  men, 

29  Come,  see  a man,  which  told  me  all  things  that  ever 

30  I did  : can  this  be  the  Christ  ? They  went  out  of 

31  the  city,  and  were  coming  to  him.  In  the  mean 
while  the  disciples  prayed  him,  saying.  Rabbi,  eat. 

32  But  he  said  unto  them,  I have  meat  to  eat  that  ye 

33  know  not.  The  disciples  therefore  said  one  to  an- 
other, Hath  any  man  brought  him  aught  to  eat  ? 

34  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  My  meat  is  to  do  the  will  of 

35  him  that  sent  me,  and  to  accomplish  his  work.  Say 
not  ye.  There  are  yet  four  months,  and  then  cometh 
the  harvest  ? behold,  I say  unto  you.  Lift  up  your 
eyes,  and  look  on  the  fields,  that  they  are  white 

36  already  unto  harvest.  He  that  reapeth  receiveth 
wages,  and  gathereth  fruit  unto  life  eternal ; that 
he  that  soweth  and  he  that  reapeth  may  rejoice  to- 

37  gether.  For  herein  is  the  saying  true.  One  soweth, 

38  and  another  reapeth.  I sent  you  to  reap  that  whereon 
ye  have  not  laboured  : others  have  laboured,  and  ye 
are  entered  into  their  labour. 


39  And  froin  that  city  many  of  the  Samaritans  be- 
lieved on  him  because  of  the  word  of  the  woman, 
who  testified.  He  told  me  all  things  that  ever  I did. 

40  So  when  the  Samaritans  came  unto  him,  they  be- 
sought him  to  abide  with  them  : and  he  abode  there 

41  two  days.  And  many  more  believed  because  of  his 

42  word  ; and  they  said  to  the  woman.  Now  we  believe, 
not  because  of  thy  speaking  : for  we  have  heard  for 
ourselves,  and  know  that  this  is  indeed  the  Saviour 
of  the  world. 


43  And  after  the  two  days  he  went  forth  from  thence 

44  into  Galilee.  For  Jesus  himself  testified,  that  a 

45  prophet  hath  no  honour  in  his  own  country.  So 
when  he  came  into  Galilee,  the  Galilseans  received 
him,  having  seen  all  the  things  that  he  did  in  Jeru- 
salem at  the  feast : for  they  also  went  unto  the 
feast. 

46  He  came  therefore  again  unto  Cana  of  Galilee, 
where  he  made  the  water  wine.  And  there  was  a 
certain  nobleman,  whose  son  was  sick  at  Caper- 

47  naum.  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was  come  out  of 
Judsea  into  Galilee,  he  went  unto  him,  and  besought 
him  that  he  would  come  down,  and  heal  his  son  ; for 

48  he  was  at  the  point  of  death.  Jesus  therefore  said 
unto  him.  Except  ye  see  signs  and  wonders,  ye  will 

49  in  no  wise  believe.  The  '‘nobleman  saith  unto  him, 

50  ‘Sir,  come  down  ere  my  child  die.  Jesus  saith  unto 
him.  Go  thy  way  ; thy  son  liveth.  The  man  be- 

20  Matt.  13. 57.  Mark  28  ch.  2.  1,  11.  harvest.  Already  he 

6.  4.  Luke  4.  24.  29  \ Cor.  1.  22.  that  reapeth  d-c. 

28  ch.  2.  23.  & 3.  2.  g Or,  ivhite  unto  h Or,  king's  officer. 

22  Deut.  16.  16.  i Or,  Lord. 


146 


ST.  JOHN,  V. 


And  the  man  believed  the  word  that  Jesus  had  spoken 
unto  him,  and  he  went  his  way. 

51  And  as  he  was  now  going  down,  his  servants  met 
him,  and  told  him,  saying.  Thy  son  liveth. 

52  Then  enquired  he  of  them  the  hour  when  he 
began  to  amend.  And  they  said  unto  him.  Yesterday 
at  the  seventh  hour  the  fever  left  him. 

53  So  the  father  knew  that  it  was  at  the  same  hour, 
in  the  which  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thy  son  liveth  : and 
himself  believed,  and  his  whole  house. 

54  This  is  again  the  second  miracle  that  Jesus  did, 
when  he  was  come  out  of  Judaea  into  Galilee. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Jesus  on  the  sabbath  day  cureth  him  that  was  diseased  eight  and  thirty 
years.  10  The  Jews  therefore  cavil,  and  'persecute  him  for  fit.  17  He 
answereth  for  himself,  and  reproveth  them,  shewing  by  the  testimony 
of  his  Father,  32  of  John,  36  of  his  works,  39  and  of  the  scriptures, 
who  he  is. 

After  ^thls  there  was  a feast  of  the  Jews  ; and 
Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem. 

2  Now  there  is  at  Jemsalem  ^ by  the  sheep  market  a 
pool,  which  is  called  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  Bethesda, 
having  five  porches. 

3  In  these  lay  a great  multitude  of  impotent  folk,  of 
blind,  halt,  withered,  waiting  for  the  moving  of  the 
water. 

4  For  an  angel  went  down  at  a certain  season  into 
the  pool,  and  troubled  the  water  : whosoever  then  first 
after  the  troubling  of  the  water  stepped  in  was  made 
whole  of  whatsoever  disease  he  had. 

5  And  a certain  man  was  there,  which  had  an  in- 
firmity thirty  and  eight  years. 

6  When  Jesus  saw  him  lie,  and  knew  that  he  had 
been  now  a long  time  in  that  case,  he  saith  unto  him, 
Wilt  thou  be  made  whole  ? 

7  The  impotent  man  answered  him.  Sir,  I have  no 
man,  when  the  water  is  troubled,  to  put  me  into  the 
pool  : but  while  I am  coming,  another  steppeth  down 
before  me. 

8  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  ® Rise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and 
walk. 

9  And  immediately  the  man  was  made  whole,  and 
took  up  his  bed,  and  walked : and  '*  on  the  same  day 
was  the  sabbath. 

10  ^ The  Jews  therefore  said  unto  him  that  was 
cured.  It  is  the  sabbath  day  : ® it  is  not  lawful  for  thee 
to  carry  thy  bed. 

11  He  answered  them.  He  that  made  me  whole,  the 
same  said  unto  me.  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk. 

12  Then  asked  they  him.  What  man  is  that  which 
said  unto  thee.  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  ? 

13  And  he  that  was  healed  wist  not  who  it  was  : for 
Jesus  had  conveyed  himself  away,  a multitude  being  in 
that  place. 

14  Afterward  Jesus  findeth  him  in  the  temple,  and 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  thou  art  made  whole  : ® sin  no 
more,  lest  a worse  thing  come  unto  thee. 

15  The  man  departed,  and  told  the  Jews  that  it  was 
Jesus,  which  had  made  him  whole. 

16  And  therefore  did  the  Jews  persecute  Jesus,  and 
sought  to  slay  him,  because  he  had  done  these  things  on 
the  sabbath  day. 

1 Lev.  23.  2.  Deut.  * ch.  9.  14.  e Matt.  12.  45.  ch. 

16.  1.  ch.  2. 13.  6 Ex.  20.  10.  Neh.  8.  11. 

2  Neh.  3.  1.  & 12.  13.19.  Jer.  17.  21,  &c.  j Cr.  bond-servants. 

39.  Matt.  12.  2.  Mark  2.  a Many  ancient  au- 

3  Matt.  9.  6.  Mark  24.  ik,  3.  4.  Luke  6.  2.  thorities  read  the  feast. 
2.  11.  Luke  5. 24.  & 13.  14.  b Some  ancient  au- 

thorities read  Beth- 


lieved  the  word  that  Jesus  spake  unto  him,  and  he 

51  went  his  way.  And  as  he  was  now  going  down,  his 

52  j servants  met  him,  saying,  that  his  son  lived.  So  he 
inquired  of  them  the  hour  when  he  began  to  amend. 
They  said  therefore  unto  him,  Yesterday  at  the 

53  seventh  hour  the  fever  left  him.  So  the  father 
knew  that  it  was  at  that  hour  in  which  Jesus  said 
unto  him,  Thy  son  liveth : and  himself  believed, 

54  and  his  whole  house.  This  is  again  the  second  sign 
that  Jesus  did,  having  come  out  of  Judaea  into 
Galilee. 


5  After  these  things  there  was  ®a  feast  of  the  Jews  ; 
and  Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem. 

2 Now  there  is  in  Jerusalem  by  the  sheep  gate  a 
pool,  which  is  called  in  Hebrew  ^Bethesda,  having 

3 five  porches.  In  these  lay  a multitude  of  them  that 

5 were  sick,  blind,  halt,  withered.*^  And  a certain 
man  was  there,  which  had  been  thirty  and  eight 

6 years  in  his  infirmity.  When  Jesus  saw  him  lying, 
and  knew  that  he  had  been  now  a long  time  in  that 
case,  he  saith  unto  him,  Wouldest  thou  be  made 

7 whole  ? The  sick  man  answered  him,  ^ Sir,  I have 
no  man,  when  the  water  is  troubled,  to  put  me  into 
the  pool  : but  while  I am  coming,  another  steppeth 

8 down  before  me.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Arise,  take 

9 up  thy  bed,  and  walk.  And  straightway  the  man 
was  made  whole,  and  took  up  his  bed  and  walked. 


10  Now  it  was  the  sabbath  on  that  day.  So  the  Jews 
said  unto  him  that  was  cured,  It  is  the  sabbath,  and 

11  it  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  take  up  thy  bed.  But  he 
answered  them.  He  that  made  me  whole,  the  same 

12  said  unto  me.  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk.  They 
asked  him,  Who  is  the  man  that  said  unto  thee, 

13  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  ? But  he  that  was  healed 
wist  not  who  it  was  : for  Jesus  had  conveyed  him- 

14  self  away,  a multitude  being  in  the  place.  After- 
ward Jesus  findeth  him  in  the  temple,  and  said  unto 
him.  Behold,  thou  art  made  whole  : sin  no  more,  lest  a 

15  worse  thing  befall  thee.  The  man  went  away,  and 
told  the  Jews  that  it  was  Jesus  which  had  made  him 

16  whole.  And  for  this  cause  did  the  Jews  persecute 


saida,  others,  Beth-  the  Lord  went  down  stepped  in  was  made 
zatha.  at  certain  seasons  into  whole,  with  whatso- 

c Many  ancient  au-  the  pool,  and  troubled  ever  disease  he  was 
thorities  insert,  wholly  the  water : whosoever  holden. 
or  in  part,  waiting  for  then  first  after  the  d Or,  Lord, 
the  moving  of  the  wa-  troubling  of  the  water 
ter:  for  an  angel  of 


ST.  JOHN,  V. 


147 


17  But  Jesus  answered  them,  My  Father  work- 
eth  hitlierto,  and  I work. 

18  Therefore  the  Jews  ® sought  the  more  to  kill  him, 
because  he  not  only  had  broken  the  sabbath,  but  said 
also  that  God  was  his  Father,  ^ making  himself  equal 
with  God. 

19  Then  answered  Jesus  and  said  unto  them,  Verily, 
verily,  I say  unto  you,  The  Son  can  do  nothing  of 
himself,  but  what  he  seeth  the  Father  do  : for  what 
things  soever  he  doeth,  these  also  doeth  the  Son  likewise. 

20  For  the  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and  sheweth  him 
all  things  that  himself  doeth  : and  he  will  shew  him 
greater  works  than  these,  that  ye  may  marvel.  — ' 

21  For  as  the  Father  raiseth  up  the  dead,  and  quick- 
eneth  them  ; even  so  the  Son  quickeneth  whom  he  will. 

22  For  the  Father  judgeth  no  man,  but  hath  com- 
mitted all  judgment  unto  the  Son  : 

23  That  all  men  should  honour  the  Son,  even  as  they 
honour  the  Father.  He  that  honoureth  not  the  Son 
honoureth  not  the  Father  which  hath  sent  him. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you,  He  that  heareth 
my  word,  and  believeth  on  him  that  sent  me,  hath  ever- 
lasting life,  and  shall  not  come  into  condemnation  ; 

but  is  passed  from  death  unto  life. 

25  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you,  The  hour  is  coming, 
and  now  is,  when  the  dead  shall  hear  the  voice  of  the 
Son  of  God : and  they  that  hear  shall  live. 

26  For  as  the  Father  hath  life  in  himself  ; so  hath  he 
given  to  the  Son  to  have  Life  in  himself  ; 

27  And  hath  given  him  authority  to  execute  judg- 
ment also,  because  he  is  the  Son  of  man. 

28  Marvel  not  at  this  : for  the  hour  is  coming,  in  the 
which  all  that  are  in  the  graves  shall  hear  his  voice, 

29  And  shall  come  forth  ; they  that  have  done 
good,  unto  the  resurrection  of  life  ; and  they  that  have 
done  evil,  unto  the  resurrection  of  damnation. 

30  22 1 can  of  mine  own  self  do  nothing  : as  I hear, 
I judge  : and  my  judgment  is  just  ; because  23 1 seek 
not  mine  own  mil,  but  the  will  of  the  Father  which 
hath  sent  me. 

31  24  If  I bear  witness  of  myself,  my  witness  is  not 
true. 

32  ^ 25  There  is  another  that  heareth  witness  of  me  ; 
and  I know  that  the  witness  which  he  witnesseth  of  me 
is  true. 

33  Ye  sent  unto  John,  26  and  he  bare  witness  unto  the 
truth. 

34  But  I receive  not  testimony  from  man  : but  these 
things  I say,  that  ye  might  be  saved. 

35  He  was  a burning  and  2''  a shining  light  : and  28  ye 
were  willing  for  a season  to  rejoice  in  his  light. 

36  ^ But  28 1 have  greater  witness  than  that  of  John  : 
for  ^‘^the  works  which  the  Father  hath  given  me  to  fin- 
ish, the  same  works  that  I do,  bear  witness  of  me,  that 
the  Father  hath  sent  me. 

37  And  the  Father  himself,  which  hath  sent  me, 

hath  borne  witness  of  me.  Ye  have  neither  heard  his 

voice  at  any  time,  *2  nor  seen  his  shape. 

38  And  ye  have  not  his  word  abiding  in  you  : for 
whom  he  hath  sent,  him  ye  believe  not. 

7 ch.  9.  4.  & 14.  10.  12  Luke  7.  14.  & 8.  40,  47.  & 8.  51.  & 20. 

8 ch.  7.  10.  64.  ch.  11.  25,  43.  31. 

9 ch.  10.  30, 33.  Phil.  >3  ver.  27.  Matt.  11.  1 John  3.  14. 

2.  G.  27.  & 28.  18.  ch.  3.  35.  u ver.  28.  Eph.  2.  1, 

10  ver.  30.  ch.  8.  28.  & 17.  2.  Acts  17.  31.  6.  & 6.  14.  Col.  2.  13. 

& 9.  4.  & 12.  49.  & 14.  1 Pet.  4.  .5.  18  ver.  22.  Acts  10. 

10.  1 John  2.  23.  42.  & 17.  31. 

» Matt.  3.  17.  ch.  3.  10  ch.  3.  16,  18.  & 6.  Dan.  7.  13,  14. 

35.  2 Pet.  1.  17.  20  Is.  26.  19.  1 Cor. 


17  Jesus,  because  he  did  these  things  on  the  sabbath.  But 
Jesus  answered  them,  My  Father  worketh  even  until 

18  now,  and  I work.  For  this  cause  therefore  the  Jews 
sought  the  more  to  kill  him,  because  he  not  only 
brake  the  sabbath,  but  also  called  God  his  own  Fa- 
ther, making  himself  equal  with  God. 

19  Jesus  therefore  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you.  The  Son  can  do 

nothing  of  himself,  but  what  he  seeth  the  Father 
doing : for  what  things  soever  he  doeth,  these  the 

20  Son  also  doeth  in  like  manner.  For  the  Father 
loveth  the  Son,  and  sheweth  him  all  things  that 
himself  doeth  : and  greater  works  than  these  will 

21  he  shew  him,  that  ye  may  marvel.  For  as  the 
Father  raiseth  the  dead  and  quickeneth  them,  even 

22  so  the  Son  also  quickeneth  whom  he  will.  For 
neither  doth  the  Father  judge  any  man,  but  he  hath 

23  given  all  judgement  unto  the  Son  ; that  all  may 
honour  the  Son,  even  as  they  honour  the  Father. 
He  that  honoureth  not  the  Son  honoureth  not  the 

24  Father  which  sent  him.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto 
you,  He  that  heareth  my  word,  and  believeth  him 
that  sent  me,  hath  eternal  life,  and  cometh  not  into 
judgement,  but  hath  passed  out  of  death  into  life. 

25  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you.  The  hour  cometh, 
and  now  is,  when  the  dead  shall  hear  the  voice  of 

26  the  Son  of  God  ; and  they  that  hear  shall  live.  For 
as  the  Father  hath  life  in  himself,  even  so  gave  he 

27  to  the  Son  also  to  have  life  in  himself  : and  he  gave 
him  authority  to  execute  judgement,  because  he  is 

28  ® the  Son  of  man.  Marvel  not  at  this  : for  the  hour 
cometh,  in  which  all  that  are  in  the  tombs  shall 

29  hear  his  voice,  and  shall  come  forth  ; they  that  have 
done  good,  unto  the  resurrection  of  life  ; and  they 
that  have  done  ill,  unto  the  resurrection  of  judge- 
ment. 

30  I can  of  myself  do  nothing  : as  T hear,  I judge  : 
and  my  judgement  is  righteous  ; because  I seek  not 

31  mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me.  If 

32  I bear  witness  of  myself,  my  witness  is  not  true.  It 
is  another  that  heareth  witness  of  me  ; and  I know 
that  the  witness  which  he  witnesseth  of  me  is  true. 

33  Ye  have  sent  unto  John,  and  he  hath  borne  witness 

34  unto  the  truth.  But  the  witness  which  I receive  is 
not  from  man  : howbeit  I say  these  things,  that  ye 

35  may  be  saved.  He  was  the  lamp  that  burnetii  and 
shineth  : and  ye  were  willing  to  rejoice  for  a season 

36  in  his  light.  But  the  witness  which  I have  is  greater 
than  that  of  John  : for  the  works  which  the  Father 
hath  given  me  to  accomplish,  the  very  works  that 
I do,  bear  witness  of  me,  that  the  Father  hath  sent 

37  me.  And  the  Father  which  sent  me,  he  hath  borne 
witness  of  me.  Ye  liave  neither  heard  his  voice  at 

38  any  time,  nor  seen  his  form.  And  ye  have  not  his 
word  abiding  in  you  : for  whom  he  sent,  him  ye  be- 


15.  52.  1 These.  4.  IG. 

21  Dan.  12.  2.  Matt. 
26.  32,  33,  46. 

22  ver.  19. 

28  Matt.  26.  39.  ch. 
4.  .34.  & 6.  38. 

2^  See  ch.  8. 14.  Rev. 
3.  14. 

a-"*  Matt.  3.  17.  & 17. 


6.  ch.  8.  18.  1 John 
6.  6,  7,  9. 

20  ch.  1.  15,  19,  27, 
32. 

2?  2 Pet.  1.  19. 

28  See  Matt.  13.  20. 
& 21.  26,  Mark  6.  20. 

29  1 John  6.  9. 


39  ch.  8.  2.  & 10.  25. 
& 15.  24. 

8‘  Matt.  8.  17.  & 17. 
6.  cli.  6.  27.  & 8.  18. 

32  Dent.  4.  12.  ch.  1. 
18.  1 Tim  1.  17.  1 
John  4.  12. 
e Or,  a son  of  man. 
S Or,  practised. 


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ST.  JOHN,  VI. 


39  ^ Search  the  scriptures  ; for  in  them  ye  think  ye 
have  eternal  life  : and  ^^they  are  they  which  testify  of 
me. 

40  And  ye  will  not  come  to  me,  that  ye  might  have 
life. 

41  I receive  not  honour  from  men. 

42  But  I know  you,  that  ye  have  not  the  love  of  God 
in  you. 

43  I am  come  in  my  Father’s  name,  and  ye  receive 
me  not : if  another  shall  come  in  his  own  name,  him  ye 
will  receive. 

44  How  can  ye  believe,  which  receive  honour  one 
of  another,  and  seek  not  the  honour  that  cometh  from 
God  only  ? 

45  Do  not  think  that  I will  accuse  you  to  the  Father  : 
there  is  one  that  accuse  th  you,  even  Moses,  in  whom 

ye  trust. 

46  For  had  ye  believed  Moses,  ye  would  have  be- 
lieved me  : for  he  wrote  of  me. 

47  But  if  ye  believe  not  his  writings,  how  shall  ye 
believe  my  words  ? 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Christ  feedeth  five  thousand  men  with  five  loaves  and  two  fishes.  15 
Thereupon  the  people  loould  have  madehbn  king.  16  But  withdraw- 
ing himself,  he  walked  on  the  sea  to  his  disciples:  26  reproveth  the 
people  fiocking  after  him,  and  all  the  fleshly  hearers  of  his  word:  32 
declareth  himself  to  be  the  bread  of  life  to  believers.  66  Many  disci- 
ples depart  from  him.  68  Peter  confesseth  him.  70  Judas  is  a devil. 

After  ^ these  things  Jesus  went  over  the  sea  of 
Galilee,  which  is  the  sea  of  Tiberias. 

2  And  a great  multitude  followed  him,  because  they 
saw  his  miracles  which  he  did  on  them  that  were  dis- 
eased. 

3  And  Jesus  went  up  into  a mountain,  and  there  he 
sat  with  his  disciples. 

4  2 And  the  passover,  a feast  of  the  Jews,  was  nigh. 

5  ^ ^ When  Jesus  then  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  a 
great  company  come  unto  him,  he  saitti  unto  Philip, 
Whence  shall  we  buy  bread,  that  these  may  eat  ? 

6  And  this  he  said  to  prove  him  : for  he  himself 
knew  what  he  would  do. 

7  Philip  answered  him,  ^Two  hundred  pennyworth 
of  bread  is  not  sufficient  for  them,  that  every  one  of 
them  may  take  a little. 

8  One  of  his  disciples,  Andrew,  Simon  Peter’s  brother, 
saith  unto  him, 

9  There  is  a lad  here,  which  hath  five  barley  loaves, 
and  two  small  fishes  : ® but  what  are  they  among  so 
many  ? 

10  And  Jesus  said,  Make  the  men  sit  down.  Now 
there  was  much  grass  in  the  place.  So  the  men  sat 
down,  in  number  about  five  thousand. 

11  And  Jesus  took  the  loaves  ; and  when  he  had 
given  thanks,  he  distributed  to  the  disciples,  and  the 
disciples  to  them  that  were  set  down  ; and  likewise  of 
the  fishes  as  much  as  they  would. 

12  When  they  were  filled,  he  said  unto  his  disciples. 
Gather  up  the  fragments  that  remain,  that  nothing  be 
lost. 

13  Therefore  they  gathered  them  together,  and  filled 
twelve  baskets  with  the  fragments  of  the  five  barley 
loaves,  which  remained  over  and  above  unto  them  that 
had  eaten. 

33ver.  46.  Is.  8.  20.  3s  ch.  1.  11.  & 3. 19.  Gen.  8. 15.  & 12. 3. 

& 34.  16.  Luke  16.  so  ver.  34.  1 Thess.  & 18.  18.  & 22.-  18.  & 

29.  Acts  17.  11.  2.  6.  49.  10.  Deut.  18.  15, 

3“  Dent.  18.  15,  18.  3t  ch.  12.  43.  18.  ch.  1.  45.  Acts 

Luke  24.  27.  ch.  1.  38  Rom.  2.  29.  26.  22. 

45.  39  Rom.  2.  12.  i Matt.  14.  l5.  Mark 


39  lieve  not.  ttYe  search  the  scriptures,  because  ye 
think  that  in  them  ye  have  eternal  life  ; and  these 

40  are  they  which  bear  witness  of  me  ; and  ye  will  not 

41  come  to  me,  that  ye  may  have  life.  I receive  not 

42  glory  from  men.  But  I know  you,  that  ye  have 

43  not  the  love  of  God  in  yourselves.  I am  come  in 
my  Father’s  name,  and  ye  receive  me  not : if  another 
shall  come  in . his  own  name,  him  ye  will  receive. 

44  How  can  ye  believe,  which  receive  glory  one  of  an- 
other, and  the  glory  that  cometh  from  the  only  God 

45  ye  seek  not  ? Think  not  that  I will  accuse  you  to 
the  Father  : there  is  one  that  accuseth  you,  even 

46  Moses,  on  whom  ye  have  set  your  hope.  For  if  ye 
believed  Moses,  ye  would  believe  me  ; for  he  wrote 

47  of  me.  But  if  ye  believe  not  his  writings,  how  shall 
ye  believe  my  words  ? 


6  After  these  things  Jesus  went  away  to  the  other 
side  of  the  sea  of  Galilee,  which  is  the  sea  of  Tiberias. 

2 And  a great  multitude  followed  him,  because  they 
beheld  the  signs  w^hich  he  did  on  them  that  were  sick. 

3 And  Jesus  went  up  into  the  mountain,  and  there  he 

4 sat  with  his  disciples.  Now  the  passover,  the  feast 

5 of  the  Jews,  was  at  hand.  Jesus  therefore  lifting 
up  his  eyes,  and  seeing  that  a great  multitude  com- 
eth unto  him,  saith  unto  Philip,  Whence  are  we  to 

6 buy  “ bread,  that  these  may  eat  ? And  this  he  said 
to  prove  him  : for  he  himself  knew  what  he  would 

7 do.  Philip  answered  him,  Two  hundred  ^ penny- 
worth of  bread  is  not  sufficient  for  them,  that  every 

8 one  may  take  a little.  One  of  his  disciples,  Andrew, 

9 Simon  Peter’s  brother,  saith  unto  him.  There  is  a lad 
here,  which  hath  five  barley  loaves,  and  two  fishes  : 

10  but  what  are  these  among  so  many  ? Jesus  said. 
Make  the  people  sit  down.  Now  there  was  much 
grass  in  the  place.  So  the  men  sat  down,  in  num- 

11  ber  about  five  thousand.  Jesus  therefore  took  the 
loaves  ; and  having  given  thanks,  he  distributed  to 
them  that  were  set  down  ; likewise  also  of  the  fishes 

12  as  much  as  they  would.  And  when  they  were  filled, 
he  saith  unto  his  disciples.  Gather  up  the  broken 

13  pieces  which  remain  over,  that  nothing  be  lost.  So 
they  gathered  them  up,  and  filled  twelve  baskets 
with  broken  pieces  from  the  five  barley  loaves,  which 


d.  35.  Luke  9.  lO,  12. 

2 Lev.  23. 5, 7.  Deut. 
16.  1.  Ch.  2.  18.  & 6. 
1. 

3 Matt.  14. 14.  Mark 
6.  35.  Luke  9.  12. 


* See  iifum.  11.  21, 
22. 

3 2 Kin.  4.  48. 
g dr^  Search  the 
icripturCs. 
h Seme  ancient  au^ 


thonties  read  the  ontp 
onfe. 

ft  6r.  loaves, 
b See  marginal  r 
6n  Matt.  18.  28. 


ST.  JOHN,  VI. 


149 


14  Then  those  men,  when  they  had  seen  the  miracle 
that  Jesus  did,  said.  This  is  of  a truth  ®that  prophet 
that  should  come  into  the  world. 

15  ^ When  Jesus  therefore  perceived  that  they  would 
come  and  take  him  by  force,  to  make  him  a king,  he 
departed  again  into  a mountain  himself  alone. 

16  And  when  even  was  now  come,  his  disciples  went 
down  unto  the  sea, 

17  And  entered  into  a ship,  and  went  over  the  sea 
toward  Capernaum.  And  it  was  now  dark,  and  Jesus 
was  not  come  to  them. 

18  And  the  sea  arose  by  reason  of  a great  wind  that 
blew. 

39  So  when  they  had  rowed  about  five  and  twenty  or 
thirty  furlongs,  they  see  Jesus  walking  on  the  sea,  and 
drawing  nigh  unto  the  ship  : and  they  were  afraid. 

20  But  he  saith  unto  them,  It  is  I ; be  not  afraid. 

21  Then  they  willingly  received  him  into  the  ship  : 
and  immediately  the  ship  was  at  the  land  whither  they 
went. 

22  ^ The  day  following,  when  the  people  which  stood 
on  the  other  side  of  the  sea  saw  that  there  was  none 
other  boat  there,  save  that  one  whereinto  his  disciples 
were  entered,  and  that  Jesus  went  not  with  his  disciples 
into  the  boat,  but  that  his  disciples  were  gone  away 
alone  ; 

23  (Howbeit  there  came  other  boats  from  Tiberias 
nigh  unto  the  place  where  they  did  eat  bread,  after  that 
the  Lord  had  given  thanks  :) 

24  When  the  people  therefore  saw  that  Jesus  was  not 
there,  neither  his  disciples,  they  also  took  shipping,  and 
came  to  Capernaum,  seeking  for  Jesus. 

25  And  when  they  had  found  him  on  the  other  side 
of  the  sea,  they  said  unto  him.  Rabbi,  when  earnest  thou 
hither  ? 

26  Jesus  answered  them  and  said.  Verily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  you.  Ye  seek  me,  not  because  ye  saw  the  mira- 
cles, but  because  ye  did  eat  of  the  loaves,  and  were 
filled. 

27  Labour  not  for  the  meat  which  perisheth,  but  ® for 
that  meat  which  endureth  unto  everlasting  life,  which 
the  Son  of  man  shall  give  unto  you  : ^ for  him  hath  God 
the  Father  sealed. 

28  Then  said  they  unto  him.  What  shall  we  do,  that 
we  might  work  the  works  of  God  ? 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  This  is  the 
work  of  God,  that  ye  believe  on  him  whom  he  hath  sent. 

30  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  What  sign  shew- 

est  thou  then,  that  we  may  see,  and  believe  thee  ? what 
dost  thou  work  ? , 

31  Our  fathers  did  eat  manna  in  the  desert  ; as  it 
is  written,  He  gave  them  bread  from  heaven  to  eat. 

32  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily,  verily,  I say 
unto  you,  Moses  gave  you  not  that  bread  from  heaven  ; 
but  my  Father  giveth  you  the  true  bread  from  heaven. 

33  For  the  bread  of  God  is  he  which  cometh  down 
from  heaven,  and  giveth  life  unto  the  world. 

34  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Lord,  evermore  give 
us  this  bread. 

35  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  ^*I  am  the  bread  of 
life  : he  that  cometh  to  me  shall  never  hunger  ; and 
he  that  believeth  on  me  shall  never  thirst. 

8 Gen.  49.  10.  Dent.  8 ver.  54.  ch.  4.  14.  18.  Acts  2.  22.  2 Pet. 

18.  15,  18.  Matt.  11.  ■ 9 Matt.  3. 17.  & 17.  5.  1.  17. 

3.  ch.  1.  21.  & 4.  19,  Mark  1.  11.  & 9.  7.  1°  IJohn  3.  23. 

25.  & 7.  40.  Luke  3.  22.  & 9.  35.  » Matt.  12.  38.  & 16. 

^ Matt.  14.  23.  Mark  ch.  1.  33.  & 5.  37.  & 8.  1.  Mark  8.  11.  1 Cor. 
6.  47.  1.  22. 


14  remained  over  unto  them  that  had  eaten.  When 
therefore  the  people  saw  the  sign  which  he  • did, 
they  said.  This  is  of  a truth  the  prophet  that  cometh 
into  the  world. 

15  Jesus  therefore  perceiving  that  they  were  about 
to  come  and  take  him  by  force,  to  make  him  king, 
withdrew  again  into  the  mountain  himself  alone. 

16  And  when  evening  came,  his  disciples  went  down 

17  unto  the  sea  ; and  they  entered  into  a boat,  and  were 
going  over  the  sea  unto  Capernaum.  And  it  was 

18  now  dark,  and  Jesus  had  not  yet  come  to  them.  And 
the  sea  was  rising  by  reason  of  a great  wind  that 

19  blew.  When  therefore  they  had  rowed  about  five 
and  twenty  or  thirty  furlongs,  they  behold  Jesus 
walking  on  the  sea,  and  drawing  nigh  unto  the  boat  : 

20  and  they  were  afraid.  But  he  saith  unto  them.  It 

21  is  I ; be  not  afraid.  They  were  willing  therefore 
to  receive  him  into  the  boat : and  straightway  the 
boat  was  at  the  land  whither  they  were  going. 

22  On  the  morrow  the  multitude  which  stood  on  the 
other  side  of  the  sea  saw  that  there  was  none  other 
'^boat  there,  save  one,  and  that  Jesus  entered  not 
with  his  disciples  into  the  boat,  but  that  his  disciples 

23  went  away  alone  (howbeit  there  came  ® boats  from 
Tiberias  nigh  unto  the  place  where  they  ate  the 

24  bread  after  the  Lord  had  given  thanks) : when  the 
multitude  therefore  saw  that  Jesus  was  not  there, 
neither  his  disciples,  they  themselves  got  into  the 
® boats,  and  came  to  Capernaum,  seeking  Jesus. 

25  And  when  they  found  him  on  the  other  side  of  the 
sea,  they  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  when  earnest  thou 

26  hither  ? Jesus  answered  them  and  said.  Verily, 
verily,  I say  unto  you.  Ye  seek  me,  not  because  ye 
saw  signs,  but  because  ye  ate  of  the  loaves,  and  were 

27  filled.  Work  not  for  the  meat  which  perisheth,  but 
for  the  meat  which  abideth  unto  eternal  life,  which 
the  Son  of  man  shall  give  unto  you  : for  him  the 

28  Father,  even  God,  hath  sealed.  They  said  therefore 
unto  him.  What  must  we  do,  that  we  may  work  the 

29  works  of  God  ? Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
This  is  the  work  of  God,  that  ye  believe  on  him  whom 

30  -^he  hath  sent.  They  said  therefore  unto  him.  What 
then  doest  thou  for  a sign,  that  we  may  see,  and  be- 

31  lieve  thee  ? what  workest  thou  ? Our  fathers  ate  the 
manna  in  the  wilderness  ; as  it  is  written.  He  gave 

32  them  bread  out  of  heaven  to  eat.  Jesus  therefore 
said  unto  them.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you,  It 
was  not  Moses  that  gave  you  the  bread  out  of 
heaven  ; but  my  Father  giveth  you  the  true  bread 

33  out  of  heaven.  For  the  bread  of  God  is  that  which 
cometh  down  out  of  heaven,  and  giveth  life  unto  the 

34  world.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  I^ord,  ever- 

35  more  give  us  this  bread.  Jesus  said  unto  them,  I am 
the  bread  of  life  : he  that  cometh  to  me  shall  not 
hunger,  and  he  that  believeth  on  me  shall  never 


w Ex.  16. 15.  Num. 
11.  7.  Neh.  9.  15.  1 
Cor.  10.  3. 

13  Ps.  78.  24,  25. 


See  ch.  4.  15. 

15  ver.  48,  58. 

18  ch  4.  14.  & 7.  37. 
c Some  ancient  au- 


thorities  read  signs, 
d Gr.  little  bout, 
e Gr.  little  boats. 
/ Or,  he  sent. 


150 


ST.  JOHN,  VI. 


36  But  I said  unto  you,  That  ye  also  have  seen  me, 
and 'believe  not. 

37  All  that  the  Father  giveth  me  shall  come  to  me  ; 
and  him  that  cometh  to  me  I will  in  no  wise  cast  out. 

38  For  I came  down  from  heaven,  ^ not  to  do  mine 
own  will,  21  but  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me. 

39  And  this  is  the  Father’s  will  which  hath  sent  me, 
22  that  of  all  which  he  hath  given  me  I should  lose 
nothing,  but  should  raise  it  up  again  at  the  last  day. 

40  And  this  is  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me,  23  that 
every  one  which  seeth  the  Son,  and  believeth  on  him, 
may  have  everlasting  life  : and  I will  raise  him  up  at 
the  last  day. 

41  The  Jews  then  murmured  at  him,  because  he  said, 
I am  the  bread  which  came  down  from  heaven. 

42  And  they  said,  24  1s  not  this  Jesus,  the  son  of  Jo- 
seph, whose  father  and  mother  we  know  ? how  is  it 
then  that  he  saith,  I came  down  from  heaven  ? 

43  Jesus  therefore  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Murmur  not  among  yourselves. 

44  25^0  man  can  come  to  me,  except  the  Father 
which  hath  sent  me  draw  him  : and  I will  raise  him  up 
at  the  last  day. 

45  26  It  is  written  in  the  prophets.  And  they  shall  be 
all  taught  of  God.  27  Every  man  therefore  that  hath 
heard,  and  hath  learned  of  the  Father,  cometh  unto  me. 

46  28  J^ot  that  any  man  hath  seen  the  Father,  2a  save 
he  which  is  of  God,  he  hath  seen  the  Father. 

47  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you,  3*^He  that  believeth 
on  me  hath  everlasting  life. 

48  I am  that  bread  of  life. 

49  32  Your  fathers  did  eat  manna  in  the  wilderness, 
and  are  dead. 

50  33  This  is  the  bread  which  cometh  down  from 
heaven,  that  a man  may  eat  thereof,  and  not  die. 

51  I am  the  living  bread  34  which  came  down  from 
heaven  : if  any  man  eat  of  this  bread,  he  shall  live  for 
ever  : and  ^ the  bread  that  I will  give  is  my  flesh,  which 
I will  give  for  the  life  of  the  world. 

52  The  Jews  therefore  36  strove  among  themselves, 
saying,  37  How  can  this  man  give  us  his  flesh  to  eat  ? 

53  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily,  verily,  I say 
unto  you.  Except  38  ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  man, 
and  drink  his  blood,  ye  have  no  life  in  you. 

54  39  Whoso  eateth  my  flesh,  and  drinketh  my  blood, 
hath  eternal  life  ; and  I will  raise  him  up  at  the  last 
day. 

55  For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  my  blood  is 
drink  indeed. 

56  He  that  eateth  my  flesh,  and  drinketh  my  blood, 
^ dwelleth  in  me,  and  I in  him. 

57  As  the  living  Father  hath  sent  me,  and  I live  by 
the  Father  : so  he  that  eateth  me,  even  he  shall  live  by 
me. 

58  ^^This  is  that  bread  which  came  down  from 
heaven  : not  as  your  fathers  did  eat  manna,  and  are 
dead  : he  that  eateth  of  this  bread  shall  live  for  ever. 

59  These  things  said  he  in  the  synagogue,  as  he 
taught  in  Capernaum. 

60  ^2  Many  therefore  of  his  disciples,  when  they  had 


36  thirst.  But  I said  unto  you,  that  ye  have  seen  me, 

37  and  yet  believe  not.  All  that  which  the  Father  giv- 
eth  me  shall  come  unto  me  ; and  him  that  cometh 

38  to  me  I will  in  no  wise  cast  out.  For  I am  come 
down  from  heaven,  not  to  do  mine  own  will,  but  the 

39  will  of  him  that  sent  me.  And  this  is  the  will  of 
him  that  sent  me,  that  of  all  that  which  he  hath 
given  me  I should  lose  nothing,  but  should  raise  it 

40  up  at  the  last  day.  For  this  is  the  will  of  my  Father, 
that  every  one  that  beholdeth  the  Son,  and  believeth 
on  him,  should  have  eternal  life  ; and  ^ I will  raise 
him  up  at  the  last  day. 

41  The  Jews  therefore  murmured  concerning  him, 
because  he  said,  I am  the  bread  which  came  down 

42  out  of  heaven.  And  they  said.  Is  not  this  Jesus, 
the  son  of  Joseph,  whose  father  and  mother  we 
know  ? how  doth  he  now  say,  I am  come  down  out  of 

43  heaven  ? Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Mur- 

44  mur  not  among  yourselves.  No  man  can  come  to 
me,  except  the  Father  which  sent  me  draw  him  : 

45  and  I will  raise  him  up  in  the  last  day.  It  is  written 
in  the  prophets.  And  they  shall  all  be  taught  of  God. 
Every  one  that  hath  heard  from  the  Father,  and 

46  hath  learned,  cometh  unto  me.  Not  that  any  man 
hath  seen  the  Father,  save  he  which  is  from  God, 

47  he  hath  seen  the  Father.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto 

48  you.  He  that  believeth  hath  eternal  life.  I am  the 

49  bread  of  life.  Your  fathers  did  eat  the  manna  in 

50  the  wilderness,  and  they  died.  This  is  the  bread 
which  cometh  down  out  of  heaven,  that  a man  may 

51  eat  thereof,  and  not  die.  I am  the  living  bread 
which  came  down  out  of  heaven  : if  any  man  eat 
of  this  bread,  he  shall  live  for  ever  : yea  and  the 
bread  which  I will  give  is  my  flesh,  for  the  life  of 
the  world. 


52  The  Jews  therefore  strove  one  with  another,  say- 
ing, How  can  this  man  give  us  his  flesh  to  eat  ? 

53  Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them.  Verily,  verily,  I say 
unto  you.  Except  ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  man 
and  drink  his  blood,  ye  have  not  life  in  yourselves. 

54  He  that  eateth  my  flesh  and  drinketh  my  blood  hath 
eternal  life  ; and  I will  raise  him  up  at  the  last  day. 

55  For  my  flesh  is  *meat  indeed,  and  my  blood  is 

56  * drink  indeed.  He  that  eateth  my  flesh  and  drink- 

57  eth  my  blood  abideth  in  me,  and  I in  him.  As  the 
living  Father  sent  me,  and  I live  because  of  the 
Father  ; so  he  that  eateth  me,  he  also  shall  live  be- 

58  cause  of  me.  This  is  the  bread  which  came  down 
out  of  heaven  : not  as  the  fathers  did  eat,  and 
died  : he  that  eateth  this  bread  shall  live  for  ever. 

59  These  things  said  he  in  > the  synagogue,  as  he  taught 
in  Capernaum. 


60  Many  therefore  of  his  disciples,  when  they  heard 


IT  ver.  26,  64. 

T8  ver.  45. 

T9  Matt.  24.  24.  ch. 
10.  28,  29.  2 Tim.  2. 

19.  1 John  2.  19. 

20  Matt.  26.  39.  ch. 
6.  30. 

91  ch.  4.  34. 


22  ch.  10.  28.  & 17. 
12.  & 18.  9. 

23  ver.  27,  47,  54. 
ch.  3.  15,  16.  & 4.  14. 

2“  Matt.  13.  55.  Mark 
6.  3.  Luke  4.  22. 

25  ver.  65.  Cant.  1. 
4. 


26  Is.  54.  13.  Jer.  31. 
34.  Mic.  4.  2.  Heb.  8. 
10.  & 10.  16. 

27  ver.  37. 

28  ch.  1.  18.  & 5.  37. 
20  Matt.  11. 27.  Luke 

10.22.  ch.  1.  18.  &7. 
29.  & 8.  19. 


30  ver.  40.  ch.  3. 16, 
18,  36. 

31  ver.  33,  35. 

32  ver.  31. 

33  ver.  51,  58. 

34  ch.  3.  13. 

35  Heb.  10.  5,  10. 

36  ch.  7.  43.  & 9.  16. 
& 10.  19. 


37  ch.  3.  9. 

38  Matt.  26.  26,  28. 

39  ver.  27,40,63.  ch. 
4.  14. 

40  1 John  3.  24.  & 4. 
15,  16. 

41  ver.  49,  50,  61. 


42  ver.  66.  Matt.  11. 

6. 

g Or,  that  I should 
raise  him  up. 
h 6r.  true  meat, 
i Gr.  true  drink, 
j Or,  a synagogue. 


ST.  JOHN,  VII. 


151 


heard  this^  said,  This  is  an  hard  saying  ; who  can  hear 
it? 

61  AVhen  Jesus  knew  in  himself  that  his  disciples 
murmured  at  it,  he  said  unto  them,  Doth  this  oft'end 
you? 

62  What  and  if  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of  man  ascend 
up  where  he  was  before  ? 

63  *‘*It  is  the  spirit  that  quickeneth  ; the  flesh  profit- 
eth  nothing  : the  words  that  I speak  unto  you,  they  are 
spirit,  and  they  are  life. 

64  But  there  are  some  of  you  that  believe  not. 
For  Jesus  knew  from  the  beginning  who  they  were 
that  believed  not,  and  who  should  betray  him. 

65  And  he  said.  Therefore  said  I unto  you,  that  no 
man  can  come  unto  me,  except  it  were  given  unto  him 
of  my  Father. 

66  ^^®From  that  time  many  of  his  disciples  went 
back,  and  walked  no  more  with  him. 

67  Then  said  Jesus  unto  the  twelve.  Will  ye  also  go 
away  ? 

68  Then  Simon  Peter  answered  him.  Lord,  to  whom 
shall  we  go  ? thou  hast  the  words  of  eternal  life. 

69  And  we  believe  and  are  sure  that  thou  art  that 
Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God. 

70  Jesus  answered  them,  ^^Have  not  I chosen  you 
twelve,  and  one  of  you  is  a devil  ? 

71  He  spake  of  Judas  Iscariot  the  son  of  Simon  : for 
he  it  was  that  should  betray  him,  being  one  of  the 
twelve. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Jesus  reproveth  the  ambition  and  boldness  of  his  kinsmen : 10  goeth  up 
from  Galilee  to  the  feast  of  tabernacles : 14  teacheth  in  the  temple.  lO 
Divers  opinions  of  him  among  the  people.  45  The  Pharisees  are  angry 
that  their  officers  took  him  not,  and  chide  with  Nicodemus  for  taking 
his  part. 

After  these  things  Jesus  walked  in  Galilee  : for 
he  would  not  walk  in  Jewry,  ^because  the  Jews 
sought  to  kill  him. 

2  2 Now  the  Jews’  feast  of  tabernacles  was  at  hand. 

3  3 His  brethren  therefore  said  unto  him.  Depart 
hence,  and  go  into  Judsea,  that  thy  disciples  also  may 
see  the  works  that  thou  doest. 

4  For  there  is  no  man  that  doeth  any  thing  in  secret, 
and  he  himself  seeketh  to  be  known  openly.  If  thou 
do  these  things,  shew  thyself  to  the  world. 

5  For  ^neither  did  his  brethren  believe  in  him. 

6  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  ^ My  time  is  not  yet 
come  : but  your  time  is  alway  ready. 

7  ®The  world  cannot  hate  you  ; but  me  it  hateth, 
because  I testify  of  it,  that  the  works  thereof  are  evil. 
8 Go  ye  up  unto  this  feast : I go  not  up  yet  unto  this 
feast  ; ® for  my  time  is  not  yet  full  come. 

9  When  he  had  said  these  words  unto  them, ’he  abode 
itill  in  Galilee. 

10  ^ But  when  his  brethren  were  gone  up,  then  went 
he  also  up  unto  the  feast,  not  openly,  but  as  it  were  in 
secret. 

11  Then  ®the  Jews  sought  him  at  the  feast,  and  said. 
Where  is  he  ? 

12  And  there  was  much  murmuring  among  the 
people  concerning  him  : for  some  said.  He  is  a good 
man  : others  said.  Nay  ; but  he  deceiveth  the  people. 

♦3  Mark  IG.  19.  ch.  « ver.  44,  45.  ch.  13.  27. 

3.  13.  Acts  1.  9.  Eph.  ver.  60.  i ch.  6.  IG,  18. 

4.  8.  <9  Acts  5.  20.  2 Lev.  23.  34. 

« 2 Cor.  3.  6.  30  Matt.  16. 16.  Mark  3 Matt.  12.  46.  Mark 

<3  ver.  36.  8.  29.  Luke  9.  20.  ch.  3.  31.  Acts  1.  14. 

ch.  2.  24,  25.  & 13.  1.  49.  <S' 11.  27.  ‘ Mark  3.  21. 

11.  31  Luke  6.  13. 


this,  said.  This  is  a hard  saying  ; who  can  hear  ^ it  ? 

61  But  Jesus  knowing  in  himself  that  his  disciples  mur- 
mured at  this,  said  unto  them.  Doth  this  cause  you 

62  to  stumble  ? What  then  if  ye  should  behold  the 

63  Son  of  man  ascending  where  he  was  before  ? It  is 
the  spirit  that  quickeneth  ; the  flesh  profiteth  no- 
thing : the  words  that  I have  spoken  unto  you  are 

64  spirit,  and  are  life.  But  there  are  some  of  you  that 
believe  not.  For  Jesus  knew  from  the  beginning 
who  they  were  that  believed  not,  and  who  it  was 

65  that  should  betray  him.  And  he  said.  For  this  cause 
have  I said  unto  you,  that  no  man  can  come  unto 
me,  except  it  be  given  unto  him  of  the  Father. 


66  Upon  this  many  of  his  disciples  went  back,  and 

67  walked  no  more  with  him.  Jesus  said  therefore 

68  unto  the  twelve.  Would  ye  also  go  away  ? Simon 
Peter  answered  him.  Lord,  to  whom  shall  we  go  ? 

69  thou  ^hast  the  words  of  eternal  life.  And  we  have 
believed  and  know  that  thou  art  the  Holy  One  of 

70  God.  Jesus  answered  them,  Did  not  I choose  you 

71  the  twelve,  and  one  of  you  is  a devil?  Now  he 
spake  of  Judas  the  son  of  Simon  Iscariot,  for  he  it 
was  that  should  betray  him,  being  one  of  the  twelve. 


7 And  after  these  things  Jesus  walked  in  Galilee  : 
for  he  would  not  walk  in  Judaea,  because  the  Jews 

2 sought  to  kill  him.  Now  the  feast  of  the  Jews,  the 

3 feast  of  tabernacles,  was  at  hand.  His  brethren 
therefore  said  unto  him.  Depart  hence,  and  go  into 
Judaea,  that  thy  disciples  also  may  behold  thy  works 

4 which  thou  doest.  For  no  man  doeth  anything  in 
secret,  ® and  himself  seeketh  to  be  known  openly. 
If  thou  doest  these  things,  manifest  thyself  to  the 

5 world.  For  even  his  brethren  did  not  believe  on  him. 

6 Jesus  therefore  saith  unto  them.  My  time  is  not  yet 

7 come  ; but  your  time  is  alway  ready.  The  world 
cannot  hate  you  ; but  me  it  hateth,  because  I testify 

8 of  it,  that  its  works  are  evil.  Go  ye  up  unto  the 
feast  : I go  not  up  ^ yet  unto  this  feast  ; because  my 

9 time  is  not  yet  fulfilled.  And  having  said  these 
things  unto  them,  he  abode  still  in  Galilee. 

10  But  when  his  brethren  were  gone  up  unto  the  feast, 
then  went  he  also  up,  not  publicly,  but  as  it  were  in 

11  secret.  The  Jews  therefore  sought  him  at  the  feast, 

12  and  said.  Where  is  he  ? And  there  was  much  mur- 
muring among  the  multitudes  concerning  him  : some 
said.  He  is  a good  man  ; others  said.  Not  so,  but  he 


3 ver.  8,  30.  ch.  2.  lo  ch.  9.  16.  & 10.  a Some  ancient  au- 
4.  & 8.  20.  19.  thoritles  read  and 

3 ch.  15.  19.  n ver.  40.  Matt.  21.  seeketh  it  to  be  known 

2 ch.  3.  19.  46.  Luke  7.  16.  ch.  openly. 

® ver.  6.  ch.  8.  20.  6.  14.  b Many  ancient  au- 

9 ch.  11.  66.  k Or,  him..  thorities  omit  yet. 

I Or,  hast  words. 


152 


ST.  JOHN,  VII. 


13  Howbeit  no  man  spake  openly  of  him  for  fear 
of  the  Jews. 

14  ^ Now  about  the  midst  of  the  feast  Jesus  went 
up  into  the  temple,  and  taught. 

15  And  the  Jews  marvelled,  saying,  How  knoweth 
this  man  letters,  having  never  learned  ? 

16  Jesus  answered  them,  and  said,  ^^My  doctrine  is 
not  mine,  but  his  that  sent  me. 

17  If  any  man  will  do  his  will,  he  shall  know  of 
the  doctrine,  whether  it  be  of  God,  or  whether  I speak 
of  myself. 

18  He  that  speaketh  of  himself  seeketh  his  own 
glory  : but  he  that  seeketh  his  glory  that  sent  liim,  the 
same  is  true,  and  no  unrighteousness  is  in  him. 

19  Did  not  Moses  give  you  the  law,  and  yet  none 
of  you  keepeth  the  law  ? Why  go  ye  about  to  kill 
me  ? 

20  The  people  answered  and  said,  Thou  hast  a 
devil : who  goeth  about  to  kill  thee  ? 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I have  done 
one  work,  and  ye  all  marvel. 

22  20  Moses  therefore  gave  unto  you  circumcision  ; 
(not  because  it  is  of  Moses,  21  but  of  the  fathers  ;)  and 
ye  on  the  sabbath  day  circumcise  a man. 

23  If  a man  on  the  sabbath  day  receive  circumcision, 
that  the  law  of  Moses  should  not  be  broken  ; are  ye 
angry  at  me,  because  22  I have  made  a man  every  whit 
whole  on  the  sabbath  day  ? 

24  23  Judge  not  according  to  the  appearance,  but 

judge  righteous  judgment.  “• 

25  Then  said  some  of  them  of  Jerusalem,  Is  not  this 
he,  whom  they  seek  to  kill  ? 

26  But,  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly,  and  they  say  nothing 
unto  him.  24  j)q  ^he  rulers  know  indeed  that  this  is  the 
very  Christ  ? 

27  25  Howbeit  we  know  this  man  whence  he  is  : but 
when  Christ  cometh,  no  man  knoweth  whence  he  is. 

28  Then  cried  Jesus  in  the  temple  as  he  taught,  say- 
ing, 25  Ye  both  know  me,  and  ye  know  whence  I am  : 
and  27 1 am  not  come  of  myself,  but  he  that  sent  me 
28  is  true,  29  whom  ye  know  not. 

29  But  I know  him  : for  I am  from  him,  and  he 
hath  sent  me. 

30  Then  they  sought  to  take  him  : but  ®2  no  man 
laid  hands  on  him,  because  his  hour  was  not  yet  come. 

31  And  ^8  many  of  the  people  believed  on  him,  and 
said.  When  Christ  cometh,  will  he  do  more  miracles 
than  these  which  this  man  hath  done  ? 

32  ^ The  Pharisees  heard  that  the  people  murmured 
such  things  concerning  him  ; and  the  Pharisees  and  the 
chief  priests  sent  officers  to  take  him. 

33  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  84  Yet  a little  while 
am  I with  you,  and  then  I go  unto  him  that  sent  me. 

34  Ye  86 shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find  me:  and 
where  I am,  thither  ye  cannot  come. 

35  Then  said  the  Jews  among  themselves.  Whither 
will  he  go,  that  we  shall  not  find  him  ? will  he  go  unto 
85  the  dispersed  among  the  Gentiles,  and  teach  the  Gen- 
tiles ? 

36  What  manner  of  saying  is  this  that  he  said.  Ye 

12  ch.  9.  22.  & 12.  42.  le  ch.  5.  41.  & 8.  50.  20  Lev.  12.  3. 

& 19.  38.  u Ex.  24.  3.  Deut.  21  Gen.  17.  10. 

13  Matt.  13. 54.  Mark  33.  4.  ch.  1. 17.  Acts  7.  22  ch.  5.  8,  9,  16. 

6.2.  Luke  4. 22.  Acts  38.  23  peut.  1.  16,  17. 

2.  7.  18  Matt.  12. 14.  Mark  Pro.  24.  23.  ch.  8.  15. 

u ch.  3.  11.  & 8.  28.  3.  6.  ch.  5.  16,  18.  & Jam.  2.  1. 

& 12.  49.  & 14.  10,  10.  31,  39.  & 11.  53.  24  yer.  48. 

24.  19  ch.  8.  48,  62.  & 10.  2;  Matt.  13.  55.  Mark 

15  ch.  8. 43.  20.  6.  3.  Luke  4.  22. 


13  leadeth  the  multitude  astray.  Howbeit  no  man 
spake  openly  of  him  for  fear  of  the  Jews. 

14  But  when  it  was  now  the  midst  of  the  feast  Jesus 

15  went  up  into  the  temple,  and  taught.  The  Jews 
therefore  marvelled,  saying.  How  knoweth  this  man 

16  letters,  having  never  learned  ? Jesus  therefore  an- 
swered them,  and  said.  My  teaching  is  not  mine, 

17  but  his  that  sent  me.  If  any  man  willeth  to  do  his 
will,  he  shall  know  of  the  teaching,  whether  it  be 

18  of  God,  or  whether  I speak  from  myself.  He  that 
speaketh  from  himself  seeketh  his  own  glory  : but  he 
that  seeketh  the  glory  of  him  that  sent  him,  the 
same  is  true,  and  no  unrighteousness  is  in  him, 

19  Did  not  Moses  give  you  the  law,  and  yet  none  of  you 

20  doeth  the  law  ? Why  seek  ye  to  kill  me  ? The  mul- 
titude answered.  Thou  hast  a ^ devil  ; who  seeketh 

21  to  kill  thee  ? Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I 

22  did  one  work,  and  ye  all  marvel.  For  this  cause 
hath  Moses  given  you  circumcision  (not  that  it  is  of 
Moses,  but  of  the  fathers) ; and  on  the  sabbath  ye 

23  circumcise  a man.  If  a man  receiveth  circumcision 
on  the  sabbath,  that  the  law  of  Moses  may  not  be 
broken  ; are  ye  wroth  with  me,  because  I made  a 

24  man  every  whit  whole  on  the  sabbath?  Judge  not 
according  to  appearance,  but  judge  righteous  judge- 
ment. 


25  Some  therefore  of  them  of  Jerusalem  said.  Is  not 

26  this  he  whom  they  seek  to  kill  ? And  lo,  he  speaketh 
openly,  and  they  say  nothing  unto  him.  Can  it  be 
that  the  rulers  indeed  know  that  this  is  the  Christ  ? 

27  Howbeit  we  know  this  man  whence  he  is  : but  when 
the  Christ  cometh,  no  one  knoweth  whence  he  is. 

28  Jesus  therefore  cried  in  the  temple,  teaching  and 
saying.  Ye  both  know  me,  and  know  whence  I am  ; 
and  I am  not  come  of  myself,  but  he  that  sent  me 

29  is  true,  whom  ye  know  not.  I know  him  ; because  I 

30  am  from  him,  and  he  sent  me.  They  sought  there- 
fore to  take  him  : and  no  man  laid  his  hand  on 

31  him,  because  his  hour  was  not  yet  come.  But  of  the 
multitude  many  believed  on  him  ; and  they  said. 
When  the  Christ  shall  come,  will  he  do  more  signs 

32  than  those  which  this  man  hath  done  ? The  Phari- 
sees heard  the  multitude  murmuring  these  things 
concerning  him  ; and  the  chief  priests  and  the  Phar- 

33  isees  sent  officers  to  take  him.  Jesus  therefore 
said,  Yet  a little  while  am  I with  you,  arid  I go  unto 

34  him  that  sent  me.  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not 

35  find  me  ; and  where  I am,  ye  cannot  come.  The 
Jews  therefore  said  among  themselves.  Whither 
will  this  man  go  that  we  shall  not  find  him  ? will 
he  go  unto  the  Dispersion  ® among  the  Greeks,  and 

36  teach  the  Greeks  ? What  is  this  word  that  he  said, 


18.  Luke  19.  47.  & 20.  sc  is,  n.  12.  Jam.  1. 

19.  ch.  8.  37.  1.  1 Pet.  1.  1. 

32  ver.  44.  ch.  8.  20.  c Gt.  demon. 

S3  Matt.  12.  23.  ch.  d Or,  marvel  he- 
3.  2.  & 8.  30.  cause  of  this.  Moses 

34  ch.  13.  33.  & 16.  hath  given  you  cir- 
16.  cumcision. 

35Hos.  5.  6.  ch.8.  eGr.  0/. 

21.  & 13.  33. 


26  See  ch.  8.  14. 

27  ch.  6.  43.  & 8. 

42. 

28  ch.  5.  32.  & 8.  26. 
Rom.  3.  4. 

29  ch.  1.  18.  & 8.  55. 

30  Matt.  11.  27.  ch. 
10.  15. 

31  ver.  19.  Mark  11. 


ST.  JOHN,  VIII. 


153 


shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find  me : and  where  I am, 
thither  ye  cannot  come  ? j 

37  In  the  last  day,  that  great  day  of  the  feast,  j 
Jesus  stood  and  cried,  saying,  ®®If  any  man  thirst,  let 
him  come  unto  me,  and  drink. 

38  He  that  believeth  on  me,  as  the  scripture  hath 
said,  out  of  his  belly  shall  flow  rivers  of  living  wa- 
ter. 

39  But  this  spake  he  of  the  Spirit,  which  they  that 
believe  on  him  should  receive  : for  the  Holy  Ghost  was 
not  yet  given ^ because  that  Jesus  was  not  yet  ^^glori- 
fied.) 

40  ^ Many  of  the  people  therefore,  when  they  heard 
this  saying,  said,  Of  a truth  this  is  the  Prophet. 

41  Others  said,  ^^This  is  the  Christ.  But  some  said. 
Shall  Christ  come  ^^out  of  Galilee  ? 

42  Hath  not  the  scripture  said.  That  Christ  cometh 
of  the  seed  of  David,  and  out  of  the  town  of  Bethlehem, 

where  David  was  ? 

43  So  there  was  a division  among  the  people  be- 
cause of  him. 

44  And  some  of  them  would  have  taken  him  ; but 
no  man  laid  hands  on  him. 

45  ^ Then  came  the  officers  to  the  chief  priests  and 
Pharisees  ; and  they  said  unto  them.  Why  have  ye  not 
brought  him  ? 

46  The  offieers  answered,  Never  man  spake  like 
this  man. 

47  Then  answered  them  the  Pharisees,  Are  ye  also 
deceived  ? 

48  Have  any  of  the  rulers  or  of  the  Pharisees  be- 
lieved on  him  ? 

49  But  this  people  who  knoweth  not  the  law  are 
cursed. 

50  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them,  (^^he  that  came  to 
Jesus  by  night,  being  one  of  them,) 

51  Doth  our  law  judge  any  man,  before  it  hear 
him,  and  know  what  he  doeth  ? 

52  They  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  also 
of  Galilee?  Search,  and  look:  for  ^^out  of  Galilee 
ariseth  no  prophet. 

53  And  every  man  went  unto  his  own  house. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 Christ  delivereth  the  woman  taken  in  adultery.  12  He  preacheth  him- 
self the  light  of  the  luorld,  and  justifieth  his  doctrine : 33  answereth 

the  Jews  that  boasted  of  Abraham^  59  and  conveyeth  himself  from  their 

cruelty, 

JESUS  went  unto  the  mount  of  Olives. 

2  And  early  in  the  morning  he  came  again  into 
the  temple,  and  all  the  people  came  unto  him  ; and  he 
sat  down,  and  taught  them. 

3  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  brought  unto  him  a 
woman  taken  in  adultery  ; and  when  they  had  set  her 
in  the  midst, 

4  They  say  unto  him,  Master,  this  woman  was  taken 
in  adultery,  in  the  very  act. 

5  1 Now  Moses  in  the  law  commanded  us,  that  such 
should  be  stoned  : but  what  sayest  thou  ? 

6  This  they  said,  tempting  him,  that  they  might  have 
to  accuse  him.  But  Jesus  stooped  down,  and  with  his 
finger  wrote  on  the  ground,  as  though  he  heard  them  not. 


87  Lev.  23.  36. 

88  Is.  55.  1.  ch.  6. 
35.  Rev.  22.  17. 

39  Deut.  18.  15. 
«Pro.  18.  4.  Is. 
12.  3.  & 44.  3.  ch.  4: 
14. 

« Is.  44.  3.  Joel  2. 


28.  ch.  16.  7.  Acts  2. 
17,  33,  38. 

42  ch.  12. 16.  & 16.  7. 

43  Deut.  18.  15,  18. 
ch.  1.  21.  & 6.  14. 

44  ch.  4.  42.  & 6.  69. 

45  ver.  52.  ch.  1.  46. 
40  Ps.  132.  11.  Jer. 


23.  5.  Mic.  5.  2.  Matt. 
2.  5.  Luke  2.  4. 

47  1 Sam.  16.  1,  4. 

48  ver.  12.  ch.  9. 16. 
& 10.  19. 

49  ver.  30. 

“ Matt.  7.  29. 

81  ch.  12.  42.  Acts 


Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find  me  : and  where 
I am,  ye  cannot  come  ? 

37  Now  on  the  last  day,  the  great  day  of  the  feast, 
Jesus  stood  and  cried,  saying.  If  any  man  thirst,  let 

38  him  come  unto  me,  and  drink.  He  that  believeth  on 
me,  as  the  scripture  hath  said,  out  of  his  belly  shall 

39  flow  rivers  of  living  water.  But  this  spake  he  of  the 
Spirit,  which  they  that  believed  on  him  were  to  re- 
ceive : for  the  Spirit  was  not  yet  given ; because 

40  Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified.  Some  of  the  multitude 
therefore,  when  they  heard  these  words,  said.  This 

41  is  of  a truth  the  prophet.  Others  said.  This  is  the 
Christ.  But  some  said,  What,  doth  the  Christ  come 

42  out  of  Galilee  ? Hath  not  the  scripture  said  that 
the  Christ  cometh  of  the  seed  of  David,  and  from 

43  Bethlehem,  the  village  where  David  was  ? So  there 
arose  a division  in  the  multitude  because  of  him. 

44  And  some  of  them  would  have  taken  him  ; but  no 
man  laid  hands  on  him. 


45  The  officers  therefore  came  to  the  chief  priests 
and  Pharisees  ; and  they  said  unto  them.  Why  did 

46  ye  not  bring  him  ? The  officers  answered.  Never 

47  man  so  spake.  The  Pharisees  therefore  answered 

48  them.  Are  ye  also  led  astray  ? Hath  any  of  the 

49  rulers  believed  on  him,  or  of  the  Pharisees  ? But 
this  multitude  which  knoweth  not  the  law  are  ac- 

50  cursed.  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them  (he  that  came 

51  to  him  before,  being  one  of  them).  Doth  our  law 
judge  a man,  except  it  first  hear  from  himself  and 

52  know  what  he  doeth  ? They  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Art  thou  also  of  (jalilee  ? Search,  and 
S'  see  that  out  of  Galilee  ariseth  no  prophet. 


53  * [And  they  went  every  man  unto  his  own  house  : 

8 but  Jesus  went  unto  the  mount  of  Olives.  And 
early  in  the  morning  he  came  again  into  the  temple, 
and  all  the  people  came  unto  him  ; and  he  sat  down, 

3 and  taught  them.  And  the  scribes  and  the  Phari- 
sees bring  a woman  taken  in  adultery  ; and  having 

4 set  her  in  the  midst,  they  say  unto  him,  « Master, 
this  woman  hath  been  taken  in  adultery,  in  the  very 

5 act.  Now  in  the  law  Moses  commanded  us  to  stone 

6 such  : what  then  sayest  thou  of  her  ? And  this 
they  said,  ^tempting  him,  that  they  might  have 
whereof  to  accuse  him.  But  Jesus  stooped  down. 


6.  7.  1 Cor.  1.  20,  26. 

&2.  8. 

82  ch.  3.  2. 

63  Deut.  1.  17.  & 17. 
8,  &c.  & 19.  15. 

84  ver.  41.  Is.  9.  1, 
2.  Matt.  4.  15.  ch.  1. 
46. 


1 Lev.  20.  10.  Deut. 
22.  22. 

/Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  for  the 
Holy  Spirit  was  not 
yet  given. 

g Oi-,  see:  for  out  of 
Galilee  d:c. 


h Most  of  the  an- 
cient authorities  omit 
John  7.  53-8.  11. 

Those  which  contain  it 
vary  much  from  each 
other. 

a Or,  Teacher, 
b Or,  trying. 


154 


ST.  JOHN,  VIIL 


7 So  when  they  continued  asking  him,  he  lifted  up 
himself,  and  said  unto  them,  ^He  that  is  without  sin 
among  you,  let  him  first  cast  a stone  at  her. 

8 And  again  he  stooped  down,  and  wrote  on  the 
ground. 

9 And  they  which  heard  it,  ^ being  convicted  by  their 
own  conscience,  went  out  one  by  one,  beginnmg  at  the 
eldest,  even  unto  the  last : and  Jesus  was  left  alone, 
and  the  woman  standing  in  the  midst. 

10  When  Jesus  had  lifted  up  himself,  and  saw  none 
but  the  woman,  he  said  unto  her.  Woman,  where  are 
those  thine  accusers  ? hath  no  man  condemned  thee  ? 

11  She  said.  No  man.  Lord.  And  Jesus  said  unto 
her,  ^Neither  do  I condemn  thee:  go,  and  ®sin  no 
more. 

12  ^ Then  spake  Jesus  again  unto  them,  saying,  ®I 
am  the  light  of  the  world  : he  that  followeth  me  shall 
not  walk  in  darkness,  but  shall  have  the  light  of  life. 

13  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  unto  him,  ’ Thou 
bearest  record  of  thyself  ; thy  record  is  not  true. 

14  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Though  I 
bear  record  of  myself,  yet  my  record  is  true  : for  I know 
whence  I came,  and  whither  I go  ; but  ®ye  cannot  tell 
whence  I come,  and  whither  I go. 

15  ^ Ye  judge  after  the  flesh  ; I judge  no  man. 

16  And  yet  if  I judge,  my  judgment  is  true  : for  I 
am  not  alone,  but  I and  the  Father  that  sent  me. 

17  ^‘-^It  is  also  written  in  your  law,  that  the  testimony 
of  two  men  is  true. 

18  I am  one  that  bear  witness  of  myself,  and  the 
Father  that  sent  me  beareth  witness  of  me. 

19  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Where  is  thy  Father  ? 
Jesus  answered,  Ye  neither  know  me,  nor  ray  Father  : 

if  ye  had  known  me,  ye  should  have  known  my  Father 
also. 

20  These  words  spake  Jesus  in  the  treasury,  as  he 
taught  in  the  temple  : and  no  man  laid  liands  on  him  ; 
for  his  hour  was  not  yet  come. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  again  unto  them,  I go  my  way, 
and  ^®ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  die  in  your  sins  : 
whither  I go,  ye  cannot  come. 

22  Then  said  the  Jews,  Will  he  kill  himself  ? because 
he  saith.  Whither  I go,  ye  cannot  come. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  from  beneath  ; 
I am  from  above  : ^'^ye  are  of  this  world  ; I am  not  of 
this  world. 

24  I said  therefore  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  die  in 
your  sins  : for  if  ye  believe  not  that  I am  he,  ye  shall 
die  in  your  sins. 

25  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Who  art  thou  ? And 
Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Even  the  same  that  I said  unto 
you  from  the  beginning. 

26  I have  many  things  to  say  and  to  judge  of  you  : 
but  25  he  that  sent  me  is  true  ; and  26  I speak  to  the 
world  those  things  which  I have  heard  of  him. 

27  They  understood  not  that  he  spake  to  them  of  the 
Father. 

28  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them.  When  ye  have  27  lifted 
up  the  Son  of  man,  28  then  shall  ye  know  that  I am  he, 
and  29  that  I do  nothing  of  myself  ; but  as  my  Father 
hath  taught  me,  I speak  these  things. 


2 Deut.  17.  7.  Rom. 

2.  1. 

3 Rom.  2.  22. 

4 Luke  9. 56.  & 12. 14. 
ch.  3.  17. 

3 ch.  5,  14. 

6  ch.  1.  4,  5,  9.  & 3. 
19.  & 9.  6.  & 12. 35,  36, 
46. 


7 ch.  5.  31. 

8 See  ch.  7.  28.  & 9. 
29. 

0 ch.  7.  24. 

10  ch.  3.  17.  & 12. 47. 
& 18.  36. 

11  ver.  29.  ch,  16.  32. 

12  Deut.  17.  6.  & 19. 


15.  Matt.  18.  16.  2 
Cor.  13.  1.  Heb.  10. 
28. 

13  Ch,  5.  37, 

14  ver,  55,  ch.  16.  3. 
10  ch.  14,  7. 

10  Mark  12,  41. 

17  ch.  7.  30. 


7 and  with  his  finger  wrote  on  the  ground.  But  when 
they  continued  asking  him,  he  lifted  up  himself, 
and  said  unto  them,  He  that  is  without  sin  among 

8 you,  let  him  first  cast  a stone  at  her.  And  again 
he  stooped  down,  and  with  liis  finger  wrote  on  the 

9 ground.  And  they,  when  they  heard  it,  went  out 
one  by  one,  beginning  from  the  eldest,  even  unto  the 
last  : and  Jesus  was  left  alone,  and  the  woman, 

10  where  she  was,  in  the  midst.  And  Jesus  lifted  up 
liimself,  and  said  unto  her,  W oman,  where  are  they  ? 

11  did  no  man  condemn  thee  ? And  she  said.  No  man, 
Lord.  And  Jesus  said.  Neither  do  I condemn  thee  : 
go  thy  way  ; from  henceforth  sin  no  more.] 


12  Again  therefore  Jesus  spake  unto  them,  saying, 
I am  the  light  of  the  world  : he  that  followeth  me 
shall  not  walk  in  the  darkness,  but  shall  have  the 

13  light  of  life.  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  unto 
him.  Thou  bearest  witness  of  thyself  ; thy  witness 

14  is  not  true.  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Even  if  I bear  witness  of  myself,  my  witness  is 
true  ; for  I know  whence  I came,  and  whither  I 
go  ; but  ye  know  not  whence  I come,  or  whither  I 

15  go.  Ye  judge  after  the  flesh  ; I judge  no  man. 

16  Yea  and  if  I judge,  my  judgement  is  true  ; for  I 
am  not  alone,  but  I and  the  Father  that  sent  me. 

17  Yea  and  in  your  law  it  is  written,  that  the  witness 

18  of  two  men  is  true.  I am  he  that  beareth  witness 
of  myself,  and  the  Father  that  sent  me  beareth  wit- 

19  ness  of  me.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  Where 
is  thy  Father  ? Jesus  answered.  Ye  know  neither 
me,  nor  my  Father  : if  ye  knew  me,  ye  would  know 

20  my  Father  also.  These  words  spake  he  in  the 
treasury,  as  he  taught  in  the  temple  : and  no  man 
took  him  ; because  his  hour  was  not  yet  come. 


21  He  said  therefore  again  unto  them,  I go  away, 
and  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  die  in  your  sin  : 

22  whither  I go,  ye  cannot  come.  The  Jews  therefore 
said.  Will  he  kill  himself,  that  he  saith.  Whither  I 

23  go,  ye  cannot  come  ? And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye 
are  from  beneath  ; I am  from  above  ; ye  are  of  this 

24  world  ; I am  not  of  this  world.  I said  therefore 
unto  you,  that  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins  : for  except 
ye  believe  that  am  he,  ye  shall  die  in  your 

25  sins.  They  said  therefore  unto  him.  Who  art  thou  ? 
Jesus  said  unto  them,  Even  that  which  I have  also 

26  spoken  unto  you  from  the  beginning.  I have  many 
things  to  speak  and  to  judge  concerning  you  : how- 
beit  he  that  sent  me  is  true  ; and  the  thmgs  which  I 
heard  from  him,  these  speak  I ®unto  the  world. 

27  They  perceived  not  that  he  spake  to  them  of  the 

28  Father.  Jesus  therefore  said.  When  ye  have  lifted 
up  the  Son  of  man,  then  shall  ye  know  that I am 
he,  and  that  I do  nothing  of  myself,  but  as  the  Fa- 


18  ch.  7.  8. 

19  ch.  7.  34.  & 13. 
83. 

20  ver.  24. 

21  ch.  3.  31. 

22  ch.  15. 19.&17. 16. 
1 John  4.  5. 

23  ver.  21. 


24  Mark  16.  16. 

23  ch.  7.  28. 

20  ch.  3.  32.  & 15. 
15. 

27  ch.  3.  14.  & 12. 
32. 

28  Rom.  1.  4. 

29  ch.  5.  19,  30. 


so  ch.  3.  11. 
c Or,  I am. 
d Or,  How  is  it  that 
I even  speak  to  you  at 
all? 

e Gr.  into. 

/ Or,  I am.  Or,  1 
am  he  : and  I do. 


ST.  JOHN,  VIII. 


155 


29  And  ^Uie  that  sent  me  is  with  me  : ^^the  Father 
hath  not  left  me  alone  ; for  I do  always  those  things 
that  please  him. 

30  As  he  spake  these  words,  ^^many  believed  on 
him. 

31  Then  said  Jesus  to  those  Jews  which  believed  on 
him.  If  ye  continue  in  my  word,  then  are  ye  my  disciples 
indeed  ; 

32  And  ye  shall  know  the  truth,  and  the  truth 
shall  make  you  free. 

33  % They  answered  him,  We  be  Abraham’s  seed, 
and  were  never  in  bondage  to  any  man  : how  sayest 
thou.  Ye  shall  be  made  free  ? 

34  Jesus  answered  them.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto 
you,  3'^  Whosoever  committeth  sin  is  the  servant  of  sin. 

35  And  the  servant  abideth  not  in  the  house  for 
ever  : but  the  Son  abideth  ever. 

36  If  the  Son  therefore  shall  make  you  free,  ye 
shall  be  free  indeed. 

37  I know  that  ye  are  Abraham’s  seed  ; but  ye 
seek  to  kill  me,  because  my  word  hath  no  place  in  you. 

38  ^^I  speak  that  which  I have  seen  with  my  Father  : 
and  ye  do  that  which  ye  have  seen  with  your  father. 

39  They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Abraham  is 
our  father.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  ye  were  Abra- 
ham’s children,  ye  would  do  the  works  of  Abraham. 

40  But  now  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  a man  that  hath  told 
you  the  truth,  which  I have  heard  of  God  : this  did 
not  Abraham. 

41  Ye  do  the  deeds  of  your  father.  Then  said  they 
to  him.  We  be  not  born  of  fornication  ; we  have  one 
Father,  even  God. 

42  Jesus  said  unto  them,  ^"^If  God  were  your  Father, 
ye  would  love  me  : for  I proceeded  forth  and  came 
from  God  ; neither  came  I of  myself,  but  he  sent  me. 

43  Why  do  ye  not  understand  my  speech  ? even 
because  ye  cannot  hear  my  word. 

44  Ye  are  of  your  father  the  devil,  and  the  lusts  of 
your  father  ye  will  do.  He  was  a murderer  from  the 
beginning,  and  abode  not  in  the  truth,  because  there 
is  no  truth  in  him.  When  he  speaketh  a lie,  he  speak- 
eth  of  his  own  : for  he  is  a liar,  and  the  father  of  it. 

45  And  because  I tell  you  the  truth,  ye  believe  me 
not. 

46  Which  of  you  convinceth  me  of  sin  ? And  if  I 
say  the  truth,  why  do  ye  not  believe  me  ? 

47  He  that  is  of  God  heareth  God’s  words  : ye 
therefore  hear  them  not,  because  ye  are  not  of  God. 

48  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and  said  unto  him.  Say 
we  not  well  that  thou  art  a Samaritan,  and  hast  a 
devil  ? 

49  Jesus  answered,  I have  not  a devil  ; but  I honour 
my  Father,  and  ye  do  dishonour  me. 

50  And  ®®I  seek  not  mine  own  glory  : there  is  one 
that  seeketh  and  judge th. 

51  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you,  5®  If  a man  keep 
my  saying,  he  shall  never  see  death. 

52  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him.  Now  we  know  that 
thou  hast  a devil.  Abraham  is  dead,  and  the  pro- 


31  ch.  14. 10, 11. 

32  ver.  16. 

33  ch.  4.  34.  & 6.  30. 
&6.  38. 


34  ch.  7.  31.  & 10. 42.  6.1. 


57  Rom.  6.  16,  20.  2 
Pet.  2.  19. 

3«  Gal.  4.  30. 

39  Rom.  8.  2.  Gal. 


& 11.  45. 

35  Rom.  6.  14,18, 22. 


40  ver.  40.  ch.  7.  19. 

41  ch.  3.  32.  & 6.  19, 


& 8.  2.  Jam.  1.  25.  & 30.  & 14.  10,  24. 


2.  12. 

30  ver.  39.  Lev.  25. 
42.  Matt.  3.  9. 


42  ver.  33.  Matt.  3. 


Gal.  3.  7,  29. 

44  ver.  37. 

45  ver.  26. 

46  Is.  63.  16.  & 64.  8. 
Mai.  1.  6. 

47  1 John  5.  1. 

48  ch.  16.  27.  & 17.  8, 

25.  j 

49  ch.  6.  43.  & 7.  28, 
29. 

50  ch 


29  ther  taught  me,  I speak  these  things.  And  he  that 
sent  me  is  with  me  ; he  hath  not  left  me  alone  ; for 
I do  always  the  things  that  are  pleasing  to  him. 

30  As  he  spake  these  things,  many  believed  on  him. 

31  Jesus  therefore  said  to  those  Jews  which  had 
believed  him.  If  ye  abide  in  my  word,  then  are  ye 

32  truly  my  disciples  ; and  ye  shall  know  the  truth, 

33  and  the  truth  shall  make  you  free.  They  answered 
unto  him.  We  be  Abraham’s  seed,  and  have  never 
yet  been  in  bondage  to  any  man  : how  sayest  thou, 

34  Ye  shall  be  made  free  ? Jesus  answered  them. 
Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you.  Every  one  that  com- 

35  mitteth  sin  is  the  bondservant  of  sin.  And  the 
bondservant  abideth  not  in  the  house  for  ever  : the 

36  sou  abideth  for  ever.  If  therefore  the  Son  shall 

37  make  you  free,  ye  shall  be  free  indeed.  I know 
that  ye  are  Abraham’s  seed  ; yet  ye  seek  to  kill  me, 

38  because  my  word  » hath  not  free  course  in  you.  I 
speak  the  things  which  I have  seen  with  Fa- 
ther : and  ye  also  do  the  things  which  ye  heard 

39  from  your  father.  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Our  father  is  Abraham.  Jesus  saith  unto  them. 
If  ye  * were  Abraham’s  children,  ye  would  do  the 

40  works  of  Abraham.  But  now  ye  seek  to  kill  me, 
a man  that  hath  told  you  the  truth,  which  I heard 

41  from  God  : this  did  not  Abraham.  Ye  do  the  works 
of  your  father.  They  said  unto  him.  We  were  not 
born  of  fornication  ; we  have  one  Father,  even  God. 

42  Jesus  said  unto  them.  If  God  were  your  Father, 
ye  would  love  me  : for  I came  forth  and  am  come 
from  God  ; for  neither  have  I come  of  myself,  but 

43  he  sent  me.  Why  do  ye  not  ^understand  my 
speech?  Even  because  ye  cannot  hear  my  word. 

44  Ye  are  of  your  father  the  devil,  and  the  lusts  of 
your  father  it  is  your  will  to  do.  He  was  a mur- 
derer from  the  beginning,  and  ^ stood  not  in  the 
truth,  because  there  is  no  truth  in  him.  'n  When  he 
speaketh  a lie,  he  speaketh  of  his  own  : for  he  is  a 

45  liar,  and  the  father  thereof.  But  because  I say  the 

46  truth,  ye  believe  me  not.  Which  of  you  convicteth 
me  of  sin  ? If  I say  truth,  why  do  ye  not  believe 

47  me  ? He  that  is  of  God  heareth  the  words  of  God  : 
for  this  cause  ye  hear  them  not,  because  ye  are  not 

48  of  God.  The  Jews  answered  and  said  unto  him. 
Say  we  not  well  that  thou  art  a Samaritan,  and  hast 

49  a ” devil  ? Jesus  answered,  I have  not  a ” devil  ; 
but  I honour  my  Father,  and  ye  dishonour  me. 

50  But  I seek  not  mine  own  glory  : there  is  one  that 

51  seeketh  and  judgeth.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto 
you.  If  a man  keep  my  word,  he  shall  never  see 

52  death.  The  Jews  said  unto  him.  Now  we  know 
that  thou  hast  a ” devil.  Abraham  is  dead,  and  the 


13.  38.  1 

John  3.  8. 

52  Jude  6. 

53  ch.  10.  26,  27.  1 
John  4.  6. 

54  ver.  52.  ch.  7.  20. 

& 10.  20. 

50  ch.  r>.  41.  & 7.  18. 

56  ch.  6.  24.  &11.20. 

57  Zech.  1.  6.  Heb. 
11.  13. 


g Or,  hath  no  place 
in  you. 

h Or,  the  Father : do 
ye  also  therefore  the 
things  which  ye  heard 
from  the  Father, 
i Gr.  are, 

j Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  ye  do 
the  works  of  Ab7-a- 
ham. 


k Or,  knoto. 

I Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  stand- 
eth. 

m Or,  When  one 
speaketh  a lie,  he 
speaketh  of  his  own: 
for  his  father  also  is 
a liar. 

n Gr.  demon. 


43  Rom.  2.  28.&9.7. 


156 


ST.  JOHN,  IX. 


phets  ; and  thou  sayest,  If  a man  keep  my  saying,  he 
shall  never  taste  of  death. 

53  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Abraham,  which 
is  dead  ? and  the  prophets  are  dead  : whom  makest 
thou  thyself  ? 

54  Jesus  answered,  If  I honour  myself,  my  honour 
is  nothing:  ®^it  is  my  Father  that  honoureth  me  ; of 
whom  ye  say,  that  he  is  your  God  : 

55  Yet  ye  have  not  known  him  ; but  I know  him  : 
and  if  I should  say,  I know  him  not,  I shall  be  a liar 
like  unto  you  : but  I know  him,  and  keep  his  saying. 

56  Your  father  Abraham  rejoiced  to  see  my  day  : 
and  he  saw  it,  and  was  glad. 

57  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him.  Thou  art  not  yet 
fifty  years  old,  and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham  ? 

58  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto 
you.  Before  Abraham  was,  I am. 

59  Then  took  they  up  stones  to  cast  at  him  : but 
Jesus  hid  himself,  and  went  out  of  the  temple,  going 
through  the  midst  of  them,  and  so  passed  by. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 The  man  that  ivas  born  blind  restored  to  sight.  8 He  is  brought  to  the 
Pharisees.  13  Theg  are  off  ended  at  it,  and  excommunicate  him:  35  but 
he  is  received  of  Jesus,  and  confesseth  him.  39  Who  they  are  whoin 
Christ  enlighteneth. 

And  as  Jesus  passed  by,  he  saw  a man  which  was 
blind  from  his  birth. 

2  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying.  Master,  ^ who 
did  sin,  this  man,  or  his  parents,  that  he  was  born 
blind  ? 

3  Jesus  answered.  Neither  hath  this  man  sinned,  nor 
his  parents  : ^but  that  the  works  of  God  should  be 
made  manifest  in  him. 

4  ® I must  work  the  works  of  him  that  sent  me,  while 
it  is  day  : the  night  cometh,  when  no  man  can  work. 

5  As  long  as  I am  in  the  world,  ^I  am  the  light  of 
the  world. 

6  When  he  had  thus  spoken,  ® he  spat  on  the  ground, 
and  made  clay  of  the  spittle,  and  he  anointed  the  eyes 
of  the  blind  man  with  the  clay, 

7  And  said  unto  him.  Go,  wash  ® in  the  pool  of  Siloam, 
(which  is  by  interpretation.  Sent.)  He  went  his  way 
therefore,  and  washed,  and  came  seeing. 

8  The  neighbours  therefore,  and  they  which  before 
had  seen  him  that  he  was  blind,  said.  Is  not  this  he  that 
sat  and  begged  ? 

9  Some  said.  This  is  he  : others  said,  He  is  like  him  : 
but  he  said,  I am  he. 

10  Therefore  said  they  unto  him.  How  were  thine 
eyes  opened  ? 

11  He  answered  and  said,  ®A  man  that  is  called 
Jesus  made  clay,  and  anointed  mine  eyes,  and  said  unto 
me.  Go  to  the  pool  of  Siloam,  and  wash  : and  I went  and 
washed,  and  I received  sight. 

12  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Where  is  he  ? He  said, 
I know  not. 

13  ^ They  brought  to  the  Pharisees  him  that  afore- 
time was  blind. 

14  And  it  was  the  sabbath  day  when  Jesus  made  the 
clay,  and  opened  his  eyes. 

15  Then  again  the  Pharisees  also  asked  him  how  he 


prophets  ; and  thou  sayest.  If  a man  keep  my  word, 

53  he  shall  never  taste  of  death.  Art  thou  greater  than 
our  father  Abraham,  which  is  dead  ? and  the  pro- 

54  phets  are  dead  : whom  makest  thou  thyself  ? Jesus 
answered.  If  I glorify  myself,  my  glory  is  nothing  : 
it  is  my  Father  that  glorifieth  me  ; of  whom  ye  say, 

55  that  he  is  your  God  ; and  ye  have  not  known  him  : 
but  I know  him  ; and  if  I should  say,  I know  him 
not,  I shall  be  like  unto  you,  a liar  : but  I know 

56  him,  and  keep  his  word.  Your  father  Abraham  re- 
joiced ® to  see  my  day  ; and  he  saw  it,  and  was  glad. 

57  The  Jews  therefore  said  unto  him.  Thou  art  not  yet 
fifty  years  old,  and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham  ? 

58  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you, 

59  Before  Abraham  was,  I am.  They  took  up  stones 
therefore  to  cast  at  him  : but  Jesus  « hid  himself, 
and  went  out  of  the  temple.'’ 


9  And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw  a man  blind  from  his 

2 birth.  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying.  Rabbi, 
who  did  sin,  this  man,  or  his  parents,  that  he  should 

3 be  born  blind  ? Jesus  answered.  Neither  did  this 
man  sin,  nor  his  parents  : but  that  the  works  of  God 

4 should  be  made  manifest  in  him.  We  must  work 
the  works  of  him  that  sent  me,  while  it  is  day  : the 

5 night  cometh,  when  no  man  can  work.  When  I 
am  in  the  world,  I am  the  light  of  the  world. 

6 When  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  spat  on  the  ground, 
and  made  clay  of  the  spittle,  « and  anointed  his  eyes 

7 with  the  clay,  and  said  unto  him.  Go,  wash  in  the 
pool  of  Siloam  (which  is  by  interpretation,  Sent). 
He  went  away  therefore,  and  washed,  and  came 

8 seeing.  The  neighbours  therefore,  and  they  which 
saw  him  aforetime,  that  he  was  a beggar,  said.  Is 

9 not  this  he  that  sat  and  begged  ? Others  said.  It  is 
he  : others  said.  No,  but  he  is  like  him.  He  said,  I 

10  am  he.  They  said  therefore  unto  him.  How  then 

11  were  thine  eyes  opened  ? He  answered.  The  man 
that  is  called  Jesus  made  clay,  and  anointed  mine 
eyes,  and  said  unto  me.  Go  to  Siloam,  and  wash  : so 
I went  away  and  washed,  and  I received  sight. 

12  And  they  said  unto  him,  Where  is  he  ? He  saith, 
I know  not. 


13  They  bring  to  the  Pharisees  him  that  aforetime 

14  was  blind.  Now  it  was  the  sabbath  on  the  day 
when  Jesus  made  the  clay,  and  opened  his  eyes. 

15  Again  therefore  the  Pharisees  also  asked  him  how 


“ ch.  5.  31.  63  Ex.  3.  14.  Is.  43.  ® ch.  11.  4.  6 Mark  7.  33.  & 8.  p Gr.  was  bom.  of  them  went  his  way, 

^ ch.  17.  5,  24.  Col.  3 ch.  4.  34.  & 5.  19,  23.  ? Or,  was  hidden,  and  so  passed  by. 

14.  & 17.  1.  Acts  3.  1.17.  Rev.  1.  8.  36.  & 11.  9.  & 12.  35.  & « Neh.  3.  15.  and  went  &c.  a Or,  and  with  the 

^ . A , „ ’ See  2 Kin.  6.  14.  r Many  ancient  au-  clay  thereof  anointed 

‘ ch.  7.  28,  29.  11.  8.  4 ch.  1.  5,  9.  & 3.  ® ver.  6,  7.  thorities  add  and  go-  ids  eyes. 

‘ Luke  10.  24.  65  Luke  4.  30.  19.  & 8.  12.  & 12.  35,  o Or,  that  he  should  ing  through  the  midst 

62  Heb.  11.  13.  1 ver.  34.  46.  jec. 


ST.  JOHN,  IX. 


157 


had  received  his  sight.  He  said  unto  them,  He  put  clay 
upon  mine  eyes,  and  I washed,  and  do  see. 

16  Therefore  said  some  of  the  Pharisees,  This  man  is 
not  of  God,  because  he  keepeth  not  the  sabbath  day. 
Others  said,  ® How  can  a man  that  is  a sinner  do  such 
miracles  ? And  there  was  a division  among  them. 

17  They  say  unto  the  blind  man  again.  What  sayest 
thou  of  him,  that  he  hath  opened  thine  eyes  ? He  said. 

He  is  a prophet. 

18  But  the  Jews  did  not  believe  concerning  him,  that 
he  had  been  blind,  and  received  his  sight,  until  they 
called  the  parents  of  him  that  had  received  his  sight. 

19  And  they  asked  them,  saying.  Is  this  your  son, 
who  ye  say  was  born  blind  ? how  then  doth  he  now 
see  ? 

20  His  parents  answered  them  and  said.  We  know 
that  this  is  our  son,  and  that  he  was  born  blind  : 

21  But  by  what  means  he  now  seeth,  we  know  not  ; 
or  who  hath  opened  his  eyes,  we  know  not : he  is  of 
age  ; ask  him  : he  shall  speak  for  himself. 

22  These  words  spake  his  parents,  because  ^^they 
feared  the  Jews  : for  the  Jews  had  agreed  already,  that 
if  any  man  did  confess  that  he  was  Christ,  he  should 
be  put  out  of  the  synagogue. 

23  Therefore  said  his  parents.  He  is  of  age  ; ask  him. 

24  Then  again  called  they  the  man  that  was  blind, 
and  said  unto  him,  Give  God  the  praise  : we  know 
that  this  man  is  a sinner. 

25  He  answered  and  said.  Whether  he  be  a sinner  or 
no,  I know  not : one  thing  I know,  that,  whereas  I was 
blind,  now  I see. 

26  Then  said  they  to  him  again.  What  did  he  to 
thee  ? how  opened  he  thine  eyes  ? 

27  He  answered  them,  I have  told  you  already,  and 
ye  did  not  hear : wherefore  would  ye  hear  it  again  ? 
will  ye  also  be  his  disciples  ? 

28  Then  they  reviled  him,  and  said.  Thou  art  his  dis- 
ciple ; but  we  are  Moses’  disciples. 

29  We  know  that  God  spake  unto  Moses  : as  for  this 
fellow,  ^®Ave  know  not  from  whence  he  is. 

30  The  man  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Why 
herein  is  a marvellous  thing,  that  ye  know  not  from 
whence  he  is,  and  yet  he  hath  opened  mine  eyes. 

31  Now  we  know  that  ^^God  heareth  not  sinners: 
but  if  any  man  be  a worshipper  of  God,  and  doeth  his 
will,  him  he  heareth. 

32  Since  the  world  began  was  it  not  heard  that  any 
man  opened  the  eyes  of  one  that  was  born  blind. 

33  ^®If  tliis  man  were  not  of  God,  he  could  do 
nothing. 

34  They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Thou  wast 
altogether  born  in  sins,  and  dost  thou  teach  us  ? And 
they  cast  him  out. 

35  Jesus  heard  that  they  had  cast  him  out ; and  when 
he  had  found  him,  he  said  unto  him.  Dost  thou  believe 
on  the  Son  of  God  ? 

36  He  answered  and  said.  Who  is  he.  Lord,  that  I 
might  believe  on  him  ? 

37  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Thou  hast  both  seen 
him,  and  is  he  that  talketh  with  thee. 

38  And  he  said.  Lord,  I believe.  And  he  wor- 
shipped him. 

39  ^ And  Jesus  said,  ^®For  judgment  I am  come  into 


9 ver.  33.  ch.  3.  2. 

10  ch.  7. 12, 43.  & 10. 
19. 

iich.  4.  19.  & 6. 
14. 

>2  ch.  7.  13.  & 12.  42. 


& 19.  38.  Acts  5. 
13. 

13  ver.  34.  ch.  16. 

2. 

i<  Josh.  7. 19.  ISam. 
6.  5 


15  ver.  16. 

10  ch.  8.  14. 

11  ch.  3.  10. 

18  Job,  27.  9. 

12.  Psy  lS.  41.  &34. 
15.  & 18.  Pro.  1. 


35. 


he  received  his  sight.  And  he  said  unto  them.  He 
put  clay  upon  mine  eyes,  and  I washed,  and  do 

16  see.  Some  therefore  of  the  Pharisees  said.  This 
man  is  not  from  God,  because  he  keepeth  not  the 
sabbath.  But  others  said.  How  can  a man  that  is  a 
sinner  do  such  signs  ? And  there  was  a division 

17  among  them.  They  say  therefore  unto  the  blind 
man  again.  What  sayest  thou  of  him,  in  that  he 
opened  thine  eyes  ? And  he  said.  He  is  a prophet. 

18  The  Jews  therefore  did  not  believe  concerning  him, 
that  he  had  been  blind,  and  had  received  his  sight, 
until  they  called  the  parents  of  him  that  had  re- 

19  ceived  his  sight,  and  asked  them,  saying,  Is  this 
your  ^11,  who  ye  say  was  born  blind  ? how  then 

20  doth  he  now  see  ? His  parents  answered  and  said. 
We  know  that  this  is  our  son,  and  that  he  was  born 

21  blind  : but  how  he  now  seeth,  we  know  not  ; or  who 
opened  his  eyes,  we  know  not  : ask  him  ; he  is  of 

22  age  ; he  shall  speak  for  himself.  These  things  said 
his  parents,  because  they  feared  the  Jews  : for  the 
Jews  had  agreed  already,  that  if  any  man  should 
confess  him  to  he  Christ,  he  should  be  put  out  of  the 

23  synagogue.  Therefore  said  his  parents.  He  is  of 

24  age  ; ask  him.  So  they  called  a second  time  the 
man  that  was  blind,  and  said  unto  him.  Give  glory 

25  to  God  : we  know  that  this  man  is  a sinner.  He 
therefore  answered.  Whether  he  be  a sinner,  I know 
not  : one  thing  I know,  that,  whereas  I was  blind, 

26  now  I see.  They  said  therefore  unto  him.  What 

27  did  he  to  thee  ? how  opened  he  thine  eyes  ? He 
answered  them,  I told  you  even  now,  and  ye  did  not 
hear  : wherefore  would  ye  hear  it  again  ? would 

28  ye  also  become  his  disciples  ? And  they  reviled 
him,  and  said.  Thou  art  his  disciple  ; but  we  are 

29  disciples  of  Moses.  We  know  that  God  hath  spoken 
unto  Moses  : but  as  for  this  man,  we  know  not 

30  whence  he  is.  The  man  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Why,  herein  is  the  marvel,  that  ye  know  not 

31  whence  he  is,  and  yet  he  opened  mine  eyes.  We 
know  that  God  heareth  not  sinners  : but  if  any  man 
be  a worshipper  of  God,  and  do  his  will,  him  he 

32  heareth.  Since  the  world  began  it  was  never  heard 
that  any  one  opened  the  eyes  of  a man  born  blind. 

33  If  this  man  were  not  from  God,  he  could  do  nothing. 

34  They  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Thou  wast 
altogether  born  in  sins,  and  dost  thou  teach  us  ? 
And  they  cast  him  out. 


35  Jesus  heard  that  they  had  cast  him  out  ; and  find- 
ing him,  he  said.  Dost  thou  believe  on  ^ the  Son  of 

36  God  ? He  answered  and  said,  And  who  is  he.  Lord, 

37  that  I may  believe  on  him  ? Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Thou  hast  both  seen  him,  and  he  it  is  that  speaketh 

38  with  thee.  And  he  said.  Lord,  I believe.  And  he 

39  worshipped  him.  And  Jesus  said.  For  judgement 


28.  & 15.  29.  & 28.  9. 
Is.  1.  15.  Jer.  11.  n. 
& 14.  12.  Ezek.  8.  18. 
Mic.  3.  4.  Zech.  7.  13. 
w ver.  16. 


20  v6r.  2. 

21  Matt.  14.  33.&16. 
16.  Mark  1.1.  ch.  10. 
36.  1 John  5.  13. 

22  ch.  4.  26. 


23  ch.  5.  22,  27.  See 
ch.  3.  17.  & 12.  47. 

h Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  the  Son 
of  man. 


158 


ST.  JOHN,  X. 


this  world,  that  they  which  see  not  might  see ; and 
that  they  which  see  might  be  made  blind. 

40  And  some  of  the  Pharisees  which  were  with  him 
heard  these  words,  ^^and  said  unto  him.  Are  we  blind 
also  ? 

41  Jesus  said  unto  them,  ye  were  blind,  ye 

should  have  no  sin  : but  now  ye  say,  We  see  ; therefore 
your  sin  remaineth. 


CHAPTER  X. 

1 Christ  is  the  door,  and  the  good  shepherd.  19  Divers  opinions  of  him. 
24  He  proveth  by  his  works  that  he  is  Christ  the  Son  of  God : 39  es- 
capeth  the  Jews,  40  and  went  again  beyond  Jordan,  where  many  be- 
lieved on  him. 

VERILY,  verily,  I say  unto  you,  He  that  entereth 
not  by  the  door  into  the  sheepfold,  but  climbeth 
up  some  other  way,  the  same  is  a thief  and  a robber. 

2  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  door  is  the  shepherd 
of  the  sheep. 

3  To  him  the  porter  openeth  ; and  the  sheep  hear  his 
voice  : and  he  calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name,  and  lead- 
eth  them  out. 

4  And  when  he  putteth  forth  his  own  sheep,  he  goeth 
before  them,  and  the  sheep  follow  him  : for  they  know 
his  voice. 

5  And  a stranger  will  they  not  follow,  but  will  flee 
from  him  : for  they  know  not  the  voice  of  strangers. 

6  This  parable  spake  Jesus  unto  them  : but  they  un- 
derstood not  what  things  they  were  which  he  spake  unto 
them. 

7  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them  again.  Verily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  you,  I am  the  door  of  the  sheep. 

8  All  that  ever  came  before  me  are  thieves  and  rob- 
bers : but  the  sheep  did  not  hear  them. 

^9^1  am  the  door  : by  me  if  any  man  enter  in,  he 
shall  be  saved,  and  shall  go  in  and  out,  and  find  pasture. 

10  The  thief  cometh  not,  but  for  to  steal,  and  to  kill, 
and  to  destroy  : I am  come  that  they  might  have  life, 
and  that  they  might  have  it  more  abundantly. 

11  21  am  the  good  shepherd  : the  good  shepherd 
giveth  his  life  for  the  sheep. 

12  But  he  that  is  an  hireling,  and  not  the  shepherd, 
whose  own  the  sheep  are  not,  seeth  the  wolf  coming, 
and  ^ leaveth  the  sheep,  and  fleeth  : and  the  wolf  catch- 
eth  them,  and  scattereth  the  sheep. 

13  The  hireling  fleeth,  because  he  is  an  hireling,  and 
careth  not  for  the  sheep. 

14  I am  the  good  shepherd,  and  ^know  my  sheep ^ and 
am  known  of  mine. 

15  ® As  the  Father  knoweth  me,  even  so  know  I the 
Father  : ®and  I lay  down  my  life  for  the  sheep. 

16  And  other  sheep  I have,  which  are  not  of  this 
fold  : them  also  I must  bring,  and  they  shall  hear  my 
voice  ; ® and  there  shall  be  one  fold,  and  one  shepherd. 

17  Therefore  doth  my  Father  love  me,  ® because  I lay 
down  my  life,  that  I might  take  it  again. 

18  No  man  taketh  it  from  me,  but  I lay  it  down  of 
myself.  I have  power  to  lay  it  down,  and  I have 
power  to  take  it  again.  This  commandment  have  I 
received  of  my  Father. 

19  ^ 12  There  was  a division  therefore  again  among 
the  Jews  for  these  sayings. 


came  I into  this  world,  that  they  which  see  not  may 
see  ; and  that  they  which  see  may  become  blind. 

40  Those  of  the  Pharisees  which  were  with  him  heard 
these  things,  and  said  unto  him,  Are  we  also  blind  ? 

41  Jesus  said  unto  them,  If  ye  were  blind,  ye  would 
have  no  sin  : but  now  ye  say.  We  see  : your  sin 
remaineth. 


- /4 


10  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you.  He  that  entereth 
not  by  the  door  into  the  fold  of  the  sheep,  but 
climbeth  up  some  other  way,  the  same  is  a thief  and 

2 a robber.  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  door  is 

3 “the  shepherd  of  the  sheep.  To  him  the  porter 
openeth  ; and  the  sheep  hear  his  voice  : and  he 
calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name,  and  leadeth  them 
out.  When  he  hath  put  forth  all  his  own,  he  goeth 


before  them,  and  the  sheep  follow  him  : for  they 
know  his  voice.  And  a stranger  will  they  not  follow, 
but  will  flee  from  him  : for  they  know  not  the  voice 
of  strangers.  This  ^ parable  spake  Jesus  unto  them  : 
but  they  understood  not  what  things  they  were 
which  he  spake  unto  them. 


7 Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them  again,  V erily,  verily, 

8 I say  unto  you,  I am  the  door  of  the  sheep.  All 
that  came  before  me  are  thieves  and  robbers  : but 

9 the  sheep  did  not  hear  them.  I am  the  door  : by 
me  if  any  man  enter  in,  he  shall  be  saved,  and  shall 

10  go  in  and  go  out,  and  shall  find  pasture.  The  thief 
cometh  not,  but  that  he  may  steal,  and  kill,  and  de- 
stroy : 1:  came  that  they  may  have  life,  and  may 

11  ‘^have  it  abundantly.  I am  the  good  shepherd : 
the  good  shepherd  layeth  down  his  life  for  the 

12  sheep.  He  that  is  a hireling,  and  not  a shepherd, 
whose  own  the  sheep  are  not,  beholdeth  the  wolf 
coming,  and  leaveth  the  sheep,  and  fleeth,  and 

13  the  wolf  snatcheth  them,  and  scattereth  them:  he 
Jleeth  because  he  is  a hireling,  and  careth  not  for 

14  the  sheep.  I am  the  good  shepherd  ; and  I know 

15  mine  own,  and  mine  own  know  me,  even  as  the 
Father  knoweth  me,  and  I know  the  Father  ; and  I 

16  lay  down  my  life  for  the  sheep.  And  other  sheep  I 
have,  which  are  not  of  this  fold  : them  also  I must 

bring,  and  they  shall  hear  my  voice  ; and  ® they 

17  shall  become  one  flock,  one  shepherd.  Therefore 
doth  the  Father  love  me,  because  I lay  down  my 

18  life,  that  I may  take  it  again.  No  one  taketh  it 
away  from  me,  but  I lay  it  down  of  myself.  I have 

power  to  lay  it  down,  and  I have  power  to  take  it 
again.  This  commandment  received  I from  my 
Father. 


19  There  arose  a division  again  among  the  Jews  be- 


24  Matt.  13.  13. 

25  Rom.  2.  19. 

25  ch.  15  22,  24. 

5 ch.  14.  6.  Eph.  2. 
IS. 

2 Is.  40.  11.  Ezek. 


34.  12,  23.  & 37.  24. 
Heb.  13.  20.  1 Pet.  2. 
25.  & 5.  4. 

3Zech.  11.16, 17. 

4 2 Tim.  2.  19. 

6 Matt.  11.  27. 


6 ch.  15. 13. 

2 Is.  56.  8. 

8 Ezek.  37.  22.  Eph. 
2.  14.  1 Pet.  2.  25. 

»Is.  63.  7,  8,  12. 
Heb.  2.  9. 


M ch.  2.  19. 

41  ch.  6.  38.  & 15. 10. 
Acts  2.  24,  32. 

12  ch.  7.  43.  & 9.  16. 
a Or,  a shepherd, 
b Or,  proverb. 


c Or,  have  abun- 
dance, 
d Or,  lead, 
e Or,  there  shall  be 
one  flock. 


/Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read,  took  it 
away, 
g Or,  right. 


ST.  JOHN,  X. 


159 


20  And  many  of  them  said,  He  hath  a devil,  and  is 
mad  ; why  hear  ye  him  ? 

21  Others  said,  These  are  not  the  words  of  him  that 
hath  a devil.  ^^Can  a devil  ^^open  the  eyes  of  the 
blind  ? 

22  ^ And  it  was  at  Jerusalem  the  feast  of  the  dedi- 
cation, and  it  was  winter. 

23  And  Jesus  walked  in  the  temple  i®in  Solomon’s 
porch. 

24  Then  came  the  Jews  round  about  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  How  long  dost  thou  make  us  to  doubt  ? If 
thou  be  the  Christ,  tell  us  plainly. 

25  Jesus  answered  them,  I told  you,  and  ye  believed 
not  : the  works  that  I do  in  my  Father’s  name,  they 
bear  witness  of  me. 

26  But  i®ye  believe  not,  because  ye  are  not  of  my 
sheep,  as  I said  unto  you. 

27  My  sheep  hear  my  voice,  and  I know  them,  and 
they  follow  me  : 

28  And  I give  unto  them  eternal  life  ; and  they 
shall  never  perish,  neither  shall  any  man  pluck  them  out 
of  my  hand. 

29  My  Father,  ^2  which  gave  them  me,  is  greater 

than  all ; and  no  man  is  able  to  pluck  them  out  of  my 
Father’s  hand.  • * 

30  and  my  Father  are  one. 

31  Then  the  Jews  took  up  stones  again  to  stone 
him. 

32  Jesus  answered  them.  Many  good  works  have  I 
shewed  you  from  my  Father  ; for  which  of  those  works 
do  ye  stone  me  ? 

33  The  Jews  answered  him,  saying,  For  a good  work 
we  stone  thee  not ; but  for  blasphemy  ; and  because 
that  thou,  being  a man,  makest  thyself  God. 

34  Jesus  answered  them,  it  not  written  in  your 
law,  I said.  Ye  are  gods  ? 

35  If  he  called  them  gods,  ^ unto  whom  the  word  of 
God  came,  and  the  scripture  cannot  be  broken  ; 

36  Say  ye  of  him,  whom  the  Father  hath  sanctified, 
and  ^ sent  into  the  world.  Thou  blasphemest  ; because 
I said,  I am  the  Son  of  God  ? 

37  ®^If  I do  not  the  works  of  my  Father,  believe 
me  not. 

38  But  if  I do,  though  ye  believe  not  me,  believe 
the  works  : that  ye  may  know,  and  believe,  that  the 
Father  is  in  me,  and  I in  him. 

39  Therefore  they  sought  again  to  take  him  : but 
he  escaped  out  of  their  hand, 

40  And  went  away  again  beyond  Jordan  into  the 
place  where  John  at  first  baptized  ; and  there  he 
abode. 

41  And  many  resorted  unto  him,  and  said,  John  did 
no  miracle  ; ^ but  all  things  that  John  spake  of  this 
man  were  true. 

42  And  many  believed  on  him  there. 


20  cause  of  these  words.  And  many  of  them  said,  He 
hath  a * devil,  and  is  mad  ; why  hear  ye  him  ? 

21  Others  said.  These  are  not  the  sayings  of  one  pos- 
sessed with  a ^ devil.  Can  a devil  open  the  eyes  of 
the  blind  ? 

22  ‘And  it  was  the  feast  of  the  dedication  at  Je- 

23  rusalem  : it  was  winter  ; and  Jesus  was  walking  in 

24  the  temple  in  Solomon’s  porch.  The  Jews  therefore 
came  round  about  him,  and  said  unto  him.  How  long 
dost  thou  hold  us  in  suspense  ? If  thou  art  the 

25  Christ,  tell  us  plainly.  Jesus  answered  them,  I told 
you,  and  ye  believe  not  : the  works  that  I do  in  my 

26  Father’s  name,  these  bear  witness  of  me.  But  ye 

27  believe  not,  because  ye  are  not  of  my  sheep.  My 
sheep  hear  my  voice,  and  I know  them,  and  they 

28  follow  me  : and  I give  unto  them  eternal  life  ; and 
they  shall  never  perish,  and  no  one  shall  snatch  them 

29  out  of  my  hand.  My  Father,  which  hath  given 
them  unto  me,  is  greater  than  all  ; and  no  one  is  able 

30  to  snatch  ^ them  out  of  the  Father’s  hand.  I and  the 

31  Father  are  one.  The  Jews  took  up  stones  again  to 

32  stone  him.  Jesus  answered  them.  Many  good  works 
have  I shewed  you  from  the  Father  ; for  which  of 

33  those  works  do  ye  stone  me  ? The  Jews  answered 
him.  For  a good  work  we  stone  thee  not,  biit  for 
blasphemy  ; and  because  that  thou,  being  a man, 

34  makest  thyself  God.  Jesus  answered  them.  Is  it  not 

35  written  in  your  law,  I said.  Ye  are  gods  ? If  he 
called  them  gods,  unto  whom  the  word  of  God  came 

36  (and  the  scripture  cannot  be  broken),  say  ye  of  him, 
whom  the  Father  ^sanctified  and  sent  into  the  world. 
Thou  blasphemest  ; because  I said,  I am  the  Son  of 

37  God  ? If  I do  not  the  works  of  my  Father,  believe 

38  me  not.  But  if  I do  them,  though  ye  believe  not 
me,  believe  the  works  : that  ye  may  know  and  un- 
derstand that  the  Father  is  in  me,  and  I in  the 

39  Father.  They  sought  again  to  take  him  : and  he 
went  forth  out  of  their  hand. 


40  And  he  went  away  again  beyond  Jordan  into  the 
place  where  John  was  at  the  first  baptizing  ; and 

41  there  he  abode.  And  many  came  unto  him  ; and 
they  said,  John  indeed  did  no  sign  : but  all  things 

42  whatsoever  John  spake  of  this  man  were  true.  And 
many  believed  on  him  there. 


13  ch.  7.  20.  & 8.  48, 
52. 

1*  Ex.  4.  11.  Ps.  94. 
9.  & 146.  8. 

16  ch.  9.  6,  7,  32,  33. 
i«  Acts  3.  11.  & 5. 
12. 

11  ver.  38.  ch.  3.  2. 
&6.  36. 


18  ch.  8.  47.  1 John 
4.  6. 

1®  ver.  4, 14. 

2®  ch.  6.  37.  & 17. 11, 
12.  & 18.  9. 

21  ch.  14.  28. 

22  ch.  17.  2,  6,  &c. 

23  ch.  17.  11,  22. 


24  ch.  8.  59. 

25  ch.  6.  18. 

26  Ps.  82.  6. 

21  Rom.  13.  1. 

28  ch.  6.  27. 

29  ch.  3.  17.  & 5.  36, 
37.  & 8.  42. 

3®  ver.  30.  ch.  5.  17, 
18. 


31  Luke  1.35.  ch.  9. 
35,37. 

32  ch.  15.  24. 

88  ch.  6. 36.  & 14. 10, 

11. 

34  ch.  14.  10,  11.  & 
17.  21. 

36  ch.  7.  30,  44.  Si  8. 
69. 


86  ch.  1.  28, 

31  ch.  3.  30. 

88  ch.  8.  80.  & 11. 
45. 

h Gr.  demon, 
i Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  At  that 
time  was  the  /east. 


j Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  That 
which  my  Father  hath 
given  unto  me. 
k Or,  aught. 

I Or,  consecrated. 


f 


160 


ST.  JOHN,  XL 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Christ  raiseth  Lazarus,  four  days  buried,  45  Many  Jetos  believe, 

47  The  high  priests  and  Pharisees  gather  a council  against  Christ, 

49  Caiaphas  prophesieth,  54  Jesus  hid  himself,  55  At  the  passover 

they  enquire  after  him,,  and  lay  wait  for  him, 

"VTOW  a certain  man  was  sick,  named  Lazarus,  of 
Bethany,  the  town  of  ^ Mary  and  her  sister 
Martha. 

2 (2  It  was  f^a^^Mary  which  anointed  the  Lord  with 
ointment,  and  wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair,  whose 
brother  Lazarus  was  sick.) 

3 Therefore  his  sisters  sent  unto  him,  saying.  Lord, 
behold,  he  whom  thou  lovest  is  sick. 

4 When  Jesus  heard  that,  he  said.  This  sickness  is 
not  unto  death,  ^ but  for  the  glory  of  God,  that  the  Son 
of  God  might  be  glorified  thereby. 

5 Now  Jesus  loved  Martha,  and  her  sister,  and 
Lazarus. 

6 When  he  had  heard  therefore  that  he  was  sick, 
*he  abode  two  days  still  in  the  same  place  where  he 
was. 

7 Then  after  that  saith  he  to  his  disciples.  Let  us  go 
into  Judsea  again. 

8 His  disciples  say  unto  him.  Master,  ® the  Jews  of 
late  sought  to  stone  thee  ; and  goest  thou  thither 
again  ? 

9 Jesus  answered.  Are  there  not  twelve  hours  in  the 

day  ? ® If  any  man  walk  in  the  day,  he  stumbleth  not, 

because  he  seeth  the  light  of  this  world. 

10  But  if  a man- walk  in  the  night,  he  stumbleth, 
because  there  is  no  light  in  him. 

11  These  things  said  he  : and  after  that  he  saith  unto 
them.  Our  friend  Lazarus  ® sleepeth  ; but  I go,  that  I 
may  awake  him  out  of  sleep. 

12  Then  said  his  disciples.  Lord,  if  he  sleep,  he  shall 
do  well. 

13  Howbeit  Jesus  spake  of  his  death : but  they 
thought  that  he  had  spoken  of  taking  of  rest  in  sleep. 

14  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them  plainly,  Lazarus  is 
dead. 

15  And  I am  glad  for  your  sakes  that  I was  not 
there,  to  the  intent  ye  may  believe  ; nevertheless  let  us 
go  unto  him. 

16  Then  said  Thomas,  which  is  called  Didymus,  unto 
his  fellowdisciples.  Let  us  also  go,  that  we  may  die 
with  him. 

17  Then  when  Jesus  came,  he  found  that  he  had  lain 
in  the  grave  four  days  already. 

18  Now  Bethany  was  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  about 
fifteen  furlongs  off : 

19  And  many  of  the  Jews  came  to  Martha  and  Mary, 
to  comfort  them  concerning  their  brother.  • 

20  Then  Martha,  as  soon  as  she  heard  that  Jesus  was 
coming,  went  and  met  him  : but  Mary  sat  still  in  the 
house. 

21  Then  said  Martha  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  if  thou  hadst 
been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died. 

22  But  I know,  that  even  now,  ® whatsoever  thou 
wilt  ask  of  God,  God  will  give  it  thee. 

23  J esus  saith  unto  her.  Thy  brother  shall  rise  again. 

24  Martha  saith  unto  him,  ^°I  know  that  he  shall 
rise  again  in  the  resurrection  at  the  last  day. 

25  J esus  said  unto  her,  I am  the  resurrection,  and 
the  life  : ^®he  that  believeth  in  me,  though  he  were 
dead,  yet  shall  he  live  : 


1 Luke  10.  38,  39.  < ch.  10.  40. 

2 Matt.  26.  7.  Mark  » ch.  10.  31. 

14.  3.  ch.  12.  3.  8 ch.  9.  4. 

3 ver  40.  ch.  9.  3.  » ch.  12.  36. 


® So  Deut.  31.  16. 
Dan.  12.  2.  Matt.  9. 
24.  Acts  7.  60.  1 Cor. 
15.  18,  61. 


11  Now  a certain  man  was  sick,  Lazarus  of  Bethany, 

2 of  the  village  of  Mary  and  her  sister  Martha.  And 
it  was  that  Mary  which  anointed  the  Lord  with  oint- 
ment, and  wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair,  whose  brother 

3 Lazarus  was  sick.  The  sisters  therefore  sent  unto 
him,  saying.  Lord,  behold,  ‘ he  whom  thou  lovest  is 

4 sick.  But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  said.  This  sick- 
ness is  not  unto  death,  but  for  the  glory  of  God,  that 

5 the  Son  of  God  may  be  glorified  thereby.  Now 
Jesus  loved  Martha,  and  her  sister,  and  Lazarus. 

6 When  therefore  he  heard  that  he  was  sick,  he  abode 
at  that  time  two  days  in  the  place  where  he  was. 

7 Then  after  this  he  saith  to  the  disciples.  Let  us  go 

8 into  Judsea  again.  The  disciples  say  unto  him. 
Rabbi,  the  Jews  were  but  now  seeking  to  stone 

9 thee  ; and  goest  thou  thither  again  ? Jesus  an- 
swered, Are  there  not  twelve  hours  in  the  day  ? If 
a man  walk  in  the  day,  he  stumbleth  not,  because 

10  he  seeth  the  light  of  this  world.  But  if  a man 
walk  in  the  night,  he  stumbleth,  because  the  light 

11  is  not  in  him.  These  things  spake  he  : and  after 
this  he  saith  unto  them.  Our  friend  Lazarus  is  fallen 
asleep  ; but  I go,  that  I may  awake  him  out  of  sleep. 

12  The  disciples  therefore  said  unto  him.  Lord,  if  he  is 

13  fallen  asleep,  he  will  “ recover.  Now  Jesus  had 
spoken  of  his  death  : but  they  thought  that  he  spake 

14  of  taking  rest  in  sleep.  Then  Jesus  therefore  said 

15  unto  them  plainly,  Lazarus  is  dead.  And  I am 
glad  for  your  sakes  that  I was  not  there,  to  the 
intent  ye  may  believe  ; nevertheless  let  us  go  unto 

16  him.  Thomas  therefore,  who  is  called  ^Didymus, 
said  unto  his  fellow-disciples,  Let  us  also  go,  that  we 
may  die  with  him. 


17  So  when  Jesus  came,  he  found  that  he  had  been 

18  in  the  tomb  four  days  already.  Now  Bethany  was 

19  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  about  fifteen  furlongs  off  | and 
many  of  the  Jews  had  come  to  Martha  and  Mary, 

20  to  console  them  concerning  their  brother.  Martha 
therefore,  when  she  heard  that  Jesus  was  coming, 
went  and  met  him  : but  Mary  still  sat  in  the  house. 

21  Martha  therefore  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  if  thou 

22  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died.  And 
even  now  I know  that,  whatsoever  thou  shalt  ask  of 

23  God,  God  will  give  thee.  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Thy 

24  brother  shall  rise  again.  Martha  saith  unto  him,  I 
know  that  he  shall  rise  again  in  the  resurrection  at 

25  the  last  day.  Jesus  said  unto  her,  I am  the  resur* 
rection,  and  the  life  : he  that  believeth  on  me, 


» ch.  9.  31.  40,  44.  13  ch.  3.  36.  1 John 

JO  Luke  14.  14.  ch.  12  ch.  1 . 4.  & 6.  35.  5.  10.  &c. 

6. 29.  14.  6.  Col.  3.  4.  1 a Gr.  be  saved, 

» ch.  5.  21.  Sl  6.  39,  John  1.  1,  2.  & 6.  11.  b That  >6,  Twin, 


ST.  JOHN,  XL 


161 


26  And  whosoever  liveth  and  belie veth  in  me  shall 
never  die.  Believest  thou  this  ? 

27  She  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord  : I believe  that 
thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  which  should  come 
into  the  world. 

28  And  when  she  had  so  said,  she  went  her  way,  and 
called  Mary  her  sister  secretly,  saying.  The  Master  is 
come,  and  calleth  for  thee. 

29  As  soon  as  she  heard  that^  she  arose  quickly,  and 
came  unto  him. 

30  Now  Jesus  was  not  yet  come  into  the  town,  but 
was  in  that  place  where  Martha  met  him. 

31  The  Jews  then  which  were  with  her  in  the  house, 
and  comforted  her,  when  they  saw  Mary,  that  she  rose 
up  hastily  and  went  out,  followed  her,  saying,  She  goeth 
unto  the  grave  to  weep  there. 

32  Then  when  Mary  was  come  where  Jesus  was,  and 
saw  him,  she  fell  down  at  his  feet,  saying  unto  him, 
^®Lord,  if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had  not 
died. 

33  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  her  weeping,  and  the 
Jews  also  weeping  which  came  with  her,  he  groaned  in 
the  spirit,  and  was  troubled, 

34  And  said.  Where  have  ye  laid  him  ? They  said 
unto  him.  Lord,  come  and  see. 

35  Jesus  wept/ 

36  Then  said  the  Jews,  Behold  how  he  loved  him  ! 

37  And  some  of  them  said,  Could  not  this  man, 

which  opened  the  eyes  of  the  blind,  have  caused  that 

even  this  man  should  not  have  died  ? 

38  Jesus  therefore  again  groaning  in  himself  cometh 
to  the  grave.  It  was  a cave,  and  a stone  lay  upon  it. 

39  Jesus  said.  Take  ye  away  the  stone.  Martha,  the 
sister  of  him  that  was  dead,  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  by 
this  time  he  stinketh  : for  he  hath  been  dead  four  days. 

40  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Said  I not  unto  thee,  that,  if 
thou  wouldest  believe,  thou  shouldest  ^®see  the  glory  of 
God? 

41  Then  they  took  away  the  stone  from  the  place 
where  the  dead  was  laid.  And  Jesus  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  said.  Father,  I thank  thee  that  thou  hast  heard  me. 

42  And  I knew  that  thou  hearest  me  always  : but 
^ because  of  the  people  which  stand  by  I said  tV,  that 
they  may  believe  that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

43  And  when  he  thus  had  spoken,  he  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  Lazarus,  come  forth. 

44  And  he  that  was  dead  came  forth,  bound  hand 
and  foot  with  graveclothes  : and  his  face  was  bound 
about  with  a napkin.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Loose 
him,  and  let  him  go. 

45  Then  many  of  the  Jews  which  came  to  Mary, 

and  had  seen  the  things  which  Jesus  did,  believed  on 

him. 

46  But  some  of  them  went  their  ways  to  the  Phari- 
sees, and  told  them  what  things  Jesus  had  done. 

47  ^ Then  gathered  tlie  chief  priests  and  the  Pha- 
risees a council,  and  said,  What  do  we  ? for  this  man 
doeth  many  miracles. 

48  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all  men  will  believe  on 
him : and  the  Romans  shall  come  and  take  away  both 
our  place  and  nation. 

49  And  one  of  them,  named  ^^Caiaphas,  being  the 


« Matt.  16.  16.  ch. 
4.  42.  & 6.  14,  69. 

15  ver.  19. 

16  ver.  21. 

11  Luke  19.  41. 
i»  ch.  9.  6. 


19  ver.  4,  23. 

20  ch.  12.  30. 

21  ch.  20.  7. 

22  ch.  2.23.  & 10.42. 
& 12.  11,  18. 

23  Ps.  2.  2.  Matt. 


26. 3.  Mark  14. 1.  Luke 
22.  2. 

24  ch.  12.  19.  Acta 
4.  16. 

25  Luke  3. 2.  ch.  18. 
14.  Acts  4.  6. 


26  though  he  die,  yet  shall  he  live  : and  whosoever 
liveth  and  believeth  on  me  shall  never  die.  Be- 

27  lievest  thou  this  ? She  saith  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord  ; 
I have  believed  that  thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son 

28  of  God,  even  he  that  cometh  into  the  world.  And 
when  she  had  said  this,  she  went  away,  and  called 
Mary  ‘^her  sister  secretly,  saying.  The  ‘^Master  is 

29  here,  and  calleth  thee.  And  she,  when  she  heard 

30  it,  arose  quickly,  and  went  unto  him.  (Now  Jesus 
was  not  yet  come  into  the  village,  but  was  still  in 

31  the  place  where  Martha  met  him.)  The  Jews  then 
which  were  with  her  in  the  house,  and  were  com- 
forting her,  when  they  saw  Mary,  that  she  rose  up 
quickly  and  went  out,  followed  her,  supposing  that 

32  she  was  going  unto  the  tomb  to  ® weep  there.  Mary 
therefore,  when  she  came  where  Jesus  was,  and  saw 
him,  fell  down  at  his  feet,  saying  unto  him.  Lord, 
if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died. 

33  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  her  f weeping,  and  the 
J e ws  also  ^ weeping  which  came  with  her,  he  groaned 

34  in  the  spirit,  and  ^ was  troubled,  and  said.  Where 
have  ye  laid  him  ? They  say  unto  him.  Lord,  come 

35  36  and  see.  Jesus  wept.  The  Jews  therefore  said, 

37  Behold  how  he  loved  him  ! But  some  of  them 
said.  Could  not  this  man,  which  opened  the  eyes  of 
him  that  was  blind,  have  caused  that  this  man  also 

38  should  not  die  ? Jesus  therefore  again  ‘groaning  in 
himself  cometh  to  the  tomb.  Now  it  was  a cave, 

39  and  a stone  lay  ^ against  it.  Jesus  saith.  Take  ye 
away  the  stone.  Martha,  the  sister  of  him  that  was 
dead,  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  by  this  time  he  stink- 

40  eth  : for  he  hath  been  dead  four  days.  Jesus  saith 
unto  her.  Said  I not  unto  thee,  that,  if  thou  be- 

41  lievedst,  thou  shouldest  see  the  glory  of  God  ? So 
they  took  away  the  stone.  And  Jesus  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  and  said.  Father,  I thank  thee  that  thou  heard- 

42  est  me.  And  I knew  that  thou  hearest  me  always  : 
but  because  of  the  multitude  which  standeth  around 
I said  it,  that  they  may  believe  that  thou  didst  send 

43  me.  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  cried  with  a 

44  loud  voice,  Lazarus,  come  forth.  He  that  was  dead 
came  forth,  bound  hand  and  foot  with  ^'grave- 
clothes  ; and  his  face  was  bound  about  with  a nap- 
kin. Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Loose  him,  and  let  him 
go. 


45  Many  therefore  of  the  Jews,  which  came  to  Mary 
and  beheld  ^that  which  he  did,  believed  on  him. 

46  But  some  of  them  went  away  to  the  Pharisees,  and 
told  them  the  things  which  Jesus  had  done. 

47  The  chief  priests  therefore  and  the  Pharisees 
gathered  a council,  and  said.  What  do  we  ? for  this 

48  man  doeth  many  signs.  If  we  let  him  thus  alone, 
all  men  will  believe  on  him  : and  the  Romans  will 
come  and  take  away  both  our  place  and  our  nation. 

49  But  a certain  one  of  them,  Caiaphas,  being  high 


c Or,  her  sister, 
ing  secretly, 
d Or,  Teacher, 
e Or.  wail. 

/ Gr.  wailing, 
g Or,  was  moved 


h with  indignation  in 
the  spirit. 

h Gr.  troubled  him- 
self. 

i Or,  being  moved 
with  indignation  in 
himself. 


j Or,  upon, 
k Or,  grave-bands. 

I Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  the 
things  which  he  did. 


162 


ST.  JOHN,  XII. 


high  priest  that  same  year,  said  unto  them.  Ye  know 
nothing  at  all, 

50  Nor  consider  that  it  is  expedient  for  us,  that  one 
man  should  die  for  the  people,  and  that  the  whole  na- 
tion perish  not. 

51  And  this  spake  he  not  of  himself  : but  being  high 
priest  that  year,  he  prophesied  that  Jesus  should  die  for 
that  nation  ; 

52  And  not  for  that  nation  only,  but  that  also  he 
should  gather  together  in  one  the  children  of  God  that 
were  scattered  abroad. 

53  Then  from  that  day  forth  they  took  counsel  to- 
gether for  to  put  him  to  death. 

54  Jesus  29  therefore  walked  no  more  openly  among 
the  Jews  ; but  went  thence  unto  a country  near  to  the 
wilderness,  into  a city  called  Ephraim,  and  there  con- 
tinued with  his  disciples. 

55  And  the  Jews’  passover  was  nigh  at  hand  : 
and  many  went  out  of  the  country  up  to  Jerusalem  be- 
fore the  passover,  to  purify  themselves. 

56  *2  Then  sought  they  for  Jesus,  and  spake  among 
themselves,  as  they  stood  in  the  temple,  What  think  ye, 
that  he  will  not  come  to  the  feast  ? 

57  Now  both  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  had 
given  a commandment,  that,  if  any  man  knew  where  he 
were,  he  should  shew  ity  that  they  might  take  him. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

1 Jesus  excuseth  Mary  anointing  his  feet.  9 The  people  flock  to  see 
Lazarus.  10  The  high  priests  consult  to  kill  him.  12  Christ  rideth  into 
Jerusalem.  20  Greeks  desire  to  see  Jesus.  2'i  He  for etelleth  his  death. 
37  The  Jews  are  generally  blinded, : 42  yet  many  chief  rulers  believe, 
hut  do  not  confess  him:  44  therefore  Jesus  calleth  earnestly  for  con- 
fession of  faith. 

Then  Jesus  six  days  before  the  passover  came  to 
Bethany,  ^ where  Lazarus  was  which  had  been 
dead,  whom  he  raised  from  the  dead. 

2  2 There  they  made  him  a supper  ; and  Martha 
served  : but  Lazarus  was  one  of  them  that  sat  at  the 
table  with  him. 

3  Then  took  ^ Mary  a pound  of  ointment  of  spike- 
nard, very  costly,  and  anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus,  and 
wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair  : and  the  house  was  filled 
with  the  odour  of  the  ointment. 

4  Then  saith  one  of  his  disciples,  Judas  Iscariot, 
Simon’s  son,  which  should  betray  him, 

5  Why  was  not  this  ointment  sold  for  three  hundred 
pence,  and  given  to  the  poor  ? 

6  This  he  said,  not  that  he  cared  for  the  poor  ; but 
because  he  was  a thief,  and  ^ had  the  bag,  and  bare 
what  was  put  therein. 

7  Then  said  Jesus,  Let  her  alone  : against  the  day  of 
my  burying  hath  she  kept  this. 

8  For  ^the  poor  always  ye  have  with  you  ; but  me 
ye  have  not  always. 

9  Much  people  of  the  Jews  therefore  knew  that  he 
was  there  : and  they  came  not  for  Jesus’  sake  only,  but 
that  they  might  see  Lazarus  also,  ® whom  he  had  raised 
from  the  dead. 

10  ^ ’-But  the  chief  priests  consulted  that  they  might 
put  Lazarus  also  to  death  ; 

11  ® Because  that  by  reason  of  him  many  of  the 
Jews  went  away,  and  believed  on  Jesus. 

12  2 On  the  next  day  much  people  that  were  come 

26  ch.  18.  14.  30  See  2 Chr.  13.  2 Matt.  26. 6.  Mark 

27  18.49.6.  IJohn  19.  14.3. 

2.  2.  81  ch.  2. 13.  & 6. 1.  & 3 Luke  10.  38, 39.  ch. 

28ch.  10.  16.  Eph.  6.4.  11.2. 

2.  14, 15,  16,  17.  32  ch.  7.  11.  * ch  13.  29. 

20ch.  4.  1,  3.  &7.  1.  ich.  11.  1,  43.  sMatt.  26.11.  Mark 

14.  7. 


priest  that  year,  said  unto  them.  Ye  know  nothing 

50  at  all,  nor  do  ye  take  account  that  it  is  expedient  for 
you  that  one  man  should  die  for  the  people,  and  that 

51  the  whole  nation  perish  not.  Now  this  he  said  not 
of  himself  : but  being  high  priest  that  year,  he 
prophesied  that  Jesus  should  die  for  the  nation  ; 

52  and  not  for  the  nation  only,  but  that  he  might  also 
gather  together  into  one  the  children  of  God  that  are 

53  scattered  abroad.  So  from  that  day  forth  they  took 
counsel  that  they  might  put  him  to  death. 


54  Jesus  therefore  walked  no  more  openly  among  the 
Jews,  but  departed  thence  into  the  country  near  to 
the  wilderness,  into  a city  called  Ephraim ; and 

55  there  he  tarried  with  the  disciples.  Now  the  pass- 
over  of  the  Jews  was  at  hand  : and  many  went  up  to 
Jerusalem  out  of  the  country  before  the  passover, 

56  to  purify  themselves.  They  sought  therefore  for 
Jesus,  and  spake  one  with  another,  as  they  stood  in 
the  temple.  What  think  ye  ? That  he  will  not  come 

57  to  the  feast  ? Now  the  chief  priests  and  the  Phari- 
sees had  given  commandment,  that,  if  any  man  knew 
where  he  was,  he  should  shew  it,  that  they  might 
take  him. 


12  Jesus  therefore  six  days  before  the  passover  came 
to  Bethany,  where  Lazarus  was,  whom  Jesus  raised 

2 from  the  dead.  So  they  made  him  a supper  there  : 
and  Martha  served  ; but  Lazarus  was  one  of  them 

3 that  sat  at  meat  with  him.  Mary  therefore  took  a 
pound  of  ointment  of  “ spikenard,  very  precious,  and 
anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus,  and  wiped  his  feet  with 
her  hair  : and  the  house  was  filled  with  the  odour 

4 of  the  ointment.  But  Judas  Iscariot,  one  of  his  dis- 

5 ciples,  which  should  betray  him,  saith.  Why  was  not 
this  ointment  sold  for  three  hundred  Spence,  and 

6 given  to  the  poor  ? Now  this  he  said,  not  because 
he  cared  for  the  poor  ; but  because  he  was  a thief, 
and  having  the  ‘^bag  ‘^took  away  what  was  put 

7 therein.  Jesus  therefore  said,  « Suffer  her  to  keep  it 

8 against  the  day  of  my  burying.  For  the  poor  ye 
have  always  with  you  ; but  me  ye  have  not  always. 


9  The  common  people  therefore  of  the  Jews  learned 
that  he  was  there  : and  they  came,  not  for  Jesus’ 
sake  only,  but  that  they  might  see  Lazarus  also, 

10  whom  he  had  raised  from  the  dead.  But  the  chief 
priests  took  counsel  that  they  might  put  Lazarus 

11  also  to  death  ; because  that  by  reason  of  him  many 
of  the  Jews  went  away,  and  believed  on  Jesus. 

12  On  the  morrow  a great  multitude  that  had  come 

6 ch.  11.  43,  44.  a See  inarprinal  note  e Or,  Let  her  alone: 

7 Luke  16.  31.  on  Mark  14.  3.  it  was  that  she  might 

6 ver.  18.  ch.  11.  6 See  marginal  note  keep  it. 

45.  on  Matt.  18.  28.  / Some  ancient  au- 

9 Matt.  21.  8.  Mark  c Or,  box.  thorities  read  the  com- 

11.  8.  Luke  19.  35, 36,  d Or,  carried  what  mon  people, 

&c.  was  put  therein. 


ST.  JOHN,  XII. 


163 


to  the  feast,  when  they  heard  that  Jesus  was  coming  to 
Jerusalem, 

13  Took  branches  of  palm  trees,  and  went  forth  to 
meet  him,  and  cried,  Hosanna  : Blessed  is  the  King 
of  Israel  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

14  ^^And  Jesus,  when  he  had  found  a young  ass,  sat 
thereon  ; as  it  is  written, 

15  Fear  not,  daughter  of  Sion  : behold,  thy  King 
cometh,  sitting  on  an  ass’s  colt. 

16  These  things  understood  not  his  disciples  at  the 
first:  ^^but  when  Jesus  was  glorified,  ^^then  remem- 
bered they  that  these  things  were  written  of  him,  and 
that  they  had  done  these  things  unto  him. 

17  The  people  therefore  that  was  with  him  when  he 
called  Lazarus  out  of  his  grave,  and  raised  him  from 
the  dead,  bare  record. 

18  ^^For  this  cause  the  people  also  met  him,  for  that 
they  heard  that  he  had  done  this  miracle. 

19  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  among  themselves. 

Perceive  ye  how  ye  prevail  nothing  ? behold,  the 

world  is  gone  after  him. 

20  ^ And  there  were  certain  Greeks  among  them 

that  came  up  to  worship  at  the  feast  : 

21  The  same  came  therefore  to  Philip,  which  was 
of  Bethsaida  of  Galilee,  and  desired  him,  saying.  Sir, 
we  would  see  Jesus. 

22  Philip  cometh  and  telle th  Andrew  : and  again 
Andrew  and  Philip  tell  Jesus. 

23  Tf  And  Jesus  answered  them,  saying,  The  hour 
is  come,  that  the  Son  of  man  should  be  glorified. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you,  Except  a corn  of 
wheat  fall  into  the  ground  and  die,  it  abideth  alone  : 
but  if  it  die,  it  bringeth  forth  much  fruit. 

25  He  that  loveth  his  life  shall  lose  it  ; and  he  that 
hateth  his  life  in  this  world  shall  keep  it  unto  life  eter- 
nal. 

26  If  any  man  serve  me,  let  him  follow  me  ; and 

where  I am,  there  shall  also  my  servant  be  : if  any 

man  serve  me,  him  will  my  Father  honour. 

27  25  Kow  is  my  soul  troubled  ; and  what  shall  I say  ? 
Father,  save  me  from  this  hour  : 26  but  for  this  cause 
came  I unto  this  hour. 

28  Father,  glorify  thy  name.  27  Then  came  there  a 
voice  from  heaven,  saying^  I have  both  glorified  it,  and 
will  glorify  it  again. 

29  The  people  therefore,  that  stood  by,  and  heard  it, 
said  that  it  thundered  : others  said.  An  angel  spake  to 
him. 

30  Jesus  answered  and  said,  28  This  voice  came  not 
because  of  me,  but  for  your  sakes. 

31  Now  is  the  judgment  of  this  world  : now  shall 
22  the  prince  of  this  world  be  cast  out. 

32  And  I,  if  I be  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  will 
draw  all  men  unto  me. 

33  This  he  said,  signifying  what  death  he  should 
die. 

34  The  people  answered  him,  We  have  heard  out 
of  the  law  that  Christ  abideth  for  ever  : and  how  sayest 
thou.  The  Son  of  man  must  be  lifted  up  ? who  is  this 
Son  of  man  ? 

35  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Yet  a little  while  is 

10  Ps.  118.  25,  26. 

« Matt.  21.  7. 

12  Zech.  9.  9. 

13  Luke  18.  34. 

M ch.  7.  39. 

16  ch.  14.  26. 

10  ver.  11. 

11  ch.  11.  47,  48. 


to  the  feast,  when  they  heard  that  Jesus  was  coming 

13  to  eJerusalem,  took  the  branches  of  the  palm  trees, 
and  went  forth  to  meet  him,  and  cried  out.  Hosanna: 
Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 

14  even  the  King  of  Israel.  And  Jesus,  having  found 

15  a young  ass,  sat  thereon  ; as  it  is  written.  Fear  not, 
daughter  of  Zion  : behold,  thy  King  cometh,  sitting 

16  on  an  ass’s  colt.  These  things  understood  not  his 
disciples  at  the  first  : but  when  Jesus  was  glorified, 
then  remembered  they  that  these  things  were  writ- 
ten of  him,  and  that  they  had  done  these  things  unto 

17  him.  The  multitude  therefore  that  was  with  him 
when  he  called  Lazarus  out  of  the  tomb,  and  raised 

18  him  from  the  dead,  bare  witness.  For  this  cause 
also  the  multitude  went  and  met  him,  for  that  they 

19  heard  that  he  had  done  this  sign.  The  Pharisees 
therefore  said  among  themselves,  fi' Behold  how  ye 
prevail  nothing  : lo,  the  world  is  gone  after  him. 


20  Now  there  were  certain  Greeks  among  those  that 

21  went  up  to  worship  at  the  feast : these  therefore 
came  to  Philip,  which  was  of  Bethsaida  of  Galilee, 
and  asked  him,  saying.  Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus. 

22  Philip  cometh  and  telleth  Andrew  : Andrew  cometh, 

23  and  Philip,  and  they  tell  Jesus.  And  Jesus  an- 
swereth  them,  saying.  The  hour  is  come,  that  the 

24  Son  of  man  should  be  glorified.  Verily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  you.  Except  a grain  of  wheat  fall  into  the 
earth  and  die,  it  abideth  by  itself  alone  ; but  if  it 

25  die,  it  beareth  much  fruit.  He  that  loveth  his 
* life  loseth  it  ; and  he  that  hateth  his  * life  in 

26  this  world  shall  keep  it  unto  life  eternal.  If 
any  man  serve  me,  let  him  follow  me  ; and  where 
I am,  there  shall  also  my  servant  be  : if  any  man 

27  serve  me,  him  will  the  Father  honour.  Now  is  my 
soul  troubled  ; and  wdiat  shall  I say  ? Father,  save 
me  from  this  * hour.  But  for  this  cause  came  I unto 

28  this  hour.  Father,  glorify  thy  name.  There  came 
therefore  a voice  out  of  heaven,  saying,  I have 

29  both  glorified  it,  and  will  glorify  it  again.  The 
multitude  therefore,  that  stood  by,  and  heard  it, 
said  that  it  had  thundered  : others  said.  An  angel 

30  hath  spoken  to  him.  Jesus  answered  and  said.  This 
voice  hath  not  come  for  my  sake,  but  for  your  sakes. 

31  Now  is  j the  judgement  of  this  world  : now  shall 

32  the  prince  of  this  world  be  cast  out.  And  I,  if  I be 
lifted  up  ^ from  the  earth,  will  draw  all  men  unto  my- 

33  self.  But  this  he  said,  signifying  by  what  manner 

34  of  death  he  should  die.  The  multitude  therefore 
answered  him.  We  have  heard  out  of  the  law  that 
the  Christ  abideth  for  ever  : and  how  sayest  thou. 
The  Son  of  man  must  be  lifted  up  ? who  is  this 

35  Son  of  man  ? Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them.  Yet 


18  Acts  17.  4. 
ifll  Kin.  8.  41, 
Acts  8.  27. 

20  ch.  1.  44. 

21  ch.  13.  32.  & 

1. 

22  1 Cor.  15.  36. 

23  Matt,  10.  39.  & 16, 


42. 


17. 


25.  Mark  8.  35.  Luke 
9.  24.  & 17.  33. 

2*  ch.  14. 3.  & 17.  24. 
1 Thess.  4.  17. 

26  Matt.  26.  38,  39. 
Luke  12.  50.  ch  13.21. 

26  Luke  22.  63.  ch. 
18.  37. 


21  Matt.  3.  17. 

28  ch.  11.  42. 

29  Matt.  12.  29.  Luke 
10.  18.  ch.  14.  30.  & 
16.11.  Acts  26. 18.  2 
Cor.  4. 4.  Eph.2.2.& 
6.  12. 

30  ch.  3.  14,  & 8.  28. 


SI  Rom.  5.  18.  Heb. 

2.  9. 

’82‘ch.  18.  32. 

33  Ps.  89.  86,  37.  & 
110.4.  Is.  9.  7.  & 63. 8. 
Ezek.37.  25.  Dan  2. 
44.  & 7.  14,  27.  Mic. 

4.  7. 


1.9. 


84  ver.  46.  ch. 

& 8. 12.  & 9.  5. 
g Or,  Ye  behold, 
h Or,  soul, 
i Or,  hour  ? 
j Or,  a judgement, 
k Or,  out  o/. 


164 


ST.  JOHN,  XIII. 


the  light  with  you.  ^^Walk  while  ye  have  the  light, 
lest  darkness  come  upon  you  : for  he  that  walketh  in 
darkness  knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth. 

36  While  ye  have  light,  believe  in  the  light,  that  ye 
may  be  the  children  of  light.  These  things  spake 
Jesus,  and  departed,  and  did  hide  himself  from  them. 

37  ^ But  though  he  had  done  so  many  miracles 
before  them,  yet  they  believed  not  on  him  : 

38  That  the  saying  of  Esaias  the  prophet  might  be 
fulfilled,  which  he  spake,  Lord,  who  hath  believed 
our  report?  and  to  whom  hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord 
been  revealed  ? 

39  Therefore  they  could  not  believe,  because  that 
Esaias  said  again, 

40  He  hath  blinded  their  eyes,  and  hardened  their 
heart ; that  they  should  not  see  with  their  eyes,  nor 
understand  with  their  heart,  and  be  converted,  and  I 
should  heal  them. 

41  These  things  said  Esaias,  when  he  saw  his 
glory,  and  spake  of  him. 

42  ^ Nevertheless  among  the  chief  rulers  also  many 
believed  on  him  ; but  because  of  the  Pharisees  they 
did  not  confess  Am,  lest  they  should  be  put  out  of  the 
synagogue  : 

43  For  they  loved  the  praise  of  men  more  than  the 
praise  of  God. 

44  ^ Jesus  cried  and  said,  ^^He  that  believeth  on 
me,  believeth  not  on  me,  but  on  him  that  sent  me. 

45  And  he  that  seeth  me  seeth  him  that  sent 
me. 

46  I am  come  a light  into  the  world,  that  whoso- 
ever believeth  on  me  should  not  abide  in  darkness. 

47  And  if  any  man  hear  my  words,  and  believe  not, 

I  judge  him  not : for  I came  not  to  judge  the  world, 

but  to  save  the  world. 

48  He  that  rejecteth  me,  and  receiveth  not  my 
words,  hath  one  that  judgeth  him  ; the  word  that  I 
have  spoken,  the  same  shall  judge  him  in  the  last 
day. 

49  For  ®^I  have  not  spoken  of  myself  ; but  the  Fa- 
ther which  sent  me,  he  gave  me  a commandment, 
^^what  I should  say,  and  what  I should  speak. 

50  And  I know  that  his  commandment  is  life  ever- 
lasting : whatsoever  I speak  therefore,  even  as  the 
Father  said  unto  me,  so  I speak. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Jesus  washeth  the  disciples'  feet:  exhorteth  them  to  humility  and 
charity.  18  He  foretelleth,  and  discovereth  to  John  by  a token.,  that 
Judas  should  betray  him : 31  commandeth  them  to  love  one  another, 
36  and  forewarneth  Peter  of  his  denial. 

NOW  1 before  the  feast  of  the  passover,  when  Jesus 
knew  that  ^ his  hour  was  come  that  he  should  de- 
part out  of  this  world  unto  the  Father,  having  loved  his 
own  which  were  in  the  world,  he  loved  them  unto  the 
end. 

2  And  supper  being  ended,  ®the  devil  having  now 
put  into  the  heart  of  Judas  Iscariot,  Simon’s  son,  to  be- 
tray him  ; 

3  Jesus  knowing  ^that  the  Father  had  given  all 
things  into  his  hands,  and  ® that  he  was  come  from  God, 
and  went  to  God  ; 


35  Jer.  13.  16.  Eph. 

6.  8. 

35  ch.  11.10.  IJohn 

2.  11. 

3T  Luke  16.  8.  Eph. 
5.  8.  1 Thess.  5.  5.  1 
John  2.  9,  10,  11. 

38  ch.  8.  59.  & 11. 54. 


39  Is.  53.1.  Rora.lO. 
16. 

« Is.  6.  9,  10.  Matt. 
13.  14. 

« Is.  6.  1. 

« ch.  7.  13.  & 9.  22. 
*3  ch.  5.  44. 


« Mark  9.  37.  1 Pet. 

1.  21. 

« ch.  14.  9. 

<6  ver.  35,  36.  ch.  3. 
19.  & 8.  12.  & 9.  5, 

« ch.  5.  45.  & 8.  15, 

26. 


a little  while  is  the  light  ^ among  you.  Walk  while 
ye  have  the  light,  that  darkness  overtake  you  not  : 
and  he  that  walketh  in  the  darkness  knoweth  not 

36  whither  he  goeth.  While  ye  have  the  light,  be- 
lieve on  the  light,  that  ye  may  become  sons  of  light. 

These  things  spake  Jesus,  and  he  departed  and 

37  hid  himself  from  them.  But  though  he  had  done 
so  many  signs  before  them,  yet  they  believed  not  on 

38  him  : that  the  word  of  Isaiah  the  prophet  might  be 
fulfilled,  which  he  spake. 

Lord,  who  hath  believed  our  report  ? 

And  to  whom  hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been  re- 
vealed ? 

39  For  this  cause  they  could  not  believe,  for  that  Isaiah 
said  again, 

40  He  hath  blinded  their  eyes,  and  he  hardened  their 

heart  ; 

Lest  they  should  see  with  their  eyes,  and  perceive 
with  their  heart. 

And  should  turn. 

And  I should  heal  them. 

41  These  things  said  Isaiah,  because  he  saw  his  glory  ; 

42  and  he  spake  of  him.  Nevertheless  even  of  the 
rulers  many  believed  on  him  ; but  because  of  the 
Pharisees  they  did  not  confess  ” it,  lest  they  should 

43  be  put  out  of  the  synagogue  : for  they  loved  the 
glory  of  men  more  than  the  glory  of  God. 

44  And  Jesus  cried  and  said.  He  that  believeth  on 
me,  believeth  not  on  me,  but  on  him  that  sent  me. 

45  And  he  that  beholdeth  me  beholdeth  him  that  sent 

46  me.  I am  come  a light  into  the  world,  that  who- 
soever believeth  on  me  may  not  abide  in  the  dark- 

47  ness.  And  if  any  man  hear  my  sayings,  and  keep 
them  not,  I judge  him  not  : for  I came  not  to  judge 

48  the  world,  but  to  save  the  world.  He  that  rejecteth 
me,  and  receiveth  not  my  sayings,  hath  one  that 
judgeth  him  : the  word  that  I spake,  the  same  shall 

49  judge  him  in  the  last  day.  For  I spake  not  from 
myself  ; but  the  Father  which  sent  me,  he  hath 
given  me  a commandment,  what  I should  say,  and 

50  what  I should  speak.  And  I know  that  his  com- 
mandment is  life  eternal  : the  things  therefore 
which  I speak,  even  as  the  Father  hath  said  unto 
me,  so  I speak. 


13  Now  before  the  feast  of  the  passover,  Jesus  know- 
ing that  his  hour  was  come  that  he  should  depart 
out  of  this  world  unto  the  Father,  having  loved  his 
own  which  were  in  the  world,  he  loved  them  “ unto 

2 the  end.  And  during  supper,  the  devil  having 
already  put  into  the  heart  of  Judas  Iscariot,  Simon’s 

3 son,  to  betray  him,  Jesus,  knowing  that  the  Father 
had  given  all  things  into  his  hands,  and  that  he  came 


« ch.  3. 17. 

« Luke  10.  16. 

60  Deut.  18. 19.  Mark 
16.  16. 

61  ch.  8.  38.  & 14. 

10. 

62  Deut.  18.  18. 

1 Matt.  26.  2. 


2 ch.  12.  23.  & 17.  1, 

11. 

3 ver.  27.  Luke  22. 
3. 

* Matt.  11.  27.  & 28. 
18.  ch.  3.  35.  & 17.  2. 
Acts  2.  36.  1 Cor.  15. 

27.  Heb.  2.  8. 


Bch.  8.  42.  & 16. 

28. 

I Or,  in. 

m Or,  was  hidden 
from  them, 
n Or,  him. 
a Or,  to  the  utter- 
most. 


165 


ST.  John,  xiii. 


4 ®He  riseth  from  supper,  and  laid  aside  his  gar- 
ments ; and  took  a towel,  and  girded  himself. 

5 After  that  he  poureth  water  into  a bason,  and  be- 
gan to  wash  the  disciples’  feet,  and  to  wipe  them  with 
the  towel  wherewith  he  was  girded. 

6 Then  cometh  he  to  Simon  Peter  : and  Peter  saith 
unto  him.  Lord,  dost  thou  wash  my  feet  ? 

7 Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  What  I do  thou 
knowest  not  now  ; ® but  thou  shalt  know  hereafter. 

8 Peter  saith  unto  him,  Thou  shalt  never  wash  my 
feet.  Jesus  answered  him,  ^ If  I wash  thee  not,  thou 
hast  no  part  with  me. 

9 Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  not  my  feet 
only,  but  also  my  hands  and  my  head. 

10  Jesus  saith  to  him.  He  that  is  washed  needeth  not 
save  to  wash  his  feet,  but  is  clean  every  whit  : and  ye 
are  clean,  but  not  all. 

11  For  ^^he  knew  who  should  betray  him  ; therefore 
said  he.  Ye  are  not  all  clean. 

12  So  after  he  had  washed  their  feet,  and  had  taken 
his  garments,  and  was  set  down  again,  he  said  unto 
them.  Know  ye  what  I have  done  to  you  ? 

13  Ye  call  me  Master  and  Lord  : and  ye  say  well  ; 
for  so  I am. 

14  ^^If  I then,  your  Lord  and  Master,  have  washed 
your  feet  ; ^^ye  also  ought  to  wash  one  another’s  feet. 

15  For  I have  given  you  an  example,  that  ye  should 
do  as  I have  done  to  you. 

16  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you.  The  servant  is 
not  greater  than  his  lord  ; neither  he  that  is  sent  greater 
than  he  that  sent  him. 

17  If  ye  know  these  things,  happy  are  ye  if  ye  do 
them. 

18  ^ I speak  not  of  you  all  : I know  whom  I have 
chosen  : but  that  the  scripture  may  be  fulfilled,  He 
that  eateth  bread  with  me  hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against 
me. 

19  Now  I tell  you  before  it  come,  that,  when  it  is 
come  to  pass,  ye  may  believe  that  I am  he. 

20  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you.  He  that  receiveth 
whomsoever  I send  receiveth  me  ; and  he  that  receiveth 
me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me. 

21  When  Jesus  had  thus  said,  22  he  was  troubled  in 
spirit,  and  testified,  and  said.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto 
you,  that  23  one  of  you  shall  betray  me. 

22  Then  the  disciples  looked  one  on  another,  doubt- 
ing of  whom  he  spake. 

23  Now  24  there  was  leaning  on  Jesus’  bosom  one  of 
his  disciples,  whom  Jesus  loved. 

24  Simon  Peter  therefore  beckoned  to  him,  that  he 
should  ask  who  it  should  be  of  whom  he  spake. 

25  He  then  lying  on  Jesus’  breast  saith  unto  him. 
Lord,  who  is  it  ? 

26  Jesus  answered.  He  it  is,  to  whom  I shall  give  a 
sop,  when  I have  dipped  it.  And  when  he  had  dipped 
the  sop,  he  gave  it  to  Judas  Iscariot,  the  son  of  Simon. 

27  25  And  after  the  sop  Satan  entered  into  him.  Then 
said  Jesus  unto  him.  That  thou  doest,  do  quickly. 

28  Now  no  man  at  the  table  knew  for  what  intent  he 
spake  this  unto  him. 

C Luke  22. 27.  PhU.  12  Matt.  23.  8,  10.  2.  5.  1 Pet.  2.  21.  1 

2.  7,  8.  Luke  6.  46.  1 Cor.  8.  John  2.  6. 

2 See  Matt.  3.  14.  6.  & 12.  3.  PhU.  2.  le  Matt.  10.  24.  Luke 

8 ver.  12.  11.  6.  40.  ch.  15.  20. 

9 ch.  3.  5.  1 Cor.  6.  >3  Luke  22.  27.  12  jam.  1.  25. 

11.  Eph.  5.  26.  Tit.  Rom.  12.  10.  Gal.  is  ver.  21.  Ps.  41.  9. 

3.  5.  Heb.  10.  22.  6.  1,  2.  1 Pet.  5.  5.  Matt.  26.  23. 

10  ch.  15.  3.  IS  Matt.  11. 29.  Phil.  ch.  14.  29.  & 16. 

11  ch.  6.  64. 


4 forth  from  God,  and  goeth  unto  God,  riseth  from 
supper,  and  layeth  aside  his  garments  ; and  he  took 

5 a towel,  and  girded  himself.  Then  he  poureth 
water  into  the  bason,  and  began  to  wash  the  disci- 
ples’ feet,  and  to  wipe  them  with  the  towel  where- 

6 with  he  was  girded.  So  he  cometh  to  Simon  Peter. 
He  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  dost  thou  wash  my  feet  ? 

7 Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  What  I do  thou 
knowest  not  now  ; but  thou  shalt  understand  here- 

8 after.  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  never  wash 
my  feet.  Jesus  answered  him.  If  I wash  thee  not, 

9 thou  hast  no  part  with  me.  Simon  Peter  saith  unto 
him.  Lord,  not  my  feet  only,  but  also  my  hands  and 

10  my  head.  Jesus  saith  to  him.  He  that  is  bathed 
needeth  not  ^ save  to  wash  his  feet,  but  is  clean 

11  every  whit : and  ye  are  clean,  but  not  all.  For  he 
knew  him  that  should  betray  him  ; therefore  said 
he.  Ye  are  not  all  clean. 

12  So  when  he  had  washed  their  feet,  and  taken  his 
garments,  and  sat  down  again,  he  said  unto  them, 

13  Know  ye  what  I have  done  to  you  ? Ye  call  me. 

Master,  and.  Lord  : and  ye  say  well  ; for  so  I am. 

14  If  I then,  the  Lord  and  the  ‘^Master,  have  washed 
your  feet,  ye  also  ought  to  wash  one  another’s  feet. 

15  For  I have  given  you  an  example,  that  ye  also 

16  should  do  as  I have  done  to  you.  Verily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  you,  A ^servant  is  not  greater  than  his 
lord  ; neither  ^ one  that  is  sent  greater  than  he  that 

17  sent  him.  If  ye  know  these  things,  blessed  are  ye 

18  if  ye  do  them.  I speak  not  of  you  all : I know 
whom  I ^ have  chosen  : but  that  the  scripture  may 
be  fulfilled.  He  that  eateth  * my  bread  lifted  up  his 

19  heel  against  me.  From  henceforth  I tell  you  before 
it  come  to  pass,  that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  may 

20  believe  that  * I am  he.  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto 
you.  He  that  receiveth  whomsoever  I send  receiveth 
me  ; and  he  that  receiveth  me  receiveth  him  that 
sent  me. 


21  When  Jesus  had  thus  said,  he  was  troubled  in  the 
spirit,  and  testified,  and  said.  Verily,  verily,  I say 

22  unto  you,  that  one  of  you  shall  betray  me.  The  dis- 
ciples looked  one  on  another,  doubting  of  whom  he 

23  spake.  There  was  at  the  table  reclining  in  Jesus’ 

24  bosom  one  of  his  disciples,  whom  Jesus  loved.  Simon 
Peter  therefore  beckoneth  to  him,  and  saith  unto 

25  him.  Tell  us  who  it  is  of  whom  he  speaketh.  He 
leaning  back,  as  he  was,  on  Jesus’  breast  saith  unto 

26  him.  Lord,  who  is  it  ? Jesus  therefore  answereth. 
He  it  is,  for  whom  I shall  dip  the  sop,  and  give  it 
him.  So  when  he  had  dipped  the  sop,  he  taketh 
and  giveth  it  to  Judas,  the  son  of  Simon  Iscariot. 

27  And  after  the  sop,  then  entered  Satan  into  him. 
Jesus  therefore  saith  unto  him.  That  thou  doest,  do 

28  quickly.  Now  no  man  at  the  table  knew  for  what 


2“  Matt.  10. 40.  & 25.  26  Luke  22.  3.  ch.  6.  / Gr.  an  apostle. 

40.  Luke  10.  16.  70.  g Or,  chose. 

21  Matt.  26.  21 . Mark  b Some  ancient  au-  h Many  anient  au- 

14.  18.  Luke  22.  21.  thorities  omit  save,  thorities  read  his 

22  ch.  12.  27.  and  his  feet.  bread  with  me. 

23  Acts  1.  17.  IJohn  c Gr.  reclined.  i Or,  I am. 

2.  19.  d Or,  Teacher. 

2'*  ch.  19.  26.  & 20.  2.  e Gr.  bond-servant. 

& 21.  7,  20,  24. 


4. 


166 


ST.  JOHN,  XIV. 


29  For  some  of  them  thought,  because  ^6  Judas  had  the 
bag,  that  Jesus  had  said  unto  him,  Buy  those  things  that 
we  have  need  of  against  the  feast ; or,  that  he  should 
give  something  to  the  poor. 

30  He  then  having  received  the  sop  went  immediately 
out : and  it  was  night. 

31  Therefore,  when  he  was  gone  out,  Jesus  said, 
27  Now  is  the  Son  of  man  glorified,  and  God  is  glorified 
in  him. 

32  29  If  God  be  glorified  in  him,  God  shall  also  glorify 
him  in  himself,  and  shall  straightway  glorify  him. 

33  Little  children,  yet  a little  while  I am  with  you. 
Ye  shall  seek  me  : ®^and  as  I said  unto  the  Jews, 
Whither  I go,  ye  cannot  come  ; so  now  I say  to  you. 

34  ®2  A new  commandment  I give  unto  you.  That  ye 
love  one  another  ; as  I have  loved  you,  that  ye  also 
love  one  another. 

35  ®®  By  this  shall  all  men  know  that  ye  are  my  dis- 
ciples, if  ye  have  love  one  to  another. 

36  Simon  Peter  said  unto  him.  Lord,  whither 
goest  thou  ? Jesus  answered  him.  Whither  I go,  thou 
canst  not  follow  me  now  ; but  thou  shalt  follow  me 
afterwards. 

37  Peter  said  unto  him,' Lord,  why  cannot  I follow 
thee  now  ? I will  lay  down  my  life  for  thy  sake. 

38  Jesus  answered  him.  Wilt  thou  lay  down  thy  life 
for  my  sake  ? Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  thee.  The 
cock  shall  not  crow,  till  thou  hast  denied  me  thrice. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Christ  comforteth  his  disciples  with  the  hope  of  heaven : 6 professeth 
himself  the  way,  the  truth,  and  the  life,  and  one  ivith  the  Father:  13 
assureth  their  prayers  in  his  name  to  he  effectual : 15  requesteth  love 
and  obedience,  16  promiseth  the  Holy  Ghost  the  Comforter,  27  and  leav- 
eth  his  peace  ivith  them. 

Let  ^ not  your  heart  be  troubled  : ye  believe  in  God, 
believe  also  in  me. 

2  In  my  Father’s  house  are  many  mansions  : if  it 
were  not  so,  I would  have  told  you.  2 j ^o  prepare  a 
place  for  you. 

3  And  if  I go  and  prepare  a place  for  you,  ® I will 
come  again,  and  receive  you  unto  myself  ; that  ^ where 
I am,  there  ye  may  be  also. 

4  And  whither  I go  ye  know,  and  the  way  ye  know. 

5  Thomas  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  we  know  not  whither 
thou  goest  ; and  how  can  we  know  the  way  ? 

6  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I am  ®the  way,  ®the  truth, 
and  the  life  : ®no  man  cometh  unto  the  Father,  but  by 
me. 

7  * If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  should  have  known  my 
Father  also  : and  from  henceforth  ye  know  him,  and 
have  seen  him. 

8  Philip  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  shew  us  the  Father, 
and  it  sufficeth  us. 

9  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Have  I been  so  long  time 
with  you,  and  yet  hast  thou  not  known  me,  Philip  ? 

he  that  hath  seen  me  hath  seen  the  Father  ; and  how 
sayest  thou  then,  Shew  us  the  Father  ? 

10  Believest  thou  not  that  I am  in  the  Father,  and 
the  Father  in  me  ? the  words  that  I speak  unto  you  ^'^I 
speak  not  of  myself  : but  the  Father  that  dwelleth  in 
me,  he  doeth  the  works. 

26  ch.  12.  6.  1 Thess.  4.  9.  Jam.  2.  35.  Mark  14.  29,  30, 

2T  ch.  12.  23.  8.  1 Pet.  1.  22.  1 31.  Luke  22.  33,  34. 

28  ch.  14.  13.  1 Pet.  John  2.  7,  8.  & 3. 11, 23.  i ver.  27.  ch.  16.  22, 

4.  11.  & 4.  21.  23. 

20  ch.  17.  1,  4,  5,  6.  33  1 John  2.  5.  & 4.  2 ch.  13.  33,  36. 

30  ch.  12.  23.  20.  3 ver.  18.  28.  Acts 

31  ch.  7.  34.  & 8.  21.  34ch.  21.  18.  2 Pet.  1.11. 

32  Lev.  19.  18.  ch.  1.  14.  ♦ ch.  12.  26.  & 17.  24. 

15.  12,  17.  Eph.  5.  2.  ss  Matt.  26.  33,  34,  1 Thess.  4. 17. 


29  intent  he  spake  this  unto  him.  For  some  thought, 
because  Judas  had  the  bag,  that  Jesus  said  unto 
him.  Buy  what  things  we  have  need  of  for  the 
feast ; or,  that  he  should  give  something  to  the 

30  poor.  He  then  having  received  the  sop  went  out 
straightway  : and  it  was  night. 

31  When  therefore  he  was  gone  out,  Jesus  saith. 
Now  ^’is  the  Son  of  man  glorified,  and  God  *is  glo- 

32  rified  in  him  ; and  God  shall  glorify  him  in  himself, 

33  and  straightway  shall  he  glorify  him.  Little  chil- 
dren, yet  a little  while  I am  with  you.  Ye  shall 
seek  me  : and  as  I said  unto  the  Jews,  Whither  I 

34  go,  ye  cannot  come  ; so  now  I say  unto  you.  A 
new  commandment  I give  unto  you,  that  ye  love 
one  another  ; ^ even  as  I have  loved  you,  that  ye 

35  also  love  one  another.  By  this  shall  all  men  know 
that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if  ye  have  love  one  to 
another. 

36  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  whither  goest 
thou  ? Jesus  answered.  Whither  I go,  thou  canst 
not  follow  me  now  ; but  thou  shalt  follow  after- 

37  wards.  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  why  cannot  I 
follow  thee  even  now  ? I will  lay  down  my  life  for 

38  thee.  Jesus  answereth.  Wilt  thou  lay  down  thy  life 
for  me  ? Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  thee.  The  cock 
shall  not  crow,  till  thou  hast  denied  me  t^ice. 


14  Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled  : “ ye  believe  in 

2 God,  believe  also  in  me.  In  my  Father’s  house  are 
many  ^ mansions  ; if  it  were  not  so,  I would  have 

3 told  you  ; for  I go  to  prepare  a place  for  you.  And 
if  I go  and  prepare  a place  for  you,  I come  again, 
and  will  receive  you  unto  myself  ; that  where  I am, 

4 there  ye  may  be  also.  , And  whither  I go,  ye  know 

5 the  way.  Thomas  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  we  know 
not  whither  thou  goest  ; how  know  we  the  way  ? 

6 Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I am  the  way,  and  the  truth,  and 
the  life  : no  one  cometh  unto  the  Father,  but  <^by 

7 me.  If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  would  have  known 
my  Father  also  : from  henceforth  ye  know  him,  and 

8 have  seen  him.  Philip  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  shew 

9 us  the  Father,  and  it  sufficeth  us.  Jesus  saith  unto 
him.  Have  I been  so  long  time  with  you,  and  dost 
thou  not  know  me,  Philip  ? he  that  hath  seen  me 
hath  seen  the  Father  ; how  sayest  thou.  Shew  us 

10  the  Father  ? Believest  thou  not  that  I am  in  the 
Father,  and  the  Father  in  me  ? the  words  that  I say 
unto  you  I speak  not  from  myself  : but  the  Father 


6 Heb.  9.  8. 

6 ch.  1.  17.  & 8.  32. 

2 ch.  1.  4.  & 11.  25. 

8 ch.  10.  9. 

» ch.  8.  19. 

10  ch.  12.  45.  Col.  1. 
15.  Heb.  1.  3. 

o ver.  20.  ch.  10. 
38.  & 17.  21,  23. 


12  ch.  5.  19.  & 7.  16. 
& 8.  28.  & 12.  49. 
j Or,  box. 
k Or,  was, 

I Or.  even  as  I loved 
you,  that  ye  also  may 
love  one  another. 

a Or,  believe  in 
God. 


b Or,  abiding- 
places. 

c Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  And 
whither  I go  ye  know, 
and  the  way  ye  know, 
d Or,  through. 


ST.  JOHN,  XIV. 


167 


11  Believe  me  that  I am  in  the  Father,  and  the 
Father  in  me  : ^^or  else  believe  me  for  the  very  works’ 
sake. 

12  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you.  He  that  belie veth 
on  me,  the  works  that  I do  shall  he  do  also  ; and  greater 
loorks  than  these  shall  he  do  ; because  I go  unto  my  Fa- 
ther. 

13  And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name,  that 
will  I do,  that  the  Father  may  be  glorified  in  the 
Son. 

14  If  ye  shall  ask  any  thing  in  my  name,  I will  do  it. 

15  ^ ^®If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commandments. 

16  And  I will  pray  the  Father,  and  he  shall  give 
you  another  Comforter,  that  he  may  abide  with  you  for 
ever  ; 

17  Even  the  Spirit  of  truth  ; whom  the  world 
cannot  receive,  because  it  seeth  him  not,  neither  know- 
eth  him  : but  ye  know  him  ; for  he  dwelleth  with  you, 

and  shall  be  in  you. 

18  I will  not  leave  you  comfortless  : I will  come 
to  you. 

19  Yet  a little  while,  and  the  world  seeth  me  no 
more  ; but  ^^ye  see  me  : because  I live,  ye  shall  live 
also. 

20  At  that  day  ye  shall  know  that  ^^I  am  in  my 
Father,  and  ye  in  me,  and  I in  you. 

21  He  that  hath  my  commandments,  and  keepeth 
them,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me  : and  he  that  loveth  me 
shall  be  loved  of  my  Father,  and  I will  love  him,  and 
will  manifest  myself  to  him. 

22  Judas  saith  unto  him,  not  Iscariot,  Lord,  how  is 
it  that  thou  wilt  manifest  thyself  unto  us,  and  not  unto 
the  world  ? 

23  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  If  a man 
love  me,  he  will  keep  my  words  : and  my  Father  will| 
love  him,  ^9  and  we  will  come  unto  him,  and  make  our 
abode  with  him. 

24  He  that  loveth  me  not  keepeth  not  my  sayings  ; 
and  the  word  which  ye  hear  is  not  mine,  but  the  Fa- 
ther’s which  sent  me. 

25  These  things  have  I spoken  unto  you,  being  yet 
present  with  you. 

26  But  the  Comforter,  which  is  the  Holy  Ghost, 
whom  the  Father  will  send  in  my  name,  ^^he  shall 
teach  you  all  things,  and  bring  all  things  to  your  re- 
membrance, whatsoever  I have  said  unto  you. 

27  Peace  I leave  with  you,  my  peace  I give  unto 
you  : not  as  the  world  giveth,  give  I unto  you.  Let 
not  your  heart  be  troubled,  neither  let  it  be  afraid. 

28  Ye  have  heard  how  ^^I  said  unto  you,  I go  away, 
and  come  again  unto  you.  If  ye  loved  me,  ye  would 
rejoice,  because  I said,  ^®I  go  unto  the  Father  : for 

my  Father  is  greater  than  I. 

29  And  ®®now  I have  told  you  before  it  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  might  believe. 

30  Hereafter  I will  not  talk  much  with  you  : for 
the  prince  of  this  world  cometh,  and  hath  nothing  in 
me. 

31  But  that  the  world  may  know  that  I love  the 


13  ch.  5.  36.  & 10. 

Matt.  21.  21.  Mark 
16.  17.  Luke  10.  17. 

15  Matt.  7.  7.  & 21. 
22.  Mark  11.  24.  Luke 
11.  9.  ch.  15.  7,  16. 
& 16.  23,  24.  Jam.  1. 
5.  1 John  3.  22.  & 5. 

14. 

i»ver.  21,  23.  ch. 


15.  10,  14.  1 John  5. 
3. 

17  ch.  15.  26.  & 16.  7. 
Rom.  8.  15,  26. 

18  ch.  15.  26.  & 16. 13. 
1 John  4.  6. 

i»  1 Cor.  2.  14. 

20  1 John  2.  27. 

21  Matt.  28.  20. 

22  ver.  3.  28. 


23  ch.  16.  16. 

24  1 Cor.  15.  20. 

25  ver.  10.  ch.  10. 
38.  & 17.  21,  23,  26. 

26  ver.  15,23.  1 John 

2.  5.  & 5.  3. 

27  Luke  6.  16. 

28  ver.  15. 

29  1 John  2.  24,  Rev. 

3.  20. 

30  ver,  10.  ch  5.  19, 


11  abiding  in  me  doeth  his  works.  Believe  me  that  I 
am  in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in  me  : or  else  be- 

12  lieve  me  for  the  very  works’  sake.  Verily,  verily, 
I say  unto  you.  He  that  believeth  on  me,  the  works 
that  I do  shall  he  do  also  ; and  greater  works  than 
these  shall  he  do  ; because  I go  unto  the  Father. 

13  And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name,  that  will  I 

14  do,  that  the  Father  may  be  glorified  in  the  Son.  If 
ye  shall  ask  ® me  anything  in  my  name,  that  will  I 

15  do.  If  ye  love  me,  ye  will  keep  my  commandments. 

16  And  I will  pray  the  Father,  and  he  shall  give  you 
another  ^ Comforter,  that  he  may  be  with  you  for 

17  ever,  even  the  Spirit  of  truth  : whom  the  world  can- 
not receive  ; for  it  beholdeth  him  not,  neither  know- 
eth  him  : ye  know  him  ; for  he  abideth  with  you, 

18  and  shall  be  in  you.  I will  not  leave  you  ^ desolate  : 

19  I come  unto  you.  Yet  a little  while,  and  the  world 
beholdeth  me  no  more  ; but  ye  behold  me  : because 

20  I live,  *ye  shall  live  also.  In  that  day  ye  shall 
know  that  I am  in  my  Father,  and  ye  in  me,  and  I in 

21  you.  He  that  hath  my  commandments,  and  keep- 
eth them,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me  : and  he  that  lov- 
eth me  shall  be  loved  of  my  Father,  and  I will  love 

22  him,  and  will  manifest , myself  unto  him.  Judas 
(not  Iscariot)  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  what  is  come  to 
pass  that  thou  wilt  manifest  thyself  unto  us,  and  not 

23  unto  the  world  ? Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  If  a man  love  me,  he  will  keep  my  word  : and 
my  Father  will  love  him,  and  we  will  come  unto 

24  him,  and  make  our  abode  with  him.  He  that  lov- 
eth me  not  keepeth  not  my  words  : and  the  word 
which  ye  hear  is  not  mine,  but  the  Father’s  who  sent 
me. 


25  These  things  have  I spoken  unto  you,  while  yet 

26  abiding  with  you.  But  the  ^ Comforter,  even  the 
Holy  Spirit,  whom  the  Father  will  send  in  my  name, 
he  shall  teach  you  all  things,  and  bring  to  your  re- 

27  membrance  all  that  I said  unto  you.  Peace  I leave 
with  you  ; my  peace  I give  unto  you  : not  as  the 
world  giveth,  give  I unto  you.  Let  not  your  heart 

28  be  troubled,  neither  let  it  be  fearful.  Ye  heard  how 
I said  to  you,  I go  away,  and  I come  unto  you.  If 
ye  loved  me,  ye  would  have  rejoiced,  because  I go 
unto  the  Father  : for  the  Father  is  ^eater  than  I. 

29  And  now  I have  told  you  before  it  come  to  pass, 

30  that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  may  believe.  I 
will  no  more  speak  much  with  you,  for  the  prince  of 

31  the  world  cometh  : and  he  hath  nothmg  in  me  ; but 
that  the  world  may  know  that  I love  jche  Father,  and 


38.  & 7. 16.  & 8.  28.  & 
12.  49. 

37  ver.  16.  Luke  24. 
49.  ch.  15.  26.  & 16. 
7. 

32  ch.  2.  22.  & 12. 16. 
& 16.  13.  1 John  2.  20, 
27. 

33  Phil.  4.  7.  Col.  3. 
15. 

*4  ver.  1. 


36  ver.  3, 18. 

36  ver.  12.  ch.  16. 

16.  & 20.  17. 

37  Bee  ch.  5. 18,  & 10. 
30.  Phil.  2,  6. 

38  ch.  13.  19.  & 16. 
4. 

39  ch.  12.  31.  & 16. 

11. 

e Many  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  me. 


/6r.  make  request 
of. 

g Or,  Advocate.  Or, 
Helper.  Gr.  Para- 
clete. 

h Or,  orphans. 

i Or,  and  ye  shall 
live. 


168 


ST.  JOHN,  XV. 


Father;  and  as  the  Father  gave  me  commandment, 
even  so  I do.  Arise,  let  us  go  hence. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Thf,  consolation  and  mutual  love  between  Christ  and  his  members^ 
under  the  parable  of  the  vine.  18  A comfort  in  the  hatred  and  perse- 
cution of  the  world.  26  The  office  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  of  the  apos- 
tles. 

I  AM  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father  is  the  husband- 
man. 

2  1 Every  branch  in  me  that  beareth  not  fruit  he  taketh 
away  : and  every  branch  that  beareth  fruit,  he  purgeth 
it,  that  it  may  bring  forth  more  fruit. 

3  ^ Now  ye  are  clean  through  the  word  which  I have 
spoken  unto  you. 

4  3 Abide  in  me,  and  I in  you.  As  the  branch  cannot 
bear  fruit  of  itself,  except  it  abide  in  the  vine  ; no  more 
can  ye,  except  ye  abide  in  me. 

5  I am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches  : He  that  abid- 
eth  in  me,  and  I in  him,  the  same  bringeth  forth  much 
^ fruit  : for  without  me  ye  can  do  nothing. 

6  If  a man  abide  not  in  me,  ®he  is  cast  forth  as  a 
branch,  and  is  withered ; and  men  gather  them,  and 
cast  them  into  the  fire,  and  they  are  burned. 

7  If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my  words  abide  in  you,  ®ye 
shall  ask  what  ye  will,  and  it  shall  be  done  unto  you. 

8  ’ Herein  is  my  Father  glorified,  that  ye  bear  much 
fruit  ; ® so  shall  ye  be  my  disciples. 

9  As  the  Father  hath  loved  me,  so  have  I loved  you  : 
continue  ye  in  my  love. 

10  ® If  ye  keep  my  commandments,  ye  shall  abide  in 
my  love  ; even  as  I have  kept  my  Father’s  command- 
ments, and  abide  in  his  love. 

11  These  things  have  I spoken  unto  you,  that  my 
joy  might  remain  in  you,  and  that  your  joy  might  be 
full. 

12  This  is  my  commandment.  That  ye  love  one 
another,  as  I have  loved  you. 

13  1-^  Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this,  that  a man 
lay  down  his  life  for  his  friends. 

14  i®Ye  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do  whatsoever  I com- 
mand you. 

15  Henceforth  I call  you  not  servants  ; for  the  ser- 
vant knoweth  not  what  his  lord  doeth  : but  I have 
called  you  friends  ; i^  for  all  things  that  I have  heard  of 
my  Father  I have  made  known  unto  you. 

16  i^Ye  have  not  chosen  me,  but  I have  chosen  you, 
and  1®  ordained  you,  that  ye  should  go  and  bring  forth 
fruit,  and  that  your  fruit  should  remain  : that  i’^  what- 
soever ye  shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my  name,  he  may 
give  it  you. 

171®  These  things  I command  you,  that  ye  love  one 
another. 

18  1^  If  the  world  hate  you,  ye  know  that  it  hated 
me  before  it  hated  you. 

19  If  ye  were  of  the  world,  the  world  would  love 
his  own  : but  because  ye  are  not  of  the  world,  but  I 
have  chosen  you  out  of  the  world,  therefore  the  world 
hateth  you. 

20  Remember  the  word  that  I said  unto  you,  Xhe 
servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord.  If  they  have  per- 


*0ch.  10.  18.  Phil. 
2.  8.  Heb.  5.  8. 

1 Matt.  15.  13. 

2 ch.  IS.  10.  & 17. 17. 
Eph.  5.  26.  1 Pet.  1. 
22. 

3 Col.  1.  23.  1 John 

2.  6. 


* Hos.  14.  8.  Phil.  1. 
11.  & 4.  13. 

6 Matt.  3.  10.  & 7. 
19. 

3 ver.  16.  ch.  14.  13, 
14.  & 16.  23. 

7 Matt.  5.  16.  Phil. 

1.  11. 

8ch.  8.  31.  & 13.  35. 


9 ch.  14.  15,  21,  23. 

10  ch.  16.  24.  & 17. 
13.  lJohnl.4. 

11  ch.  13.  34.  1 Thess. 
4.  9.  1 Pet.  4.  8.  1 
John  3.  11.  &4.  21. 

>2ch.  10.  11,  15. 

Rom.  5.  7,  8.  Eph.  5. 
2.  1 John  3.  16. 


as  the  Father  gave  me  commandment,  even  so  I do. 
Arise,  let  us  go  hence. 


15  I am  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father  is  the  husband- 

2 man.  Every  branch  in  me  that  beareth  not  fruit, 
he  taketh  it  away  : and  every  branch  that  beareth 
fruit,  he  cleanseth  it,  that  it  may  bear  more  fruit. 

3 Already  ye  are  clean  because  of  the  word  which 

4 I have  spoken  unto  you.  Abide  in  me,  and  I in  you. 
As  the  branch  cannot  bear  fruit  of  itself,  except  it 
abide  in  the  vine  ; so  neither  can  ye,  except  ye  abide 

5 in  me.  I am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches  : He  that 
abideth  in  me,  and  I in  him,  the  same  beareth  much 

6 fruit  : for  apart  from  me  ye  can  do  nothing.  If  a man 
abide  not  in  me,  he  is  cast  forth  as  a branch,  and  is 
withered  ; and  they  gather  them,  and  cast  them  into 

7 the  fire,  and  they  are  burned.  If  ye  abide  in  me,  and 
my  words  abide  in  you,  ask  whatsoever  ye  will,  and 

8 it  shall  be  done  unto  you.  Herein  “ is  my  Father 
glorified,  ^ that  ye  bear  much  fruit  ; and  so  shall  ye 

9 be  my  disciples.  Even  as  the  Father  hath  loved  me, 

10  I also  have  loved  you  : abide  ye  in  my  love.  If  ye 
keep  my  commandments,  ye  shall  abide  in  my  love  ; 
even  as  I have  kept  my  Father’s  commandments,  and 

11  abide  in  his  love.  These  things  have  I spoken  unto 
you,  that  my  joy  may  be  in  you,  and  that  your  joy 

12  may  be  fulfilled.  This  is  my  commandment,  that  ye 

13  love  one  another,  even  as  I have  loved  you.  Greater 
love  hath  no  man  than  this,  that  a man  lay  down  his 

14  life  for  his  friends.  Ye  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do  the 

15  things  which  I command  you.  No  longer  do  I call 
you  servants  ; for  the  ^ servant  knoweth  not  what 
his  lord  doeth  : but  I have  called  you  friends  ; for 
all  things  that  I heard  from  my  Father  I have  made 

16  known  unto  you.  Ye  did  not  choose  me,  but  I chose 
you,  and  appointed  you,  that  ye  should  go  and  bear 
fruit,  and  that  your  fruit  should  abide  : that  whatso- 
ever ye  shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my  name,  he  may 

17  give  it  you.  These  things  I command  you,  that  ye 

18  may  love  one  another.  If  the  world  hateth  you,  « ye 

19  know  that  it  hath  hated  me  before  it  hated  you.  If  ye 
were  of  the  world,  the  world  would  love  its  own  : but 
because  ye  are  not  of  the  world,  but  I chose  you  out 

20  of  the  world,  therefore  the  world  hateth  you.  Re- 
member the  word  that  I said  unto  you,  A servant  is 
not  greater  than  his  lord.  If  they  persecuted  me, 


13  See  Matt.  12.  50. 
ch.  14.  15,  23. 

«See  Gen.  18.  17. 
ch.  17.  26.  Acts  20. 
27. 

15  ch.  6.  70.  & 13.  18. 
1 John  4.  10,  19, 

16  Matt.  28. 19.  Mark 
16. 15.  Col.  1.  6. 


It  ver.  7.  ch.  14. 13. 

18  ver.  12. 

19  1 John  3.  1,  13. 

20  1 John  4.  6. 

21  ch.  17.  14. 

22  Matt.  10. 24.  Luke 
6.  40.  ch.  13.  16. 

a Or,  was. 


b Mahy  ancient  au- 
thorities read  that  y6 
bear  much  fruit,  and 
be  my  disciples, 
c Gr.  bond-servants, 
d Gr.  bond-servant, 
e Or,  know  ye. 


ST.  JOHN,  XVI. 


169 


secuted  me,  they  will  also  persecute  you  ; ^3  jf  they  have 
kept  my  saying,  they  will  keep  your’s  also. 

21  But  all  these  things  will  they  do  unto  you  for 
my  name’s  sake,  because  they  know  not  him  that  sent 
me. 

22  26  If  I had  not  come  and  spoken  unto  them,  they 
had  not  had  sin : 26  but  now  they  have  no  cloke  for 
their  sin. 

23  27  He  that  hateth  me  hateth  my  Father  also. 

24  If  I had  not  done  among  them  28  the  works  which 
none  other  man  did,  they  had  not  had  sin  : but  now 
have  they  both  seen  and  hated  both  me  and  my  Father. 

25  But  this  comeih  to  pass,  that  the  word  might  be 
fulfilled  that  is  written  in  their  law,  29  They  hated  me 
without  a cause. 

26  But  when  the  Comforter  is  come,  whom  I will 
send  unto  you  from  the  Father,  even  the  Spirit  of  truth, 
which  proceedeth  from  the  Father,  he  shall  testify  of 
me  : 

27  And  ®2ye  also  shall  bear  witness,  because  ^^ye 
have  been  with  me  from  the  beginning. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Christ  com/ortetk  his  disciples  against  tribulation  by  the  promise  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  by  his  resurrection  and  ascension : 23  assureth  their 
prayers  made  in  his  name  to  be  acceptable  to  his  Father.  33  Peace  in 
Christ,  and  in  the  world  affliction. 

These  things  have  I spoken  unto  you,  that  ye 
^ should  not  be  offended. 

2  2 They  shall  put  you  out  of  the  synagogues  : yea, 
the  time  cometh,  ^ that  whosoever  killeth  you  will  think 
that  he  doeth  God  service.  t 

3  And  ^ these  things  will  they  do  unto  you,  because 
they  have  not  known  the  Father,  nor  me. 

4  But  ® these  things  have  I told  you,  that  when  the 
time  shall  come,  ye  may  remember  that  I told  you  of 
them.  And  ® these  things  I said  not  unto  you  at  the 
beginning,  because  I was  with  you. 

5  But  now  I go  my  way  to  him  that  sent  me  ; and 
none  of  you  asketh  me.  Whither  goest  thou  ? 

6  But  because  I have  said  these  things  unto  you, 
® sorrow  hath  filled  your  heart. 

7  Nevertheless  I tell  you  the  truth  ; It  is  expedient 
for  you  that  I go  away : for  if  I go  not  away,  ® the 
Comforter  will  not  come  unto  you  ; but  if  I depart,  I 
will  send  him  unto  you. 

8  And  when  he  is  come,  he  will  reprove  the  world  of 
sin,  and  of  righteousness,  and  of  judgment : 

9  Of  sin,  because  they  believe  not  on  me  ; 

10  12 Qf  righteousness,  i^because  I goto  my  Father, 
and  ye  see  me  no  more  ; 

11  i^Of  judgment,  because  i®the  prince  of  this 
world  is  judged. 

12  I have  yet  many  things  to  say  unto  you,  i®  but  ye 
cannot  bear  them  now. 

13  Howbeit  when  he,  the  Spirit  of  truth,  is  come, 
1®  he  will  guide  you  into  all  truth  : for  he  shall  not  speak 
of  himself  ; but  whatsoever  he  shall  hear,  that  shall  he 
speak  : and  he  will  shew  you  things  to  come. 


23  Ezek.  3.  7. 

24  Matt.  10.  22.&24. 
9.  ch.  16.  3. 

25  ch.  9.  41. 

26  Rom.  1.  20.  Jam. 
4.  17. 

27  1 John  2.  23. 

28  ch.  3.2.&7.  31.  & 
9.  32. 

28  Ps.  35.  19.  & 69. 


30  Luke  24.  49.  ch. 
14.  17,  26.  & 16.  7,  13. 
Acts  2.  33. 

31  1 John  5.  6. 

32  Luke  24.  48.  Acts 

1.  8,  21,  22.  & 2.  32.  & 
3.  15.  & 4.  20,  33.  & 5. 
32.  & 10.  39.  & 13.  31. 
1 Pet.  6.  1.  2 Pet.  1. 
16. 


33  Luke  1.  2.  1 John 

1.  1,  2. 

1 Matt.  11.  6.  & 24. 
10.  & 26.  31. 

2 ch.  9.  22,  34.  & 12. 
42. 

3 Acts  8.  1.  & 9.  1. 
&26.  9,  10,  11. 

4ch.  15.  21.  Rom. 
10.  2.  1 Cor.  2.  8.  1 
Tim.  1.  13. 


they  will  also  persecute  you  ; if  they  kept  my  word, 

21  they  will  keep  yours  also.  But  all  these  things  will 
they  do  unto  you  for  my  name’s  sake,  because  they 

22  know  not  him  that  sent  me.  If  I had  not  come  and 
spoken  unto  them,  they  had  not  had  sin  : but  now 

23  they  have  no  excuse  for  their  sin.  He  that  hateth 

24  me  hateth  my  Father  also.  If  I had  not  done  among 
them  the  works  which  none  other  did,  they  had  not 
had  sin  : but  now  have  they  both  seen  and  hated  both 

25  me  and  my  Father.  But  this  cometh  to  pass,  that  the 
word  may  be  fulfilled  that  is  written  in  their  law, 

26  They  hated  me  without  a cause.  But  when  the 

Comforter  is  come,  whom  I will  send  unto  you 
from  the  Father,  even  the  Spirit  of  truth,  which 
^ proceedeth  from  the  Father,  he  shall  bear  witness 

27  of  me  : * and  ye  also  bear  witness,  because  ye  have 
been  with  me  from  the  beginning. 


16  These  things  have  I spoken  unto  you,  that  ye 

2 should  not  be  made  to  stumble.  They  shall  put  you 
out  of  the  synagogues  : yea,  the  hour  cometh,  that 
whosoever  killeth  you  shall  think  that  he  offereth 

3 service  unto  God.  And  these  things  will  they  do, 
because  they  have  not  known  the  Father,  nor  me. 

4 But  these  things  have  I spoken  unto  you,  that  when 
theiy  hour  is  come,  ye  may  remember  them,  how  that 
I told  you.  And  these  things  I said  not  unto  you 

5 from  the  beginning,  because  I was  with  you.  But 
now  I go  unto  him  that  sent  me  ; and  none  of  you 

6 asketh  me.  Whither  goest  thou  ? But  because  I 
have  spoken  these  things  unto  you,  sorrow  hath  filled 

7 your  heart.  Nevertheless  I tell  you  the  truth  ; It 
is  expedient  for  you  that  I go  away  : for  if  I go  not 
away,  the  “ Comforter  will  not  come  unto  you  ; but 

8 if  I go,  I will  send  him  unto  you.  And  he,  when  he 
is  come,  will  convict  the  world  in  respect  of  sin,  and 

9 of  righteousness,  and  of  judgement : of  sin,  because 

10  they  believe  not  on  me  ; of  righteousness,  because  I 

11  go  to  the  Father,  and  ye  behold  me  no  more  ; of 
judgement,  because  the  prince  of  this  world  hath 

12  been  judged.  I have  yet  many  things  to  say  unto 

13  you,  but  ye  cannot  bear  them  now.  Howbeit  when 
he,  the  Spirit  of  truth,  is  come,  he  shall  guide  you 
into  all  the  truth  : for  he  shall  not  speak  from  him- 
self ; but  what  things  soever  he  shall  hear,  these  shall 
he  speak  : and  he  shall  declare  unto  you  the  things 


6  ch.  13. 19.  & 14. 29. 

6 See  Matt.  9.  15. 

7 ver.  10,  16.  ch.  7. 
33.  & 13.  3.  & 14.  28. 

8 ver.  22.  ch.  14.  1. 
8 ch.  7.  39.  & 14,  16, 

26.  & 15.  26. 

70  Acts  2.  33.  Eph. 
4.  8. 

n Acts  2.  22-37. 

12  Acts  2.  32. 


13  ch.  3.  14.  & 5.  32. 

14  Acts  26.  18. 

16  Luke  10.  18.  ch. 
12.31.  Eph.  2.  2.  Col. 

2.  15.  Heb.  2.  14. 
ioMsrk4.33.  1 Cor. 

3.  2.  Heb.  5.  12. 

17  ch.  14.  17.  & 15. 
26, 

18  ch.  14.  26.  1 John 
2.  20,  27. 


/ Or,  Advocate.  Or, 
Helper.  Gr.  Para- 
clete. 

g Or,  goeth  forth 
from. 

h Or,  and  bear  ye 
also  witness. 

a Or,  Advocate.  Or, 
Helper.  Gr.  Para- 
clete. 


170 


ST.  JOHN,  XVI. 


14  He  shall  glorify  me  : for  he  shall  receive  of  mine, 
and  shall  shew  it  unto  you. 

15  All  things  that  the  Father  hath  are  mine  : there- 
fore said  I,  that  he  shall  take  of  mine,  and  shall  shew  it 
unto  you. 

16  20  A little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me  : and 
again,  a little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me,  21  because  I go 
to  the  Father. 

17  Then  said  some  of  his  disciples  among  themselves, 
What  is  this  that  he  saith  unto  us,  A little  while,  and  ye 
shall  not  see  me  : and  again,  a little  while,  and  ye  shall 
see  me  : and.  Because  I go  to  the  Father  ? 

18  They  said  therefore.  What  is  this  that  he  saith,  A 
little  while  ? we  cannot  tell  what  he  saith. 

19  Now  Jesus  knew  that  they  were  desirous  to  ask 
him,  and  said  unto  them.  Do  ye  enquire  among  your- 
selves of  that  I said,  A little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see 
me  : and  again,  a little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me  ? 

20  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you.  That  ye  shall  weep 
and  lament,  but  the  world  shall  rejoice  : and  ye  shall 
be  sorrowful,  but  your  sorrow  shall  be  turned  into  joy. 

21  22  A woman  when  she  is  in  travail  hath  sorrow, 
because  her  hour  is  come  : but  as  soon  as  she  is  deliv- 
ered of  the  child,  she  remembereth  no  more  the  anguish, 
for  joy  that  a man  is  born  into  the  world. 

22  23  And  ye  now  therefore  have  sorrow  : but  I will 
see  you  again,  and  2^  your  heart  shall  rejoice,  and  your 
joy  no  man  taketh  from  you. 

23  And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask  me  nothing.  26yer_ 
ily,  verily,  I say  unto  you.  Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  the 
Father  in  my  name,  he  will  give  it  you. 

24  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  nothing  in  my  name  : ask, 
and  ye  shall  receive,  26  that  your  joy  may  be  full. 

25  These  things  have  I spoken  unto  you  in  proverbs  : 
but  the  time  cometh,  when  I shall  no  more  speak  unto 
you  in  proverbs,  but  I shall  shew  you  plainly  of  the 
Father. 

26  27  At  that  day  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name  : and  I 
say  not  unto  you,  that  I will  pray  the  Father  for  you : 

27  28  For  the  Father  himself  loveth  you,  because  ye 
have  loved  me,  and  29  have  believed  that  I came  out 
from  God. 

28  I came  forth  from  the  Father,  and  am  come 
into  the  world  : again,  I leave  the  world,  and  go  to  the 
Father. 

29  His  disciples  said  unto  him,  Lo,  now  speakest 
thou  plainly,  and  speakest  no  proverb. 

30  Now  are  we  sure  that  *^thou  knowest  all  things, 
and  needest  not  that  any  man  should  ask  thee  : by  this 
*2  we  believe  that  thou  earnest  forth  from  God. 

31  Jesus  answered  them.  Do  ye  now  believe  ? 

32  Behold,  the  hour  cometh,  yea,  is  now  come,  that 
ye  shall  be  scattered,  every  man  to  his  own,  and  shall 
leave  me  alone  : and  ®^yet  I am  not  alone,  because  the 
Father  is  with  me. 

33  These  things  I have  spoken  unto  you,  that  in 
me  ye  might  have  peace.  In  the  world  ye  shall  have 
tribulation  ; but  be  of  good  cheer  ; ^ I have  overcome 
the  world. 

Matt.  11.  27.  ch.  » ver.  6.  « ch.  15.  if. 

3.  35.  & 13.  3.  & 17.  24  Luke  24.  41,  52.  27  ygr.  23. 

10.  ch.  14.  1,  27.  & 20.  20.  *8  gh.  14.  21,  23. 

20  ver.  10.  ch.  7.  33.  Acts  2.  46.  & 13.  52.  1 29  ver.  30.  ch.  3.  13. 

& 13.  33.  & 14.  19.  Pet.  1.  8.  & 17.  8. 

21  ver.  28.  ch.  13.  3.  25  Matt.  7. 7.  ch.  14.  so  ch.  13.  3. 

22  Is.  26.  17.  13.  & 15.  16.  31  ch.  21.  17. 


14  that  are  to  come.  He  shall  glorify  me  : for  he  shall 

15  take  of  mine,  and  shall  declare  it  unto  you.  All 
things  whatsoever  the  Father  hath  are  mine  : there- 
fore said  I,  that  he  taketh  of  mine,  and  shall  declare 

16  it  unto  you.  A little  while,  and  ye  behold  me  no 
more  ; and  again  a little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me. 

17  Some  of  his  disciples  therefore  said  one  to  another. 
What  is  this  that  he  saith  unto  us,  A little  while,  and 
ye  behold  me  not  ; and  again  a little  while,  and  ye 
shall  see  me  : and,  Because  I go  to  the  Father? 

18  They  said  therefore.  What  is  this  that  he  saith,  A 

19  little  while  ? We  know  not  what  he  saith.  Jesus 
perceived  that  they  were  desirous  to  ask  him,  and  he 
said  unto  them.  Do  ye  inquire  among  yourselves  con- 
cerning this,  that  I said,  A little  while,  and  ye  be- 
hold me  not,  and  again  a little  while,  and  ye  shall  see 

20  me  ? Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  you,  that  ye  shall 
weep  and  lament,  Wt  the  world  shall  rejoice  : ye 
shall  be  sorrowful,  hut  your  sorrow  shall  be  turned 

21  into  joy.  A woman  when  she  is  in  travail  hath  sor- 
row, because  her  hour  is  come : but  when  she  is 
delivered  of  the  child,  she  remembereth  no  more  the 
anguish,  for  the  joy  that  a man  is  born  into  the 

22  world.  And  ye  therefore  now  have  sorrow  : but  I 
will  see  you  again,  and  your  heart  shall  rejoice,  and 

23  your  joy  no  one  taketh  away  from  you.  And  in  that 
day  ye  shall  ^ask  me  nothing.  Verily,  verily,  I say 
unto  you.  If  ye  shall  ask  anything  of  the  Father,  he 

24  will  give  it  you  in  my  name.  Hitherto  have  ye 
asked  nothing  in  my  name  : ask,  and  ye  shall  re- 
ceive, that  your  joy  may  be  fulfilled. 


i 


25  These  things  have  I spoken  unto  you  in  ® pro- 
verbs : the  hour  cometh,  when  I shall  no  more  speak 
unto  you  in  ^ proverbs,  but  shall  tell  you  plainly  of 

26  the  Father.  In  that  day  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name  : 
and  I say  not  unto  you,  that  I will  ^ pray  the  Father 

27  for  you  ; for  the  Father  himself  loveth  you,  because 
ye  have  loved  me,  and  have  believed  that  I came 

28  forth  from  the  Father.  I came  out  from  the  Father, 
and  am  come  into  the  world  : again,  I leave  the 

29  world,  and  go  unto  the  Father.  His  disciples  say, 
Lo,  now  speakest  thou  plainly,  and  speakest  no  ® pro- 

30  verb.  Now  know  we  that  thou  knowest  all  things, 
and  needest  not  that  any  man  should  ask  thee  : by 
this  we  believe  that  thou  earnest  forth  from  God. 

31  32  Jesus  answered  them.  Do  ye  now  believe  ? Be- 
hold, the  hour  cometh,  yea,  is  come,  that  ye  shall  be 
scattered,  every  man  to  his  own,  and  shall  leave  me 
alone  : and  yet  I am  not  alone,  because  the  Father 

33  is  with  me.  These  things  have  I spoken  unto  you, 
that  in  me  ye  may  have  peace.  In  the  world  ye 
have  tribulation  : but  be  of  good  cheer  ; I have 
overcome  the  world. 


82  ver.  27.  ch.  17.  8. 
« Matt.  26. 31.  Mark 
14.  27. 

34  ch.  20.  10. 

35  ch.  8.  29.  & 14. 10, 
11. 

36  Is.  9.  6.  ch.  14. 


27.  Rom.  5.  1.  Eph. 
2.  14.  Col.  1.  20. 

87  ch.  16.  19,  20,  21. 
2 Tim.  3.  12. 

38  ch.  14.  1. 

39  Rom.  8. 37.  1 John 
4.  4.  & 6.  4. 


b Or,  ask  me  no 
question, 
c Or,  parables, 
d Gr.  make  request 
of. 

e Or,  parable. 


ST.  JOHN,  XVII. 


ITl 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

1 Christ  prayeth  to  his  Father  to  glorify  him,  6 to  preserve  his  apostles^ 
II  in  tinUy^  17  and  truths  20  to  gloi^y  them^  and  all  other  believers 
with  him  in  heaven, 

These  words  spake  Jesus,  and  lifted  up  his  eyes  to 
heaven,  and  said,  Father,  ^ the  hour  is  come  : glo- 
rify thy  Son,  that  thy  Son  also  may  glorify  thee  : 

2  ^ As  thou  hast  given  him  power  over  all  flesh,  that 
he  should  give  eternal  life  to  as  many  ^as  thou  hast 
given  him. 

3  And  *this  is  life  eternal,  that  they  might  know 
thee  ® the  only  true  God,  and  Jesus  Christ,  ® whom  thou 
hast  sent. 

4  I have  glorified  thee  on  the  earth  : ® I have  fin- 
ished the  work  ^ which  thou  gavest  me  to  do. 

5  And  now,  O Father,  glorify  thou  me  with  thine 
own  self  with  the  glory  which  I had  with  thee  before 
the  world  was. 

6  I have  manifested  thy  name  unto  the  men  which 
thou  gavest  me  out  of  the  world  : thine  they  were,  and 
thou  gavest  them  me  ; and  they  have  kept  thy  word. 

7  Now  they  have  known  that  all  things  whatsoever 
thou  hast  given  me  are  of  thee. 

8  For  I have  given  unto  them  the  words  which  thou 
gavest  me  ; and  they  have  received  them^  and  have 
known  surely  that  I came  out  from  thee,  and  they  have 
believed  that  thou  didst  send  me. 

9  I pray  for  them  : I pray  not  for  the  world,  but 
for  them  which  thou  hast  given  me  ; for  they  are  thine. 

10  And  all ’mine  are  thine,  and  thine  are  mine  ; 
and  I am  glorified  in  them. 

11  And  now  I am  no  more  in  the  world,  but  these 
are  in  the  world,  and  I come  to  thee.  Holy  Father, 
keep  through  thine  own  name  those  whom  thou  hast 
given  me,  that  they  may  be  one,  as  we  are. 

12  While  I was  with  them  in  the  world,  I kept 
them  in  thy  name  : those  that  thou  gavest  me  I have 
kept,  and  none  of  them  is  lost,  ^3  but  the  son  of  perdi- 
tion ; that  the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled. 

13  And  now  come  I to  thee  ; and  these  things  I 
speak  in  the  world,  that  they  might  have  my  joy  ful- 
filled in  themselves. 

14  I have  given  them  thy  word  ; 2®  and  the  world 
hath  hated  them,  because  they  are  not  of  the  world, 
even  as  I am  not  of  the  world. 

15  I pray  not  that  thou  shouldest  take  them  out  of 
the  world,  but  ^8  that  thou  shouldest  keep  them  from 
the  evil. 

16  They  are  not  of  the  world,  even  as  I am  not  of 
the  world. 

17  Sanctify  them  through  thy  truth  : ^^thy  word  is 
truth. 

18  As  thou  hast  sent  me  into  the  world,  even  so 
have  I also  sent  them  into  the  world. 

19  And  for  their  sakes  I sanctify  myself,  that  they 
also  might  be  sanctified  through  the  truth. 

20  Neither  pray  I for  these  alone,  but  for  them  also 
which  shall  believe  on  me  through  their  word  ; 

1 ch.  12.  23.  & 13.  32.  e ch.  3.  34.  & 5.  3G,  Col.  1.  15,  17.  Heb.  1. 
2 Dan.  7.  14.  Matt.  37.  & 6.  29,  57.  &7.  29.  3,  10. 

11.  27.  & 28.  18.  ch.  & 10.  36.  & 11.  42.  ” ver.  26.  Ps.  22. 

3.  35.  & 5.  27.  1 Cor.  ’ ch.  13.  31.  & 14.  22. 

15.  25,  27.  Phil.  2.  10.  13.  12  ver.  2,  9,  11.  ch. 

Heb.  2.  8.  8 ch.  4.  34.  & 5.  36.  6.  37,  39.  & 10.  29.  & 

3 ver.  6,  9,  24.  ch.  & 9.  3.  &.  19.  30.  15.  19. 

6.  37.  0 ch.  14.  31.  & 15.  w ch.  8.  28.  & 12.  49. 

< Is.  53.  11.  Jer.  9.  10.  & 14.  10. 

24.  10  ch.  1.  1,  2.  & 10.  n ver.  25.  ch.  16. 

8 1 Cor.  8.  4.  1 Theaa.  30,  & 14.  9.  Phil.  2.  6.  27,  30. 

1.  9.  If  1 John  6.  19. 


17  These  things  spake  Jesus  ; and  lifting  up  his  eyes 
to  heaven,  he  said.  Father,  the  hour  is  come  ; glorify 

2 thy  Son,  that  the  Son  may  glorify  thee  : even  as 
thou  gavest  him  authority  over  all  flesh,  that  what- 
soever thou  hast  given  him,  to  them  he  should  give 

3 eternal  life.  And  this  is  life  eternal,  that  they 
should  know  thee  the  only  true  God,  and  him  whom 

4 thou  didst  send,  even  Jesus  Christ.  I glorified  thee 
on  the  earth,  having  accomplished  the  work  which 

5 thou  hast  given  me  to  do.  And  now,  O Father,  glo- 
rify thou  me  with  thine  own  self  with  the  glory 

6 which  I had  with  thee  before  the  world  was.  I 
manifested  thy  name  unto  the  men  whom  thou  gavest 
me  out  of  the  world  : thine  they  were,  and  thou 
gavest  them  to  me  ; and  they  have  kept  thy  word. 

7 Now  they  know  that  all  things  whatsoever  thou  hast 

8 given  me  are  from  thee  : for  the  words  which  thou 
gavest  me  I have  given  unto  them  ; and  they  re- 
ceived them,  and  knew  of  a truth  that  I came  forth 
from  thee,  and  they  believed  that  thou  didst  send 

9 me.  I ® pray  for  them  : I « pray  not  for  the  world, 
but  for  those  whom  thou  hast  given  me  ; for  they 

10  are  thine  : and  all  things  that  are  mine  are  thine, 
and  thine  are  mine  : and  I am  glorified  in  them. 

11  And  I am  no  more  in  the  world,  and  these  are  in 
the  world,  and  I come  to  thee.  Holy  Father,  keep 
them  in  thy  name  which  thou  hast  given  me,  that 

12  they  may  be  one,  even  as  we  are.  While  I was  with 
them,  I kept  them  in  thy  name  which  thou  hast 
given  me  : and  I guarded  them,  and  not  one  of 
them  perished,  but  the  son  of  perdition  ; that  the 

13  scripture  might  be  fulfilled.  But  now  I come  to 
thee  ; and  these  things  I speak  in  the  world,  that 
they  may  have  my  joy  fulfilled  in  themselves.  I 

14  have  given  them  thy  word  ; and  the  world  hated 
them,  because  they  are  not  of  the  world,  even  as  I 

15  am  not  of  the  world.  I ® pray  not  that  thou  should- 
est take  them  ^ from  the  world,  but  that  thou  should- 

16  est  keep  them  ^ from  ^ the  evil  one.  They  are  not  of 

17  the  world,  even  as  I am  not  of  the  world.  ^ Sanc- 

18  tify  them  in  the  truth  : thy  word  is  truth.  As  thou 
didst  send  me  into  the  world,  even  so  sent  I them 

19  into  the  world.  And  for  their  sakes  I ‘^sanctify 
myself,  that  they  themselves  also  may  be  sanctified 

20  in  truth.  Neither  for  these  only  do  I “pray,  but  for 
them  also  that  believe  on  me  through  their  word  ; 


w ch.  16. 15. 

IT  ch.  13. 1.  & 16.  28. 
« 1 Pet.  1.  5.  Jude 

1. 

T®  ver.  21,  &c. 

20  ch.  10.  30. 

21  ch.  6.  39.  & 10. 
28.  Heb.  2.  13. 

22  ch.  18.  9.  1 John 

2. 19. 

"23ch.  6.  70.  & 13. 
18. 


Wps.109.  8.  Actsl. 
20. 

*5  ver.  8. 

20  ch.  15.  18,  19.  1 
John  3. 13. 

21  ver.  16.  ch.  8.  23. 
28  Matt.  6.  13.  Gal. 

1.4.  2The8s.  3.  3.  1 
John  5.  18. 

2'''  ver.  14. 

so  ch.  15.3.  Acts  15. 


9.  Eph.  6.  26.  IPet. 
1.  22. 

81  2 Sam.  7.  28.  Ps. 
119.142,151.  ch.8.  40. 

82  ch.  20.  21. 

83  1 Cor.  1.  2,  30.  1 
Thess.  4.  7.  Heb.  10. 

10. 

a Gr.  make  request, 
b Gr.  out  of. 
c Oi-,  evil, 
d Or,  Consecrate. 


172 


ST.  JOHN,  XVIIL 


21  ®^That  they  all  may  be  one  ; as  ®®thon,  Father,  art 
in  me,  and  I in  thee,  that  they  also  may  be  one  in  us  : 
that  the  world  may  believe  that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

22  And  the  glory  which  thou  gavest  me  I have  given 
them  ; ®®that  they  may  be  one,  even  as  we  are  one  : 

23  I in  them,  and  thou  in  me,  37  that  they  may  be 
made  perfect  in  one  ; and  that  the  world  may  know 
that  thou  hast  sent  me,  and  hast  loved  them,  as  thou 
hast  loved  me. 

24  33  Father,  I will  that  they  also,  whom  thou  hast 
given  me,  be  with  me  where  I am  ; that  they  may  be- 
hold my  glory,  which  thou  hast  given  me  : 39  for  thou 
lovedst  me  before  the  foundation  of  the  world. 

25  O righteous  Father,  the  world  hath  not  known 
thee  : but  I have  known  thee,  and  these  have  known 
that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

26  ^3  And  I have  declared  unto  them  thy  name,  and 
will  declare  it:  that  the  love  wherewith  thou  hast 
loved  me  may  be  in  them,  and  I in  them. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Judas  hetrayeth  Jesus.  6 The  officers  fall  to  the  around.  10  Peter 
smiteth  off  Malchus'’  ear.  12  Jesus  is  taken,  and  led  unto  Annas  and 
Caiaphas.  15  Peter's  denial.  19  Jesus  examined  before  Caiaphas. 
28  His  arraignment  before  Pilate.  36  His  kingdom.  40  The  Jews  ask 
Barabbas  to  be  let  loose. 

WHEN  Jesus  had  spoken  these  words,  ^he  went 
forth  with  his  disciples  over  ^ the  brook  Cedron, 
where  was  a garden,  into  the  which  he  entered,  and  his 
disciples. 

2  And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him,  knew  the 
place  : ^ for  Jesus  of ttimes  resorted  thither  with  his 
disciples. 

3  ^ Judas  then,  having  received  a band  of  men  and 
officers  from  the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees,  cometh 
thither  with  lanterns  and  torches  and  weapons. 

4  Jesus  therefore,  knowing  all  things  that  should 
come  upon  him,  went  forth,  and  said  unto  them.  Whom 
seek  ye  ? 

5  They  answered  him,  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  Jesus 
saith  unto  them,  I am  he.  And  Judas  also,  which  be- 
trayed him,  stood  with  them. 

6  As  soon  then  as  he  had  said  unto  them,  I am  he, 
they  went  backward,  and  fell  to  the  ground. 

7  Then  asked  he  them  again.  Whom  seek  ye  ? And 
they  said,  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

8  Jesus  answered,  I have  told  you  that  I am  he : if 
therefore  ye  seek  me,  let  these  go  their  way  : 

9  That  the  saying  might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake, 
® Of  them  which  thou  gavest  me  have  I lost  none. 

10  ®Then  Simon  Peter  having  a sword  drew  it,  and 
smote  the  high  priest’s  servant,  and  cut  off  his  right 
ear.  The  servant’s  name  was  Malchus. 

11  Then  said  Jesus  unto  Peter,  Put  up  thy  sword 
into  the  sheath  : ^ the  cup  which  my  Father  hath  given 
me,  shall  I not  drink  it  ? 

12  Then  the  band  and  the  captain  and  officers  of  the 
Jews  took  Jesus,  and  bound  him, 

13  And  3 led  him  away  to  ^ Annas  first  ; for  he  was 
father  in  law  to  Caiaphas,  which  was  the  high  priest 
that  same  year. 

14  Now  Caiaphas  was  he,  which  gave  counsel  to  the 


21  that  they  may  all  be  one  ; even  as  thou.  Father,  art 
in  me,  and  I in  thee,  that  they  also  may  be  in  us  ; 
that  the  world  may  believe  that  thou  didst  send  me. 

22  And  the  glory  which  thou  hast  given  me  I have  given 
unto  them  ; that  they  may  be  one,  even  as  we  are  one  ; 

23  I in  them,  and  thou  in  me,  that  they  may  be  per- 
fected into  one  ; that  the  world  may  know  that  thou 
didst  send  me,  and  lovedst  them,  even  as  thou 

24  lovedst  me.  Father,  that  which  thou  hast  given  me, 
I will  that,  where  I am,  they  also  may  be  with  me  ; 
that  they  may  behold  my  glory,  which  thou  liast 
given  me  : for  thou  lovedst  me  before  the  founda- 

25  tion  of  the  world.  O righteous  Father,  the  world 
knew  thee  not,  but  I knew  thee  ; and  these  knew 

26  that  thou  didst  send  me  ; and  I made  known  unto 
them  thy  name,  and  will  make  it  known  ; that  the 
love  wherewith  thou  lovedst  me  may  be  in  them, 
and  I in  them. 


18  When  Jesus  had  spoken  these  words,  he  went 
forth  with  his  disciples  over  the  “brook  ^Kidron, 
where  was  a garden,  into  the  which  he  entered, 

2 himself  and  his  disciples.  Now  Judas  also,  which 
betrayed  him,  knew  the  place  : for  Jesus  oft-times 

3 resorted  thither  with  his  disciples.  Judas  then, 
having  received  the  ^ band  of  soldiers,  and  officers 
from  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees,  cometh 
thither  with  lanterns  and  torches  and  weapons. 

4 Jesus  therefore,  knowing  all  the  things  that  were 
coming  upon  him,  went  forth,  and  saith  unto  them, 

5 Whom  seek  ye  ? They  answered  him,  Jesus  of 
Nazareth.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  I am  he.  And 
Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him,  was  standing  with 

6 them.  When  therefore  he  said  unto  them,  I am  he, 

7 they  went  backward,  and  fell  to  the  ground.  Again 
therefore  he  asked  them.  Whom  seek  ye  ? And 

8 they  said,  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  Jesus  answered,  I told 
you  that  I am  he  : if  therefore  ye  seek  me,  let  these 

9 go  their  way  : that  the  word  might  be  fulfilled  which 
he  spake.  Of  those  whomT;hou  hast  given  me  I lost 

10  not  one.  Simon  Peter  therefore  having  a sword 
drew  it,  and  struck  the  high  priest’s  ^ servant,  and 
cut  oft'  his  right  ear.  Now  the  ‘^servant’s  name 

11  was  Malchus.  Jesus  therefore  said  unto  Peter,  Put 
up  the  sword  into  the  sheath  : the  cup  which  the 
Father  hath  given  me,  shall  I not  drink  it  ? 


12  So  the  ^ band  and  the  « chief  captain,  and  the  of- 
ficers of  the  Jews,  seized  Jesus  and  bound  him, 

13  and  led  him  to  Annas  first ; for  he  was  father  in  law 

14  to  Caiaphas,  which  was  high  priest  that  year.  Now 
Caiaphas  was  he  which  gave  counsel  to  the  Jews, 


31  ver.  11, 22, 23.  ch. 

10.  16.  Rom.  12.  5. 
Gal.  3.  28. 

35  ch.  10.  38.  & 14. 

11. 

3c  ch.  14.  20.  1 John 
1.  3.  & 3.  24. 

S'  Col.  3.  14. 


38  ch.  12.  26.  & 14.  3. 
1 Thess.  4.  17. 

39  ver.  5. 

10  ch.  15.  21.  & 16.  3. 

11  ch.  7.  29.  & 8.  55. 
& 10.  15. 

12  ver.  8.  ch.  16.  27. 


13  ver.  6.  ch.  15.  15. 
41  ch.  15.  9. 

1 Matt.  26.  36.  Mark 
14.32.  Luke  22.  39. 

2 2 Sam.  15,  23. 

3 Luke  21.  37.  & 22. 
39 

i Matt.  26. 47.  Mark 


14.  43.  Luke  22.  47. 
Acts  1.  16. 

5 ch.  17.  12. 

6 Matt.  26.51,  Mark 
14.  47.  Luke  22.  49, 
50. 

2 Matt.  20,  22,  & 26. 
39,  42. 


8 See  Matt.  26.  57. 

9 Luke  3,  2, 

10  ch.  11,  50, 

e Many  ancient  au- 
tliorities  read  those 
whom. 

a.  Or,  ranine.  Gr. 
winter-torrent. 


b Or,  of  the  Cedars, 
c Or,  cohort, 
d Gr.  bond-servant, 
e Or,  military  tri- 
bune. Gr.  chiliarch. 


A 


ST.  JOHN.  XVIIL  173 


Jews,  that  it  was  expedient  that  one  man  should  die  for 
the  people. 

15  ^ And  Simon  Peter  followed  Jesus,  and  so  did 
another  disciple  : that  disciple  was  known  unto  the  high 
priest,  and  went  in  with  Jesus  into  the  palace  of  the 
high  priest. 

16  ^^But  Peter  stood  at  the  door  without.  Then 
went  out  that  other  disciple,  which  was  known  unto  the 
high  priest,  and  spake  unto  her  that  kept  the  door,  and 
brought  in  Peter. 

17  Then  saith  the  damsel  that  kept  the  door  unto 
Peter,  Art  not  thou  also  one  of  this  man’s  disciples  ? 
He  saith,  I am  not. 

18  And  the  servants  and  officers  stood  there,  who  had 
made  a fire  of  coals  ; for  it  was  cold  : and  they  warmed 
themselves  : and  Peter  stood  with  them,  and  warmed 
himself. 

19  ^ The  high  priest  then  asked  Jesus  of  his  disci- 
ples, and  of  his  doctrine. 

20  J esus  answered  him,  I spake  openly  to  the 
world  ; I ever  taught  in  the  synagogue,  and  in  the  tem- 
ple, whither  the  Jews  always  resort ; and  in  secret  have 
I said  nothing. 

21  Why  askest  thou  me  ? ask  them  which  heard  me, 
what  I have  said  unto  them  : behold,  they  know  what  I 
said. 

22  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  one  of  the  officers 
which  stood  by  struck  Jesus  with  the  palm  of  his  hand, 
paying,  Answerest  thou  the  high  priest  so  ? 

23  Jesus  answered  him,  If  I have  spoken  evil,  bear 
witness  of  the  evil : but  if  well,  why  smitest  thou  me  ? 

24  ^^Now  Annas  had  sent  him  bound  unto  Caiaphas 
the  high  priest. 

25  And  Simon  Peter  stood  and  warmed  himself. 

They  said  therefore  unto  him,  Art  not  thou  also  one 

of  his  disciples  ? He  denied  it,  and  said,  I am  not. 

26  One  of  the  servants  of  the  high  priest,  being  his 
kinsman  whose  ear  Peter  cut  off,  saith.  Did  not  I see 
thee  in  the  garden  with  him  ? 

27  Peter  then  denied  again  : and  immediately  the 
cock  crew. 

28  ^ i^Xhen  led  they  Jesus  from  Caiaphas  unto  the 
hall  of  judgment  : and  it  was  early  ; and  they  them- 
selves went  not  into  the  judgment  hall,  lest  they  should 
be  defiled  ; but  that  they  might  eat  the  passover. 

29  Pilate  then  went  out  unto  them,  and  said.  What 
accusation  bring  ye  against  this  man  ? 

30  They  answered  and  said  unto  him.  If  he  were  not 
a malefactor,  we  would  not  have  delivered  him  up  unto 
thee. 

31  Then  said  Pilate  unto  them,  Take  ye  him,  and 
judge  him  according  to  your  law.  The  Jews  therefore 
said  unto  him.  It  is  not  lawful  for  us  to  put  any  man  to 
death  : 

32  20  That  the  saying  of  Jesus  might  be  fulfilled, 
which  he  spake,  signifying  what  death  he  should  die. 

33  21  Then  Pilate  entered  into  the  judgment  hall 
again,  and  called  J esus,  and  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  the 
King  of  the  Jews  ? 

34  Jesus  answered  him,  Sayest  thou  this  thing  of  thy- 
self, or  did  others  tell  it  thee  of  me  ? 

35  Pilate  answered.  Am  I a Jew  ? Thine  own  na- 

Matt.  26.  58.  Mark  4.  15.  ch.  7.  14,  26,28.  ic  Matt.  26.  69,  71. 
14.  54.  Luke  22.  54.  & 8.  2.  Mark  14.  69.  Luke  22. 

12  Matt.  26.  69.  Mark  i^  Jer.  20.  2.  Acts  58. 

14.  66.  Luke  22.  54.  23.  2.  n Matt.  26.  74.  Mark 

13  Matt.  26.  55.  Luke  1=  Matt.  26.  67.  14.  72.  Luke  22.  60. 

ch.  13.  38. 


that  it  was  expedient  that  one  ijian  should  die  for 
the  people. 

15  And  Simon  Peter  followed  Jesus,  and  so  did  an- 
other disciple.  Now  that  disciple  was  known  unto 
the  high  priest,  and  entered  in  with  Jesus  into  the 

16  court  of  the  high  priest ; but  Peter  was  standing  at 
the  door  without.  So  the  other  disciple,  which  was 
known  unto  the  high  priest,  went  out  and  spake 
unto  her  that  kept  the  door,  and  brought  in  Peter. 

17  The  maid  therefore  that  kept  the  door  saith  unto 
Peter,  Art  thou  also  one  of  this  man’s  disciples  ? 

18  He  saith,  I am  not.  Now  the  servants  and  the  of- 
ficers were  standing  there,  having  made  ^'a  fire  of 
coals  ; for  it  was  cold  ; and  they  were  warming 
themselves  : and  Peter  also  was  with  them,  standing 
and  warming  himself. 

19  The  high  priest  therefore  asked  Jesus  of  his  dis- 

20  ciples,  and  of  his  teaching.  Jesus  answered  him,  I 
have  spoken  openly  to  the  world  ; I ever  taught  in 
''  synagogues,  and  in  the  temple,  where  all  the  Jews 
come  together  ; and  in  secret  spake  I nothing. 

21  Why  askest  thou  me  ? ask  them  that  have  heard 
me,  what  I spake  unto  them : behold,  these  know 

22  the  things  which  I said.  And  when  he  had  said 
this,  one  of  the  officers  standing  by  struck  Jesus 
’with  his  hand,  saying,  Answerest  thou  the  high 

23  priest  so  ? Jesus  answered  him,  If  I have  spoken 
evil,  bear  witness  of  the  evil  : but  if  well,  why 

24  smitest  thou  me  ? Annas  therefore  sent  him  bound 
unto  Caiaphas  the  high  priest. 

25  Now  Simon  Peter  was  standing  and  warming  him- 
self. They  said  therefore  unto  him,  Art  thou  also 
one  of  his  disciples  ? He  denied,  and  said,  I am  not. 

26  One  of  the  -^  servants  of  the  high  priest,  being  a 
kinsman  of  him  whose  ear  Peter  cut  off,  saith.  Did 

27  not  I see  thee  in  the  garden  with  him?  Peter 
therefore  denied  again  : and  straightway  the  cock 
crew. 

28  They  lead  Jesus  therefore  from  Caiaphas  into  the 
•^  palace  : and  it  was  early  ; and  they  themselves 
entered  not  into  the  j palace,  that  they  might  not  be 

29  defiled,  but  might  eat  the  passover.  Pilate  there- 
fore went  out  unto  them,  and  saith.  What  accusa- 

30  tion  bring  ye  against  this  man  ? They  answered 
and  said  unto  him.  If  this  man  were  not  an  evil- 
doer, we  should  not  have  delivered  him  up  unto 

31  thee.  Pilate  therefore  said  unto  them.  Take  him 
yourselves,  and  judge  him  according  to  your  law. 
The  Jews  said  unto  him.  It  is  not  lawful  for  us  to 

32  put  any  man  to  death  : that  the  word  of  Jesus  might 
be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake,  signifying  by  what 
manner  of  death  he  should  die. 

33  Pilate  therefore  entered  again  into  the  j palace, 
and  called  Jesus,  and  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  the 

34  King  of  the  Jews  ? Jesus  answered,  Sayest  thou  this 
of  thyself,  or  did  others  tell  it  thee  concerning  me  ? 

35  Pilate  answered.  Am  I a Jew?  Thine  own  nation 


Matt.  27.  2.  Mark  20  Matt.  20.  19.  ch.  (j  Gr.  a fire  of  char- 

15.  1.  Luke  23.  1.  12.32,33.  coal. 

Acts  3.  13.  21  Matt.  27.  11.  h Gr.  synagogue. 

Acts  10.  28.  & 11.  / Gr.  bond-servants.  i Or,  with,  a rod. 

3.  j Gr.  Prcetoriuni. 


174 


ST.  JOHN,  XIX. 


tion  and  the  chief  priests  have  delivered  thee  unto  me  : 
what  hast  thou  done  ? 

36  Jesus  answered,  23  My  kingdom  is  not  of  this 
world  : if  my  kingdom  were  of  this  world,  then  would 
my  servants  fight,  that  I should  not  be  delivered  to  the 
Jews  : but  now  is  my  kingdom  not  from  hence. 

37  Pilate  therefore  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  a king 
then  ? Jesus  answered.  Thou  sayest  that  I am  a king. 
To  this  end  was  I bom,  and  for  this  cause  came  I into 
the  world,  that  I should  bear  witness  unto  the  truth. 
Every  one  that  2^  is  of  the  truth  heareth  my  voice. 

38  Pilate  saith  unto  him,  What  is  truth  ? And  when 
he  had  said  this,  he  went  out  again  unto  the  Jews,  and 
saith  unto  them,  25 1 find  in  him  no  fault  at  all. 

39  26  But  ye  have  a custom,  that  I should  release 
unto  you  one  at  the  passover  : will  ye  therefore  that  I 
release  unto  you  the  King  of  the  Jews  ? 

40  27  Then  cried  they  all  again,  saying.  Not  this  man, 
but  Barabbas.  28  Barabbas  was  a robber. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 Christ  is  scourged.,  crowned  with  thorns.,  and  beaten.  4 Pilate  is  de- 
sirous to  release  him,  but  being  overcome  with  the  outrage  of  the  Jeios, 
he  delivered  him  to  be  crucified.  23  They  cast  lots  for  his  garments. 
26  He  commendeth  his  mother  to  John.  28  He  dieth.  31  His  side  is 
pierced.  38  He  is  buried  by  Joseph  and  Nicodemus. 

Then  ^ Pilate  therefore  took  Jesus,  and  scourged 
him. 

2  And  the  soldiers  platted  a crown  of  thorns,  and 
put  it  on  his  head,  and  they  put  on  him  a purple  robe, 

3  And  said.  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! and  they  smote 
him  with  their  hands. 

4  Pilate  therefore  went  forth  again,  and  saith  unto 
them.  Behold,  I bring  him  forth  to  you,  2 that  ye  may 
know  that  I find  no  fault  in  him. 

5  Then  came  Jesus  forth,  wearing  the  crown  of 
thorns,  and  the  puiple  robe.  And  Pilate  saith  unto 
them.  Behold  the  man  ! 

6  ®When  the  chief  priests  therefore  and  officers  saw 
him,  they  cried  out,  saying.  Crucify  him,  crucify  him. 
Pilate  saith  unto  them.  Take  ye  him,  and  crucify  him : 
for  I find  no  fault  in  him. 

7  The  Jews  answered  him,  '^We  have  a law,  and  by 
our  law  he  ought  to  die,  because  ® he  made  himself  the 
Son  of  God. 

8  Tf  When  Pilate  therefore  heard  that  saying,  he  was 
the  more  afraid  ; 

9  And  went  again  into  the  judgment  hall,  and  saith 
unto  Jesus,  Whence  art  thou  ? ® But  Jesus  gave  him 

no  answer. 

10  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him,  Speakest  thou  not 
unto  me  ? knowest  thou  not  that  I have  power  to  cru- 
cify thee,  and  have  power  to  release  thee  ? 

11  Jesus  answered,  Thou  couldest  have  no  power 
at  all  against  me,  except  it  were  given  thee  from  above  : 
therefore  he  that  delivered  me  unto  thee  hath  the 
greater  sin. 

12  And  from  thenceforth  Pilate  sought  to  release 
him  : but  the  Jews  cried  out,  saying,  ®If  thou  let  this 
man  go,  thou  art  not  Caesar’s  friend  : ® whosoever  mak- 
eth  himself  a king  speaketh  against  Caesar. 

13  ^ When  Pilate  therefore  heard  that  saying,  he 
brought  Jesus  forth,  and  sat  down  in  the  judgment  seat 

22 1 Tim.  6. 13.  25  Matt.  27.  24.  Luke  1 Matt.  20.  19.  & 27. 

23  Dan.  2.  44.  & 7.  23.  4.  ch.  19.  4,  6.  26.  Mark  16. 15.  Luke 

14.  Luke  12.  14.  ch.  20  Matt.  27. 15.  Mark  18.  33. 

6.  15.  & 8.  15.  15.  6.  Luke  23.  17.  2 ver.  6.  ch.  18.  38. 

24  ch.  8.  47.  1 John  27  Acts  3.  14.  3 Acts  3.  13. 

3.  19.  & 4.  6,  28  Luke  23.  19,  * Lev.  24.  IG. 


and  the  chief  priests  delivered  thee  unto  me  : what 

36  hast  thou  done?  Jesus  answered.  My  kingdom  is 
not  of  this  world  : if  my  kingdom  were  of  this 
world,  then  would  my  * servants  fight,  that  I should 
not  be  delivered  to  the  Jews  : but  now  is  my  king- 

37  dom  not  from  hence.  Pilate  therefore  said  unto 
him.  Art  thou  a king  then  ? Jesus  answered,  ^Thou 
sayest  that  I am  a king.  To  this  end  have  I been 
born,  and  to  this  end  am  I come  into  the  world,  that 
I should  bear  witness  unto  the  truth.  Every  one 

38  that  is  of  the  truth  heareth  my  voice.  Pilate  saith 
unto  him.  What  is  truth  ? 

And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  went  out  again 
unto  the  Jews,  and  saith  unto  them,  I find  no  crime 

39  in  him.  But  ye  have  a custom,  that  I should  release 
unto  you  one  at  the  passover  : will  ye  therefore  that 

40  I release  unto  you  the  King  of  the  Jews  ? They 
cried  out  therefore  again,  saying.  Not  this  man,  but 
Barabbas.  Now  Barabbas  was  a robber. 


19  Then  Pilate  therefore  took  Jesus,  and  scourged 

2 him.  And  the  soldiers  plaited  a crown  of  thorns, 
and  put  it  on  his  head,  and  arrayed  him  in  a purple 

3 garment  ; and  they  came  unto  him,  and  said.  Hail, 
King  of  the  Jews  ! and  they  struck  him  “with  their 

4 hands.  And  Pilate  went  out  again,  and  saith  unto 
them.  Behold,  I bring  him  out  to  you,  that  ye  may 

5 know  that  I find  no  crime  in  him.  Jesus  therefore 
came  out,  wearing  the  crown  of  thorns  and  the  purple 
garment.  And  Pilate  saith  unto  them.  Behold,  the 

6 man  ! When  therefore  the  chief  priests  and  the 
officers  saw  him,  they  cried  out,  saying.  Crucify  him, 
crucify  him.  Pilate  saith  unto  them.  Take  him 
yourselves,  and  crucify  him  : for  I find  no  crime  in 

7 him.  The  Jews  answered  him.  We  have  a law,  and 
by  that  law  he  ought  to  die,  because  he  made  him- 

8 self  the  Son  of  God.  When  Pilate  therefore  heard 

9 this  saying,  he  was  the  more  afraid  ; and  he  entered 
into  the  ^ palace  again,  and  saith  unto  Jesus,  Whence 

10  art  thou  ? But  Jesus  gave  him  no  answer.  Pilate 
therefore  saith  unto*  him,  Speakest  thou  not  unto 
me  ? knowest  thou  not  that  I have  power  to  release 

11  thee,  and  have  power  to  crucify  thee  ? Jesus  an- 
swered him.  Thou  wouldest  have  no  “power  against 
me,  except  it  were  given  thee  from  above  : there- 
fore he  that  delivered  me  unto  thee  hath  greater 

12  sin.  Upon  this  Pilate  sought  to  release  him  : but 
the  Jews  cried  out,  saying.  If  thou  release  this  man, 
thou  art  not  Csesar’s  friend  : every  one  that  maketh 

13  himself  a king  ‘^speaketh  against  Csesar.  When 
Pilate  therefore  heard  these  words,  he  brought 
Jesus  out,  and  sat  down  on  the  judgement-seat  at  a 


6 Matt.  26.  65.  ch. 
5.  18.  & 10.  33. 

ois.  53.  7.  Matt.  27. 
12,  14. 

2 Luke  22.  63.  ch.  7. 
30. 


« Luke  23.  2. 

* Acts  17.  7. 
k Or,  officers  : as  in 
ver.  3,  12,  18,  22. 

I Or,  Thou  .sayest  it, 
because  I am  a king. 


a Or,  with  rods, 
b Gr.  Prcetorium, 
c Or,  authority, 
d Or,  opposeth  Cce- 

sar. 


ST.  JOHN,  XIX. 


175 


in  a place  that  is  called  the  Pavement,  but  in  the  He- 
brew, Gabbatha. 

14  And  it  was  the  preparation  of  the  passover,  and 
about  the  sixth  hour : and  he  saith  unto  the  Jews,  Be- 
hold your  King* ! 

13  But  they  cried  out,  Away  with  him^  away  with  him, 
crucify  him.  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Shall  I crucify 
your  King  ? The  chief  priests  answered,  We  have 
no  king  but  Cjesar. 

16  Then  delivered  he  him  therefore  unto  them  to 
be  crucified.  And  they  took  Jesus,  and  led  him  away. 

17  And  he  bearing  his  cross  ^^went  forth  into  a 
place  called  the  place  of  a skull,  which  is  called  in  the 
Hebrew  Golgotha  : 

18  Where  they  crucified  him,  and  two  other  with 
him,  on  either  side  one,  and  Jesus  in  the  midst. 

19  And  Pilate  wrote  a title,  and  put  it  on  the 
cross.  And  the  writing  was,  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH 
THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

20  This  title  then  read  many  of  the  Jews  : for  the 
place  where  Jesus  was  crucified  was  nigh  to  the  city  : 
and  it  was  written  in  Hebrew,  and  Greek,  and  Latin. 

21  Then  said  the  chief  priests  of  the  Jews  to  Pilate, 
Write  not.  The  King  of  the  Jews  ; but  that  he  said,  I 
am  King  of  the  Jews. 

22  Pilate  answered,  What  I have  written  I have 
written. 

23  ^ Then  the  soldiers,  when  they  had  crucified 
Jesus,  took  his  garments,  and  made  four  parts,  to  every 
soldier  a part  ; and  also  his  coat  : now  the  coat  was 
without  seam,  woven  from  the  top  throughout. 

24  They  said  therefore  among  themselves.  Let  us 
not  rend  it,  but  cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall  be  : that 
the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  which  saith,  They 
parted  my  raiment  among  them,  and  for  my  vesture 
they  did  cast  lots.  These  things  therefore  the  soldiers 
did. 

25  ^^®Now  there  stood  by  the  cross  of  Jesus  his 
mother,  and  his  mother’s  sister,  Mary  the  wife  of  Cle- 
ophas,  and  Mary  Magdalene. 

26  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his  mother,  and  the 
disciple  standing  by,  whom  he  loved,  he  saith  unto  his 
mother,  Woman,  behold  thy  son  ! 

27  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple,  Behold  thy  mother  ! 
And  from  that  hour  that  disciple  took  her  ^2  unto  his 
own  home. 

28  ^ After  this,  Jesus  knowing  that  all  things  were 
now  accomplished,  ^^that  the  scripture  might  be  ful- 
filled, saith,  I thirst. 

29  Now  there  was  set  a vessel  full  of  vinegar : and 
^^they  filled  a spunge  with  vinegar,  and  put  it  upon 
hyssop,  and  put  it  to  his  mouth. 

30  When  Jesus  therefore  had  received  the  vinegar, 
he  said,  It  is  finished  : and  he  bowed  his  head,  and 
gave  up  the  ghost. 

31  The  Jews  therefore,  2®  because  it  was  the  prepara- 
tion, 27  that  the  bodies  should  not  remain  upon  the  cross 
on  the  sabbath  day,  (for  that  sabbath  day  was  an  high 
day,)  besought  Pilate  that  their  legs  might  be  broken, 
and  that  they  might  be  taken  away. 

32  Then  came  the  soldiers,  and  brake  the  legs  of  the 
first,  and  of  the  other  which  was  crucified  with  him. 

10  Matt.  27.  G2,  Mark  15.  21,  22.  Luke  lo  Matt.  27.  3.5.  Mark 

11  Gen.  49.  10.  23.  2G,  33.  15.  24.  Luke  23.  34. 

12  Matt.  27.  2G,  31.  ^ Num.  15.  3G.  Heb.  >2  P,?.  22.  18. 

Mark  15.  15.  Luke  23.  13.  12.  i»  Matt.  27.  55.  Mark 

24.  10  Matt.  27.  37.  Mark  15.  40.  Luke  23.  49. 

13  Matt.  27.  31,  33.  15.  2G.  Luke  23.  38.  lo  Luke  24.  18. 


place  called  The  Pavement,  but  in  Hebrew,  Gab- 

14  batha.  Now  it  was  the  Preparation  of  the  pass- 
over  : it  was  about  the  sixth  hour.  And  he  saith 

15  unto  the  Jews,  Behold,  your  King  I They  therefore 
cried  out.  Away  with  him,  away  with  him,  crucify 
him.  Pilate  saith  unto  them.  Shall  I crucify  your 
King  ? The  chief  priests  answered.  We  have  no 

16  king  but  Csesar.  Then  therefore  he  delivered  him 
unto  them  to  be  crucified. 


17  They  took  Jesus  therefore  : and  he  went  out, 
bearing  the  cross  for  himself,  unto  the  place  called 
The  place  of  a skull,  which  is  called  in  Hebrew 

18  Golgotha  : where  they  crucified  him,  and  with  him 
two  others,  on  either  side  one,  and  Jesus  in  the 

19  midst.  And  Pilate  wrote  a title  also,  and  put  it  on  the 
cross.  And  there  was  written,  jesus  of  nazaretii, 

20  THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS.  This  title  therefore  read 
many  of  the  Jews  : ® for  the  place  where  Jesus  was 
crucified  was  nigh  to  the  city  : and  it  was  written  in 

21  Hebrew,  and  in  Latin,  and  in  Greek.  The  chief 
priests  of  the  Jews  therefore  said  to  Pilate,  Write 
not.  The  King  of  the  J ews  ; but,  that  he  said,  I am 

22  King  of  the  Jews.  Pilate  answered.  What  I have 
written  I have  written. 

23  The  soldiers  therefore,  when  they  had  crucified 
Jesus,  took  his  garments,  and  made  four  parts,  to 
every  soldier  a part  ; and  also  the  coat  : now  the 

coat  was  without  seam,  woven  from  the  top  through- 

24  out.  They  said  therefore  one  to  another.  Let  us  not 
rend  it,  but  cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall  be  : that 
the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  which  saith. 

They  parted  my  garments  among  them, 

And  upon  my  vesture  did  they  cast  lots. 

25  These  things  therefore  the  soldiers  did.  But  there 
were  standing  by  the  cross  of  Jesus  his  mother,  and 
his  mother’s  sister,  Mary  the  wife  of  Clopas,  and 

26  Mary  Magdalene.  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his 
mother,  and  the  disciple  standing  by,  whom  he  loved, 
he  saith  unto  his  mother.  Woman,  behold,  thy  son  ! 

27  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple.  Behold,  thy  mother  ! 
And  from  that  hour  the  disciple  took  her  unto  Ins 
own  home. 

28  After  this  Jesus,  knowing  that  all  things  are  now 
finished,  that  the  scripture  might  be  accomplished, 

29  saith,  I thirst.  There  was  set  there  a vessel  full  of 
vinegar  : so  they  put  a sponge  full  of  the  vinegar 

30  upon  hyssop,  and  brought  it  to  his  mouth.  When 
Jesus  therefore  had  received  the  vinegar,  he  said. 
It  is  finished  : and  he  bowed  his  head,  and  gave  up 
his  spirit. 

31  The  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was  the  Preparation, 
that  the  bodies  should  not  remain  on  the  cross  upon 
the  sabbath  (for  the  day  of  that  sabbath  was  a lugh 
daif),  asked  of  Pilate  that  their  legs  might  be  broken, 

32  and  that  they  might  be  taken  away.  The  soldiers 
therefore  came,  and  brake  the  legs  of  the  first,  and 
of  the  other  which  was  crucified  with  him  : but 

20  ch.  13.  23.  & 20.  2.  24  Matt.  27.  48.  e Or,  for  the  place 

& 21.  7,  20,  24.  20  ch.  17.  4.  of  the  city  where  Jesus 

2‘  ch.  2.  4.  28  ver.  42.  Mark  15.  was  crucified  xoas  nigh 

22  ch.  1.  11.  & 16.  42.  at  hand. 

32.  27  Dent.  21.  23.  f Or,  tunic. 

23  Ps.  C9.  21. 


176 


ST.  JOHN,  XX. 


33  But  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  and  saw  that  he 
was  dead  already,  they  brake  not  his  legs  : 

34  But  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a spear  pierced  his 
side,  and  forthwith  came  there  out  blood  and  water. 

35  And  he  that  saw  it  bare  record,  and  his  record  is 
true  : and  he  knoweth  that  he  saith  true,  that  ye  might 
believe. 

36  For  these  things  were  done,  that  the  scripture 
should  be  fulfilled,  A bone  of  him  shall  not  be  broken. 

37  And  again  another  scripture  saith,  They  sliall 
look  on  him  whom  they  pierced. 

38  ^ And  after  this  J oseph  of  Arimathsea,  being  a 
disciple  of  Jesus,  but  secretly  ^^for  fear  of  the  Jews, 
besought  Pilate  that  he  might  take  away  the  body  of 
Jesus  ; and  Pilate  gave  him  leave.  He  came  therefore, 
and  took  the  body  of  Jesus. 

39  And  there  came  also  Nicodemus,  which  at  the 
first  came  to  Jesus  by  night,  and  brought  a mixture  of 
myrrh  and  aloes,  about  an  hundred  pound  weight. 

40  Then  took  they  the  body  of  Jesus,  and  wound  it 
in  linen  clothes  with  the  spices,  as  the  manner  of  the 
Jews  is  to  bury. 

41  Now  in  the  place  where  he  was  crucified  there 
was  a garden  ; and  in  the  garden  a new  sepulchre, 
wherein  was  never  man  yet  laid. 

42  There  laid  they  Jesus  therefore  because  of 
the  Jews’  preparation  day  ; for  the  sepulchre  was  nigh 
at  hand. 


CHAPTER  XX. 

1 Mary  cometh  to  the  sepulchre : 3 so  do  Peter  and  John,  ignorant  of  the 
resurrection.  11  Jesus  appeareth  to  Mary  Magdalene,  19  and  to  his 
disciples.  24  The  incredulity,  and  confession  of  Thomas.  30  The 
scripture  is  sufficient  to  salvation. 

The  1 first  day  of  the  week  cometh  Mary  Magdalene 
early,  when  it  was  yet  dark,  unto  the  sepulchre, 
and  seeth  the  stone  taken  away  from  the  sepulchre. 

2  Then  she  runneth,  and  cometh  to  Simon  Peter,  and 
to  the  2 other  disciple,  whom  Jesus  loved,  and  saith 
unto  them.  They  have  taken  away  the  Lord  out  of  the 
sepulchre,  and  we  know  not  where  they  have  laid  him. 

3  2 Peter  therefore  went  forth,  and  that  other  dis- 
ciple, and  came  to  the  sepulchre. 

4  So  they  ran  both  together  : and  the  other  disciple 
did  outrun  Peter,  and  came  first  to  the  sepulchre. 

5  And  he  stooping  down,  and  looking  in,  saw  '^the 
linen  clothes  lying  ; yet  went  he  not  in. 

6  Then  cometh  Simon  Peter  following  him,  and  went 
into  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth  the  linen  clothes  lie, 

7  And  ®the  napkin,  that  was  about  his  head,  not 
lying  with  the  linen  clothes,  but  wrapped  together  in  a 
place  by  itself. 

8  Then  went  in  also  that  other  disciple,  which  came 
first  to  the  sepulchre,  and  he  saw,  and  believed. 

9  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the  ® scripture,  that  he 
must  rise  again  from  the  dead. 

10  Then  the  disciples  went  away  again  unto  their 
own  home. 

11  ^ But  Mary  stood  without  at  the  sepulchre 
weeping  : and  as  she  wept,  she  stooped  down,  and  looked 
into  the  sepulchre, 

12  And  seeth  two  angels  in  white  sitting,  the  one  at 
the  head,  and  the  other  at  the  feet,  where  the  body  of 
Jesus  had  lain. 

28  1 John  5.  6,  8.  Zech.  12.  10.  Rev.  32  ch.  9.  22.  & 12. 
29  Ex.  12.  4G.  Num.  1.  7.  42. 

9.  12.  Ps.  34.  20.  31  Matt.  27.  57.  Mark  33  ch.  3.  1,  2.  & 7. 

30  Ps.  22.  16,  17.  15. 42.  Luke  23.  50.  50. 

M Acts  5.  G. 


33  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  and  saw  that  he  was  dead 

34  already,  they  brake  not  his  legs  : howbeit  one  of  the 
soldiers  with  a spear  pierced  his  side,  and  straight- 

35  way  there  came  out  blood  and  water.  And  he  that 
hath  seen  hath  borne  witness,  and  his  witness  is  true  : 
and  he  knoweth  that  he  saith  true,  that  ye  also  may 

36  believe.  For  these  things  came  to  pass,  that  the 
scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  A bone  of  him  shall  not 

37  be  ^ broken.  And  again  another  scripture  saith, 
They  shall  look  on  him  whom  they  pierced. 

38  And  after  these  things  Joseph  of  Arimathaea, 
being  a disciple  of  Jesus,  but  secretly  for  fear  of 
the  Jews,  asked  of  Pilate  that  he  might  take  away 
the  body  of  Jesus  : and  Pilate  gave  him  leave.  He 

39  came  therefore,  and  took  away  his  body.  And 
there  came  also  Nicodemus,  he  who  at  the  first 
came  to  him  by  night,  bringing  a * mixture  of  myrrh 

40  and  aloes,  about  a hundred  pound  weight.  So  they 
took  the  body  of  Jesus,  and  bound  it  in  linen  cloths 
with  the  spices,  as  the  custom  of  the  Jews  is  to 

41  bury.  Now  in  the  place  where  he  was  crucified 
there  was  a garden  ; and  in  the  garden  a new  tomb 

42  wherein  was  never  man  yet  laid.  There  then  be- 
cause of  the  Jews’  Preparation  (for  the  tomb  was 
nigh  at  hand)  they  laid  Jesus. 


20  Now  on  the  first  day  of  the  week  cometh  Mary 
Magdalene  early,  while  it  was  yet  dark,  unto  the 
tomb,  and  seeth  the  stone  taken  away  from  the 

2 tomb.  She  runneth  therefore,  and  cometh  to  Simon 
Peter,  and  to  the  other  disciple,  whom  Jesus  loved, 
and  saith  unto  them.  They  have  taken  away  the 
Lord  out  of  the  tomb,  and  we  know  not  where  they 

3 have  laid  him.  Peter  therefore  went  forth,  and  the 
other  disciple,  and  they  went  toward  the  tomb. 

4 And  they  ran  both  together  : and  the  other  disciple 

5 outran  Peter,  and  came  first  to  the  tomb  ; and 
stooping  and  looking  in,  he  seeth  the  linen  cloths 

6 lying  ; yet  entered  he  not  in.  Simon  Peter  there- 
fore also  cometh,  following  him,  and  entered  into  the 

7 tomb  ; and  he  beholdeth  the  linen  cloths  lying,  and 
the  napkin,  that  was  upon  his  head,  not  lying  with 
the  linen  clotlis,  but  rolled  up  in  a place  by  itself. 

8 Then  entered  in  therefore  the  other  disciple  also, 
which  came  first  to  the  tomb,  and  he  saw,  and  be- 

9 lieved.  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the  scripture, 
10  that  he  must  rise  again  from  the  dead.  So  the  dis- 
ciples went  away  again  unto  their  own  home. 


11  But  Mary  was  standing  without  at  the  tomb 
weeping  : so,  as  she  wept,  she  stooped  and  looked 

12  into  the  tomb  ; and  she  beholdeth  two  angels  in 
white  sitting,  one  at  the  head,  and  one  at  the  feet. 


35  Is.  53.  9. 

36  ver.  31. 

1 Matt.  28.  1.  Mark 
16.  1.  Luke  24.  1. 
2ch.  13.  23.  & 19. 


26.  & 21.  7,  20,  24. 

3 Luke  24.  12. 

* ch.  19.  40. 

5 ch.  11.  44. 

6 Ps.  16.  10.  Acts  2. 


25-31.  & 13.  34, 35. 
t Mark  16.  5. 

Or,  crushed. 

Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  roll. 


ST.  JOHN,  XX. 


177 


13  And  they  say  unto  her,  Woman,  why  weepest  thou  ? 
She  saith  unto  them,  Because  they  have  taken  away 
my  Lord,  and  I know  not  where  they  have  laid  him. 

14  ® And  when  she  had  thus  said,  she  turned  herself 
hack,  and  saw  Jesus  standing,  and  ® knew  not  that  it 
was  Jesus. 

15  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman,  why  weepest  thou  ? 
whom  seekest  thou  ? She,  supposing  him  to  be  the 
gardener,  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  if  thou  have  borne  him 
hence,  tell  me  where  thou  hast  laid  him,  and  I will  take 
him  away. 

16  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Mary.  She  turned  herself, 
and  saith  unto  him,  Rabboni  ; which  is  to  say.  Master. 

17  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Touch  me  not  ; for  I am 
not  yet  ascended  to  my  Father:  but  go  to  i*^my  bre- 
thren, and  say  unto  them,  ascend  unto  my  Father, 
and  your  Father  ; and  to  ^^my  God,  and  your  God. 

18  Mary  Magdalene  came  and  told  the  disciples 
that  she  had  seen  the  Lord,  and  that  he  had  spoken 
these  things  unto  her. 

19  11  Then  the  same  day  at  evening,  being  the  first 
day  of  the  week,  when  the  doors  were  shut  where  the 
disciples  were  assembled  for  fear  of  the  Jews,  came 
Jesus  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Peace  he  unto  you. 

20  And  when  he  had  so  said,  he  shewed  unto  them 
his  hands  and  his  side,  i®  Then  were  the  disciples  glad, 
when  they  saw  the  Lord. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  to  them  again,  Peace  he  unto 
you  : i®as  my  Father  hath  sent  me,  even  so  send  I you. 

22  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  breathed  on  them, 
and  saith  unto  them,  Receive  ye  the  Holy  Ghost  : 

23  1'^  Whose  soever  sins  ye  remit,  they  are  remitted 
unto  them ; and  whose  soever  sins  ye  retain,  they  are 
retained. 

24  ^ But  Thomas,  one  of  the  twelve,  i®  called  Didy- 
mus,  was  not  with  them  when  Jesus  came. 

25  The  other  disciples  therefore  said  unto  him.  We 
have  seen  the  Lord.  But  he  said  unto  them,  Except  I 
shall  see  in  his  hands  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put 
my  finger  into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  thrust  my 
hand  into  his  side,  I will  not  believe. 

26  ^ And  after  eight  days  again  his  disciples  were 
within,  and  Thomas  with  them  : then  came  Jesus,  the 
doors  being  shut,  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said, 
Peace  he  unto  you. 

27  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas,  Reach  hither  thy  finger, 
and  behold  my  hands  ; and  i®  reach  hither  thy  hand,  and 
thrust  it  into  my  side  : and  be  not  faithless,  but  believ- 
ing. 

28  And  Thomas  answered  and  said  unto  him.  My 
Lord  and  my  God. 

29  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thomas,  because  thou  hast  j 
seen  me,  thou  hast  believed  : blessed  are  they  that 
have  not  seen,  and  yet  have  believed. 

30  ^ 21  many  other  signs  truly  did  Jesus  in  the 
presence  of  his  disciples,  which  are  not  written  in  this 
book  : 

31  22  But  these  are  written,  that  ye  might  believe 
that  Jesus  is  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God  ; 23  and  that 
believing  ye  might  have  life  through  his  name. 

SMiitt.  28.  9.  Mark  28.  10.  Rom.  8.  29.  ^ Mark  10. 14.  Luke 

16.  9.  Heb.  2.  11.  24.  30.  1 Cor.  15.  5. 

9 Luke  24.  16,  31.  » ch.  16.  28.  is  ch.  16.  22. 

ch.  21.  4.  12  Eph.  1.  17.  ic  Matt.  28.  18.  ch. 

19  Ps.  22.  22.  Matt.  i3  Matt.  28. 10.  Luke  17.  18,  19.  2 Tim.  2.  2. 

24.  10.  Heb.  3.  1. 


13  where  the  body,  of  Jesus  had  lain.  And  they  say 
unto  her,  W oman,  why  weepest  thou  ? She  saith 
unto  them.  Because  they  have  taken  away  my  Lord, 

14  and  I know  not  where  they  have  laid  him.  When 
she  had  thus  said,  she  turned  herself  back,  and  be- 
holdeth  Jesus  standing,  and  knew  not  that  it  was 

15  Jesus.  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman,  why  weepest 
thou  ? whom  seekest  thou  ? She,  supposing  him  to 
be  the  gardener,  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  if  thou  hast 
borne  him  hence,  tell  me  where  thou  hast  laid  him, 

16  and  I will  take  him  away.  Jesus  saith  unto  her, 
Mary.  She  turneth  herself,  and  saith  unto  him  in 

17  Hebrew,  Rabboni  ; which  is  to  say,  “ Master.  Jesus 
saith  to  her,  ^ Touch  me  not ; for  I am  not  yet  as- 
cended unto  the  Father  : but  go  unto  my  brethren, 
and  say  to  them,  I ascend  unto  my  Father  and 

18  your  Father,  and  my  God  and  your  God.  Mary 
Magdalene  cometh  and  telleth  the  disciples,  I have 
seen  the  Lord  ; and  how  that  he  had  said  these 
things  unto  her. 

19  When  therefore  it  was  evening,  on  that  day,  the 
first  day  of  the  week,  and  when  the  doors  were  shut 
where  the  disciples  were,  for  fear  of  the  Jews,  Jesus 
came  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  saith  unto  them, 

20  Peace  he  unto  you.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he 
shewed  unto  them  his  hands  and  his  side.  The  dis- 
ciples therefore  were  glad,  when  they  saw  the  Lord. 

21  Jesus  therefore  said  to  them  again.  Peace  he  unto 
you  : as  the  Father  hath  sent  me,  even  so  send  I 

22  you.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  breathed  on 
them,  and  saith  unto  them.  Receive  ye  the  ‘'Holy 

23  Ghost  : whose  soever  sins  ye  forgive,  they  are  for- 
given unto  them  ; whose  soever  sins  ye  retain,  they 
are  retained. 

24  But  Thomas,  one  of  the  twelve,  called  Didymus, 

25  was  not  with  them  when  Jesus  came.  The  other 
disciples  therefore  said  unto  him.  We  have  seen  the 
Lord.  But  he  said  unto  them.  Except  I shall  see 
in  his  hands  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  fin- 
ger into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  hand 
into  his  side,  I will  not  believe. 

26  And  after  eight  days  again  his  disciples  were 
within,  and  Thomas  with  them.  Jesus  cometh,  the 
doors  being  shut,  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said, 

27  Peace  he  unto  you.  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas, 
Reach  hither  thy  finger,  and  see  my  hands  ; and 
reach  hither  thy  hand,  and  put  it  into  my  side  : and 

28  be  not  faithless,  but  believing.  Thomas  answered 

29  and  said  unto  him.  My  Lord  and  my  God.  Jesus 
saith  unto  him.  Because  thou  hast  seen  me,  ® thou 
hast  believed  : blessed  are  they  that  have  not  seen, 
and  yet  have  believed. 

30  Many  other  signs  therefore  did  Jesus  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  disciples,  which  are  not  written  in  this 

31  book  : but  these  are  written,  that  ye  may  believe 
that  Jesus  is  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God  ; and  that 
believing  ye  may  have  life  in  his  name. 

17  Matt.  16.  19.  & 18.  21  ch.  21.  25.  b Or,  Take  not  hold 

18.  22  Luke  1.  4.  on  me. 

18  ch.  11.  16.  2a  ch.  3.  15,  16.  & 5.  c Or,  Roly  Spirit. 

19  1 John  1.1.  24.  1 Pet.  1.  8,  9.  d That  is.  Twin. 

29  2 Cor.  5.  7.  1 Pet.  a Or,  Teacher.  e Or,  hast  thou  be- 

1.  8.  lieved  f 


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ST.  JOHN,  XXL 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 Christ  appearing  again  to  his  disciples  was  known  of  them  by  the  great 
draught  if  fishes.  12  He  dineth  with  them  ; 15  earnestly  commandeth 
Peter  to  feed  his  lambs  and  sheep  : 18  foretelleth  him  oj  his  death : 22 
rebuketh  his  curiosity  touching  John.  25  The  conclusion. 

After  these  things  Jesus  shewed  himself  again  to 
the  disciples  at  the  sea  of  Tiberias  ; and  on  tliis 
wise  shewed  he  himself. 

2  There  were  together  Simon  Peter,  and  Thomas 
called  Didymus,  and  ^ Nathanael  of  Cana  in  Galilee, 
and  2 the  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  two  other  of  his  dis- 
ciples. 

3  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them,  I go  a fishing.  They 
say  unto  him,  We  also  go  with  thee.  They  went  forth, 
and  entered  into  a ship  immediately  ; and  that  night 
they  caught  nothing. 

4  But  when  the  morning  was  now  come,  Jesus  stood 
on  the  shore  ; but  the  disciples  ^knew  not  that  it  was 
Jesus. 

5  Then  ^ Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Children,  have  ye  any 
meat  ? They  answered  him,  No. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  ^ Cast  the  net  on  the  right 
side  of  the  ship,  and  ye  shall  find.  They  cast  therefore, 
and  now  they  were  not  able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude 
of  fishes. 

7  Therefore  ®that  disciple  whom  Jesus  loved  saith 
unto  Peter,  It  is  the  Lord.  Now  when  Simon  Peter 
heard  that  it  was  the  Lord,  he  girt  his  fisher’s  coat  unto 
him,  (for  he  was  naked,)  and  did  cast  himself  into  the 
sea. 

8  And  the  other  disciples  came  in  a little  ship  ; (for 
they  were  not  far  from  land,  but  as  it  were  two  hun- 
dred cubits,)  dragging  the  net  with  fishes. 

9  As  soon  then  as  they  were  come  to  land,  they  saw 
a fire  of  coals  there,  and  fish  laid  thereon,  and  bread. 

10  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Bring  of  the  fish  which  ye 
have  now  caught. 

11  Simon  Peter  went  up,  and  drew  the  net  to  land 
full  of  great  fishes,  an  hundred  and  fifty  and  three  : 
and  for  all  there  were  so  many,  yet  was  not  the  net 
broken. 

12  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Come  and  dine.  And 
none  of  the  disciples  durst  ask  him.  Who  art  thou  ? 
knowing  that  it  was  the  Lord. 

13  Jesus  then  cometh,  and  taketh  bread,  and  giveth 
them,  and  fish  likewise. 

14  This  is  now  ®the  third  time  that  Jesus  shewed 
himself  to  his  disciples,  after  that  he  was  risen  from  the 
dead. 


Peter,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  more  than 
these  ? He  saith  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord  ; thou  knowest 
that  I love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my  lambs. 

16  He  saith  to  him  again  the  second  time,  Simon,  son 
of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  ? He  saith  unto  him,  Yea, 
Lord  ; thou  knowest  that  I love  thee.  ® He.  saith  unto 
him,  Feed  my  sheep. 

17  He  saith  unto  him  the  third  time,  Simon,  son  of 
Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  ? Peter  was  grieved  because  he 
said  unto  him  the  third  time,  Lovest  thou  me  ? And  he 
said  unto  him.  Lord,  ^'^thou  knowest  all  things  ; thou 
knowest  that  I love  thee.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Feed 
my  sheep. 

18  Verily,  verily,  I say  unto  thee.  When  thou  wast 


21  After  these  things  Jesus  manifested  himself  again 
to  the  disciples  at  the  sea  of  Tiberias  ; and  he  man- 

2 ifested  himself  on  this  wise.  There  were  together 
Simon  Peter,  and  Thomas  called  “Didymus,  and 
Nathanael  of  Cana  in  Galilee,  and  the  sons  of  Zebe- 

3 dee,  and  two  other  of  his  disciples.  Simon  Peter 
saith  unto  them,  I go  a fishing.  They  say  unto  him. 
We  also  come  with  thee.  They  went  forth,  and 
entered  into  the  boat ; and  that  night  they  took 

4 nothing.  But  when  day  was  now  breaking,  Jesus 
stood  on  the  beach  : howbeit  the  disciples  knew  not 

5 that  it  was  Jesus.  Jesus  therefore  saith  unto  them, 
Children,  have  ye  aught  to  eat?  They  answered 

6 him.  No.  And  he  said  unto  them.  Cast  the  net  on 
the  right  side  of  the  boat,  and  ye  shall  find.  They 
cast  therefore,  and  now  they  were  not  able  to  draw 

7 it  for  the  multitude  of  fishes.  That  disciple  there- 
fore whom  Jesus  loved  saith  unto  Peter,  It  is  the 
Lord.  So  when  Simon  Peter  heard  that  it  was  the 
Lord,  he  girt  his  coat  about  him  (for  he  was  naked), 

8 and  cast  himself  into  the  sea.  But  the  other  dis- 
ciples came  in  the  little  boat  (for  they  were  not  far 
from  the  land,  but  about  two  hundred  cubits  off), 

9 dragging  the  net  full  of  fishes.  So  when  they  got 
out  upon  the  land,  they  see  ^ a fire  of  coals  there, 

10  and  ‘^fish  laid  thereon,  and  bread.  Jesus  saith 
unto  them.  Bring  of  the  fish  which  ye  have  now 

11  taken.  Simon  Peter  therefore  went  * up,  and  drew 
the  net  to  land,  full  of  great  fishes,  a hundred  and 
fifty  and  three  : and  for  all  there  were  so  many, 

12  the  net  was  not  rent.  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Come 
and  break  your  fast.  And  none  of  the  disciples 
durst  inquire  of  him.  Who  art  thou  ? knowing  that 

13  it  was  the  Lord.  Jesus  cometh,  and  taketh  the 

bread,  and  giveth  them,  and  the  fish  likewise. 

14  This  is  now  the  third  time  that  Jesus  was  mani- 
fested to  the  disciples,  after  that  he  was  risen  from 
the  dead. 


So  when  they  had  broken  their  fast,  Jesus  saith  to 
Simon  Peter,  Simon,  son  of  s' John,  ^‘lovest  thou  me 
more  than  these  ? He  saith  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord  ; 
thou  knowest  that  I ' love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him, 

16  Feed  my  lambs.  He  saith  to  him  again  a second 
time,  Simon,  son  of  n John,  lovest  thou  me  ? He 
saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord  ; thou  knowest  that  I 

17  Hove  thee.  He  saith  unto  him.  Tend  my  sheep. 
He  saith  unto  him  the  third  time,  Simon,  son  of 
t'John,  Hovest  thou  me?  Peter  was  grieved  be- 
cause he  said  unto  him  the  third  time,  * Lovest 
thou  me  ? And  he  said  unto  him.  Lord,  thou  know- 
est all  things  ; thou  J knowest  that  I ' love  thee. 

18  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Feed  my  sheep.  Verily, 
verily,  I say  unto  thee,  When  thou  wast  young,  thou 


1 ch.  1,  45. 

2 Matt.  4.  21. 

* ch.  20.  14. 

* Luke  24.  41. 

B Luke  5.  4,  6,  7. 


6ch.  13.  23.  & 20. 

2. 

1 Acts  10.  41. 

8  See  ch.  20,  19,  26. 


9 Acts  20.  28.  Heb. 
13.  20.  1 Pet.  2.  25.  & 
6.  2,  4. 

10  ch.  2.  24,  25.  & 16. 
30. 


11  ch.  13.  36.  Acts 
12.  3,  4. 

a That  is,  Twin, 
b Gr.  a fire  of  char- 
coal. 


c Or,  a fish, 
d Or,  a loaf, 
e Or,  aboard, 
f Or,  loaf, 
g Gr.  Joanes.  See 


ch.  1.  42,  margin. 

h i Love  in  these 
places  represents  two 
different  Greek  words. 
j Or,  perceivesl. 


179 


THE  ACTS,  I. 


youn»,  thou  girdedst  thyself,  and  walkedst  whither 
thou  wouldest : but  when  thou  shalt  be  old,  thou  shalt 
stretch  forth  thy  hands,  and  another  shall  gird  thee,  and 
carry  thee  whither  thou  wouldest  not. 

19  This  spake  he,  signifying  ^^by  what  death  he 
should  glorify  God.  And  when  he  had  spoken  this,  he 
saith  unto  him,  Follow  me. 

20  Then  Peter,  turning  about,  seeth  the  disciple 

whom  Jesus  loved  following  ; which  also  leaned  on 

his  breast  at  supper,  and  said.  Lord,  which  is  he  that 
betrayeth  thee  ? 

21  Peter  seeing  him  saith  to  Jesus,  Lord,  and  what 
shall  this  man  do  f 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  If  I will  that  he  tarry  till 
I come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ? follow  thou  me. 

23  Then  went  this  saying  abroad  among  the  brethren, 
that  that  disciple  should  not  die  : yet  Jesus  said  not 
unto  him.  He  shall  not  die  ; but.  If  I will  that  he  tarry 
till  I come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ? 

24  This  is  the  disciple  which  testifieth  of  these  things, 
and  wrote  these  things  : and  we  know  that  his  testi- 
mony is  true. 

25  ^®And  there  are  also  many  other  things  which 
Jesus  did,  the  which,  if  they  should  be  written  every 
one,  ^T.1  suppose  that  even  the  world  itself  could  not 
contain  the  books  that  should  be  written.  Amen. 


girdedst  thyself,  and  walkedst  whither  thou  would- 
est : but  when  thou  shalt  be  old,  thou  shalt  stretch 
forth  thy  hands,  and  another  shall  gird  thee,  and 

19  carry  thee  whither  thou  wouldest  not.  Now  this  he 
spake,  signifying  by  what  manner  of  death  he  should 
glorify  God.  And  when  he  had  spoken  this,  he  saith 

20  unto  him.  Follow  me.  Peter,  turning  about,  seeth 
the  disciple  whom  Jesus  loved  following ; which 
also  leaned  back  on  his  breast  at  the  supper,  and 

21  said.  Lord,  who  is  he  that  betrayeth  thee  ? Peter 
therefore  seeing  him  saith  to  Jesus,  Lord,  *and  what 

22  shall  this  man  do  ? J esus  saith  unto  him,  If  I will 
that  he  tarry  till  I come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ? fol- 

23  low  thou  me.  This  saying  therefore  went  forth 
among  the  brethren,  that  that  disciple  should  not 
die  : yet  Jesus  said  not  unto  him,  that  he  should  not 
die  ; but,  If  /I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I come,  what  is 
that  to  thee  ? 

24  This  is  the  disciple  which  beareth  witness  of  these 
things,  and  wrote  these  things:  and  we  know  that 
his  witness  is  true. 

25  And  there  are  also  many  other  things  which  Jesus 
did,  the  which  if  they  should  be  written  every  one, 
I suppose  that  even  the  world  itself  would  not  con- 
tain the  books  that  should  be  written. 


THE 

ACTS  OF  THE  APOSTLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Christ,  preparitiff  his  apostles  to  the  beholding  of  his  asomsion,  gath- 
ereth  them  together  into  the  mount  Olivet,,  commandeth  them  to  expect 
in  Jerusalem  the  sending  down  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  promiseth  after  few 
days  to  send  it : by  virtue  lohereof  they  should  be  witnesses  unto  him, 
even  to  the  utmost  parts  of  the  earth,  9 After  his  ascension  they  are 
warned  by  two  angels  to  depart,  and  to  set  their  minds  upon  his  second 
coming,  12  They  accordingly  return,  and,  giving  tfvems^ves  to  prayer, 
choose  Matthias  apostle  in  the  place  of  Judas, 

The  former  treatise  have  I made,  O ^ Theophilus,  of 
all  that  Jesus  began  both  to  do  and  teach, 

2  ^ Until  the  day  in  which  he  was  taken  up,  after  that 
he  through  the  Holy  Ghost  ® had  given  commandments 
unto  the  apostles  whom  he  had  chosen  : 

3  * To  whom  also  he  shewed  himself  alive  after  his 
passion  by  many  infallible  proofs,  being  seen  of  them 
forty  days,  and  speaking  of  the  things  pertaining  to  the 
kingdom  of  God  : 

4  ® And,  being  assembled  together  with  therriy  com- 
manded them  that  they  should  not  depart  from  Jerusa- 
lem, but  wait  for  the  promise  of  the  Father,  ® which, 
saith  hey  ye  have  heard  of  me. 

5  '^For  John  truly  baptized  with  water;  ®but  ye 
shall  be  baptized  with  the  Holy  Ghost  not  many  days 
hence. 

6  IVhen  they  therefore  were  come  together,  they 


1 The  “ former  treatise  I made,  0 Theophilus,  con- 
cerning all  that  Jesus  began  both  to  do  and  to  teach, 

2 until  the  day  in  which  he  was  received  up,  after  that 
he  had  given  commandment  through  the  ^ Holy 

3 Ghost  unto  the  apostles  whom  he  had  chosen  t to 
whom  he  also  ^ shewed  himself  alive  after  his  pas- 
sion by  many  proofs,  appearing  unto  them  by  the 
space  of  forty  days,  and  speaking  the  things  con- 

4 cerning  the  kingdom  of  God  : and,  ^ being  assem- 
bled together  with  them,  he  charged  them  not  to  de- 
part from  Jerusalem,  but  to  wait  for  the  promise  of 

5 the  Father,  which,  said  he,  ye  heard  from  me  : for 
John  indeed  baptized  with  water  ; but  ye  shall  be 
baptized  'with  the  Holy  Ghost  not  many  days 
hence. 

6 They  therefore,  when  they  were  come  together. 


» 2 Pet.  1.  14. 

13  ch.  13.  23,  26.  & 

20.  2. 

Matt.  16.  27, 28.  & 
25.  31.  1 Cor.  4.  6.  & 

11.  26.  Rev.  2.  25.  & 
3,  11.  & 22.  7,  20. 


i6ch.  19.  35.  3 John 

12. 

i«  ch.  20.  30. 

11  Amos  7.  10. 

1 Luke  1.  3. 

* ver.  9.  Mark  16. 


19.  Luke  9.  51.  & 24. 
51.  1 Tim.  3.  16. 

3 Matt.  28. 19.  Mark 
16.  15.  John  20.  21. 
ch.  10.  41,  42. 

« Mark  16.  14.  Luke 
24.  36.  John  20.  19, 


26.  & 21.  1, 14.  1 Cor. 
15i  5. 

8 Luke  24.  43,  49. 

3 Luke  24.  49.  John 
14.  16,  26,  27.  & 15. 
26.  & 16.  7.  ch.  2. 
S3. 


T Matt.  3.  11.  ch.ll. 
16.  & 19.  4. 

0 Joel  3. 18.  ch.2.4. 
&11.  15. 

h Gr.  and  this  man, 
what  f 

a Gr.  first. 


b Or,  ffoty  Spirit  .• 
and  so  throughout  this 
book. 

c Gr.  presented, 
d Or,  eating  with 
them, 
e Or,  in. 


180 


THE  ACTS,  I. 


asked  of  him,  saying,  ® Lord,  wilt  thou  at  this  time 

restore  again  the  kingdom  to  Israel  ? 

7 And  he  said  unto  them,  It  is  not  for  you  to  know 
the  times  or  the  seasons,  which  the  Father  hath  put  in 
his  own  power. 

8 But  ye  shall  receive  power,  after  that  the  Holy 
Ghost  is  come  upon  you  ; and  i^ye  shall  be  witnesses 
unto  me  both  in  Jerusalem,  and  in  all  Judaea,  and  in 
Samaria,  and  unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth. 

9 1®  And  when  he  had  spoken  these  things,  while  they 
beheld,  i®he  was  taken  up  ; and  a cloud  received  him 
out  of  their  sight. 

10  And  while  they  looked  stedfastly  toward  heaven 
as  he  went  up,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them  in 
white  apparel ; 

11  Which  also  said,  i®  Ye  men  of  Galilee,  why  stand 
ye  gazing  up  into  heaven  ? this  same  Jesus,  which  is 
taken  up  from  you  into  heaven,  i®  shall  so  come  in  like 
manner  as  ye  have  seen  him  go  into  heaven. 

12  20  Then  returned  they  unto  Jerusalem  from  the 
mount  called  Olivet,  which  is  from  Jerusalem  a sabbath 
day’s  journey. 

13  And  when  they  were  come  in,  they  went  up  21  into 
an  upper  room,  where  abode  both  22  Peter,  and  James, 
and  John,  and  Andrew,  Philip,  and  Thomas,  Bartholo- 
mew, and  Matthew,  James  the  son  of  Alphseus,  and  23  Si- 
mon Zelotes,  and  24  Judas  the  brother  of  James. 

14  25  These  all  continued  Avith  one  accord  in  prayer 
and  supplication,  with  26  the  women,  and  Mary  the 
mother  of  Jesus,  and  with  27  his  brethren. 

15  ^ And  in  those  days  Peter  stood  up  in  the  midst 
of  the  disciples,  and  said,  (the  number  2^  of  names  to- 
gether were  about  an  hundred  and  twenty,) 

16  Men  and  brethren,  this  scripture  must  needs  have 
been  fulfilled,  29  which  the  Holy  Ghost  by  the  mouth  of 
David  spake  before  concerning  Judas,  which  was 
guide  to  them  that  took  Jesus. 

17  For  he  was  numbered  with  us,  and  had  obtained 
part  of  ®2  this  ministry. 

18  ®®Now  this  man  purchased  a field  with  ®^the  re- 
ward of  iniquity  ; and  falling  headlong,  he  burst  asun- 
der in  the  midst,  and  all  his  bowels  gushed  out. 

19  And  it  was  known  unto  all  the  dwellers  at  Je- 
rusalem ; insomuch  as  that  field  is  called  in  their 
proper  tongue,  Aceldama,  that  is  to  say.  The  field  of 
blood. 

20  For  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  Psalms,  Let  his 
habitation  be  desolate,  and  let  no  man  dwell  therein  : 
and  3®  his  bishoprick  let  another  take. 

21  Wherefore  of  these  men  which  have  companied 
with  us  all  the  time  that  the  Lord  Jesus  went  in  and 
out  among  us, 

22  Beginning  from  the  baptism  of  John,  unto  tliat 
same  day  that  he  was  taken  up  from  us,  must  one 
be  ordained  to  be  a witness  with  us  of  his  resurrec- 
tion. 

23  And  they  appointed  two,  Joseph  called  Barsabas, 
who  was  surnamed  Justus,  and  Matthias. 


9 Matt.  24.  3. 

10  Is.  1.  26.  Dan.  7. 
27.  Amos  9.  11. 

n Matt.  24.  36.  Mark 
13.  32.  1 Thess.  5. 1. 

12  ch.  2.  1,  4. 

13  Luke  24.  49. 

11  ver.  22.  Luke  24. 
48.  John  15.  27.  ch. 
2.  32. 


15  Luke  24.  51.  John 
6.  62. 

16  ver.  2. 

11  Matt.  28.  3.  Mark 
16.  5.  Luke  24.  4. 
John  20.  12.  ch.  10.  3, 
30. 

18  ch.  2.  7.  & 13.  31. 

19  Dan.  7.  13.  Matt. 
24.  30.  Mark  13.  26. 
Luke  21.  27.  John  14. 


3.  1 Thess.  1.  10.  & 4. 
16.  2 Thess.  1.10.  Rev. 
1.  7. 

20  Luke  24.  52. 

21  ch.  9.  37,  39.  & 20. 

8. 

22  Matt.  10.  2,  3,  4. 

23  Luke  6.  15. 

24  Jude  1. 

25  ch.  2.  1,  46. 


asked  him,  saying.  Lord,  dost  thou  at  this  time  re- 

7 store  the  kingdom  to  Israel?  And  he  said  unto 
them.  It  is  not  for  you  to  know  times  or  seasons, 
which  the  Father  hath  set  within  his  own  authority. 

8 But  ye  shall  receive  power,  when  the  Holy  Ghost  is 
come  upon  you  : and  ye  shall  be  my  witnesses  both 
in  Jerusalem,  and  in  all  Judaea  and  Samaria,  and 

9 unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth.  And  when  he 
had  said  these  things,  as  they  were  looking,  he  was 
taken  up  ; and  a cloud  received  him  out  of  their 

10  sight.  And  while  they  were  looking  stedfastly  into 
heaven  as  he  went,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them 

11  in  white  apparel  ; which  also  said.  Ye  men  of  Gali- 
lee, why  stand  ye  looking  into  heaven  ? this  Jesus, 
which  was  received  up  from  you  into  heaven,  shall 
so  come  in  like  manner  as  ye  beheld  him  going  into 
heaven. 


12  Then  returned  they  unto  Jerusalem  from  the 
mount  called  Olivet,  which  is  nigh  unto  Jerusalem, 

13  a sabbath  day’s  journey  off.  And  when  they  were 
come  in,  they  went  up  into  the  upper  chamber, 
where  they  were  abiding  ; both  Peter  and  John  and 
James  and  Andrew,  Philip  and  Thomas,  Bartholo- 
mew and  Matthew,  James  the  son  of  Alphseus,  and 
Simon  the  Zealot,  and  Judas  the  ^ son  of  James. 

14  These  all  with  one  accord  continued  stedfastly  in 
prayer,  *with  the  women,  and  Mary  the  mother  of 
Jesus,  and  with  his  brethren. 

15  And  in  these  days  Peter  stood  up  in  the  midst  of 
the  brethren,  and  said  (and  there  was  a multitude 
of  * persons  gathered,  together,  about  a hundred  and 

16  twenty).  Brethren,  it  was  needful  that  the  scripture 
should  be  fulfilled,  which  the  Holy  Ghost  spake 
before  by  the  mouth  of  David  concerning  Judas, 

17  who  was  guide  to  them  that  took  Jesus.  For  he 
was  numbered  among  us,  and  received  his  ^ portion 

18  in  this  ministry.  (Now  this  man  obtained  a field 
with  the  reward  of  his  iniquity  ; and  falling  head- 
long, he  burst  asunder  in  the  midst,  and  all  his 

19  bowels  gushed  out.  And  it  became  known  to  all 
the  dwellers  at  Jerusalem  ; insomuch  that  in  their 
language  that  field  was  called  Akeldama,  that  is, 

20  The  field  of  blood.)  For  it  is  written  in  the  book 
of  Psalms, 

Let  his  habitation  be  made  desolate, 

And  let  no  man  dwell  therein  : 

and. 

His  * office  let  another  take. 

21  Of  the  men  therefore  which  have  companied  with 
us  all  the  time  that  the  Lord  Jesus  went  in  and  went 

22  out  ^ among  us,  beginning  from  the  baptism  of  John, 
unto  the  day  that  he  was  received  up  from  us,  of 
these  must  one  become  a witness  with  us  of  his 

23  resurrection.  And  they  put  forward  two,  Joseph 
called  Barsabbas,  who  was  surnamed  Justus  and 

26  Luke  23.  49, 55.  & 

24.  10. 

27  Matt.  13.  55. 

28  Rev.  3.  4. 

29  Ps.  41.  9.  John 

13.  18. 

30  Luke  22. 47.  John 

18.  3. 

31  Matt.  10.4.  Luke 

6.  16. 

32  ver.  25.  ch.  12. 


25.  & 20.  24.  & 21.  19. 

33  Matt.  27.  5, 7,  8. 

34  Matt.  26.  15.  2 

Pet.  2.  15. 

35  Ps.  69.  25. 

20  Ps.  109.  8. 

37  Mark  1.  1. 

38  ver.  9. 

39  ver.  8.  John  15. 
27.  ch.  4.  33. 

40  ch.  15.  22. 


f Or,  appointed  ty. 
g Or,  brother.  See 
Jude  1.  I 

h Or,  with  certain 
women, 
i Gr.  names, 
j Or,  lot. 

k Gr.  overseership. 

I Or,  over. 


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24  And  they  prayed,  and  said,  Thon,  Lord,  which 
knowest  the  hearts  of  all  mew,  shew  whether  of  these 
two  thou  hast  chosen, 

25  ^^Xhat  he  may  take  part  of  this  ministry  and 
apostleship,  from  which  Judas  by  transgression  fell, 
that  he  might  go  to  his  own  place. 

26  And  they  gave  forth  their  lots  ; and  the  lot  fell 
upon  Matthias  ; and  he  was  numbered  with  the  eleven 
apostles. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 The  aposilesn,  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  speaking  divers  lan- 
guages, are  admired  by  some,  and  derided  by  others.  14  Whom  Peter 
disproving,  and  shewing  that  the  apostles  spake  by  the  power  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  that  Jesus  was  risen  from  the  dead,  ascended  into  heaven, 
had  poured,  down  the  same  Holy  Ghost,  and  was  the  Messias,  a man 
known  to  them  to  be  approved  of  God  by  his  miracles,  wonders,  and 
signs,  and  not  crucified  xoiihout  his  determinate,  counsel  and  fore- 
knowledge : 37  he  bapiizeth  a great  number  that  ivere  converted.  41 
Who  afterwards  devoutly  and  charitably  converse  togetlver : the  apos- 
tles working  many  miracles,  and  God  daily  increasing  his  church. 

And  when  ^ the  day  of  Pentecost  was  fully  come, 
2 they  were  all  with  one  accord  in  one  place. 

2  And  suddenly  there  came  a sound  from  heaven  as 
of  a rushing  mighty  wind,  and  ® it  filled  all  the  house 
where  they  were  sitting. 

3  And  there  appeared  unto  them  cloven  tongues  like 
as  of  fire,  and  it  sat  upon  each  of  them. 

4  And  ^ they  were  all  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
began  ^ to  speak  with  other  tongues,  as  the  Spirit  gave 
them  utterance. 

5  And  there  were  dwelling  at  Jerusalem  Jews,  devout 
men,  out  of  every  nation  under  heaven. 

6  Now  when  this  was  noised  abroad,  the  multitude 
came  together,  and  were  confounded,  because  that  every 
man  heard  them  speak  in  his  own  language. 

7  And  they  were  all  amazed  and  marvelled,  saying 
one  to  another,  Behold,  are  not  all  these  which  speak 
® Galilseans  ? 

8  And  how  hear  we  every  man  in  our  own  tongue, 
wherein  we  were  born  ? 

9  Parthians,  and  Medes,  and  Elamites,  and  the  dwell- 
ers in  Mesopotamia,  and  in  Judaea,  and  Cappadocia,  in 
Pontus,  and  Asia, 

10  Phrygia,  and  Pamphylia,  in  Egypt,  and  in  the 
parts  of  Libya  about  Cyrene,  and  strangers  of  Rome, 
Jews  and  proselytes, 

11  Cretes  and  Arabians,  we  do  hear  them  speak  in 
our  tongues  the  wonderful  works  of  God. 

12  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  were  in  doubt, 
saying  one  to  another.  What  meaneth  this  ? 

13  Others  mocking  said.  These  men  are  full  of  new 
wine. 

14  ^ But  Peter,  standing  up  with  the  eleven,  lifted 
up  his  voice,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  men  of  iTudsea, 
and  all  ye  that  dwell  at  Jerusalem,  be  this  known  unto 
you,  and  hearken  to  my  words  : 

15  For  these  are  not  drunken,  as  ye  suppose,  seeing 
it  is  but  the  third  hour  of  the  day. 

16  But  this  is  that  which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet 
Joel ; 

17  ® And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  last  days,  saith 
God,  ® I will  pour  out  of  my  Spirit  upon  all  flesh  : and 
your  sons  and  your  daughters  shall  prophesy,  and  your 
young  men  shall  see  visions,  and  your  old  men  shall 
dream  dreams  : 


24  Matthias.  And  they  prayed,  and  said.  Thou,  Lord, 
which  knowest  the  hearts  of  all  men,  shew  of  these 

25  two  the  one  whom  thou  hast  chosen,  to  take  the 
place  in  this  ministry  and  apostleship,  from  which 
Judas  fell  away,  that  he  might  go  to  his  ow:n  place. 

26  And  they  gave  lots  for  them  ; and  the  lot  fell 
upon  Matthias  ; and  he  was  numbered  with  the 
eleven  apostles. 


2 And  when  the  day  of  Pentecost  “ was  now  come, 

2 they  were  all  together  in  one  place.  And  suddenly 
there  came  from  heaven  a sound  as  of  the  rushing 
of  a mighty  wind,  and  it  filled  all  the  house  where 

3 they  were  sitting.  And  there  appeared  unto  them 
tongues  ^ parting  asunder,  like  as  of  fire  ; and  it  sat 

4 upon  each  one  of  them.  And  they  were  all  filled 
with  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  began  to  speak  with  other 
tongues,  as  the  Spirit  gave  them  utterance. 

5 Now  there  were  dwelling  at  Jerusalem  Jews,  de- 

6 vout  men,  from  every  nation  under  heaven.  And 
when  this  sound  was  heard,  the  multitude  came  to- 
gether, and  were  confounded,  because  that  every 
man  heard  them  speaking  in  his  own  language. 

7 And  they  were  all  amazed  and  marvelled,  saying, 
Behold,  are  not  all  these  which  speak  Galileans  ? 

8 And  how  hear  we,  every  man  in  our  own  language, 

9 wherein  we  were  born  ? Parthians  and  Medes  and 
Elamites,  and  the  dwellers  in  Mesopotamia,  in  Judeea 

10  and  Cappadocia,  in  Pontus  and  Asia,  in  Phrygia 
and  Pamphylia,  in  Egypt  and  the  parts  of  Libya 
about  Cyrene,  and  sojourners  from  Rome,  both 

11  Jews  and  proselytes,  Cretans  and  Arabians,  we  do 
hear  them  speaking  in  our  tongues  the  mighty  works 

12  of  God.  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  were  per- 
plexed, saying  one  to  another.  What  meaneth  this  ? 

13  But  others  mocking  said,  They  are  filled  with  new 
wine. 


14  But  Peter,  standing  up  with  the  eleven,  lifted  up 
his  voice,  and  spake  forth  unto  them,  saying,  Ye 
men  of  Judsea,  and  all  ye  that  dwell  at  Jerusalem, 
be  this  known  unto  you,  and  give  ear  unto  my  words. 

15  For  these  are  not  drunken,  as  ye  suppose  ; seeing  it 

16  is  hut  the  third  hour  of  the  day  ; but  this  is  that 
which  hath  been  spoken  ‘^by  the  prophet  Joel ; 

17  And  it  shall  be  in  the  last  days,  saith  God, 

I will  pour  forth  of  my  Spirit  upon  all  flesh  : 

And  your  sons  and  your  daughters  shall  prophesy, 
And  your  young  men  shall  see  visions, 

And  your  old  men  shall  dream  dreams ; 


Sam.  Ifi.  7.  1 > Lev.  23.  15.  Deut.  6 Mark  16.  17.  ch.  ’ 1 These.  5.  7.  ® ch.  10.45.  h Or,  parting  among 

Chr.  28.  9.  & 29.  17.  16.9.  ch.  20.  16.  10.  46.  & 19.  6.  1 Cor.  « Is.  44. 3.  Ezek.  11.  ch.  2l.  9.  ' them.  Or,  distributing 

Jer.  11.  20.  & 17.  10.  2 ch.  1.  14.  12.  10,  28,  30.  & 13.  1.  19.  & 36.  27.  Joel  2.  m Or,  Unto.  themselves. 

ch.  15.  8.  Rev.  2.  23.  3 ch.  4.  31.  & 14.  2,  &c.  28,  29.  Zech.  12.  10.  a Gr.  was  being /ut-  c Or,  through. 

« ver.  17.  * ch.  1.  6.  « ch.  1.  11.  John  7.  38.  filled. 


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THE  ACTS,  II. 


18  And  on  my  servants  and  on  my  handmaidens  I 
will  pour  out  in  those  days  of  my  Spirit ; and  they 
shall  prophesy  : 

19  And  I will  shew  wonders  in  heaven  above,  and 
signs  in  the  earth  beneath  ; blood,  and  fire,  and  vapour 
of  smoke  : 

20  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness,  and  the 
moon  into  blood,  before  that  great  and  notable  day  of 
the  Lord  come  : 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  whosoever  shall 
call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 

22  Ye  men  of  Israel,  hear  these  words  ; Jesus  of 
Nazareth,  a man  approved  of  God  among  you  ^^by 
miracles  and  wonders  and  signs,  which  God  did  by  him 
in  the  midst  of  you,  as  ye  yourselves  also  know  : 

23  Him,  being  delivered  by  the  determinate  coun- 
sel and  foreknowledge  of  God,  ye  have  taken,  and 
by  wicked  hands  have  crucified  and  slain  : 

24  Whom  God  hath  raised  up,  having  loosed  the 
pains  of  death  : because  it  was  not  possible  that  he 
should  be  holden  of  it. 

25  For  David  speaketh  concerning  him,  I foresaw 
the  Lord  always  before  my  face,  for  he  is  on  my  right 
hand,  that  I should  not  be  moved  : 

26  Therefore  did  my  heart  rejoice,  and  my  tongue 
was  glad  ; moreover  also  my  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope  : 

27  Because  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell,  nei- 
ther wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  corrup- 
tion. 

28  Thou  hast  made  known  to  me  the  ways  of  life  ; 
thou  shalt  make  me  full  of  joy  with  thy  counte- 
nance. 

29  Men  and  brethren,  let  me  freely  speak  unto  you 
20  of  the  patriarch  David,  that  he  is  both  dead  and 
buried,  and  his  sepulchre  is  with  us  unto  this  day. 

30  Therefore  being  a prophet,  ^land  knowing  that 
God  had  sworn  with  an  oath  to  him,  that  of  the  fruit 
of  his  loins,  according  to  the  flesh,  he  would  raise  up 
Christ  to  sit  on  his  throne  ; 

31  He  seeing  this  before  spake  of  the  resurrection  of 
Christ,  22  that  his  soul  was  not  left  in  hell,  neither  his 
flesh  did  see  corruption. 

32  23Xhis  Jesus  hath  God  raised  up,  24  thereof  we 
all  are  witnesses. 

33  Therefore  25  being  by  the  right  hand  of  God  ex- 
alted, and  26  having  received  of  the  Father  the  promise 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  he  27  hath  shed  forth  this,  which 
ye  now  see  and  hear. 

34  For  David  is  not  ascended  into  the  heavens  : but 
he  saith  himself,  28  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit 
thou  on  my  right  hand, 

35  Until  I make  thy  foes  thy  footstool. 

36  Therefore  let  all  the  house  of  Israel  know  assur- 
edly, that  God  29  hath  made  that  same  Jesus,  whom  ye 
have  crucified,  both  Lord  and  Christ. 

37  Now  when  they  heard  this,  they  were  pricked 
in  their  heart,  and  said  unto  Peter  and  to  the  rest  of  the 
apostles.  Men  and  brethren,  what  shall  we  do  ? 

38  Then  Peter  said  unto  them,  Repent,  and  be 


18  Yea  and  on  my  '^servants  and  on  my  ‘’hand-mai- 

dens in  those  days 

Will  I pour  forth  of  my  Spirit ; and  they  shall 
prophesy. 

19  And  I will  shew  wonders  in  the  heaven  above. 

And  signs  on  the  earth  beneath  ; 

Blood,  and  fire,  and  vapour  of  smoke  : 

20  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness. 

And  the  moon  into  blood. 

Before  the  day  of  the  Lord  come, 

That  great  and  notable  day : 

21  And  it  shall  be,  that  whosoever  shall  call  on  the 

name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 

22  Ye  men  of  Israel,  hear  these  words  : Jesus  of  Naz- 
areth, a man  approved  of  God  unto  you  by  J'  mighty 
works  and  wonders  and  signs,  which  God  did  by  him 

23  in  the  midst  of  you,  even  as  ye  yourselves  know;  him, 
being  delivered  up  by  the  determinate  counsel  and 
foreknowledge  of  God,  ye  by  the  hand  of  ^ lawless 

24  men  did  crucify  and  slay  : whom  God  raised  up, 
having  loosed  the  pangs  of  death  : because  it  was 

25  not  possible  that  he  should  be  holden  of  it.  For 
David  saith  concerning  him, 

I beheld  the  Lord  always  before  my  face  ; 

For  he  is  on  my  right  hand,  that  I should  not  be 
moved  : 

26  Therefore  my  heart  was  glad,  and  my  tongue  re- 

joiced ; 

Moreover  my  flesh  also  shall  * dwell  in  hope  : 

27  Because  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  Hades, 

Neither  wilt  thou  give  thy  Holy  One  to  see  cor- 
ruption. 

28  Thou  madest  known  unto  me  the  ways  of  life  ; 

Thou  shalt  make  me  full  of  gladness  * with  thy 

countenance. 

29  Brethren,  I may  say  unto  you  freely  of  the  patriarch 
David,  that  he  both  died  and  was  buried,  and  his 

30  tomb  is  with  us  unto  this  day.  Being  therefore  a 
prophet,  and  knowing  that  G^  had  sworn  with  an 
oath  to  him,  that  of  the  fruit  of  his  loins  j he  would 

31  set  one  upon  his  throne  ; he  foreseeing  this  spake  of 
the  resurrection  of  the  Christ,  that  neither  was  he 
left  in  Hades,  nor  did  his  flesh  see  corruption. 

32  This  Jesus  did  God  raise  up,  ^ whereof  we  all  are 

33  witnesses.  Being  therefore  ^by  the  right  hand  of 
God  exalted,  and  having  received  of  the  Father  the 
promise  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  he  hath  poured  forth 

34  this,  which  ye  see  and  hear.  For  David  ascended 
not  into  the  heavens  : but  he  saith  himself. 

The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my 
right  hand, 

35  Till  I make  thine  enemies  the  footstool  of  thy 

feet. 

36  Let  ^ all  the  house  of  Israel  therefore  know  assur- 
edly, that  God  hath  made  him  both  Lord  and  Christ, 
this  Jesus  whom  ye  crucified. 

37  Now  when  they  heard  this,  they  were  pricked  in 
their  heart,  and  said  unto  Peter  and  the  rest  of  the 

38  apostles.  Brethren,  what  shall  do  ? And  Peter 


U ch.  21.  4,  9,  10.  1 22.  22.  & 24.  44.  ch.  Thess.  1.  10.  Heb.  13.  yer.  24.  Eph.  1.  20.  Heb.  1.  / Gr.  powers. 

Cor.  12.  10,  28.  & 14.  3.  18.  & 4.  28.  20.  1 Pet.  1.  21.  24  ch.  1.  8.  13.  g Or,  men  without 

I,  &c.  17  ch.  5.  30.  19  Ps.  16.  8.  26  ch.  5.  31.  Phil.  2.  29  ch.  5.  31.  the  law. 

12  Joel  2.  30,  31.  18  ver.  32.  ch.  3. 15.  20  1 Kin.  2.  10.  ch.  9.  Heb.  10.  12.  s®  Zech  12.  10.  Luke  h Or,  tabernacle. 

13  Matt.  24.  29.  Mark  & 4.  10.  & 10.  40.  & 13.  13.  36.  26  John  14.  26.  & 15.  3.  10.  ch.  9.  6.  & 16.  i Or,  in  thy  pres- 

13.  24.  Luke  21.  25.  30, 34.  & 17.  31.  Rom.  21  2 Sam.  7.  12,  13.  26.  & 16.  7,  13.  ch.  1.  30.  ence. 

11  Rom.  10.  13.  4.  24.  & 8.  11.  1 Cor.  Ps.  132.  11.  Luke  1.  4.  3i  Luke  24.  47.  ch.  j Or,  one  should  sit. 

15  John  3. 2.  & 14. 10,  6.  14.  & 15.  15.  2 Cor.  32,69.  Rom.  1.  3.  2 27  ch.  10.  45.  Eph.  3.19.  k Or,  of  whom. 

II.  ch.  10.  38.  Heb.  4.  14.  Gal.  1.  1.  Eph.  Tim.  2.  8.  4.  8.  d Gr.  bond-men.  I Or,  at. 

2. 4.  1.  20.  Col.  2.  12.  1 . 22  Ps,  ig,  iq.  ch.  13.  28  pg,  no.  i.  Matt.  e Gr.  bond-maidens.  m Or,  every  house. 

ifi  Matt.  26. 24.  Luke  ' 35.  22.  44.  1 Cor.  15.  25. 


THE  ACTS,  III. 


183 


"baptized  every  one  of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ 
for  the  remission  of  sins,  and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift 
of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

39  For  the  promise  is  unto  you,  and  ^Ho  your  chil- 
dren, and  33  to  all  that  are  afar  off,  even  as  many  as  the 
Lord  our  God  shall  call. 

40  And  with  many  other  words  did  he  testify  and 
exhort,  saying.  Save  yourselves  from  this  untoward  gen- 
eration. 

41  ^ Then  they  that  gladly  received  his  word  were 
baptized  : and  the  same  day  there  were  added  unto  them 
about  three  thousand  souls. 

42  34  And  they  continued  stedfastly  in  the  apostles’ 
doctrine  and  fellowship,  and  in  brealang  of  bread,  and 
ill  prayers. 

43  And  fear  came  upon  every  soul  : and  35ijjany 
wonders  and  signs  were  done  by  the  apostles. 

44  And  all  that  believed  were  together,  and  36  had  all 
things  common  ; 

45  And  sold  their  possessions  and  goods,  and  3"^  parted 
them  to  all  rnen,  as  every  man  had  need. 

46  38  And  they,  continuing  daily  with  one  accord  39  in 
the  temple,  and  breaking  bread  from  house  to  house, 
did  eat  their  meat  with  gladness  and  singleness  of  heart, 

47  Praising  God,  and  having  favour  with  all  the 
people.  And  ^^the  Lord  added  to  the  church  daily 
such  as  should  be  saved. 


CHAPTER  III. 


1  Peter  preaching  to  the  people  that  came  to  see  a lame  man  restored  to 
his  feet,  12  professeth  the  cure  not  to  have  been  wrouqht  by  his  or  John's 
own  power,  or  holiness,  but  by  God,  and  his  Son  Jesus,  and  through 
faiih  in  his  name : 13  withal  reprehending  them  for  crucifying  Jesus. 
17  Which  because  they  did  it  through  ignorance,  and  that  thereby  were 
fulfilled  God's  determinate  counsel,  and  the  scriptures : 19  he  exhort- 
eth  them  by  repentance  and  faith  to  seek  remission  of  their  sins,  and 
salvation  in  the  same  Jesus. 

"VTOW  Peter  and  John  went  up  together  ^into  the 
1 1 temple  at  the  hour  of  prayer,  ^ being  the  ninth  hour. 

2  And  3 a certain  man  lame  from  his  mother’s  womb 


T was  carried,  whom  they  laid  daily  at  the  gate  of  the 
temple  which  is  called  Beautiful,  ^ to  ask  alms  of  them 
that  entered  into  the  temple  ; 

3 Who  seeing  Peter  and  John  about  to  go  into  the 
temple  asked  an  alms. 

4 And  Peter,  fastening  his  eyes  upon  him  with  John, 
said,  Look  on  us. 

5 And  he  gave  heed  unto  them,  expecting  to  receive 
something  of  them. 

6 Then  Peter  said.  Silver  and  gold  have  I none  ; but 
such  as  I have  give  I thee  : ^ In  the  name  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Nazareth  rise  up  and  walk. 

7 And  he  took  him  by  the  right  hand,  and  lifted  him 
up  : and  immediately  his  feet  and  ancle  bones  received 
strength. 

8 And  he  ® leaping  up  stood,  and  walked,  and  entered 
with  them  into  the  temple,  walking,  and  leaping,  and 
praising  God. 

9 And  all  the  people  saw  him  walking  and  praising 
God  : 


10  And  they  knew  that  it  was  he  which  3 sat  for 
alms  at  the  Beautiful  gate  of  the  temple : and  they 
were  filled  with  wonder  and  amazement  at  that  which 


had  happened  unto  him. 


32  Joel  2.  28.  ch.  3. 
25. 

33  ch.  10.  45.  & 11. 
15,  18.  & 14.  27.  & 15. 
3,  8,  14.  Eph.  2.  13, 
17. 

s^ver.  46.  ch.  1.14. 


Rom.  12.  12.  Eph.  6. 
18.  Col.  4.  2.  Heb. 
10.  25. 

s"-  Mark  16.  17.  ch. 
4.  33.  & 5.  12. 

30  ch.  4.  32,  34. 


37  Is.  58.  7.- 
88  ch.  1.  14. 

39  Luke  24.  .53.  ch. 
5.  42. 

49  ch.  20.  7. 

41  Luke  2.  .52.  ch. 
4.  33.  Rom.  14.  18. 


said  unto  them.  Repent  ye,  and  be  baptized  every 
one  of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  unto  the  re- 
mission of  your  sins  ; and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift 

39  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  For  to  you  is  the  promise,  and 
to  your  children,  and  to  all  that  are  afar  off,  even  as 

40  many  as  the  Lord  our  God  shall  call  unto  him.  And 
with  many  other  words  he  testified,  and  exhorted 
them,  saying.  Save  yourselves  from  this  crooked 

41  generation.  They  then  that  received  his  word  were 
baptized  : and  there  were  added  unto  them  in  that 

42  day  about  three  thousand  souls.  And  they  continued 
stedfastly  in  the  apostles’  teaching  and  ® fellowship, 
in  the  breaking  of  bread  and  the  prayers. 


43  And  fear  came  upon  every  soul ; and  many  won- 

44  ders  and  signs  were  done  v by  the  apostles.  ® And 
all  that  believed  were  together,  and  had  all  things 

45  common  ; and  they  sold  their  possessions  and  goods, 
and  parted  them  to  all,  according  as  any  man  had 

46  need.  And  day  by  day,  continuing  stedfastly  with 
one  accord  in  the  temple,  and  breaking  bread  at 
home,  they  did  take  their  food  with  gladness  and 

47  singleness  of  heart,  praising  God,  and  having  favour 
with  all  the  people.  And  the  Lord  added  ^ to  them 
day  by  day  those  that  were  being  saved. 


3  Now  Peter  and  John  were  going  up  into  the  tem- 

2 pie  at  the  hour  of  prayer,  being  the  ninth  hour.  And 
a certain  man  that  was  lame  from  his  mother’s 
womb  was  carried,  whom,  they  laid  daily  at  the  door 
of  the  temple  which  is  called  Beautiful,  to  ask  alms 

3 of  them  that  entered  into  the  temple  ; who  seeing 
Peter  and  John  about  to  go  into  the  temple,  asked 

4 to  receive  an  alms.  And  Peter,  fastening  his  eyes 

5 upon  him,  with  John,  said.  Look  on  us.  And  he 
gave  heed  unto  them,  expecting  to  receive  some- 

6 thing  from  them.  But  Peter  said,  Silver  and  gold 
have  I none  ; but  what  I have,  that  give  I thee.  In 

7 the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth,  walk.  And 
he  took  him  by  the  right  hand,  and  raised  him  up  : 
and  immediately  his  feet  and  his  ankle-bones  re- 

8 ceived  strength.  And  leaping  up,  he  stood,  and 
began  to  walk  ; and  he  entered  with  them  into  the 
temple,  walking,  and  leaping,  and  praising  God. 

9 And  all  the  people  saw  him  walking  and  praising 
10  God  : and  they  took  knowledge  of  him,  that  it  was 

he  which  sat  for  alms  at  the  Beautiful  Gate  of  the 
temple  : and  they  were  filled  with  wonder  and 
amazement  at  that  which  had  happened  unto  him. 


42  ch.  5.  14.  & 11. 
24. 

J ch.  2.  46. 

2 Ps.  55.  17. 

3 ch.  14.  8. 

4 John  9.  8. 

9 ch.  4.  10. 


c Is.  35.  6. 

7 ch.  4.  16,  21. 

8 Like  John  9.  8. 

n Or,  having  re- 
ceived. 

0 Or,  in  fellowship. 


p Or,  through, 
q Many  ancient  au- 
thorities add  in  Jeru- 
salem ; and  great  fear 
was  upon  all. 
r Or.  together. 


184 


THE  ACTS,  III. 


11  And  as  the  lame  man  which  was  healed  held  Pe- 
ter and  John,  all  the  people  ran  together  unto  them  in 
the  porch  ^ that  is  called  Solomon’s,  greatly  wondering. 

12  ^ And  when  Peter  saw  it,  he  answered  unto  the 
people,  Ye  men  of  Israel,  why  marvel  ye  at  this  ? or 
why  look  ye  so  earnestly  on  us,  as  though  by  our  own 
power  or  holiness  we  had  made  this  man  to  walk  ? 

13  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  of  Isaac,  and  of  Ja- 
cob, the  God  of  our  fathers,  ^^hath  glorified  his  Son 
Jesus  ; whom  ye  delivered  up,  and  denied  him  in 
the  presence  of  Pilate,  when  he  was  determined  to  let 
him  go. 

14  But  ye  denied  ^^the  Holy  One  and  the  Just,  and 
desired  a murderer  to  be  granted  unto  you  ; 

15  And  killed  the  Prince  of  life,  whom  God  hath 
raised  from  the  dead  ; whereof  we  are  witnesses. 

16  And  his  name  through  faith  in  his  name  hath 
made  this  man  strong,  whom  ye  see  and  know  : yea,  the 
faith  which  is  by  him  hath  given  him  this  perfect  sound- 
ness in  the  presence  of  you  all. 

17  And  now,  brethren,  I wot  that  through  igno- 
rance ye  did  it,  as  did  also  your  rulers. 

18  But  those  things,  which  God  before  had  shewed 
21  by  the  mouth  of  all  his  prophets,  that  Christ  should 
suffer,  he  hath  so  fulfilled. 

19  ^ 22  Repent  ye  therefore,  and  be  converted,  that 
your  sins  may  be  blotted  out,  when  the  times  of  re- 
freshing shall  come  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  ; 

20  And  he  shall  send  Jesus  Christ,  which  before  was 
preached  unto  you  : 

21  23  Whom  the  heaven  must  receive  until  the  times 
of  24  restitution  of  all  things,  25  which  God  hath  spoken 
by  the  mouth  of  all  his  holy  prophets  since  the  world 
began. 

22  For  Moses  truly  said  unto  the  fathers,  26  A pro- 

Ehet  shall  the  Lord  your  God  raise  up  unto  you  of  your 
rethren,  like  unto  me  ; him  shall  ye  hear  in  all  things 
whatsoever  he  shall  say  unto  you. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  soul,  which 
will  not  hear  that  prophet,  shall  be  destroyed  from 
among  the  people. 

24  Yea,  and  all  the  prophets  from  Samuel  and  those 
that  follow  after,  as  many  as  have  spoken,  have  likewise 
foretold  of  these  days. 

25  27  Ye  are  the  children  of  the  prophets,  and  of  the 
covenant  which  God  made  with  our  fathers,  saying  unto 
Abraham,  28  And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  kindreds  of 
the  earth  be  blessed. 

26  29  Unto  you  first  God,  having  raised  up  his  Son 
Jesus,  sent  him  to  bless  you,  in  turning  away  every 
one  of  you  from  his  iniquities. 

» John  10.  23.  ch.  6.  « Ps.  16.  10.  Mark  16.  3.  ch.  13.  27.  1 

12.  1.  24.  Luke  1.  35.  ch.  Cor.  2.  8.  1 Tim.  1. 

10  ch.  5.  30.  2.  27.  & 4.  27.  13. 

11  John  7.  39.  & 12.  is  ch.  7.  52.  & 22.  20  Luke  24.  44.  ch. 

16.  & 17.  1.  14.  26.  22. 

12  Matt.  27.  2.  16  ch.  2.  24.  21  pg.  22.  Is.  50.  6. 

13  Matt,  27. 20.  Mark  n ch.  2.  32.  & 53.  5,  &c.  Dan.  9, 

15.  11.  Luke  23.  18,  is  Matt.  9.  22.  ch.  26.  1 Pet.  1.  10,  11. 

20,  21.  John  18.  40.  & 4.  10.  & 14.  9.  ' 22  ch.  2,  38. 

19.  15.  ch.  13.  28.  19  Luke  23.  34.  John  23  ch.  1.  11. 


11  And  as  he  held  Peter  and  John,  all  the  people  ran 
together  unto  them  in  the  “porch  that  is  called 

12  Solomon’s,  greatly  wondering.  And  when  Peter 
saw  it,  he  answered  unto  the  people.  Ye  men  of 
Israel,  why  marvel  ye  at  this  ^ man  ? or  why  fasten 
ye  your  eyes  on  us,  as  though  by  our  own  power  or 

13  godliness  we  had  made  him  to  walk  ? The  God  of 
Abraham,  and  of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  the  God  of 
our  fathers,  hath  glorified  his  Servant  Jesus  ; whom 
ye  delivered  up,  and  denied  before  the  face  of  Pilate, 

14  when  he  had  determined  to  release  him.  But  ye 
denied  the  Holy  and  Righteous  One,  and  asked  for 

15  a murderer  to  be  granted  unto  you,  and  killed  the 
^ Prince  of  life  ; whom  God  raised  from  the  dead  ; 

16  ® whereof  we  are  witnesses.  And  /by  faith  in  his 
name  hath  his  name  made  this  man  strong,  whom  ye 
behold  and  know  : yea,  the  faith  which  is  through 
him  hath  given  him  this  perfect  soundness  in  the 

17  presence  of  you  all.  And  now,  brethren,  I wot  that 

18  in  ignorance  ye  did  it,  as  did  also  your  rulers.  But 
the  things  which  God  foreshowed  by  the  mouth  of 
all  the  prophets,  that  his  Christ  should  suffer,  he 

19  thus  fulfilled.  Repent  ye  therefore,  and  turn  again, 
that  your  sins  may  be  blotted  out,  that  so  there 
may  come  seasons  of  refreshing  from  the  presence 

20  of  the  Lord  ; and  that  he  may  send  the  Christ  who 

21  hath  been  appointed  for  you,  even  Jesus  : whom  the 
heaven  must  receive  until  the  times  of  restoration 
of  all  things,  whereof  God  spake  by  the  mouth  of 
his  holy  prophets  which  have  been  since  the  world 

22  began.  Moses  indeed  said,  A prophet  shall  the  Lord 
God  raise  up  unto  you  from  among  your  brethren, 
^ like  unto  me  ; to  him  shall  ye  hearken  in  all  things 

23  whatsoever  he  shall  speak  unto  you.  And  it  shall 
be,  that  every  soul,  which  shall  not  hearken  to  that 
prophet,  shall  be  utterly  destroyed  from  among  the 

24  people.  Yea  and  all  the  prophets  from  Samuel  and 
them  that  followed  after,  as  many  as  have  spoken, 

25  they  also  told  of  these  days.  Ye  are  the  sons  of  the 
prophets,  and  of  the  covenant  which  God  ^'made 
with  your  fathers,  saying  unto  Abraham,  And  in 
thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the  earth  be 

26  blessed.  Unto  you  first  God,  having  raised  np  his 
Servant,  sent  him  to  bless  you,  in  turning  away 
every  one  of  you  from  your  iniquities. 


24  Matt.  17. 11. 

26  Luke  1.  70. 

26  Deut.  18.  15,  18, 
19.  ch.  7.  37. 

2Tch.  2.  39.  Rom.  9. 
4,  8.  & 15.  8.  Gal.  3. 
26. 

28  Gen.  12.  3.  & 18. 
18.  & 22.  18.  & 26.  4. 
&28.  14.  Gal.  3.  8. 


29  Matt.  10.  6.  & 15. 
24.  Luke  24.  47.  ch. 
13.  32,  33,  46. 

36  ver.  22. 

31  Matt.  1.  21. 
a Or,  portico, 
b Or,  thing, 
c Or,  Child : and  SO 
in  ver.  26;  4.  27,  30. 


See  Matt  12.  18;  Is. 
42.  1 ; 52.  13 ; 53.  11. 
d Or,  Author, 
e Or,  of  whom, 
f Or,  on  the  ground 
of. 

g Or,  as  he  raised 
up  me. 

h Gr.  covenanted. 


THE  ACTS,  IV. 


185 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1 The  rulers  of  the  Jews  offended  xvith  Peter's  sermon,  4 {though  thou- 
sands of  the  people  were  converted  that  heard  the  ivord,)  imprison 
him  and  John.  5 After,  upon  examination  Peter  boldly  avouching  the 
lame  man  to  be  healed  by  the  name  of  Jesus,  and  that  by  the  same  Jesus 
only  we  must  be  eternally  saved,  13  they  command  him  and  John  to 
preach  no  more  in  that  name,  adding  also  threatening,  23  whereupon 
the  church  fleeth  to  prayer.  31  And  God,  by  moving  the  place  where 
they  were  assembled,  testified  that  he  heard  their  prayer  : confirming 
the  church  with  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  with  mutual  love  and 
charily. 

And  as  they  spake  unto  the  people,  the  priests,  and 
the  captain  of  the  temple,  and  the  Sadducees,  came 
upon  them, 

2  1 Being  grieved  that  they  taught  the  people,  and 
preached  through  Jesus  the  resurrection  from  the 
dead. 

3  And  they  laid  hands  on  them,  and  put  them  in  hold 
unto  the  next  day  : for  it  was  now  eventide. 

4  Howbeit  many  of  them  which  heard  the  word  be- 
lieved ; and  the  number  of  the  men  was  about  five 
thousand. 

5  ^ And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  their 
rulers,  and  elders,  and  scribes, 

6  And  2 Annas  the  high  priest,  and  Caiaphas,  and 
John,  and  Alexander,  and  as  many  as  were  of  the  kin- 
dred of  the  high  priest,  were  gathered  together  at  Jeru- 
salem. 

7  And  when  they  had  set  them  in  the  midst,  they 
asked,  ® By  what  power,  or  by  what  name,  have  ye  done 
this  ? 

8  ^ Then  Peter,  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  said  unto 
them,  Ye  rulers  of  the  people,  and  elders  of  Israel, 

9  If  we  this  day  be  examined  of  the  good  deed 
done  to  the  impotent  man,  by  what  means  he  is  made 
whole  ; 

10  Be  it  known  unto  you  all,  and  to  all  the  people  of 
Israel,  ® that  by  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth, 
whom  ye  crucified,  ® whom  God  raised  from  the  dead, 
even  by  him  doth  this  man  stand  here  before  you 
whole. 

11  This  is  the  stone  which  was  set  at  nought  of  you 
builders,  which  is  become  the  head  of  the  corner. 

12  ® Neither  is  there  salvation  in  any  other  : for  there 
is  none  other  name  under  heaven  given  among  men, 
whereby  we  must  be  saved. 

13  ^ Now  when  they  saw  the  boldness  of  Peter  and 
John,  ^and  perceived  that  they  were  unlearned  and 
ignorant  men,  they  marvelled  ; and  they  took  knowl- 
edge of  them,  that  they  had  been  with  Jesus. 

14  And  beholding  the  man  which  was  healed  stand- 
ing with  them,  they  could  say  nothing  against  it. 

15  But  when  they  had  commanded  them  to  go  aside 
out  of  the  council,  they  conferred  among  themselves, 

16  Saying,  What  shall  we  do  to  these  men  ? for 
that  indeed  a notable  miracle  hath  been  done  by  them 
is  manifest  to  all  them  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem  ; and 
we  cannot  deny  it. 

17  But  that  it  spread  no  further  among  the  people, 
let  us  straitly  threaten  them,  that  they  speak  henceforth 
to  no  man  in  this  name. 

18  ^^And  they  called  them,  and  commanded  them 
not  to  speak  at  all  nor  teach  in  the  name  of  Jesus. 

19  But  Peter  and  John  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
AYhether  it  be  right  in  the  sight  of  God  to  hearken 
unto  you  more  than  unto  God,  judge  ye. 

1 Matt.  22.  23.  ch.  s Ex.  2.  14.  Matt.  « ch.  2.  24. 

23.  8.  21.  23.  ch.  7.  27.  ^ Ps.  118.  22.  la.  28. 

2 Luke  3.  2.  John  « Luke  12.  11,  12.  IG.  Matt.  21.  42. 

11.  49.  & 18.  13.  6 ch.  3.  6,  IG.  » Matt.  1.  21.  ch. 

10.  43.  1 Tim.  2.  5,  G. 


4  And  as  they  spake  unto  the  people,  ® the  priests 
and  the  captain  of  the  temple  and  the  Sadducees 

2 came  upon  them,  being  sore  troubled  because  they 
taught  the  people,  and  proclaimed  in  Jesus  the  res- 

3 urrection  from  the  dead.  And  they  laid  hands  on 
them,  and  put  them  in  ward  unto  the  morrow  : for 

4 it  was  now  eventide.  But  many  of  them  that  heard 
the  word  believed  ; and  the  number  of  the  men  came 
to  be  about  five  thousand. 


5 And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  their 
rulers  and  elders  and  scribes  were  gathered  together 

6 in  Jerusalem  ; and  Annas  the  high  priest  loas  there, 
and  Caiaphas,  and  John,  and  Alexander,  and  as 

7 many  as  were  of  the  kindred  of  the  high  priest.  And 
when  they  had  set  them  in  the  midst,  they  inquired. 
By  what  power,  or  in  what  name,  have  ye  done  this  ? 

8 Then  Peter,  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  said  unto 

9 them.  Ye  rulers  of  the  people,  and  elders,  if  we  this 
day  are  examined  concerning  a good  deed  done  to 
an  impotent  man,  ^ by  what  means  this  man  is  made 

10  whole  ; be  it  known  unto  you  all,  and  to  all  the  peo- 
ple of  Israel,  that  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of 
Nazareth,  whom  ye  crucified,  whom  God  raised  from 
the  dead,  even  in  ‘^him  doth  this  man  stand  here 

11  before  you  whole.  He  is  the  stone  which  was  set  at 
nought  of  you  the  builders,  which  was  made  the  head 

12  of  the  corner.  And  in  none  other  is  there  salvation  : 
for  neither  is  there  any  other  name  under  heaven, 
that  is  given  among  men,  wherein  we  must  be  saved. 


13  Now  when  they  beheld  the  boldness  of  Peter  and 
John,  and  had  perceived  that  they  were  unlearned 
and  ignorant  men,  they  marvelled  ; and  they  took 
knowledge  of  them,  that  they  had  been  with  Jesus. 

14  And  seeing  the  man  which  was  healed  standing  with 

15  them,  they  could  say  nothing  against  it.  But  when 
they  had  commanded  them  to  go  aside  out  of  the 

16  council,  they  conferred  among  themselves,  saying. 
What  shall  we  do  to  these  men  ? for  that  indeed  a 
notable  ® miracle  hath  been  wrought  through  them, 
is  manifest  to  all  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem  ; and  we 

17  cannot  deny  it.  But  that  it  spread  no  further 
among  the  people,  let  us  threaten  them,  that  they 

18  speak  henceforth  to  no  man  in  this  name.  And  they 
called  them,  and  charged  them  not  to  speak  at  all 

19  nor  teach  in  the  name  of  Jesus.  But  Peter  and  John 
answered  and  said  unto  them.  Whether  it  be  right 
in  the  sight  of  God  to  hearken  unto  you  rather  than 


OMatt.  11.  25. 
Cor.  1.  27. 
ch.  3.  11. 

1'  John  11.  47. 

12  ch.  3.  9,  10. 


1 13  Again,  ch.  5.  40. 

14  ch.  5.  29. 
a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  the  chief 
priests. 


h Or,  in  whom, 
c Or,  saved, 
d Or,  thi.<{  name. 
e Or.  sign. 


186 


THE  ACTS,  IV. 


20  For  we  cannot  but  speak  the  things  which  we 
have  seen  and  heard. 

21  So  when  they  had  further  threatened  them,  they 
let  them  go,  finding  nothing  how  they  might  punish 
them,  because  of  the  people  : for  all  men  glorified 
God  for  that  which  was  done. 

22  For  the  man  was  above  forty  years  old,  on  whom 
this  miracle  of  healing  was  shewed. 

23  ^ And  being  let  go,  ^^they  went  to  their  own 
company,  and  reported  all  that  the  chief  priests  and 
elders  had  said  unto  them. 

24  And  when  they  heard  that,  they  lifted  up  their 
voice  to  God  with  one  accord,  and  said,  Lord,  thou 
art  God,  which  hast  made  heaven,  and  earth,  and  the 
sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is  : 

25  Who  by  the  mouth  of  thy  servant  David  hast 
said,  ^I'W'hy  did  the  heathen  rage,  and  the  people 
imagine  vain  things  ? 

26  The  kings  of  the  earth  stood  up,  and  the  rulers 
were  gathered  together  against  the  Lord,  and  against 
his  Christ. 

27  For  of  a truth  against  23  thy  holy  child  Jesus, 
24  whom  thou  hast  anointed,  both  Herod,  and  Pontius 
Pilate,  with  the  Gentiles,  and  the  people  of  Israel,  were 
gathered  together, 

28  25  For  to  do  whatsoever  thy  hand  and  thy  counsel 
determined  before  to  be  done. 

29  And  now.  Lord,  behold  their  threatenings  ; and 
grant  unto  thy  servants,  2®  that  with  all  boldness  they 
may  speak  thy  word, 

30  By  stretching  forth  thine  hand  to  heal ; 2?  and  that 
signs  and  wonders  may  be  done  28  by  the  name  of  29  thy 
holy  child  Jesus. 

31  And  when  they  had  prayed,  the  place  was 
shaken  where  they  were  assembled  together  ; and  they 
were  all  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  they  spake 
the  word  of  God  with  boldness. 

32  And  the  multitude  of  them  that  believed  ^2  were 
of  one  heart  and  of  one  soul : neither  said  any  of  them 
that  ought  of  the  things  which  he  possessed  was  his 
own  ; but  they  had  all  things  common. 

33  And  with  great  power  gave  the  apostles  wit- 
ness of  the  resurrection  of  the  Lord  Jesus  : and  great 
grace  was  upon  them  all. 

34  Neither  was  there  any  among  them  that  lacked  : 

for  as  many  as  were  possessors  of  lands  or  houses  sold 

them,  and  brought  the  prices  of  the  things  that  were 
sold, 

35  *®And  laid  them  down  at  the  apostles’  feet  : 

and  distribution  was  made  unto  every  man  according 

as  he  had  need. 

36  And  Joses,  who  by  the  apostles  was  surnamed 
Barnabas,  (which  is,  being  interpreted.  The  son  of  con- 
solation,) a Levite,  and  of  the  country  of  Cyprus, 

37  49  Having  land,  sold  it^  and  brought  the  money, 
and  laid  it  at  the  apostles’  feet. 


20  unto  God,  judge  ye  : for  we  cannot  but  speak  the 

21  things  which  we  saw  and  heard.  And  they,  when 
they  had  further  threatened  them,  let  them  go,  find- 
ing nothing  how  they  might  punish  them,  because 
of  the  people  ; for  all  men  glorified  God  for  that 

22  which  was  done.  For  the  man  was  more  than  forty 
years  old,  on  whom  this  f miracle  of  healing  was 
wrought. 

23  And  being  let  go,  they  came  to  their  own  com- 
pany, and  reported  all  that  the  chief  priests  and  the 

24  elders  had  said  unto  them.  And  they,  when  they 
heard  it,  lifted  up  their  voice  to  God  with  one  ac- 
cord, and  said,  O o Lord,  * thou  that  didst  make  the 
heaven  and  the  earth  and  the  sea,  and  all  that  in 

25  them  is  : * who  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  by  the  mouth  of 
our  father  David  thy  servant,  didst  say. 

Why  did  the  Gentiles  rage, 

And  the  peoples  ^ imagine  vain  things  ? 

26  The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves  in  array, 
And  the  rulers  were  gathered  together. 

Against  the  Lord,  and  against  his  * Anointed  : 

27  for  of  a truth  in  this  city  against  thy  holy  Servant 
Jesus,  whom  thou  didst  anoint,  both  Herod  and 
Pontius  Pilate,  with  the  Gentiles  and  the  peoples  of 

28  Israel,  were  gathered  together,  to  do  whatsoever 
thy  hand  and  thy  counsel  foreordained  to  come  to 

29  pass.  And  now.  Lord,  look  upon  their  threatenings  : 
and  grant  unto  thy  ^ servants  to  speak  thy  word  with 

30  all  boldness,  while  thou  stretchest  forth  thy  hand 
to  heal  ; and  that  signs  and  wonders  may  be  done 

31  through  the  name  of  thy  holy  Servant  Jesus.  And 
when  they  had  prayed,  the  place  was  shaken  wherein 
they  were  gathered  together  ; and  they  were  all 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  they  spake  the  word 
of  God  with  boldness. 


32  And  the  multitude  of  them  that  believed  were  of 
one  heart  and  soul  : and  not  one  of  them  said  that 
aught  of  the  things  which  he  possessed  was  his  own  ; 

33  but  they  had  all  things  common.  And  with  great 
power  gave  the  apostles  their  witness  of  the  resur- 
rection of  the  Lord  Jesus  and  great  grace  was 

34  upon  them  all.  For  neither  was  there  among  them 
any  that  lacked  : for  as  many  as  were  possessors  of 
lands  or  houses  sold  them,  and  brought  the  prices  of 

35  the  things  that  were  sold,  and  laid  them  at  the  apos- 
tles’ feet  : and  distribution  was  made  unto  each,  ac- 
cording as  any  one  had  need. 

36  And  Joseph,  who  by  the  apostles  was  surnamed 
Barnabas  (which  is,  being  interpreted,  Son  of  ''ex- 

37  hortation),  a Levite,  a man  of  Cyprus  by  race,  having 
a field,  sold  it,  and  brought  the  money,  and  laid  it  at 
the  apostles’  feet. 


15  ch.  1.  8.  & 2.  32. 

18  ch.  22.  15.  1 John 
1.  1,  3. 

11  Matt.  21. 26.  Luke 
20.  6,  19.  & 22.  2.  ch. 
5.  26. 

18  ch.  3.  7,  8. 

19  ch.  12.  12. 

20  2 Kin.  19. 15. 


21  Ps.  2.  1. 

22  Matt.  26.  3.  Luke 
22.  2.  & 23.  1,  8. 

23  Luke  1.  35. 

2^  Luke  4.  18.  John 
10.  36. 

25  ch.  2.  23.  & 3. 18. 
28  ver.  13.  31.  ch,  9, 
27.  & 13.  46.  & 14.  3.  & 


19.  8.  & 26.  26.  & 28. 
31.  Eph.  6.  19. 

21  ch.  2.  43.  & 5.  12, 
28  ch.  3.  6,  16. 

20  ver.  27. 

30  ch.  2.  2,  4,  & 16. 
26. 

31  ver.  29, 

82  ch.  5.  12,  Rom. 


15.  5,  6.  2 Cor.  13, 

11,  Phil.  1.  27.  & 2. 
2.  1 Pet.  3.  8. 

33  ch.  2.  44. 

34  ch.  1.  8. 

35  ch.  1.  22, 

38  ch.  2.  45. 

31  ch.  2.  45, 

38  ver,  37.  ch.  5.  2. 


39  ch.  2.  45.  & 6.  1. 

40  ver.  34,  35,  ch.  5, 

1,  2. 

/Gr.  sign, 
g Or,  Master, 
h Or,  thou  art  he 
that  did  make, 
i The  Greek  text  in 


this  clause  is  some- 
what imcertain. 
j Or,  meditate, 
k Gr.  Christ. 

I Gr.  bond-servants, 
ni  Some  ancient  au- 
thorities add  Christ, 
n Or,  consolation. 


THE  ACTS,  V. 


187 


CHAPTER  V. 

1 After  that  Ananias  and  Sapphira  his  wife  for  their  hypocrisy  at  Pe- 
ter's rebuke  had  fallen  down  dead,  12  and  that  the  rest  of  the  apostles 
had  wrought  many  miracles,  14  to  the  increase  of  the  faith : 17  the 
apostles  are  again  imprisoned.  19  hut  delivered  by  an  angel  bidding 
them  to  preach  openly  to  all:  2l  when,  after  their  teaching  accordingly 
in  the  temple,  29  and  before  the  council,  33  they  are  in  danger  to  be 
killed,  through,  the  advice  of  Oamaliel,  a great  counsellor  among  the 
Jews,  they  be  kept  alive.  40  and  are  but  beaten : for  which  they  glorify 
God,  and  cease  no  day  from  preaching. 

But  a certain  man  named  Ananias,  with  Sapphira 
his  wife,  sold  a possession, 

2  And  kept  back  part  of  the  price,  his  wife  also  being 
privy  to  it,  ^ and  brought  a certain  part,  and  laid  it  at 
the  apostles’  feet. 

3  ^ But  Peter  said,  Ananias,  why  hath  ® Satan  filled 
thine  heart  to  lie  to  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  to  keep  back 
part  of  the  price  of  the  land  ? 

4  Whiles  it  remained,  was  it  not  thine  own  ? and 
after  it  was  sold,  was  it  not  in  thine  own  power  ? why 
hast  thou  conceived  this  thing  in  thine  heart  ? thou  hast 
not  lied  unto  men,  but  unto  God. 

5  And  Ananias  hearing  these  words  ^ fell  down,  and 
gave  up  the  ghost  : and  great  fear  came  on  all  them 
that  heard  these  things. 

6  And  the  young  men  arose,  ® wound  him  up,  and 
carried  him  out,  and  buried  him. 

7  And  it  was  about  the  space  of  three  hours  after, 
when  his  wife,  not  knowing  what  was  done,  came  in. 

8  And  Peter  answered  unto  her.  Tell  me  whether  ye 
sold  the  land  for  so  much  ? And  she  said.  Yea,  for  so 
much. 

9  Then  Peter  said  unto  her.  How  is  it  that  ye  have 
agreed  together  ® to  tempt  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  ? be- 
hold, the  feet  of  them  which  have  buried  thy  husband 
are  at  the  door,  and  shall  carry  thee  out. 

10  Then  fell  she  down  straightway  at  his  feet,  and 
yielded  up  the  ghost : and  the  young  men  came  in,  and 
found  her  dead,  and,  carrying  her  forth,  buried  her  by 
her  husband. 

11  ® And  great  fear  came  upon  all  the  church,  and 
upon  as  many  as  heard  these  things. 

12  ^ And  ® by  the  hands  of  the  apostles  were  many 
signs  and  wonders  wrought  among  the  peopL 
they  were  all  with  one  accord  in  Solomon’s  po^ 

13  And  of  the  rest  durst  no  man  joi 
them  : but  the  people  magnified  them 
14  And  believers  were  the  more 
multitudes  both  of  men  and  wome 
15  Insomuch  that  they  brou^ 
the  streets,  and  laid  them  on  b 
the  least  the  shadow  of  Pe 
shadow  some  of  them. 

16  There  came  als 
round  about  unto  Je 
them  which  were  ve 
were  healed  every  oi 
17  If  15  Then  th 
were  with  him, 
and  were  filled 
18  16  And  1 
them  in  the 
19  But  i; 
prison  do 


5  But  a certain  man  named  Ananias,  with  Sapphira 

2 his  wife,  sold  a possession,  and  k^pt  back  part  of  the 
price,  his  wife  also  being  privy  t,o  it,  and  brought  a 

3 certain  part,  and  laid  it  at  the  a^stles’  feet.  But 
Peter  said,  Ananias,  why  hath  Saf^k^led  thy  heart 
to  " lie  to  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  to  keepSl^ack  part  of 

4 the  price  of  the  land  ? Whiles  it  remained>sdid  it  not 
remain  thine  own  ? and  after  it  was  sold,  w^s  it  not 
in  thy  power  ? How  is  it  that  thou  hast  conceived, 
this  thing  in  thy  heart  ? thou  hast  not  lied  untbvfoen, 

5 but  unto  God.  And  Ananias  liearing  these  words 
fell  down  and  gave  up  the  ghost : and  great  fear 

6 came  upon  all  that  heard  it.  And  the  ^young^men 


arose  and  wrapped  him  round,  and  they  carrij 
out  and  buried  him. 


‘rij^^i 

r 


7 And  it  was  about  the  space  of  three  hours  after, 
when  his  wife,  not  knowing  what  was  done,  came  in. 

8 And  Peter  answered  unto  her.  Tell  me  whether  ye 
sold  the  land  for  so  much.  And  she  said.  Yea,  for 

9 so  much.  But  Peter  said  unto  her,  How  is  it  that 
ye  have  agreed  together  to  tempt  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  ? behold,  the  feet  of  them  which  have  buried 
thy  husband  are  at  the  door,  and  they  shall  carry 

10  thee  out.  And  she  fell  down  immediately  at  his  feet, 
and  gave  up  the  ghost : and  the  young  men  came  in 
and  found  her  dead,  and  they  carried  her  out  and 

11  buried  her  by  her  husband.  And  great  fear  came 
upon  the  whole  church,  and  upon  all  that  heard  these 
things. 

12  And  by  the  hands  of  the  apostles  were  many  signs 
and  wonders  wrought  among  the  people  ; and  they 

13  were  all  with  one  accord  in  Solomon’s  porch.  But 
of  the  rest  durst  no  man  join  himself  to  them  : how- 

.4  belt  the  people  magnified  them  ; ^ and  believers  were 
the  more  added  to  the  Lord,  multitudes  both  of 
men  and  women  ; insomuch  that  they  even  carried 
mt  the  sick  into  the  streets,  and  laid  them  on  beds 
^d  couches,  that,  as  Peter  came  by,  at  the  least  his 
low  might  overshadow  some  one  of  them.  And 
also  came  together  the  multitude  from  the 
•ound  about  Jerusalem,  bringing  sick  folk,  and 
it  were  vexed  with  unclean  spirits  : and  they 
[ed  every  one. 

gh  priest  rose  up,  and  all  they  that  were 
ch  is  the  sect  of  the  Sadducees),  and 
with  jealousy,  and  laid  hands  on  the 
t them  in  public  ward.  But  an 
by  night  opened  the  prison  doors. 


b Gr.  younger, 
c Or,  and  there  were 
the  more  added  to 
them,  believing  on  the 
Lord. 


188 


THE  ACTS,  V. 


20  Go,  stand  and  speak  in  the  temp  o the  people 

all  the  words  of  tl^is  life. 

21  And  when  th(ey  heard  that,  they  ?red  into  the 

temple  early  in  tlie  morning,  and  tau  i®But  the 
high  priest  came,  and  they  that  wer-  h him,  and 
called  the  council  kogether,  and  all  th„  oenate  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  a»d  sent  to  the  prison  to  have  them 
brought.  ' 

22  But  when  the  ^^officers  came,  and  found  them  not 
in  the  prison,  they  r#iturned,  and  told, 

23  Saying,  The  prison  truly  found  we  shut  with  all 
safety,  and  the  J^epers  standing  without  before  the 
doors : but  wl^«^^^ve  had  opened,  we  found  no  man 
within. 

24  No when  the  high  priest  and  the  captain  of 
the  tei^le  and  the  chief  priests  heard  these  things, 
they  d^bted  of  them  where  unto  this  would  grow. 

T5  y^hen  came  one  and  told  them,  saying.  Behold,  the 
men  whom  ye  put  in  prison  are  standing  in  the  temple, 
and  teaching  the  people. 

a went  the  captain  with  the  officers,  and 
liem  without  violence  : for  they  feared  the 
it  they  should  have  been  stoned, 
when  they  had  brought  them,  they  set 
mem  berore  the  council : and  the  high  priest  asked 
them, 

28  Saying,  Did  not  we  straitly  command  you  that 
ye  should  not  teach  in  this  name  ? and,  behold,  ye  have 
filled  Jerusalem  with  your  doctrine,  and  intend  to 
bring  this  man’s  blood  upon  us. 

29  If  Then  Peter  and  the  other  apostles  answered  and 
said,  25  We  ought  to  obey  God  rather  than  men. 

30  26  The  God  of  our  fathers  raised  up  Jesus,  whom 
ye  slew  and  ^ hanged  on  a tree. 

31  28  Him  hath  God  exalted  with  his  right  hand  to  he 
22  a Prince  and  ®2  a Saviour,  for  to  give  repentance  to 
Israel,  and  forgiveness  of  sins. 


32  And  ®2  we  are  his  witnesses  of  these  things  ; and 
so  is  also  the  Holy  Ghost,  ®®  whom  God  hath  given  to 
them  that  obey  him. 

33  ^ When  they  heard  that,  they  were  cut  to  the 
heart,  and  took  counsel  to  slay  them. 

34  Then  stood  there  up  one  in  the  council,  a Pharisee, 
named  Gamaliel,  a doctor  of  the  law,  had  in  reputa- 
tion among  all  the  people,  and  commanded  to  put  the^ 
apostles  forth  a little  space  ; 

35  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  men  of  Israel,  take  hej 
to  yourselves  what  ye  intend  to  do  as  touching  tl 
men. 

36  For  before  these  days  rose  up  Theudas,  b( 
himself  to  be  somebody  ; to  whom  a number 
about  four  hundred,  joined  themselves  : who 
and  all,  as  many  as  obeyed  him,  were  scat 
brought  to  nought. 

37  After  this  man  rose  up  Judas  of  ^ 
days  of  the  taxing,  and  drew  away  mucj 
him  : he  also  perished  ; and  all,  even  as^ 
him,  were  dispersed. 

38  And  now  I say  unto  you,  Refrai 
and  let  them  alone  : for  if  this 
be  of  men,  it  will  come  to  nought 


20  and  brought  them  out,  and  said.  Go  ye,  and  stand 
and  speak  in  the  temple  to  the  people  all  the  words 

21  of  this  Life.  And  when  they  heard  this,  they  en- 
tered into  the  temple  about  daybreak,  and  taught. 
But  the  high  priest  came,  and  they  that  were  with 
him,  and  called  the  council  together,  and  all  the 
senate  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  sent  to  the 

22  prison-house  to  have  them  brought.  But  the  offi- 
cers that  came  found  them  not  in  the  prison  ; and 

23  they  returned,  and  told,  saying.  The  prison-house 
we  found  shut  in  all  safety,  and  the  keepers  standing 
at  the  doors  : but  when  we  had  opened,  we  found 

24  no  man  within.  Now  when  the  captain  of  the  tem- 
ple and  the  chief  priests  heard  these  words,  they 
were  much  perplexed  concerning  them  whereunto 

25  this  would  grow.  And  there  came  one  and  told 
them.  Behold,  the  men  whom  ye  put  in  the  prison 
are  in  the  temple  standing  and  teaching  the  people. 

26  Then  went  the  captain  with  the  officers,  and  brought 
them,  hut  without  violence  ; for  they  feared  the  peo- 

27  pie,  lest  they  should  be  stoned.  And  when  they 
had  brcTught  them,  they  set  them  before  the  coun- 

28  cil.  And  the  high  priest  asked  them,  saying.  We 
straitly  charged  you  not  to  teach  in  this  name  : 
and  behold,  je  have  filled  Jerusalem  with  your 
teaching,  and  intend  to  bring  this  man’s  blood  upon 

29  us.  But  Peter  and  the  apostles  answered  and  said, 

30  We  must  obey  God  rather  than  men.  The  God  of 
our  fathers  raised  up  Jesus,  whom  ye  slew,  hanging 

31  him  on  a tree.  Him  did  God  exalt  ^ with  his  right 
hand  to  he  a Prince  and  a Saviour,  for  to  give  re- 

32  pentance  to  Israel,  and  remission  of  sins.  And  we 
are  witnesses  ® of  these  J'  things  ; ^ and  so  is  the  Holy 
Ghost,  whom  God  hath  given  to  them  that  obey 
him. 


But  they,  when  they  heard  this,  were  cut  to  the 
and  were  minded  to  slay  them.  But  there 
one  in  the  council,  a Pharisee,  named 
doctor  of  the  law,  had  in  honour  of  all 
id  commanded  to  put  the  men  forth  a 
^ he  said  unto  them.  Ye  men  of  Is- 
^ourselves  as  touching  these  men, 
to  do.  For  before  these  days 
ig  himself  out  to  be  some- 
of  men,  about  four  hun- 
^ho  was  slain  ; and  all, 
dispersed,  and  came 
ip  Judas  of  Galilee 
drew  away  some  of 
^rished  ; and  all,  as 
id  abroad.  And 
lese  men,  and  let 
lis  work  be  of 


18  John  6.  68.  <! 

3.  1 John  5.  11. 

19  ch.  4.  5,  6. 

20  Luke  22.  4. 

4.  1. 

21  ?Iatt.  21.  26. 

22  ch.  4.  18. 


23  ch.  2.  23. 
15.  & 7.  52 
2*  Matt.  23 
25, 

2'’>  ch.  4. 

28  ch.  3, 

14 


THE  ACTS,  VI. 


189 


39  But  if  it  be  of  God,  ye  cannot  overthrow  it ; lest 
haply  ye  be  found  even  to  fight  against  God. 

40  And  to  him  they  agreed  : and  when  they  had 
called  the  apostles,  ^®and  beaten  them,  they  com- 
manded that  they  should  not  speak  in  the  name  of  Jesus, 
and  let  them  go. 

41  ^ And  they  departed  from  the  presence  of  the 
council,  rejoicing  that  they  were  counted  worthy  to 
suffer  shame  for  his  name. 

42  And  daily  in  the  temple,  and  in  every  house, 
they  ceased  not  to  teach  and  preach  Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  apostles,  desirous  to  have  the  poor  regarded  for  their  bodily  sus- 
tenance, as  also  caref  ul  themselves  to  dispense  the  word  of  God,  the 
food  of  the  soul,  3 appoint  the  office  of  deaconskip  to  seven  chosen  men. 
5 Of  whom  Stephen,  a man  full  of  faith,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  is  one. 
12  Who  is  taken  of  those,  whom  he  confounded  in  disputing,  13  and 
after  falsely  accused  of  blasphemy  against  the  law  and  the  temple. 

And  in  those  days,  ^ when  the  number  of  the  disci- 
ples was  multiplied,  there  arose  a murmuring  of 
the  -^Grecians  against  the  Hebrews,  because  their  wid- 
ows were  neglected  ® in  the  daily  ministration. 

2  Then  the  twelve  called  the  multitude  of  the  disci- 
ples unto  them,  and  said,  * It  is  not  reason  that  we  should 
leave  the  word  of  God,  and  serve  tables. 

3  Wherefore,  brethren,  ® look  ye  out  among  you 
seven  men  of  honest  report,  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and 
wisdom,  whom  we  may  appoint  over  this  business. 

4  But  we  ® will  give  ourselves  continually  to  prayer, 
and  to  the  ministry  of  the  word. 

5  ^ And  the  saying  pleased  the  whole  multitude  : 
and  they  chose  Stephen,  a man  full  of  faith  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  and  ® Philip,  and  Prochorus,  and  Nicanor, 
and  Timon,  and  Parmenas,  and  ^ Nicolas  a proselyte  of 
Antioch  : 

6  Whom  they  set  before  the  apostles  : and  when 
they  had  prayed,  they  laid  their  hands  on  them. 

7  And  the  word  of  God  increased  ; and  the  num- 
ber of  the  disciples  multiplied  in  Jerusalem  greatly  ; and 
a great  company  of  the  priests  were  obedient  to  the 
faith. 

8  And  Stephen,  full  of  faith  and  power,  did  great 
wonders  and  miracles  among  the  people. 

9  If  Then  there  arose  certain  of  the  synagogue,  which 
is  called  the  synagogue  of  the  Libertines,  and  Cyreiiians, 
and  Alexandrians,  and  of  them  of  Cilicia  and  of  Asia, 
disputing  with  Stephen. 

10  And  ^^they  were  not  able  to  resist  the  wisdom 
and  the  spirit  by  which  he  spake. 

11  i^Then  they  suborned  men,  which  said.  We  have 
heard  him  speak  blasphemous  words  against  Moses,  and 
against  God. 

12  And  they  stirred  up  the  people,  and  the  elders, 
and  the  scribes,  and  came  upon  him,  and  caught  him, 
and  brought  him  to  the  council, 

13  And  set  up  false  witnesses,  which  said.  This  man 
ceaseth  not  to  speak  blasphemous  words  against  this 
holy  place,  and  the  law  : 

14  ^^For  we  have  heard  him  say,  that  this  Jesus  of 
Nazareth  shall  destroy  this  place,  and  shall  change 
the  customs  which  Moses  delivered  us. 

37  Luke  21. 15.  1 Cor.  Phil.  1.  29.  Heb.  10.  « Ex.  18.  17. 

1.  25.  34.  Jam.  1. 2.  1 Pet.  5 Lent.  1.  13.  ch.  1. 

38  ch.  7.  51.  & 9. 5.  & 4.  13,  16.  21.  & 16.  2.  1 Tim.  3. 

23.  9.  « ch.  2.  46.  7. 

38  ch.  4.  18.  «3  ch.  4.  20,  29.  « ch.  2.  42. 

*0  Matt.  10.  17.  & 23.  » ch.  2.  41.  & 4.  4.  & 7 ch.  11.  24. 

W.  Mark  13.  9.  6.  14.  & ver.  7.  8 ch.  8.  6,  26.  & 21. 

« Matt.  5.  12.  Rom.  * ch.  9.  29.  & 11.  20.  8. 

6.  3.  2 Cor.  12.  10.  3 ch.  4.  .35. 


39  men,  it  will  be  overthrown  : but  if  it  is  of  God,  ye 
will  not  be  able  to  overthrow  them  ; lest  haply  ye  be 

40  found  even  to  be  fighting  against  God.  And  to  him 
they  agreed  : and  when  they  had  called  the  apostles 
unto  them,  they  beat  them  and  charged  them  not  to 

41  speak  in  the  name  of  Jesus,  and  let  them  go.  They 
therefore  departed  from  the  presence  of  the  council, 
rejoicing  that  they  were  counted  worthy  to  suffer 

42  dishonour  for  the  Name.  And  every  day,  in  the 
temple  and  at  home,  they  ceased  not  to  teach  and 
to  preach  Jesus  as  the  Christ. 


6  Now  in  these  days,  when  the  number  of  the  disci- 
ples was  multiplying,  there  arose  a murmuring  of 
the  “Grecian  Jews  against  the  Hebrews,  because 
their  widows  were  neglected  in  the  daily  ministra- 

2 tion.  And  the  twelve  called  the  multitude  of  the 
disciples  unto  them,  and  said,  It  is  not  ^ fit  that  we 
should  forsake  the  word  of  God,  and  serve  tables. 

3 ^ Look  ye  out  therefore,  brethren,  from  among  you 
seven  men  of  good  report,  full  of  the  Spirit  and  of 
•wisdom,  whom  we  may  appoint  over  this  business. 

4 But  we  will  continue  stedfastly  in  prayer,  and  in  the 

5 ministry  of  the  word.  And  the  saying  pleased  the 
whole  multitude  : and  they  chose  Stephen,  a man  full 
of  faith  and  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  Philip,  and  Pro- 
chorus, and  Nicanor,  and  Timon,  and  Parmenas,  and 

6 Nicolas  a proselyte  of  Antioch  : whom  they  set  be- 
fore the  apostles  : and  when  they  had  prayed,  they 
laid  their  hands  on  them. 

7 And  the  word  of  God  increased  ; and  the  number 
of  the  disciples  multiplied  in  Jerusalem  exceed- 
ingly ; and  a great  company  of  the  priests  were 
obedient  to  the  faith. 

8 And  Stephen,  full  of  grace  and  power,  wrought 

9 great  wonders  and  signs  among  the  people.  But 
there  arose  certain  of  them  that  were  of  the  S3ma- 
gogue  called  the  synagogue  of  the  Libertines,  and  of 
the  Cyrenians,  and  of  the  Alexandrians,  and  of  them 

10  of  Cilicia  and  Asia,  disputing  with  Stephen.  And 
they  were  not  able  to  withstand  the  wisdom  and.  the 

11  Spirit  by  which  he  spake.  Then  they  suborned 
men,  which  said,  We  have  heard  him  speak  blas- 
phemous words  against  Moses,  and  against  God. 

12  And  they  stirred  up  the  people,  and  the  elders,  and 
the  scribes,  and  came  upon  him,  and  seized  him,  and 

13  brought  him  into  the  council,  and  set  up  false  wit- 
nesses, which  said.  This  man  ceaseth  not  to  speak 

14  words  against  this  hol^'  place,  and  the  law  : for  we 
have  heard  him  say,  that  this  Jesus  of  Nazareth 
shall  destroy  this  place,  and  shall  change  the  cus- 


0 Rev.  2.  6,  16. 

10  ch.  1.  24. 

11  ch.  8.  17.  & 9.  17. 
& 13.  3.  1 Tim.  4.  14. 
&5.  22.  2 Tim.  1.6. 

13  ch.  12.  24.  & 19.  20. 
Col.  1.  6. 

13  John  12.  42. 


11  Luke  21.  15.  ch. 
5.  39.  See  Ex.  4.  12. 
Is.  54.  17. 

10  1 Kin.  21.  10,  13. 
Matt.  26.  59,  60. 

10  ch.  25.  8. 

17  Dan.  9.  26. 
a Gr.  Hellenists. 


b Gr.  pleasing, 
c Or,  minister  to  ta- 
bles. 

d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  But, 
brethren,  look  ye  out 
from  among  you. 


1 


190 


THE  ACTS,  VII. 


15  And  all  that  sat  in  the  fcouncil,  looking  stedfastly 
on  him,  saw  his  face  as  it  had  been  the  face  of  an 
angel. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Stephen,  permitted  to  answer  to  the  accusation  of  blasphemy,  2 shexo- 
eth  that  Abraham  worshipped  God  rightly,  and  hoiv  God  chose  the 
fathers  20  before  Moses  was  born,  and  before  the  tabernacle  and  tem- 
ple icere  built:  37  that  Moses  himself  witnessed  of  Christ:  44  one?  that 
all  outward  ceremonies  were  ordained  according  to  the  heavenly  pat- 
tern, to  last  but  for  a time:  51  reprehending  their  rebellion,  and  mur- 
dering of  Christ,  the  Just  One,  whom  the  prophets  foretold  should 
come  into  the  world.  54  Whereupon  they  stone  him  to  death,  who 
commendeth  his  soul  to  Jesus,  and  humbly  prayeth  for  them. 

ri^HEN  said  the  high  priest.  Are  these  things  so  ? 

1 2 And  he  said,  ^ Men,  brethren,  and  fathers, 
hearken ; The  God  of  glory  appeared  unto  our  father 
Abraham,  when  he  was  in  Mesopotamia,  before  he 
dwelt  in  Charran, 

3 And  said  unto  him,  ^Get  thee  out  of  thy  country, 
and  from  thy  kindred,  and  come  into  the  land  wliich  I 
shall  shew  thee. 

4 Then  ^ came  he  out  of  the  land  of  the  Chaldseans, 
and  dwelt  in  Charran  : and  from  thence,  when  his  father 
was  dead,  he  removed  him  into  this  land,  wherein  ye 
now  dwell. 

5 And  he  gave  him  none  inheritance  in  it,  no,  not  so 
much  as  to  set  his  foot  on  : ^yet  he  promised  that  he 
would  give  it  to  him  for  a possession,  and  to  his  seed 
after  him,  when  as  yet  he  had  no  child. 

6 And  God  spake  on  this  wise,  ^ That  his  seed  should 
sojourn  in  a strange  land  ; and  that  they  should  bring 
them  into  bondage,  and  entreat  them  evil  ® four  hundred 
years. 

7 And  the  nation  to  whom  they  shall  be  in  bondage 
will  I judge,  said  God  : and  after  that  shall  they  come 
forth,  and  serve  me  in  this  place. 

8 ® And  he  gave  him  the  covenant  of  circumcision  : 
® and  so  Abraham  begat  Isaac,  and  circumcised  him  the 
eighth  day  ; and  Isaac  begat  Jacob  ; and  Jacob  be- 
gat the  twelve  patriarchs. 

9 And  the  patriarchs,  moved  with  envy,  sold  Joseph 
into  Egypt  : but  God  was  with  him, 

10  And  delivered  him  out  of  all  his  afflictions,  and 
gave  him  favour  and  wisdom  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt  ; and  he  made  him  governor  over  Egypt 
and  all  his  house. 

11  i^Now  there  came  a dearth  over  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  and  Chanaan,  and  great  affliction  : and  our  fa- 
thers found  no  sustenance. 

12  ^®But  when  Jacob  heard  that  there  was  corn  in 
Egypt,  he  sent  out  our  fathers  first. 

13  And  at  the  second  time  Joseph  was  made  known 
to  his  brethren  ; and  Joseph’s  kindred  was  made  known 
unto  Pharaoh. 

14  ^®Then  sent  Joseph,  and  called  his  father  Jacob 
to  him,  and  ^®all  his  kindred,  threescore  and  fifteen 
souls. 

15  So  Jacob  went  down  into  Egypt,  ^^and  died,  he, 
and  our  fathers, 

16  And  22  were  carried  over  into  Sychem,  and  laid  in 
23  the  sepulchre  that  Abraham  bought  for  a sum  of 
money  of  the  sons  of  Emmor  the  father  of  Sychem. 

17  But  when  24  the  time  of  the  promise  drew  nigh, 

J ch.  22.  1.  c Gen.  15.  13,  IG.  lo  Gen.  25.  26. 

2 Gen.  12.  1.  b Ex.  12.  40.  Gal.  3.  n Gen.  29.  31,  &c. 

3 Gen.  11.  31.  & 12.  17.  & 30.  5,  &c.  & 35.  18, 

4,  5.  7 Ex.  3.  12.  23. 

■»  Gen.  12. 7.  & 13. 15.  s Gen.  17.  9,  10,  11.  12  Gen.  37.  4,  11,  28. 

15.  3,  18.  & 17.  8.  & » Gen.  21.  2,  3,  4.  Ps.  105.  17. 

26.  3. 


15  toms  w'hich  Moses  delivered  unto  us.  And  all  that 
sat  in  the  council,  fastening  their  eyes  on  him,  saw 
his  face  as  it  had  been  the  face  of  an  angel. 


7 And  the  high  priest  said,  Are  these  things  so  ? 

2 And  he  said. 

Brethren  and  fathers,  hearken.  The  God  of  glory 
appeared  unto  our  father  Abraham,  when  he  was  in 

3 Mesopotamia,  before  he  dwelt  in  Haran,  and  said 
unto  him.  Get  thee  out  of  thy  land,  and  from  thy 
kindred,  and  come  into  the  land  which  I shall  shew 

4 thee.  Then  came  he  out  of  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
daeans,  and  dwelt  in  Haran  : and  from  thence,  when 
his  father  was  dead,  God  removed  him  into  this 

5 land,  wherein  ye  now  dwell  : and  he  gave  him  none 
inheritance  in  it,  no,  not  so  much  as  to  set  his  foot 
on  : and  he  promised  that  he  would  give  it  to  him  in 
possession,  and  to  his  seed  after  him,  when  as  yet  he 

6 had  no  child.  And  God  spake  on  this  wise,  that  his 
seed  should  sojourn  in  a strange  land,  and  that  they 
should  bring  them  into  bondage,  and  entreat  them 

7 evil,  four  hundred  years.  And  the  nation  to  which 
they  shall  be  in  bondage  will  I judge,  said  God  : 
and  after  that  shall  they  come  forth,  and  serve  me 

8 in  this  place.  And  he  gave  him  the  covenant  of 
circumcision  : and  so  Abraham  begat  Isaac,  and  cir- 
cumcised him  the  eighth  day  ; and  Isaac  begat 

9 Jacob,  and  Jacob  the  twelve  patriarchs.  And  the 
patriarchs,  moved  with  jealousy  against  Joseph,  sold 

10  him  into  Egypt  : and  God  was  with  him,  and  de- 
livered him  out  of  all  his  afflictions,  and  gave  him 
favour  and  wisdom  before  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  ; 
and  he  made  him  governor  over  Egypt  and  all  his 

11  house.  Now  there  came  a famine  over  all  Egypt 
and  Canaan,  and  great  affliction  i.  and  our  fathers 

12  found  no  sustenance.  But  when  Jacob  heard  that 
there  was  corn  in  Egypt,  he  sent  forth  our  fathers 

13  the  first  time.  And  at  the  second  time  Joseph  was 
made  known  to  his  brethren  ; and  Joseph’s  race  be- 

14  came  manifest  unto  Pharaoh.  And  Joseph  sent, 
and  called  to  him  Jacob  his  father,  and  all  his  kin- 

15  dred,  threescore  and  fifteen  souls.  And  Jacob  went 
down  into  Egypt  ; and  he  died,  himself,  and  our 

16  fathers  ; and  they  were  carried  over  unto  Shechem, 
and  laid  in  the  tomb  that  Abraham  bought  for  a 
price  in  silver  of  the  sons  of  ® Hamor  in  Shechem. 

17  But  as  the  time  of  the  promise  drew  nigh,  which 


13  Gen.  39.  2,  21,  23. 
« Gen.  41.  37.  & 42. 

15  Gen.  41.  64. 

16  Gen.  42.  1. 

11  Gen.  45.  4,  16. 

18  Gen.  45.  9,  27. 


19  Gen.  46.  27.  Dent. 
10.  22. 

20  Gen.  46.  6. 

21  Gen.  49.  33.  Ex. 

1.6. 

22  Ex.  13.  19.  Josh. 
32. 


23  Gen.  23.  16.  & 33. 
19. 

2<  ver.  6.  Gen.  15. 
13. 

a Gr.  Emmor. 


THE  ACTS,  Vll. 


191 


which  God  had  sworn  to  Abraham,  ^sthe  people  grew 
and  multiplied  in  Egypt, 

18  Till  another  king  arose,  which  knew  not  Joseph. 

19  The  same  dealt  subtilly  with  our  kindred,  and 
evil  entreated  our  fathers,  so  that  they  cast  out  their 
young  children,  to  the  end  they  might  not  live. 

20  In  which  time  Moses  was  born,  and  was  ex- 
ceeding fair,  and  nourished  up  in  his  father’s  house 
three  months  : 

21  And  when  he  was  cast  out.  Pharaoh’s  daughter 
took  him  up,  and  nourished  him  for  her  own  son. 

22  And  Moses  was  learned  in  all  the  wisdom  of  the 
Egyptians,  and  was  mighty  in  words  and  in  deeds. 

23  And  when  he  was  full  forty  years  old,  it  came 
into  his  heart  to  visit  his  brethren  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

24  And  seeing  one  of  them  suffer  wrong,  he  defended 
him,  and  avenged  him  that  was  oppressed,  and  smote 
the  Egyptian  : 

25  For  he  supposed  his  brethren  would  have  under- 
stood how  that  God  by  his  hand  would  deliver  them  : 
but  they  understood  not. 

26  And  the  next  day  he  shewed  himself  unto  them 
as  they  strove,  and  would  have  set  them  at  one  again, 
saying.  Sirs,  ye  are  brethren ; why  do  ye  wrong  one  to 
another  ? 

27  But  he  that  did  his  neighbour  wrong  thrust  him 
away,  saying,  Who  made  thee  a ruler  and  a judge 
over  us  ? 

28  Wilt  thou  kill  me,  as  thou  diddest  the  Egyptian 
yesterday  ? 

29  ®^Then  fled  Moses  at  this  saying,  and  was  a 
stranger  in  the  land  of  Madian,  where  he  begat  two 
sons. 

30  And  when  forty  years  were  expired,  there  ap- 
peared to  him  in  the  wilderness  of  mount  Sina  an  angel 
of  the  Lord  in  a flame  of  fire  in  a bush. 

31  When  Moses  saw  it,  he  wondered  at  the  sight  : 
and  as  he  drew  near  to  behold  it,  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  him, 

32  Saying,  I am  the  God  of  thy  fathers,  the  God 
of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 
Jacob.  Then  Moses  trembled,  and  durst  not  behold. 

33  Then  said  the  Lord  to  him.  Put  off  thy  shoes 
from  thy  feet : for  the  place  where  thou  standest  is 
holy  ground. 

34  I have  seen,  I have  seen  the  affliction  of  my 
people  which  is  in  Egypt,  and  I have  heard  their  groan- 
ing, and  am  come  down  to  deliver  them.  And  now 
come,  I will  send  thee  into  Egypt. 

35  This  Moses  whom  they  refused,  saying,  Who 
made  thee  a ruler  and  a judge  ? the  same  did  God 
send  to  he  a ruler  and  a deliverer  3^  by  the  hand  of  the 
angel  which  appeared  to  him  in  the  bush. 

36  He  brought  them  out,  after  that  he  had  shewed 
wonders  and  signs  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the 
Red  sea,  ^3  and  in  the  wilderness  forty  years. 

37  If  This  is  that  Moses,  which  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  A prophet  shall  the  Lord  your  God  raise 
up  unto  you  of  your  brethren,  like  unto  me  ; him 
shall  ye  hear. 

W Ex.  1.  7,  8,  9.  Pa.  3°  Luke  24.  19.  85  Ex.  3.  2. 

105.  24,  25.  81  Ex.  2.  11,  12.  sc  Matt.  22.  32.  Heb. 

20  Ex.  1.  22.  32  Ex.  2.  13.  11.  16. 

Ex.  2.  2.  83  See  Luke  12.  14.  87  Ex.  3.  6.  Josh.  5. 

28  Heb.  11. 23.  ch.  4. 7.  15. 

2»  Ex.  2.  3-10.  34  Ex.  2.  15,  22.  & 4.  3«  Ex.  3.  7, 

20.  & 18.  3,  4. 


God  vouchsafed  unto  Abraham,  the  people  grew  and 

18  multiplied  in  Egypt,  till  there  arose  another  king 

19  over  Egypt,  which  knew  not  Joseph.  The  same 
dealt  subtilly  with  our  race,  and  evil  entreated  our 
fathers,  that  ^ they  should  cast  out  their  babes  to  the 

20  end  they  might  not  ^live.  At  which  season  Moses 
was  born,  and  was  ^'exceeding  fair  ; and  he  was 

21  nourished  three  months  in  his  father’s  house  : and 
when  he  was  cast  out.  Pharaoh’s  daughter  took  him 

22  up,  and  nourished  him  for  her  own  son.  And  Moses 
was  instructed  in  all  the  wisdom  of  the  Egyptians  ; 

23  and  he  was  mighty  in  his  words  and  works.  But 
when  he  was  well-nigh  forty  years  old,  it  came  into 
his  heart  to  visit  his  brethren  the  children  of  Israel. 

24  And  seeing  one  of  them  suffer  wrong,  he  defended 
him,  and  avenged  him  that  was  oppressed,  smiting 

25  the  Egyptian  : and  he  supposed  that  his  brethren 
understood  how  that  God  by  his  hand  was  giving 

26  them  « deliverance  ; but  they  understood  not.  And 
the  day  following  he  appeared  unto  them  as  they 
strove,  and  would  have  set  them  at  one  again,  say- 
ing, Sirs,  ye  are  brethren  ; why  do  ye  wrong  one  to 

27  another  ? But  he  that  did  his  neighbour  wrong 
thrust  him  away,  saying.  Who  made  thee  a ruler 

28  and  a judge  over  us  ? Wouldest  thou  kill  me,  as 

29  thou  killedst  the  Egyptian  yesterday  ? And  Moses 
fled  at  this  saying,  and  became  a sojourner  in  the 

30  land  of  Midian,  where  he  begat  two  sons.  And 
when  forty  years  were  fulfilled,  an  angel  appeared 
to  him  in  the  wilderness  of  mount  Sinai,  in  a flame 

31  of  fire  in  a bush.  And  when  Moses  saw  it,  he  won- 
dered at  the  sight : and  as  he  drew  near  to  behold, 

32  there  came  a voice  of  the  Lord,  I am  the  God  of 
thy  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  of  Isaac, 
and  of  Jacob.  And  Moses  trembled,  and  durst  not 

33  behold.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Loose  the 
shoes  from  thy  feet  : for  the  place  whereon  thou 

34  standest  is  holy  ground.  I have  surely  seen  the 
affliction  of  my  people  which  is  in  Egypt,  and  have 
heard  their  groaning,  and  I am  come  down  to  de- 
liver them  : and  now  come,  I will  send  thee  into 

35  Egypt.  This  Moses  whom  they  refused,  saying. 
Who  made  thee  a ruler  and  a judge  ? him  hath 
God  sent  to  he  both  a ruler  and  a deliverer  with 
the  hand  of  the  angel  which  appeared  to  him  in  the 

36  bush.  This  man  led  them  forth,  having  wrought 
wonders  and  signs  in  Egypt,  and  in  the  Red  sea,  and 

37  in  the  wilderness  forty  years.  This  is  that  Moses, 
which  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  A prophet 
shall  God  raise  up  unto  you  from  among  your  bre- 


39  Ex.  14.  19.  Num* 
20.  16. 

« Ex.  12.  41.  & 33. 

1. 

Ex.  7,  & 8,  & 9,  & 
10,  & 11,  & 14.  Ps. 
105.  27. 


« Ex.  14.  2l,  2?,  28, 
29. 

<8  Ex.  16.  1,  35. 

**  Dent.  18.  15,  18. 
ch.  3.  22. 

« Matt.  17.  6. 


b Or,  he. 

c Gr.  be  preserved 
alive. 

d Or,  fair  vnto  Qod, 
e Or,  salvation. 
/Gr.  redeemeu 


192 


THE  ACTS,  VII. 


38  This  is  he,  that  was  in  the  church  in  the  wilder- 
ness with  the  angel  which  spake  to  him  in  the  mount 
Sina,  and  with  our  fathers  : who  received  the  lively 

oracles  to  give  unto  us  : 

39  To  whom  our  fathers  would  not  obey,  but  thrust 
him  from  them,  and  in  their  hearts  turned  back  again 
into  Egypt, ^ 

40  ^ Saying  unto  Aaron,  Make  us  gods  to  go  before 
us  : for  as  for  this  Moses,  which  brought  us  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not  what  is  become  of  him. 

41  And  they  made  a calf  in  those  days,  and  offered 
sacrifice  unto  the  idol,  and  rejoiced  in  the  works  of  theii* 
own  hands. 

42  Then  God  turned,  and  gave  them  up  to  worship 

the  host  of  heaven  ; as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 

the  prophets,  O ye  house  of  Israel,  have  ye  offered  to 
me  slain  beasts  and  sacrifices-  hy  the  space  of  forty  years 
in  the  wilderness  ? 

43  Yea,  ye  took  up  the  tabernacle  of  Moloch,  and 
the  star  of  your  god  Remphan,  figures  which  ye  made 
to  worship  them  : and  I will  carry  you  away  beyond 
Babylon. 

44  Our  fathers  had  the  tabernacle  of  witness  in  the 
wilderness,  as  he  had  appointed,  speaking  unto  Moses, 

that  he  should  make  it  according  to  the  fashion  that  he 
had  seen. 

45  Which  also  our  fathers  that  came  after  brought 
in  with  Jesus  into  the  possession  of  the  Gentiles,  whom 
God  drave  out  before  the  face  of  our  fathers,  unto  the 
days  of  David  ; 

46  Who  found  favour  before  God,  and  desired  to 
find  a tabernacle  for  the  God  of  Jacob. 

47  But  Solomon  built  him  an  house. 

48  Howbeit  the  most  High  dwelleth  not  in  temples 
made  with  hands  ; as  saith  the  prophet, 

49  Heaven  is  my  throne,  and  earth  is  my  footstool : 
what  house  will  ye  build  me  ? saith  the  Lord  : or  what 
is  the  place  of  my  rest  ? 

50  Hath  not  my  hand  made  all  these  things  ? 

51  ^ Ye  stiff  necked  and  uncircumcised  in  heart 
and  ears,  ye  do  always  resist  the  Holy  Ghost : as  your 
fathers  did,  so  do  ye. 

52  Which  of  the  prophets  have  not  your  fathers 
persecuted  ? and  they  have  slain  them  which  shewed 
before  of  the  coming  of  the  Just  One  ; of  whom  ye 
have  been  now  the  betrayers  and  murderers  : 

53  Who  have  received  the  law  by  the  disposition 
of  angels,  and  have  not  kept  it. 

54  ^ 68  WThen  they  heard  these  things,  they  were  cut 
to  the  heart,  and  they  gnashed  on  him  with  their  teeth. 

55  But  he,  being  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  looked  up 
stedfastly  into  heaven,  and  saw  the  glory  of  God,  and 
Jesus  standing  on  the  right  hand  of  God, 

56  And  said.  Behold,  I see  the  heavens  opened, 
and  the  Son  of  man  standing  on  the  right  hand  of 

57  Then  they  cried  out  with  a loud  voice,  and  stopped 
their  ears,  and  ran  upon  him  with  one  accord, 

58  And  ’‘^cast  him  out  of  the  city,  and  stoned  him : 


« Ex.  19.  3,  17. 

« Is.  63.  9.  Gal.  3. 
19.  Heb.  2.  2. 

« Ex.  21.  1.  Deut. 
6.  27,  31.  & 33.  4. 
John  1.  17. 

« Rom.  3.  2. 
a>  Ex.  32.  1. 

61  Deut.  9.  16.  Ps. 
106.  19. 

62  Ps.  81.  12.  Ezek. 


20.25,39.  Rom.  1.24. 
2 Thess.  2.  11. 

66  Deut.  4.  19.  & 17. 
3.  2 Kin.  17.  16.  & 

21.  3.  Jer.  19.  13. 

61  Amos  5.  25,  26. 

65  Ex.  25.  40.  & 26. 
30.  Heb.  8.  5. 

66  Josh.  3.  14. 

62Neh.  9.  24.  Ps. 


44.  2.  & 78.  55.  ch.  13. 

19. 

66  1 Sam.  16.  1.  2 

Sam.  7.  1.  Ps.  89.  19. 
ch.  13.  22. 

69  1 Kin.  8. 17.  1 Chr. 
22.  7.  Ps.  132.  4,  5. 

60  1 Kin.  6.  1.  & 8. 

20.  1 Chr.  17.  12.  2 
Chr.  3.  1. 

611  Kin.  8.  27.  2 


38  thren,  s' like  unto  me.  Tliis  is  he  that  was  in  the 
* church  in  the  wilderness  with  the  angel  which  spake 
to  him  in  the  mount  Sinai,  and  with  our  fathers  : 

39  who  received  living  oracles  to  give  unto  us  : to 
whom  our  fathers  would  not  be  obedient,  but  thrust 
him  from  them,  and  turned  back  in  their  hearts  unto 

40  Egypt,  saying  unto  Aaron,  Make  us  gods  which  shall 
go  before  us  : for  as  for  this  Moses,  which  led  us 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not  what  is 

41  become  of  him.  And  they  made  a calf  in  those 
days,  and  brought  a sacrifice  unto  the  idol,  and  re- 

42  joiced  in  the  works  of  their  hands.  But  God  turned, 
and  gave  them  up  to  serve  the  host  of  heaven  ; as 
it  is  written  in  the  book  of  the  prophets, 

Did  ye  offer  unto  me  slain  beasts  and  sacrifices 

Forty  years  in  the  wilderness,  O house  of  Israel  f 

43  And  ye  took  up  the  tabernacle  of  Moloch, 

And  the  star  of  the  god  Rephan, 

The  figures  which  ye  made  to  worship  them  : 

And  I will  carry  you  away  beyond  Babylon. 

44  Our  fathers  had  the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony  in 
the  wilderness,  even  as  he  appointed  who  spake  unto 
Moses,  that  he  should  make  it  according  to  the  figure 

45  that  he  had  seen.  Which  also  our  fathers,  in  their 
turn,  brought  in  with  * Joshua  when  they  entered  on 
the  possession  of  the  nations,  which  God  thrust  out 
before  the  face  of  our  fathers,  unto  the  days  of 

46  David ; who  found  favour  in  the  sight  of  God,  and 

47  asked  to  find  a habitation  for  the  God  of  Jacob.  But 

48  Solomon  built  him  a house.  Howbeit  the  Most  High 
dwelleth  not  in  houses  made  with  hands  ; as  saith  the 
prophet, 

49  The  heaven  is  my  throne. 

And  the  earth  the  footstool  of  my  feet ; 

What  manner  of  house  will  ye  build  me  ? saith 
the  Lord  : 

Or  what  is  the  place  of  my  rest  ? 

50  Did  not  my  hand  make  all  these  things  ? 

51  Ye  stiffnecked  and  uncircumcised  in  heart  and 
ears,  ye  do  always  resist  the  Holy  Ghost  : as  your 

52  fathers  did,  so  do  ye.  Which  of  the  prophets  did 
not  your  fathers  persecute  ? and  they  killed  them 
which  shewed  before  of  the  coming  of  the  Righteous 
One  ; of  whom  ye  have  now  become  betrayers  and 

53  murderers  ; ye  who  received  the  law as  it  was  or- 
dained by  angels,  and  kept  it  not. 

54  Now  when  they  heard  these  things,  they  were  cut 
to  the  heart,  and  they  gnashed  on  him  with  their 

65  teeth.  But  he,  being  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  looked 
up  stedfastly  into  heaven,  and  saw  the  glory  of  God, 

56  and  Jesus  standing  on  the  right  hand  of  God,  and 
said.  Behold,  I see  the  heavens  opened,  and  the  Son 

57  of  man  standing  on  the  right  hand  of  God.  But 
they  cried  out  with  a loud  voice,  and  stopped  their 

58  ears,  and  rushed  upon  him  with  one  accord  ; and 
they  cast  him  out  of  the  city,  and  stoned  him  : and 


Chr.  2.  6.  & 6. 18.  ch. 
17.  24. 

62  Is.  66.  1,  2.  Matt. 
5.  34,  35.  & 23.  22. 

63  Ex.  32.  9.  & 33.  3. 

Is.  48.  4. 

6<  Lev.  26.  41.  Deut. 
10.  16.  Jer.  4.  4.  & 6. 
10.  & 9.  26.  Ezek.  44. 
9. 


Matt.  21.  35.  & 23.  34, 
37.  1 Thess.  2.  15. 

66  ch.  3.  14. 

6T  Ex.  20.  1.  Gal.  3. 
19.  Heb.  2.  2. 

68  ch.  5.  33. 

69  ch.  6.  5. 

20  Ezek.  1.  1.  Matt. 
3.  16.  ch.  10.  11. 

21  Dan.  7.  13. 

22 1 Kin.  21.  13. 


Luke  4.  29.  Heb.  13. 
12. 

23  Lev.  24.  16. 
g Or,  as  he  raised 
up  me. 

h Or,  congregation, 
i Gr.  Jesus, 
j Or,  as  the  ordi- 
nance of  angels.  Gr. 
unto  ordinances  of 
angels. 


66  2 Chr.  36.  16. 


193 


THE  ACTS,  VIII. 


and  witnesses  laid  down  their  clothes  at  a young 

man’s  feet,  whose  name  was  Saul. 

59  And  they  stoned  Stephen,  calling  upon  God,  and 
saying,  Lord  Jesus,  receive  my  spirit. 

60  And  he  kneeled  down,  and  cried  with  a loud 
voice,  78  Lord,  lay  not  this  sin  to  their  charge.  And 
when  he  had  said  this,  he  fell  asleep. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 By  occasion  of  the  persecution  in  Jerusalem,  the  church  hemgj^lcmted 
in  Samaria,  5 by  Philip  the  deacon,  who  preached,  did  rtvmjf  les, 
and  baptized  many,  among  the  rest  Stmon  the  sorcerer, 
d^erof  the  people:  14  Peter  and  John  come 

the  church : where,  by  prayer  and  xmpostiion  of  hands  gtmng  the  Holy 
Ghost,  18  when  Simon  would  have  bought  the  hlce  3 

Peter  sharply  reproving  his  hypocrisy,  and  covetousness,  and  exhort- 
ing him  to  repentance,  together  with  John  preaching  tj^^.^'ordofthe 
Lord,  return  to  Jerusalem.  26  But  the  angel  sendeth  Philip  to  teach, 
and  baptize  the  Ethiopian  eunuch. 

And  ^ Saul  was  consenting  unto  his  death.  And  at 
that  time  there  was  a great  persecution  against 
the  church  which  was  at  Jerusalem  ; and  Hhey  were  all 
scattered  abroad  throughout  the  regions  of  Judsea  and 
Samaria,  except  the  apostles. 

2  And  devout  men  carried  Stephen  to  his  burial,  and 
8 made  great  lamentation  over  him. 

3  As  for  Saul,  ^he  made  havock  of  the  church,  enter- 
ing into  every  house,  and  haling  men  and  women  com- 
mitted them  to  prison. 

4  Therefore  ^ they  that  were  scattered  abroad  went 
every  where  preaching  the  word. 

5  Then  ® Philip  went  down  to  the  city  of  Samaria, 
and  preached  Christ  unto  them. 

6  And  the  people  with  one  accord  gave  heed  unto 
those  things  which  Philip  spake,  hearing  and  seeing  the 
miracles  which  he  did. 

7  For  7 unclean  spirits,  crying  with  loud  voice,  came 
out  of  many  that  were  possessed  with  them : and  many 
taken  with  palsies,  and  that  were  lame,  were  healed. 

8  And  there  was  great  joy  in  that  city. 

9  But  there  was  a certain  man,  called  Simon,  which 
beforetime  in  the  same  city  8 used  sorcery,  and  be- 
witched the  people  of  Samaria,  ^ giving  out  that  him- 
self was  some  great  one  : 

10  To  whom  they  all  gave  heed,  from  the  least  to 
the  greatest,  saying.  This  man  is  the  great  power  of 
God. 

11  And  to  him  they  had  regard,  because  that  of  long 
tinie  he  had  bewitched  them  with  sorceries. 

12  But  when  they  believed  Philip  preaching  the 
things  concerning  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ,  they  were  baptized,  both  men  and 


timji 
fr  thin 


women. 

13  Then  Simon  himself  believed  also  : and  when  he 
was  baptized,  he  continued  with  Philip,  and  wondered, 
beholding  the  miracles  and  signs  which  were  done. 

14  Now  when  the  apostles  which  were  at  Jerusalem 
heard  that  S^imaria  had  received  the  word  of  God,  they 
sent  unto  them  Peter  and  John  : 

15  Who,  when  they  were  come  down,  prayed  for 
them,  that  they  might  receive  the  Holy  Ghost  : 

16  (For  as  yet  he  was  fallen  upon  none  of  them  : 
only  ^8  they  were  baptized  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus;) 


the  witnesses  laid  down  their  garments  at  the  feet 

59  of  a young  man  named  Saul.  And  they  stoned 
Stephen,  calling  upon  the  Lord,  and  saying.  Lord 

60  Jesus,  receive  my^mrit.  And  he  kneeled  down,  and 
cried  with  a lou^Pvoice,  Lord,  lay  not  this  sin  to 
their  charge.  AnJ  when  he  had  said  this,  he  fell 

8 asleep.  And  Saul  was  consenting  unto  his  death. 


And  there  arose  on  that  day  a great  persecution 
against  the  church  which  was  in  Jerusalem  ; and 
they  were  all  scattered  abroad  throughout  the  regions 

2 of  Judsea  and  Samaria,  except  the  apostles.  And 
devout  men  buried  Stephen,  and  made  great  lamen- 

3 tation  over  him.  But  Saul  laid  waste  the  church, 
entering  into  every  house,  and  haling  men  and 
women  committed  them  to  prison. 

4 They  therefore  that  were  scattered  abroad  went 

5 about  preaching  the  word.  And  Philip  went  down 
to  the  city  of  Samaria,  and  proclaimed  unto  them  the 

6 Christ.  And  the  multitudes  gave  heed  with  one 
accord  unto  the  things  that  were  spoken  by  Philip, 
when  they  heard,  and  saw  the  signs  which  he  did. 

7 “ For  from  many  of  those  which  had  unclean  spirits, 
they  came  out,  crying  with  a loud  voice  : and  many 
that  were  palsied,  and  that  were  lame,  were  healed. 

8 And  there  was  much  joy  in  that  city. 

9 But  there  was  a certain  man,  Simon  by  name, 
which  beforetime  in  the  city  used  sorcery,  and 
amazed  the  ^people  of  Samaria,  giving  out  that  him- 

10  self  was  some  great  one  : to  whom  they  all  gave 
heed,  from  the  least  to  the  greatest,  saying.  This 
man  is  that  power  of  God  which  is  called  Great. 

11  And  they  gave  heed  to  him,  because  that  of  long 

12  time  he  had  amazed  them  with  his  sorceries.  But 
when  they  believed  Philip  preaching  good  tidings 
concerning  the  kingdom  of  God  and  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ,  they  were  baptized,  both  men  and 

13  women.  And  Simon  also  himself  believed  : and 
being  baptized,  he  continued  with  Philip  ; and  be- 
holding signs  and  great  ^ miracles  wrought,  he  was 
amazed. 

14  Now  when  the  apostles  which  were  at  Jerusalem 
heard  that  Samaria  had  received  the  word  of  God, 

15  they  sent  unto  them  Peter  and  John  : who,  when 
they  were  come  down,  prayed  for  them,  that  they 

16  might  receive  the  Holy  Ghost  : for  as  yet  he  was 
fallen  upon  none  of  them  : only  they  had  been  bap- 


74  Deut.  13.  9, 10.  & 
17.  7.  ch.  8.  1.  & 22. 
20. 

75  ch.  9.  14. 

78  Pa.  31.  6.  Luke 
23.  46. 


77  ch.  9.  40.  & 20. 
36.  & 21.  6. 

78  Matt.  6.  44.  Luke 
6.  28.  & 23.  34. 

ich.  7.  58.  & 22. 

20. 

a ch.  11. 19. 


3 Gen.  23.  2.  & 50. 
10.  2 Sam.  3.  81. 

4 ch.  7.  58.  & 9.  1, 

13,21.  & 22.  4.  & 26. 
10,  11.  1 Cor.  15.  9. 

Gal.  1.  13.  Phil.  3.  6. 
1 Tim.  1.  13. 


6 Matt.  10.  23.  ch. 
11.  19. 

8 ch.  6.  5. 

7 Mark  16.  17. 

« ch.  13.  6. 

» ch.  5.  36. 
w ch.  1.  3. 


u ch.  2.  38. 

12  ch.  19.  2. 

13  Matt.  28.  19.  ch. 
2.  38. 

’i*ch.  10.  48.  & 19. 


those  which  had  un- 
clean spirits  that  cried 
with  a loud  voice  came 
forth. 

b Gr.  nation, 
c Qt.  powers. 


194 


THE  ACTS,  VIII. 


17  Then  ^^laid  they  their  hands  on  them,  and  they 
received  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  And  when  Simon  saw  that  through  laying  on  of  the 

apostles’  hands  the  Holy  Ghosj||j#«s  given,  he  offered 
them  money,  ^ • 

19  Saying,  Give  me  also  this  power,  that  on  whomso- 
ever I lay  hands,  he  may  receive  the  Holy  Ghost. 

20  But  Peter  said  unto  him.  Thy  money  perish 
with  thee,  because  thou  hast  thought  that  the  gift 
of  God  may  be  purchased  with  money. 

21  Thou  hast  neither  part  nor  lot  in  this  matter  : for 
thy  heart  is  not  right  in  the  sight  of  God. 

22  Repent  therefore  of  this  thy  wickedness,  and  pray 
God,  i®if  perhaps  the  thought  of  thine  heart  may  be 
forgiven  thee. 

23  For  I perceive  that  thou  art  in  the  gall  of  bit- 
terness, and  in  the  bond  of  iniquity. 

24  Then  answered  Simon,  and  said,  Pray  ye  to  the 
Lord  for  me,  that  none  of  these  things  which  ye  have 
spoken  come  upon  me. 

25  And  they,  when  they  had  testified  and  preached 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and 
preached  the  gospel  in  many  villages  of  the  Samaritans. 

26  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  spake  unto  Philip,  say- 
ing, Arise,  and  go  toward  the  south  unto  the  way  that 
goeth  down  from  Jerusalem  unto  Gaza,  which  is  desert. 

27  And  he  arose  and  went : and,  behold,  a man  of 
Ethiopia,  an  eunuch  of  great  authority  under  Candace 
queen  of  the  Ethiopians,  who  had  the  charge  of  all  her 
treasure,  and  ^2  had  come  to  Jerusalem  for  to  worship, 

28  Was  returning,  and  sitting  in  his  chariot  read 
Esaias  the  prophet. 

29  Then  the  Spirit  said  unto  Philip,  Go  near,  and 
join  thyself  to  this  chariot. 

30  And  Philip  ran  thither  to  him,  and  heard  him  read 
the  prophet  Esaias,  and  said,  Understandest  thou  what 
thou  readest  ? 

31  And  he  said.  How  can  I,  except  some  man  should 
guide  me  ? And  he  desired  Philip  that  he  would  come 
up  and  sit  with  him. 

32  The  place  of  the  scripture  which  he  read  was  this, 
23  He  was  led  as  a sheep  to  the  slaughter  ; and  like  a 
lamb  dumb  before  his  shearer,  so  opened  he  not  his 
mouth : 

33  In  his  humiliation  his  judgment  was  taken  away  : 
and  who  shall  declare  his  generation  ? for  his  life  is 
taken  from  the  earth. 

34  And  the  eunuch  answered  Philip,  and  said,  I pray 
thee,  of  whom  speaketh  the  prophet  this  ? of  himself, 
or  of  some  other  man  ? 

35  Then  Philip  opened  his  mouth,  24  and  began  at  the 
same  scripture,  and  preached  unto  him  Jesus. 

36  And  as  they  went  on  their  way,  they  came  unto  a 
certain  water  : and  the  eunuch  said.  See,  here  is  water  ; 
25  what  doth  hinder  me  to  be  baptized  ? 

37  And  Philip  said,  26  If  thou  believest  with  all  thine 
heart,  thou  mayest.  And  he  answered  and  said,  27 1 be- 
lieve that  Jesus  Christ  is  the  Son  of  God. 

38  And  he  commanded  the  chariot  to  stand  still  : and 
they  went  down  both  into  the  water,  both  Philip  and 
the  eunuch  ; and  he  baptized  him. 


ch.,  6.  6.  & 19.  6. 
Heb.  6.  2. 

Matt.  10.  8.  See 
2 Kin.  5.  16. 

ch.  2.  38.  & 10.  45. 
& 11.  17. 

'8  Dan.  4.  27.  2 Tim. 
2.  25. 


19  Heb.  12. 15. 

20  Gen.  20.  7,  17. 
Ex.  8.  8.  Num.  21.  7. 
1 Kin.  13.  6.  Job  42. 
8.  Jam.  5.  16. 

21  Zeph.  3.  10. 

22  John  12.  20. 


23  Is.  53.  7,  8. 

24  Luke  24.  27.  ch. 
18.  28. 

25  ch.  10.  47. 

20  Matt.  28. 19.  Mark 
16.  16. 

22  Matt.  16. 16.  John 


17  tized  into  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  Then  laid  ! 

they  their  hands  on  them,  and  they  received  the  I 

18  Holy  Ghost.  Now  when  Simon  saw  that  through  } 

the  laying  on  of  the  apostles’  hands  the  ^ Holy  Ghost  ! 

19  was  given,  he  offered  them  money,  saying.  Give  me  ] 

also  this  power,  that  on  whomsoever  I lay  my  hands, 

20  he  may  receive  the  Holy  Ghost.  But  Peter  said  unto  j 
him.  Thy  silver  perish  with  thee,  because  thou  hast 
thought  to  obtain  the  gift  of  God  with  money.  i 

21  Thou  hast  neither  part  nor  lot  in  this  ® matter  : for  j 

22  thy  heart  is  not  right  before  God.  Repent  therefore 
of  this  thy  wickedness,  and  pray  the  Lord,  if  per- 
haps the  thought  of  thy  heart  shall  be  forgiven  thee. 

23  For  I see  that  thou  art  in  the  gall  of  bitterness  and 

24  in  the  bond  of  iniquity.  And  Simon  answered  and 
said.  Pray  ye  for  me  to  the  Lord,  that  none  of  the 
things  which  ye  have  spoken  come  upon  me. 


25  They  therefore,  when  they  had  testified  and 
spoken  the  word  of  the  Lord,  returned  to  Jerusalem, 
and  preached  the  gospel  to  many  villages  of  the 
Samaritans. 

26  But  an  angel  of  the  Lord  spake  unto  Philip,  say- 
ing, Arise,  and  go  ^ toward  the  south  unto  the  way 
that  goeth  down  from  Jerusalem  unto  Gaza  : the 

27  same  is  desert.  And  he  arose  and  went : and  behold, 
a man  of  Ethiopia,  a eunuch  of  great  authority 
under  Candace,  queen  of  the  Ethiopians,  who  was 
over  all  her  treasure,  who  had  come  to  Jerusalem 

28  for  to  worship  ; and  he  was  returning  and  sitting  in 
his  chariot,  and  was  reading  the  prophet  Isaiah. 

29  And  the  Spirit  said  unto  Philip,  Go  near,  and  join 

30  thyself  to  this  chariot.  And  Philip  ran  to  him,  and 
heard  him  reading  Isaiah  the  prophet,  and  said, 

31  Understandest  thou  what  thou  readest?  And  he 
said.  How  can  I,  except  some  one  shall  guide  ilie  ? 
And  he  besought  Philip  to  come  up  and  sit  with 

32  him.  Now  the  place  of  the  scripture  which  he  was 
reading  was  this. 

He  was  led  as  a sheep  to  the  slaughter  ; 

And  as  a lamb  before  his  shearer  is  dumb. 

So  he  openeth  not  his  mouth  : 

33  In  his  humiliation  his  judgement  was  taken  away : 

His  generation  who  shall  declare  ? 

For  his  life  is  taken  from  the  earth. 

34  And  the  eunuch  answered  Philip,  and  said,  I pray 
thee,  of  whom  speaketh  the  prophet  this  ? of  him- 

35  self,  or  of  some  other  ? And  Philip  opened  his 
mouth,  and  beginning  from  this  scripture,  preached 

36  unto  him  Jesus.  And  as  they  went  on  the  way, 
they  came  unto  a certain  water  ; and  the  eunuch 
saith.  Behold,  here  is  water  ; what  doth  hinder  me 

38  to  be  baptized  ? * And  he  commanded  the  chariot 
to  stand  still  : and  they  both  went  down  into  the 
water,  both  Philip  and  the  eunuch  ; and  he  baptized 


6.  69.  & 9.  35, 38.  & 11. 
27.  ch.  9.  20.  1 John 
4.  15.  & 6.  6,  13. 

d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  Holy> 
e Gr.  word. 

S Or,  wilt  become 


gall  (or,  d gall  root) 
of  bitterness  and  a 
bond  of  iniquity. 

Or,  at  noon. 

Some  ancient  au- 
thorities insert,  wholly 
or  in  part,  ver.  37  And 


Philip  said.  If  thou 
believest  with  all  thy 
heart,  thou  mayest. 
And  he  anstcered  and 
said,  I believe  that 
Jesus  Christ  is  the 
Son  of  God. 


t 


THE  ACTS,  IX. 


195 


39  And  when  they  were  come  up  out  of  the  water, 
28  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  caught  away  Philip,  that  the 
eunuch  saw  him  no  more  : and  he  went  on  his  way  re- 
joicing. 

40  But  Philip  was  found  at  Azotus  : and  passing 
through  he  preached  in  all  the  cities,  till  he  came  to 
Caesarea. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 Saul,  goinq  toioards  Damascus,  4 is  stricken  dotvn  to  the  earth,  10  is 
called  to  the  ajjostleship,  18  and  is  baptized  bu  Ananias.  20  He 
preacheth  Christ  boldly.  23  The  .Jew  slay  w git  to  kill  him:  29  so  do 
the  Grecians,  but  he  escapeth  both.  31  The  church  having  rest,  Peter 
healeth  ^neas  of  the  palsy,  36  and  restoreth  Tabitha  to  life. 

And  1 Saul,  yet  breathing  out  threatenings  and 
slaughter  against  the  disciples  of  the  Lord,  went 
unto  the  high  priest, 

2  And  desired  of  him  letters  to  Damascus  to  the 
synagogues,  that  if  he  found  any  of  this  way,  whether 
they  were  men  or  women,  he  might  bring  them  bound 
unto  Jerusalem, 

3  And  2 as  he  journeyed,  he  came  near  Damascus  : 
and  suddenly  there  shined  round  about  him  a light  from 
heaven  : 

4  And  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and  heard  a voice  saying 
unto  him,  Saul,  Saul,  8 why  persecutest  thou  me  ? 

5  And  he  said.  Who  art  thou.  Lord  ? And  the  Lord 
said,  I am  Jesus  whom  thou  persecutest : ^ it  is  hard  for 
thee  to  kick  against  the  pricks. 

6  And  he  trembling  and  astonished  said.  Lord,  ^ what 
wilt  thou  have  me  to  do  ? And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Arise,  and  go  into  the  city,  and  it  shall  be  told  thee 
what  thou  must  do. 

7  And  8 the  men  which  journeyed  with  him  stood 
speechless,  hearing  a voice,  but  seeing  no  man. 

8  And  Saul  arose  from  the  earth  ; and  when  his  eyes 
were  opened,  he  saw  no  man  : but  they  led  him  by  the 
hand,  and  brought  Mm  into  Damascus. 

9  And  he  was  three  days  without  sight,  and  neither 
did  eat  nor  drink. 

10  ^ And  there  was  a certain  disciple  at  Damascus, 
named  Ananias  ; and  to  him  said  the  Lord  in  a vision, 
Ananias.  And  he  said.  Behold,  I am  here,  Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Arise,  and  go  into 
the  street  which  is  called  Straight,  and  enquire  in  the 
house  of  Judas  for  one  called  Saul,  8 of  Tarsus  : for, 
behold,  he  prayeth, 

12  And  hath  seen  in  a vision  a man  named  Ananias 
coming  in,  and  putting  his  hand  on  him,  that  he  might 
receive  his  sight. 

13  Then  Ananias  answered.  Lord,  I have  heard  by 
many  of  this  man,  ^ how  much  evil  he  hath  done  to  thy 
saints  at  .Jerusalem  : 

14  And  here  he  hath  authority  from  the  chief  priests 
to  bind  all  that  call  on  thy  name. 

15  But  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  thy  way  : for  he 
is  a chosen  vessel  unto  me,  to  bear  my  name  before 
^2  the  Gentiles,  and  ^8  kings,  and  the  children  of  Israel  : 

16  For  ^^I  will  shew  him  how  great  things  he  must 
suffer  for  my  name’s  sake. 

17  18  And  Ananias  went  his  way,  and  entered  into 
the  house  ; and  i®  putting  his  hands  on  him  said,  Brother 
Saul,  the  Lord,  even  Jesus,  that  appeared  unto  thee  in 
the  way  as  thou  earnest,  hath  sent  me,  that  thou  might- 

28  1 Kin.  18.  12.  2 3 Matt.  25.  40,  &c.  » ch.  22.  12. 

Kin.  2.  16.  Ezek.  3.  < ch.  5.  39.  » ch.  21.  39.  & 22.  3. 

12,  14.  r,  Luke  3.  10.  ch.  2.  » ver.  1. 

I ch.  8.  3.  Gal.  1.  .37.  & 16.  30.  lo  ver.  21.  ch.  7.  59. 

13.  1 Tim.  1.  13.  e Dan.  10.  7.  See  & 22.  16.  1 Cor.  1.  2. 

2 ch.  22.  6.  & 26.  12.  ch.  22.  9.  & 26.  13.  2 Tim.  2.  22. 

1 Cor.  15.  8. 


39  him.  And  whe 
the  Spirit  of  the 
eunuch  s __ 

40  rejoicing.  But 
parsing  through 


cities,  till  he  came  to  Caesarea. 


ey  came  up  out  of  the  water, 
^d  caught  away  Philip  ; and  the 
ore,  for  he  went  on  his  way 
was  found  at  Azotus  ; and 
reached  the  gospel  to  all  the 


9  But  Saul,  yet  breathing  threatening  and  slaughter 
against  the  disciples  of  the  Lord,  went  unto  the 

2 high  priest,  and  asked  of  him  letters  to  Damascus 
unto  the  synagogues,  that  if  he  found  any  that  were 
of  the  Way,  whether  men  or  women,  he  might  bring 

3 them  bound  to  Jerusalem.  And  as  he  journeyed,  it 
came  to  pass  that  he  drew  nigh  unto  Damascus  ; 
and  suddenly  there  shone  round  about  him  a light 

4 out  of  heaven  : and  he  fell  upon  the  earth,  and 
heard  a voice  saying  unto  him,  Saul,  Saul,  why  per- 

5 secutest  thou  me  ? And  he  said.  Who  art  thou. 
Lord  ? And  he  said,  1 am  Jesus  whom  thou  perse- 

6 cutest : but  rise,  and  enter  into  the  city,  and  it  shall 

7 be  told  thee  what  thou  must  do.  And  the  men  that 
journeyed  with  him  stood  speechless,  hearing  the 

8 “ voice,  but  beholding  no  man.  And  Saul  arose 
from  the  earth  ; and  when  his  eyes  were  opened,  he 
saw  nothing  ; and  they  led  him  by  the  hand,  and 

9 brought  him  into  Damascus.  And  he  was  three 
days  without  sight,  and  did  neither  eat  nor  drink. 


10  Now  there  was  a certain  disciple  at  Damascus, 
named  Ananias  ; and  the  Lord  said  unto  him  in  a 
vision,  Ananias.  And  he  said.  Behold,  I am  here, 

11  Lord.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Arise,  and  go 
to  the  street  which  is  called  Straight,  and  inquire  in 
the  house  of  Judas  for  one  named  Saul,  a man  of 

12  Tarsus  : for  behold,  he  prayeth  ; and  he  hath  seen 
a man  named  Ananias  coming  in,  and  laying  his 

13  hands  on  him,  that  he  might  receive  his  sight.  But 
Ananias  answered.  Lord,  I have  heard  from  many 
of  this  man,  how  much  evil  he  did  to  thy  saints  at 

14  Jerusalem  : and  here  he  hath  authority  from  the 
chief  priests  to  bind  all  that  call  upon  thy  name. 

15  But  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  thy  way  : for  he  is 
a ^ chosen  vessel  unto  me,  to  bear  my  name  before 
the  Gentiles  and  kings,  and  the  children  of  Israel  : 

16  for  I will  shew  him  how  many  things  he  must  suffer 

17  for  my  name’s  sake.  And  Ananias  departed,  and 
entered  into  the  house  ; and  laying  liis  hands  on  him 
said.  Brother  Saul,  the  Lord,  even  Jesus,  who  ap- 
peared unto  thee  in  the  way  which  thou  earnest,  hath 


11  ch.  13. 2.  & 22. 21. 
& 26.  17.  Rom.  1.  1. 
1 Cor.  15.  10.  Gal.  1. 
15.  Eph.  3.  7,  8.  1 
Tim.  2.  7.  2 Tim.  1. 
11. 


12  Rom.  1. 5.  & 11. 13. 
Gal.  2.  7,  8. 

13  ch.  26.  22, 23.&26. 
1,  &c. 

« ch.  20. 23.  & 21. 11. 
2 Cor.  11.  23. 


15  ch.  22.  12,  13. 

16  ch.  8.  17. 
a Or,  sound. 

b Gr.  vessel  of  elec^ 
Hon. 


196 


THE  ACTS,  IX. 


est  receive  thy  sight,  and  he  . filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost.  M 

18  And  immediately  there  ffll  tf(im  his  eyes  as  it  had 
been  scales  ; and  he  received  forthwith,  and  arose, 
and  was  baptized. 

19  And  when  he  had  received  meat,  he  was  strength- 
ened. Then  was  Saul  certain  days  with  the  disciples 
which  were  at  Damascus. 

20  And  straightway  he  preached  Christ  in  the  syna- 
gogues, that  he  is  the  Son  of  God. 

21  But  all  that  heard  him  were  amazed,  and  said  ; 

Is  not  this  he  that  destroyed  them  which  called  on 

this  name  in  Jerusalem,  and  came  hither  for  that  in- 
tent, that  he  might  bring  them  bound  unto  the  chief 
priests  ? 

22  But  Saul  increased  the  more  in  strength,  ^land 
confounded  the  Jews  which  dwelt  at  Damascus,  proving 
that  this  is  very  Christ. 

23  ^ And  after  that  many  days  were  fulfilled,  ^ the 
Jews  took  counsel  to  kill  him  : 

24  23  But  their  laying  await  was  known  of  Saul.  And 
they  watched  the  gates  day  and  night  to  kill  him. 

25  Then  the  disciples  took  him  by  night,  and  24  let 
him  down  by  the  wall  in  a basket. 

26  And  25v^rhen  Saul  was  come  to  Jerusalem,  he 
assayed  to  join  himself  to  the  disciples  : but  they  were 
all  afraid  of  him,  and  believed  not  that  he  was  a dis- 
ciple. 

27  26  But  Barnabas  took  him,  and  brought  him  to  the 
apostles,  and  declared  unto  them  how  he  had  seen  the 
Lord  in  the  way,  and  that  he  had  spoken  to  him,  27  and 
how  he  had  preached  boldly  at  Damascus  in  the  name 
of  Jesus. 

28  And  28  he  was  with  them  coming  in  and  going  out 
at  Jerusalem. 

29  And  he  spake  boldly  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  and  disputed  against  the  29  Grecians  : but  they 
went  about  to  slay  him. 

30  Which  when  the  brethren  knew,  they  brought  him 
down  to  Caesarea,  and  sent  him  forth  to  Tarsus. 

31  Then  had  the  churches  rest  throughout  all  Judaea 
and  Galilee  and  Samaria,  and  were  edified  ; and  walk- 
ing in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  comfort  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  were  multiplied. 

32  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Peter  passed  ^2  through- 
out all  quarters^  he  came  down  also  to  the  saints  which 
dwelt  at  Lydda. 

33  And  there  he  found  a certain  man  named  iEneas, 
which  had  kept  his  bed  eight  years,  and  was  sick  of  the 
palsy. 

34  And  Peter  said  unto  him,  -Slneas,  Jesus  Christ 
maketh  thee  whole  : arise,  and  make  thy  bed.  And  he 
arose  immediately. 

35  And  all  that  dwelt  at  Lydda  and  Saron  saw 
him,  and  35  turned  to  the  Lord. 

36  ^ Now  there  was  at  Joppa  a certain  disciple 
named  Tabitha,  which  by  interpretation  is  called  Dor- 
cas : this  woman  was  full  3®  of  good  works  and  alms- 
deeds  which  she  did. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  she  was 
sick,  and  died  : whom  when  they  had  washed,  they  laid 
her  in  37  an  upper  chamber. 


sent  me,  that  thou  mayest  receive  thy  sight,  and  be 

18  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  straightway  there 
fell  from  his  eyes  as  it  were  scales,  and  he  received 

19  his  sight ; and  he  arose  and  was  baptized  ; and  he 
took  food  and  was  strengthened. 

And  he  was  certain  days  with  the  disciples  which 

20  were  at  Damascus.  And  straightway  in  the  syn- 
agogues he  proclaimed  Jesus,  that  he  is  the  Son  of 

21  God.  And  all  that  heard  him  were  amazed,  and 
said.  Is  not  this  he  that  in  Jerusalem  made  havock 
of  them  which  called  on  this  name  ? and  he  had  come 
hither  for  this  intent,  that  he  might  bring  them 

22  bound  before  the  chief  priests.  But  Saul  increased 
the  more  in  strength,  and  confounded  the  Jews 
which  dwelt  at  Damascus,  proving  that  this  is  the 
Christ. 

23  And  when  many  days  were  fulfilled,  the  Jews  took 

24  counsel  together  to  kill  him  : but  their  plot  became 
known  to  Saul.  And  they  watched  the  gates  also 

25  day  and  night  that  they  might  kill  him  : but  his  dis- 
ciples took  him  by  night,  and  let  him  down  through 
the  wall,  lowering  him  in  a basket. 

26  And  when  he  was  come  to  Jerusalem,  he  assayed 
to  join  himself  to  the  disciples  : and  they  were  all 
afraid  of  him,  not  believing  that  he  was  a disciple. 

27  But  Barnabas  took  him,  and  brought  him  to  the 
apostles,  and  declared  unto  them  how  he  had  seen 
the  Lord  in  the  way,  and  that  he  had  spoken  to  him, 
and  how  at  Damascus  he  had  preached  boldly  in  the 

28  name  of  Jesus.  And  he  was  with  them  going  in 

29  and  going  out  at  Jerusalem,  preaching  boldly  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord : and  he  spake  and  disputed 
against  the  ‘'Grecian  Jews  ; but  they  went  about  to 

30  kill  him.  And  when  the  brethren  knew  it,  they 
brought  him  down  to  Caesarea,  and  sent  him  forth 
to  Tarsus. 


31  So  the  church  throughout  all  Judaea  and  Galilee 
and  Samaria  had  peace,  being  edified  ; and,  walk- 
ing in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  and  ® in  the  comfort  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  was  multiplied. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Peter  went  throughout  all 
parts,  he  came  down  also  to  the  saints  which  dwelt 

33  at  Lydda.  And  there  he  found  a certain  man  named 
^neas,  which  had  kept  his  bed  eight  years  ; for  he 

34  was  palsied.  And  Peter  said  unto  him,  .®neas, 
Jesus  Christ  healeth  thee  : arise,  and  make  thy  bed. 

35  And  straightway  he  arose.  And  all  that  dwelt  at 
Lydda  and  in  Sharon  saw  him,  and  they  turned  to 
the  Lord. 


36  Now  there  was  at  Joppa  a certain  disciple  named 
Tabitha,  which  by  interpretation  is  called  Dorcas  : 
this  woman  was  full  of  good  works  and  almsdeeds 

37  which  she  did.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  she  fell  sick,  and  died  : and  when  they  had 
washed  her,  they  laid  her  m an  upper  chamber. 


” ch.  2.  4.  & 4. 31.  & 
8.  17.  & 13.  52. 
ch.  26.  20. 
ch.  8.  37. 

20  ver.  1.  ch.  8.  3. 
Gal.  1.  13,  23. 


21  ch.  18.  28. 

22  ch.  23. 12.  & 25.  3. 
2 Cor.  11.  26. 

23  2 Cor.  11.  32. 

21  So  Josh.  2.  15.  1 

Sam.  19. 12. 


2B  ch.  22.  17.  Gal.  1. 
17,  18. 

26  ch.  4.  36.  & 13.  2. 
21  ver.  20,  22. 

28  Gal.  1.  18. 

29  ch.  6.  1.  & 11.  20. 


30  ver.  23.  2 Cor.  11, 
26. 

31  See  ch.  8.  1. 

32  ch.  8.  14. 

33  ch.  3.  6, 16,  & 4. 
10. 


34  1 Chr.  5.  16. 

33  ch.  11.  21. 

36  1 Tim.  2.  10.  Tit. 


c Gr.  Hellenists, 
d Gr.  builded  up. 
e Or,  by. 

/ That  is.  Gazelle. 


THE  ACTS,  X. 


197 


38  And  forasmuch  as  Lydda  was  nigh  to  Joppa,  and 
the  disciples  had  heard  that  Peter  was  there,  they  sent 
unto  him  two  men,  desiring  him  that  he  would  not  delay 
to  come  to  them. 

39  Then  Peter  arose  and  went  with  them.  When  he 
was  come,  they  brought  him  into  the  upper  chamber  ; 
and  all  the  widows  stood  by  him  weeping,  and  shewing 
the  coats  and  garments  which  Dorcas  made,  while  she 
was  with  them. 

40  But  Peter  put  them  all  forth,  and  kneeled 
down,  and  prayed  ; and  turning  him  to  the  body  said, 
Tabitha,  arise.  And  she  opened  her  eyes  : and  when 
she  saw  Peter,  she  sat  up. 

41  And  he  gave  her  his  hand,  and  lifted  her  up,  and 
when  he  had  called  the  saints  and  widows,  presented 
her  alive. 

42  And  it  was  known  throughout  all  J oppa  ; and 

many  believed  in  the  Lord. 

43  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  tarried  many  days  in 
Joppa  with  one  Simon  a tanner. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 Cornelius^  a devout  man,  5 being  commanded  by  an  angel,  sendeth  for 
Peter:  11  who  by  a vision  15,  20  is  taught  not  to  despise  the  Gentiles. 
34  yls  he  preacheth  Christ  to  Cornelius  and  his  company,  44  the  Holy 
Ghost  falleth  on  them,  48  and  they  are  baptized. 

There  was  a certain  man  in  Caesarea  called  Corne- 
lius, a centurion  of  the  band  called  the  Italian  hand, 
2 ^ A devout  man,  and  one  that  ^ feared  God  with  all 
his  house,  which  gave  much  alms  to  the  people,  and 
prayed  to  God  alway. 

3  ® He  saw  in  a vision  evidently  about  the  ninth  hour 
of  the  day  an  angel  of  God  coming  in  to  him,  and  say- 
ing unto  him,  Cornelius. 

4  And  when  he  looked  on  him,  he  was  afraid,  and 
said,  What  is  it.  Lord  ? And  he  said  unto  him.  Thy 
prayers  and  thine  alms  are  come  up  for  a memorial  be- 
fore God. 

5  And  now  send  men  to  Joppa,  and  call  for  one  Si- 
mon, whose  surname  is  Peter  : 

6  He  lodgeth  with  one  ^ Simon  a tanner,  whose  house 
is  by  the  sea  side  : ^ he  shall  tell  thee  what  thou  ought- 
est  to  do. 

7  And  when  the  angel  wliich  spake  unto  Cornelius 
was  departed,  he  called  two  of  his  household  servants, 
and  a devout  soldier  of  them  that  waited  on  him  con- 
tinually ; 

8  And  when  he  had  declared  all  these  tilings  unto 
them,  he  sent  them  to  Joppa. 

9  if  On  the  morrow,  as  they  went  on  their  journey, 
and  drew  nigh  unto  the  city,  ® Peter  went  up  upon  the 
housetop  to  pray  about  the  sixth  hour  : 

10  And  he  became  very  hungry,  and  would  have 
eaten  : but  while  they  made  ready,  he  fell  into  a trance, 
11  And  saw  heaven  opened,  and  a certain  vessel  de- 
scending unto  him,  as  it  had  been  a great  sheet  knit  at 
the  four  corners,  and  let  down  to  the  earth  : 

12  Wherein  were  all  manner  of  fourfooted  beasts 
of  the  earth,  and  wild  beasts,  and  creeping  things,  and 
fowls  of  the  air. 

13  And  there  came  a voice  to  him.  Rise,  Peter  ; kill, 
and  eat. 

14  But  Peter  said.  Not  so.  Lord  ; ®for  I have  never 
eaten  any  thing  that  is  common  or  unclean. 

15  And  the  voice  spake  unto  him  again  the  second 

38  Matt.  9.  25.  u John  11.  45.  & 12.  i ver.  22.  ch.  8.  2. 

39  ch.  7.  60.  11.  & 22.  12. 

*0  Mark  5.  41,  42.  « ch.  10.  6.  » ver.  35. 

John  11.  43. 


38  And  as  Lydda  was  nigh  unto  Joppa,  the  disciples, 
hearing  that  Peter  was  there,  sent  two  men  unto 
him,  intreating  him.  Delay  not  to  come  on  unto  us. 

39  And  Peter  arose  and  went  with  them.  And  when  he 
was  come,  they  brought  him  into  the  upper  cham- 
ber : and  ail  the  widows  stood  by  him  weeping,  and 
shewing  the  coats  and  garments  which  Dorcas  made, 

40  while  she  was  with  them.  But  Peter  put  them  all 
forth,  and  kneeled  down,  and  prayed  ; and  turning 
to  the  body,  he  said,  Tabitha,  arise.  And  she  opened 
her  eyes  ; and  when  she  saw  Peter,  she  sat  up. 

41  And  he  gave  her  his  hand,  and  raised  her  up  ; and  i 
calling  the  saints  and  widows,  he  presented  her  alive. 

42  And  it  became  known  throughout  all  Joppa : and 

43  many  believed  on  the  Lord.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that  he  abode  many  days  in  Joppa  with  one  Simon  a 
taimer. 


10  Now  there  was  a certain  man  in  Caesarea,  Cor- 
nelius by  name,  a centurion  of  the  band  called  the 

2 Italian  " band,  a devout  man,  and  one  that  feared 
God  with  all  his  house,  who  gave  much  aims  to  the 

3 people,  and  prayed  to  God  alway.  He  saw  in  a 
vision  openly,  as  it  were  about  the  ninth  hour  of  the 
day,  an  angel  of  God  coming  in  unto  him,  and  say- 

4 ing  to  him,  Cornelius.  And  he,  fastening  his  eyes 
upon  him,  and  being  affrighted,  said.  What  is  it. 
Lord  ? And  he  said  unto  him,  Thy  prayers  and 
thine  alms  are  gone  up  for  a memorial  before  God. 

5 And  now  send  men  to  Joppa,  and  fetch  one  Simon, 

6 who  is  surnamed  Peter  : he  lodgeth  with  one  Simon 

7 a tanner,  whose  house  is  by  the  sea  side.  And  when 
the  angel  that  spake  unto  him  was  departed,  he 
called  two  of  his  household-servants,  and  a devout 

8 soldier  of  them  that  waited  on  him  continually  ; and 
having  rehearsed  all  things  unto  them,  he  sent  them 
to  Joppa. 


9  Now  on  the  morrow,  as  they  were  on  their  jour- 
ney, and  drew  nigh  unto  the  city,  Peter  went  up 
upon  the  housetop  to  pray,  about  the  sixth  hour  : 

10  and  he  became  hungry,  and  desired  to  eat  ; but 

11  while  they  made  ready,  he  fell  into  a trance  ; and 
he  beholdeth  the  heaven  opened,  and  a certain  vessel 
descending,  as  it  were  a great  sheet,  let  down  by 

12  four  corners  upon  the  earth  : wherein  were  all  man- 
ner of  fourfooted  beasts  and  creeping  things  of  the 

13  earth  and  fowls  of  the  heaven.  And  there  came  a 

14  voice  to  him.  Rise,  Peter  ; kill  and  eat.  But  Peter 
said.  Not  so.  Lord  ; for  I have  never  eaten  anything 

15  that  is  common  and  unclean.  And  a voice  came 


3 ver.  30.  ch.  11.  e ch.  11.  5,  &c.  8 Lev.  11.  4.  & 20. 

13.  7 ch.  7.  5G.  Rev.  19.  25.  Deut.  14.  3,  7. 

« ch.  9.  43.  11.  Ezek.  4.  14. 

8 ch.  11.  14.  a Or,  cohort. 


198 


THE  ACTS,  X. 


time,  ^ What  God  hath  cleansed,  that  call  not  thou  com- 
mon. 

16  This  was  done  thrice  : and  the  vessel  was  received 
up  again  into  heaven. 

17  Now  while  Peter  doubted  in  himself  what  this 
vision  which  he  had  seen  should  mean,  behold,  the  men 
which  were  sent  from  Cornelius  had  made  enquiry  for 
Simon’s  house,  and  stood  before  the  gate, 

18  And  called,  and  asked  whether  Simon,  which  was 
surnamed  Peter,  were  lodged  there. 

19  ^ While  Peter  thought  on  the  vision,  the  Spirit 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  three  men  seek  thee. 

20  Arise  therefore,  and  get  thee  down,  and  go  with 
them,  doubting  nothing  : for  I have  sent  them. 

21  Then  Peter  went  down  to  the  men  which  were 
sent  unto  him  from  Cornelius  ; and  said.  Behold,  I am 
he  whom  ye  seek  : what  is  the  cause  wherefore  ye  are 
come  ? 

22  And  they  said,  i^  Cornelius  the  centurion,  a just 
man,  and  one  that  feareth  God,  and  i^of  good  report 
among  all  the  nation  of  the  Jews,  was  warned  from 
God  by  an  holy  angel  to  send  for  thee  into  his  house, 
and  to  hear  words  of  thee. 

23  Then  called  he  them  in,  and  lodged  them.  And 
on  the  morrow  Peter  went  away  with  them,  n and  cer- 
tain brethren  from  Joppa  accompanied  him. 

24  And  the  morrow  after  they  entered  into  Caesarea. 
And  Cornelius  waited  for  them,  and  had  called  together 
his  kinsmen  and  near  friends. 

25  And  as  Peter  was  coming  in,  Cornelius  met  him, 
and  fell  down  at  his  feet,  and  worshipped  him. 

26  But  Peter  took  him  up,  saying,  i^  Stand  up  ; I 
myself  also  am  a man. 

27  And  as  he  talked  with  him,  he  went  in,  and  found 
many  that  were  come  together. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  know  how  i®  that  it  is 
an  unlawful  thing  for  a man  that  is  a Jew  to  keep  com- 
pany, or  come  unto  one  of  another  nation  ; but  ii  God 
hath  shewed  me  that  I should  not  call  any  man  common 
or  unclean. 

29  Therefore  came  I unto  you  without  gainsaying,  as 
soon  as  I was  sent  for  : 1 ask  therefore  for  what  intent 
ye  have  sent  for  me  ? 

30  And  Cornelius  said.  Four  days  ago  I was  fasting 
until  this  hour  ; and  at  the  ninth  hour  I prayed  in  my 
house,  and,  behold,  a man  stood  before  me  in  bright 
clothing, 

31  And  said,  Cornelius,  thy  prayer  is  heard,  and 
thine  alms  are  had  in  remembrance  in  the  sight  of  God. 

32  Send  therefore  to  Joppa,  and  call  hither  Simon, 
whose  surname  is  Peter  ; he  is  lodged  in  the  house  of 
one  Simon  a tanner  by  the  sea  side  : who,  when  he 
cometh,  shall  speak  unto  thee. 

33  Immediately  therefore  I sent  to  thee  ; and  thou 
hast  well  done  that  thou  art  come.  Now  therefore  are 
we  all  here  present  before  God,  to  hear  all  things  that 
are  commanded  thee  of  God. 

34  ^ Then  Peter  opened  his  mouth,  and  said,  ^2  Of  a 
truth  I perceive  that  God  is  no  respecter  of  persons  : 

35  But  ^®in  every  nation  he  that  feareth  him,  and 
worketh  righteousness,  is  accepted  with  him. 

9 ver.  28.  Matt.  15.  ch.  22.  12.  is  John  4.  9.  & 18. 

11.  Rom.  14.  14,  17,  i*  ver.  45.  ch.  11.  28.  ch.  11.  3.  Gal.  2. 

20.  1 Cor.  10.  25.  1 12.  12,  14. 

Tim.  4.  4.  Tit.  1.  15.  is  ch.  14.  14,  15.  n ch.  15.  8,  9.  Eph. 

10  ch.  11. 12.  Rev.  19.  10.  & 22.  3.  6. 

11  ch.  15.  7.  9.  18  ch.  1.  10. 

12  ver.  1,  2,  &c. 


unto  him  again  the  second  time.  What  God  hath 

16  cleansed,  make  not  thou  common.  And  this  was 
done  thrice  : and  straightway  the  vessel  /was  re- 
ceived up  into  heaven. 

17  Now  while  Peter  was  much  perplexed  in  himself 
what  the  vision  which  he  had  seen  might  mean,  be- 
hold, the  men  that  were  sent  by  Cornelius,  having 
made  inquiry  for  Simon’s  house,  stood  before  the 

18  gate,  and  called  and  asked  whether  Simon,  which 

19  was  surnamed  Peter,  were  lodging  there.  And 
while  Peter  thought  on  the  vision,  the  Spirit  said 

20  unto  him.  Behold,  three  men  seek  thee.  But  arise, 
and  get  thee  down,  and  go  with  them,  nothing 

21  doubting  : for  I have  sent  them.  And  Peter  went 
down  to  the  men,  and  said,  Behold,  I am  he  whom 
ye  seek  : what  is  the  cause  wherefore  ye  are  come  ? 

22  And  they  said,  Cornelius  a centurion,  a righteous 
man  and  one  that  feareth  God,  and  well  reported  of 
by  all  the  nation  of  the  Jews,  was  warned  of  God 
by  a holy  angel  to  send  for  thee  into  his  house,  and 

23  to  hear  words  from  thee.  So  he  called  them  in  and 
lodged  them. 

And  on  the  morrow  he  arose  and  went  forth  with 
them,  and  certain  of  the  brethren  from  Joppa  ac- 

24  companied  him.  And  on  the  morrow  ^ they  entered 
into  Caesarea.  And  Cornelius  was  waiting  for  them, 
having  called  together  his  kinsmen  and  his  near 

25  friends.  And  when  it  came  to  pass  that  Peter 
entered,  Cornelius  met  him,  and  fell  down  at  his 

26  feet,  and  worshipped  him.  But  Peter  raised  him 
up,  saying.  Stand  up  ; I myself  also  am  a man. 

27  And  as  he  talked  with  him,  he  went  in,  and  findeth 

28  many  come  together  : and  he  said  unto  them.  Ye 
yourselves  know  ‘^how  that  it  is  an  unlawful  thing 
for  a man  that  is  a Jew  to  join  himself  or  come 
unto  one  of  another  nation  ; and  yet  unto  me  hath 
God  shewed  that  I should  not  call  any  man  com- 

29  mon  or  unclean  : wherefore  also  I came  without 
gainsaying,  when  I was  sent  for.  I ask  therefore 

30  with  what  intent  ye  sent  for  me.  And  Cornelius 
said.  Four  days  ago,  until  this  hour,  I was  keeping 
the  ninth  hour  of  prayer  in  my  house  ; and  behold, 

31  a man  stood  before  me  in  bright  apparel,  and  saith, 
Cornelius,  thy  prayer  is  heard,  and  thine  alms  are 

32  had  in  remembrance  in  the  sight  of  God.  Send 
therefore  to  Joppa,  and  call  unto  thee  Simon,  who 
is  surnamed  Peter ; he  lodgeth  in  the  house  of 

33  Simon  a tanner,  by  the  sea  side.  Forthwith  there- 
fore I sent  to  thee  ; and  thou  ha^t  well  done  that 
thou  art  come.  Now  therefore  we  are  all  here 
present  in  the  sight  of  God,  to  hear  all  things  that 

34  have  been  commanded  thee  of  the  Lord.  And 
Peter  opened  his  mouth,  and  said. 


Of  a truth  I perceive  that  God  is  no  respecter  of 
35  persons  : but  in  every  nation  he  that  feareth  him, 
and  worketh  righteousness,  is  acceptable  to  him. 

19  Matt.  28. 3.  Mark  Chr.  19.  7.  Job  34.  13.  Gal.  3.  28.  Eph. 

16.  5.  Luke  24.  4.  19.  Rom.  2. 11.  Gal.  2.  13,  18.  & 3.  6. 

20  ver.  4,  &c.  Dan.  2.  6.  Eph.  6.  9.  Col.  b Some  ancient  au- 

10.  12.  3.  25.  1 Pet.  1.  17.  thorities  read  he. 

21  Heb.  6.  10.  23  cii.  15.  9.  Rom.  2.  c Or,  hoio  unlauful 

22  Dent.  10.  17.  2 13,27.  & 3.  22,  29.  & it  is  for  a man  d:c. 

10.  12,  13.  1 Cor.  12. 


THE  ACTS,  XL 


199 


36  The  word  which  God  sent  unto  the  children  of 

Israel,  preaching  peace  by  Jesus  Christ:  he  is 

Lord  of  all  :) 

37  That  word,  I say,  ye  know,  which  was  published 
throughout  all  Judsea,  and  began  from  Galilee,  after 
the  baptism  which  John  preached  ; 

38  How  God  anointed  Jesus  of  Nazareth  with  the 
Holy  Ghost  and  with  power  : who  went  about  doing 
good,  and  healing  all  that  were  oppressed  of  the  devil  ; 

for  God  was  with  him. 

39  And  we  are  witnesses  of  all  things  which  he  did 
both  in  the  land  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem  ; whom 
they  slew  and  hanged  on  a tree  : 

40  Him  31  God  raised  up  the  third  day,  and  shewed 
him  openly  ; 

41  3^  Not  to  all  the  people,  but  unto  witnesses  chosen 
before  of  God,  even  to  us,  38  who  did  eat  and  drink  with 
him  after  he  rose  from  the  dead. 

42  And  3“*  he  commanded  us  to  preach  unto  the  peo- 
ple, and  to  testify  35  that  it  is  he  which  was  ordained  of 
God  to  be  the  Judge  36  of  quick  and  dead. 

43  37  To  him  give  all  the  prophets  witness,  that 
through  his  name  38  whosoever  believeth  in  him  shall 
receive  remission  of  sins. 

44  ^ While  Peter  yet  spake  these  words,  39  the  Holy 
Ghost  fell  on  all  them  which  heard  the  word. 

45  And  they  of  the  circumcision  which  believed 
were  astonished,  as  many  as  came  with  Peter,  because 
that  on  the  Gentiles  also  was  poured  out  the  gift  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

46  For  they  heard  them  speak  with  tongues,  and  mag- 
nify God.  Then  answered  Peter, 

47  Can  any  man  forbid  water,  that  these  should  not 
be  baptized,  which  have  received  the  Holy  Ghost  as 
well  as  we  ? 

48  ‘*3  A.nd  he  commanded  them  to  be  baptized  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord.  Then  prayed  they  him  to  tarry 
certain  days. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 Peter,  being  accused  for  going  in  to  the  Gentiles,  5 maketh  his  de- 
fence, 18  u'hich  is  accepted.  19  The  gospel  being  spread  into  Phenice, 
and  Cyprus,  and  Antioch,  Barnabas  is  sent  to  confirm  them.  'M  The 
disciples  there  are  first  called  Christians.  27  They  send  relief  to  the 
brethren  in  Judaea  in  time  of  famine. 

And  the  apostles  and  brethren  that  were  in  Judfea 
heard  that  the  Gentiles  had  also  received  the  word 
of  God. 

2 And  when  Peter  was  come  up  to  Jerusalem,  ^they 
that  were  of  the  circumcision  contended  with  him, 

3 Saying,  ^ Thou  wentest  in  to  men  uncircumcised, 
3 and  didst  eat  with  them. 

4 But  Peter  rehearsed  the  matter  from  the  beginning, 
and  expounded  it  ^by  order  unto  them,  saying, 

5 3 1 was  in  the  city  of  Joppa  praying  : and  in  a 
trance  I saw  a vision,  A certain  vessel  descend,  as  it 
had  been  a great  sheet,  let  down  from  heaven  by  four 
corners  ; and  it  came  even  to  me  : 

6 Upon  the  which  when  I had  fastened  mine  eyes,  I 
considered,  and  saw  fourfooted  beasts  of  the  earth,  and 
wild  beasts,  and  creeping  things,  and  fowls  of  the  air. 

2«Is.  57.  19.  Eph.  27  Luke  4.  18.  ch.  3S  Luke  24.  30,  43. 

2.  14,  IG,  17.  Col.  1.  2.  22.  & 4.  27.  Heb.  John  21.  13. 

20.  1.  9.  34  Matt.  28.  19,  20. 

25  Matt.  28. 18.  Rom.  28  John  3.  2.  ch.  1.  8. 

10.  12.  1 Cor.  15.  27.  2!.  ch.  2.  32.  3n  John  5.  22, 27.  ch. 

Eph.  1.  20,  22.  1 Pet.  30  ch.  5.  30.  17.  31. 

3.  22.  Rev.  17.  14.  & 3i  ch.  2.  24.  3.i  Rom.  14.  9.  10.  2 

19.  IG.  32  John  14.  17,  22.  Cor.  5.  10.  2 Tim.  4. 

28  Luke  4.  14.  ch.  13.  31.  1.1  Pet.  4.  5, 

37  ic,  53.  11.  Jer. 


36  The  word  which  he  sent  unto  the  cliildren  of  Israel, 
preaching  « good  tidings  of  peace  by  Jesus  Christ 

37  (he  is  Lord  of  all)  — that  saying  ye  yourselves 
know,  which  was  published  throughout  all  Judtea, 
beginning  from  Galilee,  after  the  baptism  which 

38  John  preached  ; even  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  how  that 
God  anointed  him  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with 
power  : who  went  about  doing  good,  and  healing  all 
that  were  oppressed  of  the  devil  ; for  God  was  with 

39  him.  And  we  are  witnesses  of  all  things  which  he 
did  both  in  the  country  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem ; whom  also  they  slew,  hanging  him  on  a tree. 

40  Him  God  raised  up  the  third  day,  and  gave  him  to 

41  be  made  manifest,  not  to  all  the  people,  but  viiito 
witnesses  that  were  chosen  before  of  God,  even  to  us, 
who  did  eat  and  drink  with  him  after  he  rose  from 

42  the  dead.  And  he  charged  us  to  preach  unto  the 
people,  and  to  testify  that  this  is  he  which  is  or- 
dained of  God  to  be  the  Judge  of  quick  and  dead. 

43  To  him  bear  all  the  prophets  witness,  that  through 
his  name  every  one  that  believeth  on  him  shall  re- 
ceive remission  of  sins. 


44  While  Peter  yet  spake  these  words,  the  Holy 

45  Ghost  fell  on  all  them  which  heard  the  word.  And 
they  of  the  circumcision  which  believed  were  amazed, 
as  many  as  came  with  Peter,  because  that  on  the 
Gentiles  also  was  poured  out  the  gift  of  the  Holy 

46  Ghost.  For  they  heard  them  speak  with  tongues, 

47  and  magnify  God.  Then  answered  Peter,  Can  any 
man  forbid  the  water,  that  these  should  not  be  bap- 
tized, which  have  received  the  Holy  Ghost  as  well 

48  as  we  ? And  he  commanded  them  to  be  baptized  in 
the  name  of  Jesus  Christ.  Then  prayed  they  him 
to  tarry  certain  days. 


11  Now  the  apostles  and  the  brethren  that  were  in 
Judaea  heard  that  the  Gentiles  also  had  received  the 

2 word  of  God.  And  when  Peter  was  come  up  to  Jeru- 
salem, they  that  were  of  the  circumcision  contended 
* 3 with  him,  saying.  Thou  wentest  in  to  men  uncircum- 

4 cised,  and  didst  eat  with  them.  But  Peter  began, 
and  expounded  the  matter  unto  them  in  order,  saying, 

5 I was  in  the  city  of  Joppa  praying  : and  in  a trance 
I saw  a vision,  a certain  vessel  descending,  as  it  were 
a great  sheet  let  down  from  heaven  by  four  corners  ; 

6 and  it  came  even  unto  me  : upon  the  which  when  I 
had  fastened  mine  eyes,  I considered,  and  saw  the 
fourfooted  beasts  of  the  earth  and  vzild  beasts  and 


31.  34.  Dan.  9.  24. 
Mic.  7.  18.  Zech.  13. 
1.  Mai.  4.  2.  ch.  2G. 
22. 

3«  ch.  15.  9.  & 20.  18. 
Rom.  10.  11.  Gal.  3. 
22. 

30  ch.  4.  31.  & 8.  15, 
IG.  17.  cSr  11.  15. 

«>  ver.  23. 


41  ch.  11.  18.  Gal.  3. 
14. 

42  ch.  11.  17.  & 15.  8, 
9.  Rom.  10.  12. 

43 1 Cor.  1.  17. 

44  ch.  2.  38.  & 8. 
IG. 

ich.  10.  45.  Gal.  2. 
12. 

2 ch,  10.  28. 


3 Gal.  2.  12. 

4 Luke  1.  3. 

6 ch.  10.  9,  &c. 
d Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  He  sent 
the  word  unto, 
e Or,  the  gospel. 


200 


THE  ACTS,  XI. 


7 And  I heard  a voice  saying  unto  me,  Arise,  Peter  ; 
slay  and  eat. 

8 But  I said,  Not  so.  Lord  : for  nothing  common  or 
unclean  hath  at  any  time  entered  into  my  mouth. 

9 But  the  voice  answered  me  again  from  heaven, 
What  God  hath  cleansed,  that  call  not  thou  common. 

10  And  this  was  done  three  times  : and  all  were 
drawn  up  again  into  heaven. 

11  And,  behold,  immediately  there  were  three  men 
already  come  unto  the  house  where  I was,  sent  from 
Caesarea  unto  me. 

12  And  °the  spirit  bade  me  go  with  them,  nothing 
doubting.  Moreover these  six  brethren  accompanied 
me,  and  we  entered  into  the  man’s  house  : 

13  ® And  he  shewed  us  how  he  had  seen  an  angel  in 
his  house,  which  stood  and  said  unto  him.  Send  men  to 
Joppa,  and  call  for  Simon,  whose  surname  is  Peter  ; 

14  Who  shall  tell  thee  words,  whereby  thou  and  all 
thy  house  shall  be  saved. 

15  And  as  I began  to  speak,  the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on 
them,  ® as  on  us  at  the  beginning. 

16  Then  remembered  I the  word  of  the  Lord,  how 
that  he  said,  John  indeed  baptized  with  water  ; but 

ye  shall  be  baptized  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

17  12  Forasmuch  then  as  God  gave  them  the  like  gift 
as  he  did  unto  us,  who  believed  on  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ ; i®  what  was  I,  that  I could  withstand  God  ? 

18  When  they  heard  these  things,  they  held  their 
peace,  and  glorified  God,  saying,  i^  Then  hath  God  also 
to  the  Gentiles  granted  repentance  unto  life. 

19  ^ 1®  Now  they  which  were  scattered  abroad  upon 
the  persecution  that  arose  about  Stephen  travelled  as 
far  as  Phenice,  and  Cyprus,  and  Antioch,  preaching 
the  word  to  none  but  unto  the  Jews  only. 

20  And  some  of  them  were  men  of  Cyprus  and 
Cyrene,  which,  when  they  were  come  to  Antioch,  spake 
unto  i®the  Grecians,  preaching  the  Lord  Jesus. 

21  And  1^  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  with  them  : and 
a great  number  believed,  and  i®  turned  unto  the  Lord. 

22  ^ Then  tidings  of  these  things  came  unto  the 
ears  of  the  church  which  was  in  Jerusalem  : and  they 
sent  forth  i®  Barnabas,  that  he  should  go  as  far  as  An- 
tioch. 

23  Who,  when  he  came,  and  had  seen  the  grace  of 
God,  was  glad,  and  exhorted  them  all,  that  with  pur- 
pose of  heart  they  would  cleave  unto  the  Lord. 

24  For  he  was  a good  man,  and  21  full  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  and  of  faith  : 22  and  much  people  was  added  unto 
the  Lord. 

25  Then  departed  Barnabas  to  23  Tarsus,  for  to  seek 
Saul ; 

26  And  when  he  had  found  him,  he  brought  him 
unto  Antioch.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  a whole  year 
they  assembled  themselves  with  the  church,  and  taught 
much  people.  And  the  disciples  were  called  Christians 
first  in  Antioch. 

27  ^ And  in  these  days  came  24  prophets  from  Jeru- 
salem unto  Antioch. 

28  And  there  stood  up  one  of  them  named  25  Agabus, 
and  signified  by  the  spirit  that  there  should  be  great 
dearth  throughout  all  the  world  : which  came  to  pass  in 
the  days  of  Claudius  Caesar. 

e John  16.  13.  ch.  n Is.  44.  3.  Joel  2.  is  ch.  6.  1.  & 9.  29. 
10.  19.  & 15.  7.  28.  & 3.  18.  n Luke  1.  66.  ch.  2. 

1 ch.  10.  23.  12  ch.  15.  8,  9.  47. 

8 ch.  10.  30.  13  ch.  10.  47.  18  ch.  9.  35. 

9 ch.  2.  4.  1*  Rom.  10.  12, 13.  & i9  ch.  9.  27. 

10  Matt.  3.  11.  John  15.  9, 16.  20  ch.  13.  43.  & 14. 

1.  26,  33.  ch.  1.  5.  & 16  ch.  8.  1.  22. 

19.  4. 


7 creeping  things  and  fowls  of  the  heaven.  And  I 
heard  also  a voice  saying  unto  me.  Rise,  Peter  ; kill 

8 and  eat.  But  I said.  Not  so.  Lord  : for  nothing  com- 
mon or  unclean  hath  ever  entered  into  my  mouth. 

9 But  a voice  answered  the  second  time  out  of  heaven, 
What  God  hath  cleansed,  make  not  thou  common. 

10  And  this  was  done  thrice  : and  all  were  drawn  up 

11  again  into  heaven.  And  behold,  forthwith  three 
men  stood  before  the  house  in  which  we  were,  hav- 

12  ing  been  sent  from  Caesarea  unto  me.  And  the 
Spirit  bade  me  go  with  them,  making  no  distinction. 
And  these  six  brethren  also  accompanied  me  ; and  we 

13  entered  into  the  man’s  house  : and  he  told  us  how 
he  had  seen  the  angel  standing  in  his  house,  and  say- 
ing, Send  to  Joppa,  and  fetch  Simon,  whose  surname 

14  is  Peter  ; who  shall  speak  unto  thee  words,  whereby 

15  thou  shalt  be  saved,  thou  and  all  thy  house.  And  as 
I began  to  speak,  the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  them,  even 

16  as  on  us  at  the  beginning.  And  I remembered  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  how  that  he  said,  John  indeed 
baptized  with  water  ; but  ye  shall  be  baptized  “ with 

17  the  Holy  Ghost.  If  then  God  gave  unto  them  the 
like  gift  as  he  did  also  unto  us,  when  we  believed  on 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  was  I,  that  I could  with- 

18  stand  God  ? And  when  they  heard  these  things, 
they  held  their  peace,  and  glorified  God,  saying.  Then 
to  the  Gentiles  also  hath  God  granted  repentance 
unto  life. 


19  They  therefore  that  were  scattered  abroad  upon 
the  tribulation  that  arose  about  Stephen  travelled  as 
far  as  Phoenicia,  and  Cyprus,  and  Antioch,  speaking 

20  the  word  to  none  save  only  to  Jews.  But  there  were 
some  of  them,  men  of  Cyprus  and  Cyrene,  who, 
when  they  were  come  to  Antioch,  spake  unto  the 

21  ^Greeks  also,  preaching  the  Lord  Jesus.  And  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  was  with  them  : and  a great  num- 

22  ber  that  believed  turned  unto  the  Lord.  And  the 
report  concerning  them  came  to  the  ears  of  the 
church  which  was  in  Jerusalem  : and  they  sent  forth 

2.3  Barnabas  as  far  as  Antioch  : who,  when  he  was  come, 
and  had  seen  the  grace  of  God,  was  glad  ; and  he 
exhorted  them  all,  that  with  purpose  of  heart  they 

24  would  cleave  unto  the  Lord  : for  he  was  a good  man, 
and  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  of  faith  : and  much 

25  people  was  added  unto  the  Lord.  And  he  went  forth 

26  to  Tarsus  to  seek  for  Saul  : and  when  he  had  found 
him,  he  brought  him  unto  Antioch.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  that  even  for  a whole  year  they  were  gathered 
together  with  the  church,  and  taught  much  people  ; 
and  that  the  disciples  were  called  Christians  first  in 
Antioch. 


27  Now  in  these  days  there  came  down  prophets  from 

28  Jerusalem  unto  Antioch.  And  there  stood  up  one 
of  them  named  Agabus,  and  signified  by  the  Spirit 
that  there  should  be  a great  famine  over  all  ® the 
world  : which  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  Claudius. 

21  ch.  6.  5.  25  ch.  21.  10.  would  cleave  unto  the 

22  ver.  21.  ch.  5.  14.  a Or,  in.  purpose  of  their  heart 

23  ch.  9.  30.  b Many  ancient  au-  in  the  Lord. 

2<  ch.  2.  17.  & 13.  1.  thorities  read  Grecian  d Gr.  in. 

& 15.  32.  <%  21.  9.  1 Jews.  e Gr.  the  inhabited 

Cor.  12.  28.  Eph.  4.  c Some  ancient  au-  earth. 

1 1 . thorities  read  that  they 


THE  ACTS,  XII. 


201 


29  Then  the  disciples,  every  man  according  to  his 
ability,  determined  to  send  ^6  relief  unto  the  brethren 
which  dwelt  in  Judsea  : 

30  27  Which  also  they  did,  and  sent  it  to  the  elders 
by  the  hands  of  Barnabas  and  Saul. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

1  King  Herod  perseeuteth  the  Christians,  hilleth  James,  andimprisoneth 


prospereth. 

l^TOW  about  that  time  Herod  the  king  stretched 
forth  Us  hands  to  vex  certain  of  the  church. 

2 And  he  killed  James  ^the  brother  of  John  with 
the  sword. 

3 And  because  he  saw  it  pleased  the  Jews,  he  pro- 
ceeded further  to  take  Peter  also.  (Then  were  2 the 
days  of  unleavened  bread.) 

4 And  3 when  he  had  apprehended  him,  he  put  Um 
in  prison,  and  delivered  Um  to  four  quaternions  of  sol- 
diers to  keep  him  ; intending  after  Easter  to  bring  him 
forth  to  the  people. 

5 Peter  therefore  was  kept  in  prison  : but  prayer 
was  made  without  ceasing  of  the  church  unto  God  for 
him. 

6 And  when  Herod  would  have  brought  him  forth, 
the  same  night  Peter  was  sleeping  between  two  sol- 
diers, bound  with  two  chains  : and  the  keepers  before 
the  door  kept  the  prison. 

7 And,  behold,  ^the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  upon 
Aim,  and  a light  shined  in  the  prison  : and  he  smote 
Peter  on  the  side,  and  raised  him  up,  saying.  Arise  up 
quickly.  And  his  chains  fell  off  from  Us  hands. 

8 And  the  angel  said  unto  him.  Gird  thyself,  and 
bind  on  thy  sandals.  And  so  he  did.  And  he  saith 
unto  him,  Cast  thy  garment  about  thee,  and  follow  me. 

9 And  he  went  out,  and  followed  him  ; and  ® wist 
not  that  it  was  true  which  was  done  by  the  angel ; but 
thought  ^ he  saw  a vision. 

10  When  they  were  past  the  first  and  the  second 
ward,  they  came  unto  the  iron  gate  that  leadeth  unto 
the  city  ; which  opened  to  them  of  his  own  accord  : 
and  they  went  out,  and  passed  on  through  one  street ; 
and  forthwith  the  angel  departed  from  him. 

11  And  when  Peter  was  come  to  himself,  he  said. 
Now  I know  of  a surety,  that  ® the  Lord  hath  sent  his 
angel,  and  ® hath  delivered  me  out  of  the  hand  of  Herod, 
and  from  all  the  expectation  of  the  people  of  the  Jews. 

12  And  when  he  had  considered  the  thing,  he  came 
to  the  house  of  Mary  the  mother  of  John,  whose  sur- 
name was  Mark  ; where  many  were  gathered  together 
^2  praying. 

13  And  as  Peter  knocked  at  the  door  of  the  gate,  a 
damsel  came  to  hearken,  named  Rhoda. 

14  And  when  she  knew  Peter’s  voice,  she  opened  not 
the  gate  for  gladness,  but  ran  in,  and  told  how  Peter 
stood  before  the  gate. 

15  And  they  said  unto  her.  Thou  art  mad.  But  she 
constantly  affirmed  that  it  was  even  so.  Then  said  they. 

It  is  his  angel. 

16  But  Peter  continued  knocking : and  when  they 
had  opened  the  door,  and  saw  him,  they  were  aston- 
ished. 

17  But  he,  beckoning  unto  them  with  the  hand  to 


26  Rom.  15.  26.  1 

Cor.  16. 1.  2 Cor.  9.  1. 
22  ch.  12.  25. 

’ Matt.  4.  21.  & 20. 
23. 


2 Ex.  12.  14,  15.  & 
23.  15. 

3 John  21.  18. 

« ch.  5.  19. 


6 Ps.  126.  1. 

6 ch.  10.  3,  17.  & 11. 


2 ch.  16.  26. 

8 Ps.  34.  7.  Dan.  3. 


29  And  the  disciples,  every  man  according  to  his  ability, 
determined  to  send  -^  relief  unto  the  brethren  that 

30  dwelt  in  Judaea  : which  also  they  did,  sending  it  to 
the  elders  by  the  hand  of  Barnabas  and  Saul. 


12  Now  about  that  time  Herod  the  king  put  forth 

2 his  hands  to  afflict  certain  of  the  church.  And  he 
killed  James  the  brother  of  John  with  the  sword. 

3 And  when  he  saw  that  it  pleased  the  Jews,  he  pro- 
ceeded to  seize  Peter  also.  And  those  were  the  days 

4 of  unleavened  bread.  And  when  he  had  taken  him, 
he  put  him  in  prison,  and  delivered  him  to  four 
quaternions  of  soldiers  to  guard  him  ; intending  after 

6  the  Passover  to  bring  him  forth  to  the  people.  Peter 
therefore  was  kept  in  the  prison  : but  prayer  was 
made  earnestly  of  the  church  unto  God  for  him. 

6 And  when  Herod  was  about  to  bring  him  forth,  the 
same  night  Peter  was  sleeping  between  two  soldiers, 
bound  with  two  chains  : and  guards  before  the  door 

7 kept  the  prison.  And  behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  by  him,  and  a light  shined  in  the  cell : and  he 
smote  Peter  on  the  side,  and  awoke  him,  saying. 
Rise  up  quickly.  And  his  chains  fell  off  from  his 

8 hands.  And  the  angel  said  unto  him.  Gird  thyself, 
and  bind  on  thy  sandals.  And  he  did  so.  And  he 
saith  unto  him.  Cast  thy  garment  about  thee,  and 

9 follow  me.  And  he  went  out,  and  followed  ; and  he 
wist  not  that*  it  was  true  which  was  done  “ by  the 

10  angel,  but  thought  he  saw  a vision.  And  when  they 
were  past  the  first  and  the  second  ward,  they  came 
unto  the  iron  gate  that  leadeth  into  the  city  ; which 
opened  to  them  of  its  own  accord  : and  they  went 
out,  and  passed  on  through  one  street  ; and  straight- 

11  way  the  angel  departed  from  him.  And  when  Pe- 
ter was  come  to  himself,  he  said.  Now  I know  of 
a truth,  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  forth  his  angel  and 
delivered  me  out  of  the  hand  of  blerod,  and  from  all 

12  the  expectation  of  the  people  of  the  Jews.  And  when 
he  had  considered  the  thing,  he  came  to  the  house  of 
Mary  the  mother  of  John  whose  surname  was  Mark  ; 
where  many  were  gathered  together  and  were  pray- 

13  ing.  And  when  he  knocked  at  the  door  of  the  gate, 

14  a maid  came  to  answer,  named  Rhoda.  And  when 
she  knew  Peter’s  voice,  she  opened  not  the  gate  for 
joy,  but  ran  in,  and  told  that  Peter  stood  before  the 

15  gate.  And  they  said  unto  her.  Thou  art  mad.  But 
she  confidently  affirmed  that  it  was  even  so.  And 

16  they  said.  It  is  his  angel.  But  Peter  continued 
knocking  ; and  when  they  had  opened,  they  saw  him, 

17  and  were  amazed.  But  he,  beckoning  unto  them 
with  the  hand  to  hold  their  peace,  declared  unto 


28.  & 6.  22.  Heb.l.  14. 

0 Job  5.  19.  Ps.  33. 
18,  19.  & 34.  22.  & 41. 
2.  & 97.  10.  2 Cor.  1. 
10.  2 Pet,  2.  9. 


10  oil.  4.  23. 

11  Ch.  16.  37. 

12  ver.  5. 

'3  Gen.  48. 16.  Matt. 

18.  10. 


1^  ch.  13.  16.  & 10. 
33.  & 21.  40. 

/ Gr.  for  ministry, 
a Or,  Ihrouyh. 


202 


THE  ACTS,  XIII. 


hold  their  peace,  declared  unto  them  how  the  Lord  had 
brought  him  out  of  the  prison.  And  he  said,  Go  shew 
these  things  unto  James,  and  to  the  brethren.  And  he 
departed,  and  went  into  another  place. 

18  Now  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  there  was  no  small  stir 
among  the  soldiers,  what  was  become  of  Peter. 

19  And  when  Herod  had  sought  for  him,  and  found 
him  not,  he  examined  the  keepers,  and  commanded  that 
they  should  be  put  to  death.  And  he  went  down  from 
Judsea  to  C®sarea,  and  there  abode. 

20  ^ And  Herod  was  highly  displeased  with  them  of 
Tyre  and  Sidon  : but  they  came  with  one  accord  to  him, 
and,  having  made  Blastus  the  king’s  chamberlain  their 
friend,  desired  peace  ; because  their  country  was  nou- 
rished by  the  king’s  country. 

21  And  upon  a set  day  Herod,  arrayed  in  royal  ap- 
parel, sat  upon  his  throne,  and  made  an  oration  unto 
them. 

22  And  the  people  gave  a shout,  saying.  It  is  the 
voice  of  a god,  and  not  of  a man. 

23  And  immediately  the  angel  of  the  Lord  smote 
him,  because  he  gave  not  God  the  glory  : and  he  was 
eaten  of  worms,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

24  Tf  But  ^®the  word  of  God  grew  and  multiplied. 

25  And  Barnabas  and  Saul  returned  from  Jerusalem, 
when  they  had  fulfilled  their  ministry,  and  took  with 
them  20  John,  whose  surname  was  Mark. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 Paul  and  Barnabas  are  chosen  to  go  to  the  Gentiles.  7 Of  Sergius 

Paulus,  and  Elymas  the  sorcerer , 14  Paul  prencheth  at  Antioch.,  that 

Jesus  is  Christ.  42  The  Gentiles  believe : 4>5  btit  the  Jetvs  gainsay  and 

blaspheme:  46  whereupon  they  turn  to  the  Gentiles.  48  As  many  as 

were  ordained  to  life  believed. 

OW  there  were  ^in  the  church  that  was  at  An- 
tioch certain  prophets  and  teachers  ; as  2 Barna- 
bas, and  Simeon  that  was  called  Niger,  and  ^ Lucius  of 
Cyrene,  and  Manaen,  which  had  been  brought  up  with 
Herod  the  tetrarch,  and  Saul. 

2 As  they  ministered  to  the  Lord,  and  fasted,  the 
Holy  Ghost  said,  ^ Separate  me  Barnabas  and  Saul  for 
the  work  ® whereunto  I have  called  them. 

3 And  ® when  they  had  fasted  and  prayed,  and  laid 
their  hands  on  them,  they  sent  them  away. 

4 ^ So  they,  being  sent  forth  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  de- 
parted unto  Seleucia  ; and  from  thence  they  sailed  to 
’ Cyprus. 

5 And  when  they  were  at  Salamis,  ® they  preached 
the  word  of  God  in  the  synagogues  of  the  Jews  : and 
they  had  also  ® John  to  their  minister. 

6 And  when  they  had  gone  through  the  isle  unto 
Paphos,  they  found  a certain  sorcerer,  a false  prophet, 
a Jew,  whose  name  was  Bar-jesus  : 

7 Which  was  with  the  deputy  of  the  country,  Sergius 
Paulus,  a prudent  man  ; who  called  for  Barnabas  and 
Saul,  and  desired  to  hear  the  word  of  God. 

8 But  Elymas  the  sorcerer  (for  so  is  his  name  hy 
interpretation)  withstood  them,  seeking  to  turn  away 
the  deputy  from  the  faith. 

9 Then  Saul,  (who  also  is  called  Paul,)  ^2  filled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  set  his  eyes  on  him, 

10  And  said,  O full  of  all  subtilty  and  all  mischief, 
child  of  the  devil,  thou  enemy  of  all  righteous- 

« 1 Kin.  6.  9,  11.  19  ch.  13.  5,  13.  & 15.  * Num.  8.  14.  ch.  9. 

Ezek.  27.  17.  37.  15.  & 22.  21.  Rom. 

16 1 Sam.  25.  38.  2 20  ver.  12.  1.  1.  Gal.  1.  15.  & 2. 

Sam.  24.  17.  1 ch.  1 1.  27.  & 14.  26.  9. 

11  Ps.  115.  1.  & 15.  35.  6 Matt.  9.  38.  ch.  14. 

18  Is.  55.  11.  ch.  6.  2 ch.  11.  22-26.  26.  Rom.  10.  15.  Eph. 

7.  & 19.  20.  Col.  1.  6.  8 Rom.  16.  21.  3.  7,  8.  1 Tim.  2.  7.  2 


them  how  the  Lord  had  brought  him  forth  out  of  the 
prison.  And  he  said,  Tell  these  things  unto  James, 
and  to  the  brethren.  And  he  departed,  and  went  to 

18  another  place.  Now  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  there  was 
no  small  stir  among  the  soldiers,  what  was  become  of 

19  Peter.  And  when  Herod  had  sought  for  him,  and 
found  him  not,  he  examined  the  guards,  and  com- 
manded that  they  should  be  ^ put  to  death.  And 
he  went  down  from  Judaea  to  Caesarea,  and  tarried 
there. 

20  Now  he  was  highly  displeased  with  them  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon  : and  they  came  with  one  accord  to  him, 
and,  having  made  Blastus  the  king’s  chamberlain 
their  friend,  they  asked  for  peace,  because  their 

21  country  was  fed  from  the  king’s  country.  And  upon 
a set  day  Herod  arrayed  himself  in  royal  apparel, 
and  sat  on  the  throne,  and  made  an  oration  unto 

22  them.  And  the  people  shouted,  saying,  The  voice 

23  of  a god,  and  not  of  a man.  And  immediately  an 
angel  of  the  Lord  smote  him,  because  he  gave  not 
God  the  glory  : and  he  was  eaten  of  worms,  and 
gave  up  the  ghost. 

24  But  the  word  of  God  grew  and  multiplied. 

25  And  Barnabas  and  Saul  returned  ^ from  Jerusa- 
lem, when  they  had  fulfilled  their  ministration,  tak- 
ing with  them  John  whose  surname  was  Mark. 


13  Now  there  were  at  Antioch,  in  the  church  that 
was  there,  prophets  and  teachers,  Barnabas,  and 
Symeon  that  was  called  Niger,  and  Lucius  of  Cy- 
rene, and  Manaen  the  foster-brother  of  Herod  the 

2 tetrarch,  and  Saul.  And  as  they  ministered  to  the 
Lord,  and  fasted,  the  Holy  Ghost  said.  Separate  me 
Barnabas  and  Saul  for  the  work  whereunto  I have 

3 called  them.  Then,  when  they  had  fasted  and 
prayed  and  laid  their  hands  on  them,  they  sent 
them  away. 

4 So  they,  being  sent  forth  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  went 
down  to  Seleucia  ; and  from  thence  they  sailed  to 

5 Cyprus.  And  when  they  were  at  Salamis,  they  pro- 
claimed the  word  of  God  in  the  synagogues  of  the 
Jews  : and  they  had  also  John  as  their  attendant. 

6 And  when  they  had  gone  through  the  whole  island 
unto  Paphos,  they  found  a certain  “ sorcerer,  a false 

7 prophet,  a Jew,  whose  name  was  Bar- Jesus  ; which 
was  with  the  proconsul,  Sergius  Paulus,  a man  of 
understanding.  The  same  called  unto  liim  Barna- 
bas and  Saul,  and  sought  to  bear  the  word  of  God. 

8 But  Elymas  the  “sorcerer  (for  so  is  his  name  by 
interpretation)  withstood  them,  seeking  rn  aside 

9 the  proconsul  from  the  faith.  But  Saul,  is  also 
called  Paul,  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  fa.  •id  his 

10  eyes  on  him,  and  said,  O full  of  all  guih  1 all 

villany,  thou  son  of  the  devil,  thou  enem^  all 


Tim.  1.  11.  Heb.  5.  o Ex.  7.  11.  2 Tim.  c Or,  jxidgem. 

4.  3.  8.  seat. 

6 ch.  6.  6.  ch.  4.  8.  d Many  ancient 

2 ch.  4.  36.  ” Matt.  13.  38.  John  thorities  read  to  Jei 

8 ver.  46.  8.  44.  1 John  3.  8.  salem  . 

9 cli.  12.  25.  & 15.  37.  b Gr.  led  away  to  a Gr.  Magus : as  ii 

10  ch.  8.  9.  death.  Matt.  2.  1,  7,  16. 


THE  ACTS,  XIII. 


203  ■ 


ness,  wilt  thou  not  cease  to  pervert  the  right  ways  of  the 
Lord  ? 

11  And  now,  behold,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  blind,  not  seeing  the  sun  for  a 
season.  And  immediately  there  fell  on  him  a mist  and 
a darkness  ; and  he  went  about  seeking  some  to  lead 
him  by  the  hand. 

12  Then  the  deputy,  when  he  saw  what  was  done, 
believed,  being  astonished  at  the  doctrine  of  the  Lord. 

13  Now  when  Paul  and  his  company  loosed  from 
Paphos,  they  came  to  Perga  in  Pamphylia  : and  John 
departing  from  them  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

14  ^ But  when  they  departed  from  Perga,  they  came 
to  Antioch  in  Pisidia,  and  went  into  the  synagogue  on 
the  sabbath  day,  and  sat  down. 

15  And  after  the  reading  of  the  law  and  the 
prophets  the  rulers  of  the  synagogue  sent  unto  them, 
saying.  Ye  men  and  brethren,  if  ye  have  any  word  of 
exhortation  for  the  people,  say  on. 

16  Then  Paul  stood  up,  and  beckoning  with  Ms 
hand  said.  Men  of  Israel,  and  ye  that  fear  God,  give 
audience. 

17  The  God  of  this  people  of  Israel  chose  our 
fathers,  and  exalted  the  people  when  they  dwelt  as 
strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  with  an  high  arm 
brought  he  them  out  of  it. 

18  And  about  the  time  of  forty  years  suffered  he 
their  manners  in  the  wilderness. 

19  And  when  25  he  had  destroyed  seven  nations  in  the 
land  of  Chanaan,  26  he  divided  their  land  to  them  by 
lot. 

20  And  after  that  27  he  gave  unto  them  judges  about 
the  space  of  four  hundred  and  fifty  years,  28  until  Sam- 
uel the  prophet. 

21  29  And  afterward  they  desired  a king  : and  God 
gave  unto  them  Saul  the  son  of  Cis,  a man  of  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin,  by  the  space  of  forty  years. 

22  And  when  he  had  removed  him,  he  raised 
up  unto  them  David  to  be  their  king  ; to  whom  also  he 
gave  testimony,  and  said,  ^2 1 have  found  David  the  son 
of  Jesse,  a man  after  mine  own  heart,  which  shall  ful- 
fil all  my  will. 

23  24  Of  this  man’s  seed  hath  God  according  25  to  his 
promise  raised  unto  Israel  26  a Saviour,  Jesus  : 

24  27  When  John  had  first  preached  before  his  com- 
ing the  baptism  of  repentance  to  all  the  people  of  Is- 
rael. 

25  And  as  John  fulfilled  his  course,  he  said,  28  Whom 
think  ye  that  I am  ? I am  not  he.  But,  behold,  there 
cometh  one  after  me,  whose  shoes  of  his  feet  I am  not 
worthy  to  loose. 

26  Men  and  brethren,  children  of  the  stock  of  Abra- 
ham, and  whosoever  among  you  feareth  God,  29  to  you 
is  the  word  of  this  salvation  sent. 

27  For  they  that  dwell  at  Jerusalem,  and  their  rulers, 

because  they  knew  him  not,  nor  yet  the  voices  of  the 

prophets  4i  which  are  read  every  sabbath  day,  42  they 
have  fulfilled  them  in  condemning  him. 

n Ex.  9.  3.  1 Sam.  21  Dgut,  7.  6,  7.  27  ju^g.  2.  16. 

5.  6.  • 22  Ex.  1.  1.  Ps.  105.  28  1 Sam.  3.  20, 

15  ch.  15.  38.  23,  24.  cli.  7.  17.  20  1 Sani.  8.  5.  & 10. 

15  ch.  16.  13.  & 17.  2.  23  Ex.  6.  6.  & 13.  14,  1. 

Si  18.  4.  16.  30  1 Sam.  15.  23,  26, 

11  ver.  27.  Luke  4.  24  Ex.  16. 35.  Num,  28.  & 16.  1.  Hos.  13. 

16.  14.  33,  34.  Ps.  95.  9,  11. 

i«  Heb.  13.  22,  10.  cli.  7.  30.  3i  1 Sam.  16.  13.  2 

19  ch.  12.  17.  25  Deut.  7.  1.  Sam.  2.  4.  & 5.  3. 

20  ver.  26,42,43.  ch.  2c  josh.  14.  1,  2.  Ps.  32  pg.  gO.  20. 

10,  35.  78.  55. 


righteousness,  wilt  thou  not  cease  to  pervert  the 

11  right  ways  of  the  Lord  ? And  now,  behold,  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  is  upon  thee,  and  thou  Shalt  be 
blind,  not  seeing  the  sun  ^ for  a season.  And  imme- 
diately there  fell  on  him  a mist  and  a darkness  ; 
and  he  went  about  seeking  some  to  lead  him  by  the 

12  hand.  Then  the  proconsul,  when  he  saw  what  was 
done,  believed,  being  astonished  at  the  teaching  of 
the  Lord. 

13  Now  Paul  and  his  company  set  sail  from  Paphos, 
and  came  to  Perga  in  Pamphylia  : and  John  de- 

14  parted  from  them  and  returned  to  Jerusalem.  But 
they,  passing  through  from  Perga,  came  to  Antioch 
of  Pisidia  ; and  they  went  into  the  synagogue  on 

15  the  sabbath  day,  and  sat  down.  And  after  the  read- 
ing of  the  law  and  the  prophets  the  rulers  of  the 
synagogue  sent  unto  them,  saying.  Brethren,  if  ye 
have  any  word  of  exhortation  for  the  people,  say  on. 

16  And  Paul  stood  up,  and  beckoning  with  the  hand 
said. 

Men  of  Israel,  and  ye  that  fear  God,  hearken. 

17  The  God  of  this  people  Israel  chose  our  fathers, 
and  exalted  the  people  when  they  sojourned  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  with  a high  arm  led  he  them 

18  forth  out  of  it.  And  for  about  the  time  of  forty 
years  ^ suffered  he  their  manners  in  the  wilderness. 

19  And  when  he  had  destroyed  seven  nations  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  he  gave  them  their  land  for  an  in- 
heritance, for  about  four  hundred  and  fifty  years  : 

20  and  after  these  things  he  gave  them  judges  until 

21  Samuel  the  prophet.  And  afterward  they  asked 
for  a king  : and  God  gave  unto  them  Saul  the  son 
of  Kish,  a man  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  for  the 

22  space  of  forty  years.  And  when  he  had  removed 
him,  he  raised  up  David  to  be  their  king  ; to  whom 
also  he  bare  witness,  and  said,  I have  found  David 
the  son  of  Jesse,  a man  after  my  heart,  who  shall 

23  do  all  my  ^ will.  Of  this  man’s  seed  hath  God  ac- 
cording to  promise  brought  unto  Israel  a Saviour, 

24  Jesus  ; when  John  had  first  preached  ^ before  his 
coming  the  baptism  of  repentance  to  all  the  people 

25  of  Israel.  And  as  John  was  fulfilling  his  course,  he 
said.  What  suppose  ye  that  I am  ? I am  not  he. 
But  behold,  there  cometh  one  after  me,  the  shoes  of 

26  whose  feet  I am  not  worthy  to  unloose.  Brethren, 
children  of  the  stock  of  Abraham,  and  those  among 
you  that  fear  God,  to  us  is  the  word  of  this  salva- 

27  tion  sent  forth.  For  they  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem, 
and  their  rulers,  because  they  knew  him  not,  nor 
the  voices  of  the  prophets  which  are  read  every 


S3  1 Sam.  13.  14.  ch. 
7.  46. 

3<  Is.  11. 1.  Luke  1. 
32,69.  ch.  2.30.  Rom. 

I.  3. 

35  2 Sam.  7.  12.  Ps. 
132.  11. 

3c  Matt.  1.  21.  Rom. 

II.  26. 

37  Matt.  3.  1.  Luke 
3.  3. 


3*  Matt.  3. 11.  Mark 
1.7.  Luke  3. 16.  John 
1.  20,  27. 

39  ver.  46.  Matt.  10. 
6.  Luke  24.  47.  ch.  3. 
26. 

*0  Luke  23.  34.  ch. 
3.  17.  1 Cor.  2.  8. 

u ver.  14,15.  ch.  15. 
21. 


«Luke  24.  20,  44. 
ch.  26.  22.  & 28.  23. 
b Or,  until, 
c Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  bare  be 
(hem  as  a nursing- 
father  in  the  wilder- 
ness. See  Deut.  1.  31. 
d Gr.  wills, 
e Gr.  before  the  face 
of  his  entering  in. 


204 


THE  ACTS,  XIII. 


28  And  though  they  found  no  cause  of  death  in  him, 

yet  desired  they  Pilate  that  he  should  be  slain. 

29  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  all  that  was  writ- 
ten of  him,  they  took  him  down  from  the  tree,  and 
laid  him  in  a sepulchre. 

30  But  God  raised  him  from  the  dead  : 

31  And  he  was  seen  many  days  of  them  which 
came  up  with  him  from  Galilee  to  Jerusalem,  who 
are  his  witnesses  unto  the  people. 

32  And  we  declare  unto  you  glad  tidings,  how  that 

the  promise  which  was  made  unto  the  fathers, 

33  God  hath  fulfilled  the  same  unto  us  their  children, 
in  that  he  hath  raised  up  Jesus  again  ; as  it  is  also  writ- 
ten in  the  second  psalm,  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day 
have  I begotten  thee. 

34  And  as  concerning  that  he  raised  him  up  from  the 
dead,  now  no  more  to  return  to  corruption,  he  said  on 
this  wise,  I will  give  you  the  sure  mercies  of  David. 

35  Wherefore  he  saith  also  in  another  psalm,  Thou 
shalt  not  suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  corruption. 

36  For  David,  after  he  had  served  his  own  genera- 
tion by  the  will  of  God,  ^^fell  on  sleep,  and  was  laid 
nnto  his  fathers,  and  saw  corrnption  : 

37  But  he,  whom  God  raised  again,  saw  no  corrup- 
tion. 

38  ^ Be  it  known  nnto  you  therefore,  men  and  bre- 
thren, that  through  this  man  is  preached  nnto  you  the 
forgiveness  of  sins  : 

39  And  by  him  all  that  believe  are  justified  from 
all  things,  from  which  ye  could  not  be  justified  by  the 
law  of  Moses. 

40  Beware  therefore,  lest  that  come  upon  you,  which 
is  spoken  of  in  ^®the  prophets  ; 

41  Behold,  ye  despisers,  and  wonder,  and  perish  : 
for  I work  a work  in  your  days,  a work  which  ye  shall 
in  no  wise  believe,  though  a man  declare  it  unto  you. 

42  And  when  the  Jews  were  gone  out  of  the  syna- 
gogue, the  Gentiles  besought  that  these  words  might  be 
preached  to  them  the  next  sabbath. 

43  Now  when  the  congregation  was  broken  up,  many 
of  the  Jews  and  religious  proselytes  followed  Paul  and 
Barnabas  : who,  speaking  to  them,  persuaded  them  to 
continue  in  the  grace  of  God. 

44  ^ And  the  next  sabbath  day  came  almost  the 
whole  city  together  to  hear  the  word  of  God. 

45  But  when  the  Jews  saw  the  multitudes,  they  were 
filled  with  envy,  and  spake  against  those  things  which 
were  spoken  by  Paul,  contradicting  and  blaspheming. 

46  Then  Paul  and  Barnabas  waxed  bold,  and  said. 

It  was  necessary  that  the  word  of  God  should  first 

have  been  spoken  to  you  : but  seeing  ye  put  it  from 
you,  and  judge  yourselves  unworthy  of  everlasting  life, 
lo,  we  turn  to  the  Gentiles. 

47  For  so  hath  the  Lord  commanded  us,  saying,  ®®I 
have  set  thee  to  be  a light  of  the  Gentiles,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  for  salvation  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

48  And  when  the  Gentiles  heard  this,  they  were  glad, 
and  glorified  the  word  of  the  Lord  : and  as  many  as 
were  ordained  to  eternal  life  believed. 

43  Matt.  27.  22.  Mark  2.  24.  & 3.  13, 15,  26.  & r>2  Ps.  2.  7.  Heb.  1. 

15.  13,  14.  Luke  23.  5.  30.  5.  & 5.  5. 

21,  22.  John  19.  6,  15.  48  Matt.  28.  16.  ch.  is.  55.  3. 

44  ch.  3.  13,  14.  1.  3.  1 Cor.  15.  5,  6,  34  Ps.  16.  10.  ch.  2. 

45  Luke  18.  31.  & 24.  7.  31. 

44.  John  19. 28, 30, 36,  49  ch.  1.11.  55  i Kin.  2.  10.  ch. 

37.  50  ch.  1.  8.  & 2.  32.  & 2.  29. 

46  Matt.  27.  59.  Mark  3.  15.  & 5.  32.  56  jer.  31.  34.  Dan. 

15.  46.  Luke  23.  53.  5i  Gen.  3. 15.  & 12. 3.  9.  24.  Luke  24.  47.  1 

John  19.  38.  & 22.  18.  ch.  26.  6.  John  2.  12. 

47  Matt.  28.  6.  ch.  Rom.  4.  13.  Gal.  3.  16.  67  ig.  53.  11.  Rom. 


28  sabbath,  fulfilled  them  by  condemning  him.  And 
though  they  found  no  cause  of  death  in  him,  yet 

29  asked  they  of  Pilate  that  he  should  be  slain.  And 
when  they  had  fulfilled  all  things  that  were  written 
of  him,  they  took  him  down  from  the  tree,  and  laid 

30  him  in  a tomb.  But  God  raised  him  from  the 

31  dead  : and  he  was  seen  for  many  days  of  them  that 
came  up  with  him  from  Galilee  to  Jerusalem,  who 

32  are  now  his  witnesses  unto  the  people.  And  we 
bring  you  good  tidings  of  the  promise  made  unto 

33  the  fathers,  how  that  God  hath  fulfilled  the  same 
unto  our  children,  in  that  he  raised  up  Jesus  ; as 
also  it  is  written  in  the  second  psalm.  Thou  art 

34  my  Son,  this  day  have  I begotten  thee.  And  as 
concerning  that  he  raised  him  up  from  the  dead, 
now  no  more  to  return  to  corruption,  he  hath  spo- 
ken on  this  wise,  I will  give  you  the  holy  and  sure 

35  blessings  of  David.  Because  he  saith  also  in  another 
psalm,  Thou  wilt  not  give  thy  Holy  One  to  see  cor- 

36  ruption.  For  David,  after  he  had  -^in  his  own  gen- 
eration served  the  counsel  of  God,  fell  on  sleep,  and 

37  was  laid  unto  his  fathers,  and  saw  corruption  : but 

38  he  whom  God  raised  up  saw  no  corruption.  Be  it 
known  nnto  you  therefore,  brethren,  that  through 
this  man  is  proclaimed  unto  you  remission  of  sins  : 

39  and  by  him  every  one  that  believeth  is  justified 
from  all  things,  from  which  ye  could  not  be  justified 

40  by  the  law  of  Moses.  Beware  therefore,  lest  that 
come  upon  you,  which  is  spoken  in  the  prophets  ; 

41  Behold,  ye  despisers,  and  wonder,  and  perish  ; 

For  I work  a work  in  your  days, 

A work  which  ye  shall  in  no  wise  believe,  if  one 
declare  it  unto  you. 


42  And  as  they  went  out,  they  besought  that  these 
words  might  be  spoken  to  them  the  next  sabbath. 

43  Now  when  the  synagogue  broke  up,  many  of  the 
Jews  and  of  the  devout  proselytes  followed  Paul 
and  Barnabas  : who,  speaking  to  them,  urged  them 
to  continue  in  the  grace  of  God. 

44  And  the  next  sabbath  almost  the  whole  city  was 

45  gathered  together  to  hear  the  word  of  God.  But 
when  the  Jews  saw  the  multitudes,  they  were  filled 
with  jealousy,  and  contradicted  the  things  which 

46  were  spoken  by  Paul,  and  * blasphemed.  And  Paul 
and  Barnabas  spake  out  boldly,  and  said.  It  was 
necessary  that  the  word  of  God  should  first  be  spo- 
ken to  yon.  Seeing  ye  thrust  it  from  you,  and 
judge  yourselves  unworthy  of  eternal  life,  lo,  we 

47  turn  to  the  Gentiles.  For  so  hath  the  Lord  com- 
manded us,  saying, 

I have  set  thee  for  a light  of  the  Gentiles, 

That  thou  shouldest  be  for  salvation  unto  the  ut- 
termost part  of  the  earth. 

48  And  as  the  Gentiles  heard  this,  they  were  glad,  and 
glorified  the  word  of  * God  : and  as  many  as  were 

3.  28.  & 8.  3.  Heb.  7.  6.  ch.  3.  26.  Rom.  1.  geveration  by  the 

19.  16.  counsel  of  God,  fell 

58  Is.  29.  14.  Hab.  63  Ex.  32.  10.  Deut.  on  sleep.  Or,  served 

1.  5.  32.  21.  Is.  55. 5.  Matt,  his  own  generation, 

6!>  ch.  11.  23.  & 14.  21.  43.  Rom.  10.  19.  fell  on  sleep  by  the 

22.  64  ch.  18.  6.  & 28.  counsel  of  Go(j,. 

66  Tit.  2.  11.  Heb.  28.  g Or,  vanish  away. 

12.  15.  1 Pet.  5.  12.  66  Is.  42.  6.  & 49.  6.  h Many  ancient  au- 

61  ch.  18.  6.  1 Pet.  Luke  2.  32.  thorities  read  the 

4.  4.  Jude  10.  66  ch.  2.  47.  Lord. 

62  ver.  26.  Matt.  10.  / Or,  served  his  own  i Or,  railed. 


THE  ACTS,  XIV. 


205 


49  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  published  through- 
out all  the  region. 

50  But  the  Jews  stirred  up  the  devout  and  honour- 
able women,  and  the  chief  men  of  the  city,  and  raised 
persecution  against  Paul  and  Barnabas,  and  expelled 
them  out  of  their  coasts. 

51  But  they  shook  off  the  dust  of  their  feet  against 
them,  and  came  unto  Iconium. 

52  And  the  disciples  were  filled  with  joy,  and  with 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Paul  and  Barnabas  are  persecuted  from  Iconium.  8 At  Lystra  Paul 
healeth  a cripple,  whereupon  they  are  reputed  as  gods.  19  Paul  is 
stoned.  21  They  pass  through  divers  churches,  confirming  the  dis- 
ciples in  faith  and  patience.  26  Returning  to  Antioch,  they  report 
what  God  had  done  with  them. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  Iconium,  that  they  went  both 
together  into  the  synagogue  of  the  Jews,  and  so 
spake,  that  a great  multitude  both  of  the  Jews  and  also 
of  the  Greeks  believed. 

2  But  the  unbelieving  Jews  stirred  up  the  Gentiles, 
and  made  their  minds  evil  affected  against  the  brethren. 

3  Long  time  therefore  abode  they  speaking  boldly  in 
the  Lord,  ^ which  gave  testimony  unto  the  word  of  his 
grace,  and  granted  signs  and  wonders  to  be  done  by 
their  hands. 

4  But  the  multitude  of  the  city  was  divided  : and 
part  held  with  the  Jews,  and  part  with  the  ^ apostles. 

5  And  when  there  was  an  assault  made  both  of  the 
Gentiles,  and  also  of  the  Jews  with  their  rulers,  ^to 
use  them  despitefully,  and  to  stone  them, 

6  They  were  ware  of  and  ^ fled  unto  Lystra  and 
Derbe,  cities  of  Lycaonia,  and  unto  the  region  that  lieth 
round  about  : 

7  And  there  they  preached  the  gospel. 

8  ^ ® And  there  sat  a certain  man  at  Lystra,  impotent 
in  his  feet,  being  a cripple  from  his  mother’s  womb, 
who  never  had  walked  : 

9  The  same  heard  Paul  speak  : who  stedfastly  be- 
holding him,  and  ® perceiving  that  he  had  faith  to  be 
healed, 

10  Said  with  a loud  voice,  Stand  upright  on  thy  feet. 
And  he  leaped  and  walked. 

. 11  And  when  the  people  saw  what  Paul  had  done, 
they  lifted  up  their  voices,  saying  in  the  speech  of  Lyca- 
onia, ® The  gods  are  come  down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of 
men. 

12  And  they  called  Barnabas,  Jupiter  ; and  Paul, 
Mercurius,  because  he  was  the  chief  speaker. 

13  Then  the  priest  of  Jupiter,  which  was  before  their 
city,  brought  oxen  and  garlands  unto  the  gates,  ® and 
would  have  done  sacrifice  with  the  people. 

14  Which  when  the  apostles,  Barnabas  and  Paul, 
heard  q/*,  they  rent  their  clothes,  and  ran  in  among 
the  people,  crying  out, 

15  And  saying,  Sirs,  why  do  ye  these  things  ? 'W’e 
also  are  men  of  like  passions  with  you,  and  preach  unto 
you  that  ye  should  turn  from  these  vanities  unto 
the  living  God,  which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  and 
the  sea,  and  all  things  that  are  therein  : 

16  i®Who  in  times  past  suffered  all  nations  to  walk 
in  their  own  ways. 

17  Nevertheless  he  left  not  himself  without  wit- 


6T  2 Tim.  3.  11.  ^ Mark  16.  20.  Heb. 

68  Matt.  10. 14.  Mark  2.4. 

6.  11.  Luke  9.  6.  ch.  2 ch.  13.  3. 

18.  6.  3 2 Tim.  3.  11. 

6»  Matt.  6.  12.  John  * Matt.  10.  23. 

16.  22.  cb.  2.  46.  e ch.  3.  2. 


6 Matt.  8. 10.  & 9.  28, 
90 

i Is.  35.  G. 

8 ch.  8.  10.  & 28.  6. 

0 Dan.  2.  46. 

10  Matt.  26.  65. 
n ch.  10.  26. 


49  ordained  to  eternal  life  believed.  And  the  word  of 
the  Lord  was  spread  abroad  throughout  all  the  re- 

50  gion.  But  the  Jews  urged  on  the  devout  women  of 
honourable  estate,  and  the  chief  men  of  the  city, 
and  stirred  up  a persecution  against  Paul  and  Bar- 

51  nabas,  and  cast  them  out  of  their  borders.  But 
they  shook  off  the  dust  of  their  feet  against  them, 

52  and  came  unto  Iconium.  And  the  disciples  were 
filled  with  joy  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 


14  And  it  came  to  pass  in  Iconium,  that  they  entered 
together  into  the  synagogue  of  the  Jews,  and  so 
spake,  that  a great  multitude  both  of  Jews  and  of 

2 Greeks  believed.  But  the  Jews  that  were  disobe- 
dient stirred  up  the  souls  of  the  Gentiles,  and  made 

3 them  evil  affected  against  the  brethren.  Long 
time  therefore  they  tarried  there  speaking  boldly  in 
the  Lord,  which  bare  witness  unto  the  word  of  his 
grace,  granting  signs  and  wonders  to  be  done  by 

4 their  hands.  But  the  multitude  of  the  city  was 
divided  ; and  part  held  with  the  Jews,  and  part 

5 with  the  apostles.  And  when  there  was  made  an 
onset  both  of  the  Gentiles  and  of  the  Jews  with  their 
rulers,  to  entreat  them  shamefully,  and  to  stone 

6 them,  they  became  aware  of  it,  and  fled  unto  the 
cities  of  Lycaonia,  Lystra  and  Derbe,  and  the  re- 

7 gion  round  about  : and  there  they  preached  the 
gospel. 

8 And  at  Lystra  there  sat  a certain  man,  impotent 
in  his  feet,  a cripple  from  his  mother’s  womb,  who 

9 never  had  walked.  The  same  heard  Paul  speak- 
ing : who,  fastening  his  eyes  upon  him,  and  seeing 

10  that  he  had  faith  to  be  “ made  whole,  said  with  a 
loud  voice.  Stand  upright  on  thy  feet.  And  he 

11  leaped  up  and  walked.  And  when  the  multitudes 
saw  what  Paul  had  done,  they  lifted  up  their  voice, 
saying  in  the  speech  of  Lycaonia,  The  gods  are 

12  come  down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of  men.  And  they 
called  Barnabas,  ^Jupiter  ; and  Paul,  ^ Mercury,  be- 

13  cause  he  was  the  chief  speaker.  And  the  priest  of 
^ Jupiter  whose  temple  before  the  city,  brought 
oxen  and  garlands  unto  the  gates,  and  wovild  have 

14  done  sacrifice  with  the  multitudes.  But  when  the 
apostles,  Barnabas  and  Paul,  heard  of  it,  they  rent 
their  garments,  and  sprang  forth  among  the  multi- 

15  tude,  crying  out  and  saying,  Sirs,  why  do  ye  these 
things  ? We  also  are  men  of  like  ^ passions  with  you, 
and  bring  you  good  tidings,  that  \e  should  turn  from 
these  vain  things  unto  the  living  God,  who  made  the 
heaven  and  the  earth  and  the  sea,  and  all  that  in 

16  them  is  : who  in  the  generations  gone  by  suffered 

17  all  the  nations  to  walk  in  their  own  ways.  And  yet 
he  left  not  himself  without  witness,  in  that  he  did 


’2  Jain.  5.  17.  Rev.  'R  Gen.  1.  1.  Ps.  33. 
19.  10.  6.  & 146.  6.  Rev.  14. 

« 1 Sam.  12.  21.  1 7. 

Kin.  16.  13.  Jer.  14.  16  pg.  81.  12.  ch.  17. 

22.  Amos  2.  4.  1 Cor.  30.  1 Pet.  4.  3. 

8.4.  uch.17.27.  Rom.l. 

« 1 Thess.  1.  9.  20. 


a Or,  saved, 
b Gr.  Zeus, 
c Gr.  Hermes, 
d Or,  nature. 


206 


THE  ACTS,  XV. 


ness,  in  that  he  did  good,  and  I8ga,ve  us  ra,in  from 
heaven,  and  fruitful  seasons,  filling  our  hearts  with  food 
and  gladness. 

18  And  with  these  sayings  scarce  restrained  they  the 
people,  that  they  had  not  done  sacrifice  unto  them. 

19  ^ And  there  came  thither  certain  Jews  from 
Antioch  and  Iconium,  who  persuaded  the  people,  and, 
having  stoned  Pa\il,  drew  him  out  of  the  city,  supposing 
he  had  been  dead. 

20  Howbeit,  as  the  disciples  stood  round  about  him, 
he  rose  up,  and  came  into  the  city  : and  the  next  day  he 
departed  with  Barnabas  to  Derbe. 

21  And  when  they  had  preached  the  gospel  to  that 
city,  and  had  taught  many,  they  returned  again  to 
Lystra,  and  to  Iconium,  and  Antioch, 

22  Confirming  the  souls  of  the  disciples,  and  ex- 
horting them  to  continue  in  the  faith,  and  that  ^^we 
must  through  much  tribulation  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

23  And  when  they  had  ordained  them  elders  in 
every  church,  and  had  prayed  with  fasting,  they  com- 
mended them  to  the  Lord,  on  whom  they  believed. 

24  And  after  they  had  passed  throughout  Pisidia, 
they  came  to  Pamphylia. 

25  And  when  they  had  preached  the  word  in  Perga, 
they  went  down  into  Attalia  : 

26  And  thence  sailed  to  Antioch,  ^5  from  whence  they 
had  been  recommended  to  the  grace  of  God  for  the 
work  which  they  fulfilled. 

27  And  when  they  were  come,  and  had  gathered  the 
church  together,  they  rehearsed  all  that  God  had 
done  with  them,  and  how  he  had  opened  the  door  of 
faith  unto  the  Gentiles. 

28  And  there  they  abode  long  time  with  the  disciples. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1 Great  dissension  ariseth  touching  circumcision.  6 The  apostles  con- 
sult about  it,  22  and  send  their  determination  by  letters  to  the  churches, 
36  Paul  and  Barnabas,  thinking  to  visit  the  brethren  together,  fall  at 
strife,  and  depart  asunder. 

And  1 certain  men  which  came  down  from  Judjea 
taught  the  brethren,  and  said,  ^ Except  ye  be  cir- 
cumcised "after  the  manner  of  Moses,  ye  cannot  be 
saved. 

2  When  therefore  Paul  and  Barnabas  had  no  small 
dissension  and  disputation  with  them,  they  determined 
that  ^ Paul  and  Barnabas,  and  certain  other  of  them, 
should  go  up  to  Jerusalem  unto  the  apostles  and  elders 
about  this  question. 

3  And  ® being  brought  on  their  way  by  the  church, 
they  passed  through  Phenice  and  Samaria,  ® declaring 
the  conversion  of  the  Gentiles  : and  they  caused  great 
joy  unto  all  the  brethren. 

4  And  when  they  were  come  to  Jerusalem,  they  were 
received  of  the  church,  and  of  the  apostles  and  elders, 
and  '^they  declared  all  things  that  God  had  done  with 
them. 

5  But  there  rose  up  certain  of  the  sect  of  the  Phari- 
sees which  believed,  saying,  ® That  it  was  needful  to 
circumcise  them,  and  to  command  them  to  keep  the  law 
of  Moses. 

6  And  the  apostles  and  elders  came  together  for  to 
consider  of  this  matter. 

18  Lev.  26.  4.  Deut.  20  2 Cor.  11.  25.  2 24.  Luke  22.  28,  29. 

11.  14.  & 28.  12.  Job  Tim.  3.  11.  Rom.  8.  17.  2 Tim.  2. 

5.  10.  Ps.  65.  10.  & 68.  21  Matt.  28. 19.  11,  12.  & 3.  12. 

9.  & 147.  8.  Jer.  14.  22.  22  ch.  11.  23.  & 13.  24  Tit.  1.  5. 

M-’tt.  5. 45.  43.  25  ch.  13.  1,  3. 

10  ch.  13.  45.  23  Matt.  10.  38.  & 16.  26  ch.  15.  40. 


good,  and  gave  you  from  heaven  rains  and  fruitful 
seasons,  filling  your  hearts  with  food  and  gladness. 

18  And  with  these  sayings  scarce  restrained  they  the 
multitudes  from  doing  sacrifice  unto  them. 

19  But  there  came  Jews  thither  from  Antioch  and 
Iconium : and  having  persuaded  the  multitudes, 
they  stoned  Paul,  and  dragged  him  out  of  the  city, 

20  supposing  that  he  was  dead.  But  as  the  disciples 
stood  round  about  him,  he  rose  up,  and  entered  into 
the  city  : and  on  the  morrow  he  went  forth  with 

21  Barnabas  to  Derbe.  And  when  they  had  preached 
the  gospel  to  that  city,  and  had  made  many,  disci- 
ples, they  returned  to  Lystra,  and  to  Iconium,  and 

22  to  Antioch,  confirming  the  souls  of  the  disciples, 
exhorting  them  to  continue  in  the  faith,  and  that 
through  many  tribulations  we  must  enter  into  the 

23  kingdom  of  God.  And  when  they  had  appointed 
for  them  elders  in  every  church,  and  had  prayed 
with  fasting,  they  commended  them  to  the  Lord,  on 

24  whom  they  had  believed.  And  they  passed  through 

25  Pisidia,  and  came  to  Pamphylia.  And  when  they 
had  spoken  the  word  in  Perga,  they  went  down  to 

26  Attalia  ; and  thence  they  sailed  to  Antioch,  from 
whence  they  had  been  committed  to  the  grace  of 

27  God  for  the  work  which  they  had  fulfilled.  And 
when  they  were  come,  and  had  gathered  the  church 
together,  they  rehearsed  all  things  that  God  had 
done  with  them,  and  how  that  he  had  opened  a door 

28  of  faith  unto  the  Gentiles.  And  they  tarried  no 
little  time  with  the  disciples. 


15  And  certain  men  came  down  from  Judaea  and 
taught  the  brethren,  saying.  Except  ye  be  circum- 
cised after  the  custom  of  Moses,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

2 And  when  Paul  and  Barnabas  had  no  small  dissen- 
sion and  questioning  with  them,  the  hrethren  ap- 
pointed that  Paul  and  Barnabas,  and  certain  other 
of  them,  should  go  up  to  JerusMem  unto  the  apos- 

3 ties  and  elders  about  this  question.  They  therefore, 
being  brought  on  their  way  by  the  church,  passed 
through  both  Phoenicia  and  Samaria,  declaring  the 
conversion  of  the  Gentiles  : and  they  caused  great 

4 joy  unto  all  the  brethren.  And  when  they  were 
come  to  Jerusalem,  they  were  received  of  the  church 
and  the  apostles  and  the  elders,  and  they  rehearsed 

5 all  things  that  God  had  done  with  them.  But  there 

rose  up  certain  of  the  sect  of  the  Pharisees  who  be-  ^ 
lieved,  saying.  It  is  needful  to  circumcise  them,  and  I 
to  charge  them  to  keep  the  law  of  Moses.  j 


6  And  the  apostles  and  the  elders  were  gathered  1 


22  ch.  15.  4, 12.  & 21.  2 ver.  5.  John  7.  22.  e Rom.  15. 24.  1 Cor, 

19.  Gal.  5.  2.  Phil.  3.  2.  16.  6,  11. 

28  1 Cor.  16.  9.  2 Col.  2.  8,  11,  16.  « ch.  14.  27. 

Cor.  2.  12.  Col.  4.  3.  3 Gen.  17.  10.  Lev.  2 ver.  12.  ch.  14. 27. 

Rev.  3.  8.  12.  3.  & 21.  19. 

2 Gal.  2.  12.  * Gal.  2.  1.  ® ver.  1. 


THE  ACTS,  XV. 


207 


7 And  when  there  had  heen  much  disputing,  Peter 
rose  up,  and  said  unto  them,  ® Men  and  brethren,  ye 
know  how  that  a good  while  ago  God  made  choice 
among  us,  that  the  Gentiles  by  my  mouth  should  hear 
the  word  of  the  gospel,  and  believe. 

8 And  God,  which  knoweth  the  hearts,  bare  them 
witness,  giving  them  the  Holy  Ghost,  even  as  he  did 
unto  us  ; 

9 And  put  no  difference  between  us  and  them, 

purifying  their  hearts  by  faith. 

10  Now  therefore  why  tempt  ye  God,  ^^to  put  a yoke 
upon  the  neck  of  the  disciples,  which  neither  our  fa- 
thers nor  we  were  able  to  bear  ? 

11  But  ^^we  believe  that  through  the  grace  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  we  shall  be  saved,  even  as  they. 

12  ^ Then  all  the  multitude  kept  silence,  and  gave 
audience  to  Barnabas  and  Paul,  declaring  what  miracles 
and  wonders  God  had  wrought  among  the  Gentiles  by 
them. 

13  ^ And  after  they  had  held  their  peace,  James 
answered,  saying.  Men  and  brethren,  hearken  unto  me  : 

14  Simeon  hath  declared  how  God  at  the  first  did 
visit  the  Gentiles,  to  take  out  of  them  a people  for  his 
name. 

15  And  to  this  agree  the  words  of  the  prophets  ; as 
it  is  written, 

16  After  this  I will  return,  and  will  build  again 
the  tabernacle  of  David,  which  is  fallen  down  ; and  I 
will  build  again  the  ruins  thereof,  and  I will  set  it  up  : 

17  That  the  residue  of  men  might  seek  after  the 
Lord,  and  all  the  Gentiles,  upon  whom  my  name  is 
called,  saith  the  Lord,  who  doeth  all  these  things. 

18  Known  unto  God  are  all  his  works  from  the  be- 
ginning of  the  world. 

19  Wherefore  my  sentence  is,  that  we  trouble  not 
them,  which  from  among  the  Gentiles  are  turned  to 
God  : 

20  But  that  we  write  unto  them,  that  they  abstain 

22  from  pollutions  of  idols,  and  fornication,  and 

from  things  strangled,  24 and  from  blood. 

21  ^or  Moses  of  old  time  hath  in  every  city  them 
that  }»reach  him,  2'>  being  -‘ead  in  the  synagogues  every 
.snbbath  day. 

22  Then  ■ ased  ’1  t c apostles  and  elders,  with  the 

whole  ch  -rci'  ^ o seiui  choson  men  of  their  own  company 
T A>iTiof‘o  ’v-  ''  4^au';  and  }3jarnabas  ; namely,  Judas  sur- 
1 amefi  ;ab.<>3.  juid  Silas,  chief  men  among  the 

bretU:';:.  , ! 

23  k ‘ ■ ■ ■-y  wrr  e i ■ . by  them  after  this  manner  ; 
Tho  np.  .and  .n  r.s  and  brethren  send  greeting 
r.r  to  vb  > ’ren  •'  in.  u ai>e  of  the  Gentiles  in  Antioch 
and  S/  i ‘ 9!;  . Ciii-  a .= 

21  f ‘ . T . ucli  1.  da  re  heard,  that  27  certain  which 
•Wv;n;  e .V  f 'la  u ii  ve  troubled  you  with  words,  sub- 
vert?-c  voi  souls,  s;  Ye  must  be  circumcised,  and 

? op  r,he  la  : to  ^h'  r;  wl  gave  no  such  commandment : 

25  ;t  se(  ned  , >o  mt  > us,  being  assembled  with  one 
..ocore,  to  end  c uosnn  n u unto  you  with  our  beloved 
r>arnat*a8  ; al  P.:al,  \ 

26  "-Mt  tha'  b.  c ')n:;arded  their  lives  for  the  name 

of  our  Lora  b d ist. 


CfU.  10.  20. 

!2. 

•0  • C}:  -.  OS.  ■>.  cb 
..  21 

*1  ' h.  • 44. 

« ;-ru  !0.  11. 

16,  23,  43. 


» r 1 2.  1 Pet.  1. 

:2 

Ma- 1.  23.  4.  Gal. 

1. 

3.  24.  Eph. 
. S.  'i  it.  2.  It.  & 3. 

’ <•..  14.  27. 


17  ch.  12.  17. 

7®  ver.  7. 

If  Amos  9.  11,  12. 

20  See  ver.  28. 

21  1 Thesp.  1.  9. 

22  Gen.  35.  2.  Ex. 
20.  3,  23.  Ezek.  20. 
30.  1 Cor.  8.  1.  & 10. 


7 together  to  consider  of  this  matter.  And  when 
there  had  been  much  questioning,  Peter  rose  up, 
and  said  unto  them. 

Brethren,  ye  know  how  that  “ a good  while  ago 
God  made  choice  among  you,  that  by  my  mouth  the 
Gentiles  should  hear  the  word  of  the  gospel,  and 

8 believe.  And  God,  which  knoweth  the  heart,  bare 
them  witness,  giving  them  the  Holy  Ghost,  even  as 

9 he  did  unto  us  ; and  he  made  no  distinction  between 

10  us  and  them,  cleansing  their  hearts  by  faith.  Now 
therefore  why  tempt  ye  God,  that  ye  should  put  a 
yoke  upon  the  neck  of  the  disciples,  which  neither 

11  our  fathers  nor  we  were  able  to  bear  ? But  we 
believe  that  we  shall  be  saved  through  the  grace  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  in  like  manner  as  they. 

12  And  all  the  multitude  kept  silence  ; and  they 
hearkened  unto  Barnabas  and  Paul  rehearsing  what 
signs  and  wonders  God  had  wrought  among  the 

13  Gentiles  by  them.  And  after  they  had  held  their 
peace,  James  answered,  saying. 


14  Brethren,  hearken  unto  me  : Symeon  hath  re- 
hearsed how  first  God  did  visit  the  Gentiles,  to  take 

15  out  of  them  a people  for  his  name.  And  to  this 
agree  the  words  of  the  prophets  ; as  it  is  written, 

16  After  these  things  I will  return. 

And  I will  build  again  the  tabernacle  of  David, 
which  is  fallen  ; 

And  I will  build  again  the  ruins  thereof. 

And  I will  set  it  up  : 

17  That  the  residue  of  men  may  seek  after  the  Lord, 
And  all  the  Gentiles,  upon  whom  my  name  is 

called, 

18  Saith  the  Lord,  ^ who  maketh  these  things  known 

from  the  beginning  of  the  world. 

19  Wherefore  my  judgement  is,  that  we  trouble  not 
them  which  from  among  the  Gentiles  turn  to  God  ; 

20  but  that  we  ^ write  unto  them,  that  they  abstain  from 
the  pollutions  of  idols,  and  from  fornication,  and 

21  from  what  is  strangled,  and  from  blood.  For  Moses 
from  generations  of  old  hath  in  every  city  their 
that  preach  him,  being  read  in  the  synagogues  ever 
sabbath. 

22  Then  it  seemed  good  to  the  apostles  and 
elders,  with  the  whole  church,  to  choose  men  oi 
their  company,  and  send  them  to  Antioch  with 
and  Barnabas  ; namely,  Judas  called  Barsabbas, 

23  Silas,  chief  men  among  the  brethren  : and  tli 
wrote  thus  by  them.  The  apostles  and  the  elder 
brethren  unto  the  brethren  which  are  of  the  Gentiles 

24  in  Antioch  and  Syria  and  Cilicia,  greeting  : Foras- 
much as  we  have  heard  that  certain  ^ which  went 
out  from  us  have  troubled  you  with  words,  subvert- 
ing your  souls  ; to  whom  we  gave  no  command- 

25  ment  ; it  seemed  good  unto  us,  having  come  to  one 
accord,  to  choose  out  men  and  send  them  unto  you 

26  with  our  beloved  Barnabas  and  Paul,  men  that  have 
hazarded  their  lives  for  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 


20,  28.  Rev.  2. 14, 20. 

2®!  Cor.  0.  9,  18. 
Gal.  5.  19.  Eph.  5.  3. 
Col.  3.  5.  1 Theas.  4. 
3.  1 Pet.  4.  3. 

Gen.  9.  4.  Lev.  3. 
17.  Dent.  12.  IG,  23. 
25  ch.  13.  15,  27. 


20  ch.  1.  23. 

27  ver.  1.  Gal.  2.  4. 
&5.  12.  Tit.  1.  10,  11. 

28  ch.  13.50.  A- 14. 19. 
1 Cor.  15.  30.  2 Cor. 
11.  23,  20. 

a Gr.  from  early 
days. 


b Or,  who  doeth 
these  things  which 
were  known. 

c Or,  enjoin  them, 
d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  which 
went  out. 


208 


THE  ACTS,  XVI. 


27  We  have  sent  therefore  Judas  and  Silas,  who 
shall  also  tell  you  the  same  things  by  mouth. 

28  For  it  seemed  good  to  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  to  us, 
to  lay  upon  you  no  greater  burden  than  these  necessary 
things  ; 

29  That  ye  abstain  from  meats  offered  to  idols, 
and  from  blood,  and  from  things  strangled,  and  from 
fornication  ; from  which  if  ye  keep  yourselves,  ye  shall 
do  well.  Fare  ye  well. 

30  So  when  they  were  dismissed,  they  came  to  Anti- 
och : and  when  they  had  gathered  the  multitude  to- 
gether, they  delivered  the  epistle  : 

31  Which  when  they  had  read,  they  rejoiced  for  the 
consolation. 

32  And  Judas  and  Silas,  being  prophets  also  them- 
selves, exhorted  the  brethren  with  many  words,  and 
confirmed  them. 

33  And  after  they  had  tarried  there  a space,  they 
were  let  go  in  peace  from  the  brethren  unto  the 
apostles. 

34  Notwithstanding  it  pleased  Silas  to  abide  there 
still. 

35  Paul  also  and  Barnabas  continued  in  Antioch, 
teaching  and  preaching  the  word  of  the  Lord,  with  many 
others  also. 

36  ^ And  some  days  after  Paul  said  unto  Barnabas, 
Let  us  go  again  and  visit  our  brethren  24  in  every  city 
where  we  have  preached  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  see 
how  they  do, 

37  And  Barnabas  determined  to  take  with  them 
22  John,  whose  surname  was  Mark. 

38  But  Paul  thought  not  good  to  take  him  with 
them,  26  who  departed  from  them  from  Pamphylia,  and 
went  not  with  them  to  the  work. 

39  And  the  contention  was  so  sharp  between  them, 
that  they  departed  asunder  one  from  the  other  : and  so 
Barnabas  took  Mark,  and  sailed  unto  Cyprus  ; 

40  And  Paul  chose  Silas,  and  departed,  27  being  rec- 
ommended by  the  brethren  unto  the  grace  of  God. 

41  And  he  went  through  Syria  and  Cilicia,  28  con- 
firming the  churches. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

aul  having  circumcised  Timothy,  7 and  being  called  by  the  Spirit 
om  one  country  to  another,  14  converteth  Lydia,  16  casteth  out  a 
'rit  of  divination.  19  For  which  cause  he  and  Silas  are  whipped 
' imprisoned.  26  The  prison  doors  are  opened.  31  The  jailor  is 
'erted,  37  and  they  are  delivered. 

lEN  came  he  to  ^ Derbe  and  Lystra  : and,  behold, 
a certain  disciple  was  there,  ^ named  Timotheus, 
the  son  of  a certain  woman,  which  was  a Jewess,  and 
believed  ; but  his  father  was  a Greek  : 

2 Which  ^ was  well  reported  of  by  the  brethren  that 
were  at  Lystra  and  Iconium. 

3 Him  would  Paul  have  to  go  forth  with  him  ; and 
2 took  and  circumcised  him  because  of  the  Jews  which 
were  in  those  quarters  : for  they  knew  all  that  his 
father  was  a Greek. 

4 And  as  they  went  through  the  cities,  they  delivered 
them  the  decrees  for  to  keep,  ^ that  were  ordained  of 
the  apostles  and  elders  which  were  at  Jerusalem. 

5 And  so  were  the  churches  established  in  the  faith, 
and  increased  in  number  daily. 

6 Now  when  they  had  gone  throughout  Phrygia  and 


27  Christ.  We  have  sent  therefore  Judas  and  Silas, 
who  themselves  also  shall  tell  you  the  same  things 

28  by  word  of  mouth.  For  it  seemed  good  to  the  Holy 
Ghost,  and  to  us,  to  lay  upon  you  no  greater  bur- 

29  den  than  these  necessary  things  ; that  ye  abstain 
from  things  sacrificed  to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and 
from  things  strangled,  and  from  fornication  ; from 
which  if  ye  keep  yourselves,  it  shall  be  well  with 
you.  Fare  ye  well. 

30  So  they,  when  they  were  dismissed,  came  down 
to  Antioch  ; and  having  gathered  the  multitude  to- 

31  gether,  they  delivered  the  epistle.  And  when  they 
had  read  it,  they  rejoiced  for  the  ® consolation. 

32  And  Judas  and  Silas,  being  themselves  also  pro- 
phets, exhorted  the  brethren  with  many  words,  and 

33  confirmed  them.  And  after  they  had  spent  some 
time  there,  they  were  dismissed  in  peace  from  the 

35  brethren  unto  those  that  had  sent  them  forth.^'  But 
Paul  and  Barnabas  tarried  in  Antioch,  teaching  and 
preaching  the  word  of  the  Lord,  with  many  others 
also. 


36  And  after  some  days  Paul  said  unto  Barnabas, 
Let  us  return  now  and  visit  the  brethren  in  every 
city  wherein  we  proclaimed  the  word  of  the  Lord, 

37  and  see  how  they  fare.  And  Barnabas  was  minded 
to  take  with  them  John  also,  who  was  called  Mark. 

38  But  Paul  thought  not  good  to  take  with  them  him 
who  withdrew  from  them  from  Pamphylia,  and 

39  went  not  with  them  to  the  work.  And  there  arose 
a sharp  contention,  so  that  they  parted  asunder  one 
from  the  other,  and  Barnabas  took  Mark  with  him, 

40  and  sailed  away  unto  Cyprus  ; but  Paul  chose  Silas, 
and  went  forth,  being  commended  by  the  brethren 

41  to  the  grace  of  the  Lord.  And  he  went  through 
Syria  and  Cilicia,  confirming  the  churches. 


i 

16  And  he  came  also  to  Derbe  and  to  Lystra ; and 
behold,  a certain  disciple  was  there,  named  Timothy, 
the  son  of  a Jewess  which  believed  ; but  his  father 

2 was  a Greek.  The  same  was  well  reported  .of  1^ 
the  brethren  that  were  at  Lystra  and  Iconium. 

3 Him  would  Paul  have  to  ^ 3 forth  with  him  ; and  he 
took  and  circumcised  him  "because  of  the  Jews  that 
were  in  those  parts  : for -they  all  knew  that  hfi  fa- 

4 ther  was  a Greek.  And  as  they  went  on  their  Vfay 
through  the  cities,  they  delivered  them  the  decrees 
for  to  keep,  which  had  been  ordained  of  the  apostles 

5 and  elders  that  were  at  Jerusalem.  So  the  churches 
were  strengthened  in  the  faith,  and  increased  in 
number  daily. 

6 And  they  went  througli  the  region  of  Phrygia 


29  ver.  20.  ch.  21. 
25.  Rev.  2.  14,  20. 

90  Lev.  17.  14. 

81  ch.  14.  22.&18.  23. 
32  1 Cor.  16. 11.  Heb. 


33  ch.  13.  1. 

34  ch.  13.  4,  13,  14, 
51.  &14.  1,6,24,  25. 

36  ch.  12.  12,  25.  & 
13.  5.  Col.  4.  10.  2 

't;™  4 11.  Philem.24. 


36  ch.  13.  13. 

37  ch.  14.  26. 

38  ch.  16.  5. 

1 ch.  14.  6. 

2 ch.  19.  22.  Rom. 

16.  21.  1 Cor.  4.  17. 


Phil.  2.  19.  1 Thess.  BiCor.  9.  2C.  Gal.  Some  ancient  au- 

3.  2.  1 Tim.  1.  2.  2 2.  3.  See  Gal.  5.  2.  thorities  insert,  with 

Tim.  1.  2.  6 ch.  15.  28,  29.  variations,  ver.  34 

3 2 Tim.  1.  5.  7 ch.  15.  41.  Sut  it  seemed  good 

4 ch.  6. 3.  € Or,  exhortation.  unto  Silas  to  abide 

/ Or,  comforted.  there. 


THE  ACTS,  XVI. 


209 


the  region  of  Galatia,  and  were  forbidden  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  to  preach  the  word  in  Asia, 

7 After  they  were  come  to  Mysia,  they  assayed  to  go 
into  Bithynia  : but  the  Spirit  suffered  them  not. 

8 And  they  passing  by  Mysia  ® came  down  to  Troas. 

9 And  a vision  appeared  to  Paul  in  the  night  ; There 
stood  a ®man  of  Macedonia,  and  prayed  him,  saying, 
Come  over  into  Macedonia,  and  help  us. 

10  And  after  he  had  seen  the  vision,  immediately  we 
endeavoured  to  go  into  Macedonia,  assuredly  gathering 
that  the  Lord  had  called  us  for  to  preach  the  gospel  I 
unto  them. 

11  Therefore  loosing  from  Troas,  we  came  with  a 
straight  course  to  Samothracia,  and  the  next  day  to  Ne- 
apolis  ; 

12  And  from  thence  to  Philippi,  which  is  the  e^ief 

city  of  that  part  of  Macedonia,  and  a colony  : and  we 
were  in  that  city  abiding  certain  days.  ^ 

13  And  on  the  sabbath  we  went  out  of  the  cit;;,  .>y  a 

river  side,  where  prayer  was  wont  to  be  made  ; ar  i w*^  ; 
sat  down,  and  spake  unto  the  women  V/hich  resorte<i  | 
thither.  ^ i 

14  And  a certain  woman  named  Lydir  , a seller 
purple,  of  the  city  of  Thyatira,  which  worshipped  God, 
heard  us:  whose  heart  the  Lord  opened,  rhiit  she 
attended  unto  the  things  which  were  spoken  of  Paul. 

15  And  when  she  was  baptized,  and  her  household, 
she  besought  ms,  saying,  If  ye  have  j idged  e to  be 
faithful  to  the  Lord,  come  into  my  li  ouse,  ai  d abide 
there.  And  i®she  constrained  us. 

16  ^ And  it  came  to  pass,  as  we  went  to  j‘-raver,  a 

certain  damsel  possessed  with  a spird,  of  diviiiation 
met  us,  which  brought  her  masters  gain  by 

soothsaying  : 

17  The  same  followed  Paul  and  us,  and  < ■ j^  d.  saying. 
These  men  are  the  servants  of  the  ..  oia  rtdg’!  God, 
which  shew  unto  us  the  way  of  salvation. 

18  And  this  did  she  many  days.  But  Pg  iil,  being 

grieved,  turned  and  said  'to  the  spirit,  I O'"  iiiuajid  thee 
in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  to  come  out  of  i^er.  And 
he  came  out  the  same  hour.  ^ ^ 

19  ^ And  when  her  masters  saw  tha?  the  hope  of 
their  gains  was  gone,  they  caught  ^Paui  a.nd  Silas,  and 

drew  them  into  the  marketplace  unto  the  7 alers, 

20  And  brought  them  to  th"  magiyoi  Vees,  saying. 

These  men,  being  Jews,  do  exceediu'gly  tr  uible  our 
city,  ^ ' 

21  And  teach  customs,  which  are  vot  lav  f/1  for  us  to 
re(^ive,  neither  to  observe,  being  Romans.  7 

.^^2  And  the  multitude  rose  up  . ett;  -:  ag  dnst  them  : 
and  the  magistrates  rent  off  tiie^i:  clothes,  22and  com- 
manded to  beat  them.  ; 

23  And  when  they  had  laid  nfa  iy  ti  pes  upon  them, 
they  cast  them  into  prison,  char  big  tl  3 jailor  to  keep 
them  safely  : 

24  Who,  having  received  sit  ; h a charge,  thrust  them 

into  the  inner  prison,  and  made  theii  feet  fast  in  the 
stocks.  j 

25  ^ And  at  midnight  P^.ui  and  ^tSilas  prayed,  and 
sang  praises  unto  God : Aid  the  prisoners  heard 
them. 

26  And  suddenly  there  wA**  *'  great  earthquake,  so 
that  the  foundations  of  the  prison  were  shaken  : and 

8 2 Cor.  2.  12.  2 i2Lgte24.  -V  is  ch.  19.  24. 

Tim.  4.  13.  IS  Gen.  19.  3.  10  See  Mark  1.  25, 

9ch.  10.  30.  11.  Judg.19.  21  Kake  34. 

18  2 Cor.  2.  13.  24.  29.  Heb  2 u Mark  1C.  17. 

iiPliil.  1.  1.  14  1 Sam.  2 ’ ch.  19.  25,  2G. 


and  Galatia,  having  been  forbidden  of  the  Holy 

7 Ghost  to  speak  the  word  in  Asia  ; and  when  they 
were  come  over  against  Mysia,  they  assayed  to  go 
into  Bithynia  ; and  the  Spirit  of  Jesus  suffered  them 

8 not  ; and  passing  by  Mysia,  they  came  down  to 

9 Troas.  And  a vision  appeared  to  Paul  in  the  night  ; 
There  was  a man  of  Macedonia  standing,  beseech- 
ing him,  and  saying.  Come  over  into  Macedonia,  and 

10  help  us.  And  when  he  had  seen  the  vision,  straight- 
way we  sought  to  go  forth  into  Macedonia,  conclud- 
ing that  God  had  e-  '*  d us  'gr  to  preach  the  gospel 
unto  them. 

11  Setting  sail  thi*  Troas,  we  inade  a 

straight  course  tG  , , Jirav.  iu=  t e day  follow- 

12  ing  to  Xeapoivs  ; a om  th»-iice  to  Pnilippi,  whi  :h 
is  a city  ci  Mact  ’ oia,  the  first  of  the  district,  a 
Mom*;r  colony : and  we  were  in  this  city  tarrying 

13  ct  ecain  days.  And  on  the  sabbath  day  we  went 
ysuorth  witliout  the  gate  by  a river  side,  where  we 

supposed  there  was  a place  of  prayer  ; and  we  sat 
donn,  and  spake  unto  the  women  which  were  come 

14  together.  And  a certain  woman  named  Lydia,  a 
seller  of  purple,  of  the  city  of  Thyatira,  one  that 
worshipped  God,  heard  us  : whose  heart  the  Lord 
opened,  to  give  heed  unto  the  things  which  were 

15  spoken  by  Paul.  And  when  she  was  baptized,  and 
her  household,  she  besought  us,  saying.  If  ye  have 
judged  me  to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord,  come  into  my 
house,  and  abide  there.  And  she  constrained  us. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  we  were  going  to  the  place 
of  prayer,  that  a certain  maid  having  “ a spirit  of 
divination  met  us,  which  brought  her  masters  much 

17  gain  by  soothsaying.  The  same  following  after  Paul 
and  us  cried  out,  saying.  These  men  are  ^ servants  of 
the  Most  High  God,  which  proclaim  unto  you  the 

18  way  of  salvation.  And  this  she  did  for  many  dayr 
But  Paul,  being  sore  troubled,  turned  and  said  to 
the  spirit,  I charge  thee  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ 
to  come  out  of  her.  And  it  came  out  that  very 
hour. 

19  But  when  her  masters  saw  that  the  hope  of  tin  h' 
gain  was  ^ gone,  they  laid  hold  on  Paul  and  Silas, 
and  dragged  them  into  the  marketplace  before  the 

20  rulers,  and  when  they  had  brought  them  unto  the 
® magistrates,  they  said.  These  men,  being  Jews,  do 

21  exceedingly  trouble  our  city,  and  set  forth  customs 
which  it  is  not  lawful  for  us  to  receive,  or  to  observe, 

22  being  Romans.  And  the  multitude  rose  up  together 
against  them  : and  the  ^ magistrates  rent  their  gar- 
ments off  them,  and  commanded  to  beat  them  with 

23  rods.  And  when  they  had  laid  many  stripes  upon 
them,  they  cast  them  into  prison,  charging  the  jailor 

24  to  keep  them  safely  : who,  having  received  such  a 
charge,  cast  them  into  the  inner  prison,  and  made 

25  their  feet  fast  in  the  stocks.  But  about  midnight 
Paul  and  Silas  were  praying  and  singing  hymns  unto 

26  God,  and  the  prisoners  were  listening  to  them  ; and 
suddenly  there  was  a great  earthquake,  so  that  the 
foundations  of  the  prison-house  were  shaken  : and 


>9  2 Cor.  G.  5.  23,  25.  1 Thess.  2.  2.  c Or,  a way. 

20  Matt.  10.  18.  23  ch.  4.  31.  d Gr.  come  out. 

21  1 Kin.  18.  17.  cli.  a Gr.  a .spirit.,  a e Gr.  praetors. 

17.  6.  Python. 

22  2 Cor.  G.  5.  & 11.  b Gr.  bondservants. 


210 


E ACTS,  XVII. 


immediately  ^^all  the  doors  were  opened,  every 
one’s  bands  were  loosed. 

27  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  awak  Diit  of 

his  sleep,  and  seeing  the  prison  doors  open  drew 

out  his  sword,  and  would  have  killed  himself,  )osing 

that  the  prisoners  had  been  fled. 

28  But  Paul  cried  with  a loud  voice,  saying.  Do  thy- 
self no  harm  : for  we  are  all  here. 

29  Then  he  called  for  a light,  and  sprang  in,  and 
came  trembling,  and  fell  down  before  Paul  and  Silas, 

30  And  brought  them  out,  and  said,  ^5  Sirs,  what  must 
I do  to  be  saved  ? 

81  And  they  said,  Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
ind  thou  shalt  be  saved,  and  thy  house. 

32  And  they  spake  unto  him  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
^d  to  all  that  were  in  his  house. 

33  And  he  took  them  the  same  hour  of  tlje  nighty 

ad  washed  their  stripes  ; and  was  baptized,  he  aicd  all 
s,  straightway.  \ 

34  And  when  he  had  brought  them  into  his  house, 
he  set  meat  before  them,  and  rejoiced,  believing  in 
ad  with  all  his  house. 

35  And  when  it  was  day,  the  magistrates  sent  the 
rjeants,  saying.  Let  those  men  go. 

36  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  told  this  saying  to 
ml.  The  magistrates  have  sent  to  let  you  go  : now 
erefore  depart,  and  go  in  peace. 

37  But  Paul  said  unto  them.  They  have  beaten  us 
enly  uncondemned,  being  Romans,  and  have  cast 
into  prison  ; and  now  do  they  thrust  us  out  privily  ? 

.y  verily  j but  let  them  come  themselves  and  fetch  us 
it. 

38  And  the  serjeants  told  these  words  unto  the  mag- 
Drates  : and  they  feared,  when  they  heard  that  they 
ere  Romans. 

39  And  they  came  and  besought  them,  and  brought 
em  out,  and  desired  them  to  depart  out  of  the  city. 

40  And  they  went  out  of  the  prison,  and  entered 
ito  the  house  of  Lydia  : and  when  they  had  seen  the 
rethren,  they  comforted  them,  and  departed. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

Paul  preacheth  at  Thessalonica,  4 where  some  believe,  and  others 
persecute  kirn.  10  He  is  sent  to  Berea,  and  preacheth  there.  13  Being 
persecuted  at  Thessalonica,  15  he  cometh  to  Athens,  and  disputeth,  and 
preacheth  the  living  God  to  them  unknown,  34  whereby  many  are  con- 
verted unto  Christ. 

^TOW  when  they  had  passed  through  Amphipolis 
and  Apollonia,  they  came  to  Thessalonica,  where 
’^as  a synagogue  of  the  Jews  : 

2 And  Paul,  as  his  manner  was,  ^ went  in  unto  them, 
nd  three  sabbath  days  reasoned  with  them  out  of  the 
3riptures, 

3 Opening  and  alleging,  ^that  Christ  must  needs  have 
iffered,  and  risen  again  from  the  dead  ; and  that  this 
esus,  whom  I preach  unto  you,  is  Clirist. 

4 ® And  some  of  them  believed,  and  consorted  with 
^aul  and  ^ Silas  ; and  of  the  devout  Greeks  a great 
lultitude,  and  of  the  chief  women  not  a few. 

5 ^But  the  Jews  which  believed  not,  moved  with 
nvy,  took  unto  them  certain  lewd  fellows  of  the  baser 
ort,  and  gathered  a company,  and  set  all  the  city  on  an 
proar,  and  assaulted  the  house  of  ® Jason,  and  sought 
3 bring  them  out  to  the  people. 

ch.  5.  19.  & 12.  7,  20  John  3.  16,  36.  & 29  Matt.  8.  34. 

).  6.  47.  1 John  5.  10.  so  yer.  14. 

25  Luke  3.  10.  ch.  2.  27  Luke  5.  29.  & 19.  1 Luke  4.  16.  ch.  9. 

6 9.  6.  6.  20.  & 13.  5, 14.  & 14. 1. 

28  ch.  22.  25.  & 16.  13.  & 19.  8. 


immediately  all  the  doors  were  opened  ; and  every 

27  one’s  bands  were  loosed.  And  the  jailor  being  roused 
out  of  sleep,  and  seeing  the  prison  doors  open, 
drew  his  sword,  and  was  about  to  kill  himself,  sup- 

28  posing  that  the  prisoners  had  escaped.  But  Paul 
cried  with  a loud  voice,  saying.  Do  thyself  no 

29  harm  : for  we  are  all  here.  And  he  called  for 
lights,  and  sprang  in,  and,  trembling  for  fear,  fell 

30  down  before  Paul  and  Silas,  and  brought  them  out, 

31  and  said,  Sirs,  what  must  I do  to  be  saved  ? And 
they  said.  Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  thou  shalt 

32  be  saved,  thou  and  thy  house.  And  they  spake  the 
word  of  the  Lord  unto  him,  with  all  that  were 

33  in  his  house.  And  he  took  them  the  same  hour  of 
the  night,  and  washed  their  stripes  ; and  was  baptized, 

34  he  and  all  his,  immediately.  And  he  brought  them 
up  into  his  house,  and  set  ^ meat  before  them,  and 
rejo^ed  greatly,  with  all  his  house,  '‘having  believed 
in  God. 


35  But  when  it  was  day,  the  ‘ magistrates  sent  the 

36  ■'  serjeants,  saying.  Let  those  men  go.  And  the  jailor 
reported  the  words  to  Paul,  saying^  The  ‘magis- 
trates have  sent  to  let  you  go  : now  therefore  come 

37  forth,  and  go  in  peace.  But  Paul  said  unto  them, 
Th«ey  have  beaten  us  publicly,  uncondemned,  men 
that  are  Romans,  and  have  cast  us  into  prison  ; and 
do  they  now  cast  us  out  privily  ? nay  verily  ; but 

38  let  them  come  themselves  and  bring  us  out.  And 
the  J serjeants  reported  these  words  unto  the  ‘ mag- 
istrate's : and  they  feared,  when  they  heard  that  they 

39  were  Romans  ; and  they  came  and  besought  them  ; 
and  when  they  had  brought  them  out,  they  asked 

40  them  to  go  away  from  the  city.  And  they  went 
out  of  ithe  prison,  and  entered  into  the  house  of  Ly- 
dia : and  when  they  had  seen  the  brethren,  they 
* comforted  them,  and  departed. 


17  Now  when  they  had  passed  through  Amphipolis 
and  Apbllonia,  thej^  came  to  Thessalonica,  where  was 

2 a synagogue  of  the  Jews  : and  Paul,  as  his  custom 
was,  went  in  unto  vthem,  and  for  three  ® sabbath  days 

3 reasoned  with  them  from  the  scriptures,  opening  and 
alleging,  that  it  behoved  the  Christ  to  suffer,  and  to 
rise  again  from  the  (fead  ; and  that  this  Jesus,  whom, 

4 said  he,  I proclaim  unto  you,  is  the  Christ.  And 
some  of  them  were  persuaded,  and  consorted  with 
Paul  and  Silas  ; and  of  the  devout  Greeks  a great 

5 multitude,  and  of  the  chief  women  not  a few.  But 
the  Jews,  being  moved  with  jealousy,  took  unto  them 
certain  vile  fellows  of the  rabble,  and  gathering  a 
crowd,  set  the  city  on  aA  uproar  ; and  assaulting  the 
house  of  Jason,  they  sought  to  bring  them  forth  to 


2 Luke  24.  26,  46. 
ch.  18.  28.  Gal.  3.  1. 

3 ch.  28.  24. 

4ch.  15. 22,27,32,40. 
5 Rom.  16.  21. 


tho: 


le  ancient  au- 
les  read  God. 
a table, 
h Or,  havmg  be- 
lieved God. 


i Gr.  prcetors. 
j Gr.  Victors, 
k Or,  exhorted, 
a Or,  weeks. 


THE  ACTS,  XVII. 


211 


6 And  when  they  found  them  not,  they  drew  Jason 
and  certain  brethren  unto  the  rulers  of  the  city,  crying, 
® These  that  have  turned  the  world  upside  down  are 
come  hither  also  ; 

7 Whom  Jason  hath  received  : and  these  all  do  con- 
trary to  the  decrees  of  Caesar,  ’saying  that  there  is 
another  king,  one  Jesus. 

8 And  they  troubled  the  people  and  the  rulers  of  the 
city,  when  they  heard  these  things. 

9 And  when  they  had  taken  security  of  Jason,  and 
of  the  other,  they  let  them  go. 

10  ^ And  ® the  brethren  immediately  sent  away  Paul 
and  Silas  by  night  unto  Berea  : who  coming  thither  went 
into  the  synagogue  of  the  Jews. 

11  These  were  more  noble  than  those  in  Thessalonica, 
in  that  they  received  the  word  with  all  readiness  of 
mind,  and  ® searched  the  scriptures  daily,  whether  those 
things  were  so. 

12  Therefore  many  of  them  believed  ; also  of  hon- 
ourable women  which  were  Greeks,  and  of  men,  not 
a few. 

13  But  when  the  Jews  of  Thessalonica  had  knowl- 
edge that  the  word  of  God  was  preached  of  Paul  at 
Berea,  they  came  thither  also,  and  stirred  up  the  peo- 
ple. 

14  And  then  immediately  the  brethren  sent  away 
Paul  to  go  as  it  were  to  the  sea  : but  Silas  and  Timo- 
theus  abode  there  still. 

15  And  they  that  conducted  Paul  brought  him  unto 
Athens  : and  receiving  a commandment  unto  Silas 
and  Timotheus  for  to  come  to  him  with  all  speed,  they 
departed. 

16  ^ Now  while  Paul  waited  for  them  at  Athens, 
12  his  spirit  was  stirred  in  him,  when  he  saw  the  city 
wholly  given  to  idolatry. 

17  Therefore  disputed  he  in  the  synagogue  with  the 
Jews,  and  with  the  devout  persons,  and  in  the  market 
daily  with  them  that  met  with  him. 

18  Then  certain  philosophers  of  the  Epicureans,  and 
of  the  Stoicks,  encountered  him.  And  some  said.  What 
will  this  babbler  say  ? other  some.  He  seemeth  to  be  a 
setter  forth  of  strange  gods  : because  he  preached  unto 
them  Jesus,  and  the  resurrection. 

19  And  they  took  him,  and  brought  him  unto  Are- 
opagus, saying.  May  we  know  what  this  new  doctrine, 
whereof  thou  speakest,  is  7 ' 

20  For  thou  bringest  certain  strange  things  to  our 
ears  : we  would  know  therefore  what  these  things 
mean. 

21  (For  all  the  Athenians  and  strangers  which  were 
there  spent  their  time  in  nothing  else,  but  either  to  tell, 
or  to  hear  some  new  thing.) 

22  ^ Then  Paul  stood  in  the  midst  of  Mars’  hill,  and 
said.  Ye  men  of  Athens,  I perceive  that  in  all  things  ye 
are  too  superstitious. 

23  For  as  I passed  by,  and  beheld  your  devotions,  I 
found  an  altar  with  this  inscription,  TO  THE  UN- 
KNOWN GOD.  Whom  therefore  ye  ignorantly  wor- 
ship, him  declare  I unto  you. 

24  God  that  made  the  world  and  all  things  therein, 
seeing  that  he  is  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  dwelleth 
not  in  temples  made  with  hands  ; 

25  Neither  is  worshipped  with  men’s  hands,  ’®as 

6 ch.  IG.  20.  9 Is.  34.  IG.  Luke  i3  ch.  14.  15. 

1 Luke  23.  2.  John  16.  29.  John  5.  39.  » Matt.  11.  25. 

19.  12.  1 Pet.  2.  13.  10  Matt.  10.  23.  is  ch.  7.  48. 

8 ver.  14.  ch.  9.  25.  J'  ch.  18.  5.  lo  Ps.  50.  8. 

12  2 Pet.  2.  8. 


6 the  people.  And  when  they  found  them  not,  they 
dragged  Jason  and  certain  brethren  before  the  rulers 
of  the  city,  crying.  These  that  have  turned  ^ the 

7 world  upside  down  are  come  hither  also  ; whom 
Jason  hath  received  : and  these  all  act  contrary  to 
the  decrees  of  Caesar,  saying  that  there  is  another 

8 king,  one  Jesus.  And  they  troubled  the  multitude 
and  the  rulers  of  the  city,  when  they  heard  these 

9 things.  And  when  they  had  taken  security  from 
Jason  and  the  rest,  they  let  them  go. 

10  And  the  brethren  immediately  sent  away  Paul  and 
Silas  by  night  unto  Beroea  : who  when  they  were 
come  thither  went  into  the  synagogue  of  the  Jews. 

11  Now  these  were  more  noble  than  those  in  Thes- 
salonica, in  that  they  received  the  word  with  all 
readiness  of  mind,  examining  the  scriptures  daily, 

12  whether  these  things  were  so.  Many  of  them  there- 
fore believed  ; also  of  the  Greek  women  of  honour- 

13  able  estate,  and  of  men,  not  a few.  But  when  the 
Jews  of  Thessalonica  had  knowledge  that  the  word 
of  God  was  proclaimed  of  Paul  at  Beroea  also,  they 
came  thither  likewise,  stirring  up  and  troubling  the 

14  multitudes.  And  then  immediately  the  brethren 
sent  forth  Paul  to  go  as  far  as  to  the  sea  : and  Silas 

15  and  Timothy  abode  there  still.  But  they  that  con- 
ducted Paul  brought  him  as  far  as  Athens  : and 
receiving  a commandment  unto  Silas  and  Timothy 
that  they  should  come  to  him  with  all  speed,  they 
departed. 

16  Now  while  Paul  waited  for  them  at  Athens,  his 
spirit  was  provoked  within  him,  as  he  beheld  the  city 

17  full  of  idols.  So  he  reasoned  in  the  synagogue  with 
the  Jews  and  the  devout  persons,  and  in  the  market- 

18  place  every  day  with  them  that  met  with  him.  And 
certain  also  of  the  Epicurean  and  Stoic  philosophers 
encountered  him.  And  some  said,  Wha  '■  would  this 
babbler  say  ? other  some.  He  seemeth  to  a setter 
forth  of  strange  gods  : because  he  preached  Jesus 

19  and  the  resurrection.  And  they  took  hold  of  him, 
and  brought  him  ‘^unto  ^the  Areopagus,  saying.  May 
we  know  what  this  new  teaching  is,  which  is  spok« 

20  by  thee  ? For  thou  bringest  certain  strange  things 
to  our  ears  : we  would  know  therefore  what  these 

21  things  mean.  (Now  all  the  Athenians  and  thi< 
strangers  sojourning  there  J'  spent  their  time  in  no*‘ 
thing  else,  but  either  to  tell  or  to  hear  some  new 

22  thing.)  And  Paul  stood  in  the  midst  of  the  Are- 
opagus, and  said, 


Ye  men  of  Athens,  in  all  things  I perceive  that 

23  ye  are  somewhat  superstitious.  For  as  I passed 
along,  and  observed  the  objects  of  your  worship,  I 
found  also  an  altar  with  this  inscription,  *TO  AN 
UNKNOWN  GOD.  What  therefore  ye  worship  in  ig- 

24  norance,  this  set  I forth  unto  you.  The  God  that 
made  the  world  and  all  things  therein,  he,  being  Lord 
of  heaven  and  earth,  dwelleth  not  in  Hemples  made 

25  with  hands  ; neither  is  he  served  by  men’s  hands, 

h Gr.  the  inhabited  e Or,  the  hill  of  g Or,  religions. 

earth.  Mars.  h Or,  TO  THE  UN- 

c Gr.  demons.  f Or,  had  leisure  for  KNOWN  GOD. 

d Or,  bej'ore.  nothing  else.  i Or,  sanctuaries. 


212 


THE  ACTS,  XVIII. 


though  he  needed  any  thing,  seeing  he  giveth  to  all 
life,  and  breath,  and  all  things  ; 

26  And  hath  made  of  one  blood  all  nations  of  men 
for  to  dwell  on  all  the  face  of  the  earth,  and  hath  de- 
termined the  times  before  appointed,  and  ^®the  bounds 
of  their  habitation ; 

27  That  they  should  seek  the  Lord,  if  haply  they 
might  feel  after  him,  and  find  him,  though  he  be  not 
far  from  every  one  of  us  : 

28  For  in  him  we  live,  and  move,  and  have  our 
being  ; 22  as  certain  also  of  your  own  poets  have  said. 
For  we  are  also  his  offspring. 

29  Forasmuch  then  as  we  are  the  offspring  of  God, 
23  we  ought  not  to  think  that  the  Godhead  is  like  unto 
gold,  or  silver,  or  stone,  graven  by  art  and  man’s  de- 
vice. 

30  And  24  the  times  of  this  ignorance  God  winked  at ; 
but  25  now  commandeth  all  men  every  where  to  repent  : 

31  Because  he  hath  appointed  a day,  in  the  which 
26  he  will  judge  the  world  in  righteousness  by  that  man 
whom  he  hath  ordained  ; whereof  he  hath  given  assur- 
ance unto  all  men,  in  that  2^  he  hath  raised  him  from  the 
dead. 

32  ^ And  when  they  heard  of  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead,  some  mocked  : and  others  said.  We  will  hear  thee 
again  of  this  matter. 

33  So  Paul  departed  from  among  them. 

34  Howbeit  certain  men  clave  unto  him,  and  be- 
lieved : among  the  which  was  Dionysius  the  Areopagite, 
and  a woman  named  Damaris,  and  others  with  them. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

3 Paul  laboureth  xoith  his  hands,  and  preacheth  at  Corinth  to  the  Gen- 
tiles. 9 The  Lord  encourageth  him  in  a vision.  12  He  is  accused  be- 
fore Gallio  the  deputu,  but  is  dismissed.  18  Afterwards  passing  from 
city  to  city  he  strengiheneth  the  disciples.  24  Apollos,  being  more  per- 
fectly instructed  by  Aquila  and  Priscilla,  28  preacheth  Christ  with 
great  efficacy. 

After  these  things  Paul  departed  from  Athens, 
and  came  to  Corinth  ; 

2  And  found  a certain  Jew  named  1 Aquila,  born  in 
Pontus,  lately  come  from  Italy,  with  his  wife  Priscilla  ; 
(because  that  Claudius  had  commanded  all  Jews  to  de- 
part from  Rome  :)  and  came  unto  them. 

3  And  because  he  was  of  the  same  craft,  he  abode 
with  them,  2 and  wrought ; for  by  their  occupation  they 
were  tentmakers. 

' 4 6 And  he  reasoned  in  the  synagogue  every  sabbath, 
and  persuaded  the  Jews  and  the  Greeks. 

' 5 And  ^ when  Silas  and  Timotheus  were  come  from 
Macedonia,  Paul  was  ^ pressed  in  the  spirit,  and  testified 
to  the  Jews  that  Jesus  loas  Christ. 

6  And  6 when  they  opposed  themselves,  and  blas- 
phemed, "^he  shook  his  raiment,  and  said  unto  them, 
6 Your  blood  he  upon  your  own  heads  ; ® I am  clean  : 
16  from  henceforth  I will  go  unto  the  Gentiles. 

7  And  he  departed  thence,  and  entered  into  a cer- 
tain man's  house,  named  Justus,  one  that  worshipped 
God,  whose  house  joined  hard  to  the  synagogue. 

8  11  And  Crispus,  the  chief  ruler  of  the  synagogue, 
believed  on  the  Lord  with  all  his  house  ; and  many  of 
the  Corinthians  hearing  believed,  and  were  baptized. 

U Gen.  2.  7.  Num.  22  Tit.  1.  12.  27  ch.  2.  24. 

16.  22.  Job  12.  10.  & 23  Is.  40.  18.  1 Rom.  16.  3.  1 

27.  3.  & 33.  4.  Is.  42.  24  ch.  14.  16.  Rom.  Cor.  16.  19.  2 Tim.  4. 

6.  & 57. 16.  Zech.12.1.  3.25.  19. 

18  Deut.  32.  8.  25  Luke  24.  47.  Tit.  2 ch.  20.  34.  1 Cor. 

19  Rom.  1.  20.  2.  11,  12.  1 Pet.  1.  14.  4.  12.  1 Thess.  2.  9. 

20  ch.  14.  17.  «&  4.  3.  2 Thess.  3.  8. 

21  Col.  1.  17.  Heb.  26  ch.  10.  42.  Rom.  3 oh.  17.  2. 

1.  3.  2.  16.  & 14.  10.  ‘ ch.  17.  14,  15. 


as  though  he  needed  anything,  seeing  he  himself 

26  giveth  to  all  life,  and  breath,  and  all  things  ; and  he 
made  of  one  every  nation  of  men  for  to  dwell  on  all 

• the  face  of  the  earth,  having  determined  their  ap- 
pointed seasons,  and  the  bounds  of  their  habitation  ; 

27  that  they  should  seek  God,  if  haply  they  might  feel 
after  him,  and  find  him,  though  he  is  not  far  from 

28  each  one  of  us  : for  in  him  we  live,  and  move,  and 
have  our  being  ; as  certain  even  of  your  own  poets 

29  have  said.  For  we  are  also  his  offspring.  Being  then 
the  offspring  of  God,  we  ought  not  to  think  that 
j the  Godhead  is  like  unto  gold,  or  silver,  or  stone, 

30  graven  by  art  and  device  of  man.  The  times  of 
ignorance  therefore  God  overlooked ; but  now  he 
* commandeth  men  that  they  should  all  everywhere 

31  repent : inasmuch  as  he  hath  appointed  a day,  in  the 
which  he  will  judge  ^ the  world  in  righteousness  by 
'*  the  man  whom  he  hath  ordained  ; whereof  he  hath 
given  assurance  unto  all  men,  in  that  he  hath  raised 
him  from  the  dead. 


32  Now  when  they  heard  of  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead,  some  mocked  ; but  others  said.  We  will  hear 

33  thee  concerning  this  yet  again.  Thus  Paul  went  out 

34  from  among  them.  But  certain  men  clave  imto 
him,  and  believed  : among  whom  also  was  Diony- 
sius the  Areopagite,  and  a woman  named  Damaris, 
and  others  with  them. 


18  After  these  things  he  departed  from  Athens,  and 

2 came  to  Corinth.  And  he  found  a certain  Jew 
named  Aquila,  a man  of  Pontus  by  race,  lately  come 
from  Italy,  with  his  wife  Priscilla,  because  Claudius 
had  commanded  all  the  Jews  to  depart  from  Rome  : 

3 and  he  came  unto  them  ; and  because  he  was  of  the 
same  trade,  he  abode  with  them,  and  they  wrought ; 

4 for  by  their  trade  they  were  tentmakers.  And  he 
reasoned  in  the  synagogue  every  sabbath,  and  “per- 
suaded Jews  and  Greeks. 

5 But  when  Silas  and  Timothy  came  down  from 
Macedonia,  Paul  was  constrained  by  the  word,  testi- 

6 fying  to  the  Jews  that  Jesus  was  the  Christ.  And 
when  they  opposed  themselves,  and  ^ blasphemed, 
he  shook  out  his  raiment,  and  said  unto  them.  Your 
blood  he  upon  your  own  heads  ; I am  clean  : from 

7 henceforth  I will  go  unto  the  Gentiles.  And  he 
departed  thence,  and  went  into  the  house  of  a cer- 
tain man  named  Titus  Justus,  one  that  worshipped 
God,  whose  house  joined  hard  to  the  synagogue. 

8 And  Crispus,  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue,  believed 
in  the  Lord  with  all  his  house  ; and  many  of  the 
Corinthians  hearing  believed,  and  were  baptized. 

6 Ter.  28.  Job  32.  » Ezek.  3.  18,  19.  & I Gr.  the  inhabited 

18.  ch.  17.  3.  33.  9.  ch.  20.  26.  earth. 

6 ch.  13.  45.  1 Pet.  10  ch.  13.  46.  & 28. 28.  m Gr.  in. 

4.  4.  21  1 Cor.  1.  14.  n Or,  a man. 

7 Neh.  5.  13.  Matt.  J Or,  that  which  is  a Gr.  sought  to  per- 

10.  14.  ch.  13.  51.  divine.  suade. 

8 Lev.  20.  9,  11,  12.  k Some  ancient  an-  b Or,  railed. 

2 Sam.  1.  16.  Ezek.  thorities  read  declar-  c Gr.  believed  the 

18.  13.  & 33.  4.  eth  to  men.  Lord. 


THE  ACTS,  XVIII. 


213 


9 Then  spake  the  Lord  to  Paul  in  the  night  by  a 
vision,  Be  not  afraid,  but  speak,  and  hold  not  thy  peace  : 

10  For  I am  with  thee,  and  no  man  shall  set  on 
thee  to  hurt  thee  : for  I have  much  people  in  this  city. 

11  And  he  continued  there  a year  and  six  months, 
teaching  the  word  of  God  among  them. 

12  ^ And  when  Gallio  was  the  deputy  of  Achaia,  the 
Jews  made  insurrection  with  one  accord  against  Paul, 
and  brought  him  to  the  judgment  seat, 

13  Saying,  This  fellow  persuadeth  men  to  worship 
God  contrary  to  the  law. 

14  And  when  Paul  was  now  about  to  open  his  mouth, 
Gallio  said  unto  the  Jews,  If  it  were  a matter  of 
wrong  or  wicked  lewdness,  O ye  Jews,  reason  would 
that  I should  bear  with  you  : 

15  But  if  it  be  a question  of  words  and  names,  and 
of  your  law,  look  ye  to  it ; for  I will  be  no  judge  of  such 
matters. 

16  And  he  drave  them  from  the  judgment  seat. 

17  Then  all  the  Greeks  took  Sosthenes,  the  chief 
ruler  of  the  synagogue,  and  beat  him  before  the  judg- 
ment seat.  And  Gallio  cared  for  none  of  those  things. 

18  ^ And  Paul  after  this  tarried  there  yet  a good 
while,  and  then  took  his  leave  of  the  brethren,  and 
sailed  thence  into  Syria,  and  with  him  Priscilla  and 
Aquila  ; having  shorn  his  head  in  Cenchrea  : for  he 
had  a vow. 

19  And  he  came  to  Ephesus,  and  left  them  there  : 
but  he  himself  entered  into  the  synagogue,  and  reasoned 
with  the  Jews. 

20  When  they  desired  him  to  tarry  longer  time  with 
them,  he  consented  not  ; 

21  But  bade  them  farewell,  saying,  I must  by  all 
means  keep  this  feast  that  cometh  in  Jerusalem  : but 
I will  return  again  unto  you,  if  God  will.  And  he 
sailed  from  Ephesus. 

22  And  when  he  had  landed  at  Ciesarea,  and  gone  up, 
and  saluted  the  church,  he  went  down  to  Antioch. 

23  And  after  he  had  spent  some  time  there,  he  de- 
parted, and  went  over  all  the  country  of  Galatia  and 
Phrygia  in  order,  strengthening  all  the  disciples. 

24  ^ And  a certain  Jew  named  Apollos,  born  at 
Alexandria,  an  eloquent  man,  and  mighty  in  the  scrip- 
tures, came  to  Ephesus. 

25  This  man  was  instructed  in  the  way  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  being  ^3  fervent  in  the  spirit,  he  spake  and  taught 
diligently  the  things  of  the  Lord,  knowing  only  the 
baptism  of  John. 

26  And  he  began  to  speak  boldly  in  the  synagogue  : 
whom  when  Aquila  and  Priscilla  had  heard,  they  took 
him  unto  them,  and  expounded  unto  him  the  way  of 
God  more  perfectly. 

27  And  when  he  was  disposed  to  pass  into  Achaia, 
the  brethren  wrote,  exhorting  the  disciples  to  receive 
him  : who,  when  he  was  come,  helped  them  much 
which  had  believed  through  grace  : 

28  For  he  mightily  convinced  the  Jews,  and  that  pub- 

lickly,  26siie^ijjg  scriptures  that  Jesus  was 

Christ. 

15  ch.  23.  11.  16  Num.  6.  18.  ch.  ^ 1 Cor.  4. 19.  Heb. 

i3Jer.  1.  18,  19.  21.24.  6.3.  Jam.  4.  15. 

Matt.  28.  20.  n Rom.  16.  1.  20  Qal.  1 . 2.  & 4. 

11  ch.  23.  29.  & 26.  i®  ch.  19.  21.  & 20.  14. 

11,  19.  16.  21  ch.  14.  22.  & 15. 

le  1 Cor.  1.  1.  32,  41. 


9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Paul  in  the  night  by  a vi- 
sion, Be  not  afraid,  but  speak,  and  hold  not  thy 

10  peace  : for  I am  with  thee,  and  no  man  shall  set  on 
thee  to  harm  thee  : for  I have  much  people  in  this 

11  city.  And  he  dwelt  there  a year  and  six  months, 
teaching  the  word  of  God  among  them. 

12  But  when  Gallio  was  proconsul  of  Achaia,  the 
Jews  with  one  accord  rose  up  against  Paul,  and 

13  brought  him  before  the  judgement-seat,  saying.  This 
man  persuadeth  men  to  worship  God  contrary  to  the 

14  law.  But  when  Paul  was  about  to  open  his  mouth, 
Gallio  said  unto  the  Jews,  If  indeed  it  were  a mat- 
ter of  wrong  or  of  wicked  villany,  O ye  Jews,  reason 

15  would  that  I should  bear  with  you  : but  if  they  are 
questions  about  words  and  names  and  your  own 
law,  look  to  it  yourselves  ; I am  not  minded  to  be  a 

16  judge  of  these  matters.  And  he  drave  them  from 

17  the  judgement-seat.  And  they  all  laid  hold  on  Sos- 
thenes, the  ruler  of  the  synagogue,  and  beat  him 
before  the  judgement-seat.  And  Gallio  cared  for 
none  of  these  things. 

18  And  Paul,  having  tarried  after  this  yet  many 
days,  took  his  leave  of  the  brethren,  and  sailed 
thence  for  Syria,  and  with  him  Priscilla  and  Aquila  ; 
having  shorn  his  head  in  Cenchrese  : for  he  had  a 

19  vow.  And  they  came  to  Ephesus,  and  he  left  them 
there  : but  he  himself  entered  into  the  synagogue, 

20  and  reasoned  with  the  Jews.  And  when  they  asked 

21  him  to  abide  a longer  time,  he  consented  not  ; but 
taking  his  leave  of  them,  and  saying,  I will  return 
again  unto  you,  if  God  will,  he  set  sail  from  Ephesus. 

22  And  when  he  had  landed  at  Caesarea,  he  went  up 
and  saluted  the  church,  and  went  down  to  Antioch. 

23  And  having  spent  some  time  there,  he  departed,  and 
went  through  the  region  of  Galatia  and  Phrygia  in 
order,  stablishing  all  the  disciples. 


24  Now  a certain  Jew  named  Apollos,  an  Alexan- 
drian by  race,  ^ a learned  man,  came  to  Ephesus  ; 

25  and  he  was  mighty  in  the  scriptures.  This  man  had 
been  « instructed  in  the  way  of  the  Lord  ; and  being 
fervent  in  spirit,  he  spake  and  taught  carefully  the 
things  concerning  Jesus,  knowing  only  the  baptism 

26  of  John  : and  he  began  to  speak  boldly  in  the  syna- 
gogue. But  when  Priscilla  and  Aquila  heard  him, 
they  took  him  unto  them,  and  expounded  unto  him 

27  the  way  of  God  more  carefully.  And  when  he  was 
minded  to  pass  over  into  Achaia,  the  brethren  en- 
couraged him,  and  wrote  to  the  disciples  to  re- 
ceive him  : and  when  he  was  come,  he  -^helped 

28  them  much  which  had  believed  through  grace  : for 
he  powerfully  confuted  the  Jews,  0 and  that  publicly, 
shewing  by  the  scriptures  that  Jesus  was  the  Christ. 


22  1 Cor.  1.  12.  & 3.  26  ver.  6.  ch.  9.  22.  / Or,  helped  much 

6,  6.  & 4.  6.  Tit.  3.  & 17.  3.  through  grace  them 

13.  d Or,  an  eloquent  which  had  believed. 

23  Rom.  12.  11.  man.  g Or,  shewing  pub- 

2<  ch.  19.  3.  e Gr.  taught  by  word  licly. 

23  1 Cor.  3.  6.  of  mouth. 


214 


THE  ACTS,  XIX. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

6 The  Holy  Ghost  is  given  by  Paul's  hands.  9 The  Jews  blaspheme  his 
doctrine.,  which  is  confirmed  by  miracles.  13  The  Jewish  exorcists  16 
are  beaten  by  the  devil.  19  Conjuring  books  are  burnt.  24  Demetrius, 
for  love  of  gain.,  raiseth  an  uproar  against  Paul,,  35  which  is  appeased 
by  the  townelerk. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  wliile  ^ Apollos  was  at 
Corinth,  Paul  havmg  passed  through  the  upper 
coasts  came  to  Ephesus  : and  finding  certain  disciples, 

2  He  said  unto  them.  Have  ye  received  the  Holy 
Ghost  since  ye  believed  ? And  they  said  unto  him, 
2 We  have  not  so  much  as  heard  whether  there  be  any 
Holy  Ghost. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them.  Unto  what  then  were  ye 
baptized  ? And  they  said,  ^ Unto  John’s  baptism. 

4  Then  said  Paul,  ^John  verily  baptized  with  the 
baptism  of  repentance,  saying  unto  the  people,  that 
they  should  believe  on  him  which  should  come  after 
him,  that  is,  on  Christ  Jesus. 

5  When  they  heard  this,  they  were  baptized  ® in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

6  And  when  Paul  had  ®laid  his  hands  upon  them, 
the  Holy  Ghost  came  on  them  ; and  they  spake  with 
tongues,  and  prophesied. 

7  And  all  the  men  were  about  twelve. 

8  ® And  he  went  into  the  synagogue,  and  spake  boldly 
for  the  space  of  three  months,  disputing  and  persuading 
the  things  ® concerning  the  kingdom  of  God. 

9  But  when  divers  were  hardened,  and  believed 
not,  but  spake  evil  of  that  way  before  the  multitude, 
he  departed  from  them,  and  separated  the  disciples,  dis-^ 
puting  daily  in  the  school  of  one  Tyrannus. 

10  And  lathis  continued  by  the  space  of  two  years  ; 
so  that  all  they  which  dwelt  in  Asia  heard  the  word  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  both  Jews  and  Greeks. 

11  And  God  wrought  special  miracles  by  the  hands 
of  Paul  : 

12  1^  So  that  from  his  body  were  brought  unto  the 
sick  handkerchiefs  or  aprons,  and  the  diseases  departed 
from  them,  and  the  evil  spirits  went  out  of  them. 

13  ^ 13'j'ijeii  certain  of  the  vagabond  Jews,  exorcists, 
i®took  upon  them  to  call  over  them  which  had  evil  spi- 
rits the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  saying.  We  adjure  you 
by  Jesus  whom  Paul  preacheth. 

14  And  there  were  seven  sons  of  one  Sceva,  a Jew, 
and  chief  of  the  priests,  which  did  so. 

15  And  the  evil  spirit  answered  and  said,  Jesus  I 
know,  and  Paul  I know  ; but  who  are  ye  ? 

16  And  the  man  in  whom  the  evil  spirit  was  leaped 
on  them,  and  overcame  them,  and  prevailed  against 
them,  so  that  they  fled  out  of  that  house  naked  and 
wounded. 

17  And  this  was  known  to  all  the  Jews  and  Greeks 
also  dwelling  at  Ephesus  ; and  fear  fell  on  them  all, 
and  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  was  magnified. 

18  And  many  that  believed  came,  and  confessed, 
and  shewed  their  deeds. 

19  Many  of  them  also  which  used  curious  arts 
brought  their  books  together,  and  burned  them  before 
all  men : and  they  counted  the  price  of  them,  and  found 
it  fifty  thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

20  ^®So  mightily  grew  the  word  of  God  and  pre- 
vailed. 


19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while  Apollos  was  at 
Corinth,  Paul  having  passed  through  the  upper 
country  came  to  Ephesus,  and  found  certain  dis- 

2 ciples  : and  he  said  unto  them.,  Did  ye  receive  the 
Holy  Ghost  when  ye  believed  ? And  they  said 
unto  him.  Nay,  we  did  not  so  mueh  as  hear  whether 

3 “the  Holy  Ghost  was  given.  And  he  said.  Into 
what  then  were  ye  baptized  ? And  they  said.  Into 

4 John’s  baptism.  And  Paul  said,  John  baptized 
with  the  baptism  of  repentance,  spying  unto  the 
people,  that  they  should  believe  on  him  which  should 

6  come  after  him,  that  is,  on  Jesus.  And  when  they 
heard  this,  they  were  baptized  into  the  name  of  the 

6 Lord  Jesus.  And  when  Paul  had  laid  his  hands 
upon  them,  the  Holy  Ghost  came  on  them  ; and 

7 they  spake  with  tongues,  and  prophesied.  And  they 
were  in  all  about  twelve  men. 


8 And  he  entered  into  the  synagogue,  and  spak^ 
boldly  for  the  space  of  three  months,  reasoning  and 
persuading  as  to  the  things  concerning  the  kingdom 

9 of  God.  But  when  some  were  hardened  and  diso‘ 
bedient,  speaking  evil  of  the  Way  before  the  multP 
tude,  he  departed  from  them,  and  separated  the  dis-^ 
ciples,  reasoning  daily  in  the  school  of  Tyrannus. 

10  And  this  continued  for  the  space  of  two  years  ; so 
that  all  they  which  dwelt  in  Asia  heard  the  word  of 

11  the  Lord,  both  Jews  and  Greeks.  And  God  wrought 

12  special  ^ miracles  by  the  hands  of  Paul  : insomuch 
that  unto  the  sick  were  carried  away  from  his  body 
handkerchiefs  or  aprons,  and  the  diseases  departed 

13  from  them^  and  the  evil  spirits  went  out.  But  cer- 
tain also  of  the  strolling  Jews,  exorcists,  took  upon 
them  to  name  over  them  which  had  the  evil  spirits 
the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  saying,  I adjure  you  by 

14  Jesus  whom  Paul  preacheth.  And  there  were  seven 
sons  of  one  Sceva,  a Jew,  a chief  priest,  which  did 

15  this.  And  the  evil  spirit  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Jesus  I <^know,  and  Paul  I know  ; but  who 

16  are  ye  ? And  the  man  in  whom  the  evil  spirit  was 
leaped  on  them,  and  mastered  both  of  them,  and 
prevailed  against  them,  so  that  they  fled  out  of  that 

17  house  naked  and  wounded.  And  this  became  known 
to  all,  both  Jews  and  Greeks,  that  dwelt  at  Ephesus  ; 
and  fear  fell  upon  them  all,  and  the  name  of  the 

18  Lord  Jesus  was  magnified.  Many  also  of  them  that 
had  believed  came,  confessing,  and  declaring  their 

19  deeds.  And  not  a few  of  them  that  practised  ^ cu- 
rious arts  brought  their  books  together,  and  burned 
them  in  the  sight  of  all : and  they  counted  the  price 
of  them,  and  found  it  fifty  thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

20  So  mightily  grew  the  word  of  the  Lord  and  pre- 
vailed. 


ilCor.  1.  12. &3.  5,  l.l.'S,  27,  30.  ch.  1.  8 ch.  17.  2.  & 18.  4.  rj  gee  ch.  20.  31.  gee  Mark  9.  38.  is  ch.  6. 7.  & 12.  24. 

6.  5.  & 11.  16.  & 13.  24,  9 ch.  1.  3.  & 28.  23.  i3  Mark  16.  20.  ch.  Luke  9.  49.  a Ov,  there  is  a Holy 

2 ch.  8.  16.  See  1 25.  lo  2 Tim.  1.  15.  2 14.  3.  n Luke  1.  66.  & 7.  Ghost. 

Sam.  3.  7.  s ch.  8.  16.  Pet.  2.  2.  Jude  10.  “ See  2 Kin.  4.  29.  16.  ch.  2.  43.  & 5.  5,  b Gr.  powers. 

8 ch.  18.  25.  8 eh.  6.  6.  & 8.  17.  u ver.  23.  See  ch.  ch.  5.  15.  11.  c Or,  recognise. 

*Matt.  3.  11.  John  i ch.  2.  4.  & 10.  46.  9.  2.  & 22.  4.  & 24.  14.  ^ Matt.  12.  27.  i*  Matt.  3.  6.  dOt,  magical. 


THE  ACTS,  XIX. 


215 


21  If  After  these  things  were  ended,  Paul  pur- 
posed in  the  spirit,  when  he  had  passed  through  Mace- 
donia and  Achaia,  to  go  to  Jerusalem,  saying.  After  I 
have  been  there,  22 1 must  also  see  Rome. 

22  So  he  sent  into  Macedonia  two  of  ^sthem  that 
ministered  unto  him,  Timotheus  and  Erastus  ; but  he 
himself  stayed  in  Asia  for  a season. 

23  And  26  the  same  time  there  arose  no  small  stir 
about  26  that  way. 

24  For  a certain  man  named  Demetrius,  a silver- 
smith, which  made  silver  shrines  for  Diana,  brought 

27  no  small  gain  unto  the  craftsmen  ; 

25  Whom  he  called  together  with  the  workmen  of 
like  occupation,  and  said,  Sirs,  ye  know  that  by  this 
craft  we  have  our  wealth. 

26  Moreover  ye  see  and  hear,  that  not  alone  at  Eph- 
esus, but  almost  throughout  all  Asia,  this  Paul  hath 
persuaded  and  turned  away  much  people,  saying  that 

28  they  be  no  gods,  wliich  are  made  with  hands  : 

27  So  that  not  only  this  our  craft  is  in  danger  to  be 
set  at  nought ; but  also  that  the  temple  of  the  great 
goddess  Diana  should  be  despised,  and  her  magnificence 
should  be  destroyed,  whom  all  Asia  and  the  world  wor- 
shippeth. 

28  And  when  they  heard  these  sayings,  they  were  full 
of  wrath,  and  cried  out,  saying.  Great  is  Diana  of  the 
Ephesians. 

29  And  the  whole  city  was  filled  with  confusion  : and 
having  caught  29  Gaius  and  Aristarchus,  men  of  Mace- 
donia, Paul’s  companions  in  travel,  they  rushed  with  one 
accord  into  the  theatre. 

30  And  when  Paul  would  have  entered  in  unto  the 
people,  the  disciples  suffered  him  not. 

31  And  certain  of  the  chief  of  Asia,  which  were  his 
friends,  sent  unto  him,  desiring  him  that  he  would  not 
adventure  himself  into  the  theatre. 

32  Some  therefore  cried  one  thing,  and  some  another  : 
for  the  assembly  was  confused  ; and  the  more  part  knew 
not  wherefore  they  were  come  together. 

33  And  they  drew  Alexander  out  of  the  multitude, 
the  Jews  putting  him  forward.  And  Alexander 
82  beckoned  with  the  hand,  and  would  have  made  his 
defence  unto  the  people. 

34  But  when  they  knew  that  he  was  a Jew,  all  with 
one  voice  about  the  space  of  two  hours  cried  out.  Great 
is  Diana  of  the  Ephesians. 

35  And  when  the  townclerk  had  appeased  the  peo- 
ple, he  said.  Ye  men  of  Ephesus,  what  man  is  there 
that  knoweth  not  how  that  the  city  of  the  Ephesians  is 
a worshipper  of  the  great  goddess  Diana,  and  of  the 
image  which  fell  down  from  Jupiter  ? 

36  Seeing  then ' that  these  things  cannot  be  spo- 
ken against,  ye  ought  to  be  quiet,  and  to  do  nothing 
rashly. 

37  For  ye  have  brought  hither  these  men,  which  are 
neither  robbers  of  churches,  nor  yet  blasphemers  of 
your  goddess. 

38  Wherefore  if  Demetrius,  and  the  craftsmen  which 
are  with  him,  have  a matter  against  any  man,  the  law 
is  open,  and  there  are  deputies  : let  them  implead  one 
another. 

39  But  if  ye  enquire  any  thing  concerning  other 
matters,  it  shall  be  determined  in  a lawful  assembly. 

20  Rom.  15.  25.  Gal.  23  ch.  13.  5.  27  ch.  10.  IG,  19. 

2.1.  24  Rom.  IG.  23.  2 28  Pg.  n5.  4.  Is.  44. 

21  ch.  20.  22.  Tim.  4.  20.  10-20.  Jer.  10.  3. 

22  ch.  18.  21.  & 23.  2.-,  2 Cor.  1.  8.  23  Rom.  10.  23.  1 

11.  Rom.  15.  24-28.  26  Sec  ch.  9.  2.  Cor.  1.  14. 


21  Now  after  these  things  were  ended,  Paul  pur- 
posed in  the  spirit,  when  he  had  passed  through 
Macedonia  and  Achaia,  to  go  to  Jerusalem,  saying. 
After  I have  been  there,  I must  also  see  Rome. 

22  And  having  sent  into  Macedonia  two  of  them  that 
ministered  unto  him,  Timothy  and  Erastus,‘he  him- 
self stayed  in  Asia  for  a while. 

23  And  about  that  time  there  arose  no  small  stir 

24  concerning  the  Way.  For  a certain  man  named 
Demetrius,  a silversmith,  which  made  silver  shrines 
of  ® Diana,  brought  no  little  business  unto  the  crafts- 

25  men  ; whom  he  gathered  together,  with  the  work- 
men of  like  occupation,  and  said.  Sirs,  ye  know 

26  that  by  this  business  we  have  our  wealth.  And  ye 
see  and  hear,  that  not  alone  at  Ephesus,  but  almost 
throughout  all  Asia,  this  Paul  hath  persuaded  and 
turned  away  much  people,  saying  that  they  be  no 

27  gods,  which  are  made  with  hands  : and  not  only  is 
there  danger  that  this  our  trade  come  into  disre- 
pute ; but  also  that  the  temple  of  the  great  goddess 
® Diana  be  made  of  no  account,  and  that  she  should 
even  be  deposed  from  her  magnificence,  whom  all 

28  Asia  and  the  world  worshippeth.  And  when  they 
heard  this,  they  were  filled  with  wrath,  and  cried 

29  out,  saying.  Great  is  ^ Diana  of  the  liphesians.  And 
the  city  was  filled  with  the  confusion  : and  they 
rushed  with  one  accord  into  the  theatre,  having 
seized  Gaius  and  Aristarchus,  men  of  Macedonia, 

30  Paul’s  companions  in  travel.  And  when  Paul  was 
minded  to  enter  in  unto  the  people,  the  disciples 

31  suffered  him  not.  And  certain  also  of  the  0 chief 
officers  of  Asia,  being  his  friends,  sent  unto  him,  and 
besought  him  not  to  adventure  himself  into  the 

32  theatre.  Some  therefore  cried  one  thing,  and  some 
another  : for  the  assembly  was  in  confusion  ; and 
the  more  part  knew  not  wherefore  they  were  come 

33  together.  * And  they  brought  Alexander  out  of  the 
multitude,  the  Jews  putting  him  forward.  And 
Alexander  beckoned  with  the  hand,  and  would  have 

34  made  a defence  unto  the  people.  But  when  they 
perceived  that  he  was  a Jew,  all  with  one  voice 
about  the  space  of  two  hours  cried  out.  Great  is 

35  Diana  of  the  Ephesians.  And  when  the  townclerk 
had  quieted  the  multitude,  he  saith.  Ye  men  of 
Ephesus,  what  man  is  there  who  knoweth  not  how 
that  the  city  of  the  Ephesians  is  temple-keeper  of 
the  great « Diana,  and  of  the  image  which  fell  down 

36  from  * Jupiter  ? Seeing  then  that  these  things  can- 
not be  gainsaid,  ye  ought  to  be  quiet,  and  to  do  no- 

37  thing  rash.  For  ye  have  brought  hither  these  men, 
which  are  neither  robbers  of  temples  nor  blasphe- 

38 . mers  of  our  goddess.  If  therefore  Demetrius,  and  the 
craftsmen  that  are  with  him,  have  a matter  against 
any  man,  •>  the  courts  are  open,  and  there  are  pro- 

39  consuls  : let  them  accuse  one  another.  But  if  ye 
seek  anything  about  other  matters,  it  shall  be  settled 


20  ch.  20. 4.  & 27.  2.  e Gr.  Artemis.  the  multitude  in- 

Col.  4.  10.  Philem.  24.  / Gr.  the  inhabited  structed  Alexander. 

^*1  Tirn.  1.  20.  2 earth.  i Or,  heaven. 

Tim.  4.  14.  y Gr.  Asiarchs.  j Or,  court  days  are 

“2  ch.  12.  17.  h Or,  And  some  of  kept. 


216 


THE  ACTS,  XX. 


40  For  we  are  in  danger  to  be  called  in  question  for 
this  day’s  uproar,  there  being  no  cause  whereby  we  may 
give  an  account  of  this  concourse. 

41  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  dismissed  the 
assembly. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Paul  goeth  to  Macedonia.  7 He  celebrateth  the  Lord's  supper,  and 
preacheth.  9 Eutychus  having  fallen  down  dead,  10  is  raised  to  life. 
17  At  Miletum  he  calleth  the  elders  together,  telleth  them  what  shall 
befall  to  himself,  28  committeth  Ood's  flock  to  them,  29  warneth  them 
of  false  teachers,  32  commendeth  them  to  God,  36  prayethwith  them, 
and  goeth  his  way. 

And  after  the  uproar  was  ceased,  Paul  called  unto 
him  the  disciples,  and  embraced  them,  and  ^ de- 
parted for  to  go  into  Macedonia. 

2  And  when  he  had  gone  over  those  parts,  and  had 
given  them  much  exhortation,  he  came  into  Greece, 

3  And  there  abode  three  months.  And  ^when  the 
Jews  laid  wait  for  him,  as  he  was  about  to  sail  into 
Syria,  he  purposed  to  return  through  Macedonia. 

4  And  there  accompanied  him  into  Asia  Sopater  of 
Berea  ; and  of  the  Thessalonians,  ^ Aristarchus  and  Se- 
cundus  ; and  ^ Gains  of  Derbe,  and  ® Timotheus  ; and 
of  Asia,  ® Tychicus  and  Trophimus. 

5  These  going  before  tarried  for  us  at  Troas. 

6  And  we  sailed  away  from  Philippi  after  ® the  days 
of  unleavened  bread,  and  came  unto  them  ^ to  Troas  in 
five  days  ; where  we  abode  seven  days. 

7  And  upon  i^the  first  day  of  the  week,  when  the 
disciples  came  together  to  break  bread,  Paul  preached 
unto  them,  ready  to  depart  on  the  morrow  ; and  con- 
tinued his  speech  until  midnight. 

8  And  there  were  many  lights  in  the  upper  cham- 
ber, where  they  were  gathered  together. 

9  And  there  sat  in  a window  a certain  young  man 
named  Eutychus,  being  fallen  into  a deep  sleep  : and 
as  Paul  was  long  preaching,  he  sunk  down  with  sleep, 
and  fell  down  from  the  third  loft,  and  was  taken  up 
dead. 

10  And  Paul  went  down,  and  fell  on  him,  and  em- 
bracing him  said,  Trouble  not  yourselves  ; for  his  life 
is  in  him. 

11  When  he  therefore  was  come  up  again,  and  had 
broken  bread,  and  eaten,  and  talked  a long  while,  even 
till  break  of  day,  so  he  departed. 

12  And  they  brought  the  young  man  alive,  and  were 
not  a little  comforted. 

13  ^ And  we  went  before  to  ship,  and  sailed  unto 
Assos,  there  intending  to  take  in  Paul  : for  so  had  he 
appointed,  minding  himself  to  go  afoot. 

14  And  when  he  met  with  us  at  Assos,  we  took  him 
in,  and  came  to  Mitylene. 

15  And  we  sailed  thence,  and  came  the  next  day  over 
against  Chios  ; and  the  next  day  we  arrived  at  Samos, 
and  tarried  at  Trogyllium  ; and  the  next  day  we  came 
to  Miletus. 

16  For  Paul  had  determined  to  sail  by  Ephesus,  be- 
cause he  would  not  spend  the  time  in  Asia  : for  he 
hasted,  if  it  were  possible  for  him,  i®to  be  at  Jerusalem 
the  day  of  Pentecost. 

17  If  And  from  Miletus  he  sent  to  Ephesus,  and 
called  the  elders  of  the  church. 

1 1 Cor.  16. 5.  1 Tim.  Bch.  16.  1.  9 ch.  16.  8.  2 Cor.  2. 

1.  3.  e Eph.  6.  21.  Col.  4.  12.  2 Tim.  4.  13. 

2  ch.  9.  23.  & 23.  12.  7.  2 Tim.  4. 12.  Tit.  3.  ^ 1 Cor.  16.  2.  Rev. 

& 25.  3.  2 Cor.  11.  12.  1.  10. 

26.  7 ch.  21.  29.  2 Tim.  ” ch.  2.  42,  46.  1 

3  ch.  19.  29.  & 27.  2.  4.  20.  Cor.  10.  16.  & 11.  20, 

Col.  4.  10.  8 Ex.  12. 14, 15.  & 23.  &c. 

* ch.  19.  29.  15.  12  ch.  1.  13. 


40  in  the  regular  assembly.  For  indeed  we  are  in  dan- 
ger to  be  * accused  concerning  this  day’s  riot,  there 
being  no  cause  for  it  : and  as  touching  it  we  shall 

41  not  be  able  to  give  account  of  this  concourse.  And 
when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  dismissed  the  assem- 
bly. 


20  And  after  the  uproar  was  ceased,  Paul  having 
sent  for  the  disciples  and  exhorted  them,  took  leave 
of  them,  and  departed  for  to  go  into  Macedonia. 

2 And  when  he  had  gone  through  those  parts,  and  had 
given  them  much  exhortation,  he  came  into  Greece. 

3 And  when  he  had  spent  three  months  there,  and  a 
plot  was  laid  against  him  by  the  Jews,  as  he  was 
about  to  set  sail  for  Syria,  he  determined  to  return 

4 through  Macedonia.  And  there  accompanied  him 
®as  far  as  Asia  Sopater  of  Beroea,  the  son  of  Pyr- 
rhus ; and  of  the  Thessalonians,  Aristarchus  and 
Secundus  ; and  Gains  of  Derbe,  and  Timothy ; and 

5 of  Asia,  Tychicus  and  Trophimus.  But  these  ^ had 
gone  before,  and  were  waiting  for  us  at  Troas. 

6 And  we  sailed  away  from  Philippi  after  the  days  of 
unleavened  bread,  and  came  unto  them  to  Troas  in 
five  days  ; where  we  tarried  seven  days. 

7 And  upon  the  first  day  of  the  week,  when  we  were 
gathered  together  to  break  bread,  Paul  discoursed 
with  them,  intending  to  depart  on  the  morrow  ; and 

8 prolonged  his  speech  until  midnight.  And  there 
were  many  lights  in  the  upper  chamber,  where  we 

9 were  gathered  together.  And  there  sat  in  the  win- 
dow a certain  young  man  named  Eutychus,  borne 
down  with  deep  sleep  ; and  as  Paul  discoursed  yet 
longer,  being  borne  down  by  his  sleep  he  fell  down 

10  from  the  third  story,  and  was  taken  up  dead.  And 
Paul  went  down,  and  fell  on  him,  and  embracing 
him  said.  Make  ye  no  ado  ; for  his  life  is  in  him. 

11  And  when  he  was  gone  up,  and  had  broken  the 
bread,  and  eaten,  and  had  talked  with  them  a long 

12  while,  even  till  break  of  day,  so  he  departed.  And 
they  brought  the  lad  alive,  and  were  not  a little 
comforted. 

13  But  we,  going  before  to  the  ship,  set  sail  for 
Assos,  there  intending  to  take  in  Paul : for  so  had 
he  appointed,  intending  himself  to  go  ‘^by  land. 

14  And  when  he  met  us  at  Assos,  we  took  him  in,  and 

15  came  to  Mitylene.  And  sailing  from  thence,  we 
came  the  following  day  over  against  Chios  ; and  the 
next  day  we  touched  at  Samos  ; and  ^ the  day  after 

16  we  came  to  Miletus,  For  Paul  had  determined  to 
sail  past  Ephesus,  that  he  might  not  have  to  spend 
time  in  Asia  ; for  he  was  hastening,  if  it  were 
possible  for  him,  to  be  at  Jerusalem  the  day  of 
Pentecost. 

17  And  from  Miletus  he  sent  to  Ephesus,  and  called 

13 1 Kin.  17.  21.  2 k Or,  accused  of  thorities  read  came. 

Kin.  4.  34.  riot  concerning  this  and  were  waiting. 

Matt.  9.  24.  day.  c Or,  on  foot. 

13  ch.  18.21.  & 19.  21.  a Many  ancient  au-  rf  Many  ancient  au- 

& 21 . 4,  12.  thorities  omit  as  far  thorities  inser*  v- 

19  ch.  24.  17.  'as  Asia..  ing  tarried  at  J 

11  ch.  2.  1.  1 Cor.  b Many  ancient  au-  Hum. 

16.  8. 


THE  ACTS,  XX. 


217 


18  And  when  they  were  come  to  him,  he  said  unto 
them,  Ye  know,  from  the  fiist  day  that  I came  into 
Asia,  after  what  manner  I have  been  with  you  at  all 
seasons, 

19  Serving  the  Lord  with  all  humility  of  mind,  and 
with  many  tears,  and  temptations,  which  befell  me  by 
the  lying  in  wait  of  the  Jews  : 

20  And  how  I kept  back  nothing  that  was  profit- 
able unto  you,  but  have  shewed  you,  and  have  taught 
you  publickly,  and  from  house  to  house, 

21  Testifying  both  to  the  Jews,  and  also  to  the 
Greeks,  ^2  repentance  toward  God,  and  faith  toward  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

22  And  now,  behold,  I go  bound  in  the  spirit  unto 
Jerusalem,  not  knowing  the  things  that  shall  befall  me 
there  : 

23  Save  that  ^4  the  Holy  Ghost  witnesseth  in  every 
city,  saying  that  bonds  and  afflictions  abide  me. 

24  But  =^®none  of  these  things  move  me,  neither 
count  I my  life  dear  unto  myself,  ^®so  that  I might 
finish  my  course  with  joy,  ^7  and  the  ministry,  ^8  which 
I have  received  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the  gospel 
of  the  grace  of  God. 

25  And  now,  behold,  I know  that  ye  all,  among 
whom  I have  gone  preaching  the  kingdom  of  God,  shall 
see  my  face  no  more. 

26  Wherefore  I take  you  to  record  this  day,  that  I 
am  ^ pure  from  the  blood  of  all  men. 

27  For  811  have  not  shunned  to  declare  unto  you  all 
82  the  counsel  of  God. 

28  ^ 33  Take  heed  therefore  unto  yourselves,  and  to 
all  the  flock,  over  the  which  the  Holy  Ghost  84jiath 
made  you  overseers,  to  feed  the  church  of  God,  85  which 
he  hath  purchased  8®  with  his  own  blood. 

29  For  I know  this,  that  after  my  departing  87  shall 
grievous  wolves  enter  in  among  you,  not  sparing  the 
flock. 

30  Also  88  of  your  own  selves  shall  men  arise,  speak- 
ing perverse  things,  to  draw  away  disciples  after  them. 

31  Therefore  watch,  and  remember,  that  89  by  the 
space  of  three  years  I ceased  not  to  warn  every  one 
night  and  day  with  tears. 

32  And  now,  brethren,  I commend  you  to  God,  and 
^ to  the  word  of  his  grace,  which  is  able  to  build  you 
up,  and  to  give  you  ^2  an  inheritance  among  all  them 
which  are  sanctified. 

33  ^8 1 have  coveted  no  man’s  silver,  or  gold,  or  ap- 
parel. 

34  Yea,  ye  yourselves  know,  ^^that  these  hands  have 
ministered  unto  my  necessities,  and  to  them  that  were 
with  me. 

35  I have  shewed  you  all  things,  how  that  so  labour- 
ing ye  ought  to  support  the  weak,  and  to  remember  the 
words  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  how  he  said.  It  is  more  blessed 
to  give  than  to  receive. 

36  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  kneeled 
down,  and  prayed  with  them  all. 

37  And  they  all  wept  sore,  and  fell  on  Paul’s  neck, 
and  kissed  him. 


18  ch.  18.  19.  & 19. 

26  2 Tim.  4.  7. 

83  1 Tim.  4. 16.  1 Pet. 

1, 10. 

27  ch.  1.  17.  2 Cor. 

5.  2. 

10  ver.  3. 

4.  1. 

84 1 Cor.  12.  28. 

20  ver.  27. 

28  Gal.  1.  1.  Tit.  1. 

36  Eph.  1.  7, 14.  Col. 

21  ch.  18.  5. 

3. 

1.  14.  Heb.  9.  12.  1 

22  Mark  1.15.  Luke 

29  ver.  38.  Rom.  15. 

Pet.  1.19.  Rev.  5.  9. 

24.  47.  ch.  2.  38. 

23. 

30  See  Heb.  9.  14. 

23  ch  19.  21. 

80  ch.  18.  6.  2 Cor. 

37  Matt.  7.  15.  2 Pet. 

24  ch.  21.  4,  11.  1 

7.  2. 

2.  1. 

Thess.  3 3. 

31  ver.  20. 

38  1 Tim.  1.  20.  1 

25  ch.  21,  13.  Rom. 
8.35.  2Cor.  4.  16. 

32  Luke  7.  30.  John 
15.  15.  Eph.  1.  11. 

Jolin  2.  19. 

18  to  him  the  ^ elders  of  the  church.  And  when  they 
were  come  to  him,  he  said  unto  them. 

Ye  yourselves  know,  from  the  first  day  that  I set 
foot  in  Asia,  after  what  manner  I was  with  you  all 

19  the  time,  serving  the  Lord  with  all  lowliness  of 
mind,  and  with  tears,  and  with  trials  which  befell 

20  me  by  the  plots  of  the  Jews  ; how  that  I shrank  not 
from  declaring  unto  you  anything  that  was  profit- 
able, and  teaching  you  publicly,  and  from  house  to 

21  house,  testifying  both  to  Jews  and  to  Greeks  repent- 
ance toward  God,  and  faith  toward  our  Lord  Jesus 

22  Christ.  And  now,  behold,  I go  bound  in  the  spirit 
unto  Jerusalem,  not  knowing  the  things  that  shall 

23  befall  me  there  : save  that  the  Holy  Ghost  testifieth 
unto  me  in  every  city,  saying  that  bonds  and  afflic- 

24  tions  abide  me.  But  I hold  not  my  life  of  any 
account,  as  dear  unto  myself,  0 so  that  I may  accom- 
plish my  course,  and  the  ministry  which  I received 
from  the  Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the  gospel  of  the 

25  grace  of  God.  And  now,  behold,  I know  that  ye  all, 
among  whom  I went  about  preaching  the  kingdom, 

26  shall  see  my  face  no  more.  Wherefore  I testify 
unto  you  this  day,  that  I am  pure  from  the  blood  of  all 

27  men.  For  I shrank  not  from  declaring  unto  you  the 

28  whole  counsel  of  God.  Take  heed  unto  yourselves, 
and  to  all  the  flock,  in  the  which  the  Holy  Ghost 
hath  made  you  bishops,  to  feed  the  church  of  * God, 

29  which  he  -^  purchased  with  his  own  blood.  I know 
that  after  my  departing  grievous  wolves  shall  enter 

30  in  among  you,  not  sparing  the  flock  ; and  from 
among  your  own  selves  shall  men  arise,  speaking 
perverse  things,  to  draw  away  the  disciples  after 

31  them.  Wherefore  watch  ye,  remembering  that  by 
the  space  of  three  years  I ceased  not  to  admonish 

32  every  one  night  and  day  with  tears.  And  now  I 
commend  you  to  ^ God,  and  to  the  word  of  his  grace, 
which  is  able  to  build  you  up,  and  to  give  you  the 

33  inheritance  among  all  them  that  are  sanctified,  I 

34  coveted  no  man’s  silver,  or  gold,  or  apparel.  Ye 
yourselves  know  that  these  hands  ministered  unto 

35  my  necessities,  and  to  them  that  were  with  me.  In 
all  things  I gave  you  an  example,  how  that  so  la- 
bouring ye  ought  to  help  the  weak,  and  to  remember 
the  words  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  how  he  himself  said.  It 
is  more  blessed  to  give  than  to  receive. 


36  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  kneeled  dowi,, 

37  and  prayed  with  them  all.  And  they  all  wept  sore. 


so  ch.  19.  10. 

<0  Heb.  13.  9. 

« ch.  9.  31. 

« ch.  26.  18.  Eph.  1. 
18.  Col.  1.  12.  & 3. 
24.  Heb.  9.  15.  1 Pet. 

1.  4. 

«1  Sam.  12.  3.  1 
Cor.  9.  12.  2 Cor.  7. 

2.  & 11.  9.  & 12.  17. 

« ch.  18.  3.  1 Cor. 


4.  12.  1 Thess.  2.  9.  2 
Thess.  3.  8. 

40  Rom.  15.  1.  1 Cor. 
9.  12.  2 Cor.  11.  9, 12. 
& 12.  13.  Eph.  4.  28. 

1 Thess.  4.  11.  &5.  14. 

2 Thess.  3.  8. 

ch.  7.  60.  & 21.  5. 
47  Gen.  45.  14.  & 46. 
29. 

p Or,  presbyters, 
f Many  ancient  au- 


thorities omit  Christ. 

g Or,  in  comparison 
of  accomplishing  my 
course. 

h Or,  overseers, 
i Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  the 

Lord. 

j Gr.  acquired, 
k Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  the 

Lord. 


218 


THE  ACTS,  XXI. 


38  Sorrowing  most  of  all  for  the  words  which  he 
spake,  that  they  should  see  his  face  no  more.  And  they 
accompanied  him  unto  the  ship. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 Paul  will  not  by  any  means  be  dissuaded  from  going  to  Jerusalem. 
9 Philip's  daughters  prophetesses.  17  Paul  cometh  to  Jerusalem : 27 
ivhere  he  is  apprehended,  and  in  great  danger,  31  but  by  the  chief  cap- 
tain is  rescued,  and  permitted  to  speak  to  the  people. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  we  were  gotten  from 
them,  and  had  launched,  we  came  with  a straight 
course  unto  Coos,  and  the  day  following  unto  Rhodes, 
and  from  thence  unto  Patara  : 

2  And  finding  a ship  sailing  over  unto  Phenicia,  we 
went  aboard,  and  set  forth. 

3  Now  when  we  had  discovered  Cyprus,  we  left  it  on 
the  left  hand,  and  sailed  into  Syria,  and  landed  at  Tyre  : 
for  there  the  ship  was  to  unlade  her  burden. 

4  And  finding  disciples,  we  tarried  there  seven  days  : 
^ who  said  to  Paul  through  the  Spirit,  that  he  should 
not  go  up  to  Jerusalem. 

5  And  when  we  had  accomplished  those  days,  we  de- 
parted and  went  our  way  ; and  they  all  brought  us  on 
our  way,  with  wives  and  children,  till  we  were  out  of  the 
city  : and  ^ we  kneeled  down  on  the  shore,  and  prayed. 

6  And  when  we  had  taken  our  leave  one  of  another, 
we  took  ship  ; and  they  returned  ® home  again. 

7  And  when  we  had  finished  our  course  from  Tyre, 
we  came  to  Ptolemais,  and  saluted  the  brethren,  and 
abode  with  them  one  day. 

8  And  the  next  day  we  that  were  of  Paul’s  company 
departed,  and  came  unto  Caesarea  : and  we  entered  into 
the  house  of  Philip  ^ the  evangelist,  ^ which  was  one  of 
the  seven  ; and  abode  witli  him. 

9  And  the  same  man  had  four  daughters,  virgins, 
® which  did  prophesy. 

10  And  as  we  tarried  there  many  days,  there  came 
down  from  Judaea  a certain  prophet,  named  Agabus. 

11  And  when  he  was  come  unto  us,  he  took  Paul’s 
girdle,  and  bound  his  own  hands  and  feet,  and  said. 
Thus  saith  the  Holy  Ghost,  ® So  shall  the  Jews  at  Jeru- 
salem bind  the  man  that  owneth  this  girdle,  and  shall 
deliver  him  into  the  hands  of  the  Gentiles. 

12  And  when  we  heard  these  things,  both  we,  and 
they  of  that  place,  besought  him  not  to  go  up  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

13  Then  Paul  answered,  ^ What  mean  ye  to  weep 
and  to  break  mine  heart  ? for  I am  ready  not  to  be 
bound  only,  but  also  to  die  at  Jerusalem  for  the  name 
of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

14  And  when  he  would  not  be  persuaded,  we  ceased, 
saying,  The  will  of  the  Lord  be  done. 

15  And  after  those  days  we  took  up  our  carriages, 
and  went  up  to  Jerusalem. 

16  There  went  with  us  also  certain  of  the  disciples 
of  Caesarea,  and  brought  with  them  one  Mnason  of  Cy- 
prus, an  old  disciple,  with  whom  we  should  lodge. 

17  And  when  we  were  come  to  Jerusalem,  the 
brethren  received  us  gladly. 

18  And  the  day  following  Paul  went  in  with  us  unto 
James  ; and  all  the  elders  were  present. 

19  And  when  he  had  saluted  them,  ^^he  declared 
particularly  what  things  God  had  wrought  among  the 
Gentiles  by  his  ministry. 

«8  ver.  25.  « Eph.  4.  11.  2 Tim.  « Joel  2.  28.  ch.  2. 

1 ver.  12.  ch.  20.  4.  5.  17. 

23.  5 ch.  6.  5.  & 8.  26,  ^ ch.  11.  28. 

* ch.  20.  36.  40.  8 ver.  33.  ch.  20. 

» John  1.  11.  23. 


38  and  fell  on  Paul’s  neck,  and  kissed  him,  sorrowing 
most  of  all  for  the  word  which  he  had  spoken,  that 
they  should  behold  his  face  no  more.  And  they 
brought  him  on  his  way  unto  the  ship. 


21  And  when  it  came  to  pass  that  we  were  parted 
from  them,  and  had  set  sail,  we  came  with  a straight 
course  unto  Cos,  and  the  next  day  unto  Rhodes,  and 

2 from  thence  unto  Patara  : and  having  found  a ship 
crossing  over  unto  Phoenicia,  we  went  aboard,  and 

3 set  sail.  And  when  we  had  come  in  sight  of  Cyprus, 
leaving  it  on  the  left  hand,  we  sailed  unto  Syria,  and 
landed  at  Tyre  : for  there  the  ship  was  to  unlade 

4 her  burden.  And  having  found  the  disciples,  we 
tarried  there  seven  days  : and  these  said  to  Paul 
through  the  Spirit,  that  he  should  not  set  foot  in 

5 Jerusalem.  And  when  it  came  to  pass  that  we  had 

H accomplished  the  days,  we  departed  and  went  on 

our  journey  ; and  they  all,  with  wives  and  children, 
brought  us  on  our  way,  till  we  were  out  of  the  city : 

6 and  kneeling  down  on  the  beach,  we  prayed,  and 
bade  each  other  farewell ; and  we  went  on  board  the 
ship,  but  they  returned  home  again. 

7 And  when  we  had  finished  the  voyage  from  Tyre, 
we  arrived  at  Ptolemais  ; and  we  saluted  the  brethren, 

8 and  abode  with  them  one  day.  And  on  the  morrow 
we  departed,  and  came  unto  Caesarea  : and  entering 
into  the  house  of  Philip  the  evangelist,  who  was  one 

9 of  the  seven,  we  abode  with  him.  Now  this  man  had 

10  four  daughters,  virgins,  which  did  prophesy.  And  as 
we  tarried  there  “ many  days,  there  came  down  from 

11  Judaea  a certain  prophet,  named  Agabus.  And  com- 
ing to  us,  and  taking  Paul’s  girdle,  he  bound  his 
own  feet  and  hands,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the  Holy 
Ghost,  So  shall  the  Jews  at  Jerusalem  bind  the  man 
that  owneth  this  girdle,  and  shall  deliver  him  into 

12  the  hands  of  the  Gentiles.  And  when  we  heard  these 
things,  both  we  and  they  of  that  place  besought  him 

13  not  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem.  Then  Paul  answered. 
What  do  ye,  weeping  and  breaking  my  heart  ? for 
I am  ready  not  to  be  bound  only,  but  also  to  die  at 

14  Jerusalem  for  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  And 
when  he  would  not  be  persuaded,  we  ceased,  saying, 
The  will  of  the  Lord  be  done. 


15  And  after  these  days  we  ^ took  up  our  baggage, 

16  and  went  up  to  Jerusalem.  And  there  went  with  us 
also  certain  of  the  disciples  from  Caesarea,  bringing 
with  them  one  Mnason  of  Cyprus,  an  early  disciple, 
with  whom  we  should  lodge. 

17  And  when  we  were  come  to  Jerusalem,  the  bre- 

18  thren  received  us  gladly.  And  the  day  following 
Paul  went  in  with  us  unto  James  ; and  all  the  elders 

19  were  present.  And  when  he  had  saluted  them,  he 
rehearsed  one  by  one  the  things  which  God  had 


9 ch.  20.  24.  12  ch.  15.  13.  Gal.  1.  i*  ch.  1.  17.  & 20. 

10  Matt.  6.  10.  & 26.  19.  & 2.  9.  24. 

42.  Luke  11.  2.  & 22.  i3  ch.  15.  4, 12.  Rom.  a Or,  some. 

42.  15. 18, 19.  b Or,  made  ready. 

11  ch.  15.  4. 


THE  ACTS,  XXI. 


219 


20  And  when  they  heard  tY,  they  glorified  the  Lord, 
and  said  unto  him,  Thou  seest,  brother,  how  many  thou- 
sands of  Jews  there  are  which  believe  ; and  they  are  all 

zealous  of  the  law  : 

21  And  they  are  informed  of  thee,  that  thou  teachest 
all  the  Jews  which  are  among  the  Gentiles  to  forsake 
Moses,  saying  that  they  ought  not  to  circumcise  their 
children,  neither  to  walk  after  the  customs. 

22  What  is  it  therefore  ? the  multitude  must  needs 
come  together  : for  they  will  hear  that  thou  art  come. 

23  Do  therefore  this  that  we  say  to  thee  : We  have 
four  men  which  have  a vow  on  them  ; 

24  Them  take,  and  purify  thyself  with  them,  and 
be  at  charges  with  them,  that  they  may  i®  shave  their 
heads  : and  all  may  know  that  those  things,  whereof 
they  were  informed  concerning  thee,  are  nothing  ; but 
that  thou  thyself  also  walkest  orderly,  and  keepest  the 
law. 

25  As  touching  the  Gentiles  which  believe,  we  have 
written  and  concluded  that  they  observe  no  such  thing, 
save  only  that  they  keep  themselves  from  things  offered 
to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and  from  strangled,  and  from 
fornication. 

26  Then  Paul  took  the  men,  and  the  next  day  puri- 
fying himself  with  them  entered  into  the  temple,  to 
signify  the  accomplishment  of  the  days  of  purification, 
until  that  an  offering  should  be  offered  for  every  one  of 
them. 

27  And  when  the  seven  days  were  almost  ended, 

the  Jews  which  were  of  Asia,  when  they  saw  him  in 

the  temple,  stirred  up  all  the  people,  and  laid  hands 
on  him, 

28  Crying  out.  Men  of  Israel,  help  : This  is  the  man, 

22  that  teacheth  all  men  every  where  against  the  peo- 
ple, and  the  law,  and  this  place  : and  further  brought 
Greeks  also  into  the  temple,  and  hath  polluted  this  holy 
place. 

29  (For  they  had  seen  before  with  him  in  the  city 

23  Trophimus  an  Ephesian,  whom  they  supposed  that 
Paul  had  brought  into  the  temple.) 

30  And  24  all  the  city  was  moved,  and  the  people  ran 
together  : and  they  took  Paul,  and  drew  him  out  of  the 
temple  : and  forthwith  the  doors  were  shut. 

31  And  as  they  went  about  to  kill  him,  tidings  came 
unto  the  chief  captain  of  the  band,  that  all  Jerusalem 
was  in  an  uproar. 

32  25  Who  immediately  took  soldiers  and  centurions, 
and  ran  down  unto  them  : and  when  they  saw  the  chief 
captain  and  the  soldiers,  they  left  beating  of  Paul. 

33  Then  the  chief  captain  came  near,  and  took 
him,  and  26  commanded  him  to  be  bound  with  two 
chains  ; and  demanded  who  he  was,  and  what  he  had 
done. 

34  And  some  cried  one  thing,  some  another,  among 
the  multitude  : and  when  he  could  not  know  the  cer- 
tainty for  the  tumult,  he  commanded  him  to  be  carried 
into  the  castle. 

35  And  when  he  came  upon  the  stairs,  so  it  was, 
that  he  was  borne  of  the  soldiers  for  the  violence  of  the 
people. 

36  For  the  multitude  of  the  people  followed  after, 
crying,  2?  Away  with  him. 

37  And  as  Paul  was  to  be  led  into  the  castle,  he  said 


20  wrought  among  the  Gentiles  by  his  ministry.  And 
they,  when  they  heard  it,  glorified  God  ; and  they  said 
unto  him.  Thou  seest,  brother,  how  many  thousands 
there  are  among  the  Jews  of  them  which  have  be- 

21  lieved  ; and  they  are  all  zealous  for  the  law  : and 
they  have  been  informed  concerning  thee,  that  thou 
teachest  all  the  Jews  which  are  among  the  Gentiles 
to  forsake  Moses,  telling  them  not  to  circumcise  their 

22  children,  neither  to  walk  after  the  customs.  What  is 
it  therefore  ? they  will  certainly  hear  that  thou  art 

23  come.  Do  therefore  this  that  we  say  to  thee  : We 

24  have  four  men  which  have  a vow  on  them  ; these  take, 
and  purify  thyself  with  them,  and  be  at  charges  for 
them,  that  they  may  shave  their  heads  : and  all  shall 
know  that  there  is  no  truth  in  the  things  whereof 
they  have  been  informed  concerning  thee  ; but  that 
thou  thyself  also  walkest  orderly,  keeping  the  law. 

25  But  as  touching  the  Gentiles  which  have  believed, 
we  ^ wrote,  giving  judgement  that  they  should  keep 
themselves  from  things  sacrificed  to  idols,  and  from 
blood,  and  from  what  is  strangled,  and  from  fornica- 

26  tion.  Then  Paul  ® took  the  men,  and  the  next  day 
purifying  himself  with  them  went  into  the  temple, 
declaring  the  fulfilment  of  the  days  of  purification, 
until  the  offering  was  offered  for  every  one  of  them. 


27  And  when  the  seven  days  were  almost  completed, 
the  Jews  from  Asia,  when  they  saw  him  in  the  tem- 
ple, stirred  up  all  the  multitude,  and  laid  hands  on 

28  him,  crying  out.  Men  of  Israel,  help  : This  is  the 
man,  that  teacheth  all  men  everywhere  against  the 
people,  and  the  law,  and  this  place  : and  moreover 
he  brought  Greeks  also  into  the  temple,  and  hath 

29  defiled  this  holy  place.  For  they  had  before  seen 
with  him  in  the  city  Trophimus  the  Ephesian,  whom 
they  supposed  that  Paul  had  brought  into  the  tem- 

30  pie.  And  all  the  city  was  moved,  and  the  people 
ran  together  : and  they  laid  hold  on  Paul,  and 
dragged  him  out  of  the  temple  : and  straightway 

31  the  doors  were  shut.  And  as  they  were  seeking  to 
kill  him,  tidings  came  up  to  the  chief  captain  of 
the  fi'band,  that  all  Jerusalem  was  in  confusion. 

32  And  forthwith  he  took  soldiers  and  centurions,  and 
ran  down  upon  them  : and  they,  when  they  saw  the 
chief  captain  and  the  soldiers,  left  off  beating  Paul. 

33  Then  the  chief  captain  came  near,  and  laid  hold  on 
him,  and  commanded  him  to  be  bound  with  two 
chains  ; and  inquired  wlio  he  was,  and  what  he  liad 

34  done.  And  some  shouted  one  thing,  some  another, 
among  the  crowd  : and  when  he  could  not  know  the 
certainty  for  the  uproar,  he  commanded  him  to  be 

35  brought  into  the  castle.  And  when  he  came  upon 
the  stairs,  so  it  was,  that  he  was  borne  of  the  sol- 

36  diers  for  the  violence  of  the  crowd  ; for  the  multi- 
tude of  the  people  followed  after,  crying  out.  Away 
with  him. 


37  And  as  Paul  was  about  to  be  brought  into  the  eas- 


ch.  22.  3.  Kom. 
10.  2.  Gal.  1.  14. 

16  Num.  6.  2,  13,  18. 
ch.  18.  18. 

11  ch.  15.  20,  29. 


18  ch.  24.  18. 

16  Num.  C.  13. 

20  ch.  24.  18. 

21  ch.  2G.  21. 


22  ch.  24.  5,  G. 

28  ch.  20.  4. 

24  ch.  2G.  21. 

• 25  ch.  23.  27.  & 24. 


26  ver.  11.  ch.20.  23. 
21  Luke  23. 18.  John 
19.  1.5.  ch.  22.  22. 
c Gr.  myriads, 
d Or,  enjoined. 


Many  ancient  authori- 
ties read  .^ent. 

e Or,  took  the  men 
the  next  day.  and  pari- 
J'yiiifj  hiiihse/f  d-e. 


f Or,  military  tri- 
bune. Gr.  chiliarch : 
and  so  throughout  this 
book 

g Or,  cohort. 


220 


THE  ACTS,  XXII. 


unto  the  chief  captain,  May  I speak  unto  thee  ? Who 
said,  Canst  thou  speak  Greek  ? 

38  28  Art  not  thou  that  Egyptian,  which  before  these 
days  madest  an  uproar,  and  leddest  out  into  the  wilder- 
ness four  thousand  men  that  were  murderers  ? 

39  But  Paul  said,  ^ I am  a man  which  am  a Jew  of 
Tarsus,  a city  in  Cilicia,  a citizen  of  no  mean  city  : and, 
I beseech  thee,  suffer  me  to  speak  unto  the  people. 

40  And  when  he  had  given  him  licence,  Paul  stood 
on  the  stairs,  and  beckoned  with  the  hand  unto  the 
people.  And  when  there  was  made  a great  silence,  he 
spake  unto  them  in  the  Hebrew  tongue,  saying, 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1 Paul  declareth  at  large,  how  he  was  converted  to  the  faith,  17  and 
called  to  his  apostleship.  22  At  the  very  mentioning  of  the  Gentiles, 
the  people  exclaim  on  Mm.  24  He  should  have  been  scourged,  25  but 
claiming  the  privilege  of  a Roman,  he  escapeth. 

Men,  ^brethren,  and  fathers,  hear  ye  my  defence 
which  I make  now  unto  you. 

2  (And  when  they  heard  that  he  spake  in  the  Hebrew 
tongue  to  them,  they  kept  the  more  silence  : and  he 
saith,) 

3^1  am  verily  a man  which  am  a Jew,  born  in  Tar- 
sus, a city  in  Cilicia,  yet  brought  up  in  this  city  ^at  the 
feet  of  ^ Gamaliel,  and  taught  ^ according  to  the  perfect 
manner  of  the  law  of  the  fathers,  and  ®was  zealous 
toward  God,  as  ye  all  are  this  day. 

4  ® And  I persecuted  this  way  unto  the  death,  binding 
and  delivering  into  prisons  both  men  and  women. 

5  As  also  the  high  priest  doth  bear  me  witness,  and 
® all  the  estate  of  the  eiders  : from  whom  also  I re- 
ceived letters  unto  the  brethren,  and  went  to  Damascus, 
to  bring  them  which  were  there  bound  unto  Jerusalem, 
for  to  be  punished. 

6  And  i^it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  I made  my  jour- 
ney, and  was  come  nigh  unto  Damascus  about  noon,  sud- 
denly there  shone  from  heaven  a great  light  round 
about  me. 

7  And  I fell  unto  the  ground,  and  heard  a voice 
saying  unto  me,  Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me  ? 

8  And  I answered,  Who  art  thou,  Lord  ? And  he 
said  unto  me,  I am  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  whom  thou  per- 
secutest. 

9  And  that  were  with  me  saw  indeed  the 

light,  and  were  afraid  ; but  they  heard  not  the  voice  of 
him  that  spake  to  me. 

10  And  I said.  What  shall  I do.  Lord  ? And  the 
Lord  said  unto  me.  Arise,  and  go  into  Damascus  ; and 
there  it  shall  be  told  thee  of  all  things  which  are  ap- 
pointed for  thee  to  do. 

11  And  when  I could  not  see  for  the  glory  of  that 
light,  being  led  by  the  hand  of  them  that  were  with  me, 
I came  into  Damascus. 

12  And  one  Ananias,  a devout  man  according  to 
the  law,  1^  having  a good  report  of  all  the  Jews  which 
dwelt  there, 

13  Came  unto  me,  and  stood,  and  said  unto  me, 
Brother  Saul,  receive  thy  sight.  And  the  same  hour  I 
looked  up  upon  him. 

14  And  he  said,  i®The  God  of  our  fathers  I’^hath 
chosen  thee,  that  thou  shouldest  know  his  will,  and  i®  see 

28  See  ch.  5.  36.  » Deut.  33.  3.  2 Kin.  7 Rom.  10.  2. 

29  ch.  9.  11.  & 22.  3.  4.  38.  Luke  10.  39.  « ch.  8.  3.  & 26.  9, 10, 

30  ch.  12.  17.  4 ch.  5.  34.  11.  Phil.  3.  6.  1 Tim. 

1 ch.  7.  2.  B ch.  26.  5.  1.  13. 

2ch.  21.  39.  2 Cor.  Och.  21.20.  Gal.  1.  » Lute  22.  66.  ch. 

11.22.  Phil.  3.  5.  14.  4.5. 


tie,  he  saith  unto  the  chief  captain.  May  I say  some- 
thing unto  thee  ? And  he  said.  Dost  thou  know 

38  Greek  ? Art  thou  not  then  the  Egyptian,  which 
before  these  days  stirred  up  to  sedition  and  led  out 
into  the  wilderness  the  four  thousand  men  of  the 

39  Assassins  ? But  Paul  said,  I am  a Jew,  of  Tarsus 
in  Cilicia,  a citizen  of  no  mean  city  : and  I beseech 

40  thee,  give  me  leave  to  speak  unto  the  people.  And 
when  he  had  given  him  leave,  Paul,  standing  on  the 
stairs,  beckoned  with  the  hand  unto  the  people  ; and 
when  there  was  made  a great  silence,  he  spake  unto 
them  in  the  Hebrew  language,  saying, 


22  Brethren  and  fathers,  hear  ye  the  defence  which 
I now  make  unto  you. 

2 And  when  they  heard  that  he  spake  unto  them  in 
the  Hebrew  language,  they  were  the  more  quiet : 
and  he  saith, 

3 I am  a Jew,  born  in  Tarsus  of  Cilicia,  but  brought 
up  in  this  city,  at  the  feet  of  Gamaliel,  instructed 
according  to  the  strict  manner  of  the  law  of  our 
fathers,  being  zealous  for  God,  even  as  ye  all  are 

4 this  day  : and  I persecuted  this  Way  unto  the  death, 
binding  and  delivering  into  prisons  both  men  and 

6  women.  As  also  the  high  priest  doth  bear  me  wit- 
ness, and  all  the  estate  of  the  elders  : from  whom 
also  I received  letters  unto  the  brethren,  and  jour- 
neyed to  Damascus,  to  bring  them  also  which  were 
there  unto  Jerusalem  in  bonds,  for  to  be  punished. 

6 And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  I made  my  journey, 
and  drew  nigh  unto  Damascus,  about  noon,  suddenly 
there  shone  from  heaven  a great  light  round  about 

7 me.  And  I fell  unto  the  ground,  and  heard  a voice 
saying  unto  me,  Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou 

8 me  ? And  I answered.  Who  art  thou.  Lord  ? And 
he  said  unto  me,  I am  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  whom 

9 thou  persecutest.  And  they  that  were  with  me  be- 
held indeed  the  light,  but  they  heard  not  the  voice 

10  of  him  that  spake  to  me.  And  I said,  What  shall  I 
do.  Lord  ? And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Arise,  and 
go  into  Damascus  ; and  there  it  shall  be  told  thee 
of  all  things  which  are  appointed  for  thee  to  do. 

11  And  when  I could  not  see  for  the  glory  of  that  light, 
being  led  by  the  hand  of  them  that  were  with  me,  I 

12  came  into  Damascus.  And  one  Ananias,  a devout 
man  according  to  the  law,  well  reported  of  by  all 

13  the  Jews  that  dwelt  there,  came  unto  me,  and 
standing  by  me  said  unto  me.  Brother  Saul,  receive 
thy  sight.  And  in  that  very  hour  I ® looked  up  on 

14  him.  And  he  said.  The  God  of  our  fathers  hath  ap- 
pointed thee  to  know  his  will,  and  to  see  the  Right- 


10  ch.  9.  2.  & 26.  10, 
12. 

11  ch.  9.  3.  &26.  12, 
13. 

12  Dan.  10.  7.  ch.  9. 


« dh.  9.  17. 

14  ch.  10.  22. 

IB  1 Tim.  3.  7. 

10  ch.  3.  13.  & 5.  30. 

11  ch.  9.  15.  & 26. 
16. 


18 1 Cor.  9.  1.  & 15. 

8. 

a Or,  received  my 
sight  and  looked 
him. 


7. 


THE  ACTS,  XXIII. 


221 


that  Just  One,  and  shouldest  hear  the  voice  of  his 
mouth. 

15  For  thou  shalt  be  his  witness  unto  all  men  of 

what  thou  hast  seen  and  heard. 

16  And  now  why  tarriest  thou  ? arise,  and  be  bap- 
tized, 23  and  wash  away  thy  sins,  24  calling  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

17  And  25  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  I was  come 
again  to  Jerusalem,  even  while  I prayed  in  the  temple, 
I was  in  a trance  ; 

18  And  26  saw  him  saying  unto  me,  “’^Make  haste, 
and  get  thee  quickly  out  of  Jerusalem  : for  they  will 
not  receive  thy  testimony  concerning  me. 

19  And  I said.  Lord,  28  they  know  that  I imprisoned 
and  28  beat  in  every  synagogue  them  that  believed  on 
thee  : 

20  And  when  the  blood  of  thy  martyr  Stephen 
was  shed,  I also  was  standing  by,  and  consenting  unto 
his  death,  and  kept  the  raiment  of  them  that  slew  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  me.  Depart  : ®2for  I will  send 
thee  far  hence  unto  the  Gentiles. 

22  And  they  gave  him  audience  unto  this  word,  and 
then  lifted  up  their  voices,  and  said,  Away  with  such 
a fellow  from  the  earth  : for  it  is  not  fit  that  he  should 
live. 

23  And  as  they  cried  out,  and  cast  off  their  clothes, 
and  threw  dust  into  the  air, 

24  The  chief  captain  commanded  him  to  be  brought 
into  the  castle,  and  bade  that  he  should  be  examined  by 
scourging  ; that  he  might  know  wherefore  they  cried  so 
against  him. 

25  And  as  they  bound  him  with  thongs,  Paul  said 
unto  the  centurion  that  stood  by,  Is  it  lawful  for  you 
to  scourge  a man  that  is  a Roman,  and  uncondemned  ? 

26  When  the  centurion  heard  that^  he  went  and  told 
the  chief  captain,  saying,  Take  heed  what  thou  doest  : 
for  this  man  is  a Roman. 

27  Then  the  chief  captain  came,  and  said  unto  him. 
Tell  me,  art  thou  a Roman  ? He  said.  Yea. 

28  And  the  chief  captain  answered.  With  a great 
sum  obtained  I this  freedom.  And  Paul  said.  But  I 
was  free  born. 

29  Then  straightway  they  departed  from  him  which 
should  have  examined  him  : and  the  chief  captain  also 
was  afraid,  after  he  knew  that  he  was  a Roman,  and 
because  he  had  bound  him. 

30  On  the  morrow,  because  he  would  have  known 
the  certainty  wherefore  he  was  accused  of  the  Jews,  he 
loosed  him  from  his  bands,  and  commanded  the  chief 
priests  and  all  their  council  to  appear,  and  brought  Paul 
down,  and  set  him  before  them. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1 As  Paul  pleadeth  his  cause,  2 Ananias  commandeth  them  to  smite  him. 

7 Dissension  among  his  accusers.  11  (Jod  encourageth  him.  14  The 
Jeivs'  laying  wait  for  Paul  20  is  declared  unto  the  chief  captain.  27 
He  sendeth  him  to  Felix  the  governor. 

And  Paul,  earnestly  beholding  the  council,  said. 
Men  and  brethren,  ^ I liave  lived  in  all  good  con- 
science before  God  until  this  day. 

2 And  the  high  priest  Ananias  commanded  them  that 
stood  by  him  2 to  smite  him  on  the  mouth. 

3 Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God  shall  smite  thee. 


eous  One,  and  to  hear  a voice  from  his  mouth. 

15  For  thou  shalt  be  a witness  for  him  unto  all  men  of 

16  what  thou  hast  seen  and  heard.  And  now  why  tar- 
riest thou  ? arise,  and  be  baptized,  and  wash  away 

17  thy  sins,  calling  on  his  name.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that,  when  I had  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  while 

18  I prayed  in  the  temple,  I fell  into  a trance,  and  saw 
him  saying  unto  me.  Make  haste,  and  get  thee 
quickly  out  of  Jerusalem  : because  they  will  not  re- 

19  ceive  of  thee  testimony  concerning  me.  And  I said, 
Lord,  they  themselves  know  that  I imprisoned  and 
beat  in  every  synagogue  them  that  believed  on  thee  : 

20  and  when  the  blood  of  Stephen  thy  witness  was 
shed,  I also  was  standing  by,  and  consenting,  and 

21  keeping  the  garments  of  them  that  slew  him.  And 
he  said  unto  me.  Depart  : for  I will  send  thee  forth 
far  hence  unto  the  Gentiles. 


22  And  they  gave  him  audience  unto  this  word  ; and 
they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  said.  Away  with  such 
a fellow  from  the  earth  : for  it  is  not  fit  that  he 

23  should  live.  And  as  they  cried  out,  and  threw  off 

24  their  garments,  and  cast  dust  into  the  air,  the  chief 
captain  commanded  him  to  be  brought  into  the  cas- 
tle, bidding  that  he  should  be  examined  by  scourg- 
ing, that  he  might  know  for  what  cause  they  so 

25  shouted  against  him.  And  when  they  had  tied  him 
up  ^with  the  thongs,  Paul  said  unto  the  centurion 
that  stood  by.  Is  it  lawful  for  you  to  scourge  a man 

26  that  is  a Roman,  and  uncondemned  ? And  when 
the  centurion  heard  it,  he  went  to  the  chief  captain, 
and  told  him,  saying.  What  art  thou  about  to  do  ? 

27  for  this  man  is  a Roman.  And  the  chief  captain 
came,  and  said  unto  him.  Tell  me,  art  thou  a 

28  Roman  ? And  he  said.  Yea.  And  the  chief  cap- 
tain answered,  With  a great  sum  obtained  I this 
citizenship.  And  Paul  said.  But  I am  a Roman 

29  born.  They  then  which  were  about  to  examine  him 
straightway  departed  from  him  : and  the  chief  cap- 
tain also  was  afraid,  when  he  knew  that  he  was  a 
Roman,  and  because  he  had  bound  him. 


30  But  on  the  morrow,  desiring  to  know  the  cer- 
tainty, wherefore  he  was  accused  of  the  Jews,  he 
loosed  him,  and  commanded  the  chief  priests  and 
all  the  council  to  come  together,  and  brought  Paul 
down,  and  set  him  before  them. 


23  And  Paul,  looking  stedfastly  on  the  council,  said. 
Brethren,  I have  lived  before  God  in  all  good  con- 

2 science  until  this  day.  And  the  high  priest  Ananias 
commanded  them  that  stood  by  him  to  smite  him  on 

3 the  mouth.  Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God  shall 


ch.  3.  14.  Si  7.  52. 

20  1 Cor.  11.23.  Gal. 

1.  12. 

21  ch.  23.  11. 

22  ch.  4.  20.  & 26. 

16. 


23ch.2.  38.  Heb.  10. 

22 

2«ch.  9.  14.  Rom. 
10.  13. 

20  ch.  9.  26.  2 Cor. 

12.  2. 


20  ver.  14. 

27  Matt.  10.  14. 

28  ver.  4.  ch.  8.  3. 
20  Matt.  10.  17. 

80  ch.  7.  .58. 

31  Luke  11.  48.  ch. 


8.  1.  Rom.  1.  32. 

32  ch.  9.  15.  & 13.  2, 
46,  47.  & 18.  6.  & 26. 
17.  Rom.  1.  5.  & 11. 
13.  & 15.  16.  Gal.  1. 
15,  16.  & 2.  7,  8.  Eph. 


3.  7,  8.  1 Tim.  2.  7.  2 
Tim.  1.  11. 

83  ch.  21.  36. 

34  ch.  25.  24. 

35  ch.  16.  37. 

1 ch.  24.  16.  1 Cor. 


4.  4.  2 Cor.  1.  12.  & 
4.  2.  2 Tim.  1.  3.  Heb. 
13.  18. 

2 1 Kin.  22.  24.  Jer. 
20.  2.  John  18.  22. 
b Or,  for. 


222 


THE  ACTS,  XXIII. 


thou  whited  wall  : for  sittest  thou  to  judge  me  after 
the  law,  and  * commandest  me  to  be  smitten  contrary  to 
the  law  ? 

4 And  they  that  stood  by  said.  Re  vilest  thou  God’s 
high  priest  ? 

5 Then  said  Paul,  ^ I wist  not,  brethren,  that  he  was 
the  high  priest : for  it  is  written,  ^ Thou  shalt  not  speak 
evil  of  the  ruler  of  thy  people. 

6 But  when  Paul  perceived  that  the  one  part  were 
Sadducees,  and  the  other  Pharisees,  he  cried  out  in  the 
council.  Men  and  brethren,  ® I am  a Pharisee,  the  son 
of  a Pharisee  : ’ of  the  hope  and  resurrection  of  the 
dead  I am  called  in  question. 

7 And  when  he  had  so  said,  there  arose  a dissension 
between  the  Pharisees  and  the  Sadducees  : and  the 
multitude  was  divided. 

8 ® For  the  Sadducees  say  that  there  is  no  resurrec- 
tion, neither  angel,  nor  spirit : but  the  Pharisees  con- 
fess both. 

9 And  there  arose  a great  cry  : and  the  scribes  that 
were  of  the  Pharisees’  part  arose,  and  strove,  saying, 
^ We  find  no  evil  in  this  man  : but  ^‘^if  a spirit  or  an 
angel  hath  spoken  to  him,  ^^let  us  not  fight  against 
God. 

10  And  when  there  arose  a great  dissension,  the 
chief  captain,  fearing  lest  Paul  should  have  been  pulled 
in  pieces  of  them,  commanded  the  soldiers  to  go  down, 
and  to  take  him  by  force  from  among  them,  and  to 
bring  him  into  the  castle. 

11  And  the  night  following  the  Lord  stood  by  him, 
and  said.  Be  of  good  cheer,  Paul : for  as  thou  hast  tes- 
tified of  me  in  Jerusalem,  so  must  thou  bear  witness  also 
at  Rome. 

12  And  when  it  was  day,  certain  of  the  Jews 
banded  together,  and  bound  themselves  under  a curse, 
saying  that  they  would  neither  eat  nor  drink  till  they 
had  killed  Paul. 

13  And  they  were  more  than  forty  which  had  made 
this  conspiracy. 

14  And  they  came  to  the  chief  priests  and  elders, 
and  said.  We  have  bound  ourselves  under  a great 
curse,  that  we  will  eat  nothing  until  we  have  slain 
Paul. 

15  Now  therefore  ye  with  the  council  signify  to  the 
chief  captain  that  he  bring  him  down  unto  you  to  mor- 
row, as  though  ye  would  enquire  something  more  per- 
fectly concerning  him  : and  we,  or  ever  he  come  near, 
are  ready  to  kill  him. 

16  And  when  Paul’s  sister’s  son  heard  of  their  lying 
in  wait,  he  went  and  entered  into  the  castle,  and  told 
Paul. 

17  Then  Paul  called  one  of  the  centurions  unto  him, 
and  said.  Bring  this  young  man  unto  the  chief  captain  : 
for  he  hath  a certam  thing  to  tell  him. 

18  So  he  took  him,  and  brought  him  to  the  chief 
captain,  and  said,  Paul  the  prisoner  called  me  unto  him, 
and  prayed  me  to  bring  this  young  man  unto  thee,  who 
hath  something  to  say  unto  thee. 

19  Then  the  chief  captain  took  him  by  the  hand,  and 
went  with  him  aside  privately,  and  asked  him.  What  is 
that  thou  hast  to  tell  me  ? 

20  And  he  said,  ^^The  Jews  have  agreed  to  desire 
thee  that  thou  wouldest  bring  down  Paul  to  morrow  into 


3 Lev.  19.  35.  Deut. 
25.  1,  2.  John  7.  51. 

♦ ch.  24.  17. 

3 Ex.  22.  28.  Eccles. 


10.  20.  2 Pet.  2.  10. 
Jude  8. 

6 ch.  2G.  5.  Phil.  3. 
5.  ’ 


7ch.  24.  15,  21.  & 
26.  6.  & 28.  20. 

« Matt.  22.  23.  Mark 
12.  18.  Luke  20.  27. 


smite  thee,  thou  whited  wall  : and  sittest  thou  to 
judge  me  according  to  the  law,  and  commandest  me 

4 to  be  smitten  contrary  to  the  law  ? And  they  that 

5 stood  by  said,  Revilest  thou  God’s  high  priest  ? And 
Paul  said,  I wist  not,  brethren,  that  he  was  high 
priest : for  it  is  written.  Thou  shalt  not  speak  evil 

6 of  a ruler  of  thy  people.  But  when  Paul  perceived 
that  the  one  part  were  Sadducees,  and  the  other 
Pharisees,  he  cried  out  in  the  council.  Brethren,  I 
am  a Pharisee,  a son  of  Pharisees  : touching  the 
hope  and  resurrection  of  the  dead  I am  called  in 

7 question.  And  when  he  had  so  said,  there  arose  a 
dissension  between  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees  ; 

8 and  the  assembly  was  divided.  For  the  Sadducees 
say  that  there  is  no  resurrection,  neither  angel,  nor 

9 spirit : but  the  Pharisees  confess  both.  And  there 
arose  a great  clamour  : and  some  of  the  scribes  of 
the  Pharisees’  part  stood  up,  and  strove,  saying.  We 
find  no  evil  in  this  man  : and  what  if  a spirit  hath 

10  spoken  to  him,  or  an  angel  ? And  when  there  arose 
a great  dissension,  the  chief  captain,  fearing  lest 
Paul  should  be  torn  in  pieces  by  them,  commanded 
the  soldiers  to  go  down  and  take  him  by  force  from 
among  them,  and  bring  him  into  the  castle. 

/ 


11  And  the  night  following  the  Lord  stood  by  him, 
and  said.  Be  of  good  cheer  : for  as  thou  hast  testified 
concerning  me  at  Jerusalem,  so  must  thou  bear  wit- 
ness also  at  Rome. 

12  And  when  it  was  day,  the  Jews  banded  together, 
and  bound  themselves  under  a curse,  saying  that 
they  would  neither  eat  nor  drink  till  they  had  killed 

13  Paul.  And  they  were  more  than  forty  which  made 

14  this  conspiracy.  And  they  came  to  the  chief  priests 
and  the  elders,  and  said.  We  have  bound  ourselves 
under  a great  curse,  to  taste  nothing  until  we  have 

15  killed  Paul.  Now  therefore  do  ye  with  the  council 
signify  to  the  chief  captain  that  he  bring  him  down 
unto  you,  as  though  ye  would  judge  of  his  case  more 
exactly  : and  we,  or  ever  he  come  near,  are  ready  to 

16  slay  him.  But  Paul’s  sister’s  son  heard  of  their 
lying  in  wait,  “ and  he  came  and  entered  into  the 

17  castle,  and  told  Paul.  And  Paul  called  unto  him 
one  of  the  centurions,  and  said.  Bring  this  young 
man  unto  the  chief  captain  : for  he  hath  something 

18  to  tell  him.  So  he  took  him,  and  brought  him  to 
the  chief  captain,  and  saith,  Paul  the  prisoner  called 
me  unto  him,  and  asked  me  to  bring  this  young  man 

19  unto  thee,  who  hath  something  to  say  to  thee.  And 
the  chief  captain  took  him  by  the  hand,  and  going 
aside  asked  him  privately.  What  is  that  thou  hast  to 

20  tell  me  ? And  he  said.  The  Jews  have  agreed  to 
ask  thee  to  bring  down  Paul  to-morrow  unto  the 


9 ch.  25.  25.  & 26. 
31. 

10  ch.  22.  7,  17,  18. 

11  ch.  5.  39. 


12  ch.  18.  9.  & 27.  23, 

24. 

13  ver.  21,  30.  ch. 

25.  3. 


n vfer.  12. 

a Or,  having  COme 
in  upon  them,  and  h$ 
entered  <fcc. 


THE  ACTS,  XXIV. 


223 


the  council,  as  though  they  would  enquire  somewhat  of 
him  more  perfectly. 

21  But  do  not  thou  yield  unto  them  : for  there  lie  in 
wait  for  him  of  them  more  than  forty  men,  which  have 
bound  themselves  with  an  oath,  that  they  will  neither 
eat  nor  drink  till  they  have  killed  him : and  now  are 
they  ready,  looking  for  a promise  from  thee. 

22  So  the  chief  captain  then  let  the  young  man  de- 
part, and  charged  him,  See  thou  tell  no  man  that  thou 
hast  shewed  these  things  to  me. 

23  And  he  called  unto  him  two  centurions,  saying, 
Make  ready  two  hundred  soldiers  to  go  to  Caesarea,  and 
horsemen  threescore  and  ten,  and  spearmen  two  hun- 
dred, at  the  third  hour  of  the  night  ; 

24  And  provide  them  beasts,  that  they  may  set  Paul 
on,  and  bring  him  safe  unto  Felix  the  governor. 

25  And  he  wrote  a letter  after  this  manner  : 

26  Claudius  Lysias  unto  the  most  excellent  governor 
Felix  sendeth  greeting. 

27  This  man  was  taken  of  the  Jews,  and  should 
have  been  killed  of  them  : then  came  I with  an  army, 
and  rescued  him,  having  understood  that  he  was  a 
Roman. 

28  And  when  I would  have  known  the  cause  where- 
fore they  accused  him,  I brought  him  forth  into  their 
council  : 

29  Whom  I perceived  to  be  accused  of  questions 
of  their  law,  but  to  have  nothing  laid  to  his  charge 
worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds. 

30  And  when  it  was  told  me  how  that  the  Jews  laid 
wait  for  the  man,  I sent  straightway  to  thee,  and  gave 
commandment  to  his  accusers  also  to  say  before  thee 
what  they  had  against  him.  Farewell. 

31  Then  the  soldiers,  as  it  was  commanded  them, 
took  Paul,  and  brought  him  by  night  to  Antipatris. 

32  On  the  morrow  they  left  the  horsemen  to  go  with 
him,  and  returned  to  the  castle  : 

33  Who,  when  they  came  to  Caesarea,  and  delivered 
the  epistle  to  the  governor,  presented  Paul  also  before 
him. 

34  And  when  the  governor  had  read  the  letter,  he  asked 
of  what  province  he  was.  And  when  he  understood  that 
he  teas  of  Cilicia  ; 

35  1 will  hear  thee,  said  he,  when  thine  accusers 
are  also  come.  And  he  commanded  him  to  be  kept  in 
23  Herod’s  judgment  hall. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1 Paul  being  accused  by  Tertullus  the  orator,  10  answereth  for  his 
life  and  doctrine.  24  He  preacheth  Christ  to  the  governor  and  his 
wife.  26  The  governor  hopeth  for  a bribe,  but  in  vain.  27  At  last, 
going  out  of  his  office,  he  leareth  Paul  in  prison. 

And  after  ^ five  days  2 Ananias  the  high  priest  de- 
scended with  the  elders,  and  with  a certain  orator 
named  Tertullus,  who  informed  the  governor  against 
Paul. 

2  And  when  he  was  called  forth,  Tertullus  began  to 
accuse  him,  saying.  Seeing  that  by  thee  we  enjoy  great 
quietness,  and  that  very  worthy  deeds  are  done  unto 
this  nation  by  thy  providence, 

3  We  accept  it  always,  and  in  all  places,  most  noble 
Felix,  with  all  thankfulness. 

4  Notwithstanding,  that  I be  not  further  tedious  unto 
thee,  I pray  thee  that  thou  wouldest  hear  us  of  thy 
clemency  a few  words. 

15  Ch.  21.  33.  & 24.  7.  ’8  ch.  2(5.  31.  22  oh.  24.  1,  10.  & 

i«  ch.  22.  30.  ver.  20.  25.  10. 

11  ch.  18.  15.  & 25.  20  ch.  24.  8.  & 25.  G.  “ Matt.  27.  27. 

19.  “ ch.  21. 39.  1 ch.  21.  27. 


council,  as  though  thou  wouldest  inquire  somewhat 

21  more  exactly  concerning  him.  Do  not  thou  there- 
fore yield  unto  them  : for  there  lie  in  wait  for  him 
of  them  more  than  forty  men,  which  have  bound 
themselves  under  a curse,  neither  to  eat  nor  to  drink 
till  they  have  slain  him  : and  now  are  they  ready, 

22  looking  for  the  promise  from  thee.  So  the  chief 
captain  let  the  young  man  go,  charging  him.  Tell  no 
man  that  thou  hast  signified  these  things  to  me. 

23  And  he  called  unto  him  two  of  the  centurions,  and 
said.  Make  ready  two  hundred  soldiers  to  go  as  far 
as  Csesarea,  and  horsemen  threescore  and  ten,  and 
spearmen  two  hundred,  at  the  third  hour  of  the 

24  night : and  he  hade  them  provide  beasts,  that  they 
might  set  Paul  thereon,  and  bring  him  safe  unto 

25  Felix  the  governor.  And  he  wrote  a letter  after 
this  form  : 

26  Claudius  Lysias  unto  the  most  excellent  governor 

27  Felix,  greeting.  This  man  was  seized  by  the  Jews, 
and  was  about  to  be  slain  of  them,  when  I came 
upon  them  with  the  soldiers,  and  rescued  him,  hav- 

28  ing  learned  that  he  was  a Roman.  And  desiring  to 
know  the  cause  wherefore  they  accused  him,  ^I 

29  brought  him  down  unto  their  council  : whom  I found 
to  be  accused  about  questions  of  their  law,  but  to 
have  nothing  laid  to  his  charge  worthy  of  death  or 

30  of  bonds.  And  when  it  was  shewn  to  me  that  there 
would  be  a plot  against  the  man,  I sent  him  to  thee 
forthwith,  charging  his  accusers  also  to  speak  against 
him  before  thee.*^ 


31  So  the  soldiers,  as  it  was  commanded  them,  took 

32  Paul,  and  brought  him  by  night  to  Antipatris.  But 
on  the  morrow  they  left  the  horsemen  to  go  with 

33  him,  and  returned  to  the  castle  : and  they,  when 
they  came  to  Caesarea,  and  delivered  the  letter  to 

34  the  governor,  presented  Paul  also  before  him.  And 
when  he  had  read  it,  he  asked  of  what  province  he 
was  ; and  when  he  understood  that  he  was  of  Cilicia, 

35  I will  hear  thy  cause,  said  he,  when  thine  accusers 
also  are  come  ; and  he  commanded  him  to  be  kept  in 
Herod’s  ^ palace. 


24  And  after  five  days  the  high  priest  Ananias  came 
down  with  certain  elders,  and  with  an  orator,  one 
Tertullus  ; and  they  informed  the  governor  against 

2 Paul.  And  when  he  was  called,  Tertullus  began  to 
accuse  him,  saying. 

Seeing  that  by  thee  we  enjoy  much  peace,  and  that 
by  thy  providence  evils  are  corrected  for  this  nation, 

3 we  accept  it  in  all  ways  and  in  all  places,  most  ex- 

4 cellent  Felix,  with  all  thankfulness.  But,  that  I be 
not  further  tedious  unto  thee,  I intreat  thee  to  hear 


® ch.  23.  2,  30,  35.  & brought  him  down  thoritfes  add  Fare- 
‘25.  2.  unto  their  council.  well. 

b Some  ancient  au-  c Many  ancient  au-  d Gr.  Proetoriwn. 
thorities  omit  I 


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THE  ACTS,  XXIV. 


5 ® For  we  have  found  this  man  a pestilent  fellow^ 
and  a mover  of  sedition  among  all  the  Jews  through- 
out the  world,  and  a ringleader  of  the  sect  of  the  Naz- 
arenes  : 

6 ^ Who  also  hath  gone  about  to  profane  the  temple  : 
whom  we  took,  and  would  ® have  judged  according  to  our 
law. 

7 ® But  the  chief  captain  Lysias  came  upon  us,  and 
with  great  violence  took  him  away  out  of  our  hands, 

8 Commanding  his  accusers  to  come  unto  thee  : by 
examining  of  whom  thyself  mayest  take  knowledge  of 
all  these  things,  whereof  we  accuse  him. 

9 And  the  Jews  also  assented,  saying  that  these  things 
were  so. 

10  Then  Paul,  after  that  the  governor  had  beckoned 
unto  him  to  speak,  answered.  Forasmuch  as  I know  that 
thou  hast  been  of  many  years  a judge  unto  this  nation, 
I do  the  more  cheerfully  answer  for  myself : 

11  Because  that  thou  mayest  understand,  that  there 
are  yet  but  twelve  days  since  I went  up  to  Jerusalem 
® for  to  worship. 

12  ® And  they  neither  found  me  in  the  temple  disput- 
ing with  any  man,'  neither  raising  up  the  people,  neither 
in  the  synagogues,  nor  in  the  city  : 

13  Neither  can  they  prove  the  things  whereof  they 
now  accuse  me. 

14  But  this  I confess  unto  thee,  that  after  the  way 
which  they  call  heresy,  so  worship  I the  God  of  my 
fathers,  believing  all  things  which  are  written  in  the 
law  and  in  the  prophets  : 

15  And  have  hope  toward  God,  which  they  them- 
selves also  allow,  ^^that  there  shall  be  a resurrection 
of  the  dead,  both  of  the  just  and  unjust. 

16  And  herein  do  I exercise  myself,  to  have  always 
a conscience  void  of  offence  toward  God,  and  toward 
men. 

17  Now  after  many  years  came  to  bring  alms  to 
my  nation,  and  offerings. 

18  Whereupon  certain  Jews  from  Asia  found  me 
purified  in  the  temple,  neither  with  multitude,  nor  with 
tumult. 

19  Who  ought  to  have  been  here  before  thee,  and 
object,  if  they  had  ought  against  me. 

20  Or  else  let  these  same  here  say,  if  they  have 
found  any  evil  doing  in  me,  while  I stood  before  the 
council, 

21  Except  it  be  for  this  one  voice,  that  I cried  stand- 
ing among  them,  Touching  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead  I am  called  in  question  by  you  this  day. 

22  And  when  Felix  heard  these  things,  having  more 
perfect  knowledge  of  that  way,  he  deferred  them,  and 
said,  When  Lysias  the  chief  captain  shall  come  down, 
I will  know  the  uttermost  of  your  matter. 

23  And  he  commanded  a centurion  to  keep  Paul, 
and  to  let  him  have  liberty,  and  that  he  should  forbid 
none  of  his  acquaintance  to  minister  or  come  unto 
him. 

24  And  after  certain  days,  when  Felix  came  with  his 
wife  Drusilla,  which  was  a Jewess,  he  sent  for  Paul, 
and  heard  him  concerning  the  faith  in  Christ. 


5 us  of  thy  clemency  a few  words.  For  we  have 
found  this  man  a pestilent  fellow,  and  a mover  of 
insurrections  among  all  the  Jews  throughout  “the 
world,  and  a ringleader  of  the  sect  of  the  Nazarenes  : 

6 who  moreover  assayed  to  profane  the  temple  : on 

8 whom  also  we  laid  hold  : ^ from  whom  thou  wilt 
be  able,  by  examining  him  thyself,  to  take  knowl- 
edge of  ail  these  things,  whereof  we  accuse  him. 

9 And  the  Jews  also  joined  in  the  charge,  affirming 
that  these  things  were  so. 


10  And  when  the  governor  had  beckoned  unto  him 
to  speak,  Paul  answered, 

Forasmuch  as  I know  that  thou  hast  been  of 
many  years  a judge  unto  this  nation,  I do  cheerfully 

11  make  my  defence  : seeing  that  thou  canst  take 
knowledge,  that  it  is  not  more  than  twelve  days 

12  since  I went  up  to  worship  at  Jerusalem  : and  nei- 
ther in  the  temple  did  they  find  me  disputing  with 
any  man  or  stirring  up  a crowd,  nor  in  the  syna- 

13  gogues,  nor  in  the  city.  Neither  can  they  prove  to 

14  thee  the  things  whereof  they  now  accuse  me.  But 
this  I confess  unto  thee,  that  after  the  Way  which 
they  call  ®a  sect,  so  serve  I the  God  of  our  fathers, 
believing  all  things  which  are  according  to  the  law, 

15  and  which  are  written  in  the  prophets  : having  hope 
toward  God,  which  these  also  themselves  ^ look 
for,  that  there  shall  be  a resurrection  both  of  the 

16  just  and  unjust.  Herein  do  I also  exercise  myself 
to  have  a conscience  void  of  offence  toward  God 

17  and  men  alway.  Now  after  ^inany  years  I came 

18  to  bring  alms  to  my  nation,  and  offerings  : / amidst 
which  they  found  me  purified  in  the  temple,  with  no 
crowd,  nor  yet  with  tumult  : but  there  were  certain 

19  Jews  from  Asia  — who  ought  to  have  been  here  be- 
fore thee,  and  to  make  accusation,  if  they  had  aught 

20  against  me.  Or  else  let  these  men  themselves  say 
what  wrongdoing  they  found,  when  I stood  before 

21  the  council,  except  it  be  for  this  one  voice,  that  I 
cried  standing  among  them.  Touching  the  resurrec- 
tion of  the  dead  I am  called  in  question  before  you 
this  day. 


22  But  Felix,  having  more  exact  knowledge  concern- 
ing the  Way,  deferred  them,  saying,  When  Lysias 
the  chief  captain  shall  come  down,  I will  determine 

23  your  matter.  And  he  gave  order  to  the  centurion 
that  he  should  be  kept  in  charge,  and  should  have 
indulgence  ; and  not  to  forbid  any  of  his  friends  to 
minister  unto  him. 

24  But  after  certain  days,  Felix  came  with  Drusilla, 
S' his  wife,  which  was  a Jewess,  and  sent  for  Paul, 
and  heard  him  concerning  the  faith  in  Christ  Jesus. 


3 Luke  23.  2.  ch.  6.  ® ch.  25.  8.  & 28.  17.  ch.  23. 1.  . ch.  23.  6.  & 28.  we  would  have  judged  cusers  to  come  before 

13.  & 16.  20.  & 17.  6.  See  Amos  8.  14.  ch.  11.  29,  30.  & 20.  him  according  to  our  thee. 

& 21.  28.  1 Pet.  2.  12,  ch.  9.  2.  20.  16.  Rom.  15.  25.  2®  ver.  7.  law.  7 But  the  chief  c Or,  heresy. 

15.  n 2 Tim.  1.  3.  2 Cor.  8.  4.  Gal.  2.  21  ch.  27.  3.  & 28.  captain  Lysias  came,  d Or,  accept. 

< ch.  21.  28.  22  ch.  26. 22.  & 28. 23.  10.  16.  and  with  great  vio-  eOv,some. 

® John  18.  31.  13  ch.  23.  6.  & 26.  6,  n ch.  21.  26,  27.  & a 6r.  the  inhabited  lence  took  him  away  f Or,  in  presenting 

6 ch.  21.  33.  7.  & 28.  20.  26.  21.  earth.  out  of  our  hands,  8 which. 

1 ch.  23.  30.  n Dan.  12.  2.  John  is  ch.  23.  30.  & 25.  b Some  ancient  au-  commanding  hM  ac-  g Gr.  his  own  wife. 

* ver.  17.  ch.  21.  26.  5.  28,  29.  16.  t'aorities  insert  and 


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THE  ACTS.  XXV. 


25  And  as  he  reasoned  of  righteousness,  temperance, 
and  judgment  to  come,  Felix  trembled,  and  answered, 
Go  thy  way  for  this  time  ; when  I have  a convenient 
season,  I will  call  for  thee. 

26  He  hoped  also  that  money  should  have  been 
given  him  of  Paul,  that  he  might  loose  him  : wherefore 
he  sent  for  him  the  oftener,  and  communed  with  him. 

27  But  after  two  years  Porcius  Festus  came  into 
Felix’ room:  and  Felix,  willing  to  shew  the  Jews  a 
pleasure,  left  Paul  bound. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

2 The  Jews  accuse  Paul  before  Festus.  8 He  anstcereth  for  himself^ 
11  and  appealeth  unto  Ccesar.  14  Afterwards  Festus  ope.neth  his  mat- 
ter to  king  Agrippa.,  23  and  he  is  brought  forth.  25  Festus  cleareth 
him  to  have  done  nothing  worthy  of  death. 

OW  when  Festus  was  come  into  the  province,  after 
three  days  he  ascended  from  Caesarea  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

2 ^Then  the  high  priest  and  the  chief  of  the  Jews 
informed  him  against  Paul,  and  besought  him, 

3 And  desired  favour  against  him,  that  he  would 
send  for  him  to  Jerusalem,  ^ laying  wait  in  the  way  to 
kill  him. 

4 But  Festus  answered,  that  Paul  should  be  kept  at 
Caesarea,  and  that  he  himself  would  depart  shortly 
thither. 

5 Let  them  therefore,  said  he,  which  among  you  are 
able,  go  down  with  me,  and  accuse  this  man,  ^ if  there 
be  any  wickedness  in  him. 

6 And  when  he  had  tarried  among  them  more  than 
ten  days,  he  went  down  unto  Caesarea  ; and  the  next 
day  sitting  on  the  judgment  seat  commanded  Paul  to 
be  brought. 

7 And  when  he  was  come,  the  Jews  which  came  down 
from  Jerusalem  stood  round  about,  ^and  laid  many  and 
grievous  complaiuts  against  Paul,  which  they  could  not 
prove. 

8 While  he  answered  for  himself,  ® Neither  against 
the  law  of  the  Jews,  neither  against  the  temple,  nor  yet 
against  Csesar,  have  I offended  any  thing  at  all. 

9 But  Festus,  ® willing  to  do  the  Jews  a pleasure,  an- 
swered Paul,  and  said,  Wilt  thou  go  up  to  Jerusalem, 
and  there  be  judged  of  these  things  before  me  ? 

10  Then  said  Paul,  I stand  at  Caesar’s  judgment  seat, 
where  I ought  to  be  judged  : to  the  Jews  have  I done 
no  wrong,  as  thou  very  well  knowest. 

11  ® For  if  I be  an  offender,  or  have  committed  any 
thing  worthy  of  death,  I refuse  not  to  die  : but  if  there 
be  none  of  these  things  whereof  these  accuse  me,  no 
man  may  deliver  me  unto  them.  ^ I appeal  unto  Caesar. 

12  Then  Festus,  when  he  had  conferred  with  the 
council,  answered.  Hast  thou  appealed  unto  Caesar  ? 
unto  Caesar  shalt  thou  go. 

13  And  after  certain  days  king  Agrippa  and  Bernice 
came  unto  Caesarea  to  salute  Festus. 

14  And  when  they  had  been  there  many  days,  Festus 
declared  Paul’s  cause  unto  the  king,  saying,  There  is 
a certain  man  left  in  bonds  by  Felix  : 

15  About  whom,  when  I was  at  Jerusalem,  the 
chief  priests  and  the  elders  of  the  Jews  informed  me, 
desiring  to  have  judgment  against  him. 

16  12  Xo  whom  I answered.  It  is  not  the  manner  of 
the  Romans  to  deliver  any  man  to  die,  before  that  he 

22  Ex.  23.  8.  3 ver.  18.  ch.  18.  14.  s nh.  G.  13.  & 24.  12. 

23  Ex.  23.  2.  ch.  12.  “ Mark  15.  3.  Luke  & 28.  17. 

3.  & 25.  9.  14.  23.  2,  10.  ch.  24.  5,  « ch.  24.  27. 

1 ver.  15.  ch.  24.  1.  13.  2 ver.  20. 

> ch.  23.  12, 16.  « ver.  26.  ch.  18. 


25  And  as  he  reasoned  of  righteousness,  and  ^ temper- 
ance, and  the  judgement  to  come,  Felix  was  terrified, 
and  answered.  Go  thy  way  for  this  time  ; and  when 
I have  a convenient  season,  I will  call  thee  unto  me. 

26  He  hoped  withal  that  money  would  be  given  him  of 
Paul  : wherefore  also  he  sent  for  him  the  oftener, 

27  and  communed  with  him.  But  when  two  years 
were  fulfilled,  Felix  was  succeeded  by  Porcius  Fes- 
tus ; and  desiring  to  gain  favour  with  the  Jews,  Felix 
left  Paul  in  bonds. 


25  Festus  therefore,  "having  come  into  the  prov- 
ince, after  three  days  went  up  to  Jerusalem  from 

2 Caesarea.  And  the  chief  priests  and  the  principal 
men  of  the  Jews  informed  him  against  Paul  ; and 

3 they  besought  him,  asking  favour  against  him,  that 
he  would  send  for  him  to  Jerusalem  ; laying  wait  to 

4 kill  him  on  the  way.  Howbeit  Festus  answered, 
that  Paul  was  kept  in  charge  at  Caesarea,  and  that 

5 he  himself  was  about  to  depart  thither  shortly.  Let 
them  therefore,  saith  he,  which  are  of  power  among 
you,  go  down  with  me,  and  if  there  is  anything 
amiss  in  the  man,  let  them  accuse  him. 


6 And  when  he  had  tarried  among  them  not  more 
than  eight  or  ten  days,  he  went  down  unto  Caesarea  ; 
and  on  the  morrow  he  sat  on  the  judgement-seat, 

7 and  commanded  Paul  to  be  brought.  And  when  he 
was  come,  the  Jews  which  had  come  down  from  Je- 
rusalem stood  round  about  him,  bringing  against 
him  many  and  grievous  charges,  which  they  could 

8 not  prove  ; while  Paul  said  in  his  defence.  Neither 
against  the  law  of  the  Jews,  nor  against  the  temple, 

9 nor  against  Caesar,  have  I sinned  at  all.  But  Festus, 
desiring  to  gain  favour  with  the  Jews,  answered 
Paul,  and  said.  Wilt  thou  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and 

10  there  be  judged  of  these  things  before  me  ? But 
Paul  said,  I am  standing  before  Caesar’s  judgement- 
seat,  where  I ought  to  be  judged  : to  the  Jews  have 

11  I done  no  wrong,  as  thou  also  very  well  knowest.  If 
then  I am  a wrong-doer,  and  have  committed  any- 
thing worthy  of  death,  I refuse  not  to  die  : but  if  none 
of  those  things  is  true,  whereof  these  accuse  me,  no 
man  can  ^give  me  up  unto  them.  I appeal  unto 

12  Caesar.  Then  Festus,  when  he  had  conferred  with 
the  council,  answered,  Thou  hast  appealed  unto 
Caesar  : unto  Caesar  shalt  thou  go. 

13  Now  when  certain  days  were  passed,  Agrippa  the 
king  and  Bernice  arrived  at  Caesarea,  " and  saluted 

14  Festus.  And  as  they  tarried  there  many  days, 
Festus  laid  Paul’s  case  before  the  king,  saying. 
There  is  a certain  man  left  a prisoner  by  Felix  : 

15  about  whom,  when  I was  at  Jerusalem,  the  chief 
priests  and  the  elders  of  the  Jews  informed  me,  ask- 

16  ing  for  sentence  against  him.  To  whom  I answered, 
that  it  is  not  the  custom  of  the  Romans  to  give  up 

14.  & 23.  29.  & 26.  12  ver.  2, 3.  b Gr.  grant  me  by 

31.  22  ver.  4,  5.  favour : and  so  in  ver. 

3 ch.  2G.  32.  & 28.  h Or,  srlf-control.  16. 

19.  a Or.,  having  entered  c Or,  having  sa- 

ch.  24. 27.  upon  his  province.  luted. 


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THE  ACTS,  XXVI. 


which  is  accused  have  the  accusers  face  to  face,  and 
have  licence  to  answer  for  himself  concerning  the  crime 
laid  against  him. 

17  Therefore,  when  they  were  come  hither,  without 
any  delay  on  the  morrow  I sat  on  the  judgment  seat, 
and  commanded  the  man  to  be  brought  forth. 

18  Against  whom  when  the  accusers  stood  up,  they 
brought  none  accusation  of  such  things  as  I supposed  : 

19  But  had  certain  questions  against  him  of  their 
own  superstition,  and  of  one  Jesus,  which  was  dead, 
whom  Paul  affirmed  to  be  alive. 

20  And  because  I doubted  of  such  manner  of  ques- 
tions, I asked  him  whether  he  would  go  to  Jerusalem, 
and  there  be  judged  of  these  matters. 

21  But  when  Paul  had  appealed  to  be  reserved  unto 
the  hearing  of  Augustus,  I commanded  him  to  be  kept 
till  I might  send  him  to  Csesar. 

22  Then  ^^Agrippa  said  unto  Festus,  I would  also 
hear  the  man  myself.  To  morrow,  said  he,  thou  shalt 
hear  him. 

23  And  on  the  morrow,  when  Agrippa  was  come,  and 
Bernice,  with  great  pomp,  and  was  entered  into  the 
place  of  hearing,  with  the  chief  captains,  and  principal 
men  of  the  city,  at  Festus’  commandment  Paul  was 
brought  forth. 

24  And  Festus  said.  King  Agrippa,  and  all  men  which 
are  here  present  with  us,  ye  see  this  man,  about  whom 
^®all  the  multitude  of  the  Jews  have  dealt  with  me, 
both  at  Jerusalem,  and  also  here,  crying  that  he  ought 

not  to  live  any  longer. 

25  But  when  I found  that  ^®he  had  committed  no- 
thing worthy  of  death,  and  that  he  himself  hath  ap- 
pealed to  Augustus,  I have  determined  to  send  him. 

26  Of  whom  I have  no  certain  thing  to  write  unto 
my  lord.  Wherefore  I have  brought  him  forth  before 
you,  and  specially  before  thee,  O king  Agrippa,  that, 
after  examination  had,  I might  have  somewhat  to 
write. 

27  For  it  seemeth  to  me  unreasonable  to  send  a pri- 
soner, and  not  withal  to  signify  the  crimes  laid  against 
him. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

2 Pauly  in  the  presence  of  Aarippa,  declareth  his  life  from  his  child- 
hoody  12  and  how  miraculoushi  he  was  converted,  and  called  to  his 
apostleship.  24  Festus  chargetli  him  to  be  mad,  w hereunto  he  answer- 
eth  modestly.  28  Agrippa  is  almost  persuaded  to  be  a Christian.  SI  The 
whole  company  pronounce  him  innocent. 

Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  Thou  art  permitted 
to  speak  for  thyself.  Then  Paul  stretched  forth 
the  hand,  and  answered  for  himself : 

2  I think  myself  happy,  king  Agrippa,  because  I 
shall  answer  for  myself  this  day  before  thee  touching 
all  the  things  whereof  I am  accused  of  the  Jews  : 

3  Especially  because  I know  thee  to  be  expert  in  all 
customs  and  questions  which  are  among  the  Jews  : 
wherefore  I beseech  thee  to  hear  me  patiently. 

4  My  manner  of  life  from  my  youth,  which  was  at 
the  first  among  mine  own  nation  at  Jerusalem,  know 
all  the  Jews  ; 

5  Which  knew  me  from  the  beginning,  if  they 
would  testify,  that  after  ^ the  most  straitest  sect  of  our 
religion  I lived  a Pharisee. 

6  2 And  now  I stand  and  am  judged  for  the  hope  of 
®the  promise  made  of  God  unto  our  fathers  : 

W ver.  6.  u ch.  22.  22.  & 24.  15,  21.  Phil. 

« ch.  18.  15.  & 23.  18  ch.  23.  9,  29.  & 2G.  3.  5. 

29.  31.  2ch.  23.  6. 

15  See  ch.  9.  15.  ver.  11,  12.  s Gen.  3.  15.  22. 

18  ver.  2,  3,  7.  i ch.  22.  3.  & 23.  6.  18.  & 26.  4.  & 49.  10. 


any  man,  before  that  the  accused  have  the  accusers 
face  to  face,  and  have  had  opportunity  to  make  his 
defence  concerning  the  matter  laid  against  him. 

17  When  therefore  they  were  come  together  here,  I 
made  no  delay,  but  on  the  next  day  sat  down  on  the 
judgement-seat,  and  commanded  the  man  to  be 

18  brought.  Concerning  whom,  when  the  accusers 
stood  up,  they  brought  no  charge  of  such  evil  things 

19  as  I supposed ; but  had  certain  questions  against 
him  of  their  own  ‘^religion,  and  of  one  Jesus,  who 

20  was  dead,  whom  Paul  affirmed  to  be  alive.  And  I, 
being  perplexed  how  to  inquire  concerning  these 
things,  asked  whether  he  would  go  to  Jerusalem, 

21  and  there  be  judged  of  these  matters.  But  when 
Paul  had  appealed  to  be  kept  for  the  decision  of 
«the  emperor,  I commanded  him  to  be  kept  till  I 

22  should  send  him  to  Csesar.  And  Agrippa  said  unto 
Festus,  I also  could  wish  to  hear  the  man  myself. 
To-morrow,  saith  he,  thou  shalt  hear  him. 

23  So  on  the  morrow,  when  Agrippa  was  come,  and 
Bernice,  with  great  pomp,  and  they  were  entered 
into  the  place  of  hearing,  with  the  chief  captains, 
and  the  principal  men  of  the  city,  at  the  command 

24  of  Festus  Paul  was  brought  in.  And  Festus  saith. 
King  Agrippa,  and  all  men  which  are  here  present 
with  us,  ye  behold  this  man,  about  whom  all  the 
multitude  of  the  Jews  made  suit  to  me,  both  at 
Jerusalem  and  here,  cr3dng  that  he  ought  not  to  live 

25  any  longer.  But  I found  that  he  had  committed 
nothing  worthy  of  death  : and  as  he  himself  appealed 

26  to  «the  emperor  I determined  to  send  him.  Of 
whom  I have  no  certain  thing  to  write  unto  my  lord. 
Wherefore  I have  brought  him  forth  before  you, 
and  specially  before  thee,  king  Agrippa,  that,  after 
examination  had,  I may  have  somewhat  to  write. 

27  For  it  seemeth  to  me  unreasonable,  in  sending  a 
prisoner,  not  withal  to  signify  the  charges  against 
him. 


26  And  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  Thou  art  permitted 
to  speak  for  thyself.  Then  Paul  stretched  forth  his 
hand,  and  made  his  defence  : 

2 I think  myself  happy,  king  Agrippa,  that  I am  to 
make  my  defence  before  thee  this  day  touching  all 

3 the  things  whereof  I am  accused  by  the  Jews, : ® es- 
pecially because  thou  art  expert  in  all  customs  and 
questions  which  are  among  the  Jews  : wherefore  I 

4 beseech  thee  to  hear  me  patiently.  My  manner  of 
life  then  from  my  youth  up,  which  was  from  the 
beginning  among  mine  own  nation,  and  at  Jerusalem, 

5 know  all  the  Jews  ; having  knowledge  of  me  from 
the  first,  if  they  be  willing  to  testify,  how  that  after 
the  straitest  sect  of  our  religion  I lived  a Pharisee. 

6 And  now  I stand  here  to  be  judged  for  the  hope  of 


Dent.  18.  15.  2 Sam.  34.  23.  & 37.  24.  Dan.  e Gr.  the  Augustus. 

7.  12.  Ps.  132.  11.  Is.  9.  24.  Mic.  7.  20.  ch.  / Or,  was  wishing. 

4.  2.  Re  7.  14.  & 9.  6.  & 13.  32.  Rom.  15.  8.  a Or,  because  thou 

40.  10.  Jer.  23.  5.  & Tit.  2.  13.  art  especially  expert. 

33.  14,  15,  16.  Ezek.  d Or,  superstition. 


THE  ACTS,  XXVI. 


227 


7 Unto  which  promise  ^our  twelve  tribes,  instantly 
serving  God  ®day  and  night,  ®hope  to  come.  For  which 
hope’s  sake,  king  Agrippa,  I am  accused  of  the  Jews. 

8 Why  should  it  be  thought  a thing  incredible  with 
you,  that  God  should  raise  the  dead  ? 

9 I verily  thought  with  myself,  that  I ought  to  do 
many  things  contrary  to  the  name  of  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth. 

10  ® Which  thing  I also  did  in  Jerusalem  : and  many 
of  the  saints  did  I shut  up  in  prison,  having  received 
authority  ® from  the  chief  priests  ; and  when  they  were 
put  to  death,  I gave  my  voice  against  them. 

11  And  I punished  them  oft  in  every  synagogue, 
and  compelled  them  to  blaspheme  ; and  being  exceed- 
ingly mad  against  them,  I persecuted  them  even  unto 
strange  cities. 

12  Whereupon  as  I went  to  Damascus  with  author- 
ity and  commission  from  the  chief  priests, 

13  At  midday,  O king,  I saw  in  the  way  a light  from 
heaven,  above  the  brightness  of  the  sun,  shining  round 
about  me  and  them  which  journeyed  with  me. 

14  And  when  we  were  all  fallen  to  the  earth,  I heard 
a voice  speaking  unto  me,  and  saying  in  the  Hebrew 
tongue,  Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me  ? it  is  hard 
for  thee  to  kick  against  the  pricks. 

15  And  I said.  Who  art  thou.  Lord  ? And  he  said,  I 
am  Jesus  whom  thou  persecutest. 

16  But  rise,  and  stand  upon  thy  feet : for  I have  ap- 
peared unto  thee  for  this  purpose,  i-^to  make  thee  a 
minister  and  a witness  both  of  these  things  which  thou 
hast  seen,  and  of  those  things  in  the  which  I will  ap- 
pear unto  thee  ; 

17  Delivering  thee  from  the  people,  and  from  the 
Gentiles,  i^unto  whom  now  I send  thee, 

18  1^  To  open  their  eyes,  and  i^  to  turn  them  from 
darkness  to  light,  and  from  the  power  of  Satan  unto 
God,  i^that  they  may  receive  forgiveness  of  sins,  and 

inheritance  among  them  which  are  i^  sanctified  by 
faith  that  is  in  me. 

19  Whereupon,  O king  Agrippa,  I was  not  disobe- 
dient unto  the  heavenly  vision  : 

20  But  1^  shewed  first  unto  them  of  Damascus,  and 
at  Jerusalem,  and  throughout  all  the  coasts  of  J^udsea, 
and  then  to  the  Gentiles,  that  they  should  repent  and 
turn  to  God,  and  do  works  meet  for  repentance. 

21  For  these  causes  ^^the  Jews  caught  me  in  the 
temple,  and  went  about  to  kill  me. 

22  Having  therefore  obtained  help  of  God,  I continue 
unto  this  day,  witnessing  both  to  small  and  great,  say- 
ing none  other  things  than  those  which  the  prophets 
and  Moses  did  say  should  come  : 

23  24Xhat  Christ  should  suffer,  and  ^^that  he  should 
be  the  first  that  should  rise  from  the  dead,  and  26  should 
shew  light  unto  the  people,  and  to  the  Gentiles. 

24  And  as  he  tlius  spake  for  himself,  Festus  said 
with  a loud  voice,  Paul,  27  thou  art  beside  thyself  ; much 
learning  doth  make  thee  mad. 

25  But  he  said,  I am  not  mad,  most  noble  Festus  ; 
but  speak  forth  the  words  of  truth  and  soberness. 

< Jam.  1.  1.  0 ch.  9.  14,  21.  & 22.  2 Cor.  6. 14.  Eph. 

6 Luke  2.  37.  1 5.  4.  18.  & 5.  8.  Col.  1. 

Thess.  3.  10.  1 Tim.  lo  ch.  22.  19.  13.  1 Pet.  2.  9,  26. 

5.  5.  11  ch.  9.  3.  & 22.  6.  lo  Luke  1.  77. 

0 Phil.  3.  11.  12  ch.  22.  15.  n Eph.  1.  11.  Col. 

7 John  16.  2.  1 Tim.  « ch.  22.  21.  1.  12. 

1.  13.  u Is.  35.  5.  & 42.  7.  ch.  20.  32. 

»ch.  8.  3.  Gal.  1.  Luke  1.  79.  John  8.  10  ch.  9.  20,  22,  29.  & 

13.  12.  2 Cor.  4.  4.  Eph.  11.  26.  & 13,  & 14,  & 

1.  18.  1 Thess.  5.  5. 


7 the  promise  made  of  God  unto  our  fathers  ; unto 
which  promise  our  twelve  tribes,  earnestly  serving 
God  night  and  day,  hope  to  attain.  And  concerning 

.8  this  hope  I am  accused  by  the  Jews,  O king  ! Why 
is  it  judged  incredible  with  you,  if  God  doth  raise 
9 the  dead  ? I verily  thought  with  myself,  that  I 
ought  to  do  many  things  contrary  to  the  name  of 

10  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  And  this  I also  did  in  Jeru- 
salem : and  I both  shut  up  many  of  the  saints  in 
prisons,  having  received  authority  from  the  chief 
priests,  and  when  they  were  put  to  death,  I gave 

11  my  vote  against  them.  And  punishing  them  often- 
times in  all  the  synagogues,  I strove  to  make  them 
blaspheme  ; and  being  exceedingly  mad  against 
them,  I persecuted  them  even  unto  foreign  cities. 

12  ^ Whereupon  as  I journeyed  to  Damascus  with  the 

13  authority  and  commission  of  the  chief  priests,  at 
midday,  O king,  I saw  on  the  way  a light  from 
heaven,  above  the  brightness  of  the  sun,  shining 
round  about  me  and  them  that  journeyed  with  me. 

14  And  when  we  were  all  fallen  to  the  earth,  I heard  a 
voice  saying  unto  me  in  the  Hebrew  language,  Saul, 
Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me  ? it  is  hard  for  thee 

15  to  kick  against  ‘^the  goad.  And  I said.  Who  art 
thou.  Lord  ? And  the  Lord  said,  I am  Jesus  whom 

16  thou  persecutest.  But  arise,  and  stand  upon  thy 
feet : for  to  this  end  have  I appeared  unto  thee,  to 
appoint  thee  a minister  and  a witness  both  of  the 
things  ‘^wherein  thou  hast  seen  me,  and  of  the 

17  things  wherein  I will  appear  unto  thee  ; delivering 
thee  from  the  people,  and  from  the  Gentiles,  unto 

18  whom  I send  thee,  to  open  their  eyes,  ® that  they  may 
turn  from  darkness  to  light,  and  from  the  power  of 
Satan  unto  God,  that  they  may  receive  remission  of 
sins  and  an  inheritance  among  them  that  are  sancti- 

19  fied  by  faith  in  me.  Wherefore,  O king  Agrippa,  I 

20  was  not  disobedient  unto  the  heavenly  vision  : but 
declared  both  to  them  of  Damascus  first,  and  at 
Jerusalem,  and  throughout  all  the  country  of  Judfea, 
and  also  to  the  Gentiles,  that  they  should  repent  and 
turn  to  God,  doing  works  worthy  of  repentance. 

21  For  this  cause  the  Jews  seized  me  in  the  temple, 

22  and  assayed  to  kill  me.  Having  therefore  obtained 
the  help  that  is  from  God,  I stand  unto  this  day 
testifying  both  to  small  and  great,  saying  nothing 
but  what  the  prophets  and  Moses  did  say  should 

23  come  ; ^^how  that  the  Christ  ^must  suffer,  and  i'how 
that  he  first  by  the  resurrection  of  the  dead  should 
proclaim  fight  both  to  the  people  and  to  the  Gen- 
tiles. 


24  And  as  he  thus  made  his  defence,  Festus  saith  with 
a loud  voice,  Paul,  thou  art  mad  ; thy  much  learn- 

25  ing  doth  turn  thee  to  madness.  But  Paul  saith,  I 
am  not  mad,  most  excellent  Festus  ; but  speak  forth 


16,  & 17,  & 18,  & 19,  25  1 Cor.  15.  20.  Col.  d Many  ancient  au- 

&20,  &21.  1.18.  Rev.  1. 5.  thoritics  read  which 

20  Matt.  3.  8.  2ii  Luke  2.  32.  thmt,  hast  seen. 

21  ch.  21.  30,  31.  27  2 Kin.  9.  11.  John  e Or,  to  turn  them. 

22  Luke  24.  27,  44.  10.20.  ICor.  1.23.  & /Or,  their  repent- 

ch.  24.  14.  & 28.  23.  2.  13,  14.  & 4.  10.  ance. 

Rom.  3.  21.  h Or,  On,  which  er-  g Or,  if.  Or,  whe- 

23  John  5.  46.  rand.  ther. 

24  Luke  24.  26,  46.  c Gr.  goads.  h Or,  is  subject  to 

suffering. 


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THE  ACTS,  XXVII. 


26  For  the  king  knoweth  of  these  things,  before 
whom  also  I speak  freely  : for  I am  persuaded  that 
none  of  these  things  are  hidden  from  him  ; for  this 
thing  was  not  done  in  a corner. 

27  King  Agrippa,  believest  thou  the  prophets  ? I 
know  that  thou  believest. 

28  Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  Almost  thou  per- 
suadest  me  to  be  a Christian. 

29  And  Paul  said,  I would  to  God,  that  not  only 
thou,  but  also  all  that  hear  me  this  day,  were  both  al- 
most, and  altogether  such  as  I am,  except  these  bonds. 

30  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  the  king  rose  up, 
and  the  governor,  and  Bernice,  and  they  that  sat  with 
them : 

31  And  when  they  were  gone  aside,  they  talked  be- 
tween themselves,  saying,  ^^This  man  doeth  nothing 
worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds. 

32  Then  said  Agrippa  unto  Festus,  This  man  might 
have  been  set  at  liberty,  ^ if  he  had  not  appealed  unto 
Caesar. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1 Paul  shipping  toward  Rome,  10  foretelleth  of  the  danger  of  the  voy- 
age, 11  but  is  not  believed.  14  They  are  tossed  to  and  fro  with  tempest, 
41  and  suffer  shipwreck,  22,  34,  44  yet  all  come  safe  to  land. 

And  when  *^it  was  determined  that  we  should  sail 
into  Italy,  they  delivered  Paul  and  certain  other 
prisoners  unto  one  named  Julius,  a centurion  of  Augus- 
tus’ band. 

2  And  entering  into  a ship  of  Adramyttium,  we 
launched,  meaning  to  sail  by  the  coasts  of  Asia ; one 
2 Aristarchus,  a Macedonian  of  Thessalonica,  being  with 
us. 

3  And  the  next  day  we  touched  at  Sidon.  And  Ju- 
lius ® courteously  entreated  Paul,  and  gave  him  liberty 
to  go  unto  his  friends  to  refresh  himself. 

4  And  when  we  had  launched  from  thence,  we  sailed 
under  Cyprus,  because  the  winds  were  contrary. 

5  And  when  we  had  sailed  over  the  sea  of  Cilicia  and 
Pamphylia,  we  came  to  Myra,  a city  of  Lycia. 

6  And  there  the  centurion  found  a ship  of  Alexan- 
dria sailing  into  Italy  ; and  he  put  us  therein. 

7  And  when  we  had  sailed  slowly  many  days,  and 
scarce  were  come  over  against  Cnidus,  the  wind  not  suf- 
fering us,  we  sailed  under  Crete,  over  against  Salmone  ; 

8  And,  hardly  passing  it,  came  unto  a place  which  is 
called  The  fair  havens  ; nigh  whereunto  was  the  city  of 
Lasea. 

9  Now  when  much  time  was  spent,  and  when  sailing 
was  now  dangerous,  ^ because  the  fast  was  now  already 
past,  Paul  admonished  them, 

10  And  said  unto  them.  Sirs,  I perceive  that  this  voy- 
age will  be  with  hurt  and  much  damage,  not  only  of  the 
lading  and  ship,  but  also  of  our  lives. 

11  Nevertheless  the  centurion  believed  the  master 
and  the  owner  of  the  ship,  more  than  those  things  which 
were  spoken  by  Paul. 

12  And  because  the  haven  was  not  commodious  to 
winter  in,  the  more  part  advised  to  depart  thence  also, 
if  by  any  means  they  might  attain  to  Phenice,  and  there 
to  winter  ; which  is  an  haven  of  Crete,  and  lieth  toward 
the  south  west  and  north  west. 

13  And  when  the  south  wind  blew  softly,  supposing 
that  they  had  obtained  their  purpose,  loosing  thence,  they 
sailed  close  by  Crete. 

28  1 Cor.  7.  7.  so  ch.  25.  11.  s ch.  24.  23.  & 28. 

29  ch.  23.  9,  29.  & 25.  1 ch.  2.5.  12,  25.  16. 

25.  2 ch.  19.  29.  The  fast  was  on 


26  words  of  truth  and  soberness.  For  the  king  know- 
eth of  these  things,  unto  whom  also  I speak  freely  : 
for  I am  persuaded  that  none  of  these  things  is  hid- 
den from  him  ; for  this  hath  not  been  done  in  a 

27  corner.  King  Agrippa,  believest  thou  the  prophets  ? 

28  I know  that  thou  believest.  And  Agrippa  said 
unto  Paul,  With  but  little  persuasion  thou  wouldest 

29  fain  make  me  a Christian.  And  Paul  said,  I would 
to  God,  that  whether  with  little  or  with  much,  not 
thou  only,  but  also  all  that  hear  me  this  day,  might 
become  such  as  I am,  except  these  bonds. 

30  And  the  king  rose  up,  and  the  governor,  and  Ber- 

31  nice,  and  they  that  sat  with  them  : and  when  they 
had  withdrawn,  they  spake  one  to  another,  saying. 
This  man  doeth  nothing  worthy  of  death  or  of 

32  bonds.  And  Agrippa  said  unto  Festus,  This  man 
might  have  been  set  at  liberty,  if  he  had  not  ap- 
pealed unto  Csesar. 


27  And  when  it  was  determined  that  we  should  sail 
for  Italy,  they  delivered  Paul  and  certain  other 
prisoner^  to  a centurion  named  Julius,  of  the  Au- 

2 gustan  “ band.  And  embarking  in  a ship  of  Adra- 
myttium, which  was  about  to  sail  unto  the  places 
on  the  coast  of  Asia,  we  put  to  sea,  Aristarchus, 

3 a Macedonian  of  Thessalonica,  being  with  us.  And 
the  next  day  we  touched  at  Sidon : and  Julius 
treated  Paul  kindly,  and  gave  him  leave  to  go  unto 

4 his  friends  and  ^ refresh  himself.  And  putting  to 
sea  from  thence,  we  sailed  under  the  lee  of  Cyprus, 

5 because  the  winds  were  contrary.  And  when  we 
had  sailed  across  the  sea  which  is  off  Cilicia  and 

6 Pamphylia,  we  came  to  Myra,  a city  of  Lycia.  And 
there  the  centurion  found  a ship  of  Alexandria  sail- 

7 ing  for  Italy  ; and  he  put  us  therein.  And  when 
we  had  sailed  slowly  many  days,  and  were  come 
with  difficulty  over  against  Cnidus,  the  wind  not 
® further  suffering  us,  we  sailed  under  the  lee  of 

8 Crete,  over  against  Salmone  ; and  with  difficulty 
coasting  along  it  we  came  unto  a certain  place  called 
Fair  Havens  ; nigh  whereunto  was  the  city  of 
Lasea. 

9 And  when  much  time  was  spent,  and  the  voyage 
was  now  dangerous,  because  the  Fast  was  now  al- 

10  ready  gone  by,  Paul  admonished  them,  and  said 
unto  them.  Sirs,  I perceive  that  the  voyage  will  be 
with  injury  and  much  loss,  not  only  of  the  lading 

11  and  the  ship,  but  also  of  our  lives.  But  the  centu- 
rion gave  more  heed  to  the  master  and  to  the  owner 
of  the  ship,  than  to  those  tilings  which  were  spoken 

12  by  Paul.  And  because  the  haven  was  not  commo- 
dious to  winter  in,  the  more  part  advised  to  put  to 
sea  from  thence,  if  by  any  means  they  could  reach 
Phcenix,  and  winter  there  ; ichich  is  a haven  of  Crete, 

13  looking  north-east  and  south-east.  And  when  the 
south  wind  blew  softly,  supposing  that  they  had  ob- 
tained their  purpose,  they  weighed  anchor  and  sailed 


the  tenth  day  of  the  b Gr.  receive  atten-  d Gr.  down  the 

seventh  month,  Lev.  tion.  south-west  wind  and 

23.  27,  29.  c Or,  suffering  us  to  down  the  north-west 

a Or,  cohort.  get  there.  wind. 


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229 


14  But  not  long  after  there  arose  against  it  a tem- 
pestuous wind,  called  Euroclydon. 

15  And  when  the  sliip  was  caught,  and  could  not  bear 
up  into  the  wind,  we  let  her  drive. 

16  And  running  under  a certain  island  which  is  called 
Clavida,  we  had  much  work  to  come  by  the  boat  : 

17  Which  when  they  had  taken  up,  they  used  helps, 
undergirding  the  ship  ; and,  fearing  lest  they  should 
fall  into  the  quicksands,  strake  sail,  and  so  were  driven. 

18  And  we  being  exceedingly  tossed  with  a tempest, 
the  next  day  they  lightened  the  ship  ; 

19  And  the  third  day  ® we  cast  out  with  our  own 
hands  the  tackling  of  the  ship. 

20  And  when  neither  sun  nor  stars  in  many  days  ap- 
peared, and  no  small  tempest  lay  on  ms,  all  hope  that 
we  should  be  saved  was  then  taken  away. 

21  But  after  long  abstinence  Paul  stood  forth  in  the 
midst  of  them,  and  said.  Sirs,  ye  should  have  heark- 
ened unto  me,  and  not  have  loosed  from  Crete,  and  to 
have  gained  this  harm  and  loss. 

22  And  now  I exhort  you  to  be  of  good  cheer  : for 

there  shall  be  no  loss  of  any  man’s  life  among  you,  but 
of  the  ship.  n* 

23  ® For  there  stood  by  me  this  night  the  angel  of 
God,  whose  I am,  and  ^ whom  I serve, 

24  Saying,  Fear  not,  Paul  ; thou  must  be  brought  be- 
fore Csesar  : and,  lo,  God  hath  given  thee  all  them  that 
sail  with  thee. 

25  Wherefore,  sirs,  be  of  good  cheer  : ® for  I believe 
God,  that  it  shall  be  even  as  it  was  told  me. 

26  Howbeit  ® we  must  be  cast  upon  a certain  island. 

27  But  when  the  fourteenth  night  was  come,  as  we 
were  driven  up  and  down  in  Adria,  about  midnight  the 
shipmen  deemed  that  they  drew  near  to  some  coun- 
try ; 

28  And  sounded,  and  found  it  twenty  fathoms  : and 
when  they  had  gone  a little  further,  they  sounded  again, 
and  found  it  fifteen  fathoms. 

29  Then  fearing  lest  we  should  have  fallen  upon 
rocks,  they  cast  four  anchors  out  of  the  stern,  and 
wished  for  the  day. 

30  And  as  the  shipmen  were  about  to  flee  out  of  the 
ship,  when  they  had  let  down  the  boat  into  the  sea, 
under  colour  as  though  they  would  have  cast  anchors 
out  of  the  foreship, 

31  Paul  said  to  the  centurion  and  to  the  soldiers, 
Except  these  abide  in  the  ship,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

32  Then  the  soldiers  cut  off  the  ropes  of  the  boat, 
and  let  her  fall  off. 

33  And  while  the  day  was  coming  on,  Paul  besought 
them  all  to  take  meat,  saying.  This  day  is  the  fourteenth 
day  that  ye  have  tarried  and  continued  fasting,  having 
taken  nothing. 

34  Wherefore  I pray  you  to  take  some  meat : for 
this  is  for  your  health  : for  there  shall  not  an  hair 
fall  from  the  head  of  any  of  you. 

35  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  took  bread,  and 

gave  thanks  to  God  in  presence  of  them  all  : and 

when  he  had  broken  i/,  he  began  to  eat. 

36  Then  were  they  all  of  good  cheer,  and  they  also 
took  some  meat. 

37  And  we  were  in  all  in  the  ship  two  hundred  three- 
score and  sixteen  souls. 

5 Jonah  1.  5.  4.  20,  21.  2 Tim.  1.  10.  30.  Luke  12.  7.  & 

6 ch.  23.  11.  12.  21.  18. 

Dan.  G.  IG.  Roin.  '■»  ch.  28.  1.  ’*1  Sam.  9.  13.  Matt. 

1.9.  2 Tim.  1.3.  10  1 Kin.  1.52.  Matt.  15.  3G.  Mark  8.  G. 

* Luke  1.  45.  Rom. 


14  along  Crete,  close  in  shore.  But  after  no  long  time 
there  beat  down  from  it  a tempestuous  wind,  which 

15  is  called  Euraquilo  : and  when  the  ship  was  caught, 
and  could  not  face  the  wind,  we  gave  way  to  it^  and 

16  were  driven.  And  running  under  the  lee  of  a small 
island  called  ® Cauda,  we  were  able,  with  difficulty, 

17  to  secure  the  boat  : and  when  they  had  hoisted  it 
up,  they  used  helps,  under-girding  the  ship  ; and, 
fearing  lest  they  should  be  cast  upon  the  Syrtis, 

18  they  lowered  the  gear,  and  so  were  driven.  And  as 
we  laboured  exceedingly  with  the  storm,  the  next 

19  day  they  began  to  throw  the  freight  overboard  ; and 
the  third  day  they  cast  out  with  their  own  hands 

20  the  tackling  of  the  ship.  And  when  neither  sun 
nor  stars  shone  upon  us  for  many  days,  and  no  small 
tempest  lay  on  ms,  all  hope  that  we  should  be  saved 

21  was  now  taken  away.  And  when  they  had  been 
long  without  food,  then  Paul  stood  forth  in  the 
midst  of  them,  and  said.  Sirs,  ye  should  have  heark- 
ened unto  me,  and  not  have  set  sail  from  Crete,  and 

22  have  gotten  this  injury  and  loss.  And  now  I ex- 
hort you  to  be  of  good  cheer  : for  there  shall  be  no 

23  loss  of  life  among  you,  but  only  of  the  ship.  For 
there  stood  by  me  this  night  an  angel  of  the  God 

24  whose  I am,  whom  also  I serve,  saying.  Fear  not, 
Paul  ; thou  must  stand  before  Caesar  : and  lo,  God 
hath  granted  thee  all  them  that  sail  with  thee. 

25  Wherefore,  sirs,  be  of  good  cheer  : for  I believe 
God,  that  it  shall  be  even  so  as  it  hath  been  spoken 

26  unto  me.  Howbeit  we  must  be  cast  upon  a certain 
island. 

27  But  when  the  fourteenth  night  was  come,  as  we 
were  driven  to  and  fro  in  the  sea  of  Adria,  about 
midnight  the  sailors  surmised  that  they  were  draw- 

28  ing  near  to  some  country  ; and  they  sounded,  and 
found  twenty  fathoms  : and  after  a little  space,  they 

29  sounded  again,  and  found  fifteen  fathoms.  And 
fearing  lest  haply  we  should  be  cast  ashore  on  rocky 
ground,  they  let  go  four  anchors  from  the  stern,  and 

30  ^ wished  for  the  day.  And  as  the  sailors  were  seek- 
ing to  flee  out  of  the  ship,  and  had  lowered  the  boat 
into  the  sea,  under  colour  as  though  they  would  lay 

31  out  anchors  from  the  foreship,  Paul  said  to  the  cen- 
turion and  to  the  soldiers.  Except  these  abide  in  the 

32  ship,  ye  cannot  be  saved.  Then  the  soldiers  cut 
away  the  ropes  of  the  boat,  and  let  her  fall  off. 

33  And  while  the  day  was  coming  on,  Paul  besought 
them  all  to  take  some  food,  saying.  This  day  is  the 
fourteenth  day  that  ye  wait  and  continue  fasting, 

34  having  taken  nothing.  Wherefore  I beseech  you  to 
take  some  food  : for  this  is  for  your  safety  : for 
there  shall  not  a hair  perish  from  the  head  of  any  of 

35  you.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  and  had  taken 
bread,  he  gave  thanks  to  God  in  the  presence  of  all : 

36  and  he  brake  it,  and  began  to  eat.  Then  were  they 
all  of  good  cheer,  and  themselves  also  took  food. 

37  And  we  were  in  all  in  the  ship  two  hundred  three- 


John  6.  11.  1 Tim.  e Many  ancient  an-  A Some  ancient  au- 

4.  3,4.  thorities  read  Claudd.  thorities  read  about 

*2  ch.  2.  41.  & 7.  14.  f Ov,  furniture.  threescore  and  sixteen 

Rom.  13.  1.  1 Pet.  3.  g Or,  prayed.  souls. 

20. 


230 


THE  ACTS,  XXVIII. 


38  And  when  they  had  eaten  enough,  they  lightened 
the  ship,  and  cast  out  the  wheat  into  the  sea. 

39  And  when  it  was  day,  they  knew  not  the  land  : 
hut  they  discovered  a certain  creek  with  a shore,  into 
the  which  they  were  minded,  if  it  were  possible,  to 
thrust  in  the  ship. 

40  And  when  they  had  taken  up  the  anchors,  they 
committed  themselves  unto  the  sea,  and  loosed  the  rud- 
der bands,  and  hoised  up  the  mainsail  to  the  wind,  and 
made  toward  shore. 

41  And  falling  into  a place  where  two  seas  met, 
they  ran  the  ship  aground  ; and  the  forepart  stuck 

fast,  and  remained  unmoveable,  but  the  hinder  part  was 
broken  with  the  violence  of  the  waves. 

42  And  the  soldiers’  counsel  was  to  kill  the  prisoners, 
lest  any  of  them  should  swim  out,  and  escape. 

43  But  the  centurion,  willing  to  save  Paul,  kept 
them  from  their  purpose  ; and  commanded  that  they 
which  could  swim  should  cast  themselves  first  into  the  sea, 
and  get  to  land  : 

44  And  the  rest,  some  on  boards,  and  some  on  broken 
pieces  of  the  ship.  And  so  it  came  to  pass,  that  they 
escaped  all  safe  to  land. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1 Paul  after  his  shipwreck  is  kindly  entertained  of  the  barbarians.  5 
The  viper  on  his  hand  hurteth  him  not.  8 He  healeth  many  diseases 
in  the  island.  11  They  dejiart  towards  Rome.  17  He  declareth  to  the 
Jews  the  cause  of  his  coming.  24  After  his  preaching  some  were  per- 
suaded, and  some  believed  not.  30  Yet  he  preacheth  there  two  years. 

And  when  they  were  escaped,  then  they  knew  that 
1 the  island  was  called  Melita. 

2  And  the  ^ barbarous  people  shewed  us  no  little 
kindness  : for  they  kindled  a fire,  and  received  us  every 
one,  because  of  the  present  rain,  and  because  of  the 
cold. 

3  And  when  Paul  had  gathered  a bundle  of  sticks,^ 
and  laid  them  on  the  fire,  there  came  a viper  out  of  the 
heat,  and  fastened  on  his  hand. 

4  And  when  the  barbarians  saw  the  venomous  beast 
hang  on  his  hand,  they  said  among  themselves.  No 
doubt  this  man  is  a murderer,  whom,  though  he  hath 
escaped  the  sea,  yet  vengeance  suft'ereth  not  to  live. 

5  And  he  shook  off  the  beast  into  the  fire,  and  3 felt 
no  harm. 

6  Howbeit  they  looked  when  he  should  have  swollen, 
or  fallen  down  dead  suddenly  : but  after  they  had 
looked  a great  while,  and  saw  no  harm  come  to  him, 
they  changed  their  minds,  and  ^said  that  he  was  a 

- god- 

7  In  the  same  quarters  were  possessions  of  the  chief 
man  of  the  island,  whose  name  was  Publius  ; who  re- 
ceived us,  and  lodged  us  three  days  courteously. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  father  of  Publius  lay 
sick  of  a fever  and  of  a bloody  flux  : to  whom  Paul 
entered  in,  and  ® prayed,  and  ® laid  his  hands  on  him, 
and  healed  him. 

9  So  when  this  was  done,  others  also,  which  had  dis- 
eases in  the  island,  came,  and  were  healed  : 

10  IVho  also  honoured  us  with  many  honours  ; and 
when  we  departed,  they  laded  us  with  such  things  as 
were  necessary. 

11  And  after  three  months  we  departed  in  a ship  of 
Alexandria,  which  had  wintered  in  the  isle,  whose  sign 
was  Castor  and  Pollux. 

13  2 Cor.  11.  25.  2 Rom.  1.  14.  1 Cor.  < ch.  14.  11. 

1*  ver.  22.  14.  11.  Col.  3.  11.  6 jam.  5.  14,  15. 

1 ch.  27.  26.  3 Mark  IG.  18.  Luke  e Mark  6.  5.  & 7.  32. 

10.  19.  & 16.  18.  Luke  4.  40. 


38  score  and  sixteen  souls.  And  when  they  had  eaten 
enough,  they  lightened  the  ship,  throwing  out  the 

39  wheat  into  the  sea.  And  when  it  was  day,  they 
knew  not  the  land  : but  they  perceived  a certain 
bay  with  a beach,  and  they  took  counsel  whether 

40  they  could  * drive  the  ship  upon  it.  And  casting  off 
the  anchors,  they  left  them  in  the  sea,  at  the  same 
time  loosing  the  bands  of  the  rudders  ; and  hoisting 
up  the  foresail  to  the  wind,  they  made  for  the  beach. 

41  But  lighting  upon  a place  where  two  seas  met,  they 
ran  the  vessel  aground  ; and  the  foreship  struck  and 
remained  unmoveable,  but  the  stern  began  to  break 

42  up  by  the  violence  of  the  waves.  And  the  soldiers’ 
counsel  was  to  kill  the  prisoners,  lest  any  of  them 

43  should  swim  out,  and  escape.  But  the  centurion, 
desiring  to  save  Paul,  stayed  them  from  their  pur- 
pose ; and  commanded  that  they  which  could  swim 
should  cast  themselves  overboard,  and  get  first  to 

44  the  land  : and  the  rest,  some  on  planks,  and  some 
on  other  things  from  the  ship.  And  so  it  came  to 
pass,  that  they  all  escaped  safe  to  the  land. 


28  And  when  we  were  escaped,  then  we  knew  that 

2 the  island  was  called  “ Melita.  And  the  barbarians 
shewed  us  no  common  kindness  : for  they  kindled  a 
fire,  and  received  us  all,  because  of  the  present  rain, 

3 and  because  of  the  cold.  But  when  Paul  had  gath- 
ered a bundle  of  sticks,  and  laid  them  on  the  fire,  a 
viper  came  out  ^ by  reason  of  the  heat,  and  fastened 

4 on  his  hand.  And  when  the  barbarians  saw  the 
beast  hanging  from  his  hand,  they  said  one  to  an- 
other, No  doubt  this  man  is  a murderer,  whom, 
though  he  hath  escaped  from  the  sea,  yet  Justice 

5 hath  not  suffered  to  live.  Howbeit  he  shook  off  the 

6 beast  into  the  fire,  and  took  no  harm.  But  they  ex- 
pected that  he  would  have  swollen,  or  fallen  down 
dead  suddenly  : but  when  they  were  long  in  expec- 
tation, and  beheld  nothing  amiss  come  to  him,  they 
changed  their  minds,  and  said  that  he  was  a god. 


7 Now  in  the  neighbourhood  of  that  place  were  lands 
belonging  to  the  chief  man  of  the  island,  named 
Publius  ; who  received  us,  and  entertained  us  three 

8 days  courteously.  And  it  was  so,  that  the  father  of 
Publius  lay  sick  of  fever  and  dysentery  : unto  whom 
Paul  entered  in,  and  prayed,  and  laying  his  hands 

9 on  him  healed  him.  And  when  this  was  done,  the 
rest  also  which  had  diseases  in  the  island  came,  and 

10  were  cured  : who  also  honoured  us  with  many  hon- 
ours ; and  when  we  sailed,  they  put  on  board  such 
things  as  we  needed. 

11  And  after  three  months  we  set  sail  in  a ship  of 
Alexandria,  which  had  wintered  in  the  island,  whose 

ch.  19.  11,  12.  1 Cor.  i Some  ancient  an-  a Some  ancient  au- 

12.  9,  28.  thorities  read  bring  thorities  read  Meli- 

^ Matt.  15.  6.  1 Tim.  the  ship  safe  to  shore.  tene. 

5.  17.  b Or,  from  the  heat. 


THE  ACTS,  XXVIII. 


231 


12  And  landing  at  Syracuse,  we  tarried  there  three 
days. 

13  And  from  thence  we  fetched  a compass,  and  came 
to  Rhegium  : and  after  one  day  the  south  wind  blew, 
and  we  came  the  next  day  to  Puteoli  : 

14  Where  we  found  brethren,  and  were  desired  to 
tarry  with  them  seven  days  : and  so  we  went  toward 
Rome. 

15  And  from  thence,  when  the  brethren  heard  of  us, 
they  came  to  meet  us  as  far  as  Appii  forum,  and  The 
three  taverns  : whom  when  Paul  saw,  he  thanked  God, 
and  took  courage. 

16  And  when  we  came  to  Rome,  the  centurion  de- 
livered the  prisoners  to  the  captain  of  the  guard  : but 
® Paul  was  suffered  to  dwell  by  himself  with  a soldier 
that  kept  him. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three  days  Paul 
called  the  chief  of  the  Jews  together : and  when  they 
were  come  together,  he  said  unto  them.  Men  and  bre- 
thren, ® though  I have  committed  nothing  against  the 
people,  or  customs  of  our  fathers,  yet  was  I delivered 
prisoner  from  Jerusalem  into  the  hands  of  the  Romans. 

18  Who,  when  they  had  examined  me,  would  have 
let  me  go,  because  there  was  no  cause  of  death  in 
me. 

19  But  when  the  Jews  spake  against  it,  J -w^as  con- 
strained to  appeal  unto  Caesar  ; not  that  I had  ought  to 
accuse  my  nation  of. 

20  For  this  cause  therefore  have  I called  for  you,  to 
see  you,  and  to  speak  with  you  : because  that  for  the 
hope  of  Israel  I am  bound  with  this  chain. 

21  And  they  said  unto  him.  We  neither  received  let- 
ters out  of  Judaea  concerning  thee,  neither  any  of  the 
brethren  that  came  shewed  or  spake  any  harm  of  thee. 

22  But  we  desire  to  hear  of  thee  what  thou  thinkest  : 
for  as  concerning  this  sect,  we  know  that  every  where 

it  is  spoken  against. 

23  And  when  they  had  appointed  him  a day,  there 
came  many  to  him  into  his  lodging  ; to  whom  he  ex- 
pounded and  testified  the  kingdom  of  God,  persuading 
them  concerning  Jesus,  ^'^both  out  of  the  law  of  Moses, 
and  out  of  the  prophets,  from  morning  till  evening. 

24  And  some  believed  the  things  which  were 
spoken,  and  some  believed  not. 

25  And  when  they  agreed  not  among  themselves, 
they  departed,  after  that  Paul  had  spoken  one  word. 
Well  spake  the  Holy  Ghost  by  Esaias  the  prophet  unto 
our  fathers, 

26  Saying,  Go  unto  this  people,  and  say.  Hearing 
ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  not  understand  ; and  seeing  ye 
shall  see,  and  not  perceive  : 

27  For  the  heart  of  this  people  is  waxed  gross,  and 
their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing,  and  their  eyes  have  they 
closed  ; lest  they  should  see  with  their  eyes,  and  hear 
with  their  ears,  and  understand  with  their  heart,  and 
should  be  converted,  and  I should  heal  them. 

28  Be  it  known  therefore  unto  you,  that  the  salvation 
of  God  is  sent  unto  the  Gentiles,  and  that  they  will 
hear  it. 

29  And  when  he  had  said  these  words,  the  Jews  de- 
parted, and  had  great  reasoning  among  themselves. 

8 ch.  24.  25.  & 27.  3.  3.  1.  & 4.  1.  & 6.  20.  2 See  on  ch.  26.  6, 

» ch.  24.  12, 13.  & 25.  Tim.  1.  16.  & 2.  9.  22. 

8.  Philem.  10,  13.  is  ch.  14.  4.  & 17.  4. 

10  ch.  21.  33.  15  Luke  2.  34.  ch.  & 19.  9. 

11  ch.  22.  24.  & 24.  24.  5,  14.  1 Pet.  2.  12.  lo  Is.  6.  9.  Jer.  5.  21. 

10.  & 25.  8.  & 26.  31.  & 4.  14.  Ezek.  12.  2.  Matt.  13. 

i2ch.  25.  11.  10  Luke  24.  27.  ch.  14,  15.  Mark  4.  12. 

13  ch.  26.  6,  7.  17.  3.  & 19.  8.  Luke  8.  10.  John  12. 

1*  ch.  26.  29.  Eph.  40.  Rom.  11.  8. 


12  sign  was  ^The  Twin  Brothers.  And  touching  at 

13  Syracuse,  we  tarried  there  three  days.  And  from 
thence  we  ^ made  a circuit,  and  arrived  at  Rhegium  ; 
and  after  one  day  a south  wind  sprang  up,  and  on 

14  the  second  day  we  came  to  Puteoli  : where  we  found 
brethren,  and  were  intreated  to  tarry  with  them 

15  seven  days  : and  so  we  came  to  Rome.  And  from 
thence  the  brethren,  when  they  heard  of  us,  came  to 
meet  us  as  far  as  The  Market  of  Appius,  and  The 
Three  Taverns  : whom  when  Paul  saw,  he  thanked 
God,  and  took  courage. 

16  And  when  we  entered  into  Rome,  ®Paul  was  suf- 
fered to  abide  by  himself  with  the  soldier  that 
guarded  him. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three  days  he 
called  together  J' those  that  were  the  chief  of  the 
Jews  : and  when  they  were  come  together,  he  said 
unto  them,  I,  brethren,  though  I had  done  nothing 
against  the  people,  or  the  customs  of  our  fathers, 
yet  was  delivered  prisoner  from  Jerusalem  into  the 

18  hands  of  the  Romans  : who,  when  they  had  exam- 
ined me,  desired  to  set  me  at  liberty,  because  there 

19  was  no  cause  of  death  in  me.  But  when  the  Jews 
spake  against  it,  I was  constrained  to  appeal  unto 
Csesar  ; not  that  I had  aught  to  accuse  my  nation 

20  of.  For  this  cause  therefore  did  I s' intreat  you  to 
see  and  to  speak  with  me : for  because  of  the  hope 

21  of  Israel  I am  bound  with  this  chain.  And  they 
said  unto  him.  We  neither  received  letters  from 
Judaea  concerning  thee,  nor  did  any  of  the  brethren 
come  hither  and  report  or  speak  any  harm  of  thee. 

22  But  we  desire  to  hear  of  thee  what  thou  thinkest : 
for  as  concerning  this  sect,  it  is  known  to  us  that 
everywhere  it  is  spoken  against. 

23  And  when  they  had  appointed  him  a day,  they 
came  to  him  into  his  lodging  in  great  number ; to 
whom  he  expounded  the  matter,  testifying  the  king- 
dom of  God,  and  persuading  them  concerning  Jesus, 
both  from  the  law  of  Moses  and  from  the  prophets, 

24  from  morning  till  evening.  And  some  believed  the 
things  which  were  spoken,  and  some  disbelieved. 

25  And  when  they  agreed  not  among  themselves,  they 
departed,  after  that  Paul  had  spoken  one  word.  Well 
spake  the  Holy  Ghost  * by  Isaiah  the  prophet  unto 

26  your  fathers,  saying,  ^ 

Go  thou  unto  this  people,  and  say. 

By  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  in  no  wise 
understand  ; 

And  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  shall  in  no  wise  per- 
ceive : 

27  For  this  people’s  heart  is  waxed  gross, 

And  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing, 

And  their  eyes  they  have  closed ; 

Lest  haply  they  should  perceive  with  their  eyes, 
And  hear  with  their  ears. 

And  understand  with  their  heart. 

And  should  turn  again. 

And  I should  heal  them. 

28  Be  it  known  therefore  unto  you,  that  this  salvation  of 
God  is  sent  unto  the  Gentiles  : they  will  also  hear.* 

^ Matt.  21 . 41 , 43.  thorities  insert  the  you. 

ch.  13.  46,  47.  & 18.  6.  centurion  delivered  the  h Or,  through. 

& 22.  21.  26.  17,  18.  prisoners  to  the  cop-  i Some  ancient  au- 

Rom.  11.  11.  tain  of  the  prcetorian  thorities  insert  ver.  29 

c Gr.  Dioscuri.  guard:  but.  And  when  he  had  said 

d Some  ancient  au-  f Or,  those  that  were  these  words,  the  Jeu  s 

thorities  read  cast  of  the  Jetvs  first.  departed,  having  much 

loose.  g Or,  call  for  you,  to  disputing  among  them- 

e Some  ancient  au-  see  and  to  speak  with  selves. 


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ROMANS,  L 


30  And  Paul  dwelt  two  ..  ole  years  in  his  own  hired 
house,  and  received  all  that  came  in  unto  him, 

31  ^iPreacliing  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  teaching 
those  things  which  concern  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  with 
all  confidence,  no  man  forbidding  him. 


30  And  he  abode  two  whole  years  in  his  own  hired 
dwelling,  and  received  all  that  went  in  unto  him, 

31  preaching  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  teaching  the 
things  concerning  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  with  all 
boldness,  none  forbidding  him. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

ROMANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Paul  commendeth  his  callinq  to  the  Romans,  9 and  his  desire  to  come 
to  them.  16  WhcU  his  gospel  is,  and  the  righteousness  which  it  shetv- 
eth.  18  God  is  angry  with  all  manner  of  sin.  21  What  were  the  sins 
of  the  Gentiles. 

PAUL,  a servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  ^ called  to  he  an 
apostle,  2 separated  unto  the  gospel  of  God, 

2  (8  Which  he  had  promised  afore  ^ by  his  prophets 
in  the  holy  scriptures,) 

3  Concerning  his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  ® which 
was  ®made  of  the  seed  of  David  aecording  to  the 
flesh  ; 

4  And  declared  to  he  the  Son  of  God  with  power, 
according  ® to  the  spirit  of  holiness,  by  the  resurrection 
from  the  dead  : 

5  By  whom  ® we  have  received  grace  and  apostleship, 
for  obedience  to  the  faith  among  all  nations,  for  his 
name  : 

6  Among:  whom  are  ye  also  the  called  of  Jesus 
Christ : 

7  To  all  that  be  in  Rome,  beloved  of  God,  called 
to  he  saints  : Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our 
Father,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

8  First,  I thank  my  God  through  Jesus  Christ  for 
you  all,  that  your  faith  is  spoken  of  throughout  the 
whole  world. 

9  For  i®God  is  my  witness,  whom  I serve  with  my 
spirit  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son,  that  without  ceasing  I 
make  mention  of  you  always  in  my  prayers  ; 

10  Making  request,  if  by  any  means  now  at  length 
I might  have  a prosperous  journey  by  the  will  of  God 
to  come  unto  you. 

11  For  I long  to  see  you,  that  I may  impart  unto 
you  some  spiritual  gift,  to  the  end  ye  may  be  estab- 
lished ; 

12  That  is,  that  I may  be  comforted  together  with 
you  by  the  mutual  faith  both  of  you  and  me. 

13  Now  I would  not  have  you  ignorant,  brethren, 
that  oftentimes  I purposed  to  come  unto  you,  (but 
2*  was  let  hitherto,)  that  I might  have  some  26  fruit 
among  you  also,  even  as  among  other  Gentiles. 

14  261  am  debtor  both  to  the  Greeks,  and  to  the 
Barbarians  ; both  to  the  wise,  and  to  the  unwise. 


1 Paul,  a “ servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  called  to  he  an 

2 apostle,  separated  unto  the  gospel  of  God,  which  he 
promised  afore  ^by  his  prophets  in  the  holy  scrip- 

3 tures,  concerning  his  Son,  who  was  born  of  the  seed 

4 of  David  according  to  the  flesh,  who  was  declared 
to  he  the  Son  of  God  with  power,  according  to  the 
spirit  of  holiness,  by  the  resurrection  of  the  dead  ; 

5 even  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  through  whom  we  re- 
ceived grace  and  apostleship,  unto  obedience  of 
faith  among  all  the  nations,  for  his  name’s  sake  : 

6 among  whom  are  ye  also,  called  to  he  Jesus  Christ’s  : 

7 to  all  that  are  in  Rome,  beloved  of  God,  called  to  he 
saints  : Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


8 First,  I thank  my  God  through  Jesus  Christ  for 
you  all,  that  your  faith  is  proclaimed  throughout 

9 the  whole  world.  For  God  is  my  witness,  whom  I 
serve  in  my  spirit  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son,  how*  un- 
ceasingly I make  mention  of  you,  always  in  my 

10  prayers  making  request,  if  by  any  means  now  at 
length  I may  be  prospered  » by  the  will  of  God  to 

11  come  unto  you.  For  I long  to  see  you,  that  I may 
impart  unto  you  some  spiritual  gift,  to  the  end  ye 

12  may  be  established  ; that  is,  that  I with  you  may  be 
comforted  in  you,  each  of  us  by  the  other’s  faith, 

13  both  yours  and  mine.  And  I would  not  have  you 
ignorant,  brethren,  that  oftentimes  I purposed  to 
come  unto  you  (and  was  hindered  hitherto),  that  I 
might  have  some  fruit  in  you  also,  even  as  in  the 

14  rest  of  the  Gentiles.  I am  debtor  both  to  Greeks 
and  to  Barbarians,  both  to  the  wise  and  to  the  fool- 


21  ch.  4.  31.  Eph.  6. 
19. 

1 Acts  22.  21.  1 Cor. 
. 1.  Gal.  1.  1.  1 Tim. 

1.  11.  & 2.  7.  2 Tim. 

1.  11. 

2 Acts  9.  15.  & 13.  2. 
Gal.  1.  15. 

3 See  on  Acts  26.  6. 
Tit.  1.  2. 


* ch.  3.  21.  & 16.  26. 
Gal.  3.  8. 

3 Matt.  1.  6,  16. 
Luke  1.  32.  Acts  2. 
30.  2 Tim.  2.  8. 

® John  1.  14.  Gal. 
4.4. 

1 Acts  13.  33. 

8 Heb.  9.  14. 

» ch.  12.  3.  & 15.  15. 


1 Cor.  15.  10.  Gal.  1. 
15.  & 2.  9.  Eph.  3. 
8. 

10  Acts  6.  7.  ch.  16. 
26. 

11  Acts  9.  15. 

12  ch.  9.  24.  1 Cor. 
1.  2.  1 Thess.  4.  7. 

13  1 Cor.  1.3.  2 Cor. 
1.  2.  Gal.  1.  3. 


14  1 Cor.  1.  4.  Phil. 

1.  3.  Col.  1.  3,  4.  1 

Thess.  1.  2.  Philem.  4. 

15  ch.  16.  19.  1 

Thess.  1.  8. 

10  ch.  9.  1.  2 Cor. 

1.  23.  Phil.  1.  8.  1 

Thess.  2.  5. 

11  Acts  27.  23.  2 

Tim.  1.  3. 


18  1 Thess.  3. 10. 

19  ch.  15.  23,  32.  1 
Thess.  3.  10. 

20  Jam.  4.  15. 

21  ch.  15.  29. 

22  Tit.  1.  4.  2 Pet. 

1.  1. 

23  ch.  15.  23. 

24  See  Acts  16.  7.  1 
Thess.  2.  18. 


25  Phil.  4.  17. 

26  1 Cor.  9.  16. 

a Gr.  bond-servant, 
b Or,  through, 
c Gr.  determined, 
d Or,  in. 
e Or,  to  the  faith, 
f Or,  because, 
g Gr.  in. 


ROMANS,  I. 


233 


15  So,  as  much  as  in  me  is,  I am  ready  to  preach  the 
gospel  to  you  that  are  at  Rome  also. 

16  For  I am  not  ashamed  of  the  gospel  of  Christ : 
for  it  is  the  power  of  God  unto  salvation  to  every 
one  that  belie veth  ; to  the  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the 
Greek. 

17  For  therein  is  the  righteousness  of  God  revealed 
from  faith  to  faith  : as  it  is  written,  The  just  shall 
live  by  faith. 

18  For  the  wrath  of  God  is  revealed  from  heaven 
against  all  ungodliness  and  unrighteousness  of  men,  who 
hold  the  truth  in  unrighteousness  ; 

19  Because  ®®that  which  may  be  known  of  God  is 
manifest  in  them  ; for  God  hath  shewed  it  unto 
them. 

20  For  the  invisible  things  of  him  from  the  crea- 
tion of  the  world  are  clearly  seen,  being  understood  by 
the  things  that  are  made,  even  his  eternal  power  and 
Godhead  ; so  that  they  are  without  excuse  : 

21  Because  that,  when  they  knew  God,  they  glorified 
him  not  as  God,  neither  were  thankful  ; but  became 
vain  in  their  imaginations,  and  their  foolish  heart  was 
darkened. 

22  Professing  themselves  to  be  wise,  they  became 
fools, 

23  And  changed  the  glory  of  the  uncorruptible  God 
into  an  image  made  like  to  corruptible  man,  and  to 
birds,  and  fourfooted  beasts,  and  creeping  things. 

24  39  Wherefore  God  also  gave  them  up  to  unclean- 
ness through  the  lusts  of  their  own  hearts,  ^®to  dis- 
honour their  own  bodies  between  themselves  : 

25  Who  changed  the  truth  of  God  into  a lie,  and 
worshipped  and  served  the  creature  more  than  the  Cre- 
ator, who  is  blessed  for  ever.  Amen. 

26  For  this  cause  God  gave  them  up  unto  vile  affec- 
tions : for  even  their  women  did  change  the  natural  use 
into  that  which  is  against  nature  : 

27  And  likewise  also  the  men,  leaving  the  natural  use 
of  the  woman,  burned  in  their  lust  one  toward  another  ; 
men  with  men  working  that  which  is  unseemly,  and  re- 
ceiving in  themselves  that  recompence  of  their  error 
which  was  meet. 

28  And  even  as  they  did  not  like  to  retain  God  in 
their  knowledge,  God  gave  them  over  to  a reprobate 
mind,  to  do  those  things  which  are  not  convenient  ; 

29  Being  filled  with  all  unrighteousness,  fornication, 
wickedness,  covetousness,  maliciousness  ; full  of  envy, 
murder,  debate,  deceit,  malignity  ; whisperers, 

30  Backbiters,  haters  of  God,  despiteful,  proud,  boast- 
ers, inventors  of  evil  things,  disobedient  to  parents, 

31  Without  understanding,  covenantbreakers,  with- 
out natural  affection,  implacable,  unmerciful  : 

32  Who  knowing  the  judgment  of  God,  that  they 
which  commit  such  things  are  worthy  of  death,  not 
only  do  the  same,  but  have  pleasure  in  them  that  do 
them. 


15  ish.  So,  as  much  as  in  me  is,  I am  ready  to  preach 

16  the  gospel  to  you  also  that  are  in  Rome.  For  I am 
not  ashamed  of  the  gospel  : for  it  is  the  power  of 
God  unto  salvation  to  every  one  that  believeth  ; to 

17  the  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the  Greek.  For  therein  is 
revealed  a righteousness  of  God  * by  faith  untp 
faith  : as  it  is  written.  But  the  righteous  shall  live 
* by  faith. 

18  For  ' the  wrath  of  God  is  revealed  from  heaven 
against  all  ungodliness  and  unrighteousness  of  men, 

19  who  -^  hold  down  the  truth  in  unrighteousness  ; be- 
cause that  which  may  be  known  of  God  is  manifest 

20  in  them  ; for  God  manifested  it  unto  them.  For 
the  invisible  things  of  him  since  the  creation  of  the 
world  are  clearly  seen,  being  perceived  through  the 
things  that  are  made,  even  his  everlasting  power  and 

21  divinity  ; * that  they  may  be  without  excuse  : be- 
cause that,  knowing  God,  they  glorified  him  not  as 
God,  neither  gave  thanks  ; but  became  vain  in  their 

22  reasonings,  and  their  senseless  heart  was  darkened. 
Professing  themselves  to  be  wise,  they  became  fools, 

23  and  changed  the  glory  of  the  incorruptible  God  for 
the  likeness  of  an  image  of  corruptible  man,  and  of 
birds,  and  fourfooted  beasts,  and  creeping  things. 


24  Wherefore  God  gave  them  up  in  the  lusts  of  their 
hearts  unto  uncleanness,  that  their  bodies  should  be 

25  dishonoured  among  themselves  : for  that  they  ex- 
changed the  truth  of  God  for  a lie,  and  worshipped 
and  served  the  creature  rather  than  the  Creator, 
who  is  blessed  ^ for  ever.  Amen. 

26  For  this  cause  God  gave  them  up  unto  ^vile 
passions  : for  their  women  changed  the  natural  use 

27  into  that  which  is  against  nature  : and  likewise  also 
the  men,  leaving  the  natural  use  of  the  woman, 
burned  in  their  lust  one  toward  another,  men  with 
men  w’orking  unseemliness,  and  receiving  in  them- 
selves that  recompense  of  their  error  which  was  due. 

28  And  even  as  they  ” refused  to  have  God  in  their 
knowledge,  God  gave  them  up  unto  a reprobate 

29  mind,  to  do  those  things  which  are  not  fitting  ; being 
filled  with  all  unrighteousness,  wickedness,  covet- 
ousness, maliciousness  ; full  of  envy,  murder,  strife, 

30  deceit,  malignity  ; whisperers,  backbiters,  ® hateful 
to  God,  insolent,  haughty,  boastful,  inventors  of 

31  evil  things,  disobedient  to  parents,  without  under- 
standing, covenant-breakers,  without  natural  affec- 

32  tion,  unmerciful  : who,  knowing  the  ordinance  of 
God,  that  they  which  practise  such  things  are  worthy 
of  death,  not  only  do  the  same,  but  also  consent 
with  them  that  practise  them. 


« Ps.  40. 9, 10.  Mark 
8.  38.  2 Tim.  1.  8. 

28  1 Cor.  1.  18.  & 15. 

2. 

2»  Luke  2.  30.  31,  32. 
& 24.  47.  Acts  3.  26. 
& 13.  26,  46.  ch.  2.  9. 
so  ch.  3.  21. 
siHab.  2.  4.  John 


3.36.  Gal.  3. 11.  Phil. 
3.  9.  Heh.  10.  38. 

32  Acts  17.  30.  Eph. 
5.  6.  Col.  3.  6. 

33  Acts  14.  17. 

3«  John  1.  9. 

35  Ps.  19.  1,  &c. 

Acts  14.  17.  & 17.  27. 
86  2 Kin.  17. 15.  Jer. 


2.5.  Eph.  4.  17,  18. 

37  Jer.  10.  14. 

38  Deut.  4 16,  &c. 
Ps.  106.  20.  Is.  40.  18, 
25.  Jer.  2.  11.  Ezek. 
8.  10.  Acts  17.  29. 

39  Ps.  81.  12.  Acts 
7.  42.  Eph.  4.  18,  19. 
2 Thess.  2.  11, 12. 


♦0  1 Cor.  6.  18.  1 

Thess.  4.  4.  1 Pet.  4. 
3. 

« Lev.  18.  22. 

« 1 These.  1.  9.  1 

John  5.  20. 

♦3  Is.  44.  20.  Jer.  10. 
14.  & 13.  25.  Amos 
2.  4. 


. 18.  22,  23.  j Or,  hold  the  truth. 
12.  Jude  10.  k Or,  so  that  they 
5.  4.  are. 

2.  I Gr.  unto  the  ages. 

ni  Gr.  passions  of 
Hos.  dishonour. 

n Gr.  did  not  ap~ 

of  God. 


t 


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ROMANS,  II. 


CHAPTER  11. 

1 They  that  sin,  though  they  condemn  it  in  others,  cannot  excuse  them- 
selves, <j  and  much  less  escape  the  judgment  of  God,  9 whether  they 
be  Jews  or  Gentiles.  14  The  Gentues  cannot  escape,  17  nor  yet  the 
Jews,  25  whom  their  circumcision  shall  not  profit,  if  they  keep  not  the 
law. 


Therefore  thou  art  ^ inexcusable,  O man,  who- 
soever thou  art  that  judgest  : ^for  wherein  thou 
judgest  another,  thou  condemnest  thyself  ; for  thou  that 
judgest  doest  the  same  things. 

2  But  we  are  sure  that  the  judgment  of  God  is 
according  to  truth  against  them  which  commit  such 
things. 

3  And  thinkest  thou  this,  O man,  that  judgest  them 
which  do  such  things,  and  doest  the  same,  that  thou 
shalt  escape  the  judgment  of  God  ? 

4  Or  despisest  thou  ^the  riches  of  his  goodness  and 
^ forbearance  and  ^ longsufPering  ; ® not  knowing  that 
the  goodness  of  God  leadeth  thee  to  repentance  ? 

5  But  after  thy  hardness  and  impenitent  heart  trea- 
surest  up  unto  thyself  wrath  against  the  day  of  wrath 
and  revelation  of  the  righteous  judgment  of  God  ; 

6  ® Who  will  render  to  every  man  according  to  his 
deeds  : 

7  To  them  who  by  patient  continuance  in  well  doing 
seek  for  glory  and  honour  and  immortality,  eternal 
life  : 

8  But  unto  them  that  are  contentious,  and  ® do  not 
obey  the  truth,  but  obey  unrighteousness,  indignation 
and  wrath, 

9  Tribulation  and  anguish,  upon  every  soul  of  man 
that  doeth  evil,  of  the  Jew  first,  and  also  of  the  Gen- 
tile ; 

10  But  glory,  honour,  and  peace,  to  every  man  that 
worketh  good,  to  the  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the  Gentile  : 
— H'  Fdr^here  is  no  respect  of  persons  with  God. 

12  For  as  many  as  have  sinned  without  law  shall  also 
perish  without  IgLW  : and  as  many  as  have  sinned  in  the 
law  shall  be  judged  by  the  law  ; 

13  (For  i®not  the  hearers  of  the  law  are  just  before 
God,  but  the  doers  of  the  law  shall  be  justified. 

14  For  when  the  Gentiles,  which  have  not  the  law, 
do  by  nature  the  things  contained  in  the  law,  these, 
having  not  the  law,  are  a law  unto  themselves  : 

15  Which  shew  the  wQrk  of  the  law'  written  in  their 
hearts,  their  conscience  ah?o  bearing  witness,  and  their 
thoughts  the  mean  while  aopusing  or  else  excusing  one 
another  ;) 

16  i^In  the  day  when  God  shall  judge  the  secrets  of 
men  ^^by  Jesus  Christ  according  to  my  gospel. 

17  Behold,  ^’^thou  art  called  a Jew,  and  ^®restest  in 
the  law,  and  makest  thy  boast  of  God, 

18  And  knowest  his  will,  and  approves!  the  things 
that  are  more  excellent,  being  instructed  out  of  the  law  ; 

19  And  22  art  confident  that  thou  thyself  art  a guide 
of  the  blind,  a light  of  them  which  are  in  darkness, 

20  An  instructor  of  the  foolish,  a teacher  of  babes, 
23  which  hast  the  form  of  knowledge  and  of  the  truth 
ip  the  law. 

s.  62.  « 1 Pet.  1.  7. 

Jer.  i2Deut.  10.  17.  2 

att.  Chr.  19.  7.  Job  34. 
1 19.  Acts  10.  34.  Gal. 
5.  2.  G.  Eph.  G.  9.  Col. 
C.  3.  25.  1 Pet.  1.  17. 

1'  Matt.  7.  21.  Jam. 
1.  1.  22,  23,  25.  1 John 

3.  7. 

3 Eccles.  12.  14. 

Matt.  25.  31.  John  12. 
48.  ch.  3.  6.  1 Cor. 


2  Wherefore  thou  art  without  excuse,  O man,  who- 
soever thou  art  that  judgest  : for  wherein  thou 
judgest  “ another,  thou  condemnest  thyself  ; for 
thou  that  judgest  dost  practise  the  same  things. 

2 ^And  we  know  that  the  judgement  of  God  is  ac- 
cording to  truth  against  them  that  practise  such 

3 things.  And  reckonest  thou  this,  O man,  who  judg- 
est them  that  practise  such  things,  and  doest  the 
same,  that  thou  shaft  escape  the  judgement  of  God  ? 

4 Or  despisest  thou  the  riches  of  his  goodness  and 
forbearance  and  longsuffering,  not  knowing  that  the 

5 goodness  of  God  leadeth  thee  to  repentance  ? but 
after  thy  hardness  and  impenitent  heart  treasures! 
up  for  thyself  wrath  in  the  day  of  wrath  and  reve- 

6 lation  of  the  righteous  judgement  of  God  ; who 
will  render  to  every  man  according  to  his  works  : 

7 to  them  that  by  patience  in  well-doing  seek  for 

8 glory  and  honour  and  incorruption,  eternal  life  : but 
unto  them  that  are  factious,  and  obey  not  the  truth, 
but  obey  unrighteousness,  shall  he  wrath  and  indig- 

9 nation,  tribulation  and  anguish,  upon  every  soul  of 
man  that  worketh  evil,  of  the  Jew  first,  and  also 

10  of  the  Greek  ; but  glory  and  honour  and  peace  to 
every  man  that  worketh  good,  to  the  Jew  first,  and 

11  also  to  the  Greek  : for  there  is  no  respect  of  per- 

12  sons  with  God.  For  as  many  as  have  sinned  without 
law  shall  also  perish  without  law  : and  as  many  as 

13  have  sinned  under  law  shall  be  judged  by  law  ; for 
not  the  hearers  of  a law  are  ^ just  before  God,  but 

14  the  doers  of  a law  shall  be  ^ justified  : for  when 
Gentiles  which  have  no  law  do  by  nature  the  things 
of  the  law,  these,  having  no  law,  are  a law  unto 

15  themselves  ; in  that  they  shew  the  work  of  the  law 
written  in  their  hearts,  their  conscience  bearing  wit- 
ness therewith,  and  their  « thoughts  one  with  another 

16  accusing  or  else  excusing  them ; in  the  day  when 
God shall  judge  the  secrets  of  men,  according  to 
my  gospel,  by  Jesus  Christ. 


17  But  if  thou  bearest  the  name  of  a Jew,  and  rest- 

18  est  upon  S'  the  law,  and  glories!  in  God,  and  knowest 
* his  will,  and  * approves!  the  things  that  are  excel- 

19  lent,  being  instructed  out  of  the  law,  and  art  con- 
fident that  thou  thyself  art  a guide  of  the  blind,  a 

20  light  of  them  that  are  in  darkness,  ^ a corrector  of 
the  foolish,  a teacher  of  babes,  having  in  the  law  the 


4.  5.  Rev.  20.  12. 

15  John  5.  22.  Acts 

10.  42.  & 17.  31.  2 

Tim.  4. 1,8.  lPet.4. 

6. 

16  ch.  16.  25.  1 Tim. 
1.  11.  2 Tim.  2.  8. 

11  Matt.  3.  9.  John 
8.  33.  ch.  9.  6,  7.  2 
Cor.  11.  22. 

18  Mic.  3.  11.  ch.  9. 
4. 


19  Is.  45.  26.  & 48.  2. 
John  8.  41. 

26  Dent.  4.  8.  Ps. 
147.  19,  20. 

21  Phil.  1.  10. 

22  Matt.  15. 14.  & 23. 
16,  17,  19,  24.  John  9. 
34,  40,  41. 

23  ch.  6.  17.  2 Tim. 

1.  13.  & 3.  5. 

a Gr.  the  other. 


b Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  For. 
c Or,  righteous, 
d Or,  accounted 
righteous. 

e Or,  reasonings, 
f Or,  judgeth. 
g Or,  a law. 
h Or,  the  Will, 
i Or,  provest  the 
things  that  differ, 
j Or,  an  instructor 


ROMANS,  III. 


235 


21  ^ Thou  therefore  which  teachest  another,  teachest 
thou  not  thyself  ? thou  that  preachest  a man  should 
not  steal,  dost  thou  steal  ? 

22  Thou  that  sayest  a man  should  not  commit 
adultery,  dost  thou  commit  adultery  ? thou  that  abhor- 
rest  idols,  dost  thou  commit  sacrilege  ? 

23  Thou  that  ^ makest  thy  boast  of  the  law,  through 
breaking  the  law  dishonourest  thou  God  ? 

24  For  the  name  of  God  is  blasphemed  among  the 
Gentiles  through  you,  as  it  is  written. 

25  For  circumcision  verily  profiteth,  if  thou  keep 
the  law  : but  if  thou  be  a breaker  of  the  law,  thy  cir- 
cumcision is  made  uncircumcision. 

26  Therefore  ® if  the  uncircumcision  keep  the  right- 
eousness of  the  law,  shall  not  his  imcircumcision  be 
counted  for  circumcision  ? 

27  And  shall  not  uncircumcision  which  is  by  nature,  if 
it  fulfil  the  law,  judge  thee,  who  by  the  letter  and  cir- 
cumcision dost  transgress  the  law  ? 

28  For  he  is  not  a Jew,  which  is  one  outwardly  ; 
neither  is  that  circumcision,  which  is  outward  in  the 
flesh  : 

29  But  he  w a Jew,  which  is  one  inwardly  ; and 
circumcision  is  that  of  the  heart,  in  the  spirit,  and 

not  in  the  letter  ; whose  praise  is  not  of  men,  but  of 
God. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 The  Jews'  prervgntive  : 3 which  they  have  not  lost : 9 howbeit  the  lav) 
convinceth  them  also  of  sin:  20  therefore  no  flesh  is  justified  by  the 
law^  28  but  all,  without  difference,  by  faith  only  i 31  and  yet  the  law  is 
not  abolished, 

WHAT  advantage  then  hath  the  Jew?  or  what 
profit  is  there  of  circumcision  ? 

2  Much  every  way  : chiefly,  because  that  ^ unto  them 
were  committed  the  oracles  of  God. 

3  For  what  if  ^some  did  not  believe?  ^ shall  their 
unbelief  make  the  faith  of  God  without  effect  ? 

4  ^God  forbid:  yea,  let  ®God  be  true,  but  ® every 
man  a liar  ; as  it  is  written,  That  thou  mightest  be 
justified  in  thy  sayingSj  and  mightest  overcome  when 
thou  art  judged. 

5  But  if  our  unrighteousness  commend  the  righteous'- 
ness  of  God,  what  shall  we  say  ? Is  God  unrighteous 
who  taketh  vengeance  ? I speak  as  a man) 

6  God  forbid  : for  then  ® how  shall  God  judge  the 
world  ? 

7  For  if  the  truth  of  God  hath  more  abounded 
through  my  lie  unto  his  glory  ; why  yet  am  I also 
judged  as  a sinner  ? 

8  And  not  rather^  (as  we  be  slanderously  reported, 
and  as  some  affirm  that  we  say,)  Let  us  do  evil,  that 
good  may  come  ? whose  damnation  is  just. 

9  What  then  ? are  we  better  than  they  f No,  in  no 
wise  : for  we  have  before  proved  both  Jews  and  Gen- 
tiles, that  they  are  all  under  sin  ; 

10  As  it  is  written,  There  is  none  righteous,  no,  not 
one  : 

11  There  is  none  that  understandeth,  there  is  none 
that  seeketh  after  God. 

12  They  are  all  gone  out  of  the  way,  they  are  to- 


21  form  of  knowledge  and  of  the  truth  ; thou  there- 
fore that  teachest  another,  teachest  thou  not  thy- 
self ? thou  that  preachest  a man  should  not  steal, 

22  dost  thou  steal?  thou  that  sayest  a man  should 
not  commit  adultery,  dost  thou  commit  adultery  ? 
thou  that  abhorrest  idols,  dost  thou  * rob  temples  ? 

23  thou  who  gloriest  in  Hhe  law,  through  thy  trans- 

24  gression  of  the  law  dishonourest  thou  God  ? For 
the  name  of  God  is  blasphemed  among  the  Gentiles 

25  because  of  you,  even  as  it  is  written.  For  circum- 
cision indeed  profiteth,  if  thou  be  a doer  of  the  law  : 
but  if  thou  be  a transgressor  of  the  law,  thy  circum- 

26  cision  is  become  uncircumcision.  If  therefore  the 
uncircumcision  keep  the  ordinances  of  the  law,  shall 
not  his  uncircumcision  be  reckoned  for  circumci- 

27  sion  ? and  shall  not  the  uncircumcision  which  is  by 
nature,  if  it  fulfil  the  law,  judge  thee,  who  with  the 
letter  and  circumcision  art  a transgressor  of  the 

28  law  ? For  he  is  not  a Jew,  which  is  one  outwardly  ; 
neither  is  that  circumcision,  which  is  outward  in  the 

29  flesh  ; but  he  is  a Jew,  which  is  one  inwardly  ; and 
circumcision  is  that  of  the  heart,  in  the  spirit,  not 
in  the  letter  ; whose  praise  is  not  of  men,  but  of 
God. 


3 What  advantage  then  hath  the  Jew  ? or  what  is 

2 the  profit  of  circumcision  ? Much  every  way  : first 
of  all,  that  they  were  intrusted  with  the  oracles  of 

3 God.  For  what  if  some  were  without  faith  ? shall 
their  want  of  faith  make  of  none  effect  the  faithful- 

4 ness  of  God  ? “ God  forbid  : yea,  let  God  be  found 
true,  but  every  man  a liar  ; as  it  is  written, 

That  thou  mightest  be  justified  in  thy  words. 

And  mightest  prevail  when  thou  comest  into 
judgement. 

6  But  if  our  unrighteousness  commendeth  the  right- 
eousness of  God,  what  shall  we  say  ? Is  God  un- 
righteous who  visiteth  with  wrath  ? (I  speak  after 

6 the  manner  of  men.)  God  forbid  : for  then  how 

7 shall  God  judge  the  world?  ®But  if  the  truth  of 
God  through  my  lie  abounded  nnto  his  glory,  why 

8 am  I also  still  judged  as  a sinner  ? and  why  not  (as 
we  be  slanderously  reported,  and  as  some  affirm 
that  we  say),  Let  us  do  evil,  that  good  may  come  ? 
whose  condemnation  is  just. 

9 What  then?  '^are  we  in  worse  case  than  they? 
No,  in  no  wise  : for  we  before  laid  to  the  charge 
both  of  Jews  and  Greeks,  that  they  are  all  under 

10  sin  ; as  it  is  written. 

There  is  none  righteous,  no,  not  one  ; 

11  There  is  none  that  understandeth, 

There  is  none  that  seeketh  after  God  ; 

12  They  have  all  turned  aside,  they  are  together  be- 

come unprofitable  ; 


2«p8.  60.  16,  &c.  80  Matt.  12.  41,42.  36  i Cor.  4.  5.  2 Cor.  9.  6.  & 11.  29.  2 Tim.  o Gen.  18.  26.  Job  k Or,  commit  sacri- 

Matt.  23.  3,  &c.  3i  Matt.  3.  9.  John  10.  18.  1 Thess.  2.  2.  13.  8.  3.  & 34.  17.  teoe. 

25  Mai.  3.  8.  8.  39.  ch.  9.  G,  7.  Gal.  4.  * Job  40.  8.  lo  ch.  6.  20.  & 6.  1,  I Or,  n law, 

25  ver.  17.  6.  16.  Rev.  2.  9.  i Dent.  4.  7,  8.  Ps.  6 John  3.  33.  16.  a Gr.  He  it  not  so: 

22  2 Sam.  12.  14.  Is.  32 1 pet.  3.  4.  147.  19,  20.  ch.  2.  18.  o Ps.  62.  9.  & 116.  n ver.  23.  Gal.  3.  and  so  elsewhere. 

62.  6.  Ezek.  36.  20,  33  phil.  3.  3.  Col.  2.  & 9.  4.  11.  22.  b Many  ancient  au- 

23-  11.  2 ch.  10.  16.  Heb.  2 pg,  5p  4,  >2  pg,  14,  2,3.  & thorities  read 

23  Gal.  6.  3.  34  ch.  7.  6.  2 Cor.  4.  2.  s ch.  6.  19.  Gal.  3.  63.  1.  c Or,  do  we  excuse 

*0  Acts  10.  34, 36.  3.6.  3 jfum.  23.19.  ch.  15.  ourselves  f 


236 


ROMANS,  IV. 


getlier  become  unprofitable  ; there  is  none  that  doeth 
good,  no,  not  one. 

13  Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre  ; with  their 
tongues  they  have  used  deceit ; the  poison  of  asps  is 
under  their  lips  : 

14  1®  Whose  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  bitterness  : 

15  13  Their  feet  are  swift  to  shed  blood  : 

16  Destruction  and  misery  are  in  their  ways  : 

17  And  the  way  of  peace  have  they  not  known  : 

18  11  There  is  no  fear  of  God  before  their  eyes. 

19  Now  we  know  that  what  things  soever  i^  the  law 
saith,  it  saith  to  them  who  are  under  the  law  : that 
1^  every  mouth  may  be  stopped,  and  ^ all  the  world  may 
become  guilty  before  God. 

20  Therefore  ^i  by  the  deeds  of  the  law  there  shall 
no  flesh  be  justified  in  his  sight : for  the  law  is  the 
knowledge  of  sin. 

21  But  now  23 the  righteousness  of  God  without  the 
law  is  manifested,  24  being  witnessed  by  the  law  25  and 
the  prophets  ; 

22  Even  the  righteousness  of  God  ^vhic^l  is  2®  by  faith 
of  Jesus  Christ  unto  all  and  upon  all  them  that  believe  : 
for  27  there  is  no  difference  : 

23  For  28  all  have  sinned,  and  come  short  of  the  glory 
of  God  ; 

24  Being  justified  freely  29  by  his  grace  through 
the  redemption  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

25  Whom  God  hath  set  forth  3i  to  be  a propitiation 
through  faith  his  blood,  to  declare  his  righteous- 
ness 33  for  the  remission  of  34  sins  that  are  past,  through 
the  forbearance  of  God  ; 

26  To  declare,  I say,  at  this  time  his  righteousness  : 
that  he  might  be  just,  and  the  justifier  of  him  which  be- 
lieveth  in  Jesus. 

27  35  Where  is  boasting  then  ? It  is  excluded.  By 
what  law  ? of  works  ? Nay  : but  by  the  law  of  faith. 

28  Therefore  we  conclude ‘35  that  a man  is  justified 
by  faith  without  the  deeds  of  the  law. 

29  Is  he  the  God  of  the  Jews  only  ? is  he  not  also  of 
the  Gentiles  ? Yes,  of  the  Gentiles  also  : 

30  Seeing  37  it  one  God,  which  shall  justify  the 
circumcision  by  faith,  and  uncircumcision  through 
faith. 

31  Do  we  then  make  void  the  law  through  faith  ? 
God  forbid  : yea,  we  establish  the  law. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1 Abraham's  faith  was  imputed  to  him  for  righteousness^  10  before  he 
was  circumcised.  13  Bxj  faith  only  he  and  his  seed  received  the  prom- 
ise. 16  Abraham  is  the  father  of  all  that  believe.  24  Our  faith  also 
shall  be  imputed  to  us  for  righteousness. 

WHAT  shall  we  say  then  that  ^Abraham  our  fa- 
ther, as  pertaining  to  the  flesh,  hath  found  ? 

2  For  if  Abraham  were  2 justified  by  works,  he  hath 
whereof  to  glory  ; but  not  before  God. 

3  For  what  saith  the  scripture  ? 3Abraham  believed 
God,  and  it  was  counted  unto  him  for  righteousness. 


Ps.  5.  9.  Jer.  5. 

16. 

n Ps.  140.  3. 

Ps.  10.  7. 

10  Pro.  1.  16.  Is.  59. 
7,  8. 

u Ps.  36.  1. 

18  John  10.  34.  & 15. 
25. 

19  Job  5.  16.  Ps. 
107.  42.  Ezek.  16.  63. 
ch.  1.  20.  & 2.  1. 

20  ver.  9,  23.  ch,  2. 


21  Ps.  143.  2.  Acts 
13.  39.  Gal.  2.  16.  & 3. 
11.  Eph.  2.  8, 9.  Tit. 

3.  5. 

22  ch.  7.  7. 

28  Acts  15.  11.  ch.  1. 
17.  Phil.  3. 9.  Heb.ll. 

4,  &c. 

24  John  5.  46.  Acts 
26.  22. 

20  ch.  1.  2.  1 Pet.  1. 
10. 

26  ch.  4.  throughout. 

21  ch.  10.  12.  Gal.  3. 
28.  Col.  3.  11. 


28  ver.  9.  ch.  11.  32. 
Gal.  3.  22. 

29  ch.  4.  16.  Eph.  2. 

8.  Tit.  3.  5,  7. 

30  Matt.  20.  28.  Eph. 

1.  7.  Col.  1.  14.  1 

Tim,  2.  6.  Heb.  9.  12. 
1 Pet.  1.  18,  19. 

31  Lev.  16. 15.  1 John 

2.  2.  & 4.  10. 

82  Col.  1.  20. 

33  Acts  13.  38, 39.  1 
Tim.  1.  15. 

34  Acts  17,  30.  Heb. 

9.  15. 


There  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  so  much 
as  one  : 

13  Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre  ; 

With  their  tongues  they  have  used  deceit : 

, The  poison  of  asps  is  under  their  lips  : 

14  Whose  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  bitterness  : 

15  Their  feet  are  swift  to  shed  blood  ; 

16  Destruction  and  misery  are  in  their  ways  ; 

17  And  the  way  of  peace  have  they  not  known  : 

18  There  is  no  fear  of  God  before  their  eyes. 

19  Now  we  know  that  what  things  soever  the  law 
saith,  it  speaketh  to  them  that  are  under  the  law  ; 
that  every  mouth  may  be  stopped,  and  all  the  world 

20  may  be  brought  under  the  judgement  of  God  : be- 
cause ‘^by  «the  works  of  the  law  shall  no  flesh  be 
•^justified  in  his  sight  : for  through  the  hcWcometh 

21  the  knowledge  of  sin.  But  now  apart  from  the  law 
a righteousness  of  God  hath  been  manifested,  being 

22  witnessed  by  the  law  and  the  prophets  ; even  the 
righteousness  of  God  through  faith  * in  Jesus  Christ 
unto  all  ^ them  that  believe  ; for  there  is  no  distinc- 

23  tion  ; for  all  have  sinned,  and  fall  short  of  the  glory 

24  of  God  ; being  justified  freely  by  his  grace  through 

25  the  redemption  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus  : whom  God 
•^  set  forth  ^to  he  a propitiation,  through  Haith,  by 
his  blood,  to  shew  his  righteousness,  because  of  the 
passing  over  of  the  sins  done  aforetime,  in  the  for- 

26  bearance  of  God  ; for  the  shewing,  I say,  of  his 
righteousness  at  this  present  season  : that  he  might 
himself  be  ”'just,  and  the  justifier  of  him  that 

27  ” hath  faith  * in  Jesus.  Where  then  is  the  glorying  ? 
It  is  excluded.  By  what  manner  of  law  ? of  works  ? 

28  Nay  : but  by  a law  of  faith.  ®We  reckon  therefore 
that  a man  is  justified  by  faith  apart  from  «the 

29  works  of  the  law.  Or  is  God  the  God  of  Jews  only  ? 
is  he  not  the  God  of  Gentiles  also  ? Y ea,  of  Gentiles 

30  also  : if  so  be  that  God  is  one,  and  he  shall  justify 
the  circumcision  ‘^by  faith,  and  the  uncircumcision 

31  P through  faith.  Do  we  then  make  ^the  law  of 
none  effect  p through  faith  ? God  forbid  : nay,  we 
establish  « the  law. 


4  What  then  shall  we  say  « that  Abraham,  our  fore- 

2 father  according  to  the  flesh,  hath  found  ? For  if 
Abraham  was  justified  ^ by  works,  he  hath  whereof 

3 to  glory  ; but  not  toward  God.  For  what  saith  the 
scripture  ? And  Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was 


36  ch.  2.  17,  23.  & 4. 

2.  29,  31. 
EphTO. 

30  ver.  20,  21,  22. 
Acts  13,  38,  39.  ch,  8. 

3.  Gal.  2.  16. 

37  ch.  10. 12, 13.  Gal. 
3.  8,  20,  28, 

1 Is.  51.  2.  Matt,  3. 
9.  John  8.  33,  39.  2 
Cor.  11.  22, 

2 ch.  3.  20,  27,  28. 

8 Gen.  15.  6.  Gal,  3. 
6.  Jam.  2.  23. 
d,  Gr.  out  of. 


e Or,  works  of  law. 
f Or,  accounted 
righteous, 
g Or,  through  law. 
h Or,  of. 

i Some  ancient  au- 
thorities add  and  upon 
all. 

j Or,  purposed, 
k Or,  to  be  propitia- 
tory. 

I Or,  faith  in  his 
blood. 

m See  ch.  2. 13,  mar- 
gin. 


n Gr.  is  of  faith. 

0 Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  For  we 
reckon. 

p Or,  through  the 
faith. 

q Or,  law. 

a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  of  Abra- 
ham, our  forefather 
according  to  the  flesh  f 
b Gr.  out  of. 


BOMANS,  lY. 


237 


*to  liim  that  worketh  is  the  reward  not  reck- 
oned^p  grace,  but  of  debt. 

5 Bit  to  him  that  worketh  not,  but  believeth  on  him 
that  Wistifieth  ® the  ungodly,  his  faith  is  counted  for 
righteousness. 

6 Evep  as  David  also  describeth  the  blessedness  of 
the  man,  unto  whom  God  imputeth  righteousness  with- 
out works, 

7 Saying,  ® Blessed  are  they  whose  iniquities  are  for- 
given, and  whose  sins  are  covered. 

8 Blessed  is  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord  will  not  im- 
pute sin. 

9 Cometh  this  blessedness  then  upon  the  circumcision 
only,  or  upon  the  uncircumcision  also  ? for  we  say  that 
faith  was  reckoned  to  Abraham  for  righteousness. 

10  How  was  it  then  reckoned  ? when  he  was  in  cir- 
cumcision, or  in  uncircumcision  ? Not  in  circumcision, 
but  in  uncircumcision. 

11  And  he  received  the  sign  of  circumcision,  a seal 
of  the  righteousness  of  the  faith  which  he  had  yet  be- 
ing uncircuiucised  : that  ® he  might  be  the  father  of  all 
them  that  believe,  though  they  be  not  circumcised  ; that 
righteousness  might  be  imputed  unto  them  also  : 

12  And  the  father  of  circumcision  to  them  who  are 
not  of  the  circumcision  only,  but  who  also  walk  in  the 
steps  of  that  faith  of  our  father  Abraham,  which  he  had 
being  yet  uncircumcised. 

13  For  the  promise,  that  he  should  be  the  ® heir  of 
the  worl^  was  not  to  Abraham,  or  to  his  seed,  through 
the  la\vjjPut  through  the  righteousness  of  faith. 

14  h or  if  they  which  are  of  the  law  he  heirs,  faith 
is  made  void,  and  the  promise  made  of  none  effect  : 

15  Because  nthe  law  worketh  wrath  : for  where  no 
law  is,  there  is  no  transgression. 

16  Therefore  it  is  of  faith,  that  it  might  be  by  grace  ; 

to  tie  end  the  promise  might  be  sure  to  all  the  seed  ; 

not  to  that  only  which  is  of  the  law,  but  to  that  also 
which  is  of  the  faith  of  Abraham  ; who  is  the  father 

[As  it  is  written,  i®  I have  made  thee  a father  of 
lations,)  before  him  whom  he  believed,  even  God, 

I quickeneth  the  dead,  and  calleth  those  things 
[be  not  as  though  they  were. 

~^ho  against  hope  believed  in  hope,  that  he  might 
le  the  father  of  many  nations,  according  to  that 
] was  spoken,  i®  So  shall  thy  seed  be. 

id  being  not  weak  in  faith,  i®  he  considered  not 
[n  body  now  dead,  when  he  was  about  an  hundred 
)ld,  neither  yet  the  deadness  of  Sarah’s  womb  : 
le  staggered  not  at  the  promise  of  God  through 
if  ; but  was  strong  in  faith,  giving  glory  to  God  ; 
ind  being  fully  persuaded  that,  what  he  had 
sed,  he  was  able  also  to  perform, 
ind  therefore  it  was  imputed  to  him  for  right- 
|ss. 

Tow  21  it  was  not  written  for  his  sake  alone,  that 
[imputed  to  him  ; 

>ut  for  us  also,  to  whom  it  shall  be  imputed,  if 
lieve  22  on  him  that  raised  up  Jesus  our  Lord  from 
lad  ; 

r®  Who  was  delivered  for  our  offences,  and  24  was 
rai*  again  for  our  justification. 


man] 
16 


cirtl.  6. 

6 j1.  24.  2. 
e P^2.  1,  2. 

Gei.  17.  10. 

® ver.  12,  16. 
19.  9.  Gl.  3.  7. 


Luke 


» Gen.  17. 4,  &c.  Gal. 
3.  29. 

•0  Gal.  3.  18. 
u ch.  3.  20.  & 5.  13, 
20.  & 7.  8,  10,  11.  1 
Cor.  15.  56.  2 Cor.  3. 
7,  9.  Gal.  3.  10,  19.  1 


John  3.  4. 

12  ch.  3.  24. 

23  Gal.  3.  22. 
u Is.  51.  2.  ch.  9.  8. 
25  Gen.  17.  5. 

I'ich.  8.  11.  Eph.  2. 

1,  6. 


4 reckoned  unto  him  for  righteousness.  Now  to  him 
that  worketh,  the  reward  is  not  reckoned  as  of  grace, 

5 but  as  of  debt.  But  to  him  that  worketh  not,  but 
believeth  on  him  that  justifieth  the  ungodly,  his  faith 

6 is  reckoned  for  righteousness.  Even  as  David  also 
pronounceth  blessing  upon  the  man,  unto  whom  God 

7 reckoneth  righteousness  apart  from  works,  saying, 

Blessed  are  they  whose  iniquities  are  forgiven, 
And  whose  sins  are  covered. 

8 Blessed  is  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord  will  not 

reckon  sin. 

9 Is  this  blessing  then  pronounced  upon  the  circum- 
cision, or  upon  the  uncircumcision  also  ? for  we  say, 
To  Abraham  his  faith  was  reckoned  for  righteous- 

10  ness.  How  then  was  it  reckoned  ? when  he  was  in 
circumcision,  or  in  uncircumcision  ? Not  in  circum- 

11  cision,  but  in  uncircumcision  : and  he  received  the 
sign  of  circumcision,  a seal  of  the  righteousness  of 
the  faith  which  he  had  while  he  was  in  uncircum- 
cision : that  he  might  be  the  father  of  all  them  that 
believe,  though  they  be  in  uncircumcision,  that 

12  righteousness  might  be  reckoned  unto  them  ; and 
the  father  of  circumcision  to  them  who  not  only  are 
of  the  circumcision,  but  who  also  walk  in  the  steps 
of  that  faith  of  our  father  Abraham  which  he  had  in 

13  uncircumcision.  For  not  ‘^through  the  law  was  the 
promise  to  Abraham  or  to  his  seed,  that  he  should 
be  heir  of  the  world,  but  through  the  righteousness 

14  of  faith.  For  if  they  which  are  of  the  law  be 
heirs,  faith  is  made  void,  and  the  promise  is  made  of 

15  none  effect  : for  the  law  worketh  wrath  ; but  where 

16  there  is  no  law,  neither  is  there  transgression.  For 
this  cause  it  is  of  faith,  that  it  may  he  according  to 
grace  ; to  the  end  that  the  promise  may  be  sure  to 
all  the  seed  ; not  to  that  only  which  is  of  the  law, 
but  to  that  also  which  is  of  the  faith  of  Abraham, 

17  who  is  the  father  of  us  all  (as  it  is  written,  A father 
of  many  nations  have  I made  thee)  before  him 
whom  he  believed,  even  God,  who  quickeneth  the 
dead,  and  calleth  the  things  that  are  not,  as  though 

18  they  were.  Who  in  hope  believed  against  hope,  to 
the  end  that  he  might  become  a father  of  many 
nations,  according  to  that  which  had  been  spoken,  So 

19  shall  thy  seed  be.  And  without  being  weakened  in 
faith  he  considered  his  own  body  ^ now  as  good  as 
dead  (he  being  about  a hundred  years  old),  and  the 

20  deadness  of  Sarah’s  womb  : yea,  looking  unto  the 
promise  of  God,  he  wavered  not  through  unbelief, 
but  waxed  strong  through  faith,  giving  glory  to 

21  God,  and  being  fully  assured  that,  what  he  had 

22  promised,  he  was  able  also  to  perform.  Wherefore 
also  it  was  reckoned  unto  him  for  righteousness. 

23  Now  it  was  not  written  for  his  sake  alone,  that  it 

24  was  reckoned  unto  him  ; but  for  our  sake  also,  unto 
whom  it  shall  be  reckoned,  who  believe  on  him  that 

25  raised  Jesus  our  Lord  from  the  dead,  who  was  de- 
livered up  for  our  trespasses,  and  was  raised  for  our 
justification. 


27  ch.  9.  26.  1 Cor. 

I.  28.  1 Pet.  2.  10. 

18  Gen.  15.  5. 

10  Gen.  17.  17.  & 18. 

II.  Heb.  11.  11,  12. 

2"  Ps.  115.  3.  Luke 
1.  37,  45.  Heb.  11.  19. 


21  ch.  16.  4.  1 Cor. 

10.  6,  11. 

22  Acts  2.  24.  & 13. 
30. 

23  Is.  53.  5,  C.  ch.  3. 
25.  & 6.  6.  & 8.  32.  2 
Cor.  5.  21.  Gal.  1.  4. 


Heb.  9.  28.  1 Pet.  2. 
24.  & 3.  18. 

24 1 Cor.  15. 17.  1 Pet. 

1.  21. 

c Or,  through  law. 
d Many  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  now. 


238 


ROMANS,  V. 


CHAPTER  V. 

1 Being  justified  by  faith,  we  have  peace  ivith  God,  2 and  joy  in  otir 
hope,  8 that  sith  toe  ivere  reconcUed  by  his  blood,  when  we  were  ene- 
mies, 10  we  shall  much  moi’e  be  saved  being  reconciled,  12  As  sin  and 
death  came  by  Adam,  17  so  much  more  righteousness  and  life  by  Jesus 
Christ,  20  Where  sin  abounded,  grace  did  superabound. 

Therefore  ^ being  justified  by  faith,  we  have 
2 peace  with  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  : 

2 *By  whom  also  we  have  access  by  faith  into  this 
grace  ^ wherein  we  stand,  and  ® rejoice  in  hope  of  the 
glory  of  God. 

3 And  not  only  so,  but  ®we  glory  in  tribulations 
also  : ’ knowing  that  tribulation  worketh  patience  ; 

4 ® And  patience,  experience  ; and  experience,  hope  ; 
5 ® And  hope  maketh  not  ashamed  ; because  the 
love  of  God  is  shed  abroad  in  our  hearts  by  the  Holy 
Ghost  which  is  given  unto  us. 

6 For  when  we  were  yet  without  strength,  in  due 
time  Christ  died  for  the  ungodly. 

7 For  scarcely  for  a righteous  man  will  one  die  : yet 
peradventure  for  a good  man  some  would  even  dare  to 
die. 

8 But  God  commendeth  his  love  toward  us,  in  that, 
while  we  were  yet  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us. 

9 Much  more  then,  being  now  justified  by  his 
blood,  we  shall  be  saved  from  wrath  through  him. 

10  For  ^®if,  when  we  were  enemies,  ^®we  were  recon- 
ciled to  God  by  the  death  of  his  Son,  much  more,  being 
reconciled,  we  shall  be  saved  by  his  life. 

11  And  not  only  so,  but  we  also  joy  in  God  through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  by  whom  we  have  now  received 
the  atonement. 

12  Wherefore,  as  by  one  man  sin  entered  into  the 
world,  and  death  by  sin  ; and  so  death  passed  upon 
all  men,  for  that  all  have  sinned  : 

13  (For  until  the  law  sin  was  in  the  world  : but  ^isin 
is  not  imputed  when  there  is  no  law. 

14  Nevertheless  death  reigned  from  Adam  to  Moses, 
even  over  them  that  had  not  sinned  after  the  similitude 
of  Adam’s  transgression,  ^ho  is  the  figure  of  him 
that  was  to  come. 

15  But  not  as  the  offence,  so  also  is  the  free  gift. 
For  if  through  the  offence  of  one  many  be  dead,  much 
more  the  grace  of  God,  and  the  gift  by  grace,  which  is 
by  one  man,  Jesus  Christ,  hath  abounded  '-^^unto  many. 

16  And  not  as  it  teas  by  one  that  sinned,  so  is  the 
gift  : for  the  judgment  was  by  one  to  condemnation, 
but  the  free  gift  is  of  many  offences  unto  justification. 

17  For  if  by  one  man’s  offence  death  reigned  by  one  ; 
much  more  they  which  receive  abundance  of  grace  and 
of  the  gift  of  righteousness  shall  reigh  in  life  by  one, 
Jesus  Christ.) 

18  Therefore  as  by  the  offence  of  one  judgment  came 
upon  all  men  to  condemnation  ; even  so  by  the  right- 
eousness of  one  the  free  gift  came  upon  all  men  unto 
justification  of  life. 

19  For  as  by  one  man’s  disobedience  many  were 
made  sinners,  so  by  the  obedience  of  one  shall  many  be 
made  righteous. 

ils.  32.  17.  John 
16.  33.  ch.  3.  28,  30. 

^ Eph.  2.  14,  Col.  1. 

20. 

3 John  10.  9,  & 14.  6. 

Eph.  2.  18.  & 3.  12, 

Heb.  10.  19. 

4 1 Cor,  15.  1. 

5 Heb.  3.  6. 

6 Matt.  5.  11,  12, 

Acts  5,  41.  2 Cor.  12, 

10.  Phil.  2,  17.  Jam. 


1.  2,  12,  1 Pet.  3.  14. 
T Jam.  1.  3, 

8 Jam.  1.  12. 

9 PhU.  1.  20. 

10  2 Cor.  1.  22.  Gal. 
4.  6,  Eph,  1.  13,  14. 

11  ver.  8,  ch,  4.  25. 

12  John  15.  13.  1 

Pet.  3.  18.  1 John  3. 

16.  & 4,  9,  10. 

13  ch.  3.  25.  Eph,  2. 


13.  Heb.  9.  14,  1 John 
1.  7. 

11  ch.  1.  18.  1 Thess. 

1.  10. 

13  ch.  8.  32. 

10  2 Cor.  6.  18,  19. 
Eph.  2.  16.  Col.  1. 20, 
21, 

11  John  5,  26.  & 14. 
19.  2 Cor.  4.  10,  11. 

18  ch.  2.  17.  & 3.  29, 
30.  Gal.  4.  9. 


5 Being  therefore  justified  “ by  faith,  let»  us  have 
peace  with  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  ; 

2 through  whom  also  we  hai^e  had  our  access  ® by  faith 
into  this  grace  wherein  we  stand;  and  ‘^let  us 

3 ^ rejoice  in  hope  of  the  glory  of  God.  And  not  only 
so,  but  let  us  also  ® rejoice  in  our  tribulations  ; 

4 knowing  that  tribulation  worketh  patience  ; and 

5 patience,  probation  ; and  probation,  hope  : and  hope 
putteth  not  to  shame  ; because  the  love  of  God  hath 
been  shed  abroad  in  our  hearts  through  the  ^ Holy 

6 Ghost  which  was  given  unto  us.  For  while  we  were 
yet  weak,  in  due  season  Christ  died  for  the  ungodly. 

7 For  scarcely  for  a righteous  man  will  one  die  : for 
peradventure  for  *the  good  man  some  one  would 

8 even  dare  to  die.  But  God  commendeth  his  own 
love  toward  us,  in  that,  while  we  were  yet  sinners, 

9 Christ  died  for  us.  Much  more  then,  being  now 
justified  * by  his  blood,  shall  we  be  saved  from  the 

10  wrath  of  God  through  him.  For  if,  while  we  were 
enemies,  we  were  reconciled  to  God  through  the  death 
of  his  Son,  much  more,  being  reconciled,  shall  we 

11  be  saved  * by  his  life  ; and  not  only  so,  J but  we  also 
rejoice  in  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
through  whom  we  have  now  received  tjag  recon- 
ciliation. 


% 


12  Therefore,  as  through  one  man  sin  entered  into 
the  world,  and  death  through  sin  ; and  so  death 

13  passed  unto  all  men,  for  that  all  sinned  : — for  until 
the  law  sin  was  in  the  world  : but  sin  is  not  imputed 

14  when  there  is  no  law.  Nevertheless  death  reigned 
from  Adam  until  Moses,  even  over  them  that  had 
not  sinned  after  the  likeness  of  Adam’s  traipgres- 

15  sion,  who  is  a figure  of  him  that  was  to  cornel  But 
not  as  the  trespass,  so  also  is  the  free  gift.  |[or  if 
by  the  trespass  of  the  one  the  many  died,Hnuch 
more  did  the  grace  of  God,  and  the  gift  by  the 
of  the  one  man,  Jesus  Christ,  abound  unto  thel 

16  And  not  as  through  one  that  sinned,  so  is  th<[ 
for  the  judgement  came  of  one  unto  condemJ 
but  the  free  gift  came  of  many  trespasses  untej 

17  tification.  For  if,  by  the  trespass  of  the  one,] 
reigned  through  the  one  ; much  more  shall  thJ 
receive  the  abundance  of  grace  and  ^ of  the 
righteousness  reign  in  life  through  the  one,  eve 

18  Christ.  So  then  as  through  one  trespass  the 
ment  came  unto  all  men  to  condemnation ; 
through  one  act  of  righteousness  the  free  gij 

19  unto  all  men  to  justification  of  life.  For  as  tl 
the  one  man’s  disobedience  the  many  were  ms 
ners,  even  so  through  the  obedience  of  the  oi 


19  Gen.  3.  6.  1 Cor. 
15.  21. 

20  Gen.  2.  17.  ch.  6. 
23.  1 Cor.  15.  21. 

21  ch.  4.  15.  1 John 
3.  4. 

22  1 Cor.  15.  21,  22, 
45. 

23  Is.  53.  11.  Matt. 
20.  28.  & 26.  28. 

21  John  12.  32.  Heb. 

2.  9. 


a Gr.  out  of. 
b Some  authorities 
read  we  have 
e Some  ancient  au- 
therrities  omit  by  faith, 
d Or,  loe  rejoice, 
e Gr.  glory, 
f Or,  we  also  re- 
joice. 

g Or,  Holy  Spirit : 
an<i  ' throughout  this 
I 


h Or,  that 
good, 
i Gr.  in. 
j Gr.  but  aJ^I 
ing. 

k Gr.  an  act 
eousness. 

I Some  ancj 
thorities  omit 
gift. 


v-y- 

fight- 

It  au- 
'of  the 


239 


ROMANS,  VI. 


20  Moreover  Jaw  entered,  that  the  offence 

might  abound.  But  where  sin  abounded,  grace  did 
much  more  abound  : 

21  That  as  sin  hath  reigned  unto  death,  even  so 
might  grace  reign  through  righteousness  unto  eternal 
life  by  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  We  may  not  live  in  sin,  2 for  we  are  dead  unto  it,  3 as  appeareth  by  our 
baptism.  12  Let  not  sin  reign  any  more,  18  because  we  have  yielded 
ourselves  to  the  service  of  righteousness,  23  and  for  that  death  is  the 
wages  of  sin. 

WHAT  shall  we  say  then  ? ^ Shall  we  continue  in 

sin,  that  grace  may  abound  ? 

2  God  forbid.  How  shall  we,  that  are  ^ dead  to  sin, 
live  any  longer  therein  ? 

3  Know  ye  not,  that  ^so  many  of  us  as  were  bap- 
tized into  Jesus  Christ  ^ were  baptized  into  his  death  ? 

4  Therefore  we  are  ® buried  with  him  by  baptism 
into  death  : that  ®like  as  Christ  was  raised  up  from 
the  dead  by  '^the  glory  of  the  Father,  ®even  so  we  also 
should  walk  in  newness  of  life. 

5  * For  if  we  have  been  planted  together  in  the  like- 
ness of  his  death,  we  shall  be  also  in  the  likeness  of 
his  resurrection  : 

6  Knowing  this,  that  our  old  man  is  crucified  with 
him,  that  ^^the  body  of  sin  might  be  destroyed,  that 
henceforth  we  should  not  serve  sin. 

7  For  he  that  is  dead  is  freed  from  sin. 

8  Now  ^®if  we  be  dead  with  Christ,  we  believe  that 
we  shall  also  live  with  him  : 

9  Knowing  that  Christ  being  rahed  from  the  dead 
dieth  no  more  ; death  hath  no  more  dominion  over 
him. 

10  For  in  that  he  died,  ^^he  died  unto  sin  once  : but 
in  that  he  liveth,  he  liveth  unto  God. 

11  Likewise  reckon  ye  also  yourselves  to  be  dead 
indeed  unto  sin,  but  alive  imto  God  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

12  Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in  your  mortal  body, 
that  ye  should  obey  it  in  the  lusts  thereof. 

13  Neither  yield  ye  your  members  as  instruments 
of  unrighteousness  unto  sin  : but  yield  yourselves 
unto  God,  as  those  that  are  alive  from  the  dead,  and 
your  members  as  instruments  of  righteousness  unto 
God. 

14  For  22  sin  shall  not  have  dominion  over  you  : for 
ye  are  not  under  the  law,  but  under  grace. 

15  What  then  ? shall  we  sin,  28  because  we  are  not 
under  the  law,  but  under  grace  ? God  forbid. 

16  Know  ye  not,  that  24  to  whom  ye  yield  yourselves 
servants  to  obey,  his  servants  ye  are  to  whom  ye  obey  ; 
whether  of  sin  unto  death,  or  of  obedience  unto  right- 
eousness ? 

17  But  God  be  thanked,  that  ye  were  the  servants  of 
sin,  but  ye  have  obeyed  from  the  heart  26  that  form  of 
doctrine  which  was  delivered  you. 

18  Being  then  2®  made  free  from  sin,  ye  became  the 
servants  of  righteousness. 

19  I speak  after  the  manner  of  men  because  of  the 


20  the  many  be  made  righteous.  And  the  law  came 
in  beside,  that  the  trespass  might  abound  ; but  where 
sin  abounded,  grace  did  abound  more  exceedingly  : 

21  that,  as  sin  reigned  in  death,  even  so  might  grace 
reign  through  righteousness  unto  eternal  life  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


6  What  shall  we  say  then  ? Shall  we  continue  in 

2 sin,  that  grace  may  abound  ? God  forbid.  We  who 
died  to  sin,  how  shall  we  any  longer  live  therein  ? 

3 Or  are  ye  ignorant  that  all  we  who  were  baptized 
into  Christ  Jesus  were  baptized  into  his  death  ? 

4 We  were  buried  therefore  with  him  through  baptism 
into  death  : that  like  as  Christ  was  raised  from  the 
dead  through  the  glory  of  the  Father,  so  we  also 

5 might  walk  in  newness  of  life.  For  if  we  have  be- 
come “ united  with  him  by  the  likeness  of  his  death, 
we  shall  be  also  hy  the  likeness  of  his  resurrection  ; 

6 knowing  this,  that  our  old  man  was  crucified  with 
him,  that  the  body  of  sin  might  be  done  away,  that  so 

7 we  should  no  longer  be  in  bondage  to  sin  ; for  he 

8 that  hath  died  is  justified  from  sin.  But  if  we  died 
with  Christ,  we  believe  that  we  shall  also  live  with 

9 him  ; knowing  that  Christ  being  raised  from  the 
dead  dieth  no  more  ; death  no  more  hath  dominion 

10  over  him.  For  *the  death  that  he  died,  he  died  unto 
sin  '^once  : but  ^ the  life  that  he  liveth,  he  liveth  unto 

11  God.  Even  so  reckon  ye  also  yourselves  to  be  dead 
unto  sin,  but  alive  unto  God  in  Christ  Jesus. 


12  Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in  your  mortal  body, 

13  that  ye  should  obey  the  lusts  thereof  : neither  pre- 
sent your  members  unto  sin  as  ‘^instruments  of 
unrighteousness  ; but  present  yourselves  unto  God, 
as  alive  from  the  dead,  and  your  members  as  ^ instru- 

14  ments  of  righteousness  unto  God.  For  sin  shall  not 
have  dominion  over  you  : for  ye  are  not  under  law, 
but  under  grace. 

15  What  then?  shall  we  sin,  because  we  are  not 

16  under  law,  but  under  grace  ? God  forbid.  Know 
ye  not,  that  to  whom  ye  present  yourselves  as  ^ ser- 
vants unto  obedience,  his  ^ servants  ye  are  whom  ye 
obey  ; whether  of  sin  unto  death,  or  of  obedience 

17  unto  righteousness  ? But  thanks  be  to  God,  J'  that, 
whereas  ye  were  ® servants  of  sin,  ye  iDecame 
obedient  from  the  heart  to  that  s^form  of  teaching 

18  whereunto  ye  were  delivered  ; and  being  made  free 
from  sin,  ye  became  ® servants  of  righteousness. 

19  I speak  after  the  manner  of  men  because  of  the  im 


25  John  15.  22.  ch. 

3.  20.  & 4.  15.  & 7.  8. 
Gal.  3.  19,  23. 

25  Luke  7. 47.  1 Tim. 
1.  14. 

1 ver.  15.  ch.  3.  8. 

2 ver.  11.  ch.  7.  4. 

Gal.  2.  19.  & 6.  14. 
Col.  3.  3.  1 Pet.  2. 

24. 


3  Gal.  3.  27. 

* 1 Cor.  15.  29. 

5 Col.  2.  12. 

5 ch.  8.  11.  1 Cor. 

6.  14.  2 Cor.  13.  4. 

7 John  2.  11.  & 11, 
40. 

8 Gal.  G.  15,  Eph. 

4.  22,  23,  24.  Col.  3. 

10. 


9 Phil.  3.  10,  11. 

10  Gal.  2.  20.  & 5. 
24.  & G.  14.  Eph.  4. 
22.  Col.  3.  5,  9. 

11  Col.  2.  11. 

12  1 Pet.  4.  1. 

*>2  Tim.  2.  11. 

» Rev.  1.  18. 

15  Heb.  9.  27,  28, 

15  Luke  20.  38. 


17  ver.  2, 

18  Gal.  2.  19. 

19  Ps.  19.  13.  & 119. 
133. 

20  ch.  7.  5.  Col.  3. 

5.  Jam.  4.  1. 

21  oh.  12.  1.  1 Pet. 
2.  24.  & 4.  2. 

22  eh.  7.  4,  G.  & 8.  2. 
Gal.  5.  18. 


23  1 Cor.  9.  21. 

2<  Matt.  G.  24.  John 
8.  34.  2 Pet.  2.  19. 

25  2 Tim.  1.  13. 

25  John  8.  32.  1 Cor. 
7.  22.  Gal.  5.  1.  1 

Pet.  2.  IG. 
m Or,  law. 
a Or,  united  loith  the 


likeness  . . . with  the 
likeness. 

b Or,  in  that, 
c Gr.  once  for  all. 
d Or,  weapons, 
e Gr  bond-servants, 
f Or,  that  ye  were 
. . . Imt  ye.  became, 
g Or,  pattern. 


240 


ROMANS,  VII. 


infirmity  of  your  flesh  : for  as  ye  have  yielded  your 
members  servants  to  uncleanness  and  to  iniquity  unto 
iniquity  ; even  so  now  yield  your  members  servants  to 
righteousness  unto  holiness. 

20  For  when  ye  were  the  servants  of  sin,  ye  were 
free  from  righteousness. 

21  What  fruit  had  ye  then  in  those  things  whereof 
ye  are  now  ashamed  ? for  the  end  of  those  things  is 
death. 

22  But  now  being  made  free  from  sin,  and  become 
servants  to  God,  ye  have  your  fruit  unto  holiness,  and 
the  end  everlasting  life. 

23  For  the  wages  of  sin  is  death  ; but  the  gift  of 
God  is  eternal  life  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Wo  law  hath  poicer  over  a man  longer  than  he  liveth.  4 But  we  are 
dead  to  the  law.  7 Fet  is  not  the  law  sin,  12  but  holy,  just,  good,  16 
as  I acknowledge,  who  am  grieved  because  I cannot  keep  it. 

Know  ye  not,  brethren,  (for  I speak  to  them  that 
know  the  law,)  how  that  the  law  hath  dominion 
over  a man  as  long  as  he  liveth  ? 

2  For  ^ the  woman  which  hath  an  hiisband  is  bound 
by  the  law  to  Tier  husband  so  long  as  he  liveth  ; but  if 
the  husband  be  dead,  she  is  loosed  from  the  law  of  her 
husband. 

3  So  then  ^ if,  while  her  husband  liveth,  she  be  mar- 
ried to  another  man,  she  shall  be  called  an  adulteress  : 
but  if  her  husband  be  dead,  she  is  free  from  that  law  ; 
so  that  she  is  no  adulteress,  though  she  be  married  to 
another  man. 

4  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  ye  also  are  become  ® dead 
to  the  law  by  the  body  of  Christ ; that  ye  should  be 
married  to  another,  even  to  him  who  is  raised  from  the 
dead,  that  we  should  ^ bring  forth  fruit  unto  God. 

5  For  when  we  were  in  the  flesh,  the  motions  of 
sins,  which  were  by  the  law,  ® did  work  in  our  members 
•to  bring  forth  fruit  unto  death. 

6  But  now  we  are  delivered  from  the  law,  that  being 
dead  wherein  we  were  held  ; that  we  should  serve  in 
newness  of  spirit,  and  not  in  the  oldness  of  the  letter. 

7  What  shall  we  say  then  ? Is  the  law  sin  ? God 
forbid.  Nay,  ® I had  not  known  sin,  but  by  the  law  : 
for  I had  not  known  lust,  except  the  law  had  said, 
® Thou  shalt  not  covet. 

8  But  ^®sin,  taking  occasion  by  the  commandment, 
wrought  in  me  all  manner  of  concupiscence.  For 
without  the  law  sin  loas  dead. 

9  For  I was  alive  without  the  law  once  : but  when 
the  commandment  came,  sin  revived,  and  I died. 

10  And  the  commandment,  which  was  ordained  to 
life,  I found  to  he  unto  death. 

11  For  sin,  taking  occasion  by  the  commandment,  de- 
ceived me,  and  by  it  slew  me. 

12  Wherefore  ^^the  law  is  holy,  and  the  command- 
ment holy,  and  just,  and  good. 

13  Was  then  that  which  is  good  made  death  unto 
me  ? God  forbid.  But  sin,  that  it  might  appear  sin, 
working  death  in  me  by  that  which  is  good  ; that  sin 
by  the  commandment  might  become  exceeding  sinful. 

14  For  we  know  that  the  law  is  spiritual  : but  I am 
carnal,  ^^sold  under  sin. 


27  John  8.  34. 

28  ch.  7.  6. 

29  ch.  1.  32. 

80  John  8.  32. 

8>  Gen.  2.  17.  ch.  6. 
12.  Jam.  1.  15. 


32  ch.  2.  7.  & 5.  17, 
21.  1 Pet.  1.  4. 

1 1 Cor.  7.  39. 

2 Matt.  5.  32. 

3 ch.  8.  2.  Gal.  2. 
19.  & 5,  18.  Eph.  2. 
15.  Col.  2.  14. 


4  Gal.  5.  22. 

3 ch.  6.  13. 

6 ch.  6.  21.  Gal.  5. 
19.  Jam.  1.  15. 

2 ch.  2.  29.  2 Cor. 

3.  6. 

8 ch.  3.  20. 


firmity  of  your  flesh  : for  as  ye  presented  yonr 
members  as  servants  to  uncleanness  and  to  iniquity 
unto  iniquity,  even  so  now  present  your  members  as 

20  servants  to  righteousness  unto  sanctification.  For 
when  ye  were  ''  servants  of  sin,  ye  were  free  in  regard 

21  of  righteousness.  What  fruit  then  had  ye  at  that 
time  in  the  things  whereof  ye  are  now  ashamed  ? for 

22  the  end  of  those  things  is  death.  But  now  being 
made  free  from  sin,  and  become  servants  to  God,  ye 
have  your  fruit  unto  sanctification,  and  the  end 

23  eternal  life.  For  the  wages  of  sin  is  death  ; but  the 
free  gift  of  God  is  eternal  life  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord. 


7  Or  are  ye  ignorant,  brethren  (for  I speak  to  men 
that  know  “the  law),  how  that  the  law  hath  domi- 

2 nion  over  a man  for  so  long  time  as  he  liveth  ? For 
the  woman  that  hath  a husband  is  bound  by  law  to 
the  husband  while  he  liveth  ; but  if  the  husband  die, 

3 she  is  discharged  from  the  law  of  the  husband.  So 
then  if,  while  the  husband  liveth,  she  be  joined  to 
another  man,  she  shall  be  called  an  adulteress  : but 
if  the  husband  die,  she  is  free  from  the  law,  so  that 
she  is  no  adulteress,  though  she  be  joined  to  another 

4 man.  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  ye  also  were  made 
dead  to  the  law  through  the  body  of  Christ ; that  ye 
should  be  jcmed  to  another,  even  to  him  who  was 
raised  from  the  dead,  that  we  might  bring  forth 

5 fruit  unto  God.  For  when  we  were  in  the  flesh,  the 
^ sinful  passions,  which  were  through  the  law, 
wrought  in  our  members  to  bring  forth  fruit  unto 

6 death.  But  now  we  have  been  discharged  from  the 
law,  having  died  to  that  wherein  we  were  holden ; 
so  that  we  serve  in  newness  of  the  spirit,  and  not  in 
oldness  of  the  letter. 

7 What  shall  we  say  then  ? Is  the  law  sin  ? God 
forbid.  Howbeit,  I had  not  known  sin,  except 
through  “ the  law  : for  I had  not  known  coveting, 

8 except  the  law  liad  said.  Thou  shalt  not  covet  : but 
sin,  finding  occasion,  wrought  in  me  through  the 
commandment  all  manner  of  ‘‘coveting  ; for  apart 

9 from  “ the  law  sin  is  dead.  And  I was  alive  apart 
from  “ the  law  once  : but  when  the  commandment 

10  came,  sin  revived,  and  I died  ; and  the  command- 
ment, which  was  unto  life,  this  I found  to  he  unto 

11  death  : for  sin,  finding  occasion,  through  the  com- 
mandment beguiled  me,  and  through  it  slew  me. 

12  So  that  the  law  is  holy,  and  the  commandment  holy, 

13  and  righteous,  and  good.  Did  then  that  which  is  good 
become  death  unto  me  ? God  forbid.  But  sin,  that  it 
might  be  shewn  to  be  sin,  by  working  death  to  me 
through  that  which  is  good  ; — that  through  the  com- 

14  mandment  sin  might  become  exceeding  sinful.  For 
we  know  that  the  law  is  spiritual  : but  I am  carnal. 


9 Ex.  20.  17.  Deut. 
5.21.  Acts  20.  33.  ch. 
13.  9. 

79  ch.  4.  15.  & 5. 
20. 

11  1 Cor.  15.  50. 

12  Lev.  18.  5.  Ezek. 


20.  11,  13,  21.  2 Cor. 
3.  7. 

13  Ps.  19.  8.  & 119. 
38,  137.  1 Tim.  1.  8. 

« 1 Kin.  21.  20,  25. 
2 Kin.  17.  17. 

h Gr.  bond-servants. 


a Or,  law. 

b Gr.  passions  of 
sins. 

c Or,  lust. 


I 


ROMANS,  VIII. 


241 


15  For  that  which  I do  I allow  not:  for  ^^what  I 
would,  tSiat  do  I not ; but  what  I hate,  that  do  I. 

16  If  then  I do  that  which  I would  not,  I consent 
unto  the  law  that  it  is  good. 

17  Now  then  it  is  no  more  I that  do  it,  but  sin  that 
dwelleth  in  me. 

18  For  I know  that  ^^in  me  (that  is,  in  my  flesh,) 
dwelleth  no  good  thing  : for  to  will  is  present  with 
me  ; but  Jioio  to  perform  that  which  is  good  I find  not. 

19  For  the  good  that  I would  I do  not : but  the  evil 
which  I would  not,  that  I do. 

20  Now  if  I do  that  I would  not,  it  is  no  more  I that 
do  it,  but  sin  that  dwelleth  in  me. 

21  I find  then  a law,  that,  when  I would  do  good, 
evil  is  present  with  me. 

22  For  I delight  in  the  law  of  God  after  ^®the  in- 
ward man : 

23  But  I see  another  law  in  my  members,  war- 
ring against  the  law  of  my  mind,  and  bringing  me  into 
captivit}^  to  the  law  of  sin  which  is  in  my  members. 

24  O wretched  man  that  I am  ! who  shall  deliver 
me  from  the  body  of  this  death  ? 

25  1 thank  God  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
So  then  with  the  mind  I myself  serve  the  law  of  God  ; 
but  with  the  flesh  the  law  of  sin. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 They  that  are  in  Christ,  and  live  according  to  the  Spirit,  are  free  from 
condemnation.  5,  13  What  harm  comet h of  the  flesh,  6,  14  and  tvhat 
good  of  the  Spirit : 17  and  what  of  being  God's  child,  19  whose  glo- 
rious deliverance  all  things  long  for,  29  loas  beforehand  decreed  from 
God.  38  What  can  sever  us  from  his  love  f 

rWlHERE  is  therefore  now  no  condemnation  to  them 
JL  which  are  in  Christ  Jesus,  who  i walk  not  after  the 
flesh,  but  after  the  Spirit. 

2 For  2 the  law  of  ^the  Spirit  of  life  in  Christ  Jesus 
hath  made  me  free  from  ^ the  law  of  sin  and  death. 

3 For  ®what  the  law  could  not  do,  in  that  it  was 
weak  through  the  flesh,  ®God  sending  his  own  Son  in 
the  likeness  of  sinful  flesh,  and  for  sin,  condemned  sin 
in  the  flesh  : 

4 That  the  righteousness  of  the  law  might  be  ful- 
filled in  us,  who  walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but  after  the 
Spirit. 

5 For  ®they  that  are  after  the  flesh  do  mind  the 
things  of  the  flesh  ; but  they  that  are  after  the  Spirit 
®the  things  of  the  Spirit. 

6 For  1°  to  be  carnally  minded  is  death  ; but  to  be 
spiritually  minded  is  life  and  peace. 

7 Because  ^ the  carnal  mind  is  enmity  against  God  : 
for  it  is  not  subject  to  the  law  of  God,  12  neither  in- 
deed can  be. 

8 So  then  they  that  are  in  the  flesh  cannot  please 
God. 

9 But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but  in  the  Spirit,  if 
so  be  that  ^^tfie  Spirit  of  God  dwell  in  you.  Now  if 
any  man  have  not  the  Spirit  of  Christ,  he  is  none  of 
his. 

10  And  if  Christ  he  in  you,  the  body  is  dead  because 
of  sin  ; but  the  Spirit  is  life  because  of  righteousness. 

11  But  if  the  Spirit  of  ^^him  that  raised  up  Jesus 

in  Gal.  5.  17.  1 ver.  4.  Gal.  5.  16,  0 Acts  13.  39.  ch.  3. 

Gen.  6.  5.  & 8.  21.  25.  20.  Heb.  7.  18,  19.  & 

Ps.  1.  2.  2 John  8.  36.  ch.  6.  10.  1,  2,  10,  14. 

« 2 Cor  4. 16.  Eph.  18,  22.  Gal.  2.  19.  & c 2 Cor.  5.  21.  Gal. 

3.  16.  Col.  3.  9,  10.  5.  1.  3.  13. 

19  Gal.  5.  17.  3 1 Cor.  15.  45.  2 2 ver.  1. 

20  cli.  6.  13,  19.  Cor.  3.  6.  8 John  3.  6.  1 Cor. 

21 1 Cor.  15.  57.  *■  ch.  7.  24,  25.  2.  14. 

9 Gal.  5.  22,  25. 


15  sold  under  sin.  For  that  which  I ^ do  I know  not : for 
not  what  I would,  that  do  I practise  ; but  what  I hate, 

16  that  I do.  But  if  what  I would  not,  that  I do,  I con- 

17  sent  unto  the  law  that  it  is  good.  So  now  it  is  no 
more  I that  ‘^do  it,  but  sin  which  dwelleth  in  me. 

18  For  I know  that  in  me,  that  is,  in  my  flesh,  dwelleth 
no  good  thing  : for  to  will  is  present  with  me,  but  to 

19  do  that  which  is  good  is  not.  For  the  good  which  I 
would  I do  not : but  the  evil  which  I would  not,  that 

20  I practise.  But  if  what  I would  not,  that  I do,  it  is 
no  more  I that  do  it,  but  sin  which  dwelleth  in  me. 

21  I find  then  ^ the  law,  that,  to  me  who  would  do  good, 

22  evil  is  present.  For  I delight  in  the  law  of  God 

23  after  the  inward  man  : but  I see  a different  law  in 
my  members,  warring  against  the  law  of  my  mind, 
and  bringing  me  into  captivity  ^ under  the  law  of 

24  sin  whicli  is  in  my  members.  O wretched  man  that 
I am  ! who  shall  deliver  me  out  of  * the  body  of  this 

25  death  ? ^ I thank  God  through  Jesus  Christ  our 

Lord.  So  then  I myself  with  the  mind  serve  the 
law  of  God  ; but  with  the  flesh  the  law  of  sin. 


8  There  is  therefore  now  no  condemnation  to  them 

2 that  are  in  Christ  Jesus.  For  the  law  of  the  Spirit 
of  life  in  Christ  Jesus  made  me  free  from  the  law 

3 of  sin  and  of  death.  For  what  the  law  could  not  do, 
" in  that  it  was  weak  through  the  flesh,  God,  send- 
ing liis  own  Son  in  the  likeness  of  ^ sinful  flesh  ^ and 
as  an  offering  for  sin,  condemned  sin  in  the  flesh  : 

4 that  the  ordinance  of  the  law  'might  be  fulfilled 
in  us,  who  walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but  after  the 

5 spirit.  For  they  that  are  after  the  flesh  do  mind  the 
things  of  the  flesh  ; but  they  that  are  after  the  spirit 

6 the  things  of  the  spirit.  For  the  mind  of  the  flesh 
is  death  ; but  the  mind  of  the  spirit  is  life  and  peace  : 

7 because  the  mind  of  the  flesh  is  enmity  against  God  ; 
for  it  is  not  subject  to  the  law  of  God,  neither  in- 

8 deed  can  it  be  : and  they  that  are  in  the  flesh  cannot 

9 please  God.  But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but  in  the 
spirit,  if  so  be  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth  in 
you.  But  if  any  man  hath  not  the  Spirit  of  Christ, 

10  he  is  none  of  his.  And  if  Christ  is  in  you,  the  body 
is  dead  because  of  sin  ; but  the  spirit  is  life  because 

11  of  righteousness.  But  if  the  Spirit  of  him  that 
raised  up  Jesus  from  the  dead  dwelleth  in  you,  he 


10  ver.  13.  ch.  6.  21. 
Gal.  6.  8. 

“ Jam.  4.  4. 

12  1 Cor.  2. 14. 

>3  ] Cor.  3.  16.  & 6. 
19. 

» John  3.  34.  Gal. 
4.  6.  Phil.  1.  19.  1 

Pet.  1.  11. 


>8  Acts  2.  24. 
d Gr.  xvork. 
e Or,  in  regard  of 
the  law. 
f Gr.  xvith. 
g Gr.  in.  Many  an- 
cient authorities  read 
to. 


h Or,  this  body  of 
death. 

i Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  But 
thanks  he  to  God. 
a Or,  xoherein. 
b Gr.  flesh,  of  sin. 
c Or,  and  for  sin. 
d Or,  requirement. 


242 


ROMANS,  VIII. 


from  the  dead  dwell  in  yon,  he  that  raised  np  Christ 
from  the  dead  shall  also  quicken  your  mortal  bodies 
by  his  Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  you. 

12  Therefore,  brethren,  we  are  debtors,  not  to  the 
flesh,  to  live  after  the  flesh. 

13  For  if  ye  live  after  the  flesh,  ye  shall  die  : but 
if  ye  through  the  Spirit  do  mortify  the  deeds  of  the 
body,  ye  shall  live. 

14  For  as  many  as  are  led  by  the  Spirit  of  God, 
they  are  the  sons  of  God. 

15  For  ye  have  not  received  the  spirit  of  bondage 
again  to  fear  ; but  ye  have  received  the  Spirit  of 
adoption,  whereby  we  cry,  Abba,  Father. 

16  The  Spirit  itself  beareth  witness  with  our  spirit, 
that  we  are  the  children  of  God  : 

17  And  if  children,  then  heirs  ; heirs  of  God,  and 
joint-heirs  with  Christ ; 2’  if  so  be  that  we  suffer  with 
him,  that  we  may  be  also  glorified  together. 

18  For  I reckon  that  the  sufferings  of  this  present 
time  are  not  worthy  to  he  compared  with  the  glory  which 
shall  be  revealed  in  us. 

19  For  29  the  earnest  expectation  of  the  creature 
waiteth  for  the  manifestation  of  the  sons  of  God. 

20  For  ®ithe  creature  was  made  subject  to  vanity, 
not  willingly,  but  by  reason  of  him  who  hath  subjected 
the  same  in  hope, 

21  Because  the  creature  itself  also  shall  be  delivered 
from  the  bondage  of  corruption  into  the  glorious  liberty 
of  the  children  of  God. 

22  For  we  know  that  the  whole  creation  ^^groaneth 
and  travaileth  in  pain  together  until  now. 

23  And  not  only  they,  but  ourselves  also,  which  have 

the  firstfruits  of  the  Spirit,  ^^eveii  we  ourselves 

groan  within  ourselves,  waiting  for  the  adoption,  to 
wit,  the  redemption  of  our  body. 

24  For  we  are  saved  by  hope  : but  hope  that  is 
seen  is  not  hope  : for  what  a man  seeth,  why  doth  he 
yet  hope  for  ? 

25  But  if  we  hope  for  that  we  see  not,  then  do  we 
with  patience  wait  for  it. 

26  Likewise  the  Spirit  also  helpeth  our  infirmities  : 
for  we  know  not  what  we  should  pray  for  as  we  ought : 
but  the  Spirit  itself  maketh  intercession  for  us  with 
groanings  which  cannot  be  uttered. 

27  And  he  that  searcheth  the  hearts  knoweth 
what  is  the  mind  of  the  Spirit,  because  he  maketh  in- 
tercession for  the  saints  according  to  the  will  of  God. 

28  And  we  know  that  all  things  work  together  for 
good  to  them  that  love  God,  to  them  ^^^ho  are  the 
called  according  to  his  purpose. 

29  For  whom  ^^he  did  foreknow,  ■*^he  also  did  pre- 
destinate to  he  conformed  to  the  image  of  his  Son, 

that  he  might  be  the  firstborn  among  many  brethren. 

30  Moreover  whom  he  did  predestinate,  them  he  also 

called  : and  whom  he  called,  them  he  also  justified  : 

and  whom  he  justified,  them  he  also  glorified. 


16  ch.  6.  4,  5.  1 Cor. 
6.  14.  2 Cor.  4.  14. 

Eph.  2.  6. 

11  ch.  6.  7,  14. 

16  ver.  6.  Gal.  6.  8. 

19  Eph.  4.  22.  Col. 
3.  5. 

20  Gal.  5.  18. 

21 1 Cor.  2. 12.  Heb. 
2.  15. 

22  2 Tim.  1.  7.  1 

John  4.  18. 

23  Is.  56.  5.  Gal.  4. 

6,  6. 

*4  Mark  14.  36. 


25  2 Cor.  1.  22.  & 5. 
5.  Eph.  1.  13.  & 4. 
30 

26  Acts  26.  18.  Gal. 
4.  7. 

21  Acts  14.  22.  Phil. 
1.  29.  2 Tim.  2.  11, 
12. 

28  2 Cor.  4,  17.  1 

Pet.  1.  6,  7.  & 4.  13. 

20  2 Pet.  3.  13. 

80  1 John  3.  2. 

81  ver.  22.  Gen.  3. 
19. 

82  Jer.  12.  11. 


33  2 Cor.  5.  5.  Eph. 

I.  14. 

34  2 Cor.  5.  2,  4. 

85  Luke  20.  36. 

36  Luke  21.  28.  Eph. 
4.  30. 

37  2 Cor.  5.  7.  Heb. 

II.  1. 

38  Matt,  20. 22.  Jam. 
4.  3. 

39  Zech.  12. 10.  Eph. 

’ 40  i Chr.  28.  9.  Ps. 
7.  9.  Pro.  17.  3.  Jer. 
11.  20.  & 17.  10.  & 


that  raised  up  Christ  Jesus  from  the  dead  shall 
quicken  also  your  mortal  bodies  * through  his  Spirit 
that  dwelleth  in  you. 

12  So  then,  brethren,  we  are  debtors,  not  to  the  flesh, 

13  to  live  after  the  flesh  : for  if  ye  live  after  the  fle.sh, 
ye  must  die  ; but  if  by  the  spirit  ye  J"  mortify  the 

14  9 deeds  of  the  body,  ye  shall  live.  For  as  many  as 
are  led  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  these  are  sons  of  God. 

15  For  ye  received  not  the  spirit  of  bondage  again  unto 
fear  ; but  ye  received  the  spirit  of  adoption,  whereby 

16  we  cry,  Abba,  Father.  The  Spirit  himself  beareth 
witness  with  our  spirit,  that  we  are  children  of  God  : 

17  and  if  children,  then  heirs  ; heirs  of  God,  and  joint- 
heirs  with  Christ  ; if  so  be  that  we  suffer  with  Aiwi, 
that  we  may  be  also  glorified  with  him. 


18  For  I reckon  that  the  sufferings  of  this  present 
time  are  not  worthy  to  be  compared  with  the  glory 

19  which  shall  be  revealed  to  us- ward.  For  the  earnest 
expectation  of  the  creation  waiteth  for  the  revealing 

20  of  the  sons  of  God.  For  the  creation  was  subjected 
to  vanity,  not  of  its  own  will,  but  by  reason  of  him 

21  who  subjected  it,  * in  hope  that  the  creation  itself 
also  shall  be  delivered  from  the  bondage  of  corrup- 
tion into  the  liberty  of  the  glory  of  the  children  of 

22  God.  For  we  know  that  the  whole  creation  groan- 
eth  and  travaileth  in  pain  * together  until  now. 

23  And  not  only  so,  but  ourselves  also,  which  have  the 
firstfruits  of  the  Spirit,  even  we  ourselves  groan 
within  ourselves,  waiting  for  our  adoption,  to  wit, 

24  the  redemption  of  our  body.  For  by  hope  were  we 
saved  : but  hope  that  is  seen  is  not  hope  : ^ for  who 

25  *■  hopeth  for  that  which  he  seeth  ? But  if  we  hope 
for  that  which  we  see  not,  then  do  we  with  patience 
wait  for  it. 


26  And  in  like  manner  the  Spirit  also  helpeth  our  in- 
firmity : for  we  know  not  how  to  pray  as  we  ought  ; 
but  the  Spirit  himself  maketh  intercession  for  us 

27  with  groanings  which  cannot  be  uttered  ; and  he 
that  searcheth  the  hearts  knoweth  what  is  the  mind 
of  the  Spirit,  ^because  he  maketh  intercession  for 

28  the  saints  according  to  the  will  of  God.  And  we 
know  that  to  them  that  love  God  all  things  work 
together  for  good,  even  to  them  that  are  called  ac- 

29  cording  to  his  purpose.  For  whom  he  foreknew,  he 
also  foreordained  to  he  conformed  to  the  image  of 
his  Son,  that  he  might  be  the  firstborn  among  many 

30  brethren  : and  whom  he  foreordained,  them  he  also 
called  : and  whom  he  called,  them  he  also  justified  ; 
and  whom  he  justified,  them  he  also  glorified. 


20.  12.  Acts  1.  24.  1 
Thess.  2.  4.  Rev.  2. 
23. 

41  1 John  5.  14. 

42  ch.  9.  11,  23,24.  2 
Tim.  1.  9. 

43  See  Ex.  33.  12,  17. 
Ps.  1.  6.  Jer.  1.  5. 
Matt.  7.  23,  ch.  11.  2. 
2 Tim.  2.  19.  1 Pet.  1. 

2. 

44  Eph.  1.  5,  11. 

43  John  17.  22.  2 Cor. 
3.  18.  Phil.  3.  21.  1 
John  3.  2. 


49  Col.  1. 15, 18.  Heb. 

1.  6.  Rev.  1.  5. 

47  ch,  1,  6.  & 9.  24. 
Eph.  4.  4.  Heb.  9. 15. 
1 Pet.  2.  9. 

48  1 Cor.  6.  11. 

49  John  17,  22.  Eph. 

2.  6. 

e Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  because 

of- 

/ Gr.  make  to  die, 
g Gr.  doings, 
h Or,  in  hope  ; be- 


cause the  creation 
dec. 

i Or,  with  us. 
j Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  for  what 
a man  seeth,  why  doth 
he  yet  hope  for  f 
k Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  await- 
eth. 

I Or,  that. 

m Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  God 
worketh  all  things 
with  them  for  good. 


ROMANS,  IX. 


243 


31  "What  shall  we  then  say  to  these  things  ? If 
God  he  for  us,  who  can  he  against  us  ? 

32  He  that  spared  not  his  own  Son,  hut  delivered 
him  up  for  us  all,  how  shall  he  not  with  him  also  freely 
give  us  all  things  ? 

33  Who  shall  lay  any  thing  to  the  charge  of  God’s 
elect  ? is  God  that  justifieth. 

34  Who  is  he  that  condemneth  ? It  is  Christ  that 
died,  yea  rather,  that  is  risen  again,  who  is  even  at  the 
right  hand  of  God,  ^ who  also  maketh  intercession  for 
us. 

35  Who  shall  separate  us  from  the  love  of  Christ  ? 
shall  tribulation,  or  distress,  or  persecution,  or  famine, 
or  nakedness,  or  peril,  or  sword  ? 

36  As  it  is  written,  For  thy  sake  we  are  killed  all 
the  day  long ; we  are  accounted  as  sheep  for  the 
slaughter. 

37  ®®Nay,  in  all  these  things  we  are  more  than  con- 
querors through  him  that  loved  us. 

38  For  I am  persuaded,  that  neither  death,  nor  life, 
nor  angels,  nor  principalities,  nor  powers,  nor  things 
present,  nor  things  to  come, 

39  Nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any  other  creature, 
shall  be  able  to  separate  us  from  the  love  of  God,  which 
is  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 


31  What  then  shall  we  say  to  these  things  ? If  God 

32  is  for  us,  who  is  against  us  ? He  that  Spared  not  his 
own  Son,  but  delivered  him  up  for  us  all,  how  shall 

33  he  not  also  with  him  freely  give  us  all  things  ? Who 
shall  lay  anything  to  the  charge  of  God’s  elect  ? ” It 

34  is  God  that  justifieth  ; who  is  he  that  shall  con- 
demn ? ® It  is  Christ  Jesus  that  died,  yea  rather, 

that  was  raised  from  the  dead,  who  is  at  the  right 
hand  of  God,  who  also  maketh  intercession  for  us. 

35  Who  shall  separate  us  from  the  love  p of  Christ  ? 
shall  tribulation,  or  anguish,  or  persecution,  or  fa- 

36  mine,  or  nakedness,  or  peril,  or  sword  ? Even  aa 
it  is  written. 

For  thy  sake  we  are  killed  all  the  day  long  ; 

We  were  accounted  as  sheep  for  the  slaughter. 

37  Nay,  in  all  these  things  we  are  more  than  con- 

38  querors  through  him  that  loved  us.  For  I am 
persuaded,  that  neither  death,  nor  life,  nor  angels, 
nor  principalities,  nor  things  present,  nor  things  to 

39  come,  nor  powers,  nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any 
other  9 creature,  shall  be  able  to  separate  us  from 
the  love  of  God,  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Paul  is  sorry  for  the  Jews,  7 All  the  seed  of  Abraham  were  not  the 
children  of  the  promise.  18  God  hath  mercy  upon  whom  he  icill.  21 
The  potter  may  do  with  his  clay  what  he  list.  25  The  calling  of  the 
Gentiles  and  rejecting  of  the  Jews  icere  foretold.  32  The  cause  ivhy 
so  few  Jews  embraced  tm  righteousness  of  faith, 

1^  SAY  the  truth  in  Christ,  I lie  not,  my  conscience 
also  bearing  me  witness  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 

2  2 That  I have  great  heaviness  and  continual  sorrow 
in  my  heart. 

3  For  ® I could  wish  that  myself  were  accursed  from 
Christ  for  my  brethren,  my  kinsmen  according  to  the 
flesh  : 

4  ^ Who  are  Israelites  ; ® to  whom  pertaineth  the 
adoption,  and  ® the  glory,  and  the  covenants,  and  ® the 
giving  of  the  law,  and  * the  service  of  God^  and  the 
promises  ; 

5  Whose  are  the  fathers,  and  of  whom  as  con- 
cerning the  flesh  Christ  came,  ^®who  is  over  all,  God 
blessed  for  ever.  Amen. 

6  Not  as  though  the  word  of  God  hath  taken  none 
effect.  For  ^®they  are  not  all  Israel,  which  are  of 
Israel : 

7  Neither,  because  they  are  the  seed  of  Abraham, 
are  they  all  children  : but.  In  Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be 
called. 

8  That  is,  They  which  are  the  children  of  the  flesh, 
these  are  not  the  children  of  God  : but  the  children 
of  the  promise  are  counted  for  the  seed. 

9  For  this  is  the  word  of  promise,  At  this  time  will 
I come,  and  Sarah  shall  have  a son. 


Num.  14.  9.  Ps. 
118.  6. 

61  ch.  5.  6,  10. 

62  ch.  4.  25. 

63  Is.  60.  8,  9.  Rev. 

12. 10,  11. 

64  Job  34.  29. 

66  Mark  16.  19.  Col. 
3.  1.  Heb.  1.  3.  & 8. 
1.  & 12.  2.  1 Pet.  3. 

22. 

nfi  Heb.  7.  25.  & 9. 
24.  1 Jolin  2.  1. 

82  Pd.  44.  22.  1 Cor. 


16.  30,  31.  2 Cor.  4. 

11. 

68  1 Cor.  15.  67.  2 
Cor.  2.  14.  1 John  4. 
4.  & 6.  4,  6.  Rev.  12. 
11. 

69Eph.  1.  21.  & 6. 
12.  Col.  1.  16.  & 2. 16. 
1 Pet.  3.  22. 

1 ch.  1.  9.  2 Cor.  1. 
23.  & 11.  31.  & 12.  19. 
Gal.  1.  20.  Phil.  1.  8. 
1 Tim.  2.  7. 


2 ch.  10.  1. 

3 Ex.  32.  32. 

♦ Deut.  7.  6. 

6 Ex.  4.  22.  Deut. 
14.1.  Jer.  31.  9. 

6 1 Sam.  4.  21.  1 

Kin.  8.  11.  Ps.  63.  2. 
& 78.  61. 

2 Acts  3.  26.  Heb. 
8.  8,  9,  10. 

8 Ps.  147.  19. 

0 Heb.  9.  1. 

10  Acts  13.  32.  ch.3. 
2.  Eph.  2.  12. 


9 1 say  the  truth  in  Christ,  1 lie  not,  my  conscience 

2 bearing  witness  with  me  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  I 
have  great  sorrow  and  unceasing  pain  in  my  heart. 

3 For  I could  “ wish  that  I myself  were  anathema  from 
Christ  for  my  brethren’s  sake,  my  kinsmen  according 

4 to  the  flesh  : who  are  Israelites  ; whose  is  the  adop- 
tion, and  the  glory,  and  the  covenants,  and  the  giv- 
ing of  the  law,  and  the  service  of  God-,  and  the  pro- 

5 mises  ; whose  are  the  fathers,  and  of  whom  is  Christ 
as  concerning  the  flesh,  ^ who  is  over  all,  God  bless- 

6 ed  for  ever.  Amen.  But  it  is  not  as  though  the 
word  of  God  hath  come  to  nought.  For  they  are 

7 not  all  Israel,  which  are  of  Israel : neither,  because 
they  are  Abraham’s  seed,  are  they  all  children  : but, 

8 In  Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be  called.  That  is,  it  is  not 
the  children  of  the  flesh  that  are  children  of  God  ; 
but  the  children  of  the  promise  are  reckoned  for  a 

9 seed.  For  this  is  a word  of  promise,  According  to 
this  season  will  I come,  and  Sarah  shall  have  a son. 


« Deut.  10.  15.  ch. 
11.  28. 

12  Luke  3.  23.  ch. 
1.  3. 

13  Jer.  23.  6.  John 
1.  1.  Acts  20.  28. 
Heb.  1.  8.  1 John  5. 
20. 

14  Num.  23.  19.  ch. 
3 3 

’ i6‘ John  8.  39.  ch.  2. 
28, 29.  & 4. 12, 16.  Gal. 
6.  16. 

Gab  4.  23. 


12  Gen.  21.  12.  Heb. 
ll.  18. 

18  Gal.  4.  28. 

10  Gen.  18.  10, 14. 
n Or,  Shall  God 
that  justifieth  f 
0 Or,  Shall  Christ 
Jesus  that  died^  . . . 
ust 

p Some  ancient  au» 
thoritlee  read  of  God>. 
q Or,  creation, 
a Or,  pray, 
b Some  modem  in* 


terpreters  place  a full 
stop  after  fleshy  and 
translate,  Ife  who  is 
God  over  all  be  (is) 
blessed  for  ever:  or. 
He  tvho  is  over  all  is 
God^  blessed  for  ever. 
Others  punctuate, 
fleshy  who  is  over  all. 
God  be  (is)  blessed  for 
ever. 

c Gr  unto  the  ages. 


244 


ROMANS,  IX. 


10  And  not  only  this  ; but  when  Rebecca  also  had 
conceived  by  one,  even  by  our  father  Isaac  ; 

11  (For  the  children  being  not  yet  born,  neither  hav- 
ing done  any  good  or  evil,  that  the  purpose  of  God  ac- 
cording to  election  might  stand,  not  of  works,  but  of 

him  that  calleth  ;) 

12  It  was  said  unto  her,  ^2  The  elder  shall  serve  the 
younger. 

13  As  it  is  written,  Jacob  have  I loved,  but  Esau 
have  I hated. 

14  What  shall  we  say  then  ? Is  there  unrighteous- 
ness with  God  ? God  forbid. 

15  For  he  saith  to  Moses,  -vvill  have  mercy  on 
whom  I will  have  mercy,  and  I will  have  compassion  on 
whom  I will  have  compassion. 

16  So  then  it  is  not  of  him  that  willeth,  nor  of  him 
that  runneth,  but  of  God  that  sheweth  mercy. 

17  For  the  scripture  saith  unto  Pharaoh,  ^Even 
for  this  same  purpose  have  I raised  thee  up,  that  I 
might  shew  my  power  in  thee,  and  that  my  name  might 
be  declared  throughout  all  the  earth. 

18  Therefore  hath  he  mercy  on  whom  he  will  have 
mercy y and  whom  he  will  he  hardeneth. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then  unto  me.  Why  doth  he  yet 
find  fault  ? For  who  hath  resisted  his  will  ? 

20  Nay  but,  O man,  who  art  thou  that  repliest 
against  God  ? Shall  the  thing  formed  say  to  him 
that  formed  it^  Why  hast  thou  made  me  thus  ? 

21  Hath  not  the  potter  power  over  the  clay,  of  the 
same  lump  to  make  one  vessel  unto  honour,  and  an- 
other unto  dishonour  ? 

22  What  if  God,  willing  to  shew  his  wrath,  and  to 
make  his  power  known,  endured  with  much  longsuffer- 
ing  the  vessels  of  wrath  fitted  to  destruction  : 

23  And  that  he  might  make  known  ®^the  riches  of 
his  glory  on  the  vessels  of  mercy,  which  he  had  afore 
prepared  unto  glory, 

24  Even  us,  whom  he  hath  called,  ®®not  of  the  Jews 
only,  but  also  of  the  Gentiles  ? 

25  As  he  saith  also  in  Osee,  I will  call  them  my 
people,  which  were  not  my  people  ; and  her  beloved, 
which  was  not  beloved. 

26  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  the  place  where 
it  was  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  not  my  people  ; there  shall 
they  be  called  the  children  of  the  living  God. 

27  Esaias  also  crieth  concerning  Israel,  Though  the 
number  of  the  children  of  Israel  be  as  the  sand  of  the 
sea,  a remnant  shall  be  saved  : 

28  For  he  will  finish  the  work,  and  cut  it  short  in 
righteousness  : because  a short  work  will  the  Lord 
make  upon  the  earth. 

29  And  as  Esaias  said  before,  Except  the  Lord  of 
Sabaoth  had  left  us  a seed,  we  had  been  as  Sodoma, 
and  been  made  like  unto  Gomorrha. 

30  What  shall  we  say  then  ? That  the  Gentiles, 
which  followed  not  after  righteousness,  have  attained 
to  righteousness,  even  the  righteousness  which  is  of 
faith. 

31  But  Israel,  which  followed  after  the  law  of 
righteousness,  hath  not  attained  to  the  law  of  right- 
eousness. 

20Gen.  25.  21.  24  Dgut.  32. 4.  2Chr.  Job  9.  12.  & 23.  13. 

21  ch.  4.  17.  & 8.  19.  7.  Job  8.  3.  & 34.  Dan.  4.  35. 

28.  10.  Ps.  92.  15.  29  Is.  29.  16.  & 45.  9. 

22  Gen.  25.  23.  25  e.x.  33.  19.  & 04.  8. 

23  See  Deut.  21.  15.  26  See  Gal.  3.  8,  22.  so  Pro.  16.  4.  Jer. 

Pro.  13.  24.  Mai.  1.  2,  27  Ex.  9.  16.  18.  6. 

3.  Matt.  10.  37.  Luke  28  2 Chr.  20.  6.  si  2 Tim.  2.  20. 

14.  26.  John  12.  25.  32  1 Thess.  5.  9. 


10  And  not  only  so  ; but  Rebecca  also  having  conceived 

11  by  one,  even  by  our  father  Isaac  — for  the  children 
being  not  yet  born,  neither  having  done  anything 
good  or  bad,  that  the  purpose  of  God  according  to 
election  might  stand,  not  of  works,  but  of  him  that 

12  calleth,  it  was  said  unto  her.  The  elder  shall  serve 

13  the  younger.  Even  as  it  is  written,  Jacob  I loved, 
but  Esau  I hated. 


14  What  shall  we  say  then  ? Is  there  unrighteous- 

15  ness  with  God  ? God  forbid.  For  he  saith  to  Moses, 
I will  have  mercy  on  whom  I have  mercy,  and  I will 

16  have  compassion  on  whom  I have  compassion.  So 
then  it  is  not  of  him  that  willeth,  nor  of  him  that 

17  runneth,  but  of  God  that  hath  mercy.  For  the 
scripture  saith  unto  Pharaoh,  For  this  very  purpose 
did  I raise  thee  up,  that  I might  shew  in  thee  my 
power,  and  that  my  name  might  be  published  abroad 

18  in  all  the  earth.  So  then  he  hath  mercy  on  whom  he 
will,  and  whom  he  will  he  hardeneth. 


19  Thou  wilt  say  then  unto  me.  Why  doth  he  still  find 

20  fault?  For  who  withstandetia  his  will  ? Nay  but, 
O man,  who  art  thou  that  repliest  against  God  ? 
Shall  the  thing  formed  say  to  him  that  formed  it, 

21  Why  didst  thou  make  me  thus  ? Or  hath  not  the 
potter  a right  over  the  clay,  from  the  same  lump  to 
make  one  part  a vessel  unto  honour,  and  another 

22  unto  dishonour  ? What  if  God,  willing  to  shew  his 
wrath,  and  to  make  his  power  known,  endured  with 
much  longsuffering  vessels  of  wrath  fitted  unto  de- 

23  struction  : ^ and  that  he  might  make  known  the 
riches  of  his  glory  upon  vessels  of  mercy,  which  he 

24  afore  prepared  unto  glory,  even  us,  whom  he  also 
called,  not  from  the  Jews  only,  but  also  from  the 

25  Gentiles  ? As  he  saith  also  in  Hosea, 

I will  call  that  my  people,  which  was  not  my 
people  ; 

And  her  beloved,  which  was  not  beloved. 

26  And  it  shall  be,  that  in  the  place  where  it  was 

said  unto  them.  Ye  are  not  my  people. 

There  shall  they  be  called  sons  of  the  living  God. 

27  And  Isaiah  crieth  concerning  Israel,  If  the  number  of 
the  children  of  Israel  be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  it  is 

28  the  remnant  that  shall  be  saved  : for  the  Lord  will 
execute  his  word  upon  the  earth,  finishing  it  and  cut- 

29  ting  it  short.  And,  as  Isaiah  hath  said  before. 

Except  the  Lord  of  Sabaoth  had  left  us  a seed. 

We  had  become  as  Sodom,  and  had  been  made 
like  unto  Gomorrah. 

30  What  shall  we  say  then  ? That  the  Gentiles, 
which  followed  not  after  righteousness,  attained  to 
righteousness,  even  the  righteousness  which  is  of 

31  faith  : but  Israel,  following  after  a law  of  righteous- 


33  1 Pet.  2.  8.  Jude 
4. 

34  ch.  2.  4.  Eph.  1. 
7.  Col.  1.  27. 

35  ch.  8.  28,  29,  30. 

30  ch.  3.  29. 

37  Hos.  2.  23.  1 Pet. 
2.  10. 


38  Hos.  1.  10. 

39  Is.  10.  22,  23. 

40  ch.  11.  6. 

41  Is.  28.  22. 

42  Is.  1,  9.  Lam.  3. 
22. 

43  Is.  13.  19.  Jer  50. 
40. 


44  ch.  4.  11.  & 10. 

20. 

45  ch.  1.  17. 

40  ch.  10.  2.  & 11.  7. 
47  Gal.  5.  4. 
d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  and. 


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32  Wlierefore  ? Because  they  sought  it  not  by  faith, 
but  as  it  were  by  the  works  of  the  law.  For  they 
stumbled  at  that  stumblingstone  ; 

33  As  it  is  written,  Behold,  I lay  in  Sion  a stum- 
blingstone  and  rock  of  offence  : and  ^ whosoever  be- 
lieveth  on  him  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

CHAPTER  X. 

5 The  scripture  skeweth  the  difference  betwixt  the  righteousness  of  the 
laiv^  ana  this  of  faith,  11  anti  that  all,  both  Jew  and  Gentile,  that  be- 
lieve, shall  not  be  confounded,  18  and  that  the  Gentiles  shall  receive 
the  word  and  believe.  19  Israel  was  not  ignorant  of  these  things. 

Brethren,  my  heart’s  desire  and  prayer  to  God 
for  Israel  is,  that  they  might  be  saved. 

2  For  I bear  them  record  ^ that  they  have  a zeal  of 
God,  but  not  according  to  knowledge. 

3  For  they  being  ignorant  of  ^ God’s  righteousness, 
and  going  about  to  establish  their  own  ® righteousness, 
have  not  submitted  themselves  unto  the  righteousness  of 
God. 

4  For  ^ Christ  is  the  end  of  the  law  for  righteousness 
to  every  one  that  believeth. 

5  For  Moses  describeth  the  righteousness  which  is  of 
the  law,  ® That  the  man  which  doeth  those  things  shall 
live  by  them. 

6  But  the  righteousness  which  is  of  faith  speaketh  on 
this  wise,  ® Say  not  in  thine  heart.  Who  shall  ascend  into 
heaven  ? (that  is,  to  bring  Christ  down  from  above  :) 

7  Or,  Who  shall  descend  into  the  deep  ? (that  is,  to 
bring  up  Christ  again  from  the  dead.) 

8  But  what  saith  it  ? The  word  is  nigh  thee,  even 
in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart : that  is,  the  word  of 
faith,  which  we  preach  ; 

9  That  ® if  thou  shalt  confess  with  thy  mouth  the 
Lord  Jesus,  and  shalt  believe  in  thine  heart  that  God 
hath  raised  him  from  the  dead,  thou  shalt  be  saved. 

10  For  with  the  heart  man  believeth  unto  righteous- 
ness ; and  with  the  mouth  confession  is  made  unto  sal- 
vation. 

11  For  the  scripture  saith,  ^Whosoever  believeth  on 
him  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

12  For  there  is  no  difference  between  the  Jew  and 
the  Greek  : for  ^^the  same  Lord  over  all  ^^is  rich  unto 
all  that  call  upon  him. 

13  18  For  whosoever  shall  call  i*  upon  the  name  of 
the  Lord  shall  be  saved.  * 

14  How  then  shall  they  call  on  him  in  whom  they 
have  not  believed  ? and  how  shall  they  believe  in  him 
of  whom  they  have  not  heard  ? and  how  shall  they  hear 
18  without  a preacher  ? 

15  And  how  shall  they  preach,  except  they  be  sent  ? 
as  it  is  written,  i®How  beautiful  are  the  feet  of  them 
that  preach  the  gospel  of  peace,  and  bring  glad  tidings 
of  good  things ! 

16  But  1''  they  have  not  all  obeyed  the  gospel.  For 
Esaias  saith,  i®  Lord,  who  hath  believed  our  report  ? 

17  So  then  faith  cometh  by  hearing,  and  hearing  by 
the  word  of  God. 

18  But  I say.  Have  they  not  heard  ? Yes  verily, 
1®  their  sound  went  into  all  the  earth,  and  their  words 
unto  the  ends  of  the  world. 

« Luke  2. 34.  1 Cor.  s Phil.  3.  9.  9 Is.  28.  16.  & 49.  23. 

1.  23.  « Matt.  6.  17.  Gal.  Jer.  17.  7.  ch.  9.  33. 

« Ps.  118.  22.  Is.  8.  3.  24.  lo  Acts  1.5.  9.  ch.  3. 

14.  & 28.  16.  Matt.  21.  e Lev.  18.  5.  Neh.  22.  Gal.  3.  28. 

42.  1 Pet.  2.  6,  7,  8.  9.  29.  Ezek.  20.  11,  » Acts  10.  36.  ch.3. 

‘'■o  ch.  10.  11.  13,  21.  Gal.  3.  12.  29.  1 Tira.  2.  6. 

1 Acts  21.  20.  & ‘ifl.  8 Dent.  30.  12,  13.  Eph.  1.  7.  & 2.  4, 

3.  Gal.  1.  14.  & 4. 17.  ^ Deut.  30.  14.  7. 

Seech.  9.  31.  « Matt.  10.  32.  Luke  ’s  Joel  2.  32.  Acts  2. 

2 ch  1.  17.  & 9.  30.  12.  8.  Acts  8.  37.  21. 


32  ness,  did  not  arrive  at  that  law.  Wherefore  ? « Be- 
cause they  sought  it  not  by  faith,  but  as  it  were  by 
works.  They  stumbled  at  the  stone  of  stumbling  ; 

33  even  as  it  is  written. 

Behold,  I lay  in  Zion  a stone  of  stumbling  and  a 
rock  of  offence  : 

And  he  that  believeth  on  /him  shall  not  be  put  to 
shame. 


10  Brethren,  my  heart’s  “ desire  and  my  supplication 

2 to  God  is  for  them,  that  they  may  be  saved.  For  I 
bear  them  witness  that  they  have  a zeal  for  God, 

3 but  not  according  to  knowledge.  For  being  igno- 
rant of  God’s  righteousness,  and  seeking  to  establish 
their  own,  they  did  not  subject  themselves  to  the 

4 righteousness  of  God.  For  Christ  is  the  end  of  the 
law  unto  righteousness  to  every  one  that  believeth. 

5 For  Moses  writeth  that  the  man  that  doeth  the 
righteousness  which  is  of  the  law  shall  live  thereby. 

6 But  the  righteousness  which  is  of  faith  saith  thus. 
Say  not  in  thy  heart.  Who  shall  ascend  into  heaven  ? 

7 (that  is,  to  bring  Christ  down  :)  or.  Who  shall  de- 
scend into  the  abyss  ? (that  is,  to  bring  Christ  up 

8 from  the  dead.)  But  what  saith  it  ? J'he  word  is 
nigh  thee,  in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart  : that  is, 

9 the  word  of  faith,  which  we  preach  : ^'because  if 
thou  shalt  '^confess  with  thy  mouth  Jesus  as  Lord, 
and  shalt  believe  in  thy  heart  that  God  raised  him 

10  from  the  dead,  thou  shalt  be  saved : for  with  the 
heart  man  believeth  unto  righteousness  ; and  with 

11  the  mouth  confession  is  made  unto  salvation.  For 
the  scripture  saith.  Whosoever  believeth  on  him  shall 

12  not  be  put  to  shame.  For  there  is  no  distinction 
between  Jew  and  Greek  : for  the  same  Lord  is  Lord 

13  of  all,  and  is  rich  unto  all  that  call  upon  him  : for, 
Whosoever  shall  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord 

14  shall  be  saved.  How  then  shall  they  call  on  him  in 
whom  they  have  not  believed  ? and  how  shall  they 
believe  in  him  whom  they  have  not  heard  ? and  how 

15  shall  they  hear  without  a preacher  ? and  how  shall 
they  preach,  except  they  be  sent  ? even  as  it  is 
written.  How  beautiful  are  the  feet  of  them  that 
bring  ^ glad  tidings  of  good  things  1 


16  But  they  did  not  all  hearken  to  the  ® glad  tidings. 
For  Isaiah  saith.  Lord,  who  hath  believed  our  re- 

17  port  ? So  belief  cometh  of  hearing,  and  hearing  by 

18  the  word  of  Christ.  But  I say.  Did  they  not  hear  ? 
Yea,  verily, 

Their  sound  went  out  into  all  the  earth, 

And  their  words  unto  the  ends  of  / the  world. 

Acts  9.  14.  16.  15  Col.  1.  6,  23.  c Some  ancient  an- 

Tit.  1.3.  20  gee  1 Kin.  18.  10.  thorities  read  confess 

18  Is.  62.  7.  Nall.  1.  Matt.  4.  8.  the  word  with  thy 

15.  e Or,  Because,  doing  mouth,  that  Jesus  is 

12  ch.  3.  3.  Heb.  4.  it  not  by  faith,  but  as  Lord. 

2.  it  tvere  by  works,  they  d Or,  a gospel. 

1*  Is.  63. 1.  John  12.  stumbled.  e Or,  gospel. 

38.  f Or,  it,  f Gr.  the  inhabited 

19  Ps.  19.  4.  Matt.  a.  Gr.  good  pleasure,  earth, 

24.  14.  & 28.  19.  Mark  h Or,  that. 


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19  But  I say,  Did  not  Israel  know  ? First  Moses 
saith,  1 will  provoke  you  to  jealousy  by  them  that  are 
no  people,  and  by  a 22  foolish  nation  I will  anger  you. 

20  But  Esaias  is  very  bold,  and  saith,  23 1 was  found 
of  them  that  sought  me  not ; I was  made  manifest  unto 
them  that  asked  not  after  me. 

21  But  to  Israel  he  saith,  24  All  day  long  I have 
stretched  forth  my  hands  unto  a disobedient  and  gain- 
saying people. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 God  hath  not  cast  off  all  Israel.  7 Some  were  elected.,  though  the  rest 
were  hardened.  16  There  is  hope  of  their  conversion.  18  The  Gentiles 
may  not  insidt  upon  them : 26  for  there  is  a promise  of  their  salvation. 
33  God's  judgments  are  unsearchable. 

ISAY  then,  1 Hath  God  cast  away  his  people  ? God 
forbid.  For  21  also  am  an  Israelite,  of  the  seed  of 
Abraham,  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin. 

2  God  hath  not  cast  away  his  people  which  ^ he  fore- 
knew. Wot  ye  not  what  the  scripture  saith  of  Elias  ? 
how  he  maketh  intercession  to  God  against  Israel, 
saying, 

3  ^ Lord,  they  have  killed  thy  prophets,  and  digged 
down  thine  altars  ; and  I am  left  alone,  and  they  seek 
my  life. 

4  But  what  saith  the  answer  of  God  unto  him  ? ® I 

have  reserved  to  myself  seven  thousand  men,  who  have 
not  bowed  the  knee  to  the  image  of  Baal. 

5  ®Even  so  then  at  this  present  time  also  there  is  a 
remnant  according  to  the  election  of  grace. 

6  And  if  by  grace,  then  is  it  no  more  of  works  : 
otherwise  grace  is  no  more  grace.  But  if  it  he  of  works, 
then  is  it  no  more  grace  : otherwise  work  is  no  more 
work.  , 

7  What  then  ? ® Israel  hath  not  obtained  that  which 

he  seeketh  for ; but  the  election  hath  obtained  it,  and 
the  rest  were  blinded 

8  (According  as  it  is  written,  ^ God  hath  given  them 
the  spirit  of  slumber,  eyes  that  they  should  not  see, 
and  ears  that  they  should  not  hear  ;)  unto  this  day. 

9  And  David  saith,  Let  their  table  be  made  a 
snare,  and  a trap,  and  a stumblingblock,  and  a recom- 
pence  unto  them  : 

10  ^2  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they  may  not 
see,  and  bow  down  their  back  alway. 

11  I say  then,  Have  they  stumbled  that  they  should 
fall  ? God  forbid  : but  rather  through  their  fall  sal- 
vation is  come  unto  the  Gentiles,  for  to  provoke  them  to 
jealousy. 

12  Now  if  the  fall  of  them  he  the  riches  of  the  world, 
and  the  diminishing  of  them  the  riches  of  the  Gentiles  ; 
how  much  more  their  fulness  ? 

13  For  I speak  to  you  Gentiles,  inasmuch  as  ^'*1  am 
the  apostle  of  the  Gentiles,  I magnify  mine  office  : 

14  If  by  any  means  I may  provoke  to  emulation  them 
which  are  my  flesh,  and  might  save  some  of  them. 

15  For  if  the  casting  away  of  them  he  the  reconciling 
of  the  world,  what  shall  the  receiving  of  them  he,  but  life 
from  the  dead  ? 

16  For  if  i®the  firstfruit  he  holy,  the  lump  is  also 
holy : and  if  the  root  he  holy,  so  are  the  branches. 

17  And  if  some  of  the  branches  be  broken  off,  ^®and 


19  But  I say.  Did  Israel  not  know  ? First  Moses  saith, 

I  will  provoke  you  to  jealousy  with  that  which 
is  no  nation. 

With  a nation  void  of  understanding  will  I an- 
ger you. 

20  And  Isaiah  is  very  bold,  and  saith, 

I was  found  of  them  that  sought  me  not ; 

I became  manifest  unto  them  that  asked  not  of 
me. 

21  But  as  to  Israel  he  saith,  All  the  day  long  did  I 
spread  out  my  hands  unto  a disobedient  and  gain- 
saying people. 

11  I say  then.  Did  God  cast  off  his  people  ? God 
forbid.  For  I also  am  an  Israelite,  of  the  seed  of 

2 Abraham,  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin.  God  did  not 
cast  off  his  people  which  he  foreknew.  Or  wot  ye 
not  what  the  scripture  saith  “ of  Elijah  ? how  he 

3 pleadeth  with  God  against  Israel,  Lord,  they  have 
killed  thy  prophets,  they  have  digged  down  thine 
altars  : and  I am  left  alone,  and  they  seek  my  life. 

4 But  what  saith  the  answer  of  God  unto  him  ? I 
have  left  for  myself  seven  thousand  men,  who  have 

5 not  bowed  the  knee  to  Baal.  Even  so  then  at  this 
present  time  also  there  is  a remnant  according  to 

6 the  election  of  grace.  But  if  it  is  by  grace,  it  is  no 
more  of  works  : otherwise  grace  is  no  more  grace. 

7 What  then  ? That  which  Israel  seeketh  for,  that 
he  obtained  not  ; but  the  election  obtained  it,  and 

8 the  rest  were  hardened  : according  as  it  is  written, 
God  gave  them  a spirit  of  stupor,  eyes  that  they 
should  not  see,  and  ears  that  they  should  not  hear, 

9 unto  this  very  day.  And  David  saith. 

Let  their  table  be  made  a snare,  and  a trap. 

And  a stumblingblock,  and  a recompense  unto 
them  : 

10  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they  may  not 

see. 

And  bow  thou  down  their  back  alway. 

11  I say  then.  Did  they  stumble  that  they  might  fall  ? 
God  forbid  : but  by  their  * fall  salvation  is  come 
unto  the  Gentiles,  for  to  provoke  them  to  jealousy. 

12  Now  if  their  fall  is  the  riches  of  the  world,  and 
their  loss  the  riche's  of  the  Gentiles  ; how  much 
more  their  fulness  ? 


13  But  I speak  to  you  that  are  Gentiles.  Inasmuch 
then  as  I am  an  apostle  of  Gentiles,  I glorify  my 

14  ministry  : if  by  any  means  I may  provoke  to  jea- 
lousy them  that  are  my  flesh,  and  may  save  some  of 

15  them.  For  if  the  casting  away  of  them  is  the  re- 
conciling of  the  world,  what  shall  the  receiving  of 

16  them  he,  but  life  from  the  dead  ? And  if  the  first- 
fruit  is  holy,  so  is  the  lump  : and  if  the  root  is  holy, 

17  so  are  the  branches.  But  if  some  of  the  branches 


21  Deut.  32.  21.  ch.  2 2 Cor.  11.  22.  Phil.  » ch.  9.  31.  & 10.  « Ps.  69.  22.  7,  8,  9.  Eph.  3.  8.  1 ” Jer.  11.  16. 

11.  11.  3.  5.  3.  12  Ps.  69.  23.  Tim.  2.  7.  2 Tim.  1.  Acts  2.  39.  Eph. 

22  Tit.  3.  3.  3 ch.  8.  29.  9 la.  29,  10.  is  Acts  13-  46.  & 18.  11.  2.  12,  13, 

23  Is.  65.  1.  ch.  9,  ■»  1 Kin.  19.  10, 14.  10  Deut.  29.  4.  Is.  6.  6.  & 22.  18,  21.  & 28.  « 1 Cor.  7.  16.  & 9.  a Or,  in. 

30.  5 1 Kin.  19.  18.  9.  Jer,  5.  21.  Ezek.  24, 28.  ch.  10.  19,  22.  1 Tim.  4. 16.  Jam.  b Or,  trespass. 

2^  Is.  65.  2.  6 ch.  9.  27.  12.  2,  Matt,  13.  14.  « Acts  9.  15.  & 13.  5.  20. 

» 1 Sara.  12.  22.  Jer.  ^ ch.  4.  4,  5.  Gal.  5,  John  12.  40.  Acts  28.  2.  & 22.  21.  ch.  15,  >«  Lev.  23. 10.  Num. 

31.  37.  4.  See  Deut.  9.  4,  5.  26,  27.  16.  Gal.  1.  16.  & 2.  2,  15.  18,  19,  20,  21. 


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thou,  being  a wild  olive  tree,  wert  grafPed  in  among 
them,  and  with  them  partakest  of  the  root  and  fatness 
of  the  olive  tree  ; 

18  Boast  not  against  the  branches.  But  if  thou 
boast,  thou  bearest  not  the  root,  but  the  root  thee. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then,  The  branches  were  broken 
off,  that  I might  be  graffed  in. 

20  Well  ; because  of  unbelief  they  were  broken  off, 
and  thou  standest  by  faith.  Be  not  highminded,  but 

fear : 

21  For  if  God  spared  not  the  natural  branches,  take 
heed  lest  he  also  spare  not  thee. 

22  Behold  therefore  the  goodness  and  severity  of 
God  : on  them  which  fell,  severity  ; but  toward  thee, 
goodness,  22  if  thou  continue  in  his  goodness  : otherwise 
23  thou  also  shalt  be  cut  off. 

23  And  they  also,  24  if  they  abide  not  still  in  unbelief, 
shall  be  graffed  in  : for  God  is  able  to  graff  them  in 
again. 

24  For  if  thou  wert  cut  out  of  the  olive  tree  which 
is  wild  by  nature,  and  wert  graffed  contrary  to  ilature 
into  a good  olive  tree  : how  much  more  shall  these, 
which  be  the  natural  branches,  be  graffed  into  their  own 
olive  tree  ? 

25  For  I would  not,  brethren,  that  ye  should  be  ig- 
norant of  this  mystery,  lest  ye  should  be  25  wise  in  your 
own  conceits  ; that  26  blindness  in  part  is  happened  to 
Israel,  27  until  the  fulness  of  the  Gentiles  be  come  in. 

26  And  so  all  Israel  shall  be  saved  : as  it  is  written, 
28  There  shall  come  out  of  Sion  the  Deliverer,  and  shall 
turn  away  ungodliness  from  Jacob  : 

27  29  For  this  is  my  covenant  unto  them,  when  I shall 
take  away  their  sins. 

28  As  concerning  the  gospel,  they  are  enemies  for 
your  sakes  : but  as  touching  the  election,  they  are  39  be- 
loved for  the  fathers’  sakes. 

29  For  the  gifts  and  calling  of  God  are  without  re- 
pentance. 

30  For  as  ye  32  in  times  past  have  not  believed  God, 
yet  have  now  obtained  mercy  through  their  unbelief  : 

31  Even  so  have  these  also  now  not  believed,  that 
through  your  mercy  they  also  may  obtain  mercy. 

32  For  33  God  hath  concluded  them  all  in  unbelief, 
that  he  might  have  mercy  upon  all. 

33  O the  depth  of  the  riches  both  of  the  wisdom  and 
knowledge  of  God  ! 34  j^qw  unsearchable  are  his  judg- 
ments, and  35  his  ways  past  finding  out ! 

34  36 For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the  Lord? 
or  37  who  hath  been  his  counsellor  ? 

35  Or  38  who  hath  first  given  to  him,  and  it  shall  be 
recompensed  unto  him  again  ? 

36  For  39  of  him,  and  through  him,  and  to  him,  are 
all  things  : ^9  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever.  Amen. 


were  broken  off,  and  thou,  being  a wild  olive,  wast 
grafted  in  among  them,  and  didst  become  partaker 
with  them  of  the  root  of  the  fatness  of  the  olive 

18  tree  ; glory  not  over  the  branches  : but  if  thou  glo- 
riest,  it  is  not  thou  that  bearest  the  root,  but  the 

19  root  thee.  Thou  wilt  say  then.  Branches  were  bro- 

20  ken  off,  that  I might  be  grafted  in.  Well  ; by  their 
unbelief  they  were  broken  off,  and  thou  standest 

21  by  thy  faith.  Be  not  highminded,  but  fear  : for  if 
God  spared  not  the  natural  branches,  neither  will 

22  he  spare  thee.  Behold  then  the  goodness  and  se- 
verity of  God  : toward  them  that  fell,  severity  ; 
but  toward  thee,  God’s  goodness,  if  thou  continue  in 
his  goodness : otherwise  thou  also  shalt  be  cut  off. 

23  And  they  also,  if  they  continue  not  in  their  unbe- 
lief, shall  be  grafted  in  : for  God  is  able  to  graft 

24  them  in  again.  For  if  thou  wast  cut  out  of  that 
which  is  by  nature  a wild  olive  tree,  and  wast 
grafted  contrary  to  nature  into  a good  olive  tree  : 
how  much  more  shall  these,  which  are  the  natural 
branches,  be  grafted  into  their  own  olive  tree  ? 


25  For  I would  not,  brethren,  have  you  ignorant  of 
this  mystery,  lest  ye  be  wise  in  your  own  conceits, 
that  a hardening  in  part  hath  befallen  Israel,  until 

26  the  fulness  of  the  Gentiles  be  come  in  ; and  so  all 
Israel  shall  be  saved  : even  as  it  is  written. 

There  shall  come  out  of  Zion  the  Deliverer  ; 

He  shall  turn  away  ungodliness  from  Jacob  : 

27  And  this  is  ^ my  covenant  unto  them, 

When  I shall  take  away  their  sins. 

28  As  touching  the  gospel,  they  are  enemies  for  your 
sake  : but  as  touching  the  election,  they  are  beloved 

29  for  the  fathers’  sake.  For  the  gifts  and  the  calling 

30  of  God  are-^  without  repentance.  For  as  ye  in  time 
past  were  disobedient  to  God,  but  now  have  obtained 

31  mercy  by  their  disobedience,  even  so  have  these  also 
now  been  disobedient,  that  by  the  mercy  shewn  to 

32  you  they  also  may  now  obtain  mercy.  For  God  hath 
shut  up  all  unto  disobedience,  that  he  might  have 
mercy  upon  all. 

33  O the  depth  ^ of  the  riches  both  of  the  wisdom 
and  the  knowledge  of  God  ! how  unsearchable  are 

34  his  judgements,  and  his  ways  past  tracing  out  ! For 
who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the  Lord  ? or  who 

35  hath  been  his  counsellor?  or  who  hath  first  given 
to  him,  and  it  shall  be  recompensed  unto  him 

36  again  ? For  of  him,  and  through  him,  and  unto 
him,  are  all  things.  To  him  be  the  glory  * for  ever. 
Amen. 


10  1 Cor.  10.  12.  26  ver.  7.  2 Cor.  3.  so  Deut.  7.  8.  & 9.  6.  se  job  15.  8.  Is.  40.  1.  17.  2 Tim.  4.  18.  e Gr.  the  covenant 

20  ch.  12.  16.  14.  & 10.  15.  13,  Jer.  23. 18.  1 Cor.  Heb.  13.  21.  1 Pet.  5.  /row  me. 

21  Pro.  28.  14.  Is.  27  Luke  21. 24.  Rev.  si  Num.  23.  19.  2.16.  11.  2 Pet.  3.  18.  Jude  /Gr.  not  repented 

66. 2.  Phil.  2.  12.  7.  9.  32  Eph.  2.  2.  Col.  3.  s?  Job  36.  22.  25.  Rev.  1.  6.  of. 

22 1 Cor.  15. 2.  Heb.  28  jg.  59.  20.  See  7.  S8  job  35.  7.  & 41.  c Many  ancient  au-  g Or,  of  the  riches 

3.  6,  14,  Ps.  14.  7.  33  ch.  3.  9.  Gal.  3.  11.  thorities  read  of  the  and  the  ivisdom  dec. 

20  John  15.  2.  29  ig.  27.  9.  Jer.  31.  22.  so  i Cor.  8.6.  Col.  root  and  of  the  fat-  A Or,  both  of  ivis- 

24  2 Cor.  3.  16.  31,  &c.  Heb.  8.  8.  & 34  Pg.  39.  c.  1.  16.  ness.  dom  etc. 

25  ch.  12.  16.  10.  16.  35  Job  11.  7,  Ps.  92.  ‘o  Qai.  1.5,  1 Tim.  d Gr.  ungodlinesses.  i Gr.  unto  the  ages. 


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ROMANS,  XIL 


CHAPTER  XII. 

1 God^s  rnercies  must  move  us  to  please  God.  3 No  man  must  think  too 
well  of  himself t 6 but  attend  every  one  on  that  calling  wherein  he  is 
placed.  9 Love,  and  many  other  duties,  are  required  of  us.  19  Re- 
venge is  specially  forbidden. 


II  BESEECH  you  therefore,  brethren,  by  the  mer- 
cies of  God,  2 that  ye  ® present  your  bodies  ^ a living 
sacrifice,  holy,  acceptable  unto  God,  which  is  your  rea- 
sonable service. 

2  And  ® be  not  conformed  to  this  world  : but  * be  ye 
transformed  by  the  renewing  of  your  mind,  that  ye 
may  ^ prove  what  is  that  good,  and  acceptable,  and  per- 
fect, will  of  God. 

3  For  I say,  ® through  the  grace  given  unto  me,  to 
every  man  that  is  among  you,  ® not  to  think  of  himself 
more  highly  than  he  ought  to  think  ; but  to  think  so- 
berly, according  as  God  hath  dealt  to  every  man  the 
measure  of  faith. 

4  For  as  we  have  many  members  in  one  body,  and 
all  members  have  not  the  same  office  : 

5  So  we,  being  many,  are  one  body  in  Christ,  and 
every  one  members  one  of  another. 

6  Having  then  gifts  differing  according  to  the 
grace  that  is  given  to  us,  whether  prophecy,  let  us 
prophesy  according  to  the  proportion  of  faith  ; 

7  Or  ministry,  let  us  wait  on  our  ministering  : or  he 
that  teacheth,  on  teaching  ; 

8  Or  he  that  exhorteth,  on  exhortation  : he  that 
giveth,  let  him  do  it  with  simplicity  ; he  that  ruleth, 
with  diligence  ; he  that  sheweth  mercy,  with  cheer- 
fulness. 

9  Let  love  be  without  dissimulation.  ^2  Abhor  that 
which  is  evil  ; cleave  to  that  which  is  good. 

10  23  Be  kindly  affectioned  one  to  another  with  bro- 
therly love  ; 24  in  honour  preferring  one  another  ; 

11  Not  slothful  in  business  ; fervent  in  spirit  ; serv- 
ing the  Lord  ; 

12  25  Rejoicing  in  hope;  26  patient  in  tribulation; 
27  continuing  instant  in  prayer  ; 

13  28  Distributing  to  the  necessity  of  saints  ; 29  given 
to  hospitality. 

14  Bless  them  which  persecute  you  : bless,  and 
curse  not. 

15  Rejoice  with  them  that  do  rejoice,  and  weep 
with  them  that  weep. 

16  ®2  Be  of  the  same  mind  one  toward  another. 
®®Mind  not  high  things,  but  condescend  to  men  of  low 
estate.  Be  not  wise  in  your  own  conceits. 

17  Recompense  to  no  man  evil  for  evil.  Provide 
things  honest  in  the  sight  of  all  men. 

18  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as  lieth  in  you,  live 
peaceably  with  all  men. 

19  Dearly  beloved,  avenge  not  yourselves,  but 


1 2 Cor.  10.  1. 

2 1 Pet.  2.  5. 

3 Ps.  50.  13,  14.  ch. 
6. 13,  16,  19.  1 Cor.  6. 
13,  20. 

* Heb.  10.  20. 
ei  Pet.  1.  14.  1 

John  2.  15. 

6Eph.  1.  18.  & 4.  23. 
Col.  1.  21,  22.  & 3. 
10. 

7 Eph.  6.  10,  17.  1 

Thess.  4.  3. 

8 ch.  1.  5.  & 15.  15. 
1 Cor.  3.  10.  & 15.  10. 
Gal.  2.  9.  Eph.  3.  2, 
7,  8. 

» Pro.  25. 27.  Eccles. 
7.  16.  ch.  11.  20. 


10  1 Cor.  12.  7,  11. 
Eph.  4.  7. 

11 1 Cor.  12. 12.  Eph. 

4.  16. 

12  1 Cor.  10.  17.  & 
12.  20,  27.  Eph.  1.  23. 
& 4.  25. 

13  1 Cor.  12.  4.  1 

Pet.  4.  10,  11. 

1*  ver.  3. 

16  Acts  11.  27.  1 

Cor.  12.  10,  28.  & 13. 

2.  & 14.  1,  6,  29,  31. 

10  Acts  13.  1.  Gal. 
6.  6.  Eph.  4. 11.  1 Tim. 
6.  17. 

11  Acts  15.  32.  1 

Cor.  14.  3. 

18  Matt.  6.  1,  2,  3. 


10  Acts  20. 28.  ITira. 
6.  17.  Heb.  13.  7,  24. 

1 Pet.  5.  2. 

20  2 Cor.  9.  7. 

211  Tim.  1.  5.  1 

Pof  1 00 

22  Ps.  34.  14.  & 36. 

4.  & 97.  10.  Amos  5. 

15. 

23  Heb.  13.  1.  1 Pet. 
1.  22.  & 2.  17.  & 3.  8. 

2 Pet.  1.  7. 

21  Phil.  2.  3.  1 Pet. 
6.  5. 

26  Lnke  10.  20.  ch. 

5.  2.  & 15.  13.  Phil.  3. 

1.  & 4.  4.  1 Thess.  5. 

16.  Heb.  3.  6.  1 Pet. 
4.  13. 

26  Luke  21.  19.  1 


12  I beseech  you  therefore,  brethren,  by  the  mercies 
of  God,  to  present  your  bodies  a living  sacrifice, 
holy,  “ acceptable  to  God,  which  is  your  ^ reasonable 

2 ® service.  And  be  not  fashioned  according  to  this 
^ world  : but  be  ye  transformed  by  the  renewing  of 
your  mind,  that  ye  may  prove  what  is  ®the  good 
and  “ acceptable  and  perfect  wiU  of  God. 

3 For  I say,  through  the  grace  that  was  given  me, 
to  every  man  that  is  among  you,  not  to  think  of 
himself  more  highly  than  he  ought  to  think  ; but  so 
to  think  as  to  think  soberly,  according  as  God  hath 

4 dealt  to  each  man  a measure  of  faith.  For  even  as 
we  have  many  members  in  one  body,  and  all  the 

5 members  have  not  the  same  office  : so  we,  who  are 
many,  are  one  body  in  Christ,  and  severally  mem- 

6 bers  one  of  another.  And  having  gifts  differing 
according  to  the  grace  that  was  given  to  us,  whether 
prophecy,  let  us  prophesy  according  to  the  proportion 

7 of  our  faith  ; or  ministry,  let  us  give  ourselves  to 
our  ministry  ; or  he  that  teacheth,  to  his  teaching  ; 

8 or  he  that  exhorteth,  to  his  exhorting : he  that 
giveth,  let  him  do  it  with  ^ liberality  ; he  that  ruleth, 
with  diligence  ; he  that  sheweth  mercy,  with  eheer- 

9 fulness.  Let  love  be  without  hypocrisy.  Abhor 

10  that  which  is  evil  ; cleave  to  that  which  is  good.  In 
love  of  the  brethren  be  tenderly  affectioned  one  to 

11  another  ; in  honour  preferring  one  another  ; in  dili- 
gence not  slothful  ; fervent  in  spirit  ; serving  * the 

12  Lord  ; rejoicing  in  hope  ; patient  in  tribulation  ; 

13  continuing  stedfastly  in  prayer  ; communicating  to 
the  necessities  of  the  saints  ; * given  to  hospitality. 

14  Bless  them  that  persecute  you  ; bless,  and  curse 

15  not.  Rejoice  with  them  that  rejoice  ; weep  with 

16  them  that  weep.  Be  of  the  same  mind  one  toward 
another.  Set  not  your  mind  on  high  things,  but 
j condescend  to  ^ things  that  are  lowly.  Be  not 

17  wise  in  your  own  conceits.  Render  to  no  man  evil 
for  evil.  Take  thought  for  things  honourable  in  the 

18  sight  of  all  men.  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as  in 

19  you  lieth,  be  at  peace  with  all  men.  Avenge  not 


Tim.  6.  11.  Heb.  10. 
36.  & 12.  1.  Jam.  1.  4. 
& 5.  7.  1 Pet.  2.  19, 

20. 

27  Luke  18.  1.  Acts 

2.  42.  & 12.  5.  Eph. 

6.  18.  Col.  4.  2.  1 

Thess.  5.  17. 

28  1 Cor.  16.  1.  2 

Cor.  9.  1,  12.  Heb.  6. 
10.  & 13.  16.  1 John 

3.  17. 

29 1 Tim.  3.  2.  Titus 
1.  8.  Heb.  13.  2.  1 

Pet.  4.  9. 

30  Matt.  5.  44.  Luke 

6.  28.  & 23.  34.  Acts 

7.  60.  1 Cor.  4.  12.  1 
Pet.  2.  23.  & 3.  9. 

31 1 Cor.  12.  26. 


32  ch.  15.  6.  1 Cor. 
1.  10.  Phil.  2.  2.  & 3. 
16.  1 Pet.  3.  8. 

33  Ps.  131.  1,  2.  Jer. 
45.  5. 

34  Pro.  3.  7.  & 26. 
12.  Is.  5.  21.  ch.  11. 

25. 

36  Pro.  20.  22.  Matt. 
5.  39.  1 Thess,  5.  16. 
1 Pet.  3.  9. 

30  ch.  14. 16.  2 Cor. 
8.  21. 

37  Mark  9,  50,  ch. 
14.  19,  Heb.  12.  14. 

38  ver.  17.  Lev.  19. 
18.  Pro.  24.  29. 

a Gr.  well-pleasing, 
b Or,  spiritual. 


C Or,  worship, 
d Or,  age. 

e Or,  the  will  of 
God,  even  the  thing 
which  is  good  and  ac- 
ceptable and  perfect, 
f Or,  the  faith, 
g Gr.  singleness, 
h Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  the  op- 
portunity. 

i Gr.  pursuing, 
j Gr.  be  carried 
away  with, 
k Or,  them. 


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rather  give  place  unto  wrath  : for  it  is  written,  89  Ven- 
geance is  mine  ; I will  repay,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  ^ Therefore  if  thine  enemy  hunger,  feed  him  ; if 
he  thirst,  give  him  drink  : for  in  so  doing  thou  shalt 
heap  coals  of  fire  on  his  head. 

21  Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  but  overcome  evil  with 
good. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 Subjection^  and  many  other  duties,  we  owe  to  the  magutrates.  8 Love 
is  the  fulfilling  of  the  law.  11  Gluttony  and  drunkenness,  and  the 
works  of  darlmess,  are  out  of  season  in  the  time  of  the  gospel. 

Let  every  soul  ^be  subject  unto  the  higher  powers. 

For  2 there  is  no  power  but  of  God : the  powers 
that  be  are  ordained  of  God. 

2  Whosoever  therefore  resisteth  8 the  power,  resisteth 
the  ordinance  of  God  : and  they  that  resist  shall  receive 
to  themselves  damnation. 

3  For  rulers  are  not  a terror  to  good  works,  but  to 
the  evil.  Wilt  thou  then  not  be  afraid  of  the  power  ? 
^ do  that  which  is  good,  and  thou  shalt  have  praise  of 
the  same  : 

4  For  he  is  the  minister  of  God  to  thee  for  good. 
But  if  thou  do  that  which  is  evil,  be  afraid  ; for  he 
beareth  not  the  sword  in  vain  : for  he  is  the  minister  of 
God,  a revenger  to  execute  wrath  upon  him  that  doeth 
evil. 

5  Wherefore  must  needs  be  subject,  not  only  for 
wrath,  ® but  also  for  conscience  sake. 

6  For  for  this  cause  pay  ye  tribute  also  : for  they  are 
God’s  ministers,  attending  continually  upon  tliis  very 
thing. 

7  Render  therefore  to  all  their  dues  : tribute  to 
whom  tribute  is  due  ; custom  to  whom  custom  ; fear  to 
whom  fear  ; honour  to  whom  honour. 

8  Owe  no  man  any  thing,  but  to  love  one  another  : 
for  8 he  that  loveth  another  hath  fulfilled  the  law.  * 

9  For  this,  9 Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery.  Thou 
shalt  not  kill.  Thou  shalt  not  steal.  Thou  shalt  not  bear 
false  witness.  Thou  shalt  not  covet ; and  if  there  he  any 
other  commandment,  it  is  briefly  comprehended  in  this 
saying,  namely,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as 
thyself. 

10  Love  worketh  no  ill  to  his  neighbour  : therefore 
love  is  the  fulfilling  of  the  law. 

11  And  that,  knowing  the  time,  that  now  it  is  high 
time  to  awake  out  of  sleep  : for  now  is  our  salvation 
nearer  than  when  we  believed. 

12  The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day  is  at  hand  : ^8  let 
us  therefore  cast  off  the  works  of  darkness,  and  let  us 
put  on  the  armour  of  light. 

13  ^8  Let  us  walk  honestly,  as  in  the  day  ; not  in 
rioting  and  drunkenness,  not  in  chambering  and  wan- 
tonness, ^8  not  in  strife  and  envying. 

14  But  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and 
make  not  provision  for  the  flesh,  to  fulfil  the  lusts 
thereof. 

39  Deut.  32. 35.  Heb.  2.  21.  & 4.  32.  John  » ver.  10.  Gal.  5. 14. 
10.  30.  19.  11.  Col.  3.  14.  1 Tim.  1.  5. 

40  Ex.  23.  4,  5.  Pro.  3 Tit.  3.  1.  Jam.  2.  8. 

25.  21,  22.  Matt.  5.  * 1 Pet.  2.  14.  & 3.  » Ex.  20.  13,  &c. 

44.  13.  Deut.  5. 17,  &c.  Matt. 

I Tit.  3.  1.  1 Pet.  2.  e Eccles.  8.  2.^  19.  18. 

13.  e 1 Pet.  2.  19.  lo  Lev.  19.  18.  Matt. 

2 Pro.  8. 15, 16.  Dan.  ^ Matt.  22.  21.  Mark  22.  39.  Mark  12.  31. 

12.  17.  Luke  20.  25.  Gal.  5.  14.  Jam.  2.  8. 


yourselves,  beloved,  but  give  place  unto  * wrath : 
for  it  is  written.  Vengeance  belongeth  unto  me  ; I 

20  will  recompense,  saith  the  Lord.  But  if  thine 
enemy  hunger,  feed  him  ; if  he  thirst,  give  him  to 
drink  : for  in  so  doing  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire 

21  upon  his  head.  Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  but  over- 
come evil  with  good. 


13  Let  every  soul  be  in  subjection  to  the  higher 
powers  : for  there  is  no  power  but  of  God  ; and  the 

2 powers  that  be  are  ordained  of  God.  Therefore  he 
that  resisteth  the  power,  withstandeth  the  ordinance 
of  God  : and  they  that  withstand  shall  receive  to 

3 themselves  judgement.  For  rulers  are  not  a terror 
to  the  good  work,  but  to  the  evil.  And  wouldest 
thou  have  no  fear  of  the  power  ? do  that  which  is 
good,  and  thou  shalt  have  praise  from  the  same  : 

4 for  " he  is  a minister  of  God  to  thee  for  good.  But 
if  thou  do  that  which  is  evil,  be  afraid  ; for  “ he 
beareth  not  the  sword  in  vain  : for  “he  is  a min- 
ister of  God,  an  avenger  for  wrath  to  him  that 

5 doeth  evil.  Wherefore  ye  must  needs  be  in  subjec- 
tion, not  only  because  of  the  wrath,  but  also  for 

6 conscience  sake.  For  for  this  cause  ye  pay  tribute 
also  ; for  they  are  ministers  of  God’s  service,  attend- 

7 ing  continually  upon  this  very  thing.  Render  to  all 
their  dues  : tribute  to  whom  tribute  is  due  ; custom 
to  whom  custom  ; fear  to  whom  fear  ; honour  to 
whom  honour. 


8 Owe  no  man  anything,  save  to  love  one  another  : 
for  he  that  loveth  ^ his  neighbour  hath  fulfilled  the 

9 law.  For  this.  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 
Thou  shalt  not  kill.  Thou  shalt  not  steal.  Thou  shalt 
not  covet,  and  if  there  be  any  other  commandment, 
it  is  summed  up  in  this  word,  namely.  Thou  shalt 

10  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  Love  worketh  no  ill 
to  his  neighbour  : love  therefore  is  the  fulfilment  of 
“ the  law. 

11  And  this,  knowing  the  season,  that  now  it  is  high 
time  for  you  to  awake  out  of  sleep  : for  now  is  sal- 
vation nearer  to  us  than  when  we  first  believed. 

12  The  night  is  far  spent,  and  the  day  is  at  hand  : let 
us  therefore  cast  off  the  works  of  darkness,  and  let 

13  us  put  on  the  armour  of  light.  Let  us  walk  hon- 
estly, as  in  the  day  ; not  in  revelling  and  drunken- 
ness, not  in  chambering  and  wantonness,  not  in  strife 

14  and  jealousy.  But  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
and  make  not  provision  for  the  flesh,  to  fulfil  the 
lusts  thereof. 


u ver.  8.  Matt.  22.  >3  Phil.  4.  8.  1 Thess.  20  Gal.  5.  16.  1 Pet. 

40.  ' 4.12.  IPet.  2.  12.  2.11. 

1 Cor.  15.  34.  Eph.  ’9  Pro.  23.  20.  Luke  I Or,  the  wrath  of 

5.  14.  1 Thess.  5.  5,  21.  34.  1 Pet.  4.  3.  God. 

6.  n 1 Cor.  6.  9.  Eph.  a Or,  it. 

13  Eph.  5.  11.  Col.  5.  .5.  h Gr.  the  other. 

3.  8.  1*  .Iain.  3.  14.  c Or,  lato. 

14  Eph.  6. 13. 1 Thess.  >9  Gal.  3.  27.  Eph.  d Or,  our  salvation 

5. 8.  4. 24.  Col.  3.  10.  nearer  than  when  dec. 


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CHAPTER  XIY. 

3 Men  may  not  contemn  nor  condemn  one  the  other  for  things  indiff ?r- 
ent:  bxit  take  heed  that  they  give  no  offence  in  them:  15  for  that 

the  apostle  proveth  unlawful  by  many  reasons. 

Him  that  ^ is  weak  in  the  faith  receive  ye,  hut  not 
to  doubtful  disputations. 

2  For  one  believeth  that  he  ^niay  eat  all  things  : 
another,  who  is  weak,  eateth  herbs. 

3  Let  not  him  that  eateth  despise  him  that  eateth 
not  ; and  ®let  not  him  which  eateth  not  judge  him  that 
eateth  : for  God  hath  received  him. 

4  ^Who  art  thou  that  judgest  another  man’s  ser- 
vant ? to  his  own  master  he  standeth  or  falleth.  Yea, 
he  shall  be  holden  up  : for  God  is  able  to  make  him 
stand. 

5  ® One  man  esteemeth  one  day  above  another  : an- 
other esteemeth  every  day  alike.  Let  every  man  be 
fully  persuaded  in  his  own  mind. 

6  He  that  ®regardeth  the  day,  regardeth  it  unto  the 
Lord  ; and  he  that  regardeth  not  the  day,  to  the  Lord 
he  doth  not  regard  it.  He  that  eateth,  eateth  to  the 
Lord,  for  he  giveth  God  thanks  ; and  he  that  eateth 
not,  to  the  Lord  he  eateth  not,  and  giveth  God  thanks. 

7  For  ® none  of  us  liveth  to  himself,  and  no  man  dieth 
to  himself. 

8  For  whether  we  live,  we  live  unto  the  Lord  ; and 
whether  we  die,  we  die  unto  the  Lord  ; whether  we  live 
therefore,  or  die,  we  are  the  Lord’s. 

9  For  ® to  this  end  Christ  both  died,  and  rose,  and 
revived,  that  he  might  be  Lord  both  of  the  dead  and 
living. 

10  But  why  dost  thou  judge  thy  brother?  or  why 
dost  thou  set  at  nought  thy  brother  ? for  we  shall  all 
stand  before  the  judgment  seat  of  Christ. 

11  For  it  is  written,  As  I live,  saith  the  Lord, 
every  knee  shall  bow  to  me,  and  every  tongue  shall  con- 
fess to  God. 

12  So  then  every  one  of  us  shall  give  account  of 
himself  to  God. 

13  Let  us  not  therefore  judge  one  another  any  more  : 
but  judge  this  rather,  that  no  man  put  a stumbling- 
block  or  an  occasion  to  fall  in  his  brother’s  way. 

14  I know,  and  am  persuaded  by  the  Lord  Jesus, 
that  there  is  nothing  unclean  of  itself : but  to  him 
that  esteemeth  any  thing  to  be  unclean,  to  him  it  is  un- 
clean. 

15  But  if  thy  brother  be  grieved  with  thy  meat,  now 
walkest  thou  not  charitably.  Destroy  not  him  with 
thy  meat,  for  whom  Christ  died. 

16  Let  not  then  your  good  be  evil  spoken  of  ; 

17  For  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  meat  and  drink  ; 

but  righteousness,  and  peace,  and  joy  in  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  For  he  that  in  these  things  serveth  Christ  is  ac- 
ceptable to  God,  and  approved  of  men. 

19  Let  us  therefore  follow  after  the  things  which 
make  for  peace,  and  things  wherewith  one  may  edify 
another. 

20  For  meat  destroy  not  the  work  of  God.  24^11 
things  indeed  are  pure  ; 25  but  it  is  evil  for  that  man  who 
eateth  with  offence. 

1  ch.  15.  1, 7.  1 Cor.  6 Gal.  4.  10.  Acts  10.  42.  & 17.  31. 

8.  9,  11.  & 9.  22.  7 1 Cor.  10.  31. 1 Tim.  2 Cor.  5.  10.  Jude  14, 

2  ver.  14.  1 Cor.  10.  4.  3.  15. 

25.  1 Tim.  4.  4.  Tit.  8 1 Cor.  6.  19,  20.  12  ig.  45.  23.  Phil.  2. 

1. 15.  Gal.  2.  20.  1 Thess.  5.  10. 

3  Col.  2.  16.  10.  1 Pet.  4.  2.  i3  Matt.  12.  36.  Gal. 

4 Jam.  4.  12.  « 2 Cor.  5.  15.  6.  5.  1 Pet.  4.  5. 

6 Gal.  4.  10.  Col.  2.  10  Acts  10.  36.  1 Cor.  8.  9,  13.  & 

16.  “ Matt.  25.  31,  32.  10.  32. 

*8  ver.  2,  20.  Acts 


14  But  him  that  is  weak  in  faith  receive  ye,  yet  not 

2 “ to  doubtful  disputations.  One  man  hath  faith  to 
eat  all  things  : but  he  that  is  weak  eateth  herbs. 

3 Let  not  him  that  eateth  set  at  nought  him  that  eat- 
eth not ; and  let  not  him  that  eateth  not  judge  him 

4 that  eateth  : for  God  hath  received  him.  Who  art 
thou  that  judgest  the  ^ servant  of  another  ? to  his 
own  lord  he  standeth  or  falleth.  Yea,  he  shall  be 
made  to  stand  ; for  the  Lord  hath  power  to  make 

5 him  stand.  One  man  esteemeth  one  day  above  an- 
other ; another  esteemeth  every  day  alike.  Let 

6 each  man  be  fully  assured  in  his  own  mind.  He 
that  regardeth  the  day,  regardeth  it  unto  the  Lord  : 
and  he  that  eateth,  eateth  unto  the  Lord,  for  he 
giveth  God  thanks  ; and  he  that  eateth  not,  unto 

7 the  Lord  he  eateth  not,  and  giveth  God  thanks.  For 
none  of  us  liveth  to  himself,  and  none  dieth  to  him- 

8 self.  For  whether  we  live,  we  live  unto  the  Lord  ; 
or  whether  we  die,  we  die  unto  the  Lord  : whether 

9 we  live  therefore,  or  die,  we  are  the  Lord’s.  For  to 
this  end  Christ  died,  and  lived  again,  that  he  might 

10  be  Lord  of  both  the  dead  and  the  living.  But  thou, 
why  dost  thou  judge  thy  brother?  or  thou  again, 
why  dost  thou  set  at  nought  thy  brother  ? for  we 
shall  all  stand  before  the  judgement-seat  of  God. 

11  For  it  is  written. 

As  I live,  saith  the  Lord,  to  me  every  knee  shall 
bow,- 

And  every  tongue  shall  confess  to  God. 

12  So  then  each  one  of  us  shall  give  account  of  himself 
to  God. 


13  Let  us  not  therefore  judge  one  another  any 
more  : but  judge  ye  this  rather,  that  no  man  put  a 
stumblingblock  in  his  brother’s  way,  or  an  occasion 

14  of  falling.  I know,  and  am  persuaded  in  the  Lord 
Jesus,  that  nothing  is  unclean  of  itself  : save  that 
to  him  who  accounteth  anything  to  be  unclean,  to 

15  him  it  is  unclean.  For  if  because  of  meat  thy 
brother  is  grieved,  thou  walkest  no  longer  in  love. 
Destroy  not  with  thy  meat  him  for  whom  Christ 

16  died.  Let  not  then  your  good  be  evil  spoken  of  ; 

17  for  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  eating  and  drinking, 
but  righteousness  and  peace  and  joy  in  the  Holy 

18  Ghost.  For  he  that  herein  serveth  Christ  is  well- 

19  pleasing  to  God,  and  approved  of  men.  So  then 
^ let  us  follow  after  things  which  make  for  peace, 
and  things  whereby  we  may  edify  one  another. 

20  Overthrow  not  for  meat’s  sake  the  work  of  God. 
All  things  indeed  are  clean  ; howbeit  it  is  evil  for 


10.  15.  ICor.  10.  25. 
1 Tim.  4.  4.  Tit.  1. 
15. 

10  1 Cor.  8.  7,  10. 

17  1 Cor.  8.  11. 

18  ch.  12.  17. 

19  1 Cor.  8.  8. 

20  2 Cor.  8.  21. 

21  Ps.  34.  14.  ch.  12. 
18. 


22  ch.  15.  2.  1 Cor. 
14.  12.  1 Thess.  5.  11. 

23  ver.  15. 

21  ver.  14.  Matt.  15. 

11.  Acts  10.  15.  Tit. 
1.  15. 

25  1 Cor.  8.  9,  10,  11, 

12. 


a Or,  for  decisions 
of  doubts. 

b Gr.  household-ser- 
vant. 

c Or,  give  praise, 
d Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  we  fol- 
low. 


ROMANS,  XV. 


251 


21  It  is  good  neither  to  eat  flesh,  nor  to  drink  wine, 
nor  any  thing  whereby  thy  brother  stunibleth,  or  is  of- 
fended, or  is  made  weak. 

22  Hast  thou  faith  ? have  it  to  thyself  before  God. 
Happy  is  he  that  condemneth  not  himself  in  that 

thing  which  he  alloweth. 

23  And  he  that  doubteth  is  damned  if  he  eat,  because 
he  eateth  not  of  faith  : for  whatsoever  is  not  of  faith 
is  sin. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  strong  must  bear  with  the  weak.  2 We  may  not  please  ourselves, 
S for  Christ  did  not  so,  7 but  receive,  one  the  other,  as  ChHst  did  us  all, 
8 both  Jews  9 and  Gentiles,  15  Paul  exeuseth  his  writing,  28  and  pro- 
miseth  to  see  them,  30  and  requesteth  their  prayers. 

WE  ^then  that  are  strong  ought  to  bear  the  ^ in- 
firmities of  the  weak,  and  not  to  please  our- 
selves. 

2  ® Let  every  one  of  us  please  his  neighbour  for  his 
good  ^ to  edification. 

3  ® For  even  Christ  pleased  not  himself  ; but,  as  it  is 
written,  ® The  reproaches  of  them  that  reproached  thee 
fell  on  me. 

4  For  whatsoever  things  were  written  aforetime 
were  written  for  our  learning,  that  we  through  patience 
and  comfort  of  the  scriptures  might  have  hope. 

5  ® Now  the  God  of  patience  and  consolation  grant 
you  to  be  like  minded  one  toward  another  according  to 
Christ  Jesus  : 

6  That  ye  may  ^ with  one  mind  and  one  mouth  glorify 
God,  even  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

7  Wherefore  receive  ye  one  another,  ^^as  Christ 
also  received  us  to  the  glory  of  God. 

8  Now  I say  that  Jesus  Christ  was  a minister  of 
the  circumcision  for  the  truth  of  God,  to  confirm  the 
promises  made  unto  the  fathers  : 

9  And  ^^that  the  Gentiles  might  glorify  God  for  his 
mercy ; as  it  is  written,  ^^For  this  cause  I will  confess 
to  thee  among  the  Gentiles,  and  sing  unto  thy  name. 

10  And  again  he  saith,  Rejoice,  ye  Gentiles,  with 
his  people. 

11  And  again,  Praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  Gentiles  ; and 
laud  him,  all  ye  people. 

12  And  again,  Esaias  saith,  There  shall  be  a root 
of  Jesse,  and  he  that  shall  rise  to  reign  over  the  Gen- 
tiles ; in  him  shall  the  Gentiles  trust. 

13  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you  with  all  joy  and 
peace  in  believing,  that  ye  may  abound  in  hope,  through 
the  power  of  the  Holj'^  Ghost. 

14  And  20  X myself  also  am  persuaded  of  you,  my 
brethren,  that  ye  also  are  full  of  goodness,  filled  with 
all  knowledge,  able  also  to  admonish  one  another. 

15  Nevertheless,  brethren,  I have  written  the  more 
boldly  unto  you  in  some  sort,  as  putting  you  in  mind, 
because  of  the  grace  that  is  given  to  me  of  God, 

16  That  I should  be  the  minister  of  Jesus  Christ  to 
the  Gentiles,  ministering  the  gospel  of  God,  that  the 
offering  up  of  the  Gentiles  might  be  acceptable,  being 
sanctified  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

17  I have  therefore  whereof  I may  glory  through 
Jesus  Christ  ^®in  those  things  which  pertain  to  God. 


21  that  man  who  eateth  with  offence.  It  is  good  not 
to  eat  flesh,  nor  to  drink  wine,  nor  to  do  anything 

22  whereby  thy  brother  stunibleth.®  The  faith  which 
thou  hast,  have  thou  to  thyself  before  God.  Happy 
is  he  that  judgeth  not  himself  in  that  which  he  ap- 

23  proveth.  But  he  that  doubteth  is  condemned  if  he 
eat,  because  he  eateth  not  of  faith  ; and  whatsoever 
is  not  of  faith  is  sin.i' 


15  Now  we  that  are  strong  ought  to  bear  the  infir- 
mities of  the  weak,  and  not  to  please  ourselves. 

2 Let  each  one  of  us  please  his  neighbour  for  that 

3 which  is  good,  unto  edifying.  For  Christ  also 
pleased  not  himself  ; but,  as  it  is  written,  The  re- 
proaches of  them  that  reproached  thee  fell  upon 

4 me.  For  whatsoever  things  were  written  aforetime 
were  written  for  our  learning,  that  through  patience 
and  through  comfort  of  the  scriptures  we  might 

5 have  hope.  Now  the  God  of  patience  and  of  com- 
fort grant  you  to  be  of  the  same  mind  one  with 

6 another  according  to  Christ  Jesus  : that  with  one 
accord  ye  may  with  one  mouth  glorify  the  God  and 

7 Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Wherefore  re- 
ceive ye  one  another,  even  as  Christ  also  received 

8 “ you,  to  the  glory  of  God.  For  I say  that  Christ 
hath  been  made  a minister  of  the  circumcision  for 
the  truth  of  God,  that  he  might  confirm  the  pro- 

9 mises  given  unto  the  fathers,  and  that  the  Gentiles 
might  glorify  God  for  his  mercy  ; as  it  is  written. 

Therefore  will  I ^give  praise  unto  thee  among 
the  Gentiles, 

And  sing  unto  thy  name. 

10  And  again  he  saith. 

Rejoice,  ye  Gentiles,  with  his  people. 

11  And  again, 

Praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  Gentiles  ; 

And  let  all  the  peoples  praise  him. 

12  And  again,  Isaiah  saith. 

There  shall  be  the  root  of  Jesse, 

And  he  that  ariseth  to  rule  over  the  Gentiles  ; 

On  him  shall  the  Gentiles  hope. 

13  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you  with  all  joy  and 
peace  in  believing,  that  ye  may  abound  in  hope,  in 
the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

14  And  I myself  also  am  persuaded  of  you,  my 
brethren,  that  ye  yourselves  are  full  of  goodness, 
filled  with  all  knowledge,  able  also  to  admonish  one 

15  another.  But  I write  the  more  boldly  unto  you  in 
some  measure,  as  putting  you  again  in  remembrance, 
because  of  the  grace  that  was  given  me  of  God, 

16  that  I should  be  a minister  of  Christ  Jesus  unto  the 
Gentiles,  ® ministering  the  gospel  of  God,  that  the 
offering  up  of  the  Gentiles  might  be  made  accept- 

17  able,  being  sanctified  by  the  Holy  Ghost.  I have 
therefore  my  glorying  in  Christ  Jesus  in  things  per- 


28  1 Cor.  8.  13. 

27 1 John  3.  21. 

23  Tit.  1.  15. 

1 Gal.  6.  1. 

2 ch.  14.  1. 

3 1 Cor.  9.  19,  22.  & 
10.  24,  33.  & 13.  6. 
Phil.  2.  4,  5. 

< ch.  14.  19. 

6  Matt.  26.  39.  Jolm 


5.  30.  & 6.  38. 

0 Ps.  69.  9. 

7 ch.  4.  23, 24.  1 Cor. 
9.  9,  10.  & 10.  11.  2 
Tim.  3.  16,  17. 

8 ch.  12.  16.  1 Cor. 

1.  10.  Phil.  3.  16. 

9 Acts  4.  24,  32. 

10  ch.  14.  1,  3. 

71  ch.  5.  2. 


12  Matt.  15. 24.  John 
1.  11.  Acts  3.  25,  26. 
& 13.  46. 

13  ch.  3.  3.  2 Cor.  1. 

20. 

11  John  10.  16.  ch. 
9.  23. 

' in  Ps.  18.  49. 

18  Dent.  .32.  43. 

17  Ps.  117.  1. 


i8Ls.  11.  1,10.  Rev. 
5.  5.  & 22.  16. 

I'-'ch.  12.  12.  & 14. 
17. 

202  Pet.  1.  12.  1 

John  2.  21. 

21  1 Cor.  8.  1,  7,  10. 

22  ch.  1.  5.  & 12.  3. 
Gal.  1.  15.  Eph.  3.  7, 
8. 


23  ch.  11.  13.  Gal.  2. 
7,  8,  9.  1 Tim.  2.  7.  2 
Tim.  1.  11. 

21  Is.  66.  20.  Phil.  2. 
17. 

25  Heb.  5.  1. 
e Many  ancient  au- 
thorities add  or  is  of- 
fended, or  is  weak. 


f Or,  putteth  to  the 
test. 

g Many  authorities, 
some  ancient,  insert 
here  ch.  16.  25-27. 

a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  us. 
b Or,  confess, 
c Gr.  ministering  in 
sacrifice. 


252 


ROMANS,  XVI. 


38  For  I will  not  dare  to  speak  of  any  of  those 
things  26  which  Christ  hath  not  wrought  by  me,  27  to 
make  the  Gentiles  obedient,  by  word  and  deed, 

19  28  Through  mighty  signs  and  wonders,  by  the 
power  of  the  Spirit  of  God  ; so  that  from  Jerusalem, 
and  round  about  unto  Illyricum,  I have  fully  preached 
the  gospel  of  Christ. 

20  Yea,  so  have  I strived  to  preach  the  gospel,  not 
where  Christ  was  named,  ^ lest  I should  build  upon 
another  man’s  foundation  : 

21  But  as  it  is  written,  To  whom  he  was  not  spoken 
of,  they  shall  see  : and  they  that  have  not  heard  shall 
understand. 

22  For  which  cause  also  I have  been  much  hindered 
from  coming  to  you. 

23  But  now  having  no  more  place  in  these  parts,  and 
®2  having  a great  desire  these  many  years  to  come  unto 
you  ; 

24  Whensoever  I take  my  journey  into  Spain,  I will 
come  to  you  : for  I trust  to  see  you  in  my  journey, 

and  to  be  brought  on  my  way  thitherward  by  you,  if 
first  I be  somewhat  filled  with  your  company. 

25  But  now  go  unto  Jerusalem  to  minister  unto 
the  saints. 

26  For  ®®it  hath  pleased  them  of  Macedonia  and 
Achaia  to  make  a certain  contribution  for  the  poor 
saints  which  are  at  Jerusalem. 

27  It  hath  pleased  them  verily  ; and  their  debtors 
they  are.  For  if  the  Gentiles  have  been  made  par- 
takers of  their  spiritual  things,  ^7  their  duty  is  also  to 
minister  unto  them  in  carnal  things. 

28  When  therefore  I have  performed  this,  and  have 
sealed  to  them  this  fruit,  I will  come  by  you  into 
Spain. 

29  And  I am  sure  that,  when  I come  unto  you,  I 
shall  come  in  the  fulness  of  the  blessing  of  the  gospel 
of  Christ. 

30  Now  I beseech  you,  brethren,  for  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ’s  sake,  and  for  the  love  of  the  Spirit,  that  ye 
strive  together  with  me  in  your  prayers  to  God  for  me  ; 

31  ^2  That  I may  be  delivered  from  them  that  do 
not  believe  in  Judsea  ; and  that  my  service  which  1 
have  for  Jerusalem  may  be  accepted  of  the  saints  ; 

32  That  I may  come  unto  you  with  joy  by  the  will 
of  God,  and  may  with  you  be  refreshed. 

33  Now  ^'^the  God  of  peace  he  with  you  all.  Amen. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

3 Paul  willeth  the  brethren  to  greet  many,  17  and  adviseth  them  to  take 

heed  of  those  which  cause  dissension  and  offences,  21  and  after  sundry 

salutations  endeth  with  praise  and  thanks  to  God. 

I  COMMEND  unto  you  Phebe  our  sister,  which  is  a 
servant  of  the  church  which  is  at  ^ Cenchrea  : 

2  2 That  ye  receive  her  in  the  Lord,  as  becometh 
saints,  and  that  ye  assist  her  in  whatsoever  business  she 
hath  need  of  you  : for  she  hath  been  a succourer  of 
many,  and  of  myself  also. 

3  Greet  ® Priscilla  and  Aquila  my  helpers  in  Christ 
Jesus : , 

4  Who  have  for  my  life  laid  down  their  own  necks  : 
unto  whom  not  only  I give  thanks,  but  also  all  the 
churches  of  the  Gentiles. 

26  Acts  21.  19.  Gal.  3i  ch.  1. 13.  1 Thess.  36  ch.  11.  17. 

2.  8.  2.  17,  18.  37  1 Cor.  9.  11.  Gal. 

22  ch.  1.  5.  & 16.  32  ver.  32.  Acts  19.  6. 6. 

26.  21.  ch.  1.  11.  38  Phil.  4.  17. 

28  Acts  19. 11.  2 Cor.  33  Acts  15.  3.  39  ch.  1.  11. 

12.  12.  34  Acts  19.  21.  & 20.  « Phil.  2.  1. 

29  2 Cor.  10.  13,  15,  22.  &.  24.  17.  « 2 Cor.  1. 11.  Col. 

16.  35  1 Cor.  16.  1,  2.  2 4.  12. 

. 36  Is.  52.  15.  Cor.  8.  1.  & 9.  2,  12.  <2  2 Thess.  3.  2. 


18  taining  to  God.  For  I will  not  dare  to  speak  of 
any  ^ things  save  those  which  Christ  wrought  through 
me,  for  the  obedience  of  the  Gentiles,  by  word  and 

19  deed,  in  the  power  of  signs  and  wonders,  in  the 
power  of  6 the  Holy  Ghost  ; so  that  from  Jerusalem, 
and  round  about  even  unto  Illyricum,  I have  fully 

20  preached  the  gospel  of  Christ ; yea,  ^ making  it  my 
aim  so  to  preach  the  gospel,  not  where  Christ  was 
already  named,  that  I might  not  build  upon  another 

21  man’s  foundation  ; but,  as  it  is  written, 

They  shall  see,  to  whom  no  tidings  of  him  came, 
And  they  who  have  not  heard  shall  understand. 

22  Wherefore  also  I was  hindered  these  many  times 

23  from  coming  to  you  : but  now,  having  no  more  any 
place  in  these  regions,  and  having  these  many  years 

24  a longing  to  come  unto  you,  whensoever  I go  unto 
Spain  (for  I hope  to  see  you  in  my  journey,  and  to 
be  brought  on  my  way  thitherward  by  you,  if  first 
in  some  measure  I shall  have  been  satisfied  with 

25  your  company)  — but  now,  I say,  I go  unto  Jeru- 

26  Salem,  ministering  unto  the  saints.  For  it  hath  been 
the  good  pleasure  of  Macedonia  and  Achaia  to 
make  a certain  contribution  for  the  poor  among  the 

27  saints  that  are  at  Jerusalem.  Yea,  it  hath  been 
their  good  pleasure  ; and  their  debtors  they  are. 
For  if  the  Gentiles  have  been  made  partakers  of 
their  spiritual  things,  they  owe  it  to  them  also  to 

28  minister  unto  them  in  carnal  things.  When  there- 
fore I have  accomplished  this,  and  have  sealed  to 
them  this  fruit,  I will  go  on  by  you  unto  Spain. 

29  And  I know  that,  when  I come  unto  you,  I shall 
come  in  the  fulness  of  the  blessing  of  Christ. 


30  Now  I beseech  you,  brethren,  by  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  by  the  love  of  the  Spirit,  that  ye  strive 
together  with  me  in  your  prayers  to  God  for  me  ; 

31  that  I may  be  delivered  from  .them  that  are  disobe- 
dient in  Judsea,  and  that  my  ministration  which  I 
have  for  Jerusalem  may  be  acceptable  to  the  saints  ; 

32  that  I may  come  unto  you  in  joy  through  the  will 

33  of  God,  and  together  with  you  find  rest.  Now  the 
God  of  peace  be  with  you  all.  Amen. 


16  I commend  unto  you  Phoebe  our  sister,  who  is  a 

2 ® servant  of  the  church  that  is  at  Cenchrese  : that 
ye  receive  her  in  the  Lord,  worthily  of  the  saints, 
and  that  ye  assist  her  in  whatsoever  matter  she  may 
have  need  of  you  : for  she  herself  also  hath  been  a 
succourer  of  many,  and  of  mine  own  self. 

3 Salute  Prisca  and  Aquila  my  fellow-workers  in 

4 Christ  Jesus,  who  for  my  life  laid  down  their  own 
necks  ; unto  whom  not  only  I give  thanks,  but  also 


*3  2 Cor.  8.  4.  Phil.  4.  9.  1 Thess.  5.  which  Christ  wrought 

66  ch.  1.  10.  23.  2 Thess.  3.  16.  not  through  me. 

66  Acts  18.  21.  1 Cor.  Heb.  13.  20.  e Many  ancient  au- 

4.  19.  Jam.  4.  15.  i Acts  18.  18.  thoritiesread/Aefi'pirf/ 

66  1 Cor.  16.  18.  2 2 Phil.  2.  29.  3 John  of  God.  One  reads  the 

Cor.  7.  13.  2 Tim.  1.  5,  6.  Spirit. 

16.  Philem.  7,  20.  « Acts  18.  2,  18,  26.  / Gr.  fulfilled. 

62  ch.  16.  20.  1 Cor.  2 Tim.  4.  19.  e'er,  being  ambitious, 

14.  33.  2 Cor.  13.  11.  d Gr.  of  those  things  a Or,  deaconess. 


ROMANS,  XVI. 


253 


5 Likewise  greet  ^ the  church  that  is  in  their  house. 
Salute  my  wellbeloved  Epsenetus,  who  is  ® the  firstfruits 
of  Achaia  unto  Christ. 

6 Greet  Mary,  who  bestowed  much  labour  on  us. 

7 Salute  Andronicus  and  Junia,  my  kinsmen,  and  my 
fellowprisoners,  who  are  of  note  among  the  apostles, 
who  also  ® were  in  Christ  before  me. 

8 Greet  Amplias  my  beloved  in  the  Lord. 

9 Salute  Urbane,  our  helper  in  Christ,  and  Stachys 
my  beloved. 

10  Salute  Apelles  approved  in  Christ.  Salute  them 
which  are  of  Aristobulus’  household. 

11  Salute  Herodion  my  kinsman.  Greet  them  that 
be  of  the  household  of  Narcissus,  which  are  in  the  Lord. 

12  Salute  Tryphena  and  Tryphosa,  who  labour  in  the 
Lord.  Salute  the  beloved  Persis,  which  laboured  much 
in  the  Lord. 

13  Salute  Rufus  chosen  in  the  Lord,  and  his  mother 
and  mine. 

14  Salute  Asyncritus,  Phlegon,  Hennas,  Patrobas, 
Hermes,  and  the  brethren  which  are  with  them. 

15  Salute  Philologus,  and  .Julia,  Nereus,  and  his  sis- 
ter, and  Olympas,  and  all  the  saints  which  are  with  them. 

16  ® Salute  one  another  with  an  holy  kiss.  The 
churches  of  Christ  salute  you. 

17  Now  I beseech  you,  brethren,  mark  them  ® which 
cause  divisions  and  offences  contrary  to  the  doctrine 
which  ye  have  learned  ; and  avoid  them. 

18  For  they  that  are  such  serve  not. our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  but  their  own  belly;  and  ^^by  good  w^ords 
and  fair  speeches  deceive  the  hearts  of  the  simple. 

19  For  your  obedience  is  come  abroad  unto  all 
men.  I am  glad  therefore  on  your  behalf  : but  yet  I 
would  have  you  i^wise  unto  that  which  is  good,  and 
simple  concerning  evil. 

20  And  13  the  God  of  peace  i®  shall  bruise  Satan 
under  your  feet  shortly,  i'^  The  grace  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  he  with  you.  Amen. 

21  1®  Timotheus  my  workfellow,  and  i®  Lucius,  and 
20  Jason,  and  21  Sosipater,  my  kinsmen,  salute  you. 

22  I Tertius,  who  wrote  this  epistle,  salute  you  in  the 
Lord. 

23  22  Gains,  mine  host,  and  of  the  whole  church,  sa- 
luteth  you.  28Ej.astus  the  chamberlain  of  the  city 
saluteth  you,  and  Quartus  a brother. 

24  24Xhe  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he  with  you 
all.  Amen. 

y 25  Now  25  to  him  that  is  of  power  to  stablish  you 
26  according  to  my  gospel,  and  the  preaching  of  Jesus 
Christ,  27  according  to  the  revelation  of  the  mystery, 
28  which  was  kept  secret  since  the  world  began, 

26  But  22  now  is  made  manifest,  and  by  the  scriptures 
of  the  prophets,  according  to  the  commandment  of  the 
everlasting  God,  made  known  to  all  nations  for  8®  the 
obedience  of  faith  : 

27  To  81  God  only  wise,  he  glory  through  Jesus  Christ 
for  ever.  Amen. 

1 Written  to  the  Romans  from  Corinthus,  and  sent  by  Phebe  servant  of 

the  church  at  Cenchrea. 

* 1 Cor.  16.  19.  Col.  2 John  10.  4.  23.  1 Thess.  5.  28. 

4.  15.  Philem.  2.  i'  Phil.  3.  19.  1 Tim.  2 Thess.  3.  18.  Rev. 

e 1 Cor.  10.  15.  G.  5.  22.  21. 

6 Gal.  1.  22.  J2  Col.  2.  4.  2 Tim.  is  Acts  16.  1.  Phil. 

7 2 John  1.  3.6.  Tit.  1.  10.  2 Pet.  2.  19.  Col.  1.  1.  1 

8 1 Cor.  16.  20.  2 2.  3.  Thess.  3.  2.  1 Tim.  1. 

Cor.  13.  12.  1 Thess.  la  ch.  1.  8.  2.  Heb.  13.  23. 

5.  26.  1 Pet.  5.  14.  « Matt.  10.  16.  1 i9  Acts  13.  1. 

9 Acts  15.  1,  5,  24.  1 Cor.  14.  20.  20  Acts  17.  5. 

Tim.  6.  3.  18  ch.  15.  33.  21  Acts  20.  4. 

10  1 Cor.  5.  9,  11.  2 i8Gen.  3.  15.  22iCor.  1.14. 

Thess.  3.  6,  14.  2 u ver.  24.  1 Cor.  16.  23  Acts  19.  22.  2 

Tun.  3,  5.  Tit.  3.  10.  23.  2 Cor.  13.14.  Phil.  Tim.  4.  20. 


5 all  the  churches  of  the  Gentiles  : and  salute  the 
church  that  is  in  their  house.  Salute  Epjenetus  my 
beloved,  who  is  the  firstfruits  of  Asia  unto  Christ. 

6 Salute  Mary,  who  bestowed  much  labour  on  you. 

7 Salute  Andronicus  and  ^ Junias,  my  kinsmen,  and 
my  fellow-prisoners,  who  are  of  note  among  the 
apostles,  who  also  have  been  in  Christ  before  me. 

8 9 Salute  Ampliatus  my  beloved  in  the  Lord.  Salute 
Urbanus  our  fellow-worker  in  Christ,  and  Stachys 

10  my  beloved.  Salute  Apelles  the  approved  in  Christ. 
Salute  them  which  are  of  the  household  of  Aristo- 

11  bulus.  Salute  Herodion  my  kinsman.  Salute  them 
of  the  household  of  Narcissus,  which  are  in  the 

12  Lord.  Salute  Tryphjena  and  Tryphosa,  who  labour 
in  the  Lord.  Salute  Persis  the  beloved,  which  la- 

13  boured  much  in  the  Lord.  Salute  Rufus  the  chosen 

14  in  the  Lord,  and  his  mother  and  mine.  Salute 
Asyncritus,  Phlegon,  Hermes,  Patrobas,  Hernias, 

15  and  the  brethren  that  are  with  them.  Salute  Philo- 
logus and  Julia,  Nereus  and  his  sister,  and  Olympas, 

16  and  all  the  saints  that  are  with  them.  Salute  one 
another  with  a holy  kiss.  All  the  churches  of  Christ 
salute  you. 

17  Now  I beseech  you,  brethren,  mark  them  which 
are  causing  the  divisions  and  occasions  of  stumbling, 
contrary  to  the  ® doctrine  which  ye  learned  : and 

18  turn  away  from  them.  For  they  that  are  such  serve 
not  our  Lord  Christ,  but  their  own  belly  ; and  by 
their  smooth  and  fair  speech  they  beguile  the  hearts 

19  of  the  innocent.  For  your  obedience  is  come  abroad 
unto  all  men.  I rejoice  therefore  over  you  : but  I 
would  have  you  wise  unto  that  which  is  good,  and 

20  simple  unto  that  which  is  evil.  And  the  God  of 
peace  shall  bruise  Satan  under  your  feet  shortly. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you. 

21  Timothy  my  fellow-worker  saluteth  you  ; and 

22  Lucius  and  Jason  and  Sosipater,  my  kinsmen.  I 
Tertius,  ‘^who  write  the  epistle,  salute  you  in  the 

23  Lord.  Gains  my  host,  and  of  the  whole  church, 
saluteth  you.  Erastus  the  treasurer  of  the  city 
saluteth  you,  and  Quartus  the  brother.® 


25  -^Now  to  him  that  is  able  to  stablish  you  accord- 
ing to  my  gospel  and  the  preaching  of  Jesus  Christ, 
according  to  the  revelation  of  the  mystery  which 

26  hath  been  kept  in  silence  through  times  eternal,  but 
now  is  manifested,  and  s' by  the  scriptures  of  the 
prophets,  according  to  the  commandment  of  the 
eternal  God,  is  made  known  unto  all  the  nations 

27  unto  obedience  * of  faith  ; to  the  only  wise  God, 
through  Jesus  Christ,  * to  whom  be  the  glory  Jfor 
ever.  Amen. 


2‘*  ver.  20.  1 Thess. 

5.  ‘*8 

' 2“>  Eph.  3.  20.  1 

Thess.  3.  13.  2 Thess. 
2. 17.  & 3.  3.  Jude  24. 
28  ch.  2.  16. 

27  Eph.  1.  9.  & 3.  3, 
4,  5.  Col.  1.  27. 

28  1 Cor.  2.  7.  Eph. 
3.  5,  9.  Col.  1.  26. 

29  Eph.  1.  9.  2 Tim. 

1.10.  Tit.  1.2,  3.  1 

Pet.  1.  20. 


80  Acts  6.  7.  ch.  1. 
5.  & 15.  18. 

31  1 Tim.  1.  17.  & 6. 
16.  Jude  25. 
b Or,  Junia. 
c Or,  teaching, 
d Or,  who  write  the 
epistle  in  the  Lord,  sa- 
lute you. 

e Some  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  here 
ver.  24  The  grace  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 


he  with  you  all.  Amen, 
and  omit  the  like 
words  in  ver.  20. 

/ Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  ver.  25- 
27.  Compare  the  end 
of  ch.  14. 
g Gr.  through, 
h Or,  to  the  faith, 
i Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  to 
whom. 

j Gr.  unto  the  ages. 


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I.  CORINTHIANS,  I. 


THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

CORINTHIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

After  Ms  salutation  and  thanksgiving,  10  he  exhorteth  them  to  unity, 
and  12  reproveth  their  dissensions.  18  God  destroyeth  the  wisdom  of 
the  wise,  21  by  the  foolishness  of  preaching,  and  26  calleth  not  the  wise, 
mighty,  and  noble,  but  27,  28  the  foolish,  weak,  and  men  of  no  ac- 
count. 

PAUL,  1 called  to  he  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ 
2 through  the  will  of  God,  and  ^ Sosthenes  our 
brother, 

2  Unto  the  church  of  God  which  is  at  Corinth,  ^ to 
them  that  ®are  sanctified  in  Christ  Jesus,  ® called  to  he 
saints,  with  all  that  in  every  place  call  upon  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ  ®our  Lord,  ® both  their’s  and  our’s  : 

3  Grace  he  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  God  our 
Father,  and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

4  I thank  my  God  always  on  your  behalf,  for  the 
grace  of  God  which  is  given  you  by  Jesus  Christ  ; 

5  That  in  every  thing  ye  are  enriched  by  him,  in 
all  utterance,  and  in  all  knowledge  ; 

6  Even  as  the  testimony  of  Christ  was  confirmed 
in  you  : 

7  So  that  ye  come  behind  in  no  gift  ; waiting  for 
the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  : 

8  Who  shall  also  confirm  you  unto  the  end,  that 
ye  may  he  blameless  in  the  day  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

9  ^"^God  is  faithful,  by  whom  we  were  called  unto 
IS  the  fellowship  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

10  Now  I beseech  you,  brethren,  by  the  name  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  ye  all  speak  the  same  thing, 
and  that  there  be  no  divisions  among  you  ; but  that  ye 
be  perfectly  joined  together  in  the  same  mind  and  in 
the  same  judgment. 

11  For  it  hath  been  declared  unto  me  of  you,  my 
brethren,  by  them  which  are  of  the  house  of  Chloe,  that 
there  are  contentions  among  you. 

12  Now  this  I say,  that  every  one  of  you  saith,  I 
am  of  Paul  ; and  I of  Apollos  ; and  I of  Cephas  ; 
and  I of  Christ. 

13  Is  Christ  divided  ? was  Paul  crucified  for  you  ? 
or  were  ye  baptized  in  the  name  of  Paul  ? 

14  I thank  God  that  I baptized  none  of  you,  hut 
^^Crispus  and  Gains  ; 

15  Lest  any  should  say  that  I had  baptized  in  mine 
own  name. 

16  And  I baptized  also  the  household  of  Stepha- 
nas : besides,  I know  not  whether  I baptized  any  other. 

17  For  Christ  sent  me  not  to  baptize,  but  to  preach 
the  gospel : ^7  not  with  wisdom  of  words,  lest  the  cross 
of  Christ  should  be  made  of  none  effect. 

18  For  the  preaching  of  the  cross  is  to  ^sthem  that 

1  Rom.  1.  1.  22.  16.  2 Tim.  2.  22.  i3  ch.  2.  1.  2 Tim. 

2  2 Cor.  1.  1.  Eph.  8 ch.  8.  6.  1.  8.  Rev.  1.  2. 

1.  1.  Col.  1.  1.  9 Rom.  3.  22.  & 10.  « Phil.  3.  20.  Tit.  2. 

3  Acts  18.  17.  12.  13.  2 Pet.  3.  12. 

* Jude  1.  10  Rom.  1.  7.  2 Cor.  is  1 Thess.  3.  13. 

3 Jolm  17.  19.  Acts  1.  2.  Eph.  1.  2.  1 Pet.  i®  Col.  1.  22.  1 

15.  9.  1.  2.  Thess.  5.  23. 

0 Rom.  1.  7.  2 Tim.  n Rom.  1.  8.  ^ Is.  49.  7.  ch.  10. 

1.  9.  12  ch.  12.  8.  2 Cor.  13.  1 Thess.  5.  24.  2 

2 Acts  9.  14,  21.  & 8.  7.  Thess.  3.  3.  Heb.  10. 23. 


1 Paul,  called  to  he  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ 
through  the  will  of  God,  and  Sosthenes  “ our  brother, 

2 unto  the  church  of  God  which  is  at  Corinth,  even 
them  that  are  sanctified  in  Christ  Jesus,  called  to  he 
saints,  with  all  that  call  upon  the  name  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  in  every  place,  their  Lord  and  ours  : 

3 Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

4 I thank  ^ my  God  always  concerning  you,  for  the 
grace  of  God  which  was  given  you  in  Christ  Jesus  ; 

5 that  in  everything  ye  were  enriched  in  him,  in  all 

6 ‘^utterance  and  all  knowledge  ; even  as  the  testi- 

7 mony  of  Christ  was  confirmed  in  you  : so  that  ye 
come  behind  in  no  gift  ; waiting  for  the  revelation 

8 of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ; who  shall  also  confirm 
you  unto  the  end,  that  ye  he  unreproveable  in  the 

9 day  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  God  is  faithful, 
through  whom  ye  were  called  into  the  fellowship  of 
his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


10  Now  I beseech  you,  brethren,  through  the  name 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  ye  all  speak  the  same 
thing,  and  that  there  be  no  divisions  among  you  ; 
but  that  ye  be  perfected  together  in  the  same  mind 

11  and  in  the  same  judgement.  For  it  hath  been  sig- 
nified unto  me  concerning  you,  my  brethren,  by 
them  which  are  of  the  household  of  Chloe,  that  there 

12  are  contentions  among  you.  Now  this  I mean,  that 
each  one  of  you  saith,  I am  of  Paul ; and  I of 

13  Apollos  ; and  I of  Cephas  ; and  I*  of  Christ.  Is 
Christ  divided  ? was  Paul  crucified  for  you  ? or 

14  were  ye  baptized  into  the  name  of  Paul  ? ® I thank 

God  that  I baptized  none  of  you,  save  Crispus  and 

15  Gains  ; lest  any  man  should  say  that  ye  were  bap- 

16  tized  into  my  name.  And  I baptized  also  the  house- 
hold of  Stephanas  : besides,  I know  not  whether  I 

17  baptized  any  other.  For  Christ  sent  me  not  to  bap- 
tize, but  to  preach  the  gospel  : not  in  wisdom  of 
words,  lest  the  cross  of  Christ  should  be  made  void. 


18  For  the  word  of  the  cross  is  to  them  that  are 

28  John  15.  4.  & 17.  22  John  1.  42.  b Some  ancient  au- 

21.  1 John  1.  3.  & 4.  23  2 Cor.  11.  4.  Eph.  thorities  omit  my. 

13.  4.  5.  c Gr.  word. 

19  Rom.  12. 16.  & 15.  24  Acts  18.  8.  d Or,  Christ  is  di- 

5.  2 Cor.  13.  11.  Phil.  25  Rom.  16.  23.  vided.  Was  Paul  cm- 

2.  2.  & 3.  16.  1 Pet.  2g  ch.  16.  15,  17.  cifiedfor  you  f 

3.  8.  27  ch.  2.  1,  4,  13.  2 e Some  ancient  aii- 

20  ch.  3.  4.  Pet.  1.  16.  thorities  read  I give 

21  Acts  18.  24.  & 19.  28  2 Cor.  2.  15.  thanks  that. 

1.  ch.  16.  12.  a Gr.  the  brother. 


1.  CORINTHIANS,  11. 


255 


perish  ^ foolishness  ; but  unto  us  which  are  saved  it 
is  the  power  of  God. 

19  For  it  is  written,  will  destroy  the  wisdom  of 
the  wise,  and  will  bring  to  nothing  the  understanding  of 
the  prudent. 

20  Where  is  the  wise  ? where  is  the  scribe  ? where 

is  the  disputer  of  this  world?  made 

foolish  the  wisdom  of  this  world  ? 

21  26  For  after  that  in  the  wisdom  of  God  the  w'orld 
by  wisdom  knew  not  God,  it  pleased  God  by  the  fool- 
ishness of  preaching  to  save  them  that  believe. 

22  For  the  26Je^s  require  a sign,  and  the  Greeks 
seek  after  wisdom  : 

23  But  we  preach  Christ  crucified,  27  unto  the  Jews 
a stumblingblock,  and  unto  the  Greeks  28  foolishness  ; 

24  But  unto  them  which  are  called,  both  Jews  and 
Greeks,  Christ  28  the  power  of  God,  and  the  wisdom 
of  God. 

25  Because  the  foolishness  of  God  is  wiser  than  men  ; 
and  the  weakness  of  God  is  stronger  than  men. 

26  For  ye  see  your  calling,  brethren,  how  that  ^^not 
many  wise  men  after  the  flesh,  not  many  mighty,  not 
many  noble,  are  called : 

27  But  God  hath  chosen  the  foolish  things  of  the 
world  to  confound  the  wise  ; and  God  hath  chosen  the 
weak  things  of  the  world  to  confound  the  things  which 
are  mighty  ; 

28  And  base  things  of  the  world,  and  things  which 
are  despised,  hath  God  chosen,  yea,  and  ^2  things  which 
are  not,  to  bring  to  nought  things  that  are  ; 

29  ^2  That  no  flesh  should  glory  in  his  presence. 

30  But  of  him  are  ye  in  Christ  Jesus,  who  of  God  is 
made  unto  us  ^2  wisdom,  and  righteousness,  and  ^2  sanc- 
tification, and  redemption  : 

31  That,  according  as  it  is  written,  ^ He  that  glorieth, 
let  him  glory  in  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  II. 

ffe  declareth  that  his  preaching^  1 though  it  bring  not  excellency  of  speech, 

or  of  4 human  wisdom : yet  consisteth  in  the  4,  5 vower  of  God:  and 

so  far  excelleth  6 the  tcisdom  of  this  world,  and  9 human  sense,  as  that 

14  the  natural  man  cannot  understand  it. 

And  I,  brethren,  when  I came  to  you,  ^came  not 
with  excellency  of  speech  or  of  wisdom,  declaring 
unto  you  ^ the  testimony  of  God. 

2  For  I determined  not  to  know  any  thing  among 
you,  3 save  Jesus  Christ,  and  him  crucified. 

3  And  ^I  was  with  you  2 in  weakness,  and  in  fear, 
and  in  much  trembling. 

4  And  my  speech  and  my  preaching  2 was  not  with 
enticing  words  of  man’s  wisdom,  but  in  demonstration 
of  the  Spirit  and  of  power  : 

5  That  your  faith  should  not  stand  in  the  wisdom  of 
men,  but  * in  the  power  of  God. 

6  Howbeit  w'e  speak  wisdom  among  them  ® that  are 
perfect : yet  not  ^2  the  wisdom  of  this  world,  nor  of  the 
princes  of  this  world,  that  come  to  nought : 


» Acts  17.  18.  ch. 
2.  14. 

30  ch.  15.  2. 

31  ver.  24.  Rom.  1. 
16. 

32  Job  6.  12,  13.  Is. 
29.  14.  Jer.  8.  9. 

33  Is.  33.  18. 

3*  Job  12. 17,  20,  24. 
Is.  44.  26.  Rom.  1. 
22. 

35  See  Matt.  11.  25. 
Luke  10.  21.  Rom.  1. 
20,  21,  28. 

38  Matt.  12.  38.  & 16. 


1.  Mark  8.  11.  Luke 
11.  16.  John  4.  48. 

31  Is.  8.  14.  Matt. 
11.  ei.  & 13.  67.  Luke 

2.  34.  John  6.  60,  66. 
Rom.  9.  32.  Gal.  5. 
11.  1 Pet.  2.  8. 

38  ver.  18.  ch.  2.  14. 
30  ver.  18.  Rom.  1. 
4,  16. 

« Col.  2.  3. 

« John  7.  48. 

« Matt.  11.25.  Jam. 
2.  5.  See  Ps.  8.  2. 

*3  Rom.  4.  17. 


« ch.  2.  6. 

45  Rom.  3.  27.  Eph. 
2.  9. 

40  ver.  24. 

41  Jer.  23. 6, 6.  Rom. 

4.  25.  2 Cor.  6.  21. 

Phil.  3.  9. 

48  John  17. 19. 

40  Eph.  1.  7. 

60  Jer.  9.  23,  24.  2 

Cor.  10.  17. 

1 ver.  4,  13.  ch.  1. 
17.  2 Cor.  10.  10.  & 

11.  G. 

3 ch.  1.  6. 


perishing  foolishness  ; but  unto  us  which  are  being 

19  saved  it  is  the  power  of  God.  For  it  is  written, 

I  will  destroy  the  wisdom  of  the  wise. 

And  the  prudence  of  the  prudent  will  I reject. 

20  Where  is  the  wise  ? wdiere  is  the  scribe  ? where  is 
the  disputer  of  this  world  ? hath  not  God  made 

21  foolish  the  wisdom  of  the  world  ? For  seeing  that 
in  the  wisdom  of  God  the  world  through  its  wisdom 
knew  not  God,  it  was  God’s  good  pleasure  through 
the  foolishness  of  the  s'  preaching  to  save  them  that 

22  believe.  Seeing  that  Jews  ask  for  signs,  and  Greeks 

23  seek  after  wisdom : but  we  preach  * Christ  cruci- 
fied, unto  Jews  a stumblingblock,  and  unto  Gentiles 

24  foolishness  ; but  unto  * them  that  are  called,  both 
Jews  and  Greeks,  Christ  the  power  of  God,  and  the 

25  wisdom  of  God.  Because  the  foolishness  of  God 
is  wiser  than  men  ; and  the  weakness  of  God  is 
stronger  than  men. 


26  For  j behold  your  calling,  brethren,  how  that  not 
many  wise  after  the  flesh,  not  many  mighty,  not 

27  many  noble,  * are  called : but  God  chose  the  foolish 
things  of  the  world,  that  he  might  put  to  shame 
them  that  are  wise  ; and  God  chose  the  weak  things 
of  the  world,  that  he  might  put  to  shame  the  things 

28  that  are  strong  ; and  the  base  things  of  the  world, 
and  the  things  that  are  despised,  did  God  choose, 
yea  ^and  the  things  that  are  not,  that  he  might 

29  bring  to  nought  the  things  that  are  : that  no  flesh 

30  should  glory  before  God.  But  of  him  are  ye  in 
Christ  Jesus,  who  was  made  unto  us  wisdom  from 
God,  and  righteousness  and  sanctification,  and  re- 

31  demption  : that,  according  as  it  is  written.  He  that 
glorieth,  let  him  glory  in  the  Lord. 


2  And  I,  brethren,  when  I came  unto  you,  came  not 
with  excellency  of  “ speech  or  of  wisdom,  proclaim- 

2 ing  to  you  the  ^mystery  of  God.  For  I determined 
not  to  know  anything  among  you,  save  Jesus  Christ, 

3 and  him  crucified.  And  I was  with  you  in  w'eak- 

4 ness,  and  in  fear,  and  in  much  trembling.  And  my 
“speech  and  my  preaching  were  not  in  persuasive 
words  of  wisdom,  but  in  demonstration  of  the  Spirit 

5 and  of  power  ; that  your  faith  should  not  ^ stand  in 
the  wisdom  of  men,  but  in  the  power  of  God. 


6  Howbeit  we  speak  wisdom  among  the  ® perfect ; 
yet  a wisdom  not  of  this -/'world,  nor  of  the  rulers 
of  this world,  which  are  coming  to  nought:  but 

3 Gal.  6.  14.  Phil.  3.  ver.  1,  13.  ch.  1.  eousness  and  sanctifi^ 

8.  20.  & 3.  19.  2 Cor.  1.  cation  and  redemp- 

4 Acts  18.  1,  6,  12.  12.  Jam.  3.  16.  tion. 

6 2 Cor.  4. 7.  & 10. 1,  “ ch.  1.  28.  a Or,  word. 

10.  & 11.  30.  & 12.  6,  /Or,  age.  h Many  ancient  au- 

9.  Gal.  4.  13.  g Gr.  thing  preached,  thorities  read  testi- 

6 ver.  1.  ch.  1.  17.  n Or,  a Me.'^.'tiah.  niony. 

2 Pet.  1.  16.  i Gr.  the  called  them-  c Gr.  thing  preached. 

^ Rom.  15.  19.  1 selves.  d Gr.  be. 

Thess.  1.  6.  j Or,  ye  behold.  e Or,  fuUgrown. 

8 2 Cor . 4.  7.  & 6.  k Or,  have  part  f Or,  age : and  so  in 

7.  therein.  ver.  7,  8;  but  not  in 

8 ch.  14.  20.  Eph.  I Many  ancient  au-  ver.  12. 

4.  13.  Phil.  3.  16.  thorities  omit  and. 

Heb.  5.  14.  m Or,  both  right- 


256 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  III. 


7 But  we  speak  the  wisdom  of  God  in  a mystery, 
even  the  hidden  wisdom,  which  God  ordained  before 
the  world  unto  our  glory  : 

8 Which  none  of  the  princes  of  this  world  knew  ; 
for  had  they  known  it,  they  would  not  have  crucified 
the  Lord  of  glory. 

9 But  as  it  is  written,  Eye  hath  not  seen,  nor  ear 
heard,  neither  have  entered  into  the  heart  of  man,  the 
things  which  God  hath  prepared  for  them  that  love 
him. 

10  But  ^®God  hath  revealed  them  unto  us  by  his 
Spirit : for  the  Spirit  searcheth  all  things,  yea,  the  deep 
things  of  God. 

11  For  what  man  knoweth  the  things  of  a man, 

save  the  spirit  of  man  which  is  in  him  ? even  so  the 

things  of  God  knoweth  no  man,  but  the  Spirit  of  God. 

12  Now  we  have  received,  not  the  spirit  of  the  world, 
but  the  spirit  which  is  of  God  ; that  we  might  know 
the  things  that  are  freely  given  to  us  of  God. 

13  Which  things  also  we  speak,  not  in  the  words 
which  man’s  wisdom  teacheth,  but  which  the  Holy 
Ghost  teacheth  ; comparing  spiritual  things  with  spi- 
ritual. 

14  21  But  the  natural  man  receiveth  not  the  things  of 
the  Spirit  of  God  : 22  for  they  are  foolishness  unto  him  : 
23  neither  can  he  know  the7n,  beeause  they  are  spiritually 
discerned. 

15  24  But  he  that  is  spiritual  judgeth  all  things,  yet 
he  himself  is  judged  of  no  man. 

16  25  For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the  Lord,  that 

he  may  instruct  him  ? 26  have  the  mind  of 

Christ. 

CHAPTER  III. 

2 Milk  is  fit  for  children.  3 Strife  and  division,  arguments  of  a fleshly 
mind.  7 He  that  planieth,  and  he  that  watereth,  is  nothing.  9 The 
ministers  are  God^s  fellowworkmen.  11  Christ  the  only  foundation. 
16  Men  the  temples  of  God,  which  17  must  be  kept  holy.  19  The  tvis- 
dom  of  this  world  is  foolishness  with  God. 

And  I,  brethren,  could  not  speak  unto  you  as  unto 
^spiritual,  but  as  unto  2 carnal,  even  as  unto 
® babes  in  Christ. 

2  I have  fed  you  with  ^ milk,  and  not  with  meat : 
® for  hitherto  ye  were  not  able  to  bear  it,  neither  yet  now 
are  ye  able. 

3  For  ye  are  yet  carnal : for  ® whereas  there  is  among 
you  envying,  and  strife,  and  divisions,  are  ye  not  carnal, 
and  walk  as  men  ? 

4  For  while  one  saith,  ^I  am  of  Paul ; and  another, 
I am  of  Apollos  ; are  ye  not  carnal  ? 

5  Who  then  is  Paul,  and  who  is  Apollos,  but  ® minis- 
ters by  whom  ye  believed,  ^ even  as  the  Lord  gave  to 
every  man  ? 

6  I have  planted,  Apollos  watered  ; ^2  fjuf  Qod 
gave  the  increase. 

7  So  then  neither  is  he  that  planteth  any  thing, 
neither  he  that  watereth  ; but  God  that  giveth  the  in- 
crease. 

8  Now  he  that  planteth  and  he  that  watereth  are 
one  : and  every  man  shall  receive  his  own  reward  ac- 
cording to  his  own  labour. 

12  Rom.  16.  26,  26.  13.  1 John  2.  27.  Pro.  28. 5.  1 Thess. 

Eph.  3.  6,  9.  Col.  1.  u Pro.  20.  27.  & 27.  6.  21.  1 John  4.  1. 

26.  2 Tim.  1.  9.  19.  Jer.  17.  9.  25  Job  15.  8.  Is.  40. 

13  Matt.  11.  25.  John  is  Rom.  11.  33,  34.  13.  Jer.  23. 18.  Rom. 

7.  48.  Acts  13.  27.  2 w Rom.  8.  15.  11.  34. 

Cor.  3. 14.  20  ver.'  4.  2 Pet.  1.  2c  John  16.  15. 

1*  Luke  23.  34.  Acts  16.  See  ch.  1.  17.  1 ch.  2.  15. 

3.  17.  See  John  16.  3.  21  Matt.  16.  23.  2 ch.  2.  14. 

15  Is.  04.  4.  22  ch.  1.  18,  23.  8 Heb.  5.  13. 

16  Matt.  13. 11.  & 16.  23  Rom.  8.  6,  6,  7.  * Heb.  6.  12,  13.  1 

17.  John  14.  26.  & 16.  Jude  19.  Pet.  2.  2. 


7 we  speak  God’s  wisdom  in  a mystery,  even  the  wis- 
dom that  hath  been  hidden,  which  God  foreordained 

8 before  the  worlds  unto  our  glory  : which  none  of 
the  rulers  of  this  world  knoweth  : for  had  they 
known  it,  they  would  not  have  crucified  the  Lord  of 

9 glory  : but  as  it  is  written, 

Things  which  eye  saw  not,  and  ear  heard  not, 

And  which  entered  not  into  the  heart  of  man. 
Whatsoever  things  God  prepared  for  them  that 
love  him. 

10  But  unto  us  God  revealed  ^ them  through  the  Spirit : 
for  the  Spirit  searcheth  all  things,  yea,  the  deep 

11  things  of  God.  For  who  among  men  knoweth  the 
things  of  a man,  save  the  spirit  of  the  man,  which 
is  in  him  ? even  so  the  things  of  God  none  knoweth, 

12  save  the  Spirit  of  God.  But  we  received,  not  the 
spirit  of  the  world,  but  the  spirit  which  is  of  God  ; 
that  we  might  know  the  things  that  are  freely  given 

13  to  us  by  God.  Which  things  also  we  speak,  not  in 
words  which  man’s  wisdom  teacheth,  but  which  the 
Spirit  teacheth  ; comparing  spiritual  things  with 

14  spiritual.  Now  the  natural  man  receiveth  not  the 
things  of  the  Spirit  of  God  : for  they  are  foolishness 
unto  him  ; and  he  cannot  know  them,  because  they 

15  are  spiritually  ^ judged.  But  he  that  is  spiritual 
^judgeth  all  things,  and  he  himself  is  * judged  of  no 

16  man.  For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the  Lord, 
that  he  should  instruct  him  ? But  we  have  the 
mind  of  Christ. 


3  And  I,  brethren,  could  not  speak  unto  you  as  unto 
spiritual,  but  as  unto  carnal,  as  unto  babes  in  Christ. 

2 I fed  you  with  milk,  not  with  meat  ; for  ye  were 
not  yet  able  to  bear  it : nay,  not  even  now  are  ye 

3 able  ; for  ye  are  yet  carnal : for  whereas  there  is 
among  you  jealousy  and  strife,  are  ye  not  carnal, 

4 and  walk  after  the  manner  of  men  ? For  when  one 
saith,  I am  of  Paul ; and  another,  I am  of  Apollos  ; 

5 are  ye  not  men  ? What  then  is  Apollos  ? and  what 
is  Paul  ? Ministers  through  whom  ye  believed  ; 

6 and  each  as  the  Lord  gave  to  him.  I planted, 

7 Apollos  watered  ; but  God  gave  the  increase.  So 
then  neither  is  he  that  planteth  anything,  neither 
he  that  watereth  ; but  God  that  giveth  the  increase. 

8 Now  he  that  planteth  and  he  that  watereth  are  one  : 
but  each  shall  receive  his  own  reward  according  to 


6 John  16. 12. 

6 ch.  1.  11.  & 11.  18. 
Gal.  6.  20,  21.  Jam.  3. 
16. 

T ch.  1.  12. 

8 ch.  4.  1.  2 Cor.  3. 
3. 

9 Rom.  12.  3,  6.  1 
Pet.  4.  11. 

10  Acts  18.  4,  8,  11. 
ch.  4.  13.  & 9.  1.  & 15. 


1.  2 Cor.  10. 14, 16. 
n Acts  18.  24,  27.  & 

19. 1. 

12  ch.  1.  30.  & 16. 10. 
2 Cor.  3.  6. 

13  2 Cor.  12. 11.  Gal. 

'ii‘ps.  62.  12.  Rom. 

2.  6.  ch.  4.  5.  Gal.  6. 
4,6.  Rev.  2.  23.  & 22. 
12. 


ff  Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  For. 
h Or,  it. 

i Or,  combining, 
j Or,  interpreting 
spiritual  things  to 
spiritual  men. 
k Or,  examined. 

I Or,  examineth. 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  IV.  257 


9 For  we  are  labourers  together  with  God  : ye  are 
God’s  husbandry,  ye  are  God’s  building. 

10  According  to  the  grace  of  God  which  is  given 
unto  me,  as  a wise  masterbuilder,  I have  laid  the 
foundation,  and  another  buildeth  thereon.  But  let 
every  man  take  heed  how  be  buildeth  thereupon. 

11  For  other  foundation  can  no  man  lay  than  that 
is  laid,  which  is  Jesus  Christ. 

12  Now  if  any  man  build  upon  this  foundation  gold, 
silver,  precious  stones,  wood,  hay,  stubble  ; 

13  Every  man’s  work  shall  be  made  manifest : for 
the  day  shall  declare  it,  because  it  shall  be  revealed 
by  fire  ; and  the  fire  shall  try  every  man’s  work  of 
what  sort  it  is. 

14  If  any  man’s  work  abide  which  he  hath  built 
thereupon,  he  shall  receive  a reward. 

15  If  any  man’s  work  shall  be  burned,  he  shall  sufPer 
loss  : but  he  himself  shall  be  saved  ; yet  so  as  by  fire. 

16  Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  the  temple  of  God, 
and  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth  in  you  ? 

17  If  any  man  defile  the  temple  of  God,  him  shall 
God  destroy  ; for  the  temple  of  God  is  holy,  which  tem- 
ple ye  are. 

18  Let  no  man  deceive  himself.  If  any  man 
among  you  seemeth  to  be  wise  in  this  world,  let  him 
become  a fool,  that  he  may  be  wise. 

19  For  the  wisdom  of  this  world  is  foolishness 
with  God.  For  it  is  written,  ®®He  taketh  the  wise  in 
their  own  craftiness. 

20  And  again,  8^  The  Lord  knoweth  the  thoughts  of 
the  wise,  that  they  are  vain. 

21  Therefore  8^  let  no  man  glory  in  men.  For  83  all 
things  are  your’s  ; 

22  Whether  Paul,  or  Apollos,  or  Cephas,  or  the 
world,  or  life,  or  death,  or  things  present,  or  things  to 
come  ; all  are  your’s  ; 

23  And  84  ye  are  Christ’s  ; and  Christ  is  God’s. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  In  u'hat  account  the  ministers  ought  to  he  had.  7 We  hax'e  nothing 
which  we  have  not  received.  9 The  apostles  spectacles  to  the  world,, 
angels,  and  men,  13  the  filth  and  off scouring  of  the  world:  15  yet 
our  fathers  in  Christ,  16  whom  we  ought  to  follow. 

Let  a man  so  account  of  us,  as  of  ^the  ministers 
of  Christ,  2 and  stewards  of  the  mysteries  of 

God. 

2  Moreover  it  is  required  in  stewards,  that  a man  be 
found  faithful. 

3  But  with  me  it  is  a very  small  thing  that  I should 
be  judged  of  you,  or  of  man’s  judgment : yea,  I judge 
not  mine  own  self. 

4  For  I know  nothing  by  myself  ; 8 yet  am  I not 
hereby  justified  : but  he  that  judgeth  me  is  the  Lord. 

6 4 Therefore  judge  nothing  before  the  time,  until 
the  Lord  come,  8 who  both  will  bring  to  light  the  hid- 
den things  of  darkness,  and  will  make  manifest  the 
counsels  of  the  hearts  ; and  8 then  shall  every  man 
have  praise  of  God. 

6 And  these  things,  brethren,  I have  in  a figure 
transferred  to  myself  and  to  Apollos  for  your  sakes  ; 

15  Acts  16.  4.-  2 Cor.  lo  1 Pet.  4.  11.  ^7  ch.  6.  19.  2 Cor. 

6.  1.  20  Is.  28.  16.  Matt.  6.  16.  Eph.  2.  21,  22. 

10  Eph.  2.  20.  Col.  16.  18.  2 Cor.  11.  4.  Heb.  3.  6.  1 Pet.  2. 

2.  7.  Heb.  3.  3,  4.  1 Gal.  1.  7.  6. 

Pet.  2.  6.  21  Eph.  2.  20.  28  Pro.  3.  7.  Is.  6. 

” Rom.  1.  6.  & 12.  22  ch.  4.  5.  21. 

3.  23  1 Pet.  1.  7.  & 4.  29  ch.  1.  20.  & 2.  6. 

w ver.  6.  Rom.  15.  12.  so  Job  5.  13. 

20.  ch.  4. 16.  Rev.  21.  24  Luke  2.  36.  si  Ps.  94.  11. 

14.  25  ch.  4.  5.  S2  ver.  4,  5,  6.  ch.  1. 

20  Jude  23.  12.  A 4.  G. 


9  his  own  labour.  For  we  are  God’s  fellow-workers  : 
ye  are  God’s  ® husbandry,  God’s  building. 

10  According  to  the  grace  of  God  which  was  given 
unto  me,  as  a wise  masterbuilder  I laid  a founda- 
tion ; and  another  buildeth  thereon.  But  let  each 

11  man  take  heed  how  he  buildeth  thereon.  For  other 
foundation  can  no  man  lay  than  that  which  is  laid, 

12  which  is  Jesus  Christ.  But  if  any  man  buildeth  on 
the  foundation  gold,  silver,  costly  stones,  wood,  hay, 

13  stubble  ; each  man’s  work  shall  be  made  manifest  : 
for  the  day  shall  declare  it,  because  it  is  revealed  in 
fire  ; ^and  the  fire  itself  shall  prove  each  man’s 

14  work  of  what  sort  it  is.  If  any  man’s  work  shall 
abide  which  he  built  thereon,  he  shall  receive  a re- 

15  ward.  If  any  man’s  work  shall  be  burned,  he  shall 
suffer  loss  : but  he  himself  shall  be  saved ; yet  so 
as  through  fire. 

16  Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  a temple  of  God,  and 

17  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth  in  you  ? If  any 
man  destroy eth  the  ‘^temple  of  God,  him  shall  God 
destroy  ; for  the  temple  of  God  is  holy,  which 
temple  ye  are. 

18  Let  no  man  deceive  himself.  If  any  man  think- 
eth  that  he  is  wise  among  you  in  this  ® world,  let 

19  him  become  a fool,  that  he  may  become  wise.  For 
the  wisdom  of  this  world  is  foolishness  with  God. 
For  it  is  written.  He  that  taketh  the  wise  in  their 

20  craftiness  : and  again.  The  Lord  knoweth  the  rea- 

21  sonings  of  the  wise,  that  they  are  vain.  Wherefore 
let  no  one  glory  in  men.  For  all  things  are  yours  ; 

22  whether  Paul,  or  Apollos,  or  Cephas,  or  the  world, 
or  life,  or  death,  or  things  present,  or  things  to 

23  come  ; all  are  yours  ; and  ye  are  Christ’s  ; and 
Christ  is  God’s. 


4r  Let  a man  so  account  of  us,  as  of  ministers  of 
Christ,  and  stewards  of  the  mysteries  of  God. 

2 Here,  moreover,  it  is  required  in  stewards,  that  a 

3 man  be  found  faithful.  But  with  me  it  is  a very 
small  thing  that  I should  be  " judged  of  you,  or  of 
man’s  ^ judgement  : yea,  I judge  not  mine  own 

4 self.  For  I know  nothing  against  myself  ; yet  am 
I not  hereby  justified  : but  he  that  ‘^judgeth  me  is 

5 the  Lord.  Wherefore  judge  nothing  before  the 
time,  until  the  Lord  come,  who  will  both  bring  to 
light  the  hidden  things  of  darkness,  and  make  mani- 
fest the  counsels  of  the  hearts  ; and  then  shall  each 
man  have  his  praise  from  God. 

6 Now  these  things,  brethren,  I have  in  a figure 
transferred  to  myself  and  Apollos  for  your  sakes  ; 

83  2 Cor.  4.  6, 16.  2.  Rom.  3.  20.  & 4.  man's  work,  of  what 

3*  Rom.  14.  8.  ch.  2.  sort  it  is,  the  fii'e  shall 

11.  3.  2 Cor.  10.  7.  < Matt.  7.  1.  Rom.  prove  it. 

Gal.  3.  29.  2.  1, 16.  & 14.  4, 10, 13.  c Or,  sanctuary. 

1 Matt.  24.  46.  ch.  3.  Rev,  20.  12.  d Or,  and  such  are 

6.  & 9.  17.  2 Cor,  6,  c ch.  3.  13.  ye. 

4.  Col.  1.25.  « Rom,  2. 29.  2 Cor,  eOr,'age. 

2 Luke  12.  42,  Tit.  6.  10,  a Or,  ejainined. 

1.  7.  1 Pet.  4.  10.  ch.  1.  12,  & 3.  4.  b Gr,  day. 

3 Job  9.  2.  Ps,  1.30.  a Gr-  tilled  land.  c Or,  examine. 

3.  A 143.  2,  Pro.  21.  6 Or,  and  each  d Or,  examineth. 


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I.  CORINTHIANS,  V. 


® that  ye  might  learn  in  ns  not  to  think  of  men  above 
that  which  is  written,  that  no  one  of  you  ® be  puffed  up 
for  one  against  another. 

7 For  who  maketh  thee  to  differ  from  another  ? and 

what  hast  thou  that  thou  didst  not  receive  ? now  if 

thou  didst  receive  tf,  why  dost  thou  glory,  as  if  thou 
hadst  not  received  it  f 

8 Now  ye  are  full,  now  ye  are  rich,  ye  have  reigned 
as  kings  without  us  : and  I would  to  God  ye  did  reign, 
that  we  also  might  reign  with  you. 

9 For  I think  that  God  hath  set  forth  us  the  apos- 
tles last,  as  it  were  appointed  to  death  : for  we  are 
made  a spectacle  unto  the  world,  and  to  angels,  and  to 
men. 

10  We  are  fools  for  Christ’s  sake,  but  ye  are  wise 
in  Christ ; we  are  weak,  but  ye  are  strong  ; ye  are 
honourable,  but  we  are  despised. 

11  Even  unto  this  present  hour  we  both  hunger, 
and  thirst,  and  are  naked,  and  are  buffeted,  and 
have  no  certain  dwellingplace  ; 

12  20  And  labour,  working  with  our  own  hands  : 
21  being  reviled,  we  bless  ; being  persecuted,  we  suffer 
it : 

13  Being  defamed,  we  intreat : 22  are  made  as 
the  filth  of  the  world,  and  are  the  offscouring  of  all 
things  unto  this  day. 

14  I write  not  these  things  to  shame  you,  but  23  as 
my  beloved  sons  I warn  you. 

15  For  though  ye  have  ten  thousand  instructers  in 
Christ,  yet  have  ye  not  many  fathers  : for  2^  in  Christ 
Jesus  I have  begotten  you  through  the  gospel. 

16  Wherefore  I beseech  you,  26  be  ye  followers  of 
me. 

17  For  this  cause  have  I sent  unto  you  26  Timotheus, 
2'^  who  is  my  beloved  son,  and  faithful  in  the  Lord,  who 
shall  bring  you  28  into  remembrance  of  my  ways  which 
be  in  Christ,  as  I 29  teach  every  where  in  every 
church. 

18  ®i  Now  some  are  puffed  up,  as  though  I w'ould 
not  come  to  you. 

19  ®2  But  I will  come  to  you  shortly,  if  the  Lord 
will,  and  will  know,  not  the  speech  of  them  which  are 
puffed  up,  but  the  power. 

20  For  ®^the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  in  word,  but 
in  power. 

21  What  will  ye  ? shall  I come  unto  you  with  a 
rod,  or  in  love,  and  in  the  spirit  of  meekness  ? 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 The  incestuous  person  6 is  cause  rather  of  shame  unto  them,  than  of 
rejoicing.  7 The  old  leaven  is  to  be  purged  out.  10  Heinous  offenders 
are  to  be  shunned  and  avoided. 

IT  is  reported  commonly  that  there  is  fornication  among 
you,  and  such  fornication  as  is  not  so  much  as 
^ named  among  the  Gentiles,  2 that  one  should  have  his 
® father’s  wife.  / 

2 ^And  ye  are  puffed  up,  and  have  not  rather 
® mourned,  that  he  that  hath  done  this  deed  might 
be  taken  away  from  among  you. 

8 Rom.  12.  3.  14.  & 3. 18.  See  2 Kin.  21  Matt.  5. 44.  Luke 

» ch.  3.  21.  & 5.  2,  6.  9.  11.  6.  28.  & 23.  34.  Acts 

10  John  3.  27.  Jam.  2 Cor.  13.  9.  7.  60.  Rom.  12.  14, 

1.  17.  1 Pet.  4.  10.  u 2 Cor.  4.  8.  & 11.  20.  1 Pet.  2.  23.  & 3. 

11  Rev.  3.  17.  23-27.  Phil.  4.  12.  9. 

12  Ps.  44.  22.  Rom.  job  22.  6.  Rom.  8.  22  Lam.  3.  45. 

8.  3G.  ch.  15.  30,  31.  35.  23  1 Thess.  2.  11. 

2 Cor.  4.  11.  & 6.  9.  if  Acts  23.  2.  24  Acts  18. 11.  Rom. 

IS  Heb.  10.  33.  20  Acts  18.  3.  & 20.  15.  20.  ch.  3.  G.  Gal. 

“ ch.  2.  3.  34.  1 Thess.  2.  9.  2 4.  19.  Philem.  10.  Jam. 

15  Acts  17.  18.  & 26.  Thess.  3.  8.  ITim.  4.  1.  18. 

24.  ch.  1.  18,  &c.  & 2.  la  25  ch.  11.  1.  Phil.  3. 


that  in  us  ye  might  learn  not  to  go  beyond  the  things 
which  are  written  ; that  no  one  of  you  be  puffed  up 

7 for  the  one  against  the  other.  For  who  maketh 
thee  to  differ  ? and  what  hast  thou  that  thou  didst 
not  receive  ? but  if  thou  didst  receive  it,  why  dost 

8 thou  glory,  as  if  thou  hadst  not  received  it  ? Al- 
ready are  ye  filled,  already  ye  are  become  rich,  ye 
have  reigned  without  us  : yea  and  I would  that  ye 

9 did  reign,  that  we  also  might  reign  with  you.  For, 
I think,  God  hath  set  forth  us  the  apostles  last  of 
all,  as  men  doomed  to  death  : for  we  are  made  a 
spectacle  unto  the  world,  ®and  to  angels,  and  to 

10  men.  We  are  fools  for  Christ’s  sake,  but  ye  are 
wise  in  Christ ; we  are  weak,  but  ye  are  strong  ; ye 

11  have  glory,  but  we  have  dishonour.  Even  unto  this 
present  hour  we  both  hunger,  and  thirst,  and  are 
naked,  and  are  buffeted,  and  have  no  certain  dwell- 

12  ingplace  ; and  we  toil,  working  with  our  own 
hands  : being  reviled,  we  bless  ; being  persecuted, 

13  we  endure  ; being  defamed,  we  intreat  : we  are 
made  as  the  filth  of  the  world,  the  offscouring  of 
all  things,  even  until  now. 


14  I write  not  these  things  to  shame  you,  but  to  ad- 

15  monish  you  as  my  beloved  children.  For  though  ye 
should  have  ten  thousand  tutors  in  Christ,  yet  have 
ye  not  many  fathers  : for  in  Christ  Jesus  I begat 

16  you  through  the  gospel.  I beseech  yovi  therefore, 

17  be  ye  imitators  of  me.  For  this  cause  have  I sent 
unto  you  Timothy,  who  is  my  beloved  and  faithful 
child  in  the  Lord,  who  shall  put  you  in  remem- 
brance of  my  ways  which  be  in  Christ,  even  as  I 

18  teach  everywhere  in  every  church.  Now  some  are 
puffed  up,  as  though  I were  not  coming  to  you. 

19  But  I will  come  to  you  shortly,  if  the  Lord  will ; 
and  I will  know,  not  the  word  of  them  which  are 

20  puffed  up,  but  the  power.  For  the  kingdom  of  God 

21  is  not  in  word,  but  in  power.  What  will  ye  ? shall 
I come  unto  you  with  a rod,  or  in  love  and  a spirit 
of  meekness  ? 


5 It  is  actually  reported  that  there  is  fornication 
among  you,  and  such  fornication  as  is  not  even 
among  the  Gentiles,  that  one  of  you  hath  his  father’s 
2 wife.  And  ® ye  are  puffed  up,  and  ^ did  not  rather 
mourn,  that  he  that  had  done  this  deed  might  be 


17.  1 Thess.  1.  6.  2 
Thess.  3.  9. 

2«  Acts  19.  22.  ch. 
16.  10.  Phil.  2.  19.  1 
Thess.  3.  2. 

27  ITim.  1.2.  2 Tim. 

1.  2. 

28  ch.  11.  2. 

20  ch.  7.  17. 

30  ch.  14.  33. 

81  ch.  5.  2. 

32  Acts  19.  21.  ch. 


16.  5.  2 Cor. 

23. 

88  Acts  18.  21.  Ro. 
15.32.  Heb.  6.  3.  Jam. 
4.  15. 

38  ch.  2.  4.  1 Thess. 
1.  5. 

35  2 Cor.  10.  2.  <Sr  13, 

10. 

1 Eph.  5.  3. 

2 Lev.  18.  8.  Deut. 
22.  30.  & 27.  20. 


3 2 Cor.  7.  12. 

8ch.*4.  18. 

' Cor.  7.  7,  . 10. 
both  to  angels 


j ■ 

a L n puffed 

up? 

6 Or,  f(. 
rather  won, 
you  f 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  VI. 


259 


3 ®For  I verily,  as  absent  in  body,  but  present  in 
spirit,  have  judged  already,  as  though  I were  present, 
concerning  him  that  hath  so  done  this  deed, 

4 In  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  when  ye  are 
gathered  together,  and  my  spirit,  with  the  power  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

5 ® To  deliver  such  an  one  unto  ® Satan  for  the  de- 
struction of  the  flesh,  that  the  spirit  may  be  saved  in 
the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

6 Your  glorying  is  not  good.  Know  ye  not  that 

a little  leaven  leaveneth  the  whole  lump  ? 

7 Purge  out  therefore  the  old  leaven,  that  ye  may 
be  a new  lump,  as  ye  are  unleavened.  For  even  Christ 
our  passover  is  sacrificed  for  us  : 

8 Therefore  ^'‘let  us  keep  the  feast,  ^^not  with  old 
leaven,  neither  with  the  leaven  of  malice  and  wicked- 
ness ; but  with  the  unleavened  bread  of  sincerity  and 
truth. 

9 I wrote  unto  you  in  an  epistle  not  to  company 
with  fornicators  : 

10  i®Yet  not  altogether  with  the  fornicators  ^®of  this 
world,  or  with  the  covetous,  or  extortioners,  or  with 
idolaters ; for  then  must  ye  needs  go  out  of  the 
world. 

11  But  now  I have  written  unto  you  not  to  keep  com- 
pany, if  any  man  that  is  called  a brother  be  a for- 
nicator, or  covetous,  or  an  idolater,  or  a railer,  or  a 
drunkard,  or  an  extortioner  ; with  such  an  one  22  no  not 
to  eat. 

12  For  what  have  I to  do  to  judge  23  them  also  that 
are  without  ? do  not  ye  judge  2^  them  that  are  within  ? 

13  But  them  that  are  without  God  judgeth.  There- 
fore 25  put  away  from  among  yourselves  that  wicked 
person. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 The  Corinthians  must  not  vex  their  brethren,  in  going  to  law  with 
them:  6 especially  under  infidels.  9 The  unriyliteoiis  shall  not  in- 
herit the  kingdom  of  God.  15  Our  bodies  are  the  members  of  Christ, 
19  and  templks  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  16,  17  They  must  not  therefore  be 
defiled. 

Dare  any  of  you,  having  a matter  against  another, 
go  to  law  before  the  unjust,  and  not  before  the 
saints  ? 

2  Do  ye  not  know  that  1 the  saints  shall  judge  the 
world  ? and  if  the  world  shall  be  judged  by  you,  are  ye 
unworthy  to  judge  the  smallest  matters  ? 

3  Know  ye  not  that  we  shall  2 judge  angels?  how 
much  more  things  that  pertain  to  this  life  ? 

4  ®If  then  ye  have  judgments  of  things  pertaining  to 
this  life,  set  them  to  judge  who  are  least  esteemed  in 
the  church. 

5  I speak  to  your  shame.  Is  it  so,  that  there  is  not 
a wise  man  among  you  ? no,  not  one  that  shall  be  able 
to  judge  between  his  brethren  ? 

6  But  brother  goeth  to  law  with  brother,  and  that 
before  the  unbelievers. 

7  Now  therefore  there  is  utterly  a fault  among  you, 
because  ye  go  to  law  one  with  anotheri  ^ Why  do  ye 
not  rather  take  wrong  ? why  do  ye  not  rather  suffer 
yourselves  to  be  defrauded  ? 

e Col.  2.  5.-  12  Is.  63.  7.  John  1.  Cor.  6.  14.  Eph.  6.  11. 

1 Matt.  16.  19.  & 18.  29.  ch.  15.  3.  1 Pet.  2 Thess.  3.  14. 

18.  John  20.  23.  2 1.  19.  Rev.  5.  G,  12.  is  ch.  10.  27. 

Cor.  2.  10.  & 13.  3,  10.  is  John  19.  14.  m ch.  1.  20. 

8 Job  2.  6.  Ps.  109.  i«  Ex.  12.  16.  & 13.  20  John  17.  15.  1 

6.  1 Tim.  1. 20.  6.  John  6.  19. 

8 Acts  26.  18.  15  Dent.  16.  3.  21  Matt.  18. 17.  Rom. 

10  ver.  2.  ch.  3.  21.  18  Matt.  16.  6,  12.  16.  17.  2 Thess.  3.  G, 

& 4.  19.  Jam.  4.  16.  Mark  8.  15.  Luke  12.  14.  2 John  10. 

11  ch.  15.  33.  Gal.  5.  1.  22  Gal.  2.  12. 

9.  2 Tim.  2.  17.  ” See  ver.  2,  7.  2 23  Mark  4.  11.  Col. 


3 taken  away  from  among  you.  For  I verily,  being  ab- 
sent in  body  but  present  in  spirit,  have  already,  as 
though  I were  present,  judged  him  that  hath  so 

4 wrought  this  thing,  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus, 
ye  being  gathered  together,  and  my  spirit,  with  the 

5 power  of  our  Lord  Jesus,  to  deliver  such  a one  unto 
Satan  for  the  destruction  of  the  flesh,  that  the  spirit 

6 may  be  saved  in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  Your 
glorying  is  not  good.  Know  ye  not  that  a little  lea- 

7 ven  leaveneth  the  whole  lump  ? Purge  out  the  old 
leaven,  that  ye  may  be  a new  lump,  even  as  ye  are 
unleavened.  For  our  passover  also  hath  been  sa- 

8 erificed,  even  Christ : wherefore  let  us  keep  the 
feast,  not  with  old  leaven,  neither  with  the  leaven 
of  malice  and  wickedness,  but  with  the  unleavened 
bread  of  sincerity  and  truth. 


9  I wrote  unto  you  in  my  epistle  to  have  no  com- 

10  pany  with  fornicators  ; ® not  altogether  with  the  for- 
nicators of  this  world,  or  with  the  covetous  and  ex- 
tortioners, or  with  idolaters  ; for  then  must  ye  needs 

11  go  out  of  the  world  : but  now  I write  unto  you  not 
to  keep  company,  if  any  man  that  is  named  a bro- 
ther be  a fornicator,  or  covetous,  or  an  idolater,  or  a 
re  viler,  or  a drunkard,  or  an  extortioner  ; with  such 

12  a one  no,  not  to  eat.  For  what  have  I to  do  with 
judging  them  that  are  without  ? Do  not  ye  judge 

13  them  that  are  within,  whereas  them  that  are  without 
God  judgeth  ? Put  away  the  wicked  man  from 
among  yourselves. 


6 Dare  any  of  you,  having  a matter  against  " his 
neighbour,  go  to  law  before  the  unrighteous,  and  not 

2 before  the  saints  ? Or  know  ye  not  that  the  saints 
shall  judge  the  world  ? and  if  the  world  is  judged 
by  you,  are  ye  unworthy  ^ to  judge  the  smallest  mat- 

3 ters  ? Know  ye  not  that  we  shall  judge  angels  ? 
how  much  more,  things  that  pertain  to  this  life  ? 

4 If  then  ye  have  to  judge  things  pertaining  to  this 
life,  do  ye  set  them  to  judge  who  are  of  no  account 

5 in  the  church  ? I say  this  to  move  you  to  shame. 
Is  it  so  that  there  cannot  be  found  among  you  one 
wise  man,  who  shall  be  able  to  decide  between  his 

6 brethren,  but  brother  goeth  to  law  with  brother,  and 

7 that  before  unbelievers  ? Na}'^,  already  it  is  alto- 

gether ^ a defect  in  you,  that  ye  have  lawsuits  one 
with  another.  Why  not  rather  take  wrong?  why 


4.  5.  1 Thess.  4.  12.  1 
Tim.  3.  7. 

24  ch.  6.  1,  2,  3,  4. 

25  Deut.  13.  6.  & 17. 
7.  & 21.  21.  & 22.  21, 
22,  24. 

> Ps.  49.  14.  Dan.  7, 
22.  M.att.  19.  28.  Luke 
22.  30.  Rev.  2.  26.  & 
3.  21.  & 20.  4. 

2 2Pet.  2.  4.  Jude  6. 


3 ch.  6.  12. 

< Pro.  20.  22.  Matt. 
6.  39,  40.  Luke  6.  29. 
Rom.  12.  17,  19.  1 
Thess.  6.  15. 

c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  Jesus, 
d G r.  keep  festival, 
e Or,  not  at  all 
meaning  the  fornica- 
tors tfcc. 


/Or,  as  it  is,  1 

wrote. 

a Gr.  the  other, 
b Gr.  of  the  smallest 
tribunals. 

c Gr.  tribunals  per- 
taining to. 

d Or,  set  them  . . . 
church . 

e Or,  a loss  to  you. 


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I.  CORINTHIANS,  VII. 


8 Nay,  ye  do  wrong,  and  defraud,  ®and  that  your 
brethren. 

9 Know  ye  not  that  the  unrighteous  shall  not  inherit 
the  kingdom  of  God  ? Be  not  deceived  : ® neither  for- 
nicators, nor  idolaters,  nor  adulterers,  nor  effeminate, 
nor  abusers  of  themselves  with  mankind, 

10  Nor  thieves,  nor  covetous,  nor  drunkards,  nor  re- 
vilers,  nor  extortioners,  shall  inherit  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

11  And  such  were  some  of  you  : ^ but  ye  are  washed, 
but  ye  are  sanctified,  but  ye  are  justified  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  and  by  the  Spirit  of  our  God. 

12  ® All  things  are  lawful  unto  me,  but  all  things  are 
not  expedient : all  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but  I will 
not  be  brought  under  the  power  of  any. 

13  Meats  for  the  belly,  and  the  belly  for  meats  : 
but  God  shall  destroy  both  it  and  them.  Now  the  body 
is  not  for  fornication,  but  for  the  Lord  ; and  the 
Lord  for  the  body. 

14  And  1®  God  hath  both  raised  up  the  Lord,  and  will 
also  raise  up  us  by  his  own  power. 

15  Know  ye  not  that  your  bodies  are  the  members 
of  Christ?  shall  I then  take  the  members  of  Christ, 
and  make  them  the  members  of  an  harlot  ? God  for- 
bid. 

16  What  ? know  ye  not  that  he  which  is  joined  to  an 
harlot  is  one  body  ? for  two,  saith  he,  shall  be  one 
flesh. 

17  But  he  that  is  joined  unto  the  Lord  is  one 
spirit. 

18  Flee  fornication.  Every  sin  that  a man  doeth 
is  without  the  body  ; but  he  that  committeth  fornica- 
tion sinneth  against  his  own  body. 

19  What  ? know  ye  not  that  your  body  is  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Holy  Ghost  ivhich  is  in  you,  which  ye  have  of 
God,  and  ye  are  not  your  own  ? 

20  For  ye  are  bought  with  a price  : therefore  glo- 
rify God  in  your  body,  and  in  your  spirit,  which  are 
God’s. 

CHAPTER  VII. 


2 He  treateth  of  marriage^  4 shewing  it  to  be  n remedy  against  fornica- 
tion : 10  and  that  the  bond  thereof  ought  not  lightly  to  be  dissolved. 
18.  20  Every  man  must  be  content  with  his  vocation.  25  Virginity 
wherefore  to  be  embraced.  35  And  for  what  respects  we  may  either 
marry.,  or  abstain  from  marrying. 

*T^^OW  concerning  the  things  whereof  ye  wrote  unto 
me  : ^ It  is  good  for  a man  not  to  touch  a woman. 

2 Nevertheless,  to  avoid  fornication,  let  every  man 
have  his  own  wife,  and  let  every  woman  have  her  own 
husband. 

3 2 Let  the  husband  render  unto  the  wife  due  bene- 
volence : and  likewise  also  the  wife  unto  the  husband. 

4 The  wife  hath  not  power  of  her  own  body,  but  the 
husband  : and  likewise  also  the  husband  hath  not  power 
of  his  own  body,  but  the  wife. 

5 ® Defraud  ye  not  one  the  other,  except  it  he  with 
consent  for  a time,  that  ye  may  give  yourselves  to  fast- 
ing and  prayer  ; and  come  together  again,  that  ^ Satan 
tempt  you  not  for  your  iucontinency. 

6 But  I speak  this  by  permission,  ® and  not  of  com- 
mandment. 


6 1 Thess.  4.  6. 

« ch.  15.  50.  Gal.  6. 
21.  Eph.  5.  5.  1 Tim. 

1.  9.  Heb.  12.  14.  & 
13.  4.  Rev.  22.  15. 

7 ch.  12.  2.  Eph.  2. 

2.  & 4.  22.  * 5.  8.  Col. 

3.  7.  Tit.  3.  3. 


8 ch.  1.  30.  Heb.  10. 

22. 

9 ch.  10.  23. 

10  Matt.  15. 17.  Rom. 
14.  17.  Col.  2.  22, 
23. 

11  ver.  15,  19,  20.  1 
Thess.  4.  3,  7. 

12  Eph.  5.  23. 


13  Rom.  6.  5,  8.  & 8. 
11.  2 Cor.  4.  14. 

14  Eph.  1.  19,  20. 

15  Rom.  12.  5.  ch. 
12.27.  Eph.  4. 12,15, 
16.  & 5.  30. 

16  Gen.  2.  24.  Matt. 
19.  5.  Eph.  5.  31. 

11  John  17.  21,  22, 


8 not  rather  be  defrauded  ? Nay,  but  ye  yourselves 

' 9 do  wrong,  and  defraud,  and  that  your  brethren.  Or 
know  ye  not  that  the  unrighteous  shall  not  inherit 
the  kingdom  of  God  ? Be  not  deceived  : neither 
fornicators,  nor  idolaters,  nor  adulterers,  nor  effe- 

10  miiiate,  nor  abusers  of  themselves  with  men,  nor 
thieves,  nor  covetous,  nor  drunkards,  nor  revilers, 
nor  extortioners,  shall  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God. 

11  And  such  were  some  of  you  : but  ye-^  were  washed, 
but  ye  were  sanctified,  but  ye  were  justified  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  in  the  Spirit  of 
our  God. 

12  All  things  are  lawful  for  me  ; but  not  all  things 
are  expedient.  All  things  are  lawful  for  me  ; but  I 

13  will  not  be  brought  under  the  power  of  any.  Meats 
for  the  belly,  and  the  belly  for  meats  : but  God 
shall  bring  to  nought  both  it  and  them.  But  the 
body  is  not  for  fornication,  but  for  the  Lord  ; and 

14  the  Lord  for  the  body  : and  God  both  raised  the 

15  Lord,  and  will  raise  up  us  through  his  power.  Know 
ye  not  that  your  bodies  are  members  of  Christ  ? 
shall  I then  take  away  the  members  of  Christ,  and 

16  make  them  members  of  a harlot  ? God  forbid.  Or 
know  ye  not  that  he  that  is  joined  to  a harlot  is  one 
body  ? for.  The  twain,  saith  he,  shall  become  one 

17  flesh.  But  he  that  is  joined  unto  the  Lord  is  one 

18  spirit.  Flee  fornication.  Every  sin  that  a man 
doeth  is  without  the  body  ; but  he  that  committeth 

19  fornication  sinneth  against  his  own  body.  Or  know 
ye  not  that  your  body  is  a temple  of  the  * Holy 
Ghost  which  is  in  you,  which  ye  have  from  God  ? 

20  and  ye  are  not  your  own  ; for  ye  were  bought  with 
a price  : glorify  God  therefore  in  your  body. 


7  Now  concerning  the  things  whereof  ye  wrote  : It 

2 is  good  for  a man  not  to  touch  a woman.  But,  be- 
cause of  fornications,  let  each  man  have  his  own 
wife,  and  let  each  woman  have  her  own  husband. 

3 Let  the  husband  render  unto  the  wife  her  due  : and 

4 likewise  also  the  wife  unto  the  husband.  The  wife 
hath  not  power  over  her  own  body,  but  the  husband  : 
and  likewise  also  the  husband  hath  not  power  over 

5 his  own  body,  but  the  wife.  Defraud  ye  not  one 
the  other,  except  it  be  by  consent  for  a season,  that 
ye  may  give  yourselves  unto  prayer,  and  may  be  to- 
gether again,  that  Satan  tempt  you  not  because  of 

6 your  incontinency.  But  this  I say  by  way  of  per- 


23.  Eph.  4.  4.  & 6. 
30. 

18  Rom.  6.  12,  13. 
Heb.  13.  4. 

19  Rom.  1.  24.  1 

Thess.  4.  4. 

20  ch.  3.  16.  2 Cor. 

6.  16. 

21  Rom.  14.  7,  8. 


22  Acts  20.  28.  ch.7. 
23.  Gal.  3.  13.  Heb. 
9.  12.  1 Pet.  1. 18, 19. 
2 Pet.  2.  1.  Rev.  5. 

9. 

1 ver.  8.  26. 

2 Ex.  21.  10.  1 Pet. 
3.  7. 

8 Joel  2.  IG.  Zech. 


7.3.  See  Ex.  19.  15. 
1 Sam.  21.  4,  5. 

4 1 Thess.  3.  5. 

3 ver.  12,  25.  2 Cor. 
8.  8.  & 11.  17. 

/ Gr.  washed  your- 
selves. 

Or,  sanctuary. 

Or,  Holy  Spirit. 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  VII. 


261 


7 For  ® I would  that  all  men  were  even  as  I myself. 
But  ® every  man  hath  his  proper  gift  of  God,  one  after 
this  manner,  and  another  after  that. 

8 I say  tlierefore  to  the  unmarried  and  widows,  ^It 
is  good  for  them  if  they  abide  even  as  I. 

9 But  if  they  cannot  contain,  let  them  marry  ; for 
it  is  better  to  marry  than  to  burn. 

10  And  unto  the  married  I command,  yet  not  I,  but 
the  Lord,  Let  not  the  wife  depart  from  her  husband  : 

11  But  and  if  she  depart,  let  her  remain  unmarried, 
or  be  reconciled  to  her  husband  : and  let  not  the  hus- 
band put  away  his  wife. 

12  But  to  the  rest  speak  I,  ^^not  the  Lord  : If  any 
brother  hath  a wife  that  believeth  not,  and  she  be 
pleased  to  dwell  with  him,  let  him  not  put  her  away. 

13  And  the  woman  which  hath  an  husband  that  be- 
lieveth not,  and  if  he  be  pleased  to  dwell  with  her,  let 
her  not  leave  him. 

14  For  the  unbelieving  husband  is  sanctified  by  the 
wife,  and  the  unbelieving  wife  is  sanctified  by  the  hus- 
band : else  ^^were  your  children  unclean  ; but  now  are 
they  holy. 

15  But  if  the  unbelieving  depart,  let  him  depart.  A 
brother  or  a sister  is  not  under  bondage  in  such  cases  : 
but  God  hath  called  us  ^^to  peace. 

16  For  what  knowest  thou,  O wife,  whether  thou 
shalt  save  thy  husband  ? or  how  knowest  thou,  O man, 
whether  thou  shalt  save  thy  wife  ? 

17  But  as  God  hath  distributed  to  every  man,  as  the 
Lord  hath  called  every  one,  so  let  him  walk.  And  so 
ordain  I in  all  churches. 

18  Is  any  man  called  being  circumcised  ? let  him 
not  become  uncircumcised.  Is  any  called  in  uucircum- 
cision  ? let  him  not  be  circumcised. 

19  Circumcision  is  nothing,  and  uncircumcision  is 
nothing,  but  ^ the  keeping  of  the  commandments  of  God. 

20  Let  every  man  abide  in  the  same  calling  wherein 
he  was  called. 

21  Art  thou  called  being  a servant  ? care  not  for  it : 
but  if  thou  mayest  be  made  free,  use  it  rather. 

22  For  he  that  is  called  in  the  Lord,  being  a servant, 
is  the  Lord’s  freeman  : likewise  also  he  that  is  called, 
being  free,  is  Christ’s  servant. 

23  Ye  are  bought  with  a price  ; be  not  ye  the  ser- 
vants of  men. 

24  Brethren,  let  every  man,  wherein  he  is  called, 
therein  abide  with  God. 

25  Now  concerning  virgins  ^®I  have  no  command- 
ment of  the  Lord : yet  I give  my  judgment,  as  one 
2®  that  hath  obtained  mercy  of  the  Lord  ^7  to  be  faithful. 

26  I suppose  therefore  that  this  is  good  for  the  pre- 
sent distress,  I say,  ^8  that  it  is  good  for  a man  so  to  be. 

27  Art  thou  bound  unto  a wife  ? seek  not  to  be 
loosed.  Art  thou  loosed  from  a wife  ? seek  not  a wife. 

28  But  and  if  thou  marry,  thou  hast  not  sinned  ; and 
if  a virgin  marry,  she  hath  not  sinned.  Nevertheless 
such  shall  have  trouble  in  the  flesh  : but  I spare  you. 

29  But  ^ this  I say,  brethren,  the  time  is  short : it 
remaineth,  that  both  they  that  have  wives  be  as  though 
they  had  none  ; 

6 Acts  26.  29.  Mark  10.  11,  12.  Luke  ch.  4.  17.  2 Cor. 

7 ch.  9.  6.  16.  18.  11.  28. 

8 Matt.  19.  12.  ch.  « ver.  6.  is  Acts  15.  1,  5,  19, 

12.  11.  14  Mai.  2.  15.  24, 28.  Gal.  5.  2. 

8 ver.  1,  26.  is  Rom.  12.  18.  & 14.  lo  G.al.  6.  6.  & 6. 15. 

10  1 Tim.  5.  14.  19.  ch.  14.  33.  Heb.  20  John  15.  14.  1 

11  See  ver.  12,  25,  40.  12.  14.  John  2.  3.  & 3.  24. 

12  Mai.  2.  14,  16.  i«  1 Pet.  3.  1.  21  John  8.  36.  Rom. 

Matt.  5.  32.  & 19.  6,  9.  6.  18,  22.  Philem.  16. 


7 mission,  not  of  commandment.  " Yet  I would  that  ^ 
all  men  were  even  as  I myself.  Howbeit  each  man 
hath  his  own  gift  from  God,  one  after  this  manner, 
and  another  after  that. 

8 But  I say  to  the  unmarried  and  to  widows,  It  is 

9 good  for  them  if  they  abide  even  as  I.  But  if  they 
have  not  continency,  let  them  marry  : for  it  is  better 

10  to  marry  than  to  burn.  But  unto  the  married  I 
give  charge,  yea  not  I,  but  the  Lord,  That  the  wife 

11  depart  not  from  her  husband  (but  and  if  she  depart, 
let  her  remain  unmarried,  or  else  be  reconciled  to 
her  husband) ; and  that  the  husband  leave  not  his 

12  wife.  But  to  the  rest  say  I,  not  the  Lord  : If  any 
brother  hath  an  unbelieving  wife,  and  she  is  content 

13  to  dwell  with  him,  let  him  not  leave  her.  And  the 
woman  which  hath  an  unbelieving  husband,  and  he 
is  content  to  dwell  with  her,  let  her  not  leave  her 

14  husband.  For  the  unbelieving  husband  is  sanctified 
in  the  wife,  and  the  unbelieving  wife  is  sanctified  in 
the  brother  : else  were  your  children  unclean  ; but 

15  now  are  they  holy.  Yet  if  the  unbelieving  depart- 
eth,  let  him  depart : the  brother  or  the  sister  is  not 
under  bondage  in  such  cases : but  God  hath  called 

16  ^us  in  peace.  For  how  knowest  thou,  O wife, 
whether  thou  shalt  save  thy  husband  ? or  how  know- 
est thou,  O husband,  whether  thou  shalt  save  thy 

17  wife  ? Only,  as  the  Lord  hath  distributed  to  each 
man,  as  God  hath  called  each,  so  let  him  walk.  And 

18  so  ordain  I in  all  the  churches.  Was  any  man 
called  being  circumcised  ? let  him  not  become  un- 
circumcised. Hath  any  been  called  in  uncircum- 

19  cision  ? let  him  not  be  circumcised.  Circumcision  is 
nothing,  and  uncircumcision  is  nothing  ; but  the 

20  keeping  of  the  commandments  of  God.  Let  each 
man  abide  in  that  calling  wherein  he  was  called. 

21  Wast  thou  called  being  a bondservant  ? care  not  for 
it  : ‘^but  if  thou  canst  become  free,  use  it  rather. 

22  For  he  that  was  called  in  the  Lord,  being  a bond- 
servant,  is  the  Lord’s  freedman  : likewise  he  that 

23  was  called,  being  free,  is  Christ’s  bondservant.  Ye 
were  bought  with  a price  ; become  not  bondservants 

24  of  men.  Brethren,  let  each  man,  wherein  he  was 
called,  therein  abide  with  God. 


.25  Now  concerning  virgins  I have  no  commandment 
of  the  Lord  : but  I give  my  judgement,  as  one  that 

26  hath  obtained  mercy  of  the  Lord  to  be  faithful.  I 
think  therefore  that  this  is  good  by  reason  of  the 
present  distress,  namely,  that  it  is  good  for  a man 

27  ^ to  be  as  he  is.  Art  thou  bound  unto  a wife  ? seek 
not  to  be  loosed.  Art  thou  loosed  from  a wife  ? 

28  seek  not  a wife.  But  and  if  thou  marry,  thou  hast 
not  sinned  ; and  if  a virgin  marry,  she  hath  not 
sinned.  Yet  such  shall  have  tribulation  in  the  flesh  : 

29  and  I would  spare  you.  But  this  I say,  brethren, 

the  time  ^ is  shortened,  that  henceforth  both  those 
that  have  wives  may  be  as  tliough  they  had  none  ; 

22  ell.  9.  21.  Gal.  5.  20  1 Tim.  1.  16.  b Many  ancient  au- 

13.  Eph.  6.  6.  1 Pet.  27  ch.  4.  2.  1 Tim.  thorities  read  you. 

2.  16.  1.  12.  c Or,  nny,  even  if. 

23  ch.  6.  20.  1 Pet.  28  ver.  1,  8.  d Gr.  so  to  he. 

1.  18,  19.  See  Lev.  25.  29  Rom.  13.  11.  1 e Or,  is  shortened 

42.  I‘et.  4.  7.  2 Pet.  3.  8,  henceforth,  that  both 

24  ver.  20.  9.  those  &c. 

25  ver.  6.  10,  40.  2 a.  Many  ancient  au- 

Cor.  8.  8,  10.  thorities  read  For. 


262 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  VIII. 


* 30  And  they  that  weep,  as  though  they  wept  not ; 

and  they  that  rejoice,  as  though  they  rejoiced  not ; and 
they  that  buy,  as  though  they  possessed  not ; 

31  And  they  that  use  this  world,  as  not  abusing  it : 
for  the  fashion  of  this  world  passeth  away. 

32  But  I would  have  you  without  carefulness.  jje 
that  is  unmarried  careth  for  the  things  that  belong  to 
the  Lord,  how  he  may  please  the  Lord  : 

33  But  he  that  is  married  careth  for  the  things  that 
are  of  the  world,  how  he  may  please  his  wife. 

34  There  is  difference  also  between  a wife  and  a vir- 
gin. The  unmarried  woman  careth  for  the  things  of 
the  Lord,  that  she  may  be  holy  both  in  body  and  in 
spirit  : but  she  that  is  married  careth  for  the  things  of 
the  world,  how  she  may  please  her  husband. 

35  And  this  I speak  for  your  own  profit  ; not  that  I 
may  cast  a snare  upon  you,  but  for  that  which  is  comely, 
and  that  ye  may  attend  upon  the  Lord  without  distrac- 
tion. 

36  But  if  any  man  think  that  he  behaveth  himself 
uncomely  toward  his  virgin,  if  she  pass  the  flower  of 
her  age,  and  need  so  require,  let  him  do  what  he  will, 
he  sinneth  not : let  them  marry. 

37  Nevertheless  he  that  standeth  stedfast  in  his  heart, 
having  no  necessity,  but  hath  power  over  his  own  will, 
and  hath  so  decreed  in  his  heart  that  he  will  keep  his 
virgin,  doeth  well. 

38  So  then  he  that  giveth  her  in  marriage  doeth 
'well ; but  he  that  giveth  her  not  in  marriage  doeth 
better. 

39  ®^The  wife  is  bound  by  the  law  as  long  as  her 
husband  liveth  ; but  if  her  husband  be  dead,  she  is  at 
liberty  to  be  married  to  whom  she  will ; only  in  the 
Lord. 

40  But  she  is  happier  if  she  so  abide,  after  my 
judgment : and  I think  also  that  I have  the  Spirit  of 
God. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 To  abstain  from  meats  offered  to  idols.  8,  9 We  must  not  abuse  our 

Christian  liberty,  to  the  offence  of  our  brethren:  11  but  must  bridle 

our  knowledge  with  charity. 

OW  1 as  touching  things  offered  unto  idols,  we 
know  that  we  all  have  ^ knowledge.  ^ Knowledge 
puffeth  up,  but  charity  edifieth. 

2 And  ^ if  any  man  think  that  he  knoweth  any  thing, 
he  knoweth  nothing  yet  as  he  ought  to  know. 

3 But  if  any  man  love  God,  ® the  same  is  known  of 
him. 

4 As  concerning  therefore  the  eating  of  those  things 
that  are  offered  in  sacrifice  unto  idols,  we  know  that 
® an  idol  is  nothing  in  the  world,  ^ and  that  there  is  none 
other  God  but  one. 

5 For  though  there  be  that  are  ® called  gods,  whether 
in  heaven  or  in  earth,  (as  there  be  gods  many,  and 
lords  many,) 

6 But  ® to  us  there  is  but  one  God,  the  Father,  1°  of 
whom  are  all  things,  and  we  in  him  ; and  one  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  ^^by  whom  are  all  things,  and  we  by  him. 

7 Howbeit  there  is  not  in  every  man  that  knowledge  : 
for  some  with  conscience  of  the  idol  unto  this  hour 

so  ch.  9.  18.  ST  ver.  25.  s Ex.  33. 12, 17.  Nah. 

SI  Ps.  39.  6.  Jam.  1.  ss  i xhess.  4.  8.  1.  7.  Matt.  7.  23.  Gal. 

10.  & 4.  14.  1 Pet.  1.  1 Acts  15.  20,29.  ch.  4.  9.  2 Tim.  2.  19. 

24.  & 4.  7.  1 John  2.  10.  19.  « Is.  41.  24.  ch.  10. 

17.  2 Rom.  14.  14,  22.  19. 

32 1 Tim.  5.  5.  8 Rom.  14.  3, 10.  ^ ver.  6.  Dent.  4. 

83  Luke  10.  40,  &c.  * ch.  13.  8,  9,  12.  39.  & 6.  4.  Is.  44.  8. 

3^  Heb.  13.  4.  Gal.  G.  3.  1 Tim.  6.  Mark  12.  29.  Eph.  4. 

33  Rom.  7.  2.  4.  6.  1 Tim.  2.  5. 

so  2 Cor.  G.  14.  8 John  10.  34. 


30  and  those  that  weep,  as  though  they  wept  not  ; and 
those  that  rejoice,  as  though  they  rejoiced  not  ; and 

31  those  that  buy,  as  though  they  possessed  not ; and 
those  that  use  the  world,  as  not -^  abusing  it  : for  the 

32  fashion  of  this  world  passeth  away.  But  I would 
have  you  to  be  free  from  cares.  He  that  is  un- 
married is  careful  for  the  things  of  the  Lord,  how 

33  he  may  please  the  Lord  : but  he  that  is  married  is 
careful  for  the  things  of  the  world,  how  he  may 

34  please  his  ^ wife.  And  there  is  a difference  also  be- 
tween the  wife  and  the  virgin.  She  that  is  unmarried 
is  careful  for  the  things  of  the  Lord,  that  she  may 
be  holy  both  in  body  and  in  spirit  : but  she  that  is 
married  is  careful  for  the  things  of  the  world,  how 

35  she  may  please  her  husband.  And  this  I say  for 
your  own  profit ; not  that  I may  cast  a * snare  upon 
you,  but  for  that  which  is  seemly,  and  that  ye  may 

36  attend  upon  the  Lord  without  distraction.  But  if 
any  man  thinketh  that  he  behaveth  himself  unseemly 
toward  his  * virgin  daughter ^ if  she  be  past  the 
flower  of  her  age,  and  if  need  so  requireth,  let  him 
do  what  he  will  ; he  sinneth  not ; let  them  marry. 

37  But  he  that  standeth  stedfast  in  his  heart,  having  no 
necessity,  but  hath  power  as  touching  his  own  will, 
and  hath  determined  this  in  his  own  heart,  to  keep 

38  his  own  * virgin  daughter,  shall  do  well.  So  then 
both  he  that  giveth  his  own  ^ virgin  daughter  in  mar- 
riage doeth  well  ; and  he  that  giveth  her  not  in 

39  marriage  shall  do  better.  A wife  is  bound  for  so 
long  time  as  her  husband  liveth  ; but  if  the  hus- 
band be  j dead,  she  is  free  to  be  married  to  whom 

40  she  will  ; only  in  the  Lord.  But  she  is  happier  if 
she  abide  as  she  is,  after  my  judgement  : and  I 
think  that  I also  have  the  Spirit  of  God. 


8  Now  concerning  things  sacrificed  to  idols  : We 
know  that  we  all  have  knowledge.  Knowledge 

2 puffeth  up,  but  love  “ edifieth.  If  any  man  thinketh 
that  he  knoweth  anything,  he  knoweth  not  yet  as  he 

3 ought  to  know  ; but  if  any  man  loveth  God,  the 

4 same  is  known  of  him.  Concerning  therefore  the 
eating  of  things  sacrificed  to  idols,  we  know  that  no 
idol  is  anything  in  the  world,  and  that  there  is  no  God 

5 but  one.  For  though  there  be  that  are  called  gods, 
whether  in  heaven  or  on  earth  ; as  there  are  gods 

6 many,  and  lords  many  ; yet  to  us  there  is  one  God, 
the  Father,  of  whom  are  all  things,  and  we  unto  him  ; 
and  one  Lord,  Jesus  Christ,  through  whom  are  all 

7 things,  and  we  through  him.  Howbeit  in  all  men 
there  is  not  that  knowledge  : but  some,  being  used 


9 Mai.  2.  10.  Eph.  / Or,  using  it  to  the  xooman  that  is  unmar- 

4.  G.  full.  Tied  and  the  virgin  is 

10  Acts  17.  28.  Rom.  g Or,  tvife,  and  is  careful  &c. 

11.36.  divided.  So  also  the  h Or,  constraint. 

11  John  13.43.  Acts  wife  and  the  virgin:  Or.  noose. 

2.  36.  ch.  12.  3.  Eph.  she  that  is  unmarried  i Or,  virgin  (omit- 

4.  5.  Phil.  2.  11.  is  careful  dec.  Many  ting  daughter). 

IS  John  1.  3.  Col.  1.  ancient  authorities  j Gr.  fallen  asleep. 

16.  Heb.  1.  2.  read  wife,  and  is  di-  a Or.  buildeth  up. 

IS  ch.  10.  28,  29.  vided.  So  also  the 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  IX. 


263 


eat  it  as  a thing  oflered  unto  an  idol ; and  their  con- 
science being  weak  is  defiled. 

8 But  meat  commendeth  us  not  to  God  : for  neither, 
if  we  eat,  are  we  the  better  ; neither,  if  we  eat  not,  are 
we  the  worse. 

9 But  take  heed  lest  by  any  means  this  liberty  of 
your’s  become  stumblingblock  to  them  that  are 
weak. 

10  For  if  any  man  see  thee  which  hast  knowledge  sit 
at  meat  in  the  idol’s  temple,  shall  not  the  conscience 
of  him  which  is  weak  be  emboldened  to  eat  those  things 
which  are  offered  to  idols  ; 

11  And  through  thy  knowledge  shall  the  weak  bro- 
ther perish,  for  whom  Christ  died  ? 

12  But  when  ye  sin  so  against  the  brethren,  and 
wound  their  weak  conscience,  ye  sin  against  Christ. 

13  Wherefore,  if  meat  make  my  brother  to  offend, 
I will  eat  no  flesh  while  the  world  standeth,  lest  I make 
my  brother  to  offend. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  He  sheweih  his  liberty,  7 and  that  the  minister  ought  to  live  by  the  gos- 
pel : Ih  vet  that  himself  hath  of  his  own  accord  abstained,  18  to  be  either 
chargeable  unto  them,  22  or  offens^ive  unto  any,  in  matters  indifferent. 
24  Our  life  is  like  unto  a race. 

^ A M I not  an  apostle  ? am  I not  free  ? ^have  I not 
jl\.  seen  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord?  ®are  not  ye  my 
work  in  the  Lord  ? 

2 If  I be  not  an  apostle  unto  others,  yet  doubtless  I 
am  to  you  : for  the  seal  of  mine  apostleship  are  ye  in 
the  Lord. 

3 Mine  answer  to  them  that  do  examine  me  is  this, 

4 ® Have  we  not  power  to  eat  and  to  drink  ? 

6  Have  we  not  power  to  lead  about  a sister,  a wife, 
as  well  as  other  apostles,  and  as  ®the  brethren  of  the 
Lord,  and  ’ Cephas  ? 

6 Or  I only  and  Barnabas,  ® have  not  we  power  to 
forbear  working  ? 

7 Who  ® goeth  a warfare  any  time  at  his  own 
charges  ? who  planteth  a vineyard,  and  eateth  not  of 
the  fruit  thereof  ? or  who  feedeth  a flock,  and  eateth 
not  of  the  milk  of  the  flock  ? 

8 Say  I these  things  as  a man  ? or  saith  not  the  law 
the  same  also  ? 

9 For  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  Thou  shalt 
not  muzzle  the  mouth  of  the  ox  that  treadeth  out  the 
corn.  Doth  God  take  care  for  oxen  ? 

10  Or  saith  he  it  altogether  for  our  sakes  ? For  our 
sakes,  no  doubt,  this  is  written  : that  ^®he  that  ploweth 
should  plow  in  hope  ; and  that  he  that  thresheth  in  hope 
should  be  partaker  of  his  hope. 

11  If  we  have  sown  unto  you  spiritual  things,  is  it 
a great  thing  if  we  shall  reap  your  carnal  things  ? 

12  If  others  be  partakers  of  this  power  over  you,  are 

not  we  rather  ? ^ Nevertheless  we  have  not  used  this 

power  ; but  suffer  all  things,  lest  we  should  hinder 
the  gospel  of  Christ. 

13  Do  ye  not  know  that  they  which  minister  about 
holy  things  live  of  the  things  of  the  temple  ? and  they 
which  wait  at  the  altar  are  partakers  with  the  altar  ? 


M Rom.  14.  14,  23. 

16  Rom.  14.  17. 

16  Gal.  5.  13. 

11  Rom.  14.  13,  20. 

18  ch.  10.  28,  32. 

19  Rom.  14.  15,  20. 

20  Matt.  25.  40,  45. 

21  Rom.  14.  21.  2 

Cor.  11.  29. 

1 Acts  9.  15  & 13.  2. 


& 26.  17.  2 Cor.  12. 
12.  Gal.  2.  7,  8.  1 Tim. 
2.  7.  2 Tim.  1.  11. 

2 Acts  9.  3,  17.  & 18. 
9.  & 22.  14,  18.  & 23. 

11.  ch.  15.  8. 

3 ch.  3.  G.  & 4.  15. 

* 2 Cor.  3.  2.  & 12. 

12. 


6 ver.  14.  1 Thess.  2. 
6.  2 Thess.  3.  9. 

6 Matt.  13.  55.  Mark 
6.  3.  Luke  G.  15.  Gal. 
1.  19. 

2 Matt.  8.  14. 

8 2 Thess.  3.  8,  9, 

9 2 Cor.  10. 4.  1 Tim. 

1.  18.  & 0.  12.  2 Tim. 

2.  3.  & 4.  7. 


until  now  to  the  idol,  eat  as  q/*  a thing  sacrificed 
to  an  idol  ; and  their  conscience  being  weak  is  de- 

8 filed.  But  meat  will  not  commend  us  to  God  : 
neither,  if  we  eat  not,  ^ are  we  the  worse  ; nor,  if  we 

9 eat,  ^ are  we  the  better.  But  take  heed  lest  by  any 
means  this  ‘^liberty  of  yours  become  a stumbling- 

10  block  to  the  weak.  For  if  a man  see  thee  which  hast 
knowledge  sitting  at  meat  in  an  idol’s  temple,  will 
not  his  conscience,  if  he  is  weak,  « be  emboldened  to 

11  eat  things  sacrificed  to  idols  ? For  through  thy 
knowledge  he  that  is  weak  perisheth,  the  brother  for 

12  whose  sake  Christ  died.  And  thus,  sinning  against 
the  brethren,  and  wounding  their  conscience  when 

13  it  is  weak,  ye  sin  against  Christ.  Wherefore,  if 
meat  maketh  my  brother  to  stumble,  I will  eat  no 
flesh  for  evermore,  that  I make  not  my  brother  to 
stumble. 


9 Am  I not  free  ? am  I not  an  apostle  ? have  I not 
seen  Jesus  our  Lord  ? are  not  ye  my  work  in  the 

2 Lord  ? If  to  others  I am  not  an  apostle,  yet  at  least 
I am  to  you  : for  the  seal  of  mine  apostleship  are  ye 

3 in  the  Lord.  My  defence  to  them  that  examine  me 

4 is  this.  Have  we  no  right  to  eat  and  to  drink  ? 

5 Have  we  no  right  to  lead  about  a wife  that  is  a 
® believer,  even  as  the  rest  of  the  apostles,  and  the 

6 brethren  of  the  Lord,  and  Cephas  ? Or  I only  and 
Barnabas,  have  we  not  a right  to  forbear  worlang  ? 

7 What  soldier  ever  serveth  at  his  own  charges  ? who 
planteth  a vineyard,  and  eateth  not  the  fruit  thereof  ? 
or  who  feedeth  a flock,  and  eateth  not  of  the  milk  of 

8 the  flock  ? Do  I speak  these  things  after  the  man- 
ner of  men  ? or  saith  not  the  law  also  the  same  ? 

9 For  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Mo.ses,  Thou  shalt  not 
muzzle  the  ox  when  he  treadeth  out  the  corn.  Is  it 

10  for  the  oxen  that  God  eareth,  or  ^ saith  he  it  alto- 
gether for  our  sake  ? Yea,  for  our  sake  it  was  writ- 
ten : because  he  that  ploweth  ought  to  plow  in 
hope,  and  he  that  thresheth,  to  thresh  in  hope  of  par- 

11  taking.  If  we  sowed  unto  you  spiritual  things,  is  it  a 

12  great  matter  if  we  shall  reap  your  carnal  things  ? If 
others  partake  of  this  right  over  you,  do  not  we  yet 
more  ? Nevertheless  we  did  not  use  this  right  ; but 
we  bear  all  things,  that  we  may  cause  no  hindrance 

13  to  the  gospel  of  Christ.  Know  ye  not  that  they  which 
minister  about  sacred  things  eat  of  the  things  of  the 
temple,  and  they  which  wait  upon  the  altar  have  their 


16  Dent.  20.  6.  Pro. 
27.  18.  ch.  3.  6,  7, 
8. 

11  John  21. 16,  1 Pet. 

6.  2. 

12  Dent.  26.  4.  1 

Tim.  5.  18. 

13  2 Tim.  2.  6, 

i‘  Rom.  15.  27.  Gal. 
G.  G. 


IS  ver.  15,  18.  Acta 
20.33.  2Cor.  11.  7,9. 
& 12.  13.  1 Thess.  2. 
6. 

10  2 Cor.  11.  12. 

11  Lev.  C.  IG,  26.  & 
7.  6,  &c  Num.  6.  9, 
10.  & 18.  8-20.  Deut. 
10.  9.  & 18.  1. 

/>  Gr.  do  we  lackt 


d Gr.  do  we  abound, 
d Or,  power, 
e Gr,  be  builded  up. 
/Or,  in. 
a Gr.  sister, 
b Or,  saith  he  it,  as 
he  doubtless  doth,  for 
Our  sake  f 


264 


1.  CORINTHIANS,  X. 


14  Even  so  i®hath  the  Lord  ordained  ^®that  they 
which  preach  the  gospel  should  live  of  the  gospel. 

15  But  ^ I have  used  none  of  these  things  : neither 
have  I written  these  things,  that  it  should  be  so  done 
unto  me  : for  it  were  better  for  me  to  die,  than  that 
any  man  should  make  my  glorying  void. 

16  For  though  I preach  the  gospel,  I have  nothing  to 
glory  of  : for  necessity  is  laid  upon  me  ; yea,  woe  is 
unto  me,  if  I preach  not  the  gospel ! 

17  For  if  I do  this  thing  willingly,  I have  a reward: 
but  if  against  my  will,  a dispensation  of  the  gospel  is 
committed  unto  me. 

18  What  is  my  reward  then  ? Verily  that,  when  I 
preach  the  gospel,  I may  make  the  gospel  of  Christ 
without  charge,  that  I abuse  not  my  power  in  the 
gospel. 

19  For  though  I be  free  from  all  men,  yet  have  I 
made  myself  servant  unto  all,  ^ that  I might  gain  the 
more. 

20  And  *®unto  the  Jews  I became  as  a Jew,  that  I 
might  gain  the  Jews  ; to  them  that  are  under  the  law, 
as  under  the  law,  that  I might  gain  them  that  are  under 
the  law  ; 

21  To  them  that  are  without  law,  as  without  law, 
(38  being  not  without  law  to  God,  but  under  the  law  to 
Christ,)  that  I might  gain  them  that  are  without  law. 

22  To  the  weak  became  I as  weak,  that  I might 
gain  the  weak  : 35 1 am  made  all  things  to  all  men, 
3®  that  I might  by  all  means  save  some. 

23  And  this  I do  for  the  gospel’s  sake,  that  I might 
be  partaker  thereof  with  you. 

24  Know  ye  not  that  they  which  run  in  a race  run  all, 

but  one  receiveth  the  prize  ? 37  go  j-yo,  that  ye  may 

obtain. 

25  And  every  man  that  38  striveth  for  the  mastery  is 
temperate  in  all  things.  Now  they  do  it  to  obtain  a 
corruptible  crown  ; but  we  39  an  incorruptible. 

26  I therefore  so  run,  not  as  uncertainly  ; so  fight 
I,  not  as  one  that  beateth  the  air  : 

27  But  I keep  under  my  body,  and  bring  it  into 
subjection : lest  that  by  any  means,  when  I have 
preached  to  others,  I myself  should  be  ^3  a castaway. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1 The  sacraments  of  the  Jews  6 are  types  of  our's.  7 and  their  punish- 
ments., \\  examples  for  71s.  14  We  must  fly  from  idolatry.  21  We  must 

not  make  the  Lord's  table  the  table  of  devils : 24  and  in  things  indifl'er- 

ent  we  must  have  regard  of  our  brethren. 

Moreover,  brethren,  I would  not  that  ye  should 
be  ignorant,  how  that  all  our  fathers  were  under 
^ the  cloud,  and  all  passed  through  ^the  sea  ; 

2  And  were  all  baptized  unto  Moses  in  the  cloud  and 
in  the  sea  ; 

3  And  did  all  eat  the  same  * spiritual  meat ; 

4  And  did  all  drink  the  same  ^ spiritual  drink : for  they 
drank  of  that  spiritual  Rock  that  followed  them  : and 
that  Rock  was  Christ. 

5  But  with  many  of  them  God  was  not  well  pleased  : 
for  they  3 were  overthrown  in  the  wilderness. 


« Matt.  10.  10.  Luke 
10.  7. 

19  Gal.  6.  6.  1 Tim. 
6.  17. 

20  ver.  12.  Acts  18. 

3.  & 20.  34.  ch.  4.  12. 
1 Thess.  2.  9.  2 Thess. 
3 8 

'2i’2  Cor.  11.  10. 

22  Rom  1.  14. 

23  ch.  3.  8,  14. 


7.  Phil.  1.  17.  Col. 
1.  25. 

25ch.  10.  33.  2 Cor. 

4.  6.  & 11.  7. 

2e  ch.  7.  31. 

27  ver.  1 . 

28  Gal.  6.  13. 

29  Matt.  18.  15. 
Pet.  3.  1. 


*1  Gal.  3.  2. 

82  Rom.  2.  12, 14. 

33  ch.  7.  22. 

8«Rom.  15. 1.  2 Cor. 
11.  29. 


35  ch.  10.  33. 

3G  Rom.  11.  14.  ch. 
1 7.  16. 

37  Gal.  2.  2.  & 5.  7. 
30  Acts  16.  3.  & 18.  Phil.  2.  16.  & 3.  14.  2 
18.  & 21.  23,  &c.  Tim.  4.  7.  Heb.  12. 1. 

8«Eph.6. 12.  ITim. 


14  portion  with  the  altar  ? Even  so  did  the  Lord  ordain 
that  they  which  proclaim  the  gospel  should  live  of 

15  the  gospel.  But  I have  used  none  of  these  things  ; 
and  I write  not  these  things  that  it  may  be  so  done 
in  my  case  : for  it  were  good  for  me  rather  to  die, 
than  that  any  man  should  make  my  glorying  void. 

16  For  if  I preach  the  gospel,  I have  nothing  to  glory 
of  ; for  necessity  is  laid  upon  me  ; for  woe  is  unto 

17  me,  if  I preach  not  the  gospel.  For  if  I do  this  of 
mine  own  will,  I have  a reward  ; but  if  not  of  mine 
own  will,  I have  a stewardship  intrusted  to  me. 

18  What  then  is  my  reward  ? That,  when  I preach  the 
gospel,  I may  make  the  gospel  without  charge,  so  as 

19  not  to  use  to  the  full  my  right  in  the  gospel.  For 
though  I was  free  from  all  men,  I brought  myself 
under  bondage  to  all,  that  I might  gain  the  more. 

20  And  to  the  Jews  I became  as  a Jew,  that  I might 
gain  Jews  ; to  them  that  are  under  the  law,  as  under 
the  law,  not  being  myself  under  the  law,  that  I might 

21  gain  them  that  are  under  the  law  ; to  them  that  are 
without  law,  as  without  law,  not  being  without  law 
to  God,  but  under  law  to  Christ,  that  I might  gain 

22  them  that  are  without  law.  To  the  weak  I became 
weak,  that  I might  gain  the  w^ak  : I am  become  all 
things  to  all  men,  that  I may  by  all  means  save 

23  some.  And  I do  all  things  for  the  gospel’s  sake, 

24  that  I may  be  a joint  partaker  thereof.  Know  ye 
not  that  they  which  run  in  a race  run  all,  but  one 
receiveth  the  prize  ? Even  so  run,  that  ye  may 

25  attain.  And  every  man  that  striveth  in  the  games 
is  temperate  in  all  things.  Now  they  do  it  to  re- 
ceive a corruptible  crown  ; but  we  an  incorruptible. 

26  I therefore  so  run,  as  not  uncertainly  ; so  ^ fight  I, 

27  as  not  beating  the  air  : but  I « buffet  my  body,  and 
bring  it  into  bondage  : lest  by  any  means,  after 
that  I have  preached  to  others,  I myself  should  be 
rejected. 


10  For  I would  not,  brethren,  have  you  ignorant, 
how  that  our  fathers  were  all  under  the  cloud,  and 

2 all  passed  through  the  sea ; and  were  all  baptized 

3 “ unto  Moses  in  the  cloud  and  in  the  sea  ; and  did  all 

4 eat  the  same  spiritual  meat ; and  did  all  drink  the 
same  spiritual  drink  : for  they  drank  of  a spiritual 
rock  that  followed  them  : and  the  rock  was  Christ. 

5 Howbeit  with  most  of  them  God  was  not  well 
pleased  : for  they  were  overthrown  in  the  wilder- 


6.  12.  2 Tim.  2.  5.  & 

4.  7. 

89  2 Tim.  4.  8.  Jam. 

I.  12.  1 Pet.  1.  4.  & 

5.  4.  Rev.  2.  10.  & 3. 

II. 

^9  2 Tim.  2.  5. 

« Rom.  8.  13.  Col. 
3.  6. 

« Rom.  6.  18,  19. 

*3  Jev.  6.  30.  2 Cor. 
13.  5,  6. 


1 Ex.  13.  21.  & 40. 
34.  Num.  9.  18.  & 14. 
14.  Dent.  1.  83.  Neh. 
9.  12,  19.  Ps.  78.  14. 
& 105.  89. 

- Ex.  14.  22.  Num. 
83.8.  Josh.  4.  23.  Ps. 
78.  13. 

8 Ex.  16.  15,  35. 
Neh.  9.  15,  20.  Ps. 
7'8.  24. 


<Ex.  17.  6.  Nuiii. 
20.  11.  Ps.  78.  15. 

6 Num.  14.  29,32,35. 
& 20.  64,  65.  Ps.  106. 
26.  fieb.  3.  17.  Jude 
6. 

c Gr.  racecourse, 
d Gr.  box. 
e Gr.  bruise, 
a Gr.  into. 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  X 


265 


6 Now  these  things  were  our  examples,  to  the  intent 
we  should  not  lust  after  evil  things,  as  ® they  also  lusted. 

7 ’ N either  be  ye  idolaters,  as  were  some  of  them  ; as 
it  is  written,  **  The  people  sat  down  to  eat  and  drink, 
and  rose  up  to  play. 

8 ^ Neither  let  us  commit  fornication,  as  some  of  them 
committed,  and  fell  in  one  day  three  and  twenty 
thousand. 

9 Neither  let  us  tempt  Christ,  as  ^^some  of  them 
also  tempted,  and  were  destroyed  of  serpents. 

10  Neither  murmur  ye,  as  some  of  them  also  mur- 
mured, and  were  destroyed  of  the  destroyer. 

11  Now  all  these  things  happened  unto  them  for 
ensamples  : and  they  are  written  for  our  admonition, 

upon  whom  the  ends  of  the  world  are  come. 

12  Wherefore  let  him  that  thinketh  he  standeth 
take  heed  lest  he  fall. 

13  There  hath  no  temptation  taken  you  but  such  as 
is  common  to  man  : biit  God  is  faithful,  who  will 
not  suffer  you  to  be  tempted  above  that  ye  are  able  ; 
but  will  with  the  temptation  also  make  a way  to 
escape,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  bear  it. 

14  Wherefore,  my  dearly  beloved,  flee  from 
idolatry. 

15  I speak  as  to  ^3  wise  men  ; judge  ye  what  I say. 

16  ^*The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  is  it  not 
the  commimion  of  the  blood  of  Christ  ? The  bread 
which  we  break,  is  it  not  the  communion  of  the  body 
of  Christ  ? 

17  For  28  we  being  many  are  one  bread,  and  one  body  : 
for  we  are  all  partakers  of  that  one  bread. 

18  Behold  2^  Israel  28  after  the  flesh  : 29  are  not  they 
which  eat  of  the  sacrifices  partakers  of  the  altar  ? 

19  What  say  I then  ? 8®  that  the  idol  is  any  thing,  or 
that  which  is  offered  in  sacrifice  to  idols  is  any  thing  ? 

20  But  I say,  that  the  things  which  the  Gentiles 

sacrifice,  they  sacrifice  to  devils,  and  not  to  God  : and 

I would  not  that  ye  should  have  fellowship  with  devils. 

21  82  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of  the  Lord,  and  83  the 
cup  of  devils  : ye  cannot  be  partakers  of  the  Lord’s 
table,  and  of  the  table  of  devils. 

22  Do  we  84  provoke  the  Lord  to  jealousy  ? 85  are  we 
stronger  than  he  ? 

23  88  All  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but  all  things  are 
not  expedient : all  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but  all 
things  edify  not. 

24  87  Let  no  man  seek  liis  own,  but  every  man  another’s 
wealth. 

25  88  ^Yhatsoever  is  sold  in  the  shambles,  that  eat, 
asking  no  question  for  conscience  sake  : 

26  For  89  the  earth  is  the  Lord’s,  and  the  fulness 
thereof. 

27  If  any  of  them  that  believe  not  bid  you  to  a feast, 
and  ye  be  disposed  to  go  ; 40  whatsoever  is  set  before 
you,  eat,  asking  no  question  for  conscience  sake. 

28  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you.  This  is  offered  in 
sacrifice  unto  idols,  eat  not  4i  for  his  sake  that  shewed 

« Num.  11.  4,  33,  34.  Num.  14.  2,  29.  & 16.  20  Ps.  125.  3.  2 Pet. 

Ps.  106.  14.  41.  2.  9. 

^ ver.  14.  Num.  14.  37.  & 16.  21  Jer.  29.  11. 

» Ex.  32.  6.  49.  22  ver.  7.  2 Cor.  6. 

»ch.  6.  18.  Rev.  2.  is  Ex.  12.  23.  2 Sam.  17.  IJohn  5.  21. 

14.  24.  16.  1 Chr.  21.  15.  23  ch.  8.  1. 

10  Num.  25.  1,  9.  Ps.  i«  Rom.  15.  4.  ch.  24  Matt.  26.  26,  27, 

106.  29.  9.  10.  28. 

11  Ex.  17.  2, 7.  Num.  ^ ch.  7.  29.  Phil.  4.  25  Acts  2.  42,  46.  ch. 

21.  5.  Deut.  6.  10.  Ps.  5.  Heb.  10.  25,  37.  1 11.23,24. 

78.  18,  56.  & 95.  9.  & John  2.  18.  20  Rom.  12.  5.  ch. 

106.  14.  18  Rom.  11.  20.  12.  27. 

12  Num.  21.  6.  i«  ch.  1.  9.  27  Rom.  4.  12.  Gal. 

18  Ex.  16.  2.  & 17.  2.  6.  16. 


6 ness.  Now  ^ these  things  were  our  examples,  to  the 
intent  we  should  not  lust  after  evil  things,  as  they 

7 also  lusted.  Neither  be  ye  idolaters,  as  were  some 
of  them  ; as  it  is  written.  The  people  sat  down  to 

8 eat  and  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play.  Neither  let  us 
commit  fornication,  as  some  of  them  committed,  and 

9 fell  in  one  day  three  and  twenty  thousand.  Neither 
let  us  tempt  the  <^Lord,  as  some  of  them  tempted, 

10  and  perished  by  the  serpents.  Neither  murmur  ye, 
as  some  of  them  murmured,  and  perished  by  the 

11  destroyer.  Now  these  things  happened  unto  them 
^ by  way  of  example  ; and  they  were  written  for  our 
admonition,  upon  whom  the  ends  of  the  ages  are 

12  come.  Wherefore  let  him  that  thinketh  he  standeth 

13  take  heed  lest  he  fall.  There  hath  no  temptation 
taken  you  but  such  as  man  can  bear  ; but  God  is 
faithful,  who  will  not  suffer  you  to  be  tempted 
above  that  ye  are  able  ; but  will  with  the  temptation 
make  also  the  way  of  escape,  that  ye  may  be  able  to 
endure  it. 


14  15  Wherefore,  my  beloved,  flee  from  idolatry.  I 

16  speak  as  to  wise  men  ; judge  ye  what  I say.  The 
cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  is  it  not  a ® com- 
munion of  the  blood  of  Christ  ? The  /bread  which 
we  break,  is  it  not  a ® communion  of  the  body  of 

17  Christ?  seeing  that  we,  who  are  many,  are  one 
/bread,  one  body : for  we  all  partake  of  the  one 

18  /bread.  Behold  Israel  after  the  flesh  : have  not 
they  which  eat  the  sacrifices  communion  with  the 

19  altar  ? What  say  I then  ? that  a thing  sacrificed 
to  idols  is  anything,  or  that  an  idol  is  anything  ? 

20  But  I say,  that  the  things  which  the  Gentiles  sacri- 
fice, they  sacrifice  to  * devils,  and  not  to  God  : and 
I would  not  that  ye  should  have  communion  with 

21  * devils.  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  cup  of  * devils  ; ye  cannot  partake  of  the  table 

22  of  the  Lord,  and  of  the  table  of  * devils.  Or  do  we 
provoke  the  Lord  to  jealousy  ? are  we  stronger 
than  he  ? 


23  All  things  are  lawful ; but  all  things  are  not  expe- 
dient. All  things  are  lawful  ; but  all  things  J edify 

24  not.  Let  no  man  seek  his  own,  but  each  his  neigh- 

25  hour’s  good.  Whatsoever  is  sold  in  the  shambles, 

26  eat,  asking  no  question  for  conscience  sake  ; for  the 

27  earth  is  the  Lord’s,  and  the  fulness  thereof.  If  one 
of  them  that  believe  not  biddeth  you  to  a feast, 
and  ye  are  disposed  to  go  ; whatsoever  is  set  before 
you,  eat,  asking  no  question  for  conscience  sake. 

28  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you.  This  hath  been  offered 
in  sacrifice,  eat  not,  for  his  sake  that  shewed  it,  and 


28  Rom.  4 1.  & 9.  3, 
5.  2 Cor.  11.  18. 

20  Lev.  3.  3.  & 7. 
15. 

30  ch.  8.  4. 

3*  Lev.  17.  7.  Deut. 
32.  17.  Ps.  106.  37. 
Rev.  9.  20. 

32  2 Cor.  6.  15,  16. 

83  Deut.  32.  38. 

34  Deut.  32.  21. 

88  Ezek.  22.  14. 

8«ch.  6.  12. 

81  ver.  33.  Rom.  15. 


1,  2.  ch.  13.  5.  Phil. 

2.  4,  21. 

38  1 Tim.  4.  4. 

39  ver.  28.  Ex.  19. 
5.  Deut.  10.  14.  Ps. 
24.  1.  & 50.  12. 

40  Luke  10.  7. 

41  ch.  8.  10,  12. 

b Or,  hi  thefie  things 
they  became  fgures  of 
us. 

c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  Christ. 


d Gr.  by  way  of  fig- 
ure. 

e Or,  participation 
in. 

f Or,  loaf, 
g Or,  seeing  that 
there  is  one  bread,  we, 
who  are  many,  are  one 
body. 

h Gr.  from, 
i Gr.  demnns. 
j Gr.  build  not  up. 


266 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  XI. 


it,  and  for  conscience  sake  : for  the  earth  is  the  Lord’s, 
and  the  fulness  thereof  : 

29  Conscience,  I say,  not  thine  own,  but  of  the  other  : 
for  why  is  my  liberty  judged  of  another  man’s  con- 
science ? 

30  For  if  I by  grace  be  a partaker,  why  am  I evil 
spoken  of  for  that  for  which  I give  thanks  ? 

31  Whether  therefore  ye  eat,  or  drink,  or  whatso- 
ever ye  do,  do  all  to  the  glory  of  God. 

32  ^®Give  none  offence,  neither  to  the  Jews,  nor  to 
the  Gentiles,  nor  to  the  church  of  God  : 

33  Even  as  I please  all  men  in  all  things^  ^ not  seek- 
ing mine  own  profit,  but  the  profit  of  many,  that  they 
may  be  saved, 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1 He  removeih  them^  because  in  holy  assemblies  4 their  men  prayed  with 
their  heads  covered.,  and  6 women  with  their  heads  uncovered,  17  and 
because  generally  their  meetings  were  not  for  the  bette,r  but  for  the 
worse,  ns  21  namely  in  profaning  with  their  own  feasts  the  Lord's  sup- 
per. 23  Lastly,  he  calleth  them  to  the  first  institution  thereof. 

Be  lye  followers  of  me,  even  as  I also  am  of 
Christ. 

2  Now  I praise  you,  brethren,  * that  ye  remember  me 
in  all  things,  and  ®keep  the  ordinances,  as  I delivered 
them  to  you. 

3  But  I would  have  you  know,  that  ®the  head  of 
every  man  is  Christ  ; and  ®the  head  of  the  woman  is 
the  man  ; and  ® the  head  of  Christ  is  God. 

4  Every  man  praying  or  ’ prophesying,  having  his 
head  covered,  dishonoureth  his  head. 

5  But  ® every  woman  that  prayeth  or  prophesieth  with 
her  head  uncovered  dishonoureth  her  head  : for  that  is 
even  all  one  as  if  she  were  ^ shaven. 

6  For  if  the  woman  be  not  covered,  let  her  also  be 
shorn  : but  if  it  be  i®  a shame  for  a woman  to  be  shorn 
or  shaven,  let  her  be  covered. 

7  For  a man  indeed  ought  not  to  cover  his  head,  for- 
asmuch as  11  he  is  the  image  and  glory  of  God  : but  the 
woman  is  the  glory  of  the  man. 

8  For  11  the  man  is  not  of  the  woman  ; but  the  woman 
of  the  man. 

9  1®  Neither  was  the  man  created  for  the  woman  ; but 
the  woman  for  the  man. 

10  For  this  cause  ought  the  woman  i^to  have  power 
on  her  head  i^  because  of  the  angels. 

11  Nevertheless  i®  neither  is  the  man  without  the 
woman,  neither  the  woman  without  the  man,  in  the 
Lord. 

12  For  as  the  woman  is  of  the  man,  even  so  is  the 
man  also  by  the  woman  ; i"^  but  all  things  of  God. 

13  Judge  in  yourselves  : is  it  comely  that  a woman 
pray  unto  God  uncovered  ? 

14  Doth  not  even  nature  itself  teach  you,  that,  if  a- 
man  have  long  hair,  it  is  a shame  unto  him  ? 

15  But  if  a woman  have  long  hair,  it  is  a glory  to 
her  : for  her  hair  is  given  her  for  a covering. 

16  But  1®  if  any  man  seem  to  be  contentious,  we  have 
no  such  custom,  i®  neither  the  churches  of  God. 

17  Now  in  this  that  1 declare  unto  you  I praise  you 
not,  that  ye  come  together  not  for  the  better,  but  for 
the  worse. 


29  for  conscience  sake  : conscience,  I say,  not  thine 
own,  but  the  other’s  ; for  why  is  my  liberty  judged 

30  by  another  conscience  ? If  I by  grace  partake", 
why  am  I evil  spoken  of  for  that  for  which  I give 

31  thanks  ? Whether  therefore  ye  eat,  or  drink,  or 

32  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  all  to  the  glory  of  God.  Give 
no  occasion  of  stumbling,  either  to  Jews,  or  to 

33  Greeks,  or  to  the  church  of  God  : even  as  I also 
please  all  men  in  all  things,  not  seeking  mine  own 
profit,  but  the  profit  of  the  many,  that  they  may  be 

11  saved.  Be  ye  imitators  of  me,  even  as  I also  ajn  of 
Christ. 


2 Now  I praise  you  that  ye  remember  me  in  all 
things,  and  hold  fast  the  traditions,  even  as  I deli- 

3 vered  them  to  you.  But  I would  have  you  know, 
that  the  head  of  every  man  is  Christ  ; and  the  head 
of  the  woman  is  the  man  ; and  the  head  of  Christ 

4 is  God.  Every  man  praying  or  prophesying,  hav- 

5 ing  his  head  covered,  dishonoureth  his  head.  But 
every  woman  praying  or  prophesying  with  her  head 
unveiled  dishonoureth  her  head  : for  it  is  one  and 

6 the  same  thing  as  if  she  were  shaven.  For  if  a 
woman  is  not  veiled,  let  her  also  be  shorn  : but  if  it 
is  a shame  to  a woman  to  be  shorn  or  shaven,  let 

7 her  be  veiled.  For  a man  indeed  ought  not  to 
have  his  head  veiled,  forasmuch  as  he  is  the  image 
and  glory  of  God  : but  the  woman  is  the  glory  of 

8 the  man.  For  the  man  is  not  of  the  woman  ; but 

9 the  woman  of  the  man  : for  neither  was  the  man 
created  for  the  woman  ; but  the  woman  for  the 

10  man  : for  this  cause  ought  the  woman  to  “ have  a sign 
of  authority  on  her  head,  because  of  the  angels. 

11  Howbeit  neither  is  the  woman  without  the  man,  nor 

12  the  man  without  the  woman,  in  the  Lord.  For  as 
the  woman  is  of  the  man,  so  is  the  man  also  by  the 

13  woman  ; but  all  things  are  of  God.  Judge  ye  ^in 
yourselves  : is  it  seemly  that  a woman  pray  unto 

14  God  unveiled  ? Doth  not  even  nature  itself  teach 
you,  that,  if  a man  have  long  hair,  it  is  a dishonour 

15  to  him  ? But  if  a woman  have  long  hair,  it  is  a glory 
to  her : for  her  hair  is  given  her  for  a covering. 

16  But  if  any  man  seemeth  to  be  contentious,  we  have 
no  such  custom,  neither  the  churches  of  God. 


17  But  in  giving  you  this  charge,  I praise  you  not, 
that  ye  come  together  not  for  the  better  but  for  the 


**  ver.  26.  Deut.  10. 
14.  Ps.  24.  1. 

« Rom.  14.  16. 

M Rom.  14.  6.  1 Tim. 
4.  3,  4. 

« Col.  3.  17.  1 Pet. 
4.  11. 

<6  Rom.  14.  13.  ch. 
8.  13.  2 Cor.  6.  3. 


« Acts  20.  28.  ch. 
11.  22.  1 Tim.  3.  6. 

■*8  Rom.  16.  2.  ch. 
9.  19,  22. 

*0  ver.  24. 

1 ch.  4.  16.  Eph  5. 
1.  Phil.  3. 17.  IThess. 
1.  6.  2 Thess.  3.  9. 


» ch.  4.  17. 

8 ch.  7.  17. 

* Eph.  5.  23. 

* Gen.  3.  16.  1 Tim. 
2.  11,  12.  1 Pet.  3.  1, 
6,  6. 

8 John  14.  28.  ch.  3. 
23.  & 15.  27,  28.  Phil. 
“2.  7,  8,  9. 


Tch.  12.  10,  28.  & 
14. 1,  &c. 

8 Acts  21.  9. 

» Deut.  21.  12. 

10  Num.  6. 18.  Deut. 
22.  5. 

n Gen.  1.  26,  27.  & 
6.  1.  & 9.  6. 


12  Gen.  2.  21,  22. 

13  Gen.  2.  18,21,23. 
i<  Gen.  24.  66. 

13  Eccles.  6.  6. 

16  Gal.  3.  28. 

11  Rom.  11.  36. 

18  1 Tim.  6.  4. 


19  ch.  7.  17.  & 14. 
33. 

A:  Or,  Jf  I partake 
with  thankfulness. 

a Or,  have  authority 
over. 

V Or,  among. 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  XIL 


267 


18  For  first  of  all,  when  ye  come  together  in  the 
church,  20 1 hear  that  there  be  divisions  among  you  ; 
and  I partly  believe  it. 

19  For  21  there  must  be  also  heresies  among  you, 
22  that  they  which  are  approved  may  be  made  manifest 
among  you. 

20  When  ye  come  together  therefore  into  one  place, 
this  is  not  to  eat  the  Lord’s  supper. 

21  For  in  eating  every  one  taketh  before  other  his 
own  supper  : and  one  is  hungry,  and  23  another  is 
drunken. 

22  What  ? have  ye  not  houses  to  eat  and  to  drink 
in  ? or  despise  ye  2^  the  church  of  God,  and  25  shame 
them  that  have  not  ? What  shall  I say  to  you  ? shall  I 
praise  you  in  this  ? I praise  you  not. 

23  For  26 1 have  received  of  the  Lord  that  which  also 
I delivered  unto  you,  27  That  the  Lord  Jesus  the  same 
night  in  which  he  was  betrayed  took  bread  : 

24  And  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  brake  it,  and 
said.  Take,  eat  ; this  is  my  body,  which  is  broken  for 
you  : this  do  in  remembrance  of  me. 

25  After  the  same  manner  also  he  took  the  cup,  when 
he  had  supped,  saying.  This  cup  is  the  new  testament  in 
my  blood  : this  do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remem- 
brance of  me. 

26  For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this  bread,  and  drink  this 
cup,  ye  do  shew  the  Lord’s  death  28  till  he  come. 

27  29  Wherefore  whosoever  shall  eat  this  bread,  and 
drink  this  cup  of  the  Lord,  unworthily,  shall  be  guilty 
of  the  body  and  blood  of  the  Lord. 

28  But  let  a man  examine  himself,  and  so  let  him 
eat  of  that  bread,  and  drink  of  that  cup. 

29  For  he  that  eateth  and  drinketh  unworthily,  eat- 
eth  and  drinketh  damnation  to  himself,  not  discerning 
the  Lord’s  body. 

30  For  this  cause  many  are  weak  and  sickly  among 
you,  and  many  sleep. 

31  For  ®^if  we  would  judge  ourselves,  we  should  not 
be  judged. 

32  But  when  we  are  judged,  ^2  we  are  chastened  of 
the  Lord,  that  we  should  not  be  condemned  with  the 
world. 

33  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  when  ye  come  together 
to  eat,  tarry  one  for  another. 

34  And  if  any  man  hunger,  let  him  eat  at  home  ; 
that  ye  come  not  together  unto  condemnation.  And 
the  rest  will  I set  in  order  when  3®  I come. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 Spiritual  gifts  4 are  divers,  7 yet  all  to  profit  withal.  8 And  to  that 
end  are  diversely  bestowed : 12  that  by  the  like  proportion,  as  the  mem- 
bers of  a natural  body  tend  all  to  the  16  mutual  decency,  22  service,  and 
26  succour  of  the  same  body:  27  so  we  should  do  one  for  another,  to 
make  up  the  mystical  body  of  Christ. 

OW  1 concerning  spiritual  gifts,  brethren,  I would 
not  have  you  ignorant. 

2 Ye  know  2 that  ye  were  Gentiles,  carried  away 
unto  these  ^dumb  idols,  even  as  ye  were  led. 

3 Wherefore  I give  you  to  understand,  ^ that  no  man 
speaking  by  the  Spirit  of  God  calleth  Jesus  accursed  : 


18  worse.  For  first  of  all,  when  ye  come  together  ^in 
the  church,  I hear  that  ^ divisions  exist  among  you  ; 

19  and  I partly  believe  it.  For  there  must  be  also 
* heresies  among  you,  that  they  which  are  approved 

20  may  be  made  manifest  among  you.  When  there- 
fore ye  assemble  yourselves  together,  it  is  not  pos- 

21  sible  to  eat  the  Lord’s  supper  : for  in  your  eating 
each  one  taketh  before  other  his  own  supper  ; and 

22  one  is  hungry,  and  another  is  drunken.  What  ? 
have  ye  not  houses  to  eat  and  to  drink  in  ? or  despise 
ye  the  church  of  God,  and  put  them  to  shame  that 

have  not  ? What  shall  I say  to  you  ? * shall  I 

23  praise  you  in  this  ? I praise  you  not.  For  I re- 
ceived of  the  Lord  that  which  also  I delivered  unto 
you,  how  that  the  Lord  Jesus  in  the  night  in  which 

24  he  was  betrayed  took  bread  ; and  when  he  had  given 
thanks,  he  brake  it,  and  said.  This  is  my  body,  which 

25  * is  for  you  : this  do  in  remembrance  of  me.  In  like 
manner  also  the  cup,  after  supper,  saying.  This  cup 
is  the  new  ^ covenant  in  my  blood  : this  do,  as  oft  as 

26  ye  drink  it,  in  remembrance  of  me.  For  as  often  as 
ye  eat  this  bread,  and  drink  the  cup,  ye  proclaim  the 

27  Lord’s  death  till  he  come.  Wherefore  whosoever 
shall  eat  the  bread  or  drink  the  cup  of  the  Lord  un- 
worthily, shall  be  guilty  of  the  body  and  the  blood  of 

28  the  Lord.  But  let  a man  prove  himself,  and  so  let 

29  him  eat  of  the  bread,  and  drink  of  the  cup.  For  he 
that  eateth  and  drinketh,  eateth  and  drinketh  judge- 

30  ment  unto  himself,  if  he  ^ discern  not  the  body.  For 
this  cause  many  among  you  are  weak  and  sickly,  and 

31  not  a few  sleep.  But  if  we  ^ discerned  ourselves,  we 

32  should  not  be  judged.  But  when  we  are  judged, 
we  are  chastened  of  the  Lord,  that  we  may  not  be 

33  condemned  with  the  world.  Wherefore,  my  bre- 
thren, when  ye  come  together  to  eat,  wait  one  for 

34  another.  If  any  man  is  hungry,  let  him  eat  at 
home  ; that  your  coming  together  be  not  unto  judge- 
ment. And  the  rest  will  I set  in  order  whensoever 
I come. 


12  Now  concerning  spiritual  gifts,  brethren,  I would 

2 not  have  you  ignorant.  Ye  know  that  when  ye  were 
Gentiles  ye  were  led  away  unto  those  dumb  idols, 

3 howsoever  ye  might  be  led.  Wherefore  I give  you 
to  understand,  that  no  man  speaking  in  the  Spirit  of 


*0  ch.  1.  10,  11,  12.  M ch.  10.  32. 

& 3.  3.  2e  Jam.  2.  6. 

21  Matt.  18.  7.  Luke  26  ch.  15.  3.  Gal.  1. 
17.  1.  Acts  20.  30.  1 1,  11,  12. 

Tim.  4.  1.  2 Pet.  2.  1,  27  Matt.  26.  26.  Mark 

2.  14.  22.  Luke  22. 

22  Luke  2. 35.  IJohn  19. 

2.  19.  See  Deut.  13.  28  John  14.  3.  & 21. 

3.  22.  Acts  1.  11.  ch.  4. 

23  2 Pet.  2.  13.  Jude  6.  & 16.  23.  1 Thess. 

12. 


4.  16.  2 Thess.  1.  10.  33  yer.  21. 

Jude  14.  Rev.  1.7.  84  ygr.  22. 

29  Num.  9.  10,  13.  35  ch.  7.  17.  Tit.  1. 

John  6.  61,  63,  64.  & 6. 

13.  27.  ch.  10.  21.  36  ch.  4.  19. 

30  2 Cor.  13.  5.  Gal.  2 ch.  14.  1,  37. 

6.4.  2ch.  6.  11.  Eph.  2. 

32  Ps.  32.  5.  1 John  11,  12.  1 Thess.  1.  9. 
1.  9.  Tit.  3.  3.  1 Pet.  4. 

32  Ps.  94.  12,  13.  3. 

Heb.  12.  5-11. 


♦ Mark  9.  39.  1 John  i Many  ancient  au- 
4.  2,  3.  thorities  read  is  broken 

c Or,  in  congrega-  for  you. 
tion.  j Or,  testament, 

d Gr.  schisms.  k Gr.  discriminate, 

e Or,  factions.  I Gr.  discriminated, 

f Or,  congregation.  m Or,  tvhen  we  are 
g Or,  have  nothing,  judged  o f the  Lord,  we 
h Or,  sh(dl  1 praise  are  chastened, 
you  f In  this  I praise 
you  not. 


» Ps.  115.  6. 


258 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  XII. 


and  ® that  no  man  can  say  that  Jesus  is  the  Lord,  but  by 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

4 Now  ® there  are  diversities  of  gifts,  but  the  same 
Spirit. 

5 ^ And  there  are  differences  of  administrations,  but 
the  same  Lord. 

6 And  there  are  diversities  of  operations,  but  it  is 
the  same  God  ® which  worketh  all  in  all. 

7 i®But  the  manifestation  of  the  Spirit  is  given  to 
every  man  to  profit  withal. 

8 For  to  one  is  given  by  the  Spirit  the  word  of 
wisdom  ; to  another  the  word  of  knowledge  by  the 
same  Spirit  ; 

9 To  another  faith  by  the  same  Spirit  ; to  another 

the  gifts  of  healing  by  the  same  Spirit ; 

10  To  another  the  working  of  miracles  ; to  another 

prophecy  ; to  another  discerning  of  spirits  ; to  an- 
other divers  kinds  of  tongues  ; to  another  the  inter- 
pretation of  tongues  : 

11  But  all  these  worketh  that  one  and  the  self- 
same Spirit,  dividing  to  every  man  severally  as  he 
will. 

12  For  21  as  the  body  is  one,  and  hath  many  members, 
and  all  the  members  of  that  one  body,  being  many,  are 
one  body  : 22  so  also  is  Christ. 

13  For  23  by  one  Spirit  are  we  all  baptized  into  one 
body,  24  whether  we  he  Jews  or  Gentiles,  whether  we  he 
bond  or  free  ; and  25  have  been  all  made  to  drink  into 
one  Spirit. 

14  For  the  body  is  not  one  member,  but  many. 

15  If  the  foot  shall  «ay.  Because  I am  not  the  hand, 
I am  not  of  the  body ; is  it  therefore  not  of  the 
body  ? 

16  And  if  the  ear  shall  say.  Because  I am  not  the 
eye,  I am  not  of  the  body  ; is  it  therefore  not  of  the 
body  ? 

17  If  the  whole  body  were  an  eye,  where  were  the 
hearing  ? If  the  whole  ivere  hearing,  where  were  the 
smelling  ? 

18  But  now  hath  26  God  set  the  members  every  one 
of  them  in  the  body,  27  as  it  hath  pleased  him. 

19  And  if  they  were  all  one  member,  where  loere 
the  body  ? 

20  But  now  are  they  many  members,  yet  but  one 
body. 

21  And  the  eye  cannot  say  unto  the  hand,  I have  no 
need  of  thee  : nor  again  the  head  to  the  feet,  I have  no 
need  of  you. 

22  Nay,  much  more  those  members  of  the  body, 
which  seem  to  be  more  feeble,  are  necessary  : 

23  And  those  memhers  of  the  body,  which  we  think 
to  be  less  honourable,  upon  these  we  bestow  more 
abundant  honour  ; and  our  uncomely  parts  have  more 
abundant  comeliness. 

24  For  our  comely  have  no  need  : but  God  hath 
tempered  the  body  together,  having  given  more  abun- 
dant honour  to  that  part  which  lacked  : 

25  That  there  should  be  no  schism  in  the  body  ; but 
that  the  members  should  have  the  same  care  one  for 
another. 

26  And  whether  one  member  suffer,  all  the  members 

5 Matt.  16. 17.  John  10  Rom.  12.  6,  7,  8.  u Mark  16. 18.  Jam. 

15.  26.  2 Cor.  3.  5.  ch.  14.  26.  Eph.  4.  7.  5.  14. 

6 Rom.  12.  4,  &c.  1 Pet.  4.  10,  11.  >5  ver.  28,  29.  Mark 

Heb.  2.  4.  1 Pet.  4.  10.  « ch.  2.  6,  7.  16.  17.  Gal.  3.  5. 

' Eph.  4.  4.  12  ch.  1.  5.  & 13.  2.  Rom.  12.  6.  ch. 

s Rom.  12.  6,  7,  8.  2 Cor.  8.  7.  13.  2.  & 14.  1,  &c. 

Eph.  4.  11.  13  Matt.  17.  19,  20.  >7  ch.  14.  29.  1 John 

« Eph.  1.  23.  ch.  13.  2.  2 Cor.  4.  13.  4.  1. 


God  saith,  Jesus  is  anathema  ; and  no  man  can  say, 
Jesus  is  Lord,  but  in  the  Holy  Spirit. 

4 Now  there  are  diversities  of  gifts,  but  the  same 

5 Spirit.  And  there  are  diversities  of  ministrations, 

6 and  the  same  Lord.  And  there  are  diversities  of 
workings,  but  the  same  God,  who  worketh  all  things 

7 in  all.  But  to  each  one  is  given  the  manifestation 

8 of  the  Spirit  to  profit  withal.  For  to  one  is  given- 
through  the  Spirit  the  word  of  wisdom  ; and  to  an- 
other the  word  of  knowledge,  according  to  the  same 

9 Spirit : to  another  faith,  in  the  same  Spirit ; and  to 

10  another  gifts  of  healings,  in  the  one  Spirit ; and  to 
another  workings  of  “miracles  ; and  to  another 
prophecy  ; and  to  another  discernings  of  spirits  : to 
another  divers  kinds  of  tongues  ; and  to  another  the 

11  interpretation  of  tongues  : but  all  these  worketh  the 
one  and  the  same  Spirit,  dividing  to  each  one  seve- 
rally even  as  he  will. 


12  For  as  the  body  is  one,  and  hath  many  members, 
and  all  the  members  of  the  body,  being  many,  are 

13  one  body  ; so  also  is  Christ.  For  in  one  Spirit  were 
we  all  baptized  into  one  body,  whether  Jews  or 
Greeks,  whether  bond  or  free  ; and  were  all  made 

14  to  drink  of  one  Spirit.  For  the  body  is  not  one 

15  member,  but  many.  If  the  foot  shall  say.  Because 
I am  not  the  hand,  I am  not  of  the  body  ; it  is  not 

16  therefore  not  of  the  body.  And  if  the  ear  shall  say. 
Because  I am  not  the  eye,  I am  not  of  the  body  ; it 

17  is  not  therefore  not  of  the  body.  If  the  whole  body 
were  an  eye,  where  were  the  hearing  ? If  the  whole 

18  were  hearing,  where  were  the  smelling  ? But  now 
hath  God  set  the  members  each  one  of  them  in  the 

19  body,  even  as  it  pleased  him.  And  if  they  were  all 

20  one  member,  where  were  the  body  ? But  now  they 

21  are  many  members,  but  one  body.  And  the  eye 
cannot  say  to  the  hand,  I have  no  need  of  thee  : or 
again  the  head  to  the  feet,  I have  no  need  of  you. 

22  Nay,  much  rather,  those  members  of  the  body  which 

23  seem  to  be  more  feeble  are  necessary : and  those 
parts  of  the  body,  which  we  think  to  be  less  honour- 
able, upon  these  we  ^ bestow  more  abundant  honour  ; 
and  our  uncomely  parts  have  more  abundant  comeli- 

24  ness  ; whereas  our  comely  parts  have  no  need  : but 
God  tempered  the  body  together,  giving  more  abun- 

25  dant  honour  to  that  part  which  lacked  ; that  there 
should  be  no  schism  in  the  body  ; but  that  the  mem- 
bers should  have  the  same  care  one  for  another. 

26  And  whether  one  member  suffereth,  all  the  members 


w Acts  2, 4.  & 10. 46. 
ch.  13.  1. 

’9Rom.  12.  6.  ch. 
7.  7.  2 Cor.  10.  13. 

Eph.  4.  7. 

20  John  3.  8.  Heb. 

2.  4. 


21  Rom.  12.  4,  6. 
Eph.  4.  4, 16. 

22vei‘.  27.  Gal.  3. 
16. 

23  Rom.  6.  5. 

24  Gal.  3.  28.  Eph. 
2.  13,  14,  16.  Col.  3. 
lb 


25  John  6.  63.  7. 

37,  38, 39. 

26  ver.  28. 

22  ver.  11.  Rom.  12. 
3.  ch.  3.  5. 
a Gr.  powers, 
b Or,  put  on. 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  XIII.,  XIV. 


269 


suffer  with  it  ; or  one  member  be  honoured,  all  the 
members  rejoice  with  it. 

27  Now  ye  are  the  body  of  Christ,  and  members 
in  particular. 

28  And  soQod  hath  set  some  in  the  church,  first 
apostles,  secondarily  prophets,  tliirdly  teachers,  af- 
ter that  33  miracles,  then  34  gifts  of  healings,  35  helps, 
■86  governments,  diversities  of  tongues. 

29  Are  all  apostles  ? are  all  prophets  ? are  all  teach- 
ers ? are  all  workers  of  miracles  ? 

30  Have  all  the  gifts  of  healing  ? do  all  speak  with 
tongues  ? do  all  interpret  ? 

31  But  37  covet  earnestly  the  best  gifts  : and  yet 
shew  I unto  you  a more  excellent  way. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 All  gifts^  2,  3 how  excellent  soever,  are  nothing  worth  without  charity. 
4 The  praises  thereof,  and  13  pr  elation  before  hope  and  faith. 

Though  I speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of 
angels,  and  have  not  charity,  I am  become  as 
sounding  brass,  or  a tinkling  cymbal. 

2  And  though  I have  the  gift  of  ^ prophecy,  and  un- 
derstand all  mysteries,  and  all  knowledge  ; and  though 
I have  all  faith,  ^ so  that  I could  remove  mountains,  and 
have  not  charity,  I am  nothing. 

3  And  3 though  I bestow  all  my  goods  to  feed  the 
poor^  and  though  I give  my  body  to  be  burned,  and 
have  not  charity,  it  profiteth  me  nothing. 

4  * Charity  suffereth  long,  and  is  kind  ; charity  eiivi- 
eth  not  ; charity  vaunteth  not  itself,  is  not  puffed  up, 

5  Doth  not  behave  itself  unseemly,  ^ seeketh  not  her 
own,  is  not  easily  provoked,  thinketh  no  evil  ; 

6  ® Rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but  rejoiceth  in  the 
truth  ; 

7  3 Beareth  all  things,  believeth  all  things,  hopeth 
all  things,  endureth  all  things. 

8  Charity  never  faileth  :but  whether  there  he  pro- 
phecies, they  shall  fail  ; whether  there  he  tongues,  they 
shall  cease  ; whether  there  he  knowledge,  it  shall  vanish 
away. 

9  3 For  we  know  in  part,  and  we  prophesy  in  part. 

10  But  when  that  which  is  perfect  is  come,  then  that 
which  is  in  part  shall  be  done  away. 

11  When  I was  a child,  I spake  as  a child,  I under- 
stood as  a child,  I thought  as  a child  : but  when  I be- 
came a man,  I put  away  childish  things. 

12  For  now  we  see  through  a glass,  darkly  ; but 
then  face  to  face  : now  I know  in  part  ; but  then 
shall  I know  even  as  also  I am  known. 

13  And  now  abideth  faith,  hope,  Charity,  these  three  ; 
but  the  greatest  of  these  is  charity. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1 Prophecy  is  commended,  2,  3,  4 and  preferred  before  speaking  with 
tongues,  6 by  a comparison  drawn  from  inusical  instruments.  12  Both 
must  be  referred  to  edification.  22  as  to  their  true  and  proper  end. 
26  The  true  use  of  each  is  taught,  27  and  the  abuse  taxed.  34  Women 
are  forbidden  to  speak  in  the  church. 

Follow  after  charity,  and  ^ desire  spiritual  gifts^ 
2 but  rather  that  ye  may  prophesy. 

2  For  he  that  3speaketh  in  an  unknown  tongue  speak- 
eth  not  unto  men,  but  unto  God  : for  no  man  understand- 
eth  him  ; howbeit  in  the  spirit  he  speaketh  mysteries. 

2«  Rom.  12.  5.  Eph.  34  ver.  9.  2 Matt.  17.  20.  Mark 

1.  23.  & 4.  12.  & 5.  23,  36  Num.  11.  17.  11.  23.  Luke  17.  G. 

30.  Col.  1.  24.  30  Rom.  12.  8.  1 3 Matt.  G.  1,  2. 

29  Eph.  5.  30.  Tim.  5.  17.  Heb.  13.  * Pro.  10.  12.  1 Pet. 

30  Eph.  4.  11.  17,  24.  4.  8. 

31  Eph.  2.  20.  & 3.  5.  37  ch.  14.  1,  39.  5 ch.  10.  24.  Pliil.  2. 

32  Acts  13.  1.  Rom.  i ch.  12.  8,  9,  10,  28.  4. 

12.  6.  & 14.  1,  &c.  See  Matt.  « Ps.  10.  3.  Rom.  1. 

83  ver.  10.  7.  22.  , 32. 


suffer  with  it  ; or  one  member  is  honoured,  all  the 

27  members  rejoice  with  it.  Now  ye  are  the  body  of 

28  Christ,  and  ^ severally  members  thereof.  And  God 
hath  set  some  in  the  church,  first  apostles,  secondly 
prophets,  thirdly  teachers,  then  « miracles,  then  gifts 
of  healings,  helps,  governments,  divers  kinds  of 

29  tongues.  Are  all  apostles  ? are  all  prophets  ? are 

30  all  teachers  ? are  all  workers  of  ® miracles  ? have 
all  gifts  of  healings  ? do  all  speak  with  tongues  ? 

31  do  all  interpret  ? But  desire  earnestly  the  greater 
gifts.  And  a still  more  excellent  way  shew  I unto 
you. 


13  If  I speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of  angels, 
but  have  not  love,  I am  become  sounding  brass,  or  a 

2 clanging  cymbal.  And  if  1 have  the  gift  of  pro- 
phecy, and  know  all  mysteries  and  all  knowledge  ; 
and  if  I have  all  faith,  so  as  to  remove  mountains, 

3 but  have  not  love,  I am  nothing.  And  if  I bestow 
all  my  goods  to  feed  the  poor,  and  if  I give  my  body 
« to  be  burned,  but  have  not  love,  it  profiteth  me 

4 nothing.  Love  suffereth  long,  and  is  kind  ; love  en- 
vieth  not  ; love  vaunteth  not  itself,  is  not  puffed  up, 

5 doth  not  behave  itself  unseemly,  seeketh  not  its  own, 

6 is  not  provoked,  taketh  not  account  of  evil ; rejoiceth 
not  in  unrighteousness,  but  rejoiceth  with  the  truth  ; 

7 ^ beareth  all  things,  believeth  all  things,  hopeth  all 

8 things,  endureth  all  things.  Love  never  faileth  : 
but  whether  there  he  prophecies,  they  shall  be  done 
away  ; whether  there  he  tongues,  they  shall  cease  ; 
whether  there  he  knowledge,  it  shall  be  done  away. 

9 For  we  know  in  part,  and  we  prophesy  in  part  : 

10  but  when  that  which  is  perfect  is  come,  that  which  is 

11  in  part  shall  be  done  away.  When  I was  a child,  I 
spake  as  a child,  I felt  as  a child,  I thought  as  a 
child  : now  that  I am  become  a man,  I have  put 

12  away  childish  things.  For  now  we  see  in  a mirror, 

darkly  ; but  then  face  to  face  ; now  I know  in  part ; 
but  then  shall  I ‘'know  even  as  also  I have  been 

13  ® known.  But  now  abideth  faith,  hope,  love,  these 
three  ; and  the  ^ greatest  of  these  is  love. 


14  Follow  after  love  ; yet  desire  earnestly  spiritual 
2 gifts,  but  rather  that  ye  may  prophesy.  For  he  that 
speaketh  in  a tongue  speaketh  not  unto  men,  but  unto 
God  ; for  no  man  « understandeth  ; but  in  the  spirit  he 

) 

2 2 John  4.  2 Num.  11.  25,  29.  may  glory. 

8 Rom.  15.  1.  Gal.  3 Acts  2.  4.  & 10.  4G.  b Or,  covereth. 

G.  2.  2 Tim.  2.  24.  c Or,  glorified.  c Gr.  in  a riddle. 

9 ch.  8.  2.  d Or,  members  each  d Gr.  know  fully. 

’9  2 Cor.  3.  18.  & 5.  in  his  part.  e Gr.  known  fully. 

7.  Pliil.  3.  12.  e Gr.  powers.  f Or,  but  greater 

” Matt.  18.  10.  1 / Or,  wise  counsels,  than  these. 

John  3.  2.  a Many  ancient  au-  g Gr.  greater. 

‘ ch.  12.  31.  thorities  read  that  I a Gr.  heareth. 


270 


!,  CORINTHIANS,  XIV. 


3 But  he  that  prophesieth  speaketh  unto  men  to  edi- 
fication, and  exhortation,  and  comfort. 

4 He  that  speaketh  in  an  unknown  tongue  edifieth 
liimself  ; but  he  that  prophesieth  edifieth  the  church. 

5 I would  that  ye  all  spake  with  tongues,  but  rather 
that  ye  prophesied  : for  greater  is  he  that  prophesieth 
than  he  that  speaketh  with  tongues,  except  he  interpret, 
that  the  church  may  receive  edifying. 

6 Now,  brethren,  if  I come  unto  you  speaking  with 
tongues,  what  shall  I profit  you,  except  I shall  speak 
to  you  either  by  ^revelation,  or  by  knowledge,  or  by 
prophesying,  or  by  doctrine  ? 

7 And  even  things  without  life  giving  sound,  whether 
pipe  or  harp,  except  they  give  a distinction  in  the 
sounds,  how  shall  it  be  known  what  is  piped  or  harped  ? 

8 For  if  the  trumpet  give  an  uncertain  sound,  who 
shall  prepare  himself  to  the  battle  ? 

9 So  likewise  ye,  except  ye  utter  by  the  tongue 
words  easy  to  be  understood,  how  shall  it  be  known 
what  is  spoken  ? for  ye  shall  speak  into  the  air. 

10  There  are,  it  may  be,  so  many  kinds  of  voices  in 
the  world,  and  none  of  them  is  without  signification. 

11  Therefore  if  I know  not  the  meaning  of  the  voice, 
I shall  be  mito  him  that  speaketh  a barbarian,  and  he 
that  speaketh  shall  he  a barbarian  unto  me. 

12  Even  so  ye,  forasmuch  as  ye  are  zealous  of  spirit- 
ual gifts,  seek  that  ye  may  excel  to  the  edifying  of  the 
church. 

13  Wherefore  let  him  that  speaketh  in  an  unknown 
tongue  pray  that  he  may  interpret. 

14  For  if  I pray  in  an  unknown  tongue,  my  spirit 
prayeth,  but  my  understanding  is  unfruitful. 

15  What  is  it  then  ? I will  pray  with  the  spirit,  and 
I will  pray  with  the  understanding  also  : ^ I will  sing 
with  the  spirit,  and  I will  sing  ® with  the  understanding 
also. 

16  Else  when  thou  shalt  bless  with  the  spirit,  how 
shall  he  that  occupieth  the  room  of  the  unlearned  say 
Amen  at  thy  giving  of  thanks,  seeing  he  understandeth 
not  what  thou  sayest  ? 

17  For  thou  verily  givest  thanks  well,  but  the  other 
is  not  edified. 

18  I thank  my  God,  I speak  with  tongues  more  than 
ye  all  : 

19  Yet  in  the  church  I had  rather  speak  five  words 
with  my  understanding,  that  hy  my  voice  I might  teach 
others  also,  than  ten  thousand  words  in  an  unknown 
tongue. 

20  Brethren,  ®be  not  children  in  understanding  : 
howbeit  in  malice  ® be  ye  children,  but  in  understanding 
be  men. 

21  In  the  law  it  is  written,  With  men  of  other 
tongues  and  other  lips  will  I speak  unto  this  people  ; 
and  yet  for  all  that  will  they  not  hear  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

22  Wherefore  tongues  are  for  a sign,  not  to  them 
that  believe,  but  to  them  that  believe  not  : but  pro- 
phesying serveih  not  for  them  that  believe  not,  but  for 
them  which  believe. 

23  If  therefore  the  whole  church  be  come  together 
into  one  place,  and  all  speak  with  tongues,  and  there 
come  in  those  that  are  unlearned,  or  unbelievers,  will 
they  not  say  that  ye  are  mad  ? 

4 ver.  26.  ^ ch.  11.  24.  3.  1.  Eph.  4. 14.  Heb. 

R Eph.  5. 19.  Col.  3.  8 Ps.  131.  2.  Matt.  5.  12,  13. 

16.  11.  25.  & 18.  3.  & 19.  9 Matt.  18.  3.  1 Pet. 

0 Ps.  47.  7.  14.  Rom.  16.  19.  ch.  2.  2. 

10  John  10.  34. 


3 speaketh  mysteries.  But  he  that  prophesieth  speak- 
eth unto  men  edification,  and  comfort,  and  consola- 

4 tion.  He  that  speaketh  in  a tongue  ^ edifieth  him- 
self ; but  he  that  prophesieth  ^ edifieth  the  church. 

5 Now  I would  have  you  all  speak  with  tongues,  but 
rather  that  ye  should  prophesy  : and  greater  is  he 
that  prophesieth  than  he  that  speaketh  with  tongues, 
except  he  interpret,  that  the  church  may  receive  edi- 

6 fying.  But  now,  brethren,  if  I come  unto  you  speak- 
ing with  tongues,  what  shall  I profit  you,  unless  I 
speak  to  you  either  by  way  of  revelation,  or  of 
knowledge,  or  of  prophesying,  or  of  teaching? 

7 Even  things  without  life,  giving  a voice,  whether 
pipe  or  harp,  if  they  give  not  a distinction  in  the 
sounds,  how  shall  it  be  known  what  is  piped  or 

8 harped  ? For  if  the  trumpet  give  an  uncertain 

9 voice,  who  shall  prepare  himself  for  war  ? So  also 
ye,  unless  ye  utter  by  the  tongue  speech  easy  to  be 
understood,  how  shall  it  be  known  what  is  spoken  ? 

10  for  ye  will  be  speaking  into  the  air.  There  are,  it 
may  be,  so  many  kinds  of  voices  in  the  world,  and 

11  ®no  kind  is  without  signification.  If  then  I know 
not  the  meaning  of  the  voice,  I shall  be  to  him  that 
speaketh  a barbarian,  and  he  that  speaketh  will  be 

12  a barbarian  ^ unto  me.  So  also  ye,  since  ye  are  zea- 
lous of  ® spiritual  gifts,  seek  that  ye  may  abound  unto 

13  the  edifying  of  the  church.  Wherefore  let  him  that 
speaketh  in  a tongue  pray  that  he  may  interpret. 

14  For  if  I pray  in  a tongue,  my  spirit  prayeth,  but  my 

15  understanding  is  unfruitful.  What  is  it  then  ? I 
will  pray  with  the  spirit,  and  I will  pray  with  the 
understanding  also  : I will  sing  with  the  spirit,  and 

16  I will  sing  with  the  understanding  also.  Else  if 
thou  bless  with  the  spirit,  how  shall  he  that  filleth 
the  place  of  ^ the  unlearned  say  the  Amen  at  thy 
giving  of  thanks,  seeing  he  knoweth  not  what  thou 

17  sayest  ? For  thou  verily  givest  thanks  well,  but  the 

18  other  is  not  s' edified.  I thank  God,  I speak  with 

19  tongues  more  than  you  all  : howbeit  in  the  church  I 
had  rather  speak  five  words  with  my  understanding, 
that  I might  instruct  others  also,  than  ten  thousand 
words  in  a tongue. 


20  Brethren,  be  not  children  in  mind : howbeit  in 

21  malice  be  ye  babes,  but  in  mind  be  * men.  In  the 
law  it  is  written.  By  men  of  strange  tongues  and  by 
the  lips  of  strangers  will  I speak  unto  this  people  ; 
and  not  even  thus  will  they  hear  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

22  Wherefore  tongues  are  for  a sign,  not  to  them  that 
believe,  but  to  the  unbelieving  : but  prophesying  is 
for  a sign,  not  to  the  unbelieving,  but  to  them  that 

23  believe.  If  therefore  the  whole  church  be  assem- 
bled together,  and  all  speak  with  tongues,  and  there 
come  in  men  unlearned  or  unbelieving,  will  they  not 


« Is.  28. 11, 12. 

12  Acts  2.  13. 
h Gr.  buildeth  up. 
c Or,  nothing  is 
without  voice. 


d Or,  in  my  case, 
e Gr.  spirits. 

/ Or,  him  that  is 


without  gifts:  and  so 
in  ver.  23,  24. 
g Gr.  builded  up. 
h Or.  of  full  age. 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  XV, 


271 


24  But  if  all  prophesy,  and  there  come  in  one  that 
helieveth  not,  or  one  unlearned,  he  is  convinced  of  all, 
he  is  judged  of  all  : 

25  And  thus  are  the  secrets  of  his  heart  made  mani- 
fest ; and  so  falling  down  on  his  face  he  will  worship 
God,  and  report  that  God  is  in  you  of  a truth. 

26  How  is  it  then,  brethren  ? when  ye  come  together, 
every  one  of  you  hath  a psalm,  hath  a doctrine,  hath 
a tongue,  hath  a revelation,  hath  an  interpretation. 

Let  all  things  be  done  unto  edifying. 

27  If  any  man  speak  in  an  unknown  tongue,  let  it  he 
by  two,  or  at  the  most  hy  three,  and  that  by  course  ; and 
let  one  interpret. 

28  But  if  there  be  no  interpreter,  let  him  keep  si- 
lence in  the  church  ; and  let  him  speak  to  himseK,  and 
to  God. 

29  Let  the  prophets  speak  two  or  three,  and  let  the 
other  judge. 

30  If  any  thing  be  revealed  to  another  that  sitteth 
by,  let  the  first  hold  his  peace. 

31  For  ye  may  all  prophesy  one  by  one,  that  all  may 
learn,  and  all  may  be  comforted. 

32  And  i®the  spirits  of  the  prophets  are  subject  to 
the  prophets. 

33  For  God  is  not  the  author  of  confusion,  but  of 
peace,  as  in  all  churches  of  the  saints. 

34  Let  your  women  keep  silence  in  the  churches  : 
for  it  is  not  permitted  unto  them  to  speak  ; but  they 
are  commanded  to  be  under  obedience,  as  also  saith  the 
22  law. 

35  And  if  they  will  learn  any  thing,  let  them  ask 
their  husbands  at  home  : for  it  is  a shame  for  women 
to  speak  in  the  church. 

36  What  ? came  the  word  of  God  out  from  you  ? or 
came  it  unto  you  only  ? 

37  23  If  any  man  think  himself  to  be  a prophet,  or 
spiritual,  let  him  acknowledge  that  the  things  that  I 
write  unto  you  are  the  commandments  of  the  Lord. 

38  But  if  any  man  be  ignorant,  let  him  be  ignorant. 

39  Wherefore,  brethren,  24(>oye^  to  prophesy,  and 
forbid  not  to  speak  with  tongues. 

40  25  Let  all  things  be  done  decently  and  in  order. 

CHAPTER  XY. 

3 By  Christ's  resuiTection,  12  he  f^oveth  the  necessity  of  our  resurrec- 
tion, against  all  such  as  deny  the  resurrection  of  the  body.  21  The 
fruit,  35  and  manner  thereof,  51  and  of  the  changing  of  them,  that 
shall  be  found  alive  at  the  last  day. 

Moreover,  brethren,  I declare  unto  you  the  gos- 
pel ^ which  I preached  unto  you,  which  also  ye 
have  received,  and  2 wherein  ye  stand  ; 

2  8 By  which  also  ye  are  saved,  if  ye  keep  in  memory 
what  I preached  unto  you,  unless  ^ye  have  believed  in 
vain. 

3  For  ®I  delivered  unto  you  first  of  all  that  ® which 
I also  received,  how  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins  ac- 
cording to  the  scriptures  ; 

4  And  that  he  was  buried,  and  that  he  rose  again  the 
third  day  ® according  to  the  scriptures  : 

5  2 And  that  he  was  seen  of  Cephas,  then  of  the 
twelve  : 


13  Is.  45.  14.  Zech. 

8.  23. 

ver.  G.  ch.  12.  8, 

9,  10. 

16  ch.  12,  7.  2 Cor. 

12.  19,  Eph.  4.  12. 
i«  ch.  12.  10. 

11  1 Thess.  5.  19,  20. 
18  1 John  4.  1. 

10  ch.  11.  IG. 


20  1 Tim.  2.  11,  12. 

21  ch.  11.  3.  Eph. 

5.  22.  Col.  3.  18.  Tit. 
2.  5.  1 Pet.  3.  1. 

22  Gen.  3.  IG. 

2-3  2 Cor.  10.  7.  1 

John  4.  G. 

I'l  ch,12.31.  1 Thess. 

6.  20. 

25  ver.  33. 


1 Gal.  1.  11. 

2 Rom.  6.  2. 

3 Rom.  1.  IG.  ch.  1. 

21. 

* Gal.  3.  4. 
r-ch.  11.2,  23. 

0 Gal.  1.  12. 

1 Ps.  22.  15,  &c.  Is. 
.53.  5,  0,  &c.  Dan.  9. 
2G.  Zecii.  13.  7.  Luke 


24  say  that  ye  are  mad  ? But  if  all  prophesy,  and 
there  come  in  one  unbelieving  or  unlearned,  he  is 

25  ‘reproved  by  all,  he  is  judged  by  all  ; the  secrets  of 
his  heart  are  made  manifest ; and  so  he  will  fall 
down  on  his  face  and  worship  God,  declaring  that 
God  is  3 among  you  indeed. 

26  What  is  it  then,  brethren  ? When  ye  come  to- 
gether, each  one  hath  a psalm,  hath  a teaching,  hath 
a revelation,  hath  a tongue,  hath  an  interpretation. 

27  Let  all  things  be  done  unto  edifying.  If  any  man 
speaketh  in  a tongue,  let  it  he  by  two,  or  at  the  most 

28  three,  and  that  in  turn  ; and  let  one  interpret  : but 
if  there  be  no  interpreter,  let  him  keep  silence  in 
the  church  ; and  let  him  speak  to  himself,  and  to 

29  God.  And  let  the  prophets  speak  hy  two  or  three, 

30  and  let  the  others  * discern.  But  if  a revelation  be 
made  to  another  sitting  by,  let  the  first  keep  silence. 

31  For  ye  all  can  prophesy  one  by  one,  that  all  may 

32  learn,  and  all  may  be  ^ comforted  ; and  the  spirits  of 

33  the  prophets  are  subject  to  the  prophets  ; for  God 
is  not  a God  of  confusion,  but  of  peace  ; as  in  all 
the  churches  of  the  saints. 


34  Let  the  women  keep  silence  in  the  churches  : for  it 
is  not  permitted  unto  them  to  speak  ; but  let  them 

35  be  in  subjection,  as  also  saith  the  law.  And  if  they 
would  learn  anything,  let  them  ask  their  own  hus- 
bands at  home  : for  it  is  shameful  for  a woman  to 

36  speak  in  the  church.  What  ? was  it  from  you  that 
the  word  of  God  went  forth  ? or  came  it  unto  you 
alone  ? 

37  If  any  man  thinketh  himself  to  be  a prophet,  or 
spiritual,  let  him  take  knowledge  of  the  things  which 
I write  unto  you,  that  they  are  the  commandment 

38  of  the  Lord.  But  if  any  man  is  ignorant,  let  him 
be  ignorant. 

39  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  desire  earnestly  to  pro- 

40  phesy,  and  forbid  not  to  speak  with  tongues.  But 
let  all  things  be  done  decently  and  in  order. 


15  Now  I make  known  unto  you,  brethren,  the  gospel 
which  I preached  unto  you,  which  also  ye  received, 

2 wherein  also  ye  stand,  by  which  also  ye  are  “ saved  ; 
I make  known,  I say,  ^ in  what  words  I preached  it 
unto  you,  if  ye  hold  it  fast,  except  ye  believed  ^ in 

3 vain.  For  I delivered  unto  you  first  of  all  that  which 
also  I received,  how  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins 

4 according  to  the  scriptures  ; and  that  he  was  buried  ; 
and  that  he  hath  been  raised  on  the  third  day  ac- 

5 cording  to  the  scriptures  ; and  that  he  appeared  to 


24.  2G,  4G.  Acts  3.  18. 
& 2G.  23.  1 Pet.  1.  11. 
& 2.  24. 

8 Ps.  2.  7.  & IG.  10. 
Is.  53.  10.  Hos.  G.  2. 
Luke  24.  2G,  4G.  Acts 
2.  25-31.  & 13.  33, 
34,  35.  & 2G.  22,  23.  1 
Pet.  1.  11. 

» Luke  24.  34. 


10  Matt.  28. 17.  Mark 
IG.  14.  Luke  24.  3G. 
John  20.  19,  2G.  Acts 

10.  41. 

i Or,  convicted, 
j Or,  in. 

/.•  Gr.  discriminate. 

I Or,  exhorted, 
m Many  ancient  ar- 
thorities  read  But  if 


any  man  hnotoeth  not, 
he  is  not  knoum. 

a Or,  saved,  if  ye 
hold  fast  what  I 
preached  unto  you,  ex- 
cept (t’C. 

b Gr.  with  what 
u'ord. 

c Or,  without  cause. 


272 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  XV. 


6 After  that,  he  was  seen  of  above  five  hundred 
brethren  at  once  ; of  whom  the  greater  part  remain 
unto  this  present,  but  some  are  fallen  asleep. 

7 After  that,  he  was  seen  of  James  ; then  ^^of  all 
the  apostles. 

8 And  last  of  all  he  was  seen  of  me  also,  as  of  one 
born  out  of  due  time. 

9 For  I am  i^the  least  of  the  apostles,  that  am  not 
meet  to  be  called  an  apostle,  because  ^^I  persecuted 
the  church  of  God. 

10  But  by  the  grace  of  God  I am  what  I am  : and 
his  grace  which  was  bestowed  upon  me  was  not  in  vain  ; 
but  I laboured  more  abundantly  than  they  all : yet 
not  I,  but  the  grace  of  God  which  was  with  me. 

11  Therefore  whether  it  were  I or  they,  so  we  preach, 
and  so  ye  believed. 

12  Now  if  Christ  be  preached  that  he  rose  from  the 
dead,  how  say  some  among  you  that  there  is  no  resur- 
rection of  the  dead  ? 

13  But  if  there  be  no  resurrection  of  the  dead,  then 
is  Christ  not  risen  : 

14  And  if  Christ  be  not  risen,  then  is  our  preaching 
vain,  and  your  faith  is  also  vain. 

15  Yea,  and  we  are  found  false  witnesses  of  God  ; 
because  we  have  testified  of  God  that  he  raised  up 
Christ : whom  he  raised  not  up,  if  so  be  that  the  dead 
rise  not. 

16  For  if  the  dead  rise  not,  then  is  not  Christ 
raised  : 

17  And  if  Christ  be  not  raised,  your  faith  is  vain  ; 
20  ye  are  yet  in  your  sins. 

18  Then  they  also  which  are  fallen  asleep  in  Christ 
are  perished. 

19  If  in  this  life  only  we  have  hope  in  Christ,  we 
are  of  all  men  most  miserable. 

20  But  now  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead,  and  be- 
come 28  the  firstfruits  of  them  that  slept. 

21  For  24  since  by  man  came  death,  25  by  man  came 
also  the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 

22  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  even  so  in  Christ  shall  all 
be  made  alive. 

23  But  26  every  man  in  his  own  order  : Christ  the 
firstfruits  ; afterward  they  that  are  Christ’s  at  his 
coming. 

24  Then  cometh  the  end,  when  he  shall  have  deli- 
vered up  27  the  kingdom  to  God,  even  the  Father  ; when 
he  shall  have  put  down  all  rule  and  all  authority  and 
power. 

25  For  he  must  reign,  28  till  he  hath  put  all  enemies 
under  his  feet. 

26  29  The  last  enemy  that  shall  be  destroyed  is  death. 

27  For  he  hath  put  all  things  under  his  feet.  But 
when  he  saith  all  things  are  put  under  him,  it  is  mani- 
fest that  he  is  excepted,  which  did  put  all  things  under 
him. 

28  And  when  all  things  shall  be  subdued  unto  him, 
then  22  shall  the  Son  also  himself  be  subject  unto  him 
that  put  all  things  under  him,  that  God  may  be  all  in 
all. 

n Luke  24.  50.  Acts  is  2 Cor.  11.  23.  & 21  2 Tim,  3.  12. 

1.3,4.  12.11.  22iPet.  1.  3. 

12  Acts  9.  4,  17.  & 11  Matt.  10.  20.  Rom.  23  ygr.  23.  Acts  26. 

22.  14,  18.  ch.  9.  1.  15.  18,  19.  2 Cor.  3.  5.  23.  Col.  1.  18.  Rev. 

13  Eph.  3.  8.  Gal.  2.  8.  Eph.  3.  7.  1.  5. 

1*  Acts  8.  3.  & 9.  1.  Phil.  2.  13,  24  Rom.  5.  12,  17. 

Gal.  1.  13.  Phil.  3.  6.  i*  1 Thess.  4.  14.  25  John  11.  25,  Rom. 

1 Tim.  1.  13,  19  Acts  2.  24,  32.  & 6.  23. 

15  Eph.  3.  7,  8.  ■ 4.  10,  33.  & 13.  30.  26  ver.  20.  1 Thess. 

20  Rom.  4.  25.  4.  15,  16,  17. 


6 Cephas  ; then  to  the  twelve  ; then  he  appeared  to 
above  five  hundred  brethren  at  once,  of  whom  the 
greater  part  remain  until  now,  but  some  are  fallen 

7 asleep  ; then  he  appeared  to  James  ; then  to  all 

8 the  apostles  ; and  last  of  all,  as  unto  one  born  out  of 

9 due  time,  he  appeared  to  me  also.  For  I am  the 
least  of  the  apostles,  that  am  not  meet  to  be  called 
an  apostle,  because  I persecuted  the  church  of  God. 

10  But  by  the  grace  of  God  I am  what  I am  : and  his 
grace  which  was  bestowed  upon  me  was  not  found 
^ vain  ; but  I laboured  more  abundantly  than  they 
all  : yet  not  I,  but  the  grace  of  God  which  was  with 

11  me.  Whether  then  it  be  I or  they,  so  we  preach, 
and  so  ye  believed. 


12  Now  if  Christ  is  preached  that  he  hath  been  raised 
from  the  dead,  how  say  some  among  you  that  there 

13  is  no  resurrection  of  the  dead  ? But  if  there  is  no 
resurrection  of  the  dead,  neither  hath  Christ  been 

14  raised  : and  if  Christ  hath  not  been  raised,  then 
is  our  preaching  '^vain,  «your  faith  also  is  ‘^vain. 

15  Yea,  and  we  are  found  false  witnesses  of  God  ; be- 
cause we  witnessed  of  God  that  he  raised  up -^Christ : 
whom  he  raised  not  up,  if  so  be  that  the  dead  are 

16  not  raised.  For  if  the  dead  are  not  raised,  neither 

17  hath  Christ  been  raised  : and  if  Christ  hath  not  been 
raised,  your  faith  is  vain  ; ye  are  yet  in  your  sins. 

18  Then  they  also  which  are  fallen  asleep  in  Christ 

19  have  perished.  ^ If  in  this  life  only  we  have  hoped 
in  Christ,  we  are  of  all  men  most  pitiable. 


20  But  now  hath  Christ  been  raised  from  the  dead, 

21  the  firstfruits  of  them  that  are  asleep.  For  since  by 
man  came  death,  by  man  came  also  the  resurrection  of 

22  the  dead.  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  so  also  in -^Christ 

23  shall  all  be  made  alive.  But  each  in  his  own  order  : 
Christ  the  firstfruits  ; then  they  that  are  Christ’s, 

24  at  his  coming.  Then  cometh  the  end,  when  he  shall 
deliver  up  the  kingdom  to  * God,  even  the  Father  ; 
when  he  shall  have  abolished  all  rule  and  all  au- 

25  thority  and  power.  For  he  must  reign,  till  he  hath 

26  put  all  his  enemies  under  his  feet.  The  last  enemy 

27  that  shall  be  abolished  is  death.  For,  He  put  all 
things  in  subjection  under  his  feet.  But  when  he 
saith,  All  things  are  put  in  subjection,  it  is  evident 
that  he  is  excepted  who  did  subject  all  things  unto 

28  him.  And  when  all  things  have  been  subjected  unto 
him,  then  shall  the  Son  also  himself  be  subjected  to 
him  that  did  subject  all  things  unto  him,  that  God 
may  be  all  in  all. 


27  Dan.  7.  14,  27. 

2*  Ps.  110.  1.  Acts 
2.  34,  35.  Eph.  1.  22. 
Heb.  1.  13.  & 10.  13. 

29  2 Tim.  1. 10.  Rev. 
20.  14. 

30  Ps.  8.  6.  Matt. 
28.  18.  Heb.  2.  8.  1 
Pet.  3.  22. 

31  PhiL  3.  21. 


32  ch.  3.  23.  & 11.  3. 
d Or,  void, 
e Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  our. 
f Gr.  the  Christ, 
g Or,  If  we  have 
only  hoped  in  Christ 
in  this  life, 
h Gr.  presence. 


i Gr.  the  God  and 
Father. 

j Or,  But  when  he 
shall  have  said.  All 
thin  ps  are  put  in  sub- 
jection {evidently  ex- 
cepting him.  that  did 
subject  all  things  unto 
him),  when,  I say,  all 
things  dec. 


I.  CORINTHI 


273 


j^NS,  XV. 


29  Else  what  shall  they  do  which  are  baptized  for 

the  dead,  if  the  dead  rise  not  at  all  ? why  are  then 
baptized  for  the  dead  ? / 

30  And  why  stand  we  in  jeopardy  every/ . 

31  I protest  by  ®^your  rejoicing  which-  ^ have  in 
Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  I die  daily. 

32  If  after  the  manner  of  men  I H^ve  fought  with 

beasts  at  Ephesus,  what  advantageth  dead 

rise  not?  ^Uet  us  eat  and  drink;  for  to  morrow  we 
.die.  . , . / 

33  Be  not  deceived:  s^evil  eoAm^^oations  corrupt 

good  manners.  / 

34  39  Awake  to  righteousness,;  and  sin  not ; for  some 

have  not  the  knowledge  of  Go/f  : speak  this  to  your 

shame.  'J 

35  But  some  man  will  s^  ^^How  are  the  dead  raised 

up  ? and  with  what  body  come  ? 

36  Thou  fool,  43  that  wpioh  thou  sowest  is  not  quick- 
ened, except  it  die  : / 

37  And  that  which  tW^n  sowest,  thou  sowest  not  that 
body  that  shall  be,  bi^  bare  grain,  it  may  chance  of 
wheat,  or  of  some  othe].^  grain  : 

38  But  God  givetb/  ^ pleased  him, 

and  to  every  seed  hi^  n^n  body. 

39  All  flesh  is  notJ  same  flesh  : but  there  is  one 
kind  of  flesh  of  men  J another  flesh  of  beasts,  another  of 
fishes,  and  another  ^f  birds. 

40  There  are  als<P  celestial  bodies,  and  bodies  terres- 
trial : but  the  glo^  nf  fbe  celestial  is  one,  and  the  glory 
of  the  terrestrial  another. 

41  There  is  on^  giory  of  the  sun,  and  another  glory 
another  glory  of  the  stars  : for  one 
another  star  in  glory, 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead.  It  is 

m ; it  is  raised  in  incorruption  : 

43  45  It  is  i^'  dishonour  ; it  is  raised  in  glory  : 

it  is  sown  in  v weakness  ; it  is  raised  in  power  : 

44  It  is  so\  a natural  body  ; it  is  raised  a spiritual 
body.  Thei  ^ is  a natural  body,  and  there  is  a spiritual 
body. 

45  And  s if  is  written.  The  first  man  Adam  46  was 
made  a livin  S soul ; 47  the  last  Adam  was  made  43  a quick- 
ening spirit. 

46  Howl  oif  fbat  was  not  first  which  is  spiritual,  but 
that  whicl  is  natural  ; and  afterward  that  which  is 
spiritual. 

47  49 -p 

second  n 

48  A 

and 

heave 

49 


of  the  moon,  anc 
star  differeth  froj 
42  44^0  also 
sown  in  corrupt! 


first  man  is  of  the  earth,  earthy  : the 
is  the  Lord  from  heaven, 
le  earthy,  such  are  they  also  that  are  earthy  : 
the  heavenly,  such  are  they  also  that  are 

is  we  have  borne  the  image  of  the  earthy, 
50  bear  the  image  of  the  heavenly, 
is  I say,  brethren,  that  flesh  and  blood 
t the  kingdom  of  God  ; neither  doth  cor- 
t incorruption. 

I shew  you  a mystery  ; ®6'vy0  shall  not 
t we  shall  all  be  changed, 
nent,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  at  the 
' for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the  dead 
I incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be  changed. 


-z9  Else  what  shall  they  do  which  are  baptized  for  the 
dead  ? If  the  dead  are  not  raised  at  all,  why  then  are 

30  they  baptized  for  them  ? why  do  we  also  stand  in 

31  jeopardy  every  hour  ? I protest  by  ^ that  glorying 
in  you,  brethren,  which  I have  in  Christ  Jesus  our 

32  Lord,  I die  daily.  If  after  the  manner  of  men  I 
fought  with  beasts  at  Ephesus,  ^ what  doth  it  profit 
me  ? If  the  dead  are  not  raised,  let  us  eat  and 

33  drink,  for  to-morrow  we  die.  Be  not  deceived  : Evil 

34  company  doth  corrupt  good  manners.  Awake  up 
righteously,  and  sin  not  ; for  some  have  no  knowl- 
edge of  God  : I speak  this  to  move  you  to  shame. 


35  But  some  one  will  say.  How  are  the  dead  raised  ? 
and  with  what  manner  of  body  do  they  come  ? 

36  Thou  foolish  one,  that  which  thou  thyself  sowest  is 

37  not  quickened,  except  it  die  : and  that  which  thou 
sowest,  thou  sowest  not  the  body  that  shall  be,  but 
a bare  grain,  it  may  chance  of  wheat,  or  of  some 

38  other  kind  ; but  God  giveth  it  a body  even  as  it 
pleased  him,  and  to  each  seed  a body  of  its  own. 

39  All  flesh  is  not  the  same  fle'sh  : but  there  is  one 
flesh  of  men,  and  another  flesh  of  beasts,  and  an- 

40  other  flesh  of  birds,  and  another  of  fishes.  There  are 
also  celestial  bodies,  and  bodies  terrestrial  : but  the 
glory  of  the  celestial  is  one,  and  the  glory  of  the 

41  terrestrial  is  another.  There  is  one  glory  of  the  sun, 
and  another  glory  of  the  moon,  and  another  glory  of 
the  stars  ; for  one  star  differeth  from  another  star 

42  in  glory.  So  also  is  the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 
It  is  sown  in  corruption  ; it  is  raised  in  incorruption  : 

43  it  is  sown  in  dishonour  ; it  is  raised  in  glory  : it  is 

44  sown  in  weakness  ; it  is  raised  in  power  : it  is  sown 
a natural  body  ; it  is  raised  a spiritual  body.  If 
there  is  a natural  body,  there  is  also  a spiritual  body. 

45  So  also  it  is  written.  The  first  man  Adam  became  a 
living  soul.  The  last  Adam  became  a life-giving 

46  spirit.  Howbeit  that  is  not  first  which  is  spiritual, 
but  that  which  is  natural  ; then  that  which  is  spirit- 

47  ual.  The  first  man  is  of  the  earth,  earthy  ; the  se- 

48  cond  man  is  of  heaven.  As  is  the  earthy,  such  are 
they  also  that  are  earthy  : and  as  is  the  heavenly, 

49  such  are  they  also  that  are  heavenly.  And  as  we 
have  borne  the  image  of  the  earthy,  ” we  shall  also 
bear  the  image  of  the  heavenly. 


'|Jal.  22.  13.  & 66.  12.  Luke 

44  Dan.  12.  3.  Matt. 

60  Gen.  2.  7.  & 3.  19. 

66  1 Thess.  4.  15,  16, 

'i  12  19. 

13.  43. 

61  John  3.  13,  31. 

17, 

1 38  ch.  5.  6. 

43  Phil.  3.  21. 

62  Phil.  3.  20,  21. 

67  Phil.  3.  21. 

ch.  39  Rom.  13.11.  Eph. 

46  Gen.  2.  7. 

63  Gen.  5.  3. 

68Zech.  9.14.  Matt. 

11.  6.  14. 

47  Rom.  5.  14. 

64  Rom.  8.  29.  2 Cor. 

24.  31.  John  5.  25.  1 

40  1 Thess.  4.  6. 

48  John  5.  21.  & 6, 

3.  18.  & 4.  11.  PhU.  3. 

Thess.  4.  16. 

41  ch.  6.  5. 

33,39,40,54,57.  Phil. 

21.  1 John  3.  2. 

k Or,  your  glorying. 

Is.  42  Ezek.  37.  3. 

3.  21.  Col.  3.  4.  . 

66  Matt.  16. 17.  John 

1 Or,  whnl  doth  it 

43  John  12.  24. 

40  Jolm  3.  31. 

3.  3,  5. 

profit  me,  if  the  dead 

50  Now  this  I say,  brethren,  that  flesh  and  blood  can 
not  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God  ; neither  doth 

51  ruption  inherit  incorruption.  Behold,  I a 

mystery  : We  shall  not  all  sleep,  but  we  shalrall  be 

62  changed,  in  a moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye, 
at  the  last  trump  : for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and 
the  dead  shall  be  raised  incorruptible,  and  we  shall 


are  not  raised  f Let 
us  eat  d:c. 

m Gr.  Awake  out  of 
drunkenness  right- 
eously. 

n Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  let  us 
also  bear. 


274 


I.  CORI^tHI  VNS,  XVI. 


53  For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  incorruption,  and 

this  mortal  must  put  on  immortality. 

54  So  when  this  corruptible  shall  have  put  on  incor- 
ruption, and  this  mortal  shall  have  put  on  immortality, 
then  shall  be  brought  to  pass  the  saying  that  is  written. 

Death  is  swallowed  up  in  victory. 

55  O death,  where  is  thy  sting  ? O grave,  where  is 
thy  victory  ? 

56  The  sting  of  death  is  sin  ; and  the  strength  of 
sin  is  the  law. 

57  ®®But  thanks  he  to  God,  which  giveth  us  ®^the 
victory  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

58  Therefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  be  ye  stedfast, 
immoveable,  always  abounding  in  the  work  of  the  Lord, 
forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  your  labour  is  not  in  vain 
in  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1 He  ezhorteth  them  to  relieve  the  want  of  the  brethren  at  Jerusalem.  10 

Commendeth  Timothy.,  13  and  after  friendly  admonitions,  16  shuttetk 

up  his  epistle  with  divers  salutations. 

^Vr GW  concerning  ^ the  collection  for  the  saints,  as  I 
J3I  have  given  order  to  the  churches  of  Galatia,  even 
so  do  ye. 

2 2 Upon  the  first  day  of  the  week  let  every  one  of 
you  lay  by  him  in  store,  as  God  hath  prospered  him,  that 
there  be  no  gatherings  when  I come. 

3 And  when  I come,  ^ whomsoever  ye  shall  approve 
by  your  letters,  them  will  I send  to  bring  your  libe- 
rality unto  Jerusalem. 

4 ^And  if  it  be  meet  that  I go  also,  they  shall  go 
with  me. 

5 Now  I will  come  unto  you,  ^when  I shall  pass 
through  Macedonia  : for  I do  pass  through  Macedonia. 

6 And  it  may  be  that  I will  abide,  yea,  and  winter 
with  you,  that  ye  may  ® bring  me  on  my  journey  whither- 
soever I go. 

7 For  I will  not  see  you  now  by  the  way  ; but  I trust 
to  tarry  a while  with  you,  ^ if  the  Lord  permit. 

8 But  I will  tarry  at  Ephesus  until  Pentecost. 

9 For  ®a  great  door  and  effectual  is  opened  unto  me, 
and  ^ there  are  many  adversaries. 

10  Now  i®if  Timotheus  come,  see  that  he  may  be 
with  you  without  fear  : for  he  worketh  the  work  of 
the  Lord,  as  I also  do. 

11  Let  no  man  therefore  despise  him  : but  conduct 
him  forth  in  peace,  that  he  may  come  unto  me  : for  I 
look  for  him  with  the  brethren. 

12  As  touching  our  brother  Apollos,  I greatly  de- 
sired him  to  come  unto  you  with  the  brethren  : but  his 
will  was  not  at  all  to  come  at  this  time  ; but  he  will 
come  when  he  shall  have  convenient  time. 

13  Watch  ye,  stand  fast  in  the  faith,  quit  you 
like  men,  be  strong. 

14  Let  all  your  things  be  done  with  charity. 

I  beseech  you,  brethren,  (ye  know  the  house  of 

Stepn^ias,  that  it  is  the  firstfruits  of  Achaia,  and  that 
they  have  addicted  themselves  to  the  ministry  of  the 
saints,) 


“ 2 Cor.  5.  4. 

00  Is.  25.  8.  Heb.  2. 
14,1.5.  Rev.  20.  14. 

61  Hos.  13.  14. 

62  Rom.  4.  15.  & 5. 
13.  & 7.  5,  13. 

63  Rom.  7.  25. 

64  1 Jolm»5.  4,  5. 

66  2 Pet.  3.  14. 

60  ch.  3.  8. 

1 Acts  11.  29.  & 24. 


17.  Rom.  15.  26.  2 

Cor.  8.  4.  & 9.  1,  12. 
Gal.  2.  10. 

2 Acts  20.  7.  Rev. 
1.  10. 

s 2 Cor.  8.  19. 

4 2 Cor.  8.  4,  19. 

6  Acts  19.  21.  2 Cor. 

1.  16. 

6 Acts  15.  3.  & 17. 


jtP  -1-  ‘^hanged.  For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  in- 
corruj^^jQj^^  and  this  mortal  must  put  on  immortality. 

54  But  vv^iien  ° this  corruptible  shall  have  put  on  incor- 
ruptioj.^^  and  this  mortal  shall  have  put  on  immor- 
tality, ttb^^  shall  come  to  pass  the  saying  that  is 

55  written,  jg  swallowed  up  Pin  victory.  O 

death,  where , jg  victory  ? O death,  where  is  thy 

56  sting  ? The  ^tmg  of  death  is  sin  ; and  the  power 

57  of  sin  is  the  li^-  . thanks  be  to  God,  which 
giveth  us  the  vicl , through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

58  Wherefore,  my  i , ved  brethren,  be  ye  stedfast, 
unmoveable,  alwa; . bounding  in  the  work  of  the 
Lord,  forasmuch  ai 


15.  & 21.  5.  Rom.  15. 
24.  2 Cor.  1.16. 

7 Acts  18.  21.  ch.  4. 
19.  Jam.  4.  15. 

8 Acts  14.  27.  2 Cor. 

2.  12.  Col.  4.  3.  Rev. 

3.  8. 

6 Acts  19.  9. 

10  Acts  19.  22.  ch. 

4.  17. 

n Rom.  16.  21.  PhU. 


vain  in  the  Lord. 


uow  that  your  labour  is  not 


16  Now  concerning  the  collection  for  the  saints,  as  I 
gave  order  to  the  churches  of  >Oalatia,  so  also  do  ye. 

2 Upon  the  first  day  of  the  weelv  let  each  one  of  you 
lay  by  him  in  store,  as  he  may  Iprosper,  that  no  col- 

3 lections  be  made  when  I come.  \ ^^d  when  I arrive, 
“ whomsoever  ye  shall  approve  Wy  letters,  them  will 

4 I send  to  carry  your  bounty  untt^  Jerusalem  : and  if 
it  be  meet  for  me  to  go  also,  the^  shall  go  with  me. 

5 But  I will  come  unto  you,  when  I kpall  have  passed 
through  Macedonia  ; for  I do  paLg  through  Mace- 

6 donia  ; but  with  you  it  may  be  that  p shall  abide,  or 
even  winter,  that  ye  may  set  ma  forward  on  my 

7 journey  whithersoever  I go.  For  k jo  not  wish  to 
see  you  now  by  the  way  ; for  I hop^  to  tarry  a while 

8 with  you,  if  the  Lord  permit.  Bu^^  J ,-iii  tarry  at 

9 Ephesus  until  Pentecost  ; for  a gr  door  and 


effectual  is  opened  unto  me,  and 
adversaries. 


10  Now  if  Timothy  come,  see  tha 
without  fear  ; for  he  worketh  the 

11  as  I also  do  ; let  no  man  ther 
But  set  him  forward  on  his  jour) 
may  come  unto  ine  : for  I e 

12  brethren.  But  as  touching  A 
besought  him  much  to  come 
brethren  : and  it  was  not  at 
now  ; but  he  will  come  when 
tunity. 

13  Watch  ye,  stand  fast  in  t 

14  men,  be  strong.  Let  all  tha^ 

15  Now  I beseech  you,  href 
of  Stephanas,  that  it  is  tl 
and  that  they  have  set  the 


tl 


are  many 


you 

5rd, 

’m. 

he 


2.  20,  22.  1 


. 3. 


12  1 Tim.  4.  12. 

IS  Acts  15.  33. 

14  ch.  1.  12.  & 3.  5. 

15  Matt.  24.  42.  & 25. 
13.  1 Thess.  6.  6.  1 
Pet.  5.  8. 

iGch.  15.  1.  Phil.  1. 
27.  & 4.  1.  1 Thess.  3. 
8.  2 Thess.  2.  15. 


11  Eph.  6. 
1.  11. 

18  Ch.  14.  7 
4.  8. 

19  Ch.  1.  If 

20  Rom.  1 

21  2 Cor. 
Heb.  6.  10. 

0 Many 
thorities  o 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  I. 


275 


16  22  That  ye  submit  yourselves  unto  such,  and  to 
every  one  that  helpeth  with  us,  and  23  laboureth. 

17  I am  glad  of  the  coming  of  Stephanas  and  Fortu- 
natus  and  Achaicus  : 24  for  that  which  was  lacking  on 
your  part  they  have  supplied. 

18  25  For  they  have  refreshed  my  spirit  and  your’s  : 
therefore  2®  acknowledge  ye  them  that  are  such. 

19  The  churches  of  Asia  salute  you.  Aquila  and 
Priscilla  salute  you  much  in  the  Lord,  27  with  the  church 
that  is  in  their  house. 

20  All  the  brethren  greet  you.  28  Q-reet  ye  one  an- 
other witli  an  holy  kiss. 

21  29  The  salutation  of  me  Paul  with  mine  own  hand. 

22  If  any  man  ^^love  not  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

let  him  be  Anathema  32  Maran-atha. 

23  33  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he  with  you. 

24  My  love  he  with  you  all  in  Christ  Jesus.  Amen. 

H The  first  epistle  to  the  Corinthians  was  written  from  Pliilippi  by 
Stephanas,  and  Fortunatus,  and  Achaicus,  and  Timotheus. 


16  the  saints),  that  ye  also  be  in  subjection  unto  such, 
and  to  every  one  that  helpeth  in  the  work  and 

17  laboureth.  And  1 rejoice  at  the  ‘^coming  of  Ste- 
phanas and  Fortunatus  and  Achaicus  : for  that  which 

18  was  lacking  on  your  part  they  supplied.  For  they 
refreshed  my  spirit  and  yours  : acknowledge  ye 
therefore  them  that  are  such. 

19  The  churches  of  Asia  salute  you.  Aquila  and 
Prisca  salute  you  much  in  the  Lord,  with  the  church 

20  that  is  in  their  house.  All  the  brethren  salute  you. 
Salute  one  another  with  a holy  kiss. 

21  The  salutation  of  me  Paul  with  mine  own  hand. 

22  If  any  man  loveth  not  the  Lord,  let  him  be  anathe- 

23  ma.  Maran  atha.  The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus 

24  Christ  be  with  you.  My  love  be  with  you  all  in 
Christ  Jesus.  Amen. 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

CORINTHIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

3 The  apostle  encourageth  them  against  troiibles,  by  the  comforts  and 
deliverances  which  God  had  given  him,  as  in  all  his  afflictions,  8 so 
particularly  in  his  late  danger  in  Asia.  12  And  calling  both  his  own 
conscience  and  their' s to  witness  of  his  sincere  manner  of  preaching 
the  immutable  truth  of  the  gospel,  15  he  excuseth  his  not  coming  to 
them,  as  proceeding  not  of  lightness,  but  of  his  lenity  towards  them. 

PAUL,  1 an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the  will  of 
God,  and  Timothy  our  brother,  unto  the  church 
of  God  which  is  at  Corinth,  2 with  all  the  saints  which 
are  in  all  Achaia  : 

2  3 Grace  he  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father, 
and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  ^Blessed  he  God,  even  the  Father  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  mercies,  and  the  God  of  all 
comfort ; 

4  Who  comforteth  us  in  all  our  tribulation,  that  we 
may  be  able  to  comfort  them  which  are  in  any  trouble, 
by  the  comfort  wherewith  we  ourselves  are  comforted 
of  God. 

5  For  as  ®the  sufferings  of  Christ  abound  in  us,  so 
our  consolation  also  aboundeth  by  Christ. 

6  And  whether  we  be  afflicted,  ^ it  is  for  your  consola- 
tion and  salvation,  which  is  effectual  in  the  enduring  of 
the  same  sufferings  which  we  also  suffer  : or  whether 
we  be  comforted,  it  is  for  your  consolation  and  salva- 
tion. 

7  And  our  hope  of  you  is  stedfast,  knowing,  that  as 
ye  are  partakers  of  the  sufferings,  so  shall  ye  he  also  of 
the  consolation. 

8  For  we  would  not,  brethren,  have  you  ignorant  of 
3 our  trouble  which  came  to  us  in  Asia,  that  we  were 

22  Heb.  13.  17.  27  Rom.  16.  5,  15.  82  Jude  14,  15. 

23  Heb.  G.  10.  Philem.  2.  33  Rom.  IG.  20. 

21  2 Cor.  11.  9.  Phil.  ^ Rom.  IG.  16.  1 1 Cor.  1.  1.  Eph. 

2.  30.  Philem.  13.  2&  Col.  4.  18.  2 Thess.  1.  1.  Col.  1.  1.  1 Tim. 

25  Col.  4. 8.  . 3.  17.  1.  1.  2 Tim.  1.  1. 

28  Phil.  2.  29.  1 Thess.  so  6.  24.  2 PhU,  1.  1.  Col.  1. 

6.  12.  31  Gal.  1.  8,  9. 


1 Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  through  the 
will  of  God,  and  Timothy  ® our  brother,  unto  the 
church  of  God  which  is  at  Corinth,  with  all  the 

2 saints  which  are  in  the  whole  of  Achaia  : Grace  to 
you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

3 Blessed  he  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Father  of  mercies  and  God  of  all  com- 

4 fort ; who  comforteth  us  in  all  our  affliction,  that 
we  may  be  able  to  comfort  them  that  are  in  any 
affliction,  through  the  comfort  wherewith  we  our- 

5 selves  are  comforted  of  God.  For  as  the  sufferings 
of  Christ  abound  unto  us,  even  so  our  comfort  also 

6 aboundeth  through  Christ.  But  whether  we  be  af- 
flicted, it  is  for  your  comfort  and  salvation  ; or 
whether  we  be  comforted,  it  is  for  your  comfort, 
which  worketh  in  the  patient  enduring  of  the  same 

7 sufferings  which  we  also  suffer  : and  our  hope  for 
you  is  stedfast  ; knowing  that,  as  ye  are  partakers 
of  the  sufferings,  so  also  are  ye  of  the  comfort. 

8 For  we  would  not  have  you  ignorant,  brethren,  con- 
cerning our  affliction  which  befell  us  in  Asia,  that 
we  were  weighed  down  exceedingly,  beyond  our 


3 Rom.  1.  7.  1 Cor.  3 Acts  9.  4.  ch.  4. 10.  c Gr.  presence. 

1.  3.  Gal.  1.  3.  Phil.  Col.  1.  24.  d That  is,  Our  Lord 

1.  2.  Col.  1.  2.  1 8 ch.  4.  15.  cometh. 

Thess.  1.  1.  2 Thess.  ^ Rom.  8.  17.  2 Tim.  a Gr.  the  brother. 

1.  2.  Philem.  3.  2.  12. 

* Eph.  1.  3.  1 Pet.  « Acts  19.  23.  1 Cor. 

1.  3.  15.  32.  & 16.  9. 


2. 


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II.  CORINTHIANS,  11. 


pressed  out  of  measure,  above  strength,  insomuch  that 
we  despaired  even  of  life  : 

9 But  we  had  the  sentence  of  death  in  ourselves,  that 
we  should  ® not  trust  in  ourselves,  but  in  God  which  rais- 
eth  the  dead  : 

10  Who  delivered  us  from  so  great  a death,  and 
doth  deliver  : in  whom  we  trust  that  he  will  yet  deli- 
ver us  ; 

11  Ye  also  helping  together  by  prayer  for  us,  that 
for  the  gift  bestowed  upon  us  by  the  means  of  many 

persons  thanks  may  be  given  by  many  on  our  behalf. 

12  For  our  rejoicing  is  this,  the  testimony  of  our  con- 
science, that  in  simplicity  and  godly  sincerity,  not 
with  fleshly  wisdom,  but  by  the  grace  of  God,  we  have 
had  our  conversation  in  the  world,  and  more  abundant- 
ly to  you-ward. 

13  For  we  write  none  other  things  unto  j^ou,  than 
what  ye  read  or  acknowledge  ; and  I trust  ye  shall  ac- 
knowledge even  to  the  end  ; 

14  As  also  ye  have  acknowledged  us  in  part,  i®  that 
we  are  your  rejoicing,  even  as  i®ye  also  are  our’s  in  the 
day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

15  And  in  this  confidence  ^ I was  minded  to  come 
unto  you  before,  that  ye  might  have  i®a  second  be- 
nefit ; 

16  And  to  pass  by  you  into  Macedonia,  and  i®  to  come 
again  out  of  Macedonia  unto  you,  and  of  you  to  be 
broil  gilt  on  my  way  toward  Judiea. 

17  When  I therefore  was  thus  minded,  did  I use 
lightness  ? or  the  things  that  I purpose,  do  I purpose 
2^  according  to  the  flesh,  that  with  me  there  should  be 
yea  yea,  and  nay  nay  ? 

18  But  as  God  is  true,  our  word  toward  you  was  not 
yea  and  nay. 

19  For  21  the  Son  of  God,  Jesus  Christ,  who  was 
preached  among  you  by  us,  even  by  me  and  Silvanus 
and  Timotheus,  was  not  yea  and  nay,  22  but  in  him  was 
yea. 

20  23  For  all  the  promises  of  God  in  him  are  yea,  and 
in  him  Amen,  unto  the  glory  of  God  by  us. 

21  Now  he  which  stablisheth  us  with  you  in  Christ, 
and  24  hath  anointed  us,  is  God  ; 

22  Who  25  hath  also  sealed  us,  and  26  given  the  ear- 
nest of  the  Spirit  in  our  hearts. 

23  Moreover  21 1 call  God  for  a record  upon  my  soul, 
26  that  to  spare  you  I came  not  as  yet  unto  Corinth. 

24  Not  for  29  that  we  have  dominion  over  your  faith, 
but  are  helpers  of  your  joy  : for  60  by  faith  ye  stand. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 Having  shewed  the  reason  why  he  came  not  to  them,  6 he  requireth 
them  to  forgive  and  to  comfort  that  excommunicated  person,  10  even  as 
himself  also  upon  his  trxie  repentance  had  forgiven  him,  12  declaring 
withal  why  he  departed  from  Troas  to  Macedonia,  14  and  the  happy 
success  which  God  gave  to  his  preaching  in  all  places. 

But  I determined  this  with  myself,  ^that  I would 
not  come  again  to  you  in  heaviness. 

2 For  if  I make  you  sorry,  who  is  he  then  that 
maketh  me  glad,  but  the  same  which  is  made  sorry  by 
me  ? 

3 And  I wrote  this  same  unto  you,  lest,  when  I 
came,  2 1 should  have  sorrow  from  them  of  whom  I 


power,  insomuch  that  we  despaired  even  of  life  : 

9  ^ yea,  we  ourselves  have  had  the  ‘^answer  of  death 
within  ourselves,  that  we  should  not  trust  in  our- 

10  selves,  but  in  God  which  raiseth  the  dead  : who 
delivered  us  out  of  so  great  a death,  and  will  de- 
liver : on  whom  we  have  ^ set  our  hope  that  he  will 

11  also  still  deliver  us  ; ye  also  helping  together  on  our 
behalf  by  your  supplication  ; that,  for  the  gift  be- 
stowed upon  us  by  means  of  many,  thanks  may  be 
given  by  many  persons  on  our  behalf. 

12  For  our  glorying  is  this,  the  testimony  of  our 
conscience,  that  in  holiness  and  sincerity  of  God, 
not  in  fleshly  wisdom  but  in  the  grace  of  God,  we 
behaved  ourselves  in  the  world,  and  more  abun- 

13  dantly  to  you-ward.  For  we  write  none  other  things 
unto  you,  than  what  ye  read  or  even  acknowledge, 

14  and  I hope  ye  will  acknowledge  unto  the  end  : as 
also  ye  did  acknowledge  us  in  part,  that  we  are 
your  glorying,  even  as  ye  also  are  ours,  in  the  day 
of  our  Lord  Jesus. 

15  And  in  this  confidence  I was  minded  to  come  be- 
fore unto  you,  that  ye  might  have  a second  ® benefit ; 

16  and  by  you  to  pass  into  Macedonia,  and  again  from 
Macedonia  to  come  unto  you,  and  of  you  to  be  set 

17  forward  on  my  journey  unto  Judaea.  When  I there- 
fore was  thus  minded,  did  I shew  fickleness  ? or  the 
things  that  I purpose,  do  I purpose  according  to  the 
flesh,  that  with  me  there  should  be  the  yea  yea  and 

18  the  nay  nay?  But  as  God  is  faithful,  our  word 

19  toward  you  is  not  yea  and  nay.  For  the  Son  of 
God,  Jesus  Christ,  who  was  preached  among  you 
/by  us,  even /by  me  and  Silvanus  and  Timothy,  was 

20  not  yea  and  nay,  but  in  him  is  yea.  For  how  many 
soever  be  the  promises  of  God,  in  him  is  the  yea  : 
wherefore  also  through  him  is  the  Amen,  unto  the 

21  glory  of  God  through  us.  Now  he  that  stablisheth 
us  with  you  ^ in  Christ,  and  anointed  us,  is  God  ; 

22  * who  also  sealed  us,  and  gave  us  the  earnest  of  the 
Spirit  in  our  hearts. 


23  But  I call  God  for  a witness  upon  my  soul,  that  to 

24  spare  you  I forbare  to  come  unto  Corinth.  Not  that 
we  have  lordship  over  your  faith,  but  are  helpers  of 

2 your  joy  : for  by  * faith  ye  stand.  ® But  I determined 
this  for  myself,  that  I would  not  come  again  to  you 

2 with  sorrow.  For  if  I make  you  sorry,  who  then  is 
he  that  maketh  me  glad,  but  he  that  is  made  sorry 

3 by  me  ? And  I wrote  this  very  thing,  lest,  when  I 
came,  I should  have  sorrow  from  them  of  whom  I 


« Jer.  17.  5,  7. 

10  2 Pet.  2.  9. 

« Rom.  15.  30.  Phil. 
1.  19.  Pliilem.  22. 

12  ch.  4.  15. 

13  ch.  2. 17.  & 4.  2. 

11  1 Cor.  2.  4,  13. 

35  Oh.  5.  12. 

le  Phil.  2.  16.  & 4.  1. 


1 Thess.  2.  19,  20. 

11  1 Cor.  4.  19. 

18  Rom.  1.  11. 

19  1 Cor.  16.  5,  6. 

20  ch.  10.  2. 

21  Mark  1.  1.  Luke 
1.  35.  Acts  9.  20. 

22  Heb.  13.  8. 

23  Rom.  15.  8,  9. 


24  1 John  2.  20,  27. 
26Eph.l.  13.  &4. 30. 
2 Tim.  2.  19.  Rev.  2. 
17. 

26ch.  5.  5.  Eph.  1. 
14. 

*1  Rom.  1.  9.  ch.  11. 
31.  Gal.  1.  20.  Phil. 
1.8. 


28  1 Cor.  4.  21.  ch. 
2.  3.  & 12.  20.  & 13.  2, 
10. 

29  1 Cor.  3.  5.  1 Pet. 
5.  3. 

39  Rom.  11.  20.  1 

Cor.  15.  1. 

1 ch.  1.  23.  & 12.  20, 
21.  & 13.  10. 


2 ch.  12.  21. 
b Or,  but  we  our- 
selves. 

c Or,  sentence, 
d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  set  our 
hope  ; and  still  will  he 
deliver  us. 
e Or,  grace.  Some 


ancient  authorities 
read  joy. 

/Gr.  through. 

Gr.  into. 

Or,  seeing  that  he 
both  sealed  us. 
i Or,  your  faith, 
a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  For, 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  III. 


277 


ought  to  rejoice  ; ^ having  confidence  in  you  all,  that  my 
joy  is  the  joy  of  you  all. 

4 For  out  of  much  affliction  and  anguish  of  heart  I 
wrote  unto  you  with  many  tears  ; ^ not  that  ye  should 
be  grieved,  but  that  ye  might  know  the  love  which  I 
have  more  abundantly  unto  you. 

5 But  ® if  any  have  caused  grief,  he  hath  not 
® grieved  me,  but  in  part : that  I may  not  overcharge 
you  all. 

6 Sufficient  to  such  a man  is  this  punishment,  which 
was  injiicted  of  many. 

7 ®So  that  contrariwise  ye  ought  rather  to  forgive 
him,  and  comfort  him,  lest  perhaps  such  a one  should  be 
swallowed  up  with  overmuch  sorrow. 

8 Wherefore  I beseech  you  that  ye  would  confirm 
your  love  toward  him. 

9 For  to  this  end  also  did  I write,  that  I might  know 
the  proof  of  you,  whether  ye  be  ^ obedient  in  all  things. 

10  To  whom  ye  forgive  any  thing,  I forgive  also  : for 
if  I forgave  any  thing,  to  whom  I forgave  it,  for  your 
sakes  forgave  I it  in  the  person  of  Christ  ; 

11  Lest  Satan  should  get  an  advantage  of  us  : for 
we  are  not  ignorant  of  his  devices. 

12  Furthermore,  I'^when  I came  to  Troas  to  preach 
Christ’s  gospel,  and  a door  was  opened  unto  me  of 
the  Lord, 

13  I had  no  rest  in  my  spirit,  because  I found  not 
Titus  my  brother  : but  taking  my  leave  of  them,  I went 
from  thence  into  Macedonia. 

14  Now  thanks  he  unto  God,  which  always  causeth  us 
to  triumph  in  Christ,  and  maketh  manifest  the  savour 
of  his  knowledge  by  us  in  every  place. 

15  For  we  are  unto  God  a sweet  savour  of  Christ, 
in  them  that  are  saved,  and  in  them  that  perish  : 

16  i®To  the  one  we  are  the  savour  of  death  unto 
death  ; and  to  the  other  the  savour  of  life  unto  life. 
And  who  is  sufficient  for  these  things  ? 

17  For  we  are  not  as  many,  which  incorrupt  the 
word  of  God  : but  as  of  sincerity,  but  as  of  God,  in 
the  sight  of  God  speak  we  in  Christ. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Lest  their  false  teachers  should  charge  him  with  vainglory,  he  sheweth 
the  faith  and  graces  of  the  Corinthians  to  be  a sufficient  commendation 
of  his  ministry.  6 Whereupon  entering  a cornparison  between  the 
ministers  of  the  law  and.  of  the  gospel,  12  heproveth  that  his  ministry 
is  so  far  the  more  excellent,  as  the  gospel  of  life  and  liberty  is  more 
glorious  than  the  law  of  condemnation. 

DO  ^ we  begin  again  to  commend  ourselves  ? or 
need  we,  as  some  others,  ^ epistles  of  commenda- 
tion to  you,  or  letters  of  commendation  from  you  ? 

2  ®Ye  are  our  epistle  written  in  our  hearts,  known 
and  read  of  all  men  : 

3  Forasmuch  as  ye  are  manifestly  declared  to  be  the 
epistle  of  Christ  ^ministered  by  us,  written  not  with 
ink,  but  with  the  Spirit  of  the  living  God  ; not  ® in 
tables  of  stone,  but  ® in  fleshy  tables  of  the  heart. 

4  And  such  trust  have  we  through  Christ  to  God- 
ward  : 

5  Not  that  we  are  sufficient  of  ourselves  to  think  any 
thing  as  of  ourselves  ; but  ® our  sufficiency  is  of  God  ; 

6  Who  also  hath  made  us  able  ® ministers  of  ^^the 


* ch.  7.  16.  & 8.  22. 
Gal.  6.  10. 

* ch.  7.  8,  9, 12. 

6 1 Cor.  5.  1. 

e Gal.  4.  12. 
n Cor.  5.  4,  5.  1. 
Tim.  5.  20. 

8 Gal.  G.  1. 

» ch.  7.  15.  & 10.  6. 


10  Acts  16.  8.  & 20. 

6. 

11 1 Cor.  16.  9. 

12  ch.  7.  5,  6. 

13  Cant.  1.  3. 

11 1 Cor.  1.  18. 

15  ch.  4.  3. 

10  Luke  2.  34.  John 
9.  39.  1 Pet.  2.  7,  8. 


11  1 Cor.  15.  10.  ch. 
3.  5,  6. 

18  ch.  4.  2.  & 11.  13. 
2 Pet.  2.  3. 

19  ch.  1.  12.  & 4.  2. 

1 ch.  5.  12.  & 10.  8, 
12.  & 12.  11. 

2 Acts  18.  27. 

3 1 Cor.  9.  2. 


ought  to  rejoice  ; having  confidence  in  you  all,  that 

4 my  joy  is  the  joy  of  you  all.  For  out  of  much  afflic- 
tion and  anguish  of  heart  I wrote  unto  you  with 
many  tears  ; not  that  ye  should  be  made  sorry,  but 
that  ye  might  know  the  love  which  I have  more 
abundantly  unto  you. 

5 But  if  any  hath  caused  sorrow,  he  hath  caused 
sorrow,  not  to  me,  but  in  part  (that  I press  not  too 

6 heavily)  to  you  all.  Sufficient  to  such  a one  is  this 

7 punishment  which  was  inficted  by  *^the  many;  so 
that  contrariwise  ye  should  rather  forgive  him  and 
comfort  him,  lest  by  any  means  such  a one  should 

8 be  swallowed  up  with  bis  overmuch  sorrow.  Where- 
fore I beseech  you  to  confirm  your  love  toward  him. 

9 For  to  this  end  also  did  I write,  that  I might  know 
the  proof  of  you,  ^ whether  ye  are  obedient  in  all 

10  things.  But  to  whom  ye  forgive  anything,  I forgive 
also  : for  what  I also  have  forgiven,  if  I have  for- 
given anything,  for  your  sakes  have  I forgiven  it  in 

11  the  ^person  of  Christ  ; that  no  advantage  may  be 
gained  over  us  by  Satan  : for  we  are  not  ignorant  of 
his  devices. 

12  Now  when  I came  to  Troas  for  the  gospel  of 
Christ,  and  when  a door  was  opened  unto  me  in  the 

13  Lord,  I had  no  relief  for  my  spirit,  because  I found 
not  Titus  my  brother  : but  taking  my  leave  of  them, 

14  I went  forth  into  Macedonia.  But  thanks  be  unto 
God,  which  always  leadeth  us  in  triumph  in  Christ, 
and  maketh  manifest  through  us  the  savour  of  his 

15  knowledge  in  every  place.  For  we  are  a sweet 
savour  of  Christ  unto  God,  in  them  that  are  being 

16  saved,  and  in  them  that  are  perishing ; to  the  one 
a savour  from  death  unto  death  ; to  the  other  a 
savour  from  life  unto  life.  And  who  is  sufficient  for 

17  these  things?  For  we  are  not  as  the  many, -^cor- 
rupting the  word  of  God  : but  as  of  sincerity,  but  as 
of  God,  in  the  sight  of  God,  speak  we  in  Christ. 


3  Are  we  beginning  again  to  commend  ourselves  ? 
or  need  we,  as  do  some,  epistles  of  commendation  to 

2 you  or  from  you  ? Ye  are  our  epistle,  written  in 

3 our  hearts,  known  and  read  of  all  men  ; being  made 
manifest  that  ye  are  an  epistle  of  Christ,  ministered 
by  us,  written  not  with  ink,  but  with  the  Spirit  of 
the  living  God  ; not  in  tables  of  stone,  but  in  tables 

4 that  are  hearts  of  flesh.  And  such  confidence  have 

5 we  through  Christ  to  God-ward  : not  that  we  are 
sufficient  of  ourselves,  to  account  anything  as  from 

6 ourselves  ; but  our  sufficiency  is  from  God  ; who 
also  made  us  sufficient  as  ministers  of  a new  “cove- 


4 1 Cor.  3.  5. 

5 Ex.  24.  12.  Sz  34. 1. 

6 Ps.  40.  8.  Jer.  31. 
33.  Ezek.  11.  19.  & 36. 
26.  Heb.  8.  10. 

‘ John  15.  5.  ch.  2. 
16. 

8 1 Cor.  15. 10.  Phil. 
2.  13. 


0 1 Cor.  3.  5.  & 15. 
10.  ch.  5.  18.  Eph.  3. 
7.  Col.  1.  25,  29.  1 
Tim.  1.  11,  12.  2 Tim. 
1.  11. 

’0  Jer.  31.  31.  Matt. 
26.  28.  Heb.  8.  6,  8. 
b Gr.  the  more, 
c Some  ancient  au- 


thorities omit  rather. 

d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  where- 
by. 

e Or,  presence. 

/Or,  m a king  mer- 
chandise of  the  word 
of  God. 

a Or,  testament. 


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II.  CORINTHIANS,  IV. 


new  testament ; not  of  the  letter,  but  of  the  spirit  : 
for  the  letter  killeth,  but  the  spirit  giveth  life. 

7 But  if  ^^the  ministration  of  death,  written  and 
engraven  in  stones,  was  glorious,  so  that  the  children 
of  Israel  could  not  stedfastly  behold  the  face  of  Moses 
for  the  glory  of  his  countenance  ; which  glory  was  to  be 
done  away  : 

8 How  shall  not  the  ministration  of  the  spirit  be 
rather  glorious  ? 

9 For  if  the  ministration  of  condemnation  he  glory, 
much  more  doth  the  ministration  ^®of  righteousness 
exceed  in  glory. 

10  For  even  that  which  was  made  glorious  had  no 
glory  in  this  respect,  by  reason  of  the  glory  that  excel- 
leth. 

11  For  if  that  which  is  done  away  was  glorious, 
much  more  that  which  remaineth  is  glorious. 

12  Seeing  then  that  we  have  such  hope,  ^^we  use 
great  plainness  of  speech  : 

13  And  not  as  Moses,  which  put  a vail  over  his 
face,  that  the  children  of  Israel  could  not  stedfastly 
look  to  the  end  of  that  which  is  abolished  : 

14  But  their  minds  were  blinded  : for  until  this 
day  remaineth  the  same  vail  untaken  away  in  the  read- 
imj  of  the  old  testament  ; which  vail  is  done  away  in 
Christ. 

15  But  even  unto  this  day,  when  Moses  is  read,  the 
vail  is  upon  their  heart. 

16  Nevertheless  ^^^hen  it  shall  turn  to  the  Lord, 

the  vail  shall  be  taken  away. 

17  Now  25 the  Lord  is  that  Spirit:  and  where  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  is,  there  is  liberty. 

18  But  we  all,  with  open  face  beholding  269,3  in  a 
glass  27  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  28  are  changed  into  the 
same  image  from  glory  to  glory,  even  as  by  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1  lie  rteclnreth  hotv  he  hath  used  nil  sincerity  and.  faithful  diligence  in 
preaching  the  gospel,  7 and  how  the  troubles  and  persecutions  which 
he  daily  endured  for  the  same  did  redound  to  the  praise  of  God's 
power,  12  to  the  benefit  of  the  church,  16  and  to  the  apostle's  own 
eterna.1  glory. 

rriHEREFORE  seeing  we  have  ^this  ministry,  2 as 
I we  have  received  mercy,  we  faint  not  ; 

2 But  have  renounced  the  hidden  things  of  dishon- 
esty, not  walking  in  craftiness,  ®nor  handling  the  word 
of  God  deceitfully  ; but  ^ by  manifestation  of  the  truth 
® commending  ourselves  to  every  man’s  conscience  in  the 
sight  of  God. 

3 But  if  our  gospel  be  hid,  ®it  is  hid  to  them  that 
are  lost : 

4 In  whom  the  god  of  this  world  ® hath  blinded  the 

minds  of  them  which  believe  not,  lest  ® the  light  of  the 
glorious  gospel  of  Christ,  who.  is  the  image  of  God, 
should  shine  unto  them.  ‘ 

5 For  we  preach  not  ourselves,  but  Christ  Jesus 


11  Rom.  2.  27,  29.  & 
7.6. 

12  Rom.  3.  20.  & 4. 
15.  & 7.  9, 10, 11.  Gal. 
3.  10. 

13  John  6.  63.  Rom. 
8 2 

‘ 14  Rom.  7.  10. 

15  Ex.  34. 1,28.  Deut. 
10.  1,  &c. 

16  Ex.  34.  29,  30, 
35. 

11  Gal.  3.  5. 

Rom.  1.  17.  & 3. 

21. 


19  ch.  7.  4.  Eph.  6. 
19. 

20  Ex.  34.  33,  35. 

21  Rom.  10.  4.  Gal. 
3.  23. 

22  Is.  6.  10.  Matt. 
13.  11,  14.  John  12. 
40.  Acts  28.  26.  Rom. 
11.  7,  8,  25.  ch.  4.  4. 

23  Ex.  34.  34.  Rom. 
11.  23,  26. 

21  Is.  25.  7. 

25  ver.  6.  1 Cor.  15. 
45. 


26  1 Cor.  13.  12. 

27  Ch.  4.  4,  6.  1 Tim. 

1.  11. 

28  Rom.  8. 29.  ICor. 
15.  49.  Col.  3.  10. 

1 ch.  3.  6. 

2 1 Cor.  7.  25.  ITim. 

1.  13. 

3 ch.  2.  17.  1 Thess. 

^'hb.  6.  4,  7.  & 7. 
14. 

6  ch.  5.  11. 

6 1 Cor.  1.  18.  ch. 

2.  15.  2 Thess.  2. 10. 


nant ; not  of  the  letter,  but  of  the  spirit : for  the 

7 letter  killeth,  but  the  spirit  giveth  life.  But  if  the 
ministration  of  death,  written,  and  engraven  on 
stones,  came  ^with  glory,  so  that  the  children  of 
Israel  could  not  look  stedfastly  upon  the  face  of 
Moses  for  the  glory  of  his  face  ; which  glory 

8 passing  away  : how  shall  not  rather  the  ministration 

9 of  the  spirit  be  with  glory  ? ® For  if  the  ministra- 

tion of  condemnation  is  glory,  much  rather  doth  the 

10  ministration  of  righteousness  exceed  in  glory.  For 
verily  that  which  hath  been  made  glorious  hath  not 
been  made  glorious  in  this  respect,  by  reason  of  the 

11  glory  that  surpasseth.  For  if  that  which -^passeth 
away  was  ^ with  glory,  much  more  that  which  re- 
mameth  is  in  glory. 


12  Having  therefore  such  a hope,  we  use  great  bold- 

13  ness  of  speech,  and  are  not  as  Moses,  who  put  a veil 
upon  his  face,  that  tl;e-children  of  Israel  should  not 
look  stedfastly  *on  the  end  of  that  which  ‘^was  pass- 

14  ing  away  : but  their  * minds  were  hardened  : for 
until  this  very  day  at  the  reading  of  the  old  J cove- 
nant the  same  veil  remaineth  unlifted  ; which  veil 

15  is  done  away  in  Christ.  But  unto  this  day,  whenso- 
ever Moses  is  read,  a veil  lieth  upon  their  heart. 

16  But  whensoever  Gt  shall  turn  to  the  Lord,  the  veil 

17  is  taken  away.  Now  the  Lord  is  the  Spirit : and 
where  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is,  there  is  liberty. 

18  But  we  all,  with  unveiled  face  "‘reflecting  as  a mir- 
ror the  glory  of  the  Lord,  are  transformed  into  the 
same  image  from  glory  to  glory,  even  as  from  "the 
Lord  the  Spirit. 


4 Therefore  seeing  we  have  this  ministry,  even  as 

2 we  obtained  mercy,  we  faint  not : but  we  have  re- 
nounced the  hidden  things  of  shame,  not  walking 
in  craftiness,  nor  handling  the  word  of  God  deceit- 
fully ; but  by  the  manifestation  of  the  truth  com- 
mending ourselves  to  every  man’s  conscience  in  the 

3 sight  of  God.  But  and  if  our  gospel  is  veiled,  it  is 

4 veiled  in  them  that  are  perishing  : in  whom  the  god 
of  this  “ world  hath  blinded  the  ^ minds  of  the  unbe- 
lieving, that  the  ^ light  of  the  gospel  of  the  glory 
of  Christ,  who  is  the  image  of  God,  should  not  dawn 

5 upon  them.  For  we  preach  not  ourselves,  but  Christ 


7 John  12.  31.  & 14. 
30.  & 16.  11.  Eph.  6, 
12. 

8 Is.  6.  10.  John  12. 
40.  ch.  3.  14. 

9 ver.  6.  ch.  3.  8,  9, 
11,  18. 

10  John  1.  18.  & 12. 
45.  & 14.  9.  Phil.  2. 
6.  Col.  1.  15.  Heb.  1. 

3. 

11 1  Cor.  1.  13,  23.  & 
10.  33. 

b Gr.  in  letters, 
c Gr.  in. 


d Or,  was  being  done 
away. 

cMany  ancient  au- 
thorities read  For  if  to 
the  ministration  of 
condemnation  there  is 
glory. 

/Or,  is  being  done 
away. 

g Gr.  through, 
h Or,  unto, 
i Gr.  thoughts, 
j Or,  testament, 
k Or,  remaineth,  it 


not  being  revealed  that 
it  is  done  away. 

I Or,  a man  shall 
turn. 

m Or,  beholding  as  in 
a mirror. 

n Or,  the  Spirit 
which  is  the  Lord, 
a Or,  age. 
b Gr.  thoTights. 
c Or,  that  they 

should  not  see  the  light 
. . . image  of  God. 
d Gr.  illumination. 


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the  Lord ; and  ourselves  your  servants  for  Jesus’ 
sake. 

6 For  God,  who  commanded  the  light  to  shine  out 
of  darkness,  hath  shined  in  our  hearts,  to  give  ^^the 
light  of  the  knowledge  of  the  glory  of  God  in  the  face 
of  Jesus  Christ. 

7 But  we  have  this  treasure  in  earthen  vessels, 

that  the  excellency  of  the  power  may  be  of  God,  and 

not  of  us. 

8 We  are  troubled  on  every  side,  yet  not  dis- 
tressed ; we  are  perplexed,  but  not  in  despair  ; 

9 Persecuted,  but  not  forsaken  ; ^^cast  down,  but 
not  destroyed  ; 

10  Always  bearing  about  in  the  body  the  dying  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  ^ithat  the  life  also  of  Jesus  might  be 
made  manifest  in  our  body. 

11  For  we  which  live  are  alway  delivered  unto 
death  for  Jesus’  sake,  that  the  life  also  of  Jesus  might 
be  made  manifest  in  our  mortal  flesh. 

12  So  then  death  worketh  in  us,  but  life  in  you. 

13  We  having  ‘-^^the  same  spirit  of  faith,  according 
as  it  is  written,  ^5  x believed,  and  therefore  have  I 
spoken  ; we  also  believe,  and  therefore  speak  ; 

14  Knowing  that  he  which  raised  up  the  Lord 
Jesus  shall  raise  up  us  also  by  Jesus,  and  shall  present 
us  ,with  you. 

15  For  27  all  things  are  for  your  sakes,  that  28  the 
abundant  grace  might  through  the  thanksgiving  of 
many  redound  to  the  glory  of  God. 

16  For  which  cause  we  faint  not  ; but  though  our 
outward  man  perish,  yet  29  the  inward  man  is  renewed 
day  by  day. 

17  For  ^9  our  light  affliction,  which  is  but  for  a mo- 
ment, worketh  for  us  a far  more  exceeding  and  eternal 
weight  of  glory  ; 

18  While  we  look  not  at  the  ithings  which  are  seen, 
but  at  the  things  which  are  not  seen  : for  the  things 
which  are  seen  are  temporal  ; but  the  things  which  are 
not  seen  are  eternal. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 That  in  his  assured  hone  of  immortal  glory,  9 and  in  expectance  of 
it,  and  of  the  general  judgment,  he  laboiireth  to  keep  a good  con- 
science, 12  not  that  he  may  herein  boast  of  himself,  14  but  as  one 
that,  having  received  life  from  Christ,  endeavoureth  to  live  as  a new 
creature  to  Christ  only,  18  and  by  his  ministry  of  reconciliation  to 
reconcile  others  also  in  Christ  to  God.  ' 

For  we  know  that  if  ^our  earthly  house  of  this 
tabernacle  were  dissolved,  we  have  a building  of 
God,  an  house  not  made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  hea- 
vens. 

2  For  in  this  2 we  groan,  earnestly  desiring  to  be 
clothed  upon  with  our  house  which  is  from  heaven  : 

3  If  so  be  that  ® being  clothed  we  shall  not  be  found 
naked. 

4  For  we  that  are  in  this  tabernacle  do  groan,  being 
burdened  : not  for  that  we  would  be  unclothed,  but  | 
^ clothed  upon,  that  mortality  might  be  swallowed  up  of 
life. 

5  Now  ®he  that  hath  wrought  us  for  the  selfsame 


Jesus  as  Lord,  and  ourselves  as  your  ® servants  f for 

6 Jesus’  sake.  Seeing  it  is  God,  that  said.  Light  shall 
1 shine  out  of  darkness,  who  shined  in  our  hearts,  to 

give  the  ^ light  of  the  knowledge  of  the  glory  of  God 
in  the  face  of  Jesus  Christ. 

7 But  we  have  this  treasure  in  earthen  vessels,  that 
the  exceeding  greatness  of  the  power  may  be  of 

8 God,  and  not  from  ourselves  ; toe  are  pressed  on 
every  side,  yet  not  straitened  ; perplexed,  ygt  not 

9 unto  despair  ; pursued,  yet  not  * forsaken  ; smitten 

10  down,  yet  not  destroyed  ; always  bearing  about  in 
the  body  the  * dying  of  Jesus,  that  the  life  also  of 

11  Jesus,  may  be  manifested  in  our  body.  For  we 
which  live  are  alway  delivered  unto  death  for  Jesus’ 
sake,  that  the  life  also  of  Jesus  may  be  manifested 

12  in  our  mortal  flesh.  So  then  death  worketh  in  us, 

13  but  life  in  you.  But  having  the  same  spirit  of  faith, 
according  to  that  which  is  written,  I believed,  and 
therefore  did  I speak  ; we  also  believe,  and  there- 

14  fore  also  we  speak  ; knowing  that  he  which  raised 
up  j the  Lord  Jesus  shall  raise  up  us  also  with  Jesus, 

15  and  shall  present  us  with  you.  For  all  things  are 
for  your  sakes,  that  the  grace,  being  multiplied 
through  ^ the  many,  may  cause  the  thanksgiving  to 
abound  unto  the  glory  of  God. 


16  Wherefore  we  faint  not ; but  though  our  outward 
man  is  decaying,  yet  our  inward  man  is  renewed 

17  day  by  day.  For  our  light  affliction,  which  is  for 
the  moment,  worketh  for  us  more  and  more  exceed- 

18  ingly  ah  eternal  weight  of  glory  ; while  we  look  not 
at  the  things  which  are  seen,  but  at  the  things  which 
are  not  seen  : for  the  things  which  are  seen  are 
temporal  ; but  the  things  which  are  not  seen  are 
eternal. 


5 For  we  know  that  if  the  earthly  house  of  our 
« tabernacle  be  dissolved,  we  have  a building  from 
God,  a house  not  made  with  hands,  eternal,  in  the 

2 heavens.  For  verily  in  this  we  groan,  longing  to  be 
clothed  upon  with  our  habitation  which  is  from 

3 heaven  : if  so  be  that  being  clothed  we  shall  not  be 

4 found  naked.  For  indeed  we  that  are  in  this  “taber- 
nacle do  groan,  ^ being  burdened ; not  for  that  we 
would  be  unclothed,  but  that  we  would  be  clothed 
upon,  that  what  is  mortal  may  be  swallowed  up  of 

5 life.  Now  he  that  wrought  us  for  this  very  thing  is 


12  1Cor.  9.  19.  ch.  20  1 Cor.  15.  31.  ch.  24  Rom.  1. 12.  2 Pet.  3.  IG.  Col.  3.  10.  1 < 1 Cor.  15.  53,  54.  y Some  ancient  au- 

1.24.  1.  5,  9.  Gal.  6.  17.  1.1.  Pet.  3.  4.  c Ig.  29.  23.  Epli.  2.  tliorities  omit  the 

13  Gen.  1.  3.  Phil.  3.  10.  25  pg.  ne.  10.  so  Matt.  5.  12.  Rom.  10.  Lord. 

n 2 Pet.  1.  19.  21  Rom.  8. 17.  2 Tim.  26  Rom.  8. 11.  1 Cor.  8.  18.  1 Pet.  1.  G.  & 5.  c Gr.  bond-servants.  k Gr.  the  more. 

16  ver.  4.  1 Pet.  2.  2.  11,  12.  1 Pet.  4.  6.14.  10.  /Some  ancient  au-  a Or,  bodily  frame. 

9.  13.  27  1 Cor.  3.  21.  ch.  3i  Rom.  8.  24.  ch.  6.  thorities  read  through  b Or,  being  bur- 

16  ch.  5.  1.  22  Pg,  44.22.  Rom.  1.6.  Col.  1. 24.  2 Tim.  7.  Heb.  11.  1.  Jesus.  dened,  in  that  we 

12  1 Cor.  2.  6.  ch.  8.  36.  1 Cor.  15.  31,  2.  10.  1 Job  4.  19.  ch.  4. 7.  g Gr.  illumination,  would  not  be  un- 

12.  9.  49.  28  ch.  1.  11.  & 8.  19.  2 Pet.  1.  13,  14.  h Or,  left  behind.  clothed,  but  would  be 

IS  ch.  7.  5.  23  ch.  13.  9.  & 9.  11,  12.  2 Rom.  8.  23.  i Gr.  putting  to  clothed  upon. 

IK  Ps.  37.  24.  29  Rom.  7.  22.  Eph.  3 Rev.  3.  18.  & IG.  15.  death. 


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thing  is  God,  who  also  ® hath  given  unto  us  the  earnest 
of  the  Spirit. 

6 Therefore  we  are  always  confident,  knowing  ihat, 
whilst  we  are  at  home  in  the  body,  we  are  absent  from 
the  Lord  : 

7 (For  we  walk  by  faith,  not  by  sight  :) 

8 We  are  confident,  I say,  and  ® willing  rather  to  be 
absent  from  the  body,  and  to  be  present  with  the  Lord. 

9 Wherefore  we  labour,  that,  whether  present  or  ab- 
sent, jkve  may  be  accepted  of  him. 

10  ^ For  we  must  all  appear  before  the  judgment 
seat  of  Christ  ; that  every  one  may  receive  the  things 
done  in  his  body,  according  to  that  he  ^thj,4(Jone, 
whether  it  he  good  or  bad. 

11  Knowing  therefore  ^^tlie  terror  of  the  Lord,  we 
persuade  men  ; but  we  are  made  manifest  unto  God  ; 
and  I trust  also  are  made  manifest  in  your  consciences. 

12  For  we  commend  not  ourselves  again  unto  you, 
but  give  you  occasion  to  glory  on  our  behalf,  that  ye 
may  have  somewhat  to  answer  them  which  glory  in  ap- 
pearance, and  not  in  heart. 

13  For  whether  we  be  beside  ourselves,  it  is  to  God  : 
or  whether  we  be  sober,  it  is  for  your  cause. 

14  For  the  love  of  Christ  constraineth  us  ; because 
we  thus  judge,  that  ^®if  one  died  for  all,  then  were  all 
dead  : 

15  And  that  he  died  for  all,  that  they  which  live 
should  not  henceforth  live  ixnto  themselves,  but  unto 
him  which  died  for  them,  and  rose  again. 

16  Wherefore  henceforth  know  we  no  man  after 
the  flesh  : yea,  though  we  have  known  Christ  after  the 
flesh,  yet  now  henceforth  know  we  him  no  more. 

17  Therefore  if  any  man  ^^he  in  Christ,  he  is  ^^a  new 
creature  : old  things  are  passed  away  ; behold,  all 
things  are  become  new. 

18  And  all  things  are  of  God,  who  hath  reconciled 
us  to  himself  by  Jesus  Christ,  and  hath  given  to  us  the 
ministry  of  reconciliation  ; 

19  To  wit,  that  God  was  in  Christ,  reconciling  the 
world  unto  himself,  not  imputing  their  trespasses  unto 
them  ; and  hath  committed  unto  us  the  word  of  recon- 
ciliation. 

20  Now  then  we  are  ambassadors  for  Christ,  as 
2®  though  God  did  beseech  you  by  us  : we  pray  you  in 
Christ’s  stead,  be  ye  reconciled  to  God. 

21  For  he  hath  made  him  to  he  sin  for  us,  who 
knew  no  sin  ; that  we  might  be  made  the  righteous- 
ness of  God  in  him. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 That  he  hath  approved  himself  a faithful  minister  of  Christ,  both  by 
his  exhortations,  3 and  by  integrity  of  life,  4 and  by  patient  enduring 
all  kinds  of  affliction  and  disgraces  for  the  gospel.  10  Of  which  he 
speaketh  the  more  boldly  amongst  them,  because  his  heart  is  open  to 
them,  13  and  he  expecteth  the  like  affection  from  them  again,  14  ex- 
horting to  flee  the  society  and  pollutions  of  idolaters,  as  being  them- 
selves temples  of  the  living  Goa. 

WE  then,  as  ^ workers  together  unth  him,  ^ beseech 
you  also  ® that  ye  receive  not  the  grace  of  God 

in  vain. 

2 (For  he  saith,  ^I  have  heard  thee  in  a time  ac- 
cepted, and  in  the  day  of  salvation  have  I succoured 

6 Rom.  8.  23.  ch.  1.  7.  Eph.  6.  8.  Col.  3.  Rom.  6.  11,  12.  & 
22.  Eph.  1.  14.  & 4.  24,  25.  Rev.  22.  12.  14.  7,  8.  1 Cor.  6.  19. 
30.  11  Job  31.  23.  Heb.  Gal.  2.  20.  1 Thess.  5. 

1 Rom.  8.  24,  25.  1 10.  31.  Jude  23.  10.  1 Pet.  4.  2. 

Cor.  13.  12.  ch.  4.  18.  12  ch.  4.  2.  is  Matt.  12. 50.  John 

Heb.  11.  1.  13  ch.  3.  1.  15.  14.  Gal.  6.  G.  Phil. 

8 Phil.  1.  23.  11  ch.  1.  14.  3.  7,  8.  Col.  3.  11. 

'•»  Matt.  25.  31,  32.  is  di.  11.  1, 16, 17.  & 19  John  G.  63. 

Rom.  14.  10.  12.  6,  11.  20  Rom.  8.  9.  & 16.  7. 

10  Rom.  2.  6.  Gal.  6.  is  Rom.  5.  15.  Gal.  6.  15. 


God,  who  gave  unto  us  the  earnest  of  the  Spirit. 

6 Being  therefore  always  of  good  courage,  and  know- 
ing that,  whilst  we  are  at  home  in  the  body,  we  are 

7 absent  from  the  Lord  (for  we  walk  by  faith,  not  by 

8 ^ sight)  ; we  are  of  good  courage,  I say,  and  are  will- 
ing rather  to  be  absent  from  the  body,  and  to  be  at 

, 9 home  with  the  Lord.  Wherefore  also  we  ^ make 
it  our  aim,  whether  at  home  or  absent,  to  be  well- 

10  pleasing  unto  him.  For  we  must  all  be  made  mani- 
fest before  the  judgement-seat  of  Christ ; that  each 
one  may  receive  the  things  done  ®in  the  body,  ac- 
cording to  what  he  hath  done,  whether  it  he  good  or 
bad. 

11  Knowing  therefore  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  we  per- 
suade men,  but  we  are  made  manifest  unto  God  ; 
and  I hope  that  we  are  made  manifest  also  in  your 

12  consciences.  We  are  not  again  commending  our- 
selves unto  you,  but  speak  as  giving  you  occasion  of 
glorying  on  our  behalf,  that  ye  may  have  where- 
with to  answer  them  that  glory  in  appearance,  and 

13  not  in  heart.  For  whether  we  f are  beside  our- 
selves, it  is  unto  God  ; or  whether  we  are  of  sober 

14  mind,  it  is  unto  you.  For  the  love  of  Christ  con- 
straineth us  ; because  we  thus  judge,  that  one  died 

15  for  all,  therefore  all  died  ; and  he  died  for  all,  that 
they  which  live  should  no  longer  live  unto  them- 
selves, but  unto  him  who  for  their  sakes  died  and 

16  rose  again.  Wherefore  we  henceforth  know  no  man 
after  the  flesh  : even  though  we  have  known  Christ 
after  the  flesh,  yet  now  we  know  him  so  no  more. 

17  Wherefore  if  any  man  is  in  Christ,  is  a new 
creature  : the  old  things  are  passed  away  ; behold, 

18  they  are  become  new.  But  all  things  are  of  God, 
who  reconciled  us  to  himself  through  Christ,  and 

19  gave  unto  us  the  ministry  of  reconciliation  ; to  wit, 
that  God  was  in  Christ  reconciling  the  world  unto 
himself,  not  reckoning  unto  them  their  trespasser, 
and  having  * committed  unto  us  the  word  of  recon- 
ciliation. 


20  We  are  ambassadors  therefore  on  behalf  of  Christ, 
as  though  God  were  intreating  by  us  : we  beseech 
you  on  behalf  of  Christ,  be  ye  reconciled  to  God. 

21  Him  who  knew  no  sin  he  made  to  he  sin  on  our 
behalf  ; that  we  might  become  the  righteousness  of 

6 God  in  him.  And  working  together  with  him  we 
intreat  also  that  ye  receive  not  the  grace  of  God 
2 in  vain  (for  he  saith. 

At  an  acceptable  time  I hearkened  unto  thee. 

And  in  a day  of  salvation  did  I succour  thee  ; 


21  Gal.  5.  6.  & 6. 
15. 

22  Is.  43.  18,  19.  & 
65.  17.  Eph.  2.  15. 
Rev.  21.  5. 

23  Rom.  5.  10.  Eph. 
2.  16.  Col.  1.  20.  1 
John  2.  2.  & 4.  10. 

24  Rom.  3.  24,  25. 

25  Job  33.  23.  Mai. 


2.  7.  ch.  3.  6.  Eph.  6. 
20. 

26  ch.  6.  1. 

27  Is.  63.  6,  9,  12. 
Gal.  3.  13.  1 Pet.  2.  22, 
24.  1 John  3.  5. 

28  Rom.  1.  17.  & 5. 
19.  & 10.  3. 

1 1 Cor.  3.  9. 

* ch.  6.  20. 


3 Heb.  12.  15. 

4 Is.  49.  8. 

c Gr.  appearance, 
d Gr.  are  ambitious, 
e Gr.  through, 
f Or,  we7-e. 
g Or,  there  is  a neia 
Creation. 

h Or,  placed  in  us. 


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thee  : behold,  now  is  the  accepted  time  ; behold,  now  is 
the  day  of  salvation.) 

3 ® Giving  no  offence  in  any  thing,  that  the  ministry 
be  not  blamed  : 

4 But  in  all  things  approving  ourselves  ® as  the  minis- 
ters of  God,  in  much  patience,  in  afflictions,  in  neces- 
sities, in  distresses, 

5 In  stripes,  in  imprisonments,  in  tumults,  in  la- 
bours, in  .watchings,  in  fastings  ; 

6 By  pureness,  by  knowledge,  by  longsuffering,  by 
kindness,  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  by  love  unfeigned, 

7 ® By  the  word  of  truth,  by  ® the  power  of  God,  by 

the  armour  of  righteousness  on  the  right  hand  and  on 

the  left, 

8 By  honour  and  dishonour,  by  evil  report  and  good 
report : as  deceivers,  and  yet  true  ; 

9 As  unknown,  and  yet  well  known  ; dying, 
and,  behold,  we  live  ; as  chastened,  and  not  killed  ; 

10  As  sorrowful,  yet  alway  rejoicing  ; as  poor,  yet 
making  many  rich  ; as  having  nothing,  and  yet  possess- 
ing all  things. 

11  O ye  Corinthians,  our  mouth  is  open  unto  you, 

our  heart  is  enlarged. 

12  Ye  are  not  straitened  in  us,  but  ye  are  straitened 
in  your  own  bowels. 

13  Now  for  a recompence  in  the  same,  (i®I  speak 
as  unto  my  children,)  be  ye  also  enlarged. 

14  Be  ye  not  unequally  yoked  together  with  unbe- 
lievers : for  what  fellowship  hath  righteousness  with 
unrighteousness  ? and  what  communion  hath  light  with 
darkness  ? 

15  And  what  concord  hath  Christ  with  Belial  ? or 
what  part  hath  he  that  believeth  with  an  infidel  ? 

16  And  what  agreement  hath  the  temple  of  God  with 
idols  ? for  ye  are  the  temple  of  the  living  God  ; as 
God  hath  said,  I will  dwell  in  them,  and  walk  in 
them ; and  I will  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be  my 
people. 

17  21  Wherefore  come  out  from  among  them,  and  be 
ye  separate,  saith  the  Lord,  and  touch  not  the  unclean 
thing  ; and  I will  receive  you, 

18  And  will  be  a Father  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  be 
my  sons  and  daughters,  saith  the  Lord  Almighty. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 He  proceedeth  in  exhorting  them  to  mirity  of  life,  2 and  to  hear  Mm 
like  affection  as  he  doth  to  them.  3 Whereof  lest  he  might  seem  to  doubt, 
he  declareth  what  comfort  he  took  in  his  afflictions,  by  the  report  which 
Titus  gave  of  their  godly  sorrow,  which  his  former  epistle  had  wrought 
in  them,  13  and  of  their  lovingkindness  and  obedience  towards  Titus, 
answerable  to  his  former  boastings  of  them. 

Having  ^therefore  these  promises,  dearly  be- 
loved, let  us  cleanse  ourselves  from  all  filthiness 
of  the  flesh  and  spirit,  perfecting  holiness  in  the  fear  of 
God. 

2  Receive  us  ; we  have  wronged  no  man,  we  have 
corrupted  no  man,  2 we  have  defrauded  no  man. 

3  I speak  not  this  to  condemn  you : for  ® I have  said 
before,  that  ye  are  in  our  hearts  to  die  and  live  with 
you. 

4  ^ Great  is  my  boldness  of  speech  toward  you,  ® great 


behold,  now  is  the  acceptable  time  ; behold,  now  is 

3 the  day  of  salvation)  : giving  no  occasion  of  stum- 
bling in  anything,  that  our  ministration  be  not 

4 blamed  ; but  in  everything  commending  ourselves, 
as  ministers  of  God,  in  much  patience,  in  afflictions, 

5 in  necessities,  in  distresses,  in  stripes,  in  imprison- 
ments, in  tumults,  in  labours,  in  watchings,  in  fast- 

6 ings  ; in  pureness,  in  knowledge,  in  longsuffering, 
in  kindness,  in  the  “ Holy  Ghost,  in  love  unfeigned, 

7 in  the  word  of  truth,  in  the  power  of  God  ; ^ by  the 
armour  of  righteousness  on  the  right  hand  and  on 

8 by  glory  and  dishonour,  by  evil  report  and 

9 <^od  report  ; as  deceivers,  and  yet  true  ; as  un- 
Imow^and  yet  well  known  ; as  dying,  and  behold, 

10  we“lT^  ; as  chastened,  and  not  killed  ; as  sorrowful, 
yet  alway  rejoicing  ; as  poor,  yet  making  many  rich  ; 
as  having  nothing,  and  yet  possessing  all  things. 


11  Our  mouth  is  open  unto  you,  O Corinthians,  our 

12  heart  is  enlarged.  Ye  are  not  straitened  in  us, 

13  but  ye  are  straitened  in  your  own  affections.  Now 
for  a recompense  in  like  kind  (I  speak  as  unto  my 
children),  be  ye  also  enlarged. 

14  Be  not  unequally  yoked  with  unbelievers  : for 
what  fellowship  have  righteousness  and  iniquity  ? 
or  what  communion  hath  light  with  darkness  ? 

15  And  what  concord  hath  Christ  with  Belial  ? or 
what  portion  hath  a believer  with  an  unbeliever  ? 

16  And  what  agreement  hath  a ^temple  of  God  with 
idols  ? for  we  are  a ^ temple  of  the  living  God  ; 
even  as  God  said,  I will  dwell  in  them,  and  walk  in 
them  ; and  I will  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be 

17  my  people.  Wherefore 

Come  ye  out  from  among  them,  and  be  ye  sepa- 
rate, 

saith  the  Lord, 

And  touch  no  unclean  thing  ; 

And  I will  receive  you, 

18  And  will  be  to  you  a Father, 

And  ye  shall  be  to  me  sons  and  daughters, 

7 saith  the  Lord  Almighty.  Having  therefore  these 
promises,  beloved,  let  us  cleanse  ourselves  from  all 
defilement  of  flesh  and  spirit,  perfecting  holiness  in 
the  fear  of  God. 


2 « Open  your  hearts  to  us  : we  wronged  no  man,  we 

3 corrupted  no  man,  we  took  advantage  of  no  man.  I 
say  it  not  to  condemn  you : for  I have  said  before, 
that  ye  are  in  our  hearts  to  die  together  and  live  to- 

4 gether.  Great  is  my  boldness  of  speech  toward  you. 


6 Rom.  14. 13.  ICor. 
9.  12.  & 10.  32. 

6 1 Cor.  4.  1. 
t ch.  11.  23,  &c. 

8 ch.  4.  2.  & 7.  14. 

9 1 Cor.  2.  4. 

10  ch.  10.  4.  Eph.  6. 
11,  13.  2 Tim.  4.  7. 


11  ch.  4.  2.  & 6.  11. 

& 11.  6. 

12  1 Cor.  4.  9.  ch.  1. 
9.  & 4.  10,  11. 

13  Ps.  118.  18. 

« ch.  7.  3. 

IS  ch.  12.  15. 

18  1 Cor.  4.  14. 


11  Deut.  7.  2,  3.  1 
Cor.  5.  9.  «&  7.  39. 

18  1 Sam.  5.  2,  3.  1 
Kin.  18.  21.  1 Cor.  10. 
21.  Eph.  5.  7,  11. 

19  1 Cor.  3.  16.  & 6. 
19.  Eph.  2.  21,  22. 
Heb.  3.  G. 

20  Ex.  29.  45.  Lev. 


26.  12.  Jer.  31.  33.  & 
32.  38.  Ezek.  11.  20. 
& 36.  28.  & 37.  26, 
&c.  Zech.  8.  8.  & 13. 

9. 

21  Is.  52.  11.  ch.  7. 
1.  Rev.  18.  4. 

22  Jer.  31.  1,  9.  Rev. 
21.  7. 


ich.  6.  17,  18.  1 

John  3.  3. 

2 Acts  20.  33.  ch. 
12.  17. 

3ch.  6.  11,  12. 

« ch.  3.  12. 
s 1 Cor.  1.  4.  ch.  1. 
14. 


a Or,  Holy  Sj)irit: 
and  so  throughout  this 
book. 

b Gr.  through, 
c Gr.  Beliar. 
d Or,  sanctuary, 
a Gr.  Make  room  for 
us. 


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n.  CORINTHIANS,  VIII. 


is  my  glorying  of  you  : ® I am  filled  with  comfort,  I am 
exceeding  joyful  in  all  our  tribulation. 

5 For,  when  we  were  come  into  Macedonia,  our  flesh 
had  no  rest,  but  ® we  were  troubled  on  every  side  ; 
® without  were  fightings,  within  were  fears. 

6 Nevertheless  ^‘^God,  that  comforteth  those  that 
are  cast  down,  comforted  us  by  the  coming  of  Titus  ; 

7 And  not  by  his  coming  only,  but  by  the  consolation 
wherewith  he  was  comforted  in  you,  when  he  told  us 
your  earnest  desire,  your  mourning,  your  fervent  mind 
toward  me  ; so  that  I rejoiced  the  more. 

8 For  though  I made  you  sorry  with  a lett^^^Wo  not 

repent,  though  I did  repent  : for  I percd^^^k  the 
same  epistle  hath  made  you  sorry,  though  for 

a season. 

9 Now  I rejoice,  not  that  ye  were  made  sorry,  but 
that  ye  sorrowed  to  repentance  ; for  ye  were  made  sorry 
after  a godly  manner,  that  ye  might  receive  damage  by 
us  in  nothing. 

10  For  godly  sorrow  worketh  repentance  to  salva- 
tion not  to  be  repented  of  : ^^but  the  sorrow  of  the  world 
worketh  death. 

11  For  behold  this  selfsame  thing,  that  ye  sorrowed 
after  a godly  sort,  what  carefulness  it  wrought  in  you, 
yea,  what  clearing  of  yourselves,  yea,  what  indignation, 
yea,  what  fear,  yea,  what  vehement  desire,  yea,  what  zeal, 
yea,  what  revenge  ! In  all  things  ye  have  approved 
yourselves  to  be  clear  in  this  matter. 

12  Wherefore,  though  I wrote  unto  you,  I did  it  not 
for  his  cause  that  had  done  the  wrong,  nor  for  his  cause 
that  suffered  wrong,  but  that  our  care  for  you  in  the 
sight  of  God  might  appear  unto  you. 

13  Therefore  we  were  comforted  in  your  comfort  : 
yea,  and  exceedingly  the  more  joyed  we  for  the  joy  of 
Titus,  because  his  spirit  was  refreshed  by  you  all. 

14  For  if  I have  boasted  any  thing  to  him  of  you,  I 
am  not  ashamed  ; but  as  we  spake  all  things  to  you  in 
truth,  even  so  our  boasting,  which  I made  before  Titus, 
is  found  a truth. 

15  And  his  inward  affection  is  more  abundant  to- 
ward you,  whilst  he  remembereth  the  obedience  of 
you  all,  how  with  fear  and  trembling  ye  received  him. 

16  I rejoice  therefore  that  ^®I  have  confidence  in 
you  in  all  things. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1 He  stirreth  them  up  to  a liberal  contribution  for  the  poor  samts  at 
Jerusalem,  by  the  example  of  the  Macedonians,  7 by  commendation 
of  their  former  forwardness,  9 by  the  example  of  Christ,  14  and  by 
the  spiritual  profit  that  shall  redound  to  themselves  thereby : 16  com- 
mending to  them  the  integrity  and  willingness  of  Titus,  and  those  other 
brethren,  who  upon  his  request,  exhortation,  and  commendation,  were 
purposely  come  to  them  for  this  business. 

Moreover,  brethren,  we  do  you  to  wit  of  the 
grace  of  God  bestowed  on  the  churches  of  Mace- 
donia ; 

2  How  that  in  a great  trial  of  affliction  the  abun- 
dance of  their  joy  and  ^ their  deep  poverty  abounded 
unto  the  riches  of  their  liberality. 

3  For  to  their  power,  I bear  record,  yea,  and  beyond 
their  power  they  were  willing  of  themselves  ; 

4  Praying  us  with  much  intreaty  that  we  would  re- 
ceive the  gift,  and  take  upon  us  ^the  fellowship  of  the 
ministering  to  the  saints. 

5  And  this  they  did,  not  as  we  hoped,  but  first  gave 

6 ch.  1.  4.  Phil.  2.  10  ch.  1.  4.  u Pro.  17.  22. 

17.  Col.  1.  24.  11  See  ch.  2.  13.  i6  ch.  2.  4. 

1 ch.  2.  13.  12  ch.  2.  4.  lo  Rom.  15.  32. 

® ch.  4.  8.  13  2 Sara.  12.  13.  u ch.  2.  9.  PhU.  2. 

» Deut.  32.  25.  Matt.  26.  75.  12. 


great  is  my  glorying  on  your  behalf  : I am  filled 
with  comfort,  I overflow  with  joy  in  all  our  affliction. 

5 For  even  when  we  were  come  into  Macedonia, 
our  flesh  had  no  relief,  but  we  were  afflicted  on  every 
side  ; without  were  fightings,  within  were  fears. 

6 Nevertheless  he  that  comforteth  the  lowly,  even  God, 

7 comforted  us  by  the  ^ coming  of  Titus  ; and  not  by 
his  ^ coming  only,  but  also  by  the  comfort  wherewith 
he  was  comforted  in  you,  while  he  told  us  your 
longing,  your  mourning,  your  zeal  for  me  ; so  that 

8 I rejoiced  yet  more.  For  though  I made  you  sorry 
with  my  epistle,  I do  not  regret  it,  though  I did  re- 
gret ; ‘^for  I see  that  that  epistle  made  you  sorry, 

9 though  but  for  a season.  Now  I rejoice,  not  that  ye 
were  made  sorry,  but  that  ye  were  made  sorry  unto 
repentance  : for  ye  were  made  sorry  after  a godly 

10  sort,  that  ye  might  suffer  loss  by  us  in  nothing.  For 
godly  sorrow  worketh  repentance  ^unto  salvation, 
a repentance  which  bringeth  no  regret : but  the  sor- 

11  row  of  the  world  worketh  death.  For  behold,  this 
selfsame  thing,  that  ye  were  made  sorry  after  a 
godly  sort,  what  earnest  care  it  wrought  in  you,  yea, 
what  clearing  of  yourselves,  yea,  what  indignation, 
yea,  what  fear,  yea,  what  longing,  yea,  what  zeal, 
yea,  what  avenging  ! In  everything  ye  approved 

12  yourselves  to  be  pure  in  the  matter.  So  although  I 
wrote  unto  you,  I wrote  not  for  his  cause  that  did  the 
wrong,  nor  for  his  cause  that  suffered  the  wrong, 
but  that  your  earnest  care  for  us  might  be  made 

13  manifest  unto  you  in  the  sight  of  God.  Therefore 
we  have  been  comforted  : and  in  our  comfort  we 
joyed  the  more  exceedingly  for  the  joy  of  Titus, 
because  his  spirit  hath  been  refreshed  by  you  all. 

14  For  if  in  anything  I have  gloried  to  him  on  your 
behalf,  I was  not  put  to  shame  ; but  as  we  spake  all 
things  to  you  in  truth,  so  our  glorying  also,  which 

15  I made  before  Titus,  was  found  to  be  truth.  And 
his  inward  affection  is  more  abundantly  toward  you, 
whilst  he  remembereth  the  obedience  of  you  all, 

16  how  with  fear  and  trembling  ye  received  him.  I 
rejoice  that  in  everything  I am  of  good  courage 
concerning  you. 


8 Moreover,  brethren,  we  make  known  to  you  the 
grace  of  God  which  hath  been  given  in  the  churches 

2 of  Macedonia  ; how  that  in  much  proof  of  affliction 
the  abundance  of  their  joy  and  their  deep  poverty 

3 abounded  unto  the  riches  of  their  " liberality.  For 
according  to  their  power,  I bear  witness,  yea  and 
beyond  their  power,  they  gave  of  their  own  accord, 

4 beseeching  us  with  much  intreaty  in  regard  of  this 
grace  and  the  fellowship  in  the  ministering  to  the 

5 saints  : and  this,  not  as  we  had  hoped,  but  first  they 


13  2 Thess.  3.  4.  1 Cor.  16.  1,  3,  4.  ch.  d Or,  unto  a salva- 

Philera.  8,  21.  9.1.  tion  which  bringeth  no 

1 Mark  12.  44.  b Gr.  presence.  regret. 

2 Acts  11.  29.  24.  c Sorae  ancient  au-  a Gr.  singleness. 

17.  Rora.  15.  25,  26.  thorities  omit /or. 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  VIII. 


283 


their  own  selves  to  the  Lord,  and  unto  us  by  the  will  of 
God. 

6 Insomuch  that  ^we  desired  Titus,  that  as  he  had 
begun,  so  he  would  also  finish  in  you  the  same  grace 
also. 

7 Therefore,  as  ^ye  abound  in  every  thing,  in  faith, 
and  utterance,  and  knowledge,  and  in  all  diligence,  and 
in  your  love  to  us,  see  ® that  ye  abound  in  this  grace  also. 

8 ® I speak  not  by  commandment,  but  by  occasion  of 
the  forwardness  of  others,  and  to  prove  the  sincerity  of 
your  love. 

9 For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

that,  though  he  was  rich,  yet  for  your  sakes  he  became 

poor,  that  ye  through  his  poverty  might  be  rich. 

10  And  herein  ® I give  my  advice  : for  ® this  is  ex- 
pedient for  you,  who  have  begun  before,  not  only  to  do, 
but  also  to  be  forward  a year  ago. 

11  Now  therefore  perform  the  doing  of  it ; that  as 
there  was  a readiness  to  will,  so  there  may  he  a perform- 
ance also  out  of  that  which  ye  have. 

12  For  if  there  be  first  a willing  mind,  it  is  accepted 
according  to  that  a man  hath,  and  not  according  to  that 
he  hath  not. 

13  For  / mean  not  that  other  men  be  eased,  and  ye 
burdened  : 

14  But  by  an  equality,  that  now  at  this  time  your 
abundance  may  he  a supply  for  their  want,  that  their 
abundance  also  may  be  a supply  for  your  want  : that 
there  may  be  equality  : 

15  As  it  is  written,  i^  He  that  had  gathered  much  had 
nothing  over ; and  he  that  had  gathered  little  had  no 
lack. 

16  But  thanks  he  to  God,  which  put  the  same  earnest 
care  into  the  heart  of  Titus  for  you. 

17  For  indeed  he  accepted  i^the  exhortation  ; but 
being  more  forward,  of  his  own  accord  he  went  unto 
you. 

18  And  we  have  sent  with  him  i^  the  brother,  whose 
praise  is  in  the  gospel  throughout  all  the  churches  ; 

19  And  not  that  only,  but  who  was  also  i^  chosen  of 
the  churches  to  travel  with  us  with  this  grace,  which  is 
administered  by  us  i®  to  the  glory  of  the  same  Lord,  and 
declaration  of  your  ready  mind  ; 

20  Avoiding  this,  that  no  man  should  blame  us  in 
this  abundance  which  is  administered  by  us  : 

21  11  Providing  for  honest  things,  not  only  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  but  also  in  the  sight  of  men. 

22  And  we  have  sent  with  them  our  brother,  whom 
we  have  oftentimes  proved  diligent  in  many  things,  but 
now  much  more  diligent,  upon  the  great  confidence 
which  I have  in  you. 

23  Whether  any  do  enquire  of  Titus,  he  is  my  partner 
and  fellowhelper  concerning  you  : or  our  brethren  he 
enquired  of  they  are  i®  the  messengers  of  the  churches, 
and  the  glory  of  Christ. 

24  Wherefore  shew  ye  to  them,  and  before  the 
churches,  the  proof  of  your  love,  and  of  our  i®  boasting 
on  your  behalf. 

a ver.  17.  ch.  12.  18.  9.  58.  Phil.  2.  6,  7.  lo  ch.  9.  2. 

* 1 Cor.  1. 5.  & 12. 13.  8 1 Cor.  7.  25.  n Mark  12.  43,  44. 

B ch.  9.  8.  » Pro.  19.  17.  Matt.  Luke  21.  3. 

6 1 Cor.  7.  6.  10.  42.  1 Tim.  G.  18,  12  Ex.  16.  18. 

2 Matt.  8.  20.  Luke  19.  Heb.  13.  IG.  la  ver.  6. 


gave  their  own  selves  to  the  Lord,  and  to  us  by  the 

6 will  of  God.  Insomuch  that  we  exhorted  Titus,  that 
as  he  had  made  a beginning  before,  so  he  would  also 

7 complete  in  you  this  grace  also.  But  as  ye  abound 
in  everything,  in  faith,  and  utterance,  and  knowl- 
edge, arid  in  all  earnestness,  and  in  ^your  love  to  us, 

8 see  that  ye  abound  in  this  grace  also.  I speak  not  by 
way  of  commandment,  but  as  proving  through  the 
earnestness  of  others  the  sincerity  also  of  your  love. 

9 For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
that,  though  he  was  rich,  yet  for  your  sakes  he  be- 
ca|Hk||por,  that  ye  through  his  poverty  might  become 

10  herein  I give  my  judgement  : for  this  is 
e^^Hpit  for  you,  who  were  the  first  to  make  a 
beginning  a year  ago,  not  only  to  do,  but  also  to 

11  will.  But  now  complete  the  doing  also  ; that  as 
there  was  the  readiness  to  will,  so  there  may  he  the 

12  completion  also  out  of  your  ability.  For  if  the  rea- 
diness is  there,  it  is  acceptable  according  as  a man 

13  hath,  not  according  as  he  hath  not.  For  7 say  not 
this,  that  others  may  be  eased,  and  ye  distressed  : 

14  but  by  equality  ; your  abundance  being  a supply  at 
this  present  time  for  their  want,  that  their  abun- 
dance also  may  become  a supply  for  your  want ; that 

15  there  may  be  equality  ; as  it  is  written,  He  that 
gathered  much  had  nothing  over  ; and  he  that  ga- 
thered little  had  no  lack. 


16  But  thanks  be  to  God,  which  putteth  the  same 

17  earnest  care  for  you  into  the  heart  of  Titus.  For 
indeed  he  accepted  our  exhortation  ; but  being  him- 
self very  earnest,  he  went  forth  unto  you  of  his  own 

18  accord.  And  we  have  sent  together  with  him  the 
brother  whose  praise  in  the  gospel  is  spread  through 

19  all  the  churches  ; and  not  only  so,  but  who  was  also 
appointed  by  the  churches  to  travel  with  us  in  the 
matter  of  this  grace,  which  is  ministered  by  us  to  the 

20  glory  of  the  Lord,  and  to  sheto  our  readiness  : avoid- 
ing this,  that  any  man  should  blame  us  in  the  matter 

21  of  this  bounty  which  is  ministered  by  us  : for  we 
take  thought  for  things  honourable,  not  only  in  the 

22  sight  of  the  Lord,  but  also  in  the  sight  of  men.  And 
we  have  sent  with  them  our  brother,  whom  we  have 
many  times  proved  earnest  in  many  things,  but  now 
much  more  earnest,  by  reason  of  the  great  confidence 

23  which  he  hath  in  you.  Whether  any  inquire  about 
Titus,  he  is  my  partner  and  my  fellow- worker  to  you- 
ward ; or  our  brethren,  they  are  the  messengers  of 

24  the  churches,  they  are  the  glory  of  Christ.  ^ Shew 

« ye  therefore  unto  them  in  the  face  of  the  churches 

the  proof  of  your  love,  and  of  our  glorying  on  your 
behalf. 


n ch.  12.  18.  18  Phil.  2.  25.  c Gr.  apostles. 

IB  1 Cor.  16.  3,  4.  1**  ch.  7.  14.  & 9.  2.  d Or,  Sheiv  ye  there- 

10  ch.  4.  15.  b Some  ancient  au-  fore  in  the  face  . . . 

11  Roan.  12. 17.  Phil,  thorities  read  our  tove  on  your  behalf  unto 

4.  8.  1 Pet.  2.  12.  to  you.  them. 


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II.  CORINTHIANS,  IX.,  X. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

1 He  yieldeth  the  rensomchy,  though  he  knew  their  forwardness,  yet  he 
sent  Titus  and  his  brethren  beforehand.  6 And  he  proceedeth  in  stir- 
ring them  up  to  a bountif  ul  alms,  as  being  but  a kind  of  solving  of 
seed,  10  which  shall  return  a great  increase  to  them,  13  and  occasion 
a great  sacrifice  of  thanksgivings  unto  God. 

|j10R  as  touching  ^ the  ministering  to  the  saints,  it  is 
Jj  superfluous  for  me  to  write  to  you  : 

2 For  I know  ^ the  forwardness  of  your  mind,  ^ for 
which  I boast  of  you  to  them  of  Macedonia,  that 

Achaia  was  ready  a year  ago  ; and  your  zeal  hath  pro- 
voked very  many. 

3 ® Yet  have  I sent  the  brethren,  lest  ourAn^l^ng  of 
you  should  be  in  vain  in  this  behalf  ; that,^s  I s^,  ye 
may  be  ready  : 

4 Lest  haply  if  they  of  Macedonia  come  wfl^me,  and 
find  you  unprepared,  we  (that  we  say  not,  ye)  should  be 
ashamed  m this  same  confident  boasting. 

5 Therefore  I thought  it  necessary  to  exhort  the 
brethren,  that  they  would  go  before  unto  you,  and  make 
up  beforehand  your  bounty,  whereof  ye  had  notice  be- 
fore, that  the  same  might  be  ready,  as  a matter  of 
bounty,  and  not  as  (^covetousness. 

6 ® But  this  I say,  He  which  soweth  sparingly  shall 
reap  also  sparingly  ; and  he  which  soweth  bountifully 
shall  reap  also  bountifully. 

7 Every  man  according  as  he  purposeth  in  his  heart, 
so  let  him  give ; not  grudgingly,  or  of  necessity  : for 
® God  loveth  a cheerful  giver. 

8 ® And  God  is  able  to  make  all  grace  abound  toward 
you  ; that  ye,  always  having  all  sufficiency  in  all  things, 
may  abound  to  every  good  work  : 

9 (As  it  is  written,  He  hath  dispersed  abroad  ; he 
hath  given  to  the  poor  : his  righteousness  remaineth  for 
ever. 

10  Now  he  that  ministereth  seed  to  the  sower  both 
minister  bread  for  your  food,  and  multiply  your  seed 
sown,  and  increase  the  fruits  of  your  righteous- 
ness ;) 

11  Being  enriched  in  every  thing  to  all  bountifulness, 
which  causeth  through  us  thanksgiving  to  God. 

12  For  the  administration  of  this  service  not  only 
supplieth  the  want  of  the  saints,  but  is  abundant  also 

by  many  thanksgivings  unto  God  ; 

13  Whiles  by  the  experiment  of  this  ministration  they 
glorify  God  for  your  professed  subjection  unto  the 

gospel  of  Christ,  and  for  your  liberal  distribution 
unto  them,  and  unto  all  men  ; 

14  And  by  their  prayer  for  you,  which  long  after 
you  for  the  exceeding  grace  of  God  in  you. 

15  Thanks  he  unto  God  for  his  unspeakable  gift. 

CHAPTER  X. 

Against  the  false  apostles,  who  disgraced  the  weakness  of  his  person  and 
bodily  presence,  he  setteth  out  the  spiritual  might  and  authority,  with 
which  he  is  armed  against  all  adversary  powers,  7 assuring  them  that 
at  his  coming  he  will  be  found  as  mighty  in  word,  as  he  is  now  inwrU- 
ing  being  absent,  12  and  withal  taxing  them  for  reaching  out  them- 
selves beyond  their  compass,  and  vaunting  themselves  into  other  men‘’s 
labours. 

O W ^ I Paul  myself  beseech  you  by  the  meekness 
and  gentleness  of  Christ,  ^who  in  presence  am 
base  among  ymu,  but  being  absent  am  bold  toward  you  : 

2  But  I beseech  you,  ^ that  I may  not  be  bold  when 
I am  present  with  that  confidence,  wherewith  I think  to 


9 For  as  touching  the  ministering  to  the  saints,  it  is 

2 superfluous  for  me  to  write  to  you  : for  I know  your 
readiness,  of  which  I glory  on  your  behalf  to  them 
of  Macedonia,  that  Achaia  hath  been  prepared  for 
a year  past ; and  “ your  zeal  hath  stirred  up  ^ very 

3 many  of  them.  But  I have  sent  the  brethren,  that 
our  glorying  on  your  behalf  may  not  be  made  void 
in  this  respect ; that,  even  as  I said,  ye  may  be  pre- 

4 pared  : lest  by  any  means,  if  there  come  with  me 
any  of  Macedonia,  and  find  you  unprepared,  we 
(that  we  say  not,  ye)  should  be  put  to  shame  in  this 

5 confidence.  I thought  it  necessary  therefore  to 
intreat  the  brethren,  that  they  would  go  before  unto 
you,  and  make  up  beforehand  your  afore-promised 

bounty,  that  the  same  might  be  ready,  as  a matter 
of  bounty,  and  not  of  ^ extortion. 

6 But  this  I say.  He  that  soweth  sparingly  shall 
reap  also  sparingly  ; and  he  that  soweth  « bountifully 

7 shall  reap  also  ^ bountifully.  Let  each  man  do  ac- 
cording as  he  hath  purposed  in  his  heart ; not 
•h  grudgingly,  or  of  necessity : for  God  loveth  a 

8 cheerful  giver.  And  God  is  able  to  make  all  grace 
abound  unto  you  ; that  ye,  having  always  all  suffi- 
ciency in  everything,  may  abound  unto  every  good 

9 work  : as  it  is  written. 

He  hath  scattered  abroad,  he  hath  given  to  the 
poor  ; 

His  righteousness  abideth  for  ever. 

10  And  he  that  supplieth  seed  to  the  sower  and  bread 
for  food,  shall  supply  and  multiply  your  seed  for 
sowing,  and  increase  the  fruits  of  your  righteousness  : 

11  ye  being  enriched  in  everything  unto  all  ^ liberahty, 

12  which  worketh  through  us  thanksgiving  to  God.  For 
the  ministration  of  this  service  not  only  filleth  up 
the  measure  of  the  wants  of  the  saints,  but  abound- 
eth  also  through  many  thanksgivings  unto  God ; 

13  seeing  that  through  the  proving  of  you  by  this  minis- 
tration they  glorify  God  for  the  obedience  of  your 
confession  unto  the  gospel  of  Christ,  and  for  the 
S' liberality  of  your  contribution  unto  them  and  unto 

14  all  ; while  they  themselves  also,  with  supplication 
on  your  behalf,  long  after  you  by  reason  of  the 

15  exceeding  grace  of  God  in  you.  Thanks  be  to  God 
for  his  unspeakable  gift. 


10  Now  I Paul  myself  intreat  you  by  the  meekness 
and  gentleness  of  Christ,  I who  in  your  presence  am 
lowly  among  you,  but  being  absent  am  of  good 
2 courage  toward  you  : yea,  I beseech  you,  that  I may 
not  when  present  shew  courage  with  the  confidence 


1 Acts  11.  29.  Rom. 

15.  26.  1 Cor.  16.  1. 

ch.  8.  4.  Gal.  2.  10. 

2 ch.  8.  19. 

8  ch.  8.  24. 

* ch.  8.  10. 

6 ch.  8.  6,  17, 18,  22. 


6 Pro.  11.  24.  & 19. 
17.  & 22.  9.  Gal.  6.  7, 

9. 

2 Deut.  15.  7. 

8 Ex.  25.  2.  & 35.  5. 
Pro.  11.  25.  Rom.  12. 
8.  ch.  8.  12. 


9 Pro.  11.  24,  25.  & 
28.  27.  Phil.  4.  19. 

10  Ps.  112.  9. 
u Is.  55.  10. 

12  Hos.  10. 12.  Matt. 

6.  1. 

13  ch.  1.  11.  & 4. 16. 


14  ch.  8.  14. 

16  Matt.  5.  16. 
16  Heb.  13.  16. 
11  ch.  8.  1. 

18  Jam.  1.  17. 

1 Rom.  12.  1. 


2 ver.  10.  ch.  12.  5, 
7 9. 

’s'lCor.  4.  21.  ch. 
13.  2,  10. 

a Or,  emulation  of 
you. 


b Gr.  the  more  part, 
c Gr.  blessing, 
d Or,  covetousness, 
e Gr.  with  blessings, 
f Gr.  of  sorrow, 
g Gr.  singleness. 


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be  bold  against  some,  which  think  of  us  as  if  we  walked 
according  to  the  flesh. 

3 For  though  we  walk  in  the  flesh,  we  do  not  war 
after  the  flesh  : 

4 (^For  the  weapons  ^of  our  warfare  are  not  carnal, 
but  ® mighty  through  God  to  the  pulling  down  of  strong 
holds  ;) 

5 ® Casting  down  imaginations,  and  every  high  thing 
that  exalteth  itself  against  the  knowledge  of  God,  and 
bringing  into  captivity  every  thought  to  the  obedience 
of  Christ  ; 

6 ®And  having  in  a readiness  to  revenge  all  dis- 
obedience, when  your  obedience  is  fulfllled. 

7 Do  ye  look  on  things  after  the  outward  appear- 
ance ? If  any  man  trust  to  himself  that  he  is  Christ’s, 
let  him  of  himself  think  this  again,  that,  as  he  is  Christ’s, 
even  so  are  we  Christ’s. 

8 For  though  I should  boast  somewhat  more  ^^of 
our  authority,  which  the  Lord  hath  given  us  for  edifi- 
cation, and  not  for  your  destruction,  I should  not  be 
ashamed  : 

9 That  I may  not  seem  as  if  I would  terrify  you  by 
letters. 

10  For  his  letters,  say  they,  are  weighty  and  power- 
ful ; but  his  bodily  presence  is  weak,  and  his  speech 
contemptible. 

11  Let  such  an  one  think  this,  that,  such  as  we  are  in 
word  by  letters  when  we  are  absent,  such  loill  we  he  also 
in  deed  when  we  are  present. 

12  For  we  dare  not  make  ourselves  of  the  number, 
or  compare  ourselves  with  some  that  commend  them- 
selves : but  they  measuring  themselves  by  themselves, 
and  comparing  themselves  among  themselves,  are  not 
wise. 

13  i^But  we  will  not  boast  of  things  without  our 
measure,  but  according  to  the  measure  of  the  rule 
which  God  hath  distributed  to  us,  a measure  to  reach 
even  unto  you. 

14  For  we  stretch  not  ourselves  beyond  our  measure, 
as  though  we  reached  not  unto  you  : for  we  are  come 
as  far  as  to  you  also  in  preaching  the  gospel  of  Christ  : 

15  Not  boasting  of  things  without  our  measure,  that  is, 
21  of  other  men’s  labours  ; but  having  hope,  when  your 
faith  is  increased,  that  we  shall  be  enlarged  by  you  ac- 
cording to  our  rule  abundantly, 

16  To  preach  the  gospel  in  the  regions  beyond  you, 
and  not  to  boast  in  another  man’s  line  of  things  made 
ready  to  our  hand. 

17  22  But  he  that  glorieth,  let  him  glory  in  the  Lord. 

18  For  23  not  he  that  commendeth  himself  is  approved, 
but  21  whom  the  Lord  commendeth. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1 Out  of  his  jealousy  over  the  Corinthians,  who  seemed  to  make  more 
account  of  the  false  apostles  than  of  him,  he  entereth  into  a forced  com- 
mendation of  himself,  5 of  his  equality  with  the  chief  apostles,  7 of  his 
preaching  the  gospel  to  them  freely,  and  without  any  their  charge,  13 
shewing  that  he  was  not  inferior  to  those  deceitful  workers  in  any  legal 
prerogative,  23  and  in  the  service  of  Christ,  and  in  all  kind  of  suffer- 
ings for  his  ministry,  far  superior. 

WOULD  to  God  ye  could  bear  with  me  a little  in 
^ my  folly  : and  indeed  bear  with  me. 

1 Eph.  6. 13.  1 Thess.  8 i Cor.  1.  19.  & 3.  « 1 Cor.  3.  23.  & 9. 

6.  8.  19.  1.  ch.  11.  23. 

8 1 Tim.  1.  18.  2 9 ch.  13.  2,  10.  u ch.  13.  10. 

Tim.  2.  3.  10  oh.  2.  9.  & 7.  15.  ^ ch.  7.  14.  & 12.  6. 

0 Acts  7.  22.  1 Cor.  ” John  7.  24.  ch.  5.  lo  ver.  1.  1 Cor.  2. 

2.5.  ch.  6.  7.  & 13.  3,  12.  & 11.  18.  3,  4.  ch.  12.  5,  7,9. 

4.  '2  1 Cor.  14.  37.  1 Gal.  4.  13. 

Jer.  1.  10.  John  4.  G.  n 1 Cor.  1.  17.  & 2. 


wherewith  I count  to  be  bold  against  some,  which 

3 count  of  us  as  if  we  walked  according  to  the  flesh.  For 
though  we  walk  in  the  flesh,  we  do  not  war  accord- 

4 ing  to  the  flesh  (for  the  weapons  of  our  warfare  are 
not  of  the  flesh,  but  mighty  before  God  to  the  cast- 

5 ing  down  of  strong  holds)  ; casting  down  “ imagina- 
tions, and  every  high  thing  that  is  exalted  against 
the  knowledge  of  God,  and  bringing  every  thought 

6 into  captivity  to  the  obedience  of  Christ ; and  being 
in  readiness  to  avenge  all  disobedience,  when  your 

7 obedience  shall  be  fulfilled.  ^ Ye  look  at  the  things 
that  are  before  your  face.  If  any  man  trusteth  in 
himself  'that  he  is  Christ’s,  let  him  consider  this 
agaiu  with  himself,  that,  even  as  he  is  Christ’s,  so 

8 also  are  we.  For  though  I should  glory  somewhat 
abundantly  concerning  our  authority  (which  the 
Lord  gave  for  building  you  up,  and  not  for  casting 

9 you  down),  I shall  not  be  put  to  shame  : that  I may 
not  seem  as  if  I would  terrify  you  by  my  letters. 

10  For,  His  letters,  they  say,  are  weighty  and  strong  ; 
but  his  bodily  presence  is  weak,  and  his  speech  of  no 

11  account.  Let  such  a one  reckon  this,  that,  what  we 
are  in  word  by  letters  when  we  are  absent,  such  are 

12  we  also  in  deed  when  we  are  present.  For  we  are 
not  bold  ‘^to  number  or  compare  ourselves  with 
certain  of  them  that  commend  themselves  : but  they 
themselves,  measuring  themselves  by  themselves, 
and  comparing  themselves  with  themselves,  are  with- 

13  out  understanding.  But  we  will  not  glory  beyond 
our  measure,  but  according  to  the  measure  of  the 
^ province  which  God  apportioned  to  us  as  a measure, 

14  to  reach  even  unto  you.  For  we  stretch  not  ourselves 
overmuch,  as  though  we  reached  not  unto  you  : for 
we  ^ came  even  as  far  as  unto  you  in  the  gospel  of 

15  Christ  : not  glorying  beyond  our  measure,  that  is, 
in  other  men’s  labours  ; but  having  hope  that,  as 
your  faith  groweth,  we  shall  be  magnified  in  you 
according  to  our  ^ province  unto  further  abundance, 

16  so  as  to  preach  the  gospel  even  unto  the  parts  beyond 
you,  and  not  to  glory  in  another’s  ‘^province  in  re- 

17  gard  of  things  ready  to  our  hand.  But  he  that 

18  glorieth,  let  him  glory  in  the  Lord.  For  not  he  that 
commendeth  himself  is  approved,  but  whom  the 
Lord  commendeth. 


11  Would  that  ye  could  bear  with  me  in  a little  fool- 
2 islmess  : “ nay  indeed  bear  with  me.  For  I an? 

1,  4.  ch.  11.  G.  23  Pro.  27.  2.  selves  among,  or  to 

28  ch.  3.  1.  & 5.  12.  24  Rom.  2.  29.  1 Cor.  judge  ourselves  with. 

29  ver.  15.  4.  5.  d Or,  limit.  Gr. 

29  1 Cor.  3.  5,  10.  & 2 ver.  IG.  ch.  6.  13.  measuring-rod. 

4.  15.  & 9.  1.  a Or,  reasonings.  c Or,  were  the  first 

22  Rom.  15.  20.  b Or,  Do  ye  look  ...  to  come. 

22 18.  G5.  16.  Jer.  9.  facet  a Or,  but  indeed  ye 

24.  1 Cor.  1.  31.  c Gr.  to  judge  our-  do  bear  with  me. 


286 


II. 


JNTHIANS,  XI. 


2 For  I am  ^ jealous  over  you  with  godh  ausy  : 
for  ® I have  espoused  you  to  one  husband,  ^ tu.  I may 
present  you  ® as  a chaste  virgin  to  Christ. 

3 But  I fear,  lest  by  any  means,  as  ®the  serpent 
beguiled  Eve  through  his  subtilty,  so  your  minds 
’ should  be  corrupted  from  the  simplicity  that  is  in 
Christ. 

4 For  if  he  that  cometh  preacheth  another  Jesus, 
whom  we  have  not  preached,  or  if  ye  receive  another 
spirit,  which  ye  have  not  received,  or  ® another  gospel, 
which  ye  have  not  accepted,  ye  might  well  bear  with 
Mm. 

5 For  I suppose  ^ I was  not  a whit  behind  the  very 
chiefest  apostles. 

6 But  though  be  rude  in  speech,  yet  not  ^^in 
knowledge  ; but  we  have  been  throughly  made  mani- 
fest among  you  in  all  things. 

7 Have  I committed  an  offence  ^^in  abasing  myself 
that  ye  might  be  exalted,  because  I have  preached  to 
you  the  gospel  of  God  freely  ? 

8 I robbed  other  churches,  taking  wages  of  them,  to 
do  you  service. 

9 And  when  I was  present  with  you,  and  wanted,  I 
was  chargeable  to  no  man  : for  that  which  was  lacking 
to  me  the  brethren  which  came  from  Macedonia  sup- 
plied : and  in  all  things  I have  kept  myself  from 
being  burdensome  unto  you,  and  so  will  I keep  myself. 

10  As  the  truth  of  Christ  is  in  me,  no  man  shall 
stop  me  of  this  boasting  in  the  regions  of  Achaia. 

11  Wherefore  ? because  I love  you  not  ? God 
knoweth. 

12  But  what  I do,  that  I will  do,  that  I may  cut 
oif  occasion  from  them  which  desire  occasion  ; that 
wherein  they  glory,  they  may  be  found  even  as  we. 

13  For  such  ^^are  false  apostles,  deceitful  workers, 
transforming  themselves  into  the  apostles  of  Christ. 

14  And  no  marvel  ; for  Satan  himself  is  transformed 
into  an  angel  of  light. 

15  Therefore  it  is  no  great  thing  if  his  ministers  also 
be  transformed  as  the  ministers  of  righteousness  ; 
25  whose  end  shall  be  according  to  their  works. 

16  26 1 say  again.  Let  no  man  think  me  a fool ; if 
otherwise,  yet  as  a fool  receive  me,  that  I may  boast 
myself  a little. 

17  That  which  I speak,  27  I speak  it  not  after  the 
Lord,  but  as  it  were  foolishly,  26  in  this  confidence  of 
boasting. 

18  29  Seeing  that  many  glory  after  the  flesh,  I will 
glory  also. 

19  For  ye  suffer  fools  gladly,  5*^  seeing  ye  yourselves 
are  wise. 

20  For  ye  suffer,  ^^if  a man  bring  you  into  bondage, 
if  a man  devour  you,  if  a man  take  of  you,  if  a man 
exalt  himself,  if  a man  smite  you  on  the  face. 

21  I speak  as  concerning  reproach,  ^2  as  though  we 
had  been  weak.  Howbeit  *5  whereinsoever  any  is  bold, 
(I  speak  foolishly,)  I am  bold  also. 

22  Are  they  Hebrews  ? ^4  go  am  I.  Are  they  Israel- 
ites ? so  am  I.  Are  they  the  seed  of  Abraham  ? so  am  I. 


2 Gal.  4.  17,  18. 
3Hos.  2.  19,  20.  1 
Cor.  4.  15. 

4 Col.  1.  28. 

6 Lev.  21.  13. 

6 Gen.  3.  4.  John  8. 
44. 

7Eph.6.24,  Col.  2. 
4,  8,  18.  1 Tim.  1.  3. 
& 4.  1.  Heb.  13.  9. 
2 Pet.  3.  17. 


8 Gal.  1.  7,  8. 

9 1 Cor.  15.  10.  ch. 
12.  11.  Gal.  2.  6. 

10  1 Cor.  1.  17.  & 2. 
1,  13.  ch.  10.  10. 

11  Eph.  3.  4. 

12  ch.  4.  2.  & 5.  11. 

& 12.  12. 

13  Acts  18.  3.  1 Cor. 
9.  6,  12.  ch.  10.  1. 


14  Acts  20.  33.  ch. 
12.  13.  1 Thess.  2.  9. 
2 Thess.  3.  8,  9. 

13  Phil.  4.  10,  15,  16. 

16  ch.  12.  14,  IG. 

17  Rom.  9.  1. 

18  1 Cor.  9.  15. 

19  ch.  6.  11.  & 7.  3. 
& 12.  15. 

20  1 Cor.  9.  12. 


jealous  over  you  with  ^ a godly  jealousy  : for  I es- 
poused you  to  one  husband,  that  I might  present  you 

3 as  a pure  virgin  to  Christ.  But  I fear,  lest  by  any 
means,  as  the  serpent  beguiled  Eve  in  his  craftiness, 
your  minds  should  be  corrupted  from  the  simplicity 

4 and  the  purity  that  is  toward  Christ.  For  if  he  that 
cometh  preacheth  another  Jesus,  whom  we  did  not 
preach,  or  if  ye  receive  a different  spirit,  which  ye 
did  not  receive,  or  a different  gospel,  which  ye  did 

5 not  accept,  ye  do  well  to  bear  with  him.  For  I 
reckon  that  I am  not  a whit  behind  the  very  chief- 

6 est  apostles.  But  though  I he  rude  in  speeeh,  yet 
am  I not  in  knowledge  ; nay,  in  everything  we  have 

7 made  it  manifest  among  all  men  to  you-ward.  Or 
did  I commit  a sin  in  abasing  myself  that  ye  might 
be  exalted,  because  I preached  to  you  the  gospel  of 

8 God  for  nought  ? I robbed  other  churches,  taking 

9 wages  of  them  that  I might  minister  unto  you  ; and 
when  I was  present  with  you  and  was  in  want,  I was 
not  a burden  on  any  man  ; for  the  brethren,  when 
they  came  from  Macedonia,  supplied  the  measure  of 
my  want ; and  in  everything  I kept  myself  from 
being  burdensome  unto  you,  and  so  will  I keep  my- 

10  self  As  the  truth  of  Christ  is  in  me,  no  man  shall 
stop  me  of  this  glorying  in  the  regions  of  Achaia. 

11  Wherefore  ? because  I love  you  not  ? God  know- 

12  eth.  But  what  I do,  that  I will  do,  that  I may  cut 
off  « occasion  from  them  which  desire  an  occasion ; 
that  wherein  they  glory,  they  may  be  found  even  as 

13  we.  For  such  men  are  false  apostles,  deceitful 
workers,  fashioning  themselves  into  apostles  of 

14  Christ.  And  no  marvel  ; for  even  Satan  fashioneth 

15  himself  into  an  angel  of  light.  It  is  no  great  thing 
therefore  if  his  ministers  also  fashion  themselves  as 
ministers  of  righteousness  ; whose  end  shall  be  ac- 
cording to  their  works. 


16  I say  again,  Let  no  man  think  me  foolish  ; but  if 
ye  do,  yet  as  foolish  receive  me,  that  I also  may 

17  glory  a little.  That  which  I speak,  I speak  not 
after  the  Lord,  but  as  in  foolishness,  in  this  confi- 

18  deuce  of  glorying.  Seeing  that  many  glory  after 

19  the  flesh,  I will  glory  also.  For  ye  bear  with  the 

20  foolish  gladly,  being  wise  yourselves.  For  ye  bear 
with  a man,  if  he  bringeth  you  into  bondage,  if  he 
devoureth  you,  if  he  taketh  you  captive,  if  he  exalt- 

21  eth  himself,  if  he  smiteth  you  on  the  face.  I speak 
by  way  of  disparagement,  as  though  we  had  been 
weak.  Yet  whereinsoever  any  is  bold  (I  speak  in 

22  foolishness),  I am  bold  also.  Are  they  Hebrews  ? 
so  am  I.  Are  they  Israelites  ? so  am  I.  Are  they 


21  Acts  15.  24.  Rom. 
16.  18.  Gal.  1.  7.  & 6. 
12.  Phil.  1.  15.  2 Pet. 
2.  1.  lJohn4.  1.  Rev. 
2.  2. 

22  ch.  2.  17.  Phil.  3. 
2.  Tit.  1. 10,  11. 

23  Gal.  1.  8. 

24  ch.  3.  9. 

20  Phil.  3.  19. 


26  ver.  1.  ch.  12.  6, 

11. 

27  1 Cor.  7.  6,  12. 

28  ch.  9.  4. 

29  Phil.  3.  3,  4. 

30  1 Cor.  4.  10. 

31  Gal.  2.  4.  & 4.  9. 

32  ch.  10.  10. 

33  Phil.  3.  4. 


84  Acts  22.  3.  Rom. 
11.  1.  Phil.  3.  5. 

b Gr.  a jealousy  of 
God. 

c Gr.  thoughts, 
d Or,  those  preevii- 
nent  apostles. 

e Gr.  the  occasion  of 
them. 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  XII. 


287 


23  Are  they  ministers  of  Christ  ? (I  speak  as  a fool) 
I am  more  ; in  labours  more  abundant,  in  stripes 
above  measure,  in  prisons  more  frequent,  in  deaths  oft. 

24  Of  the  Jews  five  times  received  I-  forty  stripes 
save  one. 

25  Thrice  was  I beaten  with  rods,  ^*^once  was  I 
stoned,  thrice  I suffered  shipwreck,  a night  and  a day 
I have  been  in  the  deep  ; 

26  In  journeyings  often,  in  perils  of  waters,  in  perils 
of  robbers,  in  perils  by  mine  own  countrymen,  in 
perils  by  the  heathen,  in  perils  in  the  city,  in  perils  in 
the  wilderness,  in  perils  in  the  sea,  in  perils  among  false 
brethren  ; 

27  In  weariness  and  painfulness,  in  watchings  often, 

in  hunger  and  thirst,  in  fastings  often,  in  cold  and 

nakedness. 

28  Beside  those  things  that  are  without,  that  which 
cometh  upon  me  daily,  the  care  of  all  the  churches. 

29  Who  is  weak,  and  I am  not  weak  ? who  is  of- 
fended, and  I burn  not  ? 

30  If  I must  needs  glory,  I will  glory  of  the  things 
which  concern  mine  infirmities. 

31  The  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

which  is  blessed  for  evermore,  knoweth  that  I lie  not. 

32  In  Damascus  the  governor  under  Aretas  the 
king  kept  the  city  of  the  Damascenes  with  a garrison, 
desirous  to  apprehend  me  : 

33  And  through  a window  in  a basket  was  I let  down 
by  the  wall,  and  escaped  his  hands. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

1  For-  comrmndmg  of  his  npostleship,  though  he  might  glory  of  his  won- 
derful revelations,  9 yet  he  rather  chooseth  to  glory  of  hr s infirmities, 
11  blaniing  them  forfor-cing  him  to  this  vain  boasting.  14  Hergrorniseth 
to  come  to  them  again:  but  yet  altogether  in  the  affection  of  a father, 
20  although  he  feareth  he  shall  to  his  grief  find  many  offenders,  and 
public k disorders  there. 

IT  is  not  expedient  for  me  doubtless  to  glory.  I will 
come  to  visions  and  revelations  of  the  Lord. 

2  I knew  a man  ^ in  Christ  above  fourteen  years  ago, 
(whether  in  the  body,  I cannot  tell  ; or  whether  out  of 
the  body,  I cannot  tell : God  knoweth  ;)  such  an  one 
2 caught  up  to  the  third  heaven. 

3  And  I knew  such  a man,  (whether  in  the  body,  or 
out  of  the  body,  I cannot  tell  : God  knoweth  ;) 

4  How  that  he  was  caught  up  into  ^paradise,  and 
heard  unspeakable  words,  which  it  is  not  lawful  for  a 
man  to  utter. 

5  Of  such  an  one  will  I glory  : ^ yet  of  myself  I will 
not  glory,  but  in  mine  infirmities. 

6  For  ® though  I would  desire  to  glory,  I shall  not  be 
a fool  ; for  I will  say  the  truth  ; but  now  I forbear,  lest 
any  man  should  think  of  me  above  that  which  he  seeth 
me  to  he,  or  that  he  heareth  of  me. 

7  And  lest  I should  be  exalted  above  measure  through 
the  abundance  of  the  revelations,  there  was  given  to 
me  a ® thorn  in  the  flesh,  the  messenger  of  Satan  to 
buffet  me,  lest  I should  be  exalted  above  measure. 

8  ® For  this  thing  I besought  the  Lord  thrice,  that  it 
might  depart  from  me. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me.  My  grace  is  sufficient  for 
thee  : for  my  strength  is  made  perfect  in  weakness. 

36  1 Cor.  15.  10.  « Acts  27.  41.  4r.  i Cor.  4.  11. 

36  Acts  9.  16.  & 20.  ^ Acts  9.  23.  & 13.  “o  See  Acts  20.  18, 

23.  & 21.  11.  ch.  G.  4,  50.  & 14.  5.  & 17.  5.  & &c.  Rom.  1.  14. 

5.  20.  3.  cSr,  21.  31.  & 23.  1 Cor.  8.  13.  & 9. 

37 1 Cor.  15.  30,  31,  10,  11.  & 25.  3.  22. 

32.  ch.  1.  9,  10.  & 4.  « Acts  14.  5.  & 19.  “s  eh.  12.  5,  9,  10. 

11.  & 6.  9.  23.  46  Rdm.  1.  9.  & 9.  1. 

33  Dent.  25.  3.  44  Acts  20.  31.  ch.  cli.  1.  23.  Gal.  1.  20. 

36  Acts  16.  22.  6.  5.  1 Thess.  2.  6. 

46  Acts  14.  19. 


23  the  seed  of  Abraham  ? so  am  I.  Are  they  ministers 
of  Christ  ? (I  speak  as  one  beside  himself)  I more  ; 
in  labours  more  abundantly,  in  prisons  more  abun- 

24  dantly,  in  stripes  above  measure,  in  deaths  oft.  Of 
the  Jews  five  times  received  I forty  stripes  save  one. 

25  Thrice  was  I beaten  with  rods,  once  was  I stoned, 
thrice  I suffered  shipwreck,  a night  and  a day  have 

26  I been  in  the  deep  ; in  journeyings  often,  in  perils 
of  rivers,  in  perils  of  robbers,  in  perils  from  my 
f countrymen,  in  perils  from  the  Gentiles,  in  perils 
in  the  city,  in  perils  in  the  wilderness,  in  perils  in 

27  the  sea,  in  perils  among  false  brethren  ; in  labour 
and  travail,  in  watchings  often,  in  hunger  and  thirst, 

28  in  fastings  often,  in  cold  and  nakedness,  s' Beside 
those  things  that  are  without,  there  is  that  which 
presseth  upon  me  daily,  anxiety  for  all  the  churches. 

29  Who  is  weak,  and  I am  not  weak  ? who  is  made  to 

30  stumble,  and  I burn  not  ? If  I must  needs  glory, 
I will  glory  of  the  things  that  concern  my  weak- 

31  ness.  The  God  and  Father  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  he 
who  is  blessed  for  evermore,  knoweth  that  I lie 

32  not.  In  Damascus  the  governor  under  Aretas  the 
king  guarded  the  city  of  the  Damascenes,  in  order 

33  to  take  me  : and  through  a window  was  I let  down 
in  a basket  by  the  wall,  and  escaped  his  hands. 


12  « I must  needs  glory,  though  it  is  not  expedient ; 

but  I will  come  to  visions  and  revelations  of  the 

2 Lord.  I know  a man  in  Christ,  fourteen  years  ago 
(whether  in  the  body,  I know  not ; or  whether  out 
of  the  body,  I know  not ; God  knoweth),  such  a one 

3 caught  up  even  to  the  third  heaven.  And  I know 
such  a man  (whether  in  the  body,  or  apart  from  the 

4 body,  I know  not ; God  knoweth),  how  that  he  was 
caught  up  into  Paradise,  and  heard  unspeakable 
words,  which  it  is  not  lawful  for  a man  to  utter. 

5 On  behalf  of  such  a one  will  I glory  : but  on  mine 
own  behalf  I will  not  glory,  save  in  my  weaknesses. 

6 For  if  I should  desire  to  glory,  I shall  not  be  fool- 
ish ; for  I shall  speak  the  truth  : but  I forbear,  lest 
any  man  should  account  of  me  above  that  which  he 

7 seeth  me  to  he,  or  heareth  from  me.  And  by  reason 
of  the  exceeding  greatness  of  the  revelations  — 
wherefore,  that  I should  not  be  exalted  overmuch, 
there  was  given  to  me  a ^ thorn  in  the  flesh,  a mes- 
senger of ' Satan  to  buffet  me,  that  I should  not  be 

8 exalted  overmuch.  Concerning  this  thing  I besought 
the  Lord  thrice,  that  it  might  depart  from  me. 

9 And  he  hath  said  unto  me.  My  grace  is  sufficient 
for  thee  : for  my  power  is  made  perfect  in  weak- 

66  Rora.  9.  5.  7 Job  2.  7.  Luke  13.  that  come  out  of 

67  Acts  9. 24, 25.  16.  course. 

7 Rom.  16.  7.  ch.  6.  8 gee  Deut.  3.  23-  h Gr.  unto  the  ages. 

17.  Gal.  1.  22.  27.  Matt.  26. 44.  a Some  ancient  au- 

2 Acts  22.  17.  / Gr.  race.  thorities  read  ‘Now  to 

3 Luke  23.  43.  .9  Or,  Beside  the  glory  is  not  expedient, 

4 ch.  11.30.  things  which  I omit,  but  I will  come  dec. 

6 ch.  10.  8.  & 11.  16.  Or,  Beside  the  things  b Or,  stake. 

6 See  Ezek.  28.  24. 

Gal.  4.  13,  14. 


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II.  CORINTHIANS,  XIII. 


Most  gladly  therefore  ^ will  I rather  glory  in  my  in- 
firmities, that  the  power  of  Christ  may  rest  upon  me. 

10  Therefore  I take  pleasure  in  infirmities,  in  re- 
proaches, in  necessities,  in  persecutions,  in  distresses  for 
Christ’s  sake  : for  when  I am  weak,  then  am  I strong. 

11  I am  become  a fool  in  glorying  ; ye  have  com- 
pelled me  : for  I ought  to  have  been  commended  of 
you  : for  ^^in  nothing  am  I behind  the  very  chiefest 
apostles,  though  I be  nothing. 

12  Truly  the  signs  of  an  apostle  were  wrought 
among  you  in  all  patience,  in  signs,  and  wonders,  and 
mighty  deeds. 

13  For  what  is  it  wherein  ye  were  inferior  to  other 
churches,  except  it  he  that  I myself  was  not  burden- 
some to  you  ? forgive  me  this  wrong. 

14  Behold,  the  third  time  I am  ready  to  come  to 
you  ; and  I will  not  be  burdensome  to  you  : for  I 
seek  not  your’s,  but  you  : for  the  children  ought  not 
to  lay  up  for  the  parents,  but  the  parents  for  the 
children. 

15  And  23  I will  very  gladly  spend  and  be  spent  24  for 
you  ; though  23  the  more  abundantly  I love  you,  the  less 
I be  loved. 

16  But  be  it  so,  26 1 did  not  burden  you  : neverthe- 
less, being  crafty,  I caught  you  with  guile. 

17  27  Did  I make  a gain  of  you  by  any  of  them  whom 
I sent  unto  you  ? 

18  28  I desired  Titus,  and  with  him  I sent  a 29  brother. 
Did  Titus  make  a gain  of  you  ? walked  we  not  in  the 
same  spirit  ? walked  we  not  in  the  same  steps  ? 

19  Again,  think  ye  that  we  excuse  ourselves  unto 
you  ? we  speak  before  God  in  Christ : ®2  but  we  do 
all  things,  dearly  beloved,  for  your  edifying. 

20  For  I fear,  lest,  when  I come,  I shall  not  find  you 
such  as  I would,  and  that  I shall  be  found  unto  you 
such  as  ye  would  not  : lest  there  he  debates,  envyings, 
wraths,  strifes,  backbitings,  whisperings,  swellings,  tu- 
mults : 

21  And  lest,  when  I come  again,  my  God 
humble  me  among  you,  and  that  I shall  bewail  many 

which  have  sinned  already,  and  have  not  repented  of 
the  uncleanness  and  fornication  and  lasciviousness 
which  they  have  committed. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 He  threateneth  severity,  and  the  power  of  Ms  apostleship  against  obsti- 
nate sinners.  5 And  advising  them  to  a trial  of  their  faith,  7 and  to  a 

reformation  of  their  sins  before  his  corning,  11  he  concludeth  his 

epistle  with  a general  exhortation  and  a prayer. 

This  is  ^ the  third  time  I am  coming  to  you.  2 Jjj 
the  mouth  of  two  or  three  witnesses  shall  every 
word  be  established. 

2  ® I told  you  before,  and  foretell  you,  as  if  I were 
present,  the  second  time  ; and  being  absent  now  I write 
to  them  ^ which  heretofore  have  sinned,  and  to  all  other, 
that,  if  I come  again,  ® I will  not  spare  : 

3  Since  ye  seek  a proof  of  Christ  ® speaking  in  me, 
which  to  you- ward  is  not  weak,  but  is  mighty  in  you. 

4  ®For  though  he  was  crucified  through  weakness. 


ness.  Most  gladly  therefore  will  I rather  glory  in 
my  weaknesses,  that  the  strength  of  Christ  may  ^ rest 

10  upon  me.  Wherefore  I take  pleasure  in  weaknesses, 
in  injuries,  .in  necessities,  in  persecutions,  in  dis- 
tresses, for  Christ’s  sake  : for  when  I am  weak, 
then  am  I strong. 

11  I am  become  foolish  : ye  compelled  me  ; for  I 
ought  to  have  been  commended  of  you  : for  in  no- 
thing was  I behind  the  very  chiefest  apostles,  though 

12  I am  nothing.  Truly  the  signs  of  an  apostle  were 
wrought  among  you  in  all  patience,  by  signs  and 

13  wonders  and  « mighty  works.  For  what  is  there 
wherein  ye  were  made  inferior  to  the  rest  of  the 
churches,  except  it  he  that  I myself  was  not  a bur- 
den to  you  ? forgive  me  this  wrong. 

14  Behold,  this  is  the  third  time  I am  ready  to  come 
to  you  ; and  I will  not  be  a burden  to  you  : for  I 
seek  not  yours,  but  you  : for  the  children  ought  not 
to  lay  up  for  the  parents,  but  the  parents  for  the 

15  children.  And  I will  most  gladly  spend  and  be 

spent  for  your  souls.  If  I love  you  more  abun- 

16  dantly,  am  I loved  the  less  ? But  be  it  so,  I did  not 
myself  burden  you  ; but,  being  crafty,  I caught  you 

17  with  guile.  Did  I take  advantage  of  you  by  any 

18  one  of  them  whom  I have  sent  unto  you  ? I ex- 
horted Titus,  and  I sent  the  brother  with  him.  Did 
Titus  take  any  advantage  of  you  ? walked  we  not 
by  the  same  Spirit  ? walked  we  not  in  the  same 
steps  ? 

19  S'  Ye  think  all  this  time  that  we  are  excusing  our- 
selves unto  you.  In  the  sight  of  God  speak  we  in 
Christ.  But  all  things,  beloved,  are  for  your  edify- 

20  ing.  For  I fear,  lest  by  any  means,  when  I come,  I 
should  find  you  not  such  as  I would,  and  should  my- 
self be  found  of  you  such  as  ye  would  not  ; lest  by 
any  means  there  should  he  strife,  jealousy,  wraths, 
factions,  backbitings,  whisperings,  swellings,  *tu- 

21  mults  ; lest,  when  I come  again,  my  God  should 
humble  me  before  you,  and  I should  mourn  for 
many  of  them  that  have  sinned  heretofore,  and  re- 
pented not  of  the  uncleanness  and  fornication  and 
lasciviousness  which  they  committed. 


13  This  is  the  third  time  I am  coming  to  you.  At 
the  mouth  of  two  witnesses  or  three  shall  every 

2 word  be  established.  I have  said  ” beforehand,  and 
I do  say  ® beforehand,  ^ as  when  I was  present  the 
second  time,  so  now,  being  absent,  to  them  that 
have  sinned  heretofore,  and  to  all  the  rest,  that,  if  I 

3 come  again,  I will  not  spare  ; seeing  that  ye  seek  a 
proof  of  Christ  that  speaketh  in  me  ; who  to  you- 

4 ward  is  not  weak,  but  is  powerful  in  you  : for  he 
was  crucified  through  weakness,  yet  he  liveth 


9 ch.  11.  30. 

10  1 Pet.  4.  14. 

11  Rom.  5.  3.  ch.  7. 
4. 

12  ch.  13.  4. 

13  ch.  11.  1,  16,  17. 

11  ch.  11.  5.  Gal.  2. 

’ 15  1 Cor.  3.  7.  & 15. 
8,  9.  Eph.  3.  8. 

16  Rom.  15.  18,  19. 


1 Cor.  9.  2.  ch.  4.  2. 
&6.  4.  &11.  6. 

11  1 Cor.  1.  7. 

18  1 Cor.  9.  12.  ch. 
11.  9. 

19  ch.  11.  7. 

20  ch.  13.  1. 

21  Acts  20.  33.  1 Cor. 
10.  33. 

22  1 Cor.  4.  14,  15. 

23  Phil.  2.  17.  1 

I Thess.  2.  8. 


21  John  10.  11.  ch. 

1.  6.  Col.  1.  24.  2 Tim. 

2.  10. 

25  ch.  6.  12,  13. 

26  ch.  11.  9. 

21  ch.  7.  2. 

28  ch.  8.  6,  16,  22. 

29  ch.  8.  18. 

30  ch.  5.  12. 

31  Rom.  9.  1.  ch.  11. 
31. 

32  1 Cor.  10.  33. 


33  1 Cor.  4.  21.  ch. 
10.  2.  & 13.  2,  10. 

31  ch.  2.  1,  4. 

, 35  ch.  13.  2. 

36  1 Cor.  5.  1. 

1 ch.  12. 14. 
2Num.35.  30.  Deut. 

17.  6.  & 19.  15.  Matt. 

18.  16.  John.  8.  17. 
Heb.  10.  28. 

3 ch.  10.  2. 

1 ch.  12.  21. 


6  ch.  1.  23. 

6 Matt.  10.  20.  1 

Cor.  5.  4.  ch.  2.  10. 

7 1 Cor.  9.  2. 

8 Phil.  2.  7,  8.  1 

Pet.  3.  18. 

c Or,  cover  me.  Gr. 
spread  a tabernacle 
over  me. 

d Or,  those  preemi- 
nent apostles. 

e Gr.  powers. 


/Gr.  spent  out. 
g Or,  Think  ye  ..  . 
youf 

h Or,  disorders, 
a Or,  plainly, 
b Or,  as  if  I were 
present  the  second 
time,  even  though  I 
am  now  absent. 


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yet  ®he  liveth  by  the  power  of  God.  For  i<>we  also  are 
weak  in  him,  but  we  shall  live  with  him  by  the  power 
of  God  toward  you. 

5 Examine  yourselves,  whether  ye  be  in  the  faith  ; 
prove  your  own  selves.  Know  ye  not  your  own  selves, 

how  that  Jesus  Christ  is  in  you,  except  ye  be  repro- 
bates ? 

6 But  I trust  that  ye  shall  know  that  we  are  not  re- 
probates. 

7 Now  I pray  to  God  that  ye  do  no  evil ; not  that  we 
should  appear  approved,  but  that  ye  should  do  that 
which  is  honest,  though  we  be  as  reprobates. 

8 For  we  can  do  Clothing  against  the  truth,  but  for 
the  truth. 

9 For  we  are  glad,  i®when  we  are  weak,  and  ye  are 
strong  : and  this  also  we  wish,  even  your  perfection. 

10  Therefore  I write  these  things  being  absent,  lest 
being  present  I should  use  sharpness,  according  to 
the  power  which  the  Lord  hath  given  me  to  edification, 
and  not  to  destruction. 

11  Finally,  brethren,  farewell.  Be  perfect,  be  of 
good  comfort,  be  of  one  mind,  live  in  peace  ; and  the 
God  of  love  21  and  peace  shall  be  with  you. 

12  22  Greet  one  another  with  an  holy  kiss. 

13  All  the  saints  salute  you. 

14  23Xhe  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the 
love  of  God,  and  24  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
he  with  you  all.  Amen. 

H The  second  epistle  to  the  Corinthians  was  written  from  Philippi,  a 
city  of  Macedonia,  by  Titus  and  Lucas. 


through  the  power  of  God.  For  we  also  are  weak 
in  him,  but  we  shall  live  with  him  through  the 

5 power  of  God  toward  you.  Try  your  own  selves, 
whether  ye  be  in  the  faith  ; prove  your  own  selves. 
Or  know  ye  not  as  to  your  own  selves,  that  Je.sus 
Christ  is  in  you  ? unless  indeed  ye  be  reprobate. 

6 But  I hope  that  ye  shall  know  that  we  are  not  re- 

7 probate.  Now  we  pray  to  God  that  ye  do  no  evil  ; 
not  that  we  may  appear  approved,  but  that  ye  may 
do  that  which  is  honourable,  ^ though  we  be  as  re- 

8 probate.  For  we  can  do  nothing  against  the  truth, 

9 but  for  the  truth.  For  we  rejoice,  when  we  are 
weak,  and  ye  are  strong ; this  we  also  pray  for, 

10  even  your  perfecting.  For  this  cause  I write  these 
things  while  absent,  that  I may  not  when  present 
deal  sharply,  according  to  the  authority  which  the 
Lord  gave  me  for  building  up,  and  not  for  casting 
down. 


11  Finally,  brethren,  ® farewell.  Be  perfected  ; be 
comforted  ; be  of  the  same  mind  ; live  in  peace  : 
and  the  God  of  love  and  peace  shall  be  with  you. 

12  Salute  one  another  with  a holy  kiss. 

13  All  the  saints  salute  you. 

14  The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
with  you  all. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

GALATIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

8 He  wondereth  that  they  have  so  soon  left  him,  and  the  gospel,  8 and  ac- 
curseth  those  that  preach  any  other  gospel  than  he  did.  \\  He  learned 
! the  gospel  not  of  men,  but  of  God:  14  and  sheweth  tv  hat  he  was  before 
his  calling,  17  and  what  he  did  presently  after  it. 

AUL,  an  apostle,  (^not  of  men,  neither  by  man, 
but  2 by  Jesus  Christ,  and  God  the  Father,  ® who 
raised  him  from  the  dead  ;) 

2 And  all  the  brethren  ^ which  are  with  me,  ® unto  the 
churches  of  Galatia  : 

3 ® Grace  he  to  you  and  peace  from  God  the  Father, 
and  from  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

4 Who  gave  himself  for  our  sins,  that  he  might  de- 
liver us  ® from  this  present  evil  world,  according  to  the 
will  of  God  and  our  Father  : 

5 To  whom  he  glory  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

6 I marvel  that  ye  are  so  soon  removed  ® from  him 
that  called  you  into  the  grace  of  Christ  unto  another 
gospel : 


9 Rom.  6.  4. 

11 1 Cor.  4.  21.  ch. 

22  Rom.  16.  16.  1 

10  See  ch.  10.  3, 

4. 

2.  3.  & 10.  2.  & 12.  20, 

Cor.  16.  20.  1 Thess. 

n 1 Cor.  11.  28. 

21. 

6.  26,  1 Pet.  5.  14. 

12  Rom.  8.  10. 

Gal. 

18  Tit.  1. 13. 

23  Rom.  16.  24. 

4.  19. 

19  Ch.  10.  8. 

24  Phil.  2.  1. 

13 1 Cor.  9.  27. 

20  Rom.  12.  16, 18.  & 

1 ver.  11,  12. 

14  ch.  6.  9. 

15.  6.  1 Cor.  1.  10. 

2 Acts  9.  6.  & 22.  10, 

16  1 Cor.  4.  10. 

ch. 

Phil.  2.  2.  & 3.  16.  1 

15,  21.  & 26.  16.  Tit. 

11.  30.  & 12.  5,  9, 

10. 

Pet.  3.  8. 

1.  3. 

16  1 Thess.  3.  10. 

21  Rom.  15.  33. 

8 Acts  2.  24. 

1 Paul,  an  apostle  (not  from  men,  neither  through 
“ man,  but  through  Jesus  Christ,  and  God  the  Fa- 

2 ther,  who  raised  him  from  the  dead),  and  all  the 
brethren  which  are  with  me,  unto  the  churches  of 

3 Galatia  : Grace  to  you  and  peace  ^ from  God  the 

4 Father,  and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  gave  him- 
self for  our  sins,  that  he  might  deliver  us  out  of 
this  present  evil  world,  according  to  the  will  of 

5 our  God  and  Father  : to  whom  he  the  glory  ^ for 
ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

6 I marvel  that  ye  are  so  quickly  removing  from 
him  that  called  you  in  the  grace  of  Christ  unto  a 


♦ Phil.  2,  22.  & 4.  21.  8 See  Is.  66.  17.  a Or,  a man. 

6 1 Cor.  16.  1.  John  15.  19.  & 17.  14.  b Some  ancient  au- 

® Rom.  1.  7.  1 Cor.  Heb.  2.  6,  & 6.  6.  1 thorities  read  from 

1.  3.  2 Cor.  1.  2.  Ejph.  John  6.  19.  God  our  Father,  and 

1.  2.  Phil.  1.  2.  Col.  ® ch.  5. 8.  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

1.  2.  1 Thess.  1.  1.  2 c Many  ancient  au-  c Or,  age. 

Thess.  1,2.  2 John  3.  thorities  read  m7//.  rf  Gr.  unto  the  ages 

’>  Matt.  20. 28.  Rom.  d Gr.  and  that.  of  the  ages. 

4.  25.  ch.  2.  20.  Tit.  e Or,  rejoice : be  per- 

2.  14,  fected. 


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7 Which  is  not  another  ; hut  there  be  some  that 
trouble  you,  and  would  pervert  the  gospel  of  Christ. 

8 But  though  we,  or  an  angel  from  heaven,  preach 
any  other  gospel  unto  you  than  that  which  we  have 
preached  unto  you,  let  him  be  accursed. 

9 As  we  said  before,  so  say  I now  again.  If  any  man 
preach  any  other  gospel  unto  you  ^^than  that  ye  have 
received,  let  him  be  accursed. 

10  For  do  I now  persuade  men,  or  God  ? or  do 
I seek  to  please  men  ? for  if  I yet  pleased  men,  I 
should  not  be  the  servant  of  Christ. 

11  But  I certify  you,  brethren,  that  the  gospel 
which  was  preached  of  me  is  not  after  man. 

12  For  I neither  received  it  of  man,  neither  was  I 
taught  it,  but  by  the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ. 

13  For  ye  have  heard  of  my  conversation  in  time 
past  in  the  Jews’  religion,  how  that  beyond  measure  I 
persecuted  the  church  of  God,  and  wasted  it : 

14  And  profited  in  the  Jews’  religion  above  many  my 
equals  in  mine  own  nation,  being  more  exceedingly 
zealous  ‘^®of  the  traditions  of  my  fathers. 

15  But  when  it  pleased  God,  '^^who  separated  me 
from  my  mother’s  womb,  and  called  me  by  his  grace, 

16  To  reveal  his  Son  in  me,  that  I might  preach 
him  among  the  heathen  ; immediately  I conferred  not 
with  flesh  and  blood  : 

17  Neither  went  I up  to  Jerusalem  to  them  which 
were  apostles  before  me  ; but  I went  into  Arabia,  and 
returned  again  unto  Damascus. 

18  Then  after  three  years  ^8 1 went  up  to  Jerusalem 
to  see  Peter,  and  abode  with  him  fifteen  days. 

19  But  29  other  of  the  apostles  saw  I none,  save 
James  the  Lord’s  brother. 

20  Now  the  things  which  I write  unto  you,  behold, 
before  God,  I lie  not. 

21  Afterwards  I came  into  the  regions  of  Syria 
and  Cilicia  ; 

22  And  was  unknown  by  face  ®®unto  the  churches  of 
Judaea  which  were  in  Christ  : 

23  But  they  had  heard  only.  That  he  which  perse- 
cuted us  in  times  past  now  preacheth  the  faith  which 
once  he  destroyed. 

24  And  they  glorified  God  in  me. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 He  sheweth  when  he  went  up  again  to  Jerusalem,  and  for  what  'pur- 
pose: 3 a'ndthat  Titus  was  not  circumcised:  11  and  that  he  resisted 
Peter,  and  told  him  the  reason,  14  why  he  and  other,  being  Jews,  do 
believe  in  Christ  to  be  justified  by  faith,  and  not  by  works:  20  and  that 
they  live  not  in  sin,  who  are  so  justified. 

Then  fourteen  years  after  ^ I went  up  again  to  Je- 
rusalem with  Barnabas,  and  took  Titus  with  me 

also. 

2  And  I went  up  by  revelation,  ^ and  communicated 
unto  them  that  gospel  which  I preach  among  the  Gen- 
tiles, but  privately  to  them  which  were  of  reputation, 
lest  by  any  means  ® I should  run,  or  had  run,  in  vain. 

3  But  neither  Titus,  who  was  with  me,  being  a Greek, 
was  compelled  to  be  circumcised  : 

4  And  that  because  of  ^ false  brethren  unawares 

10  2 Cor.  11.  4.  16  1 Thess.  2. 4.  Jam.  9.  Phil.  3.  6. 

11  Acts  15.  1,  24.  2 4.  4.  23  Jer.  9.  14.  Matt. 

Cor.  2.  17.  & 11.  13.  17  1 Cor.  15.  1.  15.  2.  Mark  7.  5. 

ch.  5.  10,  12.  18  ver.  1.  1 Cor.  15.  Is.  49.  1,  5.  Jer. 

12  1 Cor.  16.  22.  1,  3.  1.  5,  Acts  9.  15.  & 13. 

13  Deut.  4.  2.  & 12.  lo  Eph.  3.  3.  2.  & 22.  14,  15.  Rom. 

32.  Pro.  30.  G.  Rev.  20  Acts  9.  1.  & 22.  4.  1.1. 

22.  18.  & 26.  11.  1 Tim.  1.  25  2 Cor.  4.  6. 

11  1 Thess.  2.  4.  13.  20  Acts  9.  15.  & 22. 

15  1 Sam.  24.  7.  Matt.  21  Acts  8.  3.  21.  & 26. 17, 18.  Rom. 

28.  14.  1 John  3.  19.  22  Acts  22.  3.  & 26.  11.  13.  Eph.  3.  8. 


7 different  gospel  ; which  is  not  another  gospel : only 
there  are  some  that  trouble  you,  and  would  pervert 

8 the  gospel  of  Christ.  But  though  we,  or  an  angel 
from  heaven,  should  preach  ® unto  you  any  gospel 

other  than  that  which  we  preached  unto  you,  let 

9 him  be  anathema.  As  we  have  said  before,  so  say 
I now  again.  If  any  man  preacheth  unto  you  any 
gospel  other  than  that  which  ye  received,  let  him  be 

10  anathema.  For  am  I now  persuading  men,  or  God  ? 
or  am  I seeking  to  please  men  ? if  I were  still 
pleasing  men,  I should  not  be  a s'  servant  of  Christ. 

11  For  I make  known  to  you,  brethren,  as  touching 
the  gospel  which  was  preached  by  me,  that  it  is  not 

12  after  man.  For  neither  did  I receive  it  from  * man, 
nor  was  I taught  it,  but  it  came  to  me  through  reve- 

13  lation  of  Jesus  Christ.  For  ye  have  heard  of  my 
manner  of  life  in  time  past  in  the  Jews’  religion, 
how  that  beyond  measure  I persecuted  the  church 

14  of  God,  and  made  havock  of  it : and  I advanced  in 
the  Jews’  religion  beyond  many  of  mine  own  age 
7 among  my  countrymen,  being  more  exceedingly 

15  zealous  for  the  traditions  of  my  fathers.  But  when 
it  was  the  good  pleasure  of  God,  who  separated  me, 
even  from  my  mother’s  womb,  and  called  me  through 

16  his  grace,  to  reveal  his  Son  in  me,  that  I might 
preach  him  among  the  Gentiles  ; immediate!}'  I 

17  conferred  not  with  flesh  and  blood  : neither  went 
I up  to  Jerusalem  to  them  which  were  apostles  be- 
fore me  : but  I went  away  into  Arabia  ; and  again 
I returned  unto  Damascus. 

18  Then  after  three  years  I went  up  to  Jerusalem 
to  j visit  Cephas,  and  tarried  with  him  fifteen  days. 

19  But  other  of  the  apostles  saw  I none,  ^ save  James 

20  the  Lord’s  brother.  Now  touching  the  things  which 
I write  unto  you,  behold,  before  God,  I lie  not. 

21  Then  I came  into  the  regions  of  Syria  and  Cilicia. 

22  And  I was  still  unknown  by  face  unto  the  churches 

23  of  Judaea  which  were  in  Christ : but  they  only 
heard  say.  He  that  once  persecuted  us  now  preach- 

24  eth  the  faith  of  which  he  once  made  havock  ; and 
they  glorified  God  in  me. 


2  Then  « after  the  space  of  fourteen  years  I went 
up  again  to  Jerusalem  with  Barnabas,  taking  Titus 

2 also  with  me.  And  I went  up  by  revelation  ; and  I 
laid  before  them  the  gospel  which  I preach  among 
the  Gentiles,  but  privately  before  them  who  ^ were 
of  repute,  lest  by  any  means  I should  be  running, 

3 or  had  run,  in  vain.  But  not  even  Titus  who  was 
with  me,  being  a Greek,  was  compelled  to  be  cir- 

4 cumcised  : and  that  because  of  the  false  brethren 

27  Matt.  16.  17.  1 7 Acts  15.  2.  g Gr.  bond-servant. 

Cor.  15.  60.  Eph.  6.  2 Acts  16.  12.  h Or,  a man. 

12.  * Phil.  2. 16.  1 Thess.  i Gr.  in  'my  race. 

28  Acts  9.  26.  3. 6.  j Or,  become  ac- 

20  1 Cor.  9.  5.  Acts  15.  1,  24.  2 quainted  with. 

30  Matt.  13. 65.  Mark  Cor.  11.  26.  k Or,  but  only. 

6.  3.  e Some  ancient  an-  a Or,  in  the  course 

31  Rom.  9.  1.  thorities  omit  unto  of. 

32  Acts  9.  30.  you.  b Or,  are. 

33  1 Thess.  2.  14.  / Or,  contrary  to  c Or,  but  it  was  te- 

3^  Rom.  16.  7.  that.  cause  of. 


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291 


brought  in,  who  came  in  privily  to  spy  out  our  ® liberty 
which  we  have  in  Christ  Jesus,  ® that  they  might  bring 
us  into  bondage  : 

5 To  whom  we  gave  place  by  subjection,  no,  not  for 
an  hour  ; that  the  truth  of  the  gospel  might  continue 
with  you. 

6 But  of  these  ® who  seemed  to  be  somewhat,  (what- 
soever they  were,  it  maketh  no  matter  to  me  : ® God 
accepteth  no  man’s  person  :)  for  they  who  seemed  to  he 
somewhat  in  conference  added  nothing  to  me  ; 

7 But  contrariwise,  when  they  saw  that  the  gospel 
of  the  uncircumcision  was  committed  unto  me,  as  the 
gospel  of  the  circumcision  was  unto  Peter  ; 

8 (For  he  that  wrought  effectually  in  Peter  to  the 
apostleship  of  the  circumcision,  the  same  was  mighty 
in  me  toward  the  Gentiles  :) 

9 And  when  James,  Cephas,  and  John,  who  seemed 
to  be  pillars,  perceived  i®the  grace  that  was  given 
unto  me,  they  gave  to  me  and  Barnabas  the  right  hands 
of  fellowship  ; that  we  should  go  unto  the  heathen,  and 
they  unto  the  circumcision. 

10  Only  they  would  that  we  should  remember  the 
poor  ; the  same  which  I also  was  forward  to  do. 

11  But  when  Peter  was  come  to  Antioch,  I with- 
stood him  to  the  face,  because  he  was  to  be  blamed. 

12  For  before  that  certain  came  from  James,  i®he 
did  eat  with  the  Gentiles  : but  when  they  were  come,  he 
withdrew  and  separated  himself,  fearing  them  which 
were  of  the  circumcision. 

13  And  the  other  Jews  dissembled  likewise  with  him  ; 
insomuch  that  Barnabas  also  was  carried  away  with 
their  dissimulation. 

14  But  when  I saw  that  they  walked  not  uprightly 
according  to  the  truth  of  the  gospel,  I said  unto  Pe- 
ter ^1  before  them  all,  If  thou,  being  a Jew,  livest  after 
the  manner  of  Gentiles,  and  not  as  do  the  Jews,  why 
compellest  thou  the  Gentiles  to  live  as  do  the  Jews  ? 

15  23  We  who  are  Jews  by  nature,  and  not  2^  sinners 
of  the  Gentiles, 

16  25  Knowing  that  a man  is  not  justified  by  the  works 
of  the  law,  but  25  by  the  faith  of  Jesus  Christ,  even  we 
have  believed  in  Jesus  Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified 
by  the  faith  of  Christ,  and  not  by  the  works  of  the  law  : 
for  27  by  the  works  of  the  law  shall  no  flesh  be  justified. 

17  But  if,  while  we  seek  to  be  justified  by  Christ,  we 
ourselves  also  are  found  28  sinners,  is  therefore  Christ 
the  minister  of  sin  ? God  forbid. 

18  For  if  I build  again  the  things  which  I destroyed, 
I make  myself  a transgressor. 

19  For  I 29  through  the  law  am  dead  to  the  law, 
that  I might  live  unto  God. 

20  I am  82  crucified  with  Christ : nevertheless  I live  ; 
yet  not  I,  but  Christ  liveth  in  me  : and  the  life  which  I 
now  live  in  the  flesh  83  I bye  by  the  faith  of  the  Son  of 
God,  8^  who  loved  me,  and  gave  himself  for  me. 

21  I do  not  frustrate  the  grace  of  God  : for  85  if 
righteousness  come  by  the  law,  then  Christ  is  dead  in 
vain. 

B ch.  3.  25.  & 5.  1,  2.  7.  2 Tim.  1.  11.  ” Acts  11.  30.  & 24. 

13.  12  1 Thess.  2.  4.  17.  Rom.  15.  25.  1 

*2  Cor.  11.  20.  ch.  i3  Acts  9.  15.  & 13.  Cor.  16.  1.  2 Cor.  8, 

4.  3,  9.  2.  & 22.  21.  & 26.  17,  & 9,  chapters. 

2 ver.  14.  ch.  3.  1.  18.  1 Cor.  15.  10.  ch.  Acts  15.  35. 

& 4.  16.  1.  16.  Col.  1.  29.  w Acts  10.  28.  & 11. 

« ch.  6.  3.  14  ch.  3.  5.  3. 

9 Acts  10.  34.  Rom.  i3  Matt.  16. 18.  Eph.  20  ver.  6. 

2.  11.  2.  20.  Rev.  21.  14.  21  1 Tim.  5.  20. 

10  2 Cor.  12.  11.  10  Rom.  1.  5.  & 12.  3,  22  Acts  10.  28.  & 11. 

11  Acts  13.  46.  Rom.  6.  & 1.5.  15.  1 Cor.  15.  3. 

1.  5.  &11.  13.  1 Tim.  10.  Eph.  3.  8.  23  Acts  15,  10,  11. 


privily  brought  in,  who  came  in  privily  to  spy  out 
our  liberty  which  we  have  in  Christ  Jesus,  that  they 

5 might  bring  us  into  bondage  : to  whom  we  gave 
place  in  the  way  of  subjection,  no,  not  for  an 
hour  ; that  the  truth  of  the  gospel  might  continue 

6 with  you.  But  from  those  who  ^ were  reputed  to 
be  somewhat  (^  whatsoever  they  were,  it  maketh  no 
matter  to  me  : God  accepteth  not  man’s  person)  — 
they,  I say,  who  were  of  repute  imparted  nothing  to 

7 me  : but  contrariwise,  when  they  saw  that  I had 
been  iiitrusted  with  the  gospel  of  the  uncircumci- 
sion, even  as  Peter  with  the  gospel  of  the  circumci- 

8 sion  (for  he  that  wrought  for  Peter  unto  the  apostle- 
ship of  the  circumcision  wrought  for  me  also  unto  the 

9 Gentiles)  ; and  when  they  perceived  the  grace  that 
was  given  unto  me,  James  and  Cephas  and  John, 
they  who  ^ were  reputed  to  be  pillars,  gave  to  me 
and  Barnabas  the  right  hands  of  fellowship,  that  we 
should  go  unto  the  Gentiles,  and  they  unto  the  cir- 

10  cumcision  ; only  they  would  that  we  should  remem- 
ber the  poor  ; which  very  thing  I was  also  zealous 
to  do. 

11  But  when  Cephas  came  to  Antioch,  I resisted  him 

12  to  the  face,  because  he  stood  condemned.  For  be- 
fore that  certain  came  from  James,  he  did  eat  with 
the  Gentiles  : but  when  they  came,  he  drew  back 
and  separated  himself,  fearing  them  that  were  of 

13  the  circumcision.  And  the  rest  of  the  Jews  dis- 
sembled likewise  with  him  ; insomuch  that  even 
Barnabas  was  carried  away  with  their  dissimulation. 

14  But  when  I saw  that  they  walked  not  uprightly  ac- 
cording to  the  truth  of  the  gospel,  I said  unto 
Cephas  before  them  all.  If  thou,  being  a Jew,  livest 
as  do  the  Gentiles,  and  not  as  do  the  Jews,  how 
compellest  thou  the  Gentiles  to  live  as  do  the  Jews  ? 

15  We  being  Jews  by  nature,  and  not  sinners  of  the 

16  Gentiles,  yet  knowing  that  a man  is  not  justified  by 
/ the  works  of  the  law,  ^ save  through  faith  in  Jesus 
Christ,  even  we  believed  on  Christ  Jesus,  that  we 
might  be  justified  by  faith  in  Christ,  and  not  by  the 
works  of  the  law  : because  by  the  works  of  the  law 

17  shall  no  flesh  be  justified.  But  if,  while  we  sought 
to  be  justified  in  Christ,  we  ourselves  also  were 
found  sinners,  is  Christ  a minister  of  sin  ? God  for- 

18  bid.  For  if  I build  up  again  those  things  which  I 

19  destroyed,  1 prove  myself  a transgressor.  For  I 
through  the  law  died  unto  the  law,  that  I might 

20  live  unto  God.  I have  been  crucified  with  Christ  ; 
* yet  I live  ; and  yet  no  longer  I,  but  Christ  liveth  in 
me  : and  that  life  which  1 now  live  in  the  flesh  I 
live  in  faith,  the  faith  which  is  in  the  Son  of  God, 

21  who  loved  me,  and  gave  himself  up  for  me.  I do 
not  make  void  the  grace  of  God  : for  if  righteous- 
ness is  through  ^ the  law,  then  Christ  died  for 
nought. 


24  Matt.  9.  11.  Eph. 

2.  3,  12. 

25  Acts  13.  38,  39. 

26  Rom.  1.  17.  & 3. 
22,  28.  & 8.  3.  ch.  3. 
24.  Heb.  7.  18,  19. 

27  Ps.  143.  2.  Rom. 

3.  20.  ch.  3.  11. 

28  1 John  3.  8,  9. 

29  Rom.  8.  2. 

so  Rom.  6.  14.  & 7. 

4.  6. 


31  Rom.  6. 11.  2 Cor. 
5.  15.  1 Thess.  5.  10. 
Heb.  9.  14.  1 Pet.  4. 

2. 

32  Rom.  6.  6.  ch.  5. 
24.  & 6.  14. 

83  2 Cor.  6.  15.  1 

Thess.  5.  10.  1 Pet.  4. 
2. 

34  ch.  1.  4.  Eph.  5. 
2.  Tit.  2.  14. 

35  ch.  3.  21.  Heb.  7. 


11.  See  Rom.  11.  6. 
ch.  5.  4. 
d Or,  are. 
e Or,  u'hat  they  once 
were. 

/Or,  work.'i  of  law. 
g Or,  but  only, 
h Or,  laiv. 

i Or,  and  it  is  no 
longer  I that  live,  but 
Christ  dec. 


292 


GALATIANS,  III. 


CHAPTER  III. 

1 He  asheth  what  moved  them,  to  leave  the  faith,  and  hang  upon  the  law  f 
6 They  that  believe  are  justified,  % and  blessed  with  Abraham,  m And 
this  he  sheweth  by  many  reasons. 

O FOOLISH  Galatians,  ^ who  hath  bewitched  you, 
that  ye  should  not  obey  ^the  truth,  before  whose 
eyes  Jesus  Christ  hath  been  evidently  set  forth,  cruci- 
fied among  you  ? 

2  This  only  would  I learn  of  you.  Received  ye  ^ the 
Spirit  by  the  works  of  the  law,  ^ or  by  the  hearing  of 
faith? 

3  Are  ye  so  foolish  ? ® having  begun  in  the  Spirit, 
are  ye  now  made  perfect  by  ® the  flesh  ? 

4  Have  ye  suffered  so  many  things  in  vain  ? if  it  he 
yet  in  vain. 

5  He  therefore  ®that  ministereth  to  you  the  Spirit, 
and  worketh  miracles  among  you,  doeih  he  it  by  the 
works  of  the  law,  or  by  the  hearing  of  faith  ? 

6  Even  as  ® Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was  ac- 
counted to  him  for  righteousness. 

7  Know  ye  therefore  that  they  which  are  of  faith, 
the  same  are  the  children  of  Abraham. 

8  And  ^^the  scripture,  foreseeing  that  God  would 
justify  the  heathen  through  faith,  preached  before  the 
gospel  unto  Abraham,  saying,  In  thee  shall  all  nations 
be  blessed. 

9  So  then  they  which  be  of  faith  are  blessed  with 
faithful  Abraham. 

10  For  as  many  as  are  of  the  works  of  the  law  are 
under  the  curse  : for  it  is  written,  Cursed  is  every 
one  that  continueth  not  in  all  things  which  are  written 
in  the  book  of  the  law  to  do  them. 

11  But  that  no  man  is  justified  by  the  law  in  the 
sight  of  God,  it  is  evident  : for,  The  just  shall  live  by 
faith. 

12  And  the  law  is  not  of  faith  : but,  The  man 
that  doeth  them  shall  live  in  them. 

13  Christ  hath  redeemed  us  from  the  curse  of  the 
law,  being  made  a curse  for  us  : for  it  is  written. 
Cursed  is  every  one  that  hangeth  on  a tree  : 

14  That  the  blessing  of  Abraham  might  come  on 
the  Gentiles  through  Jesus  Christ ; that  we  might  re- 
ceive the  promise  of  the  Spirit  through  faith. 

15  Brethren,  I speak  after  the  manner  of  men  ; 
Though  it  be  but  a man’s  covenant,  yet  if  it  be  con- 
firmed, no  man  disannulleth,  or  addeth  thereto. 

16  Now  23  to  Abraham  and  his  seed  were  the  pro- 
mises made.  He  saith  not.  And  to  seeds,  as  of  many  ; 
but  as  of  one.  And  to  thy  seed,  which  is  24  Christ. 

17  And  this  I say,  that  the  covenant,  that  was  con- 
firmed before  of  God  in  Christ,  the  law,  25  which  was 
four  hundred  and  thirty  years  after,  cannot  disannul, 
25  that  it  should  make  the  promise  of  none  effect. 

18  For  if  27  the  inheritance  be  of  the  law,  ^^it  is  no 
more  of  promise  : but  God  gave  it  to  Abraham  by 
promise. 

19  Wherefore  then  serveth  the  law  ? 29  Jt  was  added 

because  of  transgressions,  till  ^^the  seed  should  come 


3  O foolish  Galatians,  who  did  bewitch  you,  before 
whose  eyes  Jesus  Christ  was  openly  set  forth  cruci- 

2 fied  ? This  only  would  I learn  from  you.  Received  ye 
the  Spirit  by  “ the  works  of  the  law,  or  by  the  ^ hear- 

3 ing  of  faith  ? Are  ye  so  foolish  ? having  begun  in 

4 the  Spirit,  ® are  ye  now  perfected  in  the  flesh  ? Did 
ye  suffer  so  many  things  in  vain  ? if  it  be  indeed  in 

5 vain.  He  therefore  that  supplieth  to  you  the  Spirit, 
and  worketh  ^ miracles  among  you,  doeth  he  it  by 

the  works  of  the  law,  or  by  the  ^ hearing  of  faith  ? 

6 Even  as  Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was  reck- 

7 oned  unto  him  for  righteousness,  f Know  therefore 
that  they  which  be  of  faith,  the  same  are  sons  of 

8 Abraham.  And  the  scripture,  foreseeing  that  God 
S'  would  justify  the  * Gentiles  by  faith,  preached  the 
gospel  beforehand  unto  Abraham,  saying,  In  thee 

9 shall  all  the  nations  be  blessed.  So  then  they  which 
be  of  faith  are  blessed  with  the  faithful  Abraham. 

10  For  as  many  as  are  of  ” the  works  of  the  law  are 
under  a curse  : for  it  is  written.  Cursed  is  every  one 
which  continueth  ^^ot  in  all  things  that  are  written 

11  in  the  book  of  the  law,  to  do  them.  Now  that  no 
man  is  justified  *by  the  law  in  the  sight  of  God, 
is  evident : for.  The  righteous  shall  live  by  faith  ; 

12  and  the  law  is  not  of  faith  ; but.  He  that  doeth 

13  them  shall  live  in  them.  Christ  redeemed  us  from 
the  curse  of  the  law,  having  become  a curse  for  us ; 
for  it  is  written.  Cursed  is  every  one  that  hangeth 

14  on  a tree  : that  upon  the  Gentiles  might  come  the 
blessing  of  Abraham  in  Christ  Jesus  ; that  we  might 
receive  the  promise  of  the  Spirit  through  faith. 


15  Brethren,  I speak  after  the  manner  of  men ; 
Though  it  be  but  a man’s  -^  covenant,  yet  when  it 
hath  been  confirmed,  no  one  maketh  it  void,  or  add- 

16  eth  thereto.  Now  to  Abraham  were  the  promises 
spoken,  and  to  his  seed.  He  saith  not.  And  to  seeds, 
as  of  many  ; but  as  of  one.  And  to  thy  seed,  which 

17  is  Christ.  Now  this  I say  ; A -^’covenant  confirmed 
beforehand  by  God,  the  law,  which  came  four  hun- 
dred and  thirty  years  after,  doth  not  disannul,  so 

18  as  to  make  the  promise  of  none  effect.  For  if  the 
inheritance  is  of  the  law,  it  is  no  more  of  promise  : 
but  God  hath  granted  it  to  Abraham  by  promise. 

19  What  then  is  the  law  ? It  was  added  because  of 
transgressions,  till  the  seed  should  come  to  whom 


1 ch.  5.  7. 

2 ch.  2.  14.  & 5.  7. 

2 ver.  14.  Acts  2.  38. 
& 8.  15.  & 10.  47.  & 15. 
8.  Eph.  1.  13.  Heb. 
6.  4. 

< Rotn.  10.  16,  17. 

6 ch.  4.  9. 

6 Heb.  7.  16.  & 9. 

10. 

2 Heb.  10.  35,  36. 
John  8. 


8 2 Cor.  3.  8. 

® Gen.  15.  6.  Rom. 
4.3,9,21,22.  Jam.  2. 
23. 

John  8.  39.  Rom. 
4.  11,  12,  16. 

” ver.  22.  See  Rom. 
9.  17. 


18  Deut.  27.  26.  Jer. 

11.  3. 

•4  ch.  2.  16. 

Hab.  2.  4.  Rom. 
1.  17.  Heb.  10.  38. 

18  Rom.  4.  4, 5.  & 10. 

6,  6.  & 11.  6. 

11  Lev.  18.  5.  Neh. 
9.  29.  Ezek.  20.  11. 
Rom.  10.  5. 

1®  Rom.  8.  3.  2 Cor. 
6.  21.  ch.  4.  5. 


19  Dent.  21.  23. 

•20  Rom.  4.  9,  16. 

21  Is.  32.  15.  & 44.  3. 
Jer.  31.  33.  & 32.  40. 
Ezek.  11.  19.  & 36.  27. 
Joel  2.  28,  29.  Zech. 

12.  10.  John  7.  39. 
Acts  2.  33. 

22  Heb.  9.  17. 

28  ver.  8.  Gen.  12. 
3,  7.  & 17.  7. 


24  1 Cor.  12.  12. 

25  Ex.  12.  40,  41. 

28  ver.  21.  Rom.  4. 
13,  14. 

21  Rom.  8.  17. 

28  Rom.  4.  14. 

20  John  15. 22.  Rom. 
4.  15.  Ar  5.  20.  & 7.  8, 

13.  1 Tim.  1.  9. 

88  ver.  16. 

a Or,  works  of  law. 


b Or,  message, 
c Or,  do  ye  now 
make  an  end  in  the 
flesh  f 

d Gr.  powers, 
e Or,  in. 

/Or,  Ye  perceive, 
g Gr.  jusiifieth. 
h Gr.  nations, 
i Gr.  in . 

j Or,  testament. 


12  Gen.  12.  3.  & 18. 
18.  & 22.  18.  Acts  3. 
2 25. 


GALATIANS,  IV. 


293 


to  whom  the  promise  was  made  ; and  it  loas  ordained 
by  angels  in  the  hand  of  a mediator. 

20  Now  a mediator  is  not  a mediator  of  one,  but 
God  is  one. 

21  Is  the  law  then  against  the  promises  of  God  ? 
God  forbid  : for  if  there  had  been  a law  given  which 
could  have  given  life,  verily  righteousness  should  have 
been  by  the  law. 

22  But  the  scripture  hath  concluded  ®®all  under 
sin,  that  the  promise  by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ  might 
be  given  to  them  that  believe. 

23  But  before  faith  came,  we  were  kept  under  the 
law,  shut  up  unto  the  faith  which  should  afterwards  be 
revealed. 

24  Wherefore  the  law  was  our  schoolmaster  to 
bring  us  unto  Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified  by 
faith. 

25  But  after  that  faith  is  come,  we  are  no  longer 
under  a schoolmaster. 

26  For  ye  are  all  the  children  of  God  by  faith  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

27  For  as  many  of  you  as  have  been  baptized  into 
Christ  have  put  on  Christ. 

28  There  is  neither  Jew  nor  Greek,  there  is  neither 
bond  nor  free,  there  is  neither  male  nor  female  : for  ye 
are  all  ^^one  in  Christ  Jesus. 

29  And  ^^if  ye  he  Christ’s,  then  are  ye  Abraham’s 
seed,  and  heirs  according  to  the  promise. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  IVe  were  under  the  law  till  Christ  came,  as  the  heir  is  under  his  guar- 
dian till  he  be  of  age.  5 But  Christ  freed  us  from  the  law : 7 therefore 
we  are  servants  no  longer  to  it.  14  He  rememhereth  their  good  will  to 
him,  and  his  to  them,  22  and  sheweth  that  we  are  the  sons  of  Abraham 
by  the  freewoman. 

IVTOW  I say.  That  the  heir,  as  long  as  he  is  a child, 
differeth  nothing  from  a servant,  though  he  be 
lord  of  all  ; 

2 But  is  under  tutors  and  governors  until  the  time 
appointed  of  the  father. 

3 Even  so  we,  when  we  were  children,  ^ were  in 
bondage  under  the  elements  of  the  world  : 

4 But  * when  the  fulness  of  the  time  was  come,  God 
sent  forth  his  Son,  ^ made  ^ of  a woman,  ® made  under 
the  law, 

5 ® To  redeem  them  that  were  under  the  law,  that 
we  might  receive  the  adoption  of  sons. 

6 And  because  ye  are  sons,  God  hath  sent  forth  ® the 
Spirit  of  his  Son  into  your  hearts,  crying,  Abba,  Father. 

7 Wherefore  thou  art  no  more  a servant,  but  a son  ; 
^and  if  a son,  then  an  heir  of  God  through  Christ. 

8 Howbeit  then,  when  ye  knew  not  God,  ye  did 
service  unto  them  which  by  nature  are  no  gods. 

9 But  now,  12  after  that  ye  have  known  God,  or 
rather  are  known  of  God,  how  turn  ye  again  to  the 
weak  and  beggarly  elements,  whereunto  ye  desire  again 
to  be  in  bondage  ? 

10  i®Ye  observe  days,  and  months,  and  times,  and 
years. 


31  Acta  7.  53.  Heb. 
2.  2. 

3-  Ex.  20.  19,  21,  22. 
Deut.  5.  5,  22,  23,  27, 
31.  John  1.  17.  Acta 

7.  38.  1 Tim.  2.  5. 

33  Rom.  3.  29,  30. 

3<  ch.  2.  21. 

33  ver.  8. 

36  Rom.  3.  9,  19,  23. 
& 11.  32. 

31  Rom.  4.  11,  12, 16. 


38  Matt.  5. 17.  Rom. 
10.  4.  Col.  2.  17.  Heb. 
9.  9,  10. 

3‘J  Acta  13.  39.  ch.  2. 
16. 

*0  John  1.  12.  Rom. 

8.  14,  15,  16.  ch.  4.  5. 
1 John  3.  1,  2. 

11  Rom.  6.  3. 

« Rom.  13.  14. 

13  Rom.  10. 12.  1 Cor. 


12.  13.  ch.  5.  6.  Col. 
3.  11. 

11  John  10.  16.  & 17. 
20,  21.  Eph.  2.  14,  15, 
16.  & 4.  4,  15. 

13  Gen.  21.  10,  12. 
Rom.  9.  7.  Heb.  11.  18. 

16  Rom.  8.  17.  ch.  4. 
7,  28.  Eph.  3.  6. 

1 ver.  9.  ch.  2.  4.  & 
5.1.  CoL2.8,20.  Heb. 

9.  10. 


the  promise  hath  been  made  ; and  it  was  ordained 

20  through  angels  by  the  hand  of  a mediator.  Now  a 
mediator  is  not  a mediator  of  one  ; but  God  is  one. 

21  Is  the  law  then  against  the  promises  of  God  ? God 
forbid  : for  if  there  had  been  a law  given  which 
could  make  alive,  verily  righteousness  would  have 

22  been  of  the  law.  Howbeit  the  scripture  hath  shut 
up  all  things  under  sin,  that  the  promise  by  faith  in 
Jesus  Christ  might  be  given  to  them  that  believe. 


23  But  before  * faith  came,  we  were  kept  in  ward 
under  the  law,  shut  up  unto  the  faith  which  should 

24  afterwards  be  revealed.  So  that  the  law  hath  been 
our  tutor  to  bring  us  unto  Christ,  that  we  might  be 

25  justified  by  faith.  But  now  that  faith  is  come,  we 

26  are  no  longer  under  a tutor.  For  ye  are  all  sons  of 

27  God,  through  faith,  in  Christ  Jesus.  For  as  many 
of  you  as  were  baptized  into  Christ  did  put  on 

28  Christ.  There  can  be  neither  Jew  nor  Greek,  there 
can  be  neither  bond  nor  free,  there  can  be  no  male 
and  female  ; for  ye  all  are  one  man  in  Christ  Jesus. 

29  And  if  ye  are  Christ’s,  then  are  ye  Abraham’s  seed, 
heirs  according  to  promise. 


4  But  I say  that  so  long  as  the  heir  is  a child,  he 
difPereth  nothing  from  a bondservant,  though  he  is 

2 lord  of  all  ; but  is  under  guardians  and  stewards 

3 until  the  term  appointed  of  the  father.  So  we  also, 
when  we  were  children,  were  held  in  bondage  under 

4 the  “ rudiments  of  the  world  : but  when  the  fulness 
of  the  time  came,  God  sent  forth  his  Son,  born  of  a 

5 woman,  born  under  the  law,  that  he  might  redeem 
them  which  were  under  the  law,  that  we  might  re- 

6 ceive  the  adoption  of  sons.  And  because  ye  are 
sons,  God  sent  forth  the  Spirit  of  his  Son  into  our 

7 hearts,  crying,  Abba,  Father.  So  that  thou  art  no 
longer  a bondservant,  but  a son  ; and  if  a son,  then 
an  heir  through  God. 


8 Howbeit  at  that  time,  not  knowing  God,  ye  were 
in  bondage  to  them  which  by  nature  are  no  gods  : 

9 but  now  that  ye  have  come  to  know  God,  or  rather 
to  be  known  of  God,  how  turn  ye  back  again  to  the 
weak  and  beggarly  « rudiments,  whereunto  ye  desire 

10  to  be  in  bondage  over  again  ? Ye  observe  days,  and 


2 Gen.  49.  10.  Dan. 
9.  24.  Mark  1.  15. 
Eph.  1.  10. 

3 John  1.  14.  Rom. 

1.  3.  Phil.  2.  7.  Heb. 

2.  14. 

* Gen.  3.  15.  Is.  7. 
14.  Mic.  5.  3.  Matt. 

1.  23.  Luke  1.  31.  & 

2.  7. 

3 Matt.  5.  17.  Luke 
2.  27. 


"Matt.  20.  28.  ch. 

3.  13.  Eph.  1.  7.  Tit. 

2.  14.  Heb.  9.  12.  1 

Pet.  1.  18,  19. 

7 John  1.  12.  ch.  3. 
26.  Eph.  1.5. 

8 Rom.  5.  5.  & 8.  15. 
0 Rom.  8.  16, 17.  ch. 

3.  29. 

10  Eph.  2. 12. 1 Thess. 

4.  5. 

11  Rom.  1.25.  ICor. 


12.  2.  Eph.  2.  11,  12. 
1 Tliess.  1.  9. 

>2  I Cor.  8.  3.  & 13. 
12.  2 Tim.  2.  19. 

13  ch.  3.  3.  Col.  2. 
20. 

n Rom.  8.  3.  Heb. 
7.  18. 

13  Rom.  14.  5.  Col. 
2.  16. 

k Or,  the  faith, 
a Or,  elements. 


294 


GALATIANS,  V. 


11  I am  afraid  of  you,  ^®lest  I have  bestowed  upon 
you  labour  in  vain. 

12  Brethren,  I beseech  you,  be  as  I am  ; for  I am  as 
ye  are : ye  have  not  injured  me  at  all. 

13  Ye  know  how  through  infirmity  of  the  flesh  I 
preached  the  gospel  unto  you  at  the  first. 

14  And  my  temptation  which  was  in  my  flesh  ye 
despised  not,  nor  rejected  ; but  received  me  as  an 
angel  of  God,  ^^even  as  Christ  Jesus. 

15  Where  is  then  the  blessedness  ye  spake  of  ? for  I 
bear  you  record,  that,  if  it  had  been  possible,  ye  would 
have  plucked  out  your  own  eyes,  and  have  given  them 
to  me. 

16  Am  I therefore  become  your  enemy,  ^2  because  I 
tell  you  the  truth  ? 

17  They  zealously  affect  you,  but  not  well  ; yea, 
they  would  exclude  you,  that  ye  might  affect  them. 

18  But  it  is  good  to  be  zealously  affected  always  in  a 
good  thing,  and  not  only  when  I am  present  with  you. 

19  ^^My  little  children,  of  whom  I travail  in  birth 
again  until  Christ  be  formed  in  you, 

20  I desire  to  be  present  with  you  now,  and  to  change 
my  voice  ; for  I stand  in  doubt  of  you. 

21  Tell  me,  ye  that  desire  to  be  under  the  law,  do  ye 
not  hear  the  law  ? 

22  For  it  is  written,  that  Abraham  had  two  sons, 
25  the  one  by  a bondmaid,  26  the  other  by  a freewoman. 

23  But  he  who  was  of  the  bondwoman  27  was  born  af- 
ter the  flesh  ; 28  but  he  of  the  freewoman  was  by  promise. 

24  Which  things  are  an  allegory  : for  these  are  the 
two  covenants  ; the  one  from  the  mount  29  Sinai,  which 
gendereth  to  bondage,  which  is  Agar. 

25  For  this  Agar  is  mount  Sinai  in  Arabia,  and  an- 
swereth  to  Jerusalem  which  now  is,  and  is  in  bondage 
with  her  children. 

26  But  30  Jerusalem  which  is  above  is  free,  which  is 
the  mother  of  us  all. 

27  For  it  is  written,  3i  Rejoice,  thou  barren  that 
bearest  not  ; break  forth  and  cry,  thou  that  travailest 
not : for  the  desolate  hath  many  more  children  than  she 
which  hath  an  husband. 

28  Now  we,  brethren,  as  Isaac  was,  are  *2  the  chil- 
dren of  promise. 

29  But  as  then  33  be  that  was  born  after  the  flesh 
persecuted  him  that  was  born  after  the  Spirit,  34  even  so 
it  is  now. 

30  Nevertheless  what  saith  35  the  scripture  ? 36Qg^gj; 

out  the  bondwoman  and  her  son  : for  37  the  son  of  the 
bondwoman  shall  not  be  heir  with  the  son  of  the  free- 
woman. N. 

31  So  then,  brethren,  we  are  not  children  of  the 
bondwoman,  38  but  of  the  free. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 He  inoveth  them  to  stand  in  their  liberty,  3 and  not  to  observe  circum- 
cision : 13  but  rather  love,  which  is  the  sum  of  the  law.  19  He  reckon- 
eth  up  the  works  of  the  flesh,  22  and  the  fruits  of  the  Spirit,  25  and 
exhorteth  to  walk  in  the  Spirit. 

TAND  fast  therefore  in  ^ the  liberty  wherewith 
Christ  hath  made  us  free,  and  be  not  entangled 
again  2 with  the  yoke  of  bondage. 

« ch.  2.  2.  & 5.  2,  4.  21  Matt.  10. 40.  Luke  25  Gen.  16.  16. 

1 Thess,  3.  5.  10.  16.  John  13.  20.  1 26  Gen.  21.  2. 

n 2 Cor.  2.  5.  Thess.  2.  13.  27  Rom.  9.  7,  8. 

18  1 Cor.  2.  3.  2 Cor.  22  ch.  2.  5,  14.  28  Gen.  18.  10,  14.  & 

11.  30.  & 12.  7,  9.  23  Rom.  10.  2.  2 Cor.  21.  1,  2.  Heb.  11.  11. 

i»  ch.  1.  6.  11.  2.  29  Deut.  33.  2. 

20  2 Sam.  19.  27.  See  24  1 Cor.  4. 15.  Philem.  so  Is.  2.  2.  Heb.  12, 
Zech.  12.  8.  Mai,  2.  10.  Jam.  1,  18,  22.  Rev.  3.  12.  & 21. 

7.  2,  10, 


11  months,  and  seasons,  and  years.  I am  afraid  of  you, 
lest  by  any  means  I have  bestowed  labour  upon  you 
in  vain. 

12  I beseech  you,  brethren,  be  as  I am,  for  I am  as 

13  ye  are.  Ye  did  me  no  wrong  : but  ye  know  that 
because  of  an  infirmity  of  the  flesh  I preached  the 

14  gospel  unto  you  the  ^ first  time  : and  that  which  was 
a temptation  to  you  in  my  flesh  ye  despised  not,  nor 

rejected  ; but  ye  received  me  as  an  angel  of  God, 

15  even  as  Christ  Jesus.  Where  then  is  that  gratulation 

of  yourselves  ? for  I bear  you  witness,  that,  if  possi- 
ble, ye  would  have  plucked  out  your  eyes  and  given 

16  them  to  me.  So  then  am  I become  your  enemy, 

17  because  I ® tell  you  the  truth  ? They  zealously  seek 
you  in  no  good  way  ; nay,  they  desire  to  shut  you 

18  out,  that  ye  may  seek  them.  But  it  is  good  to  be 
zealously  sought  in  a good  matter  at  all  times,  and 

19  not  only  when  I am  present  with  you.  My  little 
children,  of  whom  I am  again  in  travail  until  Christ 

20  be  formed  in  you,  yea,  I could  wish  to  be  present 
with  you  now,  and  to  change  my  voice  ; for  I am 
perplexed  about  you. 

21  Tell  me,  ye  that  desire  to  be  under  the  law,  do  ye 

22  not  hear  the  law  ? For  it  is  written,  that  Abraham 
had  two  sons,  one  by  the  handmaid,  and  one  by  the 

23  freewoman.  Howbeit  the  son  by  the  handmaid  is 
born  after  the  flesh  ; but  the  son  by  the  freewoman 

24  is  born  through  promise.  Which  things  contain  an 
allegory  : for  these  women  are  two  covenants  ; one 
from  mount  Sinai,  bearing  children  unto  bondage, 

25  which  is  Hagar.  -^Now  this  Hagar  is  mount  Sinai 
in  Arabia,  and  answeretli  to  the  Jerusalem  that  now 

26  is  : for  she  is  in  bondage  with  her  children.  But 
the  Jerusalem  that  is  above  is  free,  which  is  our 

27  mother.  For  it  is  written. 

Rejoice,  thou  barren  that  bearest  not ; 

Break  forth  and  cry,  thou  that  travailest  not : 

For  more  are  the  children  of  the  desolate  than  of 
her  which  hath  the  husband. 

28  Now  i'we,  brethren,  as  Isaac  was,  are  children  of 

29  promise.  But  as  then  he  that  was  born  after  the 
flesh  persecuted  him  that  was  born  after  the  Spirit, 

30  even  so  it  is  now.  Howbeit  what  saith  the  scrip- 
ture ? Cast  out  the  handmaid  and  her  son  : for  the 
son  of  the  handmaid  shall  not  inherit  with  the  son  of 

31  the  freewoman.  Wherefore,  brethren,  we  are  not 
children  of  a handmaid,  but  of  the  freewoman. 

5 “ With  freedom  did  Christ  set  us  free  : stand  fast 
therefore,  and  be  not  entangled  again  in  a yoke  of 
bondage. 


51  Is.  64.  1.  Joliii  8.  36.  ch.  6.  « Or,  deal  truly  with 

32  Acts  8.  25.  Rom.  1, 13.  you. 

9.  8.  ch.  3.  29.  1 John  8.  32.  Rom.  f Many  ancient  an- 

33  Gen.  21.  9.  6.  18.  1 Pet.  2.  16.  thorities  read  For 

34  ch.  6.  11.  & 6.  12.  2 A.cts  15.  10.  ch.  9.  Sinai  is  a mountain 

35  ch.  8.  8,  22.  4.  & 4,  9.  in  Arabia. 

38  Gen.  21.  10,  12.  b Gr,  former.  y Many  ancient  au» 

32  John  8.  35.  c Gr.  spat  out.  thorities  read  ye. 

d Or,  ^ yours,  a Or,  For  freedom. 


GALATIANS,  V. 


295 


2 Behold,  I Paul  say  unto  you,  that  ® if  ye  be  circum- 
cised, Christ  shall  profit  you  nothing. 

3 For  I testify  again  to  every  man  that  is  circum- 
cised, ^ that  he  is  a debtor  to  do  the  whole  law. 

4 ^ Christ  is  become  of  no  effect  unto  you,  whosoever 
of  you  are  justified  by  the  law  ; ®ye  are  fallen  from 
grace. 

5 For  we  through  the  Spirit  "^wait  for  the  hope  of 
righteousness  by  faith. 

6 For  ® in  Jesus  Christ  neither  circumcision  availeth 
any  thing,  nor  uncircumcision  ; but  ^ faith  which  work- 
eth  by  love. 

7 Ye  did  run  well  ; who  did  hinder  you  that  ye 
should  not  obey  the  truth  ? 

8 This  persuasion  cometh  not  of  him  ^^that  calleth 
you. 

9 A little  leaven  leaveneth  the  whole  lump. 

10  have  confidence  in  you  through  the  Lord, 
that  ye  will  be  none  otherwise  minded  : but  he  that 
troubleth  you  shall  bear  his  judgment,  whosoever 
he  be. 

11  And  I,  brethren,  if  I yet  preach  circumcision, 

why  do  I yet  suffer  persecution  ? then  is  the  offence 

of  the  cross  ceased. 

12  I would  they  were  even  cut  off  which  trouble 
you. 

13  For,  brethren,  ye  have  been  called  unto  liberty  ; 
only  ^“^use  not  liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh,  but 
23  by  love  serve  one  another. 

14  For  24  all  the  law  is  fulfilled  in  one  word,  even  in 
this  ; 25  Thou  shaft  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

15  But  if  ye  bite  and  devour  one  another,  take  heed 
that  ye  be  not  consumed  one  of  another. 

16  This  I say  then,  26  Walk  in  the  Spirit,  and  ye  shall 
not  fulfil  the  lust  of  the  flesh. 

17  For  27  the  flesh  lusteth  against  the  Spirit,  and  the 
Spirit  against  the  flesh  : and  these  are  contrary  the  one 
to  the  other  ; 28  go  that  ye  cannot  do  the  things  that 
ye  would. 

18  But  29  if  ye  be  led  of  the  Spirit,  ye  are  not  under 
the  law. 

19  Now  ^ the  works  of  the  flesh  are  manifest,  which 
are  these  ; Adultery,  fornication,  uncleanness,  lascivious- 
ness, 

20  Idolatry,  witchcraft,  hatred,  variance,  emulations, 
wrath,  strife,  seditions,  heresies, 

21  Envyings,  murders,  drunkenness,  revellings,  and 
such  like  : of  the  which  I tell  you  before,  as  I have 
also  told  you  in  time  past,  that  3^  they  which  do  such 
things  shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God. 

22  But  *2  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  love,  joy,  peace, 
longsuffering,  33  gentleness,  34  goodness,  35  faith, 

23  Meekness,  temperance  : 36  against  such  there  is 
no  law. 

24  And  they  that  are  Christ’s  *^have  crucified  the 
flesh  with  the  affections  and  lusts. 

25  If  we  live  in  the  Spirit,  let  us  also  walk  in  the 
Spirit. 


» Acts  15.  1.  See 
Acts  16.  3. 

< ch.  3.  10. 

6 Rom.  9.  31,  32.  ch. 

9 91 

'«Heb.  12.  15. 

7 Rom.  8.  24,  25.  2 
Tim.  4.  8. 

8 1 Cor.  7.  19.  ch.  3. 
28.  & 6. 15.  Col.  3.  11. 

8 1 Thess.  1.  3.  Jam. 

2.  18,  20,  22. 


70  1 Cor.  9.  24. 

77  ch.  3.  1. 

72  ch.  1.  6. 

73  1 Cor.  5.  6.  & 15. 
33. 

1*  2 Cor.  2.  3.  & 8. 
22. 

75  ch.  1.  7. 

70  2 Cor.  10.  G. 

17  ch.  6.  12. 

18  1 Cor.  15.  30.  ch. 

4.  29.  & 6.  17. 


70  1 Cor.  1.  23. 

20  Josh.  7.  25.  1 Cor. 

5.  13.  ch.  1.  8,  9. 

21  Acts  15.1,2,  24. 

22  1 Cor.  8.  9..  1 Pet. 

2.  16.  2 Pet.  2.  19. 

Jude  4. 

23  1 Cor.  9.  19.  ch. 

6.  2. 

24  Matt.  7.  12.  & 22. 
40.  Jam.  2.  8. 

23  Lev.  19.  18.  Matt. 


2 Behold,  I Paul  say  unto  you,  that,  if  ye  receive 

3 circumcision,  Christ  will  profit  you  nothing.  Yea, 
I testify  again  to  every  man  that  receiveth  circum- 

4 cision,  that  he  is  a debtor  to  do  the  whole  law.  Ye 
are  ^severed  from  Christ,  ye  who  would  be  justified 

5 by  the  law  ; ye  are  fallen  away  from  grace.  For 
we  through  the  Spirit  by  faith  wait  for  the  hope  of 

6 righteousness.  For  in  Christ  Jesus  neither  circum- 
cision availeth  anything,  nor  uneircumcision  ; but 

7 faith  ^ working  through  love.  Ye  were  running 
well  ; who  did  hinder  you  that  ye  should  not  obey 

8 the  truth  ? This  persuasion  came  not  of  him  that 

9 calleth  you.  A little  leaven  leaveneth  the  whole 

10  lump.  I have  confidence  to  you-ward  in  the  Lord, 
that  ye  will  be  none  otherwise  minded  : but  he  that 
troubleth  you  shall  bear  his  judgement,  whosoever  he 

11  be.  But  I,  brethren,  if  I still  preach  circumcision, 
why  am  I still  persecuted  ? then  hath  the  stumbling- 

12  block  of  the  cross  been  done  away.  I would  that 
they  which  unsettle  you  would  even  ‘^cut  them- 
selves off. 


13  For  ye,  brethren,  were  called  for  freedom  ; only 
use  not  your  freedom  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh, 

14  but  through  love  be  servants  one  to  another.  For 
the  whole  law  is  fulfilled  in  one  word,  even  in  this  ; 

15  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  But  if  ye 
bite  and  devour  one  another,  take  heed  that  ye  be 
not  consumed  one  of  another. 

16  But  I say.  Walk  by  the  Spirit,  and  ye  shall  not 

17  fulfil  the  lust  of  the  flesh.  For  the  flesh  lusteth 
against  the  Spirit,  and  the  Spirit  against  the  flesh  ; 
for  these  are  contrary  the  one  to  the  other  ; that  ye 

18  may  not  do  the  things  that  ye  would.  But  if  ye  are 

19  led  by  the  Spirit,  ye  are  not  under  the  law.  Now 
the  works  of  the  flesh  are  manifest,  which  are  these^ 

20  fornication,  uncleanness,  lasciviousness,  idolatry, 
sorcery,  enmities,  strife,  jealousies,  wraths,  fac- 

21  tions,  divisions,  « heresies,  envyings,  drunkenness, 
revellings,  and  such  like  : of  the  which  I forewarn 
you,  even  as  I did  f forewarn  you,  that  they  which 
practise  such  things  shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom 

22  of  God.  But  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  love,  joy, 
peace,  longsuffering,  kindness,  goodness,  faithful- 

23  ness,  meekness,  ^ temperance  : against  such  there  is 

24  no  law.  And  they  that  are  of  Christ  Jesus  have 
crucified  the  flesh  with  the  passions  and  the  lusts 
thereof. 


25  If  we  live 


22.  39.  Rom.  13.  8,  9. 

20  ver.  25.  Rom.  6. 
12.  & 8.  1,  4,  12.  & 13. 
14.  1 Pet.  2.  11. 

27  Rom.  7.  23.  & 8. 
6,  7. 

28  Rom.  7.  15,  19. 

20  Rom.  6. 14.  & 8.  2. 

30  1 Cor.  3.  3.  Eph. 
5.  3.  Col.  3.  5.  Jam. 
3.  14,  15. 

31  1 Cor.  6.  9.  Eph. 


the  Spirit,  by  the 


6.  5.  Col.  3.  6.  Rev. 
22.  15. 

32  John  15.  2.  Eph. 
5.  9. 

33  Col.  3.  12.  Jam. 
3.  17. 

34  Rom.  15.  14. 

33  1 Cor.  13.  7. 

3o  1 Tim.  1.  9. 

37  Rom.  6.  6.  & 13. 
14.  ch.  2.  20.  1 Pet. 

2.  11. 


Spirit  let  us  also 


38  ver.  16.  Rom.  8. 
4,  5. 

b Gr.  brought  to 
nought. 

c Or,  wrought. 

d Or,  mutilate  them- 
selves. 

e Or,  parties. 

/Or,  tell  you  plain- 
ly- 

g Or,  self-control. 


296 


GALATIANS,  VI. 


26  Let  us  not  be  desirous  of  vain  glory,  provoking 
one  another,  envying  one  another. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

i He  moveth  them  to  deal  mildly  with  n brother  that  hath  slipped,  2 and 
to  bear  one,  another's  burden : 6 to  be  liberal  to  their  teachers,  9 and 
not  weary  of  well  doing.  12  He  sheweth  ivhat  they  intend  that  preach 
circumcision,  14  He  glorieth  in  nothing,  save  in  the  cross  of  Christ. 

Brethren,  ^ if  a man  be  overtaken  in  a fault,  ye 
2 which  are  spiritual,  restore  such  an  one  ® in  the 
spirit  of  meekness  ; considering  thyself,  ^ lest  thou  also 
be  tempted. 

2  ® Bear  ye  one  another’s  burdens,  and  so  fulfil  ® the 
law  of  Christ. 

3  For  if  a man  think  himself  to  be  something,  when 
® he  is  nothing,  he  deceiveth  himself. 

4  But  ® let  every  man  prove  his  own  work,  and  then 
shall  he  have  rejoicing  in  himself  alone,  and  not  in 
another. 

5  For  every  man  shall  bear  his  own  burden. 

6  Let  him  that  is  taught  in  the  word  communicate 
unto  him  that  teacheth  in  all  good  things. 

7  Be  not  deceived  ; God  is  not  mocked  : for 
whatsoever  a man  soweth,  that  shall  he  also  reap. 

8  For  he  that  soweth  to  his  flesh  shall  of  the  flesh 
reap  corruption  ; but  he  that  soweth  to  the  Spirit  shall 
of  the  Spirit  reap  life  everlasting. 

9  And  1’'  let  us  not  be  weary  in  well  doing  : for  in 
due  season  we  shall  reap,  if  we  faint  not. 

10  As  we  have  therefore  opportunity,  let  us  do 
good  unto  all  men,  especially  unto  them  who  are  of  the 
household  of  faith. 

11  Ye  see  how  large  a letter  I have  written  unto  you 
with  mine  own  hand. 

12  As  many  as  desire  to  make  a fair  shew  in  the 
flesh,  22 they  constrain  you  to  be  circumcised;  23 only 
lest  they  should  24  suffer  persecution  for  the  cross  of 
Christ. 

13  For  neither  they  themselves  who  are  circumcised 
keep  the  law  ; but  desire  to  have  you  circumcised,  that 
they  may  glory  in  your  flesh. 

14  25  But  God  forbid  that  I should  glory,  save  in  the 
cross  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  by  whom  the  world  is 
25  crucified  unto  me,  and  I unto  the  world. 

15  For  27  in  Christ  Jesus  neither  circumcision  availeth 
any  thing,  nor  uncircumcision,  but  28  a new  creature. 

16  29  And  as  many  as  walk  5®  according  to  this  rule, 
peace  he  on  them,  and  mercy,  and  upon  the  Israel  of 
God. 

17  From  henceforth  let  no  man  trouble  me  : for  521 
bear  in  my  body  the  marks  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

18  Brethren,  3®  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
he  with  your  spirit.  Amen. 

H Unto  the  Galatians  written  from  Rome. 


26  walk.  Let  us  not  be  vainglorious,  provoking  on^ 
another,  envying  one  another. 


6  Brethren,  even  if  a man  be  overtaken  in  any  tres- 
pass, ye  which  are  spiritual,  restore  such  a one  in  a 
spirit  of  meekness  ; looking  to  thyself,  lest  thou  also 

2 be  tempted.  Bear  ye  one  another’s  burdens,  and  so 

3 fulfil  the  law  of  Christ.  For  if  a man  thinketh  him- 
self to  be  something,  when  he  is  nothing,  he  deceiveth 

4 himself.  But  let  each  man  prove  his  own  work,  and 
then  shall  he  have  his  glorying  in  regard  of  himself 

5 alone,  and  not  of  “ his  neighbour.  For  each  man 
shall  bear  his  own  ^ burden. 


6 But  let  him  that  is  taught  in  the  word  communi- 

7 cate  unto  him  that  teacheth  in  all  good  things.  Be 
not  deceived  ; God  is  not  mocked  : for  whatsoever 

8 a man  soweth,  that  shall  he  also  reap.  For  he  that 
soweth  unto  his  own  flesh  shall  of  the  flesh  reap  cor- 
ruption ; but  he  that  soweth  unto  the  Spirit  shall  of 

9 the  Spirit  reap  eternal  life.  And  let  us  not  be 
weary  in  welldoing  : for  in  due  season  we  shall 

10  reap,  if  we  faint  not.  So  then,  as  we  have  oppor- 
tunity, let  us  work  that  which  is  good  toward  all 
men,  and  especially  toward  them  that  are  of  the 
household  of  the  faith. 

11  See  with  how  large  letters  I ‘^have  written  unto 

12  you  with  mine  own  hand.  As  many  as  desire  to 
make  a fair  show  in  the  flesh,  they  compel  you  to  be 
circumcised  ; only  that  they  may  not  be  persecuted 

13  ‘^for  the  cross  of  Christ.  For  not  even  they  who 
® receive  circumcision  do  themselves  keep  the  law  ; 
but  they  desire  to  have  you  circumcised,  that  they 

14  may  glory  in  your  flesh.  But  far  be  it  from  me  to 
glory,  save  in  the  cross  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
through  ^ which  the  world  hath  been  crucified  unto 

15  me,  and  I unto  the  world.  For  neither  is  circum- 
cision anything,  nor  uncircumcision,  but  a new  * crea- 

16  ture.  And  as  many  as  shall  walk  by  this  rule, 
peace  he  upon  them,  and  mercy,  and  upon  the  Israel 
of  God. 


17  From  henceforth  let  no  man  trouble  me  : for  I 
bear  branded  on  my  body  the  marks  of  Jesus. 

18  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  your 
spirit,  brethren.  Amen. 


39  Phil.  2.  3. 

6 John  13.  14,  15,  34. 

12  Rom.  15.  27.  1 

18  Matt.  24. 13.  Heb. 

26  Rom.  6.  6.  ch.  2. 

33  2 Tim.  4. 

22. 

1 Rom.  14.  1.  & 15. 

& 15.  12.  Jam.  2.  8. 

Cor.  9.  11,  14. 

3.  6, 14.  & 10.  36.  & 12. 

20. 

Philem.  25. 

1.  Heb.  12. 13.  Jam. 

1 John  4.  21. 

13  1 Cor.  6.  9.  & 15. 

3,  5.  Rev.  2.  10. 

27 1 Cor.  7.  19.  ch. 

a Gr.  the  other. 

5.  19. 

^ Rom.  12.  3.  1 Cor. 

33. 

19  John  9.  4.  & 12. 

5.  6.  Col.  3.  11. 

b Or,  load. 

2 1 Cor.  2.  15.  & 3. 

8.  2.  ch.  2.  6. 

1^  Job  13.  9. 

35. 

28  2 Cor.  5.  17. 

c Or,  write. 

1. 

8 2 Cor.  3.  5.  & 12. 

15  Luke  16.  25.  Rom. 

20  1 Thess.  5.  15.  1 

29  Ps.  125.  5. 

d Or,  by  reason  of. 

3 1 Cor.  4.  21.  2 

11. 

2.  6.  2 Cor.  9.  6. 

Tim.  6.  18.  Tit.  3.  8. 

30  PhU.  3.  16. 

e Some  ancient 

au- 

Thess.  3.  15.  2 Tim. 

9 1 Cor.  11.  28.  2 

18  Job  4.  8.  Pro.  11. 

21  Eph.  2.  19.  Heb. 

31  Rom.  2.  29.  & 4. 

thorities  read  have 

2.  25. 

Cor.  13.  5. 

18.  & 22.  8.  Hos.  8.  7. 

3.  6. 

12.  & 9.  6,  7,  8.  ch.  3. 

been  circumcised. 

* 1 Cor.  7.  5.  & 10. 

10  See  Luke  18. 11. 

& 10.  12.  Rom.  8.  13. 

22  ch.  2.  3,  14. 

7,  9,  29.  Phil.  3.  3. 

f Or,  a law. 

12. 

11  Rom.  2.  6.  1 Cor. 

Jam.  3.  18. 

23  Phil.  3.  18. 

32  2 Cor.  1.  5.  & 4. 

g Or,  whom. 

5 Rom.  15.  1.  ch.  5. 

3.  8. 

11  1 Cor.  15.  58.  2 

24  ch.  5.  11. 

10.  & 11.  23.  ch.  5. 

h Or,  creation. 

13.  1 Thess.  5.  14. 

Thess.  3.  13. 

25  PhU.  3.  3,  7,  8. 

11.  Col.  1.  24. 

EPHESIANS,  I. 


297 


THE  EI’STLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

EPHESIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 


1 After  the  salutation,  3 and  thanksgiving  for  the  Ephesians,  4 he 
treateth  of  our  election,  6 and  adoption  by  grace,  11  which  is  the  true 
and  proper  fountain  of  man's  salvation.  13  And  because  the  height  of 
this  mystery  cannot  easily  be  attained  unto,  16  he  prayeth  that  they 
may  come  18  to  the  full  knowledge  and  20  possession  thereof  in 
Christ. 

PAUL,  an  apostla  of  Jesus  Christ  ^by  the  will  of 
God,  2 to  the  saints  which  are  at  Ephesus,  ® and  to 
the  faithful  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

2  ^ Grace  he  to  you,  and  peace,  from  God  our  Father, 
and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  ® Blessed  he  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who  hath  blessed  us  with  all  spiritual  blessings 
in  heavenly  places  in  Christ : 

4  According  as  ® he  hath  chosen  us  in  him  before 
the  foundation  of  the  world,  that  we  should  ® be  holy 
and  without  blame  before  him  in  love  : 

5  ® Having  predestinated  us  unto  the  adoption  of 
children  by  Jesus  Christ  to  himself,  according  to  the 
good  pleasure  of  his  will, 

6  To  the  praise  of  the  glory  of  his  grace,  wherein 
he  hath  made  us  accepted  in  i®the  beloved. 

7  In  whom  we  have  redemption  through  his  blood, 
the  forgiveness  of  sins,  according  to  the  riches  of  his 
grace  ; 

8  Wherein  he  hath  abounded  toward  us  in  all  wisdom 
and  prudence  ; 

9  Having  made  known  unto  us  the  mystery  of  his 
will,  according  to  his  good  pleasure  which  he  hath 
purposed  in  himself : 

10  That  in  the  dispensation  of  the  fulness  of  times 
he  might  gather  together  in  one  all  things  in  Christ, 
both  winch  are  in  heaven,  and  which  are  on  earth  ; even 
in  him  : 

11  In  whom  also  we  have  obtained  an  inheritance, 
being  predestinated  according  to  ^®the  purpose  of 
him  who  worketh  all  things  after  the  counsel  of  his 
own  will  : 

12  24  That  we  should  be  to  the  praise  of  his  glory, 
2®  who  first  trusted  in  Christ. 

13  In  whom  ye  also  trustedy  after  that  ye  heard  2«  the 
word  of  truth,  the  gospel  of  your  salvation  : in  whom 
also  after  that  ye  believed,  2T  ye  were  sealed  with  that 
holy  Spirit  of  promise, 

14  28  Which  is  the  earnest  of  our  inheritance  2®  until 
the  redemption  of  the  purchased  possession,  unto 
the  praise  of  his  glory. 


1 2 Cor.  1.  1. 

* Rom.  1.  7.  2 Cor. 

1.  1. 

3 1 Cor.  4.  17.  ch. 

6.  21.  Col.  1.  2. 

* Gal.  1.  3.  Tit.  1. 

4. 

® 2 Cor.  1.  3.  1 Pet. 
1.  3. 

« Rom.  8.  28.  2 

Thess.  2.  13.  2 Tim. 

1.  9.  Jam.  2.  5.  1 Pet. 
1.  2.  & 2.  9. 

» 1 Pet.  1.  2,  20. 

« Luke  1.75.  ch.  2. 


10.  & 6.  27.  Col.  1.  22. 
1 These.  4.  7.  Tit.  2. 
12. 

» ver.  11.  Rom.  8. 
29  30. 

>0  John  1.  12.  Rom. 
8.  15.  2 Cor.  6.  18. 

Gal.  4.  5.  1 John  3. 

“ ver  9.  Matt.  11. 
26.  Luke  12.  32.  1 

Cor.  1.  21. 

Rom.  3.  24.  & 5, 
15. 


>3  Matt.  3.  17.  & 17. 
5.  John  3.  35.  & 10. 
17. 

Acts  20.  28.  Rom. 
3.  24.  Col.  1. 14.  Heb. 
9.  12.  1 Pet.  1.  18,  19. 
Rev.  5.  9. 

IE  Rom.  2.  4.  & 3. 24. 
& 9.  23.  ch.  2.  7.  & 3. 
8,  16.  Phil.  4.  19. 

IE  Rom.  16.  25.  ch. 
3.  4,  9.  Col.  1.  26. 

'7  ch.  3.  11.  2 Tim. 
1.  9. 


1 Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  through  the  will 
of  God,  to  the  saints  which  are  “ at  Ephesus,  and  the 

2 faithful  in  Christ  Jesus  : Grace  to  you  and  peace 
from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3 Blessed  he  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who  hath  blessed  us  with  every  spiritual  bless- 

4 ing  in  the  heavenly  places  in  Christ : even  as  he 
chose  us  in  him  before  the  foundation  of  the  world, 
that  we  should  be  holy  and  without  blemish  before 

5 ^ him  in  love  : having  foreordained  us  unto  adoption 
as  sons  through  Jesus  Christ  unto  himself,  according 

6 to  the  good  pleasure  of  his  will,  to  the  praise  of  the 
glory  of  his  grace,  which  he  freely  bestowed  on  us 

7 in  the  Beloved  : in  whom  we  have  our  redemption 
through  his  blood,  the  forgiveness  of  our  trespasses, 

8 according  to  the  riches  of  his  grace,  ^ which  he  made 
to  abound  toward  us  in  all  wisdom  and  prudence, 

9 having  made  known  unto  us  the  mystery  of  his  Mull, 
according  to  his  good  pleasure  which  he  purposed  in 

10  hini  unto  a dispensation  of  the  fulness  of  the  ® times, 
to  sum  up  all  things  in  Christ,  the  things-^ in  the 
heavens,  and  the  things  upon  the  earth  ; in  him,  I 

11  say,  in  whom  also  we  were  made  a heritage,  having 
been  foreordained  according  to  the  purpose  of  him 
who  worketh  all  things  after  the  counsel  of  his  will  ; 

12  to  the  end  that  we  should  be  unto  the  praise  of  his 

13  glory,  we  who  ^ had  before  hoped  in  Christ  ; in  whom 
ye  also,  having  heard  the  word  of  the  truth,  the 
gospel  of  your  salvation,  — in  whom,  having  also  be- 
lieved, ye  were  sealed  with  the  Holy  Spirit  of  pro- 

14  mise,  which  is  an  earnest  of  our  inheritance,  unto  the 
redemption  of  God’s  own  possession,  unto  the  praise 
of  his  glory. 


« Gal.  4.  4.  Heb.  1. 
2.  & 9.  10.  1 Pet.  1. 
20. 

19  1 Cor.  3.  22,  23.  & 
11.  3.  ch.  2.  15.  & 3. 
15. 

20  Phil.  2.  9, 10.  Col. 
1.  20. 

31  Acts  20.  32.  & 26. 
18.  Rom.  8.  17.  Col. 
1.  12.  & 3.  24.  Tit.  3. 

7.  Jam.  2.  5.  1 Pet. 

1.  4. 

3*  ver.  5. 


23  Is.  46.  10,  11. 

34  ver.  6, 14.  2 Thess. 
2.  13. 

25  Jam.  1.  18. 

2"  John  1 . 17.  2 Cor. 
6.  7. 

27  2 Cor.  1.  22.  ch. 

4.  30. 

28  2 Cor.  1.  22.  & 6. 

5. 

29  Luke  21. 28.  Rom. 

8.  23.  ch.  4.  30. 

30  Acts  20.  28. 

81  ver.  6,  12.  1 Pet. 
2.  9. 


a Some  very  ancient 
authorities  omit  at 
Ephesus. 

b Or,  him : having 
in  love  foreordained 
us. 

c Or,  wherewith  he 
endued  us. 

d Or,  wherewith  he 
abounded, 
e Gr.  seasons, 
f Gr.  upon. 
fir  Or,  have. 


298 


EPHESIANS,  II. 


15  Wherefore  I also,  after  I heard  of  your  faith  in 
the  Lord  Jesus,  and  love  unto  all  the  saints, 

16  Cease  not  to  give  thanks  for  you,  making  men- 
tion of  you  in  my  prayers  ; 

17  That  ®^the  God  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the 
Father  of  glory,  ^ may  give  unto  you  the  spirit  of  wis- 
dom and  revelation  in  the  knowledge  of  him  : 

18  The  eyes  of  your  imderstanding  being  enlight- 
ened ; that  ye  may  know  what  is  the  hope  of  his 
calling,  and  what  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  his 
heritance  in  the  saints, 

19  And  what  is  the  exceeding  greatness  of  his  power 
to  us- ward  who  believe,  according  to  the  working  of 
his  mighty  power, 

20  Which  he  wrought  in  Christ,  when  ^°he  raised 
him  from  the  dead,  and  set  him  at  his  own  right  hand 
in  the  heavenly  places, 

21  ^^p'ar  above  all  principality,  and  power,  and 
might,  and  dominion,  and  every  name  that  is  named, 
not  only  in  this  world,  but  also  in  that  which  is  to  come  : 

22  And  hath  put  all  things  under  his  feet,  and  gave 
him  to  he  the  head  over  all  things  to  the  chnrch, 

23  Which  is  his  body,  the  fulness  of  him  that 
filleth  all  in  all. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  By  comparing  what  we  were  by  3 nature,  with  what  we  are  5 by 
qrace : 10  he  declareth,  that  we  are  made  for  good  works  ; and  13  be- 
ing brought  near  by  Christ,  should  not  live  as  11  Cfentiles,  and  \2  for- 
eigners in  time  past,  but  as  19  citizens  with  the  saints,  and  the  family 
of  God. 

And  ^you  hath  he  quickened,  ^who  were  dead  in 
trespasses  and  sins  ; 

2  ® Wherein  in  time  past  ye  walked  according  to  the 
course  of  this  world,  according  to  ^ the  prince  of  the 
power  of  the  air,  the  spirit  that  now  worketh  in  ® the 
children  of  disobedience  : 

3  ® Among  whom  also  we  all  had  our  conversation  in 
times  past  in  the  lusts  of  our  flesh,  fulfilling  the  desires 
of  the  flesh  and  of  the  mind  ; and  ® were  by  nature  the 
children  of  wrath,  even  as  others. 

4  But  God,  ® who  is  rich  in  mercy,  for  his  great  love 
wherewith  he  loved  us, 

5  Even  when  we  were  dead  in  sins,  hath  quick- 
ened us  together  with  Christ,  (by  grace  ye  are  saved;) 

6  And  hath  raised  us  up  together,  and  made  us  sit  to- 
gether in  heavenly  peaces  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

7  That  in  the  ages  to  come  he  might  shew  the  ex- 
ceeding riches  of  his  grace  in  his  kindness  toward  us 
through  Christ  Jesus. 

8  i^For  by  grace  are  ye  saved  i®  through  faith  ; and 
that  not  of  yourselves  : i®  it  is  the  gift  of  God  : 

9  1^  Not  of  works,  lest  any  man  should  boast. 

10  For  we  are  i®  his  workmanship,  created  in  Christ 
Jesus  unto  good  works,  which  God  hath  before  or- 
dained that  we  should  walk  in  them. 

11  Wherefore  20  remember,  that  ye  being  in  time  past 
Gentiles  in  the  flesh,  who  are  called  Uncircumcision  by 


15  F or  this  cause  I also,  having  heard  of  the  faith  in  the 
Lord  Jesus  which  is  among  you,  and  ' which  ye  shew 

16  toward  all  the  saints,  cease  not  to  give  thanks  for 

17  you,  making  mention  of  you  in  my  prayers  ; that  the 
God  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  glory, 
may  give  unto  you  a spirit  of  wisdom  and  revelation 

18  in  the  knowledge  of  him  ; having  the  eyes  of  your 
heart  enlightened,  that  ye  may  know  what  is  the 
hope  of  his  calling,  what  the  riches  of  the  glory  of 

19  his  inheritance  in  the  saints,  and  what  the  exceeding 
greatness  of  his  power  to  us-ward  who  believe,  ac- 
cording to  that  working  of  the  strength  of  his  might 

20  which  he  wrought  in  Christ,  when  he  raised  him 
from  the  dead,  and  made  him  to  sit  at  his  right 

21  hand  in  the  heavenly  places,  far  above  all  rule,  and 
authority,  and  power,  and  dominion,  and  every  name 
that  is  named,  not  only  in  this  ^ world,  but  also  in 

22  that  which  is  to  come  : and  he  put  all  things  in  sub- 
jection under  his  feet,  and  gave  him  to  be  head  over 

23  all  things  to  the  church,  which  is  his  body,  the  ful- 
ness of  him  that  filleth  all  in  all. 


2  And  you  did  he  quicken,  when  ye  were  dead 

2 through  your  trespasses  and  sins,  wherein  aforetime 
ye  walked  according  to  the  “course  of  this  world, 
according  to  the  prince  of  the  power  of  the  air,  of 
the  spirit  that  now  worketh  in  the  sons  of  disobe- 

3 dience  ; among  whom  we  also  all  once  lived  in  the 
lusts  of  our  flesh,  doing  the  desires  of  the  flesh  and 
of  the  ^ mind,  and  were  by  nature  children  of  wrath, 

4 even  as  the  rest : — but  God,  being  rich  in  mercy, 

5 for  his  great  love  wherewith  he  loved  us,  even  when 
we  were  dead  through  our  trespasses,  quickened  us 
together  with  Christ  (by  grace  have  ye  been  saved), 

6 and  raised  us  up  with  him,  and  made  us  to  sit  with 

7 him  in  the  heavenly  places,  in  Christ  Jesus  : that  in 
the  ages  to  come  he  might  shew  the  exceeding 
riches  of  his  grace  in  kindness  toward  us  in  Christ 

8 Jesus  : for  by  grace  have  ye  been  saved  through 
faith  ; and  that  not  of  yourselves  : it  is  the  gift  of 

9 God  : not  of  works,  that  no  man  should  glory. 

10  For  we  are  his  workmanship,  created  in  Christ  Jesus 

for  good  works,  which  God  afore  prepared  that  we 
should  walk  in  them. 


11  Wherefore  remember,  that  aforetime  ye,  the  Gen- 
tiles in  the  flesh,  who  are  called  Uncircumcision  by 


3*  Col.  1.  4.  Philem. 

6. 

33  Rom.  1.  9.  Phil. 

1.  3,  4.  Col.  1.  3.  1 
Thess.  1.  2.  2 Thess. 

1.  3. 

3*  John  20.  17. 

35  Col.  1.  9. 

36  Acts  26.  18. 

37  ch.  2.  12.  & 4.  4. 

38  ver.  11. 

39  ch.  3.  7.  Col.  1. 
29.  & 2.  12. 

*0  Acts  2.  24,  33. 
«Ps.  110.  1.  Acts 


7.  55,  56.  Col.  3.  1. 
Heb.  1.  3.  & 10.  12. 

<2  Phil.  2.  9, 10.  Col. 

2.  10.  Heb.  1.  4. 

43  Rom.  8.  38.  Col. 
1.  16.  & 2.  15. 

44  Ps.  8.  6.  Matt.  28. 
18.  1 Cor.  15.27.  Heb. 
2 8 

’46'ch.  4.  15,16.  Col. 
1.  18.  Heb.  2.  7. 

46  Rom.  12.  5.  1 Cor. 
12.  12,  27.  ch.  4.  12.  & 
5.  23,  30.  Col.  1.  18, 
24. 


47  Col.  2.  9. 

48  1 Cor.  12.  6.  ch. 
4.  10.  Col.  3.  11. 

1 John  5.  24.  Col.  2. 
13. 

2 ver.  5.  ch.  4.  18. 

3 1 Cor.  6.  11.  ch.  4. 
22.  Col.  1.  21.  & 3.  7. 
1 John  6.  19. 

4 ch.  6.  12. 

6 ch.  5.  6.  Col.  3.  6. 
6 Tit.  3.  3.  1 Pet.  4. 


8Ps.  51.5.  Rom.  5. 
12,  14. 

9 ver.  7.  Rom.  10. 
12.  ch.  1.  7. 

70  ver.  1.  Rom.  5. 

6,  8,  10. 

71  Rom.  6. 4, 5.  Col. 
2.  12, 13.  & 3.  1,  3. 

12  ch.  1.  20. 

73  Tit.  3.  4. 

74  ver.  6.  Rom.  3. 
24.  2 Tim.  1.  9. 

16  Rom.  4.  16. 

76  Matt.  16. 17.  Jolm 


6.44,65.  Rom.  10. 14, 
15,17.  ch.  1.19.  Phil. 
1.  29. 

77  Rom.  3.  20,  27, 28. 
«fe4.  2.  &9.  ll.&ll.  6. 
1 Cor.  L 29,  30,  31.  2 
Tim.  1.  9.  Tit.  3.  5. 

78  Dent.  32.  6.  Ps. 
100.  3.  Is.  19.  25.  & 
29.  23.  & 44.  21.  John 

3.  3,  5.  1 Cor.  3.  9.  2 
Cor.  5.  5,  17.  ch.  4. 
24.  Tit.  2.  14. 

19  ch.  1.  4. 


20  1 Cor.  12.  2.  ch. 
5.  8.  Col.  1.  21.  & 2. 
la 

h Or,  in. 

i Many  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  the 
love. 

j Or,  age. 
a 6r.  age. 
b Gr.  thoughts, 
c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  in 
Christ. 


7 Gal.  5.  16. 


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299 


that  which  is  called  ^^the  Circumcision  in  the  flesh 
made  by  hands  ; 

12  22‘'xhat  at  that  time  ye  were  without  Christ,  be- 
ing aliens  from  the  commonwealth  of  Israel,  and  stran- 
gers from  24  the  covenants  of  promise,  having  no  hope, 
2®  and  without  God  in  the  world  : 

13  27  But  now  in  Christ  Jesus  ye  who  sometimes 
were  2®  far  off  are  made  nigh  by  the  blood  of  Christ. 

14  For  29  he  is  our  peace,  who  hath  made  both  one, 
and  hath  broken  down  the  middle  wall  of  partition  he- 
^ tween  us  ; 

i  15  Having  abolished  ®2  in  his  flesh  the  enmity,  even 
the  law  of  commandments  contained  in  ordinances  ; for 
to  make  in  himself  of  twain  one  new  man,  so  making 
peace  ; 

16  And  that  he  might  reconcile  both  unto  God 
in  one  body  by  the  cross,  ®®  having  slain  the  enmity 
thereby : 

17  And  came  ®®and  preached  peace  to  you  which 
were  afar  off,  and  to  ®’^  them  that  were  nigh. 

18  For  ®®  through  him  we  both  have  access  ®®  by  one 
Spirit  unto  the  Father. 

19  Now  therefore  ye  are  no  more  strangers  and  for- 
eigners, but  40  fellowcitizens  with  the  saints,  and  of 
4i  the  household  of  God  ; 

20  And  are  42  built  ^®upon  the  foundation  of  the 
apostles  and  prophets,  Jesus  Christ  himself  being 
the  chief  corner  stone  ; 

21  In  whom  all  the  building  fitly  framed  together 
groweth  unto  47  an  holy  temple  in  the  Lord  : 

22  48  In  whom  ye  also  are  builded  together  for  an 
habitation  of  God  through  the  Spirit. 

CHAPTER  III. 

5  The  hidden  mystery^  6 that  the  Gentiles  shoidd  be  saved,  3 was  made 
known  to  Paul  by  rtvelalion  : 8 and  to  him  was  that  grace  given,  that 
9 he  should  preach  it.  13  He  desireth  them  not  to  faint  for  his  tribula- 
tion, 14  and  prayeth  19  that  they  may  perceive  the  great  love  of 
Christ  toward  them. 

For  this  cause  I Paul,  ^the  prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ 
2 for  you  Gentiles, 

2  If  ye  have  heard  of  ® the  dispensation  of  the  grace 
of  God  4 which  is  given  me  to  you- ward  : 

3  ® How  that  ® by  revelation  he  made  known  unto 
me  the  mystery  ; (®as  I wrote  afore  in  few  words, 

4  Whereby,  when  ye  read,  ye  may  understand  my 
knowledge  ® in  the  mystery  of  Christ) 

5  40  Which  in  other  ages  was  not  made  known  unto 
the  sons  of  men,  4i  as  it  is  now  revealed  unto  his  holy 
apostles  and  prophets  by  the  Spirit ; 

6  That  the  Gentiles  42  should  be  f ellowheirs,  and  48  of 
the  same  body,  and  44  partakers  of  his  promise  in  Christ 
by  the  gospel : 

7  45  Whereof  I was  made  a minister,  4®  according  to 
the  gift  of  the  grace  of  God  given  unto  me  by  47  the 
effectual  working  of  his  power. 

8  Unto  me,  4®  who  am  less  than  the  least  of  all  saints. 


that  which  is  called  Circumcision,  in  the  flesh,  made 

12  by  hands  ; that  ye  were  at  that  time  separate  from 
Christ,  alienated  from  the  commonwealth  of  Israel, 
and  strangers  from  the  covenants  of  the  promise, 

13  having  no  hope  and  without  God  in  the  world.  But 
now  in  Christ  Jesus  ye  that  once  were  far  off  are 

14  made  nigh  in  the  blood  of  Christ.  For  he  is  our 
peace,  who  made  both  one,  and  brake  down  the  mid- 

15  die  wall  of  partition,  having  abolished  in  his  flesh 
the  enmity,  even  the  law  of  commandments  con- 
tained in  ordinances  ; that  he  might  create  in  him- 
self of  the  twain  one  new  man,  so  making  peace  ; 

16  and  might  reconcile  them  both  in  one  body  unto 
God  through  the  cross,  having  slain  the  enmity 

17  thereby : and  he  came  and  ^ preached  peace  to 
you  that  were  far  off,  and  peace  to  them  that  were 

18  nigh  : for  through  him  we  both  have  our  access  in 

19  one  Spirit  unto  the  Father.  So  then  ye  are  no  more 
strangers  and  sojourners,  but  ye  are  fellow-citizens 

20  with  the  saints,  and  of  the  household  of  God,  being 
built  upon  the  foundation  of  the  apostles  and  pro- 
phets, Christ  Jesus  himself  being  the  chief  corner 

21  stone  ; in  whom  ® each  several  building,  fitly  framed 
together,  groweth  into  a holy  temple  in  the  Lord  ; 

22  in  whom  ye  also  are  builded  together  ^ for  a habita- 
tion of  God  in  the  Spirit. 


3  For  this  cause  I Paul,  the  prisoner  of  Christ  Jesus 

2 in  behalf  of  you  Gentiles,  — if  so  be  that  ye  have 
heard  of  the  “dispensation  of  that  grace  of  God 

3 which  was  given  me  to  you-ward  ; how  that  by 
revelation  was  made  known  unto  me  the  mystery, 

4 as  I wrote  afore  in  few  words,  whereby,  when  ye 
read,  ye  can  perceive  my  understanding  in  the  mys- 

5 tery  of  Christ ; which  in  other  generations  was  not 
made  known  unto  the  sons  of  men,  as  it  hath  now 
been  revealed  unto  his  holy  apostles  and  prophets 

6 in  the  Spirit ; to  wit,  that  the  Gentiles  are  fellow- 
heirs,  and  fellow-members  of  the  body,  and  fellow- 
partakers  of  the  promise  in  Christ  Jesus  through 

7 the  gospel,  whereof  I was  made  a minister,  accord- 
ing to  the  gift  of  that  grace  of  God  which  was  given 

8 me  according  to  the  working  of  his  power.  Unto 
me,  who  am  less  than  the  least  of  all  saints,  was 


«Roin.  2.  28,  29. 
Col.  2.  11. 

ch.  4.  18.  Col.  1. 

21. 

“See  Ezek.  13.  9. 
John  10. 16. 

“ Rom.  9.  4,  8. 

25  1 These.  4.  13. 

20  Gal.  4.  8.  IThess. 
4.  6. 

27  Gal.  3.  28. 

*8  ver.  17.  Acts  2. 
39. 

29  Mic.  5.  5.  John 
16.  33.  Acts  10.  36. 
Rom.  5.  1.  Col.  1.  20. 


50  John  10. 16.  Gal. 
3.  28. 

31  Col.  2.  14,  20. 

82  Col.  1.  22. 

83  2 Cor.  6.  17.  Gal. 
6.  15.  ch.  4.  24. 

^ Col.  1.  20,  21,  22. 
85  Rom.  6.  6.  & 8.  3. 
Col.  2.  14. 

30  ver.  13, 14.  l.s.  .57. 
19.  Zech.  9.  10.  Acts 
2.  39.  & 10.  36.  Rom. 
6.  1. 

37  P.s.  148.  14. 

38  John  10.  9.  & 14. 
6.  Rom.  5.  2.  ch.  3. 


12.  Heb.  4.  16.  & 10. 
19,  20.  1 Pet.  3.  18. 

39  1 Cor.  12.  13.  ch. 
4.  4. 

« Phil.  3.  20.  Heb. 
12.  22,  23. 

« Gal.  6.  10.  ch.  3. 

15. 

« 1 Cor.  3. 9, 10.  ch. 
4.  12.  1 Pet.  2.  4,  6. 

« Matt.  16.  18.  Gal. 
2.  9.  Rev.  21.  14. 

**  1 Cor.  12.  28.  ch. 
4.  11. 

<6  Ps.  118.  22.  Is.  28. 

16.  Matt.  21.  42. 


<5  ch.  4.  15,  16. 

«7  1 Cor.  3.  17.  & 6. 

19.  2 Cor.  6.  16. 

« 1 Pet.  2.  5. 

1 Acts  21.  33.  & 28. 
17,  20.  ch.  4.  1.  & 6. 

20.  Phil.  1.  7,  13,  14, 
16.  Col.  4.  3,  18.  2 
Tim.  1.  8.  & 2.  9. 
Philem.  1,  9. 

2 Gal.  5.  11.  Col.  1. 
24.  2 Tim.  2.  10. 

3 Rom.  1.  5.  & 11. 13. 
1 Cor.  4.  1.  ch.  4.  7. 
Col.  1.  25. 

* ver.  8.  Acts  9.  15. 


&  13.  2.  Rom.  12.  3. 
Gal.  1.  16. 

5 Acts  22.  17,  21.  & 
26.  17,  18. 

6 Gal.  1.  12. 

7 Rom.  16.  25.  Col. 

1.  26,  27. 

8 ch.  1.  9,  10. 

0 1 Cor.  4.  1.  ch.  6. 
19. 

19  ver.  9.  Acts  10. 
28.  Rom.  16.  25. 

11  ch.  2.  20. 

12  Gal.  3.  28, 29.  ch. 

2.  14. 


13  ch.  2.  15,  16. 

14  Gal.  3.  14. 

15  Rom.  15.  16.  Col. 
1.  23,  25. 

16  Rom.  1.  5. 

17  Rom.  15.  18.  ch. 
1.  19.  Col.  1.  29. 

18  1 Cor.  15.  9.  1 

Tim.  1.  13,  15. 

d Gr.  preached 
good  tidings  of  peace, 
e Gr.  every  building, 
f Or,  sanctuary, 
g Gr.  into, 
a Or,  stewardship. 


300 


EPHESIANS,  IV. 


is  this  grace  given,  that  I should  preach  among  the 
Gentiles  the  unsearchable  riches  of  Christ  ; 

9 And  to  make  all  men  see  what  is  the  fellowship  of 

the  mystery,  ^2  which  from  the  beginning  of  the  world 

hath  been  hid  in  God,  ^^who  created  all  things  by  Jesus 
Christ : 

10  To  the  intent  that  now  ^5  unto  the  principalities 
and  powers  in  heavenly  places  might  be  known  by  the 
church  the  manifold  wisdom  of  God, 

11  27  According  to  the  eternal  purpose  which  he  pur- 
posed in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord  : 

12  In  whom  we  have  boldness  and  28  access  29  with 
confidence  by  the  faith  of  him. 

13  Wherefore  I desire  that  ye  faint  not  at  my 
tribulations  for  you,  ^2  which  is  your  glory. 

14  For  this  cause  I bow  my  knees  unto  the  Father  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

15  Of  whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth 
is  named, 

16  That  he  would  grant  you,  according  to  the 
riches  of  his  glory,  to  be  strengthened  with  might  by 
his  Spirit  in  ®®the  inner  man  ; 

17  That  Christ  may  dwell  in  your  hearts  by  faith  ; 
that  ye,  being  rooted  and  grounded  in  love, 

18  May  be  able  to  comprehend  with  all  saints 
^®what  is  the  breadth,  and  length,  and  depth,  and 
height  ; 

19  And  to  know  the  love  of  Christ,  which  passeth 
knowledge,  that  ye  might  be  filled  with  all  the  fulness 
of  God. 

20  Now  ^2  unto  him  that  is  able  to  do  exceeding 
abundantly  above  all  that  we  ask  or  think,  accord- 
ing to  the  power  that  worketh  in  us, 

21  Unto  him  he  glory  in  the  church  by  Christ  Jesus 
throughout  all  ages,  world  without  end.  Amen. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 He  exhorteth  to  unity,  1 and  declareth  that  God  therefore  giveth  divers 
11  gifts  unto  men,  that  his  church  might  he  13  edified,  and  16  grown 
up  in  Christ.  18  He  calleth  them  from  the  impurity  of  the  Gentiles, 
24  to  put  on  the  new  man,  25  to  cast  off  lying,  and  29  corrupt  commu- 
nication. 

I  THEREFORE,  ^ the  prisoner  of  the  Lord,  beseech 
you  that  ye  2 walk  worthy  of  the  vocation  wherewith 
ye  are  called, 

2  * With  all  lowliness  and  meekness,  with  longsufPer- 
ing,  forbearing  one  another  in  love  ; 

3  Endeavouring  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  ^ in  the 
bond  of  peace. 

4  ® There  is  one  body,  and  ® one  Spirit,  even  as  ye  are 
called  in  one  ^ hope  of  your  calling  ; 

5  ® One  Lord,  2 one  faith,  1®  one  baptism, 

6  One  God  and  Father  of  all,  who  is  above  all,  and 
12  through  all,  and  in  you  all. 

7  But  unto  every  one  of  us  is  given  grace  according 
to  the  measure  of  the  gift  of  Christ. 

8  Wherefore  he  saith,  i^When  he  ascended  up  on 

19  Gal.  1.  16.  & 2.  8.  21.  Col.  1.  16.  1 Pet.  1.  7.  Phil.  4.  19.  Col. 

1 Tim.  2.  7.  2 Tim.  1.  3.  22.  1.  27. 

11.  26  1 Cor.  2. 7.  1 Tim.  se  ch.  6.  10.  Col.  1. 

20  ch.  1.  7.  Col.  1.  3.  16.  11. 

27.  27  ch.  1.9.  36  Rom.  7. 22.  2 Cor. 

21  ver.  3.  ch.  1.  9.  28  ch.  2.  18.  4.  16. 

22  ver.  5.  Rom.  16.  29  Heb.  4.  16.  37  John  14.  23.  ch. 

25.  1 Cor.  2.  7.  Col.  30  Acts  14.  22.  Phil.  2.  22. 

1.  26.  1.  14.  1 Thess.  3.  3.  38  Col.  1.  23.  & 2.  7. 

23  Ps.  33.  6.  John  1.  3i  ver.  1.  ag  ch.  1.  18. 

3.  Col.  1.  16.  Heb.  32  2 Cor.  1.  6.  Rom.  10.  3, 11, 12. 

1.  2.  33  ch.  1.  10.  Phil.  2.  « John  1.  16.  ch.  1. 

24  1 Pet.  1.  12.  9,  10,  11.  23.  Col.  2.  9,  10. 

25  Rom.  8,  38.  ch.  1.  34  Rom.  9.  23.  ch.  “2  Rom.  16.  25.  Jude 

24. 


this  grace  given,  to  preach  unto  the  Gentiles  the  un- 
9 searchable  riches  of  Christ ; and  to  ^ make  all  men 
see  what  is  the  dispensation  of  the  mystery  which 
from  all  ages  hath  been  hid  in  God  who  created  all 

10  things  ; to  the  intent  that  now  unto  the  principali- 
ties and  the  powers  in  the  heavenly  places  might  be 
made  known  through  the  church  the  manifold  wis- 

11  dom  of  God,  according  to  the  ‘^eternal  purpose 

12  which  he  purposed  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord  : in 
whom  we  have  boldness  and  access  in  confidence 

13  through  ® our  faith  in  him.  Wherefore  I ask  that 
J'  ye  faint  not  at  my  tribulations  for  you,  which  ^ are 
your  glory. 


14  For  this  cause  I bow  my  knees  unto  the  Father, 

15  from  whom  every  * family  in  heaven  and  on  earth  is 

16  named,  that  he  would  grant  you,  according  to  the 
riches  of  his  glory,  that  ye  may  be  strengthened 
with  power  through  his  Spirit  in  the  inward  man ; 

17  that  Christ  may  dwell  in  your  hearts  through  faith  ; 
to  the  end  that  ye,  being  rooted  and  grounded  in 

18  love,  may  be  strong  to  apprehend  with  all  the  saints 
what  is  the  breadth  and  length  and  height  and 

19  depth,  and  to  know  the  love  of  Christ  which  passeth 
knowledge,  that  ye  may  be  filled  unto  all  the  ful- 
ness of  God. 


20  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  do  exceeding  abun- 
dantly above  all  that  we  ask  or  think,  according  to 

21  the  power  that  worketh  in  us,  unto  him  he  the  glory 
in  the  church  and  in  Christ  Jesus  unto  *all  genera- 
tions for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 


4 I therefore,  the  prisoner  in  the  Lord,  beseech  you 
to  walk  worthily  of  the  calling  wherewith  ye  were 

2 called,  with  all  lowliness  and  meekness,  with  long- 

3 suffering,  forbearing  one  another  in  love  ; giving 
diligence  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the  bond 

4 of  peace.  There  is  one  body,  and  one  Spirit,  even 
as  also  ye  were  called  in  one  hope  of  your  calling ; 

6 6 one  Lord,  one  faith,  one  baptism,  one  God  and 
Father  of  all,  who  is  over  all,  and  through  all,  and 

7 in  all.  But  unto  each  one  of  us  was  the  grace 
given  according  to  the  measure  of  the  gift  of  Christ. 

8 Wherefore  he  saith. 


« 1 Cor.  2.  9. 

«ver.  7.  Col.  1. 
29. 

45  Rom.  11.  36.  & 16. 
27.  Heb.  13.  21. 

1 ch.  3.  1.  Philem. 
1,  9. 

2 Phil.  1.  27.  Col.  1. 
10.  1 Thess.  2.  12. 

8 Acts  20.  19.  Gal. 
5.  22,  23.  Col.  3.  12, 
13. 

4 Col.  3.  14. 

5 Rom.  12.  5.  1 Cor. 
12.  12,  13.  ch.  2.  16. 


6 1 Cor.  12.  4,  11. 

2 ch.  1.  18, 

8 1 Cor.  1. 13,  & 8.  6. 
& 12.  5.  2 Cor.  11. 

4. 

9 ver.  13.  Jude  3. 

10  Gal.  3.  27,  28. 
Heb.  6.  6. 

11  Mai.  2.  10,  1 Cor, 
8,  6.  & 12.  6. 

42  Rom.  11,  36. 

13  Rom.  12.  3,  6.  1 
Cor.  12.  11. 

14  Ps.  68.  18. 


b Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  bring  to 
light  what  is. 
c Or,  stewardship, 
d Gr.  purpose  of  the 
ages. 

e Or,  the  faith  of 
him. 

/Or,  J. 
g Or,  is. 

h Gr,  fatherhood, 
i Gr.  all  the  genera- 
tions of  the  age  of  the 
ages. 


EPHESIANS;  IV.  301 


high,  *®he  led  captivity  captive,  and  gave  gifts  unto 
men. 

9 (Now  that  he  ascended,  what  is  it  but  that  he 
also  descended  first  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth  ? 

10  He  that  descended  is  the  same  also  ^'^that  as- 
cended up  far  above  all  heavens,  that  he  might  fill 
all  things.) 

11  And  he  gave  some,  apostles  ; and  some,  pro- 
phets ; and  some,  ^ evangelists  ; and  some,  pastors 
and  22  teachers  ; 

12  23  For  the  perfecting  of  the  saints,  for  the  work 
of  the  ministry,  24  for  the  edifying  of  26  the  body  of 
Christ  : 

13  Till  we  all  come  in  the  unity  of  the  faith,  26  and 
of  the  knowledge  of  the  Son  of  God,  unto  2?  a perfect 
man,  unto  the  measure  of  the  stature  of  the  fulness  of 
Christ : 

14  That  we  henceforth  be  no  more  28  children, 
2^  tossed  to  and  fro,  and  carried  about  with  every 

wind  of  doctrine,  by  the  sleight  of  men,  and  cunning 
craftiness,  whereby  they  lie  in  wait  to  deceive  ; 

15  But  ^2  speaking  the  truth  in  love,  may  grow  up 
into  him  in  all  things,  which  is  the  head,  even 
Christ  : 

16  From  whom  the  whole  body  fitly  joined  together 
and  compacted  by  that  which  every  joint  supplieth, 
according  to  the  effectual  working  in  the  measure  of 
every  part,  maketh  increase  of  the  body  unto  the 
edifying  of  itself  in  love. 

17  This  I say  therefore,  and  testify  in  the  Lord,  that 
®®ye  henceforth  walk  not  as  other  Gentiles  walk,  in 
the  vanity  of  their  mind, 

18  Having  the  understanding  darkened,  ^9  being 
alienated  from  the  life  of  God  through  the  ignorance 
that  is  in  them,  because  of  the  blindness  of  their 
heart  : 

19  Who  being  past  feeling  ^2  have  given  themselves 
over  unto  lasciviousness,  to  work  all  uncleanness  with 
greediness. 

20  But  ye  have  not  so  learned  Christ  ; 

21  If  so  be  that  ye  have  heard  him,  and  have  been 
taught  by  him,  as  the  truth  is  in  Jesus  : 

22  That  ye  put  off  concerning  the  former  conver- 
sation the  old  man,  which  is  corrupt  according  to  the 
deceitful  lusts  ; 

23  And  be  renewed  in  the  spirit  of  your  mind  ; 

24  And  that  ye  put  on  the  new  man,  which  after 
God  is  created  in  righteousness  and  true  holiness. 

25  Wherefore  putting  away  lying,  ^ speak  every  man 
truth  with  his  neighbour ; for  we  are  members  one  of 
another. 

26  ®2  Be  ye  angry,  and  sin  not : let  not  the  sun  go 
down  upon  your  wrath  : 

27  Neither  give  place  to  the  devil. 

28  Let  him  that  stole  steal  no  more  : but  rather 
**let  him  labour,  working  with  his  hands  the  thing 


When  he  ascended  on  high,  he  led  captivity 
captive. 

And  gave  gifts  unto  men. 

9  (Now  this.  He  ascended,  what  is  it  but  that  he  also 

10  descended  ® into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth  ? He 
that  descended  is  the  same  also  that  ascended  far 
above  all  the  heavens,  that  he  might  fill  all  things.) 

11  And  he  gave  some  to  be  apostles  ; and  some,  pro- 
phets ; and  some,  evangelists  ; and  some,  pastors  and 

12  teachers  ; for  the  perfecting  of  the  saints,  unto  the 
work  of  ministering,  unto  the  building  up  of  the 

13  body  of  Christ  : till  we  all  attain  unto  the  unity  of 
the  faith,  and  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Son  of  God, 
unto  a full-grown  man,  unto  the  measure  of  the 

14  stature  of  the  fulness  of  Christ : that  we  may  be  no 
longer  children,  tossed  to  and  fro  and  carried  about 
with  every  wind  of  doctrine,  by  the  sleight  of  men, 

15  in  craftiness,  after  the  wiles  of  error  ; but  ^ speaking 
truth  in  love,  may  grow  up  in  all  things  into  him, 

16  which  is  the  head,  even  Christ ; from  whom  all  the 
body  fitly  framed  and  knit  together  ‘^through  that 
which  every  joint  supplieth,  according  to  the  work- 
ing in  due  measure  of  each  several  part,  maketh  the 
increase  of  the  body  unto  the  building  up  of  itself 
in  love. 


17  This  I say  therefore,  and  testify  in  the  Lord,  that 
ye  no  longer  walk  as  the  Gentiles  also  walk,  in  the 

18  vanity  of  their  mind,  being  darkened  in  their  under- 
standing, alienated  from  the  life  of  God  because  of 
the  ignorance  that  is  in  them,  because  of  the  hard- 

19  ening  of  their  heart ; who  being  past  feeling  gave 
themselves  up  to  lasciviousness,  ‘^to  work  all  un- 

20  cleanness  with  ^ greediness.  But  ye  did  not  so  learn 

21  Christ;  if  so  be  that  ye  heard  him,  and  were  taught 

22  in  him,  even  as  truth  is  in  Jesus  : that  ye  put  away,  as 
concerning  your  former  manner  of  life,  the  old  man, 

23  which  waxeth  corrupt  after  the  lusts  of  deceit ; and 

24  that  ye  be  renewed  in  the  spirit  of  your  mind,  and 
put  on  the  new  man,  which  after  God  hath  been 
created  in  righteousness  and  holiness  of  truth. 


25  Wherefore,  putting  away  falsehood,  speak  ye 
truth  each  one  with  his  neighbour  : for  we  are  mem- 

26  bers  one  of  another.  Be  ye  angry,  and  sin  not : let 

27  not  the  sun  go  down  upon  your  wrath  : neither 

28  give  place  to  the  devil.  Let  him  that  stole  steal  no 
more  ; but  rather  let  him  labour,  working  with  his 


« Judg.  5. 12.  Col. 

2.  15. 

16  John  3.  13.  & 6. 
33,  G2. 

11  Acts  1.  9,  11.  1 
Tim.  3.  16.  Heb.  4. 14. 
& 7.  26.  & 8.  1.  & 9. 
24. 

18  Acts  2.  33. 

19  1 Cor.  12.  28.  ch. 
2.  20. 

» Acts  21.  8.  2 Tim. 
4.  5. 

»i  Acts  20.  28. 


22  Rom.  12.  7. 

23  1 Cor.  12.  7. 

2«  1 Cor.  14.  26. 

20  ch.  1.  23.  Col.  1. 
24. 

20  Col.  2.  2. 

27  1 Cor.  14.  20.  Col. 
1.  28. 

28  Is.  28.  9.  1 Cor. 
14.  20. 

20  Heb.  13.  9. 

39  Matt.  11.  7. 

31  Rom.  16.  18.  2 

Cor.  2.  17. 


32  ver.  25.  Zech.  8. 

16.  2 Cor.  4.  2.  1 

John  3.  18. 

33  ch.  1.  22.  & 2.  21. 
84  Col.  1.  18. 

35  Col.  2.  19. 

30  ver.  22.  ch.  2.  1, 
2,  3.  Col.  3.  7.  1 Pet. 
4.  3. 

37  Rom.  1.  21. 

38  Acts  26.  18. 

30  ch.  2.  12.  Gal.  4. 
8.  1 Thess.  4.  6. 

40  Rom.  1.  21. 


« 1 Tim.  4.  2. 

42  Rom.  1.  24,  26.  1 
Pet.  4.  3. 

43  ch.  1.  13. 

44  Col.  2.  11.  & 3.  8, 
9.  Heb.  12.  1.  1 Pet. 
2.  1. 

« ver.  17.  ch.  2.  2, 

3.  Col.  3.  7.  1 Pet. 

4.  3. 

46  Rom.  6.  6. 

47  Rom.  12.  2.  Col. 
3.  10. 

48  Rom.  6.  4 2 Oor. 


5.  17.  Gal.  6.  15.  ch. 

6.  11.  Col.  3.  10. 

40  ch.  2.  10. 

50  ver.  15.  Zech.  8. 
16.  Col.  3.  9. 

51  Rom.  12.  5. 

52  Ps.  4.  4.  & 37. 

8. 

53  2 Cor.  2.  10,  11. 

Jam.  4.  7.  1 Pet.  5. 

9. 

54  Acts  20.  35.  1 

Thess.  4.  11.  2 Thess. 
3.  8,  11,  12. 


a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  first, 
b Or,  dealing  truly, 
c Gr.  through  every 
joint  of  the  supply. 

d Or,  to  make  a 
trade  of. 

e Or,  covetousness, 
f Or,  ivhich  is  after 
God.  created  &c. 
g Gr.  provocation. 


302 


EPHESIANS,  V. 


which  is  good,  that  he  may  have  to  give  to  him  that 
needeth. 

29  ^®Let  no  corrupt  communication  proceed  out  of 
your  mouth,  but  that  which  is  good  to  the  use  of  edi- 
fying, that  it  may  minister  grace  unto  the  hearers. 

30  And  grieve  not  the  holy  Spirit  of  God,  where- 
by ye  are  sealed  unto  the  day  of  redemption. 

31  ®^Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath,  and  anger,  and 
clamour,  and  ^^evil  speaking,  be  put  away  from  you, 

with  all  malice  : 

32  And  be  ye  kind  one  to  another,  tenderhearted, 
66  forgiving  one  another,  even  as  God  for  Christ’s  sake 
hath  forgiven  you. 

CHAPTER  V. 

2  After  general  exhortations,  to  love,  3 to  fly  fornication,  4 and  all 
uncleanness,  7 not  to  converse  with  the  wicked,  15  to  walk  warily, 
and  to  be  18  filled  with  the  Spirit,  22  he  descendeth  to  the  particular 
duties,  how  xoives  ought  to  obey  their  husbands,  25  ana  husbands 
ought  to  love  their  wives,  32  even  as  Christ  doth  his  church. 

Be  1 ye  therefore  followers  of  God,  as  dear  children  ; 

2  And  2 walk  in  love,  ® as  Christ  also  hath  loved 
us,  and  hath  given  himself  for  us  an  offering  and  a sac- 
rifice to  God  ^ for  a sweetsmelling  savour. 

3  But  ® fornication,  and  all  uncleanness,  or  covetous- 
ness, ®let  it  not  be  once  named  among  you,  as  becometh 
saints  ; 

4  Neither  filthiness,  nor  foolish  talking,  nor  jest- 
ing, ® which  are  not  convenient  : but  rather  giving  of 
thanks. 

5  For  this  ye  know,  that  ®no  whoremonger,  nor  un- 
clean person,  nor  covetous  man,  who  is  an  idolater, 
hath  any  inheritance  in  the  kingdom  of  Christ  and  of 
God. 

6  Let  no  man  deceive  you  with  vain  words  : for 
because  of  these  things  ^^cometh  the  wrath  of  God 
upon  the  children  of  disobedience. 

7  Be  not  ye  therefore  partakers  with  them. 

8  ^®For  ye  were  sometimes  darkness,  but  now  are 
ye  light  in  the  Lord  : walk  as  children  of  light  : 

9  (For  ^®the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  in  all  goodness  and 
righteousness  and  truth  ;) 

10  Proving  what  is  acceptable  unto  the  Lord. 

11  And  have  no  fellowship  with  the  unfruitful 
works  of  darkness,  but  rather  reprove  them. 

12  23  For  it  is  a shame  even  to  speak  of  those  things 
which  are  done  of  them  in  secret. 

13  But  24  all  things  that  are  reproved  are  made  man- 
ifest by  the  light : for  whatsoever  doth  make  manifest 
is  light. 

14  Wherefore  he  saith,  ^ Awake  thou  that  sleepest, 
and  26  arise  from  the  dead,  and  Christ  shall  give  thee 
light. 

15  27  See  then  that  ye  walk  circumspectly,  not  as 
fools,  but  as  wise, 

16  28  F,edeemiug  the  time,  29  because  the  days  are 
evil. 


B5  Luke  3.  11, 

66  Matt.  12.  36.  ch. 
6.  4.  Col.  3.  8. 

67  Col.  4.  6,  1 Thess. 
5.  11. 

68  Col.  3.  16, 

50  Is.  7,  13.  & 63.  10. 
Ezek.  16.  43.  1 Thess. 
5.  19, 

60  ch.  1.  13, 

61  Luke  21. 28.  Rom. 

8.  23.  ch.  1.  14. 

62  Col.  3.  8,  19. 

63  Tit.  .3.  2.  Jam, 

4.  11.  1 Pet.  2.  1. 

64  Tit.  3,  3. 


65  2 Cor.  2.  10,  Col. 
3 12  13 

’66Mak6.14,  Mark 

11.  25. 

iMatt.  5.  45,  48, 
Luke  6.  36.  ch.  4.  32. 

2 John  13,  34,  & 15. 

12.  1 Thess.  4.  9.  1 
John  3.  11,  23,  & 4, 
21. 

3 Gal,  1.  4.  & 2.  20. 

Heb.  7.  27.  & 9,  14,26. 
& 10.  10,  12.  1 John 

3.  16. 

4 Gen.  8,  21.  Lev.  1. 

9.  2 Cor.  2.  15. 

5 Rom.  6.  13.  1 Cor. 


6.  18.  2 Cor.  12.  21. 
ch.  4.  19,  20,  Col. 

3.  5,  1 Thess.  4.  3, 
&c. 

6 1 Cor.  5.  1. 

7 Matt.  12,  35,  ch. 

4.  29. 

8 Rom.  1.  28. 

9 1 Cor.  6,  9.  Gal,  5. 
19,  21. 

10  Col,  3.  5,  1 Tim, 

6.  17, 

11  Gal,  5.  21.  Rev. 
22.  15. 

12  Jer.  29.  8.  Matt. 
24.  4.  Col.  2.  4,  8,  18. 
2 Thess.  2.  3. 


hands  the  thing  that  is  good,  that  he  may  have 

29  whereof  to  give  to  him  that  hath  need.  Let  no  cor- 
rupt speech  proceed  out  of  your  mouth,  but  such  as 
is  good  for  * edifying  as  the  need  may  be,  that  it 

30  may  give  grace  to  them  that  hear.  And  grieve  not 
the  Holy  Spirit  of  God,  in  whom  ye  were  sealed 

31  unto  the  day  of  redemption.  Let  all  bitterness,  and 
wrath,  and  anger,  and  clamour,  and  railing,  be  put 

32  away  from  you,  with  all  malice  : and  be  ye  kind 
one  to  another,  tender-hearted,  forgiving  each  other, 
even  as  God  also  in  Christ  forgave  * you. 


5  Be  ye  therefore  imitators  of  God,  as  beloved 

2 children  ; and  walk  in  love,  even  as  Christ  also 
loved  you,  and  gave  himself  up  for  “ us,  an  offering 
and  a sacrifice  to  God  for  an  odour  of  a sweet  smell. 

3 But  fornication,  and  all  uncleanness,  or  covetous- 
ness, let  it  not  even  be  named  among  you,  as  be- 

4 cometh  saints  ; nor  filthiness,  nor  foolish  talking,  or 
jesting,  which  are  not  befitting  : but  rather  giving 

5 of  thanks.  For  this  ye  know  of  g,  surety,  that  no 
fornicator,  nor  unclean  person,  nor  covetous  man, 
which  is  an  idolater,  hath  any  inheritance  in  the 

6 kingdom  of  Christ  and  God.  Let  no  man  deceive 
you  with  empty  words  : for  because  of  these  things 
cometh  the  wrath  of  God  upon  the  sons  of  disobe- 

7 dience.  Be  not  ye  therefore  partakers  with  them  ; 

8 for  ye  were  once  darkness,  but  are  now  light  in  the 

9 Lord : walk  as  children  of  light  (for  the  fruit  of 
the  light  is  in  all  goodness  and  righteousness  and 

10  truth),  proving  what  is  well-pleasing  unto  the  Lord  ; 

11  and  have  no  fellowship  with  the  unfruitful  works  of 

12  darkness,  but  rather  even  * reprove  them  ; for  the 
things  which  are  done  by  them  in  secret  it  is  a 

13  shame  even  to  speak  of.  But  all  things  when  they 
are  ^ reproved  are  made  manifest  by  the  light : for 

14  everything  that  is  made  manifest  is  light.  Where- 
fore he  saith.  Awake,  thou  that  sleepest,  and  arise 
from  the  dead,  and  Christ  shall  shine  upon  thee. 


15  Look  therefore  carefully  how  ye  walk,  not  as  un- 

16  wise,  but  as  wise  ; ^ redeeming  the  time,  because  the 


13  Rom.  1.  18. 

14  ch.  2.  2. 

15  Is.  9.  2.  Matt,  4, 
16,  Acts  26.  18,  Rom. 
1.  21.  ch.  2.  11,  12,  & 
4.18.  Tit.  3,  3.  IPet. 
2«  9# 

' 16  John  8.  12.  & 12. 
46,  2 Cor.  3.  18,  & 4. 

6.  1 Thess.  5.  5,  1 
John  2,  9. 

17  Luke  16.  8.  John 
12.  36. 

18  Gal.  5.  22. 

19  Rom,  12.  2.  Phil. 
1.  10.  1 Thess.  5.  21. 
1 Tim.  2.  3, 


20  1 Cor.  5.  9,  11.  & 

10.  20.  2 Cor,  6.  14. 
2 Thess.  3.  6,  14. 

21  Rom.  6.  21.  & 13. 

12,  Gal.  6.  8. 

22  Lev.  19. 17,  1 Tim. 

5.  20. 

23  ver,  3,  Rom.  1. 
24,  26. 

24  John  3.  20,  21. 
Heb,  4,  13, 

26  Is.  60.  1,  Rom, 

13,  11,  12.  1 Cor,  15. 
34,  1 Thess.  5,  6. 

26  John  5.  25.  Rom. 

6.  4,  5.  ch.  2.  5.  Col. 
3.  1. 


27  Col.  4.  5. 

28  Gal.  6.  10.  Col. 
4.  5, 

29Eccles,  11,  2.  & 
12,  1,  John  12.  35.  ch. 
6,  13, 

h Gr,  the  building 
up  of  the  need. 

i Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  us. 

a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  you. 
b Or,  convict, 
c Or,  convicted, 
d Gr.  buying  up  the 
opportunity. 


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303 


17  30  Wherefore  be  ye  not  unwise,  but  understand- 
ing 3-  what  the  will  of  the  Lord  is. 

18  And  ^®be  not  drunk  with  wine,  wherein  is  excess  ; 
but  be  filled  with  the  Spirit ; 

19  Speaking  to  yourselves  ^^in  psalms  and  hymns 
and  spiritual  songs,  singing  and  making  melody  in  your 
heart  to  the  Lord  ; 

20  Giving  thanks  always  for  all  things  unto  God 
and  the  Father  ®®in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  ; 

21  37  Submitting  yourselves  one  to  another  in  the 
fear  of  God. 

22  33  Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto  your  own  hus- 
bands, 39  as  unto  the  Lord. 

23  For  the  husband  is  the  head  of  the  wife,  even 
as  Christ  is  the  head  of  the  church:  and  he  is  the 
saviour  of  *2  the  body. 

24  Therefore  as  the  church  is  subject  unto  Christ,  so 
let  the  wives  be  to  their  own  husbands  ^3  in  every  thing. 

25  Husbands,  love  your  wives,  even  as  Christ  also 
loved  the  church,  and  gave  himself  for  it ; 

26  That  he  might  sanctify  and  cleanse  it  with  the 
washing  of  water  by  the  word, 

27  ^3  That  he  might  present  it  to  himself  a glorious 
church,  ^®not  having  spot,  or  wrinkle,  or  any  such 
thing ; but  that  it  should  be  holy  and  without  ble- 
mish. 

28  So  ought  men  to  love  their  wives  as  their  own 
bodies.  He  that  loveth  his  wife  loveth  himself. 

29  For  no  man  ever  yet  hated  his  own  flesh  ; but 
nourisheth  and  cherisheth  it,  even  as  the  Lord  the 
church  : 

30  For  31  we  are  members  of  his  body,  of  his  flesh, 
and  of  his  bones. 

31  32  p^or  this  cause  shall  a man  leave  his  father  and 
mother,  and  shall  be  joined  unto  his  wife,  and  they 
33  two  shall  be  one  flesh. 

32  This  is  a great  mystery  : but  I speak  concerning 
Christ  and  the  church. 

33  Nevertheless  34  let  every  one  of  you  in  particular 
so  love  his  wife  even  as  himself  ; and  the  wife  see  that 
she  35  reverence  her  husband. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  duty  of  children  towards  their  parents,  5 of  servants  towards  their 
masters.  10  Our  life  is  a warfare,  12  not  only  against  flesh  and  blood, 
but  also  spiritual  enemies.  13  The  complete  armour  of  a Christian, 
18  and  how  it  ought  to  be  used.  21  Tychtcus  is  commended. 

CHILDREN,  1 obey  your  parents  in  the  Lord  : for 
this  is  right. 

2  2 Honour  thy  father  and  mother  ; which  is  the  first 
commandment  with  promise  ; 

3  That  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  thou  mayest 
live  long  on  the  earth. 

4  And,  3 ye  fathers,  provoke  not  your  children  to 
\^ath  : but  ^ bring  them  up  in  the  nurture  and  admo- 
nition of  the  Lord. 

5  3 Servants,  be  obedient  to  them  that  are  your  mas- 


17  days  are  evil.  Wlierefore  be  ye  not  foolish,  but 

18  understand  what  the  will  of  the  Lord  is.  And  be 
not  drunken  with  wine,  wherein  is  riot,  but  be  filled 

19  ® with  the  Spirit  ; speaking  f one  to  another  in  psalms 
and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  and  making 

20  melody  with  your  heart  to  the  Lord  ; giving  thanl^ 
always  for  all  things  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 

21  Christ  to  ^ God,  even  the  Father  ; subjecting  your- 
selves one  to  another  in  the  fear  of  Christ. 


22  Wives,  be  in  subjection  unto  your  own  husbands, 

23  as  unto  the  Lord.  For  the  husband  is  the  head  of 
the  wife,  as  Christ  also  is  the  head  of  the  church, 

24  being  himself  the  saviour  of  the  body.  But  as  the 
church  is  subject  to  Christ,  ^ so  let  the  wives  also  be 

25  to  their  husbands  in  everything.  Husbands,  love 
your  wives,  even  as  Christ  also  loved  the  church, 

26  and  gave  himself  up  for  it ; that  he  might  sanctify 
it,  having  cleansed  it  by  the  * washing  of  water  with 

27  the  word,  that  he  might  present  the  church  to  him- 
self a glorious  church,  not  having  spot  or  wrinkle  or 
any  such  thing  ; but  that  it  should  be  holy  and  with- 

28  out  blemish.  Even  so  ought  husbands  also  to  love 
their  own  wives  as  their  own  bodies.  He  that  loveth 

29  his  own  wife  loveth  himself  : for  no  man  ever  hated 
his  own  flesh  ; but  nourisheth  and  cherisheth  it, 

30  even  as  Christ  also  the  church  ; because  we  are 

31  members  of  his  body.  For  this  cause  shall  a man 
leave  his  father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to  his 

32  wife  ; and  the  twain  shall  become  one  flesh.  This 
mystery  is  great  : but  I speak  in  regard  of  Christ 

33  and  of  the  church.  Nevertheless  do  ye  also  seve- 
rally love  each  one  his  own  wife  even  as  himself  '; 
and  let  the  wife  see  that  she  fear  her  husband. 


6  Children,  obey  your  parents  in  the  Lord  : for  this 

2 is  right.  Honour  thy  father  and  mother  (which  is 

3 the  first  commandment  with  promise),  that  it  may 
be  well  with  thee,  and  thou  “ mayest  live  long  on  the 

4 3 earth.  And,  ye  fathers,  provoke  not  your  children 
to  wrath : but  nurture  them  in  the  chastening  and 
admonition  of  the  Lord. 


5  Servants,  be  obedient  unto  them  that  according 


30  Col.  4.  5. 

31  Rom.  12.  2. 

32  1 Thess.  4.  3.  & 5. 
18. 

33  Pro.  20.  1.  & 23. 
20,  30.  Is.  5.  11,  22. 
Luke  21.  34. 

3<  Acts  16.  25.  ICor. 
14.  26.  Col.  3.  16. 
Jam.  5.  13. 

35  Ps.  34.  1.  Is.  63. 
7.  Col.  3.  17.  1 Thess. 
6.  18.  2 Thess.  1.  3. 


30Heb.l3.15.  IPet. 

2.  5.  & 4.  11. 

32  Phil.  2.  3.  1 Pet. 
6.  5. 

38  Gen.  3.  16.  1 Cor. 
14.  34.  Col.  3. 18.  Tit. 
2.  5.  1 Pet.  3.  1. 

30  ch.  6.  6. 

<0  1 Cor.  11.  3. 

<>ch.  1.  22.  &4.  15. 
Col.  1.  18. 

« cli.  1.  23. 


« Col.  3.  20, 22.  Tit. 

2.  9. 

' <1  Col.  3. 19.  1 Pet. 

3.  7. 

<5ver.  2.  Acts  20. 28. 
Gal.  1.4.  & 2.  20. 

<6  John  3.  5.  Tit. 
3.  5.  Heb.  10.  22.  1 
John  5.  6. 

<2  John  15.  3.  & 17. 
17. 

<8  2Cor.  11.  2.  Col. 
1.  22. 


<9  Cant.  4.  7. 
socli.  1.  4. 

5'  Gen.  2.  23.  Rom. 
12.  5.  1 Cor.  6.  15.  & 
12.  27. 

5-  Gen.  2.  24.  Matt. 
19.  .5.  Mark  10.  7,  8. 
53  1 Cor.  6.  16. 

5<ver.  25.  Col.  3. 
19. 

55  1 Pet.  3.  6. 

» Pro.  23.  22.  Col. 
3.  20. 


2 Ex.  20.  12.  Deut. 
5.  16.  & 27.  16.  Jer. 
35.  18.  Ezek.  22.  7. 
Mai.  1.  6.  Matt.  15.  4. 
Mark  7. 10. 

3 Col.  3.  21. 

< Gen.  18.  19.  Deut. 

4.  9.  & 6.  7,  20.  & 11. 
19.  Ps.  78.  4.  Pro.  19. 
18.  & 22.  6.  & 29.  17. 

5 Col.  3.  22.  1 Tim. 
6.1.  Tit.  2.  9.  IPet. 
2.  18. 


e Or,  in  spirit. 

/ Or,  to  yourselves, 
g Gr.  the  God  and 
Father. 

h Or,  so  are  the 
tvives  also, 
i Gr.  hirer, 
a Or,  shall, 
b Or,  land, 
c Qv.Bond'Servants. 


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EPHESIANS,  VI. 


ters  according  to  the  flesh,  * with  fear  and  trembling, 
^ in  singleness  of  your  heart,  as  unto  Christ ; 

6 ®Not  with  eyeservice,  as  menpleasers  ; but  as  the 
servants  of  Christ,  doing  the  will  of  God  from  the 
heart ; 

7 With  good  will  doing  service,  as  to  the  Lord,  and 
not  to  men  : 

8 ^Knowing  that  whatsoever  good  thing  any  man 
doeth,  the  same  shall  he  receive  of  the  Lord,  whether 
he  he  bond  or  free. 

9 And,  ye  masters,  do  the  same  things  unto  them, 

forbearing  threatening  : knowing  that  ^^your  Master 

also  is  in  heaven  ; neither  is  there  respect  of  persons 
with  him. 

10  Finally,  my  brethren,  be  strong  in  the  Lord,  and 

in  the  power  of  his  might. 

11  Put  on  the  whole  armour  of  God,  that  ye  may 
be  able  to  stand  against  the  wiles  of  the  devil. 

12  For  we  wrestle  not  against  flesh  and  blood,  but 
against  principalities,  against  powers,  against  i®the 
rulers  of  the  darkness  of  this  world,  against  spiritual 
wickedness  in  high  places. 

13  Wherefore  take  unto  you  the  whole  armour  of 
God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  withstand  in  the  evil  day, 
and  having  done  all,  to  stand. 

14  Stand  therefore,  having  your  loins  girt  about 
with  truth,  and  ^3  having  on  the  breastplate  of  right- 
eousness ; 

15  And  your  feet  shod  with  the  preparation  of  the 
gospel  of  peace  ; 

16  Above  all,  taking  ^5  the  shield  of  faith,  wherewith 
ye  shall  be  able  to  quench  all  the  fiery  darts  of  the 
wicked. 

17  And  retake  the  helmet  of  salvation,  and  the 
sword  of  the  Spirit,  which  is  the  word  of  God  : 

18  28  Praying  always  with  all  prayer  and  supplica- 
tion in  the  Spirit,  and  29  watching  thereunto  with  all 
perseverance  and  supplication  for  all  saints  ; 

19  And  for  me,  that  utterance  may  be  given  unto 
me,  that  I may  open  my  mouth  *2  boldly,  to  make  known 
the  mystery  of  the  gospel, 

20  For  which  ®®I  am  an  ambassador  ®^in  bonds  : that 
therein  I may  speak  boldly,  as  I ought  to  speak. 

21  But  that  ye  also  may  know  my  affairs,  and  how 
I do,  Tychicus,  a beloved  brother  and  faithful  minis- 
ter in  the  Lord,  shall  make  known  to  you  all  things  : 

22  Whom  1 have  sent  unto  you  for  the  same  pur- 
pose, that  ye  might  know  our  affairs,  and  that  he  might 
comfort  your  hearts. 

23  Peace  he  to  the  brethren,  and  love  with  faith, 
from  God  the  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

24  Grace  he  with  all  them  that  love  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  in  sincerity.  Amen. 

II  Written  from  Rome  unto  the  Ephesians  by  Tychicus. 


to  the  flesh  are  your  masters,  with  fear  and  trem- 

6 bling,  in  singleness  of  your  heart,  as  unto  Christ  ; not 
in  the  wav  of  eyeservice,  as  men-pleasers  ; but  as 
« servants  of  Christ,  doing  the  will  of  God  from  the 

7 heart  ; with  good  will  doing  service,  as  unto  the 

8 Lord,  and  not  unto  men  : knowing  that  whatsoever 
good  thiiig  each  one  doeth,  the  same  shall  he  receive 
again  from  the  Lord,  whether  he  he  bond  or  free. 

9 And,  ye  ^ masters,  do  the  same  things  unto  them,  and 
forbear  threatening  : knowing  that  both  their  Master 
and  yours  is  in  heaven,  and  there  is  no  respect  of 
persons  with  him. 

10  Finally,  ^be  strong  in  the  Lord,  and  in  the 

11  strength  of  his  might.  Put  on  the  whole  armour  of 
God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  stand  against  the  wiles 

12  of  the  devil.  For  our  wrestling  is  not  against  flesh 
and  blood,  but  against  the  principalities,  against  the 
powers,  against  the  world-rulers  of  this  darkness, 
against  the  spiritual  hosts  of  wickedness  in  the  hea- 

13  \en\y  places.  Wherefore  take  up  the  whole  armour 
of  God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  withstand  in  the  evil 

14  day,  and,  having  done  all,  to  stand.  Stand  there- 
fore, having  girded  your  loins  with  truth,  and  having 

15  put  on  the  breastplate  of  righteousness,  and  having 
shod  your  feet  with  the  preparation  of  the  gospel  of 

16  peace  ; withal  taking  up  the  shield  of  faith,  where- 
with ye  shall  be  able  to  quench  all  the  fiery  darts  of 

17  the  evil  one.  And  take  the  helmet  of  salvation,  and 
the  sword  of  the  Spirit,  which  is  the  word  of  God  : 

18  with  all  prayer  and  supplieation  praying  at  all  sea- 
sons in  the  Spirit,  and  watching  thereunto  in  all  per- 

19  severance  and  supplication  for  all  the  saints,  and 
on  my  behalf,  that  utterance  may  be  given  unto  me 
*'  in  opening  my  mouth,  to  make  known  with  bold- 

20  ness  the  mystery  of  the  gospel,  for  which  I am  an 
ambassador  in  j chains  ; that  in  it  I may  speak  boldly, 
as  I ought  to  speak. 


21  But  that  ye  also  may  know  my  affairs,  how  I do, 
Tychicus,  the  beloved  brother  and  faithful  minister 
in  the  Lord,  shall  make  known  to  you  Ml  things  : 

22  whom  I have  sent  unto  you  for  this  very  purpose, 
that  ye  may  know  our  state,  and  that  he  may  com- 
fort your  hearts. 

23  Peace  be  to  the  brethren,  and  love  with  faith, 
from  God  the  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

24  Grace  be  with  all  them  that  love  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  in  uncorruptness. 


6 2 Cor.  7. 15.  Phil. 
2 12 

‘7 1'Chr.  29.17.  Col. 
3.  22. 

8 Col.  3.  22,  23. 

9 Rom.  2.  6.  2 Cor. 
5.  10.  Col.  3.  24. 

10  Gal.  3.  28.  Col. 
3.  11. 

“ Col.  4.  1. 

12  Lev.  25.  43. 

« John  13. 13.  1 Cor. 
7.  22. 


w Rom.  2.  11.  Col. 
3.  25. 

‘i5ch.  1.  19.  &3.  16. 
Col.  1.  11. 

16  ver.  13.  Rom.  13. 
12.  2 Cor.  6.  7.  1 

Thess.  5.  8. 

IT  Matt.  16.  17.  1 

Cor.  15.  50. 

18  Rom.  8.  38.  ch.  1. 
21.  Col.  2.  15. 

19  Luke  22.  53.  John 


12.  31.  & 14.  30.  ch.  2. 
2.  Col.  1.  13. 

20  ver.  11.  ' 2 Cor. 
10.  4. 

21  ch.  5.  16. 

22  Is.  11.  5.  Luke  12. 
35.  1 Pet.  1.  13. 

23  18.  59.  17.  2 

Cor.  6.  7.  1 Thess.  5. 
8. 

24  Is.  52.  7.  Rom. 
10.  15. 

26  1 John  5.  4. 


26  Is.  59. 17.  1 Thess. 

5.  8. 

27  Heb.  4.  12.  Rev. 
1.  16.  & 2. 16.  & 19. 15. 

28  Luke  18.  1.  Rom. 

12.  12.  Col.  4.  2.  1 

Thess.  5.  17. 

29  Matt.  26. 41.  Mark 

13.  33. 

80  ch.  1.  16.  Phil.  1. 
4.  1 Tim.  2.  1. 

31  Acts  4.  29.  Col.  4. 
3.  2 Thess.  3.  1. 


32  2 Cor.  3.  12. 

33  2 Cor.  5.  20. 

34  Acts  26.  29.  & 28. 
20.  ch.  3.  1.  Phil.  1. 
7,13,14.  2Tim.  1. 16. 
& 2.  9.  Philem.  10. 

35  Acts  28.  31.  Phil. 
1.  20.  1 Thess.  2.  2. 

36  Col.  4.  7. 

37  Acts  20.  4.  2 Tim. 
4/ 12.  Tit.  3.  12. 

38  Col.  4.  8. 

89  1 Pet.  5.  14. 


40  Tit.  2.  7. 
d Gr.  lords, 
e Gr.  bond-servants. 
/ Gr.  soul, 
g Or,  From  hence- 
forth. 

h Gr.  be  made  pow- 
erful. 

i Or,  in  opening  my 
mouth  with  boldness, 
to  make  known, 
j Gr.  a chain. 


PHILIPPIANS,  I. 


305 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

PHILIPPIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

3 He  testifieth  his  thankfulness  to  God,  and  his  love  toward  them,  for  the 
fruits  of  their  faith,  and  fellowship  in  his  sufferings,  9 daily  praying 
to  him  for  thexr  increase  in  grace : 12  he  sheweth  what  good  the  faith 
of  Christ  had  received  by  his  troubles  at  Rome,  21  and  how  ready  he 
is  to  glorify  Christ  eittier  by  his  life  or  death,  27  exhorting  them  to 
unity,  23  and  to  fortU  ude  in  persecution. 

PxlUL  and  Timotheus,  the  servants  of  Jesus  Christ, 
to  all  the  saints  ^ in  Christ  Jesus  which  are  at  Phi- 
lippi, with  the  bishops  and  deacons  : 

2  ^ Grace  he  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  God  our 
Father,  and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3^1  thank  my  God  upon  every  remembrance  of  you, 
4 Always  in  every  prayer  of  mine  for  you  all  making 
request  with  joy, 

5  ^For  your  fellowship  in  the  gospel  from  the  first 
day  until  now  ; 

6  Being  confident  of  this  very  thing,  that  he  which 
hath  begun  ® a good  work  in  you  will  perform  it  ® until 
the  day  of  Jesus  Christ : 

7  Even  as  it  is  meet  for  me  to  think  this  of  you  all, 
because  I have  you  in  my  heart ; inasmuch  as  both  in 
® my  bonds,  and  in  ® the  defence  and  confirmation  of  the 
gospel,  ye  all  are  partakers  of  my  grace. 

8  For  ^^God  is  my  record,  ^‘-^how  greatly  I long  after 
you  all  in  the  bowels  of  Jesus  Christ. 

9  And  this  I pray,  that  your  love  may  abound  yet 
more  and  more  in  knowledge  and  in  all  judgment ; 

10  That  ye  may  approve  things  that  are  excellent ; 
that  ye  may  be  sincere  and  without  offence  till  the 
day  of  Christ ; 

11  Being  filled  with  the  fruits  of  righteousness, 
which  are  by  Jesus  Christ,  unto  the  glory  and 
praise  of  God. 

12  But  I would  ye  should  understand,  brethren,  that 
the  things  which  happened  unto  me  have  fallen  out 
rather  unto  the  furtherance  of  the  gospel  ; 

13  So  that  my  bonds  in  Christ  are  manifest  in  all 
the  palace,  and  in  all  other  places  ; 

14  And  many  of  the  brethren  in  the  Lord,  waxing 
confident  by  my  bonds,  are  much  more  bold  to  speak 
the  word  without  fear. 

15  Some  indeed  preach  Christ  even  of  envy  and 
strife  ; and  some  also  of  good  will  : 

16  The  one  preach  Christ  of  contention,  not  sincerely, 
supposing  to  add  affliction  to  my  bonds  : 

17  But  the  other  of  love,  knowing  that  I am  set  for 
the  defence  of  the  gospel. 

18  What  then  ? notwithstanding,  every  way,  whether 
in  pretence,  or  in  truth,  Christ  is  preached  ; and  I there- 
in do  rejoice,  yea,  and  will  rejoice. 

19  For  I know  that  this  shall  turn  to  my  salvation 

1  1 Cor.  1.  2.  26.  2 Cor.  8. 1.  ch.  4.  » ver.  17. 

2  Rom.  1.  7.  2 Cor.  14,  15.  lo  ch.  4.  14. 

1.2.  1 Pet.  1.  2.  0 John  6. 29.  1 Thess.  » Rom.  1.  9.  & 9.  1. 

3  Rom.  1.  8,  9.  1 1.  3.  Gal.  1.  20.  1 Thess. 

Cor.  1.  4.  Eph.  1. 15,  « ver.  10.  2.  5. 

IG.  Col.  1.  3.  1 Thess.  ’ 2 Cor.  3.  2.  & 7.  3.  « ch.  2.  26.  & 4.  1. 

1.2.  2Thess.  1.  3.  8 Eph.  3.  1.  & 6.  20.  « i Thess.  3.  12. 

* Rom.  12.  13.  & 15.  Col.  4.  3,  18.  2 Tim.  Philem.  6. 


1 Paul  and  Timothy,  ° servants  of  Christ  Jesus,  to 
all  the  saints  in  Christ  Jesus  which  are  at  Philippi, 

2 with  the  ^ bishops  and  deacons  : Grace  to  you  and 
peace  from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

3 I thank  my  God  upon  all  my  remembrance  of  you, 

4 always  in  every  supplication  of  mine  on  behalf  of 

5 you  all  making  my  supplication  with  joy,  for  your 
fellowship  in  furtherance  of  the  gospel  from  the 

6 first  day  until  now  ; being  confident  of  this  very 
thing,  that  he  which  began  a good  work  in  you  will 

7 perfect  it  until  the  day  of  Jesus  Christ:  even  as  it 
is  right  for  me  to  be  thus  minded  on  behalf  of  you 
all,  because  ® I have  you  in  my  heart,  inasmuch  as, 
both  in  my  bonds  and  in  the  defence  and  confirma- 
tion of  the  gospel,  ye  all  are  partakers  with  me  of 

8 grace.  For  God  is  my  witness,  how  I long  after 

9 you  all  in  the  tender  mercies  of  Christ  Jesus.  And 
this  I pray,  that  your  love  may  abound  yet  more 

10  and  more  in  knowledge  and  all  discernment ; so  that 
ye  may  ^ approve  the  things  that  are  excellent ; 
that  ye  may  be  sincere  and  void  of  offence  unto  the 

11  day  of  Christ ; being  filled  with  the  ^ fruits  of 
righteousness,  which  are  through  Jesus  Christ,  unto 
the  glory  and  praise  of  God. 


12  Now  I would  have  you  know,  brethren,  that  the 
things  ivhich  happened  unto  me  have  fallen  out 

13  rather  unto  the  progress  of  the  gospel  ; so  that  my 
bonds  became  manifest  in  Christ  -^throughout  the 

14  whole  prgetorian  guard,  and  to  all  the  rest ; and 
that  most  of  the  brethren  in  the  Lord,  being  con- 
fident through  my  bonds,  are  more  abundantly  bold 

15  to  speak  the  word  of  God  without  fear.  Some  in- 
deed preach  Christ  even  of  envy  and  strife  ; and 

16  some  also  of  good  will  : the  one  do  it  of  love, 
knowing  that  1 am  set  for  the  defence  of  the  gos- 

17  pel : but  the  other  proclaim  Christ  of  faction,  not 
sincerely,  thinking  to  raise  up  affliction  for  me  in 

18  my  bonds.  What  then  ? only  that  in  every  way, 
whether  in  pretence  or  in  truth,  Christ  is  proclaimed  ; 

19  and  therein  I rejoice,  yea,  and  will  rejoice.  For  I 
know  that  this  shall  turn  to  my  salvation,  through 


Rom.  2.  18.  & 12. 
2.  Eph.  5.  10. 

1C  Acts  24.  IG.  1 
Thess.  3.  13.  & 5.  23. 

10  1 Cor.  1.  8. 

” John  15.  4,5.  Eph. 
2.  10.  Col.  1.  6. 

18  John  15.  8.  Eph. 
1.  12,  14. 


19  ch.  4.  22. 

20  ch.  2.  3. 

21  ver.  7. 

a Gr.  bond-servants, 
b Or,  overseers, 
c Or,  ye  have  me  in 
your  heart. 


d Or,  prove  the 
things  that  differ, 
e Gr.  fruit, 
f Gr.  in  the  whole 
Rrietorium. 

g Gr.  trusting  in  my 
bonds. 


306 


PHILIPPIANS,  II. 


22  through  your  prayer,  and  the  supply  of  23  the  Spirit 
of  Jesus  Christ, 

20  According  to  my  24  earnest  expectation  and  my 
hope,  that  25  iu  nothing  I shall  be  ashamed,  but  that 
26  with  all  boldness,  as  always,  so  now  also  Christ  shall 
be  magnified  in  my  body,  whether  it  he  by  life,  or  by 
death. 

21  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain. 

22  But  if  I live  in  the  flesh,  this  is  the  fruit  of  my 
labour  : yet  what  I shall  choose  I wot  not. 

23  For  27 1 am  in  a strait  betwixt  two,  having  a de- 
sire to  28  depart,  and  to  be  with  Christ  ; which  is  far 
better : 

24  Nevertheless  to  abide  in  the  flesh  is  more  needful 
for  you. 

25  And  29  having  this  confidence,  I know  that  I shall 
abide  and  continue  with  you  all  for  your  furtherance 
and  joy  of  faith  ; 

26  That  66  your  rejoicing  may  be  more  abundant  in 
Jesus  Christ  for  me  by  my  coming  to  you  again. 

27  Only  6i  let  your  conversation  be  as  it  becometh 
the  gospel  of  Christ : that  whether  I come  and  see  you, 
or  else  be  absent,  I may  hear  of  your  affairs,  ®2  that  ye 
stand  fast  in  one  spirit,  66  with  one  mind  64  striving  to- 
gether for  the  faith  of  the  gospel  ; 

28  And  in  nothing  terrified  by  your  adversaries  : 
65  which  is  to  them  an  evident  token  of  perdition,  66  but 
to  you  of  salvation,  and  that  of  God. 

29  For  unto  you  67  it  is  given  in  the  behalf  of  Christ, 
68  not  only  to  believe  on  him,  but  also  to  suffer  for  his 
sake  ; 

30  69  Having  the  same  conflict  which  ye  saw  in  me, 
and  now  hear  to  he  in  me. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1 He  exhorleth  them  to  unity,  and  to  all  humbleness  of  mind,  by  the  ex- 
ample of  Christ's  humility  and  exaltation : 12  to  a careful  pi-oceeding 
in  tne  %vay  of  salvation,  that  they  be  as  lights  to  the  ivicked  world,  1(>  and 
comforts' to  him  their  apostle,  who  is  now  ready  to  be  offered  up  to  God. 
19  He  hopeih  to  send  Timothy  to  them,  tvhom  he  greatly  commendeth, 
25  as  Epaphroditus  also,  whom  he  presently  sendeth  to  them. 

IF  there  he  therefore  any  consolation  in  Christ,  if  any 
comfort  of  love,  ^ if  any  fellowship  of  the  Spirit,  if 
any  2 bowels  and  mercies, 

2  6 Fulfil  ye  my  joy,  ^that  ye  be  likeminded,  having 
the  same  love,  being  of  one  accord,  of  one  mind. 

3  ^Let  nothing  he  done  through  strife  or  vainglory  ; 
but  6 in  lowliness  of  mind  let  each  esteem  other  better 
than  themselves. 

4  Look  not  every  man  on  his  own  things,  but  every 
man  also  on  the  things  of  others. 

5  6 Let  this  mind  be  in  you,  which  was  also  in  Christ 
Jesus  : 

6  Who,  ® being  in  the  form  of  God,  ^6  thought  it  not 
robbery  to  be  equal  with  God  : 

7  ^^But  made  himself  of  no  reputation,  and  took 
upon  him  the  form  i2of  a servant,  and  i6was  made  in 
the  likeness  of  men  ; 

8  And  being  found  in  fashion  as  a man,  he  humbled 


22  2 Oor.  1.  11. 

23  Rom.  8.  9. 

24  Rom.  8.  19. 

23  Rom.  5.  5. 

26  Eph.  6.  19,  20. 

27  2 Cor.  .5.  8. 

28  2 Tim.  4.  6. 

29  ch.  2.  24. 

80  2 Cor.  1.  14.  & 5. 
12. 

51  Eph.  4.1.  Col.  1. 
10.  1 Thess.  2.  12.  & 

4.  1. 

52  ch.  4.  1. 


83  1 Cor.  1.  10. 

84  Jude  3. 

36  2 Thess.  1.  5. 

86  Rom.  8. 17.  2 Tim. 
2.  11. 

37  Acts  5.  41.  Rom. 
6.  3. 

38  Eph.  2.  8. 

39  Col.  2.  1. 

40  Acts  16.  19,  &c.  1 
Thess.  2.  2. 

7  2 Cor.  13.  14. 

* Col.  3.  12, 


» John  3.  29. 

4 Rom,  12.  16.  & 15, 
5.  ICor,  1.  10,  2 Cor. 
13,  11.  ch.  1.  27.  & 3, 
16.  & 4.  2.  1 Pet.  3.  8. 

6 Gal.  6.  26.  ch.  1. 
15,  16,  Jam.  3.  14, 

6 Rom  12.  10.  Eph. 
5.  21.  1 Pet.  5.  5. 

7 1 Cor.  10,  24, 33.  & 
13.  5. 

8 Matt,  11.29,  John 
13.  15,  1 Pet.  2.  21.  1 
John  2.  6. 


your  supplication  and  the  supply  of  the  Spirit  of 

20  Jesus  Christ,  according  to  my  earnest  expectation 
and  hope,  that  in  nothing  shall  I be  put  to  shame, 
but  that  with  all  boldness,  as  always,  so  now  also 
Christ  shall  be  magnified  in  my  body,  whether  by 

21  life,  or  by  death.  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and 

22  to  die  is  gain.  * But  if  to  live  in  the  flesh,  — if 
this  is  the  fruit  of  my  work,  then  *what  I shall 

23  choose  j I wot  not.  But  I am  in  a strait  betwixt  the 
two,  having  the  desire  to  depart  and  be  with  Christ ; 

24  for  it  is  very  far  better  : yet  to  abide  in  the  flesh  is 

25  more  needful  for  your  sake.  And  having  this  confi- 
dence, I know  that  I shall  abide,  yea,  and  abide 
with  you  all,  for  your  progress  and  joy  ^ in  the  faith  ; 

26  that  your  glorying  may  abound  in  Christ  Jesus  in 

27  me  through  my  presence  with  you  again.  Only  ^ let 
your  manner  of  life  be  worthy  of  the  gospel  of 
Christ : that,  whether  I come  and  see  you  or  be 
absent,  I may  hear  of  your  state,  that  ye  stand  fast 
in  one  spirit,  with  one  soul  striving  "*  for  the  faith  of 

28  the  gospel ; and  in  nothing  affrighted  by  the  ad- 
versaries : which  is  for  them  an  evident  token  of 
perdition,  but  of  your  salvation,  and  that  from  God  ; 

29  because  to  you  it  hath  been  granted  in  the  behalf 
of  Christ,  not  only  to  believe  on  him,  but  also  to 

30  suffer  in  his  behalf  : having  the  same  conflict  which 
ye  saw  in  me,  and  now  hear  to  be  in  me. 


2  If  there  is  therefore  any  comfort  in  Christ,  if  any 
consolation  of  love,  if  any  fellowship  of  the  Spirit, 

2 if  any  tender  mercies  and  compassions,  fulfil  ye  my 
joy,  that  ye  be  of  the  same  mind,  having  the  same 

3 love,  being  of  one  accord,  " of  one  mind  ; doing  no- 
thing through  faction  or  through  vainglory,  but  in 
lowliness  of  mind  each  counting  other  better  than 

4 himself  ; not  looking  each  of  you  to  his  own  things, 

5 but  each  of  you  also  to  the  things  of  others.  Have 
this  mind  in  you,  which  was  also  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

6 who,  ^ being  in  the  form  of  God,  counted  it  not  ® a 

7 prize  to  be  on  an  equality  with  God,  but  emptied 
himself,  taking  the  form  of  a ^ servant,  * being  made 

8 in  the  likeness  of  men  ; and  being  found  in  fashion 
as  a man,  he  humbled  himself,  becoming  obedient 


9 John  1.  1,  2.  & 17. 

5.  2 Cor.  4.  4.  Col.  1. 
15.  Heb.  1.  3. 

10  John  5.  18.  & 10. 
33. 

11  Ps.  22.  6.  Is.  53. 
3.  Dan.  9.  26.  Mark 
9.  12.  Rom.  15.  3. 

12  Is.  42.  1.  & 49.  3, 

6.  & 52.  13.  & 53.  11. 
Ezek.  34.  23,  24.  Zech. 
3.  8.  Matt.  20.  28. 
Luke  22.  27. 


13  John  1.14.  Rom. 
1.3.  & 8.  3.  Gal.  4.  4. 
Heb.  2.  14,  17. 

h Or,  But  if  to  live 
in  the  flesh  be  my  lot, 
this  is  the  fruit  of  my 
work:  and  what  I 
shall  choose  I wot  not. 

i Oi',  what  shall  I 
choose  f 

j Or,  I do  not  make 
known, 
k Or,  of  faith. 


I Gr.  behave  as  citi- 
Sens  worthily, 
m Gr.  xvith. 
a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  of  the 
same  mind. 

b Gr.  being  origi- 
nally. 

c Gr.  a thing  to  be 
grasped. 

d Gr.  bondservant, 
e Gr.  becoming  in. 


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himself,  and  became  obedient  unto  death,  even  the 
death  of  the  cross. 

9 Wherefore  God  also  ^^hath  highly  exalted  him, 
and  given  him  a name  which  is  above  every  name  : 

10  That  at  the  name  of  Jesus  every  knee  should 
bow,  of  things  in  heaven,  and  things  in  earth,  and  things 
under  the  earth  ; 

11  And  ^^that  every  tongue  should  confess  that  Jesus 
Christ  is  Lord,  to  the  glory  of  God  the  Father. 

12  Wherefore,  my  beloved,  ^®as  ye  have  always 
obeyed,  not  as  in  my  presence  only,  but  now  much 
more  in  my  absence,  work  out  your  own  salvation  with 
^ fear  and  trembling. 

13  For  21  it  is  God  which  worketh  in  you  both  to  will 
and  to  do  of  his  good  pleasure. 

14  Do  all  things  ^s^^hout  murmurings  and  ^s^ig- 
putings  : 

15  That  ye  may  be  blameless  and  harmless,  ^^the 
sons  of  God,  without  rebuke,  ^Sin  the  midst  of  26  a 
crooked  and  perverse  nation,  among  whom  27  ye  shine 
as  lights  in  the  world  ; 

16  Holding  forth  the  word  of  life  ; that  28 1 may  re- 
joice in  the  day  of  Christ,  that  28 1 have  not  run  in  vain, 
neither  laboured  in  vain. 

17  Yea,  and  if  ^ I be  ofPered  upon  the  sacrifice 
®iand  service  of  your  faith,  ®2 1 joy,  and  rejoice  with 
you  all. 

18  For  the  same  cause  also  do  ye  joy,  and  rejoice 
with  me. 

19  But  I trust  in  the  Lord  Jesus  to  send  ^^Tiino- 
theus  shortly  unto  you,  that  I also  may  be  of  good 
comfort,  when  I know  your  state. 

20  For  I have  no  man  likeminded,  who  will  natu- 
rally care  for  your  state. 

21  For  all  ®®seek  their  own,  not  the  things  which  are 
Jesus  Christ’s. 

22  But  ye  know  the  proof  of  him,  ^®that,  as  a son 
with  the  father,  he  hath  served  with  me  in  the  gospel. 

23  Him  therefore  I hope  to  send  presently,  so  soon 
as  I shall  see  how  it  will  go  with  me. 

24  But  I trust  in  the  Lord  that  I also  myself  shall 
come  shortly. 

25  Yet  I supposed  it  necessary  to  send  to  you 

Epaphroditus,  my  brother,  and  companion  in  labour, 

and  ®8  feiiowsoldier,  ^^but  your  messenger,  and  ^^he 
that  ministered  to  my  wants. 

26  ^2  For  he  longed  after  you  all,  and  was  full  of 
heaviness,  because  that  ye  had  heard  that  he  had  been 
sick. 

27  For  indeed  he  was  sick  nigh  unto  death  : but  God 
had  mercy  on  him  ; and  not  on  him  only,  but  on  me 
also,  lest  I should  have  sorrow  upon  sorrow. 

28  I sent  him  therefore  the  more  carefully,  that, 
when  ye  see  him  again,  ye  may  rejoice,  and  that  I may 
be  the  less  sorrowful. 

29  Receive  him  therefore  in  the  Lord  with  all  glad- 
ness ; and  hold  such  in  reputation  ; 

30  Because  for  the  work  of  Christ  he  was  nigh  unto 

n Matt.  26.  39,  42.  2.  36.  Rom.  14.  9.  1 25  i Pgt.  2.  12. 

John  10.  18.  Heb.  6.  Cor.  8.  6.  & 12.  3.  26  Deut.  32.  6. 

8.  & 12.  2.  ch.  1.  6.  27  Matt.  6.  14,  16. 

15  John  17.  1,  2,  5.  20  pph.  6.  .6.  Eph.  6.  8. 

Acts  2.  33.  Heb.  2.  21 2 Cor.  3.  6.  Heb.  2*  2 Cor.  1.  14.  1 

9.  13.  21.  Thes.s.  2.  19. 

>6  Eph.  1.  20,  21.  221  Cor.  10.  10.  1 29  Qal.  2.  2.  1 Thess. 

Heb.  1.  4.  Pet.  4.  9.  3.  5. 

12  Is.  45.  23.  Matt.  2.-?  Rom.  14.  1.  so  2 Tim.  4.  6. 

28.  18.  Rom.  14.  11.  24  Matt.  6.  45.  Eph.  si  Rom.  15.  16. 

Rev.  5.  13.  5.  1.  322  Cor.  7.  4.  Col. 

18  John  13.  13.  Acts  1.  24. 


9  even  unto  death,  yea,  the  death  of  the  cross.  Where- 
fore also  God  highly  exalted  him,  and  gave  unto  him 

10  the  name  which  is  above  every  name  ; that  in  the 
name  of  Jesus  every  knee  should  bow,  of  things 
in  heaven  and  things  on  earth  and  / things  under  the 

11  earth,  and  that  every  tongue  should  confess  that 
Jesus  Christ  is  Lord,  to  the  g-lory  of  God  the 
Father. 

12  So  then,  my  beloved,  even  as  ye  have  always 
obeyed,  not  o as  in  my  presence  only,  but  now  much 
more  in  my  absence,  work  out  your  own  salvation 

13  with  fear  and  trembling  ; for  it  is  God  which  work- 
eth in  you  both  to  will  and  to  work,  for  his  good 

14  pleasure.  Do  all  things  without  murmurings  and 

15  disputings  ; that  ye  may  be  blameless  and  harmless, 
children  of  God  without  blemish  in  the  midst  of  a 
crooked  and  perverse  generation,  among  whom  ye 

16  are  seen  as  * lights  in  the  world,  holding  forth  the 
word  of  life  ; that  I may  have  whereof  to  glory  in 
the  day  of  Christ,  that  I did  not  run  in  vain  neither 

17  labour  in  vain.  Yea,  and  if  I am  * offered  upon  the 
sacrifice  and  service  of  your  faith,  I joy,  and  rejoice 

18  with  you  all  : and  in  the  same  manner  do  ye  also 
joy,  and  rejoice  with  me. 


19  But  I hope  in  the  Lord  Jesus  to  send  Timothy 
shortly  unto  you,  that  I also  may  be  of  good  com- 

20  fort,  when  I know  your  state.  For  I have  no  man 
like-minded,  who  will  care  truly  for  your  state. 

21  For  they  all  seek  their  own,  not  the  things  of  Jesus 

22  Christ.  But  ye  know  the  proof  of  him,  that,  as  a 
child  serveth  a father,  so  he  served  with  me  in  fur- 

23  therance  of  the  gospel.  Him  therefore  I hope  to 
send  forthwith,  so  soon  as  I shall  see  how  it  will  go 

24  with  me  : but  I trust  in  the  Lord  that  I myself  also 

25  shall  come  shortly.  But  I counted  it  necessary  to 
send  to  you  Epaphroditus,  my  brother  and  fellow- 
worker  and  fellow-soldier,  and  your  * messenger  and 

26  minister  to  my  need  ; since  he  longed  * after  you  all, 
and  was  sore  troubled,  because  ye  had  heard  that  he 

27  was  sick  : for  indeed  he  was  sick  nigh  unto  death  : 
but  God  had  mercy  on  him  ; and  not  on  him  only, 
but  on  me  also,  that  I might  not  have  sorrow  upon 

28  sorrow.  I have  sent  him  therefore  the  more  dili- 
gently, that,  when  ye  see  him  again,  ye  may  rejoice, 

29  and  that  I may  be  the  less  sorrowful.  Receive  him 
therefore  in  the  Lord  with  all  joy  ; and  hold  such 

30  in  honour  : because  for  the  work  of  Christ  he 


S3  Rom.  16.  21.  1 

Thess.  3.  2. 

31  Ps.  .55.  13. 

35  1 Cor.  10.  24,  33. 
& 13.  5.  2 Tim.  4.  10, 
16. 

30  1 Cor.  4.  17.  1 

Tim.  1.  2.  2 Tim.  1. 

2. 

32  ch.  1.  25.  Philem. 
22. 

38  ch.  4.  18. 


83  Philem.  2. 

10  2 Cor.  8.  23. 

« 2 Cor.  11.  9.  ch. 

4.  18. 

12  ch.  1.  8. 

13  1 Cor.  16.  18.  1 

Thess.  6.  12.  1 Tim. 

5.  17. 

/ Or,  things  of  the 
world  beloio, 
g Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  a«. 


h Gr.  luminaries, 
i Gr.  poured  out  as 
a drink-offering, 
j Gr.  genuinely, 
k Gr.  apostle. 

I Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  to  see 
you  all. 

m Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  the 
Lord. 


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death,  not  regarding  his  life,  to  supply  your  lack  of 
service  toward  me. 


CHAPTER  III. 

l  He  warneth  them  to  beware  of  the  false  teachers  of  the  circumcision^ 
4 shewing  that  himself  hath  greater  cause  than  they  to  trust  in  the 
righteousness  of  the  law : 7 which  notwithstanding  he  counteth  as  dung 
and  loss,  to  gain  Christ  and  his  righteousness,  12  therein  acknowledg- 
ing his  own  imperfection.  15  He  exhorteth  them  to  be  thus  minded, 
17  and  to  imitate  him,  18  and  to  decline  the  ways  of  carnal  Christians, 

Finally,  my  brethren,  ^ rejoice  in  the  Lord.  To 
write  the  same  things  to  you,  to  me  indeed  is  not 
grievous,  but  for  you  it  is  safe. 

2  ^ Beware  of  clogs,  beware  of  ^ evil  workers,  ^ beware 
of  the  concision. 

3  For  we  are  ^the  circumcision,  ® which  worship  God 
in  the  spirit,  and  rejoice  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  have  no 
confidence  in  the  flesh. 

4  Though  ® I might  also  have  confidence  in  the  flesh. 
If  any  other  man  thinketh  that  he  hath  whereof  he 
might  trust  in  the  flesh,  I more  : 

5  ® Circumcised  the  eighth  day,  ^^of  the  stock  of 
Israel,  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  ^^an  Hebrew  of 
the  Hebrews  ; as  touching  the  law,  a Pharisee  ; 

6  Concerning  zeal,  persecuting  the  church  ; 
touching  the  righteousness  which  is  in  the  law, 
blameless. 

7  But  what  things  were  gain  to  me,  those  I counted 
loss  for  Christ. 

8  Yea  doubtless,  and  I count  all  things  but  loss  for 
the  excellency  of  the  knowledge  of  Christ  Jesus  my 
Lord  : for  whom  I have  suffered  the  loss  of  all  things, 
and  do  count  them  but  dung,  that  I may  win  Christ, 

9  And  be  found  in  him,  not  having  mine  own  right- 
eousness, which  is  of  the  law,  but  that  which  is 
through  the  faith  of  Christ,  the  righteousness  which  is 
of  God  by  faith  : 

10  That  I may  know  him,  and  the  power  of  his  re- 
surrection, and  ^’^the  fellowship  of  his  sufferings,  being 
made  conformable  unto  his  death  ; 

11  If  by  any  means  I might  attain  unto  the  resur- 
rection of  the  dead. 

12  Not  as  though  I had  already  attained,  either 
were  already  ^5  perfect  : but  I follow  after,  if  that  I 
may  apprehend  that  for  which  also  I am  apprehended 
of  Christ  Jesus. 

13  Brethren,  I count  not  myself  to  have  apprehended  : 
but  this  one  thing  I do,  forgetting  those  things  which 
are  behind,  and  reaching  forth  unto  those  things 
which  are  before, 

14  I press  toward  the  mark  for  the  prize  of  the 
high  calling  of  God  in  Clirist  Jesus. 

15  Let  us  therefore,  as  many  as  be  perfect,  be 
thus  minded  : and  if  in  any  thing  ye  be  otherwise 
minded,  God  shall  reveal  even  this  unto  you. 

16  Nevertheless,  whereto  we  have  already  attained, 
82  let  us  walk  8®  by  the  same  rule,  8^  let  us  mind  the 
same  thing. 

17  Brethren,  85  be  followers  together  of  me,  and  mark 
them  which  walk  so  as  86  ye  have  us  for  an  ensample. 


1 Cor.  16. 17.  ch. 

4.  10. 

1 2 Cor.  13.  11.  ch. 

4.  4.  1 Thess.  5.  16. 

2 Is.  56.  10.  Gal.  5. 
15. 

3 2 Cor.  11.  13. 

* Rom.  2.  28.  Gal. 

5.  2. 

5 Dent.  10.  16.  & 30. 

6.  Jer.  4.  4.  Rom.  2. 
29.  & 4.  11,  12.  Col. 
2.  11. 


fiJohn  4.  23,  24. 
Rom.  7.  6. 

7 Gal.  6.  14. 

8 2 Cor.  11.  18,  21. 

9 Gen.  17.  12.  . 

10  2 Cor.  11.  22. 

11  Rom.  11.  1. 

12  2 Cor.  11.  22. 

13  Acts  23.  6.  & 26. 
4,  5. 

11  Acts  22.  3.  Gal. 
1.  13,  14. 

11  Acts  8.  3.  & 9,  1. 


16  Rom.  10.  5. 

17  Luke  1.  6. 

18  Matt.  13.  44. 

10  Is.  53.  11.  Jer.  9. 
23,  24.  John  17.  3.  1 
Cor.  2.  2.  Col.  2.  2. 

20  Rom.  10.  3,  5. 

21  Rom.  1.  17.  & 3. 
21,  22.  & 9.  30.  & 10. 3, 
6.  Gal.  2.  16. 

22  Rom.  6.  3,  4,  5.  & 
8.  17.  2 Cor.  4.  10, 11. 


came  nigh  unto  death,  hazarding  his  life  to  supply 
that  which  was  lacking  in  your  service  toward  me. 


3  Finally,  my  brethren,  “rejoice  in  the  Lord.  To 
write  the  same  things  to  you,  to  me  indeed  is  not 

2 irksome,  but  for  you  it  is  safe.  Beware  of  the  dogs, 
beware  of  the  evil  workers,  beware  of  the  concision  ; 

3 for  we  are  the  circumcision,  who  worship  by  the 
Spirit  of  God,  and  glory  in  Christ  Jesus,  and 

4 have  no  confidence  in  the  flesh  : though  I my- 
self might  have  confidence  even  in  the  flesh  : if  any 
other  man  ^ thinketh  to  have  confidence  in  the  flesh, 

5 I yet  more  : circumcised  the  eighth  day,  of  the 
stock  of  Israel,  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  a Hebrew 

6 of  Hebrews  ; as  touching  the  law,  a Pharisee  ; as 
touching  zeal,  persecuting  the  church  ; as  touching 
the  righteousness  which  is  in  the  law,  found  blame- 

7 less.  Howbeit  what  things  were  ^ gain  to  me,  these 

8 have  I counted  loss  for  Christ.  Yea  verily,  and  I 
count  all  things  to  be  loss  for  the  excellency  of  the 
knowledge  of  Christ  Jesus  my  Lord  : for  whom  I 
suffered  the  loss  of  all  things,  and  do  count  them 

9 but  ^ dung,  that  I may  gain  Chyist,  and  be  found  in 
him,  « not  having  a righteousness  of  mine  own,  even 
that  which  is  of  the  law,  but  that  which  is  through 
faith  in  Christ,  the  righteousness  which  is  of  God 

10  -^by  faith  : that  I may  know  him,  and  the  power  of 
his  resurrection,  and  the  fellowship  of  his  sufferings, 

11  becoming  conformed  unto  his  death  ; if  by  any 
means  I may  attain  unto  the  resurrection  from  the 

12  dead.  Not  that  I have  already  obtained,  or  am  al- 
ready made  perfect  : but  I press  on,  if  so  be  that  I 
may  it  apprehend  that  for  which  also  I was  appre- 

13  hended  by  Christ  Jesus.  Brethren,  I count  not  my- 
self yet  to  have  apprehended  : but  one  thing  I do, 
forgetting  the  things  which  are  behind,  and  stretch- 

14  ing  forward  to  the  things  which  are  before,  I press 
on  toward  the  goal  unto  the  prize  of  the  * high  call- 

15  ing  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus.  Let  us  therefore,  as 
many  as  be  perfect,  be  thus  minded  : and  if  in  any- 
thing ye  are  otherwise  minded,  even  this  shall  God 

16  reveal  unto  you  : only,  whereunto  we  have  already 
attained,  by  that  same  nde  let  us  walk. 


17  Brethren,  be  ye  imitators  together  of  me,  and 
mark  them  which  so  walk  even  as  ye  have  us  for  an 

2 Tim.  2. 11, 12.  1 Pet.  so  i Cm.,  2.  6.  & 14.  c Gr.  gains. 

4.  13.  20.  d Or,  refuse. 

23  Acts  26.  7.  31  G-al.  5,  10.  e Or,  not  having  as 

21 1 Tim.  6.  12.  32  Rom.  12. 16.  & 15.  my  righteousness  that 

25  Heb.  12. 23.  5.  which  is  of  the  law. 

26  Ps.  45.  10.  Luke  33  (jal.  6.  16.  f Gr.  upon. 

9.  62.  2 Cor.  5.  16.  34  2.  2.  g Or,  apprehend, 

27  1 Cor.  9.  24,  26.  ss  1 Cor.  4.  16.  & 11.  seeing  that  also  I was 

Heb.  6.  1.  1.  ch.  4.  9.  1 These,  apprehended. 

28  2 Tim.  4.  7,  8.  1.  6.  h Many  ancient  au- 

Heb.  12.  1.  36  1 Pet.  5.  3.  thorities  omit  yet. 

30  Heb.  3. 1.  a.  Or,  fare  i Or,  upward, 

b Or,  seemt 


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PHILIPPIANS,  rV. 


18  (For  many  walk,  of  whom  I have  told  you  often, 
and  now  tell  you  even  weeping,  that  they  are  the  ene- 
mies of  the  cross  of  Christ : 

19  Whose  end  is  destruction,  whose  God  is  their 
belly,  and  whose  glory  is  in  their  shame,  who  mind 
earthly  things.) 

20  For  our  conversation  is  in  heaven  ; from 
whence  also  we  ^look  for  the  Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ : 

21  “*5  Who  shall  change  our  vile  body,  that  it  may  be 
fashioned  like  unto  his  glorious  body,  according  to 
the  working  whereby  he  is  able  even  to  subdue  all 
things  unto  himself. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 From,  particular  admonitions  4 proceedeth  to  general  exhortations, 
10  skewing  how  he  rejoiced  at  their  liberality  toionrds  him  lying  in 
prison,  not  so  much  for  the  supply  of  his  own  wants,  as  for  the  grace 
of  God  in  them.  19  And  so  he  concludeth  tciih  prayer  and  salutations. 

Therefore,  my  brethren  dearly  beloved  and 
^ longed  for,  ^ my  joy  and  crown,  so  ® stand  fast  in 
the  Lord,  my  dearly  beloved. 

2 I beseech  Euodias,  and  beseech  Syntyche,  ^that 
they  be  of  the  same  mind  in  the  Lord. 

3 And  I intreat  thee  also,  true  yokefellow,  help 
those  women  which  ® laboured  with  me  in  the  gospel, 
with  Clement  also,  and  with  other  my  fellowlabourers, 
whose  names  are  in  ® the  book  of  life. 

4 ’ Rejoice  in  the  Lord  alway  : and  again  I say. 
Rejoice. 

5 Let  your  moderation  be  known  unto  all  men.  ® The 
Lord  is  at  hand. 

6 ® Be  careful  for  nothing  ; but  in  every  thing  by 
prayer  and  supplication  with  thanksgiving  let  your  re- 
quests be  made  known  unto  God. 

7 And  the  peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  under- 
standing, shall  keep  your  hearts  and  minds  through 
Christ  Jesus. 

8 Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever  things  are  true, 

whatsoever  things  are  honest,  whatsoever  things  are 
just,  whatsoever  things  are  pure,  whatsoever  things  are 
lovely,  whatsoever  things  are  of  good  report  ; if  there 
he  any  virtue,  and  if  there  he  any  praise,  think  on  these 
things. 

9 Those  things,  which  ye  have  both  learned,  and 
received,  and  heard,  and  seen  in  me,  do  : and  i®the 
God  of  peace  shall  be  with  you. 

10  But  I rejoiced  in  the  Lord  greatly,  that  now  at 
the  last  1^  your  care  of  me  hath  flourished  again  ; 
wherein  ye  were  also  careful,  but  ye  lacked  oppor- 
tunity. 

11  Not  that  I speak  in  respect  of  want : for  I have 
learned,  in  whatsoever  state  I am,  therewith  to  be 
content. 

12  1®  I know  both  how  to  be  abased,  and  I know  how 
to  abound  : every  where  and  in  all  things  I am  instructed 
both  to  be  full  and  to  be  hungry,  both  to  abound  and  to 
suffer  need. 

87  Gal.  1.  7.  & 2.  21.  « Acts  1.  11.  2.  16.  1 Thess.  2.  19, 

& 6.  12.  ch.  1.  15,  « 1 Cor.  1.  7.  1 20. 

16.  Thess.  1.  10.  Tit.  2.  Sch.  1.27. 

88  2 Cor.  11.  15.  2 13.  < ch.  2.  2.  & 3.  16. 

Pet.  2.  1.  ■‘5  1 Cor.  15.  43,  48,  c Ro,n.  16.  3.  ch.  1. 

89  Rom.  16.  18.  1 49.  Col.  3.  4.  1 John  27. 

Tim.  6.  5.  Tit.  1.  11.  3.  2.  'i  Ex.  32.  32.  Ps.  69. 

*0  Hos.  4.  7.  2 Cor.  “o  Eph.  1.  19.  28.  Dan.  12.  1.  Luke 

11.  12.  Gal.  6.  13.  <7  1 Cor.  15.  26,  27.  10.  20.  Rev.  3.  5.  & 

« Rom.  8.  .5.  1 ch.  1.  8.  13.  8.  & 20.  12.  & 21. 

«Eph.  2.  6,19.  Col.  2 2 Cor.  1.  14.  ch.  27. 

3.  1,  3. 


18  ensample.  For  many  walk,  of  whom  I told  you 
often,  and  now  tell  you  even  weeping,  that  they  are 

19  the  enemies  of  the  cross  of  Christ  : whose  end  is 
perdition,  whose  God  is  the  belly,  and  whose  glory  is 

20  in  their  shame,  who  mind  earthly  things.  For  our 
•i  citizenship  is  in  heaven  ; from  whence  also  we  wait 

21  for  a Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ : who  shall 
fashion  anew  the  body  of  our  humiliation,  that  it 
may  be  conformed  to  the  body  of  his  glory,  accord- 
ing to  the  working  whereby  he  is  able  even  to  sub- 
ject all  things  unto  himself. 


4 Wherefore,  my  brethren  beloved  and  longed  for, 
my  joy  and  crown,  so  stand  fast  in  the  Lord,  my  be- 
loved. 

2 I exhort  Euodia,  and  I exhort  Syntyche,  to  be  of 

3 the  same  mind  in  the  Lord.  Yea,  I beseech  thee 
also,  true  yokefellow,  help  these  women,  for  they 
laboured  with  me  in  the  gospel,  with  Clement  also, 
and  the  rest  of  my  fellow-workers,  whose  names  are 
in  the  book  of  life. 

4 ® Rejoice  in  the  Lord  alway : again  I will  say, 

5 ® Rejoice.  Let  your  ^ forbearance  be  known  unto  all 

6 men.  The  Lord  is  at  hand.  In  nothing  be  anxious  ; 
but  in  everything  by  prayer  and  supplication  with 
thanksgiving  let  your  requests  be  made  known  unto 

7 God.  And  the  peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  un- 
derstanding, shall  guard  your  hearts  and  your 
thoughts  in  Christ  Jesus. 


8 Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever  things  are  true, 
whatsoever  things  are  *7  honourable,  whatsoever 
things  are  just,  whatsoever  things  are  pure,  whatso- 
ever things  are  lovely,  whatsoever  things  are  ^ of 
good  report  ; if  there  be  any  virtue,  and  if  there  be 

9 any  praise,  ® think  on  these  things.  The  things 
which  ye  both  learned  and  received  and  heard  and 
saw  in  me,  these  things  do  : and  the  God  of  peace 
shall  be  with  you. 

10  But  I rejoice  in  the  Lord  greatly,  that  now 
at  length  ye  have  revived  your  thought  for  me  ; 
^ wherein  ye  did  indeed  take  thought,  but  ye  lacked 

11  opportunity.  Not  that  I speak  in  respect  of  want  : 
for  I have  learned,  in  whatsoever  state  I am,  therein 

12  to  be  content.  I know  how  to  be  abased,  and  I 
know  also  how  to  abound  : in  everything  and  in  all 
things  have  I learned  the  secret  both  to  be  filled 
and  to  be  hungry,  both  to  abound  and  to  be  in  want. 


7 Rom.  12.  12.  ch. 
3.  1.  1 Thess.  5.  16.  1 
Pet.  4.  13. 

8 Heb.  10.  25.  Jam. 
6.  8,  9.  1 Pet.  4.  7.  2 
Pet.  3.  8,  9.  See  2 
Thess.  2.  2. 

9 Ps.  65.  22.  Pro.  16. 
3.  Matt.  6.  26.  Luke 
12.  22.  1 Pet.  6.  7. 

‘0  John  14.  27.  Rom. 
6.  1.  Col.  3.  15. 


« 1 Thess.  6.  22. 

12  ch.  3.  17. 

13  Rom.  15.  33.  & 16. 

20.  1 Cor.  14.  83.  2 
Cor.  13.  11.  1 Thess. 

5.  28.  Heb.  13.  20. 

“ 2 Cor.  11.  9. 

18  1 Tim.  6.  6,  8. 

18  1 Cor.  4.  11.  2 

Cor.  6.  10.  & 11.  27. 


j Or,  common- 
wealth. 

a Or,  Fareivell. 
h Or,  gentleness, 
c Gr.  reverend, 
d Or,  gracious, 
e Gr.  take  account 

of. 

f Gr.  rejoiced, 
g Or,  seeing  that. 


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13  I can  do  all  things  through  Christ  which  strength- 
eiieth  me. 

14  Notwithstanding  ye  have  well  done,  that  ^®ye  did 
communicate  with  my  affliction. 

15  Now  ye  Philippians  know  also,  that  in  the  begin- 
ning of  the  gospel,  when  I departed  from  Macedonia, 

no  church  communicated  with  me  as  concerning  giving 
and  receiving,  but  ye  only. 

16  For  even  in  Thessalonica  ye  sent  once  and  again 
unto  my  necessity. 

17  Not  because  I desire  a gift : but  I desire  fruit 
that  may  abound  to  your  account. 

18  But  I have  all,  and  abound  : I am  full,  having  re- 
ceived of  Epaphroditus  the  things  which  were  sent  from 
you,  22  an  odour  of  a sweet  smell,  23  a sacrifice  accept- 
able, wellpleasing  to  God. 

19  But  my  God  24  shall  supply  all  your  need  *5  ac- 
cording to  his  riches  in  glory  by  Christ  Jesus. 

20  26  Now  unto  God  and  our  Father  he  glory  for  ever 
and  ever.  Amen. 

21  Salute  every  saint  in  Christ  Jesus.  Tlie  brethren 
27  which  are  with  me  greet  you. 

22  All  the  saints  salute  you,  28  chiefly  they  that  are 
of  Caesar’s  household. 

23  29  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he  with  you 
all.  Amen. 

H It  was  written  to  the  Philippians  from  Rome  by  Epaphroditus. 


13  I can  do  all  things  in  him  that  strengtheneth  me. 

14  Howbeit  ye  did  well,  that  ye  had  fellowship  with 

15  my  affliction.  And  ye  yourselves  also  know,  ye 
Philippians,  that  in  the  beginning  of  the  gospel, 
when  I departed  from  Macedonia,  no  church  had 
fellowship  with  me  in  the  matter  of  giving  and  re- 

16  ceiving,  but  ye  only  ; for  even  in  Thessalonica  ye 

17  sent  once  and  again  unto  my  need.  Not  that  I seek 
for  the  gift  ; but  I seek  for  the  fruit  that  increaseth 

18  to  your  account.  But  I have  all  things,  and  abound  : 
I am  filled,  having  received  from  Epaphroditus  the 
things  that  came  from  you,  an  odour  of  a sweet 
smell,  a sacrifice  acceptable,  well-pleasing  to  God. 

19  And  my  God  shall  fulfil  every  need  of  yours  accord- 

20  ing  to  his  riches  in  glory  in  Christ  Jesus.  Now 
unto  our  God  and  Father  he  the  glory  *for  ever  and 
ever.  Amen. 


21  Salute  every  saint  in  Christ  Jesus.  The  brethren 

22  which  are  with  me  salute  you.  All  the  saints  salute 
you,  especially  they  that  are  of  Caesar’s  household. 

23  The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  youir 
spirit. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

COLOSSIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 After  salutation  he  thanketh  God  for  their  faith,  7 confirmeth  the  doc- 
trine of  Epajihras,  9 prayeth  further  for  their  increase  in  grace,  14 
describeth  the  true  Christ,  21  encourageth  them  to  receive  Jesus  Christ, 
and  commendeth  his  oivn  ministry. 

PAUL,  7 an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the  will  of 
God,  and  Timotheus  our  brother, 

2  To  the  saints  2 and  faithful  brethren  in  Christ 
which  are  at  Colosse  : ^ Grace  he  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  ^We  give  thanks  to  God  and  the  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  praying  alwa^y^s  for  you, 

4  ® Since  we  heard  of  your  faith  in  Christ  Jesus,  and 
of  ® the  love  ivhich  ye  have  to  all  the  saints, 

5  For  the  hope  ’ which  is  laid  up  for  you  in  heaven, 
whereof  ye  heard  before  in  the  word  of  the  truth  of 
the  gospel ; 

6  Which  is  come  unto  you,  ^ as  it  is  in  all  the  world  ; 
and  ^ bringeth  forth  fruit,  as  it  doth  also  in  you,  since 
the  day  ye  heard  of  it,  and  knew  the  grace  of  God  in 
truth  : 

7  As  ye  also  learned  of  Epaphras  our  dear  fellow- 
servant,  who  is  for  you  ^2  a faithful  minister  of  Christ ; 

n John  15.  5.  2 Cor.  » 2 Cor.  9.  12.  29  Rom.  16.  24, 

12.  9.  24  Ps.  23.  1.  2 Cor.  1 Eph,  1.  1. 

18  ch.  1.  7.  9.  8.  21  Cor.  4.  17.  Eph. 

19  2 Cor.  11.  8,  9.  23  Eph.  1.  7.  & 3,  16.  6.21. 

20  Rom.  15.  28.  Tit.  26  Rom.  16.  27.  Gal,  s Gal.  1.  3, 

3.  14.  1.  5.  4 1 Cor.  1.  4.  Eph. 

21  ch.  2.  25.  27  Gal.  1.  2.  1.  16.  Phil.  1.  3.  & 4. 

22  Heb.  13.  16.  28  ch.  1.  13.  6, 


1 Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  through  the  will 

2 of  God,  and  Timothy  “our  brother,  *’to  the  saints 
and  faithful  brethren  in  Christ  which  are  atColossae  : 
Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father. 

3 We  give  thanks  to  God  the  Father  of  our  Lord 

4 Jesus  Christ,  praying  always  for  you,  having  heard 
of  your  faith  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  of  the  love  which 

5 ye  have  toward  all  the  saints,  because  of  the  hope 
which  is  laid  up  for  you  in  the  heavens,  whereof  ye 
heard  before  in  the  word  of  the  truth  of  the  gospel, 

6 which  is  come  unto  you  ; even  as  it  is  also  in  all  the 
world  bearing  fruit  and  increasing,  as  it  doth  in  you 
also,  since  the  day  ye  heard  and  knew  the  grace  of 

7 God  in  truth  ; even  as  ye  learned  of  Epaphras  our 
beloved  fellow-servant,  who  is  a faithful  minister  of 


6 ver.  9.  Eph,  1. 15,  9 Mark  4.  8.  John  k Gr.  unto  the  ages 

Philem.  5,  15.  16,  Phil.  1.  11,  of  the  ages. 

8 Heb,  6,  10.  10  2 Cor,  0,  1,  Eph.  a Gr.  the  brother. 

2 2 Tim.  4.  8,  1 Pet.  3,  2,  Tit,  2.  11.  1 Pet,  b Or,  to  those  that 

1.  4,  5.  12.  are  at  Colossce,  holy 

8 ver.  23,  Matt.  24.  “ ch.  4, 12.  Philem.  and  faithful  bi'cthren 

14.  Mark  16. 15.  Rom.  23.  in  Christ. 

10.  18,  12  2 Cor.  11.  23.  1 

Tim.  4.  6. 


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8 Who  also  declared  unto  us  your  i^love  in  the  j 
Spirit. 

9 ^^For  this  cause  we  also,  since  the  day  we  heard 
do  not  cease  to  pray  for  you,  and  to  desire  that  ye 
might  be  filled  with  the  knowledge  of  his  will  in  all 
wisdom  and  spiritual  understanding  ; 

10  That  ye  might  walk  worthy  of  the  Lord  unto 
all  pleasing,  being  fruitful  in  every  good  work,  and 
increasing  in  the  knowledge  of  God  ; 

11  Strengthened  with  all  might,  according  to  his 
glorious  power,  ^^unto  all  patience  and  longsuffering 

with  joyfiilness  ; 

12  Giving  thanks  unto  the  Father,  which  hath  made 
us  meet  to  be  partakers  of  ^Stfie  inheritance  of  the 
saints  in  light  : 

13  Who  hath  delivered  us  from  ^6  the  power  of  dark- 
ness, 27  and  hath  translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of  his 
dear  Son  : 

14  28  In  whom  we  have  redemption  through  his 
blood,  even  the  forgiveness  of  sins  : 

15  Who  is  29  the  image  of  the  invisible  God,  the 
firstborn  of  every  creature  : 

16  For  by  him  were  all  things  created,  that  are  in 
heaven,  and  that  are  in  earth,  visible  and  invisible, 
whether  they  he  thrones,  or  ®2  dominions,  or  principali- 
ties, or  powers  : all  things  were  created  by  him,  and 
for  him  : 

17  And  he  is  before  all  things,  and  by  him  all 
things  consist. 

18  And  he  is  the  head  of  the  body,  the  church  : 
who  is  the  beginning,  ®®the  firstborn  from  the  dead  ; 
that  in  all  things  he  might  have  the  preeminence. 

19  For  it  pleased  the  Father  that  in  him  should  all 
fulness  dwell  ; 

20  And,  having  made  peace  through  the  blood  of 
his  cross,  by  him  to  reconcile  all  things  unto  him- 
self ; by  him,  I say^  whether  they  he  things  in  earth,  or 
things  in  heaven. 

21  And  you,  that  were  sometime  alienated  and 
enemies  in  your  mind  ^2  by  wicked  works,  yet  now  hath 
he  reconciled 

22  In  the  body  of  his  flesh  through  death,  to  pre- 
sent you  holy  and  unblameable  and  unreproveable  in 
his  sight  : 

23  If  ye  continue  in  the  faith  grounded  and  set- 
tled, and  he  not  moved  away  from  the  hope  of  the 
gospel,  which  ye  have  heard,  and  which  was  preached 

to  every  creature  which  is  under  heaven  ; whereof 
I Paul  am  made  a minister  ; 

24  ^ Who  now  rejoice  in  my  sufferings  for  you, 
and  fill  up  ®2  that  which  is  behind  of  the  afflictions  of 
Christ  in  my  flesh  for  ®®his  body’s  sake,  which  is  the 
church  : 

25  Whereof  I am  made  a minister,  according  to 


8 Christ  on  <^our  behalf,  who  also  declared  unto  us 
your  love  in  the  Spirit. 

9 For  this  cause  we  also,  since  the  day  we  heard 
do  not  cease  to  pray  and  make  request  for  you,  that 
ye  may  be  filled  with  the  knowledge  of  his  will  in 

10  all  spiritual  wisdom  and  understanding,  to  walk 
worthily  of  the  Lord  ‘^imto  all  pleasing,  bearing 
fruit  in  every  good  work,  and  increasing  «in  the 

11  knowledge  of  God  ; strengthened  ^ with  all  power, 
according  to  the  might  of  his  glory,  unto  all  patience 

12  and  longsuffering  with  joy  ; giving  thanks  unto  the 
Father,  who  made  ^ us  meet  to  be  partakers  of  the 

13  inheritance  of  the  saints  in  light ; who  delivered  us 
out  of  the  power  of  darkness,  and  translated  us  into 

14  the  kingdom  of  the  Son  of  his  love  ; in  whom  we 
have  our  redemption,  the  forgiveness  of  our  sins  : 

15  who  is  the  image  of  the  invisible  God,  the  firstborn 

16  of  all  creation  ; for  in  him  were  all  things  created, 
in  the  heavens  and  upon  the  earth,  things  visible 
and  things  invisible,  whether  thrones  or  dominions 
or  principalities  or  powers  ; all  things  have  been 

17  created  through  him,  and  unto  him  ; and  he  is  be- 

18  fore  all  things,  and  in  him  all  things  * consist.  And 
he  is  the  head  of  the  body,  the  church  : who  is  the 
beginning,  the  firstborn  from  the  dead  ; J that  in  all 

19  things  he  might  have  the  preeminence.  ^'For  it 
was  the  good  pleasure  0/  the  Father  that  in  him 

20  should  all  the  fulness  dwell  ; and  through  him  to 
reconcile  all  things  Ginto  himself,  having  made 
peace  through  the  blood  of  his  cross  ; through  him, 
I say,  whether  things  upon  the  earth,  or  things  in 

21  the  heavens.  And  you,  being  in  time  past  alienated 
and  enemies  in  your  mind  in  your  evil  works,  yet 

22  now  ”hath  he  reconciled  in  the  body  of  his  flesh 
through  death,  to  present  you  holy  and  without 

23  blemish  and  unreproveable  before  him  : if  so  be 
that  ye  continue  in  the  faith,  grounded  and  stedfast, 
and  not  moved  away  from  the  hope  of  the  gospel 
which  ye  heard,  which  was  preached  in  all  creation 
under  heaven ; whereof  I Paul  was  made  a min- 
ister. 


24  Now  I rejoice  in  my  sufferings  for  your  sake,  and 
fill  up  on  my  part  that  which  is  lacking  of  the  afflic- 
tions of  Christ  in  my  flesh  for  his  body’s  sake,  which 

25  is  the  church  ; whereof  I was  made  a minister,  ac- 


13  Rom.  15.  30. 
w ver.  3,  4.  Eph.  1. 
15,  IG. 

13  1 Cor.  1.  5. 

16  Rom.  12.  2.  Eph. 
6.  10,  17. 

11  Eph.  1.  8.' 

18  Eph.  4.1.  Phil.l. 
27.  1 Thess.  2.  12. 

19  1 Thess.  4.  1. 

20  John  15.  IG.  2 Cor. 

9.  8.  Phil.  1.  11.  Tit. 
3.  1.  Heb.  13.  21. 

21  Eph.  3.  IG.  & G. 

10. 

22  Eph.  4.  2. 


23  Acts  5.  41.  Rom. 
5.  3. 

24  Eph.  5.  20.  ch.  3. 
15. 

25  Acts  2G.  18.  Eph. 

1.  11. 

20  Eph.  6.  12.  Heb. 
2.  14.  1 Pet.  2.  9. 

21  1 Thess.  2.  12.  2 
Pet.  1.  11. 

28  Eph.  1.  7. 

29  2 Cor.  4.  4.  Heb. 
1.  3. 

30  Rev.  3.  14. 

31  John  1.  3.  1 Cor. 
8.  G.  Eph.  3.  9.  Heb. 

1.  2. 


32  Rom.  8.  38.  Eph. 

1.  21.  ch.  2.  10,  15.  1 
Pet.  3.  22. 

33  Rom.  11. 3G.  Heb. 

2.  10. 

34  John  1.  1,  3.  & 17. 
5.  1 Cor.  8.  G. 

35  1 Cor.  11.3.  Eph. 
1.  10,  22.  & 4.  15.  & 5. 
23. 

so  Acts  2G.  23.  1 Cor. 
15.  20,  23.  Rev.  1.  5. 

37  John  1.  IG.  & 3. 
34.  ch.  2.  9.  & 3.  11. 

38  Eph.  2.  14,  15,  IG. 

39  2 Cor.  5.  18. 

40  Eph.  1.  10. 


41  Eph.  2.  1,  2,  12, 
19.  & 4.  18. 

42  Tit.  1.  15,  IG. 

43  Eph.  2.  15,  IG. 

44  Luke  1.75.  Eph. 
1.4.  & 6.  27.  1 Thess. 
4.  7.  Tit.  2.  14.  Jude 
24. 

45  Eph.  3.  17.  ch.  2. 

7. 

40  John  15.  G. 

47  Rom.  10.  18. 

48  ver.  G. 

49  ver.  25.  Acts  1. 
17.  2 Cor.  3.  G.  & 4.  1. 
& 6.  18.  Eph.  3.  7.  1 
Tim.  2.  7. 


soRom.  5.  3.  2 Cor. 
7.  4. 

51  Eph.  3.  1,  13. 

52  2 Cor.  1.  5,  G.  Phil. 
3.  10.  2 Tim.  1.  8.  & 
2.  10. 

53  Eph.  1.  23. 

c Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  your. 

d Or,  unto  all  plead- 
ing, in  every  good 
work,  bearing  fruit 
and  increasing  d-c. 

e Or,  by. 

f Or.  made  power- 
ful. 

g Or,  in. 


h Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  you. 

i That  is,  hold  to- 
gether. 

j Or,  that  among  all 
he  might  have. 

k Or,  For  the  whole 
fulness  of  God  was 
pleased  to  dwell  in 
aim. 

I Or,  into  him. 
in  Or,  him. 
n Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  ye  have 
been  reconciled. 


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COLOSSIANS,  11. 


the  dispensation  of  God  which  is  given  to  me  for  you, 
to  fulfil  the  word  of  God  ; 

26  Even  ®^the  mystery  which  hath  been  hid  from 
ages  and  from  generations,  but  now  is  made  manifest 
to  his  saints  : 

27  To  whom  God  would  make  known  what  is  the 
riches  of  the  glory  of  this  mystery  among  the  Gentiles  ; 
which  is  Christ  in  you,  the  hope  of  glory  : 

28  Whom  we  preach,  ^ warning  every  man,  and 
teaching  every  man  in  all  wisdom  ; that  we  may  pre- 
sent every  man  perfect  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

29  Whereimto  I also  labour,  striving  accord- 
ing to  his  working,  which  worketh  in  me  mightily. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  He  still  ezhorteth  them  to  be  constant  in  Christ,  8 to  beware  of  philoso- 
phy, and  vain  traditions,  18  worshipping  of  angels,  20  and  legal  cere- 
monies, which  are  ended  in  Christ. 

For  I would  that  ye  knew  what  great  ^ conflict  I 
have  for  you,  and  for  them  at  Laodicea,  and  for 
as  ma^  as  have  not  seen  my  face  in  the  flesh  ; 

2  2 That  their  hearts  might  be  comforted,  ^ being 
knit  together  in  love,  and  unto  all  riches  of  the  full 
assurance  of  understanding,  ^to  the  acknowledgement 
of  the  mystery  of  God,  and  of  the  Father,  and  of 
Christ  ; 

3  ® In  whom  are  hid  all  the  treasures  of  wisdom  and 
knowledge. 

4  And  this  I say,  ® lest  any  man  should  beguile  you 
with  enticing  words. 

5  For  ^ though  I be  absent  in  the  flesh,  yet  am  I 
with  you  in  the  spirit,  joying  and  beholding  ®your 
order,  and  the  ^ stedfastness  of  your  faith  in  Christ. 

6  As  ye  have  therefore  received  Christ  Jesus  the 
Lord,  so  walk  ye  in  him  : 

7  Rooted  and  built  up  in  him,  and  stablished  in 
the  faith,  as  ye  have  been  taught,  abounding  therein 
with  thanksgiving. 

8  Beware  lest  any  man  spoil  you  through  philoso- 
phy and  vain  deceit,  after  the  tradition  of  men,  after 
the  1^  rudiments  of  the  world,  and  not  after  Christ. 

9  For  i®in  him  dwelleth  all  the  fulness  of  the  God- 
head bodily. 

10  1®  And  ye  are  complete  in  him,  which  is  the 
head  of  all  i®  principality  and  power  : 

11  In  whom  also  ye  are  circumcised  with  the  cir- 
cumcision made  without  hands,  in  20  putting  off  the  body 
of  the  sins  of  the  flesh  by  the  circumcision  of  Christ  : 

12  21  Buried  with  him  in  baptism,  wherein  also  22  ye 
are  risen  with  him  through  23  the  faith  of  the  operation 
of  God,  24  who  hath  raised  him  from  the  dead. 

13  25  And  you,  being  dead  in  your  sins  and  the  uncir- 
cumcision of  your  flesh,  hath  he  quickened  together 
with  him,  having  forgiven  you  all  trespasses  ; 

14  26  Blotting  out  the  handwriting  of  ordinances  that 
was  against  us,  which  was  contrary  to  us,  and  took  it 
out  of  the  way,  nailing  it  to  his  cross  ; 


64  ver.  23.  1 Cor.  9. 
17.  Gal.  2.  7.  Eph.  3. 
2. 

66  Rom.  16.25.  ICor. 

2.  7.  Eph.  3.  9. 

66  Matt.  13.  11.  2 

Tim.  1.  10. 

67  2 Cor.  2.  14. 

68  Rom.  9.  23.  Eph. 

1.  7.  & 3.  8. 

69  1 Tim.  1.  1. 

60  Acts  20.  20,  27, 
31. 

61  ver.  22.  2 Cor.  11. 

2.  Eph.  5.  27. 


62 1 Cor.  15.  10. 

63  ch.  2.  1. 

64  Eph.  1.  19.  & 3.  7, 

20. 

1 Phil.  1.  30.  ch.  1. 
29.  1 Thess.  2.  2. 

2 2 Cor.  1.  G. 

3 ch.  3.  14. 

4 Phil.  3.  8.  ch.  1. 
9. 

6  1 Cor.  1.  24.  & 2. 
G,  7.  Eph.  1.  8.  ch. 
1.  9. 

6 ver.  8,  18.  Rom. 


16.  18.  2 Cor.  11.  13. 
Eph.  4.  14.  & 5.  6. 

7 1 Cor.  5.  3.  1 

Thess.  2.  17. 

8 1 Cor.  14.  40. 

9 1 Pet.  5.  9. 

10  1 Thess.  4. 1.  Jude 

3. 

« Eph.  2.  21,  22.  & 

3.  17.  ch.  1.  23. 

12  ver.  18.  Jer.  29. 
8.  Rom.  16.  17.  Eph. 
6.  6.  Heb.  13.  9. 

13  ver.  22.  Matt.  15. 
2.  Gal.  1.  14. 


cording  to  the  ° dispensation  of  God  which  was  given 

26  me  to  you- ward,  to  fulfil  the  word  of  God,  even  the 
mystery  which  hath  been  hid  p from  all  ages  and 
generations  : but  now  hath  it  been  manifested  to  his 

27  saints,  to  whom  God  was  pleased  to  make  known 
what  is  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  this  mystery 
among  the  Gentiles,  which  is  Christ  in  you,  the  hope 

28  of  glory  : whom  we  proclaim,  admonishing  every 
man  and  teaching  every  man  in  all  wisdom,  that  we 

29  may  present  every  man  perfect  in  Christ  ; where- 
unto  I labour  also,  striving  according  to  his  working, 
which  worketh  in  me  « mightily. 


2  For  I would  have  you  know  how  greatly  I strive 
for  you,  and  for  them  at  Laodicea,  and  for  as  many 

2 as  have  not  seen  my  face  in  the  flesh  ; that  their 
hearts  may  be  comforted,  they  being  knit  together 
in  love,  and  unto  all  riches  of  the  ® full  assurance  of 
understanding,  that  they  may  know  the  mystery  of 

3 God,  ^ even  Christ,  in  whom  are  all  the  treasures  of 

4 wisdom  and  knowledge  hidden.  This  I say,  that  no 
one  may  delude  you  with  persuasiveness  of  speech, 

5 For  though  I am  absent  in  the  flesh,  yet  am  I with 
you  in  the  spirit,  joying  and  beholding  your  order, 
and  the  stedfastness  of  your  faith  in  Christ. 


6 As  therefore  ye  received  Christ  Jesus  the  Lord,  so 

7 walk  in  him,  rooted  and  builded  up  in  him,  and 
stablished  ^ in  your  faith,  even  as  ye  were  taught, 
abounding  ^ in  thanksgiving. 

8 6 Take  heed  lest  there  shall  be  any  one  that  mak- 
eth  spoil  of  you  through  his  philosophy  and  vain 
deceit,  after  the  tradition  of  men,  after  the  /rudi- 

9 meuts  of  the  world,  and  not  after  Christ : for  in  him 

10  dwelleth  all  the  fulness  of  the  Godhead  bodily,  and 
in  him  ye  are  made  full,  who  is  the  head  of  all  prin- 

11  cipality  and  power  : in  whom  ye  were  also  circum- 
cised with  a circumcision  not  made  with  hands,  in 
the  putting  ofl:‘  of  the  body  of  the  flesh,  in  the  cir- 

12  cumcision  of  Christ ; having  been  buried  with  him 
in  baptism,  wherein  ye  were  also  raised  with  him 
through  faith  in  the  working  of  God,  who  raised  him 

13  from  the  dead.  And  you,  being  dead  through  your 
trespasses  and  the  uncircumcision  of  your  flesh,  you, 
I say,  did  he  quicken  together  with  him,  having  for- 

14  given  us  all  our  trespasses  ; having  blotted  out  ^ the 
bond  written  in  ordinances  that  was  against  us, 
which  was  contrary  to  us  : and  he  hath  taken  it  out 


74  ver.  20.  Gal.  4.  3, 
9. 

76  John  1.  14.  ch.  1. 
19. 

76  John  1.  16. 

77  Eph.  1.  20,  21.  1 
Pet.  3.  22. 

18  ch.  1.  16. 

19  Dent.  10. 16.  & 30. 
6.  Jer.  4.  4.  Rom.  2. 
29.  Phil.  3.  3. 

20  Rom.  6.  6.  Eph. 

4.  22.  ch.  3.  8,  9. 

21  Rom.  6.  4. 

22  ch.  3.  1. 


23  Eph.  1.  19.  & 3. 
7. 

24  Acts  2.  24. 

26  Eph.  2.  1,  5,  6, 

26  Eph.  2.  15,  16. 

0 Or,  stewardship. 

p Gr.  from  the  ages 
and  from  the  genera- 
tions. 

qOr,  in  power. 

a Or,  fulness. 

b The  ancient  au- 
thorities vary  much 


in  the  text  of  this  pas- 
sage, 
c Or,  by. 

d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  in  it. 
e Or,  See  whether, 
f Or,  elements, 
g Or,  the  bond  that 
was  against  us  by  its 
ordinances. 

h Or,  having  put  off 
from  himself  body, 
he  made  a show  of  the 
principalities  dec. 


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COLOSSIANS,  III. 


< lo  And  having  spoiled  principalities  and  powers, 
he  made  a shew  of  them  openly,  triumphing  over  them 
in  it. 

16  Let  no  man  thereof  ore  ^9  judge  you  ®°in  meat,  or 
in  drink,  or  in  respect  of  an  holyday,  or  of  the  new 
moon,  or  of  the  sabbath  days : 

17  Which  are  a shadow  of  things  to  come  ; but  the 
body  is  of  Clirist. 

18  Let  no  man  beguile  you  of  your  reward  in  a 
voluntary  humility  and  worshipping  of  angels,  intruding 
into  those  things  ^4  which  he  hath  not  seen,  vainly  puffed 
up  by  his  fleshly  mind, 

19  And  not  holding  the  Head,  from  which  all  the 
body  by  joints  and  bands  having  nourishment  minis- 
tered, and  knit  together,  increaseth  with  the  increase 
of  God. 

20  AVherefore  if  ye  be  ®®dead  with  Christ  from  ^^the 
rudiments  of  the  world,  why,  as  though  living  in  the 
world,  are  ye  subject  to  ordinances, 

21  Touch  not ; taste  not  ; handle  not  ; 

22  Which  all  are  to  perish  with  the  using  ;)  after 
the  commandments  and  doctrines  of  men  ? 

23  41  Which  things  have  indeed  a shew  of  wisdom 
in  will  worship,  and  humility,  and  neglecting  of  the 
body  ; not  in  any  honour  to  the  satisfying  of  the  flesh. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  He  sfteweih  tvhere  we  should  seek  Chinst.  5 He  exhorteth  to  mortifica- 
tion, 10  to  put  off  the  old  man,  and  to  put  on  Christ,  12  exhort  ing  to 
charity,  humility,  and  other  sexwral  duties. 

IF  ye  then  ^be  risen  with  Christ,  seek  those  things 
which  are  above,  where  ^ Christ  sitteth  on  the  right 
hand  of  God. 

2  Set  your  affection  on  things  above,  not  on  things 
on  the  earth. 

3  8 For  ye  are  dead,  ^and  your  life  is  hid  with  Christ 
in  God. 

4  ® When  Christ,  who  is  ® our  life,  shall  appear,  then 
shall  ye  also  appear  with  him  in  glory. 

5  ® Mortify  therefore  ® your  members  which  are  upon 
the  earth  ; fornication,  uncleanness,  inordinate  affec- 
tion, evil  concupiscence,  and  covetousness,  which  is 
idolatry  : 

6  For  which  things’  sake  the  wrath  of  God  cometh 
on  the  children  of  disobedience  : 

7  In  the  which  ye  also  walked  some  time,  when  ye 
lived  in  them. 

8  But  now  ye  also  put  off  all  these  ; anger,  wrath, 
malice,  blasphemy,  filthy  communication  out  of  your 
mouth. 

9  Lie  not  one  to  another,  seeing  that  ye  have  put 
off  the  old  man  with  his  deeds  ; 

10  And  have  put  on  the  new  Twan,  which  is  renewed 
in  knowledge  after  the  image  of  him  that  created 
him  : 

11  Where  there  is  neither  Greek  nor  Jew,  circum- 


27  Gen.  3.  15.  Ps. 
68. 18.  Is.  53. 12.  Matt. 

12.  29.  Luke  10. 18.  & 
11.22.  John  12.  31.  & 
10.  11.  Eph.  4.  8. 
Heb.  2.  14. 

28  Eph.  6.  12. 

29  Rom.  14.  3,  10, 

13. 

30  Rom.  14.  2,  17.  1 
Cor.  8.  8. 

31  Rom.  14.  5.  Gal. 
4.  10. 

32  Heb.  8.  5.  & 9.  9. 

& 10.  1. 


33  ver.  4. 

34Ezek.  13.  3.  1 

Tim.  1.  7. 

85  Eph.  4.  1.5,  10. 

30  Rom.  0.  3,  5.  & 7. 
4,  6.  Gal.  2.  19.  Eph. 

2.  15. 

37  ver.  8. 

38  Gal.  4.  3,  9. 

39  1 Tim.  4.  3. 

40  Is.  29.  13.  Matt. 
15.  9.  Tit.  1.  14. 

41  1 Tim.  4.  8. 

42  ver.  18. 


7  Rom.  6.  5.  Eph.  2. 
6.  ch.  2.  12. 

2 Rom.  8.  34.  Eph. 

1.  20. 

3 Rom.  0.  2.  Gal.  2. 
20.  ch.  2.  20. 

4 2 Cor.  5.  7.  ch.  1. 

5. 

5 1 John  3.  2. 
cjohn  11.  2.5.  & 14. 

6. 

7 1 Cor.  15.  43.  Phil. 

3.  21. 

8 Rom.  8.  13.  Gal. 
6.  24. 


15  of  the  way,  nailing  it  to  the  cross  ; having  put  off 
from  himself  the  principalities  and  the  powers,  he 
made  a show  of  them  openly,  triumphing  over  them 
in  it. 

16  Let  no  man  therefore  judge  you  in  meat,  or  in 
drink,  or  in  respect  of  a feast  day  or  a new  moon  or  a 

17  sabbath  day  : which  are  a shadow  of  the  things  to 

18  come  ; but  the  body  is  Christ’s.  Let  no  man  rob 
you  of  your  prize  * by  a voluntary  humility  and  wor- 
shipping of  the  angels,  J dwelling  in  the  things  which 
he  hath  seen,  vainly  puffed  up  by  his  fleshly  mind, 

19  and  not  holding  fast  the  Head,  from  whom  all  the 
body,  being  supplied  and  knit  together  through  the 
joints  and  bands,  increaseth  with  the  increase  of 
God. 

20  If  ye  died  with  Christ  from  the  * rudiments  of  the 
world,  why,  as  though  living  in  the  world,  do  ye 

21  subject  yourselves  to  ordinances.  Handle  not,  nor 

22  taste,  nor  touch  (all  which  things  are  to  perish  wifh 
the  using),  after  the  precepts  and  doctrines  of  men  ? 

23  Which  things  have  indeed  a show  of  wisdom  in  will- 
worship,  and  humility,  and  severity  to  the  body  ; 
hut  are  not  of  any  value  against  the  indulgence  of 
the  flesh. 


3  If  then  ye  were  raised  together  with  Christ,  seek 
the  things  that  are  above,  where  Christ  is,  seated  on 

2 the  right  hand  of  God.  Set  your  mind  on  the  things 
that  are  above,  not  on  the  things  that  are  upon  the 

3 earth.  For  ye  died,  and  your  life  is  hid  with  Christ 

4 in  God.  When  Christ,  who  is  “our  life,  shall  be 
manifested,  then  shall  ye  also  with  him  be  mani- 
fested in  glory. 

5 ^ Mortify  therefore  your  members  which  are  upon 
the  earth  ; fornication,  uncleanness,  passion,  evil  de- 

6 sire,  and  covetousness,  the  which  is  idolatry  ; for 
which  things’  sake  cometh  the  wrath  of  God  upon 

7 the  sons  of  disobedience  ; ^ in  the  which  ye  also 
walked  aforetime,  when  ye  lived  in  these  things. 

8 But  now  put  ye  also  away  all  these  ; anger,  wrath, 
malice,  railing,  shameful  speaking  out  of  your 

9 mouth  : lie  not  one  to  another  ; seeing  that  ye  have 

10  put  off  the  old  man  with  his  doings,  and  have  put 
on  the  new  man,  which  is  being  renewed  unto  knowl- 
edge after  the  image  of  him  that  created  him  ; 

11  where  there  cannot  be  Greek  and  Jew,  circumcision 


9 Rom.  6.  13. 

10  Eph.  5.  3. 

11  1 Tbess.  4.  5. 

12  Eph.  5.  5. 

13  Rom.  1.  18.  Eph. 
5.  G.  Rev.  22.  15. 

14  Eph.  2.  2. 

15  Rom.  G.  19,  20.  & 
7.  5.  1 Cor.  G.  11. 
Eph.  2.  2.  Tit.  3.  3. 

10  Eph.  4.  22.  Heb. 
12.  1.  Jam.  1.  21.  1 
Pet.  2.  1. 

17  Eph.  4.  29.  & 5. 


18  Lev.  19.  11.  Eph. 

4.  25. 

19  Eph.  4.  22,  24. 

20  Rom.  12.  2. 

21  Eph.  4.  23,  24. 

22  Eph.  2.  10. 

23  Rom.  10.  12.  1 

Cor.  12.  13.  Gal.  3. 
28.  & 5.  G.  Eph.  G.  8. 

i Or,  of  his  oirn 
mere  will,  by  humil- 
ity <t*c. 

j Or,  taking  his 
stand  upon. 


k Many  authorities, 
some  ancient,  insert 
not. 

I Or,  elements, 
m Or,  honour, 
a Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  your, 
h Gr.  Make  dead, 
c Sotne  ancient  au- 
tliorities  omit  upon  the 
sons  o.f  disobedience. 
See  Eph.  5.  G. 

d Or,  amongst 
whom. 


314 


COLOSSIANS,  ly. 


cisiou  nor  uncircumcision,  Barbarian,  Scythian,  bond  nor 
free  ; ^*but  Christ  is  all,  and  in  all. 

12  25  Put  on  therefore,  as  the  elect  of  God,  holy 
and  beloved,  27  bowels  of  mercies,  kindness,  humbleness 
of  mind,  meekness,  longsulfering  ; 

13  28Porbearing  one  another,  and  forgiving  one  an- 
other, if  any  man  have  a quarrel  against  any  : even  as 
Christ  forgave  you,  so  also  do  ye. 

14  29  And  above  all  these  things  ^put  on  charity, 
which  is  the  bond  of  perfectness. 

15  And  let  ^2  the  peace  of  God  rule  in  your  hearts, 
33  to  the  which  also  ye  are  called  3^  in  one  body  ; 35  and 
be  ye  thankful. 

16  Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  richly  in  all 
wisdom  ; teaching  and  admonishing  one  another  36  in 
psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  37  with 
grace  in  your  hearts  to  the  Lord. 

17  And  38  whatsoever  ye  do  in  word  or  deed,  do  all 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  39  giving  thanks  to  God 
and  the  Father  by  him. 

18  ^3  Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto  your  own  hus- 
bands, as  it  is  fit  in  the  Lord. 

19  ^2  Husbands,  love  your  wives,  and  be  not  ^3  bitter 
against  them. 

20  Children,  obey  your  parents  in  all  things  : for 
this  is  well  pleasing  unto  the  Lord. 

21  ^3  Fathers,  provoke  not  your  children  to  anger y lest 
they  be  discouraged. 

22  ^7  Servants,  obey  ^3  in  all  things  your  masters  ac- 
cording to  the  flesh  ; not  with  eyeservice,  as  menpleasers  ; 
but  in  singleness  of  heart,  fearing  God  : 

23  33  And  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  it  heartily,  as  to  the 
Lord,  and  not  unto  men  ; 

24  3^  Knowing  that  of  the  Lord  ye  shall  receive  the 
reward  of  the  inheritance  : 32  for  ye  serve  the  Lord 
Christ. 

25  But  he  that  doeth  wrong  shall  receive  for  the 
wrong  which  he  hath  done  : and  33  there  is  no  respect  of 
persons. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 He  exhorteth  them  to  be  fervent  in  prayer,  5 to  walk  wisely  toward 
them  that  are  not  yet  come  to  the  true  knowledge  of  Christ.  10  He 
saluteth  them,  and  wisheth  them  all  prosperity, 

Masters,  ^ give  unto  your  servants  that  which  is 
just  and  equal ; knowing  that  ye  also  have  a 
Master  in  heaven. 

2  2 Continue  in  prayer,  and  watch  in  the  same  3 with 
thanksgiving  ; 

3  ^ Withal  praying  also  for  us,  that  God  would  3 open 
unto  us  a door  of  utterance,  to  speak  3 the  mystery  of 
Christ,  for  which  I am  also  in  bonds  : 

4  That  I may  make  it  manifest,  as  I ought  to  speak. 
5 8 Walk  in  wisdom  toward  them  that  are  without, 
® redeeming  the  time. 

6 Let  your  speech  he  alway  ^3  with  grace,  seasoned 


and  uncircumcision,  barbarian,  Scythian,  bondman, 
freeman  : but  Christ  is  all,  and  in  all. 

12  Put  on  therefore,  as  God’s  elect,  holy  and  beloved, 
a heart  of  compassion,  kindness,  humility,  meekness, 

13  longsuffering  ; forbearing  one  another,  and  forgiving 
each  other,  if  any  man  have  a complaint  against 
any  ; even  as  ^ the  Lord  forgave  you,  so  also  do  ye  : 

14  and  above  all  these  things  put  on  love,  which  is  the 

15  bond  of  perfectness.  And  let  the  peace  of  Christ 

rule  in  your  hearts,  to  the  which  also  ye  were  called 

16  in  one  body  ; and  be  ye  thankful.  Let  the  word  of 

Christ  dwell  in  you  richly  in  all  wisdom  ; teach- 
ing and  admonishing  * one  another  with  psalms  and 
hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  with  grace  in 

17  your  hearts  unto  God.  And  whatsoever  ye  do,  in 
word  or  in  deed,  do  all  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  giving  thanks  to  God  the  Father  through  him. 


18  Wives,  be  in  subjection  to  your  husbands,  as  is  fit- 

19  ting  in  the  Lord.  Husbands,  love  your  wives,  and 

20  be  not  bitter  against  them.  Children,  obey  your 
parents  in  all  things,  for  this  is  well-pleasing  in  the 

21  Lord.  Fathers,  provoke  not  your  children,  that  they 

22  be  not  discouraged.  * Servants,  obey  in  all  things 
them  that  are  your  j masters  according  to  the  flesh  ; 
not  with  eyeservice,  as  men-pleasers,  but  in  single- 

23  ness  of  heart,  fearing  the  Lord  : whatsoever  ye  do, 
work  ^ heartily,  as  unto  the  Lord,  and  not  unto  men  ; 

24  knowing  that  from  the  Lord  ye  shall  receive  the 
recompense  of  the  inheritance  : ye  serve  the  Lord 

25  Christ.  For  he  that  doeth  wrong  shall  ^receive 
again  for  the  wrong  that  he  hath  done  : and  there 

4 is  no  respect  of  persons.  **  Masters,  render  unto 
your  3 servants  that  which  is  just  and  equal  ; know- 
ing that  ye  also  have  a Master  in  heaven. 


2 Continue  stedfastly  in  prayer,  watching  therein 

3 with  thanksgiving  ; withal  praying  for  us  also,  that 
God  may  open  unto  us  a door  for  the  word,  to  speak 
the  mystery  of  Christ,  for  which  1 am  also  in  bonds  ; 

4 that  I may  make  it  manifest,  as  I ought  to  speak. 

5 Walk  in  wisdom  toward  them  that  are  without,  ‘^re- 

6 deeming  the  time.  Let  your  speech  be  always  with 


« Eph.  1.  23. 

25  Eph.  4.  24. 

26  1 Thess.  1.  4.  1 
Pet.  1.  2.  2 Pet.  1.  10. 

27  Gal.  5.  22.  Eph. 
4.  2,  32.  Phil.  2.  1. 

28  Mark  11.  25.  Eph. 
4.  2,  32. 

29  1 Pet.  4.  8. 

30  John  13.  34.  Rom. 
13.  8.  1 Cor.  13.  Eph. 
6.  2.  ch.  2.  2.  1 Thess. 
4.  9.  1 Tim.  1.  5.  1 
John  3.  23.  & 4.  21. 

31  Eph,  4,  3. 


32  Rom.  14.  17.  Phil. 
4.  7. 

33  1 Cor.  7.  15. 

^ Eph,  2,  16,  17.  & 
4.  4, 

33  ver.  17,  ch.  2,  7. 
36  1 Cor.  14.  26. 
Eph.  5.  19. 

87  ch.  4..  6. 

38  1 Cor.  10.  31. 

39  Rom.  1.  8.  Eph. 
B.  20.  ch.  1.  12.  & 2. 
7.  1 Thess.  5. 18,  Heb. 
13.  15. 


«Eph.  5.  22.  Tit. 

2.  5,  1 Pet.  3.  1. 

« Eph.  5.  3. 

« Eph.  5.  25,  28,  33. 
1 Pet.  3.  7. 


43  Eph.  4.  31. 

44  Eph.  6.  1.  , 

45  Eph.  5.  24.^ 
2.  9. 


Tit. 


48  Eph.  6,  4. 

47  Eph.  6.  5,  &c.  1 
Tim.  6,  1.  Tit,  2,  9. 


1 Pet.  2.  18. 


48  ver.  20. 

49  Philem.  16. 


60  Eph.  6.  6,  7. 

61  Eph.  6.  8. 

62 1 Cor.  7.  22, 

63  Rom.  2.  11.  Eph. 
6.  9.  1 Pet.  1.  17.  See 
Dent.  10.  17. 

1 Eph.  6.  9. 

2 Luke  18.  1.  Rom. 
12.  12.  Eph.  6.  18.  1 
Thess.  5.  17,  18. 

6  ch.  2.  7.  & 3.  15. 

4 Eph.  6. 19.  2 Thess. 

3.  1. 

5 1 Cor.  16.  9.  2 Cor. 

2.  12. 


6 Matt.  13. 11.  I Cor. 

4.  1.  Eph.  6.  19,  ch. 
1.  26.  & 2,  2. 

7 Eph.  6.  20.  Phil, 
1.  7. 

8 Eph.  5. 15, 1 Thess, 
4.  12. 

9 Eph.  5.  16. 

10  Eccles.  10.  12.  ch. 
3.  16. 

11  Mark  9,  50. 

e Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  Christ, 
f Gr.  arbitrate, 
g Some  ancient  au- 


thorities read  the 
Lord : others,  God. 
h Or,  yourselves, 
i Gr.  Lond-servants, 
j Gr.  lords, 
k Gr,  from  the  soul. 

I Gr.  receive  again 
the  wrong, 
a Gr,  Lords, 
b Gr.  bond-servants, 
c Gr.  equality, 
d Gr.  buying  up  the 
opportunity. 


I.  THESSALONIANS,  I.  315 


with  salt,  that  ye  may  know  how  ye  ought  to  answer 
every  man. 

7 All  my  state  shall  Tychicus  declare  unto  you, 
who  is  a beloved  brother,  and  a faithful  minister  and 
fellowservant  in  the  Lord  : 

8 Whom  I have  sent  unto  you  for  the  same  pur- 
pose, that  he  might  know  your  estate,  and  comfort  your 
hearts  ; 

9 With  Onesimus,  a faithful  and  beloved  brother, 
who  is  one  of  you.  They  shall  make  known  unto  you 
all  things  which  are  done  here. 

10  Aristarchus  my  fellowprisoner  saluteth  you,  and 

Marcus,  sister’s  son  to  Barnabas,  (touching  whom  ye 

received  commandments  : if  he  come  unto  you,  receive 
him  ;) 

11  And  Jesus,  which  is  called  Justus,  who  are  of  the 
circumcision.  These  only  are  my  fellowworkers  unto 
the  kingdom  of  God,  which  have  been  a comfort  unto 
me. 

12  Epaphras,  who  is  one  of  you,  a servant  of  Christ, 
saluteth  you,  always  labouring  fervently  for  you  in 
prayers,  that  ye  may  stand  perfect  and  complete  in 
all  the  will  of  God. 

13  For  I bear  him  record,  that  he  hath  a great  zeal 
for  you,  and  them  that  are  in  Laodicea,  and  them  in 
Hierapolis. 

14  Luke,  the  beloved  physician,  and  Demas,  greet 
you. 

15  Salute  the  brethren  which  are  in  Laodicea,  and 
Nyinphas,  and  the  church  which  is  in  his  house. 

16  And  when  this  epistle  is  read  among  you,  cause 
that  it  be  read  also  in  the  church  of  the  Laodiceans  ; 
and  that  ye  likewise  read  the  epistle  from  Laodicea. 

17  And  say  to  ^^Archippus,  Take  heed  to  ^e^he 
ministry  which  thou  hast  received  in  the  Lord,  that  thou 
fulfil  it. 

18  The  salutation  by  the  hand  of  me  Paul, 

member  my  bonds.  he  with  you.  Amen. 

1  Written  from  Rome  to  the  Colossiaus  by  Tychicus  and  Onesimus. 


grace,  seasoned  with  salt,  that  ye  may  know  how  ye 
ought  to  answer  each  one. 

7 All  my  affairs  shall  Tychicus  make  known  unto 
you,  the  beloved  brother  and  faithful  minister  and 

8 fellow-servant  in  the  Lord  : whom  I have  sent  unto 
you  for  this  very  purpose,  that  ye  may  know  our 
estate,  and  that  he  may  comfort  your  hearts  ; to- 

9 gether  with  Onesimus,  the  faithful  and  beloved 
brother,  who  is  one  of  you.  They  shall  make  known 
unto  you  all  things  that  are  done  here. 

10  Aristarchus  my  fellow-prisoner  saluteth  you,  and 
Mark,  the  cousin  of  Barnabas  (touching  whom  ye 
received  commandments  ; if  he  come  unto  you,  re- 

11  ceive  him),  and  Jesus,  which  is  called  Justus,  who 
are  of  the  circumcision  : these  only  are  my  fellow- 
workers  unto  the  kingdom  of  God,  men  that  have 

12  been  a comfort  unto  me.  Epaphras,  who  is  one  of 
you,  a ^ servant  of  Christ  Jesus,  saluteth  you,  al- 
ways striving  for  you  in  his  prayers,  that  ye  may 
stand  perfect  and  fully  assured  in  all  the  will  of 

13  God.  For  I bear  him  witness,  that  he  hath  much  la- 
bour for  you,  and  for  them  in  Laodicea,  and  for  them 

14  in  Hierapolis.  Luke,  the  beloved  physician,  and  De- 

15  mas  salute  you.  Salute  the  brethren  that  are  in 
Laodicea,  and-^Nymphas,  and  the  church  that  is  in 

16  ^ their  house.  And  when  * this  epistle  hath  been 
read  among  you,  cause  that  it  be  read  also  in  the 
church  of  the  Laodiceans  ; and  that  ye  also  read  the 

17  epistle  from  Laodicea.  And  say  to  Archippus,  Take 
heed  to  the  ministry  which  thou  hast  received  in  the 
Lord,  that  thou  fulfil  it. 


18  The  salutation  of  me  Paul  with  mine  own  hand. 
Remember  my  bonds.  Grace  be  with  you. 


THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 


THESSALONIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 The  Thessalonians  m'e  given  to  understand  both  how  mindful  of  them 
Saint  Paul  was  at  all  times  in  thanksgiving,  and  prayer : 5 and  also 
hoiv  well  he  was  persuaded  of  the  truthand  sincerity  of  their  faith,  and 
conversion  to  God. 

PAUL,  and  ^ Silvanus,  and  Timotheus,  unto  the 
church  of  the  Thessalonians  which  is  in  God  the 
Father  and  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ ; ^ Grace  he  unto 
you,  and  peace,  from  God  our  Father,  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

2 ® W e give  thanks  to  God  always  for  you  all,  making 
mention  of  you  in  our  prayers  ; 


1 Paul,  and  Silvanus,  and  Timothy,  unto  the  church 
of  the  Thessalonians  in  God  the  Father  and  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  : Grace  to  you  and  peace. 

2 We  give  thanks  to  God  always  for  you  all,  making 


12 1 Pet.  3. 15. 

13  Eph.  6.  21. 

1*  Eph.  G.  22. 

Philern.  10. 

16  Acts  19.  29.  & 20. 
4.  & 27.  2.  Philern. 
24. 


17  Acts  15.  37.  2 

Tim.  4.  11. 

16  ch.  1.  7.  Philern. 
23. 

16  Rom.  15.  30. 

*0  Matt.  6.  48.  1 Cor. 


2.  6.  & 14.  20.  Phil.  3. 
15.  Heb.  6.  14. 

21  2 Tim.  4.  11. 

22  2 Tim.  4.  10. 

Philern.  24. 

23  Rom.  IG.  5.  1 Cor. 
IG.  19. 


24  1 Thess.  5.  27. 
23  Philern.  2. 

20  1 Tim.  4.  6. 

27  1 Cor.  10.  21. 
Thess.  3.  17. 

28  Heb.  13.  3. 

20  Heb.  13.  26. 


12  Cor.  1.  19.  2 

Thess.  1.  1.  1 Pet.  6. 
12. 

2 2 Eph.  1.  2. 

3  Rom.  1.  8.  Eph. 
1.  16.  Philern.  4. 


e Or.  bond-servant, 
f The  Greek  may 
represent  Nympha. 

g Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  her. 
h Gr.  the. 


316 


I.  THESSALONIANS,  II. 


3 ^Remembering  without  ceasing  ®your  work  of 
faith,  ® and  labour  of  love,  and  patience  of  hope  in  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in  the  sight  of  God  and  our  Father  ; 

4 Knowing,  brethren  beloved,  yovir  election  of  God. 

5 For  ® our  gospel  came  not  unto  you  in  word  only, 
but  also  in  power,  and  ® in  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  in 
much  assurance  ; as  ye  know  what  manner  of  men  we 
were  among  you  for  your  sake. 

6 And  ye  became  followers  of  us,  and  of  the  Lord, 
having  received  the  word  in  much  affliction,  with  joy 
of  the  Holy  Ghost  : 

7 So  that  ye  were  ensamples  to  all  that  believe  in 
Macedonia  and  Achaia. 

8 For  from  you  sounded  out  the  word  of  the  Lord 
not  only  in  Macedonia  and  Achaia,  but  also  in  every 
place  your  faith  to  God-ward  is  spread  abroad  ; so  that 
we  need  not  to  speak  any  thing. 

9 For  they  themselves  shew  of  us  what  manner  of 
entering  in  we  had  unto  you,  and  how  ye  turned  to 
God  from  idols  to  serve  the  living  and  true  God  ; 

10  And  to  wait  for  his  Son  from  heaven,  whom 
he  raised  from  the  dead,  even  Jesus,  which  delivered 
us  from  the  wrath  to  come. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  In  tvhai  manner  the  gospel  was  brought  and  preached  to  the  Thessa- 
lonians,  and  in  what  soil  also  they  received  it.  18  A reason  is  rendered 
both  ivhy  Saint  Paul  was  so  long  absent  from  them,  and  also  why  he 
was  so  desirous  to  see  them. 

For  ^ yourselves,  brethren,  know  our  entrance  in 
unto  you,  that  it  was  not  in  vain  : 

2  But  even  after  that  we  had  suffered  before,  and 
were  shamefully  entreated,  as  ye  know,  at  ^ Philippi, 
® we  were  bold  in  our  God  ^ to  speak  unto  you  the  gos- 
pel of  God  ® with  much  contention. 

3  ® For  our  exhortation  ivas  not  of  deceit,  nor  of  un- 
cleanness, nor  in  guile  : 

4  But  as  we  were  allowed  of  God  ® to  be  put  in  trust 
with  the  gospel,  even  so  we  speak  ; ® not  as  pleasing 
men,  but  God,  which  trieth  our  hearts. 

5  For  neither  at  any  time  used  we  flattering  words, 
as  ye  know,  nor  a cloke  of  covetousness  ; God  is  wit- 
ness : 

6  i®Nor  of  men  sought  we  glory,  neither  of  you,  nor 
yet  of  others,  when  we  might  have  been  burdensome, 
^®as  the  apostles  of  Christ. 

7  But  we  were  gentle  among  you,  even  as  a nurse 
cherisheth  her  children  : 

8  So  being  affectionately  desirous  of  you,  we  were 
willing  1®  to  have  imparted  unto  you,  not  the  gospel  of 
God  only,  but  also  our  own  souls,  because  ye  were 
dear  unto  us. 

9  For  ye  remember,  brethren,  our  labour  and  travail  : 
for  labouring  night  and  day,  because  we  would  not 
be  chargeable  unto  any  of  you,  we  preached  unto  you 
the  gospel  of  God. 

10  Ye  are  witnesses,  and  God  also,  2®  how  holily  and 


* ch.  2.  13. 

6 John  6.  29.  Gal. 
5.  G.  ch.  3.  6.  2 Thess. 

1.  3,  11.  Jam.  2.  17. 

Rom.  16.  6.  Heb. 
C.  10. 

7Col.  3.  12.  2 Thess. 

2.  13. 

8 Mark  IG.  20.  1 Cor. 
2.  4.  & 4.  20. 

« 2 Cor.  6.  6. 

10  Col.  2.  2.  Heb. 
2 3 

ii’ch.  2.  1,  5,  10,  11. 
2 Thess.  3.  7. 


12  1 Cor.  4.  16.  & 11. 
1.  Phil.  3.  17.  ch.  2. 
14.  2 Thess.  3.  9. 

13  Acts  5.  41.  Heb. 
10.  34. 

11  Rom.  10.  18. 

15  Rom.  1.  8.  2 

Thess.  1.  4. 

16  ch.  2.  1. 

11  1 Cor.  12.  2.  Gal. 
4.  8. 

18  Rom.  2.  7.  Phil. 

3.  20.  Tit.  2.  13.  2 
Pet.  3.  12.  Rev.  1.  7. 


10  Acts  1.  11.  ch.  4. 
16.  2 Thess.  1.  7. 

20  Acts  2.  24. 

21  Matt.  3.  7.  Rom. 
5.  9.  ch.  5.  9. 

1 ch.  1.  5,  9. 

2 Acts  16.  22. 

3 ch.  1.  5. 

1 Acts  17.  2. 

6 Phil.  1.  30.  Col.  2. 

1. 

« ver.  5.  2 Cor.  7. 

2.  2 Pet.  1.  16. 

11  Cor.  7.  25.  1 
Tim.  1.  11,  12. 


3 mention  of  you  in  our  prayers  ; remembering  with- 
out ceasing  your  work  of  faith  and  labour  of  love 
and  patience  of  hope  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  be- 

4 fore  our  God  and  Father  ; knowing,  brethren  be- 

5 loved  of  God,  your  election,  “ how  that  our  gospel 
came  not  unto  you  in  word  only,  but  also  in  power, 
and  in  the  ^ Holy  Ghost,  and  in  much  assurance  ; 
even  as  ye  know  what  manner  of  men  we  shewed 

6 ourselves  toward  you  for  your  sake.  And  ye  be- 
came imitators  of  us,  and  of  the  Lord,  having  re- 
ceived the  word  in  much  affliction,  with  joy  of  the 

7 ^ Holy  Ghost  ; so  that  ye  became  an  ensample  to  all 

8 that  believe  in  Macedonia  and  in  Achaia.  For  from 
you  hath  sounded  forth  the  word  of  the  Lord,  not 
only  in  Macedonia  and  Achaia,  but  in  every  place 
your  faith  to  God-ward  is  gone  forth  ; so  that  we 

9 need  not  to  speak  anything.  For  they  themselves 
report  concerning  us  what  manner  of  entering  in  we 
had  unto  you  ; and  how  ye  turned  unto  God  from 

10  idols,  to  serve  a living  and  true  God,  and  to  wait 
for  his  Son  from  heaven,  whom  he  raised  from  the 
dead,  even  Jesus,  which  delivereth  us  from  the  wrath 
to  come. 


2  For  yourselves,  brethren,  know  our  entering  in 

2 unto  you,  that  it  hath  not  been  found  vain  : but  hav- 
ing suffered  before,  and  been  shamefully  entreated, 
as  ye  know,  at  Philippi,  we  waxed  bold  in  our  God 
to  speak  unto  you  the  gospel  of  God  in  much  con- 

3 flict.  For  our  exhortation  is  not  of  error,  nor  of  un- 

4 cleanness,  nor  in  guile  : but  even  as  we  have  been 
approved  of  God  to  be  intrusted  with  the  gospel, 
so  we  speak  ; not  as  pleasing  men,  but  God  which 

5 proveth  our  hearts.  For  neither  at  any  time  were 
we  found  using  words  of  flattery,  as  ye  know,  nor  a 

6 cloke  of  covetousness,  God  is  witness  ; nor  seeking 
glory  of  men,  neither  from  you,  nor  from  others, 
when  we  might  have  “ been  burdensome,  as  apostles 

7 of  Christ.  But  we  were  ^ gentle  in  the  midst  of 
you,  as  when  a nurse  cherisheth  her  own  children  : 

8 even  so,  being  affectionately  desirous  of  you,  we 
were  well  pleased  to  impart  unto  you,  not  the  gos- 
pel of  God  only,  but  also  our  own  souls,  because  ye 

9 were  become  very  dear  to  us.  For  ye  remember, 
brethren,  our  labour  and  travail  : working  night  and 
day,  that  we  might  not  burden  any  of  you,  we 

10  preached  unto  you  the  gospel  of  God.  Ye  are  wit- 
nesses, and  God  also,  how  holily  and  righteously 


8 1 Cor.  9.  17.  Gal. 
2.  7.  Tit.  1.  3. 

9 Gal.  1.  10. 

’6  Pro.  17.  3.  Rom. 
8.  27. 

11  Acts  20.  33.  2 

Cor.  2.  17.  & 4.  2.  & 
7.  2.  & 12.  17. 

12  Rom.  1.  9. 

13  John  5.  41,  44. 
& 12.  43.  1 Tim.  5. 

17. 

11 1  Cor.  9.  4,  6,  12, 

18.  2 Cor.  10.  1,  2, 

10,  11.  & 13.  10.  2 


Thess.  3.  9.  Philem. 
8 9 

’152  Cor.  11.  9.  &12. 
13,  14.  2 Thess.  3. 

8. 

16  1 Cor.  9.  1, 2,5. 

17  1 Cor.  2.  3.  & 9. 
22.  2 Cor.  13.  4.  2 
Tim.  2.  24. 

18  Rom.  1.  11.  & 15. 
29. 

19  2 Cor.  12.  15. 

20  Acts  20.  34.  1 

Cor.  4.  12.  2 Cor.  11. 
9.  2 Thess.  3.  8. 


21  2 Cor.  12.  13,  14. 

22  ch.  1.  5. 

23  2 Cor.  7.  2.  2 

Thess.  3.  7. 

a Or,  because  our 
gospel  &c. 

b Or,  Holy  Spirit. 

c Or,  fulness. 

a Or,  claimed  ho- 
nour. 

b Most  of  the  an- 
cient authorities  read 
babes. 


I.  THESSALONIANS,  III. 


317 


justly  and  imblameably  we  behaved  ourselves  among 
you  that  believe  : 

11  As  ye  know  how  we  exhorted  and  comforted  and 
charged  every  one  of  you,  as  a father  doth  his  children, 

12  That  ye  would  walk  worthy  of  God,  who  hath 
called  you  unto  his  kingdom  and  glory. 

13  For  this  cause  also  thank  we  God  without  ceas- 
ing, because,  when  ye  received  the  word  of  God  which 
ye  heard  of  us,  ye  received  it  not  as  the  word  of 
men,  but  as  it  is  in  truth,  the  word  of  God,  wliich  effect- 
ually worketh  also  in  you  that  believe. 

14  For  ye,  brethren,  became  followers  ‘•2®  of  the 
churches  of  God  which  in  Judffia  are  in  Christ  Jesus  : for 
29  ye  also  have  suffered  like  things  of  your  own  country- 
men, ®9even  as  they  have  of  the  Jews  : 

15  31  Who  both  killed  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  32  their 
own  prophets,  and  have  persecuted  us  ; and  they  please 
not  God,  33  and  are  contrary  to  all  men  ; 

16  31  Forbidding  us  to  speak  to  the  Gentiles  that  they 
might  be  saved,  to  fill  up  their  sins  alway  : 30  for  the 
wrath  is  come  upon  them  to  the  uttermost. 

17  But  we,  brethren,  being  taken  from  you  for  a 
short  time  37  m presence,  not  in  heart,  endeavoured  the 
more  abundantly  38  to  see  your  face  with  great  desire. 

18  Wherefore  we  would  have  come  unto  you,  even  I 
Paul,  once  and  again  ; but  39  Satan  hindered  us. 

19  For  ^9  what  is  our  hope,  or  joy,  or  crown  of  re- 
joicing ? Are  not  even  ye  in  the  presence  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  ^^at  his  coming? 

20  For  ye  are  our  glory  and  joy. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Saint  Paul  testifieth  his  great  love  to  the  Thessalonians,  partly  by 
sending  Timothy  unto  them  to  strengthen  and  comfort  them : partly 
by  rejoicing  in  their  well  doing : 10  and  partly  by  praying  for  them, 
and  desiring  a safe  coming  unto  them. 

WHEREFORE  ^ when  we  could  no  longer  forbear, 
2 we  thought  it  good  to  be  left  at  Athens  alone  ; 
2 And  sent  3 Timotheus,  our  brother,  and  minister  of 
God,  and  our  fellowlabourer  in  the  gospel  of  Christ,  to 
establish  you,  and  to  comfort  you  concerning  your  faith  : 

3  ^ That  no  man  should  be  moved  by  these  afflictions  : 
for  yourselves  know  that  ^ we  are  appointed  thereunto. 

4  3 For  verily,  when  we  were  with  you,  we  told  you 
before  that  we  should  suffer  tribulation  ; even  as  it  came 
to  pass,  and  ye  know. 

5  For  this  cause,  when  I could  no  longer  forbear,  I 
sent  to  know  your  faith,  3 lest  by  some  means  the 
tempter  have  tempted  you,  and  9 our  labour  be  in  vain. 

6  ^9  But  now  when  Timotheus  came  from  you  unto 
us,  and  brought  us  good  tidings  of  your  faith  and  cha- 
rity, and  that  ye  have  good  remembrance  of  us  always, 
desiring  greatly  to  see  us,  as  we  also  to  see  you  : 

7  Therefore,  brethren,  ^2  were  comforted  over  you 
in  all  our  affliction  and  distress  by  your  faith  : 

8  For  now  we  live,  if  ye  ^3  stand  fast  in  the  Lord. 

9  For  what  thanks  can  we  render  to  God  again  for 
you,  for  all  the  joy  wherewith  we  joy  for  your  sakes 
before  our  God  ; 


and  unblameably  we  behaved  ourselves  toward  you 

11  that  believe  : as  ye  know  how  we  dealt  with  each 
one  of  you,  as  a father  with  his  own  children,  ex- 

12  horting  you,  and  encouraging  you,  and  testifying,  to 
the  end  that  ye  should  walk  worthily  of  God,  who 

calleth  you  into  his  own  kingdom  and  glory. 

13  And  for  this  cause  we  also  thank  God  without 
ceasing,  that,  when  ye  received  from  us  ^ the  word 
of  the  message,  even  the  word  of  God,  ye  accepted 
it  not  as  the  word  of  men,  but,  as  it  is  in  truth,  the 
word  of  God,  which  also  worketh  in  you  that  he- 
ld lieve.  For  ye,  brethren,  became  imitators  of  the 

churches  of  God  which  are  in  Judaea  in  Christ  Jesus  : 
for  ye  also  suffered  the  same  things  of  your  own 

15  countrymen,  even  as  they  did  of  the  Jews  ; who 
both  killed  the  Lord  Jesus  and  the  prophets,  and 
drave  out  us,  and  please  not  God,  and  are  contrary 

16  to  all  men  ; forbidding  us  to  speak  to  the  Gentiles 
that  they  may  be  saved  ; to  fill  up  their  sins  alway  : 
but  the  wrath  is  come  upon  them  to  the  uttermost. 

17  But  we,  brethren,  being  bereaved  of  you  for  « a 
short  season,  in  presence,  not  in  heart,  endeavoured 
the  more  exceedingly  to  see  your  face  with  great 

18  desire  : because  we  would  fain  have  come  unto  you, 
I Paul  once  and  again  ; and  Satan  hindered  us. 

19  For  what  is  our  hope,  or  joy,  or  crown  of  glorying  ? 
Are  not  even  ye,  before  our  Lord  Jesus  at  his  com- 

20  ing  ? For  ye  are  our  glory  and  our  joy. 


3  Wherefore  when  we  could  no  longer  forbear,  we 

2 thought  it  good  to  be  left  behind  at  Athens  alone  ; and 
sent  Timothy,  our  brother  and  ® God’s  minister  in 
the  gospel  of  Christ,  to  establish  you,  and  to  comfort 

3 you  concerning  your  faith  ; that  no  man  be  moved  by 
these  afflictions  ; for  yourselves  know  that  hereunto 

4 we  are  appointed.  For  veril}'^,  when  we  were  with 
you,  we  told  you  ^ beforehand  that  we  are  to  suffer 
affliction  ; even  as  it  came  to  pass,  and  ye  know. 

5 For  this  cause  I also,  when  I could  no  longer  for- 
bear, sent  that  I might  know  your  faith,  lest  by  any 
means  the  tempter  had  tempted  you,  and  our  labour 

6 should  be  in  vain.  But  when  Timothy  came  even 
now  unto  us  from  you,  and  brought  us  glad  tidings 
of  your  faith  and  love,  and  that  ye  have  good  re- 
membrance of  us  always,  longing  to  see  us,  even  as 

7 we  also  to  see  you  ; for  this  cause,  brethren,  we  were 
comforted  over  you  in  all  our  distress  and  afflic- 

8 tion  through  your  faith  : for  now  we  live,  if  ye 

9 stand  fast  in  the  Lord.  For  what  thanksgiving  can 
we  render  again  unto  God  for  you,  for  all  the  joy 
wherewith  we  joy  for  your  sakes  before  our  God  ; 


2<Eph.  4.  1,  Phil. 
1.  27.  Col.  1.  10.  ch. 

4.  1. 

25  1 Cor.  1.  9.  ch. 

5.  24.  2 Thess.  2.  14. 
2 Tim.  1.  9. 

28  ch.  1.  3. 

27  Matt.  10.  40.  Gal. 
4.  14.  2 Pet.  3.  2. 

28  Gal.  1.  22. 

20  Acts  17.  5,  13. 

» Heb.  10.  33,  34. 


31  Acts  2.  23.  & 3.  15. 
& 5.  30.  & 7.  52. 

32  Matt.  5.  12.  & 23. 
34,  37.  Luke  13.  33, 
34.  Acts  7.  52. 

33  Esth.  3.  8. 

38  Luke  11.  52.  Acts 
13.  .50.  & 14.  5,  19.  & 
17.  .5,  13.  & 18.  12.  & 
19.  9.  & 22.  21,  22. 

33  Gen.  15.  16,  Matt. 
23.  32. 


38  Matt.  24.  6,  14. 

37  1 Cor,  5.  3.  Col. 

2.  6. 

38  ch.  3.  10. 

30  Rom.  1.  13.  & 15. 
22. 

80  2 Cor.  1.  14.  Phil. 
2.  16.  & 4.  1. 

81  Pro.  16.  31. 

82  1 Cor.  15.  23.  ch. 
3.13.  Rev.  1.7.  & 22. 
12. 


1 ver.  5. 

2 Acts  17.  15. 

3 Rom.  16.  21.  1 

Cor.  16.  10.  2 Cor.  1. 

19. 

8 Eph.  3.  13. 

6 Acts 9. 10.&14. 22. 
& 20.  23.  & 21.  11.  1 
Cor.  4.  9.  2 Tim.  3. 
12.  1 Pet.  2.  21. 

0 Acts  20.  24. 

7 ver.  1. 


8  1 Cor.  7.  5.  2 Cor. 
11.  3. 

0 Gal.  2.  2.  & 4.  11. 
Phil.  2.  16. 

10  Acts  18.  1,  5. 

11  Phil.  1.  8. 

12  2 Cor.  1.  4.  &7.  6, 
7,  13. 

13  Phil.  4.  1. 

18  ch.  1.  2. 


c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  called. 

d Gr.  the  word  of 
hearing. 

e Gr,  a season  of  an 
hour. 

f Gr,  presence, 
a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  fellow- 
worker  with  God. 
b Or,  plainly. 


318 


I.  THESSALONIANS,  IV. 


10  Night  and  day  praying  exceedingly  that  we 
might  see  your  face,  and  might  perfect  that  which  is 
lacking  in  your  faith  ? 

11  Now  God  himself  and  our  Father,  and  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  direct  our  way  unto  you. 

12  And  the  Lord  make  you  to  increase  and  abound 
in  love  one  toward  another,  and  toward  all  men, 
even  as  we  Jo  toward  you  : 

13  To  the  end  he  may  ^Sgtablish  your  hearts  un- 

blameahle  in  holiness  before  God,  even  our  Father,  at 
the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  all  his 

saints. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  exhorteth  them  to  go  on  forward  in  all  manner  of  godliness,  6 to 
live  hoi ily  and  jnstly,  9 to  love  one  another,  11  and  quietly  to  follow 
their  own  business:  13  and  last  of  all  to  sorrow  moderately  jorthe 
dead.  15  And  unto  this  last  exhortation  is  annexed  a brief  description 
of  the  resurrection,  and  second  coming  of  Christ  to  judgment. 

Furthermore  then  we  beseech  you,  brethren, 
and  exhort  you  by  the  Lord  Jesus,  ^that  as  ye 
have  received  of  us  ^ how  ye  ought  to  walk  ® and  to 
please  God,  so  ye  would  abound  more  and  more. 

2  For  ye  know  what  commandments  we  gave  you  by 
the  Lord  Jesus. 

3  For  this  is  ^ the  will  of  God,  even  ®your  sanctifica- 
tion, ® that  ye  should  abstain  from  fornication  : 

4  That  every  one  of  you  should  know  how  to  pos- 
sess his  vessel  in  sanctification  and  honour  ; 

5  ®Not  in  the  lust  of  concupiscence,  ®even  as  the 
Gentiles  which  know  not  God  : 

6  That  no  man  go  beyond  and  defraud  his  brother 
in  any  matter  : because  that  the  Lord  is  the  avenger 
of  all  such,  as  we  also  have  forewarned  you  and  testi- 
fied. 

7  For  God  hath  not  called  us  unto  uncleanness,  ^®but 
unto  holiness. 

8  He  therefore  that  despiseth,  despiseth  not  man, 
but  God,  who  hath  also  given  unto  us  his  holy  Spirit. 

9  But  as  touching  brotherly  love  ye  need  not  that 
I write  unto  you  : for  ye  yourselves  are  taught  of 
God  to  love  one  another. 

10  And  indeed  ye  do  it  toward  all  the  brethren 
which  are  in  all  Macedonia  : but  we  beseech  you, 
brethren,  that  ye  increase  more  and  more  ; 

11  And  that  ye  study  to  be  quiet,  and  to  do  your 
own  business,  and  work  with  your  own  hands,  as 
we  commanded  you  ; 

12  23  That  ye  may  walk  honestly  toward  them  that 
are  without,  and  that  ye  may  have  lack  of  nothing. 

13  But  I would  not  have  you  to  be  ignorant,  bre- 
thren, concerning  them  which  are  asleep,  that  ye  sor- 
row not,  even  as  others  25  which  have  no  hope. 

14  For  26  if  we  believe  that  Jesus  died  and  rose 
again,  even  so  27  them  also  which  sleep  in  Jesus  will 
God  bring  with  him. 

15  For  this  we  say  unto  you  28  by  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  that  29  we  which  are  alive  and  remain  unto  the 


10  night  and  day  praying  exceedingly  that  we  may  see 
your  face,  and  may  perfect  that  which  is  lacking  in 
your  faith  ? 

11  Now  may  our  God  and  Father  himself,  and  our 

12  Lord  Jesus,  direct  our  way  unto  you  : and  the  Lord 
make  you  to  increase  and  abound  in  love  one  toward 
another,  and  toward  all  men,  even  as  we  also  do 

13  toward  you  ; to  the  end  he  may  stablish  your  hearts 
unblameable  in  holiness  before  our  God  and  Father, 
at  the  ‘^coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  with  all  his  saints.*^ 


4  Finally  then,  brethren,  we  beseech  and  exhort  you 
in  the  Lord  Jesus,  that,  as  ye  received  of  us  how  ye 
ought  to  walk  and  to  please  God,  even  as  ye  do 

2 walk,  — that  ye  abound  more  and  more.  For  ye 
know  what  “ charge  we  gave  you  through  the  Lord 

3 Jesus.  For  this  is  the  will  of  God,  even  your  sanc- 

4 tification,  that  ye  abstain  from  fornication  ; that 
each  one  of  you  know  how  to  possess  himself  of  his 

5 own  vessel  in  sanctification  and  honour,  not  in  the 
passion  of  lust,  even  as  the  Gentiles  which  know  not 

6 God  ; that  no  man  ^ transgress,  and  wrong  his  bro- 
ther in  the  matter  : because  the  Lord  is  an  avenger 
in  all  these  things,  as  also  we  forewarned  you  and 

7 testified.  For  God  called  us  not  for  uncleanness, 

8 but  in  sanctification.  Therefore  he  that  rejecteth, 
rejecteth  not  man,  but  God,  who  giveth  his  Holy 
Spirit  unto  you. 


9  But  concerning  love  of  the  brethren  ye  have  no 
need  that  one  write  unto  you  : for  ye  yourselves  are 

10  taught  of  God  to  love  one  another  ; for  indeed  ye 
do  it  toward  all  the  brethren  which  are  in  all  Mace- 
donia. But  we  exhort  you,  brethren,  that  ye  abound 

11  more  and  more  ; and  that  ye  study  to  be  quiet, 
and  to  do  your  own  business,  and  to  work  with  your 

12  hands,  even  as  we  charged  you  ; that  ye  may  walk 
honestly  toward  them  that  are  without,  and  may 
have  need  of  nothing. 

13  But  we  would  not  have  you  ignorant,  brethren, 
concerning  them  that  fall  asleep  ; that  ye  sorrow 

14  not,  even  as  the  rest,  which  have  no  hope.  For  if 
we  believe  that  Jesus  died  and  rose  again,  even  so 
them  also  that  are  fallen  asleep  «in  Jesus  will  God 

15  bring  with  him.  For  this  we  say  unto  you  by  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  that  we  that  are  alive,  that  are 


15  Acts  2C.  7.  2 Tim. 
1.3. 

16  Rom.  1.  10,  11.  & 
15.  32. 

u ch.  2.  17. 

18  2 Cor.  13.  9,  11. 
Col.  4.  12. 

19  Mark  1.  3. 

20  ch.  4.  10. 

21  ch.  4.  9.  &5.  15.  2 
Pet.  1.  7. 

22  1 Cor.  1.  8.  Phil. 
1.  10.  ch.  5.  23.  2 


Thess.  2.  17.  1 John 

3.  20,  21. 

23  Zech.  14.  5.  Jude 
14. 

1 Phil.  1.  27.  CoL 

2.  6. 

2 ch.  2.  12. 

3 Col.  1.  10. 

♦ Rom.  12.  2.  Eph. 
5.  17. 

5 Eph.  5.  27. 

6 1 Cor.  G.  1.5,  18. 
Eph.  5. 3.  Col.  3.  5. 


2 Rom.  6. 19.  1 Cor. 
6.  15, 18. 

8 Rom.  1.  24, 26.  Col. 

3.  5. 

9 Eph.  4.  17.  18. 

10  1 Cor.  15.  34.  Gal. 

4.  8.  Eph.  2.  12.  & 4. 
18.  2 Thess.  1.  8. 

11  Lev.  19. 11,  13.  1 
Cor.  G.  8. 

12  2 Thess.  1.  8. 

13  Lev.  11.  44.  & 19. 
2.  1 Cor.  1.  2.  Heb. 
12.  14.  1 Pet.  1. 14, 15. 


11  Luke  10.  16. 

15  1 Cor.  2.  10.  & 7. 
40.  1 John  3.  24. 

16  ch.  5.  1. 

12  Jer.  31.  34.  John 
6.  45.  & 14.  26.  Heb. 
8.11.  1 John  2.  20, 27. 

18  Matt.  22.  39.  Jolm 
13.  34,  & 15.  12.  Eph. 
6.  2.  1 Pet.  4.  8.  1 
John  3.  11,  23.  & 4.  21. 

19  ch.  1.  7. 

20  ch.  3. 12. 

21  2 Thess.  3.  11.  1 


Pet.  4.  15. 

22  Acts  20.  35.  Eph. 
4.  28.  2 Thess.  3.  7,  8, 
12. 

23  Rom.  13.  13.  2 

Cor.  8.  21.  . Col.  4.  5. 
1 Pet.  2.  12. 

24  See  Lev.  19.  28. 
Deut.  14.  1,  2.  2 Sam. 
12.  20. 

25  Eph.  2.  12. 

26  1 Cor.  15.  13. 

27  1 Cor.  15.  18,  23. 
ch.  3.  13. 


28  1 Kin.  13.  17,  18. 
& 20.  35. 

29  1 Cor.  15.  51. 
c Gr.  presence. 

d Mauy  ancient  au- 
thorities add  Amen, 
a Gr.  charges, 
b Or,  overreach, 
c Or,  told  you  plain- 
ly. 

d Gr.  be  ambitious, 
e Gr.  through.  Or, 
will  God  through  Je- 
sus. 


1.  THESSALONIANS,  V. 


319 


coming  of  the  Lord  shall  not  prevent  them  which  are 
asleep. 

16  For  ^ the  Lord  himself  shall  descend  from  heaven 
with  a shout,  with  the  voice  of  the  archangel,  and  with 

the  trump  of  God  : and  the  dead  in  Christ  shall 
rise  first : 

17  38  Then  we  which  are  alive  and  remain  shall  be 
caught  up  together  with  them  in  the  clouds,  to  meet 
the  Lord  in  the  air  : and  so  ^5  shall  we  ever  be  with  the 
Lord. 

18  Wherefore  comfort  one  another  with  these 
words. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  He  proeeedeth  in  the  former  description  of  ChrisVs  coming  to  judg- 
ment, 16  and  giveth  divers  precepts,  23  and  so  concludeth  the  epistle. 

But  of  ^ the  times  and  the  seasons,  brethren,  ^ ye 
have  no  need  that  I write  unto  you. 

2  For  yourselves  know  perfectly  that  ^the  day  of 
the  Lord  so  cometh  as  a thief  in  the  night. 

3  For  when  they  shall  say.  Peace  and  safety  ; then 
^ sudden  destruction  cometh  upon  them,  ® as  travail 
upon  a woman  with  child  ; and  they  shall  not  escape. 

4  ®But  ye,  brethren,  are  not  in  darkness,  that  that 
day  should  overtake  you  as  a thief. 

5  Ye  are  all  ^ the  children  of  light,  and  the  children 
of  the  day  : we  are  not  of  the  night,  nor  of  darkness. 

6  ® Therefore  let*us  not  sleep,  as  do  others  ; but  ^ let 
us  watch  and  be  sober. 

7  For  they  that  sleep  sleep  in  the  night  ; and  they 
that  be  drunken  are  drunken  in  the  night. 

8  But  let  us,  who  are  of  the  day,  be  sober,  putting 
on  the  breastplate  of  faith  and  love  ; and  for  an  helmet, 
the  hope  of  salvation. 

9  For  God  hath  not  appointed  us  to  wrath,  but 
to  obtain  salvation  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

10  i^Who  died  for  us,  that,  whether  we  wake  or 
sleep,  we  should  live  together  with  him. 

11  Wherefore  comfort  yourselves  together,  and 
edify  one  another,  even  as  also  ye  do. 

12  And  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  to  know  them 
which  labour  among  you,  and  are  over  you  in  the  Lord, 
and  admonish  you  ; 

13  And  to  esteem  them  very  highly  in  love  for  their 
work’s  sake.  And  be  at  peace  among  yourselves. 

14  Now  we  exhort  you,  brethren,  warn  them  that 
are  unruly,  comfort  the  feebleminded,  support  the 
weak,  22  be  patient  toward  all  men. 

15  23  See  that  none  render  evil  for  evil  unto  any  man  / 
but  ever  24  follow  that  which  is  good,  both  among  your- 
selves, and  to  all  men. 

16  25  Rejoice  evermore. 

17  26  Pray  without  ceasing. 

18  27  In  every  thing  give  thanks  : for  this  is  the  will 
of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  concerning  you. 

19  28  Quench  not  the  Spirit. 

20  29  Despise  not  prophesyings. 


WMatt.  24.  30,  31. 
Acts  1.  11.  2 Thess. 

1.  7. 

31  1 Cor.  15.  52. 

83  1 Cor.  15.  23,  52. 
3-3  1 Cor.  15.  51. 

34  Acts  1.9.  Rev.  11. 
12. 

35  John  12.  26.  & 14. 

3.  & 17.  24. 

88  ch.  5.  11. 

1 Matt.  24.  3,  36. 
Acts  1.  7. 


2 ch.  4.  9. 

3 Matt.  24.  43,  44.  & 
25.  13.  Luke  12.  39, 
40.  2 Pet.  3.  10.  Rev. 
3.  3.  & 16.  15. 

4 18.  13.  6-9.  Luke 
17.  27,  28,  29.  & 21.  34, 
35.  2 Thess.  1.  9. 

BJer.  13.  21.  Hos. 
13.  13. 

0 Rom.  13.  12,  13.  1 
John  2.  8. 

7  Eph.  6.  8. 


8 Matt.  25.  6. 

9 Matt.  24.  42.  & 25. 
13.  Rom.  13.  11,  12, 

13.  1 Pet.  6.  8. 

10  Luke  21.  34,  36. 
Rom.  13.  13.  1 Cor. 
15.  34.  Eph.  6.  14. 

11  Acts  2.  15. 

12  18.59.17.  Eph.  6. 

14,  16,  17. 

13  Rom.  9.  22.  ch.  1.. 
10.  1 Pet.  2.  8.  Jude 

4. 

14  2 Thess.  2.  13,  14. 


left  unto  the  ^ coming  of  the  Lord,  shall  in  no  wise 

16  precede  them  that  are  fallen  asleep.  For  the  Lord 
himself  shall  descend  from  heaven,  with  a shout, 
with  the  voice  of  the  archangel,  and  with  the  trump 

17  of  God  : and  the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise  first : then 
we  that  are  alive,  that  are  left,  shall  together  with 
them  be  caught  up  in  the  clouds,  to  meet  the  Lord 
in  the  air  : and  so  shall  we  ever  be  with  the  Lord. 

18  Wherefore  ^ comfort  one  another  with  these  words. 


5 But  concerning  the  times  and  the  seasons,  bre- 
thren, ye  have  no  need  that  aught  be  written  unto 

2 you.  For  yourselves  know  perfectly  that  the  day  of 

3 the  Lord  so  cometh  as  a thief  in  the  night.  When 
they  are  saying.  Peace  and  safety,  then  sudden  de- 
struction cometh  upon  them,  as  travail  upon  a wo- 
man with  child  ; and  they  shall  in  no  wise  escape. 

4 But  ye,  brethren,  are  not  in  darkness,  that  that  day 

6 should  overtake  you  “ as  a thief  ; for  ye  are  all  sons 
of  light,  and  sons  of  the  day  : we  are  not  of  the 

6 night,  nor  of  darkness  ; so  then  let  us  not  sleep,  as 

7 do  the  rest,  but  let  us  watch  and  be  sober.  For  they 
that  sleep  sleep  in  the  night  ; and  they  that  be 

8 drunken  are  drunken  in  the  night.  But  let  us,  since 
we  are  of  the  day,  be  sober,  putting  on  the  breast- 
plate of  faith  and  love  ; and  for  a helmet,  the  hope 

9 of  salvation.  For  God  appointed  us  not  unto  wrath, 
but  unto  the  obtaining  of  salvation  through  our 

10  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  died  for  us,  that,  whether 
we  ^ wake  or  sleep,  we  should  live  together  with 

11  him.  Wherefore  ^ exhort  one  another,  and  build 
each  other  up,  even  as  also  ye  do. 

12  But  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  to  know  them  that 
labour  among  you,  and  are  over  you  in  the  Lord, 

13  and  admonish  you  ; and  to  esteem  them  exceeding 
highly  in  love  for  their  work’s  sake.  Be  at  peace 

14  among  yourselves.  And  we  exhort  you,  brethren, 
admonish  the  disorderly,  encourage  the  fainthearted, 

15  support  the  weak,,  be  longsulfering  toward  all.  See 
that  none  render  unto  any  one  evil  for  evil  ; but  al- 
way  follow  after  that  which  is  good,  one  toward  an- 

16  17  other,  and  toward  all.  Rejoice  alway  ; pray 

18  without  ceasing  ; in  everything  give  thanks  ; for  this 
is  the  will  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  to  you- ward. 

19  20  Quench  not  the  Spirit  ; despise  not  prophesy- 


16  Rom.  14.  8,  9.  2 
Cor.  5.  16. 

J8  ch.  4.  18. 

17 1 Cor.  16. 18.  Phil. 

2.  29.  1 Tim.  6.  17. 
Heb.  13.  7,  17. 

18  Mark  9.  60. 

10  2 Thes.8.  3.  11,  12. 

20  Heb.  12.  12. 

21  Rom.  14.  1.  & 15. 
1.  Gal.  0.  1,  2. 

22  Gal,  6.  22.  Eph. 
4.  2.  Col.  3.  12.  2 Tim, 
4.  2. 


23  Lev.  19. 18.  Pro. 

20.  22.  & 24.  29,  Matt. 

5.  39,  44,  Rom,  12, 17, 
1 Cor.  6.  7.  1 Pet. 

8.  9. 

24  Gal.  6.  10.  ch.  3. 

12, 

25  2 Cor,  6.  10.  Phil. 
4,  4. 

20  Luke  18.  1.  & 21. 
30.  Rom.  12.  12.  Eph. 
6.18,  Col,  4.  2.  IPet. 
4.  7, 


27  Eph.  6.  20.  Col. 

3.  17. 

28  Eph.  4.  30,  1 Tim. 

4.  14.  2 Tim.  1.  6. 

Bee  1 Cor,  14.  30, 

2»  1 Cor,  14.  1,  39. 

/ Gi-.  presence, 
g Or,  exhort, 
a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  as 
thieves, 
b Or,  watch. 

0 Or,  comfort. 


820 


II.  THESSALONIANS,  I. 


21  Prove  all  things  ; hold  fast  that  which  is  good. 

22  Abstain  from  all  appearance  of  evil. 

25  And  the  very  God  of  peace  sanctify  you 
wholly  ; and  / pray  God  your  whole  spirit  and  soul 
and  body  ^ be  preserved  blameless  unto  the  coming  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

24  Faithful  is  he  that  calleth  you,  who  also  will 
do  it. 

25  Brethren,  pray  for  us. 

26  Greet  all  the  brethren  with  an  holy  kiss. 

27  I charge  you  by  the  Lord  that  ^^this  epistle  be 
read  unto  all  the  holy  brethren. 

28  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he  with 
you.  Amen. 

T The  first  epistle  unto  the  Thessalonians  was  written  from  Athens. 


21  ings  ; ^ prove  all  things  ; hold  fast  that  which  is 

22  good^  abstain  from  every  form  of  evil: — * 

23  And  the  God  of*  peace  himself  sanctify  you 
wholly  ; and  may  your  spirit  and  soul  and  body  be 
preserved  entire,  without  blame  at  the  -^coming  of 

24  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Faithful  is  he  that  calleth 
you,  who  will  also  do  it. 

25  Brethren,  pray  for  us.s' 

26  27  Salute  all  the  brethren  with  a holy  kiss.  I ad- 
jure you  by  the  Lord  that  this  epistle  be  read  unto 
all  the  brethren. 

28  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you. 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

THESSALONIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 


1 Saint  Paul  certifieth  them  of  the  good  opinion  which  he  had  of  their 
faith,  love,  and  patience:  11  and  therewithal  useth  divers  reasons  for 
the  comforting  of  them  in  persecution,  whereof  the  chief est  is  taken 
from  the  righteous  judgment  of  God. 

PAUL,  1 and  Silvanus , and  Timotheus,  unto  the 
church  of  the  Thessalonians  ^ in  God  our  Father 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

2  ® Grace  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  God  our  Father 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  ^We  are  bound  to  thank  God  always  for  you, 
brethren,  as  it  is  meet,  because  that  your  faith  groweth 
exceedingly,  and  the  charity  of  every  one  of  you  all 
toward  each  other  aboundetli  ; 

4  So  that  ® we  ourselves  glory  in  you  in  the  churches 
of  God  ® for  your  patience  and  faith  in  all  your  perse- 
cutions and  tribulations  that  ye  endure  : 

5  Which  is  ® a manifest  token  of  the  righteous  judg- 
ment of  God,  that  ye  may  be  counted  worthy  of  the 
kingdom  of  God,  ® for  which  ye  also  suffer  : 

6  Seeing  it  is  a righteous  thing  with  God  to  recom- 
pense tribulation  to  them  that  trouble  you  ; 

7  And  to  you  who  are  troubled  ^^rest  with  us,  when 
the  Lord  Jesus  shall  be  revealed  from  heaven  with 
his  mighty  angels, 

8  18  In  flaming  fire  taking  vengeance  on  them  that 
know  not  God,  and  i®  that  obey  not  the  gospel  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

9  1®  Who  shall  be  punished  with  everlasting  destruc- 
tion from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and  I'^from  the 
glory  of  his  power  ; 

10  18  When  he  shall  come  to  be  glorified  in  his  saints, 
1^  and  to  be  admired  in  all  them  that  believe  (because 
our  testimony  among  you  was  believed)  in  that  day. 


30  1 Cor.  2.  11,  15. 
1 John  4.  1. 
s>  Phil.  4.  8. 

33  ch.  4.  12. 

33  Phil.  4.  9. 
s<  ch.  3.  13. 

1 Cor.  1.  8. 

30  1.  Cor.  1.  9.  & 10. 
13.  2 Thess.  3.  3. 


37  Col.  4. 3.  2Thess. 
3.  1. 

38  Rom.  16.  16. 

39  Col.  4. 16.  2Thess. 
3.  14. 

<0  Rom.  16.  20,  24. 
2 Thess.  3.  18. 

7  2 Cor.  1.  19. 

* 1 Thess.  1.  1. 


3 1 Cor.  1.  3. 

* 1 Thess.  1.  2,  3.  & 
3.  6,  9.  ch.  2.  13. 

5 2 Cor.  7.14.  *9. 2. 
1 Thess.  2.  19,  20. 

0 1 Thess.  1.  3. 

7 1 Thess.  2.  14. 

8 Phil.  1.  28. 

9 1 Thess.  2.  14. 


1 Paul,  and  Silvanus,  and  Timothy,  unto  the  church 
of  the  Thessalonians  in  God  our  Father  and  the 

2 Lord  Jesus  Christ  ; Grace  to  you  and  peace  from 
God  the  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3 We  are  bound  to  give  thanks  to  God  alway  for 
you,  brethren,  even  as  it  is  meet,  for  that  your  faith 
groweth  exceedingly,  and  the  love  of  each  one  of  you 

4 all  toward  one  another  aboundetli  ; so  that  we  our- 
selves glory  in  you  in  the  churches  of  God  for  your 
patience  and  faith  in  all  your  persecutions  and  in 

5 the  afflictions  which  ye  endure  ; which  is  a manifest 
token  of  the  righteous  judgement  of  God  ; to  the 
end  that  ye  may  be  counted  worthy  of  the  kingdom 

6 of  God,  for  which  ye  also  suffer  : if  so  be  that  it  is 
a righteous  thing  with  God  to  recompense  affliction 

7 to  them  that  afflict  you,  and  to  you  that  are  afflicted 
rest  with  us,  at  the  revelation  of  the  Lord  Jesus 

8 from  heaven  with  the  angels  of  his  power  in  flaming 
fire,  rendering  vengeance  to  them  that  know  not 
God,  and  to  them  that  obey  not  the  gospel  of  our 

9 Lord  Jesus  : who  shall  suffer  punishment,  even  eter- 
nal destruction  from  the  face  of  the  Lord  and  from 

10  the  glory  of  his  might,  when  he  shall  come  to  be 
glorified  in  his  saints,  and  to  be  marvelled  at  in  all 
them  that  believed  (because  our  testimony  unto  you 


10  Rev.  6.  10. 

11  Rev.  14.  13. 

12  1 Thess.  4,  16. 
Jude  14. 

13  Heb.  10.  27.  & 12. 
29.  2Pet.  3.  7.  Rev. 
21  8 

bp8,79.6.  1 Thess. 

4.  6. 


15  Rom.  2.  8. 

16  Phil.  3.  19.  2 Pet. 
3.  7. 

iiDeut.  33.  2.  Is. 
2.  19.  ch.  2.  8. 

18  Ps.  89.  7. 

19  Ps.  68.  36- 


d Many  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  but. 
e Or,  appearance, 
f Or.  presence, 
g Some  ancient  au- 
thorities add  also. 

h Many  ancient  au- 
thorities insert  holy. 


II.  THESSALONIANS,  II. 


321 


11  Wherefore  also  we  pray  always  for  you,  that  our 
God  wottid'  count  you  worthy  of  this  calling,  and  fulfil 
all  the  good  pleasure  of  his  goodness,  and  the  work  of 
faith  with  power  : 

12  That  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  may 
be  glorified  in  you,  and  ye  in  him,  according  to  the 
grace  of  our  God  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  He  loiUeth  them  to  continue  stedfnst  in  the  truth  received,  S shexoeth 
that  there  shall  be  a departure  from  the  faith,  9 and  a discovery  of 
antichrist,  before  the  day  of  the  Lord  come.  15  And  thereupon  re- 
peateth  his  former  exhortation,  and  prayeth  for  them. 

OW  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  ^ by  the  coming  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ^and  by  our  gathering  to- 
gether unto  him, 

2 3 That  ye  be  not  soon  shaken  in  mind,  or  be 
troubled,  neither  by  spirit,  nor  by  word,  nor  by  letter  as 
from  us,  as  that  the  day  of  Christ  is  at  hand. 

3 ^ Let  no  man  deceive  you  by  any  means  : for  that 
day  shall  not  come.,  ® except  there  come  a falling  away 
first,  and  ®that  man  of  sin  be  revealed,  the  son  of 
perdition  ; 

4 Who  opposeth  and  ®exalteth  himself  ® above  all 
that  is  called  God,  or  that  is  worshipped  ; so  that  he  as 
God  sitteth  in  the  temple  of  God,  shewing  himself  that 
he'  is  God. 

5 Remember  ye  not,  that,  when  I was  yet  with  you, 
I told  you  these  things  ? 

6 And  now  ye  know  what  withholdeth  that  he  might 
be  revealed  in  his  time. 

7 For  i®the  mystery  of  iniquity  doth  already  work  : 
only  he  who  now  letteth  will  let,  until  he  be  taken  out 
of  the  way. 

8 And  then  shall  that  Wicked  be  revealed,  whom 
the  Lord  shall  consume  with  the  spirit  of  his  mouth, 
and  shall  destroy  with  the  brightness  of  his  coming  : 

9 Even  him,  whose  coming  is  after  the  working  of 
Satan  with  all  power  and  signs  and  lying  wonders, 

10  And  with  all  deceivableness  of  unrighteousness  in 
^®them  that  perish  ; because  they  received  not  the  love 
of  the  truth,  that  they  might  be  saved. 

11  And  for  this  cause  God  shall  send  them  strong 
delusion,  that  they  should  believe  a lie  : 

12  That  they  all  might  be  damned  who  believed  not  >. 
the  truth,  but  had  pleasure  in  unrighteousness. 

13  But  20  we  are  bound  to  give  thanks  alway  to  God 
for  you,  brethren  beloved  of  the  Lord,  because  God 
21  hath  22  from  the  beginning  chosen  you  to  salvation 
2*  through  sanctification  of  the  Spirit  and  belief  of  the 
truth  : 

14  Whereunto  he  called  you  by  our  gospel,  to  24  the 
obtaining  of  the  glory  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

15  Therefore,  brethren,  25  stand  fast,  and  hold  2«  the 
traditions  which  ye  have  been  taught,  whether  by  word, 
or  our  epistle. 

16  27  Now  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  himself,  and  God, 
even  our  Father,  28  which  hath  loved  us,  and  hath  given 

80  ver.  5.  8 John  17.  12.  John  8.  41.  Eph. 

21 1 Thess.  1.  3.  8 Is.  14.  13.  Ezek.  2.  2.  Rev.  18.  23. 

28  1 Pet.  1.  7.  & 4.  28.  2,  6,  9.  Dan.  7.  25.  See  Deut.  13.  1. 
14.  & 11.  36.  Rev.  13. 6.  Matt.  24.  24.  Rev.  13. 

» 1 Thess.  4.  16.  » 1 Cor.  8.  5.  13.  & 19.  20. 

2 Matt.  24.  31.  Mark  lo  i John  2.  18.  & 4.  w 2 Cor.  2.  15.  & 4. 

13.  27.  1 Thess.  4.  17.  3.  3. 

3 Matt.  24.  4.  Eph.  » Dan.  7.  10,  11.  n Rom.  1.  24,  &c. 

6.6.  lJohn4.  1.  J2  job  4.  9.  Is.  11.4.  See  1 Kin.  22.  22. 

* Matt.  24.  4.  Eph.  Hos.  6.  5.  Rev.  2.  16.  Ezek.  14.  9. 

6.  6.  & 19.  15,  20,  21.  18  Matt.  24.  5,  11.  1 

6 1 Tim.  4.  1.  13  ch.  1.  8,  9.  Heb.  Tim.  4.  1. 

0 Dan.  7.  25.  1 John  10.  27.  i»  Rom.  1.  32. 

2.18.  Rev.  13.  11,  &c.  20  eh.  1.  3. 


11  was  believed)  in  that  day.  To  which  end  we  also 
pray  always  for  you,  that  our  God  may  count  you 
worthy  of  your  calling,  and  fulfil  every  “ desire  of 

12  goodness  and  every  work  of  faith,  with  power  ; that 
the  name  of  our  Lord  J esus  may  be  glorified  in  you, 
and  ye  in  him,  according  to  the  grace  of  our  God 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


2  Now  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  “touching  the 
^ coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  our  gather- 

2 ing  together  unto  him  ; to  the  end  that  ye  be  not 
quickly  shaken  from  your  mind,  nor  yet  be  troubled, 
either  by  spirit,  or  by  word,  or  by  epistle  as  from 

3 us,  as  that  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  now  present ; let 
no  man  beguile  you  in  any  wise  : for  it  will  not  he, 
except  the  falling  away  come  first,  and  the  man  of 

4 “sin  be  revealed,  the  son  of  perdition,  he  that  op- 
poseth and  exalteth  himself  against  all  that  is 
called  God  or  ^ that  is  worshipped  ; so  that  he  sit- 
teth in  the  “ temple  of  God,  setting  himself  forth  as 

5 God.  Remember  ye  not,  that,  when  I was  yet  with 

6 you,  I told  you  these  things  ? And  now  ye  know 
that  which  restraineth,  to  the  end  that  he  may  be 

7 revealed  in  his  own  season.  For  the  mystery  of 
lawlessness  doth  already  work  : only  there  is  one 
that  restraineth  now,  until  he  be  taken  out  of  the 

8 way.  And  then  shall  be  revealed  the  lawless  one, 
whom  the  Lord  s' Jesus  shall  '‘slay  with  the  breath 
of  his  mouth,  and  bring  to  nought  by  the  manifesta- 

9 tion  of  his  ''  coming  ; even  he,  whose  ^ coming  is  ac- 
cording to  the  working  of  Satan  with  all  ‘ power 

10  and  signs  and  lying  wonders,  and  with  all  deceit 
of  unrighteousness  for  them  that  are  perishing ; 
because  they  received  not  the  love  of  the  truth, 

11  that  they  might  be  saved.  And  for  this  cause  God 
sendeth  them  a working  of  error,  that  they  should 

12  believe  a lie  : that  they  all  might  be  judged  who 
believed  not  the  truth,  but  had  pleasure  in  unright- 
eousness. 


13  But  we  are  bound  to  give  thanks  to  God  alway 
for  you,  brethren  beloved  of  the  Lord,  for  that  God 
chose  you  j from  the  beginning  unto  salvation  in 
sanctification  of  the  Spirit  and  * belief  of  the  truth  : 

14  whereunto  he  called  you  through  our  gospel,  to  the 
obtaining  of  the  glory  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

15  So  then,  brethren,  stand  fast,  and  hold  the  tradi- 
tions which  ye  were  taught,  whether  by  word,  or  by 
epistle  of  ours. 

16  Now  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  himself,  and  God  our 
Father  which  loved  us  and  gave  us  eternal  comfort 

21  1 Thess.  1.  4.  a,  Gr.  good  pleasure  g Some  ancient  au- 

22  Eph.  1.  4.  of  goodness.  thorities  omit  Jesus. 

23  Luke  1.  75.  1 Pet.  a Gr.  in  behalf  of.  h Some  ancient  au- 

1.2.  b Gr.  presence.  thorities  read  con- 

John  17.  22.  1 c Many  ancient  au-  sume. 

Thess.  2.  12.  1 Pet.  5.  thorities  read  lawless-  i Gr.  power  and 

10.  ness.  signs  and  wonders  of 

25  1 Cor.  16. 1.3.  Phil.  d.  Gr.  an  object  of  falsehood. 

4.  1.  worship.  j Many  ancient  au- 

25  1 Cor.  11.  2.  ch.  e Or,  sanctuary/.  thorities  read  as  first- 

3.  6.  / Or,  only  until  he  fruits. 

22ch.  1.1,2.  that  now  restraineth  kOv,  faith. 

28  1 John  4. 10.  Rev.  be  taken  dec. 

1.  6. 


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II.  THESSALONIANS,  III. 


MS  everlasting  consolation  and  good  hope  through 
grace, 

17  Comfort  your  hearts,  and  stablish  you  in  every 
good  word  and  work. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 He  craveth  their  prayers  for  himself,  3 testifieth  xvhat  confidence  he 
hath  in  them,  5 maketh  request  to  God  in  their  behalf,  6 giveth  them, 
divers  precepts,  especially  to  shun  idleness,  and  ill  company,  16  and 
last  of  all  concludeth  with  prayer  and  salutation. 

Finally,  brethren,  ^pray  for  us,  that  the  word  of 
the  Lord  may  have  free  course,  and  be  glorified, 
even  as  it  is  with  you  : 

2  And  2 that  we  may  be  delivered  from  unreasonable 
and  wicked  men  : ^ for  all  men  have  not  faith. 

3  But  ^ the  Lord  is  faithful,  who  shall  stablish  you, 
and  ® keep  you  from  evil. 

4  And  ® we  have  confidence  in  the  Lord  touching  you, 
that  ye  both  do  and  will  do  the  things  which  we  com- 
mand you. 

5  And  ^ the  Lord  direct  your  hearts  into  the  love  of 
God,  and  into  the  patient  waiting  for  Christ. 

6  Now  we  command  you,  brethren,  in  the  name  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ®that  ye  withdraw  yourselves 
® from  every  brother  that  walketh  disorderly,  and  not 
after  the  tradition  which  he  received  of  us. 

7  For  yourselves  know  ^^how  ye  ought  to  follow  us  : 
for  we  behaved  not  ourselves  disorderly  among  you  ; 

8  Neither  did  we  eat  any  man’s  bread  for  nought  ; 
but  wrought  with  labour  and  travail  night  and  day, 
that  we  might  not  be  chargeable  to  any  of  you  : 

9  ^®Not  because  we  have  not  power,  but  to  make 
ourselves  an  ensample  unto  you  to  follow  us. 

10  For  even  when  we  were  with  you,  this  we  com- 
manded you,  I’^that  if  any  would  not  work,  neither 
should  he  eat. 

11  For  we  hear  that  there  are  some  which  walk 
among  you  disorderly,  working  not  at  all,  but  are 
busybodies. 

12  20  Now  them  thal  are  such  we  command  and  ex- 
hort by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  21  that  with  quietness 
they  work,  and  eat  their  own  bread. 

13  But  ye,  brethren,  22  be  not  weary  in  well  doing. 

14  And  if  any  man  obey  not  our  word  by  this  epistle, 
note  that  man,  and  23  have  no  company  with  him,  that 
he  may  be  ashamed. 

15  24  Yet  count  him  not  as  an  enemy,  25  but  admonish 
him  as  a brother. 

16  Now  26  the  Lord  of  peace  himself  give  you  peace 
always  by  all  means.  The  Lord  he  with  you  all. 

17  27  The  salutation  of  Paul  with  mine  own  hand, 
which  is  the  token  in  every  epistle  : so  I write. 

18  28  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he  with  you 
all.  Amen. 

H The  second  epistle  to  the  Thessalonians  was  written  from  Athens. 

*9  1 Pet.  1.  3.  * 1 Cor.  1. 9.  1 Thess.  9 1 Cor.  5.  11, 13. 

30 1 Cor.  1.  8.  1 5.  24.  10  yer.  11,  12, 14.  1 

Thess.  3.  13.  1 Pet.  « John  17.  15.  2 Pet.  Thess.  4.  11.  & 5.  14. 

6.  10.  2.  9.  “ ch.  2.  16. 

1  Eph.  6.  19.  Col.  4.  6 2 Cor.  7.  16.  Gal.  « 1 cor.  4.  16.  & 11. 

3.  1 Thess.  5.  25.  6.  10.  1.  1 Thess.  1.  6,  7. 

9  Rom.  15.  31.  M Chr.  29.  18.  « 1 Thess.  2.  10. 

3 Acts  28.  24.  Rom.  » ver.  14.  Rom.  16.  « Acts  18.  3.  & 20. 

10.  16.  17.  1 Tim.  6.  5.  2 34.  2 Cor.  11.  9.  1 

John  10.  Thess.  2.  9. 


17  and  good  hope  through  grace,  comfort  your  hearts 
and  stablish  them  in  every  good  work  and  word. 


3 Finally,  brethren,  pray  for  us,  that  the  word  of 
the  Lord  may  run  and  be  glorified,  even  as  also  it  is 

2 with  you  ; and  that  we  may  be  delivered  from  un- 
reasonable and  evil  men  ; for  all  have  not  “ faith. 

3 But  the  Lord  is  faithful,  who  shall  stablish  you,  and 

4 guard  you  from  ^ the  evil  one.  And  we  have  confi- 
dence in  the  Lord  touching  you,  that  ye  both  do 

6  and  will  do  the  things  which  we  command.  And 
the  Lord  direct  your  hearts  into  the  love  of  God, 
and  into  the  patience  of  Christ. 

6 Now  we  command  you,  brethren,  in  the  name  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  ye  withdraw  yourselves 
from  every  brother  that  walketh  disorderly,  and  not 

7 after  the  tradition  which  ‘^they  received  of  us.  For 
yourselves  know  how  ye  ought  to  imitate  us  : for 
we  behaved  not  ourselves  disorderly  among  you  ; 

8 neither  did  we  eat  bread  for  nought  at  any  man’s 
hand,  but  in  labour  and  travail,  working  night  and 

9 day,  that  we  might  not  burden  any  of  you  : not  be- 
cause we  have  not  the  right,  but  to  make  ourselves 
an  ensample  unto  you,  that  ye  should  imitate  us. 

10  For  even  when  we  v/ere  with  you,  this  we  com- 
manded you.  If  any  will  not  work,  neither  let  him 

11  eat.  For  we  hear  of  some  that  walk  among  you  dis- 
orderly, that  work  not  at  all,  but  are  busybodies. 

12  Now  them  that  are  such  we  command  and  exhort  in 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  with  quietness  they 

13  work,  and  eat  their  own  bread.  But  ye,  brethren, 

14  be  not  weary  in  well-doing.  And  if  any  man  obey- 
eth  not  our  word  by  this  epistle,  note  that  man,  that 
ye  have  no  company  with  him,  to  the  end  that  he 

15  may  be  ashamed.  And  yet  count  him  not  as  an 
enemy,  but  admonish  him  as  a brother. 


16  Now  the  Lord  of  peace  himself  give  you  peace  at 
all  times  in  all  ways.  The  Lord  be  with  you  all. 

17  The  salutation  of  me  Paul  with  mine  own  hand, 
which  is  the  token  in  every  epistle  : so  I write. 

18  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you  all. 


16  1 Cor.  9.  6. 
Thesa.  2.  6. 

16  ver.  7. 

11  Gen.  3.  19. 
Thess.  4.  11. 

18  ver.  6. 

10  1 Thess.  4.  11. 
Tim.  5.  13.  1 Pet. 
15. 

20  1 Thess.  4.  11. 


1 91  Eph.  4.  28. 

*2  Gal.  6.  9. 

98  ver.  6.  Matt.  18. 
1 17.  ICor.  6.  9, 11. 

94  Lev.  19.  17.  1 

Thess.  6.  14. 

1 98  Tit.  3.  10. 

4.  26  Rom.  15.  33.  & 16. 

20.  1 Cor.  14.  33.  2 


Cor.  13.  11.  1 Thess. 
B.  23. 

27 1 Cor.  16. 21.  CoL 
4. 18. 

28  Rom.  16.  24. 
a Or,  the  faith, 
b Or,  evil. 

c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  ye. 


I.  TIMOTHY,  I. 


323 


THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO 

TIMOTHY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Timothy  is  put  in  mind  of  the  charge  tvhich  teas  given  unto  him  by 
Paul  at  his  going  to  Macedonia,  ft  Of  the  right  use  and  end  of  the  law. 

11  Of  Saint  Paul's  calling  to  be  an  apostle,  20  and  of  Hymenceus  and 
Alexander. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  ^ by  the  command- 
ment 2 of  God  our  Saviour,  and  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

^ which  is  our  hope  ; 

2  Unto  ^ Timothy,  own  son  in  the  faith  : ® Grace, 
mercy,  and  peace,  from  God  our  Father  and  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

3  As  I besought  thee  to  abide  still  at  Ephesus,  when 
I went  into  Macedonia,  that  thou  mightest  charge  some 
® that  they  teach  no  other  doctrine, 

4  ^ Neither  give  heed  to  fables  and  endless  genealo- 
gies, which  minister  questions,  rather  than  godly  edi- 
fying which  is  in  faith  : so  do. 

5  Now  ^^the  end  of  the  commandment  is  charity 
out  of  a pure  heart,  and  of  a good  conscience,  and  of 
faith  unfeigned  : 

6  From  which  some  having  swerved  have  turned 
aside  unto  vain  jangling  ; 

7  Desiring  to  be  teachers  of  the  law  ; understand- 
ing neither  what  they  say,  nor  whereof  they  affirm. 

8  But  we  know  that  the  law  is  good,  if  a man  use  it 
lawfully  ; 

9  Knowing  this,  that  the  law  is  not  made  for  a 
righteous  man,  but  for  the  lawless  and  disobedient,  for 
the  ungodly  and  for  sinners,  for  unholy  and  profane,  for 
murderers  of  fathers  and  murderers  of  mothers,  for 
manslayers, 

10  For  whoremongers,  for  them  that  defile  them- 
selves with  mankind,  for  menstealers,  for  liars,  for  per- 
jured persons,  and  if  there  be  any  other  thing  that  is 
contrary  to  sound  doctrine  ; 

11  According  to  the  glorious  gospel  of  the  blessed 
God,  which  was  committed  to  my  trust. 

12  And  I thank  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  ^Owho  hath 
enabled  me,  for  that  he  counted  me  faithful,  put- 
ting me  into  the  ministry  ; 

13  Who  was  before  a blasphemer,  and  a persecutor, 
and  injurious  : but  I obtained  mercy,  because  I did  it 
ignorantly  in  unbelief. 

14  25  And  the  grace  of  our  Lord  was  exceeding 
abundant  ^s^vrith  faith  27  and  love  which  is  in  Christ 
Jesus. 

15  28  Xhis  is  a faithful  saying,  and  worthy  of  all  ac- 
ceptation, that  29  Christ  Jesus  came  into  the  world  to 
save  sinners  ; of  whom  I am  chief. 

16  Howbeit  for  this  cause  I obtained  mercy,  that  I 

» Acts  9.  15.  Gal.  1.  ^ Acts  20. 1,  3.  Phil.  « ch.  C.  4,  20. 

1,  11.  2.  24.  H ch.  G.  4. 

2  ch.  2.  3.  & 4.  10.  8 Gal.  1.  6,  7.  ch.  6.  is  Rom.  7.  12. 

Tit.  1.  3.  & 2.  10.  & 3.  3,  10.  i«  Gal.  3 19.  & 5. 

4.  Jude  25.  » ch.  4.  7.  & 6.  4,  20.  23. 

3  Col.  1.  27.  2 Tim.  2.  14,  16,  23.  ” ch.  6.  3.  2 Tim. 

< Acts  16.  1.  1 Cor.  Tit.  1.  14.  & 3.  9.  4.  3.  Tit.  1.  9.  & 2. 

4.  17.  Phil.  2.  19.  1 10  ch.  6.  4.  1. 

Thess.  3.  2.  11  Rom.  13.  8,  10.  i8  ch.  6.  15. 

s Tit.  1.  4.  Gal.  5.  14.  lo  1 Cor.  9.  17.  Gal. 

0 Gal.  1.  3.  2 Tim.  12  2 Tim.  2.  22.  2.  7.  Col.  1.  25.  1 

1.2.  1 Pet.  1.  2.  Thess.  2.  4.  ch.  2.  7. 


1 Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Je^s  according  to  the 
commandment  of  God  our  Saviour,  and  Christ  Jesus 

2 our  hope  ; tmto  Timothy,  my  true  child  in  faith  : 
Grace,  mercy,  peace,  from  God  the  Father  and 
Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

3 As  I exhorted  thee  to  tarry  at  Ephesus,  when  I 
was  going  into  Macedonia,  that  thou  mightest  charge 

4 certain  men  not  to  teach  a different  doctrine,  neither 
to  give  heed  to  fables  and  endless  genealogies,  the 
which  minister  questionings,  rather  than  a « dispen- 

5 sation  of  God  which  is  in  faith  • so  do  I now.  But 
the  end  of  the  charge  is  love  out  of  a pure  heart 

6 and  a good  conscience  and  faith  unfeigned  : from 
which  things  some  having  ^swerved  have  turned 

7 aside  unto  vain  talking  ; desiring  to  be  teachers  of 
the  law,  though  they  understand  neither  what  they 

8 say,  nor  whereof  they  confidently  affirm.  But  we 
know  that  the  law  is  good,  if  a man  use  it  lawfully, 

9 as  knowing  this,  that  law  is  not  made  for  a right- 
eous man,  but  for  the  lawless  and  unruly,  for  the 
ungodly  and  sinners,  for  the  unholy  and  profane,  for 
‘'murderers  of  fathers  and  ‘'murderers  of  mothers, 

10  for  manslayers,  for  fornicators,  for  abusers  of  them- 
selves with  men,  for  men-stealers,  for  liars,  for  false 
swearers,  and  if  there  be  any  other  thing  contrary 

11  to  the  sound  ® doctrine  ; according  to  the  gospel  of 
the  glory  of  the  blessed  God,  which  was  committed 
to  my  trust. 


12  I thank  him  that  ^ enabled  me,  even  Christ  Jesus 
our  Lord,  for  that  he  counted  me  faithful,  appoint- 

13  ing  me  to  his  service  ; though  I was  before  a blas- 
phemer, and  a persecutor,  and  injurious  : howbeit  I 
obtained  mercy,  because  I did  it  ignorantly  in  un- 

14  belief  ; and  the  grace  of  our  Lord  abounded  exceed- 
ingly with  faith  and  love  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

15  Faithful  is  the  saying,  and  worthy  of  all  acceptation, 
that  Christ  Jesus  came  into  the  world  to  save  sin- 

16  ners  ; of  whom  I am  chief  : howbeit  for  this  cause 
I obtained  mercy,  that  in  me  as  chief  might  Jesus 


2 Tim.  1.  11.  Tit.  1. 

3. 

20  2 Cor.  12.  9. 

21  1 Cor.  7.  25. 

22  2 Cor.  3.  5,  6.  & 

4.  1.  Col.  1.  25. 

23  Acts  8.  3.  & 9.  1. 
1 Cor.  15.  9.  Phil.  3. 
6. 

24  Luke  23.  34.  John 
9.  39,  41.  Acts  3.  17. 
& 26.  9. 


23  Rom.  5. 20.  1 Cor. 
15.  10. 

20  2 Tim.  1.  13. 

2T  Luke  7.  47. 

28  ch.  3.  1.&4.  9.  2 
Tim.  2.  11.  Tit.  3.  8. 

20  Matt.  9.  13.  Mark 
2.  17.  Luke  5.  32.  & 
19.  10.  Rom.  5.  8.  1 
John  3.  5. 

30  2 Cor.  4.  1. 


a Or,  steu'ardship. 
b Gr.  missed  the 
mark. 

c Or,  smiters. 
d Gr.  healthful, 
e Or,  teaching. 
/Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  ena- 
bleth. 


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I.  TIMOTHY,  11. 


in  me  first  Jesus  Christ  might  shew  forth  all  long- 
suffering,  for  a pattern  to  them  which  should  here- 
after believe  on  him  to  life  everlasting. 

17  Now  unto  ®^the  King  eternal,  immortal,  ^4  in- 
visible, the  only  wise  God,  he  honour  and  glory  for 
ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

18  This  charge  I commit  unto  thee,  son  Timothy, 
according  to  the  prophecies  which  went  before  on 

thee,  that  thou  by  them  mightest  war  a good  war- 
fare ; 

19  Holding  faith,  and  a good  conscience  ; which 
some  having  put  away  concerning  faith  have  made 
shipwreck  : 

20  Of  whom  is  Hymenaeus  and  Alexander  ; whom 
I have  delivered  unto  Satan,  that  they  may  learn  not 
to  blaspheme. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  That  it  is  meet  to  pray  and  give  thanks  for  all  men,  and  the  reason 
why.  9 How  women  should  be  attired.  12  They  are  not  permitted  to 
teach.  15  They  shall  be  saved,  notwithstanding  the  testimonies  of 
God's  wrath,  in  childbirth,  if  they  continue  in  faith. 

I  EXHORT  therefore,  that,  first  of  all,  supplica- 
tions, prayers,  intercessions,  and  giving  of  thanks, 
be  made  for  all  men  ; 

2  1 For  kings,  and  ^for  all  that  are  in  authority  ; that 
we  may  lead  a quiet  and  peaceable  life  in  all  godliness 
and  honesty. 

3  For  this  is  ®good  and  acceptable  in  the  sight  ^of 
God  our  Saviour  ; 

4  6 Who  will  have  all  men  to  be  saved,  ®and  to  come 
unto  the  knowledge  of  the  truth. 

For  there  is  one  God,  and  ^ one  mediator  between 
God  and  men,  the  man  Christ  Jesus  ; 

6  ® Who  gave  himself  a ransom  for  all,  to  be  testi- 
fied in  due  time. 

7  Whereunto  I am  ordained  a preacher,  and  an 
^apostle,  (^®I  speak  the  truth  in  Christ,  and  lie  not  ;) 
y ^^a  teacher  of  the  Gentiles  in  faith  and  verity. 

8  I will  therefore  that  men  pray  every  where, 
lifting  up  holy  hands,  without  wrath  and  doubting. 

9  In  like  manner  also,  that  women  adorn  them- 
selves in  modest  apparel,  with  shamefacedness  and  so- 
briety ; not  with  broided  hair,  or  gold,  or  pearls,  or 
costly  array ; 

10  But  (which  becometh  women  professing  godli- 
ness) with  good  works. 

11  Let  the  woman  learn  in  silence  with  all  subjec- 
tion. 

12  But  1^1  suffer  not  a woman  to  teach,  ^Onor  to 
usurp  authority  over  the  man,  but  to  be  in  silence. 

13  For  21  Adam  was  first  formed,  then  Eve. 

14  And  22  Adam  was  not  deceived,  but  the  woman 
being  deceived  was  in  the  transgression. 

15  Notwithstanding  she  shall  be  saved  in  childbear- 
ing, if  they  continue  in  faith  and  charity  and  holiness 
with  sobriety. 


31  Acts  13.  39. 

32  Ps.  10.  16.  & 145. 
13.  Dan.  7.  14.  ch. 
6.  15, 16. 

33  Rom.  1.  23. 

34  John  1.  18.  Heb. 
11.  27.  1 John  4.  12. 

35  Rom.  16.27.  Jude 
25. 

36  1 Chr.  29.  11. 

31  ch.  6.  13,  14,  20. 
2 Tim.  2.  2. 

3»  ch.  4. 14. 


39  ch.  6.  12.  2 Tim. 

2.  3.  & 4.  7. 

40  ch.  3.  9. 

41  ch.  6.  9. 

42  2 Tim.  2.  17. 

43  2 Tim.  4.  14. 

44  1 Cor.  5.  5. 

46  Acts  13.  45. 

1 Ezra  6.  10.  Jer. 
29.  7. 

2 Rom.  13.  1. 

3 Rom.  12.  2.  ch.  5. 


4  ch.  1.  1.  2 Tim.  1. 

9. 

6 Ezek.  18.  23.  John 

3.  16,  17.  Tit.  2. 11.  2 
Pet.  3.  9. 

6 John  17.  3.  2 Tim. 
2.  25. 

1 Rom.  3.  29,  30.  & 

10.  12.  Gal.  3.  20. 

8 Heb.  8.  6.  & 9.  15. 

9 Matt.  20.  28.  Mark 
10.  45.  Eph.  1. 7.  Tit. 
2.  14. 


Christ  shew  forth  all  his  longsuffering,  for  an  en- 
sample  of  them  which  should  hereafter  believe  on 

17  him  unto  eternal  life.  Now  unto  the  King  y eternal, 
incorruptible,  invisible,  the  only  God,  he  honour  and 
glory  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

18  This  charge  I commit  unto  thee,  my  child  Timo- 
thy, according  to  the  prophecies  which  *went  be- 
fore on  thee,  that  by  them  thou  mayest  war  the 

19  good  warfare  ; holding  faith  and  a good  conscience  ; 
which  some  having  thrust  from  them  made  ship- 

20  wreck  concerning  the  faith  : of  whom  is  Hymenseus 
and  Alexander  ; whom  I delivered  unto  Satan,  that 
they  might  be  taught  not  to  blaspheme. 


2 I exhort  therefore,  first  of  all,  “ that  supplications, 

prayers,  intercessions,  thanksgivings,  be  made  for 

2 all  men  ; for  kings  and  all  that  are  in  high  place  ; 
that  we  may  lead  a tranquil  and  quiet  life  in  all 

3 godliness  and  gravity.  This  is  good  and  accept- 

4 able  in  the  sight  of  God  our  Saviour  ; who  willeth 
that  all  men  should  be  saved,  and  come  to  the 

5 knowledge  of  the  truth.  For  there  is  one  God,  one 
mediator  also  between  God  and  men,  himself  man, 

6 Christ  Jesus,  who  gave  himself  a ransom  for  all  ; 

7 the  testimony  to  he  home  in  its  own  times  ; where- 
unto I was  appointed  a ^ preacher  and  an  apostle  (I 
speak  the  truth,  I lie  not),  a teacher  of  the  Gentiles 
in  faith  and  truth. 


8 I desire  therefore  that  the  men  pray  in  every 
place,  lifting  up  holy  hands,  without  wrath  and  dis- 

9 puting.  In  like  manner,  that  women  adorn  them- 
selves in  modest  apparel,  with  shamefastness  and 
sobriety  ; not  with  braided  hair,  and  gold  or  pearls 

10  or  costly  raiment ; but  (which  becometh  women 

11  professing  godliness)  through  good  works.  Let  a 

12  woman  learn  in  quietness  with  all  subjection.  But 
I permit  not  a woman  to  teach,  nor  to  have  domi- 

13  nion  over  a man,  but  to  be  in  quietness.  For  Adam 

14  was  first  formed,  then  Eve  ; and  Adam  was  not  be- 
guiled, but  the  woman  being  beguiled  hath  fallen 

15  into  transgression  : but  she  shall  be  saved  through 

the  childbearing,  if  they  continue  in  faith  and  love 
and  sanctification  with  sobriety. 


Ml  Cor.  1.  6.  2 

Thess.  1.  10.  2Tim.  1. 

8. 

44  Rom.  5.  6.  Gal. 

4.  4.  Eph.  1.  9.  & 3. 
6.  Tit.  1.  3. 

42  Eph.  3.  7,  8.  2 

Tim.  1.  11. 

43  Rom.  9.  1. 

44  Rom.  11.  13.  &15. 
16.  Gal.  1.  16. 

46  Mai.  1.  11.  John 
4.  21. 


16  Ps.  134.  2.  Is.  1. 
15. 

47 1 Pet.  3.  3. 

18  1 Pet.  3.  4. 

19  1 Cor.  14.  34. 

20  Eph.  5.  24. 

21  Gen.  1.  27.  & 2. 
18,  22.  1 Cor.  11.  8, 
9. 

22  Gen.  3.  6.  2 Cor. 
11.  3. 


g Gr.  of  the  ages, 
h Gr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  ages. 

i Or,  led  the  way  to 
thee. 

a Gr.  to  make  sup- 
plications, dec. 
b Gr.  herald, 
c Or,  doubting, 
d Or,  her  childbear- 
ing. 


I.  TIMOTHY,  III.,  IV. 


325 


CHAPTER  III. 

2  How  bishops,  and  deacons,  and  their  wives  should  be  qualified,  14  and 
to  what  end  Saint  Paul  ivrote  to  Timothy  of  these  things.  15  Of  the 
church.,  and  the  blessed  truth  therein  taught  ahd  professed. 

This  ^ is  a true  saying.  If  a man  desire  the  office  of 
a 2 bishop,  he  desireth  a good  ^ work. 

2  ^ A bishop  then  must  be  blameless,  ® the  husband 
of  one  wife,  vigilant,  sober,  of  good  behaviour,  given  to 
hospitality,  ® apt  to  teach  ; 

3  Not  given  to  wine,  ®no  striker,  ® not  greedy  of 
filthy  lucre  ; but  patient,  not  a brawler,  not  covetous  ; 

4  One  that  ruleth  well  his  own  house,  having  his 
children  in  subjection  with  all  gravity  ; 

5  (For  if  a man  know  not  how  to  rule  his  own  house, 
how  shall  he  take  care  of  the  church  of  God  ?) 

6  Not  a novice,  lest  being  lifted  up  with  pride 
fall  into  the  condemnation  of  the  devil. 

7  Moreover  he  must  have  a good  report  of  them 
which  are  without ; lest  he  fall  into  reproach  and  the 
snare  of  the  devil. 

8  Likewise  7nust  the  deacons  be  grave,  not  double- 
tongued,  not  given  to  much  wine,  not  greedy  of  filthy 
lucre  ; 

9  Holding  the  mystery  of  the  faith  in  a pure  con- 
science. 

10  And  let  these  also  first  be  proved  ; then  let  them 
use  the  office  of  a deacon,  being  /bund  blameless. 

11  1®  Even  so  must  their  wives  he  grave,  not  slander- 
ers, sober,  faithful  in  all  things. 

12  Let  the  deacons  be  the  husbands  of  one  wife, 
ruling  their  children  and  their  own  houses  well. 

13  For  i®they  that  have  used  the  office  of  a deacon 
well  purchase  to  themselves  a good  degree,  and  great 
boldness  in  the  faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

14  These  things  write  I unto  thee,  hoping  to  come 
unto  thee  shortly  : 

15  But  if  I tarry  long,  that  thou  mayest  know  how 
thou  oughtest  to  behave  thyself  in  the  house  of  God, 
which  is  the  church  of  the  living  God,  the  pillar  and 
ground  of  the  truth. 

16  And  without  controversy  great  is  the  mystery  of 
godliness  : God  was  manifest  in  the  flesh,  justified 
in  the  Spirit,  ^Sgeen  of  angels,  ^4  pleached  unto  the 
Gentiles,  ^5  believed  on  in  the  world,  2®  received  up  into 
glory. 

CHAPTER  iV. 

1  He  foretelleth  that  in  the  latter  times  there  shall  be  a departure  from 
the  faith.  6 And  to  the  end  that  Timothy  might  not  fail  in  doing  his 
duty,  he  furnisheth  him  with  divers  precepts  belonging  thereto. 

OW  the  Spirit  ^speaketh  expressly,  that  ^in  the 
latter  times  some  shall  depart  from  the  faith, 
giving  heed  ®to  seducing  spirits,  ^and  doctrines  of 
devils  ; 

2  ® Speaking  lies  in  hypocrisy  ; ® having  their  con- 
science seared  with  a hot  iron  ; 

3  Forbidding  to  marry,  ^ and  commanding  to  abstain 


3 ® Faithful  is  the  saying.  If  a man  seeketh  the  office 

2 of  a bishop,  he  desireth  a good  work.  The  ^ bishop 
therefore  must  be  without  reproach,  the  husband  of 
one  wife,  temperate,  soberminded,  orderly,  given  to 

3 hospitality,  apt  to  teach  ; no  brawler,  no  striker  ; 

4 but  gentle,  not  contentious,  no  lover  of  money  ; one 
that  ruleth  well  his  own  house,  having  his  children 

5 in  subjection  with  all  gravity  ; (but  if  a man  know- 
eth  not  how  to  rule  his  own  house,  how  shall  he  take 

6 care  of  the  church  of  God  ?)  not  a novice,  lest  be- 
ing puffed  up  he  fall  into  the  eondemnation  of  the 

7 devil.  Moreover  he  must  have  good  testimony  from 
them  that  are  without  ; lest  he  fall  into  reproach 

8 and  the  snare  of  the  devil.  Deacons  in  like  manner 
must  he  grave,  not  doubletongued,  not  given  to  much 

9 wine,  not  greedy  of  filthy  lucre  ; holding  the  mys- 

10  tery  of  the  faith  in  a pure  conscience.  And  let 
these  also  first  be  proved  ; then  let  them  serve  as 

11  deacons,  if  they  be  blameless.  Women  in  like  man- 
ner must  he  grave,  not  slanderers,  temperate,  faith- 

12  ful  in  all  things.  Let  deacons  be  husbands  of  one 
wife,  ruling  their  children  and  their  own  houses  well. 

13  For  they  that  have  served  well  as  deacons  gain  to 
themselves  a good  standing,  and  great  boldness  in 
the  faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 


14  These  things  write  I unto  thee,  hoping  to  come 

15  unto  thee  shortly  ; but  if  I tarry  long,  that  thou 
mayest  know  ^ how  men  ought  to  behave  themselves 
in  the  house  of  God,  which  is  the  church  of  the  liv- 

16  ing  God,  the  pillar  and  J' ground  of  the  truth.  And 
without  controversy  great  is  the  mystery  of  godli- 
ness ; ^'He  who  was  manifested  in  the  flesh,  justi- 
fied in  the  spirit,  seen  of  angels,  preached  among 
the  nations,  believed  on  in  the  world,  received  up  in 
glory. 


4 But  the  Spirit  saith  expressly,  that  in  later  times 
some  shall  fall  away  from  the  faith,  giving  heed  to 

2 seducing  spirits  and  doctrines  of  « devils,  through 
the  hypocrisy  of  men  that  speak  lies,  ^ branded  in 

3 their  own  conscience  as  with  a hot  iron  ; forbidding 
to  marry,  and  commanding  to  abstain  from  meats. 


1 ch.  1.  15. 

2 Acts  20.  28.  PhiL 

1.  1. 

3 Eph.  4.  12. 

* Tit.  1.  6,  &c. 

6  Ch.  5.  9. 

6 2 Tim.  2.  24. 

7 ver.  8.  Tit.  1.  7. 

8 2 Tim.  2.  24. 

» 1 Pet.  5.  2. 

20  2 Tim.  2.  24. 

12  Tit.  1.  6. ' 

12  Is.  14.  12. 

“Acts 22. 12.  ICor. 


5.  12.  1 Thess.  4.  12. 

n ch.  6.  9.  2 Tim.  2. 
26. 

15  Acts  6.  3. 

10  ver.  3.  Lev.  10. 
9.  Ezek.  44.  21. 

17  ch.  1.  19.  ■ 

18  Tit.  2.  3. 

10  See  Matt.  25.  21. 

20  Eph.  2.  21,  22.  2 

Tim.  2.  20. 

21  John  1. 14.  1 John 

1.  2. 

22  Matt.  3.  IG.  John 


1.  32,  33.  & 15.  26.  & 
16.  8,  9.  Rom.  1.  4.  1 
Pet.  3.  18.  1 John  5. 
6,  &c. 

23  Matt.  28.  2.  Mark 
16.  5.  Luke  2.  13.  & 
24.  4.  John  20.  12. 
Eph.  3.  10.  1 Pet.  1. 
12. 

24  Acts  10.  34.  & 13. 
46,  48.  • Rom.  10.  18. 
Gal.  2.  8.  Eph.  3,  5, 
6,  8.  Col.  1.  27,  28. 
ch.  2.  7. 


25  Col.  1.  6,  23. 

20  Luke  24.  51.  Acts 
1.  9.  1 Pet.  3.  22. 

1 John  16.  13.  2 

Thess.  2.  3.  2 Tim.  3. 

1, A'c.  2Pet.  3.  3.  1 
John  2.  18.  Jude  4, 
18. 

2 1 Pet.  1.  20. 

3 2 Tim.  3. 13.  2 Pet. 

2.  1.  Rev.  16.  14. 

4 Dan.  11.  35,  37,  38. 
Rev.  9.  20. 

* Matt.  7. 15.  Rom. 


16.  18.  2 Pet.  2.  3. 

0 Eph.  4.  19. 

7 1 Cor.  7.  28,  36,  38. 
Col.  2.  20,  21.  Heb. 
13.  4. 

8 Rom.  14.  3,  17.  1 
Cor.  8.  8. 

a Some  connect  the 
words  Faithful  is  the 
saying  with  the  pre- 
ceding paragraph. 

b Or,  overseer. 

c Or,  not  quarrel- 
some  over  wine. 


d Gv.  judgement, 
e Or,  how  thou 
oughtest  to  behave  thy- 
self. 

f Or,  stay, 
g The  word  God,  in 
place  of  He  who,  rests 
on  no  sufficient  an- 
cient evidence.  Some 
ancient  authorities 
read  which, 
a Gr.  demons, 
b Or,  seared. 


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I.  TIMOTHY,  V. 


from  meats,  which  God  hath  created  ^to  be  received 

with  thanksgiving  of  them  which  believe  and  know 
the  truth. 

4 For  every  creature  of  God  is  good,  and  nothing 
to  be  refused,  if  it  be  received  with  thanksgiving  : 

5 For  it  is  sanctified  by  the  word  of  God  and  prayer. 

6 If  thou  put  the  brethren  in  remembrance  of  these 
things,  thou  shalt  be  a good  minister  of  Jesus  Christ, 
12  nourished  up  in  the  words  of  faith  and  of  good  doc- 
trine, whereunto  thou  hast  attained. 

7 But  1^  refuse  profane  and  old  wives’  fables,  and 
1^  exercise  thyself  rather  unto  godliness. 

8 For  1^  bodily  exercise  profiteth  little  : i®but  godli- 
ness is  profitable  unto  all  things,  having  promise  of 
the  life  that  now  is,  and  of  that  which  is  to  come. 

9 1®  This  is  a faithful  saying  and  worthy  of  all  accep- 
tation. 

10  For  therefore  i^we  both  labour  and  suffer  re- 
proach, because  we  20  trust  in  the  living  God,  21  who  is 
the  Saviour  of  all  men,  specially  of  those  that  believe. 

11  22Xhese  things  command  and  teach. 

12  23  Let  no  man  despise  thy  youth  ; but  24  be  thou  an 
example  of  the  believers,  in  word,  in  conversation,  in 
charity,  in  spirit,  in  faith,  in  purity. 

13  Till  I come,  give  attendance  to  reading,  to  exhor- 
tation, to  doctrine. 

14  25;N^eglect  not  the  gift  that  is  in  thee,  which  was 
given  thee  26  by  prophecy,  2?  with  the  laying  on  of  the 
hands  of  the  presbytery. 

15  Meditate  upon  these  things  ; give  thyself  wholly 
to  them  ; that  thy  profiting  may  appear  to  all. 

16  28  Take  heed  unto  thyself,  and  unto  the  doctrine  ; 
continue  in  them  : for  in  doing  this  thou  shalt  both 
2^  save  thyself,  and  them  that  hear  thee. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 Rules  to  be  observed  in  reproving.  3 Of  widows.  17  Of  elders.  23  A 
jjrecept  for  Timothy's  health.  24  Sorne  men's  sins  go  before  unto 
judgment,  and  some  men's  do  follow  after. 

Rebuke  ^ not  an  eider,  but  intreat  him  as  a father  ; 
and  the  younger  men  as  brethren  ; 

2  The  elder  women  as  mothers ; the  younger  as  sis- 
ters, with  all  purity. 

3  Honour  widows  2 that  are  widows  indeed. 

4  But  if  any  widow  have  children  or  nephews,  let 
them  learn  first  to  shew  piety  at  home,  and  ^ to  requite 
their  parents  : ^ for  that  is  good  and  acceptable  before 
God. 

5  ®Kow  she  that  is  a widow  indeed,  and  desolate, 
trusteth  in  God,  and  ®continueth  in  supplications  and 
prayers  night  and  day. 

6  ® But  she  that  liveth  in  pleasure  is  dead  while  she 
liveth. 

7  2 And  these  things  give  in  charge,  that  they  may 
be  blameless. 

8  But  if  any  provide  not  for  his  own,  and  specially 
for  those  of  his  own  house,  he  hath  denied  the  faith, 
^2  and  is  worse  than  an  infidel. 

9  Let  not  a widow  be  taken  into  the  number  under 
threescore  years  old,  having  been  the  wife  of  one  man, 

9  Gen.  1.  29.  & 9.  3.  u Heb.  5.  14.  1 Cor.  4.  11,  12. 

10  Rom.  14.  6.  1 Cor.  is  1 Cor.  8.  8.  Col.  20  ch.  6.  17. 

10.  30.  2.  23.  21  pg.  36.  6.  & 107.  2, 

11  Rom.  14.  14,  20.  1 le  ch.  6.  6.  6,  &c. 

Cor.  10.  25.  Tit.  1.  n Ps.  37.  4.  & 84. 11.  22  gh.  6.  2. 

15.  & 112.  2,  3.  & 145.  19.  23  1 Cor.  16.  11.  Tit. 

12  2 Tim.  3.  14,  15.  Matt.  6.  33.  & 19.  29.  2.  15. 

13  ch.  1.  4.  & 6.  20.  Mark  10.  30.  Rom.  8.  24  pit.  2.  7.  1 Pet. 

2 Tim.  2.  16,  23.  & 4.  28.  5.  3. 

4.  Tit.  1.  14.  18  ch.  1.  15.  as  2 Tim.  1.  6. 


which  God  created  to  be  received  with  thanksgiving 

4 by  them  that  believe  and  know  the  truth.  For 
every  creature  of  God  is  good,  and  nothing  is  to  be 

5 rejected,  if  it  be  received  with  thanksgiving  : for  it 
is  sanctified  through  the  word  of  God  and  prayer. 

6 If  thou  put  the  brethren  in  mind  of  these  things, 
thou  shalt  be  a good  minister  of  Christ  Jesus,  nou- 
rished in  the  words  of  the  faith,  and  of  the  good  doc- 

7 trine  which  thou  hast  followed  until  now  : but  refuse 
profane  and  old  wives’  fables.  And  exercise  thyself 

8 unto  godliness  : for  bodily  exercise  is  profitable  ^ for 
a little  ; but  godliness  is  profitable  for  all  things, 
having  promise  of  the  life  which  now  is,  and  of  that 

9 which  is  to  come.  Faithful  is  the  saying,  and  worthy 

10  of  all  acceptation.  For  to  this  end  we  labour  and 
strive,  because  we  have  our  hope  set  on  the  living 
God,  who  is  the  Saviour  of  all  men,  specially  of  them 

11  that  believe.  These  things  command  and  teach. 

12  Let  no  man  despise  thy  youth  ; but  be  thou  an  en- 
sample  to  them  that  believe,  in  word,  in  manner  of 

13  life,  in  love,  in  faith,  in  purity.  Till  I come,  give 

14  heed  to  reading,  to  exhortation,  to  teaching.  Neglect 
not  the  gift  that  is  in  thee,  which  was  given  thee  by 
prophecy,  with  the  laying  on  of  the  hands  of  the 

15  presbytery.  Be  diligent  in  these  things  ; give  thy- 
self wholly  to  them  ; that  thy  progress  may  be 

16  manifest  unto  all.  Take  heed  to  thyself,  and  to  thy 
teaching.  Continue  in  these  things  ; for  in  doing 
this  thou  shalt  save  both  thyself  and  them  that  hear 
thee. 


5  Rebuke  not  an  elder,  but  exhort  him  as  a father  ; 

2 the  younger  men  as  brethren  : the  elder  women  as 

3 mothers  ; the  younger  as  sisters,  in  all  purity.  Ho- 

4 nour  widows  that  are  widows  indeed.  But  if  any 
widow  hath  children  or  grandchildren,  let  them  learn 
first  to  shew  piety  towards  their  own  family,  and  to 
requite  their  parents  : for  this  is  acceptable  in  the 

5 sight  of  God.  Now  she  that  is  a widow  indeed,  and 
desolate,  hath  her  hope  set  on  God,  and  continueth 

6 in  supplications  and  prayers  night  and  day.  But  she 
that  giveth  herself  to  pleasure  is  dead  while  she  liveth. 

7 These  things  also  command,  that  they  may  be  without 

8 reproach.  But  if  any  provideth  not  for  his  own,  and 
specially  his  own  household,  he  hath  denied  the  faith, 

9 and  is  worse  than  an  unbeliever.  Let  none  be  en- 
rolled as  a widow  under  threescore  years  old,  having 


26  ch.  1.  18. 

2 ver.  5, 16. 

9 ch.  1.  3.  & 4. 

11.  & 

22  Acts  6.  6.  & 8. 

17. 

3 See  Gen.  45. 10, 11. 
Matt.  16.  4.  Eph.  6. 

6.  17. 

& 13.  3.  & 19.  6. 

ch. 

10  Is.  68.  7.  Gal.  6. 

5.  22.  2 Tim.  1.  6. 

1,  2. 

10. 

28  Acts  20.  28. 

4 ch.  2.  3. 

n 2 Tim.  3.  6. 

Tit. 

20  Ezek.  33.  9. 

6 1 Cor.  7.  32. 

1.  16. 

30  Rom.  11.  14. 

1 

6 Luke  2.  37.  & 18. 

12  Matt.  18.  17. 

Cor.  9.  22.  Jam. 

5. 

1. 

13  Luke  2.  36. 

ch. 

20. 

2 Acts  26.  7. 

3.  2. 

2 Lev.  19.  32. 

8 Jam.  5.  5. 

c Or,  for  little. 

I.  TIMOTHY,  VI. 


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10  Well  reported  of  for  good  works  ; if  she  have 
brought  up  children,  if  she  have  lodged  strangers,  if 
she  have  washed  the  saints’  feet,  if  she  have  relieved 
the  afflicted,  if  she  have  diligently  followed  every  good 
work. 

11  But  the  younger  widows  refuse  : for  when  they 
have  begun  to  wax  wanton  against  Christ,  they  will 
marry  ; 

12  Having  damnation,  because  they  have  cast  off 
their  first  faith. 

13  ^®And  withal  they  learn  to  he  idle,  wandering 
about  from  house  to  house  ; and  not  only  idle,  but  tat- 
tlers also  and  busybodies,  speaking  things  which  they 
ought  not. 

14  I will  therefore  that  the  younger  women  marry, 
bear  children,  guide  the  house,  give  none  occasion  to 
the  adversary  to  speak  reproachfully. 

15  For  some  are  already  turned  aside  after  Satan. 

16  If  any  man  or  woman  that  believeth  have  widows, 
let  them  relieve  them,  and  let  not  the  church  be 
charged;  that  it  may  relieve  ^^them  that  are  widows 
indeed. 

17  20  Let  the  elders  that  rule  well  21  be  counted 
worthy  of  double  honour,  especially  they  who  labour  in 
the  word  and  doctrine. 

18  For  the  scripture  saith,  22  Thou  shalt  not  muzzle 
the  ox  that  treadeth  out  the  corn.  And,  23  The  labourer 
is  worthy  of  his  reward. 

19  Against  an  elder  receive  not  an  accusation,  but 
2*  before  two  or  three  witnesses. 

20  26  Them  that  sin  rebuke  before  all,  2®  that  others 
also  may  fear. 

21  2’<  I charge  thee  before  God,  and  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  the  elect  angels,  that  thou  observe  these 
things  without  preferring  one  before  another,  doing 
nothing  by  partiality. 

22  28  Lay  hands  suddenly  on  no  man,  29  neither  be 
partaker  of  other  men’s  sins  : keep  thyself  pure. 

23  Drink  no  longer  water,  but  use  a little  wine  for 
thy  stomach’s  sake  and  thine  often  infirmities. 

24  Some  men’s  sins  are  open  beforehand,  going 
before  to  judgment ; and  some  men  they  follow  after. 

25  Likewise  also  the  good  works  of  some  are  mani- 
fest beforehand  ; and  they  that  are  otherwise  cannot  be 
hid. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 Of  the  duty  of  servants.  3 Not  to  have  fellowship  with  newfangled 
teachers.  6 Godliness  is  great  gain.,  10  and  love  of  money  the  root  of 
all  evil.  11  What  Timothy  is  to  fly,  and  what  to  follow,  17  and  whereof 
to  admonish  the  rich.  20  To  keep  the  purity  of  true  doctrine,  and  to 
avoid  profanejanglings. 

Let  as  many  ^ servants  as  are  under  the  yoke  count 
their  own  masters  worthy  of  all  honour,  2 that  the 
name  of  God  and  his  doctrine  be  not  blasphemed. 

2 And  they  that  have  believing  masters,  let  them  not 
despise  them,  ^ because  they  are  brethren  ; but  rather  do 
them  service,  because  they  are  faithful  and  beloved, 
partakers  of  the  benefit.  ^ These  things  teach  and 
exhort. 

3 If  any  man  ® teach  otherwise,  and  consent  ® not  to 
wholesome  words,  even  the  words  of  our  Lord  Jesus 

1*  Acts  16.  16.  Heb.  lo  ver.  3,  5.  23  Lev.  19. 13.  Deut. 

13.  2.  1 Pet.  4.  9.  20  Rom.  12.  8.  1 Cor.  24.  14,  16.  Matt.  10. 

15  Gen.  18.  4.  & 19.  9.  10,  14.  Gal.  6.  6.  10.  Luke  10.  7. 

2.  Luke  7. 38, 44.  John  Phil.  2.  '29.  1 Thess.  *4  Gent.  19.  1.5. 

13.  6,  14.  6.  12,  13.  Heb.  13.  7,  25  Gal.  2.  11, 14.  Tit. 

10  2 Thess.  3.  11.  17.  1.13. 

12  1 Cor.  7.  9.  21  Acts  28.  10.  2.;  Deut.  13.  11. 

ch.  6.  1.  Tit.  2.  2i  Deut.  25.  4.  1 Cor.  27  oh.  0.  1.3.  2 Tim. 

9.  9.  2.  U.  & 4.  1. 


10  been  the  wife  of  one  man,  well  reported  of  for  good 
works  ; if  she  hath  brought  up  children,  if  she  hath 
used  hospitality  to  strangers,  if  she  hath  washed  the 
saints’  feet,  if  she  hath  relieved  the  afflicted,  if  she 

11  hath  diligently  followed  every  good  work.  But 
younger  widows  refuse  : for  when  they  have  waxed 

12  wanton  against  Christ,  they  desire  to  marry  ; having 
condemnation,  because  they  have  rejected  their  first 

13  faith.  And  withal  they  learn  also  to  be  idle,  going 
about  from  house  to  house  ; and  not  only  idle,  but 
tattlers  also  and  busybodies,  speaking  things  which 

14  they  ought  not.  I desire  therefore  that  the  younger 
“ widows  marry,  bear  children,  rule  the  household, 

15  give  none  occasion  to  the  adversary  for  reviling  : for 

16  already  some  are  turned  aside  after  Satan.  If  any 
woman  that  believeth  hath  widows,  let  her  relieve 
them,  and  let  not  the  church  be  burdened  ; that  it 
may  relieve  them  that  are  widows  indeed. 


17  Let  the  elders  that  rule  well  be  counted  worthy  of 
double  honour,  especially  those  who  labour  in  the 

18  word  and  in  teaching.  For  the  scripture  saith.  Thou 
shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  when  he  treadeth  out  the 
corn.  And,  The  labourer  is  worthy  of  his  hire. 

19  Against  an  elder  receive  not  an  accusation,  except  at 

20  the  mouth  of  two  or  three  witnesses.  Them  that  sin 
reprove  in  the  sight  of  all,  that  the  rest  also  may  be 

21  in  fear.  I charge  thee  in  the  sight  of  God,  and  Christ 
Jesus,  and  the  elect  angels,  that  thou  observe  these 
things  without  ^ prejudice,  doing  nothing  by  parti- 

22  ality.  Lay  hands  hastily  on  no  man,  neither  be 

23  partaker  of  other  men’s  sins  : keep  thyself  pure.  Be 
no  longer  a drinker  of  water,  but  use  a little  wine  for 

24  thy  stomach’s  sake  and  thine  often  infirmities.  Some 
men’s  sins  are  evident,  going  before  unto  judgement ; 

25  and  some  men  also  they  follow  after.  In  like  man- 
ner also  there  are  good  works  that  are  evident  ; 
and  such  as  are  otherwise  cannot  be  hid. 


6 Let  as  many  as  are  “servants  under  the  yoke 
count  their  own  masters  worthy  of  all  honour,  that 
the  name  of  God  and  the  doctrine  be  not  blasphemed. 

2 And  they  that  have  believing  masters,  let  them  not 
despise  them,  because  they  are  brethren  ; but  let 
them  serve  them  the  rather,  because  they  that  ^ par- 
take of  the  benefit  are  believing  and  beloved.  These 
things  teach  and  exhort. 

3 If  any  man  teacheth  a different  doctrine,  and  con- 
senteth  not  to  sound  words,  even  the  words  of  our 

2*  Acts  6.  6.  & 13.  3.  2 I3,  52.  5.  Rom.  2.  a Or,  women. 

ch.  4.  14.  2 Tim.  1.  24.  Tit.  2.  6,  8.  b Or,  preference. 

6.  8 Col.  4.  1.  c Gr.  the.  works  that 

29  2 John  11.  < ch.  4.  11.  are  good  are  evident. 

50  P.S.  104.  16.  5 ch.  1.  3.  a Gr.  bond-servants. 

5*  Gal.  6.  19.  8 ch.  1.  10.  2 Tim.  b Or,  lay  hold  of. 

» Eph.  6.  6.  Col.  .3.  1.  13.  & 4.  3.  Tit.  1.  c Gr.  healthful. 

22.  Tit.  2.  9.  1 Pet,  9. 

2.  18. 


8. 


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I.  TIMOTHY,  VI. 


Christ,  and  to  the  doctrine  which  is  according  to  god- 
liness ; 

4 He  is  proud,  ® knowing  nothing,  but  doting  about 
® questions  and  strifes  of  words,  whereof  cometh  envy, 
strife,  railings,  evil  surmisings, 

5 Perverse  disputings  of  men  of  corrupt  minds, 
and  destitute  of  the  truth,  supposing  that  gain  is  god- 
liness : from  such  withdraw  thyself. 

6 But  godliness  with  contentment  is  great  gain. 

7 For  we  brought  nothing  into  this  world,  and  it  is 
certain  we  can  carry  nothing  out. 

8 And  having  food  and  raiment  let  us  be  therewith 
content. 

9 But  ^'^they  that  will  be  rich  fall  into  temptation 

and  a snare,  and  into  many  foolish  and  hurtful  lusts, 

which  drown  men  in  destruction  and  perdition. 

10  ®®For  the  love  of  money  is  the  root  of  all  evil : 
which  while  some  coveted  after,  they  have  erred  from 
the  faith,  and  pierced  themselves  through  with  many 
sorrows. 

11  21  But  thou,  22  O man  of  God,  flee  these  things  ; 
and  follow  after  righteousness,  godliness,  faith,  love, 
patience,  meekness. 

12  23  Fight  the  good  fight  of  faith,  24  lay  hold  on 
eternal  life,  whereunto  thou  art  also  called,  26  and  hast 
professed  a good  profession  before  many  witnesses. 

13  26 1 give  thee  charge  in  the  sight  of  God,  21  who 
quickeneth  all  things,  and  before  Christ  Jesus,  28  who 
before  Pontius  Pilate  witnessed  a good  confession  ; 

14  That  thou  keep  this  commandment  without  spot, 
unrebukeable,  29  until  the  appearing  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  : 

15  Which  in  his  times  he  shall  shew,  who  is  ^°the 
blessed  and  only  Potentate,  ^ithe  King  of  kings,  and 
Lord  of  lords  ; 

16  82  Who  only  hath  immortality,  dwelling  in  the 

light  which  no  man  can  approach  unto  ; no 

man  hath  seen,  nor  can  see  : 8^  to  whom  be  honour  and 
power  everlasting.  Amen. 

17  Charge  them  that  are  rich  in  this  world,  that  they 
be  not  highminded,  86  nor  trust  in  86  uncertain  riches, 
but  in  87  the  living  God,  88  ^rho  giveth  us  richly  all 
things  to  enjoy  ; 

18  That  they  do  good,  that  89  they  be  rich  in  good 
works,  ^ ready  to  distribute,  willing  to  communicate  ; 

19  ^2  Lapng  up  in  store  for  themselves  a good  foun- 
dation against  the  time  to  come,  that  they  may  ^8  lay 
hold  on  eternal  life. 

20  O Timothy,  ^^keep  that  which  is  committed  to 
thy  trust,  ^8  avoiding  profane  and  vain  babblings,  and 
oppositions  of  science  falsely  so  called  : 

21  Which  some  professing  ^6  have  erred  concerning 
the  faith.  Grace  be  with  thee.  Amen. 

The  first  to  Timothy  was  written  from  Laodicea,  which  is  the  chief- 
est  city  of  Phrygia  Pacatiana. 


Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  the  doctrine  which  is 

4 according  to  godliness  ; he  is  puffed  up,  knowing 
nothing,  but  ^Motirig  about  questionings  and  dis- 
putes of  words,  whereof  cometh  envy,  strife,  railings, 

5 evil  surmisings,  wranglings  of  men  corrupted  in 
mind  and  bereft  of  the  truth,  supposing  that  godli- 

6 ness  is  a way  of  gain.  But  godliness  with  content- 

7 ment  is  great  gain  : for  we  brought  nothing  into  the 

8 world,  for  neither  can  we  carry  anything  out ; but 
having  food  and  covering  ®we  shall  be  therewith 

9 content.  But  they  that  desire  to  be  rich  fall  into  a 
temptation  and  a snare  and  many  foolish  and  hurt- 
ful lusts,  such  as  drown  men  in  destruction  and  per- 

10  dition.  For  the  love  of  money  is  a root  of  all-^kinds 
of  evil  : which  some  reaching  after  have  been  led 
astray  from  the  faith,  and  have  pierced  themselves 
through  with  many  sorrows. 


11  But  thou,  O man  of  God,  flee  these  things  ; and 
follow  after  righteousness,  godliness,  faith,  love,  pa- 

12  tience,  meekness.  Fight  the  good  fight  of  the  faith, 
lay  hold  on  the  life  eternal,  whereunto  thou  wast 
called,  and  didst  confess  the  good  confession  in  the 

13  sight  of  many  witnesses.  I charge  thee  in  the  sight 
of  God,  who  S' quickeneth  all  things,  and  of  Christ 
Jesus,  who  before  Pontius  Pilate  witnessed  the  good 

14  confession  ; that  thou  keep  the  commandment,  with- 
out spot,  without  reproach,  until  the  appearing  of 

15  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  : which  in  * its  own  times  he 
shall  shew,  who  is  the  blessed  and  only  Potentate, 

16  the  King  of  ’'kings,  and  Lord  of  -7  lords  ; who  only 
hath  immortality,  dwelling  in  light  unapproachable  ; 
whom  no  man  hath  seen,  nor  can  see  : to  whom  be 
honour  and  power  eternal.  Amen. 


17  Charge  them  that  are  rich  in  this  present  ^ world, 
that  they  be  not  highminded,  nor  have  their  hope 
set  on  the  uncertainty  of  riches,  but  on  God,  who 

18  giveth  us  richly  all  things  to  enjoy  ; that  they  do 
good,  that  they  be  rich  in  good  works,  that  they  be 

19  ready  to  distribute,  ^ willing  to  communicate  ; laying 
up  in  store  for  themselves  a good  foundation  against 
the  time  to  come,  that  they  may  lay  hold  on  the  life 
which  is  life  indeed. 

20  O Timothy,  guard  that  which  is  committed  unto 
thee,  turning  away  from  the  profane  babblings  and 
oppositions  of  the  knowledge  which  is  falsely  so 

21  called  ; which  some  professing  have  " erred  concern- 
ing the  faith. 

Grace  be  with  you. 


» Tit.  1. 1. 

8 1 Cor.  8.  2.  ch.  1. 
7. 

9 ch.  1.  4.  2 Tim.  2. 
23.  Tit.  3.  9. 

10  1 Cor.  11.  16.  ch. 

1.  6. 

o 2 Tim.  3.  8. 

« Tit.  1.  11.  2 Pet. 
2 3 

is' Rom.  16.  17.  2 

Tim.  3.  5. 

J<Ps.  37.  16.  Pro. 

16.  16.  & 16.  8.  Heb. 
13.6. 

w Job  1.21.  P8.  49. 


17.  Pro.  27.  24.  Eccl. 
5.  15 

’ 16  Gen.  28.  20.  Heb. 
13.  5. 

u Pro.  15.  27.  & 20. 

21.  & 28.  20.  Matt.  13. 

22.  Jam.  5.  1. 

18  ch.  3.  7. 

19  ch.  1.  19. 

20  Ex.  23.  8.  Dent. 
16.  19. 

21  2 Tim.  2.  22. 

22  Dent.  33.  1.  2 

Tim.  3.  17. 

23 1 Cor.  9.  25,  26. 
ch.  1. 18.  2 Tim.  4.  7. 


24  ver.  19.  Phil.  3. 
12,  14. 

25  Heb.  13.  23. 

26  ch.  6.  21. 

27Deut.  32.  39.  1 

Sam.  2.  6.  John  5. 
21. 

28  Matt.  27. 11.  John 

18.  37.  Rev.  1.  5.  & 3. 
14. 

29  Phil.  1.  6,  10.  1 

Thess.  3.  13.  & 5.  23. 

30  ch.  1.  11,  17. 

31  Rev.  17.  14.  & 19. 
16. 

32  ch.  1.  17. 


33  Ex.  33.  20.  John 
6.  46. 

34  Eph.  3.  21.  Phil. 

4.  20.  Jude  25.  Rev. 

1.  6.  & 4.  11.  & 7.  12. 

36  Job  31.  24.  Ps. 

52.  7.  & 62.  10.  Mark 
10.  24.  Luke  12.  21. 

36  Pro.  23.  5. 

32 1 Thess.  1.  9.  ch. 
3.  15.  & 4.  10. 

38  Acts  14.  17.  & 17. 
25. 

39  Luke  12.  21.  ch. 

5.  10.  Tit.  3.  8.  Jam. 

2.  5. 


40  Rom.  12.  13. 

41  Gal.  6.  6.  Heb. 
13.  16. 

42  Matt.  6.  20.  & 19. 
21.  Luke  12.  33.  & 16. 

9. 

43  ver.  12. 

44  2 Tim.  1.14.  Tit. 

1.  9.  Rev.  3.  3. 

43  ch.  1.  4,  6.  & 4.  7. 
2 Tim.  2.  14,  16,  23. 
Tit.  1.  14.  & 3.  9. 

46  ch.  1.6, 19.  2 Tim. 

2.  18. 

d Gr.  sick. 


e Or,  in  these  we 
shall  have  enough. 
/Gr.  evils, 
g Or,  preserveth  all 
things  alive, 
h Or,  his. 

i Gr.  them  that  reign 
as  kings. 

j Gr.  them  that  rule 
as  lords, 
k Or,  age. 

I Or,  ready  to  sym- 
pathise. 

m Gr.  the  deposit, 
n Gr.  missed  the 
mark. 


II.  TIMOTHY,  I. 


329 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO 

TIMOTHY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Paul's  love  to  Timothy,  and  the  unfeigned  faith  tvhichwas  in  Timothy 
himself,  his  mother,  and  grandmother.  6 He  is  exhorted  to  stir  up  the 
gift  of  God  which  was  in  him,  8 to  be  stedfast,  and  patient  in  persecu- 
tion, 13  and  to  persist  in  the  form  and  truth  of  that  doctrine  which  he 
had  learned  of  him.  15  Phygellus  and  Hermogenes,  and  such  like, 
are  noted,  and  Onesiphorus  is  highly  commended. 

PAUL,  ^an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the  will  of 
God,  according  to  ^ the  promise  of  life  which  is  in 
Christ  Jesus, 

2  3 To  Timothy,  my  dearly  beloved  son : Grace, 
mercy,  and  peace,  from  God  the  Father  and  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 

3^1  thank  God,  ® whom  I serve  from  my  forefathers 
with  pure  conscience,  that  ® without  ceasing  I have  re- 
membrance of  thee  in  my  prayers  night  and  day  ; 

4  Greatly  desiring  to  see  thee,  being  mindful  of  thy 
tears,  that  I may  be  filled  with  joy  ; 

5  When  I call  to  remembrance  ® the  unfeigned  faith 
that  is  in  thee,  which  dwelt  first  in  thy  grandmother 
Lois,  and  ® thy  mother  Eunice  ; and  I am  persuaded 
that  in  thee  also. 

6  Wherefore  I put  thee  in  remembrance  that  thou 
stir  up  the  gift  of  God,  which  is  in  thee  by  the  putting 
on  of  my  hands. 

7  For  God  hath  not  given  us  the  spirit  of  fear  ; 
12  but  of  power,  and  of  love,  and  of  a sound  mind. 

8  i*Be  not  thou  therefore  ashamed  of  i^the  testi- 
mony of  our  Lord,  nor  of  me  i®  his  prisoner  : i®  but  be 
thou  partaker  of  the  afflictions  of  the  gospel  according 
to  the  power  of  God  ; 

9  1'^  Who  hath  saved  us,  and  i®  called  us  with  an  holy 
calling,  1^  not  according  to  our  works,  but  according 
to  his  own  purpose  and  grace,  which  was  given  us  in 
Christ  Jesus  ^i  before  the  world  began, 

10  But  22  is  now  made  manifest  by  the  appearing  of 
our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  ^ who  hath  abolished  death, 
and  hath  brought  life  and  immortality  to  light  through 
the  gospel  : 

11  24  Whereunto  I am  appointed  a preacher,  and  an 
apostle,  and  a teacher  of  the  Gentiles. 

12  26  For  the  which  cause  I also  sufPer  these  things  : 
nevertheless  I am  not  ashamed  ; 26  for  I know  whom  I 
have  believed,  and  am  persuaded  that  he  is  able  to 
27  keep  that  which  I have  committed  unto  him  28  against 
that  day. 

13  29  Hold  fast  the  form  of  ®i  sound  words,  ®2  which 
thou  hast  heard  of  me,  in  faith  and  love  which  is  in 
Christ  Jesus. 


1 Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  “by  the  will  of 
God,  according  to  the  promise  of  the  life  which  is 

2 in  Christ  Jesus,  to  Timothy,  my  beloved  child  : 
Grace,  mercy,  peace,  from  God  the  Father  and 
Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

3 I thank  God,  whom  I serve  from  my  forefathers 
in  a pure  conscience,  how  unceasing  is  my  remem- 
brance of  thee  in  my  supplications,  night  and  day 

4 longing  to  see  thee,  remembering  thy  tears,  that  I 

5 may  be  filled  with  ^ joy  ; having  been  reminded  of 
the  unfeigned  faith  that  is  in  thee  ; which  dwelt  first 
in  thy  grandmother  Lois,  and  thy  mother  Eunice  ; 

6 and,  I am  persuaded,  in  thee  also.  For  the  which 
cause  I put  thee  in  remembrance  that  thou  stir  up 
the  gift  of  God,  which  is  in  thee  through  the  laying 

7 on  of  my  hands.  For  God  gave  us  not  a spirit  of 
fearfulness  ; but  of  power  and  love  and  ‘^discipline. 

8 Be  not  ashamed  therefore  of  the  testimony  of  our 
Lord,  nor  of  me  his  prisoner  : but  suffer  hardship 

9 with  the  gospel  according  to  the  power  of  God  ; who 
saved  us,  and  called  us  with  a holy  calling,  not  ac- 
cording to  our  works,  but  according  to  his  own  pur- 
pose and  grace,  which  was  given  us  in  Christ  Jesus 

10  before  times  eternal,  but  hath  now  been  manifested 
by  the  appearing  of  our  Saviour  Christ  Jesus,  who 
abolished  death,  and  brought  life  and  incorruption 

11  to  light  through  the  gospel,  whereunto  I was  ap- 
pointed a ® preacher,  and  an  apostle,  and  a teacher. 

12  For  the  which  cause  I suffer  also  these  things  : yet 
I am  not  ashamed ; for  I know  him  whom  I have 
believed,  and  I am  persuaded  that  he  is  able  to 
guard  that  which  I have  committed  unto  him 

13  against  that  day.  Hold  the  pattern  of  s' sound 
words  which  thou  hast  heard  from  me,  in  faith  and 


» 2 Cor.  1. 1. 
a Eph.  3.  6.  Tit.  1. 
2.  Heb.  9.  16. 

3 1 Tim.  1.  2. 

* Rom.  1.8.  Eph.  1. 
16. 

6 Acts  22.  3.  & 23.  1. 
& 24.  14.  & 27.  23. 
Rom.  1.  9.  Gal.  1.  14. 

0 1 Thess.  1.  2.  & 3. 
10. 

T ch.  4.  9,  21. 


« 1 Tim.  1.  5.  & 4.  6. 
0 Acts  16. 1. 

10  1 Thess.  6.  19.  1 
Tim.  4.  14. 

11  Rom.  8.  15. 

12  Luke  24.  49.  Acts 

1.  8. 

13  Rom.  1.  16. 

« 1 Tim.  2.  6.  Rev. 

1.  2. 

16  Eph.  3.  1.  Phil. 

1.  7. 


10  Col.  1.  24.  ch.  4. 

6. 

IT  1 Tim.  1.  1.  Tit. 
3.  4. 

18  1 Thess.  4. 7.  Heb. 
3.  1. 

10  Rom.  3.  20.  & 9. 
11.  Tit.  3.  5. 

20  Rom.  8,  28. 

21  Rom.  16. 26.  Eph. 

1.4.  &, 3.  11.  Tit.  1. 

2.  1 Pet.  1.  20. 


22  Rom.  16. 26.  Eph. 
1.  9.  Col.  1.  26.  Tit. 
1.  3.  1 Pet.  1.  20. 

23  1 Cor.  13.  64,  66. 
Heb.  2.  14. 

2<  Acts  9.  15.  Eph. 

3.  7,  8.  1 Tim.  2.  7. 

ch.  4.  17. 

20  Eph.  3.  1.  Ch.  2. 
9. 

20  1 Pet.  4. 19. 

*1  1 Tim.  6.  20. 


2«ver.  18.  ch.  4.  8. 
*0  Ch.  3.  14.  Tit.  1. 
9.  Heb.  10.  23.  ReV. 
2.  25. 

' 30  Rom.  2.  20.  & 6. 
17. 

31  1 Tim.  1.  10.  & 6. 

a. 

33  ch.  2.  2. 

33  1 Tim.  1.  14. 

« Gr.  through* 


h Or,  joy  in  being 
reminded. 

c Gr.  stir  into  flame, 
d Gr.  sobering, 
e Gr.  herald, 
f Or,  that  which  he 
hath  committed  unto 
me.  Gr.  my  deposit, 
g Gr.  healthful. 


330 


II.  TIMOTHY,  II. 


14  That  good  thing  which  was  committed  unto  thee 
keep  by  the  Holy  Ghost  which  dwelleth  in  us. 

15  This  thou  knowest,  that  all  they  which  are  in 
Asia  be  turned  away  from  me  ; of  whom  are  Phy- 
gellus  and  Hermogenes. 

16  The  Lord  give  mercy  unto  the  house  of  One- 
siphorus  ; for  he  oft  refreshed  me,  and  was  not 
ashamed  of  my  chain  : 

17  But,  when  he  was  in  Rome,  he  sought  me  out 
very  diligently,  and  found  me. 

18  The  Lord  grant  unto  him  ^^that  he  may  find 
mercy  of  the  Lord  in  that  day  : and  in  how  many 
things  he  ministered  unto  me  at  Ephesus,  thou  know- 
est very  well. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1 He  is  exhorted  again  to  constancy  and  perseverance,  and  to  do  the  duty 
of  a faithful  servant  of  the  Lord  in  dividing  the  word  aright,  and  stay- 
ing profane  and  vain  babblings.  17  Of  Hymenwus  and  Philetus.  19 
The  foundation  of  the  Lord  is  sure.  22  He  is  taught  tvhereof  to  be- 
ware, and  what  to  follow  after,  and  in  what  sort  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
ought  to  behave  himself. 

Thou  therefore,  ^ my  son,  ^ be  strong  in  the  grace 
that  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

2  ® And  the  things  that  thou  hast  heard  of  me  among 
many  witnesses,  ^ the  same  commit  thou  to  faithful  men, 
who  shall  be  ^able  to  teach  others  also. 

3  ® Thou  therefore  endure  hardness,  as  a good  sol- 
dier of  Jesus  Christ. 

4  ® No  man  that  warreth  entangleth  himself  with 
the  affairs  of  this  life  ; that  he  may  please  him  who 
hath  chosen  him  to  be  a soldier. 

5  And  ® if  a man  also  strive  for  masteries,  yet  is  he 
not  crowned,  except  he  strive  lawfully. 

6  ^°The  husbandman  that  laboureth  must  be  first 
partaker  of  the  fruits. 

7  Consider  what  I say ; and  the  Lord  give  thee  un- 
derstanding in  all  things. 

8  Remember  that  Jesus  Christ  ^^of  the  seed  of 
David  was  raised  from  the  dead  according  to  my 
gospel  : 

9  Wherein  I suffer  trouble,  as  an  evil  doer,  even 
unto  bonds  ; but  the  word  of  God  is  not  bound. 

10  Therefore  I endure  all  things  for  the  elect’s 
sakes,  that  they  may  also  obtain  the  salvation  which 
is  in  Christ  Jesus  with  eternal  glory. 

11  It  is  a faithful  saying  : For  if  we  be  dead 
with  himj  we  shall  also  live  with  him  : 

12  21  If  we  suffer,  we  shall  also  reign  with  him : 22  if 
we  deny  him,  he  also  will  deny  us  : 

13  28  If  we  believe  not,  yet  he  abideth  faithful  : 24  be 
cannot  deny  himself. 

14  Of  these  things  put  them  in  remembrance,  2®  charg- 
ing them  before  the  Lord  26  that  they  strive  not  about 
words  to  no  profit,  hut  to  the  subverting  of  the  hear- 
ers. 


15  Study  to  shew  thyself  approved  unto  God,  a 
workman  that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed,  rightly  divid- 
ing the  word  of  truth. 

16  But  27  shun  profane  and  vain  babblings  : for  they 
will  increase  unto  more  ungodliness. 


M 1 Tim.  6.  20. 

35  Rom.  8.  11. 

36  Acts  19.  10. 

37  ch.  4.  10,  16. 

38  Matt.  5.  7. 

39  ch.  4.  19. 

«6  Philem.  7. 

« ver.  8. 

« Acts  28.  20.  Eph. 

6.  20. 

<3  Matt.  25.  34-10. 


ver.  12.  2 Thess. 

1.  10. 

*6  Heb.  6.  10. 

1 1 Tim.  1.  2.  ch.  1. 

2. 

3 Eph.  6.  10. 

3 ch.  1.  13.  & 3.  10, 
14. 

4 1 Tim.  1.  18. 

6 1 Tim.  3.  2.  Tit.  1. 
9. 

«ch.  1.8.  &4  5. 


7 1 Tim.  1.  18. 

8 1 Cor.  9.  25. 

e 1 Cor.  9.  25,  26. 

10  1 Cor.  9.  10. 

11  Acts  2.  30.  & 13. 
23.  Rom.  1.  3,  4. 

12 1 Cor.  15.  1,  4,  20. 
13  Rom.  2.  16. 

Acts  9.  16.  ch.  1. 

12. 

16  Eph.  3.  1.  Phil. 
1.  7.  Col.  4.  3,  18. 


14  love  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus.  ^That  good  thing 
which  was  committed  unto  thee  guard  through  the 
* Holy  Ghost  which  dwelleth  in  us. 

15  This  thou  knowest,  that  all  that  are  in  Asia  turned 
away  from  me  ; of  whom  are  Phygelus  and  Hermo- 

16  genes.  The  Lord  grant  mercy  unto  the  house  of 
Onesiphorus  : for  he  oft  refreshed  me,  and  was  not 

17  ashamed  of  my  chain  ; but,  when  he  was  in  Rome, 

18  he  sought  me  diligently,  and  found  me  (the  Lord 
grant  unto  him  to  find  mercy  of  the  Lord  in  that 
day)  ; and  in  how  many  things  he  ministered  at 
Ephesus,  thou  knowest  very  well. 


2  Thou  therefore,  my  child,  be  strengthened  in  the 

2 grace  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus.  And  the  things  which 
thou  hast  heard  from  me*  among  many  witnesses, 
the  same  commit  thou  to  faithful  men,  who  shall  be 

3 able  to  teach  others  also.  « Suffer  hardship  with  me, 

4 as  a good  soldier  of  Christ  Jesus.  No  soldier  on 
service  entangleth  himself  in  the  affairs  of  this  life  ; 
that  he  may  please  him  who  enrolled  him  as  a sol- 

5 dier.  And  if  also  a man  contend  in  the  games, 
he  is  not  crowned,  except  he  have  contended  law- 

6 fully.  The  husbandman  that  laboureth  must  be  the 

7 first  to  partake  of  the  fruits.  Consider  what  I say  ; 
for  the  Lord  shall  give  thee  understanding  in  all 

8 things.  Remember  Jesus  Christ,  risen  from  the 
dead,  of  the  seed  of  David,  according  to  my  gospel : 

9 wherein  I suffer  hardship  unto  bonds,  as  a male- 

10  factor  ; but  the  word  of  God  is  not  bound.  There- 
fore I endure  all  things  for  the  elect’s  sake,  that 
they  also  may  obtain  the  salvation  which  is  in  Christ 

11  Jesus  with  eternal  glory.  Faithful  is  the  ^saying  ; 
For  if  we  died  with  him,  we  shall  also  live  with 

12  him  : if  we  endure,  we  shall  also  reign  with  him  : 

13  if  we  shall  deny  him,  he  also  will  deny  us  : if  we 
are  faithless,  he  abideth  faithful ; for  he  cannot 
deny  himself. 


14  Of  these  things  put  them  in  remembrance,  charg- 
ing them  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  that  they  strive 
not  about  words,  to  no  profit,  to  the  subverting  of 

15  them  that  hear.  Give  diligence  to  present  thyself 
approved  unto  God,  a workman  that  needeth  not  to 
be  ashamed,  ‘^handling  aright  the  word  of  truth. 

16  But  shun  profane  babWings  : for  they  will  proceed 


16  Acts  28.  31.  Eph. 
6.19,20.  Phil.  1. 13, 14. 

17  Eph.  3.  13.  Col. 
1.  24. 

18  2 Cor.  1.  6. 

19  1 Tim.  1.  15. 

20  Rom.  6.  6,  8.  2 

Cor.  4.  10. 

21  Rom.  8. 17.  1 Pet. 
4.  13. 

22  Matt.  10. 33.  Mark 
8.  38.  Luke  12.  9. 


23  Rom.  3.  3.  & 9. 

6. 

24  Num.  23.  19. 

25  1 Tim.  5.  21.  & 6. 
13.  ch.  4.  1. 

26  1 Tim.  1.  4.  & 6. 
4.  Tit.  3.  9,  11. 

27 1 Tim.  4.  7.  & 6. 
20.  Tit.  1.  14. 

h 6r.  The  good  de- 
posit. 

i Or,  Holy  Spirit. 


a Or,  Take  thy  part 
in  suffering  hardship, 
as  &c. 

b Or,  saying  ; for  if 
&c. 

c Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  God. 

d Or,  holding  a 
straight  course  in  the 
word  of  truth.  Or, 
rightly  dividing  the 
word  of  truth. 


II.  TIMOTHY,  III. 


331 


17  And  their  word  will  eat  as  doth  a canker  : of 
whom  is  Hyraenaeus  and  Philetus  ; 

18  Who  concerning  the  truth  have  erred,  saying 
that  the  resurrection  is  past  already  ; and  overthrow 
the  faith  of  some. 

19  Nevertheless  ^^the  foundation  of  God  standeth 
sure,  having  this  seal.  The  Lord  ®^knoweth  them  that 
are  his.  And,  Let  every  one  that  nameth  the  name  of 
Christ  depart  from  iniquity. 

20  But  in  a great  house  there  are  not  only  vessels 
of  gold  and  of  silver,  but  also  of  wood  and  of  earth  ; 

and  some  to  honour,  and  some  to  dishonour. 

21  If  a man  therefore  purge  himself  from  these, 
he  shall  be  a vessel  unto  honour,  sanctified,  and  meet 
for  the  master’s  use,  and  prepared  unto  every  good 
work. 

22  Flee  also  youthful  lusts  : but  follow  righteous- 
ness, faith,  charity,  peace,  with  them  that  call  on  the 
Lord  out  of  a pure  heart. 

23  But  foolish  and  unlearned  questions  avoid,  know- 
ing that  they  do  gender  strifes. 

24  And  the  servant  of  the  Lord  must  not  strive  ; 
but  be  gentle  unto  all  men,  apt  to  teach,  patient, 

25  In  meekness  instructing  those  that  oppose  them- 
selves ; if  God  peradventure  will  give  them  repent- 
ance to  the  acknowledging  of  the  truth  ; 

26  And  that  they  may  recover  themselves  ^®out  of 
the  snare  of  the  devil,  who  are  taken  captive  by  him  at 
his  will. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  He  advertiseth  him  of  the  times  to  come,  6 describeth  the  enemies  of  the 
truth,  10  propoundeth  unto  him  his  own  example,  16  and  commendeth 
the  holy  scriptures. 

This  know  also,  that  ^ in  the  last  days  perilous  times 
shall  come. 

2  For  men  shall  be  ^ lovers  of  their  own  selves,  ® co- 
vetous, ^ boasters,  ® proud,  ® blasphemers,  disobedient 
to  parents,  unthankful,  unholy, 

3  ® Without  natural  affection,  ^ trucebreakers,  false 
accusers,  incontinent,  fierce,  despisers  of  those  that  are 
good, 

4  Traitors,  heady,  highminded,  lovers  of  plea- 
sures more  than  lovers  of  God  ; 

5  Having  a form  of  godliness,  but  denying  the 
power  thereof  : from  such  turn  away. 

6  For  of  this  sort  are  they  which  creep  into  houses, 
and  lead  captive  silly  women  laden  with  sins,  led  away 
with  divers  lusts, 

7  Ever  learning,  and  never  able  i®to  come  to  the 
knowledge  of  the  truth. 

8  Nowas  Jannes  and  Jambres  withstood  Moses,  so 
do  these  also  resist  the  truth  : i®  men  of  corrupt  minds, 
reprobate  concerning  the  faith. 

9  But  they  shall  proceed  no  further  : for  their  folly 
shall  be  manifest  unto  all  men,  as  their’s  also  was. 

10  But  thou  hast  fully  known  my  doctrine,  manner 
of  life,  purpose,  faith,  longsuffering,  charity,  patience. 


28  1 Tim.  1.  20. 

2«  1 Tim.  6.  21. 

30  1 Cor.  15.  12. 

31  Matt.  24.  24.  Rom. 
8.  35.  1 John  2.  19. 

32Nah.  1.  7.  John 
10.  14,  27.  See  Num. 
16.  5. 

33  1 Tim.  3.  15. 

31  Rom.  9.  21. 

35  See  Is.  52.  11. 

38  ch.  3.  17.  Tit.  3. 


37 1 Tim.  6.  11. 

38  Acts  9.  14.  1 Cor. 

1.  2. 

30  1 Tim.  1.  5.  & 4. 
12. 

10  ver.  16.  1 Tim.  1. 
4.  & 4.  7.  & 6.  4.  Tit. 
^ 0 

11  Tit.  3.  2. 

12  1 Tim.  3.  2, 3.  Tit. 
1.  9. 

13  Gal.  6.  1.  1 Tim. 
6.  11.  1 Pet.  3.  15. 


11  Acts  8.  22. 

<5  1 Tim.  2.  4.  ch.  3. 
7.  Tit.  1.  1. 

18  1 Tim.  3.  7. 

1 1 Tim.  4.  1.  ch.  4. 
3.  2 Pet.  3.  3.  1 John 
2.  18.  Jude  18. 

2 Phil.  2.  21. 

3 2 Pet.  2.  3. 

1 Jude  16. 

5 1 Tim.  6.  4. 

0 1 Tim.  1.20.  2 Pet. 
2.  12.  Jude  10. 


17  further  in  ungodliness,  and  their  word  will  « eat  as 
doth  a gangrene  : of  whom  is  Hymenseus  and  Phile- 

18  tus  ; men  who  concerning  the  truth  have  erred, 
saying  that  'J  the  resurrection  is  past  already,  and 

19  overthrow  the  faith  of  some.  Howbeit  the  firm 
foundation  of  God  standeth,  having  this  seal.  The 
Lord  knoweth  them  that  are  his  : and.  Let  every 
one  that  nameth  the  name  of  the  Lord  depart  from 

20  unrighteousness.  Now  in  a great  house  there  are 
not  only  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver,  but  also  of 
wood  and  of  earth  ; and  some  unto  honour,  and 

21  some  unto  dishonour.  If  a man  therefore  purge 
himself  from  these,  he  shall  be  a vessel  unto  honour, 
sanctified,  meet  for  the  master’s  use,  prepared  unto 

22  every  good  work.  But  flee  youthful  lusts,  and  fol- 
low after  righteousness,  faith,  love,  peace,  with  them 

23  that  call  on  the  Lord  out  of  a pure  heart.  But 
foolish  and  ignorant  questionings  refuse,  knowing 

24  that  they  gender  strifes.  And  the  Lord’s  * servant 
must  not  strive,  but  be  gentle  towards  all,  apt  to 

25  teach,  forbearing,  in  meekness  ’correcting  them 
that  oppose  themselves  ; if  peradventure  God  may 
give  them  repentance  unto  the  knowledge  of  the 

26  truth,  and  they  may  ■>  recover  themselves  out  of  the 
snare  of  the  devil,  having  been  ^ taken  captive  ^ by 
the  Lord’s  servant  unto  the  will  of  God. 


3  But  know  this,  that  in  the  last  days  grievous 

2 times  shall  come.  For  men  shall  be  lovers  of  self, 
lovers  of  money,  boastful,  haughty,  railers,  dis- 

3 obedient  to  parents,  unthankful,  unholy,  without 
natural  affection,  implacable,  slanderers,  without  self- 

4 control,  fierce,  no  lovers  of  good,  traitors,  headstrong, 
puffed  up,  lovers  of  pleasure  rather  than  lovers  of 

5 God  ; holding  a form  of  godliness,  but  having  denied 
the  power  thereof : from  these  also  turn  away. 

6 For  of  these  are  they  that  creep  into  houses,  and 
take  captive  silly  women  laden  with  sins,  led  away 

7 by  divers  lusts,  ever  learning,  and  never  able  to 

8 come  to  the  knowledge  of  the  truth.  And  like  as 
Jannes  and  Jambres  withstood  Moses,  so  do  these 
also  withstand  the  truth  ; men  corrupted  in  mind, 

9 reprobate  concerning  the  faith.  But  they  shall  pro- 
ceed no  further  : for  their  folly  shall  be  evident  unto 

10  all  men,  as  theirs  also  came  to  be.  But  thou  didst 
follow  my  teaching,  conduct,  purpose,  faith,  longsuf- 


7 Rom.  1.  30. 

8 Rom.  1.  31. 

« Rom.  1.  31. 

10  2 Pet.  3.  3. 

11  2 Pet.  2.  10. 
i2Phil.  3.  19.  2 Pet. 

2.  13,  <Src.  Jude  4,  19. 

13  1 Tim.  5.  8.  Tit. 
1.  10. 

1^2  Thess.  3.  6.  1 

Tim.  0.  6. 

15  Matt.  23.  14.  Tit. 

1.  11. 


18  1 Tim.  2.  4. 

11  Ex.  7.  11. 

18  1 Tim.  0.  5. 

10  Rom.  1.28.  2 Cor. 
13.  5.  Tit.  1.  10. 

20  Ex.  7.  12.  & 8.  18. 
& 9.  11. 

21  Phil.  2.  22.  ITim. 
4.  G. 

e Or,  spread, 
f Gr.  missed  the 
mark, 

g Some  ancient  au* 


thorities  read  a resur- 
rection. 

h Gr.  bond-servant. 

i Or,  instructing. 

j Gr.  return  to  sober- 
ness. 

k Gr.  taken  alive. 

I Or,  by  the  devil, 
unto  the  will  of  God. 
Gr.  by  him,  unto  the 
will  of  him.  In  the 
Greek  the  two  pro- 
nouns are  different. 


332 


II.  TIMOTHY,  IV. 


11  Persecutions,  afflictions,  which  came  unto  me  at 
Antioch,  ^®at  Iconium,  ^^at  Lystra  ; what  persecutions 
I endured  : but  ^^out  of  them  all  the  Lord  delivered 
me. 

12  Yea,  and  all  that  will  live  godly  in  Christ  Jesus 
shall  suffer  persecution. 

13  But  evil  men  and  seducers  shall  wax  worse  and 
worse,  deceiving,  and  being  deceived. 

14  But  continue  thou  in  the  things  which  thou  hast 
learned  and  hast  been  assured  of,  knowing  of  whom 
thou  hast  learned  them  ; 

15  And  that  from  a child  thou  hast  known  ^9  the  holy 
scriptures,  which  are  able  to  make  thee  wise  unto  salva- 
tion through  faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

16  *9  All  scripture  is  given  by  inspiration  of  God, 
81  and  is  profitable  for  doctrine,  for  reproof,  for  correc- 
tion, for  instruction  in  righteousness  ; 

17  82  That  the  man  of  God  may  be  perfect,  83  through- 
ly furnished  unto  all  good  works. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  exhorteth  him  to  do  his  duty  with  all  care  and  diligence,  6 certifieth 
him  of  thenearness  of  his  death,  9 willeth  him  to  come  speedily  unto 
him,,  and  to  briny  Marcus  with  him,  and  certain  other  things  which  he 
wrote  for,  14  warneth  him  to  beware  of  Alexander  the  S7nith,  16  m- 
formeth  him  what  had  befallen  him  at  his  first  answering,  19  and  soon 
after  he  concludeth. 

II  CHARGE  thee  therefore  before  God,  and  the  Lord 
elesus  Christ,  ^ who  shall  judge  the  quick  and  the 
dead  at  his  appearing  and  his  kingdom  ; 

2  Preach  the  word ; be  instant  in  season,  out  of  sea- 
son ; reprove,  8 rebuke,  ^ exhort  with  all  longsuffering 
and  doctrine. 

3  8 For  the  time  will  come  when  they  will  not  endure 
9 sound  doctrine  ; but  after  their  own  lusts  shall  they 
heap  to  themselves  teachers,  h^iiigitcliin^  ears  ; 

4  And  they  shall  turn  away  their  ears  from  ithe  truth, 
and  8 shall  be  turned  unto  fables. 

5  But  watch  thou  in  all  things,  ® endure  afflictions,  do 
the  work  of  ^^an  evangelist,  make  full  proof  of  thy 
ministry. 

6  For  1 am  now  ready  to  be  offered,  and  the  time 
of  12  my  departure  is  at  hand. 

7  18 1 have  fought  a good  fight,  I have  finished  my 
course,  I have  kept  the  faith  : 

8  Henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  i^  a crown  of 
righteousness,  which  the  Lord,  the  righteous  judge,  shall 
give  me  i^  at  that  day  : and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all 
them  also  that  love  his  appearing. 

9  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  shortly  unto  me  : 

10  For  i®Demas  hath  forsaken  me,  n having  loved 
this  present  world,  and  is  departed  unto  Thessalonica  ; 
Crescens  to  Galatia,  Titus  unto  Dalmatia. 

11  18  Only  19  Luke  is  with  me.  Take  20  Mark,  and 
bring  him  with  thee  : for  he  is  profitable  to  me  for  the 
ministry. 

12  And  21  Tychicus  have  I sent  to  Ephesus. 

13  The  cloke  that  I left  at  Troas  with  Carpus,  when 
thou  comest,  bring  with  thee,  and  the  books,  hut  especially 
the  parchments. 


w Acts  13.  45,  50. 

23  Acts  14.  2,  5. 

24  Acts  14.  19,  &c. 

25  Ps.  34.  19.  2 Cor. 
1.  10.  ch.  4.  17. 

26  Ps.  34.  19.  Matt. 

16.  24.  .John  17.  14. 
Acts  14.  22.  1 Cor. 

15.  19.  1 Thess.  3. 

3. 

2-  2 TI1P..S.S.  2.  11.  1 

Till).  4.1.  cli.  2.  16. 


28  ch.  1.  13.  & 2.  2. 

23  John  5.  39. 
so  2 Pet.  1.  20,  21. 

51  Rom.  15.  4. 

52  1 Tim.  6.  11. 

53  ch.  2.  21. 

1 1  Tim.  5.  21.  & 6. 
13.  ch.  2.  14. 

2 Acts  10.  42. 

3 1 Tim.  5.  20.  Tit. 
1.  13.  & 2.  15. 

4 1 Tim.  4.  13. 


6  ch.  3.  1. 

6 1 Tim.  1.  10. 

7 ch.  3.  6. 

8 1 Tim.  1.  4.  & 4.  7. 
Tit.  1.  14. 

9 ch.  1.  8.  & 2.  3. 

10  Acts  21.  8.  Eph. 
4.  11. 

Phil.  2.  17. 

12  Phil.  1.  23.  See  2 
Pet.  1.  14. 

13  1 Cor.  9.  24,  25. 


11  fering,  love,  patience,  persecutions,  sufferings  ; what 
things  befell  me  at  Antioch,  at  Iconium,  at  Lystra  ; 
what  persecutions  I endured  : and  out  of  them  all 

12  the  Lord  delivered  me.  Yea,  and  all  that  would  live 

13  godly  in  Christ  Jesus  shall  suffer  persecution.  But 
evil  men  and  impostors  shall  wax  worse  and  worse, 

14  deceiving  and  being  deceived.  But  abide  thou  in 
the  things  which  thou  hast  learned  and  hast  been 
assured  of,  knowing  of  “whom  thou  hast  learned 

15  them  ; and  that  from  a babe  thou  hast  known  the 
sacred  writings  which  are  able  to  make  thee  wise 
unto  salvation  through  faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

16  ^ Every  scripture  inspired  of  God  is  also  profitable 
for  teaching,  for  reproof,  for  correction,  for  ^ instruc- 

17  tion  which  is  in  righteousness  : that  the  man  of  God 
may  be  complete,  furnished  completely  unto  every 
good  work. 


4  “I  charge  thee  in  the  sight  of  God,  and  of  Christ 
Jesus,  who  shall  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead,  and 

2 by  his  appearing  and  his  kingdom  ; preach  the  word  ; 
be  instant  in  season,  out  of  season ; ^ reprove,  rebuke, 

3 exhort,  with  all  longsuffering  and  teaching.  For  the 
time  will  come  when  they  will  not  endure  the  ^ sound 
‘^doctrine  ; but,  having  itching  ears,  will  heap  to 

4 themselves  teachers  after  their  own  lusts  ; and  will 
turn  away  their  ears  from  the  truth,  and  turn  aside 

5 unto  fables.  But  be  thou  sober  in  all  things,  suffer 
hardship,  do  the  work  of  an  evangelist,  fulfil  thy 

6 ministry.  For  I am  already  being  « offered,  and  the 

7 time  of  my  departure  is  come.  I have  fought  the 
good  fight,  I have  finished  the  course,  I have  kept 

8 the  faith  : henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  the 
crown  of  righteousness,  which  the  Lord,  the  righteous 
judge,  shall  give  to  me  at  that  day : and  not  only 
to  me,  but  also  to  all  them  that  have  loved  h^ 
appearing. 


9  10  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  shortly  unto  me  : for 
Demas  forsook  me,  having  loved  this  present  ^ world, 
and  went  to  Thessalonica  ; Crescens  to  ^ Galatia, 

11  Titus  to  Dalmatia.  Only  Luke  is  with  me.  Take 
Mark,  and  bring  him  with  thee  : for  he  is  useful  to 

12  me  for  ministering.  But  Tychicus  I sent  to  Ephesus. 

13  The  cloke  that  I left  at  Troas  with  Carpus,  bring 
when  thou  comest,  and  the  books,  especially  the 


PhU.  3.  14.  1 Tim.  6. 
12.  Heb.  12.  1. 

14  1 Cor.  9.  25.  Jam. 

1.  12.  1 Pet.  5. 4.  Rev. 

2.  10. 

15  ch.  1.  12. 

16  Col.  4. 14.  Philein. 
24. 

17  1 John  2.  15. 

18  See  ch.  1.  15. 

19  Col.  4. 14.  Philem. 
24. 


20  Actb  12.  25.  & 15. 
37.  Col.  4.  10. 

21  Acts  20.  4.  Eph. 
6.  21.  Col.  4.  7.  Tit. 
3.  12. 

a Gr.  what  persons, 
b Or,  Every  scrip- 
ture is  inspired  of 
God,  and  profitable, 
c Or,  discipline, 
a Or,  I testify,  in 
the  sight  . . . dead. 


both  of  his  appearing 
&c. 

b Or,  bring  to  the 
proof. 

c Gr.  healthful, 
d Or,  teaching, 
e Gr.  poured  out  as 
a drink-offering, 
f Or,  age. 
g Or,  Gaul. 


TITUS,  I. 


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14  Alexander  the  coppersmith  did  me  much  evil : 
2*  the  Lord  reward  him  according  to  his  works  : 

15  Of  whom  be  thou  ware  also  ; for  he  hath  greatly 
withstood  our  words. 

16  At  my  first  answer  no  man  stood  with  me,  ^4  but 
all  men  forsook  me  : I pray  God  that  it  may  not  be 
laid  to  their  charge. 

17  26  withstanding  the  Lord  stood  with  me,  and 
strengthened  me  ; that  by  me  the  preaching  might  be 
fully  known,  and  that  all  the  Gentiles  might  hear  : and 
I was  delivered  28  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  lion. 

18  29  And  the  Lord  shall  deliver  me  from  every  evil 
work,  and  will  preserve  m£  unto  his  heavenly  kingdom  : 

to  whom  he  glory  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

19  Salute  Prisca  and  Aquila,  and  ®2  the  household 
of  Onesiphorus. 

20  2®Erastus  abode  at  Corinth  : but  Trophimus 
have  I left  at  Miletum  sick. 

21  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  before  winter.  Eubu- 
lus  greeteth  thee,  and  Pudens,  and  Linus,  and  Claudia, 
and  all  the  brethren. 

22  ®®The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he  with  thy  spirit.  Grace 
he  with  you.  Amen. 

IT  The  second  epistle  unto  Timotheus,  ordained  the  first  bishop  of  the 
church  of  the  Ephesians,  was  written  from  Rome,  when  Paul  was 
brought  before  Nero  the  second  time. 


14  parchments.  Alexander  the  coppersmith  ^ did  me 
much  evil  : the  Lord  will  render  to  him  according  to 

15  his  works  : of  whom  he  thou  ware  also  ; for  he 

16  greatly  withstood  our  words.  At  my  first  defence 
no  one  took  my  part,  but  all  forsook  me  : may  it  not 

17  be  laid  to  their  account.  But  the  Lord  stood  by  me, 
and  * strengthened  me  ; that  through  me  the  ^ mes- 
sage might  be  fully  proclaimed,  and  that  all  the 
Gentiles  might  hear  : and  I was  delivered  out  of  the 

18  mouth  of  the  lion.  The  Lord  will  deliver  me  from 
every  evil  work,  and  will  save  me  unto  his  heavenly 
kingdom  : to  whom  he  the  glory  * for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

19  Salute  Prisca  and  Aquila,  and  the  house  of  One- 

20  siphorus.  Erastus  abode  at  Corinth  : but  Trophimus 

21  I left  at  Miletus  sick.  Do  thy  diligence  to  come 
before  winter.  Eubulus  saluteth  thee,  and  Pudens, 
and  Linus,  and  Claudia,  and  all  the  brethren. 

22  The  Lord  be  with  thy  spirit.  Grace  be  with  you. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO 

TITUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 For  what  end  Titus  was  left  in  Crete.  6 How  they  that  are  to  be  chosen 
ministers  ought  to  be  qualified.  11  The  mouths  of  evil  teachers  to  be 
stopped : 12  and  what  manner  of  men  they  be. 

AUL,  a servant  of  God,  and  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ,  according  to  the  faith  of  God’s  elect,  and 
^ the  acknowledging  of  the  truth  2 which  is  after  godli- 
ness ; 

2 ® In  hope  of  eternal  life,  which  God,  ^ that  cannot 
lie,  promised  ® before  the  world  began  ; 

3 ® But  hath  in  due  times  manifested  his  word  through 
preaching,  which  is  committed  unto  me  ® according  to 
the  commandment  of  God  our  Saviour  ; 

4 To  ® Titus,  ^^mine  own  son  after  ^^the  common 
faith  : ^2  Grace,  merc}'^,  and  peace,  from  God  the  Father 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour. 

5 For  this  cause  left  I thee  in  Crete,  that  thou  should- 
est  set  in  order  the  things  that  are  wanting,  and  or- 
dain elders  in  every  city,  as  I had  appointed  thee  : 

6 If  any  he  blameless,  the  husband  of  one  wife, 
having  faithful  children  not  accused  of  riot  or  unruly. 

7 For  a bishop  must  be  blameless,  as  i®the  steward 

22  Acts  19.  33.  1 Tim.  29  pg.  121.  7.  36  Gal.  6. 18.  Philem. 

1.20.  30  Rom.  11.  30.  Gal.  25. 

23  2 Sam.  3.  39.  Ps.  1.  5.  Heb.  13.  21.  1 2 Tim.  2.  25. 

28.  4.  Rev.  18.  6.  3i  Acts  18.  2.  Rom.  2 1 Tim.  3.  IG.  & 6. 

24  ch.  1.  15.  16.  3.  3. 

25  Acts  7.  GO.  32  ch.  1.  16.  3 2 Tim.  1.  1.  ch.  3. 

26  Matt.  10. 19.  Acts  33  Acts  19.  22.  Rom.  7. 

23.  11.  & 27.  23.  16.  23.  “ Ninn.  '23.  19.  2 

27  Acts  9.  15.  & 26.  34  Acts  20.  4.  & 21.  Tim.  2.  13. 

17, 18.  Eph.  3.  8.  29.  s Rom.  16.  25.  2 

28  Ps.  22.  21.  2 Pet.  35  ver.  9.  Tim.  1.9.  1 Pet.  1. 

2.  9.  20. 


1 Paul,  a “ servant  of  God,  and  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ,  according  to  the  faith  of  God’s  elect,  and  the 
knowledge  of  the  truth  which  is  according  to  godli- 

2 ness,  in  hope  of  eternal  life,  which  God,  who  cannot 

3 lie,  promised  before  times  eternal  ; but  in  ^ his  own 
seasons  manifested  his  word  in  the  ^ message,  where- 
with I was  intrusted  according  to  the  commandment 

4 of  God  our  Saviour  ; to  Titus,  my  true  child  after  a 
common  faith  : Grace  and  peace  from  God  the  Fa- 
ther and  Christ  Jesus  our  Saviour. 


5 For  this  cause  left  I thee  in  Crete,  that  thou 
shouldest  set  in  order  the  things  that  were  wanting, 
and  appoint  elders  in  every  city,  as  I gave  thee 

6 charge  ; if  any  man  is  blameless,  the  husband  of  one 
wife,  liaving  children  that  believe,  who  are  not  ac- 

7 cused  of  riot  or  unruly.  For  the  ^ bishop  must  be 

6 2 Tim.  1.  10.  72  Eph.  1.  2.  Col.  1.  h Gr.  shewed. 

7 1 Thess.  2.  4.  1 2.  1 Tim.  1.  2.  2 Tim.  i Or,  gave  me  power. 

Tim.  1.  11.  1.  2.  j Or,  proclamation. 

8 1 Tim.  1.  1.  & 2.  3.  73  1 Cor.  11.  34.  k Gr.  unto  the  ages 

& 4.  10.  74  Acts  14.  23.  2 Tim.  of  the  ages. 

6 2 Cor.  2.  13.  Si  7.  2.  2.  a Gr.  bond-servant. 

13.  & 8.  6, 16, 23.  & 12.  i®  1 Tim.  3.  2,  &c.  b Or,  its. 

18.  Gal.  2.  3.  70  1 Tim.  3.  12.  c Or,  proclamation. 

70  1 Tim.  1.  2.  77  1 Tim.  3.  4,  12.  d Or,  overseer. 

77  Rom.  1.12.  2 Cor.  78  Matt.  24. 45. 1 Cor. 

4.  13.  2 Pet.  1.  1.  4.  1,  2. 


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TITUS,  II. 


of  God  ; not  self  willed,  not  soon  angry,  not  given  to 
wine,  no  striker,  not  given  to  filthy  lucre  ; 

8 But  a lover  of  hospitality,  a lover  of  good  men, 
sober,  just,  holy,  temperate  ; 

9 2^  Holding  fast  23  the  faithful  word  as  he  hath  been 
taught,  that  he  may  be  able  24  by  sound  doctrine  both 
to  exhort  and  to  convince  the  gainsayers. 

10  For  23  there  are  many  unruly  and  vain  talkers  and 
26  deceivers,  27  specially  they  of  the  circumcision  : 

11  Whose  mouths  must  be  stopped,  28  ^bo  subvert 
whole  houses,  teaching  things  which  they  ought  not, 
22  for  filthy  lucre’s  sake. 

12  62  One  of  themselves,  even  a prophet  of  their  own, 
said.  The  Cretians  are  alway  liars,  evil  beasts,  slow 
bellies. 

13  This  witness  is  true.  6i  Wherefore  rebuke  them 
sharply,  that  they  may  be  62  sound  in  the  faith  ; 

14  63Xot  giving  heed  to  Jewish  fables,  and  64  com- 
mandments of  men,  that  turn  from  the  truth. 

15  65  Unto  the  pure  all  things  are  pure  : but  6®  unto 
them  that  are  defiled  and  unbelieving  is  nothing  pure  ; 
but  even  their  mind  and  conscience  is  defiled. 

16  They  profess  that  they  know  God  ; but  67  in  works 
they  deny  him^  being  abominable,  and  disobedient, 
68  and  unto  every  good  work  reprobate. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Directions  given  unto  Titus  both  for  his  doctrine  and  life.  9 Of  the 
duty  of  servants,  and  in  general  of  all  Christians. 

But  speak  thou  the  things  which  become  ^ sound 
doctrine  : 

2  That  the  aged  men  be  sober,  grave,  temperate, 
2 sound  in  faith,  in  charity,  in  patience. 

3  6 The  aged  women  likewise,  that  they  he  in  behaviour 
as  becometh  holiness,  not  false  accusers,  not  given  to 
much  wine,  teachers  of  good  things  ; 

4  That  they  may  teach  the  young  women  to  be  sober, 
^ to  love  their  husbands,  to  love  their  children, 

5  To  he  discreet,  chaste,  keepers  at  home,  good, 
® obedient  to  their  own  husbands,  ^ that  the  word  of  God 
be  not  blasphemed. 

6  Young  men  likewise  exhort  to  be  sober  minded. 

7  ^ In  all  things  shewing  thyself  a pattern  of  good 
works : in  doctrine  shewing  imcorruptness,  gravity, 
8 sincerity, 

8  ® Sound  speech,  that  cannot  be  condemned  ; ^2  that 
he  that  is  of  the  contrary  part  may  be  ashamed,  hav- 
ing no  evil  thing  to  say  of  you. 

9  Exhort  ^2  servants  to  be  obedient  unto  their  own 
masters,  and  to  please  them  well  ^6  in  all  things  ; not  an- 
swering again  ; 

10  Not  purloining,  but  shewing  all  good  fidelity  ; 
that  they  may  adorn  the  doctrine  of  God  our  Saviour 
in  all  things. 

11  For  18  the  grace  of  God  that  bringeth  salvation 
16  hath  appeared  to  aU  men, 


19  Lev.  10.  9.  Eph. 
5.  18.  1 Tim.  3.  3,  8. 

20  1 Tim.  3.  3,  8.  1 
Pet.  5.  2. 

21 1 Tim.  3.  2. 

22  2 Thess.  2.  15.  2 
Tim.  1.  13. 

23  1 Tim.  1.  15.  & 4. 
9.  & 6.  3.  2 Tim.  2. 
2. 

24  1 Tim.  1.  10.  & 6. 

3.  2 Tim.  4.  3.  ch. 

2.  1. 

25  1 Tim.  1.  6. 


20  Rom.  16.  18. 

21  Acts  15.  1. 

28  Matt.  23.  14.  2 

Tim.  3.  6. 

29  1 Tim.  6.  5. 

30  Acts  17.  28. 

312  Cor.  13.  10.  2 
Tim.  4.  2. 

32  ch.  2.  2. 

33  1 Tim.  1.  4.  & 4. 
7.  2 Tim.  4.  4. 

34  Is.  29.  13.  Matt. 
15.  9,  Col.  2.  22. 


35  Luke  11.  39,  40, 
41.  Rom.  14.  14,  20. 
1 Cor.  6.  12.  & 10. 
23,  25.  1 Tim.  4.  3, 

4. 

36  Rom.  14.  23. 

37  2Tim.  3.  5.  Jude 
4. 

38  Rom.  1. 28.  2 Tim. 
3 8 

1 i Tim.  1.  10.  & 6, 
3.  2 Tim.  1.  13.  ch.  1. 
9. 

2 ch.  1.  13. 


blameless,  as  God’s  steward  ; not  selfwilled,  not 
soon  angry,  ^no  brawler,  no  striker,  not  greedy  of 

8 filthy  lucre  ; but  given  to  hospitality,  a lover  of 

9 good,  soberminded,  just,  holy,  temperate  ; holding 
to  the  faithful  word  which  is  according  to  the  teach- 
ing, that  he  may  be  able  both  to  exhort  in  the 
^ sound  ^ doctrine,  and  to  convict  the  gainsayers. 

10  For  there  are  many  unruly  men,  vain  talkers  and 

11  deceivers,  specially  they  of  the  circumcision,  whose 
mouths  must  be  stopped  ; men  who  overthrow  whole 
houses,  teaching  things  which  they  ought  not,  for 

12  filthy  lucre’s  sake.  One  of  themselves,  a prophet  of 
their  own,  said,  Cretans  are  alway  liars,  evil  beasts, 

13  idle  * gluttons.  This  testimony  is  true.  For  which 
cause  reprove  them  sharply,  that  they  may  be  * sound 

14  in  the  faith,  not  giving  heed  to  Jewish  fables,  and 
commandments  of  men  who  turn  away  from  the 

15  truth.  To  the  pure  all  things  are  pure  : but  to 
them  that  are  defiled  and  unbelieving  nothing  is 
pure  ; but  both  their  mind  and  their  conscience  are 

16  defiled.  They  profess  that  they  know  God  ; but  by 
their  works  they  deny  him,  being  abominable,  and 
disobedient,  and  unto  every  good  work  reprobate. 


2  But  speak  thou  the  things  which  befit  the  “ sound 

2 8 doctrine  : that  aged  men  be  temperate,  grave, 
soberminded,  sound  in  faith,  in  love,  in  patience  : 

3 that  aged  women  likewise  be  reverent  in  demea- 
nour, not  slanderers  nor  enslaved  to  much  wine, 

4 teachers  of  that  which  is  good  ; that  they  may  train 
the  young  women  to  love  their  husbands,  to  love 

5 their  children,  to  he  soberminded,  chaste,  workers  at 
home,  kind,  being  in  subjection  to  their  own  hus- 
bands, that  the  word  of  God  be  not  blasphemed  : 

6 the  younger  men  likewise  exhort  to  be  soberminded  : 

7 in  aU  things  shewing  thyself  an  ensample  of  good 
works  ; in  thy  doctrine  shewing  uncorruptness,  gra- 

8 vity,  sound  speech,  that  cannot  be  condemned  ; that 
he  that  is  of  the  contrary  part  may  be  ashamed,  hav- 

9 ing  no  evil  thing  to  say  of  us.  Exhort  ‘^servants 
to  be  in  subjection  to  their  own  masters,  and  to  be 
well-pleasing  to  them  in  all  things  ; not  gainsaying  ; 

10  not  purloining,  but  shewing  all  good  fidelity  ; that 
they  may  adorn  the  doctrine  of  God  our  Saviour  in 

11  all  things.  For  the  grace  of  God  « hath  appeared, 


3 1 Tim.  2.  9,  10.  & 
3.  11.  1 Pet.  3.  3,  4. 

4 1 Tim.  5.  14. 

6 1 Cor.  14.  34,  Eph. 
6.  22.  Col.  3.  18.  1 
Tim.  2.  11.  1 Pet.  3. 1, 
6. 

6 Rom.  2,  24,  1 Tim. 

6.  1. 

7 1 Tim  4, 12.  1 Pet. 

5.  3. 

8 Eph.  6.  24. 

9 1 Tim.  6.  3. 

49  Neh.  5.  9.  1 Tim, 


5.  14,  1 Pet.  2. 12, 16. 
& 3.  16. 

n 2 Thess.  3.  14, 
i2Eph.  6.  6.  Col.  3. 
22.  1 Tim.  6.  1,  2.  1 
Pet.  2.  18. 

43  Eph.  6.  24. 

14  Matt.  6.  16.  Phil. 

2.  15. 

45  Rom.  5.  16.  ch. 

3.  4,  6,  1 Pet.  6.  12. 

46  Luke  3.  6.  John 
1.  9.  1 Tim.  2.  4. 


e Or,  not  quarrel- 
some over  wine. 

/ Gr.  healthful. 

Or,  teaching. 

Gr.  bellies, 
i Gr.  healthy. 
a Gr.  healthful, 
b Or,  teaching, 
c Gr.  healthy, 
d Gr.  bond-serv 
e Or,  hath  appt 
to  all  men,  hrii 
salvation. 


TITUS,  III. 


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12  Teaching  us  ^’^that,  denying  ungodliness  ^®and 
worldly  lusts,  we  should  live  soberly,  righteously,  and 
godly,  in  this  present  world  ; 

13  Looking  for  that  blessed  hope,  and  the  glori- 
ous appearing  of  the  great  God  and  our  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ  ; 

14  Who  gave  himself  for  us,  that  he  might  redeem 
us  from  all  iniquity,  and  purify  unto  himself  a pe- 
culiar people,  zealous  of  good  works. 

15  These  things  speak,  and  exhort,  and  rebuke  with 
all  authority.  Let  no  man  despise  thee. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Ti/us  is  yet  further  directed  by  Paul,  both  concerning  the  things  he 
should  teach,  and  not  teach.  10  He  is  willed  also  to  reject  obstinate 
hereticks:  12  which  done,  he  appointeth  him  both  time  and  place, 
wherein  he  should  come  unto  him,  and  so  concludeth. 

PUT  them  in  mind  ^to  be  subject  to  principalities 
and  powers,  to  obey  magistrates,  ^ to  be  ready  to 
every  good  work, 

2  3 To  speak  evil  of  no  man,  ^ to  be  no  brawlers,  hut 
® gentle,  shewing  all  ® meekness  unto  all  men. 

3  For  we  ourselves  also  were  sometimes  foolish,  dis- 
obedient, deceived,  serving  divers  lusts  and  pleasures, 
living  in  malice  and  envy,  hateful,  and  hating  one  an- 
other. 

4  But  after  that  ® the  kindness  and  love  of  ^ God  our 
Saviour  toward  man  appeared, 

5  ^°Not  by  works  of  righteousness  which  we  have 
done,  but  according  to  his  mercy  he  saved  us,  by  the 
washing  of  regeneration,  and  renewing  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  ; 

6  Which  he  shed  on  us  abundantly  through  J esus 
Christ  our  Saviour  ; 

7  That  being  justified  by  his  grace,  we  should  be 
made  heirs  according  to  the  hope  of  eternal  life. 

8  This  is  a faithful  saying,  and  these  things  I will 
that  thou  affirm  constantly,  that  they  which  have  be- 
lieved in  God  might  be  careful  to  maintain  good 
works.  These  things  are  good  and  profitable  unto  men. 

9  But  avoid  foolish  questions,  and  genealogies,  and 
contentions,  and  strivings  about  the  law  ; for  they  are 
unprofitable  and  vain. 

10  A man  that  is  an  heretick  after  the  first  and 
second  admonition  reject ; 

11  Knowing  that  he  that  is  such  is  subverted,  and 
sinneth,  ^2  being  condemned  of  himself. 

12  When  I shall  send  Artemas  unto  thee,  or  ^3  Tych- 
icus,  be  diligent  to  come  unto  me  to  Nicopolis  : for  I 
have  determined  there  to  winter. 

13  Bring  Zenas  the  lawyer  and  ^^Apollos  on  their 
journey  diligently,  that  nothing  be  wanting  unto  them. 

14  And  let  our’s  also  learn  to  maintain  good  works 
for  necessary  uses,  that  they  be  not  unfruitful. 

15  All  that  are  with  me  salute  thee.  Greet  them 
that  love  us  in  the  faith.  Grace  be  with  you  all.  Amen. 
H It  was  written  to  Titus,  ordained  the  first  bishop  of  the  church  of 
the  Cretians,  from  Nicopolis  of  Macedonia. 

” Luke  1.  75.  Rom.  23  Heb.  9.  14.  e Phii.  4.  6. 

6.  19.  Eph.  1.  4.  Col.  24  Ex.  15.  16.  & 19.  6 Eph.  4.  2.  CoL 

1.  22.  1 Thess.  4.  7.  5.  Deut.  7.  6.  & 14.  2.  3.  12. 

»8  1 Pet.  4. 2,  IJohn  & 26.  18.  1 Pet.  2.  9.  t 1 Cor.  6.  11.  Eph. 

2.  16.  26  Eph.  2.  10.  ch.  2.  1.  Col.  1.  21.  & 

19  1 Cor.  1.  7.  Phil.  3.  8.  3.  7.  1 Pet.  4.  3. 

3.  20.  2 Pet.  3.  12.  2c  2 Tim.  4.  2.  8 ch.  2.  11. 

20  Acts  24.  15.  Col.  27  1 Tim.  4.  12.  » 1 Tim.  2.  3. 

1.  5,  23.  ch.  1.  2.  & 1 Rom.  13.  1.  1 Pet.  10  Rom.  3.  20.  & 9. 

3.  7.  2.  13.  11.  & 11.  6.  Gal.  2.  16. 

21  Col.  3.  4.  2 Tim.  2 Col.  1.  10.  2 Tim.  Eph.  2.  4,  8,  9.  2 Tim. 
4. 1,  8.  Heb.  9.  28.  1 2.  21.  Heb.  13.  21.  1.  9. 

Pet.  1.  7.  1 John  3.  2.  3 Eph.  4.  31.  n John  3.  3,  5.  Eph. 

22  Gal.  1.  4.  & 2.  20.  * 2 Tim.  2.  24,  25.  5.  26.  1 Pet.  3.  21. 

Eph.  5.  2.  1 Tim.  2.  6.  12  Ezek.  36.  25.  Joel 


12  bringing  salvation  to  all  men,  instructing  us,  to  the 
intent  that,  denying  ungodliness  and  worldly  lusts, 
we  should  live  soberly  and  righteously  and  godly  in 

13  this  present  world ; looking  for  the  blessed  hope 
and  appearing  of  the  glory  ^ of  our  great  God  and 

14  Saviour  Jesus  Christ ; who  gave  himself  for  us,  that 
he  might  redeem  us  from  all  iniquity,  and  purify 
unto  himself  a people  for  his  own  possession,  zea- 
lous of  good  works. 

15  These  things  speak  and  exhort  and  reprove  with 
all  * authority.  Let  no  man  despise  thee. 


3  Put  them  in  mind  to  be  in  subjection  to  rulers,  to 
authorities,  to  be  obedient,  to  be  ready  unto  every 

2 good  work,  to  speak  evil  of  no  man,  not  to  be  con- 
tentious, to  be  gentle,  shewing  all  meekness  toward 

3 all  men.  For  we  also  were  aforetime  foolish,  dis- 
obedient, deceived,  serving  divers  lusts  and  plea- 
sures, living  in  malice  and  envy,  hateful,  hating  one 

4 another.  But  when  the  kindness  of  God  our  Sa- 

5 viour,  and  his  love  toward  man,  appeared,  not  by 
works  done  in  righteousness,  which  we  did  ourselves, 
but  according  to  his  mercy  he  saved  us,  through  the 
“ washing  of  regeneration  ^ and  renewing  of  the 

6 ‘^Holy  Ghost,  which  he  poured  out  upon  us  richly, 

7 through  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour  ; that,  being  jus- 
tified by  his  grace,  we  might  be  made  heirs  accord- 

8 ing  to  the  hope  of  eternal  life.  Faithful  is  the  say- 
ing, and  concerning  these  things  I will  that  thou 
affirm  confidently,  to  the  end  that  they  which  have 
believed  God  may  be  careful  to  ^maintain  good 
works.  These  things  are  good  and  profitable  unto 

9 men  : but  shun  foolish  questionings,  and  genealo- 
gies, and  strifes,  and  fightings  about  the  law  ; for 

10  they  are  unprofitable  and  vain.  A man  that  is 
^heretical  after  a first  and  second  admonition  ro- 
ll fuse  ; knowing  that  such  a one  is  perverted,  and 
sinneth,  being  self-condemned. 


12  When  I shall  send  Artemas  unto  thee,  or  Tychicus, 
give  diligence  to  come  unto  me  to  Nicopolis  : for 

13  there  I have  determined  to  winter.  Set  forward 
Zenas  the  lawyer  and  Apollos  on  their  journey  dili- 

14  gently,  that  nothing  be  wanting  unto  them.  And 
let  our  people  also  learn  to  ® maintain  good  works 
for  necessary  * uses,  that  they  be  not  unfruitful. 

15  All  that  are  with  me  salute  thee.  Salute  them 
that  love  us  in  faith. 

Grace  be  with  you  all. 


2.  28.  John  1. 16.  Acts 
2.  33.  & 10.  45.  Rom. 

5.5. 

13  Rom.  3.  24.  Gal. 
2.  16.  ch.  2.  11. 
u Rom.  8.  23,  24. 

1C  ch.  1.  2. 

10  1 Tim.  1.  15.  ch. 

1.  9. 

11  ver.  1,  14.  ch.  2. 
14. 

18  1 Tim.  1.4.  2 Tim. 

2.  23.  ch.  1.  14. 

19  2 Tim.  2.  14. 

20  2 Cor.  13.  2. 


21  Matt.  18. 17.  Rom. 

16.  17.  2 Thess.  3.  6, 
14.  2 Tim.  3.  5.  2 

John  10. 

22  Acts  13.  46. 

23  Acts  20.  4.  2 Tim. 
4.  12. 

21  Acts  18.  24. 

2C  ver.  8. 

20  Rom.  15.28.  Phil. 
1.  11.&4.  17.  Col.  1. 
10.  2 Pet.  1.  8. 

/Or,  age. 
g Or,  of  the  great 
God  and  our  iSur  iour. 


h Gr.  command- 
ment. 

a Or,  laver. 
b Or,  and  through 
renewing, 
c Or,  Holy  Spirit, 
d Or,  heirs,  accord- 
ing to  hope,  of  eternal 
life. 

e Or,  profess  honest 
occupations, 
f Or,  factious, 
g Or,  avoid, 
h Or,  wants. 


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PHILEMON. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO 

PHILEMON. 


4 He  rejoiceth  to  hear  of  the  faith  and  love  of  Philemon,  9 whom  he  de- 
sir  eth  to  forgive  his  servant  Onesimus,  and  lovingly  to  receive  him 
again. 

PAUL,  1 a prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  Timothy  our 
brother,  unto  Philemon  our  dearly  beloved,  ^ and 
fellowlabourer, 

2  And  to  our  beloved  Apphia,  and  ^ Archippus  ^ our 
f ellowsoldier,  and  to  ® the  church  in  thy  house  : 

3  ® Grace  to  you,  and  peace,  from  God  our  Father 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

4  ’ I thank  my  God,  making  mention  of  thee  always 
in  my  prayers, 

5  ® Hearing  of  thy  love  and  faith,  which  thou  hast 
toward  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  toward  all  saints  ; 

6  That  the  communication  of  thy  faith  may  become 
effectual  ® by  the  acknowledging  of  every  good  thing 
which  is  in  you  in  Christ  Jesus. 

7  For  we  have  great  joy  and  consolation  in  thy  love, 
because  the  bowels  of  the  saints  are  refreshed  by  thee, 
brother. 

8  Wherefore,  though  I might  be  much  bold  in 
Christ  to  enjoin  thee  that  which  is  convenient, 

9  Yet  for  love’s  sake  I rather  beseech  thee^  being 
such  an  one  as  Paul  the  aged,  and  now  also  a prisoner 
of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  I beseech  thee  for  my  son  Onesimus,  whom  I 
have  begotten  in  my  bonds  : 

11  Which  in  time  past  was  to  thee  unprofitable,  but 
now  profitable  to  thee  and  to  me  : 

12  Whom  I have  sent  again  : thou  therefore  receive 
him,  that  is,  mine  own  bowels  : 

13  Whom  I would  have  retained  with  me,  that  in 
thy  stead  he  might  have  ministered  unto  me  in  the 
bonds  of  the  gospel  : 

14  But  without  thy  mind  would  I do  nothing  ; that 
thy  benefit  should  not  be  as  it  were  of  necessity,  but 
willingly. 

15  For  perhaps  he  therefore  departed  for  a season, 
that  thou  shouldest  receive  him  for  ever  ; 

16  Not  now  as  a servant,  but  above  a servant,  ^®a 
brother  beloved,  specially  to  me,  but  how  much  more 
unto  thee,  both  in  the  flesh,  and  in  the  Lord  ? 

17  If  thou  count  me  therefore  ‘^®a  partner,  receive 
him  as  myself. 

18  If  he  hath  wronged  thee,  or  oweth  thee  ought,  put 
that  on  mine  account ; 

19  I Paul  have  written  it  with  mine  own  hand,  I will 
repay  it : albeit  I do  not  say  to  thee  how  thou  owest 
unto  me  even  thine  own  self  besides. 

20  Yea,  brother,  let  me  have  joy  of  thee  in  the  Lord  : 
refresh  my  bowels  in  the  Lord. 

21  22  Having  confidence  in  thy  obedience  I wrote  unto 
thee,  knowing  that  thou  wilt  also  do  more  than  I say. 

1  ver.  9.  Eph.  3.  1.  e Eph.  1.  2.  “ 1 Thess.  2.  6. 

& 4.  1.  2 Tim.  1.  8.  7 Eph.  1. 16.  1 Thess.  12  yer.  1. 

2  Phil.  2.  25.  1.  2.  2 Thess.  1.3.  13  Col.  4.  9. 

3  Col.  4.  17.  8 Eph.  1.  15.  Col.  14  1 Cor.  4.  15.  Gal. 

4  Phil.  2.  25.  1.  4.  4.  19. 

6 Rom.  16.  5.  1 Cor.  9 Phil.  1.  9,  11.  is  1 Cor.  16. 17.  Phil. 

16.  19.  10  ver.  20.  2 Cor.  7.  2.  30. 

13.  2 Tim.  1. 16. 


1 Paul,  a prisoner  of  Christ  Jesus,  and  Timothy 
® our  brother,  to  Philemon  our  beloved  and  fellow- 

2 worker,  and  to  Apphia  ^ our  sister,  and  to  Archippus 
our  fellow-soldier,  and  to  the  church  in  thy  house  : 

3 Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

4 I thank  my  God  always,  making  mention  of  thee 

5 in  my  prayers,  hearing  of  ‘^thy  love,  and  of  the 
faith  which  thou  hast  toward  the  Lord  Jesus,  and 

6 toward  all  the  saints  ; that  the  fellowship  of  thy 
faith  may  become  effectual,  in  the  knowledge  of 

7 every  good  thing  which  is  in  ^ you,  unto  Christ.  For 
I had  much  joy  and  comfort  in  thy  love,  because 
the  hearts  of  the  saints  have  been  refreshed  through 
thee,  brother. 

8 Wherefore,  though  I have  all  boldness  in  Christ 

9 to  enjoin  thee  that  which  is  befitting,  yet  for  love’s 
sake  I rather  beseech,  being  such  a one  as  Paul 
® the  aged,  and  now  a prisoner  also  of  Christ  Jesus  : 

10  I beseech  thee  for  my  child,  whom  I have  begot- 

11  ten  in  my  bonds,  /Onesimus,  who  was  aforetime 
unprofitable  to  thee,  but  now  is  profitable  to  thee 

12  and  to  me  : whom  I have  sent  back  to  thee  in  his 

13  own  person,  that  is,  my  very  heart : whom  I would 
fain  have  kept  with  me,  that  in  thy  behalf  he  might 

14  minister  unto  me  in  the  bonds  of  the  gospel  : but 
without  thy  mind  I would  do  nothing  ; that  thy 
goodness  should  not  be  as  of  necessity,  but  of  free 

15  wiU.  For  perhaps  he  was  therefore  parted  from 
thee  for  a season,  that  thou  shouldest  have  him 

16  for  ever  ; no  longer  as  a servant,  but  more  than  a 
S' servant,  a brother  beloved,  specially  to  me,  but 
how  much  rather  to  thee,  both  in  the  flesh  and  in 

17  the  Lord.  If  then  thou  countest  me  a partner,  re- 

18  ceive  him  as  myself.  But  if  he  hath  wronged  thee 
at  all,  or  oweth  thee  aught,  put  that  to  mine  account ; 

19  I Paul  write  it  with  mine  own  hand,  I will  repay  it : 
that  I say  not  unto  thee  how  that  thou  owest  to  me 

20  even  thine  own  self  besides.  Yea,  brother,  let  me 
have  * joy  of  thee  in  the  Lord  : refresh  my  heart 

21  in  Christ.  Having  confidence  in  thine  obedience  I 
write  unto  thee,  knowing  that  thou  wilt  do  even  be- 


48  2 Cor.  9.  7. 

12  So  Gen.  45.  5,  8. 
48  Matt.  23.  8.  1 Tim. 
6.  2. 

19  Col.  3.  22. 

20  2 Cor.  8.  23. 

21  ver.  7. 


22  2 Cor.  7.  16. 
a Gr.  the  brother, 
b Gr.  the  sister, 
c Or,  thy  love  and 
faith. 

d Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  us. 


e Or,  an  ambassa- 
dor, and  now  &c. 

f The  Greek  word 
means  Helpful, 
g Gr.  bond-servant, 
h Or,  help. 


HEBREWS,  I. 


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22  But  witlirJ  prepare  me  also  a lodging  : for  ^3 1 
trust  that  through  your  prayers  I shall  be  given  unto 
you. 

23  There  salute  thee  Epaphras,  my  fellowprisoner 
in  Christ  Jesus  ; 

24  Marcus,  ^ Aristarchus,  Demas,  Lucas,  my 
fellowlabourers. 

25  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he  with  your 
spirit.  Amen. 

If  Written  from  Borne  to  Philemon,  by  Onesimus,  a servant. 


22  yond  what  I say.  But  withal  prepare  me  also  a 
lodging : for  I hope  that  through  your  prayers  I 
shall  be  granted  unto  you. 

23  Epaphras,  my  fellow-prisoner  in  Christ  Jesus, 

24  saluteth  thee  ; and  so  do  Mark,  Aristarchus,  Demas, 
Luke,  my  fellow- workers. 

25  The  grace  of  *our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  your 
spirit,  j Amen. 


THE  EPISTLE  OP  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

HEBREWS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 Christ  in  these  last  times  coming  to  us  from  the  Father,  4 is  preferred 
above  the  angels,  both  in  person  and  office, 

God,  who  at  sundry  times  and  ^ in  divers  manners 
spake  in  time  past  unto  the  fathers  by  the  pro- 
phets, 

2  Hath  2 in  these  last  days  ^ spoken  unto  us  by  his 
Son,  ^ whom  he  hath  appointed  heir  of  all  things,  ® by 
whom  also  he  made  the  worlds  ; 

3  ® Who  being  the  brightness  of  his  glory,  and  the 
express  image  of  his  person,  and  upholding  all  things 
by  the  word  of  his  power,  ^ when  he  had  by  himself 
purged  our  sins,  * sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
Majesty  on  high  ; 

4  Being  made  so  much  better  than  the  angels,  as  he 
hath  by  inheritance  obtained  a more  excellent  name 
than  they. 

5  For  unto  which  of  the  angels  said  he  at  any  time, 
i^Thou  art  my  son,  this  day  have  I begotten  thee  ? 
And  again,  I will  be  to  him  a Father,  and  he  shall  be 
to  me  a Son  ? 

6  And  again,  when  he  bringeth  in  the  firstbegotten 
into  the  world,  he  saith,  And  let  all  the  angels  of  God 
worship  him. 

7  And  of  the  angels  he  saith,  i^-vyho  maketh  his 
angels  spirits,  and  his  ministers  a flame  of  fire. 

8  But  unto  the  Son  he  saith,  Thy  throne,  O God,  is 
for  ever  and  ever  ; a sceptre  of  righteousness  is  the 
sceptre  of  thy  kingdom. 

9  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  iniquity  ; 
therefore  God,  even  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee  with 
the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

10  And,  Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning  hast  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  earth  ; and  the  heavens  are  the  works 
of  thine  hands  : 


23  Phil.  1.  25.  & 2. 
24. 

24  2 Cor.  1.  11. 

23  Col.  1.7.  & 4. 12. 
20  Acts  12.  12,  25. 

27  Acts  19.  29.  & 27. 
2.  Col.  4.  10. 

28  Col.  4.  14. 

29  2 Tim.  4.  11. 

30  2 Tim.  4.  22. 

1 Num.  12.  6,  8. 


2 Dent.  4.  30.  Gal. 
4.  4.  Eph.  1.  10. 

3 John  1.  17.  & 15. 
15.  ch.  2.  3. 

4 Ps.  2.  8.  Matt.  21. 
38.  & 28.  18.  John  3. 
35.  Rom.  8.  17. 

3 John  1.  3.  1 Cor. 
8.  6.  Col.  1.  16. 

8 John  1.  14.  & 14. 


9.  2 Cor.  4.  4.  Col. 

1.  15. 

7 John  1.  4.  Col.  1. 
17.  Rev.  4.  11. 

8 Ch.  7.  27.  & 9.  12, 
14,  26. 

9 Ps.  110.  1.  Eph.  1. 
20.  ch.  8.  1.  & 10.  12. 
& 12.  2.  1 Pet.  3.  22. 

10  Eph.  1.  21.  Phil. 

2.  9,  10. 


1 God,  having  of  old  time  spoken  unto  the  fathers 
in  the  prophets  by  divers  portions  and  in  divers 

2 manners,  hath  at  the  end  of  these  days  spoken  unto 
us  in  “ his  Son,  whom  he  appointed  heir  of  all  things, 

3 through  whom  also  he  made  the  ^ worlds  ; who  being 
the  effulgence  of  his  glory,  and  ^ the  very  image  of 
his  substance,  and  upholding  all  things  by  the  word 
of  his  power,  when  he  had  made  purification  of  sins, 
sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of  the  Majesty  on  high  ; 

4 having  become  by  so  much  better  than  the  angels, 
as  he  hath  inherited  a more  excellent  name  than 

5 they.  For  unto  which  of  the  angels  said  he  at  any 
time. 

Thou  art  my  Son, 

This  day  have  I begotten  thee  ? 
and  again, 

I will  be  to  him  a Father, 

And  he  shall  be  to  me  a Son  ? 

6 ^ And  when  he  again  « bringeth  in  the  firstborn  into 
f the  world  he  saith.  And  let  all  the  angels  of  God 

7 worship  him.  And  of  the  angels  he  saith. 

Who  maketh  his  angels  s' winds. 

And  his  ministers  a flame  of  fire  : 

8 but  of  the  Son  he  saith, 

Thy  throne,  O God,  is  for  ever  and  ever  ; 

And  the  sceptre  of  uprightness  is  the  sceptre  of 
* thy  kingdom. 

9 Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  iniquity  ; 
Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 
With  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

10  And, 

Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning  hast  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  the  earth. 

And  the  heavens  are  the  works  of  thy  hands  : 

n Ps.  2.  7.  Acts  13.  i7  ig,  ci.  1.  Acts  4.  rf  Or,  And  again, 
33.  ch.  5.  5.  27.  & 10.  38.  when  he  bringeth  in. 

’2  2 Sam.  7.  14.  1 i*  pg.  10‘2.  25,  &c.  e Or,  shall  have 

Chr.  22.  10.  & 28.  6.  i Some  ancient  au-  brought  in. 

Ps.  89.  26,  27.  thorities  read  the.  f Gr.  the  inhabited 

’3  Rom.  8.  29.  Col.  j Many  ancient  au-  earth, 

1.  18.  Rev.  1.  5.  thorities  omit  Amen.  g Or,  spirits. 

14  Dent.  .32. 43,LXX.  a Gr.  a Son.  h The  two  oldest 

Ps.  97.  7.  1 Pet.  3.  22.  b Gr.  ages.  Greek  manuscripts 

13  Ps.  104.  4.  c Or,  the  impress  of  read  his. 

18  Ps.  45.  6,  7.  his  substance. 


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HEBREWS,  II. 


11  They  shall  perish  ; but  thou  remainest ; and 
they  all  shall  wax  old  as  doth  a garment  ; 

12  And  as  a vesture  shalt  thou  fold  them  up,  and 
they  shall  be  changed  : but  thou  art  the  same,  and  thy 
years  shall  not  fail. 

13  But  to  which  of  the  angels  said  he  at  any  time, 
90  Sit  on  my  right  hand,  until  I make  thine  enemies  thy 
footstool  ? 

14  91  Are  they  not  all  ministering  spirits,  sent  forth 
to  minister  for  them  who  shall  be  92  heirs  of  salvation  ? 

CHAPTER  II. 

1 We  ought  to  be  obedient  to  Christ  Jesus,  5 and  that  because  he  vouch- 
safed to  take  our  nature  upon  him,  14  as  it  was  necessary. 

Therefore  we  ought  to  give  the  more  earnest 
heed  to  the  things  which  we  have  heard,  lest  at 
any  time  we  should  let  them  slip. 

2  For  if  the  word  ^spoken  by  angels  was  stedfast, 
and  9 every  transgression  and  disobedience  received  a 
just  recompence  of  reward  ; 

3  ® How  shall  we  escape,  if  we  neglect  so  great  salva- 
tion ; ^ which  at  the  first  began  to  be  spoken  by  the 
Lord,  and  was  ® confirmed  unto  us  by  them  that  heard 
him  ; 

4  ® God  also  bearing  them  witness,  both  with  signs 
and  wonders,  and  with  divers  miracles,  and  ^ gifts  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  9 according  to  his  own  will  ? 

5  For  unto  the  angels  hath  he  not  put  in  subjection 
^9  the  world  to  come,  whereof  we  speak. 

6  But  one  in  a certain  place  testified,  saying,  What 
is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him  ? or  the  son  of 
man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 

7  Thou  madest  him  a little  lower  than  the  angels ; 
thou  crownedst  him  with  glory  and  honour,  and  didst 
set  him  over  the  works  of  thy  hands  : 

8  ^9  Thou  hast  put  all  things  in  subjection  under  his 
feet.  For  in  that  he  put  all  in  subjection  under  him, 
he  left  nothing  that  is  not  put  under  liim.  But  now 
we  see  not  yet  all  things  put  under  him. 

9  But  we  see  Jesus,  who  was  made  a little  lower 
than  the  angels  for  the  suffering  of  death,  crowned 
with  glory  and  honour  ; that  he  by  the  grace  of  God 
should  taste  death  for  every  man. 

10  For  it  became  him,  i®for  whom  are  all  things, 
and  by  whom  are  all  things,  in  bringing  many  sons  unto 
glory,  to  make  ^9  the  captain  of  their  salvation  90  perfect 
through  sufferings. 

11  For  91  both  he  that  sanctifieth  and  they  who  are 
sanctified  92  are  all  of  one  : for  which  cause  93  he  is  not 
ashamed  to  call  them  brethren, 

12  Saying,  94 1 will  declare  thy  name  unto  my  bre- 
thren, in  the  midst  of  the  church  will  I sing  praise  unto 
thee. 

13  And  again,  96 1 will  put  my  trust  in  him.  And 
again,  96  Behold  I and  the  children  97  which  God  hath 
given  me. 


11  They  shall  perish  ; but  thou  continuest : 

And  they  all  shall  wax  old  as  doth  a garment ; 

12  And  as  a mantle  shalt  thou  roll  them  up. 

As  a garment,  and  they  shall  be  changed  : 

But  thou  art  the  same. 

And  thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

13  But  of  which  of  the  angels  hath  he  said  at  any  time. 

Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand. 

Till  I make  thine  enemies  the  footstool  of  thy  feet  ? 

14  Are  they  not  all  ministering  spirits,  sent  forth  to  do 
service  for  the  sake  of  them  that  shall  inherit  salva- 
tion? 


2  Therefore  we  ought  to  give  the  more  earnest  heed 
to  the  things  that  were  heard,  lest  haply  we  drift 

2 away  from  them.  For  if  the  word  spoken  through 
angels  proved  stedfast,  and  every  transgression  and 
disobedience  received  a just  recompense  of  reward  ; 

3 how  shall  we  escape,  if  we  neglect  so  great  salvation  ? 
which  having  at  the  first  been  spoken  through  the 
Lord,  was  confirmed  unto  us  by  them  that  heard ; 

4 God  also  bearing  witness  with  them,  both  by  signs 
and  wonders,  and  by  manifold  powers,  and  by  " gifts 
of  the  ^ Holy  Ghost,  according  to  his  own  will. 

5 For  not  unto  angels  did  he  subject  ®the  world  to 

6 come,  whereof  we  speak.  But  one  hath  somewhere 
testified,  saying. 

What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him  ? 

Or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 

7 Thou  madest  him  a little  lower  than  the  angels  ; 

Thou  crownedst  him  with  glory  and  honour, 

«And  didst  set  him  over  the  works  of  thy  hands  : 

8 Thou  didst  put  all  things  in  subjection  under  his 

feet. 

For  in  that  he  subjected  all  things  unto  him,  he  left 
nothing  that  is  not  subject  to  him.  But  now  we  see 

9 not  yet  all  things  subjected  to  him.  But  we  behold 
him  who  hath  been  made  ^ a little  lower  than  the 
angels,  even  Jesus,  because  of  the  suffering  of  death 
crowned  with  glory  and  honour,  that  by  the  grace  of 

10  God  he  should  taste  death  for  every  man.  For  it 
became  him,  for  whom  are  all  things,  and  through 
whom  are  all  things,  in  bringing  many  sons  unto 
glory,  to  make  the  ^ author  of  their  salvation  perfect 

11  through  sufferings.  For  both  he  that  sanctifieth  and 
they  that  are  sanctified  are  all  of  one  : for  which 
cause  he  is  not  ashamed  to  call  them  brethren, 

12  saying, 

I will  declare  thy  name  unto  my  brethren, 

In  the  midst  of  the  * congregation  will  I sing  thy 
praise. 

13  And  again,  I will  put  my  trust  in  him.  And  again. 
Behold,  I and  the  children  which  God  hath  given 


49  Is.  34.  4.  & 51.  6. 
Matt.  24.  35.  2 Pet.  3. 
7,  10.  Rev.  21.  1. 

20  ver.  3,  Ps.  110.  1. 
Matt.  22.  44.  Mark  12. 
3G.  Luke  20.  42.  ch. 
10.  12. 

21  Gen.  19.  16.  & 32. 


10.  11.  Matt.  18.  10. 
Luke  1.  19.  &2.  9,  13. 
Acts  12.  7,  &c.  & 27. 
23. 


22  Rom.  8.  17.  Tit. 
3.  7.  Jam.  2.  5.  1 

Pet.  3.  7. 

1 Deut.  33.  2.  Ps. 
68.  17.  Acts  7.  53. 
Gal.  3.  19. 

2Num.  15.  30,  31. 
Deut.  4.  3.  & 17.  2,  6, 


12.  25. 

4 Matt.  4.  17.  Mark 
1.  14.  ch.  1.  2. 

6  Luke  1.  2. 


6 Mark  16.  20.  Acts 

14.  3.  & 19.  11.  Rom. 

15.  18,  19.  1 Cor.  2. 

4. 

7 Acts  2.  22,  43. 

8 1 Cor.  12.  4,  7,  11. 

9 Eph.  1.  5,  9. 

10  ch.  6.  5.  2 Pet.  3. 
13. 

11  Job  7.  17.  Ps.  8. 
4,  &c.  & 144.  3. 

12  Matt.  28.  18.  1 

Cor.  15.  27.  Eph.  1. 
22.  ch.  1.  13. 


13  1 Cor.  15.  25. 

14  Phil.  2.  7,  8,  9. 

15  Acts  2.  33. 

16  John  3.  16.  & 12. 

32.  Rom.  5.  18.  & 8. 
32.  2 Cor.  5.  15.  1 

Tim.  2.  6.  1 John  2. 
2.  Rev.  5.  9. 

17  Luke  24.  46. 

18  Rom.  11.  36. 

19  Acts  3.  15.  & 5. 
31.  ch.  12.  2. 

20  Luke  13.  32.  ch. 
5.  9. 


21  ch.  10.  10,  14. 

22  Acts  17.  26. 

23  Matt.  28. 10.  John 
20.  17.  Rom.  8.  29. 

24  Ps.  22.  22,  25. 

25  Ps.  18.  2.  Is.  12. 

2. 

26  Is.  8.  18. 

27  John  10.  29.  & 17. 
6,  9,  11,  12. 

a Gr.  distributions, 
b Or,  Holy  Spirit : 
and  so  throughout  this 
hook. 


c Gr.  the  inhabited 
earth. 

d Or,  for  a little 
while  lower. 

e Many  authorities 
omit  And  didst  . . . 
hands. 

f Or,  having 

brought, 
g Or,  captain, 
h Or,  church. 


1,  2,  24.  Ps.  34.  7.  & 12.  & 27.  26. 

91.  11.  & 103.  20,  21.  3 ch.  10.  28,  29.  & 

Dan.  3.  28.  & 7.  10.  & 


HEBREWS,  III. 


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14  Forasmuch  then  as  the  children  are  partakers  of 
flesh  and  blood,  he  also  himself  likewise  took  part  of 
the  same  ; that  through  death  he  might  destroy  him 
that  had  the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the  devil  ; 

15  And  deliver  them  who  through  fear  of  death 
were  all  their  lifetime  subject  to  bondage. 

16  For  verily  he  took  not  on  him  the  nature  of  angels  ; 
but  he  took  on  him  the  seed  of  Abraham. 

17  Wherefore  in  all  things  it  behoved  him  to  be 
made  like  unto  his  brethren,  that  he  might  be  a mer- 
ciful and  faithful  high  priest  in  things  pertaining  to  God, 
to  make  reconciliation  for  the  sins  of  the  people. 

18  For  in  that  he  himself  hath  suffered  being 
tempted,  he  is  able  to  succour  them  that  are  tempted. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 Christ  is  more  worthy  than  Moses,  7 therefore  if  we  believe  not  in 
him,  we  shall  be  more  worthy  punishment  than  hardhearted  Israel. 

WHEREFORE,  holy  brethren,  partakers  of  ^the 
heavenly  calling,  consider  ^ the  Apostle  and 
High  Priest  of  our  profession,  Christ  Jesus  ; 

2  Who  was  faithful  to  him  that  appointed  him,  as 
also  ® Moses  was  faithful  in  all  his  house. 

3  For  this  man  was  counted  worthy  of  more  glory 
than  Moses,  inasmuch  as  ^ he  who  hath  builded  the 
house  hath  more  honour  than  the  house. 

4  For  every  house  is  builded  by  some  man  ’ but  ®he 
that  built  all  things  is  God. 

5  ® And  Moses  verily  was  faithful  in  all  his  house,  as 
a servant,  ® for  a testimony  of  those  things  which 
were  to  be  spoken  after  ; 

6  But  Christ  as  ® a son  over  his  own  house  ; whose 
house  are  we,  if  we  hold  fast  the  confidence  and  the 
rejoicing  of  the  hope  firm  unto  the  end. 

7  Wherefore  (as  the  Holy  Ghost  saith,  To  day 
if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  hearts,  as  in  the  provocation,  in 
the  day  of  temptation  in  the  wilderness  : 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted  me,  proved  me,  and 
saw  my  works  forty  years. 

10  Wherefore  I was  grieved  with  that  generation, 
and  said.  They  do  alway  err  in  their  heart ; and  they 
have  not  known  my  ways. 

11  So  I sware  in  my  wrath.  They  shall  not  enter  into 
hiy  rest.) 

12  Take  heed,  brethren,  lest  there  be  in  any  of  you 
an  evil  heart  of  unbelief,  in  departing  from  the  living 
God. 

13  But  exhort  one  another  daily,  while  it  is  called 
To  day  ; lest  any  of  you  be  hardened  through  the  de- 
ceitfulness of  sin. 

14  For  we  are  made  partakers  of  Christ,  ^^if  we 
hold  the  beginning  of  our  confidence  stedfast  unto  the 
end  ; 

15  While  it  is  said,  To  day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 
harden  not  your  hearts,  as  in  the  provocation. 

16  i®For  some,  when  they  had  heard,  did  provoke  : 
howbeit  not  all  that  came  out  of  Egypt  by  Moses. 

28  John  1.  14.  Rom.  ’ Rom.  1.  7.  1 Cor.  ♦ Zech.  G.  12.  Matt. 
8.  3.  Phil.  2.  7.  1.  2.  Eph.  4.  1.  Phil.  IG.  18. 

2a  1 Cor.  15.  54,  55.  3.  14.  2 Thess.  1.  11.  o Eph.  2.  10.  & 3.  9. 
Col.  2.  15.  2 Tim.  1.  2 Tim.  1.  9.  2 Pet.  1.  ch.  1.  2. 

10.  10.  6 ver.  2. 

30  Luke  1.  74.  Rom.  2 Rom.  15.  8.  ch.  2.  ’ Ex.  14.  31.  Num. 

8.  15.  2 Tim.  1.  7.  17.  & 4.  14.  & 5.  5.  & 12.  7.  Deut.  3.  24. 

31  Phil.  2.  7.  G.  20.  & 8.  1.  & 9.  11.  Josh.  1.  2.  & 8.  31. 

32  ch.  4.  15.  & 5.  1,  & 10.  21.  8 Deut.  18.  15,  18, 

2.  3 ver.  5.  Num.  12.  19. 

33  ch.  4.  15,  IG.  & 5.  7.  0 ch.  1.  2. 

2.  & 7.  25.  10  1 Cor.  3.  16.  & 6. 


14  me.  Since  then  the  children  are  sharers  in  * flesh  and 
blood,  he  also  himself  in  like  maimer  partook  of  the 
same  ; that  through  death  he  j might  bring  to  nought 
him  that  ^ had  the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the  devil ; 

15  and  j might  deliver  all  them  who  through  fear  of 
death  were  all  their  lifetime  subject  to  bondage. 

16  For  verily  not  of  angels  doth  he  take  hold,  but  he 

17  taketh  hold  of  the  seed  of  Abraham.  Wherefore  it 
behoved  him  in  all  things  to  be  made  like  unto  his 
brethren,  that  he  might  be  a merciful  and  faithful 
high  priest  in  things  pertaining  to  God,  to  make  pro- 

18  pitiation  for  the  sins  of  the  people.  ^For  in  that 
he  himself  hath  suffered  being  tempted,  he  is  able  to 
succour  them  that  are  tempted. 


3 .Wherefore,  holy  brethren,  partakers  of  a heavenly 
calling,  consider  the  Apostle  and  High  Priest  of  our 

2 confession,  even  Jesus  ; who  was  faithful  to  him  that 
“ appointed  him,  as  also  was  Moses  in  all  ^ his  house. 

3 For  he  hath  been  counted  worthy  of  more  glory  than 
Moses,  by  so  much  as  he  that  built  the  house  hath 

4 more  honour  than  the  house.  For  every  house  is 

builded  by  some  one  ; but  he  that  ^ built  all  things 
t 5 is  God.  And  Moses  indeed  was  faithful  in  all  ^ his 
house  as  a servant,  for  a testimony  of  those  things 

6 which  were  afterward  to  be  spoken  ; but  Christ  as  a 
son,  over  ^ his  house  ; whose  house  are  we,  if  we  hold 
fast  our  boldness  and  the  glorying  of  our  hope  firm 

7 unto  the  end.  Wherefore,  even  as  the  Holy  Ghost 
saith. 

To-day  if  ye  shall  hear  his  voice, 

8 Harden  not  your  hearts,  as  in  the  provocation. 

Like  as  in  the  day  of  the  temptation  in  the  wil- 
derness, 

9 ^ Wherewith  your  fathers  tempted  me  by  proving 

me. 

And  saw  my  works  forty  years. 

10  Wherefore  I was  displeased  with  this  generation, 

And  said.  They  do  alway  err  in  their  heart  ; 

But  they  did  not  know  my  ways  ; 

11  As  I sware  in  my  wrath, 

® They  shall  not  enter  into  my  rest. 

12  Take  heed,  brethren,  lest  haply  there  shall  be  in  any 
one  of  you  an  evil  heart  of  unbelief,  in  falling  away 

13  from  the  living  God  : but  exhort  one  another  day  by 
day,  so  long  as  it  is  called  To-day  ; lest  any  one  of 

14  you  be  hardened  by  the  deceitfulness  of  sin  : for  we 
are  become  partakers  f of  Christ,  if  we  hold  fast  the 

15  beginning  of  our  confidence  firm  unto  the  end  : while 
it  is  said. 

To-day  if  ye  shall  hear  his  voice. 

Harden  not  your  hearts,  as  in  the  provocation. 

16  For  who,  when  they  heard,  did  provoke  ? nay,  did 
not  all  they  that  came  out  of  Egypt  by  Moses  ? 

19.  2 Cor.  6.  16.  Eph.  is  ver.  7.  a Gr.  made. 

2.  21,  22.  1 Tim.  3.  15.  ic  Num.  14.  2,  4,  11,  b That  is,  God's 

1 Pet.  2.  5.  24,  30.  Deut.  1.  34,  house.  See  Num.  12. 

11  ver.  14.  Matt.  10.  3G,  38.  7. 

22.  & 24.  13.  Rom.  5.  i Gr.  blood  and  flesh.  c Or,  established. 

2.  Col.  1.  23.  ch.  G.  j Or,  may.  d Or,  Where. 

11.  & 10.  35.  k Or,  hath.  e Gr.  If  they  shall 

12  2 Sam.  23. 2.  Acts  I Or,  For  having  enter. 

1.  IG.  been  himself  tempted  f Or,  with. 

13  ver.  15.  Ps.  95.  in  that  wherein  he  hath 

7.  suffered. 

w ver.  6.  m Or,  wherein. 


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HEBREWS,  IV. 


17  But  with  whom  was  he  grieved  forty  years  ? was 
it  not  with  them  that  had  sinned,  whose  carcases  fell 
in  the  wilderness  ? 

18  And  to  whom  sware  he  that  they  should  not 
enter  into  his  rest,  but  to  them  that  believed  not  ? 

19  So  we  see  that  they  could  not  enter  in  because 
of  unbelief. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1 The  rest  of  Christians  is  attained  by  faith.  12  The  power  of  God's 
word.  14  By  our  high  priest  Jesus  the  Son  of  God,  subject  to  infir- 
mities, but  not  sin,  16  we  must  and  may  go  boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace. 

Let  1 us  therefore  fear,  lest,  a promise  being  left  us 
of  entering  into  his  rest,  any  of  you  should  seem 
to  come  short  of  it. 

2  For  unto  us  was  the  gospel  preached,  as  well  as 
unto  them  : but  the  word  preached  did  not  profit  them, 
not  being  mixed  with  faith  in  them  that  heard  it. 

3  2 For  we  which  have  believed  do  enter  into  rest,  as 
he  said,  ^ As  I have  sworn  in  my  wrath,  if  they  shall 
enter  into  my  rest : although  the  works  were  finished 
from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 

4  For  he  spake  in  a certain  place  of  the  seventh  day 
on  this  wise,  ^ And  God  did  rest  the  seventh  day  from 
all  his  works. 

5  And  in  this  place  again.  If  they  shall  enter  into  my 
rest. 

6  Seeing  therefore  it  remaineth  that  some  must  enter 
therein,  ® and  they  to  whom  it  was  first  preached  en- 
tered not  in  because  of  unbelief  : 

7  Again,  he  limiteth  a certain  day,  saying  in  David, 
To  day,  after  so  long  a time  ; as  it  is  said,  ® To  day  if 
ye  will  hear  his  voice,  harden  not  your  hearts. 

8  For  if  Jesus  had  given  them  rest,  then  would  he 
not  afterward  have  spoken  of  another  day. 

9  There  remaineth  therefore  a rest  to  the  people  of 
God. 

10  For  he  that  is  entered  into  his  rest,  he  also  hath 
ceased  from  his  own  works,  as  God  did  from  his. 

11  Let  us  labour  therefore  to  enter  into  that  rest,  lest 
any  man  fall  after  the  same  example  of  unbelief. 

12  For  the  word  of  God  is  ® quick,  and  powerful,  and 
® sharper  than  any  twoedged  sword,  piercing  even  to 
the  dividing  asunder  of  soul  and  spirit,  and  of  the 
joints  and  marrow,  and  is  a discerner  of  the  thoughts 
and  intents  of  the  heart. 

13  Neither  is  there  any  creature  that  is  not  mani- 
fest in  his  sight  : but  all  things  are  naked  and  opened 
unto  the  eyes  of  him  with  whom  we  have  to  do. 

14  Seeing  then  that  we  have  a great  high  priest, 
that  is  passed  into  the  heavens,  Jesus  the  Son  of  God, 
let  us  hold  fast  our  profession. 

15  For  we  have  not  an  high  priest  which  cannot  be 
touched  with  the  feeling  of  our  infirmities  ; but  was 
in  all  points  tempted  like  as  we  are,  yet  without  sin. 

16  Let  us  therefore  come  boldly  unto  the  throne  of 
grace,  that  we  may  obtain  mercy,  and  find  grace  to  help 
in  time  of  need. 


17  Num,  14.  22,  29, 
&c.  & 26.  65.  Ps.  106. 
i6.  1 Cor.  10,  5,  Jude 
5. 

18  Num.  14. 30.  Deut. 
1.  34,  35. 

19  ch.  4.  6. 

1 ch.  12.  15. 

2 ch.  3.  14. 


3 Ps.  95. 11.  ch.  3. 11. 

4 Gen.  2.  2.  Ex.  20. 
11.  & 31.  17. 

5 ch.  3.  19. 

6 Ps.  95.  7.  ch.  3.  7. 

7 ch.  3.  12,  18,  19. 

8 Is.  49.  2.  Jer.  23. 
29.  2 Cor.  10.  4,  5.  1 
Pet.  1.  23. 


9 Pro.  5.  4. 

10  Eph.  6.  17.  Rev. 
1.  16.  & 2. 16. 

11  1 Cor.  14,  24,  25. 

12  Ps.  33.  13,  14.  & 
90.  8.  & 139.  11,  12. 

13  Job  26.  6.  & 34, 
21.  Pro.  15,  11. 

11  ch.  3.  1. 


17  And  with  whom  was  he  displeased  forty  years  ? was 
it  not  with  them  that  sinned,  whose  ^ carcases  fell  in 

18  the  wilderness  ? And  to  whom  sware  he  that  they 
should  not  enter  into  his  rest,  but  to  them  that  were 

19  disobedient  ? And  we  see  that  they  were  not  able 
to  enter  in  because  of  unbelief. 


4  Let  us  fear  therefore,  lest  haply,  a promise  being 
left  of  entering  into  his  rest,  any  one  of  you  should 

2 seem  to  have  come  short  of  it.  For  indeed  we  have 
had  “ good  tidings  preached  unto  us,  even  as  also 
they  : but  the  word  of  hearing  did  not  profit  them, 
because  ^ they  were  not  united  by  faith  with  them 

3 that  heard.  For  we  which  have  believed  do  enter 
into  that  rest ; even  as  he  hath  said. 

As  I sware  in  my  wrath, 

^ They  shall  not  enter  into  my  rest : 
although  the  works  were  finished  from  the  founda- 

4 tion  of  the  world.  For  he  hath  said  somewhere  of 
the  seventh  day  on  this  wise.  And  God  rested  on  the 

5 seventh  day  from  all  his  works  ; and  in  this  place 
again, 

^ They  shall  not  enter  into  my  rest. 

6 Seeing  therefore  it  remaineth  that  some  should  en- 
ter thereinto,  and  they  to  whom  ® the  good  tidings 
were  before  preached  failed  to  enter  in  because  of 

7 disobedience,  he  again  defineth  a certain  day,  say- 
ing in  David,  after  so  long  a time.  To-day,  as  it 
hath  been  before  said. 

To-day  if  ye  shall  hear  his  voice. 

Harden  not  your  hearts. 

8 For  if  S'  Joshua  had  given  them  rest,  he  would  not 

9 have  spoken  afterward  of  another  day.  There  re- 
maineth therefore  a sabbath  rest  for  the  people  of 

10  God.  For  he  that  is  entered  into  his  rest  hath  him- 
self also  rested  from  his  works,  as  God  did  from 

11  his.  Let  us  therefore  give  diligence  to  enter  into 
that  rest,  that  no  man  fall  * after  the  same  example 

12  of  disobedience.  For  the  word  of  God  is  living, 
and  active,  and  sharper  than  any  two-edged  sword, 
and  piercing  even  to  the  dividing  of  soul  and  spirit, 
of  both  joints  and  marrow,  and  quick  to  discern  the 

13  thoughts  and  intents  of  the  heart.  And  there  is  no 
creature  that  is  not  manifest  in  his  sight : but  all 
things  are  naked  and  laid  open  before  the  eyes  of 
him  with  whom  we  have  to  do. 

14  Having  then  a great  high  priest,  who  hath  passed 
through  the  heavens,  Jesus  the  Son  of  God,  let  us 

15  hold  fast  our  confession.  For  we  have  not  a high 
priest  that  cannot  be  touched  with  the  feeling  of 
our  infirmities  ; but  one  that  hath  been  in  all  points 

16  tempted  like  as  we  are,  yet  without  sin.  Let  us 
therefore  draw  near  with  boldness  unto  the  throne 
of  grace,  that  we  may  receive  mercy,  and  may  find 
grace  to  help  us  in  time  of  need. 

75  ch.  7.  26.  & 9.  12,  20  Eph.  2.  18.  & 3.  d Gr.  If  they  shall 

24.  12.  ch.  10.  19,  21,  22.  enter. 

78  ch.  10.  23.  g Gr.  limbs.  e Or,  the  gospel  was. 

77  Is.  53.  3.  ch.  2.  a Or,  a gospel.  f Or,  To-day,  saying 

18.  6 Some  ancient  an-  in  David,  after  so  long 

78  Luke  22.  28.  thorities  read  it  was.  a time,  as  it  hath  been 

79  2 Cor.  5.  21.  ch.  c Some  ancient  au-  <fcc. 

7.  26.  1 Pet.  2.  22.  1 thorities  read  We  g Gr.  Jesus. 

John  3.  5.  therefore.  h Or,  into.  Gr.  in. 


HEBREWS,  V.,  VI. 


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CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  authority  and  honour  of  our  Saviour's  jn'iesthood.  11  Negligence 
in  the  knowledge  thereof  is  reproved. 

For  every  high  priest  taken  from  among  men  ^ is 
ordained  for  men  ^in  things  pertaining  to  God, 
3 that  he  may  offer  both  gifts  and  sacrifices  for  sins  : 

2  ^ Who  can  have  compassion  on  the  ignorant,  and 
on  them  that  are  out  of  the  way  ; for  that  ^ he  himself 
also  is  compassed  with  infirmity. 

3  And  ® by  reason  hereof  he  ought,  as  for  the  people, 
so  also  for  himself,  to  offer  for  sins. 

4  And  no  man  taketh  this  honour  unto  himself,  but 
he  that  is  called  of  God,  as  ® was  Aaron. 

5  ® So  also  Christ  glorified  not  himself  to  be  made  an 
high  priest  ; but  he  that  said  unto  him,  Thou  art  my 
Son,  to  day  have  I begotten  thee. 

6  As  he  saith  also  in  another  place,  Thou  art  a 
priest  for  ever  after  the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

7  Who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh,  when  he  had  offered 
up  prayers  and  supplications  with  strong  crying  and 
tears  unto  him  i^that  was  able  to  save  him  from  death, 
and  was  heard  in  that  he  feared  ; 

8  Though  he  were  a Son,  yet  learned  he  obedience 
by  the  things  which  he  suffered  ; 

9  And  being  made  perfect,  he  became  the  author 
of  eternal  salvation  unto  all  them  that  obey  him  ; 

10  Called  of  God  an  high  priest  after  the  order  of 
Melchisedec. 

11  Of  whom  20  we  have  many  things  to  say,  and  hard 
to  be  uttered,  seeing  ye  are  21  dull  of  hearing. 

12  For  when  for  the  time  ye  ought  to  be  teachers, 
ye  have  need  that  one  teach  you  again  which  he  22  the 
first  principles  of  the  oracles  of  God  ; and  are  become 
such  as  have  need  of  23  milk,  and  not  of  strong  meat. 

13  For  every  one  that  useth  milk  is  unskilful  in  the 
word  of  righteousness  : for  he  is  24  a babe. 

14  But  strong  meat  belongeth  to  them  that  are  of 
full  age,  even  those  who  by  reason  of  use  have  their 
senses  exercised  25  to  discern  both  good  and  evil. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1 He  exhorteth  not  to  fall  back  from  the  faith,  11  but  to  be  stedfast,  12 
diligent,  and  patient  to  wait  upon  God,  13  because  God  is  most  sure  in 
his  promise. 

Therefore  ^ leaving  the  principles  of  the  doc- 
trine of  Christ,  let  us  go  on  unto  perfection  ; not 
laying  again  the  foundation  of  repentance  2 from  dead 
works,  and  of  faith  toward  God, 

2  ® Of  the  doctrine  of  baptisms,  ^ and  of  laying  on 
of  hands,  ®and  of  resurrection  of  the  dead,  ®and  of 
eternal  judgment. 

3  And  this  will  we  do,  if  God  permit. 

4  For  ^it  is  impossible  for  those  ^ who  were  once 
enlightened,  and  have  tasted  of  the  heavenly  gift,  and 
were  made  partakers  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 

5  And  have  tasted  the  good  word  of  God,  and  the 
powers  of  i2the  world  to  come. 


1 ch.  8.  3. 

2 ch.  2.  17. 

8  ch.  8.  3,  4.  & 9.  9. 
&10.  11.  & 11.  4. 

* ch.  2.  18.  & 4.  15. 

6 ch.  7.  28. 

8 Lev.  4.  3.  &9.  7.  & 
16.  6,  15,  16,  17.  ch. 
7.  27.  & 9.  7. 

T2Chr.26.18.  John 
3.  27. 

8 Ex.  28.  1.  Num. 

16.  5,  40.  1 Chr.  23. 

13. 

9 John  8.  54. 


10  Ps.  2.  7.  ch.  1.  5. 
” Ps.  110.  4.  ch.  7. 
17,  21. 

12  Matt.  26.  39,  42, 
44.  Mark  14.  36,  39. 
John  17.  1. 

18  Ps.  22.  1.  Matt. 
27.  46,  50.  Mark  15. 
34,  37. 

« Matt.  26.  53.  Mark 
14.  36. 

18  Matt.  26.  37.  Mark 
14.  33.  Luke  22.  43. 
John  12.  27. 

16  ch.  3.  6. 


11  Phil.  2.  8. 

18  ch.  2.  10.  & 11. 
40. 

19  ver.  6.  ch.  6.  20. 

26  John  16.  12.  2 

Pet.  3.  16. 

21  Matt.  13.  15. 

22  ch.  6.  1. 

23  1 Cor.  3.  1,  2,  3. 

24  1 Cor.  13.  11.  & 
14.  20.  Eph.  4.  14.  1 
I‘et.  2.  2. 

26  Is.  7.  15.  1 Cor.  2. 
14,  15. 


5 For  every  high  priest,  being  taken  from  among 
men,  is  appointed  for  men  in  things  pertaining  to 
God,  that  he  may  offer  both  gifts  and  sacrifices  for 

2 sins  : who  can  bear  gently  with  the  ignorant  and 
erring,  for  that  he  himself  also  is  compassed  with 

3 infirmity  ; and  by  reason  thereof  is  bound,  as  for 
the  people,  so  also  for  himself,  to  offer  for  sins. 

4 And  no  man  taketh  the  honour  unto  himself,  but 

5 when  he  is  called  of  God,  even  as  was  Aaron.  So 
Christ  also  glorified  not  himself  to  be  made  a high 
priest,  but  he  that  spake  unto  him. 

Thou  art  my  Son, 

This  day  have  I begotten  thee  ; 

6 as  he  saith  also  in  another  place, 

Thou  art  a priest  for  ever 
, After  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 

7 Who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh,  having  offered  up 
prayers  and  supplications  with  strong  crying  and 
tears  unto  him  that  was  able  to  save  him  « from 
death,  and  having  been  heard  for  his  godly  fear, 

8 though  he  was  a Son,  yet  learned  obedience  by  the 

9 things  which  he  suffered  ; and  having  been  made 
perfect,  he  became  unto  all  them  that  obey  him  the 

10  ^ author  of  eternal  salvation  ; named  of  God  a high 
priest  after  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 

11  Of  '^whom  we  have  many  things  to  say,  and  hard 
of  interpretation,  seeing  ye  are  become  dull  of  hear- 

12  ing.  For  when  by  reason  of  the  time  ye  ought  to 
be  teachers,  ye  have  need  again  ^ that  some  one 
teach  you  the  rudiments  of  the  ^ first  principles  of 
the  oracles  of  God  ; and  are  become  such  as  have 

13  need  of  milk,  and  not  of  solid  food.  For  every  one 
that  partaketh  of  milk  is  without  experience  of  the 

14  word  of  righteousness  ; for  he  is  a babe.  But  solid 
food  is  for  J'  fullgrown  men,  even  those  who  by  rea- 
son of  use  have  their  senses  exercised  to  discern 
good  and  evil. 


6 Wherefore  let  us  “cease  to  speak  of  the  first 
principles  of  Christ,  and  press  on  unto  ^ perfection  ; 
not  laying  again  a foundation  of  repentance  from 

2 dead  works,  and  of  faith  toward  God,  ^ of  the  teach- 
ing of  ^ baptisms,  and  of  laying  on  of  hands,  and  of 
resurrection  of  the  dead,  and  of  eternal  judgement. 

3 4 And  this  will  we  do,  if  God  permit.  For  as 
touching  those  who  were  once  enlightened  ® and 
tasted  of  the  heavenly  gift,  and  were  made  partak- 

6 ers  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  f tasted  the  good  word  of 


1 Phil.  3.  12, 13, 14. 
ch.  5.  12. 

2 ch.  9.  14. 

3 Acts  19.  4,  5. 

4 Acts  8.  14,  15,  16, 
17.  & 19.  6. 

6 Acts  17.  31,  32. 

6 Acts  24.  25.  Rom. 
2.  16. 

2 Acts  18.  21.  1 Cor. 
4.  19. 

8 Matt.  12.  .31,  32. 
ch.  10.  26.  2 Pet.  2.  20, 
21.  1 Jolui  5.  16. 


0 ch.  10.  32. 

10  John  4.  10.  & 6. 
32.  Eph.  2.  8. 

11  Gal.  3.  2,  5.  ch. 
2.  4. 

>2  ch.  2.  5. 
a Or,  out  of. 
b Gr.  cause, 
c Or,  which, 
d Or,  that  one  teach 
you  whUh  be  the  rudi- 
rnenfs. 

e Gr.  beginning, 
f Or,  perfect. 


a Gr.  leave  the  word 
of  the  beginning  of 
Christ. 

b Or,  full  growth, 
c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read,  even  the 
teaching  of. 
d Or,  washings, 
e Or,  having  both 
tasted  of  . . .and 
being  made  . . . and 
having  tasted  &c. 

f Or,  tn.sied  the  word 
of  God  that  it  is  good. 


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6 If  they  shall  fall  away,  to  renew  them  again  unto 
repentance  ; seeing  they  crucify  to  themselves  the  Son 
of  God  afresh,  and  put  Mm  to  an  open  shame. 

7 For  the  earth  which  drinketh  in  the  rain  that 
cometh  oft  upon  it,  and  hringeth  forth  herbs  meet  for 
them  by  whom  it  is  dressed,  receiveth  blessing  from 
God: 

8 But  that  wliich  beareth  thorns  and  briers  is  re- 
jected, and  is  nigh  unto  cursing  ; whose  end  is  to  be 
burned. 

9 But,  beloved,  we  are  persuaded  better  things  of 
you,  and  things  that  accompany  salvation,  though  we 
thus  speak. 

10  For  God  is  not  unrighteous  to  forget  your 
work  and  labour  of  love,  which  ye  have  shewed  toward 
his  name,  in  that  ye  have  ministered  to  the  saints,  and 
do  minister. 

11  And  we  desire  that  every  one  of  you  do  shew 
the  same  diligence  to  the  full  assurance  of  hope  unto 
the  end  : 

12  That  ye  be  not  slothful,  but  followers  of  them 
who  through  faith  and  patience  ^2  hiherit  the  promises. 

13  For  when  God  made  promise  to  Abraham,  because 
he  could  swear  by  no  greater,  ^3  he  sware  by  himself, 

14  Saying,  Surely  blessing  I will  bless  thee,  and  mul- 
tiplying I will  multiply  thee. 

15  And  so,  after  he  had  patiently  endured,  he  ob- 
tained the  promise. 

16  For  men  verily  swear  by  the  greater:  and  ^^an 
oath  for  confirmation  is  to  them  an  end  of  all  strife. 

17  Wherein  God,  willing  more  abundantly  to  shew 
unto  the  heirs  of  promise  the  immutability  of  his 
counsel,  confirmed  it  by  an  oath  : 

18  That  by  two  immutable  things,  in  which  it  was 
impossible  for  God  to  lie,  we  might  have  a strong  con- 
solation, who  have  fled  for  refuge  to  lay  hold  upon  the 
hope  set  before  us  : 

19  Which  hope  we  have  as  an  anchor  of  the  soul,  both 
sure  and  stedfast,  and  which  entereth  into  that  within 
the  veil  ; 

20  29  Whither  the  forerunner  is  for  us  entered,  even 
Jesus,  ®°made  an  high  priest  for  ever  after  the  order  of^ 
Melchisedec. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1 Christ  Jesus  is  a priest  after  the  order  of  Melchisedec^  11  and  so,  far 
more  excellent  than  the  priests  of  Aaron's  order. 

For  this  ^ Melchisedec,  king  of  Salem,  priest  of  the 
most  high  God,  who  met  Abraham  returning  from 
the  slaughter  of  the  kings,  and  blessed  him  ; 

2  To  whom  also  Abraham  gave  a tenth  part  of  all  ; > 
first  being  by  interpretation  King  of  righteousness,  and 
after  that  also  King  of  Salem,  which  is,  King  of  peace  ; 

3  Without  father,  without  mother,  without  descent, 
having  neither  beginning  of  days,  nor  end  of  life  ; but 
made  like  unto  the  Son  of  God  ; abideth  a priest  con- 
tinually. 

4  Now  consider  how  great  this  man  was,  2 unto 
whom  even  the  patriarch  Abraham  gave  the  tenth  of 
the  spoils. 

5  And  verily  ^ they  that  are  of  the  sons  of  Levi,  who 
receive  the  office  of  the  priesthood,  have  a command- 
ment to  take  tithes  of  the  people  according  to  the  law. 


6 God,  and  the  powers  of  the  age  to  come,  and  then 
fell  away,  it  is  impossible  to  renew  them  again  unto 
repentance  ; s'  seeing  they  crucify  to  themselves  the 
Son  of  God  afresh,  and  put  him  to  an  open  shame. 

7 For  the  land  which  hath  drunk  the  rain  that  cometh 
oft  upon  it,  and  bringeth  forth  herbs  meet  for  them 
for  whose  sake  it  is  also  tilled,  receiveth  blessing 

8 from  God  : but  if  it  beareth  thorns  and  thistles,  it  is 
rejected  and  nigh  unto  a curse  ; whose  end  is  to  be 
burned. 

9 But,  beloved,  we  are  persuaded  better  things  of 
you,  and  things  that  * accompany  salvation,  though 

10  we  thus  speak  : for  God  is  not  unrighteous  to  forget 
your  work  and  the  love  which  ye  shewed  toward 
his  name,  in  that  ye  ministered  unto  the  saints,  and 

11  still  do  minister.  And  we  desire  that  each  one  of 
you  may  shew  the  same  diligence  unto  the  * fulness 

12  of  hope  even  to  the  end  : that  ye  be  not  sluggish, 
but  imitators  of  them  who  through  faith  and  pa- 
tience inherit  the  promises. 

13  For  when  God  made  promise  to  Abraham,  since 
he  could  swear  by  none  greater,  he  sware  by  him- 

14  self,  saying,  Surely  blessing  I will  bless  thee,  and 

15  multiplying  I will  multiply  thee.  And  thus,  having 

16  patiently  endured,  he  obtained  the  promise.  For 
men  swear  by  the  greater  : and  in  every  dispute  of 

17  theirs  the  oath  is  final  for  confirmation.  Wherein 
God,  being  minded  to  shew  more  abundantly  unto 
the  heirs  of  the  promise  the  immutability  of  his 

18  counsel,  ^ interposed  with  an  oath  : that  by  two  im- 
mutable things,  in  which  it  is  impossible  for  God  to 
lie,  we  may  have  a strong  encouragement,  who  have 
fled  for  refuge  to  lay  hold  of  the  hope  set  before 

19  us  ; which  we  have  as  an  anchor  of  the  soul,  a hope 
both  sure  and  stedfast  and  entering  into  that  which 

20  is  within  the  veil  ; whither  as  a forerunner  Jesus 
entered  for  us,  having  become  a high  priest  for  ever 
after  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 


7 For  this  Melchizedek,  king  of  Salem,  priest  of 
God  Most  High,  who  met  Abraham  returning  from 

2 the  slaughter  of  the  kings,  and  blessed  him,  to 
whom  also  Abraham  divided  a tenth  part  of  all 
(being  first,  by  interpretation.  King  of  righteous- 
ness, and  then  also  King  of  Salem,  which  is.  King 

3 of  peace  ; without  father,  without  mother,  without 
genealogy,  having  neither  beginning  erf  days  nor 
end  of  life,  but  made  like  unto  the  Sot  of  God), 
abideth  a priest  continually. 

4 -Now  consider  how  great  this  man  was,  unto  whom 
Abraham,  the  patriarch,  gave  a tenth  out  of  the 

5 chief  spoils.  And  they  indeed  of  the  sons  of  Levi 
that  receive  the  priest’s  office  have  commandment 
to  take  tithes  of  the  people  according  to  the  law, 


« Ch.  10.  29. 

M Ps.  65.  10. 

15  Is.  5.  6. 

15  Pro.  14.  31.  Matt. 
10.  42.  & 25.  40.  John 
13.  20. 


11  Rom.  3.  4.  2 Thess. 

1.  6,  7. 

18  1 Thess.  1.  3. 

19  Rom.  15.  25.  2 

Cor.  8.  4.  & 9.  1,  12. 
2 Tim.  1.  18. 


20  ch.  3.  6,  14. 

21  Col.  2.  2. 

22  ch.  10.  36. 

23  Gen.  22.  16,  17. 
Ps.  105.  9.  Luke  1. 
73. 


2*  Ex.  22.  11. 

26  ch.  11.  9. 

28  Rom.  11.  29. 

27  ch.  12.  1. 

28  Lev.  16.  15.  ch. 
9.  7. 


29  ch.  4. 14.&8.1.& 
9.  24. 

*30  ch.  3.  1.&5.  6,10. 
& 7.  17. 

1 Gen.  14.  18,  &c. 

2 Gen.  14.  20. 


Num.  18.  21,  26. 
Or,  the  while. 

Or,  are  near  to. 
i Or,  full  assurance, 
j Gr.  mediated. 


HEBREWS,  VII. 


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that  is,  of  their  brethren,  though  they  come  out  of  the 
loins  of  Abraham  : 

6 But  he  whose  descent  is  not  counted  from  them 
received  tithes  of  Abraham,  ^ and  blessed  ^ him  that  had 
the  promises. 

7 And  without  all  contradiction  the  less  is  blessed  of 
the  better. 

8 And  here  men  that  die  receive  tithes  ; but  there  he 
receiveth  them,  ®of  whom  it  is  witnessed  that  he  liveth. 

9 And  as  I may  so  say,  Levi  also,  who  receiveth 
tithes,  payed  tithes  in  Abraham. 

10  For  he  was  yet  in  the  loins  of  his  father,  when 
Melchisedec  met  him. 

11  If  therefore  perfection  were  by  the  Levitical 
priesthood,  (for  under  it  the  people  received  the  law,) 
what  further  need  was  there  that  another  priest  should 
rise  after  the  order  of  Melchisedec,  and  not  be  called 
after  the  order  of  Aaron  ? 

12  For  the  priesthood  being  changed,  there  is  made 
of  necessity  a change  also  of  the  law. 

13  For  he  of  whom  these  things  are  spoken  pertain- 
eth  to  another  tribe,  of  which  no  man  gave  attendance 
at  the  altar. 

14  For  it  is  evident  that  ®our  Lord  sprang  out  of 
Juda  ; of  which  tribe  Moses  spake  nothing  concerning 
priesthood. 

15  And  it  is  yet  far  more  evident : for  that  after  the 
similitude  of  Melchisedec  there  ariseth  another  priest, 

16  Who  is  made,  not  after  the  law  of  a carnal  com- 
mandment, but  after  the  power  of  an  endless  life. 

17  For  he  testifieth,  ® Thou  art  a priest  for  ever  after 
the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

18  For  there  is  verily  a disannulling  of  the  com- 
mandment going  before  for  1‘^the  weakness  and  un- 
profitableness thereof. 

19  For  ^^the  law  made  nothing  perfect,  but  the 
bringing  in  of  ^^a  better  hope  did ; by  the  which  we 
draw  nigh  unto  God. 

20  And  inasmuch  as  not  without  an  oath  he  was 
made  priest : 

21  (For  those  priests  were  made  without  an  oath  ; 
but  this  with  an  oath  by  him  that  said  unto  him,  The 
Lord  sware  and  will  not  repent.  Thou  art  a priest  for 
ever  after  the  order  of  Melchisedec  :) 

22  By  so  much  ^^was  Jesus  made  a surety  of  a bet- 
ter testament. 

23  And  they  truly  were  many  priests,  because  they 
were  not  suffered  to  continue  by  reason  of  death  : 

24  But  this  man,  because  he  contiiiueth  ever,  hath  an 
unchangeable  priesthood. 

25  Wherefore  he  is  able  also  to  save  them  to  the  ut- 
termost that  come  unto  God  by  him,  seeing  he  ever 
liveth  to  make  intercession  for  them. 

26  Foi^iuch  an  high  priest  became  us,  who  is  holy, 
harmless,  undefiled,  separate  from  sinners,  and  made 
higher  than  the  heavens  ; 

27  Who  needeth  not  daily,  as  those  high  priests,  to 
offer  up  sacrifice,  first  for  his  own  sins,  and  then  for 
the  people’s  : for  this  he  did  once,  when  he  offered 
up  himself. 

28  For  the  law  maketh  high  priests  which 


that  is,  of  their  brethren,  though  these  have  come 

6 out  of  the  loins  of  Abraham  : but  he  whose  geneal- 
ogy is  not  counted  from  them  hath  taken  tithes  of 
Abraham,  and  hath  blessed  him  that  hath  the  pro- 

7 mises.  But  without  any  dispute  the  less  is  blessed  of 

8 the  better.  And  here  men  that  die  receive  tithes  ; 
but  there  one,  of  whom  it  is  witnessed  that  he 

9 liveth.  And,  so  to  say,  through  Abraham  even 
10  Levi,  who  receiveth  tithes,  hath  paid  tithes  ; for  he 

was  yet  in  the  loins  of  his  father,  when  Melchizedek 
met  him. 


11  Now  if  there  was  perfection  through  the  Leviti- 
cal priesthood  (for  under  it  hath  the  people  received 
the  law),  what  further  need  was  there  that  another 
priest  should  arise  after  the  order  of  Melchizedek, 

12  and  not  be  reckoned  after  the  order  of  Aaron  ? For 
the  priesthood  being  changed,  there  is  made  of 

13  necessity  a change  also  “of  the  law.  For  he  of 
whom  these  things  are  said  ^ belongeth  to  another 
tribe,  from  which  no  man  hath  given  attendance  at 

14  the  altar.  For  it  is  evident  that  our  Lord  hath 
sprung  out  of  Judah  ; as  to  which  tribe  Moses  spake 

15  nothing  concerning  priests.  And  what  ice  say  is  yet 
more  abundantly  evident,  if  after  the  likeness  of 

16  Melchizedek  there  ariseth  another  priest,  who  hath 
been  made,  not  after  the  law  of  a carnal  command- 

17  ment,  but  after  the  power  of  an  ^ endless  life  : for 
it  is  witnessed  of  him. 

Thou  art  a priest  for  ever 
After  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 

18  For  there  is  a disannulling  of  a foregoing  command- 
ment because  of  its  weakness  and  unprofitableness 

19  (for  the  law  made  nothing  perfect),  and  a bringing 
in  thereupon  of  a better  hope,  through  which  we 

20  draw  nigh  unto  God.  And  inasmuch  as  it  is  not 

21  without  the  taking  of  an  oath  (for  they  indeed  have 
been  made  priests  without  an  oath  ; but  he  with  an 
oath  by  him  that  saith  ® of  him. 

The  Lord  sware  and  will  not  repent  himself, 
Thou  art  a priest  for  ever)  ; 

22  by  so  much  also  Hath  Jesus  become  the  surety  of 

23  a better  f covenant.  And  they  indeed  have  been 
made  priests  many  in  number,  because  that  by  death 

24  they  are  hindered  from  continuing  : but  he,  because 
he  abideth  for  ever,  s'  hath  his  priesthood  un- 

25  changeable.  Wherefore  also  he  is  able  to  save  *'  to  the 
uttermost  them  that  draw  near  unto  God  through 
him,  seeing  he  ever  liveth  to  make  intercession  for 
them. 


26  For  such  a high  priest  became  us,  holy,  guileless, 
undefiled,  separated  from  sinners,  and  made  higher 

27  than  the  heavens  ; who  needeth  not  daily,  like  those 
high  priests,  to  offer  up  sacrifices,  first  for  his  own 
sins,  and  then  for  the  sins  of  the  people  : for  this  he 

28  did  once  for  all,  when  he  offered  up  himself.  For 
the  law  appointeth  men  high  priests,  having  infir- 


*Gen.  14.  19.  1,3.  Rev.  5.  6.  12  ch.  6. 18.  & 8.  G.  2.  5.  ch.  9.  24.  IJolin  21  Rom.  G.  10.  ch.  9.  e Or,  unto. 

6Rom.  4.  13.  Gal.  » Ps.  110.  4.  ch.  5.  is  Rom.  5.  2.  Eph.  2.1.  12,  28.  & 10.  12.  f Or,  testament. 

3.  IG.  G,  10.  &G.  20.  2.  18.  & 3.  12.  ch.  4.  n ch.  4.  15.  22  ch.  5.  1,  2.  'f/Or.hathapriest- 

6 ch.  5.  G.  & G.  20.  30  Rom.  8.  3.  Gal.  IG.  & 10.  19.  is  Eph.  1. 20.  & 4. 10.  a Or,  of  law.  hood  that  doth  not 

2 ver.  18,  19.  Gal.  2.  4.9.  1*  Ps.  110.  4.  ch.  8.  1.  b Or.  hath  part ahen  pass  to  another. 

21.  ch.  8.  7.  i>  Acts  13.  39.  Rom,  10  ch.  8.  6.  & 9.  15.  & lo  Lev.  9.  7.  & 10.  G,  of.  See  ch.  2.  14.  h Or,  inviolable. 

8 Is.  11.  1.  Matt.  1.  3.  20,  21,  28.  & 8.  3.  12.  24.  11.  ch.  5.  3.  A 9.  7.  c Gr.  indissoluble.  i Gr.  completely. 

3.  Luke  8.  33.  Rom.  Gal.  2.  16.  ch.  9.  9.  10  Rom.  8.34.  1 Tim.  20  Rev.  IG.  15.  d Or,  through. 


344 


HEBREWS,  VIII.,  IX. 


have  infirmity  ; but  the  word  of  the  oath,  which  was 
since  the  law,  maketh  the  Son,  ^3  who  is  consecrated  for 
evermore. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  By  the  eternal  priesthood  of  Christ  the  Levitieal  miesthood  of  Aaron  is 
abolished.  1 And  the  temporal  covenant  with  the  fathers.,  by  the  eter- 
nal covenant  of  the  gospel. 

OW  of  the  things  which  we  have  spoken  this  is  the 
sum  : We  have  such  an  high  priest,  ^ who  is  set 
on  the  right  hand  of  the  throne  of  the  Majesty  in  the 
heavens  ; 

2 A minister  of  ^the  sanctuary,  and  of  ^the  true 
tabernacle,  which  the  Lord  pitched,  and  not  man. 

3 For  ^ every  high  priest  is  ordained  to  ofPer  gifts 
and  sacrifices : wherefore  ® it  is  of  necessity  that  this 
man  have  somewhat  also  to  offer. 

4 For  if  he  were  on  earth,  he  should  not  be  a priest, 
seeing  that  there  are  priests  that  offer  gifts  according 
to  the  law  : 

5 Who  serve  unto  the  example  and  ® shadow  of 
heavenly  things,  as  Moses  was  admonished  of  God 
when  he  was  about  to  make  the  tabernacle  : for.  See, 
saith  he,  that  thou  make  all  things  according  to  the  pat- 
tern shewed  to  thee  in  the  mount. 

6 But  now  ® hath  he  obtained  a more  excellent  minis- 
try, by  how  much  also  he  is  the  mediator  of  a better 
covenant,  which  was  established  upon  better  promises. 

7 ® For  if  that  first  covenant  had  been  faultless,  then 
should  no  place  have  been  sought  for  the  second. 

8 For  finding  fault  with  them,  he  saith,  Behold,  the 
days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  when  I will  make  a new 
covenant  with  the  house  of  Israel  and  with  the  house  of 
Judah  : 

9 Not  according  to  the  covenant  that  I made  with 
their  fathers  in  the  day  when  I took  them  by  the  hand 
to  lead  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ; because  they 
continued  not  in  my  covenant,  and  I regarded  them 
not,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  For  this  is  the  covenant  that  I will  make  with 
the  house  of  Israel  after  those  days,  saith  the  Lord  ; I 
will  put  my  laws  into  their  mind,  and  write  them  in 
their  hearts  : and  I will  be  to  them  a God,  and  they 
shall  be  to  me  a people  : 

11  And  they  shall  not  teach  every  man  his  neigh- 
bour, and  every  man  his  brother,  saying.  Know  the 
Lord  : for  all  shall  know  me,  from  the  least  to  the 
greatest. 

12  For  I will  be  merciful  to  their  unrighteousness, 

and  their  sins  and  their  iniquities  will  I remember  no 

more. 

13  In  that  he  saith,  A new  covenant,  he  hath  made 
the  first  old.  Now  that  which  decayeth  and  waxeth  old 
is  ready  to  vanish  away. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1 The  description  of  the  rites  and  bloody  sacrifices  of  the  lato,  11  far  in- 
ferior to  the  dignity  and  perfection  of  the  blood  and  sacrifice  of  Christ. 

Then  verily  the  first  covenant  had  also  ordinances 
of  divine  service,  and  ^ a worldly  sanctuary. 

2  2 For  there  was  a tabernacle  made;  the  first, 
* wherein  was  ^ the  candlestick,  and  ® the  table,  and  the 
shewbread  ; which  is  called  the  sanctuary. 


mity  ; but  the  word  of  the  oath,  which  was  after  the 
law,  appointeth  a Son,  perfected  for  evermore. 


8 "Nowlin  the  things  which  we  are  saying  the 
chief  point  is  this:  We  have  such  a high  priest,  who 
sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of  the  throne  of  the 

2 Majesty  in  the  heavens,  a minister  of  ^ the  sanctuary, 
and  of  the  true  fabernacle,  which  the  Lord  pitched, 

3 not  man.  For  every  high  priest  is  appointed  to  offer 
both  gifts  and  sacrifices  : wherefore  it  is  necessary 
that  this  high  priest  also  have  somewhat  to  offer. 

4 Now  if  he  were  on  earth,  he  would  not  be  a priest 
at  all,  seeing  there  are  those  who  offer  the  gifts  ac- 

5 cording  to  the  law  ; who  serve  that  which  is  a copy 
and  shadow  of  the  heavenly  things,  even  as  Moses  is 
warned  of  God  when  he  is  about  to  make  the  ta- 
bernacle : for.  See,  saith  he,  that  thou  make  all  things 
according  to  the  pattern  that  was  shewed  thee  in  the 

6 mount.  But  now  hath  he  obtained  a ministry  the 
more  excellent,  by  how  much  also  he  is  the  mediator 
of  a better  ® covenant,  which  hath  been  enacted  upon 

7 better  promises.  For  if  that  first  covenant  had  been 
faultless,  then  would  no  place  have  been  sought  for 

8 a second.  For  finding  fault  with  them,  he  saith. 

Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 

That  I will  make  a new  ® covenant  with  the  house 
of  Israel  and  with  the  house  of  Judah  ; 

9 Not  according  to  the  ® covenant  that  I made  with 

their  fathers 

In  the  day  that  I took  them  by  the  hand  to  lead 
them  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ; 

For  they  continued  not  in  my  covenant. 

And  I regarded  them  not,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  For  this  is  the  ® covenant  that  ^'I  will  make  with 

the  house  of  Israel 
After  those  days,  saith  the  Lord  ; 

I will  put  my  laws  into  their  mind. 

And  on  their  heart  also  will  I write  them  : 

And  I will  be  to  them  a God, 

And  they  shall  be  to  me  a people  ; 

11  And  they  shall  not  teach  every  man  his  fellow- 

citizen. 

And  every  man  his  brother,  saying.  Know  the 
Lord : 

For  all  shall  know  me. 

From  the  least  to  the  greatest  of  them. 

12  For  I will  be  merciful  to  their  iniquities. 

And  their  sins  will  I remember  no  more. 

13  In  that  he  saith,  A new  covenant,  he  hath  made  the 
first  old.  But  that  which  is  becoming  old  and  wax- 
eth aged  is  nigh  unto  vanishing  away. 

9 Now  even  the  first  covenant  had  ordinances  of  di- 
vine service,  and  its  sanctuary,  a sanctuary  of  this 

2 world.  For  there  was  a tabernacle  prepared,  the 
first,  wherein  « were  the  candlestick,  and  the  table, 
and  ^ the  shewbread  ; which  is  called  the  Holy  place. 


23  Ch.  2.  10.  & 5.  9.  SEph.  5.  2.  ch.  9.  8 2 Cor.  3.  6,  8,  9.  6.45.  IJohn  2.  27.  8 Ex.  25.  23, 30.  Lev.  e Or,  testament. 

lEph.  1.  20.  Col.  3.  14.  ch.  7.  22.  Rom.  11.  27.  ch.  24.5,6.  f Gv.  accomplish. 

1.  ch.  1.  3.  & 10. 12.  & 8 Col.  2.  17.  ch.  9.  9 ch.  7.  11,  18.  10.17.  a Or,  Noiv  to  sum  g Gv.  I will  cove- 

12.  2.  23.  & 10.  1.  10  Jer.  31.  31,  32,  33,  le  2 Cor.  5.  17.  up  what  ice  are  say-  nant. 

2 ch.  9.  8,  12, 24.  1 Ex.  25. 40.  & 26. 30.  34.  i Ex.  25.  8.  ing : We  have  Aw.  a Or,  are. 

3 ch.  9.  11.  & 27.  8.  Num.  8.  4.  n ch.  10.  16.  2 Ex.  26.  1.  b Gr.  upon.  b Gr.  the  setting 

* ch.  5.  1.  Acts  7.  44.  12  Zech.  8.  8.  3 Ex.  26.  35.  & 40.  4.  c Or,  holy  things.  forth  of  the  loaves. 

13  Is.  54.  13.  John  ‘ Ex.  25. 31.  d Or,  complete. 


HEBREWS,  IX. 


3 ® And  after  the  second  veil,  the  tabernacle  which  is 
called  the  Holiest  of  all  ; 

4 Which  had  the  golden  censer,  and  ^ the  ark  of  the 
covenant  overlaid  round  about  with  gold,  wherein  was 
® the  golden  pot  that  had  manna,  and  ® Aaron’s  rod  that 
budded,  and  the  tables  of  the  covenant ; 

5 And  over  it  the  cherubims  of  glory  shadowing 
the  mercyseat ; of  which  we  cannot  now  speak  par- 
ticularly. 

6 Now  when  these  things  were  thus  ordained,  ^^the 
priests  went  always  into  the  first  tabernacle,  accom- 
plishing the  service  of  God. 

7 But  into  the  second  went  the  high  priest  alone 
once  every  year,  not  without  blood,  which  he  offered 

for  himself,  and  for  the  errors  of  the  people  : 

8 The  Holy  Ghost  this  signifying,  that  the  way 
into  the  holiest  of  all  was  not  yet  made  manifest,  while 
as  the  first  tabernacle  was  yet  standing  : 

9 Which  was  a figure  for  the  time  then  present,  in 
which  were  offered  both  gifts  and  sacrifices,  ^'^that 
could  not  make  him  that  did  the  service  perfect,  as  per- 
taining to  the  conscience  ; 

10  Which  stood  only  in  meats  and  drinks,  and 
divers  washings,  and  carnal  ordinances,  imposed  on 

them  until  the  time  of  reformation. 

11  But  Christ  being  come  an  high  priest  of  good 
things  to  come,  ^®by  a greater  and  more  perfect  taber- 
nacle, not  made  with  hands,  that  is  to  say,  not  of  this 
building  ; 

12  Neither  ^^by  the  blood  of  goats  and  calves,  but 
by  his  own  blood  he  entered  in  once  into  the  holy 

place,. having  obtained  eternal  redemption  for  us. 

13  J'or  if  ®®the  blood  of  bulls  and  of  goats,  and  ^^the 
ashes  of  an  heifer  sprinkling  the  unclean,  sanctifieth  to 
the  purifying  of  the  flesh  : 

14  How  much  more  shall  the  blood  of  Christ, 
who  through  the  eternal  Spirit  offered  himself  with- 
out spot  to  God,  ®®  purge  your  conscience  from  dead 
works  to  serve  the  living  God  ? 

15  ®®And  for  this  cause  he  is  the  mediator  of  the 
new  testament,  ®®  that  by  means  of  death,  for  the  re- 
demption of  the  transgressions  that  were  under  the  first 
testament,  they  which  are  called  might  receive  the 
promise  of  eternal  inheritance. 

16  For  where  a testament  is,  there  must  also  of 
necessity  be  the  death  of  the  testator. 

17  For  a testament  is  of  force  after  men  are  dead  : 

otherwise  it  is  of  no  strength  at  all  while  the  testator 
liveth.  * 

18  Whereupon  neither  the  first  testament  was  dedi- 
cated without  blood. 

X9  For  when  Moses  had  spoken  every  precept  to  all 
tl^e  people  according  to  the  law,  took  the  blood 

n calves  and  of  goats,  with  water,  and  scarlet  wool, 
liid  hyssop,  and  sprinkled  both  the  book,  and  all  the 
leople. 


34| 

1C 

2ll 

161 


leEx.  26. 31, 33.  & 40. 
21.  ch.  6.  19. 

[7  Ex.  25.  10.  & 26. 

i.  & 40.  3,  21. 

8 Ex.  16.  33,  34. 
e Num.  17.  10. 
po  Ex.  25.  10,  21.  & 
|.  29.  & 40.  20.  Deut. 
2,  5.  1 Kin.  8.  9, 
2 Chr.  5.  10. 

11  Ex.  25. 18, 22.  Lev. 

2.  1 Kin.  8.  0,  7. 
Num.  28.  3.  Dan. 
111. 


18  ver.  25.  Ex.  30. 
10.  Lev.  16.  2,  11,  12, 
15  34. 

h ch.  5.  3.  & 7.  27. 
i8  ch.  10.  19,  20. 

16  John  14.  6. 

11  Gal.  3.  21.  ch.  7. 
18,  19.  & 10.  1,  11. 

18  Lev.  11.  2.  Col. 

2.  10. 

16  Num.  19.  7,  &c. 

20  Eph.  2.  15.  Col. 
2.  20.  ch.  7.  16. 


Eph. 


21  ch.  3.  1. 

22  ch.  10.  1. 

23  ch.  8.  2. 

24  ch.  10.  4. 

25  Acts  20.  28. 

1.  7.  Col.  1.  14.  1 Pet. 
1.  19.  Rev.  1.  5.  & 
5.  9. 

20  ver.  20,  28.  Zech. 

3.  9.  ch.  10.  10. 

21  Dan.  9.  24. 

28  Lev.  10.  14,  10. 

20  Num.  19.  2,  17, 
&c. 


3 And  after  the  second 

4 called  the  Holy  of  holies  ; 
and  the  ark  of  the  covenant  o 
with  gold,  wherein  ^ teas  a goldeii 
manna,  and  Aaron’s  rod  that  budded, 

5 of  the  covenant  ; and  above  it  cherubi 
overshadowing  « the  mercy-seat ; of  which  thi 

6 cannot  now  speak  severally.  Now  these  things  imv- 
ing  been  thus  prepared,  the  priests  go  in  continually 
into  the  first  tabernacle,  accomplishing  the  services  ; 

7 but  into  the  second  the  high  priest  alone,  once  in  the 
year,  not  without  blood,  which  he  offereth  for  him- 

8 self,  and  for  the  f errors  of  the  people  : the  Holy 
Ghost  this  signifying,  that  the  way  into  the  holy 
place  hath  not  yet  been  made  manifest,  while  as  the 

9 first  tabernacle  is  yet  standing  ; which  is  a parable 
for  the  time  now  present  ; according  to  which  are 
offered  both  gifts  and  sacrifices  that  cannot,  as 
touching  the  conscience,  make  the  worshipper  per- 

10  feet,  being  only  (with  meats  and  drinks  and  divers 
washings)  carnal  ordinances,  imposed  until  a time  of 
reformation. 


11  But  Christ  having  come  a high  priest  of  ^ the  good 
things  to  come,  through  the  greater  and  more  per- 
fect tabernacle,  not  made  with  hands,  that  is  to  say, 

12  not  of  this  creation,  nor  yet  through  the  blood  of 
goats  and  calves,  but  through  his  own  blood,  entered 
in  once  for  all  into  the  holy  place,  having  obtained 

13  eternal  redemption.  For  if  the  blood  of  goats  and 
bulls,  and  the  ashes  of  a heifer  sprinkling  them  that 
have  been  defiled,  sanctify  unto  the  cleanness  of  the 

14  flesh : how  much  more  shall  the  blood  of  Christ, 
who  through  the  eternal  Spirit  offered  himself  with- 
out blemish  unto  God,  cleanse  your  conscience  from 

15  dead  works  to  serve  the  living  God  ? And  for  this 
cause  he  is  the  mediator  of  a new  * covenant,  that  a 
death  having  taken  place  for  the  redemption  of  the 
transgressions  that  were  under  the  first  * covenant, 
they  that  have  been  called  may  receive  the  promise 

16  of  the  eternal  inheritance.  For  where  a * testament 
is,  there  must  of  necessit}’^  j be  the  death  of  him  that 

17  made  it.  For  a Hestament  is  of  force  * where  there 
hath  been  death  : ^ for  doth  it  ever  avail  while  he 

18  that  made  it  liveth  ? Wherefore  even  the  first  co- 

19  venant  hath  not  been  dedicated  without  blood.  For 
when  every  commandment  had  been  spoken  by 
Moses  unto  all  the  people  according  to  the  law,  he 
took  the  blood  of  the  calves  and  the  goats,  with 
water  and  scarlet  wool  and  hyssop,  and  sprinkled 


30  1 Pet.  1. 19.  IJohn 
1.7.  Rev.  1.6. 

31  Rom.  1.  4.  1 Pet. 
3.  18. 

32  Eph.  5.  2.  Tit.  2. 
14.  ch.  7.  27. 

33  ch.  1.  3.  & 10. 

99 

34  ch.  6.  1. 

35  Luke  1.  74.  Rom. 
G.  13,  22.  1 Pet.  4.  2. 

so  1 Tim.  2.  5. 

37  ch.  7.  22.  & 8.  6. 
& 12.  24. 


38  Rom.  3.  26.  & 5. 
6.  1 Pet.  3.  18. 

39  ch.  3.  1. 

40  Gal.  3.  15. 

41  Ex.  24.  6,  &c. 

42  Ex.  24.  5,  6,  8. 
Lev.  16.  14,  15,  18. 

43  Lev.  14.  4,  6,  7, 
49,  51,  52. 

c Or,  altar  of  in- 
cense, 
d Or,  is. 

e Gr.  the  propitia- 
tory. 


f Gr.  ignorances. 
^Some  ancient  au- 
thorities road  the  good 
things  that  are  come. 

h Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  our. 

i The  Greek  word 
here  used  signifies  both 
covenant  and  testa- 
ment. 

j Gr.  be  brought, 
k Gr.  over  the  dead. 
I Or,  for  it  doth 
never  . . . liveth. 


HEBREWS,  X. 


ood  of  the  testament  which 

e sprinkled  with  blood  both  the  ta- 
the  vessels  of  the  ministry, 
host  all  things  are  by  the  law  purged  with 
without  shedding  of  blood  is  no  remis- 

It  was  therefore  necessary  that  the  patterns  of 
things  in  the  heavens  should  be  purified  with  these  ; 
but"  the  heavenly  things  themselves  with  better  sacrifices 
than  these. 

24  For  Christ  is  not  entered  into  the  holy  places 
made  with  hands,  lohich  are  the  figures  of  the  true  ; 
but  into  heaven  itself,  now  to  appear  in  the  presence 
of  God  for  us  : 

25  Nor  yet  that  he  should  offer  himself  often,  as 
the  high  priest  entereth  into  the  holy  place  every  year 

with  blood  of  others  ; 

26  For  then  must  he  often  have  suffered  since  the 
foundation  of  the  world  : but  now  once  in  the  end 
of  the  world  hath  he  appeared  to  put  away  sin  by  the 
sacrifice  of  himself. 

27  ®^And  as  it  is  appointed  unto  men  once  to  die, 
®®but  after  this  the  judgment  : 

28  So  Christ  was  once  offered  to  bear  the  sins 
of  many  ; and  unto  them  that  look  for  him  shall  he 

appear  the  second  time  without  sin  unto  salvation. 


CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  weakness  of  the  laiv  sacrifices.  10  The  sacrifice  of  Christ's  body 
once  off  ered.,  14  for  ever  hath  taken  away  sins.  19  An  exhortation  to 
holdfast  the  faith,  ivith  patience  and  thanksgiving. 

For  the  law  having  ^ a shadow  ^ of  good  things  to 
come,  and  not  the  very  image  of  the  things,  ® can 
never  with  those  sacrifices  which  they  offered  year  by 
year  contmually  make  the  comers  thereunto  ^ perfect. 

2  For  then  would  they  not  have  ceased  to  be  offered  ? 
because  that  the  worshippers  once  purged  should  have 
had  no  more  conscience  of  sins. 

3  ® But  in  those  sacrifices  there  is  a remembrance 
again  made  of  sins  every  year. 

4  For  ^it  is  not  possible  that  the  blood  of  bulls  and 
of  goats  should  take  away  sins. 

5  Wherefore  when  he  cometh  into  the  world,  he 
saith,  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  wouldest  not,  but  a 
body  hast  thou  prepared  me  : 

6  In  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices  for  sin  thou  hast 
had  no  pleasure. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I come  (in  the  volume  of  the  book 
it  is  written  of  me,)  to  do  thy  will,  O God. 

8  Above  when  he  said,  Sacrifice  and  offering  and 
burnt  offerings  and  offering  for  sin  thou  wouldest  not, 
neither  hadst  pleasure  therein  : which  are  offered  by  the 
law  ; 

9  Then  said  he,  Lo,  I come  to  do  thy  will,  O God. 
He  taketh  away  the  first,  that  he  may  establish  the 
second. 

10  ® By  the  which  will  we  are  sanctified  ^ through  the 
offering  of  the  body  of  Jesus  Christ  once  for  all. 

11  And  every  priest  standeth  daily  ministering  and 


« Ex.  24.  8.  Matt. 
26.  28. 

4’ Ex.  29.  12,  36. 
Lev.  8.  15,  19.  & 16. 
14,  15,  16,  18,  19. 

46  Lev.  17.  11. 

47  ch.  8.  5. 

48  ch.  6.  20. 

46  ch.  8.  2. 

«>  Rom.  8.  34.  ch.  7. 
25.  1 John  2.  1. 


61  ver.  7. 

62  ver.  12.  ch.  7.  27. 

&  10.  10.  1 Pet.  3. 

18. 

63  1 Cor.  10. 11.  Gal. 

4.  4.  Eph.  1.  10. 

64  Gen.  3. 19.  Eccles. 
3.  20. 

65  2 Cor.  5. 10.  Rev. 
20.  12,  13. 


66  Rom.  6. 10.  1 Pet. 
3 18 

*67  1 Pet.  2.  24.  1 

John  3.  5. 

68  Matt.  26. 28.  Rom. 

5.  15. 

* 60  Tit.  2.  13.  2 Pet. 
3.  12. 

’ 1 Col.  2.  17.  ch.  8.  5. 
& 9.  23. 


20  both  the  book  itself,  and  all  the  people,  saying.  This 
is  the  blood  of  the  covenant  which  God  commanded 

21  to  you-ward.  Moreover  the  tabernacle  and  all  the 
vessels  of  the  ministry  he  sprinkled  in  like  manner 

22  with  the  blood.  And  according  to  the  law,  I may 
almost  say,  all  things  are  cleansed  with  blood,  and 
apart  from  shedding  of  blood  there  is  no  remission. 

23  It  was  necessary  therefore  that  the  copies  of  the 
things  in  the  heavens  should  be  cleansed  with  these  ; 
but  the  heavenly  things  themselves  with  better  sa- 

24  crifices  than  these.  For  Christ  entered  not  into  a 
holy  place  made  with  hands,  like  in  pattern  to  the 
true  ; but  into  heaven  itself,  now  to  appear  before 

25  the  face  of  God  for  us  : nor  yet  that  he  should  offer 
himself  often  ; as  the  high  priest  entereth  into  the 

26  holy  place  year  by  year  with  blood  not  his  own  ; else 
must  he  often  have  suffered  since  the  foundation  of 
the  world  ; but  now  once  at  the  ”end  of  the  ages 
hath  he  been  manifested  to  put  away  sin  ® by  the 

27  sacrifice  of  himself.  And  inasmuch  as  it  is  7^  ap- 
pointed unto  men  once  to  die,  and  after  this  cometh 

28  judgement  ; so  Christ  also,  having  been  once  offered 
to  bear  the  sins  of  many,  shall  appear  a second  time, 
apart  from  sin,  to  them  that  wait  for  him,  unto  sal- 
vation. 


10  For  the  law  having  a shadow  of  the  good  things 
to  come,  not  the  very  image  of  the  things,  ® they  can 
never  with  the  same  sacrifices  year  by  year,  which 
they  offer  continually,  make  perfect  them  that  draw 

2 nigh.  Else  would  they  not  have  ceased  to  be  offered, 
because  the  worshippers,  having  been  once  cleansed, 

3 would  have  had  no  more  conscience  of  sins  ? But  in 
those  sacrifices  there  is  a remembrance  made  of  sins 

4 year  by  year.  For  it  is  impossible  that  the  blood  of 

5 bulls  and  goats  should  take  away  sins.  Wherefore 
when  he  cometh  into  the  world,  he  saith, 

Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  wouldest  not. 

But  a body  didst  thou  prepare  for  me  ; , 

6 In  whole  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices  f(Jy  sin  thou 

hadst  no  pleasure  : ' , 

7 Then  said  I,  Lo,  I am  come  \ 

(In  the  roll  of  |he  book  it  is  written  of  me) 

To  do  thy  will,  O God. 

8 Saying  above.  Sacrifices  and  offerings  and  whole 
burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices  for  sin  thou  wouliiest 
not,  neither  hadst  pleasure  therein  (the  which  Sire 

9 offered  according  to  the  law),  then  hath  he  saifJL, 
Lo,  I am  come  to  do  thy  will.  He  taketh  away  th 

10  first,  that  he  may  establish  the  second.  ^ By  whic 
will  we  have  been  sanctified  through  the  offering  o 

11  the  body  of  Jesus  Christ  once  for  all.  And  ever 
^ priest  indeed  standeth  day  by  day  ministering  an 


2 ch.  9. 11. 

3 ch.  9.  9. 

4 ver.  14. 

6 Lev.  16.  21.  ch. 
9.  7. 

6 ver.  11.  Mic.  6.  6, 

7.  ch.  9.  13. 

7 Ps.  40.  6,  &c.  &50. 

8,  &c.  Is.  1.  11.  Jer. 

6.  20.  Amos  5.  21,  22. 


ch. 


8 John  17.  19.  ch. 
13.  12. 

9 ch.  9.  12. 
lONum.  28.  3. 

7.  27. 

m The  Greek  word 
here  used  signifies'both 
covenant  and  testa- 
ment. 

n Or,  consumma- 
tion. 


o Or,  by  his  sa' 
fice. 

p Gr.  laid  up  for. 
a Some  ancient  a 
thorities  read  it  can. 
b Or,  In. 

c Some  ancient  a 
thorities  read  hi 
priest. 


HEBREWS,  X. 


347 


offering  oftentimes  the  same  sacrifices,  which  can 
never  take  away  sins  : 

12  But  this  man,  after  he  had  offered  one  sacrifice 
for  sins  for  ever,  sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of  God  ; 

13  From  henceforth  expecting  ^^till  his  enemies  be 
made  his  footstool. 

14  For  by  one  offering  he  hath  perfected  for  ever 
them  that  are  sanctified. 

15  Whereof  the  Holy  Ghost  also  is  a witness  to  us  : 
for  after  that  he  had  said  before, 

16  This  is  the  covenant  that  I will  make  with  them 
after  those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  I will  put  my  laws  into 
their  hearts,  and  in  their  minds  will  I write  them  ; 

17  And  their  sins  and  iniquities  will  I remember  no 
more. 

18  Now  where  remission  of  these  isy  there  is  no  more 
offering  for  sin. 

19  Having  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  to  enter 

into  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Jesus, 

20  By  a new  and  living  way,  which  he  hath  conse- 
crated for  us,  through  the  veil,  that  is  to  say,  his 
flesh  ; 

21  And  having  an  high  priest  over  the  house  of 
God  ; 

22  22  Let  us  draw  near  with  a true  heart  28  in  full 
assurance  of  faith,  having  our  hearts  sprinkled  24  from 
an  evil  conscience,  and  28  our  bodies  washed  with  pure 
water. 

23  26  Let  us  hold  fast  the  profession  of  our  faith 
without  wavering ; (for  2"  he  is  faithful  that  pro- 
mised ;) 

24  And  let  us  consider  one  another  to  provoke  unto 
love  and  to  good  works  : 

25  28;Not  forsaking  the  assembling  of  ourselves  to- 
gether, as  the  manner  of  some  is ; but  exhorting  one 
another : and  29  so  much  the  more,  as  ye  see  the  day 
approaching.  • 

26  For  ®^if  we  sin  wilfully  ®2  after  that  we  have  re- 
ceived the  knowledge  of  the  truth,  there  remaineth  no 
more  sacrifice  for  sins, 

27  But  a certain  fearful  looking  for  of  judgment  and 

fiery  indignation,  which  shall  devour  the  adversaries. 

28  24  He  that  despised  Moses’  law  died  without 
mercy  2®  under  two  or  three  witnesses  : 

29  2®  Of  how  much  sorer  punishment,  suppose  ye, 
shall  he  be  thought  worthy,  who  hath  trodden  under 
foot  the  Son  of  God,  and  27  hath  counted  the  blood  of 
the  covenant,  wherewith  he  was  sanctified,  an  unholy 
thing,  28^11(1  hath  done  despite  unto  the  Spirit  of 
grace  ? 

30  For  we  know  him  that  hath  said,  29  Vengeance 
belongetli  unto  me,  I will  recompense,  saith  the  Lord. 
And  again,  40  The  Lord  shall  judge  his  people. 

31  It  is  a fearful  thing  to  fall  into  the  hands  of  the 
living  God. 

32  But  ^2  call  to  remembrance  the  former  days,  in 
which,  ^2  after  ye  were  illuminated,  ye  endured  ^^a 
great  fight  of  afflictions  ; 

ver.  4.  18  John  10.  9.  & 14.  27  1 Cor.  1.  9.  & 10. 

12  Col.  3.  1.  ch.  1.  6.  ch.  9.  8.  13.  1 The.ss.  5.  24.  2 

3.  13  ch.  9.  3.  Thess.  3.  3.  ch.  11. 

13  Ps.  110.  1.  Act82.  20  ch.  4.  14.  11. 

35.  1 Cor.  15. 25.  ch.  21  1 Tim.  3.  15.  28  Acts  2.  42.  Jude 

1.  13.  22  ch.  4.  IG.  19. 

« ver.  1.  23  Eph.  3.  12.  Jam.  20  Rom.  13.  11. 

13  Jer.  31.  33, 34.  ch.  1.  C.  1 John  3.  21.  so  Phil.  4.  5.  2 Pet. 

8.10,12.  24ch.  9.  14.  3.9,11,14. 

10  Rom.  5.  2.  Eph.  23  Ezek.  3G.  25.  2 si  Num.  15.  30.  ch. 

2.  18.  & 3.  12.  Cor.  7.  1.  6.  4. 

” ch.  9.  8,  12.  20  c},.  4.  14.  32  2 Pet.  2.  20,  21. 

ss  Ezek.  36.  5.  Zeph. 


offering  oftentimes  the  same  sacrifices,  the  which 

12  can  never  take  away  sins  : but  he,  when  he  had 
offered  one  sacrifice  for  sins  for  ever,  sat  down  on 

13  the  right  hand  of  God  ; from  henceforth  expecting 
till  his  enemies  be  made  the  footstool  of  his  feet. 

14  For  by  one  offering  he  hath  perfected  for  ever  them 

15  that  are  sanctified.  And  the  Holy  Ghost  also  bear- 
eth  witness  to  us  : for  after  he  hath  said, 

16  This  is  the  ® covenant  that  I will  make  with  them 
After  those  days,  saith  the  Lord  ; 

I will  put  my  laws  on  their  heart. 

And  upon  their  mind  also  will  I write  them  ; 
then  saith  he^ 

17  And  their  sins  and  their  iniquities  will  I remem- 

ber no  more. 

18  Now  where  remission  of  these  is,  there  is  no  more 
offering  for  sin. 

19  Having  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  to  enter  into 

20  the  holy  place  by  the  blood  of  Jesus,  by  the  way 
which  he  dedicated  for  us,  a new  and  living  way, 

21  through  the  veil,  that  is  to  say,  his  flesh  ; and  having 

22  a great  priest  over  the  house  of  God  ; let  us  draw 
near  with  a true  heart  in  ^ fulness  of  faith,  having  • 
our  hearts  sprinkled  from  an  evil  * conscience,  and 

23  our  body  washed  with  pure  water  : let  uS  hold  fast 
the  confession  of  our  hope  that  it  waver  not ; for  he 

24  is  faithful  that  promised  : and  let  us  consider  one 

25  another  to  provoke  unto  love  and  good  works  ; not 
forsaking  the  assembling  of  ourselves  together,  as 
the  custom  of  some  is,  but  exhorting  one  another  ; 
and  so  much  the  more,  as  ye  see  the  day  drawing 
nigh. 


26  For  if  we  sin  wilfully  after  that  we  have  received 
the  knowledge  of  the  truth,  there  remaiueth  no  more 

27  a sacrifice  for  sins,  but  a certain  fearful  expectation 
of  judgement,  and  a * fierceness  of  fire  which  shall 

28  devour  the  adversaries.  A man  that  hath  set  at 
nought  Moses’  law  dieth  without  compassion  on  the 

29  word  of  two  or  three  witnesses  : of  how  much  sorer 
punishment,  think  ye,  shall  he  be  judged  worthy,  who 
hath  trodden  under  foot  the  Son  of  God,  and  hath 
counted  the  blood  of  the  covenant,  wherewith  he  was 
sanctified,  j an  unholy  thing,  and  hath  done  despite 

30  unto  the  Spirit  of  grace  ? For  we  know  him  that 
said.  Vengeance  belongeth  unto  me,  I will  recom- 
pense. And  again,  The  Lord  shall  judge  his  people. 

31  It  is  a fearful  thing  to  fall  into  the  hands  of  the 
living  God. 

32  But  call  to  remembrance  the  former  days,  in  which, 
after  ye  were  enlightened,  ye  endured  a great  con- 

1.  18.  & 3.  8.  2 Thess.  3o  Deut.  32.35.  Rom.  e Or,  testament. 

1.  8.  ch.  12.  29.  12.  19.  /Gr.  I xvill  cove- 

3<  ch.  2.  2.  •‘8  Deut.  32.  36,  Ps.  nant. 

33  Deut.  17.  2,  6.  & 50.  4.  & 1^5.  14.  g Or,  fall  assur- 

19.  15.  Matt.  18.  16.  “i  Luke  12.  5.  ance. 

John  8.  17.  2 Cor.  ^2  Gal.  3.  4.  2 John  h Or,  conscience  : 

13.  1.  8.  and  having  our  body 

30  ch.  2.  3.  & 12.  <3  eh.  6.  4.  xvashed  ivith  pare  wa- 

25.  «Phil.  1.  29,  30.  ter,  let  us  hold  fast. 

32  1 Cor.  11.  29.  ch.  Col.  2.  1.  i Or,  jealousy. 

13.  20.  d Or,  sins,  for  ever  j Gr  a common 

38  Matt.  12.  31,  32.  sat  doivn  <trc.  thing. 

Eph.  4.  30. 


348 


HEBREWS,  XI. 


33  Partly,  whilst  ye  were  made  ^®a  gazingstock  both 
hy  reproaches  and  afflictions  ; and  partly,  whilst  ye 
became  companions  of  them  that  were  so  used. 

34  For  ye  had  compassion  of  me  ^'^in  my  bonds,  and 
^®took  joyfully  the  spoiling  of  your  goods,  knowing  in 
yourselves  that  ye  have  in  heaven  a better  and  an  en- 
during substance. 

35  Cast  not  away  therefore  your  confidence,  which 
hath  great  recompence  of  reward. 

36  For  ye  have  need  of  patience,  that,  after  ye 
have  done  the  will  of  God,  ®^ye  might  receive  the 
promise. 

37  For  yet  a little  while,  and  he  that  shall  come 
will  come,  and  will  not  tarry. 

38  Now  ®^the  just  shall  live  by  faith:  but  if  any 
man  draw  back,  my  soul  shall  have  no  pleasure  in  him. 

39  But  we  are  not  of  them  who  draw  back  unto 
perdition  ; but  of  them  that  believe  to  the  saving  of 
the  soul. 

CHAPTER  XI. 


1  Whatfaithis.  6 Without  faith  we  cannot  please  Ood,  7 The  worthy 
fruits  thereof  in  the  fathers  of  old  time.  ^ 

"'VTOW  faith  is  the  substance  of  things  hoped  for,  the 
1 1 evidence  ^ of  things  not  seen. 

2 For  2 by  it  the  elders  obtained  a good  report. 

3 Through  faith  we  understand  that  ^the  worlds 
were  framed  by  the  word  of  God,  so  that  things  which 
are  seen  were  not  made  of  things  which  do  appear. 

4 By  faith  * Abel  offered  unto  God  a more  excellent 
sacrifice  than  Cain,  by  which  he  obtained  witness  that 
he  was  righteous,  God  testifying  of  his  gifts  : and  by  it 
he  being  dead  ® yet  speaketh. 

5 By  faith  ® Enoch  was  translated  that  he  should  not 
see  death  ; and  was  not  found,  because  God  had  trans- 
lated him  : for  before  his  translation  he  had  this  testi- 
mony, that  he  pleased  God. 

6 But  without  faith  it  is  impossible  to  please  him: 
for  he  that  cometh  to  God  must  believe  that  he  is,  and 
that  he  is  a rewarder  of  them  that  diligently  seek  him. 

7 By  faith  Noah,  being  warned  of  God  of  things 
not  seen  as  yet,  moved  with  fear,  ® prepared  an  ark  to 
the  saving  of  his  house  ; by  the  which  he  condemned 
the  world,  and  became  heir  of  ® the  righteousness  which 
is  by  faith. 

8 By  faith  Abraham,  when  he  was  called  to  go  out 
into  a place  which  he  should  after  receive  for  an  in- 
heritance, obeyed  ; and  he  went  out,  not  knowing  whi- 
ther he  went. 

9 By  faith  he  sojourned  in  the  land  of  promise,  as  in 
a strange  country,  dwelling  in  tabernacles  with  Isaac 
and  Jacob,  ^^the  heirs  with  him  of  the  same  promise  : 

10  For  he  looked  for  ^^a  city  which  hath  foundations, 

whose  builder  and  maker  is  God. 

11  Through  faith  also  Sara  herself  received  strength 
to  conceive  seed,  and  ^®v/as  delivered  of  a child  when 
she  was  past  age,  because  she  judged  him  faithful  who 
had  promised. 


« 1 Cor.  4.  9. 

Phil.  1.  7.&4.  14. 
1 Thess.  2.  14. 

« Phil.  1.  7.  2 Tim. 

1.  16. 

48  Matt.  5.  12.  Acts 
6.  41.  Jam.  1.  2. 

« Matt.  6.  20.  & 19. 
21.  Luke  12.  33.  1 

Tim.  6.  19. 

«>  Matt.  6.  12  0. 

32. 


01  Luke  21.  19.  Gal. 
G.  9.  ch.  12.  1. 

02  Col.  3.  24.  ch.  9. 
15.  1 Pet.  1,  9. 

■ 53  Luke  18.  8.  2 Pet. 
3.  9. 

’ 54  Hab.  2.  3,  4. 

55  Rom.  1.17.  Gal. 
3.  11. 

55  2 Pet.  2.  20,  21. 

51  Acts  16.  30,  31.  1 
Thess.  5,  9.  2 Thess. 

2.  14. 


1 Rom.  8.  24,  25.  2 
Cor.  4.  18.  & 5.  7. 

2 ver.  39. 

3 Gen.  1.  1.  Ps.  33. 
6.  John  1.  3.  ch.  1.  2. 
2 Pet.  3.  5. 

4 Gen.  4.  4.  1 John 

3.  12. 

6  Gen.  4.  10.  Matt. 
23.  35.  ch.  12.  24. 

6 Gen.  5.  22,  24. 

7 Gen.  6.  13,  22. 

8 1 Pet.  3.  20. 


33  flict  of  sufferings  ; partly,  being  made  a gazingstock 
both  by  reproaches  and  afflictions  ; and  partly,  be- 

34  coming  partakers  with  them  that  were  soused.  For 
ye  both  had  compassion  on  them  that  were  in 
bonds,  and  took  joyfully  the  spoiling  of  your  posses- 
sions, knowing  *^that  ^ye  yourselves  have  a better 

35  possession  and  an  abiding  one.  Cast  not  away  there- 
fore your  boldness,  which  hath  great  recompense  of 

36  reward.  For  ye  have  need  of  patience,  that,  having 
done  the  will  of  God,  ye  may  receive  the  promise. 

37  For  yet  a very  little  while. 

He  that  cometh  shall  come,  and  shall  not  tarry. 

38  But  ”*  my  righteous  one  shall  live  by  faith  : 

And  if  he  shrink  back,  my  soul  hath  no  pleasure 
in  him. 

39  But  we  are  not  ” of  them  that  shrink  back  unto  per- 
dition ; but  of  them  that  have  faith  unto  the  ® saving 
of  the  soul. 


11  Now  faith  is  “ the  assurance  of  things  hoped  for, 

2 the  ^proving  of  things  not  seen.  For  therein  the 

3 elders  had  witness  borne  to  them.  By  faith  we 
understand  that  the  ‘^worlds  have  been  framed  by 
the  word  of  God,  so  that  what  is  seen  hath  not  been 

4 made  out  of  things  which  do  appear.  By  faith 
Abel  offered  unto  God  a more  excellent  sacrifice 
than  Cain,  through  which  he  had  witness  borne  to 
him  that  he  was  righteous,  ‘^God  bearing  witness 
® in  respect  of  his  gifts  : and  through  it  he  being 

5 dead  yet  speaketh.*  By  faith  Enoch  was  translated 
that  he  should  not  see  death  ; and  he  was  not  found, 
because  God  translated  him  : for  before  his  transla- 
tion he  hath  had  witness  borne  to  him  that  he  had 

6 been  well-pleasing  unto  God  : and  without  faith  it 
is  impossible  to  be  well-pleasing  unto  him : for  he 
that  cometh  to  God  must  believe  that  he  is,  and  that 

7 he  is  a rewarder  of  them  that  seek  after  him.  By 
faith  Noah,  being  warned  of  God  concerning  things 
not  seen  as  yet,  moved  with  godly  fear,  prepared  an 
ark  to  the  saving  of  his  house  ; through  which  he 
condemned  the  world,  and  became  heir  of  the  right- 

8 eousness  which  is  according  to  faith.  By  faith 
Abraham,  when  he  was  called,  obeyed  to  go  out 
unto  a place  which  he  was  to  receive  for  an  inherit- 
ance ; and  he  went  out,  not  knowing  whither  he 

9 went.  By  faith  he  became  a sojourner  in  the  land 
of  promise,  as  in  a land  not  his  own,  ^ dwelling  in 
tents,  with  Isaac  and  Jacob,  the  heirs  with  him  of 

10  the  same  promise  : for  he  looked  for  the  city  which 
hath  the  foundations,  whose  v builder  and  maker  is 

11  God.  By  faith  even  Sarah  herself  received  power 
to  conceive  seed  when  she  was  past  age,  since  she 


9  Rom.  3.  22.  & 4. 

13.  Phil.  3.  9. 
lOGen.  12. 1,4.  Acts 

7.  2,  3,  4. 

11  Gen.  12.  8.  & 13. 
3,  18.  & 18.  1,  9. 

12  ch.  6.  17. 

13  ch.  12.  22.  & 13. 

14. 

14  ch.  3.  4.  Rev.  21. 

2,  10. 

15  Gen.  17.  19.  & 18. 
11, 14.  & 21.  2.  ^ 


16  See  Luke  1.  36. 

17  Rom.  4.  21.  ch. 
10.  23. 

k Or,  that  ye  have 
our  own  selves  for  a 
etter  possession. 

I Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  ye  have 
for  yourselves  a better 
possession. 

m Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  the  right- 
eous one. 


n Gr.  of  shrinking 
back  . . . but  of  faith. 
0 Or,  gaining, 
a Or,  the  giving  sub- 
stance to. 
b Or,  test, 
c Gr.  ases. 
d The  Greek  text  in 
this  clause  is  some- 
what uncertain. 
e Or,  over  his  gifts, 
f Or,  having  taken 
up  his  abode  in  tents, 
g Or,  architect. 


HEBREWS,  XI. 


349 


12  Therefore  sprang  there  even  of  one,  and  him 
as  good  as  dead,  so  many  as  the  stars  of  the  sky  in 
multitude,  and  as  the  sand  which  is  by  the  sea  shore  in- 
numerable. 

13  These  all  died  in  faith,  not  having  received  the 
promises,  but  having  seen  them  afar  off,  and  were 
persuaded  of  them^  and  embraced  them,  and  confessed 
that  they  were  strangers  and  pilgrims  on  the  earth. 

14  For  they  that  say  such  things  declare  plainly 
that  they  seek  a country. 

15  And  truly,  if  they  had  been  mindful  of  that 
country  from  whence  they  came  out,  they  might  have 
had  opportunity  to  have  returned. 

16  But  now  they  desire  a better  country,  that  is,  an 
heavenly  : wherefore  God  is  not  ashamed  to  be  called 
their  God  : for  hath  prepared  for  them  a city. 

17  By  faith  26j\^|)i.aham,  when  he  was  tried,  offered 
up  Isaac  : and  he  that  had  received  the  promises  of- 
fered up  his  only  begotten  son, 

18  Of  whom  it  was  said,  That  in  Isaac  shall  thy 
seed  be  called  : 

19  Accounting  that  God  was  able  to  raise  him  up, 
even  from  the  dead  ; from  whence  also  he  received  him 
in  a figure. 

20  By  faith  Isaac  blessed  Jacob  and  Esau  concern-' 
ing  things  to  come. 

21  By  faith  Jacob,  when  he  was  a dying,  blessed 
both  the  sons  of  Joseph;  and  worshipped,  leaning 
upon  the  top  of  his  staff. 

22  By  faith  Joseph,  when  he  died,  made  mention 
of  the  departing  of  the  children  of  Israel  ; and  gave 
commandment  concerning  his  bones. 

23  By  faith  Moses,  when  he  was  born,  was  hid 
three  months  of  his  parents,  because  they  saw  he  was  a 
proper  child  ; and  they  were  not  afraid  of  the  king’s 

commandment. 

24  By  faith  Moses,  when  he  was  come  to  years, 
refused  to  be  called  the  son  of  Pharaoh’s  daughter  ; 

25  Choosing  rather  to  suffer  affliction  with  the  peo- 
ple of  God,  than  to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of  sin  for  a 
season ; 

26  Esteeming  the  reproach  of  Christ  greater  riches 
than  the  treasures  in  Egypt  : for  he  had  respect  unto 

the  recompence  of  the  reward. 

27  By  faith  he  forsook  Egypt,  not  fearing  the 
wrath  of  the  king  : for  he  endured,  as  seeing  him 
who  is  invisible. 

28  Through  faith  kept  the  passover,  and  the 
sprinkling  of  blood,  lest  he  that  destroyed  the  firstborn 
should  touch  them. 

29  By  faith  '*®they  passed  through  the  Red  sea  as 
by  dry  land : which  the  Egyptians  assaying  to  do  were 
drowned. 

30  By  faith  ^^the  walls  of  Jericho  fell  down,  after 
they  were  compassed  about  seven  days. 

31  By  faith  ^*the  harlot  Rahab  perished  not  with 
them  that  believed  not,  when  ^®she  had  received  the 
spies  with  peace. 

32  And  what  shall  I more  say  ? for  the  time  would 
fail  me  to  tell  of  Gedeon,  and  of  Barak,  and  of 

18  Rom.  4.  19.  Pet.  1.  17.  & 2.  11,  2«  Gen.  21. 12.  Rom. 

19  Gen.  22.  17.  Rom.  ^ ch.  13.  14.  9.  7, 

4.  18.  21  Ex.  3.  6, 15.  Matt.  20  Rom.  4.  17,  19, 

20  ver.  39.  22.  32.  Acts  7.  32.  21. 

21  ver.  27.  John  8.  2.-,  phii.  3.  20.  ch.  so  (jgn.  27.  27,  39. 

56.  13.  14.  31  Gen.  48.  5, 16,  20. 

22  Gen.  23.  4.  & 47.  2c  Gen.  22.  1,9,  S2  Gen.  47.  31. 

9.  1 Chr.  29.  15.  Ps.  27  j^m.  2.  21,  s-'  Gen.  50.  24,  25. 

39.  12.  & 119.  19.  1 Ex.  13.  19. 


12  counted  him  faithful  who  had  promised  : wherefore 
also  there  sprang  of  one,  and  him  as  good  as  dead, 
so  many  as  the  stars  of  heaven  in  multitude,  and  as 
the  sand,  which  is  by  the  sea  shore,  innumerable. 

13  These  all  died  in  faith,  not  having  received  the 
promises,  but  having  seen  them  and  greeted  them 
from  afar,  and  having  confessed  that  they  were 

14  strangers  and  pilgrims  on  the  earth.  For  they  that 
say  such  things  make  it  manifest  that  they  are  seek- 

15  ing  after  a country  of  their  own.  And  if  indeed 
they  had  been  mindful  of  that  country  from  which 
they  went  out,  they  would  have  had  opportunity  to 

16  return.  But  now  they  desire  a better  country,  that 
is,  a heavenly  : wherefore  God  is  not  ashamed  of 
them,  to  be  called  their  God  : for  he  hath  prepared 
for  them  a city. 

17  By  faith  Abraham,  being  tried,  ‘ offered  up  Isaac  : 
yea,  he  that  had  gladly  received  the  promises  was 

18  offering  up  his  only  begotten  son;  even  he  Ho  whom 

19  it  was  said.  In  Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be  called  : ac- 
counting that  God  is  able  to  raise  up,  even  from  the 
dead  ; from  whence  he  did  also  in  a parable  receive 

20  him  back.  By  faith  Isaac  blessed  Jacob  and  Esau, 

21  even  concerning  things  to  come.  By  faith  Jacob, 
when  he  was  a dying,  blessed  each  of  the  sons  of 
Joseph  ; and  worshipped,  leaning  upon  the  top  of  his 

22  staff.  By  faith  Joseph,  when  his  end  was  nigh,  made 
mention  of  the  departure  of  the  children  of  Israel  ; 

23  and  gave  commandment  concerning  his  bones.  By 
faith  Moses,  when  he  was  born,  was  hid  three 
months  by  his  parents,  because  they  saw  he  was  a 
goodly  child  ; and  they  were  not  afraid  of  the 

24  king’s  commandment.  By  faith  Moses,  when  he 
was  grown  up,  refused  to  be  called  the  son  of  Pha- 

25  raoh’s  daughter  ; choosing  rather  to  be  evil  entreated 
with  the  people  of  God,  than  to  enjoy  the  pleasures 

26  of  sin  for  a season;  accounting  the  reproach  of 
^ Christ  greater  riches  than  the  treasures  of  Egypt : 

27  for  he  looked  unto  the  recompense  of  reward.  By 
faith  he  forsook  Egypt,  not  fearing  the  wrath  of  the 
king  : for  he  endured,  as  seeing  him  who  is  invisi- 

28  ble.  By  faith  he  ^ kept  the  passover,  and  the  sprin- 
kling of  the  blood,  that  the  destroyer  of  the  first- 

29  born  should  not  touch  them.  By  faith  they  passed 
through  the  Red  sea  as  by  dry  land  : which  the 

30  Egyptians  assaying  to  do  were  swallowed  up.  By 
faith  the  walls  of  Jericho  fell  down,  after  they  had 

31  been  compassed  about  for  seven  days.  By  faith 
Rahab  the  harlot  perished  not  with  them  that  were 
disobedient,  having  received  the  spies  with  peace. 

32  And  what  shall  I more  say  ? for  the  time  will  fail 
me  if  I tell  of  Gideon,  Barak,  Samson,  J ephthah  ; of 


34  Ex.  2.  2.  Acts  7. 

20. 

35  Ex.  1.  16,  22. 

30  Ex.  2.  10,  11. 

37  Ps.  84.  10. 

83  ch.  13.  13. 

39  Ch.  10.  35. 

*0  Ex.  10.  28,  29.  & 
12.  37.  & 13.  17, 18. 


4*  ver.  13. 

42  Ex.  12.  21,  &c. 

43  Ex.  14.  22,  29. 

44  Josh.  6.  20. 

45  Josh.  6.  23.  Jam. 
2.  25. 

40  Josh.  2.  1. 

47  Judg.  6.  11. 


48  Judg.  4.  6. 
h Gr.  accordins;  to. 
i Gr.  hath  ojf'ered 
up. 

j Or,  of. 
k Or,  the  Chnst. 

I Or,  instituted.  Gr. 
hath  made. 


350 


HEBREWS,  XII. 


Samson,  and  of  Jephthae  ; of  David  also,  and 
Samuel,  and  of  the  prophets  : 

33  Who  through  faith  subdued  kingdoms,  wrought 
righteousness,  obtained  promises,  stopped  the  mouths 
of  lions, 

34  Quenched  the  violence  of  fire,  escaped  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  out  of  weakness  were  made  strong, 
waxed  valiant  in  fight,  turned  to  flight  the  armies  of 
the  aliens. 

35  Women  received  their  dead  raised  to  life  again  : 
and  others  were  tortured,  not  accepting  deliverance  ; 
that  they  might  obtain  a better  resurrection  : 

36  And  others  had  trial  of  cruel  mockings  and  scourg- 
ings,  yea,  moreover  of  bonds  and  imprisonment ; 

37  ®2They  were  stoned,  they  were  sawn  asunder, 
were  tempted,  were  slain  with  the  sword  : they  wan- 
dered about  in  sheepskins  and  goatskins  ; being  desti- 
tute, afflicted,  tormented  ; 

38  (Of  whom  the  world  was  not  worthy  :)  they  wan- 
dered in  deserts,  and  in  mountains,  and  dens  and 
caves  of  the  earth. 

39  And  these  all,  having  obtained  a good  report 
through  faith,  received  not  the  promise  : 

40  God  having  provided  some  better  thing  for  us, 
that  they  without  us  should  not  be  made  perfect. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 An  exhortation  to  constant  faith,  vatience,  and  godliness.  22  A com- 
mendation of  the  new  testament  above  the  old. 

WHEREFORE  seeing  we  also  are  compassed  about 
with  so  great  a cloud  of  witnesses,  ^let  us  lay 
aside  every  weight,  and  the  sin  which  doth  so  easily  be- 
set us,  and  ^ let  us  run  ^ with  patience  the  race  that  is  set 
before  us, 

2  Looking  unto  Jesus  the  author  and  finisher  of  our 
faith  ; ^ who  for  the  joy  that  was  set  before  him  endured 
the  cross,  despising  the  shame,  and  ^is  set  down  at  the 
right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God. 

3  ®For  consider  him  that  endured  such  contradiction 
of  sinners  against  himself,  lest  ye  be  wearied  and  faint 
in  your  minds. 

4  ®Ye  have  not  yet  resisted  unto  blood,  striving 
against  sin. 

5  And  ye  have  forgotten  the  exhortation  which 
speaketh  unto  you  as  unto  children,  ^My  son,  despise 
not  thou  the  chastening  of  the  Lord,  nor  faint  wh'en 
thou  art  rebuked  of  him  ; 

6  For  I'^whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  chasteneth,  and 
scourgeth  every  son  whom  he  receiveth. 

7  If  ye  endure  chastening,  God  dealeth  with  you 
as  with  sous  ; for  what  son  is  he  whom  the  father 
chasteneth  not  ? 

8  But  if  ye  be  without  chastisement,  whereof  all 
are  partakers,  then  are  ye  bastards,  and  not  sons. 

9  Furthermore  we  have  had  fathers  of  our  flesh 
which  corrected  us,  and  we  gave  them  reverence  : shall 

<9  Judg.  13.  24.  Kin.  19.  3.  2 Kin.  6.  62  i Kin.  21.  13.  2 

60  Judg.  11.  1.  & 12.  16.  Chr.  24.  21.  Acts  7. 

7.  ' 67  2 Kin.  20.  7,  &c.  68.  & 14.  19. 

61  1 Sam.  16. 1, 13.  & Job  42.  10.  Ps.  6.  8.  os  2 Kin.  1.  8.  Matt. 

17.  45.  68  Judg.  15.  8,  15.  1 3.  4. 

62  1 Sam.  1.  20.  & 12.  Sam.  14.  13,  &c.  & 17.  64  Zgch.  13.  4. 

20.  51,  52.  2 Sam.  8.  1,  66  i Kin.  18.  4.  & 19. 

63  2 Sam.  7.  11,  &c.  &c.  9. 

6<  Judg.  14.  5,  6.  1 69  1 Kin.  17.  22.  2 66  ver.  2,  13. 

Sam.  17.  34,  35.  Dan.  Kin.  4.  35.  67  ch.  7.  22.  & 8.  6. 

6.  22.  60  Acts  22.  25.  68  gh.  6.  9.  & 12.  23. 

66  Dan.  3.  25.  ei  Gen.  39.  20.  Jer.  Rev.  6.  11. 

60  1 Sam.  20.  1.  1 20.  2.  & 37.  15.  i Col.  3.  8.  1 Pet. 

2.  1. 


33  David  and  Samuel  and  the  prophets  : who  through 
faith  subdued  kingdoms,  wrought  righteousness, 
obtained  promises,  stopped  the  mouths  of  lions, 

34  quenched  the  power  of  fire,  escaped  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  from  weakness  were  made  strong,  waxed 
mighty  in  war,  turned  to  flight  armies  of  aliens. 

35  Women  received  their  dead  by  a resurrection  : and 
others  were  tortured,  not  accepting  ” their  deliver- 
ance ; that  they  might  obtain  a better  resurrection  : 

36  and  others  had  trial  of  mockings  and  scourgings, 

37  yea,  moreover  of  bonds  and  imprisonment : they 
were  stoned,  they  were  sawn  asunder,  they  were 
tempted,  they  were  slain  with  the  sword  : they  went 
about  iu  sheepskins,  in  goatskins  ; being  destitute, 

38  afflicted,  evil  entreated  (of  whom  the  world  was 
not  worthy),  wandering  in  deserts  and  mountains 

39  and  caves,  and  the  holes  of  the  earth.  And  these 
all,  having  had  witness  borne  to  them  through  their 

40  faith,  received  not  the  promise,  God  having  ® pro- 
vided some  better  thing  concerning  us,  that  apart 
from  us  they  should  not  be  made  perfect. 


12  Therefore  let  us  also,  seeing  we  are  compassed 
about  with  so  great  a cloud  of  witnesses,  lay  aside 
« every  weight,  and  the  sin  which  ^doth  so  easily 
beset  us,  and  let  us  run  with  patience  the  race  that 

2 is  set  before  us,  looking  unto  Jesus  the  ^ author  and 
perfecter  of  our  faith,  who  for  the  joy  that  was  set 
before  him  endured  the  cross,  despising  shame,  and 
hath  sat  down  at  the  right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God. 

3 For  consider  him  that  hath  endured  such  gainsay- 
ing of  sinners  against  themselves,  that  ye  wax  not 

4 weary,  fainting  in  your  souls.  Ye  have  not  yet  re- 

5 sisted  unto  blood,  striving  against  sin  : and  ye  have 
forgotten  the  exhortation,  which  reasoneth  with  you 
as  with  sons. 

My  son,  regard  not  lightly  the  chastening  of  the 
Lord, 

Nor  faint  when  thou  art  reproved  of  him  ; 

6 For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  chasteneth. 

And  scourgeth  every  son  whom  he  receiveth. 

7 ® It  is  for  chastening  that  ye  endure  ; God  dealeth 
with  you  as  with  sons  ; for  what  son  is  there  whom 

8 his  father  chasteneth  not  ? But  if  ye  are  without 
chastening,  whereof  all  have  been  made  partakers, 

9 then  are  ye  bastards,  and  not  sons.  Furthermore, 
we  had  the  fathers  of  our  flesh  to  chasten  us,  and 


2 1 Cor.  9.  24.  Phil. 
3.  13,  14. 

8 Rom.  12.  12.  ch. 
10.  36. 

4 Luke  24. 26.  Phil. 
2.  8,  &c.  1 Pet.  1.  11. 

6  Ps.  110.  1.  ch.  1. 
3, 13.  & 8.  1.  1 Pet.  3. 
22, 

6 Matt.  10.  24,  25. 
John  15.  20. 

7 Gal.  6.  9. 

8 1 Cor.  10.  13.  ch. 
10.  32,  33,  34. 


9 Job  6.  17.  Pro.  3. 
11. 

10  Ps.  94.  12.  & 119. 
75.  Pro.  3.  12.  Jam. 
1.  12.  Rev.  3.  19. 

11  Deut.  8.  6.  2 Sam. 
7.  14.  Pro.  13.  24.  & 
19.  18.  & 23.  13. 

12  Ps.  73.  15.  1 Pet. 
6.  9. 

m Or,  beaten  to 
death. 

n Gr.  the  redemp- 
tion. 


0 Or,  foreseen, 
a Or,  all  cum- 
brance. 

b Or,  doth  closely 
cling  to  us.  Or,  is 
admired  of  many, 
c Or,  captain, 
d Many  authorities, 
some  ancient,  read 
himself. 

e Or,  Endure  unto 
chastening. 


HEBREWS,  XII. 


351 


we  uot  much  rather  be  in  subjection  unto  ^®the  Father 
of  spirits,  and  live  ? 

10  For  they  verily  for  a few  days  chastened  us  after 
their  own  pleasure  ; but  he  for  our  profit,  ^^that  we 
might  be  partakers  of  his  holiness. 

11  Now  no  chastening  for  the  present  seemeth  to  be 
joyous,  but  grievous  : nevertheless  afterward  it  yieldeth 
i^the  peaceable  fruit  of  righteousness  unto  them  which 
are  exercised  thereby. 

12  Wherefore  ^®lift  up  the  hands  which  hang  down, 
and  the  feeble  knees  ; 

13  And  make  straight  paths  for  your  feet,  lest  that 
which  is  lame  be  turned  out  of  the  way  ; but  let  it 
rather  be  healed. 

14  Follow  peace  with  all  men,  and  holiness,  with- 
out which  no  man  shall  see  the  Lord  : 

15  Looking  diligently  22  lest  any  man  fail  of  the 
grace  of  God  ; 23  lest  any  root  of  bitterness  springing 
up  trouble  you,  and  thereby  many  be  defiled  ; 

16  24  Lest  there  he  any  fornicator,  or  profane  person, 
as  Esau,  25  who  for  one  morsel  of  meat  sold  his  birth- 
right. 

17  For  ye  know  how  that  afterward,  26  when  he  would 
have  inherited  the  blessing,  he  was  rejected  : 27  for  he 
found  no  place  of  repentance,  though  he  sought  it  care- 
fully with  tears. 

18  For  ye  are  not  come  unto  28  the  mount  that  might 
be  touched,  and  that  burned  with  fire,  nor  unto  black- 
ness, and  darkness,  and  tempest, 

19  And  the  sound  of  a trumpet,  and  the  voice  of 
words  ; which  voice  they  that  heard  28  intreated  that  the 
word  should  not  be  spoken  to  them  any  more  : 

20  (For  they  could  not  endure  that  which  was  com- 
manded, ^ And  if  so  much  as  a beast  touch  the  moun- 
tain, it  shall  be  stoned,  or  thrust  through  with  a dart : 

21  81  And  so  terrible  was  the  sight,  that  Moses  said, 
I exceedingly  fear  and  quake  :) 

22  But  ye  are  come  *2  unto  mount  Sion,  *8  ^ud  unto 
the  city  of  the  living  God,  the  heavenly  Jerusalem, 
84  and  to  an  innumerable  company  of  angels, 

23  To  the  general  assembly  and  church  of  85  the  first- 
born, 86  which  are  written  in  heaven,  and  to  God  8"  the 
Judge  of  all,  and  to  the  spirits  of  just  men  88  made 
perfect, 

24  And  to  Jesus  89  the  mediator  of  the  new  covenant, 
and  to  the  blood  of  sprinkling,  that  speaketh  better 
things  ^1  than  that  of  Abel. 

25  See  that  ye  refuse  not  him  that  speaketh.  For 
^2  if  they  escaped  not  who  refused  him  that  spake  on 
earth,  much  more  shall  not  we  escape,  if  we  turn  away 
from  him  that  speaketh  from  heaven  : 

26  ^8  Whose  voice  then  shook  the  earth  : but  now  he 
hath  promised,  saying,  44  Yet  once  more  I shake  not 
the  earth  only,  but  also  heaven. 

27  And  this  word.  Yet  once  more,  signifieth  45  the  re- 
moving of  those  things  that  are  shaken,  as  of  things 


MNum.  16.  22.&27. 
16.  Job  12. 10.  Eccles. 
12.  7.  Is.  42.  5.  & 57. 
16.  Zech.  12.  1. 

n Lev.  11.  44.  & 19. 

2.  1 Pet.  1.  15,  16. 
Jam.  3.  18. 

16  Job  4.  3,  4.  Is. 
35.  3. 

Pro.  4.  26,  27. 

18  Gal.  6.  1. 

19  Ps.  34.  14.  Rom. 

12.  18.  & 14.  19.  2 

tim.  2.  22. 


20  Matt.  5.  8.  2 Cor. 
7.  1.  Eph.  5.  5. 

2‘  2 Cor.  6.  1. 

22  Gal.  5.  4. 

23  Deut.  29.  18.  ch. 
3,  12. 

24  Eph.  5.  3.  Col.  3. 
6.  1 Thess.  4.  3. 

23  Gen.  25.  33. 

26  Gen.  27.  »1,  36, 

^27  cl,.  G.  6. 

28  Ex.  19.  12,  18,  19. 


& 20.  18.  Deut.  4.  11. 
& 5.  22.  Rom.  6.  14. 
& 8.  15.  2 Tim.  1. 

7. 

29  Ex.  20.  19.  Deut. 
5.  5,  25.  & 18.  16. 

30  Ex.  19.  13. 

31  Ex.  19.  16. 

82  Gal.  4.  26.  Rev. 

3.  12.  & 21.  2,  10. 

33  Phil.  3.  20. 

34  Deut.  33.  2.  Ps. 
68.  17.  Jude  14. 


we  gave  them  reverence  : shall  we  not  much  rather 
be  in  subjection  unto  the  Father  of  spirits,  and 

10  live  ? For  they  verily  for  a few  days  chastened 
us  as  seemed  good  to  them  ; but  he  for  our  profit, 

11  that  we  may  be  partakers  of  his  holiness.  All  chas- 
tening seemeth  for  the  present  to  be  not  joyous,  but 
grievous : yet  afterward  it  yieldeth  peaceable  fruit 
unto  them  that  have  been  exercised  thereby,  even  the 

12  fruit  of  righteousness.  Wherefore  lift  up  the  hands 

13  that  hang  down,  and  the  palsied  knees  ; and  make 
straight  paths  for  your  feet,  that  that  which  is  lame 
be  not  * turned  out  of  the  way,  but  rather  be  healed. 


14  Follow  after  peace  with  all  men,  and  the  sanctifi- 
cation without  which  no  man  shall  see  the  Lord  : 

15  looking  carefully  * lest  there  he  any  man  that  J falleth 
short  of  the  grace  of  God  ; lest  any  root  of  bitter- 
ness springing  up  trouble  you,  and  thereby  the  many 

16  be  defiled  ; Gest  there  he  any  fornicator,  or  profane 
person,  as  Esau,  who  for  one  mess  of  meat  sold  his 

17  own  birthright.  For  ye  know  that  even  when  he 
afterward  desired  to  inherit  the  blessing,  he  was 
rejected  (for  he  found  no  place  of  repentance), 
though  he  sought  it  diligently  with  tears. 

18  For  ye  are  not  come  unto  ^a  mount  that  might  be 
touched,  and  that  burned  with  fire,  and  unto  black- 

19  ness,  and  darkness,  and  tempest,  and  the  sound  of  a 
trumpet,  and  the  voice  of  words  ; which  voice  they 
that  heard  intreated  that  no  word  more  should  be 

20  spoken  unto  them  : for  they  could  not  endure  that 
wliich  was  enjoined,  If  even  a beast  touch  the  moun- 

21  tain,  it  shall  be  stoned  ; and  so  fearful  was  the  ap- 
pearance, that  Moses  said,  I exceedingly  fear  and 

22  quake  : but  ye  are  come  unto  mount  Zion,  and  unto 
the  city  of  the  living  God,  the  heavenly  Jerusalem, 

23  ^ and  to  "‘innumerable  hosts  of  angels,  to  the  general 
assembly  and  church  of  the  firstborn  who  are  en- 
rolled in  heaven,  and  to  God  the  Judge  of  all,  and 

24  to  the  spirits  of  just  men  made  perfect,  and  to  Jesus 
the  mediator  of  a new  ” covenant,  and  to  the  blood 
of  sprinkling  that  speaketh  better  ®than  that  of 

25  Abel.  See  that  ye  refuse  not  him  that  speaketh. 
For  if  they  escaped  not,  when  they  refused  him  that 
warned  them  on  earth,  much  more  shall  not  we  escape, 
who  turn  away  from  him  p that  warneth  from  heaven  : 

26  whose  voice  then  shook  the  earth  : but  now  he  hath 
promised,  saying,  Yet  once  more  will  I make  to 
tremble  not  the  earth  only,  but  also  the  heaven. 

27  And  this  word.  Yet  once  more,  signifieth  the  remov- 
ing of  those  things  that  are  shaken,  as  of  things  that 


88  Ex.  4.  22.  Jam. 

I.  18.  Rev.  14.  4. 

36  Luke  10.  20.  Phil. 

4.  3.  Rev.  13.  8. 

37  Gen.  18.  25.  Ps. 
94  2 

88  Phil.  3. 12.  ch.  11. 
40. 

39  ch.  8.  6.  & 9.  15. 

40  Ex.  24.  8.  ch.  10. 
22.  1 Pet.  1.  2. 

41  Gen.  4.  10.  ch. 

II.  4. 


42  ch.  2.  2,  3.  & 3. 
17.  & 10.  28,  29. 

43  Ex.  19.  18. 

44  Hag,  2.  6. 

40  Ps.  102.  26.  Matt. 
24.  35.  2 Pet.  3.  10. 

Rev.  21.  1. 

/ Or,  07ir  spirits, 
g Gr.  make  straight, 
h Or,  put  out  0/ 
joint. 

i Or,  whether, 
j Or,  Jalleth  back 
/rom. 


k Or,  a palpable  and 
kindled  fire. 

I Or,  and  to  innu- 
merable hosts,  the  ge- 
neral assembly  of  an- 
gels, and  the  church 
ttrc. 

m Gr.  myriads  of 
angels. 

n Or,  testament. 

0 Or,  than  Abel. 

p Or,  that  is  from 
heaven. 


352 


HEBREWS,  XIII. 


that  are  made,  that  those  things  which  cannot  be  shaken 
may  remain. 

28  Wherefore  we  receiving  a kingdom  which  cannot 
be  moved,  let  us  have  grace,  whereby  we  may  serve 
God  acceptably  with  reverence  and  godly  fear  : 

29  For  our  God  is  a consuming  fire. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1 Divers  admonitions^  as  to  charity,  4 to  honest  life,  5 to  avoid  covetous- 

ness,  1 to  regard  God's  preachers,  9 to  take  heed  of  strange  doctrines, 

10  to  confess  Christ,  16  to  give  alms,  17  to  obey  governors,  18  to  pi-ay 

for  the  apostle.  20  The  conclusion. 

ET  ^ brotherly  love  continue. 

2  2 Be  not  forgetful  to  entertain  strangers  : for 
thereby  ^ some  have  entertained  angels  unawares. 

3 ^ Remember  them  that  are  in  bonds,  as  bound  with 
them  ; and  them  which  suffer  adversity,  as  being  your- 
selves also  in  the  body. 

4 Marriage  is  honourable  in  all,  and  the  bed  un- 
defiled : ^ but  whoremongers  and  adulterers  God  will 
judge. 

5 Let  your  conversation  he  without  covetousness  ; and 
content  with  such  things  as  ye  have  : for  he  hath 

said,  I will  never  leave  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

6 So  that  we  may  boldly  say,  ^ The  Lord  is  my  helper, 
and  I will  not  fear  what  man  shall  do  unto  me. 

7 ® Remember  them  which  have  the  rule  over  you, 
who  have  spoken  unto  you  the  word  of  God  : whose 
faith  follow,  considering  the  end  of  their  conversation. 

8 Jesus  Christ  the  same  yesterday,  and  to  day,  and 
for  ever. 

9 1‘^Be  not  carried  about  with  divers  and  strange 
doctrines.  For  it  is  a good  thing  that  the  heart  be  es- 
tablished with  grace  ; not  with  meats,  which  have  not 
profited  them  that  have  been  occupied  therein. 

10  We  have  an  altar,  whereof  they  have  no  right 
to  eat  which  serve  the  tabernacle. 

11  For  i^the  bodies  of  those  beasts,  whose  blood  is 
brought  into  the  sanctuary  by  the  high  priest  for  sin, 
are  burned  without  the  camp. 

12  Wherefore  Jesus  also,  that  he  might  sanctify  the 
people  with  his  own  blood,  suffered  without  the  gate. 

13  Let  us  go  forth  therefore  unto  him  without  the 
camp,  bearing  his  reproach. 

14  For  here  have  we  no  continuing  city,  but  we 
seek  one  to  come. 

15  By  him  therefore  let  us  offer  tlie  sacrifice  of 
praise  to  God  continually,  that  is,  the  fruit  of  our 
lips  giving  thanks  to  his  name. 

16  But  to  do  good  and  to  communicate  forget  not  r 
for  23  with  such  sacrifices  God  is  well  pleased. 

17  ^^Obey  them  that  have  the  rule  over  you,  and  sub- 
mit yourselves  : for  25  they  watch  for  your  souls,  as 
they  that  must  give  account,  that  they  may  do  it  with 
joy,  and  not  with  grief  : for  that  is  unprofitable  for  you. 

18  26  Pray  for  us  : for  we  trust  we  have  27  a good 
conscience,  in  all  things  willing  to  live  honestly. 


have  been  made,  that  those  things  i which  are  not 

28  shaken  may  remain.  Wherefore,  receiving  a king- 
dom that  cannot  be  shaken,  let  us  have  « grace, 
whereby  we  may  offer  service  well-pleasing  to  God 

29  with  »■  reverence  and  awe  : for  our  God  is  a consum- 
ing fire. 


13  Let  love  of  the  brethren  continue.  Forget  not 
to  shew  love  unto  strangers  : for  thereby  some  have 

3 entertained  angels  unawares.  Remember  them  that 
are  in  bonds,  as  bound  with  them  ; them  that  are 
evil  entreated,  as  being  yourselves  also  in  the  body. 

4 Let  marriage  be  had  in  honour  among  all,  and  let  the 
bed  he  undefiled  : for  fornicators  and  adulterers  God 

5 will  judge.  “ Be  ye  free  from  the  love  of  money  ; 
content  with  such  things  as  ye  have  : for  himself 
hath  said,  I will  in  no  wise  fail  thee,  neither  will  I 

6 in  any  wise  forsake  thee.  So  that  with  good  cou- 
rage we  say. 

The  Lord  is  my  helper  ; I will  not  fear  : 

What  shall  man  do  unto  me  ? 

7 Remember  them  that  had  the  rule  over  you,  which 
spake  unto  you  the  word  of  God  ; and  considering 

8 the  issue  of  their  ^ life,  imitate  their  faith.  Jesus 
Christ  is  the  same  yesterday  and  to-day,  yea  and 

9 ‘^for  ever.  Be  not  carried  away  by  divers  and 
strange  teachings  : for  it  is  good  that  the  heart  be 
stablished  by  grace  ; not  by  meats,  wherein  they 

10  that  occupied  themselves  were  not  profited.  W e 
have  an  altar,  whereof  they  have  no  right  to  eat 

11  which  serve  the  tabernacle.  For  the  bodies  of 
those  beasts,  whose  blood  is  brought  into  the  holy 
place  ® by  the  high  priest  as  an  offering  for  sin,  are 

12  burned  without  the  camp.  Wherefore  Jesus  also, 
that  he  might  sanctify  the  people  through  his  own 

13  blood,  suffered  without  the  gate.  Let  us  therefore 
go  forth  unto  him  without  the  camp,  bearing  his  re- 

14  proach.  For  we  have  not  here  an  abiding  city,  but 

15  we  seek  after  the  city  which  is  to  come.  Through 
him  -^then  let  us  offer  up  a sacrifice  of  praise  to 
God  continually,  that  is,  the  fruit  of  lips  which 

16  make  confession  to  his  name.  But  to  do  good  and 
to  communicate  forget  not : for  with  such  sacrifices 

17  God  is  well  pleased.  Obey  them  that  have  the  rule 
over  you,  and  submit  to  them:  for  they  watch  in 
behalf  of  your  souls,  as  they  that  shall  give  account  ; 
that  ihcy  may  do  this  with  joy,  and  not  with  o grief  : 
for  this  were  unprofitable  for  you. 

18  Pray  for  us  : for  we  are  persuaded  that  we  have 
a good  conscience,  desiring  to  live  honestly  in  all 


«6  Ex.  24.  17.  Dent. 
4.  24.  & 9.  3.  Ps.  50. 

3.  & 97.  3.  Is.  GG.  15. 
2 Thess.  1.  8.  ch.  10. 
27. 

iRom.  12.  10.  1 

Thess.  4.  9.  1 Pet.  1. 
22.  & 2.  17.  & 3.  8.  & 

4.  8.  2 Pet.  1.  7.  1 

John  3.  11,  &c.  & 4.  7, 

20,  21. 

2 Matt.  25. 35.  Rom. 
12.  13.  1 Tim.  3.  2.  1 
Pet.  4.  9. 


s Gen.  18.  3.  & 19.  2. 
4 Matt.  25.  36.  Rom. 
12.  15.  1 Cor.  12.  2G. 
Col.  4.  18.  1 Pet.  3.  8. 

1 Cor.  6.  9.  Gal.  5. 
19,  21.  Eph.5.5.  Col. 
3.  5,  G.  Rev.  22.  15. 

oMatt.  G.  25,  34. 
Phil.  4.  11,  12.  1 Tim. 
6.  G,  8. 

7 Gen.  28.  15.  Dent. 
31.  6,  8.  Josh.  1.  5.  1 
Chr.  28.  20.  Ps.  37. 
25. 


8 Ps.  27.  1.  & 56.  4, 
11,  12.  & 118.  6. 

^ ver.  17. 
w ch.  6.  12. 

” John  8.  58.  ch.  1. 
12.  Rev.  1.  4. 

12  Eph.  4.  14.  & 5.  6. 
Col.  2.  4,  8.  1 John  4. 
1. 

13  Rom.  14. 17.  Col. 

2.  16.  1 Tim.  4.  3. 

11  1 Cor.  9.  13.  & 10. 
18. 

16  Ex.  29.  14.  Lev. 


4.  11,  12, 21.  & 6.  30.«fe 
9.  11.  & 16.  27.  Num. 
19.  3. 

13  John  19.  17,  18. 
Acts  7.  58. 

17  ch.  11.  26.  1 Pet. 
4.  14. 

18  Mic.  2.  10.  Phil. 

3.  20.  ch.  11.  10, 16.  & 
12.  22. 

is  Eph.  5.  20.  1 Pet. 
2.  5. 

2s  Lev.  7.  12.  Ps.  50. 
14,  23.  & 69.  30,  31.  & 


107.  22.  & 116.  17. 

21  Hos.  14.  2. 

22  Rom.  12.  13. 

23  2 Cor.  9.  12.  Phil. 

4.  18.  ch.  6.  10. 

24  ver.  7.  Phil.  2. 

29.  1 Thess.  5.  12.  1 

Tim.  5.  17. 

25  Ezek.  3.  17.  & 33. 

2,  7.  Acts  20.  26,  28. 

26  Rom.  15. 30.  Eph. 
6.  19.  Col.  4.  3.  1 
Thess.  5.  25.  2 Thess. 

3.  1. 


27  Acts  23.  1.  & 24. 
16.  2 Cor.  1.  12. 
q Or,  thankfulness, 
r Or,  godly  fear, 
a Gr.  Let  your  turn 
of  mind  he  free. 

b Gr.  manner  of 
life. 

c Gr.  unto  the  ages, 
d Gr.  walked, 
e Gr.  through. 
/Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  then, 
g Gr.  groaning. 


JAMES,  I. 


353 


19  But  I beseech  you  the  rather  to  do  this,  that  I 
may  be  restored  to  you  the  sooner. 

20  Now  ‘-^^the  God  of  peace,  ®°that  brought  again 
from  the  dead  our  Lord  Jesus,  that  great  shepherd 
of  the  sheep,  through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting 
covenant, 

21  Make  you  perfect  in  every  good  work  to  do  his 
will,  working  in  you  that  which  is  wellpleasing  in  his 
sight,  through  Jesus  Christ ; to  whom  be  glory  for 
ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

22  And  I beseech  you,  brethren,  suffer  the  word  of 
exhortation  ; for  I have  written  a letter  unto  you  in 
few  words. 

23  Know  ye  that  our  brother  Timothy  is  set  at 
liberty  ; with  whom,  if  he  come  shortly,  I will  see  you. 

24  Salute  all  them  that  have  the  rule  over  you,  and 
all  the  saints.  They  of  Italy  salute  you. 

25  Grace  he  with  you  all.  Amen. 

H Written  to  the  Hebrews  from  Italy  by  Timothy. 


19  things.  And  I exhort  you  the  more  exceedingly  to 
do  this,  that  I may  be  restored  to  you  the  sooner. 

20  Now  the  God  of  peace,  who  brought  again  from 
the  dead  the  great  shepherd  of  the  sheep  * with  the 
blood  of  the  eternal  covenant,  even  our  Lord  Jesus, 

21  make  you  perfect  in  every  good  Ghing  to  do  his 
will,  working  in  -^  us  that  which  is  well-pleasing  in 
his  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ  ; to  whom  he  the 
glory  ^ for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

22  But  I exhort  you,  brethren,  bear  with  the  word 
of  exhortation  : for  I have  written  unto  you  in  few 

23  words.  Know  ye  that  our  brother  Timothy  hath 
been  set  at  liberty  ; with  whom,  if  he  come  shortly, 
I will  see  you. 

24  Salute  all  them  that  have  the  rule  over  you,  and 
all  the  saints.  They  of  Italy  salute  you. 

25  Grace  be  with  you  all.  Amen. 


THE  GENEEAL  EPISTLE  OP 

JAMES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 We  are  to  rejoice  under  the  cross,  5 to  ask  patience  of  God,  13  and  in 
our  trials  not  to  impute  our  weakness,  or  sms,  unto  him,  19  but  rather 
to  hearken  to  the  word,  to  meditate  in  it,  and  to  do  thereafter.  26  Oth- 
erwise men  may  seem,  but  never  be  truly  religious. 

1  "TAMES,  2 a servant  of  God  and  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
^ Christ,  ® to  the  twelve  tribes  ^ which  are  scattered 
abroad,  greeting. 

2 My  brethren,  ® count  it  all  joy  ® when  ye  fall  into 
divers  temptations  ; 

3 Knowing  this^  that  the  trying  of  your  faith  work- 
eth  patience, 

4 But  let  patience  have  her  perfect  work,  that  ye  may 
be  perfect  and  entire,  wanting  nothing. 

6  ® If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  ^ let  him  ask  of  God, 
that  giveth  to  all  men  liberally,  and  upbraideth  not  ; 
and  it  shall  be  given  him. 

6 But  let  him  ask  in  faith,  nothing  wavering.  For 
he  that  wavereth  is  like  a wave  of  the  sea  driven  with 
the  wind  and  tossed. 

7 For  let  not  that  man  think  that  he  shall  receive  any 
thing  of  the  Lord. 

8 double  minded  man  is  unstable  in  all  his 
ways. 

9 Let  the  brother  of  low  degree  rejoice  in  that  he 
is  exalted  : 

10  But  the  rich,  in  that  he  is  made  low  ; because  as 
the  flower  of  the  grass  he  shall  pass  away. 


1 James,  a “ servant  of  God  and  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  to  the  twelve  tribes  which  are  of  the  Disper- 
sion, ^greeting. 

2 Count  it  all  joy,  my  brethren,  when  ye  fall  into 

3 manifold  ^ temptations  ; knowing  that  the  proof  of 

4 your  faith  worketh  patience.  And  let  patience  have 
its  perfect  work,  that  ye  may  be  perfect  and  entire, 
lacking  in  nothing. 

5 But  if  any  of  you  lacketh  wisdom,  let  him  ask  of 
God,  who  giveth  to  all  liberally  and  npbraideth  not ; 

6 and  it  shall  be  given  him.  But  let  him  ask  in  faith, 
nothing  doubting  : for  he  that  doubteth  is  like  the 

7 surge  of  the  sea  driven  by  the  wind  and  tossed.  For 
let  not  that  man  think  ^ that  he  shall  receive  any- 

8 thing  of  the  Lord  ; a doubleminded  man,  unstable 
in  all  his  ways. 

9 But  let  the  brother  of  low  degree  glory  in  his  high 
10  estate  : and  the  rich,  in  that  he  is  made  low  : be- 
cause as  the  flower  of  the  grass  he  shall  pass  away. 


28  Phflem.  22. 
"Rom.  16.  33.  1 

Thess.  6.  23. 

30  Acts  2.  24,  32. 
Rom.  4.  24.  & 8.  11.  1 
Cor.  6.  14.  & 15.  15.  2 
Cor.  4.  14.  Gal.  1.  1. 
Col.  2.  12.  1 Thess.  1. 
10.  1 Pet.  1.  21. 

31  Is.  40.  11.  Ezek. 
34.  23.  & 37.  24.  John 


10.  11,  14.  1 Pet.  2. 

25.  & 6.  4. 

32Zech.9.11.  ch.lO. 
29. 

33  2 Thess.  2.  17.  1 
Pet.  6.  10. 

3«  Phil.  2.  13. 

35  Gal.  1.  5.  2 Tim. 
4.  18.  Rev.  1.  6. 

30  1 Pet.  6.  12. 

31  1 Thess.  3.  2. 


88  1 Tim.  6.  12. 

89  ver.  7,  17. 

80  Tit.  3.  15. 

2 Acts  12.  17.  & 15. 
13.  Gal.  1.  19.  & 2.  9. 
Jude  1. 

2 Tit.  1.  1. 

8 Acts  26.  7. 

8 Deut.  32.  26.  John 
7.  35.  Acts  2 6.  & 8. 
1.  1 Pet.  1.  1. 

6  Matt.  6.  12.  Acta 


6.41.  Heb.  10.  34.  1 
Pet.  4.  13,  16. 

« 1 Pet.  1.  6. 

7 Rom.  6.  3. 

8 1 Kin.  3.  9,  11,  12. 
Pro.  2.  3. 

9 Matt.  7, 7.  & 21. 22. 
Mark  11.  24.  Luke  11. 
9.  John  14.  13.  & 15. 
7.  & 16.  23. 

iojer.29.12  IJohn 
5.  14,  1.5. 


MMark  11.  24.  1 

Tim.  2.  8. 

« ch.  4.  8. 

13  Job  14.  2.  Ps.  37. 
2.  &90.  6,6.&102. 11. 
& 103.  15.  Is.  40.  6.  1 
Cor.  7.  31.  ch.  4.  14. 
1 Pet.  1.  24.  1 John  2. 
17. 

h Or,  by.  Gr,  in. 
i Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  work. 


j Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  you. 

k Gr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  ages. 

a Gr.  bond-servant, 
b Gr.  wisheth  joy. 
c Or,  trials, 
d Or,  that  a double- 
minded  man,  unstable 
in  all  his  ways,  shall 
receive  anything  of  the 
Lord, 


354 


JAMES,  II. 


11  For  the  sun  is  no  sooner  risen  with  a burning 
heat,  but  it  withereth  the  grass,  and  the  flower  thereof 
falleth,  and  the  grace  of  the  fashion  of  it  perisheth  : 
so  also  shall  the  rich  man  fade  away  in  his  ways. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  that  endureth  temptation  : 
for  when  he  is  tried,  he  shall  receive  the  crown  of 
life,  which  the  Lord  hath  promised  to  them  that  love 
him. 

13  Let  no  man  say  when  he  is  tempted,  I am 
tempted  of  God  : for  God  cannot  be  tempted  with  evil, 
neither  tempteth  he  any  man  : 

14  But  every  man  is  tempted,  when  he  is  drawn 
away  of  his  own  lust,  and  enticed. 

15  Then  when  lust  hath  conceived,  it  bringeth 
forth  sin  ; and  sin,  when  it  is  finished,  bringeth  forth 
death. 

16  Do  not  err,  my  beloved  brethren. 

17  Every  good  gift  and  every  perfect  gift  is  from 
above,  and  cometh  down  from  the  Father  of  lights, 

with  whom  is  no  variableness,  neither  shadow  of 
turning. 

18  Of  his  own  will  begat  he  us  with  the  word  of 
truth,  22  that  we  should  be  a kind  of  23  firstfruits  of  his 
creatures. 

19  Wherefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  24  let  every  man 
be  swift  to  hear,  25  glow  to  speak,  2®  slow  to  wrath  : 

20  For  the  wrath  of  man  worketh  not  the  righteous- 
ness of  God. 

21  Wherefore  ^ lay  apart  all  filthiness  and  superflu- 
ity of  naughtiness,  and  receive  with  meekness  the  en- 
grafted word,  28  which  is  able  to  save  your  souls. 

22  But  29  be  ye  doers  of  the  word,  and  not  hearers 
only,  deceiving  your  own  selves. 

23  For  if  any  be  a hearer  of  the  word,  and  not  a 
doer,  he  is  like  unto  a man  beholding  his  natural  face  in 
a glass  : 

24  For  he  beholdeth  himself,  and  goeth  his  way,  and 
straightway  forgetteth  what  manner  of  man  he  was. 

25  But  whoso  looketh  into  the  perfect  ®2  law  of 
liberty,  and  continueth  therein,  he  being  not  a forgetful 
hearer,  but  a doer  of  the  work,  ®®this  man  shall  be 
blessed  in  his  deed. 

26  If  any  man  among  you  seem  to  be  religious,  and 
®4  bridleth  not  his  tongue,  but  deceiveth  his  own  heart, 
this  man’s  religion  is  vain. 

27  Pure  religion  and  undefiled  before  God  and  the 
Father  is  this,  To  visit  the  fatherless  and  widows  in 
their  affliction,  and  to  keep  himself  unspotted  from 
the  world. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1 It  is  not  agreeable  to  Christian  profession  to  regard  the  rich,  and  to 
despise  the  poor  brethren  : 13  rather  we  are  to  be  loving,  and  merci- 
ful : 14  and  not  to  boast  of  faith  where  no  deeds  are,  17  which  is  but  a 
dead  faith,  19  the  faith  of  devils,  21  not  of  Abraham,  25  and  Rahab, 

My  brethren,  have  not  the  faith  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  '^the  Lord  of  glory,  with  2 respect  of  per- 
sons. 

2 For  if  there  come  unto  your  assembly  a man  with 


1*  Job  5.  17.  Pro.  3. 
11,  12  Heb.  12.  5. 
Rev.  3.  19. 

15  1 Cor.  9.  25.  2 

Tim.  4.  8.  ch.  2.  5.  1 
Pet.  5.  4.  Rev.  2. 10. 

i«  Matt.  10.  22.  & 19. 
28,  29.  ch.  2.  5. 

17  Job  15.  35.  Ps.  7. 
14. 

18  Rom.  6.  21,  23. 

19  John  3.  27.  1 Cor. 


20Num.  23.  19.  1 

Sam.  15.  29.  Mai.  3. 
6.  Rom.  11.  29. 

21  John  1.  13.  & 3.  3. 
1 Cor.  4.  j5.  1 Pet.  1. 
23. 

22  Eph.  1.  12. 

23Jer.  2.  3.  Rev.  14. 

4. 

2«  Eccles.  5.  1. 

25  Pro.  10.  19.  & 17. 
27.  Eccles.  5.  2. 


26  Pro.  14.  17.  & 16. 
32.  Eccles.  7.  9. 

27  Col.  3.  8.  1 Pet. 

2.  1. 

28  Acts  13.  26.  Rom. 

1.  16.  1 Cor.  15.  2. 

Eph.  1.  13.  Tit.  2.  11. 
Heb.  2.  3.  1 Pet.  1. 

9. 

29  Matt.  7.  21.  Luke 
6.  46.  & 11.  28.  Rom. 

2.  13.  1 John  3.  7. 


11  For  the  sun  ariseth  with  the  scorching  wind,  and 
withereth  the  grass  ; and  the  flower  thereof  falleth, 
and  the  grace  of  the  fashion  of  it  perisheth ; so  also 
shall  the  rich  man  fade  away  in  his  goings. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  that  endureth  temptation  : for 
when  he  hath  been  approved,  he  shall  receive  the 
crown  of  life,  which  the  Lord  promised  to  them  that 

13  love  him.  Let  no  man  say  when  he  is  tempted,  I 
am  tempted  ® of  God  : for  God  f cannot  be  tempted 

14  with  ^'evil,  and  he  himself  tempteth  no  man:  but 
each  man  is  ''  tempted,  when  he  is  drawn  away  by 

15  his  own  lust,  and  enticed.  Then  the  lust,  when  it 
hath  conceived,  beareth  sin  : and  the  sin,  when  it  is 

16  fullgrown,  bringeth  forth  death.  Be  not  deceived, 

17  my  beloved  brethren.  Every  good  * gift  and  every 
perfect  boon  is  from  above,  coming  down  from  the 
Father  of  lights,  with  whom  can  be  no  variation,  nei- 

18  ther  shadow  that  is  cast  by  turning.  Of  his  own  will 
he  brought  us  forth  by  the  word  of  truth,  that  we 
should  be  a kind  of  firstfruits  of  his  creatures. 


19  JYe  know  this,  my  beloved  brethren.  But  let 
every  man  be  swift  to  hear,  slow  to  speak,  slow  to 

20  wrath  : for  the  wrath  of  man  worketh  not  the  right- 

21  eousness  of  God.  Wherefore  putting  away  all  filthi- 
ness and  overflowing  of  ^ wickedness,  receive  with 
meekness  the  Gmplanted  word,  which  is  able  to 

22  save  your  souls.  But  be  ye  doers  of  the  word,  and 

23  not  hearers  only,  deluding  your  own  selves.  For  if 
any  one  is  a hearer  of  the  word,  and  not  a doer,  he 
is  like  unto  a man  beholding  his  natural  face  in  a 

24  mirror  : for  he  beholdeth  himself,  and  goeth  away, 
and  straightway  forgetteth  what  manner  of  man  he 

25  was.  But  he  that  looketh  into  the  perfect  law,  the 
law  of  liberty,  and  so  continueth,  being  not  a hearer 
that  forgetteth,  but  a doer  that  worketh,  this  man 

26  shall  be  blessed  in  his  doing.  If  any  man  ” thinks 
eth  himself  to  be  religious,  while  he  bridleth  not  his 
tongue  but  deceiveth  his  heart,  this  man’s  religion 

27  is  vain.  Pure  religion  and  undefiled  before  our  God 
and  Father  is  this,  to  visit  the  fatherless  and  widows 
in  their  affliction,  and  to  keep  himself  unspotted 
from  the  world. 


2 My  brethren,  ” hold  not  the  faith  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Lord  of  glory,  with  respect  of  persons. 
2 For  if  there  come  into  your  ^ synagogue  a man  with 


so  Luke  6.  47,  &c. 
See  ch.  2.  14,  &c. 

37  2 Cor.  3.  18. 

32  ch.  2.  12. 

S3  John  13.  17. 

84  Ps.  34.  13.  & 39. 1. 
1 Pet.  3.  10. 

35  Is.  1.  16,  17.  & 68. 
6,  7.  Matt.  25.  36. 

36  Rom.  12.  2.  ch. 
4.  4.  1 John  6.  18. 

7 1 Cor.  2.  8. 


2 ver.  9.  Lev.  19. 15. 
Deut.  1.  17.  & 16.  19. 
Pro.  24.  23.  & 28.  21. 
Matt.  22.  16.  Jude  16. 
e Gr.  from, 
f Or,  is  untried  in 
evil. 

g Gr.  evil  things, 
h Or,  tempted  by  his 
otvn  lust,  being  drawn 
away  by  it,  and  en- 
ticed. 


i Or,  giving. 
fOr,  Know  ye. 
k Or,  malice. 

I Or,  inborn, 
m Gr.  the  face  of  his 
birth. 

n Or,  seemeth  to  be. 
a Or,  do  ye,  in  ac- 
cepting persons,  hold 
the  faith  . . . glory  t 
b Or,  asse7nbly. 


JAMES,  II. 


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a gold  ring,  in  goodly  apparel,  and  there  come  in  also 
a poor  man  in  vile  raiment  ; 

3 And  ye  have  respect  to  him  that  weareth  the  gay 
clothing,  and  say  imto  him,  Sit  thou  here  in  a good 
place  ; and  say  to  the  poor.  Stand  thou  there,  or  sit 
here  under  my  footstool : 

4 Are  ye  not  then  partial  in  yourselves,  and  are  be- 
come judges  of  evil  thoughts  ? 

5 Hearken,  my  beloved  brethren,  ^ Hath  not  God 
chosen  the  poor  of  this  world  ^ rich  in  faith,  and  heirs  of 
the  kingdom  ® which  he  hath  promised  to  them  that 
love  him  ? 

6 But  ® ye  have  despised  the  poor.  Do  not  rich 
men  oppress  you,  and  draw  you  before  the  judgment 
seats  ? 

7 Do  not  they  blaspheme  that  worthy  name  by  the 
which  ye  are  called  ? 

8 If  ye  fulfil  the  royal  law  according  to  the  scripture, 
® Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself,  ye  do  well  : 

9 But  ^ if  ye  have  respect  to  persons,  ye  commit  sin, 
and  are  convinced  of  the  law  as  transgressors. 

10  For  whosoever  shall  keep  the  whole  law,  and  yet 
offend  in  one  point,  he  is  guilty  of  all. 

11  For  he  that  said,  ^^Do  not  commit  adultery,  said 
also.  Do  not  kill.  Now  if  thou  commit  no  adultery,  yet 
if  thou  kill,  thou  art  become  a transgressor  of  the  law. 

12  So  speak  ye,  and  so  do,  as  they  that  shall  be 
judged  by  the  law  of  liberty. 

13  For  he  shall  have  judgment  without  mercy,  that 
hath  shewed  no  mercy  ; and  mercy  rejoiceth  against 
judgment. 

14  What  doth  it  profit,  my  brethren,  though  a man 
say  he  hath  faith,  and  have  not  works  ? can  faith  save 
him  ? 

15  If  a brother  or  sister  be  naked,  and  destitute  of 
daily  food, 

16  And  one  of  you  say  unto  them.  Depart  in  peace, 
be  ye  warmed  and  filled  ; notwithstanding  ye  give  them 
not  those  things  which  are  needful  to  the  body  ; what 
doth  it  profit  ? 

17  Even  so  faith,  if  it  hath  not  works,  is  dead,  be- 
ing alone. 

18  Yea,  a man  may  say.  Thou  hast  faith,  and  I have 
works  : shew  me  thy  faith  without  thy  works,  and  I 
will  shew  thee  my  faith  by  my  works. 

19  Thou  believest  that  there  is  one  God  ; thou  doest 

well : the  devils  also  believe,  and  tremble. 

20  But  wilt  thou  know,  O vain  man,  that  faith  with- 
out works  is  dead  ? 

21  Was  not  Abraham  our  father  justified  by  works, 

when  he  had  offered  Isaac  his  son  upon  the  altar  ? 

22  Seest  thou  how  faith  wrought  with  his  works, 
and  by  works  was  faith  made  perfect  ? 

23  And  the  scripture  was  fulfilled  which  saith, 

Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was  imputed  unto  him 

for  righteousness  : and  he  was  called  the  Friend  of 
God. 

24  Ye  see  then  how  that  by  works  a man  is  justified, 
and  not  by  faith  only. 


3 John  7.  48.  1 Cor. 
1.  26,  28. 

4 Luke  12.  21.  1 Tim. 
6.  18.  Rev.  2.  9. 

3 Ex.  20.  G.  1 Sam. 
2.  30.  Pro.  8.  17.  Matt. 
5.  3.  Luke  G.  20.  & 12. 
32.  1 Cor.  2.  9.  2 Tim. 
4.  8.  ch.  1.  12. 

1 Cor.  11.  22. 


7 Acts  13.  50.  & 17.  6. 
& 18.  12.  ch.  5.  G. 

8 Lev.  19.  18.  Matt. 
22.  39.  Rom.  13.  8,  9. 
Gal.  5.  14.  & 6.  2. 

''  ver.  1. 

10  Deut.  27.  2G.  Matt. 
6.  19.  Gal.  3.  10. 

11  Ex.  20.  13,  14. 


12  ch.  1.  25. 

13  Job22.G,&c.  Pro. 
21.  13.  Matt.  G.  15.  & 
18.  35.  & 25.  41,  42. 

i<  1 John  4.  17,  18. 

15  Matt.  7.  26.  ch.  1. 
23. 

16  See  Job  31.  19,  20. 
Luke  3.  11. 


a gold  ring,  in  fine  clothing,  and  there  come  in  also 

3 a poor  man  in  vile  clothing  ; and  ye  have  regard  to 
him  that  weareth  the  fine  clothing,  and  say.  Sit  thou 
here  in  a good  place  ; and  ye  say  to  the  poor  man, 

4 Stand  thou  there,  or  sit  under  my  footstool  ; ^ are  ye 
not  divided  in  your  own  mind,  and  become  judges 

5 with  evil  thoughts  ? Hearken,  my  beloved  bre- 
thren ; did  not  God  choose  them  that  are  poor  as  to 
the  world  to  he  rich  in  faith,  and  heirs  of  the  king- 
dom which  he  promised  to  them  that  love  him  ? 

6 But  ye  have  dishonoured  the  poor  man.  Do  not  the 
rich  oppress  you,  and  themselves  drag  you  before 

7 the  judgement-seats  ? Do  not  they  blaspheme  the 
honourable  name  ® by  the  which  ye  are  called  ? 

8 Howbeit  if  ye  fulfil  the  royal  law,  according  to  the 
scripture.  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself, 

9 ye  do  well  : but  if  ye  have  respect  of  persons,  ye 
commit  sin,  being  convicted  by  the  law  as  trans- 

10  gressors.  For  whosoever  shall  keep  the  whole  law, 
and  yet  stumble  in  one  point,  he  is  become  guilty  of 

11  all.  For  he  that  said.  Do  not  commit  adultery,  said 
also.  Do  not  kill.  Now  if  thou  dost  not  commit 
adultery,  but  killest,  thou  art  become  a transgressor 

12  of  the  law.  So  speak  ye,  and  so  do,  as  men  that  are 

13  to  be  judged  by  a law  of  liberty.  For  judgement  is 
without  mercy  to  him  that  hath  shewed  no  mercy  : 
mercy  glorieth  against  judgement. 


14  What  doth  it  profit,  my  brethren,  if  a man  say  he 
hath  faith,  but  have  not  works  ? can  that  faith  save 

15  him  ? If  a brother  or  sister  be  naked,  and  in  lack 

16  of  daily  food,  and  one  of  you  say  unto  them.  Go  in 
peace,  be  ye  warmed  and  filled  ; and  yet  ye  give 
them  not  the  things  needful  to  the  body  ; what  doth 

17  it  profit  ? Even  so  faith,  if  it  have  not  works,  is 

18  dead  in  itself.  -^Yea,  a man  will  say.  Thou  hast 
faith,  and  I have  works  : shew  me  thy  faith  apart 
from  thy  works,  and  I by  my  works  will  shew  thee  my 

19  faith.  Thou  believest  that  s' God  is  one  ; thou  doest 

20  well ; the  devils  also  believe,  and  shudder.  But 
wilt  thou  know,  O vain  man,  that  faith  apart  from 

21  works  is  barren  ? Was  not  Abraham  our  father 
justified  by  works,  in  that  he  offered  up  Isaac  his 

22  son  upon  the  altar  ? ‘Thou  seest  that  faith  wrought 
with  his  works,  and  by  works  was  faith  made  per- 

23  feet  ; and  the  scripture  was  fulfilled  which  saith. 
And  Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was  reckoned 
unto  him  for  righteousness  ; and  he  was  called  the 

24  friend  of  God.  Ye  see  that  by  works  a man  is  jus- 


17  1 John  3.  18. 

18  ch.  3.  13. 

16  Matt.  8.  29.  Mark 
1.24.  & 5.  7.  Luke  4. 
34.  Acts  16.  17.  & 19. 
15. 

20  Gen.  22.  9,  12. 

21  Heb.  11.  17. 

*2  Gen.  15.  6.  Rom. 


4.3.  Gal.  3.  G. 

23  0 Chr.  20.  7.  Is. 
41.  8. 

c Or,  do  ye  not  make 
disthictions, 

d Or,  among  your- 
selves. 

e Gr.  which  was 
called  upon  you. 


f Or,  But  some  one 
will  say. 

g Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  there  is 
one  God. 
h Gr.  demons, 
i Or,  Seest  thou  . . . 
perfect  f 


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JAMES,  III. 


25  Likewise  also  ^4  was  not  Rahab  the  harlot  justified 
by  works,  when  she  had  received  the  messengers,  and 
had  sent  them  out  another  way  ? 

26  For  as  the  body  without  the  spirit  is  dead,  so  faith 
without  works  is  dead  also. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  We  are  not  rashly  or  arrogantly  to  reprove  others:  5 hut  rather  to 
bridle  the  tongue^  a little  member^  hut  a powerful  instrument  of  much 
good,  and  great  harm.  13  They  who  he  truly  wise  he  mild,  and 
peaceable,  without  envying,  and  strife. 

My  brethren,  ^ be  not  many  masters,  ^ knowing  that 
we  shall  receive  the  greater  condemnation. 

2  For  2 in  many  things  we  offend  all.  ^ If  any  man 
offend  not  in  word,  ®the  same  is  a perfect  man,  and 
able  also  to  bridle  the  whole  body. 

3  Behold,  ®w^e  put  bits  in  the  horses’  mouths,  that 
they  may  obey  us  ; and  we  turn  about  their  whole 
body. 

4  Behold  also  the  ships,  which  though  they  he  so 
great,  and  are  driven  of  fierce  winds,  yet  are  they 
turned  about  with  a very  small  helm,  whithersoever 
the  governor  listeth. 

5  Even  so  the  tongue  is  a little  member,  and  ® boast- 
eth  great  things.  Behold,  how  great  a matter  a little 
fire  kindleth ! 

6  And  ® the  tongue  is  a fire,  a world  of  iniquity  : so 
is  the  tongue  among  our  members,  that  it  defileth  the 
whole  body,  and  setteth  on  fire  the  course  of  nature  ; 
and  it  is  set  on  fire  of  hell. 

7  For  every  kind  of  beasts,  and  of  birds,  and  of  ser- 
pents, and  of  things  in  the  sea,  is  tamed,  and  hath  been 
tamed  of  mankind : 

8  But  the  tongue  can  no  man  tame  ; it  is  an  unruly 
evil,  full  of  deadly  poison. 

9  Therewith  bless  we  God,  even  the  Father  ; and 
therewith  curse  we  men,  which  are  made  after  the 
similitude  of  God. 

10  Out  of  the  same  mouth  proceedeth  blessing  and 
cursing.  My  brethren,  these  things  ought  not  so  to  be. 

11  Doth  a fountain  send  forth  at  the  same  place 
sweet  water  and  bitter  ? 

12  Can  the  fig  tree,  my  brethren,  bear  olive  berries  ? 
either  a vine,  figs  ? so  can  no  fountain  both  yield  salt 
water  and  fresh. 

13  Who  is  a wise  man  and  endued  with  knowledge 
among  you  ? let  him  shew  out  of  a good  conversation 
^4  his  works  ^5  with  meekness  of  wisdom. 

14  But  if  ye  have  4®  bitter  envying  and  strife  in  your 
hearts,  glory  not,  and  lie  not  against  the  truth. 

15  4®  This  wisdom  descendeth  not  from  above,  but  is 
earthly,  sensual,  devilish. 

16  For  where  envying  and  strife  is,  there  is  con- 
fusion and  every  evil  work. 

17  But  the  wisdom  that  is  from  above  is  first  pure, 
then  peaceable,  gentle,  and  easy  to  be  intreated,  full  of 
mercy  and  good  fruits,  without  partiality,  and  without 
hypocrisy. 

18  And  the  fruit  of  righteousness  is  sown  in  peace 
of  them  that  make  peace. 

Josh.  2.  1.  Heb.  * Ps.  34.  13.  ch.  1.  n Ps.  140.  3. 

11.31.  26.  1 Pet.  3.  10.  12  Gen.  1.  26.  & 5.  1. 

2  Matt.  23.  8,  14.  e Matt.  12.  37.  & 9.  6. 

Rom.  2.  20,  21.  1 Pet.  e Pg.  32.  9.  13  Gal.  6.  4. 

5.  3.  7 Pro.  12.  18.  & « ch.  2.  18. 

2 Luke  6.  37.  15.  2.  is  ch.  1.  21. 

3  1 Kin.  8.  46.  2 Chr.  » Pg.  12.  3.  & 73.  8,  9.  Rom.  13.  13. 

6.  36.  Pro.  20.  9.  & Pro.  16.  27.  ” Rom.  2.  17,  23. 

Eccles.  7.  20.  1 John  10  Matt.  15.  11,  18,  « Phil.  3.  19.  ch.  1. 

1.  8.  19,  20.  Mark  7.  15,  17. 

20,  23. 


25  tified,  and  not  only  by  faith.  And  in  like  manner 
was  not  also  Rahab  the  harlot  justified  by  works,  in 
that  she  received  the  messengers,  and  sent  them  out 

26  another  way  ? For  as  the  body  apart  from  the 
spirit  is  dead,  even  so  faith  apart  from  works  is 
dead. 


3  Be  not  many  teachers,  my  brethren,  knowing  that 

2 we  shall  receive  “heavier  judgement.  For  in  many 
things  we  all  stumble.  If  any  stumbleth  not  in 
word,  the  same  is  a perfect  man,  able  to  bridle  the 

3 whole  body  also.  Now  if  we  put  the  horses’  bridles 
into  their  mouths,  that  they  may  obey  us,  we  turn 

4 about  their  whole  body  also.  Behold,  the  ships  also, 
though  they  are  so  great,  and  are  driven  by  rough 
winds,  are  yet  turned  about  by  a very  small  rudder, 

5 whither  the  impulse  of  the  steersman  willeth.  So 
the  tongue  also  is  a little  member,  and  boasteth 
great  things.  Behold,  ^ how  much  wood  is  kindled 

6 by  how  small  a fire  ! And  the  tongue  is  ‘^a  fire  : 
'Ghe  world  of  iniquity  among  our  members  is  the 
tongue,  which  defileth  the  whole  body,  and  setteth  on 
fire  the  wheel  of  ® nature,  and  is  set  on  fire  by  hell. 

7 For  every  -^kind  of  beasts  and  birds,  of  creeping 
things  and  things  in  the  sea,  is  tamed,  and  hath 

8 been  tamed  ^hy  ^ mankind  : but  the  tongue  can  no 
man  tame  ; it  is  a restless  evil,  it  is  full  of  deadly 

9 poison.  Therewith  bless  we  the  Lord  and  Father  ; 
and  therewith  curse  we  men,  which  are  made  after 

10  the  likeness  of  God  : out  of  the  same  mouth  com- 
eth  forth  blessing  and  cursing.  My  brethren,  these 

11  things  ought  not  so  to  be.  Doth  the  fountain  send 
forth  from  the  same  opening  sweet  water  and  bitter  ? 

12  can  a fig  tree,  my  brethren,  yield  olives,  or  a vine 
figs  ? neither  can  salt  water  yield  sweet. 


13  Who  is  wise  and  understanding  among  you  ? let 
him  shew  by  his  good  life  his  works  in  meekness  of 

14  wisdom.  But  if  ye  have  bitter  jealousy  and  faction 
in  your  heart,  glory  not  and  lie  not  against  the  truth. 

15  This  wisdom  is  not  a wisdom  that  cometh  down  from 

16  above,  but  is  earthly,  ‘ sensual,-^  devilish.  For  where 
jealous}^  and  faction  are,  there  is  confusion  and  every 

17  vile  deed.  But  the  wisdom  that  is  from  above  is 
first  pure,  then  peaceable,  gentle,  easy  to  be  in- 
treated,  full  of  mercy  and  good  fruits,  without  ^ va- 

18  riance,  without  hypocrisy.  And  the  fruit  of  right- 
eousness is  sown  in  peace  Hor  them  that  make 
peace. 


19  1 Cor.  3.  3.  Gal. 
5.  20 

20  1 Cor.  2.  6,  7. 

21  Rom.  12.  9.  1 Pet. 

I.  22.  & 2.  1.  1 John 
3 18 

'22  Pro.  11.  18.  Hos. 
10.  12.  Matt.  5.  9. 
Phil.  1.  11.  Heb.  12. 

II. 

a Gr.  greater. 


h Or,  how  great  a 
forest. 

c Or,  a Jire,  that 
world  of  iniquity:  the 
tongue  is  among  our 
members  that  which 
<kc. 

d Or,  that  world  of 
iniquity,  the  tongue,  is 
among  our  members 
that  which  dee. 


e Or,  birth, 
f Gr.  nature, 
g Or,  unto, 
h Gr.  the  human  na- 
ture. 

i Or,  natural.  Or, 
animal. 

j Gr.  demoniacal, 
k Or,  doubtfulness. 
Or,  partiality. 

I Or,  by. 


JAMES,  IV.,  V. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1  We  are  to  strive  nr/ainst  covetousness,  4 intemperance,  5 pride,  11 
detraction,  and  rash  judgment  of  others:  13  and  not  to  be  confident 
in  the  good  success  of  workllg  business,  but  mindful  ever  of  the  un- 
certainty of  this  life,  to  commit  ourselves  and  all  our  ajff'nh's  to  God's 
providence. 

From  wnence  come  wars  and  fightings  among  you  ? 

come  they  not  hence,  even  of  your  lusts  ^ that  war  in 
your  members  ? 

2  Ye  lust,  and  have  not  : ye  kill,  and  desire  to  have, 
and  cannot  obtain  : ye  fight  and  war,  yet  ye  have  not, 
because  ye  ask  not. 

3  ^Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  ^ because  ye  ask  amiss, 
that  ye  may  consume  it  upon  your  lusts. 

4  ^ Ye  adulterers  and  adulteresses,  know  ye  not  that 
®the  friendship  of  the  world  is  enmity  with  God  ? ® who- 
soever therefore  will  be  a friend  of  the  world  is  the 
enemy  of  God. 

5  Do  ye  think  that  the  scripture  saith  in  vain,  The 
spirit  that  dwelleth  in  us  lusteth  to  envy  ? 

6  But  he  giveth  more  grace.  Wherefore  he  saith, 
® God  resisteth  the  proud,  but  giveth  grace  unto  the 
humble. 

7  Submit  yourselves  therefore  to  God.  ^ Resist  the 
devil,  and  he  will  flee  from  you. 

8  Draw  nigh  to  God,  and  he  will  draw  nigh  to  you. 
Cleanse  your  hands,  ye  sinners;  and  purify  your 
hearts,  ye  double  minded. 

9  Be  afflicted,  and  mourn,  and  weep  ; let  your 
laughter  be  turned  to  mourning,  and  your  joy  to  heavi- 
ness. 

10  Humble  yourselves  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
he  shall  lift  you  up. 

11  Speak  not  evil  one  of  another,  brethren.  He 
that  speaketh  evil  of  his  brother,  and  judgeth  his 
brother,  speaketh  evil  of  the  law,  and  judgeth  the  law  : 
but  if  thou  judge  the  law,  thou  art  not  a doer  of  the 
law,  but  a judge. 

12  There  is  one  lawgiver,  who  is  able  to  save  and 
to  destroy  : who  art  thou  that  judgest  another  ? 

13  Go  to  now,  ye  that  say.  To  day  or  to  morrow 
we  will  go  into  such  a city,  and  continue  there  a year, 
and  buy  and  sell,  and  get  gain  : 

14  Whereas  ye  know  not  what  shall  he  on  the  morrow. 
For  what  is  your  life  ? ^^It  is  even  a vapour,  that  ap- 
peareth  for  a little  time,  and  then  vanisheth  away. 

15  For  that  ye  ought  to  say,  If  the  Lord  will,  we 
shall  live,  and  do  this,  or  that. 

16  But  now  ye  rejoice  in  your  boastings  : all  such 
rejoicing  is  evil. 

17  Therefore  ‘^^to  him  that  knoweth  to  do  good,  and 
doeth  it  not,  to  him  it  is  sin. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 Wicked  rich  men  are  to  fear  God's  vengeance.  1 We  ought  to  be  pa- 
tiesit  in  ajfiictions,  after  the  example  of  the  prophets,  and  Job : 12  to 
forbear  swearing,  13  to  pray  in  adversity,  to  sing  in  prosperitg  ; \ta  to 
acknowledge  mutually  our  several  faults,  to  pray  one  for  another,  19 
and  to  reduce  a straying  brother  to  the  truth. 

O ^ to  now,  ye  rich  men,  weep  and  howl  for  your 
miseries  that  shall  come  upon  you. 

1 Rom.  7.  23.  Gal.  7 See  Gen.  G.  5.  & 8.  12  i Pet.  1.  22.  1 

5.  17.  1 Pet.  2.  11.  21.  Num.  11.  29.  Pro.  John  3.  3. 

2  Job  27.  9.  & 35.  21.10.  »3ch.  1.8. 

12.  Ps.  18.  41.  Pro.  8job22.  29.  Ps.  138.  Matt.  5.  4. 

1.28.  Is.  1.  15.  Jer.  G.  Pro.  3.  34.  & 29.  Jc  job  22.  29.  Matt. 

11.  11.  Mic.  3.  4.  23.  Matt.  23.  12.  Luke  23.12.  Luke  14.  11.  & 

Zech.  7.  13.  1.  52.  & 14.  11.  & 18.  18.  14.  1 Pet.  6.  G. 

aPs.  GG.  18.  IJohn  14.  1 Pet.  5.  5.  I'JEph.  4.31.  1 Pet. 

3.  22.  & 5.  14.  9 Eph.  4.  27.  & G.  11.  2.  1. 

* Ps.  73.  27.  1 Pet.  5.  9.  >7  Matt.  7.  1.  Luke 

3  1 John  2.  15.  ’0  2 Chr.  15.  2.  G.  37.  Rom.  2.  1.  1 

6 John  1.5.  19.  & 17.  n Is.  1.  IG.  Cor.  4,  5. 

14.  Gal.  1.  10. 


4  Whence  come  wars  and  whence  come  fightings 
among  you  ? come  they  not  hence,  even  of  your  plea- 

2 sures  that  war  in  your  members  ? Ye  lust,  and  have 
not  : ye  kill,  and  “ covet,  and  cannot  obtain  : ye 
fight  and  war ; ye  have  not,  because  ye  ask  not. 

3 Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  because  ye  ask  amiss,  that 

4 ye  may  spend  it  in  your  pleasures.  Ye  adulter- 
esses, know  ye  not  that  the  friendship  of  the  world 
is  enmity  with  God  ? Whosoever  therefore  would 
be  a friend  of  the  world  maketh  himself  an  enemy 

5 of  God.  Or  think  ye  that  the  scripture  ^speaketh 

in  vain  ? ^ Doth  the  spirit  which  he  made  to  dwell 

6 in  us  long  unto  envying?  But  he  giveth  ^more 
grace.  Wherefore  the  scripture  saith,  God  resist- 

7 eth  the  proud,  but  giveth  grace  to  the  humble.  Be 
subject  therefore  unto  God  ; but  resist  the  devil, 

8 and  he  will  flee  from  you.  Draw  nigh  to  God,  and 
he  will  draw  nigh  to  you.  Cleanse  your  hands,  ye 
sinners  ; and  purify  your  hearts,  ye  doublemincled. 

9 Be  afflicted,  and  mourn,  and  weep  : let  your  laughter 
be  turned  to  mourning,  and  your  joy  to  heaviness. 

10  Humble  yourselves  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
he  shall  exalt  you. 


11  Speak  not  one  against  another,  brethren.  He  that 
speaketh  against  a brother,  or  judgeth  his  brother, 
speaketh  against  the  law,  and  judgeth  the  law  : but 
if  thou  judgest  the  law,  thou  art  not  a doer  of  the 

12  law,  but  a judge.  One  only  is  the  lawgiver  and 
judge,  even  he  who  is  able  to  save  and  to  destroy  : 
but  who  art  thou  that  judgest  thy  neighbour  ? 

13  Go  to  now,  ye  that  say.  To-day  or  to-morrow  we 
will  go  into  this  city,  and  spend  a year  there,  and 

14  trade,  and  get  gain  : whereas  ye  know  not  what  shall 
be  on  the  morrow.  What  is  your  life  ? For  ye  are 
a vapour,  that  appeareth  for  a little  time,  and  then 

15  vanisheth  away.  For  that  ye  ought  to  say.  If  the 
Lord  will,  we  shall  both  live,  and  do  this  or  that. 

16  But  now  ye  glory  in  your  vauntings  : all  such  glory- 

17  ing  is  evil.  To  him  therefore  that  knoweth  to  do 
good,  and  doeth  it  not,  to  him  it  is  sin. 


5  Go  to  now,  ye  rich,  weep  and  howl  for  your  mi- 
’s Matt.  10.  28.  9.  41.  & 15. 22.  Rom.  which  he  made  to 

’9  Rom.  14.  4,  13.  1.  20,  21,  32.  & 2.  17,  dwell  in  us  yearneth 

20  Pro  27.  1.  Luke  18,  23.  for  us  even  unto  jea- 

12.  18,  1 Pro.  11.  28.  Luke  lotis  envy. 

9’  Job  7.  7.  Ps.  102.  G.  24.  1 Tim.  G.  9.  d Some  ancient  au- 

3.  ch.  1 10.  1 Pet.  1.  a Gr.  are  jealous.  thoxitSes,  dwelleth 

24.  1 John  2.  17.  b Or,  saith  in  vain.  in  us. 

22  Acts  18. 21.  1 Cor.  c Or,  The  spirit  e Gr.  a greater 

4.  19.  & IG.  7.  Heb.  G.  which  he  made  to  dwell  grace. 

3.  in  us  he  yearneth  for  f Gr.  Instead  of 

23  1 Cor.  5.  G.  evem  unto  jealous  your  saying. 

2^  Luke  12.  47.  John  envy.  Or,  That  spirit 


JAMES,  V. 


Your  riches  are  corrupted,  and  ^your  garments  are 
motlieaten. 

3 Your  gold  and  silver  is  cankered  ; and  the  rust  of 
them  shall  be  a witness  against  you,  and  shall  eat  your 
flesh  as  it  were  fire.  ^Ye  have  heaped  treasure  to- 
gether for  the  last  days. 

4 Behold,  ^ the  hire  of  the  labourers  who  have  reaped 
down  your  fields,  which  is  of  you  kept  back  by  fraud, 
crieth  : and  ® the  cries  of  them  which  have  reaped  are 
entered  into  the  ears  of  the  Lord  of  sabaoth. 

5 ®Ye  have  lived  in  pleasure  on  the  earth,  and  been 
wanton  ; ye  have  nourished  your  hearts,  as  in  a day  of 
slaughter. 

6 Ye  have  condemned  and  killed  the  just ; and  he 
doth  not  resist  you. 

7 Be  patient  therefore,  brethren,  unto  the  coming  of 
the  Lord.  Behold,  the  husbandman  waiteth  for  the 
precious  fruit  of  the  earth,  and  hath  long  patience  for 
it,  until  he  receive  ® the  early  and  latter  rain. 

8 Be  ye  also  patient  ; stablish  your  hearts  : ^ for  the 
coming  of  the  Lord  draweth  nigh. 

9 Grudge  not  one  against  another,  brethren,  lest  ye 
be  condemned  : behold,  the  judge  standeth  before  the 
door. 

10  i^Xake,  my  brethren,  the  prophets,  who  have 
spoken  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  for  an  example  of  suf- 
fering affliction,  and  of  patience. 

11  Behold,  we  count  them  happy  which  endure. 
Ye  have  heard  of  ^^the  patience  of  Job,  and  have  seen 

the  end  of  the  Lord  ; that  the  Lord  is  very  pitiful, 
and  of  tender  mercy. 

12  But  above  all  things,  my  brethren,  swear  not, 
neither  by  heaven,  neither  by  the  earth,  neither  by  any 
other  oath : but  let  your  yea  be  yea  ; and  your  nay, 
nay  ; lest  ye  fall  into  condemnation. 

13  Is  any  among  you  afflicted  ? let  him  pray.  Is 
any  merry  ? let  him  sing  psalms. 

14  Is  any  sick  "‘among  you  ? let  him  call  for  the 
elders  of  the  church  ; and  let  them  pray  over  him, 

anointing  him  with  oil  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

15  And  the  prayer  of  faith  shall  save  the  sick,  and 
the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up  ; and  if  he  have  com- 
mitted sins,  they  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

16  Confess  your  faults  one  to  another,  and  pray  one 
for  another,  that  ye  may  be  healed.  The  effectual 
fervent  prayer  of  a righteous  man  availeth  much. 

17  Elias  was  a man  subject  to  like  passions  as  we 
are,  and  he  prayed  earnestly  that  it  might  not  rain  : 

and  it  rained  not  on  the  earth  by  the  space  of  three 
years  and  six  months. 

18  And  25  he  prayed  again,  and  the  heaven  gave  rain, 
and  the  earth  brought  forth  her  fruit. 

19  Brethren,  26  if  any  of  you  do  err  from  the  truth, 
and  one  convert  him  ; 

20  Let  him  know,  that  he  which  converteth  the  sin- 
ner from  the  error  of  his  way  27  shall  save  a soul  from 
death,  and  28  shall  hide  a multitude  of  sins. 


2 series  that  are  coming  upon  you.  Your  riches  are 

3 corrupted,  and  your  garments  are  moth-eaten.  Your 
gold  and  your  silver  are  rusted  ; and  their  rust  shall 
be  for  a testimony  “ against  you,  and  shall  eat  your 
flesh  as  fire.  Ye  have  laid  up  your  treasure  in  the 

4 last  days.  Behold,  the  hire  of  the  labourers  who 
mowed  your  fields,  which  is  of  you  kept  back  by 
fraud,  crieth  out : and  the  cries  of  them  that  reaped 
have  entered  into  the  ears  of  the  Lord  of  Sabaoth. 

5 Ye  have  lived  delicately  on  the  earth,  and  taken 
your  pleasure  ; ye  have  nourished  your  hearts  in 

6 a day  of  slaughter.  Ye  have  condemned,  ye  have 
killed  the  righteous  one  ; he  doth  not  resist  you. 

7 Be  patient  therefore,  brethren,  until  the  ^ coming 
of  the  Lord.  Behold,  the  husbandman  waiteth  for 
the  precious  fruit  of  the  earth,  being  patient  over  it, 

8 until  it  receive  the  early  and  latter  rain.  Be  ye 
also  patient  ; stablish  your  hearts  : for  the  ^ coming 

9 of  the  Lord  is  at  hand.  Murmur  not,  brethren,  one 
against  another,  that  ye  be  not  judged  : behold,  the 

10  judge  standeth  before  the  doors.  Take,  brethren, 
for  an  example  of  suffering  and  of  patience,  the 

11  prophets  who  spake  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  Be- 
hold, we  call  them  blessed  which  endured  : ye  have 
heard  of  the  ^ patience  of  Job,  and  have  seen  the  end 
of  the  Lord,  how  that  the  Lord  is  full  of  pity,  and 
merciful. 


12  But  above  all  things,  my  brethren,  swear  not, 
neither  by  the  heaven,  nor  by  the  earth,  nor  by  any 
other  oath  : but « let  your  yea  be  yea,  and  your  nay, 
nay  ; that  ye  fall  not  under  judgement. 

13  Is  any  among  you  suffering  ? let  liim  pray.  Is  any 

14  cheerful  ? let  him  sing  praise.  Is  any  among  you 
sick  ? let  him  call  for  the  elders  of  the  church  ; and 
let  them  pray  over  him,  f anointing  him  with  oil  in 

15  the  name  of  the  Lord  : and  the  prayer  of  faith  shall 
save  him  that  is  sick,  and  the  Lord  shall  raise  him 
up  ; and  if  he  have  committed  sins,  it  shall  be  for- 

16  given  him.  Confess  therefore  your  sins  one  to  an- 
other, and  pray  one  for  another,  that  ye  may  be 
healed.  The  supplication  of  a righteous  man  avail- 

17  eth  much  in  its  working.  Elijah  was  a man  of  like 
S'  passions  with  us,  and  he  prayed  ^ fervently  that 
it  might  not  rain  ; and  it  rained  not  on  the  earth  for 

18  three  years  and  six  months.  And  he  prayed  again  ; 
and  the  heaven  gave  rain,  and  the  earth  brought 
forth  her  fruit. 

19  My  brethren,  if  any  among  you  do  err  from  the 

20  truth,  and  one  convert  him  ; * let  him*  know,  that  he 
which  converteth  a sinner  from  the  error  of  his  way 
shall  save  a soul  from  death,  and  shall  cover  a mul- 
titude of  sins. 


2 Job  13.  28.  Matt. 
6.  20.  ch.  2.  2. 

3 Rom.  2.  5. 

♦Lev.  19.  13.  Job 

24.  10,  11.  Jer.  22.  13. 
Mai.  3.  5. 

6 Deut.  24.  15. 

3 Job  21.  13.  Amos 
6.  1,  4.  Luke  16.  19, 

25.  1 Tim.  5.  6. 

2 ch.  2.  6. 

* Deut.  11.  14.  Jer. 


5.  24.  Hos.  6.  3.  Joel 

2.  23.  Zech.  10.  1. 

9 Phil.  4.  5.  Heb.  10. 
25,  37.  1 Pet.  4.  7. 

10  ch.  4.  11. 

11  Matt.  24.  33.  1 

Cor  4.  5. 

12  Matt.  6.  12.  Heb. 
11.  35,  &c. 

13  Ps.  94.  12.  Matt. 
5.  10,  11.  & 10.  22. 


KJob  1.  21,  22.  & 
2.  10. 

15  Job  42.  10,  &c. 

16  Num.  14.  18.  Ps. 
103.  8. 

11  Matt.  5.  34,  &c. 

18  Eph.  5.  19.  Col. 

3.  16. 

19  Mark  6.  13.  & 16. 
18. 

20  Is.  33.  24.  Matt. 
9.  2. 


21  Gen.  20.  17.  Num. 

11.  2.  Deut.  9. 18, 19, 
20.  Josh.  10.  12.  1 

Sam.  12.  18.  1 Kin. 

13.  6.  2 Kin.  4.  33. 
& 19.  15,  20.  & 20.  2, 
4,  &c.  Ps.  10.  17.  & 
34.  15.  & 145.  18.  Pro. 
15.  29.  & 28.  9.  John 
9.  31.  1 John  3.  22. 

22  Acts  14.  15. 

23  1 Kin.  17.  1. 


2*  Luke  4.  25. 

25  1 Kin.  18.  42,  45. 
20  Matt.  18.  15. 

27  Rom.  11.  14.  1 

Cor.  9.  22.  1 Tim.  4. 
16. 

28  Pro.  10. 12.  IPet. 

4.  8. 

a Or,  unto, 
b Gr.  presence, 
c Or,  he.  , 


d Or,  endurance, 
e Or,  let  yours  be  the 
yea,  yea,  and  the  nay, 
nay.  Compare  Matt. 

5.  37. 

/ Or,  having  anoint- 
ed. 

Or,  nature. 

Gr.  with  prayer, 
i Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  know  ye. 


I.  PETER,  I. 


359 


THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  GENERAL  OF 

PETER. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  He  blesseth  God  for  his  manifold  spiritual  graces : 10  shewing  that  the 
salvation  in  Christ  is  no  news,  but  a thing  prophesied  of  old:  13  and 
exhorteth  them  accordingly  to  a godly  conversation,  forasmuch  as  they 
are  now  born  anew  by  the  word  of  God. 

PETER,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  the  strangers 
^scattered  throughout  Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, 
Asia,  and  Bithynia, 

2  * Elect  according  to  the  foreknowledge  of  God  the 
Father,  ^through  sanctification  of  the  Spirit,  unto  obe- 
dience and  ^ sprinkling  of  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ: 
® Grace  unto  you,  and  peace,  be  multiplied. 

3  ’^Blessed  he  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  which  ® according  to  his  abundant  mercy  ® hath 
begotten  us  again  unto  a lively  hope  by  the  resurrec- 
tion of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead, 

4  To  an  inheritance  incorruptible,  and  undefiled, 
^^and  that  fadeth  not  away,  reserved  in  heaven  for 
yon, 

5  Who  are  kept  by  the  power  of  God  through  faith 
unto  salvation  ready  to  be  revealed  in  the  last  time. 

6  Wherein  ye  greatly  rejoice,  though  now  ^^for  a 
season,  if  need  be,  ye  are  in  heaviness  through  mani- 
fold temptations  : 

7  That  1'*  the  trial  of  your  faith,  being  much  more 
precious  than  of  gold  that  perisheth,  though  it  be  tried 
with  fire,  might  be  found  unto  praise  and  honour  and 
glory  at  the  appearing  of  Jesus  Christ : 

8  Whom  having  not  seen,  ye  love  ; in  whom, 
though  now  ye  see  him  not,  yet  believing,  ye  rejoice 
with  joy  unspeakable  and  full  of  glory  : 

9  Receiving  ^2  the  end  of  your  faith,  even  the  salvation 
of  your  souls. 

10  Of  which  salvation  the  prophets  have  enquired 
and  searched  diligently,  who  prophesied  of  the  grace 
that  should  come  unto  you  : 

11  Searching  what,  or  what  manner  of  time  ^'‘the 
Spirit  of  Christ  which  was  in  them  did  signify,  when  it 
testified  beforehand  the  sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the 
glory  that  should  follow. 

12  26  Unto  whom  it  was  revealed,  that  27  not  unto 
themselves,  but  unto  us  they  did  minister  the  things, 
which  are  now  reported  unto  you  by  them  that  have 
preached  the  gospel  unto  you  with  28  the  Holy  Ghost 
sent  down  from  heaven  ; 29  which  things  the  angels  de- 
sire to  look  into. 

13  Wherefore  gird  up  the  loins  of  your  mind,  be 
sober,  and  hope  to  the  end  for  the  grace  that  is  to  be 
brought  unto  you  *2  at  the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ  ; 


1 Peter,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  the  elect 
who  are  sojourners  of  the  Dispersion  in  Pontus,  Ga- 

2 latia,  Cappadocia,  Asia,  and  Bithynia,  according  to 
the  foreknowledge  of  God  the  Father,  in  sanctifica- 
tion of  the  Spirit,  unto  obedience  and  sprinkling  of 
the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  : Grace  to  you  and  peace 
be  multiplied. 

3 Blessed  he  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who  according  to  his  great  mercy  begat  us 
again  unto  a living  hope  by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus 

4 Christ  from  the  dead,  unto  an  inheritance  incorrupt- 
ible, and  undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away,  re- 

5 served  in  heaven  for  you,  who  by  the  power  of  God 
are  guarded  through  faith  unto  a salvation  ready  to 

6 be  revealed  in  the  last  time.  Wherein  ye  greatly 
rejoice,  though  now  for  a little  while,  if  need  be,  ye 
have  been  put  to  grief  in  manifold  ''temptations, 

7 that  the  proof  of  your  faith,  being  more  precious 
than  gold  that  perisheth  though  it  is  proved  by  fire, 
might  be  found  unto  praise  and  glory  and  honour  at 

8 the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ  : whom  not  having 
seen  ye  love  ; on  whom,  though  now  ye  see  him 
not,  yet  believing,  ye  rejoice  greatly  with  joy  un- 

9 speakable  and  ^full  of  glory  : receiving  the  end  of 

10  your  faith,  even  the  salvation  of  your  souls.  Con- 
cerning which  salvation  the  prophets  sought  and 
searched  diligently,  who  prophesied  of  the  grace 

11  that  should  come  unto  you  : searching  what  time  or 
what  manner  of  time  the  Spirit  of  Chfist  which 
was  in  them  did  point  unto,  when  it  testified  before- 
hand the  sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the  glories  that 

12  should  follow  them.  To  whom  it  was  revealed,  that 
not  unto  themselves,  but  unto  you,  did  they  minis- 
ter these  things,  which  now  have  been  announced 
unto  you  through  them  that  preached  the  gospel  unto 
you  ^ by  the  ® Holy  Ghost  sent  forth  from  heaven  ; 
which  things  angels  desire  to  look  into. 


13  Wherefore  girding  up  the  loins  of  your  mind,  be 
sober  and  set  your  hope  perfectly  on  the  grace 
that is  to  be  brought  unto  you  at  the  revelation  of 


1 John  7.  35.  Acts  2. 
5,  9,  10.  Jam.  1.  1. 

2 Eph.  1.  4.  ch.  2. 
9. 

3 Rom.  8.  29.  & 11.  2. 
* 2 Thess.  2.  13. 

3 Heb.  10.  22.  & 12. 
24. 

® Rom.  1.  7.  2 Pet. 
1.2.  Jude  2. 

2 2 Cor.  1.  3.  Eph. 

1.  3. 

« Tit.  3.  5. 


» John  3.  3,  6.  Jam. 
1.  18. 

10  1 Cor.  15.  20.  1 

Thess.  4.  14.  ch.  3.  21. 
“ ch.  5.  4. 

12  Col.  1.  5.  2 Tim. 

4.  8. 

13  John  10.  28,  29.  & 
17.  11,  12,  15.  Jude  1. 

Matt.  5.  12.  Rom. 
12.  12.  2 Cor.  G.  10. 
ch.  4.  13. 


15  2 Cor.  4.  17.  ch. 

5.  10. 

1®  Jam.  1.  2. 

11  Jam.  1.  3,  12.  ch. 
4.  12. 

18  Job  23.  10.  Ps. 
6G.  10.  Pro.  17.  3. 
Is.  48.  10.  Zech.  13.  9. 
1 Cor.  3.  13. 

Rom.  2.  7,  10.  1 
Cor.  4.  5.  2 Thess.  1. 
7-12. 

2®  1 John  4.  20. 


21  John  20.  29.  2 

Cor.  5.  7.  Heb.  11.  1, 
27. 

22  Rom.  G.  22. 

23  Gen.  49.  10.  Dan. 

2.  44.  Hag.  2. 7.  Zech. 
G.  12.  Matt.  13.  17. 
Luke  10.  24.  2 Pet.  1. 
19,  20,  21. 

24  ch.  3.  19.  2 Pet.  1. 
21. 

25  Ps.  22.  6.  Is.  53. 

3,  &c.  Dan.  9.  2G. 


Luke  24.  25,  2G,  44,  46. 
John  12.  41.  Acts  26. 
22,  23. 

20  Dan.  9.  24.  & 12.  9, 
13. 

21  Heb.  11.  13,  39, 
40. 

28  Acts  2.  4. 

20  Ex.  25.  20.  Dan. 
8.  13.  12.  5,  G.  Eph. 

3.  10. 

3®  Luke  12.  35.  Eph. 

6.  14. 


31  Luke  21. 34.  Rom. 
13.  13.  1 Thess.  5.  6, 
8.  ch.  4.  7.  & 5.  8. 

32  Luke  17. 30.  1 Cor. 
1.  7.  2 Thess.  1.  7. 

a Or,  trials. 

5 Gr.  glorified, 
c Gr.  unto, 
d Gr.  in. 

e Or,  Holy  Spirit, 
f Gr.  is  being 
brought. 


24 


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I.  PETER,  II. 


14  As  obedient  children,  not  fashioning  yourselves 
according  to  the  former  lusts  ®^in  your  ignorance  : 

15  But  as  he  which  hath  called  you  is  holy,  so  be 
ye  holy  in  all  manner  of  conversation  ; 

16  Because  it  is  written,  3®  Be  ye  holy  ; for  I am 
holy. 

17  And  if  ye  call  on  the  Father,  who  without  re- 
spect of  persons  judge th  according  to  every  man’s 
work,  pass  the  time  of  your  sojourning  here  in 
fear  : 

18  Forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  ye  were  not  re- 
deemed with  corruptible  things,  as  silver  and  gold,  from 
your  vain  conversation  received  by  tradition  from  your 
fathers  ; 

19  But  with  the  precious  blood  of  Christ,  as  of  a 
lamb  without  blemish  and  without  spot  ; 

20  Who  verily  was  foreordained  before  the  foun- 
dation of  the  world,  but  was  manifest  ^^in  these  last 
times  for  you, 

21  Who  by  him  do  believe  in  God,  that  raised  him 
up  from  the  dead,  and  gave  him  glory  ; that  your 
faith  and  hope  might  be  in  God. 

22  Seeing  ye  ^®have  purified  your  souls  in  obeying 
the  truth  through  the  Spirit  unto  unfeigned  ^^love  of 
the  brethren,  see  that  ye  love  one  another  with  a pure 
heart  fervently  : 

23  Being  born  again,  not  of  corruptible  seed,  but 
of  incorruptible,  by  the  word  of  God,  which  liveth 
and  abideth  for  ever. 

24  For  ®^all  flesh  is  as  grass,  and  all  the  glory  of 
man  as  the  flower  of  grass.  The  grass  withereth,  and 
the  flower  thereof  falleth  away  : 

25  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  endureth  for  ever. 

And  this  is  the  word  which  by  the  gospel  is  preached 

unto  you. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  He  dehorteth  them  from  the  breach  of  charity:  4 shewing  that  Christ 
is  the  foundation  whereupon  they  are  built.  11  He  beseecheth  them  also 
to  abstain  from  fleshly  lusts.,  13  to  be  obedient  to  magistrates,  IS  and 
teacheth  servants  how  to  obey  their  masters,  20  patiently  suffering  for 
well  doing,  after  the  example  of  Christ. 

WHEREFORE  ^ laying  aside  all  malice,  and  all 
guile,  and  hypocrisies,  and  envies,  and  all  evil 
speakings} 

2  ^ As  newborn  babes,  desire  the  sincere  ^ milk  of  the 
word,  that  ye  may  grow  thereby  : 

3  If  so  be  ye  have  ^ tasted  that  the  Lord  is  gracious. 

4  To  whom  coming,  as  unto  a living  stone,  ® disallowed 
indeed  of  men,  but  chosen  of  God,  and  precious, 

5  ® Ye  also,  as  lively  stones,  are  built  up  a spiritual 
house,  ® an  holy  priesthood,  to  offer  up  ^ spiritual  sacri- 
fices, acceptable  to  God  by  Jesus  Christ. 

6  Wherefore  also  it  is  contained  in  the  scripture. 
Behold,  I lay  in  Sion  a chief  corner  stone,  elect, 
precious  : and  he  that  believeth  on  him  shall  not  be 
confounded. 


14  Jesus  Christ ; as  children  of  obedience,  not  fashion- 
ing yourselves  according  to  your  former  lusts  in  the 

15  time  of  your  ignorance  : but  ^'like  as  he  which  called 
you  is  holy,  be  ye  yourselves  also  holy  in  all  manner 

16  of  living  ; because  it  is  written.  Ye  shall  be  holy  ; 

17  for  I am  holy.  And  if  ye  call  on  him  as  Father, 
who  without  respect  of  persons  judgeth  according 
to  each  man’s  work,  pass  the  time  of  your  sojourn- 

18  ing  in  fear  : knowing  that  ye  were  redeemed,  not 
with  corruptible  things,  with  silver  or  gold,  from 
your  vain  manner  of  life  handed  down  from  your 

19  fathers  ; but  with  precious  blood,  as  of  a lamb  with- 
out blemish  and  without  spot,  even  the  hlood  of 

20  Christ  : who  was  foreknown  indeed  before  the  foun- 
dation of  the  world,  but  was  manifested  at  the  end 

21  of  the  times  for  your  sake,  who  through  him  are 
believers  in  God,  which  raised  him  from  the  dead, 
and  gave  him  glory  ; so  that  your  faith  and  hope 

22  might  be  in  God.  Seeing  ye  have  purified  your 
souls  in  your  obedience  to  the  truth  unto  unfeigned 
love  of  the  brethren,  love  one  another  from  the 

23  heart  fervently  : having  been  begotten  again,  not  of 
corruptible  seed,  but  of  incorruptible,  through  the 

24  word  of  ' God,  which  liveth  and  abideth.  For, 

All  flesh  is  as  grass, 

And  all  the  glory  thereof  as  the  flower  of  grass. 

The  grass  withereth,  and  the  flower  falleth  : 

25  But  the  J word  of  the  Lord  abideth  for  ever. 

And  this  is  the  j word  of  good  tidings  which  was 
preached  unto  you. 


Z Putting  away  therefore  all  ® wickedness,  and  all 
guile,  and  hypocrisies,  and  envies,  and  all  evil  speak- 

2 ings,  as  newborn  babes,  long  for  the  ^ spiritual  milk 
which  is  without  guile,  that  ye  may  grow  thereby 

3 unto  salvation  ; if  ye  have  tasted  that  the  Lord  is 

4 gracious  : unto  whom  coming,  a living  stone,  rejected 

5 indeed  of  men,  but  with  God  elect,  precious,  ye  also, 
as  living  stones,  are  bnilt  up  a spiritual  house,  to 
be  a holy  priesthood,  to  offer  up  spiritual  sacrifices, 

6 acceptable  to  God  through  Jesus  Christ.  Because 
it  is  contained  in  « scripture, 

Behold,  I lay  in  Zion  a chief  corner  stone,  elect, 
‘^precious  : 

And  he  that  believeth  on /him  shall  not  be  put 
to  shame. 


33  Rom.  12.  2.  ch.  4. 

2. 

34  Acts  17.  30.  1 

Thess.  4.  5. 

36  Luke  1.  74,  75.  2 
Cor.  7.  1.  1 Thess.  4. 
3,  4,  7.  Heb.  12.  14.  2 
Pet.  3.  11. 

36  Lev.  11.  44.  & 19. 

2.  & 20.  7. 

3’  Deut.  10. 17.  Acts 

10.  34.  Rom.  2.  11. 

36  2 Cor.  7.  1.  Phil. 
2.  12.  Heb.  12.  28. 

30  2 Cor.  5.  6.  Heb. 

11.  13.  ch.  2.  11. 


40  1 Cor.  6.  20.  & 7. 
23. 

41  Ezek.  20.  18.  ch. 

4.  3. 

42  Acts  20.  28.  Eph. 
1.  7.  Heb.  9.  12,  14. 
Rev.  5.  9. 

43  Ex.  12.  5.  Is.  53. 
7.  John  1.  29, 36.  1 
Cor.  5.  7. 

44  Rom.  3.  25.  & 16. 
25,  26.  Eph.  3.  9,  11. 
Col.  1.  26.  2 Tim.  1. 
9,10.  Tit.  1.2,3.  Rev. 
13  8 

46  Gal.  4.  4.  Eph.  1. 


10.  Heb.  1.  2.  & 9. 
26. 

46  Acts  2.  24. 

47  Matt.  28. 18.  Acts 
2.  33.  & 3.  13.  Eph.  1. 
20.  Phil.  2.  9.  Heb. 
2.  9.  ch.  3.  22. 

48  Acts  15.  9. 

40  Rom.  12.  9,  10.  1 
Thess.  4.  9.  1 Tim.  1. 

5.  Heb.  13.  1.  ch.  2. 

17.  & 3.  8.  & 4.  8.  2 
Pet.  1.  7.  1 John  3. 

18.  & 4.  7,  21. 

60  John  1.  13.  & 3. 
5. 


61  Jam.  1. 18.  1 John 

3.  9. 

‘cops.  103.  15.  Is.  40. 

6.  & 51.  12.  Jam.  1. 

10. 

63  Ps.  102.  12,  26. 
Is.  40.  8.  Luke  16.  17. 

64  John  1.  1,  14.  1 
John  1.1,3. 

1 Eph.  4.  22,  25,  31. 
Col.  3.  8.  Heb.  12.  1. 
Jam.  1.  21.  & 5.  9.  ch. 

4.  2. 

2 Matt.  18.  3.  Mark 
10.  15.  Rom.  6.  4.  1 
Cor.  14.  20.  ch.  1.  23. 


3 1 Cor.  3.  2.  Heb. 
6.  12,  13. 

4 Ps.  34.  8.  Heb.  6.  5. 
6 Ps.  118.  22.  Matt. 

21.42.  Acts  4.  11. 

6 Eph.  2.  21,  22. 

■>  Heb.  3.  6. 

8 ver.  9.  Is.  61.  6.  & 

66.  21. 

9 Hos.  14.  2.  Mai.  1. 
11.  Rom.  12.  1.  Heb, 
13.  15,  16 

10  Phil.  4.  18.  ch.  4. 

11. 

11  Is.  28. 16.  Rom.  9. 
33. 


g Or,  like  the  Holy 
One  which  called  you. 

h Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  from  a 
clean  heart. 
iOr,  God  who  liveth, 
j Gr.  saying, 
a Or,  malice, 
b Gr.  reasonable, 
c Or,  honourable, 
d Or,  a spiritual 
house  for  a holy  priest- 
hood. 

e Or,  a scripture, 
f Or,  it. 


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361 


7 Unto  you  therefore  which  believe  he  is  precious  : 
but  unto  them  which  be  disobedient,  the  stone  which 
the  builders  disallowed,  the  same  is  made  the  head  of 
the  corner, 

8 And  a stone  of  stumbling,  and  a rock  of  offence, 
to  them  which  stumble  at  the  word,  being  dis- 
obedient : 13  whereunto  also  they  were  appointed. 

9 But  ye  are  i®  a chosen  generation,  ii  a royal  priest- 
hood, 13  an  holy  nation,  i^  a peculiar  people  ; that  ye 
should  shew  forth  the  praises  of  him  who  hath  called 
you  out  of  20  darkness  into  his  marvellous  light  : 

10  21  Which  in  time  past  were  not  a people,  but  are 
now  the  people  of  God  : which  had  not  oljtained  mercy, 
but  now  have  obtained  mercy. 

11  Dearly  beloved,  I beseech  you  22  as  strangers  and 
pilgrims,  23  abstain  from  fleshly  lusts,  24  which  war 
against  the  soul ; 

12  25  Having  your  conversation  honest  among  the 
Gentiles  : that,  whereas  they  speak  against  you  as  evil- 
doers, 20  they  may  by  your  good  works,  which  they  shall 
behold,  glorify  God  27  in  the  day  of  visitation. 

13  28  Submit  yourselves  to  every  ordinance  of  man 
for  the  Lord’s  sake  : whether  it  be  to  the  king,  as 
supreme  ; 

14  Or  unto  governors,  as  unto  them  that  are  sent  by 
him  29  for  the  punishment  of  evildoers,  and  30  for  the 
praise  of  them  that  do  well. 

15  For  so  is  the  will  of  God,  that  3^  with  well  doing 
ye  may  put  to  silence  the  ignorance  of  foolish  men  : 

16  32  As  free,  and  not  using  your  liberty  for  a cloke 
of  maliciousness,  but  as  33t;he  servants  of  God. 

17  34  Honour  all  men.  35  Love  the  brotherhood. 
33  Fear  God.  Honour  the  king. 

18  37  Servants,  he  subject  to  your  masters  with  all 
fear  ; not  only  to  the  good  and  gentle,  but  also  to  the 
froward. 

19  For  this  is  3®  thankworthy,  if  a man  for  conscience 
toward  God  endure  grief,  suffering  wrongfully. 

20  For  39  what  glory  is  it,  if,  when  ye  be  buffeted  for 
your  faults,  ye  shall  take  it  patiently  ? but  if,  when  ye 
do  well,  and  suffer  for  it,  ye  take  it  patiently,  this  is 
acceptable  with  God. 

21  For  ^9  even  hereunto  were  ye  called  : because 

Christ  also  suffered  for  us,  ^2  leaving  us  an  example, 

that  ye  should  follow  his  steps  : 

22  33  Who  did  no  sin,  'neither  was  guile  found  in  his 
mouth  : 

23  34  Who,  when  he  was  reviled,  reviled  not  agajn  ; 
when  he  suffered,  he  threatened  not ; but  35  committed 
himself  to  him  that  judgeth  righteously  : 

24  36  Who  his  own  self  bare  our  sins  in  his  own  body 
on  the  tree,  37  that  we,  being  dead  to  sins,  should  live 
unto  righteousness  : 38  by  whose  stripes  ye  were  healed. 

25  For  39  ye  were  as  sheep  going  astray  ; but  are 


« Ps.  118.  22.  Matt. 
21.  42.  Acts  4.  11. 

13  Is.  8.  14.  Luke  2. 
34.  Rom.  9.  33. 

« 1 Cor.  1.  23. 

15  Ex.  9.  16.  Rom. 
9.  22.  1 Thess.  5.  9. 
Jude  4. 

15  Deut.  10.  15.  ch. 

1.  2. 

11  Ex.  19.  5,  6.  Rev. 
1.  6.  & 5.  10. 

18  John  17.  19.  1 

Cor.  3.  17.  2 Tim.  1. 
9. 

15  Deut.  4.  20.  & 7. 


6.  & 14.  2.  Sc  26.  18, 19. 
Acts  20.  28.  Eph.  1. 
14.  Tit.  2.  14. 

20  Acts  26.  18.  Eph. 
5.  8.  Col.  1.  13.  1 
Thess.  5.  4,  5. 

21  Hos.  1.  9,  10.  & 2. 
23.  Rom.  9.  25. 

22  1 Chr.  29.  15.  Ps. 
.39.  12.  & 119. 19.  Heb. 
11.  1.3.  ch.  1.  17. 

23  Rom.  13.  14.  Gal. 
5.  16. 

21  Jam.  4.  1. 

26  Rom.  12.  17.  2 

Cor.  8.  21.  Phil.  2. 


15.  Tit.  2.  8.  ch.  3. 

16. 

26  Matt.  5.  16. 

27  Luke  19.  44. 

28  Matt.  22. 21.  Rom. 
13.  1.  Tit  3.  1. 

29  Rom.  13.  4. 

30  Rom.  13.  3. 

31  ver.  12.  Tit  2.  8. 

32  Gal.  5.  1,  13. 

83  1 Cor.  7.  22. 

34  Rom.  12. 10.  Phil. 
2 3 

’ a.-.’ Heb.  13.  1.  ch.l. 
22. 

36  Pro.  24.  21.  Matt. 


7 S' For  you  therefore  which  believe  is  the  * precious- 
ness : but  for  such  as  disbelieve. 

The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected. 

The  same  was  made  the  head  of  the  corner  ; 

8 and, 

A stone  of  stumbling,  and  a rock  of  offence  ; 

* for  they  J stumble  at  the  word,  being  disobedient : 

9 whereunto  also  they  were  appointed.  But  ye  are 
an  elect  race,  a royal  priesthood,  a holy  nation,  a 
people  for  Go(Vs  own  possession,  that  ye  may  shew 
forth  the  excellencies  of  him  who  called  you  out  of 

10  darkness  into  his  marvellous  light  : which  in  time 
past  were  no  people,  but  now  are  the  people  of  God  : 
which  had  not  obtained  mercy,  but  now  have  ob- 
tained mercy. 

11  Beloved,  I beseech  you  as  sojourners  and  pilgrims, 
to  abstain  from  fleshly  lusts,  which  war  against  the 

12  soul  ; having  your  behaviour  seemly  among  the 
Gentiles  ; that,  wherein  they  speak  against  you  as 
evil-doers,  they  may  by  your  good  works,  which 
they  behold,  glorify  God  in  the  day  of  visitation. 

13  Be  subject  to  every  * ordinance  of  man  for  the 
Lord’s  sake  : whether  it  be  to  the  king,  as  supreme  ; 

14  or  unto  governors,  as  sent  ^ by  him  for  vengeance  on 

15  evil-doers  and  for  praise  to  them  that  do  well.  For 
so  is  the  will  of  God,  that  by  well-doing  ye  should 

16  put  to  silence  the  ignorance  of  foolish  men  : as  free, 
and  not  "*  using  your  freedom  for  a cloke  of  ” wick- 

17  edness,  but  as  bondservants  of  God.  Honour  all 
men.  Love  the  brotherhood.  Fear  God.  Honour 
the  king. 

18  ® Servants,  he  in  subjection  to  your  masters  with 
all  fear  ; not  only  to  the  good  and  gentle,  but  also 

19  to  the  froward.  For  this  is  acceptable,  if  for  con- 
science 7 toward  God  a man  endureth  griefs,  suffer- 

20  ing  wrongfully.  For  what  glorj'^  is  it,  if,  when  ye 
sin,  and  are  buffeted  for  it,  ye  shall  take  it  patient- 
ly ? but  if,  when  ye  do  well,  and  suffer  for  it,  ye 
shall  take  it  patiently,  this  is  p acceptable  with  God. 

21  For  hereunto  were  ye  called  : because  Christ  also 
suffered  for  you,  leaving  you  an  example,  that  ye 

22  should  follow  his  steps  : who  did  no  sin,  neither  was 

23  guile  found  in  his  mouth  : who,  when  he  was  re- 
viled, reviled  not  again  ; when  he  suffered,  threat- 
ened not  ; but  committed  ^himself  to  him  that  judg- 

24  eth  righteously  : who  his  own  self  * bare  our  sins  in 
his  body  upon  tbe  tree,  that  we,  having  died  unto 
sins,  might  live  unto  righteousness  ; by  whose  * stripes 

25  ye  were  healed.  For  ye  were  going  astray  like 


22.  21.  Rom.  13.  7. 

37  Eph.  6.  5.  Col.  3. 
22.  1 Tim.  6.  1.  Tit. 
2.  9. 

‘38’ Matt.  5.  10.  Rom. 

13.  5.  ch.  3.  14. 

39  ch.  3.  14.  & 4.  14, 
15. 

40  Matt.  16.  24.  Acts 

14.  22.  1 Thess.  3.  3.  2 
Tim.  3.  12. 

41  ch.  3.  18. 

42  John  13.  15.  Phil. 

2.  5.  1 John  2.  6. 

43  Is.  53.  9.  Luke  23. 
41.  John  8.  46.  2 Cor. 


5.  21.  Heb.  4.  15. 

44  18.  53.  7.  Matt. 

27.  39.  John  8.  48,  49. 
Heb.  12.  3. 

45  Luke  23.  46. 

45  Is.  53.  4,  5,  6,  11. 
Matt.  8.  17.  Heb.  9. 

28. 

47  Rom.  6.  2,  11.  & 
7.  6. 

48  Is.  53.  5. 

49  Is.  53.  6.  Ezek. 
34.  6. 

Or,  In  yotir  sight, 
h Or,  honour, 
i Gr.  who. 


j Or,  stumble,  being 
disobedient  to  the 
word. 

k Gr.  creation. 

I Gr.  through, 
m Gr.  having, 
n Or,  malice. 

0 Gr.  Household-ser- 
vants. 

pGr.  grace, 
q Gr.  of. 
r Or,  his  cause, 
s Or,  carried  up  ..  . 
to  the  tree, 
t Gr.  bruise. 


362 


I.  PETER,  III. 


now  returned  unto  the  Shepherd  and  Bishop  of  your 
souls. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1 He  teacheth  the  duty  of  wives  and  husbands  to  each  other,  8 exhorting 
all  men  to  unity  arid  love,  14  and  to  suffer  persecution.  19  He  declareth 
also  the  benefits  of  Christ  toward  the  old  woidd. 

Likewise,  ^ ye  wives,  he  in  subjection  to  your  own 
husbands  ; that,  if  any  obey  not  the  word,  ^ they 
also  may  without  the  word  ^ be  won  by  the  conversation 
of  the  wives  ; 

2  ^ While  they  behold  your  chaste  conversation  cou- 
pled with  fear. 

3  ® Whose  adorning  let  it  not  be  that  outward  adorn- 
ing of  plaiting  the  hair,  and  of  wearing  of  gold,  or  of 
putting  on  of  apparel  ; 

4  But  let  it  he  ® the  hidden  man  of  the  heart,  in  that 
which  is  not  corruptible,  even  the  ornament  of  a meek 
and  quiet  spirit,  which  is  in  the  sight  of  God  of  great 
price. 

5  For  after  this  manner  in  the  old  time  the  holy 
women  also,  who  trusted  in  God,  adorned  themselves, 
being  in  subjection  unto  their  own  husbands  : 

6  Even  as  Sara  obeyed  Abraham,  calling  him  lord  : 
whose  daughters  ye  are,  as  long  as  ye  do  well,  and  are 
not  afraid  with  any  amazement. 

7  ® Likewise,  ye  husbands,  dwell  with  them  according 
to  knowledge,  giving  honour  unto  the  wife,  ® as  unto 
the  weaker  vessel,  and  as  being  heirs  together  of  the 
grace  of  life  ; that  your  prayers  be  not  hindered. 

8  Finally,  ^^he  ye  all  of  one  mind,  having  compas- 
sion one  of  another,  love  as  brethren,  he  pitiful,  he 
courteous  : 

9  ^^Not  rendering  evil  for  evil,  or  railing  for  rail- 
ing : but  contrariwise  blessing  ; knowing  that  ye  are 
thereunto  called,  that  ye  should  inherit  a blessing. 

IQ  For  he  that  will  love  life,  and  see  good  days, 
let  him  refrain  his  tongue  from  evil,  and  his  lips  that 
they  speak  no  guile  : 

11  Let  him  eschew  evil,  and  do  good  ; ^^let  him 
seek  peace,  and  ensue  it. 

12  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  over  the  righteous, 
^ and  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  prayers  : but  the  face 
of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do  evil. 

13  21  And  who  is  he  that  will  harm  you,  if  ye  be  fol- 
lowers of  that  which  is  good  ? 

14  22  But  and  if  ye  suffer  for  righteousness’  sake, 
happy  are  ye : and  23  be  not  afraid  of  their  terror, 
neither  be  troubled  ; 

1.5  But  sanctify  the  Lord  God  in  your  hearts  : and 
2'!  he  ready  always  to  give  an  answer  to  every  man  that 
asketh  you  a reason  of  the  hope  that  is  in  you  with 
meekness  and  fear : 

16  26  Having  a good  conscience  ; 26  that,  whereas 
they  speak  evil  of  you,  as  of  evildoers,  they  may  be 
ashamed  that  falsely  accuse  your  good  conversation  in 
Christ. 

17  For  lY  is  better,  if  the  will  of  God  be  so,  that  ye 
suffer  for  well  doing,  than  for  evil  doing. 


50  Ezek.  34.  23.  & 37. 

5 1 Tim.  2.  9. 

Tit.  2. 

Matt.  6.  23,  24.  & 18. 

24.  John  10.  11,  14, 

3,  &c. 

19. 

16.  Heb.  13.  20.  ch. 

oPs.  45.  13. 

Rom. 

11  Rom.  12.  16.  & 15. 

5.  4. 

2.  29.  & 7.  22. 

2 Cor. 

6.  Phil.  3.  16. 

1 1 Cor.  14.  34.  Eph. 

4.  16. 

12  Rom.  12. 10.  Heb. 

5.  22.  Col.  3.  18.  Tit. 

2 Gen.  18.  12. 

13.  1.  ch.  2.  17. 

2.  5. 

» 1 Cor.  7.  3. 

Eph. 

13  Eph.  4.  32.  Col.  3. 

2 1 Cor.  7.  16. 

5.  25.  Col.  3.  19. 

12. 

s Matt.  18. 15.  ICor. 

9 1 Cor.  12. 

23.  1 

i<  Pro.  17.  1.3.  & 20. 

9.  19-22. 

Thess.  4.  4. 

22.  Matt.  5.  39.  Rom. 

< ch.  2.  12. 

10  See  Job 

42.  8. 

12.  14,  17.  1 Cor.  4. 

12.  1 Thess.  5.  15. 


sheep  ; but  are  now  returned  unto  the  Shepherd 
and  “ Bishop  of  your  souls. 


3  In  like  manner,  ye  wives,  he  in  subjection  to  your 
own  husbands  ; that,  even  if  any  obey  not  the  word, 
they  may  without  the  word  be  gained  by  the  “ be- 

2 haviour  of  their  wives  ; beholding  your  chaste  ® be- 

3 haviour  coupled  with  fear.  Whose  adorning  let  it 
not  be  the  outward  adorning  of  plaiting  the  hair, 
and  of  wearing  jewels  of  gold,  or  of  putting  on 

4 apparel  ; but  let  it  he  the  hidden  man  of  the  heart, 
in  the  incorruptible  apparel  of  a meek  and  quiet 
spirit,  which  is  in  the  sight  of  God  of  great  price. 

5 For  after  this  manner  aforetime  the  holy  women 
also,  who  hoped  in  God,  adorned  themselves,  being 

6 in  subjection  to  their  own  ^ husbands  : as  Sarah 
obeyed  Abraham,  calling  him  lord  : whose  children 
ye  now  are,  if  ye  do  well,  and  are  not  ^ put  in  fear 
by  any  terror. 


7 Ye  husbands,  in  like  manner,  dwell  with  your 
wives  according  to  knowledge,  giving  honour  ^ unto 
the  woman,  as  unto  the  weaker  vessel,  as  being  also 
joint-heirs  of  the  grace  of  life  ; to  the  end  that  your 
prayers  be  not  hindered. 

8 Finally,  he  ye  all  likeminded,  ® compassionate,  lov- 

9 ing  as  brethren,  tenderhearted,  humbleminded  : not 
rendering  evil  for  evil,  or  reviling  for  reviling  ; but 

* contrariwise  blessing  ; for  hereunto  were  ye  called, 

10  that  ye  shoidd  inherit  a blessing.  For, 

He  that  would  love  life. 

And  see  good  days. 

Let  him  refrain  his  tongue  from  evil. 

And  his  lips  that  they  speak  no  guile  : 

11  And  let  him  turn  away  from  evil,  and  do  good  ; 
Let  him  seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

12  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  righteous. 
And  his  ears  unto  their  supplication  : 

But  the  face  of  the  Lord  is  upon  them  that  do 
evil. 

13  And  who  is  he  that  will  harm  you,  if  ye  be  zea- 

14  lous  of  that  which  is  good  ? But  and  if  ye  should 
suffer  for  righteousness’  sake,  blessed  are  ye : and 

15  fear  not  their  fear,  neither  be  troubled  ; but  sanctify 
in  your  hearts  Christ  as  Lord  : being  ready  always 
to  give  answer  to  every  man  that  asketh  you  a rea- 
son concerning  the  hope  that  is  in  you,  yet  with 

16  meekness  and  fear  : having  a good  conscience  ; that, 
wherein  ye  are  spoken  against,  they  may  be  put  to 
shame  who  revile  your  good  manner  of  life  in 

17  Christ.  For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  of  God  should 
so  will,  that  ye  suffer  for  well-doing  than  for  evil- 

15  Matt.  25.  34.  22  Matt.  5.  10, 11, 12.  a Or,  manner  of  life. 

15  Ps.  34.  12,  &c.  Jam.  1.  12.  ch.  2.  19.  b Or,  husbands  (as 

11  Jam.  1.  26.  ch.  2.  & 4.  14.  Sarah  ...  ye  are  be- 

1,  22.  Rev.  14.  5.  23  jg.  g.  12,  13.  Jer.  come),  doing  well,  and 

18  Ps.  37.  27.  Is.  1.  1.  8.  John  14.  1,  27.  not  being  afraid. 

16,  17.  3 John  11.  24  pg.  119.  46.  Acts  c Or,  afraid  with. 

19  Rom.  12.  18.  & 14.  4.  8.  Col.  4.  6.  2 Tim.  d Gr.  unto  the  fe- 

19.  Heb.  12.  14.  2.  25.  male  vessel,  as  weak- 

20  John  9.  31.  Jam.  25  Heb.  13.  18.  er. 

5.  16.  26  Tit.  2.  8.  ch.  2.  c Gr.  sympathetic. 

21  Pro.  16.  7.  Rom.  12. 

8.  28.  u Or,  Overseer. 


I.  PETER,  IV. 


363 


18  For  Christ  also  hath  ^ once  suffered  for  sins,  the 
just  for  the  unjust,  that  he  might  bring  us  to  God, 

being  put  to  death  ^0  in  the  flesh,  but  quickened  by 
the  Spirit  : 

19  By  which  also  he  went  and  preached  unto  the 
spirits  in  prison  ; 

20  Which  sometime  were  disobedient,  **  when  once 
the  longsuffering  of  God  waited  in  the  days  of  Noah, 
while  the  ark  was  a preparing,  ^ wherein  few,  that  is, 
eight  souls  were  saved  by  water. 

21  The  like  figure  whereunto  even  baptism  doth 
also  now  save  us  (not  the  putting  away  of  the  filth  of 
the  flesh,  *®but  the  answer  of  a good  conscience  to- 
ward God,)  by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ : 

22  Who  is  gone  into  heaven,  and  '*®is  on  the  right 
hand  of  God ; angels  and  authorities  and  powers 
being  made  subject  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  exhortetk  them  to  cense  from  sin  by  the  example  of  Christy  and  the 
consideration  of  the  general  end  tkcUnoxc  approacheth:  12  andcom- 
forteth  them  against  persecution. 

Forasmuch  then  ^ as  Christ  hath  suffered  for  us 
in  the  flesh,  arm  yourselves  likewise  with  the 
same  mind  : for  ^ he  that  hath  suffered  in  the  flesh  hath 
ceased  from  sin  ; 

2  ®That  he  no  longer  ^should  live  the  rest  of  Ms 
time  in  the  flesh  to  the  lusts  of  men,  ® but  to  the  will 
of  God. 

3  ® For  the  time  past  of  our  life  may  suffice  us  to  have 
wrought  the  will  of  the  Gentiles,  when  we  walked  in 
lasciviousness,  lusts,  excess  of  wine,  revellings,  bauquet- 
ings,  and  abominable  idolatries  : 

4  Wherein  they  think  it  strange  that  ye  run  not  with 
them  to  the  same  excess  of  riot,  ® speaking  evil  of  you : 

5  Who  shall  give  account  to  him  that  is  ready  ® to 
judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

6  For  for  this  cause  was  the  gospel  preached  also 
to  them  that  are  dead,  that  they  might  be  judged  ac- 
cording to  men  in  the  flesh,  but  live  according  to  God 
in  the  spirit. 

7  But  the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand  : be  ye 
therefore  sober,  and  watch  unto  prayer. 

8  1®  And  above  all  things  have  fervent  charity  among 
yourselves  : for  charity  shall  cover  the  multitude  of 
sins. 

9  Use  hospitality  one  to  another  without  grudg- 
ing. 

10  As  every  man  hath  received  the  gift,  even  so 
minister  the  same  one  to  another,  as  good  stewards  of 
the  manifold  gp’ace  of  God. 

11  20  If  any  man  speak,  let  Mm  speak  as  the  oracles 
of  God  ; 21  if  any  man  minister,  let  Mm  do  it  as  of  the 
ability  which  God  giveth  : that  22  God  in  all  things  may 
be  glorified  through  Jesus  Christ,  2®  to  whom  be  praise 
and  dominion  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 


Rom.  6.  6.  Heb. 
9.  26,  28.  ch.  2.  21.  & 
4.  1. 

M 2 Cor.  13.  4. 
w Col.  1.  21,  22. 

80  Rom.  1.  4.  & 8. 

11. 

31  ch.  1.  12.  & 4.  6. 

32  Is.  42.  7.  & 49.  9.  & 
Gl.  1. 

33  Gen.  G.  3,  5,  13. 
3<Heb  11.7. 

35  Gen.  7.  7.  & 8.  18. 
2 Pet.  2.  6. 

3«  Eph.  5.  26. 

82  Tit.  3.  5. 

*«  Rom.  10.  10. 


80  ch.  1.  3. 

<0  Ps.  no.  1.  Rom. 
8.  34.  Eph.  1.  20.  Col. 
3.  1.  Heb.  1.  3. 

« Rom.  8.38.  1 Cor. 
15.  24.  Eph.  1.  21. 

‘ ch.  3.  18. 

2 Rom.  6.  2,  7.  Gal. 
6.  24.  Col.  3.  3,  5. 

3 Rom.  14.  7.  ch.  2. 

1. 

* Gal.  2.  20.  ch.  1. 
14. 

5 John  1.13.  Rom. 
6.  11.  2 Cor.  6.  16. 

Jam.  1.  18. 


« Ezek.  44.  6.  & 45. 
9.  Acts  17.  30. 

2 Eph.  2.  2.  & 4.  17. 
1 Thess.  4.  5.  Tit.  3. 
3.  ch.  1.  14. 

8 Acts  13.  46.  & 18. 
6.  ch.  3.  16. 

0 Acts  10.  42.  & 17. 
31.  Rom.  14.  10,  12. 
1 Cor.  16.  51,  62.  2 

Tim.  4.  1.  Jam.  6.  9. 

10  ch.  3.  19. 

11  Matt.  24.  13,  14. 
Rom.  13.  12.  Phil.  4. 
6.  Heb.  10.  25.  Jam. 
5.  8.  2 Pet.  3.  9,  11. 
1 John  2.  18. 


18  doing.  Because  Christ  also  f suffered  for  sins  once, 
the  righteous  for  the  unrighteous,  that  he  might 
bring  us  to  God  ; being  put  to  death  in  the  flesh, 

19  but  quickened  in  the  spirit ; in  which  also  he  went 

20  and  preached  unto  the  spirits  in  prison,  which  afore- 
time were  disobedient,  when  the  longsuffering  of 
God  waited  in  the  days  of  Noah,  while  the  ark  was 
a preparing,  ft  wherein  few,  that  is,  eight  souls,  were 

21  saved  through  water  : which  also  * after  a true  like- 
ness doth  now  save  you,  even  baptism,  not  the  put- 
ting away  of  the  filth  of  the  flesh,  but  the  ' interro- 
gation of  a good  conscience  toward  God,  through 

22  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ ; who  is  on  the 
right  hand  of  God,  having  gone  into  heaven  ; angels 
and  authorities  and  powers  being  made  subject  unto 
him. 


4  Forasmuch  then  as  Christ  suffered  in  the  flesh, 
arm  ye  yourselves  also  with  the  same  ” mind  ; for 
he  that  hath  suffered  in  the  flesh  hath  ceased  ^ from 

2 sin  ; that  ^ ye  no  longer  should  live  the  rest  of  your 
time  in  the  flesh  to  the  lusts  of  men,  but  to  the 

3 will  of  God.  For  the  time  past  may  suffice  to 
have  wrought  the  desire  of  the  Gentiles,  and  to 
have  walked  in  lasciviousness,  lusts,  winebibbings, 
revellings,  carousings,  and  abominable  idolatries  : 

4 wherein  they  think  it  strange  that  ye  run  not  with 
them  into  the  same  excess  of  riot,  speaking  evil  of 

5 you : who  shall  give  account  to  him  that  is  ready  to 

6 judge  the  quick  and  the  dead.  For  unto  this  end 
®was  the  gospel  preached  even  to  the  dead,  that 
they  might  be  judged  according  to  men  in  the  flesh, 
but  live  according  to  God  in  the  spirit. 


7 But  the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand  : be  ye  there- 
fore of  sound  mind,  and  be  sober  unto  ^ prayer  : 

8 above  all  things  being  fervent  in  your  love  among 
yourselves  ; for  love  covereth  a multitude  of  sins  : 

9 using  hospitality  one  to  another  without  murmur- 

10  ing  : according  as  each  hath  received  a gift,  minis- 
tering it  among  yourselves,  as  good  stewards  of  the 

11  manifold  grace  of  God  ; if  any  man  speaketh,  sneak- 
ing as  it  were  oracles  of  God  ; if  any  man  minister- 
eth,  ministering  as  of  the  strength  which  God  sup- 
plleth : that  in  all  things  God  may  be  glorified 
through  Jesus  Christ,  whose  is  the  glory  and  the 
dominion  ^ for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 


12  Matt.  26.  41.  Luke 
21.  34.  Col.  4.  2.  ch. 

1.  13.  & 6.  8. 

13  Col.  3 14.  Heb. 
13.  1. 

i«  Pro.  10. 12.  ICor. 
13.  7.  Jam.  5.  20. 

15  Rom.  12. 13.  Heb. 

13.  2. 

15  2 Cor.  9.  7.  Phil. 

2.  14.  Philem.  14. 

11  Rom.  12.  6.  1 Cor. 
4.  7. 

18  Matt.  24.  45.  & 25. 

14,  21.  Luke  12.  42. 
1 Cor.  4.  1,  2.  Tit.  1. 


19  1 Cor.  12.  4.  Eph. 
4.  11. 

20  Jer.  23.  22. 

21  Rom.  12.  6,  7,  8. 
1 Cor.  3.  10. 

22  Eph.  6.  20.  ch.  2. 

‘ 22  1 Tim.  6.  16.  ch. 
6.11.  Rev.  1.6. 

f Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  died. 

g Or,  into  which  feiv^ 
that  is^  eight  souls^ 
were  brought  safety 
through  water. 


h Or,  in  the  anti- 
type. 

i Or,  inquiry.  Or, 
appeal, 
a Or,  thought, 
b Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  unto 
sins. 

c Or,  he  no  longer 
. . . his  time, 
d Or,  flood, 
e Or,  were  the  good 
tidings  preached. 

/ Gr.  prayers, 
g Gr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  ages. 


364 


I.  PETER,  V. 


12  Beloved,  think  it  not  strange  concerning  24the 
fiery  trial  which  is  to  try  you,  as  though  some  strange 
thing  happened  unto  you  : 

13  But  rejoice,  inasmuch  as  ye  are  partakers  of 
Christ’s  sufferings  ; ^7  that,  when  his  glory  shall  be  re- 
vealed, ye  may  be  glad  also  with  exceeding  joy. 

14  If  ye  be  reproached  for  the  name  of  Christ, 
happy  are  ye  ; for  the  spirit  of  glory  and  of  God  restetli 
upon  you  : ^®on  their  part  he  is  evil  spoken  of,  but  on 
your  part  he  is  glorified. 

15  But  let  none  of  you  suffer  as  a murderer,  or  as 
a thief,  or  as  an  evildoer,  or  as  a busybody  in  other 
men’s  matters. 

16  Yet  if  any  man  suffer  as  a Christian,  let  him  not 
be  ashamed  ; but  let  him  glorify  God  on  this  behalf. 

17  For  the  time  is  come  ^^that  judgment  must  begin 
at  the  house  of  God  : and  if  it  first  begin  at  us,  ^5  what 
shall  the  end  he  of  them  that  obey  not  the  gospel  of 
God? 

18  And  if  the  righteous  scarcely  be  saved,  where 
shall  the  ungodly  and  the  sinner  appear  ? 

19  Wherefore  let  them  that  suffer  according  to  the 
will  of  God  commit  the  keeping  of  their  souls  to  him 
in  well  doing,  as  unto  a faithful  Creator. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  He  exhorteth  the  elders  to  feed  their  flocks,  5 the  younger  to  obey,  8 and 
all  to  be  sober,  watchful,  and  constant  in  the  faith:  9 to  resist  the  cruel 
adversary  the  devil. 

The  elders  which  are  among  you  I exhort,  who  am 
also  ^ an  elder,  and  ^ a witness  of  the  sufferings  of 
Christ,  and  also  ^ a partaker  of  the  glory  that  shall  be 
revealed  : 

2  ^ Feed  the  flock  of  God  which  is  among  you,  taking 
the  oversight  thereof,  ®not  by  constraint,  but  willingly  ; 
® not  for  filthy  lucre,  but  of  a ready  mind  ; 

3  Neither  as  being  lords  over  ® God^s  heritage,  but 
® being  ensamples  to  the  flock. 

4  And  when  i®the  chief  Shepherd  shall  appear,  ye 
shall  receive  a crown  of  glory  that  fadeth  not 
away. 

5  Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit  yourselves  unto  the 
elder.  Yea,  ^^all  of  you  be  subject  one  to  another,  and 
be  clothed  with  humility  : for  God  resisteth  the  proud, 
and  giveth  grace  to  the  humble. 

6  Humble  yourselves  therefore  under  the  mighty 
hand  of  God,  that  he  may  exalt  you  in  due  time  : 

7  Casting  all  your  care  upon  him  ; for  he  careth 
for  you. 

8  Be  sober,  be  vigilant  ; because  your  adversary 
the  devil,  as  a roaring  lion,  walketh  about,  seeking  whom 
he  may  devour  : 

9  Whom  resist  stedfast  in  the  faith,  knowing 
that  the  same  afflictions  are  accomplished  in  your  bre- 
thren that  are  in  the  world. 

10  But  the  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  called  us 
unto  liis  eternal  glory  by  Christ  Jesus,  after  that  ye 


12  Beloved,  think  it  not  strange  concerning  the  fiery 
trial  among  you,  which  cometh  upon  you  to  prove 
you,  as  though  a strange  thing  happened  unto  you  : 

13  but  insomuch  as  ye  are  partakers  of  Christ’s  suffer- 
ings, rejoice  ; that  at  the  revelation  of  his  glory 

14  also  ye  may  rejoice  with  exceeding  joy.  If  ye  are 
reproached  * for  the  name  of  Christ,  blessed  are  ye  ; 
because  the  Spirit  of  glory  and  the  Spirit  of  God 

15  resteth  upon  you.  For  let  none  of  you  suffer  as  a 
murderer,  or  a thief,  or  an  evil-doer,  or  as  a med- 

16  dler  in  other  men’s  matters  : but  if  a man  suffer  as 
a Christian,  let  him  not  be  ashamed  ; but  let  him 

17  glorify  God  in  this  name.  For  the  time  is  come  for 
judgement  to  begin  at  the  house  of  God  : and  if  it 
begin  first  at  us,  what  shall  he  the  end  of  them  that 

18  obey  not  the  gospel  of  God  ? And  if  the  righteous 
is  scarcely  saved,  where  shall  the  ungodly  and  sin- 

19  ner  appear  ? Wherefore  let  them  also  that  suffer 
according  to  the  will  of  God  commit  their  souls  in 
well-doing  unto  a faithful  Creator. 


5  The  elders  therefore  among  you  I exhort,  who 
am  a fellow-elder,  and  a witness  of  the  sufferings  of 
Christ,  who  am  also  a partaker  of  'the  glory  that 

2 shall  be  revealed  : Tend  the  flock  of  God  which  is 
among  you,  “exercising  the  oversight,  not  of  con- 
straint, isut  willingly,  ^ according  unto  God  ; nor  yet 

3 for  filthy  lucre,  but  of  a ready  mind  ; neither  as  lord- 
ing it  over  the  charge  allotted  to  you,  but  making 

4 yourselves  ensamples  to  the  flock.  And  when  the 
chief  Shepherd  shall  be  manifested,  ye  shall  receive 

5 the  crown  of  glory  that  fadeth  not  away.  Likewise, 
ye  younger,  be  subject  unto  the  elder.  Yea,  all  of 
you  gird  yourselves  with  humility,  to  serve  one 
another  : for  God  resisteth  the  proud,  but  giveth 

6 grace  to  the  humble.  Humble  yourselves  therefore 
under  the  mighty  hand  of  God,  that  he  may  exalt 

7 you  in  due  time  ; casting  all  your  anxiety  upon 

8 him,  because  he  careth  for  you.  Be  sober,  be 
watchful  : your  adversary  the  devil,  as  a roaring 
lion,  walketh  about,  seeking  whom  he  may  devour  : 

9 whom  withstand  stedfast  in  ^^your  faith,  knowing 
that  the  same  sufferings  are  ® accomplished  in  your 

10  /brethren  who  are  in  the  world.  And  the  God  of 
all  grace,  who  called  you  unto  his  eternal  glory  in 


21 1 Cor.  3. 13.  ch.  1. 

7. 

25  Acts  5.  41.  Jam. 

1.  2. 

28  Rom.  8. 17.  2 Cor. 

1.  7.  & 4.  10.  Phil.  3. 
10.  Col.  1.  24.  2 Tim. 

2.  12.  ch.  5.  1,  10, 
Rev.  1.  9. 

27  ch.  1.  5,  6. 

28  Matt.  5. 11.  2 Cor. 
12.  10.  Jam.  1. 12.  ch. 
2.  19,  20.  & 3.  14. 

28  ch.  2.  12.  & 3.  16. 
30  ch.  2.  20. 


31  1 Thess.  4.  11.  1 
Tim.  5.  13. 

32  Acts  5.  41, 

33  Is.  10.  12.  Jer. 
25.  29,  & 49. 12.  Ezek. 
9.  6.  Mai.  3.  5, 

34  Luke  23.  31. 

35  Luke  10.  12,  14. 

36  Pro.  11.  31.  Luke 
23.  31. 

37  Ps.  31.  5.  Luke 
23.  46.  2 Tim.  1.  12. 

1 Philem,  9, 

2 Luke  24.  48.  Acts 


1.  8,  22.  & 5.  32.  & 10. 
39. 

3 Rom.  8.  17,  18. 
Rev.  1.  9. 

4 John  21.  15,  16, 17. 
Acts  20.  28. 

5 1 Cor.  9.  17. 

6 1 Tim.  3.  3,  8.  Tit. 

1.  7. 

7 Ezek.  34.  4.  Matt. 
20.  25,  26.  1 Cor.  3.  9. 
2 Cor.  1.  24. 

8Ps,  33.  12.  & 74. 

2. 

0 Phil.  3. 17.  2 Thess. 


3.  9.  1 Tim.  4. 12.  Tit. 
2.  7. 

10  Heb.  13.  20. 

Ill  Cor.  9.  25.  2 

Tim.  4.  8.  Jam.  1. 12. 

12  ch.  1.  4. 

13  Rom.  12. 10.  Eph. 
5.  21.  Phil.  2.  3. 

14  Jam.  4.  6. 

15  Is.  57.  15,  & 66.  2. 
18  Jam.  4.  10. 

17  Ps.  37.  5.  & 55.  22. 
Matt.  6.  25.  Luke  12. 
11,22.  Phil.  4,0.  Heb. 
13,  5, 


18  Luke  21.  34,  36. 
1 Thess.  5.  6.  ch.  4. 
7. 

19  Job  1.  7.  & 2.  2. 
Luke  22.  31.  Rev.  12. 
12. 

20  Eph.  6.  11,  13. 
Jam,  4.  7. 

2'  Acts  14.  22.  1 

Thess.  3,  3.  2 Tim.  3. 
12.  ch.  2.  21, 

22  1 Cor.  1.9.  ITim. 
6.  12. 

4 Gr.  in. 

a Some  ancient  au- 


thorities omit  exerda- 
ins;  the  oversight. 

b Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  accord- 
ing unto  God. 

c Or,  Likewise  . . . 
elder  ; yea,  all  of  you 
one  to  another.  Gird 
yourselves  with  hu- 
mility, 
d Or,  the. 

e Gr.  being  accom- 
plished. 

/Gr.  brotherhood. 


II.  PETER,  I. 


365 


have  suffered  a while,  make  you  perfect,  sta-  j 
blish,  strengthen,  settle  you.  \ 

11  26Xo  him  he  glory  and  dominion  for  ever  and  ever,  j 
Amen. 

12  By  Silvanus,  a faithful  brother  unto  you,  as  I ! 
suppose,  I have  written  briefly,  exhorting,  and  testify- 
ing ^^that  this  is  the  true  grace  of  God  wherein  ye 
stand. 

13  The  church  that  is  at  Babylon,  elected  together 
with  youj  saluteth  you  ; and  so  doth  Marcus  my  son. 

14  31  Greet  ye  one  another  with  a kiss  of  charity. 

32  Peace  be  with  you  all  that  are  in  Christ  Jesus. 
Amen. 


Christ,  after  that  ye  have  suffered  a little  while, 
shall  himself  ^ perfect,  stablish,  strengthen  you. 

11  To  him  he  the  dominion  * for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

12  By  Silvanus,  j our  faithful  brother,  as  I account 
him^  I have  written  unto  you  briefly,  exhorting,  and 
testifying  that  this  is  the  true  grace  of  God  : stand 

13  ye  fast  therein.  * She  that  is  in  Babylon,  elect  to- 
gether with  you,  saluteth  you  ; and  so  doth  Mark  my 

14  son.  Salute  one  another  with  a kiss  of  love. 

Peace  be  unto  you  all  that  are  in  Christ. 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  GENEKAL  OP 

PETER. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Confirming  them  in  hope  of  the  increase  of  God's  graces,  5 he  exhorteth 
them,  by  faith,  and  good  works,  to  make  their  calling  sure : 12  whereof 
he  is  careful  to  remember  them,  knowing  that  his  death  is  at  hand : 16 
and  warneth  them  to  be  constant  in  the  faith  of  Christ,  who  is  the  true 
Son  of  God,  by  the  eyewitness  of  the  apostles  beholding  his  majesty,  and 
by  the  testimony  of  the  Father,  and  the  prophets.  ^ 

SIMON  Peter,  a servant  and  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ,  to  them  that  have  obtained  i like  precious 
faith  with  us  through  the  righteousness  of  God  and  our 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ  : 

2  2 Grace  and  peace  be  multiplied  unto  you  through 
the  knowledge  of  God,  and  of  Jesus  our  Lord, 

3  According  as  his  divine  power  hath  given  unto  us  all 
things  that  pertain  unto  life  and  godliness,  3 through  the 
knowledge  of  him  ^that  hath  called  us  to  glory  and 
virtue  : 

4  3 Whereby  are  given  unto  us  exceeding  great  and 
precious  promises  : that  b}’-  these  ye  might  be  ® partak- 
ers of  the  divine  nature,  having  escaped  the  corruption 
that  is  in  the  world  through  lust. 

6  And  beside  this,  3 giving  all  diligence,  add  to  your 
faith  virtue  ; and  to  virtue  ^ knowledge  ; 

6  And  to  knowledge  temperance  ; and  to  temperance 
patience  ; and  to  patience  godliness  ; 

7  And  to  godliness  brotherly  kindness  ; and  to 
brotherly  kindness  charity. 

8  For  if  these  things  be  in  you,  and  abound,  they 
make  you  that  ye  shall  neither  be  barren  nor  unfruitful 
in  the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

9  But  he  that  lacketh  these  things  ^'^is  blind,  and 
cannot  see  afar  off,  and  hath  forgotten  that  he  was 
^3  purged  from  his  old  sins. 

10  Wherefore  the  rather,  brethren,  give  diligence 
to  make  your  calling  and  election  sure  : for  if  ye  do 
these  things,  ^^ye  shall  never  fall  ; 


23  2 Cor.  4.  17.  ch. 

1.  6. 

2«Heb.l3.  21.  Jude 
24. 

23  2 Thess.  2.  17.  & 
3 3 

23  ch.  4.  11.  Rev. 

1.  6. 

22  2 Cor.  1. 19. 

28  Heb.  13.  22, 

28  Acts  20.  24.  ICor. 


15.  1.  2 Pet.  1.  12. 

30  Acts  12.  12,  25. 

3»  Rom.  16.  16.  1 

Cor.  16.  20.  2 Cor.  13. 
12.  1 Thess.  5.  26. 

32  Eph.  6.  23. 

2  Rom.  1.  12.  2 Cor. 
4.  13.  Eph.  4.  6.  Tit. 
1.  4. 

2 Dan.  4.  1.  & 6.  25. 
1 Pet.  1.  2.  Jude  2. 


3  John  17. 3. 

< 1 Thess. '2.  12.  &4. 
7.  2 Thess.  2.  14.  2 

Tim.  1.  9.  1 Pet.  2.  9. 
& 3.  9. 

0 2 Cor.  7.  1. 

0 2 Cor.3.  18.  Eph. 
4,  24.  Heb.  12.  10. 
1 John  3.  2. 

2 ch.  2.  .18,  20. 

8 ch^3.  18. 


1 « Simon  Peter,  a ^ servant  and  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ,  to  them  that  have  obtained  a like  precious 
faith  with  us  in  the  righteousness  of  our  God  and 

2 Saviour  Jesus  Christ  : Grace  to  you  and  peace  be 
multiplied  in  the  knowledge  of  God  and  of  Jesus 

3 our  Lord  ; seeing  that  his  divine  power  hath  granted 
unto  us  all  things  that  pertain  unto  life  and  godli- 
ness, through  the  knowledge  of  him  that  called  us 

4 ®by  his  own  glory  and  virtue  ; whereby  he  hath 
granted  unto  us  his  precious  and  exceeding  great 
promises  ; that  through  these  ye  may  become  par- 
takers of  h the  divine  nature,  having  escaped  from 

6 the  corruption  that  is  in  the  world  by  lust.  Yea, 
and  for  this  very  cause  adding  on  your  part  all  dili- 
gence, in  your  faith  supply  virtue  ; and  in  your 

6 virtue  knowledge  ; and  in  your  knowledge  ft  tempe- 
rance ; and  in  your  ^ temperance  patience  ; and  in 

7 your  patience  godliness  ; and  in  your  godliness  love 
of  the  brethren  ; and  in  your  love  of  the  brethren 

8 love.  For  if  these  things  are  yours  and  abound, 
they  make  you  to  be  not  idle  nor  unfruitful  unto  the 

9 knowledge  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  For  he  that 
lacketh  these  things  is  blind,  ''  seeing  only  what  is 
near,  having  forgotten  the  cleansing  from  his  old 

10  sins.  Wherefore,  brethren,  give  the  more  diligence 
to  make  your  calling  and  election  sure  : for  if  ye  do 


0 1 Pet.  3.  7. 

20  Gal.  6. 10.  1 Thess. 

3.  12.  & 6.  16.  1 John 

4.  21. 

J'  John  15.  2.  Tit. 
3.  14. 

12  1 John  2.  9,  11. 

13  Eph.  6.  26.  Heb. 
9.  14.  1 John  1.  7. 

12 1 Jolm  3.  19. 

15  ch.  3.  17. 


Or,  restore. 

Many  ancient  au- 
thorities add  .’lettle. 

i Gr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  ages, 
j Gf.  the. 

k That  is,  The 
church,  or.  The  sister. 

a Many  ancient  an* 
tliorities  read  Symeon. 
b Gr.  bond-servant. 


c Gr.  an  equally 
precious. 

d Or,  our  God  and 
the  Saviour. 

e Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  through 
glory  and  virtue, 
f Or,  a. 

g Or,  self-control: 
h Or,  closing  his 
eyes. 


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II.  PETER,  II. 


11  For  so  an  entrance  shall  be  ministered  unto  you 
abundantly  into  the  everlasting  kingdom  of  our  Lord 
and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

12  Wherefore  ^®I  will  not  be  negligent  to  put  you 
always  in  remembrance  of  these  things,  though  ye 
know  therriy  and  be  established  in  the  present  truth. 

13  Yea,  I think  it  meet,  ^®as  long  as  I am  in  this 
tabernacle,  to  stir  you  up  by  putting  you  in  remem- 
brance ; 

14  Knowing  that  shortly  I must  put  off  this  my 
tabernacle,  even  as  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  hath  shewed 
me. 

15  Moreover  I will  endeavour  that  ye  may  be  able 
after  my  decease  to  have  these  things  always  in  remem- 
brance. 

16  For  we  have  not  followed  ^2  cunningly  devised 
fables,  when  we  made  known  unto  you  the  power  and 
coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  but  were  eyewit- 
nesses of  his  majesty. 

17  For  he  received  from  God  the  Father  honour  and 
glory,  when  there  came  such  a voice  to  him  from  the 
excellent  glory,  ^4  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I 
am  well  pleased. 

18  And  this  voice  which  came  from  heaven  we  heard, 
when  we  were  with  him  in  ^^the  holy  mount. 

19  We  have  also  a more  sure  word  of  prophecy  ; 
whereunto  ye  do  well  that  ye  take  heed,  as  unto  a 
light  that  shineth  in  a dark  place,  until  the  day  dawn, 
and  the  day  star  arise  in  your  hearts  : 

20  Knowing  this  first,  that  ^^no  prophecy  of  the 
scripture  is  of  any  private  interpretation. 

21  For  29  the  prophecy  came  not  in  old  time  by  the 
will  of  man  : but  holy  men  of  God  spake  as  they  were 
moved  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  He  foretelleth  them  of  false  teachers^  shelving  the  impiety  and  punish- 
ment  both  of  them  ana  their  followers : 7 from  which  the  godly  shall 
be  delivered,  ns  Lot  was  out  of  Sodom : 10  and  more  fully  describeth 
the  manners  of  those  profane  and  blasphemous  seducers,  whereby  they 
may  be  the  better  known,  and  avoided. 

But  1 there  were  false  prophets  also  among  the  peo- 
ple, even  as  2 there  shall  be  false  teachers  among 
you,  who  privily  shall  bring  in  damnable  heresies,  even 
® denying  the  Lord  ^ that  bought  them,  ® and  bring  upon 
themselves  swift  destruction. 

2  And  many  shall  follow  their  pernicious  ways  ; by 
reason  of  whom  the  way  of  truth  shall  be  evil  spoken  of. 

3  And  ® through  covetousness  shall  they  with  feigned 
words  make  merchandise  of  you  : ® whose  judgment 
now  of  a long  time  lingereth  not,  and  their  damnation 
slumbereth  not. 

4  For  if  God  spared  not  ® the  angels  that  sinned, 
but  cast  them  down  to  hell,  and  delivered  them  into 
chains  of  darkness,  to  be  reserved  unto  judgment  ; 

5  And  spared  not  the  old  world,  but  saved  12  Noah 
the  eighth  person,  i®  a preacher  of  righteousness,  1^  bring- 
ing in  the  flood  upon  the  world  of  the  ungodly  ; 


11  these  things,  ye  shall  never  stumble  : for  thus  shall 
be  richly  supplied  unto  you  the  entrance  into  the 
eternal  kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ. 

12  Wherefore  I shall  be  ready  always  to  put  you  in 
remembrance  of  these  things,  though  ye  know  them, 
and  are  established  in  the  truth  which  is  with  you. 

13  And  I think  it  right,  as  long  as  I am  in  this  taber- 
nacle,, to  stir  you  up  by  putting  you  in  remembrance  ; 

14  knowing  that  the  putting  off  of  my  tabernacle 
cometh  swiftly,  even  as  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  sig- 

15  nified  unto  me.  Yea,  I will  give  diligence  that  at 
every  time  ye  may  be  able  after  my  * decease  to  call 

16  these  things  to  remembrance.  For  we  did  not  fol- 
low cunningly  devised  fables,  when  we  made  known 
unto  you  the  power  and  j coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  but  we  were  eyewitnesses  of  his  majesty. 

17  For  he* received  from  God  the  Father  honour  and 
glory,  when  there  ^ came  such  a voice  to  him  from 
the  excellent  glory.  This  is  my  beloved  S8on,  in 

18  whom  I am  well  pleased  : and  this  voice  we  our- 
selves heard  "*  come  out  of  heaven,  when  we  were 

19  with  him  in  the  holy  mount.  And  we  have  the 
word  of  prophecy  made  more  sure  ; whereunto  ye 
do  well  that  ye  take  heed,  as  unto  a lamp  shining  in 
a ” dark  place,  until  the  day  dawn,  and  the  day-star 

20  arise  in  your  hearts  : knowing  this  first,  that  no 
prophecy  of  scripture  is  of  ® private  interpretation. 

21  For  no  prophecy  ever  came  by  the  will  of 'man: 
but  men  spake  from  God,  being  moved  by  the  s Holy 
Ghost. 


2 But  there  arose  false  prophets  also  among  the 
people,  as  among  you  also  there  shall  be  false 
teachers,  who  shall  privily  bring  in  “destructive 
heresies,  denying  even  the  Master  that  bought  them, 

2 bringing  upon  themselves  swift  destruction.  And 
many  shall  follow  their  lascivious  doings  ; by  reason 
of  whom  the  way  of  the  truth  shall  be  evil  spoken  of. 

3 And  in  covetousness  shall  they  with  feigiped  words 
make  merchandise  of  you : whose  sentence  now 
from  of  old  lingereth  not,  apd  their  tiestruction 

4 slumbereth  not.  For  if  God  sj^rgd  not  angels  when 
they  sinned,  but  ^cast  them  down  to  ‘^hell,  and 
committed  them  to  ^ pits  of  darkness,  to  be  reserved 

5 unto  judgement  ; and  spared  not  the  ancient  world, 
but  preserved  Noah  with  seven  others,  ®a  preacher 
of  righteousness,  when  he  brought  a flood  upon  the 


16  Rom.  15.  14,  15. 
Phil.  3.  1.  ch.  3.  1.  1 
John  2.  21.  Jude  5. 
n 1 Pet.  5.  12.  ch. 

3.  17. 

18  2 Cor.  5.  1,  4. 

19  ch.  3.  1. 

20  SeeDeut.4.21,22. 
& 31.  14.  2 Tim.  4. 
6. 

21  John  21.  18,  19. 

• 22  1 Cor.  1.  17.  & 2. 
1,  4.  2 Cor.  2.  17.  & 

4.  2. 


23  Matt.  17.  1,  2. 
Mark  9.  2.  John  1. 14. 
1 John  1.  1.  & 4.  14. 

21  Matt.  3.  17.  & 17. 

5.  Mark  1.  11.  & 9.  7. 
Luke  3.  22.  & 9.  35. 

25  See  Ex.  3.  5.  Josh. 
5.  15.  Matt,  17,  6. 

20  Ps,  119. 105,  John 
5.  35. 

21  See  2 Cor.  4,  4,  6. 
Rev.  2.  28.  & 22.  16. 

28  Rom.  12.  6, 


29  2 Tim.  3.  16.  1 
Pet.  1.  11. 

30  2 Sam.  23.  2.  Luke 
1.  70.  Acts  1.  16.  & 
3.  18, 

1 Deut,  13.  1. 

2 Matt,  24.  11.  Acts 
20.  30.  1 Cor,  11,  19. 
1 Tim,  4.1,  2 Tim,  3, 
1-5,  1 John  4.  1,  Jude 
18. 

3 Jude  4. 

* 1 Cor.  6.  20.  Gal. 
3.  13.  Eph,  1.  7.  Heb. 


10,  29.  1 Pet.  1.  18. 
Rev.  5.  9. 

6 Phil.  3,  19, 

6 Rom,  16, 18,  2 Cor. 
12.  17,  18.  1 Tim,  6, 5. 
Tit,  1.  11. 

T 2 Cor.  2,  17.  ch.  1. 
16. 

8 Deut,  32, 35.  Jude 
4,  15. 

9 Job  4,  18.  Jude 

6. 

>0  John  8.  44.  1 John 
3.  8. 


n Luke  8.  31.  Rev. 
20,  2,  3, 

12  Gen,  7.  1,  7,  23. 
Heb.  11,  7.  1 Pet.  3. 
20. 

13  1 Pet.  3,  19. 

« ch,  3.  6, 

i Or,  departure, 
j Gv.  presence, 
k Gr,  having  re- 
ceived. 

I Gr,  icas  brought 
...  by  the  majestic 
glory. 


m Gr,  brought, 
n Gr,  squalid, 
o Or,  special, 
p Gr,  was  brought, 
q Or,  Holy  Spirit, 
a Or,  sects  of  perdi- 
tion. 

b Or,  cast  them  into 
dungeons, 
c Gr.  Tartarus. 
rf  Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  chains, 
e Gr,  a herald. 


II.  PETER,  II. 


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6 And  turning  the  cities  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrha 
into  ashes  condemned  them  with  an  overthrow,  making 
them  an  ensample  unto  those  that  after  should  live  un- 
godly ; 

7 And  delivered  just  Lot,  vexed  with  the  filthy 
conversation  of  the  wicked  : 

8 (For  that  righteous  man  dwelling  among  them,  in 
seeing  and  hearing,  vexed  his  righteous  soul  from  day 
to  day  with  their  unlawful  deeds  ;) 

9 The  Lord  knoweth  how  to  deliver  the  godly  out 
of  temptations,  and  to  reserve  the  unjust  unto  the  day 
of  judgment  to  be  punished  : 

10  But  chiefly  ^ them  that  walk  after  the  flesh  in 
the  lust  of  uiicleanness,  and  despise  government.  Pre- 
sumptuous are  they,  selfwilled,  they  are  not  afraid  to 
speak  evil  of  dignities. 

11  Whereas  angels,  which  are  greater  in  power 
and  might,  bring  not  railing  accusation  against  them 
before  the  Lord. 

12  But  these,  natural  brute  beasts,  made  to  be 
taken  and  destroyed,  speak  evil  of  the  things  that  they 
understand  not  ; and  shall  utterly  perish  in  their  own 
corruption  ; 

13  And  shall  receive  the  reward  of  unrighteous- 
ness, as  they  that  count  it  pleasure  to  riot  in  the  day 
time.  Spots  they  are  and  blemishes,  sporting  them- 
selves with  their  own  deceivings  while  they  feast  with 
you  ; 

14  Having  eyes  full  of  adultery,  and  that  cannot 
cease  from  sin  ; beguiling  unstable  souls  : an  heart 
they  have  exercised  with  covetous  practices  ; cursed 
children  : ‘ 

15  Which  have  forsaken  the  right  way,  and  are  gone 
astray,  following  the  way  of  ^9  Balaam  the  son  of  Bosor, 
who  loved  the  wages  of  unrighteousness  ; 

16  But  was  rebuked  for  his  iniquity  : the  dumb  ass 
spealrfng  with  man’s  voice  forbad  the  madness  of  the 
prophet. 

17  80  Xhese  are  wells  without  water,  clouds  that  are 
carried  with  a tempest  ; to  whom  the  mist  of  darkness 
is  reserved  for  ever. 

18  For  when  they  speak  great  swelling  words  of 
vanity,  they  allure  through  the  lusts  of  the  flesh,  through 
much  wantonness,  those  that  were  clean  escaped  from 
them  who  live  in  error. 

19  While  they  promise  them  liberty,  they  them- 
selves are  the  servants  of  corruption  : for  of  whom  a 
man  is  overcome,  of  the  same  is  he  brought  in  bondage. 

20  For  if  after  they have  escaped  the  pollutions 
of  the  world  through  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord  and 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  they  are  again  entangled  therein, 
and  overcome,  the  latter  end  is  worse  with  them  than 
the  beginning. 

21  For  ®®it  had  been  better  for  them  not  to  have 
known  the  way  of  righteousness,  than,  after  they  have 
known  it,  to  turn  from  the  holy  commandment  deli- 
vered unto  them. 

22  But  it  is  happened  unto  them  according  to  the 
true  proverb,  The  dog  is  turned  to  his  own  vomit 
again  ; and  the  sow  that  was  washed  to  her  wallowing 
in  the  mire. 

15  Gen.  19.  24.  Deut.  20  Jude  4,  7,  8,  10,  26  Jude  12. 

29.  23.  Jude  7.  16.  27  1 Cor.  11.  20,  21. 

16  Num.  26.  10.  21  Jude  8.  28  jude  11. 

11  Gen.  19.  16.  22  j„(je  9.  20  Num.  22.  7,  21, 

i*Ps.  119.  139,  158.  23jer.  12.  3.  Jude  23,28.  Jude  11. 

Ezek.  9.  4.  10.  so  Jude  12,  13. 

10  Ps.  34.  17,  19.  1 24  piiii.  3. 19.  31  Jude  16. 

Cor.  10.  13.  20  See  Rom.  13.  13.  82  ver.  20.  Act3  2. 40. 

ch.  1.  4. 


6 world  of  the  ungodly  ; and  turning  the  cities  of 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah  into  ashes  condemned  them 
with  an  overthrow,  having  made  them  an  example 

7 unto  those  that  should  live  ungodly  ; and  delivered 
righteous  Lot,  sore  distressed  by  the  lascivious  life 

8 of  the  wicked  (for  that  righteous  man  dwelling 
among  them,  in  seeing  and  hearing,  vexed  Ms 
righteous  soul  from  day  to  day  with  their  lawless 

9 deeds)  : the  Lord  knoweth  how  to  deliver  the  godly 
out  of  temptation,  and  to  keep  the  unrighteous 

10  under  punishment  unto  the  day  of  judgement ; but 
chiefly  them  that  \s^lk  after  the  flesh  in  the  lust  of 
defilement,  and  despise  dominion.  Daring,  self- 
willed,  they  tremble  not  to  rail  at  dignities  : 

11  whereas  angels,  though  greater  in  might  and  power, 
bring  not  a railing  judgement  against*  them  before 

12  the  Lord.  But  these,  as  creatures  without  reason, 
born  *mere  animals  ‘ to  be  taken  and  destroyed, 
railing  in  matters  whereof  they  are  ignorant,  shall 

13  in  their  destroying  surely  be  destroyed,  suffering 
wrong  as  the  hire  of  wrong-doing  ; men  that  count 
it  pleasure  to  revel  in  the  day-time,  spots  and  ble- 
mishes, revelling  in  their  ^Tove-feasts  while  they 

14  feast  with  you  ; having  eyes  full  of  ^ adultery,  and 
that  cannot  cease  from  sin  ; enticing  unstedfast 
souls  ; having  a heart  exercised  in  covetousness  ; 

15  children  of  cursing  ; forsaking  the  right  way,  they 
went  astray,  having  followed  the  way  of  Balaam 
the  son  of  Beor,  who  loved  the  hire  of  wrong- 

16  doing  ; but  he  was  rebuked  for  his  own  transgres- 
sion : a dumb  ass  spake  with  man’s  voice  and  stayed 

17  the  madness  of  the  prophet.  These  are  springs  with- 
out water,  and  mists  driven  by  a storm  ; for  whom 

18  the  blackness  of  darkness  hath  been  reserved.  For, 
uttering  great  swelling  words  of  vanity,  they  entice 
in  the  lusts  of  the  flesh,  by  lasciviousness,  those  who 
are  just  escaping  from  them  that  live  in  error ; 

19  promising  them  liberty,  while  they  themselves  are 
bondservants  of  corruption  ; for  of  ” whom  a man  is 
overcome,  of  the  same  is  he  also  brought  into  bond- 

20  age.  For  if,  after  they  have  escaped  the  defilements 
of  the  world  through  the  knowledge  of  "the  Lord 
and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  they  are  again  entangled 
therein  and  overcome,  the  last  state  is  become  worse 

21  with  them  than  the  first.  For  it  were  better  for  them 
not  to  have  known  the  way  of  righteousness,  than, 
after  knowing  it,  to  turn  back  from  the  holy  com- 

22  mandment  delivered  unto  them.  It  has  happened 
unto  them  according  to  the  true  proverb,  The  dog 
turning  to  his  own  vomit  again,  and  the  sow  that 
had  washed  to  wallowing  in  the  mire. 


83  Gal.  5.  13.  1 Pet. 
2.  16. 

3^  John  8.  34.  Roin. 
6.  IG. 

35  Matt.  12.  45.  Luke 
11.26.  Heb.6.4,&c. 
& 10.  26,  27. 

36  ver.  18.  ch.  1.  4. 
3-  ch.  1.  2. 


88  Luke  12.  47,  48. 
John  9.  41.  & 15.  22. 

3u  Pro.  26.  11. 

/ Gr.  tormented. 

(j  Gr.  glories, 
h Gr.  7iatnraL 
i Or,  to  tdke  and  to 
de.drog. 

j Or,  corruption. 


k Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  deceiv- 
ings. 

I Gr.  an  adulteress, 
m Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  Bosor. 
n Or,  what, 
o Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  our. 


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II.  PETER,  III. 


CHAPTER  III. 

1  He  assureih  them  of  the  certainty  of  Christ's  coming  to  judgment^ 
against  those  scorners  -who  dispiite  against  it : 8 warning  the  godly, 
for  the  long  patience  of  God,  to  hasten  their  repentance.  10  He  de- 
scribeth  also  the  manner  how  the  world  shall  be  destroyed : 11  exhort- 
ing them,  from  the  expectation  thereof,  to  all  holiness  of  life  : 15  and 
again,  to  think  the  patience  of  God  to  tend  to  their  salvation,  as  Paul 
wrote  to  them  in  his  epistles. 

This  second  epistle,  beloved,  I now  write  unto  you  ; 

in  both  which  ^ I stir  up  your  pure  minds  by  way 
of  remembrance  : 

2  That  ye  may  be  mindful  of  the  words  which  were 
spoken  before  by  the  holy  prophets,  ^ and  of  the  com- 
mandment of  us  the  apostles  of  the  Lord  and  Saviour  : 

3  ® Knowing  this  first,  that  there  shall  come  in  the 
last  days  scoifers,  ^ walking  after  their  own  lusts, 

4  And  saying,  ^ Where  is  the  promise  of  his  coming  ? 
for  since  the  fathers  fell  asleep,  all  things  continue  as 
they  were  from  the  beginning  of  the  creation. 

5  For  this  they  willingly  are  ignorant  of,  that  ® by 
the  word  of  God  the  heavens  were  of  old,  and  the  earth 
standing  out  of  the  water  and  in  the  water  : 

6  ® Whereby  the  world  that  then  was,  being  over- 
flowed with  water,  perished  : 

7  But  ®the  heavens  and  the  earth,  which  are  now,  by 
the  same  word  are  kept  in  store,  reserved  unto  ^^fire 
against  the  day  of  judgment  and  perdition  of  ungodly 
men. 

8  But,  beloved,  be  not  Ignorant  of  this  one  thing, 
that  one  day  is  with  the  Lord  as  a thousand  years,  and 
a thousand  years  as  one  day. 

9  The  Lord  is  not  slack  concerning  his  promise,  as 
some  men  count  slackness  ; but  ^®is  longsuffering  to  us- 
ward,  not  willing  that  any  should  perish,  but  that 
all  should  come  to  repentance. 

10  But  the  day  of  the  Lord  will  come  as  a thief  in 
the  night ; in  the  which  the  heavens  shall  pass  away 
with  a great  noise,  and  the  elements  shall  melt  with 
fervent  heat,  the  earth  also  and  the  works  that  are 
therein  shall  be  burned  up. 

11  Seeing  then  that  all  these  things  shall  be  dissolved, 
what  manner  of  persons  ought  ye  to  be  i®in  all  holy 
conversation  and  godliness, 

12  Looking  for  and  hasting  unto  the  coming  of  the 
day  of  God,  wherein  the  heavens  being  on  fire  shall  be 
dissolved,  and  the  elements  shall  melt  with  fervent 
heat  ? 

13  Nevertheless  we,  according  to  his  promise,  look 
for  2iew  heavens  and  a new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth 
righteousness. 

14  Wherefore,  beloved,  seeing  that  ye  look  for  such 
things,  be  diligent  23  that  ye  may  be  found  of  him  in 
peace,  without  spot,  and  blameless. 

15  And  account  that  2^  the  longsuffering  of  our  Lord 
is  salvation  ; even  as  our  beloved  brother  Paul  also  ac- 
cording to  the  wisdom  given  unto  him  hath  written  unto 

you ; 

16  As  also  in  all  his  epistles,  25  speaking  in  them  of 
these  things  ; in  which  are  some  things  hard  to  be  un- 
derstood, which  they  that  are  unlearned  and  unstable 


3  This  is  now,  beloved,  the  second  epistle  that  I 
write  unto  you  ; and  in  both  of  them  I stir  up  your 

2 sincere  mind  by  putting  you  in  remembrance  ; that 
ye  should  remember  the  words  which  were  spoken 
before  by  the  holy  prophets,  and  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  and  Saviour  through  your  apostles  : 

3 knowing  this  first,  that  « in  the  last  days  mockers 
shall  come  with  mockery,  walking  after  their  own 

4 lusts,  and  saying.  Where  is  the  promise  of  his  ^ com- 
ing ? for,  from  the  day  that  the  fathers  fell  asleep, 
all  things  continue  as  they  were  from  the  beginning 

5 of  the  creation.  For  this  they  wilfidly  forget,  that 
there  were  heavens  from  of  old,  and  an  earth  com- 
pacted out  of  water  and  ^ amidst  water,  by  the  word 

6 of  God  ; by  which  means  the  world  that  then  was, 

7 being  overflowed  with  water,  perished  : but  the 
heavens  that  now  are,  and  the  earth,  by  the  same 
word  have  been  stored  up  for  fire,  being  reserved 
against  the  day  of  judgement  and  destruction  of  un- 
godly men. 

8 But  forget  not  this  one  thing,  beloved,  that  one 
day  is  with  the  Lord  as  a thousand  years,  and  a 

9 thousand  years  as  one  day.  The  Lord  is  not  slack 
concerning  his  promise,  as  some  count  slackness  ; but 
is  longsuffering  to  you- ward,  not  wishing  that  any 
should  perish,  but  that  all  should  come  to  repentance. 

10  But  the  day  of  the  Lord  will  come  as  a thief  ; in  the 
which  the  heavens  shall  pass  away  with  a great  noise, 
and  the  ® elements  shall  be  dissolved  with  fervent 
heat,  and  the  earth  and  the  works  that  are  therein 

11  shall  be  -^  burned  up.  Seeing  that  these  things  are 
thus  all  to  be  dissolved,  what  manner  of  persons 

12  ought  ye  to  be  in  all  holy  living  and  godliness,  look- 
ing for  and  o earnestly  desiring  the  ^ coming  of  the 
day  of  God,  by  reason  of  which  the  heavens  being 
on  fire  shall  be  dissolved,  and  the  ® elements  shall 

13  melt  with  fervent  heat  ? But,  according  to  his 
promise,  we  look  for  new  heavens  and  a new  earth, 
wherein  dwelleth  righteousness. 


14  Wherefore,  beloved,  seeing  that  ye  look  for  these 
things,  give  diligence  that  ye  may  be  found  in  peace, 

15  without  spot  and  blameless  in  his  sight.  And  ac- 
count that  the  longsuffering  of  our  Lord  is  salvation  ; 
even  as  our  beloved  brother  Paul  also,  according  to 

16  the  wisdom  given  to  him,  wrote  unto  you  ; as  also  in 
all  his  epistles,  speaking  in  them  of  these  things  ; 
wherein  are  some  things  hard  to  be  understood, 
which  the  ignorant  and  unstedfast  wrest,  as  they  do 


1 ch.  1.  13. 

2 Jude  17. 

3 1 Tim.  4.  1.  2 Tim. 
3.  1.  Jude  18. 

4 ch.  2.  10. 

s Is.  5.  19.  Jer.  17. 
15.  Ezek.  12.  22,  27. 
Matt.  24.  48.  Luke  12. 
45. 

3 Gen.  1.  6,  9.  Ps. 
33.  G.  Heb.  11.3. 


' Ps.  24.  2.  & 136.  6. 
Col.  1.  17. 

8 Gen.  7.  11,  21,  22, 
23.  ch.  2.  5. 

® ver.  10. 

10  Matt.  25.  41. 
Thess.  1.  8. 

1'  Ps.  90.  4. 
i2Hab.  2.  3.  Heb. 
10.  37. 


13  ver.  15.  Is.  30. 18. 
1 Pet.  3.  20. 

11  Ezek.  18.  23, 32.  & 


10  Matt.  24.  43.  Luke 
12.  39.  1 Thess.  5.  2. 
Rev.  3.  3.  & IG.  15. 

17  Ps.  102.  2G.  Is. 
51.  G.  Matt.  24.  35. 


Mark  13.  31.  Rom.  8. 

12.  Heb.  1. 11.  Rev. 
20.  11.  & 21.  1. 

18  1 Pet.  1.  15. 

19  1 Cor.  1.  7.  Tit.  2. 

13. 

20  Ps.  50.  3.  Is.  34. 

4. 

21  ver.  10.  Mic.  1. 
4. 

22  Is.  G5.  17.  & GG.  22. 


Rev.  21.  1,  27. 

2-3  1 Cor.  1.  8.  & 15. 
58.  Phil.  1.10.  1 Thess. 
3.  13.  & 5.  23. 

2^  ver.  9.  Rom.  2.  4. 
1 Pet.  3.  20. 

23  Rom.  8. 19.  1 Cor. 
1.5.  24.  1 Thess.  4. 

15. 

a Gr.  in  the  last  of 
the  days. 


h Gr.  presence, 
c Or,  through, 
d Or,  stored  with 
fire. 

e Or,  heavenly  bo- 
dies. 

/The  most  ancient 
manuscripts  read  dis- 
coi'ered. 

g Or,  hastening. 


33.  11. 

13  Rom.  2.  4.  1 Tim. 
2 2.4. 


369 


1.  JOHN,  I. 


wrest,  as  they  do  also  the  other  scriptures,  unto  their 
own  destruction. 

17  Ye  therefore,  beloved,  seeing  ye  know  these 
things  before,  beware  lest  ye  also,  being  led  away 
with  the  error  of  the  wicked,  fall  from  your  own  sted- 
fastness. 

18  ^®But  grow  in  grace,  and  in  the  knowledge  of  our 
Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.  ^^To  him  he  glory 
both  now  and  for  ever.  Amen. 


also  the  other  scriptures,  unto  their  own  destruction. 

17  Ye  therefore,  beloved,  knowing  these  things  before- 
hand, beware  lest,  being  carried  away  with  the  error 
of  the  wicked,  ye  fall  from  your  own  stedfastness. 

18  But  grow  in  the  grace  and  knowledge  of  our  Lord 
and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.  To  him  he  the  glory 
both  now  and  ^ for  ever.  Amen. 


THE  FIEST  EPISTLE  GENERAL  OP 

JOHN. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1 He  describeth  the  person  of  Christ,  in  whom  we  have  eternal  life,  by  a 
communion  with  God : 5 to  which  we  must  adjoin  holiness  of  life,  to 
testify  the  truth  of  thai  our  communion  and  profession  of  faith,  as 
also  to  assure  us  of  the  forgiveness  of  our  sins  by  Christ's  death. 

That  ^ which  was  from  the  beginning,  wliich  we 
have  heard,  wliich  we  have  seen  with  our  eyes, 
2 which  we  have  looked  upon,  and  ^our  hands  have 
handled,  of  the  Word  of  life  ; 

2  (For  ^the  life  ®was  manifested,  and  we  have  seen 
it,  ® and  bear  witness,  ’ and  shew  unto  you  that  eternal 
life,  ® which  was  with  the  Father,  and  was  manifested 
unto  us  ;) 

3  ® That  which  we  have  seen  and  heard  declare  we 
unto  you,  that  ye  also  may  have  fellowship  with  us  : 
and  truly  our  fellowship  is  with  the  Father,  and  with 
his  Son  Jesus  Christ. 

4  And  these  things  write  we  unto  you,  that  your 
joy  may  be  full. 

5  This  then  is  the  message  which  we  have  heard  of 
him,  and  declare  unto  you,  that  God  is  light,  and  in 
him  is  no  darkness  at  all. 

6  If  we  say  that  we  have  fellowship  with  him,  and 
walk  in  darkness,  we  lie,  and  do  not  the  truth  : 

7  But  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  he  is  in  the  light,  we 
have  fellowship  one  with  another,  and  ^^the  blood  of 
Jesus  Christ  his  Son  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin. 

8  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  deceive  our- 
selves, and  the  truth  is  not  in  us. 

9  If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful  and  just  to 
forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unright- 
eousness. 

10  If  we  say  that  we  have  not  sinned,  we  make  him 
a liar,  and  his  word  is  not  in  us. 


25  Mark  13.  23. 

ch. 

1 John  1.  1.  ch.  2. 

c Rom.  16. 26.  1 Tim. 

1.  12. 

13. 

3.  16.  ch.  3.  5. 

21  Eph.  4.  14. 

ch.l. 

2 John  1.  14.  2 Pet. 

6 John  21.  24.  Acts 

10,  11.  & 2.  18. 

1.  16.  ch.  4.  14. 

2.  32. 

28Eph.  4.  15.  ] 

1 Pet. 

3 Luke  24.  39.  John 

2 ch.  5.  20. 

2.  2. 

20.  27. 

8 Jolin  1.  1,  2. 

2«  2 Tim.  4.  18. 

Rev. 

4 John  1.  4.  & 11. 25. 

0 Acts  4.  20. 

1.  6. 

& 14.  6. 

10  John  17.  21.  1 

Cor.  1.  9.  ch.  2.  24. 

1 That  which  was  from  the  beginning,  that  which 
we  have  heard,  that  which  we  have  seen  with  our 
eyes,  that  which  we  beheld,  and  our  hands  handled, 

2 concerning  the  “Word  of  life  (and  the  life  was  ma- 
nifested, and  we  have  seen,  and  bear  witness,  and  de- 
clare unto  you  the  life,  the  eternal  life,  which  was 

3 with  the  Father,  and  was  manifested  unto  us) ; that 
which  we  have  seen  and  heard  declare  we  unto  you 
also,  that  ye  also  may  have  fellowship  with  us  : yea, 
and  our  fellowship  is  with  the  Father,  and  with  his 

4 Son  Jesus  Christ  : and  these  things  we  write,  that 
^ our  joy  may  be  fulfilled. 

5 And  this  is  the  message  which  we  have  heard 
from  him,  and  announce  unto  you,  that  God  is  light, 

6 and  in  him  is  no  darkness  at  all.  If  we  say  that  we 
have  fellowship  with  him,  and  walk  in  the  darkness, 

7 we  lie,  and  do  not  the  truth  : but  if  we  walk  in  the 
light,  as  he  is  in  the  light,  we  have  fellowship  one 
with  another,  and  the  blood  of  Jesus  his  Son  cleans- 

8 eth  us  from  all  sin.  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin, 

9 we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us.  If 
we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful  and  righteous  to 
forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  un- 

10  righteousness.  If  we  say  that  we  have  not  sinned, 
we  make  him  a liar,  and  his  word  is  not  in  us. 


“ John  15.  11.  & 16.  Pet.  1.  19.  ch.  2.  2.  J8  pg,  32.  5.  Pro.  28. 
24.  2 John  12.  Rev.  1.  5.  13. 

12  ch.  3.  11.  15 1 Kin.  8.  46.  2 i9  ver.  7.  Ps.  51.  2. 

13  John  1.  9.  & 8.  12.  Chr.  6.  36.  Job  9.  2.  & h Gr.  unto  the  day 

& 9.  5.  & 12.  35,  36.  15.  14.  & 25.  4.  Pro.  of  eternity. 

14  2 Cor.  6.  14.  ch.  20.  9.  Eccles.  7.  20.  a Or.  word. 

2.  4.  Jam.  3.  2.  b Many  ancient  au- 

13  1 Cor.  6.  11.  Eph.  11  ch.  2.  4.  thorities  read  your. 

1.  7.  Heb.  9.  14.  1 


370 


I.  JOHN,  II. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1 He  comforteth  them  against  the  sins  of  infirmity.  3 Rightly  to  knotu 
God  is  to  keep  his  commandments,  9 to  love  our  orethren,  15  and  not  to 
love  the  world.  18  We  must  beware  of  seducers  : 20  from  whose  de- 
ceits the  godly  are  safe,  preserved  by  perseverance  in  faith,  and  holi- 
ness of  life. 

My  little  children,  these  things  write  I unto  you, 
that  ye  sin  not.  And  if  any  man  sin,  ^ we  have 
an  advocate  with  the  Father,  Jesus  Christ  the  righteous  : 

2  And  2 he  is  the  propitiation  for  our  sins  : and  not 
for  our’s  only,  but  ^ also  for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world. 

3  And  hereby  we  do  know  that  we  know  him,  if  we 
keep  his  commandments. 

4  ^He  that  saith,  I know  him,  and  keepeth  not  his 
commandments,  ® is  a liar,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  him. 

5  But  ® whoso  keepeth  his  word,  in  him  verily  is  the 
love  of  God  perfected  : ® hereby  know  we  that  we  are 
in  him. 

6  ® He  that  saith  he  abideth  in  him  ought  himself 
also  so  to  walk,  even  as  he  walked. 

7  Brethren,  write  no  new  commandment  unto 
ou,  but  an  old  commandment  which  ye  had  from  the 
eginning.  The  old  commandment  is  the  word  which 
ye  have  heard  from  the  beginning. 

8  Again,  ^^a  new  commandment  I write  unto  you, 
which  thing  is  true  in  him  and  in  you  : because  the 
darkness  is  past,  and  the  true  light  now  shineth. 

9  He  that  saith  he  is  in  the  light,  and  hateth  his 
brother,  is  in  darkness  even  until  now. 

10  He  that  loveth  his  brother  abideth  in  the  light, 
and  there  is  none  occasion  of  stumbling  in  him. 

11  But  he  that  hateth  his  brother  is  in  darkness,  and 
walketh  in  darkness,  and  knoweth  not  whither  he 
goeth,  because  that  darkness  hath  blinded  his  eyes. 

12  I write  unto  you,  little  children,  because  your 
sins  are  forgiven  you  for  his  name’s  sake. 

13  I write  unto  you,  fathers,  because  ye  have  known 
him  that  is  from  the  beginning.  I write  unto  you, 
young  men,  because  ye  have  overcome  the  wicked  one. 
I write  unto  you,  little  children,  because  ye  have  known 
the  Father. 

14  I have  written  unto  you,  fathers,  because  ye  have 
known  him  that  is  from  the  beginning.  I have  written 
unto  you,  young  men,  because  ^^ye  are  strong,  and  the 
word  of  God  abideth  in  you,  and  ye  have  overcome  the 
wicked  one. 

15  Love  not  the  world,  neither  the  things  that  are 
in  the  world.  ^4  jf  ^ny  man  love  the  world,  the  love  of 
the  Father  is  not  in  him. 

16  For  all  that  is  in  the  world,  the  lust  of  the  flesh, 
2®  and  the  lust  of  the  eyes,  and  the  pride  of  life,  is  not 
of  the  Father,  but  is  of  the  world. 

17  And  26  the  world  passeth  away,  and  the  lust 
thereof  : but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  God  abideth  for 
ever. 

18  27  Little  children,  28  it  is  the  last  time  : and  as  ye 
have  heard  that  29  antichrist  shall  come,  even  now  are 
there  many  antichrists  ; whereby  we  know  that  it  is 
the  last  time. 

19  ®2  They  went  out  from  us,  but  they  were  not  of 


2  My  little  children,  these  things  write  I unto  you, 
that  ye  may  not  sin.  And  if  any  man  sin,  we  have 
an  “Advocate  with  the  Father,  Jesus  Christ  the 

2 righteous ; and  he  is  the  propitiation  for  our  sins  ; 
and  not  for  ours  only,  but  also  for  the  whole  world. 

3 And  hereby  know  we  that  we  know  him,  if  we  keep 

4 his  commandments.  He  that  saith,  I know  him,  and 
keepeth  not  his  commandments,  is  a liar,  and  the 

5 truth  is  not  in  him  : but  whoso  keepeth  his  word,  in 
him  verily  hath  the  love  of  God  been  perfected. 

6 Hereby  know  we  that  we  are  in  him  ; he  that  saith 
he  abideth  in  him  ought  himself  also  to  walk  even 
as  he  walked. 

7 Beloved,  no  new  commandment  write  I unto  you, 
but  an  old  commandment  which  ye  had  from  the 
beginning  : the  old  commandment  is  the  word  which 

8 ye  heard.  Again,  a new  commandment  write  I unto 
you,  which  thing  is  true  in  him  and  in  you  ; because 
the  darkness  is  passing  away,  and  the  true  light  al- 

9 ready  shineth.  He  that  saith  he  is  in  the  light,  and 
hateth  his  brother,  is  in  the  darkness  even  until  now. 

10  He  that  loveth  his  brother  abideth  in  the  light,  and 

11  there  is  none  occasion  of  stumbling  in  him.  But  he 
that  hateth  his  brother  is  in  the  darkness,  and  walk- 
eth in  the  darkness,  and  knoweth  not  whither  he 
goeth,  because  the  darkness  hath  blinded  his  eyes. 

12  I write  unto  you,  my  little  children,  because  your 

13  sins  are  forgiven  you  for  his  name’s  sake.  I write 
unto  you,  fathers,  because  ye  know  him  which  is 
from  the  beginning.  I write  unto  you,  young  men, 
because  ye  have  overcome  the  evil  one.  ''  I have 
written  unto  you,  little  children,  because  ye  know  the 

14  Father.  ®I  have  written  unto  you,  fathers,  because 
ye  know  him  which  is  from  the  beginning.  ^ I have 
written  unto  you,  young  men,  because  ye  are  strong, 
and  the  word  of  God  abideth  in  you,  and  ye  have 

15  overcome  the  evil  one.  Love  not  the  world,  neither 
the  things  that  are  in  the  world.  If  any  man  love 

16  the  world,  the  love  of  the  Father  is  not  in  him.  For 
all  that  is  in  the  world,  the  lust  of  the  flesh,  and  the 
lust  of  the  eyes,  and  the  vainglory  of  life,  is  not  of 

17  the  Father,  but  is  of  the  world.  And  the  world 
passeth  away,  and  the  lust  thereof  : but  he  that 
doeth  the  will  of  God  abideth  for  ever. 


18  Little  children,  it  is  the  last  hour  : and  as  ye 
heard  that  antichrist  cometh,  even  now  have  there 
arisen  many  antichrists  ; whereby  we  know  that  it  is 

19  the  last  hour.  They  went  out  from  us,  but  they 
were  not  of  us  ; for  if  they  had  been  of  us,  they 


iRom.  8.  34.  1 Tim. 

2.  5.  Heb.  7.  25.  & 9. 

24. 

2 Rom.  3.  25.  2 Cor. 

5.  18.  cli.  1.  7.  & 4. 

10. 

3 John  1.  29.  & 4. 

42.  & 11.  51,  52.  ch.  4. 

14. 

* ch.  1.  6.  & 4.  20.  5. 


5 ch.  1.  8. 

6 John  14.  21,  23. 
t ch.  4.  12. 

8 ch.  4.  13. 

9 John  15.  4,  5. 

10  Matt.  11.  29.  .John 
13.  15.  1 Pet.  2.  21. 

11  2 John  5. 

12  ch.  3.  11.  2 John 


13  John  13.  34.  & 15. 

12. 

n Rom.  13.  12.  Eph. 
5^,  8.  1 Thess.  5.  5, 

8. 

15  John  1.  9.  & 8.  12. 
& 12.  35. 

16  1 Cor.  13.  2.  2 

Pet.  1.  9.  ch.  3.  14, 
15. 


11  ch.  3. 14. 

18  2 Pet.  1.  10. 

19  John  12.  35. 

20  Luke  24.  47.  Acts 
4.  12.  & 10.  43.  & 13. 
38.  ch.  1.  7. 

21  ch.  1.  1. 

22  Eph.  6.  10. 

23  Rom.  12.  2. 


24  Matt.  6.  24.  Gal. 
1.  10.  Jam.  4.  4. 

25  Eccles.  5.  11. 

26  1 Cor.  7.  31.  Jam. 
1.  10.  & 4. 14.  1 Pet.  1. 
24. 

21  John  21.5. 

28  Heb.  1.  2. 

20  2 Thess.  2.  3,  &c. 
2 Pet.  2.  1.  ch.  4.  3. 


30  Matt.  24.  5,  24.  2 
John  7. 

31  1 Tim.  4. 1.  2 Tim. 
3.  1. 

32  Dent.  13.  13.  Ps. 
41.  9.  Acts  20.  30. 

a Or,  Com forter.  Or, 
Helper.  Gr.  faraclete. 
b Or,  I wrote. 


1.  JOHN,  III. 


371 


ns  ; for  **  if  they  had  been  of  us,  they  would  no  doubt 
have  continued  with  us  : but  they  went  out,  that  they 
might  be  made  manifest  that  they  were  not  all  of  us. 

20  But  35  ye  have  an  unction  3®  from  the  Holy  One, 
and  37  ye  know  all  things. 

21  I have  not  written  unto  you  because  ye  know  not 
the  truth,  but  because  ye  know  it,  and  that  no  lie  is  of 
the  truth. 

22  38  VHio  is  a liar  but  he  that  denieth  that  Jesus  is 
the  Christ  ? He  is  antichrist,  that  denieth  the  Father 
and  the  Son. 

23  39  Whosoever  denieth  the  Son,  the  same  hath  not 
the  Father  : [but]  he  that  acknowledgeth  the  Son  hath 
the  Father  also, 

24  Let  that  therefore  abide  in  you,  which  ye  have 
heard  from  the  beginning.  If  that  which  ye  have  heard 
from  the  beginning  shall  remain  in  you,  ye  also  shall 
continue  in  the  Son,  and  in  the  Father. 

25  ^ And  this  is  the  promise  that  he  hath  promised 
us,  even  eternal  life. 

26  These  things  have  I written  unto  you  concerning 
them  that  seduce  you. 

27  But  ^3  the  anointing  which  ye  have  received  of  him 
abideth  in  you,  and  ye  need  not  that  any  man  teach 
you  : but  as  the  same  anointing  teacheth  you  of  all 
things,  and  is  truth,  and  is  no  lie,  and  even  as  it  hath 
taught  you,  ye  shall  abide  in  him. 

28  And  now,  little  children,  abide  in  him  ; that, 
^3  when  he  shall  appear,  we  may  have  confidence,  and 
not  be  ashamed  before  him  at  his  coming. 

29  33  If  ye  know  that  he  is  righteous,  ye  know  that 
31  every  one  that  doeth  righteousness  is  born  of  him. 

CHAPTER  III. 


1  He  declareth  the  singular  love  of  God  toivards  us,  in  making  us  his 
sons:  3 who  therefore  ought  obediently  to  keep  his  commandments, 
11  also  brotherly  to  love  one  another. 

Behold,  what  manner  of  love  the  Father  hath  be- 
stowed upon  us,  that  i we  should  be  called  the 
sons  of  God  : therefore  the  world  knoweth  us  not,  ^ be- 
cause it  knew  him  not. 

2  Beloved,  * now  are  we  the  sons  of  God,  and  ^ it  doth 
not  yet  appear  what  we  shall  be  : but  we  know  that, 
when  he  shall  appear,  3 we  shall  be  like  him  ; for  ^ we 
shall  see  him  as  he  is. 

3  And  every'man  that  hath  this  hope  in  him  puri- 
fieth  himself,  even  as  he  is  pure. 

4  Whosoever  committeth  sin  transgresseth  also  the 
law  : for  3 sin  is  the  transgression  of  the  law. 

6  And  ye  know  ^ that  he  was  manifested  to  take 
away  our  sins  ; and  n in  him  is  no  sin. 

6  Whosoever  abideth  in  him  sinneth  not : whoso- 
ever sinneth  hath  not  seen  him,  neither  known  him. 

7  Little  children,  i3 let  no  man  deceive  you:  i^he 
that  doeth  righteousness  is  righteous,  even  as  he  is 
righteous. 

8  13  He  that  committeth  sin  is  of  the  devil  ; for  the 
devil  sinneth  from  the  beginning.  For  this  purpose  the 


83  Matt.  24. 24.  John 
6.  37.  & 10.  28,  29.  2 
Tim.  2.  19. 

3*  1 Cor.  11.  19. 

35  ver.  27.  2 Cor.  1. 
21.  Heb.  1.  9. 

30  Mark  1.  24.  Acts 

3.  14. 

37  ver.  27.  John  10. 

4,  5.  & 14.  26.  & 16. 
13. 

38ch.  4.3.  2 John?. 
39  John  1.5.  23.  2 

John  9. 


<0  John  14.  7,  9,  10. 
ch.  4.  1.5. 

« 2 John  6. 

«John  14.  23.  ch. 

1.  3. 

« John  17.  3.  ch.  1. 

2.  & 6.  11. 

« ch.  3.  7.  2 John 

7. 

<5  ver.  20. 

<oJer.  31.  .3.3,  34. 
Heb.  8.  10,  11. 

♦7  ver.  20.  John  14. 
26.  & 16.  13. 


<8  ch.  3.  2. 

*9  ch.  4.  17. 

60  Acts  22.  14. 

61  ch.  3.  7,  10. 

1 John  1.  12. 

2 John  16.  18, 19. 

16.  3.  & 17.  25. 

3 Is.  66.  6.  Rom.  8. 
15.  Gal.  3.  26.  & 4.  6. 
ch.  6.  1. 

< Rom.  8.  18.  2 Cor. 
4.  17. 

5  R-^m.  8.  29.  1 Cor. 
15.  49.  Phil.  3.  21. 


would  have  continued  with  us  : but  they  went  out, 
that  they  might  be  made  manifest how  that  they 

20  all  are  not  of  us.  And  ye  have  an  anointing  from 

21  the  Holy  One,  ^ and  ye  know  all  things.  I have  not 
written  unto  you  because  ye  know  not  the  truth,  but 
because  ye  know  it,  and  ^ because  no  lie  is  of  the 

22  truth.  Who  is  the  liar  but  he  that  denieth  that 
Jesus  is  the  Christ  ? This  is  the  antichrist,  even  he 

23  that  denieth  the  Father  and  the  Son.  Whosoever 
denieth  the  Son,  the  same  hath  not  the  Father  ; he 

24  that  confesseth  the  Son  hath  the  Father  also.  As 
for  you,  let  that  abide  in  you  which  ye  heard  from 
the  beginning.  If  that  which  ye  heard  from  the 
beginning  abide  in  you,  ye  also  shall  abide  in  the 

25  Son,  and  in  the  Father.  And  this  is  the  promise 

26  which  he  promised  us,  even  the  life  eternal.  These 
things  have  I written  unto  you  concerning  them  that 

27  would  lead  you  astray.  And  as  for  you,  the  anoint- 
ing which  ye  received  of  him  abideth  in  you,  and  ye 
need  not  that  any  one  teach  you  ; but  as  his  anointing 
teacheth  you  concerning  all  things,  s'  and  is  true,  and 
is  no  lie,  and  even  as  it  taught  you,  ye  abide  in  him. 

28  And  now,  niy  little  children,  abide  in  him  ; that,  if 
he  shall  be  manifested,  we  may  have  boldness,  and 

29  not  be  ashamed  '■  before  him  at  his  ' coming.  If  ye 
know  that  he  is  righteous,  *ye  know  that  every  one 
also  that  doeth  righteousness  is  begotten  of  him. 


3 Behold  what  manner  of  love  the  Father  hath  be- 
stowed upon  us,  that  we  should  be  called  children  of 
God  : and  such  we  are.  For  this  cause  the  world 

2 knoweth  us  not,  because  it  knew  him  not.  Beloved, 
now  are  we  children  of  God,  and  it  is  not  yet  made 
manifest  what  we  shall  be.  We  know  that,  if  “he 
shall  be  manifested,  we  shall  be  like  him  ; for  we 

3 shall  see  him  even  as  he  is.  And  every  one  that 
hath  this  hope  set  on  him  purifieth  himself,  even  as 

4 he  is  pure.  Every  one  that  doeth  sin  doeth  also 

6 lawlessness  : and  sin  is  lawlessness.  And  ye  know 

that  he  was  manifested  to  ^ take  away  sins  ; and  in 

6 him  is  no  sin.  Whosoever  abideth  in  him  sinneth 
not  : whosoever  sinneth  hath  not  seen  him,  neither 

7 '^knoweth  him.  My  little  children,  let  no  man  lead 
you  astray  : he  that  doeth  righteousness  is  righteous, 

8 even  as  he  is  righteous  : he  that  doeth  sin  is  of  the 
devil  ; for  the  devil  sinneth  from  the  beginning. 


Col.  3.  4.  2 Pet.  1.  4. 

6 Job  19.  26.  Ps.l6. 
11.  Matt.  5.  8.  ICor. 
13.  12.  2 Cor.  6.  7. 

7 ch.  4.  17. 

8 Rom.  4.  16.  ch.  6. 
17. 

0 ch.  1.  2. 

16  Ifl.  63.  6,  6,  11.  1 
Tim.  1.16.  Heb.  1.3. 
& 9.  26.  1 Pet.  2.  24. 

11  2 Cor.  5.  21.  Heb. 
4.  15.  & 9.  28.  1 Pet. 
2.  22. 


12  ch.  2.  4.  & 4.  8.  3 
John  11. 

13  ch.  2.  26. 

11  Ezek.  18.  6-9. 

Rom.  2.  13.  ch.  2. 
29. 

15  Matt.  13.  38.  John 
8.  44. 

c Or,  that  not  all  are 
of  us. 

d Some  very  ancient 
authorities  read  and 
ye  all  know, 
e Or,  that. 


/Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  you. 

g Or,  so  it  is  true, 
and  is  no  lie;  and  even 
as  Ac. 

h Or,  abide  ye. 
i Gr.  from  him. 
j Gr.  presence, 
k Or,  know  ye. 
a Or,  it. 
b Or,  bear  sins, 
c Or,  hath  known. 


372 


I.  JOHN,  IV. 


Son  of  God  was  manifested,  that  he  might  destroy  the 

works  of  the  devil. 

9 Whosoever  is  born  of  God  doth  not  commit  sin  ; 
for  his  seed  remaineth  in  him  : and  he  cannot  sin,  be- 
cause he  is  born  of  God. 

10  In  this  the  children  of  God  are  manifest,  and  the 
children  of  the  devil  : whosoever  doeth  not  righteous- 
ness is  not  of  God,  neither  he  that  loveth  not  his 
brother. 

11  For  21  this  is  the  message  that  ye  heard  from  the 
beginning,  22  that  we  should  love  one  another. 

12  Not  as  23  Cain,  loho  was  of  that  wicked  one,  and 
slew  his  brother.  And  wherefore  slew  he  him  ? Be- 
cause his  own  works  were  evil,  and  his  brother’s  right- 
eous. 

13  Marvel  not,  my  brethren,  if  24  the  world  hate  you. 

14  25  We  know  that  we  have  passed  from  death  unto 
life,  because  we  love  the  brethren.  26jjg  that  loveth 
not  his  brother  abideth  in  death. 

15  27  Whosoever  hateth  his  brother  is  a murderer : 
and  ye  know  that  28  no  murderer  hath  eternal  life  abid- 
ing in  him. 

16  29  Hereby  perceive  we  the  love  of  God,  because  he 
laid  do^vn  his  life  for  us  : and  we  ought  to  lay  down 
our  lives  for  the  brethren. 

17  But  whoso  hath  this  world’s  good,  and  seeth  his 
brother  have  need,  and  shutteth  up  his  bowels  of  com- 
passion from  him,  how  dwelleth  the  love  of  God  in 
him  ? 

18  My  little  children,  ®2let  us  not  love  in  word, 
neither  in  tongue  ; but  in  deed  and  in  truth. 

19  And  hereby  we  know  that  we  are  of  the  truth, 
and  shall  assure  our  hearts  before  him. 

20  ^^For  if  our  heart  condemn  us,  God  is  greater 
than  our  heart,  and  knoweth  all  things. 

21  Beloved,  if  our  heart  condemn  us  not,  then 
have  we  confidence  toward  God. 

22  And  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  receive  of  him, 
because  we  keep  his  commandments,  and  do  those 
things  that  are  pleasing  in  his  sight. 

23  And  this  is  his  commandment.  That  we  should 
believe  on  the  name  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ,  ^®and  love 
one  another,  4i  as  he  gave  us  commandment. 

24  And  ^2  he  that  keepeth  his  commandments  dwell- 
eth in  him,  and  he  in  him.  And  44  hereby  we  know  that 
he  abideth  in  us,  by  the  Spirit  which  he  hath  given  us. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  warneth  them  not  to  believe  all  teachers,  toho  boast  of  the  Spirit, 
but  to  try  them  by  the  rules  of  the  catholick  faith : 7 and  by  many  rea- 
sons exhort eth  to  brotherly  love. 

Beloved,  ^ believe  not  every  spirit,  but  2 try  the 
spirits  whether  they  are  of  God  : because  ® many 
false  prophets  are  gone  out  into  the  world. 

2  Hereby  know  ye  the  Spirit  of  God  : ^ Every  spirit 
that  confesseth  that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh  is 
of  God  : 

3  And  ® every  spirit  that  confesseth  not  that  Jesus 


To  this  end  was  the  Son  of  God  manifested,  that  he 
9 might  destroy  the  works  of  the  devil.  Whosoever 
is  begotten  of  God  doeth  no  sin,  because  his  seed 
abideth  in  him  ; and  he  cannot  sin,  because  he  is 

10  begotten  of  God.  In  this  the  children  of  God  are 
manifest,  and  the  children  of  the  devil  : whosoever 
doeth  not  righteousness  is  not  of  God,  neither  he 

11  that  loveth  not  his  brother.  For  this  is  the  message 
which  ye  heard  from  the  beginning,  that  we  should 

12  love  one  another  : not  as  Cain  was  of  the  evil  one, 
and  slew  his  brother.  And  wherefore  slew  he  him  ? 
Because  his  works  were  evil,  and  his  brother’s  right- 
eous. 


13  Marvel  not,  brethren,  if  the  world  hateth  you. 

14  We  know  that  we  have  passed  out  of  death  into  life, 
because  we  love  the  brethren.  He  that  loveth  not 

15  abideth  in  death.  Whosoever  hateth  his  brother  is 
a murderer  : and  ye  know  that  no  murderer  hath 

16  eternal  life  abiding  in  him.  Hereby  know  we  love, 
because  he  laid  down  his  life  for  us  : and  we  ought 

17  to  lay  down  our  lives  for  the  brethren.  But  whoso 
hath  the  world’s  goods,  and  beholdeth  his  brother  in 
need,  and  shutteth  up  his  compassion  from  him,  how 

18  doth  the  love  of  God  abide  in  him  ? My  little  chil- 
dren, let  us  not  love  in  word,  neither  with  the 

19  tongue  ; but  in  deed  and  truth.  Hereby  shall  we 
know  that  we  are  of  the  truth,  and  shall  ^ assure  our 

20  heart  before  him,  whereinsoever  our  heart  condemn 
us  ; because  God  is  greater  than  our  heart,  and 

21  knoweth  all  things.  Beloved,  if  our  heart  condemn 

22  us  not,  we  have  boldness  toward  God  ; and  whatso- 
ever we  ask,  we  receive  of  him,  because  we  keep  his 
commandments,  and  do  the  things  that  are  pleasing 

23  in  his  sight.  And  this  is  his  commandment,  that  we 
should  * believe  in  the  name  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ, 
and  love  one  another,  even  as  he  gave  us  coinmand- 

24  ment.  And  he  that  keepeth  his  commandments 
abideth  in  him,  and  he  in  him.  And  hereby  we 
know  that  he  abideth  in  us,  by  the  Spirit  which  he 
gave  us. 


4  Beloved,  believe  not  every  spirit,  but  prove  the 
spirits,  whether  they  are  of  God  : because  many  false 

2 prophets  are  gone  out  into  the  world.  Hereby  know 
ye  the  Spirit  of  God : every  spirit  which  confess- 
eth that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh  is  of  God  : 

3 and  every  spirit  which  “ confesseth  not  Jesus  is  not  of 


16  Gen.  3.  15.  Luke 
10.  18.  John  16.  11. 
Heb.  2.  14. 

17  ch.  5.  18. 

18  1 Pet.  1.  23. 

19  ch.  2.  29. 

20  ch.  4.  8. 

21  ch.  1.  5.  & 2.  7. 

*2  ver.  23.  John  13. 
34.  & 15.  12.  ch.  4.  7, 
21.  2 John  5. 

23Gen.  4.  4,8.  Heb. 
11.4.  Judejl. 


24  John  15.  18,  19.  & 
17.  14.  2 Tim.  3.  12. 

25  ch.  2.  10. 

26  ch.  2.  9,  11. 

27  Matt.  5.21,22.  ch. 

4.  20. 

28  Gal.  5.  21.  Rev. 
21.  8. 

23  John  3.  16.  & 15. 
13.  Rom,  5.  8.  Eph. 

5.  2,  25.  ch.  4.  9, 
11. 


30Deut.  15.  7.  Luke 
3.  11. 

31  ch.  4.  20. 

32  Ezek.  33. 31.  Rom. 

12.9.  Eph.  4. 15.  Jam. 
2.  15,  16.  1 Pet.  1. 

22. 

33  John  18.  37.  ch. 

1.  8. 

34  1 Cor.  4.  4. 

35  Job  22.  26. 

36  Heb.  10,  22.  ch, 
2.  28,  & 4,  17. 


37  Ps,  34,  15,  & 145. 
18,  19.  Pro.  15-  29. 
Jer.  29,  12,  Matt,  7, 
8.  & 21,  22.  Mark  11, 
24,  John  14.  13-  & 15. 
7.  & 16,  23,  24.  Jam. 
5.  16-  ch.  5-  14- 

38  John  8.  29.  & 9, 
31. 

89  John  6.  29,  & 17. 
3. 

40  ver.  11.  Matt.  22. 
39,  John  13.  34.  & 15. 


12,  Eph.  5.  2,  1 Thess, 
4,  9.  1 Pet.  4,  8.  oh. 
4.  21. 

41  ch.  2.  8,  10. 

42  John  14.  23.  & 15. 
10,  ch.  4.  12, 

43  John  17,  21,  &c. 

44  Rom.  8.  9,  ch,  4. 

13. 

iJer.  29,  8.  Matt. 
24.  4. 

2  1 Cor,  14.  29,  1 

Thess.  5- 21-  Rev.  2.2, 


3 Matt,  24.  5,  24. 
Acts  20.  30.  1 Tim.  4. 
1.  2 Pet,  2.  1.  ch.  2. 
18.  2 John  7, 

4 1 Cor.  12.  3.  ch. 

5.  1. 

6ch,  2.  22.  2 John  7. 
d Gr,  persuade, 
e Gr.  believe  the 
name. 

a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  annul- 
leth  Jesus. 


8T3 


I.  JOHN,  V. 


Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh  is  not  of  God  : and  this  is  that 
spirit  of  antichrist,  whereof  ye  have  heard  that  it  should 
come  ; and  ® even  now  already  is  it  in  the  world. 

4 ^ Ye  are  of  God,  little  children,  and  have  overcome 
them : because  greater  is  he  that  is  in  you,  than  ® he 
that  is  in  the  world. 

5 ® They  are  of  the  world  : therefore  speak  they  of 
the  world,  and  the  world  heareth  them. 

6 We  are  of  God  : he  that  knoweth  God  heareth 
ns  ; he  that  is  not  of  God  heareth  not  us.  Hereby  know 
we  the  spirit  of  truth,  and  the  spirit  of  error. 

7 Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another  : for  love  is  of 
God  ; and  every  one  that  loveth  is  born  of  God,  and 
knoweth  God. 

8 He  that  loveth  not  knoweth  not  God  ; for  God 
is  love. 

9 ^®In  this  was  manifested  the  love  of  God  toward 
us,  because  that  God  sent  his  only  begotten  Son  into  the 
world,  that  we  might  live  through  him. 

10  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we  loved  God,  but  that 
he  loved  us,  and  sent  his  Son  to  he  the  propitiation  for 
our  sins. 

11  Beloved,  if  God  so  loved  us,  we  ought  also  to 
love  one  another. 

12  21  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time.  If  we  love 
one  another,  God  dwelleth  in  us,  and  22  his  love  is  per- 
fected in  us. 

13  23  Hereby  know  we  that  we  dwell  in  him,  and  he 
in  us,  because  he  hath  given  us  of  his  Spirit. 

14  And  24^0  have  seen  and  do  testify  that  25  the 
Father  sent  the  Son  to  be  the  Saviour  of  the  world. 

15  26  Whosoever  shall  confess  that  Jesus  is  the  Son 
of  God,  God  dwelleth  in  him,  and  he  in  God. 

16  And  we  have  known  and  believed  the  love  that 

God  hath  to  us.  27  joyg  . 28  dwelleth 

in  love  dwelleth  in  God,  and  God  in  him. 

17  Herein  is  our  love  made  perfect,  that  29  we  may 
have  boldness  in  the  day  of  judgment : 2®  because  as  he 
is,  so  are  we  in  this  world. 

18  There  is  no  fear  in  love  ; but  perfect  love  casteth 
out  fear  ; because  fear  hath  torment.  He  that  feareth 

is  not  made  perfect  in  love. 

19  We  love  him,  because  he  first  loved  us. 

20  82  If  a man  say,  I love  God,  and  hateth  his  brother, 
he  is  a liar  : for  he  that  loveth  not  his  brother  whom 
he  hath  seen,  how  can  he  love  God  8®  whom  he  hath  not 
seen  ? 

21  And  84  tiiis  commandment  have  we  from  him. 
That  he  who  loveth  God  love  his  brother  also. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1 He  that  loveth  God  loveth  his  children^  and keepeth  his  commandments : 

3 which  to  the  faithful  are  lights  and  not  grievous.  9 Jesus  is  the  Son 

of  Gody  able  to  save  us,  14  and  to  hear  our  yrayers,  which  we  make 

for  ourselves,  and  for  others. 

HOSOEVER  ^believeth  that  2 Jesus  is  the  Christ 
is  8 born  of  God  : ^ and  every  one  that  loveth  him 
that  begat  loveth  him  also  that  is  begotten  of  him. 

2 By  this  we  know  that  we  love  the  children  of  God, 
when  we  love  God,  and  keep  his  commandments. 


God : and  this  is  the  spirit  of  the  antichrist,  whereof  ye 
have  heard  that  it  cometh  ; and  now  it  is  in  the  world 

4 already.  Ye  are  of  God,  my  little  children,  and  have 
overcome  them  ; because  greater  is  he  that  is  in  you 

5 than  he  that  is  in  the  world.  They  are  of  the  world  ; 
therefore  speak  they  as  of  the  world,  and  the  world 

6 heareth  them.  We  are  of  God  : he  that  knoweth 
God  heareth  us  ; he  who  is  not  of  God  heareth  us 
not.  By  this  we  know  the  spirit  of  truth,  and  the 
spirit  of  error. 

7 Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another  : for  love  is  of 
God  ; and  every  one  that  loveth  is  begotten  of  God, 

8 and  knoweth  God.  He  that  loveth  not  knoweth  not 

9 God  ; for  God  is  love.  Herein  was  the  love  of  God 
manifested  ^ in  us,  that  God  hath  sent  his  only  be- 
gotten Son  into  the  world,  that  we  might  live  through 

10  him.  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we  loved  God,  but  that 
he  loved  us,  and  sent  his  Son  to  he  the  propitiation  for 

11  our  sins.  Beloved,  if  God  so  loved  us,  we  also  ought 

12  to  love  one  another.  No  man  hath  beheld  God  at 
any  time  : if  we  love  one  another,  God  abideth  in  us, 

13  and  his  love  is  perfected  in  us  : hereby  know  we  that 
we  abide  in  him,  and  he  in  us,  because  he  hath  given 

14  us  of  his  Spirit.  And  we  have  beheld  and  bear  wit- 
ness that  the  Father  hath  sent  the  Son  to  he  the 

15  Saviour  of  the  world.  Whosoever  shall  confess  that 
Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God,  God  abideth  in  him,  and  he 

16  in  God.  And  we  know  and  have  believed  the  love 
which  God  hath  ^ in  us.  God  is  love  ; and  he  that 
abideth  in  love  abideth  in  God,  and  God  abideth  in 

17  him.  Herein  is  love  made  perfect  with  us,  that  we 
may  have  boldness  in  the  day  of  judgement ; because 

18  as  he  is,  even  so  are  we  in  this  world.  There  is  no 
fear  in  love  : but  perfect  love  casteth  out  fear,  be- 
cause fear  hath  punishment  ; and  he  that  feareth  is 

19  not  made  perfect  in  love.  We  love,  because  he  first 

20  loved  us.  If  a man  say,  I love  God,  and  hateth  his 
brother,  he  is  a liar  : for  he  that  loveth  not  his 
brother  whom  he  hath  seen,  cannot  love  God  whom 

21  he  hath  not  seen.  And  this  commandment  have  we 
from  him,  that  he  who  loveth  God  love  his  brother 
also. 


5 Whosoever  believeth  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ  is 
begotten  of  God  : and  whosoever  loveth  him  that 
begat  loveth  him  also  that  is  begotten  of  him. 
2 Hereby  we  know  that  we  love  the  children  of  God, 


«2The88.  2.  7.  ch.  » John  8.  47.  & 10.  6.  8.  & 8.  32.  ch.3.  *2  ver.  18.  ch.  2.  5.  » Jam.  2.  13.  oh.  2.  « eh.  2.  22,  23.  & 4. 

2.  18, 22.  27.  1 Cor.  14.  37.  2 16.  23  John  14.  20.  ch.  28.  & 3.  ID,  21.  2,  15. 

' ch.  5.  4.  Cor.  10.  7.  ch.  5.  ll.  3.  24.  so  ch.  3.  3.  8 John  1.  13. 

« John  12.  31.  & 14.  »2  Is.  8.  20.  John  i®  John  15. 16.  Rom.  2*  John  1.  14.  ch.  1.  si  ver.  12.  * John  15.  23. 

30.  & 16.  11.  1 Cor.  2.  14.  17.  5.  8,  10.  Tit.  3.  4.  1,  2.  sa  ch.  2.  4.  & 3.  17.  b Or,  in  our  case. 

12.  Eph.  2.  2.  & 6.  IS  ch.  3.  10,  11,  23.  10  ch.  2.  2.  sr,  John  3.  17.  ver.  12.  ^ c Marty  ancient  au- 

12.  ll  ch.  2.  4.  & 3.  6.  20  Matt.  18. 33.  John  20  Jiom.  10.  9.  ch.  *1  Matt.  22.  37,  39.  thorities  read 

» John  3.  31  15  ver.  16.  15.  12,  13.  ch.  3.  16.  6.  1,  5.  John  13.  34.  & 15.  12.  he  love  God  whom  he 

15  John  15.  19.  & 17.  i®  John  3.  16.  Rom  21  yer.  20.  John  1.  27  8.  ch,  3.  23.  hath  not  seenf 

W-  18.  1 Tim.  6.  16.  yer.  12.  ch.  3.  24.  » John  1.  12. 


374 


I.  JOHN,  V. 


3 ® For  this  is  the  love  of  God,  that  we  keep  his  com- 
mandments : and  ® his  commandments  are  not  grievous. 

4 For  whatsoever  is  born  of  God  overcometh  the 
world : and  this  is  the  victory  that  overcometh  the 
world,  even  our  faith. 

5 Who  is  he  that  overcometh  the  world,  but  ® he  that 
believeth  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God  ? 

6 This  is  he  that  came  ®by  water  and  blood,  even 

Jesus  Christ  ; not  by  water  only,  but  by  water  and 
blood.  And  it  is  the  Spirit  that  beareth  witness,  be- 
cause the  Spirit  is  truth.  , 

7 For  there  are  three  that  bear  record  in  heaven,  the 
Father,  the  Word,  and  the  Holy  Ghost : ^^^nd  these 
three  are  one. 

8 And  there  are  three  that  bear  witness  in  earth,  the 
spirit,  and  the  water,  and  the  blood  : and  these  three 
agree  in  one. 

9 If  we  receive  the  witness  of  men,  the  witness  of 
God  is  greater  : for  this  is  the  witness  of  God  which 
he  hath  testified  of  his  Son. 

10  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  of  God  hath  the 
witness  in  himself  : he  that  believeth  not  God  ^®hatli 
made  him  a liar  ; because  he  believeth  not  the  record 
that  God  gave  of  his  Son. 

11  And  this  is  the  record,  that  God  hath  given  to 
us  eternal  life,  and  this  life  is  in  his  Son. 

12  He  that  hath  the  Son  hath  life  ; and  he  that 
hath  not  the  Son  of  God  hath  not  life. 

13  These  things  have  I written  unto  you  that  be- 
lieve on  the  name  of  the  Son  of  God  ; that  ye  may 
know  that  ye  have  eternal  life,  and  that  ye  may  believe 
on  the  name  of  the  Son  of  God. 

14  And  this  is  the  confidence  that  we  have  in  him, 
that,  if  we  ask  any  thing  according  to  his  will,  he 
heareth  us  : 

15  And  if  we  know  that  he  hear  us,  whatsoever  we 
ask,  we  know  that  we  have  the  petitions  that  we  desired 
of  him. 

16  If  any  man  see  his  brother  sin  a sin  which  is  not 
unto  death,  he  shall  ask,  and  he  shall  give  him  life 
for  them  that  sin  not  unto  death.  ^4  Xhere  is  a sin  unto 
death  : I do  not  say  that  he  shall  pray  for  it. 

17  26  All  unrighteousness  is  sin  : and  there  is  a sin  not 
unto  death. 

18  We  know  that  27  whosoever  is  born  of  God  sin- 
neth  not ; but  he  that  is  begotten  of  God  28  keepeth 
liimself,  and  that  wicked  one  toucheth  him  not. 

19  And  we  know  that  we  are  of  God,  and  29  the 
whole  world  lieth  in  wickedness. 

20  And  we  know  that  the  Son  of  God  is  come,  and 
30  hath  given  us  an  understanding,  3i  that  we  may  know 
him  that  is  true,  and  we  are  in  him  that  is  true,  even  in 
his  Son  Jesus  Christ.  32  This  is  the  true  God,  33  and 
eternal  life. 

21  Little  children,  34  keep  yourseh'^es  from  idols. 
Amen. 

5 John  14.  15, 21,  23.  26.  16.  13.  1 Tim.  John  3.  33.  & 5. 

& 15.  10.  2 John  6.  3.  16.  38. 

K Mic.  6.  8.  Matt.  n John  1.  1.  Rev.  ch.  2.  25. 

11.  30.  19.  13.  18  John  1.  4.  ch. 

1 John  16.  33.  ch.  3.  12  John  10.  30.  4.  9. 

9.  & 4.  4.  IS  John  8.  17,  18.  i»  John  3.  36.  & 5,  24. 

8 1 Cor.  15.  57.  ch.  Matt.  3.  16,  17.  & 20  John  20.  31. 

4.15.  17.5.  2ich.  1.1,  2. 

» John  19.  34.  is  Rom.  8.  16.  Gal.  22  ch.  3.  22. 

10  John  14.  17.  & 15.  4.  6. 


3 when  we  love  God,  and  do  his  commandments.  For 
this  is  the  love  of  God,  that  we  keep  his  command- 
ments : and  his  commandments  are  not  grievous. 

4 For  whatsoever  is  begotten  of  God  overcometh  the 
world  : and  this  is  the  victory  that  hath  overcome 

5 the  world,  even  our  faith.  And  who  is  he  that  over- 
cometh the  world,  but  he  that  believeth  that  Jesus 

6 is  the  Son  of  God  ? This  is  he  that  came  by  water 
and  blood,  even  Jesus  Christ ; not  " with  the  water 

7 only,  but  “ with  the  water  and  “ with  the  blood.  And 
it  is  the  Spirit  that  beareth  witness,  because  the 

8 Spirit  is  the  truth.  For  there  are  three  who  bear 
witness,  the  Spirit,  and  the  water,  and  the  blood  : 

9 and  the  three  agree  in  one.  If  we  receive  the  wit- 
ness of  men,  the  witness  of  God  is  greater  : for  the 
witness  of  God  is  this,  that  he  hath  borne  witness 

10  concerning  his  Son.  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son 
of  God  hath  the  witness  in  him  : he  that  believeth 
not  God  hath  made  him  a liar  ; because  he  hath  not 
believed  in  the  witness  that  God  hath  borne  con- 

11  cerning  his  Son.  And  the  witness  is  this,  that  God 
gave  unto  us  eternal  life,  and  this  'life  is  in  his  Son. 

12  He  that  hath  the  Son  hath  the  life  ; he  that  hath 
not  the  Son  of  God  hath  not  the  life. 


13  These  things  have  I written  unto  you,  that  ye 
may  know  that  ye  have  eternal  life,  even  unto  you 

14  that  believe  on  the  name  of  the  Son  of  God.  And 
this  is  the  boldness  which  we  have  toward  him,  that, 
if  we  ask  anything  according  to  his  will,  he  heareth 

15  us  : and  if  we  know  that  he  heareth  us  whatsoever 
we  ask,  we  know  that  we  have  the  petitions  which 

16  we  have  asked  of  him.  If  any  man  see  his  brother 
sinning  a sin  not  unto  death,  ^ he  shall  ask,  and  God 
will  give  him  life  for  them  that  sin  not  unto  death. 
There  is  a sin  unto  death  : not  concerning  this  do 

17  I say  that  he  should  make  request.  All  unright- 
eousness is  sin  : and  there  is  ^a  sin  not  unto  death. 


18  We  know  that  whosoever  is  begotten  of  God 
sinneth  not  ; but  he  that  was  begotten  of  God  keep- 

19  eth  '^him,  and  the  evil  one  toucheth  him  not.  We 
know  that  we  are  of  God,  and  the  whole  world 

20  lieth  in  the  evil  one.  And  we  know  that  the  Son  of 
God  is  come,  and  hath  given  us  an  understanding, 
that  we  know  him  that  is  true,  and  we  are  in  him 
that  is  true,  even  iu  his  Son  Jesus  Christ.  This  is 

21  the  true  God,  and  eternal  life.  My  little  children, 
guard  yourselves  from  idols. 


23  Job  42.  8.  Jam.  1 Pet.  1.  23.  ch.  5.  1 Tim.  3.  16.  Tit. 

5.  14,  15.  3.  9.  2.  13.  Heb.  1.  8. 

24  Matt.  12.  31,  32.  28  Jam.  1.  27.  33  ver.  11,  12,  13. 

Mark  3.  29,  Luke  12,  20  Gal,  1,  4.  34  1 Cor.  10. 14. 

10,  Heb.  6,  4,  6.  & 3o  Luke  24,  45,  a Gr.  in. 

10,  26.  31  John  17,  3.  b Or,  he  shall  ash 

25  Jer.  7,  16.  & 14.  32  jg  g_  p ^5,  44.  g,  & and  shall  give  him  li/e, 

11.  John  17.  9.  54.  5.  John  20.  28.  even  to  them  di-c. 

26  ch.  3,  4.  Acts  20.  28.  Rom.  9,  c Or,  sin. 

d Or,  himself. 


II.  JOHN. 


375 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OP 

JOHN. 


1  He  exhorieth  a certain  honourable  matron,  with  her  children,  to  per- 
severe in  Christian  love  and  belief,  8 lest  they  lose  the  reward  of  their 
former  profession : 10  and  to  have  nothing  to  do  with  those  seducers 
that  bring  not  the  true  doctrine  of  Christ  Jesus. 

The  elder  unto  the  elect  lady  and  her  children, 
1 whom  I love  in  the  truth ; and  not  I only,  but 
also  all  they  that  have  known  ^the  truth  ; 

2  For  the  truth’s  sake,  which  dwelleth  in  us,  and 
shall  be  with  us  for  ever. 

3  ® Grace  be  with  you,  mercy,  and  peace,  from  God 
the  Father,  and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of 
the  Father,  ^in  truth  and  love. 

4  I rejoiced  greatly  that  I found  of  thy  children 
® walking  in  truth,  as  we  have  received  a commandment 
from  the  Father. 

5  And  now  I beseech  thee,  lady,  ®not  as  though  I 
wrote  a new  commandment  unto  thee,  but  that  which 
we  had  from  the  beginning,  that  we  love  one  another. 

6  And  ® this  is  love,  that  we  walk  after  his  command- 
ments. This  is  the  commandment.  That,  ® as  ye  have 
heard  from  the  beginning,  ye  should  walk  in  it. 

7  For  many  deceivers  are  entered  into  the  world, 
^^who  confess  not  that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh. 
This  is  a deceiver  and  an  antichrist. 

8  ^®Look  to  yourselves,  ^^that  we  lose  not  those 
things  which  we  have  wrought,  but  that  we  receive  a 
full  reward. 

9  Whosoever  transgresseth,  and  abideth  not  in  the 
doctrine  of  Christ,  hath  not  God.  He  that  abideth  in 
the  doctrine  of  Christ,  he  hath  both  the  Father  and  the 
Son. 

10  If  there  come  any  unto  you,  and  bring  not  this 
doctrine,  receive  him  not  into  your  house,  neither  bid 
him  God  speed  ; 

11  For  he  that  biddeth  him  God  speed  is  partaker  of 
his  evil  deeds. 

12  Having  many  things  to  write  unto  you,  I would 
not  write  with  paper  and  ink  : but  I trust  to  come  unto 
you,  and  speak  face  to  face,  that  our  joy  may  be  full. 

13  ^^The  children  of  thy  elect  sister  greet  thee. 
Amen. 


1 The  elder  unto  the  elect  lady  and  her  children, 
whom  I love  in  truth  ; and  not  I only,  but  also  all 

2 they  that  know  the  truth  ; for  the  truth’s  sake  which 
abideth  in  us,  and  it  shall  be  with  us  for  ever : 

3 Grace,  mercy,  peace  shall  be  with  us,  from  God  the 
Father,  and  from  Jesus  Clirist,  the  Son  of  the 
Father,  in  truth  and  love. 

4 I rejoice  greatly  that  I have  found  certain  of  thy 
children  walking  in  truth,  even  as  we  received  com- 

5 mandment  from  the  Father.  And  now  I beseech 
thee,  lady,  not  as  though  I wrote  to  thee  a new  com- 
mandment, but  that  which  we  had  from  the  begin- 

6 ning,  that  we  love  one  another.  And  this  is  love, 
that  we  should  walk  after  his  commandments.  This 
is  the  commandment,  even  as  ye  heard  from  the 

7 beginning,  that  ye  should  walk  in  it.  For  many 
deceivers  are  gone  forth  into  the  world,  even  they 
that  confess  not  that  Jesus  Christ  cometh  in  the 

8 flesh.  This  is  the  deceiver  and  the  antichrist.  Look 
to  yourselves,  that  ye  “ lose  not  the  things  which  ^ we 
have  wrought,  but  that  ye  receive  a full  reward. 

9 Whosoever  goeth  onward  and  abideth  not  in  the 
teaching  of  Christ,  hath  not  God  : he  that  abideth 
in  the  teaching,  the  same  hath  both  the  Father  and 

10  the  Son.  If  any  one  cometh  unto  you,  and  bringeth 
not  this  teaching,  receive  him  not  into  your  house, 

11  and  give  him  no  greeting  ; for  he  that  giveth  him 
greeting  partaketh  in  his  evil  works. 


12  Having  many  things  to  write  unto  you,  I would  not 
write  them  with  paper  and  ink  : but  I hope  to  come 
unto  you,  and  to  speak  face  to  face,  that  your  joy 

13  may  be  fulfilled.  The  children  of  thine  elect  sister 
salute  thee. 


1 ver.  3.  1 John  3. 
18.  3 John  1, 

2 John  8.  32.  Gal.  2. 
6,  14.  & 3.  1.  & 5.  7. 
Col.  1.  6.  2 Thess.  2. 
13.  ITim.  2.  4.  Heb. 
10.  26. 


3  1 Tim.  1.  2. 

* ver.  1. 

6 3 John  3. 

6 1 John  2.  7,  8.  & 3. 
11. 

J John  13.  34.  & 16. 


12.  Eph.  6.  2.  1 Pet. 
4.  8.  1 John  3.  23. 

8 .John  14.  15,  21.  & 
15.  10.  1 John  2.  6.  & 
6.  3. 

8 1 John  2.  24. 

10  1 John  4.  1. 


11 1 John  4.  2,  3. 

12  1 John  2.  22.  & 
4.  3. 

13  Mark  13.  9. 
i*Gal.  3.  4.  Heb. 

10.  32,  35. 

16  1 John  2.  23. 


16  Rom.  16.  17.  1 

Cor.  6.  11.  &.  16.  22. 
Gal.  1.  8,  9.  2 Tim.  3. 
6.  Tit.  3.  10. 

11  3 John  13. 

18  John  17.  13.  1 

John  1.  4. 


10  1 Pet.  5.  13. 
a Or,  destroy, 
b Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  ye. 
c Or,  taketh  the  lead. 


III.  JOHN. 


3T6 


THE  THIRD  EPISTLE  OP 

JOHN. 


He  commendeth  Gains  for  hisviety.  5 and  hospitality  7 to  true  preach- 
ers : 9 complaining  of  the  unfind  dealing  of  ambitious  Diotrephes  on 
the  contrary  side,  11  whose  evil  example  is  not  to  be  followed : 12  and 
giveth  special  testimony  to  the  good  report  of  Demetrius. 

The  elder  unto  the  wellbeloved  Gaius,  ^whom  I 
love  in  the  truth. 

2  Beloved,  I wish  above  all  things  that  thou  mayest 
prosper  and  be  in  health,  even  as  thy  soul  prospereth. 

3  For  I rejoiced  greatly,  when  the  brethren  came 
and  testified  of  the  truth  that  is  in  thee,  even  as  ^ thou 
walkest  in  the  truth. 

4  I have  no  greater  joy  than  to  hear  that  ^ my  chil- 
dren walk  in  truth. 

5  Beloved,  thou  doest  faithfully  whatsoever  thou 
doest  to  the  brethren,  and  to  strangers  ; 

6  Which  have  borne  witness  of  thy  charity  before 
the  church  : whom  if  thou  bring  forward  on  their 
journey  after  a godly  sort,  thou  shalt  do  well  : 

7  Because  that  for  his  name’s  sake  they  went  forth, 
^ taking  nothing  of  the  Gentiles. 

8  We  therefore  ought  to  receive  such,  that  we  might 
be  fellowhelpers  to  the  truth. 

9  I wrote  unto  the  church  ; but  Diotrephes,  who 
loveth  to  have  the  preeminence  among  them,  receiveth 
us  not. 

10  Wherefore,  if  I come,  I will  remember  his  deeds 
which  he  doeth,  prating  against  us  with  malicious  words  : 
and  not  content  therewith,  neither  doth  he  himself  re- 
ceive the  brethren,  and  forbiddeth  them  that  would, 
and  casteth  them  out  of  the  church. 

11  Beloved,  ® follow  not  that  which  is  evil,  but  that 
which  is  good.  ®He  that  doeth  good  is  of  God  : but 
he  that  doeth  evil  hath  not  seen  God. 

12  Demetrius  "^hath  good  report  of  all  men,  and  of 
the  truth  itself  : yea,  and  we  also  bear  record  ; ® and  ye 
know  that  our  record  is  true. 

13  ® I had  many  things  to  write,  but  I will  not  with 
ink  and  pen  write  unto  thee  : 

14  But  I trust  I shall  shortly  see  thee,  and  we  shall 
speak  face  to  face.  Peace  he  to  thee.  Our  friends 
salute  thee.  Greet  the  friends  by  name. 

1 2 John  1.  4 1 Cor.  9.  12,  15.  « 1 John  2.  29.  & 3. 

2 2 John  4.  6 Ps.  37.  27.  Is.  1.  6,  9. 

8 1 Cor.  4. 15.  PhUem.  1C,  17.  1 Pet.  3.  11.  » 1 Tim.  3.  7. 

10. 


1 The  elder  unto  Gaius  the  beloved,  whom  I love 
in  truth. 

2 Beloved,  I pray  that  in  all  things  thou  mayest 
prosper  and  be  in  health,  even  as  thy  soul  prosper- 

3 eth.  For  I “ rejoiced  greatly,  when  brethren  came 
and  bare  witness  unto  thy  truth,  even  as  thou  walk- 

4 est  in  truth.  Greater  ^ joy  have  I none  than  ® this, 
to  hear  of  my  children  walking  in  the  truth. 

5 Beloved,  thou  doest  a faithful  work  in  whatsoever 
thou  doest  toward  them  that  are  brethren  and 

6 strangers  withal  ; who  bare  witness  to  thy  love  be- 
fore the  church  : whom  thou  wilt  do  well  to  set 

7 forward  on  their  journey  worthily  of  God  : because 
that  for  the  sake  of  the  Name  they  went  forth,  tak- 

8 ing  nothing  of  the  Gentiles.  We  therefore  ought 
to  welcome  such,  that  we  may  be  fellow-workers 
with  the  truth. 

9 I wrote  somewhat  unto  the  church  : but  Dio- 
trephes, who  loveth  to  have  the  preeminence  among 

10  them,  receiveth  us  not.  Therefore,  if  I come,  I 
will  bring  to  remembrance  his  works  which  he 
doeth,  prating  against  us  with  wicked  words  : and 
not  content  therewith,  neither  doth  he  himself  re- 
ceive the  brethren,  and  them  that  would  he  forbid- 

11  deth,  and  casteth  them  out  of  the  church.  Beloved, 
imitate  not  that  which  is  evil,  but  that  which  is 
good.  He  that  doeth  good  is  of  God  : he  that  doeth 

12  evil  hath  not  seen  God.  Demetrius  hath  the  wit- 
ness of  all  men,  and  of  the  truth  itself  : yea,  we 
also  bear  witness  ; and  thou  knowest  that  our  wit- 
ness is  true. 

13  I had  many  thmgs  to  write  unto  thee,  but  I am 
unwilling  to  write  them  to  thee  with  ink  and  pen : 

14  but  I hope  shortly  to  see  thee,  and  we  shall  speak 
face  to  face.  Peace  he  unto  thee.  The  friends 
salute  thee.  Salute  the  friends  by  name. 

8 John  21.  24.  when  brethren  come  thorities  read  grace. 

8 2 John  12.  and  bear  witness.  c Or,  these  things, 

a Or,  rejoice  greatly,  b Some  ancient  au-  that  I may  hear. 


JUDE. 


377 


THE  GENEEAL  EPISTLE  OF 

JUDE. 


He  exhorteth  them  to  be  constant  in  the  profession  of  the  faith.  4 False 
teachers  are  crept  in  to  seduce  them : for  ivhose  damnable  doctrine  and 
manners  horrible  vanishment  is  prepared : 20  whereas  the  godly,  by 
the  assistance  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  ana  prayers  to  God,  may  persevere, 
and  grow  in  grace,  and  keep  themselves,  and  recover  others  out  of  the 
snares  of  those  deceivers. 

JUDE,  the  servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  ^ brother  of 
James,  to  them  that  are  sanctified  by  God  the 
Father,  and  ^ preserved  in  Jesus  Christ,  and  ^ called  : 

2  Mercy  unto  you,  and  ^ peace,  and  love,  be  multi- 
plied. 

3  Beloved,  when  I gave  all  diligence  to  write  unto 
you  ® of  the  common  salvation,  it  was  needful  for  me  to 
write  unto  you,  and  exhort  you  that  ®ye  should  ear- 
nestly contend  for  the  faith  which  was  once  delivered 
Unto  the  saints. 

4  For  there  are  certain  men  crept  in  unawares, 
who  were  before  of  old  ordained  to  this  condemnation, 
ungodly  men,  ^ turning  the  grace  of  our  God  into  las- 
civiousness, and  denying  the  only  Lord  God,  and  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

5  I will  therefore  put  you  in  remembrance,  though 
ye  once  knew  this,  how  that  the  Lord,  having  saved 
the  people  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  afterward  de- 
stroyed them  that  believed  not. 

6  And  the  angels  which  kept  not  their  first  estate, 
but  left  their  own  habitation,  ^^he  hath  reserved  in 
everlasting  chains  under  darkness  ^®unto  the  judgment 
of  the  great  day. 

7  Even  as  Sodom  and  Gomorrha,  and  the  cities 
about  them  in  like  manner,  giving  themselves  over  to 
fornication,  and  going  after  strange  flesh,  are  set  forth 
for  an  example,  suffering  the  vengeance  of  eternal  fire. 

8  Likewise  also  these  Jilthy  dreamers  defile  the 
fl^sh,  despise  dominion,  and  speak  evil  of  dignities. 

9  Yet  Michael  the  archangel,  when  contending  with 
the  devil  he  disputed  about  the  body  of  Moses,  durst 
not  bring  against  him  a railing  accusation,  but  said, 
22  The  Lord  rebuke  thee. 

10  23  But  these  speak  evil  of  those  things  which  they 
know  not  : but  what  they  know  naturally,  as  brute 
beasts,  in  those  things  they  corrupt  themselves. 

11  Woe  unto  them  ! for  they  have  gone  in  the  way 
2^  of  Cain,  and  25  ran  greedily  after  the  error  of  Balaam 
for  reward,  and  perished  26  in  the  gainsaying  of  Core. 

12  27  These  are  spots  in  your  28  feasts  of  charity,  when 
they  feast  with  you,  feeding  themselves  without  fear  : 
22  clouds  they  are  without  water,  carried  about  of 
winds  ; trees  whose  fruit  withereth,  without  fruit,  twice 
dead,  plucked  up  by  the  roots  ; 

13  ®2  Raging  waves  of  the  sea,  foaming  out  their 

' Luke  6.  IG.  Acts  7 Qal.  2.  4.  2 Pet.  20.  G4.  P.s.  lOG.  2G. 
1.  13.  2.  1.  Heb.  3.  17,  19. 

2 John  17.  11,  12,  15.  8 Rom.  9.  21,  22.  1 John  8.  44. 

1 Pet.  1.  5.  Pet.  2.  8.  is  2 Pet.  2.  4. 

3 Rom.  1.  7.  0 2 Pet.  2.  10.  10  Rgy.  20.  10. 

«lPet.  1.  2.  2 Pet.  10  Tit.  2.  11.  Heb.  ’7  Gen.  19.  24.  Deut. 

1.  2.  12.  15.  29.  23.  2 Pet.  2.  G. 

6 Tit.  1.  4.  n Tit.  1.  IG.  2 Pet.  ’8  2 Pet.  2.  10. 

6 Phil.  1.  27.  1 Tim.  2.  1.  1 Jolin  2.  22.  lo  Ex.  22.  28. 

1.  18.  & G.  12.  2 Tim.  1 Cor.  10.  9.  20  Dan.  10.  13.  & 12. 

1.  13.  & 4.  7.  13  Num.  14.  29,37.  & 1.  Rev.  12.  7. 

21  2 Pet.  2.  11. 


1 Judas,  a “servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  brother  of 
James,  ^to  them  that  are  called,  beloved  in  God  the 

2 Father,  and  kept  for  Jesus  Christ  : Mercy  unto  you 
and  peace  and  love  be  multiplied. 

3 Beloved,  while  I was  giving  all  diligence  to  write 
unto  you  of  our  common  salvation,  I was  constrained 
to  write  unto  you  exhorting  you  to  contend  earnestly 
for  the  faith  which  was  once  for  all  delivered  unto  the 

4 saints.  For  there  are  certain  men  crept  in  privily, 
even  they  who  were  of  old  set  forth  unto  this  con- 
demnation, ungodly  men,  turning  the  grace  of  our 
God  into  lasciviousness,  and  denying  our  only  Mas- 
ter and  Lord,  Jesus  Christ. 

5 Now  I desire  to  put  you  in  remembrance,  though 
ye  know  all  things  once  for  all,  how  that  ^ the  Lord, 
having  saved  a people  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 

6 ^ afterward  destroyed  them  that  believed  not.  And 
angels  which  kept  not  their  own  principality,  but 
left  their  proper  habitation,  he  hath  kept  in  everlast- 
ing bonds  under  darkness  unto  the  judgement  of  the 

7 great  day.  Even  as  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and  the 
cities  about  them,  having  in  like  manner  with  these 
given  themselves  over  to  fornication,  and  gone  after, 
strange  fle.sh,  are  set  forth  f as  an  example,  suffering 

8 the  punishment  of  eternal  fire.  Yet  in  like  manner 
these  also  in  their  dreamings  defile  the  flesh,  and 

9 set  at  nought  dominion,  and  rail  at  ^ dignities.  But 
Michael  the  archangel,  when  contending  with  the 
devil  he  disputed  about  the  body  of  Moses,  durst 
not  bring  against  him  a railing  judgement,  but  said, 

10  The  Lord  rebuke  thee.  But  these  rail  at  whatso- 
ever things  they  know  not  : and  what  they  under- 
stand naturally,  like  the  creatures  without  reason, 

11  in  these  things  are  they  * destroyed.  'SVoe  unto 
them  ! for  they  went  in  the  way  of  Cain,  and  ’ ran 
riotously  in  the  error  of  Balaam  for  hire,  and  pe- 

12  rished  in  the  gainsaying  of  Korah.  These  are  they 
who  are  j hidden  rocks  in  your  love-feasts  when  they 
feast  with  you,  shepherds  that  without  fear  feed 
themselves  ; clouds  without  water,  carried  along 
by  winds  ; autumn  trees  without  fruit,  twice  dead, 

13  plucked  up  by  the  roots  ; wild  waves  of  the  sea. 


22  Zecli.  3.  2. 

23  2 Pet.  2.  12. 

24  Gen.  4.  5.  1 John 
3 12 

a'iNum.  22.  7,  21.  2 
Pet.  2.  15. 

2«  Nnm.  IG.  1,  &c. 

27  2 Pet.  2.  13. 

28  1 Cor.  11.  21. 

2«  Pro.  25.  14.  2 Pet. 
2.  17. 

Epli.  4.  14. 


31  Matt.  15.  13. 

32  Is.  57.  20. 

83  Phil.  3.  19. 

a Gr.  bond-.<tervant. 

b Or,  to  them  that 
are  beloved  in  God  the 
Father,  and  kept  for 
Jesus  Christ,  being 
called. 

c Or,  the  only  Mas- 
ter, and  our  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ. 


d IMany  very  ancient 
authorities  read  Jesus. 

e Gr.  the  second 
time. 

f Or,  as  an  example 
of  eternal  fre,  suffer- 
ing punishment, 
g Gr.  glories, 
h Or,  corrtipled. 
i Or,  cast  themselves 
away  through, 
j Or,  spots. 


378 


REVELATION,  I. 


own  shame  ; wandering  stars,  to  whom  is  reserved  the 
blackness  of  darkness  for  ever. 

14  And  Enoch  also,  the  seventh  from  Adam,  pro- 
phesied of  these,  saying.  Behold,  ^®the  Lord  cometh 
with  ten  thousands  of  his  saints, 

15  Td  execute  judgment  upon  all,  and  to  convince  all 
that  are  ungodly  among  them  of  all  their  ungodly  deeds 
which  they  have  ungodly  committed,  and  of  all  their 
27  hard  speeches  which  ungodly  sinners  have  spoken 
against  him. 

16  These  are  murmurers,  complainers,  walking  after 
their  own  lusts  ; and  28  their  mouth  speaketh  great  swell- 
ing words,  29  having  men’s  persons  in  admiration  because 
of  advantage. 

17  ^9  But,  beloved,  remember  ye  the  words  which 
were  spoken  before  of  the  apostles  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  ; 

18  How  that  they  told  you  there  should  be  mock- 
ers in  the  last  time,  who  should  walk  after  their  own 
ungodly  lusts. 

19  These  be  they  ^^who  separate  themselves,  ^2  sen- 
sual, having  not  the  Spirit. 

20  But  ye,  beloved,  building  up  yourselves  on  your 
most  holy  faith,  praying  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 

21  Keep  yourselves  in  the  love  of  God,  looking  for 
the  mercy  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Clirist  unto  eternal  life. 

22  And  of  some  have  compassion,  making  a differ- 
ence : 

/ 23  And  others  ^7  save  with  fear,  ^2 pulling  them  out  of 
the  fire  ; hating  even  the  garment  spotted  by  the  flesh. 

24  29  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  keep  you  from 
falling,  and  ^^to  present  you  faultless  before  the  pre- 
sence of  his  glory  with  exceeding  joy, 

25  2^  To  the  only  wise  God  our  Saviour,  he  glory  and 
majesty,  dominion  and  power,  both  now  and  ever. 
Amen. 


foaming  out  their  own  ^ shame  ; wandering  stars,  for 
whom  the  blackness  of  darkness  hath  been  reserved 

14  for  ever.  And  to  these  also  Enoch,  the  seventh 
from  Adam,  prophesied,  saying.  Behold,  the  Lord 

15  came  with  Hen  thousands  of  his  holy  ones,  to  exe- 
cute judgement  upon  all,  and  to  convict  all  the  un- . 
godly  of  all  their  works  of  ungodliness  which  they 
have  ungodly  wrovight,  and  of  all  the  hard  things 
which  ungodly  sinners  have  spoken  against  him. 

16  These  are  murmurers,  complainers,  walking  after 
their  lusts  (and  their  mouth  speaketh  great  swelling 
words),  shewing  respect  of  persons  for  the  sake  of 
advantage. 

17  But  ye,  beloved,  remember  ye  the  words  which 
have  been  spoken  before  by  the  apostles  of  our  Lord 

18  Jesus  Clirist  ; how  that  they  said  to  you.  In  the  last 
time  there  shall  be  mockers,  walking  after  their 

19  own  ungodly  lusts.  These  are  they  who  make  se- 

20  parations,  sensual,  having  not  the  Spirit.  But  ye, 
beloved,  building  up  yourselves  on  your  most  holy 

21  faith,  praying  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  keep  yourselves  in 
the  love  of  God,  looking  for  the  mercy  of  our  Lord 

22  Jesus  Christ  unto  eternal  life.  " And  on  some  have 

23  mercy,  7^  who  are  in  doubt  ; and  some  save,  snatch- 
ing them  out  of  the  fire  ; and  on  some  have  mercy 
with  fear  ; hating  even  the  garment  spotted  by  the 
flesh. 


24  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  guard  you  from 
stumbling,  and  to  set  you  before  the  presence  of  his 

25  glory  without  blemish  in  exceeding  joy,  to  the  only 
God  our  Saviour,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  he 
glory,  majesty,  dominion  and  power,  before  all  time, 
and  now,  and  ® for  evermore.  Amen. 


THE  REVELATION 

OF 

ST.  JOHN  THE  DIVINE. 


CHAPTER  I. 

4 John  writeth  his  revelation  to  the  seven  churches  of  Asia,  signified  by 
the  seven  golden  candlesticks.  7 The  coming  of  Christ.  14  His  glorious 
power  and  majesty. 

The  Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ,  ^ which  God  gave 
unto  him,  to  shew  unto  his  servants  things  which 
2 must  shortly  come  to  pass  ; and  2 he  sent  and  signified 
it  by  his  angel  unto  his  servant  John  : 

2 ^ Who  bare  record  of  the  word  of  God,  and  of  the 


1 The  Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ,  which  God  ® gave 
him  to  shew  unto  his  2 servants,  even  the  things 
which  must  shortly  come  to  pass  : and  he  sent  and 

2 signified  ^ it  by  his  angel  unto  his  servant  John  ; who 
bare  witness  of  the  word  of  God,  and  of  the  testi- 


84  2 Pet.  2. 17. 

8s  Gen.  5.  18. 

36  Deut.  33.  2.  Han. 
7.  10.  Zech.  14.  5. 
Matt.  25.  31.  2Thess. 

1.  7.  Rev.  1.  7. 

37  1 Sam.  2.  3.  Ps. 
31.  18.  & 94.  4.  Mai. 
3 13 

’ 3*  2 Pet.  2.  18. 

39  Pro.  28.  21.  Jam. 

2.  1,  9. 


40  2 Pet.  3.  2. 

411  Tim.  4.1.  2 Tim. 
8.  1.  &4.  8.  2 Pet.  2. 
1.  & 3.  3. 

42  Pro.  18.  1.  Ezek. 
14.  7.  Hos.  4.  14.  & 9. 
10.  Heb.  10.  25.  • 

43 1 Cor.  2. 14.  Jam. 

3.  15. 

44  Col.  2.  7.  1 Tim. 
1.  4. 


43  Rom.  8.  26,  Eph. 

’ 46  Tit.  2,  13.  2 Pet. 
3.  12. 

47  Rom.  11.  14.  1 

Tim.  4.  16. 

48  Amos  4. 11.  Zech. 
3.  2.  1 Cor.  3.  15. 

49  Zech.  3. 4,  6.  Rev. 
3.  4. 

30  Rom.  16.  25.  Eph. 
3.  20. 


31  Col.  1.  22. 

62  Rom.  16.  27.  1 

Tim.  1.  17.  & 2.  3. 

. 1 John  3.  32.  & 8.  26. 

& 12.  49. 

2 ver.  3.  ch.  4.  1. 

8 ch.  22.  16. 

4 ver.  9.  1 Cor.  1.  6. 
ch.  6.  9.  & 12.  17. 
k Gr.  shames. 

I Gr.  his  holy  myri- 
ads. 


m Gr.  theh\  own 
lusts  of  ungodlinesses. 

n Or,  natural.  Or, 
animal. 

0 The  Greek  text  In 
this  passage  {And  . . . 
fire)  Is  somewhat  un* 
certain. 

p Or,  while  they  dis- 
pute with  you. 


q Gr.  unto  all  the 
ages. 

a Or,  gave  unto  him, 
to  shew  unto  his  ser- 
vants the  things  dtc. 

b Gr.  bond-servants : 
and  so  throughout  this 
book. 

c Or,  them. 


REVELATION,  I. 


379 


testimony  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  of  all  things  ® that  he 
saw. 

3 ® Blessed  is  he  that  readeth,  and  they  that  hear  the 
words  of  this  prophecy,  and  keep  those  things  which 
are  written  therein  : for  the  time  is  at  hand. 

4 ~r  OHN  to  the  seven  churches  which  are  in  Asia  : 

^ Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  him  ® which 

is,  and  ® which  was,  and  which  is  to  come  ; and  from 
the  seven  Spirits  which  are  before  his  throne  ; 

5 And  from  Jesus  Christ,  tcho  is  the  faithful  wit- 
ness, and  the  first  begotten  of  the  dead,  and  ^^the 
prince  of  the  kings  of  the  earth.  Unto  him  ^^that  loved 
us,  and  washed  us  from  our  sins  in  his  own  blood, 

6 And  hath  ^®made  us  kings  and  priests  unto  God 
and  his  Father  ; to  him  he  glory  and  dominion  for 
ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

7 Behold,  he  cometh  with  clouds  ; and  every  eye 
shall  see  him,  and  they  also  which  pierced  him  ; and 
all  kindreds  of  the  earth  shall  wail  because  of  him. 
Even  so.  Amen. 

8 I am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  beginning  and  the 
ending,  saith  the  Lord,  which  is,  and  which  was,  and 
which  is  to  come,  the  Almighty. 

9 I John,  who  also  am  your  brother,  and  companion 
in  tribulation,  and  ^^in  the  kingdom  and  patience  of 
Jesus  Christ,  was  in  the  isle  that  is  called  Patinos,  for 
the  word  of  God,  and  for  the  testimony  of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  25  1 was  in  the  Spirit  on  ^^the  Lord’s  day,  and 
heard  behind  me  a great  voice,  as  of  a trumpet, 

11  Saying,  I am  Alpha  and  Omega,  29  the  first  and 
the  last  : and.  What  thou  seest,  write  in  a book,  and 
send  it  unto  the  seven  churches  which  are  in  Asia  ; 
unto  Ephesus,  and  unto  Smyrna,  and  unto  Perganios, 
and  unto  Thyatira,  and  unto  Sardis,  and  unto  Philadel- 
phia, and  unto  Laodicea. 

12  And  I turned  to  see  the  voice  that  spake  with  me. 
And  being  turned,  I saw  seven  golden  candlesticks  ; 

13  And  in  the  midst  of  the  seven  candlesticks  one 
like  unto  the  Son  of  man,  ^3  clothed  with  a garment 
down  to  the  foot,  and  ®^girt  about  the  paps  with  a 
golden  girdle. 

14  His  head  and  his  hairs  were  white  like  wool,  as 
white  as  snow  ; and  his  eyes  were  as  a flame  of  fire  ; 

15  And  his  feet  like  unto  fine  brass,  as  if  they 
burned  in  a furnace ; and  his  voice  as  the  sound  of 
many  waters. 

16  And  he  had  in  his  right  hand  seven  stars  : and 
^ out  of  his  mouth  went  a sharp  twoedged  sword  : and 
his  countenance  was  as  the  sun  shineth  in  his  strength. 

17  And  ^2  when  I saw  him,  I fell  at  his  feet  as  dead. 
And  he  laid  his  right  hand  upon  me,  saying  unto  me. 
Fear  not  ; I am  the  first  and  the  last  : 

18  I am  he  that  liveth,  and  was  dead  ; and,  behold, 

I am  alive  for  evermore.  Amen  ; and  liave  the  keys 

of  hell  and  of  death. 


6 1 John  1. 1. 

«Luke  11.  28.  ch. 
22.  7. 

^ Rom.  13.  11.  Jam. 
6.  8.  1 Pet.  4.  7.  ch. 
22.  10. 

8 ver.  8.  Ex.  3.  14. 

0 John  1.  1. 

30  Zech.  3.  9.  & 4.  10. 
ch.  3.  1.  & 4.  5.  & 5. 
C. 

11  John  8.  14.  1 Tim. 
6.  13.  ch.  3.  14. 

12 1 Cor.  15.  20.  Col. 
1.  18. 

lOEph.  1.  20.  ch. 

17.  14.  & 19.  IG. 


14  John  13.  34.  & 15. 
9.  Gal.  2.  20. 

10  Heb.  9.  14.  1 John 
1.  7. 

10  1 Pet.  2.  5,  9.  ch. 
5.  10.  & 20.  G. 

11  1 Tim.  G.  IG.  Heb. 
13.  21.  1 Pet.  4.  11.  & 
5.  11. 

18  Dan.  7.  13.  Matt. 
24.  30.  & 26.  64.  Acts 
1.  11. 

1'- Zech.  12. 10.  John 
19.  37. 

20  ver.  11,17.  Is.  41. 
4.  & 44.  G.  & 48.  12. 


ch.  2.  8.  &21.G.  &22. 
13. 

21  ver.  4.  ch.  4.  8. 
& 11.  17.  * 16.  5. 

22  Phil.  1.  7.  & 4.  14. 
2 Tim.  1.  8. 

23  Rom.  8. 17.  2 Tim. 

2.  12. 

24  ver.  2.  ch.  G.  9. 

20  Acts  10. 10.  2 Cor. 

12.  2.  ch.  4.  2.  & 17. 
3.  & 21.  10. 

20  John  20.  26.  Acts 
20.  7.  1 Cor.  IG.  2. 

21  ch.  4.  1.  & 10.  8. 

28  ver.  8. 

20  ver.  17. 


mony  of  Jesus  Christ,  even  of  all  things  that  he  saw. 

3 Blessed  is  he  that  readeth,  and  they  that  hear  the 
words  of  the  prophecy,  and  keep  the  things  which 
are  written  therein  : for  the  time  is  at  hand. 

4 John  to  the  seven  churches  which  are  in  Asia  : 
Grace  to  you  and  peace,  from  him  which  is  and 
which  was  and  ^ which  is  to  come  ; and  from  the 

5 seven  Spirits  which  are  before  his  throne  ; and  from 
Jesus  Christ,  who  is  the  faithful  witness,  the  firstborn 
of  the  dead,  and  the  ruler  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. 
Unto  him  that  loveth  us,  and  ® loosed  us  from  our 

6 sins  J'  by  his  blood  ; and  he  made  us  to  he  a kingdom, 
to  he  priests  unto  his  God  and  Father  ; to  him  he  the 
glory  and  the  dominion  iifor  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

7 Behold,  he  cometh  with  the  clouds  ; and  every  eye 
shall  see  him,  and  they  which  pierced  him  ; and  all 
the  tribes  of  the  earth  shall  mourn  over  him.  Even 
so.  Amen. 

8 I am  the  Alpha  and  the  Omega,  saith  ^ the  Lord 
God,  * which  is  and  which  was  and  ^ which  is  to 
come,  the  Almighty. 

9 I John,  your  brother  and  partaker  with  you  in  the 
tribulation  and  kingdom  and  patience  which  are  in 
Jesus,  was  in  the  isle  that  is  called  Patinos,  for  the 

10  word  of  God  and  the  testimony  of  Jesus.  I was  in 
the  Spirit  on  the  Lord’s  day,  and  I heard  behind  me 

11  a great  voice,  as  of  a trumpet  saying.  What  thou  seest, 
write  in  a book,  and  send  it  to  the  seven  churches  ; 
unto  Ephesus,  and  unto  Smyrna,  and  unto  Perga- 
mum,  and  unto  Thyatira,  and  unto  Sardis,  and  unto 

12  Philadelphia,  and  unto  Laodicea.  And  I turned  to 
see  the  voice  which  spake  with  me.  And  having 

13  turned  I saw  seven  golden  i candlesticks  ; and  in 
the  midst  of  the  i candlesticks  one  like  unto  * a son 
of  man,  clothed  with  a garment  down  to  the  foot, 
and  girt  about  at  the  breasts  with  a golden  girdle. 

14  And  his  head  and  his  hair  were  white  as  white  wool, 
white  as  snow  ; and  his  eyes  were  as  a flame  of  fire  ; 

15  and  his  feet  like  unto  burnished  brass,  as  if  it  had 
been  refined  in  a furnace  ; and  his  voice  as  the  voice 

16  of  many  waters.  And  he  liad  in  his  right  hand 
seven  stars  : and  out  of  his  mouth  proceeded  a 
sharp  two-edged  sword  : and  his  countenance  was  as 

17  the  sun  shineth  in  his  strength.  And  when  I saw 
him,  I fell  at  his  feet  as  one  dead.  And  he  laid  his 

18  right  hand  upon  me,  saying.  Fear  not  ; lam  the  first 
and  the  last,  and  the  Living  one  ; and  I ^ was  dead, 
and  behold,  I am  alive  for  evermore,  and  I have 


so  ver.  20.  Ex.  25. 
37.  Zech.  4.  2. 

31  ch.  2.  1. 

32  Ezek.  1.  2G.  Dan. 
7.  13.  & 10.  IG.  ch. 
14.  14. 

33  Dan.  10.  5. 

34  ch.  15.  G. 
so  Dan.  7.  9. 

30  Dan.  10.  6.  ch.  2. 

18.  & 19.  12. 

31  Ezek.  1.  7.  Dan. 
10.  G.  ch.  2.  18. 

38  Ezek.  43.  2.  Dan. 
10.  G.  ch.  14.  2.  & 

19.  6. 


so  ver.  20.  ch.  2.  1. 
&3.  1. 

40  Is.  49.  2.  Eph.  6. 
17.  Heb.  4.  12.  ch.  2. 
12,  IG.  &19.  15,  21. 

41  Acts  2G.  13.  ch. 

10.  1. 

42  Ezek.  1.  28. 

43  Dan.  8.  18.  & 10. 
10. 

44  ver.  11.  Is.  41.  4. 
& 44.  G.  & 48.  12.  ch. 
2.  8.  & 22.  13. 

40  Rom.  0.  9. 

40  oh.  4.  9.  & 5.  14. 

41  Ps.  G8.  20.  ch. 

20.  1. 


d Or,  which  cometh. 
e Many  authorities, 
some  ancient,  read 
washed. 

/ Gr.  in. 

gGr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  ages.  Many  an- 
cient autliorities  omit 
of  the  ages. 

h Or,  the  Lord,  the 
God. 

i Or,  he  which, 
j Gr.  lampstands. 
k Or,  the  Son  of  man. 
I Gr.  became, 
m.  Gr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  age.',. 


380 


REVELATION,  II. 


19  Write  ^^the  things  which  thou  hast  seen,  ^^and 
the  things  which  are,  ^®and  the  things  which  shall  be 
hereafter  ; 

20  The  mystery  the  seven  stars  which  thou 
sawest  in  my  right  hand,  and  the  seven  golden  candle- 
sticks. The  seven  stars  are  the  angels  of  the  seven 
churches  : and  ^^the  seven  candlesticks  which  thou  saw- 
est are  the  seven  churches. 

CHAPTER  II. 

What  is  commanded  to  be  written  to  the  angels,  that  is,  the  ministers  of 
the  churches  of  1 Ephesus,  8 Smyrna,  12  Fergamos,  18  Thyatira  : and 
to  hat  is  commended,  or  found  wanting  in  them. 

UNTO  the  angel  of  the  church  of  Ephesus  write  ; 

These  things  saith  ^he  that  holdeth  the  seven 
stars  in  his  right  hand,  ^ who  walketh  in  the  midst  of 
the  seven  golden  candlesticks  ; 

2^1  know  thy  works,  and  thy  labour,  and  thy  pa- 
tience, and  how  thou  canst  not  bear  them  which  are  evil : 
and  ^ thou  hast  tried  them  ^ which  say  they  are  apostles, 
and  are  not,  and  hast  found  them  liars  : 

3  And  hast  borne,  and  hast  patience,  and  for  my 
name’s  sake  hast  laboured,  and  hast  ® not  fainted. 

4  Nevertheless  I have  somewhat  against  thee,  be- 
cause thou  hast  left  thy  first  love. 

.5  Remember  therefore  from  whence  thou  art  fallen, 
and  repent,  and  do  the  first  works  ; or  else  I will  come 
unto  thee  quickly,  and  will  remove  thy  candlestick  out 
of  his  place,  except  thou  repent. 

6  But  this  thou  hast,  that  thou  hatest  the  deeds  of 
® the  Nicolaitanes,  which  I also  hate. 

7  ® He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the 
Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches  ; To  him  that  overcometh 
will  I give  ^®to  eat  of  ^Hhe  tree  of  life,  which  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  paradise  of  God. 

8  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Smyrna 
write  ; These  things  saith  the  first  and  the  last,  which 
was  dead,  and  is  alive  ; 

9  I know  thy  works,  and  tribulation,  and  poverty, 
(but  thou  art  ^^rich)  and  I know  the  blasphemy  of 
i^them  which  say  they  are  Jews,  and  are  not,  ^®but  are  \ 
the  synagogue  of  Satan. 

10  Fear  none  of  those  things  which  thou  shalt 
suffer  : behold,  the  devil  shall  cast  some  of  you  into 
prison,  that  ye  may  be  tried  ; and  ye  shall  have  tribu- 
lation ten  days  : ^®be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I 
will  give  thee  a crown  of  life. 

11  20  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the 
Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches  ; He  that  overcometh 
shall  not  be  hurt  of  21  the  second  death. 

12  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Pergamos  write ; 
These  things  saith  22iie  which  hath  the  sharp  sword 
with  two  edges  ; 

13  23 1 know  thy  works,  and  where  thou  dwellest,  even 
2*  where  Satan’s  seat  is : and  thou  boldest  fast  my  name, 
and  hast  not  denied  my  faith,  even  in  those  days 
wherein  Antipas  was  my  faithful  martyr,  who  was  slain 
among  you,  where  Satan  dwelleth. 

14  But  I have  a few  things  against  thee,  because 
thou  hast  there  them  that  hold  the  doctrine  of  25  Ba- 


19  the  keys  of  death  and  of  Hades.  Write  therefore 
the  things  which  thou  sawest,  and  the  things  which 
are,  and  the  things  which  shall  come  to  pass  hereaf- 

20  ter  ; the  mystery  of  the  seven  stars  which  thou  saw- 
est ” in  my  right  hand,  and  the  seven  golden  ^ can- 
dlesticks. The  seven  stars  are  the  angels  of  the 
seven  churches  : and  the  seven  ® candlesticks  are 
seven  churches. 


2  To  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Ephesus  write  ; 

These  things  saith  he  that  holdeth  the  seven  stars 
in  his  right  hand,  he  that  walketh  in  the  midst  of  the 

2 seven  golden  « candlesticks  : I know  thy  works,  and 
thy  toil  and  patience,  and  that  thou  canst  not  bear 
evil  men,  and  didst  try  them  which  call  themselves 
apostles,  and  they  are  not,  and  didst  find  them  false  ; 

3 and  thou  hast  patience  and  didst  bear  for  my  name’s 

4 sake,  and  hast  not  grown  weary.  But  I have  this 
against  thee,  that  thou  didst  leave  thy  first  love. 

5 Remember  therefore  from  whence  thou  art  fallen, 
and  repent,  and  do  the  first  works  ; or  else  I come 
to  thee,  and  will  move  thy  ^ candlestick  out  of  its 

6 place,  except  thou  repent.  But  this  thou  hast,  that 
thou  hatest  the  works  of  the  Nicolaitans,  which  I 

7 also  hate.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what 
the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches.  To  him  that  over- 
cometh, to  him  will  I give  to  eat  of  the  tree  of  life, 
which  is  in  the  ^ Paradise  of  God. 


8 And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Smyrna  write  ; 

These  things  saith  the  first  and  the  last,  which 

9 ^ was  dead,  and  lived  again : I know  thy  tribula- 
tion, and  thy  poverty  (but  thou  art  rich),  and  the 
® blasphemy  of  them  which  say  they  are  Jews,  and 

10  they  are  not,  but  are  a synagogue  of  Satan.  Fear 
not  the  things  which  thou  art  about  to  suffer  : be- 
hold, the  devil  is  about  to  cast  some  of  you  into 
prison,  that  ye  may  be  tried  ; and  ye  shall  have 

tribulation  ten  days.  Be  thou  faithful  unto  death, 

11  and  I will  give  thee  the  crown  of  life.  He  that 
hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to 
the  churches.  He  that  overcometh  shall  not  be 
hurt  of  the  second  death. 

12  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Pergamuin 
write  ; 

These  things  saith  he  that  hath  the  sharp  two- 

13  edged  sword  : I know  where  thou  dwellest,  even 
where  Satan’s  throne  is  : and  thou  boldest  fast  my 
name,  and  didst  not  deny  my  faith,  even  in  the 
days  * of  Antipas  my  witness,  my  faithful  one,  who 

14  was  killed  among  you,  where  Satan  dwelleth.  But 
I have  a few  things  against  thee,  because  thou  hast 
there  some  that  hold  the  teaching  of  Balaam,  who 


var.  12,  &c. 

« cl).  2.  1,  &c. 

ch.  4.  1,  &c. 

6'  ver.  16. 

52  ver.  12. 

53  Mai.  2.  7.  ch.  2. 

1,  &c. 

5*  Zech.  4.  2.  Matt. 
5.  15.  Phil.  2.  15. 

1  ch.  1.  16,  20. 


2 ch.  1.  13. 

3 ver.  9,  13,  19.  Ps. 

1.  6.  ch.  3.  1,  8,  15. 

4 1 John  4.  1. 

5 2Cor.  11. 13.  2 Pet. 

2.  1. 

5 Gal.  6.  9.  Heb.  12. 
3,  5. 

2 Matt.  21.  41,  43. 

5 ver.  15. 


9 ver.  11,  17,  29. 

Matt.  11.  15.  & 13.  9, 
43.  ch.  3.  6,  13,  22.  & 
13  9 

10  ch.  22.  2,  14. 
u Gen.  2.  9. 

22  ch.  1.  8,  17,  18. 

>3  ver.  2. 

i^Luke  12.  21.  1 

Tim.  6.  18.  Jam.  2. 

6. 


15  Rom.  2.  17,  28,  29. 
«&9.  6. 

16  ch.  3.  9. 

u Matt.  10.  22. 

18  Matt.  24.  13. 

19  Jam.  1.  12.  ch.  3. 

11. 

20  ver.  7.  ch.  13.  9. 

21  ch.  20.  14.  & 21. 

8. 

22  ch.  1.  16. 


23  ver.  2. 

2*  ver.  9. 

25  Num.  24. 14.  & 25. 
1.  & 31.  16.  2 Pet.  2. 
15.  Jude  11. 
n Gr.  upon, 
o Gr.  lampstands. 
a Gr.  lampstands. 
b Gr.  lampstand. 
c Or,  garden  : as  in 
Gen.  2.  8. 


d Gr.  became, 
e Or,  reviling, 
f Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  and  may 
have. 

g Gr.  a tribidution  of 
ten  days. 

h The  Greek  text 
here  is  somewhat  un- 
certain. 


REVELATION,  III. 


381 


laam,  who  taught  Balac  to  cast  a stumblingblock  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel,  to  eat  things  sacrificed 
unto  idols,  and  to  commit  fornication. 

15  So  hast  thou  also  them  that  hold  the  doctrine  of 
the  Nicolaitanes,  which  thing  I hate. 

16  Repent ; or  else  I will  come  unto  thee  quickly, 
and  29  will  fight  against  them  with  the  sword  of  my 
mouth. 

17  ®°He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the 
Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches  ; To  him  that  overcometh 
will  I give  to  eat  of  the  hidden  manna,  and  will  give 
him  a white  stone,  and  in  the  stone  a new  name  writ- 
ten, which  no  man  knoweth  saving  he  that  receiveth  it. 

18  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Thyatira 
write  ; These  things  saith  the  Son  of  God,  who  hath 
his  eyes  like  unto  a flame  of  fire,  and  his  feet  are  like 
fine  brass  ; 

19  I know  thy  works,  and  charity,  and  service,  and 
faith,  and  thy  patience,  and  thy  works  ; and  the  last  to 
he  more  than  the  first. 

20  Notwithstanding  I have  a few  things  against  thee, 
because  thou  sufferest  that  woman  2“*  Jezebel,  which 
calleth  herself  a prophetess,  to  teach  and  to  seduce  my 
servants  to  commit  fornication,  and  to  eat  things  sa- 
crificed unto  idols. 

21  And  I gave  her  space  to  repent  of  her  fornica- 
tion ; and  she  repented  not. 

22  Behold,  I will  cast  her  into  a bed,  and  them  that 
<jommit  adultery  with  her  into  great  tribulation,  except 
they  repent  of  their  deeds. 

23  And  I will  kill  her  children  with  death  ; and  all 
the  churches  shall  know  that  I am  he  which  searcheth 
the  reins  and  hearts  : and  I will  give  unto  every  one 
of  you  according  to  your  works. 

24  But  unto  you  I say,  and  unto  the  rest  in  Thyatira, 
as  many  as  have  not  this  doctrine,  and  which  have  not 
known  the  depths  of  Satan,  as  they  speak  ; I will  put 
upon  you  none  other  burden. 

25  But  that  which  ye  have  already  hold  fast  till  I 
come. 

26  And  he  that  overcometh,  and  keepeth  my  works 
unto  the  end,  *2  to  him  will  I give  power  over  the  na- 
tions : 

27  And  he  shall  rule  them  with  a rod  of  iron  ; as 
the  vessels  of  a potter  shall  they  be  broken  to  shivers  : 
even  as  I received  of  my  Father. 

28  And  I will  give  him  the  morning  star. 

29  ^®He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the 
Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

CHAPTER  III. 

2 The  anfjel  of  the  church  of  Sardis  is  reproved,  3 exhorted  to  repent. 

and  threatened  if  he  do  not  repent.  8 The  angel  of  the  church  of 

Philadelphia  1(1  is  approved  for  his  diligence  and  patience.  15  The 

angel  of  Laodicea  rebuked,  for  being  neither  hot  nor  cold,  19  and 
, admonished  to  be  more  zealous,  20  Christ  standeth  at  the  door  and 

knocketh. 

And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Sardis  write  ; 

These  things  saith  he  ^ that  hath  the  seven  Spirits 
of  God,  and  the  seven  stars  ; 2 1 know  thy  works,  that 
thou  hast  a name  that  thou  livest,  ® and  art  dead. 

20ver.  20.  Acts  15.  si  ch.  3.  12.  & 19.12.  SM  Sam.  16.  7.  1 

29.  1 Cor.  8.  9,  10.  & 32  ch.  1.  14,  15.  Chr.  28.  9.  & 29.  17.  2 

10.  19,  20.  33  ver.  2.  Chr.  6.  30.  Ps.  7.  9. 

31  1 Cor.  6.  13,  &c.  34  1 Kin.  16.  31.  & Jer.  11.  20.  & 17.  10.  & 

ver.  6.  21.  25.  2 Kin.  9.  7.  20.  12.  John  2.  24, 25. 

23  Is.  11.  4.  2 Thess.  as  ver.  14.  Ex.  34.  Acts  1.  24.  Rom.  8. 

2.  8.  ch.  1.  IG.  & 19.  15.  Acts  15.  20,  29.  1 27. 

15,  21.  Cor.  10.  19,  20.  38  pg.  62.  12.  Matt, 

so  ver.  7,  11.  36  Rom.  2.  4.  cli.  9.  16.  27.  Rom.  2.  6.  & 

20.  14.  12.  2 Cor.  6.  10. 


taught  Balak  to  cast  a stumblingblock  before  the 
children  of  Israel,  to  eat  things  sacrificed  to  idols, 

15  and  to  commit  fornication.  So  hast  thou  also  some 
that  hold  the  teaching  of  the  Nicolaitans  in  like 

16  manner.  Repent  therefore  ; or  else  I come  to  thee 
quickly,  and  1 will  make  war  against  them  with  the 

17  sword  of  my  mouth.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches.  To  him 
that  overcometh,  to  him  will  I give  of  the  hidden 
manna,  and  I will  give  him  a white  stone,  and 
upon  the  stone  a new  name  written,  which  no  one 
knoweth  but  he  that  receiveth  it. 

18  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Thyatira  write  ; 

These  things  saith  the  Son  of  God,  who  hath  his 
eyes  like  a flame  of  fire,  and  his  feet  are  like  unto 

19  burnished  brass  : I know  thy  works,  and  thy  love 
and  faith  and  ministry  and  patience,  and  that  thy 

20  last  works  are  more  than  the  first.  But  I have  this 
against  thee,  that  thou  sufferest  ‘ the  woman  Jeze- 
bel, which  calleth  herself  a prophetess  ; and  she 
teacheth  and  seduceth  my  servants  to  commit  for- 

21  nication,  and  to  eat  things  sacrificed  to  idols.  And 
I gave  her  time  that  she  should  repent  ; and  she 

22  willeth  not  to  repent  of  her  fornication.  Behold,  I 
do  cast  her  into  a bed,  and  them  that  commit  adul- 
tery with  her  into  great  tribulation,  except  they  re- 

23  pent  of  J her  works.  And  I will  kill  her  children 
with  ^ death  ; and  all  the  churches  shall  know  that  I 
am  he  which  searcheth  the  reins  and  hearts  : and  I 
will  give  unto  each  one  of  you  according  to  your 

24  works.  But  to  you  I say,  to  the  rest  that  are  in 
Thyatira,  as  many  as  have  not  this  teaching,  which 
know  not  the  deep  things  of  Satan,  as  they  say  ; I 

25  cast  upon  you  none  other  burden.  Howbeit  that 

26  which  ye  have,  hold  fast  till  I come.  And  he  that 
overcometh,  and  he  that  keepeth  my  works  unto 
the  end,  to  him  will  I give  authority  over  the  na- 

27  tions  : and  he  shall  rule  them  with  a rod  of  Gron, 
as  the  vessels  of  the  potter  are  broken  to  shivers  ; 

28  as  I also  have  received  of  my  Father  : and  I will 

29  give  him  the  morning  star.  He  that  hath  an  ear, 
let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches. 


3 And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Sardis  write  ; 
These  things  saith  he  that  hath  the  seven  Spirits 
of  God,  and  the  seven  stars  : I know  thy  works, 
that  thou  hast  a name  that  thou  livest,  and  thou  art 

Gal.  6.  6.  ch.  20.  12.  14.  Dan.  7.  22.  ch.  i Many  authorities, 

3'J  Acts  15.  28.  12.  5.  & 19.  15.  some  ancient,  read  thy 

«ch.  3.  11.  « 2 Pet.  1.  19.  ch.  wife. 

John  6. 29.  1 John  22.  16.  j Many  ancient  au- 

3.  23.  ver.  7.  thorities  read  their. 

^2  Matt.  19. 28.  Luke  * ch.  1.  4,  16.  & 4.  5.  k Or,  pestilence. 

22.  29,  30.  1 Cor.  6.  & 5.  6.  I Or,  iron ; ns  ves- 

3.  ch.  3.  21.  & 20.  2 ch.  2.  2.  sets  of  the  potter^  are 

4.  3 Eph.  2. 1 , 5.  1 Tim.  they  broken. 

« Ps.  2.  8,  9.  & 49.  6.  6. 


882  REVELATION,  III. 


2 Be  watchful,  and  strengthen  the  things  which  re- 
main, that  are  ready  to  die  : for  I have  not  found  thy 
works  perfect  before  God. 

3 ^ Remember  therefore  how  thou  hast  received  and 
heard,  and  hold  fast,  and  ® repent.  ® If  therefore  thou 
shalt  not  watch,  I will  come  on  thee  as  a thief,  and 
thou  shalt  not  know  what  hour  I will  come  upon  thee. 

4 Thou  hast  ^ a few  names  even  in  Sardis  which  have 
not  ® defiled  their  garments  ; and  they  shall  walk  with 
me  ® in  white  : for  they  are  worthy. 

5 He  that  overcometh,  the  same  shall  be  clothed  in 
white  raiment  ; and  I will  not  blot  out  his  name  out 
of  the  book  of  life,  but  I will  confess  his  name  be- 
fore my  Father,  and  before  his  angels. 

6 He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit 
saith  unto  the  churches. 

7 And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Philadelphia 
write  ; These  things  saith  he  that  is  holy,  he  that  is 
true,  he  that  hath  the  key  of  David,  he  that  open- 
eth,  and  no  man  shutteth  ; and  shutteth,  and  no  man 
openeth  ; 

8 I know  thy  works  : behold,  I have  set  before 
thee  an  open  door,  and  no  man  can  shut  it  : for  thou 
hast  a little  strength,  and  hast  kept  my  word,  and  hast 
not  denied  my  name. 

9 Behold,  I will  make  22  them  of  the  synagogue  of 
Satan,  which  say  they  are  Jews,  and  are  not,  but  do 
lie  ; behold,  23 1 will  make  them  to  come  and  worship 
before  thy  feet,  and  to  know  that  I have  loved  thee. 

10  Because  thou  hast  kept  the  word  of  my  patience, 
21 1 also  will  keep  thee  from  the  hour  of  temptation, 
which  shall  come  upon  25  all  the  world,  to  try  them  that 
dwell  26  upon  the  earth. 

11  Behold,  27 1 come  quickly  : 28  l^old  that  fast  which 
thou  hast,  that  no  man  take  2^  thy  crown. 

12  Him  that  overcometh  will  I make  a pillar  in 
the  temple  of  my  God,  and  he  shall  go  no  more  out : 
and  I will  write  upon  him  the  name  of  my  God,  and 
the  name  of  the  city  of  my  God,  which  is  32uew  »Jeru- 
salem,  which  cometh  down  out  of  heaven  from  my  God  : 

and  / loill  write  upon  him  my  new  name. 

13  24  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the 
Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

14  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  of  the  Laodi- 
ceans  write  ; 25  These  things  saith  the  Amen,  2®  the  faith- 
ful and  true  witness,  27  the  beginning  of  the  creation  of 
God  ; 

15  28  1 know  thy  works,  that  thou  art  neither  cold 
nor  hot  : I would  thou  wert  cold  or  hot. 

16  So  then  because  thou  art  lukewarm,  and  neither 
cold  nor  hot,  I will  spue  thee  out  of  my  mouth. 

17  Because  thou  sayest,  29 1 am  rich,  and  increased 
with  goods,  and  have  need  of  nothing  ; and  knowest 
not  that  thou  art  wretched,  and  miserable,  and  poor, 
and  blind,  and  naked  : 

18  I counsel  thee  ^"^to  buy  of  me  gold  tried  in  the 
fire,  that  thou  mayest  be  rich  ; and  white  raiment. 


2 dead.  Be  thou  watchful,  and  stablish  the  things 
that  remain,  which  were  ready  to  die  : for  I have 
“ found  no  works  of  thine  fulfilled  before  my  God. 

3 Remember  therefore  how  thou  hast  received  and 
didst  hear  ; and  keep  it,  and  repent.  If  therefore 
thou  shalt  not  watch,  I will  come  as  a thief,  and 
thou  shalt  not  know  what  hour  I will  come  upon 

4 thee.  But  thou  hast  a few  names  in  Sardis  which 
did  not  defile  their  garments  : and  they  shall  walk 

5 with  me  in  white  ; for  they  are  worthy.  He  that 
overcometh  shall  thus  be  arrayed  in  white  gar- 
ments ; and  I will  in  no  wise  blot  his  name  out  of 
the  book  of  life,  and  I will  confess  his  name  before 

6 my  Father,  and  before  his  angels.  He  that  hath 
an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the 
churches. 

7 And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Philadelphia 
write  ; 

These  things  saith  he  that  is  holy,  he  that  is  true, 
he  that  hath  the  key  of  David,  he  that  openeth,  and 
none  shall  shut,  and  that  shutteth,  and  none  open- 

8 eth  : I know  thy  works  (behold,  I have  ^ set  before 
thee  a door  opened,  which  none  can  shut),  that  thou 
hast  a little  power,  and  didst  keep  my  word,  and 

9 didst  not  deny  my  name.  Behold,  I give  of  the  syn- 
agogue  of  Satan,  of  them  which  say  they  are  Jews, 
and  they  are  not,  but  do  lie  ; behold,  I will  make 
them  to  come  and  worship  before  thy  feet,  and  to 

10  know  that  I have  loved  thee.  Because  thou  didst 
keep  the  word  of  my  patience,  I also  will  keep  thee 
from  the  hour  of  ^ trial,  that  hour  which  is  to  come 
upon  the  whole  world,  to  try  them  that  dwell 

11  upon  the  earth.  I come  quickly  : hold  fast  that 

12  which  thou  hast,  that  no  one  take  thy  crown.  He 
that  overcometh,  I will  make  him  a pillar  in  the 

temple  of  my  God,  and  he  shall  go  out  thence  no 
more  : and  I will  write  upon  him  the  name  of  my 
God,  and  the  name  of  the  city  of  my  God,  the  new 
Jerusalem,  which  cometh  down  out  of  heaven  from 

13  my  God,  and  mine  own  new  name.  He  that  hath 
an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the 
churches. 

14  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Laodicea  write  ; 

These  things  saith  the  Amen,  the  faithful  and 
true  witness,  the  beginning  of  the  creation  of  God  : 

15  I know  thy  works,  that  thou  art  neither  cold  nor 

16  hot  : I would  thou  wert  cold  or  hot.  So  because 
thou  art  lukewarm,  and  neither  hot  nor  cold,  I will 

17  spew  thee  out  of  my  mouth.  Because  thou  sayest, 
I am  rich,  and  have  gotten  riches,  and  have  need  of 
nothing  ; and  knowest  not  that  thou  art  the  wretched 
one  and  miserable  and  poor  and  blind  and  naked  : 

18  I counsel  thee  to  buy  of  me  gold  refined  by  fire, 
that  thou  mayest  become  rich  ; and  white  garments. 


4 ver.  11.  1 Tim.  6. 
20.  2 Tim.  1.  13. 

5 ver.  19. 

6 Matt.  24.  42,  43.  & 

25.  13.  Mark  13.  33. 
Luke  12.  39,  40.  1 

Thess.  5.  2,  6.  2 Pet. 

3.  10.  ch.  16.  15. 

7 Acts  1.  15. 

8 Jude  23. 

8 ch.  4.  4.  & 6.  11.  & 
7.  9, 13. 


10  ch.  19.  8. 
n Ex.  32.  32.  Ps.  69. 
28. 

i2Phil.  4.  3.  ch.  13. 
8.  & 17.  8.  & 20.  12.  & 
21.  27. 

IS  Matt.  10. 32.  Luke 

12.  8. 

n ch.  2.  7. 

15  Acts  3.  14. 

IS  ver.  14.  1 John 

5.20.  ch.  1.  5.  &6.  10. 
& 19.  11. 


n Is.  22.  22.  Luke 
1.  32.  ch.  1.  18. 

18  Matt.  16.  19. 

IS  Job  12.  14. 

20  ver.  1. 

211  Cor.  16.  9.  2 

Cor.  2.  12. 

22  ch.  2.  9. 

23  13.  49.  23.  & 60. 
14. 

24  2 Pet.  2.  9. 

25  Luke  2.  1. 


26  Is.  24.  17. 

21  Phil.  4.  5.  ch.  1. 
3.  & 22.  7,  12,  20. 

28  ver.  3.  ch.  2.  25. 

29  ch.  2.  10. 

so  1 Kin.  7.  21.  Gal. 
2.  9. 

’si'ch.  2.  17.  &14.  1. 
& 22.  4. 

52  Gal.  4.  26.  Heb. 
12.22.  ch.  21.  2,  10. 
33  ch.  22.  4. 


34  ch.  2.  7. 

35  Is.  65.  16. 

36  ver.  7.  ch.  1.  5.  & 
19.  11.  & 22.  6. 

37  Col.  1.  15. 

38  ver.  1. 

39  Hos.  12.  8.  1 Cor. 
4.  8. 

40  Is.  55.  1.  Matt. 
13.  44.  & 25.  9. 

4i2Cor.  5.  3.  ch.7. 
13.  & 16.  15.  & 19.  8. 


a Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  not 
found  thy  works, 
b Gr.  given, 
c Or,  temptation, 
d Gr.  inhabited 
earth. 

e Or,  tempt, 
f Or,  sanctuary : 
and  so  throughout  this 
book. 


REVELATION,  IV. 


383 


tliat  thou  inayest  be  clothed,  and  that  the  shame  of  thy 
nakedness  do  not  appear  ; and  anoint  thine  eyes  with 
eyesalve,  that  thou  mayest  see. 

19  As  many  as  I love,  I rebuke  and  chasten  : be 
zealous  therefore,  and  repent. 

20  Behold,  I stand  at  the  door,  and  knock  : if 

any  man  hear  my  voice,  and  open  the  door,  I will 
come  in  to  him,  and  will  sup  with  him,  and  he  with 
me. 

21  To  him  that  overcometh  will  I grant  to  sit  with 
me  in  my  throne,  even  as  I also  overcame,  and  am  set 
down  with  my  Father  in  his  throne. 

22  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the 
Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

2  John  seeth  the  throne  of  God  in  heaven.  4 The  four  and  twenty  elders. 
6 The  four  beasts  full  of  eyes  before  and  behind.  10  The  elders  lay 
down  their  crowns,  and  worship  him  that  sat  on  the  throne. 

After  this  I looked,  and,  behold,  a door  was 
opened  in  heaven  : and  ^ the  first  voice  which  I 
heard  was  as  it  were  of  a trumpet  talking  with  me  ; 
which  said,  ^ Come  up  hither,  ^and  I will  shew  thee 
things  which  must  be  hereafter. 

2  And  immediately  ^I^ was.  in  the  spirit:  and,  be- 
hold, ® a throne  was  set  in  heavenf,'"^d'  sat  on  the 
throne. 

3  And  he  that  sat  was  to  look  upon  like  a jasper 
and  a sardine  stone  : ® and  there  was  a rainbow  round 
about  the  throne,  in  sight  like  unto  an  emerald. 

4  And  round  about  the  throne  were  four  and  twenty 
seats  : and  upon  the  seats  I saw  four  and  twenty  elders 
sitting,  ® clothed  in  white  raiment  ; ^ and  they  had  on 
their  heads  crowns  of  gold. 

5  And  out  of  the  throne  proceeded  lightnings  and 
thunderings  and  voices  : and  there  were  seven  lamps 
of  fire  burning  before  the  throne,  which  are  the  seven 
Spirits  of  God. 

6  And  before  the  throne  there  was  ^*a  sea  of  glass 
like  unto  crystal  : and  in  the  midst  of  the  throne,  and 
round  about  the  throne,  were  four  beasts  full  of  eyes  be- 
fore and  behind. 

7  And  the  first  beast  was  like  a lion,  and  the  sec- 
ond beast  like  a calf,  and  the  third  beast  had  a face  as  a 
man,  and  the  fourth  beast  was  like  a flying  eagle. 

8  And  the  four  beasts  had  each  of  them  six  wings 
about  him ; and  they  were  full  of  eyes  within  : and 
they  rest  not  day  and  night,  saying,  Holy,  holy,  holy, 
20  Lord  God  Almighty,  which  was,  and  is,  and  is  to 
come. 

9  And  when  those  beasts  give  glory  and  honour  and 
thanks  to  him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  22  liveth  for 
ever  and  ever, 

10  23  Xhe  four  and  twenty  elders  fall  down  before 
him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  24  and  worship  him  that 
liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  25  and  cast  their  crowns  before 
the  throne,  saying, 

11  26  Thou  art  worthy,  O Lord,  to  receive  glory  and 
honour  and  power  : 27  foj.  thou  hast  created  all  things, 
and  for  thy  pleasure  they  are  and  were  created. 


42  Job  5.  17.  Pro.  3. 
11,  12.  Heb.  12.  5,  6. 
Jam.  1.  12. 

43  Cant.  5.  2. 

44  Luke  12.  37. 

45  John  14.  23. 

4«  Matt.  19. 28.  Luke 
22.  30.  1 Cor.  6.  2.  2 
Tim.  2.  12.  ch.  2.  2G, 
27. 


47  ch.  2.  7. 

J ch.  1.  10. 

2ch.  11.  12. 

3 ch.  1.  19.  & 22.  6. 

4 ch.  1.  10.  & 17.  3. 

& 21.  10. 

'■-Is.  6.  1.  Jer.  17. 
12.  Ezek.  1.  26.  & 10. 
1.  Dan.  7.  9. 

6  Ezek.  1.  28. 


7 ch.  11.  16. 

8 ch.  3.  4,  6.  & 6.  11. 
& 7.  9,  13,  14.  & 19. 
14. 

5  ver.  10. 

70  ch.  8.  5.  & 16. 
18. 

7iEx.  37.  23.  2Chr. 
4.  20.  Ezek.  1.  13. 
Zech.  4.  2. 


that  thou  mayest  clothe  thyself,  and  that  the  shame 
of  thy  nakedness  be  not  made  manifest  ; and  eye- 
salve  to  anoint  thine  eyes,  that  thou  mayest  see. 

19  As  many  as  I love,  I reprove  and  chasten  : be  zea- 

20  lous  therefore,  and  repent.  Behold,  I stand  at  the 
door  and  knock  : if  any  man  hear  my  voice  and 
open  the  door,  I will  come  in  to  him,  and  will  sup 

21  with  him,  and  he  with  me.  He  that  overcometh,  I 
will  give  to  him  to  sit  down  with  me  in  my  throne, 
as  I also  overcame,  and  sat  down  with  my  Father 

22  in  his  throne.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches. 


4  After  these  things  I saw,  and  behold,  a door 
opened  in  heaven,  and  the  first  voice  which  I heard, 
a voice  as  of  a trumpet  speaking  with  me,  one  say- 
ing, Come  up  hither,  and  I will  shew  thee  the  things 

2 which  must  “ come  to  pass  hereafter.  Straightway 
I was  in  the  Spirit  : and  behold,  there  was  a throne 

3 set  in  heaven,  and  one  sitting  upon  the  throne  ; and 
he  that  sat  was  to  look  upon  like  a jasper  stone  and 
a sardius  : and  there  ivas  a rainbow  round  about  the 

4 throne,  like  an  emerald  to  look  upon.  And  round 
about  the  throne  tcere  four  and  twenty  thrones  : 
and  upon  the  thrones  / saw  four  and  twenty  elders 
sitting,  arrayed  in  white  garments  ; and  on  their 

5 heads  crowns  of  gold.  And  out  of  the  throne  pro- 
ceed lightnings  and  voices  and  thunders.  And  there 
ivere  seven  lamps  of  fire  burning  before  the  throne 

6 which  are  the  seven  Spirits  of  God  ; and  before  the 
throne,  as  it  were  a glassy  sea  like  unto  crystal 
and  in  the  midst  of  the  throne,  and  round  about 
the  throne,  four  living  creatures  full  of  eyes  before 

7 and  behind.  And  the  first  creature  was  like  a lion 
and  the  second  creature  like  a calf,  and  the  third 
creature  had  a face  as  of  a man,  and  the  fourth 

8 creature  teas  like  a flying  eagle.  And  the  fou 
living  creatures,  having  each  one  of  them  six  wings 
are  full  of  eyes  round  about  and  within  : and  they 
have  no  rest  day  and  night,  saying.  Holy,  holy,  holy 
is  the  Lord  God,  the  Almighty,  which  was  and 

9 which  is  and  which  is  to  come.  And  when  the 
living  creatures  shall  give  glory  and  honour  and 
thanks  to  him  that  sitteth  on  the  throne,  to  him  that 

10  liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  the  four  and  twenty  elders 
shall  fall  down  before  him  that  sitteth  on  the 
throne,  and  shall  worship  him  that  liveth  <7  for  ever 
and  ever,  and  shall  cast  their  crowns  before  tlie 

11  throne,  saying.  Worthy  art  thou,  our  Lord  and  our 
God,  to  receive  the  glory  and  the  honour  and  the 
power  : for  thou  didst  create  all  things,  and  because 
of  thy  will  they  were,  and  were  created. 


12  ch.  1.  4.  & 3. 1.  & 
5.  6. 

18  Ex.  38.  8.  ch.  15. 

2. 

14  Ezek.  1.  6. 

15  ver.  8. 

18  Nuin.  2.  2,  &c. 
Ezek.  1.  10.  & 10.  14. 

17  Is.  6.  2. 

18  ver.  6. 


18  Is.  6.  3. 

20  ch.  1..8. 

21  ch.  1.  4. 

22  ch.  1.  18.  & 5.  14. 
& 15.7. 

23  ch.  5.  8,  14. 

24  ver.  9. 

•2o  ver.  4. 

20  ch.  5.  12. 


27  Gen.  1.1.  Acts  1 
24.  Eph.  3. 9.  Col. 
16.  cli.  10,  6. 

a Or,  C07ne  to  pa 
After  these  thhi 
.straightway  &c. 
b Or,  which  comet 
c Gr.  unto  the  a 
of  the  ages. 


384 


REVELATION,  V. 


CHAPTER  V. 

1 The  book  sealed  with  seven  seals : 9 which  only  the  Lamb  that  was 
slain  is  worthy  to  open.  12  Therefore  the  elders  praise  him,  9 and 
confess  that  he  redeemed  them  with  his  blood, 

And  I saw  in  the  right  hand  of  him  that  sat  on  the 
throne  ^ a book  written  within  and  on  the  backside, 
2 sealed  with  seven  seals. 

2  And  I saw  a strong  angel  proclaiming  with  a loud 
voice,  Who  is  worthy  to  open  the  book,  and  to  loose  the 
seals  thereof  ? 

3  And  no  man  *in  heaven,  nor  in  earth,  neither  un- 
der the  earth,  was  able  to  open  the  book,  neither  to 
look  thereon. 

4  And  I wept  much,  because  no  man  was  found 
worthy  to  open  and  to  read  the  book,  neither  to  look 
thereon.  « 

5  And  one  of  the  elders  saith  unto  me.  Weep  not  : 
behold,  ^the  Lion  of  the  tribe  of  Juda,  ®the  Root  of 
David,  hath  prevailed  to  open  the  book,  ® and  to  loose 
the  seven  seals  thereof.  > 

6  And  I beheld,  and,  lb,  in  the  midst  of  the  throne 
and  of  the  four  beasts,  and  in  the  midst  of  the  elders, 
stood  a Lamb  as  it  had  been  slain,  having  seven  horns 
and  ® seven  eyes,  which  are  ® the  seven  Spirits  of  God' 
sent  forth  into  all  the  earth. 

7  And  he  came  and  took  the  book  out  of  the  right 
hand  of  him  that  sat  upon  the  throne. 

8  And  when  he  had  taken  the  book,  the  four  beasts 
and  four  and  twenty  elders  fell  down  before  the  Lamb, 
having  every  one  of  them  harps,  and  golden  vials  ffill 
of  odours,  which  are  the  prayers  of  saints.  ^ 

9  And  ^‘‘they  sung  a new  song,  saying,  i®Thou  art 
worthy  to  take  the  book,  and  to  open  the  seals  thereof  : 

for  thou  wast  slain,  and  hast  redeemed  us  to'God  by 
thy  blood  out  of  every  kindred,  and  tongue,  and  1)00- 
ple,  and  nation  ; 

10  i^And  hast  made  us  unto  our  God  kings  and 
priests  : and  we  shall  reign  on  the  earth. 

11  And  1 beheld,  and  I heard  the  voice  of  many 
angels  round  about  the  throne  and  the  beasts  and  the 
Iders  : and  the  number  of  them  was  ten  thousand 
imes  ten  thousand,  and  thousands  of  thousands  ; 

12  Saying  with  a loud  voice,  Worthy  is  the  Lamb 
that  was  slain  to  receive  p^er,  and  riphes,  and  wisdom, 
and  strength,  and  honour,  and  glpry,  and  blessing. 

13  And  every  creature  which  Is  in  heaven,  and  on 
the  earth,  and  under  the  earth,  and  such  as  are  in  the 
sea,  and  all  that  are  in  them,  heard  I saying,  Blessing, 
and  honour,  and  glory,  and  power,  he  unto  him  that 
sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb  for  ever  and 
ever. 

14  2®  And  the  four  beasts  said.  Amen.  And  the  four 
and  twenty  elders  fell  down  and  worshipped  him  ^7  that 
liveth  for  ever  and  ever. 


Ezek.  2.  9,  10. 


Dan. 


10. 


7.  John  1.  29,  36.  1 « Ps.  40.  3.  ch.  14. 


Is.  29.  11. 

4. 

ver.  13. 

Gen.  49. 
b.  7.  14. 

Is.  IL  1,  10.  Rom. 
. 12.  ch.  22.  16. 

• ver.  1.  ch.  6.  1. 


Pet.  1.  19.  ch.  13.  8. 

»Zech.  3.  9.  & 4. 

10. 

9 ch.  4.  5. 

10  ch.  4.  2. 

n ch.  4.  8,  10. 

« ch.  14.  2.  & 15.  2. 


3. 

15  ch.  4.  11. 

15  ver.  6. 

11  Acts  20.  28.  Rom. 
3.  24.  1 Cor.  6.  20.  & 
7.  23.  Eph.  1.  7.  Col. 
1.  14.  Heb.  9.  12.  1 


13  Ps.  141.  2.  ch.  8.  Pet.  1.  18,  19.  2 Pet. 


» ver.  9, 12.  Is.  53.  3, 4. 


5  And  I saw  “ in  the  right  hand  of  him  that  sat  on 
the  throne  a book  written  within  and  on  the  back, 

2 close  sealed  with  seven  seals.  And  I saw  a strong 
angel  proclaiming  with  a great  voice.  Who  is  worthy 
to  open  the  book,  and  to  loose  the  seals  thereof? 

3 And  no  one  in  the  heaven,  or  on  the  earth,  or  under 
the  earth,  was  able  to  open  the  book,  or  to  look 

4 thereon.  And  I wept  much,  because  no  one  was 
found  worthy  to  open  the  book,  or  to  look  thereon  : 

5 and  one  of  the  elders  saith  unto  me.  Weep  not  : be- 
hold, the  Lion  that  is  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  the  Root 
of  David,  hath  overcome,  to  open  the  book  and  the 

6 seven  seals  thereof.  And  I saw  in  the  midst  of  the 
throne  and  of  the  four  living  creatures,  and  in  the 
midst  of  the  elders,  a Lamb  standing,  as  though  it 
had  been  slain,  having  seven  horns,  and  seven  eyes, 
which  are  the  ^ seven  Spirits  of  God,  sent  forth  into 

7 all  the  earth.  And  he  came,  and  he  taketh  it  out 
of  the  right  hand  of  him  that  sat  on  the  throne. 

8 And  when  he  had  taken  the  book,  the  four  living 
creatures  and  the  four  and  twenty  elders  fell  down 
before  the  Lamb,  having  each  one  a harp,  and 
golden  bowls  full  of  incense,  which  are  the  prayers 

9 of  the  saints.  And  they  sing  a new  song,  saying, 
Worthy  art  thou  to  take  the  book,  and  to  open  the 
seals  thereof  : for  thou  wast  slain,  and  didst  pur- 
chase unto  God  with  thy  blood  men  of  every  tribe, 

10  and  tongue,  and  people,  and  nation,  and  madest 
them  to  he  unto  our  God  a kingdom  and  priests  ; and 

11  they  reign  upon  the  earth.  And  I saw,  and  I heard 
a voice  of  many  angels  round  about  the  throne  and 
the  living  creatures  and  the  elders  ; and  the  number 
of  them  was  ten  thousand  times  ten  thousand,  and 

12  thousands  of  thousands  ; saying  with  a great  voice, 
W orthy  is  the  Lamb  that  hath  been  slain  to  receive 
the  power,  and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  might,  and 

13  honour,  and  glory,  and  blessing.  And  every  created 
thing  which  is  in  the  heaven,  and  on  the  earth,  and 
under  the  earth,  and  on  the  sea,  and  all  things  that 
are  in  them,  heard  I saying.  Unto  him  that  sitteth 
on  the  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb,  he  the  blessing, 
and  the  honour,  and  the  glory,  and  the  dominion, 

14  ^ for  ever  and  ever.  And  the  four  living  creatures 
said.  Amen.  And  the  elders  fell  down  and  wor- 
shipped. 


2.  1.  1 John  1.  7.  ch. 
14.  4. 

w Dan.  4.  1.  & 6.  25. 
ch.  7.  9.  & 11.  9.  & 14. 
6. 

10  Ex.  19.  6.  1 Pet. 

2.5,9.  ch.  1.  6.&20. 
6.  & 22.  5. 

20  ch.  4.  4,  6. 


2'  Ps.  68.  17.  Dan. 
7.  10.  Heb.  12.  22. 

22  ch.  4.  11. 

*3  ver.  3.  Phil.  2. 

10. 

24  1 Chr.  29.  11. 
Rom.  9.  5.  & 16.  27.  1 
Tim.  6.  16.  1 Pet.  4. 
11.  & 5.  11.  ch.  1.  6. 


25  ch.  6.  16.  & 7. 10. 

26  ch.  19.  4. 

27  ch.  4.  9,  10. 
a Gr.  on. 

b Some  ancient  au-* 
thorities  Omit  seven, 
c Gr.  hath  taken, 
d Gr.  unto  the  aget 
of  the  ages. 


REVELATION,  VI. 


385 


CHAPTER  VI. 

I  The  opening  of  the  seals  in  order,  and  what  followed  thereupon,  con- 
taining a prophecy  to  the  end  of  the  world. 

And  ^I  saw  when  the  Lamb  opened  one  of  the 
seals,  and  I heard,  as  it  were  the  noise  of  thun- 
der, * one  of  ‘the  four  beasts  saying.  Come  and  see. 

2  And  I saw,  and  behold  ^ a white  horse  : ^ and  he 
that  sat  on  him  had  a bow  ; ® and  a crown  was  given 
unto  him  : and  he  went  forth  conquering,  and  to  con- 
quer. 

3  And  when  he  had  opened  the  second  seal,  ®I  heard 
the  second  beast  say.  Come  and  see. 

4  ’ And  there  went  out  another  horse  that  was  red  : 
and  power  was  given  to  him  that  sat  thereon  to  take 
peace  from  the  earth,  and  that  they  should  kill  one 
another  : and  there  was  given  unto  him  a great  sword. 

5  And  when  he  had  opened  the  third  seal,  ® I heard 
the  third  beast  say.  Come  and  see.  And  I beheld,  and 
lo  ® a black  horse  ; and  he  that  sat  on  him  had  a pair 
of  balances  in  his  hand. 

6  And  I heard  a voice  in  the  midst  of  the  four  beasts 
say,  A measure  of  wheat  for  a penny,'  and  three  mea- 
sures of  barley  for  a penny  ; and  see  thou  hurt  not  the 
oil  and  the  wine. 

7  And  when  he  had  opened  the  fourth  seal,  I heard 
the  voice  of  the  fourth  beast  say.  Come  and  see. 

8  And  I looked,  and  behold  a pale  horse  : and  his 
name  that  sat  on  him  was  Death,  and  Hell  followed 
with  him.  And  power  was  given  unto  them  over  the 
fourth  part  of  the  earth,  to  kill  with  sword,  and  with 
hunger,  and  with  death,  i^and  with  the  beasts  of  the 
earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  opened  the  fifth  seal,  I saw  under 
the  altar  the  souls  of  them  that  were  slain  for  the 
word  of  God,  and  for  the  testimony  which  they  held  : 

10  And  they  cried  with  a loud  voice,  saying,  How 
long,  O Lord,  ^oholy  and  true,  ^^dost  thou  not  judge 
and  avenge  our  blood  on  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth  ? 

11  And  white  robes  were  given  unto  every  one  of 
them  ; and  it  was  said  unto  them,  that  they  should 
rest  yet  for  a little  season,  until  their  fellowservants 
also  and  their  brethren,  that  should  be  killed  as  they 
were,  should  be  fulfilled. 

12  And  I beheld  when  he  had  opened  the  sixth  seal, 
and,  lo,  there  was  a great  earthquake  ; and  ^6  the  sun 
became  black  as  sackcloth  of  hair,  and  the  moon  became 
as  blood  ; 

13  And  the  stars  of  heaven  fell  unto  the  earth, 
even  as  a fig  tree  casteth  her  untimely  figs,  when  she 
is  shaken  of  a mighty  wind. 

14  And  the  heaven  departed  as  a scroll  when  it  is 
rolled  together  ; and  every  mountain  and  island  were 
moved  out  of  their  places. 

15  And  the  kings  of  the  earth,  and  the  great  men, 
and  the  rich  men,  and  the  chief  captains,  and  the  mighty 
men,  and  every  bondman,  and  every  free  man,  ^^hid 
themselves  in  the  dens  and  in  the  rocks  of  the  mount- 
ains ; 

16  And  said  to  the  mountains  and  rocks.  Fall  on 


1 ch.  5.  5, 6, 7. 

2 ch.  4.  7. 

3 Zech.  6.  3.  ch.  19. 

11. 

‘ Pa.  45.  4,  5.  LXX. 

6 Zech.  6.  11.  ch.  14. 
14. 

« ch.  4.  7. 

2 Zech.  f).  2. 

8  ch.  4.  7. 


9 Zech.  6.  2. 

10  ch.  9.  4. 

11  ch.  4.  7. 

12  Zech.  6.  3. 

13  Ezek.  14.  21. 

“ Lev.  26.  22. 

13  ch.  8.  3.&9. 13.  & 
14.  18. 

10  cli.  20.  4. 

11  ch.  1.  9. 


18  2 Tim.  1.  8.  ch. 
12.  17.  & 19.  10. 

19  See  Zech.  1.  12. 

20  ch.  3.  7. 

21  ch.  11.  18.  & 19. 

2. 

22  ch.  3.  4,  5.  & 7.  9, 
14. 

23  Heb.  11.  40.  ch. 

14.  13. 


6  And  I saw  when  the  Lamb  opened  one  of  the 
seven  seals,  and  I heard  one  of  the  four  living  crea- 

2 tures  saying  as  with  a voice  of  thunder.  Come."  And 
I saw,  and  behold,  a white  horse,  and  he  that  sat 
thereon  had  a bow  ; and  there  was  given  unto  him 
a crown  : and  he  came  forth  conquering,  and  to  con- 
quer. 

3 And  when  he  opened  the  second  seal,  I heard  the 

4 second  living  creature  saying.  Come."  And  another 
horse  came  forth,  a red  horse  : and  to  him  that  sat 
thereon  it  was  given  to  take  ^ peace  from  the  earth, 
and  that  they  should  slay  one  another  : and  there 
was  given  unto  him  a great  sword. 

5 And  when  he  opened  the  third  seal,  I heard  the 
third  living  creature  saying.  Come."  And  I saw,  and 
behold,  a black  horse  ; and  he  that  sat  thereon  had  a 

6 balance  in  his  hand.  And  I heard  as  it  were  a voice 
in  the  midst  of  the  four  living  creatures  saying,  A 
‘^measure  of  wheat  for  a ''penny,  and  three  measures 
of  barley  for  a ''  penny  ; and  the  oil  and  the  wine 
hurt  thou  not. 

7 And  when  he  opened  the  fourth  seal,  I heard  the 
voice  of  the  fourth  living  creature  saying.  Come." 

8 And  I saw,  and  behold,  a pale  horse  : and  he  that 
sat  upon  him,  his  name  was  Death  ; and  Hades  fol- 
lowed with  him.  And  there  was  given  unto  them 
authority  over  the  fourth  part  of  the  earth,  to  kill 
with  sword,  and  with  famine,  and  with  ® death,  and 
by  the  wild  beasts  of  the  earth. 

9 And  when  he  opened  the  fifth  seal,  I saw  under- 
neath the  altar  the  souls  of  them  that  had  been  slain 
for  the  word  of  God,  and  for  the  testimony  which 

10  they  held  : and  they  cried  with  a great  voice,  saying, 
How  long,  O Master,  the  holy  and  true,  dost  thou 
not  judge  and  avenge  our  blood  on  them  that  dwell 

11  on  the  earth  ? And  there  was  given  them  to  each 
one  a white  robe  ; and  it  was  said  unto  them,  that 
they  should  rest  yet  for  a little  time,  until  their  fel- 
low-servants also  and  their  brethren,  which  should 
be  killed  even  as  they  were,  should  ^ be  fulfilled. 

12  And  I saw  when  he  opened  the  sixth  seal,  and 
there  was  a great  earthquake  ; and  the  sun  became 
black  as  sackcloth  of  hair,  and  the  whole  moon  be- 

13  came  as  blood  ; and  the  stars  of  the  heaven  fell 
unto  the  earth,  as  a fig  tree  casteth  her  unripe  figs, 

14  when  she  is  shaken  of  a great  wind.  And  the  heaven 
was  removed  as  a scroll  when  it  is  rolled  up  ; and 
every  mountain  and  island  were  moved  out  of  their 

15  places.  And  the  kings  of  the  earth,  and  the  princes, 
and  the  ^ chief  captains,  and  the  rich,  and  the  strong, 
and  every  bondman  and  freeman,  hid  themselves  in 

16  the  caves  and  in  the  rocks  of  the  mountains  ; and 
they  say  to  the  mountains  and  to  the  rocks.  Fall  on 


ch.  16.  18. 

25  Joel  2.  10,  31.  & 3. 
15.  Matt.  24.  29.  Acts 
2.  20. 

20  ch.  8.  10,  & 9.  1. 

27  Ps.  102.  26,  Is. 
34.  4.  Heb,  1.  12, 
13. 

28  Jer.  3.  23.  & 4. 24. 
ch.  16,  20. 


29  Is,  2.  19. 

80  Hos,  10.  8,  Luke 
23.  30.  ch.  9.  6, 
a Some  ancient  au- 
thorities add  and  see. 

h Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  thepeuce 
of  the  earth. 

c Gr.  choenix,  a small 
measure. 


d See  marginal  note 
on  Matt.  18.  28. 
e Or,  pestilence, 
f Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  have  ful- 
filled their  course. 

g Or,  military  tri- 
bunes. Gr.  chilkirchs. 


886 


REVELATION,  VII. 


us,  and  hide  us  from  the  face  of  him  that  sitteth  on  the 
throne,  and  from  the  wrath  of  the  Lamb  : 

17  ®^For  the  great  day  of  his  wrath  is  come  ; ®^and 
who  shall  be  able  to  stand  ? 

CHAPTER  VII. 

3 An  angel  sealeth  the  servants  of  God  in  their  forehead's.  4 The  number 
of  them  that  were  sealed : of  the  tribes  of  Lsrael  a certain  number. 
9 Of  all  other  nations  an  innumerable  multitude.,  which  stand  before 
the  throne.,  clad  in  white  robes,  and  palms  in  their  hands.  14  Their 
robes  were  toashed  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

And  after  these  things  I saw  four  angels  standing 
on  the  four  corners  of  the  earth,  ^ holding  the  four 
winds  of  the  earth,  ^ that  the  wind  should  not  blow  on 
the  earth,  nor  on  the  sea,  nor  on  any  tree. 

2  And  I saw  another  angel  ascending  from  the  east, 
having  the  seal  of  the  living  God  : and  he  cried  with  a 
loud  voice  to  the  four  angels,  to  whom  it  was  given  to 
hurt  the  earth  and  the  sea, 

3  Saying,  ^Hurt  not  the  earth,  neither  the  sea,  nor 
the  trees,  till  we  have  ^ sealed  the  servants  of  our  God 
® in  their  foreheads. 

4  ®And  I heard  the  number  of  them  which  were 
sealed  : and  there  were  sealed  an  hundred  and  forty 
and  four  thousand  of  all  the  tribes  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Juda  loere  sealed  twelve  thousand. 
Of  the  tribe  of  Reuben  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 
Of  the  tribe  of  Gad  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

6  Of  the  tribe  of  Aser  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 
Of  the  tribe  of  Nepthalim  loere  sealed  twelve  thousand. 
Of  the  tribe  of  Manasses  tvere  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon  were  sealed  twelve  thou- 
sand. Of  the  tribe  of  Levi  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 
Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  Zabulon  were  sealed  twelve  thou- 
sand. Of  the  tribe  of  Joseph  were  sealed  twelve  thou- 
sand. Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  luere  sealed  twelve 
thousand. 

9  After  this  I beheld,  and,  lo,  ®a  great  multitude, 
which  no  man  could  number,  ® of  all  nations,  and  kin- 
dreds, and  people,  and  tongues,  stood  before  the  throne, 
i^ind  before  the  Lamb,  clothed  with  white  robes,  and 
palms  in  their  hands  ; 

10  And  cried  with  a loud  voice,  saying,  Salvation 
to  our  God  which  sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and  unto 
the  Lamb. 

11  And  all  the  angels  stood  round  about  the  throne, 
and  about  the  elders  and  the  four  beasts,  and  fell  before 
the  throne  on  their  faces,  and  worshipped  God, 

12  Saying,  Amen  : Blessing,  and  glory,  and  wis- 
dom, and  thanksgiving,  and  honour,  and  power,  and 
might,  he  unto  our  God  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

13  And  one  of  the  elders  answered,  saying  unto  me. 
What  are  these  which  are  arrayed  in  white  robes  ? 
and  whence  came  they  ? 

14  And  I said  unto  him.  Sir,  thou  knowest.  And  he 
said  to  me,  These  are  they  which  came  out  of  great 
tribulation,  and  have  washed  their  robes,  and  made 
them  white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

15  Therefore  are  they  before  the  throne  of  God,  and 
serve  him  day  and  night  in  his  temple  : and  he  that  sit- 
teth on  the  throne  shall  dwell  among  them. 

16  They  shall  hunger  no  more,  neither  thirst  any 


SI  Is.  13.  6,  &c. 

Zeph.  1.  14,  &c.  ch. 
16.  14. 

*2  Ps.  76.  7. 

1 Dan.  7.  2. 

> ch.  9.  4. 


3 ch.  6.  6.  & 9.  4. 

* Ezek.  9.  4.  ch.  14. 


1 ch.  14.  1. 

8 Rom.  11.  25. 

» ch.  5.  9. 

20  ver.  14.  ch.  3.  5, 
18.  & 4.  4.  & 6.  11. 

21  Pb.  3.  8.  I6.  43. 


US,  and  hide  us  from  the  face  of  him  that  sitteth  on 
17  the  throne,  and  from  the  wrath  of  the  Lamb  : for  r 
the  great  day  of  their  wrath  is  come  ; and  who  is 
able  to  stand  ? 


7  After  this  I saw  four  angels  standing  at  the  four 
corners  of  the  earth,  holding  the  four  winds  of  the 
earth,  that  no  wind  should  blow  on  the  earth,  or  on 

2 the  sea,  or  upon  any  tree.  And  I saw  another  angel 
ascend  from  the  sunrising,  having  the  seal  of  the 
living  God  : and  he  cried  with  a great  voice  to  the 
four  angels,  to  whom  it  was  given  to  hurt  the  earth 

3 and  the  sea,  saying.  Hurt  not  the  earth,  neither  the 
sea,  nor  the  trees,  till  we  shall  have  sealed  the  ser- 

4 vants  of  our  God  on  their  foreheads.  And  I heard 
the  number  of  them  which  were  sealed,  a hundred 
and  forty  and  four  thousand,  sealed  out  of  every 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

5 Of  the  tribe  of  Judah  were  sealed  twelve  thou- 

sand ; 

Of  the  tribe  of  Reuben  twelve  thousand  : 

Of  the  tribe  of  Gad  twelve  thousand  : 

6 Of  the  tribe  of  Asher  twelve  thousand  : 

Of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali  twelve  thousand  : 

Of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  twelve  thousand  ; 

7 Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon  twelve  thousand  : 

Of  the  tribe  of  Levi  twelve  thousand  : 

Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar  twelve  thousand  : 

8 Of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun  twelve  thousand  : 

Of  the  tribe  of  Joseph  twelve  thousand  : 

Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  v:ere  sealed  twelve  thou- 
sand. 

9 After  these  things  I saw,  and  behold,  a great  multi- 
tude, which  no  man  could  number,  out  of  every  na- 
tion, and  of  all  tribes  and  peoples  and  tongues, 
standing  before  the  throne  and  before  the  Lamb, 
arrayed  in  white  robes,  and  palms  in  their  hands  ; 

10  and  they  cry  with  a ^reat  voice,  saying.  Salvation 
unto  our  God  which  sitteth  on  the  throne,  and  unto 

11  the  Lamb.  And  all  the  angels  were  standing  round 
about  the  throne,  and  about  the  elders  and  the  four 
living  creatures  ; and  they  fell  before  the  throne  on 

12  their  faces,  and  worshipped  God,  saying.  Amen  : 
“ Blessing,  and  glory,  and  wisdom,  and  thanksgiving, 
and  honour,  and  power,  and  might,  be  unto  our  God 

13  ^for  ever  and  ever.  Amen.  And  one  of  the  elders 
answered,  saying  unto  me,  These  which  are  arrayed 
in  the  white  robes,  who  are  they,  and  whence  came 

14  they  ? And  I say  unto  him.  My  lord,  thou'  knowest. 
And  he  said  to  me.  These  are  they  which  come  out 
of  the  great  tribulation,  and  they  washed  their  robes, 
and  made  them  white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

15  Therefore  are  they  before  the  throne  of  God  ; and 
they  serve  him  day  and  night  in  his  temple  ; and  he 
that  sitteth  on  the  throne  shall  spread  his  taberna- 

16  cle  over  them.  They  shall  hunger  no  more,  neither 


11.  Jer.  3.  23.  Hos. 
13.  4.  cli.  19.  1. 

12  ch.  5.  13. 

13  ch.  4.  6. 

« ch.  5.  13,  14. 

16  ver.  9. 


le  ch.  6.  9.  & 17.  6. 

11  Is.  1. 18.  See  Zech. 
3.  3,  4,  5.  Heb.  9.  14. 
1 John  1.  7.  ch.  1.  5. 

18  Is.  4.  5,  6.  ch.  21. 
3. 


19  Is.  49.  10. 
a Gr.  The  blessing, 
and  the  glory,  &c. 

b Gr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  ages, 
c Gr.  have  said. 


6 ch.  22.  4. 
« ch.  9.  16. 


REVELATION,  VIII. 


387 


more  ; ^ neither  shall  the  sun  light  on  them,  nor  any 
heat. 

17  For  the  Lamb  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  throne 
shall  feed  them,  and  shall  lead  them  unto  living  fount- 
ains of  waters  : 2=^  and  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears 
from  their  eyes. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  At  the  opening  of  the  seventh  seal,  2 seven  angels  had  seven  trumpets 
given  them.  6 Four  of  them  sound  their  trumpets,  and  great  plagues 
follow.  3 Another  angel  putteth  incense  to  the  prayers  of  the  saints  on 
the  golden  altar. 

And  ^ when  he  had  opened  the  seventh  seal,  there 
was  silence  in  heaven  about  the  space  of  half  an 

hour. 

2  2 And  I saw  the  seven  angels  which  stood  before 
God  ; ® and  to  them  were  given  seven  trumpets. 

3  And  another  angel  came  and  stood  at  the  altar, 
having  a golden  censer  ; and  there  was  given  unto  him 
much  incense,  that  he  should  offer  it  with  ^ the  prayers 
of  all  saints  upon  ® the  golden  altar  which  was  before 
the  throne. 

4  And  ®the  smoke  of  the  incense,  which  came  with 
the  prayers  of  the  saints,  ascended  up  before  God  out 
of  the  angel’s  hand. 

5  And  the  angel  took  the  censer,  and  filled  it  with 
fire  of  the  altar,  and  cast  it  into  the  earth  : and  there 
were  voices,  and  thunderings,  and  lightnings,  ® and  an 
earthquake. 

6  And  the  seven  angels  which  had  the  seven  trumpets 
prepared  themselves  to  sound. 

7  The  first  angel  sounded,  ^ and  there  followed  hail 
and  fire  mingled  with  blood,  and  they  were  cast  upon 
the  earth  : and  the  third  part  of  trees  was  burnt  up, 
and  all  green  grass  was  burnt  up. 

8  And  the  second  angel  sounded,  ^^and  as  it  were  a 
great  mountain  burning  with  fire  was  cast  into  the  sea  : 
and  the  third  part  of  the  sea  became  blood  ; 

9  And  the  third  part  of  the  creatures  which  were  in 
the  sea,  and  had  life,  died  ; and  the  third  part  of  the 
ships  were  destroyed. 

10  And  the  third  angel  sounded,  i®and  there  fell  a 
great  star  from  heaven,  burning  as  it  were  a lamp, 
and  it  fell  upon  the  third  part  of  the  rivers,  and  upon 
the  fountains  of  waters  ; 

11  And  the  name  of  the  star  is  called  Wormwood  : 
and  the  third  part  of  the  waters  became  wormwood  ; 
and  many  men  died  of  the  waters,  because  they  were 
made  bitter. 

12  And  the  fourth  angel  sounded,  and  the  third 
part  of  the  sun  was  smitten,  and  the  third  part  of  the 
moon,  and  the  third  part  of  the  stars  ; so  as  the  third 
part  of  them  was  darkened,  and  the  day  shone  not  for  a 
third  part  of  it,  and  the  night  likewise. 

13  And  I beheld,  and  heard  an  angel  flying  through 
the  midst  of  heaven,  saying  with  a loud  voice,  Woe, 
woe,  woe,  to  the  inhabiters  of  the  earth  by  reason  of  the 
other  voices  of  the  trumpet  of  the  three  angels,  which 
are  yet  to  sound  ! 


thirst  any  more  ; neither  shall  the  sun  strike  upon 
17  them,  nor  any  heat  : for  the  Lamb  which  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne  shall  be  their  shepherd,  and  shall 
guide  them  unto  fountains  of  waters  of  life  : and 
God  shall  wipe  away  every  tear  from  their  eyes. 


8  And  when  he  opened  the  seventh  seal,  there  fol- 
lowed a silence  in  heaven  about  the  space  of  half  an 

2 hour.  And  I saw  the  seven  angels  which  stand 
before  God  ; and  there  were  given  unto  them  seven 
trumpets. 

3 And  another  angel  came  and  stood  “over  the 
altar,  having  a golden  censer  ; and  there  was  given 
unto  him  much  incense,  that  he  should  ^ add  it  unto 
the  prayers  of  all  the  saints  upon  the  golden  altar 

4 which  was  before  the  throne.  And  the  smoke  of 
the  incense,  with  the  prayers  of  the  saints,  went  up 

5 before  God  out  of  the  angel’s  hand.  And  the  angel 
‘^taketh  the  censer  ; and  he  filled  it  with  the  fire  of 
the  altar,  and  cast  it  *upon  the  earth  : and  there 
followed  thunders,  and  voices,  and  lightnings,  and 
an  earthquake. 

6 And  the  seven  angels  which  had  the  seven  trump- 
ets prepared  themselves  to  sound. 

7 And  the  first  sounded,  and  there  followed  hail 
and  fire,  mingled  with  blood,  and  they  were  cast 
® upon  the  earth  : and  the  third  part  of  the  earth 
was  burnt  up,  and  the  third  part  of  the  trees  was 
burnt  up,  and  all  green  grass  was  burnt  up. 

8 And  the  second  angel  sounded,  and  as  it  were  a 
great  mountain  burning  with  fire  was  cast  into  the 
sea  : and  the  third  part  of  the  sea  became  blood  ; 

9 and  there  died  the  third  part  of  the  creatures  which 
were  in  the  sea,  even  they  that  had  life  ; and  the 
third  part  of  the  ships  was  destroyed. 

10  And  the  third  angel  sounded,  and  there  fell  from 
heaven  a great  star,  burning  as  a torch,  and  it  fell 
upon  the  third  part  of  the  rivers,  and  upon  the  fount- 

11  ains  of  the  waters  ; and  the  name  of  the  star  is 
called  Wormwood  : and  the  third  part  of  the  waters 
became  wormwood  ; and  many  men  died  of  the 
waters,  because  they  were  made  bitter. 

12  And  the  fourth  angel  sounded,  and  the  third  part 
of  the  sun  was  smitten,  and  the  third  part  of  the 
moon,  and  the  third  part  of  the  stars  ; that  the  third 
part  of  them  should  be  darkened,  and  the  day 
should  not  shine  for  the  third  part  of  it,  and  the 
night  in  like  manner. 

13  And  I saw,  and  I heard  an  eagle,  flying  in  mid 
heaven,  saying  with  a great  voice,  Woe,  woe,  woe, 
for  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth,  by  reason  of  the 
other  voices  of  the  trumpet  of  the  three  angels,  who 
are  yet  to  sound. 


20  Ps.  121.  6.  ch.  21. 
4. 

2*  Ps.  23.  1.  & 36.  8. 
John  10.  11,  14. 

22  Is.  25.  8.  ch.  21. 

4. 


2 Matt.  18.  10.  Luke 
1.  19. 

3 2 Chr.  29.  25-28. 

< ch.  5.  8. 

6 Ex.  30.  1.  ch.  6.  9. 
® Ps.  141.  2.  Luke  1. 
10. 


2 ch.  16.  18. 

8 2 Sam.  22.  8.  1 
Kin.  19.  11.  Acts  4. 
31. 

0 Ezek.  38.  22. 

10  ch.  16.  2. 
n Is.  2.  13.  ch.  9.  4. 


12  Jer.  51.  25.  Amos 
7.  4. 

13  ch.  16.  3. 

i<  Ezek.  14.  19. 

15  cli.  16.  3. 

16  Is.  14. 12.  ch.  9. 1. 
12  ch.  16.  4. 


18  Ruth  1.  20. 
i»  Ex.  15.  23.  Jer.  9. 
15.  & 23.  15. 

20  Is.  13.  10.  Amos 

8.  9. 

21  ch.  14.  6.  & 19.  17. 

22  ch.  9.  12.  & 11.  14. 


a Or,  at. 
b Gr.  give, 
c Or,  for. 
d Gr.  hath  taken, 
e Or,  into, 
f Gr.  07ie  eagle. 


1 ch.  6. 1. 


388 


REVELATION,  IX. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

1  At  the  sounding  of  the  fifth  angef  a star  falleth  from  heaven,  to  tvhom 
is  given  the  key  of  the  bottomless  pit.  2 He  openeth  the  pit,  and  there 
come  forth  locusts  like  scorpions.  12  The  first  icoe  past.  13  The 
sixth  trumpet  soundeth.  14  Four  angels  are  let  loose,  that  were 
bound. 

And  the  fifth  angel  sounded,  ^and  I saw  a star  fall 
from  heaven  unto  the  earth  : and  to  him  was 
given  the  key  of  ^the  bottomless  pit. 

2  And  he  opened  the  bottomless  pit  ; ^and  there 
arose  a smoke  out  of  the  pit,  as  the  smoke  of  a great 
furnace  ; and  the  sun  and  the  air  were  darkened  by 
reason  of  the  smoke  of  the  pit. 

3  And  there  came  out  of  the  smoke  ^ locusts  upon  the 
earth  : and  unto  them  was  given  power,  ® as  the  scor- 
13ions  of  the  earth  have  power, 

4  And  it  was  commanded  them  ® that  they  should  not 
hurt  ’ the  grass  of  the  earth,  neither  any  green  thing, 
neither  any  tree  ; but  only  those  men  which  have  not 
® the  seal  of  God  in  their  foreheads. 

5  And  to  them  it  was  given  that  they  should  not  kill 
them,  ® but  that  they  should  be  tormented  five  months  : 
and  their  torment  was  as  the  torment  of  a scorpion, 
when  he  striketh  a man. 

6  And  in  those  days  shall  men  seek  death,  and  shall 
not  find  it  ; and  shall  desire  to  die,  aiid  death  shall  fiee 
from  them. 

7  And  the  shapes  of  the  locusts  were  like  unto 
horses  prepared  unto  battle  ; and  on  their  heads  were 
as  it  were  crowns  like  gold,  ^^and  their  faces  were  as 
the  faces  of  men, 

8  And  they  had  hair  as  the  hair  of  women,  and  their 
teeth  were  as  the  teeth  of  lions. 

9  And  they  had  breastplates,  as  it  were  breastplates 
of  iron  ; and  the  sound  of  their  wings  was  as  the 
sound  of  chariots  of  many  horses  running  to  battle. 

10  And  they  had  tails  like  unto  scorpions,  and  there 
were  stings  in  their  tails  : ^^and  their  power  was  to 
hurt  men  five  months. 

11  And  they  had  a king  over  them,  lohich  is  the 
angel  of  the  bottomless  pit,  whose  name  in  the  Hebrew 
tongue  is  Abaddon,  but  in  the  Greek  tongue  hath  his 
name  Apollyon. 

12  One  woe  is  past  ; and,  behold,  there  come  two 
woes  more  hereafter. 

13  And  the  sixth  angel  sounded,  and  I heard  a voice 
from  the  four  horns  of  the  golden  altar  which  is  before 
God, 

14  Saying  to  the  sixth  angel  which  had  the  trumpet. 
Loose  the  four  angels  which  are  bound  in  the  great 
river  Euphrates. 

15  And  the  four  angels  were  loosed,  which  were  pre- 
pared for  an  hour,  and  a day,  and  a month,  and  a year, 
for  to  slay  the  third  part  of  men. 

16  And  the  number  of  the  army  22  of  the  horsemen 
were  two  hundred  thousand  thousand  : ^3  and  I heard 
the  number  of  them. 

17  And  thus  I saw  the  horses  in  the  vision,  and  them 
that  sat  on  them,  having  breastplates  of  fire,  and  of 
jacinth,  and  brimstone  : and  the  heads  of  the  horses 
tvere  as  the  heads  of  lions  ; and  out  of  their  mouths 
issued  fire  and  smoke  and  brimstone. 

18  By  these  three  was  the  third  part  of  men  killed. 


1 Luke  10. 18.  ch.  8. 
10. 

2 ver.  2,  11.  Luke 
8.  31.  ch.  17.  8,  & 20. 

1. 

3 Joel  2.  2,  10. 


4  Ex.  10.  4.  Judg. 
7.  12. 

3 ver.  10. 

6 ch.  G.  G.  & 7.  3. 

7 ch.  8.  7. 

8 See  Ex.  12.  23. 


Ezek.  9.  4.  ch.  7.  3. 

9 ver.  10.  ch.  11.  7. 

10  Job  3.  21.  I3.  2. 
19.  Jer.  8.  3.  ch.  G. 
IG. 

11  Joel  2.  4. 


9  And  the  fifth  angel  sounded,  and  I saw  a star 
from  heaven  fallen  unto  the  earth  : and  there  was 

2 given  to  him  the  key  of  the  pit  of  the  abyss.  And 
he  opened  the  pit  of  the  abyss  ; and  there  went  up 
a smoke  out  of  the  pit,  as  the  smoke  of  a great 
furnace  ; and  the  sun  and  the  air  were  darkened  by 

3 reason  of  the  smoke  of  the  pit.  And  out  of  the 
smoke  came  forth  locusts  upon  the  earth  ; and 
power  was  given  them,  as  the  scorpions  of  the  earth 

4 have  power.  And  it  was  said  unto  them  that  they 
should  not  hurt  the  grass  of  the  earth,  neither  any 
green  thing,  neither  any  tree,  but  only  such  men  as 

5 have  not  the  seal  of  God  on  their  foreheads.  And 
it  was  given  them  that  they  should  not  kill  them, 
but  that  they  should  be  tormented  five  months  : 
and  their  torment  was  as  the  torment  of  a scorpion, 

6 when  it  striketh  a man.  And  in  those  days  men 
shall  seek  death,  and  shall  in  no  wise  find  it  ; and 
they  sliall  desire  to  die,  and  death  fleeth  from  them. 

7 And  the  “ shapes  of  the  locusts  were  like  unto  horses 
prepared  for  war  ; and  upon  their  heads  as  it  were 
crowns  like  unto  gold,  and  their  faces  were  as  men’s 

8 faces.  And  they  hacl  hair  as  the  hair  of  women, 

9 an^l  their  teeth  were  as  the  teeth  of  lions.  And  they 
had  breastplates,  as  it  were  breastplates  of  iron  ; 
and  the  sound  of  their  wings  was  as  the  sound  of 

10  chariots,  of  many  horses  rushing  to  war.  And  they 
have  tails  like  unto  scorpions,  and  stings  ; and  in 
their  tails  is  their  power  to  hurt  men  five  months. 

11  They  have  over  them  as  king  the  angel  of  the  abyss  : 
his  name  in  Hebrew  is  Abaddon,  and  in  the  Greek 
tongue  he  hath  the  name  ^Apollyon. 


12  The  first  Woe  is  past : behold,  there  come  yet 
two  Woes  hereafter. 

13  And  the  sixth  angel  sounded,  and  I heard  a voice 
from  the  horns  of  the  golden  altar  which  is  before 

14  God,  one  saying  to  the  sixth  angel,  which  had  the 
trumpet,  Loose  the  four  angels  which  are  bound  at 

15  the  great  river  Euphrates.  And  the  four  angels 
were  loosed,  which  had  been  prepared  for  the  hour 
and  day  and  month  and  year,  that  they  should  kill 
the  third  part  of  men.  And  the  number  of  the  ar- 
mies of  the  horsemen  was  twice  ten  thousand  times 

16  ten  thousand  : I heard  the  number  of  them.  And 

17  thus  I saw  the  horses  in  the  vision,  and  them  that 
sat  on  them,  having  breastplates  as  of  fire  and  of 
hyacinth  and  of  brimstone  : and  the  heads  of  the 
horses  are  as  the  heads  of  lions  ; and  out  of  their 
mouths  proeeedeth  fire  and  smoke  and  brimstone. 

18  By  these  three  plagues  was  the  third  part  of  men 


12  Nah.  3.  17. 

13  Dan.  7.  8. 

14  Joel  1.  G. 

15  Joel  2.  5,  G,  7. 
15  ver.  5. 

11  Epli.  2.  2. 


18  ver.  1. 

19  ch.  8.  13. 

20  ch.  16.  12. 

21  Ps.  68.  17.  Dan. 
7.  10. 

22  Ezek.  38.  4. 


23  ch.  7.  4. 

24  1 Chr.  12.  8.  Is. 
5.  28,  29. 

a Gr.  likenesses, 
b That  is.  Destroyer, 
c Gr.  one  voice. 


REVELATION,  X. 


889 


by  the  fire,  and  by  the  smoke,  and  by  the  brimstone, 
which  issued  out  of  their  mouths. 

19  For  their  power  is  in  their  mouth,  and  in  their 
tails  : 25  for  their  tails  were  like  unto  serpents,  and  had 
heads,  and  with  them  they  do  hurt. 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  men  which  were  not  killed  by 
these  plagues  26yet  repented  not  of  the  works  of  their 
hands,  that  they  should  not  worship  2?  devils,  28  and  idols 
of  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass,  and  stone,  and  of  wood  : 
which  neither  can  see,  nor  hear,  nor  walk  : 

21  Neither  repented  they  of  their  murders,  29  nor  of 
their  sorceries,  nor  of  their  fornication,  nor  of  their 
thefts. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  A mighty  strong  angel  appeareth  with  a book  open  in  his  hand.  6 He 
sweareth  by  him  that  liveth  for  ever,  that  there  shall  be  no  more  time. 

9  John  is  commanded  to  take  and  eat  the  book. 

And  I saw  another  mighty  angel  come  down  from 
heaven,  clothed  with  a cloud  : ^ and  a rainbow  luas 
upon  his  head,  and  2 his  face  was  as  it  were  the  sun,  and 
® his  feet  as  pillars  of  fire  : 

2  And  he  had  in  his  hand  a little  book  open  : ^ and 
he  set  his  right  foot  upon  the  sea,  and  his  left  foot  on 
the  earth, 

3  And  cried  with  a loud  voice,  as  lohen  a lion  roar- 
eth  ; and  when  he  had  cried,  ® seven  thunders  uttered 
their  voices. 

4  And  when  the  seven  thunders  had  uttered  their 
voices,  I was  about  to  write  : and  I heard  a voice  from 
heaven  saying  unto  me,  ® Seal  up  those  things  which  the 
seven  thunders  uttered,  and  write  them  not. 

5  And  the  angel  which  I saw  stand  upon  the  sea  and 
upon  the  earth  ^ lifted  up  his  hand  to  heaven, 

6  And  sware  by  him  that  liveth  for  ever  and  ever, 

* who  created  heaven,  and  the  things  that  therein  are, 
and  the  earth,  and  the  things  that  therein  are,  and  the 
sea,  and  the  tilings  which  are  therein,  ^ that  there  should 
be  time  no  longer  : 

7  But  in  the  days  of  the  voice  of  the  seventh  angel, 
when  he  shall  begin  to  sound,  the  mystery  of  God  should 
be  finished,  as  he  hath  declared  to  his  servants  the  pro- 
phets, 

8  And  the  voice  which  I heard  from  heaven  spake 
unto  me  again,  and  said,  Go  and  take  the  little  book 
which  is  open  in  the  hand  of  the  angel  which  standeth 
upon  the  sea  and  upon  the  earth. 

9  And  I went  unto  the  angel,  and  said  unto  him. 
Give  me  the  little  book.  And  he  said  unto  me,  ^2  Take 
it,  and  eat  it  up  ; and  it  shall  make  thy  belly  bitter,  but 
it  shall  be  in  thy  mouth  sweet  as  honey, 

10  And  I took  the  little  book  out  of  the  angel’s  hand, 
aaid  ate  it  up;  ^^aud  it  was  in  my  mouth  sweet  as 
honey : and  as  soon  as  I had  eaten  it,  my  belly  was 
bitter. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me.  Thou  must  prophesy  again 
before  many  peoples,  and  nations,  and  tongues,  and 
kings.  1 


25  Is.  9.  15. 

20  Dent.  31.  29. 

22  Lev.  17.  7.  Deut. 
32.  17.  Ps.  lOG.  37. 
1 Cor.  10.  20. 

28  Ps.  115.  4.  & 135. 
15.  Dan.  6.  23. 


20  ch  22.  15. 

1 Ezek.  1.  28. 

2 Matt.  17.  2.  ch.  1. 
IG. 

3 ch.  1.  15. 

* Matt.  28. 18. 


c ch.  8.  5. 

0 Dan.  8.  26.  & 12. 
4,  9. 

2 Ex.  6.  8.  Dan. 
12.  7. 

8 Neh.  9.  6.  ch.  4. 
11.  & 14.  7. 


killed,  by  the  fire  and  the  smoke  and  the  brimstone, 

19  which  proceeded  out  of  their  mouths.  For  the 
power  of  the  horses  is  in  their  mouth,  and  in  their 
tails  ; for  their  tails  are  like  unto  serpents,  and 

20  have  heads  ; and  with  them  they  do  hurt.  And  the 
rest  of  mankind,  which  were  not  killed  with  these 
plagues,  repented  not  of  the  works  of  their  hands, 
that  they  should  not  worship  ‘^devils,  and  the  idols 
of  gold,  and  of  silver,  and  of  brass,  and  of  stone, 
and  of  wood  ; which  can  neither  see,  nor  hear,  nor 

21  walk  : and  they  repented  not  of  their  murders,  nor 
of  their  sorceries,  nor  of  their  fornication,  nor  of 
their  thefts. 


10  And  I saw  another  strong  angel  coming  down  out 
of  heaven,  arrayed  with  a cloud  ; and  the  rainbow 
was  upon  his  head,  and  his  face  was  as  the  sun,  and 

2 his  feet  as  pillars  of  fire  ; and  he  had  in  his  hand  a 
little  book  open  : and  he  set  his  right  foot  upon  the 

3 sea,  and  his  left  upon  the  earth  ; and  he  cried  with 
a great  voice,  as  a lion  roareth  : and  when  he  cried, 

4 the  seven  thunders  uttered  their  voices.  And  when 
the  seven  thunders  uttered  their  voices,  I was  about 
to  write  : and  I heard  a voice  from  heaven  saying, 
Seal  up  the  things  which  the  seven  thunders  uttered, 

5 and  write  them  not.  And  the  angel  which  I saw 
standing  upon  the  sea  and  upon  the  earth  lifted  up 

6 his  right  hand  to  heaven,  and  sware  by  him  that  liv- 
eth “ for  ever  and  ever,  who  created  the  heaven  and 
the  things  that  are  therein,  and  the  earth  and  the 
things  that  are  therein,  ^ and  the  sea  and  the  things 
that  are  therein,  that  there  shall  be  time  no  long- 

7 er  : but  in  the  days  of  the  voice  of  the  seventh  an- 
gel, when  he  is  about  to  sound,  then  is  finished  the 
mystery  of  God,  according  to  the  good  tidings  which 

8 he  declared  to  his  servants  the  prophets.  And 
the  voice  which  I heard  from  heaven,  / heard  it  again 
speaking  with  me,  and  saying,  Go,  take  the  book 
which  is  open  in  the  hand  of  the  angel  that  standeth 

9 upon  the  sea  and  upon  the  earth.  And  I went  unto 
the  angel,  saying  unto  him  that  he  should  give  me 
the  little  book.  And  he  saith  unto  me.  Take  it,  and 
eat  it  up  ; and  it  shall  make  thy  belly  bitter,  but  in 

10  thy  mouth  it  shall  be  sweet  as  honey.  And  I took 
the  little  book  out  of  the  angel’s  hand,  and  ate  it  up  ; 
and  it  was  in  my  mouth  sweet  as  honey  : and  when 

11  I had  eaten  it,  my  belly  was  made  bitter.  And  they 
say  unto  me.  Thou  must  prophesy  again  ^ over  many 
peoples  and  nations  and  tongues  and  kings. 


9 Dan,  12.  7.  ch.  16. 
17. 

10  ch.  11.  15. 

11  ver.  4. 

12  .Ter.  15.  16.  Ezek, 
2.  8.  &3.  1,  2,  3. 

18  Ezek.  3.  3. 


« Ezek.  2.  10. 
d Gr.  demons, 
a Gr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  ages. 

b Solue  ancient  au> 


thorities  omit  and  the 
sea  and  the  things  that 
are  therein, 
c Or,  delay, 
d Or,  concerning. 


I 


390 


REVELATION,  XI. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

3 The,  tivo  witnesses  prophesy.  6 They  have  power  to  shut  heaven.,  that  it 
rain  not.  7 The  beast  shall  fight  against  them.,  and  kill  them.  8 They 
lie  unburied.  Wand  after  three  days  and  a half  rise  again.  14  The 
second  woe  is  past.  15  The  seventh  trumpet  soundeth. 

And  there  was  giyen  me  ^ a reed  like  unto  a rod  : 

and  the  angel  stood,  saying,  ^ Rise,  and  measure 
the  temple  of  God,  and  the  altar,  and  them  that  worship 
therein. 

2  But  ® the  court  which  is  without  the  temple  leave 
out,  and  measure  it  not  ; ^ for  it  is  given  unto  the  Gen- 
tiles : and  the  holy  city  shall  they  ® tread  under  foot 
® forty  and  two  months. 

3  And  I will  give  power  unto  my  two  '^witnesses, 

® and  they  shall  prophesy  ® a thousand  two  hundred 
and.  threescore  days,  clothed  in  sackcloth. 

4  These  are  the  two  olive  trees,  and  the  two  can- 
dlesticks standing  before  the  God  of  the  earth. 

5  And  if  any  man  will  hurt  them,  fire  proceedeth 
out  of  their  mouth,  and  devoureth  their  enemies  : and 
if  any  man  will  hurt  them,  he  must  in  this  manner  be 
killed. 

6  These  ^^have  power  to  shut  heaven,  that  it  rain 
not  in  the  days  of  their  prophecy  : and  have  power 
over  waters  to  turn  them  to  blood,  and  to  smite  the 
earth  with  all  plagues,  as  often  as  they  will. 

7  And  when  they  shall  have  finished  their  testi- 
mony, the  beast  that  ascendeth  out  of  the  bottom- 
less pit  shall  make  war  against  them,  and  shall  over- 
come them,  and  kill  them. 

8  And  their  dead  bodies  shall  lie  in  the  street  of  the 
great  city,  which  spiritually  is  called  Sodom  and  Egypt, 
where  also  our  Lord  was  crucified. 

9  And  they  of  the  people  and  kindreds  and  tongues 
and  nations  shall  see  their  dead  bodies  three  days  and 
an  half,  ^^and  shall  not  suffer  their  dead  bodies  to  be 
put  in  graves. 

10  23  And  they  that  dwell  upon  the  earth  shall  rejoice 
over  them,  and  make  merry,  2^  and  shall  send  gifts  one 
to  another  ; 25  because  these  two  prophets  tormented 
them  that  dwelt  on  the  earth. 

11  26  And  after  three  days  and  an  half  27  the  Spirit  of 
life  from  God  entered  into  them,  and  they  stood  upon 
their  feet  ; and  great  fear  fell  upon  them  which  saw 
them. 

12  And  they  heard  a great  voice  from  heaven  say- 
ing unto  them.  Come  up  hither.  28  And  they  ascended 
up  to  heaven  29  in  a cloud  ; 30  and  their  enemies  beheld 
them. 

13  And  the  same  hour  was  there  a great  earthquake, 

32  and  the  tenth  part  of  the  city  fell,  and  in  the  earth- 
quake were  slain  of  men  seven  thousand  : and  the  rem- 
nant were  affrighted,  33  and  gave  glory  to  the  God  of 
heaven. 

14  34  The  second  woe  is  past ; and,  behold,  the  third  14 
woe  cometh  quickly. 

15  And  35  the  seventh  angel  sounded  ; 36  and  there  15 
were  great  voices  in  heaven,  saying,  37  The  kingdoms  of 
this  world  are  become  the  kingdoms  of  our  Lord,  and  of 
his  Christ  ; 38  and  he  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever. 


11  And  there  was  given  me  a reed  like  unto  a rod  : 
® and  one  said.  Rise,  and  measure  the  temple  of  God, 

2 and  the  altar,  and  them  that  worship  therein.  And 
the  court  which  is  without  the  temple  ^ leave  with- 
out, and  measure  it  not  ; for  it  hath  been  given 
unto  the  nations  : and  the  holy  city  shall  they  tread 

3 under  foot  forty  and  two  months.  And  I will  give 
unto  my  two  witnesses,  and  they  shall  prophesy  a 
thousand  two  hundred  and  threescore  days,  clothed 

4 in  sackcloth.  These  are  the  two  olive  trees  and  the 
two  ^ candlesticks,  standing  before  the  Lord  of  the 

5 earth.  And  if  any  man  desireth  to  hurt  them,  fire 
proceedeth  out  of  their  mouth,  and  devoureth  their 
enemies  : and  if  any  man  shall  desire  to  hurt  then), 

6 in  this  manner  must  he  be  killed.  These  have  the 
power  to  shut  the  heaven,  that  it  rain  not  during  the 
days  of  their  prophecy  : and  they  have  power  over 
the  waters  to  turn  them  into  blood,  and  to  smite  the 
earth  with  every  plague,  as  often  as  they  shall  de- 

7 sire.  And  when  they  shall  have  finished  their  testi- 
mony, the  beast  that  cometh  up  out  of  the  abyss  shall 
make  war  with  them,  and  overcome  them,  and  kill 

8 them.  And  their  ^ dead  bodies  lie  in  the  street  of 
the  great  city,  which  spiritually  is  called  Sodom  and 

9 Egypt,  where  also  their  Lord  was  crucified.  And 
from  among  the  peoples  and  tribes  and  tongues  and 
nations  do  men  look  upon  their  ^ dead  bodies  three 
days  and  a half,  and  suffer  not  their  dead  bodies 

10  to  be  laid  in  a tomb.  And  they  that  dwell  on  the 
earth  rejoice  over  them,  and  make  merry  ; and  they 
shall  send  gifts  one  to  another  ; because  these  two 
prophets  tormented  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth. 

11  And  after  the  three  days  and  a half  the  breath  of 
life  from  God  entered  into  them,  and  they  stood 
upon  their  feet  ; and  great  fear  fell  upon  them 

12  which  beheld  them.  And  they  heard  a great  voice 
from  heaven  saying  unto  them.  Come  up  hither. 
And  they  went  up  into  heaven  in  the  cloud  ; and 

13  their  enemies  beheld  them.  And  in  that  hour  there 
was  a great  earthquake,  and  the  tenth  part  of  the 
city  fell  ; and  there  were  killed  in  the  earthquake 
® seven  thousand  persons  : and  the  rest  were  af- 
frighted, and  gave  glory  to  the  God  of  heaven. 


The  second  Woe  is  past : behold,  the  third  Woe 
cometh  quickly. 

And  the  seventh  angel  sounded  ; and  there  fol- 
lowed great  voices  in  heaven,  and  they  said.  The 
kingdom  of  the  world  is  become  the  kingdom  of  our 
Lord,  and  of  his  Christ : and  he  shall  reign  f for 


1 Ezek.  40.  3,  &c. 
Zech.  2.  1.  ch.  21.  15. 

2 Num.  23.  18. 

3 Ezek.  40.  17,  20. 
4Ps.  79.  1.  Luke 

21.  24. 

3 Dan.  8.  10. 

6 ch.  13.  5. 

2 ch.  20.  4. 

8 ch.  19.  10. 

» ch.  12.  6. 


Ps.  52.  8.  Jer.  11. 

16.  Zech.  4.  3,  11,  14. 

11  2 Kin.  1.  10,  12. 
Jer.  1.  10.  & 5.  14. 
Ezek.  43.  3.  Hos.  6. 

5. 

12  Num.  16.  29. 

13  1 Kin.  17.1.  Jam. 

6.  16,  17. 

n Ex.  7.  19. 

13  Luke  13.  32. 


16  ch.  13.  1,  11.  & 

17.  8. 

17  ch.  9.  2. 

18  Dan.  7.  21.  Zech. 
14.  2. 

19  ch.  14.  8.  & 17.  1, 
5.  & 18.  10. 

20Heb.  13.  12.  ch. 

18.  24. 

21  ch.  17.  15. 

22  Ps.  79.  2,  3. 


23  ch.  12.  12.  & 13. 

8. 

21  Esth.  9.  19,  22. 

25  ch.  16.  10. 

26  ver.  9. 

27  Ezek.  37.  5,  9,  10, 
14. 

28  Is.  14.  13.  ch. 
12.  5. 

29  13.60.8.  Actsl. 
9. 


30  2 Kin.  2.  1,  5,  7. 

31  ch.  6.  12. 

32  ch.  16.  19. 

33  Josh.  7.  19.  ch. 
14.  7.  & 15.  4. 

31  ch.  8.  13.  & 9.  12. 
&15.  1. 

35  ch.  10.  7. 

36  Is.  27.  13.  ch.  16. 
17.  & 19.  6. 

37  ch.  12.  10. 


38  Dan.  2.  44.  & 7. 
14,  18,  27. 
a Gr.  saying, 
b Gr.  cast  without, 
c Gr.  lampstands. 
d Gr.  carcase, 
e Gr.  names  of  men, 
seven  thousand. 

f Gr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  ages. 


REVELATION,  XII. 


391 


16  And  *®the  four  and  twenty  elders,  which  sat 
before  God  on  their  seats,  fell  upon  their  faces,  and 
worshipped  God, 

17  Saying,  We  give  thee  thanks,  O Lord  God  Al- 
mighty, which  art,  and  wast,  and  art  to  come  ; be- 
cause thou  hast  taken  to  thee  thy  great  power,  and 
hast  reigned. 

18  And  the  nations  were  angry,  and  thy  wrath  is 
come,  and  the  time  of  the  dead,  that  they  should  be 
judged,  and  that  thou  shouldest  give  reward  unto  thy 
servants  the  prophets,  and  to  the  saints,  and  them  that 
fear  thy  name,  small  and  great ; 46  and  shouldest  de- 
stroy them  which  destroy  the  earth. 

19  And  46  the  temple  of  God  was  opened  in  heaven, 
and  there  was  seen  in  his  temple  the  ark  of  his  tes- 
tament : and  47  there  were  lightnings,  and  voices,  and 
thunderings,  and  an  earthquake,  48  and  great  hail. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1 A woman  clothed  with  the  sun  travaileth.  4 The  great  red  dragon 
standeth  before  her,  ready  to  devour  her  child : 6 -when  she  was  deli- 
vered she  fleeth  into  the  wilderness.  7 Michael  and  his  angels  fight  with 
the  dragon,  and  prevail.  13  The  dragon  being  cast  down  into  the 
earth,  persecuteth  the  woman. 

And  there  appeared  a great  wonder  in  heaven  ; a 
woman  clothed  with  the  sun,  and  the  moon  under 
her  feet,  and  upon  her  head  a crown  of  twelve  stars  : 

2  And  she  being  with  child  cried,  ^ travailing  in  birth, 
and  pained  to  be  delivered. 

3  And  there  appeared  another  wonder  in  heaven  ; 
and  behold  ^ a great  red  dragon,  3 having  seven  heads 
and  ten  horns,  4 and  seven  crowns  upon  his  heads. 

4  And  3 his  tail  drew  the  third  part  ^ of  the  stars  of 
heaven,  ^ and  did  cast  them  to  the  earth  : and  the 
dragon  stood  ^ before  the  woman  which  was  ready  to  be 
delivered,  ® for  to  devour  her  child  as  soon  as  it  was 
born. 

5  And  she  brought  forth  a man  child,  who  was  to 
rule  all  nations  with  a rod  of  iron  : and  her  child  was 
caught  up  unto  God,  and  to  his  throne. 

6  And  the  woman  fled  into  the  wilderness,  where 
she  hath  a place  prepared  of  God,  that  they  should  feed 
her  there  42  a thousand  two  hundred  and  threescore 
days. 

7  And  there  was  war  in  heaven  : 43  Michael  and  his 
angels  fought  44  against  the  dragon  ; and  the  dragon 
fought  and  his  angels, 

8  And  prevailed  not  ; neither  was  their  place  found 
any  more  in  heaven. 

9  And  45  the  great  dragon  was  cast  out,  4®  that  old 
serpent,  called  the  Devil,  and  Satan,  47  which  deceiveth 
the  whole  world  : 48  he  was  cast  out  into  the  earth,  and 
his  angels  were  cast  out  with  him. 

10  And  I heard  a loud  voice  saying  in  heaven,  49  Now 
is  come  salvation,  and  strength,  and  the  kingdom  of 
our  God,  and  the  power  of  his  Christ : for  the  accuser 
of  our  brethren  is  cast  down,  which  accused  them 
before  our  God  day  and  night. 

11  And  21  they  overcame  him  by  the  blood  of  the 
Lamb,  and  by  the  word  of  their  testimony  ; and  they 
loved  not  their  lives  unto  the  death. 

12  Therefore  ^3  rejoice,  ye  heavens,  and  ye  that  dwell 


30  Ch.  4.  4.  & 6.  8.  & 
19.  4. 

<0  ch.  1.  4,  8.  & 4.  8. 
& 16.  6. 

« ch.  19.  6. 

« ver.  2,  9. 

« Dan.  7.  9,  10.  ch. 
6.  10. 

« ch.  19.  5, 


♦6  ch.  13.  10.  & 18. 

6. 

ch.  15.  6,  8. 
ch.  8.  5.  & 16.  18. 
••e  ch.  16.  21. 

1 Is.  66.  7.  Gal.  4. 
19. 

3 ch.  17.  3. 

3 ch.  17.  9,  10. 


* ch.  13.  1. 

6  ch.  9.  10,  19. 

6 ch.  17.  18. 

7 Dan.  8.  10. 

3 ver.  2. 

8 Ex.  1.  16. 

10  Ps.  2.  9.  ch.  2.  27. 

& 19.  15. 

” ver.  4. 

13  ch.  11.  3. 


16  ever  and  ever.  And  the  four  and  twenty  elders, 
which  sit  before  God  on  their  thrones,  fell  upon 

17  their  faces,  and  worshipped  God,  saying,  We  give 
thee  thanks,  O Lord  God,  the  Almighty,  which  art 
and  which  wast  ; because  thou  hast  taken  thy  great 

18  power,  and  didst  reign.  And  the  nations  were  wroth, 
and  thy  wrath  came,  and  the  time  of  the  dead  to  be 
judged,  and  the  time  to  give  their  reward  to  thy  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  and  to  the  saints,  and  to  them 
that  fear  thy  name,  the  small  and  the  great ; and  to 
destroy  them  that  destroy  the  earth. 


19  And  there  was  opened  the  temple  of  God  that  is 
in  heaven  ; and  there  was  seen  in  his  temple  the  ark 
of  his  S'  covenant ; and  there  followed  lightnings,  and 
voices,  and  thunders,  and  an  earthquake,  and  great 
haU. 


12  And  a great  sign  was  seen  in  heaven ; a woman 
arrayed  with  the  sun,  and  the  moon  under  her  feet, 

2 and  upon  her  head  a crown  of  twelve  stars  ; and  she 
was  with  child  : and  she  crieth  out,  travailing  in 

3 birth,  and  in  pain  to  be  delivered.  And  there  was 
seen  another  sign  in  heaven  ; and  behold,  a great  red 
dragon,  having  seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  and  upon 

4 his  heads  seven  diadems.  And  his  tail  draweth 
the  third  part  of  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  did  cast 
them  to  the  earth  : and  the  dragon  stood  before  the 
woman  which  was  about  to  be  delivered,  that  when 

5 she  was  delivered,  he  might  devour  her  child.  And 
she  was  delivered  of  a son,  a man  child,  who  is  to 
rule  all  the  nations  with  a rod  of  iron  : and  her  child 

6 was  caught  up  unto  God,  and  unto  his  throne.  And 
the  woman  fled  into  the  wilderness,  where  she  hath  a 
place  prepared  of  God,  that  there  they  may  nourish 
her  a thousand  two  hundred  and  threescore  days. 


7 And  there  was  war  in  heaven  : Michael  and  his 
angels  going  forth  to  war  with  the  dragon  ; and  the 

8 dragon  warred  and  his  angels  ; and  they  prevailed 
not,  neither  was  their  place  found  any  more  in  hea- 

9 ven.  And  the  great  dragon  was  cast  down,  the  old 
serpent,  he  that  is  called  the  Devil  and  Satan,  the 
deceiver  of  the  whole  ® world  ; he  was  cast  down 
to  the  earth,  and  his  angels  were  cast  down  with 

10  him.  And  I heard  a great  voice  in  heaven,  saying, 
^ Now  is  come  the  salvation,  and  the  power,  and  the 
kingdom  of  our  God,  and  the  authority  of  his  Christ : 
for  the  accuser  of  our  brethren  is  cast  down,  which 

11  accuseth  them  before  our  God  day  and  night.  And 
they  overcame  him  because  of  the  blood  of  the 
Lamb,  and  because  of  the  word  of  their  testimo- 
ny ; and  they  loved  not  their  life  even  unto  death. 

12  Therefore  rejoice,  O heavens,  and  ye  that  dwell  in 


13  Dan.  10.  13,  21.  & 
12.  1, 

1^  ver.  3.  ch.  20. 

2. 

13  Luke  10.  18.  John 
12.  31. 

lOGen.  3.  1,4.  ch. 
20.  2. 

11  ch.  20.  3. 

18  ch.  9.  1. 


19  ch.  11.  15.  & 19. 

' 20  Job  1.  9.  & 2.,  5. 
Zech.  3.  1. 

21  Rom.  8.  33,  34,  ,37. 
& 16.  20. 

22  Luke  14.  26. 

23Ps.  96.  11.  Is.  49. 

13.  ch.  18.  20. 
g Or,  testament. 


a Gr.  inhabited 
earth. 

b Or,  Now  is  the  .lal- 
vation,  and  the  power, 
and  the  kingdom,  be- 
come our  God's,  and 
the  authority  is  be- 
come his  Christ's, 
c Gr.  tabernacle. 


26 


892 


REVELATION,  XIII. 


in  them.  24^^00  the  inhabiters  of  the  earth  and  of 
the  sea  ! for  the  devil  is  come  down  unto  you,  having 
great  wrath,  because  he  knoweth  that  he  hath  but  a 
short  time. 

13  And  when  the  dragon  saw  that  he  was  cast  unto 
the  earth,  he  persecuted  ^^the  woman  which  brought 
forth  the  man  child. 

14  And  to  the  woman  were  given  two  wings  of  a 
great  eagle,  that  she  might  fly  into  the  wilderness, 
into  her  place,  where  she  is  nourished  ^ for  a time,  and 
times,  and  half  a time,  from  the  face  of  the  serpent. 

15  And  the  serpent  cast  out  of  his  mouth  water  as 
a flood  after  the  woman,  that  he  might  cause  her  to  be 
carried  away  of  the  flood. 

16  And  the  earth  helped  the  woman,  and  the  earth 
opened  her  mouth,  and  swallowed  up  the  flood  which 
the  dragon  cast  out  of  his  mouth. 

17  And  the  dragon  was  wroth  with  the  woman,  *‘^and 
went  to  make  war  with  the  remnant  of  her  seed,  which 
keep  the  commandments  of  God,  and  have  ^^the  testi- 
mony of  Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  A beast  riseth  out  of  the  sen  with  seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  to  u'hom 
the  dragon  giveth  his  power.  11  Another  beast  cometh  up  out  of  the 
earth  : 14  causeth  an  image  to  be  made  of  the  former  beast,  15  and  that 
men  should  worship  it,  16  aiid  receive  his  mark. 

And  I stood  upon  the  sand  of  the  sea,  and  saw  ^ a 
beast  rise  up  out  of  the  sea,  ^ having  seven  heads 
and  ten  horns,  and  upon  his  horns  ten  crowns,  and  upon 
his  heads  the  name  of  blasphemy. 

2  ^ And  the  beast  which  1 saw  was  like  unto  a leopard, 
^and  his  feet  were  as  the  feet  of  a bear,  ®and  his  mouth 
as  the  mouth  of  a lion  : and  ® the  dragon  gave  him 
his  power,  ^ and  his  seat,  ® and  great  authority. 

3  And  I saw  one  of  his  heads  ® as  it  were  wounded 
to  death  ; and  his  deadly  wound  was  healed  : and  all 
the  world  wondered  after  the  beast. 

4  And  they  worshipped  the  dragon  which  gave  power 
unto  the  beast : and  they  worshipped  the  beast,  saying. 
Who  is  like  unto  the  beast  ? who  is  able  to  make  war 
with  him  ? 

5  And  there  was  given  unto  him  ^^a  mouth  speaking 
great  things  and  blasphemies  ; and  power  was  given 
unto  him  to  continue  forty  and  two  months. 

6  And  he  opened  his  mouth  in  blasphemy  against 
God,  to  blaspheme  his  name,  ^^and  his  tabernacle,  and 
them  that  dwell  in  heaven. 

7  And  it  was  given  unto  him  ^^to  make  war  with  the 
saints,  and  to  overcome  them  : and  power  was  given 
him  over  all  kindreds,  and  tongues,  and  nations. 

8  And  all  that  dwell  upon  the  earth  shall  worship 
him,  whose  names  are  not  written  in  the  book  of  life 
of  the  Lamb  slain  from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 

9  If  any  man  have  an  ear,  let  him  hear. 

10  He  that  leadeth  into  captivity  shall  go  into  cap- 
tivity : 21  he  that  killeth  with  the  sword  must  be  killed 
with  the  sword.  22  Here  is  the  patience  and  the  faith 
of  the  saints. 

11  And  I beheld  another  beast  ^3  coming  up  out  of 


them.  Woe  for  the  earth  and  for  the  sea  : because 
the  devil  is  gone  down  unto  you,  having  great  wrath, 
knowing  that  he  hath  but  a short  time. 

t 

13  And  when  the  dragon  saw  that  he  was  cast  down 
to  the  earth,  he  persecuted  the  woman  which 

14  brought  forth  the  man  child.  And  there  were  given 
to  the  woman  the  two  wings  of  the  great  eagle,  that 
she  might  fly  into  the  wilderness  unto  her  place, 
where  she  is  nourished  for  a time,  and  times,  and 

15  half  a time,  from  the  face  of  the  serpent.  And  the 
serpent  cast  out  of  his  mouth  after  the  woman  wa- 
ter as  a river,  that  he  might  cause  her  to  be  carried 

16  away  by  the  stream.  And  the  earth  helped  the  wo- 
man, and  the  earth  opened  her  mouth,  and  swal- 
lowed up  the  river  which  the  dragon  cast  out  of  his 

17  mouth.  And  the  dragon  waxed  wroth  with  the  wo- 
man, and  went  away  to  make  war  with  the  rest  of 
her  seed,  which  keep  the  commandments  of  God,  and 

13  hold  the  testimony  of  Jesus  : and  he  stood  upon  the 
sand  of  the  sea. 


And  I saw  a beast  coming  up  out  of  the  sea,  hav- 
ing ten  horns  and  seven  heads,  and  on  his  horns  ten 
diadems,  and  upon  his  heads  names  of  blasphemy. 

2 And  the  beast  which  I saw  was  like  unto  a leopard, 
and  his  feet  were  as  the  feet  of  a bear,  and  his  mouth 
as  the  mouth  of  a lion  : and  the  dragon  gave  him 

3 his  power,  and  his  throne,  and  great  authority.  And 
I sa  w one  of  his  heads  as  though  it  had  been  ® smitten 
unto  death  ; aud  his  death-stroke  was  healed  : and 

4 the  whole  earth  wondered  after  the  beast ; and  they 
worshipped  the  dragon,  because  he  gave  his  autho- 
rity unto  the  beast  ; and  they  worshipped  the  beast, 
saying,  Who  is  like  unto  the  beast  ? and  who  is  able 

5 to  war  with  him  ? and  there  was  given  to  him  a 
mouth  speaking  great  things  and  blasphemies  ; and 
there  was  given  to  him  authority  ^ to  continue  forty 

6 and  two  months.  And  he  opened  his  mouth  for  blas- 
phemies against  God,  to  blaspheme  his  name,  aud 
his  tabernacle,  even  them  that  ^ d well  in  the  heaven. 

7 ^ And  it  was  given  unto  him  to  make  war  with  the 
saints,  and  to  overcome  them  : and  there  was  given 
to  him  authority  over  every  tribe  and  people  and 

8 tongue  and  nation.  And  all  that  dwell  on  the  earth 
shall  worship  him,  every  one  whose  name  hath  not 
been  ® written  in  the  book  of  life  of  the  Lamb  that 

9 hath  been  slain  from  the  foundation  of  the  world.  If 

10  any  man  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear.  -^^If  any  man 

is  for  captivity,  into  captivity  he  goeth  : if  any  man 
shall  kill  with  the  sword,  with  the  sword  must  he  be 
killed.  Here  is  the  patience  and  the  faith  of  the 
saints. 

11  And  I saw  another  beast  coming  up  out  of  the 


24  ch.  8.  13.  &11.  10. 

25  ch.  10.  6. 

26  ver.  5. 

27  Ex.  19.  4. 

28  ver.  6. 

29  ch.  17.  3. 

so  Dan.  7.  25.&12. 7. 
31  Is.  59.  19. 

82  Gen.  3.  15.  ch.  11. 
7.  & 13.  7. 

33  ch.  14.  12. 


34  1 Cor. 2.1.  IJohn 

5.  10.  ch.  1.  2,  9.  & 

6.  9.  & 20.  4. 

1 Dan.  7.  2,  7. 

2 ch.  12.  3.  & 17. 3, 9, 
12. 

3 Dan.  7.  G.  • 

4 Dan.  7.  5. 

5 Dan.  7.  4. 

6 ch.  12.  9. 

2 ch.  16.  10. 


8 Ch.  12.  4. 

9 ver.  12,  14. 

10  ch.  17.  8. 

11  ch.  18.  18. 

12  Dan.  7.  8,  11,  25. 
& 11.  36. 

13  ch.  11.  2.  & 12.  6. 

14  John  1.  14.  Col. 
2.  9. 

15  Dan.  7.  21.  ch.  11. 

7.  & 12.  17. 


16  ch.  11.  18.  & 17. 
15. 

17  Ex.  32.  32.  Dan. 
12.  1.  Phil.  4.  3.  ch. 
3.  5.  & 20.  12, 15.  & 21. 
27. 

18  ch.  17.  8. 

19  ch.  2.  7. 

20  Is.  33.  1. 

21  Gen.  9.  6.  Matt. 
26.  52. 


22  ch.  14.  12. 

23  ch,  11.  7. 

a Gr.  slain. 

b Or,  to  do  his  works 
during.  See  Dan.  11. 
28. 

c Gr.  tabernacle. 

d Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  And  it 
was  given  . . . over- 
come them. 


e Or,  written  from 
the  foundation  of  the 
u-orld  in  the  book  . . . 
slain. 

f The  Greek  text  in 
this  verse  is  somewhat 
uncertain. 

g Or,  leadeth  into 
captivity. 


REVELATION,  XIV. 


393 


the  earth  ; and  he  had  two  horns  like  a lamb,  and  he 
spake  as  a dragon. 

12  And  he  exerciseth  all  the  power  of  the  first  beast 
before  him,  and  causeth  the  earth  and  them  which 
dwell  therein  to  worship  the  first  beast,  whose  deadly 
wound  was  healed. 

13  And  he  doeth  great  wonders,  ^6  so  that  he  mak- 
eth  fire  come  down  from  heaven  on  the  earth  in  the 
sight  of  men, 

14  And  27  deceiveth  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth 
28  by  the  means  of  those  miracles  which  he  had  power  to 
do  in  the  sight  of  the  beast  ; saying  to  them  that  dwell 
on  the  earth,  that  they  should  make  an  image  to  the 
beast,  which  had  the  wound  by  a sword,  29  and  did  live. 

15  And  he  had  power  to  give  life  unto  the  image 
of  the  beast,  that  the  image  of  the  beast  should  both 
speak,  80  and  cause  that  as  many  as  would  not  worship 
the  image  of  the  beast  should  be  killed. 

16  And  he  causeth  all,  both  small  and  great,  rich 
and  poor,  free  and  bond,  8i  to  receive  a mark  in  their 
right  hand,  or  in  their  foreheads  : 

17  And  that  no  man  might  buy  or  sell,  save  he  that 
had  the  mark,  or  82  the  name  of  the  beast,  83  or  the 
number  of  his  name. 

18  84  Here  is  wisdom.  Let  him  that  hath  under- 
standing count  85  the  number  of  the  beast  : 86  for  it  is 
the  number  of  a man  ; and  his  number  is  Six  hundred 
threescore  and  six. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  Lamb  standing  on  mount  Sion  with  his  company.  6 An  angel 
preacheth  the  gospel.  8 The  fall  of  Babylon.  15  The  harvest  of  the 
world.,  and  putting  in  of  the  sickle.  20  The  vintage  and  winepress  of 
the  wrath  of  God. 

And  I looked,  and,  lo,  ^ a Lamb  stood  on  the  mount 
Sion,  and  with  him  2 an  hundred  forty  and  four 
thousand,  8 having  his  Father’s  name  written  in  their 
foreheads. 

2  And  I heard  a voice  from  heaven,  ^ as  the  voice  of 
many  waters,  and  as  the  voice  of  a great  thunder  : and 
I heard  the  voice  of  8 harpers  harping  with  their  harps  : 

3  And  8 they  sung  as  it  were  a new  song  before  the 
throne,  and  before  the  four  beasts,  and  the  elders  : and 
no  man  could  learn  that  song  ^ but  the  hundred  and 
forty  and  four  thousand,  which  were  redeemed  from 
the  earth. 

4  These  are  they  which  were  not  defiled  with  women  ; 
8 for  they  are  virgins.  These  are  they  ® which  follow 
the  Lamb  whithersoever  he  goeth.  These  were  re- 
deemed from  among  men,  being  the  firstfruits  unto 
God  and  to  the  Lamb. 

5  And  ^2  in  their  mouth  was  found  no  guile  : for 
^8  they  are  without  fault  before  the  throne  of  God. 

6  And  I saw  another  angel  ^'‘fly  in  the  midst  of 
heaven,  ^8  having  the  everlasting  gospel  to  preach  unto 
them  that  dwell  on  the  earth,  and  to  every  nation, 
and  kindred,  and  tongue,  and  people, 

7  Saying  with  a loud  voice,  Feat  God,  and  give 
glory  to  him  ; for  the  hour  of  his  judgment  is  come  : 
^8  and  worship  him  that  made  heaven,  and  earth,  and 
the  sea,  and  the  fountains  of  waters. 


earth  ; and  he  had  two  horns  like  unto  a lamb, 

12  and  he  spake  as  a dragon.  And  he  exerciseth  all 
the  authority  of  the  first  beast  in  his  sight.  And 
he  maketh  the  earth  and  them  that  dwell  therein 
to  worship  the  first  beast,  whose  death-stroke  was 

13  healed.  And  he  doeth  great  signs,  that  he  should 
even  make  fire  to  come  down  out  of  heaven  upon 

14  the  earth  in  the  sight  of  men.  And  he  deceiveth 
them  that  dwell  on  the  earth  by  reason  of  the  signs 
whieh  it  was  given  him  to  do  in  the  sight  of  the 
beast  ; saying  to  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth,  that 
they  should  make  an  image  to  the  beast,  who  hath 

15  the  stroke  of  the  sword,  and  lived.  And  it  was 
given  unto  him  to  give  breath  to  it,  even  to  the  image 
of  the  beast,  ^tliat  the  image  of  the  beast  should 
both  speak,  and  cause  that  as  many  as  should  not 
worship  the  image  of  the  beast  should  be  killed. 

16  And  he  causeth  all,  the  small  and  the  great,  and  the 
rich  and  the  poor,  and  the  free  and  the  bond,  that 
there  be  given  them  a mark  on  their  right  hand,  or 

17  upon  their  forehead  ; and  that  no  man  should  be 
able  to  buy  or  to  sell,  save  he  that  hath  the  mark, 
even  the  name  of  the  beast  or  the  number  of  his 

18  name.  Here  is  wisdom.  He  that  hath  understand- 
ing, let  him  count  the  number  of  the  beast  ; for  it  is 
the  number  of  a man  : and  his  number  is  * Six  hun- 
dred and  sixty  and  six. 


14  And  I saw,  and  behold,  the  Lamb  standing  on  the 
mount  Zion,  and  With  him  a hundred  and  forty  and 
four  thousand,  having  his  name,  and  the  name  of 

2 his  Father,  written  on  their  foreheads.  And  I heard 
a voice  from  heaven,  as  the  voice  of  many  waters, 
and  as  the  voice  of  a great  thunder : and  the  voice 
which  I heard  was  as  the  voice  of  harpers  harping 

3 with  their  harps  : and  they  sing  as  it  were  a new 
song  before  the  throne,  and  before  the  four  living 
creatures  and  the  elders  : and  no  man  could  learn 
the  song  save  the  hundred  and  forty  and  four  thou- 
sand, even  they  that  had  been  purchased  out  of  the 

4 earth.  These  are  they  which  were  not  defiled  with 
women  ; for  they  are  virgins.  These  are  they  which 
follow  the  Lamb  whithersoever  he  goeth.  These 
were  purchased  from  among  men,  to  be  the  first- 

5 fruits  unto  God  and  unto  the  Lamb.  And  in  their 
mouth  was  found  no  lie  : they  are  without  blemish. 

6 And  I saw  another  angel  flying  in  mid  heaven, 
having  an  eternal  gospel  to  proclaim  unto  them  that 
« dwell  on  the  earth,  and  unto  every  nation  and  tribe 

7 and  tongue  and  people  ; and  he  saith  with  a great 
voice.  Fear  God,  and  give  him  glory  ; for  the  hour 
of  his  judgement  is  come  : and  worship  him  that 
made  the  heaven  and  the  earth  and  sea  and  fount- 
ains of  waters. 


2*  ver.  3.  30  ch.  IG.  2.  & 19. 

25  Deut.  13.  1,  2,  3.  & 20.  4. 

Matt.  24.  24.  2 Thess.  si  ch.  14.  9.  & 19. 
2.9.  ch.  IG.  14.  &20.  4. 

20  1 Kin.  18.  38.  2 32  ch.  14.  11. 

Kin.  1.  10,  12.  33  ch.  1.5.  2. 

27  ch.  12.  9.  & 19.  20.  34  ch.  17.  9. 

28  2 Thess.  2.  9,  10.  35  ch.  15.  2. 

2«2Kin.  20.  7.  36  ch.  21.  17. 


1 ch.  5.  6.  9 ch.  3.  4.  & 7. 15, 17. 

2 ch.  7.  4.  & 17.  14. 

3 ch.  7.  3.  & 13.  IG.  >0  ch.  5.  9. 

* ch.  1.  15.  & 19.  11  Jam.  1.  18. 

G.  12  Ps.  32.  2.  Zeph. 

6  ch.  6.  8.  3.  13. 

6 ch.  5.  9.  & 15.  3.  13  Eph.  5.  27.  Jude 

7 ver.  1.  24. 

8 2Cor.  11  2.  Uch.  8.  13. 


15  Eph.  3.  9,  10,  11.  h Some  ancient  au- 
Tit.  1.  2.  thoritics  road  that 

10  ch.  13.  7.  even  the  image  of  the 

17  ch.  11.  18.  & 15.  beast  should  speak; 

4.  and  he  shall  cause  d.w. 

18  Neh.  9.  G.  Ps.  33.  i Some  ancient  au- 
G.  & 124.  8.  & 14G.  5,  thoritie.s  read  Six  hvn- 
G.  Acts  14.  16.  & 17.  dred  and  sixteen. 

24.  a Gr.  sit. 


894 


REVELATION,  XV. 


8 And  there  followed  another  angel,  saying,  Baby- 
lon is  fallen,  is  fallen,  that  great  city,  because  she 
made  all  nations  drink  of  the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  her 
fornication. 

9 And  the  third  angel  followed  them,  saying  with  a 
loud  voice,  any  man  worship  the  beast  and  his 
image,  and  receive  his  mark  in  his  forehead,  or  in  his 
hand, 

10  The  same  shall  drink  of  the  wine  of  the  wrath 
of  God,  which  is  poured  out  without  mixture  into 
24  the  cup  of  his  indignation  ; and  25  he  shall  be  tor- 
mented with  26  fire  and  brimstone  in  the  presence  of  tlie 
holy  angels,  and  in  the  presence  of  the  Lamb  : 

11  And  27  the  smoke  of  their  torment  ascendeth  up 
for  ever  and  ever  : and  they  have  no  rest  day  nor 
night,  who  worship  the  beast  and  his  image,  and  who- 
soever receiveth  the  mark  of  his  name. 

12  28  Here  is  the  patience  of  the  saints  : 20  here  are 
they  that  keep  the  commandments  of  God,  and  the  faith 
of  Jesus. 

13  And  I heard  a voice  from  heaven  saying  unto 
me.  Write,  Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  the 
Lord  from  henceforth:  Yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  ®2that 
they  may  rest  from  their  labours  ; and  their  works  do 
follow  them. 

14  And  I looked,  and  behold  a white  cloud,  and 
upon  the  cloud  one  sat  like  unto  the  Son  of  man, 
®4  having  on  his  head  a golden  crown,  and  in  his  hand 
a sharp  sickle. 

15  And  another  angel  came  out  of  the  temple,  cry- 
ing with  a loud  voice  to  him  that  sat  on  the  cloud, 
86  Thrust  in  thy  sickle,  and  reap  : for  the  time  is  come 
for  thee  to  reap  ; for  the  harvest  87  of  the  earth  is 
ripe. 

16  And  he  that  sat  on  the  cloud  thrust  in  his  sickle 
on  the  earth  ; and  the  earth  was  reaped. 

17  And  another  angel  came  out  of  the  temple  which 
is  in  heaven,  he  also  having  a sharp  sickle. 

18  And  another  angel  came  out  from  the  altar, 
88  which  had  power  over  fire  ; and  cried  with  a loud 
cry  to  him  that  had  the  sharp  sickle,  saying,  80  Thrust 
in  thy  sharp  sickle,  and  gather  the  clusters  of  the  vine 
of  the  earth  ; for  her  grapes  are  fully  ripe. 

19  And  the  angel  thrust  in  his  sickle  into  the  earth, 
and  gathered  the  vine  of  the  earth,  and  cast  it  into 
46  the  great  winepress  of  the  wrath  of  God. 

20  And  41  the  winepress  was  trodden  42  without  the 
city,  and  blood  came  out  of  the  winepress,  43  even  unto 
the  horse  bridles,  by  the  space  of  a thousand  and  six 
hundred  furlongs. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1 The  seven  angels  with  the  seven  last  plagues.  3 The  song  of  them  that 
overcome  the  beast.  7 Thesevenvials  full  of  the  wrath  of  God. 

And  1 1 saw  another  sign  in  heaven,  great  and  mar- 
vellous, 2 seven  angels  having  the  seven  last 
plagues  ; 8 for  in  them  is  filled  up  the  wrath  of  God. 

2 And  I saw  as  it  were  4 a sea  of  glass  8 mingled  with 
fire  : and  them  that  had  gotten  the  victory  over  the 
beast,  8 and  over  his  image,  and  over  his  mark,  and  over 


8 And  another,  a second  angel,  followed,  saying, 
Fallen,  fallen  is  Babylon  the  great,  which  hath  made 
all  the  nations  to  drink  of  the  wine  of  the  wrath  of 
her  fornication. 

9.  And  another  angel,  a third,  followed  them,  say- 
ing with  a great  voice.  If  any  man  worshippeth  the 
beast  and  his  image,  and  receiveth  a mark  on  his 

10  forehead,  or  upon  his  hand,  he  also  shall  drink  of 
the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  God,  which  is  ^prepared 
unmixed  in  the  cup  of  his  anger  ; and  he  shall  be 
tormented  with  fire  and  brimstone  in  the  presence 
of  the  holy  angels,  and  in  the  presence  of  the  Lamb  : 

11  and  the  smoke  of  their  torment  goeth  up  ^ for  ever 
and  ever  ; and  they  have  no  rest  day  and  night, 
they  that  worship  the  beast  and  his  image,  and 

12  whoso  receiveth  the  mark  of  his  name.  Here  is  the 
patience  of  the  saints,  they  that  keep  the  command- 
ments of  God,  and  the  faith  of  Jesus. 

13  And  I heard  a voice  from  heaven  saying.  Write, 
Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  ^ in  the  Lord  from 
henceforth  : yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may 
rest  from  their  labours  ; for  their  works  follow  with 
them. 

14  And  I saw,  and  behold,  a white  cloud  ; and  on 
the  cloud  I saw  one  sitting  like  unto  ^ a son  of  man, 
having  on  his  head  a golden  crown,  and  in  his  hand 

1<6  a sharp  sickle.  And  another  angel  came  out  from 
the  temple,  crying  with  a great  voice  to  him  that  sat 
on  the  cloud.  Send  forth  thy  sickle,  and  reap  : for 
the  hour  to  reap  is  come  ; for  the  harvest  of  the 

16  earth  is  over-ripe.  And  he  that  sat  on  the  cloud 
cast  his  sickle  upon  the  earth  ; and  the  earth  was 
reaped. 

17  And  another  angel  came  out  from  the  temple 
which  is  in  heaven,  he  also  having  a sharp  sickle. 

18  And  another  angel  came  out  from  the  altar,  he  that 
hath  power  over  fire  ; and  he  called  with  a great 
voice  to  him  that  had  the  sharp  sickle,  saying.  Send 
forth  thy  sharp  sickle,  and  gather  the  clusters  of  the 
vine  of  the  earth ; for  her  grapes  are  fully  ripe. 

19  And  the  angel  cast  his  sickle  into  the  earth,  and 
gathered  the  ^ vintage  of  the  earth,  and  cast  it  into 
the  winepress,  the  great  winepress,  of  the  wrath  of 

20  God.  And  the  winepress  was  trodden  without  the 
city,  and  there  came  out  blood  from  the  winepress, 
even  unto  the  bridles  of  the  horses,  as  far  as  a 
thousand  and  six  hundred  furlongs. 


15  And  I saw  another  sign  in  heaven,  great  and 
marvellous,  seven  angels  having  seven  plagues,  lohich 
are  the  last,  for  in  them  is  finished  the  wrath  of  God. 

2 And  I saw  as  it  were  a glassy  sea  mingled  with 
fire  ; and  them  that  come  victorious  from  the  beast, 
and  from  his  image,  and  from  the  number  of  his 


19  1s.  21.  9.  Jer.  51. 
8.  ch.  18.  2. 

20  Jer.  51.  7.  ch.  11. 
8.  & 16.  19.  & 17.  2,  5. 
& 18.  3,  10,  18,  21.  & 
19.  2. 

21  ch.  13.  14,  15,  16. 

22  Ps.  75.  8.  Is.  51. 
17.  Jer.  25.  15. 


23  ch.  18.  6. 

2<  ch.  16.  19. 

25  ch.  20.  10. 

26  ch.  19.  20. 

27  Is.  34. 10.  ch.  19.3. 

28  ch.  13.  10. 

29  ch.  12.  17. 
30Eccles.  4.  1,  2. 

ch.  20.  6. 


311  Cor.  15.  18. 

1 Thess.  4. 16. 

32  2The8S.1.7.  Heb. 
4.  9,  10.  ch.  6.  11. 

S3  Ezek.  1.  26.  Dan. 
7.  13.  ch.  1.  13. 

34  ch.  6.  2. 

36  ch.  16.  17. 


36  Joel  3.  13.  Matt. 
13.  39. 

37  Jer.  51.  33.  ch.  13. 

12. 

38  ch.  16.  8. 

39  Joel  3,  13. 

40  ch.  19.  16. 

41  Is.  63.  3.  Lam.  1. 
15. 


42  Heb.  13.  12.  ch. 

11.  8. 

43  ch.  19.  14. 

1 ch.  12.  1,  3. 

2ch.  16.  1.&21.  9. 

3 ch.  14.  10. 

4 ch.  4.  6.  & 21.  18. 

6 Matt.  3.  11. 

« ch.  13.  15,  16,  17. 


h Gr.  mingled, 
c Gr.  unto  ages  of 
ages. 

d Or,  in  the  Lord. 
From  henceforth,  yea, 
saith  the  Spirit, 
e Or,  the  Son. 
f Gr.  dried  up. 
g Gr.  vine. 


395 


REVELATION,  XVI. 


the  number  of  his  name,  stand  on  the  sea  of  glass, 
^ having  the  harps  of  God. 

3 And  they  sing  ® the  song  of  Moses  the  servant  of 
God,  and  the  song  of  the  Lamb,  saying,  ® Great  and 
marvellous  are  thy  works.  Lord  God  Almighty  ; just 
and  true  are  thy  ways,  thou  King  of  saints. 

4 Who  shall  not  fear  thee,  O Lord,  and  glorify 
thy  name  ? for  thou  only  art  holy  : for  i^  all  nations 
shall  come  and  worship  before  thee  ; for  thy  judgments 
are  made  manifest. 

6  And  after  that  I looked,  and,  behold,  i^the  temple 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony  in  heaven  was 
opened  : 

6 1^  And  the  seven  angels  came  out  of  the  temple, 
having  the  seven  plagues,  i®  clothed  in  pure  and  white 
linen,  and  having  their  breasts  girded  with  golden 
girdles. 

7 1®  And  one  of  the  four  beasts  gave  unto  the  seven 
angels  seven  golden  vials  full  of  the  wrath  of  God, 
1'^  who  liveth  for  ever  and  ever. 

8 And  1®  the  temple  was  filled  with  smoke  from 
the  glory  of  God,  and  from  his  power  ; and  no  man  was 
able  to  enter  into  the  temple,  till  the  seven  plagues  of 
the  seven  angels  were  fulfilled. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

2 The  anoels  pow  out  their  vials  full  of  wrath.  6 The  plagues  that 
follow  thereupon.  15  Christ  cometh  as  a thief.  Blessed  are  they  that 
watch. 

And  I heard  a great  voice  out  of  the  temple  say- 
ing ^ to  the  seven  angels.  Go  your  ways,  and  pour 
out  the  vials  * of  the  wrath  of  God  upon  the  earth. 

2  And  the  first  went,  and  poured  out  his  vial  ® upon 
the  earth  ; and  * there  fell  a noisome  and  grievous  sore 
upon  the  men  ® which  had  the  mark  of  the  beast,  and 
upon  them  ® which  worshipped  his  image. 

3  And  the  second  angel  poured  out  his  vial  " upon 
the  sea  ; and  ® it  became  as  the  blood  of  a dead  man  : 

® and  every  living  soul  died  in  the  sea. 

4  And  the  third  angel  poured’ out  his  vial  ^®upon 
the  rivers  and  fountains  of  waters  ; and  they  became 
blood. 

5  And  I heard  the  angel  of  the  waters  say,  ^^Xhou 
art  righteous,  O Lord,  which  art,  and  wast,  and  shalt 
be,  because  thou  hast  judged  thus. 

6  For  i^they  have  shed  the  blood  ^®of  saints  and 
prophets,  and  thou  hast  given  them  blood  to  drink  ; 
for  they  are  worthy. 

7  And  I heard  another  out  of  the  altar  say.  Even 
so,  Lord  God  Almighty,  true  and  righteous  are  thy 
judgments. 

8  And  the  fourth  angel  poured  out  his  vial  upon 
the  sun  ; and  power  was  given  unto  him  to  scorch 
men  with  fire. 

9  And  men  were  scorched  with  great  heat,  and 
blasphemed  the  name  of  God,  which  hath  power  over 
these  plagues  : 22  and  they  repented  not  28  to  give  him 
glory. 

10  And  the  fifth  angel  poured  out  his  vial  24  upon  the 


name,  standing  “ by  the  glassy  sea,  having  harps  of 

3 God.  And  they  sing  the  song  of  Moses  the  servant 
of  God,  and  the  song  of  the  Lamb,  saying,  Great 
and  marvellous  are  thy  works,  O Lord  God,  the 
Almighty  ; righteous  and  true  are  thy  ways,  thou 

4 King  of  the  ^ ages.  Who  shall  not  fear,  O Lord, 
and  glorify  thy  name  ? for  thou  only  art  holy  ; for 
all  the  nations  shall  come  and  worship  before  thee  ; 
for  thy  righteous  acts  have  been  made  manifest. 

5 And  after  these  things  I saw,  and  the  temple  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony  in  heaven  was 

6 opened  : and  there  came  out  from  the  temple  the 
seven  angels  that  had  the  seven  plagues,  arrayed 

with  precious  stone,  pure  and  bright,  and  girt  about 

7 their  breasts  with  golden  girdles.  And  one  of  the 
four  living  creatures  gave  unto  the  seven  angels 
seven  golden  bowls  full  of  the  wrath  of  God,  who 

8 liveth  ‘^for  ever  and  ever.  And  the  temple  was 
filled  with  smoke  from  the  glory  of  God,  and  from 
his  power  ; and  none  was  able  to  enter  into  the 
temple,  till  the  seven  plagues  of  the  seven  angels 
should  be  finished. 


16  And  I heard  a great  voice  out  of  the  temple,  say- 
ing to  the  seven  angels.  Go  ye,  and  pour  out  the 
seven  bowls  of  the  wrath  of  God  into  the  earth. 

2 And  the  first  went,  and  poured  out  his  bowl  into 
the  earth  ; and  ® it  became  a noisome  and  grievous 
sore  upon  the  men  which  had  the  mark  of  the 
beast,  and  which  worshipped  his  image. 

3 And  the  second  poured  out  his  bowl  into  the  sea  ; 
and  “ it  became  blood  as  of  a dead  man  ; and  every 
^ living  soul  died,  even  the  things  that  were  in  the  sea. 

4 And  the  third  poured  out  his  bowl  into  the  rivers 
and  the  fountains  of  the  waters  ; and  ® it  became 

6 blood.  And  I heard  the  angel  of  the  waters  say- 
ing, Righteous  art  thou,  which  art  and  which  wast, 
thou  Holy  One,  because  thou  didst  thus  judge  : 

6 for  they  poured  out  the  blood  of  saints  and  pro- 
phets, and  blood  hast  thou  given  them  to  drink  : they 

7 are  worthy.  And  I heard  the  altar  saying.  Yea,  O 
Lord  God,  the  Almighty,  true  and  righteous  are  thy 
judgements. 

8 And  the  fourth  poured  out  his  bowl  upon  the  sun  ; 
and  it  was  given  unto  «it  to  scorch  men  with  fire. 

9 And  men  were  scorched  with  great  heat : and  they 
blasphemed  the  name  of  the  God  which  hath  the 
power  over  these  plagues  ; and  they  repented  not  to 
give  him  glory. 

10  And  the  fifth  poured  out  his  bowl  upon  the  throne 


f ch.  5.  8.  & 14.  2. 

8 Ex.  15.  1.  Deut. 
31.  30.  ch.  14.  3. 

® Deut.  32.  4.  Ps. 
111.  2.  & 139.  14. 

>0  Ps.  145.  17.  Hos. 
14,  9.  ch.  16.  7. 

Ex.  15.  14,  15,  16. 
Jer.  10.  7. 

12  Is.  66.  23. 

28  See  Num.  1.  50. 
ch.  11. 19. 


2<  ver.  1. 

25  Ex.  28. 6, 8.  Ezek. 
44.  17,  18.  ch.  1. 
13. 

26  ch.  4.  6. 

27  1 Thess.  1.  9.  ch. 
4.  9.  & 10.  6. 

28  Ex.  40.  34.  1 Kin. 
8.  10.  2 Chr.  5.  14.  Is. 
6.  4. 

2»  2 Thess.  1.  9. 


2 ch.  15.  1. 

2ch.  14.  10.  & 16. 
7. 

8 ch.  8.  7. 

< Ex.  9.  9,  10,  11. 

5 ch.  13.  16,  17. 

6 cli.  13.  14. 

7 ch.  8.  8. 

8 Ex.  7.  17,  20. 

9 ch.  8.  9. 

20  ch.  8.  10. 

22  Ex.  7.  20. 


22  ch.  16.  3. 

23  ch.  1.  4,  8.  & 4.  8. 
&11.  17. 

14  Matt.  23.  34,  35. 
ch.  13.  15. 

16  ch.  11.  18.  & 18. 
20. 

28  Is.  49.  26. 

27  ch.  15.  3. 

28  ch.  13.  10.  & 14. 
10.  & 19.  2. 

29  ch.  8.  12. 


20  ch.  9.  17, 18.  & 14. 
18. 

21  ver.  11,  21. 

22  Dan.  5.  22, 23.  ch. 
9.  20. 

23  ch.  11.  13.  & 14.  7. 

24  ch.  13.  2. 
a Or,  upon. 

b Many  ancient  au- 
thorities read  nations. 

c Many  ancient  au- 
tliorities  read  in  linen,. 


d Gr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  ages, 
a Or,  there  came, 
b Gr.  soul  of  life, 
c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  and 
they  became. 

a Or,  judge.  Because 
they  , . . prophets,, 
thou  hast  given  them 
blood  also  to  drink, 
e Or,  hi/m. 


39G 


REVELATION,  XVII. 


seat  of  the  beast ; ^5  and  his  kingdom  was  full  of  dark- 
ness ; and  they  gnawed  their  tongues  for  pain, 

11  And  27  blasphemed  the  God  of  heaven  because 
of  their  pains  and  28  their  sores,  29  and  repented  not  of 
their  deeds. 

12  And  the  sixth  angel  poured  out  his  vial  upon  the 
great  river  Euphrates  ; and  the  water  thereof  was 
dried  up,  ®2  that  the  way  of  the  kings  of  the  east  might 
be  prepared. 

13  And  I saw  three  unclean  spirits  like  frogs  come 
out  of  the  mouth  of  the  dragon,  and  out  of  the  mouth 
of  the  beast,  and  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  false  pro- 
phet. 

Id  For  they  are  the  spirits  of  devils,  working 
miracles,  which  go  forth  unto  the  kings  of  the  earth 
and  of  the  whole  world,  to  gather  them  to  ^9  the  battle 
of  that  great  day  of  God  Almighty. 

15  ^9  Behold,  I come  as  a thief.  Blessed  is  he  that 
watcheth,  and  keepeth  his  garments,  lest  he  walk 
naked,  and  they  see  his  shame. 

16  ^2  And  he  gathered  them  together  into  a place 
called  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  Armageddon. 

17  And  the  seventh  angel  poured  out  his  vial  into  the 
air  ; and  there  came  a great  voice  out  of  the  temple  of 
heaven,  from  the  throne,  saying,  ^®It  is  done. 

18  And  there  were  voices,  and  thunders,  and  light- 
nings ; and  there  was  a great  earthquake,  such  as 
was  not  since  men  were  upon  the  earth,  so  mighty  an 
earthquake,  and  so  great. 

19  And  the  great  city  was  divided  into  three  parts, 
and  the  cities  of  the  nations  fell  ; and  great  Babylon 

came  in  remembrance  before  God,  to  give  unto  her 
the  cup  of  the  wine  of  the  fierceness  of  his  wrath. 

20  And  every  island  fled  away,  and  the  mountains 
were  not  found. 

21  ^^And  there  fell  upon  men  a great  hail  out  of 
heaven,  every  stone  about  the  weight  of  a talent  : and 
®2  nien  blasphemed  God  because  of  the  plague  of  the 
hail ; for  the  plague  thereof  was  exceeding  great. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

3,  4 ^ woman  arrayed  in  purple  and  scarlet,  with  a golden  cup  in  her 
hand,  sitteth  upon  the  beast,  5 which  is  great  Babylon,  the  mother  of 
all  abominations.  9 The  interpretation  of  the  seven  heads,  12  and  the 
ten  horns.  8 The  punishment  of  the  whore.  14  The  victory  of  the 
Lamb. 

And  there  came  ^ one  of  the  seven  angels  which 
had  the  seven  vials,  and  talked  with  me,  saying 
unto  me.  Come  hither  ; 2 1 will  shew  unto  thee  the 
judgment  of  ® the  great  whore  ^ that  sitteth  upon  many 
waters  : 

2  5'VV'ith  whom  the  kings  of  the  earth  have  com- 
mitted fornication,  and  ^the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
have  been  made  drunk  with  the  wine  of  her  fornica- 
tion. 

3  So  he  carried  me  away  in  the  spirit  ^ into  the 
wilderness  ; and  I saw  a woman  sit  ® upon  a scarlet 
coloured  beast,  full  of  ^ names  of  blasphemy,  ^9  having 
seven  heads  and  ten  horns. 

4  And  the  woman  ^2  was  arrayed  in  purple  and  scar- 


26  ch.  9.  2. 

26  ch.  11.  10. 

27  ver.  9,  21. 

28  ver,  2. 

29  ver.  9. 

so  ch.  9.  14. 

31  See  Jer.  50.  38.  & 
51.  36. 

32  Is.  41.  2,  25. 

33  1 John  4.  1,  2,  3. 

34  ch.  12.  3,  9. 


35  ch.  19.  20.  & 20. 

10. 

36  1 Tim,  4.  1.  Jam. 
3.  15. 

37  2 Thess.  2.  9.  ch. 
13.  13,  14.  & 19.  20. 

38  Luke  2.  1. 

39  ch.  17,  14.  & 19. 
19.  & 20.  8, 

40  Matt.  24.  43. 

Thess.  5.  2.  2 Pet.  3. 

10.  ch.  3.  3. 


41  2 Cor.  5.  3.  ch.3. 
4.  18. 

■ 42  ch.  19.  19. 

43  ch.  21.  6. 

44  ch.  4.  5.  & 8.  5.  & 
11.  19. 

45  ch.  11.  13. 

46  Dan.  12.  1. 

47  ch.  14.  8.  & 17. 


1 18. 

48  ch.  18.  5, 

49  Is.  51.  17, 22.  Jer. 


of  the  beast ; and  his  kingdom  was  darkened  ; and 

11  they  gnawed  their  tongues  for  pain,  and  they  blas- 
phemed the  God  of  heaven  because  of  their  pains 
and  their  sores  ; and  they  repented  not  of  their 
works. 

12  And  the  sixth  poured  out  his  bowl  upon  the  great 
river,  the  river  Euphrates  ; and  the  water  thereof 
was  dried  up,  that  the  way  might  be  made  ready  for 

13  the  kings  that  come  from  the  sunrising.  And  I saw 
coming  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  dragon,  and  out  of 
the  mouth  of  the  beast,  and  out  of  the  mouth  of  the 
false  prophet,  three  unclean  spirits,  as  it  were  frogs  ; 

14  for  they  are  spirits  of -^  devils,  working  signs  ; which 
go  forth  <7  unto  the  kings  of  the  whole  world,  to 
gather  them  together  unto  the  war  of  the  great  day 

15  of  God,  the  Almighty.  (Behold,  I come  as  a thief. 
Blessed  is  he  that  watcheth,  and  keepeth  his  gar- 
ments, lest  he  walk  naked,  and  they  see  his  shame.) 

16  And  they  gathered  them  together  into  the  place 
which  is  called  in  Hebrew  Har-Magedon. 


17  And  the  seventh  poured  out  his  bowl  upon  the 
air  ; and  there  came  forth  a great  voice  out  of  the 

18  temple,  from  the  throne,  saying.  It  is  done  : and 
there  were  lightnings,  and  voices,  and  thunders  ; and 
there  was  a great  earthquake,  such  as  was  not  since 
4 there  were  men  upon  the  earth,  so  great  an  earth- 

19  quake,  so  mighty.  And  the  great  city  was  divided 
into  three  parts,  and  the  cities  of  the  nations  fell  : 
and  Babylon  the  great  was  remembered  in  the  sight 
of  God,  to  give  unto  her  the  cup  of  the  wine  of 

20  the  fierceness  of  his  wrath.  And  every  island  fled 

21  away,  and  the  mountains  were  not  found.  And 
great  hail,  every  stone  about  the  weight  of  a talent, 
cometh  down  out  of  heaven  upon  men  : and  men 
blasphemed  God  because  of  the  plague  of  the  hail ; 
for  the  plague  thereof  is  exceeding  great. 


17  And  there  came  one  of  the  seven  angels  that  had 
the  seven  bowls,  and  spake  with  me,  saying.  Come 
hither,  I will  shew  thee  the  judgement  of  the  great 

2 harlot  that  sitteth  upon  many  waters  ; with  whom 
the  kings  of  the  earth  committed  fornication,  and 
they  that  dwell  in  the  earth  were  made  drunken 

3 with  the  wine  of  her  fornication.  And  he  carried 
me  away  in  the  Spirit  into  a wilderness  : and  I 
saw  a woman  sitting  upon  a scarlet-coloured  beast, 
“full  of  names  of  blasphemy,  having  seven  heads 

4 and  ten  horns.  And  the  woman  was  arrayed  in 
purple  and  scarlet,  and  ^decked  with  gold  and 


25.  15,  16.  ch.  14. 

10. 

60  ch.  6.  14. 

67  ch.  11.  19. 

62  ver.  9,  11. 

63  See  Ex.  9.  23, 24, 
25. 

1 ch.  21.  9. 

2 ch.  16. 19.  & 18, 16, 
17, 19. 

3 Nah.  3.  4.  ch.  19. 


4  ver.  15,  Jer.  51. 
13. 

6  ch.  18.  3. 

6 Jer.  51. 7.  ch.  14. 8. 
& 18,  3. 

7 ch.  12.  6,  14. 

8 ch.  12.  3. 

9 ch.  13,  1. 

70  ver.  9. 

77  ver.  12. 

12  ch.  18.  12,  16. 


/ Gr.  demons. 

Or,  upon. 

Gr.  inhabited 
earth. 

i Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read  there 
was  a man. 

a Or,  names  full  of 
blasphemy, 
b Gr.  gilded. 


I 


REVELATION,  XIX.  899 


18  ®iAnd  cried  when  they  saw  the  smoke  of  her 
burning,  saying,  ®2What  city  is  like  unto  this  great 
city  I 

19  And  they  cast  dust  on  their  heads,  and  cried, 
weeping  and  wailing,  saying,  Alas,  alas  that  great  city, 
wherein  were  made  rich  all  that  had  ships  in  the  sea  by 
reason  of  her  costliness  ! for  in  one  hour  is  she  made 
desolate. 

20  Rejoice  over  her,  thou  heaven,  and  ye  holy 
apostles  and  prophets  ; for  God  hath  avenged  you 
on  her. 

21  And  a mighty  angel  took  up  a stone  like  a great 
millstone,  and  cast  it  into  the  sea,  saying,  Thus  with 
violence  shall  that  great  city  Babylon  be  thrown  down, 
and  shall  be  found  no  more  at  all. 

22  And  the  voice  of  harpers,  and  musicians,  and  of 
pipers,  and  trumpeters,  shall  be  heard  no  more  at  all 
in  thee  ; and  no  craftsman,  of  whatsoever  craft  he  6e, 
shall  be  found  any  more  in  thee  ; and  the  sound  of  a 
millstone  shall  be  heard  no  more  at  all  in  thee  ; 

23  ^ And  the  light  of  a candle  shall  shine  no  more  at 
all  in  thee  ; and  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom  and  of 
the  bride  shall  be  heard  no  more  at  all  in  thee  : for 

thy  merchants  were  the  great  men  of  the  earth  ; 

for  by  thy  sorceries  were  all  nations  deceived. 

24  And  **  in  her  was  found  the  blood  of  prophets,  and 
of  saints,  and  of  all  that  were  slain  upon  the  earth. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1 God  is  jyraised  in  heaven  for  judging  the  great  whore^  and,  avenging  the 
blood  of  his  saints.  7 The  7narriage  of  the  Lamb.  10  The  angel  will 
not  be  worshipped.  17  The  fowls  called  to  the  great  slaughter. 

And  after  these  things  heard  a great  voice  of 
much  people  in  heaven,  saying.  Alleluia  ; Salva- 
tion, and  glory,  and  honour,  and  power,  unto  the  Lord 
our  God  : 

2  For  ® true  and  righteous  are  his  judgments  : for  he 
hath  judged  the  great  whore,  which  did  corrupt  the 
earth  with  her  fornication,  and  ^ hath  avenged  the  blood 
of  his  servants  at  her  hand. 

3  And  again  they  said.  Alleluia.  And  ®her  smoke 
rose  up  for  ever  and  ever. 

4  And  ® the  four  and  twenty  elders  and  the  four 
beasts  fell  down  and  worshipped  God  that  sat  on  the 
throne,  saying,  Amen  ; Alleluia. 

5  And  a voice  came  out  of  the  throne,  saying,  ® Praise 
our  God,  all  ye  his  servants,  and  ye  that  fear  him,  ® both 
small  and  great. 

6  And  I heard  as  it  were  the  voice  of  a great  mul- 
titude, and  as  the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as  the  voice 
of  mighty  thunderings,  saying.  Alleluia  : for  the  Lord 
God  omnipotent  reigneth. 

7  Let  us  be  glad  and  rejoice,  and  give  honour  to  him  : 
for  the  marriage  of  the  Lamb  is  come,  and  his  wife 
hath  made  herself  ready. 

8  And  1^  to  her  was  granted  that  she  should  be 
arrayed  in  fine  linen,  clean  and  white  : for  the  fine 
linen  is  the  righteousness  of  saints. 

9  And  he  saith  unto  me.  Write,  i®  Blessed  are  they 
which  are  called  unto  the  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb. 


18  stood  afar  ofP,  and  cried  out  as  they  looked  upon 
the  smoke  of  her  burning,  saying,  What  dty  is  like 

19  the  great  city  ? And  they  cast  dUst  on  their  heads, 
and  cried,  weeping  and  mourning,  saying,  Woe,  woe, 
the  great  city,  wherein  were  made  rich  all  that  had 
their  ships  in  the  sea  by  reason  of  her  costliness  ! 

20  for  in  one  hour  is  she  made  desolate.  Rejoice  over 
her,  thou  heaven,  and  ye  saints,  and  ye  apostles,  and 
ye  prophets  ; for  God  hath  judged  your  judgement 
on  her. 

21  And  P a strong  angel  took  up  a stone  as  it  were 
a great  millstone,  and  cast  it  into  the  sea,  saying, 
Thus  with  a mighty  fall  shall  Babylon,  the  great 
city,  be  cast  down,  and  shall  be  found  no  more  at 

22  all.  And  the  voice  of  harpers  and  minstrels  and 
flute-players  and  trumpeters  shall  be  heard  no  more 
at  all  in  thee  ; and  no  craftsman,  9 of  whatsoever 
craft,  shall  be  found  any  more  at  all  in  thee  ; and 
the  voice  of  a millstone  shall  be  heard  no  more  at 

23  all  in  thee  ; and  the  light  of  a lamp  shall  shine  no 
more  at  all  in  thee  ; and  the  Voice  of  the  bride- 
groom and  of  the  bride  shall  be  heard  no  more  at 
all  in  thee  : for  thy  merchants  were  the  princes  of 
the  earth  ; for  with  thy  sorcery  were  all  the  nations 

24  deceived.  And  in  her  was  found  the  blood  of 
prophets  and  of  saints,  and  of  all  that  have  been 
slain  upon  the  earth. 


19  After  these  things  I heard  as  it  were  a great 
voice  of  a great  multitude  in  heaven,  saying.  Halle- 
lujah ; Salvation,  and  glory,  and  power,  belong  to 

2 our  God  : for  true  and  righteous  are  his  judgements  ; 
for  he  hath  judged  the  great  harlot,  which  did  cor- 
rupt the  earth  with  her  fornication,  and  he  hath 

3 avenged  the  blood  of  his  servants  at  her  hand.  And 
a second  time  they  “say.  Hallelujah.  And  her 

4 smoke  goeth  up  ^for  ever  and  ever.  And  the  four 
and  twenty  elders  and  the  four  living  creatures  fell 
down  and  worshipped  God  that  sitteth  on  tliQ  throne, 

6  saying.  Amen  ; Hallelujah.  And  a voice  came  forth 
from  the  throne,  saying,  Give  praise  to  our  God,  all 
ye  his  servants,  ye  that  fear  him,  the  small  and  the 

6 great.  And  I heard  as  it  were  the  voice  of  a great 
multitude,  and  as  the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as 
the  voice  of  mighty  thunders,  saying.  Hallelujah : 

7 for  the  Lord  our  God,  the  Almighty,  reigneth.  Let 
us  rejoice  and  be  exceeding  glad,  and  let  us  give 
the  glory  unto  him  : for  the  marriage  of  the  Lamb 
is  come,  and  his  wife  hath  made  herself  ready. 

8 And  it  was  given  unto  her  that  she  should  array 
herself  in  fine  linen,  bright  and  pure  : for  the  fine 

9 linen  is  the  righteous  acts  of  the  saints.  And  he 
saith  unto  me.  Write,  Blessed  are  they  which  are 
bidden  to  the  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb.  And 


31  ver.  9.  Ezek.  27. 
JO,  31. 

«2  ch.  13.  4. 

33  Josh.  7.  G.  1 Sam. 
4.  12.  Job  2.  12. 
Ezek.  27.  30. 

31  ver.  8. 

35  Is.  44.  23.  & 49. 13. 
Jer.  61.  48. 


35  Luke  11.  49,  60. 
ch.  19.  2. 

37  Jer.  61.  G4. 

38  ch.  12.  8.  & IG.  20. 
so  Is.  24.  8.  Jer.  7. 

34.  & IG.  9.  & 26.  10. 
Ezek.  26.  13. 

10  Jer.  25.  10. 

11  Jer.  7.  34.  & 16.  9. 
& 25.  10.  & 33.  11. 


12  Is.  23.  8. 

13  2 Kin.  9.  22.  Nah. 
3.  4.  ch.  17.  2,  6. 

11  ch.  17.  6. 

15  Jer.  51.  49. 

1 ch.  11.  15. 

2ch.  4.  11.  & 7.  10, 
12.  & 12.  10. 

3 ch.  15.  3.  Sr  IG.  7. 
iDeut.  32.  43.  ch. 


6. 10.  & 18.  20. 

6 Is.  34.  10.  ch.  14. 
11.  & 18.  9,  18. 

8 ch.  4.  4,  6, 10.  & 6. 
14. 

7 1 Chr.  16.  86. 

Neh.  6.  13.  & 8.  6.  ch. 
6.  14. 

sps.  134. 1.&135. 1. 
och.  11.18.  & 20. 12. 


10  Ezek.  1.  24.  & 43. 
2.  ch.  14.  2. 

11  ch.  11.  15,  17.  & 

12.  10.  & 21.  22. 

12  Matt.  22.  2.  & 25. 
10.  2 Cor.  11.2.  Eph. 
6.  32.  ch.  21.  2,  9. 

13  Ps.  4.5.  13,  14. 
Ezek.  IG.  10.  ch.3.  18. 

i<  Ps.  132.  9. 


15  Matt.  22.  2,  3. 
Luke  14.  16,  16. 
p Gr.  one. 
q Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  of  ivhat- 
soever  craft. 

Gr  have  said 
b Gr.  unto  the  ages 
of  the  ages. 


400 


REVELATION,  XX. 


And  he  saith  unto  me,  These  are  the  true  sayings  of 
God.  ‘ 

10  And  I fell  at  his  feet  to  worship  him.  And  he 
said  unto  me,  See  t/iou  do  it  not ; I am  thy  fellowser- 
vant,  and  of  thy  brethren  that  have  the  testimony  of 
Jesus  ; worship  God  : for  the  testimony  of  Jesus  is  the 
spirit  of  prophecy. 

11  20  And  I saw  heaven  opened,  and  behold  21  a white 
horse  ; and  he  that  sat  upon  him  was  called  22  Faithful 
and  True,  and  23  in  righteousness  he  doth  judge  and 
make  war. 

12  24  His  eyes  were  as  a flame  of  fire,  25  and  on  his 
head  icere  many  crowns  ; 20  and  he  had  a name  written, 
that  no  man  knew,  but  he  himself. 

1.3  27  And  he  was  clothed  with  a vesture  dipped  in 
blood  : and  his  name  is  called  28  Xhe  Word  of  God. 

14  29  And  the  armies  lohich  were  in  heaven  followed 
him  upon  white  horses,  clothed  in  fine  linen,  white 
and  clean. 

15  And  out  of  his  mouth  goeth  a sharp  sword,  that 
with  it  he  should  smite  the  nations  : and  32  fie  shall  rule 
them  with  a rod  of  iron  : and  33  he  treadeth  the  wine- 
press of  the  fierceness  and  wrath  of  Almighty  God. 

16  And  34  he  hath  on  his  vesture  and  on  his  thigh  a 
name  written,  35  KING  OF  KINGS,  AND  LORD  OF 
LORDS. 

17  And  I saw  an  angel  standing  in  the  sun  ; and  he 
cried  with  a loud  voice,  saying  36  to  all  the  fowls  that 
fly  in  the  midst  of  heaven,  37  Come  and  gather  your- 
selves together  unto  the  supper  of  the  great  God  ; 

18  38  That  ye  may  eat  the  flesh  of  kings,  and  the  flesh 
of  captains,  and  the  flesh  of  mighty  men,  and  the  flesh 
of  horses,  and  of  them  that  sit  on  them,  and  the  flesh  of 
all  men,  both  free  and  bond,  both  small  and  great. 

19  39  And  I saw  the  beast,  and  the  kings  of  the  earth, 
and  their  armies,  gathered  together  to  make  war  against 
him  that  sat  on  the  horse,  and  against  his  army. 

20  And  the  beast  was  taken,  and  with  liim  the  false 
prophet  that  wrought  miracles  before  him,  with  which 
he  deceived  them  that  had  received  the  mark  of  the 
beast,  and  ^1  them  that  worshipped  his  image.  ^2  These 
both  wore  cast  alive  into  a lake  of  fire  ^3  burning  with 
brimstone. 

21  And  the  remnant  were  slain  with  the  sword  of 
him  that  sat  upon  the  horse,  which  sword  proceeded  out 
of  his  mouth  : and  all  the  fowls  were  filled  with  their 
flesh. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

2  Satan  bound  for  a thousand  years.  6 The  first  resurrection:  they 
blessed  that  have  part  therein.  7 Satan  let  loose  again.  8 Gog  and 
Magog.  10  The  devil  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire  and  brimstone.  12  The 
last  and  general  resurrection. 

And  I saw  an  angel  come  down  from  heaven,  ^ hav- 
ing the  key  of  the  bottomless  pit  and  a great 
chain  in  his  hand. 

2 And  he  laid  hold  on  2 the  dragon,  that  old  serpent, 
which  is  the  Devil,  and  Satan,  and  bound  him  a thou- 
sand years, 

3 And  cast  him  into  the  bottomless  pit,  and  shut  him 
up,  and  3 set  a seal  upon  him,  4 that  he  should  deceive 


16  ch.  21.  5.  & 22.  6. 

17  ch.  22.  8. 

18  Acts  10.  26,  & 14. 
14,  15.  ch.  22.  9, 

16  1 John  5,  10.  ch. 
12.  17. 

20  ch.  15.  5. 

21  ch.  6.  2. 

22  ch.  3.  14. 

Is.  11.  4. 


ch.  1.  14.  & 2.  18. 

25  ch.  6.  2. 

26  ver.  16.  ch.  2.  17. 

27  Is,  63.  2,  3. 

28  John  1,  1.  1 Jolm 
5.  7. 

29  Ch.  14.  20. 

89  Matt.  28.  3,  ch. 
4.  4.  & 7.  9. 

31  ver.  21.  Is,  11.  4. 


2 Thess.  2.  8.  ch,  1. 16. 

82  Ps.  2.  9.  ch.  2. 
27.  12.  5. 

33  Is.  63.  3.  ch.  14. 
19,  20. 

31  ver,  12. 

35  Dan.  2.  47.  1 Tim, 
6.  15.  ch.  17.  14, 

36  ver.  21. 

37  Ezek.  39.  17. 


he  saith  unto  me.  These  are  true  words  of  God. 

10  And  I fell  down  before  his  feet  to  worship  him. 
And  he  saith  unto  me.  See  thou  do  it  not ; I am  a 
fellow-servant  with  thee  and  with  thy  brethren  that 
hold  the  testimony  of  Jesus  : worship  God  : for  the 
testimony  of  Jesus  is  the  spirit  of  prophecy. 

11  And  I saw  the  heaven  opened  ; and  behold,  a 
white  horse,  and  he  that  sat  thereon,  « called  Faith- 
ful and  True  ; and  in  righteousness  he  doth  judge 

12  and  make  war.  And  his  eyes  are  a flame  of  fire, 
and  upon  his  head  are  many  diadems  ; and  he  hath 
a name  written,  which  no  one  knoweth  but  he  him- 

13  self.  And  he  is  arrayed  in  a garment  ‘^sprinkled 
with  blood  : and  his  name  is  called  The  Word  of 

14  God.  And  the  armies  which  are  in  heaven  followed 
him  upon  white  horses,  clothed  in  fine  linen,  white 

15  and  pure.  And  out  of  his  mouth  proceedeth  a 
sharp  sword,  that  with  it  he  should  smite  the  na- 
tions : and  he  shall  rule  them  with  a rod  of  iron  : 
and  he  treadeth  the  « winepress  of  the  fierceness  of 

16  the  wrath  of  Almighty  God.  And  he  hath  on  his 
garment  and  on  his  thigh  a name  written,  KING  OF 
KINGS,  AND  LORD  OF  LORDS. 


17  And  I saw  an  angel  standing  in  the  sun  ; and  he 
cried  with  a loud  voice,  saying  to  all  the  birds  that 
fly  in  mid  heaven.  Come  and  be  gathered  together 

18  unto  the  great  supper  of  God  ; that  ye  may  eat  the 
flesh  of  kings,  and  the  flesh  of  ® captains,  and  the 
flesh  of  mighty  men,  and  the  flesh  of  horses  and  of 
them  that  sit  thereon,  and  the  flesh  of  all  men, 
both  free  and  bond,  and  small  and  great. 

19  And  I saw  the  beast,  and  the  kings  of  the  earth, 
and  their  armies,  gathered  together  to  make  war 
against  him  that  sat  upon  the  horse,  and  against  his 

20  army.  And  the  beast  was  taken,  and  with  him  the 
false  prophet  that  wrought  the  signs  in  his  sight, 
wherewith  he  deceived  them  that  had  received  the 
mark  of  the  beast,  and  them  that  worshipped  his 
image  : they  twain  were  cast  alive  into  the  lake  of 

21  fire  that  burneth  with  brimstone  : and  the  rest  were 
killed  with  the  sword  of  him  that  sat  upon  the 
horse,  even  the  sivord  which  came  forth  out  of  his 
mouth  : and  all  the  birds  were  filled  with  their  flesh. 


20  And  I saw  an  angel  coming  down  out  of  heaven, 
having  the  key  of  the  abyss  and  a great  chain  “ in 

2 his  hand.  And  he  laid  hold  on  the  dragon,  the  old 
serpent,  which  is  the  Devil  and  Satan,  and  bound 

3 him  for  a thousand  years,  and  cast  him  into  the 
abyss,  and  shut  ity  and  sealed  it  over  him,  that  he 


38  Ezek.  39.  18,  20. 

39  ch.  16.  16.  & 17. 
13,  14. 

40  ch,  16,  13,  14, 

41  ch,  13,  12,  15. 

42  See  Dan,  7.  11. 
ch.  20.  10, 

43  ch,  14.  10.  &21.  8. 

44  ver.  15. 

45  ver.  17,  18. 


46  ch.  17. 16. 

1 ch.  1.  18.  & 9.  1. 

2 See  2 Pet.  2.  4. 
Jude  6.  ch.  12.  9. 

3 Dan.  6.  17. 

4 ver.  8.  ch.  16.  14, 
16. 

c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit  called, 
d Some  ancient  au- 


thorities read  dipped 
in. 

e Gr.  winepress  of 
the  wine  of  the  fierce- 
ness. 

f Gr,  one. 

g Or,  military  tri- 
btmes.  Gr,  chiliarchs. 

a Gr.  upon. 


REVJELATION,  XXI. 


the  nations  no  more,  till  the  thousand  years  shoi/dd  be 
fulfilled  : and  after  that  he  must  be  loosed  a little 
season.  ) 

4 And  I saw  ® thrones,  and  they  sat  upon  them,  and 
® judgment  was  given  unto  them  : and  I saio  the  souls 
of  them  that  were  beheaded  for  the  witness  of  Jesus,  and 
for  the  word  of  God,  and  ® which  had  not  worshipped 
the  beast,  ® neither  his  image,  neither  had  received  his 
mark  upon  their  foreheads,  or  in  their  hands  ; and  they 
lived  and  reigned  with  Christ  a thousand  years. 

5 But  the  rest  of  the  dead  lived  not  again  until  the 
thousand  years  were  finished.  This  is  the  first  resur- 
rection. 

6 Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath  part  in  the  first 
resurrection  ; on  such  the  second  death  hath  no  power, 
but  they  shall  be  priests  of  God  and  of  Christ,  ^^and 
shall  reign  with  him  a thousand  years. 

7 And  when  the  thousand  years  are  expired,  Satan 
shall  be  loosed  out  of  his  prison, 

8 And  shall  go  out  ^^to  deceive  the  nations  which 
are  in  the  four  quarters  of  the  earth,  Gog  and  Ma- 
gog, to  gather  them  together  to  battle  : the  number 
of  whom  is  as  the  sand  of  the  sea. 

9 And  they  went  up  on  the  breadth  of  the  earth, 
and  compassed  the  camp  of  the  saints  about,  and  the 
beloved  city  : and  fire  came  down  from  God  out  of 
heaven,  and  devoured  them. 

10  And  the  devil  that  deceived  them  was  cast  into 
the  lake  of  fire  and  brimstone,  ^ y^here  the  beast  and 
the  false  prophet  are,  and  shall  be  tormented  day 
and  night  for  ever  and  ever. 

11  And  1 saw  a great  white  throne,  and  him  that  sat 
on  it,  from  whose  face  the  earth  and  the  heaven  fled 
away  ; ^^and  there  was  found  no  place  for  them. 

12  And  I saw  the  dead,  ^4  small  and  great,  stand 
before  God  ; and  the  books  were  opened  : and  an- 
other book  was  opened,  which  is  the  hook  of  life  : and 
the  dead  were  judged  out  of  those  things  which  were 
written  in  the  books,  according  to  their  works. 

13  And  the  sea  gave  up  the  dead  which  were  in  it  ; 

and  death  and  hell  delivered  up  the  dead  which  were 

in  them  : ^Sand  they  were  judged  every  man  according 
to  their  works. 

14  And  death  and  hell  were  cast  into  the  lake  of 
fire.  This  is  the  second  death. 

15  And  whosoever  was  not  found  written  in  the  book 
of  life  was  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire. 


should  deceive  the  nations  no  more,  until 
sand  years  should  be  finished  : after  this  he 
loosed  for  a little  time. 

4 And  I saw  thrones,  and  they  sat  upon  them, 
judgement  was  given  unto  them  : and  I saw  tu^^| 
souls  of  them  that  had  been  beheaded  for  the  testi^H 
mony  of  Jesus,  and  for  the  word  of  God,  and  such  ^ 
as  worshipped  not  the  beast,  neither  his  image,  and 
received  not  the  mark  upon  their  fotqhead  and  upon 
their  hand  ; and  they  lived,  and  reigned  with  Christ 

5 a thousand  years.  The  rest  of  the  dead  lived  not 
until  the  thousand  years  should  be  finished^  This  is 

6 the  first  resurrection.  Blessed  and  holy^M^e  that 

hath  part  in  the  first  resurrection  : over  the 
second  death  hath  no  ^ power;  but  they  shan"^be 
priests  of  God  and  of  Christ,  and  shall  reign  witJf 
him  ‘^a  thousand  years.  N 

7 And  when  the  thousand  years  are  finished,  Satan 

8 shall  be  loosed  out  of  his  prison,  and  shall  come 
forth  to  deceive  the  nations  which  are  in  the  four 
corners  of  the  earth,  Gog  and  Magog,  to  gather 
them  together  to  the  war  : the  number  of  whom  is 

9 as  the  sand  of  the  sea.  And  they  went  up  over  the 
breadth  of  the  earth,  and  compassed  the  camp  of 
the  saints  about,  and  the  beloved  city  : and  fire  came 

10  down  ^ out  of  heaven,  and  devoured  them.  And  the 
devil  that  deceived  them  was  cast  into  the  l^ce  of 
fire  and  brimstone,  where  are  also  the  beast  and  the 
false  prophet  ; and  they  shall  be  tormented  day  and 
night  for  ever  and  ever. 

11  And  I saw  a great  white  throne,  and  him  that  sat 
upon  it,  from  whose  face  the  earth  and  the  heaven 
fled  away  ; and  there  was  found  no  place  for  them. 

12  And  I saw  the  dead,  the  great  and  the  small,  stand- 
ing before  the  throne  ; and  books  were  opened  : and 
another  book  was  opened,  which  is  the  hook  of  life  : 
and  the  dead  were  judged  out  of  the  things  which 
were  written  in  the  books,  according  to  their  works. 

13  And  the  sea  gave  up  the  dead  which  were  in  it  ; and 
death  and  Hades  gave  up  the  dead  which  were  in 
them  : and  they  were  judged  every  man  according 

14  to  their  works.  And  death  and  Hades  were  cast 
into  the  lake  of  fire.  This  is  the  second  death,  even 

15  the  lake  of  fire.  And  if  any  was  not  found  written 
in  the  book  of  life,  he  was  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

1 A neio  heaven  and  a netv  earth.  10  The  heavenly  Jerusalem.,  icith  a full 
description  thereof,  23  She  needeth  no  .sun,  the  glory  of  God  is  her 
light.  24  The  kings  of  the  earth  bring  their  riches  unto  her. 

And  ^ I saw  a new  heaven  and  a new  earth  : ^ for 
the  first  heaven  and  the  first  earth  were  passed 
away  ; and  there  was  no  more  sea. 

2 And  I John  saw  ® the  holy  city,  new  Jerusalem, 
coming  down  from  God  out  of  heaven,  prepared  ^ as  a 
bride  adorned  for  her  husband. 

3 And  I heard  a great  voice  out  of  heaven  saying. 
Behold,  ® the  tabernacle  of  God  is  with  men,  and  he  will 


6 Dan.  7.  9,  22,  27. 
Matt.  19.  28.  Luke 
22.  30. 

c 1 Cor.  6.  2,  3. 

7 ch.  6.  9. 

« ch.  13.  12. 

» ch.  13.  1.5,  10. 

10  Rom.  8.17.  2 Tim. 
2.  12.  ch.  5.  10. 
n ch.  2.  11.  &21.  8. 
12  1a.  61.  6.  1 Pet. 


2.9.  ch.  1.  6.  &6.  10. 
10  ver.  4. 

1*  ver.  2. 

15  ver.  3,  10. 
loEzek.  38.  2.  & 
39.  1. 

n ch.  16.  14. 
i«  Is.  8.  8.  Ezek.  38. 
9,  16. 

10  ver.  8. 

20  ch.  19.  20. 


I 

ch.  14.  10,  11. 

2p  2 Pet.  3.  7,  10,  11. 
chj  21.  1. 
f Dan.  2.  35. 
b ch.  19.  6. 

P Dan.  7.  10. 

BO  Ps.  69.  28.  Dan. 
12.  1.  Phil.  4.  3.  ch. 
3.  5.  & 13.  8.  & 21.  27. 

21  ver.  13.  Jer.  17. 
1C.  & 32.  19.  Matt.  16. 


21  And  I saw  a new  heaven  and  a new  earth  : for 
the  first  heaven  and  the  first  earth  are  passed  away  ; 

2 and  the  sea  is  no  more.  And  I saw  ” the  holy  city, 
new  Jerusalem,  coming  down  out  of  heaven  from 
God,  made  ready  as  a bride  adorned  for  her  hus- 

3 band.  And  I heard  a great  voice  out  of  the  throne 
saying.  Behold,  the  tabernacle  of  God  is  with  men, 


27.  Rom.  2.  6.  ch.  2. 
23.  & 22.  12. 

28  ch.  6.  8. 

20  ver.  12. 

30  1 Cor.  16.  26,  54, 
56. 

31  ver.  6.  ch.  21.  8. 

32  ch.  19.  20. 

1 Is.  66.  17.  & 66. 22. 
2 Pet.  3.  13. 

2 ch.  20.  11. 


3 ver.  10.  Is.  62.  1. 
Gal.  4.  26.  Heb.  11. 
10.  & 12.  22.  & 13.  14. 
ch.  3.  12. 

* Is.  54.  6.  & 61.  10. 
2 Cor.  11.  2. 

5 Lev.  26.  11,  12. 
Ezek.  43.  7.  2 Cor.  6. 
16.  ch.  7.  15. 
b Or,  authority, 
c Some  ancient  au- 


thorities read  the. 

d Some  ancient  au 
thorities  insert  froi 
God. 

e Gr.  unto  the  ar 
of  the  ages. 

a Or,  the  holy  < 
Jerusalem  con 
down  , new  out 
heaven. 


I 


will 


th  them,  and  they  shall  he  his  people,  and  God 
be  with  them,  and  he  their  God. 

God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears  from  their 
; and  there  shall  be  no  more  death,  ^ neither  sor- 
nor  crying,  neithey^shall  there  be  any  more  pain  : 
for  the  former  things  are  passed  away. 

5 And  * he  that  sat  upon  the  throne  said,  Behold, 
I make  all  things  new.  And  he  said  unto  me,  Write  : 
for  these  woms  are  true  and  faithful. 

6 And  h^aid  unto  me,  It  is  done.  I am  Alpha 

and  Omega,  the  beginning  and  the  end.  I will  give 
anto  hij^^hat  is  athirst  of  the  fountain  of  the  water  of 
life 

‘that  overcometh  shall  inherit  all  things  ; and 
be  his  God,  and  he  shall  be  my  son. 

8 But  the  fearful,  and  unbelieving,  and  the  abomi- 
aable,  and  murderers,  and  whoremongers,  and  sorce- 
rers, and  idolaters,  and  all  liars,  shall  have  their  part  in 
^ the  lake  which  burneth  with  fire  and  brimstone  : 
lurhich  is  the  second  death. 

9 And  there  came  unto  me  one  of  the  seven  angels 
yhich  had  the  seven  vials  full  of  the  seven  last  plagues, 
ind  talked  with  me,  saying.  Come  hither,  I will  shew 
;hee  the  bride,  the  Lamb’s  wife. 

10  And  he  carried  me  away  in  the  spirit  to  a great 
pid  high  mountain,  and  shewed  me  that  great  city,  the 
iol}''(lerusalem,  descending  out  of  heaven  from  God, 

1 1 22  Having  the  glory  of  God  : and  her  light  was 
ike  unto  a stone  most  precious,  even  like  a jasper 
tone,  clear  as  crystal ; 

' 12  And  had  a wall  great  and  high,  and  had  23  twelve 
Spates,  and  at  the  gates  twelve  angels,  and  names  writ- 
len  thereon,  which  are  the  names  of  the  twelve  tribes  of 
;he  children  of  Israel  : 

13  24  On  the  east  three  gates  ; on  the  north  three 
jates  ; on  the  south  three  gates  ; and  on  the  west  three 
rates. 

, 14  And  the  wall  of  the  city  had  twelve  foundations, 
ind  25  in  them  the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles  of  the 
Lamb. 

15  And  he  that  talked  with  me  26  had  a golden  reed 
:o  measure  the  city,  and  the  gates  thereof,  and  the  wall 
thereof. 

16  And  the  city  lieth  foursquare,  and  the  length  is  as 
arge  as  the  breadth  : and  he  measured  the  city  with  the 
'eed,  twelve  thousand  furlongs.  The  length  and  the 
»readth  and  the  height  of  it  are  equal. 

17  And  he  measured  the  wall  thereof,  an  hundred 
^nd  forty  and  four  cubits,  according  to  the  measure  of  a 
man,  that  is,  of  the  angel. 

18  And  the  building  of  the  wall  of  it  was  of  jasper  : 
and  the  city  was  pure  gold,  like  unto  clear  glass. 

19  27  And  the  foundations  of  the  wall  of  the  city  were 
garnished  with  all  manner  of  precious  stones.  The  first 
foundation  loas  jasper  ; the  second,  sapphire  ; the  third, 
a chalcedony  ; the  fourth,  an  emerald  ; 

20  The  fifth,  sardonyx  ; the  sixth,  sardius  ; the  se- 
\venth,  chrysolyte  ; the  eighth,  beryl  ; the  ninth,  a to- 

\az  ; the  tenth,  a chrysoprasus  ; the  eleventh,  a jacinth  ; 
\e  twelfth,  an  amethyst. 

21  And  the  twelve  gates  were  twelve  pearls  ; every 


25.  8.  ch.  7. 


15.  26,  54. 
10.  & 61.  3. 
'\2,  9 & 5.  1. 


10  Is.  43.  19.  2 Cor. 
5.  17. 

11  ch.  19.  9. 

12  ch.  16.  17. 

13  ch.  1.  8.  & 22.  13. 

14  Is.  12.  3.  & 55.  1. 
John  4.  10,  14.  & 7.  37. 
ch.  22.  17. 


isZech.  8.  8,  Heb. 
8.  10. 

10  1 Cor.  6.  9,  10. 
Gal.  5.19,20,21.  Eph. 
5.  5.  1 Tim,  1.  9.  Heb. 
12.  14.  ch.  22.  15. 

11  ch.  20.  14,  15. 

18  ch.  15.  1,  6,  7. 


and  he  shall  ^ dwell  with  them,  and  they  shall  be  his 
peoples,  and  God  himself  shall  be  with  them,  ^ and 

4 he  their  God  : and  he  shall  wipe  away  every  tear 
from  their  eyes  ; and  death  shall  be  no  more  ; nei- 
ther shall  there  be  mourning,  nor  crying,  nor  pain, 

5 any  more  : the  first  things  are  passed  away.  And 
he  that  sitteth  on  the  throne  said.  Behold,  I make 
all  things  new.  And  he  saith,  “'Write:  for  these 

6 words  are  faithful  and  true.  And  he  said  unto  me. 
They  are  come  to  pass.  I am  the  Alpha  and  the 
Omega,  the  beginning  and  the  end.  I will  give 
unto  him  that  is  athirst  of  the  fountain  of  the  water 

7 of  life  freely.  He  that  overcometh  shall  inherit 
these  things  ; and  I will  be  his  God,  and  he  shall  be 

8 my  son.  But  for  the  fearful,  and  unbelieving,  and 
abominable,  and  murderers,  and  fornicators,  and  sor- 
cerers, and  idolaters,  and  all  liars,  their  part  shall  he 
in  the  lake  that  burneth  with  fire  and  brimstone  ; 
which  is  the  second  death. 

9 And  there  came  one  of  the  seven  angels  who  had 
the  seven  bowls,  who  were  laden  with  the  seven  last 
plagues  ; and  he  spake  with  me,  saying.  Come  hither, 
I will  shew  thee  the  bride,  the  wife  of  the  Lamb. 

10  And  he  carried  me  away  in  the  Spirit  to  a mountain 
great  and  high,  and  shewed  me  the  holy  city  Jeru- 

11  Salem,  coming  down  out  of  heaven  from  God,  hav- 
ing the  glory  of  God  : her  ® light  was  like  unto  a 
stone  most  precious,  as  it  were  a jasper  stone,  clear 

12  as  crystal : having  a wall  great  and  high  ; having 
twelve  gates,  and  at  the  / gates  twelve  angels  ; and 
names  written  thereon,  which  are  the  names  of  the 

13  twelve  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel  : on  the  east 
were  three  f gates  ; and  on  the  north  three  f gates  ; 
and  on  the  south  three  gates  ; and  on  the  west 

14  three  -f  gates.  And  the  wall  of  the  city  had  twelve 
foundations,  and  on  them  twelve  names  of  the  twelve 

15  apostles  of  the  Lamb.  And  he  that  spake  with  me 
had  for  a measure  a golden  reed  to  measure  the  city, 

16  and  the  gates  thereof,  and  the  wall  thereof.  And 
the  city  lieth  foursquare,  and  the  length  thereof  is 
as  great  as  the  breadth  : and  he  measured  the  city 
with  the  reed,  twelve  thousand  furlongs  : the  length 
and  the  breadth  and  the  height  thereof  are  equal. 

17  And  he  measured  the  wall  thereof,  a hundred  and 
forty  and  four  cubits,  according  to  the  measure  of  a 

18  man,  that  is,  of  an  angel.  And  the  building  of  the 
wall  thereof  was  jasper  : and  the  city  was  pure  gold, 

19  like  unto  pure  glass.  The  foundations  of  the  wall 
of  the  city  were  adorned  with  all  manner  of  precious 
stones.  The  first  foundation  was  jasper  ; the  se- 
cond, S'  sapphire  ; the  third,  chalcedony  ; the  fourth, 

20  emerald  ; the  fifth,  sardonyx  ; the  sixth,  sardius  ; 
the  seventh,  chrysolite  ; the  eighth,  beryl  ; the  ninth, 
topaz  ; the  tenth,  chrysoprase  ; the  eleventh,  * ja- 

21  cinth ; the  twelfth,  amethyst.  And  the  twelve 

gates  were  twelve  pearls  ; each  one  of  the  several 

J 


ver.  2.  ch.  19.  7. 

20  ch.  1.  10.  & 17.  3. 

21  ver.  2.  Ezek.  48. 

22  ver.  23.  ch.  22. 

23  Ezek.  48.  31-34. 

24  Ezek.  48.  31-34. 

23  Matt,  16.  18,  G.il, 


2.9.  Eph.  2.  20. 

28  Ezek.  40. 3.  Zech. 
2. 1.  ch.  11.  1. 

27  Is.  54.  11. 
b Gr.  tabernacle, 
c Some  ancient  au- 
thorities omit,  and  be 
their  God. 


d Or,  Write,  These 
words  are  faithful  and 
true. 

€ Gr.  luminary. 
/Gr.  portals. 

Or,  lapis  lazuli. 
Or,  sapphire. 


y 


several  gate  was  of  one  pearl : and  the  street  of  the 
city  was  pure  gold,  as  it  were  transparent  glass. 

22  29  And  I saw  no  temple  therein  ; for  the  Lord 
God  Almighty  and  the  Lamb  are  the  temple  of  it. 

23  And  the  city  had  no  need  of  the  sun,  neither  of 
the  moon,  to  shine  in  it : for  the  glory  of  God  did  lighten 
it,  and  the  Lamb  is  the  light  thereof. 

24  And  the  nations  of  them  which  are  saved  shall 
walk  in  the  light  of  it : and  the  kings  of  the  earth  do 
bring  their  glory  and  honour  into  it. 

25  And  the  gates  of  it  shall  not  be  shut  at  all  by 
day  : for  there  shall  be  no  night  there. 

26  And  they  shall  bring  the  glory  and  honour  of 
the  nations  into  it. 

27  And  35  there  shall  in  no  wise  enter  into  it  any 
thing  that  defileth,  neither  whatsoever  worketh  abomina- 
tion, or  makeih  a lie  : but  they  which  are  written  in  the 
Lamb’s  36  book  of  life. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  The  river  of  the  water  of  life.  2 The  tree  of  life.  5 The  light  of  the 
city  of  God  is  himself.  9 The  angel  will  not  be  worshipped.  18  No- 
thing may  be  added  to  the  word  of  God.,  nor  taken  therefrom. 

And  he  shewed  me  ^ a pure  river  of  water  of  life, 
clear  as  crystal,  proceeding  out  of  the  throne  of 
God  and  of  the  Lamb. 

2  2 In  the  midst  of  the  street  of  it,  and  on  either  side 
of  the  river,  was  there  3 the  tree  of  life,  which  bare 
twelve  manner  of  fruits,  and  yielded  her  fruit  every 
month  : and  the  leaves  of  the  tree  were  ^ for  the  healing 
of  the  nations. 

3  And  3 there  shall  be  no  more  curse  : ^ but  the  throne 
of  God  and  of  the  Lamb  shall  be  in  it ; and  his  servants 
shall  serve  him  : 

4  And  they  shall  see  his  face  ; and  3 his  name  shall 
he  in  their  foreheads. 

5  3 And  there  shall  be  no  night  there  ; and  they  need 
no  candle,  neither  light  of  the  sun  ; for  the  Lord  God 
gpveth  them  light : and  they  shall  reign  for  ever  and 
ever. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  ^2  These  sayings  are  faithful 
and  true  : and  the  Lord  God  of  the  holy  prophets  ^3  sent 
his  angel  to  shew  unto  his  servants  the  things  which 
must  shortly  be  done. 

7  Behold,  I come  quickly  : blessed  is  he  that 
keepeth  the  sayings  of  the  prophecy  of  this  book. 

8  And  I John  saw  these  things,  and  heard  them. 
And  when  I had  heard  and  seen,  I fell  down  to  worship 
before  the  feet  of  the  angel  which  shewed  me  these 
things. 

9  Then  saith  he  unto  me,  See  thou  do  it  not : for  I 
am  thy  fellowservant,  and  of  thy  brethren  the  prophets, 
awd  of  them  which  keep  the  sayings  of  this  book  : wor- 
ship God. 

10  ^3  And  he  saith  unto  me.  Seal  not  the  sayings  of 
the  prophecy  of  this  book  : for  the  time  is  at  hand. 

11  20  He  that  is  unjust,  let  him  be  unjust  still  : and 
he  whic]'  is  filthy,  let  him  be  filthy  still : and  he  that 
is  righteous,  let  him  be  righteous  still  : and  he  that  is 
holy,  let  him  be  holy  still. 


tgate. 

22  was  pure  speix. 

I saw  no  teux^.  "or  the  L- 

Almighty,  and  tho  — xO,  ure  the  temp 

23  And  the  city  hath  no  need  of  the  sun,  neitix 
moon,  to  shine  upon  it  : for  the  glory  of  G 

24  lighten  it,  ^ and  the  lamp  thereof  is  the  Lamb, 
the  nations  shall  walk  ^amidst  the  light  there 
and  the  kings  of  the  earth  do  bring  their  g] 

25  into  it.  And  the  * gates  thereof  shall  in  no  wis 

26  shut  by  day  (for  there  shall  be  no  night  there)  : 
they  shall  bring  the  glory  and  the  honour  of 

27  nations  into  it : and  there  shall  in  no  wise  entej* 
it  anything  "*  unclean,  or  he  that  ” maketh  an  ab 
nation  aud  a lie  : but  only  they  which  are  wr 

22  in  the  Lamb’s  book  of  life.  And  he  shewed 
river  of  water  of  life,  bright  as  crystal,  procet 

2 out  of  the  throne  of  God  and  of  « the  Lamb,  i 
midst  of  the  street  thereof.  And  on  this  side  i 
river  and  on  that  was  ^the  tree  of  life,  be 
twelve  •^manner  of  fruits,  yielding  its  fruit 
month : and  the  leaves  of  the  tree  were  for  the 

3 ing  of  the  nations.  And  there  shall  be  ^ no 
any  more  ; and  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the 
shall  be  therein  : and  his  servants  shall  do  h' 

4 vice  ; and  they  shall  see  his  face  ; and  h 

5 shall  he  on  their  foreheads.  And  theF 
night  no  more  ; and  they  need  no  li« 
neither  light  of  sun  ; for  the  Lord  Go 
them  light  : and  they  shall  reign  « for  e 


/ 

/ 

6 And  he  said  unto  me,  "/these  words  are  faithfu? 
and  true  : and  the  Lord,/  the  God  of  the  spirits  o 
the  prophets,  sent  his  anjgel  to  shew  unto  his  sei 
vants  the  things  which  must  shortly  come  to  pasi 

7 And  behold,  I come  quickly.  Blessed  is  he  tha 
keepeth  the  words  of  the  prophecy  of  this  book. 

8 And  I John  am  he  that  heard  and  saw  these  things. 
And  when  I heard  and  saw,  I fell  down  to  worship 
before  the  feet  of  the  angel  which  shewed  me  these 

9 things.  And  he  saith  unto  me.  See  thou  do  it  not : 
I am  a fellow-servant  with  thee  and  with  thy  bre- 
thren the  prophets,  and  with  them  which  keep  the 
words  of  this  book  : worship  God. 

10  And  he  saith  unto  me.  Seal  not  up  the  words  of 
the  prophecy  of  this  book  ; for  the  time  is  at  hand. 

11  He  that  is  unrighteous,  let  him  do  unrighteousness 
f still  : and  he  that  is  filthy,  let  him  be  made  filthy 

still  : and  he  that  is  righteous,  let  him  do  righteous- 
ness ^ still : and  he  that  is  holy,  let  him  be  mad 


2*  ch.  22.  2. 

20  John  4.  23. 

80  ver.  11.  Is.  24.  23. 
& 60.  19,  20.  ch.  22. 
6. 

31  Is.  60.  3,  6,  11.  & 
66.  12. 

82  Is.  60.  11. 

83  Is.  60. 20.  Zech.  14. 
7.  ch.  22.  5. 

**  ver.  24. 


35  Is.  35.  8.  & 52.  1. 
& 60.  21.  Joel  3.  17. 
ch.  22.  14,  15. 

30  Phil.  4.  3.  ch.  3. 
5.  & 13.  8.  & 20.  12. 

1 Ezek.  47.  1.  Zech. 
14.  8. 

2 Ezek.  47.  12.  ch. 
21.  21. 

3 Gen.  2.  9.  ch.  2.  7. 
* ch.  21.  24. 


6 Zech.  14.  11. 

8 Ezek.  48.  35. 

2 Matt.  5.  8.  1 Cor. 
13.  12.  1 John  3.  2. 

8 ch.  3.  12.  & 14.  1. 

0 ch.  21.  23,  25. 

10  Ps.  36.  9.  & 84. 

11. 

iiDan.  7.  ii7.  Rom. 

5.  17.  2 Tim.  2. 12.  ch. 

3.  21.  I 


12  ch.  19.  9.  & 21. 

6. 

13  ch.  1. 1. 

11  ver.  10, 12, 20.  ch. 

3.  11. 

15  ch,  1.  3. 

10  ch.  19.  10. 

12  ch.  19.  10. 

18  Pan.  8.  26.  & 12. 

4,  9.  ch.  10.  4. 

10  r 1.  3. 


20  Ezek.  3.  27.  Dan. 
12.  10.  2 Tim.  3.  13. 
i Gr.  portals. 

J Or,  transparent  as 
glass. 

k Or,  and  the  Lamb, 
the  lamp  thereof. 

I Or,  by. 
m Gr.  cor- 
n r 


the  midst  of  the  street 
thereof,  and  on  either 
side  of  the  river,  was 
the  tree  of  life, 
b Or,  a tree, 
c Or,  crops  of  fruit, 
•t  no  more  any- 
'■ursed. 
nto  the  age 


^ still.  Behold,  I come  quickly  ; and  my  ^ re- 
ward is  with  me,  to  render  to  each  man  according 

13  as  his  work  is.  I am  the  Alpha  and  the  Omega, 
the  first  and  the  last,  the  beginning  and  the  end. 

14  Blessed  are  they  that  wash  their  robes,  that  they 
may  have  * the  right  to  come  to  the  tree  of  life,  and 

15  may  enter  in  by  the  j gates  into  the  city.  Without 
are  the  dogs,  and  the  sorcerers,  and  the  fornicators, 
and  the  murderers,  and  the  idolaters,  and  every  one 
that  loveth  and  * maketh  a lie. 


^pha  and  , _ .^cgmning  and  the 

and  the  last. 

ied  are  they  that  do  his  commandments, 
iay  have  right  to  the  tree  of  life,  and 
in  through  the  gates  into  the  city. 

28  without  are  dogs,  and  sorcerers,  and 
igers,  and  murderers,  and  idolaters,  and  who- 
'^eth  and  maketh  a lie. 

Jesus  have  sent  mine  angel  to  testify  unto  you 
igs  in  the  churches.  I am  the  root  and  the 
of  David,  and  ^2  the  bright  and  morning  star. 
I the  Spirit  and  88  the  bride  say.  Come.  And 
at  heareth  say.  Come.  jgt  him  that  is 

ne.  And  whosoever  will,  let  him  take  the  wa- 
freely. 

I testify  unto  every  man  that  heareth  the 
ve  prophecy  of  this  book,  85  If  any  man  shall 
';hese  things,  God  shall  add  unto  him  the 
•.  are  written  in  this  book  : 
any  man  shall  take  away  from  the  words 
this  prophecy,  *6  God  shall  take  away  his 
book  of  life,  and  out  of  87  the  holy  city, 
■ngs  which  are  written  in  this  book, 
testifieth  these  things  saith,  *8  Surely 
89  Amen.  Even  so,  come.  Lord 

of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you 


S5Dan.  12.  12.  1 29  Phil.  3. 2. 

John  3,  24.  so  ch.  1.  1. 

ver.  2.  ch.  2.  7.  si  ch.  6.  6. 

,h.  21.  27.  32  Num.  24. 17.  Zech. 

28 1 Cor.  6.  9,  10.  6.  12.  2 Pet.  1.  19.  ch. 
Gal.  5.  19,  20,  21.  Col.  2.  28. 
ch.  1.  8, 11.  3.  6.  ch.  9.  20,  21.  & 33  ch.  21.  2,  9. 

21.  8.  . 3*  Is.  55.  1.  John  7. 

' 37.  ch.  21.  6. 


16  I Jesus  have  sent  mine  angel  to  testify  unto  you 
these  things  ^ for  the  churches.  I am  the  root  and 
the  ofPspring  of  David,  the  bright,  the  morning  star. 

17  And  the  Spirit  and  the  bride  say.  Come.  And 
he  that  heareth,  let  him  say.  Come.  And  he  that  is 
athirst,  let  him  come  ; he  that  will,  let  him  take  the 
water  of  life  freely. 

18  I testify  unto  every  man  that  heareth  the  words 
of  the  prophecy  of  this  book.  If  any  man  shall  add 
” unto  them,  God  shall  add  " unto  him  the  plagues 

19  which  are  written  in  this  book  : and  if  any  man 
shall  take  away  from  the  words  of  the  book  of  this 
prophecy,  God  shall  take  away  his  part  from  the 
tree  of  life,  and  out  of  the  holy  city,  which  are 
written  in  this  book. 

20  He  which  testifieth  these  things  saith.  Yea:  I 
come  quickly.  Amen  : come,  Lor]^  Jesus. 

21  The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  p be  ? with  the  saints. 
Amen. 

36  Dent.  4.  2.  & 12.  « Rom.  16.  20,  24.  2 m Or,  BotA. 

32.  Pro.  30.  6.  Thess.  3.  18.  n Gr.  upon. 

38  Ex.  32.  33.  Ps.  ff  Or,  yet  more.  o Or,  even  from  the 

69.  28.  ch.  3.  5.  & 13.  h Or,  wages.  things  which  are  writ- . 

8.  i Or,  the  authority  ten. 

37  ch.  21.  2.  over.  p Some  ancient  au- 

38  ver.  12.  j Gr.  portals.  thorities  add  Christ. 

39  John  21.  25.  k Or,  doeth.  q Two  ancient  au- 

*0  2Tim.  4.  8.  I Gr.  over.  thorities  read  with  all. 


» • 1 r» 

I 


List  of  readings  and  renderings  preferred  by  the  American  Committee^  recor 
at  their  desire.  See  Preface  to  New  Testament,  page  v. 


CLASSES  OF  PASSAGES. 

I.  Strike  out  “S.”  (i.  e.  Saint)  from  the  title  of  the  Gospels 
and  from  the  heading  of  the  pages. 

II.  Strike  out  “the  Apostle”  from  the  title  of  the  Pauline 
Epistles,  and  “of  Paul  the  Apostle”  from  the  title  of 
the  Epistle  to  the  Hebrews  ; strike  out  the  word  “Ge- 
neral ” from  the  title  of  the  Epistles  of  James,  Peter,  1 
John,  and  Jude  ; and  let  the  title  of  the  Revelation  run 
“The  Revelation  of  John.” 

III.  For  “ Hoi}'  Ghost  ” adopt  uniformly  the  rendering  “ Holy 

Spirit.” 

IV.  At  the  word  “worship”  in  Matt.  ii.  2,  etc.,  add  the  mar- 

ginal note  “ The  Greek  word  denotes  an  act  of  reve- 
rence, whether  paid  to  man  (see  chap,  xviii.  26)  or  to 
God  (see  chap.  iv.  10).” 

V.  Put  into  the  text  uniformly  the  marginal  rendering 
“through”  in  place  of  “by”  when  it  relates  to  pro- 
phecy, viz.  in  Matt.  ii.  5,  17,  23  ; iii.  3 ; iv.  14  ; viii. 
17  ; "xii.  1,7  ; xiii.  35  ; xxi.  4 ; xxiv.  15  ; xxvii.  9 ; 
Luke  xviii.  31  ; Acts  ii.  16  ; xxviii.  25. 

VI.  For  “tempt”  (“temptation”)  substitute  “try”  or 
“ make  trial  of  ” ( “ trial  ”)  wherever  enticement  to  what 
is  wrong  is  not  evidently  spoken  of  ; viz.  in  the  follow- 
ing instances  : Matt.  iv.  7 ; xvi.  1 ; xix.  3 ; xxii.  18, 
35  ; Mark  viii.  11  ; x.  2 ; xii.  15  ; Luke  iv.  12  ; x. 
25  ; xi.  16  ; xxii.  28  ; John  viii.  6 ; Acts  v.  9 ; xv. 
10  ; 1 Cor.  X.  9 ; Heb.  iii.  8,  9 ; 1 Pet.  i.  6. 

VII.  Substitute  modern  forms  of  speech  for  the  following  ar- 
chaisms, viz.  “ who  ” or  “ that”  for  “which”  when 
used  of  persons  ; “are”  for  “be  ” in  the  present  in- 
dicative ; “know”  “knew”  for  “wot”  “wist”; 
“drag”  or  “drag  away  ” for  “hale.” 

VIII.  Substitute  for  “devil  ”(“  devils  ”)  the  word  “demon” 
(“  demons  ”)  wherever  the  latter  word  is  given  in  the. 
margin  (or  represents  the  Greek  words  6ai>a)i/,  Sai/iovioi') ; 
and  for  “possessed  with  a devil”  (or  “devils”)  sub- 
stitute either  “demoniac”  or  “possessed  with  a de- 
mon ” (or  “demons  ”). 

IX.  After  “baptize”  let  the  marg.  “Or,  m”  and  the  text 
“ with  ” exchange  places. 

X.  Let  the  word  “ testament  ” be  everywhere  changed  to 
“covenant”  (without  an  alternate  m the  margin),  ex- 
cept in  Heb.  ix.  15-17. 

XI.  Wherever  “ patience  ” occurs  as  the  rendering  of  VTTOfJiOVrj 
add  “ stedfastness  ” as  an  alternate  in  the  margin,  ex- 
cept in  2 Cor.  i.  6 ; James  v.  11  ; Luke  viii.  15'^ ; Heb. 
xii.  1. 

XII.  Let  aacrdpiou  (Matt.  X.  29  ; Luke  xii.  6)  be  translated 
“penny,”  and  Srjydpioy  “shilling,”  except  in  Matt, 
xxii.  19;  Mark  xii.  15;  Luke  xx.  24,  where  the  name 
of  the  coin,  “a  denarius,”  should  be  given. 

XIII.  Against  the  expression  “ the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ”  add  the  marginal  rendering  “Or,  God 
and  the  Father  ” etc.;  viz.  in  Rom.  xv.  6 ; 2 Cor.  i.  3; 
xi.  31  ; Eph.  i.  3 ; Col.  i.  3 ; 1 Pet.  i.  3.  And  against 
the  expression  “our  God  and  Father”  add  the  marg. 
“Or,  Uod  and  our  Father^'  ; viz.  in  Gal.  i.  4 ; Phil, 
iv.  20'  1 Ti  . . i.  3;  iii.  11,  13  ; Jas.  i.  27.  And 

against  v .;;);ession  “his  God  {ind  Father”  add  the 
marg.  ■' ; !■  . Gov'  and  his  Father  ”,  viz.  in  Rev.  i.  6. 

XrV.  Let  tin  ' -'C  d “ f.'ltil  ” be  confined  to  tfiose  cases  in  which 
it  de^*de;.  ' !<)>nplish,”  “ bring  to  pass,”  or  the  like. 

^ :matthew. 

F'  I'  his  baptism”  add  marg.  Or,  for  bap- 

' ‘.sat 


, 10  For  “is  the  axe  laid  unto  ” read  “the  a 

at”  So  in  Luke  iii.  9. 

VI.  11  Let  the  marg.  read  Gr.  our  bread  for  th( 
d^y^  or  our  needful  bread.  So  in  Luke  x 
27  P’or  “ his  stature  ” read  “the  measure  of 
(with  marg.  Or,  his  stature)  So  in  Luk( 

VIII.  4 Here  and  in  Matt,  xxvii.  65  ; Mark  i.  44, 
thy  [your]  way  ” read  simply  “go  ” 

IX.  6,  8 For  “ power  ” read  “ authority  ” fsee  mai 
in  Mark  ii.  10;  Luke  v.  24. 

X.  39  “life”  strike  out  the  marg.  So  m xvi.  f 
viii.  35  ; Luke  ix.  24;  xvii.  33  ;)John  x 
XII.  23  For  “Is  this  the  son  of  David?  ” r^ad  “ C 
the  son  of  David  ? ” [Comp.  Johh  iv.  21 
31  “unto  men”  strike  out  the  marg.  ‘ 

XIX.  14  For  “of  such  is”  read  “to  such  belong' 
marg.  Or,  of  such  is  So  in  Mljrk  x. 
xviii,  16. 

XX.  1 For  “that  is  ” read  “that  was  ” 

XXII.  23  For  marg.  « read  “Many  ancienfi  autho 
saying.''' 

XXHI.  9 For  “ Father,  which  is  in  heaven  ” rt^^  “ 1 
he  who  is  in  heaven.”  > , 

23  For  “judgement”  read  “justice”  Slo  in  I.u, 
xi.  42.  ( I ' 

XXVI.  29  For  “ I will  not  drink  ” read  “I  l-hall  wot  diKift 
Similarly  in  Mark  xiv.  25;  Lukj  xxiiL  16.  1 . 

XXVII.  27  For  “palace”  read  “Prsetorium]  with  nut 

palace  [as  in  Mark  xv.  16]  So'(n  Joiv.i  x‘  .. 
33;  xix.  9.  • j 


MARK. 

II.  4,  9,  11,  12  “bed”  add  marg.  Or,  pall/^i 
John  V.  8,  9, 10,  11,  12  ; Acts  v.  15;  ix 
VH.  4 For  “ wash  ” read  “ bathe  ” [Comp.  * v 
X.  13  For  “brought”  read  “were  bringin. 
xviii.  15. 

32  “ and  they  that  followed  ” etc.  omit  « 
45  For  “ For  verily  ” etc.  read  “Fo»i'  • ' 
also ’’etc. 

XI.  24  For  “have  received”  read  “receive  " • 

XIV.  3 For  “ spikenard  ” read  “pure  nard” 
liquid  nard),  and  oinit  ma'^*  So  iu 


XV-  'U  vi.  55; 

H3. 

. - 8.] 

s.  n Luke 


oor  of  man 

i;  V arg.  Gr. 

' arg.  Or, 
jiir  xii.  3. 


wdierefore  also  ti 


III 


IV 


,^.X1 


I.  35  Let  the  text  ri\ii, 

which  is  begot^n  sh.allbe  call 
with  the  preserf  tii  n -.  •; 

70  For  “since  the  ’^orld  began  ’ r.  x'  '.-r  : 

lari V Acts  ii/- 21;  XV.  18. 

II.  34  For  “and  rispg  up  ” read  “ano  in-  ns-r  g' 

37  Fok  “ even,  'icV  ” read  “even  unu  ’ 

14  Fc.  “ Dp 'Violence  to  no  man  If  rood 
from  ino  man  by  violence,  n . ei-  accuse 
wn-oplgfidly  ” omit  marg. ' 

2^0  For  “/added \vet  this  above  a)’  .x  i 
akso  to  them  all  ” 

1 Fod"  “by  the  Spirit”  read  “in  )!■■■  Spir 
/ the  marg, 

/6  T'or  “ was  the  traitor”  read  “ ca 
For  “Chuza”  read  “Chuzas 
9 For  “commanded”  read  “ w i-i  ■ o.i'xandiiig  ” 
■^3  For  “were  choked”  read  “v  J;.  wiied” 

to  I’or  “ victuals  ” “ nvr>viV. 


'Iv  thing 
of  God  ” 


Simi- 


xtort 


^€iny  one 
®^ided  this 

and  omit 
traito.  ,, 


“should  be  ^eatest  “ read  ’’was  tne  ' 

/or  “washed”  read  “bathed  himself”  [Conij.. 
Mark  vii.  4.] 

For  “what  will  I”  etc.  read  “v.hat  do  I desire” 
(with  the  marg.  Or,  how  / would  that  it  wttt  < .1- 
ready  kindled  !) 

“ I am  perfected  ” add  marg.  Or,  I end  my  course 
For  “ have  been  filled  ” read  “ have  filled  his  belly  ” 
(with  the  marg.  Many  ancient  authorities  read 
have  been  Jilled.) 

Read  “If  ye  had  faith”  etc.  and  “it  would  obey 
you.” 

For  “ through  the  midst  of”  read  “along  the  bor- 
ders of  ” and  substitute  the  present  text  for 
marg.  , 

“lest  she  wear  me  ” etc.  add  marg.  Or,  lest  at  last 
b j her  cominy  she  loear  me  out 
Fo'  he  ” etc.  read  “and  yet  he”  etc.  with  the 

Or,  and  is  he  slow  to  punish  on  their  be- 

I .y? 

ro'  ‘ *he  mount  of  Olives”  read  “Olivet  ” So  in 
x'ii.  37 ; see  Acts  i.  12. 

'd,jv”  adv'i  marg.  Some  ancient  authorities  read  thy 

‘ y- 

J P'.  '.ce  ” add  marg.  Some  ancient  authorities  read 
th  t peace. 

' ru  e ” add  marg.  Or,  ruling  power 

lor  ‘is  accounted  ” read  “Was  accounted” 

[oi  ‘Ye  say  that  I am”  read  “Ye  say  fi,  for  I 
an.  ” and  substitute  the  text  for  the  marg. 

'Ci-ist  a king”  omit  the  marg. 
at  sent  him  ” etc.  add  marg.  Many  ancient  au- 
th)!ilies  read  1 sent  you  to  him. 
lor  ? instant”  read  “urgent” 

nargin  and  text  exchange  places. 

P “ he  took  the  bread  and  blessed ; and  breaking 
/ i gave  to  them” 

yF  reasonings”  read  “questionings  ” 

JOHN. 

'3,  ■ Substitute  the  marginal  rendering  for  the  text. 

J riie  zeal  of  thine  house  ” read  “Zeal  for  thv 

le  ” 

• ’ ill  ” read  “evil”  So  in  v.  29. 

■■  ! fulfilled”  read  “made  full”  [and  so  xv.  11  ; 

i,  24 ; xvii.  13.  See  “ Classes  of  Passages,”  xiv.] 
itute  the  marginal  rendering  for  the  text. 

“I  go  no*-  up  yet”  read  “I  go  not  up”  and 
;ange  the  .r  Many  ancient  authorities  add 


21, 


VlII. 


■ ' marvel.  Bur  this  cause  hath  Moses  ” etc. 

m.vrvel  because  thereof.  Moses  hath  ” etc. 
o!  the  marg. 

^ I c v whit  whole”  add  marg.  Gr.  a lohole 
S(  >^d. 

II  nis  belly”  read  “from  within  him” 
( >•.  nut  of  his  belly.) 
u-.it  marg.  (and  the  corresponding 
^ ^So  in  xiii.  19. 
pvv,.-ent  marg.  Or,  Altogether 
O'tak  unto  you 

iiiarg.  « “Gr.  fTito.” 

. jn  deth”  and  omit  marg.  I 
“.are  dead”  read  “died” 


i.  43 


24,  2 “ I an.  ■■e 
portion  of 
25  Substitute  ' 
that  , • t 

2fi  “ unto  tlie  , 

44  For  “sb  ” 

•3  For  ;3  de; 

[Compare  vi.  49, 
or  “ was  ” read  “ was^ 
before  me”  add  marg! 
oinit  before  me. 

For  “ the  glory  of  men  . . L s - ; : u, 
“ the  glorv  that  is  of  men 
God”  ‘ ' 

Let  marg.  « and  the  text  exclh  . 
For  “ shall  ask  me  anything  ” re 
thing  ” and  let  maVg.  P rea 
thbrities  add  me.  I 
29  F*)r  “ proverbs  ” read  “ dark 
i'or  “ I will  ” read  “I  de.9ire” 

‘t  Thou  savest  that  ” etc.  rea^ 

I r om  a Ifirur”  and  substitute 


” and  omit  marg.  p 
• r ancient  authorities 


; of  God  ” read 
\|ory  that  is  of 


.ask  any- 
' Client  au- 


. es-  it, 

nt  text 


ACTS  OF  THE  APOSTLES.  ■ 

II.  47  For  “those  that  were  being  saved”  read  “%ose 

that  were  saved  ” with  the  text  in  the  marg. 

III.  21  For  “since  the  world  began  ” read  “from  of  old  ” 
YIII.  16  For  “he  was  fallen”  read  “it  was  fallen” 

XIII.  18  For  “suffered  he  their  manners”  read  “as  a nurs- 

ing-father bare  he  them”,  and  in  the  marg.  read 
Manv"  ancient  authorities  read  suffered  lie  their 
manners. 

XIV.  9 “ made  whole  ” omit  marg.  ® 

XV.  18  For  ‘^‘from  the  beginning  of  the  world”  read 
“from  of  old” 

23  For  “ The  apostles  and  the  elder  brethren  ” read 
“The  apostles  and  the  elders,  brethren,”  and 
put  the  present  text  into  the  marg. 

XVII.  22  For  “somewhat  superstitious”  read  “very  reli- 
gious ” and  put  the  present  text  in  the  marg. 

XIX.  31  For  “ chief  officers  of  Asia  ” read  “Asiarchs”  (with 
marg.  i.  e.  officers  having  charge  of  festivals  in 
the  Roman  province  of  Asia.) 

XX.  28  For  “God”  read  “the  Lord ’’.(with  marg.  Some 
ancient  authorities,  including  the  two  oldest 
MSS.,  read  God.) 

XXI.  10  For  “many  days”  read  “some  days” 

XXIII.  30  “against  the  man  ” etc.  add  marg.  Many  ancient 
authorities  read  against  the  man  bn  their  part,  1 
sent  him  to  thee,  charging  etc. 

35  For  “hear  thy  cause”  read  “hear  thee  fully” 

XXIV.  17  For  “many  years”  read  “some  years” 

XXV.  3 For  “ laAung  wait  ” read  “ laying  a plot  ” 

XXVI.  28  “With  but”  etc.  add  marg.  Or,  In  a little  time 

29  “^whether  with  little”  etc.  add  marg.  Or,  both  irt 
little  and  in  great,  i.  e.  in  all  respects 
XXVII.  37  Omit  marg.  * 

ROMANS. 

I.  17  For  “by  faith”  read  “from  faith”  and  omit  tht 
, marg. 

18  For  “ hold  down  ” read  “ hinder  ” 

II.  12  “ have  sinned  ” add  marg.  Gr.  sinned. 

13  For  “ a law  ” read  “ the  law  ” 

,14  For  “ which  have  no  ” read  “ that  have  not  the  ” 

For  “ having  no  ” read  “ not  having  the  ” 

14,  15  Enclose  in  a parenthesis. 

15  “their  thoughts”  etc.  add  marg.  Or,  their  thought 
accusing  or  else  excusing  them  one  toith  another 
18  In  marg.  * for  provest  ” read  “cfost  distinguish  ” 

22  Omit  the  marg. 

III.  9 For  “ in  worse  case  ” read  “ better  ” and  omit  the  marg 

21  Begin  a paragraph. 

23  “have  .sinned  ” add  marg.  Gr.  sinned. 

25  “ set  forth  ” omit  marg.  J purposed  ” ) 

For  “by  his  blood”  read  “in  his  blood”  (retain 
ing  the  comma  after  “ faith  ”)  and  omit  marg.  ^ 

31  Make  a paragraph  of  verse  31. 

IV.  1 For  “ according  to  the  flesh,  hath  found  ” read  “hatl 

found  according  to  the  flesh  ” and  put  the  presen 
text  into  the  margin. 

V.  1 For  “let  us  have”  read  “we  have”  and  in  marg. 

read  Many  ancient  authorities  read  let  tis  havt 
So  in  verses  2,  3 for  “ let  us”  read  “ we  ” (twice.) 

7 Omit  marg.  * (“  that  which  is  good  ”) 

VI.  7 “justified”  add  marg.  Or,  released 

VII.  25  For  “I  mvself  with  the  mind  serve”  read  “I  c 
myself  wfth  the  mind,  indeed,  serve  ” 

VIII.  3 Let'marg.  (“awe? ybr«w”)and  the  text  exchang 
places. 

5,  6,  9,  13  For  “ spirit  ” read  “ Spirit  ” 

13  For  “ rnortif}'  ” read  “ put  to  death  ” and  omit  marg. 

24  For  “by”  read  “in  ” (with  marg.  Or,  by) 

26  For  “himself”  read  “itself” 

34  For  “shall  condemn”  read  “condemneth” 

IX.  5 For  marg.  * read  Or,  Jlesh  : he  who  is  over  all,  Goc 
be  blessed  for  ever 

22  “willing  ” add  marg.  Or,  although  willing 
XI.  U Begin  the  paragraph  here  instead  of  at  ver.  13. 

XII.  1 For  “ reasonable  ” read  “ spiritual  ” with  marg.  G) 
belonging  to  the  reason. 
rx-:.  f .l.„  ^ 


f.  J 


II. 


1 COiiiN- i£_  -^ 

18  For  “are perishing  . • . are  being  saved  ” rea  * pe  - 

rish . . . are  saved”  and  put  the  present  te  xti’'  j 
the  marg.  . , , 

19  For  “And  . . . reject”  read  ‘‘And  the  disc,  rnment 
of  the  discerning  will  I bring  to  nought  ” 

26  Omit  marg.  ^ (“  Or,  have  part  therein  ”) 

6 For  “ the  perfect  ” read  “ them  that  are  fullgd’own  ” 

8 For  “knoweth”  read  “ hath  known  ” 

12  For  “ is  of  God  ” read  “ fs  from  God” 

For  “are  freely  given  to  us  by  God  ’ ro-ad  “were 

freely  given  to  us  of  God  ” ^ 

13  For  “comparing  spiritual  things  with  spiv^ual”  read 

“combining  spiritual  things  with  spifitua.^ 
and  omit  marg.  * . . , „ / • . 

14  “natural”  add  marg.  Or,  umptntual  iuir. ])sycliicaL 
IV.  8 For  “ have  reigned  ’’  read  “ have  come  to  reign  ” 

9 For  “ and  to  angels  ” read  “ both  to  angels  ” apd  sub- 

stitute the  present  text  for  the  marg. 

21  For  “meekness”  read  “gentleness” 

10,  11  Lrt  marg.  « and  f and  the  text  exchange  place  3. 

6 For  ‘permission”  read  “concession”  ■ 

21  Lft  marg.  nay,  even  if^')  and  the  text  exclftange 
places.  •, 

25  For  “faithful”  read  “ trustworthy” 

2j  For  “the  present  distress  ” read  “the  distress  that  is 
upon  us  ” 

31  For  “abusing  it”  read  “using  it  to  the  fuJl”  and 
omit  the  margin. 

3 For  “ of  him  ” read  “ by  him  ” 

8 “ commend  ” add  marg.  Gr.  present. 

10  “altogether”  let  “assuredly”  be  the  Tendering  in 
the  text,  and  substitute  altogether^'  fotj  die  marg. 

27  “have  preached”  add  marg.  Or,  have  bee,i  a herald 
10  Omit  marg.  “ have  authority, over") 

19  For  “heresies”  read  “factions”  (with  marg.  Gr. 

heresies. ) 

27  For  “ unworthily”  read  “ in  an  unworth}'  manner” 

31  Read  “ And  moreover  a most  excellent  way”  etc. 

12  Read  “ then  shall  1 know  fully  even  as  also  I was  fully 
known  ” and  omit  marg.  and.  - 

13  Omit  marg.  f (“  hut  greater  than  these  VO 
3 For  “comfort”  read  “exhortation  ” 

33,  34  For  “ of  peace;  as  ” etc.  read  “ of  peace.  As  in  all 
the  churches  of  the  saints,  let”  etc.  [and  begin  the 
paragraph  with  “As  ” etc.] 

2 Adopt  marg.  « for  the  text  (substituting  “<7rc  tvord 
which  " for  “ what  ”). 

8 For  “as  unto  . . . time”  read  “as  to  the  child  un- 
timely born  ” 

19  Let  marg.  ^ and  the  tejct  exchange  places. 

33  For  Evil  companj'  doth  corrupt  good  manners  ” read 
“Evil  companionships  corrupt  good  morals  ” 

34  For  “Awake  up”  read  “Awake  to  soberness”  and 
omit  marg, 

44,  46  “natural”  add  marg.  Gr.  psychical. 

51  For  “ We  shall  not  all  ” read  “We  all  shall  not”  and 
put  the  present  text  into  the  marg.  • 

2 CORINTHIANS, 
read  “sentence  ” (with  marg.  Gr.  an- 


J ■ 

A'ilAN 


V 

VII 


III. 

IX. 

XI. 


XTI. 

XIII. 


XIV 


XV. 


I. 


9 For  “ answer 
swer.) 

15  For  “ before  ”, read  “first” 

24  Read  in  the  te?ct  “ for  in  faith  ye  stand  fast  ” 

II.  14  Begin  a new  paragraph  with  tl  is  verse. 

15  For  “are  being  .saved  . . . aix  perishing”  read  “are 
saved  . . . perish  ” and  put  the  present  text  into  the 
marg. 

III.  9 For  “ is  gloi^'  ” read  “ hath  tjfliory  ” and  let  marg. « run 
Many  etc.  For  if  the  ministratiov,  of  scondemnation 
is  glory. 

18  Let  marg.  and  the  text  exchange  placts. 

Omit  marg.  " (“t^e  Spirit  which  is  the  .,ord") 

\ 3 For  “are  perishing”  read  perish  ” an4  put  the  pre- 
sent text  into  the  marg. 

I.  8,  9 For  “ I do  not  regret  i^.iough  ” etc.  r 
regret  it:  though  I di^  |,j^:ret  iMfor 
’e  made  you  son} , thou . but 
'oice’letc. 

-(^where^?  ” and  in'; 
dies  rejra -j-  wherefuji-e. 


III. 

IV. 

V. 


7 “ which  is  not  another  gospel : only  etc.  add  the  marg. 
pr,  tohich  is  nothing  else  save  thttt  etc. 

IQ  Re^d  “For  am  I now  seeking  tae  favour  of  men  or  of 
b.od”  and  for  “seeking  to  phase”  read  “striving 
to  please  ” 

1 Strike  out  marg.  “ (“tn  the  course  o/*”) 

J6  For  “ save  ” read  “ but  ” and  omit  Marg. 

20  For  “ yet  I live  ; and  yet  no  longer  I ’’  read  “and  it  is 
no  longer  I that  live  ” and  omit  ma”g.» 

22  For  “hath  shut  up  ” read  “ shut  up  ” 

23  Omit  marg.  * (“  the  faith  ”) 

24  For  “ hath  been  ” read  “ is  become  ” 

12  For  “ be  ” read  “ become  ” 

For  “ I am  as  ” read  “ I also  am  become  as” 

36  For  “ because  I tell  you  ” read  “ bv  telling  you  ” 

19  Substitute  a dash  for  the  comma  after  “you” 

1 Substitute  marg.  “ {“For  freedom")  for  the  text. 

, 12  For  “cut  themselves  off”  read  “go  beyond  circumci- 
sion” 

20  Substitute  marg.  « {“parties  ”)  for  the  text. 

VI.  1 “ in  an}’  trespass  ” add  marg.  Or,  by 

10  “ as  ” add  marg.  Or,  since 

11  Let  the  marg.  (“  widte  ”)  and  the  text  exchange  places. 

EPHESIANS. 

1.  15  For  “ and  which  ye  shew"  read  “and  the  love  which 
ye  shew  ” and  in  marg.  ^ for  “ insert”  read  “omit” 
11.  2 For  “ power  ” read  “ powers  ” (with  marg.  Gr. power.) 
III.  13  For  “ye  faint  not”  read  “I  may  not  faint”  (with 


VI. 


marg.  Or,  ye) 
For  “ both  ” read 


‘ he  who  is  both  ” 


PHILIPPIANS. 


I.  16  To  “the  one”  etc.  add  marg.  Or,  they  that  Are  movea 
by  love  do  it  ^ 

17  To  “but  the  other”  etc.  add  the  marg.  Or,  but  they 
that  are  factious  proclaim  Christ 
22  Read  in  the  text  “if  this  shall  bring  fruit  from  my 
work  ” with  marg.  Gr.  this  is  for  me  fruit  of  work. 
{“]  do  not  make  known  ” ) 


Omit  marg. 

1 For  “comfort”  read  “exhortation” 

6 P'or  “being”  read  “existing”  and  omit  marg.  ^ 

Let  the  text  run  “counted  not  the  being  on  an  equality 
with  God  a thing  to  be  grasped  ” and  omit  marg.  ® 

14  For  “disputings”  read  “questionings” 

15  For  “may  be”  read  “may  become” 

8 Substitute  marg.  ^ {“refuse")  for  the  text. 

9 For  “of  God”  read  “from  God” 

12  For  “ apprehend  . . . apprehended  ” read  “ lay  hold 
on  . . . laid  hold  on”,  and  in  marg.  » for  “appre- 
hend  . . . apprehended"  rerd  “lay  hold  . . . laid 
hold  on  " 

13  For  “ apprehended  ” read  “ laid  hold  ” 

4 Omit  marg.  ® (“  Farewell") 

19  For  “fulfil”  read  “supply”  [Comp.  “Classes  of  Pas- 
sages,” XIV.] 

COLOSSIANS. 

26  For  “from  all  ” read  “for” 

15  For  “having  put  off  from  himself”  read  “ha-'ingn 
spoiled  ” and  substitute  the  text  for  marg.  ^ 

5 For  “ Mortify  ” read  “ Pur  to  death  ” and  omit  marg. 

16  For  .“richly  ” read  “richly  ;”  and  omit  the  semicolo 

after  “wisdom”  putting  the  present  text  into  th 
marg. 

1 THESSALONIANS. 

II.  6 Let  marg.  « run  claimed  authority,  and  then  let  the  marg 
and  the  text  exchange  places. 

IV.  12  h'or  “ honestly  ” read  “ becomingly  ” ^ 

V.  22  Omit  marg.  ® (“o/;/;earn7ice  ”) 

i THESSALONIANj^ 

no  present  ” read  “is  jus  at  hand” 
perishing”  read  “perih” 

w 

the  fain") 


11. 


III. 


IV. 


I. 

II. 

III. 


1 TIMO^  . 

:'{-r  ‘4iereai>er”  read  “ tiici  . 

L bstitute  niarj?.  * hd  the  r 
'b;ad  '•  who  voLild  have  all  m.- 
Let  mar;*.  and  the  text  exchar 
For  “faith”  read  “pledge”  ' 
For  “desire  ” rerd  “areminde 


2 timothy: 

LO  For  “ hicorrnption  ” read  “ imin  i il  , 
Gr.  incorruption. 

26  r id  “having  been  taken  capti' 

will  ” ; and  let  marg.  ^ run  Or,  by  ; <u 
j Cod  G; . by  him  etc. 

^ TITUS. 

efore  times  eternal”  add  marg.  Or, 
the  text  and  marg. exchange  plact 
. ' A man  . . . heretical  ” read  “ a i 


HEBREWS. 

T Omit  marg.  ^ spirits'^) 

9 To  the  first  “God”  add  marg.  Or,  0 Goa 
16  Let  the  text  run  “ For  verily  not  to  angf  h 

give  help,  biit  he  giveth  help  to”  etc.  (\ 
r.  For  verily  not  of  anyels  doth  he  take  ho-<..  h i 
taketh  hold  of  etc.) 

17  -or  “ might  be  ” read  “ might  become  ” 

Let  marg.  (“  Where  ”)  and  the  text  exchan*  ■ 

31  “ As  ” add  marg.  Or,  So  So  in  iv.  3. 

2 Let  the  text  and  marg.  ^ exchange  places,  readi  - ■’ 
marg.  “ Many  ancient  authorities  ” etc. 

7 Read  “ a certain  day,  To-day,  saying  in  David,  so  loii, 
^ a time  afterward  (even  as  hath  been  said  before 
To-day  if  ye  ” etc. 

. 1 For  “let  us* cease ” etc.  read  “ leaving  ” the  doctr: . 
of  the  first  principles  of  Christ,  let  us  y with  marg. 
Gr.  the  word  of  the  beyinning  of  Christ. 

1 ' “'<2  near  to  ” read  belong  to  ” 

6 “ finding  fault  ” etc.  add  marg.  Some  ancient  authori- 
ties read  finding  fault  with  it  he  sailh  unto  them. 

4 Let  marg.  and  the  text  e.xchange  places. 

9 For  “ parable  ” read  “ figure  ” So  in  xi.  19. 

Omit  “ now  ” 

14  “the  eternal  Spirit”  add  marg.  Or,  his  eternal  spirit 
17  Let  marg.  ^ and  the  text  exchange  places. 

1 For  “they  can”  read  “can”  (and  for  marg.  “real 
Many  ancient  authorities  read  they  can.) 

22,  23  Let  the  text  and  marg.  exchange  places. 

25  For  “ the  assembling  of  ourselves  together  ” read  “ our 
own  assembling  together  ” 

34  For  “^ye  yourselves  have  ” read  “ ^'ye  have  for  your- 
.selves  ” (and  omit  marg.  letting  marg.  ^ read 
Many  ancient  authorities  read  that  ye  have  your  own 
selves  for  a etc.) 

1 Read  “faith  is  assurance  of  thii’gs  ’'oped  for,  a con- 
viction ” etc. 

5 R<  ad  in  the  text  “for  he  hath  had  witness  borne  to 
aim  that  ids  translation  i.T  had  been”  etc. 

’rith  the  pr*  t o text  in  the  marg. 

3 Fo  * “ themselve  . 'i  read  “himse’f  (and  let  marg. 

run  Many  authorities  themselves.) 

[7  For  “rejected  (for  . . of  rop.intince)  read  “re- 

jected ; for  he  found  no  place  tor  a change  of  mind 
, in  his  father with  marg.  Or,  rejected  {for  he 
found  noplace  of  repenlavpe),  etc.  Or,  rejected; 
I for  ...  of  repentance  etc. 

( .18  For  “honesth’”  read  “honourably” 

Fo-v  “the  eternal”  read  “an  eternal” 

■They  of”  add  marg.  Or,  The  brethren  from 


JAMES. 
,^or  “^f  ” read  ‘ 

'or  “ boo.  ” read  ‘ 

“ man/  ” read  “ '«any  of 
-s”  addj.jarg.  ' 


.’yvmg 

It  ’ 


Ti. 


VT^ 


XL 


XIT 


XV 


1 PETER. 


■£?  reasonable"  read  ‘^belonging  t 

.,  unto  God”  read  “according  tc 

oj  Goi'.  ’ ’ (and  so  in  marg. '’).  Comp.  Rom.  vii. 

2 PETER. 

‘I  'rg.  ^ and  the  text  exchange  places. 

• ’',ve  of  the  brethren”  read  “ brotherly  k 
■ ss  (twice)  with  marg.  Gr.  love  of  the  brethre 
c..'.ne  such  a voice  to  him  from  the  excel 
. ■ read  “ was  borne  such  a voice  to  him  by 
' Glory  ” and  omit  marg.  ^ 
iue -’  read  “ borne  ” and  omit  marg. « 

■ • '3- feasts  ” read  “decoivings  ” and  in  mar 
! ‘'-'onu  aacient  authorities  read  love-feasts. 

1 JOHN. 

’■  '■  ‘ 1) v-  r.'hereinsoever  . . . because  God”  » 
ti.ni ; I cause  if  our  heart  conu^mn  us  Go 
c.  ■ ' * u the*,  lesent  text  in  the  marg.-  ’ 

: • u o .'e-r-,  « for  the  text,  and  add  nn-rg. So 
j .' >■  mjc'usciipts  read /ifwi. 


JOHN, 
iiarg.  Or,  Cyria 


-■'HN. 

’ ad  “for  the  truth  ” 


: ude”  and  add  marg.  ( 

■ t'  ’ written  of  beforehand”  pi 

nto  the  marg. 

ir  etc.  add  the  marg.^  Sor 

i i.  i And  some  refute  umile  th 


T.  ■ ' : ..  , ON. 

' ' / •')■«,  the  God  ”) 

.-i  >•-  ■ It  V.  ■ of  man  ”) 

■ 1)  . ” -■  rfected  ” 

■ r ' . c ■ g.  Or,  before  [Cotnp.  v.  t 

■ ' .rene”  etc.  add  marg.  0 

■■  ’ . : . ; the  four  living  creature 

'■  . . larcr.  [instead  of  marg. 

. ! c bout  a quart)  o/’  whe( 

T:;  - V I at  scarcity, 
i H.  u ” > fulfilled  number 

'■  . r the  text  exchang 

• fc;  ■ . ■ (See  iv.  6.) 

= ,1  c,.  .y  h:  ■ c-c  text, 

t' ' . . , . . might”  reae 

■ ’ - • ■ ^ - ..’ay”  _ ^ 

■ ; ” ■ ' ; ;■  1 ; .in'-  authorities  reac 

. e . ' > . , , • c .use  with  wha^ 

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